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Beverly Gardens Park Restoration Nearing Completion

APPLE AWARDS — The Beverly Hills school community turned out on Wednesday to support the Beverly Hills Unified School District’s finest at the annual Apple Awards ceremony, which pays tribute to outstanding educators in the district. Pictured, from left: Apple Award honorees Lynne Heneidi, Shelanee Fernando, Marissa Long, Lauren Stuart, John Braddell, Dustin Seemann, Kris Milliken and Hosea Harris.

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The City of Beverly Hills honored its dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

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Dr. Mark Krieger was named CHLA’s new Senior VP, Surgeon-In-Chief.

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Pittsburgh Rabbi Jeffrey Myers was honored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. 17 •Real Estate •Birthdays •Letters to the Editor

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BHUSD Reconfiguration Process Challenges School District’s Ability To Effectively Communicate

By Laura Coleman At the start of the Oct. 26, 2018 Board of Education meeting, where Beverly Hills Unified Superintendent Michael Bregy shared his second proposal to move forward with reconfiguration, several parents opened up to the board about their concerns.

The parents – all of whom stood to be directly impacted as the century-old school district prepared to dramatically shift its fundamental education model – explained clearly to the board that not only did they not like the “surprise” that appeared to be happening without community buy-in, but that further, the community itself was still raw from the unsuccessful “Future Focused Schools Team” (FFST) process.

“It’s not so much about what we’re going to do, but how we’re going to get there,” one parent explained to the board at that crucial October meeting just before

the board listened to Bregy’s plan to reconfigure.

“It’s leaving us very polarized at a time we need to be more unified,” another parent said.

Bregy’s first official push to move forward with reconfiguration in early 2018, following a recommendation to create a dedicated middle school by the 21-member voting FFST, which lacked the mandate to create a strategy on precisely how to reconfigure, was shot down by the board for the very reason that he too lacked an actual road-map on how to do it.

At the Oct. 30 board meeting, just four days after Bregy presented his proposal, sans a comprehensive strategy for reconfiguration, board members Isabel Hacker, Mel Spitz and Noah Margo gave the proposal the three votes needed to move forward with reconfiguring BHUSD. All three demonstrated by their vote that they had confidence (see ‘RECONFIGURATION’ page 14)

George Christy, Page 6 If You've Seen The 1987 Epic, The Last Emperor, Directed

By Bernardo Bertolucci, Which Won Seven Oscars, You Have An Insight Into What This Historical Treasure Is Like.

Informs Brad Krevoy Who Lately Visited The Forbidden City.

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By Victoria Talbot The City of Beverly Hills will soon be able to celebrate the restoration of the Doheny Fountain, the final piece needed in the full renovation of Beverly Gardens Park, the 1.9mile linear green space that comprises 23 blocks on Santa Monica Boulevard, between Whittier Drive and Wilshire Boulevard to Doheny Drive at Carmelita Avenue.

The City is planning a grand re-opening and dedication ceremony on May 30.

The original fountain was installed in 1931 at the Doheny-Oakhurst Garden, which is “Block 1” of the park, at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Doheny Drive.

Surrounded by green

lawns and mature trees and planting beds, the fountain forms the focal point of this eastern gateway to the City.

Upon examination, it was determined that the original fountain, installed in 1931 and designed by Master Architect W. Asa Hudson, had suffered the ill effects of time and exposure. Parts of it were beyond restoration.

The basin and steps form concentric barbed dodecafoils.

A central pedestal formed of three mermaids supports two basins topped with a cast stone filial. A Moorish star-shaped base and steps of terra cotta and polychrome tile risers and blue and turquoise mosaic tile on the concrete lower basin add color and contribute to the (see ‘BEVERLY GARDENS’ page 14)

Small Earthquakes Hit Century City Near Metro Subway Station Site By Matt Lopez A series of small earthquakes in Century City last weekend have sparked renewed concerns over Metro’s plans to tunnel its Purple Line Extension under Beverly Hills High School and through Century City.

Three of the earthquakes, which occurred on April 12, shook just a few hundred feet from Metro’s planned subway stop at Avenue of the Stars and Constellation Boulevard.

The largest of the small quakes, a 2.9 magnitude that occurred at around 11:29 p.m., hit near Century Park West and Solar Way, just a short walk from the planned subway stop.

According to the United States Geological Survey’s website, 750 people reported feeling the quake.

A smaller 1.5 magnitude aftershock hit on Avenue of the Stars, a few hundred feet north of the Constellation intersection. A 1.6 magnitude aftershock occurred just north of Constellation and west of Avenue of the Stars, in the vicinity of the Westfield Century City mall.

The three earthquakes fall close to the path that Metro will take to tunnel under Beverly Hills High and through Century City on its way to Westwood. (see ‘EARTHQUAKES’ page 17)

COMING SOON — In Bucharest, Romania, Brad visited his set of A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby, the next installment in Netflix's hit franchise starring Rose McIver and Ben Lamb.

COFFEE WITH THE COPS – Starting the day with Beverly Hills police officers and a little caffeine is “police and community together.” Standing, from left: Sergeant Gregg Mader, Sergeant Brian Balleweg, Community Service Officer Jacob Harries, Communications Dispatcher Nicole Polk, Officer Jerry Whittaker, Officer Tyler Diamond, Officer Nicholas DiMento, Capt. Mark Miner, Chief Sandra Spagnoli, Chamber of Commerce President Todd Johnson, Officer Julian Reyes, Lt. Elisabeth Albanese, Sgt. Sean Smollen, Assistant Chief Marc Coopwood, Officer Kevin Arbuckle, Officer Michael Guzman and Capt. Lincoln Hoshino. Kneeling are Officer Stephanie Nguyen with Coffee Bean employees Rachel, Alex and Kevin.

When you find yourself traveling to Bucharest, Brad recommends the restaurant Sharkia, which offers fresh and authentic East Mediterranean cuisine.

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

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BritWeek Brings Music, Cars To Beverly Hills Next Week

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK– Thank a Dispatcher! The vital link between the public and first responders, public safety telecommunications personnel save lives, help rescue kittens from trees and provide that calm reassurance until help arrives that make the difference in many situations. They remain vigilant while manning serveral computer screens, answering calls and facilitating emergency services. This week, the City of Beverly Hills showed its gratitude. Of course, the City’s Dispatchers could not leave their post, so Mayor John Mirisch joined them in City’s dispatch center with Deputy Fire Chief Joe Matsch and Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli. Pictured (from left): Dept. Chief Matsch, Communications Manager Dona Norris, Communications Dispatcher Anabel Margosian, Mayor Mirisch, Communications Supervisor Vicki Ward, Chief Spagnoli and Lt. Elisabeth Albanese.

Beverly Hills POA Serving Free Pancakes At Police Service Day On Sunday, May 5

By Victoria Talbot Police Service Day is one of Beverly Hills’ favorite mornings, when the Police Officers Association host a free pancake breakfast cooked by real police officers and feature fabulous exhibits of all the police functions, from SWAT to K9s.

Interactive displays, a photo booth and face-painting make this a perfect opportunity for

the kids.

Mark your calendars! This free family event will be on May 5, 8-11 a.m. in front of the police station.

Police Service Day is an up-close view of real police service. It is a wonderful opportunity for the entire community to check out the impressive police motorcycles, tour the police station and see

the BHPD Crime Lab. Visitors can meet a real police dog and see the tools SWAT uses to fight the bad guys.

Everyone can take advantage of the wonderful photo opportunities with Beverly Hills’ Finest.

This is event is for the family, and the parking, like the pancakes, is free.

By Matt Lopez The British are coming!

Next week, in paying tribute to a longstanding relationship between the United States and United Kingdom, BritWeek will present a series of high-profile events locally that celebrate British culture.

Several of the featured events will be hosted in Beverly Hills, including next Wednesday’s Cavern Club Beatles event at The Wallis.

At 7:30 p.m., there will be a world premiere screening of The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On, a documentary hosted by John Lennon’s sister Julia Baird, which pays tribute to Liverpool’s music scene.

Following the screening, the Cavern Club Beatles – a Liverpool-based band – will perform and provide a taste of the Beatles’ iconic flare.

On Sunday, April 28, a car rally will begin in the 400 block of North Crescent Drive, between North and South Santa Monica Boulevards. It will take North Santa Monica Boulevard to North Beverly Drive to Wilshire Boulevard, hanging a right on Rodeo Drive

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Beverly Hills Volunteers Honored At Volunteer Recognition Dinner At Roxbury Park

By Victoria Talbot Some special residents were honored last week at the Volunteer Recognition Dinner at Roxbury Park Community Center.

Over 200 volunteers attended the dinner. They provide volunteer services in departments throughout the City and help with events, such as Woofstock or the artSHOW. Over 75 percent of them live within the City of Beverly Hills.

Special recognition was given to some long-time friends, including three volunteers who have dedicated 20 years of service to the City of Beverly Hills.

Eleanor Brodsky, 10 years has been of service to organizations such as the United Nations association, UNICEF center, the Cheviot Hills Senior club and the City of Beverly Hills. She joined the Roxbury Park Community Center knitting club when her husband died and has made it her second home.

Pamela Meadow, 10 years started out as a block captain for her neighborhood watch

SERVICE WITH A SMILE –The City of Beverly Hills recognized volunteers, including Eleanor Brodsky and Pamela Meadow for 10 years of volunteer work, and Ann Golenternek, Bertha Goldman and Mickie Berg for an amazing 20 years each. Pictured, from left: Assistant Chief of Police Marc Coopwood, Pamela Meadow, Bertha Goldman, Eleanor Brodsky, and Director, Community Services Nancy Hunt-Coffey.

Golenternek and Berg were unable to attend.

group. From there, she took CERT training, obtained her HAM radio license, joined Disaster Communications System (DCS) and to date, like her father who worked for the Fire Department, she has logged 5,500 hours of service to the City.

Ann Golenternek, 20 years – has volunteered as a member of Friends of the Beverly Hills Public Library since the 1980s.

She is also past-president and a long-time board member. She is the driving force behind the

creation of the Friends bookstore and regularly volunteers to assist at the store.

Bertha Goldman, 20 years – is a dedicated volunteer at the Friends’ bookstore. A retired teacher and educator, she has always loved books. She shares that love with children and works to encourage in them the same love of reading.

Mickie Berg, 20 years – also serves with the Friends of the Library. A longtime Friends board member and volunteer, she sorts the prices books.

and heading to Sunset Boulevard, making its way through the hills until it loops back around and ends at South Santa Monica Boulevard.

The Beverly Hills police will kick off the car rally at 9:30 a.m., and the rally will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of North Crescent and North Santa Monica.

Following the rally, a screening of The Italian Job will be held at 2 p.m. in The Wallis’ Bram Goldsmith Theater, with a suggested $5 donation to watch.

The car rally is sponsored

by O’Gara Coach Beverly Hills, the award-winning dealer for Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, McLaren, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Rolls-Royce. The display of cars will include Aston Martin’s Vantage, Bentley: Bentayga, Mulsanne, Flying Spur and GT/GTC. McLaren will also display its brand-new Spider model. Rolls Royce will feature the Dawn, Wraith, Cullinan and Phantom.

To purchase tickets, visit www.thewallis.org/britweek or call 310-746-4000.

L.A. City Council Opposes Sen Scott Wiener’s SB 50

By Matt Lopez The Los Angeles City Council voted this week to oppose state legislation allowing developers to build housing projects near rail stations or bus lines that are taller or denser than permitted by local zoning laws.

Senate Bill 50, authored

by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, has been staunchly opposed by Beverly Hills Mayor John Mirisch, who called it a "real estate bill, not a housing bill" and coined it a WIMBY bill – an acronym for "Wall St. in my back yard,", derived from the NIMBY "not in my back yard" name.

"It's difficult to know

where to start. First of all, this is not an affordable housing bill, it's the opposite,” said L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz, who called the bill a “handout for developers.”

SB 50 would override local zoning laws and, according to a resolution introduced

by Koretz, "thwart our current efforts to gather community input and support to customize our local incentive program."

Wiener says SB 50 is a way to fight back against California's housing shortage and encourage public transportation by "eliminating hyper-low-density zoning" within a half-mile of bus lines, ferry terminals and rail lines.

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City Council Approves Plan To Recreate Damaged Kusama In Stainless Steel

WOMEN OF WONDER – Last Thursday, the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center hosted The Wonder Of Women (#WOW) summit. Lisa Kudrow emceed the event, which included conversations with Maria Shriver, Ava DuVernay, Julianne Hough, Valorie Kondos Field, Katelyn Ohashi, and Poppy Jamie, along with UCLA Doctors in Health and Science. Pictured, from left: Laurie Grey Gordon, chair of the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors; Kelsey Martin; Phyllis Easton and Pamela Buffet.

Photos by Thomas Neerken

UCLA Hosts #WOW ‘Wonder Of Women’ Summit

By Victoria Talbot UCLA’s Friends of the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA Board of Advisors hosted the second #WOW The Wonder of Women Summit last week in support of mental health research, education and clinical care programs at UCLA. The event, chaired by actress Lisa Kudrow, included presentations by Emmy and

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Peabody Award-winner Maria Shriver; singer, songwriter and Broadway actress Sara Bareilles; writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay; actress, singer and Emmy -winning choreographer Julian Hough; UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team member Katelyn Ohashi; NCAA Champion WCLS Women’s head coach Valorie Kondos Field; CEO and award-winning broadcast journalist Michele Ruiz; multiple Emmy Awardwinning anchor, reporter and

producer Lisa Sigell; and Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, TV host Poppy Jamie. #WOW’s purpose is to bring cultural leaders together with researchers and scientists to focus on women’s health and wellness, celebrate women for all their talents and efforts, and to share thoughts on reducing stress and mental illness.

“Working together and getting the help we deserve makes us stronger. Let’s keep the conversation going,” said Kudrow.

By Victoria Talbot Since it was installed in 2007, Yayoi Kusama’s Hymn of Life: Tulips in Beverly Gardens Park has enchanted visitors with its whimsical shapes and bright colors, creating photo opportunities that have been shared the world over.

The BROKEN PETALS – The beloved sculpture r e n o w n e d ‘Hymn of Life’ has been through repeated restorations. Now the City seeks to recreate Japanese artist is it in stainless steel. one of the most recognized and beloved sioned, the City sought to create the sculpture with a steel female artists in the world.

Now, in order to preserve frame encased in fiberglass and Hymn of Life: Tulips, the City hand-painted, selecting a local has decided to re-fabricate the firm, Ironwood, in Glendale, entire piece from stainless CA, as the most qualified.

Damage became evident steel. after the first year the piece was When it was commis(see ‘KUSAMA’ page 9)

Latest BHUSD Reconfiguration Update Fails To Address Traffic Concerns, Education

By Laura Coleman Continuing a baffling trend of failing to address education issues, once again Beverly Hills Unified School District’s latest Reconfiguration Update focused on elements of the transformative process that had relatively little to do with students.

Tuesday’s update, the sixth in a series of quasi bi-weekly updates since Superintendent Michael Bregy promised to keep the community in the loop about reconfiguration, focused primarily on traffic.

However, despite multiple assurances from the district that a traffic mitigation study would be ready to be shared with the community and the Board of Education–originally slated for the end of March/beginning of April and subsequently pledged to be unveiled in conjunction with this week’s Reconfiguration Update–Tuesday’s update shared only that the district had yet to successfully riddle out how to effectively arrange drop-off’s and pick-up’s for hundreds of students at the exact same time.

“We take the indications we give you about the timing of announcements very seriously however, we will not

compromise the standard of the outcome to rush distribution of information,” the April 16 update states. “In this case, we are in the final stages of fine-tuning the traffic mitigation plan but it would be premature to release it today.”

According to the update, traffic engineers are currently conducting a “test run” of the new routine. Earlier this year, BHUSD commissioned a traffic mitigation “drop-off/pick-up” control study for the three newly configured lower grade schools by PlaceWorks Consulting firm.

The current K-8 model has students being dropped off on a rolling basis at three different intervals. However, with the creation of two elementary schools and one dedicated middle school, students are expected to be dropped off at the schools before the singular start time beginning this fall.

City sources have told the Courier that the school district has still not reached out in order to work with local experts on how to navigate the expected changes, which will also challenge parents with multiple students at different schools in untested ways.

“We look forward to working with our community stake-

holders to mitigate traffic impacts from the anticipated change,” Traffic and Parking Commission Chair Jay Solnit told the Courier.

Solnit, like the vast majority of stakeholders, has not seen any traffic-related information from the school district outside of Bregy’s original public presentation last fall.

The other elements shared as part of this week’s Reconfiguration Update, in addition to the district’s failure to adhere to its own timeline about producing a traffic mitigation study, included: the statement that “Leadership Teams” continue to meet to plan reconfiguration; the statement that students will learn who their teachers will be no later than Aug. 11; and the exclamatory statement that on April 29, staff will receive their “moving materials!”.

There was also news that over summer, there will be a variety of unnamed facilities upgrades, with the exception of Hawthorne, where the community was informed that the district would be “replacing the handball wall on the south field and adding fencing on the south field to ensure student safety.”

COURIER IN NICARAGUA – Longtime Beverly Hills orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Ilan Tamir and his wife Susan recently returned from a trip to Nicaragua, where they visited the colonial city of Granada. Pictured are the Tamir's in front of the Guadalupe Church, one of Granada's premier landmarks. The Tamir's made sure to bring along some reading material in the form of the Beverly Hills Courier. To join the Tamir's in the Carry The Courier Club, snap a photo of yourself on your next trip holding the Courier and email the photo, along with caption information, to mlopez@bhcourier.com.

Author Mark Sarvas To Keynote Annual BHPL Friends Meeting

By Victoria Talbot Award-Winning author Mark Sarvas will be the keynote speaker for the annual meeting of the Friends of the Beverly Hills Public Library May 1 at 5 p.m.

His debut novel, Harry Revised, was a finalist for the Fiction Prize of the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association, and was also a 2008 Denver Post Good Reads selection.

Sarvas is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, PEN/America and a contributing editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books. He is also the host of the literary blog The “Elegant Variation”.

Sarvas lives in Santa Monica where he was the recipient of the 2018 Arts

Fellowship, and teaches advanced novel writing in the UCLA Writers Program.

In his new book, Memento Park, Sarvas’ protagonist becomes aware of a valuable artwork believed to have been stolen from his family by the Nazis during WWII. To recover the piece, he must reconnect with his father, his family (see ‘LIBRARY’ page 9)

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Daughter Sophia took this photo of the Kravoys–Susie, Olivia, Alexandra, and Brad– at The Forbidden City aka The Palace Museum. This revered complex in central Beijing, China has served as the home of emperors and their households. More than 16.7 million tourists visit here yearly.

Brad and Susie Krevoy with daughters Alexandra, Olivia and Sophia at The Great Wall of China during their weeklong holiday abroad. Constructed over the course of hundreds of years, the wall was built by six different Chinese dynasties and is more than 2,300 years old. Today the Wall attracts more than 10 million tourists annually.

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spectacular,” Brad Krevoy.

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pparently, a rare experience within a lifetime.

After visiting the set of

his anticipated Netflix hit, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby, in Bucharest, Romania and later checking out one of his Hallmark holiday films, Christmas In Rome, Brad Krevoy, the prolific producer flew from Rome to Beijing.

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here he met wife Susie and their daughters Sophia, Olivia and Alexandra for a weeklong tour of Beijing and Shanghai.

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listening to Brad describe the thrill of exploring the China of now, we know that to miss such a visit in a lifetime would be remiss.

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Peking, is among the oldest cities in the world tracing back 3,000 years,” says Brad, adding that it’s the historical site of The Great Wall and The Forbidden City.”

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he Great Wall, stretching 13,170 miles, protected the citizenry from the nomadic invaders but with the advent of aviation, everything changed.”

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oday, The Great Wall attracts over ten million tourists yearly.

Equally popular for visi-

tors is The Forbidden City, attracting more than 15 million annually. The city reached its height of tourism in 2017, a record of 16.7 million visitors.

If you’ve seen the 1987

Bernardo Bertolucci epic, The Last Emperor, you’ve had an insight into what this historical treasure is like.

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he first movie filmed within the confines of The Forbidden City won seven Oscars: Best Picture, Best

Director, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

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hile myriad facts about The Great Wall and The Forbidden City are easily available, we prefer to focus on the personal experiences of the Krevoy family during their stay in Beijing, and, later, Shanghai.

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heir luxurious Rosewood Hotel in Beijing included a favorite restaurant, Bistro B, famous for its authentic French cuisine and fine wines.

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he Krevoys were excited to discover Nobu at the JW Marriott Hotel Bejing.

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nother of the popular dining rooms that Nobu Matsuhisa launched from his initial Beverly Hills location on North La Cienega Boulevard in 1987. The Krevoys indulged in the best sushi and Japanese favorites.

A balloon street vendor peddled his wares to passers-by in Beijing.

Next week: We’ll return

to the Krevoys second stop in Shanghai during their family trip. The hot ticket is Shanghai Disneyland Park, The Bund, architecture and more.

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here is something very exciting and alive about the idea of a city with two different souls, one from today and another from a long time ago.

Amazing,” suggests Gucci

fashion designer and creative director, Alessandro Michele.

Agreed!

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Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services To Honor Beautiful Boy Creators, More At Erasing The Stigma Awards Program The New York Times bestselling authors David Sheff and Nic Sheff, the NFL Players Association, Inc., filmmaker William “Michael” Barbee, and YouTube music sensation Alex Boyé, will be honored at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services’ 23rd anniversary Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards beginning at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 25 at The Beverly Hilton.

The nonprofit has provided free mental health, substance use and suicide prevention services for more than 75 years, and the fundraising event helps thousands of families each year from 10 locations and nearly 100 schools throughout Southern California.

Didi Hirsch is also home to the nation’s first Suicide Prevention Center, which recently relocated to Century City.

• David Sheff and his son Nic will both receive the 2019 Beatrice Stern Media Award for their efforts in raising awareness about substance use.

The father and son memoirs about their family’s experience with substance use disorders inspired the feature film Beautiful Boy, starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet.

• The National Football League Players Association, the union for professional football players in the National Football League, will be recognized for its “Your Mind, Your Body, Your Health”

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initiative that addresses whole health, including the mental health, of players and their families. It’s online forum encourages dialogue on issues including depression and suicide.

• William “Michael” Barbee, who credits treatment for his recovery from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and a suicide attempt at age 20, is a (see ‘ERASING’ page 12)

CHLA’s Fourth Annual Make March Matters Campaign Raises Nearly $2 Million The fourth annual Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Make March Matter fundraising campaign raised nearly $2 million, the hospital announced Wednesday. The campaign exceeded its $1 million fundraising goal with partnerships with a record 123 businesses in Los Angeles and the Coachella Valley that rallied community participation to support care for children.

“March came in like a lion with a flurry of excitement and activity across Southern California with communities and businesses,” says CHLA Senior VP and Chief Development Officer Alexandra Carter.

Numerous promotions and a record 47 events in 31 days highlighted this year’s campaign including: shopping events and promotions at boutique retailers like Theory; dining events at restaurants including Panda Express, Alfred Coffee, California Pizza Kitchen and more, plus CHLA-themed fitness classes. Porto’s Bakery & Café baked and sold more than 19,000 CHLA-themed butterfly sugar cookies and donated a portion of the proceeds to the campaign.

The L.A. Kings hosted a special CHLA-themed game at Staples Center.

Barry’s Bootcamp in Venice hosted a CHLA-themed fitness class.

For the fourth consecutive year, Panda Express earned top campaign contributor honors by raising $400,000.

“Supporting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is something that our associates and our customers are incredibly passionate about,” says Peggy Cherng, Panda Express co-chair/co-chief executive officer and honorary CHLA Foundation board of trustees member.

“The hope is that more children’s hospitals across the country will be inspired to unite with their communities and host their own Make March Matter campaigns,” says Carter.

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Dr. Mark Krieger Named CHLA’s New Senior VP, Surgeon-In-Chief Following an extensive national search for a successor for the senior VP/surgeon-in-chief role at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Mark Krieger, MD, the Billy and Audrey Wilder Neurosurgery chair and co-director of the Neurological Institute, has been named to the position effective May 1.

In this role, Krieger will provide administrative and clinical leadership for the Department of Surgery in alignment with the enterprise mission, vision, values and goals. He will have responsibility for the academic, clinical, quality, financial, research, educational and reputational well-being of the department.

“Mark impressed the search committee with his commitment to the mission of CHLA and his depth of institutional knowledge, business acumen and plans for clinical and academic growth of the department,” said Paul S. Viviano, CHLA president/CEO. Krieger joined CHLA two decades ago as a fellow in pediatric neurosurgery.

He became chief of the Division of Neurosurgery in 2012 and associate chief of the Department of Surgery in 2017 and served as interim surgeon-inchief for the department since June 2018.

He served as CHLA’s chief of staff for six years with oversight for more than 750 physicians for their medical staff responsibilities, credentialing and recredentialing processes.

One of his recent efforts garnered nationwide coverage as he used an inno-

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vative surgery to place implants directly on the brainstem to help children born without auditory nerves detect sound.

He has been a member of the board of trustees for eight years and is also a current member of the board for the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Medi-

cal Group.

Dr. Krieger completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University and holds a degree in medicine from Columbia University. Nationally, he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a director of the American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery, and chair of the Pediatric Joint section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the largest organization of pediatric neurosurgeons in the world.

He has authored more than 110 peer review publications and made 250 national and international presentations.

John Wayne Cancer Institute Is First Center To Treat Patient With NextGeneration Immune Therapy A woman under treatment for ovarian cancer at Providence Saint John’s Health Center became the first patient to participate in a clinical trial to test a next generation drug designed to boost the body’s cancer killing immune cells and deplete the cells that try to block that battle.

Earlier this month Steven O’Day, M.D., executive director of the hospital’s John Wayne Cancer Institute and Cancer Clinic, administered the antiCTLA-4 antibody (AGEN1181). O’Day is a globally recognized expert in research and application of immunotherapy treatment. Aside from his role at the cancer institute, Dr. O’Day is director of Providence Los Angeles Regional Research, and a leader in delivering immune therapies to patients with cancer.

This trial, he said, may mark the beginning of new developments in cancer treatment.

In June of 2010, Dr. O’Day and colleagues presented results to the global oncology community with the results of the initial CTLA-4 blocking antibody, ipilimumab, at the main session of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting. The results were simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine. These results launched the modern revolution of cancer immuno-therapy that has led to positive results over the past eight years for patients with a broad spectrum of cancers.

“The excitement at the clinic is that AGEN1181 is a new modified CTLA-4

molecule and the first human patient was treated by our team at the cancer institute,” O’Day said. “Animal models with AGEN1181 suggest it has more potent immune stimulation against cancer than ipilimumab and potentially Dr. Steven O’Day fewer immune side effects. We are hopeful it will lead to better and safer immune treatments for pat- ients with cancer in the coming years.”

The patient, a 73-year-old woman with advanced ovarian cancer, previously had been treated with surgery, multiple chemotherapy agents and prior immune therapy with partial benefit. Nevertheless, her cancer had recently progressed and she was eligible for the novel AGEN1181 first-inhuman clinical trial.

“AGEN1181 represents a next-generation breakthrough with its potential for enhanced immune activation and tumor-fighting abilities,” Dr. O’Day said. “The pre-clinical data so far suggest AGEN1181 may bring superior benefit compared to first generation anti-CTLA-4 antibodies and may be an optimal partner for combinations.”

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A STEP TOWARD RECOVERY– In recognition of Alcohol Awareness Month, Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin presented Gregg Champion and Jeffrey Vann, co-owners of Start Up Recovery, a proclamation honoring the work & service they do for those struggling with alcoholism and drug addiction. Founded in 2017, Start Up Recovery offers a 21st Century approach for people in early recovery who are asking the question, "I’m Sober… Now What?" "We are charged with guiding people away from drugs and alcohol, redirecting them towards their passions and interests. What people loved to do before the disease of addiction took over their lives," stated Champion. Pictured, from left: Jeffrey Vann, Councilman Mike Bonin and Gregg Champion.

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history and the legacy of his own Judaism. Memento Park is a finalist for the 2019 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.

His work has been called “gripping” by Salman Rushdie. The Washington Post praised it as “a fundamentally thoughtful and meditative story,” while Joseph O’Neill lauded it “ceaselessly intelligent.”

Sarvas’ first novel has been published in more than a dozen countries and won rave reviews from Le Monde and The Australian.

His book reviews have appeared in the The New York Times Book Review and The Huffington Post, among others.

Sarvas will be appearing at City Hall in the Municipal Gallery. The event is open to the public free of charge withparking available in the structure adjacent to the library across the street.

exhibited. By 2012, the piece was showing signs of stress, including cracking in the surface of the fiberglass. Invoking the 10-year warranty, Ironwood repaired the damage at no cost to the City.

At the same time, City staff and Fine Arts commissioners began efforts to find a creative way both to protect the sculpture and to discourage the public from physically breeching the art, which had been identified as a contributing factor in the ongoing damage.

With its fairy-tale qualities, the sculpture is a magnet for attention, including people who want to pose on the petals.

Eventually, a barrier was constructed to surround the entire installation.

Unfortunately, by 2015, more problems were identified, including severe cracks, rust and water intrusion.

Ironwood again stepped forward with the warranty, increasing the two-times-peryear maintenance contract to four times per year. Though the warranty was set to expire in 2017, with the continuing problems, Ironwood extended the warranty for two extra years to Sept. 2019.

By 2017, Ota Fine Art Studios, which represents the artist, was experiencing similar problems with their other outdoor fiberglass sculptures. They no longer fabricate exterior pieces and they are now creating their sculptures in stainless steel.

Though it could be repaired by invoking the warranty at a very low cost to the City, after investigating their options, the Fine Art Commission liaisons, Mayor John Mirisch and

Councilmember Lili Bosse, sought a more permanent solution. With the limited shelf-life of ten years for fiberglass, the cost of maintenance now recommended for every six weeks, the determination that Ironwood would no longer extend the warranty, and the advanced age of the artist it seemed necessary to find other means to preserve the sculpture.

Through an agreement with the Ota Fine Art Studios that represents the artist and Patrick Rees from Art Bronze, a fabricating company, a detailed plan was created that includes the gallery’s approval and confirmation that the Kusama team will visit twice to inspect the work and inspect all detailed records of every phase of the recreation. The studio will approve the plans and has agreed to authenticate the provenance of the art.

Thus, the art will not lose value through the refabricating.

The piece will not be removed for the work; a 3-D scan rendering will be taken in-situ.

Purchased for $161,000 in 2007, the sculpture was appraised in 2015 for $600,000, or $900,000 if it had been in excellent condition. It is a unique, oneof-a-kind piece that has not been recreated anywhere. The original fiberglass fabrication will likely be destroyed, eventually.

The Fine Art Fund balance is currently $2,428,124. With the refabricating of Hymn of Life: Tulips and the proposed purchase of a sculpture by worldrenowned artist Ai Weiwei, Iron Roots, for $700,000, there will be a significant impact on the Fine Art Fund, which is derived from developers’ fees.

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Cultural Heritage Commission Begins Initiation Proceedings For Grayhall, One Of Beverly Hills’ First Mansions

By Victoria Talbot It is, “one of the oldest of the Grand Estates in Beverly Hills and one of the most important for its connection to Silsby Spalding when he was the first mayor of Beverly Hills and fought to save Beverly Hills from annexation to Los Angeles,” and now, Grayhall is being considered for formal nomination onto the City’s Register of Historic Places.

The quote is from John LoCascio, AIA, of the Historic Resources Group, who appeared at the Cultural Heritage Commission Monday on behalf of the

owners to ask for the designation at 1100 Carolyn Way. Originally given the sobriquet of Shadow Hill, the home was designed by Master Architect Sumner Hunt and Silas Burns in 1916 for real estate speculator and banker Harry Dana Lombard.

Lombard later lent the name to Hollywood film star Carol Lombard, a family friend.

Lombard rented it to Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., in 1919, who famously was involved with his neighbor Mary Pickford. It is rumored that an underground tunnel was built by the lovers so

An interior shot of Grayhall’s music room.

they could more discreetly hold their trystes.

The story is told that upon moving in, Fairbanks received phone calls from residents objecting to actors living in Beverly Hills, a situation that was smoothed over by the proprietors of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Stanley and Margaret Anderson.

Buster Keaton, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson and Will Rogers also took up residence in the new burgh, and the rest, as they say, is history.

According to a 1986 Historic Resources Survey by the City of Beverly Hills, Lombard had purchased the property in Grayhall, Beverly Hills’ first mansion.

1913 from H. D. Robinson, who had acquired it in 1911. that the property is more than 45 years Constructed with a distinctive gray old (it is 103 years old), it embodies disstone cladding, the design is based on a tinctive characteristics of an architecturrustic French Revival baronial hunting al style, type or period with its stonelodge. It was originally named “Shadow clad exterior, steeply pitched hipped Hill,” though “Grayhall” was the name slate roof with dormers and a signature that stuck. tower feature with a conical roof.

Spalding, a sporting goods magThe period of significance includes nate, was married to Caroline Canfield, the years 1916-29, in which Silsby daughter of Charles Canfield, one of the Spalding was the first mayor of Beverly co-founders of Beverly Hills.

Hills. Although somewhat altered As mayor, Spalding helped to steer through the years, it retains its original the fledging City away from annexation character-defining features. Thus, the by the City of Los Angeles in the battles property has great historic value to the over water. Retaining its independence community, and satisfies all the requirefrom Los Angeles has been a major fac- ments of Section A criteria. tor in shaping the future of the City for The home is an “exceptional” propits residents. erty that was once owned and occupied Subsequent owners included actor by a person of great local prominence,” George Hamilton and financier Bernard Silsby Spalding, and the landmark desCornfeld. The house belonged to Mark ignation proceedings have been initiatR. Hughes, the founder, chairman and ed by the property owners, which CEO of Herbalife, from 1992 to 2000. appears to meet the requirements for The estate (Shadow Hill) was origi- Section B, thus it appears to be eligible nally 15 acres when purchased from the for historic designation.

Rodeo Land and Water Company in The Commission voted to initiate 1913 by Lombard. When Spalding landmark proceedings, meaning that purchased the estate in 1919, he also there will be a nomination hearing and bought an additional 37 acres, making a recommendation made to City a total of 52 acres. The property later Council. At a public meeting the was subdivided into 122 residential Council will consider whether to desiglots. The property has retained approxi- nate the property as a local landmark mately three acres. and place it on the Beverly Hills The preliminary assessment shows Register of Historic Places.

Grayhall when it was first completed.

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DANCE, DANCE REVOLUTION – Tuesday marked the opening of The Beverly Hills High School's Dance Company 2019 annual concert at the Wallis Center for Performing Arts. The spectacular show featured the Beverly Hills High School Advanced Dance Theatre Group performing under the exceptional leadership of Dana Findley (Artistic Director). The performances included pieces choreographed by guest choreographers: Sam Allen, Kim Borgaro, Robert Gilliam, Neaz Kohani, Dorcas Roman, and Janet Roston, as well as Artistic Director, Dana Findley. The Company also performed student choreographed works in a variety of styles.

ACADEMIC DECATHLON– On Tuesday, trophies were presented to the top eight Academic Decathlon teams in Los Angeles County. Beverly Hills’ award-winning Beverly Hills High School team was honored for demonstrating educational excellence.

The team is ranked third in LA County, ninth in California and 15th in the United States.

The team's top performer, winning 10 medals, was senior Katie Wu, whose score of 9106 points was the highest in BHHS history. Katie was the No. 2 scorer in L.A. County and ranks in the top 10 in California. Senior Daniel Wiener was the highest scoring student in his category, winning 11 medals. Other key performances were turned in by junior Adrian Lo (3 medals, 8382 points), senior Nellie Soames (5 medals, Gold medals in History and Speech), and senior Claire Kim (5 medals, Gold in Speech). Other key team members were sophomore Noah Pals, Maxbryan Cosmosse, sophomore Ian Kim, and senior Claire German. The team was coached by John Johnson and Dustin Mathias.

New Beverly Hills Ordinance Requires Installation Of Individual Water Meters For New Multi-Family Buildings

By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills City Council approved a new ordinance that would require the installation of individual water meters for all multi-family residential dwellings with six or fewer units and the installation of a master water meter and submeters for all new multi-family residential developments with seven or more units.

The units will allow water consumption monitoring for individual units.

The adoption of the submetering ordinance by the City of Beverly Hills compliments and enhances the requirements established by State law for submeters (SB7, Assembly Member Lois Wolk), which requires a submetering system for newly constructed apartments and multi-family units after Jan. 1, 2018.

For six units or less, in addition to

the dedicated meter, projects will be required to install a separate water meter for building common area use and a separate water meter for irrigation use. The service will be billed to individual users.

The City’s ordinance is more stringent than State law, which requires all multi-family dwellings of seven units or more to be constructed with individual meters, via submeters. State law has no requirement for individual public meters for projects with six or fewer units.

The ordinance will have a second reading and 30 days later, July 1, will become law.

The City will be reaching out to provide public education, and has communicated the ordinance to the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles.

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Local Artists Lori Hyland and Michele Bohbot Bring Abstract Paintings To The Standard Oil Building In Beverly Hills

By Laura Coleman On May 9, guest curator Nigel Day will introduce a compilation of works by local artists Lori Hyland and Michele Bohbot at The Standard Oil Building.

Beginning with the Thursday night opening from 6-9 p.m. inside the newly designed building at 257 N. Cañon in Beverly Hills, the exhibit will run through May 29.

Titled “Magnetic Collective,” the show will feature large-scale paintings

by Hyland and Bohbot inside Hamid Gabbay’s modernist building in the heart of the Golden Triangle.

“The creative process for me is deeply intuitive,” says Hyland. “I've always been fascinated and guided in painting by two important concepts; visual Michele Bohbot meaning and transformation with every canvas bringing new and unexpected relationships.”

H y l a n d , whose abstract works exude passion through her vibrant colors and dynamic brush “Severed Heart” by strokes, constantly Michele Bohbot. draws inspiration from the world around her. A USC graduate who later trained at the Pratt Institute and School of Visual Arts in New York, Hyland uses her travels around the globe and observations of the natural world to create dynamic works that probe the viewer to contemplate life.

Lori Hyland in her studio.

Bohbot, founder and designer of the successful contemporary fashion house Bisou Bisou (French for “little kiss”), is also the owner of Namastday Yoga studio in Beverly Hills. And she helped Gabbay design The Standard Oil Building.

But it is in her painting, characterized by sweeping brush strokes of vivid colors, that Bohbot’s natural passion to express her creative nature shines brightest. Her paintings, expressions of the spiritual connection she feels to the world, are at times metaphysical, and at others purely expressionist, while always communicating deeply modern consciousness.

“When I paint, my own energy rejuvenates itself because I celebrate a moment that to me has a bit of magical power. It is my way of communicating with the world in a spiritual yet personal way,” says Bohbot, who connects further with the art-making process by creating her own paint, mixing oil with bright dry pigments and unconventional materials such as flour, egg yolk or sand. “Each stroke carries the same powerful elements of hope and faith of the human soul.”

Following the opening, the exhibition will be open to the public daily from noon-8 p.m., through May 29.

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Incoming LACO Creative Advisor Ellen Reid Wins Pulitzer Prize in Music The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) is celebrating its Pulitzer Prize successes, announced Monday at Columbia University.

It’s incoming Creative Advisor and Composer-in-Residence, Ellen Reid was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music and Andrew Norman, about to conclude his tenure with LACO in the same role, was named a finalist.

“Ellen was recognized specifically for her gripping debut opera premiered in 2018, the same year in which she had LACO, LA Phil, LA Opera and Master Chorale premieres,” said Scott Harrison, LACO executive director. “We are all incredibly excited for Ellen as well as for Andrew, and for all this means for Los Angeles, truly the capital of the new music world.”

“I have personally known Ellen Reid and supported her incredible and thought-provoking work for a number of years, and enthusiastically endorsed our Director Designate Jaime Martín’s recommendation of Ellen to her post ” says Beverly Hills resident and LACO Board Chair Leslie Lassiter. “I am so thrilled that she has been recognized with the Pulitzer Prize. She is an exceptional and tremendously original composer whose artistry and creativity continues to expand musical boundaries.”

Reid was recognized for her first opera, p r i s m, which deals with sexual assault, something she and librettist Roxie Perkins had both experienced. It opened to acclaim in sold-out runs on both the east and west coasts, as a part of New York’s Prototype Festival and the LA Opera’s Off Grand series.

Ellen Reid

She also achieved another creative milestone during the 2018 calendar year. Reid had four major premieres with L.A.based performing arts organizations: p r i s m with LA Opera, Petrichor with Los Angeles Chamber OrchAndrew Norman estra, Oscillations: One Hundred Years and Forever with the LA Phil and dreams of the new world with the L.A. Master Chorale.

Norman was named a finalist for the second time for his new work, Sustain.

He was a finalist in 2012 for The Companion Guide to Rome.

Added Harrison, “The orchestra is incredibly excited for Ellen as well as for Andrew, and for all this means for Los Angeles.”

Hollywood Museum To Mark 30th Anniversary Of Lucille Ball’s Death With Special Lobby Exhibit To commemorate the legacy of actress, comedian, model, producer and the first woman executive to run a major television studio, Lucille Ball, the Hollywood Museum will present a special exhibit in its lobby, “Remembering Lucy,” April 25-May 1.

“We are proud to announce the launch of a week-long tribute in honor of this legendary lady,” said Donelle Dadigan, the museum’s president and founder.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Ball’s death on April 26, 1989.

The exhibition will include special items related to the career and life of the “Queen of Comedy” in both the lobby and the “Redheads Only Room,” where makeup artist Max Factor created and perfected Ball's famous look.

The museum, at 1660 N. Highland Ave., is open from 10 a.m.6 p.m.,

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mental health advocate.

An entrepreneur, he is writer/producer/director of Beyond the Silence, a movie about how people are often incarcerated instead of treated for mental illness.

• Alex Boyé is a multicultural musical artist. The video for his single Bend Not Break, which was produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson, included hundreds of residents of Herriman, Utah, a community which

Part of The Hollywood Museum’s collection of Lucille Ball memorabilia.

Wednesday-Sunday. For more information, visit thehollywoodmuseum.com or call 323-464-7776. grieved the loss of several teens to suicide in one year. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention featured the video in its campaign during National Suicide Prevention Month last year.

Boyé, who performed at Didi Hirsch’s Alive & Running 5K Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention last year, will receive Didi Hirsch’s Mental Health Ambassador Award.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.erasingthestigma.org or call 310-659-5517.

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Michael Dobbs To Discuss New Rhoda Sharp Receives Kindness Award And Holocaust Book ‘The Unwanted’ Inaugural Legacy Resident Award

By Victoria Talbot At Writers Bloc Beverly Hills resident

By Matt Lopez “Immigration to the USA pending.”

Those remarkable words appeared on the papers of several Jews from the German village of Kippenheim, who were deported to and murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

The harrowing tale of the Jewish population’s desperate attempt to escape Germany for the United States after Kristallnacht destroyed their illusions of living life under Nazi rule is explored in author Michael Dobbs’ new book, The Unwanted: America, Auschwitz, And A Village Caught In Between.

Dobbs will discuss the book in a sit-down with Writers Bloc, on Sunday, May 5 at Temple Emanuel Beverly Hills.

The event will be moderated by David Kipen, the former book critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, and former director of the Big Read Project for the National Endowment for the Arts. He most recently authored the acclaimed book, Dear Los Angeles: The City In Diaries And Letters 1542 To 2018.

Dobbs is a United States Holocaust Memorial Museum researcher, author and former Washington Post reporter.

In the book, he painstakingly follows the efforts of the small Jewish community’s efforts to reach America, and the obstacles that prevented that from happening.

“I was inspired to write this book after reading a quote from American journalist

Michael Dobbs

Dorothy Thompson, who wrote in 1938 that �a piece of paper with a stamp – in other words a visa – �meant �the difference between life and death for many thousands of people,” Dobbs says.

Dobbs’ book examines the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war, and the genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s and is part of a groundbreaking educational initiative at the museum that includes a new exhibition, Americans and the Holocaust.

The initiative seeks to dispel myths, including that Americans were either uninformed about or totally indifferent to the threats posed by Nazism.

Tickets for the May 5 event at Temple Emanuel are $20 for general admission (no book) and $40 for one ticket and one book.

For more information, visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4188133.

Rhoda Sharp was honored Tuesday and recognized with not only the Kindness Award, but also the inaugural Legacy Resident Award by Mayor John Mirisch and the City Council.

With a motto, “Kindness Matters,” printed on her business cards and stationary, Rhoda Sharp has made it her mission to be kind.

“Rhoda Sharp is the ‘Grande Dame’ of Beverly Hills,” said Courier President /Publisher Marcia Hobbs. “She is a ‘straight shooter,’ who is always willing to help people and to act on behalf of the City.”

In the earlier days, Sharp wrote a weekly column for the Courier.

Sharp, who has resided in the City for more than 61 years, has generously lent her talents to educating kids. Starting her career at LAUSD, she was a star teacher and went on to train other educators at the University of Southern California. After pausing to raise her own children, she returned to education when then-Superintendent Kenneth Peters approached her to begin a vocational education program at Beverly Hills High School.

With Director Dean Turner, Sharp helped develop programs in partnership with the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, including BHHS’ innovative internship program.

Students were able to spend time in law offices, hospitals and other professional settings. Enrollment, which started at 14, and grew to 200

Pictured: Rhoda Sharp accepts the Kindness Award from Mayor John Mirisch and councilmember Lili Bosse at Tuesday’s City Council meeting

students per semester.

Securing a government grant of $350,000, Sharp established the BHHS Regional Occupational Program (ROP), with computers and career classes, and eventually, a College and Career Center.

Sharp dedicated 27 years to helping Beverly Hills High School students define their dreams and make plans for their futures as director of the ROP. Sharp is a well-known figure about town, who regularly meets with her former students and often attends community events. She has served on the board, twice as secretary, with the Beverly Hills Rotary Club and maintains an active membership. She currently serves on the Chief’s Advisory Panel and last August, she graduated from BHPD’s Citizens Academy.

“The closest person to my

age was 40 years younger,” she said, but she loved it.

In fact, at the shooting range, she hit her target three consecutive times, a legacy of being an All-American archer in college. She truly is a straight shooter!

Sharp received a bouquet of flowers and an avalanche of hugs from councilmembers as she graciously received her proclamation.

“I’m overcome and humbled,” she said. She recalled that when she first moved to the City, a woman who worked at a stationary store on Beverly Drive would stand out front and ask the residents about their kids, their families and their lives. “She knew everyone.” Since then, she said, the City has grown. “Beverly Hills has grown to a be big city – or at least it thinks it has,” she said. “But Beverly Hills will always be a village to me.”

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TREES & ROOTS STUDY BY AI WEIWEI – The Beverly Hills City Council approved the acquisition of “Iron Root,” a sculpture by worldrenowned artist Ai Weiwei. The piece is part of a study in iron of root and trunk sculptures modeled after dry fragments of trees throughout China. Weighing 3,746 pounds, the piece is expected to be positioned in front of City Hall where Richard Serra’s “Twins” is currently displayed. “Iron Root” is valued at $1.8 million. United Talent Artist Space is offering it to the City for $900,000 and has a donor who will contribute $200,000, bringing the City’s cost to $700,000 from the Fine Art Fund. The piece is a significant contribution to the City’s permanent public art collection.

Concerts On Canon Series Extended To Include Saturdays

By Victoria Talbot The City will spend an addition $95,000 to extend the popular outdoor summer concert series, Concerts on Canon, to include an extra evening of entertainment on Saturday’s from June 6 – August 31.

The concert series offers free concerts in the park located next to the Montage Hotel.

The popular event has traditionally been hosted on Thursday evenings only, with a mix of popular live music and eclectic performances.

Mayor John Mirisch, whose proclivity for singalongs has become a feature of his tenure as mayor, requested that the expanded venue include a series of international music concerts featuring a variety of different cultures and countries of origin. The request is for an additional 12-14 concerts from 6-8 p.m. These concerts would be called “Beverly Hills Prom,” after “The Proms” in London, England., an 8-week daily

summer concert event founded in 1895.

The concerts will continue to be free and open to the public. Additional costs will be incurred due to the cost of staff time and a ranger, though the entertainment will be on the low-end, $1,000 - $2,000 per band.

In addition, Mirisch plans to hold a special finale event at the end of the summer, perhaps in conjunction with the Next Night block party celebration.

It is anticipated that the event could also coincide with a large-scale celebration of the much-anticipated mural installation on the Metro construction sound wall that will soon be placed at the end of No. Canon Drive at Wilshire Boulevard.

Concerts on Canon will commence Thursday, Jun. 6 at 6 p.m. The first Saturday concert is anticipated to be on June 8.

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the finial pieces of the fountain.

The fabrication was performed by a firm experienced in historic conservation and preservation. Every effort was made to match details of the original and maintain the historic integrity of the original Doheny Fountain.

The restoration incudes the beloved Lily Pond and the placement of the oft-photographed “Beverly Hills” sign, the restoration and upgrading of the Electric Fountain, the rehabilitation of the beautiful Cactus Garden and the restoration of every unique feature of the 23-block park through a public-private partnership with Friends of Beverly Gardens Park. With the subtle addition of environmentally sustainable features and elements of modernization, the Beverly Gardens Park will continue to delight residents and visitors for another century to come.

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character and overall character-defining features.

Ineligible for complete rehabilitation as a fully-functioning fountain, the City was faced with the choice of restoring it to become a waterless fountain or replication. The Recreation and Parks Commission and the Cultural Heritage Commission studied the problem and recommended that the City commence with recreating the iconic fountain.

The Cultural Heritage Commission, which oversees historic resources in the built environment, voted 3-2 to recommend restoration of the fountain pool and coping to the extent possible, and an in-kind replacement of the balance of the fountain so that it can be functional.

Replication involved the center pedestal, the basins and

IRANIAN WOMEN OF INFLUENCE – On April 13, nearly 400 guests attended the much-anticipated Women of Influence Soiree at The Beverly Hilton. The inaugural event by the Iranian American Women Foundation (IAWF) was in celebration of the achievements of the women of Iranian heritage and honored the contributions of 15 visionary women. “We wanted to bring our community under one roof to celebrate contributions of the Iranian American women to society,” says IAWF founder Mariam Khosravani. Honorees and their categories (pictured) included: Arts – Sussan Deyhim; Law – Tamila Ipema; Literature & History (Historian and Women's Rights Advocate) – Nina Ansary; Banking – Avid Modjtabi, Bita Ardalan; Community Service – Shahrzad Ardalan and Katy Saei; Fashion – Simin Taghdiri; Philanthropy – Bita Daryabari; Neda Nobari, Media – Parisa Khosravi & Homa Sarshar; International Affairs – Fatemeh Ziai; Business – Nazie Eftekhari and Shahpar Khaledi.

Beverly Hills Man Involved In Crash That Killed Motorcyclist On 405 Freeway In West L.A. Authorities Thursday identified a motorcyclist who was killed in a fiery crash that closed multiple lanes of the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway in the West Los Angeles area.

Raja Shayan, 25, of Reseda, died at the scene of the collision, which was reported

about 10 a.m. Wednesday north of Olympic Boulevard.

According to the California Highway Patrol, Shayan was riding a 2007 Suzuki GSX Rseries sportbike when he veered to the right for unknown reasons and collided with the left rear of a 2018 BMW X5 SUV in the next lane.

The driver of the BMW, a 60year-old Beverly Hills man, was uninjured.

Anyone with information about the fatal collision was urged to call the CHP's West Los Angeles Office at (310) 642-3939 to speak with Officer K. Tidwell, who is investigating the crash.

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RECONFIGURATION

BHUSD would save millions of dollars in bond funds.

To address the many nuanced elements to reconfigure the district, Bregy created a dozen specialized groups to help with the process – some with greater success than others, such as the ill-fated Brand Identity Committee. However, even with so many specialized groups governing the process, the Courier has repeatedly been told that much of the community feels itself “left in the dark” when it comes to reconfiguration.

A series of “Reconfiguration Updates” sent out by BHUSD with little to do with academics fails to address a host of concerns within the community.

Multiple teachers–the ones who will actually be teaching BHUSD students in 2019-20, have told the Courier they question why they are being left in the dark when it comes to the district’s plan to actually educate students. For example, neither teachers nor parents have been informed that the district plans to remove the foundational 6th grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) course as mandatory, instead making it an elective; one of 27 electives that middle school students will choose from.

“Our middle school students still have access to all the STEM courses through elective selections. We are just introducing the foundation in earlier grade bands instead of waiting until 6th grade,” explained BHUSD Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services Dustin Seemann. “With the creation of our Maker Spaces

and running full lab science in the TK-5 elementary schools next year, we will be able to provide every student with access to STEM curriculum, work on critical thinking skills, and expose them to laboratory sciences before entering middle school.”

This month, the Courier was given a document titled “Parental Concerns Electives Beverly Vista Middle School.”

The document lists a multitude of concerns about how education in the middle school will work - ranging from the high number of electives, which prompts students, according to the document, to struggle over knowing “what is meaningful;” to concerns about effectively populating classes for five full time music teachers positions (one each for band, orchestra, choir, musical theatre, and dance).

The list further alleges that elective choices favor performing arts over visual arts, with other art classes having been reduced to semester classes.

Alarmingly, the document alleges multiple times that there was “no discussion with the entire department dealing with scope and sequence” of the elective classes for multiple departments; something that one teacher confirmed to the Courier was accurate.

“Some electives being offered are made up of classes with no implementation in the scope and sequence of logical existing CORE curriculum,” the document states. “Seems [administrator] is making sweeping decisions with no true knowledge of our course state frameworks.”

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that the district would be successfully reconfigured for the 2019-20 school year even without knowing a host of details such as which classes the students would be taking, how pick-up and drop-off would work and just how many teachers would need to get the dreaded pink slip, to name a few of the myriad unknowns.

This past March, 20 teachers signed their walking papers.

Just three had tenure.

Several of those newer teachers might still be with the district next fall had Bregy taken a year or two to thoughtfully create a plan to reconfigure the school district. Had BHUSD principals had more time to plan for the dramatic shift, they might have actually been able to fire unsatisfactory teachers–a tricky process amidst teacher tenure laws, but a path which is quite navigable with strong leadership. Such leadership would have required the superintendent to hold the district’s principals accountable for effectively evaluating and disciplining teachers.

While October’s decision to take steps to close El Rodeo at the end of the school year (temporarily, while it is modernized) and make Beverly Vista the new middle school may have come as a shock for some, data supports that a dedicated middle school offers a host of academic benefits for the students. Further, the rationale to close El Rodeo for two years made excellent fiscal sense, given that the school district’s facilities chief, Don Blake, had estimated that

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Beverly Hills High School Sports Roundup: Baseball, Softball Seasons Wind Down

APRICOT JAMMERS– The Beverly Hills Ayso Region 76 Boys U14 All-Star A-Team won the Apricot Jam Tournament two weeks ago, winning all four of its games. Members of the team include Mani Kamel, Matthew Aguilar, Amir Mehrtash, Abraham Morovatti, Jordan Mokhtarzadeh, Gavin Mahboubian, Ben Santaella, Keon Porto, Nathan Sellam, Alexander Halimi, Darius Daneshgar, Mathan Ben Yehuda, Arian Naim and Joshua Soroudi.

Coaches are Siegfried Aguilar and Sam Mahboubian.

NBCUniversal, LA 2028 Launch Joint Olympics-related Marketing Effort NBCUniversal and LA 2028 announced Wednesday a partnership through which they will sell media and sponsorship deals in tandem in connection with the Olympics and Paralympics from 2021 to 2028.

Linda Yaccarino -- Chairman, Advertising and Partnerships at NBCUniversal -- will lead the effort in partnership with Casey Wasserman, LA 2028 Chairperson.

NBCUniversal will collaborate with the joint venture formed by the LA 2028 Organizing Committee and the United States Olympic Committee -U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties, or USOPP -- to build a select sales team. This new group will immediately present companies with opportunities in the U.S. to associate their brands with Team USA and the excitement surrounding their participation in four Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as supporting the IOC's international TOP sponsorship program. The deal culminates with LA 2028, when the Summer Games will

return to U.S. soil for the first time in 32 years.

USOPP will be responsible for developing the marketing, sponsorship and licensed merchandise programs for LA 2028 and Team USA from 2021 through 2028.

The partnership covers rights to the LA 2028 Games and Team USA's participation in four Olympic and Paralympic Games: Beijing 2022; Paris 2024; 2026 (host city to be chosen in June 2019); and Los Angeles 2028, which will be the first Olympics hosted in the U.S. since Salt Lake City 2002, and the first Summer Games in the U.S. since Atlanta 1996.

LA 2028 Chairperson Casey Wasserman said: "At no other time in Olympic and Paralympic history have the stakes been higher, and yet more rewarding. We are at an inflection point in the sports, lifestyle and live event business that demands a complete reimagining of the model and approach to embracing and involving marketers.

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MAKING THE COLLEGE DREAM A REALITY – The Fulfillment Fund’s annual “EatDrink-Be Inspired” fundraiser at Sony Pictures Studios in Century City raised nearly $900,000 to benefit the nonprofit’s life-changing college access and success programs.

Above, presenters – UCLA basketball legends Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar flank UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, who received the Educational Visionary Award of behalf of UCLA, which was honored for its commitment to student opportunity, student diversity, and empowering students to succeed.

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By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hills High School baseball team got off to a slow start to its 2019 season, but the Normans are rolling as of late with four straight victories.

BHHS (8-12, 2-6) last won on April 16, defeating Shalhevet, 9-2.

Before that, on April 11, the Normans beat Hawthorne, 3-2. A day earlier, the Normans defeated St. Bernard, 11-5.

The Normans beat Hawthorne 9-2 on April 9.

BHHS was playing Pacifica Christian High of Santa Monica Thursday in a game that ended after the Courier’s press deadline.

The winning streak might be coming too little, too late for the Normans, who are in fifth place in the sixth team Ocean League. They end the season next week in a home-and-away series with Culver City.

Softball The Beverly Hills High softball team is currently 7-6-1 overall and 1-4 in the Ocean League after a 10-3 loss to Hawthorne on April 16.

The Lady Normans were playing Culver City Thursday in a game that ended after the Courier’s press deadline.

BHHS will finish its season next week with games against Santa Monica and Culver City.

Schloessman Named Recipient Of 2019 Tommy Hawkins Game-Changer Award Kathryn S. Schloessman, President of Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC), will be honored with the Tommy Hawkins GameChanger Award, it was announced this week.

Founded in 1995, the mission of LASEC is to attract, host, promote and retain major sporting and entertainment events in Los Angeles.

Schloessman leads LASEC’s strate-

gic efforts to bring major events to Los Angeles and partners with the City to host successful experiences, ensuring their desire to return in the future.

The Tommy Hawkins GameChanger Award, adopted in 2018 by the Wooden Award Program, recognizes a sports industry leader that uses their platform to create a positive experience in sports and community engagement.

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S Sister Act, the musical based on the hit film starring Whoopi Goldberg opens today and will run through May 19 at Casa 0101 Theater, 2102 E. First St., Boyle Heights.

With music by AcademyAward winner Alan Menken and lyrics

by Glenn Slater, the comedy tells the story of Deloris V a n Cartier, a d i s c o nightclub diva, who witnesses a murder c o m m i t - Jacquelin Lorraine Schofield in Sister ted by her Act. Photo by m o b s t e r Anaith Indjeian b o y friend, Curtis Jackson, after which Deloris is placed in a witness protective program in a convent under the custody of the local police department.

Directed by Rigo Tejeda, the production stars Jacqueline Lorraine Schofield, leading a cast of 20.

Performances will be at 8 p.m., Friday, 2 and 8 p.m., Saturday and 4 p.m., Sunday.

Tickets are $50; $40 for students/seniors.

To purchase and for more information, call 323-263-7684 or visit www.casa0101.org.

• • • • • Jazz vocalist Debbie Joyce will present Debbie Joyce Sings Nancy—When Did You Leave Heaven, from 7:30-11 p.m., Wednesday, April 24 at Pips on Labrea, 1356 S. La Brea Ave. Beverly Hills resident Joyce was long associated with the M o n t e r e y Debbie Joyce Jazz Festival. Her set at Pip’s is a tribute to her aunt, the late legendary song stylist Nancy Wilson whose hits included (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am and Guess Who I Saw Today.

Joyce will be accompanied by the Tony Campodonico Trio with Paul Morin on Bass, Jon Stuart on drums and Campodonico on keyboards.

For more information, visit pipsonlabrea.com or call 323954-7477.

• • • • • Grand Park’s spring arts experience “Our L.A. Voices,” will be from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., April 27-28 at the park in downtown L.A. The free, two-day performing and visual arts showcase will bring dance, music and theatre performances, as well as visual artwork by L.A. artists to Grand Park.

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Harry Connick, Jr. To Headline JDRF ‘Imagine Gala’ May 4 Singer, musician, composer, actor, and TV personality Harry Connick, Jr. will headline JDRF’s annual “Imagine Gala,” beginning at 6 p.m., May 4 at The Beverly Hilton.

JDRF (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) is dedicated to life-saving research to cure, treat, and prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D).

“Harry Connick, Jr. has exemplified excellence in every aspect of the entertainment world, and we are honored to have his support at the JDRF Image Gala,” said Judy Ranan, executive director, JDRF Los Angeles.“ He has received multiple Grammy and Emmy Awards as well as Tony nominations for his live and recorded musical performances, his achievements on the screen and his appearances on Broadway as both an actor and a composer.”

In addition to Connick’s featured performance, honors will be presented to Marc and Robyn Sidoti.

When their daughter was diagnosed in 2016 with T1D, the Sidotis made it their mission to help

During both days of the festival, Jardin del Arte, the public marketplace, will feature a range of art works for sale including paintings, photographs, collages, postcards, jewelry, and plants from artists such as Patrick Martinez, Ramiro Gomez, Chinwe Okona and Noe Olivas.

For more information, visit https://grandparkla.org/calendar/action~posterboard/.

• • • • • The Skirball Cultural Center will present its eighth annual Puppet Festival, a campus-wide celebration of puppetry and storytelling, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, April 28 at the center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. At the daylong festival, puppeteers and artists will perform new and classic tales through a variety of animal puppets, live music and art making.

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eradicate the disease. Marc is a board member of the JDRF L.A. Chapter and Robyn is a member of the Imagine Gala committee.

The evening will include entertainment, a cocktail reception, dinner, silent and live auctions, culminating in its signature call-to-action, Fund A Cure, where 100% of donations go to research. Since its inception in 1970, JDRF has funded virtually every major breakthrough in diabetes research.

For ticket, table and sponsorship information, visit www.jdrflaimaginegala.org.

The festival will include performances and creations by North Carolina–based puppeteer and designer Hobey Ford, local artist Yulya Dukhovny’s Microscope Toy Theater, the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry, and the legendary Bob Baker Marionette Theater.

Throughout the day, guests will interact with puppet creatures—from One Grain of Sand Puppet Theater's large-scale crane and hawk to the Natural History Museum's life-sized prehistoric creatures.

The festival will also offer drop-in workshops and The Jim

Henson Company’s Henson Digital Puppet Studio Demos.

While on campus for the festival, visitors can view the Skirball’s new exhibition, “Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite,” as well as “Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century” by Andy Warhol.

Tickets are $15 and available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit skirball.org or call 310-440-4500.

• • • • • A community-wide Yom Hashoah Commemoration for Holocaust Remembrance Day will be held from 2-3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 28 at Pan Pacific Park, 7600 Beverly Dr., L.A. Titled “Remembering for the Future,” the event will feature music, survivor testimonies and remarks by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti.

More than 30 community partners and institutions are teaming for the event and organizers include American Jewish Committee, AntiDefamation League, Jewish Family Service, Jewish World Watch, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Mt. Sinai Memorial Parks, Museum of Tolerance, Sinai Temple, Stephen Wise Temple, theatre dybbuk, Valley Beth Shalom, and Wilshire Blvd. Temple.

To RSVP, email RZaiden@JewishLA.org.

• • • • • Radio KIRN and Iranian Hotline will present “Building a Better Business” from 6-9 p.m., Wednesday, May 1 at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. The free event will feature a networking session and panel discussion with attorney Morvareed Salehpour, Ash Sobhe, CEO of R6S Digital Marketing; and Steven Beitashour, football player, discussing small business and law, social media marketing and business success fundamentals.

RSVPs are required. For more information, visit http://www.SoCalPersian.com or http://www.IranianHotline.com or call 888-611-5478.

L.A. Children’s Chorus To Honor Disney Producer Don Hahn, Longtime Supporters Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) will honor Don Hahn, Academy Award-nominated producer of such Disney hits as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Maleficent, and philanthropists Jennifer and Joe Sliskovich at Gala Bel Canto, beginning at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown L.A. The celebration features musical tributes by some 200

y o u n g singers from five L A C C ensembles led by Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, a t h r e e course din- Don Hahn ner and a live auction. Proceeds from the annual fundraiser benefit LACC’s artistic, educational

and scholarship programs.

Hahn, whose films have earned 18 Oscar nomination will receive the Bel Canto Award.

The Sliskoviches, both attorneys and entrepreneurs who have championed LACC for nearly two decades, will be presented with the Rebecca Thompson Founder’s Award.

Tickets are $400. To purchase and for more information, call 626-793-4231, ext.

118, or visit www.galabelcanto.com.

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NATIONAL TRIBUTE DINNER – Close to 800 guests attended the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s 2019 National Tribute dinner last Wednesday. A Medal of Valor was given to Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue for his community service and his actions during and after the Oct. 27, 2018 Tree of Life synagogue massacre.

Pictured above (from left): Rabbi Marvin Hier, Founder and Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance with Rabbi Myers.

EARTHQUAKES (continued from page 1)

Metro’s Purple Line Extension will run beneath the high school, through scores of abandoned oil wells.

Eight years ago, Metro chose that route in favor of the “locally preferred” alignment along Santa Monica Boulevard – which would not have tunneled under the high school – but abandoned that idea citing concerns that earthquake faults along that alignment could possibly be active.

Robert Graves, a research scientist with the USGS, said its difficult to determine what earthquake fault caused the quakes.

“That Beverly HillsCentury City area has a complicated system of faults, and these earthquakes are occurring at about four or five miles beneath the ground surface,” Graves said. “We don’t really know exactly what the assemblages of faults are as they go deep below the surface, so assigning any of these to a specific fault is difficult.”

The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that, according to a new report in the magazine Science, California has experienced 10 times more earthquakes than previously known.

The report found that scientists documented 1.8 million earthquakes in Southern California over the last decade,

Pictured: A USGS map of the location of the earthquakes that occurred last weekend. The yellow dots mark the locations of the earthquakes, and the red dot is the approximate area of the Metro Constellation Station.

but 90 percent of those were so small that they had long been undetectable by modern computer systems. Only 180,000 earthquakes were previously on record for the last 10 years.

“We see new faults emerging,” Caltech seismologist Zachary Ross, who coauthored the report, told the Times.

Kate Scharer, a USGS research geologist said a big question going forward based on this report was “how the state of stress might evolve, anywhere from days to months, leading up to large earthquakes.”

According to the Times, the report is the first time magni-

tude 0 and 1 earthquakes have been documented between 2008 and 2017.

Metro spokesperson Dave Sotero did not respond to a request for comment on the agency’s earthquake mitigation measures before Thursday’s deadline.

Graves said that a series of small-magnitude earthquakes is “not atypical for the Los Angeles area,” but added that “we always have the possibility of larger earthquakes in this region. This is a reminder to take precautions. The way I look at it, this is Mother Nature’s way of tapping you on the shoulder and saying ‘hey, don’t forget about me.’”

LVMH Billionaire Arnault Leads Notre-Dame Repair Donations

By Matt Lopez Bernard Arnault, France’s richest man and the billionaire boss of LVMH, announced this week that he would donate €200 million ($226 million) toward a fundraising drive to rebuild the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which went up in flames on Monday.

According to authorities in Paris, the fire stopped short of the two belfry towers that are home to the cathedral’s immense bells, immortalized

by Victor Hugo in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

“The worst has been avoided even though the battle is not completely won,” French President Emmanuel Macron said.

Arnault of LVMH, which

owns Louis Vuitton on Rodeo Drive, spearheaded a massive fundraising effort which includes the billionaires behind Kering and L’Oreal.

The Pinault family, which operates Kering, has pledged $113 million.

With all donations combined, current fundraising to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral has hit $700 million.

LVMH said in a statement that its donation was aimed at showing “solidarity with this national tragedy” and that funds would be used to rebuild the “extraordinary cathedral.”

Arnault, LVMH’s CEO, is the third richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg, with a net worth of $90.4 billion.

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COLLEAGUES LUNCHEON–The 31st annual “Colleagues Spring Luncheon” at The Beverly Wilshire was its usual SRO classic. Above are (from left): Gayle Wilson, Mary Milner, Jenny Jones, President Cara Leonetti Esposito, Martine Singer, and Anne Johnson. Left photo: honoree Marlo Thomas is greeted by actor Henry Winkler who presented her award.

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Once again a fantastic time was the 31st annual “Colleagues Spring Luncheon” at The Beverly Wilshire where Beverly Hills’ native daughter Marlo Thomas received the group’s Champion of Children Award given to those who have made a lasting impact on the lives of children.

Marlo not only conceived, produced and starred in the hit TV series That Girl but won four Emmys, the Peabody, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy, and was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame. She was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, is the author of seven books, and serves as national outreach director of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, founded in 1962 by her father, Danny Thomas. Looking stunning in a red dress, actor Henry Winkler presented the award as her proud husband, Phil Donahue, looked on.

With Cristina Ferrare again hosting, the event included a fashion show from Oscar de la Renta’s Fall 2019 Collection designed by creative directors Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, which was a crowd pleaser.

The committee included “Luncheon Angel” Carolyn Powers; Executive Chair Anne Johnson; Chair/Sponsor Suzanne Kayne; Co-Chairs Jane Ackerman, Lynn Booth, Jany Davenport, Libby and Topsy

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Carmen Electra (Apr. 20); Tony Danza, Queen Elizabeth II, Rabbi Laura Geller, Bunni Fischer, Charles Grodin, Patti LuPone, Andie MacDowell and Elaine May (Apr. 21); Ronna Brand, Peter Frampton, Donald Graham and Mario Machado (Apr. 22); Dori Schneider, Valerie Bertinelli, David Birney, Joyce DeWitt, and Lee Majors (Apr. 23); Barbra Streisand, Rachel Shabtai, Shirley MacLaine and Kelly Clarkson (Apr. 24); Elizabeth An, Renee Zellweger, Melissa Hayden, Al Pacino and Talia Shire (Apr. 25).

Doheny, Jenny Jones, Bridget Gless Keller, Lauren King, Debbie Lanni, Mary Martin, Mary Milner, Wendy Stark Morrissey, Maty Novia, Marna Schnabel, Stephanie Booth Shafran, Ginny Sydorick, Barbera Thornhill; and Colleagues President Cara Leonetti Esposito.

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Lupus LA... it’s time for “Orange Ball–A Modern Supper Club” at The Beverly Wilshire on Saturday, May 4. A dining and dancing extravaganza featuring a bistro-style dining experience and entertainment by West Coast Music’s ENCORE (Get your dancing shoes on)...

Songstress Toni Braxton will receive the Loop Award while GSK will be hon- Toni Braxton ored with the Medical Visionary Award.

Chairing the event are Paula Abdul and Nancy Utley with the ball committee being Lauren Shuler Donner, the Sheba family, Michele Kaye, Adam Selkowitz, Laurie Selkowitz, Stacey Uberstine and Janice Wallace.

To purchase tickets, visit: www.LupusLA.org or call 310657-5667.

Sounds like a fun-filled evening for a great cause. ****** The “Los Angeles City College Foundation Gala” celebrating the 90th anniversary of LACC was held at The Beverly Wilshire.

Laugh Factory founder Jamie Masada received the Rodney Respect Award, presented to him by comic Tiffany Hoddish.

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REMEMBERING FARRAH–The Beverly Hills based Farrah Fawcett Foundation was hosted with a star-studded cocktail reception at Barneys New York on Wilshire Boulevard with more than 300 on hand. Above (from left): FFF President Alana Stewart, actor George Hamilton, actress/business tycoon Jaclyn Smith, and Patrick Foley, Barneys’ resident make-up artist who helped organize the event.

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Masada who founded the iconic Laugh Factory has helped launch the careers of countless comedians including Kevin Hart, Ali Wong and Dave Chappelle.

The Rodney Dangerfield Institute (RDI) at LACC was established in honor of the late comedian in cooperation with his widow, Joan Dangerfield, who serves as honorary chair of the RDI Advisory Board. The RDI is the only comedy institute in the country housed within a community college and offers four classes including a stand-up workshop, improvisational comedy, joke writing, and an American film comedy genre class.

Famed sports agent Dennis 90 YEARS YOUNG–Los Angeles College marked its 90th Gilbert, CEO/founder of the City anniversary with 700 attending Gilbert Group, and Harvey the LACC Foundation’s gala in Englander, CEO/founder of The Beverly Wilshire. Pictured Englander Knabe and Allen, one are (from left): Harland Williams, of the largest public affairs and Harry Basil, Jamie Masada; and government agencies in Joan Dangerfield.

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The more than 700 guests enjoyed a special musical performance by legendary Herb Albert and singer Lani Hall, who as always, were truly fabulous.

Actor/comedian Robert Wulh hosted the event, which raised more than $700,000. The LACC Foundation provides students with the financial support they need to attend school, regardless of their ability to pay since many come from the most challenging areas of Los Angeles County where most households live below the poverty level.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT of Los Angeles County, California, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as "District," will receive sealed bids for BID #600-18/19 – BEVERLY VISTA SCHOOL SITE ENHANCEMENTS PACKAGE NO. 1 PROJECT at the District Purchasing Department Office, 255 Lasky Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212, no later than 2:00 PM on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Those bids timely received shall be opened and publicly read aloud.

Bids shall be valid for 60 Calendar days after the bid opening date.

The Project consists of various site enhancements on the campus including: demolition and haul-off, grading, soil export, class 2 base import, asphalt paving, ramp, curb and concrete flat work, painting, VCT flooring, rubber flooring, synthetic turf, electrical and data rough-in and fence paneling.

The overall construction schedule is 61 calendar days long, running from June 1, 2019 to August 1, 2019.

The Bid Documents, Plans and Specifications package are available on the District’s website, www.bhusd.org, under Departments drop-down, then Facilities and then by clicking Bond Program Bidding Opportunities or by contacting Lance Blair at lblair@bhusd.org.

One "MANDATORY" Pre-Bid Conference and walk will be held at 6:00AM on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at the Beverly Vista School, 200 S Elm Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Attendees must be on time. All attendees will be escorted through the school site by a District Representative. Prospective bidders may not visit the Project Site without making arrangements through the Facilities and Planning Department.

In accordance with the provisions of California Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 and Public Contract Code Section 3300, the District requires that the bidder possess the following classification(s) of contractor's license(s) at the time the bid is submitted: CLASS B. Any bidder not so licensed at the time of the bid opening will be rejected as nonresponsive.

The last day to submit questions shall be 12:00 PM on Thursday, May 2, 2019. All questions must be submitted in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Information for Bidders.

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

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

The project shall require prevailing wage compliance. The District has obtained from the California Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed for the Project. It shall be mandatory upon the successful bidder to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor listed, to pay not less than the said

specified rates to all workers employed by them for the Project.

No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of Sixty (60) calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.

Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code, the Agreement will contain provisions permitting the successful bidder to substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Agreement or permitting payment of retentions earned directly into escrow.

Award of Contract: The District shall award the Contract for the Project to the lowest responsible prequalified bidder as determined from the base bid alone by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding process. Bid protests, if any, must comply with the requirements set forth in the information for Bidders in order to be timely and considered by the District.

Publication Dates: April 19, 2019 & April 26, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND INTENTION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE (U.C.C. 6101 et seq. and B & P 24073 et seq.)

Escrow No. 71443-SS Notice is hereby given that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license is about to be made. The name and address of the Seller/Licensee is: HYDE LLC - 5900 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 3000, LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 The business is known as: HYDE (AKA HYDE LOUNGE) The name and address of the Buyer/Transferee is: 6429 CONSULTANTS LLC - 1045 WALLACE RIDGE, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 As listed by the Seller/Licensee, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller/Licensee within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer/Transferee are: NONE The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND ABC LICENSE and are located at: 8029 W. SUNSET BLVD., WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046 The ABC License to be transferred is: ONSALE GENERAL EATING PLACE License No. 47-419665 now issued for the premises located at: 8029 W. SUNSET BLVD., WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046 The anticipated date of the bulk sale is UPON ISSUANCE OF THE PERMANENT ABC LICENSE TO BUYER at the office of: FEDERAL ESCROW, INC, 23734 VALENCIA BLVD #100A, VALENCIA, CA 91355 The amount of the purchase price or consideration in connection with the transfer of the license and business, including the estimated inventory of 0, is the sum of $375,000.00, which consists of the following: DESCRIPTION, AMOUNT: CASH $375,000.00 It has been agreed between the Seller/Licensee and the intended Buyer/ Transferee, as required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions Code, that the consideration for the transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Date: MARCH 29, 2019 HYDE LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Seller(s)/Licensee(s) 6429 CONSULTANTS LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Buyer(s)/Transferee(s) LA2242853 BEVERLY HILLS COURIER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019069934 The following is/are doing business as: RAYINLA LLC 821 S. Mansfield Ave. Apt. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90036; Rayinla LLC 821 S. Mansfield Ave. Apt. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, regis-

trant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Ray Simmons, Managing Member: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 18, 2019; Published: March 29, April 05, 12, 19, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019086035 The following is/are doing business as: AURORA ESTATES 439 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Christen Leanna Tull 439 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Tamara Skadrak 439 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: COPARTNERS, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: CHRISTEN LEANNA TULL, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 01, 2019; Published: April 05, 12, 19, 26, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019089675 The following is/are doing business as: 1) STYLETEX 2) FABRIC AND SEWING 1000 E. 14th St., Los Angeles, CA 90021; Bassirat, Inc. 1000 14th St., Los Angeles, CA 90021; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed April 1994: Mayer Bassirat, Secretary: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 04, 2019; Published: April 12, 19, 26, May 03, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019089673 The following is/are doing business as: 585 SPRING HILL DRIVE 300 S. Reeves Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Eric Melz 300 S. Reeves Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Randi Curtis 300 S. Reves Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed January 2019: Eric Melz, Husband: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 04, 2019; Published: April 12, 19, 26, May 03, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019089671 The following is/are doing business as: 15151 ENCANTO DRIVE 300 S. Reeves Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Eric Melz 300 S. Reeves Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Randi Curtis 300 S. Reeves Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed January 2019: Eric Melz, Husband: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 04, 2019; Published: April 12, 19, 26, May 03, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019089755 The following is/are doing business as: LINEAR A 404 Shatto Pl. #446-A, Los Angeles, CA 90020; Eyal Cohen 461 S. Wetherly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Oren Cohen 404 Shatto Pl. #446-A, Los Angeles, CA 90020; Michael Dubois 690 S. Catalina St. #PH-T, Los Angeles, CA 90005; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Eyal Cohen, Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 04, 2019; Published: April 12, 19, 26, May 03, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019089751 The following is/are doing business as: BAI HU CAPITAL 1141 Highland Avenue Suite-C, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; Mortgage Bank of California 1141 Highland Avenue Suite-C, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Michael Dallal, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 04, 2019; Published: April 12, 19, 26, May 03, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019089753 The following is/are doing business as: JWC LEGAL 445 S. Figueroa Street 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071; One Market Street Spear Tower 36th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 Jodie W. Cheng, P.C. One Market Street Spear Tower 36th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed March 2019: Jodie Cheng, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 04, 2019; Published: April 12, 19, 26, May 03, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019089749 The following is/are doing business as: 1) DAN 2) DAN, DUMPLING AND NOODLE 3) DAN, MODERN CHINESE 146 S. Lake Avenue #105, Pasadena, CA 91101; LKEK Investments, LLC 146 S. Lake Avenue #105, Pasadena, CA 91101; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed August 2018: James Kim, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 04, 2019; Published: April 12, 19, 26, May 03, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019089677 The following is/are doing business as:

ZUBIETOVSKY MAINTENANCE 1231-1/2 4th St., Los Angeles, CA 90037; Francisco Zubieta 1231-1/2 4th St., Los Angeles, CA 90037; Aracely Zubieta 1231-1/2 4th St., Los Angeles, CA 90037; The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed March 2009: Francisco Zubieta, Husband: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 04, 2019; Published: April 12, 19, 26, May 03, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019 071055 The following is/are doing business as: FARMERS UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION 6301 Owensmouth Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367; Farmers Group, Inc. 6301 Owensmouth Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed in: Doren E. Hohl, Secretary, Farmers Group, Inc.: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: March 19, 2019; Published: March 29, April 5, 12, 19 2019 LACC N/C

NOTICE— Fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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SHOE REPAIR

LEGAL SERVICES

MOBILE

SHOE REPAIR

No Need to go anywhere!

FREE SAME DAY PICK-UP & DELIVERY • Shoe shine & repair • Sneaker cleaning • Men’s & Women’s • Save time & money Call Eugene at 310/497-0320 LEGAL PROBLEMS? TOP “A/V” RATED BEVERLY HILLS LAW FIRM CAN HELP YOU. Specializing In: Personal Injury Auto & Motorcycle Accident Cases, Collection of Delinquent Support, Divorce, Civil, Real Estate & Construction Law. No Recovery, No Fee! Free Consultation.

LAW OFFICES OF BRADFORD L. TREUSCH

ENERGY HEALING TREATMENTS

BY PHONE

Experience Physical, Mental, Emotional & Cellular Well-Being “All Is In The Realm Of Possibility” Call or Text 424-354-1713

www.chivibrationalhealing.com

————— Dental Hygiene Services at Your Door

www. Treusch .net RATED BY SUPER LAWYERS

Email:

• Bradford L. Treusch • SuperLawyers.com

lifetimesmilescare@gmail.com (licensed by DHCC)

Over 30 Years’ Years’ Experience Exxperience Work Work and Investment Visas!

Green Card through g employment p y inn approx. pp 18 Months!

Representing Religious Religious Workers Workers for o schools/synagogues/churches scchools/synagoguess//churcches around around the t country!

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

For homebound, elderly, persons w/ disabilities, care facility residents, etc.

care, dry mouth therapy, oral hygiene info+referrals.

Free Consultation: Call: 310/986-5560

“ A / V ” R AT E D F O R OVER 30 YEARS.

Tutoring by a teacher with many years of experience at the Lycee Francais of Los Angeles and The BH Lingual Institute Call Mme. Newman at

310/838-7749

ELDERLY CARE

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Beverly Hills Jewelry Broker SCHOOLS & W/ Over 40 Years ••••••• INSTRUCTIONS Experience!

Lifetime Smiles Top Specialist brings smiles to you at To Sell For FRENCH LESSONS the comfort of your home. Private People Enjoy French Language! Dental cleanings, denture Only

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• 310/557-2599 •

Serving All Your Immigration Immigrration Needs.

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Your Over Million Dollar Large Diamonds

NEED HELP? W E U N D E R S TA N D . . .

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

M AMA’ S H OME C ARE 323/655-2622

And Signed, Unique One of A Kind Large Jewelry Pieces.

Call For Appt.: • 310/622-3662 •

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PERSONAL CHEF

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JOBS WANTED

For Your Discerning Taste!

or e-mail

COMPANION

yvonnettenewman@gmail.com

With 20 YEARS

EXPERIENCE www.

Gourmet, Creative, Healthy Dishes. bhcourier • Personal or Party .com

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FASHION

BonChic

Vintage Designer, Couture, Past Collections Valentino, YSL, Givenchy, Chanel, Cavalli, Massoni, McQueen, Gucci & Trendy Designers

• Meal Planning/Delivery • Multi-Cultural Menus 20 Years Experience.

Excellent References!

VipChefLesley@ gmail.com

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Driving, shopping, Dr. appointments, prepare meals, etc.

EXCELLENT SERVICE. Great Beverly Hills references.

Call Sandy:

• 323/681-9339 • 818/208-9439 Reasonable Rates!

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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Nichols’ Clock

HOUSEKEEPER

& Watch Repair

CAREGIVER / COMPANION / Live-In / Live-Out

Experienced in all aspects

Receive 20% off with this invitation 355 S. Robertson Blvd. Beverly Hills 11:00 to 5:00 Mon. to Sat.

• Antique Clock Repair of household duties.

• House Calls Available Fun meals, transportation • Complete Watch Repair provided to any Specializing in grandfather destination, pet care. clocks, mantle clocks, wall clocks, cuckoo clocks Fluent English.

CPR Certified.

Mark Nichols References 818.207-8915 ncwrepair@yahoo.com Audrey: 562/208-2213

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

• Companions • Live-In / Live-Out

Experienced • Compassionate • Fully Screened

310.859.0440 www.exehomecare.com

BBB A+ Rated

Referral Agency

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Caretaker Available

Trustworthy & Reliable

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Experienced Female Certified Nursing Professional 12+ Years as Caregiver & Case Manager Exemplary record of care.

Let me provide you w/ the special care you desire for your special needs, Driving to appts, cooking, shopping, companionship, etc.

Great BH references.

Call Kim:

310/488-6675 Reasonable Rates!

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

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

We offer responsible and nurturing care. Our staff is thoroughly screened and we care.

Live In/Out.

Call Lisa 24hrs.

323/877-8121 323/806-3046

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BEAUTY SALON

CONDOS FOR SALE

BEVERLY HILLS

*** FOR LEASE ***

KELEMEN

Care for elderly or de- BEAUTY SALON bilitated relatives at home. HAS STATION Experienced & friendly, FOR RENT providing companionship, Great location security, meal prep., etc.

Experience w/ stroke and atmosphere. patients, 104-year-old Established salon. woman that required a Call 310/529-9012 live-in caregiver to continue the lifestyle 90 she was accustomed to.

EMPLOYMENT Flexible: F/T or Hourly, OPPORTUNITY Live-Out/In. Speak English & Hebrew. References & recommendations avail.

1 & 2 - PERSON Please Call/Text Meira: RESIDENT 210/778-3923

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OFFICE / STORE FOR LEASE

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Professional appearance.

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

OFFICES IN

License 00957281

Starting at $1,500

NOW AVAILABLE

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

CENTURY PARK EAST CONDOMINIUM

BEVERLY HILLS SINGLE OFFICE

1 BED, DEN, 1 BATH $1,050,000 High Floor. Ocean Views Attorney Suite Quiet Location Bank of America Building 35’ Livingroom Den Wilshire Bl./Beverly Dr. Jumbo Balcony

With pet.

2DianaCook@gmail.com

up to $1,500/Mo. 424/901-9942

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HOUSES FOR SALE

GENERAL OFFICE WORK Call Ray: IN BEVERLY HILLS. martinleasing@att.net Must know Excel & Word.

310/274-7988 3-4 Mornings per week 9:00am-12:30pm approx. Beverly Hills

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$250/Month Call For Details:

310/652-7210 Best Price!

Call 310/200-5452 Shopping Center Beautiful Office / Semi-Retail CARE GIVE RS Space For Lease

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2nd floor, 500 sq ft., At least 5 years in home easy access & parking. experience. Speak fluent 8950 W. Olympic Bl. English and can also speak #213, B.H., 90211 Farsi, Russian, Hebrew, Please Call: Armenian or Polish. Must 323/655-1212 have car and available for live-in positions.

Call 323/655-2622 Mon.-Fri. • 10am-5pm DO NOT APPLY IF NOT EXPERIENCED Prime Location on

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TO ADVERTISE YOUR LISTINGS Contact George at 310-278-1322

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RENTAL TO SHARE

ROOMMATE(S)

Wilshire next to Academy of Motion Picture.

• Executive Suite $400up include utilities • 4F with views 2500-5000 sf @ 2.65/sf

310/653-2551

BEVERLY CENTER

CENTURY PARK EAST $671,000 TO $1,050,000

CENTURY TOWERS

North Palm Dr.

Secured garage for your vehicle.

Single Studio Offices.

BELOW MARKET RATE!

BEVERLY HILLS GARAGE FOR RENT Between Burton Way & Beverly Blvd.

kitchen areas.

3RD & DOHENY DR. 1 BEDROOM/1 BATH $595,000 Move-In NOW

Call 310/909-3804

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Shared reception /

Unique space, all amenities, skylights, high ceilings. Above standard improvements.

GARAGE FOR RENT

SEEKING to RENT Community Secured Guesthouse Garage Parking or Room with Private Entrance Available For Rent.

1 BEDROOM 1 BATH $687,500 Call 310/277-4662 ————— High Floor. Ocean and Great Opportunity! One Month Free Rent City Views. Quiet Location.

FREE RENT + Salary!

Nicely Renovated. *** FOR LEASE *** Fax Resume: Hardwood Floors *BEVERLY HILLS* 310/829-2630 489 S. Robertson Bl. New Appliances Or Email: 500sf.

1,000sf.

THEROBERTSCO @ Jumbo Balcony THEROBERTSCO . COM

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Beverly Hills BEVERLY HILLS Courier Reporter Wilshire/Robertson •••••••

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

323/782-1144

WANTED TO RENT

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

BOUTIQUE BLDG Adj. Beverly Hills

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ROCHELLE ATLAS MAIZE dre #01365331

rochelle@rochellemaize.com www.rochellemaize.com

direct 310.968.8828 office 310.274-4000

BEVERLY HILLS 447 S. LA PEER DRIVE

DESIRE TO SHARE LARGE 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE WITH YARD IN BEVERLY HILLS. Rent will be approximately $2000/Mo. + utilities.

Pets are welcome.

Call 310/801-9653

$699,000 TO $1,099,000

425

PARK PLACE $935,000 TO $1,139,000

HOUSES FOR LEASE

LE PARC

$2,099,000 TO $2,895,000

CENTURY HILL

$1,250,000 TO $2,390,000

ONE CENTURY

$2,100,000

WESTWOOD

10717 Wellworth Ave THIS 3 BEDROOM AND 1.25 BATH HOME Newly renovated house $1,369,000 TO $2,799,000 OFFERS WONDERFUL FAMILY LIVING WITH BEVERLY 3 bdrm 3 bath office/den BEL AIR CREST HILLS SCHOOLS. OLD WORLD SPANISH CHARM $1,788,000 TO $9,500,000 patio room, WITH A LARGE LIVINGROOM AND FORMAL STEP UP huge backyard, Some Complexes include DININGROOM. NEEDS UPDATING/ REMODELING OR Heated Pools, Sundeck, central A/C, Tennis, Doorman, IS PERFECT FOR A BUILDER OR INVESTOR hardwood floors, Houseman, Staff LEWIS SANDRA stainless steel Engineers, Switchboard, AGT. 310-770-4111 Security Staff, appliances BRE #00456048 Switchboard, Saunas, 1 mile to UCLA Business Center, Pet PlayLand, Restaurant, Details/photos on Zillow TO ADVERTISE YOUR Acres of Flower Gardens 310-384-7400 LISTINGS Call 310-278-1322 and Grassy Lawns.

$3,400,000 TO $10,099,000

CENTURY WOODS

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

BEVERLY HILLS

440

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

KELEMEN

BEVERLY HILLS Large Deluxe 1 Bd.+Den+2 Ba. • With Office •

BEVERLY HILLS Perfectly Located

REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

N O W AVA I L A B L E GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

CENTURY PARK EAST

3 BDRMS, 2 BATHS $5,950/MONTH Tree Top Views. 2 Jumbo Balconies. Quiet Corner Location. New Appliances Hardwood Floors Move-In Now

2 BDRMS, 2 BATHS $4,950/MONTH High Floor. Ocean Views Jumbo Balcony. Corner Location. New Appliances Hardwood Floors Move-In Now

Hi-celings, recessed lighting, central air, pool, elevator, subterranean parking, intercom entry. $3,200/Month MARTIN GEIMER • Broker

310/293-2205

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• Newly Updated • 2 Bd.+1.5 Ba. • $3,100 X-LARGE, ELEGANT & SUNNY LOWER APT. Hi-ceilings, marble bath, new carpet/drapes, washer/dryer hook-up, walk-in closet.

Shared backyard. No pets.

310/271-6811 Cell: 310/994-4122 Must see! 439 S. Rexford

BEVERLY HILLS TOP FLOOR, UPDATED

CENTURY PARK EAST PARK PLACE $4,200 to $4,950/month

$6,500 to $7,000/month

CENTURY HILL $4,950 to $8,900/month

LE PARC Sorry

ONE CENTURY $16,500 to $27,000/month

CENTURY WOODS Sorry

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

• WESTWOOD • Luxury Hi-Rise Condos

Wilshire Marquis 10535 Wilshire Blvd.

2 Bdrm. 2 Baths Full Amenities!

• $3,800 1,088sf.

• Jr. Penthouse $4,500 1,352sf.

Joan Fields-Evans Realtor, Keller Williams

• 310/714-2151 •

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

417 S. Barrington Av. • Jr. Executive Old World Charm! elevator, dishwasher, : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath • Bright, intercom entry, controlled access. Close 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath • fridge, stove, laundry fac. to Cedars/shops/trans. 3 Bdrm.+ 21/2 Bath •

CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS & SHOPPING.

1 year minimum

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————— BEVERLY HILLS Newly Updated Lower Front 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • $2,195

Best Apt./Price On The Block!

New Plantation Shutters.

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

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Olympic & Peck 90212 $2,495/MO. Text to view 310-420-7641

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. GRAND OPENING B R E N T W O O D 309 S. Sherbourne Dr. 218 S. Tower Dr. Brand New 11730 SUNSET BLVD. • • ( • • • ----- • • • ) 2018 Construction NEWLY REMODELED •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• 1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba. = BRENTWOOD = • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • The Sanremo Single • • • • Good closet space, a/c,

•

UPDATED 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

323/651-2598

BEVERLY HILLS

310/247-8689

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• • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Bath • • • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Very Spacious, A/C, •• •• • balcony, intercom entry, B R I G H T & S PA C I O U S on-sight laundry, prkg.

B E V E R LY H I L L S Close to Cedars-Sinai, LIVING. • 310/440-0208 • Beverly Center, Balcony, dishwasher, VERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE shops, cafes skylight, elevator, inter& transportation. com entry, on-site • BRENTWOOD • laundry, parking.

424/303-7142 443 S. Oakhurst Dr.

••••••

Rooftop pool, Open floor plan, high deck, central air, ceilings, French oak elevator, intercom flrs+porcelain tiles, x-lrg. entry, on-sight laundry, walk-in closets, staingym, parking. less steel appliances, • Free WiFi Access • quartz countertops, pool, ~ 310/476-3824 ~ state of the art gym, BRENTWOOD & laundry hook-ups, U.C.L.A. CLOSE controlled access, prkg, free WiFi. Close to BRENTWOOD Brentwood Village.

11640 Kiowa Ave.

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Newly remodeled bathNewly Updated room, spacious liv. rm., P LEASE C ALL : 125 N. Barrington Av. 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath dining area, new carpet 310/274-8840 Grand Opening N E W LY U P D AT E D stove, fridge, a/c, new •••••••• • • • • BRENTWOOD ’s dishwasher, glass • Balcony, dishwasher, BEVERLY HILLS Most Spectacular • 2 Bdrm. closets, recessed lights, a/c, heated pool, 221 S. Doheny Dr. + 2 Bath • Apartments laundry facility, parking. • 1 B d . + 1 B a .

WiFi, elevator Upscale, Bright, 120 Granville Ave. 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $2,495 • controlled access, 3 Bd. + 2 Ba. * * * * * * * Gorgeous & Spacious.

• 310/704-4656 • • • • * on-site laundry, prkg.

• • • • • • • • Close Cedars/dining/shops Spacious, hardwood flrs., • 3 B d . + 2 1 / 2 B a .

Close to Upscale, Bright, huge closets, built-in Brentwood Village, * * * * * * * * Gorgeous & Spacious. a/c, dishwasher, pool, Shops & Restaurants.

Large units, walk-in closet, With Pool, hardwood elevator, controlled www. custom kitchen, built-in floors, balcony, central • 310/826-4889 • access, laundry bhcourier washer/dryer, all appli- air, fireplace, stainless facilities. No pets. .com 424/343-0015 ances, hardwood floors steel appliances, • BRENTWOOD • Great Location! throughout, some units elevator, intercom 922 S. Barrington Av. w/ skylights+high ceilings. entry, parking. gym. • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • Fireplace, balcony, Health club, wifi, sauna, • 310/476-2181 • PRIME BEVERLY HILLS LOCATIONS! heated pool, controlled Close to shopping, wet bar, dishwasher, laundry facility, acess, parking. dining & schools.

337 Palm Drive & 220 Lasky elevator, parking.

424/272-6596 • Close to Brentwood Close to shops+dining.

HEART OF GORGEOUS 1 & 2 BEDROOMS Village, Restaurants, 310/826-0541 BRENTWOOD Units have hardwood floor, carpet and UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, 11931 Goshen Ave. & Transportation.

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BRIGHT 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath $2,895/MO. 1 Year Minimum Text to view: 310-420-7641 2nd floor-has stairs BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

918 S. BEDFORD ST *** LUXURY *** REMODELED UNITS Light and bright with hardwood floors, laundry facility & parking space. *********** 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH $2,700/MO. 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $1,850/MO. *********** Sam: 310/422-6026

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11618 Kiowa Ave. • • • • • • • • Newly Updated • Bachelor • Single • • • • • • • • A/C, internet access, pool, controlled access, on-sight laundry. No pets.

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904-908 Granville Av. 1433 Brockton Ave. 1370 Veteran Ave. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 2 Bd.+2 Ba. Spacious 1 Bdrm+1 Bath • • • • • • • • • • • • Includes:

Air conditioning unit, laundry facility, subterranean prkg.

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1 Bdrm.+1 Bath 550 Veteran Ave. • • • • • Dishwasher, a/c, • controlled access, 2 Bd. • +2 on-site parking Ba. • & laundry facility.

• • • • • 310/820-8584 Very spacious, granite counters, WEST L.A. microwave, intercom 1343 Carmelina Ave. ////// \ \ \ \ \ \ entry, on-sight laun- 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath dry, parking & WiFi. Very close to UCLA • Bright Unit • & Westwood Village.

On-site laundry, 310/208-5166 on-site parking.

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Hardwood floors, 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. dishwasher, controlled * * * * * access, on-site • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. laundry & parking.

C LOSE TO U.C.L.A. * * * * * Newly Remodeled 310/864-0319

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615 S. Cochran Ave. Marble & granite counters, new stainless steel Newly Remodeled appliances, dishwasher, • Single • fridge, microwave.

Controlled access, Controlled access, on-sight laundry, laundry facility, gated • Free WiFi Access • a/c unit, kitchenette. parking. Club house, 310/473-5061 enclosed pool, jacuzzi, 323/879-9611 Close To U.C.L.A. Close to Museums, gym, wifi. Pets OK.

•• • •• ————— •• 1• B d•. +•1 B•a . •• • • • • Single •• —————–––– 670 Kelton Ave. • • • • • • • ~ WEST L.A. ~ Brand New Building WiFi, a/c, intercom

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WILSHIRE MID-WILSHIRE CORRIDOR 340 S. St. Andrews Pl.

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Glass Fireplace Granite counters, dish- • • SINGLE • • Newly Remodeled.

•• washer, balcony, stove, •• • 310/864-0319 • New hardwood flrs., • • intercom-entry, on-site granite counters, • • Wifi, Bright, controlled laundry, parking. stainless steel appl., • WESTWOOD • alcove fireplace, access, balcony, 310/826-4600 10933 Rochester Ave. fridge, laundry facility, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ pool, e levator, gated parking, intercom W S L .

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Spacious a/c, fireplace, Close To U.C.L.A. • 310/552-8064 • 1236 Amhearst Ave. pool, controlled access, Rooftop jacuzzi • Spacious Units • 310/477-6856 with panoramic laundry fac., prkg.

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Balcony, air conditioning, Balcony, air conditioning “The Mission” Laundry facility, Wilshire Bl. controlled access bldg., parking. dishwasher, controlled • Westwood • ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ Balcony, controlled covered parking, access bldg., WiFi, Close to shopping, Bd.+1 Ba. access, parking, laundry facility.

• 1 dining & pool, on-sight laundry, • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ elevator, on-site laundry.

213/385-4751 gym, parking. transportation.

Close to shopping, Close to transportation, • • • • • ∞ 310/477-6885 great restaurants Please Call: 6-Month Lease Avail. • Luxury Living • downtown & and Metro. * * * * * * Close to U.C.L.A. 310/479-0700 great restaurants.

Every Extra Luxury with valet, lush garden 213/738-9849 surrounding pool, custom cabinets,

• • WEST L.A. • 1 B d . + 1 B a . • 12333 TeXaS Ave. 1 0 9 0 5 O h i o A v e .

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CHANEL, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA EXOTIC SKINS, AND ALL HIGH-END DESIGNER HANDBAGS, CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES. NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.

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IRON / WOOD

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ELECTRICIAN

G.C. CONSTRUCTION • Any Concrete Flatwork • Concrete Walls • Resurfacing of Old Concrete • Natural Stone Specialist

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Residential/Commercial Expert Repair Small Jobs OK Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed!

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Painting • Ceramic Tile Plumbing • Re-Piping Electrical • Drywall Window Installation Kitchen & Bath Remodels General Repairs Apt Bldg. Maintenance For any home improvement.

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BEVERLY HILLS

Chairman Emeritus Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The article in the April 12 Courier titled “Mirisch’s fight for local control” was an interesting, if off the mark, take on local and state housing policy I was a resident of Beverly Hills, for many years and served on the City’s Architectural Commission for 10 of them. Since then the State of California, through SB-1818, mandated that any multi-family housing project is eligible for a Density Bonus meaning a 35% increase in number of units, total floor area and extra height, beyond what is normally allowed on the site by local ordinance.

The applicant must designate a predetermined percentage of the total number of housing units, about 10%, to low or very low income applicants.

This sensible way to insure that every community includes at least some affordable housing units in its housing stock, hit a roadblock in Beverly Hills. The applicant must demonstrate that the inclusion of the affordable component and balance of units as part of the density increase are essential to the profitability of the project.

This, as well as other contrivances, is considered, by most housing experts, as an effort by the local community to subvert the intent of SB1818. The San Francisco Chronicle sees it that way, not just for Beverly Hills, but for cities that set up evasive countermeasures to inclusionary housing. Such roadblocks, were characterized as racist, similar to the effects gerrymandering, a poll tax, or, means testing has on disenfranchised minorities.

Mayor John Mirisch’s reference to Beverly Hills as a majority minority City sidesteps the goal of adding affordable housing fairly in all of California’s cities and insults the greater population that continues to suffer real obstacles in its search for decent housing.

The State of California wants to go where Los Angeles has gone with Measure JJJ and Transit Oriented Design Guidelines. These measures allow housing projects, adjacent to high capacity rapid transit lines to increase the number of units and the floor area up to 75% and, height by up to two stories over the City’s base zoning standards.

The guidelines allow on site parking, in certain conditions to be reduced to a half car per unit. SB-1818 and the Transit Guidelines apply only to areas of a municipality already zoned for multifamily use. I know of no effect nor intent to affect single family zones (one residence on one legal lot) anywhere.

In Beverly Hills, Wilshire Boulevard will soon be a high speed, fixed rail, transit corridor.

Under Transit Guidelines, multi-family housing, density along Wilshire could be increased by 75% and height by two floors. Olympic Boulevard, Robertson Boulevard, Burton Way, and Doheny Drive corridors would see similar, if lesser, increases.

These policies would not be “one size fits all”controls because they build on the local Zoning pattern rather than replace them. They insure that every multi family housing project, in every community, has, at least, a 10% set aside of affordable units.

These units could be designated for veterans, the elderly, the homeless. A greater percentage of set aside units should be greeted with even greater increases in density.

These policies envision a future of higher density and increased reliance on high speed rapid transit as a means to solve both the affordable housing and transportation crises. The applied across City boundaries This is the direction of state housing policy problems are interlinked: these solutions should be applied across city boundaries This is the direction of state housing policy and, I believe, no fair minded city should be opposed. Self described ”progressive communities,” like Beverly Hills, should embrace them.

By the way, my family and I have been living back in Beverly Hills, for the past six months after being displaced from our home in Malibu by the Woolsey fire. It has been great to see old friends and be a part of the City’s life, at least for a while.

Stephen M. Albert, A.I.A. ******.

Two weeks ago, I wrote a letter to the Courier regarding the dog park and what I observed to be a waste of City funds. Mayor John Mirisch arranged a meeting for me with the director of Community Services. Within a week, corrective action was taken by the City to address the issues at the dog park.

The mayor also set up a meeting for me with City Auditor Eduardo Luna, who has a track record of improving operational efficiencies within City departments and also had a sterling record while serving as auditor for the city of San Diego. I met with him and came away from the meeting very impressed with his approach and keen understanding of how to analyze City departments to improve their operations and ensure taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely.

On April 11, there was a community meeting at city hall to discuss upcoming labor negotiations with the City’s nine employee associations.

Again the mayor has been instrumental in trying to get residents involved and learning about issues the City faces. Unfortunately there were few residents at the meeting and only two of us asked any questions. However, the presentation by the City’s labor attorney and office of finance highlighted a potentially significant problem with Beverly Hills’ unfunded pension liability of $294.4 million. The fiscal year 2018/19 general fund is $254.2 million as a means of comparison.

This issue is complex but the bottom line is by 2024 we could be faced with either service cuts or tax increases if the liability is not dealt with. Almost every California city faces this issue. We need to prioritize, based on a cost/benefit analysis, the economic proposals our City will make to each employee association. Police and fire should be at the top of the list followed by public works.

I know Mayor Mirisch is working hard to get more of us involved and more residents need to step up and learn and offer solutions to issues that will impact all of us.

Howard Wallack ****** In response to George Vreeland Hill’s letter to the editor in last week’s Courier about the BOLD initiative which I had mentioned in my April 5 letter, it is vitally important to clear up a misconception. When I referred to “miscreants” and “misfits” sitting in Rodeo Drive’s “bistro seating,” I was talking about myself. As our City Council will most definitely attest, that is who I am considered to be by others and by all definitions.

Let me emphasize my other viewpoint: anything that diminishes the international reputation, luster, and appeal of Rodeo Drive must be avoided at all costs. Any promotional initiative there must be geared to only one objective: and that is, increasing sales for the merchants.

Did the Summer BOLD, which cost the City $1.6 million, generate increased sales of $99 million for the Rodeo Drive merchants (and the surrounding streets)? That is the amount the City would need to receive from sales tax revenue to breakeven on that promotion.

Did Winter BOLD, which cost the City $2.4 million, generate $149 million in increased sales? That was the breakeven point.

Some will argue that the “selfies” booths generate social media exposure that justifies part of the BOLD budget. That may be eventually true, when that set of potential consumers eventually age into the Rodeo Drive customer demographic.

But my argument is: would it be more cost effective to lease a fleet of Maybachs and have them chauffeur local, well-heeded residents, and hotel guests to Rodeo Drive during Summer and Winter BOLD? Would those patrons spend more because they are treated with that more dignity and respect? ......Or should the majority of the BOLD monies be spent on replacing the hideous green k-rails with bollards? And if the first set of bollards were not as attractive as the Rodeo Drive customers wanted, just replace them with the next BOLD budget?

Which now brings us to the “bistro seating.”

(1) Has the “bistro seating: generated one additional dime for Rodeo Drive merchants?

(2) Have Rodeo Drive customers spent more because of the “bistro seating?: ....since it is for them, not anyone else. It is certainly not for the

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By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Apr. 19). You'll prioritize self-care higher, which makes you abler to deliver on the big demands coming up.

Someone loving nurtures and supports you, too. Work takes off.

You get so busy in 2020 that you'll need to add team members and acquire tools. Giving an anonymous gift will set of a ripple of excellent karma. Cancer and Taurus adore you.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Creativity will not come into the picture like a mysterious generative force. It will instead be a response to the environment, a solution to the problem or a reaction to the limitations in play.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). You've repeated an action so many times that there's a groove forming. Or maybe it's a rut. There's a fine line between the two. How is it feeling to you? Reminder: There are hundreds of ways to do a thing. Find yours.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Everything you see is perspective, which is different from truth, though some angles are much more honest than others. The less you need out of a situation, the more clearly you can see it.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You're a part of nature, and it will feel better to think and act in accordance with that instead of fighting what seems to be coming up organically for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Though you really find it maudlin to think in terms of “what if it's the last time?” The fact is that this is just the approach that will ensure you squeeze every last bit of potential out of the situation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you feel harmed but weren't, then were you harmed? If you don't feel harmed but were, then were you harmed? Your answer to these questions help you take ownership of your own experience.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It is in your best interest to either consider the situation endurable and then take it on as such without complaint, or say “not for me” and then move along. Both choices are fine. It's vacillating in the middle that's hard. Avoid!

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If you don't feel like deciding on a direction then just don't. This is a moment for playing around, which is very different from standing still. Experimentation will show you the way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You can't lose what you don't have. Maybe there's comfort in this. Does it embolden you?

Don't have to worry about trying not to mess up some imaginary future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Over time, you can make yourself into whatever you want to be, but you cannot make yourself into everything all at once. Actions that are guided by reverence and justice will naturally flow to the right future.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The problem with memory lane is that no one can live there. Whatever happened before, it already had its chance and now its time is over. This is the hour that matters.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Things end eventually, but not now.

Paradoxically, by thinking about the loss of the thing we are enjoy, we can increase our appreciation of it and bring enjoyment to the next level. employees, much less the “great unwashed” (the tour bus passengers), or our own local “riff raff.”

This “riff raff” will gladly forgo the “bistro seating” for increased sales on Rodeo Drive, which help fund all of the services our City provides.

Don’t you, Mr. Hill, want parks, the library, the Wallis, the lush public areas like Robinson Gardens, and the short police and fire response times? Everything starts with Rodeo Drive, and the prestige it once had.

It is not too late to restore the sheen: the first step is to remove the “bistro seating.”

The City is unapologetically defined by classism, and in Beverly Hills, it all starts on Rodeo Drive.

Steve Mayer

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