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NEW YORK WELCOMES THE COURIER— Pictured (from left) former Beverly Hills Mayor Jimmy Delshad, Publisher Clif Smith, Fashion Director Tawny Sanders, Joan Rivers, Associate Publisher Marcia Hobbs and George Christy at the Paley Center for Media, Tuesday night in New York City. Miss Rivers presented George Christy with the ﬁrst volume of The Best Of George Christy In The Beverly Hills Courier 2009 - 2011 and former Mayor Delshad introduced Tawny Sanders as The Courier's new fashion director.

By Bill Arp Leaders of the New York fashion, media and advertising industries greeted Joan Rivers and former Beverly Hills Mayor Jimmy Delshad as they presented the first copy of The Best Of George Christy In The Beverly Hills Courier 2009- 2011 at the Paley Center for Media on West 52nd Street in mid-town Manhattan Wednesday night. The event introduced The Courier's new fashion director, Tawny (see ‘NEW YORK,’ page 33)

Happy 90th birthday Margie Pressman-From The Courier Local Media Scrambles To Catch Up To Courier’s Coverage BHUSD Board Saves 13 Jobs By Winston Chua The Courier has been leading the way in providing its readers with the information that truly matters regarding the West-

side subway extension, a topic The Courier first covered in September of last year. (see ‘MEDIA,’ page 28)

Brad Burlingham visits the 9/11 memorial site. 5

By Marla Schevker The Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education voted 3-2 Monday to save 13 jobs that were given Reduction In Force (RIF) notices a few months ago. Board members Myra Lurie and Jake Manaster dissented the

vote. For both Lurie and Manaster, the decision against saving all 13 jobs simply had to do with the money and the financial solvency of the BHUSD. “I believe in planning for the worst and maintaining maximum (see ‘BHUSD JOBS,’ page 35)

Local third graders cook at Il Fornaio. 9 •Fashion 8 •Health and Wellness 12 •Restaurant Review 21 •Entertainment 22-23 •Education 24-25 •Birthdays 34

MTA Petitioned For Documents

George Christy, Page 6 World Premieres And Naughty Yachting Parties In Cannes; Danielle Steel’s 97th Novel—Her Books Have Sold 600 Million Copies Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE

CLASSIFIEDS • Announcements • Real Estate • Rentals • Sales • and More

CELEBRITIES, DIGNITARIES ‘DREAM FOR KIDS’—Close to 1,000 supporters, including celebrities, philanthropists, business leaders and elected ofﬁcials gathered Saturday at the L.A. Live Events Deck, for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ “Dream for Kids: The Grand Opening Gala.” Mary Hart (left), Marion Anderson (center) and Chris Albrecht (second from right) were honored for their dedication and leadership to vital campaigns that raised more than $1 billion to build CHLA’s new hospital building which opens July 10. Also taking part in the program were, from left, Campaign Co-Chair Jack Pettker, former Campaign Co-Chair Walter Rose and Billy Crystal, who presented the awards.

The Beverly Hills Unified School District petitioned for a Writ of Mandate directed at the MTA to comply with their previously filed California Public

Records Act and release documents pertaining to the draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (see ‘MTA,’ page 35)

10000 Santa Monica Project Proves Problematic For BH By Marla Schevker The public comment period for the proposed project at 10000 Santa Monica, at the corner of Santa Monica and

Moreno, in Los Angeles, ended yesterday. While the project is in Los Angeles, it is also near Beverly High and is Beverly Hills ad(see ‘10000 SANTA MONICA,’ page 28)

HONORING HEF—Thalians Chairman of the Board Ruta Lee presents the 2011 “Mr. Wonderful” award to Hugh M. Hefner, with Kira and Bob Lorsch, gala chairs. See photos pages 18-19.Photo by Timothy Fielding

Young Hollywood Joins The Thalians to Honor Hefner, Vets The Thalians, the entertainment industry’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment of mental health, honored Hugh M. Hefner for a lifetime of philanthropy with the annual “Mr. Wonderful” award at their 55th anniversary gala at the Playboy Mansion.

The event, chaired by Kira and Bob Lorsch with Thalians Chairman Ruta Lee, was a break from the traditional hotel ballroom affair and has become The Thalians most financially successful fundraiser to date. (see ‘THALIANS,’ page 28)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE:

Thursday, May 26, 2011

TIME:

1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard

LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280 A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its regular meeting on Thursday, May 26, 2011, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to consider: An ordinance of the City of Beverly Hills amending the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to establish regulations regarding the restoration and maintenance of certain defined views from singlefamily residential property in the Trousdale Estates area of the City that are substantially impaired by certain foliage maintained on other private property or properties. Trousdale Estates is defined in the Zoning Code as all property located north of Doheny Road and east of Schuyler Road, except that land zoned R-1.X, and that portion of Lot A of the Doheny Ranch tract northwesterly of tract numbers 24485 and 24486, commonly referred to as the Greystone Mansion property. This Ordinance would establish regulations and a process to restore certain views in Trousdale Estates. The Ordinance would also amend the single-family residential development standards for Trousdale Estates to include additional height limits for foliage such as hedges that meet certain criteria related to obstruction of views. In December, 2010, the Planning Commission forwarded a recommended Trousdale view restoration ordinance to the City Council. In January, 2011, the draft ordinance was presented to the City Council, which referred the matter to an Ad Hoc Committee for further review. The Ad Hoc Committee requested that the Planning Commission review its previous recommendation of a Trousdale view restoration ordinance to take into account comments from the Ad Hoc Committee. The previously recommended ordinance will be reviewed by the Planning Commission along with proposed revisions to the draft ordinance. This project has been assessed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City, and no significant unmitigated environmental impacts are anticipated; therefore, a negative declaration was prepared and a resolution adopted by the Planning Commission on December 16, 2011 recommending the City Council adopt a negative declaration for the ordinance. A Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration was issued on June 11, 2010, and a period for public comment on the environmental documentation ran from June 18, 2010 through July 8, 2010. Copies of the staff report, initial study and Negative Declaration, and all documents referenced in the Negative Declaration will be available in the Planning Division on Friday, May 13, 2011 and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Copies of the documents will also be available on the same date for review in the Beverly Hills Public Library Reference section. Any interested person may attend the hearing and be heard or present written comments to the Commission. If you challenge the Commission's action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing. If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Michele McGrath in the Community Development Department at 310.285.1135 or at mmcgrath@beverlyhills.org. Jonathan Lait, AICP, City Planner

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City Council of Beverly Hills, at its adjourned regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon after as the matter is heard, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS EXTENDING INTERIM ORDINANCE 11-O-2608 PROHIBITING HIGH IMPACT CONVENIENCE STORES UNLESS SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE CITY, AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF. This Ordinance would extend the prohibition on the establishment of new high impact convenience stores as defined in the ordinance, unless the City is able to make specific findings to assure the use would not affect the surrounding neighborhoods in a negative manner. As required by Government Code Section 65858(d), the City has issued a written report regarding the interim ordinance. The report is available at the City Library at 444 N Rexford Drive, and in City Hall at the City Clerk’s Office and Permit Counter at 455 N Rexford Drive. This Ordinance has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption and implementation of the Interim Ordinance or extension thereof may have a significant effect on the environment. The extension of the Interim Ordinance does not authorize construction and, in fact, imposes greater restriction on certain development in order to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. This extension is therefore exempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter. Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to the Community Development Department, c/o Planning Services, 455 N. Rexford Drive, 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. All written comments should be received prior to the public hearing. Please note that if you challenge the Council’s action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the hearing before the City Council, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the hearing. If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Peter Noonan, AICP, Associate Planner, Community Development Department, Planning, at 310.285.1127 or pnoonan@beverlyhills.org. The case file, including a copy of the proposed ordinance, is available for review in the Community Development Department/Planning Services Section, 1st Floor, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. BYRON POPE, CMC, City Clerk

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Thomas Keller to Attend KCET’s June 12 Event The newly branded KCET, the largest independent public television station in the country, is celebrating its launch. On Sunday, June 12, KCET will partner with award-winning Chef Thomas Keller for a memorable feast at his Bouchon Bistro on Canon. There will be traditional French fare at various food stations crafted by Chef de Cuisine Rory Herrmann: pâté de Campagne, charcuterie and artisanal cheeses, bœuf Bourgignon, BAT’s (bacon, arugula and truffle sandwiches), cod Brandade beignets, miniature lemon tarts, mignardises and Bouchon’s signature Valrhona chocolate (see ‘KCET,’ page 33)

FIRE SAFETY—Sparky and Fireﬁghter Melissa Hill pause for a picture last year’s BHFD Fire Service Day.

BHFD Fire Day Event Tomorrow Cars will be set ablaze and volunteer firefighters will be rescued in emergency rescue demonstrations when the Beverly Hills Fire Department and Firemen’s Association host their Fire Service Day event Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. For at least 20 years, the BHFD has been celebrating

this national day by holding an open house to showcase who the BHFD firefighters are and what they do, said Deputy Fire Chief Mark Embrey. “It’s a great way for the community to meet the firefighters and they generally will

Thomas Keller

City’s Trafﬁc & Parking Commission Votes To Recommend Residents’ Parking Petition Approval By Tricia Arend The City’s Traffic & Parking Commission voted unanimously at its meeting last week to recommend an approval of a resident’s petition request to extend the hours of an existing permit regulation on the 1200 block of Beverly Green Drive. According to Deputy Director of Transportation Aaron

Kunz, the Commission was approached by lead petitioner Laura Maybaum in April with a petition to modify zone “N” enforcement hours on the block, which prohibit parking between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday except by permit. The petition requested an extension of the enforcement hours to in-

clude no parking from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The deputy director said the residents were requesting this change because “non-residents are parking on their block and…they’re going down to businesses down on Pico.” Kunz said the petition con(see ‘PARKING,’ page 35)

(see ‘FIRE SERVICE DAY,’ page 35)

Park Plans To Be Presented By Tricia Arend Phase I of the proposed Community Center at Roxbury Park will be the subject of discussion at a community meeting to be held at Roxbury Park next week. On May 18 at 6:30 p.m.

the City will host one of the first meetings on the proposed center in response to citizens’ requests for new information on the park’s developments, officials said. “It’s a new building to be (see ‘ROXBURY,’ page 30)

Vocal Contest Open To Public Beverly Hills-based Loren L. Zachary Society for the Performing Arts will be hosting its 39th annual National Vocal Competition for Young Opera

Singers on May 22. Eleven finalists will perform at the event, to be held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, (see ‘OPERA,’ page 28)

SOUPLANTATION—Horace Mann 5th grade teacher Michelle Stradford, PTA VP Program Meghan Kendall and Principal Steve Kessler enjoy dinner at Souplantation for the Horace Mann Teacher Appreciation Dinner. The Horace Mann PTA treated participating staff to a free dinner at Souplantation while Horace Mann students and families came to support the PTA.

One Campaign Extended For An Additional Week By Marla Schevker Thanks to the success of the One Campaign, the BHEF has decided to keep fundraising in an effort to save all 24 jobs that had been given Re-

duction in Force (RIF) notices this year due to budget cuts. The board voted to save 13 of the 24 jobs at a special meeting on Monday but that has not deterred the BHEF from continu-

ing to fundraise. As of press time, the One (Plus One) Campaign was able to save another teacher’s job. (see ‘ONE PLUS ONE,’ page 26)

Tower Lane Properties Submits New Applications TREE FUN —The City’s 2011 Arbor Day tree, donated by resident Mona Shafer Edwards (right), was installed at Coldwater Canyon Park in memory of her mother last month. The tree is a companion to the nearby cougar sculpture, donated by the family in the memory of Edwards’ father. Mayor Barry Brucker does the introduction.

Tower Lane Properties submitted new applications for permits to develop the land located at 9933-9941 Tower Lane. last week, weeks after the property’s representatives announced the withdrawal of

plans for the establishment of what community members dubbed a “mega mansion” on the approximate five acre lot. The initial plans called for the development of a 42,681square-foot main house, a dou-

ble-winged "son's villa" of more than 27,000 square feet, a 5,300-square-foot staff quarters, a 2,700-square-foot gatehouse and a 4,400-square-foot (see ‘TOWER LANE,’ page 33)

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Chair Ron Stone Resigns From FAC By Marla Schevker Ron Stone, the chair of the Beverly Hills Unified School District’s Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC), resigned from his position at the board meeting last Thursday. According to his resignation letter, Stone resigned from the committee because he hoped his actions would

force the board to look at how they are treating the FAC. “I have chosen to present this resignation during the public comment section of (the May 5) meeting, as it seems to be the only way for an FAC member to present to this board,” the (see ‘FAC,’ page 26)

SPECIAL GUESTS’—The 9/11 Memorial Garden construction project had a special visitor this week, Brad Burlingham (left), whose brother, Capt. Charles F. Burlingham, was the pilot of Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon. Joining Burlingham on the jobsite tour is Beverly Hills Fire Chief Timothy Scranton. Photo by Reggie Sully

Licensing Agreement Surprises BHEF By Marla Schevker The Beverly Hills Unified School District’s Board of Education brought a proposed legal agreement with BHEF for trademark licensing at their meeting last week. The agreement grew from a onepage legal document presented to the

board at the April 12 meeting to a sixpage document presented to the BHEF at the May 5 meeting. One major issue the BHEF had with this new document was that they had not been able to see it before it was presented at the board meeting. (see ‘BHEF,’ page 26)

Scooter Operator Dies After Collision The Beverly Hills Police Department is currently investigating a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of a scooter driver at the intersection of Olympic Blvd. and Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills on May 7 at 2:30 p.m. Lt. Tony Lee said per eyewitness accounts a driver operating a scooter was heading eastbound in the number one lane on Olympic Blvd. when a motorist driving a vehicle made a left turn in front of the scooter. The driver of the scooter sustained

serious injuries from the collision and was transported to Cedar Sinai and listed in critical condition, Lee said. The driver of the second vehicle did not sustain any injuries. On Tuesday around 5 p.m. the scooter driver was pronounced dead, police said. Lee stated the investigation is ongoing and was unable to provide any additional details about the accident or the victim, but said there was no suspicion that either party was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

MOVIE AND A SHOW—The Maple Counseling Center will be holding its 12th annual car drawing and film screening on Thursday, June 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. Producer Dean Zanuck (right) is the honorary chair of the event and Sharona Nazarian co-chair. Tickets are $100 and the TMCC will be locally premiering the IFC film, Love, Wedding And Marriage. There will be a raffle and prizes are a 2011 Mini Cooper, provided in part by The Greg Gill Company, or $15,000 cash. For more information visit www.tmcc.org. Photo By Aaron Nazarian

LEARNING THE THREE ‘R’s’—El Rodeo sixth graders saved more than 775 old CDs, DVDs, video discs and VHS tapes from going to the landﬁll with their Environmental Service-Learning Project they created to culminate Earth Month. They reminded everyone at El Rodeo that electronic waste can be taken to the Beverly Hills Farmers Market on the ﬁrst Sunday of each month for recycling. Front row (from left): I. J. Nizam, Sara Rodier, Ariel Pezeshki, Cady Hakim, Brian Arianpour and Maha Alkazemi. Back Row (from left): Sacha Sarfati, Jonah Saadian, Rebecca Meshkani, Lily Manavi, Bennet Gershwin and Isaiah Freedman.

Affaire In The Garden To Feature ‘Fire’ The 38th annual Beverly Hills Art Show, the Affaire In The Gardens, will complete its “Elemental Art Exhibits” series at the May event. Inspired by Beverly Hills Mayor Barry Brucker in Spring 2008, the series will conclude with a special exhibition titled “Fire.” Taking place May 21and 22 at the Beverly Gardens, “Fire” will showcase six artists who explore fire both as a natural phenome-

non and as a metaphor for extreme physical or emotional heat. The exhibit will also feature artist demonstrations including live on-site painting, discussions and jewelry making. Fire features painters Hal Yaskulka from Granada Hills and Jett Jackson from Los Angeles; ceramicist Bilyana Popova (see ‘AFFAIRE,’ page 28)

GEORGE CHRISTY

Saks Fifth Avenue

manda and Ruthanna were asked by Elle magazine’s creative director Joe Zee, “Why did you choose to write about Cannes?” Their immediate answer: “Missoni bikinis, poolside cocktails, and did anybody say Johnny Depp?”

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ow that I’ve read the novel, I’m desperate to go to Cannes … what do Wendy Goldberg with daughter you recommend for Amanda Goldberg, whose novel packing?” added Joe. Beneath a Starlet Sky, co-written “Besides the bikinis, with Ruthanna Khalaghi Hopper, plenty of sunscreen, a welcomed guests during the Saks stay at the Hotel du Fifth Avenue book-signing. Cap, and for peoplewatching stroll down ollowing the best-sell- the Croisette where, if you’re ing success of their first lucky, you’ll catch a glance of novel, Celebutantes, with its Ryan Gosling.” insider’s racy revelations about Oscar week. Authors his week, Saks Fifth Amanda Goldberg and Avenue Beverly Hills hosted a Ruthanna Khaleghi Hopper book-signing reception for are back. Their Beneath A Amanda and Ruthanna on the Starlet Sky offers kaleido- third floor in the J. Mendel scopic peeks at the hi-de-ho area. She and Ruthana greetshenanigans during the ed Elizabeth Banks; Jamie Cannes International Film McCourt; art gallerist Honor Festival. Ideal timing by St. Fraser; Wendy’s sister, ICM Martin’s Press for the pub powerhouse agent Toni date of the novel – the festi- Howard; Beverly Hills val opens this week with Councilman John Mirisch Woody Allen’s Midnight In (Wendy’s son); Susan and Paris, which Sony Pictures Peter Strauss; Christina Ricci; Classics is releasing, and Irena and Mike Medavoy. advance word being it’s Woody’s best film. lso: Jackie Collins with Barry Krost; Cynthia Sikes; eneath A Starlet Sky’s Edoardo Ponti, whose mom a ribald Baedeker of who- Sophia Loren was honored last does-what-to-whom during week by the Academy. those ten days of anything- Edoardo’s Coming And Going goes with premieres and movie will be released this naughty yachting parties at summer, and he’s off to the historic festival that dates Charleston, North Carolina for back to 1939. Might not his next film. “The trees in there be a film in the mak- North Carolina remind me of ing? “If you speak fluent ET, Europe, I know their names in Perez Hilton and TMZ, you Italian … we Europeans don’t are going to love Beneath A recognize your trees in Starlet Sky,” writes blogger California.” Simply Stacie. lso glimpsed were Page 6 | May 13, 2011

manda weds WME agent Philip Raskin next month in a garden ceremony at the Goldberg estate. “Amanda’s planning an intimate wedding with family,” says Wendy. “The bride and groom’s relatives and only several friends are being invited. Philip represents leading writers and directors, and also works with Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Charlize Theron.

hen we spoke with Danielle Steel not long ago, she had sold more than 500 million books. Today, the tally’s jumped to nearly 600 million, and 44 Charles Street is her 97th. The title’s a Greenwich Village address that Danielle made certain doesn’t exist, and her publisher describes 44 Charles Street as “a warm and cozy story about the triumph of love, friendship and second chances.

anielle lives between San Francisco and Paris, and in a rare interview tells the Wall Street Journal ’s David Kaufman that “San Francisco’s a great city to raise children in, but I was very happy to leave it. There’s no style, nobody dresses up – you can’t be chic there, it’s as if everyone’s dressed to go on a camping trip … I don’t think people really care how they look there, and I look like a mess when I’m there, too.”

ays she has a trainer but “avoids her by all means necessary … the French don’t really exercise, and I’m originally French … writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one; when you write your world is populated by the characters you invent, and you feel those people filling up your life.”

e’re fortunate to have enjoyed Danielle’s friendship over the years, and we often enjoy hearty memories of Christmas parties in her ball-

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he novel’s been discussed by Barbara Walters on The View, and Amanda’s mother, Wendy Goldberg, reports that the television gabfest has surprising power. “The day when Barbara and her View colleagues talked about it, sales jumped.” Wendy’s husband is the distinguished film and TV producer Leonard Goldberg, whose Blue Bloods starring Tom Selleck is a huge CBS hit, and Ruthanna’s father is the late Dennis Hopper.

strangers to friends, and ultimately … to family.” A plot ripe for a TV movie, yes?

Danielle Steel’s 97th book, 44 Charles Street, is ripe and ready for a TV movie.

room, entertaining as she does with high style and generosity. Devoted to family, she’s committed to helping the homeless -- her support remains boundless. “I like happy movies like Notting Hill with Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, know more about cars than most women, having grown up with a father who loved vintage cars,” she muses to David Kaufman. Doesn’t like grand restaurants “with kowtowing waiters … one of the best parties I attended was Dolly Parton’s, she served meat loaf and fried chicken, and it was fantastic.”

Online at www.bhcourier.com/georgechristy.cfm

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trangers find themselves living together over the course of a year -- the four roommates couldn’t be more different. Yet month after month as they share laughter, heartbreak and hope, they transform from The film’s Rose Byrne with Jon Hamm and Ellie Kemper

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Tracee Ellis Ross; Rosanna Arquette; Patricia Arquette; Katharine Ross; Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka; Steve Brill; McG; Annie Ilonzeh, who’s one of Leonard Goldberg’s angels along with Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor in his 2011 pilot of Charlie’s Angels, with Robert Wagner voicing Charlie. The 200 books on hand sold out.

The film’s Melissa McCarthy with husband Dan

Universal’s Donna Langley with director Paul Feig

Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph co-star in Bridemaids, which Universal premiered at the Village Theatre in Westwood with a reception at the Hammer Museum. Producer Judd Apatow with grandmother Molly

The film’s Chris O’Dowd with Dawn Porter

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City Officials Reference Frequency Of Noise Complaints At Community Meeting By Tricia Arend Approximately 50 individuals attended the Human Rights Commission’s second public hearing on the City’s 50 year old noise ordinance, held Monday night at City Hall. Human Services administrator Jim Latta explained at the meeting that the hearings came about after the City Manager asked for recommendations from each of the departments on how they could save money approximately two years ago. He stated the police department’s recommendation referenced the need to go out and “deal with” large parties, so later on, at the request of former Mayor Jimmy Delshad, an ad hoc committee was formed to review the 50 year old noise ordinance. Latta explained after the committee met with community development staff they reported back to the City Council in February, at which time the council decided community input was needed in order to determine a clear objective for noise standards. The first of the three meetings was held on April 13, at which time residents discussed the issues of respecting neighbors and cultural diversity, frequency of parties, the difference between indoor and outdoor parties and the right to quiet enjoyment of one’s home. BHPD Lt. Joe Chirillo said on May 19 he had reviewed two different time periods to evaluate the frequency of noise complaint calls. He stated the department received 439 calls for service from loud party and loud music complaints from Jan. 28, 2009 to June 30, 2009 and 793 calls for service for loud parties and loud music complaints from June 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2010. Chirillo said at times these parties can exceed 500 people and become problematic, involving people outside of the bounds of the residence or underage drinking. Though he said this is the “exception rather than the rule,” he explained that when parties are out of hand the department has limited resources to handle these “time consuming” situations and must make a judgment on what their priorities are at the time. The residents who spoke their minds addressed the issues of whether the ordinance needs to be revised, if extending the ordinance’s 6 p.m. time frame needs to be extended and if so to what time, the frequency of parties, whether the time frame needs to be extended for weekends, holidays and/or weekdays and potential guidelines for social night gatherings. Commission Chair Dr. Sharona Nazarian stated the comments will only be discussed once all three public

hearings have concluded, at which point the commission will make a recommendation

to City Council. If more information is needed to make a recommendation, further hear-

ings could potentially be scheduled. The next hearing will take

place on Tuesday, May 24 at 9:15 a.m. at City Hall.

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TO SEE AND BE SEEN

T H E FA S H I O N O F B E V E R LY H I L L S

By Juli Russ

The Courier had the opportunity to sit down with Nick Wooster, Neiman Marcus’s Men’s Fashion director, at Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills. Wooster works with buyers to bring in the seasons most flawless fashion. BHC: What is trending for men this spring? NW: This spring, you’ll find the color blue in every category, along with militaristic and preppy, or prepatory. Shorts were seen all over the runways this season, a must have that’s appropriate for all occasions.

usually set by Tom Ford, Prada, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana.

BHC: What can we expect men’s fashion to arrive in this fall? NW: Fall fashion will never look better! Men’s fashion will arrive in the form of a combination of fabrics and knitwear, like leather, fur and suede.

BHC: Which designers, that Neiman Marcus carries, really set the season’s trends? NW: Trends seem to always come from top designers. The direction is

Fashion News & Notes Hermès Sales Jump 25.5 Percent in First Quarter Sales at Hermès International jumped 25.5 percent in the first quarter on strong demand for silk scarves, watches and perfumes. The French luxury firm left its guidance for 2011 unchanged, saying prospects for the rest of the year were uncertain in light of the catastrophe that struck Japan, its biggest market. Hermès posted revenues of $870.8 million, in the three months ended March 31. WWD Estée Lauder Profits Blow Past Estimates Third-quarter profits more than doubled for Estée Lauder, while sales increased 16.4 percent. The stock is near its all-time high. Lauder’s business was up across the board. Thirdquarter earnings attributable to the firm shot up to $124.7 million, or 62 cents a share, from $57.5 million, or 28 cents, a year earlier. WWD Retail Stocks Rally to All-Time High Retail stocks rallied strongly Tuesday, inching up to an all-time high ahead of first-quarter earnings season. The S&P Retail Index, which started reaching new heights late last month, soared as high as 545.79 in afternoon trading and closed up 1.2 percent, or 6.22 points, at 545.59. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6 percent, or 75.68 points, to 12,760.36 as investors took heart from Microsoft

Corp.’s $8.5 billion deal to acquire Internet phone company Skype Global. WWD

Salma Hayek Launches Nuance Beauty Line Salma Hayek has revealed her Nuance Salma Hayek line that will be available in August exclusively in 7,000 CVS Pharmacy stores and online. Hayek sought to create a line to honor her grandmother’s beauty secrets, a cosmetologist who studied at Vichy Labs in Paris, and who also combined Native American and Mayan remedies into her potions. WWD Brunello Cucinelli Hints at IPO Brunello Cucinelli revealed it is the latest Italian company to be tempted by the stock market. Prada, Moncler and Ferragamo IPOs are expected to take place in the first half of the year, and founder Brunello Cucinelli said he is toying with the idea of a stock market listing, but that it is still in the very early stages of the process. WWD Clare Waight Keller Named Creative Director at Chloé Clare Waight Keller has been named creative director at Chloé, effective June 1. Keller recently left Pringle of Scotland after six years as its creative director, for her “deep experience and innovative approach to knitwear.” WWD

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DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS—Il Fornaio Beverly Hills Executive Chef Guiseppi Dimola teaches Horace Mann Elementary School third graders (from left) Nathan Maryamian, Daniel Song, Aaron Melloul, Thomas Moran, Joey Lumer and Brandon Shabani the art of delicious, nutritious pizza-making. Photo by Fusaro Photography photos from Club EATalian event at Il Fornaio

Beverly Hills 3rd Graders Cook Club EATalian, a healthycooking educational program designed to teach the nutritious benefits of the authentic Italian Mediterranean diet and raise awareness about the “diabesity” epidemic spreading across the globe, this week invited 51 third graders from the Beverly Hills Unified Schools to prepare and eat their own goodfor-you pasta, pizzas and sauces at Il Fornaio restaurant in Beverly Hills. The 9- and 10-year-old kidchefs from the Horace Mann Elementary School created their own lunches from scratch with healthy ingredients and professional culinary techniques - all under the tutelage of Il Fornaio Beverly Hills Executive Chef Giuseppi Dimola and Piccolo Chef, Los Angeles’ leading kids cooking school. The big lesson: “junk”

food may taste good but doesn’t help you grow healthy and strong and may result in medical problems such as obesity and diabetes - versus delicious, nutritious food that’s fun to make, tastes wonderful AND is great for building muscles and bones to make you physically and mentally fit. The children designed their own individual pizza creations, beginning with a quick lesson in Italian and authentic doughmaking from Piccolo Chef’s Gino Campagna. Then the kids got personal: each created their own combinations of fresh vegetable toppings, Prosciutto Di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano imported from Italy as well as fresh mozzarella cheese. The creations were baked and boxed to eat as snacks – or take home to the family.

Ruskell Wins Baking Competition By Breton Garen In front of friends and family at the Montage Beverly Hills on Sunday, Executive Pastry Chef Richard Ruskell was cheered as the Food Network’s finale of “Last Cake Standing” aired where he was crowned the winner. Ruskell was up against three other cake designers in the final episode who had to create an unforgettable wedding cake for an engaged couple. The cakes had to be inspired by one of the themed wedding rooms at the world famous Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. But as the final four competitors thought they have completed their final task, one more awaited: make a cake that told the story of their $100,000 dream - the prize for winning the show. Ruskell said he didn't necessarily consider himself a 'cake decorator', but decided to take on the challenge of the competition for self validation.

Richard Ruskell with his winning cake from the “Last Cake Standing” finale. Courier photo by Brenton Garen.

"My winning cake was about starting a new dream of launching a whole different kind of website that offers cooking classes and ebooks," Ruskell said. "The cake also told of my past dreams, some which didn't work out, but it became part of my life story which I was able to demonstrate."

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•L.A. Philharmonic 60th Benefit Ball To Salute Armenia May 21 The L. A. Philharmonic Association is staging its 60th benefit ball “Armenia—The Melody of Eternity” next Saturday (May 21) at the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Members of the Consular Corps will be honored during the evening which raises funds for the orchestra. For information, call 818341-6493 or 818-882-8902. •Talia’s Big Hair Beauty Day Set For Sunday At Tipperary On Sunday, 13-year old Talia Wohlberg will sponsor Talia’s Big Hair Beauty Day, an afternoon of hair and beauty makeovers for 45 girls of Chai Lifeline West Coast, the regional branch of an international charity that helps sick children and their families deal with the social, emotional, and financial challenges of pediatric illness. The event takes place at Tipperary Hair Styles for Girls and Boys, 9422 Dayton Way from noon to 3 p.m. As part of her Bat Mitzvah project, Talia raised funds to sponsor this event for seriously ill children and teens. Catering By Brenda has donated the lunch, and volunteer counselors will keep spirits high

with an arts and crafts project. •Aviva ‘A Gala’ Set For May 21 At The Beverly Wilshire Aviva Family and Children’s Services will honor Kelly Fisher Katz, Monique Lhuillier and Andrew R. Diamond at its “A Gala” on May 21 at The Beverly Wilshire. Besides dinner and a Lhuillier fashion show, there will be an after-party with dancing and entertainment. Individual tickets are $500. For information, call 323-904-4400. •Cancer Support CommunityBenjamin Center ‘Tribute to the Human Spirit’ Gala, May 18 The Cancer Support Community-Benjamin Center’s 13th annual “Tribute to the Human Spirit” awards gala is set for Wednesday at The Beverly Hills Hotel. Honorees include Nelson and Susan Algaze, Dr. Jay and Briar Grossman and Barbara Ullman Schwerin. Frances Fisher emcees with special guest Parvati Shallow of Survivor and entertainment by vocalist Francesca Amari. Tickets are priced from $350. For information, call 310-314-2555 or visit www.cancersupportcommunitybenjamincenter.org. •Beverly Hills Beer Festival Scheduled May 22 At Thompson The inaugural Beverly Hills Beer Festival will take place

Sunday, May 22, on the rooftop of Thompson Beverly Hills, 9360 Wilshire Blvd., from 2 to 7 p.m. Along with the beer tastings in six poolside cabanas, there will be a selection of food and live music by Koffeehouse artists' Ajia Lise and Matthew Moon along with Listen Deep DJ Prophecy. General admission tickets are $25 which includes three beer samplings and VIP tickets for $50 with unlimited beer samplings. Visit: wwwlistendeepmusic.com/bhbf. •C By Karina Eyewear Boutique Opens On South Beverly South Beverly Drive is slowly but surely becoming a chic new street in town. The latest retail shop on the scene at 236 S. Beverly Dr. is eyewear boutique C by Karina. Owner and optician Karina Leigh carries the hottest, most unique collections from right off the runway to everyday classic chic. With C by Karina’s interior, white on white with a six foot Swarovski Crystal chandelier hovering over a Louis XV desk. Call: 310-777-1818. •Beth Shir Shalom To Host Benefit For Children Of Japan Beth Shir Shalom Synagogue in Santa Monica is staging a children’s concert to raise money for

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I M P O R TA N T the young victims of Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami. “Kids for Kids” will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the synagogue, 1827 California St. The interactive community concert will feature Neil ComessDaniels performing songs from his recent CD of original music for children, titled On This Day And All The Time. He will be joined by master cellist Lynn Harrell, violinist Helen Nightengale, Brad Cobb on bass, vocalist Margaret Marston, and Alan Abrahams on drums and percussion. A $10 donation is requested for each adult and child. Milk and cookies will be served immediately following the concert. It is being held in conjunction with Heartbeats Foundation (www.heartbeatsforchidren .org), as a direct channel to assist children in Japan. For information call 310-4533361 or email: roselee@ bethshirshalom.org. •Entertainment Industry Auction This Weekend At Saban Joseph Maddalena is conducting an entertainment industry auction from 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., through his company Profiles In History. Items will include the original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car, Willy Wonka's Godstopper, Sylvester Stallone’s boxing gloves from Rocky, plenty of Disney original animation art, among many other historic pieces

of Hollywood memorabilia and artifacts. •Bruce Thornton To Discuss Wages Of Appeasement At Skirball Center Monday Author Bruce Thornton will hold a book signing and discussion of his latest work The Wages Of Appeasement at Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., on Monday from 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors. Admission is $15. Call 818-704-0523 or RSVP@cjhsla.org. •B.H.-Based Wolfgang Puck Iced Coffee Now In 35 States The enterprise began in the kitchen of Spago Beverly Hills but now Wolfgang Puck’s Iced Coffee is being distributed in 35 states by Woodway Beverage Partners. According to The Wall Street Journal, consumption of iced coffee is one of the fastest growing sectors in the beverage industry. •Learn About Wine.com’s Wine Tasting Event Today Learn About Wine.com is staging its tasting series: “Stars of Paso Robles” with two dozen of the leading wineries from this emerging wine region today at McCormick & Schmick’s, 206 N. Rodeo Dr. from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Visit www.learnaboutwine.com or www.starofpasorobles.com. Call 310-451-7600. A silent auction benefits TJ Martell Foundation and Childrens Hospital LA.

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May 13, 2011 | Page 11 EXCELLENCE Recreation & Parks CommissionerKathi Rothner was selected by the City to receive the “Community Service” award at a recent California Parks & Recreation Society District 9 Awards and Installation Luncheon at Greystone Park. The award honored Rothner, who concluded her term on the commission in April, for her longstanding volunteer involvement in the community and 10 years of service.

Project Designs To Be Awarded By Tricia Arend The City of Beverly Hills’ Architecture and Design Review Commissions will be recognizing ten outstanding residential and commercial construction projects in the City immediately prior to the City Council meeting next week at a ceremony dedicated to architecture in the past, present and future. The Tuesday, May 17 reception, which will be attended by students of the Beverly Hills High School advanced architecture class who will display their own work, will be held in the City Hall Municipal Gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will also feature pictures of historic properties of architectural significance in Beverly Hills, said Architecture Commission Chair Fran Cohen, which is why this year’s reception is entitled ‘Architecture Day in Beverly Hills Past, Present and Future.’ “It’s like going to an art museum,” Cohen said. “[Visitors] will see different projects that are going on that are won-

derful projects that fit Beverly Hills very well. The past is the historic buildings we had, the present is the work we do now and the future is the children.” Every two years the Commissions acknowledge outstanding construction projects in the City, but this will be the first year the two award programs will be combined into one. Seven of the ten commercial projects were selected by the Architecture Commission, which oversees the construction of commercial and multifamily homes, including South Beverly Grill, architect Assembledge Architecture + Development and designers Hillstone Restaurant Group and Brad Dunning; 9033 Wilshire Blvd., architect Joon Sim and Associates and designer Archway Holdings; Bay Cities, architect Michele Saee, Building Inc.; 331 N Foothill Rd., architect Ehrlich Architects; 9378 Wilshire Blvd., architect Ehrlich Architects; Solange (see ‘ARCHITECTURE,’ page 30)

City Accepting Art For Contest By Tricia Arend The City of Beverly Hills Public Works Department is now accepting student submissions for the Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) 2011 student art contest. Themed “Water is Life” and pertaining to the conservation and stewardship of water in the school, home, community, recreation, business and industry, environment or agriculture, the contest is open to any student as long as they attend a Beverly Hills school. Submissions can be sent independently regardless of if a student’s class or school is participating. This is the third year Beverly Hills will be participating in the contest. The MWD will select 36 posters which will be honored and acknowledged at

a student art exhibit in the fall of 2011. Arnetta Eason at the City of Beverly Hills said winning artwork from previous years for Beverly Hills is displayed on the Public Works & Transportation building’s second floor. “The contest is held to allow students an opportunity to emphasize the importance of wise water use in our daily lives in a fun, creative fashion,” she said. The theme, guidelines, rules and regulations and parent/guardian approval forms can be obtained at Beverly Hills City Hall or by visiting www.beverlyhills.org/artcontest. Art should be submitted to the City of Beverly Hills Public Works Department, 345 Foothill Rd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 by May 25.

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Scientists at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have provided the first evidence that Six1 transcription factor is an essential regulator in the development of embryonic lung epithelial stem cells. Proper formation and functioning of lung epithelium is essential to life. The self-renewal of embryonic lung stem cells involves a balance between proliferative potential, inhibition of differentiation, and the prevention of senescence or cell death and is crucial for proper

lung formation. Disturbing of this balance has been associated with developmental disorders as well as cancer. Until now, little has been known about the mechanism that controls this balance in embryonic lung epithelial stem cells. David Warburton, MD, DSc, director of Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine at The Saban Research Institute, and Ahmed ElHashash, PhD, senior research scientist carrying out this study, have determined that Six1 transcription factor controls the (see ‘LUNG,’ page 29)

Model Taps Tiny Tropical Fish For Large-Scale Drug Screening To Combat Cushing Disease A common, tiny tropical fish plays a key role in a new model for Cushing disease, giving researchers a powerful tool to conduct extensive searches for effective treatments for this serious hormonal disorder, testing up to 300 drugs weekly. The model—published online this month by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences—was created in the laboratory of Shlomo Melmed, MD, dean of the medical faculty at Cedars-Sinai, by his research team led by Ning-Ai Liu, MD, PhD. They introduced into striped zebrafish—the freshwater translucent

tropical Danio rario—the “pituitary tumor transforming gene” discovered in Melmed’s lab in 1997. This caused the zebrafish to develop features of Cushing disease including: high levels of the stress-related hormone cortisol, diabetes and heart disease. These zebrafish then were bred with fish that bear green fluorescent markers, allowing researchers to visualize in the resulting hybrids how drugs interact with the Cushing’s disease pituitary tumors. “This new model for Cushing disease means that we can more rapidly

A familiar face in Beverly Hills has a new address among other Doctors of USC. Leading Los Angeles oncologist David B. Agus, M.D., is now seeing patients in the USC Norris Westside Cancer Center, at the new Doctors of USC Beverly Hills location on Wilshire Boulevard. The new satellite cancer center is affiliated with the National Cancer Institute-designated USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital. Agus is a professor of medicine and engineering at USC’s Keck School of Medicine and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. He is also director of the USC Center for Applied Molecular Medicine. Agus is internationally known for his innovative research into advanced prostate cancer that focuses on the application of proteomics and genomics for the study of cancer and the development of new therapeutics for prostate and other cancers. By integrating clinical trials, pre-clinical studies and molecularly targeted therapy, he has had success in predicting which patients will respond best to certain anti-cancer therapies.

(see ‘CUSHING,’ page 29)

David B. Agus, M.D. “The move to the new USC Westside location is a huge step toward increasing awareness of USC’s specialty brand and services, while building relationships. It is an excellent platform to broaden our sophisticated clinical research, advanced services and education,” said Agus. With Agus’ leadership and promising vision for the future of cancer research, the USC Norris Westside Cancer Center will be a hub for stateof-the-art care, advanced treatment (see ‘AGUS,’ page 29)

St. John’s Celebrates, Honors Nurses, Hosts Symposium St. John’s Health Center has a long history of excelling in nursing care. Every year, St. John's takes the time to recognize each of its nurses and the hard work they do to make the St. John’s a leading health center. This year, Nurses Week is being celebrated through May 12 with treats, gifts and awards throughout the week. St. John's is also hosting an Evidence-Based Nursing Symposium that will cover such topics as sepsis, diabetes and thoracic surgery. In addition, the medical staff will be continuing its long-standing tradition of hosting a dinner to celebrate its nurses and the care they provide. During Nurses Week, St John's will

also be announcing its annual Preceptor and Charge Nurse awards. The honorees are chosen based on nominations by their peers. The awards are supported by the center’s Nursing Endowment, a program set up to support nursing through education, equipment and any other needs that may arise. This program exists through the support of donors such as the Brody family, which recently donated $1 million to the fund in honor of Sister Marie Madeline. Additionally, St. John’s is participating for the first time in the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing by honoring three of its outstanding nurses. The (see ‘NURSES,’ page 29)

Cedars-Sinai's Mobile Medical Clinics Receive $500,000 Grant Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has received a $500,000 grant from the California Community Foundation (CCF) that will help support the hospital’s Coach for Kids and Their Families program. Over a two-year period, the grant will help fund primary healthcare and case management services by Coach for Kids to vulnerable children in underserved communities in Inglewood, Centinela Valley, and the South Los Angeles neighborhoods of Watts and Compton. “Promoting and improving the health and quality of life of children and adults, particularly those without adequate health insurance, has always

been part of the mission of the California Community Foundation in Los Angeles,” said President and CEO Antonia Hernández. “Access to health care is also a particular objective of our Centinela Medical Care Fund, from which this grant is being made.” The grant marks the 11th year Cedars-Sinai’s mobile medical clinics have received funding from the community foundation. A program of Cedars-Sinai’s Maxine Dunitz Children’s Health Center, and staffed by healthcare professionals, Coach for Kids’ fullyequipped mobile medical clinics bring (see ‘MOBILE,’ page 29)

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Health Happenings.... Cedars-Sinai Seminar To Discuss Fertility Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will present a free seminar, “What You Need To Know About Your Fertility,” from 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 18 at the center’s Harvey Morse Auditorium Plaza Level – South Tower, 8701 Gracie Allen Dr. Margareta Pisarska, M.D., director of Cedar’s Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine and Carolyn Alexander, M.D., member of the fertility center, will discuss fertility options and breakthroughs in the field and answer questions. For more information, call 310-423-4887.

Free Tower Workshop To Discuss Legal Ramifications Of A Cancer Diagnosis Tower Hematology Oncolgy Cancer Support Network, in collaboration with The Cancer Legal Resource Center, will present “Cancer And The Law,” a free workshop, from 6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, May 26 at The Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly Hills, 9229 Wilshire Blvd. A cancer diagnosis may carry with it a variety of legal issues that can cause people unnecessary worry, confusion and stress. The “Cancer and the Law” presentation will discuss the most common cancer-related legal issues for cancer patients and survivors, including: health insurance options, employment rights and reasonable accommodations in the workplace, taking time off work, and access to disability insurance and government benefits, such as Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Space is limited. For more information and reservations, call 310-205-5790.

Seminar Aims To Help Parents Of Teens Communicate, ‘Discipline With Love’ The Iranian American Parents Association (IAPA) and Dr. Nanaz Pirnia, Ph.D., MFT will present “How Parents Should Communicate With Their Teenagers,” from 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday, May 26 at the Beverly Hills Country Club, 3084 Motor Ave. The seminar will include a panel discussion “for parents to learn effective ways to discipline with love.” Tickets are $20. Since space is limited, reservations may be made at 310-358-3337. Refreshments will be served. For more information, send e-mail to info@iapabh.org or call Pirnia at 310-286-1480. The program is supported by KIRN670AM Radio Iran and the Beverly Hills Country Club.

UCLA’s Longevity Center To Honor Fonda, Collins And Straatsma On June 4 The UCLA Longevity Center (formerly the UCLA Center on Aging) will hold its 20th anniversary ICON Awards, honoring Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda, businessman and UCLA alum James Collins and UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute Founding Director Dr. Bradley R. Straatsma on Saturday, June 4 at The Beverly Hilton. Jennifer Lopez will be the special guest and host Tony-winner Jason Alexander will also perform. The evening will begin with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner and program at 7:30 p.m. Ticket packages begin at $1,000; individual tickets are $300. For more information, contact LPA Events at 310-201-5033 or e-mail Lauran@lpaevents.com. For information on the UCLA Longevity Center, visit www.aging.ucla.edu.

Bogart Program Golf Classic Set For June 13 The 4th annual Provident Financial Management Golf Classic benefiting the Bogart Pediatric Center Research Program will be held Monday, June 13 at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. Tickets start at $1,500 and sponsorship opportunities begin at $10,000 and are available by calling 323-330-0519 or e-mailing info@bogartfoundation.org. To date, the annual event has raised $523,000 for “bench to bedside” pediatric cancer research at the Bogart labs at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a continental breakfast and putting contest, and golfing begins at 11 a.m. The event includes a complimentary barbecue lunch on the ninth hole, an evening dinner, a cocktail party, and silent and live auctions at the Sherwood clubhouse. This year’s silent auction includes guitars signed by Sheryl Crow, Don Felder and band member of Metallica and Goo Goo Dolls; a drumhead and sticks signed by Bon Jovi and golf foursomes at Sherwood and Hillcrest Country Club. The live auction includes a four-night stay at Exclusive Resorts, a trip for two to Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Jersey Boys tickets and a weekend-long exotic car rental.

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NEW YORK BH COURIER The Courier Takes A Bite Out Of The Big Apple Joan Rivers and former Beverly Hills Mayor Jimmy Delshad headlined a gala reception at the Paley Center for Media in New York City Wednesday to present famed Courier columnist George Christy with the ďŹ rst copy of The Best Of George Christy In The Beverly Hills Courier 2009 - 2011. The event introduced new Courier fashion director Tawny Sanders to the leading New York fashion industry and media.

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As part of Greta of Beverly Hills' 50th anniversary celebration, owner Greta Feigler hosted a celebratory trunk show featuring collections by Sydney Curtis, Linda J. Lawson, Bryan Emerson, Sachin and Babi and Vivienne Westwood. Event cohost, actress Tanya Newbould arrived at the South Beverly Drive boutique in style in the latest convertible Ferrari, courtesy of Ferrari of Beverly Hills. Champagne flowed and guests included Japanese film star Genevieve Mariko Wilson, actresses Vicki Roberts, Jamie Rose and Mia Hope, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miss Pacific Palisadesâ&#x20AC;? Samantha Levey, Dan Deutsch, and designer Anne Albright de bonRepos. If you have a chance stop by her shop and check out her fabulous selection of fashions. ****** It was a huge success... Bill and Maria Bell, Kristen Buckingham, Waldo Fernandez, Patrick Herning, Tracey Jacobs, Julia Sarkin, Rob Bragin and Elizabeth Stewart hosed the 16th annual Los Angeles Antique Showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening night preview party benefiting P.S. ARTS. Laurent Rebuffel, Robert Wilson and Patrick Dragonette co-hosted the four day antique exhibition at Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport with 60 premier dealers from the U.S. and Europe. The exclusive preview party and silent auction featuring many exciting items. Dayenne Mary McDonald and Cameron Silver partnered-up to create a vintage inspired entrance tent. Vintage pieces from the Decades Store were on display in a mannequin installation, showcasing the connection between fashion and art through the decades... Terrific.

Among the guests... Eli and Edyth Broad, Lynda Resnick, Laurie David, Heidi Klum, Perry Reeves, Carla and Fred Sands, Vanessa Getty, Michael Bruno, Sally Perrin, Justin and Keisha Chambers, Lionel Richie, Lisa Kudrow, Billy Corgan, Sean Kanan, Abigail Spencer, Windsor Smith, Susie and Brad Krevoy, Lara Spencer, the cast of Million Dollar Decorator...Mary McDonald, Martyn Lawrence Billard, Kathryn Ireland, Jeffery Alan Marks and Nathan Turner. P.S. ARTS is a nonprofit dedicated to restoring arts education in public schools by providing comprehensive, skills based, sequential classes in dance, music, theater and visual arts. ****** The Mannequins of Assistance League of Southern California held its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Afternoon With Eveâ&#x20AC;? luncheon at The Beverly Hills Hotel. The event started with a boutique...definitely something for everyone as was evident by the many shopping bags spotted... including my own... We were welcomed by Chair Jacqueline Kruse, who introduced the fashion show featuring designer clothes, shoes, handbags and accessories from Elyse Walker and modelled by members of The Mannequins. Actor Neal McDonough was emcee and introduced the recipients of the 2011 Eve awards, Linda Bowling, Gloria Franks and Rosemary Booth, who received the Golden Eve. Congratulations to the many women who put the luncheon together including Wendy Taylor (benefit chair), and Katie Osterloh (awards chair) and the benefit commit-

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fornia. Its purpose was to raise funds through fashion shows to support the many services offered to the community of Los Angeles by ALSC. Proceeds from the event will directly benefit Family Service Agency, Children's Services and Theatre For Children. ****** Congrats to Terry Knowles, executive director of the L.A. Master Chorale since 2000, who has been promoted to president/CEO of the worldrenowned chorus. which is a resident company of the Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall. QUITE AN â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AFTERNOONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Mannequins of the Assistance League of Southern California held its annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Afternoon with Eveâ&#x20AC;? luncheon/fashion show at The Beverly Hills Hotel. Pictured are Karen Sacks (member of The Mannequins Auxiliary) and Assistance League of Southern California member Greer Saunders of Beverly Hills). Greer arranged for various boutiques to be at the event.

During Terryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tenure, LAMC has recorded four commercial CDs, forging a new recording partnership with Decca Recording Group, and increased its operating budget by 75 percent, to $3.7 million. It also expanded its relationship with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and toured New York and the Midwest. ****** Venice Family Clinic announced the details of its new Art Walk Skate Surf silent auction and opening party to kickoff its annual fundraiserâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Venice Art Walk & Auctions. The Skate Surf auction is open to the public for one night only on next Friday, May 20, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. Admission is free and attendees can expect a memorable evening filled with music, refreshments, and a chance to meet the artists, musicians, athletes, and tattoo legends who have created unique art works from reused, recycled, and recreated skate decks and custom-shaped and â&#x20AC;&#x153;tattedâ&#x20AC;? surfboards. For more information, visit http://theveniceartwalk .org/art-walk-state-surf.

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AMA AWARDEE—UC Riverside medical student Phillip Okhovat, center, receives the American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award. He is pictured with Dr. Richard Hubbard, left, of Pfizer, and Dr. Cecil Wilson, AMA president.

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Former BH Student Wins AMA Award By Marla Schevker Former Beverly High student, class of 2006, Phillip Okhovat has been named a recipient of the American Medical Association Foundation’s 2011 Leadership Award. Okhovat is currently a first year medical student at the UC Riverside/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in biomedical sciences. Okhovat, son of Beverly Hills dentist Dr. Janet Refoa D.D.S, was one of 24 medical students to receive the award. As a recipient of the award, Okhovat was sent to Washington D.C. to take leadership courses, learn communication skills and attend lectures on health care reform. “It was a really rewarding opportunity,” he said. Okhovat has always been involved in community service in the medical field through his mother’s involvement

in Rotary. He started in high school by helping with organizations that raised funds for wheel chairs and polio eradication. He said he found it gratifying and continued in college through the Rotaract, a college Rotary. He also founded a club called Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children. Okhovat is a student volunteer for the Student Run Health Clinic and Street Medicine at UCR, where he helps provide healthcare to both the Riverside homeless population and Riverside residents who do not have health care. Although Okhovat said he is not sure exactly what he wants to do when he graduates medical school, he did say he wants to incorporate a sense of public health and outreach whether it be overseas or in the United States.

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The Thalians

Young Hollywood Joins The Thalians To Honor Hugh M. Hefner As ‘Mr. Wonderful’ And Salute The Wounded Soldiers Of Operation Mend

Gala Chairs Bob and Kira Lorsch with honoree Hugh M. Hefner and his bride-to-be Crystal Harris on the red carpet at the Playboy Mansion.

Ruta Lee christens Billy Morrison of Billy Idol and The Cult a “New Thalian.”

“Roast Master General” Jeffrey Ross is welcomed by Playboy Hefner’s son Cooper works the red carpet. Bunnies.

From Disney and Dancing With The Stars to their just announced reality show with Bristol Palin, the youngest members of The Thalians stage, Christopher and Kyle Massey.

Super star guitarist Steve Stevens (Billy Idol, Michael Jackson) with wife, Married to Producer Gilbert Adler and his wife Jeannette. Rock’s Josie Stevens.

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Marston Hefner with newly named 2011 “Playmate of the Year” Claire Sinclair.

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Playmate Anna Berglund.

Connie Stevens and Marine Corp. Joseph Piram.

“Hitmaker” Grammy winning American Idol Season 10 producer Rodney Jerkins with “Dealmaker” agent Neil Members of the “New Directions” veterBagg. ans choir sing the National Anthem.

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Recording Artist Joy Enriquez wows the Louis Gossett Jr. presents a special recognition award to Operation Mend’s Timothy A. Miller, MD. crowd with her powerful performance.

Last Comic Standing’s Marine Corp. Aaron Mankin Felipe Esparza cracks up the Ruta Lee is told The Thalians raised more money than ever before, headed moves the audience. crowd. to the $1 million mark!

The all-star band’s Donovan Leitch (Camp Freddy) The Thalians “Mr.Wonderful” 2011 and Billy Morrison get the crowd on its feet. Hugh M. Hefner.

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The amazing Steve Stevens.

Special guest pop super star Taylor Dayne caps the night with an unforgettable rendition of Proud Mary.

Auctioneer John Moschitta fast-talks his way to helping raise $1 million for The Thalians and Operation Mend.

Hugh O’Brien, longtime friend of Hefner and The Thalians founding president, introduces the presentation to Hef.

Franky Perez dedicates Wish You Were Here to soldiers away from home in Iraq and Afghanistan.

James Caan presents Hugh M. Hefner with his “Mr. Wonderful” Award.

Matt Sorum rocks the stage.

Matt Sorum, Kira and Bob Lorsch, Ruta Lee, Donovan Leitch and Taylor Dane bring the once-in-a lifetime entertainment experience to a close.

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TA S T E NATALEE THAI Finding myself near the corner of Olympic and Robertson one Saturday afternoon, I realized it was time for lunch. First, I looked for Zen, but soon discovered it closed and a new Italian restaurant has already taken over that space, a typical restaurant story these days. So I walked east to the corner and spotted Natalee Thai.

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which came to the table in six small square containers, each with one shrimp in a green sauce! Fortunately we love very spicy foods, so we loved the tender shrimp, and drank its very spicy marinade with a lot of pleasure--along with a lot of Thai beer.

Finally, the tantalizing sole arrived consisting of a generous portion of fish filets in vegetables and a brown sauce redolent with garlic, lime This light and airy restaurant features high ceiland traditional Thai spices. ings and modern décor. We passed a full-service bar with no customers. Although there was We were impressed with this restaurant. They only one waitress, water and menus arrived offer all the well-known Thai dishes and the quickly, and we were left to study the long and preparations seem very authentic and very flavery complete menu. Next to us a young couvorful–not toned down for gringo tastes. ple had obviously ordered too much food, and Certainly, they could add one or two more big plates of noodle dishes remained between servers, but it’s not a fast food place, and for them until later when they requested doggie cooking of this quality some patience is bags. But not for the dog. required. Go for the food. Keeping in mind that we wanted a wide selection of their dishes, my oldest son and I ordered the pork rib appetizer, the naked shrimp (we liked the name) and the “tantalizing sole” also because of the name.

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Jr., artists Raul Rodriguez and Diana Bryer, (flying in from Santa Fe) and many others. They were entertained by singer including Jenna Robinson, dancers and a pianist in top hat and tails. Making an entrance was Charo, who treated the crowd to an impromptu song and lead a Conga line throughout the home. The luncheon was catered by Margaux Lambert. Formal high tea service was expanded to include fresh poached wild salmon with cucumber scales, Shepard’s pie, various salads along with traditional offerings of cakes, cookies, fresh berries with clotted cream, various tea sandwiches served on customTHREE GRANDE DAMES– Celebratmade pink, blue and ing their joint 85th birthdays (from left): white breads, chocolate Deena Brand, Jane Withers and Gencovered bride and groom eva Trifon. Photo by Amir dressed strawberries and Hills real estate investor and other treats. The flower arrangements at entrepreneur; former child star and actress Jane Withers; and each table of 10 were done by Geneva Trifon, Brand’s cousin Janelly’s Flowers. Photographer Amir Kojoory and long time resident of Beverly Hills, were the hon- stood in wait as each guest took an opportunity to have their orees/ The guest list included photo taken with a Prince and Catherine Betty Graham, president of William C.B.’s Previews International Middleton’s life-sized cardN.R.T.; Harry and Valerie board cut out, which added to Cooper of La Jolla; ,Spike Jones the event. Three Beverly Hills’ “grande dames” celebrated their joint 85th birthdays with a “royal tea party” celebration at the Mulholland Drive home of realtor Ronna Mee Brand of Brand Realty, Inc. Deena Brand, the hostess’ mother and long time Beverly

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recounts his life’s work of pursuing Nazi war criminals Adolf Eichmann, Franz Stangl, Dr. Josef Mengele and Karl Silberbauer, the SS officer who imprisoned Anne Frank. Dugan, who has written several other one-man shows, said of his latest piece: “My dad was a decorated WWII veteran; his unit liberated the notorious Langenstein concentration camp in Germany. He witnessed firsthand not only the darkest side of humanity, but also mankind at its best. When I began researching this play, I felt a real connection between Wiesenthal’s story of triumph over tragedy and my father’s. I also wrote the play for another reason; although I’m not Jewish, my wife and two children are; so I have dedicated the play to them.” Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Sunday-Tuesday (no performances May 30 and June 5). The theater is on the BHHS campus at 241 Moreno Dr, off Little Santa Monica adjacent to Century City. Tickets are $25. For reservations, call 310-364-3606. For more information, visit www.theatre40.org.

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Wiig Makes Bridesmaids A Funny Romp It’s a shame Kristen Wiig has to return to SNL and act in mostly inane skits overladen with sophomoric humor. Judging from Bridesmaids, the most recent and “Wiigiest” of her films, the delectable and vulnerable (no one plays vulnerable like her) comedienne is in an element reserved for only the most talented and revered. She is ably assisted by her sister bridesmaids, especially Helen (the beautiful Rose Byrne) who is cast as the straight “rich bitch” who fights Wiig for the honor of being best friend of the bride, Lillian (Maya Rudolph). Wiig, (Annie) who grew up with Lillian holds her ground and fights to stake her rightful claim to being the bride’s BFF. There is a very funny scene at the engagement party when Helen and Annie toast Lillian, each determined to get in the last word. There are many sequences that are hysterically funny, especially those with hefty Melissa McCarthy (Megan) whose use of the “f” bomb effortlessly matches those of Susie Essman from Curb Your Enthusiasm. However, the film belongs to Wiig who co-wrote with Annie Mumolo. She is able to

Jerry Cutler on Film convulse an audience with the slightest glance, wrinkle of her nose, glare or stare. And, although her love life is in shambles and her bakery closed because of a lack of dough…both kinds, she is able to touch us with her sadness and elevate our emotions and root for her because she’s so darn funny. Are there scenes of hot lovemaking, bathroom humor, regurgitation, absurdities, wacky adult behavior? Of course there are. After all, this is a Judd Apatow co-produced film and he wouldn’t have it any other way. The only problem I have with Bridesmaids is that is was a bit too long and it felt like a series of skits patched together. And, that’s not as bad thing in this case because, regardless of it’s more than two hours of playing time, it is among the funniest movies of the year. 3 Bagels and a Shmear out of 4.

What’s So Funny Features Second City Alums In School Beneﬁt Westside Waldorf School parents have brought together alumni from the renowned Second City improvisational comedy troupe and other comedians to present “What’s So Funny?,”a night of vintage Second City comedy sketches, live improv and stand-up, Friday, May 20 with dinner at 7 p.m. and live music and the show at 8 p.m., and Saturday, May 21 with a 2 p.m. matinee and evening show beginning at 7 p.m. Performances are at the school, 17310 W. Sunset Blvd. in Pacific Palisades. The cast (in alphabetical order) will include: Bernadette Birkett, Danny Breen, Ken Campbell, Larry Joe Campbell, Joe Canale, Andy Cobb, Cameron Daddo, Gabriella Francis, Joshua Funk, Nyima Funk, Brian Gallivan, Mike Hagerty, Isabella Hofmann, Mark Evan Jackson, Rob Janas, Maureen Kelly, Keegan-Michael Key, Rich Kind, Joe Liss, Jane Morris, Ed O’Neill, Rick Overton, Ruthie Rudnick, and Holly Wortell. Piano by Fred Kaz Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the school’s eighth grade 10-day River Raft and Native American Service Learning Trip on the San Juan River. Tickets, at $20 online pre-sale ($25 at the door), are available at whatsofunny.eventbrite.com. The show is not recommended for those 14 and under.

PREMIERE TIME–Chris Hemsworth (left), star of the boxofﬁce smash Thor is greeted at the movie’s premiere by Jarvee Hutcherson of Beverly Hills, president of the Multicultural Motion Picture Association.

City To Screen Indonesia Documentary The City’s Arts & Cultural Events Office will present a free program with Paul Evan Greenwald, attorney and documentarian and his film Indonesia: In The Footsteps Of Ancestors, at 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 16 in the City Hall council chambers, 455 N. Rexford Dr. Greenwald’s passion for telling a story to juries and audiences using video had led hie and his wife to visit remote cultures and places. For more information, or to be on the mailing list for future forums, call 310-285-6830 or sign up at www.beverlyhills.org. Free parking is available in the civic center parking structure.

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BH Resident Greene Conducts BHBased Jr. Phil In Its 74th Anniversary

Happenings... Wyatt Newmann Photos At Gallery “Love Me When I Want You To,” an exhibition of photos by Wyatt Newmann runs through June 11 at the Gregory Way Gallery, 245 S. Beverly Dr. In addition to his photography, Neumann is an award-winning writer and director, and is currently working of a feature film set in the Rocky Mountain communes where he grew up. He shares his time between Livingston, Montana and Manhattan.

Neumann has shown his photography in numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout the United State, and has the distinction of having certain pieces of his work stolen from over half of his recent gallery shows. The gallery is open from 10 a.m.6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday or by appointment. For more information, call 818-577-3506 or visit www.gregorywaygallery.com.

Doctors Symphony Concert Tonight The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony, along with The Ebell Chorale and Hollywood Master Chorale, will present “Ménage à Trois” at 8 p.m., Friday, May 13 at The Ebell of Los Angeles, 4400 Wilshire Blvd, at the corner of Wilshire and Lucerne Taking part in the concert will be the Ebell Chorale, under the direction of Lauren Buckley; The Hollywood Master Chorale, under the direction of Jeffrey Bernstein; The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ivan Shulman, and Esther Keel, pianist for Beethoven’s Fantasy in C

minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra. Other pieces on the program include: Overture to the Magic Flute, Mozart; La Mort d’Ophélie, Berlioz (narrated by Joan Van Ark);,Vier Lieder, Brahms; and Pavane, Fauré. Proceeds benefit The Ebell Chorale which is open to all women in the community There will be a post-concert reception with performers. Tickets, at $20 are available at EbellEventTickets.com or call 323931-1277. ext. 131.

Paley Steckler Show Has Rare Monroe Shots The Paley Center for Media is presenting “Len Steckler: Observations,” featuring never-before-seen photos of Marilyn Monroe from his famous photographic series, “The Visit,” through June 30 at the center, 465 N, Beverly Dr. This premiere is the first-ever exhibit of director, illustrator, photographer, and artist Steckler’s renowned photographic series chronicling a 1961 encounter between Monroe and author Carl Sandburg. Also included in the show is “Off the Wall” a recent series of images that, in the artist’s words “challenge our often-dismissive eyes o linger on imagery and experience the discovery of how to ‘see’ what is beautiful and compelling in these complex times.”

Gallery Exhibits Iran Photos T h e N o m a d Gallery will present a show of photographs by F a t a n e h Dadkhah, “Beyond the Border of Photography —Beyond the Border of Iran” today and tomorrow at the gallery, 1149 S. Robertson Blvd, just north of Pico. For more information, call 310-6514909.

Video footage of his commercials, short films and television projects round out this multifaceted artist showcase. As a commercial artist, Steckler introduced the world to Diet Pepsi and developed major advertising campaigns for AT&T, Revlon, and American Airlines among others. His story illustrations and photography have appeared in a diverse array of publications including the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal, Life, and Look magazines, and he helped shape the direction of modern fashion with his fashion photography in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.. For more information, call 310786-1060.

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The Beverly Hills-based Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate its 74th anniversary under the baton of long-time resident Gary S. Greene at 7 p.m., Sunday, June 5, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The Jr. Phil rehearses weekly at Horace Mann School. More than a dozen BHHS students and alumni including Jonathan Assia, Christopher Chen, Timothy Choi (’00), Debra Marisa Greene (’01), Lori Gordon (’72), Natalie Gordon, Victoria Gordon, Elbert Kim, Leah Shapiro, Milton Shapiro, Alex Sleisenger, Jared Sleisenger, Benny Upchurch, Ryan Wei are now performing in the orchestra. The Jr. Phil is composed of the area’s finest young musicians who receive musical training and orchestral experience at no charge. They, together with some alumni, will perform in this anniversary concert featuring classical favorites and show music ranging from Scheherazade to the 1812 Overture. Legendary Broadway star Carol Channing will perform her memorable Hello, Dolly! and be awarded the Jr. Philharmonic’s Golden Baton. Emmy and Grammy-winning composer Charles Fox will conduct some of his famous TV themes including Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Love Boat. Broadway star Jordan Bennett will sing This Is The Moment and Anthem. Petri Hawkins-Byrd, bailiff on the hit TV show Judge Judy, will sing What A Wonderful World as part of a medley of Louis Armstrong’s most memorable

Gary S. Greene songs. Victoria Gordon will sing from the musical Jeckyll & Hyde while actress June Lockhart will also make a special appearance. The Jr. Philharmonic will also perform the Bacchanale from Samson And Delilah by Saint-Saëns and the audience favorite, the can-can from Orpheus In The Underworld by Offenbach. Wink Martindale will emcee the program and Debra Marisa Greene is the concert producer. For ticket information, visit www.jrphil.org or call 310-275-7511. The Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1937 by the late Dr. Ernst Katz. A long-time City resident, he served as its founder-conductor for more than seven decades. More than 70,000 musicians, ages 12 through 25, have participated in annual auditions and more than 10,000 have been selected as members.

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KIDS HELPING KIDS—Fourth grade Hawthorne student Alex Block is pictured at 107th Street School read his book before donating it to their library.

Hawthorne Elementary School Donates Nearly 3,700 Books To 107th Street School in LA By Dupé Aleru Fourth grade students at Hawthorne School took part in the “Kids Helping Kids for Literacy” program by collecting 3,664 gently used children's books to be delivered to 107th Street School in Los Angeles. The donation was administered through Book-Ends, a local non-profit that recycles children’s books through the use of student-run book drives and de-

livers them to schools and youth organizations in need of books. During the one-week service learning project, Hawthorne students were involved in the step-by-step process, creating posters and fliers to inform people and the community about the book drive. After the collection of books, they were counted and sorted into grade level boxes. Upon the arrival to 107th Street

School, Hawthorne students had the opportunity to read some of the donated books to first and second graders there. In the end, Hawthorne students reflected on the project by writing a paragraph describing the process and how they contributed books to a school in need. For more information on Book-Ends, visit www.bookends.org.

PRESTIGIOUS AWARD—From left: School President Mike Cohn, Rabbi Jacob Pressman, Head of School Rabbi Mitchel Malkus, Elementary Principal Andy Polsky and from Paul Koretz’s office, Jay Greenstein.

Pressman Academy Awarded National Blue Ribbon By Dupé Aleru Pressman Academy of Temple Beth Am Day School was recognized as a 2010 National Blue Ribbon awardee by the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Washington, D.C., named Pressman in the high performing school category. One might ask, how does a school get chosen for such an award? For starters, the Secretary of Education invites each chief state school officer, the Department of Defense Education Activity and the Bureau of Indian Affairs from each state

to nominate schools which meet the criteria to submit to the Department of Education. Pressman Academy Day School was nominated by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). Preceeding the nomination, the Department of Education verified Pressman as one on the nation’s highest performing schools—measured in both reading (English language arts) and mathematics on standard achievement tests. “Our nation has a responsibility to help all children realize their full potential. Schools honored with the Blue Ribbon award are committed to

achievement and to ensuring that students learn and succeed,” said Duncan at the announcement ceremony. “We are particularly proud of this accomplishment because it affirms that our school’s commitment to a curriculum of rigorous academics balanced with social, emotional and spiritual learning enhances our students’ ability to be successful at the highest levels in general studies. This commitment, along with our emphasis on Hebrew and Judaic studies, makes Pressman Academy unique,” said Head of School Rabbi Mitchel Malkus.

HIT!— Alex Rohani hands the baton off to Chanan Batra on the Boys Varsity 4x400m relay. Beverly won the race with a time of 3:24.37.

Normans Go All Out Preparing For Saturday’s CIF Prelims By Dupé Aleru As the last few months of track season come to an end, BHHS had an electrifying season of record breaking statistics. Head Coach Jeff Fisher with assistant coaches Cassandra Chavez, Fedley Bonneau, Howard Edelman and Jeff Lloyd are the backbones and drivers to making the Normans top contenders in upcoming meets such as Saturday’s CIF Division II Prelims. Looking back at the Ocean League Prelims and Finals, one can note that athletes like sophomore runner Alex Rohani has much to anticipate in the realm of track and field as he took first place in the Boys’ Varsity 400m with a time in 48.11. Additional star-breaking news includes that the Boy’s Varsity ranks 10th for CIF qualifiers and 8th for league champions. The Girls’ Varsity follows the boys’, ranking 11th for CIF qualifiers and matched the boys with the eighth spot for league champions. Among the Normans who

starred in the Ocean League finals and are expected in the CIF Prelims: Alex Rohani who took first in the 400m and 800m; Chanan Batra who took first in the 800m; Josh Galen who placed first in the 1600m and 3200m; Julian Jackson who won the shot put; and Garrett Kaplan who placed second in the pole vault. Girls Varsity Ocean League performances include Vanessa Torres who took first in the 400m; Sydney Gray who placed first in the 800m; Brianna Simmons who stole the 1600m in a time of 5:18.24 followed by Sydney Gray’s time of 5:19.11; Liza Raffi in the 100H who placed first; Chelsea Austin in the long jump and triple jump, placing first in both events and second in the high jump; Melina Nasab in the pole vault who placed second; and last but not least the dynamic foursome of Simmons, Torres, Ting and Gray in the girls’ 4x400m relay, who placed first. For additional highlights, visit www.bhhstrack.com.

Dr. Barbara Klein Hosts Last Series Of Parent Workshops For School Year By Dupé Aleru Temple Emanuel Academy Day School, 8840 Burton Way, continues to implement its innovative and unique program for gifted and talented students. In partnership with Dr. Barbara Klein—author of Raising Gifted Kids, TEADS recognizes that cultural stereotypes of giftedness is one all-encompassing singular advanced level of thinking. Giftedness can be expressed in many different ways such as linguistics, mathematics, science, interpersonal sensitivity,

music and art and needs to be explored, developed and enriched. Dr. Klein will discuss “Assessing the Strengths and Limitations of Your Child” on May 22 from 2-4 p.m. and “Best Practices of Parents of Gifted Children” on June 5 from 2-4 p.m. The cost for all workshops is $175 per couple or $50 per workshop per couple. For additional information, contact Tanya Stawski at 310288-3737 ext. 246 or email: tanya@tebh.org.

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OBSERVING INDEPENDENCE DAY — Children danced an Israel dance in celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut.

Students Celebrate Israeli Holiday By Dupé Aleru Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy students observed Israel's Independence Day — known as Yom Ha'atzmaut — on Tuesday. The celebration took place on the school’s campus, located at 9120 W. Olympic Blvd. “Israel is such an integral part of our lives at Hillel and our Jewish religion, these celebrations help bring this theme to life in the minds of our children,” said the school’s President Michael Fallas. The day’s events included real life reenactments of Israeli cultural experiences such as a shouk, in addition to the celebratory prayers. During the festivities, children demonstrated their solidarity by participating in a parade around the school, an Israeli dance and a visit to a local camp

site to engage in a Kumzitz (sing-along), accompanied by music and dancing around a camp fire into the evening hours. “Celebrating Israel's birthday is a culmination of many educational programs we run throughout the year," said Head of School Rabbi Boruch Sufrin. “The students learn about Israel, its politics, its role in Jewish life, their roles as US citizens who cherish Israel, the geography and what the state contributes to the world at large.” “I think Tuesday was really awesome because we get to show that we care about Israel and how special it is to us, like how much we love the Kotel (the Western Wall) and how our prayers are important,” said fourth grader Daniel Suriel. For additional information, contact Lisa Arnold at 310-2768524l ext. 11.

COLLEGE ZOOM PROGRAM–Pictured (from left to right): Tutor Alex Park, tutor Robert Kim, Dr. Raquel Ramsey, David Reynaldo, tutor Chloe Wang, and Richard Palin.

College Zoom Program Empowers BHHS Students By Dupé Aleru Looking back at the school year, among the many successes of Beverly Hills enrichment programs was the award-winning college admissions counseling business, College Zoom—directed by BHHS alumnus David Reynaldo. Reynaldo was the master-mind behind the writing enrichment program at Beverly High for Dr. Raquel Ramey’s Critical Reading and Writing classes. The innovated program spanned over two weeks when College Zoom writing tutors helped students develop autobiographical essays, learn about persuasive writing strategies and prepare for their final written exam. “The program’s goal is to elevate the way Dr. Ramsey’s students think and reason. We are even challenging them to utilize the same sophisticated storytelling and persuasive writing strategies that College Zoom used to help col-

lege applicants reverse UCLA and USC rejection letters,” said David Reynaldo, the company’s director. During the sessions, the tutors worked with students one-on-one and in small groups. According to Reynaldo, in one instance of the persuasive essay assignment, a class unanimously chose to address a topic perceived to be the “easiest” to answer. However, many students changed topics once their arguments were challenged by the tutors. “Before, my way of reasoning was totally wrong. I used to think that it was better to agree with majority opinions,” said senior Ali Ukra. “Now, I know how to support my own opinion and intelligently think for myself,” she said. On the last day of the program, students reported that their writing ability not only improved but so did their confidence.

Mammoth Water Company donated 100 water bottles to each school and authorized the BHEF to sell them for $1. Although the BHEF has never asked BHUSD alumni for donations before, an email blast went out last Saturday to approximately 6,000 alumni. The BHEF has received donations from all over the United States including New York, Seattle and Memphis.

The Beverly Hills Fire Department kicked off the One Campaign with a generous donation and the Beverly Hills (BHPOA) Police Department has decided to generously donate to the One (Plus One) Campaign. The BHPOA offered to give the BHEF a generous percent of profits made on sales from their new line of hats, tshirts and sweatshirts. These

BEVERLY HILLS items will be sold at the schools and the Affaire in the Garden, May 21 and 22. “The children in the district next year deserve to have the most programs and the best teachers, even though it means the year after that we have to find another creative solution,” BHEF Chair Jonathan Prince said. “You’re not going to save money on this years’ kids, it seems wrong.”

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Board Vice President Brian Goldberg said the board was not a good partner when they did not send a copy of the revised agreement to the BHEF to allow them to review it before the board meeting and vowed to be a better partner in the fu-

ture. Prince said he believed there is no greater fundraiser for the BHUSD than the BHEF. The BHEF has found a lawyer to review the contracts pro bono and create something amenable to both parties.

with the FAC.” The board responded by requesting the FAC’s presence at a meeting and then not addressing the representative until after midnight. Board Vice President Brian Goldberg said the district formerly had a moratorium on using Measure E bond funds because of previous mismanagement and waste of district dollars that were previously spent. There were several decisions; he said the FAC was involved with, including the hiring of the architects for the four K-8 sites and the hiring of the master planning firm DeJong and Richter. “I understand Ron’s frustra-

tion and I appreciate his service and his dedication,” Goldberg said. “But I’m at a loss regarding his memory as it relates to these major decisions and processes that he, himself, was part of.” Stone said he hopes his resignation will spark change in the way the board deals with the FAC. His letter states he hopes one of the following actions will be taken: “a) make use of the FAC as it was intended —as an integral part of (the boards) redevelopment of the District properties; or b) disband the FAC and relieve its many dedicated volunteers from serving on a committee without purpose.”

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The total amount raised, including funds from the One Campaign, was approximately $625,000. As of Monday, the BHEF had raised approximately $540,000. The extended campaign, called the One (Plus One) Campaign, is thanks in part to the Beverly Hills com-

panies who have stepped up and are interested in donating. Restaurants donating a portion of their proceeds to the One Campaign include Porta Via, Urth Café, Saffron Sharkeys, The Ruby Room, The Hosh, Menchies Beverly Hills and the Bombay Palace. Restaurants are not the only ones donating to the One (Plus One) Campaign. Saks Fifth Avenue donated $10,000 and

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Board member Myra Lurie said although the contract is long, with all of the board’s expectations of the BHEF spelled out, she believed it to be fair.

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letter read. “With the exception of one visit to the FAC by a board member and repeated statements about the importance of the FAC, the BOE has largely ignored the FAC. I do not use these terms lightly.” The letter states a few examples of the disregard the board showed for the FAC including the board’s failure to appoint new members as vacancies arose. Stone said the FAC sent letters to the board on May 3 and Nov. 4 of 2010 “seeking clarification as to how the board of education would like to work

BEVERLY HILLS

Frances Allen Desert Roundup

Let’s face it, when the organization known as Jewish Family Services is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is normally not the glitz and glamour of Broadway. But, this is the Desert, and when you live in paradise, you don’t settle for normal. Sure, Jewish Family Services is an outstanding, non-sectarian organization with programs ranging from alleviation of teen substance abuse to ensuring seniors don’t have to wait in 100+ degree temperatures for a bus ride to the doctor. For the past four years the Desert’s Jewish Family Services has been the beneficiary–along with the audience at a sold-out McCallum Theatre–of the incredible talents, friendships and Rolodex of award-winning photographer turned producer, Michael Childers. The founding photographer for Andy Warhol’s Interview and After Dark magazines, Childers conceived and produces a live, on-stage performance extravaganza known as “One Night Only,” featuring up to two dozen A-list Broadway stars who each perform a single number in a performance that lasts for one night only. All this made possible by Childers’ own artistic talents as well as the celebrities he has known and become friends

with over the years. This year’s performance of One Night Only began the night before “curtain-up” with a cast and crew party at the architecturally magnificent home of David Kaplan and Glenn Ostergard. Here, between two swimming pools and a tennis court, amidst heavy hors d’oeuvres and spirited libations, the array of award winners and nominees in attendance

were Kate Burton, Nick Palance, Michele Lee, Danny Gurwin, Alix Korey, Stefanie Powers; Freda Payne, William Atherton and Millicent Martin, Ann Hampton Callaway, Sally Mayers, James Barbour, Sharon McKnight, Luca Ellis, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Danny Gurwin, James Snyder, Gregg Edelman, Jason Graae and dancers, Carole Cook; and Sean McDermott. Barbara Fromm and Sherry Schor co-chaired the event and after party at Acqua Pazza in nearby Rancho Mirage, aided

Michele Lee David Kaplan

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caused one local wag to remark there were more Tonys milling about that evening than at an Italian wedding. The theme for this year’s One Night Only performances was a celebration of the Desert’s greatest composers, lyricists and performers … fortunately, there was no shortage of material Actor/comedian, Alec Mapa, emceed the evening which featured, in order of appearance,

by four – count ‘em – honorary co-chairs. In fact, these honorarys represented a substantial portion of the top tier of Desert philanthropy–their names mentioned often in this column, but now space permits a slightly more detailed look. Honorary co-chair and philanthropist Annette Bloch’s name becomes slightly more familiar-sounding around tax time. She was married to Richard A. Bloch, the “R” in H & R Block, Inc. for 58 years. But, even more importantly, she

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is a cancer survivor and head of the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation providing hope and information on what to do after being diagnosed with cancer. Born within the sound of London’s Bow Bells, honorary co-chair Helene Galen is a true Cockney, with a Cockney’s street smarts. Since arriving in Southern California in 1958, she parlayed her abilities into executive positions in the fashion and jewelry business. She’s also served on the board of Trans World Bank in Sherman Oaks, a bank founded by her husband. It is also hard to be on the campus of the University of Southern California and not see a building, classroom or learning facility sporting the Galen name above the door. The Galens were major donors to, and supporters of, USC, and Helene has kept up the tradition. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees at USC and on the Board of Overseers for the Keck School of Medicine and the USC Hospital. Generally, successful people are not limited as to their interests and backgrounds, and honorary co-chair Barbara Keller in no exception. A playwright, the-

May 13, 2011 | Page 27 atre director and author, petite Keller was also a New York labor union president. But now, her time and expertise is spent as a valued trustee of numerous Desert-based philanthropic organizations. And, while most Desert residents who leave the area for the summer go to Canada or the mid-west, Keller goes to the most romantic places of all: the Cote d’Azur, where she and her husband have had a home for 18 years. It takes a brave man to cochair an event with three highpowered women, but no one is better suited for the task than Harold Matzner. Although the owner of the hugely successful (and deservedly so) Spencer’s Restaurant in Palm Springs considers himself to be a Palm Springs resident, Matzner is also the CEO of a multi-million dollar East coast branding, advertising and marketing company to which he commutes in his personal jet … much like I go back and forth to the supermarket. He is also credited with revitalizing the Palm Springs International Film Festival, all while serving on more philanthropic boards than there are dinner items on a Spencer’s menu. It may have been one night only, but for the enthralled audience who sat spellbound for the entire two-hour performance in a reverie that was broken only by applause, it was a glimpse of Broadway talent that will last a year … until the next one night only.

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from La Crescenta; jewelry designer Deidre Greene from Los Angeles; mixed media artist Kristen Neveu from Studio City, and mixed media artist and photographer Sandy Lager from Santa Monica. Each artist will lead demonstrations throughout the two-day event. Demonstrations will take place throughout the show at artists’ booths or, in the Main Demonstration Area, located in the ‘200’ block, between Beverly Drive and Canon Drive at Beverly Gardens. The Affaire In The Gardens features 250 artists from around the United States that will showcase an upscale, yet

affordable, array of paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints. The event will also feature wine and beer gardens and food stations including: Korean and American fare and food trucks. The Affaire In The Gardens’ charitable partner is Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Works by children will be for sale in the hospital's boot and all proceeds will benefit the hospital. The Beverly Hills Art Show – Affaire In The Gardens will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22. Show hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and admission is free. The Art Showwill be at Beverly Garden along Santa Monica Blvd., from Rodeo Dr. to Rexford Dr.

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Proceeds from the event benefitted The Thalians and UCLA’s Operation Mend (www.operationmend.ucla.edu), which has developed a model program for treating U.S. soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan starting with facial reconstruction. According to Kira Reed Lorsch, “From the beginning, our goal was to attract new interest, enthusiasm and Young Hollywood to The Thalians to ensure their tradition of charity will continue for years to come. Hef was a great choice for ‘Mr. Wonderful.’ He is a lover of Hollywood and its culture and he rep-

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For more than nine months, Courier articles have been referenced by several local, news publications including the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly, which are finally focusing on the

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4401 W. 8th St. at 2 p.m. Each singer will perform arias from the grand opera repertoire accompanied by the Los Angeles

resents the American dream. He has given millions of dollars to the arts and entertainment charities while helping to raise millions.” The Thalians show was produced by Gilbert Adler (Valkyrie, Superman Returns) and featured an all-star line-up, see pages 1819. According to long-time Thalians Board Chair Ruta Lee, “We are so proud to start off this new chapter in Thalians history by recognizing the tremendous work of Operation Mend, including the establishment of Save a Life to prevent suicide and improve soldiers’ overall psychological health.” Highlights of the evening in-

BEVERLY HILLS cluded the presentation to honoree Hefner by actor James Caan and previous honoree and Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg along with founding Thalians President Hugh O’Brien. Academy Award-winner Lou Gossett, Jr. made a special presentation to Dr. Timothy A. Miller, chief surgeon of operation Mend and chief of the division of plastic & reconstructive surgery, UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, who introduced Operation Mend’s wounded heroes to standing ovations. Sponsors included Kodak, MMRGlobal (MMRF), The Annenberg Foundation and Associated Television International.

disagreements between the BHUSD board and City Council as first exposed by The Courier. Since October of last year, the editorial team of The Courier has been providing up-to-theminute coverage and analysis of the most relevant facts of this lingering situation, whether un-

veiled by the Beverly Hills City Council, BHUSD or the MTA. The Courier vows to continue to provide news without fear of retribution relevant to the interests of its readers, the homeowners of Beverly Hills and all those concerned.

The public comment period asked the community what should be studied in the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Southwest Homeowners Association President Ken Goldman sent a list of five major sections they the draft EIR to evaluate including traffic impacts and project height. “This is an example of a developer way over reaching,”

Goldman said. “This is a 39 story proposed project in a neighborhood in which to the east and south there are one and two story commercial buildings, one, two and three story residential buildings and a high school. To have a 39 story condo building is incredibly out of scale for the neighborhood.”

Performing Arts Orchestra led by conductor Frank Fetta. Competition Director Nedra Zachary said approximately 250 people competed for a spot in the finals in New York and Los Angeles in February, 11 of which were chosen to partici-

pate in the competition and awards presentation event. Typically only 10 are chosen, but the talent pool was so high this year the organization decided to give another singer an opportunity. “These singers are on the verge of major opera careers and they all have world class voices,” she said. The foundation was formed in 1972 by the late Loren L. Zachary to help launch the careers of young opera singers. “Dr. Zachary was born in Vienna and brought up in opera and theater and when he came to America as a result of the war, he felt so badly that there were not enough opportunities for the young singers,” Nedra explained, “so he wanted to found an organization that would be able to help them launch their career.” The top finalist in the competition will win $10,000 and another $40,000 will be distributed amongst the other finalists, with each finalist receiving a minimum of $1,000-$2,000. Free tickets are available by calling 310-276-2731. Nedra said the event is not only beneficial to young singers, but also to the community, as those who have never seen opera can come to the competition and fall in love at this free event, and others who enjoy opera but cannot afford it now have an opportunity to experience great operatic arias. For more information on the Loren L. Zachary Society for the Performing Arts, visit www.zacharysociety.org.

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balance between self-renewal and differentiation and maintains embryonic lung epithelial stem cells. They have also provided the first evidence that Six1 transcription factor coordinates other signaling molecules that are essential for the maintenance of epithelial stem cells in the embryonic lung. Results of this study will be published in the upcoming Developmental issue of Biology. In vivo and in vitro experiments showed that interfering

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and effectively identify drugs that could be successful in fighting these tumors,” Melmed said. “With no current drug therapies and limited options available to Cushing patients, it is our hope that our research will enable medical advances that will revolutionize how this disease is treated.” Cushing disease is often caused by a pituitary tumor that triggers overproduction of a hormone, which, in turn, stimulates the adrenal gland to overproduce cortisol, affecting nearly every area of the body including the regulation of blood pressure and metabolism. This leads to serious health problems, including diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, obesity (especially with a distinctive moon face and fatty tissue deposits in the midsec-

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with Six1 function resulted in severe reduction of epithelial stem cells, but increased epithelial differentiation, thereby establishing Six1 as a critical regulator of the balance between stem cell self-renewal and differentiation, cell fate and maintenance of embryonic lung stem cells. “This finding is clinically relevant since mutations in transcription factors, such as Six1, are associated with specific diseases, and at the same time, they provide therapeutic targets for altering the course of disease progression,” said Dr. Warburton. tion, upper back and between the shoulders) and cardiovascular disease. There are no approved drugs that effectively target the pituitary tumors that frequently cause the disease. “Because the tumors can be too small to be detected by MRI and a complete tumor resection by surgery can be difficult in some cases, this leaves few treatment options for many with the disease,” said Dr. Liu, an endocrinologist at Cedars Sinai. In the first test of the zebrafish model, researchers studied five drugs, including Rroscovitine, a drug in phase two trials to treat esophageal and non-small cell lung cancer. This drug was found to suppress levels of hormone secreted by the pituitary tumor, as well as the level of cortisol and could be a potential treatment for fighting tumor growth.

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CHLA Receives $50 Million Gift From Couple Children’s Hospital Los Angeles received a $50 million donation for its new hospital building from longtime supporters Marion and John E. Anderson of Bel-Air. The $636 million, 317-bed facility, which is set to open on July 10, will be named the Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion. “We feel so fortunate to be able to make this gift to the children of Southern California and beyond,”said Marion Anderson. “Children’s Hospital Los Angeles saves lives and offers hope to tens of thousands of children and families each year. This gift is our way of saying thank you to everyone at the hospital. Their work is amazing and John and I can’t think of a more deserving institution.” She has served on the hospital’s board of trustees since 1989 and co-chaired the Living

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award, which is sponsored by Wells Fargo, is part of the Daisy Foundation’s program to recognize the work nurses perform every day. “We see the Daisy Awards as a perfect way to recognize our amazing nurses,” said Dawna Hendel, chief nursing officer at St. John’s. “Nurses are heroes every day. It’s important that our nurses know their work is highly valued, and The Daisy Foundation provides a way for us to do that.”

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options and quality optimization. “My goal is to provide the best care and best treatment options for my patients by creating a new paradigm in cancer care,” said Agus. “This center allows me to offer specialized care and to raise the bar on advances in cancer treatment—all in a beautiful, welcoming setting. I am so honored to be a part of the USC team and work under the leadership of Dean Carmen Puliafito and President Max Nikias.” Before joining USC in 2009, Agus served as director for the Spielberg Family Center

Proof: The Campaign for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, which has raised more than $1 billion. John Anderson is chairman of Topa Equities Ltd., which owns more than 42 businesses involved in agriculture, insurance, real estate, wholesale beverage distribution and automotive dealerships, while his wife is vice chairman of the company. “We are thrilled beyond words by Marion and John’s gift, the latest in a long line of generous support from these two leaders of the our philanthropic community,” said Richard D. Cordova, the hospital’s president/CEO. “Marion has been one of the key leaders of this institution the past two decades, and the Andersons’ philanthropic support is just one aspect of how they’ve helped make us the best children’s hospital in the West.” - CNS

For the Daisy Awards, nurses are nominated by family members, patients, physicians, peers and directors. The Daisy Committee then reads the nomination forms and selects the three winners. At a presentation given in front of the nurse’s colleagues, physicians, patients and visitors, the honoree will receive a certificate commending her or him for being an “Extraordinary Nurse.” The certificate reads: “In deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful differ-

ence you make in the lives of so many people.” At the Daisy Award ceremony, the honoree will also be given a sculpture called “A Healer’s Touch,” hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa. “Every day and night, St. John’s nurses provide compassionate care for our patients,” Hendel said. “Yet these unsung heroes aren’t always recognized for the outstanding work they do. By participating in The Daisy Award program, we are able to recognize everything they do to make St. John's a top hospital.”

for Applied Proteomics and research director of the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Agus graduated cum laude with honors from Princeton with a degree in biology and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his medical internship and residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and his oncology fellowship training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Agus has received many awards for his work in the fields of cancer research and drug

development and has published numerous articles on his studies and research. The Doctors of USC Beverly Hills, affiliated with the Keck School, is in suites 300 and 500 of the Archway Medical Plaza building, 9033 Wilshire Blvd. at Wetherly Drive. The new 14,195-squarefoot location offers treatments from specialists in ophthalmology, urology and cancer care. The center features wellappointed patient exam and treatment rooms, an on-site laboratory and pharmacy, and valet parking. For an appointment at the USC Norris Westside Cancer Center, call 310-272-7640.

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guest house. The application was withdrawn just before a hearing scheduled for April14 on the development. Benjamin Reznik of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchel, representing Tower Lane Properties, said the new plans include an approximate 24,000-square foot two-story above grade residence with approximately 18,000 square feet below grade, a “substantial portion” of which currently exists as a subterranean garage built by the prior owner at 2.5-acre 9941 Tower, as well as a 3,700 square foot guest house and a 2,800 square foot two-story home at 9937 Tower, approximately 1.25 acres in size. Reznik said a previously submitted 27,000 square foot house on lot 9933 Tower, measuring approximately 1.75 acres in size, was withdrawn. “We would like to keep the site just vacant for the foreseeable future,” he said. Reznik said since the proposal does not require an environmental review the owner -

PR Business Wire asked publisher Clif Smith why New York? “Beverly Hills is an international brand. Valentino himself proclaimed 'Rodeo Drive the most important fashion street in the world,' but the center of the industry is New York. That's why we're here and we're going to stay here," he explained. The Courier’s Associate Publisher Marcia Hobbs, who flew in from Shanghai after a short trip to sample The Courier ‘s partner American Airlines' new LAX-to-Shanghai route, greeted guests from Bally North America, Dolce & Gabbana and others. American's head of New York operations, Art Torno, spoke to the gathering about Americans’ commitment to philanthropy and the arts. Also joining the event were famed advertising executive Jerry della Femina, Paley Center CEO Pat Mitchell and executive director Jennifer

Juzaitis, noted trial attorney Daniel Petrocelli with wife Allison (also an attorney), Beverly Hills former first lady Lonnie Delshad and Candace Smith. The main event was Rivers' presentation of Christy's book. “We've been friends forever and this book is beautiful. It even has Arnold [Schwarzegger] and Maria [Shriver] in it . . . on separate pages,” she quipped. Rivers authored the “Foreword” of the private limited folio edition of Christy's columns. Special copies of the book, printed on luxurious paper in color and bound in silver and red, will be presented to the heads of fashion houses Christian Dior, Fendi, LVMH Moet Hennessey, Richemont, Gucci Group, Salvatore Ferragamo, Prada, Buccellati, Dolce & Gabbana, Tom Ford, Damiani, Bulgari, Versace, Mikimoto, Louis Vuitton and a few select others. Rivers and daugh-

who he declined to name does not intend to conduct one, despite the requests of community residents to do so. Approximately 500 canyon residents backed an effort to request an environmental impact review of the original proposal prior to the start of construction. “There’s about 34 homes on Tower going to be affected by this construction plus all of the other homes that are on the haul route,” said Tower Lane resident and Save Benedict Canyon campaigner Mike Eisenberg. Reznik stated the most significant modification in the plans was a change to the grading of the property at 9933 Tower. He stated a large portion of material left from the prior owner Jon Peters, who sold the property in 2009 to Tower Lane Properties, including stables, walls and other various miscellaneous structures, were not permitted and had not been removed though Peters had been complied to do so. He added Tower Lane Properties intends to work with the LA

Department of Building and Safety to remove these projects and “bring the property back into legal conform.” The new plan proposes to remove the illegal structures without hauling it all off-site, Reznik said. He stated the plans show a 5,000 square foot house on site 9933 because that was the “only way” to submit the plans to remediate 9933, though, he said, “it is not our intention to build the house.” The Tower Lane Properties representative added there is “little” grading to be done on 9941 or 9937. “We submitted new and revised plans which have completely eliminated the need to haul off a lot of dirt and other material that’s on the site, thereby eliminating as much as 3,000 truck trips,” he said.

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For some, 13 is a lucky number–for others a bad omen. For instance, in Scotland, you won’t find a Gate 13 at an airport, and some tall buildings skip the 13th floor by naming it the 14th floor or, more conspicuously, 12B. This Friday the 13th under the Libra moon will defy reputation and bring peace, harmony and good fortune. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 13). It’s a lucky year, especially if you happen to have been born on a Friday. But all May 13 birthdays are likely to enjoy love and happiness in this next year, providing you place your affections with those who readily return them. Domestic matters resolve in June. Business brings success in July and October. Sagittarius and Capricorn people adore you. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). A certain project seems to be taking over your life in some ways, including financial. Don’t emphasize how expensive it is. Instead, focus on the joy and education it brings you and the bonding that happened because of it. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are paying attention and firing on all cylinders. No one has to tell you twice. You’ll receive all the messages clearly the first time, including the nonverbal cues. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You always work harder at jobs you really love. You’ll ask tough questions about today’s work. Would you still do this if you were a multimillionaire? If not, what work would you still be willing to do? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your social circle is expanding, one conversation at a time. Casual fun turns into making plans. It will feel wonderful to make close friends with someone as loving and normal as you are. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will conduct many experiments as you try to reach a new level of accomplishment. This may pertain to a game or the mastery of a talent. Once you execute an action, analyze the results you get honestly and objectively. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The sound of a storm can be frightening, even when you’re warm inside and there’s very chance that the weather will affect you. News is the same way. Know that you’re going to be just fine. You are protected. Take courage. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You are naturally compelled to help the very young, the very old and anyone with obvious need. Resist the urge to take care of people not in any of those categories. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You may not want the limelight for yourself, but you see the benefit of getting more publicity for your project, your work or your team. You will find it easy to reach many people now. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Strategize about how you will reach your goal. Remember that when the atmosphere is calm, sudden movements tend to startle anyone with a heartbeat. But in chaos, no one will be fazed. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s absolutely sweet how crazy you are about someone special. Be careful not to make this person the center of your life, though. You are far better suited for that role. PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). You have social premonitions all the time in the sense that you understand people and can accurately predict how they will react in certain circumstances. Today’s premonition is even more profound than usual. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). You’ve wanted a chance to show someone how much he or she means to you. You’ll now have the perfect opportunity to do so. You’ll give from the heart and be warmly received. If you would like to write Holiday Mathis, go to www.creators.com and click on “Write the Author” on her page. To read past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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flexibility in these days of fiscal crisis,” Lurie said. “We all hope for the best, but hope is not a solid governance strategy. The 2012 -2013 budget, which must be approved by the county, currently projects a deficit and a reserve that dips below the allowable 3 percent minimum. By spending money that we don't currently have, the Board majority's action will increase the deficit.” After discussions on Monday, it is clear the district hopes to realize $1 million in savings. As of an announcement at the special meeting Monday, The One Campaign, began by BHEF in association with the BHEA, PTA’s and Beverly High ASB, raised approximately $540,000 in just seven days. The campaign will continue, now dubbed the “One Plus One Campaign,” in an effort to continue to save the jobs that couldn’t be saved. The board also voted to pay $244, 272.01 in MTA expenditures from the Measure E bond instead of the general fund. In an unprecedented move, BHEA President Mark Frenn announced the BHEA would be open to negotiating two furlough days. While the majority of the union was not informed of the decision Frenn said the general consensus of union members was a mixture of “thank you for your strong leadership” and concern over the lack of communication. “The landscape of the financial crisis hitting the district changes so quickly that this all came together at the last minute over the weekend,” Frenn said. “The teachers, from what I’m sensing, are definitely willing to take pay cuts through furlough days but they want to have full disclosure .” Frenn said ideally will conclude by June. Those who supported counting on the money from the furloughs said it is necessary to trust the BHEA. “This is unprecedented,” Board member Steven Fenton said. “Our teacher’s have never offered furlough days before. Our board majority has made it a mandate to mend fences and build bridges with our employees. This game-changing overture is a direct result of that mandate. I trust our teachers. They will not let the school district down. This is the best relationship we've ever had with the teachers union." Manaster said he could not agree with the board majority to count the money from furloughs before it had been officially negotiated. “The furloughs have not been agreed to yet,” Manaster said. “There are two days of furloughs (the BHEA is open to negotiating), which is a significant sacrifice because it’s never happened before. It also sends the right message to our city offi-

cials and city employees who had to take a haircut recently and I think it’s a great gesture. But the vote on Monday was based upon funds not yet realized and savings not yet been realized.” Board President Brian Goldberg said he believed Monday was a night full of mixed emotions. “On the one hand, the One Campaign was a success and we were able to restore all the cuts that were part of the One campaign but we still had to let go of 14 positions and that will impact programs,” Goldberg said. “The discussion between the Board members was instructive and showed the philosophical differences board members have when it comes to how we prioritize the district budget.” Although the district was able to save 13 jobs, there are still 14 more that are in jeopardy. Beverly Vista 4th grade teacher Ashley Dann has been RIFed every year during the three years she has taught in the BHUSD. Although she has tried not to let it affect her classroom and chose not to tell her students, they ultimately found out on their own. “It’s just painful,” Dann said. “(Teaching is) not only what I do, it’s who I am. To be honest, I’m disgusted that any 9 year old in the whole world knows what a pink slip is. These are adult created problems and we’ve affected their world.” While she said she is hopeful the district will raise the money, she mentioned the longer the BHUSD waits, the less likely the teachers will be available. Dann said while she could teach anywhere, she prefers Beverly Hills. The positions saved are two K-8 counselors, two special education teachers, one high school counselor, one program specialist, one middle school instrumental teacher, one English teacher, two K-5 technology teachers, two custodians and a three-fourths performing arts teacher.

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have a very good time and learn something useful,” he said. Approximately 15-20 volunteer firefighters and firefighters on duty who can help when not responding to calls will lead a variety of activities and demonstrations, including a fire engine ride, auto extrication demonstration, fire prevention and safety activities, equipment demonstrations

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tained signatures from eight of the 12 single family residences on the block. He said at the April 7 meeting the petitioners also requested to modify the preferential parking zone “N” with an exten-

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(EIS/EIR) for the Westside Subway Extension. This Writ of Mandate comes after countless attempts by the BHUSD, its attorneys and consultants both informally and formally to obtain “various categories of public records from the MTA, some of which records are referenced in the MTA’s draft EIS/EIR,” the petition says. The BHUSD is looking to get the information in order to give accurate comments in response to the draft EIS/EIR. “We asked the MTA to produce those studies so we can evaluate whether the statements in the EIR are correct given what the studies are and if there were any changes or data that would impact those conclusions,” BHUSD attorney Kevin Brogan said. “We need this information so we can get the MTA information as to how we respond (to the draft EIR/EIS).” According to the petition, the BHUSD is alleging the MTA has violated the CPRA including withholding public

and, if conditions permit, a live fire demonstration in which the department will light a car donated by the City’s tow service on fire to demonstrate how the department safely puts out fires in emergency situations, Embrey said. The department’s mascot, Sparky the dog, will make an appearance at the event, where hot dogs and cold drinks will be provided. One of the main purposes of the event is to introduce the community to firefighters, es-

May 13, 2011 | Page 35 pecially younger children who may be afraid of seeing a firefighter in full uniform come into their home in emergency situations, Embrey said. “They will get to meet the firefighters who serve them day in and day out and give their kids a change to interact with firefighters and see what firefighters do,” he said. The event will be held at the BHFD headquarters, 445 N. Rexford Dr.

sion of no parking from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week except by permit and were advised to re-circulate the petition. The petition was brought back before the Traffic & Parking Commission at the May 5 meeting, at which time the commission unanimously ap-

proved a recommendation to grant the petition’s request. The commission will forward the recommendation on to the City Council for consideration. The recommendation is slated to be reviewed by the City Council at the June 7 council meeting, Kunz said.

documents, failing to make specific written determinations of the alleged bases for withholding public documents in response to various written CPRA requests and claiming improper and overly broad exemptions for withholding public documents. According to the exhibits attached to the petition, consultants for the BHUSD filed CPRA’s beginning on February 1 through April 23. The exhibits show the BHUSD set letters dated April 11, April 14, April 27 and May 5. They received two responses dated May 4, one which directed the BHUSD to visit the Westside Subway Extension website and offered to print the reports for $.10 per page. The other, from MTA Records and Information Coordinator David Lor, responding to the BHUSD’s April 27 letter, said, “While our department has gathered a majority of the requested documents… we will advise May 20 as to whether any of these documents are available.” The BHUSD sent in payment for the documents on May 5.

Brogan said he believes all of the records the BHUSD is requesting are public record. “(We are looking for) the type of thing you’d evaluate in an EIR,” Brogan said. “(We want to look) at various things to determine the best route. They are clearly a public record, the question is whether the MTA is going to produce them or not.” MTA spokesperson Dave Sotero would not comment directly to The Courier. He pointed to a blog post on MTA’s blog “The Source” posted on May 11. The post, written by Sotero, said while Metro has received “numerous requests on an ongoing basis” from the BHUSD and has provided all publically available documents. The petition was filed on May 9. The district will then get a hearing date from the court sometime in late May and the case will be heard in department 82 of the Stanley Mosk Superior Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. -MSchevker@bhcourier.com

Page 36 | May 13, 2011 BEVERLY HILLS COURIER under said Deed of Trust NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned ANNUAL REPORT a written declaration of Pursuant to Section 6104(d) of Default and Demand for the Internal Revenue Code, Sale, and a written Notice of notice is hereby given that the Default and Election to Sell. annual report for the calendar The undersigned caused year 2010 of the SWERDLOW said Notice of Default and FAMILY FOUNDATION, a private Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the foundation, is avilable at the real property is located. For foundation’s office for inspection sales information: Mon-Fri during regular business hours 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by 590-1221. Cal-Western any citizen who requests it within Reconveyance Corporation, 180 days after the date of this 525 East Main Street, P.O. publication. The foundation’s Box 22004, El Cajon, CA office is located at 617 N. Linden 92022-9004 Dated: April 29, Drive, Beverly Hills Ca. 90210 2011. (R-379661 05/13/11, 05/20/11, 05/27/11) c/o Harry B. Swerdlow. The principal manager of the —————————— foundation is Edith L.. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No: A523723 CA Swerdlow. Published May 13, 2011 Unit Code: A Loan No: 19302312/BELANGER/MAR —————————— Min No: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE K JUDE T.S No. 1203733-02 APN: 100011520050081324 AP T.D. 4340-023-006 TRA: 001349 #1: 5529-005-167 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx6840 REF: SERVICE COMPANY, as duly Gilleran, Thomas J IMPOR- appointed Trustee under the TANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY following described Deed of OWNER: YOU ARE IN Trust WILL SELL AT PUBDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF LIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHTRUST, DATED April 07, EST BIDDER FOR CASH (in 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE the forms which are lawful ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR tender in the United States) PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD and/or the cashier's, certiAT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU fied or other checks speciNEED AN EXPLANATION OF fied in Civil Code Section THE NATURE OF THE PRO- 2924h (payable in full at the CEEDING AGAINST YOU, time of sale to T.D. Service YOU SHOULD CONTACT A Company) all right, title and LAWYER. On June 02, 2011, interest conveyed to and at 10:00am, Cal-Western now held by it under said Reconveyance Corporation, Deed of Trust in the property described: as duly appointed trustee hereinafter MARK J. under and pursuant to Deed Trustor: GLENN of Trust recorded April 14, BELANGER, Recorded 2005, as Inst. No. 05 SCARPELLI 0862249 in book XX, page March 19, 2008 as Instr. XX of Official Records in the No. 20080470926 in Book office of the County Recorder -- Page --- of Official of Los Angeles County, State Records in the office of the of California, executed by Recorder of LOS ANGELES Thomas J Gilleran An County; CALIFORNIA , purUnmarried Man, will sell at suant to the Notice of public auction to highest bid- Default and Election to Sell recorded der for cash, cashier’s check thereunder drawn on a state or national February 9, 2011 as Instr. bank, a check drawn by a No. 11-217116 in Book --state or federal credit union, Page --- of Official Records or a check drawn by a state in the office of the Recorder or federal savings and loan of LOS ANGELES County association, savings associa- CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE IN tion, or savings bank At the DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF west side of the los angeles TRUST DATED MARCH 12, county courthouse, 2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE Southeast District, 12720 ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, PROPERTY, IT MAY BE California, all right, title and SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF interest conveyed to and now YOU NEED AN EXPLANAheld by it under said Deed of TION OF THE NATURE OF Trust in the property situated THE PROCEEDING AGAINST in said County and State YOU, YOU SHOULD CON911 described as: Completely TACT A LAWYER. described in said deed of NORTH KINGS ROAD 215, trust The street address and WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA other common designation, if 90069 "(If a street address any, of the real property or common designation of described above is purported property is shown above, no to be: 9024-9026 Phyllis Av warranty is given as to its West Hollywood CA 90069 completeness or correctThe undersigned Trustee dis- ness)." Said Sale of properclaims any liability for any ty will be made in "as is" conincorrectness of the street dition without covenant or express or address and other common warranty, designation, if any, shown implied, regarding title posherein. Said sale will be held, session, or encumbrances, but without covenant or war- to pay the remaining princiranty, express or implied, pal sum of the note(s) regarding title, possession, secured by said Deed of condition or encumbrances, Trust, with interest as in said including fees, charges and note provided, advances, if expenses of the Trustee and any, under the terms of said of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, fees, charges Deed of Trust, to pay the and expenses of the Trustee remaining principal sums of and of the trusts created by the note(s) secured by said said Deed of Trust. Said sale Deed of Trust. The total will be held on: JUNE 2, amount of the unpaid balance 2011, AT 11:00 A.M. *AT of the obligation secured by THE WEST SIDE DOORS TO the property to be sold and THE LOS ANGELES COUNreasonable estimated costs, TY COURTS BUILDING, expenses and advances at 12720 NORWALK BLVD, the time of the initial publica- NORWALK, CA At the time tion of the Notice of Sale is: of the initial publication of $579,853.58. If the Trustee is this notice, the total amount unable to convey title for any of the unpaid balance of the reason, the successful bid- obligation secured by the der's sole and exclusive rem- above described Deed of edy shall be the return of Trust and estimated costs, monies paid to the Trustee, expenses, and advances is and the successful bidder $370,621.15. It is possible shall have no further that at the time of sale the recourse. The beneficiary opening bid may be less

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PUBLIC NOTICES than the total indebtedness due. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the Commissioner of a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is recorded. The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Date: May 4, 2011 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY as said Trustee, T.D. Service Company Agent for the Trustee and as Authorized Agent for the Beneficiary MARLENE CLEGHORN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 1820 E. FIRST ST., SUITE 210, P.O. BOX 11988 SANTA ANA, CA 927111988 We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. If available, the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 4805690 or you may access sales information at www.tacforeclosures.com. TAC# 935193 PUB: 05/13/11, 05/20/11, 05/27/11 —————————— T.S. No. T11-73619-CA / APN: 4339-015-061 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, Cashier’s Check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a deed of trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and

expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer, or authorized agent, declares as follows: [X] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed and [X] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Trustor: Charles M Casey, trustee of The Charles M Casey Revocable Trust Dated October 31, 2005 Duly Appointed Trustee: CR Title Services, Inc. c/o Pite Duncan, 4375 Jutland Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92117 877576-0472 Recorded 05/30/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1172652 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 6/6/2011 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $194,443.31 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 964 Larrabee Street Unit 207 West Hollywood, CA 900693940 A.P.N.: 4339-015-061 Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. The Trustee shall incur no liability for any good faith error in stating the proper amount of unpaid balances and charges. For sales information please contact Priority Posting and Publishing at www.priorityposting.com or (714) 5731965 Reinstatement Line: 877-576-0472 Date: 5/13/2011 CR Title Services, Inc 1000 Technology Drive MS 314 O’Fallon MO 63368 Jill Bryant, Trustee Specialist Federal Law requires us to notify you that we are acting as a debt collector. If you are currently in a bankruptcy or have received a discharge in bankruptcy as to this obligation, this communication is intended for informational purposes only and is not an attempt to collect a debt in violation of the automatic stay or the discharge injunction. P833903 5/13, 5/20, 05/27/2011 ————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 10CA01618-1 Order No. 100764558 APN: 5529-025225 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03/15/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A

LAWYER. On June 2, 2011 at 01:00 PM, RSM&A Foreclosure Services, as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded March 22, 2007 as Document Number: 20070650273 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: JACQUELINE ANN FINCH AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for IndyMac Bank, FSB, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) at the following location: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd. Pomona, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: Legal description as more fully described in said deed of trust. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 950 NORTH KINGS ROAD 366, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $514,198.11 (Estimated*) *Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 05/12/2011 RSM&A Foreclosures Services 15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 330 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 805-804-5616 For specific information on sales including bid amounts call (714) 277-4845. Kimberly Karas, Authorized Agent of RSM&A Foreclosures Services FEI#1045.01086 05/13/2011, 05/20/2011, 05/27/2011 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 07-0042468 Title Order No. 07-8-172726 Investor/Insurer No. APN No. 4337-008-096 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/12/2005.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by LANA KOSMOGORLOV, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 05/12/2005 and recorded 05/18/05, as Instrument No. 05 1166391, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/20/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 705 WESTMOUNT DRIVE # 306, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, 900695177. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $645,661.60. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 12/08/2007 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1757 TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3977005 04/29/2011, 05/06/2011, 05/13/2011 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 09-0160165 Title Order No. 09-8-493456 Investor/Insurer No. 166358644 APN No. 4328-

004-102 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/17/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by WILLIAM P GORNIK, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 04/17/2007 and recorded 04/26/07, as Instrument No. 20071008049, in Book -, Page -), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/20/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 9950 DURANT DRIVE #308, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90212. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $803,554.74. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 01/30/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3979391 04/29/2011, 05/06/2011, 05/13/2011

BEVERLY HILLS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 09-0057664 Title Order No. 09-8-175009 APN No. 5560023-047 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/02/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by TANYA C. GHANTOUS-TEICHNER, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PPOPERTY, dated 03/02/2006 and recorded 03/21/06, as Instrument No. 06 0594691, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/27/2011 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 1264 OZETA TERRACE NO. 101, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, 90069. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $643,736.82. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 08/09/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY N.A., is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.67106 5/06, 5/13, 5/20/2011 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 09-0028229 Title Order No. 09-8-084600 APN No. 5555005-153 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/22/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of

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PUBLIC NOTICES Trust executed by DOROTHY GAGLIANO, A SINGLE WOMAN, dated 09/22/2005 and recorded 10/04/05, as Instrument No. 05 2386606, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/27/2011 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 1140 ALTA LOMA ROAD # 204, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, 900692482. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $526,974.88. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 06/10/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-0194 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.58714 5/06, 5/13, 5/20/2011 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 09-0005000 Title Order No. 09-8-022694 APN No. 4342001-073 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/19/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by DAE- KWON KIM, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 01/19/2007 and recorded 01/26/07, as Instrument No. 20070165994, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/17/2011 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350

West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 403 NORTH OAKHURST DRIVE #104, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90210. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $651,676.12. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 04/23/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-0194 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.47316 4/22, 4/29, 5/06/2011 —————————— T.S. No. T10-66689-CA / APN: 4339-009-150 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/29/2002. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, Cashier’s Check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a deed of trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and

expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer, or authorized agent, declares as follows: [X] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed and [X] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Trustor: Carlos Venegas Jr., a single man Duly Appointed Trustee: CR Title Services, Inc. c/o Pite Duncan, 4375 Jutland Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92117 877-5760472 Recorded 02/06/2002 as Instrument No. 02 0286188 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 5/31/2011 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $146,181.70 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 970 North Palm Avenue #218 West Hollywood, CA 90069 A.P.N.: 4339-009-150 Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. The Trustee shall incur no liability for any good faith error in stating the proper amount of unpaid balances and charges. For sales information please contact Priority Posting and Publishing at www.priorityposting.com or (714) 573-1965 Reinstatement Line: 877-576-0472 Date: 5/6/2011 CR Title Services, Inc. 1000 Technology Drive MS 314 O’Fallon, MO 63368 Kimberly Lee, Trustee Specialist Federal Law requires us to notify you that we are acting as a debt collector. If you are currently in a bankruptcy or have received a discharge in bankruptcy as to this obligation, this communication is intended for informational purposes only and is not an attempt to collect a debt in violation of the automatic stay or the discharge injunction. P831462 5/6, 5/13, 05/20/2011 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TSG No.: 5021085 TS No.: CA1100223969 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN:4335?029?038 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/02/06. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM, First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 05/16/06, as Instrument No. 06 1073139, in book , page , of Official Records in the Office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. Executed by: SHAHRIAR ZARINI AND LOEIS REFUA, HUSBAND AND WIFE,. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 W. Mission Blvd. Pomona, CA.. All right, title and interest con-

veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 4335?029?038. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 150 NORTH ALMONT DRIVE #402, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $718,231.64. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's Trustee. The beneficiary or servicing agent declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner of Corporations a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the Notice of Sale is filed and/or The timeframe for giving Notice of Sale specified in subdivision (s) of California Civil Code Section 2923.52 applies and has been provided or the loan is exempt from the requirements. Date: 04/28/11, First American Title Insurance Company First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC 3 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Original document signed by Authorized Agent, Chet Sconyers -- FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916) 939-0772. First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC May be Acting as a Debt Collector Attempting to Collect a Debt. Any Information obtained may be used for that purpose. NPP0179862 04/29/11, 05/06/11, 05/13/11

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2011010766 The following is/are doing business as: RASCAL 801 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; Rascal Management, LLC 8391/2 S. Orange Grove Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Sanford M. Clark, CEO; Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 19, 2011; Published: April 22, 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2011011095 The following is/are doing business as: 1) ARTISTS COLLECTIVE 2) ARTISTS COLLECTIVE CAREGIVERS 1227 N. Genesee Ave. #6, West Hollywood, CA 90046; Artists Collective Caregivers 1227 N. Genesee Ave. #6, West Hollywood, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein July 03, 2008: Jocelyn Romero, President; Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 19, 2011; Published: April 22, 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC N/C

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2011006906 The following is/are doing business as: 1) PROJECT BROOKLYN HOMEOWNER 2) PROJECT QUEENS HOMEOWNER

6399 Wilshire Blvd. #305, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Spalding Consulting Group Inc. 6399 Wilshire Blvd. #305, Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Mayer Dallal, President; Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 14, 2011; Published: April 22, 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC N/C

CAN TOBACCO ACCESSORIES TRADE SHOW 3416 Floyd Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90068; Josh Weitz 3416 Floyd Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90068; June Palmer 1570 N. Edgemont St. #604, Los Angeles, CA 90027; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: June Palmer; Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 26, 2011; Published: April 29, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME May 06, 13, 20, 2011 LACC N/C STATEMENT 2011012060 The following is/are doing business as: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME WWW.RENTINSANFRANCISCO.COM STATEMENT 2011016769 The follow201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly ing is/are doing business as: SILIHills, CA 90211; Apartment Hunters CON DISK TECHNOLOGY 3540 Inc. 201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Wilshire Blvd. #716, Los Angeles, CA Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business 90010; MagicRam, Inc. 3540 Wilshire is conducted by: A CORPORATION, Blvd. #716, Los Angeles, CA 90010; registrant(s) has begun to transact The business is conducted by: A CORbusiness under the name(s) listed PORATION, registrant(s) has NOT herein 2005: Steve Shayan, President; begun to transact business under the Statement is filed with the County of Los name(s) listed herein: Alan Nouray, Angeles: April 20, 2011; Published: April 22, Vice President; Statement is filed 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC N/C with the County of Los Angeles: April 27, 2011; Published: May 06, 13, 20, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 27, 2011 LACC N/C STATEMENT 2011012059 The following is/are doing business as: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME WWW.LEASEINSANDIEGO.COM 201 STATEMENT 2011016856 The followN. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, ing is/are doing business as: 1) OUR CA 90211; Apartment Hunters Inc. STATE INSURANCE CO. 2) YOUR 201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly STATE INSURANCE CO. 2935 Hills, CA 90211; The business is con- Woodwardia Dr., Los Angeles, CA ducted by: A CORPORATION, regis- 90077; Leonard B. Miller 2935 trant(s) has begun to transact busi- Woodwardia Dr., Los Angeles, CA ness under the name(s) listed herein 90077; Joy F. Miller 2935 Woodwardia 2005: Steve Shayan, President; Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90077; The busiStatement is filed with the County of Los ness is conducted by: HUSBAND Angeles: April 20, 2011; Published: AND WIFE, registrant(s) has NOT April 22, 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC begun to transact business under the N/C name(s) listed herein: Leonard B. Miller; Statement is filed with the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME County of Los Angeles: April 27, 2011; STATEMENT 2011012058 The follow- Published: May 06, 13, 20, 27, 2011 ing is/are doing business as: LACC N/C WWW.WETAKESECTION8.COM 201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME CA 90211; Apartment Hunters Inc. STATEMENT 2011016888 The follow201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly ing is/are doing business as: 1) TARA Hills, CA 90211; The business is con- DESIGNS 2) TARA JEWELRY ducted by: A CORPORATION, regis- DESIGNS 546 S. Norton Ave., Los trant(s) has begun to transact busi- Angeles, CA 90020; Wendy Marsten ness under the name(s) listed herein Guzin 546 S. Norton Ave, Los Angeles, 2005: Steve Shayan, President; CA 90020; Barbara S. Marsten 1203 Statement is filed with the County of Los N. Sweetzer Ave. #104, West Angeles: April 20, 2011; Published: Hollywood, CA 90069; The business is April 22, 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC conducted by: A GENERAL PARTN/C NERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME name(s) listed herein: Wendy STATEMENT 2011012033 The follow- Marsten Guzin; Statement is filed ing is/are doing business as: with the County of Los Angeles: April WWW.FORECLOSURECOUNTYLIST- 27, 2011; Published: May 06, 13, 20, INGS.COM 201 N. Robertson Blvd. 27, 2011 LACC N/C #202, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Apartment Hunters Inc. 201 N. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, CA STATEMENT 2011016734 The follow90211; The business is conducted by: ing is/are doing business as: LAUA CORPORATION, registrant(s) has RELS FINE FURNITURE 2606 W. begun to transact business under the Sepulveda Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505; name(s) listed herein 2011: Steve Heritage Furniture Corporation 2606 Shayan, President; Statement is filed W. Sepulveda Blvd., Torrance, CA with the County of Los Angeles: April 90505; The business is conducted by: 20, 2011; Published: April 22, 29, May A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has 06, 13, 2011 LACC N/C begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein 1998: Charles FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Aflalo, President; Statement is filed STATEMENT 2011012032 The follow- with the County of Los Angeles: April ing is/are doing business as: 27, 2011; Published: May 06, 13, 20, WWW.4RENTINLA.COM 201 N. 27, 2011 LACC N/C Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Apartment Hunters Inc. 201 N. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, CA STATEMENT 2011023496 The follow90211; The business is conducted by: ing is/are doing business as: COLA CORPORATION, registrant(s) has ORSTYLESTUDIO 6151 Orange St. begun to transact business under the #319, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Denise name(s) listed herein 1999: Steve Lampron 6151 Orange St. #319, Los Shayan, President; Statement is filed Angeles, CA 90048; The business is with the County of Los Angeles: April conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, regis20, 2011; Published: April 22, 29, May trant(s) has begun to transact busi06, 13, 2011 LACC N/C ness under the name(s) listed herein April 06, 2011: Denise Lampron; FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Statement is filed with the County of STATEMENT 2011012031 The follow- Los Angeles: May 05, 2011; Published: ing is/are doing business as: May 13, 20, 27, June 03, 2011 LACC N/C WWW.APARTMENTHUNTERZ.COM 201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Hills, CA 90211; Apartment Hunters STATEMENT 2011026086 The followInc. 201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, ing is/are doing business as: VICEVBeverly Hills, CA 90211; The business ERSA 1922 S. Holt Ave., Los Angeles, is conducted by: A CORPORATION, CA 90034; Koko Fukami 1922 S. Holt registrant(s) has begun to transact Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90034; The business under the name(s) listed business is conducted by: AN INDIherein 1999: Steve Shayan, VIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to President; Statement is filed with the transact business under the name(s) County of Los Angeles: April 20, 2011; listed herein May 30, 2006: Koko Published: April 22, 29, May 06, 13, Fukami; Statement is filed with the 2011 LACC N/C County of Los Angeles: May 09, 2011; Published: May 13, 20, 27, June 03, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2011 LACC N/C STATEMENT 2011013033 The following is/are doing business as: SES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME COMMERCIAL FLOORING 9107 W. STATEMENT 2011027852 The followWilshire Blvd. #450, Beverly Hills, CA ing is/are doing business as: 90210; Sol Rumkin 24947 Lorenzo Apple in Bulk.com 9461 Charleville Court, Calabasas, CA 91302; The busi- Bl. #104, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; New ness is conducted by: AN INDIVID- Future Technology Corporation UAL, registrant(s) has begun to trans- 9461 Charleville Bl. #104, Beverly Hills, act business under the name(s) listed CA 90212; The business is conducted herein April 01, 2011: Sol Rumkin; by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) Statement is filed with the County of Los has begun to transact business Angeles: April 21, 2011; Published: under the name(s) listed herein April 29, May 06, 13, 20, 2011 LACC JANUARY 31, 2011: New Future N/C Technology Corporation, GAIL BENSIMON, Treasurer; Statement is filed FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME with the County of Los Angeles: May 09, STATEMENT 2011016619 The follow- 2011; Published: May 20, 27, June 03, ing is/are doing business as: AMERI- 10, 2011 LACC N/C

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Page 38 | May 13, 2011 Trustee Sale No. 247822CA Loan No. 0692248883 Title Order No. 723558 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03-17-2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05-27-2011 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 03-25-2005, Book , Page , Instrument 05 0690710, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: BAHMAN NAVABIAN AND MALKA N. HASHEM, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE POMONA SUPERIOR COURTS BUILDING, 350 W. MISSION BOULEVARD, POMONA, CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,492,276.95 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 268 SOUTH ALMONT DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 APN Number: 4333-003-021 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 0504-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee DEREK WEAR-RENEE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE

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PUBLIC NOTICES USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P830965 5/6, 5/13, 05/20/2011 —————————— Title No. 4502003 T.S. No. 2010-6459 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT OF A LIEN, DATED 12/31/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that: On 5/31/2011, at 10:30AM, Association Lien Services, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to a certain Lien, recorded on 1/5/2010, as Instrument Number 20100009818, of the Official Records of Los Angeles County California. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR LAWFUL MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR A CASHIERS CHECK at: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA The street address and other common designations, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8787 Shoreham Dr No B-9, West Hollywood, CA 90069 Assessor's Parcel No. 5559-006-019 The owner of the real property is purported to be: Anthony Murphy, a single man The undersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designations, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of a note, homeowner's assessment or other obligation secured by this Lien, with interest and other sum as provided therein: plus advances, if any, under the terms thereof and interest on such advances, plus fees, charges, expenses of the Trustee and Trust created by said Lien. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice Of Sale is $16,354.87. Payment must be in cash, a cashier's check drawn on a State or National Bank, a check drawn by a State Bank or Federal Credit Union, or a check drawn by a State or Federal Savings & Loan Association, Savings Association, or Savings Bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. The beneficiary of said Lien hereto executed and delivered to the undersigned, a written declaration of Default And Demand For Sale, and a written Notice Of Default And Election To Sell. The undersigned caused said notice of default and election to sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. Date: 5/2/2011 Association Lien Services, as Trustee P.O. Box 64750, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (310) 2072027 By: Carter Hall, Trustee Officer P831401 5/6, 5/13, 05/20/2011 —————————— Trustee Sale No. 429391CA Loan No. 3010747826 Title Order No. 602115611 NOTICE

OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1010-2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05-27-2011 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 10-272006, Book , Page , Instrument 06 2386569, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: TANIA DIANA BENAT-MONLA, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE POMONA SUPERIOR COURTS BUILDING, 350 W. MISSION BOULEVARD, POMONA, CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,741,116.38 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 200 SOUTH LA PEER DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 APN Number: 4333-002-038 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 05-02-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee JAMES TOLLIVER, ASSISTANT SECR E TA R Y C A L I F O R N I A RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P830635 5/6, 5/13, 05/20/2011 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 07-0028746 Title Order No. 07-8-105608 Investor/Insurer No. 113403477 APN No. 4333029-054 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/23/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by STEVEN PASHMFOUROUSH, A SINGLE MAN, dated 08/23/2006 and recorded 08/31/06, as Instrument No. 06 1947269, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/27/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 221 S GALE DR 306, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90211. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $964,660.50. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 10/10/2007 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1757 TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale

Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3983894 05/06/2011, 05/13/2011, 05/20/2011 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 440025CA Loan No. 0701952699 Title Order No. 3206-278337 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 0916-2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05-27-2011 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 09-23-2005, Book , Page , Instrument 05 2302477, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: THE BN FAMILY TRUST DATED JUNE 5, 2000, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BOULEVARD, 12720 NORWALK BLVD. , NORWALK, CA Legal Description: A CONDOMINIUM COMPRISED OF: PARCEL 1: AN UNDIVIDED 1/22ND INTEREST IN AND TO LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 52564, IN THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1279 PAGES 24 THROUGH 26 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM UNITS 101 THROUGH 107, 201 THROUGH 208, 301 THROUGH 307, AS SHOWN AND DEFINED ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED APRIL 1, 2004 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 04-772057, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM ANY RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO THOSE CERTAIN OIL AND GAS LEASES, ALL DATED MAY 15, 1964, EXECUTED BY MIRIAM HUNTER, AS LESSOR, AND BY STANDARD OIL EXECUTED BY MIRIAM HUNTER, ANNE C. ROUSSO, ALBERT C. ALLARD AND CLARA ALLARD, AS

LESSORS, AND BY STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, AS LESSEE, RECORDED JULY 8, 1964, IN BOOK M-1563, PAGE 797; RECORDED JANUARY 7, 1965 IN BOOK M-1724, PAGE 526 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 18, 1967 IN BOOK M-2684, PAGE 385, ALL OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM; ALL MINERAL, ORES, PRECIOUS OR USEFUL METALS, SUBSTANCES AND HYDROCARBONS OF EVERY KIND AND CHARACTER, INCLUDING IN PART, PETROLEUM, OIL, GAS, ASPHALTUM AND TAR, IN OR UNDER SAID LAND, LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET FROM THE SURFACE, BUT WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO ENTER UPON THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND, IN AND TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED EXECUTED BY FRED J. RUSSELL, TRUSTEE FOR THE RUSSELL FAMILY TRUST U/D/T OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1981, AS AMENDED, AND RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1986 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 861111250, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 2: UNIT 302 AS SHOWN AND DEFINED ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN REFERRED TO IN PARCEL 1 ABOVE. PARCEL 3: AN EXCLUSIVE USE COMMON AREA EASEMENT FOR PARKING SPACES TO BE APPURTENANT TO PARCELS 1 AND 2 ABOVE, IN, OVER, ACROSS AND THROUGH THAT PORTION OF THE COMMON AREA CONSISTING OF P7, P8 AND P9 AS SHOWN AND DEFINED ON SAID CONDOMINIUM PLAN. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,088,815.57 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 143 N ARNAZ DRIVE UNIT 302 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 APN Number: 4334-008-054 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 05-03-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee REGINA CANTRELL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 7302727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com ASAP# 3984874 05/06/2011, 05/13/2011, 05/20/2011 ————————— Trustee Sale No. 247345CA Loan No. 3013206648 Title Order No. 707550 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/9/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A

PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 5/20/2011 at 10:30 AM CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 02/27/2007, Book NA, Page NA, Instrument 20070420064 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: Donna B. Morgan a single woman, as Trustor, Washington Mutual Bnak, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 W. Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $622,167.13 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 1322 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 APN Number: 4356-011-008 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. Date: 4/26/2011 California Reconveyance Company, as Trustee Derek Wear-Renee, Assistant Secretary California Reconveyance Company is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 7302727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P823911 4/29, 5/6, 05/13/2011

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

• Companions • Live-In / Live-Out

50 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Bonded & Insured• Licensed • Fully Screened

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310.859.0440

Flexible service and flexible pricing.

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818-416-7511

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323/937-5080

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

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for seniors needing companions to drive them to doctors, prepare meals, light housekeeping, etc... We offer responsible and nurturing care. Our staff is thoroughly screened and we care. Live In/Out.

Call Lisa 24hrs. 323/877-8121 323/806-9498

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ELDERLY CARE

OFFICE & STORES FOR LEASE

C A R E G I V E R / C O M PA N I O N ONE CALL MANAGES ALL YOUR NEEDS

Newly Renovated

Refined Professional Compassionate Genleman, To Facilitate Daily Activities. Energetic, Honest & Caring. With car for Shopping, Outings, Dr’s. Appointment’s, Etc.

T OP R EFERENCES • F LEXIBLE S CHEDULE

• R E A S O N A B L E R AT E S •

Steven: 310/246-9228

BEVERLY HILLS RESIDENT OF 20 YEARS • BONDED

————— CNA/HHA/CPR Mature Lady, Reliable & Hardworking.

90 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PRIME BEVERLY H I L L S OFFICE SPACE N e a r Wilshire on Santa Monica Blvd. Up to 3,800 Available immediately Building signage available

Contact Kosha 310/691-5520

Wilshire Bl @ Camden • Quiet, private, professional environment • Conference Room Privileges • Possible Answering Services Furnished 14ft x 13ft: $1,500/Mo. Unfurnished 14 x 10ft: $1,350/Mo.

310/281-2667

————— 6210 WILSHIRE BL. @ FAIRFAX AVE. MOVE-IN SPECIAL OFFICES FOR LEASE

or fax 310-887-7071

Century Towers

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$650 PER WEEK 4 Nights 5 Days Live-In Housekeeper Cooking, cleaning and must speak English with local references. Contact April at 310/713-3714 or 818/605-8838

B.H. & Westside Area Management/ Maintenance Experience a Plus.

Fax Resume:

310/829-2630 Or Email: THEROBERTSCO @ THEROBERTSCO . COM

Our premiere private duty home care agency is currently seeking professional caregivers to assist our senior clients. CNA’s, CHHA's, MA's preferred.

WILSHIRE BLVD

************* Great location w/ views and parking available Call: 310/395-7272 or email: gary@westhillmgmt.com

270 CONDOMINIUMS & TOWNHOMES

200 INCOME PROPERTY

————— BEVERLY HILLS TRIANGLE

24-hr. doorman+security.

Chris Mentzell • Agt. 310/995-6407 Apprx 250sf. Office Jim Lieberman • Agt. 310/918-3493 Common reception area, library & kitchen. Rodeo Realty B.H.

$1,500/Mo. • Available Now •

310/273-0136

————— One Month FREE RENT *** FOR LEASE ***

BEVERLY HILLS *BEVERLY HILLS* 12-Unit Apt. Bldg. 489 S. Robertson Bl. 500sf. - 1,000sf. All 1 Bd’s. Updated w/ Single Studio Offices. hrwd., granite, stainless

425

CONDOMINIUMS & TOWNHOMES

HOUSES FOR LEASE

North Of Wilshire

1 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH Charming 4+2 Home Breakfast area, spa Almost 2000 sq. ft. tub, balcony, laundry on 7,500 sq. ft. lot. inside. New carpet & $1,949,000 paint. 2 car parking. Open Sunday 2-5pm 113 N. Palm Drive Close to UCLA, B.H., Call 310/600-1314 and Century City Call Afa Kamran Farïba Ramin (Agt) Lic. #01329041 at 310/284-9001

******** * PRESTIGIOUS * BEVERLY HILLS TRIANGLE International Upscale Shopping & Dining Destination! 3 Blks to Rodeo Drive 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH

Remodeled Condo Price Reduced Seller says SELL $850,000 Maintenance $565 includes basic cable.

Tamara Smart • Bkr.

Call Ray:

310/203-0422

818/343-5240

310/274-7988

GLORICE SOMEKH REALTY, INC.

217 S. RODEO DR Beverly Hills 90210

Beautiful 4Bd + 3Ba Approx. 3,000 sq.ft. Dining rm, living rm, Fireplace, a/c, new electric & plumbing. Bonus Guesthouse $9,800/MO. ————— ————— BRENTWOOD ADJ. BEVERLY HILLS Call 323/658-5332 X-LARGE 2 BDRM 232 S. DOHENY DR.

CONDO FOR SALE C orner unit. Approx. 1757 sf with huge living & dining room, fireplace, wood/ laminate floors, laundry room inside unit. 1/2 Block So. Wilshire. *** $499,000 *** 1209 Amherst Ave. Call 310/498-1090

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IMMACULATE 3 BD. + DEN + 2 BA. BEVERLY HILLS Legally converted garage ~ HOME ~ $1,199,000 2 Bdrm. + 1 Bath Open Sunday • 2-5pm N EWLY R EMODELED Ilene Kaplan (Agt) K ITCHEN . DRE# 00874746 Central air/heat, Call 310/600-1648 large backyard. $3,950/Month

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REO PROPERTY A GENT • N OUSHIN • Bel Air Adj. • 310/863-4325

————— Mulholland+Beverly Glen

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 all listings are on centurycityliving.com

3 Bd.+31/2 Ba.+Pool 3783 Whitespeak Dr.

CENTURY PARK EAST 2 Bdrm Suites 2 Baths, Large Balcony, Quiet Location, Tree Top Views. Trustee Sale Needs Decorating

$750,000 2 Bdrms + Den+ 2 Baths Spa Tub, Granite Counters Stainless Steel Appliances Limestone Floors 270 Degree Unobstructed Views of LA & Beverly Hills.

PARK PLACE

BEVERLY HILLS

Home • Open House • Newer 2-Story 1

Sat.+Sun. • 2-5pm 4 Bd.+4 /2 Ba.+Den Unobstructed view. view. Entertainer ’s dream. Value @ $1,999,000 • Paul Shipley • Agt: 310/383-1306

This Weeks Listings ————— POCKET LISTING $488,000

C a l l 3 1 0 / 2 3 7 - 2 9 7 7 Updated kitchen+baths granite ctrs+flrs., Berber or 713/266-1444 carpet, crown mouldings, sub-zero, Miele w/d. ~ PRIME ~

Unique space, all Great paying positions available throughout steel appl. $3,900,000 amenities, skylights, high ceilings. Above Los Angeles, Hancock *Commercial Land Park, Beverly Hills, standard improvements. Bel Aire, Pacific For Sale in Sun Valley. BELOW Palisades and San 6,000sf. lot • $325,000 MARKET RATE! Fernando Valley. Please call (323) 932-8700

************* 560sf - 850sf

2222 Ave. of Stars RETAIL 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath F R O N T A G E & 2 - PERSON th 17 Flr. • $968,000 S M A L L O F F I C E RESIDENT IM Pei Design. Views MANAGEMENT *** SUITES *** of Hillcrest Country Club, NO NNN TEAM Rancho Park, Marina, All Utilities Included. Professional appearance. Santa Monica Bay. Must Lease Now! Small complex,

GREAT OPPORTUNITY!

Great People Make GOOD COMPANY

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300 HOUSES FOR SALE

2 BEVERLY HILLS * WESTWOOD * BEV. HILLS HOME SUBLEASES $435,000 • SPACIOUS

Love pets & cooking. 7years experience in HOUSEKEEPER caregiving. Local ENTREPRENEUR references available. WANTED Live-In/Live-Out for WEST SIDE - SMALL Beverly Drive Elderly. Valid T.B. test. BUSINESS or PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL Call: 818/481-8107 REAL ESTATE Consultant to small SYCHOTHERAPY Private Duty Nurse businesses. Can also AND EDICAL L . V. N . rehab property. Will • Director of Patient OFFICE SPACE assist Entrepreneur. Care Services dianecoutre@aol.com with many amenities • CPR Certified • Car Insurance/Dependable ADMINISTRATIVE 310/276-7600 x.203 • Extensive Medical ASSISTANT Background Part time – Beverly Hills Please Call Denise M-W-F 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 5768 W. PICO BLVD At: 818/599-8957 Correspondence, fil- OFFICE FOR LEASE ing, calendar, general 90 500 SQ. FT. organization for EMPLOYMENT $720/MO. semi-retired exec. OPPORTUNITY Parking Available E-mail resume Call 310/779-6727 kenquest@kenquest.com

BEVERLY HILLS

270

+Family Rm+Maids Rm + Guesthouse

Master Bdrm. w/ walkin closet, sub-zero, marble counters, hrwd. Avail. in July • $7,200

323/525-1750

BEVERLY HILLS North Of Wilshire 3+3 • 2750 sf House on 7,500 sq. ft. lot. Includes pool & spa. Principals Only! $2,300,000 Call 310/600-1314 Fariba Ramin (Agt) Lic. #01329041

425 HOUSES FOR LEASE

427 Garage/Storage For Rent

SANTA MONICA 427 Montana Ave.

Storage Space Av a i l a b l e for Rent. Close to Beach . 310/393-3547

PATIO CONDO

PRIME BEVERLY HILLS

FAST TRUSTEE SALE

BEST HOUSE! BEST PRICE! GORGEOUS

$795,000 2 Bedroom, 2 Baths, Powder Room Rare Huge Private Patio, Large Rooms, Walk-In Closet, Eat-in Kitchen Quiet Inside Location Priced for Fast Sale

Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Gardens & Lawns, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center CENTURY PARK EAST CENTURY TOWERS PARK PLACE CENTURY HILL LE PARC CENTURY WOODS For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

TWO STORY 4 BDRM + 4 BA Includes Large Guesthouse with full Bath+kitchenette Private serene garden leads to very large guesthouse. Newly remodeled incld. new wiring & re-piping. New central air/heating. Beautiful crafted staircase, giant European chandeliers. Almost new house w/ old, charming, and traditional character. Bright and beautiful. Very large guesthouse, large living rm, fireplace, formal dining room, breakfast area, hardwood floors, lrg. 3 car garage + 5 additional parking spaces (8 total). Very large outdoor covered patio, fruit tree. Walking distance to shops, restaurants, Roxbury Park, and Century City. No pets. DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO $6,900 Sacrafice

Principals only • Available Now!

Call 310.382.2267

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APARTMENT FOR RENT

PRIME LOCATION BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS LIKE A HOME SPANISH STYLE 3 BDRMS + 2 BATHS Upper duplex on quiet street w/views. Granite kitchen all appliances, central air, nice yard and garage parking.

10530-10540 Wilshire Bl.

∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •

Luxury Living 218 S. Tower Dr. with valet, lush garden • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • Old World Charm! surrounding pool, Bright, intercom entry, gym, elevator, etc. fridge, stove, laundry fac. Call: 310/470-4474 Close to restaurants WEST L. A. & shopping.

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323/651-2598

————— BRENTWOOD 11640 Kiowa Ave.

Newly Updated 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

Call 310/339-5714 • • • • •

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~ WEST L.A. ~ WILSHIRE CORRIDOR 1675 Colby Ave.

•••••

1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

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Washer & Dryer, Dishwasher, Stove, Refrigerator, Marble Fireplace, Balcony, 2 Gated Covered Parking. 310/612-4904 FARI

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Spacious & Bright. A/C, balcony, dishwasher, stove, wet bar, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, prkg.

Grand Opening Soon Reser vations Now Being Taken Leasing Information: 310-888-8875

310/477-0072

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12424 TeXaS Ave. Large 3 Bdrm + 2 Bath • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •

Balcony, dishwasher, a/c, heated pool, BEVERLY HILLS elevator controlled 412 N. Oakhurst Dr. access, on-site laundry, Luxury 2 Bd.+2 Ba. parking. Close to ~ Newly Updated ~ Brentwood Village, w/ new hardwood floors, Shops & Restaurants. paint, appliances, • 310/826-4889 • washer/dryer. wet bar, central air, walk-in ~ WESTWOOD ~ closet, 2-prkg. No pets. 10992 Ashton Ave. Robert: 310/403-6812

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ 1126 S. CLARK DR. ************* 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH BRIGHT UPPER UNIT with hardwood / tile flooring, central air & heat, new kitchen cabinet & granite counter. laundry facility, parking. • • Call 818/640-7363 • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • •• Single ••

2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

BEVERLY HILLS

Very Nice Unit. Dishwasher, balcony, on-site laundry, covered prkg.

310/654-1507

————— WEST L.A.

1433 Brockton Ave. Spacious 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. Balcony, dishwasher, parking, laundry facility. Please Call:

BEVERLY HILLS

Condo Style Living In Beverly Hills

133

213/663-8513

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• WESTWOOD • ————— 10933 Rochester Ave. 443 S. Oakhurst Dr.

Make yourself at home.

Jr. Executive

North Almont Towers W W W. A L M O N T T O W E R S . C O M

2 B EDROOM + 2 B ATH + D EN • 1 B EDROOM + 11/2 B ATH + D EN GOURMET GRANITE KITCHENS & BATHS, POOL, GYM, IN HOME LAUNDRY ROOMS

————— ————— ————— WESTWOOD

Balcony, intercom 2 B d r m . + Spacious, balcony, entry, elevator, on120 Granville Ave. 1 1/ 2 B a t h Border of a/c, fireplace, pool, sight laundry, prkg. B RIGHT & SPACIOUS * * BEVERLY HILLS * * * * * * controlled access, Close to UCLA & B EVERLY H ILLS 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 321 S. Sherbourne Dr. laundry fac., parking. L IVING . LARGE, SUNNY & BRIGHT. Westwood Village. • Balcony, dishwasher, Close To U.C.L.A. • S I N G L E •• 310/479-8977 A/C, patio, dishwasher, Controlled access, 310/473-5061 elevator, intercom heated pool, intercom a/c, stove, entry, on-site entry, on-sight lndry., prkg. BRENTWOOD laundry, parking. SANTA MONICA elevator, laundry 11933 Darlington Ave. Close to Everything. Please Call: facility, parking. 427 Montana Ave. 2 Bdrm. 424/202-7286

• BRENTWOOD •

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2 Bath

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310/435-3693

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• Single • • Bachelor •

• 310/247-8689 •

Beverly Hills Adj. ~ Duplex ~ Newly Remodeled 2 Bdrm.+1 Bath Formal dining, formal living, kitchen w/ breakfast rm., hrwd. flrs., ceiling fans, laundry rm., beautiful private backyard.

213/706-6197

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550 Veteran Ave.

= 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath = == Single == Spacious, microwave, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, on-sight parking. Very close to UCLA & Westwood Village.

310/208-5166 ————— BRENTWOOD

CLOSE TO CEDARS-SINAI, Spacious, balcony, SANTA MONICA 519 S. Barrington Ave. BEVERLY CENTER & dishwasher, refrigerator, Hardwood floors, WEST L.A. 1380 Midvale Ave. 808 4th St. 2 Bdrm.+11/2 Bath on-sight laundry TRENDY ROBERTSON BL. 1343 Carmelina Ave. Controlled access, 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath Bright unit. and parking. 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. garage, laundry facility. • SINGLE • Pool, elevator, Dishwasher, On-site Lrg. fireplace, dish310/820-8584 laundry, parking. Bright, on-site controlled access, onClose to Beach. C U LV E R C I T Y washer, intercom entry, Close to laundry, On-site 3830 Vinton Ave. sight laundry, parking. 310/393-3547 elevator, prkg., pool. Brentwood Village. • WESTWOOD • parking. Close to Close to U.C.L.A. • • SINGLE • • 310/472-8915 • Close to Beach • BRENTWOOD Pool, 672 Kelton Ave. sauna, fridge, transportation. 310/473-1509 310/393-3547 X-St. Strathmore 11730 Sunset Blvd. dishwasher intercom • 310/654-1507 • W E S T W O O D entry, elevator, on-site • 2 Bdrm. +1 Bath • BEVERLY HILLS Jr. Executive ~ WEST ~ 1409 Midvale Ave.

WESTWOOD

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LOS ANGELES ««««««« • »»»»»»»

• 3 Bdrm.+2 Bath • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath Rooftop pool, 2 Bdrm. + 1 Bath • 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath • • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath • deck, gym, central air, Controlled access, • 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath • * * * * * * elevator, intercom entry, parking, laundry facility. • GORGEOUS UNITS • Balcony, fridge,

stove, controlled access, on-site laundry, prkg. 1307 Barry Ave.

310/473-1509 SMALL QUIET BLDG.

Central air, large on-sight laundry, parking. balcony, pool, elevator, BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE ~ 310/476-3824 ~ on-site laundry, intercom entry. = BRENTWOOD = 417 S. Barrington Av. 320 N. La Peer Dr. LOW MOVE-IN! Close to U.C.L.A. 310/208-3085

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1415 Brockton Ave. 2 B drm. + 2 B ath

• 2 Bd.+1 Ba. •

• 310/877-3025 •

CLOSE TO SHOPS & DINING.

————— WESTWOOD

“THE 51 MISSION” GHOST WRITING • WESTWOOD •

laundry, parking.

Utilities Included.

310/841-2367

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WEST L.A.

• BRENTWOOD •

• • 2• •B d•. +• 2• B•a•. • • • • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • • •• Single •• ******* 2 Bd.+11/2 Ba. 872 S. Westgate Ave.

BRENTWOOD

Hardwood. floors, patio, a/c, 11666 Goshen Ave. dishwasher, parking, (•)(•)(•)(•)(•) 1 laundry facility, • 1 Bd.+Den+1 /4 Ba. 1

• Single+Loft+1 /2 Ba. • Singles (•)(•)(•)(•)(•)

Central air/heat, = = = = = = = 10905 Ohio Ave. fireplace, patio, N EWLY R EMODELED . Hardwood flrs., pool, • • • • • • • controlled access, L.A.’ S F INEST , M OST laundry facility, • 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath • Patio, stove, fridge, L UXURIOUS A PT . R ENTAL pool, elevator, parking, dishwasher, on-sight controlled access, prkg. • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • * * * * * * • • Single • • Close to laundry facility. laundry, parking. C LOSE T O S HOPS Brentwood Village. Bright, controlled access, • 2 Bd.’s+2 Ba.’s 310/312-9871 • 310/440-5051 • balcony, pool, elevator, • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. & R ESTAURANTS . laundry fac., prkg. 6-Month Lease Avail. V ERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE 213/663-8513 NORTH OF

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A/C, pool, intercom entry, laundry facility, elevator, parking. Close to U.C.L.A.

310/207-1965

310/478-8616 —————

SANTA MONICA

1769-1775 Sycamore Av.

————— 2600 Virginia Ave.

• Spacious • • 3 Bdrm.+2 Bath •

HOLLYWOOD

• Bachelor • Single

Controlled access, Patio, stove, dishwasher, laundry facility. on-site laundry, parking. Utilities Included. Close to school, freeway 323/851-3790 & transportation. Close to Everything.

310/962-5733 ————— ————— ————— BEVERLY HILLS

Close To U.C.L.A. * * * * * * 310/477-6856 Every Extra Luxury: BURTON WAY

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WEST L.A.

• 3 Bdrm.+2 Bath •

custom cabinets, granite 1 Blk. East of Doheny 1628 Westgate Ave. • 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath • • GORGEOUS UNITS • 1433 Armacost Ave. LOS ANGELES • WESTWOOD • countertops, stone entry, 1 BEDROOM 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath Central air, large 11305 Graham Pl. 672 Kelton Ave. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath pool, health club, spa. Clean, bright, nice size B r i g h t & A i r y . balcony, pool, elevator, 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath X-St. Strathmore Bright & Spacious. • Close to UCLA • apartments. Swimming Dishwasher, on-site laundry, Intercom entry, a/c, • 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath • Dishwasher, 1350 S. Midvale Ave. intercom entry. dishwasher, on-sight Controlled access, pool, laundry facilty Intercom entry, on-sight L.A., 90024 controlled access 320 N. La Peer Dr. parking, on-sight laundry & parking. parking, laundry facility. and gated garage. on-sight laundry, prkg. Close to School. • 310/246-0290 • laundry facility. Close to U.C.L.A. Contact Mgr.: Call 310/276-9871 • 310/864-0319 • CLOSE TO SHOPS & DINING. 310/820-1810 310/208-3085 213/663-8513 310/477-8171

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Century Towers * * * * * * * * * * * * * BEVERLY HILLS ADJ ~ WESTWOOD ~ W E S T W O O D BEVERLY HILLS ADJ 8888 9583 ALCOTT ST. 10790 Wilshire Bl. PRIME LOCATION Spacious 1 Bdrm. 3 Bdrm.+21/2 Bath 1 BDRM + 1BATH 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • $1,750 * SPACIOUS * Expansive Views, WEST THIRD ST. $950/MO. $1,150/Month BEVERLY HILLS & Balcony, Valet, Security, Gym, Pool.

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Balcony, bar, fireplace, One of the Most All Newly New stove, central A/C Presigious, Elegant, laundry on each floor, Remodeled. $7,400/Month Beautiful Apt. Bldg. elevator, 2-car parking. 818/903-0979 LUXURIOUS SPACIOUS Great manager on-site Sorry No Pets. PENTHOUSE BEVERLY HILLS ADJ $2,400 & Up Call 310/278-6640 Fabulous Penthouse 1 BDRM - 1 BATH SPECTACULAR VIEWS Over 2000 Sq. Ft.

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

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Nr Doheny & Burton Way BEVERLY HILLS 423 S. Rexford Dr Front Unit with Balcony 5 Patios with 1 large Loaded with Amenities 2 BD + 2 BA. CONDO entertainment patio at Granite Kitchen Counter, Updated kitchen with rear. Views. Must See! Stainless Steel Appliances new appliances, washer/ $4,975/MO. Washer & Dryer in Unit, dryer in unit, large balHardwood floors, central cony, lots of closet space Call Margaret at A/C, Jacuzzi tub, Gas and secured parking. 310/775-5226 $2,350/MO. Water incl. fireplace, Vertical Blinds, Call 310/994-4684 Prime Beverly Hills 24/7 Digital Surveillance PENTHOUSE CONDO Controlled Entrance, BEVERLY HILLS 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath Assigned parking. 12’ Real Penthouse Travertine flrs., marble High ceiling. No Pets.

3 BDRM, 3.5 BATH

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& granite countertops. Fridge, washer/dryer, dishwasher. Secured bldg. No pets. $4,200/Month

————— 2 Bdrm. + 1 / Bath + Rooftop Patio GREAT LIGHT & VIEWS!

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Appliances, carpet, laundry facility, 2-prkg. $2,250/Mo. • No dogs

818/501-7913

————— MARINA DEL REY Marina City Club 3BD + 2BA LUXURY CONDO $3,900 MO

9160 BEVERLY BLVD.

$2,600/MO. Call 310/550-5767 thevillasonthird.com

*KELEMEN* 310/569-4699 REAL ESTATE ————— (310) 966-0900 BEVERLY HILLS ~ TRIANGLE ~

all listings are on 226 N. Crescent Dr. Ocean, Marina View, centurycityliving.com 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • $2,200 High Floor incl. 1Bd+Den+2Ba • $1,950 Valet and Guest Club Membership LOTS OF NATURAL LIGHT. Parking. Huge Heated (gym, tennis,pools etc) room, hardwood Pool, Security Staff, dining Marina City Realty floors, full kitchen, 310/821-8980 Doorman & Houseappliances, bar, man, Switchboard central air, garage. BEVERLY HILLS Tennis, Fitness Center No pets. 1 Year Lease. 206 S. Arnaz Dr. • 310/273-6124 • 3 Bd.+2 Ba. Townhouse Business Center Din.+breakfast rms., hrwd. NEW LISTINGS EVERYDAY Prime Beverly Hills flrs., central air, patio, Call for latest properties NORTH OF WILSHIRE stove, fridge, washer/ 1 Bd.+11/2 Ba. Condo dryer,2-prkg., ground flr. 950sf., granite kitch., $3,400/Mo. • 2,100sf. tons of closets, bright, 310/405-3001 new paint+carpet, 2-sinks 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath Condos in Master. Classy bldg. *BEVERLY HILLS* QUIET TREE-LINED STREET. $2,150/month FRENCH CHATEAU $2,150/Month

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Unit In a Luxury Highrise Building. All major appliances. central air, pool, spa, gym, parking, 24-hr. security. Near Westwood Village.

Newly painted. W/ deck, wall to wall LUXURY UNITS carpet, walk-in closet, • SINGLES mini-blinds, stove, fridge, • 1 BEDROOMS laundry fac., garage w/ 310/470-1758 storage cabinets. No pets. • 2 BEDROOMS Please Call: BEVERLY HILLS ADJ Hardwood flrs/Carpets 310/451-2725 2 BDRM, 2 BATH $1,695/MO. 1/2 Month Free Rent From $1,500-$2,200 (OAC) Shown by appointment Large unit with wood floors, eclosed patio, Alex 310/966-1014 ************ dishwasher, No pets 1 BD + 1 BA LOWER Call 310/278-8999

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342 N. PALM DR. 2 BEDROOM + DEN + 2.5 BATHROOM

Upper with balcony, Granite kitchen, marble floors, jacuzzi tub with separate steam shower. Deluxe Unit. $3,400/MO. Avail. approx May 1st (Minimum 2 year lease) By appointment only

818/679-6747 (No Calls after 8 PM)

1836 PARNELL AVE. 2 Bdrms, 2.5 Baths $2,750/MO. Five Year old building, high ceilings with crown molding, bamboo floors stainlesssteel-appliances Washer & dryer, Marble bathrooms.

310/203-0422 GLORICE SOMEKH REALTY, INC.

New Carpet Large Balcony, 180º unobstructed City views

$2,300/month New Renovation, High Floor, Large Balcony, Granite Counter, Hardwood Floors, Stainless Steel Kitchen

BRENTWOOD

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1135 So. Oakhurst Dr. 336 S. Rexford Dr. 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • $1,400 2 BDRM, 2 BATH bright lower unit newly N EWLY U PDATED . remodeled with Hdwd Hardwood flrs., a/c, laundry, parking. floors, granite and tile available now. Quiet 7 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $2,100 unit bldg, just South 310/247-8547 of BH, parking and 310/433-1949 laundry on premises. $1,675/MO. BEVERLY HILLS Call 323/304-6969 1BD.+1BA UPPER BEVERLY HILLS Facing Courtyard, 1 BDRM. 1 3/4 BATH Newly Redecorated. No Pets $1,650/MO. $1,400/MO. With Central A/C, Oak Cabinets, 6 closets, 130 N. Hamilton Dr. dishwasher, Call 310/858-0979 Microwave, Gated Entry, Parking, Laundry BEVERLY HILLS ADJ Balcony and Elevator. 417 S. ARNAZ 8747 Clifton Way Ron:310/990-1730 1 BDRM. + 1 BATH

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UNIT #201 • $1,395

BEVERLY HILLS SPACIOUS 1 BEDROOM

closet, new decor, pool, entry control, gated garage prkg. B.H. schools.

$1,550 + $950 Deposit Open Sat & Sun 1-4 and by appointment

221 S. DOHENY DR. (south of Wilshire)

310/567-4449

310/274-6931 Chateau Beverly Beverly Hills High

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A View From The New York Times

Maureen Dowd She had a dead chimp. He had a live water buffalo. She had an Isotta Fraschini with leopard-skin upholstery. He had a Suzuki van. She used tuberoses. He used Avena syrup, an herbal Viagra. She liked champagne and caviar. He liked Coca-Cola and Pepsi. She had a script. He had a Quran. She had a white telephone. He had no telephone. But the similarities were striking. The faded murderous glamour queen and faded murderous terror king relied on drivers to negotiate their relations with the world. Married multiple times, they were both ensconced with lovers half their age in high-priced villas that shut out the world, vainly looking at old videos of themselves and primping, hoping for spectacular comebacks that would wow their fans. Instead, Justice pounded up the stairs. Maybe it's because I watched the videos of Osama bin Laden released by the Obama administration while staying at the Sunset Tower Hotel on Sunset Boulevard. But seeing him holed up in his room, looking pathetic with white beard and blankie, gazing at himself on screen in his heyday, Osama was oh so Sunset Boulevard’s Norma Desmond (with a dash of Woody Allen in Bananas). ”I am big,” he might have sneered. “It’s the thumb drives that got small.” The CIA is playing mind games —both with al-Qaida, trying to show its slain leader as a pitiable figure, and with Pakistan, sending a message that we may have even more information than we do and that double-dealing Pakistanis had best cooperate because they could be embarrassed, too. I don’t think we need to worry about inflaming al-Qaida. They come pre-inflamed. But the CIA’s propaganda message is a bit mixed. On the one hand, Osama seems risible, an old man with a clicker trapped in a dorm room. On the other, intelligence sources have said that the cloistered, swaddled bin Laden was still a threat, plotting more transportation cataclysms here. Pitiable or potent? Make up your minds. When U.S. officials wanted to scare the world about the Soviet threat, they would show surveillance shots of missiles. But now, in the age of technology and terror, the dire threats come from much more homely adversaries. They can emanate from the nondescript third floor of a house in a picturesque hamlet in Pakistan. Just because bin Laden didn’t look like a Bond villain stalking around some elaborate lair didn't make him less of a threat. The monster’s myth-making and video-star turns are over. Now Hollywood will have its say. There'’s probably someone right this minute pitching Bravo on “The Real Housewives of Abbottabad.” The inside track goes to director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, the pair who won Oscars for The Hurt Locker, a movie about a bomb-defusing team of soldiers in Iraq that was so tense you thought your head would explode. Boal, who lived in New York and went to ground zero on 9/11, has covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as a journalist. He and Bigelow began working on a movie about the hunt for bin Laden in 2008–at a time when President George W. Bush and Hollywood suits had put the terrorist leader on the back burner. “After the lack of appetite when we were raising money for The Hurt Locker, Kathryn and I thought it was not a bad sign that we were doing something that people were not interested in,” Boal said dryly. Studios shy away from making movies about unpopular wars we're still stuck in, but Boal, who lives here now, disagrees. “Why wait?” he asked. “I might be retired by the time we get out of Afghanistan. Don't you want to live in a world where artists mix it up in the culture in a timely way?” He knows, however, that mixing it up about Osama can be dangerous, and is conscious of “the security ramifications.” He and Bigelow optioned a book written anonymously by a Delta force commander at Tora Bora, where Osama slipped away in 2001. And about a year ago, Boal learned that the hunt for Osama had intensified. Then the Navy Seal Team 6 dropped from the Pakistan sky. And now the duo, planning for a 2012 release, have an exciting ending and excited financiers. “We’ve certainly been getting more calls from studios,” Boal says wryly. “We were charging ahead with a movie that ended in Tora Bora with bin Laden still alive. Now we have a definitive ending.” He said he’s been surprised by some of the reaction on the left against the Navy Seal unit taking out bin Laden, noting: “The debate about whether there should have been a trial feels a little bit like looking a gift horse in the mouth.” Osama is ready for his close-up. But it’s going to be less flattering—and more final—than he intended. © 2011 The New York Times News Service

POLICE BLOTTER BURGLARY Occurred between 3:43 and 4:24 p.m. on 5/6 in 9500 block of Wilshire Blvd. Unknown suspect entered location and stole several items. Loss $7,485 Occurred between 6:30 and 10:22 p.m. in 100 block of N. Maple Dr. Unknown suspect entered residence through unlocked rear sliding door and stole property. Loss $4,500 Occurred between 5 and 5:30 p.m. in 5/2 in 300 block of N. Oakhurst Dr. Unknown male suspect entered unsecured parking lot, stole bicycle and put it inside his vehicle. Loss $250 Occurred between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on 5/6 in 100 block of N. Willaman Dr. Unknown suspect entered residence through uinlocked window, stole property. Loss $25,000 ASSAULT Occurred about 8:30 p.m. on 5/5 in 200 block of S. Doheny Dr. Unknown suspect slapped victim with her hand causing Occurred about 7:35 p.m. on 5/6 in area of W. Olympic Blvd. and S. Spalding Dr. Unknown suspect was involved in road rage incident with victim, punched the latter in the face and body, and vandalized his vehicle. ROBBERY Occurred between 1:30 and 1:46 a.m. on 5/7 in 9400 block of Charleville Blvd. Suspect #1: Male Black, 70, brown hair. Suspect #2: Male Black, 20, 5'10'', 150–approached victim and pointed handgun demanding money. Loss $1,390 IDENTITY THEFT Occurred between 2/18 and 4/27 in 400 block of N. Rodeo Dr. Suspect: Female Black, 27, 5'07'', 162, black hair and brown eyes–created, cashed fictitious business checks. Occurred between 3/22 and 3/24 in 9500 block of Wilshire Blvd. Unknown suspects obtained victim’s personal information and made fraudulent transactions on their credit accounts. Occurred between 1 p.m. on 4/16 and 11:59 p.m. on 4/18 in 9600 block of S. Santa Monica Blvd. Suspect: Female White– used victim’s debit card information to withdraw funds from ATM. Occurred between 4:45 p.m. on 4/27 and 11:59 p.m. on 4/29 in 200 block of S. Doheny Dr. Unknown suspect used victim’s information to withdraw funds from the latter’s account. Occurred between 2/10 and 2/13 in 300 block of N. Foothill Rd. Unknown suspect used victim’s credit card information to book hotel room and paid for expenses. Occurred at 5:17 p.m. on 5/5 in 9500 block of W. Olympic Blvd. Unknown suspect used victim’s information to withdraw money from victim’s account.

OPINION A Look At The Sacramento Scene

FRANKLY SPEAKING What is Jerry Brown thinking? We know California is in need of revenues. He and the Democrats have determined to stop all DMV vehicle registration fees for the month of July, in hopes that Republicans will agree to transfer $70 billion from families and businesses to government. Brown calls this transfer an “extension” of the Arnold tax increases. We need the money, but he is holding these revenues hostage—but from whom? The taxpayers will get to keep the money longer and government will not have it to spend. A bill in the legislature that would force business, which now must pre-pay taxes two quarters ahead, to pre-pay four quarters ahead. That is an interest free mandated loan to government. Arnold created the first pre-paid tax scheme. In the first year, under this new theft scheme, Sacramento gets six quarters of taxes, instead of four. The next year, government only gets four quarters of taxes. Another gimmick. For the seventh year in a row, CEO magazine declared California the worst state in the union to do business in, and guess why? Brown cannot do basic math. He created sweetheart deals for his union/donor pals. The press release announcing these new union contracts, (which even Arnold would not accept) said would save $382 million per year. The Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) said the real saving are possibly $181 million. The biggest boondoggle, created by Arnold is the high speed choo-choo train. It passed because Arnold and its special interest/union supporters lied by a factor of two the potential ridership and lowered the costs by tens of billions of dollars. This is what the LAO said: “The biting 28-page report from the non-partisan Legislative Analyst's Office says the project, pegged at $43 billion in 2009, is more likely to cost $67 billion, based on recent estimates. The LAO further doubts the state will get the additional money it needs to complete the project–it has about $12.5 billion on hand now. And it warned that bonds issued to pay for the rail line would leave California's bleeding general budget on the hook for about $1 billion a year–plus more if the train service loses money–leading to more cuts to depleted state programs.” Brown wants the state to pay $175 million this year to continue the planning process. The LAO said it should get no more than $7 million, to close down this agency that can never produce a choo-choo train nor has the funds to operate it, if built. All of this with a backdrop of a $40 billion deficit, if you include all expenditures not paid for via the budget. The Republicans in the Assembly have produced a no tax increase, save government education budget plan. One part saves $400 million—immediately. “The cost of health care for each inmate per year in California is approximately $11,600, while prison healthcare costs $5,757 in New York; $4,720 in Florida; $4,418 in Pennsylvania; and $2,920 in Texas. While costs have increased dramatically, it has not improved the quality of care enough to take the system out of federal court receivership.” All we have to do is outsource to non-government firms to run the health care system. This not only saves direct dollars, but the for-profit firms pay corporate taxes, so the state gets more revenues. There are dozens of areas of state programs which are nonessential and can be ended, or if continued, can be outsourced, save money and raise revenues without raising taxes. We do not need new taxes. We need to end non-essential programs, outsource, end the union monopolies and use common sense on spending. Watching Jerry Brown explain his budget is like watching The Simpsons in a foreign language—makes no sense in any language. Stephen Frank, a political and public policy activist since 1960, is publisher of the California Political News and Views (www.capolitical.com).

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From the Publisher CLIF SMITH POTHOLES, BURGERS AND BEER The contrast between the brand of Beverly Hills and the “burgers and beer” campaign of local promoter Jeffrey Best and championed by Mayor Barry Brucker through the Los Angeles Times could not be greater. As The Courier reported weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times hijacked our City’s “Taste of Beverly Hills” and buried it inside it's own restaurant tasting event (which last year’s “Taste of Beverly Hills” swamped at the box office). The Courier just completed a fantastic launch of its new “Fashion Forward!” section in New York City, greeted by the dominant interests in the industry. Except for sliders as hors d’oeuvres (along with filet mignon and crab cakes), there was not a “burger” or a beer to be seen. (We had some Heinekins available, but what went were glasses of Moet Imperial champagne and Mondavi Napa 2007 cabernet.) Let's face it–that's how the Times views Beverly Hills– “burgers and beer.” Check out its website, latimes.com/taste. Is that who WE are? We cannot find anyone who thinks so except our own mayor and his voting partners on the City Council. For the Beverly Hills portion of its down-scale event, they just copied a logo from other events–a pinwheel of hamburgers, beer glasses and onions. For its Los Angeles-based portions, why don’t they just adopt potholes as the symbols of L.A.? That would be fitting. So why are three members of our City Council–Brucker, Vice Mayor Willie Brien and newcomer Julian Gold, M.D.–promoting “burgers and beer in Beverly Hills” on Labor Day weekend? With our premier fashion street Rodeo Drive closed to traffic by their order for much of the weekend, the 3-2 majority of the council somehow believes this will enhance “business” in Beverly Hills. They could not be more wrong. Most disappointing is Dr. Gold’s vote, who promised us he would “be his own man” and not just parrot Dr. Brien’s votes. That’s not happening. We know he’s working hard to catch up, but needs to put his homework into independent action like he said he would. Not one event that weekend is scheduled to allow merchants to sell anything. Most if not all Rodeo Drive stores will close early to avoid the events. The council does not even know what is planned–the ad campaign already produced for the event by the Los Angeles Times, equates Beverly Hills with downtown L.A., old theaters on L.A.’s Broadway, and something at the Paramount lot in Hollywood. Gee, that’s exclusive. Instead, our pristine fashion avenue will be lined with food purveyors from all over–a small handful from Beverly Hills but mostly from outside. We need to promote restaurants from other cities? Nothing is plainer than the need to maintain and enhance the Beverly Hills brand. All over the world, “Beverly Hills” has a cachet and reputation so much greater than “Los Angeles” and it is the driving force behind the revenues that give us our 120member police force, our Class 1 fire department, our library and our luxe city services. Councilmembers Lili Bosse and John Mirisch have protested this dissipation of our brand vigorously to no avail. Brucker is intent on doing “something” on Labor Day. It seems like he’s trying to emerge from the shadow of Delshad, who was a fantastic promoter, but does not know how to do it. Every event Delshad brought to Beverly Hills enhanced our image and raised our profile (even if some the “celebrities” involved garnered some criticism). Jimmy “got it.” Right now, the best that “Best” can offer is P. Diddy and a ”white party” Sunday night sponsored by his vodka distiller. As for our terrific reception in New York–it was NOT “burgers and beer.” It was pure Beverly Hills. P.S.: Ever since we made it clear that we oppose this dilution of our brand, City staff have withheld news and information from us or timed its release to destroy its news value to The Courier breaking long-standing precedent. A connection? We’ll see.

Rabbi Jacob Pressman GREAT BALLS OF FIRE We live precariously on a ball of fire, covered, unbelievably, by a mantle of water. The core of raging fire broke through this year in unprecedented earthquakes, churning up the water in tsunamis, and accelerating the winds in tornados and hurricanes and enormous floods. Just think Japan, Haiti, Mississippi, global warming, dustbowl causing droughts. If I were roaming the universe, looking for a pleasant place to live, I would think twice about this hardening ball of fire and water–except for one incredible phenomenon: living organisms, animal and vegetable and gorgeous mineral. This ball of ours has towering snow-capped mountains where the crags created by earth-

quakes meet the eternally frozen water. It has graceful swans, peacocks and humming birds; towering and ancient redwoods, roses, sunflowers, fields of poppies, and violets; graceful fauns, towering giraffes, thundering elephants and wee titmice; dolphins, goldfish and monstrous whales; mornings fresh with dew, incredibly gorgeous sunsets, and, and, and beautiful newborn babies nursing at graceful breasts, and –just look in the mirror–it has you. So, though we still have the explorer’s itch to roam the galaxies, let’s just scratch it and work at making this ball of fire a more peaceful and cozier place for everyone.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Who better than a former BHUSD school board member to serve on the City Council/Board of Education Liaison committee? Seriously … who could be a better choice? No one on our current City Council has that experience other than Barry Brucker and Willie Brien. Brucker served two terms and twice was president of the board; Brien served as both a member and president. They understand first hand the complicated issues this board faces. During Brucker’s six years on this committee, he has been dynamic and unwavering in his support for growing the partnership between the City and the district. Brucker represented the council in negotiations for our current, very generous JPA. I trust him to balance the needs of our schools with the needs of our City. Helene Harris ****** I was disheartened to read the mean-spirited letters last week, disparaging Barry Brucker. He and his wife Sue (former El Rodeo PTA president and BHHS PTSA president) are staunch supporters of the BHUSD and our students. Like Steve Fenton, he attended our schools as children and young adults. Any insinuation he is not supportive of our school district or that his actions as City Council liaison to the district are in any way vindictive or pay-back for the lost election of a candidate he supported, is just plain false. As a very active volunteer in our school district the last 15 years, I can only say I wish we had more people committed to our district and City as Mr. Brucker. We are very fortunate our current City Council is comprised of five formidable partners to our school district—four of whom are alumni of BHHS, and all having sent their children to our schools—so clearly, their approval of him as the liaison to the district speaks volumes as to the aptness of his

continuing to serve in that capacity. There are several issues in the coming year(s) where the district and City Council must work together for the betterment of the community: negotiation of a new Joint Powers Agreement; matters concerning the Venoco Oil rig at BHHS; Measure E construction of new facilities and possible joint ventures; proposed construction abutting BHHS at 10000 Santa Monica; and of course, the proposed MTA plan for a subway under BHHS. So, recognizing the upcoming school board elections will fuel even more of this finger-pointing-blamegame, it would be in the best interests of the community if we could focus a less on political posturing and distracting decoys and a lot more on working cooperatively to achieve positive resolutions on substantive issues affecting us all. Ronit Stone ******* I have been following the happenings with regards to monetary issues with the Beverly Hills Unified School District. What no one points out or seems to understand is one simple fact. When BHUSD was allowing interdistrict permits into the system, there were no complaints of monetary issues. Then the school board decided to go into the direction of Basic Aide, claiming the influx of property taxes would be some sort of financial windfall for the district. If that is the case, then why is the district now claiming poverty? Why is it cutting teachers? Why isn't this kind of information available to the residents of Beverly Hills? Maybe the board members should swallow their pride, allow opportunity permit students to return to the district, and be happy with the additional funds rather than turning their back on these students. George Steinberg ****** I’ve lived in Beverly Hills for more than 50 years and think it is now time to quit worrying

about getting more questionable publicity for the City. I was just told the L.A. Marathon “probably” will go through the City on a Sunday again next year and would use the same route, which was so successful! Is there any reason why Beverly Hills can’t be gracious and let some other city have that privilege? This is simply outrageous. Do the majority of the residents who live north of the marathon route have any voice in this matter? Who gets to decide this atrocious situation? Is that person affected that Sunday by the street closures? The L.A. Marathon is privately owned and done for profit...not a municipal event. A portion of the income is donated to charities. I was blocked from the business district and below that Sunday. Once is enough! Herb Wallerstein ****** If I read the news correctly, the nation is broke, the state is broke, the county is broke, and as far as our City is concerned, I don’t think we’re doing that much better, despite all the bragging our annual mayors do upon leaving office. So what do our esteemed City fathers want to do–well, of course, spend multi-thousands if not millions in renovating Roxbury Park. Just what we need, new banquet rooms and a community center! May I ask any of those involved with these decisions– why bother? We have a perfectly wonderful and functioning park where a lot of us enjoy the sunshine and taking part in various games we’ve been playing since our teenage years. All Roxbury Park needs is a little sprucing up from time-totime. Please leave well enough alone and spend the money (if you refuse to save it) somewhere else. We love Roxbury as it is. Solly J. Morris

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