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BEVERLY HILLS VOLUME: LIII

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May 18, 2018

City, School District At Odds Over Continued Fight Against Subway Extension

THIS ISSUE

Buster Brown is a 6-monthold Yorkie mix hoping to find his forever home.

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The BHPD held a flag ceremony Thursday in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day. 5

Playboy Enterprises is set to leave Beverly Hills for a location in Westwood.

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Beverly Hills Developer Facing Federal Charges Of Bribing County Employee

By Matt Lopez Arman Gabaee, a well-known Beverly Hills real estate developer, was arrested at his home Wednesday morning by FBI officials on federal bribery charges.

Gabaee, 57, who is known professionally as Arman Gabay, is charged with paying monthly bribes to a Los Angeles County employee for six years, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

In addition to the monthly

cash bribes, the charges allege that Gabaee submitted offers on a $1.1 million home in Santa Rosa for the (see ‘DEVELOPER BRIBERY’ page 11)

Zoning Administrator To Hear Appeal On Hadid’s 901 Strada Vecchia On June 7

George Christy, Page 6 A Wise Man Of Letters And Of Law, Attorney Reeve Chud Offers Acute Observations About The World Today. He And Wife Marian Are Loyal Contributors Who Enhance The Good Life Of Our Community

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

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By Matt Lopez A hearing set for June 7 by the Los Angeles Planning Department could go a long way toward determining the fate of celebrity megamansion developer Mohamed Hadid’s 901 Strada Vecchia in Bel Air. The hearing by the Zoning Administrator will be addressing an appeal from a group of residents regarding the issuance of an Erosion Control Plan for the megamansion.

In a filing on behalf of Bel-Air Residents Joe and Beatriz Horacek and John and Judith Bedrosian, the group’s attorney Victor de la Cruz wrote that the residents are appealing an Erosion Control Plan approved by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) “that is nothing more than an illegal scheme aimed at disguising significant amounts of grading that require discretionary (see ‘901 STRADA VECCHIA’ page 11)

Beverly Hills High School students are now being taught.

“The district’s statement was misleading, does not represent the City’s position on the subway and was released without our knowledge,” Gold wrote in a statement distributed through City spokesperson Therese Kosterman.

Bregy’s email emphasized that the City continued to support the school district in its continued fight against Metro’s Purple Line Extension project. (see ‘METRO SUBWAY’ page 21)

MEET THE MAYOR Step right up and meet the mayor! All are welcome to meet Mayor Julian Gold at a rooftop community event on Wednesday, May 23 at 4 p.m. for the first of what will be a monthly tradition. Residents are encouraged to listen and provide feedback on the future of Beverly Hills. The meeting is set for the rooftop terrace of the Chamber of Commerce building at 9400 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

Broken Elevator Triggers Disability In BHHS Freshman

By Laura Coleman For most people, when an elevator is out of service, taking the stairs might be considered a healthy alternative. For 15year-old Rhiannon Carter, a Beverly Hills High School freshman who was diagnosed with childhood arthritis at the age of two, walking too many flights of stairs might land her in a wheelchair or in braces.

When the elevator in BHHS’s Science and Technology Center (STC) building broke down almost four months ago, Rhiannon found herself with the choice of walking up to 18 flights of stairs during the day to reach classes or walking further to access another elevator. The timing of the elevator breaking down (although it has worked occa-

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BIG CHECK — Fitness doesn’t just strengthen your health, it can also boost the bank account! At least that was the case this week for the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, which received a $30,000 check for money raised from the inaugural Beverly Hills 5K Run/Walk & Fitness Blast. Pictured above, from left: April Jergens, Jeannine Ramer, Dion Jackson, Troy Titus-Barrow, Leti Abrego, Annette Saleh, Marc Saleh, Michael Bregy, Cindy Trost, Doreece Artal and Rose Kaiserman. For more on the donation, see page 4.

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Mayor Julian Gold wasted no time in making his thoughts known once he found out that Superintendent Michael Bregy had emailed Beverly Hills Unified parents on Wednesday about his intention to involve the City in the school district’s fight against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) having set up its subway construction staging area directly adjacent to 33 portable classrooms in which

Rhiannon Carter

sionally during the months since it first broke down) was particularly ironic; in January Rhiannon’s doctor told her she was in medicated remission. (see ‘BHHS DISABILITY’ page 21)

PAULA AND CYNDI — Paula Abdul and Cyndi Lauper participated in the WE Day California to celebrate young people changing the world at the Forum For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.

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NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING DATE: LOCATION:

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Municipal Gallery – Beverly Hills City Hall, 2nd Floor 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

PROJECT:

Beverly Hilton Specific Plan Amendment

The City of Beverly Hills is preparing a Draft Supplemental EIR for the proposed Beverly Hilton Specific Plan Amendment (herein referred to as the Modified Project).

The public is invited to attend a preliminary “scoping” meeting on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. to comment on environmental issues that should be addressed in the Draft Supplemental EIR. Project Location: The project site is located at 9876 Wilshire Boulevard in the City of Beverly Hills (City). The site is bounded on the north by Wilshire Boulevard, on the south

by North Santa Monica Boulevard, on the east by the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards, and on the west by Merv Griffin Way. The site is 8.94 acres (389,426 square feet [sf]) and includes Assessor Parcel Numbers 4327-028-004 through -015. The project site is regionally accessible from Interstate 405 (the San Diego Freeway) and State Route 2 (Santa Monica Boulevard), and locally accessible from Wilshire Boulevard.

The project site is currently developed with the Beverly Hilton, the Palm/Oasis Court Hotel, and the recently completed Waldorf Astoria.

Project Background: The Modified Project would involve an amendment to the Beverly Hilton Specific Plan (Specific Plan), which was approved in 2008 and subject to an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Final EIR for the 2008 Specific Plan was certified in 2008. The Specific Plan included the following demolition, renovation, and new construction on the project site (herein referred to as the Approved Project): • Demolition of: o The Palm/Oasis Court Hotel o The existing above-ground and below-ground parking structure • Renovation of: o The original Beverly Hilton Wilshire Tower, with 352 guestrooms upon full buildout of the Approved Project o The Beverly Hilton pool, pool deck, and pool cabanas • Construction of: o A subterranean parking structure to accommodate no less than 2,183 vehicles o An 8-story, 36-unit condominium building (Residences A) o An 18-story, 74-unit condominium building (Residences B) o A 12-story, five-star luxury hotel with a restaurant, a maximum of 170 guestrooms, and meeting room space (the Waldorf Astoria, which has already been constructed) o A 22,000-sf Beverly Hilton conference center Project Description: The Modified Project would include modifications to the Specific Plan and related entitlements to consolidate the two residential towers into one 23-story residential building; change the configuration of the pool, open space, and restaurant(s); and modify the distribution of conference center space. The table below provides a summary comparison between the Approved Project and the Modified Project. The Modified Project is anticipated to begin construction in 2019 and construction would be completed in about 50 months.

Initial Study: Based on the conclusions of the Initial Study prepared for the Modified Project, the following areas of potentially significant environmental impact are anticipated to require analysis in the Draft Supplemental EIR: • Aesthetics • Air Quality • Cultural Resources (specifically Historical Resources) • Geology • Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Land Use and Planning Noise Transportation/Traffic Tribal Cultural Resources Utilities and Service Systems (specifically Water Supply)

Potential cumulative impacts and potential for growth inducement will also be addressed; alternatives, including the No Project Alternative, will be evaluated.

Summary Comparison of Approved Project and Modified Project

Purpose of the Scoping Meeting: The purpose of the scoping meeting is to present the Modified Project in a public setting and provide an opportunity for a full airing of the environmental issues that are important to the community.

The meeting will include a presentation of the proposal and the environmental issues to be analyzed in the Draft Supplemental EIR will be described.

Following the presentation, interested agencies, organizations, and members of the public will be encouraged to present views concerning what environmental issues should be included in the Draft Supplemental EIR. The oral and written comments made during the scoping meeting will provide an inventory of potential environmental effects of the Modified Project to be addressed by the Draft Supplemental EIR. 30-Day Comment Period: The City invites all interested members of the public to attend the public scoping meeting. The City also invites written comments on issues related to potential environmental impacts during a 30-day comment period, which starts on May 18, 2018 and will conclude on June 18, 2018.

Written comments should be addressed to: Cindy Gordon, AICP, Associate Planner City of Beverly Hills Community Development Department 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, California 90210 Fax: (310) 858-5966 Email: cgordon@beverlyhills.org After the Draft Supplemental EIR has been prepared, it will be released for public review and comment. The Planning Commission will then hold a public hearing on the Draft Supplemental EIR and on the Modified Project. Separate notices of the availability of the Draft Supplemental EIR and of the hearings on the project will be released at later dates.

The case file on this project, which includes the plans and applications, is available for public review at the Planning Division, 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210. Copies of the Initial Study are also available in the Planning Division at City Hall and online at www.beverlyhills.org/environmental. If there are any questions regarding this notice, or if you would like to review the file or receive copies of available documents, please contact Cindy Gordon, AICP, Associate Planner at (310) 285-1191 or via email at cgordon@beverlyhills.org.

Cindy Gordon, AICP Associate Planner In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, City Council Chamber is wheelchair accessible and is equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired. If you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please call the Planning Division at (310) 285-1191 or TTY (310) 285-6881. Please notify the Planning Division at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting if you require captioning service so that reasonable arrangements can be made.

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HERE! U.S. EMBASSY IN JERUSALEM – The United States on Monday celebrated the opening of its embassy in Jerusalem, marking the first country to make the move from Tel Aviv. Since the move, more countries have followed the United States’ lead; Guatemala moved its embassy to the Israeli city on Wednesday while, according to CNBC, Paraguay and Romania are considering making the move as well. Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center wrote about the move in an op-ed published online this week, extolling President Donald Trump for signing off on the move. “Enter Donald Trump. With the stroke of a pen, he validated 3,500 years of Jewish history by opening the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, debunking the global smear campaign against the Jewish State,” Cooper wrote. “My grandparents fled Eastern Europe at the beginning of the 20th Century primarily because of theologically-fueled hatred from Christian churches and clergy. They would have been shocked to see the hundreds of Christian Zionists who sat shoulder to shoulder with American and Israeli Jews at the embassy opening on Monday.” The above photo of the embassy was taken

by Mendi Safadi and provided to the Courier by Ari Bussel.

Beverly Hills ArtSHOW Returns This Weekend To Beverly Gardens Park

By Matt Lopez Beverly Hills’ annual art extravaganza returns to Beverly Gardens Park this weekend, as the Beverly Hills ArtSHOW highlights contemporary painters and photographers displaying exhibits on the topic of grand perspectives.

The show is set for Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. along

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BHEF Receives $30,000 From Beverly Hills 5K Committee

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Unified representatives were awash in joy last Friday morning as the Beverly Hills 5K Committee presented an over-sized check for $30,000 to the Beverly Hills Education Foundation (BHEF) – money that was raised at the inaugural Beverly Hills 5K Run/Walk & Fitness Blast on Jan. 28.

Celebrity trainer Dion Jackson, who was among the key members of the Beverly Hills 5K committee, said the amount far exceeded the original expected goal of $25,000.

“This is the beginning of a new Beverly Hills tradition proving we really are a healthy city,” said Jackson, whose company All Seasons Fitness Media partnered with BHEF, the City of Beverly Hills and local race management organization Run Racing to make

the event happen. “We are already beginning to promote the 2019 event in the community.”

BHEF President Cindy Trost emphasized how critical it is to forge partnerships, like the one with Jackson, that support the foundation’s mission to raise funds to enhance students’ educational experiences at Beverly Hills Unified School District.

“With the help of many wonderful sponsors and volunteers the event came together in just a few months and was amazingly successful,” she said.

At last week’s Board of Education meeting, Trost shared that BHEF had recently voted to allocate $443,000 for the 2018/19 school year, with an additional $150,000 to be allocated in the coming weeks. (see ‘BHEF’ page 20)

four blocks of Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Gardens Park.

All 250 participating artists will exhibit and sell their work. In addition to the fine art, visitors will be treated to live music, family art projects, food trucks and wine and beer gardens.

For more information, visit www.beverlyhills.org/artshow.

TEEN BHEF – The Teen Beverly Hills Education Foundation (BHEF) celebrated its new leadership team in the final month of the school year. This volunteer organization for 712 graders enrolled at the Beverly Hills Unified School District is designed to inspire students to make a difference in their community by providing them with opportunities to participate in service and learning projects. Teen BHEF will be accepting applications for the 2018-19 board when the new school year begins in August. Pictured are executive boardmembers. Seated (from left): Jonah Okum, co-vice president; Noelle Trost, president; and Omer Cohen, co-vice president; Back row (from left): Jason Mandel, treasurer; Leadership Team Committee chairs Julia Mandel (community & fundraising) and Estella Rosen (social media); and executive boardmembers Sara Yadidian (corresponding secretary) and Kate Leib (recording secretary).

Beverly Hills To Celebrate Public Works Day On Sunday At Farmers’ Market

By Laura Coleman Join City officials this Sunday, May 20, to discover just how cool the nittygritty can be when Beverly Hills celebrates Public Works Day at City Hall.

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sunday’s Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market, visitors will have a chance to try out a trash truck or a street sweeper, in addition to learning about how the City keeps its pipes clear and root-free, among other experiences that are fundamental to Beverly Hills’ infrastructure.

As part of Public Works Day, visitors will have the opportunity to meet the Beverly Hills' Public Works team BUSTER – Buster Brown is a 6-month-old male Yorkie mix who weighs 4 pounds. He’s available for adoption now and looking for his forever home. For more information on Buster and how to adopt him, visit www.shelterhopepetshop.org.

and learn more about how the City supports residents’ quality of life every day.

This free event offers educational displays showcasing recycling, solid waste disposal, water conservation and irrigation, storm water sustainability and hands-on experiences.

There will also be family-friendly activities, including giveaways, a public works construction play zone, music and games.

Sunday’s event will take place at Civic Center Drive and Third Street in Beverly Hills. Free parking is available in the Civic Center parking garage at 450 N. Rexford Dr.

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Beverly Hills Public Library’s Summer Reading Club Kicks Off

POLICE FLAG CEREMONY – The Beverly Hills Police Department held a flag ceremony on Thursday morning in front of City Hall in recognition of Tuesday’s National Peace Officers Memorial Day, which pays tribute to local, state and federal peace officers who have died or been disabled in the line of duty. Pictured above is Mayor Julian Gold with a large portion of the Beverly Hills Police force, including several civilian employees.

Beverly Hills High School Students To Compete In Special Olympics Spring Games

By Laura Coleman Starting early this morning, almost a dozen Beverly Hills High School students will participate in this year’s Special Olympics Spring School Games, which is taking place in Pasadena at John Muir High School.

BHHS Special Olympics student athletes, who have trained regularly throughout the spring semester in preparation for a chance to compete in the games, will be competing against students from other Los Angeles area schools in Track and Field.

“This gives our students the chance

to compete in an athletic event against peers from all over the L.A. area,” said BHHS Special Education teacher Beth Schwab. “It provides an important opportunity for them that is both athletic and social.”

Schwab emphasized that a limited number of districts are accepted, thus the opportunity for BHHS student athletes to compete in the spring games is a huge honor.

Eleven BHHS students are competing from both the high school and transition programs.

CHILLIN’ WITH THE COURIER – Dan Harary, a Beverly Hills resident since 2003 and owner of The Asbury Public Relations Agency in Beverly Hills, went to visit his son Jordan in Anchorage, Alaska for his 30th birthday earlier this month. Jordan moved to Anchorage at age 20 and runs the IT department of a large oil company there. This latest trip marked Dan’s 10th to Alaska. The temperatures during this trip ranged from 39 to 50 degrees. Pictured are Dan and Jordan holding the Courier in front of Anchorage’s City Diner, their traditional breakfast restaurant, where Dan warmed up with his favorite, local brand of hot coffee. To join Dan in the Carry The Courier Club, snap a photo of yourself holding a copy of the Courier on your next trip and email it to mlopez@bhcourier.com.

Beverly Hills High Alumna In Broadway Musical With 11 Tony Nominations

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills High School alumna Sharone Sayegh (Class of 2002) knows firsthand the importance of following her passions – after all, it’s the reason she’s now part of a Broadway show that just received 11 Tony nominations.

Since originating the role of Anna in The Band's Visit last November on Broadway at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Sayegh has been in more than 200 performances. She previously originated the role off-Broadway in 2016.

“I’ve just been so lucky that I’ve really, truly been able to do what I want to do,” she said. “This show, I love everybody in it, and I really feel I can get behind the message. It’s all about connection and seeing yourself in someone you’ve been told is different than you and realizing that they’re really not that different than you.”

The plot of The Band's Visit, a 90-

Sharone Sayegh

minute, 14-person musical, revolves around an Egyptian band that travels to Israel to play a show and ends up mistakenly going to small town that bears a similar name to the big city the band was trying to reach.

Sayegh, who previously performed on Broadway in the musical Mamma (see ‘BHHS ON BROADWAY’ page 20)

Beverly Hills High School junior Eddie Elyasof races to the finish line in the 50-yard dash in a previous event.

By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hills Public Library’s Summer Reading Club, “Reading Takes You Everywhere,” kicked off today and runs through the summer.

The goal of the club is to promote reading and fun activities for readers of all ages, from children to adults. All who participate and reach reading goals will be entered into drawings for books and other prizes.

The reading club runs through Aug. 19. Some of the activities slated for the summer include “Thursdays for Tweens and Teens” and special adult programs, such as an appearance from Dr. Patrick Hunt, author of Hannibal and a documentary screening of And Now Love, followed by a discussion with the director and film’s subject, 96-year-old Dr. Bernard Bail.

For more information on the summer reading club, visit www.bhpl.org or call 310288-2220.

GEORGE CHRISTY

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• Roll-back of thousands of businesscrushing regulations.

• Created incentives for companies to keep operations and jobs in America.

• Declaring Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel (promised by several past Presidents, but never accomplished before).

• Negotiated the release of 6 U.S. humanitarian workers held captive in Egypt.

• Convinced NATO allies to finally increase their military defense spending to their promised, but heretofore never delivered, levels.

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• The fighting and degrading of the Islamic State (ISIS).

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• Stock market and median household income, both up to record highs and unemployment at record lows.

sation of Russia’s collusion to help elect Donald Trump, consider how unfounded that accusation is when counting how the President has:

• Implemented steps to significantly step up U.S. oil and natural gas production, continuing to depress world prices on the Russian economy.

• Ordered a successful air strike in Syria, killing approximately 100 Russian mercenaries and contract workers supporting the Assad regime forces.

• Obtained increased military spending by NATO allies.

The Russian Federation is NOT a member of NATO.

• And pushed for more coal to be sold to energystrapped Ukraine, which undermined the stranglehold Russia has on Ukraine’s energy supply.

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onsequently, Reeve reflects, exactly why would Russia have wanted to help Donald Trump win an election?

• The President’s negotiations resulted in the release of three American hostages from North Korea’s prison camps, where insiders say they hadn’t seen a day of sunlight during their long and painful captivity.

Glory be to God! Online at www.bhcourier.com/category/george-christy

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, among other degrees with honors.

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is astute summations about our political scene today are worth knowing and discussing: • “About the accomplishments of President Trump’s first year in office, let us consider on his increase on the Consumer Confidence Index, a terrific assessment of how ordinary consumers feel about the strength of the economy, to its highest level since 2000.”

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• Significantly decreased illegal immigrant border c r o s s i n g s (promised by P r e s i d e n t s Clinton and Obama, as well as Senator Harry Reid, but never delivered until now).

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• Finally permitted the Veterans Administration to terminate bad employees.

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• Engendered the export of weapons, including American-made Javelin antitank missiles, to Ukraine, to help Kiev defend against separatists backed by Moscow.

• The tax cut.

• Significantly increased oil production in the U.S. with the restarting of the Keystone XL Pipeline and drilling in the Artic and Gulf of Mexico.

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TO SEE AND BE SEEN

JEWISH FEDERATION—The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles hosted its annual Real Estate & Construction Division dinner this month at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica. The dinner honored Michael Hackman, founder/CEO of Hackman Capital Partners, for his leadership and contributions to the Federation and the Jewish community. The record-breaking dinner brought together over 1,500 professionals and community members and raised over $3 million for the Federation’s impactful work. Pictured (from left): Justin Hackman, Michael Hackman, Caroline Hackman, and Gabrielle Hackman.

Photo by Howard Pasamanick Photography MACALLAN IN BEVERLY HILLS—Delight in one of the world’s truly great single malt whiskies, The Macallan, with an expertly curated experience at Montage Beverly Hills next Friday, May 25, from 7-10:30 p.m. Begin the evening with champagne toasts, specialty cocktails and delectable canapés followed by an intimate five-course dinner prepared by Executive Chef Wilfrid Hocquet at Kitchen Table. Throughout the evening, savor Macallan Scotch whisky pairings selected and presented by Cash Black, head bartender of £10 at Montage Beverly Hills, which serves as the only official U.S. outpost of The Macallan Single Malt Whisky. The cost to attend is $400 per person (exclusive of tax and gratuity). For reservations contact Crystal Barrientos at (310) 860-5848 or cbarrientos@montagehotels.com.

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS K.A.M.P. AT THE HAMMER—On Sunday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Hammer Museum is set to host its 9th annual K.A.M.P. (Kids’ Art Museum Project), a unique fundraising event imagined by artists for kids and their families.

Designers, painters, dancers, sculptors and architects will lead inventive and engaging hands-on workshops in the carefree atmosphere of the Hammer Museum courtyard while celebrity friends Kristen Bell, Bill Hader, Kathryn Hahn and Jimmy Kimmel read their favorite children’s books aloud during K.A.M.P. Story Time. Attendees will enjoy lunch by Tender Greens and music by DJ Nu-Mark and Just Buzz. Tickets are $150 with proceeds going to support Hammer Kids programming, which serves over 60,000 children and families annually. Pictured: Armie Hammer reads at last year’s K.A.M.P. Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images IMAGINE GALA— Last Saturday the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) held its 15th annual Imagine Gala at The Beverly Hilton, raising over $1.1 million for research to help prevent and treat Type 1 (T1D) diabetes. Emceed by KTLA 5 Morning News co-anchor Frank Buckley, JDRF presented the T1D Corporate Champion of the Year Award to American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and the Spirit Award to Andy Bales, CEO of Union Rescue Mission. Previous honorees and guests have included Nancy Reagan, Garth Brooks, Annette Bening, Warren Beatty, Barbara Davis, Sugar Ray Leonard, and last year’s Family Honoree Award recipient Jimmy Jam. Pictured: Actress Brec Bassinger holds a German Shepherd puppy donated by the Pet Mania Rescue Co., which was sold in the live auction for $10,000.

FIRESIDE DINING WITH CURTIS STONE—Join celebrity Chef Curtis Stone for a “Fireside Chat & Dinner” with Attica's Ben Shewry next Saturday, May 26, at Stone’s restaurant Gwen. The singular evening includes a multi-course dinner with wine pairings at Gwen Butcher Shop & Restaurant.

Attica is located in Stone’s native city of Melbourne and has received countless accolades. The menu will highlight Attica’s most famous dishes using California produce, while the chefs tell tales around the fire about their approach to regional cooking and how Aussie culture and history have informed their menus and philosophy. Guests will start their evening with cocktails and passed canapés followed by dinner complete with wine pairings.

Tickets are $395 per person and available at www.gwenla.com. Pictured: Shewry and Stone.

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PROUD FAMILY – Beverly Hills City Council Member Lester Friedman, wife and former Parks and Recreation Commissioner Simone Friedman, Joshua Friedman (far right) and Allana Friedman (far left) traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel for Lester’s son Jeremy Friedman’s graduation from the Sackler School of Medicine. Jeremy will be doing his residency in anesthesiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles starting in June. Jeremy attended Hawthorne Elementary and graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 2009 and Northwestern University in 2013 before attending Sackler School of Medicine.

L.A. Man Sentenced to Prison for School ‘Pay-to-Stay' Immigration Scam A Los Angeles man was sentenced Thursday to four months behind bars for his involvement in a multimillion-dollar "pay-to-stay" scheme that helped hundreds of foreign nationals remain in the United States by falsely claiming student status.

Hyung Chan "Steve" Moon, 42, pleaded guilty in October 2015 to conspiracy and immigration document fraud in relation to what federal prosecutors called "a sophisticated, extensive, and lucrative fraud scheme that operated for many years in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles."

The scheme – which may have generated as much as $6 million a year from citizens of South Korea, China and other nations – operated through Prodee University/Neo-America

Language School; Walter Jay M.D. Institute, an Educational Center; and the American College of Forensic Studies. A fourth school in Alhambra, Likie Fashion and Technology College, was also involved in the scheme, which ran for at least six years.

The former owner of the schools – Hee Sun "Leonard" Shim, 54, of Beverly Hills – pleaded guilty in 2017 to conspiracy and immigration document fraud and was sentenced in April to 15 months in federal prison.

As part of the conspiracy, the defendants created bogus student records, including transcripts, for some of the students for the purpose of deceiving immigration authorities.

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BEL-AIR PARIAH – Megamansion developer Nile Niami’s seemingly never-ending feud with Bel-Air residents continued this week. Last week, the Courier reported that his 10701 Bellagio Rd. project had trucks blocking both Bellagio and Carcassonne roads last week, blocking drivers from getting through and residents from getting to their homes. When L.A. Parking Enforcement officials arrived, they were allegedly threatened by crew members at the site. In emails obtained by the Courier, Niami responded to Bel-Air Association Executive Director Shawn Bayliss about the issues at the site, claiming that he was out of town when the street blockage occurred, and that it was caused because the crane’s engine broke down and it “took an hour for the mechanic to get there.” Bayliss wasn’t buying it, however. In another email, he responds that he was at the site and personally saw the crane “operating perfectly” for approximately an hour and 45 minutes. Bayliss summized that Niami was either “lying, or being lied to” adding that “the level of contempt that has been displayed is quite literally criminal.”

LUXURY FOR THE LUXURIOUS – Beverly Hills real estate firm Hilton & Hyland has officially moved into their new digs. The office has moved across the street to the City’s newest commercial space, 257 N. Canon Drive, designed by architect Hamid Gabbay of Gabbay Architects. The artfully-crafted building boasts luxurious vistas, elegant spaces indoors and out and wonderful natural light flooding the interiors.

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Playboy Set To Leave Beverly Hills For Westwood

By Matt Lopez Playboy is set to leave its longtime Beverly Hills offices for a move to Westwood, according to a report Wednesday in The Real Deal.

Playboy Enterprises has agreed to sublease around 40,000 square feet of from Douglas Emmett at 10960 Wilshire Blvd. in Westwood.

The move will put Playboy about three miles away from its current Beverly Hills headquarters at 9346 Civic Center Drive. Playboy Enterprises has resided there since 2012.

Playboy’s new digs could be part of a shakeup that includes the end of publishing the print edition of its iconic men’s lifestyle magazine.

Michigan-based private equity firm Rizvi Traverse took the reins of the company after the death of its founder Hugh Hefner and Rizvi managing partner Ben Kohn said in January that the company planned to spend the year transitioning Playboy from a media business to a brand management company.

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Local Realtor Splits Time Between Real Estate, Dance With Conga Kids Salsa Class

By Minnie Leaman For many, it is not a problem if a business lunch runs late. For Brad Gluckstein, President and CEO of Apex Realty and the founder and co-owner of the Conga Room, a simple late meeting can alter his entire day.

One a recent weekday afternoon, Gluckstein rushes from his meeting with lenders off to L.A. Live where he quickly sheds his suit and tie for jeans and a suede jacket with a bit more bling.

While Gluckstein spends his days focused on business related to his company, which specializes in development, property management and brokerage services, he ends most days teaching the Conga Kids program at his Latin dance studio, the Conga Room.

Conga Kids is set to hold its

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staffer, in exchange for the developer obtaining a $45 million county lease in the Hawthorne Mall, which Gabaee was redeveloping.

According to the federal complaint, Gabaee was pushing for the county to enter into a 10-year, $45 million lease to rent space in the mall for the county’s Department of Public Social Services.

Last year, Arman, along with his brother Mark, purchased 27,400 square feet of office and industrial space in San Gabriel Valley for $26 million in an off-market deal.

The anchor tenant of that building is Los Angeles County Health Services.

The staffer, who is said to be cooperating with the FBI, negotiated leases for the county to rent office space from private parties and had “significant autonomy to contractually bind the county.”

Gabaee, who is a cofounder and co-managing partner in a Hollywood-based real

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entitlements and California Environmental Quality Act review for the entire project.”

The Erosion Control Plan approved by LADBS allowed 2,283 cubic yards of grading, which the lawsuit says brings the total amount of grading at the site to date to 14,200 cubic yards – all without a single valid grading permit having ever been issued to the project.

“Approximately 17,000 cubic yards of grading has now taken place at the site without the issuance of a single valid grading permit or required discretionary approval.” De la Cruz writes.

A maximum of 6,000

Spring Final Competition at the Conga Room on Wednesday, May 23.

Conga Kids offers 10-week courses to elementary and middle school students, where they learn Salsa, Merengue, Tango, Foxtrot and Swing.

At the end of CONGA KIDS– Brad Gluckstein (center, back) the classes, 10 stu- is surrounded by members of his Conga Kids dents and four al- dance class. Gluckstein is a realtor by day and ternates are select- a children’s dance instructor by night. ed to go to the looks like, but also presents an competition phase of Conga opportunity for those kids to Kids at L.A. Live. understand what Westside kids Gluckstein said that the are like.” competition not only gives children from the Westside an opportunity “to get a keener understanding of what the rest of the fabric of the community estate firm the Charles Company, is said to have paid the employee $1,000 or more in cash every month for the sixyear span.

“Business leaders who use their wealth and influence to corrupt our government are a scourge on our community,” United States Attorney Nicola T. Hanna said. “No one, no matter how prominent or wealthy, is above the law.”

The FBI’s investigation included intercepting communications that revealed Gabaee had taken steps to purchase a property in Santa Rosa for the county employee.

Gabaee eventually found a property on eight acres of land listed for $1.1 million and allegedly told an associate to make an offer on the home “ASAP” as a bribe.

Further communications show Gabaee went to great lengths to conceal his ownership of the property.

If convicted of bribery, Gabaee would face a maximum of 10 years in federal prison.

cubic yards of grading are allowed without discretionary entitlements, which makes it puzzling that Hadid was ever allowed additional grading at the site.

“Simply put,” writes De la Cruz in the lawsuit. “LADBS erred in allowing Mr. Hadid to subsume grading under an erosion control plan to somehow evade discretionary review.”

De la Cruz and the group of Bel-Air residents said they believe that the Erosion Control Plan is simply a way for Hadid to continue work under the nose of inspectors.

The appeal hearing is set for June 7 at 10 a.m. in the West Los Angeles Municipal Building at 1645 Corinth Ave. Los Angeles.

Two years ago, when Conga Kids first started, there were 600 students in the program. Today, they have over 6,000 in seven school districts including; Los Angeles Unified, Compton, Pomona, El Monte, Mountain View, Beverly Hills and Lynwood.

Gluckstein said his love of Latin culture dates back to Beverly Hills High School where he thoroughly enjoyed and excelled in honors Spanish. He later took classes in Spanish Literature at UC Berkeley, eventually moving to Spain for several years after he graduated.

Gluckstein said he got the idea to take over the Conga

Room a five years ago, when one of his daughters participated in a dance program at El Rodeo Elementary. He recalled loving the program so much that he became the board chair.

Two years ago, Gluckstein transitioned the name and nonprofit into Conga Kids, which he believed would enhance the community.

“The brand equity and notoriety of the Conga Room regionally was so strong that it just made sense,” he said. “The Conga Room had a responsibility to give back to the community.”

For more information, visit: https://www.congakids.com.

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Razia Jan, Founder Of Girls School In Afghanistan Receives Empowerment Award Razia Jan, who has dedicated her life to empowering young girls, was especially pleased to receive the 2018 Meredith MacRae Empowerment Award from The Leadership and Education Fund for the Betterment of Women (LEF) last week at the home of board member Brooke Knapp.

Against many odds and strong local resistance, Jan opened the Zabuli Education Center (ZEC), an all-girls school in Deh’Subz, Afghanistan 10 years ago, a product of her Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation.

The school now has 640 students in kindergarten through 12th grade and is readying its fourth graduating class.

Classes are now fully enrolled through 2020 and there is a waiting list of 300 for kindergarten.

“The reason I started the school was to educate and empower girls, so this is a unique award that fits my mission perfectly,” says Jan. “I’m honored.”

Opening her school, Jan initially faced opposition from a male community that didn’t believe in educating girls. “They gave me an opportunity to turn it into a boys’ school since boys counted and girls didn’t,” she says. “I refused. It was a hard job, but we survived and I persisted.”

The school that started with 100 girls now has a 98 percent passing rate and an Institute of Midwifery, founded last year. “It’s for girls who’ve graduated high school who aren’t married and

who want to become something,” says Jan, also a 2012 CNN Top 10 Hero.

The program addresses serious needs in Afghanistan, Jan reports, with a death rate of 40 percent for women in childbirth and an infant mortality rate that claims many children at 6 months.

The program helps both the students and the women they treat, learn the importance of being healthy and taking care of themselves, Jan says.

Of the Institute’s initial graduating class of 22, nine students earned scholarships to the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. “One of the beauties of our school is that the classes are in English,” Jan says. “So our school is now a unique feeder to the university.”

Now living in the U.S.—“since the school is stable” —Jan visits four times a year for two months at a time. Much of her time is now occupied with speaking engagements and fundraising.

The Meredith MacRae Empowerment Award comes with a $7,500 honorarium for the foundation which Jan says is “tremendous.”

The school, free for students, provides meals—since many of the girls have little to eat when they return home at the end of the school day—uniforms, books and writing supplies. “Many of the girls come early and stay late, so we have heating and electricity,” says Jan, “amenities so many don’t get at home.”

A bus service is provided to get the students to and from school, since all

The Trusteeship President Karen Caplan (left) presents the 2018 Meredith MacRae Empowerment Award to Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation Founder Razia Jan.

live with their parents in seven villages six to seven miles from ZEC. “Things happen on the roads and girls are maimed or killed,” adds Jan. What drives Jan, she says, “is the look on a child’s face. This place is heaven for them where they can be themselves. At home, many of them are treated like servants, they get hit and

slapped and their fathers and brothers say, ‘press my clothes,’ ‘bring my tea.’

We’ve tried to show these men that having educated daughters helps the whole family.”

She and the school have been able to change the mindsets of many fathers brothers and uncles. The foundation encourages families to replace dowries and end early marriages. “We are seeing girls getting married at 18 or 19 instead of 10,” Jan explains.

“The first thing we teach girls is how to write their father’s name,” says Jan. “They take the paper home to show their dad and he says, ‘she can write my name and I can’t.’”

Jan recounts the story of a man who approached her, telling of his two, 2year-old granddaughters. “He said they were really smart and needed to be registered now for kindergarten. So I think we’re changing minds and people are looking ahead.” She signed the girls up to start classes in 2021.

ZEC also offers a sponsorship program where donors can “adopt” a student and receive letters and pictures, progress reports “and be part of a child’s growing up and success,” Jan says.

Since its establishment in 1999, LEF has sought opportunities to support women and initiatives enhancing female empowerment worldwide. For more information on Razia’s Ray of Hope, visit https://raziasrayofhope.org.

—Steve Simmons

Jewish Family Service To Honor Scooter Braun And Yael Cohen Braun, Barbara Mack And Norman Levine at 25th Annual Awards Dinner Jewish Family Service (JFS) of L.A. will honor Scooter Braun and Yael Cohen Braun and Barbara Mack and Norman Levine at its 25th annual Awards Dinner, beginning at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 30 in The Beverly Hilton.

• Scooter Braun and Yael Cohen Braun will receive the Spirit of Humanity Award for their support of JFS’ programs for Holocaust survivors. Scooter Braun is an entrepreneur and founder of SB Projects, working with leading influencers in pop culture in addition to a diverse business in tech, television, film and entertainment.

Yael Cohen Braun is the founder of a community for those looking to discuss parenthood uncensored, as well as the co-founder of a non-profit providing prevention, early detection, and support for those affected by cancer.

• Barbara Mack and Norman Levine will receive the Anita & Stanley Hirsh Award for their support of JFS. Mack has contributed her photographic talents to a variety of non-profits. Her portraits of Holocaust survivors who are members of JFS’ Café Europa have resulted in two books as well as exhibits at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, at the Russell Rotunda of the United States Senate, and at the California State Legislature’s annual Holocaust Remembrance.

Levine practices law at Greenberg Glusker in Century City, was president of Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue, and is now on the boards of VBS and the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University.

Tami Kupetz Stapt is the gala chair.

Yael Cohen Braun and Scooter Braun

Norman Levine and Barbara Mack

For tickets, donation, and event sponsorship packages, contact Remy Bender, 213-260-7921 or email rbender@jfsla.org.

JFS is a family of social services that improves the quality of life for tens of thousands of people regardless of their age, economic status, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity.

JFS staff and volunteers feed families, provide LA’s aging population with lifesaving care, empower and shelter victims of domestic violence and their children, treat mental illness, and offer counseling to at-risk children and their families.

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Philanthropists Lisa And Larry Rosenstein, Randi And Warren Grant, Pediatric Oncologist Dr. Alan Wayne To Be Honored At Tower Research Foundation Gala, May 22 Leaders in entertainment, politics, business and medicine will gather at Tower Cancer Research Foundation’s Tower of Hope Gala at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, at The Beverly Hilton.

The event will honor Lisa and Larry Rosenstein, Randi and Warren Grant, and Dr. Alan Wayne for their ongoing commitment to raising awareness about cancer, and their dedication to ending the disease.

All My Children’s Colin Egglesfield will present the award to Wayne, and Erin Cummings, breast cancer survivor and star of the Starz series, Spartacus: Blood And Sand, will serve as mistress of ceremonies.

Several research grants will be awarded at the Gala, including Tower’s first ever $1 million grant to a sole investigator, City of Hope’s Dr. Xiaochun Yu. Dr. Yu is receiving the $1

million grant as part of Tower’s Power of Precision Campaign for his work focusing on ADPribosylation and cancer therapy.

DNA is a cell’s genetic material. This work looks at the role of protein poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in the cancer cell's DNA repair response to chemotherapy that damages DNA. Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation is a unique change induced by DNA damage. Targeting this modification with drugs called PARP inhibitors suppresses DNA damage repair and selectively kills tumor cells with DNA damage repair defects in multiple types of cancer. This grant will explore how to use this weakness of cancer cells to target DNA damage repair pathways, and develop novel chemotherapeutic approaches.

Tower’s Power of Precision Campaign seeks to accelerate

Randi and Warren Grant

the pace of cancer research in molecular genetics and to promote translation of scientific advances into new life-saving therapies.

The campaign is designed to raise funds for research to understand genetic molecular targets to further advance personalized and precision medicine for cancer care.

Precision medicine targets the changes in cancer cells that help them grow, divide and spread. As researchers learn more about the cell changes that drive cancer, they are better able to design promising therapies that target these changes or block their effects.

Over the course of the last 20 years, Tower has raised more than $30 million, funding that supports a multitude of different scientific grants from one-year $100,000 Career Development Grants to five-year $500,000 Senior Investigator Grants to $1,000,000 Multi-disciplinary Discovery Funds.

Tower’s Discovery Fund encourages the pursuit of high-

risk, high-reward research projects by providing scientists with funding upfront, thereby removing barriers to entry.

Tower’s patient support division, Magnolia House, is an integrative survivorship wellness center with in-depth programs offered at no cost to cancer survivors and their loved ones.

Magnolia House offerworkshops, including six-week classes for cancer survivors that address end-stage disease challenges, classes for cancer caregivers, cooking classes to develop a nutritional approach to cancer survival, and individually tailored experiences such as a one-on-one fitness training with a cancer-trained therapist.

Gala tickets may be purchased at https://www.towercancer.org/2018-gala-ticketpage/ or by calling 310-2998477.

MOTHER’S DAY PAMPERING—Mother’s Day came early for patient moms in the Cardio Thoracic Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Molly McNearney, whose infant son with late-night talk show host and husband Jimmy Kimmel, received lifesaving heart surgery at CHLA last year, wanted to do something special for the moms since she knows first-hand what it’s like to be a worried mom whose child is ill or requiring surgery. So she arranged for the women to receive pampering. Last Friday, the second floor lounge was transformed into a spa-like retreat where more than 20 women enjoyed refreshments and let their hair down – literally – for the DryBar hair stylists who provided blowouts and braids. Manicurists from Olive & June painted nails. At the event (from left): were Alex Carter, CHLA VP/chief development officer; Alli Webb, Drybar founder; Sarah Gibson Tuttle, Olive & June founder; Dawn Wilcox, CHLA of VP corporate partnerships; Kelly McKee Zajfen, Little Minis founder and patient mom and patient mom McNearney.

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ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T SHARE’s Boomtown Gala To Honor Disability Rights Activist Loreen Arbus Disability rights activist, philanthropist, producer, writer and author Loreen Arbus will receive the Shining Spirit Award at SHARE Inc.’s annual Boomtown Gala, Sunday, May 20 at The Beverly Hilton.

“I am honored to be recognized by the amazing women of SHARE Inc.,” said Arbus. “Their mission is in close alignment with my own in terms of helping children who are marginalized as is their long support of children with developmental disabilities and other special challenges. There’s nothing closer to my heart than helping people of any age with disabilities and raising money that targets their needs.”

Arbus is connected to the nonprofit through member friends like Nancy Hutson Perlman and Anita Mann, part of the production team behind the popular Boomtown show and head of Anita Mann Productions, a five-time EmmyAward winning choreographer.

Arbus is being recognized for her passion to help “the marginalized,” specifically through

The Loreen Arbus Foundation, which supports a broad scope of interests including nurturing advocacy for women and girls, scientific and medical research, minorities, people with disabilities, gender and racial equality in media, the arts, animal rights and global peace.

“For years I didn’t have a succinct elevator pitch about all the causes I support,” says Arbus, who also heads the Goldenson-Arbus Foundation.

“A friend says it looks like they are all over the place; and I’m not giving up any of them. What they have in common, from animal rights to helping women in careers from the arts to medicine, is they represent the marginalized.”

Arbus has the distinction of being the first woman to head programming for a U.S. network —a feat she accomplished twice—both at Showtime and Lifetime networks.

Daughter of the late Leonard H. Goldenson, founder and chairman of ABC, Arbus considers herself a second-generation radicalized advocate.

Loreen Arbus

After her older sister Genise (Cookie) was diagnosed with cerebral palsy her parents founded both the Cerebral Palsy Foundation and United Cerebral Palsy.

“My sister was in a wheelchair and drooled,” recalls Arbus. “We were invited to a lot of high-profile events, but when people saw my sister we became ‘personae non gratae.’

It’s amazing how people are

afraid of those who are different and it strikes at your heart.”

Arbus, who had a difficult relationship with her mother Isabelle, works to pay homage to her legacy of helping the disabled. Mrs. Goldenson advocated for the Architectural Barriers Act, Prop. 502 that made sidewalks wheelchair accessible, fought to make public phone booths and restrooms wheelchair accessible, and for handicapped parking. She even designed the universal handicapped symbol with the stylized wheelchair, Arbus says.

Balancing Arbus’s philanthropic work has been her love of the tango and her success as a renowned professional Argentine tango dancer and choreographer. She toured four continents with her dance partner of 16 years, Alberto Toledano.

In an acclaimed speech at TEDxWomen, now popular on YouTube, Arbus told how tango is a metaphor for life. “In every aspect,” she says. “There’s give and take and there has to be an equal partnership.”

She hoping to expand the

talk into a book; and she’s now working on her seventh book, a biography of her father and her family’s work with disability rights.

“Boomtown is celebrating 65 years of phenomenal work on behalf of our community and we could not be more proud. This year’s event will invoke old Hollywood glamour as we remember our founding members and the hardworking women who have helped make SHARE the organization it is today,” said Corinna Fields, president of SHARE, Inc. SHARE has now raised $65 million for multiple charities and today there are more than 80 women who continue to “Share Happily and Reap Endlessly.”

For more information on the gala, emceed by Natalie Lander and headlined by The Righteous Brothers with additional performances by Martha and the Vandellas, Louis Van Amstel of Dancing with the Stars and the SHARE ladies, visit http://www.sharechildren.org.

—Steve Simmons

Wallis, The Miracle Project To Present Original Musical Heroes Of Hollywood Fundraiser To Featuring Cast Of Performers With And Without Disabilities Honor Diahann Carroll, Rich Little The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and The Miracle Project will present 185 Wilshire: A Love Story —an original musical following the lives of young adults with disabilities as they navigate finding and falling in love, learning to trust, and establishing independence—Mary 31June 3 in the Wallis’ Lovelace Studio Theater.

Created with a cast of teens and adults with and without autism, the musical tells how a journey to find companionship often leads helps people find their true selves.

The Sunday matinee on June 3 will be a sensory-friendly performance and the May 31 opening will be a special gala event with proceeds benefitting The Miracle Project.

“We are very proud to join with The Miracle Project to develop and present this impor-

tant original production,” said Mark Slavkin, The Wallis’ director of education. “In showcasing the talents and stories of these wonderful artists, we hope to inspire our audiences to appreciate the gifts and talents everyone brings to the table.”

“The Miracle Project celebrates the gifts, strengths and talents of all abilities, and believes that individuals of all abilities can find love, appreciation, and community by embracing our authentic selves,” said The Miracle Project’s Founder Elaine Hall.

“We are proud to present 185 Wilshire: A Love Story with The Wallis and continue to further this critical dialogue.”

185 Wilshire: A Love Story emerged from conversations and an exploration of the hopes, dreams and desires of current students of The Miracle Project.

For many individuals on the autism spectrum, dating can be a difficult and complex concept as it is inherently linked to reading social cues, understanding another person’s perspective and making small talk. 185 Wilshire boldly confronts traditional stereotypes of people on the spectrum aiming to illuminate the universal and yet unique challenges that those with disabilities face as they search for love, learn to trust, and establish independence.

Single tickets range from $25-$35 and gala performance tickets are $185.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit TheWallis.org, call 310-7464000, or vist The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Ticket Services, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills.

‘Three Women, Three Stories’ To Highlight Jewish National Fund’s Women For Israel Luncheon The Jewish National Fund (JNF) Women for Israel Luncheon will feature “Three Women, Three Stories, And One Zionist Dream—How Israel Saving My Life,“ beginning at noon, Wednesday, May 23 at the Four Seasons on South Doheny Drive.

The program will feature Holocaust survivor, educator and sculptor Gabriella Karin from Slovakia, Lainer School (Sinai Temple) Judaic studies teacher, Elham Rad from Iran and Titi Ayanaw, Miss Israel

2013, model and TV personality from Ethiopia.

All three will take part in a panel discussion, moderated by Honey Kessler Amado.

The afternoon will include a performance by Ninet Tayeb, platinum-selling musician and award-winning actress.

Tickets are $150 and include entry into a raffle for a $1,000 Saks Fifth Avenue gift certificate.

Event chairs include; Amanda Bialack, Deena Singer, Myrtle Sitowitz and Terre

Mirman Steinbeck.

Event committee members are: Alyse Golden Berkley, Helene Boston, Judy Burkow, Sara Cannon, Elana Lukoff, Maureen Shapiro, Sherri Venokur, Francine Kahan Weiss and Sharon Wiener.

To RSVP for the luncheon, visit Jnf.org/LAWFILuncheon or call 323-964-1400, ext. 958.

For more information, contact Jodi Marcus, director of major gifts, JNF Greater Los Angeles, jmarcus@inf.org or call 323--974-1400, ext. 953.

The Heroes Of Hollywood Fundraiser, presented by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Hollywood Community Foundation will honor actress Diahann Carrol and comedian/impersonator Rich Little at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 31 at The Taglyan Cultural Complex, 1201 Vine St, L.A. ABC Entertainment reporter George Pennachio will emcee the event where Carroll will receive the Mary Pickford Award and Little will accept the Johnny Grant Award.

The program will also honor four leaders who have made a contribution to the Hollywood community: Fabio Conti and Chiara Santi; David Green, Sr. VP/CFO, Pantages TheatreNederlander West Coast; Amy Lemisch, executive director, California Film Commission and John Tronson, principal, Avison Young.

The luncheon helps allow the foundation to give out $50,000 in grants to Hollywood nonprofits.

Carole Sarian of The CrisCom Company and Cindy Braun of Braun Consulting serve as event co-chairs.

Platinum Sponsors include the Hollywood Museum and Gold Sponsors include Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

The Community Foundation is an organization in the Hollywood Chamber that promotes the well-being of nonprofits in Hollywood. The mission is to support and advance the educational, cultural, and economic interests of the com-

Diahann Carroll

Rich Little

munity.

The foundation hosts two major fundraisers each year, the Heroes of Hollywood Awards Luncheon, which has raised more than $800,000 since 1993, and the All Hallow’s Eve Event.

For more information, email event coordinator, Danila Fraga, at Danila@hollywoodchamber.net. Admission is $100. To reserve seats, visit www.hollywoodchamber.net/events.

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HONOR CHOIR – Under the direction of Judith Chan, the BHUSD District Honor Choir received a gold rating at the Forum Music Festival at Fullerton College earlier this month.

The choir performed three pieces in German, Latin and Greek and received a score of 90 and 94 from two adjudicators in the category of intonation, tone, balance/blend, interpretation and stage deportment. The 4-5th grade honor choir is an auditioned ensemble made up of 61 students from all K-8 schools in the district.

Taylor Swift Granted Restraining Order Against Obsessed Beverly Hills Fan A judge Wednesday granted Taylor Swift a temporary restraining order against an allegedly obsessed fan accused of trying to break into the singer's Beverly Hills mansion last month.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Wendy Harris ordered Julius Sandrock, 38, of Broomfield, Colorado, to stay at least 500 yards from the entertainer's residence, workplace and concerts.

A hearing on whether to extend the restraining order is scheduled for June 6.

"Sandrock said he got the idea to come to Taylor's home after he listened to her album and watched a bunch of her videos," according to a copy of a Beverly Hills police report attached to Swift's TRO application.

Sandrock said he began listening to the 28-year-old singer's music after he divorced his wife, according to police, who said Sandrock was arrested the afternoon of April 14 while allegedly trying to break into Swift's home wearing a mask and gloves.

Ammunition, latex gloves, rope, masks and several prescription medications were found in his car, according to police, who say Sandrock told officers that he took the medications because of mental health issues, including depression, bipolar disorder and obsessivecompulsive disorder.

The entertainer purchased the mansion, which was once owned by movie mogul Samuel L. Goldwyn, in 2015.

–– City News Service

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S Metro Art and Decibel Festival will present Rival Consoles, John Tejada and Tottie in an immersive evening of electronic music at 7:30 p.m., tonight at Union Station’s, Historic Ticketing Hall, 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles.

Known for his “electronic soundscapes,” Ryan Lee West (aka Rival Consoles) will present a live A/V performance. Tejada is a techno producer who has released 13 albums. Tottie (aka Lottie Moore) has spent the last six year DJing parties and events in Barcelona.

Admission is free. For more information, visit unionstationla.com.

• • • • • 18th Street Arts Center, a 30-year-old artist residency and contemporary arts center will hold its Pico Block Party community festival focused around youth artists and empowering youth voices from 3-6 p.m.

Saturday, May 19 on the center’s campus, 639 18th St, Santa Monica The free family-friendly festival will feature youth-led artmaking workshops, performances, open studios with resident artists, exhibitions, food trucks, and other creative activities.

For more information, and to RSVP, visit https://picoblockpartymay2018.eventbrite.com.

• • • • • Teen Night at LACMA: Middle School, featuring the chance to explore the exhibition “Creatures of the Earth, Sea and Sky: Painting the Panamanian Cosmos,” will be from 7:30-10 p.m., Saturday, May 19 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.

Attendees will be able to participants in art workshops, dance to DJs from ArTES High School and teen bands and enjoy $2 tacos.

For more information and to register for free tickets, visit http://www.lacma.org/event/te en-night-middle-school.

• • • • • The Colburn School has officially opened registration for the Colburn Children's Choir Camp, which will run June 1823 at the Colburn School. The half-day camp is for singers entering grades 4-8.

Touted as a joyful, engaging summer music-making experience for young people who like to sing, campers will have lots of fun as they learn a variety of outstanding music, receive

instruction in voice, musicianship, drumming, and participate in musical activities and games.

The week-long program will culminate with a concert for the community.

For audition and registration information, e-mail cspa@colburnschool.edu or call 213621-4548. The Colburn School is located at 200 S. Grand Avenue, across from the Broad Museum and Walt Disney Concert Hall.

• • • • • The Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society’s screening series “Production Design: Designers on Design,” continues at 5:30 p.m., May 20 with a screening of The Conformist at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood.

Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1971 film features production design

by Oscar-winning Ferdinando Scarfiotti (The Last Emperor, Toys and Last Tango In Paris).

Following the film, Emmynominated Production Designer Hannah Beachler (Black Panther, Moonlight, Creed) will discuss Scarfiotti’s contributions to production design and the Hollywood 1930s Art Deco look in cinema with moderator Michael Allen Glover of the Art Directors Guild.

For more information and tickets, visit http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/ content/the-conformist-1.

• • • • • The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra and its founder Maestro Carlo Ponti will present a concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 24 at Leycée Français de Los Angeles’ Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W. Pico Blvd., L.A. The 75-minute concert with

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of local and SoCal events. intermission will feature soprano Lisa Delan in Joseph Canteloube’s Chants D’Auvergne, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 and Dvorak’s Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in g minor, Op. 94 with cellist Helen Z. Altenbach.

TicMaestro Carlo kets are Ponti $30/$15 students and available by calling 310-286-0553 or online at https://tinyurl.com/yaw6j57k.

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Little Edie Beale and Lee Radziwill in That Summer.

That Summer, Göran Hugo Olsson’s new documentary that restores footage of Big Edie and Little Edie Beale of Grey Gardens that was thought lost for decades, opens Friday, May 25 at Laemmle’s Royal Theater, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., First Floor, L.A. David and Albert Maysles legendary documentary Grey Gardens made icons of Big and Little Edie. This new film focuses on the pair before the clean-up that rendered Grey Gardens more livable, as they interact with relatives Lee Radziwill

(Jackie Onassis’ sister) and reflect on their past. It also focuses on Beard and his family of friends, including Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger and Truman Capote.

For more information, visit https://www.laemmle.com/theaters/1.

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A 1937 Nissan in the Petersen Automotive Musem’s latest exhibit.

The latest exhibit “The Roots of Monozukuri: Creative Spirit in Japanese Automaking” illuminating key elements of Japanese design philosophy in the years preceding Japan’s climb to market dominance in the 1970s, debuts at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 26 at the Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Boulevard (at Fairfax), L.A. Located in the Bruce Meyer Family Gallery presented by Rolex, the exhibit will explore the theme of monozukuri, or “the art, science and craft of making things,” and how it has led to the long-term success of the Japanese automotive industry.

Vehicles, many of which are being shipped from Japan, will include a 1936 Toyota AA (replica), a 1966 Nissan Silvia, a 1967 Toyota 2000GT, a 1968 Honda N600, and a 1969 Mazda Cosmo.

For more information visit www.Petersen.org.

WELCOMING A CANDIDATE—Beverly Hills’ couples Allan and Mumsey Nemiroff (left) and Sali Lewally-Fomukong and Mundi Fomukong (right), hosted fundraising and speaking opportunities for Akere Muna, (center) last weekend. A forum and rally on the Nemiroffs’ tennis courts drew friends and Africans to support the election and help fund monitors at polling places. Muna is the leading candidate for president of Cameroon, West Africa, and a practicing attorney who has been working on anti-corruption efforts in Africa, according to Mumsey Nemiroff. Muna is is hoping to replace Paul Biya, who has been president since 1982. The election is scheduled for October. Mumsey Nemiroff will lead a group of honored guests to the national N’goun Festival in November, held every two years, when the Bamoun people come together to celebrate their success through dances, history by revisiting past events.

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Beverly Hills High Hires Ex-NFL Player Jarrod Bunch As New Football Coach

By Matt Lopez Beverly Hills High School officially has a new varsity football coach and he’s got plenty of gridiron pedigree coming with him.

The hiring of Jarrod Bunch, a longtime Beverly Hills resident and a former NFL player, was officially approved by the Board of Education at its May 8 meeting, Beverly Hills Unified School District spokesperson Laura Skirde confirmed.

Bunch becomes BHHS’ third varsity football coach in the past five years, replacing Steve Geanakos, who stepped down this season after compiling two winless seasons.

Bunch, who has also spent time acting and is a second degree black belt and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor, earned a scholarship to play football under legendary coach Bo Schembechler at the University of Michigan from 1986 to 1990. After excelling for the Wolverines, he was selected in the first round by the NFL’s New York Giants in the 1991 NFL Draft and played four years before retiring in 1995.

“This program reminds me a lot of my high school; we won only two games my senior year,” Bunch said.

“But I had a coach who believed in me and believed in what I can do, and I got a scholarship to play football at Michigan.”

Bunch added: “That’s what I can bring here, is that confidence and changing that atmosphere here. We need to raise the spirit around the players and the program and make it something the community can be proud of.”

The Normans have won just two games over the last six seasons.

STRAWBERRY CUP CHAMPS – The Beverly Hills AYSO Region 76 Boys U12 A Team has done it again taking first place last week at the California Strawberry Cup in Camarillo. The boys had to wake up at 5:30 a.m. to make it to the first game scheduled for 8 and won 9-0. After a few more wins, the championship game was against the local Camarillo A Team and after playing a tough game, the Beverly Hills boys won with a 31 score.

Jarrod Bunch

Bunch told the Courier that at least initially, he’s not so much concerned about wins and losses as he is with setting a foundation for the program and building confidence in the players currently in the program.

“It’s no secret the talent level has not been on par with some of the other teams around the area,” Bunch said.

“We think we can get to that point, but first it’s about getting everyone on the same page. Coach Schembechler stressed ‘team’ over everything. We have to get every single player on the same page, playing as a team.”

For several years now, Bunch has led annual youth football camps along with other former NFL players an said he plans to make the BHHS varsity football team visible in the community going forward.

“Football is not just about football – it truly can build community support and spirit,” says Bunch.

Former USC Coach McNair Deliberations Begin Anew With New Juror Jurors in the trial of former USC assistant football coach Todd McNair's defamation lawsuit against the NCAA began deliberations all over again Thursday with a new member following the dismissal of an original panelist who said she did not have sufficient understanding of English to properly participate with the rest of the jury.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Frederick Shaller named a female alternate juror to replace one he dismissed.

The action came after Shaller, the lawyers and the jury foreman had a discussion in chambers about what to do if the original member was removed.

The jury foreman had told Shaller on Tuesday that the panel was at an 8-4 impasse. He also asked the judge why McNair's claims for breach of contract and negligence are no longer in the case, leaving only the defamation claim for them to consider.

The judge told them not to speculate on the reason for the dismissal of the two causes of action, which McNair's attorneys voluntarily dropped before deliberations began Monday.

The jury foreman had said on Wednesday that the panel was making progress in reaching the nine votes

needed for a verdict.

The judge did not ask the jurors which way the majority were leaning before the deliberations began anew.

McNair spent six seasons at USC coaching Trojan running backs under former head coach Pete Carroll. But his contract was not renewed after the NCAA alleged in a report that McNair knew about star player Reggie Bush's relationship with two sports agents, San Diego sports marketers Lloyd Lake and Michael Michaels, who were providing Bush with benefits, according to his lawsuit.

McNair received a show-cause penalty from the NCAA, meaning that he had to receive permission from the NCAA for any recruiting he did for one year.

McNair, who filed his lawsuit in June 2011, maintains that he was unaware of Bush's relationship between Lake and Michaels and that the NCAA committed misconduct in its investigation.

The NCAA's court papers say McNair's statements were contradicted

by Lake.

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UNITED – In a six-day blitz, a team of local 16-year-olds from the Santa Monica United FC boys Gold team beat their Southern California rivals to win the Cal South soccer State Cup Championship. The team includes former Beverly Hills AYSO player Benji Baron, who now plays striker on Beverly High’s Varsity team. Baron played on Beverly Hills AYSO’s all star team with Santa Monica United teammates Jesse Goldberg and Jacob Ramer (AYSO 76 Extra). The team, which comprises players from Palisades High School, Santa Monica High School and several independent schools, includes Alejandro Lopez, Angel Gonzalez, Bernard Liebeskind, Carson Rodriguez, Colton Peffer, Connor Quinn Colao, Jack Kwit, Jake Lyon, Jose Flores-Barriga, Kai McAliley, Kevin Umana-Cardoza, Kia Kazemi-Nia, Nate Smith-Hastie, Ryan Banchik and Taylor Strijdveen.

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FAREWELL – The Beverly Hills Unified School District honored this year’s retiring employees at a special reception Tuesday held at the district office. Pictured (from left): Felix Kagan, M & O; Seema Pollack, Beverly Vista; Molly Peterson, BHHS; Laura Revness, Beverly Vista; Sharon Kirkpatrick, BHHS; Arturo Najera, M & O; Steven Taylor, BHHS; Laurie Linden, BHUSD Nurse; James Bryan Herbold, BHHS; Annie Espinoza Cornejo, Horace Mann; Howard Edelman, BHHS; Dianne Richard, District Office; Alfonso Gonzalez, BHHS; Ronnie Blaylock, BHHS. Not pictured: Elizabeth Call, Horace Mann; Deborah Gershenhorn, El Rodeo; Melody Dickens Haughton, Beverly Vista; Rebecca Metrano, El Rodeo; Barbara Zarider, El Rodeo; Shirley Cozen, Beverly Vista.

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Mia for four years, described her current role as Anna as a young girl about town who represents hope, love and positivity about the world.

She said she believed that audiences were responding particularly well to the show in part because of the non-traditional format of the musical which has only two group numbers, with the majority being solos and duets.

Sayegh credited her time at BHHS, where she was part of the Madrigals, Minnesingers and in musicals every year, as foundational to her career.

Following drama and vocal lessons in elementary and middle school, Sayegh found a mentor in choir teacher Joel Pressman once she started at the high school.

Under the guidance of Pressman, who passed away several years ago after having mentored hundreds of students during his tenure at the school, Sayegh said that her passion

was truly ignited and she became serious about her career in the performing arts.

“He truly was a huge part, not just in my signing, but mentoring me as a performer,” she said. “I really do attribute a lot of my success to him.”

And while locals will have to travel east to New York to be able to see Sayegh perform these days, you can still catch sight of her on television when she performs at Radio City Music Hall as part of the 72nd annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 10.

COURIER IN PANAMA– The Courier traveled to Volcancito, Boquete in Chiriqui, Panama last week, to the home of Don Pepe Estate Coffees with Courier reporter Victoria Talbot and her daughter, Eliza Talbot Manchester. The coffee plantation is located on the slopes of Baru Volcano National Park

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Next year’s big ticket allocation will be $215,000 to create a Positive Behavior Intervention Support coordinator and program.

“We feel that this is going to be someone who is going to be able to work with all of the schools and all of the counselors to come up with programs to promote positive behavior strategies to address things like bullying and be able to find ways for our children to understand conflict resolution,” Trost described. “We want to make sure that we create a culture and an environment where everyone feels welcome and respected.”

BHEF also plans to pilot a program that helps students

with social integration by teaching kids how language works and that their words have meaning. The program, which will be funded by a $45,000 BHEF allocation to match a $45,000 grant by an anonymous donor, will also help kids, particularly those who may have special needs, to understand sarcasm and the difference between bullying and teasing.

Additionally, BHEF will allocate $183,000 toward K-12 co-curricular programs, the particulars of which will be decided by the principals at each of the schools.

For more information on next year’s race (tentatively scheduled to be held in January 2019), visit: www.beverlyhills5krunwalkandfitnessblast.c om.

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METRO SUBWAY (continued from page 1)

To bolster his position, Bregy’s email referenced last Friday’s 36-page complaint filed by the City of Beverly Hills in federal court against Metro and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) contending that the FTA’s supplemental court-ordered Environmental Impact Statement analyzing the proposed subway line under BHHS, which was released in November 2017, did not take the requisite hard look at the issues which Judge George H. Wu instructed the agency to examine back in 2016.

The lawsuit states: “The FSEIS (Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement) fails to fairly, objectively, and adequately evaluate the harm to the City and its residents, the high school and high school students’ health, and the high school’s historical buildings.”

In January, the school district filed a similar lawsuit in federal court to address the failure of Metro and the FTA to fully and properly consider the impacts to BHHS of its pro-

BHHS DISABILITY (continued from page 1)

But the doctor’s words proved premature. In February, following the initial STC elevato rbreakdown this year, Rhiannon learned that her arthritis had returned. Her doctor told her that the elevator not working had served as a trigger event.

“After two weeks of stairs and walking further to another elevator, I began having pain and swelling in my joints again,” she shared.

She now takes 49 pills a week and continues to have to give herself injections, which she learned how to do to herself just over a year ago. For over a decade, Rhiannon said her mother has literally given her hundreds of shots, in addition to the infusions and blood draws that she has had to endure since early childhood.

Last Tuesday, Rhiannon addressed the Board of Education on the very day before she turned 15.

“I’m the one who has endured the pain from your inaction,” she remonstrated the board members and those who sat on the dais alongside them, including the superintendent.

Rhiannon’s address last week came on the heels of her mother’s address to the board at its previous formal meeting on April 24.

“On Feb. 27 I came to you and told you that our doctor had told us that her health had deteriorated due to the elevator not working,” said Rhiannon’s mom, Katy Carter, a middle school math teacher at Horace Mann. “In the past 10 weeks my daughter’s health has con-

posed subway expansion.

Metro’s current proposed alignment has the Purple line extension running beneath BHHS and requires tunneling through pockets of methane gas and abandoned oil wells.

City attorney Larry Wiener told the Courier that the City’s complaint, to which he said the agencies have 20 days to respond, was undertaken solely in order to meet a deadline that passed before a settlement could be reached.

“We had been entering into tolling agreements with Metro that allowed us to potentially settle the case without prejudicing our position to file a lawsuit,” he explained, noting that the allowable period of time to settle was about to end.

“We had to either enter into a settlement agreement or file a lawsuit.”

A tolling agreement is an agreement to waive a right to claim that litigation should be dismissed due to the expiration of a statute of limitations.

“We will continue to try to explore settlement,” Wiener said, subsequently declining to tell the Courier the City’s desired settlement amount or

which City representatives are involved in the discussions.

Referencing the fact that the City is actively pursuing a settlement, Kosterman emphasized that the City “disagrees strongly” with Bregy’s statement. She clarified that the school district and the City are not closely aligned in their position and legal actions, contrary to what Bregy communicated to BHUSD families.

“At this time, the City feels that a mutually agreed upon settlement is in the best interests of the community,” Gold stated. “The City will continue to work closely with Metro to mitigate any impacts from construction to the high school, as we have for the areas near the La Cienega and Rodeo Drive stations.”

Meanwhile this week at BHHS, Metro started construction for its staging area directly behind the interim portable classrooms, mere feet from students separated by only a fence, triggering concerns from parents, students and staff.

In contrast to what Gold and Weiner contend, namely that the complaint is merely a procedural step en route to a

tinued to deteriorate.”

The board did not address the incident.

“I will continue speaking out until this district realizes the Americans with Disabilities Act is the law and you must comply,” she said.

Following Rhiannon’s address last week, Beverly Hills Unified School District spokesperson Laura Skirde said the board would take action at its next formal meeting, which is scheduled for May 21.

“The STC elevator at the high school is now working and our crews are checking on it and monitoring it daily,” she stated. “The district is committed to avoiding future breakdowns - and in that effort would like to overhaul the elevator completely. You can expect to see action on that at our next board meeting.”

Since first breaking down this year, BHUSD Assistant Superintendent of Business Services LaTanya Kirk-Carter Latham said the elevator has been repaired after breaking down on three separate occasions.

Latham was not able to provide specifics on how many days the elevator has been offline since its first break down this year.

“All of these mechanical break downs are happening because if you hit the door the wrong way when you get in, the machine just shuts itself down,” she said. “It’s working now, but it will continue to break down.”

Latham said that the crux of the problem as to why it takes so long to fix the elevator, which was put in by KONE over a decade ago when the

STC building was constructed in 2005, rests on the fact that KONE is the only company that can make the repairs and only KONE parts can be used.

The decision to install a KONE elevator was ultimately made by former facilities chief Karen Christiansen - the same woman whom the district later fired for a financial conflict of interest.

“It’s not something that I would have put in,” Latham said. “Anybody would tell you that you don’t want to buy something proprietary where you only have one vendor to get parts from.”

Unlike typical elevators which are built with an adjacent room to house all the mechanical gears, all parts and equipment that control the elevator at the STC building are located on top of the elevator.

Latham said the board is expected to vote on an extensive retrofit, estimated at $150,000, that will transform the entire machinery so that it is no longer proprietary. She estimated that the retrofit will take approximately 2.5 months, which will take place during the summer, when the elevator can be entirely offline with as little adverse impact as possible.

“The district is absolutely responsive and sympathetic to concerns being raised about this issue,” Skirde stated. “Our Facilities department and Maintenance & Operations team have been working diligently on a permanent, longterm solution to ensure the elevator located in the high school’s Science and Technology Center is functioning properly.”

A FEW FEET AWAY – Metro’s staging area for the Purple Line subway extension is just a few feet away from Beverly Hills High School students.

settlement agreement, the City’s recent lawsuit paints a picture of a City opposed to Metro’s plan when it states: “[The FSEIS] wrongly concludes, based on an inadequate and biased review, that there are no feasible and prudent alternatives to the project staging areas, and improperly rejects obviously feasible and certainly less harmful alternative alignments. The agencies likewise ignore, or fail to properly assess, the health risks and degradation posed by the construction and operation of the subway alignment.

“The FSEIS’s conclusion that the project alignment and staging areas pose no threat of harm to the high school’s campus, its students, or community members who use its recreational facilities is fundamen-

tally flawed. The project will cause substantial harm to health and safety of its students, undermine its learning environment, impede the renovation and modernization of its campus, and threaten the viability of its historic structures and recreational facilities.

Prudent and feasible alternatives to the project staging areas and less harmful subway alignments exist that would avoid or mitigate each of these harms.”

Following Gold’s statement, Bregy told the Courier: “I believe that a win-win can and should happen between Metro and Beverly Hills Unified School District.

Literally, the backs of our students and staff are up against the wall. If the City is not on our side, who is?”

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Tina Fey, Stephen Perius, Alana Stewart, Fran Jeffries, and Robert Morse (May 18); Jake Manaster, Grace Jones, and James Fox (May 19); Cher, Irene Stern, Barry Kaye, Bronson Pinchot, and Anthony Zerbe (May 20); Marianne Berman and Judge Reinhold (May 21); Michael Hakim, Richard Benjamin and Naomi Campbell (May 22); Paul Overacker, Bob Cronkite, Barbara Barrie, Drew Carey, Joan Collins, and Charles Kimbrough (May 23); Marlene Everone, Orin Kennedy, Gary Burghoff, Fred Paulos, Bob Dylan, Marvin Iannone, Priscilla Presley and Ronnie Trugman (May 24).

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ABCS LUNCHEON–The Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies “Mother’s Day Luncheon” at the Four Seasons. Lining up (from left) are: honorees Dr. Drew Pinsky, Rachel Zoe, and Mercedes Javid, who are joined by ABCs President Gloria Gebbia, and luncheon co-chair Beverly Cohen.

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The Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies (ABCs) hosted its star-studded “Mother’s Day Luncheon” at the Four Seasons on South Doheny Drive to benefit breast and prostate cancer research at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, at Providence Saint John’s Health Center.

The festivities honored media personality/author Dr. Drew Pinsky as Father of the Year; fashion designer/author Rachel Zoe as Mother of the Year; and TV’s Shahs Of Sunset personality/realtor/philanthropist Mercedes Javid as Woman of Achievement .

“Without doubt, Dr. Drew, Rachel, and Mercedes are three prominent advocates for health and wellness in our community,” said Gloria E. Gebbia, president of the ABCs. “We are deeply grateful for their commitment to the issues that we champion.”

Patrick Wayne, chairman of the board at John Wayne Cancer Institute, said: “Thanks to the generosity of the ABCs and other generous donors, we are able to continue the innovative and groundbreaking research discoveries in the fight against cancer.”

Actress/comedienne Kym Whitley was emcee while Beverly Cohen and Sheri A. Rosenblum co-chaired the event.

The ABCs was formed 28 years ago by a group of dedicated philanthropists who had originally been associated with the Eddie Cantor Charitable Foundation, an organization that supported a variety of causes. Today, the ABC is 200 members strong and growing. Since 1990, the group has raised more than $15 million to support the John Wayne Cancer Institute’s research in advancing treatment and detection of both breast and prostate cancer. ****** Otis College of Art and Design staged its 36th Scholarship Benefit and Fashion Show for the first time on the newly expanded Elaine and Bram Goldsmith campus in Westchester. Benefit Chair Shelley Reid and Otis College President Bruce Ferguson wel-

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comed the sold-out crowd, noting the show fell on the eve of Otis College’s centennial year.

Notable attendees included actress Hana Mae Lee; designer Jason Wu; athlete and former ambassador Sid Williams; Johnson Hartig of Los Angeles label Libertine; Jose Fernandez of Ironhead Studios; Otis College Board Chair Emerita Elaine Goldsmith; Cliff and Mandy Einstein; Billie Miriam Weisman; and many others.

The event showcases collaborations of industry mentors and students in the fashion design program, and is one of the key sources of scholarship funding for Otis students, aimed particularly at assisting those from underprivileged circumstances who have a keen interest in the arts and design.

This year, juniors and seniors worked with top leaders in fashion and costume design who served as industry mentors, assigning students to work with distinct scenes all falling under the general theme of Celestial OTIS SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT–The 36th Scholarship Benefit and Fashion Show Bodies. The 2017 to for Otis College of Art and Design was held for the first time at the Elaine and Bram 2018 mentors includGoldsmith campus. Pictured (from left): Benefit Chair Shelley Reid, famed designer ed Rod Beattie of Jason Wu, and Otis President Bruce Ferguson. On the right is Sidney Williams, for- Bleu; Marisol Gerona mer U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.

Photos by Sancho Scott/BFI Bradford, VP of Design & Development at NBC Universal Consumer Products;, Chris Chang for Poesia, Claudia Cividino, CEO of Bally Americas; costume designer Louise Mingenbach with Jose Fernandez for Ironhead Studios; Johnson Hartig for Libertine; Davora Lindner for Prairie Underground; and Sapna Von Sick for Alo Yoga. Each mentor worked with their students from sketch selection through to model fitting, visiting the college throughout the academic year to guide, advise, and develop student designs. The runway show included over 125 unique designs, and upon conclusion of the evening fashion design student William Wang was honored as the Student Designer of the Year by Jill Zeleznik, chair of the Fashion Design Program.

All designs featured in the final scene of the show, an elegant evening wear collection inspired by the signs of the zodiac led by mentors Jose Fernandez and Louise Mingenbach, will be exhibited this summer at the A+D Architecture and Design Museum in downtown L.A.’s Arts District.

Founded in 1918 by Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, the college was the first professional school of art in Southern California and one of the preeminent art and design schools in the United States, known for its unique industry partnerships in entertainment, art, and design.

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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 TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this internet Web site www.lpsasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case, CA-PAC17018126. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. On May 25, 2018, at 11:00 AM, BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, in the City of POMONA, County of LOS ANGELES, State of CALIFORNIA, PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by JULIETTE RAPPAPORT, TRUSTEE OF THE JULIETTE RAPPAPORT LIVING TRUST, DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2010, as Trustors, recorded on 8/23/2013, as Instrument No. 20131244188, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION 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 feder-

al 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. Property is being sold "as is - where is". TAX PARCEL NO. 4348-006-009. Property address: 1120 Summit Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 92010. The land referred to is situated in the State of California, County of Los Angeles, City of Beverly Hills, and is described as follows: LOT 2 OF TRACT NO. 18300, IN THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 751, PAGES 95 AND 96 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no representation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 1120 SUMMIT DR., BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is $3,503,623.08.

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

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsi-

ble for paying off ail liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SALE INFORMATION LINE: 714-730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com Dated: 04/27/2018 PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE By Shelley Chase, Foreclosure Administrator A-4656165 05/04/2018, 05/11/2018, 05/18/2018 –––––– SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CASE NO: SS027499 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of the petition of: IRAN MIRZAEI To all interested person(s): Petitioner: Iran Mirzaei, Born: October 23, 1956 and presently over 18 years of age, current residence address: 865 Comstock Ave. Apt 9A Los Angeles, CA 90024 filed a petition with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Santa Monica Courthouse, West District 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 on May 11, 2018 for a Decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Iran Mirzaei Proposed Name: NIKI MIRZAEI THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 22, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM Department: WEK ROOD: A-203 The address of the court is: 1425 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 West District Reason for name change: Petitioner is already known by her proposed name wishes to be known by his proposed name in all personal/business affairs.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Signed: Iran Mirzaei Judge of the Superior Court: Gerald Rosenberg Clerk: Sherri R. Carter Deputy: Ruben Juarez Dated: 05/11/18 Published: 05/18/18, 05/25/18, 0601/18, 06/08/18 BHC-R21295

On June 5, 2018 at 2:30 P.M., Thomas H. Casey, the Chapter 7 Trustee for the bankruptcy estate of 779 Stradella, LLC shall sell 779 Stradella Road, Los Angeles, CA 90077 to the highest bidder. For purchase price and bidding information, please contact Faye C. Rasch, Weiland Golden Goodrich LLP (714) 966-1000.

Publish: Beverly Hills Courier 05/04/18, 05/11/18, 05/18/18, 05/25/18 BHC R21263 –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018094992 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BHGRB 2) BEVERLY HILLS GLOBAL RESOURCE BROKER 10882 Rose Ave. #103, Los Angeles, CA 90034; Soroush Kazemi 10882 Rose Ave. #103, Los Angeles, CA 90034; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Soroush Kazemi, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 18, 2018; Published: April 27, May 04, 11, 18, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018094994 The following is/are doing business as: BEL AIR BRANDING 10787 Wilshire Blvd. #1102, Los Angeles, CA 90024; Christina Rath 10787 Wilshire Blvd. #1102, Los Angeles, CA 90024; Tatiana Steelman 557 Myrtle Ct., Oak Park, CA 91377; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed April 2018: Tatiana Steelman, General Partnership: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 18, 2018; Published: April 27, May 04, 11, 18, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018095975 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CHARLES R JARROT CREDIT CONSULTING 2) CHARLES R JARROT CREDIT REPAIR AND CONSULTING 3) CENTURY CREDIT CONSULTING 3) CHARLES R JARROT CREDIT OFFICES 5) DOCTORS CHOICE CREDIT CONSULTING 1875 Century Park East #700, Los Angeles, CA 90067; Century Credit Group, Inc. 1875 Century Park East #700, Los Angeles, CA 90067; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed February 2015: Charles R Jarrot, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 19, 2018; Published: April 27, May 04, 11, 18, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112777 The following is/are doing business as: 1) W-3 INTERNATIONAL 2) W-3

INTERNATIONAL REALTY 433 N. Camden Dr. #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Robert Pavloff Trust 433 N. Camden Dr. #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A TRUST, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed April 2006: Robert Pavloff, Trustee: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112775 The following is/are doing business as: PYGMALION DESIGNS 137 S. Spalding Dr. #401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Cynthia Berchan 137 S. Spalding Dr. #401, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed March 2018: Cynthia Berchan, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112773 The following is/are doing business as: THE MAN CAVE BARBERSHOP N SPA 998 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035; 848 S. Sherbourne Dr. #4, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Cresent Moon Franklin 848 S. Sherbourne Dr. #4, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Cresent Moon Franklin, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112771 The following is/are doing business as: 1) SCMS CONSTRUCTION 2) SCMS 170 N. Crescent Dr. #205, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; SCMS Construction, Inc. 170 N. Crescent Dr. #205, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed September 2013: Mike Gordon, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018112365 The following is/are doing business as: GORNIK & DRUCKER 225 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; William Gornik 225 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed September 1993: William Gornik, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 08, 2018; Published: May 11, 18, 25, June 01, 2018 LACC N/C

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NOTICE— Fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.

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

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New hardwood floors, BEVERLY HILLS central air, washer/ 218 S. Tower Dr. •• • dryer, fridge, stove, • •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• microwave, dishwasher, • •• 2-3 parking spaces.

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Balcony, hardwood flrs., elevator, controlled access pool, on-site Spacious, hardwood flrs., laundry, parking. huge closets, built-in 310/247-8689 a/c, dishwasher, pool, Close to Cedars Sinai, elevator, controlled Shops, Transportation access, laundry facilities. No pets.

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Totally remodeled with modern fixtures and new granite counters throughout all amenities in kitchen and includes all Beverly Hills • Duplex • appliances. Large closets, Updated balconies, Berber carpet/ 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath harwood foors and verticle Nice, Large blinds. Fireplace, wet bar, and Spacious. washer/ dryer included in Updated kitchen, laundry area. Secured recessed lights, building with garden central air, hardwood floors, balcony. courtyard. Choice location • 310/271-9678 Near Beverly Center, • 424/777-0093 Cedars- Sinai, Restaurants, Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets.

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424/272-6596 • Close to Brentwood Village, Restaurants, UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, & Transportation.

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HEART OF BRENTWOOD BRENTWOOD 925 S. Barrington Ave.

11931 Goshen Ave.

2 Bdrm.+1 Bath

Brand New Bldg.

Large Luxury Units

Hardwood floors, dishwasher, on-site laundry & parking.

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1628 S. Westgate Ave. X-St. Santa Monica Bl.

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L.A.’S FINEST, CULVER CITY MOST LUXURIOUS 3830 Vinton Ave. « « « « « « APT. RENTAL « * * * * * * • • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • Single • B RIGHT & S PACIOUS .

•• • “The Mission” • • •• Balcony, dishwasher, • Westwood •

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11640 Kiowa Ave. 310/479-0700

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CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath laundry & parking.

• Free WiFi • SHOPPING & 1 BLK. C LOSE TO U.C.L.A. •••••• TO WESTWOOD PARK. Call: 310/470-4474 Granite counter tops, 310/312-4957 310/478-8616 stainless steel appliances, **C **CENTURY CITY** air conditioned, new WESTWOOD • WESTWOOD • 2220 S. Beverly Glen hrwd. flrs., designer 1370 Veteran Ave. finishes, balcony, ceiling •• The Clarige •• 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath • • fan, elevator, controlled •••• •• 670 Kelton Ave. • •••• • 1 Bd.+Den+1 Ba. • access. Fitness ctr, yoga • Balcony, air conditioning Brand New Building room, wi-fi, skyview •• dishwasher, controlled • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • • lounge w/ outdoor fire•• access bldg., WiFi, • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • • place, laundry facilities. pool, on-sight laundry, • • L o t s o f • • 213/382-102 1 • 3 Bd.+3 Ba. Character & Charm! gym, parking.

Easy freeway access Everything Brand New Glass Fireplace

Hardwood floors, appliances, washer/ dryer in each unit, ~ Balcony, dishwasher, Newly Remodeled.

1385 Kelton Ave. central air. Pool, jacuzzi a/c, heated pool, S I N G L E spa, fitness center, New hrwd. flrs., stainWiFi, elevator less steel appl., balcony, Hardwood floors, rooftop garden patio+ controlled access, dishwasher, on-sight controlled access, fire pits, courtyard, on-site laundry, prkg. laundry, controlled on-site laundry, prkg. controlled access, prkg.

Close to access, parking.

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Brentwood Village, 1307 Barry Ave. 310/473-1509 Shops & Restaurants.

• 310/826-4889 • SMALL QUIET BLDG.

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Intercom entry, on-sight 310/826-0541 • 3 Bd. + 3 1/ 2 Ba. controlled access parking, on-sight laundry on-sight laundry, prkg.

Close to shopping, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ facility, courtyard patio.

310/479-0700 Very private, hi-ceilings, dining & transportation.

Close to transportation. large veranda, luxury 310/820-1810 • WESTWOOD • kitchen+bathrooms, 10933 Rochester Ave. walk-in closet, all new BRENTWOOD W E S T L . A .

Jr. Executive appliances, washer/dryer 11618 Kiowa Ave. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1236 Amhearst Ave. in unit, central air, prkg.

• • • • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • • • Please Call: • Spacious Units • Spacious a/c, fireplace, Newly Updated 310/312-9871 ^^^^ ^ ^ pool, controlled access, • Easy Move-In • ^^^^ laundry fac., prkg.

• Bachelor 3 Bdrm.+2 Bath • Free WiFi Access • • BRENTWOOD • • S i n g l e 310/473-5061 Dishwasher, a/c, 125 N. Barrington Av. • • • • • Close To U.C.L.A. • controlled access, • • N E W LY U P D AT E D on-site parking A/C, internet access, WESTWOOD • • • • • & laundry facility. pool, controlled access, • 1 Bdrm.

10905 Ohio Ave. 310/820-8584 •• + 1 Bath • on-sight laundry. No pets.

•• • Close to Whole Foods, Upscale, Bright, • 2 Bd.+2 Ba.• •• • W E S T L .

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Single • 1343 Carmelina Ave. • • • • • • and Restaurants.

• • - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • •1 Bd.+1 Ba.• • With Pool, hardwood 310/826-4889 • • floors, balcony, central •• • Bright Unit • •• air, fireplace, stainless Wifi, Bright, controlled On-site laundry, BRENTWOOD access, balcony, steel appliances, on-site parking.

The Carlton pool, e levator, elevator, intercom Close to laundry facility, prkg. entry, parking. gym. 11666 Goshen Ave.

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LOS ANGELES New hardwood flrs., 401 S. HOOVER St. granite counters, • • • • • • • • stainless steel appl., • 1 Bd. alcove fireplace, +1 Ba. • fridge, laundry facility, gated parking, intercom • • • • • • • • Control access, pool, entry, WiFi and more.

• 310/552-8064 • dishwasher, elevator, on-site laundry Rooftop jacuzzi and parking.

with panoramic city views.

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Chairman 2014 Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs Senior Editor John L. Seitz Special Sections Editor Stephen P. Simmons

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Beverly Hills was incorporated in 1914 and beside the fame of its residents, it became the City known for three defining characteristics which have set it apart ever since: (1) a police department with unmatched response time; (2) a fire department which is the envy of surrounding communities; and (3) a school system which became so highly regarded that the demand to be educated here has been an instrumental factor in our everescalating property values.

Now, after roughly 100 years, the structures which house our children have outlived their life expectancy and must be remodeled, rebuilt and repurposed to satisfy 21st century demands. When this process initially began, a bond was passed for $334 million but that sum was far less than the anticipated $600 million it would cost to modernize all five schools. Thus far, the proceeds from the Measure E bond have been used to completely redo Horace Mann as well as demolish and abate the toxic materials from the original classroom buildings of both Beverly Hills High School and El Rodeo. The $145 million that remains undisbursed is being utilized for Phase I construction improvements to the high school and El Rodeo.

Measure BH will enable this process to be completed and once again restore our educational facilities to world class renown. More particularly, the bond funds will be used to enhance the safety and security of our schools by employing state of the art technology which will also provide far greater earthquake protection, enable this space to be reconfigured to maximize our children’s education, implement the insightful ideas suggested by our citizenry, and ensure that our learning environment is unsurpassed.

Of equal importance is the fact that all bond expenditures will be fully transparent and online so the cost of the work can be accessed by everyone. The budget will also be posted as well as the periodic progress reports detailing whether the construction is being done on time and within the approved budget. To further monitor this process, an independent citizens oversight committee will issue its own independent reports on the progress being attained and there will be an annual outside audit to assess both the construction status and financial performance.

Of notable significance is the prohibition against spending any of the bond funds for administrative expenses, salaries, pensions or the litigation involving Metro’s attempt to tunnel under the high school to build a subway.

Our kids deserve a first class education and facilities that are both safe and conducive to learning. By passing the bond, there will now be sufficient money to complete the modernization of all five schools and reinforce BHUSD’s reputation as one of the most forward educational districts in the country.

Fred A. Fenster ****** Day in and day out, Californians count on their doctors and hospitals to be available whenever illness or injury strikes. For those of us on the Westside, we have some of the finest physicians and health care institutions in the nation.

Unfortunately, a poorly conceived idea now winding its way through the corridors of the state capitol in Sacramento could unravel the health care delivery system as we know it.

Assembly Bill (AB) 3087, introduced by Assembly Member Ash Kalra of San Jose, would create a government run rate-setting process that unilaterally would cap payments to doctors, dentists, hospitals and other clinicians for the health care services they provide to people with commercial health insurance.

The sponsors of the bill falsely believe this approach would somehow lower the actual costs of health care. They are mistaken.

AB 3087 does nothing to address the underlying reasons for rising health care costs.

Hospitals and doctors would simply be paid less for the care they provide to patients, regardless of the actual costs they incur.

AB 3087 would do nothing to reduce the costs hospitals pay for prescription drugs nor new medical technologies. Nor would it slow the expectations from our valued nurses and other health care workers for increased salaries and expanded benefits. And it wouldn’t change the state-imposed mandate on hospitals to spend billions of dollars to retrofit our hospitals to tough seismic standards.

Another fundamental flaw is that the bill would not solve the chronic underfunding of the Medicare and Medi-Cal. These essential government programs pay hospitals and doctors much less than the actual costs of providing care. As a result, people with private health insurance pay more for their care so the government can pay less. AB 3087 does not fix this problem.

According to the California Hospital Association, AB 3087 would slash an astounding $18 billion every year from hospitals alone, which could lead to massive cuts in health care services and result in nearly 175,000 hospital workers across the state losing their jobs.

Providence Saint John’s Health Center understands health care costs are a concern for many residents in Beverly hills and on the Westside, and we are doing significant work to address these issues. We are working hard to reduce costs and to find innovative approaches to delivery system reforms, care coordination and clinical efficiencies. More care can be delivered in less costly outpatient settings or even in your own home.

Unfortunately, AB 3087 would take a sledgehammer to those efforts, forcing hospitals to close and leading to doctors fleeing the state.

AB 3087 is bad medicine for the health of residents of the Westside and all other Californians.

Marcel Loh Chief Executive of Providence Saint John’s Health Center ****** The Beverly Hills “Politburo” at a closed session with the “Community Overdevelopment Department” announced that June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, and May will be officially named “Builder and Developer Appreciation” months.

Street fairs will be held throughout the City wherein the latest demonstrations on the proper use of bulldozers, wrecking balls, pile drivers and the like will take place. Rides on dirt hauling trucks–some with and some without brakes –will take our children on rides throughout the hillside.

An awards dinner honoring the builder or developer who has destroyed a neighborhood in the shortest time will be held at the new Beverly Hills Dog Park. The prize will be the choice of any parcel or parcels of land (occupied or vacant) and the right to build whatever the winner chooses.

The chairperson of the “Builders and Developers Anti-defamation League” reminded the “Politburo” that these choices were already a non-written part of The General Plan and what makes our system and process work just fine.

The chairperson, suggested the “Board of Duplication graciously donate the five million dollar surplus it recently uncovered as the prize.

Robert Block

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 18). Success is now. It's not something that's hanging from the trophies of the future; it's a satisfaction that comes at the end of today's mile marker. Remember this and the solar return will bring you abundance beyond your childhood fantasies. The luckiest months financially will be September and November. Libra and Sagittarius adore you.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Stories have big power, but only if they are believed. If they are told well, they often are believed whether or not they are true. That's why it's important to ask, “Who stands to gain from this?” about every story you hear.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). This is the kind of day when "just do it" applies best. If you're reasonably sure the action will benefit all (or at least that it will harm none) go ahead. If you waste time explaining or asking permission, you'll miss your chance.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Would you rather learn from experience or gain from experience? It's a trick question. To learn is to gain. And when you apply the learning, it's worth more than gold.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Because you expect more of yourself than most people do, it sometimes feels like you're failing on a larger scale. But you're much further along than you would be had you not taken on such a big challenge. Cut yourself some slack.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). In theory, you can work on your inner life through meditation, reading, selfless service and education.

Would it surprise you if enjoyment, pleasure and self-interest also lead to mental improvement?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The helium of emotion is so weightless you're not even aware you're carrying it around with you. And yet, when you encounter those who need your compassion, you have plenty to give.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There have been times in your life when you were unhappy but couldn't pinpoint the source. Today will bring the opposite experience. Where is this happiness coming from? Don't ask. Just go with it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The company you keep will not only affect the outcome of your projects today, it will also change you at your core. Happy, supportive people will remind you to smile and accept yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A change of venue can make a big difference to your productivity. Maybe you can't cut out distractions, but being around a different set of them will work, too.

Test this theory. Take your work on the road, or take it home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You want to be welcoming and open, but then again, there's something to be said for making people work for it. Your attention is worth working for, after all, and they will today.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). You're not driven by other people's opinions. It's your own story that drives you. You want that narrative to be great, and its greatness doesn't depend on the completion, only on your own ability to rise.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Preferences don't automatically make a thing superior or inferior. A better fit doesn't mean a thing is objectively a better item; it's just a better item for the person it fits.

POLICE BLOTTER

The following assaults, burglaries, robberies and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers.

ASSAULTS 05/07 9900 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

05/10 9400 Dayton Way BURGLARIES 05/11 300 N. Rodeo Dr. 05/11 9500 Brighton Way 05/13 200 N. Almont Dr. GRAND THEFTS 05/08 9300 Burton Way

05/08 200 N. Rodeo Dr. 05/08 8300 Wilshire Blvd.

05/10 9800 Wilshire Blvd.

05/12 9900 Durant Dr. 05/13 200 N. La Peer Dr. ROBBERIES 05/09 Dayton Way/ N. Beverly Dr. 05/11 Wilshire Blvd/ N. La Peer Dr.

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