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Beverly Hills Fire Backdraft Ball Set For Wednesday By Matt Lopez One of the Beverly Hills community’s favorite annual events, the Backdraft Ball, is set for next Wednesday, June 5. The 27th annual Backdraft Ball, which benefits the Beverly Hills Firefighters Association, will take place at The Beverly Hilton. Silent auction bidding begins at 6 p.m., while the ceremony itself starts at 7:30 p.m. As always, the Backdraft Ball will feature an incredible dinner, silent auction and many surprises from Beverly Hills firefighters themselves. The event annually welcomes more than 1,000 distinguished guests, residents and dignitaries to honor Beverly Hills firefighters. Above all else, it is a celebration of the brave and committed
firefighters who protect the Beverly Hills community during fires and other catastrophic emergencies. Among this year’s many highly-anticipated silent auction items are: • An 8-night South African safari; • Seven nights in the Maldives; • “Beverly Hills is Beautiful” art piece by Mr. Brainwash; • Goodyear blimp ride for two; • Three nights in a French castle at Chateau Challain; • Los Angeles Police Department helicopter ride; and • Stagecoach 2020 VIP passes For more information on the event, visit http://www.beverlyhillsfire.com/.
The Innocence Legal Team Agrees To Champion Case Of Gene Therapy Pioneer By Laura Coleman Laboratories at the University of There was a time in the early 2000’s when the world was on a trajectory to have cured cancer by now. At the time, the “Father of Gene Therapy,” Dr. William French Anderson, 82, so-named for having successfully performed the world’s first gene therapy procedure, had yet to be arrested for allegedly molesting a girl. Today, due to extraordinary circumstances, whereby Anderson’s drug trials to cure cancer as head of the Gene Therapy
Southern California (USC) led to the lab’s second-in-command, Dr. Yi Zhao, the mother of the alleged victim, pulling a patent in China for the science behind Anderson’s work on IL-12, China could potentially be more than a decade ahead of the United States when it comes to nuclear warfare response. IL-12, which stands for Interleukin-12, can be manipulated to help cells heal faster - ideal to counter the effects (see ‘FRENCH ANDERSON’ page 13)
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is in the community. When it was announced that Chavez would ascend to the position of city manager, there were nods of approval throughout the community. Chavez began his career in the Community Development Department as a building (see ‘GEORGE CHAVEZ’ page 19)
Huma Ahmed Named New Beverly Hills City Clerk By Victoria Talbot Community Outreach Manager Huma Ahmed has been unanimously selected by the Beverly Hills City Council to assume the position of city clerk. Ahmed, whose dynamic personality and sharp wit have powered the City’s BOLD initiative, will replace Byron Pope, who retired in 2018. Ahmed has served the City of Beverly Hills since 2007 in community outreach, eventually becoming a community outreach manager. Most recently, Ahmed has become highly visible as the lead on BOLD, coordinating and liaising with the
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RECOGNIZING BEVERLY HILLS POLICE – The Beverly Hills Police Department held its Police Recognition Ceremony in the Boat Court Tuesday, serving to promote a sense of pride in BHPD officers, their families and colleagues, and to introduce these new officers to the community they serve. BHPD Chief Sandra Spagnoli recognized (pictured, back row): Communications Dispatcher Lupe Ortega; Communications Dispatcher Nicole Polk; Senior Forensic Specialist Segalit Oz; Sgts. Rodney Solorzano, Kevin Orth, and Scott Dibble; officers Go Hovhannisyan, Francesca Fasullo and Walton Cabrera; Communications Dispatchers Brian Flores and Jennifer Munoz; officers Jerry Whittaker, Zachary Travnitz, Connor Reeves, and Maddison Lee; Traffic Control Officers Melissa Sutton, Karen Ortiz and Patrick D’Andrea; and Senior Records Specialist Dana Denton, standing in front of Interim City Clerk Lourdes SyRodriguez to take their oath to join the Beverly Hills Police Department. For additional photo, see page 19.
By Victoria Talbot It was a beautiful relationship for three decades, and now, Mahdi Aluzri is leaving. With plans to relocate to the Midwest, Aluzri is stepping down as city manager, and handing the reins over to Assistant City Manager George Chavez on June 1. “Mahdi has been a friend and mentor for 30 years,” said Chavez, with characteristic modesty. “I am grateful for his leadership and will do my best to uphold the incredible standards he has put in place that benefit our City every day.” George Chavez has earned not only the respect of the community – but also their affection. Posts on social media and greetings that turn to hugs in City Hall and on City streets demonstrate how ingrained he
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Conference and Visitors Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rodeo Drive Committee, businesses, the community, City staff and City (see ‘HUMA AHMED’ page 19)
A FASHIONISTA BEAUTY — MOCA Director Klaus Biesenbach and Billy Idol flank fashionista China Chow during MOCA’s 40th Anniversary Benefit at The Geffen Contemporary. For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.
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BEVERLY HILLS
Beverly Vista Class Of 2019
Front row, from left: Dylan Gonzalez, Nadia Perry, Samouha Daven, Avigail Abraham, Andrew Galen, Arianna Gullins, Gregory Forston, Ashley Jourabchi, Joshua Eliyahoo, Kayla Kohanhediud, Yair Balakhane, and Jayden Park. Second row, from left: Brooke Bohbot, Daniel Dyner, Ella Bloom, Chaluntorn Sriboonrod, Shaina Separzadeh, Sofia Maurer, Omer Levy, Emily Gorin, Nicholas Toledo, and Alyssa Galen. Third row, from left: Valentina Steele, Nava Bonyadi, Logan Yovetich, Rachel Kohley, Michael Feyzjou, Leiana Micaelli, Cameron Asher, Isabela Painter, Jonathan Heluo, Alexa Kreshek and Katherine Lee. Fourth row, from left: Maya Del Bello, Riley Behrstock, Chazz Rugiero, Maya Rosman Tolga Turac, Alexa Wachtel, Ariela Rugendorf, Braxton Wachholtz, Suhhyeon Kim, Connor Saul, Leeor Debasc, and Lila O’Reilly. Fifth row, from left: Olivia Green, Mani Kamel, Hannah Harooni, Eric Han, Suat Sima Arslan, Jaron Federman, Klarine Kanaan, Isaiah Ahn-Bruce, Mika Daar, Matthew Jutabha, and Jory Kanaan. Sixth row, from left: Karolina Paderno, Avery Lo, Alya Mersin, Cooper Shafto, Eva Zacarias, Taylor Sooferian, Nathan Yashouafar, Skyler Hodes, Brandon Gabbai, and Emma Corzo. Seventh row, from left: Ethan Ferd, Younatan Golian Moghaddam, Aidan Banafsheha, Peter Lojdl, Sinqua Walls, Nader Al-Najar, Evan Baron, Mali Nicholson, and Rodion Salnikov.
El Rodeo Class Of 2019
Front row, from left: Madeline Bilak, Rebecca Katz, Shay Bednarsh, Natalya Forys, Raju Wolfe, Camille Farahmand, Jacob Lindiman, Sadie Ware, Matteo Honrado, Sasha Nol, Philip Romanov, Gabby Sirota, Ben Santaella, Carris Maxie, Sydney Gasmer, and Sophia Stan. Second row, from left: Jackie Ebrahimian, Darley Lopez, Grace Suomi, Lucas Mangum, Keren Lifshitz, Misha Mann, Jaylie Mecrey, Jake Peck, Layla Payman, Brian Yeshoua, Lindsey Wooster, Ariella Landau, Kayden Shohed, Abby Wolf, Kian Paya, Rebecca Hauptschein, Max Miller, Breanna Aminpour, Michael Stan, and London Neman. Third row, from left: Kaylee Lahijani, Adam Kohanzadeh, Athena Lin, Dylan Levien, Sadie Dyner, Max Cohen, Misha Lauer, Cole Summers, Shylee Beyda, Eliot Hauptschein, Negin Niksefat, Kilyan Spencer, Jasmine Vahabzadeh, Nathan Yafeh and Leorie Yosian. Fourth row, from left: Hana Soleimani, Charlie McDermott, Niki Bahrami, Connor Binafard, Chloe Truong, Jayden Huang, Ariella Youssefyeh, Jazzy Koncke, Mackenzie Mendelsohn-Bass, Ashton Levian, Kayla Naufal, Sebastian Montealegre, Cami Alaiti, Max Harouni, and Chloe Verdier-Delmont. Fifth row, from left: Ari Nourmand, Elle Dzubak, Tristan Gomez, Keon Porto, Liel Yosian, Danny Far, David Spitz, Josh Park, Dylan Jahanbigloo, Noah Gabbaypour, Nicholas Adesina, Chloe Sooferan, Charlotte Walker, and Nathan Rafalian. Not pictured: Matthew Marien, and Joey Simon.
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Hawthorne Class Of 2019
Front row, from left: Justice Lucas-Doyle, Margaret Huynh, Ben Padilla, Raha Pourrahmani, Buzz Pendarvis, Jennifer Wang, Royden Sabar, Lia Bachar, Gabe Fimbres, Natasha Jadidolahi, Patrick Roma, Eden Hatanian, Ryan Vindiola, Lila Beroukhim, Pasha Babazadeh Julia Tabatabai, Matthew Tehrani, Hanna Levy, and Michael Cohen. Second row, from left: Matthew Glettner, Sophia Beroukhim, Andre Bozniakov, Kiara Zarrabi, Evan Shaham, Nikki Bennett, Lucas Courneya, Maxine Forouzan, Miles Kottler, Lily Reyes, Kia Khoshbin, Jacqueline Cohen, Matthew Larian, Nicky Golchian, Kyle Nehorayan, Yenna Ko, Cameron Zaman, Shaya Zinati, and Jeremy Saghizadeh. Third row, from left: Taylor Rubin, Eli Ashouri, Alexandra Bakshian, Eric Choi, Ava Spina, Matthew Omrani, Saba Taheri, Eiven Babazadeh, Sofia Kalepari, Jaden Rost, Angelique Silvestri, Asher Bensalmon, Tandis Mehr, James Nation, Lauren Liu, Dylan Tizabgar, Chyna Henderson, and Maxim Gershtein. Fourth row, from left: Ethan Raban, Kaylee Kim, Charlie Greenleaf, Misha Benhamou, Arian Naim, Natalie Gold, Zachary Zenner, Michael Larian, Darius Daneshgar, Edward Kim, Jonah Kashani, Dylan Van Rossum, Alireza Rahbari, Naina Mejia, Elton Neman, Noor Houriani, and Jonathan Saboorian.
Horace Mann Class Of 2019
Front row, from left: Brian Babaie, Menachem Benaim, Julia Hrowitz, Fernando Valdez, Alina Carino, Kamara Franco, IIan Nickfardjam, and Aiden Hamid. Second row, from left: Andrew Kim, Neil Verma, Emma Salkin, Adam Maccio, Stravos Korasidis, Negin Kianmanesh, Berkay Uguz, and Branden Esrawi. Third row, from left: Ethan Artal, Chloe Peykar, Youran Gui, Karen Galas, Itamar Fozailov, Ori Cohen Raab, Ariel Goldberg, Alix Bodden, and Rodney Senehi. Fourth row, from left: Givi Mchedlishvili, Noah Bengy, Charlene Golbahary, Michael Azizi, Davin Jeong, Natasha Magrefte, Nataniel Ohana, and Benjamin Moaddel. Fifth row, from left: Jenifer Cohen, Orod Gravuri, Taisa Javidzad, Maximilian Farladansky, Michelle Watson, Walker Reynolds, and Natalia Czwojdzinska. Sixth row, from left: Edward Zamora, Isabella Zucaro, Sebastian Wilson, Mathew Gabayan, Karolina Kovalchuk, and Jordan Kraus. Seventh row, from left: Eric Ji Seok Lee, Samiya Sobanjo, James Cao, Maria Ostapenko, Taekyung Kang, Mika Pomerantz, and Jacopo Barbieri. Eighth row, from left: Gavin Foster, Ryan Golian, Carson Taylor, Ian Martinez-Gomez, Manuel Reynoso, and Jahsad Ysaguirre.
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Concerts on Canon and Beverly Hills Proms Season Begins June 6
HONORING MAHDI – Members of the Beverly Hills City Council paid tribute to outgoing City Manager Mahdi Aluzri in a ceremony this week at City Hall. Pictured are members of the City Council and City Attorney Larry Wiener, along with George Chavez (holding the microphone) – who will replace Aluzri as City Manager.
Stern Hired As New Beverly Vista Middle School Assistant Principal By Matt Lopez The new look Beverly Vista Middle School will have some new leadership next school year, with the Beverly Hills Board of Education on Wednesday approving the hire of Joshua Stern as BV Middle School assistant principal. Stern, a former helicopter crew chief in the U.S. Navy, brings extensive teaching experience as both a middle school co-principal and high school assistant principal. Stern comes to Beverly Vista from Animo Venice Charter High School. “We are pleased to welcome Mr. Stern to the BHUSD community. He brings unique problem-solving skills to the District, as well as a keen passion for collaborative team building,” said BHUSD
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Superintendent Michael Bregy. “The addition of Mr. Stern to our new middle school will culminate a strong, wellrounded administration at Beverly Vista.” Stern holds a master’s degree in Education
Administration from California State University Northridge and a bachelor’s degree in Social Science from San Diego State University. “I am extremely excited and honored to join the Beverly Hills Unified School District and Beverly Vista Middle School. All students have the ability to achieve at whatever level they believe they can. They can achieve even greater heights when the adults around them believe in them,” Stern said. “It is our responsibility to ensure that every student we come into contact with knows that we believe in them and that we’ll go to any lengths to ensure their success, even if it means pushing them harder than they could have imagined.”
By Victoria Talbot Concerts on Canon, the wildly popular Thursday evening free summer concert series, returns June 6, kicking off another summer that offers great family entertainment al fresco on the green at the Beverly Canon Gardens adjacent to the Montage Hotel. The schedule includes two sets, beginning at 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. and seating is first-come, first-serve. Several nearby restaurants offer boxed lunches and many concert-goers bring pot-luck dinners to be enjoyed at table seating on the patio. Concert performances kick off June 6 with big band music performed by Gary Greene, Esq. & His Big Band of Barristers. On June 13, enjoy Rod Lightning for retro rock; June 20 features Twisted Gypsy, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band; and June 27 is The Tokens’ doo wap music. July 4 is dark for the Independence Day holiday. Music resumes July 11 with the Hodads Surf Music; July 18 is Amber & Smoke, Folk ‘n Soul; and July 25 is the Beverly Hills International Music Festival, classical music. Music resumes Aug. 8 with Zetz Klezmer’s music; Aug. 15 the Stephen Wise Temple will have “Popular Covers”; and Aug. 22, Joyce Partise Quintet will bring Brazilian Bossa Nova & Samba music and the
final performance, Aug. 29, is Hotsy Totsy Boys Gatsby Swing music. For more information on the Concerts on Canon visit www.beverlyhills.org/concertsoncanon. Musical evenings double this summer with the Beverly Hills Proms, a new concert initiative by Mayor John Mirisch. In an ode to the traditional London Proms, celebrating music in the community since 1895, the Beverly Hills Proms will feature music from around the world. Commencing on Saturday evenings, from 6 – 8 p.m. June 8 will feature the Bernie Dresel Band; June 15 Ana Gazzola; June 22 - Yamila Guerra; June 29 - Coco Tiki; Jule 6 - Pfat Cat Swinger; July 1-Les Zazous; July 20 Kandace Lindsay; Aug. 3 Need Band; Aug. 10 - Brenna Whitaker; Aug. 17 - Richard Bernard OY!Stars; and Aug. 31 - The Ipanema Lounge. On Aug. 1, there will be no Concerts on Canon for the Summer BOLD kickoff event and no performance for the Beverly Hills Proms on Aug. 24, when the City will celebrate the BOLD finale (visit www.beverlyhills.org/bold201 9 for more information). For inquiries or more information, call 310-285-6830. Performances are subject to change.
The Jerusalem Portfolio Launched Wednesday In Beverly Hills By John L. Seitz Beverly Hills was the site Wednesday for the launching of The Jerusalem Portfolio (TJP), a new investment vehicle empowering individuals, foundations, and institutions to carve out a portion of their portfolios to own a stake in Israel’s thrieving economy. Century City-based RVW Wealth hosted the event at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, which included speakers like Stanley P. Gold, one of the earliest major private investors in Israel, who is chairman of the board of the late Roy Disney’s private investment firm, Shamrock Holdings. Other speakers were Eitan Weiss, acting consul general of Israel; David Suissa, publisher of the Jewish Journal; and Joe Levin, a leading Israeli investment strategist and economist. Welcoming the attendees were TJPs co-founders, Selwyn
Cantina Frida Opens On North Beverly Drive Stephen Seo, Jeffrey Abrams, Stanley Gold, Selwyn Gerber, and Jonathan Gerber
Gerber, and Jeffrey I. Abrams. The latter joined Gold in a conversation about the multifaceted values associated with investing in Israeli companies today. When asked about why Gold first began investing there, he explained that Israel offers the opportunity to “buy brains wholesale and sell them retail.” Levin, meanwhile, outlined the time-tested investment methodologies used to develop the unique evergreen
approach to portfolio design, and said, “investment in Israel is the direct antidote to divestment.” He added that country’s focused indexes delivered solid competitive performances relative to other exchanges and that the Israeli economy was one of the very few that didn’t decline during the 2008-09 global financial crisis. The Jerusalem Portfolio (www.thejerusalemportfolio.co m) will allow investors to own (see ‘JERUSALEM’ page 19)
By Matt Lopez A new Mexican food spot hit Beverly Hills this month, with the surprise opening of Cantina Frida at 252 N. Beverly Dr. The restaurant is a more upscale spinoff of Frida Mexican Cuisine, a restaurant chain across Southern California that also has a location on South Beverly Drive. Cantina Frida, which takes the place of the old Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse, is a much larger space than Frida Mexican Cuisine and boasts a more high-end design. With room for 180 seats, a gold-painted bar and plenty of
space for private parties, Cantina Frida could help fill a role as a go-to spot for corporate parties and events. A varied menu features several fajita, enchilada, and taco options, along with a wide array of shareable plates. Happy Hour, from 3-7 p.m. in the bar area, includes several draft beer choices, margaritas, wine and sangria beverage options, along with small plates such as tacos, chips and guacamole, ceviche and more. The new Cantina Frida is now open at 252 N. Beverly Dr. For more information, visit http://www.cantinafrida.com/.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> COURIER IN VIENNA – Longtime Beverly Hills residents Dr. David Kattan and Jeff Gejerman visited Vienna, Austria last month, where they toured historic sights like the Belvedere Museum with their copy of the Beverly Hills Courier. Pictured are Kattan and Gejerman in front of artist Klimpt’s famous piece “The Kiss.” To join Gejerman and Kattan in the Carry The Courier Club, snap a photo of yourself on your next trip holding the Courier and email it, along with caption information, to mlopez@bhcourier.com.
Beverly Hills Youth Advances To Semifinals Of National Spelling Bee
Beverly Hills Sidewalk CPR Classes Coming to Two Rodeo By Victoria Talbot Beverly Hills CPR will offer miniclasses in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) for adults, children and infants on Thursday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at Two Rodeo. In addition to CPR, instructors will also demonstrate techniques for Stop The Bleed, a basic training course for bleed control that civilians can administer until first responders arrive at the scene. Bleeding is the number one cause of death in emergency situations. Former Beverly Hills mayor Les Bronte will help demonstrate CPR and bleed-control techniques with representatives from the Beverly Hills Fire Department and Beverly Hills Police Department. Instructors will demonstrate techniques to passersby, providing life-saving information in the event of an emergency. Beverly Hills CPR provides classes for the public, instructor training and group classes approved by the
American Heart Association (AHA). Courses include CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation), and the use of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators), First Aid and the Heimlich Maneuver, and BLS (Basic Life Support) for healthcare providers and they are the official CPR, AED and First Aid training resource for the City of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Police Department, Beverly Hills Fire Department and the schools of the Beverly Hills Unified School District. Training offered by Beverly Hills CPR can sometimes mean the difference between life and death and this demonstration is a great opportunity to find out more about it or sign up for classes. Beverly Hills CPR is a nonprofit organization; classes are very affordable. To see the full schedule of classes and sign up online, visit www.bhcpr.com.
Chicago Fire Department Veteran Killed In Beverly Hills Crash By Matt Lopez A veteran of the Chicago Fire Department was killed in a fatal crash last Friday on Coldwater Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills when his vehicle collided with a tree. The crash was reported around 5:40 a.m. near Coldwater Canyon and Beverly Drive, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. The driver was identified by the Chicago Tribune as 47-year-old Nathaniel Ervin, an engineer with the Chicago Fire Department. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford told the Chicago Tribune that as a relief engineer, Ervin was responsible for traveling to and working from firehouse to firehouse, covering a large swath of the city of Chicago. Ervin, according to the newspaper, was vacationing in California with his nephew and a small group of friends from the Chicago Fire Department, but was alone in his 2019 Chevorlet Tahoe at the time of the crash. BHPD Lt. Giovanni Trejo said Ervin lost control of his vehicle for
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Nathaniel Ervin
unknown reasons and “collided with several objects” near the 1100 block of Coldwater Canyon Drive, a curvy stretch of road with a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour. Ervin’s body was taken to the L.A. County Coroner’s office and an investigation into the crash is still being conducted.
By Matt Lopez A Beverly Hills youth fell just short of advancing to the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals on Wednesday, after being eliminated in the third round semifinals. Joseph Vicente, a fifth-grader at Good Shepherd Catholic School in Beverly Hills, was one of 562 spellers nationwide who began competition on Monday in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The competition, a multiple-choice test, included 12 spelling words and 14 vocabulary questions on Monday, as part of the finals qualifying process. In the third round, contestants who correctly spell their words are able to advance to the finals, which is limited to a maximum of 50 spellers. Vicente advanced to the third round after correctly spelling ‘novercal’ – an adjective relating to, or characteristic of
a stepmother – in the second round. In the third round, he misspelled ‘deceit’ – the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid – by adding an I between the C and E. The Scripps National Spelling Bee field consists of spellers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, along with American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Department of Defense schools in Europe. Also represented are spellers from the Bahamas, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan and South Korea. The spelling bee is intended "to inspire children to improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives," according to Paige Kimble, the bee's executive director and 1981 champion.
TATOR TOT– Tator is a 5-yearold, 7-pound chi terrier mix. She has a natural white mohawk. Tator was very attached to her owner, who recently died. She is now desperately seeking a loving home to replace the one she left. Tator would prefer someone who likes to watch Jeopardy and take short walks. For more information on Tator and how to adopt, visit www.shelterhopepetshop.org or call 805-379-3538.
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and forever,” promises J o a n n a Carson, who is commuting between our two coasts, and finding success with investments in Broadway theater.
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first hit was An American Son, starring Kerry Washington. Which sold out.
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n Manhattan, she resides in a spacious apartment in one of the luxury hotels, an apartment we nicknamed “the oasis”, considering its high floor, and no-noise windows where you imagine being in heaven. More Broadway investments are forthcoming.
Good luck, Joanna. Online at www.bhcourier.com/category/george-christy
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nity, but also provides children in need with the latest equipment, supports research, and after-school programs.
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ow, she proud to have her investment in Beetlejuice garner 8 Tony nominations.
SHARE president Corinna Fields and Joanna Carson welcomed supporters during the 66th year of SHARE’s Boomtown Show at the Beverly Hilton. This year added more that $1 million to the $62 million from year’s passed.
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ike Ol’ Man River, SHARE keeps rolling along. To better our children’s needs.
Launched
in 1953 by seven wives of matinee idols, SHARE has fetched more than $62 million, with an additional $1million added this year.
Its history is formidable. With the annual
Boomtown Show hosted by Dean Martin for 17 years and Johnny Carson for another 10.
Among the stars lending
their talents to raise monies: Judy Garland, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Sharon Stone, k.d. lang, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Willis, and more.
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ixty members comprise today’s sisterhood.
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ocal institutions such as Children’s Hospital are beneficiaries. Page 6 | May 31, 2019
Maurice Marciano with Nicole Frank
Michael Ovitz with Tamara Mellon
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mazing that through these decades, there’s never been an expensive office or support staff. Members do all the work on their own.
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resident Corinna Fields and longtime loyalist Joanna Carson continue to spearhead the invaluable necessity for its legacy (Joanna designs new wardrobes time and again).
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week’s Broadwaythemed Boomtown Show headlined The Midtown Men (formerly The Jersey Boys).
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ixty-six years and going strong.
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hen Mitzi Gaynor took off on member Joni Berry, funder of the dinner, but alas, no longer after this year.
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oni does the Bar Mitzvahs and I do the stag parties,” announced Mitzi to howls from the crowd (Joni is also stepping down from funding the Professional Dancers Society luncheon, that helps out-of-work hoofers with housing, food, and medicine).
Carolyn Clark Powers with Bob Ruth during MOCA’s 40th Anniversary Benefit at The Geffen Contemporary. Carolyn’s contributed $10 million to provide free admission for all MOCA visitors.
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United Friends of the Children 2019 Brass Ring Gala O
n Tuesday, United Friends of the Children (UFC) celebrated 40 years of service at its 2019 Brass Ring gala, honoring Linda Daly, Bobby Daly and Brian Daly. Forty years ago, UFC’s founder Nancy M. Daly visited a group home that housed foster youth in Los Angeles. Feeling the urge to help, she formed United Friends of the Children, which empowers current and former foster youth on their journey to self-sufficiency through service-enriched education and housing programs, advocacy, and consistent relationships. Nancy’s children, Linda, Bobby, and Brian, have worked hard to continue her legacy with UFC. Tuesday’s gala dinner was held at The Beverly Hilton.
Bobby, Linda and Brian Daly
Bob Daly and Carole Bayer Sager Fred Rosen and Nadine Schiff Rosen
Bruce Rosenblum, dinner co-chairs Ande Rosenblum and Jaye Rogovin, and John Rogovin
Lauren and Richard Donner
Denise Luria and Jeff Berg
Cheryl Saban
Andie MacDowell
David Lentz and Suzanne Goin
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PARTY ARTY– A BOLD new business has arrived and it is sure to make a splash - of paint, that is. RWall Paint Lounge at 345 N. Canon Dr. offers a unique experience that combines art and entertainment with fine dining and the latest in automated self-serve wine and beer. Guests can lounge while they paint or create ceramics, or just enjoy a meal. People can reserve their evenings online (www.rwall.com) by selecting the painting, the artist, or their choice of the evening’s theme (ladies night, etc.) where they will be entertained by an artist who will help them create their own painting. The lounge will be open later on weekends for after-hours fun. Pictured are artists Richard Moodie and Mariela Moode, collaborators and partners, with City Councilwoman Lili Bosse and Executive Director of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce Todd Johnson, cutting the ribbon Tuesday.
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Fulfillment Fund Helps Make College A Reality For Many Underserved Students By Steve Simmons With new revelations daily, the ever-growing college admissions scandal has ensnared celebrities like Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, but it is also reminding America that education is more important than ever —especially when it comes to a college degree. But even as reports reveal the darker side of what parents will do to give their children a leg-up, thousands of students continue to lack the basic resources they need to get into college and earn a degree. As an antidote to this illegal behavior, college access programs—like the Fulfillment Fund based in L.A., provide college access services to empower students to make college a reality—and its efforts are showing results. Fulfillment Fund served 2,035 students last year, with 95 percent ultimately enrolling in college. In addition, 77 percent of its college scholars obtain their college degree in six years or less. Fulfillment Fund students go to community college and schools all over the world. “The Fulfillment Fund recognizes that there are students who lack college access and works to fill the gaps,” says Rachel Lichtman, Fulfillment Fund director of communications . One of the organization’s first goals is to help these students build a strong application “so they can be as competitive as students with resources,” says
Pamela Buffett and a Fulfilment Fund alumnus.
Lichtman. “It comes down to student potential so these students are not lost in the shuffle. They can be brilliant and go into STEM programs and careers, but it’s hard when you don’t have access to a college advisor for the A-G checklist” One challenge the nonprofit faces is helping students understand how to get there, says Lichtman. “A lot don’t see their neighbors or parents going to college and it can sometimes feel like a distant possibility “These students are often first-generation children of color from lowerincome families who are resilient, smart, and determined,” says Lichtman. “They are overcomers” who push past lowexpectations, financial barriers, and so
much more. They deserve a chance, but when some schools only have one college counselor for a thousand students, it isn’t surprising that only 47 % of 18-24 yearo l d Californians enroll in colDr. Gary Gitnick lege.” When Beverly Hills resident and board member Pamela Buffett, met Dr. Gary Gitnick, M.D., F.A.C.G., the founder/chairman of the Fulfillment Fund, ”he planted the seed for me and made me want to help,” says Buffett. “Hearing about the program and his dedication, I could feel his concern and compassion toward the young people the organization was serving. He sparkled when he talked about it. “I was moved by his passion and what he has done to change so many lives, and the opportunities provided through the Fulfillment Fund,” Buffett adds. The organization operates a suite of high school programs, mentorships and scholarship programs to help students
Red Cross Facing Critical Type O Blood Shortage, Urging Donations Now To Help Trauma Patients The American Red Cross is facing a critical shortage of type O blood and urges eligible donors to give now to help patients facing trauma and other life-threatening situations. As a thank-you for helping replenish the blood supply, all donors who give blood or platelets now through June 10 will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. Right now, the Red Cross has less than a two-day supply of type O blood available for emergency rooms, where it can be most critical. That means just six units of type O blood are available for every 100,000 people, but at least 14 are needed every day. While just 7% of the U.S. population has type O negative blood, it can be transfused to patients with any blood type and is what hospital staff reach for during emergencies when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type.
Type O positive blood is the most transfused blood type and is also critical in trauma situations. “All blood types are urgently needed, but we’re facing a critical shortage of type O blood – the blood group most needed by hospitals,” said Cliff Numark, senior VP, Red Cross Blood Services. “Because it’s vitally important for hospitals to have type O blood available when every second counts, type O donors are urged to donate now and make a point to donate often.” The Red Cross collected approximately 11,500 fewer type O blood donations than needed to sustain a sufficient blood supply. Spring break schedules are known to decrease blood donations, and schools, including high schools and colleges, begin to host fewer blood drives in late spring as school years end. Because these drives account for about
20% of blood donations during the school year, fewer drives can also greatly affect the blood supply. Local donation opportunities include: • Monday, June 3, 1-7 p.m., American Legion Post 46, 5309 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. • Tuesday, June 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Douglas Emmett Wilshire Bundy Plaza, 12121 Wilshire Blvd. • Thursday, June 6, 4-10 p.m., Cliffs of Id, 2537 S. Fairfax Ave., Culver City. To make an appointment, use the Blood Donor App, at RedCrossBlood.org or call 800RED CROSS (800-733-2767). Completion of a RapidPass, helps speed up the donation process. RapidPass lets donors complete the pre-donation reading and answer the health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, from a mobile device or computer, or through the Blood Donor App.
Free Workshop To Describe Benefits Of Art Therapy For Children UCLArts & Healing, an L.A.-based non profit, will present a free workshop, “Raising Connected, Happy, Successful Kids through Art,” from 1011:30 a.m., Saturday, June 15 at Marine Park Auditorium,1406 Marine St., Santa Monica. Attendees will learn simple and practical hands-on art
activities, inspired by the field of art therapy, to help children of all ages understand their emotions, communicate when words aren’t working, strengthen relationships, develop problem-solving skills, and much more. The workshop is based on The Innovative Parent: Raising Connected, Happy, Successful
Kids through Art, (Ohio University/Swallow Press, Spring 2019), the newly released book by art therapist Erica Curtis and Ping Ho, founder/director of UCLArts & Healing. The program is intended for adults only. For more information and to register, visit, uclartsandhealing.org/programs.
navigate the college and career journey. These can start will tools to help those still struggling in high school and lead to applying for student loans and financial aid, “translating the jargon,” and ACT workshops. Partnering with schools, often Title I and under-resourced, the nonprofit helps expose students to college culture through field trips. “It’s a chance to see schools they’ve only heard about and never considered,“ says Lichtman. Students also get advice on funding their education at the right school. “And they have the organization’s full support once they’re in college,” adds Buffett. “They can come back and ask questions and even get help for grad school. “We have done a lot for many students and families and they don’t know what they’ve done for us and the joy they’re brought to us and me,” says Buffett, who supports the organization through her Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation, named after her youngest daughter. The organization’s recent “Eat · Drink · Be Inspired,” fundraiser honoring Bill Walton, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, showcased student success stories. “It makes me proud to see how hard they work and gives me a sense of gratitude that we’re able to help these students,” says Buffett.
Alex Trebek Reports ‘Responding Well’ To Chemotherapy Nearly three months after announcing that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek says he’s responding extremely well to chemotherapy and is in “near remission,” according to his doctors. “It’s kind of mind-boggling,” Trebek told People magazine. “The doctors said they hadn't seen this kind of positive result in their memory ... some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent. The 78-year-old game show host told the magazine that he is still undergoing chemotherapy treatments, but cried “tears of joy” when told how well he’s responding to treatment for a cancer that has a survival rate of 9 percent. He thanked his fans for their “good thoughts, their positive energy directed toward me and their prayers.” “I told the doctors, ‘This has to be more than just the chemo,’ and they agreed it could very well be an important part of this,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of love out there headed in my direction and a lot of prayer, and I will never ever minimize Alex Trebek the value of that.” Trebek announced his cancer diagnosis in a YouTube video released March 6, saying he has a “longtime policy of being open and transparent” with fans of the show, and to prevent people “from reading or hearing some overblown or inaccurate reports regarding my health.” He returned to work six days later on the Sony lot in Culver City where the show is taped. “Just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer,'' Trebek said in his initial announcement. “Now normally the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I'm going to fight this and I'm going to keep working. And with the love and support of my family and friends, and with the help of your prayers also, I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. “Truth told, I have to, because under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy for three more years,” he joked. “So help me. Keep the faith and we'll win. We’ll get it done.” A native of Canada and father of two, Trebek has hosted the syndicated answer-and-questions quiz show since 1984.—CNS
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POLICE BLOTTER
The following assaults, burglaries, DUIs, robberies, petty and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers.
05/14 Blvd. 05/19 05/21 Blvd. 05/21
ASSAULTS 9400 Wilshire 9000 Burton Way 9400 Wilshire
200 N. Beverly Dr. BURGLARIES 05/18 200 S. Rodeo Dr. 05/18 8900 Wilshire Blvd. 05/18 300 N. Oakhurst Dr. 05/22 400 N. Camden Dr. 05/22 1400 Loma Vista Dr. 05/23 400 N. Camden Dr. 05/27 200 S. Rodeo Dr. AUTO THEFTS/ AUTO BURGLARIES 05/10 100 S. Crescent Dr. 05/11 9000 Olympic Blvd. 05/12 300 S. Linden Dr. 05/13 8800 Burton Way 05/13 S. Doheny Dr./ Olympic Blvd.
05/14 700 Arden Dr. 05/15 100 N. Hamilton Dr. 05/19 200 Moreno Dr. 05/21 300 N. Canon Dr. 05/23 400 N. Rodeo Dr. 05/24 Charleville Blvd./ Durant Dr. 05/24 100 S. Hamel Dr. 05/25 9800 Wilshire Blvd. 05/26 200 S. Beverly Dr. 05/26 400 N. Canon Dr. 05/26 200 S. Beverly Dr. 05/26 200 S. Beverly Dr. DUIS 05/14 100 S. Rodeo Dr. 05/25 S. La Cienega Blvd./ Olympic Blvd. 05/25 N. Santa Monica Blvd./N. Canon Dr. 05/26 800 Loma Vista Dr. GRAND THEFTS 05/14 700 Arden Dr. 05/16 200 N. Beverly Dr. 05/16 200 N. Beverly Dr. 05/16 400 N. Canon Dr. 05/18 9600 Wilshire Blvd. 05/25 9500 Wilshire
Blvd. 05/25 200 N. Rodeo Dr. PETTY THEFTS 05/02 100 S. Elm Dr. 05/03 9900 Durant Dr. 05/07 300 N. Rodeo Dr. 05/09 400 N. Camden Dr. 05/11 300 N. Canon Dr. 05/12 700 Arden Dr. 05/12 100 S. Elm Dr. 05/14 300 N. Rodeo Dr. 05/15 9300 Wilshire Blvd. 05/16 200 S. Linden Dr. 05/18 9600 Wilshire Blvd. 05/21 400 N. Rexford Dr. 05/24 300 N. Canon Dr. 05/25 300 N. Palm Dr. 05/26 500 Doheny Rd. 05/27 200 N. Beverly Dr. 05/28 300 N. Canon Dr. ROBBERIES 05/19 300 N. Rodeo Dr. 05/25 9600 Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles Police Coping with Typhoid Bacteria Infection at Central Station A Los Angeles Police Department employee at the Central Station was being treated Thursday after contracting the bacteria that causes typhoid fever, although it remained unclear exactly how the person came in contact with the illness. LAPD officials confirmed Wednesday that a second employee at the station had developed symptoms consistent with the salmonella typhi bacteria, although an exact diagnosis had not yet been made. On Thursday, the department confirmed that a third employee had gone home with similar symptoms. A department spokesman declined Wednesday to say if the employees were officers, but the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union for most LAPD officers, indicated that a sworn employee had contracted the disease. The Los Angeles Times, citing an unnamed source, reported that the employees were detectives. The department's Central Station is located at 251 E. Sixth St., near Skid Row, in downtown Los Angeles. The Times reported Thursday that the LAPD was
fined $5,425 by the state Department of Industrial Relations two weeks ago for failing to train employees about how typhus fever is transmitted, the symptoms of the illness or measures that can be taken to prevent it. The state also faulted the agency for not having an extermination program to control rats, fleas, roaches, gnats, mosquitoes or grasshoppers -- all of which were found at the station during a November inspection, The Times reported. The LAPD declined to comment on the state fine. In a statement issued Wednesday night, the LAPD said its "Facilities Management Division is working with the city's General Services Department to disinfect any work areas that may have been exposed and that work is expected to be completed (Wednesday) evening." According to the Centers for Disease Control, typhoid fever is not common in the United States, where about 350 people are diagnosed with the illness each year. Most of those cases involve people who have traveled outside the country. –– CNS
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Owners Of Historic 9300 Wilshire Boulevard Purchase Land Beneath By Victoria Talbot The Real Deal reports that the owners of the historic 9300 Wilshire Boulevard property have purchased the ground beneath it in a deal that closed in February. The land was purchased through an entity tied to Ely Dromy and Leo Pustilnikov, two prominent Los Angeles investors, who paid $25.2 million. It appears that the purchase places the land and the building under the ownership of the Dromy family. Another entity controlled by Pustilnikov and Ely Dromy’s son purchased the building for $13.8 million last January. The building’s designer, Mater Architect Sidney Eisenshtat, FAIA, graduated from the USC School of Architecture, worked for noted Beverly Hills architect Arthur Froehlich (both men are included on the City’s List of Master Architects), and grew to be a prolific local architect of the Modern era. In January, the Beverly Hills City Council approved a Local Landmark Designation for the building. The Wilshire-Rexford Office Building is Landmark No. 41 on the local Register of
Historic Places. The most prominent character-defining feature of the building is its unique modular, grid-like screen wall along the north and partial east (primary) elevations. The innovative smooth, reinforced concrete sheathed façade wall is punctuated by rectangular openings with filleted corners to reveal the inset bronze colored aluminum framed windows behind. Eisenshtat’s other notable works in the City include the Union Bank commercial building at the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and South Beverly Drive, Temple Emanuel and associated school at 8844 Burton Way, and the Friars Club, which sat at 9900 Santa Monica Boulevard (demolished 2011). The commercial office building is located at the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Rexford Drive, north of Charleville Boulevard and east of South Elm Drive. The office building was built by the contractor TwaitsWittenburg Company in 1963 for owner “9300 Wilshire Corporation” and contains four floors, three levels of under-
ground parking, and a two-story penthouse. The Temple Emanuel Education Center is currently being sold by the Temple as a teardown. Last week, during public comment, Eisenshtat’s daughter appeared at the Beverly Hills City Council meeting to refute the historic report, prepared by HRG Consulting, and hired by the Temple. Information was “inaccurate and incomplete,” she said, leading to the determination that the building was not worthy of historical preservation. Several of the Temple’s board members, including Cultural Heritage Commissioner and founding member, Noah Furie, are currently serving as City commis-
sioners. President Barry Brucker is a former mayor. The Wilshire-Rexford Office Building seller was a trust in the name of Westcot B. Stone, III, who passed away in 2017.
Dromy International Investment Corporation is headquartered in the building. The building on the Wilshire corridor is only one block from the future Metro Purple Line extension.
Wall Street Journal Confirms What We Already Suspect – Too Many Big Boxes By Victoria Talbot An article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) this week confirms what residents of West Los Angeles know only too well: that there are too many millionaire’s lairs on the market and not enough millionaires to buy them. According the WSJ, over 50 more of them are in the pipeline. The ultra-high-end post MidCentury Modern glass-and-steel construction swept the Westside as the housing market began to recover from the Great Recession. The unrestrained building wrought havoc on the hillsides, where height limitations innovated builders into descent, creating multistory “basements” with multi-million-dollar views of the city, many of them on lots that had been determined to be unbuildable because of the expense, the steep terrain, unstable hillsides, the size of the lot – or all of the above. In the ensuing boom, none of that mattered. Developers were raking in millions. Everything was on the table. Everything was considered buildable. The prices they were fetching made it worthwhile to spend whatever it took to build. By 2015, the boom had translated into the war between the developers and the residents. Most of the time, the developers won, and the hillsides became the war zones. WSJ reports that in Los Angeles on May 30, nearly 100 homes are listed for asking prices over $20 million. It doesn’t say how many of them are spec homes, which is the one component that ekes out all consideration of the neighborhoods and communities that have lived with this phenomenon for the last decade. But properties are languishing on the market longer and reality is forcing the reduction of prices throughout the region. Ominously, WSJ reports, “The
surplus mirrors a similar situation in New York, where high-end developers rushed to build pricey condos amid a market upswing and are now faced with enormous competition for buyers. But unlike New York, smaller, private lenders and wealthy individuals have provided much of the financing for Los Angeles’ spec homes.” The community of residents who actually live on these streets have been subject to incomprehensible discomfort from traffic, street degradation, noise, illegal construction and neighborhoods overrun with construction crews and trucks. Elderly residents have been stalked by realtors who check the records to find homes that have not sold in decades, so they can sell their homes to developers and then sell the redeveloped property to millionaires. In a state where the housing crisis is so severe, where affordability of the most basic fundamental need for housing is out of reach – the luxury housing glut is a slap in the face to the majority of residents. In Sacramento, to add insult to injury, a bevy of bills with names that make the uninitiated think the politicians are trying to help (like SB 330, “Housing Crisis Act of 2019”) are bills that give developers total freedom to desecrate the state, removing the little hard-won protections that residents and homeowners have won in recent years and undermining local zoning laws. These bills do not advocate for affordable housing, but will enhance opportunities for developers and speculators throughout the state. Most of California’s residents are totally unaware of these bills and the potential housing impact in their own neighborhoods – especially renters, who will be disproportionately evicted for redevelopment of anticipated luxury units. Meanwhile, developers are turning to increasingly more opulent means of enticing buyers, holding wild parties and partnering with luxury brands to tempt the limited pool of potential buyers with the most audacious offerings. Houses with their own PR firms? Only in West LA.
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Man Arrested After Dumping Stolen Truck In Beverly Hills By Matt Lopez A man alleged to have stolen a friend’s pickup truck with the victim’s 7year-old son inside was arrested last Thursday after dumping the stolen vehicle off in Beverly Hills. The truck was reportedly stolen around 2:50 p.m. last Thursday, near the Petersen Automotive Museum in the
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of radiation. After learning of Anderson’s story in 2014 from Bel Air resident and Pulitzer Prize winning author Jared Diamond, Anderson’s onetime roommate at Harvard University, the Courier pursued a three-part series into how this scientific luminary had ended up in prison and the curiosities of the case. Most recently, this month, just days before Anderson marked his one-year anniversary living free after 12 years of incarceration, the Innocence Legal Team agreed to take up his case in pursuit of an exoneration. “There is no doubt in my mind that French is the victim of espionage,” declared his wife of 58 years, Dr. Kathy Anderson, who had just retired as Chief of Surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles when Anderson was arrested in 2004. “From the moment he told me, from jail, what he was being accused of, I never doubted him.” Ironically it wasn’t until forensic investigator Dan Haste uncovered documents in 2013 showing that Zhao had taken Anderson’s intellectual property to China after having falsified data to stop the American drug from moving forward toward getting Food and Drug Administration approval, that Anderson said he fully understood that he was the victim of espionage. According to one news article published in China in 2017, a company Zhao founded in China, Qingdao Litai Kang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, plans to one day sell to the U.S. an anti-irradiation drug to help patients with tumors. A 2002 email from USC’s Deputy Director at the time Nolan Gomm to Carol Mauch, currently USC’s Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, speculated that the value of an antiirradiation product derived from IL-12 could be around $9 billion. Haste told the Courier that he discovered clear evidence that Zhao founded her Chinese company to pursue work based on her Asian patent for IL-12, which is nearly identical to an earlier “Provisional Patent” filed in the U.S. on which both Zhao and Anderson are named as authors. Just weeks after the provisional patent lapsed in America, Zhao filed one in
Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The gray 2001 Chevorlet Silverado traveled eastbound on Wilshire Boulevard, and the vehicle was not seen again until it was later found – without the driver or 7-year-old boy – on Elm Drive in Beverly Hills.
China based on the work done under Anderson at USC; this time, sans Anderson’s name. The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property estimates that the U.S. loses up to $600 billion worth of intellectual property annually, with the main perpetrator being China. A decade after Anderson’s arrest, in fact, six Chinese citizens – including two USC-trained professors who graduated with electrical engineering degrees in 2006 – were charged by the U.S. Justice Department with espionage. Over the years following his 2006 sentencing, Anderson has attempted to plead his case before nine courts – five state, four federal. All have returned summary denials. Last year, on the precipice of his release from the California Institution for Men in Chino, Anderson unsuccessfully attempted to plead his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. This year, having persevered through a sea of summary denials, Anderson appears to finally be getting a legal break. Last June, Anderson testified in federal tax court that his legal expenses defending himself from false allegations should be tax deductible. Following the government’s move for a summary denial, Anderson’s tax attorney, Charles D. Harrison with Eagleton, Eagleton & Harrison, Inc., successfully argued for a full trial on the merits of the case. That trial is currently slated to proceed this October. “There’s no doubt in my mind that Dr. Anderson is completely and factually innocent of what he was charged with,” Harrison said. “His work was stolen. The reason behind the charges that were brought were to steal his intellectual property that he was developing, basically while he was the leader in the field of gene therapy. But because he was the leader in the field, they couldn’t just steal it, because he would be able to stop it. So basically, these false charges were concocted against him.” In ruling in favor of Anderson’s case moving to trial this past February, Tax Court Federal Judge Joseph W. Nega wrote that based on the record before the court, “there appears to be a genuine dispute as to an issue of material fact regarding Mr. Anderson’s actual innocence.”
According to LAPD spokesman Tony Im, the suspect later dropped the child off at the LAPD Wilshire Station, allowing the boy to be reunited with his father. The suspect, Nicky Jace, 25, was arrested and booked on suspicion of carjacking and kidnapping. In an interview with ABC7, the
While a successful ruling in the tax court would have no direct bearing on Anderson’s criminal habeas case, Anderson said he expected it would have significant influence. “He has requested us to review the record [and] if we find something, we’ll be raising it by Habeas,” confirmed Anderson’s attorney with the Innocence Legal Team, William Daley. The California law firm specializes in defending wrongful allegations, arrests and convictions for sexual abuse. Another nuanced tendril of Anderson’s conviction centers on the way in which Anderson was arrested – one month after an L.A. County Sheriff’s sting operation outside the South Pasadena Library yielded a recording that appears to have him apologizing to the alleged victim for molesting her. In the intervening years since the recording was made in 2004, five technology experts have gone on record in support of Anderson’s claim that the recording was altered. The recording, which the Courier listened to, begins with the alleged victim sharing a laugh with police who have just secured a hidden microphone on her before exiting their car. After minutes of walking, interrupted only by the alleged victim’s stop inside a bathroom and a few unintelligible lines uttered to people she seemingly knows en route to the steps of the library where she meets Anderson, the girl is silent. When she encounters Anderson, she immediately accuses him of molesting her, beginning a brief conversation where it is clear that she is in control; he comes across as meek and distraught. “My feeling is that...French has been the victim of unethical behavior by the police,” signal processing expert Pablo Valencia told the Courier. In 2008, Valencia submitted a signed declaration that after having analyzed the digital audio recording using forensic software, he had come to the conclusion that the dialogue was rearranged to make Anderson appear guilty. In fact, the results of a plethysmography test, which the L.A. County Superior Court judge refused to allow Anderson’s trial attorney to present to the jury in 2006, found that Anderson had no
owner of the truck said Jace punched him and took the truck, with his son inside. The man said the three were traveling together when he stopped to get something to eat, angering Jace, leading to the alleged battery and theft.
pedophiliac tendencies. “I had no idea before I went to prison how many factually innocent men and women are wrongfully incarcerated. Legal scholars estimate that there are over 100,000 wrongfully convicted inmates in American prisons,” said Anderson, whose IQ exceeds both Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Anderson contends he was set up by the L.A. Sheriff’s French and Kathy Anderson with their new Department, who cocker spaniel puppy, Sophy had no idea that the lab he helmed at USC was the target ous acquittal for their murder. of espionage, in order to nab a Indeed, it was that very case “famous scientist.” A onetime that shone a public light on the runner-up for Time Magazine’s fact that police are not immune “Person of the Year” in 1994, from planting evidence in Anderson’s bail was originally cases where they suspect guilt. set at $6 million. By compariIn point of fact, Zhao didn’t son, earlier this year musician just continue to pioneer R. Kelly’s bail was set for Anderson’s research into how $100,000 after he was indicted to treat cancer by manipulating on 10 counts of aggravated sex- IL-12. In 2010, a Chinese jourual abuse of four victims. Last nal reported that Zhao’s comyear, entertainment mogul pany had successfully tested ILHarvey Weinstein was arrested 12 on monkeys as part of its for alleged rape following research with a military linked accusations of being a sexual science institute. In warfare, predator by scores of women, Anderson’s science to cure with his bail set at $1 million. cancer, by giving healthy cells While neither Zhao nor her the ability to swiftly heal from daughter responded to out- lethal radiation in order to reach attempts by the Courier aggressively radiate cancer after publication of any of the cells to extinction, would be previous articles, the testimony invaluable for troops who sudof Anderson’s alleged victim, denly found themselves victims whom he coached for four of a nuclear attack. years in karate and academi“It has enormous military cally before she made the implications [which] I wasn’t accusation of molestation, is thinking about. I was only captured in court documents. thinking about cancer,” And it was her testimony alone, Anderson said. bolstered by emails that To date, USC continues to showed a close relationship list Zhao on its website between her and Anderson that (https://keck.usc.edu/facultyappeared to blur the traditional search/yi-zhao) as Assistant lines of mentee and mentor, in Professor of Research addition to the sting recording, Medicine, despite the fact that that resulted in Anderson’s con- there is clear evidence that she viction. used research pioneered at Anderson asserts that the USC to found her company in reason his alleged victim never China. filed a civil suit after his crimiAs of press time, USC’s nal conviction was because the press room had yet to respond attorneys who had represented to the Courier’s request for the family realized it was “a comment. set-up.” By comparison, a $34 However, one spokespermillion civil verdict against O.J. son confirmed that the he was Simpson finding him responsi- currently working to verify if ble for the deaths of Nicole Zhao still worked for USC. Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman followed his notori-
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Local Team Brings Acting Chops, Choreography Talent to New Bronco Billy Musical By Steve Simmons Beverly Hills residents Michelle Azar Aaron, wife of Temple Emanuel’s senior rabbi Jonathan Aaron, and award-winning choreographer Janet Roston are part of the creative team bringing Bronco Billy—The Musical to life on stage at the Skylight Theatre. Author Dennis Hackin has based the script on his screenplay for the 1980 movie Bronco Billy, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, “Dennis told me the first day of rehearsals, he thought it would make a good musical,” recalled Aaron. “It’s about an idealist cowboy trying to keep his ragtag troupe together; so you already have performers.” Hackin has said the story was created in homage to his parents who wanted to be cowboys and moved their city slicker family from Chicago to Arizona to live out their dreams. “The composers have really used their brilliancy to create characters,” adds Aaron. The world premiere features music and lyrics by Chip Rosenbloom and John Torres with additional lyrics by Michele Brourman. The score of “catchy tunes, beautiful ballads, pop songs, and some of course with a country-western feel,” adds Roston, is performed by an onstage band. Michelle and Janet have known each other for many years, but this is the first time they’ve worked together. Roston grew up at Temple Emanuel, her parents, Ellsworth and Lois, were Pillars of the Temple and her father was president twice. She herself was president twice, bat mitzvahed and married there. “So there’s a lot of history,” Roston says. Aaron has a long list of credits in theater, film and TV and also teaches yoga classes at Temple Emanuel. She’s written
Michelle Azar Aaron and Janet Roston. Photo by Barry Weiss
and performed a one-woman show, From Baghdad To Brooklyn, in venues across the country. It’s half acted and half sung, recounting her family’s journey from Europe and the Middle East to the U.S. The Skirball Cultural Center will host a performance in November. “I went to audition for this show and saw Janet’s name on the list and knew I wanted to do this musical,” Aaron said. The story focuses on Antoinette, a Manhattan heiress on the run from her evil stepmother Constance (Aaron) and her lawyer/lover and Antoinette’s moneyhungry husband, trying to gain control of her late father’s estate. “I’m playing the archetype of the evil stepmother,” says Aaron. “I’m the money -grubbing second wife and I’m taking my cues from parts played by Joan Collins and Glenn Close.” Aaron has found co-star Amanda Leigh Jerry (Antoinette and later, Miss Lily) so sweet and easy to connect with. “When I’ve realized that Constance is
Latest Hollywood Museum Exhibit Focuses On Portrayals Of LGBTs In Hollywood The Hollywood Museum in partnership with Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, is presenting its 2019 salute to the LGBT community’s contributions to the entertainment industry, with its 7th annual “REAL to REEL: Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTs in Hollywood” exhibit, opening, Friday, June 7 at the museum, 1660 N. Highland Ave. A retrospective of LGBT images in film, TV, and new digital platforms, the exhibit features costumes, props, photos, and iconic imagery all telling the story of the milestones and influence that LGBT characters and plot lines have had in Hollywood from early stereotypes to modern-day representations. Additionally, REAL to REEL celebrates LGBT Icons— individuals and couples who may be openly LGBT or not, and who support the LGBT community. “We have to share the artistic expression and extraordinary significance of the LGBT culture and its effect and impact on the world through the medi-
um of entertainment”, says Donelle Dadigan, founder/president of the museum in the Historic Max Factor Building. Exhibit highlights include costumes and rainbow inspired personal clothing from TV shows and films such as: Bohemian Rhapsody, One Day At A Time (Isabella Gomez), Transparent (Jeffrey Tambor), How To Get Away With Murder, The Walking Dead, The Big Bang Theory, Sordid Lives, Cruising, Orange Is The New Black, RuPaul's Drag Race, Ray Donovan, Mad Men, Arrested Development and Cabaret, as well as Days Of Our Lives, The Bold And The Beautiful, Tyler Perry’s The Haves And Have Nots, Scandal, True Blood, The Good Wife’ and more. Additional items include famous costumes by Bob Mackie, Zac Posen, Ret Turner, Nolan Miller, Mr. Blackwell and Edith Head. The museum is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., WednesdaySunday. For more information, visit www.The HollywoodMuseum.com or call 323-464-776.
Eric B. Anthony and Amanda Leigh Jerry in Bronco Billy - The Musical. Photo by Barry Weiss
just wildly jealous of her youth, energy and kindness, the part really landed.” “It’s fun to be the lead of a villanous bumbling trio,” says Aaron, “and director Hunter Bird has given us license to play with the material and ad lib.” He’s also created a show Aaron and Roston are excited to be part of. With scenic design by John Iacovelli and lighting by Brian Gale, “they’ve devised a piece with a fire sequence, clever and hilarious scene changes, gun twirling, cartoon-like fighting and people flying— it’s nuts,” says Aaron. One of the show’s sound designers, Daniel Tator, grew up in Temple Emanuel
and has worked on shows there like That’s Life. “I like that kind of integration of my worlds,” says Aaron. Roston recently received the L.A. Drama Critics Circle award for her choreography of Celebration Theatre’s production of Cabaret. She’s currently back at Celebration working on a new version of Mel Brooks’ The Producers, opening June 28. She was recommended for the job and has enjoyed her inaugural experience with the company. “It’s nice to work with a new theater and there are great people like Producing Artistic Director Gary Grossman. After I met Hunter, I knew this would be a fun project.” Her athletic choreography combines ’50s-style dancing for the nostalgic Wild West Show—“Billy is an old-fashioned fan of movie heroes,” says Roston—and disco to go with the story’s 1979 time period. Melding disco and country hasn’t been difficult, Roston says, since both encompass line dancing. “There’s also a lot of spins and partner dancing. The production numbers are especially fun, with backup dancers like The Pips.” Audiences are responding to the show and Roston credits the positive reaction to the energetic cast, production values, “and that it’s a really fun show with an upbeat, positive message. That you can create your identity, friends can become family and if you dream big, you can see your dream realized.” Performances are at 8:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through June 30, at the Skylight Theatre, 1816 1/2 N. Vermont Ave. Tickets range from $29-$55. For information and reservations, call 213761-7061 or 866-811-4111. Online ticketing is at http://SkylightTix.org.
Diane Morton Chosen Blue Ribbon ‘Woman Of The Year;’ Terri Kohl Named President The Blue Ribbon, the preeminent women’s support group for The Music Center and one of its largest donors, celebrated its annual “General Meeting & Luncheon” last week in the Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The nearly 140 members in attendance welcomed its new President Terri Kohl while Diane Morton was named the 2019 “Woman of the Year.” Founding Blue Ribbon member and past Music Center President Joanne Kozberg presented Morton with the blue Baccarat Crystal “Woman of the Year” award. “Since its inception, the Blue Ribbon has stood for the belief of the necessity of live art in every person’s life,” said Kohl. “We are fortunate to live in the great city of Los Angeles where the performing arts are unequalled. More than ever, The Blue Ribbon continues to be a major arts philanthropic organization in greater Los Angeles and The Music Center, and I am proud to carry on this legacy.” “We believe the performing
At The Blue Ribbon’s annual “General Meeting and Luncheon,” were, from left, original Blue Ribbon member Jackie Rosenberg, outgoing President Jill Baldauf, 2019 Woman of the Year Diane Morton and incoming President Terri Kohl. Photo by Luis Luque Photography
arts enrich the lives of everyone, especially children,” said outgoing Blue Ribbon President Jill Baldauf. “ Our members personal financial commitments and commitments of time as handson volunteers and board members for both The Music Center and its resident companies is the manifestation of that belief.”
Representatives from The Music Center and its resident companies were on hand to receive supporting gifts from the Blue Ribbon including the L.A. Philharmonic, Center Theatre Group, L.A. Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center.
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WOLFPACK ON THE HUNT – The Beverly Hills AYSO G11 Wolfpack team won the championship in their division earlier this month in the California Strawberry Cup in Camarillo. The team went undefeated (4-0) on the weekend, winning the championship game 4-2 against Carpenteria in overtime. Pictured, back row (from left): Coach Arik Betesh, Emily Wolken, Nikki Kadz, Romy Harari, Chloe Fedida, Ariella Razi, Katinka Kuehl-Jeberg, and Coach Rick Wolfen. Front row, (from left): Izzy Kadz, Hannah Carr, Shaili Betesh, and Jasmine Cohanim.
LAWN BOWLING – Over Memorial Day weekend, the annual Walt Disney lawn bowling tournament was held at Beverly Hills Lawn Bowling Club in Roxbury Park. There were 64 contestants entered into this tournament. Walt was a member of the club and last weekend was the 50th anniversary of his tournament. This year, a Beverly Hills member, Victor Green (left), won with his partner from San Diego, Peter Ritchie. For more information on the Beverly Hills Lawn Bowling Club, visit http://www.bowlnow.org/.
ROCKETS – The Rockets shot straight to the top of the Beverly Hills Boys Basketball League Major Division last week, capturing the spring championship in the league in games played at the Swim Gym at Beverly Hills High School. Pictured, top row (from left): Areil Legerman, Jonathan Shalom, Liel Yosian, Elan Dardashti, Aiden Harel, Jonah Nazarian and Julian Moftakhar. Bottom row, (from left): Ashton Torbati, Nicolas Dardashti, Mat Dardashti, Sep Dardashti and Cameron Malekmehr. For more information on the Beverly Hills Basketball League and how to join, visit http://www.bhbasketball.com/.
Dodgers Remember Former Star Bill Buckner, Dead At 69 The Los Angeles Dodgers remembered onetime Dodger and 1980 National League batting champion Bill Buckner Monday, as the baseball world reacted to news of Buckner's death at the age of 69. “The Dodgers are saddened to hear about the passing of Bill Buckner, who died this morning after battling a long illness,” the Dodgers tweeted Monday. ”Our thoughts and prayers are with the Buckner family.” Buckner's wife, Jody Buckner, told ESPN that he had been battling Lewy body dementia in recent years. “After battling the disease of Lewy Body Dementia, Bill Buckner passed away early the morning of May 27th surrounded by his family,” a family statement said. Buckner was drafted by the Dodgers in 1968 and made his Major League debut one year later at the age of 19. He played for the Dodgers through the 1976 season, after which he was traded to the Chicago Cubs. Buckner enjoyed his most productive seasons in Chicago from 1977-84, batting over .300 four times and leading the league in doubles in 1981 and 1983. He was traded again to the Boston Red Sox in 1984, leading two years later to the moment that, unfortunately for Buckner, would come to define his
career. The Red Sox were one out away from winning their first World Series since 1918, leading the New York Mets, 53, in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series with no one on base. But Boston's bullpen allowed three straight singles and a crucial wild pitch, tying the game and setting the stage for Buckner's moment of infamy. Mookie Wilson hit a slow ground ball to first base that went through Buckner's legs and the Mets scored the winning run. They won Game 7 two nights later and Buckner was permanently enshrined as one of Boston's great sporting goats. In later years his treatment by fans came to be seen as too harsh, and he was welcomed back to throw out the first pitch at Boston's Fenway Park in 2008, after the Red Sox had won the 2004 World Series and ended their championship drought. –– CNS
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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S The Skirball Cultural Center will present “Late Night! Pride in Fashion,” celebrating the exhibitions “Fearless Fashion: Rudi Gernreich” and “Black is Beautiful: the Photography of Kwame Brathwaite,” from 6-10 p.m. today at the center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. The evening will offer afterhours access to the galleries, a set by Hello DJ, food trucks and a cash bar. Throughout the evening, Luminario Ballet dancers will model costumes originally designed by Gernreich and reconstructed by Diana MacNeil. For more information, visit https://www.skirball.org/programs/special-event/late-nightpride-fashion. • • • • • The Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles Benefit Brunch honoring artist Betye Saar, will be at noon, Saturday, June 1 at the Institute, 1717 E. Seventh St., Los Angeles. Actress CCH Pounder will provide a tribute. For tickets and information, call 213-640-4006 or email brunch@theicala.org. • • • • • For the first time, the 18th Street Arts Center’s Pico Block Party will feature an Artisan Marketplace highlighting local artists, artisans, chef and craftspeople, from 3-6 p.m., Saturday, June 1 at the center’s campus, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica. The free family-friendly festival will feature art-making workshops with professional artists, performances, open studios with resident artists, exhibitions and food trucks. For more information, visit, https://pico-block-party-artisanmarketplace.eventbrite.com. • • • • • William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, directed by Ellen Geer, opens at 8 p.m., Saturday June 1 at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. Original music by composer Marshall McDaniel lends the familiar words and songs in the story of mischief, madness and romance a refreshing new sound. Performances will be weekends through Sept. 28. Tickets range from $26-$42 and may be purchased by calling 310- 455-3723 or online at www.theatricum.com. • • • • • The 13th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival will be June 3-9 with three red-carpet events and screenings at UCLA and the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The official Opening Night is 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 5 with the North American premiere of director Basile Doganis’ Meltem. The Closing Night film on Sunday, June 9 is the West
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Local Dancers To Take Part In Westside Ballet Of Santa Monica Centennial Gala Westside Ballet of Santa Monica will present a weekend ballet celebration commemorating company founder, Yvonne Mounsey, kicking off Saturday, June 8, featuring a Centennial Gala fundraiser dinner and classical ballet performance beginning at 6 p.m. Part of the company’s annual fundraising event, gala stars include Lauren Fadeley, principal artist with Miami City Ballet; Westside alumnus Andrew Veyette, principal dancer with New York City Ballet and international guest star and alumna Joy Womack Spring Performances follow the gala, with two presentations set for 1 and 5 p.m., Sunday, June 9. All three dance presentations include Yvonne Mounsey’s Classical Symphony George Balanchine’s Serenade which will feature Beverly Hills dancer Marius Chiang-Popa. Hawthorne students sixth grader Jean and Marius Chiang-Popa fourth grader Elle Shim and Beverly Vista seventh graders Isabelal Sullivan will dance in Caprise Walker’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, with music by Benjamin Bitten. These performances will showcase 80 dancers in pieces include Mounsey’s Dances from Faust and Ecossaises All performance are at the Broad Stage,1310 11th St., Santa Monica. Sunday tickets are $35. Gala tickets range from $85-$195. For tickets and more information, visit www.westsideballet.com, or call 800-595-4849 (4TIX) Coast premiere of director Nikos Labot’s Her Job screening at 6 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre. In addition to 47 feature films, the festival will show documentaries, short films and animation and host industry-led panels and workshops. For more information, visit www.lagff.org. • • • • • The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills has launched the Emerging Artists “Happy Hour” Series, Thursdays from 5-8 p.m., June 6-Aug. 28. The restaurant’s outdoor Terrace will feature live art performances from up-and-coming artists along with a happy hourlike food menu created by Executive Chef David Codney. Menu highlights include Tater Tots with Caviar; Grilled Peaches with Burrata; a Seafood Tower and Charred Octopus with Crispy Potatoes. The schedule of artists includes geometric street artist Darkoski on June 6, and illustrative muralist Matthew Laurence Knott on June 13. In honor of LGBT pride month in June, 20 percent of the proceeds from the first Thursday of each month (June, July and August) will be donated to the
Trevor Project. For more information, visit peninsula.com/beverlyhills. • • • • • The 2nd Annual DTLA Donut Fest, with a “Hole Donut Marketplace,” will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, June 8 on the South Patio at Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St, L.A. The dozen vendors will showcase the pastry in all its forms: plain, glazed and filled, traditional and new wave. New attendees this year include Voodoo Doughnuts, Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken, and Dot & Dough.
Additional activities include baking demonstrations, donutthemed arts and crafts, a donut eating contest and yoga workshops. Tickets are $5 and available at https://dtladonutfesttickets.-eventbrite.com. • • • • • St. Vincent Meals on Wheels will present its inaugural “Benefit on the Battleship— A Salute To Fathers, Veterans & Heroes,” from 5-9 p.m., Saturday, June 8, aboard Battleship USS Iowa, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., Berth 87, L.A. Waterfront, San Pedro. In addition to dinner, dancing and entertainment, there will be a fire boat display, classic car show and auction in support of St. Vincent Meals on Wheels and San Pedro Meals on Wheels. Visit https://fundraise.stvincentmow.org/event/benefit-onthe-battleship/e227505 for tickets and more information. • • • • • The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra will present Metamorphosis And Rebirth, featuring violinist Sam Fischer at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 9 at Ve t e ra n s Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. On the program will Sam Fischer be George Butterworth’s The Bank of Green Willow, He Zhanhao and Chen Gang’s The Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto and Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 in G-major. Tickets for the open seating concert are $20 at the door and online at http://www.ladso.org.
Inaugural World’s Jewish Museum Gala To Honor Architect Frank Gehry On June 6 A few tickets still remain for next Thursday’s (June 6) inaugural Gala of the World’s Jewish Museum at Montage Beverly Hills. Legendary Architect Frank Gehry will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award while philanthropists David and Sheryl Wiener will also be honored for their efforts in fulfilling of the vision of the museum. Comedian Howie Mandel emcees the event chaired by Shauna Shapiro Jackson with the support of the L.A. committee of American Friends of the World’s Jewish Museum and its directors Gail Asper and Moe Levy. The museum (www.worldsjewishmuseum.com) will be part of an iconic complex which will include a world-class cultural and entertainment center. For tickets or sponsorship opportunities, email: judy@lpaevents.com or call 310-201-5033, ext. 2.
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****** The Council of the Children’s Burn Foundation celebrated the “History of Chocolate” at its annual spring luncheon in the BelAir Country Club.
THALIANS MARDI GRAS–The Thalians Presidents Club hosted its “May Mardi Gras Brunch Spectacular” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Pictured (from left): Patrika Darbo; co-honoree Lainie Kazan; Mary Bulgarelli, Ruta Lee, board chair emeritus; Stephanie J. Hibler, event chairperson; Jacqueline Burdorf; emcee Judy Tenuda; and Gary Greene, conductor of his Big Band of Barristers. Photo by Maxine Picard
The Thalians Presidents Club held its “May Mardi Gras Brunch Spectacular” at the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion downtown. The group supports UCLA’s Operation Mend, which provides service veterans with surgical, medical and psychological/mental health treatment for those with post-traumatic stress or traumatic brain injuries. The festivities got underway with Rabbi Jerry Cutler leading the Pledge of Allegiance followed by Beverly Hills’ own Elaine Bernard singing The Star Spangled Banner. Dr Irwin Lehrhoff, Thalians board chairman and founder of the Presidents Club, told of the work being done on behalf of Operation Mend. B.H. Mayor John Mirisch took the stage to present an award to co-honoree Grant Gershon, resident conductor of the L.A. Opera and artistic director of the L.A. Master Choral. Angel awards were given to philanthropists Sandra Krause, Jaclyn Rosenberg, Jacqueline Burdorf, and Mary Bulgarelli. Comic Judy Tenuta, who served as emcee, introduced introduced Troy Simon, executive director of Operation Mend, and U.S. Army specialist Joey Paulk. She then joined Frank Sheftel and Jeff Lehman for a live auction. After the delicious brunch, catered by Patina, it was then time for the musical entertainment beginning with vocalist Pamela Clay, accompanied by Rae Williams on the piano.
Then it was time for the afternoon’s star attraction and cohonoree, singer Lainie Kazan, who enchanted the crowd with some of her timeless melodies. Ruta Lee, Thalians board chair emeritus, presented Lainie with her award and some hilarious tidbits as only Ruta can. There was then dancing for the remainder of the afternoon to the music of Gary Greene and his Big Band of Barristers. Among others having a great time were Madeline Gussman, Brenda Dickson, Terry Moore, Bill Fitzgerald, Gail Dauer, Robin Blake, Linda Schwartz,
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MOTHER’S DAY GUEST—The Beverly Hills Women’s Club’s Mother’s Day luncheon featured a boutique and special presentiaton by fashion designer Nancy Vuu. With global shows from Dubai to L.A.’s Fashion Week, Vuu is a multi-award winning film producer, also recognized for her fashion photography, public speaking, and social activism for women and youth empowerment. At the event (from left) are: Claudia Deutsch, Nancy Vuu, Mumsey Nemiroff and B.H. Women’s Club President Elena Danielson. Photo by Maxine Picard
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CBF LUNCHEON– The Council of the Children’s Burn Foundation “History of Chocolate” luncheon at Bel-Air Country Club found guest speaker Maite Gomez-Rejon (third from left) being welcomed by the event’s TriChairs Mary Hambric (left), Sandra Rosenbaum, and Carol Mancino (right).
Council President Barbara Pratt introduced guest speaker Maite Gomez-Rejon, the founder of ArtBrites, who regaled the 100+ guests with the delicious story of chocolate plus her unique mix of art and culinary history. Tri-Chairs Mary Hambric, Carol Mancino, and Sandra Rosenbaum assembled an array of boutiques with each vendor donating a portion of the proceeds to the foundation, which provides prevention and education servicess, and full recovery support to child burn survivors. . ****** The Irene Dunne Guild, celebrating its 32nd year as a support group for the Providence Saint John’s Health Center Foundation, held its “Think Pink Women’s Wellness Luncheon” at the Upper Bel-Air Bay Club. THINK PINK–The Irene Dunne Guild held its “Think Pink Women’s Wellness Luncheon. Guild President Evelyn Guerboian (center) is flanked by CoChairs Angela Vassallo and Janis Gallo. Photo by Glenn Marzano
Co-chaired by Janis Gallo and Angela Vassallo, the focus was on health education and awareness for women and their families. The more than 300 attendees enjoyed morning break-out sessions with notable doctors and speakers before the luncheon. Topics included the newest research on breast health by Dr. Janie Grumley, a urinary tract function update by Dr. Jennifer Linehan, Dr. Sherry Yafia shared an intro to cannabis, Dr. Joanne Low guided everybody on ways to prevent aging around our eyes, and an explanation by Dr. Verna Porter on managing and maximizing brain health. A percentage of sales from the boutique shopping during the day benefited programs, equipment and services at Providence Saint John’s Health Center. ****** The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission hosted its 20th LASEC Golf Classic at the Riviera Country Club. At the aftertourney festivities, Andrea Kremer (pictured), one of the most accomplished broadcasters in the TV sports industry, was presented the LASEC Ambassador Award of Excellence. Past recipients of this award include Al Michaels, Pam Shriver, Coach John Wooden, Bill Dwyre, Dick Enberg, Pat Haden, Sugar Ray Leonard, Eric Dickerson, Keith Jackson, Vin Scully, Wayne Gretzky, Verne Lundquist, Ed Goren, Jim Nantz, Phil Jackson, James Worthy and Orel Hershiser. Last year, Kreme was honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, which recognizes “long-time exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football.” She became the first fulltime female NFL game analyst, partnering with Hannah Storm to form the commentating team for Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football package.
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his may be a reasonable price to pay if you are outdoors and badly need to go to the bathroom–$520,000 Well, fear not. The city of La Quinta, on a unanimous vote by its city council, has heard your plea and approved spending that figure to buy and install a restroom in the parking lot on Avenida Bermudas near Calle Tecate, a favorite jumping-off spot for hikers using the Cove Trailhead that starts in La Quinta. But this not your regular outdoor restroom facility. It’s a “Portland Loo,” a sanity public toilet designed by that Oregon city, costing $520,000 for La Quinta to buy and install. The Portland Loo has features such as blue lighting said to make it difficult for intravenous drug users to find a vein for injection. There is also concern that the 24-hour bathrooms have turned into living quarters and drug dealing locations. The hand washing water spigot is on the exterior as a measure to discharge the use of the restroom for clothes washing, and some installations have been fitted with a sharps disposal option primarily in the areas high transient activity due to increased drug activity. To be fair, however, La Quinta is not paying half a million just for the Portland Loo, but will be making upgrades to the surrounding area and parking lot. However, that still leaves about $140,000 for the loo. Not too bad for something that under that right circumstances can be priceless.
Beverly Hills Woman Pleads Guilty In Admissions Scandal By Matt Lopez Three more parents, including one from Beverly Hills, pleaded guilty last Friday for their involvement in the college-admissions cheating scandal that has made headlines across the country. Jane Buckingham, 50, of Beverly Hills, was among the group of parents who pleaded guilty last Friday. Along with Buckingham, guilty pleas were entered by Robert Flaxman, 62, of Laguna Beach and Marjorie Klapper, 50, of Menlo Park. Each entered guilty pleas in Boston to a single count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Buckingham, a marketing executive, admitted as part of her guilty plea that she agreed to pay $50,000 to Newport Beach businessman Rick Singer in order to have her son’s test score on a college entrance exam doctored. Singer is the admitted mastermind behind admissions scandal. Meanwhile, Flaxman and Klapper each admitted to pay-
ing Singer amounts of $75,000 and $15,000 respectively to have him alter their children’s test scores. As part of the guilty plea, prosecutors will recommend sentences on the low end of federal guidelines. Buckingham and Flaxman could face prison sentences of somewhere between eight and 14 months, while potentially being subject to a $40,000 fine. Buckingham is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 23. Earlier this month, actress Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewives fame pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges for paying $15,000 to have her daughter’s answers doctored on a college-entrance exam. The other celebrity member of the scandal, Full House actress Lori Loughlin, has not struck a plea deal with prosecutors for the charges she is facing on allegedly having her daughters admitted to USC as crew recruits, despite the fact that neither one ever participated in the sport.
Council on matters such as public relations, budget, events, logistics and many other details. When Councilmember Lili Bosse became mayor during the City’s 2014 Centennial, Ahmed coordinated Walk With The Mayor events that visited local businesses. What began as a core group of walking partners soon blossomed into an event that usually had over 200 walkers. Ahmed was often one of them. Ahmed came to the City with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California. Then, in 2015, Ahmed took a one-year unpaid leave of absence to attend Syracuse University, a private research university in upstate New York. There, she obtained dual degrees from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs – a master’s of Public Administration and
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inspector three decades ago. Eventually, he became the assistant director of Building & Safety, overseeing inspections, permits, plan checks, building and construction for all commercial and residential building in the City. In 2013, when Public Works Director Dave Gustavson retired, Chavez was selected to replace him. For Chavez, the biggest accomplishment of his tenure in Public Works is the City’s Water Enterprise Plan (WEP), a multi-faceted program that will harvest groundwater, reclaim it, and use that water to reduce the City’s reliability on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) by creating a local supply of water. Plans for the WEP were set in motion… and then the extreme drought came, when the City of Beverly Hills was directed to cut water consumption by 30%. By reducing the City’s dependence on MWD water, water reliability can increase, lessening the impact of water rationing. In 2015, after the departure of Jeff Kolin, Mahdi Aluzri became Beverly Hills city manager and Chavez was soon elevated to become his assistant. The two men worked closely together. Aluzri announced his retirement in January; Chavez was selected to lead the City a month later. Asked how he feels about
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executive master’s of Public Administration. Her job was waiting for her when she returned. “I am very grateful to the council for this tremendous opportunity and for the trust they have placed in me,” said Ahmed. “The passion I have for this community is unwavering and I look forward to working with the talented staff in the clerk’s office to continue to deliver exceptional customer service.” The city clerk is the local official for elections, local legislation, the Public Records Act, the Political Reform Act, and the Brown Act (open meeting laws). Before and after the City Council takes action, the city clerk ensures that actions are in compliance with all federal, state, and local statutes and regulations and that all actions are properly executed, recorded, and archived. The statutes of the state of California prescribe the basic
May 31, 2019 | Page 19 functions and duties of the city clerk, and the Government Code and Election Code provide precise and specific responsibilities and procedures to follow. The Office of the City Clerk is a service department within the municipal government upon which the City Council, all City departments, and the general public rely for information regarding the operations and legislative history of the City. The city clerk serves as the liaison between the public and City Council and provides related municipal services. As City Clerk, she reports directly to the City Council. “When it comes to established community relationships and a deep understanding of Beverly Hills, Huma sets the standard,” said Mayor John Mirisch. “The council is proud to appoint her to this new role and we look forward to her continued success and commitment to our City.”
replacing Aluzri, Chavez said: “You would never replace Mahdi.” By far, Chavez said, his greatest accomplishment was to become the City’s first recipient of the Fred C. Cunningham Award for Distinguished Service, a medal of honor the City Council has created to commemorate the 50 years Cunningham served the City with distinction. It was to be awarded to employees who embody the Cunningham legacy. The medal is to be “bestowed on a City of Beverly Hills employee who has rendered meritorious service evincing exceptional character. The award recognized the extraordinary woman or man who has a true vocation for serving the Beverly Hills community and who has demonstrated dedication, vocational expertise and courage, tempered with grace and humility.” For 30 years, Chavez has made the commute from South Pasadena, where he lives with his wife of 25 years, Lynne, and their two children, high school senior-to-be Grace and son Stephen, who is studying robotics engineering at Wooster Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Chavez laid out his goals for the future: Increased communication (inside and outside the organization) • Organizations thrive when communication channels are open at all levels - with the City Council, commissions, our staff, and the broader
Beverly Hills community. Customer satisfaction • Our customers expect exemplary service, and I will do whatever it takes to provide it every day, in every interaction, with everyone who receives City services. Quality assurance • I will work toward refining every process that influences quality - I value feedback and input from our staff to identify new ways to improve quality and I’m always ready to listen to creative ideas. Strategic planning • Strategic planning is the backbone of every successful city, and I will invest in the tools we need to look into the future and keep our organization nimble to ensure longterm economic and environmental sustainability. Encourage innovation • Our staff has the ability to suggest something new, make a change, modify a procedure, with the goal of helping us serve the public even more efficiently. I’m excited to try new ways of providing service in all of our departments. Succession planning • Encouraging and supporting our next generation of City leaders is a passion of mine and I am most proud when one of our staff moves through the organization and assumes a leadership role. Chavez’s goals demonstrate his dedication, not only to providing great service, but to innovation, understanding the needs of the community and planning for the future.
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PUBLIC NOTICES A.P.N.: 5554-021-108 Trustee Sale No.:2017-1166 Title Order No: 19247683 Reference No: 11326l NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER A NOTICE OF A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT AND CLAIM OF LIEN. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT DATED 5/12/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that on 6/18/2019 at 11:00 AM, S.B.S. Lien Services, As the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment, recorded on 5/19/2017, as Document No. 20170558749, Book , Page , of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, The original owner: William M Doremus & Bette M Doremus CoTrustees of the Doremus Family Trust Dated April 23 1990 The purported new owner William M Doremus & Bette M Doremus Co-Trustees of the Doremus Family Trust Dated April 23 1990 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by a cashier’s check drawn by a State or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or a savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state.): BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 All right, title and interest under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment in the property situated in said County, as more fully described on the above referenced assessment lien. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be:1200 North Flores St # 214 West Hollywood, CA 90069. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum due under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment, with interest thereon, as provided in said notice, advances, if any, estimated fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee, to wit: $84,530.04 accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The claimant: 1200 NORTH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell Under Notice of Delinquent Assessment and Claim of lien. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are
encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call FOR SALE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855)986-9342, or visit this Internet Web site www.superiordefault.com using the file number assigned to this case 2017-1166. 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. THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD SUBJECT TO THE NINETY DAY RIGHT OF REDEMPTION CONTAINED IN CIVIL CODE SECTION 5715(b). PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: 5/8/2019. S.B.S LIEN SERVICES, 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westlake Village, California, 91362. By: Annissa Young, Sr. Trustee Sale Officer (05/24/19, 05/31/19, 06/07/19 | TS#2017-1166 SDI-14969)
NOTICE TO BIDDERS for the AS-NEEDED SEWER REPAIR SERVICES within the Cities of BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES, and WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA BIDS - Sealed proposals for the ASNEEDED SEWER REPAIR SERVICES at various locations within the Cities of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and West Hollywood, California, will be received up to the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Beverly Hills, located in Room 290 at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Bids will be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on the above-mentioned date in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall and award of the contract will be made during a subsequent meeting of the City Council. SCOPE OF THE WORK - The work to be performed under this contract consists of various improvements and emergency and non-emergency repairs to the City’s sewer system that requires immediate support beyond and/or in addition to City’s typical maintenance services. The Contractor shall furnish all the required labor, materials, equipment, parts, implements, supplies and permits necessary for, or appurtenant to, the sewer repair within the City of Beverly Hills sewer maintenance zones on an “as-needed” basis. The sewer work will consists primarily of emergency spill responses (cleaning, video inspection, sewer flow control/bypass), spot repair, manhole repairs, and miscellaneous sewer repairs as directed by the City in accordance with Standard Drawings and the Specifications prepared for this
contract. Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and downloaded from the City’s webpage (http://www.beverlyhills.org/business/bid listings/). GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form and the Statement of Qualification prepared for this project and shall be delivered at the office of the City Clerk within a sealed envelope supplied by the City and marked on the outside as follows: “BID NO. 19-32: AS-NEEDED SEWER REPAIR SERVICES". ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE – The preliminary cost of as-needed sewer repair services for this work has been prepared and the said estimate is $900,000 for three (3) year contract term. PRE-BID MEETING AND SITE VISIT – An optional pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 10:30am in Conference Room 217 of the City of Beverly Hills Public Works Building located at 345 North Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, California, 90210. No allowances for cost adjustment will be made if Bidders fail to adequately examine the premises before submitting a proposal. BIDDER’S QUESTIONS – All questions shall be emailed to Christine Chung at cchung@beverlyhills.org. Question submission is due Tuesday, June 11 2019, at 5:00pm. Any questions submitted after due date and time will not be responded. CITY CONTACT – Any questions or requests for information can be directed to the civil engineer, Christine Chung, P.E., at cchung@beverlyhills.org or by calling (310) 285-2516. CONTRACTORS LICENSE - At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, including full completion of all corrective work during the Correction Period, the Contractor must possess a California contractor’s license or licenses, current and active, of the classification required for the Work, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, Section 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code. In compliance with Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Bidder must possess at least one of the following licenses: “A, C-34, or C-42” SUBCONTRACTORS’ LICENSES AND LISTING - At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, each listed Subcontractor must possess a current and active California contractor’s license appropriate for the portion of the Work listed for such Subcontractor and shall hold all specialty certifications required for such Work. When the Bidder submits its Bid to the City, the Bidder must list each Subcontractor whom the Bidder must disclose under Public Contract Code Section 4104 (Subcontractor Listing Law), and the Bidder must provide all of the Subcontractor information that Section 4104 requires (name, address, and portion of the Work). In addition, the City requires that the Bidder list each Subcontractor’s license number and the dollar value of each Subcontractor’s labor or services. THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY BID OR ALL THE BIDS AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITY OR IRREGULARITY IN ANY BID, BUT IF THE BIDS ARE ACCEPTED, THE CONTRACT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019110903 The following is/are doing business as: SHOWBIZIFY 311 N. Robertson Blvd. #166, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Joseph Hobbs 311 N. Robertson Blvd. #166, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed April 2019: Joseph Hobbs, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 26, 2019; Published: May 17, 24, 31, June 07, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2016115719 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: VISCHAMBER 123 S. Figueroa St. #1637, Los Angeles, CA 90012; The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on (date): May 10, 2016 in the county of Los Angeles; JonPaul Ursick 123 S. Figueroa St. #1637, Los Angeles, CA 90012; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL declare that all information in this Signed: JonPaul statement is true and correct, Ursick, Owner; Statement #2019115670 is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 02, 2019; Published: May 17, 24, 31, June 07, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019125900 The following is/are doing business as: CAA ICON 1219 Morningside Dr. #101, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; 5075 S. Syracuse St. #700, Denver, CO 80237; Icon Venue Group, LLC 5075 S. Syracuse St. #700, Denver, CO 80237; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed October 2017: Eric J. Andalman, Vice President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 14, 2019; Published: May 24, 31, June 07, 14, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019112526 The following is/are doing business as: SCANDIA HOME 332 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Scandia Down Online LLC 2929 Airport Rd., La Crosse, WI 54603; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: John Hall, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: April 29, 2019; Published: May 24, 31, June 07, 14, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019137638 The following is/are doing business as: WHITTIER ADULT HOME 13651 Russel St., Whittier, CA 90602; Lynn Vargas 13226 Addington St., Whittier, CA 90602; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed January 2009: Lynn Vargas, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 16, 2019; Published: May 31, June 07, 14, 21, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019143916 The following is/are doing business as: GARDEN EATERS INTERNATIONAL 2276 S. Beverly Glen Blvd. #202, Los Angeles, CA 90064; GreatMerchants.com, Inc. 2276 S. Beverly Glen Blvd. #202, Los Angeles, CA 90064; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Sanford Weissbuch, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 22, 2019; Published: May 31, June 07, 14, 21, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019 115802 The following is/are doing business as: MELROSE GARDENS 22041 Claredon St. #100 Woodland Hills, CA 91367; National Life, Inc. 22041 Claredon St. #100 Woodland Hills, CA 91367; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed in on March 2007: National Life, Inc., Yaacov Isaacs, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 2, 2019; Published: May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019 115783 The following is/are doing business as: GARDEN OF PALMS 22041 Claredon St. #100 Woodland Hills, CA 91367; Pacific Crest Retirement Communities, Inc. 22041 Claredon St. #100 Woodland Hills, CA 91367; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed in on January 2000: Pacific Crest Retirement Communities, Inc., Yaacov Isaacs, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 2, 2019; Published: May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 LACC N/C
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ACREAGE / LAND FOR SALE
Furnished. 1st flr.
Master Bedroom with private bath entrance & balcony. Large closet, parking, laundry facility. $1,600 Utilities Incld. 424/229-0808
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SPANISH BEAUTY Spacious Duplex $3,500/Mo. 3 Bed. + 2 Bath
Just Reduced 1495 Barrymore Dr. Build Your Dream Home
LIZ GOLDSTEIN
1+ acre of flat land with ocean views — $999,000
3 1 0. 975 . 470 0 DRE#02055045
No coastal commission Permitted residential
Dining room, fireplace, beams, hardwood floors, patio, 2-car garage. Quiet, Safe Neighborhood.
818/425-4838
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HOUSES FOR SALE
$2,099,000 TO $2,895,000
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BEVERLY HILLS
CENTURY HILL
$1,250,000 TO $2,390,000
337 N OAKHURST DR. BRAND NEW LUXURY
ONE CENTURY
FURNISHED 1 & 2 BED APTS
$3,400,000 TO $10,099,000
CENTURY WOODS
$1,369,000 TO $2,799,000
BEL AIR CREST $1,788,000 TO $9,500,000
Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff Engineers, Switchboard, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center, Pet PlayLand, Restaurant, Acres of Flower Gardens and Grassy Lawns.
Furnished Available Central air, big balcony in liv./din. rm., dishwasher, w/d in unit, elevator, secured bldg.+prkg. Master Bdrm $1,900 OBO priv. bath+2-sinks, 2 walkin closets, priv. balcony.
ROOMS FOR RENT
M A L I B U
$671,000 TO $1,050,000
Seeking Professional to Share 2 Bd. Condo
PURCHASE-REHAB-REFINANCE FIX & FLIP - CONSTRUCTION LOANS 1ST & 2ND'S POSITION'S UP TO 80% LTV CASE BY CASE
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1 BEDROOM 1 BATH $687,500 High Floor. Ocean and City Views. Quiet Location. Nicely Renovated. Hardwood Floors New Appliances Jumbo Balcony
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ROCHELLE ATLAS MAIZE dre #01365331
rochelle@rochellemaize.com www.rochellemaize.com
direct 310.968.8828 office 310.274-4000
AVAILABLE JULY 1, 2019. BRAND NEW: SHAKER CABINETS, QUARTZ COUNTERTOPS, SUBWAY BACKSPLASH, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES INCLUDING DISHWASHER AND WINE COOLER, WASHER/DRYER IN UNIT, HVAC WITH NEST THERMOSTATS, HUGE CUSTOM CLOSETS, CONTROLLED ENTRY. RENT $3800-$4900.
646-671-3587
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KELEMEN
BEVERLY HILLS
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. LOWER DUPLEX
BEVERLY HILLS
BEVERLY HILLS
REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281
all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com
NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED
*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY
Wilshire Bl. & Swall Welcome home to this beautiful Condo.
2 Bedroom 2 Bath Brand new kitchen. Hardwood flooring. Washer/dryer in unit. $4,100/MO.
Betti 818/943-2804
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CARTHAY SQUARE / BEVERLY HILLS ADJ
CENTURY PARK EAST 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH
3 BDRMS, 2 BATHS $5,950/MONTH Tree Top Views. 2 Jumbo Balconies. Quiet Corner Location. New Appliances Hardwood Floors Move-In Now
2 BDRMS, 2 BATHS $4,950/MONTH High Floor. Ocean Views Jumbo Balcony. Corner Location. New Appliances Hardwood Floors Move-In Now
ONE CENTURY $16,500 to $27,000/month
CENTURY WOODS Sorry
Spacious living, dining & breakfast room. High ceilings, hardwood floors throughout. New kitchen w/granite counter tops marble tiles, new fridge. UNFURNISHED Washer & dryer in unit. APT’S/CONDO’S Remodeled bathroom. Lots of closet spaces. Nicely landscaped front and backyard, parking. Close to all amenities, shops, restaurants, etc.
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$2,950/MO.
Cal 310/908-1919
9547 OLYMPIC BL.
BEAUTIFUL MASTER BATH Hardwood floors, guest powder room, separate dining room, large kitchen with NEW stainless steel appliances, A/C, washer & dryer. Private garage. Beautiful 5-unit French Normandy Building. Close to market, shops and restaurants.
Call 323/934-2488
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.
GORGEOUS 1 & 2 BEDROOMS
LUXURIOUS 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH FACING BEAUTIFUL COURTYARD $3,150/MO.
Units have hardwood floor, carpet and tile. Granite countertop, stainless steel appliances includes gas range, refrigerator and dishwasher. Most units come
with parking. Rent ranges from: $2,395 - $2,795
Call Catherine to schedule a viewing at (310) 482-8699 BEVERLY HILLS
424/343-0015 Great Location!
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French doors in bdrm. • open to large balcony • overlooking pool •
• GORGEOUS UNITS •
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GRAND OPENING B R E N T W O O D
Brand New 2018 Construction 417 S. Barrington Av.
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11618 Kiowa Ave. • • • • • • • • Newly Updated • Bachelor • Single • • • • • • • • A/C, internet access, pool, controlled access, on-sight laundry. No pets. Close to Whole Foods, Transportation and Restaurants.
Open floor plan, high ceilings, French oak flrs+porcelain tiles, x-lrg. 310/826-4889 walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, pool, BRENTWOOD state of the art gym, 11933 Darlington Ave. ==== laundry hook-ups, ==== controlled access, prkg, 2 Bd.+2 Ba. free WiFi. Close to 1 Bd.+1 Ba. Brentwood Village. Bright & Sunny • 310/440-0208 • Spacious, balcony, VERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE large closets, hardwood flrs., refrigerator, • BrentwooD • on-sight laundry, prkg. 11815 Mayfield Ave.
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Newly Remodeled
310/473-1509
Close to Shops & Restaurants.
Hardwood flrs., central • 2 Bd.+Den+2 Ba. air, pool, elevator, < < < < < on-site laundry, Grand Opening Hardwood floors, intercom entry. BRENTWOOD ’s Easy Move-In! *1+1 only impressive living room, Most Spectacular dining room, balcony, 320 N. La Peer Dr. Apartments
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a/c unit, fridge, dish120 Granville Ave. washer, walk-in closet, * * * * * * * intercom entry, laundry * 1 facility, carport parking. • 3 B d . + 2 / 2 B a .
310/473-1509
• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.
————— Close: great restaurants, * * * * * * * * shops, UCLA, beach. units, walk-in closet, ————— Large custom kitchen, built-in
Spectacular B.H. Adj. 218 S. Tower Dr. BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. • • ONE BLOCK TO • • 120 S. Swall Dr.
CEDARS-SINAI 1 Bd. + 1 Ba.
• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • • • • • • • • BRENTWOOD •• • •• • Single 11640 Kiowa Ave. •• • •• • 1 Bd.+1 Bath • ••••••••
Old World Charm! Bright, intercom entry, with views, fireplace, fridge, stove, laundry fac. a/c, elevator, laundry, CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS secured bldg.+prkg. & SHOPPING. • Water Paid • 323/651-2598 Hrwd. flrs., balcony
$1,795/Month
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8544 BURTON WAY
By Appointment Only: 310/271-4207
Call 310/273-6770 or 213/444-8865 or 310/734-7263
B E V E R LY H I L L S 152 S. MORENO DR
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Shown By Appointment.
huge closets, built-in a/c, dishwasher, pool, elevator, controlled access, laundry facilities. No pets.
BEVERLY HILLS GREAT LOCATION! •• • • • • • • • • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • Call 310/475-9311 • 1 Bd.+Den+1 Ba.• • •
LOCATIONS! 337 Palm Drive & 220 Lasky Drive
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LARGE ONE BEDROOM • • • = BRENTWOOD = • • • + DEN / OFFICE Spacious, hardwood flrs., The Sanremo
2000 sf. $4,000/MO. Large living room and formal dining room with www. bhcourier beamed ceilings, fire.com place and hardwood floors. Beautiful kitchen, separate breakfast and PRIME BEVERLY HILLS laundry rooms. No pets
Totally remodeled with modern fixtures and new granite counters throughout all amenities in CENTURY PARK EAST kitchen and includes all $4,000 to $5,300/month appliances. Breakfast area. Large closets, PARK PLACE balconies, Berber carpet/ $4,200 to $4,950/month harwood foors and verticle blinds. Fireplace, washer/ CENTURY TOWERS dryer included in laundry $6,500 to $7,000/month area. Secured building with atrium and garden courtyard view. Choice CENTURY HILL location Near Beverly Center, $4,950 to $8,900/month Cedars- Sinai, Restaurants, Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets. LE PARC Sorry
LARGE 2 BDRM, 1 BA.
221 S. Doheny Dr. • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • 3 Bd. + 2 Ba.
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washer/dryer, all appliances, hardwood floors throughout, some units • • w/ skylights+high ceilings. • Newly Updated Health club, wifi, sauna, • • • • • • • • Very Spacious, A/C, 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath heated pool, controlled acess, parking. balcony, intercom entry, 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 424/272-6596 • on-sight laundry, prkg. •••••••• Close to Brentwood Close to Cedars-Sinai, Balcony, dishwasher, Village, Restaurants, Beverly Center, a/c, heated pool, UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, shops, cafes WiFi, elevator & Transportation. & transportation. controlled access, 424/303-7142 on-site laundry, prkg. B R E N T W O O D Close to 11730 SUNSET BLVD. BRENTWOOD Brentwood Village, NEWLY REMODELED The Carlton Shops & Restaurants. • • • • • • 11666 Goshen Ave.
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Immaculate apartment with hardwood floors, granite Some Complexes include countertops and cedar-lined ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) Heated Pools, Sundeck, 100 S. DOHENY closets. Large separated living Very Spacious Tennis, Doorman, 1 1 1 BDRM., 1 /2 BATH. and dining rooms, with plenty /2 Ba. 1 Bd.+Den+1 Houseman, Staff Single + 1 Bath of light flowing throughout 24-hr. security, swimming Engineers, Switchboard, •)(•)(•)(•)(•) and private balcony. Master WiFi, (central pool, tennis court, gym, air/heat, Security Staff, suite with private bath. Plenty fireplace, balcony, upgraded. High-rise bldg. Switchboard, Saunas, Balcony, dishwasher, Avail. June 1st. Next to skylight, elevator, inter- of space for storage. Washer/ controlled access, Business Center, Pet dryer and garage parking incl. pool, elevator, parking, Four Seasons Hotel. com entry, on-site laundry facility. PlayLand, Restaurant, Next to Century City, BHHS, laundry, parking. 310/312-9871 $2,850/MO Acres of Flower Gardens restaurants, shops and more! Shopping & Dining in P LEASE C ALL : Call 310/892-4166 and Grassy Lawns. Brentwood Village Call 310/475-9311 310/274-8840 443 S. Oakhurst Dr.
• • • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • • • • • • •• • •• •• B R I G H T & S PA C I O U S B E V E R LY H I L L S LIVING.
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925 S. Barrington Ave. Rooftop pool, 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath deck, central air, Hardwood floors, elevator, intercom dishwasher, on-site entry, on-sight laundry, gym, parking. laundry & parking.
310/826-0541 Close to shopping, dining & transportation.
• Free WiFi Access •
~ 310/476-3824 ~ BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE
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• WESTWOOD •
• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •
• Spacious • 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath
Fireplace, balcony, wet bar, dishwasher, laundry facility, elevator, parking.
Dishwasher, on-site laundry, parking. C LOSE TO F REEWAY & T RANSPORTATION .
Close to shops+dining. 310/826-0541
310/449-1100
Brand New Building • 1 Bd. +1 Ba. • 2 Bd. +2 Ba. • 3 Bd. +3 Ba.
2600 Virginia Ave.
Everything Brand New
BRENTWOOD
C LOSE TO S ANTA M ONICA C OLLEGE .
922 S. Barrington Av.
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Single+1 Ba. Includes: Air conditioning unit, laundry facility, subterranean prkg. Near Whole Foods.
The Clarige 670 Kelton Ave.
Hardwood floors, appliances, washer/ dryer in each unit, central air. Pool, jacuzzi 1628 S. Westgate Ave. spa, fitness center, X-St. Santa Monica Bl. rooftop garden patio+ ~ 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. ~ fire pits, courtyard, B r i g h t & A i r y. Intercom entry, on-sight controlled access, prkg. parking, on-sight laundry 310/209-0006 facility, courtyard patio. Steps to UCLA & Close to transportation. Westwood Village.
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• WESTWOOD • WILSHIRE
550 Veteran Ave. • • • • • • 2 Bd. • +2 Ba. • • • • • • Very spacious, granite counters, microwave, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, parking & WiFi. Very close to UCLA & Westwood Village. 310/208-5166
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CORRIDOR
Pool, sauna, parking. intercom entry, Close to shopping, dining & elevator, on-site laundry, parking. transportation. Please Call: All Utilities Paid.
310/479-0700
310/864-0319
• Bright Unit • On-site laundry, on-site parking.
**C **CENTURY CITY** 2220 S. Beverly Glen
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•••• •• • •••• • • 1 B d . + 1 B a . • Newly Remodeled. Balcony, air conditioning • • S i n g l e • • New hrwd. flrs., stain- dishwasher, controlled less steel appl., balcony, •• access bldg., WiFi, •• controlled access, • • L o t s o f • • on-site laundry, prkg. pool, on-sight laundry, Character & Charm! gym, parking. 1307 Barry Ave. Glass Fireplace 310/477-6885 310/473-1509 Newly Remodeled. Close to U.C.L.A SMALL QUIET BLDG. New hardwood flrs., granite counters, WESTWOOD stainless steel appl., L.A.’S FINEST, 10905 Ohio Ave. MOST LUXURIOUS alcove fireplace, •• •• APT. RENTAL fridge, laundry facility, • * * * * * * • 1 Bd.+1 Ba.• • gated parking, intercom •• • entry, WiFi and more. The Mission” •
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• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • • • • 6-Month Lease Avail.
* * * * * * Every Extra Luxury
custom cabinets, granite countertops, stone entry, pool, health club, spa. • Free WiFi Access • • Close to UCLA •
Controlled access, garage, laundry facility. Close to Beach.
1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. L.A., 90024 Contact Mgr.:
310/394-7132
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• Free WiFi •
elevator, parking, pool.
213/385-4751 Close to transportation, downtown & Hardwood/carpet/tile flrs., a/c, balcony, ceiling fans. great restaurants. Marble & granite counters, • MIRACLE MILE • new stainless steel 615 S. Cochran Ave. appliances, dishwasher, Newly Remodeled fridge, microwave. • Single • Controlled access, Controlled access, laundry facility, gated on-sight laundry, parking. Club house, a/c unit, kitchenette. enclosed pool, jacuzzi, 323/879-9611 gym, wifi. Pets OK. Close to Museums, 213/302-2674 The Grove Close to Downtown, & Restaurants. transit & great dining
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Close To U.C.L.A. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 310/477-6856 •••• •• • •••• •
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access bldg., WiFi, pool, on-sight laundry, gym, parking.
Contact Rod at 310-278-1322
Close to U.C.L.A
310/477-6885
• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath
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Balcony, air conditioning, controlled access bldg., covered parking, laundry facility.
BACHELOR SINGLE 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. 2 Bd. + 2 Ba.
S L I P
Spacious a/c, fireplace, pool, controlled access, laundry fac., prkg.
423 S. Hoover St. • 1 Bd. +1 Ba. •
269 S. Lafayette Park Pl.
10530-10540 Wilshire Bl.
Bachelor CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., • Controlled access, SHOPPING & 1 BLK. laundry facility. Close to TO WESTWOOD PARK. Utilities Included. transportation. 310/478-8616 323/851-3790 • 310/442-8265 • • WESTWOOD • Close to Everything.
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• • • • • • • • • • • Call: 310/470-4474 • • ————— 310/820-1810 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ————— • • CULVER CITY ————— • Single • H O L LY W O O D WEST L.A. 3830 Vinton Ave. •• • • 1769-1775 1433 Brockton Ave. W E S T L . A . N. Sycamore Av. • • • • • 1343 Carmelina Ave. • • • Single • S p a c i o u s • • • • • \\\\\\ WiFi, a/c, intercom 1 Bdrm+1 Bath / / / / / / •• • • - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath entry, laundry facility, • • • •• Single Laundry facility, • 310/592-4511
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ANTIQUES / JEWELRY BUY & SELL
ANTIQUES / JEWELRY BUY & SELL
WANTED
CHANEL, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA EXOTIC SKINS, AND ALL HIGH-END DESIGNER HANDBAGS, CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES.
WE PA AY Y TOP DOLLA AR FOR YOUR TREA ASURES
NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.
BUY/SELL TOP DOLLAR PAID Call (310) 289-9561
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Antiques, Fine Art, Sculpture, Porcelain Silver, Arrt Glass, Furniture, Clocks & More!
310-858-7666 • 310-467-1338 9000 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA CA 90211 Artela@aol.com | Ar rteantiques.com Lic #19101157
•• LEGACY •• ESTATE SALE WOODLAND HILLS Fine furnishings (incl. marble and granite pcs.), china, crystal, sterling and silver plate, bronzes, statuary, clocks, chandeliers, art, porcelain, Christmas, linens, clothes, furs, Capodimonte, jewelry, appliances, patio & more!! June 1ST (8 AM-4 PM) June 2ND (9 AM-4 PM) 23046 Cumorah Crest
We buy your jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, watches, coins, gold, antiques... Cash on the spot
No appointment necessary
Woodland Hills, 91364 www.LegacyEstateSales.com
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201 South Beverly Drive • Beverly Hills • 310-550-5755 store license # 19101172
FRENCH BULLDOG PUPPIES FOR SALE
SUDOKU
5 weeks old and cute as can be! Perfect pet for all. Text Tawnya for info and pictures 909/496-5616
TO ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES Call GEORGE at 310-278-1322
310-273-8174
WWW.MIZRAHIDIAMONDS.COM
LIC#0789
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IRON / WOOD
HANDY PEOPLE
CLOCK REPAIR
MAINTENANCE SERVICES
FENCE & GATES
Handyman Services
MAINTENANCE 213-300-9294
Everything (almost) you don't like to do, can't do, or just won't do in and around your house.
CONCRETE
ELECTRICIAN
G.C. CONSTRUCTION • Any Concrete Flatwork • Concrete Walls • Resurfacing of Old Concrete • Natural Stone Specialist
Competitive Prices Call 310/562-3698 Lic. #841143
CARE ELECTRIC
and get it done today!
WE DO ALL REPAIRS FOR APARTMENT Plumbing, Electric, Carpentry, Minor Painting Install Appliances & More! New Tenant Prep Free Estimates • Insured 40 Years of Experience
CUSTOM IRON LOS ANGELES 648 N. MAIN ST • LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Plumbing, Painting Plastering & More
Honesty, Neatness & Dependability When It Matters The Most!
• Fair Rates • Ben: 310/770-6192 Bldg owners/prop mgmt co’s, we welcome all repairs & updates for apts/condos/homes.
MARBLE
RESTORATION
• MARVIN •
Reliable Handyman & General Contractor
All Electrical Needs! Residential/Commercial Expert Repair Small Jobs OK Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed!
Painting • Ceramic Tile Plumbing • Re-Piping Electrical • Drywall Window Installation Kitchen & Bath Remodels General Repairs Apt Bldg. Maintenance For any home improvement. Call Marvin,
www.careelectric.net
310/430-1808 & Get it done for less!
310/901-9411
Fully Insured • Lic #934284
Lic.# 568446
• • • •
A.S.K.
SILVER STONE
Call 310/653-2551
PLUMBING
25 Years Experience
Correction to Feb. 8, 2019 Courier Obituary
GOLD COAST ~ MARBLE ~ • • • •
Robert C. Bogert assisted in the development of the Air Sole and Head ski boot alongside the inventor, Marion “Frank" Rudy. Bob and Frank presented to Nike co-founder and visionary, Phil Knight the idea of using Frank's invention as a cushioning device for running shoes. Phil ran on an early prototype, loved it, Nike Air was born and almost 40 years later is still a worldwide recognized name.
Marble Polishing Sealing Floor Restoration Grout Cleaning
Call For Free Estimate:
• 818/348-3266 • • Cell: 818/422-9493 • • Member of BBB • REAL ESTATE AGENTS/SELLERS, PREP YOUR PROPERTY.
SERVICE DIRECTORY HOOK-UPS
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BY NATAN LAST / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ Natan Last, 28, is a founding member of the International Rescue Committee’s innovation lab and a researcher and advocate for refugee resettlement and humanitarian aid. A frequent contributor — he sold his first crossword to The Times when he was 16; this is his 29th for the paper — Last says this puzzle’s theme germinated as he watched people fish in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn. — W.S.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR As I drove our daughters Sofia and Olympia to El El Rodeo for the final time this morning, I was filled with nostalgia and bittersweet anticipation. We have had such an amazing prosperous ride these last eight years with so many incredible teachers led by Principal Kevin Allen. Our girls have flourished at this storybook, neighborhood public school which is really one of the finest in the country as far as our family is concerned. My wife Brigitte and I can’t figure out how the time flew by so quickly and yet when we took the tour recently at the new Beverly Vista Middle School, we see that Kevin Allen and staff have tremendous opportunities awaiting our students in August. We are all so fortunate here in Beverly Hills to have such a stellar school system and hats off
to Superintendent Dr Michael Bregy for running a tight ship. Selfishly Brigitte and I hope he will find a way to hold on to Lauren Burns a fine young educator whom our daughter Olympia as well as many students are quite fond of. Have a great summer El Rodeo families and we will see you on carpool line on Elm Drive this fall! Hal Lifson ****** All hail to the Beverly Hills Courier! In Victoria Talbot’s amazing reportage of the controversial “southwest traffic calming” proposal on last week’s front page, she never once mentioned the name of the person who bought a full page ad the previous week to promote a partticular point of view. No “pay to play” at the Courier! Onward ethical journalism! Steve Mayer
Another Phobia From Roger Lefkon THE FEAR OF NUMBERS There is considerable trepidation associated with Numerophobia, better known as a fear of numbers and a definite non starter for aspiring bean counters. Many people dread specific numbers such as 4, 8, 13 and 666 which are typically associated with bad luck, evil spirits and the devil. For me the number 911, a direct line to summon paramedics, is particularly unnerving although, given that the average life expectancy of a Brooklyn-born Jew is 79, I’m playing with house money and my number is yet to come up. It’s very alarming though when complete strangers begin calling you “sir” and little old ladies with blue hair offer me their seat in the doctor’s waiting room. My mother and father were enamored of everything Chinese including Mandarin cuisine, acrobats, made to order shirts, Tai Chi, New Year’s celebrations and fortune cookies. They were also avid fans of the legendary Oriental detective Charlie Chan, whose exploits resulted in 48 films and 14 children, each of whom was given a number rather than a name. So it came as no surprise when my parents took a page out of his book and began referring to me as No. 1 son. It wasn’t until I began high school that I legally changed my name to Roger. My fear of digits has no limits and includes having to remember my Social Security number, frequent flyer numbers, bank account number, phone and credit card numbers, pin numbers, and my military dog tag number in case I’m recalled for active duty as a an explosive ordinance disposal specialist and my prison number should there be a reunion of the cell block 39 gang. Health related numbers contribute mightily to my uneasy state of mind. My capacity to outlive my doctors is dependent upon an array of numerical readings that includes cholesterol, PSA, A1C, triglycerides, blood pressure, vision, bone density, temperature, weight, body fat and let’s not forget the number of times I pay a nocturnal visit to the bathroom–a day part normally the domain of vampires and owls. It’s 3 a.m. and as I climb back into bed in search of a deep sleep the phone rings and guess what, a cheerful voice at the other end says: “sorry, wrong number.” Many people approach dating as a numbers game. The mind set being the more folks you meet the better your chances are of finding the ideal partner or at the very least someone who will lend you money. Does that mean that quantity is more important than quality in hitting the relationship jackpot? Maybe yes and maybe no. After all in the world of “meet and greet” things
don’t always compute. As scary numbers go there is 8291040, the infamous IRS hotline; 1158, signifying the Doomsday Clock is 2 minutes away from the annihilation of humanity and the end of my alimony payments; 9.5, the largest earthquake ever recorded and immediately classified by the media as breaking news; 600, the number of bacterial species taking up residence in your mouth. Think about that the next time you are contemplating planting a serious kiss on your loved one; 28, the deli number given to a gargantuan triple decker sandwich overflowing with pastrami, corned beef, turkey, roast beef, chopped liver, and Swiss cheese–best eaten as a last meal on death row when your number is up. 175 million to one, the odds of winning the Powerball lottery; 30-70, the likelihood of having sex on a first date improving to 50-50 if you are nice to her dog; 50-50 also represents your chances at winning at roulette if you bet on red or black. The same odds apply when playing Russian roulette but you get more bang for your buck; 200 plus, the staggering number of basic cable channels devoted to an alarming number of bizarre subjects including deadly river monsters, bladder relief, swamp people, sex toys, paranormal activity, achieving a flat stomach, and zombies. My 60th high school reunion was as eerie as a Stephen King novel, a very scary experience. Wheelchairs, walkers and handicap parking dominated the entrance to the reunion venue. Very few people resembled their year book photos and many looked just like their parents. Name tags were essential. There were the same cliques, same old grudges and a sense of uncertainty prevailed everywhere. Although the number of deceased classmates was higher than expected, I nevertheless won the “kicked the bucket” pool with a prediction of 40 out of a class of 250, an irrefutably accurate reflection of the march of time. 163 are the number of floors in the world’s tallest building in Dubai where I was once stuck in an elevator with a group of volunteers participating in an irritable bowel syndrome clinical trial. It was a real gas! The number seven is really frightening. Why, you ask? Because 789. Not all numbers are to be feared. however. The Beatles had a passion for songs inspired by figures. There was Penny Lane, The Two of Us, Eight Days a Week, Cloud 9, You’re Sixteen & When I’m 64 and if the numbers didn’t add up they simply shrugged and sang We Can Work. Roger Lefkon is a veteran TV writer/producer, former senior executive with Merv Griffin Entertainment, and author of The World Is A Really Scary Place
Cartoon for the Courier by Janet Salter
Astrology
By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 31). The next 12 months feature beautiful destinations and people. You'll have a new way of looking at your work. When relationships suit your deeper purpose, you don't worry so much about the trivialities. What you thought would be a perkless job will wind up having the best, most rewarding bonuses. Aries and Scorpio adore you. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may give loved ones a pass, but when it comes to your own motivations, you'll be brutally honest, rooting out fear, resistance and anything standing in the way of your desired result. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The notion that personal space is sacred is a learned concept. Children and many others don't readily understand the boundaries of others or read social cues. You'll need more space today. Claim it, and then protect your claim. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The easy thing is to reveal everything, say whatever pops to mind, answer every question asked of you. The better choice is to present judiciously and cultivate a sense of mystery. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You can see success in your mind's eye and position yourself to head right into it. Once you've established this, any other direction you go is a function of fear. Don't let fear win. Steer straight. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If you get enough bad ideas, a handful of good ones will sneak into the game. This can't be helped. Instead of trying for good or bad ideas, go for as many ideas of any kind as you can possibly come up with and sort them out later. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Purposefulness makes you happy, but happiness doesn't make you purposeful. That's why happiness is a famously terrible aim. Also know that you don't have to stick to the first purpose you land on. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If you don't take the opportunities that come, you'll regret it. If you do take them, and they wind up being foolish and setting you back in some way, that's still better than having no story to tell. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The impulse to share is very telling. The first thing you'll learn is what moves you. The second thing you'll learn is who you really care about, because your heart's impulses gravitate toward those people. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You're in no mood to commit. The lingering atmosphere of impermanence around a new thing will lower your resistance to trying it out. Hop on a trend, and see where it goes. PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Sit back and absorb the story unfolding before you. Additionally, know that while it seems like it would be cool to get the insider scoop, without a solid understanding of the big picture, the details won't matter. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Different spiritual elevations fit different times of life. It's not a hierarchy. Don't strive, push, or believe you should be anywhere but where you are. Anyway, the spiritually tall are usually standing on someone else's shoulders. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). If you fit in too well, you'll be invisible. This is perfect if you're sneaking along in dangerous territory or infiltrating somewhere you don't belong, but it serves absolutely no purpose in your own land.
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