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June 29, 2018

City Raises Allowable Rent Increases, Relocation Fees

NOT YOUR ORDINARY SUMMER GARDEN PARTY – The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce Summer Garden Party was a standing-room only affair Wednesday, with tempting food and drinks from several members enticing guests to network among some of the most famous retailers and businesspeople in the world.

The Summer Garden Party is also the annual installation event, and this year, Charles Black of Compass Real Estate was installed as 2018 Chairman. Several members of the 2018 Board of Directors joined in the fun. Pictured from left: Jade Mills, Bruce Schulman, Vicky Mense, Jennifer Kullmann, Giorgio Sease, Giacomino Drago, Beverly Hills Chamber Execitive Director Todd Johnson, Beverly Hills Mayor Julian Gold, Board Chairman Charles L. Black III, Chris Bonbright, Beverly Hills Councilmember Lili Bosse, Deborah Kallick, Bobbe Joy Dawson, Ken Kerzner, Shermeen Greenmun, Judie Fenton, Rey Viquez III, Jay Newman, Mark Egerman and Kelly O. Scott.

The Health & Safety Commission honored the Stop The Bleed program. 4

The BHPD announced the arrest of a highly soughtafter sex assault suspect. 4

City Salary Survey This week, the Courier prints part 2 of its City employee pay and benefits survey, beginning on page 14.

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Ranks No. 1 In West, 6th In U.S.

By Matt Lopez For the second straight year, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has been named the top pediatric hospital in the western United States and No. 6 nationwide, according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals rankings announced this week.

CHLA also was named to U.S. News' Honor Roll of Best Children's Hospitals for the 10th consecutive year. The distinction recognizes elite pediatric academic medical centers with the largest, most comprehensive clinical programs that result in the best health outcomes for their patients.

“An institution like Children's

Hospital Los Angeles can only achieve decades of excellence in transformative care through the unceasing compassion, innovation and commitment to high-quality care by our talented doctors, nurses, researchers, technicians and staff,” says CHLA President and Chief Executive Officer Paul S. Viviano. “As careful stewards of the lives entrusted to us, we are (see ‘CHLA’ page 7)

Beverly Elder: Frances Shloss – Architect, Longterm Renter Part 81 in a series on Beverly Hills residents who have grown with the Centennial City

George Christy, Page 6 The New L.A. Times Editor, Norman Pearlstine, Will Focus On Sports, Technology, The Environment And Food During His Tenure

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By Laura Coleman From the time Frances Shloss was a small child, she always had a passion for painting. To this day, she still recalls her first successful drawing: a rendering of her family’s beautiful old colonial house for a school assignment.

Frances was so pleased with the result that she took the artwork home to show her mother. Frances’ teacher, however, was none too pleased to learn that she had taken the drawing from the school house and subsequently punished her, forcing her to sit in a corner.

“It was my first artistic endeavor and I got scolded for it,” Frances recalled.

ants and landlords that read: “Pursuant to Section 4-6-3 of Chapter 6 of Title 4 of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code (“BHMC”), annual rent increases…shall not exceed the greater of three percent (3%) of the rental rate then in effect, or the percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, of the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for the Los Angeles/Orange County area, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.”

That is an increase of more than a third from the annual three percent last year, surprising everyone within the rental community, especially those who believed that rent increases were to be capped at three percent, said Mark Elliot of Renters Alliance. (see ‘RENT’ page 13)

Public Comment Period For Beverly Hilton EIR Extended

Frances Shloss

Today, at 95-years-old, Frances still paints daily. She estimates she has upwards of 500 hand-done watercolor postcards in her (see ‘FRANCES SHLOSS’ page 25)

By Victoria Talbot The public comment period for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) on The Beverly Hilton Specific Plan Amendment that was set for 30 days (May 18 to June 18) has been extended until July 23 and a second public scoping meeting set for 6 p.m. July 18 at the Municipal Gallery in City Hall after residents claim they were not aware of the first meeting.

The purpose of the scoping meeting and the public comment period is to present the Modified Project to the public and provide for a robust airing of the environmental issues to be analyzed in the Draft Supplemental EIR for an inventory of potential environmental effects that accurately reflects

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THIS ISSUE

By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills Rent Stabilization Program has sent out notices to tenants and landlords adjusting the three percent allowable rent increase and relocation fees to 4.1 percent reflecting the year over year percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Los Angeles - Long Beach – Anaheim region from May 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018.

Notices of the allowable increases were mailed to tenants and landlords Tuesday, according to City staff, and emails sent to all those who have submitted their email address.

The increases may be imposed after June 12 with a 30-day notice to only those tenants who are due for an annual rent increase.

Notices were sent to ten-

the community’s concerns.

The Modified Project will be addressed by Rincon Consultants, contracted to produce the SEIR. A previous scoping meeting on the project was held June 12, and was attended by approximately 22 people, including representatives from One Beverly Hills who financed an opposition campaign when Hilton owner Beny Alagem sought voter approval for a 26-story single-building project on the November 2016 ballot that failed.

The June 12 scoping meeting was on the same evening as the Backdraft Ball, a popular event held at The Beverly Hilton. Besides the possible (see ‘HILTON PROJECT’ page 25)

AMERICAN IDOLS — Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood walked the Red Carpet during the 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel.

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

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BEVERLY HILLS

SUMMARY NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 19, 2018, the Council of the City of Beverly Hills adopted an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE ON EXISTING REGULATIONS RELATED TO PAVING BUFFERS IN THE CENTRAL AREA OF THE CITY, THE LOCATION OF REQUIRED PAVING BUFFERS IN THE SINGLEFAMILY AREAS OF THE CITY, DECKS OVER DRIVEWAYS IN THE CENTRAL AREA OF THE CITY, PUBLIC NOTICING REQUIREMENTS, AND THE LIST OF PROJECTS FOR WHICH A DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW IS REQUIRED Mayor Gold, Vice Mayor Mirisch, and Councilmembers Bosse, Wunderlich, and Friedman voted for the adoption of the Ordinance (Ordinance NO. 18-O2755).

A summary of that Ordinance, which has been prepared and published in accordance with the requirements of Government Code Section 36933, follows: Summary of Ordinance The Ordinance includes minor modifications to existing code language to address inaccuracies, remove errors, and improve the clarity of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code (BHMC). The Ordinance does not include substantive changes to the current meaning or interpretation of the code sections being amended. Specifically, the Ordinance would amend the following: • BHMC § 10-3-2422(F) to reconcile paving buffer standards with the development standards that govern walls, fences, and hedges in the front yard in the Central Area of the City (available in BHMC § 10-3-2420(C)); • BHMC § 10-3-2422(F), 10-3-2518(E), and 10-3-2618(E) to clarify that paving buffers are not required in front of walkway entrances; • BHMC § 10-3-2409(D) to delete the word “ramps” to clarify that a deck may be located over a residential driveway that leads directly to a subterranean parking entrance in the Central Area of the City; • BHMC § 10-3-253(A) to add the Historic Incentive Permit to the table of standard notification requirements at the Planning Commission level, consistent with the noticing requirements cited for the permit in Ordinance 14-O-2670; • BHMC § 10-3-253(B) to change title of the table from “Public Notice Posting Requirements” to “Special Public Notice Requirements” for clarity; • BHMC § 10-3-3100 to specifically identify that new construction involving 2,500 square feet or more of new or additional floor area requires a Development Plan Review; • BHMC § 10-3-3100 to specifically identify that new construction that increases the height of a structure or building requires a Development Plan Review, unless otherwise specified in Chapter 3 of Title 10 of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code.

A certified copy of the entirety of the text of Ordinance is available in the office of the City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 and is available for public inspection at that location. For more information, please contact Alek Miller, Associate Planner, Community Development Department, at (310) 285-1196 or amiller@beverlyhills.org.

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No Fireworks In Beverly Hills? Where To Celebrate Independence Day In L.A.

By Matt Lopez Wednesday is the Fourth of July but there won’t be much in the way of fireworks within Beverly Hills city limits.

There’s plenty of fun to be had though, and most of it is just a short drive away from the 90210.

Holmby Hills: One of the closest events to Beverly Hills is the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association’s 4th of July picnic and parade. The annual event kicks off at 10 a.m. at Warner Avenue School and features a parade, food and drinks, kidfriendly activities such as bounce houses, obstacle courses and much more.

Hollywood Bowl: The Go-Go’s play this year’s July 4th spectacular, with the performance beginning at 7:30 p.m., followed by fireworks.

Pacific Palisades: The all-day Independence Day fun begins at 8:15 with races, followed by an 8:30 a.m. kids run. The parade begins at 2 p.m. followed by food, a live concert and kids activities. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m. For more information, visit http://palisades4th.com/.

Downtown L.A.: Grand Park’s 4th of July Block Party and Fireworks is from 3-10 p.m. with picnics, games, art, music and dancing, followed by a spectacular fireworks show.

Culver City: West L.A. College hosts the 2018 Culver City fireworks show. Gates open at 4 p.m. and fireworks begin at dusk. Admission is $5 per person and parking is $15. Cover band Hiatus will perform and there will be carnival games, raffles and food trucks. Visit http://culvercityfireworksshow.com/.

Marina Del Rey: Viewing of fireworks can be seen at Burton Chace Park and Fisherman’s Village beginning at 9 p.m. Visit https://www.visitmarinadelrey.com/events/july-4-marina-del-rey.

Santa Monica: Santa Monica College’s big Independence Day event includes live music with food and drinks available to purchase. Parking lots open at 4 p.m. and entertainment starts at 6. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m.

For more information, visit https://www.santamonica.com/event/ independence-day-celebration-santamonica-college/.

Pasadena: The Rose Bowl hosts the 92nd annual AmericaFest, featuring a fireworks show and live entertainment, including a performance from American Idol's Maddie Poppe.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For more info and tickets, visit https://www.rosebowlstadium.com/events/detail/america-fest.

STOP THE BLEED – Mayor Julian Gold joined the Health and Safety Commission Monday to honor the Stop the Bleed program and commended the program’s mission to educate and train residents as first responders. Pictured, standing (from left): Commissioner Daniel Nazarian, Brett Dodd from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Les Bronte from Beverly Hills CPR, Beverly Hills Mayor Julian Gold, Fire Department Chief Gregory Barton and EMS Administrator Sean Stokes of the Beverly Hills Fire Department and Vice Chair Gary Ross.

Seated, front row: Commissioner Myra Lurie, Commission Chair Myra Demeter, Ph.D and Commissioner Lisa Kay Schwartz.

Beverly Hills Police Arrest Sexual Assault Suspect After Months-Long Investigation

By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hills Police Department this week announced the arrest of a man suspected of a violent sexual assault in April.

The assault occurred on April 22 near Wilshire Boulevard and Merv Griffin Way, when a woman who was walking westbound from West Hollywood was grabbed from behind and pulled to a secluded area nearby, where the man attempted to sexually assault her before fleeing the area.

Days after the incident, the BHPD released surveillance snapshots, which were published in the Courier among many other outlets, of a man on a bicycle who was believed to be the assailant.

According to BHPD Lt. Elisabeth Albanese, the release of the images helped provide a lead that connected Cuauhtemoc “Temo” Perez, 27, of Los Angeles to the assault.

Perez is currently in custody with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department on charges of assault to commit rape, kid-

“Temo” Perez

napping to commit rape and assault by force. His bail is set at $1 million and he’s due to appear in court July 12 at the Airport Courthouse.

Anyone with information about the crime, or other crimes Perez might have been involved in, are asked to contact the BHPD Detective Bureau at 310285-2158.

Beverly Hills Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years On Fraud Charges

By Matt Lopez A Beverly Hills doctor was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison last week for his role in a massive fraud scheme.

Dr. Ronald Grusd was sentenced this week after being convicted in December on 39 charges, including conspiracy, honest services wire and mail fraud, as well as health care fraud.

According to a press release from the United States Attorney's office, Grusd's companies – California Imaging Network and Willows Consulting Company – paid kickbacks for patient referrals from multiple clinics in San Diego and Imperial counties to fraudulently bill insurance companies more than $22 million for medical services.

Grusd was allegedly negotiating

with several individuals, including a primary treating physician, for the payment of kickbacks for the referral of workers’ compensation patients for various medical services, including MRIs, ultrasounds, shockwave treatments, toxicology testing and prescription medication.

After the patients were referred for service, one of Grusd’s companies would allegedly fraudulently bill insurance companies for the procedures.

Another of Grusd’s companies is alleged to have funneled kickback payments to those directing the referral of the patients from the various clinics.

Records showed that Grusd paid over $100,000 to secure the billings for hundreds of patients, with bribes paid on a per-patient or per-body-part formula.

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L.A. Building & Safety Fails To Enforce Its Own Rules At Strada Vecchia Hearing

SOCCER STARS – The Beverly Hills AYSO’s BH City FC boys team came in second place at the Copa Cabana Beach Tournament in Huntington Beach on June 9-10.

Pictured, bottom row (from left): Brenden Tonley, Alan Yektafar, and Jonah Hamuy. Middle row, from left: Nicholas Partielli, Jacob Pinchuk, Kyle Yousef, Max Nabati, Cash AmmonRosier, Benjamin Hacker, and Jacob Hazany. Top row (from left): Coach Jason Tonley and Coach Sassan Yektafar.

Beverly Hills Police Department Announces New Online Crime Reporting

By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills Police Department announced a new online reporting system that makes it easier than ever to submit a police report immediately, and print a free copy of the report.

The system is for certain incidents that occur within the City of Beverly Hills, including harassing phone calls, lost property, vandalism to property or vehicles and the submission of property information to add to existing reports.

This feature is available to allow a quick and easy way for community members to report incidents to the police.

Once submitted, the online report will be reviewed and approved by a police officer.

Then, an officer will contact the person who submitted the report for any additional information.

“It is a priority to find new ways to increase access to police services through the use of technology,” said

Chief Sandra Spagnoli, calling it “21st century policing.”

Once submitted, a draft of the report can conveniently be printed out in the privacy of your home, free of charge. That report can be used for personal records or insurance purposes.

There is something reassuring about having a Beverly Hills police officer to talk to when someone is experiencing a crime, and for that, there is always 9-11. Use 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency.

For those who wish an alternative to online policing, a report can be made either by visiting the police station or calling the dispatch center, 310-5504951, to request that a police officer respond to your location.

Later this year, the Police Department will evaluate the system to determine if the system can be expanded to include other incident types.

The online reporting system can be accessed on the City’s website at www.beverlyhills.org.

Beverly Hills Police K9 Who Assisted In More Than $1M In Drug Busts Dies

By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hills police this week warmly honored a retired K-9 who helped in the seizure of more than $1 million in drug money over his time with the department.

Merlin, who was 16-years-old, was the longest-living Beverly Hills Police Department K-9, said BHPD Lt. Elisabeth Albanese.

He was also the department's first Belgian Malinois to be assigned and successfully used within the BHPD Canine Unit.

Merlin served the BHPD from Photo: @Chief_Spagnoli on Twitter.

2005-2011.

BHPD Sandra Spagnoli posted Merlin “successfully detected Thursday on Twitter: “Retired numerous large amounts of narcotics” @BeverlyHillsPD K9 Merlin passed and “assisted in the seizure of well over away this week. Our first Malinois and $1 million of U.S. currency involved in the longest living BHPD K9. the narcotics trade,” Albanese said. #NeverForget TY for your service 20052011.”

By Matt Lopez On Tuesday, Bel Air residents came to the Los Angeles Board of Building and Safety Commissioners (BBSC) with a simple question: Why has the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) ignored their own Orders to Comply and the mandate from the BBSC to demolish the unapproved construction of Mohamed Hadid’s massive 901 Strada Vecchia megamansion in Bel Air? On April 8, 2015, the LADBS levied Orders to Comply to Hadid’s megamansion that stated large parts of the home were built outside of permit and that Hadid must “demolish and remove all unauthorized, unapproved construction and restore the site to its approved state.”

Three years later, the entirety of the megamansion still remains, towering over the Bel-Air hillside, and nothing has been done to actually follow through on the enforcement of those 2015 orders.

Unfortunately, no answers were given Tuesday and the commissioners ruled that LADBS did not “err or abuse its discretion” in approving the 2017 erosion control plan that allowed Hadid 2,283 cubic yards of additional grading at the site, which lawyers for Bel-Air residents Joe and Beatriz Horacek and John and Judith Bedrosian say brings the total amount of grading at the site to date to over 14,000 cubic yards – all without a single valid grad-

ing permit having ever been issued to the project.

There is no word as to whether the Horacek and Bedrosian families are planning to appeal the decision.

Around two dozen Bel Air residents spoke out against the project during Tuesday’s meeting in Los Angeles.

L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz also spoke, strongly condemning the property and calling for its demolition.

Perhaps the most startling moment came when BBSC President Evangelos P. Ambatielos questioned LADBS General Manager Frank Bush – who has been in the department during the entirety of the 901 Strada Vecchia saga – as to why and how LADBS let the site get to this point, skirting so many permits and rules violations.

Bush’s response essentially passed the buck to others, stating that the department had moved people who were involved in the early stages of inspection to “other positions” while claiming that others retired. He said the department is “looking into it” but had no real solution, and the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners didn’t seem intent on doing much to hold him to one, despite the law.

“The lack of answers from Frank Bush is most troubling, not only to us but to every neighbor who heard the explanation given by Bush last Tuesday.

When will there be transparency from LADBS regarding how 901 Strada Vecchia was allowed to be built?” said Joe Horacek.

GEORGE CHRISTY

George Christy

percent of the time and that it takes so long to treat them with appropriate drugs for their cancer.”

• “My commitment is to Los Angeles, so whatever helps this continue to be a great city, that’s what I am focused to do, and the Dodgers are certainly iconic to our community.”

• “We’re really going after truly creating sustainability of a state, disease-free establishing a complete system for managing cancer patients for life, so that you can manage from onset of the disease all the way through.”

• “You don’t inherit cancer; you actually get it.”

Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely Shaye Smith joined honorees Michele B. Chan and husband Patrick SoonShiong during a Caritas Gala supporting Saint John’s Health Center at The Beverly Wilshire

How he does all that he

does is a mystery for the ages.

Patrick Soon-Shiong, 65, the billionaire who’s built a medical empire, and, as of this month, is the owner and publisher of the Los Angeles Times.

His history of compas-

sion for the human race is a story that will be told for ages.

It has been generously written about and discussed these past weeks.

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e’s anointed Norman Pearlstine, 75, as the newspaper’s executive editor (a veteran journalist editing The Wall Street Journal, Time, etc).

Norman

informs the newspaper will now focus on sports, technology, the environment, and food.

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et us look into Patrick’s life, who grew up as the fifth of eight children above his father’s grocery store in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

• “I think of L.A. as truly the melting pot. It’s basically a mini-country unto itself.”

• “I’m passionate about basketball. I’m not as passionate about baseball as I am about basketball, but I watch baseball, and I watch football. I love sports in general.”

• “Baseball is like cricket, and I grew up in a country where they played cricket. So I

understand cricket, soccer and basketball. I played basketball at the club level and a little bit in college, so that’s why I’m a basketball fanatic.”

• “I love doing a lot of things I’m told I can’t do. I think that’s what drives me and keeps me awake every day.”

• “You have in the U.S. around two million new diagnoses of cancer a year, and 13 million survivors, so you have about 10,000 patients that require analysis every day.

That’s about five petabytes that need to be transmitted and computed on a daily basis.”

• “Every patient is a consumer, and every consumer is a potential patient. What NantWorks is doing is building the world the way Da Vinci saw it, and augmenting every frame a human being sees as they work, live and play.”

• “We know that if you just were to take the drugs that you were supposed to take for diabetes or hypertension, just take them, as opposed to not … we could save thousands per patient per year.”

• “Fake news is the cancer of our times, and social media the vehicles for metastasis.

Institutions like The Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune are more vital than ever. They must be bastions of editorial integrity and independence, if they are to protect our democracy and provide an antidote to disinformation.”

Online at www.bhcourier.com/category/george-christy

• “I am convinced that in order for you, as a patient, to be protected, it has to be transparent, evidence-based, objective information. Not self-serving information. Not pharma-driven information.

Not ad-driven information.”

• “There is no right or wrong way of giving. People in Los Angeles have made major contributions in different ways to the city: Eli Broad to art.

David Geffen to hospitals.

I’m not judgmental.”

Olivia Holt

Sophie Beem

• “It’s u n c o n scionable that cancer patients get the wrong diagnosis 30 Tiffany Alvord

Wengie

Witney Carson

Megan Nicole

Meg Donnelly

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e recalls delivering newspapers as a youngster and liking the smell of printer’s ink.

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is vast knowledge, then and now, remains exemplary.

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e’ve selected revealing quotes as insights into his wisdom, expertise, character and interests.

The SiAngie Twins posed on the Red Carpet during the 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel

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nd his concern for today’s healthcare.

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Loren Gray

Kelly Clarkson

Emily Skinner

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Bernans

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ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T

The cast of Tournament, includes (from left): James Hal Hardy, Doua Moua, Marisa Davila, Grace Folsom, Thomas DiSalvo, Arielle Hader and Marwan Salama.

Resident’s New Film About Intense World Of Gaming Earns Festival ‘Best’ Award Her love of gaming has paid off for resident Patricia DiSalvo Viayra.

In her first feature-length directorial debut, DiSalvo Viayra has taken home the top honor, the Best Feature Film Award, at the 2018 Origins Game Fair Film Festival for her film, Tournament.

The fantasy and gaming adventure comedy follows a group of unlikely friends who gather at their local game shop for an epic battle, only to have a beautiful outsider turn everything upside down.

The Origins Game Fair Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio is the second largest table-top gaming convention in the U.S. The film will go on to screen at the largest such convention in the country, the Gen Con Film Festival in Indianapolis in August, which is expected to draw 70,000 attendees.

“It’s awesome that gamers and nongamers alike are connecting with Tournament,” says DiSalvo Viayra.

“Gamers find the characters relatable and that Tournament captures the game shop culture.”

After three months in pre-production, DiSalvo Viayra helmed a 12-and-a-halfday shoot at Beverly Hills’ popular All Star Baseball Card Store and a day at

Sfixio restaurant on South Santa Monica.

To give the film authenticity, the cast had to learn the mechanics of the fictious “Tournament” game DiSalvo Viayra created.

Patricia DiSalvo Viayra They had time, and became fast friends, she says, in the confined space of the more than 25-year-old store.

Inspired by the traditional “poker night,” DiSalvo Viayra translates her premise to table-top gaming—her favorites are The Settlers of Catan, Risk: Game of Thrones and Kingdomino— to capture the spirit, camaraderie and smack talk of players.

The film was co-written, directed and produced by DiSalvo Viayra, and co-written by Sam Gasch. It features Ricardo Chavira, Elisha Kriis, Marwan Salama, Doua Moua, Marisa Davila, Grace Folsom, David Namminga, Arielle Hader and James Hal Hardy. (see ‘FILM’ page 24)

Skirball Sets Family Amphitheater Season The Skirball Cultural Center will present its season of annual Family Amphitheater Performances series, Saturday and Sunday at noon and 2 p.m., July 7–Aug. 26 in the Skirball’s outdoor amphitheater, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. This year’s lineup—to kick off Saturday, July 7 with West African drum and dance group Le Ballet Dembaya— features L.A.-based musicians, dancers, storytellers and puppeteers—all inspired by the Skirball’s summer exhibitions, “Leonard Bernstein at 100” and “The Jim

Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited.”

Families are encouraged to sing, dance, and interact with performers; and while at the performances, they can explore the galleries, take part in art projects and explore ancient artifacts at Dig It! Archaeology Adventures.

Performances are included in museum admission. No reservations are accepted and children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information and a complete concert schedule, visit skirball.org or call 310-440-4500.

CHLA

score places it sixth in the United States out of 118 qualifying pediatric medical centers.

“U.S. News‘ Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll is the industry standard for measuring a hospital's ability to provide the best and safest pediatric care,” says CHLA Chief Medical Officer James Stein, M.D., MSc. “To be ranked ‘Best in the West’ is a testament to the skill and dedication of our clinicians and staff to care for our patients and families, while being committed to training and recruiting world-class physicians and nurses who support our clinical and research missions.”

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constantly striving to be a pediatric health system that provides superior clinical care in a compassionate manner while actively developing new treatments and new cures through translational research efforts. We are honored that U.S. News & World Report yet again acknowledges the work that we do to create hope and build healthier futures.”

U.S. News scores children's hospitals separately from other hospitals due to the specialized expertise, equipment and facilities required to care for infants, children and youth. CHLA's overall 2018-19

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H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S

CHLA Researcher: Common Psychiatric Disorders Share Overlapping Genetic Risk

LIGHTING THE LAMP—Celebrating 25 years of South Central LAMP, Marge and Allan Graf opened their Hancock Park home to supporters, staff and families as a prelude to the 25th anniversary fundraising event set for Oct. 20 at SC LAMP, 92 E. 48th St., L.A. Enjoying the reception were, from left: Sr. Pauline MacDonald, RSHM, SC LAMP board member; Linda Schwartz, Friars Charitable Foundation (FCF) trustee; SC LAMP personnel, Teresita Rodriguez-Ruiz, board chair; Diana Pinto, executive director and Sr. Nuala Ryan, SSL, board member; Marge Graf, SC LAMP board member and FCF trustee, and Marilyn Stambler, FCF president. SC LAMP is committed to providing a comprehensive family literacy and early childhood program “by investing in mothers by building their confidence and skills needed to better serve their children.

In short: strong mothers foster strong children,” said Pinto. Friars Charitable Foundation has been a consistent supporter of SC LAMP programs. For more information on the 25th anniversary fundraising brunch, email: dpinto@southcentrallamp.org.

Photo by Maxine Picard

American Red Cross, 95.5 KLOS Team For Blood Drive The American Red Cross and 95.5 KLOS are once again joining forces for the 37th Annual 95.5 KLOS Blood Drive through Saturday, June 30.

Area blood donation opportunities include: • Friday, June 29, 1:30-7:30 p.m.—Los Angeles Police Department, 6501 Fountain Ave. • Saturday, June 30—Los Angeles Fire Station 59, 11505 W. Olympic Blvd.

Donors of all blood types are needed. Walk-ins will be accepted, but donors with appointments will receive prior-

ity. To make an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) and use sponsor code KLOS. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Those who weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Thousands of Southern

California volunteer blood donors have helped make the annual summer event a success.

Since 1981, the 95.5 KLOS Blood Drive has collected more than 192,597 pints of blood over the last three decades for patients including transplant recipients, accident victims and cancer patients.

As a thank-you, donors will receive a voucher for a future concert event, a commemorative 2018 95.5 KLOS Blood Drive T-shirt, a voucher for a free combo meal courtesy of Wahoo’s Fish Taco, and L.A. Galaxy discounted tickets.

Investigators have found that many common psychiatric disorders are deeply connected on a genetic level, sharing specific genetic risk factors, underscoring the need to recognize shared dimensions of brain dysfunction, and develop new treatment strategies.

Results of the investigation were published in last week’s issue of the journal, Science.

Classification of brain disorders has evolved over the last century. Researchers in the current global study—named the Brainstorm Project—used recently developed methods of heritability analysis to measure the correlation of common genetic variation across neurological and psychiatric disorders, and behavioral-cognitive traits. The results show substantial overlaps in genetic risk for psychiatric disorders, but not neurological disorders.

“Refining the classification of psychiatric disorders, which affect 1 in 6 adults, by relating the dimensions of disrupted function to their genetic underpinnings will be important for improving treatments,” said Pat Levitt, PhD, the Simms/Mann Chair in Developmental Neurogenetics, incoming chief scientific officer and director of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Saban Research Institute.

Levitt is among the authors of the Brainstorm paper, titled, “Analysis of Shared Heritability

Dr. Pat Levitt

in Common Disorders of the Brain,” which involved investigators from across the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia and Asia.

Researchers quantified the degree of overlap for genetic risk factors of 25 common brain disorders—more than had been studied previously—based on genome-wide association of common genetic variation for 215,683 patients and 657,164 controls, as well as 17 dimensions of brain function—the observable characteristics (called phenotypes)—from nearly 1.2 million individuals.

The study found that certain psychiatric disorders shared a similar genetic foundation, with the strongest links between (see ‘DISORDERS’ page 24)

Senior Care Provider Raya’s Paradise Set To Break Ground On New San Clemente Facility

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aya’s Paradise is a growing collection of highly-respected home-like residential-care facilities ser ving the entire Westside and Valley and soon in Orange County.

“Up until now we’ve been known for our quality care in cozy ‘homes,’” says Moti Michael Gamburd, owner-CEO. In February, the company opened an 11-bed home on Sierra Bonita in L.A., near an already-existing facility, bringing the company’s total number of intimate care homes to seven. Residents of the homes, ranging from six to 11 beds, enjoy services of drivers, nurses, social workers, case managers and activity directors.

In August, the company will break ground on the new 60-bed Raya’s Paradise San Clemente.

“But we will still be bringing the expertise and professional staffing we’re known for, along with a better staff-topatient ratio (3 to 1), and an attentive level of care,” said Gamburd.

“The new facility, right on the coast in a picturesque setting,” says Gamburd, “will be able to provide residents with everything they want, including

activities and social engagement in a resort-like setting.”

“We’ve been providing quality care since my mother, Raya Gamburd, established the first Raya’s Paradise in 1991,” says Gamburd, “and we’ve had a lot of people saying ‘my relative is not quite ready for a facility, do you offer home care?’”

So the company has developed a subsidiary dedicated to helping clients in their homes.

CARE (Caring, Assisting, Respecting our Elderly) Homecare sends qualified and trained caregivers to homes to help with daily routines, tasks and non-medical observation.

Services, available for four hours to 24 hours (in shifts), include providing medication assistance and reminders, including pharmacy suppor t, meal planning and preparation, exercise and strengthening, activities at home including art, music, reading, gardening, cooking, brain-stimulating activities, games and regular physical activity, companionship, safe and reliable transportation to wherever clients wish to go and even light housekeeping.

Gamburd points out that

A rendering of the new Raya’s Paradise San Clemente.

with CARE Homecare: • Caregivers are extensively screened and trained at Raya’s Paradise six locations (two more are on the way) so loved ones get the same level of care as they would at one of the residential-care homes.

• CARE Homecare also has trained and experienced caregivers for Alzheimer’s and dementia care.

Continual staff training in caregiving is a high priority at Raya’s. The company has been citied as a “Great Place to Work” and has several employees who’ve been with the company more than 20 years.

“We believe that a good work environment translates into better care for our residents,” added Gamburd.

• All caregivers are employees, not independent contractors. They’re all insured and bonded; and, with Workers Comp and liability insurance, a client is not responsible for any injuries sustained.

Over its years in business, Raya’s Paradise has developed a network of resources including geriatric psychiatrists, mobile physicians, mobile labs and any other procedure that needs to be done at home, and can recommend a podiatrist or

physical therapist.

To make sure clients’ homes are safe, the Gamburd family, owners and operators of Raya’s Paradise and CARE Homecare, also own a reputable medical equipment and home accessibility company, Gamburd Inc. developed by Israel Gamburd who grew up in the residential-care industr y with his brother Moti. A CARE Homecare exclusive, Gamburd Inc. provides ramps, grab bars and much more.

For more information on CARE Homecare, call 310-2898834 or visit www.rayasparadise.com.

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United Real Estate’s A Team - Getting The Job Done In Beverly Hills “We get the job done.”

Sure, it’s a catchy slogan, but what does it really mean?

For Beverly Hills’ selfproclaimed “A-Team” of Annie Chen and Alex Popa, the results, quite literally, speak for themselves.

With upward of $88 million in sales in 2018 alone, and with several more high-end properties either on, or soon hitting, the real estate market,

“We get the job done for our clients,” Chen said.

“Whether you are buying, selling or investing, we want it to be clear that you can feel confident trusting us with your transaction and the job will get done."

Chen is a well-known veteran of the real estate market, bringing more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of real estate investment, development, sales and financing to the table.

Alex Popa and Annie Chen

Inside United’s spacious El Camino Drive office.

Chen and Popa are proving that they know exactly what it takes to get the job done in a highly-competitive Beverly Hills real estate market.

Annie Chen

With an extensive network that spans throughout China and greater Asia, Chen – who speaks Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese and English – has become a go-to resource for many international clients.

“United Real Estate is where the true American dream is made possible,” Chen said.

Chen is the CEO and franchise owner of United Real Estate’s Beverly Hills office at 120 El Camino Dr. #112. United Real Estate is a full-service brokerage

that provides 100 percent commission with in-house transaction coordination and one-stop marketing service.

For Chen, a UCLA alum, the partnership with Popa has been a seamless success. Popa is something of a renaissance man in Beverly Hills. Popa, the Estates Director at United Real Estate, came to United as a born-and-raised Beverly Hills resident, who graduated from Beverly Hills High in 1992.

He brings a lifetime of expertise and contacts on the west side along with hard-earned negotiating and networking skills that he has picked up over the years in his time as the longtime CEO of Ace Collectibles fine ar t gallery. Ace Collectibles is well-known for being home of some of the most rare

and hard-to-find spor ts memorabilia in the world.

“I like to say that everything I touch, turns to sold,” Popa said. “No matter what you’re looking to do in real estate, I truly believe I am plugged into the market’s latest trends and changes and am all about delivering the type of insight our clients seek.”

The chemistry between Popa and Chen is evident.

The two work well together, often finishing each other’s sentences. It’s a chemistry that has helped the pair boost United Real Estate – which has been in business since 1925 – into becoming an even more prominent player in the local real estate market.

United Real Estate, Chen says, is looking to expand its team. She said any prospective brokers interested in joining

United’s 100 percent commission model should visit www.urela.co/book or http://anniechenure.com/ index.html and learn more.

“We want to do everything we can to service everyone in Beverly Hills and beyond,” Chen said.

“The more boots we have on the ground, the better it is for everyone buying and selling a home in Beverly Hills."

–– Matt Lopez

Alex Popa

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BHPD Warns Against DUI Driving 4th of July

By Victoria Talbot Party hearty, but don’t drink or drug and drive, warns the Beverly Hills Police Department.

In a Wednesday press release from Lt. Elisabeth Albanese, the BHPD is letting the public know they will be deployed and vigilant this Fourth of July.

“The Beverly Hills Police Department will deploy officers on July 4, 2018, for DUI enforcement, specifically to

stop and arrest drivers showing signs of alcohol or drug impairment,” said Albanese.

An uptick in recent years in impaired driving accidents, including 17 people killed and 430 people injured last July 4, has led to the increased enforcement.

“We want our community to enjoy the Fourth of July holiday, but we want them to do so responsibly,” said Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli.

BHPD warns that impair-

ment does not end with abstinence from alcohol. “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze” is the new tag line, reminding drivers that marijuana and prescription drugs also impair.

Volunteer to be the designated driver and select bars and restaurants offer non-alcoholic specialty drinks free.

Visit http://bit.ly/OTSDDrinks for more information.

“Drunk-driving deaths and injuries are 100 percent preventable,” said Albanese.

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New York Comes ‘A-Selling’ to Los Angeles Crowd At The SoHo House

By Victoria Talbot Last week, the SoHo House was the backdrop for an exclusive preview of two new properties in New York City.

The Elad Group showcased 108 Leonard, and One West End, the newest launch in their extensive portfolio and the first LA launch event of its kind.

Wondering why a New York property is being marketed here?

According to Samantha

Sax from Elad, in 108 Leonard's case, the building's second highest traffic source outside New York is in Los Angeles.

The two buildings possess qualities that Elad says are particularly appealing to the Hollywood lifestyle, including large interior spaces and private motor courts.

The landmark 108 Leonard boasts a 19th century McKim, Mead & White-designed Italian Renaissance Revival exterior, which has been under scaffolding for the past 17 years. A new portion of the building will be revealed this summer as the restoration continues. The building cannot be recreated today, making it a unique property, which is one reason it appeals to Hollywood's creatives.

Because of its historic landmark status, 108 Leonard has already drawn 108 LEONARD- A dramatic 19th century among Italian Renaissance Revival façade graces inquiries the buildig

SPACE AND STYLE- Modern elegance and interiors feature high ceilings, gallery walls for displaying an art collection and wooden flooring.

Photos by DBOX

those who understand that a truly great historic building bears the intrinsic value of timeless design.

The appealing architectural features include high ceilings, gallery walls perfect for displaying art collections, and a long private driveway offering covered privacy and discretion.

The building has marble kitchens and baths, and interiors by hospitality visionary Jeffrey Beers International.

Beers is also a key member of the design team behind One West End on Manhattan’s West

Side, where he custom designed Scavolini kitchens just for that building as well as all of One West End's amenities, interiors and retail spaces.

Both buildings feature luxurious amenities.

Locally, the Elad Group is known for the Carlyle Residences, located on the Wilshire Corridor in Westwood, a stunning 100 percent sell out. Elad Group is also behind the historic conversion of New York City’s Plaza Hotel.

The SoHo house event was part of a media tour of Los

Angeles by Elad’s sales and marketing team including Elad’s Chief Marketing and Design Officer Samantha Sax, Bravo TV Million Dollar Listing star Douglas Elliman agent Fredrik Eklund and his selling team John Gomes and Julia Spillman and top-selling agent Frances Katzen (also with Douglas Elliman) and Raphael De Niro (son of actor Robert De Niro).

The SoHo House showcase event represents the latest trend in New York sales for a bi-coastal market.

TO SEE AND BE SEEN

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS LA FASHION WEEK–LA Fashion Week (LAFW) returns Aug. 3 to the Petersen Automotive Museum with runway presentations for Escada and Porsche Design during a funfilled evening. Set to take place in the iconic automotive museum (pictured lower left), where the “The Porsche Effect” exhibit of 50 iconic Porsches runs through Jan. 27, 2019, the upcoming shows are a preview for LAFW’s Spring- Summer 2019 LA Fashion Week, which is scheduled for Oct. 6-10. Established in 1978, Escada is renowned for its quality and glamour, and enjoys the favor of stars including Oprah, Emma Roberts, Emily Ratajkowski, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Kerry Washington. For information, visit: www.petersen.org/events/cars-fashion.

Exhibition On 100 Years Of Fashion Photography Opens At The Getty

With more than 180 photographs, costumes, drawings, and more, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s new exhibition, “Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography, 19112011,” opened this week to great fanfare.

A comprehensive exploration of the innovative aesthetic and technological changes in the field of photography over the past century, the exhibition features more than 160 fashion photographs alongside a selection of costumes, illustrations, magazine covers, videos and advertisements.

“Once overlooked by collectors and museums because of its commercial origins, fashion photography is now recognized as having produced some of the most creative work of the 20th century,” said J. Paul Getty Museum Director Timothy Potts.

Running through Oct. 21, the exhibition draws images from the Getty Museum’s photographs collection as well as significant loans to showcase the work of more than 80 photographers, including Richard Avedon, Lillian Bassman, Guy Bourdin, Erwin Blumenfeld, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Hiro, Inez and Vinoodh, Peter Lindbergh, Man Ray, Helmut Newton, Nick Knight, Gordon Parks, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, Edward Steichen, and Tim Walker.

For information, visit: www.getty.edu.

NALIP 2018 Latino Media Awards Celebrates Talent At Dolby Theatre

OPENING NIGHT–Models and photographers celebrated the Getty’s opening celebration for “Icons of Style” on Monday evening. Pictured (clockwise, from top left): Pat York, Michael York, Joan Collins, Christopher Rauschenberg and Percy Gibson; Diane Keaton and Timothy Potts; and model Beverly Johnson, the first black model to grace the cover of Vogue.

LATINO MEDIA AWARDS– From left: actor Isabela Moner, recipient of the Lupe Ontiveros Award; musician Gustavo Santaolalla, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award; actor Mishel Prada, recipient of Outstanding Achievement in TV Award; and actor Diego Luna, recipient of Outstanding Achievement Award; attend the NALIP 2018 Latino Media Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on June 23.

Photos by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for NALIP

The NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) presented the NALIP Latino Media Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom on Saturday night.

The Latino Media Awards, hosted

by Kristina Guerrero, was the highlight of the NALIP Media Summit, which took place June 21-24. NALIP seeks to inspire, promote, and advocate for Latino content creators in media.

The largest and most prestigious annual gathering of Latinos in the

media field nationwide, the NALIP Media Summit was presented by HBO and hosted by the National Association of Latino Independent Producers.

The annual event attracted top Latino content creators, industry executives and media from around the globe for four days of panels, workshops, screenings, showcases and networking opportunities.

For more information, visit www.NALIP.org.

OPENING NIGHT– Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was among the special guests in attendance at the premiere of The Man Who Unlocked The Universe in West Hollywood. Directed

by Bakhodir Yuldashev and executively produced by Lola Tillyaeva and Timur Tillyaev, the documentary film is narrated by Vincent Cassel and tells the tale of Ulugh Beg, one of the world's greatest astronomical minds who turned medieval Samarkand (located in present day Uzbekistan) into a great center of science 150 years before Galileo invented the telescope. Pictured (from left): Buzz Aldrin, Lola Tillyaeva, Armand Assante and Timur Tillyaev.

Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images

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BEVERLY HILLS EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY – Sophia Goldberg, who is a graduate of the class of 2018 from Beverly Hills High and will be attending Princeton in the fall, is attending The 7th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology in Galway, Ireland. Sophia will present the research she worked on at Cal State Northridge in Professor de Bellard labatory on first phases of the evolution of the nervous system in turtles. Sophia has been working in her lab since last summer while a student at Beverly.

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With the ordinance still not completed, the City has hired program Director Helen Morales and retained HR&A Consulting to review the data and begin moving forward.

“The consultants, HR&A, have been working diligently to research questions posed by City Council on a number of important issues including maximum allowable rent increases, and relocation fees,” said Director of Community Development Susan Healy Keene.

“Staff anticipates returning to council on Aug. 7 to provide an overview of the work HR&A has completed to date, present a schedule for upcoming facilitated dialogue sessions, and a framework for future Council discussions to finalize the ordinance.”

With every rent increase, the base rent per unit increases annually. Rather than three percent, that annual rent increase starts at more than a third percent higher than many had anticipated.

Rent increases tend to affect those on fixed incomes disproportionately, including the disabled and many seniors who have made Beverly Hills their home for decades, as well as families with children, a fact that was made evident during several facilitated discussions last summer. The uncertainty regarding how much rents will increase each year is another factor that causes concern among renters.

“These same elderly [disabled, and minor] people were experiencing a 10 percent increase one and a half years ago,” said Keene. “It is a tenuous situation.”

At 4.1 percent, the allowable increase is certainly a vast improvement over the rent increases that were allowed before the Rent Stabilization Ordinance was enacted last January, she said.

Last summer, in discussions facilitated by Director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Law School Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh, tenants and landlords could not reach agreement on the annual rent increase amount.

Renters stood at 3.9 percent or CPI no higher than eight per-

cent; landlords came down from seven percent to six percent with a pass-through on utilities and water bills. Singh offered a compromise, using the 1.2 percent business tax and 3.9 percent CPI, Singh suggested 5.1 percent, though his suggestion failed to move any party closer. The City Council held increases to three percent and tied annual raises to the CPI. There are about 7,557 rental units at 1,087 properties in Beverly Hills, representing over 60 percent of the City’s residents.

Landlords are prohibited from raising rents in their buildings unless they have been properly registered and the rental rates have been confirmed with the tenants and rent increases are only permissible once in a 12-month period.

The City has also raised the relocation fees by the same 4.1 percent, based on last year’s standards.

Relocation fees, pursuant to BHMC 4-5-601 for Chapter 5 tenants and 4-6-9 for Chapter 6 tenants, are paid to tenants whose leases are terminated with no specified reason. They can also be terminated if a relative or owner moves in (BHMC 4-5-509, 4-6-9A), for demolition or condo conversions (BHMC 4-5-511, 4-6-9A), for major remodeling (BHMC 4-5-512, 4-6-9A) or if the owner wishes to withdraw the property from the rental market (BHMC 4-5-513, 4-6-9A).

The no-fault eviction fees allegedly cover the cost of moving, and are somewhat higher for tenants who are disabled, senior or tenants with minor children.

For a bachelor or single the fees have gone from $6,193 to $6,446.91; for one bedroom $9,148 to $9,523.07; for two or more bedrooms from $12,394 to $12,902.15.

For seniors, the disabled, or families with minor children, the fees for a single have changed from $8,193 to $8,446.91; one bedroom from $11,184 to $11,523.07; and for two or more bedrooms from $14,394 to $14,902.15.

Last summer, landlords insisted that they “needed” the no-fault eviction in the event they had to evict bad tenants, though tenants argued that a

bad tenant represented a just cause for eviction.

Nevertheless, landlords prevailed and the City Council did not consider it in the current ordinance.

The provision still leaves the most vulnerable tenants fearful of anything that might result in a lease termination; many reported living with disrepair in their units because they were fearful of being evicted. Others would not participate in the facilitated discussions because they feared retribution and termination.

Last month the City hired Helen Morales as director of the Rent Stabilization Program.

She will oversee efforts to complete the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) beginning at the Aug. 7 Council Meeting with the report from HR&A. Keene said that, based on the work HR&A has undertaken with staff, they will provide a “framework” to City Council for finalizing the ordinance that Morales can move forward.

Morales is a veteran of the city of Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department where she managed Rent Stabilization and Foreclosure Registry programs.

She is currently pursuing a doctorate in public administration, writing her dissertation on affordable housing. There is much left to do before the Rent Stabilization Ordinance is complete.

Many issues were left on the table for further facilitated discussions, including nocause evictions, which effectively neutralizes many of the efforts to protect tenants’ rights that the ordinance sought to address. In addition, Beverly Hills’ relocation fees are inadequate to cover the costs of moving, including first/last month’s rent and security deposit, plus moving expenses and putting a cap on the final allowable rent increase. Other issues include habitability standards and pass-throughs for utilities and capital improvements.

Professor Singh will return for the discussions.

It is anticipated that these issues will be on the agenda when the facilitated talks begin in late summer-early fall. The RSO is expected to come back to council in September or October for final changes.

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Next Week: We Compare Salary & Benefits To Other Neighboring Cities Beverly Hills Salary Survey - What It All Means Base Pay: The fixed salary an employee is paid on a yearly basis.

Overtime Pay: Compensation for hours worked beyond the employee's fixed amount of time allocated for a workweek.

Pay for Performance/Bonus Pays: Any extra performance incentives or bonus compensation for meeting specific goals that an employee receives.

“It’s a program for our management, professional and executive folks based on performance, goals and objectives that are set up at the beginning of the year. They are evaluated at the end of the year and depending on how well they met those goals and objectives, they would qualify for some amount of pay for performance, which can be all the way from one percent to 10 percent of a total pool of dollars. It’s the closest thing we have in the government sector to perform-

ance plans and that sort of thing.” - retired City CFO Don Rhoads said last year.

As for bonuses, Rhoads said that if an employee does something “particularly meritorious,” there is a provision where a bonus can be given.

Car Allowance/Other Pays: Car Allowance is a stipend to help offset the cost of an employee using their own vehicle for City work. Other Pays generally falls under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows an employee to receive funds in a different category while they are out on personal leave.

Uniform Allowance: Police, and Fire Department and some Public Works employees receive a uniform allowance, which is used to clean and maintain their City uniforms.

Leave Payoffs: When an employee has an excess amount of vacation time, beyond what is needed on the books, it can be paid off in a lump

amount.

Cafeteria Plan: An employee health benefits plan that allows an employee to chose from a variety of benefit plans.

What the employee doesn’t spend on a health plan, they get back in the form of additional wages.

This column is what the employee gets back after money is not spent.

Total Pay: The total amount of take-home income an employee receives.

Retirement: The amount the City pays toward an employee’s PERS retirement plan.

Deferred Compensation: A matching deferred contribution between the City and Employee, where the employee contributes a certain amount of their paycheck, tax-deferred, which is matched by the City.

Health/Dental/Vision: The amount the City pays toward an employees various health insurance plans.

RHS Health: An employee Retirement Health Savings plan.

Total Benefits: All monies an employee receives that do not count toward their take-home pay.

Total Compensation: The full cost of an employee to the City of Beverly Hills.

Sick, Administrative or Universal Leave/Vacation: Rhoads says: “These hours don’t add any additional cost to the other columns.

The only way they add cost is if someone doesn’t use all their leave at the end of the year, so they want to cash it out. That would generate additional cost outlay, which shows in the ‘leave payouts’ column. If someone used their leave time, it would be recorded in the salary column.”

Sick leave is now being called Universal Leave because, according to Rhoads: regular parttime employees technically earn “universal leave”,

which can be used for either sick time or vacation time. For all other employees, sick leave and vacation leave can only be used for their intended purpose.

Included with this year’s salary survey was a note from the City stating: “To comply with a change in the CalPERS reporting and billing process, beginning July 1, 2017, the cost for pension unfunded accrued liability (UAL) is no longer paid as a percentage of payroll, but instead is paid in lump sum. The FY17/18 payment made was $13,239,793.00 and therefore the portion for the last six months of the calendar year is $6,619,896.50.”

Note: the majority of City employees work a 9/80 (nine eighty hour days every two weeks) or 4/10 (four 10 hour days per week), meaning they get off either every Monday/Friday, or every other Monday/Friday.

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The production stars Alex Nee, Talisa Friedman, Christopher Maikish, John Colella, Matthew Henerson and June Carryl.

Choreography is by longtime Beverly Hills resident Janet Roston, former BHHS dance teacher.

Performances are 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m., Sunday.

Tickets range from $35-$75 and are available by calling 323-957-1884 or online at www.celebrationtheatre.com.

• • • • • “A Journey That Wasn’t,” an exhibition exploring representations of time and its passage with more than 50 works— including painting, sculptures, photography and film—by 20 artists, opens at 10 a.m., Saturday at The Broad, 221 S. Grand Ave., L.A. The exhibit, drawn from the museum’s collection of postwar

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DiSalvo Viayra has also been pleased that even nongamers have embraced the film. “They’re surprised by the characters, relationships and often want to know what happens next,” she says.

“When viewers continue to tell you that they know every single character in the film from their local game shop, you know you’ve done something right,” said Namminga.

DiSalvo Viayra is also the

and contemporary art, will include museum debuts of works by Ed Ruscha, Sherrie Levine, Sharon Lockhart, Andreas Gursky and Pierre Huyghe.

The exhibit also marks the return of Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors,” 2012, an immersive nine-screen installation.

For tickets and information, visit thebroad.org.

• • • • • The Norton Simon Museum will present its fifth annual Garden Party, this year named “A Night in Focus,” from 5-7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 30 at the museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena.

In the sculpture garden, inspired by Monet’s garden at Giverny, attendees will be able to sketch en plein air, sculpt and print works inspired by the garden.

A combo will provide live jazz music in the Garden Café throughout the evening.

The party is free with museum admission. For more information, visit nortonsimon.org.

• • • •• Joel Praml will present his latest reading “Keeping Going: Poetry of Seamus Heaney,” at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 30 at the Westwood Branch Library, 1246 Glendon Ave., L.A. Irish poet Heaney was the recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature and the Nobel Committee described his poetry as “works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.”

Praml’s reading will focus on three of Heaney’s themes— “The Troubles, the Irish people and the land and soil of Ireland.”

The afternoon will include a lecture and discussion.

co-founder of Lucky Bag Films, and the festival director and cofounder of Lady Filmmakers Film Festival, held annually in Beverly Hills.

The festival is accepting submission through July and the two-and-half-day event is set for September with a closing night party at Via Alloro.

Edy Ganem, who won best actress for the film Created Equal last year is serving as the festival volunteer ambassador.

For more information on the festival, visit www.ladyfilmmakers.com.

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• • • • • As part of the Sundays Live series, the Encore Saxophone Quartet will present a concert at 6 p.m., Sunday, July 1 in the Los Angeles Museum of Art’s Big Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Douglas Masek, Ken Foerch, David Brennan and Damon Zick, winners in the 2016 Beverly Hills National Auditions competition, will perform original compositions and arrangements in a range of styles.

The performance is free and open to the public. Visit http://www.lacma.org/event/en core-saxophone-quartet-2 for more information.

• • • • • Soccer fans can enjoy the FIFA World Cup games in live broadcasts on big screens at the Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Quarterfinals will air at 11 a.m., Friday and Saturday, July 6 and 7; semifinals will screen at 11 a.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, July 10 and 11 and the final match will air at 8 a.m., Sunday, July 15.

For more information, visit https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2018/07/fifaworld-cup-live-broadcasts/.

• • • • • A salsa tasting tent, live salsa music and salsa lessons and dancing will highlight the Latin Salsa Festival from noon-8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8 at Pershing Square, 532 Olive St., L.A. In addition to a variety of salsas to sample, plus beer and margaritas, the event will feature a talent lineup each day, rides, games and a kids zone.

Tickets are $15; $10 at the

door. Visit https://www.latinsalsafestival.com/tickets/ to purchase and for more information.

• • • • • Veterans’ personal stories are highlighted in Marching On an original play by eight veterans from Veterans Empowerment Theatre, to be presented

by CRE Outreach, July 13-22 at The Blue Door, 9617 Venice Blvd., Culver City.

The personal stories range from surviving boot camp to returning home and the difficulty of transitioning back into society.

Performances will be at 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m., Sundays.

Tickets are $15 and available by calling 310-902-8220 or online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marching-ontickets-45694765273?ref=ebtnebtckt.

• • • • • The Friends of Greystone will present an evening under the stars with Gary Greene and his Big Band of Barristers, beginning at 6 p.m., Saturday, July 14 at the historic mansion, 905 Loma Vista Dr., Beverly Hills.

The band of lawyers, judges, law students and legal staff will perform music from the golden era of big bands.

Dinner guests will enjoy a reception, wine and dessert and a self-guided tour of the Doheny Greystone Estate.

Those attending the performance only will also enjoy the espresso bar and all ticketholders are invited to dance in the grand courtyard.

Tickets are $125 for the dinner and performance and $55 for the performance only.

For more information, visit https://www.greystonemansion.org/calendar-of-events.html or call 310-286-0119.

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role of certain behavioral-cognitive functional dimensions. Of interest was that the results suggest a link between cognitive performance in early life and genetic risk for both psychiatric and neurological brain disorders.

Researchers said the high degree of genetic correlation among psychiatric disorders adds further evidence that current clinical boundaries don’t accurately reflect the heritable nature of underlying disease processes.

“We need studies that determine the factors influencing the way in which shared genetic risk for different psychiatric disorders can lead to disruption of different brain functions. One possibility is that different environmental contributions during development interact with shared genetic risk that result in specific diagnoses,” said Levitt, who is also the WM Keck Provost professor in Neurogenetics at USC’s Keck School of Medicine.

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ADHD, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD) and schizophrenia. Some disorders —such as MDD and anxiety disorders—had significant correlations, which could suggest related genetic risk for expressing the disorder, researchers said.

In contrast, they found limited evidence for common genetic risk factors among neurological disorders, suggesting greater diagnostic specificity and likely dissimilar origins.

Instead, neurological disorders appear more distinct from one another and from psychiatric disorders, except for migraines, which significantly correlated to ADHD, MDD and Tourette Syndrome. Of the neurological disorders, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, in particular, showed little or no correlation with each other and with other brain disorders.

The study also looked at the

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scheduling conflict, City staff failed to add it on the City’s website calendar of events, both which could have affected turnout.

Then, resident Marilyn Gallup reported that she called the City on the day of the meeting and was told “by two departments” that no meeting was scheduled for that evening.

Said Gallup, she and several others who wished to attend the meeting were thus discouraged from participating.

Then, Gallup told a group of residents at a neighborhood meeting Monday, she spoke to City Manager Mahdi Aluzri.

After her conversation with Aluzri she said she received a phone call from a representative of the Community Development department offering a one-on-one meeting to summarize the scoping meeting, which she declined in favor of an extended public comment period and an additional scoping meeting. The deadline was then extended.

A notice appeared in the Courier last Friday and project manager Cindy Gordon reports there has been more outreach to inform those who may wish

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Beverly Hills home that she has done on dozens of cruises she has taken in the past three decades.

A renter for over 62 years now, Frances won’t divulge just how little she first paid per month when she moved into her apartment, other than to note that she’s under rent control. She’s also hyper vigilant about the vacant lot adjacent to her at 9200 Wilshire Blvd.

“I have personally stopped five projects on that lot that weren’t compatible with the rest of the neighborhood,” she said.

The site now has approved plans for an attractive mixeduse condominium complex, which she says she likes.

“I’ve been very active in following what’s happening in the City,” she said. “I go to all the [City Council] meetings or listen on the radio or computer.”

She said she’s also spoken before the City Council on dozens of occasions, although she always brings freshly baked cookies with her to sweeten any condemnation she has for the City leaders.

“I think I have a record of having made a complaint more times than anyone,” she said.

“I’m active in keeping the City straight.”

Born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1923, Frances had a very happy childhood. Her father was in the millinery business manufacturing hats and her mother was very active in classical music, even singing opera.

to participate.

The 2016 project was defeated by voters when thenmayor John Mirisch waged a vigorous campaign opposing the Hilton (“No on HH”) that was financed by the Wanda Group, a Chinese company owned by billionaire Wang Jianlin. Mirisch opposed the 26-story height of the building, echoing the rallying cry that propelled him into office in 2008.

He easily won re-election in March 2017 on a populist platform, grounded in his opposition to the Hilton.

Wang still owns the property directly to the west of the Hilton, where plans call for a $2.2 billion Richard Meierdesigned hotel-condominium project that was approved in record time by City Council (with Mirisch as Mayor and liaison to the Wanda Group) at the same time the Hilton project was rejected by voters.

The One Beverly Hills project is currently languishing as a dirt lot where the RobinsonsMay department store once stood and reportedly is for sale, following a crackdown by the Chinese government on foreign debt held by some of China’s prominent businessmen,

including Wang Jianlin.

Now, Alagem and Oasis West Realty are returning with another modified project which will have a single building, this time 23 stories high instead of 26.

The Beverly Hilton Specific Plan approved in 2008 encompassed the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, now completed, as well as two condominium buildings, one 8-story, 36-unit building and one 18-story, 74-unit building, renovations to the original Beverly Hilton Wilshire Tower (resulting in 352 guest rooms) and the pool, pool deck and cabanas, a 22,000-sf conference center, a subterranean parking structure for no less than 2,183 cars; 20,253 sq. ft. of restaurants, and 142,799 sq. ft. of landscaped gardens.

The proposed Modified Project would require an amendment to the 2008 approved Beverly Hilton Specific Plan, which would include modifications to the specific plan and related entitlements. The Modified Project seeks to consolidate the two residential towers into one 23story residential building with 140 units, an increase of 30 units. Parking, retail and restaurant space, and total floor area

and floor area ratio (FAR – 2.5:1) do not change. The Modified Project will have 3.62 acres of publicly accessible Open Space, compared to 3.28 acres in the approved project.

In 2016, Alagem offered a public dedication of a portion of the Open Space on the property that was highly controversial. Mirisch called into question the veracity of Alagem’s dedication; Alagem says his promise of a public dedication still stands.

The new proposal also includes changes to the configuration of the pool, restaurants and open space, as well as modification of the distribution of the conference center space.

The initial Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was conducted ten years ago for the 2008 plan, which has to be updated to reflect the changes being proposed in the project.

Since then, the City has created a new General Plan (2010-11) which must also be taken into consideration.

Beverly Hills has adopted a Cultural Resources Ordinance that protects historic buildings, which may be a factor in the SEIR as well.

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“She just had this beautiful voice,” Frances recalled of her mother, who together with Frances’ father helped found a theatre in Okoboji.

After graduating high school at the age of 16, Frances enrolled in a girls prep school in Massachusetts.

“My parents thought I was too young to go to college,” she said.

Residents at the all-girls school were expected to be in bed with “lights out” by 9:30 p.m.

“I didn’t care for that,” Frances recounted.

Together with another girl, Frances would sneak out the window and walk into town, perhaps having a soda at the drug store.

After her experience at prep school, Frances decided she’d spent enough time in an all-girls situation and she didn’t want to attend Smith College, her mother’s alma mater.

Frances still recalls her mom delightedly paying the $25 enrollment fee to secure Frances a spot in Cornell University’s College of Architecture in the Fall of 1941.

Just months after Frances matriculated, the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, prompting the U.S. to enter World War II and many of the young men at college to enlist in the Armed Forces.

Frances, for her part, became very active as the Chairman of her school’s war bonds and stamps committee.

In addition to working in the mess hall during her junior and senior years, where she helped serve some 2,000

sailors three meals a deal, she used her artistic skills to craft bouquets out of war stamps.

“If you were invited to a party, you bought a corsage of war stamps,” she described of the bygone era when men once courted women with flowers.

To this day, Frances’ time at Cornell is one that she remembers fondly and she continues to be very philanthropic to her alma mater. Over the years she has sponsored beautification projects, learning labs and even the creation of “Franny’s Food Truck,” which continues to serve food in front of architecture school all year long.

Currently she is sponsoring the creation of a state-of-the-art library at the School of Architecture.

“My whole life, we were always doing something for somebody else,” she recalled of her time growing up. “You get pleasure in giving rather than receiving.”

After graduating Cornell with the Class of 1945, Frances originally wanted to follow in the steps of her older sister who had joined the WAVES (the Women’s Naval Reserve), but there were only openings for hairdressers and storekeepers.

Instead, she ended up working for the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Ships in Washington DC making isometric drawings for destroyers.

During that time, Frances became a lieutenant, and as part of her training also ended up getting her pilot’s license.

However, in patrolling missions around DC looking for enemy aircraft, she flew as an observer.

She also taught navigation and

meteorology to cadets.

After the War ended, Frances moved to New York City, where she found work in an architect’s office at what is today the Essex House on 57th Street. As part of her job there, she helped design a stamp for the celebration of the five boroughs becoming NYC for the US Postal Service.

In 1948 her older sister–who today lives in Des Moines in a house Frances designed for their parents–became engaged to be married and Frances returned to their hometown in 1948 where she found work in a local architect’s firm designing schools and movie houses.

Fate intervened on Christmas Eve 1950, when Frances went to a party and her cousin enticed her to drive out to Beverly Hills with him to see the girl he was engaged to. They stayed at The Beverly Wilshire, which cost them $16 a night.

Their first day in Beverly Hills, the cousins went to a diner to eat and a mix-up with their order proved fortuitous when a local screenwriter with the same name as her cousin later asked Frances out on a date.

“I was only here for two days and I didn’t want to move back to Des Moines,” she said.

Frances soon became one of the earliest residents of the newly built Sunset Plaza hotel and joined an architecture firm where her first job was to design the bathroom facilities for CBS Studios’ offices on Fairfax. Knowing that the Navy term for bathroom was “head,” Frances often jested that she

June 29, 2018 | Page 25 determined runs through Beverly Hills just south of the project may also be a factor to consider. Accurate traffic studies that reflect current and future proposed projects must also be included.

The SEIR must consider if the plan meets water conservation requirements and a noise element that have changed since 2015.

The Hilton Specific Plan has been a rallying point for the opposition since 2008, when residents formed the Citizens Right to Decide Committee to oppose the City Council’s approvals of the project.

They gathered signatures for a ballot referendum, Measure H, which was narrowly defeated.

The Waldorf Astoria was completed in 2017.

Copies of the entire document are available in the Planning Division at City Hall and online at www.beverlyhills.org/environmental.

Send comments to cgordon@beverlyhills.org or mail to Cindy Gordon, AICP, Associate Planner, Community Development Dept., 455 N. Rexford Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 or call 310-285-1191.

was the “head designer at CBS.” Frances subsequently went on to work for various other architects rounding out her resume with Victor Gruen, who also employed the talented Frank Gehry at the time.

“We became very good friends,” she said.

After retiring, on her 60th birthday, Frances took the first of 37 cruises, even getting stuck in the South China Seas for five days once when the ship caught fire. Not deterred from her plan to travel around the world that time, her tenacious travel agent parlayed that original room with a balcony into a two-story suite complete with two butlers on Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2.

In addition to keeping tabs on the City of Beverly Hills – she was in the initial Team BH program and for years made illustrations for the City’s onetime “Community Newsletter”– Frances has remained active in her church, the First Church Of Christ Scientist in Beverly Hills.

She’s also spent the past 25 years volunteering at Beverly Vista via the Maple Counseling Center where she tutors second and third graders. She also still plays golf, a sport she’s been devoted to since high school.

To this day, Frances maintains a lifelong affection for cats. Since 1964, she has had six different black cats, each of whom she named Fraidy Cat. Today, she has a precious Korat cat named Amanda.

“They make nice companions,” she says of her tiny grey cat whose lineage hearkens to Thailand.

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS— Gary Busey, Richard Lewis, and Robert Evans (June 29); Sidney Gittler- HAPPY 100, David Alan Grier and Fantasia Barrino (June 30); Marty Greenberg, Dan Aykroyd and Deborah Harry (July 1); Larry David, Lindsay Lohan and Michelle Branch (July 2); Tom Cruise, Judy Henning, Gibby Weiss and the Courier’s George Recinos, (July 3); Eva Marie Saint, Geraldo Rivera and Cecelia Waeschle (July 4); Katherine Helmond and Huey Lewis (July 5).

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CENTURY MAN–The Friars Charitable Foundation honored its chairman, Beverly Hills’ attorney Sidney J. Gittler (second from left), who is celebrating his 100th birthday on Saturday, by presenting a grant to the Tower Cancer Research Foundation. He is joined by son Jeffrey Gittler (left); Marilyn Stambler, president of the Friars Charitable Foundation; and Dr. Barry Rosenbloom of the Tower Cancer Research Foundation.

PETSPACE ANNIFURSARY–The Wallis Annenberg PetSpace 1-year anniFURsary took place in Playa Vista with a large throng of pet lovers on hand for the festivities. Above are Wallis Annenberg (left), president/CEO of the Annenberg Foundation, and Cinny Kennard, the foundation’s executive director, plus two of the afternoon’s canine stars.

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Wallis Annenberg PetSpace, celebrated its 1-year anniFURsary last Sunday in Playa Vista.

This is a community space focused on pet adoptions, educational programming and the science behind the human/animal bond. The premises were filled with adoptable pets, behind-thescenes tours, free food trucks (for dogs too!), face painting for kids, photo booths and more festivities for the entire family.

Anyone looking to adopt a pet can visit the Wallis Annenberg PetSpace (https://www.annenbergpetspace.org) WednesdaysSundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are dogs, cats, and rabbits that are up for adoption for a flat fee of $80. ****** Sidney J. Gittler, chairman of the Friars Charitable Foundation turns 100 years old on Saturday, and the foundation is honoring the occasion with a $10,000 grant to Tower Cancer Research Foundation’s “Power of Precision” campaign. Gittler, himself a cancer survivor, and his family, hope that this donation will help to accelerate the pace of cancer research in molecular genetics, promoting the translation of the scientific advances into new life-saving therapies for patients.

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CHAIVILLAGELA–Celebrating ChaiVillageLA’s (www.chaivillage la .org) second anniversary are (from left): Beverly Hills residents Helen and Ira Laufer, Sally Karbelnig, and Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills Rabbi Emerita Laura Geller. Almost 140 members of the vibrant virtual village gathered at Temple Isaiah to enjoy a slide show of village highlights, testimonials and food.

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Amid springtime celebrations and graduations, Las Madrinas announced that 28 families and their daughters will be honored for service to the Southern California community and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles at its Las Madrinas Debutante Ball on Friday, Dec. 21, in The Beverly Hilton.

Last month, the debs gathered at The Saban Research Institute of CHLA for an informational meeting and tour, where they were greeted by President/CEO Paul Viviano.

Dr. Robert Shaddy, pediatrician-in-chief at CHLA then spoke about the 10 previous programs Las Madrinas has funded over the years and what these programs are still doing for the hospital today.

Then this month, the debs–joined by their mothers and grandmothers–were treated to a tea at the home of Chantal Bennett. Las Madrinas President Kathy Thompson welcomed the families and thanked them for their contributions and commitment to the community. Also on hand were this year’s Debutante Chairman Missy Kolsky and Ball Chairman Kristin Harrison.

DEB-TO-BE–Isabella Catherine Tracy, daughter of the John David Tracys of Brentwood, will be among the 28 debutantes being presented at the Las Madrinas Ball in December.

Las Madrinas was established in 1933 as the first affiliate group of Children's Hospital L.A. and has been supporting pediatric medicine for 85 years.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 18-01603 Loan No.: *******814 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 01/15/2004 AND MORE FULLY DESCRIBED BELOW. 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 P R O C E E D I N G AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States (payable to Attorney Lender Services, Inc.) will be held by the duly appointed Trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: ALISSA MASCIARELLA, A SINGLE WOMAN Trustee: ATTORNEY LENDER SERVICES, INC. Recorded 01/26/2004 as Instrument No. 04 0169059 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, Date of Sale: 07/24/2018 at 10:00AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $209,731.66 The purported property address is: 8960 CYNTHIA STREET #CL2 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 A.P.N.: 4340021-046 The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county wherein the real property is located

and more than three (3) months have elapsed since such recordation.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Trustee's Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. 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 the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwidepost-

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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. Date: 06/15/2018 ATTORNEY LENDER SERVICES, INC. DIANE WEIFENBACH, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER 5120 E. LaPalma Avenue, #209 Anaheim, CA 92807 Telephone: 714-6956637 Sales Line: (916)939-0772 Sales Website: www.nationwideposting.com This office is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. NPP0334972 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 06/29/2018, 07/06/2018, 07/13/2018 –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018 138016 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BON APPETIT AGENCY 2) BON APPETIT STAFFING AGENCY 1818 Thayer Ave Ste. 204, Los Angeles, CA 90025; Diana Brescia 1818 Thayer Ave Ste. 204, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed in January 2018: Diana Brescia, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 6, 2018; Published: June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018137984 The following is/are doing business as: 1) IDEAL WELLNESS LA 2) IDEAL WELLNESS 3) IDEAL BODY LA 4) IDEAL MELT 1110 S. Robertson Blvd. #6, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Ideal Body LA, LLC 1110 S. Robertson Blvd. #6, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed June 2012: Maria McNally, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 06, 2018; Published: June 15, 22, 29, July 06, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018137986 The following is/are doing business as: JVL LOS ANGELES 139 S. Beverly Dr. #227, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Jacqueline H. Vaneeghen 139 S. Beverly Dr. #227, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed May 2008: Jacqueline H. Vaneeghen,

Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 06, 2018; Published: June 15, 22, 29, July 06, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018137988 The following is/are doing business as: KOSPRE 8316 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069; Day O Productions, Inc. 8316 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Reiko Kondo, Vice President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 06, 2018; Published: June 15, 22, 29, July 06, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018138016 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BON APPETIT AGENCY 2) BON APPETIT STAFFING AGENCY 3) BA SAFFING AGENCY 1818 Thayer Ave. #204, Los Angeles, CA 90025; Diana Brescia 1818 Thayer Ave. #204, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed January 2018: Diana Brescia, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 06, 2018; Published: June 15, 22, 29, July 06, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018148315 The following is/are doing business as: HOA REALTY 5657 Wilshire Blvd. #130, Los Angeles, CA 90036; Karen N. Jacobs 5657 Wilshire Blvd. #130, Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Karen N. Jacobs, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 18, 2018; Published: June 22, 29, July 06, 13, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018150347 The following is/are doing business as: SMARTHOME ADVISORS GROUP 324 S. Beverly Dr. #452, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Bradley H. Green 324 S. Beverly Dr. #452, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed February 2018: Bradley H. Green, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 20, 2018; Published: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018150351 The following is/are doing business as: FLOW BENJAMINS 9461 Charleville Bl vd. #128, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Open Point Capital, LLC 9461 Charleville Blvd. #128, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under

the name(s) listed April 2018: Tanya C. Hekimian, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 20, 2018; Published: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018150349 The following is/are doing business as: 1) JOANN SMYTH JEWELRY 2) JOANN SMYTH PEARLS & FINE JEWELRY 115 S. Fairfax Ave. C/O-The Farmer’s Daughter Hotel, Los Angeles, CA 90036; Joann Smyth 115 S. Fairfax Ave. C/O-The Farmer’s Daughter Hotel, Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed January 2013: Joann Smyth, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 20, 2018; Published: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018152382 The following is/are doing business as: COMPASSION BRANDS 2160 Century Park East #312, Los Angeles, CA 90067; Caru Di Design, Inc. 2160 Century Park East #312, Los Angeles, CA 90067; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed June 2012: Felix R. Wasser, Treasurer: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 21, 2018; Published: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018154797 The following is/are doing business as: BRITANNIA ROW RECORDINGS 11845 W. Olympic Blvd. #1125-W, Los Angeles, CA 90064; Hoco Music Publishing, LLC 11845 W. Olympic Blvd. #1125-W, Los Angeles, CA 99064; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed June 2018: Randy Scott Cohen, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 25, 2018; Published: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2018 LACC N/C ––––––

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SUMMONS (CITATION JUDICIAL) CASE NO: BC695507

NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: A PLACE FOR ROVER, INC., a Deleware corporation dba ROVER.COM ANGELICA BRIDGES, an individual, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: JANE DOE, an individual, NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web Site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: Los Angeles County Superior Court - Stanley Mosk Courthouse 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90212 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: Robert Tauler, Esq., Tauler Smith LLP 626 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90017 (310)-590-3927 DATE: February 26, 2018 By: Sherri R. Carter, Clerk • Nancy Alvarez , Deputy Beverly Hills Courier • Published 06/08/18, 06/15/18, 06/22/18, 06/29/18

NOTICE— Fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, et seq., Business and Professions Code).!

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Cory Schaffel & Sy Schaffel Leasing info: 310.289.7855 Office 310.550.8710 cschaffel@theschaffelgroup.com & sschaffel@theschaffelgroup.com DRE# 00842890 & 01220690 220 S. Almont Dr. Beverly HIlls, CA 90211

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

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Water utility bill included. $2,850/MO. (1 Parking) BEVERLY HILLS 218 S. Tower Dr. $2,950/MO. (2 Parking) • • Call 310/273-6124 • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • or 310/858-0905

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Bright, intercom entry, 320 S. Clark Dr. 310/247-8689 fridge, stove, laundry fac.

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443 S. Oakhurst Dr.

120 Granville Ave.

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Large units, walk-in closet, custom kitchen, built-in washer/dryer, all appliances, hardwood floors throughout, some units w/ skylights+high ceilings.

Health club, wifi, sauna, Beverly Hills Balcony, dishwasher, Golden Triangle skylight, elevator, inter- heated pool, controlled acess, parking.

Beautiful com entry, on-site 424/272-6596 • Newly Decorated laundry, parking.

Close to Brentwood 1 Bdrm. • $2,300 P LEASE C ALL : Village, Restaurants, Vintage Bldg., living rm., UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, 310/274-8840 dinette, stainless steel & Transportation. appl., small private patio. BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. OPEN Sun. • 2-4pm 120 S. Swall Dr. B R E N T W O O D Shown By Appt.: • • • • • • • • • 904-908 Granville Av.

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• • 1 2 • 2 Bd.+1 / Ba. • • • • • • • • • • • • • $2,695/Month BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. Mgr: 310/404-3250 B R I G H T & S P A C I O U S LUXURIOUS B E V E R LY H I L L S 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH LIVING.

Totally remodeled with modern fixtures and new 1 BEDROOM /1 BATH granite counters through$3,650/MONTH out all amenities in High Floor. Unobstructed East Views. Jumbo Balcony kitchen and includes all Viking Kitchen appliances. Large closets, Hardwood Floors balconies, Berber carpet/ Loft Style Interior harwood foors and verticle blinds. Fireplace, wet bar, CENTURY PARK EAST washer/ dryer included in $4,000 to $5,300/month laundry area. Secured building with garden PARK PLACE courtyard. Choice location $4,200 to $4,950/month Near Beverly Center, CENTURY TOWERS Cedars- Sinai, Restaurants, Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets. $6,500 to $7,000/month CENTURY HILL

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UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

Bright Southwest Exposure. Every room has French Doors to F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED *BEL AIR Small Covered Balcony. *WESTWOOD Top Floor with High *CENTURY CITY Ceilings. Beverly Hills School District.

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• Newly Updated • 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $3,100 X-LARGE ELEGANT & SUNNY APARTMENT

Upper, hi-ceilings, granite kitchen, marble bath, new carpet/drapes, washer/dryer hook-up, walk-in closet.

Shared backyard. No pets.

310/271-6811

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

Granite counter tops, custom cabinets, ample closet space, stove, dishwasher, fridge, A/C, balcony, secured entry, gated parking, gym, laundry, etc...

8560 W. Olympic Bl. Call 310/729-7246

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2 Bd.+2 Ba. • • Includes: • 1 Bd.+1 Bath •• Air conditioning unit, • • laundry facility, • • • • • • • • subterranean prkg.

Very Spacious, A/C, balcony, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, prkg.

Close to Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Center, shops, cafes & transportation.

424/303-7142

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Near Whole Foods.

310/592-4511

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11931 Goshen Ave.

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Brand New Bldg.

Large Luxury Units

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Beverly Hills Adj. • 3 Bd. + 3 1/ 2 Ba. 310 S. Sherbourne Dr. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath

Newly Remodeled.

Balcony, hardwood flrs., elevator, controlled access pool, on-site laundry, parking.

Very private, hi-ceilings, large veranda, luxury kitchen+bathrooms, walk-in closet, all new appliances, washer/dryer in unit, central air, prkg.

Please Call:

310/247-8689 310/312-9871 Close to Cedars Sinai, • Easy Move-In • Shops, Transportation

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BRENTWOOD BRENTWOOD SANTA MONICA

• Spacious • The Carlton 519 S. Barrington Ave. 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 11666 Goshen Ave. ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚ ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) Dishwasher, on-site

~ WEST ~ LOS ANGELES 2 Bdrm.+1 Bath

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1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

• WESTWOOD • The Clarige 670 Kelton Ave.

BEVERLY HILLS

• WESTWOOD •

MID-WILSHIRE

10933 Rochester Ave. 340 S. St. Andrews Pl.

Jr. Executive

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• • • • • Spacious 1 Bdrm + 1 Bath • • • • •

laundry, parking.

Brand New Building 2 Bd.+2 Ba. Very Spacious C LOSE TO F REEWAY Newly Remodeled.

New hrwd. flrs., stain- • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. Bright unit.

Spacious a/c, fireplace, SINGLE & T RANSPORTATION . less steel appl., balcony, • 3 Bd. + 3 Ba. Dishwasher, On-site pool, controlled access, (•)(•)(•)(•)(•) 310/449-1100 Balcony, controlled controlled access, laundry, parking. laundry fac., prkg.

WiFi, central air/heat, 2600 Virginia Ave. Everything Brand New access, parking, on-site laundry, prkg.

Close to • Free WiFi Access • fireplace, balcony, C LOSE TO S ANTA 1307 Barry Ave. Hardwood floors, elevator, on-site laundry.

Brentwood Village. controlled access, 310/473-5061 M ONICA C OLLEGE . appliances, washer/ 310/473-1509 Close to shopping, 310/472-8915 Close To U.C.L.A. pool, elevator, parking, SMALL QUIET BLDG.

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Newly Updated

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310/312-9871 Shopping & Dining in Brentwood Village

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1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath BRENTWOOD 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 925 S. Barrington Ave. 2 Bdrm.+1 Bath • •• •

•• •• Hardwood floors, Balcony, dishwasher, dishwasher, on-site a/c, heated pool, laundry & parking.

WiFi, elevator 310/826-0541 controlled access, Close to shopping, on-site laundry, prkg. dining & transportation.

Close to Brentwood Village, Shops & Restaurants. • BRENTWOOD • • 310/826-4889 • 922 S. Barrington Av.

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dryer in each unit, great restaurants and Metro. central air. Pool, jacuzzi WILSHIRE WESTWOOD spa, fitness center, - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath 1409 Midvale Ave. CORRIDOR 213/738-9849 • Bright Unit • • • • • • • • • • • • rooftop garden patio+ 10530-10540 On-site laundry, LOS ANGELES • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • fire pits, courtyard, Wilshire Bl. on-site parking.

401 S. HOOVER St. • • controlled access, prkg.

Close to ∞∞∞∞∞∞ • • • • • • • • • • 310/209-0006 •• Single •• transportation. ∞ • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • • • • 310/442-8265 • Steps to UCLA & • • • • Westwood Village. • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • WiFi, a/c, intercom

• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •

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entry, laundry facility, 1433 Brockton Ave. elevator, parking, pool.

Totally Redone.

Harwood+carpet floors, fireplace, patio, parking, laundry facility.

310/592-4511

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1 Bd.+1 Ba. •

1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. •

11730 SUNSET BLVD. • • NEWLY REMODELED

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• • Jr. Executive Glass Fireplace Newly Remodeled.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • New hardwood flrs., • • • • • • • • granite counters, stainless steel appl., Rooftop pool, alcove fireplace, deck, central air, elevator, intercom fridge, laundry facility, entry, on-sight laundry, gated parking, intercom gym, parking. entry, WiFi and more.

• Free WiFi Access • • 310/552-8064 • ~ 310/476-3824 ~ Rooftop jacuzzi BRENTWOOD & with panoramic U.C.L.A. CLOSE city views.

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1 Bd. + 1 Ba. B RIGHT & S PACIOUS .

310/479-0700

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Intercom entry, on-sight parking, on-sight laundry facility, courtyard patio.

Close to transportation.

310/820-1810

310/826-4889

310/477-6885 Close to Century City.

• WESTWOOD • 550 Veteran Ave. •••• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

Single •••• Very spacious, granite counters, microwave, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, parking & WiFi. Very close to UCLA & Westwood Village.

310/208-5166

WEST L.A.

L.A.’S FINEST, M OST LUXURIOUS 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath APT. RENTAL { { { { { { {

Patio, stove, dishwasher, on-sight laundry, parking.

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Close to U.C.L.A.

310/473-1509

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• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

• Free WiFi • Wifi, Bright, controlled •••••• Call: 310/470-4474 Granite counter tops, access, balcony, pool, e levator, stainless steel appliances, laundry facility, prkg. CULVER CITY air conditioned, new Close To U.C.L.A. 3830 Vinton Ave. hrwd. flrs., designer 310/477-6856 finishes, balcony, ceiling • • • Single • fan, elevator, controlled ~ WESTWOOD ~ access. Fitness ctr, yoga •• • 1385 Kelton Ave. • • •• room, wi-fi, skyview SINGLE Pool, sauna, lounge w/ outdoor fireHardwood floors, intercom entry, place, laundry facilities. dishwasher, on-sight elevator, on-site 213/382-102 1 laundry, controlled laundry, parking. Easy freeway access access, parking.

All Utilities Paid.

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1415 Brockton Ave.

808 4th St. WESTWOOD * * 1380 Midvale Ave. * 1 Bd.+1 Ba. * • • • • • • * * * * 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. * * Single L ARGE , U NIQUE + 2 Ba. 2 Bd. AND G ORGEOUS .

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310/394-7132

Parking, on-site laundry, controlled access.

Nice, Quiet 12-Unit Building.

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Fireplace, balcony, dishwasher, intercom entry, elevator, gated parking, gym, pool.

• Close to Beach •

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

• • W E S T L . A . •• 1628 S. Westgate Ave. •

C LOSE T O S HOPS & R ESTAURANTS .

B R E N T W O O D SANTA MONICA 310/479-0700

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.

1810 Prosser Ave.

Please Call:

**C **CENTURY CITY** Balcony, dishwasher, 2220 S. Beverly Glen controlled access • • on-sight laundry, prkg.

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310/826-0541

• 2 Bd. + 2 Ba.

∞∞∞∞∞∞ • • • • • • • • ∞ Control access, pool,

Spacious CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., W E S T W O O D 1 Bdrm+1 Bath SHOPPING & 1 BLK. • Luxury Living • dishwasher, elevator, 10905 Ohio Ave. Laundry facility, on-site laundry TO WESTWOOD PARK. with valet, lush garden •• •• parking.

310/478-8616 and parking.

Close to shopping, • •2 Bd.+2 Ba.• • surrounding pool, 213/385-4751 • • gym, elevator, etc. dining & W E S T W O O D • • Single transportation.

• Hardwood flrs., granite •

• BRENTWOOD • Fireplace, balcony, 310/479-0700 872 S. Westgate Ave. wet bar, dishwasher, = = = = = = WEST L.A. laundry facility, Very Bright 1433 Armacost Ave. elevator, parking.

2 Bdrm.+2 Bath = = = = = =

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6-Month Lease Avail.

* * * * * * Every Extra Luxury

custom cabinets, granite countertops, stone entry, pool, health club, spa.

• Free WiFi Access • • Close to UCLA •

1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. L.A., 90024 Contact Mgr.:

• 310/864-0319 •

310/478-8274

Close to U.C.L.A. & Westwood Village

310/841-2367

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H O L LY W O O D

H O L LY W O O D ————— 1769-1775 • WESTWOOD • 1422-1428 Kelton Av.

N. Sycamore Av.

• • • • • • Single • • B a c h e l o r 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • Controlled access, SINGLE •

Spacious

Hardwood floors, dishwasher, controlled access, WiFi, on-site laundry & parking.

C LOSE TO U.C.L.A.

310/864-0319

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laundry facility.

Utilities Included.

323/851-3790

Close to Everything.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

Newly Updated.

Hardwood flrs., a/c unit, controlled access, pool, elevator, gated prkg., on-sight laundry, pool.

213/738-9849 Close to transportation, great restaurants.

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* HOLLYWOOD *

1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • Balcony, air conditioning, * * * * * controlled access bldg., WESTWOOD • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. 1370 Veteran Ave. * * * * * covered parking, 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath laundry facility.

Newly Remodeled Single 213/385-4751 Great Views •••• •• • •••• • Great views, controlled Close to transportation, Balcony, air conditioning downtown & access, balcony, dishwasher, controlled great restaurants. elevator, lrg. pool, access bldg., WiFi, prkg, on-sight laundry. pool, on-sight laundry, H IKING IN R UNYON gym, parking.

C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD www.

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2 Suffer 3 106-Down director 4 Pink, e.g.

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June 29, 2018 | Page 35 Chairman 2014 Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs Senior Editor John L. Seitz Special Sections Editor Stephen P. Simmons

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR My wife and I were scheduled to go on a cruise ending in Rome on May 16. Being that we wanted to visit Vienna, we purchased a nonrefundable sleeping compartment train from Rome to Venice costing $300.

Due to having an emergency medical condition and subsequent surgery, we cancelled our cruise on April 9. While the train ticket was nonrefundable, the European vendor promised a refund of the purchase price if I promptly returned the ticket to them.

I immediately mailed the train tickets via USPS registered mail from the Beverly Hills post office branch as instructed. When the return tickets had not been received after a two week interval, I called USPS and gave my tracking number.

I was assured the letter had left the U.S.A. on April 13.

After yet another week without the letter’s arrival, I called USPS again and was given the same information. Asking to speak to a customer service representative and waiting 1 hour and 15 minutes on hold, the rep finally answered and assured me the letter had left the U.S.A. on April 13.

After explaining the urgency of the ticket return occurring before May 16, I was transferred to the International Mail Department where an individual, after hearing my story, opened up a case with a new tracking number and promised to contact the Austrian postal authorities to ascertain where the letter was. I was never contacted and called back three or four times within the next two weeks, staying on hold from 1 to 11/2 hours on each occasion. The representative said the Austrians had not yet answered back though they are only obligated to do so within a month’s time.

I was informed the letter finally arrived on May 28 with a May 24 stamp on it from Jamaica on New York’s Long Island. This is unbelievable!!

What use is a USPS tracking number and why was I continually told the letter had left the U.S.A. when in fact it never had?

Once again, I decided to call the USPS to ask the above questions. Following another 1-1/2 hour wait on hold, I was forwarded to the International Mail Department once again, I gave them my case number and was told the Austrian Mail Service had not responded back. A

few seconds later, they shouted “hold on” and said the letter was delivered May 28. It turns out the reason the Austrian Mail Service had not responded was because the letter never left the U.S.A. and was not in the letter’s possession prior to May 24.

Asking who would compensate me for the ticket which didn’t arrive in time, I was told: “we don’t guarantee the time it takes for a letter (even one registered at considerable expense) to be delivered.”

USPS won’t compensate me for the large expense of sending priority registered mail, even though it took seven weeks for my letter to arrive–arrive it did.

Now I understand the myriad of problems we have been having at our Beverly Hills post office and why the USPS will always lose money. In the future, if I require delivery of an important document, I will use FedEx or UPS where a tracking number means something, customer care is provided in a prompt fashion, and they stand behind their services and liability.

After so much unnecessary time and effort, I thought others would like to know and hope they can avoid a similar circumstance.

Ludwig Uri ******* Last Sunday, at least 14 of the tenants that I manage texted or phoned regarding the noisy construction work being carried out that day.

Drug dealing and drug taking was openly also taking place.

Many people called BHPD and then finally, after 2 hours, an officer came to investigate. He concluded it was in Los Angeles and provided me with a telephone number.

As of Thursday, I have not had a return call.

After 2001, agencies were meant to work together but they don’t. The owner of this property knowingly breaks the law as inspectors and police do not come out to investigate.

During this time, drug dealing and taking allegedly took place while, at the same time, the owner allows a man to sleep on the premises–even setting him up with a shower and living accommodations. Needles and drug paraphernalia were left outside the front and back of the building. And yet law enforcement does nothing! What can we do?

Denise Cohen Gershon

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

ASSAULTS 04/28 400 N. Rodeo Dr. 06/18 200 S. Beverly Dr. 06/20 9900 Robbins Dr. 06/24 9500 Wilshire Blvd.

BURGLARIES 06/18 300 S. Doheny Dr. 06/18 300 N. Crescent Dr. 06/20 100 N. Maple Dr.

06/22 06/22 06/23 06/23 06/24 06/24

400 300 200 100 100 200

S. Rexford Dr. S. Bedford Dr. Moreno Dr. S. Bedford Dr. S. Crescent Dr. N. Almont Dr.

GRAND THEFTS 06/16 300 N. Rodeo Dr. 06/18 9600 Olympic Blvd.

06/20 100 S. Beverly Dr. 06/20 9400 Olympic Blvd.

06/20 200 S. Beverly Dr. 06/21 300 N. Canon Dr. 06/22 400 N. Beverly Dr. 06/23 200 N. Crescent Dr. 06/23 200 S. Arnaz Dr. 06/24 300 N. Rodeo Dr. ROBBERY 06/22 8500 Wilshire Blvd.

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (June 29). Your vocabulary changes this year. The words you use most and least often will be different as you progress along the path to your goals, picking up new knowledge and changing your priorities as you go. Adventures with family will be the stuff of legends. September and November bring cash-outs. Capricorn and Aquarius adore you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The subgroup you know so well has its own set of very specific problems problems that other people don’t even know are problems -- and you'll solve more than one of them in the weeks to come.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A meditation for the day: At any particular time, you’re either feeling connected or disconnected from the love source. You can be with people and feel disconnected from love, and you can be alone and feel connected to love.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There is so much that you share with others, and there’s really no need to highlight differences. The peaceful way is to focus on how we are all essentially having a similar human experience.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The muses come and go on their own schedule, like birds flying overhead. You can do certain things to attract them. Put out a feeder, so to speak, to invite inspiration to land and stay awhile.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). One can use many different rulers to measure success, such as the ruler of finance, of social media numbers, of fitness... but it is the ruler of inner peace that will tell you the true measure of your success.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Instead of asking whose responsibility it is, assume it’s yours. It’s really “ours,” but you can’t do “ours.” You can only add the “Y,” and maybe others will do so, too. In this way, you cultivate a sense of universal responsibility.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Modesty isn’t always meek; nor is it always mild. You’ll stand tall without bragging and people will feel the weight of your presence, which is not heavy so much as substantial.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ve been known to go to great lengths to stay out of conflict, and this is often for the best. But there are some things worth fighting for. You won’t have to fight for them today, but you'll make note of what they are.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). It's pretty easy to tell the bad habits from the good ones. The answers are always the result of a longterm formula. Bad habits ultimately deplete you, and good habits ultimately grow you.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Knowing that your reputation will precede you, what do you think it should be? What could they believe that will set them up for a fulfilling experience with you?

To a great degree, you'll be able to shape this story if you choose to.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). To know what you do -- the value you bring and the possibilities that lie in a relationship with you -makes for confidence that speaks better than your words could today.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your soul’s code is like DNA. While it might be interesting to study, you don't really need to understand it to operate by it. Ask questions if you must, but the answers you seek will be revealed through action, not questions.

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