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Beverly Hills High School Principal Carter Paysinger Sues BHUSD, Lewis Hall, Alleging Discrimination By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Principal Carter Paysinger filed suit against the Beverly Hills Unified School District and Boardmember Lewis Hall for job discrimination in United States District Court –

Central District on Wednesday. The suit includes allegations for retaliation and discrimination. The 31-page complaint seeks an unspecified amount of damages, and demands a jury trial on all claims.

Gossip website TMZ broke the story early Wednesday morning, reporting that the self-titled source for “Celebrity Gossip” had received a copy of a lawsuit alleging that “the all-white Beverly Hills School Board tar-

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Visitors from Germany got to Walk With The Mayor on Monday. 5

Ashley Boone celebrated his 104th birthday at Belmont Village. 11 •Arts & Entertainment 10 •Birthdays 20 •Letters to the Editor 31

Fuhrer Takes Helm As New Principal At Beverly Vista By Laura Coleman Beverly Vista’s new principal Christian Fuhrer has a plan. “I’m going to make sure all efforts are focused on kids,” the 12-year BHUSD veteran told The Courier this week during his second day at his new office. “Our schools are like families. It’s really just opening my eyes and opening my ears and talking with staff and parents about what makes this school so great.” Fuhrer was appointed last week to helm Beverly Hills’ largest K-8 school following the departure of Marty Powers, who had served as Beverly (see ‘CHRISTIAN FUHRER,’ page 19)

Some Called Her “The Mother Of The New York Modeling Industry, Running Her Agency Like A Convent. She Was Widely Known For Protecting Models From Underhanded Deals and Sexual Misconduct” Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE

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geted him because he’s black.” “It is only fitting that the story broke on TMZ,” BHUSD VP Brian Goldberg told The Courier. ”This is part of a publicity stunt to drum up support for the (see ‘PAYSINGER LAWSUIT,’ page 19)

CAMDEN DRIVE TRADITION—The 11th annual 400 S. Camden Dr. Block Party featured a balloon release honoring residents who passed away. Pictured (from left): 1st row: Emily Nason, Fred Nason, Dr. Warren and Alissa Roston, Yaffa Pinchasi, Oreet Smith, Presley and Camden Forster; 2nd row: Nasco Atanasov, Steve Roston, Karyn Newman, Maureen and Ken Rakusin, Bill Phillips, Jonathan and Melanie Forster; 3rd row: Elliot Landaw, Jason and Sara Newman, Daniel Mossaband, Daisy Abrams, Adam, Betsy, & Benjamin Phillips, Leah Roston, Sam Kochman and Sam Roston; 4th row: Joel and Cindy Feinstein, Steve Munzer, Jason Vogel, Cindy Trangsrud, Adam, Mark & Robin Vogel, and Steve Smith; 5th row: Andrea Spatz, Michele Wunderlich, Bob Wunderlich, Jill Prives and Peter Drasnin. Photo by Barry Weiss

707 N. Walden was one of six properties nominated for landmark designation. 4

The Courier’s Evelyn Portugal is the new president of the Filipino American Press Club.

July 18, 2014

By Victoria Talbot Forty Bel-Air homeowners visited the L.A. Planning Department Tuesday and successfully opposed yet another hauling permit from Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) to excavate 29,476- cubic yards of dirt to build a 40,000-square foot home, more than half of which is underground. The group persuaded the commission to delay the permit for 45 days with the support of Noah Muhlstein, planning deputy. The residence will have 16,000 square feet above ground and another 15,356 square feet, plus a 16-car garage, below ground.

The problems are so intense that neighbors have put together a video of trucks driving through the streets, calling it, “Welcome to Bel-Air-istan.” Koretz’s about-turn comes in the wake of two fatal accidents on Loma Vista that killed two LAPD officers. Ofc. Nicholas Lee died March 7 when when an out-ofcontrol dump tuck collided with an LAPD cruiser crushing the vehicle. Then on May 9, on the same stretch of road, LAPD Det. Ernest L. Allen, Sr. was killed when a runaway cement mixer crushed the truck he was driving. Koretz has (see ‘BEL-AIR,’ page 15)

LADBS To Revoke Permits, Close Construction At 901 Strada Vecchia In Bel-Air Updated by www.bhcourier.com By Matt Lopez Just hours after Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz demanded construction work at 901 Strada Vecchia, one of the most talked-about new developments in Bel-Air, be stopped, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has stepped in this week and and done just that. The Courier has learned that LADBS Metro Plan Check Division Chief Colin Kumabe fired off a letter to megamansion developer Mohamed Hadid’s 901 Strada Vecchia proj-

ect, dated July 14, with a “notice to stop all construction” as well as a notice of intent to revoke a handful of building permits the project had previously been issued. The five permits being revoked include permits for the construction of a single family home with accessory retaining walls, swimming pool, detached deck and related grading work. In the letter, Kumabe notes that the LADBS has learned the permits were issued in error (see ‘901 STRADA VECCHIA,’ page 18)

KINDRED SPIRITS—Josh Lucas and Debra Messing were among the players mingling during the 2014 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton. Guests included Anne Heche, Brian Van Holt, Clarence McClendon, Jason Isaacs, Jean Pigozzi, Kirk Acevedo, Lisa Edelstein, Luis Ortiz, Marcus Lemonis, Noel Jones, Tara Reid, Trisha Heller, Wayne Cheney, Chase Chrisley, Savannah Chrisley, Amanda Schull, Aaron Stanford, and Deitrick Haddon. For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.


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