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BIRTHDAY BASH — The Beverly Hills Courier turned 50 this week and we celebrated Tuesday with friends from the community at a birthday party at Beverly Gardens Park. Pictured above (from left): Courier President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs, Mayor Julian Gold and Councilmembers Lili Bosse and Nancy Krasne after the City Council presented The Courier with a proclamation. For more photos from Tuesday’s event, see pages 16 and 17. Celebrity Photo/Scott Downie
The Beverly Hills Courier – Beverly Hills’ Newspaper Of Record For 50 Years This year, The Courier celebrates 50 years in the community. Throughout the year, we will honor the legacy of excellence in Beverly Hills’ heritage businesses that have called the City their home since 1965 or earlier.
In honor of The Courier’s 50th birthday, we print in full our very first front page from July 22, 1965. 15 •Health & Wellness •Birthdays •Holiday Gift Guide
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By Matt Lopez March Schwartz’s reasoning for starting The Beverly Hills Courier in 1965 was fairly simple. After a career in newspaper advertising in Los Angeles, he believed the Beverly Hills taxpayers were in dire need of a publication that highlighted the issues that concerned them most. On July 22, 1965, Schwartz launched the first issue of The Beverly Hills Courier and in his opening editorial, pledged to focus on
those issues, such as tax rates, schools and public services. This week, on its 50th birthday, The Courier’s mission remains the same. Schwartz began his career in journalism in advertising with the Los Angeles Mirror, Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. The Courier quickly became the must-read publication on local news for residents in Beverly Hills and surrounding areas. (see ‘THE COURIER’ page 14)
George Christy, Page 6 Lynn von Kersting’s Third Scrapbook/Gem Is An Inspired Ode To Her Beloved Capri And French Riviera Lifestyles, And Is Chockablock With Photographs Bursting With Rainbows Of Color
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Santa Monica Boulevard Revamp Gets Green Light
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Beverly Vista 7th grader Lucas Fuhrer met Vice President Joe Biden this week.
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS — The Special Olympics Torch Run came to Beverly Hills on Wednesday afternoon, as several amazing Special Olympians carried the torch to the Beverly Hills Fire Station #1 on Rexford Drive. They were greeted by community members and Special Olympics athletes from Monaco and Gibraltar, who are staying in Beverly Hills, which is a Special Olympics Host Town. For more photos of this week’s Special Olympics events in Beverly Hills, see page 18. Courier Photo by Matt Lopez
By Victoria Talbot City staff sought direction from the Beverly Hills City Council Tuesday on the design phase of the Santa Monica Boulevard (SMB) Reconstruction project, bringing with them conceptual renderings for medians, swales and street lights. Following an ad hoc meeting July 9 with liaison Councilmembers Nancy Krasne and Willie Brien, City staff presented five options for council direction on the Canon to Wilshire portion of SMB. Following council direction, staff found that SMB could be widened on the south side, adding 2’4” to the width. That would accomodate street trees, bus stops and bike lanes,
if the Council so decides. This would also bring that stretch of SMB up to 62’4”, almost the same as the 63’-wide portion from Canon to Doheny Drive. The council supported this in the design phase of the project at a cost of $1.3 million. City council supported a plan to create swales as natural treatment systems at various locations on the north side of the street between the sidewalk and the curb in Beverly Gardens Park to incorporate “Green Street” infrastructure and to comply with urban runoff water quality regulations. The cost is estimated at $600,000. The alternative would be to provide a proprietary drainage (see ‘SMB’ page 10)
Beverly Hills Elder: Diane Jacobs, Nazi Killer, Manicurist Part 45 in a series on Beverly Hills residents who have grown with the Centennial City By Laura Coleman At 93, 4-foot-something, and undeniably sweet, the diminutive Diane Jacobs, who has lived in Beverly Hills since 1955, does not seem like the kind of woman to shoot another human being in cold blood. But in 1938, as part of the resistance in Grunenwald, Diane successfully ended the lives of over a dozen Nazis. “I killed 14 Nazis,” she said. “I always carried a knife, a gun and brass knuckles. I had the opportunity of shooting them, so I did. I was near-sighted, but I managed to do it.” Born in 1921 in the East Prussian town of Konigsburg (today, East Germany), Diane moved with her mother, father and newborn baby sister to Berlin when she was 4 years old. Her father, who was origi-
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nally a tailor, owned several clothing manufacturing facilities. Diane’s mother, a particularly beautiful woman, was a movie actress in silent films. Her parents had a box at the opera and she went with them sometimes. Although her mom was strict, Diane went on her own to the Berlin Olympic Games (see ‘DIANE JACOBS’ page 18)
A FUN NIGHT — Mo'ne Davis with Nick Cannon; Ciara with son Future Zahir Wilburn; Lindsay Vonn partied at Nickelodeon’s second annual Kids’ Choice Sports 2015 awards ceremony at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion honoring kids’ favorite athletes, teams and sports moments. For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF COMMISSION VACANCY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION – deadline to apply September 11, 2015 The Beverly Hills City Council is seeking qualified candidates to fill one vacancy on the Architectural Commission. For more information on this Commission position, please visit the City’s website at www.beverlyhills.org or call the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 285-2400. BYRON POPE, MMC City Clerk
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider:
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS FINDING THE CITY TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND ADOPTING THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §65089. The City of Beverly Hills is required to comply with the Congestion Management Program (CMP), a state-mandated program administered by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority/METRO, the regionally designated CMP agency. The City Council will consider adoption of a Resolution acknowledging the City’s conformance with the CMP requirements. At the public hearing, the City Council will hear and consider all comments. All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter. Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The comments should be received prior to the hearing date. Please note that if you challenge the Council’s action in regards to this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing. If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Bijan Vaziri, Traffic Engineer, in the Beverly Hills Community Development Department at 310.285.2556, or by email at bvaziri@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the Local Development Report and associated documents are on file in the Community Development Department - Transportation and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210. BYRON POPE, MMC City Clerk
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider:
AN APPEAL OF A DECISION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENYING A REQUEST FOR A ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT AND R-4 PERMIT TO ALLOW ADDITIONS TO AN EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 310 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE. The proposed project seeks City authorization for additions to an existing multi-family residential building that are not presently allowed pursuant to the Beverly Hills Municipal Code. The project includes a request for a Zone Text Amendment to amend Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 10-3-2804(B) and 10-32850 to allow additions to existing buildings with legally nonconforming height through an R-4 Permit application. The proposed project also includes a request for an R-4 Permit to allow for additions to two existing penthouse units at the subject property, contingent upon approval of the related Zone Text Amendment. If approved, the R-4 Permit would allow the additions to be built up to the same height as the existing legally nonconforming building, which has a height of approximately 42 feet. The project would result in a total increase of approximately 1,052 square feet to the uppermost story of the existing building. The requested R-4 Permit is contingent upon the approval and implementation of the proposed Zone Text Amendment. The Planning Commission, at its regular meeting on March 12, 2015, voted unanimously to deny the requested Zone Text Amendment. This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The project qualifies for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption (Existing Facilities) in accordance with the requirements of Section 15301 of the Guidelines because the proposed project consists of minor additions to an existing building. The project also qualifies for a Class 5 Categorical Exemption (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) in accordance with the requirements of Section 15305 of the Guidelines because adoption of this ordinance results in minor changes to land use limitations pertaining to building height, and applies to properties with an average slope not exceeding 20%. The City Council will also consider the provisions of Section 15270 of the Guidelines, which establishes that CEQA does not apply to projects which a public agency rejects or disapproves. At the public hearing, the City Council will hear and consider all comments. All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter. Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The comments should be received prior to the hearing date. Please note that if you challenge the Council’s action in regards to this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing. If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Andre Sahakian, Associate Planner in the Beverly Hills Community Development Department at 310.285.1127, or by email at asahakian@beverlyhills.org. The case file, including the ordinance and associated documents are on file in the Community Development Department and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210. BYRON POPE, MMC City Clerk
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Spotlight: Horace Mann’s New Principal Harvey Oaxaca Vows Continued Excellence
COURIER IN CUBA — A group of Beverly Hills ladies visited a synagogue in Havana and took their hometown newspaper with them. Pictured (from left): Annie Leherer, Shelly Sterling, Eleanor Moskatel, Beverly Cohen, and Ronnie Kassorla. To join these lovely ladies in the Carry The Courier club, take The Courier on your next trip, snap a photo and send it to mlopez@bhcourier.com.
Beverly Hills School Board Election Watch:
Margo Joins Hacker, Spitz In Race Incumbent Board of Education member Noah Margo became the latest contender to file his papers for the upcoming Nov. 3 Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education election. “Education First! That’s not just my campaign slogan, it is my serious commitment to our district,” Margo wrote The Courier after he filed his election papers on Wednesday. Former Board President Mel Spitz and Measure E Citizens Oversight Committee member Isabel Hacker both filed their candidacy papers on July 13. Former Beverly Hills High School co-athletic director Jason Newman pulled papers on July 14. Former BHHS Principal Carter Paysinger pulled election papers on Monday but neither Paysinger nor Newman have officially filed yet.
By Laura Coleman Horace Mann’s new principal F.J. “Harvey” Oaxaca has some big shoes to fill as he leads the Husky Nation in the coming school year. And the energetic native Texan is certain that he is more than up to the task of ensuring the Beverly Hills K-8 school remains successful. The focus, he said, must be the kids; their safety and academic success are paramount. Ensuring best practices, standards-based classroom, and capable teachers facilitating learning are all foundational elements to ensuring Horace Mann remains a great school and becomes and even better one. “Horace Mann really is a community school,” he said. “My vision is to continue excellence.” “Students need to have good, solid relationships with peers and leaders,” he added, noting that relationships are core to connecting students to school. Born and raised in the small Texas town of Clyde, Oaxaca has large amounts of enthusiasm. He is committed to working with parents, teachers and the community to ensure that he carries on the legacy solidified by his predecessor, Superintendent Steve Kessler. Before taking on the role of Horace Mann principal, Oaxaca served for three years as principal of Lake Forest
MEETING MR. BIDEN— Beverly Vista 7th grade student and KidScoop Media reporter, Lucas Fuhrer, was fortunate enough to interview Vice President Joe Biden during his visit this week to Los Angeles. KidScoop Media was the only press to be granted an interview with the Vice President after an event at the Bobrick Washroom Equipment plant in North Hollywood. Fuhrer said: “It was an honor to meet the Vice President of the United States. This was an awesome experience and after we talked about the increase in the minimum wage, we talked about baseball. I wasn’t too happy he was a Yankees’ fan, but I found out we’re both dog people so that was ok.”
Adopt one of these pets and receive a free month of food from Freshpet! GENTLE GIGI – Gigi is an 11-month old French Papillon mix puppy. She is a delicate lady who weighs in at a mere 6 pounds. She was found in South L.A eating out of a dumpster. However, judging by her by pedigree and social behavior, she is destined to become a Beverly Hills lap dog. Those interested in adopting Ms. Gigi may contact ShelterHopePetShop.org
Mr Wolfy - A1549197 is about 8 years old and weighs about 12 pounds.
Honey - A1569547 is about 3-months old and weighs about 3 pounds.
Jade - A1563270 is about 14 years old and weighs about 7 pounds.
Rosie - A1568603 is about 4-months old and weighs about 3 pounds.
These pets are at the West LA Animal Shelter11361 W. Pico Blvd., 888-452-7381. See all their animals on the website at 222.laanimalshelter.com
Harvey Oaxaca
Elementary School in Sandy Springs, Georgia. There, he oversaw a 1,000-student preK-5 school where 98-percent of the population were Title 1 students and the school served up some 900 free lunches a day. Oaxaca holds a BA from McMurry University, where he got a dual degree in education and church music. (Church singing remains a big passion of his still today.) He went on to get his MA from Georgia State University in applied linguistics/ESOL (California’s version of English language learners.) At Fulton County Schools at Ridgeview, Oaxaca taught ESOL and social studies before being promoted to the graduation coach and later to assistant principal. “Good teaching is good teaching [and] all parents want the best for their kids,” he said.
Beverly Hills City Council 2015 Holiday Decor Plans For Business Triangle
By Victoria Talbot Mayor Julian Gold asked staff to examine wireless upcoming audio for the entire business triangle and perhaps South Beverly Drive for the holiday season Tuesday, bringing the holiday spirit in July to the council study session. The council approved holiday decor plans so the City could place orders now, in time to take advantage of early order discounts. But clearly Mayor Gold was “feeling it” after a presentation featuring festive lights, banners and bows planned for this year’s celebration. In addition to traditional decor, including the arch spans bearing Santa across Wilshire Boulevard, white lights and garlands and the holiday tree and Menorah at Beverly Gardens Park, the City is considering additional sprucing up. Staff proposes to build on the 2014 season, with additional lights and southeast Beverly Hills décor enhancements for east Wilshire Boulevard and
La Cienega and extending the decor to include more of the City. Mayor Gold’s new wireless audio system could play holiday music throughout the shopping district at an estimated cost of $84,300. Staff has proposed custom designed pole mounting to grace the entrance portals at four locations and red bows and ribbon on two of the City’s parking structures at Rodeo/Dayton and North Beverly Drive/ Williams Sonoma structure ($28,748). In addition, gift-wrapping ficus street trees on Robertson Drive in warm, white lights with an estimated $89,490 price tag wraps it up for the Southeast Task Force this season. The City projects $39,140,000 in TOT revenue for the 2015-16 Fiscal Year, resulting in a Tourism and Marketing budget of $6.283 million including $700,000 for citywide holiday décor (not including Rodeo Drive). This holiday decor proposal would cost an estimated $636,895, leaving $63,105 for other enhancements.
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Golden Palm Awards Voting Now Open By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Golden Palm Awards voting opened this week, with local businesses vying to be called the “Best of Beverly Hills.” The annual awards recognize local business leaders in the Beverly Hills community. The six award categories are for “The Best” businesses exemplifying: Community Support, Community Support in Small Business, going Above BHFA LEMONADE STAND–12-year-olds Bella Saghian and Layla Tyree opened a lemonade stand on the corner of Maple and Charleville in Beverly Hills. The two best friends wanted to raise money to donate to the Beverly Hills Firefighters’ Association to show their appreciation. “We are just so thankful of their hard work, and how they are always here to help us,” said Layla. From left: Beverly Hills Fire Engineer and BHFA Treasurer Victor Gutierrez, Saghian, Tyree, and Firefighter Bruno Palmieri.
Beware Smokers And Vapers: It’s Lights Out At Beverly Hills Schools By Laura Coleman When Beverly Hills students and parents return to school next month, they will get a stark reminder that smoking is truly not allowed on school premises. With the wave of “vaping” (electronic cigarettes that deliver nicotine), Beverly Hills Unified School District has ramped up efforts to ensure that posted signs asserting that tobacco products aren’t allowed on schools are visible at every entrance to all five public schools. Simply put, no one is allowed to smoke anywhere near a school. According to Chris Hertz, BHUSD director of Student Services, there will be around 50 signs posted throughout the district, including at all entrances to the porus high school and the district office. “We don’t want it in our schools,” he said. “The Department of Education really wants us to keep ahead of vaping. The truth is there’s been so much
emphasis of getting ahead of the vaping phenomenom.” Last year, the City of Beverly Hills extended its smoking regulations to include E-cigarettes. The electronic product which allows for the vaporized delivery of E-liquids, including tobacco or marijuana, has become widespread nationwide. Studies on the longterm effects of using E-cigarettes are still forthcoming. But as history shows, at one time doctors advocated for people to smoke cigarettes and told the population that smoking was healthy. “We’ve worked hard as a culture to teach that [smoking cigarettes] is a bad habit,” Herz said, underscoring that Californians tend to smoke less than other people. “Everybody has to recognize that vaping is the new trend. I really want to raise another generation that doesn’t smoke." Smoking on school is a suspendible offense for students.
ADIOS ALEX–Beverly Hills recognized outgoing Executive Director Alex Stettinski of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce with a proclamation Tuesday, thanking him for four years of dedicated service that transformed the organization. Stettinski will be taking over a position as Vice President of Operations for Strategic Planning for Visit West Hollywood. Pictured, from left: Kelly Scott, Alex, Mayor Julian Gold, Councilmember Willie Brien, Councilmember Lili Bosse, Councilmember Nancy Krasne and Todd Johnson.
The Pet Care Foundation Adopt-A-Pet Offers 50 Percent Off This Weekend By Victoria Talbot Saturday and Sunday, the Los Angeles City Animal Shelters celebrate the 2015 Chi-Pitty-Kitty Adoption Event with 50-percent off any Pit Bull, Chihuahua or Cat at the shelters. These are the shelters’ most often euthanized animals so this is their chance to shine. The Pet Care Foundation/Pets 90210 sponsors this event to
help find them homes. View all the animals at the shelters by visiting their website at www.laanimalservices.com and find one just for you. The Pet Care Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of homeless pets in the Los Angeles area. For more information email bcrowe@kenquest.com, call 310-2478469 or visit www.pets90210.org.
and Beyond, Above and Beyond in Small Business, Innovation and Innovation in Small Business. Among the many nominees for Golden Palm Awards are The Beverly Hilton, Hilton & Hyland and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. To see the full list of nominees and vote, log onto the voting website at www.surveymonkey.com/s/PublicVote2015. Voting closes July 31.
New Ordinance Bans Sale Of Puppy Mill Dogs In Beverly Hills By Victoria Talbot The adoption of a new ordinance will ban animals bred for sale to pet stores inside the City of Beverly Hills, effectively eliminating puppy mill puppies and other commercially bred pets from the City. Beverly Hills will join with Los Angeles in making puppy mill pets unpopular and illegal, in the hopes that such bans will decrease the often inhumane and brutal practice. The last time puppy mill pets were sold in the City at the short-lived Posh Puppy in 2008, a host of animal rights organizations protested, shutting the store down for good. Today, most pet stores invite rescue organizations to bring adoptable pets on designated days to their store locations.
An ordinance adopting provisions of the Los Angeles Municipal Code will ensure consistency in enforcement, said Nestor Otazu, Code Enforcement Manager for the City of Beverly Hills. The ordinance specifically prohibits the sale of commercially bred dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores. The City will adopt Article 3 (Animals and Fowls) of Chapter 5 of the City of Los Angeles Municipal Code amended to the City of Beverly Hills. In addition to the ordinance the City of Beverly Hills will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Los Angeles for the continuation of Animal Care and Sheltering Services for the City of Beverly Hills. This is an extension of an historical agreement between the two Cities with a few minor improvements in service.
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Lynn von Kersting has published the third edition to her “Scrapbook” series of favorite things. The title translates as A Kiss At Midnight Under The Full Moon In Capri. At right are photographs from Lynn’s Villa Abbondanza residence. They include her bulldogs, Toto and Borgia.
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n essence, a rendezvous of favorite things. Page upon page of immaculate photographs bursting with rainbows of color, also images highlighting Proustian remembrances of long-ago pasts. All addressing fashion empress Diana Vreeland’s diktat that “the eye must travel.”
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the discerning eye covers the waterfront in Lynn von Kersting’s third Scrapbook/Gem, an openhearted ode to her beloved Capri and French Riviera lifestyles that serve as inspirations. The originality of Lynn’s
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ncluded are lingering excerpts from daughter India’s poignant first novel about first love, The Last August:
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ou’ll love the vintage photographs that Lynn secured the rights to. Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Giancarlo Giannini, Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Paul Belmondo with Jean Seberg. Also of Lynn and Richard Irving’s beautiful daughter India, the actress, dancer, author. Additionally of actorathlete Mario Rivelli, whose dad served as the Mayor of Naples.
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any snapshots reveal Lynn’s unique designs for her Villa Abbondanza in the hills of West Hollywood. Formerly owned by director George Cukor, Lynn has transformed it into her stylish family residence.
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bout style, Lynn quotes playwright Luigi Pirandello near the end of Un Bacio: “A talent without individuality is not a real talent. And style means individuality, one’s own way of thinking, feeling, expressing. In short, a person has style who has things of his own to say and knows how to say them in his own way, with a completely personal attitude and manner that does not necessarily have to be beautiful.”
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arge in size, printed on bold stock with excellent binding and attractively priced at $68, Lynn’s Scrapbook/Gem is exclusively available at Indigo Seas, and at the Ivy and the Ivy at the Shore restaurants. Ideal for gift-giving – a gift destined to be long loved and remembered.
Online at www.bhcourier.com/category/george-christy
“In fact, the last time the Capri skies had seen me I was seventeen … a young girl who’d inhaled her first sip of love: “The summer I said goodbye to Giorgio on the musty docks of the Marina Grande … I returned to the city ... and still I waited for the phone to ring. Then I realized there would be no call. I realized the sleepless nights would have to end some other way. I forgot what he smelled like and I didn’t care to remember. Who would want to remember Giorgio di Lorenzi anyway. I gave his shirt to the houseman and asked him not to wear it to work.”
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reated by Lynn and edited by Darra Baker, Un Bacio a Mezzanotte Sotto La Luna di Capri translates as A Kiss at Midnight Under the Full Moon in Capri. A clarifying subtitle is Indigo Seas Snapshots, Ivy Recipes, Sunkissed Summers on Capri & La Cote d’Azur is published under Lynn’s Libri di Lucio imprint, which will release India’s novel later this year.
Jean-Paul Belmondo with Jean Seberg co-starred in the vintage film Breathless
Brigitte Bardot at play in St. Tropez
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he calls them scrapbooks, we call them gems. Our latest Scrapbook/Gem arrived this month, another of her love songs to the beauty that surrounds us. Montages of beautiful women and beautiful men, tablescapes of achingly beautiful roses and lilies. Gardens of infinite vistas. Faience bowls of her own design cradled with homegrown lemons and oranges. Tempting good food and icy drinks with handwritten recipes. Alluring landscapes, cityscapes and Capri-blue seascapes. Bullish bulldogs and tiger cats with huge white whiskers and long tails.
ynn, as readers of our Beverly Hills Courier column are aware, is the creator of the venerated Indigo Seas shop at 123 N. Robertson Blvd.where her exquisite taste flourishes. The shop adjoins Lynn and Richard Irving’s masterful Ivy Restaurant (which she designed and we proudly named, as we did with Indigo Seas and the Ivy at the Shore).
Indigo Seas with a tribute to a Cole Porter classic -“if you want a fancy fan/Or a teapot Early Ming/Come to the Supermarket in Old Peking.” A favorite in Barbra Streisand’s repertoire that we first heard her sing during our college days at Jimmy Daniels’ down-a-flight-of-stairs Bon Soir boite in Greenwich Village. Barbra alternately performed with nightclub artists Mae Barnes (Fat Back And Lima Beans), pianist Noreen Tate, and jovial bass player Tiger Haines.
Brigitte Bardot with unidentified beachmate
Alain Delon sailing the Mediterranean in an undated photograph, as are the others in this section.
India Irving with Mario Rivelli
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TO SEE AND BE SEEN
CHRISTOFLE AND POLLOCK– Luxury French silver company Christofle celebrated Robyn Lea’s new book Dinner With Jackson Pollock, (published by Assou-line) with a champagne reception and book signing. The event took place at the newly redesigned Studio Christofle on Melrose Place. Pictured (from left): Beau Dunn, Robyn Lea and Laura Dunn.
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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS
Jose Iturbi Foundation Salutes Frank Sinatra At Hollywood Bowl OL’BLUE EYES –The Jose Iturbi Foundation celebrated the 100th birthday of Frank Sinatra at Hollywood Bowl. From left: Tom and B r i g i d LaBonge, D o n e l l e Dadigan, Linda Jensen and Loni Anderson. Photo by
BEVERLY HILLS COUTURE– X Couture House on Wilshire Boulevard celebrated its new designs. Pictured are designer/founder Xandra Krahe with head designer Mercedes Recalde.
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Celebrities and politicians attended the Jose Iturbi Foundation’s special salute to Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday. The extraordinary evening featured an all-star cast of guest artists including Kurt Elling, Jose James, Seu Jorge, Seth MacFarlane, John Pizzarelli, Luciana Souza, Carmen Bradford, Christian McBride, and The Count Basie Orchestra For two decades, the Jose Iturbi Foundation, which spon-
sored Wednesday’s sell-out concert, has fulfilled its founder’s mission by sponsoring blockbuster concerts, holding international musical competitions, and showcasing professional classical music artists in the making. Iturbi, a classical music concert pianist, conductor, and the first musician to sell more than 1 million records, first met Sinatra in 1945 while filming the MGM classic Anchors Aweigh. EMMY FOR THE BAY– Actor/producer Kira Reed Lorsch joined forces with Emmy-winning series The Bay at Moods of Norway on Melrose in support of the Starving Artists Project. SAP, along with its celebrity partners, provide free professional photography sessions for up and coming artist to help them get their career off the ground. To learn more visit http://thestarvingartistsproject.com/. Photo by Michael Bezjian/ Getty Images
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extensive expensive irrigation. Swales or “Low Impact Development,” (LID) are a type of infrastructure that minimizes
runoff volume, collecting rainwater to infiltrate into the ground and replenish the aquifer. Swales appear as gentle slopes landscaped with drought-tolerant grasses where storm runoff is directed through pipes. Water collected is allowed to percolate slowly into the ground as a natural purification. Construction will disturb the ground, and when it is replaced, these systems will be implemented. The alternative is a proprietary bio-retention system underground along the edge of the road and parkway. This system treats runoff by filtering storm water through media such as sand to remove pollutants then holding it in a cistern where it percolates in underground concrete vaults. The landscape would remain unchanged but the cost would reflect increased maintenance, construction and excavation. “It should be recognized that this is not likely to be supported on a strict cost/benefit analysis but may be appropriate as a highly visible location to achieve substantiality goals,” said City Engineer Mark Cuneo in his report. Medians, which may also collect runoff, did not receive the support of the council because of safety considerations. A proposal for several “islands” was rejected when Council member Lili Bosse asked Beverly Hills Fire Chief Ralph Mundell what he pre-
ferred for his fire trucks. “No obstruction down the middle of the road; that would be our preference,” he replied. Brien, however, continued to express a preference for green medians with low, drought-tolerant vegetation that may add functionality to the green streets initiative. Council reviewed two designs for streetlights that are similar in appearance to those currently in use and then discussed traffic mitigation. Several bicycle enthusiasts addressed the council in support of bike lanes on SMB. Councilmember John Mirisch, in absentia, voiced his support for bike lanes as well, though this was outside the scope of Tuesday’s discussion. Councilmember Bosse also lent passionate support for bike lanes. Bosse expressed concerns that internationally, bike lanes and bike sharing programs are common, citing her recent trip to New York, Scandinavia, England and France. Councilmembers expressed support for bike lanes, but not necessarily on Santa Monica Boulevard. With construction, pointed out Brien, the City has the opportunity to look at several options while they consider the future flow of traffic and pedestrians through the City. Historically, council members have expressed safety concerns with bikes on SMB. South Santa Monica Boulevard does not pose the same problem, being chiefly local, as opposed to drive-through, traffic.
BEVERLY HILLS Bike lanes are part of the larger conversation regarding traffic mitigation measures that incorporates South Santa Monica Boulevard as an alternate route, for residential and business traffic and maybe for bikes. One proposal includes the removal of metered parking on the north, south or both sides of the street to create a bike lane, and then re-striping the Santa Monica five parking structures to add spaces to make up some of the lost street parking. This will be part of a discussion in the community outreach planned in the next months, to obtain feedback from stakeholders, residents and the business community. The feedback will be reviewed by the Traffic and Parking Commission and brought back to City Council. The base cost estimate for the project is $32.4 million without enhancements, which includes $27.2 million Doheny to Wilshire and an additional $5.2 million for Wilshire to Moreno Drive, to be mitigated with construction costs for projects in the immediate area. The cost estimates for the enhancements include $2.8 million for widening ($1.3 million), landscaped medians ($900,000) and swales ($600,000), for a total of $35.2 million. Funds totaling $36 million are currently available in the Capital Improvement Budget. The project will commence next year and take about two years to complete.
Pucker Up! Picklefest is Coming By Victoria Talbot If its summer in Beverly Hills it must be time for Picklefest! Sunday, August 2, the Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market and Nate ‘n Al will once again sponsor the mouth-puckering event. Winners will be judged in two categories: Best Dill Pickle in Beverly Hills and “I Can Pickle That!” Anything goes in
the second category except that all the fruits and vegetables must be grown in California. Nate ‘n Al will present gift cards of $200 for First Place, $100 for Second Place and $50 for Third Place to the winners. The event takes place at the Farmers’ Market and will kick off with a children’s booth featuring pickle-centric activities. The fun begins at 9 a.m. The Farmers’ Market is lo-
cated in the 9300-block of Civic Center Drive. Two hours of free parking is available at the Civic Center Parking lot until 2 p.m. Admission is free. A panel of distinguished food-celebrity judges will decide the winners based on specific criteria. To enter your pickled fantasy, visit www.beverlyhills.org/Pickle or call 310285-6830.
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HOW DO Y O U F E E L ? Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Researchers:
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Transgender Youth Have Typical Hormone Levels Johanna Olson, M.D., and her colleagues at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), provide care for the largest number of trans youth in the U.S.
and have enrolled 101 patients in a study to determine the safety and efficacy of treatment that helps patients bring their bodies into closer alignment with their
gender of identity. Baseline characteristics of these individuals were published Tuesday in the Journal Of Adolescent Health and include a significant finding: transgender individuals have sex hormone levels consistent with the gender they were assigned at birth. “We’ve now put to rest the residual belief that transgender experience is a result of a hormone imbalance,” says Olson. “It’s not.” The classification of “boy” or “girl” given to babies at birth—their assigned sex—is typically based on external genitalia. Transgender individuals have a gender identity different from the sex they were assigned at birth. The persistent distress and anxiety that may result from this dissonance is called gender dysphoria. Young people with gender dysphoria are seeking medical care at a younger age and in greater numbers than ever before. The 101 individuals enrolled in this study include nearly equivalent numbers of individuals assigned “male” at birth but who identify as transfeminine (51.5-percent) and individ(see ‘TRANSGENDER’ page 13)
UCLA Health Hospitals Rank Among Nation’s Best In U.S. News Survey UCLA Health’s hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica have been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2015-2016 Best Hospitals Honor Roll. UCLA, which previously ranked #5 in the country, tied for #3 this year. The honor roll highlights 15 hospitals out of nearly 5,000 nationwide for their expertise in treating the most challenging patients in at least six medical specialties. “We are truly honored to be recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country,” said Dr. James Atkinson, the interim
associate vice chancellor and president of UCLA Hospital System.“ UCLA ranked highly in 15 of the 16 specialties: cancer at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (tied for #6 nationally); cardiology and heart surgery (#12); diabetes and endocrinology (#12); ear, nose and throat (tied for #9); gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery (#4); geriatrics (#2); gynecology (8); nephrology (#7); neurology and neurosurgery (#7); ophthalmology at Stein and Doheny Eye Institutes (see ‘RANKING’ page 13)
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(#5), orthopaedics (#8); psychiatry at the Resnick Neuro-psychiatric Hospital at UCLA (#7); pulmonology (9); rheumatology (#7); and urology (#3). The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in its 26th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating patients who need an especially high level of care. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, adequacy of nurse staffing and other data largely determined the rankings in most specialties. To be named to the honor roll, a medical center must be ranked very high in at least six of the 16 specialties in which the magazine ranks hospitals. “Ranking among the ‘best of the best’ is a reflection of the dedication of the people in our
entire UCLA health organization including our hospitals, clinics and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA — they are superb,” added Dr. John Mazziotta, vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and dean of the Geffen School. “Every member of our team should be commended for putting patients first and helping to earn this distinction.’ The rankings are available online now and will appear in print in the U.S. News Best Hospitals 2016 guidebook in August. UCLA Health includes four hospitals on two campuses — Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center; UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica; Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA; and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA — and more than 150 primary and specialty offices throughout Southern California.
IMPROVING CHILDREN’S LIVES—The non-profit Mending Kids held its third annual Hometown Mission at Specialty Surgical Center in Beverly Hills. Twenty children, ranging from 1-17, were provided with free surgeries including everything from scar revisions to fixing web fingers to burn reconstructions. Gene Simmons (left) of KISS and his son Nick visited with children before their procedures. On his right, are Mending Kids’ Caren Niewisch, outreach and mission consultant, and Cristina Farrut, social services director.
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uals assigned “female” at birth but who identify as transmasculine (48.5-percent). Participants, who were 12 to 24 years old, identified a discrepancy with their gender of assignment on average at about 8 years of age but disclosed it to their families much later (17.1 years). Living with this “secret” for such a long period of time may have a negative impact on mental health. Thirty-five percent of participants experienced depression within clinical ranges. Over half of the youth reported having considered suicide and 30 percent had made at least one attempt. “My goal is to move kids who are having a gender atypical experience from survive to thrive,” said Olson. “With this study we hope to identify the best way to accomplish that.”
Subsequent reports of this ongoing study will track the safety and efficacy of medical intervention as well as the impact of intervention on quality of life, high-risk behaviors, suicidality and depression.
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The Music Center is partnering with The Dizzy Feet Foundation (DFF) to present the fourth annual free National Dance Day event from 11 a.m.3 p.m., Saturday, at the Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave. Nigel Lythgoe (above) and other celebrity dancers will lead dancers of all skill levels in two routines, both to Shut Up And Dance, and available at http://www.musiccenter.org/na tionaldanceday. Seven of L.A.’s best dance companies will offer interactive performances and workshops. For more information, visit visit http://www.musiccenter.org/nationaldanceday. • • • • • Celebrating its 25th year, the Alex Film Society (AFS) will screen the classic teen exploitation flick High School Confidential at 8 p.m., Saturday, at the Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. The 1958 classic expose’ of the evils of marijuana, directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Mamie Van Doren, Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, Jackie Coogan and more, opens with the title song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis, which became an instant hit for Sam Phillips' Sun Records. So Steve Waddington and his Retro-Rockin' All-Stars will perform a hard driving set of rock classics before the AFS show. Tickets, $16 and $12 sen-
iors/students, are available at www.alexflimsociety.org. • • • • • Sandra Lord, founder of Women Helping Women in Entertainment Network and the Los Angeles Film & Television Meetup has announced that a gathering of some of the most powerful women in reality television, a panel of dynamic professionals versed in the field, will share their experiences and knowledge, offer tips and advice and participate in an exciting Q&A session. The event will be held in the auditorium of the Beverly Hills Public Library on Thursday, July 30, at 7 p.m. For $59.95 tickets, call 323-465-9800 or visit http://whwnetwork.com/cont e n t / R e a l i t y - Po w e r- Pa n e l 073015-Home.htm. • • • • • A CATbaret!, a one-night only celebrity celebration of all things feline, benefiting the feral-cat rescue nonprofit, Kitty Bungalow Chamber School for Wayward Cats, will begin at 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 1 at the Avalon Theatre, 1735 Vine St. Among the celebrities performing cat-themed song and dance to support the organization—that rescues, neuters, socializes and find homes for feral kittens while providing outreach, education and TrapNeuter-Release (TNR) services in L.A.—will be: Fred Willard, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Keith David, Mo Collins, Jon Huertas, Nia Peeples and more. Tickets, ranging from $50$125 are available at http://kittybungalow.tix.com/Event.aspx ?EventCode=762536. For more information, call 323-730-1102. • • • • • The weekly update of local and Southland events.
Prince Of Monaco Weds Local Artist
By John L. Seitz There’s a new princess in town. Beverly Hills has always been a destination for royalty around the world and it was once again recently when Prince Jean-Claude De-Grimaldi of Monaco came to the City to marry Leith Eaton, cofounder of the emerging Beverly Hills Academy of the Arts. The private ceremony was performed by Rev. Izabella Sklar in her local wedding
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Under Schwartz’s leadership, then-editor Norma Zager earned Journalist of the Year honors by the Los Angeles Press Club in 2004 for her series on Erin Brockovich’s lawsuit against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. For years, at The Courier’s building at 8840 Olympic Blvd., Schwartz’s son Sande ran Finney’s In The Alley, a popular local eatery where community members would congregate daily to chow down and chat about City happenings. With his health failing and unable to run The Courier’s day-to-day operations, Schwartz sold the newspaper to attorney and San Marino Tribune publisher Clif Smith. Under Smith’s guidance, The Courier continued to shine a light directly on City leadership and elected officials. In 2011, The Courier broke new ground when after several California Public Records Act demands, The Courier forced the City of Beverly Hills to release salary and benefit data for all City employees. This information gave taxpayers a never-before-seen look at where much of their money was going. In 2014, The Courier was sold to philanthropist and businesswoman Paula Kent Mee-
chapel on La Cienega. The new “Princess Leith” is a noted artist/designer who has painted the likes of Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, President George H.W.Bush, Steve Martin, Roberta Flack, Trini Lopez, Clint Eastwood and others. With collectors around the world including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, she has had solo exhibits of her work in the Cannon House, Russell Rotunda, and the Ronald Reagan Library in Washington D.C. She has also served on the boards of the Eisenhower Medical Center Auxiliary, Atlantic Foundation of the Performing Arts, and the Fine Arts Institute; as well as founding the International Arts Association. han, who moved the newspaper from Wilshire Boulevard (after spending several decades at 8840 Olympic Blvd.) to the ground floor of her Kenquest Building, where The Courier currently resides at 499 N. Canon Dr. Meehan passed away less than two months after purchasing The Courier, leaving Marcia Wilson Hobbs in charge of Beverly Hills’ newspaper of record as president and publisher. With Hobbs at the helm, The Courier’s strives to continue carrying out the vision started 50 years ago, giving residents an accurate look at the information that most concerns them, whether international, national or local. “From the taxpayers to school parents to business owners to local athletes who have been covered in the pages of The Courier, we sincerely thank you for your continued support,” Hobbs said. “We are grateful to the local businesses and other advertisers and hope the community will continue to support them as they support you. We take pride in providing you with interesting stories – most complimented this year has been our Heritage and Elder series’. We will be continuing our stories about government effectiveness starting next month.”
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On Tuesday, July 21, hundreds of Beverly Hills dignitaries and community members gathered together at Beverly Gardens Park with Courier staff to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beverly Hills Courier. Mayor Julian Gold presented Courier President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs with a proclamation honoring The Courier’s 50 years of service to the Beverly Hills community. Visitors munched on treats and refreshments generously provided by the Beverly Hilton, the Beverly Hills Market, Beverly Hills 90210 Water, Hansen’s Cakes, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, Urth Caffe and Walter’s Cafe. Photos by Scott Downie, unless otherwise noted
Former Courier Publisher Clif Smith, Courier President/ Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs, Peninsula Beverly Hills Managing DIrector Offer Nissenbaum and Linda Schwartz, widow of The Courier’s founding publisher March Schwartz
Marc and Annette Saleh
50th Birthday Cake was generously provided by Hansen’s Cakes
Lauren Green and Evelyn Pirali brought very popular sugar cookies and water, generously provided by the Beverly Hilton
Patrick Hansen of Hansen’s Cakes
Shawn Far The Courier’s Advertising Manager Evelyn Portugal with Jack Friedkin and Leonard Rabinowitz of The Agency
Thomas Mattei from the Peninsula Beverly Hills lent a touch of elegance to the event, manning a table of granola and water generously provided by the Peninsula.
Hobbs receiving a gift from Beverly Hills Firefighter/Paramedic Dan Maher, Fire Capt. Tim Hayes and Firefighter Brian Miller
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Frances Bilak and her daughter Maddie
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The Courier was honored by the Beverly Hills City Council at its formal meeting on Tuesday evening. Pictured, from left: Mayor Julian Gold, The Courier’s President/Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs, and councilmembers Willie Brien, Lili Bosse and Nancy Krasne. Photo by Victoria Talbot
Shawn Saeedian, owner of the Beverly Hills Market
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Beverly Hills Parks & Urban Forest Manager Ken Pfalzgraf and his team helped hang The Courier’s birthday banner under the Beverly Hills Sign at Beverly Gardens Park.
Courier Special Sections/Features Bear, The Courier’s 6-month-old mascot, made sure to stay Editor Steve Simmons close to the treat tables
Beautiful party balloons were generously gifted by councilmember Lili Bosse, who also treated the Courier staff to Sprinkles Cupcakes. Thanks Lili! Fred Djie, owner of Walter’s Cafe
Noah Furie, Zale Richard Rubins and The Courier’s Victoria Talbot
Alex Popa, owner of Ace Collectibles and Paul Matsumoto, owner of Edwards Lowell
Bob and Sherry Tedeschi
Courier Editor Laura Coleman, Ashley Rose The Courier’s Senior Editor John L. Seitz and Celebrity Dion Jackson, Pamela J. Tinsley, Kandace and Courier Accounting Manager Ana Photographer Scott Downie discuss what treats to taste Lindsey and Irma Hopkins Phil Savenick Llorens first
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Beverly Hills Schools At Forefront Of STEM Education, Gain Prominence In State By Laura Coleman There was a time not to long ago when it was imperative to clarify just what STEM (Science, Technology, English and Mathematics) meant. That time is gone. Beverly Hills Unified School District is now preparing to commence its third year of STEM curriculum, which for the first time ever will be a comprehensive K-12 program. In recognition of just how far BHUSD has come, the Department of Education announced this week that BHUSD would present at the third annual California STEM Symposium, which will take place in October in Anaheim.
“I can genuinely say we have a K-12 program at this point,” said BHUSD Chief Academic Officer Jennifer Tedford. Tedford plans to lead a panel discussion of STEM teachers at the conference on how the district went about implementing the program, in addition its nuances and the district’s efforts to engage more girls. In its first year, BHUSD required that every 6th grader participate in a STEM class. The following year, the 6th grade requirement remained, but STEM became an elective for 7th graders. This year, there will also be an 8th grade STEM elective, as well as a STEM component for all K-5 stu-
dents. As part of the middle school STEM curriculum, students learn modules including green architecture, science and technology, flight and space, and physics, chemistry and nanotechnology. There’s even a biomedical detective module where students pretend they are CSI detectives and have to piece together a crime seen. Each of the modules tie into “pathways” offered at the high school, like architecture or computer science, which help students pursue college majors and careers. Other pathways in place at Beverly
Hills High School include robotics and the specialized Medical Science Academy. However, Tedford said that the 7th grade elective class will once again be comprised of roughly 1/3 girls and 2/3 boys. “Our next goal is to identify why our girls are still not pursuing STEM courses,” she said. “We need girls in STEM.” Tedford said that STEM-related jobs, such as coding, computer science or engineering, are the careers of the future. Locally, healthcare is a huge industry. "We know that these are the skills students need in order to become competitive in the job market," she said.
DIANE JACOBS
for the journey. En route to Holland, she suddenly was overcome with a terribly ominous feeling. “In the middle of the ride, I got this eerie feeling something is going to happen,” she recalled. “I said, ‘We have to leave.’” Together with the boy, they left the train car, which was unexpectedly unlocked. They walked past several guards playing cards and drinking beer who miraculously ignored them as they continued through the cars, past second class, and into first class, where they saw a man reading a newspaper in a compartment all alone. They entered, asked to sit, and the man nodded his head in acquiescence. He was silent until all of a sudden the Nazis were at that door. The man subsequently jumped up, showed the Nazi’s his passport and said he was the Swiss ambassador to Germany and informed them that the two other members of his compartment were under his protection. “We went on...shortly after that, came the sign, ‘Welcome to Holland,’” she re-
called. At the border, Diane said, the final train car carrying all the Jews was detached and pushed back into Germany. “They shot them with machine guns from both sides,” she said. “Everybody died.” “The Nazis, they did nothing but kill,” she observed. “If you looked sideways, they killed.” Once at the train station in Rotterdam, Diane used the last few cents she owned to buy a sandwich for her and the little boy with her. “I was so hungry. I hadn’t eaten in two days,” she said. From Rotterdam, they needed to take a ship to England, but she spoke no English. Suddenly, a man approached her and asked in German if they were refugees. “See that truck? Get on it,” he instructed. Eventually, they made their way to Bloomsbury House in London, whereupon they were sent out to farms to work the land. Diane described those two years as particularly difficult. She had no way to know what was happening to her family back home. All of them, her parents, her sister, her grandparents, were murdered in the concentration camps. After she finished those two years working the land, she began working at a munitions factory. She lived in a hostel, sharing a room with three other women. She recalled each morning that she walked to work passing a young woman at the same time across the street headed in the opposite direction with whom she would exchange a smile. One day, she telephoned an uncle who was living in England. She’d never reached out to him before, but after finding his name in the phone book, she called him up. He was particularly disinterested, Diane remarked. “He said, ‘We’ll have you over some day,” she said. After Diane hung up the telephone, she walked to the curb in front of the hostel, sat down and cried. It was the first time she had cried, she said, in all of this time. Suddenly, a sweet voice interrupted her tears asking her to stop crying. Diane looked up and discovered that it was the woman with whom she had been exchanging smiles for weeks. The woman, Vivienne Tufano, invited Diane into her home across the street, and gave her a tour of the apartment, stopping in one room with a bed and a night stand. “She said, ‘Do you think you could be happy here?” Diane recalled of the apartment she inhabited for eight years. “To me it was Buckingham Palace.” “We were best friends for 64 years,” she added. Diane soon started working in restaurants and taking other jobs in order to make a living. She lived amidst the bombings of London. One day, she met an American lieu-
tenant, who eventually facilitated her passage to America after the War. “I came out of the house and bumped into him for some reason,” she recalled of the man she dated for several months. Although he ended up marrying another woman just three months before she came to the U.S., he was true to his word that he would get her to America. From New York, Diane moved to California where she lived with two older women in Highland Park. Five years later, in 1952, she won a contest put on by the Los Angeles Examiner entitled “What it means to be an American citizen.” At the “I Am American Day” awards ceremony at the Hollywood Bowl, she met Marilyn Monroe. Marta Toren presented Diane with her award. Diane’s essay proclaimed: “To become an American citizen is to be born again, but the feeling is manifold, when for the first time you realize that you are a citizen in a country where there are no citizens second class.” When Diane first moved to L.A., she starting working in nightclubs such as the Seven Seas in Hollywood, taking sovereign photographs. Diane realized, however, that it wasn’t a sustainable career, so she enrolled in beauty school to become a manicurist. The school was owned by a chiropractor who had a practice next store. One day a young chiropractic student, named Alfred Jacobs, came to visit (and flirt with!) the ladies at the beauty school and the two soon became a couple and were married. When the two moved into their Beverly Hills apartment 60 years ago–the same apartment in which Diane still resides today–they paid $100 a month in rent. “It was very expensive in those days,” she noted. “We moved here because it was the best place in the City.” Today, she pays about a quarter of what her neighbors pay thanks to an excellent City policy that protects Beverly Hills’ older, longtime renters. “There’s a difference between Beverly Hills and Los Angeles,” Diane remarked. “People here are much nicer.” For around 35 years, Diane worked at a salon on Brighton Way giving manicures to the ladies of Beverly Hills. Together with her husband, the two became active in Republican politics. They travelled frequently for conventions. She met both Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon several times and was quite fond of both presidents. Diane and Alfred were married 55 years until he died seven years ago. “I miss him every day like hell,” she admitted. A biography of her life, Escape from Berlin: The Diane Jacobs Story was published in 2008. “Beverly Hills it’s a wonderful little City,” Diane said. “It’s a famous City and it takes very good care of its elders.”
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in 1936, gaining entrance “under false pretenses,” since Jews weren’t supposed to go. When Diane was 11, Adolf Hitler came to power and she began to get involved in politics. By 12, she had joined the underground movement. She never told her parents. “I learned to do a lot,” she said. “I was hiding, sleeping in the streets.” In 1939, she availed herself to an opportunity for Jewish refugees to come to England and work on the land for two years in exchange for asylum. She recalled it was March of 1939 when she boarded a train to Holland with a third-class ticket and was immediately routed to the final train car because she had been identified as Jewish. “How they knew I was a Jew was beyond me,” she remarked. The train car, usually reserved for luggage, was entirely filled with Jewish occupants. A “meek and mild” boy she had just befriended was her makeshift companion
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One on One Learning a Success at Halstrom Academy. Halstrom Academy, a private, accredited, one-on-one educational institution with numerous campuses in both the Los Angeles and Orange County areas, is the premiere choice for students in grades 6-12 searching for a school that meets their individual needs. With the understanding that not all teens and children learn and develop in the same way, Halstrom Academy has built a system that caters to the individual by providing a personal touch to each student’s classes through preferred pacing and customized learning plans. To account for the various different schedules students may have, Halstrom Academy allows families to completely customize their school plan, including the options to select the number of classes to enroll in and the times to take those classes. By giving students and their families complete control of their schooling experience, Halstrom Academy provides the necessary space for students to grow both inside and outside the classroom.
Although students will be taught separately from each other in private sessions, Halstrom Academy has made sure that each individual has a chance to interact with others, thus promoting the social development of the student. Like most traditional schools, Halstrom Academy offers a number of clubs and extracurricular activities and schedules numerous trips and volunteer events for students to take part in. Along with the academy’s full-time middle school and high school, Halstrom Academy also has a variety of both full-time and parttime supplemental programs to meet the young intellectual’s desires. Halstrom Academy offers tutoring for standardized testing, college counseling, summer school, homeschooling, and support for students with ADHD and ADD, all of which contributing to the making one of the most accessible and accommodating schools. To contact Halstrom Academy or to get more information, call 1-888-Halstrom or visit halstromacademy.org.
SCHOOL SECTION The Beverly Hills Courier “Back to School” special issues will start August 17 and will run for five consecutive weeks, highlighting everything and anything related to the incoming school year. This section will be a great opportunity for any schools, supply stores, or businesses to reach out to families gearing up for the first semester of the year. With open houses, supply sales, and back to school specials approaching, the Courier’s “Back to School” section is the perfect way to reach the community. Whether you’re looking to put out an ad or send in a press release for an editorial, the “Back to School” section will get the attention you need. For more information, please call 310.278.1322
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Russ Levi
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BIRTHDAYS—Max Rubin, Ruth Buzzi, Lynda Carter, and Robert Hays (July 24); Ginny Mancini, Matt LeBlanc, Marie Borofsky, and Janet Margolin (July 25); Kate Beckinsale, Stan Magid, Sandra Bullock, Casey Boyer, Janet Bova, and Kevin Spacey (July 26). Peggy Fleming, Norman Lear, Maureen McGovern, Jerry Van Dyke, and Russ Levi (July 27); Sally
Struthers (July 28); Elizabeth Dole, Adele Swartz and Will Wheaton (July 29); Paul Anka, William Atherton, Peter Bogdanovich, Hilary Swank, Les Bronte, Delta Burke, Lisa Kudrow, Ken Olin and Arnold Schwarzenegger (July 30).
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BURBERRY–At the Burberry celebration in Griffith Observatory were (pictured from left): Rosie Huntington Whiteley, Jason Statham, January Jones and Mario Testino; Sir Elton John; Liberty Ross, Kate Beckinsale and Jamie King. Photos by Getty Images
British luxury brand Burberry celebrated its London hometown in Los Angeles with an event at the iconic Griffith Observatory. Hosted by Burberry’s Chief Creative/CEO Christopher Bailey, the evening began with guests entering a specially landscaped English garden through wrought iron Georgian gates, inspired by the Royal Parks of London and filled with British lavender and roses. The 700 guests took their seats to watch the brand’s runway show featuring the Burberry family of models including Naomi Campbell, Jourdan Dunn, Sam Rollinson, Charlotte Wiggins, Malaika Firth, Ella Richards, Amber Anderson, George Barnett and George Le Page, showcasing the Burberry Autumn/Winter 2015 women’s and men’s collections. The show closed with a collection of excusive evening wear, featuring floor-length tulle dresses with cut-out waistcoats and silk thread embroidery for women and slim-fit velvet tuxedos with grosgrain details for men. The finale featured a surprise runway appearance from British film and TV star James Corden.
“There are no bad dogs, just bad owners.” One need look no further than the 17th Pets On Parade Awards luncheon at Indian Wells’ Renaissance Esmeralda where pets of all breeds and species co-existed with each other and their owners in presenting a fundraising luncheon benefiting two animal-centric organizations: Pegasus Therapeutic Riding and Loving All Animals. It was striking how well behaved the pets, especially the dogs of all sizes, with no barking, growls of misbehaviors … something their human companions should emulate. Although it has grown remarkably the past 30 years, Pegasus Therapeutic Riding is, and will always be, associated with Lori Sarner, its president and founder, who developed a program of equine therapy whereby handicapped riders–ranging from 3 to 93–can feel the benefits of a horse’s gentle gait while also enhancing their self-esteem. This program, tailored to each rider, began with only a couple of horses and four riders. Today, Pegasus has a stable of a dozen therapy horses and 120 volunteers serving more than 175 active, weekly riders who have been deemed handicapped by the public school system or Social Security. The mission of Loving All Animals, founded by Lindi Biggi, is to maximize programs intended to stop the killing of adoptable animals. They do this by facilitating the meeting of rescue animals with potential owners and easing the adoption process and bringing suitable dogs to interested parties for viewing in their homes. Honored at the Pets On Parade luncheon were Marylynn and Andy Gladstein, creators of Dogs for Our Brave, which rescues and trains shelter dogs who then go on to serve as therapy for military veterans. Also honored was Janet McAfee for her passionate commitment to rescue animals in public shelters or on the streets. For Pegasus Therapeutic Riding, call: 760772-3057; Loving All Animals: 760-834-7000.
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2015 Special Olympics In Beverly Hills With the Special Olympics World Games set to take place from July 25-August 2 in Los Angeles, athletes from various countries this week began descending upon Los Angeles. As a Special Olympics Host City, Beverly Hills welcomed hundreds of athletes and hosted several events throughout the course of the week. Among them was the Special Olympics torch run in front of the Beverly Hills Fire Department and a luncheon for the athletes by Beverly Hills firefighters. Athletes from Monaco and Gibraltar stayed at The Beverly Hilton, where they were . An event at Jamie & Chuck Meyer’s home honored Israeli Special Olympic Athletes. Jamie’s daughter Lucy is a Special Olympian and UNICEF Ambassador. Courier Photos by Matt Lopez, Laura Coleman & Victoria Talbot
Israeli Special Olympics came together at Jamie & Chuck Meyer’s home on Wednesday.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS AT THE BEVERLY HILTON–The Beverly Hilton hosted Special Olympics athletes from Monaco and Gibraltar this week. On Tuesday, the Special Olympic athletes were treated to dinner at the Hilton, where they will be staying during the Special Olympics. Pictured above: Ted Kahan (center, blue shirt), President of Hospitality at Alagem Capital Group surrounded by Special Olympics athletes and volunteers from Monaco. Courier Photo by Matt Lopez
From left: Israeli Special Olympics athletes Kobi Hamama, Shimon Falah, Nir Varon, Ben Shapira, Consul General of Israel in Ido Grosfeld, Elik Somer, Mati Oren and Yosi Los Angeles David Siegel, Abutbul. Lucy Meyer and Lili Bosse.
Two Special Olympian torch runners proudly Monaco’s Marielle hold the torch on stage at Wednesday’s torch Mayor Julian Gold. run ceremony in front of Fire Station #1.
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PUBLIC NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015159001 The following is/are doing business as: PAUL REALTY GROUP MANAGEMENT 19562 Ventura Blvd. #220, Tarzana, CA 91356; Paul Realty Group, LLC 19562 Ventura Blvd. #220, Tarzana, CA 91356; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Parviz Ijadi, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 16, 2015; Published: June 26, July 03, 10, 17, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015142441 The following is/are doing business as: 1) LULA by Angelica Cota, Inc. 2) Angelica Cota 3) COTA 4) LULA 5) LULA BY ANGELICA COTA INC 311 N. Robertson Blvd. #114, Beverly HIlls, CA 90211; Lula By Angelica Cota, Inc. 311 N. Robertson Blvd. #114, Beverly HIlls, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 10, 2000: Signed Angelica Cota, by: President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: May 28, 2015; Published: June 26, July 03, 10, 17, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT 2015167624 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CAMP BOB WALDORF 2) JBBBS 3) CAMP MAX STRAUS 4) CMSF 5) CAMP BOB WALDORF ON THE MAX STRAUS CAMPUS 6505 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Assoc. 6505 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2015: Norman Lewis, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 26, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167625 The following is/are doing business as: SHOPITFASHION 1852 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; Backyard Enterprises, Inc. 239 S. Roxbury Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: El Grabarsky, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 26, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167626 The following
is/are doing business as: 1) ME, INC 2) PR 4 STAGE 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #818, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Mainstreet Ent Inc. 9306 Wilshire Blvd. #818, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Leigh Fortier, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 26, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167627 The following is/are doing business as: HOME EQUITY SOLUTIONS 8345 Rosewood Ave. #15, Los Angeles, CA 90048-2648; Michael R. Trust 8345 Rosewood Ave. #15, Los Angeles, CA 90048-2648; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein August 01, 2015: Michael R. Trust, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 26, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015170622 The following is/are doing business as: THE STUDIO OF ANA OTTMAN 338-1/2 N. Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; Ana Ottman 3381/2 N. Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; The
business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL, AN registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Ana Ottman, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 29, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015157387 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BHPHOTOBOOTH 2) BH PHOTOBOOTH 121 N. Palm Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Dorian Elgrichi 260 S. Maple Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Ariel Aghachi 121 N. Palm Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Dorian Elgrichi, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 12, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167624 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CAMP BOB WALDORF 2) JBBBS 3) CAMP MAX STRAUS 4) CMSF 5) CAMP BOB WALDORF ON THE MAX STRAUS CAMPUS 6505 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Assoc. 6505 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A CORPORA-
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TION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2015: Norman Lewis, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 25, 2015; Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167625 The following is/are doing business as: SHOPITFASHION 1852 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; Backyard Enterprises, Inc. 239 S. Roxbury Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: El Grabarsky, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 25, 2015; Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167626 The following is/are doing business as: 1) ME, INC. 2) PR 4 STAGE 3) ON STAGE 411 4) STAGE PAGES 411 5) INSURE LIVE EVENTS 6) THE DO NOT MISS LIST 7) JUST MOVED 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #818, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Mainstreet Ent., Inc. 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #818, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business
under the name(s) listed herein: Leigh Fortier, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 25, 2015; Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015178035 The following is/are doing business as: LA SWEET STOP 516 North Cliffwood Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90049; GABUL, or call: LLC 12121 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 555 Los Angeles, CA 310.278.1322 90049; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to Fict transact business under the itious name statement name(s) listed herein: GABUL, LLC. Gabriella expires five years from Namvar, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los the date it was filed in Angeles: July 7, 2015; the office of the county Published: July 10, 17, 24, clerk. A new fictitious 31, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– business name stateFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT ment must be filed 2015177996 The following before that time. The is/are doing business as: NUT MARKET CA 516 North filing of this statement Cliffwood Avenue, Los does not of itself Angeles, CA 90049; GABUL, authorize the use in LLC 12121 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 555 Los Angeles, CA this state of a fictitious 90049; The business is con- business name in vioducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, regis- lation of the rights of trant(s) has NOT begun to another under federal, transact business under the name(s) listed herein: state, or common law GABUL, LLC. Gabriella (See Section 14400, et Namvar, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los seq., Business and Angeles: July 7, 2015; Professions Code). Published: July 10, 17, 24,
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PUBLIC NOTICES APN: 4339-009-125 T.S. No. 024455-CA NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 8/20/2015 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 4/28/2006, as Instrument No. 06 0938717, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: MICHELLE GREENE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: VINEYARD BALLROOM, DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES - NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be:970 PALM AVENUE NO. 113 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90069 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $316,853.38 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 024455-CA. 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. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 Publish: 7/24/2015, 7/31/2015, 8/7/2015
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND OF INTENTION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE (U.C.C. 6101 et seq. and B & P 24074 et seq.) Escrow No. 15-68351-RZ Notice is hereby given that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license is about to be made. The names and addresses of the Seller/Licensee are: Big Mitsvaa Inc, 303 N. La Peer Drive, Apt#306, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 The Business is known as: The Difference The names and addresses of the Buyer/Transferee are: The Room Sushi, LLC, 3873 Collete Avenue, #8, Culver City, California 90232 As listed by the Seller/Licensee, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller/Licensee within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer/Transferee are: Big Mitsvaa Inc, 303 N. La Peer Drive, Apt#306, Beverly Hills, California 90211 The business is known as: The Difference The assets to be sold are described in general as: Inventory, Machinery, Furniture, Fixture, Equipment, Leasehold improvements, goodwill and any other related assets and are located at: 8837 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90035 The kind of license to be transferred is: 41 on Sale Beer and Wine - Eating Place now issued for the premises located at: 8837 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90035 The anticipated date of the sale/transfer is August 15, 2015 at the office of Commerce Escrow Company, 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, California 90017, Attention: Raul Zuniga. The amount of the purchase price or consideration in connection with the transfer of the license and business, including the estimated inventory, is the sum of $100,000.00, which consists of the following: Deposit... $20,000.00 Check... $80,000.00 Total Consideration... $100,000.00 It has been agreed between the Seller/Licensee and the intended Buyer/ Transferee, as required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions Code, that the consideration for the transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Dated: 7-16-15 Transferor (Seller)'s Signature: Big Mitsvaa Inc By: /s/ David Dayanikalimi, President Transferee (Buyer)'s Signature: The Room Sushi, LLC By: /s/ Kiattirat Soonthornwiute, President 7/24/15 CNS-2775372# BEVERLY HILLS COURIER
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167624 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CAMP BOB WALDORF 2) JBBBS 3) CAMP MAX STRAUS 4) CMSF 5) CAMP BOB WALDORF ON THE MAX STRAUS CAMPUS 6505 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Assoc. 6505 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2015: Norman Lewis, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 26, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167625 The following is/are doing business as: SHOPITFASHION 1852 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; Backyard Enterprises, Inc. 239 S. Roxbury Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: El Grabarsky, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 26, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167626 The following is/are doing business as: 1) ME, INC 2) PR 4 STAGE 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #818, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Mainstreet Ent Inc. 9306 Wilshire Blvd. #818, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Leigh Fortier, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 26, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167627 The following is/are doing business as: HOME EQUITY SOLUTIONS 8345 Rosewood Ave. #15, Los Angeles, CA 90048-2648; Michael R. Trust 8345 Rosewood Ave. #15, Los Angeles, CA 90048-2648; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein August 01, 2015: Michael R. Trust, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 26, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015170622 The following is/are doing business as: THE STUDIO OF ANA OTTMAN 338-1/2 N. Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; Ana Ottman 338-1/2 N. Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Ana Ottman, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 29, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015157387 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BHPHOTOBOOTH 2) BH PHOTOBOOTH 121 N. Palm Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Dorian Elgrichi 260 S. Maple Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Ariel Aghachi 121 N. Palm Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Dorian Elgrichi, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 12, 2015; Published: July 03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167624 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CAMP BOB WALDORF 2) JBBBS 3) CAMP MAX STRAUS 4) CMSF 5) CAMP BOB WALDORF ON THE MAX STRAUS CAMPUS 6505 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Assoc. 6505 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2015: Norman Lewis, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 25, 2015; Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167625 The following is/are doing business as: SHOPITFASHION 1852 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; Backyard Enterprises, Inc. 239 S. Roxbury Dr.,
Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: El Grabarsky, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 25, 2015; Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167626 The following is/are doing business as: 1) ME, INC. 2) PR 4 STAGE 3) ON STAGE 411 4) STAGE PAGES 411 5) INSURE LIVE EVENTS 6) THE DO NOT MISS LIST 7) JUST MOVED 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #818, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Mainstreet Ent., Inc. 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #818, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Leigh Fortier, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 25, 2015; Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015167627 The following is/are doing business as: HOME EQUITY SOLUTIONS 8345 Rosewood Ave. #15, Los Angeles, CA 90048-2678; Michael R. Trust 8345 Rosewood Ave. #15, Los Angeles, CA 90048-2648; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein August 01, 2015: Michael R. Trust, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 25, 2015; Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015172518 The following is/are doing business as: SUMMERWIND REALTY AND INVESTMENTS 17834 Woodbine Ct., Carson, CA 90746; Jennifer Laurie Jones 17834 Woodbine Ct., Carson, CA 90746; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jennifer Laurie Jones, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 30, 2015; Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015180322 The following is/are doing business as: eSettle 6616 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Jerry Wexler 6616 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jerry Wexler, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 09, 2015; Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015177768 The following is/are doing business as: 1) MBANC, A DIVISION OF MORTGAGE BANK OF CALIFORNIA 2) MBOC HOME LOANS 1141 Highland Ave. #C, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; Mortgage Bank of California 1141 Highland Ave. #C, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein April 01, 2015: Michael Dallal, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 07, 2015; Published: July 17, 24, 31, August 07, 2015 LACC N/C
MD, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 07, 2015; Published: July 17, 24, 31, August 07, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015163449 The following is/are doing business as: JACKI BROWN GROOMING 8569 Burton Way #204, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Jacqueline Brown 8569 Burton Way #204, Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jacqueline Brown, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: June 19, 2015; Published: July 17, 24, 31, August 07, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015184606 The following is/are doing business as: EIEKOSAN ORGANIC PRODUCTS 5535 Westlawn Ave. #211, Los Angeles, CA 90066; Cheryla Poe 5535 Westlawn Ave. #211, Los Angeles, CA 90066; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Cheryla Poe, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 14, 2015; Published: July 24, 31, August 07, 14, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015184605 The following is/are doing business as: CLEVER THINKERS 1277 S. Beverly Glen Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024; Joyce Koff 1277 S. Beverly Glen Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Joyce Koff, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 14, 2015; Published: July 24, 31, August 07, 14, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015175960 The following is/are doing business as: JUST JIYA! 791 E.. Pico Blvd. #110, Los Angeles, CA 90021; Green Dream Enterprises, Inc. 800 E. 12th St. #108, Los Angeles, CA 90021; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein July 01, 2015: Manoj Manwani, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 06, 2015; Published: July 24, 31, August 07, 14, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015185128 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BAR DIAMONDS USA 2) BAR DIAMONDS 550 S. Hill St. #542-B, Los Angeles, CA 90013; Baruk Soudry 9205 Alcott St. #2, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Baruk Soudry, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 15, 2015; Published: July 24, 31, August 07, 14, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015189298 The following is/are doing business as: 1) MODEST SHOP LA 2) MOD SHOP LA 5801 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019; Tzipora Nahouray 5801 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Tzipora Nahouray, Owner: Statement is filed FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME with the County of Los Angeles: July STATEMENT 2015177769 The follow- 20, 2015; Published: July 24, 31, ing is/are doing business as: 1) ART- August 07, 14, 2015 LACC N/C SYER 2) BLISS BY ADELINE 3) LOVE ALL MEDIA 4) I LOVE MY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME DOUBLES PARTNER!!! 226 N. STATEMENT 2015184638 The followCrescent Dr. #103, Beverly Hills, CA ing is/are doing business as: 6 PLUS 90210; CHOCbite, LLC 226 N. CUSTOM FURNITURE 6218-1/2 Crescent Dr. #103, Beverly Hills, CA Wilton Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90047; 90210; The business is conducted by: Alberto Chavez 6218-1/2 Wilton Pl., A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Los Angeles, CA 90047; The business registrant(s) has NOT begun to trans- is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, act business under the name(s) list- registrant(s) has NOT begun to transed herein: Adeline Arjad, act business under the name(s) listManaging Member: Statement is ed herein: Alberto Chavez, Owner: filed with the County of Los Angeles: Statement is filed with the County of July 07, 2015; Published: July 17, 24, Los Angeles: July 14, 2015; Published: July 24, 31, August 07, 14, 2015 LACC N/C 31, August 07, 2015 LACC N/C
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015177767 The following is/are doing business as: 1) SKINSTYLE 2) SKINSTYLE.COM 9735 Wilshire Blvd. #421, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Don Mehrabi MD A Professional Medical Corporation 9735 Wilshire Blvd. #421, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein December 10, 2012: Don Mehrabi
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CASE NO: SS028336 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of the petition of: CURIE SUJUN LEE To all interested person(s): Petitioner: CURIE SUJUN LEE current residence address: 1460 Altridge Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 filed a petition with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1725 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401, Santa Monica Courthouse, on July 09, 2015 for a Decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Curie Sujun Lee Proposed Name: Rosemary Hartwell The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: September 04, 2015 Time: 8:30am Dept: K Room: The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1725 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401, Santa Monica Courthouse. Reason for name change: I would like a new name that is easy to pronounce and to spell. It is constantly mispronounced and it has been a source of frustration in my life. I also would like a new name that is the right match for me. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information in the foregoing petition is true and correct. Signed: Curie Sujun Lee Judge of the Superior Court Gerald Rosenberg, Sherri R. Carter, Executive Office/Clerk Dated: July 09, 2015 Published: JULY 24, 31, AUGUST 07, 14, 2014 Beverly Hills Courier
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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4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths on 2 acres covered in beautiful oaks and pines. 2977 Sq. Ft. + exercise room/laundry, mud room and storage area. Solar paneled house includes sun porch, double garage plus additional covered parking in gated community with private police department. $275,000 Maggie Schick 661-972-0545 RE/MAX• BRE#01062948
HOME ON THE HILLS with amazing views, spa hardwood floors, wine cellar and wet-bar. Convenient location. Available Now $7600/MO.
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310/860-9991 THE WHALER Beverly Hills Adj. 310/433-1949 ON KAANAPALI BEACH Bl. Beverly 165 North Robertson HIlls, CA 90211 472 Willaman Drive 213/926-4213
MAUI, HAWAII Los Angeles, CA FABULOUS LUXURIOUS Bright OCEANFRONT 3 Bdrm.+21/2 Bath 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Remodeled Kitchen POOL AND SPA. & Bathrooms. Avail. August 20th-31st. $6,500/Month
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City To Ocean VIEWS 2BR/2BA PLUS DEN-OFFICE 1930’s NORMANDY Hardwood Floors, Deco kitchen/bath, formal Dining room, W/D. 3-Car Parking Included. $4,500/MO.
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all amenities in kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Berber carpet/ harwood foors and verticle blinds. Fireplace, bar, washer and dryer included in laundry area. ————— Secured building with BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. garden courtyard. Choice 1017 S. SHERBOURNE location Near Beverly Center, Very Private & Spacious Cedars- Sinai, Restaurants, 2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets, upper unit with breakfast Non-smoking building. Large Balcony. New Kitchen.Washer/Dryer. Pool, Spa, Recreation Room & Storage Area. $4,100/Month • Noushin Ahobim • Agt.: 310/863-4325
and formal dining room. Yard, laundry & parking.
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Call 310/273-6770 BEVERLY HILLS or 213/444-8865 • • N E W LY • • •• U P D AT E D •• —————–––– • 2 Bd + Den + 2 Ba •
Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff 310/433-1949 Engineers, Switchboard, 213/926-4213 ————— Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, 100 S. DOHENY 1 BDRM., 1 / BATH. Business Center, Pet 24-hr. security, swimming PlayLand, Restaurant, pool, tennis court, gym, 6th floor w/city view, Acres of Flower Gardens upgraded. High-rise bldg. and Grassy Lawns. Next to 4-Season’s Hotel. For Lease See our Ad Sec. 270
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Private front patio, Bedford/Olympic Hardwood floors, a/c, 2 BD, 2 BA CONDO laundry in unit, 2-car prkg. $2,150/MO. Available June 01. Approx. 1400 Sq. ft. 336 S. Rexford Dr. Lower unit with fridge, $3,200/Month washer/dryer in unit 310/860-9991 and 2 car parking.
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2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $2,000 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • $1,700 Quiet, Desired Location.
Parking, laundry facility. Close to Bristol Farms/Ralphs. $2,650/MO Call David: Call 310/892-4166 310/488-1785 or 323/653-3862
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BEVERLY HILLS CITY W E S T L . A . W E S T W O O D * HOLLYWOOD * BEVERLY HILLS • 218 S. Tower Dr. • 320 S. CLARK DR. CULVER 1 3830 Vinton Ave. 1236 Amhearst Ave. 0 9 0 5 O h i o A v e . 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. • Robertson/Burton Way •
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Old World Charm! Bright, intercom entry, fridge, stove, laundry fac.
new kitchen w/ granite RESTAURANTS tops, stainless steel CLOSE& TO SHOPPING . appl. (fridge, stove, 310/531-3992 d/w). Rich looking hrwd. B E V E R LY H I L L S flrs., a/c, V-blinds. 443 S. Oakhurst Dr. 1st flr. unit, parking • • laundry, outside storage. • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. •
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1 BEDROOM $1,795/MO. Remodeled Sunny Units In Newer Luxury Building
New carpet and flooring, custom paint, stove, fridge, dishwasher, A/C, balcony, secured entry and gated parking. Elevator, laundry on premises, on-site gym.
8560 W. Olympic Bl.
Call 310/526-1484 ————— In The HEART of BEV. HILLS TRIANGLE 170 N. Crescent Dr.
• • • • • •• • • • B R I G H T & S PA C I O U S B E V E R LY H I L L S LIVING. Balcony, dishwasher, elevator, intercom entry, on-site laundry, parking. P LEASE C ALL :
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Wifi, Bright, controlled Newly Remodeled access, balcony, Great Views pool, elevator, Great views, controlled laundry facility, prkg. 310/841-2367 Close To U.C.L.A. access, balcony, elevator, lrg. pool, 310/477-6856 Call 323/252-5600 prkg, on-sight laundry. SANTA MONICA 310/820-8584 808 4th St. W E S T W O O D HIKING IN RUNYON * * 1380 Midvale Ave. C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD • WESTWOOD • • BRENTWOOD • ** 1 Bd.+1 Ba . ** • • • • • • B OWL /N IGHTLIFE . 125 N. Barrington Av. * * 10933 Rochester Ave. 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. * * N E W LY U P D AT E D 323/467-8172 L ARGE , U NIQUE 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • • • • • • ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ AND G ORGEOUS . • • • • • 2 Bdrm.+ 2 Bath • Fireplace, balcony, H O L LY W O O D WiFi, pool, elevator, Jr. Executive Upscale, Bright, dishwasher, intercom Spacious a/c, fireplace, controlled access, on- 1769-1775 Gorgeous & Spacious. entry, elevator, sight laundry, parking. N. Sycamore Av. parking and pool. pool, controlled access, C l o s e t o U . C . L . A . With Pool, balcony, • • • • • laundry fac., prkg. 310/473-1509 central air, fireplace, • Close to Beach • • S i ngle 310/394-7132 stove, elevator, inter• Free WiFi Access • • WESTWOOD • • B a c h e l o r com entry, prkg. gym. 310/473-5061 Controlled access, 1422-1428 Kelton Av. • 310/476-2181 • Close To U.C.L.A. S p a c i o u s laundry facility. Close to shopping, 1628 Westgate Ave. 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • Utilities Included. dining & schools. shower, ELEVATOR, A/C, gated garage, controlled access in quiet building. No pets. Non-smoking facility.
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1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • Single •
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Close to Everything. Hardwood floors, dishwasher, controlled access, WiFi, on-site MID-WILSHIRE laundry & parking. 340 S. St. Andrews Pl. C LOSE TO U.C.L.A. • • • • •
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1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 310/820-1810 • • • • • 310/864-0319 Spacious Very spacious, + 2 Bath 2 Bdrm. BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 2 Bdrm + 2 Bath WEST L.A. granite counters, W I L S H I R E 120 S. Swall Dr. Balcony, dishwasher, • • • • 1343 Carmelina Ave. CORRIDOR • microwave, intercom • • • • • • • • • a/c, heated pool, WiFi, 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath • 10530-10540 Balcony, controlled elevator controlled • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • entry, on-sight laun• Bright Unit • Wilshire Bl. access, parking, Very Spacious, A/C, access, on-site laundry, dry, parking & WiFi. On-site laundry, ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ elevator, on-site laundry. balcony, intercom entry, parking. Close to ∞ ∞ on-site parking. Very close to UCLA on-sight laundry, prkg. Brentwood Village, Close to shopping, Close to Close to Cedars-Sinai, Shops & Restaurants. & Westwood Village. • 1 B d . + 1 B a . • great restaurants transportation. Beverly Center, • 310/826-4889 • ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ 310/208-5166 and Metro. • 310/442-8265 • shops, cafes Luxury Living & transportation. 213/364-8423 BRENTWOOD W E S T L . A . W E S T W O O D 310/270-0724 with valet, 11933 Darlington Ave. 12333 TeXaS Ave. lush garden LOS ANGELES 1409 Midvale Ave. BRENTWOOD 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ==== 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath surrounding pool, 401 S. HOOVER St. •• • •• 310/531-3992
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1 Bdrm.+1 Bath SHOPPING & 1 BLK. • • —————–––– { { { { { { { • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • TO WESTWOOD PARK. “The Mission” LAFAYETTE PARK • 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. • Patio, stove, fridge, • Westwood • 274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL. 310/478-8616 •• • • dishwasher, on-sight —————–––– laundry, parking. L o t s o f • • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • • • • • 11730 SUNSET BLVD. •Character & Charm!• C LOSE T O S HOPS WESTWOOD ••••••
& R ESTAURANTS . Glass Fireplace 1370 Veteran Ave. 310/479-0700 Newly Remodeled. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath New hardwood flrs., ~ W E S T ~ Single granite counters, •••• •• • • • • • • • stainless steel appl., L O S A N G E L E S •••• 12424 TeXaS Ave. Rooftop pool, Balcony, air conditioning alcove fireplace, • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • deck, central air, fridge, laundry facility, dishwasher, controlled elevator, intercom gated parking, intercom V E R Y N I C E U N I T. access bldg., WiFi, entry, on-sight laundry, 2nd floor, entry, WiFi and more. pool, on-sight laundry, gym, parking. on-site laundry, • 310/552-8064 • • Free WiFi Access • gym, parking. covered parking, ~ 310/476-3824 ~ Rooftop jacuzzi controlled access. 310/477-6885 with panoramic BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE 310/442-8265 Close to U.C.L.A. city views.
* * * * * * * • • • • •N•EWLY REMODELED Large & Bright. • Jr. Executive Pool, a/c, balcony, 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • stove, dishwasher, laundry rm., prkg., intercom entry, elevator.
C LOSE TO S HOPS & R ESTAURANTS C ANON /B EVERLY / R ODEO D R . 310/858-8133
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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 •
Granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, air conditioned, new hrwd. flrs., designer finishes, balcony, ceiling fan, elevator, controlled access. Fitness ctr, yoga room, wi-fi, skyview lounge w/ outdoor fireplace, laundry facilities. Easy freeway access 213/382-102 1
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SAT. 07/26 • 10-4PM Furniture, artwork, accessories, handbags, women’s clothes + shoes, jewelry, marble floor tiles and much more.
ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE AND EXOTIC SKINS. ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.
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BEVERLY HILLS GARAGE SALE
150 S. CANON DR. #6 X-ST.
WILSHIRE BL.
Furniture: Living room & Dining Room, Household items, Antique Toys and Much Much More!!!
475 GARAGE/ ESTATE SALE
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Sat. & Sun. • 9-5pm 07/25 & 07/26 Furniture, freezer, file cabinets, P/C computer, household items, framed pictures, lion head fountain & more.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Beverly Hills is known as the city of trees. The view from my windows is of the large, old and beautiful trees which hide the traffic on Santa Monica Boulevard. That view was a major factor in our decision to buy our home. Their size, beauty and decades-long existence and even the zoning of their location made it appear they would be protected from the chainsaws of a commercial developer. But now they are under attack by a developer who wants to completely cover the old railway right of way with office buildings and townhouses which would require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to remove and replace more than 3,500 cubic yards of dirt from the site, thus moving some 7,000 cubic yards of dirt through our residential streets and, as part of the process, require the removal of all of the trees. It is unthinkable they would be allowed to exchange our view of such natural beauty for a facade of ugly walls and windows. This is particularly outrageous because the DTSC's own toxicologist has stated that the dirt, as it is and has been for decades, poses no threat to the community and the only reason for removing it and all of the trees is to make it possible for the site to be built upon. Trees are an asset to the environment. They soothe the mind and cleanse the air of toxins. It would be a horrific crime to allow them to be removed, and to then replace them with major construction which will contribute to environmental pollution compounds the injury to the community. The very real costs to all of us of lower property values, loss of peace of mind and the damage to our feeling of satisfaction with the homes we bought and paid for is unconscionable. These costs must be factored into any analyses of this badly conceived project. With apologies to Joyce Kilmer, I’ve added a call to arms to her classic poem “Trees”: I think that I shall never see….A poem lovely as a tree; A tree whose hungry mouth is prest… Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day…And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear …A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain…Who intimately lives with rain; Poems are made by fools like me…But only God can make a tree; But fools like me can save a tree…From being destroyed by DTSC; If we deny the developers goal…And fight to save our City's soul; The Civic Center trees we love so much… Will never feel the chainsaw’s touch. This is a call to arms. We can do this! Lionel Ephraim ****** As a Beverly Hills homeowner, I strongly endorse the position sent to you by Harvey Karp regarding the "Removal Work Plan" (RAW) for two properties between Civic Center Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard. The plan is being considered by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) which was submitted to them last November by CH2M Hill for the Beverly Hills Land Company (BHLC). My neighbors and I plan to strongly oppose the plan as it will cause the community possibly years of great inconvenience plus an almost certain diminution of property value. The 44 page plan and related documents can be found at www.envirostor.dtsc.gov/ public/profile and should be read by all concerned citizens. A few very relevant points on what is proposed: • the property is the former railroad line which is now fenced and runs between Civic Center Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard from Alpine and Doheny Drive on both sides of Beverly Boulevard;
• RAW reviewed three different methods to remediate arsenic contaminated soil on the site which has remained there for many years and poses no immediate risk to the community. • the three alternatives propose: 1) no action, 2) cap the area of elevated arsenic, maintain the cap and prevent any further incompatible use of the property and 3) excavate and dispose offsite all the contaminated soil and contain the property under buildings,sidewalks and parking. • based on the plans approximately 3,550 cubic yards of arsenic-impacted soil will be excavated and removed from the site with a similar amount needed to backfill the site. It is estimated that each such operation will require approximately 10 trucks per day for 6 weeksthat is 10 trucks per day for at least 12 weeks moving toxic soil in and out of our neighborhood! • to make matters worse, during soil transport activities, trucks will enter Civic Center Drive and be staged in a lane closed to traffic on Beverly Boulevard. So why all of this when the site could more easily be left alone or remediated by capping? In the plan, BHLC, the owner of the site, is in the “conceptional” planning stage for development. One conceptional development scenario is a combined office, commercial and residential multistory structure on one parcel and for townhouses on the other. This may very well be the reason for the total excavation and replacement of the soil. And how long will that take? This begs the question- Is the BHLC driving this process for the purpose of developing the land and why don't we just get that issue out in the open? And how could the City Council ever permit these structures to be built on such a narrow strip of land? This RAW is just the first part of the issue. All residents and those in commercial and office buildings within the area will be inconvenienced terribly and the value of the surrounding properties will certainly deteriorate. Interestingly, this comes at a time when the area has experienced very successful development of many multi- million dollar condominiums which have been or are expected to be sold over the next few years. The real question here is why put all of us through this for a conceptual development plan which would appear to be inconceivable given the size and layout of the parcels? The next steps is that DTSC has called for comments by July 17. I urge all to get a comment form and voice your opinion. Then follow this closely as it could affect us all in a very negative way. Robert W. MacDonald ****** As Beverly Hills homeowners, we are strongly opposed to the ”Removal Action Workplan” for lots 12 and 13 at 9315 Civic Center Dr. Our opposition is for aesthetic as well as safety reasons which, of course, are of primary concern. The latter has been discussed convincingly by Harvey Karp in his July 3 letter in The Courier. There is little left of “nature” in our town and we surely do not need more concrete. Whatever the original circumstances of its salvation, the parkway areas on the northside of Santa Monica Boulevard are a recreational and touristic jewel in the crown of our City. Rather than permit another building with all the attending hazards, let us remove the ugly fencing now in place and create a parallel parkway on the southside of the boulevard which is certain to become a second jewel in the crown of Beverly Hills. If we choose not to beautify our City, we support the Karp suggestion that nothing be done. Sandra & Jacob Y. Terner M.D.
Cartoon for The Courier by Janet Salter
Astrology By Holiday Mathis TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 24). Your attention is in high demand at the start of this solar year. Instead of rushing around trying to please everyone individually, find the collective heart of your group and speak to what everyone needs. Professionally, you raise your game at the end of 2016. You;ll be thrilled to see how your family plays into your plans. Pisces and Libra people adore you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The cosmic forces favor you this time of year. Because you are so focused, your professional life and personal life intersect in interesting ways, increasing your luck on both fronts. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are brilliant on your own, but your true genius emerges when working with others. You support family and friends in any way that is needed. Modesty is your trademark. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). In the current cosmic milieu, dramatic choices get noticed, and subtle ones sail over the heads of 90 percent of the audience. So go big or go home. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Imagine the situation being better. Envision what life would be like if this were entirely fixed. Don’t worry about the “how” right now. Your intense thoughts will set improvement in motion. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You may privately decide that your work is pretty stellar, and this is a good thing. If you’re not a fan of you, how are you going to get other people to be fans? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). So, you don’t believe the same thing you believed yesterday. So what? The world is flexible, always moving and forever changing. And for as long as you're here, you’re a part of that. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Good people review the bad things they did with regret. Bad people aren’t capable of self-reflection. If you feel bad about what you did, at least you can feel good about who you are. PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). You may not be an authority on the subject you are asked to talk about today. The best way is to admit that right off the bat and then to know that you are the #1 authority on your own thoughts. So why not share those? ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). As the planets settle into a new lineup, a pecking order will be established. You will disagree with this. You’ll wonder why anyone should get pecked at all. Your presence will change matters. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Learning only makes you want to know more. An interest is turning into a passion. Follow yours and you’ll soon be an expert. Follow your expertise, and you’ll soon be rich. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Giving your love unconditionally will help your loved one grow and blossom. This exchange has the added bonus of fulfilling a deep purpose in you. CANCER (June 22-July 22). One way you can tell your true supporters from fair-weather friends is your true supporters will try to understand what’s important to you. If it’s important to you, it’s important.
POLICE BLOTTER
The following assaults, burglaries, and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers. Losses in brackets. ASSAULT 07/04 100 Reeves Dr. 07/06 400 Shirley Pl. 07/07 8400 Wilshire Bl. 07/16 400 N. Bedford Dr. BURGLARY 07/01 300 N. Rodeo Dr. 07/01 9800 S. Santa Monica ($2,326) 07/02 100 N. Carson Rd. 07/02 400 N. Camden Dr. ($1,280) 07/04 9600 Olympic Bl. ($100) 07/05 1300 Carla Ln. 07/06 9500 Wilshire ($40,000) 07/07 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. ($305) 07/07 400 N. Palm Dr. ($1,001) 07/07 100 Spalding Dr. 07/07 500 N. Rodeo Dr. ($8,100) 07/11 Wilshire Bl./La Peer Dr. 07/13 300 N. Beverly Dr. 07/13 500 Alta Dr. 07/13 600 N. Oakhurst Dr. ($70) 07/14 400 N. Rodeo Dr. ($5,000)
07/15 200 S. Doheny Dr.
07/15 800 Cinthia St. 07/15 400 N. Bedford Dr. ($3,898) 07/16 8700 Clifton Wy. ($25,900) 07/17 100 N. Maple Dr. GRAND THEFT 03/16 8700 Wilshire Blvd.. 06/06 300 N. Beverly Dr. ($12,888) 06/25 400 N. Bedford Dr. ($1,199) 06/27 100 S. Swall Dr. ($9,700) 06/29 8800 Olympic ($1,747) 06/30 400 N. Rexford Dr. ($14,100) 06/30 9400 Olympic ($15,000) 06/30 9500 Wilshire ($1,255) 07/01 200 Moreno Dr. ($1,200) 07/01 9600 S. Santa Monica Bl. ($1,700) 07/01 100 N. La Cienega Bl. ($3,230) 07/01 300 N. Rodeo Dr. ($14,750) 07/02 200 N. Canon Dr. ($3,700) 07/02 300 N. Beverly Dr. ($3,625) 07/03 9600 Wilshire Bl. ($9,390) 07/03 9600 Wilshire Bl. ($980)
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