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August 19, 2016

Wanda, Athens Sponsor Alma Ordaz’s Lawsuit Against Hilton Initiative

NEW SCHOOL — Horace Mann cut the ribbon on its brand new campus on Sunday and students and community leaders came together to celebrate with fun, games and refreshments.

Pictured, clockwise, from left: first graders Cora Azevedo, Cienna Franks and Rylee Franks; Akiro Niella (playing with snake); Gunnar Walmsley. For the full story, see page 4.

Superintendent Steve Kessler Gears Up For Second Year At Helm Of Beverly Hills Schools

Realtor of the Year & Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award submissions are now being accepted for the second annual Will Rogers 4 Awards.

Hilton & Hyland’s Gary Gold, Drew Fenton complete $100 million Playboy Mansion sale.

•Health & Wellness •Birthdays •Letters to the Editor

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Lenny Is Back.

That’s Leonard Bernstein, Portrayed By The Virtuoso Hershey Felder At The Wallis In Maestro Through August 28th.

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By Laura Coleman Whether or not voters give Metro a blank check in November should the Measure R “forever tax” go through, the fact remains that the L.A. transportation authority is on the hook to explain to residents why it decided to spend $200 million more on a subway tunnel that runs under Beverly Hills High School rather than explore over a dozen alternatives previously identified.

The decision, filed Friday in Central District Court, comes after weeks of waiting for U.S. District

and Monique Mass Gibbons in their capacities as authors of Arguments in Favor of the Beverly Hills Garden and Open Space Initiative.

The suit takes issue with the argument written in favor of the initiative that will appear in the voter’s pamphlet.

Ordaz alleges that the Beverly Hills North Homeowner’s Association endorsement for the initiative is false because two of the organization’s board members wrote a letter to the editor in the Courier saying they did not support it, and the suit also claims that the organization is (see ‘LAWSUIT’ page 17)

City Council Passes Beverly Hills Hillside Ordinance

Steve Kessler

as a teacher or my first year as a school administrator. There’s always a learning curve, and I do believe that being a responsible person you have to recognize the learning curve. You’ve got to pay attention to it, you’ve got to respect it. In my first year, just like teaching or administrating, I gathered all the information I could. I listened and (see ‘KESSLER’ page 16)

Metro Must Answer $200M Question After Judge Maintains Federal Approval

George Christy, Page 6

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

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Unified School District Superintendent Steve Kessler is no stranger to education in this City. Having first joined the district in 1976 as an employee, the former BHUSD student truly lives and breathes school pride.

Now beginning his second year at the helm of the five Beverly Hills public schools, and well versed in the accompanying politics that impact the role, Kessler is committed to doing everything in his power to make the district even better.

Below is the the Courier’s exclusive interview with Kessler.

The Courier: What have you learned?

Steve Kessler: I think my first year as superintendent has been very similar in learning a new job, just like when I was in my first year

Court Judge George H. Wu to make his final ruling on Beverly Hills Unified School District v.

Federal Transit Administration., et. al. In Judge Wu’s 216-page tentative ruling, issued on Feb. 1, the court found that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) acted in an “arbitrary and capricious manner” with respect to the environmental effects of tunneling under BHHS in order to reach the Constellation station as part of Metro’s Westside subway extension project.

Jennifer S. Recine of Kasowitz, (see ‘METRO’ page 21)

By Victoria Talbot After years of mounting evidence that loopholes in the City’s existing Hillside Ordinance have become entitlements for developers to build projects that undermine the health and safety of residents and the continuity of neighborhoods, the Beverly Hills City Council has passed a Hillside Ordinance to address those weaknesses.

Following a pattern that has plagued the Los Angeles hillside area in response to rising property values, developers have exploited the desirable hillside areas. Small lots on narrow, winding streets often on unstable land that was once considered unbuildable have become worthwhile investments using new building technologies and loopholes to artificially inflate pad size, exca-

vate basement square footage and cantilever structures over hillsides to create megamansions on marginal parcels.

Tuesday the Beverly Hills City Council passed a series of ordinances that will give the City and the community greater oversight on these projects to ensure the health and safety of the surrounding residents.

With Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne and Councilmember Lili Bosse absent on recusal, Mayor John Mirisch and Councilmembers Kathy Reims and Julian Gold voted 3-0 to adopt an ordinance requiring a minimum level pad of 20 feet by 20 feet and an R-1 review for projects with more than 1,000 square feet of floor area off the level pad.

The audience, filled with dozens of lawyers, included a (see ‘HILLSIDE’ page 8)

More on Hillside Ordinance: Krasne Bows To Wiener On Recusal – But Not Without A Fight. Page 21

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By Victoria Talbot Beverly Hills resident Alma Ordaz has filed an action sponsored by Wanda Beverly Hills Properties, LLC and Athens BH, LLC with major funding from Lakeshore East Parcel P, LLC (a reference to the Wanda Vista Tower on Lakeshore East in Chicago) for a Writ of Mandate “to delete and/or amend false and/or misleading statements in ballot arguments” against Beverly Hills City Clerk Byron Pope; Los Angeles County RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk Dean Logan; and Linda Briskman, Robert K. Tanenbaum, Bruce Corwin, Behrooz Broukhim

KISSES, KISSES — Katherine Heigl enjoyed an intimacy with husband Josh Kelley during the CBS, CW, Showtime Summer TCA Party at The Pacific Design Center.

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT DATE: Thursday, September 8, 2016 TIME: 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A Beverly Hills City Hall, 2nd Floor 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 PROJECT:

9908 South Santa Monica Boulevard Condominium Project

The City of Beverly Hills has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for a proposed condominium project located at 9908 South Santa Monica Boulevard as more fully described below. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to review the Draft EIR on September 8, 2016 at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. The purpose of this meeting is to review the content and adequacy of the Draft EIR. The merits of the project will not be discussed at this meeting, and no decisions will be made with regard to the Planning Commission’s recommendation regarding project approval or denial. At a future date, a separate, noticed public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission to review the merits of the proposed project and develop a recommendation to the City Council regarding the project.

Project Location: The property is located in the City of Beverly Hills, at the southwest corner of the intersection of Charleville Boulevard and South Santa Monica Boulevard. The 36,002 square foot site consists of five parcels that are currently vacant and being used as a parking lot. The address for the project site is 9900-9916 South Santa Monica Boulevard, and the Assessor’s Parcel Numbers are 4328-002-010, -011, -012, -013, and -034.

Project Description: The Proposed Project would involve the construction of a new 27-unit luxury condominium building with units ranging from one to four bedrooms. The Project would include approximately 89,988 square feet of floor area and would be five stories, including four full stories of residential units plus a setback fifth penthouse level. The Project would also include one level of underground parking containing a gym, bike storage, and a total of 74 parking spaces for residents and guests. Parking would include 3 accessible spaces, 43 standard single spaces, 11 tandem spaces, and 17 stacker spaces. The perimeter of the Project site would include landscaping along the 10-foot setbacks. Rooftop areas of the Project would include one common pool and an amenity garden on the roof of the fifth floor as well as private terrace space and two private pools on the penthouse level. The Project would be 66 feet in height and would have a floor area ratio (FAR) of approximately 2.5:1. The project site is currently zoned C-3 for general commercial uses, and the proposed use of the site for a multi-family residential condominium requires a Zone Text Amendment.

Environmental Review: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Beverly Hills has prepared a Draft EIR to analyze potential environmental impacts associated with development of the project. Specifically, the Draft EIR analyzes the following potentially significant environmental effects of the project: • Aesthetics • Air Quality • Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Hazards and Hazardous Materials • Land Use and Planning • Noise • Transportation and Circulation • Mandatory Findings of Significance Based on the studies in the Draft EIR, with mitigation, no significant environmental effects are anticipated as a result of the project.

The project site does not appear on the Hazardous Waste and Substances site “Cortese” list.

Public Review and Comment on Draft EIR: The Draft EIR is being circulated for the required 45-day public review period, from August 19, 2016 to October 3, 2016. Written comments must be submitted during the comment period, and should be addressed to: Andre Sahakian, Associate Planner City of Beverly Hills Community Development Department 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, California 90210 Fax: (310) 858-5966 Email: asahakian@beverlyhills.org Oral and written comments will also be taken at the September 8, 2016 Planning Commission meeting.

Copies of the Draft EIR are available for public review at the following locations: City of Beverly Hills City Hall Planning Division and Office of the City Clerk 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Beverly Hills Public Library 444 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210

The City’s website: www.beverlyhills.org/environmental The case file on this project, which includes the plans and applications, is available for public review at the Planning Division, 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. If there are any questions regarding this notice, or if you would like to review the file or receive copies of available documents, please contact Andre Sahakian, Associate Planner at (310) 285-1127 or via email at asahakian@beverlyhills.org.

Andre Sahakian Associate Planner

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B E V E R LY H I L L S M A I N N E W S BHPD AT HORACE MANN—Beverly Hills police officers joined Horace Mann students Sunday at the opening of its new campus. Pictured, front row (from left): Gunner Duclos, Berkay Uguz, Leah Shin and Leanne Park. Back row (from left): Officer Jeff Bedinian, Officer Lynnsey Diamond and BHPD Chief Sandra Spagnoli.

Photo by Victoria Talbot

Horace Mann Unveils New School Building

By Laura Coleman Fresh on the heels of Sunday’s historic celebration at Horace Mann to debut Beverly Hills Unified’s first ground-up construction project using Measure E funds, students at the K-8 actually began to learn inside the district's first truly 21st century classroom building as of this week.

Horace Mann Principal Dana Findley, now in her first year leading the school, lauded the new building, which currently houses both elementary and middle school classes over multiple levels. In two years time, the school will have an additional new building, thereby completing Horace Mann's top-to-bottom redo.

“Make no mistake about it

Beverly Hills, the modernization of the Beverly Hills Unified School District is well underway,” declared BHUSD Superintendent Steve Kessler at Sunday's back-to-school “Open House” at Horace Mann, which first opened in 1929.

The modernization construction project, which kicked off in fall 2014, followed the unveiling of the school's fully renovated historic auditorium earlier that same year. This phase also included a multipurpose/community room, new playground areas, and an underground parking structure just below a synthetic turf guaranteed to engender Husky pride with its custom-matched “Horace Mann purple” color.

At Sunday’s celebration, which was presented by the Horace Mann PTA, new and current school families, along with community members who supported the project and had personal ties to the campus, got a glimpse of the brand new, state-of-the-art facility.

The hours-long event, which included snow cones, lemonade, quesadillas, hot dogs, and cupcakes, to name a few of the goodies on hand, also included remarks by City leaders.

“I'd like to congratulate the school board in getting it right,” Mayor John Mirisch said. “The schools continue to be so important for our City and kids.”

TUTORING—The Beverly Hills Academic Tutoring Program is set to return again for another year, beginning with orientation on Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 4-5:30 p.m. at Roxbury Park Auditorium. The program is seeking volunteers to work with elementary school children having social and/or academic difficulties. High School students will receive community service hours for volunteering in the program. For more info contact Adrienne Weise at adriennetutor@gmail.com or call 310-2856810. Pictured: a BHHS senior tutors a young student during last year’s Academic Tutoring Program.

Legendary Director, Former Academy President Arthur Hiller Dead At 92

By John L. Seitz Legendary director Arthur Hills, a 45-year Beverly Hills resident and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 92.

Ironically, his popular wife of 68 years, Gwen, to whom he had first proposed at age 8, died seven weeks ago.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, on Nov. 22, 1923, Hiller spent three years in the Royal Canadian Air Force, flying bombing raids over Germany in World War II bombing raids over Germany during World War II. After attending the University of Toronto, he began producing and directing talk shows and radio documentaries

before helming live TV dramas for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He came to California in 1955 to direct for NBC’s Matinee Theatre and Playhouse 90 for CBS. He went on to direct multiple episodes of other series like Naked City, Route 66, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock resents, Gunsmoke, Ben Casey and I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster.

Hiller then began directing a myriad of feature films, notably Love Story, Silver Streak, The Out-Of-Towners, Plaza Suite, Man Of La Mancha, Author! Author!, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, The Lonely Guy, Outrageous Fortune, etc.

He was involved with the Motion Picture and Television Fund, public TV station KCET, Amnesty International, Inner

Arthur Hiller

City Filmmakers, L.A. Central Library’s reading program, the Deaf Arts Council, AntiDefamation League, and Humanitas.

Hiller is survived by son, Henryk (Melora); daughter Erica Carpenter (Kevin); grandchildren Sienna Hiller and Kellen Carpenter, and step-grandchildren Christopher Carpenter, Patrick Carpenter, and Claire Mocha.

Submissions Now Being Accepted For Second Annual Will Rogers Awards

By Matt Lopez The Will Rogers Awards debuted last year in Beverly Hills, celebrating the best in Beverly Hills real estate, development, retail and restaurants.

This year, the awards return to once again pay homage to the best of the best in Beverly Hills.

Suggestions are currently being accepted for both “Realtor of the Year” and “Real Estate Lifetime Achievement” awards for the 2nd annual edition of the Will Rogers Awards, set to take place Nov. 9 at the Montage Beverly Hills.

Submissions should be sent to submissions@willrogersawards.org and must be received by Sept. 9, with compelling reasons why the person

suggested should be nominated.

Those selected for nomination will be announced midSeptember, and will be profiled in the Courier, interviewed on local Beverly Hills channel 10, and recognized at the Nov. 9 gala event.

Beverly Hills Police Pancake Breakfast On Sunday, Aug. 28 the Beverly Hills Police Officers Association will host its annual Police Service Day and Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon at the Beverly Hills Police Department (464 N. Rexford Dr.) The event will include: • Police station tours and interactive displays • Free pancakes • Face painting Sponsors include the Beverly Hilton, the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills, Whole Foods Market and Langers Juice.

Council Rejects Outreach Plan For Townscape’s Gehry Project

By Victoria Talbot A meeting to collect public comments on what to do with 6.5 acres of City-owned property in Beverly Hills’ Industrial/Entertainment District – east of City Hall – turned into a debacle Tuesday when staff instead produced a framework focused only soliciting feedback for a project proposal for a Frank Gehry development.

The process for outreach presented by Community Services Director Susan Healy Keene, was soundly rejected by every council member, and it is unclear how Community Development staff could have made such a colossal miscalculation.

“This proposal is. . . the antithesis of what the council directed,” said Councilmember Lili Bosse. “I cannot even tell you how insulting this is.”

The proposed Gehry project calls for entertainment, media and tech office space, along with condominium suites, retail and restaurants, a public park and a hotel.

The proposal introduced

by MIG Consultants was for a process that would have disenfranchised a large segment of the community while creating a captive audience of a small

hand-selected segment of the population for the Townscape Partners project.

In Phase 1, the consultant would “host nine one-hour focus groups to engage stakeholders in a dialogue about the future of the site,” read the agenda. The focus groups would come from businesses, neighborhood groups, task forces and commissions. “The input obtained. . . would inform a Virtual Town Hall meeting.” Such a meeting would be “attended” by computer.

In Phase II, the consultants would introduce “details about the proposed project” in a single “City-wide community meeting,” including “impacts, benefits and trade-offs” in small group discussions to solicit feedback on the project.

Phase III would result in a “set of guiding principles and direction,” that could be used to solicit Request for Proposals on the property.

The $111,600 process would be paid for by the developers as part of an agreement concluded in April to accept a $1 million deposit from Townscape Partners to explore, “What the community wants for potential uses of the land [and] community involvement,” in a “transparent (see ‘TOWNSCAPE’ page 30)

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Hilton & Hyland’s Gary Gold, Drew Fenton Complete Playboy Mansion Sale To Holmby Hills’ Neighbor Daren Metropoulos For $100 Million

Bel-Air Association, L.A. Authorities Work Together To Create A No Parking Zone

Hugh Hefner and his band of Playboy Playmates have a new landlord.

Billionaire businessman Daren Metropoulos announced this week that escrow closed on his $100 million purchase of the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills. The deal allows Hefner, 90, to continue living at the mansion for the rest of his life.

Metropoulos said: “The Playboy Mansion is one of the most iconic properties in the world and the crown jewel of Holmby Hills and the platinum triangle.

“For the last 45 years, Mr. Hefner has imbued the estate with a rich and storied legacy.

The property's heritage is not only that of a famous address. It is a true masterpiece in design, constructed by a noted architect for a family who played an important role in the development of Los Angeles in the early 20th Century.”

The sale was handled by Hilton & Hyland’s Gary Gold

By Matt Lopez The power of community members working with local transportation staffers was on full display in Bel-Air this week.

After consistent dialogue with Bel-Air Association leaders over construction parking running rampant near the east side of Bel-Air Road – north of Bel-Air Court – the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) this week announced a “No Parking Anytime” restriction for that neighborhood.

The street in question had become overrun with large construction trucks going back-and-forth in both directions, when Bel-Air Association leaders reached out in May to find a solution.

The Playboy Mansion.

and Drew Fenton.

Metropoulos – whose family's company owns Hostess Brand foods and previously owned firms such as Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, Ghirardelli Chocolates, Chef Boyardee and Duncan Hines – has lived next door to the Playboy Mansion since 2009.

Playboy Enterprises acquired the 20,000-squarefoot mansion, which was built in 1927, in 1971.

After Hefner's death, Metropoulos, 33, plans to connect his estate and the Playboy Mansion, "ultimately returning the combined 7.3-acre compound to the original vision executed by architect Arthur R. Kelly and its first owner, Arthur Letts Jr., the department store heir whose father conceived and developed Holmby Hills when it was the Wolfskill Ranch."

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Judge Rules In Mohamed Hadid’s Favor On Hastain Hiking Trail, But Battle Likely To Continue

By Matt Lopez As he continues to fight back against what appears to be an increasingly uphill battle in Bel-Air with his 901 Strada Vecchia megamansion, celebrity developer Mohamed Hadid appeared to notch a small victory in court earlier this month when an appellate court ruled hikers must stay off his privately-owned section of the popular Hastain hiking trail.

The trail has been the subject of an ongoing court battle for years. In 2012, a lower court ruled in favor of letting the hikers use the trail.

The battle, however, appears long from over. Friends of the Hastain Trail, the group that filed the original lawsuit, have already indicated they plan to pursue a rehearing.

The Hastain Trail runs through Beverly Crest’s Franklin Canyon Park and privately-owned land by Hadid.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Hadid’s approximately 100-acre property–which he has owned since 2002–is zoned to hold up to 13 homes.

Hadid has said he will gift some of the property to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, although there

appears be no covenant in place holding him to such a claim.

Hadid plans to include an alternate loop through the property that hikers may use, but Friends of the Hastain Trail say the land is at a much lower elevation and only has minimal lookouts facing west.

Until a rehearing is filed, the ball will be in the court of the city of Los Angeles, who will have to decide whether or not to grant any construction permits to Hadid in the meantime.

SELLING FOR A CAUSE—To support its numerous philanthropic projects, the Beverly Hills Women’s Club held its annual estate sale at the club’s historic clubhouse.

Chairing the event (two days this year) was Elizabeth Mason (right) owner of The Paper Bag Princess, Vintage Couture, pictured with the boutique’s Assistant Manager Caitlyn Carpenter, who also helped on the event. Club member volunteers who worked the successful event included: Angela Davis, Diana Doyle, Linda Goldberg, Linda Freund, Peggy Guggenheim, Roberta Hammer, Helene Cooper, Linda Hindley, Lorraine Holt, Donna Jett, Dolores Kishtkar, Anne Koral, Mary Jane Lepo, Jean Loew, Holiday Maginnis, Leanna McAnulty, Beverly Mutchnik, Daniela Sacchi, Cindy Schaffel, Joyce Silverman, Ben Silverman, Carol Shane, Renee Sperling, Vicki Victor and Roberta White. Photo by Maxine Picard

Bowling For Pets Heads To Burbank On Sunday, August 28, Bowling For Pets will be held at Pickwick Bowl in Burbank (921 Riverside Dr). Proceeds will go toward benefitting The Pet Care Foundation and helping save pets at Los Angeles Animal Services.Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door. For tickets or more information, visit www.petcarefoundation.org and click DONATE, or e-mail bill@petcarefoundation.org. The Pet Care Foundation was founded as a non-profit by late entrepreneur Paula Kent Meehan in June of 2003.

Two large construction trucks narrowly avoiding each other on a busy street is an example of the kind of traffic Bel-Air residents were dealing with.

Mohammed Biorfroshan, a senior transportation engineer with LADOT’s Western District Office replied promptly and began preparing a Traffic Control Report to prohibit parking in the area.

reporter Vicky Talbot; celebrity hairstylist Yuki Takei, who coiffed longtime client Marcia that morning.

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lso: Elgart Aster and Paulo Swerdlove who were heading for a long Santa Fe weekend at the luxe Inn at the Anazazi, and then finding solace during their annual autumn holiday at Lake Como’s fabled Villa d’Este, which neighbors George Clooney’s villa.

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eth Rudin DeWoody enthused about Desert X, the arts fair in the Coachella Valley that she’s working on for next spring.

Her husband, photographer Firooz Zahedi, long the favorite of Elizabeth Taylor, has published a stunning coffee table tome about the fabulous Elizabeth (never call her Liz).

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Virtuoso Hershey Felder performs his evening of Leonard Bernstein’s music at The Wallis through August 28th. He was congratulated by benefactress Ginny Mancini and The Wallis’ chairman David Bohnett

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welcome to The Wallis … and Hershey Felder in concert honoring the glory and genius of Leonard Bernstein.

Yes, you, dear Lenny, in Maestro!

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n the blue-violet light of early evening, the culturati of Beverly Hills schmoozed while dining on Good Gracious’ summer buffet served on The Wallis terrace.

The crowd then filed into the Bram Goldsmith Theater for Hershey’s virtuoso concert.

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he incomparable, Montreal-born musicologist embraces Lenny’s passion throughout our local premiere of Maestro. Musical giants Hershey’s portrayed over time include George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Lizst, Ludwig von Beethoven. All engaging musicales, every one memorable.

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omposer, conductor, pianist, author, lecturer and more, Lenny -- born Louis -changed his name at 15.

Why? One rumor floats that he considered Leonard “more musical.”

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all with his anecdotal storytelling and command of the music with his powerful playing.

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native son from an ethnic community in Lawrence, Massachusettss, Lenny soon conquered the world. As the music director of the New York Philharmonic, Lenny’s led the greatest orchestras, composed a Mass, three symponies, chamber and solo works. Plus those hot-ticket Broadway musicals – Wonderful Town, which is being performed during the L. A. Opera’s forthcoming season, Candide, that perennial favorite On The Town, and, of course, the blockbuster West Side Story with lyrics by S t e p h e n Sondheim, and Jerry Robbins directing.

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Rachel Fine, financial patrons Lynn and Les Biden, Lois and Jerry Magnin, Ginny Mancini, Eunice David with Louise and Stuart Korshak (Louise being one of our favorite dance partner), Susan and Peter Strauss, Glorya Kaufman, Vicki Reynolds, Murray Pepper, Marilyn Ziering, Judy Henning and Dick Rosenzweig.

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HC publisher Marcia Hobbs hosted Beverly Hills vice-mayor Nancy Krasne, back from luxuriating during her Alaskan cruise where she had the pleasure of reading uninterruptedly day after day; our BHC’s astute real estate

arylouise Oates and Bob Shrum informed they are moving to new digs in Bel-Air, where Marylouise promises a home-cooked dinner.

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ravely concerned” were the words chosen by Dr. Drew Pinsky during his appearance on KABC’s McIntyre In the Morning. Dr. Pinsky was invited to dismiss any problems about Hillary Clinton’s health.

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nstead, “gravely concernend” was the repeated response about her health from the beloved medical specialist and his colleague Dr. Robert Huizenga. Both concurring the condition is “dangerous and of concern.”

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fter the concussion from her fall in 2014 (when she took 6 months off to recuperate), she suffers from “transverse sinus thrombosis ... an exceedingly rare blood clot on the brain.” The blood clot “virtually guarantees that somebody has something wrong with their coagulation system.”

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r. Pinsky emphasized that he and Dr. Huizenga worry from what they know that her health care may be dated, of the “1950s-level by our evaluation.”

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e glimpsed The Montage’s Frank Bowling, Rodolfo Monaco, Lynn and Irwin Deutch, Larry Turman and Larry Schmidt, assistant to chairman David Bohnett.

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haron and Gray Davis were informed of Hershey’s Great A m e r i c a n Songbook SingAlong on Aug. 22

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lways a fashion cynosure, Joan Hotchkis with husband John were complimented on John’s newsletter about the wily games of finance that’s chockablock with chuckle after chuckle (a coup to get on his no-charge mailing list).

at The Wallis, featuring 100 years of American music, an evening of “sheer joy” that sells our everywhere. ___________

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storm of applause followed the Lenny finale from The Wallis sponsors and friends.

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he Who and the Who included The Wallis chairman David Bohnett, artistic adviser Paul Crewes, managing director

Elle Fanning posed on the Red Carpet during Variety’s Power Of Young Hollywood at NeueHouse Hollywood

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HILLSIDE ORDINANCE (Continued from page 1)

group representing the Loma Linda Trust, commonly known as “the Aquilini project,” on Loma Linda Drive.

The development incorporates liberal use of cantilevered floor area, retaining walls to inflate pad size and extensive excavation to create below grade floor area.

Sitting together, the group openly laughed at resident Debbie Weiss, a mother of two, when she voiced her support for the ordinance, using the Aquilini project as an example.

Minutes later, Aquilini attorney Alan Hearty verbally attacked Weiss, who says the project threatens the health and safety of her children. The lawyer, for several minutes, made exaggerated charges that she, too, is a “developer” because she is building a home in Malibu that is 10,000 square feet.

The property constitutes 35.4 acres of mostly flat land and does not incorporate cantilevers or offpad floor area.

“Aquilini’ s Loma Linda Trust representatives, including a member of the bar, chose to personally attack me rather than argue their case. The way they compared their project with mine was an apples and oranges distortion of the facts. I believe this was done to take focus off their own client’s missteps and misrepresentations that have resulted in a total lack of trust from the City and surrounding neighbors,” said Weiss.

In an email to the Courier, Hearty wrote, “Mr. Aquilini is not the owner of the properties,” a statement that belies comments Aquilini made himself in front of the Planning Commission, when he said he was building a home for his L.A. base. A billionaire developer in Canada, Aquilini is the owner of Aquilini Investment Group, the Canucks hockey team and the Rogers Arena it plays in.

“The trust owns the properties. Mr. Aquilini is not the trustee of the trust. Nor is he even a beneficiary of the trust. Furthermore. . . the properties are under contract to be sold. . . Destroying Mr. Aquilini’s stellar name and reputation is. . . highly improper and unethical.”

The ordinance accomplishes the following: • Requires an R-1 review for projects with more than 1,000 square feet of floor area off the level pad, resulting in greater review of projects involving large amounts of cantilevered or overslope development.

• Requires that a level pad include a 20-foot by 20-foot level buildable area to be used in calculations of the maximum floor area allowed on a property as a disincentive to developing sites with multiple series of closely spaced retaining walls to artificially create long and narrow flat areas that artificially inflate square footage.

• Reduces the “by-right” limit of export/import of earth from 3,000 cubic yards in a five-year period to 1,500 cubic yards for those properties immediately

adjacent to a street that is less than 24 feet wide. Requests for more than 1,500 cubic yards would require an R-1 review, thus providing another level of oversight and input from the community and City Planning to increase safety.

To adopt the two provisions as an urgency ordinance would have required 100-percent of the three votes. Gold would not make the findings for an urgency ordinance, but it passed as a regular ordinance with the first reading Tuesday night.

The second reading will be at the Aug. 30 City Council meeting.

The ordinance will become law 30 days after the second reading.

The ordinance was passed without a “grandfather” provision or vesting. “All projects with a completed application can move forward without regards to the ordinance,” said Wiener. The ordinance does not apply to a project that has filed a complete application for a building permit, provided it has not expired or lapsed, and precludes changes other than those needed to satisfy project design from planning.

Krasne and Bosse returned for the import/export, however, restoring the council to five members.

The draft ordinance from the Planning Commission recommended 2,000 cubic yards of export/import earth on streets less than 24 feet in width in order to trigger an R-1 review. The council reduced that to 1,500 cubic yards, consistent with regulations in neighboring Bel-Air.

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“I can’t get the accidents (on Loma Vista Drive, which killed two LAPD officers in runaway vehicle accidents). I would rather go down to 1,500 to trigger an R1 review,” said Reims. “It is a higher level of protection.”

“It doesn’t mean they can’t build their dream home,” said Bosse. “This is common sense. It’s just a review process. What I do think is important is looking again at safety on those streets. . . This should be an urgency ordinance.

The findings for that is that there is a current and immediate threat to public health, safety and welfare.

That warrants review and. . . I can make the findings.”

This ordinance applies to 14 streets in the Hillside area, and possibly three others that are still being analyzed to discover if they are less than 24-feet, leaving 46 streets over 24-feet.

Under questioning by Bosse, it was determined that three current projects could be caught by the urgency ordinance, including the two in the Loma Linda Trust.

The Urgency Ordinance was adopted, “to protect the public safety, health, and welfare from an event, occurrence, or set of circumstances different from the event occurrence or set of circumstances that led to the adoption of the prior interim ordinance.

Specifically, fatal accidents involving construction vehicles on City streets have occurred since the prior interim ordinance was enacted, warranting closer project review and imposition of appropriate conditions of approval and mitigation meas-

ures. With more intense development experienced in the City additional safety issues associated with construction parking and traffic have arisen. Further, three slope instability issues requiring remediation in the Hillside Area have occurred in the last two years, again warranting closer project review and imposition of appropriate conditions and mitigations. The prior interim ordinance was not based on the slope stability and fatal accidents that occurred after that prior interim ordinance, or the recent intensification of development in the Hillside Area of the City, which has intensified to such a degree that consistency with General Plan policies is being implicated,” said City Attorney David Snow.

The urgency ordinance passed 5-0, thus the ordinance governing excavation is effective immediately. Urgency ordinances extend for 45 days and can be renewed.

However, the ordinance was also passed as a regular ordinance for projects that are vested, as defined by the state of California.

That would require that permits are issued and that the project employs the permit by beginning construction (“shovel in the ground”).

Therefore, the first reading being Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, the second reading of the ordinance will be at the Aug. 30 City Council meeting and the ordinance will go into effect 30 days after the second reading.

That would follow the expiration of the 45-day urgency ordinance.

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TO SEE AND BE SEEN

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

Beverly Hills Ladies Visit State Of Deception Exhibition At Downtown L.A. Library LOOKING FOR TRUTH– Several Beverly Hills residents who meet monthly to speak Yiddish visited the Central Library in downtown L.A. to see the U.S. Holocaust Memorial museum’s traveling exhibition on the power of Nazi propaganda. Pictured (from left): Marilyn Wizenberg, Sylvie Deutsch, Galina Samuels, Janet Rosenblatt, Carol Stulberg, and Bonnie Kahn.

NEW CORONET DEBS–The Coronet Debutante Ball board announced its newest debutante class at a luncheon Saturday in the Bel-Air Country Club. This year’s class will make their debuts Nov. 26 at the National Charity League’s 67th Coronet Ball in The Beverly Hilton. Three Beverly Hills residents are among the nine new debutantes.

Pictured with their mothers (from left): Regina Goldsmith and deb Lillian Goldsmith; Coronet Ball Board President Dr. Wendy Chang; deb Lauryn Cate Tauber and Elizabeth Tauber; and deb Alanna Beatrice Richman and Michelle Richman. The new debs were invited based on their years of philanthropic service, having worked as volunteers in the community for at least six years. “We are pleased to present these nine accomplished young women as our 2016 debutante class. Despite their busy academic schedules, they continue to find the time to pursue philanthropic activities,” said Dr. Chang. “I am confident they will continue to dedicate their time to inspire through their volunteer work.” For additional information about the Coronet Ball or the debutantes, contact Victoria King at vhk@vkpr.com.

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By Laura Coleman Every time Beverly Hills resident Janet Rosenblatt hears the sound of Yiddish being spoken, it immediately whisks her back to childhood. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Rosenblatt has endeavored to keep the Jewish language alive in her own home.

To that end, over the past few years, she has culled a group of Yiddish-speaking women, primarily children of survivors, who meet monthly in her home for what she calls “inspiring evenings” where everyone converses in Yiddish.

Over the years, the women, roughly 15 of them, have formed deep bonds rooted in their shared history and their passion for the historic language.

Earlier this week, one of the ladies, Carol Stulberg, a child of survivors who now serves as the director of Leadership

Giving for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, arranged for the group to visit the museum’s “State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda” exhibition which runs through Aug. 21 at the Los Angeles Central Library downtown.

Almost 80 years have now passed since Adolf Hitler led the German annexation of Austria in 1938; and the exhibit’s depiction of just how the monstrous leader rose to power is harrowing. More than 31,000 people have already visited the multimedia environment that vividly illustrates the insidious allure of Nazi propaganda.

In light of the Holocaust that murdered 6 million Jews, all the women agree that it continues to be crucial that people think critically about the messages they receive and news they read.

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ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T Florence Foster Jenkins Shines Thanks To Streep And Grant

Florence Foster Jenkins is a film about a slightly off-balance wannabe opera singer suffering from the effects of syphilis? Why? On the other hand, a film starring Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins) and Hugh Grant (St. Clair Bayfield), a ne’er-do-well Shakespearean actor who became her flamboyant partner/manager. Why not?

The stars don’t disappoint and Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory) as Jenkins’ flustered and embarrassed accompanist (Cosme McMoon) hits the right notes as his performance is a welcome addition to Nicholas Martin’s screenplay, acing every comedic facial expression and line reading.

Jerry Cutler On Film It’s New York heiress Jenkins’ money, not her voice, that fills the venues and Bayfield’s business acumen that distributes the dollars as an inducement for members of the private clubs Jenkins supports, and elderly sophomoric music lovers to attend.

Although Stephen Frears’ direction and Martin’s writing are, for the most part, praiseworthy the underlying question is do we revel in Jenkins’ strong desire to sing opera and be recognized as an accomplished diva or do we cringe and pity her because she is delusional —obviously suffering from the effects of her illness?

Does the humble career and terrible singing of Florence Foster Jenkins deserve our money at the box office? No. But Streep, Grant and Helberg most certainly do.

2-1/2 Bagels out of 4 Jerry Cutler, the Courier’s film critic, is rabbi at Creative Arts Temple

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Madeleine Dahm Helms Premiere Of Oktoberfest Musical Thanks to Madeleine Dahm and the creative team of Oktoberfest The Musical—An Almost True Story, people don’t have to travel to Bavaria to celebrate this year.

Dahm is directing and choreographing the musical that tells the Oktoberfest story—a celebration following the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Theresa von SaxonHildburghausen on Oct. 17, 1810— in music, dance and comedy.

Opening Friday, Aug. 26, the setting will be Westwood’s Crest Theatre (1262 Westwood Blvd.), transformed into a German beer hall, complete with that traditional beverage and pretzels, served at long tables with benches.

Dahm, also a resident artist at The Wallis Center for the Performing Arts, was approached by Ginger Perkins, producer and concept developer, about the project. “I was intrigued,” says Dahm.

The conceit is that the play’s serious producer wants a historically

accurate dramatic show.

The emcee she hires, deems it too serious and turns it into “an almost true” musical romp. When the producer unexpectedly returns, the cast and emcee have Madeleine Dahm to convince her to let them do it their way.

Another attraction for Dahm was getting to work with show creators Grammy-winning composer Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Cop), actually from Germany, and Philip LaZebnik, book and lyrics along with Faltermeyer.

“They’ve both been great to work with,” says Dahm. “And Harold has created a textured score,

to be played by a live band, including the traditional tuba, that features ragtime, blues, a folk feel, jazzy burlesque and a beautiful love duet that could come from a movie.”

With authentic period costumes

by Georgia Richardson, the show also gives Dahm the chance to bring traditional Bavarian dance moves to her modern sensibilities. In London, she studied with both Pina Bausch and Martha Graham Dahm joined the The Wallis Center for the Performing Arts last year and helped develop the Art of Choreography program. She spent a year mentoring 16 young choreographers culminating with Mo.men.tum which she directed and staged at The Wallis in May. Performances of Oktoberfest through November will be 8 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday and 7 p.m., Sunday. For information, call 800838-3006, ext. 2 or visit www.OktoberfestTheMusical.brownpapertickets.com.—Steve Simmons

Applications Now Open For Music Center’s Spotlight Program Southern California high-school students interested in the performing arts can apply now to be a part of the 29th annual free Spotlight arts education and scholarship program presented by The Music Center.

The annual program offers arts training, experience and workforce development skills taught by profes-

sional artists and arts administrators, and awards more than $100,000 in scholarships. The deadline for submission is Oct. 17.

All students, whether they apply to Spotlight or not, are invited to attend The Spotlight Academy, a free day of performing arts workshops for students, parents and teachers on

Sept. 25 at The Music Center. RSVPs for the Academy may be made at http://musiccenter.org/spotlightacademy.

For more information, including details on how to apply in the acting, dance, instrumental and voice categories, visit http://musiccenter.org/spotlight.

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Red Cross Seeks Local Gallery, L.A. Arts Alliance Team To Bring Art To CHLA Patients H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S

Late Summer Blood Donations The American Red Cross urgently needs donors to give blood (and platelet donations) in the final weeks of summer to help overcome a critical blood shortage.

Upcoming donation opportunities include: • Monday, Aug. 22—10 a.m.-4 p.m., NFL Building, 10950 Washington Blvd.

• Mondays, Aug. 22 and 29—2 p.m.-8 p.m., American Red Cross Santa Monica Chapter, 1450 11th St. • Wednesday, Aug. 31—9 a.m.-3 p.m., Agensys, 1800 Stewart St. To donate blood, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App at www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information.

All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver's license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in.

Individuals 17 years old who weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

Thanks to the combined efforts of Beverly Hills’ GP DEVA X-Power Gallery and L.A. Arts Alliance, patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) will have new artwork to move and inspire them.

The gallery worked with one of its collectors, Peter Drivas, founder of the Los Angeles Arts Alliance, to organize an “Art and Charity” event last month, centered on artist Cindy Thornton’s debut Beverly Hills exhibition, “Dreamers.”

The goal of the ticketed event was to raise money to “donate as many paintings in the collection as possible to the hospital,” said Gallery Manager Rachael Hsin.

Ticket proceeds and a 20percent donation from the gallery for each sale (five sold at the event) raised enough money to allow the alliance, a local nonprofit focused on continuing art eduction for children, to buy five paintings for the hospital.

“At this charity event, people could see they were raising money for something tangible,” said Hsin. “Their donations went to paintings that

“ART AND CHARITY”—GP Deva X-Power Gallery hosted a reception for its exhibit, “Dreamers,” by artist Cindy Thornton. The event, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Arts Alliance, raised money for the nonprofit to donate five of Thornton’s works to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). From left are Rachael Hsin, gallery manager; Thornton; Alliance founder Peter Drivas; and Jan Saiget, assistant VP of CHLA Foundation.

will be on a wall and be seen by children who can feel good through these healing works of art.

“The event came together so organically,” says Hsin. “The gallery, artist and hospital all thought the paintings would be perfect for patients, parents and other visitors,” Hsin said.

“They’re bright and colorful and we hope children will be inspired by them.”

The pieces feature a cast of

fanciful young ladies in lively and whimsical worlds. “Some of the girls dream of exploration and appear to be embarking on fantastic adventures,” says the artist, whose commissions include work for Boston Children’s Hospital.

With titles like “Reaching For The Stars” and themes of reading and imagination, the 20-piece exhibit of paintings in acrylics will be on display through Thursday, Aug. 25. Hsin

hopes more sales and donations will allow the gallery to donate even more of Thornton’s works to the hospital.

The six-year old gallery, at 9601 Wilshire Blvd. (suite 125), with Lee Sun-Don as artistic director, focuses on contemporary Asian art and features a changing calendar of exhibitions by domestic artists.

For information visit www.gpdeva.com or call 310845-6545.—Steve Simmons

ACTIVE RETIREMENT

Belmont Village Provides Tips For Choosing A Senior Living Community Choosing a senior living community is one of the most important decisions a family will make. Although there are many choices available, finding a place that feels like home, and that can serve both current and future needs is key. The Belmont Village Communities of Los Angeles offer the following tips to help families find the right fit.

• License—Make sure the community is licensed to provide healthrelated services such as blood pressure, injections and medication management.

• Atmosphere—The staff should warmly greet you and residents should appear comfortable. Pick a place where you would want to be.

• Food Service—Make sure there are three balanced meals a day. Is there good variety and quality? Are special diets accommodated? Dine at the community to experience the food.

• Staffing—How extensive is the staff training? What is the staff-toresident ratio? Is there a licensed nurse onsite?

• Ser vices—Is there 24-hour assistance with personal needs? Is transportation provided? What about pharmacy and salon ser vices? Is there a regular calendar of fun, purposeful activities and outings?

• Medication and Health Care—Is there a written care plan for residents? Is a nurse on-site to monitor care, (including complex health conditions such as diabetes,) take physician’s orders, and coordinate care needs and information with providers and families? Ask if injections or topical medications can be administered.

• Contracts, Costs and Finances—Do you lease or buy-in? What are the contract termination and refund policies? Watch out for hidden service fees.

• Alzheimer’s, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Memor y Enrichment—Are there dedicated memory programs designed with specific goals to help maintain cognitive function across a range of abilities and (Not just busywork). interests?

Check to make sure that staff are specially trained to handle cognitive decline with sensitivity.

There are six Belmont Village communities serving the greater L.A. area from Thousand Oaks to Rancho Palos Verdes.

For communities close to home, call Belmont Village Encino, 818-7888870, Belmont Village Hollywood, 310-475-7501 and Belmont Village Westwood, 310-475-7501 or visit www.belmontvillage.com.

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• • • • • The Tuesday Aug. 23 postperformance discussion of In And Of Itself, the latest production by storyteller and awardwinning magician Derek DelGaudio, will feature a onetime-only post-show Q&A with DelGaudio, director Frank Oz, producer Glenn Kaino and illusionist Michael Weber.

A cocktail reception will follow the 8 p.m. performance and discussion.

Since its opening, the play has enjoyed five extensions and must close Aug. 28. Tickets are $250 and available at the Geffen Playhouse box office, 10886 Le Conte Ave., by phone at 310-

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Music Director Joel B. Lish will conduct the free performance.

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• • • • • The Phylicia Rashad-directed production of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom opens at 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1 at the Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave. The play depicts the racism and exploitation in the music industry through a 1927 recording session in Chicago with legendary blues singer Gertrude “Ma” Rainey.

The cast features Greg Bryan, Keith David, Jason Dirden, Damon Gupton, Matthew Henerson, Nija Okoro, Lamar Richardson, Ed Swidey, Glynn Turman and Lillias White.

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learned as much as I could. I feel that I will be a much more knowledgeable superintendent in my second year. I’ve learned a lot, and I think that what I’ve learned is very valuable for moving the district forward.

I’ve learned that, obviously, you have to take a more global look at the district in my position. You have a Board of Education [and] they are my direct supervisors, so obviously I have to deal with that. But I also take a global look on making sure that all five of our schools are doing well.

The Courier: Given your unique position within the district over the years, how has this primed you to successfully lead the City’s five public schools.

Kessler: Being from Beverly Hills and teaching this long, community relations have been very strong with me.

I feel as though we have made some real headway in our relationship with the City of Beverly Hills. I feel that being involved with various groups around the City (including Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce) I have been able to spread the word about our district in a more positive light.

I think one of the more important things I did in my first year was I attended at least two PTA meetings at every single school, as well as two staff meetings at every single school. So, obviously, I’m trying to make myself visible, trying to engage as many different people as I can. The biggest thing overall I’ve learned...when you work in a school district where so many people care about what’s going on you have to be receptive to all different thoughts and ideas and allow for individual differences because even though people come from different perspectives I really believe, for the most part, that they do have the best interest of the district at heart. So you have to be respectful to different peoples’ thoughts and ideas. Being educators, I think it’s important that we listen to all that.

The Courier: For this year, what new and continuing programs are you most enthusiastic about?

Kessler: Let’s talk about what happened over my first year. In a collaboration of the board and the superintendent as well as other site administrators and the community too, there are new Beverly Hills High School graduation requirements. We’re not lowering academic criteria, but allowing for different pathways and allowing for individual differences amongst our kids. For the first time, every child who comes to Beverly will have to sit down with a counselor and map out a four-year plan for them to go to a four-year university. Every one of them. So

BEVERLY HILLS you go with your parent, you meet with a counselor, and you map out your plan. From there, if there’s any adjustments to the plan, you have to reconvene with the counselor and the parent and the student. The most important thing is I do see the need to increase obviously our test scores, our four-year graduation rate, all the things that people have been talking about, and I do believe these Beverly Hills High School graduation requirements affect all these things. I’m really really happy about that.

The second thing is that the board and I have, for the first time now, rejuvenated the reading specialist at all of our K-8 schools. The board has graciously allowed four new reading specialists and four new math specialists to go to every single school to help our kids who need help accessing the curriculum.

The other thing that the board approved is a separate health course which was, for some reason, imbedded into the biology course. The teachers weren’t happy that they were having to teach health as part of biology. When we were able to meet with the high school teachers just now and tell them of different high school graduation requirements as well as this health class, they were really happy about that. You could see that their spirits were lifted by that.

The other thing is obviously modernization. It’s taking up a huge part of my day every day. We’re affecting all five campuses. We are. And very shortly we’re going to be holding a study session on Hawthorne School to see which direction the board wants to go with that because right now the only thing they’ve approved is doing the Hawthorne auditorium.

The Courier: In light of the uphill battle the board is facing going forward with a new bond this year, what do you expect the financial picture to look like surrounding the decisions around Hawthorne.

Kessler: Does the board want it to be another Horace Mann with underground parking? They have to make a final determination because, as you know, Horace Mann is set. I heard the nicest thing from a kid when I went by there the other day. I said “What do you think of your school?” The kid looked at me and said “Coach, all the kids are talking...we’re in a luxury hotel to go to school!” Isn’t that so sweet.

Out of the mouth of babes. So modernization is going to be a big thing.

For more on Kessler’s vision for the BHUSD, including future modernization plans for the rest of the district’s schools and the district’s language immersion program, visit www.bhcourier.com

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“inactive and suspended by the California Secretary of State.”

Organization president Robert K. Tanenbaum has denied this and says he submitted copies of the minutes of a June 29 board meeting to the City where members present voted unanimously in favor of the initiative. The two members who did not attend are the two that wrote the letter opposing the initiative.

The suit also alleges that a separate signed covenant to guarantee the garden and open space will be permanently protected with two hours of free parking for Beverly Hills residents is false, because the initiative does not guarantee free parking or an easement to protect public access to the opens space. A Hilton spokesperson says that such a covenant is “in the process” of being written, providing the initiative passes.

The suit also alleges that the

argument in favor is false and misleading for not stating the height of the combined eight story and 18 story building.

In fact, there is no height stated in the pro argument.

“This is a frivolous lawsuit,” said Tanenbaum.

More interesting than the lawsuit is the committee funding the newly-formed committee “Beverly Hills Residents and Business to Preserve Our City.”

The committee is sponsored by Wanda Beverly Hills Properties, LLC and Athens BH Development, with major funding from Lakeshore East Parcel P, LLC, a US-based Wanda organization, so that the money originates in the US. (Editors note: Direct foreign funding is not allowed in an election).

Interestingly, in Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanual was a strong advocate for the 88-story Wanda Vista Tower. An investigation later found that executives, employees and associates with Wanda’s partner in the project, the Magellan

Development Group, donated $63,000 to Emanuel’s campaign.

Two days after the Athens Group filed a lawsuit against the Hilton initiative, COO Jay Newman sat in an executive board meeting of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce during a presentation by Beny Alagem, asking the Chamber for their endorsement.

The Chamber has long taken a stand in support of the Wanda project, endorsing the One Beverly Hills project in ads.

But they have been slow to support the Hilton’s project, even keeping Alagem waiting in the lobby before he could make his presentation.

Newman sat through the presentation and stayed in the room when Alagem departed while the Chamber Executive Board, of which Newman is a member, discussed whether or not they would support the project.

Section 5233 of the California Corporations Code is

very specific about what a board must do when one of its members has a personal financial interest in a transaction that may affect that individual’s judgment.

It could be construed that Newman, who will represent the initial sales of the condominiums for the project, will benefit financially.

A decision to support the Hilton Initiative would support a business that has loyally supported the community for over 60 years and is the City’s largest employer. Since Alagem purchased the property in 2003, the Hilton has contributed $27,924,000 in Transient Occupancy Taxes and Sales, property and other taxes to the City coffers. Additionally, they report permit and related fees for the Waldorf Astoria construction have contributed $8,250,000 and additional Public Benefits for the Development Agreement and BHUSD school benefit fees totaling $7,160,000.

Form 410 Disclosure Included In Ordaz Lawsuit

Editors note: Self-dealing Prohibition – Section 5233 of the California Corporations Code specifies what a board must do when one of its members has a personal, financial interest in a transaction that may affect that individual’s judgment. Section 5233 focuses on transactions of a nonprofit corporation in which one of the directors has a material financial interest. Such a transaction is defined as a “selfdealing” transaction. A nonprofit corporation may engage in a self-dealing transaction only if it obtains prior approval from the attorney general or follows the disclosure and approval procedures specified

by Section 5233. Failure to comply with these requirements means that the interested director may be sued by the attorney general, the corporation itself, or any other director or officer, and required to pay back any profits from the transaction.

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Bridges Academy Puts ‘Person’ In Personalized Education ridges Academy is an independent college preparatory school (Grades 4-12) for gifted students who learn differently. Students are a diverse group of bright, curious explorers with a wide range of strengths and interests.

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Joan Mangum PING PONG 4 PURPOSE–A celebrity table tennis tourney at Dodger Stadium raised funds for Kershaw’s Challenge. Above (from left): Samantha Walter, Eric Stonestreet of Modern Family, hosts Clayton and Ellen Kershaw, and Kim Walter. Left photo: actor Will Farrell and honoree Dennis Gilbert. Photos by Jon SooHoo

The 4th annual Ping Pong 4 Purpose celebrity tournament was held last last Thursday at Dodger Stadium, raising more than $500,000 for Kershaw’s Challenge. Launched by Los Angeles Dodgers’ Pitcher Clayton Kershaw and his wife Ellen, the goal is to encourage people to utilize their individual passions and talents for the betterment of others. Actress Susan Sarandon is honorary chair while Ann Higginbottom is executive director.

Receiving the inaugural “Kershaw’s Challenge Impact Award” was Dennis Gilbert, founder of The Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation, a life insurance and former super sports agent.

Co-host Will Ferrell welcomed the more than 500 guests and saluted sponsor Stiga for donating 12 of the ping pong tables used to local centers and five elementary schools through the Dodgers Community Outreach programs.

The evening’s emcee was Matheiu Forget who explained the rules of play to the 60 celebrity, sports and VIP players featured a single elimination tournament. Taking home top honors were Mike Singer and Steve Kunimoto.

****** The José Iturbi Foundation, which sponsors one of the largest classical music competitions in the world, was once again a sponsor of the LA Philharmonic concert at Hollywood Bowl conducted by Gustavo Dudamel with piano soloist Yuja Wang.

Fans of the man, his music and the foundation that bares his name, including Donna Mills, Marion Ross, Don Most, Gregory Zarian, Dawn Wells and composers Charles Fox and Richard Sherman gathered with Donelle Dadigan (Goddaughter of the great maestro, José Iturbi) for a special evening, starting with an early dinner at The Grill in Hollywood, followed by the concert which featured among other songs, Ravel’s Bolero, Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue and Porgy And Bess Suite.

It wasn’t Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, nor Elvis Presley, but Iturbi who was the first artist to sell a million records for Chopin’s Military Polonaise, written for classical piano. To honor the achievement, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and performed to sold-out audiences in concert halls around the world. He appeared in several 1940s MGM musicals with such performers as Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Jane Powell, and Kathryn Grayson, to name a few. They are dedicated to José Iturbi’s mission of creating opportunities to promote classical music in Los Angeles and the world.

The Jose Iturbi Foundation’s motto is “Popularizing classic music – one note at a time!” Its blockbuster concerts feature international superstars and forums for classically trained young pianists and singers to debut their talent, launch their careers. To date, the foundation has awarded more than $950,000 to gifted pianists and singers. ****** Congratulations to Ramon Lopez, who has worked at Nate ‘n Al on Beverly Drive (one of my favorite lunch places for as long as I can remember), for giving me some incredible news... His son, Oscar, who just graduated from high school, was accepted into 18 colleges but will be going to Yale on a full scholarship granted by the Bill Gates Foundation.

As for now... He isn’t sure what he wants to do, but with his ability and determination who knows... I’ve been told by a source, he’s thinking of being a brain surgeon... or maybe one day he’ll become president... Whatever he decides, I know he’ll be successful.

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Over the past years, a movement called “Comic Con” has sprung up around the world featuring everything comic book, with the most noticeable feature being the lavishly costumed attendees, painstakingly made-up in the guise of their favorite comic book character.

This year, the zombies unearth their coffins and un-holster their weapons on two separate occasions in the Coachella Valley.

Comic Con Palm Springs (CCPS) takes place Aug. 26-28 and–note the name shift–Palm Springs Comic Con is slated for Nov. 19 and 20.

Along with the traditional horror-show venders, CCPS will feature a discussion with best-selling author (The Devils Advocate) and Palm Springs resident, Andrew Neiderman.

Also attending the CCPS is Stan Lee, legendary creator of Marvel Comics and its stable of zombies and heroes. Lee will hold a Q&A and be part of a VIP dinner for select attendees. ****** From a world entirely different than Comic Con, Sunnylands Center & Gardens has announced it will reopen for the season Sept.

22, and that for the first time since the Annenberg estate became accessible to the public four years ago, there is a change in the schedule for the constantly soldout sale of tickets for tours of the historic house.

Tickets will be released at 9 a.m. the 15th day of each month for tours scheduled the following month. For example on Sept. 15, tickets will be released for tours in October; and October tickets will be on sale for tours in November.

Further, Sunnylands Center & Gardens will be open Thursday through Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the Center & Gardens, which includes nine acres of desert gardens, art and educational exhibits, a café and a gift shop, is free.

Tickets for the 90-minute Historic House Tour are $45, while the Open-Air Experience (a 45minute shuttle tour of the 200-acre grounds and golf course) are $25 per person, which can be purchased only in person on the day of the tour.

Also available November through May is the 90minute Guided Estate Bird Tour.

Check out: www.sunnylands.org.

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Vice Mayor Krasne Bows To City Attorney Weiner On Recusal– But Not Without A Staunch Fight

By Victoria Talbot Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne brought her own attorney to Tuesday’s City Council meeting Tuesday, reminding the community that Krasne is nothing if not a fighter for residents.

Graciously relinquishing her position in opposition to recusal however, Krasne took the high road and exited Council Chambers with Councilmember Lili Bosse while the remaining councilmembers debated the first two of four ordinances on the proposed Hillside Development Ordinance.

Krasne did not give up without first fully vetting her position on the recusal question. In front of a packed Council Chambers, Krasne presented her position.

Brandishing extra-large panoramic photos of her neighborhood, Krasne explained that her own 27,000 square foot lot is flat pad, of which 7,000 square feet is front setback.

Her argument was that the property did not require artificial expansion of the level pad by any means because the buildable area is 73-percent of the entire lot, with the slope occupying a required setback.

“The line that was drawn [to mark the Hillside Zone] is arbitrary and capricious. The only people who can vote on the Hillside Ordinance must

prove they don’t live there, which disenfranchises the whole Hillside area. I just don’t want to recuse myself,” she explained, pointing out that former Mayor Maralee Goldman and former Planning Commissioner Jerry Magnin brought the original Hillside Ordinance forward, and they are hillside residents.

Counsel Bob Weiss said that Krasne had no legal obligation to recuse herself because the ordinance affected every resident city-wide with view shed, truck traffic and loss of natural topography.

Weiss argued that everyone who uses the streets is affected and that there was no material financial interest for Krasne that would trigger recusal.

City Attorney Larry Wiener said that he had received a letter from Attorney Ben Reznik with similar arguments, and forwarded that to the Fair Political Practices Commission Senior Commission Counsel Zachary Norton in Sacramento.

“Prior to June 2015 the standard was based on whether the ordinance would affect 10 percent of the City population.

If you lived in an area. . . that comprised more than 10-percent of the City as a whole, you were part of a significant segment. In June of 2015 that changed to 25-percent,” said Wiener. “The problem with the

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Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, lead trial counsel for Beverly Hills Unified School District, called the decision, in which Judge Wu confirmed his tentative ruling that the FTA violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a victory.

“The judge properly found that the FTA violated federal environmental law when it approved this segment of the project,” she said.

“The judge also recognized that given the testimony of Metro’s CEO Philip Washington, the analysis FTA must do to correct those violations may well be superficial, and BHUSD will have further claims against FTA. BHUSD will pursue those claims, if necessary, to ensure its community’s resources are protected and preserved.”

As part of Friday’s ruling, Judge Wu directed the FTA to redo portions of its environmental study.

Included in that Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement will be a public comment period.

At previous hearings Wu clarified that Metro would thus be on the hook to answer any and all questions posed by the public, such as why the agency chose not to re-examine any of the 15 alternative subway station options that were presented as part of its Draft

state’s decision is that any councilmember that chooses to participate threatens the decision by the City Council.”

“I think it sucks!” said Krasne, before exiting the chambers with Councilmember Lili Bosse to observe the televised proceedings from an adjacent location.

Wiener bifurcated the ordinances, excluding Krasne and Bosse from participating in the discussion or voting on the portion of the ordinance that could conceivably apply to their properties, even though both properties are already fully developed.

That included an ordinance regulating expansion of level pad areas of lots and development off the level pad.

Following the remaining council’s decision, Krasne and Bosse returned to chambers for the discussion and vote reducing the by-right limit of export/import of earth from 3,000 cubic yards on streets less than 24 feet in width. Both councilmembers reside on streets greater than 24 feet wide.

Bosse explained that when she received City notice that the Hillside Ordinance was to be before the City Council, it was she who alerted City Attorney Larry Wiener that the situation might merit her recusal from the discussion.

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Despite Metro having failed to properly consider or respond to concerns over environmental effects and disruption from tunneling under Beverly Hills High School before approving station locations for the subway project, the proposed route for the extension of the purple line subway is still set to run under Beverly Hills High School.

If Judge Wu had ruled to vacate the Record of Decision, as representatives for the City of Beverly Hills and the BHUSD advocated, Metro would then not have the funding in place, including a $1.2billion federal grant, to be able to move forward with the project as now planned.

Wu wrote in his ruling that he was sensitive to that fact.

Stated Board of Education President Howard Goldstein: “The judge found that the FTA violated federal law, specifically the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it approved the segment of the project that would go under Beverly Hills High School.”

Goldstein added: “The judge also recognized that the further safety analysis that the FTA must do to correct those NEPA violations may well be superficial and if they turn out to be insufficient the BHUSD will have further claims against FTA.”

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PUBLIC NOTICES T.S. No.: 2014-02148-CA A.P.N.:4336-024-023 Property Address: 89158917 Rangely Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90048-1718 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂY LÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIÈU NÀY IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/20/2005.

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. Trustor: CHIDI NOBI, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Recorded 08/02/2005 as Instrument No. 05 1829315 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 09/08/2016 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $ 1,999,245.62 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, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS

IN THIS STATE:

Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt

All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date More fully described in shown on this notice of said Deed of Trust. sale may be postponed one or more times by the Street Address or other mortgagee, beneficiary, common designation of trustee, or a court, purreal property: 8915-8917 suant to Section 2924g of Rangely Avenue, West the California Civil Code.

Hollywood, CA 90048- The law requires that 1718 information about trustee sale postponements be A.P.N.: 4336-024-023 made available to you and to the public, as a The undersigned Trustee courtesy to those not disclaims any liability for present at the sale. If you any incorrectness of the wish to learn whether street address or other your sale date has been common designation, if postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled any, shown above. time and date for the sale The sale will be made, of this property, you may but without covenant or call (866)-960-8299 or warranty, expressed or visit this Internet Web site implied, regarding title, http://www.altisource.com possession, or encum- /MortgageServices/Defau brances, to pay the ltManagement/TrusteeSe remaining principal sum rvices.aspx using the file of the note(s) secured by number assigned to this 2014-02148-CA. the Deed of Trust. The case total amount of the Information about postunpaid balance of the ponements that are very obligation secured by the short in duration or that property to be sold and occur close in time to the reasonable estimated scheduled sale may not costs, expenses and immediately be reflected advances at the time of in the telephone informathe initial publication of tion or on the Internet Web site. The best way the Notice of Sale is: to verify postponement $ 1,999,245.62. information is to attend If the Trustee is unable to the scheduled sale. convey title for any reaProgressive, son, the successful bid- Western der’s sole and exclusive LLC, as Trustee for beneremedy shall be the ficiary return of monies paid to C/o 30 Corporate Park, the Trustee, and the suc- Suite 450 cessful bidder shall have Irvine, CA 92606 Automated Sale no further recourse.

Information Line: (866) The beneficiary of the 960-8299 http://www.altiDeed of Trust has execut- source.com/MortgageSer ed and delivered to the vices/DefaultManagemen undersigned a written t/TrusteeServices.aspx request to commence For Non-Automated Sale foreclosure, and the Information, call: (866) undersigned caused a 240-3530 Notice of Default and ____________________ Election to Sell to be Trustee Sale Assistant recorded in the county where the real property is Date: August 3, 2016 located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL WESTERN PROGRESBIDDERS: If you are SIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTconsidering bidding on ING AS A DEBT COLthis property lien, you LECTOR ATTEMPTING should understand that TO COLLECT A DEBT. INFORMATION there are risks involved in ANY bidding at a trustee auc- OBTAINED MAY BE tion. You will be bidding USED FOR THAT PURon a lien, not on the prop- POSE. 08/12/16, erty itself. Placing the Published highest bid at a trustee 08/19/16, 08/26/19 auction does not automatically entitle you to —————————— free and clear ownership of the property. You Trustee Sale No. : should also be aware that 00000005964424 Title the lien being auctioned Order No.: 730-1603702off may be a junior lien. If 70 FHA/VA/PMI No.: you are the highest bid- NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S der at the auction, you SALE YOU ARE IN are or may be responsi- DEFAULT UNDER A ble for paying off all liens DEED OF TRUST, senior to the lien being DATED 07/18/2003. auctioned off, before you UNLESS YOU TAKE can receive clear title to ACTION TO PROTECT the property. You are YOUR PROPERTY, IT encouraged to investigate MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBthe existence, priority, LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED and size of outstanding AN EXPLANATION OF liens that may exist on THE NATURE OF THE this property by contact- PROCEEDING AGAINST ing the county recorder’s YOU, YOU SHOULD office or a title insurance CONTACT A LAWYER. company, either of which BARRETT DAFFIN may charge you a fee for FRAPPIER TREDER & this information. If you WEISS, LLP, as duly consult either of these appointed Trustee under resources, you should be and pursuant to Deed of aware that the same Trust Recorded on lender may hold more 07/28/2003 as Instrument than one mortgage or No. 03 2134982 of official deed of trust on this prop- records in the office of the erty.

County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State Note: Because the of CALIFORNIA. EXE-

CUTED BY: SHAHRIAR YOUSEFIA, RAMESH SHAMOILZADEH, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, C A S H I E R ' S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 09/07/2016 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 . STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 220 SOUTH WETHERLY DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90211 APN#: 4331-027-033 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created 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 $132,971.55. 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 800-758-8052 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.homesearch.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000005964424.

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 TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: XOME 800-758-8052 www.homesearch.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT C O L L E C TOR ATTEMPTIN G T O COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 07/25/2016 NPP0287746 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 08/05/2016, 08/12/2016, 08/19/2016 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 14-13049 A.P.N.: 4388-002-021 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS D O C U M E N T ATTACHED. PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/29/2009. 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. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings associ-

ation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE.Trustor: Fred Obedian and Parvaneh Obedian Duly Appointed Trustee: Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC Recorded 7/2/2009 as Instrument No. 20090997543 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Described as follows: aas more fully described in said deed of trust Date of Sale: 9/15/2016 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale:Vineyard Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $958,372.72 (Estimated) Street Address or other common designation of real property: 9476 HIDDEN VALLEY PL BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PUR-

POSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations.

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 14-13049.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 08/05/2016 Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC 600 City Parkway West, Suite 110-A Orange, CA 92868 Automated Sale Information: (800) 2802832 or www.auction.com for NON-SALE information: 888-313-1969 Shirley Best, Trustee Sale Specialist A-4587001 08/12/2016, 08/19/2016, 08/26/2016

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PUBLIC NOTICES T.S. No.: 9986-8874 TSG Order No.: 7301510314-70 A.P.N.: 5555-003-122 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/06/2007.

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. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 11/28/2007 as Document No.: 20072612538, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: F A N N I C INDROKUSUMO, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by 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).

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, and as more fully described in the attached legal description. Sale Date & Time: 09/12/2016 at 10:00 AM Sale Location: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1110 HACIENDA PL, APT 205, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069-2755 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit: $365,979.01 (Estimated) as of 09/01/2016.

Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that

at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. 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, 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.nationwideposting.c om, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9986-8874.

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. 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. NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting.com or Call: 916-939-0772.

NBS Default Services, LLC,

Nicole Rodriguez, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt.

In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION A CONDOMINIUM COMPOSED OF:PARCEL 1:AN UNDIVIDED 1,134/27,450 INTEREST IN AND TO ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 1, TRACT 37858, IN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 993, PAGES 13 AND 14 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS "COMMON AREA" ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED OCTOBER 28, 1981 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 81-1062242 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.PARCEL 2:ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 1, TRACT 37658 AS SHOWN AND DEFINED AS UNIT NO. 11 ON SAID CONDOMINIUM PLAN.PARCEL 3:NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND APPURTENANT TO PARCELS 1 AND 2 ABOVE, AS SUCH EASEMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN THE SECTIONS ENTITLED "CERTAIN EASEMENTS FOR OWNERS" AND "SUPPORT, SETTLEMENT AND ENCROACHMENT" OF THE ARTICLE OF THE "DECLARATION" ENTITLED "EASEMENTS". NPP0289150 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 08/19/2016, 08/26/2016, 09/02/2016

N O T I C E — 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).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016 196901 The following is/are doing business as: NANNIES UNLIMITED AGENCY 2160 Century Park E #1611 Los Angeles, CA 90067; House Of Nannies Inc. 2160 Century Park E #1611 Los Angeles, CA 90067; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein ON July 2004: House Of Nannies Inc., Edythe Landau, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 8, 2016; Published: August 19, 26, September 2, 9, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182230 The following is/are doing business as: 1) KFT CAPITAL 2) EMPIRE 3) EMPIRE ASSET MANAGER 4) EMPIRE ASSET MANAGER PROFESSIONAL 5) EAM 6) EAM PROFESSIONAL 8425 W. 4th St., Los Angeles, CA 90048; KFT Ventures, LLC 8245 W. 4th St., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2016: Robert Kasirer, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182224 The following is/are doing business as: ELEVEN SIX 9190 W. Olympic Blvd. #339, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Soraya Setareh 9190 W. Olympic Blvd. #339, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Soraya Setareh, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182225 The following is/are doing business as: MILK & HONEY MUSIC 6100 Wilshire Blvd. #1560, Los Angeles, CA 90048; 79 Main St. #308, Port Washington, NY 11050; Executioners Los Angeles, LLC 6100 Wilshire Blvd. #1560, Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Lucas J. Keller, Managing Member: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182227 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CORPORATE FINANCIAL SERVICES 2) ACCOMODATION SERVICES, LTD 9701 W. Pico Blvd. #115, Los Angeles, CA 90035; PM Factors, Inc. 9701 W. Pico Blvd. #115, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Stephen Perl, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016

LACC N/C

–––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182226 The following is/are doing business as: IDEA USA 5250 W. Century Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90045; US Products, Inc. 9701 W. Pico Blvd. 1st Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 01, 2016: Stephen Perl, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182228 The following is/are doing business as: QURK 442 S. Rexford Dr. #101, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Michael Deven Martin 442 S. Rexford Dr. #101, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Michael Deven Martin, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182229 The following is/are doing business as: MGI INVESTMENTS 10861 Moorpark St. #113, Studio City, CA 91602; Theingi Cossar 10861 Moorpark St. #113, Studio City, CA 91602; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Theingi Cossar, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182231 The following is/are doing business as: JB GENERAL CONTRACTORS 1160 S. Swall Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Jack Benisty 1160 S. Swall Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein July 1985: Jack Benisty, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182232 The following is/are doing business as: RALEIGH APARTMENTS 5123 Raleigh St., Los Angeles, CA 90004; 5123 Raleigh St., LLC 321 S. La Peer Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein 2005: Seymour Cohen, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016182233 The following is/are doing business as:

WESTLAND BUILDING 1234 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, CA 90017; 1234 W. Seventh Street, LLC 321 S. La Peer Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein 2005: Seymour Cohen, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: July 29, August 05, 12, 19, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016189087 The following is/are doing business as: WE GO 318 N. Oakhurst Dr. #103, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Nkemdili Evelyne Umeh 318 N. Oakhurst Dr. #103, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Maryse Brughmans 318 N. Oakhurst Dr. #103, 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: Nkemdili Umeh, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 28, 2016; Published: August 05, 12, 19, 26, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016192607 The following is/are doing business as: NJ CONSTRUCTION SERVICE 1438 16th St. #205, Santa Monica, CA 90404; Hector D. Sarmiento 1438 16th St. #205, Santa Monica, CA 90404; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Hector Sarmiento, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 03, 2016; Published: August 12, 19, 26, September 02, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016192605 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BHCFCG EVENT ACCOUNT 2) LHCFCG EVENT ACCOUNT 3) KFCG EVENT ACCOUNT 4) GFDFCG EVENT ACCOUNT 5) GFPFCG EVENT ACCOUNT 6) MFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 7) MSRFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 8) WDFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 9) WPFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 10) KVFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 11) KFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 12) KHFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 13) JFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 14) JHFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 15) MSYFMS EVENT ACCOUNT 16) ARIZONA EVENTS 8549 Wilshire Blvd. #1072, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Entertainment and Sports Events & P.R. Inc. 8549 Wilshire Blvd. #1072, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed April 18, 2008: Gary Greene, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 03, 2016; Published: August 12, 19, 26, September 02, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016192606 The following is/are doing business as: 1) THE FOUNDATION FOR CAMP BOB WALDORF 2) FCBW 3) CAMP MAX STRAUS FOUNDATION 4) CMSF 5) JBBBSLA 6) JEWISH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS 7) THE FOUNDATION

FOR CAMP BOB WALDORF ON THE MAX STRAUS CAMPUS 6505 Wilshire Blvd. 6th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The Foundation For Camp Bob Waldorf 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 January 01, 2016: Norm Lewis, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 03, 2016; Published: August 12, 19, 26, September 02, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016198078 The following is/are doing business as: BRIDGEWATER RELOCATION 339 N. Oakhurst Dr. #104, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Stella Leary 339 N. Oakhurst Dr. #104, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed July 2016: Stella Leary, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 09, 2016; Published: August 12, 19, 26, September 02, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016183044 The following is/are doing business as: DATV MAGAZINE 2091 W. 30th St., Los Angeles, CA 90018; Desdeaquitv.com LLC 2091 W. 30th St., Los Angeles, CA 90018; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed May 1998: Josefa Interiano, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2016; Published: August 12, 19, 26, September 02, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016195400 The following is/are doing business as: ARTEMEZIA KABINOVSKY 647-1/2 S. Ridgeley Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90036; Diana J. Kavin 647-1/2 S. Ridgeley Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Diana J. Kavin, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 04, 2016; Published: August 12, 19, 26, September 02, 2016 LACC N/C

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Income Property For Sale

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CONDOS FOR SALE

HOUSES FOR SALE

Well Known Songwriter

Westwood/ Century City

SANTA MONICA

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

Home For Sale Fantastic Opportunity Flintridge Estate

10 Years+ Experience. SEEKS PART-TIME ASSISTANT Good References.

Blessing Hands Home Care Affordable Experienced Caregiver’s/CNA’s

For phone calls, dictation, 10-Unit Apt. Bldg.

Part Time. organizing sheet music $5 Million Good Cook. & cd’s. Skills in Compassionate. Windows, Word, Excel.

House For Sale Speaks 3 Languages: Pay negotiable.

Bel Air Hours flexible.

Hebrew, English, 4 Bd.+5 Ba. Email Resume: Romanian tamirmusic@verizon.net 818/401-5431 +Pool +View

24-Hours • 7 Days/Week 4/8/12+ Hr. Shifts Avail.

—————–––– We will beet your Live-In needs, no matter how Caring Experienced CAREGIVER speicalized or simple.

To The Elderly Excellent References. Honest, Hard Worker, Call For A Free Estimate! with Healing Qualities.

818/746-3904 24-Hrs: 805/558-3517 Owned/Operated by R.N.

—————–––– CAREGIVERS NEEDED

At least 5 years in home experience. Speak fluent English and can also speak Farsi, Russian, Hebrew, Armenian or Polish. Must have car and available for Very Pleasant To live-in positions.

Be Around.

Call 323/655-2622 Fluent English.

Mon.-Fri. • 10am-5pm 323/822-6273 DO NOT APPLY References Available.

IF NOT EXPERIENCED.

$5 Million

310/922-4926 • Principals Only •

427 Montana Ave.

Storage Space Av a i l a b l e for Rent.

Close to Beach .

Please Call: 310/394-7132

We File & Publish DBA’s

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BEAUTY SALON

OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE SINGLE STANDING BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS

NORTH ROBERTSON BLVD SHOWROOM

3,000 Square Feet

310-274-6395

————— WELL ESTABLISHED

BEVERLY HILLS SALON

Parking in rear.

165 N. ROBERTSON BLVD.

Cory Schaffel & Sy Schaffel •

310-289-7855

sschaffel@theschaffelgroup.com • www.theschaffelgroup.com

The Schaffel Group Inc.

90 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Available For Rent 1 Double Stylist Station Housekeeper/ in private room and Cook 1 Single Station.

• 5-days week Great Rates, Great Parking and Friendly. including Sun + Fri Please call • Afternoon, early 310/246-1270 evening position, some mornings but 90 Must be flexible EMPLOYMENT with hours OPPORTUNITY • Must Cook!

• 5 Years Exp. High Fashion European Retailer as housekeeper For Women’s & • All white uniform Men’s Clothing required SEEKS • Valid Drivers SALES PERSON license and car w/ Experience Call or Email For (Female & P/T Preferred) Further Info.

Avedon • Call 310/893-4443 Yasmine For Details:

310/888-1899

Asking $4.00 Sq. Ft.

310-550-8710

maggie@kempercorp.com

CenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES *BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

CENTURY TOWERS 2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS $1,195,000

PENTHOUSE $1,100,000

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS $697,500 High Floor Corner. 2 Jumbo Balconies. West and South Views Fresh Paint New Carpets Renovate or Move-In

PARK PLACE $879,000 TO $1,079,000

LE PARC

$2,500,000 TO $2,600,000

CENTURY HILL

$1,085,000 TO $2,390,000

3 Bed 3 Bath 2,119 SQFT CALL FOR SHOWINGS. BRE# 01920159

405 WANTED TO RENT

Wanted to Rent ROOM WANTED

Retired Writer, Animal Photog.

Quiet Gentleman Seeks ASAP to Relocate To Studio or Bedroom in Home.

22 Years Same Residence in Malibu.

Please Call Joe:

ONE CENTURY

310/871-3220

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$3,250,000 TO $26,500,000 $1,495,000

BEL AIR CREST $6,950,000

310/653-2551

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CENTURY TOWERS

• Executive Suite $400 up includes utilities • Penthouse 2,267 SF • 4F w/views 2500-5000 sf

760/424-6683

High Corner. Large Balcony Unobstructed City & Ocean Views Wrap around floor to ceiling Windows Granite Counters.

Luxurious Baths. Bamboo Floors

$1,095,000 TO $2,995,000

Academy of Motion Picture

Asking $4.5 Million Contact - Ivmess

TPG Estates

$479,000 TO $869,000

Wilshire next to

4 Bdrm.+4 Bath + A Guesthouse + POOL

1 BED+DEN+2 BATHS $837,500

CENTURY PARK EAST

BEVERLY HILLS OFFICES Prime Location on

On 1.62 Acre Lot 850 Flintridge Ave. Flintridge, CA

You won't believe the unobstructed CHARMING & breathtaking views of Century City SPACIOUS HOME and LA.. Totally renovated FOR SALE IN Granite Counters. Stainless Steel Appliances. Huge Living Room BEVERLY HILLS Move-In Condition $1,950,000 Bay Window, CENTURY PARK EAST Crown Moldings, 2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS Formal Dining Room, Breathtaking 270 degree City & Ocean views.

2 Balconies

G reat Street Exposure

RARE OPPORTUNITY 2 MAKE-UP STATIONS FOR RENT NATURAL LIGHT SETTING OLYMPIC BLVD LOCATION

License 00957281

all listings are on

Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff Engineers, Switchboard, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center, PlayLand, Restaurant, Acres of Flower Gardens and Grassy Lawns.

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

Beverly Hills Courier Reporter

SEEKS 1 Bdrm. Apt. For Rent $1,500 - $2,000 In Beverly Hills or West L.A. Area.

With dog.

Please Call: 310/278-1322 x-105 Amazing References

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all listings are on

CenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES

F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

HOUSE FOR LEASE WILSHIRE CORRIDOR

Lower Bel Air

1311 Roscomare Rd.

4 Bedroom + 2-1/2 Bath Pool - $7,500 Month Please Call At Robin

310/968-0605

BEVERLY HILLS

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2 BD, 3 BA. TOWNHOME

•• HOUSE ••

$3,800/MONTH Small Complex. Semi Private Yard Classic French Normandie 309-1/2 S Rexford Drive Available Aug 1

CENTURY PARK EAST 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH

$5,800/MONTH High Floor. New Renovation Large Balcony. Unobstructed City & Ocean Views. Luxurious Furniture Complete linens & kitchen Granite Counters. European Kitchen Housekeeping Service.

All utilities included

1 BED+DEN+2 BATHS

$3,650/MONTH High Corner.Large Balcony Unobstructed City & Ocean Views Wrap around floor to ceiling Windows. Granite Counters Bamboo Floors. Updated Baths

PARK PLACE PENTHOUSE

$4,550/MONTH Balcony. New Appliances Vaulted Ceiling. Walk-in Closet Washer Dryer CENTURY PARK EAST $2,650 to $4,500/mo.

PARK PLACE $4,000 to $5,495/mo.

CENTURY TOWERS $5,750 to $8,900/mo.

CENTURY HILL $5,850 to $6,200/mo.

LE PARC $7,800/mo.

ONE CENTURY $17,900 to $19,000/mo.

BEL AIR CREST $18,000/mo.

BEVERLY HILLS 3 BDRM. + 3.5 BATH 208 S. RODEO DRIVE Gourmet Kitchen, Remodeled Bathrooms, Central A/C, Hardwood Floors.

Beverly Hills Schools. $7,400/Month

120 1 20 S. S. ORLANDO ORL ANDO AVE. AV A VE. 90048 90048 BRAND NEW LUXURY APARTMENTS FOR RENT

Completely Remodeled 2 Parking Side by Side New Bath/Granite-Kit/ 24hr Full Service Bldg.

Dwash/Stove/Carpet Pool Jacuzzi Gym Party Rm Central Air Conditioning Central Air-Conditioning Security-Gate/Parking New Carpet & Paint Two Tandem Parking Refrig - Washer - Dryer Call 310/721-3769

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$4,150/Month BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. Call 323/933-9544 926 S. BEDFORD ST. NEWLY REMODELED LIGHT AND BRIGHT

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LARGE LUXURY 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH First floor with A/C and 2 parking.

310/922-2141

2 BEDROOMS starting at $3795 3 BEDROOMS starting at $4250

Available for immediate move in. Open house ever y day from 11am to 5pm, call before heading over.

www.rentwiseman.com • 310-473-3000

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309 S. Sherbourne Dr. 11933 Darlington Ave.

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440 UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

$2,550/MO. Sam: 310/422-6026

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Coldwell Banker

• 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba.

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. BRENTWOOD

Beverly Hills Apt For Rent

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

BEVERLY HILLS LUXURY CONDO

Central air, pool, elevator, on-site laundry, intercom entry.

320 N. La Peer Dr.

• 310/246-0290 • CLOSE TO S H O P S & D I N I N G

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. •

218 S. Tower Dr.

Spacious, Bright, New Wood Floors, Fresh Paint, BH Schools.

Contact: Ricardo Bolanos Realtor

661/412-2273

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• BRENTWOOD • 125 N. Barrington Av.

N E W LY U P D AT E D • • • • • • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath • Upscale, Bright,

+ BONUS RM + 2 BA. Old World Charm! Spacious, hardwood flrs.,

• • • • •

With Pool, balcony, central air, fireplace, elevator, intercom entry, parking. gym.

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Bright & Sunny

Spacious, balcony, large closets, hardwood flrs., refrigerator, on-sight laundry, prkg.

310/473-1509

Close to Shops & Restaurants.

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872 S. Westgate Ave.

= = = = = = 2 Bd.+11/2 Ba. = = = = = =

Hardwood floors, sliding glass doors to patio, parking, laundry facility.

310/592-4511

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• BRENTWOOD • Bright, intercom entry, huge closets, built-in fridge, stove, laundry fac. a/c, dishwasher, pool, • 310/476-2181 • 922 S. Barrington Av. CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS elevator, controlled Close to shopping, • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • Fireplace, balcony, & SHOPPING. dining & schools. access, laundry wet bar, dishwasher, 310/531-3992 facilities. No pets. laundry facility, B R E N T W O O D elevator, parking.

424/343-0015 * BEVERLY HILLS * Great Location! 11730 SUNSET BLVD. Close to shops+dining.

8725 Clifton Way 310/826-0541 NEWLY REMODELED Newly Remodeled B o r d e r o f •••••• Large & Spacious BRENTWOOD

Newly Remodeled.

Private deck, large closets, granite counters kitchen stove, dishwasher, microand bathrooms, stainless wave, washer/dryer, walksteel appliances. Berber in, closets, secured carpet & harwood foors, bldg., elevator, 2-prkg. verticle blinds. Fireplace, $4,600/Month washer & dryer in unit, 213/305-1346 Secured building with courtyard garden view.

3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath BEVERLY HILLS APT Choice location.

Penthouse 3 Bd.+3 Ba. • $4,395 Near Beverly Center, ••••••••• • Great Condition • Cedars-Sinai, Restaurants, Bright Southwest Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets, Lrg. unit. Balcony, Walk-in closet, Exposure. Every room Non-smoking building.

2,200sf., hrwd. flrs., a/c,

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School District.

LaPeerApt@aol.com

310/247-8689

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HILLS ————— LUXURIOUS •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ••• BEVERLY 221 S. Doheny Dr. BEVERLY HILLS •• • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. P E N T H O U S E ••• •• Luxury Apt. 1 BDRM + LRG LOFT • • • • • • • 3 Bdrm.+3 Bath

1 Bd. + 1 Ba.

• • • • • • • • 1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba. • 329 South Doheny Good closet space, a/c, French doors in bdrm. to • Drive Apt #1 elevator, dishwasher, patio overlooking pool • 3 Bed/ 2 Bath controlled access. Close • GORGEOUS UNITS • to Cedars/shops/trans.

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441 N. Oakhurst Dr. 3 BDRM. + 3 BATH 2126 sf., balcony with great view, central air washer/dryer, microwave, pool, exerise room. • $6,200/Mo. 310/980-1256 310/278-8861 x-2087

BEVERLY HILLS 2 BDRM, 2 BATH

9520 W. Olympic Blvd. $2,600/Month Higher Floor - Great View No Pets 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

Steve Geller

Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff Engineers, Switchboard, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, has French Doors to Business Center, Pet Small Covered Balcony.

PlayLand, Restaurant, Top Floor with High Acres of Flower Gardens and Grassy Lawns.

Ceilings. Beverly Hills

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 270

• • L U XU RY • • High Rise Condo For Lease

Apartment For Rent

intercom entry, laundry facility, elevator, prkg. $3,100/MO. • Shown By Appointment. CHARMING & BRIGHT • Close to Cedars, 8544 BURTON WAY restaurants, shopping Call 310/273-6770 & transportation.

or 213/444-8865

• 310/276-1528 •

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• Jr. Executive •

321 S. Sherbourne Dr. 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

• • Spacious • • • Jr. 1 Bdrm. • •• ••

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•••••••• • • • • • • • Newly Updated

Rooftop pool, 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath deck, central air, •••••••• Balcony, controlled Balcony, dishwasher, elevator, intercom access, a/c, stove, entry, on-sight laundry, a/c, heated pool, WiFi, elevator, laundry elevator controlled gym, parking. facility, parking. access, on-site laundry, • 310/247-8689 • • Free WiFi Access • parking. Close to Close to Cedars-Sinai, ~ 310/476-3824 ~ Brentwood Village, BRENTWOOD & Beverly Center & Shops & Restaurants.

Trendy Robertson Bl.

U.C.L.A. CLOSE

• 310/826-4889 •

A PA RT M E N T / C O N D O R E N TA L S

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The Carlton

11666 Goshen Ave.

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≈ WEST ≈ • WESTWOOD • • WESTWOOD • H O L LY W O O D L O S A N G E L E S 550 Veteran Ave. 10933 Rochester Ave. 1769-1775 11305 Graham Pl.

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1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath Single+1 Bath Intercom entry, a/c,

310/312-9871 Shopping & Dining in Brentwood Village

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•••• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

Single •••• Very spacious, granite counters, 310/477-8171 microwave, intercom W E S T L . A . entry, on-sight laun1236 Amhearst Ave. dry, parking & WiFi. • Spacious Units • Very close to UCLA & Westwood Village. ^^^^^ 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath 310/208-5166

( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) dishwasher, on-sight

WiFi, central air/heat, fireplace, patio, controlled access, pool, elevator, parking, laundry facility.

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laundry & parking.

C L O S E TO S C H O O L & F R E E WAY S

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2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

N. Sycamore Av.

• • • • • Jr. Executive • S i n g l e Spacious a/c, fireplace, • B a c h e l o r

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pool, controlled access, laundry fac., prkg.

Beverly Hills Apt For Rent

329 South Doheny Drive Apt #1

Controlled access, laundry facility.

Utilities Included.

3 Bed/ 2 Bath

Spacious, Bright, New ————–––– Wood Floors, Fresh —————–––– — * HOLLYWOOD * Paint, BH Schools.

2220 S. Beverly Glen 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. Contact: Ricardo • • * * * * * Bolanos Realtor • S I N G L E • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • Free WiFi Access • 310/473-5061

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323/851-3790

661/412-2273

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Lots of • • * * * * * 925 S. Barrington Ave. Character & Charm!

Newly Remodeled 2 Bdrm.+1 Bath Dishwasher, a/c, Great Views Hardwood floors, controlled access, W E S T W O O D Glass Fireplace Great views, controlled dishwasher, on-site on-site parking Newly Remodeled.

BEVERLY HILLS 1380 Midvale Ave. laundry & parking. access, balcony, & laundry facility.

New hardwood flrs., • 310/826-0541 • • • • • • • elevator, lrg. pool, 310/820-8584 • • • • • granite counters, • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • Close to shopping, 1 Bd.+1 Ba. stainless steel appl., prkg, on-sight laundry. • • dining & transportation.

2 Bd. + 2 Ba. H IKING IN R UNYON ~ WEST ~ 2 Bd.+2 Ba. alcove fireplace, • LOS ANGELES • • • • • fridge, laundry facility, C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD French doors in bdrm. to • 12424 TeXaS Ave. WiFi, pool, elevator, gated parking, intercom B OWL /N IGHTLIFE . patio overlooking pool • 11988 Kiowa Ave. 323/467-8172 • Bachelor • controlled access, on- entry, WiFi and more.

••••••• • G ORGEOUS U NITS • V E R Y N I C E U N I T. 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. sight laundry, parking. • 310/552-8064 • Central air, MID-WILSHIRE 2nd floor, ••••••• C l o s e t o U . C . L . A . Rooftop jacuzzi 340 S. St. Andrews Pl. pool, elevator, on-site laundry, Large & Bright Unit.

• • • • • with panoramic 310/473-1509 on-site laundry, covered parking, Elevator, controlled Spacious city views. intercom entry. controlled access. access, on-site + 1 Bath 1 Bdrm 310/442-8265 320 N. La Peer Dr. laundry facility, WESTWOOD • MIRACLE MILE • • • • balcony, parking.

• • • 310/246-0290 • 10905 Ohio Ave. 615 S. Cochran Ave. Balcony, controlled Close to WEST L.A. CLOSE TO • •• access, parking, • Single • Brentwood Village, 1433 Armacost Ave. • • • Controlled access, elevator, on-site laundry. S H O P S & D I N I N G Shops & Restaurants.

2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • • Close to shopping, • 310/826-4889 • B RIGHT & S PACIOUS . • • SINGLE • • on-sight laundry, Border of great restaurants •• • a/c unit, kitchenette.

Balcony, Dishwasher, • BEVERLY HILLS SANTA MONICA controlled access and Metro.

323/879-9611 •• •• 321 S. Sherbourne Dr. • S p a c i o u s • on-sight laundry, prkg.

213/732-9849 Wifi, Bright, controlled Close to Museums, 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath • • Spacious • • 310/479-0700 The Grove access, balcony, Approx. 1,100sf.

LAFAYETTE PARK • Jr. 1 Bdrm. • C L O S E TO A L L & Restaurants. pool, elevator, Patio, dishwasher, • •

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C LOSE TO S CHOOL , • WESTWOOD • Close To U.C.L.A. F REEWAY & 310/477-6856 1422-1428 Kelton Av. T RANSPORTATION .

310/449-1100

2600 Virginia Ave.

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10530-10540

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APT. RENTAL air conditioned, new * * * * * * • 310/247-8689 • hrwd. flrs., designer Close to Cedars-Sinai, finishes, balcony, ceiling “The Mission” fan, elevator, controlled Beverly Center & • Westwood • access. Fitness ctr, yoga Trendy Robertson Bl. room, wi-fi, skyview • • • • • lounge w/ outdoor fire- • BRENTWOOD • 125 N. Barrington Av. • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. place, laundry facilities.

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. Easy freeway access N E W LY U P D AT E D • • • • • • • • • • 213/382-102 1 • 2 Bdrm.

6-Month Lease Avail.

Hardwood floors, 1675 Colby Ave. Wilshire Bl. *** dishwasher, controlled *** ∞ 2 Bd.+2 Ba. access, WiFi, on-site ∞ ∞∞∞∞∞ Spacious & Bright. laundry & parking.

A / C , b a l c o n y, C LOSE TO U.C.L.A. • 1 B d . + 1 B a . • dishwasher, stove, 310/864-0319 intercom entry, ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ on-sight laundry, prkg. WESTWOOD Luxury Living + 2 Bath • * * * * * * 310/477-0072 LOS ANGELES Every Extra Luxury 1370 Veteran Ave. Upscale, Bright, 401 S. HOOVER St. with valet, custom cabinets, granite WEST L.A. Gorgeous & Spacious.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath lush garden countertops, stone entry, • • • • • • • • 1433 Armacost Ave. • • • • • •••• •• pool, health club, spa. • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. surrounding pool, •••• 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. With Pool, balcony, • Free WiFi Access • • B RIGHT & S PACIOUS . Balcony, air conditioning gym, elevator, etc.

• Close to UCLA • • • • • • • • • central air, fireplace, Balcony, Dishwasher, dishwasher, controlled Hrwd. flrs., granite 1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. Control access, pool, elevator, intercom access bldg., WiFi, counters, dishwasher, controlled access L.A., 90024 dishwasher, elevator, entry, parking. gym. on-sight laundry, prkg. pool, on-sight laundry, central air, balcony.

Contact Mgr.: • 310/476-2181 • on-site laundry gym, parking.

310/479-0700 • 310/864-0319 • • Free WiFi • Close to shopping, and parking.

310/477-6885 C L O S E TO A L L dining & schools.

213/385-4751 S H O P P I N G A R E A S Close to U.C.L.A. Call: 310/470-4474

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D I R E C T O RY

ANTIQUES / JEWELRY

ANTIQUES / JEWELRY

BUY & SELL

BUY & SELL

WANTED

CHANEL, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA AND ALL HIGH-END DESIGNER HANDBAGS IN ADDITION TO

ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE AND EXOTIC SKINS. ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.

TOP DOLLAR PAID Call 310/289-9561 469 ART FOR SALE

Artwork for Sale: Private Sale

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- 8 Panel Chinese Coromandel Screen 19th Century - Gilded Copper Alloy Buddha From Burma 19th Century Standing 47 inches tall

B E V E R L Y

H I L L S

Buyers and Sellers of High-End Jewelry & Watches

ANTIQUES / JEWELRY BUY & SELL

- 90-Piece Japanese "Old" Imari Dinner Set Plus assorted Imari Bowls and Dishes For details and viewing please call

310/471-6062

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9615 Brighton Way Suite #325 I Beverly Hills, CA 90210 by appointment 310.273.8174 I www.mizrahidiamonds.com

GARAGE/ ESTATE SALE

ESTATE SALE Century City/ Westwood 2175 S. Beverly Glen Bl #408, L.A., 90025

Sat. 8/20+Sun. 8/21 9am - 5pm Household items, art work, furniture, kitchenware & much more.

Lots of items to choose from.

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We File &

Publish DBA’s Call George at 310-278-1322 ext. 121

We pay top dollar for your scrap gold, jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, watches and coins. We also consider purchasing rare or antique items.

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Chairman 2014 Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs ******

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Next Thursday night (Aug. 25), Beverly Hills Concerts on Canon will host the Stephen Wise Temple band, known for outstanding musical presentations at its reformed synagogue in Bel Air. This will be a family friendly pop music concert with some traditional Hebrew songs included.

Yoshi Zweiback is the charismatic new senior rabbi at Wise Temple, only its 3rd in some 50 years. He leads the Wise band with his storytelling, singing and guitar. As a true visionary on the bima, he has developed quite a following in his first year there and has a real love for our City as regular patron of Nate N' Al, The Beverly Hills Hotel, and Factor's Famous Deli on Pico.

Also at the concert will be Cantor Nate Lam, a Hollywood legend with his major talent showcased at Wise Temple for this, his 40th year. He has done multiple work in the entertainment industry as been a voice coach to major celebrities, while also bringing his brilliant baritone to the Wise congregation.

Joining them for this very special night of music, the second to last concert of summer 2016 at Beverly Canon Gardens, will be bandleader David Kates, Cantor Emma Lutz, and supreme vocalists Sara Mann and Whitney Norton.

Hal Lifson ****** After my recent terrible fall causing multiple injuries, I had requested that the jogging/walking path along Santa Monica Boulevard be made safer for all of us.

However, I doubt that its repair will be taken seriously as the Safety Commission hasn’t even taken notice. I am not sure about what exactly is its job, but it is certainly not to our advantage.

While the city manager and his second in command were sympathetic to my fall, the truth finally came out when community development wrote to me to inform me that the concrete that caused the fall has been removed and nothing

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and unbiased public process to solicit community input, public outreach, definition of the public process, hiring an expert in developing the process, and alternative uses for the area,” according to the April 5 City Council minutes.

Yet, the City’s Community Development Director Susan Healy Keene offered this troubling explanation: “Staff understood that City Council wanted, first and foremost, to hear from the community about potential uses for the property.

“The approach presented at the City Council meeting was a combination of traditional and a non-traditional outreach methods and was an effort to engage a wide spectrum of the community. The framework presented has been successful in other communities in stimulating discussion about the issues. It was also staff's understanding that the council had a secondary interest in the public's opinion on the Townscape proposal.

Therefore, it was proposed that a community meeting would take place that would present the results of the survey, focus groups and town hall meeting.

After this information had been provided, there would be a

else will be done until the entire boulevard gets a facelift which may take a few years.

If you walk from Whittier to Rexford along this path, it is smooth and great to jog along.

Once you get to those blocks beginning east of Rexford which are away from the business area and also removed from the view of tourists, the path starts to deteriorate.

The area is not level, the curbs are broken, and water “imprints” make the path also dangerous.

It seems that for a few thousand dollars, the City can have the old dirt and gravel removed and replaced.

However, why do so if there are no tourists to that area?

Pablo Nankin, M.D.

POLICE BLOTTER BHPD reports these burglaries, robbery, and grand thefts.

Streets are usually indicated by block numbers.

Losses in brackets.

BURGLARIES 08/07 9900 S. Santa Monica Bl. 08/09 800 N. Camden Dr. ($10,800) 08/09 9800 S. Santa Monica Bl. ($4) 08/10 100 N. Le Doux Rd. ($3,500) 08/12 1100 Laurel Way 08/12 500 N. Camden Dr. ($16,200) 08/12 9200 Olympic Bl. ($350) 08/13 200 S. Crescent Dr. 08/13 9500 Olympic Bl. 08/14 300 S. La Cienega Bl. ($500) GRAND THEFTS 07/26 400 N. Rexford Dr. ($4,000) 08/11 9500 Brighton Way. ($3,476) 08/12 100 S. Roxbury Dr. ($6,000) 08/14 9500 Wilshire Bl. ($2,620) 08/14 610 N. Foothill Dr. ($1,400) ROBBERY 08/13 9600 Wilshire Bl. ($2,850)

presentation on the Townscape project. Based on City Council input at Tuesday's Study session, staff now understands that the council does not wish to present the Townscape proposal to the community as part of the outreach.”

Mayor John Mirisch, who initially opposed developer funding, had an “I told you so,” moment when councilmembers opted to return the money to Townscape Partners and to conduct the City’s own untainted outreach, though Councilmember Julian Gold was not in agreement.

City Attorney Larry Weiner confirmed that the City will return the money and fund their own study.

The proposed process would have initially target a small segment of the population that arguably would not proportionately represent the residents’ interests, and expand it to those interested enough to seek out the website and participate.

In addition, the study would introduce material on the Townscape project long before a comprehensive and unbiased public process to determine what the community was interested in.

At Tuesday’s meeting, public comments that were floated included creating a university space or preserving the proper-

ty for a park, not unlike Central Park in New York City.

At the Feb. 2, 2016 City Council meeting, Gehry and Townscape Partners Managing Partner Tyler Siegel submitted the unsolicited proposal for a development designed by the Pritzker prize-winning architect.

The proposal would eliminate, “inferior uses that denigrate the area. . . in order to transform the hotel’s surroundings into a location suitable for a five-star product,” according to the proposal.

The area is currently the location of several synagogues, two animal hospitals and the Amanda Foundation, Lakeshore Entertainment, and several other businesses.

“This proposal will give the opportunity for our community, through many public meetings, the ability to share their vision for how they want our City's last remaining open space property to be used,” said Councilmember Lili Bosse Feb. 2, noting that the focus was to be on public input, not the Gehry project.

“Originally, we said to the developer and his agents that this is not something we are looking for in that area. Seeing how they are proceeding forward I don’t think we are going to get the feedback we want.

We are wasting time. Return

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 19). Do not miss the opportunity to travel, especially to foreign lands. Long after the expensive of this has been forgotten, the experience will continue to invigorate your life on every level, including spiritually and socially. The end of the year will bring miraculous connections for family and finance. Libra and Cancer adore you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Post an opinion; change the world! Wait... it doesn't work like that? Nope. The world still changes by making a connection, having a conversation, coming to a new understanding and making agreements that reflect that.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You know where the sugar is going to come from, and you also know what leaves a bitter taste. In today’s case, there will be no surprises. You’ll get precisely the flavor you put into the recipe.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re someone’s favorite. Does the preferential treatment make you uncomfortable? If you can handle it, your gracious reception of all this delicious attention keeps it coming your way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Power is subjective. The one who is extremely revered in some circles is totally unknown and without influence in others. Your perception of how powerful a person is will matter, but it won’t translate.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The words get prettier when people are trying to impress each other. You’ll find yourself on both sides of the equation, alternately throwing out the highminded sentiments and catching them.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have access to the things that will fortify your soul. Do you know what your soul needs?

Because the soul nutrition maybe doesn’t come in the brandname packaging you thought it would come in.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ve a new attitude and your elevated confidence will inspire moves that you wouldn’t have thought to make this time last month (or even last week).

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Your good feelings about the day are warranted, as important and fortuitous happenings are likely. A strong yet effortless connection will be made with your fellow water signs, Cancer and Scorpio.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.19). Self-centeredness is an epidemic these days, and, to some extent, we all are part of it. So before you make your presentation, pitch or explanation, make sure the others know why it’s relevant to them.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). This endeavor that once terrified you—well, now as you skip past your trepidation and get straight to the rewards for taking action, you can hardly believe you were ever afraid.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). From Vito Corleone to Mike Tyson to Anjelica Huston in any role she’s ever played, the ones who speak softly often have such strong intentions and methods that taxing their vocal cords seems completely unnecessary.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Even those who claim that there are no stupid questions have to admit that quality questions have the power to elevate. Someone will prove his or her intelligence by asking you a thought-provoking question.

the money,” said Vice Mayor Krasne Tuesday.

“I won’t support any money being used from Townscape for this process,” said Bosse.

Attorney for the project Tom Levyn said that his clients were not involved in the selection of MIG Consultants.

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