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Titans Down Normans, Stake Claim to Courier/Tribune Trophy

By Matt Lopez San Marino High’s football team got off and running early and never quite slowed down in

a decisive 45-0 victory over the Beverly Hills High Normans last (see ‘FOOTBALL GAME’ page 9)

Police are searching for a suspect in last Sunday’s burglaries.

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Adorable Maltese/Shih Tzu mix Bentley is looking for a home!

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COMING TOGETHER—SMUSD Vice President C. Joseph Chang, Clerk Chris Norgaard, boardmember Jeng Yen, BHUSD boardmember Noah Margo, BHUSD Superintendent Gary Woods, SMUSD Assistant Superintendent Gary McGuigan and BHUSD Board of Education President Brian Goldberg.

Courier Photo by Matt Lopez

Football Game Brings BHUSD, SMUSD Officialstween Together

By Matt Lopez the San Marino Titans and

Conference & Visitors Bureau opens new state of the art facility.

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ON THE RUN—Sajun Bibbs (carrying the football) and the rest of his Normans teammates struggled to get going against San Marino.

See page 10 for more photos from the game.

Photo by Daryl Chan

BHHS alums faced each other on the college football field last Saturday.

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By Matt Lopez With Specialty Surgical Center’s Oct. 23 tax assessment appeal before the City Council approaching, the Beverly Hills

community is rapidly learning about the City staff's efforts to impose major tax hikes by reclassifying business activities (see ‘MEETING’ page 14)

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YOM KIPPUR—Gov. Jerry Brown (second from left) fields questions from Temple Emanuel Rabbi Laura Gellar. Pictured from left: Rabbi Jonathan Aaron, Brown, Gellar, Mayor Willie Brien, Vice Mayor John Mirisch and Councilwoman Lili Bosse.

Courier Photo by Laura Coleman

George Christy, Page 6 Send A Salami To Your Boy in the Army Was Hal David’s First Songwriting Lyric; Peter Morton’s Short Memory; Update From Kato Kaelin About the O.J. Simpson Murders Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE

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Announcements Real Estate Rentals Sales and More

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Beverly Hills Normans served to (see ‘SCHOOL DISTRICTS’ page 9)

Town Hall Meeting Scheduled To Bosse Reports On Her Halfway Mark to The Courier Fight City Tax Hike On Physicians Exclusive

By Marla Schevker

New musical Loving the Silent Tears set to debut Oct. 27 in Los Angeles. 13 •Birthdays •Special Sections

Last Friday’s Beverly Hills Courier/San Marino Tribune sponsored football game be-

Gov. Brown Makes Appearance At Temple Emanuel On Yom Kippur

By Laura Coleman On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown addressed the congregation of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills during its yearly High

Holy Days Contemporary Forum, which takes place on Yom Kippur, the most holy time of the Jewish calendar. (see ‘BROWN’ page 20)

BHUSD Preps Community For Worst

By Laura Coleman For the past few weeks, BHUSD Superintendent Gary Woods has been sharing a “Potential Budget Reduction Plan” with leadership groups across the district that reflect $6.25 million in possible education cuts.

The “horrific” draft plan, as Woods characterized the threetier list of programs and staff that could get cut if Proposition 30 doesn’t pass in November, reflects a 2012/13 district budget of $48 million, as mandated by (see ‘BHUSD’ page 14)

In 2011, Councilwoman Lili Bosse won election to the Beverly Hills City Council in a landslide. Now that she’s halfway through her second year, The Courier sat down with her to discuss exlusively her experience on the Council so far.

Beverly Hills Courier: How has your time on the City Council gone so far?

Lili Bosse: I love serving on the council but we had a number of divisive issues such as Roxbury Park, MTA and the budget.

Especially when I first came on the council, I felt my own sense

of personal stress. I felt I had a responsibility to the people who voted for me that I would be the council member they believed in.

BHC: The Roxbury Park Community Center was one of the first issues you faced after being elected to council. What (see ‘BOSSE’ page 12)

THE RAKE RETURNS—The promiscuous Don Giovanni is back with our Los Angeles Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

“The best things God ever gave us,” claimed author Gustave Flaubert, “were Don Giovanni, Hamlet, and the Sea.” Left to right are David Bizic as Leporello, the puckish servant of the Don, Roxanna Constantinescu as a sexy Zerlina, and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo makes no bones about the Don’s zillion conquests.

Performances through Oct. 14.

More photos in George Christy’s columns on Pages 6 and 7.

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NOTICE OF COMMISSION VACANCIES: CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS COMMISSION – deadline to apply November 16, 2012 The Beverly Hills City Council is seeking qualified residents to fill two vacancies on the Charitable Solicitations Commission.

For more information on this Commission position, please visit the City’s website at www.beverlyhills.org or call the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 285-2400.

BYRON POPE, CMC City Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Planning Commission of Beverly Hills, at its regular meeting to be held on Thursday, October 11, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., or as soon after as the matter is heard, in Room 280-A, of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING USE CHARTS FOR COMMERCIAL, MIXED USE, SPECIFIC PLAN, CHURCH, SCHOOL, AND PUBLIC FACILITY ZONING D I S T R I C T S A N D A M E N D I N G T H E B E V E R LY H I L L S MUNICIPAL CODE The proposed Ordinance would amend the City of Beverly Hills Municipal Code adding charts that list allowable and conditionally allowable uses in each zone. This only reorganizes the City’s Municipal Code and not changes in use are proposed in any zone.

This Ordinance has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption and implementation of the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. The Ordinance does not authorize construction. This Ordinance is exempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter.

Written comments may be submitted, c/o Planning Services, 455 N. Rexford Drive, 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 and should be received prior to 5:00 p.m. on October 3, 2012 to be included with the Planning Commission’s agenda packet. Written materials may be submitted during the public hearing.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE:

October 11, 2012

TIME:

1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard

LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its REGULAR meeting on Thursday, October 11, 2012, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider: A request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of an approximately 2,400 square foot convenience store (a 7-11 convenience store) located at 401 South Robertson Boulevard. Additionally, the proposed convenience store includes a request for an Extended Hours Permit, which would allow the store to operate 24 hours per day.

This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The project qualifies for a Class 3 Categorical Exemption for the construction of a new commercial structure less than 2,500 square feet in area, and the project has been determined not to have a significant environmental impact and is exempt from the provisions of CEQA. Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission.

According to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the Commission's action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Ryan Gohlich, Senior Planner in the Planning Division at 310.285.1194, or by email at rgohlich@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the applications, plans, and Categorical Exemption are on file in the Community Development Department, and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Sincerely, Ryan Gohlich, Senior Planner

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Please note that if you challenge the City’s action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at a public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the end of the public comment period.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Peter Noonan, AICP CEP, Associate Planner, Community Development Department, Planning, at 310.285.1127 or pnoonan@beverlyhills.org.

The case file, including a copy of the proposed ordinance, is available for review in the Community Development Department/Planning Services Section, 1st Floor, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California.

JONATHAN LAIT, AICP City Planner

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Beverly Hills High School Seismic Trench Finished

By Laura Coleman An exploratory 15-footdeep trench behind Beverly Hills High School’s Science and Technology building dug to test for seismic faults active within the last 11,000 years is

BACK IN SCHOOL—Mrs. Cryer’s fifth-grade class at Beverly Vista is happy to be back in school. Front row (from left): Eli Drake, Moshe Azizi, Aaron Kohanbash, Shirel Ashkenazi, Yaira Belakhane, Kate Bim-Merle, Rachel Asher and Alvin Serrano. Middle row (from left): Adrian Lo, Justin Wolfe, Gioving Tuli, Aniya Reynolds, Dona Rebibo, Chole Choi, Jieun Seo, Jane Kadosh, Ganesh Matlock, Sophia Schirmer, Phillip Nguyen and Daniel Winn. Front row (from left): Tommy Kim, Sacha Kretschmann, Hogan Behrstock, Benji Baron, Konstantin Hatcher, Daniel Bienstock, Jesse Park and Daniel Lavian.

Architectural Liaisons Choose Gidas Peteris To Join Architectural Commission Updated from bhcourier.com

By Matt Lopez Local architect Gidas Peteris is close to replacing Walter B. Meyer on the Architectural Commission, pending a final official decision by the City Council.

Peteris moved closer to appointment to the commission at last Thursday’s City Council study session when the Architectural Commission Liaisons

Gidas Peteris

(Mayor Willie Brien and Councilwoman Lili Bosse) presented

the council with Peteris as their favored choice to replace Meyer, whose term ended last month.

Peteris has done the majority of his architectural work in West L.A., but also in Beverly Hills, most recently helping landscape designer Jim Ply design the City’s 9/11 memorial. (see ‘PETERIS’ page 21)

Burglar Hits Olympic/Oakhurst Strip Mall In Host Of Weekend Smash And Grab Burglaries

By Matt Lopez Police are still searching for a suspect in a string of “smash and grab” burglaries that took place early Sunday morning in Beverly Hills.

The break-ins are believed to have begun around 4:30 a.m. Sunday at a strip mall near Olympic Boulevard and Oakhurst Drive, where five businesses were targeted.

Among the break-ins were a shoe repair shop, a florist, a bakery and a dry cleaner.

Despite reports to the contrary, a nail salon sandwiched between the florist and bakery were burglarized.

BURGLARY—The BHPD released surveillance screen (see ‘BURGLARIES’ page 21)

shots of the burglary suspect. Police believe it is a single African American male who acted alone in the break-ins.

Nespresso Set To Wake Up Beverly Drive In 2013

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills will soon boast it’s own Nespresso store at 320 N. Beverly Dr., according to BRC Advisors managing partner Houman Mahboubi, who partnered with CB Richard Ellis vice president Jay Luchs to ink the market-rate 10-year lease deal last week.

The Nestlé company specialty store will take over the 7,800-square-foot former home of Anthropologie and is slated to open in 2013, Mahboubi said.

“It’s a unique concept,” he said of the company that manufactures machines and specialty espresso capsules.

“It’s an anchor for any street,”Mahboubi said.

According to Jim Goring of Goring & Straja Architects, the Northern California “local” architect collaborating with a Milan-based design firm, the end result, which has yet to be finalized, will be “very cool.”

COPPING COFFEE— The BHPD kicked off “Coffee with a Cop” this morning in partnership with the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. The program gives residents and business owners the opportunity to talk with BHPD officers over a cup of coffee. For more information call the BHPOA at 310-550-4551. Pictured (from left): BHPD officers Sunday Arriaga, Dave Duncan, Mike Yamada, Finn McClafferty, Joel Givens, and Detective Sgt.Michael Publicker.

ready to be filled, BHUSD Superintendent Gary Woods announced this week during the district’s Finance Committee meeting on Monday. (see ‘TRENCH’ page 21)

TRENCH—BHUSD prepares to close up a trench behind Beverly Hills High School’s Science and Technology building in anticipation of expanding the high school.

Courier Photo by Laura Coleman

Avoiding Carmageddon II Things to do in Beverly Hills this Weekend Friday -Beverly Hills football vs. South Pasadena at BHHS, 7 p.m.

Saturday -“Bike Carmageddon: The Westside Ride” – Bike Ride through the Westside beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Culver City Expo Station.

-Beverly Hills’ annual Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Roundup on Foothill Road (between Alden Drive and West Third Street), 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

-Preschool Storytime for kids aged 3 to 5 at Beverly Hills Public Library at 444 N. Rexford Dr., 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Saturday & Sunday -Lady Filmmakers Festival at the WGA theater on 135 S. Doheny Drive. Screenings and speakers all day both days.

BEVERLY HILLS BENTLEY—Bentley is an 8-month-old Maltese/Shih Tzu male puppy.

He was rescued by a woman who felt so bad for his terrible living conditions at a puppy mill pet store that she bought him, fostered him and gifted him to the non-profit Shelter Hope Pet Shop. He’s available this weekend at ShelterHopePetShop .org or 818-453-5798.

Perry Opposes Utility Rate Hike

By Courier Staff Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry voted against a proposed 11.1 percent rate hike for that city’s Department of Water and Power customers on Wednesday. In opposing the rate hike, she broke with other members of her city council.

“For far too long the DWP has held rate payers hostage, hiding its operating costs and

not being honest with the council,” she said.

Perry cited a recent state of California Rate Payer Advocate Report showing labor costs at the DWP are 26 percent higher than at other regional utilities.

“These pay disparities illustrate that the DWP is simply not doing its part to keep costs down, safeguard rate payer (see ‘PERRY’ page 21)

SHOFAR— Danielle Berris, an eighth-grade student at Beverly Vista School plays French horn in the school advanced band, and had the honor of being the Shofar Blower at the Temple Emanuel Rosh Hashanah family service.

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L.A. Conservancy Set To Hold Annual Event At Historic Buster Keaton Estate In Beverly Hills

By Matt Lopez The Los Angeles Conservancy will hold its annual fundraiser gala “An Evening at the Buster Keaton Estate” in Beverly Hills on Saturday, Oct. 6.

The event at the historic estate, once the abode of the former slapstick silent film comic, is one of the last remaining mansions built for early movie luminaries. It has been home to other Hollywood royalty such as Cary Grant, James Mason and Marlene Dietrich.

All proceeds benefit the Los Angeles Conservancy, a member-based nonprofit organization aimed at preserving historic places around the greater Los Angeles area.

It will begin with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 8:30 p.m.

BUSTER KEATON—The 10,000-square-foot Italian Individual tickets start at $300. More inforVilla known as the Buster Keaton Estate will play host mation is at http://lac.laconservancy.org/benefit. to this year’s L.A. Conservancy Benefit.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST—Last Sunday’s BHPD Pancake Breakfast served up more than just tasty food. Residents got to rub elbows with local law enforcement and eat delicious pancakes among friends. Children learned some of the tricks of the trade.

Pictured right: Beverly Hills Police Officers Association President and K-9 Officer Finn McClafferty teams up with K-9 partner Max to explain some of Max’s daily duties to local children. Sunday’s event boasted the largest crowd in the history of the BHPD Pancake Breakfast with more than 1,500 residents attending.

Photo by Phillip Arriaga

Celebrity Garden Party/Memorabilia Sale To Benefit MPTF Saturday In Beverly Hills

By John L. Seitz The second Renee Taylor & Joe Bologna Celebrity Garden Party Luncheon/Memorabilia Sale will be held from 1-5 p.m., tomorrow for the benefit of long-term care residents of the Motion Picture & Televi-

sion Home in Woodland Hills.

Hosting the star-studded event are actors/writers Renee Taylor (Happily Divorced, The Nanny) and Joe Bologna (NCIS) at their Beverly Hills home. Assisting them will be Lou Ferrig(see ‘MPTF’ page 21)

Joe Bologna Renee Taylor

Beverly Hills Financial Advisor Finds Film Success

By Laura Coleman Local financial advisor Jim Casey, who splits his time between Beverly Hills and Palm Springs in his role as CEO of Integrated Wealth Management, continues to garner success as a movie producer following the premiere of Hit & Run last

month.

The comedy starring Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard and Bradley Cooper has already grossed over $13.6 million at the box office since it was released.

Casey’s progression to film producer blossomed in re-

sponse to a decade-long financial growth management relationship with the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.

“Some people play golf for a hobby, and I just make movies,” he told The Courier. (see ‘FILM’ page 21)

FOOTBALL FACEOFF—Two Beverly High graduates faced off Saturday when San Diego State University hosted San Jose State University at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Dominique Sandifer, BHHS class of 2008, (left) is senior receiver, #18, for SDSU, and Daniel Bradbury (right) is a red-shirt freshman receiver and starting holder, #17 , for SJSU. Coach Donald Paysinger and Principal Carter Paysinger (center) attended the game to cheer on their former players, both recipients of BHHS football MVP awards. San Jose State won the game, 38-34. Photo by Kristi Bradbury

Petersen Automotive Museum Gears Up For Fun

By Laura Coleman The Petersen Automotive Museum is gearing up for its Comedy & Cars Gala on Thursday, Oct. 4 and preparing to offer guests an evening of laughter, drinks, cars and cocktails starting at 6:30 p.m.

The evening will honor John Lasseter, chief creative of-

ficer with Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, with the “Automotive Visionary” award for the raising automobile awareness around the world, and comedian Adam Carolla with the “Automotive Enthusiast” award for promoting cars through entertainment.

The 18-year-old Los Ange-

les museum is dedicated to the exploration and presentation of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Mandy Hanlon at 323-964-6355 or email mhanlon@petersen.org. Tickets are priced from $350, $150 of which is tax-deductible.

GRAND OPENING—The brand new, state-of-the-art Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau Center is set to open at 9400 S. Santa Monica Blvd. in the heart of the “Golden Triangle.”

Conference & Visitors Bureau Opens Cutting-Edge Facility The Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau has opened a new, state-of-the-art Visitor Center located at 9400 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

The 500-square-foot welcome center will be the gateway into the City, offering the

ultimate in service and helping visitors and locals navigate the area. High-tech-minded visitors can get insider tips and information through touch screen displays and iPads. For (see ‘CVB’ page 21)

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is dad Gedalier David owned a deli in Queens, New York. It figures, then, that Harold Lane “Hal” David would write his first lyrics for Send A Salami To Your Boy In The Army when Hal served as a private during World War II. A force of nature with his immeasurable songwriting talent, Hal forged forward, partnering with composer Burt Bacharach to create a songbook for America and the world.

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it was, family and friends reminisced, with Eunice inviting a dozen artists to perform. Stevie Wonder playing Alfie on his harmonica; Marilyn McCoo singing One Less Bell To noon event was attended by 400 Answer; Valerie Simpson at the guests celebrating Hal’s genius. piano singing I Say A Little As the world turns, Dionne Prayer For You; Elvis Costello Warwick, the most prolific interpreter of the Hal-Burt songbook was far, far away, performing their hits at the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI.

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A thrilling speaker, Paul should run for elected office.

or more than 50 years, Dionne’s voice became the mellifluous signature for the HalBurt music. Songs such as I Say A Little Prayer For You, Walk On By, The Look Of Love, Do You Know The Way To San Jose?, Message To Michael, endearing audiences to the Hal-Burt repertoire, which remains beyond imagining.

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ruminating on I Don’t Know What To Do With Myself; Burt Bacharach crooning The Windows Of The World; Jackie DeShannon engaging all in a singalong of What The World Needs Now Is Love.

Along with Mac Davis and other artists, and with Paul Williams extolling Hal’s activism with

Louis C.K. walked away with two awards during the 64th Annual Primetime Emmycast at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.

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GEORGE CHRISTY you’d like to bring home to Mother. We met while dinnermates with Hal and Eunice a decade or so ago during the Kennedy Center Honors, in Washington D.C., and instantly warmed to their friendship.

She’s a knockout beauty, and Hal’s a conversationalist of fas-

cinating insights, traveling the world as they have. Eunice compiles stunning photo albums of their sojourns complete with reminiscences that one wishes were available in bookstores.

for Eunice.

Along with Manhattan realtor Denise LeFrak, Eunice wrote the bestselling High Rise Low Down, the definitive guide to the most sought-after addresses in the Big Apple. Count on juicy tidbits, along with captivating facts – a ere’s another shout-out best bedside read.

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ranted that memories drift off to Mars or Pluto or wherever. But there are those who remember.

A talent agency titan phoned last week after the issue of The Hollywood Reporter arrived in the morning mail featuring Sam Wasson’s profile of the now-gone Morton’s restaurant on Melrose Avenue. “People do forget,” the titan sighed, “and I’m surprised that Peter Morton overlooked what you did for him.” The friend was referring to my

“Great Life” column in The Hollywood Reporter when we sounded the trumpet for Morton’s during its opening in 1979.

brations, and of dining with Jackie Collins, Sidney Poitier, Allan Carr and friends on that night of nights when we were riveted to Jackie’s pocket radio for the breaking news about O.J. ou described the Simpson’s wild freeway chase in design of the room, the muse- his white Bronco after wife um-worthy Francis Bacon paint- Nicole was murdered. ing, and the down-to-earth chophouse menu. You gave us ccording to blogger Morton’s unlisted number in Roger Friedman, O. J.’s houseyour first sentence, which got boy Kato Kaelin, a trial witness, buzz buzzing nonstop. Phones was quoted lately by columnist rang, reservations went off the Cindy Adams. Now that the roof. Peter, possibly, has a short statute of limitations is over, memory.”

Kato told Cindy that O. J. killed Nicole and waiter Ron ecalling our numerous Goldman, but denied it later on columns acknowledging TMZ. Morton’s long-lasting popularity, bowing to Peter and his sister Pam’s success, we hold memoOnline at ries of being there with the Who www.bhcourier.com/georgechristy.cfm and the Who, of birthday cele-

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FOOTBALL GAME (continued from page 1)

Friday night at Titan Stadium in San Marino.

Ryan Wood led a dominant San Marino ground attack which tallied 317 total rushing yards.

With the victory, the Titans were presented “The Courier/Tribune Perpetual Trophy” by The Courier and Tribune’s Publisher Clif Smith. The trophy was presented in honor of Donald and Suzanne Crowell. The late Mr. Crowell was a 1952 BHHS graduate and is in the school’s hall of fame. Mrs. Crowell served on San Marino’s City Council from 1990-1992.

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not only spark an on-field rivarly between the two teams, but perhaps forge a closer bond between the two school districts.

A link is already there, with BHUSD Superintendent Gary Woods having previously held the same post in San Marino, but dignitaries from the two school districts were able to come together and “talk shop” on the sidelines during Friday’s contest.

Among the dignitaries making the trip for Beverly Hills Unified School District were Woods, whose son Ole is a star linebacker on the team, along with BHUSD Board of Education President Brian Goldberg, boardmember Noah Margo, Beverly Hills High principal Carter Paysinger, Beverly Vista Principal Marty Powers and Horace Mann principal Steve Kessler.

They were warmly greeted by San Marino’s VIP’s that included SMUSD Superintendent Loren Kleinrock, Assistant Superintendent Gary McGuigan

Wood himself gained 180 yards and two rushing touchdowns on just 19 carries. He helped San Marino jump on Beverly Hills early, taking a 31-0 lead into a halftime.

On offense, Beverly Hills was able to make a few plays, but struggled to consistently get anything going. The Normans totaled just 122 yards of total offense.

One of the few highlights for Beverly Hills came when defensive back Jeremiah Williams intercepted a pass in the end zone to help prevent what likely would have been another San Marino scoring opportunity. and Board of Education VP C. Joseph Chang, SMUSD School Board Clerk Chris Norgaard and boardmember Jeng Yen. “It was a great start to what I hope will be an annual event for many years to come,” Goldberg told The Courier. “I look forward to returning the hospitality afforded our students, staff, parents and supporters by the San Marino community.”

School district members weren’t the only dignitaries on hand at San Marino Friday. With the game trophy being given in honor of Donald Crowell and Suzanne Crowell, the Crowell’s grandson Kristofer was on hand for the opening pregame coin toss before kickoff.

Beverly Hills supporters who made the trip received a free voucher for one food and drink item, compliments of The Courier and Tribune.

“It’s always a positive when two outstanding school districts come together to celebrate student excellence,” Woods told The Courier.

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Beverly Hills Normans vs. San Marino Titans On Friday, Sept. 21, Beverly Hills played San Marino in football for the first time ever. The Beverly Hills Courier and San Marino Tribune cosponsored the game, the first of a home-and-home series between the two schools.

Beverly Vista principal Marty Powers, BHUSD boardmember Noah Margo, BHUSD Superintendent Gary Woods, Horace Mann principal Steve Kessler and BHHS principal Carter Paysinger.

supporters Autumn Beverly High team captains (from left) Austin Towns, Chase Crossley, BHHS Cameron Paysinger and Ole Woods.

Photo by Daryl Chan. Paysinger and Debbie Kaufman.

BHHS Quarterback Zack Bialobos drops back to pass.

Photo by Daryl Chan

Beverly Hills High defenders team try to take down a San Marino running The Normans pump themselves back.

Photo by Daryl Chan up before Friday’s kickoff.

Both teams met at midfield for the ceremonial pregame coin toss. The toss was conducted by Kristofer Crowell, grandson of Donald Crowell and Hon. Suzanne Crowell, both of whom the trophy was given out in honor of.

Players shake hands after a hardfought football game.

The BHHS Cheereleading squad worked hard to cheer on the Normans in Friday’s game.

Both teams played a tough, physical football game Friday night, start- Gary Woods, Clif Smith and SMUSD Superintendent Loren Kleinrock. ing in the “trenches” with the offensive and defensive lines.

BHHS supporters Joshua, Tracey and Alex Jackson cheer on the Normans at the game. The Jacksons’ son (and Joshua’s brothBeverly Hills wide receiver Sajun er) Markus plays defensive line for Bibbs evades a defender.

Photo By Daryl Chan the Normans.

BHHS supporters (back row, from left) Alex, Emma and Rob Carruth.

(Front row): Mya and Marianne Carruth were among dozens of Normans supporters who enjoyed a free food and drink compliments of The Courier and Tribune.

BHUSD Superintendent Woods and his son Ole.

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BHHS Supporters Cayla Silvera, Sondra Shorter and Jovita Silvera.

Beverly Hills Courier/San Marino Tribune publisher Clif Smith presents San Marino team captains with the Courier/Tribune perpetual trophy.

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LB: Roxbury was hell. That experience was absolutely living in hell. The numbers [from city staff] kept changing, the documents kept changing, the size of the building, the height, the uses; they all kept changing. The biggest part of the hell experience was that this community loud and clear had said they did not want an enormous center with a basketball court and two story facilities with more intensification of use and that was the direction the council had voted go to.

Part of why I think people supported me when I ran for office was because they had the opportunity to see how I was on the Planning Commission.

When I was on the Planning Commission, I was very factbased and did my homework. It was really important that when I would come to a decision, I would be able to point to how I got there. When we were dealing with Roxbury Park, I wanted every single document from the moment they started the survey [in 2006]. I would look at each document and see that in one piece of paper, the size of the multi-purpose room would be one figure and then in another that was generated by the same department, the figure would be different.

For the first few months of being on council, I spent nearly every hour of my day going through the inaccurate numbers and documents and showed my fellow council members, the staff and the community that we were moving in the wrong direction.

I think the biggest betrayal… was when the conversation first started about the Roxbury Park Community Center, [the community was told] the difference between building a new facility and renovating the facility would be $1 million. It wasn’t until I looked at the document really closely I saw that in order to come up with that figure, they added a $4.675 multi purpose room in the total [an 11,000 square foot room at $425 a square foot], which was misleading and dishonest.

BHC: Can you give me another example of when City staff was dishonest?

LB: Another example where I feel that our staff misled the community and misled me is the water rate hike. That’s an issue I wish we could bring back to the council and back to the community. My vote was based on the fact that in our staff report, as well as at the meeting when I asked if the homeowners groups were in support of it, we were told they were. Even in my comments I said that I was supporting the

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BHC: You read The Courier’s article about the water rate hike and the City staff’s false report about the homeowners associations’ points of view. Do you think The Courier got it right?

LB: Absolutely. No question. I read the staff report and in my comments when I made my vote, I said the reason I was supporting the water rate increase was because the homeowners groups were in support of it. Had I not been led to believe that the homeowner groups were in support of it, I would not have supported the increase. The Courier absolutely got the issue correct. If anyone were to watch the meeting, they would see that I discuss the fact the homeowner groups were in support of [the increase] for me to make my findings. I feel that this is an item that should come back to the council and that we should have the homeowner group discuss with their groups, get a vote and have a transparent conversation with the homeowner groups.

BHC: How does this treatment by City staff make you feel?

LB: It has made me feel frustrated and defensive. I would like to feel that I don’t have to always [have to look for] another layer. The answer is in the question that isn’t being asked and I would like us to get to a place where everything is transparent and open. I always believe that you can get the community on board with the tough decisions when you are honest and open about it the first time as opposed to saying half of the story at one point and half of the story at another point.

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BEVERLY HILLS John Mirisch are often in the council minority. You agree with each other on major issues including the Westside Subway Extension, where you supported a strong approach to MTA and collaboration with the Beverly Hills Unified School District, and the budget, where you voted against the proposed budget because of the $10 million public works warehouse and the increase in new hires. Does that ever get frustrating?

LB: I don’t think there is anything wrong with having a council that isn’t 5-0 all the time. I think that we are very individual and we represent what we think this community is saying. I feel very comfortable in the votes I have made in the last year. I feel that I can look in the mirror at night and respect myself because I do feel I kept my word as when I was running for office. I think it’s about being able to agree to disagree and still respect each other.

BHC: You were absent during the August 7 study session where the council majority, of Councilmembers Julian Gold and Barry Brucker and Mayor Willie Brien, supported Gold’s proposal to create a City-run, City-written, Cityproduced “news” broadcast on cable. The main reason given was to provide more information about City commission hearings. If you had been present, would you have supported the issue?

LB: Had I been at the meeting, I would have voted no. At our last budget session, we all unanimously voted to spend $200,000 to upgrade our technology in the commission rooms so that all the commissions can be broadcast live at any time. We justified the expenditure as a way for us to allow for transparent government. The staff report said that [a news show] would allow for the community to see what’s happening at the commission and council meetings when just a few months before we unanimously voted on a way to allow that to happen. I don’t feel a City should be creating its own news show.

BHC: What are your goals for the upcoming year?

LB: A goal of mine is that residents feel I’m accessible.

Whenever I get a call or a letter, I have called back [or written back] every single person.

I want our City to be a place that people from around the world are going to want to come to. Even though Beverly Hills has its cachet, for the last number of years we’ve sat on our laurels and I think we need to invest in our business community and allow it to thrive. I want to see if we can turn southeast Robertson into another destination place.

Beverly Hills is really going to be the place on the map where everyone can find themselves in the City.

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oving the Silent Tears, a new musical to debut Oct. 27 in Los Angeles, promises a fascinating tale of humanity’s search for true happiness, spanning 16 countries on six continents on a single stage—North America’s largest stage of its kind, the Shrine Auditorium.

The new musical will star two-time Grammy-winning pop star Jon Secada, Grammy-winning icon Jody Watley, Broadway stars and Tony-winners Debbie Gravitte and Kiril Kulish, plus Emmy-winner and Tony-nominee Liz Callaway.

“I’m excited to be a part of this magical experience,” said Watley. “I’m really looking forward to this spectacular production and event with such an esteemed and diverse cast and production staff.”

Also in the cast are Grammy-winning reggae legends Black Uhuru, Arab singer Camellia Abou-Odah, Italian tenor Mark Janicello, award-winning Israeli singer Liel Kolet, Irish soprano Katie McMahon, Korean singer Heather Park, award-winning Brazilian singer Fabiana Passoni and Persian superstar Siavash Shams.

The director is Tony-nominated Vincent Paterson (Michael Jackson’s “Bad” and Madonna’s “Blond Ambition” tours).

“It will be a wonderful evening of theater – beautiful costumes and great sets to look at,” said Paterson.

“Audience members are going to hear great music. They’re going to see great dancing. There are some beautiful messages here about enlightenment and self-realization; and that’s always a nice reminder to have throughout life.”

Also on the production team are Emmy-winning choreographer, working with more than 30 dancers, Bonnie Story (High School Musical); Emmywinning set designer John Iacovelli, and award-winning costume designer Sharell Martin The poetry collection, Silent Tears, by world-renowned spiritual teacher, humanitarian and ar tist Supreme Master Ching Hai, inspired two-time Oscar-winning composer Al Kasha (The Poseidon Adventure) to create the show.

He wrote the music in collaboration with a team of award-winning composers including: Six-time Grammy winner and two-time Oscar-nominee Jorge Calandrelli (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon); Emmy-winner Doug Katsaros (Footloose), two-time Grammy-winner and Oscar-nominee Henr y Krieger (Dreamgirls), Tony- and Emmy-winner Don Pippin (Oliver!), Grammy-winner Nan Schwar tz (Harr y Potter), and Oscar- and two-time Grammy-winner David Shire (Saturday Night Fever).

Jon Secada will also debut a song he composed for the musical, based on Supreme Master Ching Hai’s poetry. “I think the audience will find listening to

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“All these composers, who are the best in the world, and all of these singers, who won Grammys and Tonys

from Broadway, worked on this piece because they saw the spiritual nature of it,” said Kasha. “I think it will lift the audience up inspirationally, I really do.”

“This is the coming together of music in the name of a good purpose, a higher purpose, a spiritual purpose, that brings out the best in people,” said Schwar tz. “I think the show sounds like an incredible event for all people to attend.”

The one-time red carpet event will commemorate the 19th annual Supreme Master Ching Hai Day, recognizing her humanitarian works worldwide.

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into higher tax rate categories.

The idea of staff "reclassifying" a business's activities into a higher rate category came from a 2006 consultant's report on how to raise taxes without going to the voters or the City Council.

The City's first target, Specialty Surgical, has been sued by the City for $5.5 million in back taxes under the new

scheme.

Community opposition grew last week when The Courier reported that an online petition opposing the tax had reached 372 signatures, many of which are from prominent physicians and professionals in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County.

A resident Town Hall meeting will discuss the issue next Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. at Temple Emanuel at 8844

Burton Way in Beverly Hills. All residents opposed to the tax hike, or simply interested in learning more about the case are encouraged to attend. Wednesday’s meeting is organized by Dr. Stella Sarraf, a lifelong Beverly Hills resident and professional. Sarraf, a scientist, is a Beverly Vista and Beverly High graduate and has been active in grassroots opposition to Metro’s proposed tunnel under BHHS. Sarraf said speakers will discuss the role of surgery centers and legal ramifications of imposing tax hikes through administrative action instead of the ballot box. One of the main aims of Wednesday’s meeting is to help educate the community about exactly what services surgical centers provide to the community. Surgery centers often provide specific outpatient care for patients (such as cataracs or colonoscopy’s) so they don’t need to go to a hospital for a similar procedure.

As first reported in The Courier, the City is attempting to circumvent voter approval of new taxes. The City lawsuit claims approximately $5.5 million from Specialty Surgical Center. Specialty has

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the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). By comparison, if Prop.

30 passes, the district will have an operational budget that will range between $50-$52 million, according to Board president Brian Goldberg. Last year’s budget was $52 million.

Woods has discussed the proposed list with PTAs, the Beverly Hills Education Foundation and the Unions in an effort to get ahead of expected cuts and prepare the community for the challenges facing the community’s public schools.

“The clear message is we need to immediately begin fixing this for ourselves rather than wait for Sacramento to tell us what’s going to happen,” Board VP Jake Manaster told The Courier.

The draft plan, which has yet to be made public, was made available to the School Board in anticipation of a board discussion. Woods calls the draft a “Restoration List” that reflects what programs and positions the district will be able to maintain if the Governor’s initia-

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BEVERLY HILLS already paid all of its City taxes calculated under the method used for decades.

The City's new position asserts that claims the surgery center’s primary business is renting commercial real estate to its customers, rather than providing healthcare. In other words, the City claims an out-patient surgery center like Specialty is a landlord and patients and doctors using the center is a tenant.

This same theory can be applied to restaurants, retail stores, and any other facility conducting any business.

Specialty is only one of over 20 surgery centers in the City. If the City staff wins, the City will seek tens of millions of dollars from other businesses in the City. The tax assessments are retroactive.

Another major topic to be addressed is how City staff is ignoring the overwhelming recent vote of Beverly Hills residents that rejected the tax hikes in Measure P. That proposal would have raised the City tax on physicians and other professionals in the City.

For more information on the meeting, contact bhdueprocess@gmail.com.

tive to temporarily increase income taxes on the wealthiest and sales taxes passes in November.

“This is a local challenge,” Woods said. “We’re trying to provide excellence. Average is not good enough for us here.”

If Prop. 30 fails, school districts across the state will automatically be forced to cut over $1,000 per student.

Boardmember Lisa Korbatov said Sacramento had failed the community.

“Cuts that might have to be made are absolutely devastating to our district and will eviscerate most of our programming,” she said. “I hope the community understands that this is not the fault of the school district or the board or any one entity.”

Woods said he’s working with the BHEF to get ahead of the crisis to educate the community on the severity of the situation in preparation for garnering 67 percent of the vote needed to support a parcel tax increase.

The first interim budget is due to LAECO in December and slated for Board review in November.

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Rebating. A very hot topic since Proposition 103, in 1988, lifted the restrictions on California insurance agents and allowed them to rebate commissions to their clients on a certain number of products, most notably life insurance and fixed-rate annuities.

New Foundations Insurance & Annuity Services (NFIAS) has been offering rebates to its clients on these products for the past 20 years. This allows clients to save a substantial amount of money—thousands to tens of thousands—on the purchase of these products, especially if they’re looking at a high-premium life insurance plan or a large annuity.

“And if you do this through NFIAS, by no means will you have to give up quality on the plans you’re looking to purchase,” says Rick Moncher, NFIAS president.

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A number of the companies NFIAS deals with specialize in placing people with challenging health histories or medical problems, often offering the client more competitive rates or even providing an offer of insurance for someone who may not be able to qualify at all with most traditional insurers.

Not all companies in the insurance industry allow rebating. Though perfectly legal by California state law, some insurers still do not allow their agents to offer a rebate as company policy.

New Foundations Insurance and Annuity Services complies with those companies’ wishes not to rebate. But with such a vast selection of companies remaining, NFIAS can still shop the market for clients and offer them the best plans, at the best rates with the best companies available.

The staff at NFIAS is comprised of

agents with a long track record in the business, many of them more than 20 years. They have a wealth of knowledge and experience in policy analysis and medical underwriting.

In many circumstances, they have been able to secure offers of insurance for those who were not able to buy anywhere else. And with their streamlined agency structure, they can often outwork the competition at a lower rate and cost to their clients.

• Why do they offer a rebate when most agents do not?

“Most clients come to NFIAS already with an idea of what company they want or even which specific plan they want to purchase,” says Moncher. “Simply put, clients have already done half the work for us. Why shouldn’t they be entitled to a rebate for making our job a little easier?”

Moncher asks.

This is not a popular view with many insurance agents and some insurance companies. But then again, as Moncher states, “not to sound impertinent, but we are working for our clients, not anyone else.”

• In essence, can a client go to any independent agent in the state and find the same products and the same companies?

Certainly. NFIAS makes no claim on having a lock on the market, a proprietary product or some magic bullet

that no one else possesses.

They are very clear that anyone can purchase the same plans and same companies they offer with many other independent agents in the State of California.

• Why then, would you want to buy through New Foundations Insurance and Annuity Services?

“Only if you want to save a substantial amount on that same plan you’re going to buy anyway,” Moncher reports.

“We can get you the plan you want, with a reputable, highly rated, quality company; and we are willing to give back 40-60% of the first-year commission,” Moncher explains.

For example, if a client buys a large insurance policy at $10,000 per year premium, with a commission rate of 80%, the agent’s commission is $8,000. On a 50% rebate, the client would get $4,000 back in the first year.

“If you would like to save thousands or possibly tens of thousands on your next life insurance or annuity purchase—and still receive the highest quality service in the industry— then give the people at New Foundations Insurance & Annuity Services a call.

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Managing Your Wealth

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Are Your Children Wealth Creators, Stewards Or Consumers?

By Steve Ghysels and Michael Ward n the wealth-management business, it’s easy to become overly focused on transactional oppor tunities—maximizing investment returns, helping clients get loans and manage cash flow, consolidating assets for more efficient management. These opportunities are critically important both to affluent families and the wealth managers who advise them.

However, we recognize there is usually much more going on beneath the surface with wealthy families and much larger issues they are grappling with, especially if a first-generation wealth creator intends to transfer wealth to the next generation.

These issues are generally more complex, the conversations are more difficult, and the payoff is not always apparent. Accordingly, these issues are sometimes neglected or avoided by financial/wealth advisors.

In a December 2010 study from Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research, researchers estimated that Baby Boomers (individuals born between 1946 and 1964) will inherit $8.4 to $11.6 trillion. The greater wealth transfer, from Baby Boomers to Generations X and Y, is estimated to include more than $30 trillion of assets moving from one generation to the next over the coming 30 to 40 years.1 However, a well-cited study of 3,500 wealthy families found that in 70 percent of cases, wealth failed to transition successfully from one generation to the next2, with families losing control of wealth it frequently took a lifetime to create.

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Research indicates that most wealthy families fail in the endeavor of transferring wealth from one generation to the next not because they didn’t maximize every investment return or have the best estate plan; they fail because communication and trust fails in the family or because heirs were inadequately prepared to assume such high levels of wealth.

A new paradigm that is emerging is for wealth creators to prepare children to receive inheritances and to implement estate plans in the context of potential outcomes for their heirs. Are your children Wealth Creators, Wealth Stewards or Wealth Consumers?

• Wealth Creators see wealth as “seed capital” that enables them to take advantage of oppor tunities to make more money. They are willing to take entrepreneurial and financial risks.

Successful Wealth Creators understand this risk and do everything within their power to mitigate it.

Second-generation Wealth Creators have the ability to take a family business to a new level of success. They have an entrepreneurial spirit and may have voluntarily entered the family business or started their own business at a younger age as compared to siblings or similarly situated peers.

While growing up, Wealth Creators may have been included in discussions about the family business. Maintaining a higher standard of living may not be a priority.

• Wealth Stewards have less entrepreneurial inclinations and tend to have a lower tolerance for risk. They frequently have more formal education than their

parents and may choose to enter legal, accounting, or medical professions.

W e a l t h Stewards live within their means, understand investing and the time value of money, and are not willing to invade Steve Ghysels principal to fund higher standards of living.

While growing up, they were frequently present when wealth was discussed by their parents. However, they may enter the family business only if required.

Wealth Stewards are charitably inclined and understand the impact of charitable giving on the family legacy.

Wealth Stewards are willing to educate their children regarding investing, legacy and family values.

• Wealth Consumers frequently have their own source of income, but utilize inherited wealth to enjoy higher standards of living.

In fact, they see the invasion of principal to fund and maintain a higher standard of living as a good use of an inheritance.

Wealth Consumers were not frequently involved in discussions of family wealth while growing up. If involved in the family business, they may see inclusion more as a birthright than something that should be earned.

Wealth Consumers sometimes have more formal education than parents.

With much being made of the current opportunity for high net-worth individuals to give away up to $5,120,000 tax-free before the end of the year, the stakes have never been higher for families to plan and prepare for major wealth transitions.

If you can clearly classify a child as a Wealth Creator, Wealth Steward or Wealth Consumer, you should consider using this information to customize your estate plan to appropriately encourage purposeful activity and responsible money management.

More impor tantly, you and your advisory team should begin to prepare your children to develop the skills and knowledge to manage family wealth based on their natural inclinations and tendencies.

1 - http://www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/Accen ture-CM-AWAMS-Wealth-Transfer-FinalJune2012-Web-Version.pdf 2 - Roy Williams and Vic Preisser, Preparing Heirs (San Francisco, Robert D. Reed Publishers, 2003) Steve Ghysels is the regional managing director for Wells Fargo Private Bank in the Beverly Hills Region.

Michael Ward is the senior wealth planning strategist for Wells Fargo Private Bank in Beverly Hills.

To reach Steve or Michael, email steve.ghysels@wellsfargo.com or michael.a.ward@wellsfargo.com.

Wells Fargo Private Bank provides products and services through Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and its various affiliates and subsidiaries.

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Speaking on the topic “California Matters,” Brown touched on issues ranging from education to sustainability to transportation, calling on those in attendance to join together for the betterment of humanity and support Proposition 30 in November. The sales and income tax initiative is one of two propositions on the upcoming ballot to address education cuts. If the initiative fails, it triggers immediate cuts to the tune of more than $1,000 per student, forcing BHUSD to cut in excess of $3 million in programs and positions.

“Proposition 30 is a real

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choice,” Brown said. “You say, ‘Yes,’ you stabilize the budget, inject billions of dollars into schools and put ourselves on a path to not only a better credit rating, but a more productive and better California.”

Joining Brown on the dais were Temple Emanuel Rabbis Laura Gellar and Jonathan Aaron, Mayor Willie Brien, Vice Mayor John Mirisch, Council Members Lili Bosse, Julian Gold and Barry Brucker, Assembly Member Mike Feuer, and Israeli Consul General David Siegel. ”It was heartwarming to hear Governor Jerry Brown speak to the Los Angeles Jewish community on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calen-

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Donna Rice, John Martens, Chief David Snowden, and William Windom (Sept. 28); Renny Darling Klein, Bob Newhart, Steve Forrest, Angela Saeedian, Emily Lloyd, Peter Knecht, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stanley Park and Judie Fenton (Sept. 29); Elaine Webster, Rosa Kunin, Angie Dickinson, Max Rhodes, Len Cariou, Johnny Mathis, Victoria Tennant, Marilyn McCoo and Chuck Fries (Sept. 30); Robert Cohen, Stella Stevens, Debra Cirilov, Julie Andrews, and Gordon Gelfond (Oct. 1); Avery Brooks, Barbara Beck, and Hadasa Daisy Kleinberger (Oct. 2); Stanley Black, Neve Campbell, and Ashlee Simpson (Oct. 3); Alicia Silverstone, and Angela Saeeedian Jackie Collins (Oct. 4); belatedly to Marlene Ridgley (Sept. 25).

dar,” Siegel told The Courier following the event.

During the hour-long program, the second-time California governor harkened back to the “Gold Rush” days of the 1840’s, touting the rudimentary democracy that emerged across the lawless territory before it joined the Union.

“It was very democratic, and that gave it a dynamic quality,” he said of the process for claiming and working an area, despite the outlaw character of the Wild West that sometimes meant a bullet could end that claim.

“That dynamism has stayed with us,” he added. “It is still a place with gold in our imagina-

tion.”

But the increasing disparity between the haves and havenots continues to threaten the state, he said, noting the widening gap. In 1975, when the state’s collective income was $150 billion, the wealth was held by 20 percent of the population.

Today, the 38 millionstrong Golden State, with a collective income of $2 trillion, maintains its wealth in just 8 percent of the population.

“We have a remedy for that – it’s called Proposition 30,” Brown said. “It solves a huge problem in our colleges and education…If it doesn’t pass, it won’t be pretty.”

POLICE BLOTTER The following burglaries, robberies and grand thefts have been reported

by BHPD. Streets are indicated by block numbers.

BURGLARY 9/17 217 S. Tower Rd. ($1,300) 9/17 1000 Wallace Ridge($4,306) 9/17 1100 Wallace Ridge.($3,445) 9/18 100 S. Canon Dr. ($1,100) 9/23 8600 Wilshire Bl. ($10) 9/23 8600 Wilshire Bl. ($20) 9/23 9100 Olympic Bl. ($150) 9/23 9100 Olympic Bl. ($175) 9/23 9100 Olympic Bl. 9/23 9100 Olympic Bl. ROBBERY 9/19 8500 Wilshire Bl. ($25) GRAND THEFT 7/25 600 N. Camden Dr.($12,000) 9/15 9300 Olympic Bl. ($1,200) 9/21 9900 Durant Dr. ($9,690) 9/21 1600 Loma Vista Dr.($2,000)

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 28).

You take initiative, refusing to settle for less than you deserve–and your estimation of what's deserved is right on. First, you show you're willing to work hard.

Friends and family gather in support of your quest. Mental clarity helps you choose new goals in December.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You have a different perspective on life than you did when you were little, but you still remember your naive emotional associations. A morning interaction will illustrate the point.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). For you, optimism is easy, considering the alternative. You can think the best and free up your energy, or worry about the worst and be tethered to those fears.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Can a relationship be remade by remembering things differently?

It's not difficult to imagine interactions from other perspectives, and now you'll feel willing to try.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Catch wind of an interesting prospect. It's not too late to make childhood dreams come true in some quirky way. Look sideways at the scene. Ask lots of questions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

When you bring something to the table, you'll be more readily accepted at the dinner. Also, you'll feel better about all you eat knowing you contributed in a way you can be proud of.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). You can't change the cards dealt, but the way you play today's hand will be nothing short of brilliant.

You bluff when you think you can get away with it. That's the fun part.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). This eve of the full moon in your sign comes with an irrepressible feeling. Seeing other people achieve their dreams gives you permission to dream, –if you didn't feel you had it already.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Fate is capricious. What occurs may not be congruent with your sense of justice. Then again, you may not understand the variables. Be willing to hear new sides of the story.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You're not one to be distracted by every shiny object in your path–yet looking for adventure today and want to be enticed by the enticement worthy of your attention.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The way you meet a person sets the course for your entire relationship, however long-or short-lived that may be. Follow inclination to project a sparkling personality.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Changing your romantic future is easy.

Do something different. One thing is all it takes to alter the course.

Venus in your sign keeps reminding you have the power.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22).

Parental supervision is a primary factor in preventing juvenile delinquency, so is you-on-you supervision in preventing a fall from intention. Check in with yourself.

How’re you with your goals?

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The Metropolitan Transit Authority “Metro“ released a report claiming that an active earthquake fault ran under Beverly High. That report was based on minimal core samples drilled to a shallow depth.

This forced the District to conduct its own investigation into the seismic condition of the property. To ensure safety of the property, the District elected the “gold standard“ of seismic investigation -- an actual trench. Geologists reviewing results in the 100-foot-long by 15-foot-wide trench are expected to conclude that there is no active fault under the property. An active fault would

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Peteris said he has a handfu of large corporate clients he works for, such as banks and telephone companies and has been an active community member in recent years with the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills.

“I thought it would be an interesting way to give back to

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funds, and keep our electricity rates competitive with other local utilities driving many small businesses out of our city,” she said.

The Beverly Hills City Council recently approved what has cumulatively become an increase of over 50 percent

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limit or prevent the high school's expansion.

“We need a letter [from the California Geological Survey (CGS)] saying, essentially, that we cleared the site for building,” Woods said. He continued, “We have no other choice but to build on every square inch of this property [because of the small size of our campus]."

Woods said that Leighton Contractors, which also performed the previous trenching and subsequent report for the District, will craft a report that will enable CGS to determine if there is an active threat to construction on school property.

“We’re just here to protect our high school,” Woods said.

“That’s really the simple fact.” a community that’s given me a lot,” Peteris told The Courier.

“It’s a unique opportunity to use what I know best.”

Peteris’ appointment will not be official until the City Council votes on it at its next scheduled council meeting.

Other study session appointments were Myra Lurie and Lisa Kay Schwartz, who were appointed to the Health and Safety Commission. in water rates to City residents and businesses.

The hikes have been attributed to higher staff pay and benefits for the water agency.

The DWP is owned by the City of Los Angeles. Beverly Hills purchases much of its water from the regional Metropolitan Water District.

Perry is among the candidates for mayor of Los Angeles.

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Other break-ins occurred near the 8600 block of Wilshire Boulevard, where two businesses were broken into and cash was stolen. In all, eight businesses were burglarized.

Maggie Crespo, who works at Green Hills Cleaners, told The Courier only about $100 in cash was stolen from the register and said it “cost more than that to fix the door” the burglar

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those seeking a personal approach, brochures and an onsite concierge are available.

The center will also include photo displays and videos featuring the city’s icon-

FILM

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Casey said his desire to support the arts and his relationship with the SAG Foundation catalyzed his avocation.

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no, Frances Fisher, Elliott Gould, Shirley Jones, Lainie Kazan, Ed Lauter, Michael Nouri, Debbie Reynolds, Connie Stevens and Dick Van Patten. Others on the host committee include: Henry Jaglom, Carl Reiner, Marty Ingels, Joan Collins, Hector Alizondo, Brenda Dickson, Charles Fleischman, Jack Carter, Nicolle Tom, Chuck McCann, George Barris, Ron Masak, John Schneider, Carla Ferrigno, Nan-

went through to break in.

Next door at Apropos Flower Shop, owner Jaime Betancourt and Deisy Orellana said the robber made off with around $150, about the same amount that was taken from Tarte Tartin Bakery.

Despite the alarms at the strip mall going off, BHPD Lt. Lincoln Hoshino said it is often times difficult to make an arrest in such situations.

Hoshino estimated the suspect was inside each store for

literally about 15 seconds and that once the alarm company goes through it standard process of contacting the store owner and police, some 3 to 5 minutes may have elapsed, allowing the suspect to get away.

Hoshino told The Courier that police believe there is just one suspect, an African American male.

He said the BHPD has “active leads” in the case and is confident an arrest is coming soon.

ic heritage and a retail space where guests can purchase Beverly Hills keepsakes to remember a visit to the worldrenown locale.

“The Visitors Center will be the ultimate microcosm for the Beverly Hills experience,” said Offer Nissenbaum, managing

director of The Peninsula Beverly Hills and newly appointed chairman of the Visitors Bureau’s Board of Directors.

“No matter where you go in Beverly Hills, visitors can find the perfect experience to suit their needs,” he added.

Together with his producing partner Kim Waltrip, cofounder of his film and TV production company Kim & Jim Productions, Casey has produced several films with more

in the pipeline.

“I am a big believer in community,” he said. “The entertainment community is tight…they are all community driven.”

cy Sinatra, Maria Conchita Alonso, Allan Rich, Gabriel Bologna, Charles Shaughnessy, Ray Romano, Lou Wegner, Francesca Hilton, Marvin Paige, Norby Walters, Richard Lewis, etc.

The “We Care For Own” party is sponsored by Petrossian Caviar and includes live and silent auctions to help residents at the newly reopened Wasserman Retirement Community cover care and living expenses.

Besides designer diamonds and vintage Diana Vreeland

costume jewelry, there will be dozens of celebrity items including Tom Hanks’ donation of “Wilson,” the infamous original soccer ball face from his film Castaway, a Barbra Streisand portrait, Lou Ferrigno's “Hulk” memorabilia, and more.

There will be a choice of luncheons–caviar for a $50 donation or salmon for a $25 donation.

RSVP or ticket information, call 310-770-0868. The sale continues by appointment on Sunday.

Page 22 | September 28, 2012 T.S. No: 11-08-32418-CA APN: 4331-005-037 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED August 14, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that at the request of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, successor in interest from the FDIC as Receiver of Washington Mutual Bank F/K/A Washington Mutual Bank, F.A. The Cooper Castle Law Firm, LLP, located at City National Plaza, 515 South Flower Street, 36th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071 as duly appointed, substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by Randi Marla Curtis, dated August 14, 2004 and recorded on September 28, 2004, as Instrument: 04 2496485 of Official Records of the Los Angeles County of California, will sell the below referenced property on 10/23/2012 at 10:00 AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at the time of sale, 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 above referenced Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 300 S. Reeves Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

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 p u b l i c a tion of this Notice of Sale.

The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $281,098.16. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. It is possible that at the time of sale, the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due.

The Trustee may require the last and highest bidder to deposit the full amount of the bidder’s final bid in cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or by a state or federal savings and

loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Financial Code section 5102 and authorized to do business in this state.

The property will be sold subject to the right of redemption, if applicable, and the sale will be made “AS IS”, without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, and will be made 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 undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any inaccuracies in the amounts of the obligation, the street address and other common designations, if any, shown herein.

If the Trustee(s) 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 Trustor, the Trustee, or the Trustee’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 holders right’s against the real property only.

THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE 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 THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

BEVERLY HILLS

P U B L I C N OT I C E S 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 visit this Internet Web site http://ccfirm.com/sales for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 11-08-32418-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the law of the state of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Date: 9/11/12 The Cooper Castle Law Firm Raya M. Drew, Esq. City National Plaza, 515 South Flower Street, 36th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel. (213) 236-3521 / (702) 435-4175 ext.

134164 State of Nevada } SS. County of Clark } On September 11, 2012 before me, J. Stevenson, Notary Public, personally appeared Raya M. Drew, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct

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 WITNESS my hand and to the lien being auctioned official seal. Signature off, before you can (Seal) receive clear title to the property. You are encour- BHCourier • Published aged to investigate the 09/21/12, 09/28/12, existence, priority, and 10/05/12

Trustee Sale No. : 20120187500501 Title Order No.: 1112532 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/21/2003.

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. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER, TREDER & WEISS, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/28/2003 as Instrument No. 03 2508873 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: EUGENE CHARLES CRANE, 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 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 10/25/2012 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: INSIDE THE LOBBY OF THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 628 NORTH DIAMOND BAR BLVD, SUITE B, DIAMOND BAR, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 950 N KINGS RD # 202, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90069 APN#: 5529-025-103 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 $194,715.36. 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 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 20120187500501.

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: NATIONWIDE POSTING & PUBLICATION 2 A DIVISION OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY 5005 WINDPLAY DRIVE, SUITE 1 EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762-9334 9 1 6 - 9 3 9 - 0 7 7 2 www.nationwideposting.c om BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY I N F O R M AT I O N OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee Dated: 09/28/2012 NPP0207891 BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 10/05/2012, 10/12/2012, 10/19/2012 —————————— TSG No.: 6779963 TS No.: CA1200245083 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 4387-010-013 Property Address: 9581 STUART LANE BEVERLY HILLS

AREA (LOS ANGELES), CA 90210 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/04/2007.

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. On 10/25/2012 at 11:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 05/11/2007, as Instrument No. 20071147107, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California.

Executed by: DANIEL ELLIOTT BROCK AND GUDRUN I. BROCK, HUSBAND AND WIFE, 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 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Inside the lobby of the building located at 628 North Diamond Bar Blvd., Suite B, Diamond Bar, CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 4387-010013 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 9581 STUART LANE, BEVERLY HILLS AREA (LOS ANGELES), CA 90210 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 $1,136,735.86. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. 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 (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySea rchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1200245083 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 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. First American Title Insurance Company First American Title Insurance Company 3 FIRST AMERICAN WAY SANTA ANA, CA 92707 Date: FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.NPP0207754 BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 10/05/2012, 10/12/2012, 10/19/2012

BEVERLY HILLS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 250839CA Loan No. 1769122394 Title Order No. 842647 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03-28-2007.

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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10-19-2012 at 11:00 A.M., CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 04-032007, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 20070787443, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: OTGON BUYANT, A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor, PACIFIC TRUST GROUP, INC., as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier's 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. Sale 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 the Deed of Trust. 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, interest thereon, estimated 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. Place of Sale: BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766.

Legal Description: PARCEL 1: AN UNDIVIDED 1/60 INTEREST IN AND TO ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 36372, IN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 937, PAGES 74 AND 75 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS ''COMMON AREA'' ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED FEBRUARY 14, 1980 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 80157068, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. PARCEL 2: ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 1 OF SAID TRACT NO. 36372, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS UNIT NO. 19A ON SAID CONDOMINIUM PLAN. PARCEL 3: EXCLUSIVE EASE-

P U B L I C N OT I C E S MENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND APPURTENANT TO PARCELS 1 AND 2 ABOVE, FOR PARKING PURPOSES, OVER THOSE PORTIONS OF LOT 1 OF SAID TRACT NO. 36372, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS AREA PS 23 ON SAID CONDOMINIUM PLAN. PARCEL 4: NONEXCLUSIVE 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 ARTICLE OF THE ''DECLARATION'' RECORDED FEBRUARY 20, 1980 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 80172482, OFFICIAL RECORDS, ENTITLED ''EASEMENTS.'' Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $539,421.94 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 9005 CYNTHIA STREET #119 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 APN Number: 4340-023-074 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting.

DATE: 09-26-2012 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee MARIA MAYORGA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: www.lpsasap.com or 1-714-7302727 www.priorityposting.com or 1-714-5731965 www.auction.com or 1-800-280-2832 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY I N F O R M AT I O N OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 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, this information can be obtained from one of the following three companies: LPS Agency Sales and Posting at (714) 730-2727, or visit the Internet Web site w w w. l p s a s a p. c o m (Registration required to search for sale information) or Priority Posting and Publishing at (714) 573-1965 or visit the Internet Web site www.priorityposting.com (Click on the link for "Advanced Search" to search for sale information), or auction.com at 1800-280-2832 or visit the Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the Trustee Sale No. shown above. 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. A4307373 09/28/2012, 10/05/2012, 10/12/2012 —————————— FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012189026 The following is/are doing business as: HOLLYWOOD ELECTRIC VACUUM AND SEWING 7922 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 900465108; Enrique Bernardo Toledo 9949 Young Dr. #101, Beverly HIlls, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein on May 6, 2002: Signed: Enrique Bernardo Toledo, Owner; Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 20, 2012; Published: September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012176507 The following is/are doing business as: HOTTEST AMERICAN FASHIONS 264 S. La Cienega Blvd. #1416, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Patrick Willis 264 S. La Cienega Blvd. #1416, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to

transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Patrick Willis: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 31, 2012; Published: September 07, 14, 21, 28, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012175871 The following is/are doing business as: XAYA 13908-3/4 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423; Aoelina Nechita 2424 Wilshire Blvd. #407, Los Angeles, CA 90057; Niki Miluta Nechita 2970 Deep Canyon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Viorica Nechita 2970 Deep Canyon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Niki Nechita: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 30, 2012; Published: September 07, 14, 21, 28, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012175870 The following is/are doing business as: M.A.X CANDLES LOS ANGELES 13908-3/4 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423; Alexandra Nechita 2970 Deep Canyon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Maximillian Nechita 2970 Deep Canyon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Niki Nechita 2970 Deep Canyon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Viorica Nechita 2970 Deep Canyon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Niki Nechita: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 30, 2012; Published: September 07, 14, 21, 28, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012178763 The following is/are doing business as: CHOCOLATE FESTIVALS AMERICA 8950 W. Olympic Blvd. #486, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Martin J. Ellis 8916 David Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Martin J. Ellis: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 06, 2012; Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 05, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012178771 The following is/are doing business as: VERSAILLES RESTAURANT 1000 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; Garcia Garcia Inc. 3018 Reid Ave., Culver City, CA 90232; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein June 19, 1996: William Garcia, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 06, 2012; Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 05, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012179475 The following is/are doing business as: GREGORY WAY TUNES 315 S. Beverly Dr. #315, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Vuguru LLC 315 S. Beverly Dr. #315, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: David Shall, Esq, Head of Business Operations/General Counsel: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 06, 2012; Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 05, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012179507 The following is/are doing business

as: 75 DOLLAR DOCTOR 6222 Wilshire Blvd. #303, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Peiman Berdjis, M.D. Inc. 411 N. Okhurst Dr. #406, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein September 2012: Peiman Berdjis, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 06, 2012; Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 05, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012179526 The following is/are doing business as: HOTEL SOFITEL LOS ANGELES AT BEVERLY HILLS 8555 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Accor Business & Leisure Management, LLC As Agent For Beverly Blvd. Lease Co LLC Liberty Plaza 1, #200, 5055 Keller Springs Road, Addison, TX 75001; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein August 06, 2012: Diane Stafford, Asst.

Secretary: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 06, 2012; Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 05, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012179530 The following is/are doing business as: 1) GOLDEN STATE VINEYARDS 2) GOLDEN STATE NAPA VALLEY WINES 3) GS NAPA VALLEY WINES (USA) 4) GS VINEYARD WINES 5250 W. Century Blvd. 7th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90045; China Mart USA, LLC 5250 W. Century Blvd.

7th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90045; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Stephen Perl, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 06, 2012; Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 05, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012177821 The following is/are doing business as: EXPAK GROUND 3861 Channel Dr., West Sacramento, CA 95691; Golden Gate Overnight, Inc. 20231 Charianne Dr., Redding, CA 96002; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein September 04, 2012: V. Pustynovieh, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 04, 2012; Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 05, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012177220 The following is/are doing business as: CANDICE SETAREH JEWELRY 435 N. Oakhurst Dr. #805, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Candice Setareh 435 N. Oakhurst Dr. #805, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Candice Setareh: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 04, 2012; Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 05, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012177612 The following is/are doing business as: 1) LA SCALA 2) LA SCALA RESTAURANT 434 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Leon Kappel Restaurants Inc. 916 S. Barrington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90049; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein May 24, 2007: Gigi Leon, President:

September 28, 2012 | Page 23 Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 04, 2012; Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 05, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012181966 The following is/are doing business as: RHYTHM WORKSHOP 14414 Addison St. #1, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423; Matthew Gabriel Shapiro 14414 Addison St. #1, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423; Amy Bird Shapiro 14414 Addison St. #1, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423; The business is conducted by: HUSBAND AND WIFE, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Matthew Gabriel Shapiro: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 11, 2012; Published: September 21, 28, October 05, 12, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CASE NO: LS023064 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of the petition of: EVONNE KAIROUZ To all interested person(s): Petitioner: Evonne Kairouz current residence address: 20286 Allentown Dr., Woodland Hills, CA 91364 filed a petition with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 6230 Sylmar Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 91401, Van Nuys Courthouse, on September 10, 2012 for a Decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Evonne Kairouz Proposed Name: Evonne El-Ghoul The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: October 22, 2012 Time: 8:30am Dept: T The address of the court is: 6230 Sylmar Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 91401, Van Nuys Courthouse.

Reason for name change: The Petitioner desires to change her name back to her maiden name.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information in the foregoing petition is true and correct.

Signed: Evonne Kairouz Judge of the Superior Court Richard H. Kirschner Dated: September 10, 2012 Published: September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 2012 BHCourier –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012177769 The following is/are doing business as: RUGOLO ENTERTAINMENT 195 S. Beverly Dr. #400, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Rugolo

Entertainment, Inc. 195 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein June 25, 2007: Regina Rugolo, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 04, 2012; Published: September 28, October 05, 12, 19 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012192748 The following is/are doing business as: 1) SHAGGY CREATURE PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2) LOU STRATTEN 3) THE FRETTI AND LOU SHOW 1965 S. Sherbourne Dr. #5, Los Angeles, CA 90034; Shaggy Creature Productions, Inc. 1965 S. Sherbourne Dr. #5, Los Angeles, CA 90034; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein August 2006: Mary Louise Saltonstall, Founder: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 26, 2012; Published: September 28, October 05, 12, 19 2012 LACC N/C –––––– SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CASE NO: LS023058 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of the petition of: REBECCO P. DAVID To all interested person(s): Petitioner: Rebecco P. David current residence address: 17437 Gilmore St. Van Nuys, CA 91406 filed a petition with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 6230 Sylmar Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91401, Northwest District, on September 6, 2012 for a Decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Rebecco P. David Proposed Name: David P. David The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: October 18, 2012 Time: 8:30am Dept: T Room: 600 The address of the court is: 6230 Sylmar Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91401, Northwest District.

Reason for name change: Petitioner is already known by his proposed name David P. David and wishes to be known by his proposed name in all personal/business affairs.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Signed: David P. David Judge of the Superior Court Richard H Kirschner Dated: September 6, 2012 Published: September 14, 21, 28, October 5 2012 BHCOURIER

Page 24 | September 28, 2012 BID PACKAGE NO. 13-09 CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION PROJECT ADMINISTRATION 345 FOOTHILL ROAD BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210 LEGAL NOTICE BIDS WANTED LA CIENEGA PARK EXERCISE AREA PROJECT The City of Beverly Hills ("City") hereby requests sealed bids for the materials, supplies, equipment or services set forth herein, subject to all conditions outlined in this Bid Package, including: SECTION 1: NOTICE INVITING BIDS SECTION 2: INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS SECTION 3: SPECIAL CITY REQUIREMENTS SECTION 4: GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 5: BIDDER'S BID SECTION 6: SIGNATURE PAGE AND LEGAL STATUS SECTION 7: ADDITIONAL FORMS

bids will be received at all times during normal business hours prior to the Bid Opening, at the City Clerk’s Office, 455 North Rexford Drive, Room 290, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. All bids must be in writing and must contain an original signature by an authorized officer of the firm.

Electronic bids (i.e., telephonic, FAX, etc.) are NOT acceptable. All bids shall clearly contain on the outside of the sealed envelope in which they are submitted: BID PACKAGE 1309 LA CIENEGA PARK EXERCISE AREA PROJECT. g. C o n t r a c t o r ' s License: In accordance with provisions of Section 3300 of the California Public Contract Code, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid California Contractor's License Class B-1 or other appropriate license classification under the State Contracting Code at the time the contract is bid. Failure to possess such license may render the bid non responsive and bar the award of the contract to that non responsive Bidder.

SECTION 1: NOTICE h. L i q u i d a t e d INVITING BIDS Damages: There shall be a $500.00 assess1.

Notice Inviting ment for each and every Bids calendar day work remains undone after a. Date of Request: date fixed for compleSeptember 28, tion.

2012 i.

Prevailing b. Bid Number: Wages: In accordance 13-09 with the provisions of Sections 1770 et seq., c.

Item Description: of the Labor Code, the Construction of an exer- Director of the Industrial cise area including the Relations of the State of installation of exercise California has deterequipment and irrigation mined the general preat La Cienega Park, vailing rate of wages located at 8400 Gregory applicable to the work to Way, Beverly Hills, be done. The Contractor California 90210. will be required to pay to all persons employed on d. Obtaining Bid the project by the Documents: A copy of Contractor sums not the Bid Package may be less than the sums set obtained by mail or in forth in the documents person from the entitled "General Department of Public Prevailing Wage Works & Transportation Determination made by - Project Administration, the Director of Industrial 345 Foothill Road, Relations pursuant to Beverly Hills, CA 90210, California Labor Code, telephone number 310- Part 7, Chapter 1, 288-2823.

The bid Article 2, Sections 1770, package including plans 1773, 1773.1." These and specifications may documents can be also be viewed on, and reviewed in the office of downloaded from the the City Clerk or may be City’s web site: obtained from the State. www.beverlyhills.org: shortcuts: bid informa- j.

P r e b i d tion: bid number 13-09. Conference Date and Location: A mandatory e. Bid Opening: pre-bid conference will Wednesday – October be held on Wednesday, 24, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

October 10, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the project f.

Due Date and site, located at 8400 Location for Gregory Way, Beverly Submittals: Sealed Hills 90210.

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P U B L I C N OT I C E S k.

Bid Security: Each bid shall be accompanied by bid security in the form of a cashier's check, certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the total bid amount. All cashier's checks or certified checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS. Bid bonds must be issued by a bonding company licensed to do business in the State of California.

Bids not accompanied by the required bid security shall be rejected. Cash and personal or company checks are NOT acceptable. The City shall return the bid security checks of unsuccessful bidders to them when the successful bidder ("Contractor") enters into the Contract with the City.

mitted in writing and a copy of that question plus a written response to it will be emailed or mailed to all parties who have obtained a bid package.

THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY BID OR ALL BIDS AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITY OR IRREGULARITY IN ANY BID. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. ORDINANCE NO. 12-O-2632 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE CEILING FOR CITY ELECTIONS

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HILLS l.

Payment Bond BEVERLY and Performance HEREBY ORDAINS Bond: A Payment Bond AS FOLLOWS: and a Performance Voluntary Bond, each in the Section 1.

Ceiling. amount of 100% of the Expenditure contract amount, will be The City Council hereby required of the amends and restates Section 1-8-4 (“ELECContractor.

TION CAMPAIGNS; m. I n s u r a n c e : VOLUNTARY EXPENUpon award of contract, DITURE CEILING”) of contractor will be obli- Chapter 8 (“CITY ELECCAMPAIGNS; gated to file certificates TION of insurance evidencing CONTRIBUTION LIMVOLUNTARY coverage as specified in ITS, the bid documents and EXPENDITURE LIMIT DISCLOSURE in a form acceptable to AND the City. The certificates REQUIREMENTS”) of shall be on the City's Title 1 (“GENERAL standard proof of insur- PROVISIONS”) of the Beverly Hills Municipal ance form.

Code to read as follows: n. Time of “A voluntary expenditure Completion: The con- ceiling is hereby estabtractual completion time lished for each election shall be 60 calendar for city elective office in days from the date of the amount of eighty thousand dollars Notice To Proceed. ($80,000.00). As used in o. Retention: In this section, the term accordance with the “city elective office” shall contract, five percent mean the offices of (5%) of any progress members of the city payment will be withheld council and city treasuras retention. Pursuant to er. This section shall not Section 22300 of the apply in recall elections.”

Public Contract Code, at the request and Section 2. Severability. expense of the If any section, subsecContractor, securities tion, subdivision, senequivalent to the tence, clause, phrase, amount withheld may be or portion of this deposited with the City Ordinance or the applior with a state or feder- cation thereof to any ally chartered bank as person or place, is for the escrow agent, and any reason held to be City shall then pay such invalid or unconstitutionmoneys to the al by the final decision of Contractor. Refer to the any court of competent contract for further clari- jurisdiction, the remainder of this Ordinance fication. shall remain in full force p. Contact Person: and effect.

A bidder or potential bidder who has a procedur- Section 3. Publication. al question may call The City Clerk shall Julio Guerrero at tele- cause this Ordinance to phone number 310-288- be published at least 2823. A substantive once in a newspaper of question must be sub- general circulation pub-

lished and circulated in the City within fifteen (15) days after its passage in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code, shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance and the City Clerk’s certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the Council of this City.

Section 4.

Effective Date. This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first (31st) day after its passage.

Adopted: September 20, 2012 Effective: October 21, 2012 WILLIAM M. BRIEN, M.D. Mayor ATTEST: (SEAL) BYRON POPE City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: LAURENCE S. WIENER City Attorney APPROVED AS CONTENT: JEFFREY KOLIN City Manager

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VOTE: AYES: Councilmembers Gold, Bosse, Brucker, Mirisch, and Mayor Brien NOES: None ABSENT: None CARRIED

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

THE BEVERLY HILLS COURIER Advertising Policies

The Beverly Hills Courier reserves the right to refuse the publishing of any advertisement and to delete any objectionable word(s) or phrase(s).

Submission of an advertisement to a Beverly Hills Courier salesperson does not represent an agreement by the Beverly Hills Courier to print the advertisement.

The Beverly Hills Courier will not be liable for failure to publish an advertisement as requested. If there is an error or an omission in the printing or the publication of an advertisement, the liability of the Beverly Hills Courier shall be limited to a maximum of the cost of the incorrect advertisement or the reprinting of the correct advertisement. The Beverly Hills Courier, under no circumstances, shall be liable for other damages.

The Beverly Hills Courier will not accept any cancellations or changes to a classified ad/ads after 12:00 PM Wednesday, and display ads after 5:00 PM Tuesday of that requested week of publication. Legal notices already published once is 10 days prior to publication date. We will reserve one major change to a classified ad running on a five-week term. Changes in addition to the one alteration will incur a minimal charge of $3.00 per change.

For additional policies on advertising, please contact the Beverly Hills Courier at: (310) 278-1322.

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Call Nadia at (310) 936-9816

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We File & Publish DBA’s

Will drive, shop, cook, garden and maintain grounds.

CALL

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Please Call Joe:

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ELDERLY CARE

NEED HELP? ******* WE UNDERSTAND.. .

Mama’s caregivers are loving, caring, trained & bonded.

Live in or out.

• ELDERCARE • IN-HOME SPECIALIST • Caregivers • CNA • CHHA

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ASSISTANCE?

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OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE

~ CICCERO’S PIZZA ~ BEVERLY HILLS Medical Office Suites WILSHIRE BLVD Available for Rent.

SEEKING LAW OFFICE BEAUTIFUL TIME SHARE RETAIL FRONTAGE Enthusiastic Individual S e e k i n g P a r t T i m e to promote restaurant OFFICE IN BEVERLY HILLS & SMALL OFFICE Receptionist/ by passing out flyers & WOODLAND HILLS.

File Clerk in Beverly Hills & Wilshire We are an orthopedic, Contact

by Fax District area. $10/hr. spine, neuro surgeon Mon.-Fri., 9:30-1:30pm or Email: group with complete Please Call After 2pm: rehabilitation and 310/246-2313 Ali: 310/659-6171 law@gschwartz.com aqua therapy on site.

Cell: 661/644-3895 310/808-4238

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• Companions ARE YOU A • Live-In / Live-Out SENIOR AND NEED

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Experience a must!

54 Unit Apt. Building Beverly Hills Adjacent.

Fax Resume To: 310/559- 1114

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We can help YOU!

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REMODELED C E N T U RY C I T Y OFFICE BUILDING For Lease

3,700 sq. ft.

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UNIQUE & QUIET PSYCHOTHERAPY ~ OFFICE ~

*** SUITES *** NO NNN All Utilities Included.

Must Lease Now! Call 310/237-2977 or 713/266-1444

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Shared waiting room, call light system Prime Location on separate exits, full Wilshire next to kitchen, free parking.

Academy of $900/MO. Utilities Included.

Motion Picture.

Email: • Executive Suite

$2.15 Per Sq. Ft. Includes 8 parking space. mcbensonasst@gmail.com Gary 310/995-0075 Call: 323/938-4012

$400up include utilities

* * * * * * ————— —————–––– • 4F with views Cargivers, CNA’s & HHA’s Send Resumes 9665 WILSHIRE BLVD BBB A+ (Highest Rated) RN on Staff for seniors needing 2500-5000 sf Directly To: Private Office Suite Office for Sublease companions to drive them to jroberts@jamesperse.com at 9595 Wilshire Bl. Window office inside @ 2.65/sf prepare meals, —————–––– 508 RSF • $2,300/Mo. Beverly Hills Law Firm. Mylene 310/246-9625 NEAT HOME CARE, INC doctors, Fully furnished, or 310/242-0507 1 Large Executive light housekeeping, etc...

1,300sq.ft suite with RN/LVN/CNA/Home Health Aid/Caregiver/Homemaker Window Office & 1 & 2 - PERSON access to conference Caregiver/Homemaker Live Out (hourly) $18/hr (8hrs) We offer responsible and 1 Support/ RESIDENT 258 room and waiting area Caregiver/Homemaker Live Out (hourly) $15/hr (10-12 hrs) nurturing care. Our staff is Reception Area.

MANAGEMENT $1,750/MO. INVESTMENT Caregiver Live In with driving (24/7) $180/Day Contact: Stan Gerlach Contact Maria at: TEAM thoroughly screened and OPPORTUNITIES No Long Term Contracts Or: Bryan Dunne Professional appearance.

310/270-9044 Use our services only as long you’re 100% satisfied we care. Live In/Out. 310/550-2500 LICENSED, BONDED

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INSURED

Proudly serving Southern California

2500 Wilshire Bl. Penthouse D • LA, CA 90057 213/381-1429 • 818/636-2977 • 323/540-7318

Call Lisa 24hrs.

323/877-8121 323/806-9498

Small complex, B.H.+Westside Area Management/ Maintenance Experience a Plus.

Great Opportunity!

Fax Resume:

AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOME CARE Good Company.

Great People.

We provide in-home care and companionship to help you remain independent and happy at home.

If you need help and would like a free in-home assessment please call us at:

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a company that provides excellent and affordable home care.

Licensed/Bonded/Insured

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PDC & Melrose Ave is this Rare free standing structure Open space.

INVESTOR WANTED to run/invest in Hottest American ® men’s magazine to rival Maxim/FHM. Brand includes TV show & fashion line.

Email: patrick@ hottestamerican.tv

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270 Hi ceilings 1600 SF + 1200 SF patio set amongst bamboo. Zen like ambiance. 3-4 car parking. Zoned CM 2. Ideal for design studio, salon/spa, cafe. $8500 NNN mo. Do not disturb tenant Call Irene 310 993 6141

Contact Cindy: 213-300-4492

CONDOMINIUMS/ TOWNHOMES

California Dreaming® CENTURY CITY

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HUNTLEY HOUSE FOR LEASE

THEROBERTSCO @

Licensed•Bonded•Insured

BEAUTY SALON

A Professional, Reliable & Excellent In-Home Care Provider For Seniors

310/829-2630 Or Email:

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Established Hair Salon In Beverly Hills • 1 Great Double Station For Rent.

• 1 Manicurist Spot Avail.

Great parking & friendly environtment. Must have own clientele.

Call 310/246-1270

Great People Make GOOD COMPANY Our premiere private duty home care agency is currently seeking professional caregivers to assist our senior clients.

CNA’s, CHHA's, MA's preferred.

Great paying positions available throughout Los Angeles, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills, Bel Aire, Pacific Palisades and San Fernando Valley.

Please call (323) 932-8700

$1,250,000 2 Bd+21/2 Ba+Office

City+MountainViews!

Elegant Remodel Generous Master Luxurious Master Bath

• DIANA COOK • COLDWELL BANKER • BH

310/203-8333 ILoveCenturyCity.com Condo Sales & Leases

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. MEDITERRANEAN PENTHOUSE 3 BDRM, 3 BATH Built in 2008 Excellent Condition OPEN SUNDAY 2-5 420 S. HAMEL RD. PH2. LA, CA 90048 Contact Rita (Agent) 310/502-3848

• SEEKING •

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425 HOUSES FOR RENT 2400 ROSCOMARE RD • BEL AIR Open Sunday 2-5pm

Beverly Hills or Adj. Areas 1 Bdrm./Single/Studio $900 - $1,300 Lower level (few steps) or elevator. Full kitchen. Cat friendly.

Shopping accessible.

Furnished/Unfurnished.

Cell: 202/431-0561

407 GARAGE/ STORAGE

Gorgeous Remodeled (08/12) Bel-Air Home 3 Bdrms, 2 Baths with fabulous guesthouse, pool, view of Bel Air lake. Bright open floor plan with tropical backyard and rock water fall pool. Huge glass deck for entertaining facing Bel air Lake. $6,950/MO

SANDRA LEWIS

KELEMEN MONICA REAL ESTATE SANTA 427 Montana Ave. (310) 966-0900 all listings are on centurycityliving.com

This Weeks Listings CENTURY PARK EAST 1 BED, 1 BATH $397,500 High Floor, Renovated, Large Balcony Manhattan Views

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1 BED, 1 BATH $425,000 Unobstructed East Views Best South Tower Location No Assessment

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1 BED/1 BATH $460,000 5 Star Renovation, Limestone Counters, Hardwood Floors, Large Balcony, Custom Cabinetry Partial City Views, Quiet Location

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2 BED/DEN/2 BATHS $799,000 2 Large Balconies. 270 Degree Unobstructed Views. Totally Renovated. Huge Spa Oversized Master Bedroom Travertine Tile Floors Prime CPE Location

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1 BED/2 BATHS $1,100,000 Penthouse, One of a Kind Sky Lounge Den, 2 Jumbo Balconies, Walk-In Closet Hardwood Floors, 270 Degree Unobstructed City & Ocean Views

AGT • 310 770-4111

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

Close to Beach .

310/394-7132

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BRENTWOOD W E S T L . A .

**CENTURY CITY**

2 Bd.+2 Ba. ~ 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. ~ Includes: ~ 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. ~ Fireplace, balcony,

•• •• •1 Bd.+1 Ba.• • • Lots of • •

904-908 Granville Av. 1628 Westgate Ave. 2220 S. Beverly Glen

Bright & Airy. laundry facility, Character & Charm !

Dishwasher, subterranean prkg.

Alcove fireplace, fridge, Near Whole Foods. Intercom entry, on-sight laundry facility, gated 310/207-1965 parking, on-sight parking, intercom laundry facility.

• BRENTWOOD • Close to transportation. entry and more.

125 N. Barrington Av. • 310/552-8064 • 310/820-1810 •• •• •• •• •• Rooftop jacuzzi with • 2 Bdrm. panoramic city views.

WEST L.A. + 2 Bath • 1342 Centinela Ave. • 1 Bdrm.

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1 Bath •

Upscale, Bright, Gorgeous & Spacious.

With Pool, balcony, central air, fireplace, stove, elevator, intercom entry, prkg.

- 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath BEVERLY HILLS - 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath 218 S. Tower Dr.

• 310/476-2181 •

• Bright Unit • With patio, on-site laundry, On-site parking. Close to transportation.

Close to shopping.

• 424/744-6342 •

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11640 Kiowa Ave. 1236 Amhearst Ave.

• • • • • • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • •

Old World Charm !

Bright, intercom entry, fridge, stove, laundry fac.

CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS & SHOPPING .

310/531-3992

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In The HEART of • Large Unit • BEV. HILLS TRIANGLE 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. • • • • 170 N. Crescent Dr. • • • • ROOM Dishwasher, a/c, Balcony, dishwasher, * * S A N T A M O N I C A • BRENTWOOD • * * * 1* * FOR RENT walk-in closet, wet a/c, heated pool, 2 Bdrm. +2 /2 Bath 2600 Virginia Ave. 120 Granville Ave. elevator controlled bar, controlled access, Large & Bright.

BEVERLY HILLS • S p a c i o u s • * * * * * * * access, on-site laundry, on-site parking * Pool, a/c, balcony, South Wetherly Dr. • 3 Bdrm.+2 Bath • 2 Bdrm. + 1 1/ 2 Bath parking. Close to & laundry facility. fridge, stove, laundry Private Brentwood Village, Large, Sunny & Bright.

310/820-8584 Patio, dishwasher,

415

ROOM for RENT

Newly Updated 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

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Shops & Restaurants.

Patio, dishwasher, on-site laundry, parking.

• 310/826-4889 • heated pool, intercom WESTWOOD With private full bath. Close to school, freeway entry, on-sight lndry., prkg. B R E N T W O O D 1 0 9 0 5 O h i o A v e .

Cable+internet ready. & transportation.

Close to Everything. 11730 SUNSET BLVD. Laundry room avail.

••• ••• 310/962-5733 • • • • • • 424/202-7286 • Female Preferred.

• • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba.• • • Jr. Executive • Starting at $800 • • • • • • • • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • • SANT A MONICA • • • BRENTWOOD • Please Call: • 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath ONDO UALITY • C Q • 310/275-4364 Bright, controlled access, 922 S. Barrington Av. Rooftop pool, 8 4 3 4 th S t .

• 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath • deck, gym, central air, balcony, pool, elevator, 425 laundry fac., prkg.

• 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. Fireplace, balcony, elevator, intercom entry, HOUSES Close To U.C.L.A. Heated pool, balcony, a/c, wet bar, dishwasher, on-sight laundry, parking.

FOR RENT • Free WiFi Access • 310/477-6856 laundry facility, dishwasher, controlled ~ 310/476-3824 ~ elevator, parking. access, elevator,

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Prime Location BEVERLY HILLS 3 Bdrm.+2 Bath

laundry room, parking. Close to shops+dining.

310/826-0541 310/929-0610 4 Blks. to Beach.

BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE

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• • Single • • —————–––– BRENTWOOD • • • The Carlton • • •• BRENTWOOD 11666 Goshen Ave.

————––––––– 519 S. Barrington Ave. ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( ) Remodeled kitchen & bathrooms w/ granite counter tops, Hrwd.flrs., central air, driveway prkg.+separate garage. $4,800/Month

LOW MOVE -IN !

L.A.’S FINEST, MOST LUXURIOUS APT. RENTAL

“The Mission ” • Westwood •

310/849-2434

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$6,500/MO. Call 310/276-0278

L.A., 90024 C o n t a c t M g r. :

• 310/864-0319 •

CLOSE TO SHOPS & R ESTAURANTS .

310/385-9169

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120 S. Swall • • • • • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba.

Dr. • • • ••

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

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

310/597-9750

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Shopping & Dining in Wilshire Bl. Brentwood Village • S i n g l e •

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Dining room, den, central countertops, stone entry, pool, health club, spa.

A/C, 2 car garage plus 4 • Free WiFi Access • additional parking. Close to • Close to UCLA • everything. Avail immediately. 1350 S. Midvale Ave.

rm., prkg., intercom entry, elevator.

Pool, sauna, fridge, 1 1 Bd.+Den+1 /2 Ba. dishwasher intercom BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚ S i n g l e entry, elevator, on-site 309 S. Sherbourne Dr. 2 Bdrm. + 1 Bath (•)(•)(•) laundry, parking.

(•)(•) ( • • • ----- • • • ) Bright unit.

Central air/heat, 310/841-2367 1 Bd. + Den + 1 1/ 2 Ba. fireplace, patio, Dishwasher, On-site 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. controlled access, laundry, parking.

W I L S H I R E Good closet space, a/c, pool, elevator, parking, Close to C O R R I D O R elevator, dishwasher, laundry facility.

10530-10540 Brentwood Village. controlled access. Close 310/312-9871

* * * * * * Heated Pools, Sundeck, 310/472-8915 • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. Tennis, Doorman, BEVERLY HILLS • • • • • Houseman, Gardens & 120 S. WETHERLY DR. 6-Month Lease Avail.

• BRENTWOOD • Lawns, Security Staff, * * * * * * 2-STORY HOME TOWNHOUSE Switchboard, Saunas, Every Extra Luxury: 3 4 / BATHS 5 BDRM. + 3 Business Center custom cabinets, granite 872 S. Westgate Ave. CENTURY PARK EAST CENTURY TOWERS PARK PLACE CENTURY HILL LE PARC CENTURY WOODS For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

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2 Bd.+11/2 Ba. Hardwood floors, wet bar, fireplace, dishwasher, parking, laundry facility,

310/207-1965

to Cedars/shops/trans.

310/247-8689

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∞∞∞∞∞∞ ≈ WEST ≈ ∞ MID-WILSHIRE • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • LOS ANGELES 340 S. St. Andrews Pl. Luxury Living 11305 Graham Pl.

2 Bdrm + 2 Bath with valet, • • • • • lush garden 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 1 Bdrm + 1 Bath surrounding pool, Intercom entry, a/c, Balcony, controlled gym, elevator, etc. dishwasher, on-sight access, parking, Dishwasher, laundry & parking. elevator, on-site laundry. central air, balcony.

CLOSE TO SCHOOL. Close to shopping.

Call: 310/470-4474

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323/352-6255

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HOLLYWOOD 1769-1775 Sycamore Av.

• • • • • • Single

157 No. LaPeer Drive

2 BDRM, 1.5 BATH TOWNHOUSE

Controlled access, laundry facility.

Utilities Included.

ALL HARDWOOD, RECENTLY REMODELED. CENTRAL AIR, LAUNDRY, 1 CAR GARAGE. LOTS OF STYLE. $3,350/MO.

323/851-3790 Close to Everything.

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401 S. HOOVER St.

• 1 Bdrm +1

Bath

• 2 Bdrm +2

Bath

Control access,

POOL, dishwasher, elevator, on-site laundry and parking.

213/385-4751

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BEVERLY HILLS

BEVERLY HILLS 216 S. REXFORD DR NORTH OF SANTA MONICA

3 BDRM. + 2 BATH

3 BD + 4 BA. CONDO Totally remodeled. New kitchen with top-of-theline appliances, all new bathrooms and flooring. $5,500/MO. Call 310/422-0905

Large Unit 2000 sq.ft. with granite counter tops, hardwood floors, central air, elevator.

$3,600/MO. Call 213/305-1346

—————–––– ————— ON ALMONT DRIVE 3 BDRM. + 2.5 BATH Lower duplex with patio and backyard $3,950/MO

ON WETHERLY DR PENTHOUSE 2 BDRM. + 2.5 BATH with loft, hi-ceiligs and large patio. Great for entertaining. $4,500/MO. Furnished/Unfurnished CALL 310/600-0145

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Gorgeous 19th floor penthouse. Century City view. About 1,650 sq. ft. * * * * * *

Converted 2 Bdrm.+Den into spacious Master Suite. Large living room & walk-in closet.

Entire unit: Italian marble, all “Miele” appliances.

Full Service Condo: concierge, pool, jacuzzi, tennis court. $3,900 per month

310/849-0400

WEST HOLLYWOOD

BEVERLY HILLS 145 S. MAPLE 2 BD + DEN + 2 BA Spacious unit 1800 sf with hardwood floors, granite counter top, blacony, central air & heat, plenty of closet space, 2 car parking. $2,950/MO. CALL 310/385-7188

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Fountainview Towers 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. Condo BEVERLY HILLS Completely Remodeled.

Corner unit, kitch. w/ breakfast area, formal din. rm., step-down liv. rm. w/ fireplace+balcony, walk-in closets, w/d in unit. Pool/spa/guest prkg. $3,550/Month LISA SHERMAN • BROKER

310/786-1851

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Yard, laundry & parking.

141 N. ARNAZ DR. Large~Gorgeous~Impressive

2 BD + 2 BA Condo Quality Unit Completely Remodeled

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1 BED, 1 BATH $2,600/MONTH

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. Med. TOWN HOUSE Approx 1700 Sq.Ft.

High Floor, Wood Floors Huge Balcony, South Tower

Newly decorated 2 Bdrm. + 1 1/2 Bath

1 BED, 1 BATH $3,200/MONTH

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High Floor, Totally Renovated Raised Ceilings, Totally Furnished Unobstructed East Views

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~ NO PETS ~

BEVERLY HILLS

310/276-2119

2 Master Bdrm+2 Bath

MUST SEE

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Lg master, balcony off master, private patio.

818/749-7802

Hardwood flrs/Carpets

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September 28, 2012 | Page 31 Publisher Clifton S. Smith, Jr ******* Associate Publisher Marcia W. Hobbs Senior Editor John L. Seitz Special Sections Editor Steve Simmons ******* Fashion Director Tawny Sanders Society Editor Joan Mangum

******* Founding Publisher March Schwartz (Publisher 1965 - 2004)

From the Publisher CLIF SMITH ‘PARTISANSHIP’ “Look at that word, ‘partisanship.’ It’s a dirty word. It’s why we’re in trouble in this country. If only we could all just get along.”

News commentators, reporters and analysts all act like the word means, “mindless bickering” or “selfish self-promotion.” The “people” don’t like it.

For a nation that prides itself on compromise, “partisanship” is our mortal enemy – or so we are taught.

Let’s look at “budget cuts.” The truth about spending is that our government has NEVER reduced the actual amount of money it spends during the lifetimes of most of us. Instead, government has convinced us that when someone talks about spending, whatever amount they talk about becomes a “budget” no matter what was actually spent last year. Then, if there is any “push back” that is a “budget cut.” If the “budget cut” cuts money for something like the infamous “bridge to nowhere,” that’s OK. If the push back is for welfare or food stamps or government pensions or growing a federal agency, that’s bad “partisanship.”

In the popular press, Republicans are always evil skinflints trying to starve children and kill old people. Is that true? Can you find any Republican who has actually reduced federal spending from year-to-year? We can’t. They spend more every year. The Democrats today don’t even pretend to try to spend within government revenue. They throw around dollar amounts with no regard whatsoever for how much money the government actually has to spend. This goes on and on, mainly because the national press is completely dishonest when it talks about “budget cuts.” They refuse to explain that a “budget cut” never means “spend less money than last year.”

The truth is that both Democrats and Republicans strip more and more of our money from us for their pet priorities. With that money comes power and that power is used daily to increase the power of the spenders.

When the taxes don’t raise enough money to spend what they want, they just borrow it. That borrowing confiscates the equity of the people in our nation, just like putting a second mortgage on your house takes out the equity you have in that house.

When you have no more equity to borrow against, you go bankrupt. You’re broke. Greece is broke.

Spain is broke. Italy is probably broke. (President Obama says our borrowing “is OK because we owe the money to ourselves.” Talk about “out of touch.”

That is such utter nonsense that it defies rational counter-arguments. So what happens when some day we try to collect from ourselves? Who is going to pay? Or do we never collect? If we never collect, is the money even there anymore?)

Is pointing this out “mindless bickering”? Is this “partisanship?”

What if “partisanship” means a contest of ideas? Policies? Values? Beliefs? What if siding with one side or the other actually means you stand for or against something that is real?

In World War II, “partisan” was a positive term because it meant “guerillas fighting against the Nazis.” Anti-slavery and pro-civil rights activists were clearly “partisans.” So were their opponents.

Were they failures because they refused to compromise? Just exactly how do you compromise with slavery? What about fighting Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan? Should we have let those fascist countries keep some of their conquests if they would give back other parts?

How do you compromise with Al Qaeda when it murders our ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens?

Should we have just “compromised” and said it was OK to shoot him but not kill him? Or just kill two of

those Americans instead of four?

The point is that values matter. Values count.

Political positions really can be more than selfish posturing.

Tragically for our nation, the notion of “compromise” in our daily political life really means “go along to get along” with bad ideas and failed policies. In many cases it means, “we just don’t want to hear it.”

Our nation is at a crossroads. We have one “partisan” party, the Democratic, that is growing government as fast as it can. We have another “partisan” party, the Republicans, who push back – sometimes a little, sometimes a lot, sometimes not at all. Which one is right? Which protects us? Which turns us into machines to produce for the state? Does it matter?

With the demise of a truly skeptical, inquiring national news media, few actually look at the facts behind the arguments. Talk of “the economy” never seems to include whether our government has grown so big that it’s killing our productivity as a people. Is it “partisan” to say, as Ronald Reagan said in his 1980 campaign, “Our problem is that the government is too big and it spends too much”? He was about as “partisan” as you could get. His “partisanship” was not simply conveyed in flowing words delivered in a compelling manner. He made sense.

The policies he urged were correct. He was fought hammer and tongs by the Democrats and lamely supported by his fellow Republicans. He prevailed and the nation prospered as never before or since.

Today, we really do have a government that is crushing the private sector. Only the private sector creates wealth. Government only consumes.

Necessary government spending at a certain level can be good. But spending at today’s level is fatal to our nation. President Barack Obama is determined to spend as much of our wealth as possible. That’s the evidence. There is no growth. There are no net new jobs. Middle class wealth has fallen 8 percent during his four years. Our children have no real job prospects and the ranks of the “drop outs” from jobhunting grow every day.

Why is it wrong to oppose the policies that create the problems?

It is not “partisan” to oppose bad ideas and bad policies. It is our duty.

BEWARE OF CARAGGEDON TWO Cartoon for The Courier by Janet Salter

Rabbi Jacob Pressman THE LOVE-HATE ANOMALY OF THE U.S.A. In vivid television news clips and black headlines in the press we are faced with the love-hate attitude of much of the rest of the world toward the United States of America. Rarely a day goes by without pictures of American installations abroad being picketed or stormed or even torched by mobs accompanied by screams of: “Americans, go home!” In Afghanistan recently one man-in-the-street screamed at the newsman: “We don’t want you here.”

In country after country to which we sent troops and suffered casualties, we hear and see expressions of hostility.

How does it happen that we encounter such hostility?

On the other hand, we have to build humungous barriers at some American-Mexican borders, and close long underground tunnels to keep aliens from getting in here. There is a backlog of candidate for entry and occasional citizenship.

We see news stories of roomfuls of new citizens being sworn in to become one of us. Why this strange anomaly?

Ever since Columbus, America has been the sought-out destination of millions of foreigners who are now at home here. Still, that love-hate relationship marks our strange relationship with other parts of the world.

I do not pose as an expert in foreign relations by any means, but I would guess that some of our readers also find what I have been trying to describe as confusing but not amusing. In a few weeks we shall mark Columbus Day and give a thought or two of gratitude that Christopher got here.

As for how the U.S.A. handles this anomaly, the best I can offer as a rabbi is: “Let us pray!”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I know there are so many pressing issues to think about daily, but closing our main Beverly Hills Post Office is unconscionable. I have written to Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer plus Rep. Henry Waxman. We as a community cannot allow this to happen and let the postal group shut down the main post office on Maple and Third.

Every major city has a central post office, and we are not a small community. Our population increases to more than 250,000 people each day and this deserves a post office. Saying they will relocate again is not satisfactory–I'm from Beverly Hills, show me!

Nancy Krasne Former Mayor of Beverly Hills ****** In response to Victor Moss’ letter last week, I must say that the only thing he is missing is that Metro is hiding facts which will hurt them and showing so-called facts that will benefit their reason for putting a subway under BHHS. As for me, I find it appalling Metro has said nothing about the recent earthquakes under Beverly Hills.

When it comes to real facts, Metro will either say nothing or lie. I guess the earth is so mad at Metro that it too is “shaking” its fist at them.

George Vreeland Hill Beverly Hills ****** The demographics of the voting public is shifting. The most important thing to remember is no matter what demographic group (i.e. black, white, Hispanic or whatever) mentioned; when it all comes down to it we are all “Americans.”

The voting control of all these groups is mostly held by the two major political parties, special interests and the liberalbased mainstream media The establishment’s “divide and conquer” philosophy has caused many Americans to be fooled into voting for masked and selfish causes. These dynamics have managed to get control of most of the political process.

The mainstream media feed into this by ignoring third opinions in the public debate. These third opinions need to be heard if we are ever to stop the political gridlock and out of control government. The courts of our land feed into this by the massive denials of ballot access to third political parties.

In this environment, is it any wonder we find our federal government producing $16 trillion debts? These do not belong to any specific ethnic or cultural group. This debt belongs to all “Americans.”

“We the People” are not one specific ethnic group.. We are first “Americans.” Our founding documents tell us we were created “equal.”

Until third party opinions get equal treatment as a true democracy would demand, our massive problems will continue to haunt us. All of us need to wake up, smell the coffee and truly see what the current environment is leading. There are good ideas with good solutions out there being ignored by these establishment agencies.

“We the People” must demand these opinions get equal treatment in the public square.

Jim King Bel-Air

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