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The Courier was recognized by the Board of Education on Tuesday. 4

99 Cents Only Stores want to open on Rodeo Drive. Is their request for real?

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Wells Fargo Financial experts visited Beverly Hills High on Wednesday.

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BHHS students walked to support cancer research at UCLA. 5

Marlene Zimmerman will show her work at the Beverly Hills artSHOW. 6 •Birthdays •Arts & Entertainment

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Lisa Korbatov, Art Pulido and Sunyoung Yang were among those who met at the BHUSD district headquarters to form an alliance to fight Measure J. Courier Photo by David Murphy

(see ‘MEASURE J,’ page 12)

Popular Beverly Hills High Could City Extend Doctor Tax Soccer Coach Dies Suddenly Ploy to Other Businesses?

By Matt Lopez Darren Davies, a popular soccer coach at Beverly Hills High School, died suddenly early Tuesday morning at the age of 30. Davies went into cardiac arrest shortly after midnight, BHHS varsity soccer coach Steve Rappaport told The Courier.

“It’s a total shock, he was a health nut, a physical fitness nut,” Rappaport said. “He played

soccer Monday night and scored three goals and was in the best mood ever.

There was absolutely nothing in his health histo-

Darren Davies

(see ‘DAVIES,’ page 19)

By Matt Lopez Specialty Surgical Center is currently preparing for it’s Oct. 23 tax assessment appeal hearing before the City Council and the outcome of that hearing may effect more than just Specialty Surgical Center and the other more than 20 ambulatory surgery centers in the city.

For retailers and restaurant owners in the City, the question

By Matt Lopez Bruce Schulman and Mercedes-Benz Beverly Hills are no strangers to giving back to the Beverly Hills community and in two weeks, they’ll receive recognition for all they’ve done.

The Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is set to honor Bruce Schulman and Mercedez-Benz of Beverly Hills on Oct. 22 for their years of support of CCFA at their 16th annual Golf Classic at El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana.

Schulman, who serves as General Manager of Mercedez-Benz BH, said he got involved with CCFA Bruce Schulman years ago years ago working for a man named Fred Miller, who made Schulman aware of Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD). (see ‘MERCEDES,’ page 19)

GETTING READY FOR HALLOWEEN—Homer and Lisa Simpson romp through the Lopez Pumpkin Patch at 800 N. La Brea in Los Angeles.

The staff will share directions for carving your pumpkin and making it last longer. They advise keeping your pumpkin out of direct sunlight and keeping it as cool as possible (but above freezing), and it’s likely there will be a week’s enjoyment out of it.

Lopez Ranch is famous for its apples in autumn, cut-your-own Christmas trees in December, and those early strawberries in spring.

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

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could become a simple one: if the City is successful in levying $5.5 million in back taxes on Specialty Surgical Center, who might be next?

According to one prominant commercial real estate agent in Beverly Hills who spoke to The Courier on a condition of anonymity, the possibilities are (see ‘CITY TAX,’ page 20)

DEBATE—Independent candidate Bill Bloomfield (left) and incumbent Henry Waxman (right) debated Wednesday night in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Bloomfield is attempting to unseat Waxman, who has had a 38-year tenure in Congress in the 33rd district.

Courier Photo by Matt Lopez

Schulman, Mercedes-Benz Beverly Hills to Be Honored

Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE Announcements Real Estate Rentals Sales and More

October 12, 2012

By Matt Lopez and Marla Schevker In a rebuke to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Third District Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, community leaders from all over Los Angeles County met Tuesday at the Beverly Hills Unified School District office to form the No On Measure J Coalition, an alliance to oppose Measure J. Just mere hours before the Board of Education unanimously voted to officially oppose Measure J, alliance members including members of the BHUSD school board, LA BASTA, Crenshaw Subway Coalition, Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, the Bus Riders Union, the No On 710 Action Committee ALLIANCE—Pictured (from left): Janet Dodson, Eric Roman, George Buzzett, Marilyn Gallup, and other Beverly Hills organizations, met at the

Princess Lilly Fallah Lawrence Celebrates Breaking Ground for Castle Kashan in Malibu; NBC’s Most Valuable Commodity This Fall is Animal Practice’s Capuchin Monkey.

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Independent Bloomfield Hits Waxman on Veterans Issues

By Matt Lopez Unseating a 38-year veteran of Congress may be considered an uphill climb, but independent

candidate Bill Bloomfield took a big step forward in his battle with Henry Waxman for the 33rd (see ‘DEBATE,’ page 20)

Local Democrat Rep. Schiff Blasts Metro on Tunnels

By Marla Schevker Local Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff, (D-CA) whose district includes Pasadena, San Gabriel, South Pasadena and Burbank, recently blasted the

Metropolitan Transportation Authority – for its renewed plans to dig or tunnel through Pasadena for the 710 Freeway North Gap (see ‘SCHIFF,’ page 12)

Barry Brucker Will Not Seek Re-Election To City Council

By Marla Schevker Former mayor and current councilmember Barry Brucker has confirmed to The Courier that he will not be running for reelection to the Beverly Hills City

Council in March 2013.

Brucker served eight years on the City Council and eight years on the Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education.

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SUMMARY NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 23, 2012, at 7:00pm or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the Council Chamber of Beverly Hills City Hall located at 455 N Rexford Drive, the Council of the City of Beverly Hills will consider an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS ESTABLISHING DEFINITIONS, DESIGNATING USE, AND A D O P T I N G L O C A L P L A N N I N G A N D A P P ROVA L R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R E M E R G E N C Y S H E LT E R S , TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, COMMUNITY CARE FACILITIES, AND SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS AND AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE The following summary of the above-entitled Ordinance of the City of Beverly Hills has been prepared and published pursuant to Government Code Section 36933.

Summary of Ordinance The proposed Ordinance would amend the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to add definitions for the following terms: bona fide housekeeping unit, community care facilities, emergency shelters, family, single-family residence, single housekeeping unit, single room occupancy housing, transitional housing, supportive housing, and target population.

In accordance with the housing programs included in the City’s 2008-2014 Housing Element, the proposed Ordinance would designate zones in which emergency shelters, single room occupancy housing, transitional housing, supportive housing, and community care facilities may be located. The Ordinance would create a “Special Needs Housing Overlay Zone,” in which emergency shelters would be allowed by-right and other housing types, including large community care facilities and single room occupancy housing, would be allowed with a conditional use permit. The Ordinance also would establish development standards for emergency shelters and single room occupancy housing.

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. 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.

A certified copy of the Ordinance is available for public inspection during regular business hours in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210.

For more information, please contact the Community Development Department at 310.285.1141.

BYRON POPE, CMC City Clerk

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Metro Talks Subway To The Sea At Community Meeting Updated from bhcourier.com

By Marla Schevker The Metropolitan Transportation Authority held a community update meeting and open house Wednesday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It shared with the community what can be expected during the next 18 months while the Westside Subway Extension

99 Cent Store Scouting... Rodeo Drive?

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(see ‘99 CENTS’ page 11)

their interest in a Rodeo Drive move is legitimate.

La Tanya Kirk-Carter Bids Farewell To Beverly Hills, Takes Job In Inglewood Updated from bhcourier.com

By Marla Schevker In a bittersweet farewell, La Tanya Kirk-Carter, BHUSD business and facilities consultant, announced this week she would be leaving to join the Inglewood Unified School District as assistant state administrator for business services. Her last day at the BHUSD is today.

“I cannot tell you how much this district, the board,

La Tanya Kirk-Carter

the community and everyone has meant to me and my family over the years that I have

By Matt Lopez Beverly Hills High School is set to host its first ever film festival, thanks to the hard work of seniors Daniel Dalah and AlexHubschman.

For Dalah and Hubschman, co-presidents of the school's Movie Making Club, starting a film festival seemed like a natural idea. (see ‘FILM’ page 19)

Local Couple Ana, David Kadin Head USC Parents Association

By John L. Seitz For a Beverly Hills couple GARDEN PARTY—Beverly Vista kindergarten teacher who have spent much of their Joyce Medway (far left) works 24-year married life jointly volwith (from left): Jason unteering for projects involving Maybaum, Grace Thorpe , Jody son Daniel’s elementary and Newman and Louis Gornick on secondary schools, their recent th new Beverly Vista Garden. ascendency to become coThe Whole Kids Foundation presidents of the University of (see ‘KIRK-CARTER’ page 11)

School Board Agrees To Explore Parcel Tax Board President Brian Goldberg brought the item up for discussion as a way to help the district cope with a potential $6 million shortfall of funds if Propositions 30 and 38 don't pass in the November elections.

BHHS Students Ready to Launch Student Film Fest

been here,” Kirk-Carter said in an e mail to colleagues, Tuesday. “It has been filled with major highs and a few personal lows but everyone has been so very kind to me and mine, BHUSD will forever hold a place in my heart.”

Inglewood Unified School District fell into state receivership a few weeks back after Governor Jerry Brown signed

gave Beverly Vista a $2,000 grant for the garden; Scotts provided “organic choice” soil and Bonnie Plants provided tomatoes, basil, zuchinni, eggplant, strawberries and Swiss chard.

By Matt Lopez Facing a bleak financial future thanks to more potential budget cuts from the state, the Board of Education broached the idea of introducing a parcel tax at Tuesday night's board meeting.

(see ‘METRO’ page 9)

FILM FESTIVAL— Pictured (from left): Alex Hubschman and Daniel Dalah are set to launch Beverly Hills High School’s first ever film festival and hope to encourage as many students as possible to submit films for review.

Courier Photo by Matt Lopez

COURIER COMMENDATION—The Courier was honored with a commendation from the Beverly Hills Board of Education Tuesday night for partnering with The San Marino Tribune to sponsor the football game between the Beverly Hills High School Normans and host San Marino Titans on Sept. 21 at San Marino High School. Beverly Hills parents, fans and other visitors who attended the game received a free ticket good for one food and drink item, compliments of The Courier and Tribune. Pictured (from left): BHUSD student boardmember Jason Friedman, boardmember Noah Margo, Board of Education President Brian Goldberg, boardmember Lewis Hall, Courier/Tribune publisher Clif Smith, BHUSD VP Jake Manaster, boardmember Lisa Korbatov and superintendent Gary Woods.

Courier Photo by Matt Lopez

By Matt Lopez Now this is a bargain that might have to be seen to be believed.

Officials from 99 Cents Only Stores, known famously for their grocery store full of goods for under $1, confirmed to The Courier on Wednesday that they are currently scouting locations on Rodeo Drive to potentially open a 99 Cents Only Store in Beverly Hills.

When news broke Wednesday afternoon via press release, it was met with some skepti- Officials from 99 Cents Only Stores are adamant

of the Metro Purple Line is in its pre-construction phase.

As of August, the Westside Subway Extension received all the necessary environmental approvals and according to Dennis Morri, executive officer for project management, will begin utility relocation at

No decisions have been made on a parcel tax yet. All that happened Tuesday was simply Goldberg, along with VP Jake Manaster and boardmembers Lisa Korbatov and Lewis Hall giving direction to (see ‘PARCEL TAX’ page 19)

Southern California Parents’ Association was hardly a surprise.

After attorney David S. Kadin (Kaplan, Kenegos & Kadin of Beverly Hills) and his wife Ana Galvez Kadin sent Daniel off to USC, they real(see ‘USC PARENTS’ page 13)

ADORABLE ALICIA—Alicia is a 3-month-old Chi/Doxi mix that will grow to be about 10pounds. She is a sweet pup that gets along well with other dogs, kids and cats. Those interested in adopting Alicia can contact Kira Lorsch at 4Dogs@RHLGroup.com, visit FurBabyRescue.org or call 213-840-0153.

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COMEDY AND CARS GALA –Petersen Automotive Museum held its “Comedy and Cars” gala last Thursday. Pictured (from left): Boardmembers Dr. Lawrence Piro and Bruce Meyer; the museum’s new Executive Director Terry Karges; co-honorees comedian Adam Carolla and John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and creative advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering; and Petersen Chairman Steve Young.

Terry Karges Takes Over As Executive Director Of The Petersen Auto Museum

By John L. Seitz With “collect, preserve and educate” as his core theme, veteran theme park, auto, and motorsports’ executive Terry L. Karges has taken the reins as executive director of the Petersen Auto-

motive Museum succeeding Buddy Pepp.

“Being in the car capital of the world, we hope to increase attendance by becoming a major ‘must see’ attrac(see ‘PETERSEN’ page 16)

BierBeisl to Hold Schnapps Tasting

By Matt Lopez BierBeisl, recently named in Esquire magazines its annual list of 20 Best New Restaurants, will host “An Evening with Hans Reisetbauer” on Monday from 7 to 10 p.m.

Reisetbauer, known as Europe’s master brandy distiller, will host a

Schnapps-tasting event to help give patrons “the perfect opportunity to discover the art of drinking schnapps at an intimate tasting.”

BierBeisl Chef/Owner Bernhard Mairinger will present an eight-course tasting menu paired with Reisetbauer’s (see ‘BIERBEISL’ page 16)

FINANCIAL FUTURE— Wells Fargo Private Bank Wealth Advisor Amir Mossanen visited a class of about 50 Beverly High students Wednesday afternoon to share a message about what steps today’s teenagers can take to remain financially secure as they become adults.

Courier Photo by Matt Lopez

Wells Fargo Shares Wealth Wisdom with BHHS Students

By Matt Lopez With today’s youth facing an uncertain financial future, Wells Fargo Bank is doing it’s best to prepare today’s teenagers for what life is going to be like when they’re raising teens of their own.

Amir Mossanen, private bank wealth advisor at Wells Fargo, took to the Beverly Hills High campus Wednesday afternoon to spread the message of financial stability and to help Beverly Hills students understand (see ‘WELLS FARGO’ page 13)

NATIONAL MERIT—Pictured (from left): BHHS Head Counselor Diane Hale, National Merit semi-finalists Rong Zeng and Jianguye Yang and BHHS Principal Carter Paysinger Tuesday afternoon at BHHS. Courier Photo by Matt Lopez

BHHS Recognizes National Merit Scholars

By Laura Coleman On Tuesday, Beverly Hills High School held a small pizza party to recognize 23 seniors for exceptional academic promise as a result of their achievement on the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.

BHHS honored its two semi-final-

ists Jiangyue Yang and Rong Zeng, who will go on to compete in the National Merit Scholar competition. The commended students rank among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2013 competition by taking the 2011 Preliminary (see ‘NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS’ page 13)

SURVING—Students from Beverly Hills High School attended the UCLA Lymphoma Program’s “A Celebration of Survivorship – On Track for a Cure” at UCLA Drake Stadium on Sunday in honor of BHHS student Anton Saleh, who continues to battle Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad was emcee. Pictured (from left): Saleh, UCLA Mascot, Jack Wagner, Luis Ochoa, Brian Charles, Eddie Ochoa and Bryan Cranston.

School Board Finalizes Horace Mann Plans; School Gets Back Under Budget

By Matt Lopez After taking some cost-cutting sacrifices to keep the program under budget, the Board of Education approved moving forward in the design process for a Horace Mann School campus at its study session Tuesday.

Following several cost-reduction decisions, the total cost for should come in at $61.3 million, just under the $62 million approved for the project last November.

Some of the major cutbacks came in

Horace Mann’s Building B, where underground parking will be reduced from 106 to 76 spaces. The building square footage was also reduced by 7,000square feet. In addition, lockers were reduced from 865 to 360 and one elevator was removed.

Among the cost-cutting measures for Horace Mann’s Building A included encapsulating lead-laden materials, good for a $1.4 million reduction in costs. The board also agreed to remove pre K-8 (see ‘HORACE MANN’ page 16)

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Princess Lilly Fallah Lawrence and USMC Corporal Douglas Banker at Lilly’s dinner during the groundbreaking for Castle Kashan in Malibu.

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ara. Scarlett O’Hara’s family plantation. Her sumptuous stomping grounds in Gone With The Wind, the 1939 film starring Vivien Leigh as the beautiful Scarlett and Clark Gable as the rougish Rhett Butler. Produced by David O. Selznick, the film won 10 Oscars and is one of the highest grossing box office hits of all time.

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all us crazy, but we dined there the other night with eighty guests at Princess Lilly Fallah Lawrence’s makebelieve Tara high in the mountains of Malibu. To participate in the groundbreaking at Castle Kashan, the manorial estate of Princess Lilly before its devastating destruction by the 2007 Malibu fire.

For the celebratory occasion, Lilly created a fairytale Tara where Castle Kashan stood.

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tility companies overloaded a telephone pole that crashed during the fire’s 70miles-an-hour Santa Ana winds. Uncontrollable flames raged in Malibu Canyon, devouring Lilly’s property at five past midnight. Awakening Lilly from her bed, firefighter Dennis Cross, the Westside battalion chief, battled through the conflagration, rushing her to safety.

Weeks before, the heroic Dennis Cross and his team rescued a woman who’d been buried for five days.

the massive property, welcoming friends in an antebelluminspired ballgown that the impetuous Scarlett O’Hara would have cried for all night.

Billowing ruffles of daffodil-yellow silk organza that New York couturier Edgardo Bonilla sweated over a time frame of six months. Recommended by Monica Reed of Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, Edgardo’s couture collections are sought after by American, European, Middle Eastern, Saudi and Asian fashionables of all ages.

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and the ladies’ tiaras and D-flawless diamonds lighted up the sky, as did the dozen crystal chandeliers provided by L.A. antiquaire Peyman Rezaie.

Towering crystal candelabras at every table spilled over with festoons of garnet-red roses.

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fter dinner, USMC Corporal Douglas Banker, in his US Marine dress blues, presented Lilly with the American flag awarded to her late husband Marine Sergeant Bunty Lawrence.

Everyone then joined Lilly and Douglas in singing The Star Spangled Banner. Not many know that after 9/11, linguist Lilly served as a translator for the FBI. Nor do many know of the diverse charities that Lilly supports with continual funding for women’s shelters and children’s schools and thousands of prepaid phone calls for our troops abroad, etc.

Here and there we visited

with the beautiful Mojgan Safvadi and her Urgent Care doctor husband Shahriar Daniel Safvati; Dr. Randy Pokomo with wife Cheryl; the historian and antiquaire Peyman Rezaie with daughter Jordan; Renee Taylor who held a fundraiser earlier that week for the Motion Picture and Television Country House; NBC’s Ana Garcia; Occidental Oil’s Jina Chanel; California Closets’ Leslie and Scott Siegel; Lois Aldrin; Kim Devore; Raul Rodriguez, who designs dozens of eye-candy Rose Bowl floats year in and year out; actor Robert Cash, a cousin of singer Johnny Cash; Dr. Hillary Chollet with wife Maureen; Lilly’s director of security Craig Martin.

fter the Wolfgang Puckcatered dinner of six courses, Wendy Burch, the KTLA anchor, announced that the huge property had been blessed by the Chumash tribe centuries ago. “Sacred earth,” says Lilly, who named the Castle after her father Reza Fallah’s birthplace in Persia.

Reza served as the renowned global ambassador for oil under the reign of the Shah of Iran, the Shah all the while wooing the teenage Lilly, whose heart fox-trotted elsee discussed Joan where.

Collins marrying theater manilly created her Fallah ager Percy Gibson in London Tara in a grand marquee over everal decades ago, next February. “I feel more Loretta Young was embarking myself with Percy,” Joan admiton a world tour.

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he Fallahs’ Persian hospitality overwhelmed Loretta. She stayed for nine months at the Tehran Hilton penthouse as their guest. Loretta later related she’s never known such generosity. Mahin asked if we received a gift from Loretta for this kind introduction?

Not. We didn’t expect any, knowing as we did and do that some movie stars are different from thee and we. Mahin then gifted us with a handsome pair of turquoise and gold cufflinks that she designed and that we treasure.

ever have with anyone.”

Many were amused that d u r i n g M a d o n n a ’s concert tour in Toronto, lodging as she did at the posh Hazelton Hotel, she demanded the removal of every toilet seat in her suites and that they be replaced with brand new thrones.

Is this Standard Operating Procedure wherever the Material Girl flops?

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n irresistible virt u o s o Kristin Chenoweth and Lois Pope during the Capuchin monHeroic Dog Awards dinner, presented by Lois, key is NBC’s at the Beverly Hilton. most valuable commodity this fall,” reports Benjamin Wallace words, earns $12,000 an in New York magazine. Her episode, travels business class, name is Crystal,18, who plays wears shorts with a hidden diathe pint-sized Dr. Rizzo, a med- per, is nuts about “peanuts, pisical assistant for Justin Kirk, the tachios, bananas, chocolate, young veterinarian, in the net- Nutella, grapes, yogurt, a work’s new comedy series weekly egg for protein, and, off-set, spiders and flies.”

Animal Practice.

“The most powerful pet

in Hollywood” headlined the Los Angeles Times. Her trainer Tom Gunderson bought and named Crystal when she was two-and-a-half years old.

Wallace writes that she sleeps with Tom and his wife and sometimes his kids at their Antelope Valley home, dozes at least eight hours a night.

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apuchin monkeys have a life expectancy of 40 to 50 years. Her castmates and crew are convinced Crystal “is single-handedly making Animal Practice a hit.”

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allace finds that Crystal has “an IMDB page longer ... and more hit-studded than most actors three times her age.”

He cites American Pie; 3:10 to Yuma; Dr. D o l i t t l e ; Zookeeper; We Bought A Zoo. Walking the Red Carpet for Hangover Part II Crystal posed in “a pink gown, pearl necklace and corsage … unflappable, pogo-ing and mugging for the paparazzi“.

We next anticipate Crystal red-carpeting in Dolce & Gabbana couture.

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planned visiting Burma to buy rubies. “Anywhere else?”, she asked. Why not Tehran for its precious turquoise? Did we know anyone thereabouts? Yes, Lilly to the rescue. Introduced to Mahin and Reza, Loretta was entertained royally, including endless white-glove dinners at the Shah’s palace.

Crystal stars with Justin Kirk in NBC’s Animal Practice and has been annointed “the most powerful pet in Hollywood.”

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Fashion News & Notes Baccarat Names James Taffin De Givenchy Creative Head Baccarat has appointed James Taffin de Givenchy creative director, effective immediately.

bring us the creative momentum that will enable us to continue spreading and developing Baccarat’s lifestyle internationally in the 21st century.”

De Givenchy will oversee the design of all the company’s collections, including home, decor, lighting and jewelry.

His first efforts will be presented in spring. He also will work with the artists and designers Baccarat commissions for special collections, who in the past have included Salvador Dalí, Andrée Putman, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck and, most recently, Jaime Hayon.

Baccarat is known mainly for its stemware and chandeliers.

Jewelry represents less than 20 percent of its revenue. The company earlier this month revealed plans to invest $11.1 million in its manufacturing operations in Baccarat, France, to cope with increased demand and future expansion.

De Givenchy, 49, the son of Jean Claude Taffin de Givenchy and nephew of Hubert de Givenchy, will continue to design his own New York-based jewelry collection, called Taffin, which will remain separate from his duties at Baccarat.

Givenchy was chosen for his experience as a jeweler and knowledge of the luxury goods sector, which “will

The investment includes a new furnace and related equipment, and was the first major move at the company since Catterton Partners became a shareholder via a capital increase. Starwood Capital Group remains a shareholder.

WWD Saks Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills, Teams Up With EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund For The Key To The Cure Charity Shopping Weekend To help raise both money and awareness for women’s can-

cers, Saks Fifth Avenue Beverly Hills will partner with the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund and host the 2012 Key To The Cure, a charity shopping weekend taking place Oct. 18 through 21.

Saks is offering a limited-edition Key To The Cure T-shirt, designed by Carolina Herrera, retailing for $35 at Saks, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH stores and on saks.com with 100 percent of the purchase price of each shirt sold donated to local charity partners.

Actress Penelope Cruz has been named the 2012 Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund ambassador for Saks Fifth Avenue’s 2012 Key to the Cure campaign. In support of this program, she is currently appearing in a national public service announcement (PSA) wearing the Carolina Herrera limitededition T-shirt. The Key To The Cure PSA is currently appearing in major fashion and lifestyle magazines.

Saks Fifth Avenue initiated its charity shopping weekend in 1999. Since then, the company has donated $31 million to women’s cancer research and treatment organizations throughout the U.S. Organizations benefiting from these funds include: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation; EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund; Cleveland Clinic; Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Nevada Cancer Institute and many others.

Bernard Arnault to Receive British Knighthood While Bernard Arnault has uneasy relations with France’s Socialist government and leftleaning media, the British monarchy is smiling upon France’s richest and most formidable business titan.

On Friday, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office said Queen Elizabeth II had approved an honorary award that will make Arnault, chairman/CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, a

Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

The Commonwealth Office, the body that advises the Queen on knighthoods to foreign nationals, said Arnault would get the award for “services to business and the wider community in the U.K.” He will be entitled to put the initials KBE after his name, but not to be called “sir.”

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Wilshire/La Brea over the next few months.

The first phase of the purple line, 3.9 miles and three stations, is currently set to begin construction in 2014 and open in 2023.

Morri said that in addition to utility relocation during the pre-construction phase, an exploratory shaft would need to be dug near the Wilshire/Fairfax station at Ogden. This will be another opportunity to look at “construction challenges” including methane gas and fossils.

The presentation included specifics on the three station locations including where the entrances and staging areas will be located.

At the Wilshire/La Brea Station location, the entrance will be at the northwest corner on Metro-owned property and both the northwest and southwest corners will be needed for construction staging. The tunnel boring machines will be launched from this location both east to Wilshire/Western and west to Wilshire/Fairfax.

At Wilshire/Fairfax, the entrance will be at the southeast corner of Wilshire/Orange Grove with two construction staging sites on the south side of Wilshire. Project Director David Mieger said Metro is currently in discussions with LACMA about a potential second entrance on the north side of Wilshire.

The Wilshire/La Cienega station will have an entrance and construction staging on the northeast corner and the northwest corner at Wilshire/Gale will be used also be used for construction staging. The station will house crossover

tracks, causing it to extend to the east, and it will be the tunnel boring machine removal site at the conclusion of the tunneling.

The new stations will utilize a modular design approach in which they will have several standard features including platforms, non-public equipment rooms, stairs, escalators, elevators, signage and graphics; but will also include elements including artwork, streetscape, landscape and future joint development.

Beverly Hills Mayor Willie Brien attended the presentation and said he learned about the staging and construction plans for Wilshire/La Cienega.

“This is a really important thing that the City of Beverly Hills has to get actively engaged in,” he said. “I’m here doing… some fact finding and then I’ll be meeting with Metro and we’ll talk about their plans for mitigation are.”

Jody Litvak, community relations manager, said a new advisory group, similar to the Station Area Advisory Groups during the final environmental impact statement/environmental impact report, would be formed during the preconstruction process. These meetings will be open to the public and comprised of “key community representatives” including homeowners, business representatives and key institutions.

According to Litvak, Metro wants the groups to work with staff and provide input as it delves further into station design and construction plans. The groups will be formed over the remainder of this year into early next year.

Metro will continue to hold meetings throughout the pre-construction process. Litvak said Metro hopes to hold another community update meeting in early 2013.

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cism across the Internet fashion community about how a 99 Cents Only Store might fit next to some of the upscale fashion boutiques it would neighbor on Rodeo Drive. 99 Cent Only Store officials insist, however, that their interest is completely legitimate.

“Our cashiers see the customers addresses on their drivers licenses – a lot of them come from Beverly Hills,” 99 Cents Only Store CEO Eric Schiffer told The Courier. “Everybody loves bargains on quality items.”

99 Cents Only Store President Jeff Gold said the store is currently scouting locations on Rodeo Drive, but no timetable was given for how long that might take or what kind of space the store was looking for.

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legislation to keep the district from going bankrupt. When this occurs, the school board is removed and a state administrator appointed to run the district and function as the board on behalf of the state. Kirk-Carter was appointed by the state to head up the Business Division and “help lead the recovery.”

Kirk-Carter came to the BHUSD in September of 2009, tasked with piecing the facilities department back together after the Strategic Concepts staff was fired. She worked under BHUSD Superintendents Jerry Gross, Dick Douglas and now Gary Woods.

BHUSD highlights include the

Count the Rodeo Drive Committee among skeptics of 99 Cents Only’s announcement.

The committee said in a statement: “Based upon some of the highest commercial retail rents in the world and the fact that Rodeo Drive is experiencing the street’s highest occupancy in recent memory, it’s highly unlikely that a 99 Cents store will ever open on the street.

The company issued a similar statement 10 years ago, and the announcement never came to fruition.

Gold said in an open letter that the company’s highest grossing store is just outside of Beverly Hills at 6121 Wilshire Blvd. He said that location has annual sales of more than $12 million.

99 Cents Only Store is “quite serious and we would love to open a store on Rodeo Drive; and we are not doing this to prove a point,” Gold added.

felony convictions of former BHUSD Director of Planning and Facilities Karen Christiansen and former Superintendent Jeffrey Hubbard, the Chartwells lunch services contract and the real property of the superintendent’s residence.

Kirk-Carter began her career in schools at Inglewood Unified School District in 1986. She will be returning to the BHUSD to handle special projects as requested by the Board of Education.

“The district stood by me, when my ex husband almost died from stent graph infections and with the tragic loss of my brother this summer,” Kirk-Carter said.

“In the words of Steve Fenton, ‘I will always bleed Beverly.’”

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Closure Project. Schiff’s letter of protest detailed the devastating effects on his district, both environmentally and financially.

In terms that sounded stunningly similar to the complaints of the Beverly Hills Unified School District opposing the proposed Metro tunnel under BHHS, Schiff hit Metro for cost overruns, cost-prohibitive tunneling, Metro’s safety and budget record and its entire process.

“The environmental review process Metro is engaged in has been excessively focused on the tunnel option,” He wrote in the Sept. 20 letter. “I have expressed my concern over Metro’s apparent rush to judgment on a tunnel option many times but without success. This has only confirmed what many in the community suspected, that Metro was once again starting with the conclusion it wished to reach and working backwards.”

Schiff told The Courier that for the last several years he warned Metro about focusing too heavily on a tunnel and his concerns have been ignored.

With Metro narrowing its options, Schiff said it was an appropriate to write a letter urging Metro to consider different alternatives.

“I hope [my letter] will encourage Metro to give full and fair consideration to the other options and that Metro will soon remove the tunnel from

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BHUSD district headquarters and agreed to work together to fight what is essentially a 30 year extension of the Measure R half cent sales tax, which is currently set to expire in 2039.

“Measure J, if approved, would be a blank check for the MTA to use,” Sunyoung Yang, Bus Riders Union spokesperson, said. “There is no accountability whatsoever in Metro.

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further consideration,” Schiff said. “It is important for Metro to know that something of this cost and magnitude requires a fair degree of consensus in the region and among its representatives, and this project has neither. We should not continue deferring work on significant mitigation measures that could improve traffic flow now in favor of the never-ending fight over the freeway.”

Metro has been working on the 710 North Gap Closure Project off and on for over 60 years. Until now, South Pasadena has been able to organize efforts to keep the expansion out of their City. Metro just restarted a study of five different options for the 710: bus rapid transit from Los Angeles to Pasadena, Light Rail Transit from East Los Angeles to Pasadena, a freeway tunnel connection north and south termini of the existing freeway or no build at all.

Previously, Schiff supported Metro’s technical study to determine whether or not a tunnel would even be feasible.

At that time, Metro had certain assumptions that turned out to be inaccurate. Initially, Metro represented it may be possible to construct the tunnel for about one and a half billion dollars, a little more than the cost of building an at-grade freeway. This is no longer the case.

“I have grown increasingly skeptical of Metro's ability to control the cost of the tunnel,” Schiff told The Courier. “Given

the budget situation, the tunnel option is no longer financially viable. I am also concerned that a tunnel will be deeply disruptive for [surrounding] communities.”

In his letter, citing a 2003 study of global infrastructure projects, Schiff said nearly 90 percent of mega projects (such as the 710 tunnel) incurred cost overruns at an average of 34 percent over budget.

“Although a tunnel is technologically feasible, it is cost prohibitive,” Schiff said in his letter. “The project was originally estimated to cost approximately $1.5 billion, a 2011 study estimated it would cost $2.8 billion and now the Measure R extension expenditure plan believes it will cost $5.6 billion… Metro expects to fund half of the project through private financing and another $1.8 through federal funding and the rest through Measure R funds. But, Metro has not provided any information to taxpayers indicating that those estimates of expected private funding sources are sound.”

Even though Metro believed the community would eventually come around, all five potentially impacted communities are opposed to the idea of a tunnel.

“This was not a simple matter of each neighborhood simply wanting the tunnel elsewhere, but rather a recognition by each community that the price was too high, both fiscally and in terms of its impact on the quality of life, not only for

their own community, but for any community,” Schiff wrote.

Similar to the Westside Subway Extension, a 710 tunnel would use tunnel boring machines, which would have a severe impact on the environmental quality and quality of life for the community during years of construction.

“Once the [tunnel boring machine] is underneath the homes, the daily boring through rock and soil could cause severely disruptive vibrations,” Schiff wrote. “The quality of life in the communities surrounding the tunnel path will further be reduced as tens of noisy and polluting trucks will have to be used to remove the tons of rock and soil discharged from the machine . . .”

All of this would occur without a guarantee the traffic congestion could be reduced.

“These problems will only grow worse over time as studies now indicate that for each percentage increase in road capacity there is a corresponding increase in vehicle traffic,” Schiff wrote.” The tunnel will not reduce traffic congestion in the region; instead it appears that a tunnel will only expose surrounding communities to more disturbances and harmful pollutants.”

Schiff serves on the House Appropriations Committee and sits on the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee and the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee.

He was first elected in 2000.

The passage of Measure J would give MTA unlimited amounts of leeway to first ignore the community concerns and continue with [the] destructive projects that both Measure R and Measure J are pushing for.”

The purpose of the initial meeting was to begin discussing a plan for public opposition to Measure J including phone banks, literature, lawn signs and car magnets.

In solidarity, the BHUSD Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution opposing Measure J, Tuesday.

According to the resolution, the board took this action because it “has previously opposed Metro’s plans for the Westside Subway Extension to the extent that said plans… impact the current and future uses of the high school site and the District’s educational mission…

To the extent that Measure J

would speed up construction and therefore impact on Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education opposes Measure J.” “[The resolution] allows the district to educate our constituents about the board’s decision and how important it is for them to vote no on [Measure] J,” Board of Education President Brian Goldberg said.

“For the coalition it’s another indication that we’re going to be a full partner... in opposing Measure J. “The board is 100 percent behind the No On J effort. We’ll be able to lend the prestige and weight of the Board of Education and the Beverly Hills Unified School District to fight Measure J.” Many others oppose Measure J including Claremont Councilman Sam Pedroza,

Glendora Councilman Doug Tessitor, the San Fernando Valley United Chamber of Commerce, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris, Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford and County Supervisors, Metro Board of Directors Chair Mike Antonovich and Don Knabe.

While announcing funding for the Crenshaw Line on Wednesday with U. S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Metro directors, members of congress and local city officials, Antonovich mentioned Measure J fails to provide full funding to connect rail to LAX and other regional airports.

“Los Angeles County is the only municipality in the nation without rail connection to its airports,” said Antonovich.

“Measure J fails to fund these rail links and should be defeated until a regional plan is placed on the ballot. This failure adds to the congestion on our freeways and highways and to air pollution.”

The “No On Measure J” coalition will be hosting an official press conference Tuesday at 10 a.m.

The location has yet to be determined but will be announced at noon on measurej.net, which is due to go live by the end of the week.

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ized the fact of not knowing too much about the university or its many facets. “We didn’t comprehend the meaning of ‘The Trojan Family’ where all sorts of ideas, creeds, cultures and races are embraced as one.

The pair joined the USC Parents Association three years ago to be of service to the college community by enhancing the parent-student experience.

That has meant setting up tables, assisting new parents and students during move-in days or just generally welcoming the freshman arrivals to make them feel at home and at ease.

The Kadins spent their time with the association working on various projects including chairing the Teaching and Mentoring Awards program which honors professors personally nominated by their own students for work far and above just their teaching duties. Three

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SAT Test.

The 21 commended students are: Han Lee, Jenny Chieu, Sung Choi, Max Eagle, Zoe Fisch, Zachary Fouladian, Jason Friedman, Yaron Ginsberg, Heidi Hart, Kristen Huang, Rachel Koo, Allison Lee, Erica Lee, Richard Lee, Eli

are selected as finalists from more than 60 nominees.

Next weekend the association will host a three-day “Parents Weekend” which begins Thursday (Oct. 18) when parents may sit into classes, attend receptions and meet this year’s nominees for the Teaching and Mentoring Awards. On Friday (Oct. 19), they will attend seminars and hear a “State of the University” speech by USC President C.L. Max Nikias in Bovard Auditorium followed by an invitational VIP dinner.

“On Saturday, we’ll be launching the first Parents Association tailgate party prior to the USC-Colorado football game,” said David and Ana Kadin. “It’s a great way for folks from all over the country to meet new friends, all of whom have the commonality of having young family members attending USC.” For information, email: kadinuscparentsassociationpres@gmail.com.

Lloyd, Daguan Lu, David Mnitsa, Harold Smith, Julia Waldow, Aaron Berro and Christopher Chen.

“We are extremely proud of our 21 commended students and 2 semi-finalists,” Superintendent Gary Woods told The Courier. “These students represents some of our best and brightest students and should be proud of their accomplishment.”

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the ins and outs of investing, as well as how to deal with inflation.

Mossanen made the lecture fun for the students, splitting a class of about 50 students up into five teams and playing a The Price Is Rightstyle game where students tried to guess how much items like movie tickets, fast-food hamburgers and tennis shoes were worth in 1962.

The answers (50 cents for a movie ticket, 20 cents for a hamburger, $5 for tennis shoes) stunned the students. From there, Mossanen and the class worked forward to try to figure out just how much the price of those items has jumped in 50

years and how much more it will jump in 15-20 years when those students are raising kids of their own.

“We’re trying to empower the next generation to be able to lead independent lives that are meaningful and purposeful,” Mossanen told The Courier. “We want to give them the best tools we can so they can do that, and it’s getting harder and harder every year.”

When asked by Mossanen how many of them hoped to one day send their own children to a top-quality college, nearly every hand raised.

Mossanen explained how in 1962, yearly tuition to Harvard was just $5,100. Compare that to current numbers, where according to Forbes, the yearly tu-

ition is around $55,000.

“I’m really worried about how today’s youth is going to put their kids through school,” Mossanen said. “How will they cope with a tenfold increase in cost of education? It really does concern me and we really don’t talk about it that much.”

For Mossanen, his message to today’s youth is simple: it’s never too early to begin thinking about a financial plan.

“Have a goal and a plan in mind and a purpose for your wealth,” Mossanen said. “It’s hard to ask a 17-year-old questions like purpose, because most of the time someone’s telling them what to do. But once you have a purpose for your wealth, then you can work backward from there.”

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating birthdays are Susan Anton, Sooky Goldman, Herbert Young, Richie Palmer, Dick Gregory, and Robert Bartley (Oct. 12); Robbie Anderson, Ray Brown, Leslie McRae, Marie Osmond, Timmi Masters, Paul Simon and Demond Wilson (Oct. 13); Deanna Samson, Harry Anderson, Jeanne Uzelac, Greg Evigan, Roger Moore, C. Everett Koop and Ralph Lauren (Oct. 14); Linda Lavin and Penny Marshall (Oct. 15); Jim White, Barry Corbin, Angela Lansbury, Tim McCarver, Tim Robbins and Suzanne Somers (Oct. 16); Mary Evelyn Smith, Ali Soltani, Lou Milkowski, Jimmy Breslin, Margot Kidder and George Wendt (Oct. 17); Dr. Richard Benveniste, Joyce Black, Wynton Marsalis, Joe Morton and Karen Sachs (Oct. 18).

Joan Mangum Operation Smile, an international children’s medical charity, raised more than $2 million and honored Smile Ambassadors Brooke BurkeCharvet and David Charvet at its 30th Smile Gala in The Beverly Hilton.

Philanthropist Jill Grey, outdoor eclectic footwear company Sanuk, humanitarians Julia and Stephanie Argyros, Krista Jajonie and Daneia Sanadiki were also honored. Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush served as emcee; singer Chris Mann and violinist Caitlin Moe performed at the event chaired by Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, Sue Naegle, Jennifer Salke and Dr. Randy Sherman.

Downey and Burnett presented the “Universal Smile” award to the

Charvets. Brooke is co-host of ABC’s hit show Dancing With The Stars. A mother of four, she is the co-founder of BabooshBaby.com and ModernMom.com, an online community for “the woman behind the mom.”

Her husband David built his international fan base through his roles on Baywatch and Melrose Place before morphing to major pop star, scoring runaway hits on three albums released by Universal Music Group. Together Brooke and David are committed to helping “Operation Smile” transform the lives of children around the world.

Co-Founders Dr. Bill and Kathy Magee gave Julia and Stephanie Argyros, Krista Jajonie and Daneia Sanadiki the “Founders’ Circle” awards, which honors unique supporters who have made outstanding contributions as a family or group of committed individuals. Last year, Stephanie, Krista and Daneia launched their campaign “Three Moms on a Mission,” to raise funds and awareness for children suffering from cleft lips and cleft palates and to set a humanitarian example for their own

SMILE GALA–Enjoying Operation Smile’s gala were (above, from left): honorees David and Brooke Burke-Charvet with Roma Downey and Mark Burnett; (left, from left): honorees Krista Jajonie, Daneia Sanadiki, Stephanie and Julia Argyros; Martha De Laurentiis, honoree Jill young children. They have Grey and Dr. Randy volunteered on medical mis- Sherman; Dr. Bruce sions to Lima, Peru and Viet- Hensel with Operation Smile co- founders Dr. nam.

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Medical Officer Randy Sher- Photos by Vince Bucci man, M.D. and Martha De Laurentiis presented the “Wallis Annenberg Award for Public Service” to Jill Grey, who volunteered on her first “Operation Smile” medical missions in Brazil and Mexico where free, reconstructive surgical procedures were performed on children born with facial deformities. Pro surfers Matt Meola, Torrey Meister and Alek Parker presented the “Corporate Humanitarian” award to Sanuk (division of Deckers Outdoor), which was accepted by the company’s founder, surfer Jeff Kelley.

A highlight was the surprise announcement by honoree Julia Argyros that the Argyros Family Foundation will be donating $1 million to Operation Smile.

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There’s movement on the career front in March.

Taurus and Sagittarius people adore you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Being “in the zone” isn’t just for great sports moments. You prove this today as you immerse yourself in a project and get in sync with everything around you to astounding effect.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Because you want to connect with someone, you will be flexible about when, where and how to meet them. It’s your willingness to meet the other person where they are that makes the connection possible.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have so much going for you that you could easily intimidate others. It wouldn’t hurt to be more humble than you think is necessary, just to counteract the potential backlash of jealous individuals.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you love another person, your involvement is active. Your beloved will appreciate how you listen, react and generally demonstrate that you want to be an active participant in his or her life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your afternoon will be unusually busy, so remind yourself often to slow down and tend to what is truly important: your enjoyment of the experiences in your life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Your social circle is abuzz with options and opportunities. It all happens because you put yourself across in a way that makes others want to be around you.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Every once in a while, you start to suspect being good is seriously overrated. Being a little bit bad might feel liberating.

Either way, a playful exuberance runs through everything.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Though mostly wrapped up in responsibilities you agreed to take on long ago, you still find long moments to pay attention to what you want to pay attention to.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Everyone already knows the way things have been done. It’s safe, comfortable and familiar. You’ll come up with a new way. To give your idea the best chance being accepted, work out the bugs before presenting it.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The world responds to your youthful heart the way a good parent would, minimizing reprimands, encouraging exploring your environment and eliminating undue stress.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Questions about your social circle arise, if only in your head. Do your peers promote your intellectual interests? If not, you’ll feel compelled to find friends with whom you have more in common.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A major theme of the day is that everyone is equal but not the same. You like the methods, beliefs and habits that work for you, but you don’t demand that others adopt the same ones.

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

Ben Affleck Hits It Big With Argo...As A Director

Luke Zimmerman To Be Honored For His Advocacy For Those With Down Syndrome

Argo is a feature with many wonderful elements not the least being gentle jabs at Hollywood.

The film is based on the true covert operation and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada during the Iranian crisis in Tehran during November 1979.

It stars Ben Affleck and more importantly, Argo is directed by the versatile actor, who has earned his directorial stripes, and is in that rarified air of outstanding filmmakers.

Although the story has been retold through personal appearances, newspaper and magazine articles and you know the ending when entering the theatre, Affleck keeps the excitement going at such a rapid pace you are caught up in what is happening and not what had occurred.

During the revolution, the American Embassy is attacked and 52 Americans are taken hostage. Six of them avoid capture and escape to the Canadian Embassy where they are hidden while realizing that, if found out, they would be killed.

The CIA is asked to intervene and escape specialist Tony Mendez (Affleck), comes up

Resident Luke Zimmerman will receive the Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s 2012 “Be Beautiful Be Yourself” fashion show tomorrow in Denver.

Zimmerman, who has Down Syndrome, has played Tom Bowman on the ABC Family TV series The Secret Life of the American Teenager since the first season in 2008.

Now in its fifth season, the show recently filmed its 100th episode. “We’re hoping for a sixth,” says Zimmerman.

Zimmerman was contacted by the foundation and will be honored for his role on the show, presenting a positive image of people with Down Syn-

with a plan so outlandish and bizarre it is given the green light.

His idea is to produce a bogus movie to be filmed in Iran with the six captives posing as production executives.

But, first, they need the cooperation of Hollywood bigwigs. Here’s where the screenplay brings in a touch of humor with John Goodman portraying

Jerry Cutler on Film highly regarded makeup artist John Chambers and the irresistible Alan Arkin as film producer Lester Siegel. The two are impishly outstanding in their roles as they react to the proposed plan and agree to work in secret collusion with Mendez and the CIA. Chris Terrio’s first feature credit is a highly successful one as Argo brings to life the events of that fateful year. But in the end, it is director Affleck who continues to inspire and entertain the movie-going populace with awareness of what makes a terrific film.

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drome and serving as an outstanding advocate. “ I t ’s amazing.

Something I never got before,” said Zimmerman.

Z i m - Luke Zimmerman merman, who also works as a clerk at a local courthouse, is a 1997 graduate of Beverly High, where he was active in football, as a strong safety, and in the chorus.

He’s been acting since 8, while a student at Horace Mann, appearing in the TV movie

Daughter of the Streets.

He keeps up his acting skills as part of a group at Performing Arts Studio West in Inglewood, for people with disabilities. “It’s something I want to continue. I love acting and doing the series; it’s fun. The cast and crew are proud of me; and that’s great.”

The fashion show is the major fundraiser for Global (www.globaldownsyndrome.org) and benefits the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome.

Attended by professional athletes, politicians, dignitaries and celebrities, the event will feature a red carpet and interviews with local TV and press.

For the fashion show, he will escort some of the models, all with Down Syndrome.

Artist, Holocaust Survivor Aron, Subject Of New Book

L.A. Theatre Works To Air Simon’s Lost In Yonkers

A launch for the new book Into The Light: The Healing Art of Kalman Aron, with author Susan Beilby Magee and artist and Holocaust survivor Kalman Aron, will be held from 4-6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 21 at The Museum of Tolerance, 9786 W. Pico Blvd.

There is no charge but advance registration required.

Register at www.museumoftolerance/intothe light or call 310-553-9036.

L.A. Theatre Works will air Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers, directed by John Rubinstein, and featuring Dan Castellaneta, Barbara Bain and Arye Gross, from 8-10 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14 on KPFK 90.7 FM, and on demand at www.latw.org.

Simon’s comedy follows young brothers Jay and Arty, forced to spend a year with their austere and demanding grandmother in Yonkers, N.Y., during the World War II. While the war rages in Europe, the boys learn the ropes from their Uncle Louie and other eccentric relatives.

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tion for Los Angeles’ vast domestic and international tourist business,” said Karges.

“It’s also our intention to concentrate on the sales of annual passes to locals.”

The native of Joliet, Illinois, came to California as a youth and grew up in Newport Beach. His first job was detailing the family Porsche and motorcycles.

He soon moved on to marketing and group sales work at Disneyland, Sea World in Ohio and San Diego, and the Marine World in Redwood City. After a short stint with Anheuser-Busch and as VP/general manager of an emerging Oakland soccer team, by the early 1980s Karges had decided to concentrate his

career on automotive, NASCAR and other motorsports’ endeavors.

Stops included NK Wheels, K&N Filters, and then VP of sales and marketing for Roush Performance, whose founder Jack Roush was given the “Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement” award two years ago.

Before his new position at Petersen, Karges was VP of sales and marketing for Venchurs, Inc. and owner of his Karges Sports where he was heavily involved in motorsports’ marketing.

“Spending so much time, of late, in Michigan and the various NASCAR states, I’m so happy to be back in California full time for seemingly the first time in 18 years,” states Karges.

“After all, I’ve got nine

grandchildren with whom I now get to spend time.

“Being with the museum is a dream job come true for a car buff like me,” he continued.

“I’m looking forward to continue Bob Petersen’s incredible legacy and the world’s love affair with the automobile.”

The Petersen Automotive Museum hosted its annual “Comedy and Cars” Gala last Thursday and honored John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt Disney/Pixar Animation, and also comedian-author Adam Carolla.

“We appreciate all the attention John and Adam have brought to the automobile for many years through their respective media,” stated Karges.

For information on the Petersen Automotive Museum, visit www.petersen.org.

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daycare spaces, eliminate a second floor remodel (it will be modernized, but not remodeled) and agreed to a new elevator relocation. The reductions mean that two classrooms on the second floor of the new building were eliminated, although the Vice President Jake

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fruit brandies, Single Malt Whisky and Blue Gin. BierBiesl at 9669 Santa Monica Blvd. received the honor thanks in part to its menu that includes homemade sausages, traditional vienna schnitzel and goulash with handcut spaetzle. A diverse spirits menu also includes a wide selection of beers, Australian wines and the ever popular Schnapps Bar.

BEVERLY HILLS Manaster did discuss the idea of possibly having outdoor classrooms to make up for that.

“We did what we had to do to reduce the overall budget by about $12 million,” Board President Brian Goldberg told The Courier. “We’re pleased to have a direction to move forward and we’ll hopefully have a shovel in the ground within about 18 months.”

In summarizing BierBeisl’s inclusion on the list, Esquire writes: “If BierBeisl was only a place to get a platter of wursts and some rare Austrian brew, it would be welcome enough anywhere in L.A., but when you get such great bursts of flavor…you soon sense that chefowner Bernhard Mairinger is doing something far more special.”

BierBeisl was one of only three Los Angeles restaurants to make Esquire’s list.

PTA Council Parent Education Night Please join us for an evening with Detective Mendoza of the BHPD He will be discussing the following topics: • Safety in our schools and community • What to do in case of a school lockdown • Bullying • Earthquake preparedness This is our chance as a community to learn more about safety and the policies that exist in Beverly Hills. This will be an interactive session to discuss your concerns and questions with the BHPD.

Thursday October 18th, 2012 7:00 p.m. Beverly Vista Auditorium Refreshments will be served

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M E D I C I N E , H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S

Henri Ford Named To College Of Surgeons Board Of Regents

INTERGENERATIONAL UNDERSTANDING—For three years, a group of seniors from Belmont Village Senior Living in Westwood has been volunteering its time to increase intergenerational understanding between themselves and UCLA School of Nursing students, led by Maria Yefimova, a secondyear doctoral student, pictured standing. Activities have been mostly at Belmont Village , but to encourage more participation they planned a pizza party at UCLA that turned into a student and senior “speed” meet and greet. Right, Arlene Becker fields questions about social life from Alexandria Villanueva, Maritza Zamudio and Gerardo Flores.

CELEBRATING SUCCOTH—Rabbi Asher Yemini of the the Chabad Center visited Country Villa Terrace to help residents celebrate the holiday of Succoth.

He brought a “Mobile Sukkah,” one built on the back of a truck, visiting centers and offering people the opportunity to see a Sukkah, make a blessing on the Lulav and Etrog, and share the joy of the festival. “A Sukkah is a temporary dwelling built during the holiday,” said Linda Goldfinger, Country Villa Terrace activity director. “It is said to represent the temporary shelters in which the Jewish people lived while wandering in the desert. It symbolizes the frailty and transience of life and our dependence upon God.” At left, Rabbi Yemini with Azizi Saltanat and Rachel Nidavoud.

Country Village Terrace residents snacked on traditional Succoth foods, and reminisced about past Succoth celebrations.

Dr. Henri R. Ford, VP and chief of surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has been elected to serve on the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents.

“This is a tremendous achievement by a distinguished, internationally renowned leader of our faculty and clinical staff,” said Richard D. Cordova, CHLA president/CEO. “At Children’s Hospital, our core values include establishing the best practices for the care of our patients and Dr. Ford has taken a leadership position in advancing this priority. We are proud of his election to the board of regents and his leadership will make certain those important standards for education and surgical practices will be available to hospitals across the country.”

Ford and five other surgeons were elected to the 22-member board by the association’s Board of Governors.

Regents are responsible for the management and control of the business and affairs of the college and individual regents serve on ACS committees and advisory councils.

The ACS sponsors continu-

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ing medical education programs, such as the Clinical Congress, enabling surgeons to stay up-todate with the latest studies and research pertaining

to surgical topics.

Over the years, cancer and trauma patients, among others, have benefitted from the college’s work and recommendations to hospitals to provide them the best possible care.

In addition, the college developed training programs for emergency care and the treatment of injured and critically ill patients, while encouraging hospitals to upgrade their traumacare facilities.

The organization also actively researches legislative issues and regulatory policies governing the field of surgery.

Ford, MHA, FACS, FAAP, is also vice-chairman and vicedean for medical education at USC’s Keck School of Medicine.

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SHHHH—The new Children’s Library at the Beverly Hills Public Library is taking shape. Construction is still ongoing, but the whimsical details are coming into place, such as the giant “Shhhhh” that will be inlaid in the floor of the new Children’s Library to encourage library patrons to be quiet to allow others peace and quiet for reading. Other highlights include a Fairy Tale room, a special room for families with young children, two study rooms, a beautiful new theatre/story time room and lighting that is meant to resemble planets and starbursts.

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ry."

Davies was originally hired by Rappaport as the boys junior varsity coach and last year he became Rappaport's head trainer and assistant with the varsity team.

"It's been tough," Rappaport said. "A lot of assistant coaches just come and go for practice, but he was always here. He affected all the kids.

He was one of those people that just always had a smile on his face."

Rappaport said Davis got married in August. Aside from his work at BHHS, he was heavily involved in the City's AYSO soccer program.

Superintendent Gary Woods said the school will have grief counselors available on campus to work with students who were closely involved with Davies.

"We are profoundly saddened by the news of Coach Davies' sudden and tragic death," Woods told The Courier. "He was an absolute model of integrity and passion for our students."

staff to bring back more information on how a parcel tax works.

A parcel tax is a term for a “qualified special tax” in the state that is imposed by a local unit of government.

These taxes require approval of at least a two-thirds vote to pass.

These elections must take place on “established election dates.” In an even numbered year such as 2012, the vote must take place in March, April or November.

If the election is held by

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According to ccfa.org, 1 in 200 Americans suffer from IBD and 30,000 new cases of IBD pop up every year. Schulman and Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills have been sponsoring the Golf Classic since around 2005, doing their part to help raise funds and awareness for Crohn's and ulcerative colitis.

The goal of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America is to cure Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as improving the quality of life of children and adults affected by IBD. “We want to raise awareness because (IBD) doesn't have the visibility of something like cancer or lupus,” Schulman told The Courier. “We want to make sure people suffering from stomach problems and diseases know

mail only, it can occur in May, August or June.

Boardmember Noah Margo was against the idea of a parcel tax at this time, saying that with current debate over Measure E bond acceleration, he would prefer to wait before discussing a parcel tax.

“I think it's critical that BHUSD get off the state's dime as quickly as possible,” Goldberg told The Courier.

“It's just another option,” Manaster said. “We're going to need all the options we can get.”

there's a foundation they can go to for help.”

For Schulman and Mercedes, charitable work is nothing new. Schulman, the most recent past Chamber of Commerce president, has been active with the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills, Jewish Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, and the Maple Counseling Center.

In addition to CCFA, Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills partners with more than 60 charities, including Beverly Hills Police Department, Lebanese Kateb, Maronite Church, Lupus LA and Tower Center.

“It's not about me, it’s the Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills team; we're an iconic dealership,” Schulman said. “We just want to give back to the community what the community has given to us.”

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“We've always been interested in filmmaking and we wanted to give other people at Beverly High a chance to show their work also,” Dalah said.

Dalah is heavily involved with KBEV, the student-run news production at BHHS. He is producer and director of KBEV's Daily Music Dose and has been cameraman and floor manager for the Norman News.

Interested high school student filmmakers are being asked to submit a film from one to seven minutes in length on any topic of their choosing.

Judges will be a group of Beverly High teachers and Principal Carter Paysinger.

“We've been talking to a lot of students and basically asking if they would be interested in entering,” Dalah said.

“Most of the time the answer was yes, so a lot of students are excited about this.”

Submissions will be accepted in the BHHS main office in “House A” from Monday, Feb. 4 through Friday, Feb. 15.

Dalah said they are currently working on finalizing prize details and are hoping to reach out to prominent BHHS alumni in the film industry about a possible appearance.

For more information on the film fest, e-mail BHHSfilmfest@gmail.com.

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endless.

“It's a slippery slope and I see far-ranging issues that were never intended,” the real estate agent told The Courier. “If in essence the City has determined they want to reclassify these surgery centers, it strikes at a much bigger and broader issue.”

The issue at hand is the $5.5 million in back taxes the City is attempting to get from Specialty Surgical Center.

The City has assigned a tax classification to every business in Beverly Hills that essentially defines how that business will pay taxes. Restaurant operators, retailers and other merchants pay a gross receipts tax based on total volume of income.

Specialty Surgical Center, much like every ambulatory surgery center in the City had been paying in Classification C for Professionals, which are taxed based on number of employees and hours worked.

The City is arguing that Specialty actually falls under Class F for Commercial Property Rental, which is a gross receipts tax bracket.

Essentially, the City is at-

tempting to argue that Specialty Surgical Center rents commercial space out to its patients rather than providing an actual healthcare service.

“If you were Bouchon and you opened up a new bakery downstairs, but you licensed and franchised it to somebody else, they would in effect become a subtenant of yours, so would that put you in the rent collecting business?” the prominant real estate agent continued. “Will everybody who leases excess capacity suddenly be deemed to be in the rent collecting business?

What if you rent out a house and start collecting rent from the tenant?”

And what if Specialty Surgical Center were to lose its appeal?

“If it were to get out of hand, suddenly we'd have the rent police walking around.

Where does it end?” The real estate agent said. “It's selective enforcement. Who's to get the final cut in this movie? Who decides who to go after and who not to? Today it's surgery centers and tomorrow it's who?”

The tax ploy has angered many community leaders, including BHUSD boardmember Lisa Korbatov, who has spent

months and months fighting Metro, which is trying to bully Beverly Hills by putting a subway tunnel under the high school, said she was distressed to see similar bullying happening by the City to its businesses.

Especially, Korbatov said, because of the message it sends to people potentially considering doing business in the City, along with those already doing business in the City.

“This kind of hostile, predatory policy makes it harder to do business in a bad economy,” Korbatov told The Courier. “We should make people want to do business in Beverly Hills. These kind of policies are adversarial to business.”

Specialty Surgical Center will have its appeal in front of Vice Mayor John Mirisch and councilmembers Lili Bosse and Barry Brucker on Oct. 23.

Mayor Willie Brien and councilman Julian Gold, both of whom hold high positions at Cedars-Sinai, confirmed to The Courier last week that they have recused themselves from the hearing.

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

Contact The Courier at mlopez@bhcourier.com or lcoleman@bhcourier.com

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district in a debate Wednesday night in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Bloomfield appeared poised, focused and determined in a debate with Waxman at Hess Park. The debate was sponsored by the League of Women Voters.

Bloomfield hit especially hard on veterans affairs, an area that Waxman was recently quoted as saying he hasn't “devoted” himself to in his nearly four decades in Congress.

Bringing up a recent trip to the Veterans Administration facility in Brentwood, Bloomfield said the care of veterans under Waxman's tenure has been “beyond the pale.” Bloomfield said if he were elected, finding homes for the some 10,000 homeless veterans in the area would be of paramount importance.

“The (VA) facility in Brentwood is a disgrace, it's like going back in time. It's deplorable. Your power hasn't done them a lot of good,”Bloomfield said to Waxman.

Waxman did write the VA about five years ago to find out what was going on with all the money, which Bloomfield commended him for, before asking why no follow-ups have taken place in the last five years.

“It's been five years and the congressman still hasn't gotten

BEVERLY HILLS a response; If he so powerful, it's hard for me to understand why he can't get an answer to where the money is,” Bloomfield said. “I would immediately do what I can to set up a plan to build housing for the severely disabled veterans in this area.”

Bloomfield, who re-registered as an independent 13 months ago, dodged several attacks from Waxman that more or less claimed Bloomfield was simply a far-right conservative in an independent disguise.

Waxman pointed out campaign contributions Bloomfield has made to several Republicans.

His points were quickly shot down by Bloomfield, who explained he supports many initiatives by President Barack Obama.

“Congressman, I've supported over 17 Democrats in the last few years, I'm wondering how many non-Democrats you've supported?” Bloomfield asked.

Bloomfield reiterated his support for Proposition 32, the “paycheck protection” initiative.

“The only valid criticism is that it doesn't do enough. I tried to get the group working on it to include a requirement that corporations get shareholder approval before making a contribution,” Bloomfield said. “I'm in favor of a followon initiative to do that.”

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Frances Allen Desert Roundup

ART OF THE BRAIN–B.H. resident Judi Kaufman (pictured with her husband Roy) hosted her 13th “Art of the Brain” gala at UCLA last Saturday. She is a brain cancer survivor and has established “Brains for Brains” to inspire students to excel academically and raise funds for brain cancer research. More than $5 million has so far been garnered through her efforts.

Visit: www.artofthebrain.org.

Photo by Morris P. Kagan

B.H. Theatre Guild Sets Nov. 1 Deadline For Play Entries

Do you have a short attention span? The Palm Springs International The Beverly Hills Theatre Film Society and Ace Hotel & Swim Club have announced a new Guild has set a Nov. 1 deadline monthly screening event, called ShortFest at the ACE. Beginning this coming Wednesday, and continuing on the third Wednesday of each for entries in the 2012 Julie H a r r i s month, ShortFest at the ACE will present themed film programs from the Playwright Palm Springs International ShortFest, the largest and most prestigious Competition. short film event in North America.

Candace All shorts will be screened for free in the Clubhouse at the Ace Coster, comHotel and Swim Club in downtown Palm Springs starting at 7 p.m. petition coor****** dinator, advisUnless your TV set has been broken the past six years or so, you have probably come across a high stakes poker tournament or two as es that the you navigate through the channels. If you are like me you say to yourgroup is seekself, “I can do that.” But, then, if you are like me,you can’t.

Candace Coster ing original, If you have ever wondered how perfectly normal-looking players unpublished, and unproduced reach celebrity television-status you need not have looked further than full-length plays which will be the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage last weekend as considered for the three awards it hosted a boot camp produced by the World Poker Tour. The WPT boot ($3,500, $2,500 and $1,500). camps are generally two-day training sessions focused on teaching playThe competition was begun ers strategies needed to win at No-Limit Hold‘em tournaments. Some of by Neil Simon on behalf of the these sessions are for novices, while others are equivalent to learning the BHTG in 1977 and renamed in game of poker at a post-graduate level. And, like sending your children away for the summer, each camp is expensive, costing several thousands Julie Harris’ honor in 1985. In the past 10 years, more than of dollars.

Of course, the boot camps are held in casinos so there are always 5,000 entries have been more traditional ways to try to cover your camp entry fees. Now, if only received and read by professionals to qualify for the awards.

I could remember if a full house beats a flush?

These scripts and applica****** Twenty-five years ago, Anne and Kirk Douglas along with former tion forms should be sent to “first lady” Betty Ford, chaired the very first Desert AIDS Walk. That year, BHTG–Julie Harris Playwright 100,000 diagnoses of AIDS were reported. Today, about 1.1 million Awards, Box 148, Beverly Hills Americans (globally, 34.2 million) are living with HIV. CA 90213.

So the walks go on. The first 24 raised more than $6 million through For details, visit: www.bevthe efforts of individual walkers who obtained donation pledges from erlyhillstheatreguild.com/comfriends and families, in addition to significant sponsorships from com- petitions.html. munity partnerships. Hopefully, the 2012 version will break all past Golfers Invited To Putt records by raising more than $250,000.

To help reach this goal there will be two sections of the Palm Springs With PGA Pros On AIDS Walk. Some may choose to complete only the first half, while oth- Rodeo Drive Thursday ers may complete in the second half as that’s when the walk joins up Omega and Tourbillon with the Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m, Nov. 4 at the Kaiser facility located Boutique, 329 N. Rodeo Dr., are at 1100 N. Palm Canyon Dr., (corner of Tachevah), in Palm Springs. The inviting golfers to putt with PGA professionals Michael Bertrand actual Walk begins at 9 a.m.

For 28 years Desert AIDS Project has been serving people living and Patrick Casey on Thursday, with HIV and AIDS by providing comprehensive support, including Oct. 18. There will be a recepmedical care, case management and social services, as well as free and tion from 6 p.m., and a Ryder confidential HIV testing at a number of locations throughout the Valley. Cup presentation followed by the event. RSVP: 310-860-9990 Information is at 760-323-2118.

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GLOBAL CRUCIBLE – Jarvee Hutcherson (right), president of BH-based Multicultural Motion Picture Association, greets Dennis Maliani, founder/ CEO of Global Crucible on the non-profit’s fifth anniversary of building clean water wells for Childcare Integrated Development Organization in Africa.

AFFAIRE IN THE GARDENS–Three photographs of 50-year Beverly Hills resident Melody Doff will be among more than 30 exhibited by Italian photographer Marco Ruggiero at the Affaire in the Gardens, Oct. 20-21, in Beverly Gardens Park along Santa Monica Boulevard. “It is fun for me to have grown up here and now be part of the Marco’s exhibit at the art show,” said the actress and yoga instructor. She will conduct readings at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on both days for the event.

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Page 22 | October 12, 2012 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

BEVERLY HILLS

PUBLIC NOTICES 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

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 P R O C E E D I N G S 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 EASEMENTS 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: NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND APPURTENANT TO PARCELS 1 AND 2 ABOVE, AS SUCH EASEMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN THE SECTIONS ENTITLED ''CERTAIN EASEMENTS FOR OWNERS'' AND ''SUPPORT, SETTLEMENT AND ENCROACHMENT'' OF ARTICLE OF THE ' ' D E C L A R AT I O N ' ' RECORDED FEBRUARY 20, 1980 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 80-172482, 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 www.lpsasap.com (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

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

BEVERLY HILLS BID PACKAGE NO. 13-11 CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION PROJECT ADMINISTRATION 345 FOOTHILL ROAD BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210 LEGAL NOTICE BIDS WANTED CIVIC CENTER SIGNAGE 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 SECTION 1: NOTICE INVITING BIDS 1. Notice Inviting Bids a.

Date of Request: October 11, 2012

b.

Bid Number: 13-11

c.

Item Description: Provide, fabricate and install new monument and wayfinding signage at the Civic Center campus, located at 450 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210. d.

Obtaining Bid Documents: A copy of the Bid Package may be obtained by mail or in person from the Department of Public Works & Transportation - Project Administration, 345 Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, telephone number 310288-2823.

The bid package including plans and specifications may also be viewed on, and downloaded from the City’s web site: www.beverlyhills.org: shortcuts: bid information: bid number 13-11.

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 1311: CIVIC CENTER SIGNAGE PROJECT. g.

Contractor'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 C45 – Sign Contractor 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.

PUBLIC NOTICES ERLY 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. l.

Payment Bond and Performance Bond: A Payment Bond and a Performance Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the contract amount, will be required of the Contractor. m.

Insurance: Upon award of contract, contractor will be obligated to file certificates of insurance evidencing coverage as specified in the bid documents and in a form acceptable to the City. The certificates shall be on the City's standard proof of insurance form.

h.

Liquidated Damages: There shall be a $500.00 assessment for each and every calendar day work remains undone after n.

Time of date fixed for comple- Completion: The contion. tractual completion time shall be 60 calendar i.

P r e v a i l i n g days from the date of Wages: In accordance Notice To Proceed. with the provisions of Sections 1770 et seq., o.

Retention: In of the Labor Code, the accordance with the Director of the Industrial contract, five percent Relations of the State of (5%) of any progress California has deter- payment will be withheld mined the general pre- as retention. Pursuant to vailing rate of wages Section 22300 of the applicable to the work to Public Contract Code, at be done. The Contractor the request and will be required to pay to expense of the all persons employed on Contractor, securities the project by the equivalent to the amount Contractor sums not withheld may be less than the sums set deposited with the City forth in the documents or with a state or federentitled "General ally chartered bank as Prevailing Wage the escrow agent, and Determination made by City shall then pay such the Director of Industrial moneys to the Relations pursuant to Contractor. Refer to the California Labor Code, contract for further clariPart 7, Chapter 1, Article fication.

2, Sections 1770, 1773, 1773.1." These docu- p.

Contact Person: ments can be reviewed A bidder or potential bidin the office of the City der who has a procedurClerk or may be al question may call obtained from the State.

Julio Guerrero at telej.

P r e b i d phone number 310-288A substantive Conference Date and 2823.

Location: A mandatory question must be subpre-bid conference will mitted in writing and a be held on Thursday, copy of that question October 18, 2012 at plus a written response 9:30 a.m. at the project to it will be emailed or site, located at 450 N. mailed to all parties who Rexford Drive, Beverly have obtained a bid Hills 90210. package.

e.

Bid Opening: Thursday – November k.

Bid Security: 1, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Each bid shall be f.

Due Date and accompanied by bid Location for security in the form of a Submittals: Sealed cashier's check, certibids will be received at fied check or bid bond in all times during normal the amount of 10% of business hours prior to the total bid amount. All the Bid Opening, at the cashier's checks or cerCity Clerk’s Office, 455 tified checks must be North Rexford Drive, drawn on a responsible Room 290, Beverly bank doing business in Hills, CA 90210. All bids the United States and must be in writing and shall be made payable must contain an original to THE CITY OF BEV-

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.

BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DOCUMENT 00020 NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (“District”) will receive sealed bids from Class C-20 Licensed Contractors for Bid #12-13/001 HAWTHORNE SCHOOL Chiller/cooling tower replacement project at the office of the Purchasing Department, 255 South Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, 90212 no later than November 8, 2012 at 1:00PM at which time or thereafter said bids will be opened and read aloud. Bids received after this time will be returned unopened.

Bids shall be valid for 60 calendar days after the bid opening date. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period sixty (60) calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.

Bids must be submitted on the District’s Bid Forms in a sealed envelope clearly marked in accordance with the Information for Bidders.

An onsite bid clock shall be used to determine the time.

Bidders may obtain an electronic copy ONLY of the Contract Documents from the District’s Facilities and Planning Department at: 310551-5100, extension 2390 at no cost to the Contractor. Contract Documents will be available for bidders on/or after October 25, 2012. To the extent required by Public Contract Code Section 20103.7, the District shall also make the Contract Documents available for review at one or more plan rooms.

Bids must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or a Bid Bond in favor of the District in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price.

A “MANDATORY” PreBid Conference will be held at Hawthorne School, 624 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 on the following date(s) and time(s): Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:00AM. Each and every Bidder “MUST” attend the Pre-Bid Conference and sign-in.

Prospective bidders “MAY NOT” visit the Project Site without making arrangements through the Facilities and Planning Department.

Bids “WILL NOT” be accepted from any bidder who

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did not attend the Pre- Pursuant to Public Bid Conference.

Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the District Each bid shall be has made any findings accompanied by the designating certain security referred to in materials, products, the Contract Documents, things, or services by the non-collusion decla- specific brand or trade ration, the list of pro- name, such findings and posed subcontractors, the materials, products, and all additional docu- things, or services and mentation required by their specific brand or the Information for trade names will be set Bidders. forth in the Special Conditions.

The successful bidder will be required to fur- Award of Contract: The nish the District with a District shall award the Performance Bond Contract for the Project equal to 100% of the to the lowest responsisuccessful bid, and a ble bidder as deterPayment Bond equal to mined from the base bid 100% of the successful alone, by the District. bid, prior to execution of The District reserves the the Contract. All bonds right to reject any or all are to be secured from a bids or to waive any surety that meets all of irregularities or informalthe State of California ities in any bids or in the bonding requirements, bidding process. Bid as defined in Code of protests, if any, must Civil Procedure Section comply with the require995.120, and is admit- ments set forth in the ted by the State of Information for Bidders California. in order to be timely and considered by the Pursuant to Public District.

Contract Code Section 22300, the successful The last date to submit bidder may substitute questions shall be certain securities for October 26, 2012. All funds withheld by questions must be subDistrict to ensure his mitted in accordance performance under the with the procedures set Contract. At the request forth in the Information and expense of the suc- for Bidders. cessful bidder, securities equivalent to any Publication Dates: amount withheld shall October 12, 2012 be deposited at the dis- October 19, 2012 —————————— cretion of District, with either District or a state FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME or federally chartered STATEMENT 2012191089 The bank, as the escrow following is/are doing business agent, who shall then as: JOSEPH COHEN DIApay any funds otherwise MOND CO. 606 S. Hill St. #912, subject to retention to Los Angeles, CA 90014; Joseph Cohen 606 S. Hill St. the successful bidder. #912, Los Angeles, CA 90014; Upon satisfactory com- The business is conducted by: pletion of the Contract, AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) the securities shall be has begun to transact busireturned to the success- ness under the name(s) listed ful bidder. herein 1989: Joseph Cohen: The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the Contract which will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of which are on file and will be made available to any interested party upon request at the District’s Purchasing Department or online at www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr. A copy of these rates shall be posted by the successful bidder at the job site. The successful bidder and all subcontractor(s) under him, shall comply with all applicable Labor Code provisions, which include, but are not limited to the payment of not less than the required prevailing rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, the employment of apprentices, the hours of labor and the debarment of contractors and subcontractors.

Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012191111 The following is/are doing business as: 1) SERVANT PRODUCTIONS 2) NEW RELEASE ENTERTAINMENT 9733 Charleville Blvd. #1, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Jodi Hannah 9733 Charleville Blvd. #1, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Eric Hannah 9733 Charleville Blvd. #1, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: HUSBAND AND WIFE, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jodi Hannah, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012191059 The following is/are doing business as: DRESS FOR DEATH 3437 S. Cloverdale, Los Angeles, CA 90016; Gabriel Garofano 3437 S. Cloverdale, Los Angeles, CA 90016; Lauren Rivera 3437 S. Cloverdale, Los Angeles, CA 90016; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein:

Gabriel Garofano: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012189225 The following is/are doing business as: RC TALENT AGENCY 8961 Sunset Blvd. #2C, West Hollywood, CA 90069; Robert Andrew Saltzburg 8815 Rosewood Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Robert Andrew Saltzburg: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 21, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012190875 The following is/are doing business as: TREASURE TRASH 4237 Longridge Ave. #204, Studio City, CA 91604; Brett Elizabeth Williams 4237 Longridge Ave. #204, Studio City, CA 91604; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Brett Elizabeth Williams: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012195819 The following is/are doing business as: GERONTOLOGY IN ACTION 10790 Rose Ave. #102, Los Angeles, CA 90034; Maria Siciliano 10790 Rose Ave. #102, Los Angeles, CA 90034; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Maria Siciliano: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 01, 2012; Published: October 12, 19, 26, November 02, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012195710 The following is/are doing business as: PLUSHINGTON 9123 Charleville Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Matthew J. Jaboury 9123 Charleville Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Matthew Jaboury: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 01, 2012; Published: October 12, 19, 26, November 02, 2012 LACC N/C ––––––

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012202181 The following is/are doing business as: RUSSELL WARD 133 S. Peck Dr.. #403.

Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Russell C. Wojtusiak 133 S. Peck Dr.. #403. Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Signed: Russell C. Wojtusiak, Owner; Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 10, 2012; Published: October 12, 19,26, November 2, 2012 LACC N/C

Page 24 | October 12, 2012 Trustee Sale No. 551959 Loan No. Title Order No. APN 5532-030-004 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/14/2002.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE P R O C E E D I N G S AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 11/2/2012 at 10:00AM, First American Title Insurance Company as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on May 24, 2002 as Document Number 2002-1201301, and which beneficial interest was subsequently assigned to U.S. Bank National Association of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: Bernard L. Singerman and Georgia Marie Singerman, as Trustees of the Bernard L. and Georgia Marie Singerman Family Trust, UTD August 23, 1999, who acquired title as Bernard L. and Georgia Marie Singerman, as Trustees of the Bernard L. and Georgia Marie Singerman Family Trust, UTD August 23, 1999, as Trustor, California National Bank, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state).

At: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, 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, California describing the land therein: Lot 35 And The East 44 Feet Of Lot 36 Of Tract No. 4685, In The City Of Los Angeles, County Of Los Angeles, State Of California, As Per Map Recorded In Book 51, Page 13 Of Maps, In The Office Of The County Recorder Of Said County.

APN: 5532-030-004 The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7016 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90038.

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, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $449,660.65 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. 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 and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. 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 visit the website below using the file number assigned to this case. 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.

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PUBLIC NOTICES The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. For information on sale dates please visit our website a t : http://www.ncs.firstam.co m/socal/ DATE: 10/2/12 First American Title Insurance Company 4380 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 110 San Diego, CA 92122 (858) 410-2158 David Z. Bark, Foreclosure Trustee NPP0208732 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER PUB: 10/12/2012, 10/19/2012, 10/26/2012 –––––– 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 –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012191071 The following is/are doing business as: 1) SEA BORN FISHING 2) SEA BORN FISH CO. 240 S. Doheny Dr. #201, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Jonathan Kreindler 4000 Casablanca Terrace #4312, Danville, CA 94506; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jonathan Kreindler: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 20090618386 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: 1) LA SEXY HAIR 2) LASEXYHAIR 1212 Brockton Ave. #103, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on (date): April 28, 2009 in the county of Los Angeles; Shiva KH Roohi 1212 Brockton Ave. #103, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL declare that all information in this statement is true and correct, Signed: Shiva KH Roohi; Statement #2012191164 is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012191166 The following is/are doing business as: SHIVA SALON & HAIR BOUTIQUE 1212 Brockton Ave. #103, Los Angeles, CA 90025; Shiva KH. Roohi 1212 Brockton Ave. #103, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The busi-

ness is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Shiva KH. Roohi: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 20081173245 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: SILKY SMOOTH AUTO DETAILING 2116 Kerwood, Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025; The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on (date): July 01, 2008 in the county of Los Angeles; Shalom Len 2116 Kerwood, Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL declare that all information in this statement is true and correct, Signed: Shalom Len; Statement #2012191118 is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012191120 The following is/are doing business as: AUTOMOTIVE DETOX 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #1229, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Shalom Len 2116 Kerwood Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Shalom Len: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2012191076 The following is/are doing business as: LITTLE INDIA RESTAURANT 6775 Santa Monica Blvd. #7, Los Angeles, CA 90038; Zannat Alanna Holdings, LLC 6775 Santa Monica Blvd. #7, Los Angeles, CA 90038; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Amirul Islam, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 24, 2012; Published: October 05, 12, 19, 26, 2012 LACC N/C

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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).

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1 BED/2 BATHS $1,100,000

Master Suite for RENT

• DIANA COOK

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4 BEDROOM, 4 BATH + DEN + BONUS •

COLDWELL BANKER • BH

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

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CENTURY PARK EAST CENTURY TOWERS PARK PLACE CENTURY HILL LE PARC CENTURY WOODS For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

GUESTHOUSE FOR RENT

• Free WiFi Access • 310/473-5061

GUESTHOUSE/APT Close To U.C.L.A. 1 Bedroom-

~ Lower ~ Benedict Canyon

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Spacious, balcony, a/c, M I D - W I L S H I R E fireplace, pool, controlled 340 S. St. Andrews Pl. access, laundry fac., prkg. 2 Bdrm + 2 Bath

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RENTWOOD

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 120 S. Swall Dr.

• • • • • • • • • Balcony, controlled access, parking, • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • • elevator, on-site laundry. Very Spacious, A/C, Border of to shopping. intercom entry, B E V E R L Y H I L L S Close 323/352-6255 on-sight laundry, prkg.

321 S. Sherbourne Dr. Close to Cedars-Sinai, • • Spacious • • • BRENTWOOD • J r. E x e c u t i v e 125 N. Barrington Av. Beverly Center, •• shops, cafes •• •• •• •• •• Controlled access, •••2 Bdrm. & transportation . air conditioning, stove, 310/597-9750 + 2 Bath • elevator, laundry • 1 Bdrm. facility, parking. + 1 Bath •

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Private with patio in woodsy setting. Designer done, hrwd. flrs., built-ins, 2 tv’s, cable, DSL, spa • 310/247-8689 • tub, washer/dryer.

Upscale, Bright, Close to Cedars-Sinai, $2,700 • Short-Term Avail.

Gorgeous & Spacious.

Beverly Center & Call: 310/271-5971 Trendy Robertson Bl. With Pool, balcony, Owner • Realtor central air, fireplace, stove, elevator, BRENTWOOD 440 intercom entry, prkg.

904-908 Granville Av.

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 309 S. Sherbourne Dr. ( • • • ----- • • • )

1 Bd. + Den + 1 1/ 2 Ba. 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. Good closet space, a/c,

elevator, dishwasher, Spacious Home UNFURNISHED • 310/476-2181 • controlled access. Close 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. Newly Updated APT’S/CONDO’S Close to shopping. to Cedars/shops/trans.

Single $5,550/MO. Includes: 310/247-8689 434 S. Swall Drive **CENTURY CITY** Fireplace, balcony, BRENTWOOD The Carlton Call 310/657-2630 2220 S. Beverly Glen laundry facility, BRENTWOOD

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Prime Location • 1 B d . + 1 B a . • BEVERLY HILLS • • Lots of • • 3 Bdrm.+2 Bath

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subterranean prkg. 11666 Goshen Ave. 11640 Kiowa Ave. Near Whole Foods. ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( ) Newly Updated

310/207-1965

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1 Bd.+Den+11/2 Ba. 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath Single • ••••••• 1 Bd.+Loft+11/2 Ba. Balcony, dishwasher,

Character & Charm ! W E S T L . A .

Remodeled kitchen & Alcove fireplace, fridge, 1342 Centinela Ave. (•)(•)(•) a/c, heated pool, (•)(•) bathrooms w/ granite laundry facility, gated - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath Central air/heat, elevator controlled counter tops, Hrwd.flrs., - 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath parking, intercom access, on-site laundry, fireplace, patio, • Bright Unit • central air, driveway entry and more. parking. Close to controlled access, With patio, on-site pool, elevator, parking, Brentwood Village, prkg.+separate garage. • 310/552-8064 • laundry, On-site Shops & Restaurants. $4,800/Month laundry facility.

Rooftop jacuzzi with parking.

Close to • 310/826-4889 • 310/849-2434 310/312-9871 panoramic city views. transportation.

• 424/744-6342 •

300 HOUSES FOR SALE

Penthouse, One of a Kind Sky Lounge Den, 2 Jumbo Balconies, Walk-In Closet Hardwood Floors, 270 Degree Unobstructed City & Ocean Views

Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Gardens & Lawns, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center

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From Home, Laundry room avail.

Female Preferred. Just Bring a Toothbrush Completely $800/Month Furnished Turnkey Please Call:

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• WESTWOOD • C L O S E T O S H O P S on-sight laundry, parking. $6,500/MO. 10933 Rochester Ave. & R ESTAURANTS . • Free WiFi Access • Call 310/276-0278 r .

E 310/385-9169 J xecutive ~ 310/476-3824 ~

W/ PRIVATE FULL BATH. Single Occupant

425 City+MountainViews!

Elegant Remodel Generous Master Luxurious Master Bath

everything. Avail immediately.

South Wetherly Dr.

310/801-3410

This Weeks Listings CENTURY PARK EAST 1 BED, 1 BATH $397,500

BEVERLY HILLS

120 S. WETHERLY DR. 1 Blk. East of Doheny BEV. HILLS TRIANGLE 11730 SUNSET BLVD. 2 BEDROOMS 170 N. Crescent Dr. • • • • • • • 2-STORY HOME * * Clean, bright, nice size • Jr. Executive * * * 1* * 5 BDRM. + 3 3/4 BATHS apartments. Swimming 2 Bdrm.

••••••• +2 / 2 Bath Dining room, den, central pool, laundry facilty Large & Bright.

• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath Pool, a/c, balcony, A/C, 2 car garage plus 4 and gated garage.

Rooftop pool, additional parking. Close to Call 310/276-9871 fridge, stove, laundry deck, gym, central air,

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— ———— –––– —————–––– 417 S. Barrington Av. W S L. E T

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A.

1236 Amhearst Ave.

• 1 Bdrm.

• Large Unit • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

LOW MOVE -IN !

Dishwasher, a/c, walk-in closet, wet bar, controlled access, on-site parking & laundry facility.

“The Mission ” • Westwood •

310/820-8584

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

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+1

Bath •

Hardwood floors, pool, laundry facility, controlled access, prkg.

Close to Brentwood Village.

• 310/440-5051 • VERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE

440

BEVERLY HILLS

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • • • •

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

218 S. Tower Dr.

6-Month Lease Avail.

• • • • • • • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • •• S i n g l e • •

• BRENTWOOD •

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120 Granville Ave.

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

2 Bdrm. + 1 1/ 2 Bath Large, Sunny & Bright.

Every Extra Luxury:

Old World Charm !

Bright, intercom entry, • Free WiFi Access • fridge, stove, laundry fac. • C l o s e t o U C L A •

CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS & SHOPPING .

310/531-3992

1350 S. Midvale Ave. L.A., 90024

C o n t a c t M g r. :

• 310/864-0319 •

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heated pool, intercom entry, on-sight lndry., prkg.

Close to Everything.

424/202-7286

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UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

~ WEST L.A. ~ 1675 Colby Ave.

1 Bd.+Den+1 Ba.

157 No. LaPeer Drive

2 BDRM, 1.5 BATH TOWNHOUSE

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Spacious & Bright.

A/C, balcony, dishwasher, stove, wet bar, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, prkg.

310/477-0072

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1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath Intercom entry, a/c, dishwasher, on-sight laundry & parking.

CLOSE TO SCHOOL.

310/477-8171

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

BEVERLY HILLS B E V E R L Y H I L L S 2 Master Bdrm+2 Bath Remodeled kitchen,

Olympic Blvd.

Near Roxbury Park

1 A/C, hardwood flrs, ample Mid-Century 3 Bd.+1 /2 Ba. storage, laundry, garage. Lower Front, wood & new Near Roxbury Park. tile flrs., stove, d/w, w/d hook-ups, a/c, ceiling Avail. Now fans, patio, prkg. double $2,550/MO entry. 6-UNIT BLDG.

2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Upper unit with hard$2,475/Mo. • No Dogs wood floors & carpet 818/594-1160 in bedrooms, tiled bath *KELEMEN* and kitchen, 2 parking.

REAL ESTATE BEVERLY HILLS (310) 966-0900 LOTS OF LIGHTS Spacious 2 Bd.+2 Ba. all listings are on $1,600/MO. centurycityliving.com RECENTLY RENOVATED. By appointment only.

Valet and Guest Karen: 310-384-7300 Open concept kitchen.

Parking. Huge Heated 1st flr., central air, walk- C a l l 3 1 0 / 4 2 5 - 9 0 7 0 Pool, Security Staff, in closet in Master, laundry HILLS Doorman & Houseon-sight, secured BEVERLY HILLS WILSHIRE BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY man, Switchboard 145 S. MAPLE bldg., 2-car garage.

C O R R I D O R 205 EL CAMINO DR. 8747 Clifton Way Tennis, Fitness Center 2 BD + DEN + 2 BA r Business Cente $2,395/Month 10530-10540 1 BDRM + 1 3/4 BATH 3 BDRM + DEN + 3 BATH Spacious unit 1800 sf NEW LISTINGS EVERYDAY Wilshire Bl. 310/402-3917 $1,675/MO. Spacious Townhome with with hardwood floors, ∞ ∞ ∞ Call for latest propertie s With central air, dish∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ hardwood floors, granite granite counter top, • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • B E V E R L Y H I L L S washer, microwave, 310/551-2654

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PERFECT CONDITION .

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1628 Westgate Ave.

~ 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. ~ Bright & Airy.

Dishwasher, Intercom entry, on-sight parking, on-sight laundry facility.

Close to transportation.

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Luxury Living with valet, 310/820-1810 lush garden surrounding pool, W E S T W O O D gym, elevator, etc.

10905 Ohio Ave. Dishwasher, ••• ••• central air, balcony.

• 1• Bd. + 1 Ba•. • Call: 310/470-4474

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tops, A/C, washer/dryer in unit, lots of closet space and 2 car parking.

$4,800/MO. Call 310/261-4079

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3 BDRM. + 2 BATH

blacony, central air & heat, plenty of closet space, 2 car parking.

Close to shopping and Beverly Hills Schools. $2,950/MO. CALL 310/385-7188

CENTURY PARK EAST

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1 BED, 1 BATH $2,600/MONTH

Bright, controlled access, H O L L Y W O O D Large Unit 2000 sq.ft. 141 N. ARNAZ DR. balcony, pool, elevator, 1769-1775 Sycamore Av. with granite counter Large~Gorgeous~Impressive 2 BD + 2 BA • • • • • laundry fac., prkg. tops, hardwood floors, Condo Quality Unit S i n g l e Close To U.C.L.A. • Completely Remodeled central air, elevator.

B a c h e l o r 310/477-6856 • Hardwood/Carpet/Tile, $3,600/MO. Controlled access, SANTA MONICA Call 213/305-1346 Custom Cabinets, Granite laundry facility.

Countertops, Walk-in 2600 Virginia Ave. Utilities Included.

Closets w/ Built-ins A/C, • Spacious • 323/851-3790 W E S T H O L L Y W O O D Dishwasher, Laundry in • 3 Bdrm.+2 Bath • Close to Everything .

Unit, Crown Molding.

Fountainview Towers Patio, dishwasher, $2,950 PER MONTH on-site laundry, parking.

2 Bd. + 2 Ba. Condo MUST SEE Close to school, freeway L O S A N G E L E S Completely Remodeled. ~ NO PETS ~ & transportation. 4 0 1 S . H O O V E R S t .

Corner unit, kitch. w/ 310/276-2119 310/962-5733 • 1 Bdrm breakfast area, formal +1 Bath din. rm., step-down liv.

SANTA MONICA • 2 B d r m • CONDO QUALITY • rm. w/ fireplace+balcony, HANCOCK PARK ADJ +2 Bath th 843 4 St. Luxury 3 Bd. Duplex Control access, walk-in closets, w/d in • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. A/C & heat, unit. Pool/spa/guest prkg.

POOL, Heated pool, balcony, a/c, washer/dryer hook up, $3,550/Month dishwasher, controlled dishwasher, elevator, on-site laundry LISA SHERMAN • BROKER New kitchen, carpeted, access, elevator, laundry room, parking. and parking. owner occupied. No 310/786-1851

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garage. Retired profes4 Blks. to Beach. — — — — — – – – – sional couple preferred.

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. —————–––– BEVERLY HILLS 1017 S. SHERBOURNE No Smokers.

Must See! CULVER CITY NORTH OF SANTA MONICA $2,800/MO. Very Private & Spacious 3830 Vinton Ave. • • Single • • 3 BD + 4 BA. CONDO Call 323/829-2933 2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH • • • • Totally remodeled. New 213/385-4751

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upper unit with breakfast Pool, sauna, fridge, kitchen with top-of-theand formal dining room. dishwasher intercom line appliances, all new Yard, laundry & parking. entry, elevator, on-site bathrooms and flooring. laundry, parking.

310/841-2367

1132 S. HOLT AVE.

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

$3,500/MO. $5,500/MO. Call 310/422-0905 Call 213/804-3761

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1 BED, 1 BATH $2,500/MONTH High Floor, Renovated, Wood Floors, Double Sinks/Showers Granite Counters, Huge Balcony Manhattan Views

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High Floor, Wood Floors Huge Balcony, South Tower

336 S. Rexford Dr.

parking, laundry facility, gated entry, elevator, ~ N E W L Y U P D A T E D ~ new carpets & patio.

Upper, hardwood Ron:310/990-1730 floors, a/c, laundry, covered parking.

PRIME BEV. HILLS $2,200/Month Canon/Charleville

• 2 Bdrm. +1 Bath •

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wood floors, secured building, laundry facility, 1 BED, 1 BATH 1 BDRM., 11/2 BATH. street parking only. No $3,200/MONTH High Floor, Totally Renovated 24-hr. security, swimming Pets. All utilities paid Raised Ceilings, Totally Furnished pool, tennis court, gym, $1,500/MO. Unobstructed East Views 6th flr. room view, up- Call 310/729-1400 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ graded. High-rise for appointment.

2 BED /2 BATHS bldg.

Next to 4-Season’s $3,200/MO Hotel. $2,250/MO Renovated, Sub-Penthouse BRENTWOOD Granite Counters, 2 Huge Call 310/892-4166 V I L L A G E A R E A Balconies, Unobstructed or 323/653-3862 • Attractive Single • 270 degree Views, Of LA & Santa Monica Bay. Art-deco style bldg. w/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ intercom entry+attractive BEVERLY HILLS ADJ 2 BED/DEN/2 BATHS Bedford/Olympic main lobby. Lovely court$5,000/MO 2 BD, 2 BA CONDO yard pool. Full kitch+prkg.

Jumbo Condo, High Floor Laundry fac. • $1,175 Ocean Views, Brand New $2,150/MO.

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2 BED/DEN/2 BATHS $7,500/MO

Approx. 1400 Sq. ft. DAVID: 310/398-1221 RADU: 310/826-4380 Lower unit with fridge, WATER+GAS+ELECTRIC INCLD washer/dryer in unit and 2 car parking.

Call 310/880-7281 PRIME LOCATION BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS & BRENTWOOD 260 S. DOHENY DR L U X U RY U N I T S •• 2 BEDROOM •• • SINGLES CENTURY PARK EAST

Jumbo Condo, High Floor Unobstructed East, & South Views, Travertine Floors, Open Kitchen, Stainless Steel, Granite Counters, Party Sized Spa

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CENTURY TOWERS PARK PLACE CENTURY HILL LE PARC CENTURY WOODS For Sale See our A d Sec. 270

Newly refurbished kitchen and bath. hardwood flrs.

A/C, dishwasher, laundry and parking. $1,750/MO. Contact Brian at

310/821-4903

• 1 BEDROOMS • 2 BEDROOMS

Hardwood flrs/Carpets

From $1,500-$2,200 Shown by appointment

310/653-2551

BEVERLY HILLS

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458 PLOTS FOR SALE

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“The people” does not mean bureaucrats, elected officials or “experts” who tell us what to do. In that sense, The Courier is libertarian. In a more specific sense, The Courier is proprietary.

Our job is to watch and report, especially when we sense or learn that “our” government is administered and operated by people who believe that consulting the people is not on their “to do list.”

Whether the government is Beverly Hills, the County of Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the state of California or the federal government, the reaction when “the people” demand to be heard is invariably the same. They don’t like it. They emotionally resent the intrusion of the “the people” into “their” closed, private business (which just happens to be the people’s business). Those who believe themselves part of “government” say that The Courier – or any other news organization that does its duty under the First Amendment to the Constitution – is biased, negative, or something else bad.

To us, that means we are doing our job.

Is it pleasant to have government resources used against us? No. Of course not. Do we enjoy reporting actions and policies that we believe are wrong? No. Our strong preference is to report good things, positive things, happy things. Unlike the “mainstream media” we do not celebrate downfalls, accidents or tragedies. We feel the hurt and sympathize with those who are victims.

Similarly, we are not jealous or envious of the success of others. We view success as a bright example for others to prove that “good wins in the end.”

But when we witness policies, actions, and deliberate concealment – manipulation – of our own people by elected officials and government bureaucrats, we do our duty. We try to shine the light on that. We report news so that our readers can learn what is being done in their name.

Most often, what is being done is being done “to us” not “for us.”

The Courier reporting staff has devoted countless hours and hundreds of column inches to reporting on Metro, on Roxbury Park, on public employee pay and benefits, school issues and the actual record of performance in office of local elected officials. Those articles resulted from hard digging, great effort and checking and doublechecking. Our elected officials who trust the people and keep their covenant with them have nothing to fear from The Courier. On the opposite side, those who believe they know better, who arrogantly try to the fool the people, and who try to manipulate will not like – and do not like – our reporting.

Regardless, it is you, our readers, who judge.

Unlike some who seek or hold elected office, we know that accuracy reporting remains our only product and that the trust of our readers is our only asset. Whenever we “go up against” city hall or the bureaucrats or Metro or whomever, we know that we must get the facts right or they will take us to task. We are proud of our record of reporting and accuracy. If some don’t like it, sorry (not really), our constituency is you, our readers, not a handful of insiders who want to promote themselves and their goals in the dark, behind closed doors, and with careful rationing of the facts.

In Beverly Hills, we have seen this obsession to hide, conceal and manipulate in everything from Roxbury, school scandals to illegal email policies that go against the principles of open government. We expose those and you, the people, react. For some elected officials, their performance in office daily gains and reinforces the trust placed in them by you, the people. For others, their record speaks volumes.

We must never forget that serving in public office is not easy. Whether a public official retains the trust of the people or exhausts that trust, anyone who volunteers for local public office always does so at a sacrifice of time, energy, money and conscience. Whether the policies and actions of those people serve the public good or not, they stepped forward while most don’t. To all who serve, we owe them a “thank you” whether we agree with them or not. However, when they break or exhaust the trust of the people, it is time to leave. When they become instruments of “the insiders” and the bureaucrats, rather than the people, it really is time for them to leave. They can “sour grapes” all they want, but we all know it is time for them to go.

In the end, it is the responsibility of the people to stay informed, to insist that their views be respected and carried out. When the people stop monitoring their government, they no longer have a government that is theirs. They are simply “the governed.” The American people are the only ones responsible for the government we have.

The Courier does its best to keep you informed.

Then it’s up to you.

SOME DEBATES ARE ‘DE-BAIT-ABLE’ Cartoon for The Courier by Janet Salter

Rabbi Jacob Pressman DON’T TAKE THE BAIT TO DEBATE The current political activity characterizing the candidates for election to offices national and local has been the debate. This activity has been part of the process of running for office before. The most remembered are the Lincoln-Douglas debates of the mid-19th century.

However, because technology has brought the debates into the voters’ homes as never before, the debate has been the ubiquitous method of battling for votes. True, the debate uses brain and tongue to great advantage, but leaves me with the uneasy feeling that the most glib candidate might not prove to be best representative of the interests of the body politic.

I am not a master historian, but it seems to me George Washington was not involved in a great debate to become the U.S.A.’s first president. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had an easy time of being elected again, and again, and again. Calvin Coolidge was known as “Silent Cal” and Harry S. Truman was what you saw was what you got. The advent of television in the electioneering process has added a great glob of show business. The early display of many candidates at the same time looked like a row of dolls in their stalls. The winnowing process has left us now with only Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, and vice-president candidates Biden and Ryan for office in the war of words.

The deluge of words which lies ahead for us from now to election day requires each of us to study them hard and understand for whom and for what we shall be voting. It is not a popularity contest but an astute evaluation of promises and their consequences by us which should shape our votes. So…see you at the polls.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Those who watched the Oct. 2 City Council study session were treated to a magic show. City Manager Jeff Kolin showed us how to make $1.4 million disappear. When Councilmember Lili Bosse said she couldn’t find where the $1.4 million already spent on Roxbury was shown in the project’s budget, Kolin let her in on his little secret. He had buried it in last year’s budget so it would not be counted as part of the money spent on the Roxbury renovation. Nancy Hunt-Coffey of Parks & Recreation and Assistant Project Manager Danielle Kahikina did their own magic act by listing two separate columns on a monitor with a tag line underneath that the project was within the budget. Figures shown were $14.408 million for construction and $968,056 in soft costs for a total of $15.376 million, not including the ignored and spent $1.4 million. Bosse asked how this could be within the budget as the project was originally set at $14.8 million. She and Vice Mayor John Mirisch both seemed surprised to find out the budget had been increased by $1 million. What a show!

Is it any wonder residents don’t trust City Hall?

Selma Shanker ****** Although I no longer live in Beverly Hills, I still read your paper. This past week I was pleased to see a photograph of my grandson Vin gracing your pages. Also once again I read of the majority City Council members voting down a proposal from my son, John. From all I can tell, John is keeping his campaign promises to represent the residents of Beverly Hills. I wonder what it is that keeps these three blind mice from seeing what's best for their City. Oh, right–they’re blind.

Robert Mirisch ****** The Courier should be commended for an open and balanced article on 33rd Congressional District challenger and “experienced citizen” Bill Bloomfield. The extended allusion to Frank Capra’s film Mr. Smith Goes To Washington is quite telling, since Rep. Henry Waxman was born the year of that film’s release. Like “Mr. Smith,” Waxman came to Congress with the reform agenda, joining the class of 1974 reacting to the national outrage over the disgraceful Watergate Scandal.

If anyone wants to see what money, power, and prestige can do to a man who goes from changing Washington to Washington changing him, look no further than Henry Waxman, who is now “pathetically beholden” to special interests and hyperpartisanship. After pulling strings and paying dues to choose his own easily-won districts, Waxman never campaigned for office, instead directing funds to other races as part of the “Berman-Waxman” machine. He attacks the Koch Brothers for pulling the strings of majority members on the Energy and Commerce Committee, yet two-thirds of his donations come from special interests.

He stands by the green tech lobby, even though the same companies have gone bankrupt or gone overseas with federal tax dollars. Waxman half-sincerely apologizes: “I’m sorry!”

In the past three years, Waxman has authored the most divisive and risible legislation – ObamaCare and Waxman-Markey – both of which passed on the slimmest of margins. He has wasted precious time on steroid use in baseball, admitting in one documentary his blatant ignorance about our nation’s steroid and drinking laws. He admitted ignorance about his prized Cap and Trade bill and that GM went bankrupt three years ago! For decades, Waxman could say “I don’t know” and not care since he was assured a win term after term. The last straw for me, though, was Feb. 2011, when in open committee Waxman asserted: “We’re not broke!” in the face of a $14 trillion (now $16 trillion) national debt. Waxman the “experienced politician” had his chance to do the right thing for the voters. Now maybe the right thing is vote for Bill Bloomfield in the 33rd!

Arthur C. Schaper ****** In Greece, Spain, Portugal and other countries, people are starving, homeless and committing suicide because they have no hope.

Politicians all over those countries are still well dressed... some even outrageously fat...with a limousine and chauffeur at their disposal. Yet, not one has so far said: “To help our country, we have decided to reduce our salary until the end of the financial crisis. We have decided to take a 75 percent pay cut to help the poor.” No way! Is this world becoming ripe for a communist takeover?

Hubert C. Bissot

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