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The Rams’ Todd Gurley helped Compass launch its sports and entertainment division.

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GREAT DEBATERS—Thomas White (left) and Robert K. Tanenbaum (right) faced off last Thursday night in an impartial debate on the Hilton Initiative that ended with many in attendance questioning the motives of the Wanda Group’s influence on the Measure HH campaign. For the full story, see page 5.

Courier photo by Matt Lopez

Beverly Hills High seniors and lifelong friends authored a new children’s book.

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Will Rogers Awards Read all about the nominees for Person of the Year and Business of the Year for this year’s Will Rogers Awards. See page 18 for the list of nominees.

Guest editorials from BHUSD Board President Howard Goldstein on Measure Y and former mayor Robert K. Tanenbaum on Measure HH. 33-34

George Christy, Page 6 Every Other Year Barbara Davis Hosts Her Carousel of Hope Ball At The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Amassing Funds For Juvenile Diabetes Research.

This Year’s Event Raised More Than $2 Million

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

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Planning Commission Continues Hearing On Wanda Project To Next Week

THIS ISSUE

The Blue Ribbon Music Center hosted its annual “Day at the Races” at Santa Anita.

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City-Sponsored Hilton Initiative Forum Set For Oct. 24

By Matt Lopez A community informational forum on Measure HH, the Hilton Initiative, and sponsored by the City of Beverly Hills, is expected to go forward on Monday, Oct. 24.

The format of the forum will be a pre-taped video presentation where a member of City staff will provide factual publicly-available campaign information for approximately 10-15 minutes.

That will be followed by a question-and-answer session hosted by an “independent moderator” who will read answers from the pro and con sides to questions from the community.

Yes on HH campaign representatives pulled out of the initial City debate when it was learned that the Wanda Group, owners of

the neighboring One Beverly Hills project, were planning to have speakers attend and speak out against the ballot measure.

Hilton Initiative spokesperson Marie Garvey confirmed the Yes on HH side will participate.

“We are happy to participate and are working with the City to finalize the details,” Garvey said.

Questions can be submitted to www.beverlyhills.org/MeasureHH until Monday, Oct. 17. Each side will then have until Oct. 20 to provide a written response.

Kosterman said the video presentation will then likely be released on Oct. 24 and aired regularly on local channel BHTV, the City’s website and via social media platforms.

City, School District To Consider Legal Recourse If Venoco Fails To Decommission BHHS Oil Well

By Laura Coleman With less than three months before Venoco, Inc. extracts the last drop of oil from Beverly Hills, City and school district officials met this week to plan for the worst; that the energy company opts not to honor its contract with the City and the Beverly Hills Unified School District and stop drilling by Dec. 31.

“If they keep pumping, we will have contingency plans in place,” City Attorney Larry Wiener said.

Venoco, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year, currently extracts roughly 300 barrels of crude oil from beneath the ground via the Beverly Hills High School oil well.

The BHHS oil well is the City’s only operational well.

On Tuesday, City Councilmembers Julian Gold and Kathy Reims met with Board of Education President Howard

Goldstein and board member Isabel Hacker, along with various district and City officials and attorneys, to hammer out a shared legal strategy in case Venoco fails to comply with the stipulations of its $1.1 million annual lease with the City and the BHUSD. Officials already know that in at least one capacity Venoco will clearly violate its contract.

Specifically, the energy company has 90 days to remediate the land–a process that is actually expected to take at least two years and cost north of $10 million.

“We really anticipate Venoco is going to stick to their bankruptcy plan…and part of what they represented to the bankruptcy court is that they have the funds to remediate,” Goldstein said.

“The real purpose of the meeting was to make sure the City is in lock-step with the district,” he added.

By Victoria Talbot On Thursday, the Planning Commission once again postponed approval of the Wanda Project at 9900 Wilshire Boulevard, also known as One Beverly Hills.

The hearing has been continued to Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 1:30 p.m.

Commissioners Andy Licht, Lori Greene Gordon and Alan Block had two distinct issues they couldn’t get past for approval: the project’s proposed loading dock and its lack of self-parking.

The proposed loading dock entrance will be widened to accommodate right turns into and right turns. The site will have 12-foot construction fences to allay dust and noise (see ‘WANDA PROJECT’ page 16)

Wanda’s Strange Reluctance To Discuss Westside Access

By Victoria Talbot On Thursday, the Planning Commission continued discussion on the Dalian Wanda Group’s One Beverly Hills, a project that the commissioners cannot seem to get on the same page about as it pertains to various issues.

One thing that remains clear is that none of the five commissioners have said that this was the best possible project for the site.

In fact, every single one said that it was not perfect. (see ‘WESTSIDE ACCESS’ page 16)

Report: Beverly Hills Land Company Wanted No ‘Resident Interference’ On Parcels 12 & 13 Tree Cutting

By Victoria Talbot A report on the investigation into the events surrounding the removal of trees on Lots 12 & 13 conducted by Parrent Smith Investigations is now available and will be on the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council Study Session October 18.

The report came out hours before the Courier’s Thursday deadline; a detailed review will be available online at www.bhcourier.com this weekend.

The report read: “From all the interviews we did and documents we reviewed, we believe the answer is simply

Celebrity Photo Agency/Scott Downie

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that the Beverly Hills Land Company wanted to remove the trees and didn’t want the City or the nearby residents to interfere with that desire. They wanted the trees removed for two reasons: 1) they wanted the land to be flat and ready for remediation and ultimately for development and 2) they didn’t want to be liable for a tree falling and harming people or property. There is no question that the BHLC is primarily responsible for having removed trees without notice, without a permit and without the proper precautions to (see ‘PARCELS 12 & 13’ page 22)

BEN IS BACK — Anna Kendrick, Ben Affleck and Greer Grammer partied after the premiere of Warner Bros.

Pictures’ The Accountant to benefit the American Film Institute (AFI) at The TCL Chinese Theater.

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, will hold a public hearing to consider adoption of:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A WATER SUPPLY FEE and A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHEDULE OF TAXES, FEES & CHARGES TO ESTABLISH A WATER SUPPLY FEE. The proposed ordinance and resolution will establish a water supply fee that will pay for the cost of facilities to provide additional local water supplies needed as new connections are established or new development / redevelopment occurs. The proposed fee is in addition to the City’s current water capacity charge adopted in 2015 and will help maintain the City’ s goal of reducing its reliance on imported Metropolitan Water District water.

Copies of the proposed Ordinance, Resolution and the related fee study are available for review or purchase in the Office of the City Clerk, Room 290, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. These documents can also be found at www.beverlyhills.org. Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard. Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210. The comments should be received prior to the hearing date. If you need more information, please contact Caitlin Sims at (310) 285-2499.

Please note that if you challenge the Council's action in regard to this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing.

BYRON POPE, MMC City Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HEARING DATE: TIME: LOCATION:

October 27, 2016 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard Commission Meeting Room 280-A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210

The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its REGULAR meeting on Thursday, October 27, 2016, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider: A request for a Conditional Use Permit, Development Plan Review, and Extended Hours Permit for the property located at 9400 Olympic Boulevard (Viviane Restaurant at Avalon Hotel). The Applicant (the Avalon Hotel) was previously granted a Conditional Use Permit, Development Plan Review, and Extended Hours Permit to allow the following operations at the hotel: • Operation of a restaurant within the hotel that is open to the public; • Operation of a hotel dining facility that receives patrons between the hours of 7 A.M. until 11 P.M. daily; and • Use of patio areas adjacent to the pool for open air dining on private property.

The previously granted entitlements were not renewed in a timely manner and have expired. The Applicant is requesting a new Conditional Use Permit, Development Plan Review, and Extended Hours Permit to allow the same hotel dining operations with open air dining furniture in the same location within the hotel as was previously authorized.

This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. Upon review, the project appears to qualify for exemption from CEQA. Accordingly, the Planning Commission will consider a recommendation to find the project exempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQA as a Class 1 Categorical Exemption (minor alterations to an existing facility) pursuant to Section 15301 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission. Written comments also may be submitted prior to the public hearing to the Planning Division, via mail: attn. Alek Miller, 455 N. Rexford Drive, 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Written comments may also be submitted via email to amiller@beverlyhills.org.

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

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Alek Miller, Assistant Planner in the Planning Division at (310) 285-1196, or by email at amiller@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the application and associated project materials are on file in the Community Development Department, and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Alek Miller, Assistant Planner

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Cedars-Sinai Board Of Governors Gala To Honor Longtime Resident Vera Sylvester Stallone, Beny and Adele Alagem Markowitz Announces Candidacy For City Council

By Laura Coleman For Dr. Clive Svendsen, director of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, the key to a successful life lies in maintaining one’s health. To that end, since 2010 Svendsen has headed a laboratory at Cedars-Sinai devoted to studying neurodegenerative diseases using stem cells to treat them.

The institute, which is in the midst of a six-year campaign to raise a $30 million endowment, will be the beneficiary at this year’s Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors gala on Oct. 20 at The Beverly Hilton.

The 2016 gala will honor Adele and Beny Alagem with the “Philanthropic Leadership Award” and Sylvester Stallone with the “Heart of Hollywood Award.”

“The brilliant team at the Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute is making daily advances in new treatments for devastating diseases,” said Beny Alagem, who together with his wife Adele, a Beverly Hills native, supports a host of organizations close to their hearts, including Cedars-Sinai.

“When the work at CedarsSinai can benefit so many, we have a responsibility to do what we can, when we can, to further that good work.”

The world-renowned institute advances the field of regenerative medicine by translating laboratory discoveries into ground-breaking stemcell-based treatments for skeletal disorders and diseases of the brain, eye, pancreas, liver and blood such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington’s disease (HD),

Sylvester Stallone

spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS).

According to Svendsen, the institute is on the cusp of moving forward with clinical trials to inject stem cells into the spine cells of patients with ALS. His lab is now in the process of making lines from 1,000 patients with ALS using their skin cells to grow human physiology after taking the cells back to the embryonic state; essentially creating “little avatars...in a petri dish” that doctors can use to determine what remedies might work.

But that’s just one of the medical advances that have followed the mapping of the genome a decade ago–something Svendsen estimated can now be done for $1,200.

“It’s very exciting technology,” he said. “I guarantee you within 10 years, everyone will have their genome sequenced.”

The implications for personalized medicine are phenomenal, he explained, noting that medical advances are now pushing the age limit out to 120. As such, maintaining a healthy life is key.

Svendsen said the institute

Adele & Beny Alagem

has raised just over half of the funds needed to reach its campaign goal.

Chaired by Paul Guerin and Robert Barth, Thursday’s gala event will feature Jay Leno as host with a performance by Broadway and Glee singing sensation Matthew Morrison.

For the 12th consecutive year, Lexus will serve as a title sponsor and this year will donate a 2017 Lexus LX 450H Hybrid Drive luxury vehicle to be raffled that evening with only 500 raffle tickets to be sold.

Board of Governors Chair Leslie Spivak highlighted the importance of Stallone using his celebrity to support worthy causes close to his heart.

Academy Award nominee Stallone, who first gained the attention of audiences in playing the now iconic title role in his own screenplay, Rocky, which won the Best Picture Academy Award in 1976, is also a dedicated philanthropist.

“His creative work alone has provided more hope and inspiration to those challenged by life’s inequities than we will ever know,” Spivak said.

For more information on the gala, go to cedarssinai.edu/boggala.

By Matt Lopez Vera Markowitz, a Beverly Hills resident for nearly five decades, has decided to throw her proverbial hat into the local political ring.

“I seek to end the divisive rhetoric that has gripped City politics in recent years,” Markowitz said, adding that she promises to “work together with all City residents and businesses, as well as City staff, opening new lines of communication so that everyone’s concerns are heard and addressed.”

Markowitz said she’s long been active in local and state politics, having worked for Gov. Jerry Brown’s successful gubernatorial campaign. She also served as chair of former mayor Maralee Goldman’s campaign. Markowitz has also participated in Team Beverly Hills.

On her campaign website – www.vera4bh.com – Markowitz says she plans to “rectify the deficiencies that have arisen in recent years to the three pillars of our community, our schools, our police department, and our fire department. I plan to convert Rodeo Drive to a full time

Vera Markowitz

walking promenade, which will be crucial as we prepare to have an increase in residents and visitors to the City over the next number of years, particularly with the opening of the Purple Line subway.”

Markowitz has served as president of the Amy Karen Cancer Fund and is a founding member of Zimmer Children’s Museum. She’s an active member of the Beverly Hills Synagogue and serves on the Board of the Sisterhood.

Markowitz is a mother of three and grandmother of six, and has been married to husband Dr. Harold Markowitz for nearly 50 years.

CHINESE NEW YEAR – Pictured (from left): Yan Liqiang, Vice Chairman, Beijing Association for Cultural Exchanges; Dong Junxin, Chairman, China International Culture Association; Julie Wagner, Chief Executive Officer, Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau.

Southwest Beverly Hills’ Tallman-Stern Residence Sixth Annual Chinese New Year Nominated For Landmark Designation Celebration Set For Jan. 21

By Matt Lopez The Tallman-Stern residence, a 1930s Georgian Revival home in Southwest Beverly Hills, was nominated for inclusion as a local historic landmark last week by the Cultural Heritage Commission.

The two-story colonial revival style home at 9570 Virginia Place was built in 1935 by Gerald Colcord, who is on the City’s list of Master Architects. The home is set back from both South Camden Drive and Virginia Place with a low-rise garden wall and wrought iron fence, wrapping the entire eastern portion of the property.

The home meets all the City’s criteria for landmark designation, being at least 45-

years-old, possessing “high artistic value or aesthetic value”, retaining substantial integrity from its period of significance and having “continued historic value to the commuThe Tallman-Stern Residence nity such that its designation ards of this house,” as a landmark is reasonable Commissioner Maralee Beck and necessary to promote and said. “It has retained so many further the purposes of this arti- elements of its design. It’s a cle.” pleasure to be looking at this.”

The home was volunteered The home will be forwardfor landmark designation by its ed to the City Council for final current owners. approval as a local landmark at “You have been great stew- an upcoming meeting.

By Laura Coleman For the third year in a row, the City will collaborate with the Beijing Association for Culture Exchange to jointly host the third “Happy Chinese New Year, Charming Beijing” in Beverly Hills on Jan. 21. The announcement was made this week by Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau CEO Julie Wagner at a press conference in China.

“After two years of Beverly Hills working with the China International Culture Association and Beijing Association for Cultural Exchange, the Chinese New Year event has attracted great attention across Southern California, and has been a great success,” Wagner said.

“The event plays an important role in helping local people understand China and Beijing’s culture, and to improving mutual friendship between our two countries. Beverly Hills attaches great importance to this event and looks forward to seeing traditional performances and art from Beijing again at the 2017 gala.”

This is the sixth consecutive year of Beverly Hills hosting a Chinese New Year celebratory event.

The 2017 Chinese New Year celebration will include a variety show with the Chinese Acrobatics Troupe, the “Charming Beijing” photo and art exhibition, and a cultural heritage handicrafts display.

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Speakers Take Aim At Wanda Influence At Hilton Initiative Debate

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM–Beverly Hills Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli joined local civic and community leaders at Temple Emanuel on Wednesday, Yom Kippur day, to discuss criminal justice reform in Southern California. Pictured (from left): Spagnoli, 33rd District Congressman Ted Lieu; Priscilla Ocen, Associate Professor of Law at Loyola Law School; Rabbi Sarah Bassin; L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer; L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Captain Joseph Dempsey; and Defense Attorney Janet Levine.

Board Of Education To Vote On Resolution To Ensure Hawthorne Remains K-8 School

By Laura Coleman Oh what a difference an idea makes.

Following a discussion last month by the Board of Education about transforming Hawthorne from a K-8 school to become solely a middle school, board members were deluged with concerns from the community that the idea would actually become a reality.

Even though the move does make sense fiscally, Board President Howard Goldstein said there is no liklihood of that actually happening anytime soon.

To that end, at the board’s upcoming Oct. 18 meeting, members will be asked to vote on a resolution crystalizing that Hawthorne will indeed remain a K-8 school.

The draft resolution for Board Policy 2016-2017-011 states: “It is resolved by the Board of Education of the Beverly Hills Unified District that the district will use the proceeds from Measure Y to renovate and make necessary repairs and upgrades to Hawthorne School to operate exclusively as a K-8 site. Be it further resolved, the district will continue to operate as a K-8 and 9-12 school sys-

tem after the Measure Y renovations and upgrades are completed.”

Goldstein said the catalyst to create the resolution arose following the last PTA Council meeting where the PTA Council voted to endorse Measure Y. “We heard a number of Hawthorne parents express their concern that the board may be contemplating making Hawthorne School a dedicated middle school. I also heard the same concerns expressed by a number of community members when the Vote For Y Committee was passing out Measure Y information this past Monday,” Goldstein recounted.

“The Resolution will confirm that the Board of Education of the Beverly Hills Unified District will use the proceeds from Measure Y to renovate and make necessary repairs and seismic upgrades to Hawthorne School to operate exclusively as a K-8 site.

Moreover, the Resolution will confirm the Board’s commitment that the entire District will continue to operate as a K8 and 9-12 school system after the Measure Y renovations and seismic upgrades are completed,” he added.

INTERNATIONAL ARTS–The International Arts Association (IAA) on Sunday will host its yearly festival at the Saban Theatre, benefitting the soon-to-be-established Beverly Hills Academy of the Arts.

The event will include the world premiere of the film Peace for Profit, featuring Larry King and produced by IAA founder Leith Eaton (pictured left with King). For tickets and other information, call 310-385-0004 or email: internationalartsassociation@gmail.com.

Annual Horace Mann Chili Cook-Off & Craft Fair Is Tomorrow

By Laura Coleman Join the Husky community for its 2nd annual Chili Cook Off and Craft Fair tomorrow with all proceeds raised going to benefit the Horace Mann PTA. The fundraiser kicks off at 10 a.m. and goes through 5 p.m. at Horace Mann with free admission and access to 35 local vendors, crafts and games for kids, a glitter tattoo station, face painting, a photobooth, and of course,

chili with assorted toppings, food and drinks for sale. “[It] is a great chance to come enjoy delicious food and be a part of a welcoming community event,” described Horace Mann PTA VP Celina L. Serrano. “It is a great way to support local and small artists and entrepreneurs as well as getting a jump on the holiday shopping season.

For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/bhhmptacookoff.

By Matt Lopez If you were looking for fireworks on stage at last Thursday evening’s Hilton Initiative debate, you had your eyes focused on the wrong place.

There certainly were some explosive moments at the North Beverly Hills Homeowners Association/Municipal League of Beverly Hills debate at the Beverly Hilton, but they occurred in the audience.

The capacity crowd in the Hilton’s Beverly Hills Ballroom was sent into a frenzy when resident Alma Ordaz took the microphone during the post-debate question-and-answer session.

Ordaz, who – with major funding from the Wanda Group and Lakeshore East Parcel P, LLC (a reference to the Wanda Vista Tower on Lakeshore East in Chicago) – filed an unsuccessful lawsuit last month against the Hilton Initiative, spoke up to object to the format of the question-and-answer period of the evening.

As she finished her complaint about Oasis West Realty President Ted Kahn answering a question from the audience, she was met by shouts from the proHilton Initiative seating section that she was on Wanda’s payroll.

Ordaz did not deny the claim that she was paid by Wanda.

Her reimbursement has already been disclosed on campaign filings.

“Yes, I am,” Ordaz said, amid hooting and hollering from the crowd, continuing that her being paid by Wanda

was “not the point” before she sat down.

The debate itself was certainly informational, pitting two men traditionally on the same side of almost every City issue against each other.

New York Times bestselling author, former mayor and current Beverly Hills North Homeowners Association President Robert K. Tanenbaum presented the pro argument and Thomas White, chairman of the Municipal League of Beverly Hills, presented the con argument.

White stated his belief that the initiative should go through the City’s typical process, which includes numerous commission, planning and City Council meetings for final approval. He expressed worry that an approval would “open the floodgates” for other developers.

Tanenbaum said he felt that because the Hilton previously went through the process with 19 meetings in 2008 when its “Measure H” passed – and since Measure HH, according to an independent City report, provided no new impacts to the site in terms of traffic, square footage, or anything else– that it made sense for the Hilton to bypass the onerous process and go directly to the voters.

Tanenbaum opposed the original Measure H in 2008, but said he believes the proposed plan under Measure HH is the best bet for the City moving forward.

Regardless of opinions on the Initiative, (see ‘HILTON DEBATE’ page 15)

GEORGE CHRISTY

George Christy We’re

going

to

Denver.”

Lucille

Ball beamed from her nearby chair where she was having her red tresses dressed. We were having a trim at the then Yuki Takei salon on Sunset Boulevard.

Why Denver?

“Ssh now, I’ll

explain later, we’re just back from the

East. Yesterday.”

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978. She and husband Gary Morton returned from New England, their annual sojourn to appreciate the changing colors of the autumn leaves.

Lucy grew up in Jamestown, in northern New York State, where the fall landscape is transformed into a palette of ravishing beauty.

She called that afternoon.

“Please don’t say no to Lucy.

New friends we met in Palm Springs have a 7-year-old daughter diagnosed as a juvenile diabetic, and her parents are hosting a charity dinner to raise monies for medical research.

“All

will be top class.

Airfare. Hotel. The weekend parties. We want your journalistic support to put the event on the map.” We were then writing our thrice-weekly column, The Great Life, for the Hollywood Reporter (a 25-year loyalty).

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ff to Denver we go to meet Barbara and Marvin Davis, he being the oil wildcatter (as Lucy tagged him) and

real estate entrepreneur. ly.

A worthy cause, certainWe didn’t know anyone

that evening, other than Lucy and Gary, met some charming Denverites who we never saw again.

We wrote with enthusiasm about the need for financial help.

L.A. friends wanted to know more about the Davises.

“That time again, we’re going to Denver for Barbara’s Carousel of Hope Ball.”

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e dickered. As Lucy mentioned, you never say no to Lucy. (see ‘GEORGE CHRISTY’ page 8)

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year.

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Nancy Davis with husband Ken Rickel and twin daughters Isabella and Ariana

Samuel L. Jackson with LaTanya Richardson

Billy Friedkin with Sherry Lansing

Celebrity Photo/Scott Downie; Alex Berliner/ABImages

Nigel Lythgoe with Stephanie Magid

Hostess Barbara Davis with daughter Dana at the Carousel of Hope Ball at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Barbara is wearing Oscar de la Renta Couture George Hamilton and Alana Stewart

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Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo

Michael Nouri and Louise Danelian

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who singlehandedly have built a hospital?”

The Davises were gener-

t last Saturday’s Carousel of Hope Ball, with Jay Leno emceeing, and Sharon Stone auctioneering, with honorees being Sidney Poitier, Sherry Lansing, Jane Fonda and David Foster, who claimed he twisted Barbara’s arm to have her utter a naughty word.

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ous with their hosting, and were fixated on Hollywood.

Quick enough, Marvin bought 20thCentury Fox, inviting a planeload of Fox stars to glamorize the Carousel of Hope’s two-tier dais.

Year

after year, Merv Griffin emceed, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers alternately headlined with the best performances.

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he Davises relocated to Beverly Hills, where the Carousel of Hope Ball racked up thousands of bucks for diabetes research. Doctors were invited tor the weekend to discuss advances for “the cure.”

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Earlier, as we strolled into

the ballroom for dinner, we chatted with Alan Hamel and Suzanne Somers, easy on the eyes in gold leather.

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lease don’t ask us who was there. Other than performers Idina Menzel and Jamie

Foxx, and the onstage presenters for Sidney (Denzel Washington), Anjelica Huston (for Sherry), Quincy Jones (for Jane) and Carole Bayer Sager (for David), we haven’t a clue.

We were hidden in a far-off corner in Siberia, seated with several Rodeo Drive salespersons and a half-empty table.

After decades of our ded-

ication and editorial support for the Ball, we fell prey to the Hollywood virus of forgetfulness.

Congratulations,

as always, to Barbara and her hard-working team.

She announced breaking news about insulin, with the evening raking in more than $2 million. ____________________

ing on lies upon lies.

Have

there ever been two hugely disliked candidates falling over one another battling for the power to lead the country, misbegotten as it is.

Four more years of the deja vu from the past, or a time for Change?

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ichael Wolfe writes in USA Today that Her is the most hated, others, including our major press, kicking the hell out of Him.

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ore of Her shockers will keep coming from Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks.

Corrupt e-mails and folks like Donna Brazile leaking wordby-word debate questions to Her. Daily eruptions are chok-

H

er plans a 65% death tax during her time in office, although Her family funds are exempt.

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e rides hard on a battering ram train.

Massive crowds jam His rallies.

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nticipate sloppy mudslinging in days to come.

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s anybody paying attention? Are minds made up? Or not?

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bewildered

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e were there, continuing out support. Celebrity honorees came and went at The Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom.

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n time, Barbara’s funds created the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Denver. We often quote George Schlatter, who produced every event, “How many people do you know

Sharon Stone

Regina King

Raquel Welch

Suzanne Somers

Vivica A. Fox

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Stefanie Powers

Jerry Hall attended her Carousel of Hope Ball last weekend. Husband Rupert Murdoch was out of town

Jane Fonda

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Idina Menzel

Francesca Capaldi

world

awaits.

Carole Bayer Sager

Melanie Griffith

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B E V E R LY H I L L S R E A L E S TAT E

Beverly Hills-Based Compass Cultural Heritage Commission Talks New Way To Real Estate Kicks Off Sports And Honor Local Businesses institutions, and sites that con- be a “structure of merit,” a

By Matt Lopez Entertainment Division Since its inception in tribute to the cultural heritage recognition which would not

By Victoria Talbot On Thursday, tech-driven real estate platform Compass officially kicked off its Sports and Entertainment division with a VIP soiree at luxury automobile McLaren showroom in Beverly Hills. Kofi Nartey, Director of Compass Sports and Entertainment, hosted more than 300 guests including top Compass real estate agents from around the country as well as Los Angeles Rams Running Back Todd Gurley, Fox Sports personality Darius Walker, ESPN Sportscaster Marcellus Wiley, and recording artist Estelle.

Compass Sports and Entertainment Division is a national network of handselected Compass agents who cater to the specific needs of professional athletes and celebrities.

Los Angeles Rams Running Back Todd Gurley and Compass Sports and Entertainment Director Kofi Nartey at the Compass Kick Off for their Sports and Entertainment division.

2012, the Beverly Hills Cultural Heritage Commission has worked to recognize and preserve significant local homes and buildings.

Now, the commission is seeking a way to recognize significant businesses in Beverly Hills.

Last week, the commission discussed the possibility of instituting a Cultural Recognition Program, which would pay tribute to longstanding businesses, cultural

of the City.

While the City’s local landmark designation both honors and protects select properties, the commission is viewing the Cultural Recognition Program as an ancillary way to honor significant local businesses or sites.

A review by City staffers found that other cities with similar programs will typically bestow some sort of honor that falls below the level of an actual historic landmark, whether it

include the level of protection local landmark designation would. The “Structure of Merit” is used in cities like Santa Monica, Berkeley and Riverside.

Other options are Certificate of Appreciation or Stewardship, or a simple City Council proclamation.

The commission agreed to allow City staff to present a draft program proposal at its first regular meeting of 2017.

New All-Way Traffic Stop Could Be Installed Near Beverly Hills Dog Park

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley and Compass’ Kofi Nartey.

By Matt Lopez As vehicle and foot traffic picks up in the City’s industrial area with the new dog park, officials are looking into ways to make the area safer for both drivers and pedestrians.

Last week at its monthly meeting, the Traffic & Parking Commission took up the idea of adding an all-way stop at the t-shaped intersection of Alden Drive and Foothill Road.

That intersection is directly adjacent to the Beverly Hills Dog Park, Mercedes Benz of

Beverly Hills, an industrial building, two religious buildings, the Public Works building and two veterinary clinics.

Getting approval from the Beverly Hills Small Animal Hospital - will likely be key in potential approval.

The southbound Foothill stop would be directly in front of the animal hospital’s driveway, while the two stop signs would effectively eliminate two on-street parking spots in front of the hospital.

Bijan Vaziri, the City’s traf-

fic engineer, said outreach had already been made to the affected businesses.

The staff report showed that the area has a “normal volume” of accidents, with about 1,700 vehicles per day on Foothill Road and 3,500 per day on Alden Drive. Traffic is expected to pick up as the dog park’s popularity grows.

The commission asked for more communication with the affected businesses, especially the small animal hospital, before moving forward.

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HOW DO YOU FEEL?

Health Happenings...

Belmont Village Art Event To Support Alzheimer’s Greater L.A. Attendees will be able to paint their own versions of Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night,” while sipping wine and enjoying hors d’oeuvres, at “Paint And Sip,” from 2:30-4:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 23 at Belmont Village Westwood, 10475 Wilshire Blvd.

Hosted by the senior living community, the

instructor-led event will benefit Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles.

Paint and canvas are included in participants’ $50 donation.

Reservations are requested by Friday, Oct. 21 and free parking is available. For more information, call 310-234-3044.

Reverse Rett LA Gala Set For Thursday At SLS Hotel The L.A. chapter of The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) will hold its eighth annual gala, co-chaired by three families—Stephanie and Andy Bohn, Heidi and Jonathan Epstein and Marci and Rudy Valner—all with daughters who struggle with the painful, neurological disorder—at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20 at the SLS Hotel, 465 S. La Cienega Blvd.

The event will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres from restaurants including Blue Plate Oysterette, Toscana, Sugarfish, Porta Via, The Bazaar by Jose Andres, the SLS Hotel, and a Cut Above, along with an auction and more.

Since its inception, the event has raised nearly $4 million to advance research for treatment and ultimately a cure. The cause of Rett Syndrome is known—a random mutation on a single gene—

setting it apart from other neurological disorders and giving researchers a target; and Rett has been proven to be reversible in animal models.

The disorder effects 350,000 girls and women around the world, including 16,000 in the U.S. Children with Rett develop normally in the first year or two of life; then they regress, with most losing the ability to speak and walk and developing a host of other painful symptoms.

The prevalence of Rett equals that of Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington’s and ALS, but research is vastly underfunded in comparison to those diseases. To date, RSRT has awarded more than $36 million to research, For tickets, sponsorship details and more information, visit http://reverserett.org/takeaction/events/reverse-rett-la/.

Friendly House Luncheon To Honor Katey Segal The Peggy Albrecht Friendly House 27th Annual Awards Luncheon will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 at The Beverly Hilton.

The afternoon will honor Katey Sagal with the Woman of the Year Award and Linell and Robert Shapiro with the Humanitarian Award.

With Pat O’Brien as host, the event will feature a reception and silent auction.

Ticket packages are priced from $1500, with individual tickets at $150.

For information,call Grant Associates at 323904-4400 or email rebecca@grantevents.com.

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H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S

UCLA Health To ‘Light The Night’ At Walk To Benefit Blood-Cancer Research, Patients UCLA Health is presenting sponsor of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Saturday, Oct. 22 “Light the Night Walk” at L.A. Live. More than 60 teams of hundreds of UCLA Health staff members, patients, including many cancer survivors, family members, researchers and community members are expected to participate by carrying red, white or yellow lanterns that will literally light up the night.

“UCLA Health is proud to partner with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to help create a future without blood cancers,” said Johnese Spisso, president of UCLA Health and corporate walk chair for the L.A event. “Over the years, the society has funded about 50 UCLA researchers with almost $10 million, and its support has been vital to the development of many treatment breakthroughs, including Gleevec, a pill for a common form of adult leukemia that has dramatically improved five-year survival rates.”

UCLA Health employee, Martin Lingard will be walking at Light the Night. Lingard, a lymphoma survivor, is “proud and pleased to be carrying a white lantern” to raise awareness and research funds that will lead to better therapies and cancer-fighting drugs with fewer side effects.

Following his diagnosis in 2012, he underwent surgery followed by four types of chemotherapy and then radiation. While fighting the cancer, the drugs took a toll on his body. “The veins in my arms are damaged and my digestive system was tremendously affected by the chemotherapy drugs,” he said. “It’s important to focus on a cure, but also important to develop new drugs that specifically target only the cancer —without harmful side effects.”

According to UCLA researcher Dr. John Timmerman, the LLS is the only organization that focuses completely on blood cancers.

“They want to advocate for new research and bring exciting cures for patients with all different types of blood cancer,” said Timmerman, associate professor of hematology and oncology at UCLA Health.

For more information, visit www.LightTheNightUCLA.org.

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ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M EMusic N TCenter Jerry Cutler On Film Girl On The Train Disappoints Despite A Wonderful Emily Blunt How do I begin? Let’s see… …one of the most successful novels of the past few years has come to the silver screen.

Admittedly, I read only the first few chapters of Paula Hawkins’s book The Girl On The Train and was immediately hooked by her intriguing and fingernail-biting chapters.

With great anticipation, I saw the movie and was immersed in the plot from the outset. One of my favorite stars, Emily Blunt, was incredibly convincing as the “girl” who had a severe drinking problem, a split and broken marriage, an emotional scar as wide as the Hudson River and a consuming curiosity destined to bring unforeseen danger that lurked ahead.

Sitting in a window seat on a train traveling between Manhattan and upstate New York (a change from the London setting) that passes houses situated on the bank of the Hudson is Rachel (Blunt) who once lived there with her ex, Tom (Justin Therouz). On the balcony of one home she notices a very sexy and buxom Megan passionately kissing a man other than her husband. A few days later Megan disappears.

Great opening, wouldn’t you say?

That’s exactly what I thought when I watched the story unfold.

Soon, there was a flashback. And then, another. And then, another.

There were about 47 flashbacks (okay, it only seemed to be that many) ito give the moviegoer a touch of the back-story to enhance the suspense. Instead, what it accomplished was to totally confuse those who didn’t read the entire book, like me.

Also, I was confused as to who was Megan and who was Anna, Tom’s current wife, as both are buxom blondes. To make things more confusing, Anna and Tom’s infant child had been cared for by Megan who suddenly quit one day leaving the bewildered Anna without a baby sitter.

At first I thought the buxom babes were the same blonde.

Interesting concept but, alas, nothing to do with the picture.

Unfortunately, they were two different BB’s….. I think….. but you needed a super sleuth like Philip Marlowe to tell the difference.

Now for the positive aspects of The Girl On the Train. Emily Blunt and a cameo appearance

by Lisa Kudrow who plays a pivotal role in the mystery.

Jerry Cutler, the Courier’s film reviewer, is rabbi at The Creative Arts Temple.

Festival Celebrates ‘All Abilities’ More than 80 groups of students with disabilities from K-12 schools from all over L.A. County will perform at the 38th Annual Very Special Arts Festival presented by The Music Center from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, performing in front of an audience of their families, teachers and other students.

The free festival gives students of all abilities the chance to celebrate their artistic achievements and pay tribute to their heroes. The festival features continuous performances by the students all morning on two stages on The Music Center Plaza, along with visual and performing arts workshops including workshops led by students from local high schools � and a display of more than 1,000 pieces of artwork based on the festival’s theme, “Heroes.”

Students will also enjoy performances by Diavolo|Architecture in Motion and The Alley Cats, a Heroes in Training obstacle course, an LAPD police car to explore, dance lessons and face painting by Los Angeles County High School of the Performing Arts students, stilt walkers, a magician, mimes, a disco and much more.

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The Wallis To Celebrates Dance Icon Carmen de Lavallade’s 85th Birthday With As I Remember It For almost seven decades, Carmen de Lavallade has had an unparalleled career in dance, theater, film and television that began in her hometown of Los Angeles. Now, de Lavallade returns to celebrate her 85th birthday onstage at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with As I Remember It, an intimate portrait of the artist told through dance, film, music and her own personal writings. The one-night-only performance will be at 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28 at the center, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd.

From Broadway to Hollywood studios, to the Metropolitan Opera, de Lavallade has performed on the world’s great stages and with such artists as Josephine Baker, Duke Ellington, Agnes de Mille, and her husband of almost 60 years, the late Geoffrey Holder.

As I Remember It, a solo performance, was written in collaboration with Talvin Wilks and director Joe Grifasi. The production features incidental music by Jane Ira Bloom accompanying sound bites from the dancer’s past. Maya Ciarrocchi provides video design that projects still

Carmen de Lavallade and moving picture images on the set’s fluid wall “It is such an honor to welcome Carmen de Lavallade to The Wallis’ stage for, what will be, an unforgettable evening that not only acknowledges her brilliant artistry, but also celebrates her return to her hometown,” said Paul Crewes, The Wallis’ artistic director.

Single tickets range from $50-$75. For more information or to purchase, visit TheWallis.org, call 310-746-4000 or visit the box office.

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Free Flu Shots, Halloween Dance Party Scheduled For Seniors This Month

By Victoria Talbot This month is a good time to get immunized for the flu season, and Beverly Hills’ senior citizens can get their flu shots free. For seniors 55+, complimentary flu shots are being provided by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Roxbury Park Community Center. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the best way to avoid the flu is to get the immunization, and that is especially important for people 65 and older because they are at higher risk of complications from the flu.

Seniors may also wish to attend the Halloween Senior Dance party at the Roxbury Park Community Center 1 – 3

p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31. The Beverly Hills Active Adult Club will be hosting quite a spooky event. Members and non-members are invited ($5 for nonmembers, members are free). There will be music, costumes, dancing and refreshments. To become a member of the BHAAC call 310-285-6840.

And for the younger crowd, there will be a Haunted House Party Saturday, Oct. 22, 7-10 p.m. at the La Cienega Community Center. Kids in grades 6-8 can dress up in their favorite costumes and enjoy music, dancing and refreshments. Tickets are $5 and this event is for BHUSD students and Beverly Hills residents only. Call 310-285-6823 for more information.

HILTON DEBATE

similar sentiments about Wanda’s involvement.

Beverly Hills attorney Ronald Richards bluntly asked, “What is the business interest for Wanda to be opposing this measure? I’d love for anyone to answer that for me... I understand why some people wouldn’t want a tall building, I understand that, but what’s the business interest?”

Richards, who admitted he is undecided on Measure HH, said the situation harkened back to 1985, when he admitted that he, among many others in the City, opposed a measure that led to the Four Seasons hotel being built in Beverly Hills. It ended up being constructed just outside city limits, on Doheny and Burton Way. “You get all the traffic, without the taxes,” Richards said.

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one viewpoint that became clear at the meeting was that many in the community are troubled by Dalian Wanda Group’s financial involvement in the Measure HH campaign.

Even White, who debated against the Hilton Initiative, took Wanda to task.

“When something is misleading, we need to call it misleading. When Wanda has done something that is wrong, you need to say it’s wrong. It doesn’t matter if you like what Wanda is saying, you need to have the restraint to say we can agree or disagree about interpretation.

But we should not create our own facts.”

White said, noting he would apply that to the Hilton Initiative as well.

A handful of speakers during the question-and-answer portion expressed

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and the site should be kept orderly in appearance.

The widened entrance to the loading dock will be part of the pedestrian walkway, encompassing approximately 60 feet of crossing for visitors wishing to use the planned park area, which is at the extreme northern end of Merv Griffin Way. Parking is at the southern end.

“I would love to approve this project, I really would, but I don’t feel comfortable under these circumstances,” Greene Gordon said.

“I’d love to see something redesigned we can all be proud of.”

Greene Gordon, Block and Licht

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Yet they acknowledge that the Wanda project is being designed by one of the world’s greatest architects (Pritzkerprize winner Richard Meier, who designed the Getty Center) by one of the world’s wealthiest developers. In their capacity as commissioners they work with the developer to get the best possible project, and they have the authority to ask for wideranging changes to that end.

Among the thorniest of issues are the three entrances on Santa Monica Boulevard, including one at Merv Griffin Way, one a few hundred yards from the first, and another one at the west end of the project bordering the Los Angeles Country Club reserved exclusively for residents of the condominiums.

One possible traffic solution has simply been taken off the table.

That would be to move all vehicular access to the west side of the project, including the loading dock, which is currently placed at the entrance to The Beverly Hilton. The Planning Commission spent about 20 minutes of Monday evening’s six-hour meeting discussing this alternative.

Speaking for Richard Meier & Partners, Design Partner Michael Palladino explained, “The site has been planned for 12 years. To go back and change this. . . It would change the entire organization of the site.”

Instead, West Los Angeles and Beverly Hills will have to re-organize around the changes from the project that will add further congestion to existing traffic conditions unless the City Council changes it.

With Mayor John Mirisch unavailable this week while Wanda Chairman Wang Jianlin is in town (Mirisch will not be available to negotiate with a notable dining establishment from New York or to greet the newest TEAM Beverly Hills

also said they hoped to see the project explore the addition of self parking.

Current plans only call for market-rate valet parking.

Below are some of the other conditions being discussed: Traffic Circulation: Truck traffic will enter at the north with a right turn only from Wilshire Boulevard, to enter the loading dock.

Then trucks will exit on Santa Monica with a right turn only west-bound.

There will be a physical barrier on Santa Monica Boulevard that will prohibit vehicles from turning left onto Santa Monica Boulevard, but will allow east-bound vehicles to turn left into the hotel motor court.

Access to the motor court will be

members on their first outing), it is questionable how much scrutiny the project will be allowed.

For reasons that have not been articulated by Planning Commission Chair Joe Shooshani, this project is sailing through the commission in just four meetings.

By comparison, the Hilton had 19 hearings, was passed by the Planning Commission and the City Council, and still squeaked by in an election process, as well. But the Hilton project is strictly residential.

Originally approved as a residential project with less than 16,000 square feet of retail, the new project calls for over 200,000 square feet of meeting rooms, ballrooms, restaurant space, lounges and bars. That makes this about the largest commercial space in the City, and the largest residentialto-commercial conversion in the City.

At the conclusion of Monday’s meeting, Vice Chair Lori Greene Gordon asked for an extension to the next regular meeting following Thursday’s to be able to read the proposed conditions, given the Yom Kippur holiday and commitments. She was refused, even though she made it clear that she did not have time to read through the packet before Thursday’s 1 p.m. meeting.

When asked why he is rushing it through, Shooshani chose to attack this reporter, claiming that this is, “His town,” and saying, “You don’t live here,” and “You are being paid by The Beverly Hilton.”

Publisher’s Note: Talbot does, in fact, live in the City, grew up in the City and attended El Rodeo and Beverly Hills High School. Talbot has never received any compensation from The Beverly Hilton. She has only sought to bring transparency to the mystifying opposition by the Wanda Group against the City’s biggest and most generous employer and taxpayer.

Shooshani, Vice Chair

right-in and right-out only; no left turn exits.

There will be a “Keep Clear” printed in the lanes on Merv Griffin Way adjacent to the motor court entrance.

There will also be a “Keep Clear” printed in the lanes on west-bound Santa Monica Boulevard at the motor court.

There will be no left turn from the residences at the furthest west access point on Santa Monica Boulevard or at Wilshire Boulevard.

There will be valet parking at all times.

There must be vehicular parking for all employees who wish to drive to work (rather than a set number of employee parking spaces).

Ride Staging:

Greene Gordon and Commissioner Howard Fisher are all signatories on the ballot measure opposed to the Hilton project. So are City Council members Mayor John Mirisch, Kathy Reims and Dr. Julian Gold.

With his connection to the Wanda Group as a signatory to its “No on HH” campaign that calls into question the behavior of Planning Commission Chair Joe Shooshani who is rushing a far-from perfect project through his commission.

Using his authority as chair, Shooshani has shown more interest in limiting public comment than working towards getting the project right. He snapped at Hilton representatives and told them that it was his job as commission chair to limit their time.

(The Courier believes his job, as chair of the commission, is to work until the project is as close as possible to perfect.)

The Wanda project will be there for 50-100 years. With the amount of talent and money involved, it should be darn near perfect.

But what they each commissioner said in turn was, “I can live with it.”

Sources say that Shooshani has been speaking on Farsi radio against the Hilton Initiative, actually spreading untruths that, as a planning commissioner, he should know better. He has told the community that the Hilton’s owners are trying to get out of paying the permit fees for two buildings. Shooshani did not respond to questions submitted by email.

With the square footage remaining the same, either stacked as one building or side by side, the permit fees remain the same.

According to Assistant Director of City Planning Ryan Gohlich, fees are determined at the time of the permit application and are tied to square footage, which remains the same whether the Hilton condominiums are one building or

Additional staging and queuing for limousines, ride share vehicles, taxis and car service vehicles shall be provided on the first subterranean parking level and it should be designed to accommodate 22 stretch limousines.

Overflow should be directed to the loading dock. No street or residential parking is permitted.

Parking Fees: The Planning Commission eliminated 2-hours of free parking for restaurant, bar and ancillary hotel use patrons. All parking, which is entirely valet, will be market-rate.

The Courier encourages the general public with questions or comments about the project to attend Wednesday’s 1:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall.

two. “Costs go up, usually, every year,” said Gohlich.

“Only timing determines changes in cost when they get the permit, it will have an incremental affect, based on the cost of construction.”

The development fees are also the same, as was decided in 2008. What will go up is the value of the condominiums with the one-tower option, which City staff estimates will increase transfer fees by $33 million to the City as the units sell.

In truth, the only commissioner with land use experience is Alan Robert Block, a land use attorney. This is what he had to say about the project as it is: “This proposed project is a substantially different project than what was approved by the City in 2008. Regardless of its appearance, it adds 134 hotel rooms, approximately 27,000 square feet of restaurant, bar and banquet facilities, and seeks a much higher density and intensity of use of land, than the original project. It proposes very questionable access to the hotel from Santa Monica Boulevard and proposes a loading dock, which I believe will have significantly more traffic than suggested, directly opposite the entrance to the Hilton hotel, bisecting a proposed public park with a large and wide commercial delivery vehicle driveway. Whereas the originally approved project provided 188 parking spaces in excess of what was required by code, the proposal herein seeks a 15-percent reduction in the number of code required spaces.

Although I believe the architecture elements of the proposed structures will be aesthetically beautiful and inviting, I think the vehicular access to the hotel and location of the loading docks need to be revised. As a commission we have advised the applicant that we have no problem with the proposed hotel but have expressed concerns with the

access to the hotel and location of the loading dock. We should not settle for a “band aid” type of approach to resolve our concerns but rather require a redesign where required. This project has been re-named “One Beverly Hills”. It is being touted, and if approved, will be marketed as the “best of the best”. This is a major development at the gateway to our City, in an area with major traffic issues that will only get worse.

Its approval should not be rushed or expedited when we still have questions and concerns about major components of its design. I, in good conscious, cannot support it as it is now proposed.”

“Moreover, whereas the applicant contends that the number of deliveries to the proposed hotel’s loading dock should be compared to the L’Ermitage because of the similar number of proposed hotel rooms, I think the number of deliveries will be greater than at the Montage in that the square footage proposed for the dining, bar and banquet space at the proposed hotel is approximately 50-percent greater than what was approved, and what exists at the Montage. The dining, bar and banquet space proposed is three times greater than what exists at the L’Ermitage.

“I also think there should be self-parking provided because there is nowhere in the immediate area one can selfpark but obviously the applicant does not want to provide the same because it would require a redesign of the project which they want to avoid.”

Publisher’s Note: Commissioner Shooshani’s dismissive allegations about the Courier’s reporter are both incorrect and follow in Mayor Mirisch’s pattern of being verbally abusive to women. This newspaper asks, will other commission and City Council members force adherence to standard business protocol, instead of embarrassing themselves and the City?

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The 2016 Bentley Bentayga Leads The Ultra Luxury Class Of SUV

By Shin Takei When Bentley announced they were going to build a SUV a few years ago, I wasn’t sure if it was going to work. Up to this point, the Range Rover Autobiography was the top SUV in the world and there was everything else.

But after driving the Bentayga on paved roads, I must say a new era has arrived.

Since I didn’t experience the car offroad, I can’t comment on its behavior away from pavement. However, I have a feeling that more than 90 percent of its owners will stay on pavement most of the time. The Bentayga is powered by a new 6 liter twin turbo W12 engine with an 8 speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters. It develops 600 bhp at 5000-6000rpm and 664 lb-ft of torque at 1350-4500rpm, enough to propel the 5379 lb vehicle from 0-60 in 4.0 seconds.

The overall shape is that of a large SUV but the styling is unmistakable Bentley with the wide grille and signature lighting. As with other models the panels with sharp creases are Superformed out of aluminum. There are three wheel sizes from 20” to 22”.

Bespoke ordering allows the owner to choose from 19 standard exterior colors expanded to 90 custom choices. There are 15 interior leather colors and three duo-tone combinations together with seven wood veneers to allow the owner to create his own environment.

Open the door and climb onto the throne. If the scent of premium leather doesn’t intoxicate you, the high-grade hand assembled components that make the luxurious interior will forever spoil you to accept anything less. There are

16 or 22 way adjustable seats with six programmable massage functions to relax you. Degree of build quality is high as tolerances are kept to a tenth of a millimeter. As expected, Bentayga comes equipped with a plethora of standard and Bespoke features to choose from.

The familiar Mulliner Driving Specification provides enhancements like diamond pattern quilted seating and door panels. Event Specification provides a sliding folding event seat in the rear cargo area for “tail gate events”.

All Terrain Specification adds four offroad driving modes like Mud and Trail, Sand, Dirt & Gravel and Snow, Ice and Wet Grass. Styling Specification is about carbon fiber additions and aerodynamic improvements to the front, side and rear body.

You can add the Black Brightware Specification to make all bright trim black and get a meaner look. The Luggage Management Specification secures your luggage to the cargo area floor. Additionally, there are Retractable tow bar and Sill Steps, aerodynamic roof cross bars for cargo box, surfboards and bike carrier for the tow bar.

A three-piece picnic hamper which can cost more than your other car and the Mulliner Breitling Tourbillon Clock will definitely enhance the luxury of your Bentayga.

Suspension travel is 8.85 inches with a maximum ground clearance of 9.6 inches and the wading depth is 19.7 inches. These will come in handy when you encounter sudden storms with heavy rainfall or cross streams and culverts. On the highway, the Bentayga is

2016 Bentley Bentayga

stable, smooth, comfortable and reassuring. On curvaceous roads the allwheel drive and Bentley Drive Dynamics Mode keep it on the road even if you drift away. Yes you can get used to all of this in the lap of luxury and be reassured you can drive anywhere on your property even in severe weather that may render your other vehicles stay inside the garage.

Now for the one percent and five percent Dilemma: If you’re within the one percent you really don’t have a dilemma, you just have to decide if you really need one and go order one at your local Bentley dealer. If you’re part of the five percent, your dilemma is whether you should sell or trade in your Range Rover Autobiography for the Bentayga. For sure, the valets will move the Range Rover aside for you so your Bentayga will have front-row center. For the rest of us, we can look forward to

the Bentayga if and when we can make it up there. The Bentayga is definitely the most powerful, fastest, most luxurious and most exclusive vehicle in the ultra -luxury SUV segment.

For more information, visit www.bentleymotors.com/en.html.

Editors note: Shin Takei , the Courier’s Automotive Editor at Large, has been an automotive enthusiast since he was born in Tokyo. His grandmother needed only to take him to a nearby busy street to baby sit him as all he wanted was to look at cars go by. The first words out of his mouth were names of cars.He is now writing to drive, test and review luxury and sports cars for a few publications and is an Executive Committee member of the Checkered Flag 200, a support group for the newly renovated Petersen Automotive Museum.

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2016 Will Rogers Award Profiles: Person & Business Of The Year Anyone in Beverly Hills will tell you – it’s the people and the businesses that truly make this City go.

The 2016 Will Rogers Awards on Nov. 9 will pay tribute to those who do their best to make the City a success with the Person of the Year and Business of the Year awards.

This week, the Courier profiles nominees for each: Person of the Year

Bruce Corwin

Ask anybody: In Los Angeles, the Corwin name is synonymous with charitable giving. And yet, Bruce, the family’s patriarch and CEO and chairman of Metropolitan Theatres Corp, doesn’t like to be called a philanthropist. “I would rather have a title as being a leader or a connector, or a spiritual advisor or a people person,” Corwin said in an interview. Whatever you call him, Corwin has, over the past several decades, established himself as an ardent supporter of synagogues and organizations committed to progressive ideals. At just 30 he served as president of Temple Israel of Hollywood, and his support was integral to keeping Temple Emmanuel afloat and getting it back on course to a thriving shul.

patron as if he or she is a guest in his home.

Judie Fenton

Judie Fenton, President and founder of FTA, has more than 26 years of experience in creative marketing, business development and political campaign strategies. Judie’s creativity and management style has enabled her to lead her clients through all aspects of fundraising and development of their respective projects. Some of her other notable achievements include past Director of Development and Interim Executive Director of the Maple Counseling Center of Beverly Hills, and working closely with the National Recording Academy “Person of the Year” dinners. Additionally she has guided various candidates through successful local elections.

Judie was appointed by the Beverly Hills City Council to the Traffic and Parking Commission where she served for eight years. The Beverly Hills Education Foundation has honored Judie with the Bosse Spirit of Philanthropy Award.

Stanley Black

Giacomino Drago

Giacomino Drago couldn't help but become a leading restaurateur in America. It's in his DNA. Growing up the youngest son of a big Italian family, the lead-up to each night's dinner took hours.

Giacomino moved to Los Angeles 23 years ago, at the age of 16, to work in the kitchen of his oldest brother's restaurant, Celestino.

Today, Giacomino’s collection of restaurants reads like a top-ranked Who's Who list of the culinary scene, including Il Pastaio, Piccolo Paradiso, Il Buco, Via Alloro and Yojisan in Beverly Hills, as well as Panzanella, Celestino, SHU Sushi House Unico and Il Segreto. His nine restaurants serve more than 6,000 "regulars" and celebrities each week yet Giacomino treats each

Medical Center, Boy Scouts of America and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He is active in numerous charities throughout the Los Angeles area and a member of the World Business Council, Chief Executives Organization and former Young Presidents Organization member.

Stanley Black has over 50 years experience as a real estate developer and owner of income producing real estate.

As co-founder of KB Management, he developed over sixty office and retail projects in the period from 1955 to 1975 consisting of over ten million square feet. The majority of these properties were sold in the ensuing ten years and the proceeds reinvested in numerous retail and industrial properties throughout the country.

The current portfolio consists of investments in approximately 15 million square feet of improvements. As President of KB Management, Stan supervised a staff of over a hundred people involved in the construction, operation and management of the KB portfolio.

He has been honored by numerous civic organizations over the years, including the City of Hope, Cedars Sinai

the premier full service law firms in Southern California.

Clients of ECJ range from entrepreneurs and partnerships to closely-held businesses and Fortune 500 companies in a myriad of industries. ECJ provides a wide range of experience and diversity of expertise to clients.

ECJ supports various charitable endeavors, including its support of Students Run LA, The Maple Counseling Center and the Bob Hope USO Holiday drive.

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DAY AT THE RACES–The Blue Ribbon of the Los Angeles Music Center hosted a “Day at the Races” recently at Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia. The 100 plus guests were first treated to a cocktail reception in the iconic track’s newly remodeled Chandelier Room where they were joined by Triple Crown Award winning trainer Bob Baffert and celebrated jockey Victor Espinoza. The two dazzled the racing crowd last year as the team behind the now legendary 2015 Triple Crown winning thoroughbred American Pharoah. Alyce Williamson Chaired the event with Debbie Lanni as Vice Chair. Both are also owners of celebrated thoroughbreds. Guests enjoyed lunch on the Turf Terrace and cheered as Dissension won the fourth race, aptly named the “Welcome to the Blue Ribbon Race.” Event Committee members included: Betsy Applebaum, Lynn Booth, Valerie Hoffman, Joan Hotchkis, Andrea Van de Kamp and Luanne Wells. Pictured (top, from left): Betsy Applebaum, Debbie Lanni, veteran “Call to the Races” trumpeteer Jay Cohen, Alyce Williamson, Valerie Hoffman; Triple Crown Award winning trainer Bob Baffert; (right) Luanne Wells and Triple Crown Award winning jockey Victor Espinoza.

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SMILES ABLOOM–Chaired by Friends of Virginia Robinson Gardens Founder Joan Selwyn together with Patti Reinstein and Kerstin Royce, the annual Virginia Robinson Gardens Membership Party held at Beverly Hill’s historic first estate delighted more than 60 members (new and old) at a lovely luncheon held on the Great Lawn to the theme of “The Hollywood Bowl.” For 40 years, Virginia Robinson hosted the annual Patroness Kick Off Party for the Hollywood Bowl and had the musicians perform on the Great Lawn of her estate.

In keeping with the outdoor theme at this year’s luncheon, charming picnic tables dotted the lawn for a delicious lunch of salmon, salads and dessert catered by the Kitchen for Exploring Foods, while beautiful sounds of violin and cello music of the Pacific Coast Strings entertained guests. Selwyn made a special presentation to honor dedicated members Jeanne Anderson, Greer Saunders and Diane Jenkins. Pictured (from top, left): new members Ginger Pullman, Nancy London, Cindy Canzonari, Carol Schultz, Michelle Sommers and Vicki Victor display gorgeous tussie mussies (small bouquets of flowers popular in Victorian times) made

by Jeanne Anderson; Diane Jenkins and Joan Selwyn; Jeanne Anderson; and Greer Saunders with Robinson Gardens curator April Walton.

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS FOSTER FAMILY LOVE–Emmy-nominated, NAACP-winning actress and foster youth advocate Victoria Rowell joined Children’s Institute in honoring the agency’s foster and adoptive parents at an Appreciation Dinner on Oct. 6. “We envision this event as a way to recognize the extraordinary commitment and dedication of our foster/adoptive parents— individuals who are rarely acknowledged for transforming the lives of children in need,” says Foster Program Director Robert Haley. “And we need to encourage and strengthen collaboration in L.A.’s foster care community to meet the critical need for more quality foster families.” Actresses Dee Wallace and Amy Hill also attended. Pictured: Victoria Rowell (second from right) with CII’s Robert Haley, Jacy Taylor and Dr. Manuel Rivera.

OLDCHELLA – Beverly Hills residents enjoyed the tunes from some of the most iconic rock musicians of all times at Desert Trip, which included sets from Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, The Who, The Rolling Stones and 2016 Nobel Prize Winner Bob Dylan. “These talents defined the times and seem to be defying aging!” exclaimed Adrienne Horwitch. Pictured (from left): Leslie Kavanaugh, Marvin Ring, Ricki Ring, Elliott Horwitch, Adrienne Horwitch, and Julie Spira.

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on Lieber, the award-winning “Your Money” columnist for The New York Times and author of the instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who are Grounded, Generous, and Smar t About Money will present a talk, “How, When and Why to Talk to Kids About Money” (whether they are 3 years old or teenagers), from 7-9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20 at The Willows Community School, 8509 Higuera Street, Culver City.

Lieber’s talk is applicable to children of all ages and families of all incomes.

Lieber, a personal finance expert and father, will explain how talking openly with children about money in meaningful family conversations can help parents raise children who are modest, patient, grounded and finan-

cially wise young adults.

He will offer practical guidance and a blueprint for the best ways to handle a range of financial issues from the tooth fairy to allowances, charity, savings and checking accounts and more.

Parents will leave with insight into how to model financial behaviors and how to embrace the topic of money with their children, resulting in raising kids who are less materialistic and more generous.

Ron Lieber has been the “Your Money” columnist for The New York Times since 2008. Before joining The Times, he wrote the “Green Thumb” personal finance column for The Wall Street Journal and was part of the startup team at the paper’s Personal Journal section.

Lieber’s first book Taking Time (see ‘MONEY’ page 19)

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Personalized One-On-One Learning At Fusion Academy F usion Academy is a revolutionar y one-to-one private middle and high school where all classes are one-toone: one student and one teacher per classroom. This allows the school to personalize programs and teaching to each student’s individual strengths, interests and learning style.

Students may enroll at any time of the year, even mid-semester, and can take classes at a time of day that works best for them. Classes are of fered at three levels: essential, college prep, and honors. From algebra to yoga and ever ything in between, Fusion has a wide variety of classes to choose from.

Along with its full-time academy, the school has par t-time options like classes for credit, tutoring/mentoring, test preparation, wellness and more.

Creative expression is at the forefront of Fusion’s ar ts and music programs. Classes include: screenwriting, photography, on-camera acting, film studies, studio ar t, vocal fundamentals, and more. With one-to-one classes, students can pursue whatever ar tistic dreams they have.

Teachers also act as mentors to encourage and challenge students to flourish in their passions. Each campus includes a state-of-the-ar t recording studio, a mixed-media ar t studio, and a Homework Café® where students can complete homework before leaving campus.

While it’s impossible to put students into categories, Fusion generally ser ves students with the following backgrounds: ADHD, accelerated-gifted learners, dyslexia, dysgraphia and learning dif ferences, social challenges and school anxiety, or students with challenging schedules.

Students who attend Fusion have one thing in common: traditional school isn’t working.

Fusion has two campuses in the L.A.--area. Fusion Miracle Mile is located on Museum Row in MidWilshire, and Fusion L.A. is located in West L.A. on South Sepulveda Boulevard. Both are hosting collegefocused events on Thursday, Oct. 20, and both are hosting open houses soon. Visit FusionMiracleMile.com or FusionLosAngeles.com to learn more and RSVP.

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Off: Inspiring Stories of Students Who Enjoyed Successful Breaks from College and How You Can Plan Your Own, co-authored with Colin Hall, was a New York Times bestseller in 1996. He also wrote Upstart Start-Ups, a book for young entrepreneurs, and was the coauthor of a guidebook to the best entry-level jobs in the U.S. Lieber graduated from Amherst College, and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. (www.ronlieber.com) Books will be sold at the event

and followed by a book signing. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required and may be made at www.thewillows.org/Events.

The Willows Community School is a Developmental Kindergarten through eighth grade independent school enrolling 463 students annually. Nationally recognized as a balanced, progressive educational leader, The Willows’ academic program incorporates experiential learning and thematic instruction into cutting-edge curriculum and integrates technology and the arts into the classroom. For more information, visit www.thewillows.org.

‘Science Behind Pixar’ Exhibition Opens “The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition,” exploring the technology behind characters in films like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., The Incredibles and Wall•E, opens Saturday, Oct. 15 at the California Science Center, 700 Exposition Park Dr., L.A. With more than 40 interactive exhibit elements, the exhibition’s eight sections each focus on a step in the filmmaking process to give an unparalleled view of the production pipeline and concepts used at Pixar every day. Guests will come face-to-

face with recreations of favorite Pixar film characters including Buzz Lightyear, Dory, Mike and Sulley and Edna Mode.

Tickets for the exhibition, running through April 9, 2017, are now on sale; and guests are encouraged to purchase online at www.californiasciencecenter.org to reserve an entry date and time.

Tickets are $14.95 for adults; $11.95 youth 13-17, college students with I.D. and seniors 60+; and $9.95 for children 4-12. For more information, call 323-SCIENCE.

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In her one-woman show, Voices, at 8:30 p.m.. tonight at the Ayslum Studio C. Theater, 6448 Santa Monica Blvd., she meets the voices of her head, her heart, her snotty respiratory system and more than 20 more, making her ask the question, “Is it noisy in here, or is it just me?”

Tickets are $15. Visit http://hff16.org/3386 for information.

• • • • • The Hammer Museum will present Get A Room, featuring comedians from Comedy Central, MTV, Adult Swim and more, in stand up, screenings and more from noon-midnight, Saturday, Oct. 15 and from noon- 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16 at in the museum’s Annex and Courtyard, 10899 Wilshire Blvd.

Weekend performances will include dance, live podcasts and storytellers. All events are free with $6 flat-rate parking under the museum.

For more information, visit https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2016/in-reallife/get-a-room/.

• • • • • To celebrate Archeology Month, The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will offer Archeology Day, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Anthony C. Beilenson Interagency Visitor Center, King Gillette Ranch 26876 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas.

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• • • • • Violinist Armen Anassian, concertmaster of the Santa Clarita Symphony, will be the guest soloist when the Palisades Symphony presents Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto in a 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16 concert in Pacific Palisades High School’s Mercer Hall, 157777 Bowdoin St. Under the direction of Conductor Joel B. Lish, the concert will also feature Brahm’s Symphony No. 3.

Admission is free with open seating. For information, visit http://palisadessymphony.org/C oncert20161016.htm.

• • • • • The Broad Stage will present Trial By Jury: The Case Of The N-Word, a fusion of dramatized litigation, deliberation and audience participation at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17 at the theatre, 1310 11th St. Santa Monica.

In the play, Tiffany Johnson, a 9-year-old girl learns the “NWord” during a Black History Month lesson. The school's choice to include the word in its curriculum disturbs her parents, who had taken precautions to shield her from this epithet. The parents file a lawsuit against the school.

During Trial By Jury a short film depicts the trial and subsequent jury deliberation. The audience then has a chance to have a live open forum to express opinions on the issue.

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PUPPY LOVE— Beverly Hills High School seniors Jacob Schwartz and Alexis Sedacca are all smiles with Jacob’s dog Thurston. The two teens, best friends since kindergarten, have published the new children’s book Finding Thurston detailing the disappearance and search for Thurston.

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Beverly Hills Teens Publish Heartwarming Children’s Book Finding Thurston

By Laura Coleman For Beverly Hills High School seniors Jacob Schwartz and Alexis Sedacca–best friends since kindergarten–standing by the people you love is second nature.

When Jacob’s beloved German Shepherd Thurston went missing last year after ditching the man responsible for taking him to a doggie ranch while on set at Paramount Studios, the families of the two BHHS teens banded together to mount a social media awareness campaign that helped lead to Thurston’s successful rescue nine days after he went missing.

Jacob’s mom Jennifer Terrell-Schwartz calls Thurston’s return a miracle.

Inspired by the experience, the two teens decided to write a children’s book.

Called Finding Thurston, the beautifully illustrated book is both an adventure story that highlights the importance of faith and perseverance as well

as an exploration into just how profoundly animals affect our lives.

From Thurston’s adventure on the set of Paramount to sightings near the Hollywood sign, the book details the community’s response to the disappearance of this local Beverly Hills dog.

“The chances of him surviving were really slim,” Alexis recalled. “The rangers said he’s probably not alive; but that didn’t stop us, we kept our hopes up.”

“It’s a great story because anything can happen if you set your mind to it...miracles can happen,” added Jacob.

In addition to being a heartwarming story, all proceeds from the sale of the book benefit the Westside German Rescue in Los Angeles. As part of Jacob’s Bar Mitzvah project, he started volunteering at the rescue, which is where he first met Thurston. He still continues to volunteer there.

For more information, visit: www.FindingThurston.com.

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Council or on their responsibilities to the City’s residents. With such a large tree removal, particularly one done on contaminated property, the staff knew there would be an outcry from residents. Even if there was nothing the City Manager felt he could do to stop the tree removals, it was highly irresponsible not to have consulted with councilmembers about whether to notify the residents of the change that would be taking place in their neighborhood.”

The report will be available in the agenda packet prepared for the City Council Study Session when it comes out on Friday.

Editors note: Brien was the sole councilperson who was repeatedly copied on e-mails and knew about the tree cutting in advance.

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“protect public health. Former City Councilman Willie Brien and former Deputy City Manager David Lightner refused to be interviewed and were not subpoenaed. Lyn Konheim from the Beverly Hills Land Company agreed only to be interviewed with his lawyer present and without a stenographer or recording of the meetings.”

Investigators Joanne Parrent and Nic Smith concluded that City Manager Mahdi Aluzri, City Arborist Ken Pfalzgraf and Lightner made errors that led to the trees being cut down.

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Historic Basketball Game To Take Place Between BHHS Varsity Players And Police

HIGH HOLIDAYS – With Rosh Hashana and the Yom Kippur high holidays on hand, the Beverly Hills JEM Hebrew School at the JEM Community Center, 9930 S. Santa Monica Blvd., brought their learning into action when each child, got to make their own shofar (from a ram’s horn) and watch a show teaching them about the holidays’ shofar tradition. JEM Hebrew School has students from BHUSD’s El Rodeo, Horace Mann, and Hawthorne, who meet on a weekly basis to learn Hebrew readings and writing. For more information about the JEM programs, call Morah Chaya Illulian at 310-978-7026. Pictured: Myriam Kaye together with her daughter Sydney Kaye cutting her own shofar

Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 14). There’s part of you that wants so much to amuse and delight. You will—with your excellent choices, effortless banter and drive to find the entertaining qualities of life. There will be a tricky pattern interrupt in January, and it's something you'll be grateful for for years after. The excitement of May is a little slice of heaven. Leo and Aries adore you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). What’s keeping you from your goal?

Most likely, you just haven’t answered the question “Why?” What purpose will this aim serve? Therein lies your inspiration.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your fantasy isn’t as far off as you think it is. Sure, there are still about 500 steps to take before you get your first sign that it’s “on,” but rest assured, these steps are all within your ability.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Someone you admire will reach out to you. It would be easy to respond with an enthusiasm uncomfortable for the other person to process, which is why it's very important to play it cool today.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Lifting things that are beyond the typical weight you’d encounter in daily life will build your muscles. Doing things that fall outside of your social and emotional comfort zone will build your confidence.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). People want to get into great shape for the social validation this will bring, while in actuality the social validation is nothing compared to the enormous benefits that come with increased vitality and self-esteem.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Is someone trying to define you by what you use or what you own? Hopefully that someone isn’t you, because of course these things don’t and could never define you at all.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.19). You know that fate can be cruel; you’ve seen your share of it, up close and personal. But you also know that you’re the only one who can play your cards. Today you may have to bluff a bit in order to play the game well.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Winning today is a matter of knowing who is on your team, who needs to be won over and who is never going to get there. If you don't know who your enemies are, you’re at a disadvantage.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You won’t be able to tell that you’ve won them over. It’s a tough crowd. Also, this situation is rather political, and people aren’t in a position to show everything that they are feeling about you. Just wait and see, though.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Knowing that over the course of this day your energy will get spent, you are reticent to give it away to anyone who’s going to squander the gift. In order to apply yourself well, you’ll have to be a little on the defensive.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It takes tremendous effort to overcome mental limitations that have long served you well. These rules you made for yourself kept you in a secure place. But now you don't need them, and they’re only holding you back.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When it works, you want to analyze the success so you can repeat the steps and throw this recipe together again and again. Don’t even bother with this today.

There’s a magic here that can’t be quantified. Just enjoy it.

By Laura Coleman The Beverly Hills High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team is preparing to get the jump on the Beverly Hills Police Department on Sunday, Oct. 22, with a friendly exhibition game to be held at the BHHS Swim Gym at 6 p.m.

“This is a great opportunity to demonstrate the partnership we have with our schools. The friendly competition will also build on the relationships between the high school students and police officers. It’s a win win,” said BHPD Chief of Police Sandra R. Spagnoli.

BHHS Principal Dave Jackson and Beverly Hills Unified School District Superintendent–both former coaches–will serve as referees for the game.

It marks the first time the school district is involving the City in this kind of athletic event.

“It’s a very great opportunity for the students to play against the police officers,” said Varsity Boys Coach Jarvis Turner. “It gives us a chance to show our appreciation for their service and dedication to our police officers...and have some fun.”

But it may not be just all fun and games. According to Turner, the high school boys have a real shot at winning the game.

Two years ago the BHHS team won the CIF championship and last year the team was only one game away from qualifying to compete in the CIF championship.

The idea for the game emerged following a conversation between Spagnoli and BHUSD Citizen's Oversight Committee Chair Bradley Gibbons at the Horace Mann opening this summer.

“We just thought it would be a good thing to do; a good way for the community to see the police in a different way,” Gibbons said.

The precise line-up has yet to be firmed up, but one thing’s for certain, the game will certainly be a great experience.

The game is free to attend for BHHS students with an ASB card. Adults are $10 and children under 5 are free.

Dress For Success Sets Four-Day Luxury Shopping Event In Beverly Hills The sixth annual Shop for Success designer shopping event hosted by Dress for Success Worldwide-West—and featuring more than 150 brands with designer deals up to 70 percent off retail price—will be held Thursday—Sunday, Nov. 17-20 at 8767 Wilshire Blvd. (on the corner of Robertson Boulevard.) The four-day shopping celebration will kick-off with a VIP night on from 5-9 p.m., Nov. 17.

The event will feature discounts on an array of designer merchandise from more than 150 brands such as BCBG Max Azria, Sergio Rossi, Roberto Cavalli, Rachel Zoe, Vince and many more.

The merchandise assortment will include women's clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, plus size, men's clothing, ecofriendly and vintage items.

Dress for Success is an international nonprofit the helps women achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and development tools.

Shop for Success encourages fashion and beauty brands to give back by donating luxury product and offers L.A.-area shoppers a chance to contribute to a great cause during the holiday season. One hundred percent of all VIP ticket sales and retail sales will go directly towards funding the career development and employment retention programs of Dress for Success WorldwideWest.

Two ticket tiers are available for the VIP night: Platinum ($90) and Gold ($60). Platinum ticket holders will have early access to the sale at 5 p.m. and Gold ticket holders at 6 p.m. Both tiers will have first dibs on merchandise and receive a VIP gift bag valued at more than $300. The VIP night event will also offer live music

by DJ Shammy Dee, open bar, appetizers by Gina Feeds, silent auction, photo-booth and major giveaways. Personal stylists will also be available to help shoppers throughout the night.

For more information, shopping hours and to purchase tickets visit www.shopforsuccessla.com. Attendees of the VIP Party must be at least 21 years of age.

Sherman Oaks Street Fair Is Saturday The Empty Hearts, a supergroup with members of Blondie, The Cars, The Romantics, and The Chesterfield Kings will perform at the 26th Annual Sherman Oaks Street Fair at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16.

Running from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, the fair will be on Ventura Boulevard, stretching nine blocks from Van Nuys Boulevard to Kester Avenue. Admission is free.

The fair will feature more than 200 vendor displays, and exhibits, a food truck zone, an outdoor craft beer and cocktail garden, a Classic Car and Hot Rod Show and a carnival and fun zone.

For more information, visit www.shermanoaksstreetfair.org

Active Adult Club Member Lorraine Redlin Dies At 93

By John L. Seitz A funeral mass and memorial will be held next Friday, (Oct. 21) at noon in the Church of the Good Shepherd for Beverly Hills resident Lorraine Adeline Redlin, 92, who died on Sept.

21.

Born in Chicago on New Year’s Day 1924, and in 1947 married her husband of 60 years, the late Lawrence Norbert Redlin, there. The couple raised their five children in that city.

She also took time out to invent the adjustable Lor-Bet Bonnet, which sold in department stores, and was founder/owner of Lady Lorraine's Luxurious Limousines in the Wisconsin resort town of Lake Geneva.

Upon her retirement and widowhood, she moved to Beverly Hills nine years ago, and joined the Beverly Hills Active Adult Club and the Young at Heart senior adult group at the Good Shepherd, plus being a regular at the Beverly Hills Public Library.

Redlin is survived by her daughters Christine Redlin and Rosemary Redlin-Litsky; sons Larry and Richard Redlin; grandchildren Jennifer and Larry Redlin Jr.; and great grand-daughter Makenzie Redlin. She was predeceased by her other daughter, Lhauri.

In lieu of flowers, mourners are asked to donate to one of her two favorite organizations: the National Alliance On Mental Illness (http://www. n a m i . o r g / G e t Involved/Donate) and the Arthritis Foundation (http:// www.arthritis.org/donate.php).

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It should be a fun and entertaining evening... Women’s Guild of Cedars-Sinai is holding its annual gala dinner – Supper Club 2016 – on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at The Beverly Hilton with Rita Wilson headlining the show.

The great Billy Crystal will receive the group’s prestigious “Hollywood Icon Award.” If laughter is the best medicine, then Billy is certainly part of the cure! He and his wife, Janice, have made a difference for a multitude of worthy causes including those benefiting the homeless, children, education, social justice and medical research.

Many thanks to President Gina Furth, Gala Chairs Barbara Herman and Cookie Markowitz, and Co-Chair Allison Druyanoff.

The proceeds will benefit the Women’s Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills, a state-of-the-art facility at Cedars-Sinai.

To purchase tickets ($600+), call 310-423-3667 or go to http://www.womensguildcs.org/our-events/2016-annual-gala/sponsorship-and-tickets#.V-L3BfArLIV.

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Deanna Samson, Harry Anderson, Jeanne Uzelac, Greg Evigan, Roger Moore, 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); Ali Soltani, Lou Milkowski, Jimmy Breslin, Margot Kidder and George Wendt (Oct. 17); Dr. Richard Benveniste, Wynton Marsalis, Joe Morton and Karen Sachs (Oct. 18); Donna Goldstein, John Lithgow and Simon Ward (Oct. 19); Linda Eng, William Christopher, and Tom Petty (Oct. 20)

****** Gals–please join the The Ladies of SHARE for a fun, ladies’ night out... “Meet and Mingle with 15 VIBs” (Very Important Bachelors) on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Four Seasons on Doheny Drive. Mingle with the Bachelors for cocktails and light supper. The two prior events were sold out so get your tickets fast.

Each bachelor has an exciting date planned for you and every one of them has contributed anywhere from $2,500 to $10,000 toward this cause. Bid high to win your favorites. It’s all for a good cause!

SHARE, Inc. supports children affected by developmental disabilities, violence and HIV. To purchase tickets go to www.share4children.org. Tickets are $150 each or $15,000 for a table of 10. ****** A “Haunted (Beverly) Hills PreHalloween Party” will be held next Friday (Oct. 21) to benefit the fight against Cystic Fibrosis.

More than 200 guests are expected at the 7 p.m. to midnight event in the EdwardsLowell building at 8712 Wilshire Blvd.

Either costumes or business attire are suggested with cash or gift prizes for the best costumed male, female and couple. There will be gift bags, free hosted bar and food.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS–Michael Rosen and his stepmolther Helen Grayco Rosen entertained several hundred guests in his Trousdale home Saturday as the pair celebrated their respective birthdays.

Photo by David Levin Sponsors are Edwards-Lowell, Valinsky Media Group, Bionic Buzz, and Prestige Image PR. Online tickets are $75 (http://haunted_hills_halloween.eventbrite.com) or $100 at the door. ****** The Friends of Sheba Medical Center hosts its 46th anniversary gala “DNA-The Imprint of a Hero” on Sunday, Oct. 30, in The Beverly Wilshire.

Jason Alexander will emcee the fundraiser for Israel’s Sheba Medical Center.

Ticket information ($180) is at http://www. friendsofsheba.org/event/friends-of-sheba-2016-gala.

Frances Allen’s Desert Roundup

BEVERLY HILLS WOMEN’S CLUB CELEBRATES 100 YEARS—The Beverly Hills Women’s Club continued its centennial celebration with “100 Years in Fashion,” presented by member and owner of The Paper Bag Princess, Elizabeth Mason. Models wore creations from Mason’s archives of vintage gowns plus pieces from Elizabeth Mason Couture. Taking part in the show, above (from left) were: Patricia Rust, Sali Lewally, Trisha Nelson, Dina Morrone, Mason, Mara New, Agnes Nicole, Kelly Cole, Maureen Rakusin, Loetta Earnest and Sally Pai Unruh. Jewelry was provided by Kazanjian Jewels represented by Jasmine Rafati. Enjoying the event were, below (from left): Mason, Costume Designer Daniel Orlandi (Down With Love, The Da Vinci Code), actress Kate Linder (The Young And The Restless), Mumsey Nemiroff, club president; Linda Schwartz and Jane Dorian, boardmember. Continuing the club’s centennial celebration will be a gala, Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Four Seasons on Doheny Drive with dinner, dancing, entertainment and more. For information, call 310-276-5804 or visit www.bhwclub.org.

Photos by Scott Downie/Celebrity Photo

Tiger Woods, where are you now?

In case you haven’t noticed, the popularity of golf has been on the decline. Celebrity players, such as Woods in his heyday, aren’t captivating the attention of a new generation of weekend duffers.

Even more important, the number of golf courses in the Coachella Valley, (about 121), which consume nearly 25-percent of the area’s water usage, is diminishing.

Take the Avalon development, approved in 2004 as a 309-acre golf course project. As for infrastructure, some work was concluded or is in progress. Then the recession came and money– for development–dried up.

Now the project is back before the city council under a new name: Miralon. Gone is the old name. Also gone is the previously approved 97-acre golf course, replaced by nearly 1,200 homes, both condo and freestanding. If approved by the city, the newly revised project would also have hiking trails, a dog park, community gardens and two large-size swimming pools.

Miralon would also have one unique-to-the-Desert- feature: about 5,000 olive trees which will be harvested by local farmers with the income shared with the development.

Miralon is not the only development in the Coachella Valley that has seen the loss, willingly or not, of its golf course, with others under threat.

Who knows, in the coming years, it may be possible to sit at the bar in what was once the old clubhouse while overlooking the dog park where the 18th hole once stood and have a martini sporting locally-grown olives. And barman, don’t, skimp on the olives, please, we have the fruit of over 5,000 trees.

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PUBLIC NOTICES T.S. No.: 2016-01562-CA A.P.N.:5530-009-004 Property Address: 7536 7536 1/2, 7538 & 7540 Lexington Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 7536 7536 PURSUANT TO CIVIL 1/2, 7538 & 7540 CODE § 2923.3(a), THE Lexington Ave, West SUMMARY OF INFOR- Hollywood, CA 90046 MATION REFERRED TO A.P.N.: 5530-009-004 BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE The undersigned Trustee RECORDED COPY OF disclaims any liability for THIS DOCUMENT BUT any incorrectness of the ONLY TO THE COPIES street address or other PROVIDED TO THE common designation, if any, shown above.

TRUSTOR. The sale will be made, NOTE: THERE IS A but without covenant or SUMMARY OF THE warranty, expressed or INFORMATION IN THIS implied, regarding title, DOCUMENT ATTACHED possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and estimated NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN reasonable RESUMEN DE LA costs, expenses and INFORMACIÓN DE advances at the time of initial publication of ESTE DOCUMENTO the the Notice of Sale is: TALA: MAYROONG $ 605,737.35.

BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG If the Trustee is unable to ITO NA NAKALAKIP convey title for any reaLU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂY son, the successful bidLÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀY der’s sole and exclusive TÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNG remedy shall be the of monies paid to TIN TRONG TÀI LIÈU return the Trustee, and the sucNÀY cessful bidder shall have no further recourse.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY The beneficiary of the OWNER: Deed of Trust has executYOU ARE IN DEFAULT ed and delivered to the UNDER A DEED OF undersigned a written TRUST DATED request to commence 06/18/2004.

UNLESS foreclosure, and the YOU TAKE ACTION TO undersigned caused a PROTECT YOUR PROP- Notice of Default and ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD Election to Sell to be AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF recorded in the county YOU NEED AN EXPLA- where the real property is NATION OF THE located.

NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST NOTICE TO POTENTIAL YOU, YOU SHOULD BIDDERS: If you are CONTACT A LAWYER. considering bidding on this property lien, you Trustor: Alfred Bonadies should understand that AN UNMARRIED MAN there are risks involved in Duly Appointed Trustee: bidding at a trustee aucWestern Progressive, tion. You will be bidding LLC on a lien, not on the propRecorded 06/29/2004 as erty itself. Placing the Instrument No. 04 highest bid at a trustee 1650482 in book ---, auction does not autopage--- and of Official matically entitle you to Records in the office of free and clear ownership the Recorder of Los of the property. You Angeles County, should also be aware that California, the lien being auctioned Date of Sale: 11/09/2016 off may be a junior lien. If at 11:00 AM you are the highest bidder at the auction, you Place of Sale: are or may be responsiBEHIND THE FOUNTAIN ble for paying off all liens LOCATED IN CIVIC senior to the lien being CENTER PLAZA, 400 auctioned off, before you CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, can receive clear title to POMONA, CA 91766 the property. You are encouraged to investigate Estimated amount of the existence, priority, unpaid balance and other and size of outstanding charges: $ 605,737.35 liens that may exist on this property by contactWILL SELL AT PUBLIC ing the county recorder’s AUCTION TO HIGHEST office or a title insurance BIDDER FOR CASH, company, either of which CASHIER’S CHECK may charge you a fee for DRAWN ON A STATE OR this information. If you NATIONAL BANK, A consult either of these CHECK DRAWN BY A resources, you should be STATE OR FEDERAL aware that the same CREDIT UNION, OR A lender may hold more CHECK DRAWN BY A than one mortgage or STATE OR FEDERAL deed of trust on this propSAVINGS AND LOAN erty.

ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR Note: Because the SAVINGS BANK SPECI- Beneficiary reserves the FIED IN SECTION 5102 right to bid less than the OF THE FINANCIAL total debt owed, it is posCODE AND AUTHOR- sible that at the time of IZED TO DO BUSINESS the sale the opening bid IN THIS STATE: may be less than the total All right, title, and interest debt conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the

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 (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com /MortgageServices/Defau ltManagement/TrusteeSe rvices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2016-01562-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www.altisource.com/MortgageSer vices/DefaultManagemen t/TrusteeServices.aspx For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530 ____________________ Trustee Sale Assistant Date: 2016

September

27,

WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Publish Dates 10/14/16, 10/21/16, 10/28/16 ______________ T.S. No. 15-37806 APN: 4340-018-131 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/7/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust

described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: SCOTT PRITCHARD, AN UNMARRIED MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 11/15/2006 as Instrument No. 20062525694 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:11/7/2016 at 11:00 AM

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 (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.co m, using the file number assigned to this case 1537806. 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.

Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,268,319.17 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total Dated: 10/11/2016 debt owed.

LAW OFFICES OF LES Street Address or other ZIEVE, as Trustee common designation of 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 real property: Irvine, CA 92606 818 NORTH DOHENY For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) DRIVE NO.1404 WEST HOLLYWOOD, 848-7920 For Sale Information: California 90069 848-9272 (Also referred to as 818 N (714) DOHENY DR 88 WEST www.elitepostandpub.com HOLLYWOOD, CA _____________ Melanie Schultz, Trustee 90069) Sale Assistant Described as follows: As more fully described THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A on said Deed of Trust.

DEBT AND ANY INFORA.P.N #.: 4340-018-131 The undersigned Trustee MATION WE OBTAINED disclaims any liability for WILL BE USED FOR any incorrectness of the THAT PURPOSE. EPP street address or other 20120 10/14, 10/21, common designation, if 10/28/16 any, shown above. If no ______________ street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME may be obtained by send- STATEMENT 2016226152 The followis/are doing business as: OJAI ing a written request to ing LAVENDER COOKIES 2214 Fox Hills the beneficiary within 10 Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90064; Nili Sinai days of the date of first 2214 Fox Hills Dr., Los Angeles, CA publication of this Notice 90064; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has of Sale.

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,

NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Nili Sinai, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 13, 2016; Published: September 23, 30 October 07, 14, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016226153 The following is/are doing business as: HCM BEAT 10342 Ilona Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064; P.O. Box 642826, Los Angeles, CA 90064-2826; Cynthia Waldman 10342 Ilona Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed August 01, 2016: Cynthia Waldman, Founder/Editor: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 13, 2016; Published: September 23, 30 October 07, 14, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016226154 The following is/are doing business as: ALL NATIONS OPPORTUNITY 237 W. 64th St., Los Angeles, CA 90003; Carraby’s Dynasty Corporation, Inc. 237 W. 64th St., Los Angeles, CA 90003; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Devera Carranby, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles:

September 13, 2016; Published: September 23, 30 October 07, 14, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016226155 The following is/are doing business as: JGL PRODUCTIONS 304 S. Elm Dr. #303, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Joanne Levien 304 S. Elm Dr. #303, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Joanne Levien, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 13, 2016; Published: September 23, 30 October 07, 14, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016231567 The following is/are doing business as: M3 PHYSICAL THERAPY 10474 Santa Monica Blvd. #435, Los Angeles, CA 90025; Physician’s Physical Therapy Service, Inc. 10474 Santa Monica Blvd. #435, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: J. Raul Lona, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 20, 2016; Published: September 23, 30 October 07, 14, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016229595 The following is/are doing business as: HUMMINGBIRD JEWEL PRESS 1375 Reeves Dr. #405, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Rachelle J. Lewis 1375 Reeves Dr. #405, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Rachelle J. Lewis, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 16, 2016; Published: September 30 October 07, 14, 21, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016223659 The following is/are doing business as: MOMMA DOT ENTERTAINMENT 807 Falcon Dr., Vallejo, CA 94591; Anthony Lawrence Caldwell 807 Falcon Dr., Vallejo, CA 94591; Anthony Elijah Caldwell 807 Falcon Dr., Vallejo, CA 94591; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed September 2015: Anthony Lawrence Caldwell, General Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 09, 2016; Published: October 07, 14, 21, 28, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016223602 The following is/are doing business as: D & A PHOTOGRAPHY 4939 Laurel Canyon Blvd. Ste. G, Valley Village, CA 91607; Davit Babayan 4939 Laurel Canyon Blvd. Ste. G, Valley Village, CA 91607; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Davit Babayan, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 09, 2016; Published: October 07, 14, 21, 28, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016243920 The following is/are doing business as: WINES FOR MOTHERS 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #1463, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Zepeim LLC 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #1463, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Ioritz Blanco Echalecu, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 05, 2016; Published: October 14, 21, 28, November 04, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016248555 The following is/are doing business as: WINE FOR MOTHERS 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #1463, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Zepeim LLC 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #1463, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Ioritz Blanco Echalecu, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 11, 2016; Published: October 14, 21, 28, November 04, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016243919 The following is/are doing business as: JEWELERS SPECIALTY INSURANCE SERVICES 7164 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; Meslee Insurance Services Inc. 7164 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: July 07, 2014: Benjamin Meskin, President: Statement is filed with the

County of Los Angeles: October 05, 2016; Published: October 14, 21, 28, November 04, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016243923 The following is/are doing business as: AMAR DESH INDIAN RESTAURANT 2411 W. Olympic Blvd. #5, Los Angeles, CA 90006; Amar Desh, Inc. 2411 W. Olympic Blvd. #5, Los Angeles, CA 90006; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Shah Alam Khan, Secretary & Chief Operating Officer: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 05, 2016; Published: October 14, 21, 28, November 04, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016243921 The following is/are doing business as: MPK FITNESS 344 S. Elm Dr. #4, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-4624; Marie P. Knecht 344 S. Elm Dr. #4, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed February 17, 2012: Marie P. Knecht, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 05, 2016; Published: October 14, 21, 28, November 04, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016243922 The following is/are doing business as: SUNDAY ATELIER 6267 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Sacred Living, Inc. 6267 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed September 27, 2016: Lesley Aitken, Founder: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 05, 2016; Published: October 14, 21, 28, November 04, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016244972 The following is/are doing business as: FREDLOVES 9190 W. Olympic Blvd. #250, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Jeffrey Gold 9190 W. Olympic Blvd. #250, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Jeffrey Gold, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 05, 2016; Published: October 14, 21, 28, November 04, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016237974 The following is/are doing business as: RPM AIRCRAFT 1310 W. 50th St., Los Angeles, CA 90037; RPM Auto Detail, LLC 1310 W. 50th St., Los Angeles, CA 90037; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed January 2015: Humberto E. Pimentel, Managing Member: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: September 27, 2016; Published: October 14, 21, 28, November 04, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016248556 The following is/are doing business as: MAPLEWOOD MFG LLC 756 S. Broadway #904, Los Angeles, CA 90014; Maplewood MFG LLC 756 S. Broadway #904, Los Angeles, CA 90014; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed September 2016: Aaron Respicio, Secretary: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 11, 2016; Published: October 14, 21, 28, November 04, 2016 LACC N/C

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).

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Health & Beauty

Schools & Instruction

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Why Pay More Taxes than the Law Requires FRENCH LESSONS Dental Hygiene - FINANCIAL & TAX CONSULTING Services at Enjoy French Language!

(310) 278-5374 Your Door • Tax Preparation & Tax Planning for: Individual, Partnership, Corporation • Business & Finance Problem Solving • Bookkeeping & Payroll Services Available • Audit Representation • French Speaking

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brings smiles to you at the comfort of your home.

Dental cleanings, denture care, dry mouth therapy, oral hygiene info+referrals.

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LET ME HELP YOU THROUGH THE DAY!

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References Available.

Email: lifetimesmilescare@gmail.com

We specialize in full charge bookkeeping & all payroll services or e-mail for Bars & Restaurants. yvonnettenewman@gmail.com 22 years in Beverly Hills.

Please Call: www.markbrenner.com

Honest, Hard Worker, Beautician: Health skin care, with Healing Qualities. make-up and massage.

Very Pleasant To Please call Jola at Be Around.

323/656-1805 Fluent English.

Lifetime Smiles

Tutoring by a teacher with many years of experience at the Lycee Francais of Los Angeles and The BH Lingual Institute Call Mme. Newman at 310/838-7749

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Jobs Wanted

COMPANION / Live-In CAREGIVER Caring Experienced CAREGIVER 30 Years Experience To The Elderly Cook, Driver, CA Licensed

For Homebound, elderly, persons w/ disabilities, care facility residents, etc.

New Client Special: 1040 EZ $125 • 1040 $225

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(licensed by DHCC)

is Available for PERSONAL ASSISTANT European multi-lingual, www.

Professional in Services bhcourier OR multi- task, good driver. .com NURSE COMPANION Live-in weekends or OR 3 days only!

A DAY TRIP TO THE CASINOS CAREGIVER in Beverly Hills or AROUND Price Negotiable.

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LOS ANGELES Great references.

• Full Days $300.00 Per Week Contact Ruth at Up to 3 people in a sedan • Fun program Call 310/877-9770 or 4 or more in a luxury van. 213/364-1470

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• Established 1994

Close to Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood.

Call For A Tour: 310/473-0772

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Computer Consultant

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For more information Call 310/944-0457

Elderly Care

CPA Is Available Part-Time Call 310/859-7550

ARE YOU OWED SUPPORT? TOP “A/V” RATED CENTURY CITY LAW FIRM CAN HELP YOU.

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Specializing In: Divorce & Weddings, Birthdays Collection of Support or Any Events. & Complex Extensive Menu: Personal Injury Cases cupcakes, cookies, cake(auto accipops, glam apples, dent, etc.).

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COMPUTER SPECIALIST Home and Small Business Networks Data Safeguard & Recovery Cloud Computing, Backup & Remote Access Services Notary Services Also Available

Upscale Full Service Mobile Grooming Salon

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• Caregivers • CNA • CHHA

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• COMPUTER • Repair & Training

• Home or Office • Installation • Setup • Software Training • Virus & Spyware Removal • Website Design CALL E. STURM:

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

NEED HELP?

Philip Springer Composer of

W E U N D E R S TA N D . . .

Mama’s caregivers are loving, caring, trained & bonded. Live in or out.

M AMA’ S H OME C ARE 323/655-2622

ARE YOU A SENIOR AND NEED ASSISTANCE? We can help YOU!

We provide experienced Cargivers, CNA’s & HHA’s for seniors needing companions to drive them to doctors, prepare meals, light housekeeping, etc...

We offer responsible and nurturing care. Our staff is thoroughly screened and we care. Live In/Out.

Santa Baby, SEEKS P/T Assistant

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OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE

FOR SALE

MEDICAL OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

CHARMING & SPACIOUS HOME FOR SALE IN BEVERLY HILLS

150 N. ROBERTSON BOULEVARD

$1,950,000 Bay Window, Crown Moldings, Formal Dining Room,

with Windows skills, for general office help, including archiving sheet music, CD'S, videos, dictation, telephone calls, and web research.

3 Bed 3 Bath 2,119 SQFT CALL FOR SHOWINGS.

TPG Estates

Flexible hours, negotiable pay.

BRE# 01920159

310/617-1600

Send Resume and Photo To: tamirmusic@verizon.net

—————–––– THE CHIMPWEED PROJECT Unique Research

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1982 & 2677 square feet Available Class A medical building 2 minutes from Cedar Sinai.

Call 310-657-6464 ext. 2

Call Lisa 24hrs.

323/877-8121 • 323/806-9498

Live In / Live Out 24/7 CNA / HHA Hospice / Hospitals Companion

818/395-8308 Licensed/Insured/Bonded

Email: amehealthpro@gmail.com JEWISH OWNED AAA RATED

Blessing Hands Home Care Affordable Experienced Caregiver’s/CNA’s 24-Hours • 7 Days/Week 4/8/12+ Hr. Shifts Avail.

We will beet your needs, no matter how speicalized or simple.

Excellent References.

Call For A Free Estimate!

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CARE GIVE RS NE E DE D

CenturyCityLiving.com

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

Seeks Gonzo Writer/ Editor, Development Pro. Social Media Wizz.

Please Call Joe At:

CENTURY PARK EAST

310/871-3220

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS PENTHOUSE $1,100,000

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INVESTOR’S WANTED

Breathtaking 270 degree City & Ocean views.

2 Balconies

268

HOUSES FOR SALE

Irish Eddie Murphy Comedy Club INVESTORS NEEDED

1140 TOWER ROAD

Please Call

BEVERLY HILLS

Edward Victor Murphy

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

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

LE PARC

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

CENTURY HILL

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

ONE CENTURY

Price Reduced

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

Please call 310/246-1270

310/277-3117

CENTURY WOODS $1,495,000

BEL AIR CREST $6,950,000

Preferred Attorneys

OFFERED AT $28,450,000

323/782-1144

————— WILSHIRE BLVD RETAIL FRONTAGE & SMALL OFFICE *** SUITES *** NO NNN All Utilities Included.

Must Lease Now! Call 310/237-2977

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

Luxurious Baths. Bamboo Floors $479,000 TO $869,000

$775/MO. MALE HOME HEALTH In Boutique Building CAREGIVER WITH BEAUTY SALON Adj. Beverly Hills LICENSE NEEDED Building has been IN CENTURY CITY completely remodeled.

This position is for a male only. Females BEVERLY HILLS do not respond.

SALON Permanent position Available For Rent hours may vary.

1 Double Stylist Station Must be able to in private room and travel (United States 1 Single Station. only). Dog friendly.

Great Rates, Great $20 per hour.

Parking and Friendly.

Ask For Monica:

1 BED+DEN+2 BATHS $837,500

CENTURY PARK EAST

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WELL ESTABLISHED

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281

At least 5 years in home 508/365-9320 experience. Speak fluent Email: English and can also speak IrishEddieMurphy@ yahoo.com Farsi, Russian, Hebrew, Armenian or Polish. Must 240 have car and available for OFFICE / STORES live-in positions.

FOR LEASE Call 323/655-2622 818/746-3904 Mon.-Fri. • 10am-5pm 24-Hrs: 805/558-3517 DO NOT APPLY LARGE SINGLE Owned/Operated by R.N. IF NOT EXPERIENCED. OFFICE

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CONDOS FOR SALE

all listings are on

AMERICAN HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOMECARE ATTENDANT SPECIALIST COMPETITIVE & VERY REASONABLE RATES!

HOUSES

Best Priced Traditional Estate, North of Sunset Blvd.

1000 feet of prime frontage on famed Tower Road.

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WILLIAMS BEVERLY HILLS

MICHAEL EISENBERG 310.748.5410 R E A L E S TAT E TO P G U N

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

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

CLASSIFIED

BEVERLY HILLS

405

Wanted to Rent

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

Wanted to Rent Retired Physician’s Assistant.

440

3-Level Townhouse

WESTWOOD

120 1 20 S. S. ORLANDO ORL ANDO AVE. AV A VE. 90048 90048

GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

CENTURY PARK EAST

Garage/Storage For Rent/Wanted

2 BED+DEN+2 BATHS $5,500/MONTH

427 Montana Ave.

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

Close to Beach .

Please Call: 310/394-7132

1 BED+DEN+2 BATHS $3,650/MONTH

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

Updated Baths

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HOUSES FOR LEASE

10810 Massachusetts Av 3 Ba.+Loft+2.5 Ba. Wood flrs., hi-ceilings, fireplace, dining rm., new kitch. w/ stainless appls., w/d hook-up, 2-balconies, private sundeck. $4,500/Month

By Appointment Only:

323/979-5146

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BEVERLY HILLS APT 3 Bd.+3 Ba. • $4,395

High Floor. Unobstructed Views • Great Condition • Bright Southwest Extra Large Corner. 2 Jumbo Exposure.

Every room Balconies. Updated Kitchen has French Doors to Wood Floors. Quiet Location

SANTA MONICA

•PLAZA TOWERS•

1 BEDROOM /1 BATH

838 N. DOHENY DRIVE

$3,350/MONTH

BEVERLY HILLS MODERN & STUNNING •• HOUSE ••

Renovated. High Floor Jumbo Balcony. Quiet Location Bamboo Floors. Quartz Counters. New Appliances.

Crystal Stall Shower

Small Covered Balcony.

Top Floor with High Ceilings. Beverly Hills School District.

LaPeerApt@aol.com

————— BEVERLY HILLS Luxury Apt. 3 Bdrm.+3 Bath Newly Remodeled.

2,200sf., hrwd. flrs., a/c, stove, dishwasher, microwave, washer/dryer, walkin, closets, secured bldg., elevator, 2-prkg. $4,300/Month

2 BDRM + LRG DEN or 3RD BDRM + 2.5 BATH 208 S. RODEO DRIVE With Panoramic Views 213/305-1346 Gourmet Kitchen, Italian marble/hardwood CENTURY PARK EAST 216 S. Rexford Dr. Remodeled Bathrooms, floors.

New kitchen cabinets $2,650 to $4,500/mo. — ————–––– Central A/C, Hardwood Floors.

BEVERLY HILLS with high-end appliances Beverly Hills Schools.

PARK PLACE 2 BR. 2 BA. + DEN including washer and dryer. $4,000 to $5,495/mo. $7,400/Month APPROX. 1,700 S.F. Steve Geller Large walk-in closet, sorround CENTURY TOWERS 416 S. SPALDING DR. sound in all rooms, roof top Coldwell Banker $5,750 to $8,900/mo. Top Floor Front Facing and ground pool. 1554 S.F. Backs Up To Roxbury Pk. 310/922-2141 CENTURY HILL $7,650/MO. BRE01153015 Immaculate, Remodeled, ————— By Appointment only $5,850 to $6,200/mo. Views, A/C, Inside LE PARC Laundry, S x S Parking.

Call 310/612-1125 3 BDRM. + 3.5 BATH

To Advertise ————— Your BEVERLY HILLS

Real Estate Listings Call: 310-278-1322 or visit us at

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

www. ————— bhcourier www. bhcourier .com .com

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KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

NOW AVAILABLE

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UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

CenturyCityLiving.com

310/871-3220

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

all listings are on

Room, Studio, Efficiancy Unit or Shared Home.

Last residence 25-yrs.

Can drive, shop, cook, & provide security.

Please Call Joe:

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UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

License 00957281

SEEKS • ASAP

R E A L E S TAT E

$7,800/mo.

$4,195/MO.

ONE CENTURY

Steve Geller

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

BEL AIR CREST $18,000/mo.

Coldwell Banker

310/922-2141 BRE01153015

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

BRAND NEW LUXURY APARTMENTS FOR RENT

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

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

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

www.rentwiseman.com • 310-473-3000

Beverly Hills Adjacent BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. • BEVERLY HILLS • LUXURIOUS

2 Bd.+1.5 Ba. • $2,895 X-LARGE LUXURY APT.

Newly Remodeled 2 BR / 3 BA Owner’s Townhouse

1 BDRM + LRG LOFT + BONUS RM + 2 BA.

Newly decorated.

All new interior.

Call 310/613-1231

$3,100/MO.

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Shown By Appointment.

New Bath/Granite-Kit/

8544 BURTON WAY Call 310/273-6770 or 213/444-8865

Dwash/Stove/Carpet

Olympic/Shenandoah

PENTHOUSE

New carpet+drapes, newly

Private deck, large closets, remodeled kitch+bathrm., granite counters kitchen appliances, w/d hook-ups, Stunning & immaculate. and bathrooms, stainless walk-in closet, hi-ceilings.

Completely updated steel appliances. Berber Shared backyard. No pets. carpet & harwood foors, new kitchen & 310/271-6811 verticle blinds. Fireplace, Cell: 310/994-4122 bathrooms, new wood washer & dryer in unit, Must see! 439 S. Rexford floors & windows, Secured building with —————–––– central air & heat, courtyard garden view.

Apartment For Rent recessed lighting and Choice location.

BEVERLY HILLS wired for sound.

Near Beverly Center, 2 BDRM, 2 BATH Washer & dryer in unit. Cedars-Sinai, Restaurants, 9520 W. Olympic Blvd.

Covered parking.

Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets, $2,600/Month Non-smoking building. $3,450/Mo. No Pets

BEVERLY HILLS APARTMENT For LEASE 2 BEDROOM 2 BATHROOM

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

1,350 sq. ft.

NEW REMODEL WILSHIRE CORRIDOR Kitchen Cabinets • • L U XU RY • • Granite Counters High Rise Condo All New appliances For Lease Higher Floor - Great View Laminate in all rooms Laundry 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 2 Parking Side by Side Gated Building 24hr Full Service Bldg.

1 Parking Space Pool Jacuzzi Gym Party Rm Polite Pet, OK! Central Air-Conditioning NO SMOKING! New Carpet & Paint 318 N. Oakhurst Dr. #101 Refrig - Washer - Dryer $3,200/mo

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 270

$4,095/Month Call 323/933-9544

• REDUCED •

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

Call Mike

310/849-5432

—————–––– BEVERLY HILLS CITY 435 S. Maple Dr. Lrg. 2 Bd.+2 Ba. Bright, 2nd. flr, freshly painted, carpet & great hardwood-like floors, central air, gated intercom entry, 2-car garage, water included. No pets. $3,050/Month COMPASS GOLD PROP. Marty: 310/293-2205

Completely Remodeled

Central Air Conditioning Security-Gate/Parking Two Tandem Parking

Call 310/721-3769

————— BEVERLY HILLS 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath $2,595/Month New kitchen w/ granite counter tops, stainless steel refrigerator, stove, dishwasher. New marble bathrooms, new carpet, bright 2nd story parking, laundry, outside storage. Pet OK.

310/275-5304

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

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 926 S. BEDFORD ST. NEWLY REMODELED LIGHT AND BRIGHT

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

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

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•• • • • • • • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. •

•• • • French doors in bdrm. • open to large balcony • overlooking pool •

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• 310/826-4889 • air, pool, elevator, on-site laundry, intercom entry.

WEST L.A. 320 N. La Peer Dr. 1628 S. Westgate Ave.

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Jr. Executive Spacious a/c, fireplace, pool, controlled access, laundry fac., prkg.

LARGE 2 BDRM, 2 BA.

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By appointment only

• Single •

Call 310/425-9070

Controlled access, on-sight laundry, a/c unit, kitchenette.

10530-10540 Wilshire Bl.

————— TOWNHOUSE

to patio, parking, laundry facility.

310/592-4511

CLOSE TO SHOPS & R E S TA U R A N T S C A N O N / B E V E R LY / RODEO DR.

310/858-8133

Wifi, Bright, controlled access, balcony, pool, elevator, laundry facility, prkg.

————— Close To U.C.L.A. BRENTWOOD

11988 Kiowa Ave.

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1 Bd. + 1 Ba.

•••••••

* * * * * * * Large & Bright. Large & Bright Unit.

Pool, a/c, balcony, stove, dishwasher, laundry rm., prkg., intercom entry, elevator.

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BEVERLY HILLS

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

Guest Editorial by Howard Goldstein

MY RESPONSE TO 10 FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS

Having spent the past 15 years serving as a parent volunteer for the benefit of students, teachers, parents, and this community, which included my participation on a school site council, Superintendents Advisory Committee, a site facilities committee, as a PTA president, PTA Council parliamentarian, executive boardmember of the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, Citizen’s Oversight Committee member, and three years on the Board of Education, where I am concluding my year as president, I would like to think that I have an understanding of the Beverly Hills Unified School District), academically, financially, and from a facilities standpoint. facilities standpoint.

I find it unusual that 10 former BHUSD boardmembers penned an editorial without contacting me first to cross-check their information.

As it turns out, their editorial is littered with misinformation culled from the opinions of boardmembers, many who have long since ceased serving the school district and others whose decisions directly precipitated some of the financial challenges now facing the BHUSD. In fact, there are eight clear fallacies proffered by the 10 former board members in their misguided editorial.

FALLACY: The district’s academics are “sinking lower and lower.”

FACT: Standardized assessment scores place BHUSD in the top 1.27-percent of all school districts in California, and the BHUSD ranks 4th out of all Basic Aid school districts in the state. Beverly Hills public schools are ranked among the best in California and the nation.

FALLACY: Measure Y will not support quality education.

FACT: Research shows that improving a school’s physical environment raises student achievement.

Measure Y would update classrooms, science labs, and computer infrastructure to ensure our students learn the critical skills needed for success in college and the 21st-century workforce.

FALLACY: “The board accelerated Measure E, and did so three times, without voter approval.”

FACT: The voters of the City of Beverly Hills approved Measure E on Nov. 4, 2008. There is no legal requirement to go back to the voters every time the district sells bonds.

FALLACY: “As a result, the unified school portion of the (property tax) bill has more than doubled, an increase of 119-percent.”

FACT: In 2015-2016 the Measure E tax rate was $27.34 and the cost to the median assessed singlefamily homeowner was $437.68 a year, or $1.20 per day.

That means in 2015-16 Measure E represented only 2.34-percent of the total property taxes assessed on homeowners. 2.34-percent is a far cry from the 119-percent that was erroneously asserted by the 10 former school boardmembers.

FALLACY: “Since the passage of the last bond, eight years ago, only completed project has been one building at Horace Mann School.”

FACT: If these 10 former board members had just asked me they would have learned the amount of Measure E bonds issued to date is $193,043,967. In 2013 Measure E funds were used to completely renovate the Ron Brown Auditorium at Horace Mann.

In addition, using Measure E funds to renovate Horace Mann, in August 2016 the district unveiled Horace Mann’s new classroom building, multipurpose room, artificial turf field, and subterranean parking. Renovations are now underway on the original

1929 classroom building to be completed in fall 2017. The entire Horace Mann project is currently projected to cost approximately $70 million.

Concurrent with the renovations at Horace Mann, El Rodeo School and Beverly Hills High School are seeing Measure E funds being used to make the campuses safer and healthier by abating lead paint, asbestos, arsenic, and other environmental toxins, as well as making these schools stronger structurally and bringing them into the 21st Century. At Beverly Vista School, the size of the artificial turf fields has doubled, and renovations throughout the campus include the addition of safety rails, painting, waterproofing, and seismic upgrades.

FALLACY: “The board has wasted our money and violated our trust.”

FACT: If these 10 former board members had just asked me they would have learned that the aggregate interest rate of Measure E bonds issued to date is 4.42percent. The net repayment ratio on Measure E bonds issued to date is 2.23 to 1. The net repayment ratio on Measure E bonds will reduce to approximately 2.00 to 1 after the planned November 2016 bond refinancing.

FALLACY: “Millions of our dollars were spent on expensive attorneys and lawsuits, money that should have gone to ensuring the safety and security of our children.”

FACT: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) currently plans to tunnel under our only high school which will severely limit the district’s ability to reconstruct its timeworn buildings. The school district will lose sovereignty and control over its property if the Westside Subway Extension goes under Beverly Hills High School.

Under a legal process called eminent domain, Metro will seize BHUSD property to build a subway and prevent the district from modernizing and replacing timeworn school buildings now and in the future.

Recently, United States District Court Judge George H. Wu ruled that that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) acted in an “arbitrary and capricious manner” with respect to the environmental effects of tunneling under Beverly Hills High School as part of Metro’s Westside Subway Extension project.

Judge Wu found that the FTA failed to meet standards defined in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by not properly considering seismic, air quality, methane gas and other environmental effects.

FALLACY: They “urge a no vote on Measure Y because of the current board’s poor record of mismanagement, incompetence and fiscal irresponsibility.”

FACT: The FACTS I cite above tell a much different story. Conveniently left out of their editorial is that three of the former board members–Myra Lurie, Nooshin Meshkaty, and Myra Demeter–hired Karen Christiansen, the former BHUSD facilities director, at a salary of $170,000 per year.

Shortly thereafter, Lurie, Meshkaty and Demeter voted to change the terms of Christiansen’s contract to allow her to become an independent contractor and form a company called Strategic Concepts, which was paid $250,000 per month, without a competitive bid process. Moreover, it was Lurie, Meshkaty and Demeter’s board which breached the contract with Strategic Concepts that saw a trial court issue a verdict against the BHUSD in excess of $20 million.

“Mismanagement, incompetence and fiscal irresponsibility,” agreed; but it occurred on the 2009 board’s watch. My board and boards after 2009 have been cleaning up their mess. Next time, just ask me for the facts.

Howard Goldstein is president of the BHUSD Board of Education

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I am proud to be a long-term Beverly Hills resident, a City of families and communities recognized the world over for its elegance and beauty.

However, I am sad to tell you that I am not proud of what has been reported in the Los Angeles Times about our City. Specifically, the conduct of John Mirisch this election season and his unseemly alliance with the Wanda Group—a Chinese conglomerate led by one of the wealthiest men in Asia.

The situation has left me both alarmed and dismayed.

The close relationship between Wanda and Mr. Mirisch is unsettling at best, especially given Wanda’s pending review for approval of a massive project before the City Council and Mr. Mirisch, who is serving the rotating term as Beverly Hills’ mayor.

If you have any doubt, just take a look at the inappropriate emails between he and the Wanda Group’s top local representative, published recently in the Times. To say the two have a “cozy” relation-

ship would be an understatement.

Mr. Mirisch is opposed to Measure HH, the Beverly Hills Garden and Open Space Initiative. That opposition is, of course, his right. I personally think Measure HH is a good thing, and that position is my right.

At the same time, the Wanda Group wants approval for its billion-dollar development project— and that is its right. But what is not right is for Wanda to use that objective as a pretext to sway the results of our local election on Measure HH. John Mirisch and the Wanda Group have launched nothing less than a coordinated assault on our local democracy through a seriers of deceptive attacks on Measure HH with he acting as its chief cheerleader.

The Wanda Group’s own campaign filings make clear it is funneling a great deal of money into our local election from external sources, including a Wanda development project in Chicago. This not how

our political system has traditionally been treated, and frankly, it smells.

Set aside one’s personal view of Measure HH. Is it right that a foreign corporation with its own agenda is working so hard and spending so much to kill Measure HH? Of course not.

I know I speak for many residents when I say I am deeply disturbed by the troubling precedent being set by the Wanda Group. Our local democracy is a sacred institution, and such important local decisions should be determined solely by the residents of Beverly Hills. The Wanda Group is looking out for its own interest, not the public interest.

Unfortunately, it appears John Mirisch has lost sight of which and whom he is representing.

Stanley P. Gold ****** The Jewish world has just observed its holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur. During the 10 days preceding the Day of Atonement, Jews ask forgiveness from one another, for on Judgment Day, when we are inscribed in the Book of Life or otherwise, asking for forgiveness from the Almighty will not be considered if we did not first ask for forgiveness from our fellow human beings.

Sephardic Jews start asking forgiveness the month preceding the month of Tishrei. They wake up earlier every morning for special prayers called “Slichot” (forgiveness).

My mother has taught my siblings and me a somewhat different approach: “I try my best to be a good person every day of the year, so that I do not have to ask forgiveness only one day a year and expect everything to disappear, as if it did not happen,” tells us my mother every year.

Whatever the approach, Jewish people view Yom Kippur with the utmost reverence. All Jews – secular and religious alike, Reform, Conservative and Orthodox – all shades and all types. There is nothing like Yom Kippur to remind us who we are and what is the basis for us being “One People,” “God’s People.”

I was thus astonished, just hours before the arrival of Yom Kippur to receive yet another attack e-mail from “No on HH,” telling me “the developer behind Measure HH is playing a shell game.”

I still do not understand the vicious, constant negative attacks against Beny Alagem’s Hilton expansion. Jews on both sides fighting against – rather than working with – one another?!?

The project will be built, and the simple question before the voters is: “Do you want two buildings that you have already approved, 18 + 8 stories high, or would you allow us to put them one on top of the other and have only one building, 26 stories high?”

To a person standing at street level, 18 or 26 is indistinguishable, unless one starts counting, gets confused, starts over and counts to either 18 or 26 total.

Why does Wanda object so vehemently? The project was already approved at 18 stories. Wanda and Hilton will have to live side-by-side, unless rumors that the Chinese developer may buy the Century Plaza and abandon 9900 Wilshire are true. In either case, Wanda fails to work with Beny Alagem and has chosen instead to fight him, bitterly and unjustly.

Why all this animosity? What is Wanda, on behalf of its Chinese owner, trying to achieve? Diversion? Or is it simply a “pissing match,” an attempt to prove “I am richer, I am stronger, I will dictate things as I see fit!” Those who claim they only work for the Chinese developer and bid his will err in utilizing such excuse. It does not befit you, nor does such behavior have any place in our community.

On this same morning of the day before Yom Kippur that we call Erev (eve of), we also received an invite from very close friends to meet Beny Alagem, their friend of very many years and neighbor of years past, at their home. There is no doubt that Beny Alagem leaves nothing for chance, and that this project is extremely important for him.

Important enough to leave no stone unturned, call every favor possible, spread money everywhere and constantly remind people he has once before maintained the Hilton’s greatness, and now wants to do it again, for the year 2025 or 2030, and that time to invest, to plant the seeds, is now.

Former mayor Bob Tanenbaum, at the only Town Hall meeting held earlier this month, told the audience of a young officer, a hero of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Tanenbaum evoked Golda Meir’s image, flying in and driving to visit the forces at the front line, hugging and kissing each and every combat soldier there. While making Alagem a war hero was a bit too much to my taste, especially as every Yom Kippur my father goes back some four decades back to that year, to that day in 1973 and to the war that almost decimated our very existence, there was something unique with the story told.

I sat mesmerized as Tanenbaum gave a command performance. I sat on the edge of my seat trying to figure out who was the young officer described so vividly. I was transformed, along with the entire audience, some 43 years back, to this most fateful hour for the Jewish people. A time that Golda Meir is told to have almost used our weapon of very last resort, so desperate were the first hours as Israel was attacked from all fronts on its holiest day of the year.

As “good” vs. “bad” are weighed, as all elements are considered, it was duly evident that “bad” is fighting a losing war. “Bad” claims “good” is misleading us with a “park,” conveniently neglecting to tell us that we, the voters, have already approved a “tower,” a “high-rise,” a “very tall building” of 18 stories.

So the question boils down to this: 18 + 8 side by side, or 18 + 8 on top of one another? You be the judge.

No added traffic. No added sellable square footage. Also, do not fault Beny Alagem for the traffic we are already suffering. Do not penalize him for an entitlement the voters gave him back in 2008. And if he is to make tens or even hundreds of millions in windfall profits, is this not the capitalist system we love and adore, the engine the drives our United States of America?

Instead, Wanda, celebrate your neighbors, the Peninsula and the Hilton, as well as the new Waldorf. You are asking permission to build a hotel, be a good neighbor from the start. Extend a neighborly hand.

Be part of our community, not against it. You are the new comer. What gives you the right to fight one of our most cherished symbols? On what basis are you fighting what voters of this community already approved long before you ever envisioned buying this lot?

Be a good neighbor, for we have a very long memory. Be a good neighbor, because working together, building things of which we can all be proud is such a better way than fighting a dirty fight for no apparent reason at all.

Ari Bussell

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

Guest Editorial by Robert K. Tanenbaum

KNOW BEFORE WHOM YOU STAND

“Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned; the best lack conviction, while the worst are filled with passionate intensity…” The Second Coming

Such is the image of the character of our City’s officials, rationally, morally, and logically disintegrating.

Three City Council members, a majority, oppose the Hilton Initiative, Measure HH that is on the ballot on election day, Nov. 8.

Eight years ago in 2008, the City approved and gave property entitlements to the Hilton to construct an 18-story building at Santa Monica Boulevard and Merv Griffin Way and an eight-story building by Wilshire and Merv Griffin Way. In 2008, the residents voted in favor of the City Council’s grant entitlements to the Hilton.

Now, eight years later, with ballot Measure HH, the Hilton again seeks resident approval to reconfigure the project by placing voterapproved eight-story building atop the voter-approved 18-story building while adding a newly designed and publicly accessible 1.7 acre garden parkland.

The Opening of the Flood Gates Scare Tactic Against the Hilton The battle for some is that the eight-story voter-approved addition to the voter-approved 18-story building will open the flood gates and permit newly developed 26story structures. Not necessarily so.

Empirically, from experience, we know that it’s been eight years since the Hilton was granted its expansion entitlements. Yet, since 2008, no one has come forward with proposals to construct a similar structure and there are no similar development requests in the pipeline. More significantly, no developer in the past one hundred years sought to seek entitlements by use of the Initiative process.

The reconfiguration will yield NO NEW IMPACTS, NO NEW USES, and NO ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE – all of which is confirmed by Election Law §9212 that requires the City to engage in a 30-day study of the project. The City engaged in such a study and found that there, indeed, would be no new impacts, that there was sufficient parking, and that the reconfiguration would result in an additional $33 million more for the City.

Logically, developers understand the unique characteristics of this project, to wit: the proposed 26-story structure does not abut residential, is situated in a remote area of Beverly Hills – in terms of the Beverly Hills commercial triangle shopping milieu – and is diagonally across from a 42-story Los Angeles high-rise abutting Moreno Drive. Moreover, the 2008 voterapproved Hilton project was the single most vetted development in City history, comprehensively requiring 19 public hearings resulting in 109 construction conditions with 32 pages of mitigation measures, all administered with City oversight every day of construction.

City Council Demagoguery, Abuse, and Breach of Duty Notwithstanding these immutable facts, Councilmember Julian Gold stated at a public hearing that the additional eight-stories atop the eighteen is more important than the death penalty! At a Council study session meeting just last week, when Councilmember Kathy Reims continually asked why a scheduled debate that was

canceled regarding the Initiative could not go forward with only one side of the debate present, City Attorney Larry Weiner repeatedly responded that an “impartial debate” couldn’t occur if only one side participated.

On top of these spectacles, Councilmember/Mayor John Mirisch has been obsessed with his opposition to everything Hilton. In so doing, he acts much more akin to Victor Hugo’s Inspector Javert than to a prudent, fair-minded arbiter whose responsibility is to chair City Council meetings. He has also crossed the bounds of decorum expected of public officials by posting negative commentary about individual women, one of whom works for the Hilton, whom he referred to as someone who would do anything for money!

This depreciatory allusion of her character simply because she is a Hilton employee is unbecoming. The victim of this nasty insinuation appeared before the City Council and graphically explained her feelings of sadness and violation. Yet, to this innocent victim, only Councilmembers Nancy Krasne and Lily Bosse offered apologies. What degree of moral dudgeon would permit any public official or private citizen to engage in such overt cruelty and insensitivity?

Litigation Involving City Council Illegality Against The Hilton and Measure HH As a people, we reach out to comfort and protect the vulnerable and defenseless. We need public officials with conviction and compassion, not dogmatism or any kind of arrogance or disdain. We also expect our public officials to act in concert with legal requirements. Sadly, such is not the case given the three cases that resulted from litigation between our City and the Hilton: the Measure HH, Hilton Initiative Ballot Question; Ballot Argument; and the Campaign Disclaimer.

(1) The Ballot Question was drafted by the Beverly Hills City Attorney and is required to be fair and impartial, not false, misleading, argumentative, or biased.

Notwithstanding expert legal opinion that the description of the Initiative, phrased as the Ballot Question, was in violation of the Election Law, the City Council approved it during its July 19, 2016 meeting. Accordingly, Superior Court Judge James Chalfant ordered the Ballot Question to be substantially rewritten because it was false, misleading, and biased. (Keep in mind, a judge has no power to change a ballot question unless he finds, based on clear and convincing evidence, that the ballot question as adopted by the Council is illegally false, misleading, or biased.) Yet, Judge Chalfant made that finding here with the City’s drafting of the Ballot Question for Measure HH, the Hilton Initiative.

Such a Court finding infrequently occurs! Note: Not a word of remorse from any member of the Council majority of three who opposed the Initiative and approved the ballot question.

(2) Ballot Argument – this lawsuit was initiated by the Wanda developer faction. In substance, inter alia, the suit alleged

that there would be no new public garden and that the covenant to maintain that property as a garden would not permanently ensure that no building could ever be built on the garden. Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel rejected all those specious arguments.

With respect to the garden, at page five of the opinion, the Court stated: “…the court agrees that adoption of the [I]nitiative would result in an enforceable zoning law of the City, requiring the public garden to be maintained according to the provisions of the initiative.”

Regarding the covenant, a legally binding agreement, unilaterally filed by the Hilton in favor of the City, the Court ruled: (a) “the owners and successors cannot build habitable structures that would detract from the use of the open space by the public as a garden” and (b) “that it provides for two hours free parking.” (Court Ruling at page seven).

(3)Campaign Disclaimer Litigation: California law contains certain disclosure and disclaimer requirements for all ads related to a ballot measure. Beverly Hills has adopted its own ordinance that goes far beyond state law requirements and legality. The City was interpreting its ordinance in a manner that trampled on Measure HH’s First Amendment rights. Measure HH sued the City in federal court over the implementation of the City ordinance.

On Aug. 2, Federal District Court Judge Fernando Olguin issued a Preliminary Injunction that bars the City from enforcing its ordinance as written. In response, the City agreed to the Court’s ruling and has stated that it will re-examine its ordinance after November to determine the changes that are necessary in order to stop infringing upon the Hilton’s First Amendment rights.

Core political speech requires the greatest Constitutional protection. The City Council majority sought to inhibit and severely censor Measure HH’s First Amendment privileges. Not a word of contrition from the City Council majority even after the federal courts issued the Preliminary Injunction and the Court’s finding that “…the balance of equities and the public interest weigh in favor of protecting Measure HH’s First Amendment rights.”

The Planning Commission’s Colossal Cognitive Dissonance The richest man in China paid $420 million for 8 acres of raw land in Beverly Hills, knowing full well that this Robinson’s May 9900 Wilshire property is approved for a 235-unit condo development and nothing else. He announced that he wants to convert the 235 condo project into a mixed use hotel/condo/restaurant/ballroom development that transforms 200,000 square feet of condo space into commercial use. The proposal is to trade 43 condos for 134 hotel rooms, plus 8,000 square feet of ballroom space, spas, restaurants, and commercial uses.

Note: Wanda seeks to develop 193 condos and a 134 room hotel project City staff analyzed this proposal and concludes that the mixed use development will actu-

ally reduce traffic as compared to the original de-intensified 235 unit condo project. This finding despite the fact that the City in 2008 and at other times concluded that 1 hotel room creates the same amount of traffic as 2 condo units.

Simply, in terms of traffic impact, 134 hotel rooms are the equivalent of 268 condos. These condos plus the 193 condos designed as integral to the development equals 461 condos, in terms of traffic impacts.

The Wanda project proposes to place its landing dock on Merv Griffin Way directly across from the grand entry to the iconic Beverly Hilton, the City’s largest employer, taxpayer, and international attraction. Wanda also proposes a new entry on Santa Monica Boulevard for its hotel guests, creating three eastbound left turns in the distance from the Los Angeles Country Club and Merv Griffin Way; the westernmost at LACC for condo residents only; a second hotel-only entrance, and then the existing turn at Merv Griffin Way. Common sense and expert testimony indicate that this Wanda development will create calamitous conditions and hardcore gridlock.

Now comes the Beverly Hills Planning Commission (PC): the chairman of which commented, in substance, earlier this week that the Wanda Project isn’t perfect, but the PC has to approve something so the PC has to make the best of the situation.

Really!!?

Since when is the Planning Commission required to approve a project simply because it was proposed?

Also, the commissioners achieved no real consensus and have vastly divergent views on what is best for the City. Sufficient to note, this Wanda proposed project does not work for our City.

It suffers from a failure of basic land use planning principles and will substantially adversely impact our quality of life.

Nevertheless, the Planning Commission yesterday voted to continue discussion on the project until next Wednesday (Oct. 19) at 1:30 p.m. That meeting required publication, in the middle of Yom Kippur, of a detailed resolution with specific finite findings and incorporation of all the rules and regulations discussed by the Planning Commission, a draft amendment of the Specific Plan, and a draft amendment of the dozens of Conditions of Approval.

Yom Kippur observers would have had just a few hours before voting.

Plenty of time for a project that will impact negatively our community for the next 100 years!!!

Safe to conclude that we are not slouching toward a new home in Bethlehem but more likely toward Gomorrah!

Robert Tanenbaum, a former mayor of Beverly Hills, is also a multi-time best selling author.

ADDITIONAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR Ten former school board members wrote an editorial telling the community why it should vote no on measure Y. The easiest thing to do is to criticize . The difficult thing to do is provide solutions. That does not seem to be a problem for the “gang of 10.” Their solution is to continue to allow our schools to crumble and our students to remain in multiple school buildings across our district that the state has deemed unsafe.

Does that really sound like a solution ?

The “gang of 10” is asking the community to trust their judgment on this matter. Let's look at the judgment they have shown in the past.

Among them are the people who hired 11 superintendents in 12 years , one of them being Jeff Hubbard, a convicted felon . How about their awarding a non-competitively bid of 61/2-percent of $334 million for measure E bond ? We all know how that worked out .

As the father of two BHUSD students, I commend the Board of Education majority for putting our children first. Say “no” to the politics of division and destructive rhetoric and vote for the future and for our children by voting “yes on Y.” Fred Rashti

POLICE BLOTTER The following assaults, burglaries, robbery, identity and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers. Losses in brackets.robberies and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers. Losses in brackets.

ASSAULTS 08/20 9500 Wilshire Bl. ($47,950) 09/20 8400 Gregory Wy. 09/28 9500 Wilshire Bl. ($5,500) 10/04 200 N. Almont Dr. 09/29 100 N. Almont Dr. 10/09 1100 Shadow Hill Wy. 10/01 400 N. Rodeo Dr. ($3,425) BURGLARIES 10/05 200 N. Rodeo Dr. ($2,470) 10/03 300 S. Palm Dr. ($50) 10/05 9100 Burton Wy. ($8,416) 10/05 300 S. Doheny Dr. ($1,500) 10/05 9800 Wilshire Bl. ($2,000) 10/05 400 N. Rodeo Dr. 10/06 400 N. Bedford Dr. ($12,580) 10/05 1000 Marilyn Dr. 10/08 N. Canon Dr./N. Santa 10/06 300 N. Beverly Dr. ($252) Monica Bl. ($15,000) 10/07 300 N. Rodeo Dr. IDENTITY THEFT 10/08 200 S. Robertson ($1,500) 10/03 500 N. Rexford Dr. ($260) 10/08 300 S. Robertson Bl. ROBBERY GRAND THEFTS 10/04 200 S. Oakhurst Dr. ($530) 08/20 9500 Wilshire Bl. ($47,950)

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