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October 19, 2018

Urgency Ordinance Will End No-Cause Evictions

By Victoria Talbot In a move that truly exceeded tenant expectations, based on the reactions from the tenants who remained at the end of the meeting, the Beverly Hills City Council voted 5-0 Thursday to enact an Urgency Ordinance to ban No Cause Evictions in the City of Beverly Hills immediately.

For Cause evictions include non-payment of rent, violations of the covenant, illegal uses, refusal to sign a lease, access refusal, unapproved tenants, use by landlords and demolitions, conversions and major remodeling, for example.

The decision was made at the close of the second of two final meetings on the Rent Stabilization Ordinance with the cumulative comments added to the HR&A Advisors Real Estate and Economic

SAYING NO TO METRO — Hundreds of Beverly Hills Unified School District students packed into Will Rogers Park last Friday for a peaceful walkout and protest of Metro’s plans to extend the Purple Line subway under Beverly Hills High School.

Photo by Victoria Talbot

Could Nate‘n Al be on the move to Canon Drive?

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Toy poodle Tinka is this issue’s Adoptable Pet of the Week.

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George Christy, Page 6 Fight Promoter Bob Arum Is People You Should Know. Over The Years He Has Worked With The Greatest. From Muhammad Ali To An Orbit Of Champions, Having Participated In The Top Grossing Fights In Boxing History

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BHUSD Students Press On In Fight Against Metro’s Plans To Tunnel Under Beverly Hills High

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) students have no intention of slowing down on their push to get President Donald Trump to stop the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) from running a subway tunnel under Beverly Hills High School (BHHS).

Following Friday’s student-led walkout outside one of Trump’s Beverly Hills homes, where 1,400 students tried to alert the president to the fact that the subway tunnel

By Victoria Talbot The much-anticipated Holiday BOLD program was revealed Tuesday in a presentation by the Rodeo Drive Committee (RDC) President Kathy Gohari and AgenC’s Cara Kleinhaut, promising a season filled with technological miracles and social media opportunities.

This year’s program will feature a pallet of bronze, blue, green, red and yellow that will appear in banners and signage throughout the City.

Rodeo Drive will have holiday lighting ($250,000), holiday talent ($100,000), fireworks and a Champagne garden ($30,000), holiday décor ($200,000), Rodeo

(see ‘BHUSD WALKOUT’ page 19)

El Rodeo Could Close As Plans For Construction Move Ahead

By Laura Coleman As early as next year, El Rodeo could go offline in an effort to speed up Beverly Hills Unified’s district-wide construction program.

According to BHUSD Facilities Chief Donald Blake, the school district stands to save an estimated $16 million and 30 months in construction time simply by taking El Rodeo offline for a couple years while it is reconfigured to meet today’s safety standards.

Superintendent Michael Bregy said he planned to bring a full proposal to the board for review about possibly shutting down El Rodeo, temporarily, in concert with creating a dedicated middle school, at the upcoming formal Board of Education meeting on (see ‘EL RODEO’ page 14)

BHUSD Ready To Spend Measure BH Funds

By Laura Coleman At Tuesday’s study session, the Board of Education got its first glimpse of moving forward with more concrete plans to use the $385 million in Measure BH funds which voters passed in June.

Since taking over the reins of Beverly Hills Unified School District’s construction program earlier this year, Facilities Chief Donald Blake, the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of TCDS, Inc. who has over four (see ‘MEASURE BH’ page 14)

(see ‘EVICTIONS’ page 19)

Beverly Hills Unveils BOLD Holiday Plans

will travel through fields of methane and abandoned oil wells as it traverses the toxic soil under BHHS, student leaders are poised to continue their crusade.

“Metro’s Purple Line extension under our high school poses a risk to our students’ health and safety,” said BHHS senior Sean Toobi, this year’s student Board of Education member and one of the organizers of last Friday’s student-led walkout at Will Rogers Memorial Park.

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Development Consultants report that has driven the discussion after Councilmember Lili Bosse introduced it early in the meeting.

The two City Council meetings one week apart (Oct. 11 and Oct. 18) represent the culmination of years of work, countless hours of facilitated dialogue between renters and landlords, and the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) that was first passed as an Urgency Ordinance in January 2017.

The new Urgency Ordinance banning No-Cause Evictions was drafted by City Attorney Larry Wiener immediately after the meeting concluded.

Wiener was directed to bring it back to the Council for approval in the evening Thursday when the Council

Drive lighting ($350,000), BOLD Winter programming ($190,000) and holiday interactive photo activation ($67,400), for a total budget of $1,187,400.

The budget is part of the annual agreement between the City and the RDC for a total of $2.1 million for marketing and special events. The amount includes $1,187,400 for the Holiday Lighting Celebration, Winter BOLD, and the holiday lighting and programming for Rodeo Drive that was approved in July.

Hundreds of programmable changing lights will decorate the 75 palm trees and the center median. In the middle, brushed brass starbursts will (see ‘BOLD HOLIDAYS’ page 13)

A MUSIC MAN — Sir Richard Branson was honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce with a star on the Walk of Fame in the category of recording.

His Virgin Music record label has recorded the Sex Pistols, the Rolling Stones, Janet Jackson, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel and others. He’s also famous for his Virgin Air, and other accomplishments. His wife Joan Templeman stood with him during the ceremony.

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

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BEVERLY HILLS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT HEARING DATE: TIME: HEARING LOCATION:

Thursday, November 8, 2018 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard Council Chamber – Beverly Hills City Hall, 2nd Floor 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

PROJECT: PROJECT LOCATION:

Beverly Hilton Specific Plan Amendment / Supplemental EIR 9876 Wilshire Boulevard (cross street: Santa Monica Boulevard)

The City of Beverly Hills has prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Draft SEIR) for the proposed Beverly Hilton Specific Plan Amendment (herein referred to as the Modified Project) located at 9876 Wilshire Boulevard.

The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to review and accept comments on the Draft SEIR on November 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. The purpose of this meeting is to review the content and adequacy of the Draft SEIR. The merits of the project will not be discussed at this meeting; therefore, the Planning Commission will make no decisions regarding approval or denial of the project. At a future date, a separate, noticed public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission to review the merits of the project and develop a recommendation to the City Council regarding the project.

Project Description: The Modified Project proposes modifications to the Specific Plan and related entitlements to consolidate the two approved residential buildings into one 23-story residential building; change the configuration of the pool, open space, and restaurant(s); and modify the distribution of conference center space.

The table below provides a summary comparison between the Approved Project and the Modified Project. If approved, the Modified Project is anticipated to begin construction in 2019 and construction would be completed in approximately 50 months.

Environmental Review: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Beverly Hills has prepared a Draft SEIR to analyze potential environmental impacts associated with development of the Modified Project.

Specifically, the Draft SEIR analyzes the following potentially significant environmental effects of the Modified Project: • • • • • • • • • • •

Aesthetics Air Quality Cultural Resources (specifically Historical Resources) Geology Greenhouse Gas Emissions Land Use and Planning Noise Public Services (specifically Fire Protection) Transportation/Traffic Tribal Cultural Resources Utilities (specifically Water Supply)

The site is not on any list of hazardous waste or disposal sites as enumerated in Government Code Section 65962.5.

Based on the impact analyses in the Draft SEIR, with mitigation, no significant environmental effects are anticipated regarding aesthetics, air quality, geology, greenhouse gas emissions, land use and planning, public services (fire protection), transportation and traffic, or tribal cultural resources as a result of the project. However, environmental effects to cultural resources (historical resources) and noise (in the event that construction occurs outside the City’s permitted hours) would remain significant and unavoidable after implementation of required mitigation.

Public Review and Comment on Draft SEIR: The Draft SEIR is being circulated for the required 45-day public review period, from Friday, October 19, 2018 to Monday, December 3, 2018. Written comments must be submitted during the comment period, and should be addressed to: Cindy Gordon, AICP, Associate Planner City of Beverly Hills Community Development Department 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, California 90210 Phone: (310) 285-1191 Email: cgordon@beverlyhills.org Oral and written comments will also be taken at the November 8, 2018 Planning Commission hearing.

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

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

The Draft SEIR is also available on the City’s website at: www.beverlyhills.org/environmental The case file on this project, which includes the plans and applications, is available for public review at the Planning Division, 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. If there are any questions regarding this notice, or if you would like to review the file or receive copies of available documents, please contact Cindy Gordon, AICP, Associate Planner at (310) 285-1191 or via email at cgordon@beverlyhills.org.

Cindy Gordon Associate Planner In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Council Chamber is wheelchair accessible and is equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired. If you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please call the Planning Division at (310) 285-1191 or TTY (310) 285-6881.

Please notify the Planning Division at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting if you require captioning service so that reasonable arrangements can be made.

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Raymond James Hosts ‘Flourish’ Event For Female Clients To Teach Financial Planning, Charitable Giving eeking to help educate and empower women investors, Raymond James hosted the firm’s first high-networth client event exclusively for current and prospective female clients.

The event, named Flourish, took place Oct. 8-9 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Firm executives, local financial advisors and more than 145 female clients attended the event, which offered a variety of sessions designed to help clients bring health and wealth into balance.

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Pictured: Susan Story, member of the Raymond James Board of Directors and President and CEO of American Water Works, Inc., speaks at the Flourish event.

The event featured sessions led by experienced financial professionals on topics ranging from holistic

financial planning, to charitable giving, to leaving a legacy.

Lifestyle exper ts, such as exercise

physiologist Chris Johnson, shared best practices for achieving optimal health and wellness.

Keynote speaker and New York Times best-selling author Doris Kearns Goodwin shared lessons in leadership from some of our nation’s most notable presidents.

“It’s exciting to be a part of our first-ever women-only client event, and the feedback has been amazing,” said Michelle Lynch, vice president of the Network for Women Advisors.

“Clients have come away with a better understanding of the markets, as well as important aspects of financial planning that they can discuss and plan for with their financial advisors.”

HERE! REFLECTIONS – Students from all five Beverly Hills Unified School District schools recently enjoyed a day of art and fun in anticipation of entering the annual PTA Reflections contest. The deadline for all submissions is today, Oct. 19. Pictured: Michaela Ash, Michael Ash, Minkyung Jung, Yea Jung, Hannah Davis, Eve Davis, Gracie Cotliar, Cora Azevedo, Evelyn Kruger, Kim Becker, Farrah Dodes, Shirley Chao, Robin Lanzer and Cindy Trost.

Beverly Hills artSHOW Returns This Weekend

By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills artSHOW will stage its fall celebration this weekend, bringing over 250 artists to the Beverly Gardens Park.

Thousands of visitors are expected to come to town to enjoy the event, which will feature artists from throughout California and the entire nation.

A special feature of this week’s event is “Making Faces,” a live portraiture event. Twelve artists, including ceramicists, painters, photographers and a sculptor – will present work devoted to the human face, and in one

case, some very human animal faces.

Artist Carol Steinberg will provide demonstration art, painting live portraits throughout the weekend.

Exhibits will include ceramics, watercolor, sculpture, mixed-media, glass, jewelry, oil and much more.

The artSHOW will include musical performances, activities for children and family art projects. Cuisine is provided by Salt Catering, and there will be a wine and beer garden, and food trucks will also be on site.

Winners of the juried show will be announced on Sunday.

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Fischer Files As Legislative Advocate For Nate‘n Al Move To Canon Drive

By Matt Lopez It wasn’t long ago there was serious concern about how much longer Nate’n Al would remain in business.

Now, it appears the legendary Beverly Hills deli may have legs to continue on into the future, but possibly at a different location.

Local attorney Murray Fischer filed papers with the City of Beverly Hills this week to register as a Legislative Advocate to help lobby for a potential move of Nate’n Al from its longtime Beverly Drive location, one block over to Canon Drive.

Fischer wrote on the Legislative Advocacy form, which filed with the City on Wednesday, that the purpose of his lobbying engagement was to help “successfully transfer City entitlements from Citizen’s Restaurant to new owners (Azoffs) to relocate Nate’N Al Deli Restaurant to Citizen’s site.”

Citizen has been open for just over two years at 184 N. Canon Dr., the site formerly occupied by Spaghettini.

Listed under “Client Information” on Fischer’s Legislative Advocacy form are the names of Shelli and Irving Azoff, the longtime entertainment mogul and former chairman of Ticketmaster and LiveNation. The Courier has not been able to confirm whether they are the owners, or affiliated to the new owners, of Nate’n Al or the Citizen site.

Fischer was traveling to Europe on Thursday when reached just before the Courier’s print deadline. He referred questions to attorney Mal Serure, but Serure did not respond before the Courier’s deadline.

Beverly Hills City Planner Ryan Gohlich said he had no knowledge of a potential Nate’n Al move to Canon Drive.

Speaking hypothetically, (see ‘NATE‘N AL’ page 17)

COURIER IN MOSCOW – Beverly Hills residents Helaine Blatt (left, Beverly Hills High class of 1959) and Alicia Rose (in the hat) visited Moscow, Russia last month and made sure to bring along their copy of the Courier. The pair visited St. Basil’s Cathedral in the Red Square in Moscow. To join Helaine and Alicia in the Carry The Courier Club, snap a photo of yourself on your next trip holding the Courier and email it, along with caption information, to mlopez@bhcourier.com.

BHUSD Seeks New Citizens’ Oversight Committee Members

By Laura Coleman Attention civic-minded residents – Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) is seeking new members to add to its Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC).

The COC, through Proposition 39, is charged with overseeing Measure E school-building fund expenditures and ensuring they are used for their intended purpose. COC members will also oversee Measure BH. The district is currently seeking applicants for the following two-year positions in the COC: Taxpayers Organization Member, Business Organization Member, Senior Citizens’ TALKING POLITICS – Beverly Hills youth from Teens United For Action, a new teen-led after-school group aimed at promoting positive civic engagement from youngsters in the Beverly Hills community welcomed 33rd District Republican Congressional candidate Kenneth Wright for a question-and-answer session earlier this month at the Montage Beverly Hills.

Wright’s opponent in the Nov. 6 election, incumbent democrat congressman Ted Lieu, did not accept an invitation to appear. Pictured: Adam Taheri, Max Lurie, Wright, Guy Marks and James Barnshad.

Organization member, At Large Member, Parent or Guardian Member, Parent or Guardian/PTA Member, Construction Background and Finance Background.

“The district is asking for community support in communicating with friends and colleagues in Beverly Hills about this opportunity,” a spokesperson for the district told the Courier.

Applications are due by Nov. 16th and can be found on the BHUSD website at www.bhusd.org. Click on the Citizens’ Oversight Committee link or call 310-551-5100 ext. 2210 for more information.

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Koretz Joins Residents In Opposition To Benedict Canyon Hotel

A CUT ABOVE – Lawry’s The Prime Rib was recognized as a Legacy Business Tuesday, celebrating its 80th anniversary of service in the City of Beverly Hills.

Founded by Lawrence Frank and his brother-in-law Walter Van de Kamp in 1938, the restaurant played a critical role in establishing the City’s reputation for fine dining and making La Cienega Boulevard Restaurant Row. Today, Lawry’s The Prime Rib is still a family business, run by Lawrence Frank’s grandson Richard Frank, CEO of Lawry’s Restaurants, center, with Mayor Julian Gold, Vice Mayor John Mirisch, Councilmembers Lili Bosse, Les Friedman and Robert Wunderlich.

Transient Pleads No Contest In Beverly Hills Attack On Actress’ Son

By Matt Lopez A local transient pleaded no contest in court Friday to charges that he smashed the windows of a vehicle that contained actress Jaime King’s 4-yearold son during an April incident in Beverly Hills.

King’s Mercedes-Benz was parked on South Beverly Drive during the April afternoon when Paul Francis Floyd, 48, jumped on the hood of the car and broke the front and back windows.

A woman who was driving the car

and caring for King’s son raced toward the car and Floyd threw a water bottle at her.

King, known for her role on The CW’s Heart of Dixie, wrote on Instagram after the incident that it was “terrifying” and “incredibly violent.”

Floyd was arrested by Beverly Hills police and has remained in jail.

He was sentenced this week to one year in a residential mental illness and drug rehabilitation program for veterans, three years probation and 189 days served in jail.

FOR A CAUSE–Beverly Vista staff supported their school at last weekend’s swanky fundraiser, held at Greystone Mansion. Pictured (back row, from left): Cindy Reitzenstein, Stacey Trost, Claudia Ordonez, Dessie Jeffries, Judith Chan, Joyce Medway, Cat Cora, Gabby Radonsky, BV Principal Chris Regan, Ana Theo and Todd Radonsky; middle row: Nicole Green and Andi Baron; front row: Raul Sanchez, Jamie Weddle, Janine Erickson and Assistant Principal Craig Bugbee.

Beverly Vista’s “Merlot At The Mansion” Raises $50K For Students

By Laura Coleman On Saturday evening at Greystone Mansion, around 200 guests fashionably dressed with a “touch of merlot” attended Beverly Vista’s swanky PTA fundraiser, “Merlot at The Mansion,” raising around $50,000 for student needs.

The elegant fundraiser was hosted

by Iron Chef Cat Cora, a Beverly Vista mom, who took it upon herself to help curate the menu, in addition to crafting a heavenly chocolate budino, her signature dessert.

“Not only did we raise thousands of dollars for our kids, but we strengthened our school community by creating a wonderful shared experience,” said Nathan Kruger, Beverly Vista PTA President.

In addition to a multitude of Beverly Vista parents and staff, Beverly Hills Unified School District leaders and various members of the community enjoyed a culinary journey, starting

first with cocktails in the setting sun, followed by California wines and exquisite cuisine prepared by chefs Giorgio Curti and Conrad Gonzales.

A dynamic live auction, which included a Santa Barbara Wine Country Getaway on a private plane, helped the PTA further raise funds to support science, sports programs and the creation of a shade structure at the school.

“Our purpose was not only to raise money for our school, but also raise awareness that we have needs just like every other school district and need to rely on community support in order to make it happen,” said Ike Zekaria, a member of the Bulldog Benefactors, an offshoot of the Beverly Vista PTA, who helped spearhead the event.

“It’s about mobilizing the community and what better way to do so than by throwing a top notch event,” he added.

By Victoria Talbot The grass roots residents’ group that opposes the construction of a hotel in Benedict Canyon’s residential hillside received a boost last week when Los Angeles City Council Member Paul Koretz (5th District) wrote a letter in opposition to the project.

“I’ve decided NOT to support the project as it is proposed,” wrote Koretz (author’s emphasis).

The proposed project, which would be accessed on Hutton Drive and Oak Pass Road is a 99-room hotel that will rise as much as 80 feet high with multiple subterranean parking structures for over 700 vehicles on the 33-acre site.

The project calls for 250,000 square feet of hotel, restaurants and amenities, nine single-family residences on one- to three-acre lots, located between Oak Pass Road, Hutton Drive and Yoakum Drive. The area is zoned solely for residential.

“I do not want the planning entitlements to set a precedent or create a template for converting natural hillsides to hotel and other commercial uses. I cannot support… spot zoning… A project like this could have a profound impact on the surrounding community – forever changing the character of this residential area.”

Last June, residents formed Save Our Canyon (SOC, SaveOurCanyon.LA) to oppose the project. Within 48 hours, organizers amassed over 400 signatures in an online petition drive to send to

Koretz. In a meeting Aug. 13 with Koretz and his staff, the developer and his team, board members sought Koretz’ endorsement.

Koretz told SOC members that it was too early in the process to make that determination. “Asking appropriately skeptical questions of the developer about whether the project was illegal ‘spot zoning’ and whether this zone would create a precedent for similar commercial development,” according to the August SOC newsletter.

In his letter, dated Oct. 11, Koretz has finally spoken out. “The proposed 99-rooms, residential estates, a parking structure with hundreds of spaces, thousands of square feet for a ballroom and other ancillary spaces are a major concern. That is not to mention the infrastructure needed to support 24-hour staffing and patrons of a high-end hotel.

I’m equally troubled by the potential environmental impacts such as traffic congestion on narrow roads, grading, removal of protected trees, impeding wildlife corridors along with the possible impact of a project this size on fire safety,” wrote Koretz.

“Lastly, the project seems entirely inconsistent with all the protective policies that I continue to work for including Hillside Construction Regulations, and the upcoming Wildlife Corridors and Ridgeline Protections.”

Koretz came down strongly in favor of the current zoning and protections (see ‘BENEDICT CANYON HOTEL’ page 21)

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by Doris Kearns Goodwin during the weekend luncheon at Lovee and Bob Arum’s estate in Beverly Hills.

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colossus among our contemporary historian authors, the Pulitzer Prizewinning Doris Kearns Goodwin was cheered for the hope she envisions within our political atmosphere.

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er book, Leadership In Turbulent Times, published by Simon & Schuster, leaped to the bestseller lists overnight.

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ith her storytelling talent and absorbing intelligence, she revisits the lives of four presidents: •Abraham Lincoln •Theodore Roosevelt •Franklin D. Roosevelt •Lyndon B. Johnson

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of how to do leadership right,” affirms Publishers Weekly in a starred review.

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Author Doris Kearns Goodwin, center, flanked by sons Michael and Richard Goodwin, with hosts Bob and Lovee Arum who hosted a luncheon in Beverly Hills to celebrate the publication of Doris’s book, Leadership In Turbulent Times

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Sprawling Mansion With Ties To Frank Sinatra Measure That Would Increase Hits Market For $125 Million Taxes On Business Property pool and a

By Matt Lopez Qualifies for Ballot A new, modern mansion has hit the market in the Beverly Hills flats for $125 million, and it has ties to Frank Sinatra and several other Hollywood legends.

The Foothill Estate, an 18,500-square-foot mansion, is being sold by sports and entertainment marketing heavyweight Casey Wasserman, CEO and owner of Wasserman Media Group, reports The Wall Street Journal.

The eco-friendly Foothill Estate, built in 2016, boasts five bedrooms, a screening room, an elevator, art studio and gym. The sprawling back yard features an 85-foot infinity

pool house.

The estate sits on what used to be three lots; two of the lots belonged to Wasserman’s late grandparents, Lew and E d i e Wa s s e r m a n .

After their The Foothill Estate’s Infinity Pool death, Casey acquired the Deal, if sold at $125 million, next door property, formerly that price would set a new owned by Sinatra, for $6.5 mil- record in Los Angeles County. lion and combined the lots into The listing is held by one mansion.

Westside Estate Agency’s According to The Real Stephen Shapiro.

New Report By California Association Of Realtors Predicts Weaker 2019 Housing Market High home prices and declining affordability are contributing to a weaker housing market in 2019, according a new report from the California Association of Realtors.

According to the 2018 California Housing Market Forecast, a decline of 3.3 percent in sales of existing single-

family homes is expected, down to $396,800 units, which is a drop from the projected 2018 figure of 410,460.

"While home prices are predicted to temper next year, interest rates will likely rise and compound housing affordability issues," said C.A.R. President Steve White.

The average for 30-year fixed mortgage interest rates will rise to 5.2 percent in 2019, up from 4.7 percent in 2018 and 4.0 percent in 2017, but will still remain low by historical standards, according to a C.A.R. statement.

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An initiative that would raise the taxes on certain commercial and industrial property by taxing them on fair-market value has qualified for the November 2020 ballot, Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced this week.

Proposition 13, approved by voters in 1978, limits annual increases of assessed value of real property to 2 percent per year except for changes in ownership or completion of new construction.

What backers have dubbed as "The California Schools and Local Communities Funding Act of 2018" exempts agricultural

property, provides a tax exemption for $500,000 worth of tangible personal property used for business and all personal property used for certain small businesses.

The initiative dedicates a portion of the increased revenue to local services and to supplement, not replace, the state's minimum-funding guarantee to schools.

If approved by voters, the initiative would result in a net increase in annual property tax revenues of $6.5 billion to $10.5 billion in most years, depending on the strength of real estate markets.

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United States Home Construction Dips In September

The already sluggish pace of U.S. home building dipped further last month as construction fell in the South and Midwest regions, the government reported Wednesday.

The slowdown, which reversed much of August's gains, followed the mid-month clobbering by Hurricane

Florence, which tore through mid-Atlantic states.

Total housing starts fell 5.3 percent from a downwardrevised August to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.20 million, with most of the decline in the volatile area of apartments.

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TO SEE AND BE SEEN

TOURNAMENT OF ROSES – Singer, songwriter, and philanthropist Chaka Khan was announced this week as the 2019 grand marshal for the upcoming 130th Tournament of Roses Parade. As an added bonus for millions of viewers around the world, Chaka is scheduled to perform in the parade’s Opening Spectacular.

The Rose Parade is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2019.

The iconic parade will travel 5.5 miles down Colorado Boulevard and features a variety of incredible floral floats.

The Michael Collection Trunk Show Next Week In Beverly Hills

By Laura Coleman Mike Dicker, the designer of The Michael Collection, remembers well how just a few decades ago, women dressed in an entirely different manner than they do today.

“My designs are for a sophisticated woman over 55 who wants to look elegant,” he said.

Next week locals can shop his inspired European designs of women’s knitwear, which can be tailored to size and ordered in almost a hundred different colors, at a special upcoming trunk show at The Beverly Hilton on Oct. 24, 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dicker’s line dates back to 1990, when he founded his creative line of women’s knit clothing in New York City.

Over the years he has opened various boutiques and held hundreds of trunk shows and pop-ups, including several in Beverly Hills.

“At one time I had three stores on Rodeo Drive,” he recalled. “My clothes are in the

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

AUTISM SPEAKS – Dave Grohl (pictured above), frontman for the multiple Grammy award-winning band Foo Fighters, headlined Autism Speaks “Into the Blue” gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel. The annual gala raises funds to support the mission of Autism Speaks, the research and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting solutions across the spectrum and throughout the life span for the needs of all those affected by autism. This year’s honoree was Jeff Apploff (pictured right with wife Tracy Wilson), founder of Apploff Entertainment and Executive Producer/Creator of “Beat Shazam,” the hit game show hosted by Jamie Foxx and deejayed by his daughter, Corinne Foxx.

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same category of St. John (Knit’s), but much more European looking, youthful and probably half the price.”

For information, visit www.TheMichaelCollection.com or simply come to The Beverly Hilton next week.

Dicker said that 10 percent of sales at the upcoming trunk show will be given to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Honorees at the upcoming gala (from left): Damon Herriman, Eliza Scanlen, Hannah Gadsby, Keiynan Lonsdale, Lee Smith and Mark Johnson

Next Wednesday’s Australians in Film gala at Paramount Pictures Studio is set to be an incredible evening starting at 6 p.m., Oct. 24.

The exciting lineup of presenters includes social activist and Vanity Fair contributing editor Monica Lewinsky, actress and producer Amy Adams, producer, director and writer Simon Kinberg, and industry executive Debra Richards.

Celebrating Australia's impact on the entertainment industry, Lewinsky will present Hannah Gadsby with the Create NSW Annette Kellerman Award. Oscar nominated actress Adams will present her Sharp Objects co-star

Eliza Scanlen with the Screen Australia Breakthrough Award, which recognizes Australian screen talent who have had major international presence over the past year.

The fundraising event will be hosted by actor, producer, director and writer Josh Lawson, who was nominated for an Academy Award this year for the short film The Eleven O’Clock, which he starred, wrote and produced.

For Event Sponsorships, Congratulatory Advertising, and Individual Tickets and more information, email events@australiansinfilm.org.

-Laura Coleman

International Medical Corps Gala Tuesday, Oct. 30 At The Beverly Wilshire Hotel In Beverly Hills GIVING BACK – Robert and Hope Smith (pictured far left) are set to be honored on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the International Medical Corps annual awards celebration.

The medical team (pictured, in the photo by Margaret Traub, International Medical Corps) are part of a global humanitarian alliance.

HARKHAM-GAON ACADEMY – Harkham-GAON Academy (HGA) hosted its third annual gala at the Luxe Hotel Sunset, where more than 300 guests joined to celebrate the small, innovative modern Orthodox high school while honoring Lily and Kam Babaoff. David Suissa welcomed guests and gave the introductory speech, Sunny Sassoon introduced the honorees, and Elan Atias’ group, the Wailers, performed throughout the evening. An HGA student, Yehuda Shor, performed his own compositions on the piano during the cocktail hour.

Pictured above (from left): Lily Babaoff, Kam Babaoff and Rabbi Moises Benzaquen.

International Medical Corps, a preeminent first responder that provides emergency relief to those struck by disaster, is set to hold their annual gala next Tuesday, Oct. 30 at The Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.

The international Medical Corps is a global humanitarian alliance that was established in 1984, now with operations throughout the world. The organization has also recently start-

ed work in the United States where it now faces an increasing amount of natural disasters at home, including recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas and North Carolina.

The reception is set to begin at 6 p.m. followed by a dinner and program from 7-9 p.m., where Robert and Hope Smith and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will be honored.

Visit: www.internationalmedicalcorps.org.

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CHLA Orthopaedic Nurse Marks 50-Year Anniversary A special ceremony at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles earlier this month celebrated Phyllis D’Ambra’s 50 years of nursing at the hospital.

“She’s become the backbone of the Children’s Othopaedic Center,” says CHLA orthopaedic surgeon Vern Tolo, M.D. “After 31 years of working together, she still has the same enthusiasm with patients. She cares for each one as if it’s her own family.”

Every day is different so you never know what’s going to happen. That’s why I love it,” says D’Ambra, RN, BS, MPA who joined CHLA’s Children’s Orthopaedic Center department upon graduating from L.A. Harbor College in 1968 with a degree in nursing.

“Not too long after I started, one of the first spinal fusions was done at CHLA and I noticed that taking care of these patients wasn’t easy,” D’Ambra explains. “Doctors back then weren’t incredibly communicative and often, the parents didn’t know what was going on.”

D’Ambra and her fellow nurses decided that going forward, consultations with the patient and family before surgery were a necessary component to the patient’s well-being. The first family conference involved a scoliosis patient who was scheduled to have a spinal fusion, and her 21 family members.

What is now called “Family Centered Care,” became standard procedure at CHLA. “Even though she’s an outpatient

Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Vernon Tolo and Nurse Phyllis D’Ambra.

nurse, Phyllis often comes in to the hospital on weekends to see the scoliosis patients and visit,” Tolo says. “She doesn’t get paid for it. She just likes to keep contact with them and be their advocate and friend.”

Another standard procedure today involves patient pain management with cerebral palsy patients whose verbal and motor skills are often impacted.

“I saw other hospitals using Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA), which allows the patient, via a computerized pump attached to an intravenous (IV) line, to administer pain medication themselves by clicking a button with their thumb,” D’Ambra says, noting

that this method was not widely used in pediatrics because many believed it was too dangerous.

D’Ambra collaborated with members of CHLA’s Pain Management team on a study, which proved otherwise.

“When I started, we gave shots for pain medication – sometimes kids would go home with 30 puncture marks in each leg. There’s such a change now in the way patients respond after surgery. It’s remarkable.”

D’Ambra’s love of learning is rivaled only by her love of teaching and giving back. She’s an assistant professor at both the UCLA School of Nursing and Pierce College.

Since 1979, D’Ambra has worked with L.A.-area school nurses teaching and assisting with scoliosis screenings, and she now conducts screenings twice weekly.

In the past decade, D’Ambra has used her own money and vacation time to take her knowledge to West Africa where she helped open the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine hospital in Ghana. She trained the nurses on spinal screenings and helped modernize the facility that treats adults and children from 32 different countries every year.

“We try to mirror everything there after the nursing at CHLA in terms of leadership, bedside manner, charting,” D’Ambra says. “I email and Skype them all the time and the outcomes there have been terrific.”

Dr. Mitchel Seruya

On NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

CHLA’s Dr. Mitchel Seruya Develops Treatment For Disease Affecting Children in 22 States Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Dr. Mitchel Seruya received national recognition when he was interviewed on NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt, Wednesday night.

Seruya has developed an innovative treatment for Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare, polio-like illness seen in 22 states nationwide, leaving children with paralyzed limbs.

While no one has answers as to how and why this illness occurs, Dr. Seruya, director of CHLA’s Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Clinic, developed a nerve transfer surgery that has successfully restored arm function in 15 children affected by this condition.

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BEVERLY HILLS TINY TINKA — Tinka is a 2-year-old, 7pound female toy poodle. Her owner sadly died suddenly and the family brought Tinka to Shelter Hope Pet Shop.

She is a sweetheart who is great with people and other dogs and now seeks her new forever home. To learn more about Tinka, call 805-379-3538 or visit www.shelterhopepetshop.org.

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Kicks Off Annual Holloween Greeting Card Drive

By Steve Simmons Supporters and friends in the community, across the country and around the world are invited to take part in the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ annual Halloween greeting card drive.

Children in the hospital often cannot attend school parties or go trick-or-treating. Missing out on getting to celebrate Halloween with friends and classmates makes being in the hospital even more difficult. The special greeting cards and thoughtful words let CHLA patients and their families know that people care.

Individuals can go to CHLA.org/Halloween from now through Oct. 31 and create a special greeting card for the Halloween holiday by choosing from one of three designs (a bat, a cat and a dog) and write a personal message of cheer to a patient.

The cards with special notes will then be printed out, laminated and hand-delivered to CHLA’s pediatric patients along with fun goody bags on Halloween.

The card distribution will tie in with the hospital’s other Halloween day-

themed festivities including costume dress-up, pumpkin carving and arts and crafts.

For every Halloween card sent before Oct. 30, a donor will give $1 to CHLA’s Helping Hands Fund up to $25,000.

light in the evening and a decorative touch in daylight. At Two Rodeo there will be a “photo activation” tree comprised of carved brushed brass emblazoned with the word “Peace” written in different languages for social media opportunities.

Picture boxes that take four photos will be placed strategically and giant BOLD “snowballs” will provide animated backdrops for Instagramming.

For the BOLD Kick-Off Celebration on November 15, Social Media influencer Dawn McCoy will emcee the performance, beginning with live DJs and progressing to a performance by SVET, the Violinist from America’s Got Talent and the Beverly Hills BOLD Band.

No holiday performance is complete without Santa Claus, and every year, getting to the show is increasingly creative. This year, Santa will arrive on a paraglider.

Throughout the six-week holiday period, programming will live performances including live ice-sculpting and a piano and ballet concert. An intriguing live fashion-performance will feature contortionists painted and posed to resemble an item of fashion that will unfold to reveal themselves as people to surprised onlookers.

A “Peace Wall” will allow visitors to write the word “Peace” in their native language on a post-it to fill a wall with their wishes.

This year, there will be an “augmented reality” (AR) feature. AR, like Pokémon Go. Visitors can download a smartphone app that will provide a

map to 10x10 geofenced areas marked by signs. Visitors can hold up their phones to see the animated “ornaments” appear on the street.

This feature was characterized as “sponsored” and a “test” to observe the public interaction at no charge to the City and it will be approved pending review by the City attorney.

The City Council also approved an additional $244,416 for the Conference and Visitors Bureau (CVB) holiday programming on Sept. 17 for the holidays.

That funding will cover the costs of designing, manufacturing, installing, removing and storing all interactive holiday lighting on North Beverly Drive, South Beverly Drive and North Canon Drive.

The amount also funds Artist Alexa Meade Holiday Pop-Up Experience, Beverly Canon Gardens holiday lighting and décor, re-installation of the BOLD sign and four lotus flowers in Beverly Gardens Park and additional BOLD holiday print and digital marketing.

Alexa Meade will appear on three evenings to paint models for the pop-up experience.

A ribbon arch will decorate Beverly Canon Gardens.

The total CVB Holiday Programming Budget for Quarters 2-4 of the 2018-19 Fiscal Year includes $10,000 for local/holidays; $147,856 for events; $881,469 for domestic marketing; $434,597 for international marketing; $249,366 for interactive marketing; $39,084 for collateral; $31,113 for Special Programs and $244,416 for BOLD Winter.

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Oct. 30.

“We have had ongoing conversations and an analysis of how do we move forward and how do we ensure that we’re improving the quality of education for the school district,” Bregy told the board at a construction study session on Tuesday, noting how critical the Measure BH funds are to improving the schools. “Today I feel confident about the finance piece. Today we have this opportunity.”

As to just what the nuances of the detailed plan will be, including where many teachers, staff, and a principal might find themselves at the start of the 2019 academic year, remains to be seen. A spokesperson for the school district said it was premature to begin discussions about how the leadership team might look with the reshuffling of schools.

“We could absolutely do something by the 2019 year,” Bregy assured the board. “We are months ahead of where we need to be.”

In February, the board majority shot down the idea of taking measurable steps to establish a dedicated middle school following months of discussions, meetings, analyses and investigations by district staff and community members who comprised the district’s Future Focused

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Schools Team.

Following Tuesday’s revelation about the K-8 school’s possible closure by Jeff Pylman, BHUSD’s executive bond program manager, during an agendized 4 p.m. study session on the district’s construction program, Bregy gave a deeper presentation on the prospect of creating a dedicated middle school while closing one campus temporarily.

He said that he had earlier alerted El Rodeo Principal Kevin Allen – the district’s longest serving top administrator – about the presentation.

The suggestion to move forward in reconfiguring the school district to create a dedicated middle school faced no palpable push-back from the five-member Board of Education, excepting board members’ recommendations to delay discussion in order to allow for community members to be present for a discussion about the possibility of moving forward with such a change.

“I think it would be only fair and transparent to make sure that the El Rodeo school community sees this,” Board President Lisa Korbatov said immediately following Pylman’s construction update.

“This is so extreme the difference, in terms of time and money, but I think what is overall much more important than time and money, is safety.”

Bregy assured the board that safety was paramount and remained the number one objective for the district. He also underscored that it was critical for the district to explore this opportunity to enhance student achievement.

“Safety is the number one priority,” he said. “This is an opportunity to begin some dialogue about what our longterm future is going to be.”

“This is an incredible opportunity for us academically to move forward,” he added. “We are not providing the robust middle school that our children deserve.”

The plan shared this week was predicated on keeping school families together. In order to achieve this, Bregy suggested moving all El Rodeo K-5 students to Hawthorne and moving all Beverly Vista TK-5 students to Horace Mann. All 6th-8th grade students throughout the district, approximately 952 students, would thus move to Beverly Vista – a number which Bregy characterized as, “an outstanding size for a thriving middle school.”

“And you can check the research on that one,” he told the board.

In addition to this recommendation, Bregy highlighted another option, which would allow the district to maintain the traditional K-12 model while temporarily shutting down El Rodeo to expeditious-

ly complete its construction program. He noted, however, that maintaining the traditional model would come with some challenges, in addition to not allowing for middle school students to have the most robust academic opportunities possible.

“The problem with that is you cannot move the entire building and keep school families together,” he said. “This would result in a complete change of district boundaries for the entire school district.”

Bregy characterized boundary changes as disruptive to families and difficult to put together.

He also offered the board a third scenario; one which he underscored was not his recommendation. That possible reconfiguration would be for grade centers and would include making Hawthorne a primary school, Horace Mann an intermediary school and Beverly Vista the consolidated middle school.

“It seems to me that the ball is now in our court, and staff’s,” Boardmember Mel Spitz opined. “It seems to me that there are some significant decisions to be made in the next month or two. They’re decisions that are rare, transformational, and I’m really looking forward to working with my colleagues and staff in arriving at good make-sense decisions.”

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decades of construction experience, has been working to ensure cost efficiency.

To that end, as part of Tuesday’s construction update, Blake recommended temporarily closing El Rodeo school for a couple of years in order to save $16 million. Assuming the campus is completely vacated, his team estimated that it would take about 27 months to completely modernize the campus–30 months less time than originally slated.

“What we are recommending is a pathway to go forward,” Blake said to the five-member Board of Education at Tuesday’s study session. “[At a future meeting] we will set the stage for moving forward and accomplishing what we set out and what we promised in the BH bond.”

Since voters passed the bond four months ago, Blake’s team has been working to determine if various projects could be started earlier or managed simultaneously to maximize efficiency and cost-savings potential.

“Our overall charge was to start as much construction as humanly possible and finish it as fast as possible and as economically as possible,” he said.

In addition to accelerating the timeline for construction at El Rodeo, Blake proposed moving up reconstruction of both the Salter Family Theatre and the Kenneth L. Peters Auditorium to coincide with construction of the majority of the high school.

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

The Guilty–A Riveting Drama Set In A Danish Police Station Did you ever receive a gift in a small package and when you opened it, it turned out to be much bigger and more gratifying?

That’s the reaction I had when I finished viewing The Guilty, which opens in theaters today and is set entirely in a Copenhagen police station.

Asger Holm, (Jakob Cedergren) is a policeman on temporary duty answering telephone calls from people in distress…a slight demotion from his regular duties as a street cop.

He fields a few calls and dismisses them as frivolous or coming from cranks with nothing better to do. One call grabs his immediate attention. It is from a frantic woman, Iben, who claims to have been abducted. She must whisper as her kidnapper is in the car with her.

The set-up is riveting especially when the story becomes more dramatic when it is revealed that a murder has been committed and that a young child is in danger.

Using all the techniques he has learned as a police officer, Holm rarely puts down his headphones to survey the situation.

All he knows is that he must think clearly to save Iben’s life.

Every minute is precious as Holm, who we learn is on the carpet for a mistake in judgment he made and must answer for the next day. With pressure unrelenting, he tries to comfort Iben and sends a dispatch to look for the car she is in and another dispatch to go to her home and save the boy.

Unfolding in its regular 85minute length, Gustav Moller, a first time director who also co-

Jerry Cutler On Film wrote The Guilty, stays fixed on the facial expressions and emotions of Cedergren’s excellent performance.

Moller has a flare for suspense and his taut direction coupled with the acting, has given us a riveting film to enjoy without overbearing music and sexual innuendos.

3 Bagels and a shmear out of 4.

Now playing at the Laemmle Royal Theatre and Laemmle Playhouse. https://www.laemmle.com Jerry Cutler, the Courier’s film critic, is Rabbi at Creative Arts Temple.

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Jane Kaczmarek, Kate Burton To Star In Staged Reading Of Kindertransport At The Wallis Actresses Jane Kaczmarek and Kate Burton will star in a special reading of Diane Samuels’ play Kindertransport, at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, in the Bram Goldsmith Theater of The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills.

The performance is sponsored by the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust as part of its commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the first Kindertransport.

In addition to Kaczmarek and Burton, actress Barbara Bain (TV’s Mission Impossible) will be part of the cast along with Samantha Ressler, Maya Brattkus and David L.M. McIntyre.

Initially performed in 1993, Kindertransport is fictitious, but based on many real survivors’ stories.

The reading is directed by award-winner Deborah LaVine and produced by Patricia Glaser, Paula Holt, Perla Karney and Karen Winnick who were behind the initial staging of the play at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles in 1998.

Kaczmarek is a Television

Jane Kaczmarek

Kate Burton

Critics Award-winning and Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated actress best known for playing Lois on Malcolm in the Middle. She won an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for her performance in Lost in Captivity, and starred in both the U.S. premiere of Kindertransport in New York, winning an Ovation Award, and in the debut L.A production.

Burton played Ellis Grey on Grey’s Anatomy and VP Sally Langston in Scandal. She won a Daytime Emmy for her work in the ABC after-school special Notes for My Daughter.

Kindertransport (Children's

Transport) was a rescue mission that allowed 10,000 Jewish refugee children to escape from Nazi-occupied territory to Great Britain and other countries, including Switzerland and Sweden, between 1938 and 1939.

The first Kindertransport train left a Berlin station with about 200 children in December 1938. Often, these children were the only members of their families who survived the Holocaust.

Tickets range from $25-$35.

For more information and to purchas tickets, visit http://thewallis.org/kindertransport.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: November 8, 2018 TIME: 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Council Chamber - 2nd Floor Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 PROJECT ADDRESS: 264 S. La Cienega Blvd.

The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its REGULAR meeting on Thursday, November 8, 2018, 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 renewal of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow the continued operation of a vehicle rental facility in an existing multi-tenant commercial building located at 264 South La Cienega Boulevard (Sixt Rent a Car).

This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.), the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq.), and the environmental regulations of the City. Upon review, the project appears to qualify for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption (Existing Facilities) in accordance with the requirements of Section 15301 of the state CEQA Guidelines. This exemption is applicable to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use. Accordingly, the Planning Commission will consider a recommendation to find the project exempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities).

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission. Written comments may also be submitted prior to the public hearing to the Planning Division via mail at: attn.

Juan Arauz, 455 N. Rexford Drive, 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Comments may also be submitted via email at: jarauz@beverlyhills.org.

Any written comments received by Tuesday, October 30, 2018 will be attached to the agenda report regarding this item. Any comments received after Tuesday, October 30, 2018, but prior the public hearing, will be distributed to the Commission under separate cover.

According to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the City’s action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing. Please note that 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 Juan Arauz, Associate Planner in the Planning Division at (310) 285-1127, or by email at jarauz@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the project plans and associated application 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.

Sincerely: Juan Arauz, Associate Planner In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Commission Meeting Room 280A is wheelchair accessible and is equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired. If you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please call the Planning Division at (310) 285-1127 or TTY (310) 285-6881. Please notify the Planning Division at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting if you require captioning service so that reasonable arrangements can be made.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: November 8, 2018 TIME: 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Council Chambers – 2nd Floor 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, November 8, 2018, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY LANGUAGE RELATED TO TIME LIMITS FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN ENTITLEMENTS AND FINDINGS RELATED TO THE LOCATION OF ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ON CERTAIN TROUSDALE ESTATES LOTS. The proposed Ordinance would: a) modify or eliminate zoning code language regarding time periods for review of the following types of entitlements: Variance, Conditional Use Permit, Zoning Amendment, Architectural Review, Extended Hours Permit, Adult Entertainment Business – Zone Clearance, and Design Review, and b) add findings for the Trousdale R-1 Permit to locate an accessory building anywhere on a property. The proposed amendments included in the Ordinance would not represent changes to development standards. This ordinance is part of an ongoing effort to amend language in the municipal code to improve clarity and maintain consistency between various sections of the Code.

This Ordinance and the Amendments were 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. There is no possibility that the proposed code amendments that are not related to any specific development proposal may have a significant effect on the environment because the modifications do not enable any physical changes in the environment. Therefore the Planning Commission will consider finding that the Amendments are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question would have a significant effect on the environment.

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

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Timothea Tway, Senior Planner in the Planning Division at (310)285-1122, or by email at ttway@beverlyhills.org. The case file, including associated documents are on file in the Community Development Department, and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Sincerely, Timothea Tway, AICP Senior Planner In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Commission Meeting Room 280A is wheelchair accessible and is equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired. If you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please call the Planning Division at (310) 285-1122 or TTY (310) 285-6881. Please notify the Planning Division at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting if you require captioning service so that reasonable arrangements can be made.

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NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – Each year, for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Beverly Hills Police Officers’ Association and the Beverly Hills Firefighters’ Association raise funds to donate to the Tower Cancer Research Foundation.

They wear pink to demonstrate their support for the nearly 230,000 women and 2,000 men diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Joined by firefighters and police, City Council members Mayor Julian Gold, Vice Mayor John Mirisch and Councilmembers Lili Bosse, Lester Friedman and Robert Wunderlich proclaimed October “National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” From the Beverly Hills Police Department, pictured (from left): Officer Erik Pena, Lt. Elisabeth Albanese, Communications Dispatcher Paige Hines, Officer Travis Clayton, Records Specialist Karen Ortiz, Officer David Rudy, Lt. Todd Withers, Officer Matthew Handlos, Sgt. Billy Fair, Lt. Shan Davis, Assistant Chief Coopwood, Chief Spagnoli, Detective David Williams, and Officer Alfredo Eudave. From the Beverly Hills Fire Department, pictured (from left): Battalion Commander Mike Hand, Engineer Stephen Hale, Firefighter Charles Miller, Firefighter Brien Hager, Firefighter Jake Herron, Capt. Jon Borer, Firefighter Bryan Miller, Fire Chief Greg Barton, Capt. Mike Urman, Firefighter /Paramedic Kurt Beeson, Capt. Kevin Kennedy, Engineer Victor Gutierrez, Firefighter /Paramedic James Charron and Fire Cadet Will Pridy.

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Gohlich said it was difficult to speculate on what entitlements, permits or hearings Nate’n Al may or may not need to go through to complete a potential move, but added that “if they’re looking at Citizen, trying to go from one restaurant space to another, is generally not a big deal.”

Los Angeles food critic Jordan Okun, who first reported in February that Nate’n Al was for sale, discussed

about the future of the deli on his podcast called Air Jordan last week.

“It’s still for sale, deals have fallen through. It’s not an easy thing to get done,” Okun said. “Last I heard, there was an interested party to buy the building who may or may not want to keep the brand, and another interested buyer in just the deli and the brand and they may have to move it to a different location.”

Retail broker Jay Luchs, who is rumored to be behind the sale, did not return a request for comment.

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Dodgers Move To Within A Game Of Second Straight World Series Berth

PAJAMARAMA – Hawthorne Assistant Principal Rich Waters enthralled students with his reading Dr. Seuss’s beloved Green Eggs and Ham at the school’s recent Pajamarama.

Kathy Carter Named To Key Leadership Role in 2028 Olympics Sports executive Kathy Carter was named Monday to a key leadership role overseeing preparations for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Carter, a former president of Soccer United Marketing, will head up the commercial joint venture between LA 2028 -- the committee overseeing the L.A. Games -- and the U.S. Olympic Committee. She will serve as the joint venture's CEO and LA 2028's chief revenue officer.

“Kathy'’s depth of experience driving successful marketing and investment strategies in large sports organizations will serve LA28 well as we work to build an engaged fan community and support athlete dreams,” LA 2028 Chairman Casey Wasserman said. “She is an exceptional leader and I couldn't be more proud to welcome to her to the team.”

Carter is a recipient of the Women

in Sports and Events' Woman of the Year award and a two-time winner of the Sports Business Journal's 40 Under 40 award. She was also named to New York Crain's 40 Under 40 list, and included on Forbes' list of The Most Powerful Women in Sports.

“There is nothing else like the energy and excitement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” Carter said. “LA 2028 will set a new standard for creativity, inclusion and optimism in sport, benefiting the Movement for generations to come. I am honored to join the team and have the opportunity to help partners connect with fans and athletes around the world.”

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Thursday was a travel day in the National League Championship Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers bound for Milwaukee one victory away from their second consecutive World Series appearance thanks to a stellar performance by Clayton Kershaw.

Kershaw limited the Milwaukee Brewers to one run and three hits over seven innings and retired the final 13 batters he faced in the Dodgers 5-2 victory at Dodger Stadium Wednesday afternoon that gave them a three games to two lead in the best-of-seven series.

“To go back to Milwaukee up 3-2 as opposed to being down 3-2 is huge for us,” Kershaw said. “It's a tough place to play. It's a great team. And it's been a battle every single game we've played them so far, and we don't expect anything different when we go back.”

Kershaw struck out nine and walked two in his first appearance since his shortest postseason start.

Kershaw allowed five runs, four earned, and six hits in three innings in last Friday's 6-5 loss in Game 1 at Miller Park.

Game 6 will be played Friday at Miller Park. Game 7, if necessary, would be played Saturday, also at Miller Park.

Teams with a 3-2 lead in a best-ofseven NLCS have a 15-6 series record.

Teams trailing 3-2 with Games 6 and 7 scheduled at home have a 4-8 record.

The Dodgers have a 5-1 record when taking a 3-2 lead in a best-ofseven series. The only loss came in the 1952 World Series when they were based in Brooklyn and faced the New York Yankees.

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Beverly Hills High Football Team Loses In Lightning-Shortened Game

By Matt Lopez Last Friday’s nights out-of-the-ordinary weather conditions affected several high school football games across the southland, and Beverly Hills High’s was one of them.

The Normans lost 21-0 to Hawthorne in a lightning-shortened game that was called after the first quarter at Nickoll Field due to the inclement weather.

It was originally considered that the

game may be rescheduled and replayed on Saturday or Monday, as some others around Southern California were, but it was later decide by the schools to consider the 21-0 score a final result.

The Normans have two games left in their season. Tonight, BHHS (2-6) travels to Santa Monica before ending the regular season at home against Culver City on Oct. 26.

THE GREAT SHAKEOUT – All Beverly Hills Unified schools successfully participated in the “Great California ShakeOut” yesterday morning at 10:18 a.m. Stated BHUSD Director of School Safety Chris Hertz: "We want all BHUSD campuses to be as prepared as possible for any disaster. Practice is Key. By participating in the Great ShakeOut, our teachers, staff and students know what is expected of them in an earthquake emergency or other evacuation situations and will be prepared.”

Angels Opt Out of Stadium Lease

The Angels notified the city of Anaheim Tuesday that the team is opting out of its lease at Angel Stadium, beginning an exploration of options for the team, which could negotiate a new lease to remain at the venue or seek out a new home.

“As we look to the future, we need the ability to continue to deliver a high-quality fan experience beyond what the original lease allows,” Angels president John Carpino said in a statement. ”It is important that we look at all our options and how we can best

serve our fans now and in the future.”

An Angels spokeswoman told City News Service that team officials want to wait until after the election of a new mayor and city council members to discuss options, which could include negotiating a new lease at the facility.

Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait, who is being termed out of office, was critical of the team's lease proposals during negotiations four years ago, prompting the team to ultimately terminate the talks.

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BEVERLY HILLS

City Council Silent On Planning Commissioner Joe Shooshani

By Victoria Talbot “Can you please explain why no action has been taken on Joe Shooshani,” read an email from the Courier sent this week to Mayor Julian Gold, Vice Mayor John Mirisch and Councilmembers Lili Bosse, Les Friedman and Robert Wunderlich.

The email was followed up by inquiries through the City Public Information Officer, Keith Sterling.

There has been no response.

Joe Shooshani, a Planning Commissioner since March 2014 (term ending in 2020), began acting uncivilly following the passage of the Basement Ordinance in January 2017, when he initiated a misogynistic attack on then Commission Chair Lori Greene Gordon, which was then picked up by Commissioners Andy Licht (now Chair) and Alan Block (now Vice Chair). His beef was that he didn’t believe that Gordon had the right to speak in front of the Council in support of a Basement Ordinance that did not incorporate the suggestions of her colleagues.

It was intended to humiliate Gordon.

Since then, Shooshani has verbally attacked Debbie Weiss, a resident who has worked tirelessly to preserve

her home and neighborhood in the hillsides, to undermine and delegitimize her campaign and the organization, Beverly Hills Hillside Protection Association (BHHPA), which has sprung up around her.

Text messages between Shooshani and lobbyist Murray Fischer, representing Byron Allen’s 1115 Calle Vista project, which it appears Shooshani then read verbatim during the Planning Commission meeting, were an effort to minimize Weiss’ participation, orchestrated by Allen’s attorney.

Shooshani had inappropriate contacts with Allen while his project was before the commission, seeking a dining engagement to celebrate the success of his project (passed by the Planning Commission 3-2 and now awaiting a call up by the City Council).

The Courier printed the emails and texts documenting this exchange following a Public Information Request.

Shooshani sent a letter to Weiss, by way of apology, that was negated when texts between himself and Fischer revealed he had no remorse for his behavior.

In August, BHHPA President Ronald Richards asked the City Council to

EVICTIONS

Paul Silvern, partner at HR&A, the council took hours of public comment.

Among the first to speak were a newlywed couple who had also attended the meeting last Thursday evening. The couple had been living in their apartment three years, they said. They reported that there were several code violations, including mold and HVAC, which they had repaired at their own expense, and there were unapproved entrances by their landlord.

They had returned home last Thursday to find an eviction notice posted on their unit.

Upon speaking to their landlord, they were told he had watched the proceedings, televised live from his home. “He said that it had nothing to do with you,” said the newlywed.

“I just finished watching the City Council meeting…. My rights are being taken away.

While I can, I am going to do this. My family is going to move in,” she reported.

She said that the landlord had told other tenants that his family was moving in, as well, in the six-unit building. The couple say that units are being rented out for Airbnb.

“Do we have the basis for an Urgency Ordinance?” asked Lili Bosse, immediately upon hearing the story, which was backed up by another tenant who had lived there 31 years before receiving a No Cause

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met with TEAM Beverly Hills members, after the Courier had gone to print.

The Courier anticipates that the ordinance will be approved 5-0 at that time and it will be in effect immediately.

The Urgency Ordinance will then remain in effect until the effective date of the final Rent Stabilization Ordinance, which was the subject of Thursday’s meeting.

Mayor Julian Gold has declared that it is his desire to see that ordinance completed by the end of the year.

With all of the provisions in the current Rent Stabilization Ordinance, No Cause Eviction remained the missing link to make the rest of the provisions work: fear of eviction effectively left every tenant vulnerable and tipped the balance of power in the landlords’ favor.

Thus, while the 2017 ordinance ended the 10 percent annual rent increases that drove so many tenants out, at the numerous RSO public meetings, tenants have repeatedly expressed their fears of reporting code violations, maintenance problems and other issues because of retaliatory evictions. They have also spoken repeatedly about conversions to Airbnb.

After a presentation on the forthcoming agenda items by

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Almost 1,700 people, including 100 BHUSD staff members and 1,400 3rd through 12th graders from all five Beverly Hills public schools, according to district tallies, attended Friday’s protest.

“This is not a matter of who’s right and who’s wrong.

This is not a matter of right versus left,” Toobi told the Courier.

“Students walked out on Friday because we don’t want to be worried about our health rather than focusing on our education.”

To complete Metro’s Purple Line Extension as currently planned, the subway tunnel will run beneath BHHS, where it must traverse scores of abandoned oil wells, many of which once sucked resources from the land only to be crudely plugged up generations ago when the vein ran dry.

In addition to having sparked widespread concerns from students, scientists and the community at large as to whether being above a methane explosion is a safe place to be, BHHS students leading the push have expressed concern about noise vibrations and other pollutants that come from building a subway tunnel and staging for one.

Roughly 15 feet separates the high school from Metro’s staging area for the extension.

Metro spokesperson Dave Sotero said that there will be a multitude of mitigation measures in place to confront poten-

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eviction. She reported that a woman “moved into” her unit and was reportedly paid to visit it daily until she was “evicted” for not paying the rent. That vacancy allowed the landlord to raise the rent to market level for the next tenant.

Council members commented that they hoped the landlord was once again, watching the proceedings, and said that there will be an investigation.

But the example demonstrated precisely why the ban on No Cause Evictions would have to be an Urgency Ordinance.

Sources at City Hall say that some landlords, after the City Council revealed its position on this item, would issue eviction notices throughout the City. “They had no option,” said the source. “They had to do it.”

Although there are “bad

tial explosions.

“Gas monitoring wells will be monitored before, during and after tunneling. Wells and ambient air will be monitored throughout construction,” Sotero stated. “In addition, to using special earth-pressure balanced Tunnel Boring Machines, within the tunnels we will be using double gaskets (seals) on the tunnel liners, gas detection system with alarms, emergency ventilation and automatic equipment shutoff system.”

Despite assurances from Metro that routing the subway line underneath BHHS is safe, the community continues to be troubled by the cavalier manner in which L.A.’s transportation behemoth decided to abandon the “locally preferred” alignment running along Santa Monica Boulevard without public discussion seven years ago.

Over two years ago, thanks to BHUSD’s dogged pursuit of ensuring student safety, on Aug. 16, 2016, U.S. Federal Judge George Wu ruled that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) acted in an “arbitrary and capricious manner” with respect to the environmental effects of tunneling under BHHS in order to reach the Constellation station in Century City.

Following Wu’s 2016 ruling, the transportation authority was ostensibly on the hook to provide a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and explain to actors” as tenants and as landlords, however, most of those who have regularly attended these meetings have acted with integrity.

It should be noted that public comment, once extremely polarized and antagonistic, has become civil and respectful over the course of these discussions. With the help of Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh, director of the Strauss Institute for Conflict Resolution at Pepperdine University, who brought the two sides closer as a facilitator during the process, many landlords and tenants have grown to understand each other’s positions. Over time, the discussions have become more oriented towards solutions that both sides can live with.

A cap on annual rent increases tied to the CPI is 4.1 percent this year. The first year it capped at 3 percent. A rental data base has been established that will help to make future policy decisions based on facts.

The data base also ensures rent increases are to code, helps track evictions and vacancies, and helps to establish patterns for future policy.

On Nov. 6, the Urgency Ordinance will be followed with an ordinance to create an appeal process for “disruptive tenants.” Landlords who have tenants characterized as a nuisance to the peace and security of other residents and to the building will thus have an

October 19, 2018 | Page 19 residents why it decided to spend $200 million more on a subway tunnel that runs through toxic soil beneath BHHS rather than reexamine 15 alternatives previously identified.

The school district is currently challenging that SEIS. A status conference on the matter is set to be heard by Judge Wu on Nov. 6.

Concurrently, the studentled initiative is continuing in full support of the administration.

“Beverly Hills High School believes in and supports an active student voice,” underscored BHHS Principal Mark Mead. “We are proud of the students who engaged in the protest on Friday, who took the time to express their concerns in a way that was civil, thoughtful, and organized.”

Roughly 350 from BHHS participated in Friday’s protest, which Superintendent Michael Bregy characterized as peaceful and respectful.

Toobi said that a core group of 10 students is now actively working to get more students involved in the initiative. Only time will tell whether Beverly Hills students themselves will succeed in bring greater national awareness to this particular segment of Metro’s planned Purple Line subway extension.

“We are looking into ways to push the momentum forward, like directly contacting representatives and the federal government in mass,” he said. avenue that will be illuminated in the ordinance, so that they will not have to go through the legal system to secure an eviction. “As long as there is an appeal,” said Mayor Gold. All agreed that the process has to be speedy and efficient. It was floated that the appeals would come to the City Council or/and an ad hoc committee while the final RSO ordinance is being drafted.

Other issues were addressed and generally agreed upon (though not down to specifics) will be captured during the deliberations on the final draft, which is likely to come to Council Nov. 20 for deliberation.

Those issues include support for exempting owner-occupied duplexes, and perhaps triplexes and quadraplexes; rent increases in a CPI range of not less than 3-or 4- percent, not higher than 7 or 8-percent; some form of capped banking rent increases consistent with renters’ security; relocation fees revisions; some passthroughs and most importantly, the formation of an appeals board that would consist of tenants, landlords and perhaps others, which would have among other duties, the power to review disruptive tenants to determine evictions and thus, relocation fees; and review tenant complaints.

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Playwright Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, taking the minor characters from Hamlet and thrusting them into the center of the story, runs through Nov. 18 at A Noise Within, 3252 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena.

In the work that put Stoppard on the map, Rosencrantz (Kasey Mahaffy) and Guildenstern (Rafael Goldstein) are trapped in a world where the flip of a coin always comes up heads, as they engage in a battle of wits to try to escape their fate.

Performances are ThursdaySunday, for tickets, starting at $25, and a complete schedule, call 626-356-3121 or visit www.anoisewithin.com.

• • • • • Charm City, Marilyn Ness’ documentary about those on the frontlines during three years of escalating violence in Marilyn Ness B a l t i m o r e , Photo courtesy opens today of Andre at the Laem- Lambertson mle Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills.

The movie follows community leaders, law-enforcement officers and a young city councilman trying to stem the epidemic of violence in distressed neighborhoods.

Filmed over three years, the documentary covers the lead up to, and aftermath of, Freddie Gray’s death in police custody.

For more information, visit https://www.laemmle.com/film s/?title=charm%20city&sort=titl e&limit=40.

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Artisanal jewelry will highlight the Santa Monica Bead and Design Show.

Handcrafted beads, handsewn clothing, and hand-cut gemstones will be featured at the Santa Monica Bead & Design Show, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Sunday, Oct. 19-21 at Le Meridien Delfina Hotel, 530 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica.

More than 100 artisans and tradespeople will display a

range of jewelry and beads ranging from glass lampwork to African trade.

Handwoven fabrics, designer accessories, upcycled clothing, ceramics, and ethnographic art will also be included.

Workshops, at $20 each, will be offered in jewelry design, wirework, beadmaking, silver art clay, metal work, embossing, crystal setting and hand knotting.

Tickets are $10, good for all three days.

For more information, visit www.beadanddesign.com.

• • • • • Former athlete, motivational speaker and author (Extra Ordinary) Cornell Thomas will headline the Positivity Summit, from 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20 and 9 a.m.5:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 21 at the General Assembly, 360 East Second St., #400, L.A. The third annual event will feature a day of workshops, networking, self-development, a “Speaker Slam” for attendees who want to gain experience in public speaking, and celebrity and athlete speakers including, Rob Mack, Joseph Fauria, Eileen Gruba, Kira Karlstron and Danielle Martin.

On the second day, attendees will take part in outreach activities to the homeless and hungry along with clean-up projects in challenged areas.

Cost is $200. For more information, visit www.cornellthomas.com.

• • • • • The annual Fall Family Festival will be from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena.

The afternoon features performances by dance artist Rebecca Bruno, and a dance workshop incorporating sound and sculpture with collaborator Mak Kern. Other activities include a wind chime-making station, interactive tours, musical instrument demonstrations, costume coloring sheet designs, drawing and story time.

This event is free for children 18 and younger. Adults pay general admission of $15.

For more information, call 6226-449-6840 or visit www.nortonsimon.org.

• • • • • David Washburn will be the featured soloist for Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in the Palisades Symphony’s Sunday, Oct. 21 concert at 7:30 p.m. in Pacific Palisades High School’s Mercer Hall, 15777 Bowdoin St., Pacific Palisades.

Led by Music Director Joel Lish, the program will also feature Beethoven’s Leonora Overture No. 3 and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

Admission is free with open seating.

For more information, visit http://www.palisadessympho-

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• • • • • Singer Debbie Joyce will perform her “Nancy Wilson Songbook” from 8-11 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24 at Pips On La Brea, 1356 S. La Brea, L.A. Debbie Joyce Beverly Hills resident Joyce, long associated with the Monterey Jazz Festival, is the niece of Grammy-winning song stylist Wilson (You Don't Know How Glad I Am).

Joyce wil be accompanied by the Tony Campodonico Trio with Campodonico on keyboards, Paul Morin on bass and Jon Stuart on drums.

For reservations and more information, call 323-954-7477.

• • • • • An exhibition of abstract expressionist photography by Myles Lee will open with a reception from 6-10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24 at Castelli Art Space, 5428 W. Washington Blvd., L.A. The exhibit will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., daily through Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Lee attempts, with unphotoshopped photography of natural subjects, to recreate, in a painterly fashion, what an abstract expressionist painter might have done en plein air armed with a camera instead of a brush.

Art critic Peter Frank curated the show.

Working frequently in Big Sur, Lee, a former cardiac surgeon and current president of the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, is also a novelist and librettist.

For more information, visit https://www.castelliartspace.co m/upcoming-exhibitions.

• • • • • To celebrate Halloween, Union Station will transform to “Boo!-nion Station,” from noon6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28 at the historic station, 800 N. Alameda St., L.A. Festivities on the South Patio will include a Zombie Zone Hay Maze, Treats-on-Track Trail, a craft zone, hourly dance party for all ages and food trucks.

Additional activities include face painting, temporary tattoos, balloon artists and stiltwalkers and a craft beer garden.

For more information, visit unionstationla.com.

• • • • • The Sephardic Educational Center will host Master Chef Michael Solomonov and Restaurateur Steven Cook as they launch their new book, Israel Soul, from 7:30-10:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct.. 25 at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel, 11461 Sunset Blvd., L.A. The program will feature a

discussion moderated by Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW’s Food News.

Wine and hors d’oeuvres by Hasiba Hummusiya restaurant will be served.

Tickets are $55, including a signed book, and $35, general admission.

For more information, email info@secjerusalem.org.

• • • • • With the theme of ”Twilight Zone Writers,” Beverly Hills’ Theatre 40 will present its annual Halloween show at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Westwood branch of the L.A. Public Library, 1246 Glendon Ave., L.A. Actors Katherine Henryk, Daniel Leslie, Melanie MacQueen and LeeAnne Rowe will read works by authors whose stories were dramatized on the popular anthology series including John Collier, Charles Beaumont, and Richard Matheson.

Admission is free and Halloween candy will be served.

For more information, visit www.theatre40.org.

• • • • • Back by popular demand, “Boo At The L.A. Zoo Overnight,” a Halloween-themed sleepover, returns at 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27 and ends at 10 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 28 at the zoo, 5333 Zoo Dr., L.A. Ghost stories, a guided nighttime tour of the zoo that includes the history of Griffith Park, the zoo’s home, and its nocturnal inhabitants; interactive activities, an early morning tour and an animal presentation will be part of the fun.

Dinner, s’mores snack and continental breakfast are included.

The program is available to families and children of all ages.

Tickets are $100 per person, and available for purchase at https://tinyurl.com/y8rug7pq.

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Paul O’Dette Photo by Jennifer Girard

Paul O’Dette will perform three concerts of Elizabethan music for the lute at 1, 3 and 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28 in the living room of Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Dr., Beverly Hills.

Presented by the Da Camera Society and co-sponsored by the Friends of Greystone, the program will feature music by John Dowland and a set of Scottish pieces.

For information and tickets, call 212-477-2929 or visit www.DaCamera.org.

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that the residents expected they would enjoy as long as they own their homes.

“We are pleased that he has finally taken a position,” said Robert Schlesinger of the Benedict Canyon Association, formed in 1946 to protect the Canyon. “There is still a long way to go.” The Benedict Canyon Association supports the SOC but their mission is much broader.

“We are encouraged by Paul Koretz coming out with a strong public position against the hotel and zone change,” said Mark Levin, President of SOC. “But we are not so naive as to mistake this for the end of the fight. The proposed hotel and zone change are still working their way through the planning department and our community will continue to stand up for the integrity of our hillsides, the safety of its residents and the open spaces of the Santa Monica Mountains."

The proposed project, called The Retreat at Benedict Canyon, “is a uniquely designed eco-friendly sanctuary for those seeking a new home in Benedict Canyon or an intimate and secluded stay in a small boutique hotel.

Nestled in the canyon, the project is designed to respect the integrity of the canyon with substantial space throughout the 33-acre site. It will be environmentally sensitive, conforming to the canyon topography and preserving existing views. It includes significant improvements to local infrastructure, access and public safety, all enhancements that will benefit the canyon community,” according to the website by developer and investor Gary Safady of O&S Holdings.

Perhaps it is the audacity of the project, which defies everything hillside homeowners who have joined the fight anticipated when they moved in, that makes Safady so mystifying a figure.

Safady told the Courier last spring, while on a tour of the property, that the project is expected to appeal to ecotourists.

Documents show that the site is associated with 10 addresses, including 9704, 9712 and 9710 Oak Pass Rd.; 9800, 9801, 9809, 9805, 9811 9815 W. Wanda Park Dr.; and 9811 N. Hutton

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remove Shooshani, citing nine reasons.

One of them is a code violation in West Hollywood, “that left an oversized JLG Lift in front of his commercial property that resulted in the death of a man driving on Sunset Boulevard,” which Richards contends shows a disregard for the same laws he has sworn to uphold in Beverly Hills.

Shooshani has also repeatedly declared that he does not care about the General Plan, which he has sworn to uphold when taking the position.

Dr. Safady is seeking a zone change from Minimum Residential, Low 1 Residential and Very Low II Residential to “Specialized Hospitality and Residential” and a General Plan Text Amendment to add a new Land Use Designation. In other words, he is asking the city of Los Angeles to create a brandnew land use designation to accommodate his vision because such a designation has never happened before.

That designation would be for a “Specialized Hospitality and Residential, and a Zone Change from RE15-1-H, RE20-1-H and RE40-1-H to “add and establish” a new “Specific Plan for a 99-room hotel, nine residential estates, private streets, infrastructure and open space,” and permits associated with a hotel infrastructure and parking.

More importantly, the bigger question, which was posed to Safady in August by Councilman Koretz, is what impact would this have on future development?

If the city of Los Angeles were to create such a designation, would that open the door for other developers?

Currently, the area immediately adjacent to Safady includes two enormous parcels that are currently undeveloped on the market. What then, would happen to those?

Even at this early stage, realtors are advertising the properties online for potential investors.

Safady, who says he is a producer, purchased the property in 2008. His IMDB page shows that he was a producer for a movie called Machine Gun Preacher in 2011, executive producer on The Culling in 2015, and that he is in preproduction as executive producer on Dreamt.

O&S Holdings, LLC, lists its corporate address at a Beverly Hills Postal Service, according to Bloomberg. The company is described as building “town-centers, lifestyle centers, and power centers for families and friends to live, work, shop and play,” as well as providing property management and development services.

SOC President Mark Levin has spoken to Beverly Hills City Planning Staff and reached out to the City Council. The project, located in the middle of the rusIn a recent Sunshine Task Force meeting, Mayor Gold was asked about Shooshani by a participant. He responded that he did not think any commissioner had ever been removed before.

According to Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 2-2-106 F: Termination of Membership, “The City Council may remove any member from a commission or committee for any reason.”

It’s a surprise that the City Council takes no action on what many Beverly Hills residents are calling a “rogue” commissioner. Shooshani may find it amusing, but residents do not.

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A rendering of The Retreat at Benedict Canyon

tic canyon, will drive traffic through the City and impact every resident living in the area. Levin is seeking the Beverly Hills City Council’s support, which seems slow in coming.

Considering the efforts being made throughout the Los Angeles area to preserve and protect hillsides and open spaces that have been intensifying for decades and generations of residents, it is remarkable that lawmakers contemplate such a project at all. Nonetheless, it happens, and sometimes results in planning decisions such as the 1115 Calle Vista decision last month, approving over 4600 cubic yards of export, height variations, and most importantly, a project that was deemed ineligible for the R-1 permits sought – which was passed anyway and is being called up by the City Council.

Levin has gained the support of several local groups across the region, including the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC), the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the Hillside Federation and local alliances with the Bel Air Association and the Laurel Canyon Association.

The Laurel Canyon Association

started a groundbreaking program to buy valuable open space to keep it pristine, called Let’s Buy a Mountain.

Partnering with Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) Citizens for Los Angeles Wildlife (CLAW) and the Laurel Canyon Land Trust, the group entered into an agreement to purchase 17 acres with the backing of LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Councilmember Koretz and Councilman David Ryu. Currently there are projects proposed throughout the hillsides, from the Berggruen Institute in Brentwood to the oversized post mid-century moderns raking the Doheny-Sunset Plaza neighborhood.

“The project is in the very initial stage of the CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) process,” wrote City Planner Milena Zasadzien.

“We do not have any documents available yet for public view, and unfortunately, we don’t have an anticipated timeline yet either, since the project entitlements have not been finalized yet.”

The next meeting is set for Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Bel Air Presbyterian Church.

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A N O T H E R B I RT H D AY ! ?

Myra Lurie

Linda Eng

Elaine Weinstock

Jack Black

Julia Roberts

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Jeff Goldblum

Ryan Reynolds

BIRTHDAYS—Celebrating are Donna Goldstein, John Lithgow and Simon Ward (Oct. 19); Linda Eng, William Christopher (Oct. 20);

Judge Judy Sheindlin, Bruce Schulman, Richard DeGrandcourt (Oct, 21); Myra Lurie, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd and Tony Roberts (Oct. 22); F. Murray Abraham (Oct. 24); Elaine Weinstock, Tracy Nelson, Julia Roberts and Marion Ross (Oct. 25).

Joan Mangum

BUILDERS BALL–Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’s “Builders Ball” at The Beverly Hilton saluted a number of honorees.

Habitat President/CEO Erin Rank (second from right) welcomed Nadine Watt (left), president of Watt Companies; Chris Klein, president of the L.A. Galaxy; and actress Holly Robinson Peete (right).

Photo by Jason Sorge

Habitat For Humanity of Greater L.A. hosted its “Builders Ball” in The Beverly Hilton. This annual event celebrates outstanding individuals and companies which share Habitat LA’s commitment to revitalizing and transforming the landscape of the area. In addition to recognizing the organization’s counterparts in building and real estate related industries, this event also raises funds and awareness for Habitat LA’s “Building a Greater Los Angeles” campaign to empower low-income families by building strength and stability through homeownership.

Actress/singer Holly Robinson Peete was honored with the Dream Builder Award for her commitment to helping those in need through the HollyRod Foundation, which provides compassionate care and services to underserved individuals and families financially and emotionally affected by autism and Parkinson’s disease. Holly has volunteered with Habitat LA several times and served as its National Women Build Week spokeswomen.

L.A.’s professional soccer team was honored with the Foundation Builder Award in recognition of its commitment to help those in need through the Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation. Galaxy president Chris Klein accepted the award for the foundation which assists the community through programming that promotes inclusion for all athletes, educational opportunities, and a strong spirit of volunteerism including a long-time commitment to Habitat.

Watt Companies, one of the nation’s largest owners, developers, and managers of residential and commercial real estate, received the Builder Of The Year Award for its commitment to create holistic communities to work and grow, while incorporating quality and innovation. Since their founding over 70 years ago, the Watt family has a strong dedication to affordable housing solutions.

Famed percussionist Sheila E. provided the entertainment for the event co-chaired by Raul Salinas, Brad Cox, Michelle Meghrouni, Dana Treister, Aracell Villegas, John Manganiello, Tammy McGuinness, Carl Jordan, Jan Karl and Christina Lee. Spotted among the many guests... “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Tonya Renee Banks, Kelly Jenrette, Kate Linder and Brett Lockett.

HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM EXHIBIT– On hand for the opening of the Monster Exhibit were (above): Carolyn Hennesy, Lee Purcell, and Donelle Dadigan; (top right): “Scream Queen” Dee Wallace; (bottom right): Kate Linder.

Photos by Bill Dow

The Hollywood Museum, 1660 N. Highland Ave., is presenting 30 years of make-up, monsters, and magic from Oscar-winning, special creature and character studio Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. The movie-going public has been fascinated with monster stories and the mayhem they offer since before Frankenstein premiered in 1931 and the original King Kong in 1933. One of the most successful genres in the movie industry, horror and monster movie fans continue to be thrilled with current releases such as The Predator, The Nun and Jurassic Kingdom.

The museum (formerly the Max Factor Make-Up Studio) in association with Amalgamated Dynamics, is offering a preHalloween treat, with this exhibit which features current productions in theatres now, plus great iconic horror films of the past three decades, and films currently in production through Dec. 31, Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A special opening night treat found, two randomly selected guests getting special face make-overs by Academy Award winner Tom Woodruff Jr’s creatures.

Donelle Dadigan, museum founder/president, and Alec Gillis, one of the founders of Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc., welcomed numerous industry personalities including horror’s reigning scream queen Dee Wallace, Carolyn Hennesy, Kate Linder, Ilene Graff, Anson Williams, Barry Livingston, Leonard Maltin, Lee Meriwether, Alice Amter, Wyatt McClure, Emma Bell, Lee Purcell, Casey Burke, Joni Bovil, Savannah Liles, Isaac Keys, Bradley Pierce, Susan Olsen, Carolyn Hennesey, Barry Livingston, and Barbara Van Orden.

For ticket information, visit www.TheHollywoodMuseum.com or call 323-464-7776.

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So, we decided to take a quick look at the 2,000-plus years that brought us from mud-huts to present-day borderline opulence.

The first humans to settle in what is now known as the Coachella Valley were an isolated people who, migrating to the Indian canyons where they got some relief from the summers’ heat, returning to the valley-floor in the fall.

The Agua Caliente (Hot Water) Reservation was established in 1876 and consists of a major portion of downtown Palm Springs, making the band one of the wealthiest in California.

Fast-forward a couple of millennia to the early 1930s and Palm Spring was beginning to establish itself as the worldclass destination it is today.

Many of the first residents came because the dry, hot climate was beneficial to their health, particularly if the person was infected with tuberculosis.

Palm Springs, circa 1930s, became known as the number-one desert getaway for Hollywood stars, and it had nothing to do with health.

A star’s life in the 1930s could easily be destroyed by gossip or scandal.

America was much more puritanical in those days and every star lived under a constant veil of surveillance and paranoia.

An extramarital affair or the revelation that a star was gay could take one from riches to rags– literally overnight.

Gossip columnists Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper wielded immense power with an insatiable readership of millions who devoured every one of their salacious stories; but, word soon got out that there was a beautiful desert sanctuary where one could be relatively safe from prying eyes.

There was another, monitory, reason that provided a reporters of tinsel-town.

For most of the 1930s, the country was in the economic throes of the Great Depression while Parsons, Hopper and their numerous publications had their spies feverishly trailing every Hollywood star for the next juicy scandal.

These gossip reporters worked for pennies, but survived because they would be reimbursed for their travel expenses, but only up to a range of 100 miles. Palm Springs is 107 miles from Los Angeles.

Together, with the exception of maybe a Robert Wagner or so, all of the depression “Alist” players have wrapped their last features. But, their memories continue, and everywhere.

Opps! Be careful, you have stepped on to the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.

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PUBLIC NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 18-O-2760 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10-3-1990.7(B) REGARDING THE HEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR UNOCCUPIED ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES IN THE M-PD-4 ZONE OF THE CITY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. On July 26, 2018, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing after which it adopted Resolution No. 1850, unanimously recommending that the City Council amend Section 1990.7 of Chapter 3 (Zoning) of Title 10 (Planning and Zoning) of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to remove the words “elevator penthouses” from the list of unoccupied architectural features that are allowed to exceed the sixty foot (60’) height limit of the M-PD-4 zone by no more than ten feet (10’) and identifying the maximum allowable height for elevator penthouses at the roof level as 15’-0” (collectively, the “Amendment”). On September 17, 2018, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing, received public testimony, and thereafter introduced this Ordinance.

Section 2. The Amendment has been environmentally reviewed pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et seq.(“CEQA”), the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000, et seq.), and the City’s Local CEQA Guidelines (hereafter the “Guidelines”). In addition, the 2018 Proposed 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. A Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) was certified by the City Council for the 2007 Approved Project (hereafter referred to as the “2007 FEIR”).

The City then prepared an Addendum to the 2007 FEIR to evaluate a second iteration of the project (“2017 Addendum”). The 2017 Addendum was adopted by the Planning Commission on October 12, 2017 when it approved a modified version of the project (“2017 Approved Project”).

Subsequently, a second addendum (“2018 Addendum”) was prepared in order to analyze the proposed amendment to the M-PD-4 zone, as well as to analyze modifications to the plans for substantial conformance with the prior approval (“2018 Proposed Project”).

The Planning Commission considered the environmental analysis contained in the previously certified 2007 FEIR in conjunction with the 2018 Addendum when evaluating the 2018 Proposed Project. The primary changes between the 2017 Approved Project and the 2018 Proposed Project are an increase in the allowable height of the elevator enclosures from 10 feet to 15 feet that would result from the proposed amendment to the M-PD-4 zone, an increase in the amount of subterranean parking from two full level and a partial level to three full subterranean levels of parking, a 653 square-foot decrease in retail floor area, modifications to the modulation of the north and south sides of the building, and other modifications intended to allow the project to meet building code requirements and to improve internal site circulation. These modifications would not result in any new significant environmental impacts beyond what was studied in the 2007 FEIR. The City Council hereby finds that the 2018 Proposed Project and associated zoning amendment regarding elevator height, based on the assessment contained in the 2007 FEIR and the additional analysis provided in the 2018 Addendum, that none of the conditions identified in CEQA guidelines § 15162 that require preparation of a supplement to the 2007 FEIR have occurred.

Section 3. The Amendment is consistent with the objectives, principles, and standards of the General Plan. Specifically, the Amendments are consistent with or advance the following General Plan Policies: LU 2.1 City Places: Neighborhoods, Districts, and Corridors. Maintain and enhance the character, distribution, built form, scale, and aesthetic qualities of the City’s distinctive residential neighborhoods, business districts, corridors, and open spaces; Policy LU 2.4 Architectural and Site Design. Require that new construction and renovation of existing buildings and properties exhibit a high level of excellence in site planning, architectural design, building materials, use of sustainable design and construction practices, landscaping,

and amenities that contribute to the City’s distinc- (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the tive image and complement existing development; United States) Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Section 4. The City Council hereby Pomona CA 91766 All right, title and interest conamends paragraph B of Section 10-3-1990.7 of veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Article 19.9 of Chapter 3 of Title 10 of the Beverly Trust in the property situated in said County and Hills Municipal Code to read as follows with all State described as: AS MORE FULLY other provisions in 10-3-1990.7 remaining in effect DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED without amendment: DEED OF TRUST APN# 5555-002-111 The street address and other common designation, if any, of “B. Unoccupied Architectural Features: the real property described above is purported to Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, be: 8455 FOUNTAIN AVENUE #631, WEST HOLunoccupied architectural features, such as sky- LYWOOD, CA 90069 The undersigned Trustee lights and clerestories, structures housing disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the mechanical equipment, antennas and similar street address and other common designation, if unoccupied space may exceed the sixty foot (60') any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but height limit established by subsection A of this sec- without covenant or warranty, expressed or tion by not more than ten feet (10') in height, and implied, regarding title, possession, or encumelevator penthouses may exceed the sixty foot brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the (60’) height limit by fifteen feet (15’), if such unoc- note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with intercupied architectural features are approved by the est thereon, as provided in said note(s), planning commission as part of a planned devel- advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, opment pursuant to article 18.4 of this chapter and fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of do not exceed, in the aggregate, thirty three per- the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total cent (33%) of the total roof area upon which they amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation are located and no such feature exceeds or inter- secured by the property to be sold and reasonsects a line projecting from the perimeter of the able estimated costs, expenses and advances at roof upward at an angle of forty five degrees (45°) the time of the initial publication of the Notice of from the horizontal.”

Sale is $642,653.47. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents eviSection 5. Severability. If any section, sub- dencing the obligations secured by the Deed of section, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby portion of this Ordinance or the application thereof immediately due and payable, and has caused a to any person or place, is for any reason held to be written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be invalid or unconstitutional by the final decision of executed. The undersigned caused said Notice any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in of this Ordinance shall be and remain in full force the County where the real property is located. and effect.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you Section 6. Publication. The City Clerk should understand that there are risks involved in shall cause this Ordinance to be published at least bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on once in a newspaper of general circulation pub- a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highlished and circulated in the City within fifteen (15) est bid at a trustee auction does not automaticaldays after its passage in accordance with Section ly entitle you to free and clear ownership of the 36933 of the Government Code, shall certify to the property. You should also be aware that the lien adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause this being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are Ordinance and his certification, together with proof the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may of publication, to be entered in the Book of be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the Ordinances of the Council of this City. lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance investigate the existence, priority, and size of outshall go into effect and be in full force and effect at standing liens that may exist on this property by 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first (31st) day after its contacting the county recorder’s office or a title passage. insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either Adopted: October 9, 2018 of these resources, you should be aware that the Effective: November 9, 2018 same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO JULIAN A. GOLD, M.D. PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on Mayor of the City of Beverly Hills, California this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a ATTEST: court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California BYRON POPE (SEAL) Civil Code. The law requires that information City Clerk about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to APPROVED AS TO FORM: those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn LAURENCE S. WIENER whether your sale date has been postponed, and City Attorney if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: 0772 or visit this Internet Web MAHDI ALUZRI http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySea City Manager rchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1800283756 Information about postSUSAN HEALY KEENE, AICP ponements that are very short in duration or that Director of Community Development occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone inforVOTE: mation or on the Internet Web site. The best way AYES: Councilmembers Wunderlich, Friedman, to verify postponement information is to attend Bosse, Mirisch, and Mayor Gold the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any NOES: None reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled ABSENT: None only to a return of the deposit paid. The CARRIED Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s ——————————————— attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F TSG No.: 180299357 TS No.: CA1800283756 Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 5555-002-111 Property Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLAddress: 8455 FOUNTAIN AVENUE #631 WEST LECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 NOTICE OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/06/2011. INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT 0772NPP0341379 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIYOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB- ER 10/12/2018, 10/19/2018, 10/26/2018 LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST ——————————————— YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 11/01/2018 at 10:00 A.M., First American Title FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018238177 Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee The following is/are doing business as: LA PALMS CONunder and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded SULTING 9663 Santa Monica Bl. #1139 Beverly Hills, CA 01/12/2011, as Instrument No. 20110069106, in 90210; Farid Yagoubi 9663 Santa Monica Bl. #1139 book , page , , of Official Records in the office of Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, AN INDIVIDUAL registrant(s) has begun to transact State of California. Executed by: SIMONE business under the name(s) listed in ON September BERMAN, A WIDOW, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC 2018: Farid Yagoubi, Owner: Statement is filed with the AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, County of Los Angeles: September 19, 2018; Published: CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 2018 LACC N/C other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b),

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CASE NO: SS029351 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of the petition of: ASHKAN P-MOHAMMAD To all interested person(s): Petitioner: Ashkan PMohammad, Born: February 5, 1992 and presently over 18 years of age, current residence address: 450 S. Maple Dr.#40, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 filed a petition with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Santa Monica Courthouse, West District 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 on September 28, 2018 for a Decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Ashkan P-Mohammad Proposed Name: ASHKAN FARR THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: November 16, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM Department: K ROOM: A-203 The address of the court is: 1425 Main Stree, First Floor Room 102 Santa Monica, CA 90401 West District Reason for name change: Petitioner is already known by her proposed name wishes to be known by his proposed name in all personal/business affairs.

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

Signed: Ashkan Farr Judge of the Superior Court: Gerald Rosenberg Clerk: Sherri R. Carter Deputy: Tom G. Holmes Dated: 09/28/18 Published: 10/05/18, 10/12/18, 10/19/18, 10/26/18 BHC-R21783 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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An a m a z i n g o p p o r t u n i t y to lease class A office space in Beverly Hills’ 90 EMPLOYMENT p r e s t i g i o u s OPPORTUNITY G o l d e n Tr i angle.

This prime location on the cor ner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Nor th Cañon Drive is t w o b l o c k s e a s t o f t h e w o r l d - r e n o w n e d R o d e o D r i v e a n d a c r o s s f r o m Wa l l i s A n n e n b e r g Center for the Per for ming Ar ts. Offices feature spectacular views with plenty of natural light and on-site valet parking. This is an ideal loc a t i o n f o r a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e .

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! 308 N. WETHERLY DR. BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1-5

MOTIVATED SELLER-MAKE OFFER

all listings are on

CenturyCityLiving.com

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

CENTURY PARK EAST CONDOMINIUM

LOCATED IN THE BEST AREA OF BEVERLY HILLS FLATS!

3 Bdrms, 2 Baths. Renovated master opens to beautiful stone paved backyard, loaded with fruit trees and crystal blue pool, with access to alleyway.

For more information call

Homa Nassi 310-570-6000

CORNER 2 BED, 2 BATH $969,500 WARNING! DO NOT BUY ANY CENTURY CITY HIGH RISE CONDO UNTIL YOU SEE THIS UNIT.

Unobstructed City Views.

Totally Renovated. Mid Floor Location. 2 Jumbo Balconies Real Hardwood Floors. State of the Art Kitchen. SubZero Gagganeau. 2nd Bedroom is Office. Lots of Fitted Closets Value Priced for Quick Sale 1+DEN+ 2 BATHROOM $945,000

High Floor. Renovated. High Floor. Ocean & City Views

For more info call 310.887.7000

270 CONDOS FOR SALE

CENTURY PARK EAST $671,000 TO $1,050,000

CENTURY TOWERS

ROCHELLE ATLAS MAIZE

dre #01365331

rochelle@rochellemaize.com

direct: 310.968.8828

www.rochellemaize.com

office: 310.274.4000

$699,000 TO $1,099,000

PARK PLACE $935,000 TO $1,139,000

LE PARC

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WANTED TO RENT

HOUSES FOR LEASE

$2,099,000 TO $2,895,000

CENTURY HILL

$1,250,000 TO $2,390,000

$3,400,000 TO $10,099,000

ONE CENTURY

“NEW FORTIES” seeks exceptional decadent

CENTURY WOODS

One Bedroom

$1,369,000 TO $2,799,000

BEL AIR CREST $1,788,000 TO $9,500,000

www. bhcourier .com

EXCEPTIONAL TENANT BEVERLY HILLS

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.

HOUSE FOR LEASE 3 BD. + 1.75 BA.

+ DINING ROOM. Closer to town center.

Newly remodeled with References by lawyer.

Introvert professional. huge backyard includes Guest parking. Open timing. large playroom. hard-

Call 310/498-0240

wood floors, fridge, stove and dishwasher.

TO

Laundry room includes

ADVERTISE YOUR LISTINGS

washer and dryer.

Call us at 310-278-1322

$5,900/MO. 209 S. CLARK DRIVE 310/980-3296

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KELEMEN

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

Windsor Square English Garden. Private Entry, Total Remodel, New Kitchen, Bath w/ Spa Tub, Hardwood & Tile Floors, Central Air & Heat, Washer/Dryer.

All Utilities Paid Attic Storage. $2,300/MO. Call Peter

323/939-2446

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BEVERLY HILLS Crescent & Clifton 3 BR + 2 BA CONDO 1,816 Square Feet Bright Corner Unit Inside Laundry 3 Car Garage $5,495/MO.

Steve Gellar 310/922-2141 Coldwell Banker BRE01153015/00616212

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REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

N O W AVA I L A B L E GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

CENTURY PARK EAST 2 BDRM /2 BATH / DEN $5,400/MONTH

Exciting High Floor. Great Views Magnificent Newer Renovation. Chic European Kitchen. Custom Cabinetry Quartz Counters. Luxurious Baths. Fireplace. Hardwood Floors. Lots of Fitted Closets Air Cond. Heating Paid 2 BDRM /2 BATH / DEN $4,950/MONTH

Unobstructed Views. Jumbo Corner Condo.. 2 Large Balconies. Totally Renovated Hardwood Floors. Décor Kitchen/Baths. Quiet Location Lots of Fitted Closets 1 BEDROOM /1 BATH $3,650/MONTH

LUXURIOUS

2 BEDROOM, 3 BATH PENTHOUSE Includes Spacious Loft w/ Private Bath, Closet, Bonus Room & Large Rooftop Deck.

Large closets, balconies, all amenities in kitchen w/ breakfast area + granite counter tops and all stainless steel appliances. all harwood floors and verticle blinds.

Fireplace, wet bar, washer/ dryer included in laundry area. Secured building with garden courtyard. Choice location Near Beverly Center, CedarsSinai, Restaurants, Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets.

$3,850/MO. Shown By Appointment.

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

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TOTALLY RENOVATED 2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS

counters tops and all new appliances. Wood laminate flooring and 2 car tandem garage prkg. $2,900 Mo. (2 units available) Call 714/514-0018

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

LUXURIOUS 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH $2,850/MO.

Totally remodeled with modern fixtures and new granite counters throughout all amenities in kitchen and includes all appliances. Breakfast area. Large closets, balconies, Berber carpet/ harwood foors and verticle blinds. Fireplace, washer/ dryer included in laundry area. Secured building with atrium and garden courtyard view. Choice location Near Beverly Center, Cedars- Sinai, Restaurants, Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets.

Spacious, hardwood flrs., Option: wood/carpet huge closets, built-in flooring, includes a/c, dishwasher, pool, dishwasher and pool. elevator, controlled $2,450/MO. access, laundry (12th Month Free) facilities. No pets.

310/503-2414

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PARK PLACE $4,200 to $4,950/month

CENTURY TOWERS $6,500 to $7,000/month

CENTURY HILL $4,950 to $8,900/month

LE PARC Sorry

ONE CENTURY $16,500 to $27,000/month

CENTURY WOODS Sorry

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.

All appliances included, central A/C, balcony.

$3,150/MO. Call 310/666-9559

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West of Doheny 2 Bedroom, 2 Baths $3,100/MO. Remodeled, Wood Floor, New Appliances, Laundry, Parking.

1 Bedroom, 1Bath $1,650/MO. Call (323) 841-6001

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TO ADVERTISE YOUR LISTINGS CALL US at 310-278-1322

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1 Bd. +Den +1.5 Ba.

New kitchen with granite ONE BEDROOMS • • • • • •

424/343-0015

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Good closet space, a/c, elevator, dishwasher, controlled access. Close to Cedars/shops/trans.

310/247-8689

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• BRENTWOOD • 125 N. Barrington Av.

Great Location!

N E W LY U P D AT E D South Spalding Dr. BEVERLY HILLS • • • • • • 1 Bdrm.

1 Bd.+1 Ba. Upper 218 S. Tower Dr. + 1 Bath • Approx. 750sf.

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Old World Charm! $1,995/Month Bright, intercom entry, Call or Text: fridge, stove, laundry fac.

310/435-2739

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2 Bd.+Den+2 Ba. 1 Bd.+Den+2 Ba.

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*PRIME LOCATION* Lrg. unit. balcony, Shown By Appointment.

High Floor. Unobstructed East WEST HOLLYWOOD 8544 BURTON WAY walk-in closet, Views. Jumbo Balcony central air, intercom On Wetherly Drive Viking Kitchen Hardwood Floors GORGEOUS & SPACIOUS Call 310/273-6770 entry, laundry facility, Loft Style Interior or 213/444-8865 elevator, parking.

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHS or 310/734-7263 • CHARMING & BRIGHT • CENTURY PARK EAST Newly remodeled unit in • 310/276-1528 • newly renovated building. $4,000 to $5,300/month

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• and Pavillions.

1 Bd. + 1 Ba. NEWLY REMODELED •

Close to Cedars, Beverly Center restaurants, shopping 9520 W. Olympic Blvd. & transportation.

Apartment For Rent

Upscale, Bright, Gorgeous & Spacious.

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Upscale, Bright, Gorgeous & Spacious.

With Pool, hardwood floors, balcony, central CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS air, fireplace, stainless & SHOPPING. steel appliances, 323/651-2598 elevator, intercom entry, parking. gym.

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120 S. Swall Dr. Close to shopping, • • • • • • • • • dining & schools.

• • • 1 Bd.+1 Bath BRENTWOOD •• • 11618 Kiowa Ave. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Newly Updated Very Spacious, A/C, balcony, intercom entry, • Bachelor • Single on-sight laundry, prkg.

• • • • • • • • Close to Cedars-Sinai, A/C, internet access, Beverly Center, pool, controlled access, shops, cafes on-sight laundry. No pets. & transportation.

Close to Whole Foods, 424/303-7142 Transportation and Restaurants.

BEVERLY HILLS 2 BDRM, 2 BATH

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Brand New 2018 Construction Grand Opening BEVERLY HILLS = BRENTWOOD = BRENTWOOD ’s

GRAND OPENING

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Completely Remodeled The Sanremo New Bath, Granite-Kitch+ GREAT LOCATION! • • • • • • • Bath, New Kitch+Bath •• 417 S. Barrington Av. • Cabinets, New Hrwd Flrs+ :::::::::::::: • • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath Carpets, Dwash, Stove, • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • Central A/C, Lots of Closets, • • 3 Bdrm.+ 21/2 Bath Enclosed Balcony, French doors in bdrm. • : : : : : : : : : : : : : : open to large balcony • Security-Gate, Parking Open floor plan, high Call 310/721-3769 overlooking pool • ceilings, French oak flrs+porcelain tiles, x-lrg. walk-in closets, stain1.5 Blocks to Cedars-Sinai • GORGEOUS UNITS • less steel appliances, • PENTHOUSE • Hardwood flrs., central quartz countertops, pool, 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • $2,495 state of the art gym, air, pool, elevator, Fully equipped kitch., on-site laundry, laundry hook-ups, balcony views, fireplace, intercom entry. controlled access, prkg, priv. jacuzzi, central air, Easy Move-In! *1+1 only free WiFi. Close to carpet, secured bldg., 320 N. La Peer Dr. elevator, 2 garage Brentwood Village.

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parking, laundry facility • Water Paid • Appt.: 310/271-4207

• 310/246-0290 •

C LOSE TO S HOPS & D INING

• 310/477-6885 • VERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE

310/826-4889

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• 3 B d . + 2 1/ 2 B a .

• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

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Large units, walk-in closet, custom kitchen, built-in washer/dryer, all appliances, hardwood floors throughout, some units w/ skylights+high ceilings.

Health club, wifi, sauna, heated pool, controlled acess, parking.

424/272-6596 • Close to Brentwood Village, Restaurants, UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, & Transportation.

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• WESTWOOD •

*CENTURY CITY** 2220 S. Beverly Glen

H O L LY W O O D

W E S T L . A . WESTWOOD HEART OF 1433 Brockton Ave. 1 0 9 0 5 O h i o A v e .

BRENTWOOD BLVD.

BRENTWOOD

11730 SUNSET

Spacious •• •• NEWLY REMODELED 11931 Goshen Ave. 1 Bdrm+1 Bath • •• ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ •••••• • Laundry facility, • •• Brand New Bldg.

• • SINGLE parking. • • • Jr. Executive Large Luxury Units •• • • Close to shopping, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • • • 1 • • dining & 2 • 3 Bd. + 3 / Ba. • • • 1 Wifi, Bright, controlled • • • • • • • • 2 Bd. +2 / 2 Ba. transportation. access, balcony, Please Call: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Rooftop pool, pool, e levator, 310/477-6885 Very private, hi-ceilings, deck, central air,

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1769-1775 N. Sycamore Av.

• • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • • • • • Brand New Building • • • S i n g l e • • • Single • Bachelor • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. •• • • • L o t s o f • • Controlled access, • 3 Bd.+3 Ba. •

670 Kelton Ave.

Everything Brand New

Character & Charm!

Glass Fireplace Newly Remodeled.

New hardwood flrs., granite counters, stainless steel appl., alcove fireplace, fridge, laundry facility, gated parking, intercom entry, WiFi and more.

Hardwood floors, appliances, washer/ large veranda, luxury ————— laundry facility, prkg. elevator, intercom Close To U.C.L.A. dryer in each unit, entry, on-sight laundry, kitchen+bathrooms, W E S T L . A .

310/477-6856 walk-in closet, all new 1628 S. Westgate Ave. central air. Pool, jacuzzi gym, parking.

— — — — — – – – – X-St. Santa Monica Bl. appliances, washer/dryer • Free WiFi Access • • WESTWOOD • spa, fitness center, ~ 310/476-3824 ~ in unit, central air, prkg. ~ 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. ~ 10933 Rochester Ave. rooftop garden patio+ Please Call: B r i g h t & A i r y.

BRENTWOOD & Jr. Executive 310/473-1509 Intercom entry, on-sight fire pits, courtyard, U.C.L.A. CLOSE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ • • Easy Move-In parking, on-sight laundry ————— controlled access, prkg. • 310/552-8064 • 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

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BRENTWOOD ~ V I L L A G E ~ • BRENTWOOD • 872 S. Westgate Ave. 968 S. Barrington Av. = = = = = = 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath Very Bright Hardwood floors, 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath parking, laundry facility, = = = = = = controlled access.

8-Unit Bldg.

310/826-0541 Very close to Brentwood Village’s dining, shopping & transportation.

Totally Redone.

Harwood+carpet floors, fireplace, patio, parking, laundry facility.

310/592-4511

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904-908 Granville Av. 11640 Kiowa Ave.

2 Bd.+1 /2 Ba. Includes: 1

•••••••• Newly Updated

Air conditioning unit, 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath laundry facility, 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath subterranean prkg.

•••••••• Near Whole Foods.

Balcony, dishwasher, 310/592-4511 a/c, heated pool, WiFi, elevator BRENTWOOD controlled access, 519 S. Barrington Ave. on-site laundry, prkg.

Close to ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚ Brentwood Village, 2 Bdrm. + 1 1/ 2 Bath Shops & Restaurants.

Bright unit.

• 310/826-4889 • Dishwasher, On-site laundry, parking.

• BrentwooD • Close to 11815 Mayfield Ave. Brentwood Village. < < < < < Newly Remodeled 310/472-8915

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Hardwood floors, impressive living room, 925 S. Barrington Ave. 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath dining room, balcony, a/c unit, fridge, dishHardwood floors, dishwasher, on-site washer, walk-in closet, laundry & parking. intercom entry, laundry facility, carport parking.

310/826-0541

310/312-9871

Close to shopping, Close: great restaurants, dining & transportation. shops, UCLA, beach.

Close to transportation.

310/820-1810

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pool, controlled access, laundry fac., prkg.

• Free WiFi Access •

~ WEST ~ 310/473-5061 L O S A N G E L E S Close To U.C.L.A. 12424 TeXaS Ave. • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • S PA C I O U S U N I T.

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310/209-0006

Rooftop jacuzzi with panoramic city views.

Steps to UCLA & Westwood Village.

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615 S. Cochran Ave.

laundry facility.

Utilities Included.

323/851-3790 Close to Everything.

————— • KOREATOWN • 423 S. Hoover St. • 1 Bd. +1 Ba. • • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • Balcony, air conditioning, controlled access bldg., covered parking, laundry facility.

213/385-4751 Close to transportation, downtown & • MIRACLE MILE • great restaurants.

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• Single • 274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL. bhcourier 1409 Midvale Ave. Controlled access, • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath .com •••••• ••• ••• •••• • on-sight laundry, On-site laundry, •••••• • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • a/c unit, kitchenette. Granite counter tops, covered parking, • • + stainless steel appliances, 323/879-9611 controlled access. • 1 B d . 1 B a . • ~ WESTWOOD ~ • • S i n g l e • • 1385 Kelton Ave. Close to Museums, air conditioned, new 310/442-8265

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WiFi, a/c, intercom 1236 Amhearst Ave. entry, laundry facility, • Spacious Units • elevator, parking, pool.

CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., SHOPPING & 1 BLK. 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath TO WESTWOOD PARK. Dishwasher, a/c, 310/478-8616 controlled access, on-site parking L.A.’S FINEST, & laundry facility.

MOST LUXURIOUS 310/820-8584

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• WESTWOOD •

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550 Veteran Ave. • • • • • • SI NG • LE • • • • • • Very spacious, granite counters, microwave, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, parking & WiFi. Very close to UCLA & Westwood Village.

310/208-5166

“The Mission” • Westwood •

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1 Bd.+1 Ba. fan, elevator, controlled Hardwood floors, access. Fitness ctr, yoga dishwasher, on-sight * HOLLYWOOD * room, wi-fi, skyview laundry, controlled 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. lounge w/ outdoor fireaccess, parking. * * * * * place, laundry facilities.

• 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. 310/569-1159 213/382-102 1 Close to U.C.L.A. & * * * * * Easy freeway access Newly Remodeled Westwood Village Great Views LOS ANGELES Great views, controlled 401 S. HOOVER St. WILSHIRE CORRIDOR access, balcony, • • • • • • • • elevator, lrg. pool, • 1 Bd. 10530-10540 + prkg, on-sight laundry. • 1 Ba. Wilshire Bl. H IKING IN R UNYON ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ CANYON, HOLLYWOOD • • • • • • • • Control access, pool, ∞ B OWL /N IGHTLIFE . dishwasher, elevator,

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323/467-8172

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• Luxury Living • • * * * * * * Every Extra Luxury with valet, lush garden •

Single

custom cabinets, •• • surrounding pool, • • •• granite countertops, gym, elevator, etc. stone entry, pool, Pool, sauna, Hardwood flrs., granite health club, spa.

• Free WiFi Access • counters, dishwasher, intercom entry, • Close to UCLA • 1350 S. MIDVALE AVE.

www.

L.A., 90024 Contact Mgr.: bhcourier .com • 310/864-0319 •

central air, balcony, laundry facility.

• Free WiFi • Call: 310/470-4474

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213/385-4751

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LE DOUX / BURTON WAY 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH

Downstairs with laminate floors, parking, new applielevator, on-site laundry, parking. ances, pool and AC

All Utilities Paid.

310/841-2367

By appointment only

Call 310/653-2551

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ENCINO ESTATE SALE

ESTATE SALE

CHANEL, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA EXOTIC SKINS, AND ALL HIGH-END DESIGNER HANDBAGS, CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES. NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.

BUY/SELL TOP DOLLAR PAID Call (310) 289-9561

FABULOUS HIGH END POSSESSIONS

ANTIQUES / JEWELRY BUY & SELL

4513 Comber Ave. Encino 91316

Antiques, China, Crystals. Civil War Objects, Books & Fabulous Art Collection + Asian Objects and more...

see pictures at estatesaleshop.com

Call 310/274-0912

Brazilian Cherry Wood Living Room Suite 8 Pieces Moda Italia, Crystal, Designers Ladies’ Clothes Size 8-10, Decorative Accessories, Stark Carpet Area rug 19’4” by 12’

See pictures Thursday night and update Friday night.

Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21st 9am - 4pm Cross street White Oak Avenue and Ventura Blvd.

We buy your jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, watches, coins, gold, antiques...

Cash on the spot

No appointment necessary

ANTIQUES / JEWELRY BUY & SELL

474 FASHION 201 South Beverly Drive • Beverly Hills • 310-550-5755 store license # 19101172

Designer Fashion For Sale Guccidress, shoes & boots. Bottega Butterfly tote bag & shoes. Chanelhightop black sneakers (new in box). Mink coat & hats. + Shoes, hats, negligee+nightgown.

Call For Appointment:

818/895-8958

TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS CALL US at 310-278-1322

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Chairman 2014 Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs Senior Editor John L. Seitz Special Sections Editor Stephen P. Simmons

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR It's hard to believe that five years have passed since I commenced my term as a governing boardmember of the Beverly Hills Unified School District. It has been an honor, a privilege, and a pleasure to serve our community.

The following views expressed are solely mine alone, and may not reflect those of any other boardmember or that of the school district.

In California, public education of children is delivered by school districts that are governed independently from cities. Each district has a board of education and a superintendent who oversees the instruction of children in their community. All five Beverly Hills City Council members, however, look to change this balance of power by endorsing candidates for Beverly Hills School Board of Education.

Public servants enjoy political and free speech rights in their individual capacities, including the right to endorse candidates. With that said, there are times when the City will have divergent interests to that of the district on issues, including but not limited to, bond measures, Joint Powers Agreements (JPA), school safety, and public works projects.

We have also seen municipal officers not infrequently attempt to assume a degree of control over our public schools which they do not legally possess. Such statements of power may grow out of a failure to distinguish clearly between the functions of the municipality and those of the school district, or it may represent a deliberate attempt by the City to subordinate the school district’s control. In either case the results are likely to prove disastrous for the school district.

Since its inception in 1978 the JPA has seen increased use from its residents, youth organizations, adult sports, and community groups. The school district had not increased the amount it charged the City for the JPA in more than 10 years. When the BHUSD requested an increase to the JPA base amount to cover its increased operating costs, the City balked, despite the fact in that same 10-year period the City had significantly increased resident’s fees, charges and taxes.

In the 1990’s the City authorized the deployment of BHPD officers trained as school resource officers (SRO) at each of the five BHUSD schools. SROs handled police related issues at the schools, taught the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, and trained staff, students, and parents on school safety issues. By 2012, the City had eliminated the entire SRO program and school support services were transferred to the BHPD Patrol Bureau.

Despite the rise in school shootings nationally, only two SROs are assigned to cover all five BHUSD campuses. In response to this increase in gun violence the school district requested that the City restore SROs at all five campuses. The City denied the district’s request prompting it to use general fund money to hire armed security guards during school hours.

School infrastructure is a key factor in effective teaching and learning. Not one councilmember openly supported the school district’s construction bond program, with one going as far as to write an official ballot statement in opposition. Although the City did not support our school construction program, the majority of Beverly Hills parents and residents did.

Both Measure Y and Measure BH received more than three-fifths of Beverly Hills voter support.

In 2012, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) inexplicably moved the alignment of its Purple Line subway extension directly under Beverly Hills High School. Metro’s alignment under BHHS will take the subway tunnel through abandoned and unmapped oil wells that may disturb pockets of methane gas and hydrogen sulfide, as well as costing taxpayers an additional $400 million more. Metro also relocated its staging area directly adjacent to 33 high school classrooms.

Earlier this year, the City put out a statement that it “disagrees strongly” with the school district’s position with regard to Metro litigation. If there is one issue that both the City Council and school board should always be in agreement, it is protecting the health and well being of our students, staff and residents.

As my term on the Board of Education expires, my intent is not to dwell on the past, to take a parting shot at our City Council, nor to impugn the character of any candidate. I merely point out that from time to time the City and school district will have divergent interests like the amount of the JPA or amount of developer fees, on issues important to one agency or the other

such as CCTV cameras, school security, criminal investigations, litigation, and interpretation of contracts between the agencies, to name a few. Because of these inherent functions of government, City Council members should not look to stack the deck in its favor by endorsing any candidate for school board.

Subordination of a school board to municipal interests may result in unwise and ill-considered educational policies. It is a matter of great practical importance, therefore, that the incoming school board members know the extent of their own powers as well as the limitations upon the powers of the City’s authorities.

As I leave office I am extremely optimistic about the future of our public school system due in part to one constant, the quality of its families. Our students are among the brightest and most eager to learn in any district. They have parents who care deeply about education and many have made great sacrifices to send them to our schools. Our students and their parents deserve a more unified school district. There is always work to be done, and room for improvement. I wish the next school board much success.

Howard Goldstein Retiring Boardmember Beverly Hills Unified School District ****** In 2010, Metro announced the Santa Monica earthquake fault, which it purported was active, ran down Santa Monica Boulevard. This necessitated moving its subway station 800 feet south to Constellation Boulevard–on a dead-end street in both directions and buried deep in the ground–thus creating an alternate detour route which was longer, slower, more expensive and would tunnel through an oil field and under the Beverly Hills High School. Oh, and Metro claimed active faults were on the high school property as well, which made the property worthless and precluded it from paying the school district fees for the underground easement!

Since then the school district spent millions of dollars trenching the campus and proving no such faults exist. Also, since then, Westfield has expanded its (1.3 million-square-foot) shopping mall, the 10,000 Santa Monica (a 40-story hi-rise apartment building) has been constructed, and the Waldorf-Astoria (a 12-story hotel) has been completed–all on Santa Monica Boulevard where this supposed active earthquake fault exists. And, the California Geological Survey and the US Geological Survey have determined the Santa Monica fault is not active and is actually south of Santa Monica Boulevard.

Yet, Metro has not changed its mind and still insists on a route that is longer, slower, and costs $400-500 million more. Even more egregious is this detour route puts students and faculty at risk from methane explosions and the release of toxic and cancerous chemicals, including hydrogen sulfide, which is deadly. Metro has their staging area 15 feet from classrooms. According to Metro's documents, 300 diesel trucks will pass through this staging area every day for seven years.

The City and BHUSD first went to federal court after the FTA approved the new alignment in 2012. Four years later U.S. District Judge George H. Wu remanded the approval with instructions to Metro to conduct another environmental review. Judge Wu also said in his order that it’s a “very close question” whether Metro chose the location of the Century City station before finishing its original environmental impact statement.

In Nov. 2017, Metro released its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (“FSEIS”), setting forth its final determination to proceed with a tunnel alignment running at shallow depths through the middle of the high school's campus. Metro has made its needs more important than the health and safety needs of students studying and taking tests next to its staging area. It has failed to perform an unbiased scientific analysis of the environmental impacts of the tunnel and construction staging areas. Accordingly, BHUSD filed a new suit early this year to challenge the alignment and the location of the construction staging area.

The good news is that last month the Federal District Court and Judge Wu recognized Metro must provide the material that the agency considered when making its decision. BHUSD’s goal has always been to make Metro provide the legally required transparency into its decision making process so that the district and the public can ensure that the process fairly evaluates all appropriate options and considerations, and is not tainted by predetermination and a rush to judgment. The

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 19). The adventures will have higher stakes and bigger payoffs. It’s because you‘ve established a certain basis of trust between you and yours... and more importantly between you and you.

Other delights of the solar return will include the sweet revenge of success, a moment of poetic justice and a fun purchase. Gemini and Cancer adore you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The outside world will feel like a dream. If this doesn’t suit your sensibility, turn to your inside world which is where you’ll feel most awake. There, discovery awaits you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It would be nice to wake up feeling full of confidence, but it doesn’t always work that way. For instance, today it works like this: Someone believes in you and then you start believing in yourself more, too.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). People will inspire you with their stories and maybe you’ll even start a program based on the inspiration.

Know that things will happen differently for you because every person’s journey is different. Just focus on yours.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It will be lucky to stimulate your mind with challenges not found at home. You don’t know what exactly these challenges will be, and you don’t have to seek them either. Just go out into the world and they’ll be there for you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re due an apology. Even though many of the mistakes that were made were unintentional, you still feel a deficit —like something has to be made right. Until this happens, there’s a sense of being incomplete.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). When you see it, you take pleasure in the happiness of others. You prefer to do this in person, as even the prettiest picture on social media can be secretly unhappy. You want to see the joy for yourself.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). On the one hand you know what you must do, and on the other you just don’t feel like it. And getting your feelings aligned in the direction of your goals isn’t quite as easy as you’d like, but if you can do this, you can do anything.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Relationships should not be left unattended for too long. They are like gardens that, untended, will grow in strange directions or not at all. You care, so you’ll put the time in to make a thing beautiful.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It is each person’s responsibility to fill up the emotional tank. Do you know what you need? Today it’s physical exercise, professional fulfillment and interesting hobbies that will contribute most significantly to your well-being.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The luckiest thing you can do today is to go where you’ve never been. Don’t wait for someone you know to join you.

Take yourself. Something as simple as breathing different air will make a big difference to your mood.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Don’t be surprised if you get what you wanted and find out that it doesn’t stop the yearning. It’s just a sign that it wasn’t what you wanted after all. Strive to understand, in the deepest way, what you really need.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People show and feel caring differently. The closer these match up, the happier the relationship will be. Chances are, someone is caring for you in ways you don’t recognize as care. court's required disclosures should confirm that Metro ignored reasonable routes and staging area locations. We look forward to a full airing of these materials. The next hearing is scheduled on Nov. 5.

On an airplane two weeks ago, I sat next to a civil engineer who works for Cal Trans. After telling her about our fight with Metro, she commented that “the fight is far from over and we're not even close to losing.”

“Why is that?” I asked.

“Because you haven’t started the eminent domain battle. Eminent domain is the government’s court process by which it acquires private property for public use, and that process can drag out for 10 years or more.” Metro has yet to broach this subject with the school district.

Lewis Hall ******* The protest against Metro should not have taken place on a school day. The loss of a day of school education has nothing to do with the protests of a subway being built under Beverly Hills High School.

It is more likely that students viewed this as a holiday and did not really understand the controversy except for what was told to them by the adults.

Please arrange for a school make-up day.

Martin and Rachel Hauptschein

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