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November 8, 2013

Neff House Saved From Demolition

By Victoria Talbot The Wallace Neff home at 805 N. Linden Dr. is no longer in danger of being demolished thanks to the work of the Beverly Hills Cultural Heritage Commission and the Landmark Designation Status. The owners, "have retracted their application for demolition," confirmed Bill Crouch,

Healing Arts Reaching Kids holds fundraiser at Nics. 4

(see ‘NEFF,’ page 14)

Rigby is an adorable PartiPoodle looking for a loving family to adopt him.

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Congressman David Dreier moves to Beverly Hills. 5

LIEBERMAN WALKS BEVERLY HIGH, CENTURY CITY—Former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, now senior counsel of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP, toured the Beverly Hills High School campus and adjacent Century City yesterday. Lieberman’s firm is now co-counsel to Beverly Hills Unified in its litigation to stop the Metro tunnels under Beverly High. Joining Lieberman were Kasowitz’s head of Government Affairs, Clarine Nardi Riddle (Lieberman’s former long-time chief of staff), Beverly Hills Supt.

Gary Woods, board members Lisa Korbatov and Lewis Hall and Courier publisher Clif Smith.

Courier Photo by Laura Coleman.

350 N. Crescent Apartments Are Sub-Standard

By Victoria Talbot Many residents at 350 N. Crescent Dr. received another 10 percent rent increase this week in the wake of a string of battles with code enforcement, maintetan Transit Authority yesterday as United States nance issues, high turnover rates, tenantDistrict Court for the Central District of Califor- landlord disputes and problems associatnia ordered that the extensive trenching and ed with the building’s new owners.

Beverly Hills Schools, City Score Big Court Win Over Metro Yesterday

By Bill Arp Lawyers for the Beverly Hills Unified School District and the City of Beverly Hills won a major court victory over the Metropoli-

(see ‘METRO,’ page 20)

(see ‘350 CRESCENT,’ page 26)

Millard Sheet’s mural is installed in Beverly Hills. 5

Raymond Flade wins this year’s Human Relations’ Civility Award.

5 •Health & Wellness 16 •Arts & Entertainment 23 •Birthdays 25

George Christy, Page 6 Judy Hilsinger Organized A Takeout Luncheon To Meet Three Epic Photographers Whose Work Is Highlighted In Taschen’s National Geographic: Around The World In 125 Years Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE

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Announcements Real Estate Rentals Sales and More

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WINNING TEAMS—Tuesday’s election for two open seats on the Beverly Hills Board of Education put incumbent Lisa Korbatov and newcomer Howard Goldberg squarely in front as the winners. The victorious candidates are pictured above at their respective election night parties (from left): Colleen Sternshein, Les Bronte, Laura Margo, Howard and Juliet Goldstein, Noah Margo and Jon Gluck; Jan Perry, Korbatov and Selma Fisch.

Goldstein, Korbatov Victorious In Board Of Education Election

By Laura Coleman With all 10 precincts reporting, former Board of Education President Lisa Korbatov and Howard Goldstein claimed victory in last night’s election for two open seats on the Beverly Hills Board of Education.

Although the provisional ballots have yet to be counted, yesterday’s tally put Goldstein in the number one position – by a single vote.

“The community won, electing two qualified individuals,” Goldstein told The Courier.

“One of the things i really want to get the focus back on the board and our role as trustees.”

Goldstein, a former Horace Mann PTA president, Citizens’ Oversight Committee member, and The Foundation member, said his first (see ‘ELECTION,’ page 26)

GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT - Salma Hayek, Amy Adams and Kate Hudson joined the celebrities at the LACMA’s annual Art + Film Gala that raised $4 million.

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

Candidate

Votes*

Percent

HOWARD GOLDSTEIN 1,333

43.08

LISA KORBATOV

1,332

43.05

JAMES FABE

267

8.63

JOHN DOHM

162

5.24

*Pending final tally including provisional ballots.

VETERANS DAY— Stephen Peck (left), president/CEO of US Vets, spoke on Monday for the Beverly Hills Rotary Veterans Day program on the challenges facing veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. He is pictured alongside Susan Berk, president of the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills.

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NOTICE OF COMMISSION VACANCIES The Beverly Hills City Council is seeking qualified candidates to fill vacancies on the following Commissions:

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION – One Vacancy TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMISSION – One Vacancy Deadline to apply for all three Commissions: January 17, 2014 For more information on the Commission positions, please visit the City’s website at www.beverlyhills.org or call the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 285-2400.

BYRON POPE, CMC City Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: Thursday, November 21, 2013 TIME: 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its SPECIAL meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2013, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to consider: A resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills recommending that the City Council adopt amendments to Beverly Hills Municipal Code, Article 32: Historic Preservation Ordinance.

As part of the City’s application to have its Historic Preservation Program recognized by the State Office of Historic Preservation as a Certified Local Government Historic Preservation Program, the State Office of Historic Preservation has requested various minor administrative amendments to BHMC Article 32: Historic Preservation Ordinance to bring the ordinance in line with State Office requirements.

Additionally, during the City’s first year of implementing Beverly Hills Municipal Code Article 32: Historic Preservation Ordinance, the need for other minor changes and clarifications to the Ordinance has become apparent and those minor changes also will be addressed as part of these amendments.

The proposed changes to Beverly Hills Municipal Code, Article 32: Historic Preservation Ordinance, were assessed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City and the Planning Commission will consider and recommend a CEQA determination. Staff recommends that the Amendments be considered exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b) (3) because the amendments will not have an impact on the environment, and Section 15331 as a measure to preserve historic resources.

Copies of the staff report, and all documents attached to the Staff Report will be available in the Planning Division and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 and will be available on the City's website at www.beverlyhills.org.

Copies of the documents will also be available for review in the Beverly Hills Public Library Reference section. Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission.

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 William Crouch in the Community Development Department at 310.285.1116 or at wcrouch@beverlyhills.org.

William R. Crouch, Urban Designer

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: November 21, 2013 TIME: 7:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its SPECIAL meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2013, will hold a public hearing beginning at 7:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider the following entitlements for the property located at the northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and North Crescent Drive at 9355 Wilshire Boulevard and 155 North Crescent Drive: Zone Amendments: A request to amend the M-PD-2 (MixedUse Planned Development) Overlay Zone that applies to the subject property. As proposed, Article 19.3 of the City’s Zoning Code would be amended to allow restaurant uses within the subject property, and to allow the existing apartments to be used as “serviced residences” that could be rented for periods of less than 30 days (currently, all rentals must be a minimum of 30 days), in addition, staff recommends zone text amendments to address the growing trend of short term rentals in single family residential zones; Planned Development Permit Amendment: A request to amend the previously approved Planned Development Permit for the subject property. The proposed amendments would modify the project’s existing conditions of approval, and would establish provisions for restaurant and “serviced residence” uses within the subject property; and Development Agreement: As a component of the entitlements listed above, the applicant proposes a development agreement.

The development agreement would set forth the City’s rights, the applicant’s rights, and would contain provisions for public benefits to be provided to the City by the applicant.

This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was previously certified by the City Council on December 3, 2002 for the existing development on the subject site. Therefore, an addendum to the original EIR has been prepared in order to evaluate the project changes outlined above, and will be presented to the Planning Commission for consideration.

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission.

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

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Ryan Gohlich, Senior Planner in the Planning Division at 310.285.1194, or by email at rgohlich@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the 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, Ryan Gohlich, Senior Planner

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B E V E R LY H I L L S M A I N N E W S HEALING ARTS REACHING KIDS - HARK benefit at Nic’s raising funds to bring art, music and dance to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Katie Leclerc and Vanessa Marano from Switched At Birth model the gowns they made of recycled and repurposed sheet music, magazines, coffee filters and keyboards.

BLACK AND WHITE GALA Ellyn Snowden, Councilmember Nancy Krasne and Dr. Connie Brien at The Beverly Hilton on Monday evening, perusing silent auction items at this year’s Beverly Hills Police Officers Association Gala.

Beverly Hills Police Officers Association Celebrates 25 Years At Black and White Gala

By Victoria Talbot Chief Dave Snowden joined with BHOPA President Sgt. Det. Michael Publicker for a fun night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Monday. The

event, which featured a silent and live auction, raises funds to benefit the Officer’s Medical Trust and Scholarship Funds.

Attendees included past and present mayors, Assembly-

man Richard Bloom, the Beverly Hills City Council members and Commissioners, City Attorney Jeff Kolin and a host of loyal supporters looking for (see ‘BHPD’ page 24)

HARK Raises Money For Kids

By Victoria Talbot Healing Arts Reaching Kids (HARK) celebrated its 7th annual HARK Benefit at Nic's of Beverly Hills Sunday, bringing art and music to the kids of Children's Hospital Los Ange-

Anti-Defamation League Centennial Gala To Honor Kieffer And The Leanses Next Month

O LY M P I C DIGS—Twot i m e Olympian Nick Symmonds spoke with The Courier about his plans to move to the City. He is pictured here outside of Niketown in Beverly Hills.

Nike signed him when he went pro.

(see ‘HARK’ page 15)

RESCUE RIGBY—Rigby is a gorgeous 17-pound Parti-Poodle that is approximately one to two years old. Sally’s Rescue saved him from a high kill shelter and says he is playful, housebroken, and hypoallergenic. Those interested in giving this sweet boy a loving home may contact Kim Sill at ShelterHopePetShop.org.

Tell them The Beverly Hills Courier sent you!

By John L. Seitz The Anti-Defamation League’s Pacific Southwest Region will hold its 2013 Centennial Gala celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in The Beverly Hilton.

Honored will be Barbara and Thomas J. Leanse (“Humanitarian” award) and George David Kieffer (“Jurisprudence” award).

Proceeds from the gala will support ADL’s efforts to combat anti-Semitism and bigotry. (see ‘ADL GALA’ page 24)

les. The benefit raises money for art supplies so that volunteers can work with these children to bring a little light into their very serious lives each week.

George David Kieffer; Thomas & Barbara Leanse

Nick Symmonds Eyes ‘Basic Black’ Pet Adoption Beverly Hills For Future Event Set To Save Thousands

By Chantel Bernabo For someone who is always on the road, finding a place that feels like home is a hard thing to come by. However, for two-time Olympian track and field athlete Nick Symmonds, being in Beverly Hills has never felt more natural.

“I love the high-end aspect of Beverly Hills; the cuisine, the culture [and] the fact that it still feels like a small town where everything is walking distance,” the silver world medalist told The Courier for his reasons on looking to move to Beverly Hills. “As a kid that’s from Boise and now Eugene, Oregon, I like the

By Laura Coleman In an effort to find some love for thousands of animals who are often over-looked and ignored in Los Angeles shelters due to superstition and prejudice, the Pet Care Founda-

(see ‘BASIC BLACK’ page 15)

GONE FISHIN’— Beverly Hills Pack 100 Cub Scout "Bear" Evan Baron, caught his first fish ever from his hand-made fishing pole. The catch took place last weekend on Catalina Island's Boy Scout Camp Emerald Bay. "Congratulations" to this inventive Beverly Vista 3rd Grader!

(see ‘SYMMONDS’ page 24)

PORTFOLIO PILOT—Last month Horace Mann 5th through 8th graders participated in a new after school statistics and portfolio modeling club and contest. The Huskies’ club, which was was selected as one of two pilot schools on a national basis, was run by Stanford University Prof. Sam Savage and local parent Michael Salama. During the club students learned about: what an uncertain number is and how to show it as a shape; what happens when you add uncertain numbers together; how this information can be used to make predictions about uncertain events, and how to model a financial portfolio to achieve financial targets. Pictured above (from left): (front row): Justin Byun, Nick Chung, Rayan Tighiouart, Chris Chung, Maxbryan Cosmosse and Charles Boisssavy; (back row): Michael Salama, Solomon Salama, Jared Owens, Samantha Boidaie and Deborah Yi. Not pictured: Allegra Melloul.

tion/PETS 90210 is sponsoring “Basic Black.”

The pet adoption event, for primarily black cats and dogs in all six L.A. City shelters, will take place later this month, on

E-Cigarette Ban Rejected By City Council On Tuesday

By Victoria Talbot The City Council has rejected a proposed urgency ordinance to ban the use and sale of e-cigarettes in the City of Beverly Hills.

The council played to a

packed audience Tuesday as they listened to public commentary about the proposed ban. The City had been considering interim urgency ordinances to ban the electronic (see ‘E-CIGARETTE’ page 24)

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New Beverly Hills Resident David Dreier To Represent U.S. At Bali Forum

By John L. Seitz David Dreier, a 32-year congressman and former chairman of the House Rules Committee, will soon become a new resident of Beverly Hills.

Before that, however, he will represent Secretary of State John Kerry at the Bali Democracy Forum this weekend in Indonesia. In this capacity, Chairman Dreier will engage with heads of state, foreign ministers, and other leaders from the Asia Pacific region to discuss best practices in democratic development, and how the U.S. can (see ‘DREIER’ page 24)

GORILLA LOVE AT ACE GALLERY - Dr. Norman Namerow, Barbara Namerow, Tracey Gluck and Evening Co-Chair Arlene Gluck chat over cocktails and a silent auction to benefit the Gorilla Doctors of Africa Monday evening. The event raises money to save the lives of endangered mountain and Grauer’s gorillas.

WOMEN A.R.E. CONFERENCE–Vice Mayor Lili Bosse, Angella Nazarian and Beth Friedman attend the one-day conference at the SLS Hotel. Wallis Annenberg was the luncheon’s keynote speaker and said: “The soul of any city is its culture.”

Women A.R.E. is a unique women’s initiative bringing together some of the most accomplished and influential women leaders affecting the world today to engage in transformative dialogue to create meaningful change.

Gorilla Love Comes To Beverly Hills

By Victoria Talbot Actress/producer Kristen Bell hosted the first West Coast fundraising event, “Gorilla Love” to benefit the Gorilla Doctors Monday at the ACE

David Dreier

Gallery in Beverly Hills.

The silent and live auctions raise funds for the fine work the organization does, providing life-saving medical (see ‘GORILLA’ page 24)

Millard Sheets’ National Geographic’s New TV Film Mural Is Now Home Killing Kennedy - ‘No Questions Asked’

MAYOR JOHN MIRISCH - and Carolyn Owen-Towle, Sheets’ daughter.

By Victoria Talbot The City of Beverly Hills and the Fine Arts Commission celebrated the dedication Saturday of the Millard Sheets (1907-1989) mural, El Camino Real.

The mural, displayed on the parking structure at City Hall, 444 N. Crescent Dr., once hung at The Beverly Wilshire and was kept in storage for more than 25 (see ‘SHEETS’ page 24)

Senior Star Power Productions To Stage ‘Friend Raiser’ Reception Sunday

By John L. Seitz Senior Star Power Productions is hosting a “friend raiser” and teaser for a new musical review entitled We Have A Dream on Sunday at 6 p.m. inBarnsdall Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd. This will be followed by a

champange reception.

With an ultimate goal of having its own year round senior theatrical arts complex in Hollywood, all its productions will be performed by men and women aged 60, 70, 80 and over to (see ‘FRIEND RAISER’ page 24)

B.H. Songstress Maggy Simon Starring At Catalina Jazz Club Monday,Tuesday

Maggie Simon

By John L. Seitz Beverly Hills’ vivacious songstress Maggy Simon will debut her latest show “A New Life” with performances Monday and Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in the Catalina Jazz Club, 6725 Sunset Blvd.

Backed by Tom Griep’s 6-piece band, the show will feature a repertoire of classic hits. It is produced by Jack Simon, directed by Diane Davisson and written by Naomi Zimmer Feldman.

For reservations, call 323-466-2210 or online at www.catalinajazzclub.com.

EMBRACE CIVILITY AWARD GOES TO RAY FLADE - Commissioner Sharona Nazarian, Commission Chair Rochelle Ginsburg, Melanie Bellamo of BH Small Animal Hospital, Donna Flade, Raymond Flade, Mayor John Mirisch, Vice Mayor Lili Bosse, Dr. John B. Winters of BH Small Animal Hospital, Commissioner Ilona Sherman, Christopher Biehl, Commissioner Barbara Linder and Flade grandson, Ryan Biehl.

By Bill Arp The much-heralded National Geographic made-for-TV movie, Killing Kennedy, based on the book and script by talk show host Bill O’Reilly and Kelly Masterson, premiered on the West Coast Monday night at the Saban Theater.

Starring Rob Lowe as JFK, the 90minute film mixed original photography with documentary footage in a tightly-edited, intense retrospective of the late President, Jackie, Bobby Kennedy and

Lee Harvey Oswald. The direction and acting matched the high production values.

In a nutshell, Lowe was outstanding in the role of John F. Kennedy. With so many actors attempting the part over the years, Lowe has clearly come the closest to an accurate portrayal. Will Rothhaar as Oswald is either a stunningly accurate portrayal of a near nut-case obsessed (see ‘KENNEDY’ page 23)

GEORGE CHRISTY

George Christy

Taschen, whose art books are world-renowned and of the highest quality, Around The World is a holiday gift extraordinaire. With its 1,500 pages of lush photography in a limited edition of 125,000 numbered copies priced at $500. The slipcased three volumes, in our assessment, is a bargain.

Taschen Book Stores abound abroad, and in Beverly Hills, the store is located at 354 North Beverly Drive.

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Epic photographs from Jim Stanfield, Jodi Cobb and Frans Lanting are included in National Geographic: Around The World In 125 Years.

Class acts, this threesome

of Jodi, Jim and Frans. Who and what have they not photographed? We stood back in awe. Conversing about their transcontinental travels.

Reviewing their award-winning work. Wishing there were more time for our luncheon to go on much longer.

For

decades, Jodi Cobb, Jim Stanfield and Frans Lanting trotted the globe as staff photographers for National Geographic. They are, indeed, People We Should Know with appealing personalities, keen intelligence, and immense talents.

Exploring strange and wondrous locales wherever an assignment comes calling.

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istening to their adventures makes interviewing most entertainment celebrities embarassing child’s play. We’re always disappointed when celebrity journalists fall into the trap of how a film or TV star “approaches” their roles. In the immortal catch phrase from our army days, does anyone really “shiv a git”? We prefer “take home pay” about their personal lives. Publicists are often the road blockers.

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ou may not know there are more than 280 brothels in Tel Aviv, with 400 in Israel.

Many of the women are victims of human trafficking, smuggled from the Ukraine, Moldova, Uzbekistan, China and Russia,” Page 6 | November 8, 2013

informs Jodi Cobb. Researching and photographing this in-depth human trafficking story for National Geographic, Jodi learned that it is said some Orthodox Israeli families bring their teenage sons to the brothels for indoctrination in lovemaking, given the religious taboos of the faithful.

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arge slave markets exist around the world, India’s being among the largest with victims from Nepal and Asia,” continues Jodi. “Nor is the U.S. far behind with farm workers picked up from South America. The illegality is overlooked.

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native of Alabama and raised in the Middle East, Jodi’s a three-decade NG veteran who makes her home in Washington, D.C. She allowed hours, months, years toward building the confidence of Japan’s secret Geisha society in order to photograph the backstory of the lives and rituals of this ancient culture, commonly handed down from mother to daughter. As the author and photographer of the book, Geisha: The Life, The Voices, The Art, she was told that Arthur Golden referred to her work while writing his best-selling Memoirs Of A Geisha.

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t Castel Gandolfo, the Pope kneels and prays at the Statue of the Virgin Mary in the Garden of Our Lady. Here is where he walks and reflects away from the Vatican. Several years after the story ran in the National Geographic, more photographs were published in a book, Inside The Vatican.”

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nother exotic assignment for Jim was titled Rat: The Lapdog Of The Devil. “Not far from Rajasthan is the Temple Bahgwadi Karniji. A beautiful and very large sanctuary with marble walls, where rats are revered as transports or communicators to the Temple’s worshipped Goddess Karniji, the belief being that we are descendants of rats. This became a 38page story,” adds Jim, “and one of our most popular.”

Lanting lives in Santa Cruz, California, and is hailed by the BBC as “setting standards for a generation of wildlife photographers.” “He has the mind of a scientist, the heart of a hunter, and the eyes of a poet,” claims NG’s former Director of Photography Thomas Kennedy.

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rans has documented the bonobos of the Congo. Lived for months with seabirds on isolated atolls in the Pacific Ocean.

His coverage of the emperor penguins in Antartica is celebrated, as are photo essays about Borneo’s rainforest ecology, the plight of the albatross, and his year-long odyssey assessing global biodiversity.

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o photograph a macaw eye-to-eye, Frans constructed a dangerously rickety 80-foothigh scaffold tower in a South American rain forest. Of such is the caring and love of these true professionals, hoping they will be rewarded with that Epic Shot.

ow do you get inside the Vatican for an intimate portrait of the Holy Father? “I tried everything, asking the Swiss ubsequent releases of the Guard, etc., and failed.” Admits XL-sized, three volume tome are Jim Stanfield, whose NG travels anticipated around the world. have taken him to 120 countries cclaimed as one of the and who purportedly is the at inspiration for Clint Eastwood’s great nature photographers of Online www.bhcourier.com/georgechristy role in The Bridges Of Madison our time, the Dutch-born Frans County.

Wisconsin-born Jim’s a former Milwaukee Journal news photographer (following in the footsteps of his dad), before settling in Virginia, not far from the offices of the National Geographic.

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ailing tireless attempts, Jim was advised by the Vatican’s Monsignor Stanislaus Dziwisz, now the Bishop of Cracow in Poland, to simply write a letter to Pope John Paul II and include photographs.

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phone call then promptly advised Jim to arrive at the helipad of His Holiness at four in the afternoon to fly with the Pope to his summer retreat, Castel

Tribal chieftain photographed by Jodi Cobb in Papua New Guinea, circa 2000

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urrently, Jodi, Jim and Frans are touring the U.S. in National behalf of Geographic: Around the World In 125 Years. From 1888 to the Present Day. Featuring the best of their best portfolios in a three-volume treasure trove, including many favorites from other globe-trotting photographers. Covering far-flung sites from Timbuktu to Tuvalu. Culled from 11 million pictures within the NG archives.

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ays ago, Judy Hilsinger, the ace publicist, organized a take-out luncheon from Café Panini in Beverly Hills. For us to meet three National Geographic photographers in our BH Courier offices over Judy’s buffet of hummus and baba ghanouj and tabouli and other delicious Mediterranean fare.

round the World’s a panorama of East and West: The Americas, Antartica, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania. From camel fairs in India to Walt Disney’s library where he kept every issue of National Geographic as a reference for animation. The three books mirror what lengths these dedicated and fearless professionals go to while seeking perfection.

Theirs are timeless tales.

Gandolfo, for the weekend.

“This was the beginning of our story to humanize the Vatican and its Symbol of Peace. The Pope was not interested in seeing himself. Nuns, the altar boys representing the future of the church, and the handicapped were his main interests.

James Stanfield’s coverage of the Temple Bahgwadi Karniji where rats are revered as transports to the Temple’s worshipped goddess, the belief being that we are the descendants of rats, circa 1976.

Emperor penguins photographed by Frans Lanting in Antarctica, circa 1995

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SUMMARY NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 7:00pm or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the Council Chamber of Beverly Hills City Hall located at 455 N. Rexford Drive, the Council of the City of Beverly Hills will consider an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, 1997 EDITION AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2013 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE; THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, 2012 EDITION; THE UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE, 2012 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, 2013 EDITION; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA REFERENCE STANDARDS CODE; THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, 2012 EDITION; THE BEVERLY HILLS PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION GUIDELINES, 2012 EDITION; INCLUDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS; AND AMENDING PORTIONS OF TITLE 9 OF THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE

The following summary of the above-entitled Ordinance of the City of Beverly Hills has been prepared and published pursuant to Government Code Section 36933.

Summary of Ordinance This ordinance amends the City’s Administrative Code and adopts by reference the 2013 edition of the California Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Energy, Residential, Green Building Standards, Historical Building, Existing Building, Reference Standards, and Fire Codes (collectively known as the California Building Standards Code, 24 C.C.R., Parts 2 through 12), as well as the latest editions of the International Property Maintenance Code, Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, Uniform Solar Energy Code, and Beverly Hills Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines, together with certain amendments, deletions and additions.

The California Building Standards Code, as amended, establishes requirements for the structural, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems of buildings and structures, including historic buildings and buildings not meeting current seismic standards, and for fire and life safety, energy conservation and sustainability. The new City amendments include; changes to wood, structural steel, and seismic design provisions. The other Codes and Guidelines adopted establish standards for property maintenance, construction and maintenance of swimming pools, spas and hot tubs, and installation of various solar energy devices. The ordinance also provides penalties for non-compliance, and for fees.

The City has determined that the ordinance is exempt from the environmental review requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

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

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

BYRON POPE, CMC City Clerk

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, 1997 EDITION AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2013 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE; THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, 2012 EDITION; THE UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE, 2012 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, 2013 EDITION; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA REFERENCE STANDARDS CODE; THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, 2012 EDITION; THE BEVERLY HILLS PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION GUIDELINES, 2012 EDITION; INCLUDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS; AND AMENDING PORTIONS OF TITLE 9 OF THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE

The ordinance would adopt by reference the 2013 edition of the California Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Energy, Residential, Green Building Standards, Historical Building, Existing Building, Reference Standards, and Fire Codes, as well as the latest editions of the International Property Maintenance Code, Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, Uniform Solar Energy Code, and Beverly Hills Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines, together with certain amendments, deletions and additions.

The City has determined that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the adoption and implementation of the proposed ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. The ordinance is therefore exempt from the environmental review requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter. Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 and should be received prior to the public hearing.

Please remember, if you challenge the Council's action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the hearing before the City Council or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the hearing.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: November 21, 2013 TIME: 7:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its SPECIAL meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2013, will hold a public hearing beginning at 7:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider the following entitlements for the property located at the northeast corner of Robertson and Wilshire Boulevards at 8767 Wilshire Boulevard: Medical Overlay Zone: A request to apply the City’s Medical Overlay Zone to the subject property to allow medical office uses. If approved, up to 33,802 square feet of medical office space could be established within the existing building. This would be equal to approximately 45% of the building’s floor area; Development Plan Review: A request to amend the previously approved Development Plan Review for the subject property. The proposed amendments would modify the project’s existing conditions of approval, and would eliminate prohibitions on medical office space, automobile sales uses, and pharmacies. The amendments would also allow for increased restaurant space within the building, and would establish a fee structure for providing public parking on weekdays and weekends at the subject property; and Conditional Use Permit: A request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the establishment of a luxury automobile showroom within the building’s ground floor. The proposal includes a showroom only, and no service operations would occur on-site.

This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was previously adopted by the City Council on January 30, 2007 for the existing commercial building on the subject site. Therefore, it is expected that an addendum to the original MND will be prepared to evaluate the project changes outlined above, and will be presented to the Planning Commission for consideration.

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 the Community Development Department at 310.285.1141. Copies of the ordinance are available for review or purchase in the Community Development Department, 1st Floor, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Ryan Gohlich, Senior Planner in the Planning Division at 310.285.1194, or by email at rgohlich@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the 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.

BYRON POPE, CMC City Clerk

Sincerely, Ryan Gohlich, Senior Planner

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Weekend Sign Enforcement Not In Effect Until Monday

By Victoria Talbot The Courier sat down with Nestor Otazu, code enforcement manager for the City of

Beverly Hills, to discuss the proper procedure for submitting complaints for code violations. In the case of illegal

signs, said Otazu: “When review photos we need date and the location of sign itself. The writing on

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sign must be legible.”

We asked Otazu about violations that occur on a Saturday or Sunday, when the office

is closed.

“Even on Sunday, we will put those photos in our data base. Then we have a history so we can see if there are multiple violations,” said Otazu. Multiple violations result in fines of up to $1,000, he said.

In a real estate market where the average home price tops millions, a thousand dollars is the cost of doing business. In the meantime, this law is unenforceable until AFTER the fact - and only if there is a legible sign photo, marked with the date and precise location of the sign.

On Tuesday when realtors caravan, code enforcement will confiscate signs, however, if they are in violation of code.

On Sundays, send your eligible photos to codeenforcement@beverlyhills.org or to vtalbot@bhcourier.com

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S OUTLOOK Alexander McQueen’s 2014 Pre-Spring Trunk Show will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., today in the Designer Salon on Three in Saks East at Saks Fifth Avenue, 9634 Wilshire Blvd.

For details, call 310-275-4211. ***** The Beverly Wilshire will offer three options for Thanksgiving dining.

• The Blvd. will have seatings from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Thanksgiving day. Cost is $125 per guest. Call 310-385-3901 for reservations.

• Turkey To Go is $300 for six-eight people. Call 310-2755200, ext. 6551, no later than Nov. 27.

Both feature menus by Executive Chef Gilles Arzur.

• Private dining at Cut and Sidebar by Wolfgang Puck. For inquiries, call 310-276-8500. ***** The American Friends of Tel Aviv University will present “Israeli Cinema and Television: The Homeland of Homeland” from 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, hosted by Sonya and Howard Waldow of Beverly Hills.

The evening will feature a light supper and conversation with filmmaker Gideon Raff, executive producer of Showtime’s Homeland, and Pat Saperstein, Variety deputy director.

RSVP’s are required by Nov. 10 to 310-553-5232 or ddorfman@aftafu.org. ***** Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills and Literary Affairs will host an evening with Jewish scholar and novelist Dara Horn at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the temple, 300 N. Clark Dr. The evening will feature Horn discussing her latest novel, “A Guide for the Perplexed“ (where she skillfully intertwines three stories of Jewish history across the centuries) followed by a Q&A session and book signing.

Tickets are $20 at the door for $20 and available online at www.literaryaffairs.net/darahorn. ***** The Jeffrey Foundation’s Circle of Love will present an afternoon of exercise and fellowship with fitness guru and weight-loss expert Richard Simmons from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Slimmons Studio, 9306 Civic Center Dr. Cost is $200 per person which includes an after-workout lunch.

All proceeds benefit the foundation. RSVP to 323-9657536 or visit www.thejeffreyfoundation.com The weekly update and news for Beverly Hills.

H AIA/LA DESIGN AWARD - The M Building at 9952 Santa Monica Bl. recieved the Merit Award following a complete redesign in 2012.

M-Building Receives AIA/LA Design Merit Award

By Victoria Talbot The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIA/LA) announced the 2013 Design Awards and Beverly Hills' own was among the winners.

In the Merit category for design, the M Building at 9952 Santa Monica Blvd. was recognized for excellence in design.

The AIA/LADesign Awards at the Broad Stage Theater in the Santa Monica Performing Arts Center Oct. 28 recognize work built by Los Angeles architects (Design Awards) as well as work

by Los Angeles designers as yet unbuilt (Next LA Awards). In both Design and Next LA, jury awards are given in three classifications: Citation, Merit and Honor.

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urban designer for the City of Beverly Hills. “They have been working with the City staff to understand the process,” he said.

“In the last few days they have rescinded the permit for demolition.”

Richard Waldo, chair of the Cultural Heritage Commission, issued a statement. “I can confirm that the owners of 805 N. Linden Dr. have withdrawn their application for a demolition permit. I'm very glad about this development, and that the owners recognize the value of this historic resource. The Cultural Heritage Commission, at our last hearing, directed staff to prepare a landmark assessment report on the house, and I'm looking forward to reviewing it.”

The home is a Spanish Colonial Revival. Built in 1926, it is one of Neff's earlier structures.

The Courier reported in the October 11 edition that a demolition permit had been pulled on the home, triggering a review process to determine eligibility for Landmark status.

Originally the home of actress Rosemary DeCamp, the home sold for $6.25 million in June of this year. The owners applied for a demolition permit and

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detail of the popped-out windows that gives it enough relief.

It is extremely simple, lightfilled; good integration of the old and the new,” wrote the judges.

The M Building is home of Mapleton Investments, and G/Fore, owned by Mossimo Giannulli, was the subject of a complete redesign in 2012 by Gensler design firm. The exterior was completely revamped and the second-floor interior was gutted and redesigned. The two firms took occupancy this year.

Carlo Caccavale, AIA/LA associate director, explains that to win the distinction the buildings have to be, “interesting, have innovative solutions, add to the urban texture, create ongoing conversations with other projects in the same location, and provide practical solutions with interesting, smart design.” the review process began in October.

The home is often referred to as the Howard Hughes crash house.

In 1946, Howard Hughes, the legendary aviator and film maker, crashed a prototype of Hughes' XH-11 Aircraft into the home. The aircraft had suffered an oil leak and an attempt to land on the nearby Los Angeles Country Club golf course failed.

Hughes was severely injured in the crash and some speculate that the injuries began the mogul's legendary addiction to opiates.

The combination of historic significance and architectural integrity makes this home a candidate for preservation. It is unclear what the owners plan to do or whether it will be granted Landmark status under the ordinance, as yet.

It has been saved from demolition now, thanks to the vision of Mayor John Mirisch, who established the Cultural Heritage Commission, and the efforts of those who crafted the ordinance, including Bill Crouch and Commissioner Noah Furie.

“I think we've done well to keep this building intact. We're all pleased we didn't end up with a long, protracted battle,” added Crouch.

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The benefit featured cocktails, a trash-couture fashion show, live music by Jordis, runner-up on The Voice, a silent auction and raffle. “HARK Couture” is constructed entirely of discarded items repurposed into original gowns. The women of HARK demonstrate the joy of creative repurposing every day with kids, but the gowns inspire awe and laughter. Made from such items as egg cartons, hangers, coffee filters and old sheet music, these model/designers stretch the limits of imagination. Meeting the challenge of making a sick kid smile is good practice.

HARK founder, Karen Sweeney, began volunteering at Children's Hospital L.A. and soon discovered her life's calling.

The organization has proved that art and music are the language of the heart, reaching places inside even the sickest children.

Sweeney described her first encounter with eight beds and kidney dialysis machines, when she was able to distract children, even if it was only 20 minutes, “with a sense of normalcy,” when they were tethered to machines three days a week. “It was a nobrainer,” said Sweeney.

For more information, visit healingartsreachingkids.org

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Cancer Patient With New Cryoblation System IceCure Medical Ltd. has announced that the John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) at St. John’s Health Center, treated its first breast cancer patient using the IceSense3 Cryoablation System in a pilot study evaluating immune responses in patients with operable breast cancer. In this pilot study, patients undergo cryoablation of their breast cancer before surgery and blood draws at their scheduled office visits.

Cryoablation is the technique of using extreme cold to destroy tissue.

To understand the immune response, JWCI researchers are studying the make-

up of immune cells and factors within the breast cancer and blood after cryoablation. It is hoped that understanding the immune response elicited by cryoablation will provide information on the mechanisms important for the development of tumor immunity.

“One of our goals is to support investigator-initiated studies of cryoablation in cancer and data collection, which is the first step in potentially making cryoablation available for the treatment of cancer,” stated Hezi Himelfarb, president/ CEO of IceCure Medical.Read more at www.bhcourier.com, Health

USC Study: Experimental Drug Used On Mice May Be Effective For Human Stroke Sufferers An experimental drug called 3K3AAPC appears to reduce brain damage, eliminate brain hemorrhaging and improve motor skills in older strokeafflicted mice and stroke-afflicted rats with comorbid conditions such as hypertension, according to a new study from Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).

The study, which appears online today in the journal Stroke, provides additional evidence that 3K3A-APC may be used as a therapy for stroke in humans, either alone or in combination with the FDA-approved clot-busting drug therapy tPA (tissue plasminogen activator).

Clinical trials to test the drug’s efficacy in people experiencing acute ischemic stroke are expected to begin recruiting

patients in the U.S. in 2014.

“Currently, tPA is the best treatment for stroke caused by a blocked artery, but it must be administered within three hours after stroke onset to be effective,” said Berislav V. Zlokovic, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute (ZNI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the study’s lead investigator. “Because of this limited window, only a small fraction of those who suffer a stroke reach the hospital in time to be considered for tPA. Our studies show that 3K3A-APC extends tPA’s therapeutic window and counteracts tPA’s tendency to induce bleeding in the brains of animals having a stroke.”

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles - Santa Monica will be housed on the 4th floor of the St. John’s Medical Plaza.

To Offer Expertise In 7 Pediatric Specialties

CHLA Santa Monica Center Now Open Children’s Hospital Los Angeles opened the doors of its new outpatient care center in Santa Monica yesterday.

The pediatric medical facility, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Santa Monica, will be staffed by 10 board-certified physicians in seven specialties and subspecialties, including, hematologyoncology, medical genetics, neurology, orthopaedics, plastic and maxillofacial surgery, and urology “We are bringing world-class care to the neighborhood,” says pediatric neurologist Dr. Kiarash Sadrieh, a Santa Monica resident who will be staff neurologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles–Santa Monica. “My colleagues and neighbors are excited we’re opening an outpatient care center in our community.”

Offering medical expertise from staff members at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the 3,000-square-foot center

features seven exam rooms and will offer consults and evaluations.

In addition, children requiring a medical procedure CHLA campus in Hollywood can have all their pre-operation evaluation and post-operation follow-up visits at the Santa Monica facility.

“Families who are taking care of a child with an illness already have enough to worry about, and commuting from the Westside to our main campus can be unnecessarily time-consuming and expensive,” says pediatric oncologist Stuart Siegel, MD, a Pacific Palisades resident who will serve as staff hematologist/oncologist at the new center.

“Family-centered care is core to our mission, and by bringing necessary services closer to home we hope to give families more peace of mind.”

The hospital has seen significant demand for its services on the Westside, says Robert Adler, MD, MSEd, senior vice chair of the h o s p i t a l ’s Department of Pediatrics and chief medical director of the CHLA Health System. More than 2,650 Westside children were treated at the main hospital in Hollywood during a 14-month stretch ending in August, accounting for a total of 5,153 visits. That adds up to an estimated 170,000 miles that families commuted.

The center is at 1301 20th St., Ste. 460, and open from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Appointments may be made at 310-820-8608.

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Dr. Fran’s Top 10 Tips For Handing The Holidays Q. Dear Dr. Fran: Thanksgiving is coming and my anxiety is rising. My husband and I have two young children, ages 4 and 6.

We host both our families and I cook a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Last year, I was so nervous about everything being perfect and I ended up feeling like a failure. My then 3-year-old had a temper tantrum at the dinner table and grape juice was spilled on the white tablecloth. No one seemed to mind as much as I did. Can you suggest how I can make this a better holiday season? Thanks.

Lindsay B. A. Dear Lindsay: I think your expectations were too high. You set yourself up to fall south.

Don’t be afraid to enlist the help of extended family members. Maybe, you cook the turkey and they bring the trimmings.

The adults who come to my office do not remember what they “got” as a child for the holidays. But they do remember family dinners, parties, and unity. This is why divorced families endure added challenges during holiday time.

Here are my “Top 10 Tips For Handling the Holidays.”

1. Provide routine and structure. Without the routine and structure of school during winter vacation, kids’ energy levels often escalate. Structure calms children down.

Dr. Fran Walfish Answers Your Questions 2. Keep bedtimes and mealtimes the same. So much else is changed during the holidays including visiting relatives, traveling, over-indulgence in food and gifts.

3. Keep your expectations realistic. Don’t expect your 3year-old to sit at the table demonstrating perfect manners.

Expect kids to have fun and occasionally err.

4. Sit close to the child who needs extra guidance and support to handle the over-stimulation of added noise, visiting guests, and fine china at the dinner table. Children under the age of 4 should sit next to a supportive adult who can help them with table behavior.

5. Promote gratitude and appreciation.

Teach your child(ren) to genuinely thank the giver of a gift. If your child makes comments like: “I don’t like that” or “I wanted something else” have your child correct it right then and there. Correcting is not an apology. It’s restating your comment in a respectful way.

6. Teach kids to react politely if they are disappointed with the gift they receive. Teach empathy with kindness by help-

ing your child imagine what it feels like to see a disappointed face on the receiver of the gift.

7. Assign jobs to your children. Nothing feels more important than being needed as part of the team. Let her set the table or allow him to bring the dirty dishes to the kitchen. Find ways to engage your kids by teaching responsibility and building their self-esteem with the pride of accomplishment.

8. Try to maintain a sense of humor and stay flexible. Sometimes plans may need to be altered or revised to accommodate your children’s needs.

Don’t sweat the small stuff. Ask yourself what difference will this make one year from now?

9. Focus on family togetherness. Contrary to popular belief, what kids love most about Christmas and Hanukah is not the gifts; it’s the bonding and coming together of family.

10. Accept the fact that anxiety and stress rises during the holidays. Be realistic. Watch out for any personal wish to make the holidays a “perfect, magical time.” You will be setting yourself up for a huge letdown. The more relaxed and flexible you are the more calm and happy your child will be.

Dr. Fran Walfish–Beverly Hills psychotherapist and author of The Self-Aware Parent at www.DrFran-Walfish.com.

Send questions to franwalfish@gmail.com.

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10 Tips For Maintaining Your Brain hanges in the brain begin as early as two decades before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are present. And there are things you can do to help the brain build new neuro-connections and create cognitive reserves to draw upon as you age.

Belmont Village Senior Living offers these top 10 booster for maintaining the brain.

1. Eat Right – What’s good for the heart is good for the brain. A hear t-healthy diet promotes blood flow to the brain; include plenty of dark-skinned fruits and vegetables for protective antioxidants.

2. Exercise – No avoiding it.

Minimum 30 minutes a day, with a mix of cardio and strength training.

3. Challenge Your Brain – The best brain exercises teach you something new and are a mental stretch.

4. Stay Social – Isolation and inactivity can lead to depression, which contributes to certain dementias.

5. Reduce Stress – Chronic stress releases a cascade of hormones that eventually affects memory.

6. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep – Sleep deprivation disrupts the coordinated activity of an important brain network.

7. Be Present – Stop multi-tasking. Interruptions interfere with short and long-term memory formation and older brains have a harder time quickly switching between tasks, hence the “senior moment.”

8. Embrace Your Spirituality – This is different for everyone, but it’s basically your values and how you connect with the world. Whether you’re doing good works or taking time for prayer or meditation, attending to your spiritual side creates wellbeing and reduces stress.

9. Maintain Your Purpose – We all need a reason to get up in the

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morning. Feeling that your life has meaning and that you’re in control fosters positive attitudes and emotions.

10. Evaluate and Adjust – Don’t get stuck in a rut. Just as with physical exercise, mental work-outs have to be adjusted periodically to remain effective and interesting.

The best tip? “Don’t wait to start, and don’t give up hope. There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s, but maintaining your brain is the best way to slow decline, regardless of age,” said Belmont Village gerontologist Beverly Sanborn, LCSW. “We’ve seen improvements in our residents as they became more active in our programs.”

For more information: www.belmontvillage.com.

Elevating The Standard Of Retirement Living s a peaceful oasis in the heart of the Westwood Village, Vintage Westwood Horizons offers an ideal environment for an active, yet peaceful, retirement with a full-range of services to meet almost any lifestyle needs.

Located at 947 Tiverton Ave., the independent living community is within a short driving distance of the Geffen Theater, the Armand Hammer Museum, The Getty Museum and the Westwood Shopping Center--not to mention the numerous upscale shops and enter tainment venues within walking distance of the community’s doorstep.

The concierge-style transportation services at Vintage Westwood Horizons allow residents to take advantage of the rich surrounding culture--and provides reliable transportation to and from appointments at the nearby UCLA Medical Center, CedarsSinai Medical Center and the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center.

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offers the finest amenities and personal services to ensure our residents and their families have peace of mind,” explains Executive Director Ferri Fathi. “Our goal is to provide our residents with a lifestyle that enriches their quality of life and a vibrant atmosphere that they can truly call home.”

This high-rise Vintage community offers all the comfor ts of home, including: large and open living spaces, an outdoor patio, restaurantstyle dining, a clubhouse, librar y, beauty salon and a sweeping vista of the Los Angeles skyline.

“As a leader in creating nurturing senior living communities, our mission is to help residents thrive in mind, body, and spirit,” explains Fathi. “At Vintage Senior Living, our emphasis is always on living – to the fullest extent possible.”

To learn more about Vintage Senior Living and the Vintage Westwood Horizons community visit www.vintagesenior.com or schedule a tour by calling 310-683-0100.

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Preserving Sudden Wealth: How To Help Avoid Squandering A Windfall Of Liquidity

by Andrew Bunnin, Wealth Advisor for Wells Fargo Private Bank e’ve all seen headlines featuring big lottery winners, young tech entrepreneurs who are worth hundreds of millions after an IPO, young athletes signing massive contracts that make them instantly wealthy, and heirs to big fortunes created by parents and grandparents.

Unfortunately, we also see just as many headlines about these same types of people squandering their wealth with reckless behavior or by taking bad advice from “advisors” who are far from qualified. The National Endowment for Financial Education cites research estimating that 70 percent of people who suddenly receive a large sum of money will lose it within a few years.

Why is it that “sudden wealth,” as some in the financial services industry have labeled this phenomenon, can seemingly create more problems than it does well-being. Many people dream of winning a big lottery or of being informed that the proverbial “rich uncle” has left them millions. It’s unfortunate that when these dreams turn into reality, the recipients often don’t know how to handle their newfound wealth and end up ruining a once-in-alifetime opportunity to ensure financial security for themselves as well as multiple generations.

This article is an attempt to help solve the problems that sudden wealth can create. There are four relatively

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simple steps that are key to implement when recipients first attain their wealth – each will be discussed in some detail: 1) Create a “decision-free zone” by parking the cash and waiting 2) Spend on memories rather than possessions 3) Build your team 4) Talk and learn • Parking the cash. By putting the cash in the bank and delaying any big decisions, recipients of significant wealth can take their time figuring out what to do with the money. People with new money should avoid the urge to do something with it right away. Yes, they may miss a move up in the market, but they also may avoid a sharp downturn.

The decision-free zone provides the ability to reflect and learn. It’s unreasonable to expect someone who has just come into significant wealth to not spend any of the money. However, at the outset it may be beneficial to…

• Spend on memories rather than possessions. There will be plenty of time to buy the fancy new sports car, expensive jewelry, a new house or a yacht. Hold off on doing so for at least six months and preferably a year.

Instead, take your family and/or close friends on a memorable vacation and start to reflect on how life might be different going forward. Start getting used to living with wealth in a way that will create fond memories for you and those close to you. You can also use this time to…

• Start building your team of advisors. Find people you trust – this is the most important element when vetting your advisory team. Just as it’s recommended to get at least three (if not more) estimates from contractors when you’re remodeling your home, it’s imperative to speak to several different financial advisors to find the right fit.

It’s also a good idea to speak with counselors who can help with the psychological issues that arise from such a material change in life. Find advisors who respect the fact that it may take time to sort out everything that is happening and will not push you to make decisions before you are ready to do so. A large part of the process of finding advisors is…

• Talking and learning. Ask potential advisors all the questions that come to mind. Read literature about sudden wealth. Learn as much as you want to about the capital markets, estate planning, insurance, privacy protection and any other areas that become impor tant with newfound wealth. Speak with other families that have had similar experiences and learn from their mistakes and successes.

The decision-free zone will give you the opportunity to discuss and learn as much as is needed to make the tough decisions that confront those with sudden wealth.

A client (a relatively young couple) in our office recently came into a large fortune quite suddenly.

They provide a strong blueprint on

how to handle new wealth. First, they waited close to a year before making any decisions about what to with the money. During this time, they interviewed more than 10 financial advisors, slowly narrowing down the list, but also learning along the way about investing, estate planning and other areas that were now relevant to their life. Before making any major purchases, they travelled with their immediate families and had a wonderful time doing things they couldn’t do before.

Today, several years after their initial liquidity event, they haven’t squandered any of their wealth, they live in a beautiful home, they drive nice cars and they live well within the means that their investment por tfolio provides.

Essentially, they followed the advice in this article and are one of the few sudden-wealth recipients who didn’t squander their gift.

If you or someone you know has recently or is about to receive significant wealth, reach out to an experienced and qualified advisor and start building your team. But only after experiencing the decision-free zone.

For more information, contact Andrew Bunnin at 310-285-5791, or at andrew.bunnin@wellsfargo.com.

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

The Autry’s 23rd Annual Indian Arts Marketplace Is This Weekend To coincide with American Indian Heritage Month, The Autr y is hosting its 23rd Annual Indean American Arts Marketplace this weekend, featuring contemporary and traditional artworks—pottery,

jewelry, baskets, textiles, and more—from 200 Native American artists representing more than 40 tribes. Plus artist demonstrations, music, dance, theatre, lectures, storytelling, food, and film!

The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 9 and 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Autr y, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, 90027.

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dard” in geological investigation) to determine whether this was an active fault.

The District’s consulting geologists concluded there is no active fault under Beverly High. The California Geological Survey – the independent and final arbiter for California schools – confirmed the District’s findings. City of Los Angeles building and safety officials similarly concluded there is no active fault next door underneath 10000 Santa Monica Boulevard, which also conflicts with Metro’s assertions.

Notably, the Metro geological report is not signed by a licensed geologist or engineer.

The District’s and City’s legal team, now joined by lawyers from Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, argued the motion along with local counsel Hill, Farrer & Burrill.

The team is headed by former Sen. Joseph Lieberman, himself a former attorney general of Connecticut.

The Court indicated suspicion that the Metro record and environmental impact report may not reflect the best interests of the public. The Court granted the District’s motion to supplement the administrative record with reports and data from Leighton Consulting, the California Geological Survey and Kenney GeoScience. He also ordered a magistrate to hear the District’s and City’s motion to obtain additional Metro documents that Metro claims are “privileged” but denied further discovery at least for now.

Lieberman, now senior counsel of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, toured the Beverly High campus and Century City yesterday with District officials and experts. He said, “Nothing substitutes for actually seeing the ground.”

He later told a group of Beverly Hills civic leaders at a lunch in his honor that the Metro plans are unfair and unsupportable.

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seismic investigations done by the District be added to the court record. Both District and City are suing the Federal Transportation Administration to stop Metro’s planned tunnels underneath Beverly Hills High School.

What this means is that the case will no longer be decided solely on the basis of the spotty and limited testing Metro performed nearly three years ago to support its foregone conclusion to tunnel under Beverly High. Metro failed to conduct industry-standard boring and trenching along its planned route or at its proposed station location at Constellation Avenue and Avenue of the Stars. Metro instead performed superficial and cursory boring yet concluded that the Beverly High campus was impacted by the Newport-Inglewood fault and was unsafe. The District spent nearly $1 million opening 40 foot deep trenches (the “gold stan-

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Karate Kids Celebrates 2-Year Anniversary In Beverly Hills t took more than 20 years for Dawn Barnes to bring her award-winning children’s martial arts and manners program to Beverly Hills.

But for BHHS graduate Barnes, it was wor th the wait. “I wanted my first school to be in Beverly Hills, but the timing was never right. So, to now be celebrating our second anniversary in my hometown is a dream come true.”

Dawn began teaching children in after-school programs in 1988. When banks

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Magnolia Hosts Free Math Test, 4th & 5th Grade agnolia Science Academy will host a free math contest for fourth and fifth graders at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, at the school, 3754 Dunn Dr. in L.A. The 30-minute Math Matters test is part of a day that includes additional activities, and gifts for students and parents.

All contest par ticipants will be recognized with certificates, while outstanding students will win awards including: first-place, an iPad Mini; second-place, an iPod Touch, and third-place, an iPod. Parents of winners will also be rewarded with gift certificates of $!50, $100 and $50 for first, second and third place.

The teacher who brings the most students will also be recognized with a $50 gift certificate.

(Doesn’t have to be present to receive the check).

No fees are charged to students or their schools, but since space in limited, pre-registration is required by T h u r s d a y, Nov. 14 to http://math matters.acc ordeducation.org.

L a s t year’s problems and solutions are available on the Math Matters website.

For more information, call 310842-8555.

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denied her a loan to open a school in Santa Monica, she used her credit cards.

As pioneer in teaching safe, age-appropriate karate to children in a loving manner, Barnes soon had parents requesting schools all across the L.A. area.

“My secret is simple,” says Barnes, “I teach the kids the way any mom would want to see her child taught. I’m a mom, too, and I don’t want to see my kids getting hurt or yelled at.”

With decades of teaching experience, the Black Belt magazine hall of famer has even created the world's first “child-style” of martial arts, Gozen Karate. “Most schools take an adult style and water it down. I looked at the needs

and capabilities of children and built a style just for them. Every technique is practical and natural for a child’s body and mindset.”

A commitment to making a positive difference in children's lives has also moved Barnes to work with the national charity Kids Kicking Cancer, hosting weekly training, free of charge, to children undergoing treatment for cancer.

In addition, Barnes supports the BHUSD, as well as private schools in the area, by helping fundraising efforts with the donation of free classes and uniforms, and sponsoring a booth at the annual Apple Harvest Festival.

Dawn Barnes Karate Kids is at 9170 West Olympic Blvd. and offers free trial classes for children 2-14.

Call 310-275-3939 or visit www.karatekids.net for more information.

Friendships are formed at Karate Kids which offers Gozen Karat, developed especially for children by founder Dawn Barnes.

Parents Education League Hosts Successful Preschool Fair, Sets Summer Camp Fair, Feb. 23 he 2013 Parents Education League/PEL L.A. Preschool Fair, sponsored by ScholarShare, featured more than 50 schools, and more than 200 families meeting and greeting preschool directors.

“Parents and directors didn't waste any time getting to know each other and discussing programs and philosophies.” said Desiree Lapin, president of Parents Education League of L.A., the non-profit that hosts the show. “It is always terrific to see the dedication of the parents and expertise of the educators come together to make a meaningful connection.”

• PEL will also host a “Preschool 101 Workshop” on Wednesday, Nov. 13 which discusses what to consider when looking for a preschool, as well as application and admissions do’s and dont’s.

• PEL also offers programming for parents of children ages 4 to 14. The Summer Days Camp Fair on Feb. 23 will feature more than 50 summer camps in and around Beverly Hills and L.A. The event is free for parents. For more information and to RSVP, visit www.parentseducationleague.org.

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ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T BHHS’s Farcical 39 Steps Opens Next Week The comedy that ensues when an English troupe of really bad actors decides to stage a Hitchcock classic is next on tap for the BHHS Performing Arts Department.

Next week it will present Patrick Barlow’s farcical take on the director’s The 39 Steps, described as “Hitchcock meets Monty Python.”

The conceit is that the company, led by a ham who wants to play all the male roles, puts on a production of Hitchcock’s thriller. Another troupe member takes on all three leading female roles and two other actors play all the other characters, about 200 parts.

In the BHHS production, produced and directed by Performing Arts Department Chair and theater teacher Herb Hall, 20 juniors and seniors from his BHHS Theater Arts Workshop play more than 100 characters, including: heroes, villains, animals and even the occasional inanimate object.

Approximately 30 students are working in various technical capacities with technical direction by Annie Terry and costumes by Lauren Fonville.

The film's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs, and the script is full of allusions to,

GUILTY!–Inspector Albright (senior Roman Zaragoza), left, and the chief inspector (junior Andrew Rucy), right, accuse Richard Hannay (senior Anthony Lofaso) of murder in the BHHS Performing Arts Department production of The 39 Steps.

Photo by Zale Richard Rubins

and puns on the titles of, other Hitchcock classics including Rear Window, Psycho and North By Northwest.

The story revolves around suave hero, Richard Hannay, who, seeking a frivolous night out, goes to the theater. There he is lured into a world of intrigue by a beautiful, mysterious woman claiming to be a spy.

When she winds up dead in his apartment, he flees to Scotland (where many actors have trouble with the brogue) in hopes of stopping military secrets from being smuggled out of the coun-

try.

As he searches for the secret of "The 39 Steps" Hannay is doggedly pursued by the police, who believe he is a murderer.

Performances will be at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13-Saturday, Nov. 16 in the Salter Theatre.

Tickets are $10 for students/$15 for adults and all seating is open. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.shopbhhs.com or at the door. The box office opens at 6:15 pm. Read the full story at www.bhcourier.com, Entertainment.

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with Kennedy (supposedly because Kennedy attacked Cuba in the abortive “Bay of Pigs” invasion) or is a caricature brought on by Kennedy (supposedly because Kennedy attacked Cuba in the abortive “Bay of Pigs” invasion) or is a caricature brought on by over-acting. Either way, Rothhaar was highly credible.

Whatever the real Oswald was like, Rothhaar played the part convincingly and realistically.

Ginnifer Goodwin as the stylish, sleek, elegant and sophisticated Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy is not a good fit. Goodwin, a TV actress best known as “Snow White” on ABC’s Once Upon a Time, was more a frumpy ‘60’s hausfrau “standing by her man” than the aristocratic real Jackie. She tried, but she was not Jacqueline Kennedy.

In the lesser roles, Jack Noseworthy as Robert F. Kennedy, Michelle Trachtenberg as Marina Oswald and Casey Siemaszko as Jack Ruby were credible. Given that the people and subject carry such high emotion, simply being credible is a real compliment.

The craft displayed by the film was not matched by the spin on the assassination itself. No where in the film is a single

question asked, much less answered.

The film is based entirely on the conclusion of the Warren Commission that Oswald acted alone, was able to fire multiple shots in a bolt-action Italian carbine of questioned accuracy, hit everyone he aimed at and was then killed by an angry bar owner, Jack Ruby, who just happened into the Dallas Police station upset that Oswald killed Kennedy.

The detail with which the film portrays the official version is striking. Omitted is any reference or hint of the “grassy knoll,” the conspiracy, the lax Secret Service protection, involvement of organized crime mobsters, the role of Cuba, if any, or any other open question about the murder. The film suffers as a result.

Nat Geo’s execs praised the lavishly restored Saban Theater as a major prestige entertainment venue. The glowing Art Deco proscenium, the grand lobby and marble balcony hearken back to the golden age of Hollywood. The Saban, formally known as the Beverly Hills Performing Arts Center, is rapidly gaining acceptance for top-rank premieres and entertainment.

Killing Kennedy premieres on the National Geographic Channel this Sunday. The film was directed by Nelson McCormick and produced by Ridley Scott.

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a good deal at the auction.

Phyllis Parvin was the lucky woman that won the bidding for a 2014 Infiniti Q50 four-door sport sedan from Infiniti of Beverly Hills. With

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Founded in 1913, the ADL is one of the nation’s premier human relations and civil rights organizations.

Mark Feuerstein (USA Net-

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small town feel, and in L.A. you can sometimes lose that, but in Beverly Hills it still feels like a quiet little city.”

Symmonds, a five-time USA outdoor champion in the 800 meters, said he comes to Beverly Hills as often as he can to enjoy all of the luxuries that

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cigarettes and to include them as part of the City’s smoking ban in public places.

Only one person spoke in favor of the ordinance, proposed by Councilmember Julien Gold, agreeing with him that the potential health hazard was unknown and therefore, should be banned to prevent health risks and possible use by minors.

Speakers who opposed the ban included many who cited a study funded by Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA) at Drexel University School of Public Health. The study results showed no health threat for second-hand smoke and that inhalation proposed less of a risk than cigarettes.

Many of the proposed

sleek new lines and luxury amenities, Phyllis is bound to be comfortable in her new car.

Boys can’t resist the live bidding for a day of play with the SWAT Team. The day proved to be so popular that two opposing bidders each got a day to double the contribu-

tion.

Chris Mann of NBC’s The Voice provided musical entertainment and several officers received awards of merit. The evening raised thousands for a good cause, and Beverly Hills showed up glowing in Black and White.

work’s Royal Pains) will serve as emcee.

Honorary Dinner CoChairs are Kate and Art Coppola, Sherry Lansing and William Friedkin, Debbie and Rick Powell, Jody and Tom Priselac and Heidi Schulman and Mick-

ey Kantor. Dinner Co-Chairs are Harriet and Steven Nichols and Stephanie and Howard Sherwood.

Tickets are $500. For reservations or sponsorship opportunities, call 310-446-4267 or visit www.adl.org/2013gala.

the City has to offer when he isn’t traveling the world to compete.

“People here are very friendly,” he said. “ Everyone seems very happy and more than anything motivated.

They’re very successful and driven, and I like to be surrounded by people who have goals and who are very driven themselves because it kind of

rubs off on you and inspires you to be a better version yourself.”

When Symmonds is in the city of Beverly Hills his favorite places are Nate N' Al's and Edelweiss Chocolates where he always gets some marshmallows for the road. He also loves the camaraderie he gets from the residents of Beverly Hills every time he’s in town.

ban's protesters spoke openly of their long-term struggles to quit smoking, resultant health issues, such as cancer and emphysema, and improved health as a result of the cessation from smoking achieved with the ecigarette. Others represented retail establishments that sell the devices and e-cigarette advocacy groups.

Staff recommendations could not include much evidence of health risks or benefits as there are few studies.

Dozens of people said they had kicked smoking using e-cigarettes in place of cigarettes without the negative health issues associated with smoking.

Councilmember Lili Bosse held the line on the proposed ban, questioning the urgency in the absence of any concrete studies to demonstrate a grave, present threat. Bosse and

Mirisch were concerned that a ban would be premature. Both also expressed concern over the “urgency” of the ban. Without Councilmember Brien at the meeting the council tabled the vote on this issue.

“Smoking was safe in the 1950s,” said Gold. “It is likely that it will take years to know the truth (about the devices.)”

“I'm not keen on stopping the sale of them,” said Krasne.

“I am keen on stopping the use of them in any public places.”

“I have never made a decision without information. It is going to Health and Safety in two weeks. Why do we need an urgency ordinance?” asked Vice Chair Bosse. Bosse expressed a practical side to counterbalance a perhaps overreaching government intrusion as the information on these devices is being collected and evaluated. If they indeed curb tobacco use, which is known to be harmful, that should be taken into consideration.

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continue to partner with Pacific nations in building sustainable democratic institutions.

“It is an honor to represent Secretary Kerry at this important gathering of leaders devoted to advancing democracy in the Greater Pacific,” said Dreier.

“Promoting these values is something that unites Americans across our political spectrum.”

Dreier also chairs the The Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage.

There, he organizes retreats and meetings to develop new agendas for practical cooperation to advance trade and related interests across the region, which in-

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care to endangered mountain gorillas in the wild. Only 880 of these creatures exist in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The greatest threat they face is from humans in human-borne illnesses and poachers, yet gorillas exist adjacent to the most populated land in Africa. Gorilla Doctors “provide medical care and vaccines to the people and

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years.

The City welcomed guests that included Carolyn OwenTowle, the artist's daughter, who received a proclamation on behalf of her father, Millard Sheets.

"Millard believed that artists had a responsibility to become social forces for beauty and good," said Owen-Towle. "He saw an im-

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inspire and enrich the lives of seniors through the arts.

Among those expected to attend the event are Lily Tomlin, Morgan Brittany, George Chakiris, Hank Garret, Lee Hale, Florence Henderson, Kate Linder, Margaret O'Brien, Jerry Mathers, Lee Purcell, Joan Steiger, Alison Arngrim, Erin Murphy, Channing Chase,

BEVERLY HILLS cludes Asia, the Americas and the rest of the Greater Pacific.

The commission, part of the Annenberg Foundation, is cochaired by Jon Huntsman, former U.S. ambassador to China and Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty, III, former White House chief of staff. The advisory board includes former U.S. Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Henry Kissinger, and former World Bank president Robert Zoellick.

Sunnylands hosts high-level retreats that address serious issues facing the nation and the world, including the recent meeting between President Barack Obama and President Xi of the People’s Republic of China. More information is at www.sunnylands.org/dreier-commission. animals surrounding the gorilla habitats and strives to empower Africans to become future wildlife leaders,” said Doctor Kirstin Gilardi, co-director of the organization and associate director of the Wildlife Health Center for Excellence at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

Inside, celebrity guests bid on a South Africa Safari with air travel donated by Virgin Atlantic, including a 3-day stay at Sir Richard Branson's Ulusaba Safari Lodge.

mense need for artists to influence public thinking when it came to community buildings and the environment."

The historic mural and the iconic artist and architect are part of the cultural landscape of California. The work of Millard Sheets for Home Savings and Loan banks and many other institutions has been the backdrop upon which our California heritage has been inscribed.

Gary Martin, et al.

Producing the event is Jackie Goldberg, known as “The Pink Lady of Hollywood.” She reinvented herself at age 70, to become an actress and motivational speaker, creating a series of seminars called “Get Up, Get Out and Get A Life” to encourage seniors to discover new ways to enhance their lives.

For more information on Senior Star Power Productions, visit: www.seniorstarpower .org.

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BIRTHDAYS—Celebrating are Benjamin King, Mitchell Dawson, Mary Hart, Bonnie Raitt and Morley Safer (Nov. 8); Bud Heumann, Nick Lachey, Lou Ferrigno, and Charles Robinson (Nov. 9); Brittany Murphy, Ann Reinking and Sinbad (Nov. 10); Calista Flockhart, and Leonardo DiCaprio (Nov. 11); Demi Moore, Anne Hathaway, Ryan Gosling, David Schwimmer, Al Michaels and Neil Young (Nov. 12); Carol Connors, Joe Mantagna, Jimmy Kimmel, and Whoopi Goldberg (Nov. 13); Marty Geimer and Robert Ginty (Nov. 14).

Demi Moore Carol Connors Marty Geimer Leo DiCaprio Jimmy Kimmel Lou Ferrigno

Astrology TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 8). You make relationships a top priority. As a result, they thrive. This month you'll show strength through tenderness. You'll be lucky with making long-term decisions. A deal that goes down in December will pay you in July. January shakes up your social scene with some new blood.

There’s a move in August. Leo and Aries people adore you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Because you have moxie, you know what it is. The people who don’t have it don't recognize it in you.

Don’t blame them, but don’t give them an important responsibility, either.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You intended your bio to go one way, and now it seems you're living it another. Whether the versions are close or drastically different, know every life story goes through this.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You're a regular productivity master. If it’s been done by someone else, you’ll choose a different task.

Duplicate work, ideas and opinions aren’t helpful, and that's all the reason you need to just be yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Once you do all you can do, the next step is to determine that it was enough. Give yourself the satisfaction of acknowledging that you gave it your all.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). If you’re not sure how to judge a situation, look at the people involved. What’s their mood?...happy or malcontent?

If you're not sure how to judge a person, look at his friends.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Make healthy choices and plans in the a.m. when your willpower is high.

Later, when time to implement those decisions, there’s no choice to be made. You did it already.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20).

Consider the obstacles you might face so you can proactively deal with them. The more prepared you are for any unwanted outcomes, the less likely they are to occur.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The

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CANCER (June 22-July 22). Like a little bird who broke out of an egg, you made it past a barrier but still not ready to fly. Let people care for you while you gather the strength needed to take the next risk.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you would rather be doing something else, the task at hand won’t be fun. You can make the present seem like less work by reminding yourself that it’s what’’s happening now, so you may as well get into the spirit of it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When it feels like too much work has depleted your good mood, dreaming will invigorate you. You’ll get energy from making goals or imagining your new improved life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You always try to move upward on the morality scale, and so people

JOAN MANGUM Last week the gremblins got into my column in the print edition as I was just about to tell you about one of my favorite annual events.

The 11th Lupus LA Hollywood Bag Ladies’ luncheon will be held next Friday (Nov. 15) in The Beverly Wilshire and honor Sharon Stone, her mother Dorothy, and sister Kelly. Philanthropist Janice Wallace will receive the “Women of Achievement” award for her tireless service to Lupus LA.

Sharon Stone and her sister Kelly Stone

Louise Roe hosts the luncheon with a silent auction offering coveted handbags donated by top boutiques and by luxury brands including Dior, Christian Louboutin, Prada, Chloe, Ferragamo, plus a selection of

gently used bags donated by famed personalities... Tickets start at $250.

Visit LupusLA.org or call 310-6575667. ****** We recently saw Hugh Jackman’s sensational, one-man show to the packed, 3,200 -seat Dolby Theater to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

This was Jackman’s first time performing it in L.A., and the song-and-dance man brought the house down at the MPTF’s inaugural public event, co-chaired by Ann and Jim Gianopulos, the latter being chairman/CEO of 20th Century-Fox.

around you behaving badly will hold no sway over your actions.

That said, peer pressure is very real to you now. So avoid potentially problematic associations.

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L OW VOT E R T U R N OUT—Roughly 400 voters came to the polls on Tuesday to cast their votes in this year’s Board of Election race. Aside from the lunch hour and later in the evening, Beverly Hills’ polling locations averaged around four voters every hour. Pictured left (from left): Maria Long votes at Beverly Vista; Albert Sanchez, Rebecca Homapour and Nancy Kremer serve as volunteers at Horace Mann.

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task would be to educate himself on all the information he had not been privy to as a resident.

“I’ve always been a voice for the students, because that's why we're here,” he added.

Korbatov told The Courier she was particularly grateful to

the residents for trusting her for another four-year term.

“My goal in the next four years is to really reinvigorate the libraries with library media teach-

ers and vast arrays of data, technology and resources, and to continue to build on our acaemic successes and to create excellence across the whole district,”

she said. “These next four years I'm going to focus on making very meaningful decisions and set meaningful goals that will far outlive my term.

dinances and code enforcement procedures. The Council listened attentively but did not respond.

In a Courier story dated Oct. 25, residents turned to the City to resolve problems. Councilmmember Nancy Krasne insisted Code Enforcement Manager Nestor Otazu take the matter seriously. In September, Krasne took five rooms at The Beverly Hilton and told residents, including one who was 9-months pregnant, to wait out the heat there, at her expense.

Soon, other problems surfaced.

The new owners took over the building in November, 2011, immediately exercising their legal option to raise rents 10 percent per year.

Some left, but most re-

mained. A resident handyman was terminated. Residents report peeling paint, holes in the walls, debris and overflowing garbage receptacles.

The new owners installed one manager for two buildings, including their acquisition next door at 330 N. Crescent Dr., in violation of code. Calls for repairs were answered slowly if at all.

Frustrated, residents began to seek help with the City.

In November 2012, residents at 350 Crescent received another 10 percent increase, despite poor conditions. Last week it was another 10 percent.

The rent increases represent a significant increase for the disable or those on fixed incomes and conditions have reportedly deteriorated for residents we

spoke with.

Mold was a problem; Plumbing, electrical, gas leaks, vermin, cockroaches, doors that would swing open, unauthorized entry and removal of personal items, evictions of elderly, shouting and intimidation among the tenants. One resident has twice fumigated for rats at his own expense.

Finally, after the heat wave, some relief came.

The building, said Otazu, was "substandard." On October 1, 2013, the owners were sent a letter citing all four buildings.

"You have failed to do as shown by the following or partial summary of the City's prior code enforcement records," it said. The letter details violations at 231 La Peer Dr., 415 N. Oakhurst Dr.,

330 N. Crescent Dr. and 350 N. Crescent Dr. The letter, from Dapeer Rosenblit Litvak LLP Lawyers, names Michael Seltzer, Rohit Mehta, Beverly Hills Apartments LLC and Peerless Apartments LLC in a final request for Municipal Code Compliance.

Otazu said , "It took the City prosecutor three months to get him to comply. This is one of a handful of the most severe cases I have seen in 14 years working in code enforcement. This is not your typical run-of-the-mill situation." But, he said, they were compliance.

The Courier continues to field calls from residents with stories of intimidation and fear. They are afraid. Seltzer was unavailable to comment.

CRESCENT (Continued from page 1)

The Courier has spoken with several residents who wish to remain anonymous to confirm they have again received rent increases, despite the poor conditions.

The Courier received stacks of documents last Friday, complaints that were filed about conditions at buildings owned by Mike Seltzer and Rohit Mehta.

The problems percolated during the heat wave in September when inside temperatures sent at least one woman to the hospital.

The antiquated air conditioning unit was broken.

Residents returned to the council Tuesday with more allegations, spotlighting City rent or-

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BEVERLY HILLS CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS PROJECT ADMINISTRATION 345 FOOTHILL ROAD BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210 REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS FOR PROJECT 14-13: RENOVATION OF THE ROXBURY PARK FIELD RESTROOM BUILDING PROJECT Notice is hereby given that the City of Beverly Hills (“CITY”) has determined that all bidders for the RENOVATION OF THE ROXBURY PARK FIELD RESTROOM BUILDING PROJECT (“Project”) must be prequalified prior to submitting a bid on that Project. It is mandatory that all Contractors who intend to submit a bid, fully complete the prequalification questionnaire, provide all materials requested herein, and be approved by the CITY to be on the final qualified Bidders list.

No bid will be accepted from a Contractor that has failed to comply with these requirements. If two or more business entities submit a bid as part of a Joint Venture, or expect to submit a bid as part of a Joint Venture, each entity within the Joint Venture must be separately qualified to bid. The last date to submit a fully completed questionnaire is 2:00 PM Thursday, November 21, 2013. Contractors are encouraged to submit prequalification packages as soon as possible, so that they may be notified of omissions of information to be remedied or of their prequalification status in advance of the prequalification deadline for this Project.

Answers to questions contained in the attached questionnaire are required. The CITY will use these documents as the basis of rating Contractors with respect to whether each Contractor is qualified to bid on the Project, and reserves the right to check other sources available. The CITY’s decision will be based on objective evaluation criteria.

The CITY reserves the right to adjust, increase, limit, suspend or rescind the prequalification rating based on subsequently learned information. Contractors whose rating changes sufficiently to disqualify them will be notified, and given an opportunity for a hearing consistent with the hearing procedures described below for appealing a prequalification rating.

While it is the intent of the prequalification questionnaire and documents required therewith to assist the CITY in determining bidder responsibility prior to bid

P U B L I C N OT I C E S and to aid the CITY in selecting the lowest responsible bidder, neither the fact of prequalification, nor any prequalification rating, will preclude the CITY from a post-bid consideration and determination of whether a bidder has the quality, fitness, capacity and experience to satisfactorily perform the proposed work, and has demonstrated the requisite trustworthiness.

The prequalification packages should be submitted under seal to the Office of the City Clerk, City of Beverly Hills, 455 North Rexford Drive, Room 290, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The following should be clearly marked on the outside of the package “CONFIDENTIAL PREQUALIFICATION STATEMENT FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE ROXBURY PARK FIELD RESTROOM BUILDING PROJECT”

fied of their qualification status no later than ten business days after submission of the information.

The CITY may refuse to grant prequalification where the requested information and materials are not provided by the due date indicated above. There is no appeal from a refusal for an incomplete or late application, but re-application for a later project is permitted. Neither the closing time for submitting prequalification packages for this Project will be changed in order to accommodate supplementation of incomplete submissions, or late submissions, unless requested by the CITY in its sole discretion.

In addition to a contractor’s failure to be prequalified pursuant to the scoring system set forth in the prequalification package, a contractor may be found not prequalified for either omisThe prequalification sion of or falsification of, packages submitted by any requested informaContractors are not pub- tion. lic records and are not open to public inspec- Where a timely and tion.

All information completed application provided will be kept results in a rating below confidential to the extent that necessary to prepermitted by law. qualify, an appeal can However, the contents be made by the unsucmay be disclosed to cessful Contractor. An third parties for purpose appeal is begun by the of verification, or investi- Contractor delivering gation of substantial notice to the CITY of its allegations, or in an appeal of the decision appeal hearing. State with respect to its prelaw requires that the qualification rating, no names of contractors later than two business applying for prequalifi- days following notificacation status shall be tion that it is not prepublic records subject to qualified. The notice of disclosure, and the first appeal shall include an page of the question- address where the naire will be used for Contractor wishes to that purpose. receive notice of the appeal hearing. Without Each questionnaire a timely appeal, the must be signed under Contractor waives any penalty of perjury in the and all rights to chalmanner designated at lenge the decision of the the end of the form, by CITY, whether by an individual who has administrative process, the legal authority to judicial process or any bind the Contractor on other legal process or whose behalf that per- proceeding. son is signing. If any information provided by If the Contractor gives a Contractor becomes the required notice of inaccurate, the appeal, a hearing shall Contractor must imme- be conducted no earlier diately notify the CITY than five business days and provide updated after the CITY’s receipt accurate information in of the notice of appeal writing, under penalty of and not later than five perjury. business days prior to the date of the Notice The CITY reserves the Inviting Bids for this right to waive minor Project. Prior to the irregularities and omis- hearing, the Contractor sions in the information shall, in writing, be contained in the pre- advised of the basis for qualification application the City’s prequalificasubmitted, and to make tion determination. all final determinations.

The CITY may also The hearing shall be determine at any time conducted by a panel that the prequalification consisting of three process will be sus- members of the pended for the Project Department of Public and the Project will be Works & Transportation bid without prequalifica- senior management tion. staff (the “Appeals Panel”). The Appeals Contractors may submit Panel shall consider any prequalification pack- evidence presented by ages during regular the Contractor, whether working hours on any or not the evidence is day that the offices of presented in compliance the CITY are open. with formal rules of eviContractors who submit dence. The Contractor a complete prequalifica- will be given the opportion package will be noti- tunity to present evi-

dence, information and arguments as to why the Contractor believes it should be pre-qualified.

Within one day after the conclusion of the hearing, the Appeals Panel will render a written determination as to whether the Contractor is pre-qualified. It is the intention of the CITY that the date for the submission and opening of bids will not be delayed or postponed to allow for completion of an appeal process.

—————————— T.S. No.: 13-12191 Loan No.: 1002365194 A.P.N.: 5554-020-107 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/16/2005.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE P R O C E E D I N G AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor: GRANVILLE PROFFITT, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Atlantic & Pacific Foreclosure Services, LLC Recorded 6/24/2005 as Instrument No. 05 1495368 in book , page and rerecorded on --- as --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Described as follows: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST Date of Sale:

11/26/2013 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $ 2 4 6 , 6 7 2 . 3 5 (Estimated) Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1255 NORTH HARPER Ave, UNIT 12 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046-000 A.P.N.: 5554-020-107 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY I N F O R M AT I O N OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsi-

November 8, 2013 | Page 27 ble for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 13-12191.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 10/24/2013 Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC Formerly known as Atlantic & Pacific Foreclosure Services, LLC 1610 E. Saint Andrew Pl., Suite 150F Santa Ana, CA 92705 Automated Sale Information: (916) 9390772 or www.nationwideposting.com for NON-SALE information: 888-313-1969 Shirley Best, Trustee Sale Specialist NPP0222792 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER PUB: 1 1 / 0 1 / 2 0 1 3 , 11/08/2013, 11/15/2013

following is/are doing business as: SARON DOCUMENT PROCESSING 3255 Wilshire Blvd. #1534, Los Angeles, CA 90010; Saron Feyisa 1837 Stearns Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein October 01, 2013: Saron Eshetu: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 11, 2013; Published: October 18, 25, November 01, 08, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013213683 The following is/are doing business as: WANNA COOKIE 828 Toulon Dr., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; Enid Koffler 828 Toulon Dr., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein October 01, 2013: Enid Koffler: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 11, 2013; Published: October 25, November 01, 08, 15, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013213080 The following is/are doing business as: MULHOLLAND GIRLS 9057 Nemo St., West Hollywood, CA 90069; Jami Wrenn 838 N. Doheny Dr. #307, West Hollywood, CA 90069; Anna Lagulenko 15150 Mulholland Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90077; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein October 09, 2013: Jami Wrenn: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 11, 2013; Published: October 25, November 01, 08, 15, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013213108 The following is/are doing business as: ENCINO TOWERS 5150 Yarmouth Ave., Encino, CA 91316; Migdal Properties LLC 15940 Valley Vista Blvd., Encino, CA 91436; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein 1964: Mark Migdal, Member: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 11, 2013; Published: October 25, November 01, 08, 15, 2013 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2013215034 The following is/are doing business as: TOPAZ CARE SERVICES 12338 Oxnard St. #207, North Hollywood, CA 91606; Teresita Reyes 12338 Oxnard St. #207, North Hollywood, CA 91606; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein October 15, 2013: Teresita Reyes: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 15, 2013; Published: October 25, November 01, 08, 15, 2013 –––––– LACC N/C FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME –––––– STATEMENT 2013210303 The FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME following is/are doing business STATEMENT 2013 224719 The as: HILGARD HOUSE HOTEL following is/are doing business & SUITES 927 Hilgard Ave., as: CALIFORNIA EDUCALos Angeles, CA 90024; TION CONNECTION 50 N. La Hilgard Management Cienega Blvd. #201, Company, Inc. 927 Hilgard Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Optimal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024; Health & Wellness Medical The business is conducted by: Management, LLC. 50 N. La CORPORATION, Cienega Blvd. #201, A registrant(s) has begun to Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The transact business under the business is conducted by: A name(s) listed herein January LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 01, 1985: William P. registrant(s) has begun to transEdwards, President: act business under the name(s) Statement is filed with the on October 15, 2013: Steven County of Los Angeles: October Wasserman, President. Optimal 08, 2013; Published: October Health & Wellness Medical 18, 25, November 01, 08, 2013 Management, LLC.: Statement LACC N/C was filed with the County of Los –––––– Angeles on: October 15, 2013; FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Published: November 1, 8, 15, 22, STATEMENT 2013213686 The 2013 LACC N/C

Page 28 | November 8, 2013 APN: 4337-015-011 Property : 394 HUNTLEY DRIVE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90048 Title Order No. : 1302096 Trustee Sale No. : 2008006791-F00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED February 28, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On December 03, 2013, Sage Point Lender Services, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, C A S H I E R ' S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT drawn on a state or national bank, cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN BELOW MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST Executed by: Bruce B. Bealke and Willam Belli, Domestic Partners as Joint Tenants Recorded on March 06, 2007, as Instrument No. 20070486890, of Official Records, in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California Date of Sale: December 03, 2013 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 394 HUNTLEY DRIVE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90048 APN# 4337-015-011 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Sale is $2,763,713.40. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default

and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to the return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (949) 236-5599 or visit this Internet Web site W W W. N AT I O N W I D E POSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 2008006791-F00. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: November 1, 2013 Sage Point Lender Services, LLC 400 Exchange, Suite 110 Irvine, CA 92602 949-265-9940 Edward Foster FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (949) 236-5599 or visit W W W. N AT I O N W I D E POSTING.COM SAGE POINT LENDER SERVICES, LLC MAY BE

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P U B L I C N OT I C E S ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0223125 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER PUB: 11/08/2013, 11/15/2013, 11/22/2013 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0075943 Doc ID #0008722488882005N Title Order No. 110061220 Investor/Insurer No. 872248888 APN No. 4328-020-026 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/03/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by JONAH M. HIRSCH, dated 01/03/2006 and recorded 1/6/2006, as Instrument No. 06 0033836, in Book N/A, Page N/A, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/09/2013 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 148 SOUTH ROXBURY DRIVE 3, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 902122214. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $1,040,883.73. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as pro-

vided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case TS No. 11-0075943.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

DATED: 11/17/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. A-4426154 11/08/2013, 11/15/2013, 11/22/2013 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 120051010 Title Order No. 12-0090353 APN No. 4333-029-040 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/08/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A

PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by MYUNG SEUNG SHIN, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 09/08/2006 and recorded 9/21/2006, as Instrument No. 06 2103315, in Book N/A, Page N/A, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/03/2013 at 1:00PM, In the main dining room of the Pomona Masonic Temple, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 221 SOUTH GALE DRIVE #108, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90211. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $633,858.13. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned

off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case 120051010.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

DATED: 03/25/2013 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 2818219 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.245014 11/08, 11/15, 11/22/2013

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

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310/312-9871 ~ WEST L.A. ~ Shopping & Dining in 1675 Colby Ave. Brentwood Village 1 Bd.+1 Ba.

—————–––– * * * * * * BRENTWOOD

Spacious & Bright.

A/C, balcony, dishwasher, stove, Single intercom entry, Includes: on-sight laundry, prkg.

310/990-3266 Granite counters, 310/477-0072 ONE Month Free Rent Fireplace, balcony, with 1 year lease laundry facility, subterranean prkg. L O W M O V E - I N !

L.A.’S FINEST, MOST Near Whole Foods.

245 S. DOHENY LUXURIOUS APT. RENTAL 310/207-1965 B E V E R LY H I L L S 904-908 Granville Av.

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Border of BEVERLY HILLS

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* * * * * *

11640 Kiowa Ave.

• Westwood •

BRENTWOOD “ T h e M i s s i o n ” Newly Updated 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

321 S. Sherbourne Dr.

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • Spacious • • • • • • • •••••••• • Jr. Executive • 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Balcony, 6-Month Lease Avail. dishwasher, •• * * * * * * • • Apt. on Doheny w/garage a/c, heated pool, WiFi, Every Extra Luxury: Balcony, controlled access, a/c, stove, elevator, laundry facility, parking.

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• 310/247-8689 • +Guesthouse Close to Cedars-Sinai, G REAT F LOOR P LAN .

PRIME BEVERLY HILLS Updated kitchen, wet Beverly Center & BEAUTIFUL GUESTHOUSE bar, hrwd. flrs., recessed Trendy Robertson Bl. lighting, central air.

Great grassy yard w/ lrg. pool+jacuzzi.

125 N. Barrington Av.

• 1 Bdrm.

11666 Goshen Ave. + 1 Bath • (•)(•)(•)(•)()

C LOSE TO C EDARS , (•)(•)(•)(•)(•) B EVERLY C ENTER , WiFi, central air/heat, and pool. $7500/Mo. R ESTAURANT R OW . WALKER’S PARADISE fireplace, patio, 9640 ROYALTON DR. NEWLY RENOVATED 310/531-3992 controlled access, BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL CALL 310/880-8182 pool, elevator, parking, 1 BEDROOMS

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Newly remodeled, private

The Carlton

ceilings, Central A/C

With full kitchen & full 310/497-7750 bathroom & lrg. closets in quiet residential BEVERLY HILLS neighborhood.

721 N. Roxbury Dr. $1,050/Mo. 4 B d . + 4 1/ 2 B a .

Call 310/475-1045

Single Professional Male, Non-Smoker entrace, new full bathroom,

BRENTWOOD • BRENTWOOD •

S i n g l e Gorgeous & Spacious.

•••••• 1 Bd.+Den+11/2 Ba.

controlled access, laundry facility.

Completely Furnished Turnkey, GORGEOUS 3 BEDROOM 2 Bdrm.+1 / Bath A H o m e A w a y 4.5 BATH + D EN + P OOL * * * * * * * From Home, Large & Bright.

Beautifully Furnished

Unique Property With Privacy 1 Bedroom-

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BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

all listings are on Hrwd., central air, w/d.

CenturyCityLiving.com Pool, gym, sauna, secured bldg. No Pets.

NOW AVAILABLE Cble. + Internet +Util. Incld.

GATED 5 STAR Female Only $950/Mo. LUXURY PROPERTIES *BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

R E N TA L S

for 2 tandem spots, elevator controlled W/D on site, LARGE, access, on-site laundry, lots of closets and light parking. Close to dishwasher, central air/heat. Brentwood Village, Contact Haim at Shops & Restaurants.

323/244-9470

• 310/826-4889 •

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

• Free WiFi Access • • Close to UCLA • 1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. L.A., 90024 Contact Mgr.:

• 310/864-0319 •

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• BRENTWOOD • kitchenette with new Looking to Rent TOWNHOUSE Guesthouse or Room appliances, fireplace, a/c GREAT FOR ENTERTAINING. HONEST, RELIABLE, QUIET, PRIVATE, RESPECTFUL. Work fromhome.

Also avail. for Estate/ Caretaker position.

Charlie: 323/839-5844 References Avail.

407 GARAGE/ STORAGE

872 S. Westgate Ave. $15,000/Month & heat, storage, parking. = = = = = = Garage available with Agt: 310/863-4325 2 Bd.+11/2 Ba. additional charge. All utilities = = = = = = 440 included. No Pets. Reduced UNFURNISHED Sacrafice $1,495/MO. Fireplace, APT’S/CONDO’S dishwasher, parking, Call 310/382-2267 laundry facility.

425 HOUSES FOR RENT

BEVERLY HILLS

• • • • • • •

310/207-1965

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BRENTWOOD • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • Kiowa Ave. • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • 11988 • • • • • B E V E R L Y H I L L S S A N T A M O N I C A 4 Bd. + 4 1 / 2 Ba. • GORGEOUS UNITS • • 1 B d . •+ 1 B a .

427 Montana Ave.

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

Close to Beach .

310/394-7132

+ Guesthouse Central air, large Large & Bright Unit.

GREAT FLOOR PLAN. balcony, pool, elevator, Elevator, controlled Updated kitchen, wet on-site laundry, access, on-site bar, hrwd. flrs., recessed lighting, central air. laundry facility, intercom entry.

Great grassy yard balcony, parking. w/ lrg. pool+jacuzzi. 320 N. La Peer Dr. Close to • 310/246-0290 • GREAT FOR ENTERTAINING. Brentwood Village, CLOSE TO $15,000/Month Shops & Restaurants.

Agt: 310/863-4325 S H O P S & D I N I N G • 310/826-4889 • 721 N. Roxbury Dr.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME. Condo Style Living In Beverly Hills

LUXURY 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS

L UXURY 2 B EDROOM $3150 fromA PARTMENTS $3150 to FROM $3995

TO

$3350

Gourmet Granite Kitchens & Baths, Pool, Gym, In Home Laundry Rooms

133 North Almont Towers www.almonttowers.com • 310.888.8875

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

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WEST L.A.

• WESTWOOD •

HOLLYWOOD

1433 Armacost Ave. 10933 Rochester Ave. 1769-1775 Sycamore Av.

Jr . Executive 1 Bdrm.

• Single 2 Bd.+2 Ba. + 1 Bath • Bachelor B RIGHT & S PACIOUS . Spacious a/c, fireplace, Controlled access,

Balcony, Dishwasher, pool, controlled access, laundry fac., prkg. controlled access on-sight laundry, prkg. • Free WiFi Access •

laundry facility.

Utilities Included.

310/473-5061 310/479-0700 CL O S E TO AL L Close To U.C.L.A. SHOPPING AREAS

Close to Everything.

WEST L.A.

1409 Midvale Ave.

401 S. HOOVER St.

Granite counters, dishwasher, balcony, stove, intercom-entry, on-site laundry, parking.

entry, laundry facility, elevator, parking, pool.

on-site laundry and parking.

323/851-3790

————–––– —————–––– — LOS ANGELES

—————–––– W E S T W O O D

* * * * * * * * * * BEVERLY HILLS Charming Spanish Duplex 3Bd+Den+ 2Ba Upper over 2,500 sq.ft in the heart of Beverly Hills.

Icludes top-of-the-line appliances, washer & dryer, hardwood floors 2 car garage parking.

Pets OK $4,800/MO. Available immdiately.

BEVERLY HILLS

B E V E R L Y H I L L S BEVERLY HILLS TOWNHOUSE SPACIOUS 1 BD. 1 BA. Robbins Dr. $1,450/MO. 2 Bd.+Den+1 Ba. $2,300 New carpet, new stove, Tandem den makes ceiling fan, parking. ideal nursery or office.

Hrwd. flrs, stove, d/w, ceil Pet Ok. Special: 1/2

475 GARAGE/ ESTATE SALE

BRENTWOOD ES TATE S A LE

ing fans, walk-in closets, Securtiy deposit OAC. 1926 Spanish-Furniture prkg. No Dogs. QUIET Call 310/278-8999 Antiques, Art, Jewelry.

6-UNIT COURTYARD BLDG. FRIDAY 11/8 • 8am-2pm 818/594-1160 PRIME BEV. HILLS SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11/9-11/10 • 11am-5pm Canon/Charleville BEVERLY HILLS ADJ MONDAY 11/11 • 10am-4pm

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—————–––– 12333 TeXaS Ave. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Call 310/413-8481 • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ • • 2 Bd.+11/2 Ba. • • Bedford/Olympic 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH 916 GRETNA GREEN WAY — — — — — – – – – • • • • • • • • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath • • • Control access, pool, BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 2 BD, 2 BA CONDO Upper and lower unit 90049 (1 Blk. West Of Bundy, • • • ∞ ∞ ∞ available with hardwood North of Wilshire) Preview @ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ WiFi, a/c, intercom dishwasher, elevator, 1017 S. SHERBOURNE $2,150/MO.

310/207-1869

CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., SHOPPING & 1 BLK. TO WESTWOOD PARK. 310/478-8616

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1628 Westgate Ave.

~ Single ~

550 Veteran Ave. ••••• • 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

Bright & Airy.

Very spacious, Dishwasher, granite counters, Intercom entry, on-sight microwave, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, parking, on-sight parking & WiFi. laundry facility.

Very close to UCLA Close to transportation. & Westwood Village .

310/820-1810

—————–––– —310/208-5166 ————–––– SANTA MONICA **CENTURY CITY** 808 4th St. ** ** * 1 Bd.+Den+1 Ba. * * * * *

2220 S. Beverly Glen

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

Character & Charm !

Large, Unique & Alcove fireplace, fridge, Gorgeous. Fireplace, laundry facility, gated balcony, dishwasher, parking, intercom entry, WiFi and more. intercom entry, • 310/552-8064 • elevator, prkg., pool.

• Close to Beach • 310/394-7132

Rooftop jacuzzi with panoramic city views.

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1382 Kelton Ave.

1 B DRM . +1 B ATH ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ • Large Unit • Dishwasher, controlled access, on-sight laundry & parking.

310/864-0319

Pool, sauna, fridge, dishwasher intercom entry, elevator, on-site laundry, parking.

310/841-2367

YCAMORE V WESTWOOD • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath 10905 Ohio Ave.

• • • • • •

Newly Remodeled Great Views Great views, controlled access, balcony, Wifi, Bright, controlled elevator, lrg. pool, prkg, on-sight laundry. access, balcony, H IKING IN R UNYON pool, elevator, laundry facility, prkg. C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD Close To U.C.L.A. B OWL /N IGHTLIFE .

310/477-6856

—————–––– $3,500/MO. KELEMEN REAL ESTATE Call 213/804-3761 F R E E —————–––– (310) 966-0900 BEVERLY HILLS RENT! License 00957281

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

BEL AIR CREST from $8,800/month

THE REMINGTON from $6,500/month

THE CENTURY from $14,750/month

CENTURY HILL from $5,000/month

Pico/Robertson 3 BDRM + DEN + 2.5 BA. 2 Bd.+2 Ba. $2,175 Totally Remodeled, L IGHT & A IRY C O R N E R . approx. 2000 sf. W/D in 1 Newly Remodeled Bath unit, Central air/heat, New custom built-ins in rooftop access for BBQ, kitchen, dry bar, balcony, patio, huge closets, a/c, 2 car garage w/storage. central heat, 2-car prkg., 419 S. PALM DRIVE laundry facility. Cat OK. Beverly Hill, 90212 Exceptional Condition! $3,400/MO. Gina 310/600-2997

323/937-3737

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Starting at $1,400/MO. Call 310/729-1400 for appointment.

448 PLOTS FOR SALE

WESTWOOD MEMORIAL PARK Double Plot For Sale in Sold Out Exclusive Area Opposite Chapel.

PRIME LOCATION BEVERLY HILLS Please Call For S A N T A M O N I C A Horace Mann School More Information: North of Wilshire 2 Bd..+11/2 Ba. • $1,800 310/273-6060 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath • NEWLY UPDATED • Owner Leaving Area, L ARGE & B EAUTIFUL REDUCED 40%.

Small+Bright, hrwd. flrs.,

Upper front unit. Hardwood floors, appliances, patio, front+back yard.

7-Blocks to Beach $2,595/Month

310/666-8360

balcony, a/c, ceiling fans lots of closets, laundry facility, covered prkg.

• 310/276-2295 • 310/892-6010

estatesaleshop.com

—————–––– FABULOUS BEVERLY HILLS DESIGNER ESTATE SAL E This Weekend 10-4pm Sat. & Sun. Nov. 09 + 10 499 N. Canon Dr. Beverly Hills, 90210 • Free Parking • High-Style Designer & Clients Selling New, Antique & Vintage Possessions.

Everything to decorate a home beautifully: sofas, rugs, chairs, draperies, lamps, interesting art, blue & white porcelain’s, Asian antiques.

All proceeds will go to the Coalition For Pets & The Pet Care Foundation.

Priced To Sell!

To View Photos: www.EstateSale.net

472

500

BAGS WANTED

AUTOS FOR SALE

—————–––– —————–––– WANTED CULVER CITY • BEVERLY HILLS • CENTURY PARK EAST 2000 Mercedes ALLIGATOR, 3830 Vinton Ave. • 2 B d . + 1 1/ 2 Ba.• B E V E R L Y H I L L S from $2,500/month • • CROCODILE, Benz C230 • Single • Must see! X-L ARGE • • N E W L Y • • EXOTIC SKINS; LE PARC • • • E LEGANT A PT. • • U P D A T E D • • CHANEL, GUCCI Very Good Condition • • •• from $6,400/month • Newly Updated •

————–––– Close to Dining & Shops. — * H —————–––– 1134ON.L LSY W O O DA*.

•• •• • • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • • • • Single • • •• ••

213/385-4751

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Very Private & Spacious Approx. 1400 Sq. ft. floors, secured building, 2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH Lower unit with fridge, laundry facility, street upper unit with breakfast washer/dryer in unit parking only. No Pets. and 2 car parking. and formal dining room.

All utilities paid Yard, laundry & parking. Call 310/880-7281

323/467-8172

PARK PLACE from $5,500/month

CENTURY TOWERS

• 1 Bd. +1 Ba. • New Carpet, drapes, Hardwood floors, a/c, w/d hook-ups, hi-ceilings, mirrored closets. Shared laundry, covered prkg. backyard. No pets.

336 S. Rexford Dr.

from $7,000/month

$2,590/Month $1,700/Month 310/271-6811 Some Complexes include Cell: 310/994-4122 310/860-9991 310/433-1949 Heated Pools, Sundeck, 439 S. Rexford Dr.

Tennis, Doorman, —————–––– Houseman, Staff BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. Engineers, Switchboard, SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOM, Security Staff, 2 Bath Upper in tri-plex.

Switchboard, Saunas, Balcony with view, large Business Center, Pet living and dining room, PlayLand, Restaurant, wet bar and all kitchen Acres of Flower Gardens appliances. 3 car garage. and Grassy Lawns.

For Sale See our Ad Sec. 270

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HERMES, AND DESIGNER HANDBAGS

VINTAGE & NEW TOP DOLLAR PAID Call 310/289-9561

Low miles, service records available

$4900 - OBO Write2Elle@aol.com

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473

1987 Jaguar XJ6

PETS FOR SALE

Custom built in England.

79,200mi, always garaged,

1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH 6-cyl, light blue ext w/ GOLDENDOODLE $1,550/MO. gold trim, blue ext.

PUPPIES F1 (Blue)

New carpet, stove, Mother: AKC blue poodle New hubcaps, alternator, A/C, Upper unit Father: AKC Golden Retriever battery, electrical coil, belts. parking.Pets Ok. Only 5 Left for sale Well Maintained.

Special: 1/2 Securtiy $2,500/MO. at $1000 each.

Excellent Condition.

Day: 310/657-4623 deposit OAC. For more info contact $7,500 • OBO Eve: 310/854-0623 Call 310/278-8999 310/837-8584 818/4698-9140

BEVERLY HILLS

S E RV I C E

508

310-278-1322 • bhcourier.com

BUY & SELL ESTATE PAWN SHOP

We Buy Estates • Watches • Platinum • Silver • Diamonds • Coins • Signed pieces • Gold 25 years of experience.

We Specialize in watches, estate and signed jewelry.

We also do repairs on high end watches

• Top money paid.

• At home private consultation available.

Dov Markovich

17326 Ventura Blvd

(at the CVS shopping center)

Encino, Ca. 91316

818-788-7117 • 954-675-4546

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D I R E C T O RY

ANTIQUES BUY & SELL

ANTIQUES / JEWELRY

HIGHEST CASH

LUXURY JEWELS

BUY & SELL

PRICES PAID •••••••••• Antiques - Old Coins Tiffany Items Paintings - Objets d’Art Estate Jewelry: Gold - DiamondsVintage Watches Lalique - Art Glass Fine Porcelains: Meissen - Sevres Marble Statues Bronze Sculptures Clocks - Silver Furniture: French English - American One Item or Entire Estates Purchased For Cash. Prompt & Considerate Response to All Inquiries.

House Calls O.K. ••••••••••

MICHAEL NEWMAN

OF

BEVERLY HILLS Bring us your watches, diamonds, estate jewelry, gold/silver, coins, art, & antiques. We have over 100 combined years of expertise in buying, selling, and appraisals.

WE PAY PREMIUM PRICES! *WE BEAT MOST AUCTION HOUSE PRICES*

B U Y •S E L L •L O A N •T R A D E •C O N S I G N 203 S. Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills 90212 310.205.0093 • info @ ljobh.com license# 19100971

STEVEN & CO.

J E W E L RY

L O A N S

$$$ Highest loan to value $$$ Serving Beverly Hills for 32 years, with discretion and integrity.

We are now buying for immediate cash Diamonds 1ct - 20cts , gold, and signed jewelry Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier

By appointment: 310.274.8336 4 3 7 - A N o rt h B e d fo r d D r . • B e v e rl y Hi l l s , CA 9 0 2 1 0 License # 71161678

we buy antiques!

Highest prices paid, satisfaction Guaranteed!

310/276-0188 818/888-9200

Visit my website at beverlyhil santiques.com

588 JEWELRY

We File & Publish DBA’s For More

Paintings Art Deco Art Nouveau Marble Statues Russian Items

Chinese Art Clocks Chandeliers Porcelain Dresden

Meissen KPM Royal Vienna Islamic Art Bronze

Sculpture Jade Tifanny Lalique Galle Daum

TRADES & CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED TOO! Information

WE

CAN BUY ONE ITEM OR YOUR ENTIRE HEIRLOOM!

Arté Antiques

Please Call: 310.278.1322

Tel:

310.858.7666 artela@aol.com

www.ArteAntiques.com

SERVICE DIRECTORY Call us 310-278-1322

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AUTO SERVICES

GUTTER SERVICES

ROYAL MOTORS

A-1 GUTTER CLEANING & REPAIRS

Service - Body Shop

COMING TO YOUR AREA. Gutters Cleaned & Flushed. Roofs Cleaned Off. All Debris Cleaned Up & Hauled Away. Insured.

Imports & Domestic

310 274-6633 Range Rover & Bentley Service

310-274-6633 CONCRETE

ELECTRICIAN

G.C. CONSTRUCTION

Competitive Prices Call 310/562-3698 Lic. #841143

CONTRACTOR

• AC • CONSTRUCTION GENERAL CONTRACTOR RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

HANDY

PEOPLE NEW ERA CONSTRUCTION CO. Quality Work at Affordable Prices!

Remodeling: kitchens, baths, room additions.

Flooring, plumbing, electrical, tile, carpentry, painting, masonry, windows & much more.

• HONEST & RELIABLE •

818/744-1089 SENIOR DISCOUNTS!

—————–––– • HANDYMAN •

• Home Repairs • Remodeling • Carpentry • Ceramic Tile • Plumbing • Drywall • Painting • Plaster • Wallpaper • Call Dave • Cell: 213/300-0223 323/651-1832

Room Additions Remodeling, Kitchens/ Baths, Roofing, Tile/ Flooring, A/C-Plumbing, Painting, Carpentry, Decks, Lighting/Electrical, Concrete/Brick, Landscaping, Drywall.

Reliable, No Short Cuts.

Manny: 310/729-9612 Serving B.H. for 32 Yrs. L ICENSED • B ONDED

• Senior Discounts •

# B650400

(310) 278-1322 www.bhcourier.com

35 Years Experience

RAFAEL

PAINTING & DECKS

PAINTING

HOME REPAIR & R E M O D E L I N G INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Kitchen/Bathroom & Residential/Commercial

Additions • Electrical Plumbing • Painting Int./Ext. • Concrete Drywall • Carpentry Welding • Roofing W e Can Help with All Your Home Needs.

Needs.

CALL DAN @ 323/855-8400

MOVING SERVICES

MOVERS

Moving your future ahead.

Quality Custom Painting References Available.

NO JOB TOO SMALL. LIC. # 641602 BONDED + INSURED 20 Years Experience

Dependable Fast Services FREE ESTIMATES

CREDIT CARD ACCEPTED

CALIFORNIA BEST PAINTING Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial High-Rise Buildings Plaster, Drywall, Repair Deck Repair/Resurface/Reseal Waterproofing & Magnesite

• FREE Estimates • 800-830-3999• 213-255-6121

323/658-7847 323/864-2490

Bonded • Insured • Lic. #854322

FREE ESTIMATE

Interior/Exterior

House • Commercial Apt. • Industrial • Hi-Rise Since 1982 I Have Great Preparation

ROOFING • ROOFING SERVICE • • N EW R OOFS / R EPAIRS • R AINGUTTER & S KYLIGHT S ER VICE • G ARAGE /O FFICE C ONVERSION ’ S Written roof inspections for real estate agents.

30 Years in Business • 3rdrd Generation Roofer

• Orsinis Roofing •

Lic. # 689667 • Bonded / Insured

Call Steve 24-hrs.: • 800-213-6806 •

323/733-4898

EXCELLENT LOCAL REFERENCES Insured • Bonded

Call Young anytime

CALL FRANK 323/470-1077

LICENSED HANDYMAN N o j o b t o o S M A L L or BIG .

BEVERLY HILLS COURIER CLASSIFIED SECTION

State Lic. #914589

FREE ESTIMATES

Mobile Credit Card Payment And Payment Plans Available.

“I Do My Own Work”

PUZZLE ANSWERS

MARBLE

FREE Estimates

L I C : # 8 0 1 8 8 4 • F U L L Y INSURED

LICENSED HANDYMAN

—————–––– YALE —————–––– RELIABLE PAINTING

No Job Too BIG or Too small!

REMODELING & NEW ADDITIONS

310.278.5380

PAINTING

PEOPLE

Please Call:

Honest Handyman Does It All!

CONTRACTOR

HANDY

BEVERLY HILLS

424/285-3968 A-1GutterCleaning.com

Lic. #792694 • Bonded

• Any Concrete Flatwork • Concrete Walls • Resurfacing of Old Concrete • Natural Stone Specialist

D I R E C T O R Y

From A to Z. Electrical • Plumbing • Painting Int./Ext. • Framing • Tile • Concrete Drywall • Glasswork Carpentry • Welding Additions • Remodeling + F ULL S ERVICE BUILDING MAINTENANCE

RESTORATION

GOLD COAST ~ MARBLE ~ • • • •

Marble Polishing Sealing Floor Restoration Grout Cleaning

Call For Free Estimate:

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818/348-3266 • 818/801-9503 • Cell: 818/422-9493 •

Call Rony:

• Member of BBB •

• 310/245-1717 • Bonded & Insured

REAL ESTATE AGENTS/SELLERS, PREP YOUR PROPERTY.

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From the Publisher CLIF SMITH SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION – VOTERS OK CURRENT BOARD POLICIES Tuesday’s election for two seats on the Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education was a sleeper. As expected, incumbent Lisa Korbatov and newcomer Howard Goldstein won. They were the only two serious candidates. As of press time, they are nearly tied, with Goldstein one vote ahead of Korbatov who really mounted no real campaign.

Rather than kvetch about the apathetic non-turnout, we see it differently.

We believe that the voters of Beverly Hills essentially agree with current board policies and decisions. Both Korbatov and Goldstein are strong opponents of the Metro tunnels underneath Beverly Hills High School. Both are similar on funding, a bond issue vote, labor relations, school administration and academic direction. Despite the existence of some really emotional issues the last few months, none of those rose to the level of election issue controversies or serious disagreements.

Whether the furor is over the Measure E bond acceleration (now coming to a vote), Beverly Hills Sports Camp questions swirling around Beverly High Principal Carter Paysinger, the dismissal of a successful track coach, or any other issue, none of it amounted to enough for any other resident to mount a serious, sustained campaign for office. We note that John Dohm and James Fabe were on the ballot and received a few hundred votes each, but neither seriously contested the election.

What remains clear is that the course set four years ago when Korbatov joined current Board member Brian David Goldberg and former Boardmember Steven Fenton remains the course.

Departing Board President Jake Manaster and incoming (presumably) Board President Noah Margo and member Lewis Hall have all continued that course. Korbatov promises more of the same; so does Goldstein.

This is a good thing. The Courier fully supports the current policies and decisions of the Board of Education to reform the district, pursue excellence, stand against Metro’s depredations, fund the rebuilding of the schools’ physical plant and continue uncovering abuses.

The Metro fight remains critical. Yesterday, the United States District Court for the Central District of California gave the district a huge win. The district can now enter into the official environmental record the results of its extensive geological investigations. The district spent the money to prove what is and is not an “active earthquake fault” on the Beverly High campus.

Metro’s “science” is contrived – manipulated simply to “backfill” the decision already made by Metro’s powers-that-be in Los Angeles to tunnel under our high school so JMB Realty of Chicago could build a taller high rise in Century City.

Now the court will see the evidence first-hand. District officials, its attorneys, supporters and The Courier are confident that the court will review the district’s research and conclude – as have we – that the evidence is overwhelming against tunneling under our high school. It is also heartening to hear former Sen. Joseph Lieberman, now one of the district’s outside counsel, agrees. He calls Metro’s actions unfair and unwarranted. No one can challenge his credibility.

We hope that new Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will take a first-time look at the evidence and instruct his appointed Metro board members to do what is right – return the subway to its original route down Wilshire to Santa Monica Boulevard. The “S” curve roller-coaster route under Beverly High that Metro sprang on Beverly Hills will cost a minimum of an extra $200 million or more just to end up in the basement of a JMB highrise. That’s not the right place. Metro (and Beverly Hills) had the path right in the first place. If Metro will do the right thing, the litigation ends and the subway can go forward. For Beverly Hills, it is the Beverly Hills Board of Education that’s been leading the fight, now with solid help from the City of Beverly Hills after Nancy Krasne joined the council’s reformers Mayor John MIrisch and Vice Mayor Lili Bosse.

So, as far as we are concerned, the voters of the Beverly Hills Unified School District opted affirmatively and passively for “more of the same” from our school board.

We concur.

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Rabbi Jacob Pressman WHEN WHAT WAS OLD BECOMES NEW, MAGNIFICENT The constructions of the New Deal of the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt turned the Depression of the 1930s into a new generation of facilities to enhance our community. It gave us our beautiful main post office,st office was constructed, and has now acquired a new life as the portals of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Each regeneration added to the culture of our community.

On its recent gala opening, “the Wallis” added new luster to the core of our glamorous village. There are very few larger communities that can boast of the variety of services citizens of Beverly Hills find clustered in its center. From its top-level retail strip to its cultural core, from its rows of offices of the most distinguished physicians to its centers of fashion, to its most prestigious banking, to its finest hotels, to its outstanding department stores, Beverly Hills affords its citizens a reason for great pride. I can’t think of another municipality that provides all this without a feeling of clutter and crowding, and now can boast of the Wallis Annenberg Center as well.

Margie and I are very pleased we have spent the last 63 years as two of its citizens, whose children were brought up and educated here, and one of its children, son Joel, taught in its schools.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I don't know if other Beverly Hills residents have the same problem, but I have just repaired my third flat tire in 9-months. Two were from nails, one was from a screw (like that shown in the picture.)

Almost every day I go for a walk for most of Elevado and Carmelita Avenues, east one way and west the other, and frequently find sharp objects in the street.

I know abundant remodeling and new residential construction is a sign of the improving economy, but maybe contractors can be required to sweep the streets in front of the construction sites before leaving at the end of the day.

Daniel Fink ****** I’m horribly disappointed by the low voter turnout–3,094 votes cast out of how many eligible voters? And considering both Lisa Korbatov and Howard Goldstein were running together and have an equal number of votes, this really means less than 2,000 people voted in a City of almost 35,000! That's less than 6 percent voter turnout. Horrific!!

Jacob Hakak ****** I want to thank our community for the gracious way it has supported me in my cancer journey. I know so many others who have suffered more grievously, and with far less support from friends and strangers. Facing the fact that death is the inevitable conclusion of life is still not an easy thing, but discussing it honestly is so healthy it brings one to realize how lucky we are for every moment that we have together.

Thank you to our local papers and bloggers who have somehow elevated this one man's story to something worth exploring without the usual rivalries shows what our best can be. As for me, I am at home on hospice care and might live forever or who knows? What I do know is what my father has been teaching us for decades: love is really the answer. Much love to our great City of Beverly Hills and its amazing people.

Joel Pressman ****** Beware! I frequently visit a popular restaurant in our neighbourhood, but the other day–to my great disappointment and shock–the owner of the restaurant refused to accept my brand new U.S. $100 bill! As operators of a bonafide establishment, they should be aware of legal U.S. tender. As a business operator, there is no excuse for this lack of knowledge. If they want to continue serving the clientele in Beverly Hills, they better be more abreast with the times or they will have other unhappy customers.

Helen Gurinow ****** My family has lived in Beverly Hills for nearly 40 years. I am - or I thought I was -- familiar with local liberal politics, and have little interest in it (although I'm not a “Tea Partier,” either). I was therefore amazed to read your Nov. 1 editorial that began by quoting The Wall Street Journal.

I figured it was going to be another dismissive slash-and-burn job aimed at the conservative tendencies of that publication.

Instead, to my surprise, it was a thoughtful commentary on the “progressive” politics in the White House and the politics of compulsion it has engendered. I don't agree with everything you wrote, but in the main, think you are spot-on in critiquing the kind of government-knows-best policies of the current administration -- one that is 180 degrees at odds with the now unfortunately distant notions of “Reaganism.”

I think you have successfully co-opted that favored liberal rallying cry: Speaking Truth to Power, indeed.

David Gabor

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