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November 23, 2018

Beverly Hills Rent Stabilization Ordinance Moves Forward

BOLDLY GIVING BACK — The City of Beverly Hills came together last Thursday on Rodeo Drive for the annual Holiday Lighting Celebration, officially kicking off the second year of BOLD Holidays in Beverly Hills.

As part of the BOLD kickoff celebration, the City announced a donation of more than $130,000 to the American Red Cross for wildfire relief efforts. Pictured above: Rodeo Drive Committee President Kathy Gohari, event emcee Dawn McCoy, Santa Claus, American Red Cross Chief Operating Officer David Englin, Posie Carpenter (Chair of the Santa Monica Board of the American Red Cross), Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Todd Johnson, Mayor Julian Gold, Councilmembers Lili Bosse, Robert Wunderlich and Les Friedman.

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Rowdy survived the recent wildfires and is in search of his forever home.

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Coldwell Banker Beverly Hills’ North office donated turkeys for veterans.

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The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art (LACMA) Is The Largest Art Museum In The Western United States, Attended

By More Than 1.5 Million Annually. The Most Popular Cultural Center With Exhibitions, Public Programs And Research Facilities, Etc.

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By Laura Coleman The Beverly Hills community is invited to the upcoming installation of new Board of Education members Rachelle Marcus and Tristen WalkerShuman on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 5 p.m. at the STC/Jon Cherney Lecture Hall at Beverly Hills High School. The meeting will also serve as the annual reorganizational meeting for the rotating body of elected officials.

“Every year about this time we look forward to bringing renewed attention to the district, our successes and the work yet to be accomplished.

Every other year also brings a change in leadership. This year brings us both,” said Noah Margo, who is set to be sworn in as board president at the upcoming organizational and installation. “I look forward to sitting with the upcoming board, tackling our challenges and redefining this district for the better.”

A final Board of Education meeting with the current five members is set for Tuesday, Dec. 4, where the public will have the opportunity to address their farewells to

City Donates Over $130K To American Red Cross At Holiday Lighting Celebration Noah Margo To Lead School Board, Preside Over Installation of Marcus, Walker-Shuman Dec. 11

By Matt Lopez The City of Beverly Hills kicked off its second-straight year of BOLD Holidays in Beverly Hills last Thursday with the Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration.

In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season and the debut of the stunning holiday decor on Rodeo Drive, last Thursday’s event was more about giving than receiving.

During the Holiday Lighting Celebration, the City announced a community-funded contribution of more than $130,000 to

the American Red Cross to support California wildfire relief efforts.

Entertainment for the evening was provided by electro hip-hop violinist and former America’s Got Talent contestant Svet. There was also a speciallycurated 20-piece “BOLD BH” jazz band that played a mix of holiday classics and pop hits.

The City unveiled a holiday social art installation and a solo exhibition by artist Alexa Meade at 262 N. Rodeo Dr. The exhibition will be free and open to the public daily until December 23. (see ‘BOLD HOLIDAYS’ page 13)

City Plans Town Hall Meetings For Proposed Water Rate Adjustments

George Christy, Page 6

Mayor Julian Gold pressed through the questions with the intention of completing the discussion on the RSO in preparation for the final draft of the ordinance that is expected to come back to the council in December, thus fulfilling his stated desire to finish the ordinance by the end of the year.

An amendment to allow landlords to evict tenants to allow their immediate family members to occupy a unit – including children, parents and grandparents – paying relocation fees at a rate of 10 percent per year of occupation up to ten years, and 100 percent relocation fees at 10 years, challenged even councilmembers, who were confused.

This formula, proposed by Councilmember Les Friedman,

By Victoria Talbot The City is gearing up for water rate adjustments that will affect all rate payers, including those in West Hollywood. To explain the rate changes, there will be Town Hall meetings on Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. and on Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Municipal Gallery, and a Public Works Commission meeting on Jan. 15. There will also be a discussion at the City Council meeting on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.

The new rate changes will

affect users differently, but the rate adjustments are part of a restructuring of water rates based on a recent “cost of service” analysis.

“Restructuring will help to ensure customers pay the appropriate amount for the water use,” according to a press release from the City.

“We believe this new model will provide water service to residential and commercial customers in a more fair and (see ‘WATER RATES’ page 15)

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By Victoria Talbot Following the City Council meetings on Oct. 11 and Oct. 18, City staff returned Tuesday afternoon with several possible amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO), including a rent subsidy program, a luxury rent exemption, and details on the cumulative monthly housing costs with passthroughs to tenants.

The City Council moved quickly from question to question Tuesday. As a study session item, aside from a few public comments up front, the format did not allow for public comment as councilmembers answered 35 questions posed by staff, creating confusion among themselves and in the audience.

Nonetheless, with a 5 p.m. hard break for Closed Session,

(see ‘RSO’ page 15)

(see ‘SCHOOL BOARD’ page 15)

LOYALTY ABOVE ALL — Disney’s Robert Iger and wife Willow Bay are among the annual supporters at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Art+film gala, in it's 8th annual year.

Honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro, the event is co-chaired by Eva Chow, who graciously poses for photographs, and Leonardo DiCaprio, who never does. The crowd attracts all ages, raising millions for the art and film communities.

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

DATE: December 13, 2018 TIME: 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210

DATE: December 13, 2018 TIME: 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A Beverly Hills City Hall 455 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210

PROJECT ADDRESS: 9701 Wilshire Boulevard (Northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and N. Roxbury Drive)

PROJECT: 250 North Crescent Drive (Between Dayton Way and Clifton Way)

The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its REGULAR meeting on Thursday, December 13, 2018, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider: A request for a Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”) to allow a vehicle sales use (the proposed “Project”) at 9701 Wilshire Boulevard (the “Project Site”). The Applicant, Jim Falk Lexus Automotive Group, proposes the use of the ground floor of an existing multi-tenant building on the Project Site during the renovation of the existing Lexus vehicle showroom and dealership at 9230 Wilshire Boulevard.

This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.), the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq.), and the environmental regulations of the City. Upon review, the project appears to qualify for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption (Existing Facilities) in accordance with the requirements of Section 15301 of the state CEQA Guidelines.

This exemption is applicable to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use. Accordingly, the Planning Commission will consider a recommendation to find the project exempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities).

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission. Written comments also may be submitted prior to the public hearing to the Planning Division, via mail: attn. Chloe Chen, 455 N. Rexford Drive, 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, or via email to cchen@beverlyhills.org. Any written comments received by Tuesday, December 4, 2018 will be attached to the agenda report regarding this item.

Any comments received after Tuesday, December 4, 2018, but prior the public hearing, will be distributed to the Commission under separate cover.

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

Please note that any comments received prior to or during the public hearing will be considered as part of the public record.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Chloe Chen, Assistant Planner in the Planning Division at (310) 285-1194, or by email at cchen@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: Chloe Chen, Assistant Planner In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Commission Meeting Room 280A is wheelchair accessible and is equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired. If you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please call the Planning Division at (310) 285-1194 or TTY (310) 285-6881.

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

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The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its REGULAR meeting on Thursday, December 13, 2018, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 PM to consider: A request for a two-year time extension of the Vesting Tentative Tract Map for an 8-unit condominium project on the property located at 250 North Crescent Drive. The project entitlements (Development Plan Review, Density Bonus Permit and Vesting Tentative Tract Map) were originally approved by the City Council on October 4, 2016. The current two-year extension request would extend the Vesting Tentative Tract Map until October 4. 2020. The request is being made pursuant to §10-3-207 of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code.

This project was previously 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, and a Class 32 Categorical Exemption (In-Fill Development Projects) was adopted. There have been no substantial changes to the project and no substantial changes to the environment that would cause the project to significantly impact the environment. Therefore, there is no substantial evidence that the approval of the requested extension may have any significant environmental impact. The original Class 32 Categorical Exemption continues to represent the independent judgment of the City, and no additional environmental review is required under CEQA. Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission. Written comments also may be submitted prior to the public hearing to the Planning Division, via mail: attn. Edgar Arroyo, 455 N. Rexford Drive, 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Written comments may also be submitted via email to earroyo@beverlyhills.org. Any written comments received by end of day on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 will be attached to the agenda report regarding this item. Any comments received after Tuesday, December 4, 2018, but prior to the public hearing, will be distributed to the Commission under separate cover.

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

Please note that any comments received prior to or during the public hearing will be considered as part of the public record.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Edgar Arroyo, Associate Planner in the Planning Division at (310) 285-1138, or by email at earroyo@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the applications, plans, and Categorical Exemption document 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, Edgar Arroyo, Associate Planner In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Commission Meeting Room 280A is wheelchair accessible and is equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired. If you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please call the Planning Division at (310) 285-1194 or TTY (310) 285-6881.

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

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City Council Re-Appoints Block For Seventh Year On Planning Commission In Uneasy Compromise

CELEBRATING THE FUTURE – Honoring the Beverly Vista class of 2018, community members gathered last week for the ribbon cutting and dedication of a bench naming at the school, organized through the Beverly Hills Education Foundation. The Beverly Hills Education Foundation has been supporting all Beverly Hills public schools for 40 years. Pictured (from left): Tamar Seff, Cindy Trost, April Jergens, Superintendent Michael Bregy, BHUSD Board Member elect Rachelle Marcus, BV Principal Christopher Reagan, “Principal for the Day” Ethan Barkhordar, Board of Education member Mel Spitz, Laurie Okum, BV Assistant Principal Craig Bugbee, Bahare Yektafar, Cristina Lepkowitz, Jamie Weddle and Krissy Austin.

Beverly Hills Police Search For Woman In HitAnd-Run Incident

By Matt Lopez Police are searching for the driver in a suspected hit-andrun that occurred Tuesday night in Beverly Hills when a woman was struck by a car that later fled the scene.

The incident took place around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of North Canon Drive.

A woman was struck by a vehicle and suffered non-life threatening injuries, but the

driver took off.

NBC4 News reported that the dispute was between a mother and daughter, with the victim being the mother.

Beverly Hills police Capt.

Lincoln Hoshino told NBC4 that the mother was either pushed or got out of the vehicle, and as the driver drove away, the mother “tried to hang onto the vehicle.”

The mother was dragged roughly 10 feet before falling.

The driver stopped to pick up an item out of the street, then drove off.

"Witnesses described it as a purse or bag," Hoshino said.

"She did not stop to render aid and she left the scene."

NBC4 said the mother was hospitalized with head and leg injuries.

Police have not yet released a description of the vehicle.

CRANBERRY DRIVE – Beverly Vista, El Rodeo and Horace Mann students participared in a Canned Cranberry Drive, donating cranberries to help the Big Sunday organization provide full holiday meals to those in need. Pictured: Olivia Menkes, Grace Hinden, Principal Chris Regan, Mason Mower, Tyler Menkes and Luca Mower.

called up to City Council.

Byron Allen’s proposed remodel of a single-family home at 1115 Calle Vista would entail adding 11,003 square feet for a “basement” to a home that is currently 13,231 square feet with a 483 square foot basement. After the demolition and remodel, the basement would be 12,648 square feet, with a home that totals 23,687 square feet.

The project has garnered much attention because of the audacious size of the structure and the 4,600 cubic yards of mostly compacted bedrock (estimated to be 6,000 cubic yards uncompacted) to be excavated.

The Friars Club project, located at 9908 S. Santa Monica Blvd., is a mixed-use condominium development requiring a Zone Change and a Zone Text Amendment for a Mixed Use Planned Development Overlay Zone, for a condominium development in the City’s commercial (see ‘PLANNING COMMISSION’ page 11)

LET’S GET ROWDY – Rowdy is a 7month old female catahoula greyhound mix who weighs 40 pounds.

She was found after the wildfires last week and is in search of her forever home. She is sweet with everyone she encounters. For more information on how to adopt Rowdy, contact Shelter Hope Pet Shop at 805-3793538.

Beverly Hills Man Enters Guilty Plea On Tax Charges

Dorothy Sherwood, Beverly Hills Cultural Leader, Dies At Age 86

By John L. Seitz Dorothy “Dee” Sherwood, who helped build and strengthen many of the area’s cultural institutions for more than six decades, died on Nov. 8 at her Beverly Hills home. She was 86.

She grew up in Omaha, but moved to California at age 11, graduating from Beverly Hills High School (Class of 1948), where she won the Faculty Scholarship Cup, the top academic prize for seniors.

She attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts and earned a degree in English and

By Victoria Talbot Liaisons, including Andy Licht, current Chair of the Planning Commission, Alan Block, currently Vice Chair of the Planning Commission, Mayor Julian Gold and Councilmember Lili Bosse have chosen to reappoint Block for a one-year term, rather than select any of the applicants who applied for the position.

The information arrived as an e-notice in Saturday’s email, to be confirmed with the approval of the City Council Tuesday.

The Courier received several phone calls protesting the decision by Monday evening.

In a statement, Bosse explained that the liaison committee had been unable to achieve a unanimous decision, but had agreed to Block’s reappointment for a period of one year.

Block’s decisions while on the Planning Commission have often favored developers, reflected most recently in the Calle Vista and Friars Club projects, which have been

Art History.

In 1953, she married her high school sweetheart, “Dick” Sherwood, who graduated from Yale and Harvard Law School. The couple lived in Washington, D.C. while her husband served as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter.

After his clerkship, they moved back to Los Angeles, where her husband joined the law firm of O’Melveny and Myers, and became that firm’s first Jewish partner since the 1900s.

Dorothy Sherwood served

as president of the Art Museum Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and became a member of the International Council of Modern Art at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

After her husband’s death, she established the Richard E. Sherwood Award for emerging theater artists at the Center Theater Group of the L.A. Music Center and was actively involved in selecting recipients of this prestigious annual prize.

She is survived by her daughter Elizabeth Sherwood(see ‘DOROTHY SHERWOOD’ page 13)

By Matt Lopez A Beverly Hills man entered a guilty plea this week to charges that he filed fake tax returns and failed to report millions of dollars held in offshore accounts.

Teymour Khoubian of Beverly Hills was charged with filing false tax returns in 2009 and 2010 in which he didn’t report money held in accounts in Germany and Israel, as well as failing to report any income earned on those accounts.

Furthermore, authorities said Khoubian owned multiple accounts with his mother at Bank Leumi in Israel – which held between $15 and $20 million – and an account at Commerzbank AG in Germany.

Authorities say Khoubian’s Bank Leumi accounts generat-

ed interest income in excess of $4 million between 2005 and 2010, none of which he reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Khoubian unknowingly made false statements to IRS special agents during investigations into his accounts in 2012 and 2014, falsely stating that the Bank Leumi accounts were not in his name, and that he did not own an account in Germany.

As part of his plea agreement, Khoubian agreed to pay a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) penalty of $7.6 million, as well as $612,000 in restitution to the IRS. He faces a maximum of three years in prison on each of the counts, along with monetary penalties.

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Young Beverly Hills Filmmakers Capture Junior Chefs Live Competition

GIVING BACK – Thirty Beverly Hills firefighters served Thanksgiving lunch to nearly 300 seniors on Monday at Roxbury Park Community Center. The Beverly Hills Firefighters Association has been serving Thanksgiving meals to seniors for 26 years. Seniors were treated to a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables and dessert. Among the servers were Mayor Julian Gold (far right) and Councilmembers Lili Bosse and John Mirisch. Pictured with them are BHFD firefighters Engineer Scott Steele, Firefighter/Paramedic Ryan Goble, Engineer Greg Cummings, Engineer Kevin McHale, Firefighter/Paramedic Brent Weist, Firefighter Tanner Greeley and Firefighter Adam Meinhardt.

By Laura Coleman In a continuing effort to provide hands-on experiences for career-minded young Beverly Hills students, the school’s Career Education Department held a live cooking competition where four local chefs judged middle school “BH Junior Chefs” while students in the “Video and Editing Reality TV Show” program documented the competition.

Judges included Chef Corey Burgan at THE Blvd, Chef David Codney at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, Chef Alberico Nunziata at The Beverly Hilton and Chef Jeffrey Saad, host of The United Tastes Of America.

During the actual competition, the media students transformed the kitchen

into a television studio, with lights, cameras and microphones, while the professional chefs walked around judging the students efforts to create sophisticated dishes, including the winning team’s dish featuring eggplant.

“Dustin Seemann (assistant superintendent of Educational Services) is committed to providing engaging hands-on experience for our students, and always looking for ways to take that to the next level by providing real world interdisciplinary applications such as the Reality Cooking Show,” described Career Education Coordinator Cindy Dubin. (see ‘YOUNG CHEFS’ page 7)

Free Smoking Cessation Classes Offered Through City, Cedars-Sinai

By Victoria Talbot The City of Beverly Hills is teaming up with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to provide free services for anyone living or working in the City to help kick the habit.

Beverly Hills has assumed the mantel of “Healthy City,” including prohibitions against smoking in public parks and common areas, and in multifamily housing units.

Smoking cessation classes could be a helpful tool to residents and employees in Beverly Hills who wish to quit.

The services are offered through the City’s Community Assistance Grant

Funding, which will provide a limited number of participants a path to quit smoking at no charge through the Cedars-Sinai Medical Network until June 2019.

Participants will receive one-onone counseling and treatment tailored to their specific needs. Counseling with a clinical pharmacist will include prescriptions for medications to assist in nicotine replacement and strategies to control cravings.

For more information and to make an appointment, contact the CedarsSinai Medical Network at 310-3853534 and select Option 3.

ACADECA – The BHHS Academic Decathlon Team picked up 20 awards at the Los Angeles County Scrimmage at West High School. Over 180 students from 10 high schools competed in this year’s theme “The 1960s” for prizes in art, economics, literature, math, music, science and social students. Top awards went to BHHS senior Katie Wu for winning 2nd place overall in Honors division, senior Daniel Wiener for 1st place overall in Varsity division, and sophomore Noah Pals for 2nd place overall in Varsity. The team will next compete in Los Angeles County Regionals competition on Jan. 26, 2019.

‘Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards’ To Honor Nonfiction, Reality Content At The Beverly Hilton

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association and NPACT, a trade organization for producers of nonfiction entertainment content, announced last week that they are teaming to spin off the Critics' Choice Awards "reality show" categories to create a stand-alone awards show dedicated to nonfiction, unscripted and reality television content.

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association is a partner organization to the Broadcast Film Critics Association and is made up of TV, radio and Internet journalists who

cover television on a regular basis.

The inaugural Critics Choice Real TV Awards, to be held June 2 at The Beverly Hilton, will recognize "excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Adapted from and replacing the first NPACT Impact Awards held earlier this year, the new event also will recognize leaders in the industry with awards highlighting careers and honoring lifetime achievements," according to a jointly issued statement.

–– City News Service

CLASS OF ‘82 – An impromptu reunion for the Beverly Vista class of 1982 took place last week in Beverly Hills. Holiday travel and a plethora of 50th birthdays brought together these friends from Beverly Vista and Beverly Hills High. Pictured, front row (from left): Devin Uzan, David Wilson, Fred Tatasciore, Gary Blond, Noah Margo and Howard Goldstein. Back row, from left: Joshua Proudfoot, Matt Miller and Seth Ricker (BHHS class of ‘86).

GEORGE CHRISTY

George Christy

Honoree Catherine Opie Baz Luhrman

Billie Lourd

Eva Chow

Jared Leto

Kristine Froseth

Mia Maestro

Miranda Kerr

Petra Collins

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Honoree Guillermo del Toro

Selma Hayek and husband Francois-Henri Pinault with Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele joined the hundreds of patrons at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s annual Art+Film Gala.

Rowan Blanchard

Wolfgang Puck with Gelila Puck

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Liberty Ross with Jimmy Iovine

Ted Sarandos with Nicole Avant

Damien Chazelle with Olivia Hamilton

Kenneth Babyface Edmonds, Nicole Pantenburg, George Lucas, Mellody Hobson

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Alleged ‘Dine and Dash Dater' Pleads No Contest to Misdemeanor Counts

LET’S GET COOKING – Beverly Hills middle school media students filmed culinary students at the “BH Junior Chef Show” held at Beverly Hills High School.

YOUNG CHEFS (Continued from page 5)

The competition followed a series of classes where students learned to prepare various dishes under the instruction of Chef Rick Leece, the BHHS Culinary Arts adviser. Students on the Media pathway learned to shoot video and edit under the instruction of Romeo Carey, the BHHS Media Adviser and Director.

For both classes, which were part of a month-long fall after-school program, the middle school students were mentored by BHHS students who stayed late every day to help.

“We have been envisioning this for several years, and due to the dedication of our staff and enthusiastic support of our local business profession-

als...we involved students, parents, and industry in the most uplifting, educational, and real world practical application experience we could have imagined,” Dubin said.

At the start of the live cooking event, parents and guests watched a 10-minute “Behind the Scenes, BH Junior Chefs” video of footage from prior classes. During the live competition, the video students then captured and live streamed it as it was unfolding.

“The only thing more joyful than cooking and watching people enjoy your food is seeing these junior high kids doing it,” observed Chef Saad.

The BHHS Media department will be editing the live competition and airing the BH Junior Chef Show soon on KBEV, Channel 6.

A man dubbed the “Dine-andDash Dater” for walking out on checks while on first dates with numerous women at restaurants in Beverly Hills and elsewhere in Southern California pleaded no contest Tuesday to four misdemeanor charges.

Superior Court Judge Stan Blumenfeld sentenced Paul Guadalupe Gonzales to 120 days in jail and three years on probation, after he pleaded no contest to three counts of defrauding an innkeeper by non-payment and one count of petty theft.

The 45-year-old defendant was also ordered to pay an as-yet undetermined amount of restitution and to stay at least 100 yards away from five restaurants; was barred from the dating sites PlentyofFish and Bumble; and

was informed that he is subject to search and seizure conditions involving electronic devices and accounts.

During a hearing in September, seven women testified that they were embarrassed and believed they had no choice but to pay the bill -- ranging from under $100 to as much as $250 - when they realized the man they had met for a first date had left the restaurants without paying any portion of the check.

Gonzales met the women through online dating sites and took them to restaurants near Beverly Hills, as well as Pasadena, Glendale and Long Beach, according to testimony.

Gonzales is set to surrender Jan. 14 to serve the remainder of his jail term.

–– City News Service

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Post-Surgery Care Is Key To Good Outcomes, Say Transplant Experts

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

Cedars-Sinai Posts Top Liver Transplant Survival Rates In California When 66-year-old Donna Terrell from Compton began suffering aches and pains in the spring of 2005, she attributed it to stress from working long hours in the banking industry.

But when she started vomiting blood, she realized something was seriously wrong.

The diagnosis, however, took her by surprise. Terrell had cryptogenic cirrhosis, an irreversible liver disease not related to any definable cause, such as alcoholism or hepatitis. A nondrinker who has never taken drugs or been tattooed, Terrell did not have any of the risk factors that could increase her risk of cirrhosis, or severe scarring of the liver.

Nevertheless, in June 2006, she found herself at CedarsSinai preparing for a liver transplant. She is not the only one.

According to a recently released national report compiled by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), the CedarsSinai Comprehensive Transplant Center’s Liver Transplant Program had the best one-year survival outcome of all hospitals in California, with 96 percent of patients surviving beyond the one-year milestone. Kidney transplant and heart transplant

patients also had outcomes where 97 percent of patients survive past the one-year benchmark.

“These outcomes place Cedars-Sinai among the nation’s best transplant programs,” said Andrew Klein, M.D., the Esther and Mark Schumann Chair in Surgery and Transplantation Medicine and director of the Cedars-Sinai Transplant Center.

“Our ability to successfully transplant complex cases of severe liver disease is due, in large measure, to the multi-disciplinary integrated care provided by experienced, technically excellent surgeons and anesthesiologists working with a comprehensive post-transplant team.

Patient care does not end after the surgery; it’s only beginning.”

The program’s success is especially notable given the number of very ill patients undergoing transplants at Cedars-Sinai said Nicholas Nissen, M.D., surgical director of liver transplantation at Cedars-Sinai.

“One of the most important aspects of our growth and success has been the constant focus on improving the management of patients with severe liver failure who have only a few weeks

USC’s Keck Medicine Joins As Pasadena Half Marathon & 5K Partner Conqur Endurance Group is partnering with Keck Medicine of USC for the third annual Pasadena Half Marathon & 5K, beginning at 7 a.m., Jan 20, 2019 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Carl Chudnofsky, M.D., chair/professor of emergency medicine at USC’s Keck School of Medicine is serving as race medical director.

As the official health-care provider of the races at the Rose Bowl, Keck Medicine will provide race-day medical expertise to runners, which includes five medical aid stations along the course led by volunteer physicians, nurses and staff.

In addition, Keck Medicine will offer a pre-event education series on Facebook Live, where runners will have the opportunity to interact with Keck Medicine physicians in a Q&A series and gain injury-prevention, race-day success and recovery tips for experienced and new distance runners.

The first Facebook live chat will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5, led by Dr. Eric Tan, Keck School assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery.

Visit https://www.pasadenahalf.com for more information on the race.

Angel City Sports Event To Honor, Raise Funds For Athletes With Disabilities

Angel City Sports, a leading Southern California adaptive and Paralympic sports organization, will host its annual Holiday Event from 6-9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29 at the IMAX Headquarters,12585 Millennium Dr., L.A. The event kicks off with the theatrical premiere of Empty Net, a documentary showcasing the 2018 Gold Medal Winning US Paralympic Sled Hockey Team.

Mike Shea, two-time Paralympian snowboarder and Angel City Athlete and Ambassador, will be host for the evening Following the premiere, there will be a cocktail reception celebrating the past year in adaptive sports with a performance by musical guest Victoria Canal, who was born with one arm and whose debut EP garnered millions of plays across multiple streaming platforms (https://www.victoriacanal.com/artists).

Funds raised will help provide adaptive sports clinics, competition, and equipment to athletes in Southern California with physical disabilities.

Tickets are $75 and may be purchased at: https://app.mobilecause.com/f/22sw/n?vid=48wq.

Liver surgeons Nicholas Nissen, M.D., and Andrew Klein, M.D.

to live. Most of these patients are in the intensive care unit and will not leave the hospital alive unless they get a transplant,” Nissen said. “We have worked hard to create a system that patients, family members and referring doctors can trust, from the point of referral until they have a new liver and are safely home.”

When a patient receives an organ from someone else during

transplant surgery, the patient’s immune system may recognize the organ as foreign and attempt to harm it. Even years later, this can lead to transplant rejection, which is one of the reasons why after-care is so important.

At Cedars-Sinai, liver transplant patients benefit from specialized treatment teams, such as a multi-disciplinary surgical intensive care team focused on liver disease and dedicated

transplant social workers who follow patients from their initial referral through transplant hospitalization and for the rest of their lives. Other key teams include the Transfer Center, Advanced Practice Nursing, and the operating room support teams.

Also offered are in-patient and out-patient support groups and a buddy program, which pairs newly transplanted patients with others who have been through a similar experience and can help with guidance and reassurance.

To date this year, the team has completed 103 liver transplants, an increase in volume of almost 100 percent over the last three years. According the Nissen, a major factor in this growth has been efforts of a world-class team of hepatologists that have become known both regionally and nationally as problem solvers and fierce patient advocates.

Looking to the future, Nissen said projects underway include expanded efforts to reach out to underserved communities and increased efforts to meet the national donor organ shortage by salvaging livers that previously had been discarded.

Mending Kids Travels to Mwanza, Tanzania to Perform Free Surgeries, Evaluate More Than 50 Children For the fourth year, Southern California nonprofit Mending Kids deployed Lead Surgeon Dr. Jason Frischer of Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and his team of 13 volunteers to the Bugando Medical Center (BMC) to screen more than 40 children with colorectal defects, including Zainabu, who he first met on his mission there two years ago.

Due to cultural beliefs that ARM (anorectal malformations) are a curse, children are forced to live in shame and do not attend school. The opportunity for these children to have their congenital conditions repaired gives them hope of leading healthy, happier lives and the chance to attend school in the future.

During the week-long medical mission, 43 children were evaluated. However, the team operated on the 14 most pressing surgical candidates. Mending Kids met one-time, patient-hopeful Zainabu on this same medical mission more than two years ago.

Due to her heart condition at the time, Zainabu’s surgery could not be performed. Thankfully, Mending Kids was able to facilitate cardiac surgery for her last November, and last week she was reunited with Dr. Frischer, and was able to receive a successful surgery.

In addition, Dr. Frischer continued his training of Sister Alicia Massenga, a general surgeon with

Dr. Jason Frischer

special interest in pediatric general surgery. He was also able to provide training to 23 surgical residents, interns, and medical students.

Healthcare in Tanzania is not accessible to the entire population. It is only available to those who have income; and health insurance has only recently been introduced and is very limited.

The patient to doctor ratio is among the worst in all of Africa.

According to UNICEF, the underfive mortality rate in Tanzania is strikingly high at 81 deaths per 1,000 live births. Many Tanzan-

ians live on less than a dollar a day.

According to Sister Alicia Massenga, “This Mending Kids mission was fantastic. Procedures that have never been done before were performed and nurses were able to complete many duties under Mending Kids’ supervision.

In addition, it was obvious that the families of the children were relieved, happy and thankful about the work achieved this week by the Mending Kids team.”

Mending Kids goal is to deploy Dr. Frischer and his team annually for the next five years.

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Sydney J. Rosenberg Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Stephen Saltzman, Arnie Nelson and Bob Waldorf.

Camp Bob Waldorf Brunch And Family Day Raises More Than $380,000

By Matt Lopez The Foundation for Camp Bob Waldorf, an extension of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles, held its annual Brunch and Family Day on Sunday, raising record funds for the camp.

The Brunch and Family Day raised more than $380,000 for the Foundation for Camp Bob Waldorf, which serves children in need from across Los Angeles.

The event included the unveiling of a brand-new camp square, which was dedicated in honor of Arnie Nelson’s 90th birthday, as a gift from his wife, Sherri. The Arnie Nelson Camp Square will be a central meeting point for the entire camp community. Arnie has

been an ardent supporter of the camp for decades, and served on the JBBBSLA board for 40 years.

“Now, more than ever, is a time when we need safe spaces where our next generation of children can form relationships with positive role models while cultivating a sense of self-respect and compassion to others,” said Dr. Zach Lasker, Director of Camp Bob Waldorf. “This coming summer we will welcome 1,000 diverse young people into our community and hope to nourish their minds, bodies, and hearts.”

The Foundation for Camp Bob Waldorf is a 501(c)3 organization which ensures ongoing support for our camp in perpetuity through its endowment.

TO SEE AND BE SEEN

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JVS WOMEN — The JVS Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) Conference drew over 500 attendees, raising $325,000 at its 6th annual Woman to Woman Conference at the Skirball Cultural Center. This year’s conference celebrated the strength of women, building on the theme of resilience. Speakers included: Justine Siegal, the first woman to coach for a major league baseball team; Michaela Mendelsohn, trailblazing entrepreneur and transgender activist; and Susan Feniger, master chef, restauranteur and bestselling author. Funds raised will go directly to support JVS programs serving women in need, with clients ranging from single mothers and the working poor to female veterans transitioning to the civilian workplace.

Pictured (from left): 2018 WLN Conference speaker Michaela Mendelsohn, JVS Board Chair Harris Smith, 2018 WLN Conference co-chairs Debbie Powell and Judy Flesh Rosenberg, JVS client and speaker Lorrie Williams, speaker Susan Feniger, WLN Empowerment Award recipient Rosaline L. Zukerman, JVS CEO Alan Levey, co-chair Eileen Coskey Fracchia, JVS COO Claudia Finkel and speaker Justine Siegal.

Photo by Karina Pires Photography

THE SIL AT THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL — The SIL, an ecommerce destination of exclusive offerings, partnered with The Beverly Hills Hotel for its first ever capsule collection, featuring readyto-wear pieces and accessories designed by SIL Shop designers with a theme of hunter green and blush pink hues in homage to the hotel.

Pictured (from left): designers Cassandra King Polidori and Molly Moorkamp; The SIL founder Natalie Bloomingdal;, Molly Moorkamp co-founder Sam Moorkamp; and designer Tish Cox. To view the lines, visit: shopthesil.com.

MICHELIN STARS IN BEVERLY HILLS — Héritage Fine Wines treated guests to an exceptional pop-up five-course dinner created by French Michelin Star Chef Martin Simonart inside the Beverly Hills’ wine boutique’s intimate space. Among the delicacies to tantalize the palates of diners were pumpkins curated in various ways, roasted duck, fois gras and a heavenly chocolate dessert, all of which were paired with exquisite wines. Chef Simonart is pictured above between Heritage owner Jordane Andrieu and Guillaume Dépée, owner of Auberge des Templiers, where Simonart works.

FIDF — Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) National Board Member and Chair of the FIDF Western Region Gala Haim Saban, along with major FIDF supporters and GUESS founders Maurice and Paul Marciano, toured Israel this week and visited soldiers on Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bases around the country, including the City of Training Bases (Camp Ariel Sharon) in the Negev.

Pictured (from left): Col. Avi Motola, commander of the IDF City of Training Bases (Camp Ariel Sharon) in the Negev; Maurice Marciano; Haim Saban; and Paul Marciano’ with IDF soldiers in front of the FIDF Sports Center donated

by Maurice and Paul Marciano.

U.S.VETS—In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, U.S.VETS, the Nation’s largest non-profit serving American Veterans, held its annual pre-Veterans Day Salute Gala at The Beverly Hilton. hosted and emceed by Fritz Coleman, NBC4’s award-winning weatherman. This year’s gala honored Comcast NBC Universal’s Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Carol Eggert and John Vidovich of Sandridge Partners, De Anza Properties and Vidovich Vineyards. U.S.VETS President/CEO Stephen Peck stated: “We’re grateful that the community has supported U.S.VETS’ growth for 25 years, here in L.A. and now across the country.”

U.S.VETS serves more than 5,500 veterans and their families each night, through 30 residential and service sites. Pictured (from left): U.S. District Court Judge Dean Pregerson; U.S.VETS President/CEO Stephen J. Peck; Fritz Coleman; co-honoree Carol Eggert; and U.S.VETS COO Darryl Vincent.

Photo by Shahar Azran NEVER FORGET — More then 250 guests attended the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s screening “What Were We Watching? Americans' Responses to Nazism Through Cinema, Radio and Media” at the Writers Guild Theater. As part of the program, which highlighted how the persecution of Europe’s Jews were a constant presence in American movie theaters and living rooms throughout the 1930–40s, panelists (pictured) discussed how Hollywood and leaders in entertainment and government battled for the hearts and minds of Americans. Speakers included moderator Patt Morrison with the Los Angeles Times; Daniel Greene, curator of USHMM's Americans and the Holocaust exhibition, and Laurent Bouzereau, Director and Producer of the Netflix series Five Came Back.

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

PLANET SMOOTHIE— Planet Smoothie Beverly Hills held its grand opening celebration this past weekend, with free smoothies for the first 100 guests. With a catalog of over 30 real fruit smoothies and smoothie bowls made with super foods such as acai, this healthy spot is a welcome addition to the City!

Pictured: spiritual teacher Todd Savvas and his dog Rhody dropped by with actor/director Alexander Wraith at the ribboncutting opening of Planet Smoothie at 1931/2 S. Beverly Dr.

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

OPERA – The LA Opera brought a production of a new youth opera to Beverly Vista last week. Wreck of the Miranda tells the tale of a fishing trawler that crashes, spilling chemicals in the ocean, consequently sickening the inhabitants of a seaside town. “It deals with environmental issues, social injustices and how one person can make a difference to the world,” described teacher Judith Chan. “They brought lighting, sound systems, the set, props and costumes [and] my middle school chorus students sang and acted with professional opera singers on stage together!” Pictured above are performers and Beverly Vista students Cameron Asher, Scarlett Basile, Nava Bonyadi, Alyssa Galen, Kayla Granitz, Olivia Green, Arianna Gullins, Hannah Harooni, Tyler Janssen, Ashley Jourabchi, Jory Kanaan, Klarine Kanaan, Suhhyeon Kim, Eunice Kim, Rachel Kohley, Kaylee Kwok, Avery Lo, Arielle Margolin, Edden Mizrahim, Sofia Maurer, Leiana Micaelli, Maya Rendon, Kate Schirmer, Ariella Shaoulian, Elise Soufer, Valentina Steele and Batia Tello.

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district. The development would permanently remove the property from the nine percent of commercial property taxes and fees that generate 75 percent of the City’s income, providing the wealth of services that contribute to the City’s overall reputation and property values, according to former City Treasurer Eliot Finkel and current City Treasurer Howard Fisher.

Block, currently the Vice Chair of the Planning Commission, enjoys a robust friendship Mayor Gold, and he shared the spotlight with for-

mer lobbyist Judy Fenton (now a Recreation and Parks Commissioner, who served as Gold’s campaign manager), as the honoree at Temple Emanuel’s annual fundraiser.

However, with Block remaining on the Commission for one year, Commissioner Joe Shooshani will miss the opportunity to take over as Chair in the next rotation; Block will take the Chair.

Shooshani has gained citywide attention for his persistent refusal to uphold the General Plan in favor of developers, reading phone texts with marching orders from lobbyist Murray Fischer seated in the audience, while deliberating

the project Fischer represented, and launching misogynistic attacks on Commissioner Lori Greene Gordon and resident Debbie Weiss. Fischer has more than 50 projects before the Planning Commission.

Sources say that the alternative to Block would have been a 3-1 decision to recommend to the City Council a decidedly pro-development candidate that would then have been on the Planning Commission for a potential six years. With Vice Mayor Mirisch expected to take the Mayoral seat in March, he can then assign new liaisons to select Block’s replacement next year.

ASSAULTS 11/06 9500 Wilshire Blvd.

11/06 200 Moreno Dr. 11/12 8600 Wilshire Blvd.

11/16 400 N. Camden Dr. 11/17 400 S. Rexford Dr. 11/18 Spalding Dr./Olympic Blvd.

11/18 200 Moreno Dr. BURGLARIES 11/05 9700 Wilshire Blvd.

11/05 200 S. Rodeo Dr. 11/06 200 Lasky Dr. 11/06 9700 Olympic Blvd.

11/06 400 El Camino Dr. 11/07 400 S. Doheny Dr. 11/07 400 S. Doheny Dr. 11/07 900 N. Roxbury Dr. 11/10 300 S. Doheny Dr. 11/10 300 S. Doheny Dr. 11/10 300 Reeves Dr. 11/10 200 Reeves Dr. 11/10 9700 Wilshire Blvd.

11/10 300 N. Palm Dr. 11/11 100 S. Crescent Dr. 11/11 100 El Camino Dr. 11/12 300 N. Oakhurst Dr. 11/12 9100 Wilshire Blvd.

11/12 200 S. Beverly Dr. 11/13 9300 Olympic Blvd.

11/15 400 S. Swall Dr. 11/15 1000 Lexington Rd. 11/16 100 S. Roxbury Dr. 11/16 200 S. Beverly Dr. 11/16 9400 Carmelita Ave.

11/16 200 S. Beverly Dr. 11/16 400 N. Canon Dr. 11/16 9500 Brighton Way 11/16 9700 Wilshire Blvd.

11/16 9800 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

11/16 400 N. Bedford Dr. 11/17 600 Alpine Dr. 11/17 400 N. Oakhurst Dr. 11/17 200 N. Swall Dr. 11/17 300 N. Swall Dr. 11/17 9600 Wilshire Blvd.

GRAND THEFTS 10/11 600 N. Oakhurst Dr. 11/02 9100 Wilshire Blvd.

11/04 400 N. Bedford Dr. 11/07 9500 Wilshire Blvd.

11/07 300 N. Rodeo Dr. 11/07 400 S. Doheny Dr. 11/07 300 S. Camden Dr. 11/12 400 S. Maple Dr. 11/12 Brighton Way/N. Crescent Dr. 11/13 200 N. Rodeo Dr. 11/13 9800 Wilshire Blvd.

11/13 300 N. Rodeo Dr. 11/13 100 McCarty Dr. 11/14 200 Tower Dr. 11/14 200 S. Clark Dr. 11/16 200 N. Canon Dr. 11/16 100 S. Camden Dr. 11/17 300 N. Rodeo Dr. ROBBERY 11/10 Gregory Way/S. Gale Dr.

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Beverly Hills City Council Calls For Boycott Of Airbnb

DAY OF GIVING – Coldwell Banker’s Beverly Hills North Office just completed its 7th annual “Day of Giving” by donating 250 turkeys and food to the Veterans Administration. Pictured are (from left): CB Realtors Lauren Tizabi and Oleg Korolo; CB North Office Manager Loren Judd and Associate Manager Marcia Taylor, who organized the event; CB Realtors Jose Benjamin, Steven Love, Masha Matsko, and Kevin Davis; and (kneeling) Cederick Brown from the Veterans Administration.

Existing Home Sales In The United States Rise After 6 Months Of Decline Long-suffering sales of existing US homes rose in October for the first time since March but a low trend persisted, according to an industry survey released Wednesday.

The unexpected sales increase came despite rising interest rates and tight supplies, which drove up prices for the 80th straight month, although more slowly.

The overall housing sector, which economists say is often among the first to peak in an economic cycle, has stagnated or weakened for much of the year as construction and sales

both slowed.

Housing is expected to contribute little to GDP growth in the fourth quarter.

The National Association of Realtors said home sales -including town homes, condos, co-ops and single-family houses -- rose 1.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.2 million, more or less matching economists' expectations.

The result left the market 5.1 percent below October 2017.

“After six consecutive months of decline, buyers are

finally stepping back into the housing market,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement, pointing to faster sales in the Northeast, South and West.

Inventories fell slightly for the month to 1.85 million homes on the market but this was up from the 1.8 million year-ago level.

This represented a 4.3 month supply at the current pace -- down from September but up from October 2017.

The median price rose 3.8 percent from its year-ago level to $255,400.

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Philanthropist Audrey Irmas Breaks Ground On New Wilshire Temple Pavilion

By John L. Seitz Beverly Hills philanthropist Audrey Irmas was on hand for the groundbreaking ceremonies on the Audrey Irmas Pavilion at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, founded in 1862.

The pavilion will be a multi-use cultural, religious and event space directly adjacent to the temple’s historic sanctuary. In addition to a new chapel and terrace, it will include a grand ballroom, meeting rooms, performance spaces, a rooftop sky garden with panoramic views, and a world-class catering kitchen. It is the first building in the area from Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas and OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu, with collaboration by consulting architects Gruen Associates.

Enthused Irmas: “I am so pleased and happy that the pavilion is finally coming to

GETTING IT STARTED–Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Audrey Irmas Pavilion brought out a host of dignitaries at Wilshire Boulevard Temple From left: Cinny Kennard of the Annenberg Foundation, Beverly Hills philanthropist Audrey Irmas, Wilshire Boulevard Temple Senior Rabbi Steven Leder Temple Cantor Don Gurney, philanthropist Erika Glazer, Temple President Alberto Valner and L.A. Councilman Paul Koretz.

Photo by Jay Goldman

fruition. It is something I have dreamed about and am thrilled to be part of this exciting day.”

Rabbi Steven Leder also announced that Wilshire Temple is finalizing plans with

the Annenberg Foundation to build out a groundbreaking new community-at-large space within the Audrey Irmas Pavilion.

Completion is planned for late 2020.

By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hills City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning Airbnb’s decision to remove listings of its rentals in Israeli settlements on the West Bank.

The City Council is calling for a boycott of the web service, which allows travelers to rent rooms, apartment units or houses for short-term stays.

Mayor Julian Gold says the City finds Airbnb’s actions “deplorable…this unanimous resolution reflects the City Council’s ongoing commitment to Israel and to exposing hatred anywhere it exists.”

In an announcement made Monday, Airbnb announced it was removing the listings, saying they are “at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians.”

Airbnb said its decision would affect around 200 Airbnb listings.

“Our team has wrestled with this issue and we have struggled to come up with the

right approach,” Airbnb said in a statement.

Israel leaders have publicly pushed back on Airbnb’s decision and demanded it be reversed. Tourism minister Yariv Levin called it a “disgraceful and miserable decision” and the Israel-Jewish Congress and other human rights leaders have publicly opposed Airbnb’s decision.

Palestinian leaders had been calling on Airbnb to remove the listings in Israeli settlements for years, claiming in a letter to the company that the listings are “effectively promoting the illegal colonization of occupied land.”

“Airbnb is not welcome in Beverly Hills as long as its policies are based on anti-Jewish double standards,” added Vice Mayor John Mirisch. “Jew hatred is a disease. We can try to inoculate others against this malady but we also must protect ourselves against its effects.”

Photos: Keller Williams

Ziggy Marley Leasing Beverly Hills Estate

By Matt Lopez R e g g a e music star Ziggy Marley is leasing out his palatial Beverly Hills estate for a cool $16,000 per month, Variety reported this week.

Ziggy, the son of Reggae music icons Bob and Rita Marley, is leasing his former home in a privately-guarded piece of land near Beverly Hills’ Coldwater Canyon area.

According to Variety, Marley originally tried to rent the home for $25,000, but got no bites.

With high hedges shielding the property, the estate is a family-sized Mediterranean with four bedrooms and 4-anda-half bathrooms. It clocks in at

about 4,200 square feet.

It has a detached pool house with another bathroom and bedroom.

There’s a large living room with a stone fireplace and vaulted, exposed-beam ceiling.

Variety reports that the neighborhood is shared by several Hollywood heavyweights, such as Penelope Cruz, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, Adele and Katy Perry.

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Pictured above: Performers dressed as elves and reindeer on stilts entertained the crowd. Left: Hip-hop violinist Svet performed.

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BOLD Holidays continue every Friday and Saturday between 5-8 p.m. until Dec. 22 on the 200, 300 and 400 blocks of Rodeo Drive, and throughout the City.

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Randall (Jeffrey) of Piedmont, and her son Benjamin B. Sherwood (Karen), president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, (the first sister-brother recipients of Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford University), plus four grandsons,

For more information, visit www.rodeodrive-bh.com.

The Holiday Lighting Celebration was produced by the Rodeo Drive Committee, in partnership with the City, the Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce.

Richard and William Randall, and Charles and William Sherwood.

The family has asked that memorial contributions be made to the Dorothy and Richard Sherwood Award at the Center Theater Group in Los Angeles.

A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

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FESTIVAL ENDS—At the closing of the 32nd Israel Film Festival were, shown from left, actor/producer Mark Damon, Alana Stewart, Jon Voight, festival award-winner director Avi Nesher and festival founder/executive director Meir Fenigstein.

Photo by Todd Williamson/January Images

Record Attendance And Sold Out Screenings RESIDENT DANCERS—Three of the four Beverly Hills residents taking part in the Westside Ballet of Santa Monica’s Nutcracker this year are( from left): Elle Shim, Isabela Sullivan and Jenne Shim.

Photo by Todd Lechtick

Four Local Student Dancers Shine In Westside Ballet’s Nutcracker

Four Beverly Hills young dancers will be performing in Westside Ballet of Santa Monica’s 46th year run of the holiday classic, Tchaikovksy’s beloved ballet The Nutcracker at 1 and 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 1 and 2 at The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica.

Lilly Gottlieb a sixth grader at the Center for Early Education will play a Crystal Bell, Elle Shim a Hawthorne School fourth grader will portray a Blue Solder, Jenne Shim will dance a Red Soldier and Corps Angel and Isabella Sullivan, a Beverly Vista seventh grader will play a Corps Angel, Party Girl and Mouse.

Presented in conjunction with the Santa Monica College

Symphony, performances will be to a live orchestra.

As L.A.s’ longest running production of the holiday staple, Westside Ballet’s Nutcracker is the classic version established by founders, Yvonne Mounsey and Rosemary Valaire in 1973.

Westside also welcomes back guest principals, resident guest artists Evan Swenson (formerly with Houston Ballet), Johnny Zhong (formerly with Classical Ballet of Guangzhou), and Jack Virga Hall (ABT certified, currently touring with Ballet D’Hommes).

Tickets are $45 and available online at www.westsideballet.com, or by phone (additional fees apply) at 800-5954849 (4TIX).

Hollywood Christmas Parade Kicks Of Sunday, Nancy O’Dell Grand Marshall This year marks The 87th anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade, produced by American Television International and presented in association with the city of Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 25 on the streets of Hollywood.

The pre-parade concert will be from 5-6 p.m. and the parade, with Grand Marshall Nancy O’Dell will be from 6-8 p.m.

The live parade will feature 5,000 participants with celebrities, including soap opera stars, local politicians and of course, Santa Claus; award-winning bands from around the country, character balloons and equestrian units.

The event will be taped for multiple broadcasts during the holiday season on the CW

Network and Hallmark with hosts Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie and Montel Williams.

The parade travels a 3.2-mile Ushaped route Nancy O’Dell starting on Orange Street and Hollywood Boulevard. Grandstand seating is sold out, but free curbside seating in available along the route, starting at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.

For more information, call 866-PARADE (727-2331) or visit www.thehollywoodchristmasparade.org.

Filmmakers Of Israel Film Fest’s Audience-Voted Favorite Feature, Documentary Awarded $100,000 The 32nd Israel Film Festival (IFF) in Los Angeles, the largest showcase of Israeli films in the U.S., ended with its biggest audience in more than three decades.

Programming included 40 narrative films, documentaries, TV series and shorts, with many U.S. and West Coast premieres along with 25 Israeli filmmakers and actors in attendance.

For the first time, the festival awarded Audience Choice Award winners $100,000, granted by festival sponsors BCL Finance Group, TUNNEL Post and Opus Post Production. The funds were divided among the winning filmmakers to produce their next films.

Votes resulted in a tie for Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film. Winners were: The

Other Story, directed by Avi Nesher, awarded $40,000; and Shoelaces, directed by Jacob Goldwasser, awarded $40,000.

The Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Film went to Black Honey, The Life And Poetry Of Avraham Sutskever, directed by Uri Barbash, awarded $20,000.

“At this year’s festival, L.A. crowds embraced and celebrated Israeli filmmaking to thunderous applause and standing ovations for the films,” said Meir Fenigstein, IFF founder/executive director.

BCL Finance Group, a financing fund headed by Adi Cohen, Michael Bassick and Michael Laundon, which has a film services/financing agreement with TUNNEL Post of LA., contributed $85,000 worth of

post-production services. Opus Production, the largest and most advanced post-production house in Israel, provided $15,000 toward filmmakers’ future films.

Highlights of the festival included multi-Academy Award nominated and Emmy-winning producer Jason Blum, founder of Blumhouse Productions, receiving the 2018 IFF Achievement in Film and TV Award; award-winning Israeli director/screenwriter Nesher, director of the opening night film The Other Story, being honored with the 2018 IFF Cinematic Achievement Award; and the inaugural launch of the Israel Film Festival at the Skirball Cultural Center, a select presentation of Jewish identity through Israeli film.

Local Rocker Steve Cooke’s Light Is Green Recognized

By Hollywood Music In Media Award Program Local rocker Steve Cooke’s song Light Is Green was nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award (HMMA) in the Best Rock Song Category.

Hosted by Alonzo Bodden and Dylan Berry, the show presented awards last week at the Avalon Hollywood with a portion of the proceeds going to Education Through Music - Los Angeles.

The award recognizes music in film, TV, video games, commercials and trailers.

Winner in the category was Brian Howe, singer with Bad Company, for his song Hot Tin Roof.

Cooke’s song, available on YouTube is a marriage of New Age Rock-Blues and Americana roots music, Cooke says. In the song, his vocals and modern synth-12 string guitar soar above the low-end bass and strong drum lines, reminiscent of traditional English rock songs of the 1970’s, of which Cooke is a big proponent.

Steve Cooke

Providing bass riffs and production was musical director Michael Bradford, who currently performs with Orianthi and Richie Sambora. On drums, Mickey Ututaonga, flew from his native New Zealand especially to record with Cooke and Bradford.

“Light is Green means go,”

said Cooke. The song’s music video features romantic imagery, with fast edits for the song’s different themes, including finding “real love” in an era of high-tech distractions.

HMMA nominations are selected by an advisory board and selection committee which includes journalists, music executives, music-media industry professionals comprised of select members of the Society of Composers and Lyricists, The Television Academy, the AMPAS Music Branch, NARAS, and performing rights organizations.

Cooke will perform a special Thanksgiving show at 8 p.m. today at Bar 20 at the Grafton Hotel, 8462 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood.

He will also perform at the eighth annual Vahagn Setian B2V Memorial 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, Dec. 2 in Beverly Hills.

Cooke and Frank Simes will kick off the event at 8:30 a.m. performing a duet version of Stairway To Heaven.

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GOBBLE GOBBLE – Last week, Beverly Hills High staff, administration, district officials and school board members were treated to a Thanksgiving feast, prepared and served by PTSA parents. The BHHS Madrigals, Minnesingers and Chamber Orchestra provided entertainment. Factors Famous Deli provided turkeys and trimmings. Pictured (from left): Patti Stein, Jodi Galen, Laurie Okum, BHHS Principal Mark Mead, PTSA Co-Presidents April Jergens and Monique Gibbons, Laura Margo, Stephanie Rund and Mallory Lee.

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outgoing Board President Lisa Korbatov, following nine years of service, and board member Howard Goldstein, who will complete his five-year term.

As a result of an L.A. County Rule which stipulates that board member terms must end the first Friday in

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seemed to pertain only to duplexes that were owneroccupied at first. But as the discussion wore on, it seemed to apply to all duplexes, then to buildings up to four units, and then only to buildings of ten units or more. Soon, it seemed to have been identified as a solution to any building, owner occupied or owned by a corporation.

Renters, therefore, who had most recently borne the costs of first and last month’s rent, security deposit and moving costs could be arbitrarily evicted if they were told that an owner had a relative that needed the unit, only to find that they had to procure the cost of moving on their own.

It is unclear how the City Staff would be able to determine if indeed, the person was a father, son or grandparent, or if the person occupying the unit was a short-term rental on Airbnb.

According to Friedman, “Tenancy by the family member would have a minimum length of future time (i.e. 2 years, 3 years) to avoid gaming the system. Registration of the intention to move a family member with the details and obligations of the owner's actions should be included so that there is a ‘contract’ and the displaced tenant knows their rights and the ‘owner’ knows their obligations,” said Friedman, in an email following the meeting. In addition, said Friedman, “The suggestion was made as a way to compromise the property rights of the individual owner of the property and the displacement of the tenant. The units are still going to have to be registered and the rent control board and/or rent stabilization office would still have jurisdiction over the unit and penalties would apply if

December, which falls on Dec. 7 this year, Marcus and WalkerShuman will not be sworn in until after this date to avoid having seven seated board members on the five-member board.

Isabel Hacker is set to be sworn in as the board’s new vice president.

Veteran Beverly Hills Unified school teacher Marcus,

who was honored this year for her 55 years of service to the school district, was overwhelming selected to serve on the board by voters, ultimately garnering 46.33 percent of the vote (6,378 votes.) Third generation resident Walker-Shuman nabbed the second open spot with 32.78 percent of the vote (4,512 votes.)

there were a violation of the conditions that gave rise to the displacement of the tenant.

Specific details still [need] to be worked out and refinement or changes to the suggestions will still be considered and discussed when it comes back to council.

To date, there has been no robust discussion of penalties for removing a tenant unlawfully, nor any consideration for the costs to the tenant.

Councilmember Lili Bosse did not agree that eviction to move in a family member should exempt the owner from relocation fees. “A home is a home…

It’s somebody’s home… It’s their life,” said Bosse. “We want to protect the tenant and give them predictability. They should have the right to put their family member in the building but it’s uprooting whoever is living there. No way can one live in fear that one day their owner will put their [relative] in their apartment and they are stuck on the street and the don’t have first and last month’s rent. It’s not fair.”

Nonetheless, she was outvoted by Mayor Gold, Vice Mayor Mirisch, and Councilmember Friedman.

“You shouldn’t have to pay relocation fees,” said Gold.

Councilmember Robert Wunderlich seemed to be unsure of the rationale.

The City Council agreed to exempt owner-occupied duplexes, but to apply protections to renters.

They also reached consensus not to allow “banking” of rental increases, which would allow landlords that don’t raise the rent annually to “bank” those increases for use at a time of their choosing, increasing the renter’s insecurity.

As for habitability standards, the council agreed that regular inspections were onerous to both landlords and ten-

ants. They opted for random and anonymous inspections that would allow reporting without bringing potential backlash onto the tenants.

However, they also agreed that habitability standards require more information on the condition of housing in the City, and creating habitability standards beyond those required by the state, what they called “Beverly Hills Standards,” is a part of a longer discussion to be deferred to a later date when there is more information.

The Council also agreed to look into a plan to provide assistance to certain tenants, capping the City’s contribution at again, an arbitrary $500,000.

With a $5 million budget for BOLD, the figure seems paltry in comparison.

It is yet to be determined what the criteria will be for assistance, though Wunderlich had prepared a presentation on his plan. That plan would cap the City contribution and distribute funds to as many tenants at whatever variable rate distribution allowed.

Based on a report submitted by HR&A Consultants, the criteria included the rents below the lowest 20 percent of RSO rents, households that are cost-burdened according to HUD definitions and households with more than 3-5 years of tenancy.

His model showed a rent subsidy of 1-2 percent.

Annual rent increases would still tied to CPI with a range of 3.5 percent to 7.5 percent, arbitrarily selected from a range of 3-8 percent without any justification in the search for consensus among the council members, taking into account the rent subsidies.

It is anticipated that the ordinance will return on Dec. 18, hopefully with a robust public participation.

equitable way,” said Public Works Director Shana Epstein.

“Investing in the City’s infrastructure to increase local water production will also provide critical insurance against service interruptions and supply issues.”

Interruptions, such as mandated conservation which occurred during the height of the drought, can impact water service.

Customers will receive a Water Rate Adjustment Notice in the mail.

The City Council approved water rate increases in 2017 including a Phase 1, five-year plan to meet the Water Fund revenue requirements. Those requirements included purchasing water from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), fixed operating costs for the water system; budgeted capital projects for maintenance, replacement, upgrades and repairs; debt service payments on previous water bonds; and the City’s reserve policy to maintain reserves of at least 50 percent of the Water Enterprise operating expenses.

Those funds were to cover 80 percent of capital projects for the next five years, with the remaining 20 percent uncollected. The model was also set to cover the initial cost estimate of $14.2 million to address the Hollywood Basin rehabilitation project, Water Enterprise Plan (WEP) cost estimates and the cost to drill the wells in the La Brea Sub-Basin.

This represents Phase II of the plan, including a review of the WEP elements, next steps, and a timeline for an updated Cost of Service study to ensure that each customer is paying the appropriate amount, which is what will be discussed at the Town Hall meetings.

Phase II also includes the addition of a water reliability charge and a revenue stabilization rate schedule.

The cost of service analysis assigns costs to each customer class, from residential to commercial customers, multi-family and single-family, in a more equitable manner. It also addresses charges to the City’s West Hollywood customers.

The fees charged per hundred cubic feet of metered water use will cover the capital expenses, debt service payments and maintenance operations costs to drill new wells and expand the City’s treatment facilities.

If adopted, rates will go into effect on March 8, 2019.

Water rate increases will be effective Jan. 1, 2020; Jan. 1, 2021; and Jan. 1, 2022. All meter reads beginning March 1, 2019 will be charged the new rates.

Those who oppose the proposed water rate adjustments may submit a written protest against the proposed rate increases by submitting it in

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by Jan. 15, 2019.

A protest must contain: clearly stated opposition to the changes in water charges; name of the owner or customer of record submitting the protest; identification by street address or utility account of the parcel; and the original signature legibly printed by the owner or customer of record on the account.

The total revenue projected at the time was to be $33.1 million; the revenue requirement was estimated to be $38.2 million through the 2021-22 Fiscal year to operate the water utility, including operations, CIP funding, debt service and Water Enterprise Reserve requirements.

During the extreme drought conditions, the City was required to reach a 32 percent cut in water usage, while Gov. Jerry Brown mandated a statewide 25 percent cut.

Beverly Hills water users initially showed disappointing progress in cutting usage beyond 17-20-percent. Three months into the conservation mandates, with conservation cutting into operating expenses and potential penalties for not meeting cutbacks, the City implemented a tiered structure of penalty surcharges. Homes that had realized greater conservations had their bill reduced for less water usage, plus the five-percent water rate increase mandated during the conservation and a penalty surcharge for not conserving enough to reach the mandated 32 percent cuts.

The price of water conservation is that although customers pay less for using less water, they must then pay more to cover the fixed costs of infrastructure that keeps the water coming.

These new costs reflect the City’s plans to maximize an independent solution to water availability by creating a path to less reliance on MWD water.

At the time, Vice Mayor John Mirisch, who opposed the hike, said “This is a massive budget… We are too quick to increase expenditures, costs and taxes instead of providing the best value for their money.”

The City will review water rates every five years as part of a 10-year financial plan, which is expected to minimize inefficient water use and reduce water charges.

Customers who wish to reduce their overall bill are encouraged to use the City’s Water Tracker to determine how much water is used daily.

They can find the Water Tracker at http://water.beverlyhills.org and find tips to save water at www.bhsaves.org.

For more information, call 310-285-2467 or email AskPW@beverlyhills.org.

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S “Moments of Waking Up,” a joint exhibition by two Israeli artists: Brooklyn-based Avital Burg and Jerusalem-based Ester Schneider is showing now through Jan. 24, 2019 at the Platt and Borstein Galleries at American Jewish University’s Familian Campus, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel Air. This is first time either artist has shown in L.A. Inspired by Renaissance era myths and Jewish mysticism, “Moments of Waking Up” is the meeting point between two texts that serve as metaphors for the creative process—an excerpt from the 12th century Kabbalistic text, Sefer ha-Bahir and Dream of Poliphilus, a 15th century Venetian tale The gallery is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday through Friday and by appointment.

For more information, call 310-40-1256, ext. 556 or visit http://arts.aju.edu/exhibitions/c urrent-exhibitions.

• • • • • Jazz vocalist and Beverly Hills resident Debbie Joyce will present her “Nancy W i l s o n Songbook” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Pips On Labrea,1356 S. La Brea, L.A. L o n g Debbie Joyce associated with the Monterey Jazz Festival, Joyce is the niece of famed song stylist Wilson.

Joyce encourages fans to attend and request songs from Wilson’s extensive catalog including hits like Guess Who I Saw Today, Save Your Love For Me and (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am. Joyce will be accompanied by the Tony Campodonico Trio with Campodonico on keyboards, Jon Stuart on drums and Paul Morin on bass.

For more information, visit pipsonlabrea.com or call 323954-7477.

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of local and SoCal events.

L.A. Lawyers Philharmonic, Legal Voices Fall Concert—From Mozart To Menken Longtime Beverly Hills resident and Founder-Conductor Gary S. Greene will lead the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic and its choir, Legal Voices, “LA’s Only Legal Orchestra & Chorus,” in a fall concert of music ranging from Mozart to Beauty and the Beast at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre 4401 W. 8th Street, L.A. The lawyers, judges, law students and legal staffers who make up the LA Lawyers Phil and Legal Voices will perform Mozart’s overture to The Conductor Gary S. Greene Abduction from the Seraglio and a medley of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s songs from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

Tony-winner Michael Maguire will perform selections from Man of La Mancha and the orchestra will play the second movement from Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony and the Triumphal March from Verdi’s Aida.

The concert will showcase Concertmaster Michael Su in Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy, Principal Cellist Emeritus David Waller in Massenet’s Meditation from Thais, Lead Alto Sax Player Jay Cooper in Kirchner’s Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming and Soprano Roxy Darr as Belle in Beauty and the Beast.

Holiday offerings will include the Hanukah Festival Overture and the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. Jim Raycroft is choral director.

Proceeds from ticket sales make it possible for the orchestra, chorus and big band to perform concerts and raise funds for those who can’t afford legal services and other charitable causes.

Tickets range from $15 to $50 and are available at https://LALawyersPhilConcert.eventbrite.com.

For concert information, visit www.LALawyersPhil.org.

At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, Union Station will kick off its month-long “Cocoa Concert” series with the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, held beneath the Christmas tree and the clock tower, adorned with a 20-foot wreath, at the station, 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles.

The ceremony will be accompanied by a performance from the award-winning Grand Arts Chamber Singers, a group of student performers from neighboring Ramon C. Cortines

‘Fur Free Friday’ Today Part Of EdwardLowell’s Going-Out-Of-Business Events Today is “Fur Free Friday “at Edwards-Lowell, 8712 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills.

To celebrate it’s continuing going-out-of-business sale, the famed family-run fur salon is offering customers who buy a fur for 60 percent off, a vintage fur for free today only.

According to President Paul Matsumoto and VP Jeffrey Lehman, clients who don’t need an extra fur for themselves, can have that fur turned into a throw for their pets.

All proceeds from sales will benefit multiple local charities.

The furrier, closing after 78 years in business, has slated a series of events to mark the end

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The late Grace Lowell, a founder of Edwards-Lowell, in one of the boutique’s signature furs.

of its run.

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School of Visual and Performing Arts and The Los Angeles Symphonic Winds.

The lighting is set for 7:15 p.m. and Santa Claus is expected to attend.

The Confetti Project will have an immersive pop-up studio where guests can have a photo session as they are doused in confetti.

For more information, visit unionstationla.com.

• • • • • L.A. clown troupe Four Clowns is teaming with the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles to present an all-new holiday take on the bard’s Twelfth Night—Welcome to Illyria! or An Exceedingly Silly Retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night—from Nov. 30Dec. 16 at The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, 1238 W. 1st St., L.A. Set during the holidays, this highly physical production slips and slides through the pages of Shakespeare, as the clowns, directed by Joe DeSoto—who’s worked with clown troupes all over the U.S. including the final tour of Ringling Bros./Barnum & Bailey Circus—hash out the meaning of “If music be the food of love, play on.”

Performances will be 8 p.m., Fridays-Sunday, with 2 p.m., Sunday matinees.

Tickets are $12 online at

https://welcometoillyria.bpt.me or $15 at the door.

• • • • • Damon Jones will direct a cast of Groundlings and alumni in The Groundlings Holiday Show at 8 and 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. 22 at The Groundlings Theatre & School, 7307 Melrose Ave., L.A. Tickets for the show of sketches and improvisation are $25 for the 8 p.m. show and $20 for the 10 p.m. show.

For more information, visit https://www.groundlings.com/s how-listing.php.

• • • • • A pop-up village of local artisans and purveyors will highlight the 5th annual Holiday Market Place from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and 2 at the Grand Central Market, 317 S. Broadway, L.A. Participants include Bad Pickle Tees, Billy Kheel, Brown Bag Books, DTLA Gift Shop, Ink + Smog Editions, Los Angeles County Store, MADE by DWC, M.Greenwood Jam, Spread the Love and YA Living.

Entertainment will include a Mexican bolero trio, AfroCuban dance music, jazz and swing music and carolers.

Visits with Santa will be from 1-3 p.m., with ornament making from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

For more information, visit grandcentral market.com.

• • • • • Returning from her OffBroadway triumph, Monica Piper will perform her hit comedy, Not That Jewish, Dec. 1-16 at The Braid Performance & Arts Space, 2912 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica.

Presented by Jewish Women’s Theatre and directed

by Eve Brandsten, the autobiographical story covers a brush with death, love, pain and Mickey Mantle with the same signature wit found in Piper’s work for Roseanne, Mad About You, and her Emmy Award-winning writing on Rugrats.

Performances of the 85minute play will be at 8 p.m., Thursday and Saturday, and 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sundays.

Tickets are $35. For reservations, call 310-315-1400 or visit www.jewishwomenstheatre.org.

• • • • • Pianists Svetlana Smolina and Christopher O’Riley will perform Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy (arr. Conus), and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances for Two Pianos at 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Bing Theater. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Smolina has performed with orchestras and in recitals worldwide, while O’Riley is known as the former host of NPR’s From the Top. For more information on the free concert, visit http://www.lacma.org/event/sv etlana-smolina-chris-oriley.

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BIRTHDAYS–Celebrating are Jack Black and Joseph Hart; Lirit King and Joe Safier (Nov. 24); Gilda Marx, Christina Applegate and John Larroquette (Nov. 25); Tony Mayers, Lorna Berle, Olivia Cole, Ilene Samson, Rich Little, and Tina Turner (Nov. 26); Terri Scheid, Esther Richman and Jayne Kennedy (Nov. 27); Juli Hutner, Howard Fisher, Jack Harris, Randy Newman, Judd Nelson, Lois Politi, and Pat Schaffer (Nov. 28).

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CSCLA Boardmember Mitch Goland, Ph.D. saluted honoree Dr. David Wellisch, Ph.D., for his 43-year career dedicated to clinical work and research with cancer patients and their families. He is chief psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has authored 150 scientific articles and book chapters on psychological aspects of cancer.

The Groundlings, an improvisation and sketch comedy school and theatre group which has entertained L.A. for 40+ years, provided some delightful light touches to the proceedings.

GILDA AWARDS–At the Cancer Support Community’s Gilda Awards Gala in the Intercontinental Hotel, CSCLA Executive Director Julia Forth (left) congratulates honorees Sharon Lawrence, Dr. David Wellisch, and Lisa D’Apolito.

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Cancer Support Community L.A. hosted its annual Gilda Awards at the InterContinental in Century City to benefit the counseling, psychosocial and support services provided to cancer patients and their families, free of charge, in the belief that no one should face cancer alone.. The evening of achievement and celebration honored director Lisa D’Apolito (Legacy Champion), multi-Emmy nominated and SAG Award winning actress Sharon Lawrence (Community Champion), and Dr. David Wellisch, Ph.D. (Harold H. Benjamin Innovation Award). Emmy nominated actress and breast cancer survivor Mindy Sterling emceed with Chuck Dukas doing the live auction.

Ruth Weil was honorary chair of this year’s gala, named for the late, legendary comedian Gilda Radner who had a unique and lasting impact on the world of comedy.

Writer/producer Leah Keith presented the award to her dear friend Sharon Lawrence. The latter is known for her role in NYPD Blue and countless other TV and films. She serves on the board of Heal The Bay and has worked with the John Wayne Cancer Institute and the National Breast Cancer Coalition.

Jordan Walker-Pearlman, nephew of Gilda Radner’s late husband, Gene Wilder, presented honoree Lisa D’Apolito’s award.

The latter began her career as an actress but moved into producing and directing, and forming her own production company 3 Faces Films. Her feature documentary Love, Gilda was selected as the opening night film of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and was named one of Variety’s “10 Documentarians to Watch”.

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HEROS FOR HOPE–Members of the Children’s Burn Foundation paid a visit to the Beverly Hills Fire Department as part of its “Heros For Hope” activities. BHFD Chief Greg Barton (right) welcomes CBF Council President Barbara Pratt, Event Chair Carol Mancino, and CBF Board Chair Kathy Toppino.

The Children’s Burn Foundation honored its “Heroes for Hope” donors at a special recognition event at the Beverly Hills Fire Department with more than 40 attendees treated to a special tour of the station conducted by BHFD Chief Greg Barton, who is a member of the CBF board. Retired chiefs Bill Bamattre and Ron Gulli were also on hand for the lively Q&A session.

Among those taking part were Madeline Gussman, Lynda and Al Fadel, Pedro and Adria Martí, Ruth and Howard Gilliam, Jill Stein, and Allan Alexander of The Johnny Carson Foundation. The tour was followed by a dinner at the Montage Beverly Hills in the stunning Conservatory room. In keeping with CBF’s mission, the “Heroes for Hope” honorees were gifted with a personal fire extinguisher tied up with a bow.

Kudos to Carol Mancino for chairing this inspiring event.

She was joined by her husband, Doug Mancino, CBF’s board chair emeritus, plus current Board Chair Kathy Toppino and husband, Charlie, and CBF Council President Barbara Pratt and husband, Chuck.

INSPIRING–Seal, Grammy winning singer/songwriter and himself a former foster youth, spent the day at Vista Del Mar for its annual “Distinguished Speaker Series,” sponsored by Marla and Michael Kantor. Seal gave an incredibly inspiring talk about his own life story to a filled room with the at risk children Vista serves. He also hand wrote personal notes to every child who attended with words of encouragement and inspiration.

Frances Allen Desert Roundup It’s started, as a trickle at first, then as a deluge of the names of the honorees and presenters of the 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala to be held next Jan. 3.

First to be announced was Glenn Close, who will be presented with the festival’s Icon Award for her performance in The Wife, who has spent 40 years sacrificing her own identify and dreams to support her husband and his stellar literary career.

Past recipients of the Icon Award include Willem Dafoe, Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep.

Back in 2011, the Palm Springs International Film Festival gave Glenn Close the Career Achievement Award for her performance in Albert Nobbs.

Rami Malek is not an internationally familiar movie star–at least not until now–but his performance as Freddie Mercury, the incendiary lead singer of the rock band Queen, is tops.

The motion picture, Bohemian Rhapsody, traces the rise of the group, Queen, and its frontman who so brazenly defied stereotypes and shattered convention.

Completing the initial celebrity trifecta as Awards’ Gala winners is Melissa McCarthy, for her portrayal a heartbreaking performance as author Lee Israel as she struggles with her own relevance in society.

In Can You Ever Forgive Me?, McCarthy will receive the Spotlight Award starring as Lee Israel, the best-selling celebrity biographer and cat lover who made her living in the 70s and 80s as a celebrity biographer.

When Lee found herself unable to get published because she was out of step with the marketplace, she turned to deception.

McCarthy will receive her award from her co-star Richard E. Grant.

For additional information on the gala and the 11 days of festival fun, contact 760-969-7533.

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BIDS - Sealed proposals for the BID NO. 18-91 FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS within the City of Beverly Hills, California, will be received up to the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Beverly Hills, located in Room 290 at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Bids will be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on the above-mentioned date in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall and award of the contract will be made during a subsequent meeting of the City Council.

BIDS - Sealed proposals for the BID NO. 18-92 FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS within the City of Beverly Hills, California, will be received up to the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Beverly Hills, located in Room 290 at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Bids will be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on the above-mentioned date in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall and award of the contract will be made during a subsequent meeting of the City Council.

SCOPE OF THE WORK - The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all the required labor, materials, equipment, parts, implements, supplies and permits necessary for, or appurtenant to, the construction and completion of the project indicated above in accordance with Standard Drawings and the Specifications prepared for this project.

SCOPE OF THE WORK - The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all the required labor, materials, equipment, parts, implements, supplies and permits necessary for, or appurtenant to, the construction and completion of the project indicated above in accordance with Standard Drawings and the Specifications prepared for this project.

SCOPE OF THE WORK - The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all the required labor, materials, equipment, parts, implements, supplies and permits necessary for, or appurtenant to, the construction and completion of the project indicated above in accordance with Standard Drawings and the Specifications prepared for this project.

SCOPE OF THE WORK - The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all the required labor, materials, equipment, parts, implements, supplies and permits necessary for, or appurtenant to, the construction and completion of the project indicated above in accordance with Standard Drawings and the Specifications prepared for this project.

In general terms, the contract work for this project shall consist of the following items of work:

In general terms, the contract work for this project shall consist of the following items of work:

In general terms, the contract work for this project shall consist of the following items of work:

In general terms, the contract work for this project shall consist of the following items of work:

Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and downloaded from the City’s webpage ( http://www.beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/).

Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and downloaded from the City’s webpage (http://www.beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/rfb1890ftt ptelecomdropinstallation4q19/).

Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and downloaded from the City’s webpage (http://www.beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/rfb1891ftt ptelecomdropinstallation1q20/).

Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and downloaded from the City’s webpage (http://www.beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/rfb1892ftt ptelecomdropinstallation2q20/).

CITY CONTACT – Any questions or requests for information can be directed to the project manager, Tristan D. Malabanan, P.E., attmalabanan@beverlyhills.org or by calling 310-285-2512.

CITY CONTACT – Any questions or requests for information can be directed to the project manager, Tristan D. Malabanan, P.E., attmalabanan@beverlyhills.org or by calling 310-285-2512.

CITY CONTACT – Any questions or requests for information can be directed to the project manager, Tristan D. Malabanan, P.E., attmalabanan@beverlyhills.org or by calling 310-285-2512.

CITY CONTACT – Any questions or requests for information can be directed to the project manager, Tristan D. Malabanan, P.E., attmalabanan@beverlyhills.org or by calling 310-285-2512.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018270582 The following is/are doing business as: THE LET GO 6063 Fairview Pl., Agoura Hills, CA 91301; CG Works, Inc. 6063 Fairview Pl., Agoura Hills, CA 91301; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Charisse Glenn, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 25, 2018; Published: November 02, 09, 16, 23, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018270638 The following is/are doing business as: 1) EVRLINK 2) INVITTLE 9461 Charleville Blvd. #276, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Tamara Cholakian 9461 Charleville Blvd. #276, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business

under the name(s) listed: Tamara Cholakian, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 25, 2018; Published: November 02, 09, 16, 23, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018270644 The following is/are doing business as: MYINTY 10861 Moorpark St. #113, Studio City, CA 91602; Adrienne M. Cossar 10861 Moorpark St. #113, Studio City, CA 91602; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Adrienne M. Cossar, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 25, 2018; Published: November 02, 09, 16, 23, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018270640 The following is/are doing business as: DENISE ROSNER

HOMES 9454 Wilshire Blvd. 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Denise Rosner 9454 Wilshire Blvd. 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed October 2016: Denise Rosner, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 25, 2018; Published: November 02, 09, 16, 23, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018270642 The following is/are doing business as: 1) PLATINUM LUXURY & COMMERCIAL 2) PLATINUM REALTY GROUP 3) PLATINUM REALTY PARTNERS 4) PLATINUM REALTY RESOURCE 439 N. Canon Dr. #Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Sheila Mac 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #1108, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun

to transact business under the name(s) listed: Sheila Mac, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 25, 2018; Published: November 02, 09, 16, 23, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018270584 The following is/are doing business as: 1) I LOVE MY DOUBLES PARTNER 2) TENNI LOVE 226 N. Crescent Dr. #303, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Chocbite, LLC 214 Main St. #130, El Segundo, CA 90245; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed April 2015: Adeline Arjad Cook, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 25, 2018; Published: November 02, 09, 16, 23, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

2018270580 The following is/are doing business as: 1) ICON 11 2) SBH CONSULTING 2481 Hollyridge Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90068; Sandrine Auerbach 2481 Hollyridge Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90068; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed February 2015: Sandrine Auerbach, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 25, 2018; Published: November 02, 09, 16, 23, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287682 The following is/are doing business as: 5L PUBLISHING HOUSE 1421 Livonia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Perry Daniel Iltis 1421 Livonia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s)

listed May 2013: Perry Daniel Iltis, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287684 The following is/are doing business as: 1) EENIE MEENIE RECORDS 2) MANIE MOE MUSIC 8316 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069; Eenie Meenie, Inc. 8316 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Reiko Kondo, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287686 The following

is/are doing business as: STEFANO RICCI 270 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Luxury & Co. of Beverly Hills 270 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed November 2001: Alfred Chan, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287688 The following is/are doing business as: MGB MEDIA 1142 S. Stanley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019; Michael Berick 1142 S. Stanley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Michael Berick, Owner: Statement is filed with the

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PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE TO BIDDERS for the FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS FOR 3rd QUARTER 2020 within the City of BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210

NOTICE TO BIDDERS for the FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS FOR 4th QUARTER 2020 within the City of BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210

NOTICE TO BIDDERS for the FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS FOR 1st QUARTER 2021 within the City of BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210

NOTICE TO BIDDERS for the FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS FOR 2nd QUARTER 2021 within the City of BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210

BIDS - Sealed proposals for the BID 18-93 FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS within the City of Beverly Hills, California, will be received up to the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Beverly Hills, located in Room 290 at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Bids will be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on the above-mentioned date in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall and award of the contract will be made during a subsequent meeting of the City Council.

BIDS - Sealed proposals for the 18-94 FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS within the City of Beverly Hills, California, will be received up to the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Beverly Hills, located in Room 290 at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Bids will be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on the above-mentioned date in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall and award of the contract will be made during a subsequent meeting of the City Council.

BIDS - Sealed proposals for the BID 18-95 FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS within the City of Beverly Hills, California, will be received up to the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Beverly Hills, located in Room 290 at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Bids will be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on the above-mentioned date in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall and award of the contract will be made during a subsequent meeting of the City Council.

BIDS - Sealed proposals for the 18-96 FTTP TELECOM DROP INSTALLATIONS within the City of Beverly Hills, California, will be received up to the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Beverly Hills, located in Room 290 at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Bids will be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on the above-mentioned date in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall and award of the contract will be made during a subsequent meeting of the City Council.

SCOPE OF THE WORK - The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all the required labor, materials, equipment, parts, implements, supplies and permits necessary for, or appurtenant to, the construction and completion of the project indicated above in accordance with Standard Drawings and the Specifications prepared for this project.

SCOPE OF THE WORK - The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all the required labor, materials, equipment, parts, implements, supplies and permits necessary for, or appurtenant to, the construction and completion of the project indicated above in accordance with Standard Drawings and the Specifications prepared for this project.

SCOPE OF THE WORK - The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all the required labor, materials, equipment, parts, implements, supplies and permits necessary for, or appurtenant to, the construction and completion of the project indicated above in accordance with Standard Drawings and the Specifications prepared for this project.

SCOPE OF THE WORK - The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all the required labor, materials, equipment, parts, implements, supplies and permits necessary for, or appurtenant to, the construction and completion of the project indicated above in accordance with Standard Drawings and the Specifications prepared for this project.

In general terms, the contract work for this project shall consist of the following items of work:

In general terms, the contract work for this project shall consist of the following items of work:

In general terms, the contract work for this project shall consist of the following items of work:

In general terms, the contract work for this project shall consist of the following items of work:

Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and downloaded from the City’s webpage (https://beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/rfb1893fttptelecomdropinstallation3q20/).

Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and downloaded from the City’s webpage (https://beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/rfb1894fttptelecomdropinstallation4q20/).

Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and downloaded from the City’s webpage (https://beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/rfb1895fttptelecomdropinstallation1q21/).

Copies of the Specifications and Proposal Form may be inspected and downloaded from the City’s webpage (https://beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/rfb1896fttptelecomdropinstallation2q21/).

CITY CONTACT – Any questions or requests for information can be directed to the project manager, Tristan D. Malabanan, P.E., attmalabanan@beverlyhills.org or by calling 310-285-2512.

CITY CONTACT – Any questions or requests for information can be directed to the project manager, Tristan D. Malabanan, P.E., attmalabanan@beverlyhills.org or by calling 310-285-2512.

CITY CONTACT – Any questions or requests for information can be directed to the project manager, Tristan D. Malabanan, P.E., attmalabanan@beverlyhills.org or by calling 310-285-2512.

CITY CONTACT – Any questions or requests for information can be directed to the project manager, Tristan D. Malabanan, P.E., attmalabanan@beverlyhills.org or by calling 310-285-2512.

County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287690 The following is/are doing business as: SIMONE GROOMING 7700 W. Sunset Blvd. #205, Los Angeles, CA 90046; Simone Frajnd 7700 W. Sunset Blvd. #205, Los Angeles, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Simone Frajnd, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018 274702 The following is/are doing business as: INSPIRED EVENTS LA 9042 Airdrome St. Los Angeles, CA 90035;

Johanna Besterman 9042 Airdrome St. Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed in ON October 2018: Johanna Besterman, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 30, 2018; Published: Nov. 16, 23, 30, Dec. 7, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– On December 11, 2018 at 2:30 P.M., Thomas H. Casey, the Chapter 7 Trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Mt. Yohai, LLC, shall sell 2521 Nottingham Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90027 to the highest bidder.

For purchase price and bidding information, please contact Faye C. Rasch, Weiland Golden Goodrich LLP (714) 966-1000

Notice Inviting Bids: Robertson ADHC is in the process of accepting new bids for food vending for 2019.

Sealed bids will be received by Robertson ADHC at 369 S. Robertson Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211 until 12/10/2018 2:00pm for meals to be served in the center.

At said time and place and promptly thereafter all bids that have been duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Description of product for Bid: Breakfast, Snack, & Lunch five (5) days per week Monday thru Friday.

Meals are to be delivered to one (1) location in Bulk form

inclusive of milk based on a 25 day menu cycle to be provided by this agency.

All meals of each type must meet the minimum standards set by the USDA for CACFP meals of that type.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder that possesses the potential ability to perform successfully under the terms and conditions of the proposed procurement and is lowest in price. Other factors shall be given consideration when there are sound documented business reasons such as contractor integrity, compliance with public policy, record of past performance, and financial and technical resources.

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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FOR LEASE

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Possible (no bus route) phone answering and references.

Call: 323/822-9418 service. Unfurnished. $925/Mo.

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At least 5 years in home experience. Speak fluent English and can also speak Farsi, Russian, Hebrew, Armenian or Polish. Must have car and available for live-in positions.

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Plug and Play 1,140 sf **Under Market Rent** 8950 Olympic Bl. Suite 210 Rick 818/439-6951

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$671,000 TO $1,050,000

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$1,995/MO. By appointment only

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stove and dishwasher.

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

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

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Spacious, hardwood flrs., Hardwood flrs., central air, pool, elevator, huge closets, built-in on-site laundry, a/c, dishwasher, pool, intercom entry. elevator, controlled Easy Move-In! *1+1 only access, laundry 320 N. La Peer Dr. facilities. No pets.

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• 310/247-8689 • Close to Cedars-Sinai,

Beverly Center & Trendy Robertson Bl.

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Close to shopping, dining & transportation.

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Hardwood floors, 323/851-3790 appliances, washer/ Close to Everything. dryer in each unit, central air. Pool, jacuzzi * HOLLYWOOD * spa, fitness center, 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. rooftop garden patio+ * * * * * • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. fire pits, courtyard, * * * * * controlled access, prkg.

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With Pool, hardwood BRENTWOOD floors, balcony, central 11640 Kiowa Ave. 1628 S. Westgate Ave. air, fireplace, stainless • • • • • • • • X-St. Santa Monica Bl. ~ 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. ~ Newly Updated steel appliances, B r i g h t & A i r y. W E S T W O O D elevator, intercom 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath Intercom entry, on-sight 1409 Midvale Ave. 310/209-0006 424/272-6596 • entry, parking. gym.

Great Views 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath parking, on-sight laundry • • • • • • • • • • • Steps to UCLA & Great views, controlled Close to Brentwood • 310/476-2181 • •••••••• • • access, balcony, Village, Restaurants, Close to shopping, Balcony, dishwasher, facility, courtyard patio.

Westwood Village.

• • Close to transportation. elevator, lrg. pool, + 1 Bd. 1 Ba. UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, a/c, heated pool, dining & schools.

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Hardwood floors, HEART OF impressive living room, BRENTWOOD dining room, balcony, 11931 Goshen Ave. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a/c unit, fridge, dishBrand New Bldg. washer, walk-in closet, Large Luxury Units intercom entry, laundry ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ facility, carport parking. • 3 Bd. + 3 1/ 2 Ba.

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Close: great restaurants, Very private, hi-ceilings, • Free WiFi Access • large veranda, luxury shops, UCLA, beach. ~ 310/476-3824 ~ kitchen+bathrooms, walk-in closet, all new BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE B R E N T W O O D appliances, washer/dryer ~ V I L L A G E ~ in unit, central air, prkg.

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CULVER CITY walk-in closets, stain- 519 S. Barrington Ave. 3830 Vinton Ave. less steel appliances, ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚ • Single • • quartz countertops, pool, • 1 state of the art gym, 2 Bdrm. + 1 / 2 Bath •• • • • •• Bright unit. laundry hook-ups, controlled access, prkg, Dishwasher, On-site Pool, sauna, intercom entry, free WiFi. Close to laundry, parking. elevator, on-site Brentwood Village.

Close to laundry, parking.

• 310/477-6885 • Brentwood Village. All Utilities Paid.

VERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE 310/841-2367 310/472-8915

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Balcony, air conditioning, controlled access bldg., ~ WESTWOOD ~ • Luxury Living • covered parking, 1385 Kelton Ave. 310/477-8171 with valet, lush garden laundry facility. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 213/385-4751 surrounding pool, 1 Bd.+1 Ba. WEST L.A. Close to transportation, gym, elevator, etc.

Hardwood floors, 1343 Carmelina Ave. downtown & Hardwood flrs., granite - 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath dishwasher, on-sight great restaurants. laundry, controlled counters, dishwasher, • Bright Unit • central air, balcony, access, parking.

On-site laundry, LAFAYETTE PARK 310/569-1159 laundry facility. on-site parking.

274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL. Close to U.C.L.A. & • Free WiFi • Close to Westwood Village Call: 310/470-4474 • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

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Spacious a/c, fireplace, * * * * * * : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 310/826-0541 Includes: pool, controlled access, Air conditioning unit, 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath Very close to Brentwood The Mission” laundry fac., prkg. “ laundry facility, 3 Bdrm.+ 21/2 Bath • Westwood • Village’s dining, shopping • Free WiFi Access • subterranean prkg. :::::::::::::: 310/473-5061 & transportation.

Near Whole Foods.

Open floor plan, high • • • • • Close To U.C.L.A. 310/592-4511 ceilings, French oak • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. BRENTWOOD

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Glass Fireplace Newly Remodeled.

New hardwood flrs., WESTWOOD LOS ANGELES granite counters, 1380 Midvale Ave. 401 S. HOOVER St. stainless steel appl., • • • • • • • • • • • • • • alcove fireplace, • 1 Bd. + 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. fridge, laundry facility, • • 1 Ba. • • • • • gated parking, intercom • • • • • • • • WiFi, pool, elevator, entry, WiFi and more. Control access, pool, controlled access, on- • 310/552-8064 • dishwasher, elevator, on-site laundry sight laundry, parking. Rooftop jacuzzi and parking.

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88 Tempur-Pedic rival 90 Seawater compound 92 Neophytes 93 Collection of Yule-centric posts?

98 Boxing venue 99 Nagy of Hungarian history 100 Wooded valley 101 Bird on Walden Pond in “Walden” 102 Like services covered by a health insurer 105 Drops 107 Utensil for eating some cured meat?

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

An Op-Ed From Former Mayor Nancy Krasne

Put Our Utilities Underground For all 8 years of my two terms on the Beverly Hills City Council, I have pleaded and begged for the council to start a plan to put utilities underground and get rid of the unsightly poles and wires that disable fire trucks and emergency vehicles from going down our alleys. For many years, I have asserted that the downed utility wires, an overheated transformer or arsonists have started these major wild fires we have been seeing in California. Now we have proof Most of us live in an entitled world where we assert it couldn’t happen here ---after all, we are Beverly Hills, but it can. Santa Rosa looked like any neighborhood in our City. I will give you a scenario to prove my point. Let’s take north Beverly Drive as my example. Every other palm tree on there is in excess of 90 feet, probably past a safe height. We are now well into drought mode and have cut way back on watering our lawns, causing the shallow root system of the palm trees to look for water higher up.

Now, we have a fire, anywhere. Embers can blow up to a mile away and will light up the palm trees like tiki torches as they are very thin but incredibly heavy and dense. If they fall, they will cut a house in half.

I was told there was no money for this endeavor, but I respectfully disagree. Edison is currently replacing utility poles regularly, 6-8 per block (e.g. 400 block of South Rodeo Drive).

Remember they were put up 90- 100 years ago.

Then, I was told that people with older homes couldn’t afford to underground the utilities.

Well, I have a solution. A bond could be passed to enable any homeowner to underground the utilities from the alley to their house with a super low interest lien against the home to be paid off when the property changes hands or is sold. The absence of the utility poles would certainly increase the value of the property.

As a member of the City Council, it was not my job to see myself get older, fatter or greyer in the newspaper. I felt it was my job to have a vision and picture of the future to protect the safety and well-being of our community. Many of my predictions have come true.

1. I voted no on Roxbury Park and asked that

it be moved closer to the street- just divert the sub- terrain storm drain since the code would not allow us to build above. After careful inspection, the storm drain proved to be stronger than anticipated and it can always be diverted.

2. I said William Morris would never move into the building on Beverly Drive- they didn’t.

3. I wanted no trees nor flowers planted on Santa Monica Boulevard on a medium so that emergency vehicles could always go down the center to get to car crash, Cedars, UCLA or a fire.

4. I demanded that they not remove the parking meters on South (little) Santa Monica Boulevard. Once they were removed, they would never come back, so I recommended a bag be placed over the existing meter.

5. I wanted a completion bond from Wanda and earnest money up front to make sure the area didn’t stay a blighted mess for all these years. This project moved through the council faster than any project in the history of the City in (five days prior to Thanksgiving). I personally never had a chance to read the development agreement prior to voting and had no say with the attorney drafting the agreement.

6. I moved our installations of City Council to the Academy to save money on tents, security and inclement weather situations.

I don’t care about Rose Parade floats, parties or extravagant spending. I am not asking for utilities to be undergrounded for me--mine are already underground. I was fearful of transformers blowing up, causing a fire and, therefore, bought a house in a spot where they don’t exist above grade.

Dear friends, please push for the utilities to be undergrounded. It may take 50 years, but it will be well worth the wait.

And one more matter. We have drilled water wells in the industrial area that will supply potable drinking water for the next 400 years after we get permission to send it to the water treatment plant. We are sitting on top of a lake while pumping and pouring drinkable water into the ocean as we pay for this privilege.

Former Mayor Nancy Krasne was also a member of the Beverly Hills City Council for 8 years.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Courier reported that Beny Alagem, owner of The Beverly Hilton and the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, and his associates will purchase the One Beverly Hills’ site at 9900 Wilshire Boulevard, creating “a combined 17-acre contiguous parcel and more than 1 million square feet of developable property.”

It appears clear that even before the transaction is completed, the California Environmental Quality Act requires an immediate halt to any consideration of the proposed Hilton hotel project until development plans are readied for the soon-to-be-acquired parcel.

CEQA contains a clear prohibition against “piecemealing,” i.e.: breaking larger project into smaller pieces and reviewing the smaller pieces in separate environmental documents. A “project” reviewed under CEQA must include “the whole of an action.”

I trust that Mr. Alagem, the Hilton, and the City of Beverly Hills will follow the law.

Daniel Fink M.D. ****** On Olympic Boulevard one has to walk three blocks between crosswalks/light signals before crossing the street. That is much too long for a lot of people. The same situation is true on Beverly Boulevard, east of Maple Drive (towards Doheny Drive).

The jogging paths in the parkway along Santa Monica Boulevard are poorly constructed

as there is a lip (tripper) between the end of the dirt and where the concrete commences.

Finally, there are no disabled ramps on the south end of the park across from The Beverly Hills Hotel or on the corner of the streets there.

I have also been asking to enforce the law which does not permit hedges along the driveways to be more than 3 feet tall for the first 6 feet.

Neither adults nor children walking or bike riding can see cars that are backing out nor the drivers in them....a real hazard.

Pablo Nankin, M.D. ****** I have received zero mail at my Maple Drive post office box for the past three days. I was informed by a worker there that the supervisor at this station has removed postal employees there and sent them to the West Hollywood annex post office instead.

One full-time Maple Drive employee is sent to that annex in the afternoon, leaving but a single employee left in the back of the station leaving a backlog of three days mail.

Our Beverly Hills residents deserve proper staffing and quick mail delivery in their post office boxes.

We should also have sufficent staffing at the front counter for certified and priority mail, packages and boxes, not only during this preChristmas rush period, but all year long.

David Gingold

Cartoon for the Courier by Janet Salter

Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 23). You know that you're incredibly valuable, and are so secure in that knowledge that you think of yourself less and less often. This is freedom. A new level of optimism emerges. More highlights: the club you're invited to, an unforgettable date and the satisfactory resolution of a conflict that's affected your family for years. Aquarius and Cancer adore you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It's so easy to fall in love, or have an affectionate feeling about someone, that the reality of the ongoing work of relationships can come as a surprise. Expect it and be ready to embrace it when it comes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The great thing about falling behind is, you never know how strong, smart and able you are until you're tasked with catching up. Afterward, you no longer think every small setback spells disaster. Recovery is in your nature.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There’s not one way to work.

People at work can be still as the moon or hummingbird quick.

The action of work varies. Some stare into space, some sweat or cry. Your work, whatever form it takes, will be deeply respected.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Some vestiges of who you were in your yesteryears might be holding you back. It probably has to do with an old habit or viewpoint. Getting rid of a material representation of the era will provide a magical, metaphorical release.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.19). Beyond the classic stripes of iron bars, cages take on all sorts of material forms; some look like factories, some like dinner tables, nice houses, clean cars, or bottles or mirrors. In what way do you need to get free?

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Why is it taking so long? When do we get there? These questions are completely natural, though unhelpful. With some effort, you'll calm the restless heart and see, with clarity, the current opportunities.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Today is like an elevator. You get on, knowing the risk, and take it because it's time to leave one reality.

When this ride is done, the doors open onto another, slightly different, reality.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Part of the experience of places is the expectation being carried to the entrance gate. You'll be dealing with people who are new to the environment you know so well.

You'll strongly influence their reception of it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You strive to be the best, but "the best" can be hard to assess. How is it measured? Not in popularity or awards. Those yardsticks can only measure consensus and social agreement, which often has little to do with the best.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don't believe that your win has to come at somebody else's loss, but you should be aware that there are many around who do have this scarcity-minded approach. For best results, steer clear of these types.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The love flowing through a relationship is not like it was in the beginning, or yesterday, or earlier this morning. And that's OK. Love will continue to make many forms, all of them enriching in their own way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You acknowledge people by listening to them, remembering things about them, reflecting back to them a version of themselves that represents how they'd like to be seen. Generous heart, your love boomerang is coming.

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