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December 7, 2018

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Outgoing Beverly Hills Board of Education members Lisa Korbatov and Howard Goldstein were honored Tuesday at their final School Board meeting.

The community is invited to welcome the two newest members of the Board of Education, Rachelle Marcus and Tristen WalkerShuman, on Tuesday Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. for their official installation ceremony at the STC/Jon Cherney Lecture Hall at Beverly Hills High.

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George Christy, Page 6 The L.A. Art Crowd Returning From Spending The Holiday In New York Are Suggesting That Other Travelers From Here Who Will Be Visiting There Soon Not Miss The Exhibition Of Andy Warhol’s 350 Works Of Art At The Downtown Whitney Museum

Nominations For The 76th Golden Globes Announced At The Beverly Hilton

By Matt Lopez Nominations for the 76th annual Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning at The Beverly Hilton, and a comedic portrayal of the life of former Vice President Dick Cheney led the way.

Director Adam McKay’s Vice scored a leading six nominations, including noms for Best Musical/Comedy Film, Best Actor, for Christian Bale’s portrayal as Dick Cheney, Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell) and Best Director (McKay).

Green Book, A Star is Born and The Favourite each collected five nominations.

A Star is Born, starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, picked up a nomination for Best Drama Film, where it will compete with Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody and If Beale Street Could Talk.

Cooper earned nominations for both directing and starring in the film. Alongside Cooper in the Best Actor in a Drama Film category are Willem Dafoe for At (see ‘GOLDEN GLOBES’ page 16)

Future Home Of Academy Museum Takes Shape Inside Restored Saban Building

By Laura Coleman When the future of cinema was born in tandem with the work of the pioneering Lumière brothers some 120 years ago, no one could have anticipated what was to come.

Likewise, there are few who can adequately surmise what the next century holds for cinematic inventions.

“It’s a pivotal Haim and Cheryl Saban with Tom Hanks during moment where cinema the Saban Building Restoration Celebration held by the Academy Museum of Motion is expanding instead of Pictures.

Photo by Richard Harbaugh contracting,” said ing the future. To that end, next Kerry Brougher, Director of the year’s opening of the Academy Academy Museum of Motion Museum of Motion Pictures will be Pictures. essential to the course of cinema.

But if past is precedent, then preserving history is key to ensur(see ‘ACADEMY MUSEUM’ page 17)

feeding frenzy that has raised this City’s Google profile this week.

No outside media outlet is likely to dig deeper than sensationalist dogma – including a “John Doe” allegation repeated in the Beverly Hills Weekly that the Beverly Hills Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli “asked him to sleep with her.” The allegation continues that he was discriminated against because he rebuffed the Chief.

The Weekly also reported that the City had hired a second law firm to handle all the legal cases against the Chief.

City Attorney Larry Wiener confirmed that is false.

Spagnoli is a woman in a man’s world who has reached the pinnacle of success in her career. Raised a Jehovah’s Witness in a cop family, she married, had a son and converted to Catholicism. She has been a cop over 35 years, beginning her career as an explorer in 1983. She was sworn in as Beverly Hills’ Chief (see ‘SETTLEMENT’ page 18)

School Board Inks $1M Contract With Nastec For Armed Security At Beverly Hills Schools

By Laura Coleman The Board of Education unanimously voted to approve a $1 million contract with Calabasas-based Nastec International, Inc. to provide armed security at Beverly Hills Unified schools.

The million-dollar decision ($977,132.16, to be precise) will be taken out of the school district’s general fund.

“Over three years, (this contract, if continued) will reduce reserves by 20 per-

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GOLDEN GLOBES — Nominations for the 76th annual Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning at The Beverly Hilton. Pictured above: Executive Producer and Executive VP of Television at Dick Clark Productions Barry Adelman; Golden Globes Ambassador Isan Elba; actress Leslie Mann; actress Danai Gurira; actors Christian Slater and Terry Crews; and Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) President Meher Tatna.

Photo: Golden Globes/HFPA

By Victoria Talbot News reports regarding the $2.3 million settlement between the City and ex-Capt.

Mark Rosen in his discrimination lawsuit against the City of Beverly Hills and Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli appears to be a victory lap for both Rosen and his attorney Bradley Gage.

In fact, very little has been said about the historical path this lawsuit took, Rosen’s behavior under the “leadership” of disgraced ex-police chief Dave Snowden, or Gage, who, according to some of his clients, who spoke on a condition of anonymity, mines law enforcement agencies for additional cases.

This is an effective tactic that impacts the public perception of corruption and discrimination within a Department and likely, increases the chances of a settlement - rather than having a media-frenzied, high-profile trial that airs dirty laundry in the court of public opinion.

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cent,” highlighted board member Mel Spitz. “I bring this up to show the pubic how committed the board is to do everything we can do for safety and security.”

The 5-0 vote marked the last time board members Lisa Korbatov and Howard Goldstein would make fiscal decisions that impact the school district as both of their terms officially end today. (see ‘ARMED SECURITY’ page 17)

GOOD HEARTS! — Producer Chuck Fries launched the Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors more than three decades ago to raise monies for scholarships that entice young talents to pursue careers in television. Chuck and his wife, Ava Ostern Fries, are benefactors beyond compare.

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

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City Provides Sandbags For Winter Storms

By Victoria Talbot With the recent rain, some residents may be relieved to know that the City of Beverly Hills Public Works’ Street Maintenance Crew will provide up to 10 sandbags per household to protect property from storm runoff.

These sandbags are available for residents at 342 N. Foothill Rd. Residents or their landscapers may pick them up during normal business hours.

If none are available, residents can contact Customer Service at 310-285-2467. After hours, depending on the weather forecast, residents can pick up sandbags on a firstcome, first-serve basis.

Rain this week has been light. Nonetheless, the City Office of Emergency Preparedness recommends that residents should stay abreast of public service announcements and weather forecasts during the storm season. (see ‘STORM SANDBAGS’ page 19)

A DAY TO REMEMBER — Beverly Hills businessman Ari Bussel brought dozens of young Jewish students for a tour to find out just how Beverly Hills works, along with a little history lesson. The group of students included 12 sixth-graders who arrived from Tel Aviv on Sunday as part of an exchange program with Valley Beth Shalom (VBS), the L.A. valley’s largest Conservative synagogue. The Tel Aviv students, along with their teachers and 26 sixth-graders from VBS, visited the Beverly Hills Police and Fire Departments at City Hall, along with stops at the Courier’s office on Canon Drive, the Mural of Jewish L.A. (on the south side of Canter’s Deli) and had a boxed Kosher lunch at the Iranian American Jewish Federation. Bussel said the students also took time to discuss Raoul Wallenberg, whose statue is at the corner of Fairfax and Beverly Boulevard.

Beverly Vista Concert Choir Raising Funds to Perform At Vatican Festival in Rome

By Victoria Talbot Judith Chan is no ordinary music director. Thus, it is hardly a surprise that her choral group would be invited to per-

form in a music festival – except this is no ordinary music festival.

The Beverly Vista Concert Choir has been invited to perform at the Vatican in Rome, under the direction of Z. Randall Stroope, in the 2019 Rome International Choral Festival at St. Peter’s Basilica, Jun. 20-27, 2019.

Two years ago, the Choir went to Carnegie Hall. Chan says that some parents joked, Choir Director Judith Chan stands in front of St. “’What’s next? Rome?’ That Peter’s Bascilica, where her students have been same summer, I got an email invited to join the 2019 Rome International Choral and a formal invitation for Festival next June. the festival in Rome. I ensembles – not middle school choirs. thought, ‘Is this a mistake?’”

Her inquiries with the festival led her It was not a mistake. But, says to submit recordings. They encouraged her Chan, most of those choirs that are to bring the kids. invited to the prestigious venue (see ‘CONCERT CHOIR’ page 19) include university and established

BHUSD Partners With West L.A. College To Offer Early College Courses

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills students looking to get an academic leg up can now avail themselves to early college courses via a partnership with West L.A. College.

Through this partnership, Beverly Hills High School students can begin doing college coursework guided by West L.A. College instructors, and earning college credit, all from the convenience of the BHHS campus.

“As we work diligently to reimagine the high school experience and create stronger career pathways and linkages to college coursework, we are thrilled to offer this new opportunity to our BHHS students,” said BHUSD Assistant Superintendent of Education Services Dustin Seemann. “These courses will not only prepare our students for postsecondary success, but will also help students explore and pursue their interests while in high school.”

Set to launch in January 2019, the early college credit program is a series of five courses (three college credits each) that provide BHHS students with the opportunity to earn up to 15 college credits transcripted through West L.A. College while earning their high school diplomas. The program offers collegelevel experience in both core and career areas, preparation for post-secondary success and the ability to earn early college credit.

Only 25 BHHS students will be selected per college course. There are no fees for the courses, but students must apply for the first course by Dec. 21.

The upcoming Spring 2019 threecredit course, Communication Studies 101, which is University of California transferable as 101 Public Speaking, provides a study of the principles of (see ‘EARLY COLLEGE’ page 19)

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Christmas Dining In Beverly Hills: Where To Eat On Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

COOKIE PARTY – Beverly Vista and Horace Mann partnered this week to hold a holiday cookie decorating party, attracting some 250 families from both schools. Pictured above are Horace Mann Principal Juliet Fine, Beverly Vista Principal Chris Regan and Beverly Vista Assistant Principal Craig Bugbee, along with the Husky and Bulldog mascots, and students: Yuliya Hasson, Alan Yektafar, Courtney Hong, Liana Yashouafar, Beau Sherry, Joshua Levy, Liana Carrel, Sophie Hong, Shabia Sohaib, Arianna Matcuk, Zander Matcuk, Lea Levy, Shehzel Sohaib, and Lauren Zargar.

Hawthorne Middle School Musicians To Perform At Holiday Concert For All On Dec. 19

By Laura Coleman If you’re looking to put a little holiday cheer in your heart this month, mark your calendar to attend Hawthorne school’s annual holiday music concert, set for Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Beverly Vista auditorium.

Roughly 70 middle school students are set to perform an array of holiday favorites. Of particular note, will be an original arrangement by eighth grade student Shon Mamontov, entitled Fallen Down, which will debut at the concert.

‘TIS THE SEASON–Hawthorne’s Advanced Orchestra previewed songs to come at the holiday concert during a PTA meeting. Pictured (from left): Jonathan Saboorian, Nathan Keinan, Lucas Alvarez, Joseph Kim, Buzz Pendarvis, Sara Yermian, and Matthew Hanasab.

Using one of his favorite video games for inspiration and taking the original Fallen Down composition made by

Toby Fox, Shon utilized a special website for creating sheet music and songs to arrange the (see ‘HAWTHORNE MUSIC’ page 19)

Lee Mullican: The Marble Drawings, Now On View At Marc Selywn Fine Art

By Laura Coleman Round out the year with a bit of artistic contemplation by stopping into Marc Selwyn Fine Art, where California artist Lee Mullican’s Marble Drawings (1966 - 1970) will remain on view through Feb. 2, 2019.

At once joyful, vibrant and hypnotic, the exhibition focuses on a series of intensely colored pastel drawings composed of marble-sized spheres of pigment, which Mullican crafted years before his death in Los Angeles in 1998.

“In marble drawings, Mullican also ventures beyond man’s scientific output of maps and microscopes to explore the spiritual realm and our universal connection with ancient ancestral truths,” described eponymous gallery owner Marc Selwyn of the drawings’ exploration of patterns discerned from both minute cellular images and conversely the intergalactic cosmos.

While each of the works now on display evokes a sense of realism before falling into abstraction, Mullican’s signature technique of using repetitive units to form staggering “Op Art-esque” patterns of condensed color means that viewers will undoubtably have their own personal experience with the art, further heightened by their proximity to the works.

Lee Mullican’s “High Way” (1969) embodies the combination of primitive influences, intuitive markmaking and jewel-like hues that characterize the artist’s work.

A onetime member of the small artist collective called “the Dynaton” in the 1950’s, named after the Greek word for “the possible,” the group of artists sought to act as a bridge between the European Surrealist and American Abstract Expressionist schools. And in fact, the subconscious mind, mysticism, automatism, and the influences of ancient cultures – all of which were core ideals of the Dynatons – are apparent in Mullican’s Marble Drawings.

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

Correcting The Record

Last week, in the article titled Longtime Menswear Retailer Carroll & Co. To Close After 70 Years, the Courier reported that Carroll & Co.’s building at 425 N. Canon Dr. was being sold. That is incorrect – the Carroll family is in negotiations to lease, not sell, the building to a new tenant.

By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hilton: CIRCA 55 will serve Christmas brunch buffets featuring a prime rib and roasted turkey carving station, various desserts and Christmas pies, on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Priced at $95/person, $38/child under 12. Call 310887-6055.

Waldorf-Astoria Beverly Hills: Jean-Georges Beverly Hills will offer a three-course dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. prepared by Executive Chef Steve Benjamin on Christmas Eve from 5-9 p.m. at $165/adult and $80/child. On Christmas Day, Jean Georges will offer an elegant Christmas brunch from noon to 8:30 p.m. at $155/adult, $75/child. Call 310-860-6566.

The Peninsula Beverly Hills: The Belvedere will offer classic holiday meals with freeflowing Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne, from 5-10:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve ($148 per guest) and 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Christmas day ($140/guest). Call 310-9752736.

Montage Beverly Hills:

The Restaurant will feature a four-course tasting menu with dishes including Rosemary Citrus Glazed Ham and Sweet Potato Gnocchi on Christmas Eve from 5 to 9 p.m., at $105/adult and $39/child. On Christmas day, Santa Claus himself will be in the house for a brunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ($128/adult, $39/child) and a four-course prix-fixe dinner, from 5-9:30 p.m. ($105/adult, $39/child).

Additionally, The Rooftop Grill will offer holiday favorites on the restaurant's à la carte menu from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at $85/adult. Call 310-860-7970.

The Beverly Hills Hotel: The Polo Lounge will treat guests to a four-course Christmas Eve dinner menu from 5-10 p.m. for $60 per person. Christmas day brings a three-course brunch with dessert buffet from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. for $175/adult and $60/child. Call 310-887-2777.

Viceroy L'Ermitage: Fivecourse Christmas Day tasting menu at Avec Nous features eggnog tart with vanilla bourbon cavier, roasted chestnut and pomegranate soup, among (see ‘CHRISTMAS DINING’ page 19)

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yan’s successes are formidable. Ranging from Nip/Tuck to Glee, American Horror Story and American Crime Story, FEUD, Scream Queens, Eat Pray Love, The Normal Heart, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, etc.

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none-the-less. We were interrupted with her too many phone calls from friends.

She denounced today’s filmmaking … “special effects, special effects, special effects … that’s all they care about.”

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his week, they departed on their favorite Singapore Air for a month in India, where they will settle in Mumbai for that special party that Catholic friends are hosting for the Christmas holiday.

always, real estate wizards Elgart Aster and Paul Swerdlove favor Singapore Air’s great “we live to serve” style.

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heir desire being to attend a performance of Kerry Washington’s family drama, American Son. Their friend and ours, Joanna Carson, is among the producers of the hit that is lavishing praise on Kerry Washington’s Tony-worthy performance. (“Gutwrenching,” says Rosie O’Donnell.)

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Film Version Of Local Playwright’s Sandra Bernhard Bringing Sandemonium! To The Frank And Eva Screens Tonight, Wallis Sorting Room Next Week Sets One-Week Run Actress, singer and author publications like The New York Frank And Ava, a new film about one of Hollywood’s most tumultuous love stories premieres at 7:30 p.m., today with a red carpet at 6:30 p.m., tonight at L a e m m l e ’s Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills.

The film then opens for a Willard Manus run Dec. 7-13 at Laemmle’s Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd #121, Encino.

This film is up for consideration for both Indy Spirit Awards and Golden Globes by Film Independent and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The film is adapted from longtime resident Willard Manus’ play of the same name with a screenplay by Manus and Rico Simonini.

Directed by Michael Oblowitz, the film follows Sinatra’s desperate journey to hold on to his voice, his career,

his societal standing and the interest of MGM’s mercurial sultry siren, Ava Gardner: with whom he shares passion, obstinacy, whiskey, and a proclivity for infidelities.

Simonini stars as Sinatra with Alicia Low as Gardner. The cast also includes Eric Roberts, Richard Portnow, Lukas Haas, Domineck Lombardozzi, Robert Costanza, John Capodice, Johnny Williams, Jonathan Silverman, Ed O’Ross and Harry Dean Stanton.

The film also features interviews with “witnesses” to the storied romance including testimonials from actresses Terry Moore, Shirley Jones and Lila Garrett.

Shot in Rome, Palm Springs and Hollywood, the film boasts a score by Misha Segal, a protege of Sinatra arranger Nelson Riddle, under the supervision an production of Andy Ross.

Simonini, also the film’s producer and whose day job is cardiologist at a major L.A. medical center realized the film would be his passion project ever since Manus handed him the play at the Actors Studio, he said.

Sandra Bernhard is coming back to where it all began.

Bernhard returns to The Sorting Room at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with her latest show, Sandemonium!, at 7 and 9 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Dec. 13-14.

While working as a manicurist at CIA Salon on Cañon in Beverly Hills in the late ‘70s—”I still see some of my old clients”—Bernhard began performing at venues like Ye Little Club on North Cañon where Joan Rivers tried out all her material and the Parisian Room in Compton.

She sees her latest show “as an escape from the pandemonium of our times. Which is endless,” Bernhard says, “with climate disaster, Oyxcontin and a food supply loaded with GMOs. “I want people to come and a have a little respite from the craziness.”

Bernhard eschews political commentary—”I leave that to Bill Maher, and people know where I’m coming from.”—for a show of monologues and one liners and social commentary interwoven with songs.

Sandra Bernhard Photo by Jordan Graham

Known for her wry and witter observations, Bernhard plans to tell a few stories about her experience in life and “cover all the territory of living in the world and being part of it.”

While the show is structured “with lots of fine-tuned material,” Bernhard has been known to improvise “depending on the night and how I’m connecting with the audience and how the vibe is.”

To keep up with the “vibe of the day,” Bernhard reads major

Times, New York magazine, The New Yorker and The Washington Post. “For the superficial stuff it’s all social media, and not just one site,” she says.

She may even comment on her groundbreaking role on Roseanne as Nancy Bartlett, the first openly lesbian character on an American sitcom. “It was a very important part of my career,” says Bernhard. “At that time Roseanne was doing things that were smart, daring and revealing. I don’t know what happened.”

Bernard will be joined by her Sandyland Squad Band with Mitch Kaplan as musical director, and featuring drummer Denise Frasier and Chris Jackson on guitar. “We have a sort of second-hand relationship,” says Bernhard, “We always know where we’re going.” They’ll be performing covers of songs, “but I never give away the titles,” says Bernhard. “I like to keep people in suspense.”

Tickets are $65 and $75 and available by calling 310-7464000, online at TheWallis.org or4 at the box office, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills.—Steve Simmons

GALA GOERS—Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Executive Director Beth Kean, Executive Board member Andrea Cayton, honoree Mona Golabek and Kindertransport survivor Dr. Ruth Westheimer, museum President Paul S. Nussbaum, board members Jamie Rosenblood and Paulette Nessim at the museum’s 2018 annual gala.

Los Angeles Museum Of The Holocaust’s Gala Celebrates Kindertransport Survivors Guests at Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust’s Annual Gala Monday at The Beverly Hilton were treated to a performance by concert pianist Mona Golabek as well as a conversation between Melissa Rivers and renowned set therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer about Dr. Ruth’s experiences as a child fleeing Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport.

At the event, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport, the museum honored Golabek as well as British journalist and politician Lord Daniel Finkelstein, OBE. Golabek performed portions of her one-woman show, The Children Of Willesden Lane, which tells the story of her mother’s experience as a Kindertransport survivor.

In a discussion with emcee Melissa Rivers, Westheimer recalled watching her father being put in a truck and taken to Buchenwald after Kristallnacht in

1938. Although the 10-year-old Westheimer was reluctant to leave her mother and grandmother behind, they insisted she travel to Switzerland.

Westheimer recalled boarding the train with a doll that she gave away to a younger girl who was crying, and leading the children in German songs to cheer them up. Westheimer spent the war years in an orphanage in Switzerland and never saw her family again.

Lord Finkelstein spoke about his mother, who was a friend of Anne and Margot Frank and a survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, and his commitment to telling her story.

He also paid tribute to the children who left their homes on the Kindertransport (the Kinder), saying, “Hitler did not mean the Jewish people to rise again. But we have risen again. And the Kinder have played their full part. So here’s to the (see ‘MUSEUM’ page 20)

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Reviewing The Health Of The Local Real Estate Market With Jeff Hyland

By Victoria Talbot An article published in the Wall Street Journal on Nov. 29 reported that in New York City’s wealthiest enclaves, a real estate slowdown is seriously lowering expectations of the market.

The article cites several factors, including “an oversupply of new condos, a drop in international buyers as some countries impose capital controls, changes to the tax law that cap state and local deductions, and rising interest rates.”

There is also a shift in preferences from “uptown to downtown,” according to the authors, Candace Taylor and Katherine Clarke.

In the past, sellers could anticipate competitive bidding, long lines at open houses, and over-asking prices, some buyers find themselves experiencing shock and denial before finally accepting that the real estate boom is over, and that they must seriously reduce their prices.

In Los Angeles’ Golden Triangle, consisting of Holmby Hills, Beverly Hills and Bel Air, speculation has boomed for several years.

However, the same market forces that affect New York’s

ritziest neighborhoods could be at work in West Los Angeles, and conceivably could signal a coming slowdown.

Jeff Hyland, co-founder of Hilton & Hyland, believes that conditions in West L.A. are in the midst of a healthy correction, but not like the disaster currently underway in Miami or New York.

“The market corrects every 6-7 years, and we are three years beyond that,” he said.

In Miami, when the market improved following the recession, developers resumed construction. “They can find themselves with a four-year supply of inventory again,” which pulls prices down.

First, said Hyland, is the supply issue. “It’s a finite inventory. There is no new condo or single-family home construction in West L.A. We do have

some areas of oversupply, such as the Sunset Strip, where there are 50 new homes or major remodels coming on the market. It’s had its moment, but it’s over now.”

The over-construction in the Bird Streets has led to a significant slowdown in sales.

It has also led to a deeper appreciation of the Trousdale area, where there are strict rules that limit construction, large lots and wide streets, said Hyland. Traffic limits travel for residents in the Hollywood hillsides, a situation that is destined to get worse, as there are at least seven multi-family projects in the pipeline.

“Anything west of Doheny is a great asset,” Hyland said.

Hyland said the market is strong among international buyers. For some time, waves of foreign investment from different countries trended by nationality, he said. Now, however, “L.A. is such an assortment of people from all over.”

And there is no trending toward downtown, he said.

Downtown buyers are people who have been priced out of the beach, said Hyland.

“People want to be here,” Hyland said. “Why wouldn’t they?”

BEVERLY HILLS COURIER | DECEMBER 7, 2018 Page 10 FLAGG HONORED – Local Realtor Josh Flagg, best known for his longrunning series Million Dollar Listing, is being honored for his contributions on behalf of the Guardians of the Los Angeles Jewish Home with an Ambassador Award. Flagg, whose close relationship with his late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, was followed closely by fans, embraces his family’s tradition of philanthropy for the Jewish Community. The event is Jan. 26, 2019, “1938: A Comedy Night for the Ages” at the Hollywood Palladium, celebrating 80 years of the Guardians.

For more information, or to purchase tickets visit www.laguardians.org.

LADBS Hits Developer Niami With Order To Comply

By Matt Lopez Megamansion developer Nile Niami is no stranger to controversy when it comes to Bel-Air residents.

Late last month, the Los Angeles Board of Building and Safety came down hard on Niami, slapping him with an Order to Comply over unpermitted grading done at his 10701 W. Bellagio Rd. project.

The Order to Comply, which was handed down on Nov. 21, claims that the development team, under the LLC "Carcassonne Fine Homes", performed illegal grading between 2012 and 2014, during development of the 8-bedroom, 12-bathroom, 27,000

square foot mansion.

According to the order, “grading work was performed on the site without a valid grading permit between February 13, 2012, after grading permit 04030-3000102147 and 04030-3000003272 were finaled; and October 31, 2014 when grading permit number 1403030000-06886 was submitted to LADBS Plan Check for Review.”

The Order to Comply reads: “During this period fill was placed on the site, which raised grade elevations and enlarged the building pad towards Bellagio Road.”

As part of the Order to (see ‘ORDER TO COMPLY’ page 19)

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

American Ballet Theatre’s Annual Holiday Benefit Returns To The Beverly Hilton On Dec. 17 With Jennifer Garner As Master of Ceremonies

WOMEN AND HEALTH — The Southern California HIMSS (Health Information and Management Systems Society) kicking off the Women in Health IT Branch with dinner and a symposium event at Shiloh’s Steakhouse where attendees discussed the journey and views of women in technology. The local Southern California chapter consists of more than 3,200 members and provides educational seminars/conferences, networking opportunities, advocacy, and a forum for the exchange of ideas among those committed to the goal of improving patient care through the effective use of information technology. Pictured is SoCal HIMSS Chapter President Bella Zaghi (second from left) with speakers Sarah Richardson, Despina Hopkins and Kara Marx.

MEIOMI — Actress Ali Larter (pictured) hosted this week’s launch of Meiomi Sparkling Wine at Ysabel where guests sipped the winery’s first sparkling wine made in the traditional French Méthode Champenoise. In acknowledgement of the local Los Angeles-area groups working to support and rebuild communities impacted by recent events, Meiomi made a contribution to the California Community Foundation’s Wildlife Relief Fund on behalf of the event and its attendees.

BALLERINAS IN BEVERLY HILLS — Actress Jennifer Garner (pictured) is set to emcee the upcoming American Ballet Theatre’s annual holiday benefit gala. Pictured (far left): The American Ballet Theatre 2017 Holiday Benefit performance with Misty Copeland and Alexandre Hammoudi.

ABT Photo by Vince Bucci Photography

By Laura Coleman The most fantasy-like gala of the season returns to The Beverly Hilton later this month on Monday, Dec. 17, bringing with it sublime performances by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT).

For one night only, ABT Principal Dancers Stella Abrera, Isabella Boylston, Misty Copeland, Sarah Lane, Hee Seo, Christine Shevchenko and Cory Stearns will lead onenight-only performances as part of ABT’s holiday benefit gala dinner. Four-time Emmy nominated, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award winning actress Jennifer Garner will serve as master of ceremonies.

The 2018 Annual Holiday Benefit performance will include excerpts from the holiday classic The Nutcracker, created by celebrated choreographer and ABT Artist in Residence

Alexei Ratmansky, as well as scenes from Ratmansky’s Harlequinade, which will have its West Coast premiere at the Segerstrom Center in January. This performance also features excerpts from Jessica Lang’s Garden Blue, Michelle Dorrance’s exhilarating medley of tap dance and ballet, Dream Within A Dream, as well as excerpts from ballet favorite Don Quixote.

In concert with the gala, ABT will present its annual engagement of Alexei Ratmansky’s critically acclaimed production of The Nutcracker, from Dec. 14 to 23 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.

Table packages begin at $10,000; individual tickets, $1,000. For information, contact Kristin Bray at Levy, Pazanti & Huff at 310-2015033, Ext. 3, or Kristin@lpaevents.com.

Sophie Of Paris Boutique Celebrates Icons Of Haute Couture

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ophie Grusq, owner and proprietor of Sophie of Paris has been thrilled with the warm Beverly Hills welcome her haute couture boutique has received since opening in February.

The atelier features her collection of “treasures” by leading designers, amassed during her 30 years in the fashion industry in Paris.

Her inventor y of dresses and gowns, mainly from the ‘60s and ‘70s, “when these designers were at their peak,” showcases pieces by Coco Chanel, Yves St. Laurent, Christian Dior, Marc Boham, Galliano, Ungaro, Balmain, Balenciaga, Pierre Cardin and more.

There are also accessories including purses, shoes and collectible Hermes’ scarves.

“Our clientele is one that loves fashion and is interested in its history, French haute couture and vintage finds,” said Grusq. “And as it turns out, buyers from all over the U.S. are now acquainted with the store, and inquire regularly about new arrivals and hidden gems that I find in Paris, to our customers' delight.

Grusq developed her passion for fashion at a young age, her mother was a stylist with a chain of 10 shoe stores in Paris and her father had a shoe factory.

Studying art history further developed her eye for style and she worked as a buyer and then opened her own Paris vintage shop. She is also a Vintage Expert fro the AAE (European Association of Experts) and has conducted Haute Couture auctions in

Christian Dior Haute Couture, circa 1960

Paris. She’s always enjoyed “the hunt” for hard-to-find items like Tom Ford pieces when he worked for SaintLaurent and Gucci at the same time, and a rare leather jacket by SaintLaurent when he worked for Dior.

“As a collector myself, it is wonderful to connect with people that share the same passion and curiosity, and I would like to honor that in the coming year,” Grusq said.

Starting in February, Grusq will host monthly events (small cocktail and lecture evening) at the store, where attendees will learn about iconic designers as well as how to differentiate authentic items like Hermès bags from counterfeit. “I very much look forward to those evenings of fun and learning with our elegant and curious patrons.”

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Jewish Community Foundation Of L.A. Announces Grants To Seven Local Organizations The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (www.jewishfoundationla.org) announced a record-high $490,000 in General Community Grants to seven organizations which help lowincome individuals surmount barriers to employment, find jobs and even start and expand their own businesses. These grantees provide opportunities for Angelenos on the economic margins of society to re-enter the workforce, transform their lives, and build a pathway to self-sufficiency.

“We are proud to support this year’s General Community Grant recipients and the transformative work they do to provide opportunities to lowincome Angelenos,” said President/CEO Marvin I. Schotland. “By supporting social enterprise, entrepreneurship, and job training, these organizations will provide many people with pathways out of poverty and into stable employment and self-sufficiency. (see ‘GRANTS’ page 20)

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

Psychologist’s New Book Offers Advice For ‘Successful Aging’

Dr. Alan Castel wants to change the way people look at aging. Barring serious disease, older age doesn’t have to be a time of decline, but one of the best times in life, he says.

Castel, a UCLA professor of psychology since 2016, explains his theories in his new book, Better With Age-The Psychology Of Successful Aging (Oxford University Press).

Castel’s aim, in the book he sees as a guide, was to blend the latest scientific research on the psychology of aging with interviews of those he says have done it well.

“People need role models,” says Castel, and his subjects include Maya Angelou, Warren Buffett (who drinks five cans of Coca-Cola a day), John Wooden, Bob Newhart (who invited Castel to his house to “get my story out and empty my brain”), Frank Gehry, David Letterman, Jack LaLanne, Jared Diamond, Kareem AbdulJabbar, John Glenn (who went into space at 72) and Vin Scully.

Age is an important number, but it can also be deceiving, Castel says. After 40, most people say they feel younger than their years, some lie about their age, and many attempt to hide the signs of growing old.

Dr. Alan Castel

Old age can be a time of happiness, contentment and satisfaction when people reflect on what’s gone well, says Castel.

“Perspective gets better and there’s more emotional regulation,” adds Castel. “Things change, but it’s not necessarily worse, just different. Memory might change, but people can learn to make to-do lists and adapt fairly well.

“Older people learn how to remember what’s important to remember,” says Castel, who runs the university’s memory lab. “They don’t sweat the small stuff.”

The key, Castel says, is accepting that aging is not a passive occurrence, ”but an active process and there’s a lot we can do to age well. It’s not all about genetics; we can empower ourselves and have good habits and enjoy old age.

Since people are living longer we want to add life to those years.”

Three keys, Castel says, are staying positive, staying active, mentally and physically, and variety. He advises meeting new people, learning a new language or just trying a new restaurant. He recommends setting specific goals like not snacking after 8 p.m. or walking

two miles with friends two times a week.”

Castel is a fan of lifelong learning for brain health and walking 40 minutes three times a week. “Just that has been proven to increase performance on memory tests,” he says.

There is evidence that people with more social support tend to live longer than those who are more isolated, and that older adults who lead active social lives with others are less likely to develop dementia and have stronger immune systems to fight off diseases. “Staying sharp,” Castel says, “involves staying connected—and not to the Internet. ”Loneliness is a silent killer,” Castel says, and some research says its effects can be bad as smoking a pack of cigarettes a week. “A sense of connection is vital. Become a regular at a coffee shop or exercise class. Smaller relationships make a difference.”

Beverly Hills ties include Castel’s wife Jaime Brenman, a BHHS grad, and his 90-year-old father-in-law, longtime Beverly Hills resident David Brenman. A good example of successful aging, Castel says, Brenman enjoys the Active Adult Exercise (see ‘AGING’ page 20)

RESEARCHERS FUNDED—Hirshberg Foundation Seed Grant recipients for research in pancreatic cancer, were from left, Richard Bender, M.D.; Gary Xiao, Ph.D.; Agi Hirshberg, foundation founder, David Wong, DMD; DMSc; Charles Strom, M.D., Ph.D.; Michal Tu, Ph.D.; Feng Li, Ph.D. and Wei Liao, Ph.D.

Hirshberg Foundation For Pancreatic Cancer Research Announces Grant Award Recipients The Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research has awarded eight scientists and clinicians more than $300,000 in funding through its Seed Grant Award program to test innovative ideas for improving diagnosis as well as developing early detection methods for pancreatic cancer.

Since its inception in 2000, the Seed Grant Award program has provided startup funding for scientists and clinicians to approach novel concepts and breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer. “Our Seed Grant Award program continues to promote the expansion of pancreatic cancer programs nationally and internationally, as well as cultivate collaborations within the scientific community,” said Agi Hirshberg, president/founder of the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

Two Seed Grant recipients, David Wong, DMD and DMSc from UCLA and Gary Xiao, Ph.D. from the Dalian

University of Technology in China will collaborate on developing and advancing early detection methods of pancreatic cancer. A highly strategic plan has been crafted to explore the translational and clinical synergy for early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

To date, Dr. Xiao’s work has shown that analyzing the type and amount of very small bits of RNA (called micro RNA, or miRNA for short) in a blood sample can detect early changes in a cell’s function suggestive of pancreatic cancer, developing long before any symptoms appear.

Dr. Wong’s work has shown that specific mutations in a certain region (called Codon 12) of the KRAS gene is notorious for promoting cancer growth when mutated which can reliably predict the development of pancreatic cancer. In many instances, it would make a prediction before an actual tumor would become large enough to be detected by any known imaging system.

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Professional Baseball Scouts Association’s ‘In The Spirit Of The Game’ Gala Set For Jan. 12 At The Beverly Hilton

By Matt Lopez Baseball’s best of the best will be honored on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 at The Beverly Hilton as part of the 16th annual “In The Spirit of the Game” gala.

The annual event, presented by the Jim Thome Frank Thomas Professional Baseball Scouts Association, will honor legends of the diamond such manager, as retired sluggers Frank Thomas and will present – Jim Thome, retired pitchers Tommy Lovullo John and Jamie Moyer, Dodgers who grew up Spanish language play-by-play in Southern announcer Jaime Jarrin, Arizona C a l i f o r n i a Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo and played college baseand many more.

Baseball scouting legends Gary ball at UCLA Hughes, Damon Oppenheimer, John – with the Barr, Ken Compton, Jim Hendry, Bill M a n a g e r i a l Jaime Jarrin Schmidt, Logan White, and Tim Wilken Award.

The gala will also be honored. begins with a cocktail reception and Presenters at the event include Tommy Lasorda, Dave Winfield, Dave silent auction at 5 p.m, followed by Roberts, Pat Gillick, Jerry Reinsdorf, dinner and awards starting at 7 p.m.

Tickets and sponsorship packages MLB Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig, are available by calling 818-224-3906. and Al Goldis.

Lasorda, the legendary Dodgers

76 UNITED – 76 United, the G19 team from the Beverly Hills AYSO, just put the finishing touches on an undefeated season which saw the team score 31 goals and allow only 3 goals against. That result gave the team back-to-back undefeated seasons and a secondstraight trip to the Section 1 championship game. Pictured above, top row, from left: Maya Lerner, Celine Albarian, Talia Byrnes, Eden Bechnainou, Alessandra Judaken, Milena Stern, Adrianna Goldman, Courtney Farkas and Coach Grisha Alasadi. Front row, from left: Giana Loscalzo, Nikki Kay, Taimane Aveau, Zela Alasadi and Jaylene Beatts. Not pictured: Lila O’Connell, Madison Kohan, Gabrielle Urman, Sasha Meyer and Penelope Reynolds.

Gondola to Dodger Stadium Moves Closer to Development A gondola between Union Station and Dodger Stadium moved closer to reality Thursday, as Metro signed a letter of intent to formally begin negotiations with the firm that wants to develop it.

Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies -a company founded by Drew McCourt, son of former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt -- wants to built the privately funded aerial gondola.

McCourt sold the team in 2011, but still owns half-interest in the 130 acres of parking around the stadium.

“This is a critical milestone in developing an innovative and exciting way for Dodgers fans to get to the game while reducing traffic,” Metro CEO Phillip A. Washington said. “For the sixth year in a row, the Dodgers have led Major League Baseball in attendance and we want to keep that streak going by finding ways to make it more convenient to reach the stadium.”

Metro said the letter of intent signals its interest in implementing the project, and moves it from the unsolicited proposals evaluation stage to project development where the two

sides will now negotiate agreements on roles and responsibilities for planning and constructing the gondola.

“The Dodgers are excited that Metro is moving forward with new, innovative ways for people to get to and from Dodger Stadium,” said Tucker Kain, chief financial officer of the Los Angeles Dodgers. “We will continue to work with local agencies and community groups on ways to improve the stadium experience for Dodger fans, stadium visitors, employees and local residents.”

A gondola and other options for improving access to Dodger Stadium was part of an informational study in 1990 by the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, a precursor agency to Metro, but the idea was never pursued beyond the study, Metro said.

Frank McCourt's investment firm would fund a portion of the project's estimated $125 million cost of the Gondola and would seek private financing for the remainder, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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GOLDEN GLOBES

(Green Book), Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) and McKay (Vice) will battle Cooper (A Star is Born).

For television awards, most of the major broadcasting networks walked away from the Best Drama nominations empty handed. FX's The Americans and Pose were nominated, along with Netflix's Bodyguard, Amazon Prime Video's Homecoming and BBC America's Killing Eve. For Best Comedy Series, NBC's The Good Place was nominated, alongside Amazon Prime Video's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, HBO's Barry, Showtime's Kidding and Netflix's The Kominsky Method.

The Golden Globes are set for Wednesday, Jan. 9 at The Beverly Hilton and will be co-hosted by Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) and Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine).

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Eternity's Gate, Luca Hedges for Boy Erased, Remi Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody and John David Washington for BlacKkKlansman.

Lady Gaga, meanwhile, will compete for Best Actress in a Drama honors against Glenn Close for The Wife, Nicole Kidman in Destroyer, Melissa McCarthy for Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Rosamund Pike for A Private War. For his starring role as Cheney in Vice, Bale in the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy category will go up against Robert Redford (The Old Man & The Gun), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns), Viggo Mortensen (Green Book) and John C. Reilly (Stan & Ollie).

In the Best Director category, Alfonso Cuaron (Roma), Peter Farrelly

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BY AUDITION ONLY – The Beverly Hills High orchestra, under the direction of Bill Bradbury, performed at Disney’s California Adventure late last month. The performance was by audition only, and the orchestra was awarded with one of only 150 spots given to groups to perform with the Disney Arts Showcase throughout the calendar year.

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On Tuesday, Brougher announced the inaugural exhibitions planned for the forthcoming Academy Museum, set to open inside the former May Building at the northeast corner of Fairfax and Wilshire late next year.

His announcement came in tandem with unveiling the newly-restored facade of the 1939 building, now named the Saban Building, in honor of Beverly Hills philanthropists Cheryl and Haim Saban, whose transformational $50 million gift is helping to create the world’s first comprehensive museum dedicated to filmmaking. The iconic building, now covered with 350,000 gold leaf tiles, is set to serve as the museum’s central space for exhibits.

“It’s a dream come true,” described Ron Meyer, chair of the Board of Trustees, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures,

hearkening to the 90-year history of the Academy Awards.

While there’s little question as to the impact of Tinseltown on the progress of filmmaking, in an effort to appear global, the Academy Museum’s inaugural special exhibition will focus on legendary Japanese animator and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. Presented in collaboration with the filmmaker’s Studio Ghibli, the exhibition will be the first major exhibition of the 77-year-old Japanese icon’s work presented in the United States.

The exhibition is set to be followed in fall 2020 by “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1900–1970,” which will explore the important and under-recognized history of African-American filmmakers in the development of American cinema.

As part of the opening, museum-goers can look forward to a long-term exhibition that explores the evolution of

film from its beginning.

“Where Dreams Are Made” will be set across 30,000 square feet on two floors, giving viewers access to the Academy’s unparalleled collections, in addition to an array of film installations.

Brougher likened the exhibition’s experience to moving through a lucid dream as visitors shift from reality to illusions.

“The Academy Museum will be a place where the creativity, talent, dedication and achievements of our inimitable entertainment industry can be fully explored, and appreciated,” said Cheryl Saban.

“Tourists and locals alike will be treated to state-of-the-art presentations and exhibits that will showcase what it really takes to make a movie–from the initial idea, to the finished product. Haim and I are thrilled to have played a part in helping to make this longtime dream a reality.”

The decision follows last April’s board vote to initially hire the private security company on a temporary basis to augment protection provided by the Beverly Hills Police. At the time, BHPD Chief Sandra Spagnoli assured the district that the police department, which clocks a response time of less than three minutes, would continue to provide security for all five schools.

“We will continue to work in partnership with the school district and their security provider, to provide safety to our schools and students,” Spagnoli told the Courier following this week’s vote. “A great deal of progress has been made in school safety over the last year. I have heard from both parents and students that they feel safer which is an indicator we are moving in the right direction.”

The 115-page contract with Nastec to provide armed guards at each of the five school sites, in addition to Moreno High School and the administrative office across the street from Beverly Hills High School, specifies a litany of duties that the guards are expected to perform.

Such expectations include: being physically present, in uniform, at security posts from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; responding to

any disturbance on campus; detaining trespassers; and providing access and traffic control.

Nastec is also expected to provide unscheduled work, such as crowd control services for special events and programs on any day of the week, so long as they receive a 24-hour notice of the expectation.

Over the past year, both the school district and BHPD have worked diligently to augment security at Beverly Hills schools.

“As of January, we will have 24 security officers covering five campuses,” said BHUSD Director of Safety Chris Hertz, noting that the 12 Nastec officers (an increase of five from the current seven) would primarily serve as a visual deterrent to threats and work in concert with the district’s 12 unarmed security guards. “This is the most we’ve ever had.”

BHPD officers assigned to the schools are in addition to security the school district pays for. In March, BHPD launched its “Adopt-a-School Program,” whereby a Security Resources Officer (SRO) is now stationed at each of the K-8 schools with two at the high school.

In addition, campuses throughout the district are now closed with a single point of entry during the school day.

BHUSD and BHPD continue to work in tandem to implement CCTV’s throughout the district.

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of Police on April 5, 2016.

Disgracefully, even in the era of #MeToo, a successful woman in a man’s world can find herself the target of claims of alleged sexual promiscuity and reverse bias claims when a man is unhappy because he did not get promoted.

The characterization by some media outlets that Rosen won a “multi-million-dollar” settlement implies that Rosen was the recipient of a windfall.

Gage told the Los Angeles Times that “an insurance company isn’t going to pay $2.3 million unless it believes we have demonstrated a very strong case.”

But Gage has conducted similar successful cases, filed on behalf of multiple plaintiffs, in several other jurisdictions, including Glendale, Burbank and South Gate. In each case, he had multiple plaintiffs, bearing the appearance of a culture of discrimination.

According to clients who have provided information about their experience, Gage’s practice seems to be to start with one officer and uses each case to gain information about the next case and the next person to engage. Officers who have worked with him say that they regret that they have unwittingly provided information that was used in other lawsuits.

With discrimination allegations, the assumption is guilt, compounded by media and special interests’ sympathies.

With today’s morals, it is difficult to imagine any city bearing up under a trial in a discrimination lawsuit in California.

However, Wiener has confirmed that this City was confident and ready to go to trial.

The settlement negotiation came from the City’s insurance carrier when the trial was delayed because they could not find a courtroom.

The insurance carrier only steps in when the City has met the $1 million mark, said Wiener. They make their offer and the City, as a matter of fiscal responsibility, must accept.

Nevertheless, Rosen’s lawsuit had an estimate from economic experts for compensation for alleged damages amounting to over $6 million, according to sources, as well as additional compensation for emotional distress and attorney’s fees.

City sources estimate that the $2.3 million he received includes an estimated 35-40 percent for attorney’s fees ($805,000 – $920,000) and taxes (estimated at 40 percent), which would leave about $460,000. The remainder must also cover costs, including depositions, videographers, court reporters and transcriptions.

Gage still has several other related cases to pursue against the City of Beverly Hills.

Claims that he has up to 30 cases coming are wildly exaggerated, according to Wiener.

In an interdepartmental memo last Friday, Rosen announced his retirement, which was a condition of the settlement.

According to sources, not a single department employee responded or wished him well and texts show that Rosen’s departure was actually celebrated among some employees.

Group text messages obtained by the Courier include these comments: “all in all no tears shed about his departure” and “it already feels better here,” along with others with equally strong language.

Following the announcement of the settlement, Gage and Rosen appeared in Downtown Los Angeles for a news conference in which Rosen stated that he feels, “like I have been vindicated. I feel that it’s fair compensation for all the injustice and distress that my family and I had to endure for the last two years.”

He also expressed “concern” for his fellow police officers.

During the last two years, there have been multiple scenes that seemed staged to capture media attention. It began with seemingly random people who came to televised City Council meetings and protested against Spagnoli’s alleged discrimination. At one point, a camera was stationed in front of City Hall prior to one of those demonstrations, with Gage doing a live interview offsite.

Rosen expected to become Chief upon Snowden’s “retirement,” say sources from within the Department.

However, when the Courier uncovered copies of checks endorsed and cashed

by Snowden in a scandal in which the ex-chief, using a company called EBI, set up a “campus security” firm he planned to head upon his retirement, Snowden was asked to retire.

Five years ago, the Courier received information about events at the BHPD from an officer inside the Department that led to an investigation that culminated when the Courier released photos of checks made out to and signed by Chief Dave Snowden, with his personal bank account number.

After nearly two years of investigation, the picture that emerged from their stories was of a swashbuckling Chief of Police hobnobbing with the rich and famous, who seemed to characterize himself as a kind of rock star cop with a posse of cronies who benefitted from their loyalty. Those who were not on board suffered mightily.

As Snowden became more entrenched, the posse gained a stranglehold on the depart-

ment, focusing on the most high-profile officers that resisted.

These courageous officers believe in honor, dignity and the principles of upholding the law and protecting the public.

To become a law enforcement officer, a person has to avoid many of the pitfalls of youthful indiscretion. It has to be ingrained in their character. It is a position of principle that requires dedication and a commitment to serve the public.

These officers felt they were denied the opportunity to serve because of a chief who they reportedly believed demanded loyalty and punished transgressors.

Even more concerning was their view that they were being placed for years on administrative leave and then fired on trumped-up charges because they stuck to their convictions.

Under Snowden, issues arose when officers chose to uphold the law and follow protocol rather than “toe the line.”

Undisclosed to the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD), or City Council, Snowden had persuaded the owner of a small security firm that did background checks to provide campus security for BHUSD, insisting to the City Council and BHUSD Board that his police force did not have enough officers to provide school security and they would require a year of training. He then persuaded the District to hire EBI. As his favored officers medically retired, Snowden funneled them over to EBI for a second career.

EBI went heavily into debt to provide equipment, uniforms, computers, cars, and communications systems, with payments scheduled in conjunction with BHUSD incremental payouts – until BHUSD did not make the payment.

Then, EBI withdrew.

Every elected official and public employee who makes or influences governmental decisions is required to submit a Form 700 to ensure transparency and guard against conflicts of interest. Our investigation uncovered thousands of dollars in EBI payouts that were never disclosed on Snowden’s California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Statement of Economic Interest, also known as the Form 700.

Nor did he disclose that he was living free-of-charge in one of Paula Kent Meehan’s homes and traveling on her private jet and her yacht, accepting free meals, gifts and other invitations that must be reported, according to the FPPC. The Courier’s investigation uncovered a police force dominated by individuals with allegiance to Snowden. These individuals were awarded with promotions, overtime, and assignments that drew additional pay. Rosen was among the ex-chief’s top command

staff.

Then, on Feb. 11, 2013, Sgt. Brian Weir responded to the call when Whitney Houston was found dead at The Beverly Hilton.

Weir filed a lawsuit against the City of Beverly in regards to the investigation surrounding Houston’s death. According to court papers, Weir alleged that Detective Sgt. Terry Nutall knelt beside and leaned over Houston, removed the sheet covering her body and said, “Damn, she’s still looking good, huh?’ Nutall also made comments, “to the effect and substance that (Houston) looked attractive for a woman her age and current state,’ the lawsuit states.

According to Weir’s court papers, if true, Nutall’s alleged actions violated state or federal statutes that forbid disturbing or moving the body of a decedent without permission of the coroner and also presented potential DNA contamination issues, the lawsuit states. In addition, Weir claimed that Nutall “treated the dead body of the decedent in a way that Nutall knew would outrage ordinary family sensibilities.”

The suit alleges that, after Weir came forward with his complaints about Nutall’s alleged conduct, he was removed from his positions with the SWAT and K-9 teams, removed from supervisory positions and denied promotions. Weir also lost overtime opportunities, was denied training and was ostracized and harassed within the department, the suit states.

Weir also reached out to the Police Officers’ Association (POA). They turned the information over to the District Attorney.

Sources say that officers were under threat of receiving the same treatment if they did not vote to fire the entire POA board in favor of Snowden’s hand-picked replacements.

The fired board members suffered, as did several others.

Officers that did not play

by Snowden’s rules clashed, according to Sgt. Rich Ceja, and those who supported him, including Officer Stanley Shen and Officer Joe Vela, were marginalized, denied promotions, special assignments and over time, placed on administrative leave indefinitely and ultimately, fired.

Ceja fought back, choosing to go to arbitration claiming that he was fired on trumpedup charges. Arbitration is a grueling years-long process in which his wife and two daughters struggled to make ends meet and to stay positive. Ceja prevailed. So, did Shen.

And in Dec. 2016, Joe Vela prevailed.

Each arbitration has resulted in a loss of credibility for the City and exposed a pattern of mishandling under ex-chief Snowden that revealed a department in disarray that

BEVERLY HILLS Spagnoli inherited with a command staff mired in Snowdenera mistrust and controversy.

That claimed controversies included the alleged firing of police officers for minor offenses, removing tenured members of the Police Officers Association (POA) Board and forcing retirement on three POA Board members at the cost of millions of dollars in legal fees to the City of Beverly Hills.

In each arbitration, three separate arbitrators concluded that there was wrongful discipline and firing of officers under Snowden.

All three arbitrations produced similar results, naming several of the ex-Chief’s loyal supporters as less than credible.

In Sgt. Ceja’s arbitration in 2014, Officers Dale Drummond, Kevin Orth and Mark Schwartz were said to have “lied by omission.” The testimony of Drummond and Orth was found by the arbitrator to be “unbelievably remarkable,” and Lt. Det. Terry Nutall, “not credible.”

The City was urged to reinstate Ceja with reimbursement for lost income and benefits, and to purge his records pertaining to the unproven allegations.”

In Shen’s arbitration regarding an incident that allegedly took place in 2010 – not concluding until 2016 – Arbitrator Alan Elnick said that Officer Dan Tanner, “is, at best, unreliable.” He found that Shen’s Police Officer Bill of Rights (POBR) were violated.

Tanner was named again by arbitrator Joe Henderson in Vela’s case, along with Chris Lelong as “not credible.”

“The arbitrator is convinced… that members of the command staff were pushing to have Vela terminated from the Department… The record points to Appellant’s friendship and open support for Ceja…

Further, there was sufficient evidence and testimony that other officers filed false reports and were not truthful under oath in another proceeding and yet there was no discipline imposed… The manner they were treated compared to how Vela was treated – placed on administrative leave with no explanation and the length of time to investigate – shows a bias and is not just.”

Rosen was the subject of a workplace harassment complaint filed by Field Training Officer Andrew Myers.

Disciplinary actions were undertaken under the leadership of Capt. Mark Rosen.

Under the Brady Rule, officers have a duty to disclose exculpatory evidence to a defendant through the prosecutor, who is required to notify defendants and their attorneys if a law enforcement official involved in their case has sustained a record for lying in an official capacity.

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A VERY OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS – The magnificent Doheny Greystone Mansion was transformed into a stunning and spectacular destination for holiday décor by well-known Luxe & ASID interior designers and Dr. Christmas during The Joy to the Holiday weekend of events. Last Thursday, the Elegant Preview Cocktail Party opened with an evening of delicious hors d’oeuvre from some of the top restaurants in Beverly Hills and unique holiday shopping treasures. On Saturday and Sunday, the public was invited to enjoy a holiday weekend with two caroling performances per day.

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Flood conditions, including high and fast-moving water, mud flows, local flooding, electrical outages, water contamination or sewage system problems, can occur very quickly.

Recommendations include cleaning storm gutters, v-ditches and drainage systems around the property to ensure proper drainage; keeping sandbags, plastic sheeting, or other materials for waterproofing as needed; and being aware of weather forecasts, access

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communication and audience analysis. It is set to run on Tuesday evenings from 4:30 to 7:20 p.m. on BHHS from January 22 through May 21.

“We are excited to partner with Beverly Hills Unified School District to offer concur-

routes, and conditions that can lead to flooding.

It is also recommended that home irrigation systems are turned off during storm events.

Residents are encouraged to sign up for notifications, if they have not yet done so. For Nixle, text BEVHILLS and BEVHILLSPD to 888-777.

For more information, visit www.beverlyhills.org/emergencynotification.

To review the City’s Winter Storm Preparedness Guide visit www.beverlyhills.org/stormprep.

rent enrollment courses for the first time at Beverly Hills High School,” said Aracely Aguiar, Vice President of Academic Affairs, West Los Angeles College. “Working together with BHUSD leadership, we will be creating new pathways to deliver on their college and readiness goals.”

Since then, Chan has received the support of teachers, parents and students. She has contracted with Music Celebrations International, a firm that, for 25 years, has organized concert tours worldwide to create a combined performing and tour experience for each individual ensemble.

The seven-day trip will feature the opportunity to perform in a combined choir concert in the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva and a special opportunity for the BV Choir to perform at the Basilica di Sant’Eustachio (Church of St. Eustace), a basilica near the Pantheon founded as early as the 8th Century.

There, the concert will be free for the locals, but a donation will be collected from the audience to go toward the Basilica’s program to feed and provide bathing, grooming and laundry services to the homeless of the parish.

In addition to their performance at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 24, the group will have an opportunity to sing inside the Sistine Chapel on June 25 in a private moment prior to the Chapel being open to the public.

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other holiday favorites. Served from 5-11 p.m. for $85/adult and $65/child. Call 310-8608660.

Spago: A prix-fixe threecourse menu with amuse bouche will be offered on Christmas Eve from 4-9:30 p.m. for $175/adult and $75/child.

Call 310-385-0880.

The Henry: The West Hollywood eatery will offer its regular menu of American fare favorites on Christmas Eve from 11:30 to 10 p.m. Call 424-2041595.

Il Cielo: Christmas Eve three-course dinner with dessert will be offered for $125/person. Main course options include Pan Roasted Chilean Sea Bass, Roasted Cappone Chicken Breast, Pistachio Crusted Lamb Chops

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composition for the advanced orchestra to perform.

“I think that being in orchestra, and playing instruments in general, helps you by helping you concentrate and helps you appreciate music,” described Shon. “This makes you understand that there is more to music and other things in general than you first think.

Figuring out that music is more than just doing what you are expected, but it is your sandbox to make happiness and joy to yourself and others. Music

doesn't have any limits.”

Hawthorne Instrumental Music Teacher Marissa Terranova underscored how meaningful the students’ participation in music is for them.

“Music is definitely at this age an outlet for them,” she described. “Because, as stressful as middle school life can be, I think music can be a creative outlet.”

The holiday program will showcase two or three pieces from each of Terranova’s four classes: beginning and advanced band and beginning and advanced orchestra.

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Comply, the LADBS demanded Niami immediately stop work on the project (as of November 21) and return to the city’s Plan Check department to submit revised grading and building plans to address grading changes by December 7.

The megamansion is currently on the market, asking for $65 million.

This project has run afoul of Bel-Air residents in the past.

In May, residents reported that workers at the Bellagio site had trucks blocking both Bellagio and Carcassonne Roads, preventing drivers from getting to

The group is also scheduled to spend two days in Florence, where they will sing impromptu at the Basilica di Santa Croce, and visit the Galleria dell’ Accademia de Firenze to see Michelangelo’s David.

The all-inclusive package will cost $3,800 per student.

Traveling with the group will be at least a few teachers to chaperone the group.

There are 30 children in the choir, and some of them cannot afford such a trip.

Because it is a summer festival, not during the school calendar, it is not a BHUSD event. The children, sixth, seventh and eighth-graders will perform songs in Hebrew, Japanese, and English. This multi-cultural experience is priceless.

“People may think I am crazy here to try to raise $120,000 to help students reach our dream,” said Chan.

“The truth is that we have lots of… residents… living here just so that they can go to our school; they don’t have a few thousand dollars to send their children on a trip like this.”

The choir is seeking corporate sponsorship and individual donations to help them reach their goal, so that every choir member that has earned the distinctive honor of being invit-

December 7, 2018 | Page 19 ed who wishes to participate can travel with the group.

“Anyone can travel to Rome in one’s lifetime,” said Chan. “However, traveling with your choir friends and performing together in these prestigious venues will build friendships and memories that can last a lifetime. Students will learn invaluable musicianship skills from singing with a large combined choir under Dr. Stroope.”

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will be a source of pride to the community for decades to come. Every child who participates will have a remarkable cultural and musical experience that could be a source of inspiration for the future.

Chan said she is asking the community to help these students achieve their goal.

As the year draws to a close, and many people are looking for laudable charitable opportunities, perhaps this could be a worthy cause. Taxdeductible donations can be made to Beverly Vista PTA. Interested individuals can contact Ms. Chan at 310-2293665 or jchan2@bhusd.org for more information or visit their GoFundMe page at http://bit.ly/2E4FquY to donate.

and Baby Honey Butternut Squash. Call 310-276-9990.

The Ivy: The Ivy's à la carte menu will be offered all day long for breakfast, lunch and dinner on Christmas Eve. Call 310-274-8303.

La Dolce Vita: Christmas Eve offering includes a threecourse prix fixe menu made up of classic Northern Italian dishes for $80/person. Call 310278-1845.

Morton's the Steakhouse: Boneless Prime Rib Special will be offered for $39.95, along with select favorites from the regular dinner menu. Call 310246-1501.

The Palm: The Palm will be open for dinner from 5-9 p.m. on both Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Call 310-5508811.

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse: Ruth's Chris offers a three-

course holiday menu with dishes like roasted butternut squash soup, blackened coconut snapper and more, starting at $45.95. Call 310-859-8744.

Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills: The hotel's new eatery, Cattle & Claw, has crafted a special Christmas Day holiday menu with holiday favorites like maple galzed ham and herb crusted prime rib, lobster mac and cheese and short ribs pappardelle.

From noon to 8 p.m., $75/adult and $30/child. Call 310-7701654.

Hotel Bel-Air: Wolfgang Puck will offer a four-course meal, with seasonal Bouche De Noel, from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Three-course Christmas Day brunch with a decadent cavier bar will be offered from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Call 310909-1644.

and from their homes.

L.A. Parking Enforcement officials who arrived on the scene were allegedly threatened by workers on the Bellagio site.

Bel-Air Association Executive Director Shawn Bayliss got a hold of Niami after the incident and shared the exchange with the Courier. Niami claimed he was out of town and that the street blockage was caused by a crane’s engine breaking down.

Bayliss, who said he was at the site and saw the crane operating perfectly, summized that Niami was either “lying, or being lied to” before adding that the “level of contempt that

has been displayed is quite literally criminal.”

A former project of Niami’s at 755 Sarbonne Road had issues of its own, and had to be taken down essentially to the studs to be re-designed after water drained so badly from the property that it caused a landslide at an adjacent property.

In a 2015 article, the New York Times reported that a shell company tied to Niami sold the Sarbonne property to a shell company tied to Nigerian businessman Kola Aluko, who later sued Niami over the water drainage. That case was settled out of court.

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S “L.A. exhibition The Bridges & Artisans,” is running now through Jan. 31 at West LA College, 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City.

Curated by Molly Barnes, the show includes paintings in oil and watercolor plus photos of iconic L.A. bridges by David Eddington, Carol Garland, Velda Ishizaki, Barbara Thomason and Frank Gehry.

The ”Artisan” part of the show features lifesize sculptures

by Stuart Rapaport of “art critics who didn’t review him,” says Barnes.

For more information, call Barnes, 310-553-7626.

• • • • • Mae Hirota of Faux Sweet will be among the nearly 15 vendors taking part in the 16th Annual Holiday Boutique & Raffle, from 10a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-9 at 1159 S. Rodeo Dr., L.A. (between Olympic and Pico/off Beverwill).

Elisa Goodman, a former TV and independent casting director produces the boutique which features works by casting directors and other entertainment professionals.

The free event will feature a $2 raffle and unusual handcrafted gifts including pottery jewelry, artisan foods, cards, toys, body products and candles.

• • • • • Jeraldine Saunders, creator of the hit TV series The Love Boat, will receive the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award at

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The recipients—each awarded $70,000 over two years— include: • Chrysalis–to support Direct Hire, a program to place hard-to-hire individuals from its social enterprise with partnering employers, creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals through job training and transitional employment.

• Coalition for Responsible Community Development–to increase self-sufficiency and employability of low-income young adults in South L.A. • Downtown Women’s Center–to help homeless women break the cycle of chronic unemployment by empowering them to develop vocational skills.

• Grameen America, Inc.–to invest in and improve the economic mobility of low-income entrepreneurial women in Pico

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Classes at Roxbury Community Center.

Castel will discuss the book as featured speaker at the Book Publicists of Southern California Holliday Mixer beginning at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Sportsmen’s Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City

the Southern California Motion Annual Council’s Picture Golden Halo Dinner Awards, beginning at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10 at The Sportsman’s Lodge, 12825 Ventura Blvd, Studio City.

Cast members of the show including Bernie Koppel (the ship’s doctor) and several guest stars will attend to honor Saunders and celebrate the Emmy-winning show, now celebrating the 40th anniversary of its first air date.

Co-hosted by Oscar-winner Margaret O’Brien and Randal Malon the evening wil include a raffle, silent auction and film tribute to Rose Marie.

Tickets are $60 in advance and $65 at the door. To RSVP, email mschwibs@gmail.com or call Michael Schwibs, 818-2699070.

• • • • • Candace Hilligoss, star of the psychological-thriller of Carnival Souls (1962) will discuss the cult classic beginning at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Hol- Candace lywood Her- Hilligoss itage Museum, 2100 N. Highland Ave., L.A. Hilligoss will discuss her career as “Queen of Art Film Scream,” show film clips and take part in a Q&A. Union and Boyle Heights through financial education and group-based microloans.

• Homeboy Industries for Therapeutic Community and Social Enterprise Re-Entry Program–to provide paid onthe-job training and comprehensive wraparound services to former gang members.

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• Valley Economic Develop ment Center for VEDC Women’s Entrepreneur –to provide aspiring and current women entrepreneurs with a solid foundation to build and sustain successful businesses.

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(www.bookpublicists.org).

The book has been out for three months and already been named by The Wall Street Journal as one of 2018’s best books on aging well.

“Healthy aging is a lifelong commitment,” says Castel, “and people can start now developing habits that will lead to successful aging.”

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Hilligoss will also sign photos and copies of her book, The Odyssey And The Idiocy; Marriage To An Actor, A Memoir, with chapters devoted to the film’s creation and its legacy.

Tickets are $15 and available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3818163.

For more information, visit www.hollywoodheritage.org.

• • • • • The Our Lady of Guadalupe Committee will present the 11th annual Mariachi Mass Celebration, honoring the Patroness of the Americas at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 504 N. Roxbury Dr., Beverly Hills.

Father Ed Benioff will celebrating the mass, open to all, which will feature Aztec dancers in addition to the musicians.

The mass will be followed with a reception in the Parish Hall.

• • • • • S i m o n Helberg will play George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapted from the film by Joe Landry, and directed by Simon Helberg Cameron Watson, Dec. 12-23 at the Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena.

Helberg (The Big Bang Theory, Florence Foster Jenkins) stars in the ‘40s style radio broadcast as down-on-his-luck

Bailey whose guardian angel shows him what his town would have been like had he never been born.

Performances will be at 8 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, with weekend matinees at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday readings.

Tickets start at $25 and are available online at PasadenaPlayhouse.org.

• • • • • Continuing a 36-year tradition, Long Beach Ballet will present Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet The Nutcracker, weekends Dec. 15-23 at the Terrace Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach.

Artistic Director David Wilcox’s production boasts a full symphony orchestra, a flying sleigh, a live horse, onstage pyrotechnics, and a cast of more than 200.

Former Disney designers Elliot Hessayon and Scott Schaffer created the scenery, Australian artist Adrian Clark designed the costumes and magician Franz Harary created the special effects.

Performances are 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 21, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m., Sunday.

Tickets range from $34$155 and are available by calling 877-852-3177.

For more information, visit www.longbeachballet.com

BACKSTAGE AT THE EBELL—Performing at the LA Lawyers Philharmonic’s “Fabulous Fall Concert” on Saturday were from left, the orchestra’s founder/conductor and longtime Beverly Hills resident Gary S. Greene and Tony-winner and Beverly Hills family law attorney Michael Maguire. The orchestra and its chorus Legal Voices performed music by Mozart, Verdi and Tchaikovsky, along with songs from Alan Menken’s Beauty and the Beast. Maguire was featured in selections from Man of La Mancha.

Principal clarinetist and saxophonist and entertainment attorney Jay Cooper also soloed. The program closed with the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah and the audience of more than 1,200 singing, followed by a standing ovation. Visit www.LALawyersPhil.org for audition and concert information.

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brave who took all life could throw at them but still stood tall.”

The event was attended by more than 50 Holocaust survivors, including seven survivors of the Kindertransport, who lit

the Hanukkah candles at the start of the program.

Funds raised at the gala support the museum’s work to provide free Holocaust education, including the opportunity to learn from Holocaust survivors, to the more than 20,000 students projected to visit the museum in 2019.

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Ellen Burstyn, and Edd Hall (Dec. 7); Kim Basinger, James Galway, Sinead O’Connor and Phyllis Parvin (Dec. 8); Beau Bridges, Kirk Douglas- HAPPY 102, John Malkovich, Judi Dench, Buck Henry, Donny Osmond, and Allison Smith (Dec 9); Myra Demeter, Kenneth Branagh, Susan Dey, Chris Matsumoto and Gloria Loring (Dec. 10); Teri Garr, Jermaine Jackson, Brenda Lee, Donna Mills, Eliot Finkel, Rita Moreno and the Courier’s Janet Salter (Dec. 11); Nancy Krasne, Cassia Rodrigues-Geilum, Barbara Sterling, Brandon Beck, Bob Barker, Mayim Bialik, Fionna Flanagan, Connie Francis, Susan Seidelman and Dionne Warwick (Dec. 12); Helen Slater and Hal Williams (Dec. 13).

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Frank Stallone THE THALIANS–Members of The Thalians Board of Directors headed

by President Kira Reed Lorsch (center) and Chair Emeritus Ruta Lee (front row, right) joined forces with representatives of UCLA’s Operation Mend at The Thalians annual holiday party at Bel-Air Country Club. Others in the photo are Frank Sheftel, Dr. Irwin Lehrhoff, Stephanie Hibler, Barbara Cohen-Wolfe, Dana Katz, Joseph Paulk, Michelle Asker, Patrika Darbo, Troy Simon, Todd Katz, Dr. Jo Sornborger, Larry Wolfe, Dr. Thomas Strouse, and Andrew McDonald.

Frank Stallone and Freda Payne entertained at the festive event.

Photos by Greg Doherty and William Windom

Joan Mangum The Thalians (http://thalians.org/) got the season off to a rollicking start with a star-studded holiday party Saturday night at Bel-Air Country Club. Hosted by President Kira Reed Lorsch, who emceed along with the always hilarious Chair Emeritus Ruta Lee, one of the highlights of the night was the presentation of a $250,000 check to support mental health programs at UCLA’s Operation Mend, which was established to treat U.S. military men and women severely wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This donation fulfilled the group’s pledge to raise $1 million for Operation Mend, which was accomplished by numerous donors including the Robert H. Lorsch Foundation and The Thalians’ 2018 “Angel” Madeline Gussman of Beverly Hills. The group has now embarked on a campaign to bring in a second $1 million for the charity.

Among those dancing to the music of the Jimmy Carnelli Orchestra and enjoying the lilting ballads sung by Freda Payne and Frank Stallone were Sandy Krause and Bill Fitzgerald, Tiffany Ladner and David Hurtado, Elaine and Peter Kares, Temy and Howard Lehman, Robin Blake and Stephen Stewart, Ann Jillian and Andy Murcia, Dana and Todd Katz, Sherry Hackett and David Loftus, Diana and Randy Hill, Alyson Godell and Kenneth Phillips, and Toni Greene.

Still more were Arline and Henry Gluck, Andrea and Christopher Gialanella, Carol and former Sheriff Lee Baca, Gloria and John Gebbia, Jezlan Moyet and Andy Waldman, Bernardo Puccio and Orin Kennedy, Susan Smith and Richard Eglin, Carol Connors, Katherin Kovin-Pacino, Roni and Gary Damsker, Judy Diamond, Jacqueline Burdorf, Pat and Bill Anton, Judy Tenuta, Jane Wooster Scott, Barbara and Larry Wolfe, Mary and Gary Damsker, and many more.

Founded by the late Debbie Reynolds, The Thalians has raised more than $35 million for mental health charities through the years. ****** The John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary honored Anita Swift with the Angel Award and Jane Seymour with the Public Service Award at its annual “Membership Luncheon/Boutique” in The Beverly Hills Hotel.

Prior to the luncheon, the 300 guests enjoyed a boutique featuring fine

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and costume jewelry, clothing, accessories and other items with vendors donating a portion of their proceeds to the JWCI. Auxiliary president Martha Harper introduced the Swift family to the stage to present their mother with a surprise award. Anita, who is the granddaughter of John Wayne and past president of the auxiliary stated: “I know how proud my grandfather would be that we remain one of the most successful cancer research centers in the world. The breakthroughs made here continue to have a global impact.”

Auxiliary VPs of fundraising, Marisol Zarco and Katie Lewis, gave a toast in honor of the afternoon’s honorees and all auxiliary members for their support and dedication to the institute.

Cynthia Hunt, the group’s treasurer, presented a check for nearly $300,000 to the institute’s Board Chair Patrick Wayne and its director of the Margie Petersen Breast Center and associate professor of surgery Dr. Janie Grumley.

OBGYN, author, and women’s health expert Dr. Sheryl Ross gave the Public Service Award to Jane Seymour for her commitment to caring and philanthropy through her Open Hearts Foundation.

Established in 1982 by two breast cancer survivors, the JWCI Auxiliary has raised more than $19 million to fund a wide array of

JWCI AUXILIARY LUNCHEON–At the John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary’s annual “Membership/Luncheon Boutique” in The Beverly Hills Hotel, honoree Jane Seymour (left) is congratulated by Dr. Sheryl Ross. Anita Swift (right) was the other honoree, who was saluted for her invaluable service to the JWCI Auxiliary over the decades.

Photos by Vince Bucci the institute’s priorities including groundbreaking research, vital new laboratory equipment and the nationally renowned Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program, which trains the next generation of surgical oncologists.

******

This Sunday (Dec. 9), Petrossian, purveyor of all things caviar and a little taste of Paris at 321 N. Robertson Blvd., will host a special holiday “Cocktails & Caviar” fundraiser to benefit St. Vincent Meals on Wheels.

Guests will feast on caviar, foie gras, smoked salmon, champagne and cocktails during the 5:30 p.m. VIP reception, followed by the main event at 7 p.m., with more caviar, hors d’oeuvres, and bubbly, as well as art and wine auctions.

All proceeds go to St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, the country’s largest, privately funded senior nutrition program, with a million meals prepared, delivered and served each year to hungry and homebound Angelenos.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Daryl Twerdahl at 213-484-7112.

It was as if it were a Hitchcock movie gone badly. Only this time it is not the residents of a small New England fishing village who are being tormented by flocks of crows, rather it is the community of Palm Springs that is being besieged by the influx of black-colored Birds (“Bird” is the company’s name) in scattered areas across town.

An e-scooter is one that has been enhanced by an attached electric motor and being touted as the next development in personal transportation.

However, as efficient as an escooter may be, the arrival of 100plus scooters in the dark of night (Thursday) without any official acknowledgement nor approval from city officials. On Friday, Bird was served with a “cease and desist order,” which gave it until the following Saturday at 12:30 p.m. to terminate business.

Saturday has come and gone and Bird neither desisted nor ceased and city employees began their collection of the e-scooters and now have more than 100 in storage in a city lot awaiting disposition.

In the mean time, Lime (a Bird competitor), has expressed an interest in the Coachella Valley. So whether it’s Bird’s black, or lime green, or any other combination.of colors, it looks as if we are reverting back to the technology of the two-wheeled scooter … only electrified. ****** True to his words, Harold Matzner continues to deliver an impressive array of marquee boxoffice talent for the celebrity awards to be presented at the 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.

It has just been announced that Regina King will receive the Chairman’s Award for If Beale Street Could Talk at the festival’s awards gala hosted by Mary Hart and Entertainment Tonight, and presented by American Express.

This will be held on Thursday, Jan. 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The festival itself runs Jan. 3 through 14.

In announcing the award, Chairman Matzner cited King as being a creative talent who gives an outstanding performance as Sharon Rivers, a mother supportive of her daughter whose fiancé is thrown in jail for a crime he didn’t commit.

Past recipients of the award include Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, George Clooney, Richard Gere, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.

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

FOR LEASE

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• 1817 SF + usable outdoor patio • Suites of 900 SF on first floor • Asking $4.00 square foot • 8 parking @ $165.00 per vehicle (4 tanden lanes)

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OFFICE

Fully Furnished

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AGT. 310-770-4111 BRE #00456048

PARK PLACE LE PARC

CENTURY HILL

FOR LEASE BEVERLYWOOD ADJ.

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

ONE CENTURY

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

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1 BEDROOM/1 BATH $620,000 3rd Floor Front Unit Light & Bright Quiet Location

Recently Remodeled Large Corner Office In Boutique Building

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DOHENY & BURTON WAY

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

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Bank of America Building Wilshire Bl./Beverly Dr. Shared reception / kitchen areas.

1 BED+DEN, 2 BATHS $1,080,000 Corner High Floor Unobstructed Views Jumbo Balcony Renovated Hardwood Floors Large Closets

$935,000 TO $1,139,000

Small complex, B.H.+Westside Area Management/ Maintenance, Leasing Experience a Plus.

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REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

4-Hours.

Friday’s Only. $25 per Hour.

Must speak English, must have car (no bus route) and references.

Call: 323/822-9418

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.

Call 323/655-2622 Mon.-Fri. • 10am-5pm DO NOT APPLY IF NOT EXPERIENCED

270 CONDOS FOR SALE

KELEMEN

HOUSEKEEPER WANTED

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TO

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

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

GORGEOUS MEDITERIAN CONTEMPORARY TWO STORY WITH FIVE BEDROOMS & TWO MASTER SUITES PLUS FAMILYROOM, AND FABULOUS GYM. HUGE FORMAL LIVINGROOM AND DININGROOM WITH MASSIVE HIGH CEILINGS. OPEN FLOOR PLAN AND SECOND MASTER SUITE WITH PRIVATE LIVINGROOM AND DECK WITH VIEW. LANDSCAPED LUSH TROPICAL BACKYARD WITH TOWERING TREES $14,850 PER MONTH SANDRA LEWIS AGT. 310-770-4111 BRE #00456048

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PRIME WEST HOLLYWOOD LOCATION! 9000 CYNTHIA STREET

FULLY FURNISHED 3 BDRMS + 3 BATHS 2000 SQ. FT. (818) 571-1508 Quiet Luxury Penthouse Double Suite located right in the heart of West Hollywood and the Westside. Amenities include Pool, Sauna, Spa, Two Side by Side Secured Parking Spaces. Comes fully Furnished and will come ready to move right in and enjoy! $8,000/MO.

For inquiries contact: Kevin Pike (818) 571-1508 Coldwell Banker • CalDRE #01990544 REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900 License 00957281

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*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

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3 BED/2 BATHS $5,950/MONTH Largest Size Condo. Lower Floor. City & Garden Views Renovated. Hardwood Floors 2 Jumbo Balconies

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

$4,000 • 1+1 Lobby Level Pretty Remodel!

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• 310-203-8333 •

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$4,950 to $8,900/month

ONE CENTURY

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BEVERLY HILLS Grand Opening • BrentwooD • 221 S. Doheny Dr.

BRENTWOOD ’s

11815 Mayfield Ave.

GRAND OPENING Brand New

Most Spectacular < < < < < 2018 Construction Apartments Newly Remodeled = BRENTWOOD = 120 Granville Ave. • 2 Bd. +2 Ba. The Sanremo • • • • • • Hardwood floors, * * * * * * * * 417 S. Barrington Av. Spacious, hardwood flrs., • 3 B d . + 2 1 / 2 B a . impressive living room, • • le ing S •

huge closets, built-in * * * * * * * * a/c, dishwasher, pool, Large units, walk-in closet, elevator, controlled custom kitchen, built-in access, laundry washer/dryer, all applifacilities. No pets. ances, hardwood floors 424/343-0015 throughout, some units Great Location! w/ skylights+high ceilings.

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

BEVERLY HILLS

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dining room, balcony, a/c unit, fridge, dish- 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 1 washer, walk-in closet, 3 Bdrm.+ 2 /2 Bath intercom entry, laundry : : : : : : : : : : : : : : facility, carport parking. Open floor plan, high ceilings, French oak 310/312-9871 Close: great restaurants, flrs+porcelain tiles, x-lrg. walk-in closets, stainshops, UCLA, beach. less steel appliances, 424/272-6596 • B R E N T W O O D quartz countertops, pool, Close to Brentwood 11730 SUNSET BLVD. state of the art gym, Village, Restaurants, NEWLY REMODELED laundry hook-ups, UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, • • • • • • controlled access, prkg, • & Transportation. free WiFi. Close to • Jr. Executive Brentwood Village.

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Balcony, controlled • BRENTWOOD • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • access, a/c, stove, • 872 S. Westgate Ave. elevator, laundry = = = = = = ••••••• Very Bright facility, parking.

Rooftop pool, 1 2 Bdrm.

1 / Bath + • 310/247-8689 • 2 deck, central air, 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH = = = = = = Upstairs, granite, A/C, Close to Cedars-Sinai, elevator, intercom parking, laundry on-site, Beverly Center & Totally Redone. entry, on-sight laundry, stove, fridge and pool. Trendy Robertson Bl. Harwood+carpet gym, parking. $1,995/MO. floors, fireplace, • Free WiFi Access • patio, parking, By appointment only BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. ~ 310/476-3824 ~ laundry facility.

Call 310/425-9070 309 S. Sherbourne Dr. BRENTWOOD &

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310/592-4511

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

————— • BRENTWOOD • 125 N. Barrington Av.

N E W LY U P D AT E D • • • • • • 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath • Upscale, Bright, Gorgeous & Spacious.

• • • • • BRENTWOOD Upscale, Bright, HEART OF • • • • • • 218 S. Tower Dr. ~ VILLAGE ~ • • Good closet space, a/c, 968 S. Barrington Av. BRENTWOOD Gorgeous & Spacious.

BEVERLY HILLS

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

LUXURIOUS • • 2 BEDROOM, 3 BATH •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• • • PENTHOUSE • •• • Includes Spacious Loft w/ Private Bath, Old World Charm!

Closet, Bonus Room & Bright, intercom entry, Large Rooftop Deck. fridge, stove, laundry fac.

$3,850/MO. Shown By Appointment.

$16,500 to $27,000/month

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U.C.L.A. CLOSE • • • ----- • • • ) ————— 1 (Bd. — — — — — – – – – ————— + Den + 1.5 Ba.

Large closets, balconies, all amenities in kitchen w/ breakfast area + 2 BED/2 BATHS $4,550/MONTH granite counter tops and High Floor. Ocean Views all stainless steel Separated Suites. Hardwood appliances. all harwood Floors. Renovated floors and verticle blinds.

Large Balcony. Lots of Closets Fireplace, wet bar, CENTURY PARK EAST washer/ dryer included in $4,000 to $5,300/month laundry area. Secured building with garden PARK PLACE courtyard. Choice location $4,200 to $4,950/month Near Beverly Center, CedarsCENTURY TOWERS Sinai, Restaurants, Trader $6,500 to $7,000/month Joes, Etc. No Pets.

CENTURY HILL

440 UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

• • Spacious • • 439 S. LE DOUX • • Jr. 1 Bdrm.

LE DOUX / BURTON WAY • • •• • •

KELEMEN all listings are on

BEVERLY HILLS

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

Call 310/65-2551

11931 Goshen Ave. With Pool, hardwood ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ floors, balcony, central Hardwood floors, Brand New Bldg. air, fireplace, stainless to Cedars/shops/trans. parking, laundry facility, Large Luxury Units steel appliances, 310/247-8689 controlled access. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ elevator, intercom 8-Unit Bldg.

1 2 Ba. • 3 Bd. + 3 / entry, parking. gym.

310/826-0541 CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS BEVERLY HILLS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Very close to Brentwood • 310/476-2181 • & SHOPPING. GREAT LOCATION! Village’s dining, shopping Very private, hi-ceilings, Close to shopping, 323/651-2598 large veranda, luxury dining & schools. & transportation.

•• • • • • • • •• kitchen+bathrooms, • * BEVERLY HILLS * • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • BRENTWOOD walk-in closet, all new • School District BRENTWOOD • • 11640 Kiowa Ave. appliances, washer/dryer 519 S. Barrington Ave. 8725 Clifton Way French doors in bdrm. in unit, central air, prkg.

Newly Remodeled open to large balcony • •••••••• • Please Call: Large & Spacious overlooking pool Newly Updated ˚Δ˚ ˚ ˚ ˚ ˚Δ˚ elevator, dishwasher, controlled access. Close

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

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2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

310/473-1509 2 Bdrm. + 1 1/ 2 Bath • Easy Move-In •

•

2 Bd.+Den+2 Ba.

•••••••••

Lrg. unit. balcony, walk-in closet, central air, intercom entry, laundry facility, elevator, parking.

• CHARMING & BRIGHT •

• 310/276-1528 • Close to Cedars, Beverly Center restaurants, shopping & transportation.

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• GORGEOUS UNITS • Hardwood flrs., central air, pool, elevator, on-site laundry, intercom entry.

Easy Move-In! *1+1 only 320 N. La Peer Dr.

• 310/246-0290 •

C LOSE TO S HOPS & D INING

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Bright unit.

•••••••• B R E N T W O O D Dishwasher, On-site Balcony, dishwasher, laundry, parking.

904-908 Granville Av. a/c, heated pool, Close to 1 2 Bd.+1 /2 Ba. WiFi, elevator Brentwood Village.

Includes: controlled access, 310/472-8915 Air conditioning unit, on-site laundry, prkg. laundry facility, Close to subterranean prkg.

Brentwood Village, www. bhcourier Shops & Restaurants. Near Whole Foods.

1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

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• 310/826-4889 •

310/592-4511

.com

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

BEVERLY HILLS

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LEGAL NOTICES

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, Balcony, air conditioning, California 90027 to the bidder. For purcontrolled access bldg., highest chase price and bidding information, please concovered parking, tact Faye C. Rasch, laundry facility.

Weiland Golden Goodrich LLP (714) 213/385-4751 966-1000

L.A.’S FINEST, WILSHIRE • KOREATOWN • M OST LUXURIOUS CORRIDOR 423 S. Hoover St. 1343 Carmelina Ave. 3830 Vinton Ave. APT. RENTAL 10530-10540 • Single • • • - 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath * * * * * * Single Wilshire Bl. • • • 1 Bd. +1 Ba. • • Bright Unit •

CULVER CITY

WEST L.A.

•• • • • ••

On-site laundry, on-site parking.

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

All Utilities Paid.

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310/841-2367

WESTWOOD

Close to • • • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • transportation. + • 310/442-8265 • • 1 Bd. 1 Ba.

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Ohio Ave.

•• •• • • EMPIRE VIEW HOMES • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • •• Fully Renovated 1920s • •• Single •• Historic Building •• •• LUXURY 1 bedroom • • • • Near WEST HOLLYWOOD

Sunset Marquis Hotel

Wifi, Bright, controlled

In-Unit Laundry Gated Parking

access, balcony,

Call 310-728-1788

laundry facility, prkg.

pool, e levator,

• • • • •

6-Month Lease Avail.

* * * * * * Every Extra Luxury custom cabinets, granite countertops, stone entry, pool, health club, spa.

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

• 310/864-0319 •

439 S. LE DOUX

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LE DOUX / BURTON WAY •• • •• ••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH • 2 B d . +1 1/ 2 B a . • Upstairs, granite, A/C, • parking, laundry on-site, stove, fridge and pool.

By appointment only

Call 310/425-9070

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WiFi, a/c, intercom entry, laundry facility, elevator, parking, pool.

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CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., W E S T L . A . SHOPPING & 1 BLK. 1433 Brockton Ave. TO WESTWOOD PARK. 310/478-8616 Spacious

1 Bdrm+1 Bath Laundry facility, parking.

Close to shopping, dining & transportation.

Please Call:

310/477-6885

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—————–––– • WESTWOOD • The Clarige 670 Kelton Ave.

310/477-8171

Close to transportation, downtown & with valet, lush garden great restaurants. surrounding pool, gym, elevator, etc.

LAFAYETTE PARK Hardwood flrs., granite 274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL. counters, dishwasher, • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath central air, balcony, •••••• laundry facility.

Granite counter tops, • Free WiFi • stainless steel appliances, Call: 310/470-4474 air conditioned, new

• Luxury Living •

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• WESTWOOD •

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

310/208-5166

hrwd. flrs., designer **C **CENTURY CITY** finishes, balcony, ceiling 2220 S. Beverly Glen fan, elevator, controlled access. Fitness ctr, yoga •• •• room, wi-fi, skyview • • 1 Bd.+Den+1 Ba. • lounge w/ outdoor fire• • • S i n g l e • • place, laundry facilities.

213/382-102 1 •• •• Easy freeway access • Lots of •

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310/209-0006 Steps to UCLA & Westwood Village.

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LOS ANGELES Glass Fireplace Newly Remodeled. 401 S. HOOVER St. • • • • • • • • New hardwood flrs., • 1 Bd. + granite counters, • 1 Ba. stainless steel appl., • WESTWOOD • alcove fireplace, • • • • • • • • Control access, pool, 10933 Rochester Ave. fridge, laundry facility, dishwasher, elevator, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ gated parking, intercom on-site laundry 2 Bd.+2 Ba. entry, WiFi and more. and parking.

Spacious a/c, fireplace, • 310/552-8064 • 213/385-4751 pool, controlled access, Rooftop jacuzzi laundry fac., prkg. with panoramic

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city views.

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Brand New Building W E S T W O O D 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. * * * * * 1380 Midvale Ave. • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • 3 Bd.+3 Ba. • • • • • • • Single Everything Brand New 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. * * * * * Hardwood floors, •

appliances, washer/ 11305 Graham Pl. dryer in each unit, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ central air. Pool, jacuzzi 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath spa, fitness center, Intercom entry, a/c, rooftop garden patio+ dishwasher, on-sight fire pits, courtyard, laundry & parking. controlled access, prkg.

C L O S E TO S C H O O L & F R E E WAY S

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“The Mission” • Westwood •

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WiFi, pool, elevator, controlled access, onsight laundry, parking.

Close to U.C.L.A.

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR My wife and I have been residents and happy citizens of Beverly Hills for 29 years, but something unfortunate happened last March. Even though the City is at fault, it has disclaimed any responsibility.

We hope our experience will serve as a warning to anyone who lives in or passes through Beverly Hills, because the City has wronged us, and it will surely wrong others in the future.

Here is what occurred. We parked our new SUV on the 200 block of North Swall Drive. Upon returning 40 minutes later, we found a very large, broken tree branch right next to our vehicle and our new SUV was damaged. The end of the branch that had fallen off the tree had many hollowed-out holes in it, like Swiss cheese, showing that the branch was totally rotted. A neighbor approached and said she heard the crash and noticed the damage to our vehicle while walking her dog. She also mentioned that another heavy tree branch had fallen on a vehicle 200 feet away only a few days earlier.

BHPD arrived to prepare a report and take photos. The officer told us to obtain a few estimates and submit a claim to the City. He also supplied a phone number to call for more information. We dutifully obtained three estimates, including one from a repair shop in Van Nuys, which was very inconvenient. By doing so, we mitigated damages by almost $8,000 because the repairs ended up costing $2,600 instead of $10,600 (the amount of the highest estimate). We submitted our claim to the City and it was denied with no reason given.

Our daughter called to speak with the City's representative, to see why it was denied and to advise the City that we would be filing a claim in Small Claims Court if we were not reimbursed. The representative advised our daughter on the phone that “the tree was healthy and was trimmed “‘on-cycle’” so it was not at fault. Nevertheless, the City was willing to review our color photographs, videos, affidavit, the neighbor's affidavit, and our complaint, to see if we could reach a resolution without litigation. Following many weeks, the City's representative repeated (this time in writing) that “the tree was healthy and was trimmed ‘on-cycle’” but offered $500 as a “compromise.” We said no and filed our complaint.

In court, the City's representative presented a memorandum from the City's Urban Forest Manager (UFM), who stated he was “the most knowledgeable person in the management of the City's street and park trees.” Amazingly, the UFM admitted that “it was clear that the limb was decayed internally (i.e. rotted) once it detached from the tree...,” contradicting the City's former position that the tree was “healthy.” The UFM also stated that the tree “was scheduled to be pruned...in 2018 when the trees had leafed out and declining tree parts would be obvious to the inspectors and tree trimmers.”

You may wonder how often these trees are trimmed. What would you guess - twice a year? Once a year? Maybe once every two years. No. According to the UFM, this type of tree is pruned every four to five years. In fact, the tree whose limb fell on our vehicle in March 2018 had “received a full prune last on Aug. 1, 2014.” We were shocked to learn this.

One day, a tree branch fell on someone else's car. A few days later, one fell on ours. But what if it had fallen on a person -- your parent, or your child? Would you feel better knowing that the City isn't responsible because the tree was trimmed “on cycle,” every four to five years?

We went to court armed with the law that landowners have a duty to maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition. We argued that trimming its trees every four to five years did not fulfill the City's duty, as shown by the evidence submitted by the City itself that the tree limb had rotted, and as shown by the evidence that tree limbs on this block had already fallen at least twice in one week. At court, the commissioner explained that he would have to research whether or not the City had fulfilled its duties and that we would receive his decision in the mail.

About a month later, we received the order stating that the City of Beverly Hills was the prevailing party. The same City that stated and repeated from day one that the tree was “healthy,” then suddenly changed its position at the court hearing to “the tree was rotted but we pruned it on-cycle so we're not at

fault.” Needless to say, we are very disappointed and feel wronged by the City and by the court. How could a judge, or any reasonable person, believe that a landowner has maintained a tree in reasonably safe condition when large rotted limbs fell on the same sidewalk at least twice in a week’s time? If the City would like to save money by trimming its trees every four to five years instead of more often, it must realize this will come at a cost of some damage to people and/or property, and should reimburse these parties when damage occurs. That is, it should do the right thing.

What is there left to say, except, watch out for falling tree limbs. In beautiful Beverly Hills, the City's trees are rotting, but more importantly, so are its ethics.

Ira Pouratian, M.D. ****** How ironic that Mayor Julian Gold plans to dress up as Santa Claus at next week's holiday concert on Rodeo Drive, while displaying such callous disregard for renters and their families. That the City Council has gone from a 3 percent cap on rental increases two years ago, to now seriously contemplating a 2.5 percent pass through for earthquake retrofitting - on top of a 3.5-7.5 percent CPI minimum - is nothing short of unconscionable. Where is Nancy Krasne when we need her?

Mayor Gold and Councilmember Wunderlich have made no secret of their lack of interest in the community's input, nor on the impact their proposed changes to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance will have on hundreds of families - most of whom have schoolage children. There are only three possible explanations: (1) they lack a basic understanding of stewardship when it comes to the most vulnerable members of our community, (2) they stand to gain personally from the proposed changes, or (3) both. Any City Council member who plans to vote for these extreme proposals should immediately disclose whether he or she owns rental units in Beverly Hills, or is the beneficiary of a trust that does.

Lastly, a friendly word of advice for Mayor Gold: please don't insult the hundreds of families who make Beverly Hills their home by parading around as Santa Claus next week. An Ebenezer Scrooge costume might be more fitting.

S. Michael Gordon ****** On behalf of so many of our fellow residents in Beverly Hills, may I express our appreciation to Robert S. Anderson for his letter in last week’s Courier which pointed out the often wasteful spending priorities of the City Council. Most of us share his concern and all of us should.

Gloria Seiff ****** Last Sunday was a most enlightening day in Beverly Hills. As the festival of Chanukah began that evening, there were many public gatherings throughout the City featuring the lighting of the menorah, the symbol of light and peace.

My family and I were able to be at five such events. Credit be given to the Chabad who sponsored several of these gatherings.

Menorahs large and even larger are to be found throughout the City in shops and hotels,in tourist attractions and in homes. They blend in beautifully with the BOLD decorations of shining lights to be enjoyed by all citizens and visitors alike.

Chanukah recognizes the actions of the Maccabees 2,500 hundred years ago in standing up to the Greek empire and declaring freedom of religion for one and all. May this message soon become the theme of all civilized countries and people and may peace be found among us all !!!

Alas, although the City of Beverly Hills also displays a menorah adjacent to the Lily Pond but no public gatherings are permitted there according to the interpretation of the state constitution.

I believe that we the citizens can petition for a different interpretation of the constitutional clause and shall lead the movement to see that in 2019 the mayor invite his people to gather in festivities at that location.

Some might say that that truly will be a miracle.

With time and effort we shall see.

Rabbi Simcha A. Green

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 7). You've wanted to give your complete trust to someone who knows you inside and out and loves every bit of you.

That is part of the package this year because you're willing to do the work to reciprocate. Other highlights include a formal educational experience, a mysterious message and an inheritance. Libra and Capricorn adore you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Seek delight. Because if you know how to move yourself from one state to a higher one, you know how to lift others, too. And one of the best things you can do for the world today is raise the mood.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Dreams of hope aren't just for the exiled and obviously oppressed. Everyone needs the power of hope. But the better off a person is, the more specific that hope must be to maintain a charge. So what's your hope?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Books can be wonderful friends. They can be counted on for constancy, are completely nonjudgmental, and usually bring forth a deeper and brighter mindset than you'd run across on a typical day.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Start a project. It doesn't have to be a big, important deal. Anything halfway interesting to you will do; it's just something to help you through a transition, out of your head and onto a new way of thinking about life.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). There was a time when even your very favorite people were complete strangers to you. Actually, this is such a time as well. You'll soon meet someone who will be very important to your future.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). What unfolds will confirm it for you; there's room in your head for many different kinds of ideas and affinities, beliefs and preferences, systems and skills. You can trust in all that's been established and still learn more.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You know that you own a lot more than you care to think about. That's why you need to, every once in a while, physically lay your hands on what you own. It helps you remember and keeps you from buying things you don't need.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The best way to keep yourself motivated is to choose a task you know you can successfully finish over the course of this day. A win such as this will keep you sailing far into next week.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you're around people who appreciate you and see you for who you are, you don't have to actively seek reasons to feel good about yourself. But you're not always around such people. So do what you can to support yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Peace within brings peace without. But how do you find peace for something you're not OK with? It's a little like reconciling the books. Look inside, figure out what's not adding up, and do what you can to make it work.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are many factors to consider before you embark on an endeavor, but your age should not be one of them. You will be the same age whether you do it or not. Take a risk.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You're a person who must walk your talk.

It's one of the basic rules you have for yourself. Today, as you walk your talk, you may wonder why you talked so much! It's tricky now, but you're better off for the ambition.

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

ASSAULTS 11/28 9800 Sunset Blvd.

11/28 9800 Wilshire Blvd.

11/29 600 N. Rexford Dr. 12/02 1100 Calle Vista Dr. 12/02 9900 Wilshire Blvd.

BURGLARIES 11/20 1000 Wallace Ridge 11/26 Charleville Blvd./ S. Canon Dr. 11/26 600 N. Elm Dr. 11/28 9000 Wilshire Blvd.

11/28 800 Cinthia St.

11/28 9900 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

11/29 400 N. Beverly Dr. 11/29 9800 Wilshire Blvd.

11/29 300 N. Beverly Dr. GRAND THEFT 11/15 700 Hillcrest Rd. 11/19 9500 Wilshire Blvd.

11/25 9600 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

11/26 300 S. Beverly Dr. 11/29 300 N. Rodeo Dr. 11/29 400 N. Canon Dr. 12/01 9800 Wilshire Blvd.

12/02 300 N. Beverly Dr.

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