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MAYOR CLAUS — Mayor Julian Gold dressed up as Santa Claus to entertain visitors at last weekend’s Beverly Hills Holiday Concert outside City Hall. Pictured right is “Mayor Claus” with Deborah Frank, Annette Saleh (with Lucky), Franny Rennie, Councilmember Lili Bosse and the City’s Director of Community Services, Nancy Hunt-Coffey. For more photos of the concert, see page 11.

By Laura Coleman There’s a new Board of Education majority in town, and it’s one helmed by women.

On Tuesday, Rachelle Marcus and Tristen WalkerShuman were sworn in as new members on the Beverly Hills board for the next four years.

The two new elected officials join Isabel Hacker, Noah Margo and Mel Spitz on the board, each of whom has two years left on their terms.

“I’m looking forward to serving with [Walker-Shuman] and the other honorable members, Noah, Mel and Isabel, on the board,” said Marcus, a veteran educator with more than a half-century of teaching experience who garnered 46.33 percent of the vote to serve.

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George Christy, Page 6 Holiday Movies Are Where It’s At These Days, And We Include Reminders Of The Popular Films That Have Delighted Us Through The Years

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Beverly Hills/Rosen Settlement, Part II: Spagnoli Inherits A Department In Disarray

Marcus, Walker-Shuman Sworn In As New School Board Is Installed

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SWEARING IN — At Tuesday’s BHUSD Board of Education meeting, Tristen Walker-Shuman (above, left) and Rachelle Marcus were sworn in to their seats on the school board.

Photo by Ben Platt

“For 55 years I have been a teacher in the district,” Marcus said following her swearing in

by Sinai Temple Senior Rabbi David Wolpe. “I have worked

with administrators, teachers, parents, and most importantly, the students. Now, as I accept this position on the school (see ‘BOARD OF EDUCATION’ page 15)

School Board OKs $250K Consulting Proposal To Help With Reconfiguration

By Laura Coleman In one of its first orders of business, on Thursday evening the newly seated Board of Education unanimously approved a $250,000 consultant proposal with the Leadership Advisory Group (LAG) to provide strategic management as the district moves forward with reconfiguration.

“We are at a monumental time in our history to transform our district and make an incredible impact on the entire community. This means...a paradigm shift which will require a new strategic vision plan, agility, and leadership coaching that will allow us to increase our level of impact,” said Beverly Hills Unified School District Superintendent Michael Bregy following the 5-0 board

vote. “Our driving purpose is more than a reconfiguration, it is to truly transform our culture, operating norms to ensure we can best serve the needs of our students.”

The quarter-million-dollar consulting proposal for three parttime LAG consultants was the only such proposal that Bregy brought to the board to help move the district forward in reconfiguring the school district for the 2019-20 school year. A BHUSD spokesperson declined to publicly state how many other firms had responded to the district’s Request for Proposals or share how much other consulting firms proposed to charge the district.

The three-month consulting (see ‘RECONFIGURATION’ page 17)

By Victoria Talbot Since her first day as Police Chief, Sandra Spagnoli has rarely been seen in public out of the uniform of the Beverly Hills Police Department. When Spagnoli became chief, the Department changed.

She expects that her officers will also wear their uniforms. She and her employees pay for their meals in restaurants and obey parking and traffic rules.

More than two years ago, following a wave of residential burglaries in the wake of State legislation (including Prop 47 and 57 and AB109) to reduce jail sentences, releasing thousands of prisoners from jails, Councilmember Lili Bosse requested a Town Hall meeting.

The meeting, on April 13, 2016, was the first public opportunity for the new chief to greet the community. It was a packed auditorium, standing room only, including a large number of police officers.

Spagnoli introduced herself. She was joined by Bosse, Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne, Councilmember Julian Gold and City Manager Mahdi Aluzri.

Then, Capt. Mark Rosen took the microphone and assumed center stage. He pointed to the law enforcement professionals in the room and told the audience that all the officers worked for him.

At the time, the department had a deficit of 10-12 officers from the 127 budgeted. Years of low recruitment and poor morale had impacted the department, according to a 2015 report by Management

Partners contracted by the City.

The report made 24 recommendations for change and improvement including recruitment, succession planning and promotion.

The report showed employees strongly indicated that they did not feel they had sufficient opportunities to develop their skills, to compete for promotions, or for special assignments. The department, the report found, lacked strategic vision, suffered from low morale and flawed hiring practices, employed poor disciplinary procedures and suffered from a lack of transparency in promotional practices, poor succession planning and poor team building.

In 2015, Management Partners urged the BHPD to initiate a review of their promotional practices and to involve employees with clear and measurable standards to be considered for promotion.

When Spagnoli inherited the BHPD in 2016, thenInterim Chief Dominick Rivetti had made little progress implementing the 24 recommendations, leaving the Management Partners recommendations largely for the incoming chief, according to a report Rivetti made to the Beverly Hills City Council on Nov. 24, 2015.

In an update on the Management Partners report released this week, Spagnoli has implemented 20 of the 24 recommendations in the 2015 report. Two of the incomplete recommendations were in progress, and the other two were determined to be either unnecessary or not feasible. (see ‘BHPD’ page 13)

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE — Brie Larson, who stars as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in the upcoming Marvel Studios Captain Marvel, participated in a panel at Brazil’s Comic Con Experience, which was held in Sao Paulo.

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider: AN APPEAL OF A DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDITIONALLY APPROVING A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP TO ALLOW A FOUR-STORY, MIXED-USE PROJECT CONSISTING OF 25 CONDOMINIUM UNITS AND 13,036 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL IN A COMMERCIAL ZONE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9908 SOUTH SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD; AND CONSIDERATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S RELATED RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONING MAP AMENDMENT, AND ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT TO CREATE A MIXED USE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE (M-PD-5).

The proposed project involves the construction of a new mixed-use building containing a total of 25 residential condominium units and 13,036 square feet (SF) of ground floor retail on the property located at 9908 South Santa Monica Boulevard. The proposed four-story project is 47’ in height when measured to the top of the finished roof deck, with a rooftop pool deck 52’ above the project height datum point. The top of a rooftop amenity room is 57’ above the datum point and the top of elevator enclosures is 62’ above the datum point. Proposed rooftop residential uses include a 1,850 SF rooftop pool with a 3,623 SF rooftop deck and a 5,944 SF rooftop amenity garden deck area. Three levels of underground parking containing 176 parking spaces with one vehicle entrance on Charleville Boulevard and another entrance on South Santa Monica Boulevard are proposed.

The Planning Commission, at its regular meeting on September 13, 2018, voted 3-2 to conditionally approve the requested Planned Development and Vesting Tentative Tract Map and to recommend that the City Council approve a General Plan Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment and Zone Text Amendment to create a Mixed Use Planned Development Overlay Zone (M-PD-5). On September 24, 2018 an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision was filed. On November 6, 2018, the City Council scheduled the appeal hearing of the Planning Commission’s decisions regarding the Planned Development and Vesting Tentative Tract Map for the project, as well as consideration of the Planning Commission’s recommendation that the City Council amend the general plan, the zoning code, and zoning map to create a Mixed Use Planned Development Overlay Zone (M-PD-5), for the January 8, 2019 City Council meeting.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The City of Beverly Hills has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) to analyze potential environmental impacts associated with development of the project. On September 13, 2018, the Planning Commission reviewed and certified a Final EIR for the project (Planning Commission Resolution No. 1857). The appellant has appealed the Planning Commission’s certification of the Final EIR, however regardless of the appeal of the Final EIR, the City Council would consider certification of the Final EIR as part of its consideration of the requested legislative changes. Responses to the appellants CEQA related comments included in the appeal petition will be included in the Final EIR in an additional appendix (Appendix 12), which will be reviewed by the City Council at the January 8, 2019 hearing.

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

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

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Masa Alkire, Principal Planner in the Beverly Hills Community Development Department at 310.285.1135, or by email at malkire@beverlyhills.org. The case file, including the project plans, environmental documentation, and associated documents, is on file in the Community Development Department and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210.

LOURDES SY-RODRIGUEZ, CRM, MMC Assistant City Clerk In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Council Chamber is wheelchair accessible and is equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired. If you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please call the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 285-2400 or TTY (310) 285-6881. Please notify the City Clerk’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting if you require captioning service so that reasonable arrangements can be made.

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Beverly Hills Extends Smoking Ban To Multi-Family Dwellings Beginning January 1

By Victoria Talbot The City of Beverly Hills’ ban on smoking in multi-family units, including owner-occupied condominiums and apartments, takes effect on Jan. 1, 2019.

A ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes and vape products, takes effect on Dec. 21.

Retailers have until that date to eliminate any product that has a flavor other than tobacco, including menthol, fruit, candy, chocolate, honey, cocoa, alcoholic beverages, herbs, spices, vanilla, wintergreen or mint, or any other flavor.

“The goal of the new regulations is to protect the public from nonconsensual exposure to secondhand smoke in and around their homes and to protect youth from commencing the inherently dangerous activity of smoking,” according to a

press release from the City.

Properties that are impacted by the total smoking ban include all rental units with new or extended leases, and includes areas such as balconies, patios and decks, indoor and outdoor common areas and laundry facilities, regardless of the start date of the lease.

Smoking will be prohibited regardless of whether the unit is owner-occupied or leased.

To help kick the habit, the City, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, is providing a free-of-charge smoking cessation program for individuals who live or work in Beverly Hills.

For more information and to schedule an appointment, contact the Cedars-Sinai Medical Network at 310-3853534, option 3.

For more information on smoking regulations in the City of Beverly Hills, call 310-2851014 or visit www.beverlyhills.org/smoking.

HOLIDAY GIFT – The Beverly Hills PTSA presented the school staff with a little cup of joy for the holiday’s, filled with all sorts of treats and goodies. Pictured, top row, from left: Eliza Eshaghian, Laurie Okum, Alison Brown and Monique Gibbons. Front row, from left: Cindy Newman, April Jergens, Stephanie Rund and Margaret Levy.

The Restaurant At Montage Beverly Hills Offers Intimate, Delicious Local Spot For Dinner

By Laura Coleman If you’re looking for a cozy local spot this season to enjoy an exceptional dinner, look no further than The Restaurant at Montage Beverly Hills.

Following the closure of Georgie earlier this year, the restaurant’s sous chef, Monica Olaes, has expertly taken the reins as Chef de Cuisine and created a tantalizing menu showcasing classical American dishes with a contemporary twist and full of all the delicacies one could desire–all within the environs of an intimate atmosphere.

To start, peruse the extraordinary wine list for that perfect bottle, guided by an expert sommelier, or choose from an array of exceptional glasses.

From creamy oysters on (see ‘THE RESTAURANT’ page 9)

The Restaurant’s chocolate souffle with vanilla Anglaise is a decadent end to a delicious meal.

Beverly Hills Unified Expands Program To Support Students With Disabilities

By Laura Coleman While school has its hurdles for everyone–teachers and students alike–learning can be particularly challenging for youngsters with disabilities.

And following graduation, those with disabilities can find even more challenges afoot.

To that end, the Board of Education recently voted to augment a program that supports post-secondary transitions for high school students with disabilities.

Called “DOR We Can Work”–in a nod to the district’s partnership with the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)–the program is intended to help students with disabilities get ready to work and explore employment opportunities to create careers. And now, students who join the program, including those in the district’s Adult Transition Program, can get paid just over $13 an hour to work while they are in high school.

“It’s amazing in that it gets them working and paid and then we’re able to link their work experience with the school experience more tightly,” said Anna Walker, the district’s Special Education Coordinator.

All students 16 and over with a documented disability are eligible to enroll and stay in the program throughout the length of their high school career, including all students with an IEP (Individualized Education Program) or 504 Plan. Roughly 11 percent of Beverly Hills High School students have an IEP. Before the board voted to approve the plan, students in the program were interning sans pay in various capacities throughout the school district. Such internships include working in the library, at Horace Mann’s front office or even managing equipment for the high school football team. After getting work permits and becoming employees of the school districts, these students can now get paid for up to 100 hours while in school.

Walker said the district is actively looking with local businesses to partner with to enhance this opportunity.

The program, which aims to strengthen students’ success after graduation and foster their independence, consists of pre-employment transition services that are provided in accordance with the individual needs and interests of the student.

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Preliminary Options For La Cienega Park Re-Development To Be Presented Dec. 18

GONDOLA RIDE – Dr. Anthony B. Sokol (Beverly Hills High class of 1956) and wife Barbara, longtime Beverly Hills residents, traveled to Italy and France last month, accompanied by their Parisian children and grandchildren. They took along their copy of the Beverly Hills Courier and captured photos in Venice (with the Gondolas), at the Versailles Palace in Paris, and in front of the Eiffel Tower. To join the Sokol family in the Carry The Courier Club, snap a photo of yourself on your next trip holding the Courier and email it to mlopez@bhcourier.com.

Beverly Hills Native Nikki Lewis Helps People Find Love With ‘The Bevy’

By Laura Coleman For Beverly Hills native Nikki Lewis, the dreams she cultivated in childhood helped forge her path to create one of the nation’s most elite match making services, The Bevy.

Founded in 2014 with Greta Tufvesson, whom Lewis met in New York shortly after she moved there and began working in public relations, The Bevy is a refreshing approach to dating in a world of swiping to find love.

“Our business is unique, mainly because of the quality of our membership,” described Lewis (Beverly Hills High School Class of 2006). “We are also one of the only companies that does not charge a membership fee for women.”

“It’s a cooler, edgier, more modern version of matchmaking,” added Tufvesson. “There was a disconnect in the dating market. With technology so ubiquitous, all the mystery in life and relationships had dissipated. We wanted to come full circle and bring back

Greta Tufvesson and Nikki Lewis

the face-to-face introduction.”

With an exclusive client list of around just 30 paying male members at a time, The Bevy founders said they pride themselves on diligently finding that perfect match for each of their clients. (see ‘THE BEVY’ page 9)

CUTE KAYA – Kaya is a 3-year-old, Schnauzer-Poodle mix who is hoping to find her forever home. She weighs 10 pounds and is available for adoption now through Shelter Hope Pet Shop. For more information on Kaya and other adoptable pets, visit www.shelterhopepetshop.org.

Applications Now Being Accepted For Spring 2019 Beverly Hills artSHOW

By Victoria Talbot The City of Beverly Hills is now accepting applications for the upcoming Spring 2019 artSHOW, scheduled for May 18-19, 2019 in Beverly Gardens Park.

Artists can apply online for a juried spot selected by a panel of independent fine art professionals.

The artSHOW happens twice a year in the spring and fall, drawing an estimated 40,000 visitors to the City. Each

event features approximately 250 artists in a wide array of mediums including oils, watercolors, sculptures, glass, wood, ceramics, photography, digital art, jewelry, drawing, printmaking and two- and three-dimensional mixed media.

Artists are encouraged to apply online by visiting www.beverlyhills.org/artshowapp or to email artshow@beverlyhills.org.

By Victoria Talbot The result of months of community outreach and input from the City Council meeting on November 20 will begin to take shape next Tuesday, when Community Services Director Nancy Hunt-Coffey and urban design consultants Johnson Favaro present some preliminary ideas and options for a redesigned La Cienega Park.

For several months, David Ceppos of Sacramento State’s Consensus and Collaboration Program (CCP) has conducted an extensive public engagement process to determine what the community’s vision is for the park.

While the City Council rejected some ideas outright – such as a skate park – many of the community’s most

popular ideas will be considered, including a pool.

However, there will be many opportunities yet for community input.

This is a very preliminary briefing on possible options for the park.

The challenge is to find room for all the features the public has requested, and then, to fund and build it.

The community is encouraged to participate on Dec. 18, to bring their ideas and suggestions and to continue the public engagement process to inform the City Council.

Ceppos will bring his final report to the City Council for consideration.

More information on the La project is available online, visit www.beverlyhills.org/LaCienegaParkProject.

SPEECH & DEBATE – The Beverly Hills Unified School District and Beverly Hills High School’s Career Education Department hosted the first BHUSD Middle School Speech & Debate Tournament at Beverly Vista on Dec. 12. Run by Coach David Finnigan, the program provides Middle School students from all four campuses with an opportunity to explore speech and debate, and to make new friends across the district. Pictured, front row (from left): Allison Hu (Horace Mann), Reese Margo (Beverly Vista), Alyla Crow (BV) and Lauren Mandel (BV). Back row, from left: Coach David Finnigan, Remy Javidzad (El Rodeo), Ronald Ricks (Hawthorne) and Alex Rho (HM).

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Grant appears as an angel in the 1947 The Bishop’s Wife. Co-starring Loretta Young and David Niven in delightful roles.

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Clint Eastwood arrived for the Warner Bros. Pictures world premiere of The Mule, which he wrote, directed and stars in at Regency Village Theatre

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TO SEE AND BE SEEN

CHERYL SABAN DESIGNS AT THE PENINSULA — Beverly Hills philanthropist and glass blower Cheryl Saban held a holiday soiree at The Peninsula Beverly Hills where attendees could purchase unique Cheryl Saban Designs while raising money for the Maple Counseling Center over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Pictured (from left): Christina Kyne, Maria Georgis, Ashton Hethcote, Cheryl Saban, Karah Mauss, Jessica Ganary, Katrina Parisi, and Kaelyn LaVacque.

ADVOCATING FOR THE PLANET IN HOLMBY HILLS — An IsraAID event on climate change and what’s next for California drew a standing-room only crowd this week at a private residence in Holmby Hills. Seth Davis, IsraAID CEO, shared the organization’s current work in Paradise and Chico as well as other disaster areas. Tel Aviv University atmospheric physicist Colin Price gave a preview of the disaster-response training series that IsraAID will launch in January. Pictured (from left): John Shamolian, Rick Matros, Jeff Ebenstein, Seth Davis, Farah Shamolian, Paul Koretz, Colin Price, and Greg Martayan.

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

Il Viale Dei Romani At La Peer Hotel May Just Have The Best Pizza In Town

By Laura Coleman Just a few minutes east of Beverly Hills, Viale dei Romani, located in the new Kimpton La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood’s design district, may well just be the best pizza in town.

Chef Casey Lane, the man behind the wildly successful Tasting Kitchen in Venice, is no stranger to the art of crafting the perfect carb–after all, he spent his first four years after culinary school as a baker–but the newly opened Viale is the first spot he’s opened where he decided to give the art of pizza-making a go.

Pizza with truffles at Viale dei Romani

“I’m really into engineering,” he described of his alchemical process of combining water and flour to create a crust so chewy and flavorful as to whisk diners’ taste buds away Chef Casey Lane to Naples.

Indeed, the food at Viale is laden with coastal European influences - and not just those of Italy. Lane likewise draws inspiration from the south of France and Morocco to craft a variety of inspiring and delicious dishes. Of particular note are the array of fresh crudos and the 50-layer lasagna. Salads like the baby kale caesar with charred lemon and an array of pasta dishes such as the rigatoni all’amatriciana with guanciale are likewise flavorful choices.

The atmosphere in the brand new restaurant, paired with exceptional service and mismatched Ginori Italian China, make Viale a spot to enjoy. Fortunately, the extensive wine list will leave no one disappointed.

For more information, visit: http://www.vialedeiromani.com.

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BEVERLY HILLS

‘Adventure Cardboard’ Gives K-8 Students Chance To Play, Build, Learn

IT TAKES A VILLAGE – Every year after Thanksgiving, Beverly Hills attorney Ken Goldman and his wife Lori have their children and grandchildren over to their Beverly Hills home to put up their Holiday village, including six electric trains, houses and playgrounds. There’s also an amusement park, ski area, a father-daughter dance, a drive-in theater, a “Candyland” and even Trump Tower. There’s a “newsstand” (which we’re sure includes a fake copy of the Courier) and a village center with a town hall, library, courthouse and police and fire stations.

CLEAN TECH AND THE BATTLE AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE – Mayor Julian Gold (shown with wife Dr. Michele Gold) welcomed guests attending a Tel Aviv University symposium at City Hall Wednesday, The event featured speakers H. David Nahai, Senior Advisor to Pres. Clinton on Climate, Prof.

Colin Price of Tel Aviv University Environmental Studies and Aaron Tartakovsky, an innovator in green technology. The event, moderated by Pulitzer prizewinning journalist Julie Cart, supports and encourages entrepreneurs in green-energy and clean technology.

THE RESTAURANT (Continued from page 4)

the half-shell to spicy lobster on crispy rice with smoked trout row to kampachi crudo or burrata with black mission figs, there is no wrong choice one can make that might hinder an exquisite culinary journey once seated in the luxurious restaurant–although be warned against over-indulgence in the freshbaked bread that comes in a cast iron skillet.

Divided into sections, beginning with a bevy of appetizers listed under the word “SHARE,” diners can opt to allow the expert wait staff to curate a special meal or just embark on a multicourse dinner guided by their own desires and instincts.

Salads (listed in the “GREENS” section) are market fresh and delicious, and always have a bit of a twist, like the “Wedges” where the iceberg lettuce comes with seared peppered tuna, zucchini blossoms and a buttermilk yuzu dressing.

The “PASTA” section is delightfully innovative, with novel dishes like pur-

THE BEVY

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They maintain a roster of several thousand women, each of whom they have personally met.

“It feels like a personal set-up,” Lewis described of the first date, which in L.A. might take place at the Roger Room or the Montage Beverly Hills.

A further novelty is that neither of the participants in the first date has actually seen a photograph of their prospect.

Lewis underscored how important it was for clients to trust The Bevy’s

ple potato gnocchi with carrot curry essence and lobster bucatini with coconut milk offering a lively dance upon one’s taste buds.

Entrees include a variChef Monica Olaes ety of expertly prepared land and sea dishes, including branzino, halibut, chateaubriand, roasted jidori chicken and Colorado lamb chops. For the particularly ambitious meat-lover, the 32-ounce tomahawk steak is a must. There are also an array of side dishes to accompany the hearty fare, like brussel sprouts, charred broccolini and mac & cheese with fontina, gruyere and parmesan.

Desserts are impeccable, but the chocolate souffle with vanilla Anglaise is beyond compare.

For more information, visit: https://www.montagehotels.com/beverlyhills/dining/the-restaurant. instincts about the set-ups, something that both of the founders have had years of experience in doing expertly.

Opined former Beverly Hills Mayor Barry Brucker, who has known Lewis since childhood: “Nikki is an articulate, focused and extremely bright woman.

She has always been goal-oriented and very professional and she has a wonderful soul which compliments her effervescent personality.”

Currently, The Bevy operates in both California and New York.

For more information, or to become a client or join free as a woman, visit: http://the-bevy.com.

By Laura Coleman For a child, the only limit to imagination is time. To that end, Beverly Hills K-8 Schools are giving students the chance to create entire worlds using only rudimentary objects like cardboard, a few cotton sheets and some tape as part of a weekly “Adventure Cardboard” playground during recess and after lunch.

“We make the cardboard useful,” explained Beverly Vista third-grader Evelyn Kruger, who noted that just with the use of a little bit of tape, she and her friends are able to create buildings for them to use to play.

During the rolling playtime allotment, sectioned off according to age groups and lunch times, kids of all abilities join together for the collaborative experience of creating various structures, like theaters and castles. All the materials (i.e. giant cardboard boxes) are donated and thus given a second life by youngsters eager to dream.

“I think they all have a feeling of, ‘I belong here,’” described Pantea Shakib, the Beverly Vista mother of three who originally brought the PTA-sponsored program to the school last year.

Shakib serves as board president of the nonprofit reDiscover Center, which aims to develop children's creativity through hands-on art with sustainable materials and brings the program to various schools throughout the county.

Following last year’s successful launch at Beverly Vista, the weekly program will be permanently happening at all four K-8 schools in the district starting next month.

“The Cardboard Playground has provided our students with the opportunity to engage in cooperative play while challenging their critical thinking skills [and] it is amazing to watch how innovative our students become when provided a blank slate to create from,” said Dustin M. Seemann, assistant superintendent of Educational Services The Courier recently stopped by Beverly Vista to observe the “Adventure Playground” in action, where it was clear that the dozens of children playing were engaged and enthusiastic about the experience.

“It gives them a really big opportunity to create something and express themselves,” described Nicolo Palermo, one of the two reDiscover Center facilitators who is always on-hand during the weekly playgrounds.

Palermo described how the students, upon finding the stacks of cardboard boxes propped against a wall, immediately take ownership over a particular piece before realizing how much further they can get by working together to cut windows and doors (under supervision for the younger ones) in order to create various buildings, adding tape and perhaps a sheet to serve as a theater curtain. The older students have access to slightly more advanced tools.

The only restriction is that the students are not permitted to create weapons, like swords made from cardboard and tape.

“It usually turns out to be really wonderful communities and towns...everyone finding their space in the eco-system,” Palermo said.

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GoFundMe Effort Aims To Support Surgery For Former Beverly Hills Student Greer Brucker A GoFundMe page has been established for former Beverly Hills student, now Vanderbilt University senior, Greer Brucker, 21.

Last year, Brucker was diagnosed with Still’s Disease, a form of Systemic-onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JRA). JRA is an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the immune system attacks itself.

Idiopathic means that the disease has no known cause.

There is also no cure, only prescriptions for various medications that Brucker takes on a daily basis.

“Last year, I started having trouble sleeping. At first, I blamed homesickness,” said Brucker. “However, I soon realized my insomnia stemmed from the pain I felt in my jaw. I then started experiencing the pain throughout the day. I couldn’t eat hard foods and started having trouble walking.

When I couldn’t climb the stairs to one of my classes one day, I knew something was wrong.”

Later this month she will

Greer Brucker

undergo reconstructive jaw surgery. This entails the complete replacement of the total temporomandibular joint (TMJ).

The TMJs are the two joints that connect the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull (temporal bone), and allow the jaw to move up and down and side to side. Hers are severely eroded, with irreversible damage.

The 7.5 hour surgery, entailing the complete replacement of the TMJ with total joint

prostheses as well as orthognathic (corrective jaw) surgery, will be performed by Dr. Larry Wolford, one of a handful of physicians in the country who can perform the procedure, in Dallas.

A second-generation BHUSD alumna, Brucker attended Roxbury Park Preschool, El Rodeo Elementary, and graduated from BHHS, seventh in the class. She’s set to graduate in May with a degree in human and organizational development.

Brucker was active in local softball and basketball leagues, (she was No. 9 hitter on the BHHS softball team) with her father as assistant coach to her teams. Her mother was a Troop Mom for her Brownie and Girl Scout Troops.

Additional City involvements included volunteering for the BH Public Library’s Summer Reading Program over multiple summer vacations.

Brucker’s page is at: https://www.gofundme.com/h elp-greer-get-jaw-surgery.

PARTY TIME—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles held its annual CATCH (Center for the Advancement of Teens and Children with Hand differences) holiday party last week. ESPN reporter Victoria Arlen got silly with orthopaedic patient Zachary Harrell, 5. Arlen, who won a gold medal in swimming at the 2012 London Paralympics, was paralyzed from the waist down following a lengthy childhood illness. Through intense rehabilitation, Arlen regained the ability walk in 2016 and went on to compete on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars last year.

Corky Hale, Tricia Tahara To Bring Two Mrs. Stollers To The Wallis

STANDING FOR ISRAEL—From left: Roz Rothstein, co-founder/CEO StandWithUs; co-hosts Bruce and Ellie Lederman, keynote speaker Dr. Frank Luntz, “Leaders of Tomorrow” recipients Justin Feldman and Sarah Tagger, Captain Elgen Long, Helen and Haim Dayan, Debbie and Naty Saidoff, and Esther Renzer, SWU co-founder and international president, at SWU’s annual gala.

Photo by Jonah Light Photography

StandWithUs ‘Festival Of Lights’ Marks Israel Education Nonprofit’s 17 Years, Honors Helen & Haim Dayan, Capt. Elgen Long A sold out crowd of 900 gathered as StandWithUs (SWU) celebrated its 17th year at its annual “Festival of Lights” gala Sunday at The Beverly Hilton. On the last night of Hanukkah, SWU lit the menorah candles in song.

Close to $4 million was raised which will go toward the nonprofit Israel education organization’s annual budget of $12 million for 2019.

Beverly Hills residents Naty and Debbie Saidoff and Bruce and Ellie Lederman once again, co-hosted the gala.

Since its inception in 2001

by Roz and Jerry Rothstein and community leader Esther Renzer, StandWithUs has been dedicated to challenging antiSemitism about Israel on campuses and communities through education. The organ-

ization has grown to 18 chapters throughout the U.S. and including Israel, Canada, the UK and Brazil.

The event honored board members and philanthropists Helen and Haim Dayan and also recognized Captain Elgen Long.

At 91, Long is the last surviving member of Alaska Airlines “Iron Men” crew. A then-navigator, he was part of the clandestine rescue mission that brought nearly 2,000 Jews from Yemen to the newlyformed state of Israel in 1949.

They flew “On Eagle's Wings” back and forth for seven days, removing seats to fit more refugees, barely sleeping or eating.

Elgen said, “they were starving, homeless and they needed our help. It had to be

done.” The flights were the precursor to “Operation Magic Carpet,” which led to the rescue of approximately 45,000 Yemenite Jews.

SWU also introduced its newest initiative for middle schools, “LINK: Discovering your Israel Connection.”

LINK is a six-unit interactive curriculum that allows students to form their own personal connection to Israel and four middle schoolers told how it helped them form a life-long love for Israel. They are: Jonathan Stoff, Pressman Academy; Miley Puente, Lashon Academy; Shalva Kaplan, Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy, and Bella Yadegar, Brawerman School of Wilshire Boulevard Temple.

“Leaders of Tomorrow” honorees were Sarah Tagger

and Justin Feldman Feldman, president of Students Supporting Israel at UCLA, told how SWU came to the organization’s aid. Feldman, approached the SWU Saidoff Legal department when the university didn’t take action against students who disrupted an “Indigenous People’s” lecture and tore down flags.

Pollster and political consultant Dr. Frank Luntz was the keynote speaker.

Los Angeles acting Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles Eitan Weiss opened the gala stressing that in the current climate of rising anti-Semitism including the recent Pittsburgh shooting, “StandWithUs’ work was more needed than ever.”

Famed jazz harpist-pianistsinger social activist and longtime Beverly Hills resident Corky Hale, along with her daughter-in-law, Tricia Tahara, will present the concert, The Two Mrs. Stollers at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 21 at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts’ Lovelace Studio Theater, 9390 Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills.

Hale, who has been married since 1970 to songwriter M i k e Stoller of the famed Leiber-Stoller songwriting team, was one of Billie Holi- Corky Hale day’s last accompanists, including the Stars Of Jazz TV show in 1957.

She has played at the White House with Tony Bennett, soloed with Barbra Streisand in Central Park and at the Hollywood Bowl, performed with Bjork on her MTV special, and appeared with George Michael at the London’s Royal Albert Hall and Washington, D.C.’s RFK Stadium. She and Michael also recorded a memorable version of I Remember You for his (see ‘HALE’ page 14)

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Beverly Hills Holiday Concert

La Cienega Preschoolers performed at the concert

The Beverly Hills High Madrigals sang holiday classics

The Beverly Vista Concert Choir, which is currently raising funds to perform at the Vatican in Rome in June 2019, also performed. For more information, and to help fund the trip, visit http://bit.ly/2E4FquY.

Teuscher Chocolates Stays In Beverly Hills, Ready For The Holidays

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hanks to Tara Margolin and Tom Gallop, a branch of Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland is staying in Beverly Hills.

When the local outpost at Camden and Brighton closed after 35 years, the couple stepped in to buy the franchise.

Their new location, at 371 N. Camden Dr. has been open since November, “and people see us as heroes,” says Tara Margolin and Tom Gallop Margolin. “They were weekly to the company’s 20 worldwide worried about where they were going locations. to get their Champagne Truffles.”

Made without preser vatives or Created 50 years ago by company additives, the chocolates are never founder Dolf Teuscher Sr., the firm’s frozen or refrigerated. They come with flagship confection is the only one in a specific shelf life, says Margolin. the world with a whipped cream center “It’s two weeks for the truffles— made with Dom Pérignon.

Classic, with milk chocolate dusted “Like so many families in the com- with confectioners sugar, and dark munity, our family has had a long-sta- chocolate with cocoa powder—if they tion love affair with Teuscher choco- last that long.” lates,” said Margolin. Her daughter For the holidays the boutique is worked at the previous location and filled with items like pralines, she always gave and received the Christmas cookies and 20 types of hand-crafted treats for special occa- candy bars. sions.

The signature figurine boxes, “We’re in love and in chocolates,” designed by company in-house artist said Gallop. He’s happy to channel his Felix Detwiller, come in angel, snowinner Willy Wonka and share his pas- man, santa, nutcracker styles and sion for his favorite chocolate he refers more. “Their bellies open up to reveal to as “pillows of goodness.” the ‘magic from Zurich,’” says Crafted by artisans using old-world Margolin. techniques handed down from generaFor more information, call 833tion to generation, the chocolates are 247-9477 or visit https://beverlyhillsmade in small batches and shipped teuscher.com.

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Los Angeles to Regulate Airbnb-Type Short-Term Housing Rentals

By Victoria Talbot The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to impose new regulations on short-term housing rentals that would affect rented rooms, apartment dwellings and whole homes being used by platforms such as Airbnb, throughout the city.

In Los Angeles, there are more than 16,700 rentals available, and 65 percent are for entire homes, reports Airbnb of their stock.

Los Angeles will join Malibu, West Hollywood and Santa Monica in cracking down on short-term rentals.

Under the new rules, three-and-ahalf years in the making, only homes that are used as “primary residences” can be rented out for short stays up to 120 nights annually. They will be legal only if the host registers with the city and pays taxes.

Under existing laws, rentals of less than 30 days at a time are barred throughout much of the city, though officials rarely enforce the restrictions.

Councilmember Mike Bonin, who originally introduced restrictions on short-term rentals with Council President Herb Wesson in 2015, calls the current law “absolutely unenforceable.”

Under the new ordinance, hosts can exceed the 120-night cap if they do not have more than one recent citation from the city, or if they can make a case

to planning officials that they are not harming the neighborhood.

The housing crisis has increased pressure on rental units as more commercial owners are renting out not only entire homes, but entire apartment buildings for short-term vacation rentals, in the peer-to-peer economy.

The ordinance, said Bonin, would only restrict “bad short-term rentals,” and owners of multiple homes or whole apartment buildings who transform them into “rogue hotels.”

The new ordinance, which passed unanimously, enjoyed support from a coalition of tenant advocates, housing advocates, neighborhood activists and hotel unions.

“We support what home sharing was intended to be. What we oppose is entire apartment buildings being transformed into what amounts to illegal motels,” said Charlie Carnow, a Unite Here Local 11 organizer.

It was opposed by hosts and the rental platform companies.

The new regulations, which are slated to go into effect in July, will prohibit units that are covered by the Rent Stabilization Ordinance from being used for short-term rentals, which could affect as much as 600,000 units across the city.

The new law will also bar online platforms from booking for a host that (see ‘AIRBNB’ page 17)

THEY’RE BACK! – Some realtors are once again brandishing illegal signs in Beverly Hills. This realtor added flags and placed the sign atop a vehicle to get attention. If you spot anyone illegally promoting his or her business, email the photos to editorial@bhcourier.com.

Beverly Hills Rent Stabilization Ordinance To Be Finalized Tuesday

By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills Rent Stabilization Ordinance is set to be decided by the City Council at their final 2018 meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Renters are encouraged to attend the meeting to participate in the public comments.

Decisions made at this meeting will have a long-term impact on renters.

The items to be decided to finalize the ordinance include maximum allowable rent increases, exemptions for owner-occupied duplex buildings, limitations on relocation fees, evictions for owners who wish to move family members into their building, passthroughs for seismic retrofits, establishment of a Rent Stabilization Commission, probation for first-year renters, registration, proactive inspection fees, Beverly Hills student/teacher protections, establishment of a Rent Stabilization Commission and annual rent registration.

The City Council will also discuss the approval of a change in classification for existing part-time customer service representative positions and a review of the fee study and approval of Rent Stabilization positions to build the Rent Stabilization staff.

After multiple facilitated dialogues and public meetings, Mayor Julian Gold led the Council through a process that resembled speed dating, allotting a limited time to answer each of 35 questions at a City Council Study Session Nov. 30, with the intention of fulfilling his expressed desire to finish the RSO by the end of the year.

Based on the pronouncements, made without public notification or input, staff was directed to include the answers and some new initiatives proposed by Councilmembers Les Friedman and Robert Wunderlich, in the ordinance.

The result will effectively remove many of the safeguards that renters have painstakingly negotiated throughout the two-year RSO process since it was created in April 2017.

Annual allowable rent increases based on CPI went from 3-7 percent to 3.5 – 7.5 percent without any explanation, though historically, rent increases in Beverly Hills, according to a report from HR&A Consulting, have historically averaged only 2.4 percent annually.

Passthroughs including refuse ($52), alleyway maintenance ($91.96), RSO

registration fees ($7.42), code enforcement fees ($5.46) and a water reliability fee ($1.90) could add as much as $158.64 or 4.65 percent to rents, according to HR&A. Seismic retrofit could add another 2.49 percent to rents.

In addition, the Council’s decision to allow landlords of any size building to evict tenants to house family members at any time creates uncertainty and fears of displacement. Another provision allows landlords a trial period of one year to notify a tenant that they are not going to renew their tenancy – without having to explain why they are being evicted or to pay relocation fees.

“Part of the problem is the process,” said Mark Elliot, founder of the Renter’s Alliance, referring to the lack of public comment and the speed in which important decisions were made, contrary to the negotiations over the past two years. “The other problem is policy.

City Council appears set to allow for a one-year ‘probationary’ tenancy, for example. That would bring back eviction at the landlord’s discretion at the conclusion of the lease year — no cause necessary and no relocation fee applicable. Council will also allow any one one of four generations of the landlord’s family to displace a tenant household.

Those occupants would get a relocation fee prorated at only 10% per year of their tenancy.”

For 61 percent of the population of the City who are renters, landlords will continue to arbitrarily evict residents without relocation fees if these provisions become part of the RSO. Residents of West Hollywood, Los Angeles and Santa Monica enjoy much stronger protections.

Even with the new prohibition against no-cause evictions, renters could still be subject to unreasonably high annual rent increases, the unsettling possibility that they could lose their homes if a landlord’s “relative” moves in - without relocation compensation - and they could face unreasonable passthroughs that add hundreds of dollars to their monthly rent.

For more information, call the Rent Stabilization Hotline at 310-285-1031 or email bhrent@beverlyhills.org. To view the City Council agenda, available Friday after 5 p.m., visit www.beverlyhills.org/living/beverlyhillstelevision/cit ycouncilmeetings/.

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Today, the department has 140 sworn officers, and continues to hire, to train and to fill vacancies as they occur.

In his lawsuit, Rosen claimed that Spagnoli was guilty of discrimination because he was Jewish and over 40 (as are all five members of the Beverly Hills City Council).

A comparison of the current demographics of the department, versus how it existed under Snowden, and briefly, Rivetti as interim Chief, is revealing.

During the six years between January 2010 – March 2016, with Chief Snowden and Capt. Rosen, the Department hired 31 officers, including three female officers, and 28 male officers. Among those hires, one identified as Asian, four as African American, three as Hispanic and one as “other”; 22 of them identified as white.

Since she took over, from April 2016 – October 2018, Spagnoli has added 36 officers, despite a 75 percent drop in applicants nationwide. Among them, seven have identified as Asian, one as African American, 10 as Hispanic, 18 are white and two declined to state. Six of the officers are women.

Among these officers, there is a 300 percent increase in new recruits and a 600 percent increase in lateral hires.

So in two years, the City has added a diverse population at three times the rate of hiring under Snowden.

“It is pretty telling that you were as successful as you were,” Jay Trevino, project manager for Management Partners told the City Council Tuesday, upon delivering the updated 2018 Management Partners report.

“The changes worked. The data clearly showed that.”

The most significant concerns expressed by those interviewed for the 2018 report are the fast pace of change, communication gaps and clarification of command staff roles.

The report included blind surveys and interviews with 25 randomly selected employees.

“There is a high level of support; morale is definitely positive,” said Trevino.

Councilmember Bob Wunderlich asked how that high morale squared with the lawsuits. “No police department is immune to criticism,” said Jay Polisar, special advisor with Management Partners.

Polisar is a law enforcement veteran, having served as chief in Garden Grove and Albuquerque, New Mexico before joining Management Partners.

“We heard criticism; those are reflected in the report…

Change is difficult,” he said.

“The vast majority [of police employees] looked at it as ‘white noise.’ There was no issue with new hires...You have a fine police department that you should be very proud of.”

Two key issues in the 2015 report included discipline and promotions.

In 2016, as she was assuming the helm of the troubled BHPD, Spagnoli promised “fair, consistent policies that are not based on favoritism.”

Polisar and Trevino told the City Council Tuesday that data showed that there had been a decline in promotions between 2012-2014, prior to Spagnoli.

However, from 2015-2017, under Spagnoli, there has been a “substantial increase in promotions.”

“Our view is that appropriate promotional opportunities in the Department exist, despite concerns of some employees to the contrary,” the report reads.

“Further, we see this is an opportunity for the Chief to counter the misimpression with the facts...”

Spagnoli, according to sources within the department, has refused to withhold promotions to deserving candidates, regardless of their past affiliation with Snowden. Several of the current command staff are Snowden-era loyalists.

Despite the decline in promotions between 2012-2014, officers whose testimony had been deemed untruthful by the arbitrators in the arbitrations of Sgt. Rich Ceja, Officer Stan Shen and Officer Joe Vela, were subsequently promoted under Snowden, despite Brady Rule considerations.

Many continue to serve under Spagnoli’s leadership, including Capt. Mark Rosen, until his retirement Nov. 30.

The Brady Rule requires officers 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 of lying in an official capacity.

Emails obtained by the Courier show an escalation in disciplinary procedures at the department following the alleged events that took place at The Beverly Hilton in the death of Whitney Houston on Feb. 11, 2013.

Sgt. Brian Weir, responding to the call, was joined by thenDet. Sgt. Terry Nutall (now Lieutenant). In his lawsuit, Weir alleges that Nutall knelt beside Houston’s body, removed the sheet and made inappropriate and disrespectful comments about her body, in defiance of federal statutes that forbid disturbing a body without the consent of the coroner.

Weir reported the incident to his superiors, Snowden and Rosen. Then, according to his lawsuit, Weir was relieved of his SWAT and K-9 assignments and supervisory positions. He turned to his union representation.

At roughly the same time, Sgt. Rich Ceja had been undergoing arbitration hearings.

Sgt. Michael Publicker, president of the Beverly Hills Police Officer’s Association (POA), and the POA board, went up the chain of command with the information and eventually, to the Los Angeles County District Attorney. The POA letter stated: “The Beverly Hills Police

Officer’s Association recently received information via formal transcripts, recorded interviews and official reports that clearly indicated criminal violations of State and potentially, federal law. These violations of police misconduct were committed by current and still active officers of the Beverly Hills Police Department. … Evidence further indicated criminal culpability throughout the department’s management staff. Department management not only was aware of police misconduct, failed to take appropriate investigative action, failed to take appropriate notification/administrative action under ‘Brady vs.

Maryland’ [the Brady Rule], but also failed to disclose evidence that might exonerate some, while others were granted promotions and immunity for their sworn inconsistent and untruthful testimony… Based on the seriousness of these violations and what appears to be a concerted effort to cover them up, there also exists a real concern that this is potentially recurring with some officers and has caused innocent persons to be detained, arrested, prosecuted and incarcerated.”

Sgt. Brian Weir, a POA Board member, wrote directly to the City Councilmembers to report the alleged officer misconduct, after his superiors within the department, City management (Jeff Kolin was City Manager) and the DA’s office failed to act: “In January 2014, the Beverly Hills Police Officers’ Association (BHPOA) received concerning information surrounding the ongoing Richard Ceja arbitration hearing that not only pointed to his innocence, but even more concerning, that officers may have conspired and obstructed justice to ensure his termination/threatened prosecution; all with tacit approval from higher echelon within the organization.”

In January 2014, Snowden had abruptly notified the Department of the “Rotation of Management and Supervisory Personnel,” to “enhance the succession plans” for the department.

The “rotation” demoted POA Board members, and gave further supervisory powers to Rosen and Nutall.

By March, POA board members were informed that they would not be allowed to conduct Association business during work hours and that permission to attend Association meetings would have to be obtained 48 hours in advance with a written request and permission from the bureau commander.

Finally, in April, the entire POA Board was recalled.

According to sources within the department, officers were directed to hold a special meeting specifically to remove the POA Board and to replace it with a hand-picked slate selected by the Snowden posse, or risk losing special assignments and overtime.

In May, according to documents, Dave Hamel was pro-

moted to Police Lieutenant and Giovanni Trejo to Police Sergeant. Both were described by arbitrators as having been untruthful in testimony during the arbitration’s proceedings.

Many officers who wish to remain anonymous said that under Snowden, they felt there was no opportunity for advancement unless they towed the line for the Chief. They were putting in their time until retirement and they felt their options were limited. Their expectations for a new chief were lowered by the presence of Snowden loyalists in the command staff. Some of them had suffered demotions or loss of special assignments and overtime, and had little hope of seeing them restored.

Their complaints seem to be confirmed by the 2015 Management Partners report, which said that a path to promotion and disciplinary procedures were unclear.

In addition to firing officers on charges deemed less than credible by three separate arbitrators, sources have also confirmed abuse of public resources

by Chief Snowden and those officers loyal to him.

In one case during Snowden’s tenure, a K-9 officer was removed from service when his handler, Officer Doug Madison, was placed under investigation. It is unclear what he was being investigated for, but no charges were ever filed.

The K-9, procured through a donation from Beverly Hills resident Erika Glazer, was ordered taken to an unknown location

by Snowden, according to sources who have requested anonymity. Madison’s situation came to the attention of thensupervisor, Sgt. Weir.

Removed from service and training, the dog became ineligible for certification, a loss estimated to be worth $45,000, including training and purchase, according to the National Police Dog Foundation.

Sources from within the department say that the dog was eventually found in the possession of Lt. Dave Hamel.

Hamel, currently the East Bureau Commander, came to the BHPD from Costa Mesa with Snowden, who had been chief there. It is unclear what experience or knowledge Hamel had with K-9 officers.

For police K-9 units, training is intense. Dog and officer enter a partnership and perform together as a single unit.

Upon his retirement, typically, the dog is offered to the handler. The dog, according to sources, was sold to Hamel for one dollar.

Officer Madison eventually returned to K9 duty and was assigned a new dog.

Sources report that Madison’s K-9 partner was being considered for use by Snowden’s BHUSD Campus Security firm EBI as an additional value to their service – allegedly as a drug-sniffing K-9, though it had been trained for patrol and bomb sniffing.

While this was happening, Snowden was selling EBI to the school district and City Council.

December 14, 2018 | Page 13 Over the course of several City Council hearings from Aug. 2014 through Jan. 2015, Division Commander Erik Lee and Capt. Mark Rosen spoke to City Council in support of a cost-sharing plan in which the school district and the City would split the cost of armed campus security, $880,000, from EBI. In Aug. 2014, Rosen told the Council that BHPD did not have enough officers to provide school security.

On Oct. 7, 2014, minutes of the Council meeting show that Rosen “responded to Bosse’s questions on guns on campus and the advantage of having Beverly Hills police officers versus Los Angeles police officers.

Rosen indicated an armed presence on campus is more beneficial than an unarmed presence as long as the persons carrying them are former (retired) police officers. Mr. Rosen also indicated that EBI is not in lieu of the police department, but rather supplements it.”

Sources within the BHPD report that officers known to be loyal to Snowden, who had left the Department with medical retirements, were then hired for EBI campus security.

While most of the officers were from BHPD, others came from Baldwin Park and Costa Mesa, where Snowden had previously served as chief (see Courier article, City of Beverly Hills Settles with Former Capt.

Rosen, Dec. 7, 2018).

In his letter to the City Council, in which he described officer misconduct in the Department, Weir had written, “As a military veteran and a once proud officer of this organization, in my wildest dreams I could not have imagined… many of those who are under attack are the ones who truly care the most about our profession…”

Weir, who is now retired, believed the City, at the behest of Snowden, brought the full weight of their legal authority to bear, forcing him to accept a settlement and ending his distinguished career as a police officer.

Many of the officers who had been negatively impacted during Snowden’s heyday remain on the force, and report that they are very happy with Spagnoli.

Today, these officers say they are proud to be a part of the BHPD. They relish taking pride in their work, they feel confident they are judged on performance, and when they have a question about how they can improve, Spagnoli offers guidance and training incentives.

Nonetheless, Snowden loyalists remain, both active and retired or active in other law enforcement agencies.

Several officers interviewed by the Courier say they believe that the principal intention of the discrimination lawsuits such as Rosen’s is to force the City of Beverly Hills to abandon Chief Spagnoli. They report that officers and civilians loyal to Snowden are the primary source of negative gossip and rumors.

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

Jane Fonda Named To Homeboy Board

Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world, has announced that the nonprofit is welcoming actress and activist Jane Fonda to its board, and Pernille Lopez as its board chair.

“This is an important time for work in social justice and looking toward building inclusiveness and pathways to successful re-entry,” said Fonda.

“Jane Fonda’s commitment to causes she cares about is unparalleled and we couldn’t be more honored that she has chosen to work with us. Her perspective and experience will be enormously impactful as we celebrate 30 years for Homeboy and look to the future,” said Thomas Vozzo, Homeboy Industries CEO.

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Songs From the Last Century album. She played harp for Liberace on his weekly TV show and at Madison Square Garden, and sang with the bands of Harry James, Ray Anthony, and Jerry Gray.

Hale’s new biography by Jerry Leichtling and Arlene Sarner, Corky Hale Uncorked, chronicles her 50-year career from a small midwestern town to the stage at Carnegie Hall.

Hale and Stoller were also co-producers of A Night With Janis Joplin; and Hale was an advisor to the Audra McDonald revival of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.

For tickets and more information, call 310-746-4000 or visit thewallis.org/corky.

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Filmmaker’s New Documentary Celebrates Apollo 11 Memorial Local filmmaker Steven C. Barber is marking the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the moon (July 20, 1969) with a film celebrating the astronauts of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins and statues being created to honor them.

Barber is partnering with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, its operator Delaware North Companies and Lundeen Sculptures for his latest film documenting the creation of the seven-foot bronze statues to be unveiled next July in the new Moon Tree Garden at the Apollo/Saturn V Visitor’s Center.

“These sculptures will honor the greatest technical achievement—man’s landing on the moon,” said Barber, “and millions upon million of people will seen these amazing pieces for years to come.”

The team of leading bronze sculptors includes George and Mark Lundeen and Joseph Bainer who have already created two seven-foot astronaut statues: Jack Swigert of Apollo 13, for the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, and Rick Husband of the Columbia Orbiter, for the Amarillo Airport.

Barber has been on the Oscar short list three times, and his seven full feature documentaries have told the stories of Americans undertaking monumental projects. They include The World’s Most Dangerous Paper Route

Sculptors George and Mark Lundeen with a model of their statue of Jack Swigert of Apollo 13, now at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center.

about the writing and distribution of Stars And Stripes, narrated by Billy Bob Thornton; Into the Light-the Kalman Aron Story, about the Holocaust survivor and artist; and Unbeaten, about 31 paraplegics who take on the world’s

most grueling road race and push their wheelchairs 267 miles in six days between Fairbanks and Anchorage, narrated by Dan Ackroyd.

His films have been seen on Netflix, Hulu and Discovery Channel.

AGAPE International Spiritual Center Relocates To Beverly Hills The AGAPE International Spiritual Center led by spiritual teacher and author, Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith has relocated to the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, where it will now hold its weekly Sunday services.

From Stevie Wonder and Oprah Winfrey, to Hilary Swank, Sterling K. Brown, Scott Bakula, Van Morrison and Ben Vereen to Deepak Chopra, all have praised Dr. Beckwith as a global inspirational leader.

In July, AGAPE celebrated Beckwith’s birthday and kicked off its inaugural service at the Saban featuring a musical celebration as Stevie Wonder and soul and R&B vocalist Goapele serenaded him with Wonder’s Happy Birthday. Wonder wrote his version to celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday becoming a national holiday.

The move from Culver City was necessary, Beckwith said because AGAPE’s previous building was flooded from pipes not up to code, the landlord raised the rent, the community had outgrown the space and parking had become difficult.

“We can now accommodate 1,900 service attendees—individuals and families who might wish to stop by to check out AGAPE, a trans-denominational, multicultural community” Beckwith said.

Rabbi David Baron, founding rabbi of the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre said, “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Beckwith and his flock.

Dr. Beckwith and I have been friends for

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years, so when he approached me about the possibility of relocating AGAPE to the Saban Theatre, I said, ‘absolutely, why not?’ As a religious leader, my temple services are held on Friday evenings, so Dr. Beckwith is able to hold his services on Sunday morn-

ings.”

Beckwith has appeared on SuperSoul Sunday, Dr. Oz, The Oprah Winfrey Show, OWN Help Desk, OWN’s SuperSoul Sessions, Tavis Smiley, Larry King Live, and in his own PBS special, The Answer Is You and is a member of Oprah Winfrey’s inaugural SuperSoul 100.

Every Friday from 1-2 p.m., thousands tune into his weekly radio show, Wake Up! The Sound of Transformation, aired locally on KPFK 90.7 FM. Three of his most recent books—Life Visioning, Spiritual Liberation and TranscenDance Expanded—are recipients of the literary Nautilus Award.

Sunday services are at 7, 9 and 11:30 a.m., led by Beckwith. The 9 and 11:30 a.m. services are preceded by guided meditation.

For more information, call 310-3481250 or visit www.agapelive.com or www.MichaelBernardBeckwith.com.

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board, I will again work with these same groups, but will add the school board to ensure that we continue to meet the educational needs of all our children. We are all partners in this endeavor.”

Third generation resident Walker-Shuman nabbed the second open spot with 32.78 percent of the vote.

“I would like to express my gratitude to the community for believing in me and for the opportunity to help guide the district at such a crucial time,” said Walker-Shuman, after being sworn in by her husband, David Shuman. “The gravity of this position is not lost on me.

We are at a cross-roads; a time of great change, and are poised for demonstrable growth and

success, with proper planning and execution.”

Following the swearing in of the two new board members, the new board unanimously voted Margo in as its new president for the next year and Hacker to serve as VP. “What we are responsible for, is bringing our district back to the point where Beverly Hills schools will once again become the first reason people choose to live in this City,“ said Margo, after being sworn in by his wife, Laura. “We get so mired in what we are teaching kids and how we are teaching kids, we forget why we are teaching kids.”

“I would like to advocate for a social awareness that is so integrated into our district culture that our graduates leave with an aching desire to change the world for the bet-

ter,” added Margo, who is now rounding out his seventh year on the board.

Among a litany of pressing issues the new board will address, of particular note is helping shepherd the school district through a transformative process of reconfiguration to create a dedicated middle school for the upcoming 2019/20 school year.

“The message for all of us is very simple: we have an opportunity to work together and move this district forward like never before...because we share a common goal, and that goal is to provide our students with the best educational opportunities,“ said Hacker, after being sworn in as VP by Apple Award-winning retired Beverly Hills Unified teacher Anita Naiman.

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S The Beverly Hills Women’s Club is holding its food drive for the LA Food Bank now through Saturday, Dec. 15 at the club, 1700 Chevy Chase Dr. Non perishable food items—canned or boxed vegetables and fruit, juice, soup, stew, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, rice, beans, powder mashed potatoes, pasta and cereals—may be dropped off at boxes in the front entrance reception area or the Garden Roon of the club between 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

According to the Food Bank, $1 donation translates to five pounds of food and four meals. Those unable to bring food items, may make donations online at https://bhwclub.org/donations/philanthropy-councildonations/.

• • • • • Reindeer Romp, the rare opportunity to see real reindeer, continues from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., t h r o u g h Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Los Angeles Zoo, 5333 Zoo Dr. in L.A.’s Griffith Park.

While visiting the “Reindeer Village” from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on weekends, guests can learn about the herd from reindeer keepers, as well as make their own custom “antlers” at the craft station. Until 3 p.m., guests can take pictures with Santa for an additional fee.

Also included with paid Zoo admission are daily closeup animal encounters, shows, holiday crafts, talks and guided experiences, training demonstrations, and more. For details, visit LAZoo.org/ReindeerRomp.

• • • • • L.A. band The Lions will bring its reggae rhythms to Union Station’s third Cocoa Concert, in collaboration with Metro Art Presents, from 6:308:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14 at the station, 800 N. Alameda St., L.A. The band has performed throughout Southern California, and its music has been featured in the USA TV show Burn Notice. It’s most recent album,

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All Is Calm Docu-Musical Recounts Historical Christmas Truce Of 1914 The Broad Stage will present Theater Latté Da’s All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce Of 1914, a docu-musical about an extraordinary moment in history, at 4 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 22, at the theater, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica.

All Is Calm, recalls the moment in history when Allied and German soldiers met in “No Man’s Land” and laid down their arms to celebrate the holiday by trading carols, sharing food and drink, playing soccer and burying the dead. In some places the truce lasted only a night, in others it endured until New Year’s Day. Since its premiere in 2007, the a capella production is brought to life by a cast of 10 actor/singers and blends iconic WWI patriotic tunes, trench songs, medieval ballads, period songs and Christmas carols from England, Wales, France, Belgium and Germany with texts including first-hand accounts of the event written by more than 30 World War I figures.

“For decades, the truce was considered a romantic fable, fiction, and I wanted to give legitimate voice to this remarkable moment that had somehow been denied its rightful place in history,’” said Theater Latté Da’s founding Artistic Director Peter Rothstein.

“I cannot express how gratifying it has been to share the story of these heroic men in their own words.”

Tickets, starting at $45, are available online at www.thebroadstage.org or by calling 310-434-3200.

Members of The Lions reggae band.

Soul Riot, features original tunes inspired by soul and reggae influences.

Additionally, DJ Connie Price will spin in between sets, at 6:30 and 7:45 p.m.

The evening will also feature a “Cocoa Bar with Elftenders,” craft and kids’ zones and an ugly Christmas sweater contest with prizes.

There will also be free cotton candy from the Hollywood Candy Girls and the opportunities for selfies with Santa.

For more information, visit unionstationla.com.

• • • • • The Capitol Ensemble— Phillip Levy, violin and Rodolfo Leone, piano—will celebrate Beethoven’s birthday with performances of the Violin Sonata in D major, Opus 2, No. 1 and Sonata No. 10 in G major, Opus 96 at 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.

The ensemble is in its 16th season as artists in residence for LACMA's Sundays Live radio broadcasts. For more information on the free concert, visit http://www.lacma.org/event/ca pitol-ensemble-30.

• • • • • Debbie Ullman, co-owner of Factor’s Famous Deli, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Brandeis Men’s Group (BMG), beginning at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 18 at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City.

Ullman will speak on “Restaurant Adventures.”

BMG, made up of more than 100 senior men, meets monthly for informational session and to raise funds for research at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass.

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call Chairman Randy Barnes at 310-351-5018 or visit bncla.org.

• • • • • Apparel shop Theory will host a shopping event to benefit the Exceptional Children’s Foundation from 5-9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 18 at its store, 408 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills.

The company will donate 20 percent of all sales during the special hours to the nonprofit that serves children and adults with special needs. To RSVP email: mmoshay@ecf.net or northbeverlydrive@theory.com.

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The Norton Simon Museum will present a special installation of Titian’s ”Portrait of a Lady in White,” Wednesday, Dec. 19-March 25, 2019 at the museum 411 W. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena.

The portrait, whose sitter’s identity has eluded scholars for centuries, has been a highlight of Dresden’s art collection for more than 250 years.

On loan from the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, the painting’s installation marks the first time the painting has been on view in Southern California. It will hang in the museum’s 16th–17th century art wing, near works by the artist’s contemporaries, such as Bellini and Giorgione.

For more information, call 626-449-6840 or visit www.nortonsimon.org.

• • • • • Author Terence Ward will discuss “Ending Saudi Extremism,” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20 at Harmony Gold Theatre, 7655 Sunset Blvd (corner of Stanley), L.A. The Markaz is partnering with the Los Angeles World Affairs Council to present the talk, based on Ward’s book, The Wahhabi Code: How The Saudis Spread Extremism Globally (Arcade 2018).

Ani Zonneveld, founderpresident of Muslims for Progressive Values, will moderate the presentation, the first in The Bustany-Kasem Freedom Forum series, named for Arab American leaders Don Bustany and Casey Kasem.

Tickets are $30 and include a copy of Ward’s book. Visit http://www.themarkaz.org/ for more information.

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proposal, which following the signing of a board-sanctioned but yet-to-be created contract, is slated commence tomorrow, calls for LAG to create and execute a comprehensive plan for the district’s reconfiguration. Objectives include: transforming the district’s culture and power structure; designing a cohesive strategic plan; creating opportunities for stakeholders to participate in the reconfiguration process; communicating status updates about the process; supporting stakeholders through training; and helping stakeholders embrace the new vision.

Last October, the previous board voted to reconfigure the district’s four K8 schools to two K-8 schools and one 68 middle school with a 3-0 vote after former members Lisa Korbatov and Howard Goldstein both said they would be abstaining given that they would not be around to manage its progress. Both finished out their terms on the board last Friday.

While neither of the two new board members who were sworn in on Tuesday, Tristen Walker-Shuman and Rachelle Marcus, were part of that vote last October, both new board members have said that they whole-heartedly supported efforts to reconfigure the school district to include a dedicated middle school.

BHUSD Facilities Chief Don Blake told the Courier that he did not anticipate costs related to the physical reconfiguration–including moving all the students out of El Rodeo and reconfiguring Beverly Vista – to exceed $2.5 million.

Whether or not this contract is the way in which to achieve this profound change remains to be seen.

LAG’s proposal is sectioned into five phases, starting with a $9,000 phase one survey for key stakeholders, including teachers, staff, community members and students. Following that three-day commitment to create a survey and review the findings, LAG will spend two days facilitating a project kick-off session on Jan. 8 and further defining the roles and responsibilities of steering committee members at a cost

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has not registered with the city, or who has exceeded the annual limit on how many days they can rent out their home.

Violators can be hit with fines totaling $1,000 per day.

In addition, the new regulations require that the online platforms provide information on their hosts activities, which L.A. officials say is needed for enforcement.

Airbnb argues that it is a violation of privacy, and says it will only hand over data if the city includes vacation rentals – the renting of something other than one’s primary residence – for short stays.

Studies show that tourism, as it affects the housing market, displaces renters and removes a substantial number of units from the regular housing market, squeezing the housing market and driving rents higher.

One UCLA study by Alex Scott (UCLA Law Review) cites tourism as “creating a specific kind of gentrification.”

The Wall Street Journal published an interview with Dr. Edward Kung, an

of $54,000 for 18 days of consulting work.

“In partnership with the steering committee we will define a marketing brand to assist in communication of the vision to create strong engagement of teachers, staff, board and community members,” the proposal states.

Phase three, which is intended to further enhance stakeholder engagement and hone the operations plan, calls for a two-day session dedicated to outlining the coordination of services and responsibilities across the district’s departments.

“We will define audiences for key interviews to gain further engagement and insight from teachers, staff, board members and the community,” the proposal describes of this $60,000 phase.

Phase four, which is slated to occur from Feb. 4 to 7 and requires 17 days of consulting work, is “preparing stakeholders for change.” In this $45,000 phase, LAG consultants will conduct further interviews with teachers, staff, board members and the community to “identify areas of concern, priorities and needs reguarding the reconfiguration.”

For the final phase five stage, characterized as “Change Management Training,” LAG proposes to “train and prepare identified leaders of change such as principals and school leadership to become agents of change,” according to the proposal. The $58,000 training phase includes a session for “train the trainer” in order that principals and leaders can train others.

In addition to the five-phased proposal, LAG will provide additional project support one day a week, for a total of eight days, between Jan. 15 to March 4 at a cost of $24,000. The intention of this support, according to the proposal, is to “ensure that all aspects of the reconfiguration are being executed on time and within the guidelines of the operational plan.”

LAG will also provide up to eight hours of executive coaching to key leaders at no additional charge. Travel and hotel expenses, in addition to any printing not done by BHUSD, will be billed to the school district on top of the $250,000. assistant professor of economics at UCLA, and the author of a study that examines the effect of short-term rentals on the housing market in Los Angeles.

That study found that a 10 percent increase in Airbnb listings leads to a 0.39 percent increase in rents and a 0.64 percent increase in home prices.

Since 2012, Los Angeles has experienced a 448 percent increase in Airbnb listings.

The number of Angelenos spending over 30 percent of their income on housing has increased from 30 percent in 2000 to 39 percent in 2014, said Kung.

Removing housing from the rental housing market and placing it in the short-term tourist market is almost onefor-one, meaning one unit on Airbnb to one housing unit in neighborhoods where there are greater numbers of Airbnb listings, he told WSJ. The impacts on housing markets are most acute where nonowner occupiers are taking homes off the long-term market and putting them in the shortterm rental market, said Kung. Homes that are owner-occupied are most commonly rented while the owner is away on vacation or to share an extra room, he said.

IMAGINE A CURE – The Beverly Hills High School Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer teams played against St. Bernard High School last Saturday as part of a fundraiser for Tower Cancer Research Foundation. The event included a powerful moment of silence with kids and fans holding their “Kicking in Honor” signs in honor of those personally touched by cancer, an inspiring speech from Mayor Julian Gold, food prepared by the Beverly Hills Fire Association and live entertainment from the BHHS band and cheerleaders. The event raised over $14,000 which will go directly to scientific cancer research grants, community partnership programs and Tower’s Magnolia House. To donate or for more information, visit: http://www.towercancer.org/bhhs. Pictured: Lauren Stein, BHHS senior captain, was escorted on the field by Faith Foster.

FIRECRACKERS – The Beverly Hills AYSO Firecrackers (Boys 9 Division - Team F) won the championship game last weekend. They were seeded sixth and won three hard fought battles to earn the Region 76 league champions title. Back row, from left: Assistant coach Nicole Guadarrama and head coach Adi Hacker. Middle row, from left: Aidan Zahabian, Ashton Kamjoo, Noah Huddleston, Andrew Soofer, Robby Gautereaux, Lucas Merrill and Justin Davoudpour. Front row, from left: Benjamin Hacker, Tyler Melamed , Ryan Bergstand

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Norma Zager, John Davidson, Christopher Plummer, Christopher Prosky, George Shultz and Dick Van Dyke (Dec. 14); Ed Horan, Mark Richard, Howard Goldstein, Tim Conway and Don Johnson (Dec. 15); Barbara Gardner, Benjamin Bratt, Terry Sternfeld, Jack Barclay, Ben Cross, Fred Cunningham, Lesley Stahl and Liv Ullman (Dec. 16); Ray Liotta, and Keith Richards (Dec. 17); Mary Katz, Katie Holmes, Leonard Maltin, Christina Aguilera, Brad Pitt, and Steven Spielberg (Dec. 18); Jeff Cutler, Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Beals,and Jake Gyllenhaal (Dec.19) Lionel Furst, Laurie Konheim and Keifer Sutherland (Dec. 20).

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TALK OF THE TOWN–The annual gala of the ABCs was highlighted with the music of The Jacksons. Above: Tito Jackson (left) and Marlon Jackson (right) are welcomed by David Gebbia and ABCs President Gloria Gebbia. Below: Patrick Wayne (left) salutes Kelsey Grammer, who was the evening’s co-honoree along with Maj. Scotty Smiley. Right photo: Jane and Marcel Loh, CEO of Saint John’s Health Center and the John Wayne Cancer Institute.

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Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies (ABCs) hosted its annual, star-studded “Talk of the Town” black-tie gala at The Beverly Hilton to benefit breast and prostate cancer research by the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center.

The ABCs awarded Maj. Scotty Smiley, a wounded veteran, author and the Army Times “Soldier of the Year,” with its Spirit of Hope Award, which was presented to him by Robert Klein, president/CEO of the Providence Saint John’s Health Center Foundation.

Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG award-winning actor Kelsey Grammer of Frasier and Cheers fame received the Spirit of Entertainment Award from Patrick Wayne, chairman of the John Wayne Cancer Institute Foundation.

Comedian JB Smoove of Curb Your Enthusiasm was the hilarious emcee while the legendary performers The Jacksons thrilled the audience with their musical selections. Elaine DuPont Bernard sang the national anthem to start the evening’s program. Gloria Gebbia is president of the ABCs while Sheri A. Rosenblum returned as the chair of the “Talk of the Town” gala.

Some of those on hand were Ruth and Howard Gilliam, Sandy and Les Gold, Marilyn and Allen Golden, Kayte and Kelsey Grammer, Lisa and Marty Greenberg,Louie and Lenore Alfano, Gail and Roger Dauer, Pam and Willie Allen, Johanna and Matt Altman, Dr. Mary Lee and Roger Amerian, Cathy and Shel Bachrach, Marianne Berman, Madeline Gussman, Norma and Dr. Anton Bilchik, Donna and Elliott Blut, Audrey and Bob Bornstein, Gary Borofsky, Sarah Braddock, Viane and Bill Court.

Others included Candace and Peter Cunningham, Shelly and Don Sterling, Meredith and Jason Abber, Adele and Ed Dantes, Holly and Gary Devine, Elaine and Peter Bernard, Amy and Jerry Freisleben, Gloria and John Gebbia, Kimbery and Richard Gebbia, Tristan Gebbia, John M. Gebbia, Dr. Janie and Steven Grumley, Tony Adler, Joni Alpert, Cynthia and Noe Aguire, Millie Nixon and Dick Haft, Mercedes and Tommy

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The ABCs (www.abcjw.com) was formed 28 years ago and now has more than 150 members, who dedicate their efforts to funding research in breast and prostate cancer at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, having raised more than $15 million in that effort. ****** What a night it was for Camp Ronald MacDonald for Good Times to benefit youngsters with cancer (ages 7 to 17) as Bette and Dr. Joe Kahn, along with their son Kristopher O’Banion, hosted a posh holi-

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day reception at their Wilshire Comstock penthouse More than five dozen guests were on hand, each bringing Amazon gift cards for the kids who can then choose an appropiate gift–something they actually want or need.

Some those on hand were writer/producer Barbara Valentine and Ray Seagar, Desiree and Dr. Ryan Kotton, Dr. Jay Orringer, famed artist Jane Wooster Scott, Marci Landis ot Beverly Hills, Belinda and Jeff Stillman, investment bankers Patrick and Charlie Lowe, realtors John Barrentine, Chuck Marquardt, and Andrea Best, Dr. Nicholas Karyotakis, and his wife, Amy Scott Karyotakis, chief curator of the Autry Museum, Lynn and Ed Lieberman, a couple most active in Camp Ronald McDonald, and many others.

PROJECT ANGEL FOOD–More than $15,000 was raised for Project Angel Food at a holiday party at the Edwards-Lowell store on Wilshire Boulevard. Pictured (from left): co-host Paul Matsumoto, jewelry designer Layna Friedman, Project Angel Food Executive Director Richard Ayoub, co-host Jeffrey Lehman, and project Angel Food Events Manager Brent Webster. Special guest Mary Wilson of The Supremes is below.

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Edwards-Lowell held a holiday party in its Beverly Hills store to benefit Project Angel Food. More than $15,000 was raised from the attendees. The jampacked event was hosted by co-owners Paul Matsumoto and Jeffrey Lehman, with a special guest star on hand–vocalist Mary Wilson, best known as a founder and the longest active member of The Supremes.

There was also music by Soul’d Out and designer jewelry by Layna Friedman.

Meanwhile, a percentage of any sales at the Edwards-Lowell store during the next 10 days will be donated to Project Angel Food.

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c. Item Description: The Project includes, without limitation, remodeling of an 1,742 sq.ft. existing storage space to house new two staff offices suites a 470 sq.ft. G.I.S. office suite and approximate 1,272 sq.ft. for the F.T.P. office suite. The MEP scope includes modification to existing building infrastructure and installation of new AC ductwork, exhaust system, VAV boxes, power, low voltage and lighting as more clearly described in the Contract Documents. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. Execution of the Work shall commence with the Notice To Proceed and to be completed in 125 calendar days. d. Obtaining Bid Documents: The Bid Package, including the plans and specifications may be viewed and downloaded from the City’s website: http://www.beverlyhills.org/business/bidlistings/ To obtain a hard copy of the Bid Package by mail or in person, please contact Mandana Motahari, City Architect, at telephone number 310-288-2866 or email mmotahari@beverlyhills.org. Request must be made at least one (1) business day in advance for in person pick-up and at least five (5) business days in advance to receive by mail.

Pick-up location will be at the Department of Public Works - 345 Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. e. Bid Opening:

Thursday – January 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

f. Due Date and Location for Submittals: Sealed bids will be received at all times during normal business hours prior to the Bid Opening, at the City Clerk’s Office, 455 North Rexford Drive, Room 290, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. All bids must be in writing and must contain an original signature by an authorized officer of the firm.

Electronic bids (i.e., telephonic, FAX, etc.) are NOT acceptable. All bids shall clearly contain on the outside of the sealed envelope in which they are submitted: BID PACKAGE 18-99:LIBRARY LEVEL ‘A’ IMPROVEMENTS FOR GIS AND FTP OFFICES PROJECT g. Contractor's License: In accordance with provisions of Section 3300 of the California Public Contract Code, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid California Contractor's License Class B – General Building Contractor, or other appropriate license classification under the State Contracting Code at the time the contract is bid. Failure to possess such license may render the bid non responsive and bar the award of the contract to that non responsive Bidder.

h. Liquidated Damages: There shall be a $500.00 assessment for each and every calendar day work remains undone after date fixed for completion. i. Prevailing Wages: In accordance with Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., this Project is a “public work,” and thus, the Contractor and any Subcontractors must pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Copies of those rates are on file with the Director of Public Works, and are available to any interested party upon request.

Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR’s determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. j. Pre-bid Conference Date and Location: A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. atentrance to Beverly Hills Library located at 444 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills 90210. k. Bid Security: Each bid shall be accompanied by bid security in the form of a cashier's check, certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the total bid amount. All cashier's checks or certified checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS. Bid bonds must be issued by a bonding company licensed to do business in the State of California.

Bids not accompanied by the required bid security shall be rejected. Cash and personal or company checks are NOT acceptable. The City shall return the bid security checks of unsuccessful bidders to them when the successful bidder ("Contractor") enters into the Contract with the City. l. Payment Bond and Performance Bond: A Payment Bond and a Performance Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the contract amount, will be required of the Contractor. m. Insurance: Upon award of contract, contractor will be obligated to file certificates of insurance evidencing coverage as specified in the bid documents and in a form acceptable to the City. The certificates shall be on the City's standard proof of insurance form. n. Time of Completion: The contractual completion time shall be 125 calendar days from the date of Notice To Proceed. o. Retention: In accordance with the contract, five percent (5%) of any progress payment will be withheld as retention. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code, at the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with the City or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, and City shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Refer to the contract for further clarification. p. Contact Person: A bidder or potential bidder who has questions regarding this project should email those questions to Mandana Motahari, City Architect at mmotahari@beverlyhills.org.

Written responses to all questions will be issued via addendum.

THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY BID OR ALL BIDS AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITY OR IRREGULARITY IN ANY BID. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.

NOTICE

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

T-Mobile West, LLC proposes to modify an existing collocation mounted at the rooftop of a building ( 72' AGL), with no lighting system, at 9350 Wilshire Boulevard (SV00065A), Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA, 90212, 34‐04‐00.53N, 118‐23‐44.11W, FCC ASR file# A1121457.

Interested persons may review the application by going to www.fcc.gov/asr/appli cations and entering the FCC ASR file# listed above. In accordance with the FCC's rule 47 CFR §14.4(c), T‐Mobile hereby solicits public comment concerning its proposed site and any impacts it may have upon environment.

Requests for Further Environmental Review should be submitted online.

Instructions can be found at www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest.

Paper copies may be sent to FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.

Requests should also be sent to: T‐Mobile, ATTENTION: FCC Regulatory Compliance Contact, 12920 SE 38th St., Bellevue, WA 98006.

In order for your comments to receive full and timely consideration, they should be received at the addresses above within 30 days of the date of this notice and reference FCC ASR file# A1121457.

12/14/18 CNS-3202420# BEVERLY HILLS COURIER –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287682 The following is/are doing business as: 5L PUBLISHING HOUSE 1421 Livonia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Perry Daniel Iltis 1421 Livonia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed May 2013: Perry Daniel Iltis, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287684 The following is/are doing business as: 1) EENIE MEENIE RECORDS 2) MANIE MOE MUSIC 8316 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069; Eenie Meenie, Inc. 8316 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069; The business is conducted by: A C O R P O R AT I O N , registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Reiko Kondo, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287686 The following is/are doing business as: STEFANO RICCI 270 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Luxury & Co. of

Beverly Hills 270 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed November 2001: Alfred Chan, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287688 The following is/are doing business as: MGB MEDIA 1142 S. Stanley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019; Michael Berick 1142 S. Stanley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Michael Berick, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018287690 The following is/are doing business as: SIMONE GROOMING 7700 W. Sunset Blvd. #205, Los Angeles, CA 90046; Simone Frajnd 7700 W. Sunset Blvd. #205, Los Angeles, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Simone Frajnd, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2018; Published: November 23, 30, December 07, 14, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018296284 The following is/are doing business as: KARLEE’S WORLD 514 N. Hayworth Ave. #101, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Karlee Lauryn Muth 514 N. Hayworth Ave. #101, Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed November 2018: Karlee Lauryn Muth, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 28, 2018; Published: December 07, 14, 21, 28, 2018 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018302578 The following is/are doing business as: PM FINANCIAL 9701 W. Pico Blvd. #115, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Pearl Candles, LLC 9701 W. Pico Blvd. #115, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed January 2017: Stephen Perl, Member: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: December 06, 2018; Published: December 14, 21, 28, 2018, January 04, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018302566 The following is/are doing business as: OLIVE STREET APARTMENTS 1440 N. Hayworth Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90046; David J. Bailey 1440 N. Hayworth Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90046; Allyce Balson 1440 N. Hayworth Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed July 2010: David J. Bailey, General Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: December 06, 2018; Published: December 14, 21,

28, 2018, January 04, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018302568 The following is/are doing business as: HAYWORTH APARTMENTS II 1440 N. Hayworth Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90046; David J. Bailey 1440 N. Hayworth Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed November 2018: David J. Bailey, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: December 06, 2018; Published: December 14, 21, 28, 2018, January 04, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018302574 The following is/are doing business as: 1) HILGARD HOUSE HOTEL 2) HILGARD HOUSE WESTWOOD VILLAGE 927 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024; Hilgard Management Company, Inc. 927 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024; The business is conducted by: A C O R P O R AT I O N , registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: William P. Edwards, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: December 06, 2018; Published: December 14, 21, 28, 2018, January 04, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018302576 The following is/are doing business as: 1) TOP HOMES LA 2) TOP HOMES LOS ANGELES 3) GEORGE MORALES REALTY 439 N. Canon Dr. #300, c/o-Keller Williams, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Silvano Jorge Morales Shipman 439 N. Canon Dr. #300, c/oKeller Williams, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Silvano Jorge Morales Shipman, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: December 06, 2018; Published: December 14, 21, 28, 2018, January 04, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018302570 The following is/are doing business as: YM STUDIOS 443 N. Palm Dr. #101, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Yarden Mesica 443 N. Palm Dr. #101, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Yarden Mesica, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: December 06, 2018; Published: December 14, 21, 28, 2018, January 04, 2019 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018302572 The following is/are doing business as: 1) GIAN FRANCO TORDI ACTOR 2) FLIGHT BROKER 3) ACTION ACTING 4) SNOWFLAKE ENTERTAINMENT 4250 Coldwater Canyon Ave. #302, Studio City, CA 91604; T Entertainment, LLC 4250 Coldwater Canyon Ave. #302, Studio City, CA 91604; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Gian Franco Tordi, Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: December 06, 2018; Published: December 14, 21, 28, 2018, January 04, 2019 LACC N/C

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For inquiries contact: Kevin Pike (818) 571-1508 Coldwell Banker • CalDRE #01990544

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8725 Clifton Way Newly Remodeled • Century Park East • BEAUTIFUL MASTER BATH Large & Spacious Guest powder room, hardwood Tennis • Pool 2 Bd.+Den+2 Ba. Dog Park • Gym floors, separate dining room,

LARGE ONE BEDROOM

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

stainless steel appliances, washer and dryer, A/C. Beautiful French Normandy building close to market, shops and restaurants.

With beautiful garden setting+large patio for entertaining & pets!

• DIANA COOK • 468 N. Camden Dr., Beverly Hills, 90210

Call 310/475-9311

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Close to Cedars, Beverly Center BEVERLY HILLS restaurants, shopping 218 S. Tower Dr. & transportation.

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• ————— • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. •• •• 120 S. Swall Dr. • •• • • • • • • • • • • •

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• • 1 Bd.+1 Bath PENTHOUSE •• Bright, intercom entry, • Includes Spacious Loft fridge, stove, laundry fac.

• • w/ Private Bath, CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS • • • • • • • Very Spacious, A/C, Closet, Bonus Room & & SHOPPING. balcony, intercom entry, Large Rooftop Deck.

$3,850/MO. Shown By Appointment.

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•• • • ————— • French doors in bdrm. • 439 S. LE DOUX open to large balcony • overlooking pool • LE DOUX / BURTON WAY Call 310/653-2551

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424/303-7142

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Spacious, hardwood flrs., 321 S. Sherbourne Dr. huge closets, built-in • • Spacious • • a/c, dishwasher, pool, • • elevator, controlled • Jr. 1 Bdrm. • •• access, laundry •• Balcony, controlled facilities. No pets. access, a/c, stove, 424/343-0015 elevator, laundry Great Location! facility, parking.

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

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Hardwood flrs., central B R E N T W O O D 904-908 Granville Av. air, pool, elevator, on-site laundry, 2 B d . + 1 1/ 2 B a . intercom entry.

Includes:

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

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Grand Opening B R E N T W O O D • BrentwooD • WEST HOLLYWOOD W E S T W O O D WESTWOOD BRENTWOOD ’s 11730 SUNSET BLVD. 11815 Mayfield Ave. EMPIRE VIEW HOMES 1380 Midvale Ave. < < < < < 10751 HOLMAN #5 Most Spectacular NEWLY REMODELED • • • • • • Fully Renovated 1920s Newly Remodeled •••••• Apartments 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. LARGE 2 BEDROOM, Historic Building • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • 120 Granville Ave. Single 2 FULL BATHROOMS LUXURY 1 bedroom • Jr. Executive Hardwood floors, * * * * *1 * * * + 2 Bd. 2 Ba. impressive living room, Near • 3 B d . + 2 / 2 B a . 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • • Balcony, huge walk-in closet, dining room, balcony, Sunset Marquis Hotel 1 • • 2 Bd.+Den+2 /2 Ba. hardwood floors, stainless In-Unit Laundry • • • • • • • • • • • • a/c unit, fridge, dish• 2 B d . + 2 1/2 B a . washer, walk-in closet, Gated Parking steel appliances, washer and Rooftop pool, * * * * * * * * WiFi, pool, elevator, intercom entry, laundry Call 310-728-1788 deck, central air, Large units, walk-in closet, facility, carport parking. custom kitchen, built-in elevator, intercom 310/312-9871 washer/dryer, all appli- entry, on-sight laundry, Close: great restaurants, ≈ WEST ≈ gym, parking. ances, hardwood floors shops, UCLA, beach.

L O S ANGELES • Free WiFi Access • throughout, some units 11305 Graham Pl. w/ skylights+high ceilings. ~ 310/476-3824 ~ GRAND OPENING BRENTWOOD & Brand New Health club, wifi, sauna, U.C.L.A. C LOSE 2018 Construction 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath heated pool, controlled = BRENTWOOD = Intercom entry, a/c, acess, parking.

424/272-6596 • • BRENTWOOD • The Sanremo dishwasher, on-sight laundry & parking.

Close to Brentwood 872 S. Westgate Ave. 417 S. Barrington Av. = = = = = = : : : : : : : : : : : : : : C L O S E TO S C H O O L Village, Restaurants, Very Bright & F R E E WAY S 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, 2 Bdrm. + 1 1 / 2 Bath 3 Bdrm.+ 21/2 Bath 310/477-8171 & Transportation.

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Open floor plan, high B R E N T W O O D Totally Redone. ceilings, French oak Harwood+carpet ~ VILLAGE ~ flrs+porcelain tiles, x-lrg. floors, fireplace, 968 S. Barrington Av. walk-in closets, stainpatio, parking, less steel appliances, 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath laundry facility. quartz countertops, pool, Hardwood floors, 310/592-4511 state of the art gym, parking, laundry facility, laundry hook-ups, controlled access. BRENTWOOD controlled access, prkg, 11640 Kiowa Ave. 8-Unit Bldg. free WiFi. Close to 310/826-0541 •••••••• Brentwood Village.

Very close to Brentwood Newly Updated • 310/477-6885 • VERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE Village’s dining, shopping

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Close to • 310/826-4889 • With Pool, hardwood • WESTWOOD • Brentwood Village. central floors, balcony, 310/472-8915 The Clarige HEART OF air, fireplace, stainless 670 Kelton Ave. BRENTWOOD steel appliances, BRENTWOOD Brand New Building 11931 Goshen Ave. elevator, intercom 11730 SUNSET BLVD. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ entry, parking. gym. • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba.

—————–––– WILSHIRE CORRIDOR WESTWOOD 1409 Midvale Ave.

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

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• 310/476-2181 • • 3 Bd. +3 Ba. Brand New Bldg.

Close to shopping, Large Luxury Units Everything Brand New

• Jr. Executive ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ • 3 Bd. + 3 1/ 2 Ba. 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • • •••••••

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Very private, hi-ceilings, Rooftop pool, large veranda, luxury deck, central air, kitchen+bathrooms, elevator, intercom walk-in closet, all new entry, on-sight laundry, appliances, washer/dryer gym, parking.

• Free WiFi Access • in unit, central air, prkg.

Please Call: ~ 310/476-3824 ~

BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE

310/473-1509 • Easy Move-In •

dining & schools.

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Hardwood floors, CULVER CITY appliances, washer/ dryer in each unit, 3830 Vinton Ave. • • central air. Pool, jacuzzi • Single • spa, fitness center, •• • • rooftop garden patio+ • • • Pool, sauna, fire pits, courtyard, intercom entry, controlled access, prkg. elevator, on-site laundry, parking.

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Steps to UCLA & Westwood Village.

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550 Veteran Ave. • • • • • • • • • • SI • • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • • NG •• •• LE • Single •• • • • • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • Very spacious, •• •• granite counters, •• microwave, intercom •• Wifi, Bright, controlled entry, on-sight launWEST L.A. access, balcony, dry, parking & WiFi. 1343 Carmelina Ave. pool, e levator, Very close to UCLA - 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath laundry facility, prkg. & Westwood Village.

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519 S. Barrington Ave.

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•••• ••• •••• • • ————— • 1 2 Bd.+1 /2 Ba. • WEST L.A. • • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 1433 Brockton Ave. ————— •• • & transportation.

• • BRENTWOOD • S p a c i o u s • • ————— 1 •Bdrm.• +• 1 Bath • • 1 Bdrm+1 Bath • • • 125 N. Barrington Av. •• •• BRENTWOOD WiFi, a/c, intercom Laundry facility,

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423 S. Hoover St. • Single • • 1 Bd. +1 Ba. •

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

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Granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, 10530-10540 air conditioned, new Wilshire Bl. hrwd. flrs., designer ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ finishes, balcony, ceiling fan, elevator, controlled ∞ access. Fitness ctr, yoga • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • room, wi-fi, skyview lounge w/ outdoor fire∞∞∞∞∞∞ place, laundry facilities.

• Luxury Living • 213/382-102 1 with valet, lush garden Easy freeway access surrounding pool, gym, elevator, etc.

LOS ANGELES Hardwood flrs., granite 401 S. HOOVER St. counters, dishwasher, • • • • • • • • central air, balcony, • 1 Bd. + laundry facility.

• 1 Ba.

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Call: 310/470-4474 Control access, pool, dishwasher, elevator, L.A.’S FINEST, **CENTURY CITY** on-site laundry MOST LUXURIOUS **C 2220 S. Beverly Glen and parking.

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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 Public comments on Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for 100 North Crescent Drive’s massive expansion project was finalized by Dec. 13 and many residents are not happy with its findings on most critical issues.

The proposal aside from its major impact on a historically significant site, sets a bad precedent in terms of so many requested entitlements and deviations from height limits, parking requirements and zoning standards in a residential area. The net effect will be that other developers will stand in line, requesting the same special treatments and spot zonings.

The EIR and its accompanying paid expert reports are a compilation of all the best-case scenarios one on top of another, resulting in “Less Than Significant Impact” in most areas by offering meaningless mitigation solutions for unavoidable problems this project creates. One study, ignores the Shade and Shadows cast on seven homeowners’ houses from their existing 45 foot height and only analyzes the incremental proposed addition of 35 feet height and reports it as “Less Than Significant Impact” for the residents. This is totally against CEQA guidelines that suggests: If even a tiny portion of the cumulative impact is caused by the proposed project, the EIR must analyze it. The ultimate goal of this analysis is to determine whether the proposed project's incremental contribution is cumulatively considerable and thus significant.

With the developer’s paid expert reports and his hired community relationship consultant to gain support and signatures from unaware or unaffected residents; many in Beverly Hills find themselves helpless to fight a project that got ahead of our City official’s scrutiny.

The planning commissioners work will be a tough one to see beyond all of the razzle dazzle of the project and the future impact these unprecedented entitlements and deviations of the zoning laws, height, parking requirements will have for our City. And note that in many cases the cumulative impact of many “Less than Significant” impacts, can very well be “More than Significant Impact” for the City and its residents.

We hope the members of the Planning Commission–before handing such a huge financial gift to the investors at the expense of the homeowners directly affected–first have a bigger discussion on financial returns and setting standards for over-reaching developers’ entitlement requests in a transitional neighborhood.

Wiseman Dawoody ****** I own the home at 133 N. Rexford Drive directly behind the proposed project. The impact of the proposed project will be negatively impactful not to just our residence but to many of our neighbors and businesses in the area.

Brian Katz ****** Victoria Talbot’s article in last Friday’s Courier details misconduct and illegal activity by the Beverly Hills Police Department, yet I failed to read that the newspaper is demanding that some members of the City Council should resign. These are the morons we hire to supervise City employees, the most important being the BHPD many of whom carry guns and are imbued with the power to effect lives and, at times, even kill citizens.

So where are you in stating the BHPD and the City Council needs new blood? Gary Klein ****** The City Council has done tenants in Beverly Hills a real service by looking so closely at the rent stabilization ordinance. We are

halfway to providing residents who rent in our City some measure of the protections as enjoyed by our neighbors in Los Angeles, West Hollywood and Santa Monica. However we are not there yet.

Part of the problem is the process. The last study session was a lightening round of 35 important policy questions with some decided in fewer than three minutes. Residents and landlords had three minutes of state-mandated time at the microphone and we didn’t have a councilmember’s position to reflect on. “Public comment is closed,” Mayor Julian Gold told a member of the public who wanted to speak in response.

The other problem is policy. The Beverly Hills City Council appears set to allow for a oneyear ‘probationary’ tenancy, for example. That would bring back eviction at the landlord’s discretion at the conclusion of the lease year — no cause necessary and no relocation fee applicable.

The council will also allow any one of four generations of the landlord’s family to displace a tenant household. Those occupants would get a relocation fee prorated at only percent per year of their tenancy. And there is more for tenants not to like.

These provisions are unique to Beverly Hills as no other rent control city has embraced them.

Why? Because they don’t sufficiently protect us.

“Let’s start from something somebody else has done, as opposed to us sort of making it up,” said Mayor Gold about the proposed rent board.

I agree completely!

I would also extend that logic to the rent stabilization ordinance itself. There are really good models out there. I don't see the need to riff on important policy decisions when the sustainability of renter households hangs in the balance.

Mark Elliot ****** Many, many thanks need be given to Mark Elliot and his merry band of tenant advocates.

They have done what the City of Beverly Hills had failed to do–the protection and support of it's tenant citizens. Through this group’s hard work and perseverance, the City's tenants finally have a voice.

Recently, this advocate group has expressed frustration and disappointment with the City Council’s decision/decision making processes regarding the RSO (rent stabilization ordinance).

May I humbly suggest everyone slow down, take a deep breath and take a realty check.....

When government is caught with its “pants down,” it tends to rush to judgement in an effort to quiet the loudest voices and shift the blame--- inevitably resulting in “fixes” which are flawed and fall short of the mark as is the RSO in its current shape and form.

At this time all parties need leave their egos at the door and recognize one simple fact of life.

There are three sides to every story–their side–your side and –somewhere in the middle where the truth lies.

Let us allow and support our City Council in its efforts to make the “course corrections” necessary to produce an RSO that will be fair and equitable for all.

Robert Block

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 14). Your life will be lush with mutual appreciation. Your love is like Miracle-Gro. Those you nurture will thrive, and it’s your pleasure to watch this happen. Highlights to come include travel done in style, a group effort to launch your project and the happy resolution to what was an ongoing conflict. Capricorn and Aquarius adore you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The ennui is not relievable by purchase. The retail rush lasts somewhere between 15 minutes and two hours, and then the ennui settles back in. It will take a big project to send the ennui running.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Everything looks original to the one who’s never seen it before. Put you work in front of fresh eyes of all ages to get a different perspective on what you’re doing. The feedback will help you hone in on a more lucrative direction.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re so respectful and appreciative of even the most accessible joys because you know that sometimes a lot more work goes into presenting them than most people would guess.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Modesty isn’t always about what you say; it’s often a move that comes before that—the avoidance of being spotlighted at all. A low profile will keep you in the good graces of humility.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Gratitude is like stretching. It’s preparation for the vigor ahead, easing the way for effort, warding off injury. People don’t do gratitude for the same reason people don’t stretch. It’s so easy they forget. Don’t let that be you.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Many material things bring more torment than delight, as the maintenance, cartage, storage and display of these things, coupled with the fear of losing them, can be more acute than any joy of ownership.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Among other things, love has been compared to fever, dreaming and anesthesia. Certainly, that’s one version— and a pleasant, though temporary, one at that. So enjoy!

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Avoiding sadness today is like standing in the ocean and avoiding wetness. Sadness (like joy, excitement, frustration, trepidation, curiosity... ) is part and parcel with the experience of the day. It will quickly wash over you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The question is not whether you’re better off than you were. That thought journey has the potential to meander high and low but ultimately will lead straight into a wall. The thought journey you want to go on begins with “What now?”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re not afraid of responsibility, and when you commit yourself, you go all in. Somehow, making up your mind to do a thing reduces your fear. It’s like each action you choose comes with a side order of courage.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll find it interesting when people you’ve known for a long time have a different recollection than you do about your shared history. Perhaps both versions are equally valid.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Sometimes you wonder whether you should even go to the expense of buying event tickets when the best part of going out is the anticipation of it, and that’s absolutely free. Put something new on the books.

POLICE BLOTTER The following assaults, burglaries, and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD.

ASSAULTS 12/01 200 N. Peck Dr. BURGLARIES 12/03 400 N. Bedford Dr. 12/03 700 N. Crescent Dr. 12/04 500 Alpine Dr. 12/04 9800 Wilshire Blvd.

12/04 100 N. Maple Dr. 12/05 9600 Wilshire Blvd.

12/05 100 N. Le Doux Rd. 12/06 9400 Olympic Blvd.

12/06 200 N. Beverly Dr. 12/06 9500 Brighton Way 12/06 9500 Brighton Way 12/07 9500 Brighton Way 12/07 9500 Brighton Way 12/08 9800 Wilshire Blvd.

12/08 Park Way/N. Beverly Dr.

12/08 9800 S. Santa Monica Bl. 12/08 600 Alpine Dr. 12/08 9700 Wilshire Blvd.

12/08 200 Reeves Dr. 12/08 9900 Durant Dr. 12/09 9600 Wilshire Blvd.

12/09 300 N. Canon Dr. GRAND THEFTS 10/17 100 N. Crescent Dr. 12/03 500 Evelyn Pl. 12/04 900 Whittier Dr. 12/07 300 S. Bedford Dr. 12/07 200 S. Wetherly Dr. 12/07 200 N. Crescent Dr. 12/07 200 S. Bedford Dr. 12/07 9700 Wilshire Blvd.

12/07 100 N. Robertson Blvd.

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