Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 60, NO. 6
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IN THIS ISSUE
It took a village, but Giorgio is finally getting some help
Pomp and circumstance
GRADUATION 2022 Section 3
DODGERS find a home on Beachwood. 3
CHARITY goes for gold.
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Pets of Larchmont
Our annual Pets of Larchmont will be featured in the July issue of the Larchmont Chronicle. To be included, send a photo of your furry, scaly or feathered friends to suzan@larchmontchronicle.com by Wed., June 15.
Summer Fun!
Summertime is another theme in our July issue. We welcome photos and very short stories about vacations and all things summer at the email above. The same deadline applies.
Out and about: Locals gather for good causes and good times n Gatherings continue
n Fourth in a series
By Helene Seifer Driving down Larchmont Boulevard, I can’t help but glance in the direction of the newsstand and Peet’s Coffee, places where unhoused Larchmont regular Giorgio used to stand with his shopping cart, waiting for gifts of money, food and Advil. However, as the Larchmont Chronicle reported in the May 2022 issue, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health picked him up to get him help. According to eyewitness accounts, he did not go willingly. I like to imagine Giorgio washed, shorn, well-fed and sitting in a garden sipping tea while waiting to move into his new home. Although no gardens are involved — and in spite of privacy concerns — bit by bit, email by email, phone call by phone call, more has been revealed about what actually is happening with Giorgio since he left Larchmont. Where is Giorgio? According to Isidro Alvarez, the deputy public conservator/ administrator of the Los Angeles Dept. of Mental Health, who picked up Giorgio on Larchmont, he was taken to an undisclosed hospital (all Alvarez would reveal about the location is that it is not in Hollywood). Giorgio is still there. “He is still getting mental health treatment,” Alvarez See Giorgio, p 23
JUNE 2022
CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2022! Area high school graduates mark the occasion live and in person. Read about their celebrations, plans for the future and party venues in our special section. See Section 3
Local forums abound as June 7 election deadline looms
n At homes, gardens, The Ebell and on Zoom been full of candidate panels By John Welborne, and debates. Nona Sue Friedman and Ebell mayoral interview Wendy Werris U.S. Congressmember KarAs the primary campaigns for City of Los Angeles elect- en Bass was the third and final ed offices — Mayor, City At- candidate for mayor to appear torney, Controller and local See Election, p 10 Council Districts 5 and 13 (plus County Supervisorial Vote District 3) — begin to wrap up on or before prior to the June 7 deadline to Tues., June 7 return ballots, the Larchmont Chronicle readership area has
By John Welborne and Suzan Filipek Nonprofit and social organizations are feeling the freedom of gathering again in person, and more and more of that has been happening. For example, Larchmont local Katie Buckland was awarded the prestigious designation of Chevalier in L’Ordre National des Arts et des Lettres by French Consul General Julie Duhaut-Bedos on April 28 at the Résidence de France in Beverly Hills. Buckland was honored for her accomplishments with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy office and for her work as executive director of the Writers Guild Foundation. Buckland is a lawyer who, before joining the Writers Guild Foundation, worked at the California Women’s Law Center, as well as on Bill Clinton’s presidential campaigns and for the Democratic National Committee. She also created the Neighborhood Prosecutor Project for the city of Los Angeles. A day later, friends and supSee Out and About, p 4
Fabulous flora flourishes on WSHPHS tour n Backyards to open June 5 for rare viewing
By Helene Seifer A home spans a brook surrounded by greenery. Drought-tolerant perennials bedazzle a driveway. Wisteria vines drape colorful blooms above a backyard fireplace. These are just three of the five beautiful gardens awaiting those who attend the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society’s Garden Tour on Sun., June 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. The five inspiring gardens on view are in Windsor Square, Hancock Park and Brookside. As a special treat, the brook-spanning Bridge House, a modern architectural gem designed by owner Dan Brunn, will be open to tour, as well as its garden. Historical Society President See WSHPHS tour, p 6
GARDEN TOUR CO-CHAIRS (left to right) Jane Gilman and Jolin Crofts with silent auction co-chair June Bilgore. (Co-chair Joanne Osinoff is not pictured). Photo by Richard Battaglia
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