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HANCOCK PARK • WINDSOR SQUARE • FREMONT PLACE • GREATER WILSHIRE • MIRACLE MILE • PARK LA BREA • LARCHMONT

126 N. Rossmore Ave. | Hancock Park | $4,799,000

149 S. Hudson Pl. | Hancock Park | $4,599,000

Ready to restore English estate with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, guest house & pool. Full of character & charm.

Beautiful 1940’s traditional on the best block in Hancock Park. 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and large lot.

552 Wilcox Ave. | Hancock Park | $3,899,000 IN ESCROW. Gorgeous newly remodeled 2 story Spanish. 4 bedrooms 4.5 baths plus beautiful pool area.

4957 Melrose Hill | Hollywood | $2,895,000 Historic Melrose Hill family compound w/ 4 bed, 3 baths, studio & 2 bed guest house. Large lot.

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351 N Poinsettia Pl.| Miracle Mile| $2,250,000

639 N. McCadden Pl. | Hancock Park | $2,149,000

6330 Pimrose Ave. | Hollywood Hills | $1,699,000

28621 Silverton Dr. | Laguna Niguel | $1,650,000

SOLD OVER ASKING. Grand 3/2 Charac. Spanish in prime area. X-lrge frml D.R, Grnte kitc. Fpl, hdwd flrs. Cecille Cohen 213.810.9949 CalRE #00884530

NEW LISTING. 2-story Spanish home. 2,008 sf, hardwood floors, massive backyard. ADU potential. Erik Flexner 310-941-FLEX (3539) CalRE #01352476

IN ESCROW. Newer Construction 3 bed, 3 bath modern home w/beautiful kitchen & bas. Yard w/office & spa. Rick Llanos 323.810.0828 CalRE #01123101

SOLD. Represented Buyer. 4 beds, 2.5 baths, cathedral ceiling, formal liv rm, association pool. Shar Penfold 323.356.1311 CalRE #01510192

4795 Converse St.| El Sereno | $750,000 Amazing opportunity to remodel this classic Spanish on huge lot, with gorgeous views of El Sereno. Beata Swiderska 323.244.6157 CalRE #01514853

651 Wilcox Ave. #2C| Hancock Park | $735,000

6151 Orange St. #121 | Hancock Park | $499,000

Beautifully renovated, this large and spacious (1,395 sf) 1 bed & 1.5 bas which overlooks a glistening pool. Bob Day 323.821.4820 CalRE #00851770

Sold. Represented Buyer. Hancock Park Terrace. 2 beds, 2.5 baths, spacious open flr plan w/ pool view. Lisa Hutchins 323.460.7626 CalRE #01018644

SOLD. Beautiful 1/1 condo. Frplce, balcony. Pool. Gated garage. Close to LACMA, Grove, Transportation. Cecille Cohen 213.810.9949 CalRE #00884530

145 S. Hudson | Hancock Park | $25,000/MO

160 N. McCadden Pl. | Hancock Park | $20,000/MO

251 S. Citrus Ave. | Hancock Park | $8,500/MO

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Furnished Lease, short or long term. 4 beds, 4.5 baths w/ a pool and guest house. Great location.

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651 Wilcox Ave. #2B | Hancock Park | $795,000

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Certiﬁed Local City and County Election Candidates in 2022 Mayor Karen Bass Joe Buscaino Rick Caruso

Kevin de León Michael “Mike” Feuer Craig Greiwe

John “JSamuel” Jackson Andrew Kim Gina Viola Peake

Alex Gruenenfelder Smith Ramit Varma Mel Wilson

Council District 5

Council District 13

City Attorney

Supervisor District 3

City Controller

Molly Basler Jimmy Biblarz Scott Epstein Kristina Irwin Katy Young Yaroslavsky Sam Yebri

Albert Corado Carlos H. Flowers Steve Johnson Mitch O’Farrell Kate Pynoos Hugo Soto-Martinez

Sherri Onica Valle Cole Faisal Gill Kevin James Teddy Kapur Richard Y. Kim Hydee Feldstein Soto Marina Torres

Craig A. Brill Jeffi Girgenti Bob Hertzberg Roxanne Beckford Hoge Lindsey P. Horvath Henry Stern

Stephanie Clements Paul Koretz Reid Lidow Kenneth Mejia James O’Gabhann David T. Vahedi Robert “Rob” Wilcox

2022 city candidate fields are final

By John Welborne The chart above lists the names of the only people certified by the Los Angeles City Clerk to be on the June 7 ballot (plus the Board of Supervisors Third District candidates as of press time). There are 55 certified candidates for 11 city offices. If runoffs are needed after the June 7 primary election, the general election will be on Nov. 8. In the Los Angeles mayor’s race, there were 38 people who initially told the Ethics Commission that they wanted

to run, but the final number on the ballot for mayor will be 12 candidates. In the Larchmont Chronicle March issue, with respect to the Third Supervisorial District candidates, we presented short profiles of all four candidates who had qualified at press time. Two additional people were approved for the ballot in that contest after we went to press last month. They are Craig Brill and Roxanne Beckford Hoge. They join Jeffi Girgenti, Bob Hertzberg, Lindsey Horvath and Henry Stern as candidates.

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Meet the Council District 5 candidates

With term limits ending the tenure of current representative Paul Koretz (now running to be the next City Controller), his seat around the City Council horseshoe table in the John Ferraro Council Chamber is “open.” Also, portions of our community that recently were part of CD4 (some for 70-plus years) now are the eastern edge of the new CD5. This includes the neighborhoods west of Western Avenue between Wilshire and Olympic boulevards and everything

west of Rossmore Avenue between Olympic Boulevard and Melrose Avenue. Meet the four candidates on the June ballot for CD5, in their own words. Jimmy Biblarz Born and raised in West Los Angeles, Jimmy is an educator, policy expert, and housing advocate. Shaped by his own experience with housing insecurity and eviction, Jimmy centers empathy and compassion in his approach to the homelessness and housing

crisis. He is running for Los Angeles City Council District Five to get to the heart of these issues — no more shortterm fixes for lasting problems. His top priorities when elected are working to build a more inclusive and rational housing system, methodically tackling our homelessness crisis with investments in housing, long-term mental health care, and substance use services, and reimagining several Westside streets (Please turn to page 3)

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to make them more walkable, environmentally sustainable, and safe and enjoyable to live and work on. Jimmy was at Harvard for college, graduate school, and law school. There, he was a National Science Foundation Fellow and an inaugural Stone Fellow, a set of social science graduate students and professors dedicated to studying the rise of income and wealth inequality. While at Harvard, Jimmy worked at the LA Public Defender’s Office, Protect Democracy, and on the Biden voter protection team. Inspired by the progressive wins in Los Angeles in 2020, Jimmy decided to take on the fight himself. Like much of his district,

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Jimmy is a renter, unionmember (UC-AFT), and proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. He lives with his partner Harry, in Beverly Grove. He works as a faculty member at UCLA Law School and is a K-12 LAUSD alum, all schools in the district. If elected, he would be the youngest member of the LA City Council, and the first LGBTQ+ member to represent District 5. Scott Epstein Scott Epstein is a public policy professional and seasoned community leader who served as the chair of the Mid City West Neighborhood Council from 2014 to 2021. Under Scott’s leadership, the council brought millions of dollars into the community for traffic calming, revitalized public spaces, and recruited hundreds of volunteers to assist in efforts related to homelessness, transportation, urban greening and racial justice. Scott is also the Founder of the Midtown LA Homeless Coalition, a nonprofit that connects people experiencing homelessness with basic needs, services, and housing. Scott serves as an elected delegate to the California Democratic Party and a board member of the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance.

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Scott Epstein

Katy Yaroslavsky

Scott is running for city council to make LA work for all of us, and will bring leadership to city hall that is grounded in community, guided by compassion, and focused on results. Scott’s top priorities would be addressing homelessness, building an affordable city, supporting small businesses, reimagining public safety, reforming city hall to root out corruption, and tackling our climate crisis. Scott is running to take bold action on these issues and has the skills in policy analysis, community engagement, and coalition-building to get the job done. Katy Yaroslavsky Katy is an experienced environmental attorney, policy maker, and mom to three young kids. She’s running

to make our neighborhoods healthier and safer, and our city an easier place to live. Katy was born and raised in LA, attended entirely public schools, including UC Berkeley and UCLA Law School. She served as the general counsel of a climate change non-profit, and most recently, she’s enacted policies and created programs on behalf of LA County’s 10 million people as a senior policy advisor to LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, where she created LA County’s first sustainability office and led the development and negotiation of 2018’s Measure W, which is making LA more climate resilient through building new parks and stormwater infrastructure, while creating thousands of good-paying local union jobs.

Katy understands that the biggest issues we’re facing — homelessness and poverty, public health and safety, environmental sustainability, and our economy — are intersectional and regional and will require collaborative, proven leadership, working in partnership with community and the private sector, to solve. Endorsers include Congresswoman Bass; State Senators Kamlager and Allen; LA County Supervisor Kuehl; the LA County Federation of Labor; Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, and hundreds of community members. Sam Yebri Sam Yebri is a longtime community and non-profit leader, attorney, small business owner, immigrant, and husband and father of four young children who will fight tirelessly for the residents of the 5th District of the City of Los Angeles by tackling our homelessness crisis with urgency and compassion, prioritizing public safety, and ensuring we have the worldclass city services we deserve. His journey towards public service began when he was a year old, when he and his parents arrived in Los Angeles as refugees from Iran. After attending public schools in (Please turn to page 4)

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Seven candidates seek to be City Attorney

Sam Yebri

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the 5th District, Sam went on to earn degrees from Yale and USC Law School and returned home to build a successful law firm in Century City, where he has used his expertise to advise startups and small businesses and litigate on behalf of workers. Committed to public service and championing the promise of Los Angeles, Sam formerly served as a Commissioner on the Los Angeles Civil Service Commission and as a member of the City Attorney’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and currently serves as a board member of the Friends of Westwood Library. He has also served on numerous non-profit boards, including Bet Tzedek Legal Services, the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish Community Foundation, and ETTA, which provides services and housing for developmentally disabled adults, and engaged thousands of immigrants and first-generation Americans in civic life by co-founding 30 Years After in 2007.

Seven candidates are in the running to replace City Attorney Mike Feuer in November. Feuer is a long-time local resident, living just west of Fairfax Avenue. Two candidates seeking to succeed him are neighbors, too. Heidi Feldstein Soto lives in the Carthay area; Teddy Kapur lives in Windsor Square. We asked all of the seven to tell us briefly about themselves and what qualifies them to be the best person for the job of the city’s top prosecutor and head attorney. Three of the candidates are women seeking a post that only has been held by men since the position was created in 1850. Here, from them or their campaigns, shortened as necessary to meet the requested word count, are their responses. Sherri “Onica” Valle Cole From 2002 through 2018, Sherri “Onica” Valle Cole, was a career criminal prosecutor with the Los Sherri “Onica” Valle Cole Angeles City A t t o r n e y ’s Office, specializing in Consumer Fraud and Workplace Protection. As a criminal prosecutor, she walked the halls of the county courthouses regularly and has negotiated hundreds of cases with bench officers and defense counsel. Onica’s trial experience as a criminal prosecutor has included cases that involved domestic vio-

lence, animal cruelty, assault with a deadly weapon, battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, possession of a concealed weapon, brandishing a deadly weapon, prostitution, narcotic offenses, hit and run offenses and other serious criminal offenses. Onica spent her childhood living in Tijuana, Mexico, commuting across the border daily to attend school in San Diego. Onica enjoys hiking and traveling with the Sierra Club and working in her parish. Onica most recently joined the Parish Life Committee for the Holy Family Catholic Church in South Pasadena. Onica is married to Brent Honoré, a 33-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, and together they have two young children, Merit (10) and Leonicio (7). In December of 2016, Leonicio was diagnosed with autism. Onica has become a strong advocate for special needs children and the larger differently-abled community. Faisal Gill My name is Faisal Gill. I’m an immigrant, a civil rights attorney, a veteran and a father, and I’m running Faisal Gill for Los Angeles City Attorney. I’m committed to delivering a fairer, safer and more just Los Angeles. Throughout my work as a civil rights attorney, I have

been determined to help those who have faced discrimination from the government, immigration enforcement and police departments. I’ve even taken on the LAPD firsthand, holding officers accountable for abuses of power like racial bias and excessive force. I will bring a new, progressive approach to the City Attorney’s office. I will restore fairness and accountability to both the LAPD and the broader criminal justice system by holding the police accountable for all misconduct to prevent future transgressions from occurring. Further, I will no longer allow the law to be weaponized against our unhoused communities, prioritizing a housing-first model that includes supportive services like mental healthcare. I also have extensive plans to end the abuse of the misdemeanor system. I hope to bring my perspective as a civil rights attorney to the City Attorney’s Office and push for progressive and pragmatic reforms, take on corruption wherever it exists, and restore trust to the office. Kevin James K e v i n James has been a litigation attorney in Los Angeles since 1988 at some of Los Ange- Kevin James les’ most respected firms. In 2013, Kevin was appointed to the Board

of Public Works by Mayor Garcetti and was confirmed by the City Council. Kevin served as president of Public Works for seven years. He was the director of the Mayor’s Office of Film and Television Production, and he was the city’s liaison to the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission for the city’s bids for sporting events, including the NBA All-Star Game and Super Bowl. Kevin also served as chief of Legislative Affairs. Kevin is on the Board of Directors of Operation Progress LA, as well as the First-in Fire Foundation, based in the Larchmont area. Throughout the 1990s, he served in leadership at AIDS Project Los Angeles during some of the most critical years of the AIDS epidemic. Kevin is an avid sports fan, and he loves pets. Kevin’s top three priorities include: (a) creating a regional solution to homelessness by using the courts to ensure that our neighboring cities step up and by ending the constant stream of legal settlements that affect our public right-of-way; (b) ensuring that our neighborhoods are safe and clean; and (c) restoring public trust in City Hall. Teddy Kapur I am a Larchmont resident, the son of immigrants, married with two young children, and an accomplished attorney who has experience delivering solutions to the crises facing our city. Homelessness is the top is(Please turn to page 5)

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(Continued from page 4) sue, and it requires a compassionate and urgent response. I have spent 20 years volunteering to Teddy Kapur address this tragedy. I am the board chair of Imagine LA, a nonprofit that has helped hundreds of families exit poverty through clinical case management and mentorship. As a partner at the law firm Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, I have worked to save jobs when a business falls on hard times. I also teach a job skills class at LA City College. I was a vice president at the nation’s leading affordable housing company. I understand the financing and legal challenges we need to overcome in order to increase housing opportunities while preserving existing neighborhoods. These experiences provide me unique skills to get our city back on track. As City Attorney, I will deliver scalable solutions to the homelessness crisis, fight the culture of corruption in City Hall, make our

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neighborhoods safer, protect workers and the elderly from unsafe conditions, safeguard our environment, and support small business owners. Richard Kim Richard Kim is the only sitting career prosecutor running for City A t t o r n e y. For nearly 20 years he’s Richard Kim been a deputy city attorney working to protect us from unscrupulous slumlords, rogue developers, con artists who’ve ripped off seniors, and degenerates who abuse animals. Richard is a blue-collar lawyer. His office has been in the criminal courts building, not a fancy high-rise law office. Richard is an immigrant. His family was poor. He worked to pay his way through community college and law school. While getting his law degree, Richard got an internship at the City Attorney’s Office — and there he found his mission in life: to use his legal skills to protect the interests of the residents and taxpayers of his adopted city. Richard will restore integrity to the troubled City At-

torney’s office and make the office more efficient so taxpayers get a bigger bang for their bucks. As City Attorney, Richard will take the unprecedented step of establishing an independent anti-corruption czar to root out City Hall corruption — wherever it is found. Corruption is out of control at City Hall — but it wouldn’t be that way if someone had been minding the store. That’s why we desperately need an anticorruption watchdog. Hydee Feldstein Soto H y d e e was born and raised in Puerto Rico and, at 17, moved to attend Swarthmore College and Hydee C o l u m b i a Feldstein Soto Law. She then moved to Los Angeles, which she has proudly called home for 40 years. Hydee spent her career overcoming institutional hurdles to become one of the country’s most respected attorneys, known for her no-nonsense and can-do approach to finding innovative solutions to difficult problems. As a community leader, Hydee has spent years inform-

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ing and protecting our residents and neighborhoods. As City Attorney, Hydee will focus on utilizing every resource in the city’s legal tool belt to combat homelessness, protect vulnerable communities and root out corruption. Her candidacy is built on independence, competency and a singular focus on this office, without past political allegiances or future political aspirations. She emphasizes that she is an accidental politician running to be our City Attorney, not running for a steppingstone in politics. Hydee will lead from day one with her decades of experience managing other attorneys, facilitating multibillion-dollar transactions (larger than the annual budget of Los Angeles) and solving complex legal issues. She will bring those skills to bear, focusing on problem solving — not politics — to make the City work. Marina Torres As a federal corruption prosecutor and first-generation Latina who worked for President Obama, Marina Torres represents the American Dream. Growing up with incarcerated family members, her personal and professional experiences have given her a greater understanding

of the justice system. For the past several years, Marina has been a federal prosecutor going after Marina Torres corruption, tackling money laundering and taking down international drug cartels in Los Angeles. Before that, she worked for President Obama as a political appointee on immigration policy and helped design and implement the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program. She also spent a life-changing year as an AmeriCorps Fellow in Chicago, where she provided litigation aid to migrant farm workers throughout the state who were victimized by recruiters and employers. She is a proud graduate of Stanford Law School and UC Berkeley, and proud daughter of formerly undocumented immigrants from Michoacan and Jalisco, Mexico. Marina’s top priorities if elected are ending the homelessness crisis, improving public safety in Los Angeles (not decreasing police), and putting an end to corruption at city hall.

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Seven candidates vie for Los Angeles City Controller There are seven candidates who want to become the next City Controller for Los Angeles. It is the elected paymaster and chief accounting officer for the city. The position also has the power to conduct audits of city departments. The City Controller has been an elected office in Los Angeles since 1889. The Chronicle asked each candidate to send us a short biography with qualifications and aspirations for the office. Below are their responses, edited in some cases to fit the length allowed. Stephanie Helene Clements Assistant Director, Public Works. Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Street Services / StreetsLA. Stephanie Clements, a third-generation Angeleno, is a fiscal expert and anti-corruption crusader promoting transparency in government,

cost savings, and resource optimization. She has worked for the city for more than 25 years, including as Stephanie CFO at both Clements the Bureau of Street Services and the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions Dept. overseeing a $1.2B budget. Clements understands what it takes to lead in a challenging political environment, responsibly managing large complex budgets and streamlining wasteful programs. As Controller, her top priorities are: (1) Stop corruption in Los Angeles. Clements will be a fearless crusader against the corrupting influence of money in politics through real-world initiatives. (2) Eliminate the Ongoing Structural Budget

Deficit. Clements will serve as a true independent fiscal watchdog strongly advocating for ending the ongoing pattern of over-spending that results in city service cuts. (3) Improve city services to reduce government waste and inefficiencies. Clements will push for greater strategic technology investments, and civil service system / contracting reform. Clements holds a master’s degree in public administration from USC and a bachelor of arts degree in business economics and political science from UC Santa Barbara. She is the proud mom of two fourthgeneration LAUSD graduates and has been a strong advocate for work-life balance. Paul Koretz Paul Koretz was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in July 2009. He served on the Budget and Finance Com-

mittee for more than ten years, chaired the Audits and Government Efficiency Committee, Paul Koretz and currently chairs the Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee (the committee that hears and advances the Controller’s audits). He has advocated for many efficiencies as a councilmember, saving the city millions of dollars. As a member of the Los Angeles City Council, Koretz is dedicated to solving our city’s long-time homelessness problem, supporting and reforming law enforcement, improving fire safety, battling climate change and protecting our natural resources, maintaining human scale in devel-

opment, fighting Sacramento to keep local control of the planning and land-use process, and protecting animals from cruel practices. Councilmember Koretz has worked hard to ensure our streets are paved, our trees are trimmed, and our parks are maintained. He also created the Administrative Citation Enforcement (ACE) program for better enforcement of quality of life issues. Koretz helped to found the City of West Hollywood in the 1980s, and he served for 12 years on the West Hollywood City Council. He also served six years in the State Assembly. Reid Lidow I am running for City Controller because your money matters, and I won’t let it be wasted. My campaign is about Los Angeles’s comeback: deliv(Please turn to page 7)

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e r i n g homes for the homeless, jobs for the jobless, fighting the climate crisis, and i n c r e a s i n g Reid Lidow transparency and accountability. Anything less is a waste of your tax dollars. I have advised a mayor and prime minister, shaped and implemented policies in city departments, and committed myself to improving the lives of others. Rising through the ranks at City Hall, first as a speechwriter and then as a deputy press secretary, I was selected to serve as Mayor Garcetti’s executive officer. In this role, I provided strategic counsel to the mayor and ensured the execution of his goals. Throughout the pandemic, I led the writing team behind the mayor’s nightly briefings turning data into actionable insights for how Angelenos could stay safe. As Controller, I would step into the role with firsthand experience with the budget and policymaking process. And as the city’s watchdog, the Controller should be willing

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to use the office’s bully pulpit to speak truth to power, and I would. I want to ensure taxpayers get even more for their money. It’s time for Los Angeles’s comeback. Kenneth Mejia Kenneth Mejia was born and raised in Los Angeles by his single immigrant m o t h e r who is also Kenneth Mejia a registered nurse. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) with 11 years of accounting and auditing experience, and he is the only CPA running in the City Controller race. He got his public accounting experience as an auditor at Ernst & Young. He is also a community organizer for tenants and the unhoused. Kenneth’s priority items: Homelessness: Account and audit homelessness funds and programs. Identify vacant land and property to be used for housing. Create maps and tools to help unhoused people connect to services. Housing: Create a database of all housing units in the City of Los Angeles with current vacancy information, pricing, and ways for renters

to apply. Identify apartments with expiring affordable housing covenants to protect tenants from eviction and displacement. Audit how effective the Housing Dept. is at handling tenant complaints and the time it takes to resolve tenant-landlord disputes. Environment: Account and audit funds and programs that address climate change (currently no transparency on how the city is addressing climate change). Audit Mayor Garcetti’s Green New Deal (GND) and hold city departments accountable in meeting the goals of the GND. James O’Gabhann I encourage you to vote for me as City Controller if you believe City Hall has become Ta m m a n y James Hall West of O’Gabhann the twentieth first century. The amount of corruption in the last two years among the City Council and the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power is disgusting and outrageous but we have only ourselves to blame. The City government has become far too removed from local neighborhoods, and we have placed a premium on rais-

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ing funds and deal making to win city races. The first skill a local politician needs is to raise funds and plenty of it. The City Charter is an early twentieth century document that is an artifact of the past, and is designed for city government NOT to work. I propose a major Charter Reform movement led by the neighborhood councils and staffed by the new City Controller’s office. Once the new Charter is drafted it would be brought to the people for approval. It would provide accountability to city officials on their actions. For example, the City Controller sounds like a financial officer but the office is merely a recommending office on audits and organization studies. The office is funded by the City Council where Council districts serve as fiefdoms for the City. To use a political science term, it is a weak Mayor and strong City Council structure. …

I will under promise and over perform but I will promise if there is not Charter Reform in my first term in office than there is no need for me to run for a second term because the City Controller can be easily merged with the Treasurer’s position if the City Council does not listen to the performance reviews and audits of

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the office and the neighborhoods. David Vahedi I would be the first Controller with an advanced degree in accounting. I have conducted over 350 civil David Vahedi and criminal audits. I was the first California state auditor drafted by a law enforcement task force to investigate organized criminal groups that stole over $500 million in tax revenue. I am also an experienced attorney with over 20 years of litigation experience. Corruption has reached deep into City Hall. Three council members have been indicted, as have the former general managers of the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power, Los Angeles Dept. of Building and Safety, and head of litigation of the City Attorney’s office. My number one goal is to root out corruption and to put in policies that make corruption easier to detect at its inception. My second goal is to audit homeless programs before the money is spent to make sure we are getting people off the streets and returning our neighborhoods to the residents. (Please turn to page 8)

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Rob Wilcox Los Angeles is a city in crisis. I was born and raised here. I love this city. But some- Rob Wilcox times I don’t even recognize it. That’s why I’m running to be your City Controller. The Controller is one of the most consequential offices in the city. The Controller is the truth teller, the inspector general and the taxpayers’ watchdog. Asking and answering the questions: How are we doing? How can we do better? I know about the possibili-

ties and power of the Controller’s office because for over seven years I served as Deputy to City Controller Laura Chick. Recently, I joined the ranks of the growing number of Angelenos who have become a victim of violent crime. I was attacked in broad daylight, near City Hall, by someone who was clearly mentally disturbed and appeared to be homeless. Our elected leaders have failed us on so many fronts, especially on homelessness. The city has no plan. As Controller I will provide one. Los Angeles is on the ballot this election. This is the most important city election in nearly 50 years. Excuses and time have both run out. We must act now, and get it right.

WSHPHS to host ‘Lion King’ writer Meet writer Linda Woolverton — whose works include “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King” and “Mulan” — at an event at her Windsor Square home organized by the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society on Sat., April 2 from noon to 3 p.m. The screenwriter, play-

wright and novelist is also the first female screenwriter for the Walt Disney Company. (“Alice in Wonderland” and “Maleficent” are also among her credits.) For tickets and more information, visit windsorsquarehancockpark.com Tickets are $35 for members and $45 for non-members.

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moving people into what will be transitional housing. Those services will extend throughout the period of residency, said Richard Loring, vice president of development at ESI Ventures. One of the nonprofits, Peace4Kids, serves young people in foster care and young adults who have aged out of the foster care system. The other, Tiny Town CA, provides shelter and assistance programs to young single mothers with one or two children. “410 Rossmore LLC is committed to working with these organizations and public entities to make our contribution to reducing the number of people unsheltered or living in situations where they are experiencing housing insecurity,” Loring wrote in a letter to the 15 existing tenants who remain in the 78-unit

building. “I intend to welcome these folks into our building with open arms and hope everyone else feels the same way I do,” Loring added in his letter. The two nonprofits will pay 410 Rossmore LLC a “nominal licensing fee” of $300 per unit for utilities and other costs. Loring said he is working with Council Districts 4 and 5 on the project, which will utilize 20 or more of the existing units for the next six months or longer, pending approval of the new construction permits by the Los Angeles Dept. of Building and Safety. While 15 tenants still live at the site, 41 previous tenants accepted buy-out offers after Atlanta-based Domos CoLiving and ESI Ventures purchased the property in Janu(Please turn to page 12)

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Colburn School unveils Gehry design for chamber music, dance

By John Welborne A long-held dream is closer to realization. Long sought by many music-loving Angelenos, a 1,000-seat concert hall appropriate for chamber music players — from quartets to something the size of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra — now is moving toward construction. Warner Henry There was no local music lover who pushed harder to create such a chamber music hall than the late Warner Wheeler Henry, who grew up in Windsor Square. The new hall will be a part of our town’s renowned school for music and dance, the Colburn

School — an institution on whose board of directors Warner Henry served for many years. Gehry Partners The astonishing new hall is the product of the design skills of Gehry Partners, and it will incorporate many of the acoustic features of its nearneighbor, Walt Disney Concert Hall, also designed by Gehry Partners. The main feature of the new facility, denominated the Colburn Center at the Colburn School, is the concert hall. The hall has been named in honor of Terri and Jerry Kohl to recognize the couple’s generous leadership gift. At the project announcement on March 16, Colburn School president Sel Kardan spoke of the “great joy and excitement” of reaching this point in the years-long effort to create the new center. He said that the campaign overseen by Colburn board IN-THE-ROUND seating for the audience chair emeritus envelops performers on the stage of the new Carol Colburn Terri and Jerry Kohl Hall to be built on Olive Grigor already Street, just east of the existing Colburn School. had raised $270

COLBURN CENTER, in a rendering of the view from Hill Street, is the backdrop for a conversation between Colburn School president Sel Kardan, at left, and the new facility’s architect, Frank Gehry.

million of the campaign’s $350 million goal. Terri and Jerry Kohl Hall The new concert hall is designed specifically for chamber music. As with the setting for a string quartet in the living room of a private home, the new hall is

designed for an in-the-round experience. Audience seating comes right down to the floor level of the musicians’ circular stage. The balconies actually seem to float away from the walls; they were designed that way to enhance acoustics.

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Crafty COVID crochet projects and adventures in Etsy selling

By Rachel Olivier If anyone had told me that I might end up selling handmade products online, I would not have believed that person. Yet, here I am in my Larchmont home, selling a variety of hand-crocheted items on Etsy — and enjoying it. Crocheting was a craft my grandma taught me as a child. I was left-handed and couldn’t seem to pick up knitting. I liked handiwork because of my love of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Louisa May Alcott and L.M. Montgomery (i.e., “Little House on the Prairie,” “Little Women,” “Anne of Green Gables”). I wasn’t especially skilled at it, but I loved the braiding and texture of the yarn. It was a skill I would exercise occasionally over the years. Fast forward to the summer of 2020. Pandemic numbers were on the rise, and I was looking for something both creative and productive to do while “sheltering in place.” My regular creative activity had been writing fiction and poetry, but while clearing out craft and sewing supplies, I rediscovered my old crochet hooks.

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Getting into fiber art At first, I was crocheting with a sense of playing around with fiber, texture and colorways. (Many yarn hanks are dyed in a variety of colors, called colorways.) Soon, I was immersed in learning about natural fibers — like cotton, linen, silk and merino wool — to create projects such as infinity scarves, blankets, baskets and simple handbags. I set myself tasks to create new items and learn new stitches. I also added touches such as personalized labels,

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ing if I would sell my crafty goods. I wasn’t sure I wanted to do that. I enjoyed my crocheting as a meditative practice and a way to work with texture and color. Not only had I worked in retail in the past, but my father had owned and operated a handbag repair shop in San Francisco. I had worked for him and seen what it was like firsthand. Setting up an Etsy shop Eventually, I realized I needed to fund my fiber art practice. So, I decided to look into setting up an Etsy shop. Etsy.com is a marketplace specifically for unique, handmade and vintage goods and materials. I knew that in such a marketplace, I could set my own rules, craft my items and sell what I wanted to sell. Setting up an Etsy shop is simple. There is a template for establishing a store name and banner, in my case “Raebob’s

Crafty Goods.” After uploading photos (they don’t need to be fancy) and filling in the description, the seller sets a price and decides on shipping. There is a fee for listing items and when items are sold. There is also help with shipping labels, calculating shipping costs both domestically and globally, sales tax, establishing handling costs and even tax forms. My Etsy shop was easy to set up and has been easy to operate. Ultimately, however, it is the old-fashioned and mindful craft of crochet that I enjoy. To see my items for sale, visit http://etsy.com/shop/RaebobsCraftyGoods

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Stately Tudor on Showcase House tour

By Suzan Filipek A stately 1905 English Tudor house called Oaklawn Manor will be featured on the 57th annual Showcase House tour in Pasadena. Tours will run from Sun., April 24 to Sun., May 22. Anchoring an historic neighborhood of century-old homes planned by architects Greene & Greene, the house features baronial-sized rooms with wood interiors, ornate beamed ceilings and floor-toceiling travertine fireplaces. The home was built for Harry Hawgood, an English civil engineer who designed railways and waterways on multiple continents. Guests will tour more than 20 interior and landscape design spaces at the home that were re-envisioned by this year’s slate of designers. Boutique and craft merchants will be onsite at the Shops at Showcase, and restaurants will also be represented onsite. The 2021 Showcase House was not held due to the global pandemic. Special events include a Beatles-inspired Magical Mys-

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Mountain lions, SB 9 and The Rise of The Resistance

Maybe the homeowners of Silver Lake should have seen it as an auspicious sign when the 123 lb. “Brad Pitt “of mountain lions known as P-22 left his usual haunt around the Hollywood sign to have a roam down Silver Lake Boulevard. Their neighborhood had officially become part of P-22’s range. Anyone following the state’s housing predicament and the saga of Senate Bill 9 would have immediately thought of the town of Woodside, Calif., which made headlines in February by attempting to exempt itself from the new housing law by declaring it’s municipality a mountain lion habitat. While Woodside, home to not only mountain lions but tech billionaires, was certainly the most audacious of municipalities pushing back against SB 9, it is not alone. A growing number of municipalities up and down the state have begun to resist what they consider a usurpation of their land-use authority by the state. The passage of SB 9 (and SB 10) late last year in the face of fierce opposition was cause for great celebration among the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) and housing density advocates by putting the final nail in the coffin of single-family zoning

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in California. Political stars had aligned to make this victory possible: the failed recall of Gov. Newsom, the need for Sacramento to show some sign of dealing with the housing crisis and the strategic alignment of Big Tech, construction and development interests, Wall Street investors and Bay Area advocates frustrated with the spiraling costs of housing. Since the law took effect on January 1, stories in a number of Bay Area and Northern California publications have covered new applications for lot splits. However, the number remains small, but is predicted to grow. There has been little reporting in Southern California by way of comparison. But what is growing at a strong clip is a stream of developers, land-use consultants and lawyers claiming to be SB 9 experts aiming to cash in on what they see as a lucrative market in potential SB 9 lotsplit developments. However

… uncertainty, the ponderous language of the law, and glacial adaptation and implementation of the law statewide have created a seeming calm before the storm. Following the passage of the law late last year, reaction was swift. A number of cities, including Pasadena and Beverly Hills, passed temporary ordinances with restrictions on new SB 9 projects, while the cities worked on crafting permanent rules. Some opponents went even further — such as Mayor Bill Brand of Redondo Beach — who launched the “Our Neighborhood Voices (Ballot) Initiative” to repeal the law. However, the proposed measure failed to get enough signatures to qualify this year. San Francisco, ever adept at foiling the best-laid plans of YIMBYs, is considering upzoning all single-family neighborhoods to allow duplexes. By doing so, the city would exempt itself from SB 9, which only applies to neighborhoods zoned for single-family, but the city also would preserve local review and control over any new projects. Los Angeles, ever slow off the mark, failed to pass an ordinance presented in December by Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Bob Blumenfeld,

MOUNTAIN LION P-22 was photographed strolling along a SilPhoto by Chris Blim ver Lake sidewalk.

seconded by Councilmember Nithya Raman. It finally passed in early February and proposed some common-sense restrictions such as objective design standards, a maximum of four units on two lots (no ADUs), parking requirements, setbacks, and residency requirements. It also reiterated the exemptions for Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs), historic districts, historic-cultural monuments and possibly-identified historic resources. The City Planning Department was directed, at the same time, to craft a new comprehensive ordinance by this summer. Which brings me back to mountain lions and Silver

Lake. Koretz’s motion also instructed the City Planning Department to clarify exemptions and to grant authorization for the city to deny a project in areas where SB 9 would have an unavoidable adverse impact, such as in habitats of protected species. So, as P-22 has decided to trade in his Hollywood digs for the hip streets of the east side, perhaps Silver Lake could attempt to exempt itself from SB 9 by being redesignated a “mountain lion habitat.” Why not? At this stage in the resistance to SB 9, communities up and down the state are proving that there is more than one way to skin a cat! (No offense, P-22!)

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Yoube features art works to support homeless youth

By Billy Taylor The recently opened Larchmont location for Yoube, a modern coworking space located at 5570 Melrose Ave., unveiled last month an art program to support Covenant House California (CHC). The program offers a dedicated wall for young artists who are overcoming homelessness to showcase and sell their artwork. The first showcase features eight custom paintings from former CHC resident Molly, which includes QR codes for viewers to purchase the works of art, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Molly. The exhibit is the first in a series which will feature different young artists. Yoube also maintains, at its Larchmont and West Adams locations, other walls in support of local artists who can also sell

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their varied works, from paintings to photography, as part of Yoube’s local arts program. Yoube’s three co-owners, Stephan Agerman, Jenny Berglund and Babak Kheshti, were looking for ways to sup-

port the local community when they heard about the good work done by CHC to provide sanctuary and support to homeless youth in the area. “Homelessness is such a big issue in Los Angeles, and we

were trying to think about any way that, as a small startup business, we could make an impact, however small,” Yoube co-owner Jenny Berglund told the Chronicle last month. “After learning about the art program at Covenant House California, we thought dedicating a wall to showcase the art work at our new Larchmont Village location was one way we could do that.” According to the CHC’s director of support services, Anthony Conley, the nonprofit youth shelter encourages and supports young residents who are interested in art through an onsite art program. The program teaches residents to express their emotions through art. Molly’s art, he says, reflects her feelings of darkness into light. “This is a great opportunity for residents like Molly to

not only express themselves through art, but to also display the art in public,” said Conley. CHC provides sanctuary and support for trafficked youth and youth experiencing homelessness, ages 18 to 24. Now serving over 4,700 youth each year, CHC provides a full continuum of services to meet the physical, emotional, educational, vocational and spiritual well-being of young people, in order to provide them with the best chance for success and independence. Founded in 2021, Yoube offers an accessible option for those looking for a comfortable and affordable office environment in a modern coworking space with flexible access, hourly rates and no membership fees. Visit yoube.today for more information.

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(Continued from page 8) ary 2020. The planned remodel includes increasing the building height from five stories to l2 and increases the number of units from 78 to 87.

Originally planned as a coliving development, that plan was scrapped because of parking concerns, Loring said. He added that, under the planned remodel, “Parking will be completely code compliant. All units will have their own assigned spaces.”

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GenSpace — a place to engage older adults — opens this month

By Suzan Filipek In the dramatic new building fronting Wilshire and Harvard boulevards in what has become known as “Koreatown,” on the historic campus of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, there soon will be another opening and another resource for the community. The Annenberg Foundation will celebrate the new Wallis Annenberg GenSpace Thurs., April 21, and the facility will open for public use on April 25. The innovative community space for older adults is the vision of philanthropist and founder Wallis Annenberg. GenSpace seeks to enrich and expand the lives of older adults through classes, partnerships, events and intergenerational opportunities. “If I were alone in my home with absolutely no support system around me, GenSpace is exactly what I would like to find: a place where I could

PROGRAMS AND CLASSES will be available to seniors in the new facilities created to reflect the vision of founder Wallis Annenberg. Photos by Jason O’Rear

go and see other people in my age range, a place where I could make connections to the world,” said Wallis Annenberg, chairman, CEO and president of the Annenberg Foundation. “So many older people are prisoners of isolation and loneliness. GenSpace will provide the opposite of

that feeling, because the opposite of loneliness is connection and engagement.” GenSpace will serve as a pioneer resource for understanding and providing what diverse older populations want and need, center officials said. Older people who participate in senior center activities have been proven to have higher levels of health, social interaction and life satisfaction when compared with their peers, according to studies. However, just 10 to 20 percent of older adults attend senior centers at least once a year. By 2034, the United States is expected to enter a demographic shift where adults age 65-plus outnumber children in population — for the first time ever — according to the U.S. Census in 2018. “The U.S. population is

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matsu and his colleagues at architecture firm OMA. The GenSpace facility is the result of extensive collaboration with one of the country’s leading age-inclusive architects, Susi Stadler of her firm, Stadler &. The space, as well as its furniture and amenities, is fully supportive of older adults. GenSpace programming includes horticultural therapy, a technology lending library and tech support classes, financial literacy classes, yoga and fitness workshops, opportunities to create storytelling and art, intergenerational programs, and more. Information is available now online, and visitors will be received in person starting April 25. Get more information at: annenberggenspace.org.

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POLICE BEAT

Stay alert! Violent crime continues to be an issue WILSHIRE DIVISION ROBBERIES: A woman parked her car on the 200 block of N. Larchmont Blvd. on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. when two suspects approached her car from behind. The first suspect stood next to the driver’s window, while the second suspect got into the vehicle’s passenger seat. Both suspects told the victim they had guns and demanded her property, including a mobile phone and computer equipment, and then stole her car, a white 2021 Audi. A victim was driving his BMW eastbound on Bever-

ly Boulevard near Highland Avenue on March 9 at 1:30 a.m. when a suspect’s vehicle blocked the victim’s car. One of the suspects approached the victim’s car and forced his way inside and demanded the victim’s watch while the other suspect served as a lookout. BURGLARIES: A suspect smashed a rear door window at a home on the 200 block of S. Lucerne Boulevard and ransacked the interior, stealing luggage and a bag on March 9 between 6:20 and 8:45 p.m. A suspect entered a vacant unit on the 800 block of N. Mansfield Avenue and stole

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robbed of his wallet on March 9 at 6:35 p.m. BURGLARIES: Three suspects used an object to break a rear sliding glass door to gain access to a home on the 400 block of N. Beachwood Drive and stole unknown property

on March 7 at 11:20 p.m. Money and gold were stolen from inside a home on the 800 block of Fifth Avenue after a suspect used a tool to open a locked door on March 4 between 9 and 11 a.m. A suspect removed a kitchen window screen and ransacked the interior of a home on the 500 block of N. Beachwood Drive, stealing unknown property, on March 2 between 6:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. GRAND THEFT AUTO: A 2007 black Audi A6 was stolen while parked on the 600 block of N. Bronson Avenue on March 15 at 9:25 p.m.

Some crimes solved, resolved, La Brea to Melrose and beyond

By Suzan Filipek There recently have been resolutions reported for several notorious crimes that occurred locally, or close to our readership areas. Burglars in custody Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly committing a series of auto burglaries between Feb. 24 and 28. Four of the burglaries were in the Los Angeles Police Dept. Wilshire Division’s neighborhoods around Melrose and La

Brea avenues. The suspects came from Richmond in the Bay Area specifically to commit the vehicle burglaries. They were affiliated with gangs, according to police. The suspects were charged with 13 auto burglaries and weapons violations and were being held in custody pending court proceedings on March 15. Murderer convicted In another resolution, a

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outside the restaurant. Shortly upon arrival, the defendants entered the restaurant and threw chairs, smashed glassware and overturned tables, and they threatened and injured the victims. The attacks were over tensions between the Turkish and Armenian communities, according to Beverly Hills police, which investigated the incident with the FBI. The defendants each pleaded guilty in October to one count of conspiracy and one count of committing a hate crime, they were both ordered to pay $21,200 in restitution to the victims. Defendant William Stepanyan, 23, of Glendale, was sentenced to five years in prison, and Harutyun Harry Chalikyan, 24, of Tujunga, was sentenced to 15 months in prison. Alleged murderer charged In the tragic local murder of 24-year-old UCLA grad student Brianna Kupfer, who was stabbed to death in a La Brea Avenue furniture store just north of Beverly Boulevard on Jan. 13, police detectives quickly identified a suspect, and he was captured in Pasadena five days later. Shawn Laval Smith, 31, has been charged with murder and is in jail awaiting trial. Another murder arrest A more recent murder that took place in the 400 south block of Gramercy Place, between Fourth and Fifth streets, also has resulted in an arrest. The suspect is 18-yearold Wilser Virula. The police describe this homicide as gang-related. Allegedly, Virula — who police say knew the 32-year-old victim, Josua Oliva — shot Oliva inside Oliva’s Gramercy Avenue apartment in the early afternoon on March 16. Now in jail, defendant Virula has a court hearing coming up on April 21.

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Low-limit games require skills to compensate for betting limit Most well-skilled players seek out the higher-limit games where they can make lots of money. Most recreational players — the majority of us — prefer to stick with the lower-limit games as we seek to develop our skills while sustaining smaller losses. (Eventually, some will move up to the higher limits.) The Dilemma Low-limit games severely limit the amount a player can bet or raise. Say it’s a $4- to $8-limit game — a favorite among us recreational players — and Hero has flopped a monster hand. An early-position bets out — $4 (the limit on the flop). Two opponents call; that’s four chips from each added to the pot. Now, in a late position, Hero decides to raise to build the pot. All three of his opponents call the raise. Net result, Hero has increased the size of the pot (he expects to win). But the most he can raise is another $4; so he got an extra $24 (3 x $8). Imagine

how much more that could have been if it were a no-limit game! There is a second case where the betting limit severely deters Hero. Say he connects on the turn to four-to-the-nut flush. He was dealt Ah-10h, and then flopped Jh-7h-5d. He needs one more heart on the turn or the river to complete his big hand. So, he decides to semi-bluff on the turn. An early-position opens the betting — $8 — and is called by a loose player. From a late position, Hero makes his raise — a semi-bluff. If both opponents fold, Hero wins the pot. If one calls his raise, he can still connect on the river or bluff out the remaining opponent. But, once again, in this $4- to $8-limit game, the relatively small amount ($8) of his bluff bet (compared to a high-limit or no-limit game) has much less muscle in forcing his opponent to muck his cards. More skill In both cases, the $4-$8 limit puts severe restrictions

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George Epstein on pot size when you catch a monster hand or when you bluff or semi-bluff. That could easily make the difference as to whether you go home a winner or a loser. Obviously, low-limit players need more / better skills to compensate for the betting limit. How about avoiding more losing hands? Here are two good examples: The Two-Step Anxious to get into the action, players often start with mediocre, even poor, hands. You must consider: the value

of your hole cards — rank, pairs, connectors, suited; your betting position; number of raises, if any; number of opponents staying in; their playing traits; and texture of the game. The Hold’em algorithm makes it easy. That’s the first step. Next, the flop must improve your hand. As a result, you may find yourself folding many hands before or after the flop — avoiding hands that likely would be losers. The 4-2 Rule Use probability law to decide if you have a hand that offers a reward higher than the risk. After the flop, with two cards to come (the turn and the river), count your outs (the number of cards remaining in the deck that will complete your hand) and multiply it

by four to estimate your card odds (against connecting); then compare these odds to the pot odds (number of chips in the pot compared to how much you must bet to see the next card). If you do not connect, you still have the river to come. Estimate the implied pot odds (assuming that you will again bet out, how many more chips will callers add to the pot?) compared to your card odds after multiplying your outs by two. (Note: There are easy-toread charts available.) Life/poker quote of the month “Poker is a ruthlessly realistic game.” Dr. Alan N. Schoonmaker, author of “The Psychology of Poker” and other poker books

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By Nona Friedman The current exhibit at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, “Pipilotti Rist: Big Heartedness, Be My Neighbor,” is a wonderful immersive art experience. Walk through multiple rooms where you sit, lie, walk and watch video and light transform each area. In one section, all of the furniture is oversized, and one area has a dining table to sit at while col- SITTING ON A GIANT SOFA orful video changes the decor. watching television in the exhibit. Photo by Paul LaZebnick Another room contains hanging resin orbs that glow and change color. Walking adults and kids. through this room feels like A free teen night is on Sat., you are floating through the April 9 from 7 to 10 p.m. stars. with live performances and art It’s a fun experience for both activities. RSVP required. The exhibit continues through Mon., June 6 at 152 N. Central Ave. UPHOLSTERY For tickets and more information, visit moca.org. & DRAPERY

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