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vol. 56, no. 3

MARCH 2018

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IN THIS ISSUE

Metro salutes Sen. Feinstein at Purple Line groundbreaking

Girls go to court, books, Globetrotters n School activities

n Beverly Hills, Century City subway stations

First girls’ league at St. Brendan

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The first girls’ basketball league for St. Brendan’s Basketball Association, Goldie’s Youth Sports, is accepting registration for girls ages six to 13. The deadline to sign up is Sun., March 25.

Karen Goldberg, founder of the girls’ league, worked with the Jr. Lakers, a co-ed youth basketball league at Hollywood YMCA for almost 10 years. While there, she noticed how many girls dropped out as they got older for various reasons, so she began Jr. Sparks, an all-girls league. She hoped to create a league where girls See Girls’ League, p 5

Globetrotters visited St. James’ school SOME HISTORY with your coffee?

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The Harlem Globetrotters visited St. James’ Episcopal School last month as part of African American Heritage Month.

“El Gato” Melendez, the first Puerto Rican Globetrotter, female Globetrotter “Hoops” Green and master trick shot expert “Buckets” Blake used basketball wizardry and student participation to illustrate messages of inclusion and character building.

Surprise donation at Wilshire Park

There is nothing in the world like the sight, smell and feel of a brand new book. Now the children and educators at Wilshire Park Elementary, 4063 Ingraham St., can have the pleasure of enjoying 4,000 new books donated by City See Wilshire Park, p 8

Summer Camps & Programs

Get the scoop on day and overnight camps, school programs, activities and more in the April issue.

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METRO THANKS SENATOR Dianne Feinstein. Mayor Eric Garcetti, Metro Chair, and Second Vice Chair, Inglewood Mayor James Butts, presented her a chrome-plated slice of track rail.

Bergin’s straight-up, more on tap for St. Patrick's Day n Green beer and bangers and mash mark holiday

By Rachel Olivier We were able to catch up with Derek Schreck of Tom Bergin’s House of Irish Coffee to see how the change from restaurant pub to straight-up bar was coming along, and to see what kind of celebrations the landmark establishment at 840 S. Fairfax Ave. would be having for St. Patrick’s Day, Sat., March 17.

The shortened regular hours at Bergin’s are now Thursday to Sunday, 5 p.m. to midnight, with a movie night on Saturdays. Schreck says they choose a theme, such as ’90s movies or Mel Brooks, and play them back-to-back with the sound on for the evening.

“It’s a lot of fun! Kind of an indoor Hollywood Forever Cemetery thing,” said Schreck, referring to the summer lineup at the nearby cemetery.

On St. Patrick’s Day, however, it will be a full-on Irish-

fest. Partying will begin in the parking lot (ride sharing is suggested). There will be a Guinness tap truck, and the kitchen will be open temporarily to provide bangers and mash and corned beef and cabbage to the masses to accompany the beer and whisky.

Schreck said the bar will also have its hair-of-the-dog See St. Patrick's Day, p 18

By John Welborne Beverly Hills Mayor, Lili Bosse, was a prominent guest on the dais as local officials broke ground to extend subway tunnels west from La Cienega to a station near Beverly Drive, then under Beverly Hills High School to a station in Century City. This is the second leg of the Purple Line extension en route to Westwood and the Veterans Administration property west of the 405 Freeway in time for the 2028 Olympic Games.

In addition to Mayor Bosse and Mayor Garcetti, there were local Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) officials and federal officials on the dais. Most prominent was U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who Mayor Garcetti acknowledged as a key partner in getting the federal government’s share of the funding that has been making the subway and See Metro, p 2

‘Horrendous’ zoning bills threaten neighborhoods n MMRA's 35th annual meeting March 24

By Suzan Filipek Quiet, residential streets are under threat by “draconian” measures being considered by the state legislature, according to Jim O’Sullivan, president of the Miracle Mile Residential Association.

Two proposed state Senate bills are leading to “an existential threat to all our neighborhoods.”

If passed, Senate Bill 827 — addressed in a Chronicle editorial in the February isSee MMRA, p 21

Miracle Mile, past and present ... and future n Early history and new development in 31st annual edition While the 10th anniversary of Chris Burden’s “Urban Light” was celebrated, new developments also are being heralded in the Miracle Mile. The Mansfield will open this summer on the site of a former historic movie theater, and a development at an URBAN LIGHT, Chris Burden's art installation at LACMA turned 10. incoming subway station This Larchmont Chronicle photo is from the artwork's 2008 debut. is pending city review.

See "Museums" story Sec. 3, page 22 Photo by Andrew Taylor, 2008

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Community Comment

By John Welborne

A big correction:

Not in a Larchmont Chronicle story – but in the paper’s age and number of volumes! This newspaper is 56 years old in 2018 … not just 55, as proudly was trumpeted recently by this latest publisher.

In 1998 and 2002, there was some confusion in numbering the “Volumes” of the Larchmont Chronicle. In a periodical, “volume” refers to the annual publication. Jane Gilman and Dawne Goodwin started Volume 1 of this newspaper in 1963, and the Chronicle has been published every month of every year since.

Because 1963 was Volume 1, 1964 was Volume 2. And last year really was Volume 55 (although the aforementioned numbering confusion led to our incorrectly calling 2017 Volume 54).

This year, 2018, is the 56th year of the Larchmont Chronicle, and this March issue is Volume 56, No. 3, as it now states correctly on Page 1 (in contrast to last month and January, which continued past mistakes by incorrectly calling those 2018 issues Volume 55, Nos. 2 and 1).

Note to future editors: don’t repeat past mistakes in numbering!

Why does this matter? Well, we like to keep things accurate, not only in our reporting, but also in our numbering. The Chronicle is proud to still be serving these wonderful Mid-Wilshire neighborhoods for our 56th consecutive year!

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Calendar Sun., March 4 – La Brea Hancock Park Homeowners Association meeting, République, 624 S. La Brea Ave., 1 p.m.

Sun., March 4 – 90th annual Academy Awards, Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., 5 p.m. Pacific Time. oscars.org.

Fri., Sat., Sun, March 9, 10 and 11 – Larchmont Sidewalk Sale.

Sun., March 11 – Daylight Savings begins at 2 a.m. Turn your clock forward one hour.

Wed., March 14 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council town hall meeting on crime at The Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 6:30 p.m., greaterwilshire.org.

Wed., March 14 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council board meeting at The Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7:30 p.m., greaterwilshire.org.

Sat., March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day. Tues., March 20 – First day of spring.

Sat., March 24 – Miracle

Erik is joining the other Board members who lead and chair many of the initiatives and committees through which your association does the work of keeping our neighborhood a wonderful place to live. But our committees are also made up of you, the members of the Association. If there’s a committee you’d like to work with, just drop a note at the website and someone will get in touch with you. For example, our Security Committee, chaired by Peter Gorelick, just sponsored a meeting to keep residents informed about what they can do to keep themselves, their families and their property safe.

And, many other committee activities need your help: The Tree Committee is doing an inventory of the trees in Hancock Park and developing a plan to reforest our neighborhood, as well as taking care of individual issues and planting trees. The Zoning Committee works to keep development in and around Hancock Park reasonable and in keeping with our residential community.

The Streets Committee has been diligent in pushing the city to develop a plan and obtain funding to repair and replace our concrete streets with concrete. And the Filming Committee works nonstop to encourage filmmakers and homeowners offering their houses for filming to keep in mind our Good Neighbor Filming Policies which helps mitigate the impact of filming on neighbors.

While the LAPD is adding more police officers, fighting crime also is accomplished when everyone in a community stays aware and proactive. Remember to report any suspicious behavior to the LAPD, keep your doors and cars locked and, if you have an alarm, set it even if you’re in the house. If you think someone is trying to break into your home call 911 immediately. DO NOT CONFRONT THE PERSON YOURSELF! If you plan to change your landscaping or make changes to the exterior of your house, please contact our City Planner, Kimberly Henry (kimberly.henry@lacity.org) before starting to make sure your plans comply with our Preservation Plan. The HPOZ Preservation Plan, which regulates our HPOZ, can be found at preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/hancock-park. There also is an online form you can fill out to help speed up the process: preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/initial.screening.checklist. Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s Anti-Graffiti Request System: tinyurl.com/yaus34cg and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323-463-5180.

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‘What are your Spring Break plans this year?’

That's the question inquiring photographer Sondi Toll Sepenuk asked locals along Larchmont Blvd.

Mile Residential Association annual meeting 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Korean Cultural Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd.

Thurs., March 29 – Delivery of the April issue of the Larchmont Chronicle.

Sat., March 31 – First day of Passover.

Sun., April 1 – Easter.

Welcome to Our New Board Member We’re thrilled to welcome Erik Storey to the Hancock Park Homeowners Association, est. 1948, Board of Directors. Erik has lived in Hancock Park since 2004 where he and his spouse, Architect / Interior Designer Rodrigo Vargas, are raising their six-year-old daughter. Erik is a member of the Los Angeles Tennis Club as well as the Television Academy. After 15 years as a senior executive at Comcast Universal, Erik is now an independent television producer, full-time dad and passionate LA historian.

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“I’m going to a secret concert somewhere in the woods!”

Markland Fountain, Portland, Oregon visiting Larchmont friends

“We want to go to Disneyland, LegoLand, the beach and then we want to sleep in!”

Maureen, John and Nicholas Gonzalez, Miracle Mile GROUNDBREAKING officials at the site of the Century City subway station were, left to right: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (chair of the Metro board), U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Federal Transit Administration regional director Ray Tellis, Inglewood Mayor James Butts (second vice-chair of the Metro board), Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse and Metro CEO Phillip Washington.

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Senator Feinstein explained that she has been a strong supporter of such funding ever since being elected to represent California in the U.S. Senate in 1992.

A highlight of the multiple performances (color guard, mariachi dancers, shovel-lifting and dirt-turning in front of a replica subway car plus numerous speeches) was a special presentation to Sen. Feinstein by Metro.

Mayor Garcetti, chair of Metro’s board of directors, and Inglewood Mayor James Butts (the former Santa Monica Police Chief), who is Metro second vice-chair, made the presentation.

Acknowledging her years of leadership, especially as a member of the Senate’s powerful Committee on Appropriations, Garcetti thanked her for her steadfast support of Los Angeles transit improvements.

Mayors Garcetti and Butts gave her a plaque with a brightly chromed, one-inch thick slice of subway rail, as a memento.

“Our spring break plans are to enjoy our new baby and to do absolutely nothing!”

Rachel, Matthew and newborn Strider, Larchmont

“I’m going to Austin, Texas to visit a friend at UT” and “Last year I went to volunteer at Best Friends Animal Society in Utah and I hope to do that again” and “Our spring break is over St. Paddy’s Day, so maybe Ireland?”

Meg Knox, Adrienne Alvarado and True Goya, Larchmont and downtown

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Wilshire / Western Metro street closures over, construction continues apace under La Brea Metro’s 10-day closure of Wilshire Boulevard last month, just west of Western Avenue, is paying big benefits. The extra four days between the weekends allowed Metro’s contractor to complete the subway “decking” work that has been underway at this location since October 2017.

By doing this work continuously last month, the contractor also expects to avoid planned closures in the spring.

Now, excavation where the new tunnel will connect with the existing Wilshire / Western station can continue under the decking without interrupting Wilshire Blvd. traffic above.

La Brea station

Meanwhile, under the Wilshire / La Brea decking, excavation is essentially complete. Workers have been wrap-

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CEMENT FLOOR and reinforcing bars are on top of HDPE linings at the Wilshire / La Brea subway station, and HDPE sheets can be seen lining the station walls.

ping the station box with highdensity polyethylene (HDPE).

Consisting of heavy thermoplastic sheets welded together, the HDPE is placed under the station floor and outside the station’s walls, protecting the station box from moisture and gases. With that work finished under the floor, Metro’s contractor is reinforcing the station box with reinforcing bars and pouring concrete.

Further information: metro. net/purple.

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AROUND THE TOWN 9 SCHOOL NEWS 12 ENTERTAINMENT At the Movies 16 17 Theater Review On the Menu 18 COUNCIL REPORT 20 POLICE BEAT 23

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Weitzer fills in as Julia Duncan leaves Ryu’s planning staff Julia Duncan, Council District Four Senior Planning Deputy — who has worked on several neighborhood issues — left her post Feb. 16 for a position as a project planner in the City Planning Department.

Returning to the team after she retired two years ago, Renée Weitzer has 36 years of experience, many of them in Council District Four.

“Renée Weitzer is a venerable icon in Los Angeles City government. Few people know Council District Four, its places, and its residents

better than Renée,” Councilmember Ryu said. “In her new role she will serve as a consultant on various projects in our district. We’re thrilled to welcome her back.”

Retirement isn’t for everyone Weitzer says she’s happy to be back. After retiring nearly a year ago, she’s found the easy life is not what it’s cracked up to be.

“I’m crazy, I know.”

She gave it a go, though. She moved to Malibu, stretched in Pilates classes, and brought home a much-loved golden doodle two years ago. And, she

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traveled.

But, “there’s only so much traveling you can do,” she said.

Most surprising, she said, was she missed the constituents.

She is back where she’s happiest, meeting with the councilmember’s constituents, talking to developers and working on a few select projects.

These include CBS Television City — it’s on the market — and two projects in Hollywood: a proposed hotel at the Yamashiro site and the mixeduse project, 7500 Sunset.

Her contract through July can be extended, which is likely because the projects are in the early planning stages.

She’s hopeful.

Meanwhile, Council District Four is seeking applicants to fill planning roles within the Council Office. Interested applicants for junior or senior planning roles can email Policy Director Nick Greif at nicholas.greif@lacity.org.

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Merchants will display wares on the sidewalk, some at discounted prices up to 50 percent off.

RENÉE WEITZER, right, at the Council District Four 2017 holiday party, returns to City Hall, and Julia Duncan, left, has (literally) moved upstairs to join the staff of the City Planning Dept.

GWNC to host Town Hall on crime issues In response to the recent uptick in crime in the area, the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council will host a Town Hall gathering specifically to address issues on criminal activity Wed., March 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ebell of Los Angeles, 741 S. Lucerne Blvd. “Presenters will show residents how they can organize their neighborhoods to help deter crime and protect themselves,” says board member Julie Stromberg.

Representatives from the Los Angeles Police Department as well as several private security patrol companies will speak at the forum and will be available to provide information for residents.

Visit greaterwilshire.org.

La Brea-Hancock annual meeting is set for March 4 Traffic safety and election of a new board are on the agenda of the annual meeting of the La Brea-Hancock Homeowners Association Sun., March 4 at 1 p.m. at République, 624 S. La Brea Ave., upstairs.

Cathy Roberts, secretary and also incoming member on the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council Land Use Committee, said topics will include safety on Sixth Street and traffic mitigation initiatives.

Also to be discussed will be efforts at the state level to supersede local zoning in order to build more housing near transit; rules and regulations regarding legal pot retail; and election of board members for the next year.

Wilshire Country Club to host Ladies Golf

The Wilshire Country Club will host the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) the week of April 16-22. A new ladies golf tournament, the HUGEL-JTBC Open, will feature 144 of the world’s top professionals competing for a share of a $1.5 million purse, according to tournament organizers.

Founded in 1919 in Hancock Park, Wilshire is a links course designed by Norman Macbeth. The course has hosted tournaments on the LPGA, PGA and Champions tours.

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Pilgrim dedicates multi-purpose field

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DEDICATING THE FIELD were (in no particular order) Councilmen Mitch O’Farrell and David Ryu, joining head of school Paul Barsky, associate head of school Patricia Kong, current and former Pilgrim Board presidents Mark Evans and Larry Brown, minister Dr. R Scott Colglazier, chief operating officer Susan Leary, board member Julie Hogenboom and Pilgrim students.

Find your child’s summer camp March 11 at UCLA

Looking for the perfect camp for your child this summer? More than 60 options, from day camps to overnight camps, sports camps, academic camps and many others, will be on exhibit at the L.A. Camp Fair.

Meet camp counselors, directors and other representatives at the event, which takes place Sun., March 11 from noon to 3 p.m. at UCLA Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, 111 Easton Drive.

Most of the camps serve Hancock Park-area kids and

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Pilgrim School recently celebrated the dedication of its Field of Dreams — a multipurpose sports field on the school’s campus at 540 S. Commonwealth Ave. The sports field sits atop a new subterranean parking garage with space for 200 vehicles.

The dedication marks the completion of a nearly threeyear, $13 million project, with support from the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, the Ahmanson Foundation and the school’s community of parents and friends.

The occasion also kicked off Pilgrim School’s 60th anniversary celebration, which includes an anniversary gala on May 5 and a Founders Day celebration on Sept. 16.

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(Continued from page 1) felt encouraged and wanted to be involved.

Goldberg, who also runs intramural sports at The Oaks School and The Oakwood School, and is on the board for the Wilshire Warriors Pony League, approached Abel De Luna and Brendan Malloy at St. Brendan’s Basketball Association with the idea to create a similar girls’ league based on her experiences at the YMCA. Practices will be after school at St. Brendan’s School, 238 Manhattan Pl., and will start the week of April 9. Games will be on Sundays, also at the school, with the first game on April 22. Visit goldiesyouthsports.com.

Wilshire Warriors season set to begin

Wilshire Warriors’ opening weekend is Fri., March 16 at Pan Pacific Park field. The 10-week season ends June 10.

The 500-person league of boys and girls is broken down into age groups, four through 14 years old. Practices are held mid-week, and games are on Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays at Pan Pacific Park and John Burroughs Middle School. Visit Wilshire Warriors.com.

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Neighborhood Watch to the rescue in Miracle Mile!

By Sondi Toll Sepenuk No, it’s not your imagination. Crime really is going up in Los Angeles. Burglaries in the Wilshire area rose 17.3 percent between 2016 and 2017. Overall property crime is up 11 percent. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is short-staffed, underfunded and stretched thin.

There are many possible reasons for the uptick in crime.

In an attempt to reduce the California state prison population, 2011’s Assembly Bills 109 and 117 reassigned much

of the state prison population to the county jails. Prop 47, passed in 2014, reclassified and reduced some drug possession and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Prop 57, passed in 2016, allowed early parole consideration for nonviolent felons and changed policies on juvenile prosecution. In February, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Allen Sumner ruled that over 10,000 “non-violent” sex offenders might be released early due to the way the proposition was written.

In addition, because of Waze,

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So, what do we do? Miracle Mile resident Kari Garcia believes she has an answer: start a neighborhood watch program.

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MIRACLE MILE Neighborhood Watch Committee, from left to right: Thao Tran, Aliza Durand, Kelly Perkins, Kari Garcia and Seth Reed.

as neighbors need to work LAPD and/or private patrol.

To kick-start the new watch together to help them. We have the resources among us.” program, Garcia and the othGarcia grew up in Northern er committee members are California and married into a building from the ground up longtime Miracle Mile family. by recruiting block captains She and her husband bought for each block within the Mirtheir home in 1992 and have acle Mile. At the time the Chronicle went to print, the raised four children here. committee had secured block “Slice of heaven” “I absolutely love the archi- captains for 24 of the 53 needtecture and style of the homes ed.

“If people want to be a part and the location in relation to the rest of Los Angeles,” of the solution and stop looksays Garcia. “You have the Los ing to place blame,” says GarAngeles County Museum of cia, “they need to start within Art, the Art Deco community their own homes, then their and great restaurants, plus it’s block and then become a a terrific place to raise kids. It greater part of their commutruly is a little slice of heav- nity. That’s how we will take back our neighborhoods.” en.”

Meeting March 24 After experiencing several The program, which will home burglaries, though, Garcia decided that it was time be explained in detail at the to take action. She reached MMRA March 24 meeting, will out to Tammy Rosato of the also provide clear instructions and informaLa Brea Hantion about cock Neigh“If people want to be the proborhood gram on the Watch and a part of the solution MMRA’s webthe Great- and stop looking to place blame ... they site. The site er Wilshire N e i g h b o r - need to start within their will include a drop down hood Council own homes, then their menu where for advice and block and then become residents can direction. a greater part of their learn how to Then, she and become active a group of community. That’s how neighborhood like-minded we will take back our watch memMiracle Mile neighborhoods.” bers and learn residents, how to secure including her co-chair Kelly Perkins, com- their property inside and out. mittee members Aliza Durand, The instructions will teach Thao Tran and Seth Reed, people how to identify suspistarted organizing their own cious behavior and how to neighborhood watch program report it.

Garcia is hopeful that this that will launch on March 24 at the Miracle Mile Residential program will spread to othAssociation (MMRA) meeting. er neighborhoods through“There needs to be a solu- out Los Angeles. By worktion,” says Kari, “and if we ing as a community, hand-inchange the culture of the hand with the LAPD and local neighborhood by getting peo- Senior Lead Officers, Garcia ple involved, we can have a and the committee believe positive effect for the LAPD. that residents can make a Unless the neighborhood is huge difference in bringing organized, we’re not going to down the amount of crime plaguing the city. stomp out crime.”

“People are already feeling Three core elements The neighborhood watch more connected through this program boils down to three program,” says Garcia. “Good core elements: 1) securing things are coming from this.”

For more information, visyour property, 2) block organization and communication, it the Association website at and 3) 24/7 response involving miraclemilela.com.

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Resident association meetings discuss crime increase

By John Welborne Recent increases in criminal activity have alarmed residents, especially in single-family neighborhoods, where reports show an uptick in crime. As noted in this newspaper last month, the increases, primarily in property crimes and robberies, also have led the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to reallocate about 300 officers, beginning in January, to patrol duty across the city.

Each of the LAPD’s Wilshire (essentially west of Larchmont) and Olympic (basically east of Larchmont) divisions reassigned 10 officers to help patrol each area.

Last month, Olympic Division Senior Lead Officer (SLO) Joe Pelayo said of the increasing crime in local neighborhoods: “I’ve never seen activity like this before.”

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THIRD STREET SCHOOL auditorium was the setting for a Hancock Park crime meeting.

Lead Officer Dave Cordova said: “People want to see cars out on the street.”

Associations respond Neighborhood association leaders have been organizing meetings to focus on crime, and what can be done about it. Local LAPD leaders have attended, as have private patrol company representatives.

There was a meeting in Hancock Park on Feb. 6. Two days later, there was a meeting in Brookside (on Feb. 8.) The subject certainly will come up at the La Brea-Hancock annual meeting on March 4, and the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council has scheduled a special meeting on crime for all area stake-

holders for March 14. There is more about both meetings on page 4.

Hancock Park In a well-moderated meeting, arranged by the Hancock Park Home Owners Association (est. 1948), Peter Gorelick, the association’s security chair for the Neighborhood Watch Committee, welcomed

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side, is 100 percent within Wilshire Division’s jurisdiction.) Public safety experts attending to speak and/or answer questions were: Capt.

Anthony Oddo, commanding officer of the Wilshire area; Joe Alves, who has headed the Wilshire burglary unit until being promoted and transferred to Downtown in late February; SLOs Dave Cordova and Kenneth Price (newly assigned to Wilshire SLO duty), ADT Security Services armed patrol representative Mike Ball; and SSA Security Group armed patrol representatives Jerry Shaw and Terry Segraves.

Early in the meeting, Councilmember David Ryu arrived and spoke, describing how the City Council’s increasing the LAPD budget has allowed for the hiring of new officers.

Capt. Oddo responded that the recruiting and training of competent police officers is a time-consuming process and that only a small percentage

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meeting two days later. A standing-room-only crowd of more than 50 people packed the community room at Memorial Branch Library. Resident Lew Shomer reported on a security survey he had undertaken, noting that a substantial number of residents said they would be willing to pay for private patrol service.

Mario Escobar, of ADT Security Services armed patrol, spoke, and Kimberly Morosi, a community resources staff person in City Attorney Mike Feuer’s office, told about assistance she could provide to residents.

Neighborhood Watch was a main topic of discussion.

Brookside neighbors Peje Kharrazi and Guhan Selvaretnam told how they had organized some blocks on Mullen Avenue and Muirfield (Please turn to page 23)

SURPRISE! The equivalent of a $10,000 gift card to Barnes & Noble was presented last month to Wilshire Park Elementary School principal LeighAnne Creary, center, by City National Bank’s Carolyn Rodriguez, right, while Barnes & Noble’s Natalie Dillard Brannon shared in the excitement.

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(Continued from page 1) National Bank’s “Reading is the Way Up” program, plus $10,000 for additional books from Barnes & Noble. Thanks to a surprise donation last month. The monetary gift to the school was kept a secret until the morning of Feb. 23.

The bank’s program, which has donated more than 600,000 books to school libraries in California and other states, has also awarded $1.4 million to teachers at elementary, middle and high schools for creative literacy projects.

In surprising the school’s principal, LeighAnne Creary, with a big check at a parent’s gathering in the school’s auditorium, Carolyn Rodriguez,

vice president and manager of the bank’s program, said, “City National takes great pride in our ‘Reading is the Way Up’ program. We are happy to help provide Wilshire Park Elementary the resources to build its library.”

In describing the challenges with unpacking the 4,000 books already received, Creary gave a shout-out to the “Larchmont Buzz” for publicizing the empty bookshelves in the school’s library last fall. That led to a holiday book drive, which ultimately caught the eye of City National Bank. And that all led to the book donation and the $10,000 surprise that allows the school to purchase even more books.

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• • • A “Night in Havana” actually took place in Beverly Hills, at Spago. A fundraiser for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, organized by Children’s Chain, the evening featured a number of locals. Elizabeth and John LaBombard, Windsor Square, were in attendance, as were Court and Liz Young, Hancock Park. Stalwart Children’s Chain supporter Carlotta Keely and husband Rusty brightened up the event (Carlotta with a Carmen Miranda headdress). The fundraising pitch to help the hospital came from Amanda Wells Lovrien, who grew up on June Street. Her father, CHLA surgeon Win Wells, was there as well.

• • • Many neighbors joined in a birthday send-off to the late Jerry Cohen, who died just about two months before his 100th. Held at the Park La Brea community room, host Steve Cohen naturally served

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There is not an organization, a gaggle of friends or lovers of beauty and style in our ’hood that does not look forward to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) Museum’s spectacular annual exhibition of “The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design.”

The gala opening was held in February at the downtown campus for the 26th year.

There were 900 guests and designers treated to a first peek at the more than 125 costumes, including work by all five of this year’s Academy Award nominees for costume design.

“It just gets better every year!” said a dapper-looking Nick Verreos, there with husband David Paul.

The red carpet led into an enormous crystal tent decorated with chandeliers and laden with buffets of hearty fare and spirits.

HOLLYHOCK proprietor Suzanne Rheinstein and neighbor, Janet Loveland, toasted the store’s 30 years in Los Angeles.

The closing, after 30 years, of Suzanne Rheinstein’s wonderful store, Hollyhock, generated a big turnout for the first night of the store’s big closing sale. For many years, Hollyhock was ensconced in the middle of our community on Larchmont Boulevard. Its final location on La Cienega was the site of a party featuring many from the ’hood: Melanie Boettcher spoke with Ol-

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Crime Town Hall Responding to the recent uptick in crime in the Greater Wilshire area, representatives from LAPD and several security companies will show how residents can organize their neighborhoods to help deter crime and protect themselves.

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ivia Penfold and mom, Shar, of Fremont Place. Also there was Fremont Place denizen and “Larchmont Buzz” publisher, Patty Lombard.

From Windsor Square, Kelly Martin was spotted, as were Cheryl Ziegler and her daughter Anne Manson, plus Georgia and Lou Howe and Pamela Clyne and Janet Loveland. Among those from Hancock Park were Carlotta Keely, Patsy Lowry with her brother-in-law Hunt and his wife, Christine, and more, more, more.

• • • A sequel to his first book, “Winter in Chicago,” has just been published, and David Hamlin was signing copies of the new Emily Winter mystery, “Winter Gets Hot,” upstairs at the Original Farmers Market. Among the many attending were the Market’s Mark Panatier and his wife Gail.

• • • Since 1921, history-minded and patriotic Los Angeles leaders have celebrated the life of President Abraham Lincoln around the time of his birthday. At each of the annual black-tie dinners of the Lincoln Club, distinguished and nationally known speakers have talked, and the evening has ended with a solemn

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Sitting at the head table were Lincoln Club board of governors members Janet Clayton and Robin Kramer, of Hancock Park and Windsor Square, respectively. Also serving on the board is former ambassador Robert Tuttle, who grew up on Hudson Avenue. Several other former area residents, now living in the San Gabriel Valley, attended, including John and Louise Brinsley, who once lived on Muirfield Road, and retired Superior Court judge Carlton Seaver, who grew up on Windsor Boulevard, attending with his wife, Laura.

• • • Leilani and Edwin Raquel opened the Grand Ballroom of their Fremont Place home for “Love, Scandal and … Tea” on a Sunday afternoon in February.

The event was the brainchild of the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society and attracted a capacity crowd.

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Hollywood expert Marc Wanamaker enchanted his audience with his vast knowledge of the stars, their less than dignified moments and their real estate during the early years of the exploding local movie industry, circa 1900s.

Many of the ladies present wore hats, gloves and pearls and the gentlemen kept it classy, as requested by the invitation.

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sandwiches and salmon mousse were Shar and Robert Penfold, Robin Jameson, Kevin MacLellan, Carolyn Layport, Yvonne Auerbach, Richard Battaglia, Brenda Chandler Cooke, Elizabeth and Steven Blatt, Carol and Ken Schultz, Barbara Hardesty, Mary Toolen Roskam, Caren Roberts-Frenzel, Sandra and Alex Hampton, Yvonne Cazier, Kathy and Wayne Saldana, Jane Gilman, Ivy and Randy Haskins,

Dia Schuldenfrei and daughter Angelique Campen, Amy and Nick Sternberg, Juanita Kempe, Fluff and Sandy McLean, WSHP Historical Society’s Vice President and event Chair Myrna Gintel, with daughter Victoria Blum and sister Dale Robin

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The sold-out tea event taught a serious lesson for our ’hood: Join! The WSHP Historical Society’s programs sell out!

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY guests at the “Tea” event are, clockwise from left: Richard Battaglia, Rob Penfold, Shar Penfold, Megan Le Fey, Caren Roberts-Frenzel, Barbara Coad, Alysoun Higgins, Valli Thornton, Patty Lombard and Karen Gilman.

LAS MADRINAS incoming president Mrs. Douglas Andrew Thompson (Kathy) shown at left with Dr. Douglas Nordli, Jr. and Mrs. Wayne Martin Brandt (Lisa), the outgoing president.

Las Madrinas makes major gift to Children’s Hospital At the annual membership meeting held in February, support group Las Madrinas presented Dr. Douglas Nordli, Jr., chief of neurology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), a significant additional contribution to funding the $5 million Las Madrinas Endowment for the Chief of Neurology Chair and the Neurological Institute Epilepsy Program at the hospital.

The organization’s outgoing president, Lisa Brandt, and the incoming president, Kathy Thompson, made the presentation to Dr. Nordli.

In addition, all of the Las Madrinas officers for the coming year were announced at the meeting. Diane Hawley, Windsor Square, will serve as adviser to the group that began supporting Children’s Hospital in 1933. CHLA itself was founded in what is now Los Angeles’ Chinatown in 1901. CHLA has been named

the best children’s hospital in California and among the best in the nation for clinical excellence with its selection to the prestigious “U.S. News & World Report” Honor Roll.

Hollygrove Norma Jean Gala, ‘Under the Stars,’ May 19

The seventh annual Norma Jean Gala is Sat., May 19 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Uplift Family Services Hollygrove campus.

It is the first time the former orphanage and home of Marilyn Monroe, before she became an international icon, is the setting for the gala, “Under the Stars.”

Actor/writer/director and area resident Ike Barinoltz will be honored. Board members include Sheri and Dr. Peter Weller, Hancock Park.

The event benefits programs serving 1,200 local children and families.

The wait is over! Your Windsor Square Association Canopy Committee has created a new master list of approved trees for our parkways, after lots of legwork and extensive consultation with experts. The first step in planting these new varieties remains the same as before: Homeowners must first obtain a free permit from the city to remove an old tree, or to plant a new tree. Remember, parkway trees are city property, and may not be removed or replaced without permission.

Permits will not be granted to remove healthy trees, unless they are unsafe.

The exciting part comes next. Homeowners with permits for new parkway trees should contact the WSA Canopy Committee to find out which variety has been designated for their blocks. We will then provide a FREE specimen (15 gallon size) of the approved type, as well as help guidance on care. with planting and (Homeowners are welcome to plant a larger size of the correct tree, as long as they pay the difference.)

S ome of the designated trees will stay the same, such as Deodar Cedars and Camphors, because they have handled the Deodar Cedar recent stresses reasonably well.

Some old favorites, such as Magnolias and Sycamores, will no longer be planted, because they are either too thirsty or too susceptible to disease and insects. In their stead will be more drought-tolerant types, such as Island Oak, California Bay Laurel and Toyon. Windsor Square’s parkways range in width from four to twenty feet, and the new list offers trees in proportion to those parkways, both for aesthetics and to help prevent future sidewalk damage.

The new master list is available on our website, as is our contact information (windsorsquare.org). Windsor Square’s gracious green canopy is one of our neighborhood’s greatest assets. We believe these carefully chosen new trees will thrive and grow to provide future generations with the same shady benefit we all value so much.

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Even before the wonderfully busy month of love started, the student body was buzzing with excitement in February. The school celebrated its hundredth day of school on Jan. 30. Our kindergarten class showed their joy by decorating shirts with 100 items and participating in other activities centered around the number 100.

Catholic Schools’ Week ended on Feb. 2 with Pastor and Principal Appreciation Day. These

events gave us Vikings the needed boost of energy to participate in all the activities that the short twenty-nine days offered.

Our school made a spectacular win in the academic decathlon competition on Feb. 3 at Cathedral High School, with the team placing second in the overall tournament. Our kindergarten class released their butterflies that same week. The transitional kindergarten also took a field trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Later, on Feb. 12, our “Angel Bins,” with the goal to collect 10,000 pairs of shoes, started.

The next day, the whole school came in green, purple, and gold accessories in celebration of Mar-

di Gras. Our eighth grade also held an etiquette breakfast and dance, which included a waltz!

Ash Wednesday followed suit.

The school had a special mass with all of the people who attended with the ash crosses smeared on their foreheads. It just so happened to be Valentine’s Day! Each grade had their parties and passed out desserts, and some even watched a movie. The choir also went around each class delivering Valentine grams to each classroom; this year, we also included singing and the ukulele for the first time.

Students spent February preparing for 40 days of Lent. We hope to spend it with benevolence until Easter arrives in April.

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This month at Yavneh we celebrated Tu’Beshvat, a Jewish holiday or “birthday” for trees. On this day, thanks are given for the natural wonders of trees, fruits, and flowers. Our BatAmi, volunteers from Israel, created meaningful programs for all of the students; they organized an interactive game for everyone to play and ended the holiday with a ceremony blessing all fruits, especially the seven species of fruits that are native to Israel.

At Yavneh this month, we also began the boys’ and girls’ volleyball seasons. We hope both teams have successful outcomes and enjoy playing the sport. The month ended with a meaningful conclusion for the 4th and 5th grade Wonder “Choose Kind” program. The boys and girls had a luncheon designating time to reflect on what they’ve learned, and they showed their true growth in mindsets about feeling empathy for others around them.

The students culminated the program with sincere aspirations for making the world a kinder place.

Leading up to the month of February, Black History Month, seniors in the honors English seminar “African American Literature” made video presentations about notable African Americans throughout history, and the videos have broadcasted daily on the UltraViolet newspaper’s YouTube channel.

Three students on Marlborough’s Debate Team have been awarded the NSDA’s Academic All-American award. Over 141,000 student debaters are members of this organization, and less than 500 students nationwide are recipients of this award. We are incredibly proud!

Marlborough’s Evening of Dance just concluded, where students honored dancer Martha Graham through student choreographed and professionally choreographed dance numbers. Guest artist Pia Vinson assisted in choreographing.

Lastly, we are incredibly proud of the strong arts department.

The Middle School is putting on Singing in the Rain and the upper school’s drama ensemble is performing The Women of Lockerbie.

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Valentine grams that the student body ordered for their friends or crushes. Not only will the Canadians experience Fairfax life, they will also explore Los Angeles. During spring break, some Fairfax students will be going to Canada and meeting them again, learning about how they run their leadership class.

The stakes were high at Fairfax’s homecoming game. Playing rivalry school Westchester, Fairfax took the win with a score of 68-51! That’s all for this month but tune in next month, where we dive into what the seniors are up to second semester!

Exciting events have been happening a lot in the New Year.

In the month of February, Fairfax received some special visitors all the way from Canada. Student body leadership hosted over 20 Canadians, which they have been doing for the past 16 years. The exchange students will experience a day in the life of a Fairfax student and even stay at students’ homes, they will help students prepare

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February has been a very exciting month for Curtis School students.

The Curtis Book Spree took place the first week of February and was a big hit for all ages. Every grade visited our pavilion and had the chance to pick up some exciting new books.

Curtis dads and grandparents each had the opportunity to come to campus and serve lunch on a special day. It was common to see them serving lunch and then taking their children and grandchildren to the book spree.

It was so much fun.

Valentine’s Day was a special day at Curtis. Every grade exchanges candy and cards and there were all sorts of parties and celebrations school wide. It also was my birthday!

In other news, the sixth grade continues its community service work and our grade takes turns helping at the St. Joseph Center in Venice and serving meals to the homeless at the Bread and Roses Café. It is always a great experience to see how lucky we all are, and how we need to serve others more and help those in need.

Have a great rest of the month!

Dia dhaoibh! (That means “Hello everyone!” in Irish.)

It’s finally March, and as always, Page Academy is having fun, fun, FUN! Let me count the ways cairde (friends in Irish)!

Read Across America is March 2.

This day our school celebrates Dr. Seuss’s birthday (and my sister’s birthday, too) so we read to the pre-school and junior kindergarten students. We also ate a “green eggs and ham” snack! Yum! “Student Move Up Day” is on March 9. The students will be following the schedule for their next grade level, so they can become familiar with the classes and teachers when they move up in August.

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17.

Don’t forget to wear something green, and if you don’t, you’ll get a big pinch. Ow! This month is daylight savings time, so let’s skip an hour and get to work! Countries everywhere (maybe even on Mars) will be setting their clocks one hour ahead. Although we will be losing an hour of sleep, we’ll be gaining an hour of fun! We will also participate in a fundraiser called “Nature’s Vision” to support rainforest preservation.

The fifth grade class has recently been working on their family story books where they gather information about their past culture. The students first wrote two stories, one including themselves, and one about their past relatives. They then worked on separate person-

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The season of Lent began last month, and the entire student body went to mass on Ash Wednesday. That Wednesday also happened to fall on another holiday, Valentine’s Day. For Valentine’s Day, students dressed up in festive colors: red, pink, and white, played a fun game where girls could not talk to the boys in their class, as well as ate cupcakes and other yummy treats.

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The fifth graders had the opportunity to present their family books to the class at the family story telling festival this past month. In doing so, the students learned about their classmates, and about themselves.

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By Greer Morgan 8th Grade

One of my favorite things about my time at The Willows has been the incorporation of art into so many aspects of the curriculum. This year, I got to use my love of art, friendship, and helping others through an elective I led with a few friends called The Memory Project.

The Memory Project is an organization that connects orphaned children from around the world with participating art students

in various schools. The students create portraits for the children, based on their photographs. The drawings are then sent to the orphans, in order to give them a sense of importance and let them know they are thought of and cared about.

This year, we hand-drew portraits of Syrian refugees under the age of nine. It was both so heartbreaking, yet so satisfying to draw portraits for these inspiring children. My friends and I are so grateful to our wonderful art teacher Susannah Funnell for her talent and guidance, and for giving us the opportunity to lead and connect with others through art.

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By Jasper Gough 8th Grade The Lower and Middle School Big Red Day is on March 2.

Our students all wear the school color — red — to represent our school spirit. This also is the same night as the Middle School dance.

We have a blood drive scheduled for the March 6. It is open to all families and members of the Buckley community. The Middle School holds advisory meetings on the 15th, which allows us to select our courses for the next year. Some

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of us will test into honors classes based on our previous year’s GPA. Buckley dads are gearing up for a Poker Night on the March 17 and our alumni have pick up basketball games planned for the 21st, which also happens to be the Lower School Family Dance.

We wish those Buckley students competing in the Hawaii Robotics Competition the best of luck!

Happy Spring Break everyone.

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By Eleanor Renfrew 7th Grade School newspapers are a form of literature that allows different students to express their views on a variety of topics.

Our school newspaper The Echo is GALA’s first student publication. It is an online newspaper. We chose the online platform because GALA is an all-girls STEM school and we wanted to incorporate technology as well as make the paper accessible. As the Co-Editor-in-Chief, I have been very fortunate to have the opportunity and responsibility of working with 27 hard working girls.

Being the first at anything is challenging. Being one of the editors has been equally challenging because this is new and we are still figuring out our voice, our brand and how we want our systems to work, but we have an amazing staff and teacher who help pull it all together. Our newspaper is called The Echo for a variety of reasons. One thought is that it represents our stories and our voices that will go on and on.

Another thought is that even a small voice can be heard when it echoes. No matter one’s personal interpretation, it aptly defines us as a voice of GALA. The Echo has a variety of topics from the latest politics to a review on Oscar-nominated films. Currently our staff is comprised of only middle school students but

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Two months into 2018, spring is almost upon us. At Immaculate Heart, the season is the dawn of a new quarter and many exciting events. Throughout February, the campus held a multitude of fundraising events.

The Annual Bingo Night, hosted by the Girls Athletic Association, was a huge success. Attended by parents and faculty, the evening was full of entertaining games and a taco dinner for the attendees. Additionally, the Immaculate Heart Junior Class Board recently hosted a Prom fundraiser at Moonlight Rollerway. This event brought classmates together for a fun way to decompress and bond.

Throughout the past few months, Immaculate Heart has also welcomed prospective students to campus for “Shadow Days.” These visits allow interested students to explore campus life with a student guide by attending classes and enjoying lunch in the cafeteria with its panoramic views of downtown Los Angeles. This program is extremely beneficial in assisting students in the high school deliberation process.

Meanwhile, Immaculate Heart’s Speech & Debate Team continues to have major success. Seniors Danielle Dosch and Mia Speier have both received the All American Award. This award requires rigorous grade and debate achievements. It is an incredible feat, and it is not often that two students from the same school are both recipients. we hope to have some high school voices in the future. For now, The Echo will be published monthly.

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Hello everyone, happy month of March!

The opening reception for Black History Month in our rooftop Art Center was fun and well attended. Parents, teachers and our Pilgrim community met for a first look at the annual Black History Museum and enjoyed drummers, poetry and and soul food.

The field has been open for play for a nice chunk of time now, but I am pleased to announce the parking structure is now open to all! It has been really nice for everyone to park, and boy are we grateful.

The High School students were lucky to have the opportunity to take their minds off of school, and go up to Big Bear for the annual Snow Trip. I hope they all had a great time!

We have arrived at the midterm for the second trimester, which means tests and projects!

I hope that everybody is happy with their results.

Middle School boys’ basketball had a phenomenal season, but sadly lost in the playoffs. We improved as a team, as the season progressed, and managed to get into the Division 1 playoffs.

Coach Perry Skaggs and Coach Marty Wurmlinger killed it, and so did the players. I am so proud of our team, and next year we will come back twice as strong.

February was a fun filled month for Turning Point School. Beginning with the annual Spirit Day, faculty and students dressed in their Turning Point t-shirts and participated in many activities together, including a school-wide lunch on the lawn with popsicles for dessert.

The middle school teamed up to compete in a basketball game against staff members with the rest while the rest of the school cheered them on. Spirit Day finished off with an 8th grade dunk contest where students showed off their best dunks.

The Middle School theater group premiered “Beauty and the Beast” this year to a packed house.

Students spent countless hours preparing for the annual musical, from choreography and music, to lighting and set design. It was a huge success, enjoyed by students, parents, and faculty alike.

Turning Point’s annual HoopA-Thon was held at the end of the month. Hoop-A-Thon is an all-day fundraiser for our athletic program. Parents, grandparents and neighbors sponsored students to see how many baskets they could shoot. Parents then got to test their skills in a shootout competition, and the winner got bragging rights and their name on a trophy.

Many exciting things have occurred at Hollywood Schoolhouse since I last wrote. One project that I would really like to mention was our Women of Ahimsa presentation. Our entire class did research on an inspirational woman that practiced Ahimsa,

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(Ouagadougou)! Our future State Department strutted its stuff in the ultimate geographical smackdown of our annual Geo Bee. The diehard Dire Wolf decathletes dominated 22 schools in the Quiz Bowl on Feb. 3 with five first place finishes including logic, Super Quiz, and overall!

Break out your beakers and Bunsen burners — it’s time for the Dire Wolves to get scientific in the Cathedral Chapel Science Fair.

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What a winter! The Dire Wolves are taking the city by storm with an undefeated basketball season, excited kinder cubs devoured a scrumptious breakfast with Santa, and the glorious crooning of the wolf cubs resounded on the night of the Christmas concert.

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which means nonviolence.

I researched Leymah Gbowee.

I wasn’t familiar with her initially, however, I soon realized how much of an honorable and admirable person she is.

Last month was Black History

Month, and we learned about a variety of wonderful people who made big changes in our society. My English teacher, Ms. Abi, developed a cross curricular poetry project that taught us about prominent influencers.

Overall, I think it was wonderful to be exposed to all of these figures who had a hand in helping shape our culture and society.

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Good book and good movie; Eastwood casts real heroes

Red Sparrow (9/10): Not much need be written about a movie this good from an equally good book with some additional twists I don’t remember from the book. There are fine performances by Jennifer Lawrence (of whom you see more than you’ve ever seen before), Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts (especially!), and the rest of the cast. There was a little too much graphic violence for me, but all in all, this should stand up as one of the most entertaining of the year.

The 15:17 to Paris (7/10): Director Clint Eastwood hires the heroes themselves as his stars and they perform admirably. He also took on Hollywood by challenging an initial “R” rating. Even though only about 12 out of 900 rated movies get challenged, Clint won and got his PG-13 rating. He wanted teenagers to see the movie and learn about the story. I found

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Den of Thieves (7/10): Full of plot holes aplenty, and in need of serious editing. However, after about the first hour when the bad guys led by Pablo Schreiber start to execute their devious plan, the film is captivating even though the dénoue-

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The Leisure Seeker (6/10): I went to see this because of Helen Mirren. No matter how bad the movie, she generally makes it worthwhile. This one delivers a wonderfully realistic presentation of one spouse lovingly dealing with the other who has constant memory failures that can’t help but be annoying, and are becoming more and more common. On the down side, it closes with what appears to be a political pitch for a controversial action that would be a terminal spoiler if I wrote about it, so I won’t. This could have been a terrific movie had it been more tightly directed and edited, and if it had left out the preachy ending.

Annihilation (5/10): The first of a proposed trilogy, this is an inscrutable sci-fi excursion that is filled with tension and outstanding special effects and production design without making a bit of sense. From director Alex Garland, who created the outstanding “Ex Machina,” some of the scenes intended to terrify are so grotesque they could pass as homages to “Alien,” and they come close to crossing the line to satire.

The Commuter (5/10): Every few years since “Taken” (2008) became a surprise runaway hit 10 years ago, Liam Neeson has come out with a similar type thriller. He is always a man alone facing insurmountable odds. Each time the resulting film has been a little weaker than the one that came before. This one is simply preposterous. There’s a lot of action. Unfortunately, almost every scene is devoid

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of common sense including the ending. And, speaking of endings, maybe it’s time that Neeson puts an end to these weak follow-ups to “Taken”… or finds better material.

Django (5/10): This is the highly fictionalized biopic of a short period of the life of guitarist Django Reinhardt

THEATRICAL TALE of artist Marc Chagall and his wife is at The Wallis through Sun., March 11.

Dance, music, Chagall and Gene Kelly at The Wallis Spring is busting out all over, including at the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., where April’s calendar is filled with musical, dance, drama and comedy shows.

The L.A. Dance Project presents “Yag” by Ohad Naharin, using dance, speech, symbolism and setting to tell the story of six dancers Thurs., April 5 to Sat., April 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Other presentations include “Martha Graham Duets,” “Helix” by Justin Peck, and “Sarabande” by Benjamin Millepied.

Take a free, family-friendly salsa dance class Sun., April 8 at noon as part of Wallis’s Dance Sundays. The class is outdoors and all ages and levels are welcome.

Watch “Giselle” as interpreted by Dado Masilo and her South African dance troupe Thurs., April 12 through Sat., April 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Set in rural South Africa, the ballet explores African rituals through the fate of a young girl who dies after having been betrayed by a man. She is transformed into a wili, a ghost with a desire for dance and revenge.

Learn about legendary actor and dancer Gene Kelly in a onewoman show Wed., April 18 at 7:30 p.m. Patricia Ward Kelly, Kelly’s wife and biographer, combines film clips, personal

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Hear about the creative process from Laurie Anderson, based on her book, “All the things I lost in the flood,” Fri., April 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Listen to pianist Jeremy Denk perform Beethoven, Mozart, Prokofiev and Liszt Wed., April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Pieces include Prokofiev’s “Visions Fugitives” and Mozart’s “Rondo in A Minor.”

Be enveloped in soulful music at “Blues in the Night,” a musical by Sheldon Epps, Fri., April 27 through Sun., May 20 at 8 p.m., with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays.

Set in 1938 Chicago, with numbers that were originally performed by Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and others, the story follows three women and their encounter with a man who has betrayed them.

“The Flying Lovers of Vitesbsk” continues through Sun., March 11. The theatrical tale is of the life and love of artist Marc Chagall and his wife, Bella. Marc Antolin and Daisy Maywood star.

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Takei recalls his imprisonment in WWII

speaking in his native tongue.

Also on stage is a group of recovering addicts in an online chat room, represented by the actors in moving chairs speaking directly to the audience. Their computer screens are projected on the scenic space above them, projection design by Hannah Wasileski.

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Patricia Foster Rye Online at various times, using cyber names, are Orangutan (Sylvia Kwan), Chutes and Ladders (Bernard K. Addison) Fountainhead (Josh Braaten) and leader Haikumom, Odessa (Luna Lauren Velez). They struggle with various degrees of addiction, some years in the making.

As the play progresses, relationships form, and each finds the courage to begin his or her journey with various degrees of success while Elliot copes with family complications and readjusting to life after the war.

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3 Stars • • • The Speed of Darkness, by well-known playwright Steve Tesich (whose screenplays include “Breaking Away” and “The World According to Garp”) tells the story of a Middle America, South Dakota family in 1989. Joe, the father (Eddie Kehler), is a decorated Vietnam War vet nominated for man of the year by his town and not happy about it, the first in a series of mysteries the play creates.

Long-suffering wife Anne (Janet Chamberlain) tries to bring balance to the family.

Daughter Mary (Sara Molinar) and boyfriend Eddie (Leo Ramsey) try to remain friends.

All of this takes place in the family home, (living room, dining room) dominated by a picture window upstage center with a view of “the mesa” in the distance, a large landmass that

By Patricia Foster Rye Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with George Takei at a press event for the show “Allegiance: A New Musical Inspired by a True Story” playing (through April 1) at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center’s Aratani Theatre. Although the musical centers on a fictional family, the story contains many of Mr. Takei’s experiences.

Now a local Hancock Park resident, Takei was born in Boyle Heights and spent part of his childhood with his family in the Rohwer Concentration camp in Arkansas and later at Tule Lake in Northern California. His knowledge of this

shameful period in American history is first-hand and encyclopedic. He’s written several books and has collaborated on this musical that opened on Broadway in November of 2015.

Mr. Takei is a well-known social media icon and actor, his most famous role being Mr. Sulu on the acclaimed TV series “Star Trek.”

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figures prominently in the play (scenic design by Zack Guiler).

Enter Lou (Kenny Johnston), a Vietnam vet, now homeless, who has to come to visit war buddy Joe. Lou has been on the road a long time, and he seems, if not totally mentally unbalanced, then on his way.

Kudos to costume designer Jo Amari for one of the most effective, well thought out and detailed costumes for a homeless character.

As the play unfolds and secrets are revealed, the play takes a darker turn. Director William Alderson has effectively layered in the story as the play progresses building to the effective conclusion.

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The Chosen, adapted by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok from Potok’s novel of the same name, is a comingof-age story set against World War II, the holocaust, and the beginnings of Zionism.

The story centers on Danny (Dor Gvirtsman), son of Reb Saunders (Adam Blumenfeld), Rabbi of an ultra-orthodox Hasidic tzaddik, and Reuven Malter (Sam Mandel), son of David Malter (Jonathan Arkin), a more traditional Orthodox Jew. Reuven tells us the story of this unique friendship while also being a part of it.

The two boys begin their relationship during a baseball game between rival yeshivas. A wild pitch by Danny injures Reuven, the catalyst for this enduring bond. The story is so superbly crafted that the outcome is inevitable and satisfying.

Director Simon Levy deftly weaves the disparate strains of this remarkable play. Levy says, “This powerful story shows how essential it is to consider the views of those who are different from us. It is an antidote to the toxicity of our times...” The play alternates between the two households located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, on an effective multi-purpose, yet rich looking, set. Scenic design is by DeAnne Millais.

Michelle Young, costume design, and Linda Michaels hair/make-up design, deserve recognition for the excellent and accurate Hassidic costumes and payos for Danny and his father Reb. This is a rewarding and enjoyable evening at the theatre.

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The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave., 323-663-1525, fountaintheatre.com. 4 Stars • • • Water By The Spoonful, by Quiara Alegria Hudes, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2012. It is the second play in the Hudes’ Elliot trilogy between “Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue,” at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, and “The Happiest Song Plays Last,” opening later at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.

Elliot (Sean Carvajal) has recently returned from Iraq troubled by nightmares, personified by an Arab (Nick Massouh) who appears from time to time

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Mall restaurant celebrates Italian SoCal coastal cuisine of both Italy and SoCal. A-list chef and worldwide food empire-builder Michael Mina had been showcasing his chops locally at Bourbon Steak in Glendale, and this partnership with Chef Adam Sobol returns Mina to his seafood roots. Cal Mare is beautiful, with light wood tables, comfortable turquoise chairs, an open kitchen, and atmospheric lighting, belying the fact that it’s housed in a mall.

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be found in abundance come St. Patrick’s Day. Molly Malone’s Pub and Snug, 575 S. Fairfax Ave., will start their celebration at the crack of 1 p.m. with Irish pub rock by Ken O’Malley, moving to Howlin’ Wake at 3:30 p.m. and Talkback Reggae at 6 p.m., with more to come after. No green beer.

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“People like to swing by when they are in between Bergin’s and Molly Malone’s because they don’t have to wait in any lines,” said Angelo Vacco, of Little Bar. 323-746-8553 littlebarlounge.com The Original Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St., will celebrate the “wearin’ of the green” from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with traditional Irish food and activities for kids during the day. Magee’s Kitchen will serve up corned beef, cabbage and potatoes. Lilt’n’Tang, which blends traditional Celtic and contemporary music, will be one of the bands performing from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Happy Lunar New Year from our growing CD4 office Hello neighbor, and Happy Lunar New Year!

City Hall on Feb. 16 held a celebration for Lunar New Year — a holiday important to my family and many communities across Los Angeles. This year welcomes the Year of The Earth Dog — a year of friendship, working together and honoring the environment – and in that spirit, I am excited to share with you the new

advances in Council District Four.

First, a new addition to the team — Rob Fisher, who will serve as my field deputy for Mid-Wilshire, Mid-City and the Miracle Mile neighborhoods. Rob got his start as a community organizer on a number of national and local campaigns, after earning a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, a J.D.

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sity. From there, Fisher practiced law in the fields of consumer protection and criminal defense before becoming a deputy public defender for Orange County. He joins Council District Four after having worked as a planning associate and a manager of the Warner Center Association.

His experience in organizing, land use and standing up for the everyday resident make him a perfect fit for our team and advocate for our neighborhoods. Welcome, Rob! • • • City Council on Feb. 21 unanimously passed our firstever Party House Ordinance.

This ordinance, which I first introduced as a motion in June

2016, tackles a longstanding problem of loud and unruly parties disturbing residential neighborhoods and creating a threat to public safety. More and more, we have been seeing homes rented out to professional party operators who flier the neighborhood and crowd streets with hundreds of guests partying until dawn.

This status quo is dangerous and irresponsible, and that’s why I was proud to work with LAPD and the City Attorney’s office to create a strong set of escalating fines and enforcement tools to address this issue and restore the quality of life in our residential neighborhoods.

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Grace G. Avazian

Grace was born on February 16th, 1932 in Massachusetts to Armenian immigrants Jack and Alice Erysian but spent her formative years growing up in Fresno, California. In the mid1950’s she moved to Los Angeles with her husband, the late Rev. Dr. Paul G. Avazian.

Grace was a devoted pastor’s wife and supporter of the United Armenian Congregational Church (UACC) of Hollywood, where her husband ministered. There she served in many capacities and was affectionately known at church as “Auntie Gracie”. When the untimely death of her spouse left her as a widow with three teenage children, Grace let the strength of God guide her in faith and actions. She supported the local community at schools such as Third Street, Marlborough and Loyola, which her children attended, and was named a “Woman of Larchmont” in 1988 by the Larchmont Chronicle.

Grace is survived by her three children — Timothy Avazian and wife Karyn, Thomas Avazian and wife Alessandra, and Terrell Avazian Perfitt and her husband John — and nine grandchildren. A Memorial Service at UACC was held on February 24. Donations can be made in her honor to UACC. Adv.

Garrison Holt Davidson, Jr.

arrison Holt Davidson, Jr., 82, died on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017 in Ithaca, NY after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Gary was born in 1935 in Newburgh, NY to Lt. Gen. Garrison “Gar” Davidson and Verone Gruenther Davidson when they were first stationed at West Point. The family lived in many places over the years from Hawaii to Washington D.C. At Cornell University, Gary was a member of the varsity baseball team, Phi Delta Theta, and Navy ROTC. Upon graduation, he served in the Pentagon. He married his first wife Janet Toll and they settled in Hancock Park in Los Angeles in 1959. He married Marjan (Janie) Carasik in 2003.

Gary was a fantastic father to his children, always encouraging their interests and sharing his own boyish enthusiasm for sports. He coached their Little League and other sports teams. He touched the lives of many young people who have now passed Gary’s unique legacy of kind fatherly instruction to their own children.

He taught them to win and lose with

equal grace. Gary continued his passion for athletics all his life. For many years, he joyfully played on his adult sons’ slow pitch softball team on the dusty diamonds of Los Angeles. He also was a long-time member of the LA Tennis Club and played a great game of tennis into his later 70s.

Gary spent his working career as a financial auditor for several companies, eventually retiring from Iron Mountain in 2003. He was proud of his 40 years of service as a board member of the International Institute of LA, dedicated to helping immigrants get a good start in their new country. Gary delighted in the community of St. Brendan Catholic Church and the activities of its Men’s Club.

At his 45th Cornell reunion in 2003, he met classmate Marjan (Janie) Carasik, who had been a widow for three years. She possessed the same kind spirit, community values, and dedication to family that he did. That fall, Gary and Janie were married in Massachusetts surrounded by all of their children. Gary often said, “I’m so glad we married when we were still

so young!”

After spending four joyful years in Massachusetts, Janie and Gary moved to Kendal at Ithaca. Gary cherished his City Club membership and the friends and activities at Kendal and beyond. He became an active parishioner at St. Catherine of Siena, and he and Janie were likewise welcomed into Temple Tikkun V’Or. Gary is survived by his wife, Marjan Carasik, his children, Karen (Jerry) Barnett, Garr, Greg (Helen) and Jennifer Davidson, his children by marriage, Rimme (Jonathan) Buck, Lauren (Christopher) Carasik, and Michael Jaffe, as well as his grandchildren, Michael, Evan, Jane, Catherine, Rory, Tierna, Zoë, Alea, Emily, Maya, Anna, and Elijah. Gary is also survived by all his siblings, Tom (Connie), Alan “Skip”, Bonny (Ken) and Gail Davidson and Linda Hurst.

He will be remembered by us as being steadfast and rock solid. He always had a twinkle in his eye. He was one of the kindest men we have known.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Gary’s memory to The

Garrison Holt Davidson, Jr. Fund at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 309 Siena Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850 or the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, 90 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016.

Family and friends will gather for a celebration of Gary’s life on Saturday, April 7, 11:00 am, at St. Brendan Church, 300 S. Van Ness Ave. All are welcome to join.

He loved and is loved. Long may he wave!

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(Continued from page 1) sue — would allow increased development and density near transit corridors. Senate Bill 828 requires a data-focused strategy to help with the state’s housing shortage, according to the bills’ sponsor, state Sen. Scott Wiener.

Annual meeting March 24 In addition to the zoning measures, crime will be addressed at the MMRA’s 35th annual meeting Sat., March 24 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Korean Cultural Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd.

Councilman David Ryu is the keynote speaker. Kari Garcia, of the MMRA Safety Committee, and a member of the Los Angeles Police Dept.’s Wilshire Division community advisory board, will talk.

Councilman Herb Wesson had not confirmed his attendance as we went to press.

Both councilmen oppose the Senate bills that could change the city landscape.

“The MMRA supports the Ryu/ Wesson City Council resolution against SB 827,” said O’Sullivan.

Under the Senate bill proposals, developers “can build within a half mile — north, south, east, west” — of Metro stations and other transit corridors, O’Sullivan explained.

If passed, they could “remove design guidelines…

They’ll all be opened up,” he said referring to historic and other zoning in place in Mir-

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acle Mile, Sycamore Square and Hancock Park. Setbacks can be wiped out, he added.

“They’ll be able to build a house right to the sidewalk.”

In an effort to halt the measures, O’Sullivan has been writing letters to Sacramento government officials and helping build a local coalition with David Ryu’s and Herb Wesson’s City Council offices as well as the Mid-City West Community Council.

“This is a challenge… It’s horrendous… This will blow all of the HPOZs out of the air.

This is much more important than anything I’ve ever done, and I thought the last thing I did was the most important.”

This time last year O’Sullivan and his neighbors were defending against an anti-HPOZ campaign.

After three years in the making, money spent, city hearings and community outreach, the proposed Miracle Mile Historic Preservation Overlay Zone was in flux.

Members of the MMRA had worked to move the ordinance forward at City Hall with 70 percent of the residents in favor, O’Sullivan said.

The ordinance prevents boxy homes, too large for their lots, being built in the neighborhood. A flurry of McMansions prompted residents to work to save the Miracle Mile area’s Period Revival styles of architecture, including Spanish Colonial, Tudor, Mediterranean, French and American Colonial.

The Miracle Mile area also includes apartment dwellers who would have lost out under a City Planning Commission last-minute amendment that significantly changed the proposed HPOZ boundaries, adding new exclusions along Olympic Boulevard and for properties north of Eighth Street.

In the end, the historic zone was approved in full, in May 2017, and it includes the apartments among its protections.

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Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, Veneration of the Cross, Communion Service (Eng.) Passion Play after 6:30 PM Spanish Service Celebración de la Pasion de Señor en (Esp.), Veneración de la Santa Cruz y Servicio de Comunion,Obraen vivo de la Pasion Despues del Servicio Holy Saturday/Sabado de Gloria— March 31, 2018

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• • • As our city grows, we need a multi-modal approach to make our city more mobile and less reliant on cars. That’s why I introduced a motion to start a dockless bike-sharing pilot in Los Angeles, which passed both the Transportation and Public Works Committees recently. Unlike traditional, or docked, bikesharing, dockless bikes can be picked up and dropped off anywhere you can legally park a bike — for as little as $1 an hour. You only need a smartphone to locate and unlock a bike, and suddenly have a whole new way to explore the city. This new and exciting bike-sharing technology can help address “first-mile, last-mile” issues that keep people from taking Metro, and offer a convenient and affordable way to get around. Los Angeles is a city of big ideas and bold innovation — and a dockless bike sharing pilot is a new idea to take us on the path toward a more mobile future.

Happy Year of The Earth Dog, Council District Four. As always, feel free to reach me at cd4.issues@lacity.org.

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(Continued from page 17) icans, were forced to leave their homes and possessions to be imprisoned under the harshest of circumstances.

The war hysteria led to President Franklin Roosevelt signing Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942, to order the incarceration.

Mr. Takei goes on to relate that, after a year of imprisonment, the government came down with a loyalty questionnaire. “They took everything from us, and imprisoned us and then demanded we sign a loyalty oath. They categorized all of us as enemy agents.”

Everyone over the age of 17, including the elderly, had to respond to the questionnaire.

The two most controversial questions were numbers 27 and 28. Number 27 asked, “Would you bear arms to defend the U.S. of America?” Number 28 was even more insidious. “Will you swear your loyalty to the U.S.

and forswear your loyalty to the fought not only the enemy but prejudice and won.” emperor of Japan?”

“There was another group Segregated units Thousands of young men that was equally heroic,” Mr. and women bit the bullet and Takei told me. “They said, ‘I’m answered yes to both questions an American, and I will fight for and went to fight for Ameri- my country, but I will fight as an ca. They were put into segre- American. If I can report to my gated, all-Japanese American hometown draft board, with my family back units —includhome, I will ing the 442nd “They were wronged by be like any R e g i m e n t a l that unconstitutional American, Combat Team imprisonment. And I will have — and were those that stood on something to dispatched to fight for. I will the battlefields principle and did hard of Europe and time I consider equally as fight as an American, but sent out on the heroic, and that’s a story I will not go most danger- we tell in the show.” as an internee ous missions.

The 442nd sustained the highest leaving my family in prison to combat casualty rate of any U.S. put on the same uniform as the unit. They fought with extraor- sentries guarding my family. I dinary heroism and amazing will go as an American.’ courage, and when the war end- “This was a very principled ed, they came back as the single position. It was an American most decorated U.S. unit of the stance. However, they were tried entire Second World War. And for draft evasion, found guilty they were welcomed back on the and transferred to Leavenworth White House Lawn by President Federal Penitentiary. They were Truman, who said to them, “You wronged by that unconstitu-

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tional imprisonment. And those that stood on principle and did hard time I consider equally as heroic, and that’s a story we tell in the show.”

The fictional Kimuras are a family of artichoke farmers: Sammy the son, and Kei, his sister, who looks out for him, and father Sam and grandfather Ojii-chan, played by Mr. Takei.

Lovers take on U.S. In the musical, Sammy answers yes to the questions and goes to fight. Kei falls in love with a young Japanese American law student attending USC who knows that the imprisonment is wrong, so they both become resisters and challenge the legality of the imprisonment. They take on the might of the U.S. government.

During the war, in 1944, the legality of the internment was challenged all the way up to the Supreme Court, which upheld the incarceration for national security reasons.

Southern California has always been home to the largest Japanese American population in the U.S. and, as such, has many iconic locations that were part of this horrific story.

“We built the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) right here in Little Tokyo. We’re an affiliate of the Smithsonian, where we share exhibit space.”

Says Mr. Takei, “It’s a campus of three buildings. Our first museum was in a restored Buddhist temple, built in 1924, Central Avenue and First Street. Later, they abandoned that temple and built another temple further down the street. The structure of the old temple was crumbling, so we adaptively re-used it, then we had a further story to tell so we went on another fundraising campaign. We got the land on Central Avenue, across the street, and we built an 85,000-square-foot museum,

and then we built another structure attached to the Buddhist temple. We call it the Democracy Forum. The city ceded part of Central Avenue, that’s the plaza for the museum.”

[Editor’s note: The main building of JANM is constructed on a portion of the longtime headquarters of the Union Hardware & Metal Company owned and managed by local residents in the McLaughlin family and Schoder family (publisher John H. Welborne’s antecedents). Remaining parts of the Union Hardware complex now house the Geffen Contemporary of MOCA.] In the Japanese American community there are two religious groups: the Buddhists and the Christians. For transport to the camps, the Buddhists were gathered at the Buddhist Temple. The Japanese-American Christians were gathered at the Christian Church on the other side of the same block.

After the war, the church, like the temple, was abandoned.

The church was converted to a theater that now is home to the East West Players.

“This is an important part of American history,” Mr. Takei continues, “that more Americans should know about. I’m always shocked, particularly when I go to the Midwest, or even the East Coast, and visit people who I consider well informed and well read. They are aghast when I tell them I grew up in prison behind American barbed wire fences.”

“Allegiance,” as well as being an entertaining theatrical experience, is a cautionary tale relevant to America today.

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Stay alert! And don’t forget to keep alarms on and doors locked

OLYMPIC DIVISION BURGLARIES: Electronics and jewelry, estimated at $200,000, were stolen from inside a home on the 500 block of S. Norton Ave. after a suspect jumped a back wall and smashed a side window to gain access on Feb. 13 between 3:40 and 4:25 p.m.

The suspect used the victim’s pillowcase to carry out the stolen property.

Purses and jewelry were stolen from inside a home on the 200 block of S. Gramercy Pl. after a suspect pried open a bathroom window to gain access on Feb. 6 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Property valued at $550 was stolen from inside a home on the 200 block of S. Gramercy Pl. after a suspect smashed a rear sliding door and ran-

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Money was stolen from inside a home on the 100 block of N. Wilton Pl. after a suspect pried open a kitchen window and ransacked the interior on Feb. 13 at 10:40 a.m.

GRAND THEFTS AUTO: A 1998 Honda Civic was stolen while parked on the 100 block of N. Van Ness Ave. between Feb. 7 at 11:55 p.m. and Feb.

8 at 8 a.m.

A 2014 Nissan Altima was stolen while parked in a lot on

the 100 block of S. Manhattan Pl. between Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

A 2009 Suzuki motorcycle was stolen while parked near Second and Gramercy on Feb. 14 at 10 a.m.

WILSHIRE DIVISION BURGLARIES: A bicycle and other property were stolen from inside a garage on the 400 block of S. Detroit St. after a suspect gained access by unknown means between

Feb. 1 at 5:50 p.m. and Feb. 2 at 8 a.m.

A gun was stolen from inside a home on the 400 block of S. Lucerne Blvd. after a suspect entered the property through a rear second-floor window on Feb. 3 between 4 and 9 p.m.

GRAND THEFT AUTO: A 2016 Volkswagen GTI was stolen while parked near the corner of Fourth and Orange between Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. and Feb. 6 at 8:45 a.m.

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