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B y J o h n W e lb o r n e T h r o u g h th e le a d e r s h ip o f s ta te S e n . A n th o n y P o r ta n tin o , r e s id e n t a n d fo r m e r m a y o r o f L a C a ñ a d a F lin tr id g e , a n d w h o re p re se n ts a b ro a d sw a th o f L o s A n g e le s C o u n ty , c o n s id e r a tio n o f S B 5 0 , p ro p o se d b y sta te S e n . S c o tt W ie n e r o f S a n F r a n c is c o , h a s b e e n d e la y e d te m p o r a r ily . A s c h a i r o f t h e s t a t e S e n a t e ’s A p p r o p r ia tio n s C o m m itte e , S e n . P o r ta n tin o a n n o u n c e d M a y 1 6 th a t th e b ill w o u ld b e d e s ig n a te d a “ tw o -y e a r b ill” th a t c o u ld b e c o n s id e r e d in J a n u a r y o f 2 0 2 0 , b u t n o t u n til. H o w e v e r, th in g s in th e S ta te L e g is la tu r e a r e n o t a lw a y s a s th e y se e m , a n d th e re a re p ro c e d u re s th a t o th e r S e n a te le a d e r s h ip m e m b e r s c o u ld u s e to s u d d e n ly b r in g th e b ill b a c k u p fo r r e v ie w . It ta k e s ju s t 2 1 C a lifo r n ia n s (a m a jo r ity o f th e 4 0 -m e m b e r sta te S e n a te ) to m o v e th e b ill fo r c o n s id e ra tio n b y th e 8 0 -m e m b e r s ta te A s s e m b ly . P r e s s u r e fr o m th e m o n e y e d s p e c ia l in te r e s ts p u s h in g th e S e e S B 5 0 , p 4

Tom Bergin’s historic status up in the air — stay tuned Surprise delay May 21 B y J o h n W e lb o r n e In a c le v e r p a r lia m e n ta r y m a n e u v e r, th e la n d -u s e la w y e r fo r th e c u r r e n t o w n e r s o f T o m B e r g i n ’s , t h e r e s t a u r a n t a n d ta v e r n lo c a te d a t 8 4 0 S . F a ir fa x A v e . s in c e 1 9 4 9 , th r e w a m o n k e y w r e n c h in to th e p r o c e s s to d e c la r e th e p r o p e r ty a c ity

H is to r ic -C u ltu r a l M o n u m e n t. F o llo w in g a u n a n im o u s r e c o m m e n d a tio n m a d e in M a r c h b y th e C u ltu r a l H e r ita g e C o m m is s io n (C H C ), th e d e s ig n a tio n m u s t b e r e v ie w e d a n d a p p r o v e d b y th e C ity C o u n c il. A p p r o x im a te ly 5 0 s u p p o r tS e e B e r g in ’s , p 4

American muscle cars at 25th Gilmore Auto Show Lowriders, hotrods on display June 1 S e e m o r e th a n 1 0 0 c la s s ic c a r s o n d is p la y a t th e 2 5 th a n n u a l G ilm o r e H e r ita g e A u to S h o w a t th e O r ig in a l F a r m e r s M a r k e t S a t ., J u n e 1 fr o m 1 1 a .m . t o 5 p .m . T h i s y e a r ’s t h e m e , “ A m e r i c a n M u s c l e C a r s , ” w i l l f e a t u r e lo w r id e r s , h o tr o d s , tr u c k s a n d o th e r c la s s ic c a r s fr o m p r iv a t e c o lle c t o r s , in c lu d in g t h e 1 9 5 7 L in c o ln o r ig in a lly o w n e d b y J a y n e M a n s ﬁ e ld n o r m a lly o n d is p la y a t th e P e t e r s e n A u t o m o t iv e M u s e u m . O t h e r c a r s fr o m t h e m u s e u m w ill a ls o b e fe a tu r e d . A t t e n d e e s w h o a r e a t t h e a u t o s h o w a t 5 p .m . c a n w a t c h t h e c e r e m o n ia l “ d r iv e o ff.” S e e A u to S h o w , p 1 4 AUTO SHOW takes place at the Original Farmers Market.

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B y J o h n W e lb o r n e Mayor Garcetti needs to oppose Senate Bill 50 H o w c a n M a y o r o f L o s A n g e le s E r ic G a r c e tti n o t o p p o s e th e a tte m p t to ta k e o v e r C ity o f L o s A n g e le s p la n n in g a n d z o n in g b y s ta te S e n . S c o tt W ie n e r a n d s o m e o f h is S a c r a m e n to c o lle a g u e s th r o u g h S e n a te B ill 5 0 a n d s im ila r o n e -s iz e -fits -a ll, r e a l e s ta te in d u s tr y -s p o n s o r e d , s ta te w id e le g is la tio n ? H e r e in L o s A n g e le s , M a y o r G a r c e tti is o u r C E O . M a y o r G a r c e tti a p p o in ts th e n in e -m e m b e r C ity P la n n in g C o m m is s io n . M a y o r G a r c e t t i a p p o i n t s t h e c i t y ’s D i r e c t o r o f P l a n n i n g , V i n c e B e r to n i. B e r to n i a n d h is s ta ff r e p o r t to th e M a y o r. If th e r e a r e c h a n g e s th a t n e e d to b e m a d e to L o s A n g e le s z o n in g , th e y s h o u ld b e m a d e in L o s A n g e le s . W e r e s id e n ts s h o u ld n o t b e e m b a r r a s s e d b y o u r L o s A n g e le s m a y o r e s s e n tia lly s a y in g th a t th e r e a r e p r o b le m s in m a n a g in g h is c ity … a n d th a t h e h a s to s e e k h e lp fr o m th e S ta te L e g is la tu r e to d o s o . F o r M a y o r G a r c e tti to n o t o p p o s e S B 5 0 is th e s a m e a s h is s a y in g h e is in c a p a b le o f g o v e r n in g h is o w n c ity . C o m e o n , M r. M a y o r, sta n d u p to S a c ra m e n to ! S ta n d u p fo r y o u r r e s id e n ts a n d jo in th e L o s A n g e le s C ity C o u n c i l i n o p p o s i n g S B 5 0 . T e l l S a n F r a n c i s c o ’s S e n . W i e n e r th a t y o u a n d y o u r a p p o in te e s a n d c o n s titu e n ts a r e c o m p e te n t — a n d th a t w e c a n p la n fo r th e fu tu r e o f o u r o w n c ity , “ th a n k y o u v e r y m u c h .”

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T h e A s s o c ia tio n r e c e n tly h o s te d its a n n u a l B lo c k C a p ta in s d in n e r a t th e W ils h ir e C o u n tr y C lu b to th a n k o u r h a r d w o r k in g n e tw o r k o f b lo c k c a p ta in s a n d to s h a r e in fo r m a tio n a b o u t th e im p o r ta n t p r o je c ts in H a n c o c k P a r k . B lo c k c a p ta in s h e a r d fr o m th e A s s o c ia tio n C o m m itte e C h a ir s o n s e c u r ity , s tr e e t tr e e s , a n d th e s ta tu s o f c o n c r e te s tr e e ts . A s s o c ia tio n P r e s id e n t C in d y C h v a ta l a ls o ta lk e d a b o u t th e d a n g e r to r e s id e n tia l c o m m u n itie s fr o m S e n a te B ill 5 0 , w h ic h w o u ld a llo w m u lti-s to r y a p a r tm e n ts a n d c o n d o m in u m s to b e d e v e lo p e d n e a r m a s s tr a n s it s ite s . S in c e H a n c o c k P a r k is in th e m id d le o f m a n y m a jo r tr a fﬁ c a r te r ie s , th is w o u ld m e a n a ll o f H a n c o c k P a r k w o u ld b e o p e n fo r u n c o n tr o lle d d e v e lo p m e n t. F o r tu n a te ly (fo r th is y e a r a t le a s t), a fte r s ig n iﬁ c a n t e ffo r ts fr o m a s s o c ia tio n s lik e th e H P H O A a n d c itiz e n s th r o u g h o u t th e s ta te , th is b ill w ill n o t g o fo r w a r d .

W e w o u ld lik e to th a n k C o u n c ilm a n D a v id R y u , w h o a tte n d e d th e d in n e r a n d le t u s k n o w th a t th e fi g h t to m a in ta in o u r h is to r ic c o n c r e te s tr e e ts h a s b e e n s u c c e s s fu l. T h e C ity n o w h a s a p la n a n d a b u d g e t to r e p a ir o u r s tr e e ts in c o n c r e te a n d h a s a lr e a d y s ta r te d d o in g s o . T h e C ity w ill a ls o m a n d a te th a t d e v e lo p e r s , c o n tr a c to r s , u tility c o m p a n ie s , a n d /o r a n y o n e e ls e m a k in g a h o le in th e s tr e e t, r e p la c e th e e n tir e s e g m e n t in c o n c r e te . T h is s a v e s o u r s tr e e t fr o m th e d e te r io r a tio n th a t h a s h a p p e n e d b e c a u s e o f h a p h a z a r d r e p a ir s . T h a n k s to o u r C o u n c ilm a n a n d th e h a r d w o r k in g S tr e e t C o m m itte e . o o o R e m e m b e r, H a n c o c k P a r k is a n H P O Z , s o b e s u r e to c h e c k w it h o u r C it y P la n n e r, S u k i G e r s h e n h o r n ( s u k i.g e r s h e n h o r n @ la c it y .o r g ) , b e fo r e s t a r t in g a n y m a jo r la n d s c a p in g o r b e fo r e p la n n in g c h a n g e s to th e e x te r io r o f y o u r h o u s e . T h e H P O Z P r e s e r v a tio n P la n , w h ic h r e g u la te s o u r H P O Z , c a n b e fo u n d a t h t t p ://w w w .p r e s e r v a t io n .la c it y .o r g /h p o z /la /h a n c o c k - p a r k . T h e r e is a ls o a n o n lin e fo r m y o u c a n fi ll o u t to h e lp s p e e d u p th e p r o c e s s ( h t t p ://p r e s e r v a t io n .la c it y .o r g /h p o z /in it ia l.s c r e e n in g . c h e c k lis t). R e p o r t g r a ffi ti s ig h tin g s b y c a llin g 3 1 1 o r a t th e C i t y ’s A n t i - G r a f fi t i R e q u e s t S y s t e m — t i n y u r l . c o m / y y r 3 u n h c — a n d b y c a llin g H o lly w o o d B e a u t ifi c a t io n , 3 2 3 - 4 6 3 - 5 1 8 0 . Adv.

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z e n s a t th e g r a s s r o o ts le v e l. T h is is th e fo u n d a tio n b lo c k . E le c tin g lo c a l o ffic ia ls w h o r e p r e s e n t o u r c itiz e n s a t th e le v e l o f to w n s h ip s a n d c itie s is th e b a s is fo r a ll e ls e : th e c o u n tie s , s ta te s a n d fin a lly th e fe d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t. L o c a l o ffic ia ls a r e m o s t r e s p o n s iv e a n d a c c o u n ta b le to th e lo c a l c itiz e n r y a n d its n e e d s . L o c a l c o n tr o l o f th e p la n n in g a n d z o n in g fo r o u r n e ig h b o r h o o d s a n d c o m m u n itie s is th e h e a r t o f in te r a c tio n b e tw e e n c itiz e n s a n d t h e ir g o v e r n m e n t . S e n . W i e n e r ’s b i l l s w o u l d p e r m a n e n tly u n d e r m in e o u r d e m o c r a c y . L ik e th e c h a r la ta n h e is , h e d r e s s e s h is a u to c r a tic , a r r o g a n t a n d b la ta n t la n d g r a b fo r b ig c o r p o r a te d e v e lo p e r s in r id ic u lo u s , g r a n d io s e a n d fa ls e c la im s th a t ta k in g a w a y o u r fu n d a m e n ta l r ig h ts a n d h a n d in g th e m o v e r to W a ll S tr e e t fu n d e d c o r p o r a tio n s is s o m e h o w r ig h tin g h is to r ic a l s o c ia l w r o n g s , s o lv in g a ffo r d a b le h o u s in g s h o r ta g e s a n d h e lp in g th e e n v ir o n m e n t e t c . I t ’s a l l j u s t c l a p t r a p a n d p r o p a g a n d a , a n d w ill b e v e r y d a n g e r o u s p o lic y if e n a c t e d . W ie n e r is a s h ill fo r s h a m e le s s a n d ir r e s p o n s ib le o lig a r c h s w h o h a v e n o p r o b le m r a k in g in b illio n s in p r o fits b y r a p in g th e c itie s o f C a lifo r n ia , c a u s in g th e m a s s d is p la c e m e n t o f r e n te r s a n d r o b b in g t h e s t a t e ’s m i l l i o n s o f m u l t i e th n ic , m id d le -c la s s a n d lo w e r-in c o m e h o m e o w n e r s o f th e p r o p e r ty v a lu e s o f th e ir h a r d e a r n e d h o u s e s . W ie n e r s h o u ld b e s e n t in to p o litic a l o b liv io n fo r b e in g w h a t h e is : s e lf-r ig h te o u s , la c k in g e m p a th y , la c k in g w is d o m , la c k in g a n y r e a l k n o w le d g e o f w h a t is b e s t fo r C a li( P le a s e tu r n to p a g e 8 ) W r ite u s m o n tc h ro y o u r n a m tio n a n d re se rv e th sp a c e a n d

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o lle g e g r a d u a tio n in ia . I w e n t to a d r a fts m a n , d r a ftin g m e c h a n ic a l n ic s .” A s tg ik O u s e p ia n N o r th H o lly w o o d r o w n e r o f B o n n e C h a n c e a r c h m o n t B lv d ., O u s e o p e r a te s a s id e w a lk b o u o n S u n d a y s .)

“ M y fa v o r ite g r a d u a tio n m e m o r y w a s p r o b a b ly m y h ig h s c h o o l g r a d u a t i o n , j u s t b e c a u s e i t ’s a b ig a c h ie v e m e n t a n d y o u d o n ’t r e a liz e it u n t il r ig h t a ft e r.” D .J . J a ik a r ia S t. A n d r e w s P la c e

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An open letter to State Senator Scott Wiener:

SB 50 empowers Wall Street to commoditize housing by right T h e fo llo w in g le tte r fir s t a p p e a r e d in th is fo r m in “ T h e P la n n in g R e p o r t ” ( T P R ) o n M a y 1 5 . S e e t in y u r l.c o m /y 4 t lz m e t. T h e L a r c h m o n t C h r o n ic le th a n k s b o th th e a u th o r a n d “ T h e P la n n in g R e p o r t” fo r p e r m is s io n to r e p r o d u c e th e le tte r h e re . H y d e e R . F e ld s te in is a r e tir e d la w y e r w h o n o w s e r v e s a s v ic e p r e s id e n t a n d c o -c h a ir o f th e L a n d U s e C o m m itte e o f t h e P .I .C .O . N e ig h b o r h o o d C o u n c il. S h e p e n n e d t h is o p e n le tte r to S ta te S e n a to r S c o tt W ie n e r, o f S a n F r a n c is c o , id e n tify in g a la r m in g , a n d le g a lly w e ll-c r a fte d , p o c k e tlin in g lo o p h o le s th a t s h e b e lie v e s w o u ld p e r m a n e n tly im p a c t c o m m u n itie s a c r o s s C a lifo r n ia — if S e n a te B ill 5 0 is e n a c te d . In h e r le tte r, F e ld s te in a s s e r ts : “ S B 5 0 h a r m s e x is tin g r e s id e n ts a n d fa v o r s th e in tr u s io n o f n a m e le s s , fa c e le s s c a p it a l in t o o u r h o m e s , w h e t h e r o w n e d o r r e n t e d .” S h e n o te s in th e le tte r th a t S e n a to r B e n A lle n (w h o r e p r e s e n ts t h e lo c a l n e ig h b o r h o o d s w e s t o f P ly m o u t h B lv d .) lis t e n e d a t a T h u r s ., M a y 9 e v e n in g t o w n h a ll m e e t in g in S a n t a M o n ic a , w h e r e b o th h e a n d S e n . W ie n e r a p p e a r e d . S e n . A lle n r e s p o n d e d to c o n s titu e n t c o n c e r n s r a is e d a t th e to w n h a ll a n d c o m m itte d to o p p o s e S B 5 0 , u n lik e S e n a to r W ie n e r, w h o le ft th e to w n h a ll p r io r to q u e s tio n s a n d a fte r s h a r in g h is ta lk in g p o in ts .

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D e a r S e n a to r W ie n e r , M y a p p r o a c h to S B 5 0 is b a se d o n re sp e c t a n d o n th e a s s u m p tio n th a t w e a r e b o th a c tin g in g o o d fa ith . H o w e v e r, I b e lie v e th e im p e tu s b e h in d S B 5 0 s e e k s to m a x im iz e r e a l e s ta te in v e s tm e n t c a p ita l in C a lifo r n ia . S B 5 0 tr e a d s h e a v i l y o n C a l i f o r n i a ’s s o c i a l a n d fin a n c ia l fu tu r e a n d p r o v id e s r o c k e t fu e l to s p e c u la tiv e r e a l e s ta te a n d fin a n c ia l m a r k e ts — th e sa m e m a rk e ts th a t b o o m e d a n d th e n c r a s h e d s o b a d ly in o r p r io r to 2 0 0 7 -2 0 0 8 . I n te n d e d & u n in te n d e d im p a c ts o f S B 5 0 H o u r s h a v e b e e n s p e n t d ig e s tin g th e c o m p le x p r o v is io n s o f S B 5 0 . It is d o u b tfu l th a t le g is la to r s a n d a n a ly s ts u n d e r s ta n d th e im p a c t a n d u n in te n d e d c o n s e q u e n c e s . T h e in e s c a p a b le c o n c lu s io n is th a t S B 5 0 is n o t a b o u t a ffo r d a b le h o u s in g a t a ll, b u t a b o u t p r o v id in g

s c a le , s ta n d a r d iz a tio n a n d c e rta in ty to s e c u r itiz a tio n s a n d fin a n c ia l m a r k e ts . (S e e “ C a p ita l C ity : G e n tr ific a tio n a n d th e R e a l E sta te S ta te ” b y S a m u e l S t e in , V e r s o , M a r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 9 .) T o th e e x te n t th a t S B 5 0 is a b o u t h o u s in g s u p p ly , its p r o v is io n s a r e d e s ig n e d to m a x im iz e th e c r e a tio n o f h o u s in g s u p p ly th a t is in v e n to r y -b o u n d fo r g lo b a l c a p ita l m a r k e ts a n d to m in im iz e th e ty p e o f h o u s in g s u p p ly th a t is th e r e s u lt o f g o o d p la n n in g a n d s o c ia lly -fu n c tio n a l r e s id e n tia l n e ig h b o r h o o d s . H o m e o w n e r s h ip r e p r e s e n ts th e v a s t b u lk o f w h a t w e a lth is le ft fo r w o r k in g a n d m id d le c la s s h o m e o w n e r s a n d is th e m o s t c o m m o n w e a lth c r e a tio n e n tr y p o in t fo r w o r k in g a n d m id d le c la s s in d iv id u a ls a n d fa m ilie s , p a r tic u la r ly th o s e o f c o lo r. H o m e o w n e r s h ip , te n a n c y , a n d s m a ll la n d lo r d w e a lth c r e a tio n a r e th e p o c k e t th a t g lo b a l

c a p ita l w a n ts to a p p r o p r ia te fo r its e lf, a n d th e r e is n o q u e s tio n in m y m in d th a t is w h a t S B 5 0 (a s w e ll a s o th e r b ills , lik e S B 3 3 0 a n d A B 1 4 8 5 ) a c c o m p lis h e s . L o s e rs u n d e r S B 5 0 a s c u r r e n tly d r a fte d T e n a n ts a n d in d iv id u a l la n d lo r d s a ls o s ta n d to lo s e u n d e r S B 5 0 . B y its te r m s , S B 5 0 c la im s to e x e m p t r e n ta l p r o p e r ty fo r a lo n g lo o k b a c k ( P le a s e tu r n to p a g e 2 2 )

Summer fun!

S e n d u s p ic tu r e s o f y o u r a d v e n tu r e s n e a r a n d fa r fo r o u r S u m m e r F u n s p e c ia l s e c tio n in th e J u ly is s u e . In c lu d e y o u r n a m e , c o n ta c t in fo r m a tio n (n o t fo r p u b lic a tio n ) a n d a b r ie f c a p tio n to in fo @ la r c h m o n t c h r o n ic le .c o m . D e a d lin e is M o n ., J u n e 1 0 .

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e r s o f th e n o m in a tio n h a d ta k e n tim e o ff fr o m w o r k o n M a y 2 1 a n d m a d e th e ir w a y s d o w n to w n to C ity H a ll fo r a h e a r in g b e fo r e th e P la n n in g a n d L a n d U se M a n a g e m e n t (P L U M ) c o m m itte e o f th e C ity C o u n c il. T h e y a n d th e a p p lic a n ts , M ir a c le M ile R e s id e n tia l A s s o c ia tio n a n d th e L o s A n g e le s C o n s e r v a n c y , w e r e g r e e te d w ith a b ig s u r p r is e — so u n e x p e c te d th a t m o st in th e C o u n c il C h a m b e r s d id n o t e v e n r e a liz e w h a t h a d ju s t h a p p e n e d . A n d it a ls o w a s a c o m p le te s u r p r is e to C o u n c ilm a n D a v id R y u a n d h is s ta ff.

HUDDLE in the Council Chamber re Tom Bergin’s nomination.

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B e r g i n ’s la w y e r B e n ja m in R e z n ik o f J e ffe r M a n g e ls B u tle r & M itc h e ll s o u g h t to h a v e th e m a tte r p o s tp o n e d u n til a fte r t h e C o u n c i l ’s d e a d l i n e t o r a t i f y th e a c tio n o f th e C H C — a n d th e r e b y d e r a il th e d e s ig n a tio n . W h e n w o rd o f w h a t w a s h a p p e n in g in th e P L U M m e e tin g m a d e its w a y u p s ta ir s to C o u n c ilm e m b e r R y u , h e a n d h is c h ie f o f s ta ff, N ic h o la s G r e if, im m e d ia te ly m a d e th e ir w a y s to th e C o u n c il C h a m b e r to c o n fe r w ith C ity s ta ff. R y u , w h o sa y s th a t h e su p p o r ts th e u n a n im o u s r e c o m m e n d a tio n fr o m th e C H C a n d th a t h e w ill a d v o c a te fo r C ity C o u n c il r a tific a tio n , w o r k e d o u t a c o m p r o m is e th a t th e m a tte r w o u ld r e tu r n to P L U M th e fo llo w in g w e e k , M a y 2 8 , w h e r e it w o u ld th e n b e c o n tin u e d a n a d d itio n a l 1 5 d a y s a t th e r e q u e s t o f th e a p p lic a n t. A s o f th e p r in tin g d e a d lin e fo r th e L a r c h m o n t C h r o n ic le , th e tim in g fo r, a n d th e u ltim a t e f a t e o f , t h e T o m B e r g i n ’s n o m in a tio n r e m a in p r o c e d u ra l m y s te r ie s .

WINDSOR SQUARE neighbor Bob Uniack points to the image illustrating “What is an HPOZ?” The image is a photo of the house where he has lived since 1965.

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th e c ity w id e H P O Z O r d in a n c e a n d in c o r p o r a te s s u c c e s s fu l p r o v is io n s fr o m o th e r r e c e n tly a d o p te d P r e s e r v a tio n P la n s , s a id c ity p la n n in g a s s o c ia te K im b e r ly H e n r y la s t m o n th . M o r e in fo r m a tio n is o n lin e : h t t p s ://p r e s e r v a t io n .la c it y .o r g / h p o z /la /w in d s o r-s q u a r e .

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le g is la tio n is in te n s e [s e e g u e s t w r i t e r ’s “ O p e n L e t t e r t o S e n . W ie n e r o n p a g e 2 ], a n d p r o v is io n s o f th e a n ti-s in g le -fa m ily S B 5 0 p r o p o s a l c o u ld c r e e p in to o th e r b ills a s w e ll. C o u n c ilm e m b e r R y u In re sp o n se to S e n . P o rta n t i n o ’s a c t i o n , C o u n c i l m e m b e r D a v id R y u s a id , “ T h e r ig h t th in g h a p p e n e d in th e s ta te S e n a te t o d a y . T h e r e ’s n o d o u b t t h a t o u r s ta te fa c e s a m a jo r h o u s in g s h o r ta g e , b u t d r a c o n ia n s te p s lik e S B 5 0 a r e th e w r o n g w a y to g o . Y o u d o n ’t s o lv e t h is c r is is b y s to m p in g o u t c o m m u n ity in p u t a n d e x c lu d in g p e o p le fr o m p la n n in g th e ir o w n n e ig h b o r h o o d , a n d y o u c e r t a in ly d o n ’t s o lv e it w ith o u t m u c h m o r e a ffo r d a b le h o u s in g .” R y u a d d e d : “ S o lv in g th is h o u s -

AMY FORBES te t fie n port of the Plan update.

in g c r is is w ill ta k e h a r d c h o ic e s , b u t th e y a r e c h o ic e s w e s h o u ld b e m a k in g to g e th e r. L a s t y e a r, L o s A n g e le s b u ilt m o r e u n its o f h o u s in g th a n a n y o th e r c ity in C a lifo r n ia . If S a c r a m e n to la w m a k e r s w a n t to fin d r e a l s o lu tio n s to th is c r is is , th e y s h o u ld b e lo o k in g to L o s A n g e le s , n o t t r y in g t o ig n o r e o r o v e r r u le u s .” M e e tin g in W e s t A d a m s R e c o g n iz in g th e c h a lle n g e s s till r e m a in in g , h u n d r e d s o f r e s id e n ts g a th e r e d o n M a y 2 2 in J e ffe r s o n P a r k , a t H o lm a n C h u r c h o n W e s t A d a m s B lv d ., to d is c u s s S B 5 0 . T e n s p e a k e r s e x p la in e d th e c h a lle n g e s to p ro p e rty o w n e rs w h o a c tu a lly liv e in th e ir s in g le -fa m ily r e s id e n c e s (a s c o n tr a s te d to a b se n te e c o rp o ra te o w n e rs o f h o u s e s , w h o s ta n d to b e n e fit fr o m th e p r o p o s e d le g is la tio n ). S p e a k e r s in c lu d e d r e s id e n ts ( P le a s e tu r n to p a g e 2 3 )

Larchmont Chronicle

JUNE 2019

SECTION ONE

Celebrate All DaDs &

Grads

RENDERING shows the soon-to-be look of “Larchmont Place.”

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Retail building on Larchmont sold ants new leases at market rents. “Some tenants have already renewed their leases,” he said. When asked about any new tenants, Massachi explained that his firm has not yet begun to market the building, but that he expects new marketing materials to be completed this month. Floret Floral is among the businesses that have renegotiated their leases. Ampersand Boutique, on the other hand, has already relocated to 7424 Beverly Blvd. The owner of Far Corners Antiques has closed up shop to retire. The eponymous owner of the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre, which occupies the second floor of the building, said

that she has no plans to move: “My lease is not up so I will be staying here,” said Feury, who added: “We also are welcoming the Fringe Festival here in June for our fifth year, and I’m happy to say that we will be hosting 18 productions for the festival.” The Chronicle contacted Cyndi Finkle, co-owner of two businesses in the building — Artworks Studio and Coffee & Food — but Finkle declined to comment at this time.

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Jewelry repair among new shops Majestic Time Piece has leased the former space of Hans Custom Optic at 419 N. Larchmont Blvd. The longtime jewelry and repair shop at the Original Farmers Market wanted a larger space, acting leasing agent Julie Shin told us. The new store is expected to open this month. Hans Fiebig, 90, recently retired, and his sons have relocated to other locations, their mother and Hans’ daughter Regina Fiebig told us. Topikal CBD retail boutique is opening at 143 N. Larchmont, in the former Perverse Sunglasses space. Owners Gary and Greg Avetisyan will offer creams, oils, bath balms, tinctures and more made of cannabidiol (CBD). CBD has been hailed as

helping a host of medical problems from epileptic seizures to sleeplessness. It was Greg’s arthritis that inspired the business venture. The Avetisyans opened their first store in Tarzana four years ago. The non-intoxicating marijuana extract is popular in states that have legalized medical marijuana. (The FDA has not tested the drug.) In another Boulevard change, Mr. Holmes Bakehouse posted a sign in the window saying “Dear Larchmont… We’ve received an offer on this space and decided to take it.” Mr. Holmes’ space has been subleased, we heard from an employee at the bakery’s Highland Park location. Owner Aaron Caddell did not return calls seeking comment.

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By Billy Taylor A retail building on the corner of Larchmont Boulevard and Melrose Avenue recently was sold to real estate investment and development company MCAP Partners for $6.3 million. The building was home to several long-time Larchmont businesses, including Ampersand Boutique, Artworks Studios and Floret Floral Design. According to MCAP Partners Executive Vice President Alexander Massachi, the company plans to keep the original structure, built in 1925, which now will be called Larchmont Place. “We are repositioning Larchmont Place as a high street retail destination through renovation and re-tenanting,” Massachi told the Chronicle. The new owners tapped Abramson Teiger Architects to update the design using the existing charm and integrity of the 11,946-square-foot twostory building. A rendering shows a white exterior color scheme with red decorative tiles around the windows. The family-owned MCAP Partners is based in Hollywood, and Massachi, who is the son of the firm’s founder, serves as a board member on the Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council. When MCAP first purchased the building, Massachi says that it offered all the current ten-

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Irish Import Shop needs a bit of luck and advice from its attorney By Suzan Filipek Founded in 1962, the Irish Import Shop has withstood earthquakes, recessions and encroaching development. Now the tiny shop faces what may be its biggest challenger yet. “The shop is facing a lawsuit from someone who, with his attorney, has filed numerous similar suits throughout Southern California. If the lawsuit is successful, it would force the shop to close,” owner Thom MacNamara writes on gofundme.com. MacNamara set up the site soon after being hit with a $10,000 lawsuit in January by Encino-based attorney Morse Mehrban representing Christopher Martinez. It would not be the first time Mehrban sought damages for his legally hard-of-hearing client. In fact, it would be the 119th time he has sued (mostly) small businesses for not providing hearing devices since 2017. An update to the Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 2010 requires an

SHOP OWNER Thom MacNamara says a lawsuit may force him to close the 57-year-old shop.

assistive listening system in assembly areas. There are numerous cases attributed to this attorney — pages and pages of which have been docketed at legislativedisgrace.com and tinyurl. com/yx9ksxxg. Mehrban did not return phone calls seeking comment. What happened? Allegedly Martinez attended

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a stand-up comedy show last July in the tiny theater space set in a small corner in the back of the little Irish Import Shop, in a mini-mall at 742 Vine St., and allegedly MacNamara asked for an audioenhancement device. MacNamara thought a microphone amplified through speakers in the tiny Wren Theater would be sufficient. He would bring a hearing enhancement device if requested ahead, but was not aware of the federal requirement to have such equipment on hand. So it was a surprise when he was served, six months later, in January, with the civil lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court. “It’s ridiculous that he has 119 cases. He’s going out purposefully,” said MacNamara of the plaintiff. Not all of the 119 defendants

are small businesses. Among the group is California Pizza Kitchen, which was sued because Martinez claimed he couldn’t hear the restaurant’s piped-in background music. San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Michael M. Dest ruled in favor of CPK, opining that, while the ADA requires a hearing device for performance venues, music is not essential to the dining experience and that, therefore, Martinez was not discriminated against. Most of the defendants, however, aren’t staffed with a team of lawyers and settle out of court for a fraction of what are up-to-$100,000 lawsuits. The owner of The Complex Theatre in Hollywood settled for $6,000, according to an article on stageraw.com (“The Complex Theatre stung by lawsuit over hearing-aid devices,” Jan. 15, 2019). MacNamara is hoping to take his fight all the way to court by raising $20,000 on the gofundme site and with the help of attorney and shop patron Christine Wilson of Tyler & Wilson LLP on Wilshire Blvd. “Thom has always accommodated deaf people, people in wheelchairs…,” said Wilson. “When you get a case like this and you know Thom MacNamara to be someone who would never, ever… he’s one of the most friendly, accommodating people.” Another shop patron, who is legally deaf and brings her own assisted-hearing device, is “mad at this guy for misrepresenting her. If she goes anywhere she’ll take care of herself or let them know she’s coming,” MacNamara said. Thus far, 70 people have donated $4,886 of the $20,000 goal. “We’re in good shape. I think it’s going to work out…” said MacNamara, whose Irish roots run deep; his family hailed from the green isle, and he was executive director for the Celtic Arts Center in North Hollywood for many years. Clan Craic Since taking over the shop in 2016, he has fostered an after-hours cultural gathering called Clan Craic (meaning party clan in Gaelic). An e-mail address is the price of membership, now numbering 4,500. (Visit irishimportshop.

com to sign up.) “Last year we had a stand-up comedy night for Clan Craic members and their guests, free of charge,” MacNamara wrote on his gofundme page. “One of the comedians invited others on Eventbrite, and it caught the attention of the plaintiff who is now suing the shop.” Like other brick and mortar (Please turn to page 20)

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We are an elected advisory body to the City of Los Angeles, made up of volunteer stakeholders who are devoted to the mission of improving our communities and bringing government closer to us.

GWNC Water Wise Garden Tour Please join us on Saturday, June 22, 2019, from 10 a.m – 2 p.m., at Memorial LA High Park, 4625 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019, for the GWNC Sustainability Committee’s Third Water Wise Garden Tour. This year’s tour will showcase gardens in the historic neighborhoods of Windsor Square and Ridgewood Wilton. For questions or more information, please email sustainability@greaterwilshire.org.

Join the Conversation All GWNC meetings are open to the public. Agenda items may be submitted to info@greaterwilshire.org Board of Directors

Wednesday, June 12, 7:00pm Ebell of Los Angeles – Dining Room 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 90005 Land Use Committee

Tuesday, June 25, 6:30pm Marlborough School – Collins Room, D-200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004 Outreach Committee

1st Saturday of the month at 9:00am Bricks & Scones Café 403 N. Larchmont Blvd., 90004 Environmental & Sustainability Committee

Tuesday, June 4, 7:00pm Marlborough School – Collins Room, D-200, 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004 Transportation Committee

Monday, July 15, 7:00pm Marlborough School – Collins Room, D-200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004

www.greaterwilshire.org info@greaterwilshire.org

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A fte r m o r e th a n th r e e y e a r s o f fig h tin g fo r th e s e r e fo r m s , in c lu d in g tw o e a r lie r m o tio n s c a llin g fo r a d e v e lo p e r d o lla r b a n , w e a r e n o w c lo s e r to a c le a n e r g o v e r n m e n t th a n e v e r b e fo r e . In M a y , th e C ity C o u n c il a p p r o v e d m y m o tio n to b r in g a n e n d to d e v e lo p e r d o n a tio n s a n d d e v e lo p e r b e h e s te d p a y m e n ts — w h ic h is a d o n a tio n t o a n e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l ’s p r e f e r r e d c h a r ity . T h is c a m e a fte r b o th th e C ity E th ic s C o m m is s io n a n d th e C ity C o u n c il R u le s C o m m itte e r e c o m m e n d e d a d d in g d e v e lo p e r s to a lis t o f r e s tr ic te d s o u r c e s , w h ic h a r e b a r r e d fr o m d o n a tin g in lo c a l c a m p a i g n s . W i t h t h e C o u n c i l ’s a c tio n , th e c ity a tto r n e y w ill b e g in d r a w in g u p d r a ft o r d in a n c e s to m a k e th is c a m p a ig n fin a n c e r e fo r m m o v e m e n t in to a la w th a t is e ffe c tiv e , e n fo r c e a b le a n d le g a lly s o u n d . F o r y e a r s , p e o p le h a v e to ld u s th is c o u ld n o t b e d o n e . I h e a rd , o v e r a n d o v e r, h o w

th e r e w a s n o w a y w e c o u ld g e t d e v e lo p e r m o n e y o u t o f p o litic s . “ T h is is th e w a y it h a s b e e n d o n e , a n d L o s A n g e le s w ill a lw a y s b e a c ity o f b a c k r o o m d e a ls a n d s h a d o w y p o w e r b r o k e r s ,” I w a s t o ld . B u t t h is c h e r r y -p ic k s h is to r y . T h e tr u th is , it c a n b e d o n e . In 2 0 1 1 , a fte r t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t ’s C i t i z e n s U n ite d d e c is io n , th e S e c o n d C ir c u it C o u r t o f A p p e a ls m a d e c le a r th a t “ p u b lic p e r c e p tio n o f q u id p r o q u o c o r r u p tio n … a lo n e ju s tifie s lim ita tio n s o r a n o u t r ig h t b a n .” T h a t p r e c e d e n t h o ld s to th is d a y , a n d th e p e r c e p tio n th a t d e v e lo p e r s h a v e u n d u e in flu e n c e o v e r c ity p o litic s is v e r y

re a l a m o n g L o s e r s . I d o n ’t b e ta c k le th e la r g e fa c e a s a c ity u n to g e th e r, a n d w to g e th e r u n le s s th e sy ste m w o rk p e o p le , a n d n o t w ith th e b ig g e s t I h a v e a lw a y s th e C ity o f L o s

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b e a c ity o f e m p o w e r e d n e ig h b o r s , s tr o n g c o m m u n itie s a n d a c tiv e p a r tic ip a tio n in b u ild in g a b e tte r c ity . A c ity w h e r e e v e r y v o ic e c a n b e h e a r d a n d e v e r y n e ig h b o r h o o d h a s fa ir r e p r e s e n ta tio n . A c ity d r iv e n b y its p e o p le . It w ill ta k e a lo t o f w o r k , a n d a lo t o f r e fo r m , to g e t t h e r e — b u t w e ’r e c lo s e r th a n y o u th in k .

Windsor Village Association

Community Meeting

On Monday, June 10, the Windsor Village Association will host a community meeting in Harold Henry Park. The meeting will be held at 7:00 on the Lucerne side of the park near the picnic tables. The invited guests are Councilman David Ryu, new police Captain Tim Nordquist of the LAPD Wilshire Division, and neighborhood leader John Kaliski. Our speakers will be addressing topics of particular interest to the community, specifically safety, traffic, and updates about the HPOZ. Refreshments will be served. All residents are welcome!

SO LONG, CARL. Larchmont’s favorite postman, Carl Mitchell, will retire next month. Read our feature in the July issue.

Windsor Village Association 137 N. Larchmont Blvd., #183, Los Angeles, CA 90004 windsorvillageassn@gmail.com

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th is in c r e d ib le o r c h e s tr a th a t r a n k s a m o n g t h e w o r l d ’s t o p m u s ic a l e n s e m b le s .” A m o n g th e fe s tiv e fe a tu r e s o f th e g a la w e r e a c u r a te d s ile n t a u c tio n , c r a fte d c o c k ta ils a n d a s u m p tu o u s d in n e r p r e p a r e d b y C h e f Ig o r K r ic h m a r. T h e r e to fe a s t o n b u tte r p o a c h e d lo b s te r w e r e D a r y l a n d J im T w e r d a h l, A n n a n d R o b e r t R o n u s , L o u is e a n d B r a d E d g e r to n , T r is h a n d B ill F lu m e n b a u m a n d g a la c o c h a ir s C a r o l H e n r y w ith h u s b a n d W a r n e r a n d A n n e -M a r ie S p a ta ru . P r o c e e d s fu n d th e e n s e m b l e ’s e d u c a t i o n a l o u t r e a c h . • • • T h e J o h n W a y n e C a n c e r I n s titu te A u x ilia r y h o n o r e d n e u r o lo g is t a n d n e u r o -o n c o lo g is t D r. S a n to s h K e s a r i, a n d D a n H a y , p r e s id e n t o f P r e m ie r G ir ls F a s tp itc h , a t th e 3 4 th O d y s s e y B a ll M a y 4 a t th e M o n ta g e B e v e r ly H ills . F o llo w in g th e a w a r d s p r e s e n ta tio n , a u c tio n e e r R ic k W e r n e r le d a s p ir ite d liv e a p p e a l s e s s io n b r in g in g in c lo s e to $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 fo r c a n c e r r e s e a r c h . J o in in g m e m b e r s o f th e W a y n e fa m ily fo r a c h a m p a g n e to a s t w e r e G lo r ia a n d J o h n G e b b ia a n d p h ila n th r o p is t R u th W e il. • • • H o s p ita l s u p p o r t a ls o is th e m is s io n o f C h ild r e n ’s C h a in o f C h ild r e n ’s H o s p it a l. A s p e c ia l e v e n t fo r m e m b e r s a n d g u e s ts w a s a c la s s y r e c e p tio n a n d b o o k ta lk h e ld a t th e D io r b o u tiq u e o n R o d e o D r iv e M a y 1 8 . “ D io r a n d h is D e c o r a to r s ” is a b r a n d -n e w b o o k b y d e s ig n e r a n d d e s ig n h is to r ia n , M a u r e e n F o o te r. T h e a u th o r, e le g a n tly m o d e lin g

CHILDREN’S CHAIN of Children’s Hospital supporters at Dior on Rodeo Drive included (from left) Anne Ziegler Manson, Annette Tapert Allen, Georgia Tapert Howe, and Georgia’s daughter, Byrdie.

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LACO honorees Margaret Batjer and Jaime Martin.

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A H e r ita g e C ir c le H ig h T e a is p la n n e d fo r S u n ., S e p t . 2 2 a t 3 p .m . a t a p r iv a t e r e s id e n c e . T h e D ia m o n d A n n iv e r s a r y G a la w ill t a k e p la c e S a t ., O c t . 1 2 a t 6 p .m . a t P a r a m o u n t P ic t u r e s . T h e L e a g u e ’s n u m e r o u s p r o g r a m s w o r k to im p r o v e th e liv e s o f im p o v e r is h e d c h ild r e n in o u r c o m m u n ity . V is it a s s is t a n c e le a g u e la .o r g .

Don’t Squander Your Legacy! Admit it — your kids will blow the money you leave them. Instilling the importance of leadership and service to others stands a better chance of lasting throughout their lifetime, and is more likely to benefit society to boot. Please join your neighbors and explore all the good that local Rotarians are doing to improve the lives of others in Los Angeles and around the globe. Parking is free, and the lunch is fantastic, too!

Please join us for lunch this June on the 5th, 12th & 26th at 11:55 AM at the Ebell of Los Angeles 741 S Lucerne Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90005 facebook.com/wilshirerotary wilshirerotary.org

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p r e s id e n t M a h lo n L a w to n . O ffic e r s w e r e e le c te d fo r th e c o m in g y e a r, a n d c o m m itte e re p o rts w e re p re se n te d . T h e d a y ’s h i g h l i g h t w a s t h e t a l k b y A u x ilia r y m e m b e r J o A n n R a tk o v i t c h ’s s p o u s e , W a y n e . A u x ilia r y m e m b e r s D a r y l T w e r d a h l a n d G r a c e F r itz in g e r o r g a n iz e d th e lu n c h e o n a n d p r o g r a m . W a y n e , th e in te r n a tio n a lly r e c o g n iz e d r e a l e s ta te d e v e lo p e r, w a s in tr o d u c e d b y T w e r d a h l, w h o s p o k e o f th e W in d s o r S q u a r e r e s id e n t a s a “ tr e a s u r e o f L o s A n g e le s a n d a ls o a d e a r fr ie n d .” H is t a lk th e n to u c h e d o n d e c a d e s o f r e c e n t L o s A n g e le s h is to r y in v o lv in g la n d m a r k b u ild in g s lik e T h e W ilte r n a n d la n d m a r k r e s id e n ts lik e H o w a r d H u g h e s . T h e a p p la u s e w a s lo n g a n d e n th u s ia s tic . A n d , th a t sa m e d a y, o n o n e o f th e o th e r p a tio s o f th e c lu b h o u s e , L o s A n g e le s P o lic e R e s e r v e F o u n d a tio n p r e s id e n t K a r la A h m a n s o n , H a n c o c k P a r k , a n d c o -p r e s id e n t M ic h a e l S e lla r s a s s e m b le d th e ir b o a r d fo r a lu n c h e o n m e e tin g . A m o n g th e fifte e n s ta lw a r ts g a th e r e d fo r th e m e e tin g w a s fe llo w fo u n d a tio n d ir e c to r M a r k H u tc h in s , W in d s o r S q u a r e . • • • A n n u a l m e e tin g s s e e m to b e a b ig p a r t o f M a y , a n d o n e o f th e m o s t fa b u lo u s is th e y e a r ly c o n v e n in g o f th e la d ie s o f T h e B lu e R ib b o n in th e G r a n d H a ll o f T h e M u s i c C e n t e r ’s D o r o t h y C h a n d le r P a v ilo n . T h e b u ild in g is , o f c o u r s e , n a m e d fo r t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n ’s f o u n d e r . A t t h i s y e a r ’s l u n c h e o n , M a y 2 2 , th e n e a r ly 1 4 0 B lu e R ib b o n m e m b e r s in a tte n d a n c e w e l-

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CINDY CHVATAL welcomes Councilmember Davd Ryu to Hancock Park block captains’ dinner in Wilshire Country Club’s Windsor Room.

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a n d B B B S L A B o a r d P r e s id e n t B r o c k M o s e le y . • • • It w a s a ll a b o u t th e b o y s a n d g ir ls a g a in M a y 9 . B o y s a n d G ir ls C lu b s o f A m e r ic a h o n o r e d o n e o f th e ir c e le b r a te d a lu m n i, tw o -tim e E m m y a w a r d w in n in g h o s t o f “ E x tr a ” M a r io L o p e z . S o m e 8 0 0 su p p o rte rs a n d fr ie n d s p a c k e d th e B e v e r ly H ilto n B a llr o o m . S a b r in a M c F a r la n d w o n th e P a c ific Y o u th o f th e Y e a r A w a rd a n d th e P r in c e to n P r iz e . S h e is h e a d e d to B a r n a r d C o lle g e in th e fa ll. E v e n t c o -c h a ir s J o h n L y n c h , E r ic S h a n k s , S te v e L a y to n a n d B y r o n R o th p r o u d ly a p p la u d e d th e d e te r m in a tio n o f th e s e y o u n g p e o p le to o v e rc o m e th e ir c h a lle n g e s . • • • A n d fu r th e r e a s t a t th e A r d e n B o u le v a r d h o m e o f R e b e c c a C a n n o m D o e ssa n t a n d h e r h u sb a n d E m m a n u e l, a r e c e p tio n w a s h e ld fo r th e G a y le M ille r L e a d e r s o f C h a n g e S c h o la r s h ip F u n d th a t g ra n ts a w a rd s to stu d e n ts fr o m th e A llia n c e fo r C o lle g e R e a d y P u b lic S c h o o ls . A w h o p p in g $ 1 7 5 ,0 0 0 w a s d is tr ib u te d . T h e v e r y g e n e r o u s g r o u p r a is e d $ 9 0 ,0 0 0 fo r fu t u r e s c h o la r s h ip s . G u e s ts in c lu d e d H a n n a h C a n n o m M o o re a n d h u s b a n d A a r o n , J e n n ife r a n d B ill F a in a n d P h y llis C a n n o m . “ Y o u n g p e o p le w ill h a v e th e s e e d s y o u b u r y in th e ir m in d s , a n d w h e n th e y g ro w u p , th e y w ill c h a n g e t h e w o r ld .” J a c k M a (e x e c u tiv e c h a ir, A lib a b a G r o u p ) A n d t h a t ’s t h e c h a t !

HOSTS Emmanuel and Rebecca Doessant join Jennifer and Bill Fain, Phyllis Cannom, Hannah Cannom Moore and Aaron Moore.

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Summer Life Drawing Workshops at Ann Bridges Art Studio Four 5 day life drawing workshops are scheduled this summer. This is a very good way to learn to draw the human form for beginners and for artists who want to advance their skills and strengthen their portfolios. Professional artist models at each class and all supplies included.

5 day Life Drawing workshops — 9:30 - 1 pm week 1 June 17-June 21 week 2 July 8-July 12

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fully on May 4 in Burbank, California. George was born in Chicago, Illinois, to parents Betty and George, and grew up in Chicago before moving to Long Beach, California. He graduated from St. Anthony’s High School, Long Beach in 1966. In 1970, he graduated from Gonzaga University, where he worked as a DJ for the Gonzaga radio station and developed a lifelong passion for music. His love of rock and roll, particularly The Rolling Stones, never waned. After graduation, he moved back to California and became a skilled and hard-working accountant who cared deeply about helping his clients, most recently at Davidson Accountancy Corporation in Sherman Oaks, CA, where he worked for the past 26 years. Friendly and engaging, George loved walking his dogs and talking with people in his beloved Larchmont neighborhood where everyone knew him. He was a loyal friend and brother who was always ready to listen and help anyone who needed it. George was a truly unique, kind-hearted man who lived life on his own terms. He will be fondly remembered for his upbeat, free-spirited nature, unique personal style, grey ponytail, ready, beaming

smile and bright blue eyes. George is survived by his parents, Betty and George, brothers Michael, Patrick (Cindy), Brian (Michal), and Dennis (Karen); and sisters Sue, Mary Beth (Bob) Del Mese, and Kathleen; his nieces and nephews Marisa (Andy), Lauren, Alexandra, Briana, Brittany, Lindsay, Caitlin (Jene), Daniel, Sean, Kelly, Christine (Zach), Jennifer, Gabrielle, Michelle, Raphaelle, Morgan, Taylor, Luke, Cormac and Ryan, and grandnieces and grandnephews McKenzie, Scarlett, Benjamin, Max, Warren and Olivia. George had a wonderfully warm and close relationship with his Brennan cousins who were a second family to him: Helen Baumann, Mary (John) Cliby, Jimmy (Judy), Tommy (Shanlee), and their many children and grandchildren who embraced George’s spirit and fun-loving energy. A mass celebrating George’s life will take place on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church, 310 S. Van Ness Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020 where George served as a Eucharistic Minister for the past several years. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may donate in George’s name to the ASPCA, St. Brendan’s Catholic Church or a charity of your choosing.

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p e r io d , b u t th e in fo r m a tio n d a ta b a s e n e c e s s a r y to e n fo r c e th e s e p r o v is io n s d o e s n o t e x is t. E v e n if it d id , w h a t a b o u t s tr u c tu r e s d e v e lo p e d w ith in th e r e le v a n t p e r io d o f tim e a n d h e ld a s v a c a n t la n d ? T h e r e is n o tim e fr a m e fo r th e d e m o litio n o f s tr u c tu r e s to c o n v e r t th e p a r c e l in to v a c a n t la n d , a n d th a t is a b ig lo o p h o le . S m a ll o r in d iv id u a l la n d lo r d s (lik e m e c u r r e n tly ) o fte n r e ly o n r e n ta l in c o m e to liv e a n d , o u t o f s h e e r e c o n o m ic n e c e s s ity , a r e r e s p o n s iv e to th e n o r m a l s u p p ly a n d d e m a n d flu c tu a tio n s in th e h o u s in g m a r k e ts . In a d o w n m a r k e t, lik e th e o n e w e e x p e r ie n c e d in 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 1 , “ m o m a n d p o p ” la n d lo r d s n e c e s s a r ily lo w e r e d r e n ts in r e s p o n s e to v a c a n c ie s . T h e d e v e lo p m e n t, s e c u r itie s , a n d s e c u r itiz a tio n m a r k e ts h a v e n o s u c h c o n s tr a in t. R e n ts fo r n e w d e v e lo p m e n ts r e m a in s tu b b o r n ly h ig h a n d o c c u p a n c y r a te s c o n s is te n tly lo w , o fte n fo r y e a r s a fte r c o m p le tio n w h e n r e n ta l r a te s a r e d e te r m in e d b y th e y ie ld a n d c a s h flo w p r o m is e d to in v e s to r s . T h e se m a rk e ts h a v e d e e p p o c k e ts a n d p a tie n t c a p ita l, s o u n lik e a n in d iv id u a l o w n e r fa c in g m o r tg a g e , ta x , a n d in s u ra n c e p a y m e n ts , a s w e ll a s th e n e e d to fu n d liv in g e x p e n s e s , R E IT s a n d s e c u r itiz a tio n s c r e a te u n its th a t w ill s it o n th e m a r k e t u n til th e y a ttr a c t th e h ig h r e n ta ls p r o m is e d to in v e s to r s o r u n til th e y a r e w a s h e d o u t b y a c ra sh a n d e m e rg e o n th e o th e r s id e o f C h a p te r 1 1 b a n k r u p tc y p r o c e e d in g s , r e o rg a n iz e d o r s o ld , b u t s till in th e h a n d s o f in v e s tm e n t c a p ita l. O u r d iffe r in g p e r s p e c tiv e s m a y o r ig in a te fr o m o u r d iffe re n t w o r k e x p e r ie n c e s . I s p e n t a t le a s t 2 5 y e a r s o f m y 3 0 -y e a r c a r e e r p r a c tic in g la w in th e fin a n c ia l m a r k e ts (b o th a s a b o o m -p e r io d b a n k in g , fin a n c e a n d fin a n c ia l m a r k e ts la w y e r

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a n d a s a b u s t-p e r io d b u s in e s s , fin a n c e a n d fin a n c ia l m a r k e ts b a n k r u p tc y la w y e r ). M y in te n t is N O T to a tta c k y o u p e r s o n a lly o r a s c r ib e b a d m o tiv e s to y o u r p e r s is te n t s u p p o r t o f th e s e ty p e s o f b ills . It is p o s s ib le th a t y o u h a v e b e e n p e r s u a d e d a n d h o ld th e h o n e s t b e lie f th a t m o r e h o u s in g s u p p ly o f a n y ty p e is a w a y to fix th e h o m e le s s n e s s c r is is o r t h e h o u s in g s h o r t a g e . B u t I a m w r itin g to m a k e a p u b lic p le a to y o u , 1 2 0 s ta te le g is la to rs , a n d G o v e rn o r N e w s o m to r e c o g n iz e th a t S B 5 0 is n o t a p a th o u t o f a h o u s in g o r h o m e le s s n e s s c r is is a t a ll. In d e e d , it w o u ld r e s u lt in m a s s iv e d is p la c e m e n t, c r e a te g r e a te r w e a lth d is p a r ity , a n d b u ild z o n e d h o u s in g th a t is in c r e a s in g ly s e g r e g a te d b y e c o n o m ic c la s s , s o c ia l s ta n d in g , w e a lth , a n d c r e d itw o r th in e s s . A p p a r e n t im p e tu s b e h in d S B 5 0 P r o v id in g in c e n tiv e s to c a p ita l-s ta r v e d a r e a s h a s o fte n b e e n a to o l o f, b u t n e v e r s h o u ld b e a s u b s titu te fo r, g o o d p la n n in g . S B 5 0 r e m o v e s lo c a l c o n tr o l a n d a n y p la n n in g fu n c tio n e n tir e ly e v e n th o u g h w e h a v e n o la c k o f c a p ita l s e e k in g y ie ld , th e r e b y le a v in g o u r h o m e s a t r is k to in v e s tm e n t m a r k e ts — th e sa m e m a rk e ts th a t b o o m e d a n d th e n c r a s h e d s o b a d ly in o r

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p r io r to 2 0 0 7 -2 0 0 8 . F r o m tim e s h a r e s to th e z o m b ie C D O m o r tg a g e le n d e r s to w h a t I h a v e b e e n in fo r m e d is a m o r e r e c e n t in v e s tm e n t p r o d u c t, p a r tic u la r ly a ttr a c tiv e to in v e s to r s in C h in a : th e N B O (N e v e r B e e n O c c u p ie d ) v a c a n t u n its in te n d e d to s ta y v a c a n t a s in v e n to r y h e ld fo r r e s a le o r r e n ta l b u t o n ly a fte r a p p r e c ia tio n ta r g e ts a r e m e t. T h e v a c a n t u n it d y n a m ic is p la y in g o u t in th e p u rc h a se o f m a rk e t ra te s ta r te r u n its a s in H o u s to n (s e e M a y 2 0 , 2 0 1 9 , “H o u sto n C h ro n ic le ” a r t ic le a t t in y u r l.c o m /y 6 k l7 h u c ) a n d in th e d r a m a o f th e s till h a lf-v a c a n t b illio n a ir e s ’ r o w in N e w Y o r k C ity . M o s t o f th e p r o v is io n s a n d a m e n d m e n ts in S B 5 0 a r e in d u s tr y -d r iv e n . B y o m is s io n , th e b ill w o u ld p e r m it s in g le fa m ily M c M a n s io n s a n d c o m p o u n d s o n lo ts z o n e d fo r s in g le fa m ily a n d d u p le x r e s id e n c e s . [ S e e N o t e 1 a t e n d o f le t t e r.] C it iz e n s h a v e a h a r d tim e b e lie v in g S a c r a m e n to c o u ld p o s s ib ly d o s o m e th in g lik e th is : u p z o n e a lo w -d e n s ity p a r c e l, b u t n o t r e q u ir e a s in g le u n it o f a d d itio n a l h o u s in g , e n c o u r a g in g M c M a n s io n s a n d lu x u r y , o u t-o fs c a le to w n h o u s e s o r r o w h o u s e s w ith o u t a n y a d d itio n a l h o u s in g a n d w ith o u t a n y a ffo r d a b ility c o m p o n e n t.

At a bare minimum, SB 50 should ONLY apply to multifamily residential housing, and must exclude any singlefamily neighborhood project or single-family housing development. If y o u d o n o th in g e ls e , p le a s e a m e n d S B 5 0 to e n su re th a t n o d e v e lo p m e n t is e lig ib le fo r its e n title m e n ts u n le s s th e d e v e lo p m e n t a t le a s t d o u b le s th e h o u s in g s u p p ly th a t it r e p la c e s o r fo r w h ic h a p a r c e l is z o n e d . T h is is in v e s to r-d r iv e n a n d a d d s n o th in g to h o u s in g s u p p ly o f a n y ty p e . A b ig g e r s in g le -fa m ily h o u s e , fo r e x a m p le , o n a lo t th a t u s e d to h a v e a d u p le x , a c tu a lly r e d u c e s h o u s in g s u p p ly , b u t m a x im iz e s th e m o r tg a g e lo a n d o lla r s th a t c a n b e s y n d ic a te d o r s e c u r itiz e d . A t a b a r e m in im u m , S B 5 0 s h o u ld O N L Y a p p ly to m u ltifa m ily r e s id e n tia l h o u s in g , a n d m u s t e x c lu d e a n y s in g le -fa m ily n e ig h b o r h o o d p r o je c t o r s in g le fa m ily h o u s in g d e v e lo p m e n t to e n s u r e th e r e is a n in c r e a s e in h o u s in g s u p p ly in e x c h a n g e fo r S B 5 0 ’s d e n s i t y e n t i t l e m e n t s . In c lu s io n a r y h o u s in g fo r a ffo r d a b le h o u s in g is fu ll o f s u c c e s s s to r ie s fo r r e s id e n ts , b u t r e m o v in g th e r e q u ir e m e n t fo r in c lu s io n a r y h o u s in g to b e o n s ite is a n o d to fin a n c ia l m a rk e t in v e s tm e n t p o o ls . T h e r e is n o d e v e lo p e d m a r k e t fo r m ix e d m a r k e t r a te / a ffo r d a b le r e s id e n tia l p r o je c ts , p a r tic u la r ly n o t n o w th a t S A L T (s ta te a n d lo c a l ta x d e d u c tio n s ) o r th e F e d e r a l Jo b s A c t a n d T a x C u ts A c t h a v e

lim ite d th e ta x c r e d its fo r th e s e p r o je c ts . In c lu d in g p a r c e ls th a t a r e tw o -th ir d s r e s id e n tia l a n d o n e -th ir d “ n o n -r e s id e n tia l” in r e s id e n tia l n e ig h b o r h o o d s is a n a th e m a to r e s id e n ts w h o fa v o r m ix e d -u s e a lo n g e x is tin g c o m m e r c ia l c o r r id o r s — b u t th e r e is a n in v e s tm e n t m a r k e t fo r th a t ty p e o f d e v e lo p m e n t, g a in in g s c a le a t th e R E IT le v e l in p a r tic u la r in th e 2 0 1 6 -2 0 1 7 tim e fr a m e . I n te n tio n a lly o r u n in te n tio n a lly p e r m itte d b y S B 5 0 A fiv e -s to r y , m ix e d -u s e p r o je c t w ith a liq u o r o r g r o c e r y s to r e , r e s ta u r a n t, g y m , flo r is t, o r c a n n a b is fa c ility in th e m id d le o f a r e s id e n tia l z o n e is u n h e a r d o f, a n d y e t th a t is w h a t S B 5 0 a p p e a r s to a llo w . A n d in th e m o s t u n d e m o c r a tic w a y b y fa ilin g to p r e s e r v e n o tic e o r r e v ie w r e q u ir e m e n ts fo r a n y o n e . S B 5 0 ’s p r o v i s i o n s c o n f e r a w in d fa ll to d e v e lo p e r s w ith o u t r e q u ir in g a n y p a y m e n t o r fe e . (S e e “ B la n k e t U p z o n in g … ” b y M ic h a e l S to r p e r in “ T h e P la n n in g R e p o r t” a t tin y u r l. c o m /y 6 4 4 7 y u t .) A b s e n c e o f L o c a l A u th o r ity , P u b lic N o tic e S B 5 0 o v e r r id e s lo c a l c o n tr o l a n d fa ils to p r e s e r v e p u b lic n o tic e . U n d e r th e b ill, lo c a l c o n tr o l w o u ld b e c o m e a c a fe te r ia -s ty le m e n u o f c h o ic e s fr o m w h ic h d e v e lo p e r s m a y s e le c t o n a w ild c a r d , p a r c e l-b y -p a rc e l b a s is . C o n s e q u e n tly , S B 5 0 w o u ld e n s u r e th a t th e in v e s tm e n t c a p ita l a n d th e fin a n c ia l m a r k e ts a lw a y s h o ld th e d e a l e r ’s c h o i c e a n d w i l l a l w a y s s e le c t th e ty p e o f p r o je c t b a s e d o n w h a t in v e s tm e n t p r o d u c t w ill s e ll to th e p u b lic (o r th e p u b l i c ’s p e n s i o n p l a n s ) a t t h e c h e a p e s t p r ic in g fo r c a p ita l. T h e w in n e r s T h e d e c k is s ta c k e d a g a in s t h o m e o w n e r s , te n a n ts , fu tu r e o w n e rs a n d re n te rs w h e n e v e r a n d w h e r e v e r in v e s tm e n t c a p ita l p o o ls d o m in a te h o u s in g . S B 5 0 is a n ti-d e m o c r a tic a n d a n ti-c itiz e n p a r tic ip a tio n . B y th e tim e o f th e n e x t c r a s h , s p e c u la to r s a n d in v e s to r s w ill h a v e e x h a u ste d e n o u g h h o u sin g in v e n to r y a c q u ir e d s in c e th e la s t b u s t to e m e r g e r ic h e r a n d b e tte r o ff. A t le a s t s o m e o f th e in v e s to r s , p a r tic u la r ly in th e N B O m a r k e ts , w ill h a v e c u s h io n e d th e ir d o w n s id e s w ith th e a c q u is itio n o f E B 5 v is a s .

S in g le - o r tw o -fa m ily d w e llin g s w ill b e le ft w ith s u n k e n p r o p e r ty v a lu e s in th e c r a s h th a t fo llo w s , a n d th e m a r k e t w ill a g a in b e r ip e fo r fu n d s a n d o th e r lo n g -te r m p o o ls o f c a p ita l to a c q u ir e p r o p e r ty a n d h o ld a s in v e n to r y fo r th e g r e a te s t g a in in th e n e x t c y c le . D e v e lo p e r s a n d in v e s tm e n t p r o fe s s io n a ls n e e d n e w s o u r c e s o f s u p p ly to r e m a in in b u s in e s s . T h a t is p r e c is e ly w h y W a ll S tr e e t h a s c o n tin u e d to b u y m o r e r e a l e s ta te — b u t a t th e b o tto m , sta rte r h o m e , e n d o f th e m a rk e t. In te re s ts u n p ro te c te d b y S B 5 0 A r e s id e n tia l c o m m u n ity , w h e th e r u rb a n , su b u rb a n , o r r u r a l, is m a d e o f m o r e th a n ju s t s tr u c tu r e s . R e s id e n ts c a r e a b o u t a n d n e e d p la n n in g fo r o p e n s p a c e , u r b a n c a n o p ie s , in fr a s tr u c tu r e , u tilitie s , c ity s e rv ic e s , s c h o o ls , p a r k s , e v a c u a tio n ro u te s, a n d o th e r e m e rg e n c y p la n s . N o n e o f th a t r e a lly m a tte rs to a b se n te e o w n e rs o r R E IT la n d lo r d s , a n d th e fa c t is , S B 5 0 p ro te c ts n o n e o f th a t. S o e v e n ig n o r in g th e is s u e o f lo c a l c o n tr o l, S B 5 0 h a r m s e x is tin g r e s id e n ts a n d c itiz e n s a n d fa v o r s th e in tr u s io n o f n a m e le s s , fa c e le s s c a p ita l in to o u r h o m e s , w h e th e r o w n e d o r r e n t e d . W h e n e v e r v a s t a m o u n ts o f r e s id e n tia l r e a l e s ta te a r e c o m m o d itiz e d a n d s lic e d u p fo r s a le o n th e g lo b a l c a p ita l m a r k e ts , M a in S tr e e t lo s e s a n d W a ll S tr e e t w in s b ig . In v e s tm e n t c a p ita l c a n b e p a tie n t; it h a s th e d e e p p o c k e ts to h o ld o n to c a r e fu lly ta r g e te d r e a l-e s ta te in v e n to r y th r o u g h c y c le s a n d th e r e s o u r c e s to b u ild th e m a x im u m p e r m itte d o n a n y la n d h e ld a s in v e n to r y to m a x im iz e p r o fit. S B 5 0 w o u ld c r e a te a n in v e s tm e n t b u b b le th a t w o u ld h a v e c o n s e q u e n c e s in C a lifo r n ia n o t o n ly d e c a d e s lo n g , b u t in th is c a s e , p e r m a n e n t w h e n th a t b u b b le b u r s ts . R e a l e s ta te in v e s tm e n t b u b b le s a r e c r e a te d , a n d h a v e b u r s t, w h e n e v e r r e s id e n tia l r e a l e s ta te is r e g u la te d to c r e a te s e c u r itie s fo r tr a d e o n th e c a p ita l m a r k e ts ra th e r th a n to m e e t th e n e e d s o f r e s id e n ts a n d w e ll-p la n n e d d e v e lo p m e n t. S B 5 0 c r e a te s a g lo b a l in v e s tm e n t m a r k e t o u t o f p h a s e w ith h o u s in g m a r k e ts a n d in p h a s e w ith in v e s tm e n t a n d fin a n c ia l m a r k e ts . In d iv id u a l la n d lo r d s , o n e - a n d tw o fa m ily h o u s in g , a n d r e n ta l m a r( P le a s e tu r n to p a g e 2 3 )

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k e ts w ill b e g r o u n d z e r o fo r th e d is p la c e m e n t c a u s e d b y S B 5 0 . L e s s o n s o f 2 0 0 8 c ra s h d is r e g a r d e d C a lifo r n ia n e e d s le g is la tio n to im p r o v e r e n ta l m a r k e ts w ith r e n t s ta b iliz a tio n p r o te c tio n s , to b u ild h o u s in g w ith a ffo r d a b ility r e q u ir e m e n ts in p u b lic p r iv a te p a r tn e r s h ip s o r w ith n o t-fo r-p r o fit d e v e lo p e r s , a n d to lim it s p e c u la tio n b y a b s e n te e la n d lo r d s a n d le n d e r s . T h e e x p e r ie n c e o f m a n y C a lifo r n ia h o m e o w n e rs b e tw e e n 2 0 0 8 a n d 2 0 1 1 — w h o fa c e d fo r e c lo s u r e d u e in la r g e p a r t to u n r e s p o n s iv e m o r tg a g e h o ld e r s w h o w e r e , a ll to o o fte n , o ffs h o r e s e c u r itiz a tio n v e h ic le s — w ill b e r e p e a te d u n d e r th e b u b b le c r e a te d b y S B 5 0 , e x c e p t th is tim e , r e n te r s a n d h o m e o w n e r s w ill s h a r e th a t fa te . T h is p a r tic u la r b u b b le -in th e -m a k in g c a r r ie s r e a l d a n g e r s o f lo s in g fo r e v e r o u r lo c a l h is to r ic p la c e s a n d o u r u n iq u e a n d d iv e r s e c o m m u n itie s , n o n e o f w h ic h c a n b e r e c r e a te d o n c e d e s tr o y e d ; h o llo w in g o u t th e h o m e e q u ity o f o u r m id d le -c la s s h o m e o w n e r s a n d r e tir e e s ; a n d fu r th e r d is ta n c in g a n d m a r g in a liz in g th e u n s h e lte r e d a n d th e w o r k in g a n d m id d le c la s s e s o u t o f o u r c e n tr a l c itie s , w h ile p e r m ittin g th e u b e r-w e a lth y to a c tu a lly r e d u c e h o u s in g s to c k to c r e a te c o m p o u n d s a n d M c M a n s io n s , a s M a r k Z u c k e r b e r g r e p o r te d ly d id in th e c e n te r o f P a lo A lto . B o o m c y c le s in r e a l e s ta te ty p ic a lly r u n fo r a b it o v e r a d e c a d e . S B 5 0 c o in c id e n ta lly r u n s fo r a b o u t a d e c a d e a n d th e n e x p ir e s . T h a t a d d s a n o th e r e le m e n t o f c e r ta in ty to th e c a p ita l m a r k e ts . If th e b u s t d o e s n o t h it b e fo r e th e n , th e e x p ir a tio n o f S B 5 0 w ill s u r e ly p lu n g e th e h o u s in g m a r k e t in to a c o r r e c tio n . If th e b u s t h its b e fo r e th e n , n o p r o b le m , b e c a u s e o u r s e n s itiv e c o m m u n itie s w ill b e a v a ila b le fo d d e r in 2 0 2 6 fo r th e c o n s tr u c tio n a n d d e n s ific a tio n S B 5 0 im p o s e s (ju s t in tim e fo r th e 2 0 2 8 O ly m p ic s in L o s A n g e le s ). O u r s ta b le , d iv e r s e c o m m u n itie s w ill d e v o lv e in to h o m o g e n o u s b u b b le s s e g r e g a te d b y w e a lth a n d c la s s , a n d o u r c itie s w ill e m e r g e w ith th e s c a rr in g le g a c y o f a n u n p la n n e d c r a z y p a tc h w o r k q u ilt o f d e v e lo p m e n t. S p o t z o n in g a t fo rp r o fit d e v e lo p e r s ’ w h im s w ill o n ly y ie ld lu x u r y , o u t-o f-s c a le d e v e lo p m e n t b u ilt a s c h e a p ly a s p o s s ib le . T h e p r o b le m s w ill n o t e m e r g e fo r y e a r s a fte r c o n s tr u c tio n , a n d th e s e s tr u c tu r e s w ill e n d u r e a s b lig h t o n th e s u r r o u n d in g c o m m u n itie s lo n g a fte r th e in v e s tm e n t tid a l w a v e h a s re c e d e d . A lte r n a tiv e s o lu tio n s fo r C a lif o r n ia ’s h o u s in g c r is is Y o u a s k e d th e a u d ie n c e in S a n ta M o n ic a fo r id e a s a n d s o lu tio n s . A t a n e a r lie r, A p r il 3 0 to w n h a ll h e ld a t T e m p le

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