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By Christina Campodonico A paddle out is a modern Hawaiian tradition in which surfers swim out to sea and honor the deceased with flowers, leis and skyward splashes of water. On Friday, June 5 — five days before George Floyd was laid to rest in Houston — surfers and supporters honored Floyd’s memory, along with that of police brutality victim Breonna Taylor, during an afternoon paddle out ceremony in Santa Monica organized by Black Girls Surf. With the Santa Monica Pier as backdrop, more than 200 surfers sent off the spirit of Floyd and sang “Happy Birthday” to Taylor, who would have turned 27 that day. They also rallied on the historically black beach known as “The Inkwell”, which is marked with a commemorative plaque as “a place of celebration and pain.” In a mixture of passion and grief, Floyd’s life was celebrated and mourned at several demonstrations and remembrances across the Westside this past week. On June 2, thousands of
peaceful protesters marched along Abbot Kinney Boulevard and eventually made their way to the Venice Boardwalk. (Movie star Ben Affleck even made an appearance.) On June 5, demonstrators took to the sands of Venice and Santa Monica, creating a lineup that stretched between the beach communities’ two landmark piers. That morning, medical workers at Kaiser Permanente’s Playa Vista location also took a knee and a moment of silence for Floyd. LMU students and the surrounding community rallied for Black Lives Matter along Lincoln Boulevard on June 6. And Culver City saw two passionate protests over the weekend — one in downtown Culver City at the foot of the Kirk Douglas Theatre and another at Veterans Park organized by the city’s Vote16 youth voting initiative. A memorial on Sunday, June 7, at First Baptist Church of Venice (see page 10) capped off a week filled with moments of silence for Floyd, chants and cries for change. The movement and the message continue…
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Carrying yellow flowers, surfers and supporters rallied onshore at the “The Inkwell” and took to the waters off the Santa Monica Pier to remember Floyd and Taylor. [Photos courtesy of the Santa Monica Pier] 3 Poignant messages from protesters peppered June 2’s Venice rally [Photo by Gunnar Kuepper] 4 & 6 Youth initiative Vote16Culver City spearheaded a socially-distanced Black Lives Matter solidarity protest at Veterans Park [Photos by Luis Chavez] 5 Venice artist Jules Muck honored Floyd with this portrait on Abbot Kinney [Photo courtesy of the artist] 7 Kaiser Permanente health care workers took a knee and moment of silence in Playa Vista [Photo by Luis Chavez]
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By Anthony Torrise Over the past two weekends, the people of Westchester and other surrounding cities gathered bearing signs to spread a message of unity and love through peaceful demonstrations on Sepulveda Boulevard. On the weekend of May 30, between 200 to 300 people attended that Saturday’s demonstration which went from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and was organized by Ladera Heights local Madison Jones. About 65 people attended Sunday’s demonstration from 4 to 5 p.m., organized by Ahmanise Sanati and Haan-Fawn Chao of Westchester. The protests continued with even more energy as about 500 people crowded the same area last Sunday, according to Sanati. City Councilmember Mike Bonin was also in attendance amid the crowd. Following the recent COVID trend, participants were even welcome to protest from their car.
Locals, supporters and activists raised their voices in a series of peaceful protests along Westchester’s Sepulveda corridor “As a group we came from a lot of different places. There were a lot of people of different races, of different ages and I think that the most powerful thing was that we had one thing in common and that was to spread love and to support George Floyd’s family, friends and loved ones. We want
to fight for equality,” said Jones. The socially distanced crowd marched from the Westchester YMCA to Kohls, crossed the street, then made their way back to the YMCA. Signs with phrases like “I can’t breathe,” “Justice for George Floyd,” and “Black Lives Matter” expressed the crowd’s
desire for change. “We all just wanted to demonstrate in peace,” said Jones. “There was a lot of love, [but] we’re all angry by the death of George Floyd.” While protests across the country, and even in neighboring Santa Monica, have been marred
by looting and violence, Westchester’s demonstrations have been peaceful between demonstrators and the police so far. “One police car actually drove by and gave us a big thumbs up,” remarked Chao. “I think that law enforcement appreciated that we were trying to at least abide by the rules of face masks and keeping distance and that made a big difference, and we connected with them and told them about our plans for the day.” While Westchester’s protests have not drawn as much media attention as those in Santa Monica or Venice, the people of Westchester are making sure that they are heard. “I think that being a small pocket in a big metropolis [means that] sometimes everybody rushes to the center of it to make a demonstration and it maybe seems like we don’t have a voice here in Westchester, but we do,” said Sanati.
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By Bernard J. Wolfson Even before the May 25 killing of George Floyd in police custody drew large crowds of protesters into the streets of U.S. cities, people were beginning to throng beaches, bars and restaurants. Whether for economic, social or political reasons, our home confinement seems to be ending. Or is it? Public health officials warn that a hasty reopening will generate a second wave of COVID-19 infections. That could delay a return to economic and social normalcy ― or even force us back under house arrest ― as long as there’s no reliable therapy or vaccine. So while it may seem counterintuitive as people finally come out of the woodwork, now is an opportune moment to talk about doubling down on preparations for the duration of the pandemic. Indeed, the conversation is as important as ever, since social distancing has begun to fade, heightening the risk of spreading infection. “It’s good to be prepared,” says Dr. Alex Chen, chief medical officer of Health Net of California, which insures over 3 million of the state’s residents. Nobody can be 100% safe from the coronavirus, and the extent
of your preparations will depend on your anxiety level, personality and resources. Everyone should at least follow the standard advice, which in my home ― and, I suspect, in many others — demands frequent reiteration: Wash your hands often for at least 20 seconds. Wipe down commonly used surfaces in the house with disinfectants, especially as people come and go. The Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov) publishes a list of agents that neutralize the COVID-19 virus. And be sure to have a face mask or other facial covering to wear when you go out. If you want to avoid frequent trips outside the house, stock up on food and prepare a kit containing painkillers, fever reducers, allergy and cold medications and a thermometer (if you can find one). Oh, and stop worrying about toilet paper; it has reappeared on many store shelves. Sangeeta Ahluwalia, a senior health policy researcher at the Santa Monica-based think tank Rand Corp. and a mother of two young girls, keeps an ample supply of food, prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines on hand, so she can be “as homebound as possible.”
She and her husband have packed bags in case one of them needs to go to the hospital, and she has programmed directions into the GPS systems of their cars. “I definitely realize I’m not the average person when it comes to this,” Ahluwalia says. Be Digitally Prepared As we’ve learned from the first round of the epidemic, digital capability is also essential. The need for reliable Wi-Fi and videoconferencing technology is a no-brainer if you work remotely. It’s important for other reasons, too. “Everybody should know how to use Zoom or some other video app, so they can talk to their friends. Loneliness makes many of us feel anxious or sad,” says Dr. Bob Kocher, a senior fellow at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at USC and a partner focusing on health care information technology at Venrock, a venture capital firm in Palo Alto. Such technology also comes in handy for conversations with your doctor. (If you don’t have a regular doctor, try to find one.) During the pandemic, many physicians and hospitals are strongly encouraging, and in
some cases insisting on, virtual rather than face-to-face visits — at least until they diagnose a problem requiring direct physical treatment. Most insurers are waiving their enrollees’ out-of-pocket costs for such telehealth visits if they are related to diagnosing COVID-19, and many health plans are waiving cost sharing for all telehealth visits — though some patients are still getting billed for them. Call your health plan and ask about its policy on paying for telehealth. Many health plans contract with a telehealth company such as Teladoc, Doctor on Demand or MD Live. Keep the contact number or app handy. With enough information, a doctor can use a digital consultation to prescribe medications, suggest ways to resolve your symptoms without an in-person appointment or determine if you need to come in. If you are having a virtual visit rather than going to the doctor’s office, your physician might appreciate readings from one of the wearable or other internetconnected devices that track vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure and blood sugar. “People know if they are starting to feel bad. The benefit
of the wearable technology is you have real data you can describe to your doctor,” says Steve Koenig, vice president of market research for the Consumer Technology Association in Arlington, Virginia. But buyer (and doctor) beware: Accuracy varies among the different technologies. You can research them at multiple websites, including Tom’s Guide (www.tomsguide. com), Consumer Reports (www.consumerreports.org) and The Wirecutter (www. wirecutter.com). Many physicians recommend that people at high risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19 purchase a pulse oximeter, if they can afford it. Pulse oximeters are small electronic devices that typically clip onto a finger to measure your blood oxygen and your heart rate. They have been in high demand and short supply since the discovery that oxygen levels in some COVID-19 patients drop to dangerously low levels before they begin to feel ill. The cost of these gadgets ranges from under $50 to over $1,000, but as with the apps and wearables, their accuracy may (Continued on page 12)
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Local supporters and activists honor George Floyd at First Baptist Church of Venice Story and Photos by Ashley Nash George Floyd’s life has been memorialized across oceans, states, countries and the Westside. At noon on Sunday, June 7, hundreds gathered outside First Baptist Church of Venice to grieve the loss of Floyd and all others whose lives have been impacted by police brutality. Community organization 4 Corners 4 Justice organized the memorial via social media and encouraged attendees to bring flowers, candles and wear masks while social distancing. After an opening prayer, Venice High School history teacher and 4C4J supporter Soni Lloyd spoke about the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland and countless others. While reminding the crowd that Black history, in America, has been a long and painful one, he also encouraged allies to do their part. “This gathering is just to get people to join the fight, joining the struggle against imperialism and racism,” said Lloyd. Venice High School alum Shaya then sang the Black National Anthem to commemorate the sacrifices of Black ancestors, forefathers and foremothers. “Lift ev’ry voice and sing ‘til earth and heaven ring...ring with the harmonies of Liberty. Let our rejoicing rise, high as the list’ning skies. Let it resound, loud as the rolling sea...,” she sang. Following an 8 minute and 46 second moment of silence, the length of time that police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck, members of the Swordfish & Chumash Tribes paid their respects to the beloved father and friend. “We don’t perform, we pray. Our songs are what heal us, so sing them,” said the group’s leader. Their prayer lit a timely match under the memorial attendees before members of 4 Corners 4 Justice led them in a march around Centennial Park. An overflow of supporters stood and rallied in the neighboring recreational area and joined demonstrators in chanting “Black Lives Matter,” “Say Her Name,” and “Say His Name.” A sea of people reflecting all backgrounds and ages marched
twice around the park before returning to the steps of First Baptist Church of Venice for spoken word and closing remarks. “Let’s not allow history to repeat itself. Let’s not leave here and do nothing. We must take action,” said Lloyd. What became an open forum for locals to share their experiences could not have taken place on more poignant and charged soil. For the last three years, First Baptist Church of Venice has been the site of a contentious property battle between Venice’s Black community and the CEO of Penske Media Corporation, Jay Penske, who purchased the property for $6.3 million and plans to convert the boarded up mid-century modern church into an over 11,000 square-foot single-family home. Those opposed to the renovation have held rallies in hopes of reclaiming the space for the community and feel that such a conversion is an erasure of local Black history and safe spaces for people of color. (Before its controversial sale, the church had served as an anchor in Venice’s historically black Oakwood community since the early 1910s.) In a way, erasure and gentrification are nothing new to Black people — just take a look at history. Many members of the Black community feel themselves fighting not just one, but two pandemics currently — COVID-19 and the virus of racism. But if Sunday’s turnout is any indication, perhaps the tide is turning. Only time and systemic change at the local level and beyond will tell. Ashley Nash is a journalist, writer, photographer and freelance makeup artist from Los Angeles. Since graduating with her master’s in journalism from the USC Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism, her writing and photography have been featured by Teen Vogue, Wear Your Voice Magazine, AFROPUNK, Blavity and Access Online. Her work continues to explore the relationships between art, culture and social justice. Follow her work on Instagram @phloxmag.
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Whether you choose to venture out and explore LA’s reawakening restaurant scene or curl up with some ramen at home, here are a few local spots with enticing flavors and Asian flair. Mom & Bop The menu for this Santa Monica spot is serving up an extensive “taste of Asia.” Try some Japanese sushi rolls, Korean kimchi fried rice or Chinese beef baked dumplings. The best part about it is that the price range won’t hurt your wallet! There are plenty to dishes to choose from under $12. Delivery is available through Uber Eats and Doordash. 1707 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica | (424) 272-9720 | momkimbop.com Wabi On Rose Nothing can keep Wabi down. The restaurant survived a devastating fire in 2018 and has endured through a worldwide pandemic. Their creative spins on sushi continue on at their new Rose Avenue location. Theie experimentations include the Tiger Roll, with spicy bluefin
Wabi on Rose brings fine Japanese dining home with creative spins on sushi and more tuna, micro cilantro, pink salt and yuzu. Bottled cocktails, beer, sake, and wine are also available. Delivery is available through Uber Eats, Chow Now, Postmates, and Grubhub. 512 Rose Ave, Venice | (310) 494-2678 | wabionrose.com Little Fatty Little fatty’s Taiwanese soul food can only be defined as delectable. The meats are full of savory flavors while also giving slight notes of sweetness, like their Chinese BBQ pork. The menu has lots of small bites and full plates alike, so there’s room
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recipes. The shiitake egg roll or the bau chashu pork belly brings classic Thai flavors right to the tip of the tongue alongside an exciting combination of sweet and savory notes. Reservations are not yet available on Open Table, but delivery is available via Chownow, Caviar, Postmates and Uber Eats. 2906 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica | (310) 581-7945 | rizesantamonica.com
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As more people use such apps and share their information, the tools will become more effective, public health experts say. But so far, they have been poorly received in the United States — due in large part to privacy concerns. Google and Apple, which launched an app last month, cited privacy in their decision to withhold key data from public health officials who are trying to track the disease. Still, some health professionals say the mere existence of these apps is a good start. “Even a small number of people doing this will be helpful,” says Kocher. “It will help contact tracers from the county or elsewhere if people they contact have downloaded one of these apps.” A version of this article originally appeared on Kaiser Health News. Visit khn.org to learn more.
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Editor’s Note: The operating budget of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is over $1.8 billion. City officials have proposed cutting up to $150 million from that budget in the coming fiscal year. Critics say those cuts are not enough to dramatically change policing in the city of Los Angeles. We asked Councilmember Mike Bonin, who represents the Westside, to weigh in. How do we keep our neighborhoods safe? As we reprioritize our city budget in the middle of a public health crisis, a deep recession, and massive civil unrest, that question is going to spark a heated debate at City Hall. Historically, the answer to that question has been to consistently and reflexively increase the budget of the LAPD. And unless we change it, the budget that goes into effect July 1 sticks to that approach and makes deep cuts in almost everything else while increasing police spending. And, paradoxically, even though the budget spends more on the LAPD, it actually makes significant cuts to the neighborhood patrols that answer 911 calls. A budget that spends more on LAPD but cuts neighborhood patrols doesn’t keep us safe. A budget that cuts emergency preparedness, and slows the purchase of LAFD equipment doesn’t keep us safe. A budget that cuts gang intervention and
Mike Bonin represents the 11th District for the City of Los Angeles youth development programs doesn’t make us safe. A budget that cuts spending for affordable housing, renter assistance, senior services, and small business support doesn’t keep us safe. And a budget that cuts funds for parks, traffic signals, and sidewalk repair does not keep us safe. Continually growing the LAPD at the expense of other vital programs impedes our essential mission to deconstruct the systemic racism that African Americans and other people of color experience daily in housing, employment, finance, health care, education, criminal justice, and policing. Increasing police spending while disinvesting in people hardens and deepens the divides and inequities in Los Angeles. It ignores the reality of the experiences that African Americans and people of color have with law
enforcement. We can do better. There is a way to reduce spending on the Los Angeles Police Department and increase public safety and public health. We can reopen employee contracts, defer raises, and cut overtime. We can use
those funds to prevent painful cuts this year, including to 911 response and begin to build a budget that keeps us safe by investing in a healthy and prosperous city that delivers services for all. We can invest in Community Safety Partnerships that develop neighborhood-led public safety strategies. We can invest in preventing eviction and homelessness, so we don’t have to pay for costly solutions later. We can invest in more youth programs and gang intervention, so young people have more opportunities to thrive. We can invest in supporting our small businesses so that our businesses don’t fold and lay off workers. We can invest in safer streets and parks for our kids. We can invest in expanding services to our seniors who are isolated and in need. As we embark on aggressive reform of policing in Los
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Wisdom from a Pro New York City Ballet principal ballerina Tiler Peck zooms with students of Westside School of Ballet PHOTOS COURTESY OF WESTSIDE SCHOOL OF BALLET
By Christina Campodonico Having hosted master classes by the likes of ballet legend Suzanne Farrell, Tony nominee Robert Fairchild and Bolshoi Ballet alumna Joy Womack, Santa Monica’s Westside School of Ballet is no stranger to dance stars. But on Saturday, June 6, students of the respected Westside dance academy received an extra special guest and alumna. During the hour-long video conference call with local dance students and fans of her Instagram account, New York City Ballet principal ballerina Tiler Peck — lauded by the New York Times for her ability “to stop time” with her “silken musicality” — opened up about her time at the Santa Monica ballet school, how she rose through the ranks of NYCB to become a principal dancer and the injury which almost ended her ballet career last year. The talk was part of Westside School of Ballet’s fundraising effort and online speaker series “Dance Talks,” which is one way the academy is aiming to make up for short falls in its operating budget due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This spring, the school has been hosting online classes and set up a GoFundMe in hopes of raising enough funds to survive the shutdown. As of Tuesday, the school had raised $24,000 of its $150,000 goal. Peck, who attended Westside on-and-off for about three years before finishing off her pre-professional training at New York City’s School of American Ballet, talked about the influence of the local ballet school’s late cofounder — Yvonne Mounsey, an original Balanchine ballerina — on her as a developing dancer. “Yvonne just had something so special. The way she carried herself in the room. She was so beautiful. … I just looked up to her so much. And I loved how she taught, how she led the room,” said Peck. “… So much love, but also it was a time to work. And I feel like she really got the most out of her dancers, and I felt very lucky that I had the opportunity to be trained by her. That’s kind of what took me to School of American Ballet.”
Peck’s ballet career has spanned from lessons in Santa Monica to turns as Odette/Odile in “Swan Lake” From there, Peck, now 31, was tapped to apprentice with New York City Ballet at age 15, entered its corps de ballet a few months later and then became a principal at just 20. “It happened all very fast,” said Peck. “I don’t even think you can get into the company now unless you’re 18. I think there’s a rule.” Interestingly, Peck revealed that when she was younger she never expected to be in a professional ballet company. Having originally trained in competitive and commercial dance styles at her mother’s studio in Bakersfield and others, it was not until Peck was 11 that she decided to focus her efforts more intensively on ballet. (Most aspiring ballerinas begin their training between the ages of 3 and 8 years old, with intensive training beginning as early as age 6.) “I didn’t necessarily want to be like a backup dancer for a musical artist or just continue doing commercials, which are things that I really love doing, but ballet felt like it was a challenge. And I always felt like
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I looked like a jazz dancer trying to do ballet. … And I think that’s what it was for me, that ballet didn’t come easy,” said Peck Zooming from Bakersfield. “Ballet took the most discipline, and I think it just took me a little bit longer to realize that I really loved it.” Peck advised students to pick up steps quickly if they wished to become professionals and noticed within a company, but also not to compare themselves to other dancers. “If I were to look at half the people in my company, I’d probably not want to dance,” Peck confessed. “I don’t have the best turnout and I don’t have the highest extension. … But I have something else. I can really dance. I am a mover. I love dancing to the music. … I think it’s really important to remember that every single person has something different and no one person has it all, not one.” Peck shared how teaching a free ballet class on Instagram daily, along with the experience of recovering from a painful neck injury last year, has actually
helped her to cope with the uncertainty of the pandemic and keep her motivated. “Some days, I’ll be like, ‘I’m too tired [to teach],’ and then I think of all the people that are counting on me. … As soon as I start the class, I automatically feel better. “During this time,” she said, “it’s really hard for all of us. There are days where I wake up and I’m just like so over it. I want to be back in a studio, I want to be back dancing. I want to be back performing. … When I get to those moments, especially right now, the one thing I have is, I’m able to dance.” After Peck woke up one morning with a debilitating stiff neck, doctors told her that she might never dance again — that even getting bumped or shoved while walking down the street could paralyze her. Five doctors recommended surgery to fix the herniated disc pushing on her spinal cord. But a sixth doctor told Peck that the injury might actually heal itself, and so Peck decided to wait it out, turning to physical therapy, natural rem-
edies, an energy healer and a sports psychologist to aid in her recovery. She made a triumphant return to the stage last November in George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker,” the first ballet she saw as child that made her want to pursue dance. “I think it’s really important, especially for all of you,” she told students, “to know that nobody knows your body better than you. … You have to be very intuitive and listen… but don’t ever do something out of fear.” She encouraged everyone watching to continue nurturing their relationship with dance during this time. “I really do feel like dance is healing, and I think moving around right now and staying connected through dance is really important for all of us,” she said. To learn more about Westside School of Ballet’s crisis relief campaign ‘1500 Angels’ visit westsideballet.com. To make a donation, visit bit.ly/ westsideballet.
L E T T E R S Excessive Force Must End Now The tragic murder of George Floyd demands a meaningful and serious approach to the issue of excessive force, not only here in Venice, but across the country. Too many times before, when demonstrations and protests subsided, governments failed to respond. Like most tragedies, the initial response is one of rage and emotion, but lacking plans for the serious change that solves the problem. Excessive force is an epidemic within a pandemic: acknowledged, but rarely, if ever, confronted. Here in Los Angeles, we have seen this scourge occur right here in Venice with little done about it! Our mayor and councilman will make proclamations of rage, which is only verbal support that is never serious or reliable. Statements and press conferences are not solutions. They are political cover for those who are incapable and ineffective in approach and deed. So what can be done? The city of Los Angeles and the state of California can offer real solutions that can virtually end excessive force overnight: • Those officers guilty of excessive force not only need to be terminated, but their pensions must be forfeited to the victims’ families. These individuals must also be banned from ever working for a private security firm, much less another law enforcement agency. • Psychological and psychiatric testing on an annual basis must be implemented, and this testing must be made mandatory, outside the scope of collective bargaining. • A “zero tolerance” agreement
must be signed by every police officer and law enforcement employee. Violation of this agreement must result in termination. • Height to weight compliance must be honored by officers during their entire career. Failure to maintain these mandates must result in forced retirement. • Moving forward, police departments must begin the process of residency requirements so that officers reflect the neighborhoods they serve. • Police departments must require educational standards such as a college degree. They must also actively recruit honorably discharged men and women in military service, where diversity is common practice. • Police departments must actively recruit women officers so they may break the culture of many departments that are tone deaf to the issue at hand. • Departments not only must encourage diversity but also consider work forces that have a 1:1 ratio of male to female officers. • The recruitment process needs to be more professional and reach those with not only physical prowess but also those with academic excellence who would consider a career in law enforcement. This is just a small sample of proposals that can and will end excessive force among the ranks of police departments across the country. The question is, will we as citizens hold those in positions of authority accountable to make the changes necessary for meaningful and immediate reform among the ranks. The days of excessive force as an
accepted norm must end now. Nick Antonicello Venice Notes from Noreen: Sounds of Pain I know local journalism is under siege at the moment, with eroding budgets, dismantling of staff, and the question, “Do people even read The Argonaut anymore?” pervading. But your role has never been more critical in these times of swirling disinformation and fake news: You need to publish my innocuous public bellyaching. The streets are alive with the sound of pain, and I’m hiking up my bathrobe and veering into the fracas face-first and mask-free. Being an elderly woman perceptibly confused and infirmed, I was completely ignored by both police and protesters, respectively looming and crooning in Santa Monica this week. My white privilege flag hoisted high, I was largely unbothered by anyone. Senior neglect and social isolation is a serious problem afflicting the elderly population. But in this case, I used it to my advantage. The first establishment I looted was a flower shop. I bounded over the gnarled security gate crumpled on the glass-strewn sidewalk with armfuls of in-season gladiolas and several packets of heirloom geranium seeds soundly stuffed down my adult diaper. To my shock and astonishment, I found I was the only one dragging sacks of potting soil back to my hoopty. I also was the only looter armed with a blunderbuss. I’ve long been a supporter of mindless mob mentality. The rising vitriol that spills over into vapid volume and violence. The
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Corona by the Numbers & Local Updates: Cinemas May Reopen Under State Guidelines Compiled by Christina Campodonico Reported COVID-19 Cases by Neighborhood as of Tuesday, June 9 Culver City: 163; Del Rey: 88; El Segundo: 37; Marina del Rey: 16; Mar Vista: 90; Playa Vista: 32; Playa del Rey: 3; Santa Monica: 312; Venice: 73; Westchester: 111 Total Confirmed Cases in LA County: 65,822 Total Deaths: 2,707 • State officials released guidelines Monday on how
movie theaters may reopen, starting no sooner than Friday, June 12. • Capacity must be limited to 25% or 100 guests, whichever is lower. • However, each county health department has the authority to decide whether to move forward with reopening theaters. • California industries also allowed to reopen starting June 12 include: bowling alleys, batting cages, arcades, mini golf, day camps, hotels, gyms, museums, music, film & TV
studios, zoos, tribal casinos, campgrounds, and sporting events without live audiences. •Expect to hear on Friday, June 12, whether LA County will join in reopening any of these industries. “Guidance doesn’t mean ‘go.’ Your local health officer will make the final decision about which sectors will open,” California Department of Public Health director Dr. Sonia Angel told CBS News. “Just because some business are opening doesn’t mean your risk for COVID-19 is gone.”
Salem Witch Trials were my jam. And my lungs have long been accustomed to noxious tear gas due to decades of ’40s-era Surgeon General-condoned chronic smoking. I wheeze haughty derision at your attempts to disperse me. And my opossumlike dentures gnaw through your zip-ties like so much old-person food. Oatmeal, I guess. Kindly National Guardsmen took my elbow and courteously guided me away from the fray with pleas punctuated with profuse “pleases” and “mams.” They, too, were looted. I clutch my pearls as I tighten them around the throat of some jackbooted riffraff. I now have more pilfered flash-bang grenade pins then I know what to do with. I also imagine they’ll need the keys for those armored vehicles which happen to be snug in my granny pants pocket right now. Nimble arthritic fingers, have I. I’ve borne witness to vast throngs of humanity clamoring for the right to exist before. Watts and Rodney and Lakers 2010. I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of blood in human veins. But never have I seen such a rising ocean of obstinacy swell against a system of oppression like this. Diverse but determinedly single-voiced: We matter. Blood sugar low from skipping my lunch of just Ensure and peanut brittle and sufficiently confident I’ve silently spread COVID enough for a day, I removed myself from the melee and headed home Westchester-way. Surprisingly, I was unaffected by the imposition of the countywide curfew. I’m indoors before the sun dips under the horizon anyway. For that’s Noreen’s “Jeopardy” time. The COVID sets in for the night and wrings my feeble lungs out. Who cannot breathe, Alex? Justice for $200. Noreen “Blood Type: Cod Liver
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A Message to Santa Monica from the Chief Safety, security and protection of life remain SMPD’s top priorities By Cynthia Renaud The author is the Police Chief of the Santa Monica Police Department. Sunday, May 31, is an unforgettable moment in Santa Monica history. On that day, peaceful protestors raised their voices against the killing of George Floyd. Sadly, a much smaller group of people with criminal intentions caused terrible damage to our community by looting and burning. The images of vandalism in our downtown business district, and specifically along our 4th Street corridor, will never be forgotten. I have had many conversations with Santa Monica Police Department officers about our shared horror at the police actions that took the life of George Floyd in Minneapolis. We stand ready to support peaceful protestors in our public spaces, and we stand in solidarity with their call for community-wide equality and social justice. Importantly, SMPD places the very highest value on the safety of our citizens, as well as everyone who visits our city. Our focus on public safety is at the center of our decision making every day. Our community has questions about that Sunday’s civil unrest in Santa Monica and SMPD’s response. The first is a question about what we knew and when we knew it. SMPD had seen social media posts for a planned, peaceful protest Sunday at noon, beginning at Ocean and Montana. We planned for resources to facilitate that group. After witnessing and providing mutual aid in response to violence in adjoining communities, we adjusted our plan late Saturday night and scheduled five times our normal deployment of officers. Quickly after the protest began on Sunday, we recognized the need for even more resources. I ordered a full deployment of SMPD along with requesting aid from surrounding law enforcement agencies. The second question is around the unchecked looting the media showed along 4th Street. SMPD was working to PAGE 16 THE ARGONAUT JUNE 11, 2020
end violence from the crowd in front of the Pier who were throwing rocks and bottles, firing fireworks and even attempting to pull one motor officer off of his motorcycle. At Santa Monica Place and Third Street Promenade, officers were working to save businesses and deter looting. In the downtown area, we quickly saw a new type of criminal activity through mass, organized looting. It was this looting that was captured by media. As that was happening, officers were actively engaged just west of them where businesses were threatened along the Third Street Promenade and in Santa Monica Place. We were successful at maintaining order in that area. We have learned from this moment and have adjusted our tactics to meet a new one. My first responsibility is to protect the lives of people in our community, and on that Sunday, my priority was preservation of life and protection of the city. We deployed our own assets and our mutual aid resources as they arrived towards that primary objective. But even with the help of our mutual aid partners, we realized we would not be able to save every storefront and every business. While we secured many sections of the downtown area and important community assets, every broken window, fire, and loss of goods hurts us and our community. Broken windows can be replaced and buildings can be repaired, but the lives of Santa Monicans, peaceful protestors, my officers, and even the looters, would have been impossible to restore if lost that day. Santa Monica, along with our partners in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Culver City, have learned from Sunday’s events and have adjusted tactics and preparation to meet this new threat of organized, criminal looting. We also want to assure you we will be using the evidence collected to hold any criminals accountable in the coming months. Let me finish by saying that we stand ready to lead into this weekend and beyond for a safe and secure city.
My roommates have a text thread that includes all three of us. They chat on it all day long, and it’s driving me absolutely insane. We all live together and work at home, so I don’t see the need to keep texting nonstop. I turned off notifications for the group text, but that doesn’t mean the convo has stopped, and I’m annoyed seeing it lit up every time I look at my phone. (What’s with this ridiculous need to communicate one’s every thought?) I want to tell them they need to reel it in and to leave me out of it, but I also don’t want to be rude. —Stop, Already! Shakespeare was Shakespeare in large part because there were no smartphones in Elizabethan England: “Now is the winter of our...triple poo emoji?” I confess that I personally see cellphones as tiny instruments of death for writer focus and leave mine on Do Not Disturb, an underappreciated wonder of the technological world. I try not to go all Judge Judy on those who live differently, but let’s be honest: To be human is to get lots of exercise leaping to uncharitable conclusions about other humans. Take a woman who called in to a radio show when I was being interviewed about my advice on cellphone manners. She compared people staring into their cellphones to the pod people from “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and called it “antisocial” to be texting in public. Like this woman, we often assume we know what’s best for other people, especially when whatever that is presents a lovely frame for our own moral and intellectual superiority. But as I wrote in “Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck,” unless you’re such an obliviously wandering phone zombie that it “causes me to swerve into oncoming traffic to avoid running you down, it really isn’t up to me to dictate whether you text your days away or spend them reading Good Books Approved by the Reviewing Staff of The New Yorker.” Also, texting in public isn’t “antisocial.” It’s socializing with somebody who isn’t in our immediate environment. And being social, whether in person or with someone miles away via a tiny wireless “window” in our palm, is something we crave. That’s probably because humans evolved to be a cooperative species, living in groups and working together. In this context, cooperation means sometimes putting aside our self-interest to
act in the interest of others. Friendship and the emotional bonds that result suggest that our friends’ interests have become in our self-interest, and this, in turn, suggests our friends can rely on us when the chips are down. Human cooperation is a psychological adaptation, an evolved solution to recurring problems that impinged on survival and reproduction. Cooperation is basically, “United we stand; divided we fall” (and maybe get eaten by something with sharp fangs). Psychiatrist and evolutionary researcher Randolph Nesse explains that our emotions act as our survival and mating support staff, pushing us to behave in evolutionarily optimal ways. Feel-good emotions like joy, excitement, and love motivate us to keep doing what we’re doing so we can keep those feelings coming. Feel-bad emotions like depression and fear, and loneliness when we feel isolated, drive us to change what we’re doing so we can stop feeling so crappy. Accordingly, psychologist John Cacioppo, who researched loneliness, explains, “People may think of feeling lonely as a sad condition,” but it’s “not just sad but also dangerous.” It’s associated with substantial mental and physical health costs, including impaired reasoning and self-control, fragmented sleep, diminished immunity to disease, and increased risk of heart disease and high blood pressure. In contrast, “Satisfying social relations with others is the one demonstrable factor that systematically differentiates very happy people from unhappy people,” Cacioppo explains. In other words, social connection feels good because it’s a sort of insurance policy for our emotional and physical well-being that we evolved to maintain. Chances are you haven’t felt comfortable about making the (totally reasonable!) request to not be included in the roommate textathons because of your less-than-charitable feelings about the existence of these conversations (like that the roomies are “ridiculous,” etc.). Maybe through your understanding the evolutionary benefits of social engagement and what they might get out of this emotionally, you can see your roommates in a kinder light and request accordingly: “I’d rather talk to you guys face-to-face...” As poet John Donne wrote, ask not for whom the group text tolls; ask that it stop tolling for you —unless it’s deeply urgent: “Your room is on fire. Where do we keep the fire extinguisher?” or if somebody just got photos of a mongoose dressed as Batman.
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When can a residential landlord keep the tenant’s security deposit? A source of recovery The security deposit provides a source of recovery for money losses incurred due to a default on obligations agreed to in the rental or lease agreement. Tenant monetary obligations include: • reimbursing the landlord for expenses incurred due to the tenant’s conduct; • maintaining the premises during occupancy; and • returning the premises in the same level of cleanliness as existed at the time possession was initially taken, less ordinary wear and tear.
Residential security deposits are limited to: • two months’ rent for unfurnished units; and • three months’ rent for furnished units. [Calif. Civil Code §1950.5(c)] A residential landlord may also collect one month’s advance rent. For residential rentals, the first and last month’s rent are legally recharacterized as the first month’s rent and a security deposit equal to one month’s rent. Landlords often try to “mask” refundable security deposit funds by giving them names like “nonrefundable deposit,” “cleaning charge” or “last month’s rent.” However, any advance of funds in excess of the first month’s rent, screening fees and waterbed administrative fees — no matter how characterized by the residential landlord — are classified as security deposits and are subject to the same limits. [CC §§1940.5; 1950.5(b), (c); 1950.6] Editor’s note — The residential landlord has limited authority to also demand and collect a pet deposit as part of the maximum security deposit allowed if the tenant is permitted to keep one or more pets in the unit. However, the total advance funds, including the pet deposit, may still not exceed the security deposit limits. [CC §1950.5(c)]
Reasonable deductions Reasonable deductions from a residential tenant’s security deposit include: • any unpaid rent, including late charges and bounced check charges; • recoverable costs incurred by the landlord for the repair of damages caused by the tenant; • cleaning costs to return the premises to the level of cleanliness as existed when
initially leased to the tenant, less wear and tear; and • costs to replace or restore furnishings provided by the landlord if agreed to in the lease. [CC §§1950.5(b); 1950.7(c)] The landlord may not deduct from a tenant’s security deposit the costs they incur to repair defects in the premises which existed prior to the tenant’s occupancy. To best avoid claims of pre-existing defects, a joint inspection of the unit and written documentation of any defects is completed before possession is given to the tenant. [CC §1950.5(e); See RPI Form 560] Further, the landlord may deduct future rents from the security deposit to remedy future defaults under the lease (e.g. when the tenant moves out before the lease is up) as long as it is authorized under the rental agreement. [Calif. Civil Code 1950.5(b)(4)]
Inspection to avoid deductions A residential landlord is to notify a tenant in writing of the tenant’s right to request a joint pre-expiration inspection of their unit prior to the tenant vacating the unit. The purpose for the joint pre-expiration inspection, also called an initial inspection, is for residential landlords to advise tenants of the repairs or conditions needed to avoid deductions from the security deposit. However, unless the tenant requests an inspection after receiving the notice, the landlord and their agents are not required to conduct an inspection or prepare and give the tenant a statement of deficiencies before the tenancy expires and the tenant vacates. The notice requirement does not apply to tenants who unlawfully remain in possession after the expiration of a three-day notice to pay/perform or quit. When a residential tenant requests the pre-expiration inspection in response to the notice, the joint pre-expiration inspection is to be completed no earlier than two weeks before the expiration date of: • the lease term; or • a 30-day notice to vacate initiated by either the landlord or the tenant. [CC §1950.5(f) (1); See RPI Form 567-1] Ideally, the notice advising the tenant of their right to a joint pre-expiration inspection is given to the tenant at least 30 days prior to the end of the lease term. This allows the tenant time to request and prepare for the inspection and time to remedy any repairs or
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uncleanliness the landlord observes during the inspection. Thus, the tenant has enough time to avoid a security deposit deduction.
who advanced them and are to be accounted for by the landlord. [CC §1950.5(d); CC §1950.7(b)]
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The landlord is to attach copies of receipts, invoices and/or bills to the itemized statement showing charges incurred by the landlord that were deducted from the security deposit. [CC §1950.5(g)(2)]
When the landlord receives the tenant’s oral or written request for a pre-expiration inspection, the landlord serves a written 48hour notice of entry on the tenant stating: • the purpose of entry as the pre-expiration inspection; and • the date and time of the entry. When the landlord and tenant cannot agree to the date and time of the inspection, the landlord may set the time. However, if a mutually acceptable time for the inspection is within 48 hours, a written waiver of the notice of entry is to be signed by both the landlord and tenant. When the waiver is signed, the landlord may proceed with the inspection. [CC §1950.5(f)(1); See RPI Form 567-2] On completion of the joint pre-expiration inspection, the landlord gives the tenant an itemized statement of deficiencies. In it, the landlord specifies any repairs or cleaning which need to be completed by the tenant to avoid deductions from the security deposit. [See RPI Form 567-3]
Additional deductions possible The completion of a pre-expiration inspection statement by the landlord does not bar the landlord from deducting other costs from the security deposit for any damages: • noted in the joint pre-expiration inspection statement which are not cured; • which occurred between the pre-expiration inspection and termination of the tenancy; or • not identified during the pre-expiration inspection due to the tenant’s possessions being in the way. [CC §1950.5(f)] Within 21 days after a residential tenant vacates, the residential landlord is to: • complete a final inspection of the premises;
When repairs by the landlord are not completed and the costs are unknown within 21 days after the tenant vacates, the landlord may deduct a good faith estimated amount of the cost of repairs from the tenant’s security deposit. This estimate is stated on the itemized security deposit refund statement, which discloses the name, address and telephone number of any person or entity providing repair work, materials or supplies for the incomplete repairs. [CC §1950.5(g)(3)] Then, within 14 days after completion of repairs or final receipt of bills, invoices or receipts for the repairs and materials, the landlord is to deliver to the tenant a final itemized security deposit refund statement with attached receipts and invoices. [CC §1950(g)(3)] The landlord does not need to provide copies of receipts, bills or invoices for repair work or cleaning to the tenant when: • the total deduction from the security deposit to cover the costs of repairs and cleaning is equal to or less than $125; or • the tenant signs a waiver of their right to receive bills when or after notice to terminate their tenancy is given. [CC §1950.5(g)(4)] A residential landlord who, in bad faith, fails to comply with security deposit refund requirements is subject to statutory penalties of up to twice the amount of the security deposit. Additionally, the landlord is liable to the tenant for actual money losses the tenant incurs for the wrongful retention of security deposits. [CC §1950.5(l)]
• refund the security deposit, less reasonable deductions; and • provide the tenant with an itemized statement of deductions taken from the security deposit. [CC §1950.5(g); See RPI Form 585]
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nal EIR Project 02-305 Los Angeles County General Plan Project Description: Proposed amendments to the Los Angeles County Code, Title 22, to comply with State law regarding shelters, transitional and supportive housing, and other housing types for specific populations; streamline shelter and accessory shelter review by allowing them by-right in certain zones where appropriate; clarify review of accessory o v e r n i g h t s a fe p a r k i n g l o ts ; streamline temporary and permanent conversion of hotels, motels and youth hostels to transitional housing and shelters that meet certain criteria by allowing them by-right in zones where appropriate; and expand parking options for recreational vehicles. For more information regarding this project, contact Heather Anderson, DRP, 320 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone: (213) 974-6417, Fax: (213) 6 2 6 - 0 4 3 4 , E - m a i l : handerson@planning.lacounty.go v. Case materials are available a t o n l i n e http://planning.lacounty.gov/brho. All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record. If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days' notice. Si necesita más información por favor llame al (213) 974-6427. 6/11/20 CNS-3369471# THE ARGONAUT
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020075748 PROJECT LOCATION: CountyType of Filing: Original. The wide following person(s) is (are) Project Location: Countywide (unAll comments correspondence rePROJECT DESCRIPTION: Updoing business as: MRS. incorporated areas) ceived by DRP shall be condate the Los Angeles County GenFISH, MRS FISH, MISSES sidered a public record. Comeral Plan and Zoning Code (Title CEQA: Addendum to Certified FiFISH, MISSIS FISH, MISments may be sent to Los Angeles 22) by including new policies adnal EIR Project 02-305 Los County Department of Regional SUS FISH. 448 South Hill dressing environmental justice, Angeles County General Plan Planning, Attention: Tahirah FarStreet Los Angeles, CA identifying Green Zone Districts in ris, 320 West Temple Street, Los 9 0013. COUNTY: Los Title 22 where communities bear a Project Description: Proposed Angeles, CA 90012, or emailed to disproportionate burden of polluAngeles. REGISTERED amendments to the Los Angeles GreenZones@planning.lacounty.g tion, adding new definitions and OWNER(S) Hill Corner LLC, County Code, Title 22, to comply ov. development standards to adwith State law regarding shelters, 448 South Hill Street Los dress incompatible land uses transitional and supportive housDOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The Angeles, CA 90013. State of where industrial, recycling and soling, and other housing types for NOP and Initial Study are availIncorporation or LLC: Califorid waste, and vehicle-related uses specific populations; streamline able for public review online at htnia. THIS BUSINESS IS are in close proximity to sensitive shelter and accessory shelter retp://planning.lacounty.gov/greenuses, and include permitting reCONDUCTED BY a Limited view by allowing them by-right in zones. quirements and development Liability Company. The regiscertain zones where appropriate; 6/11/20 standards for recycling and organclarify review of accessory trant commenced to transact CNS-3370575# ic waste uses. o v e r n i g h t s a fe p a r k i n g l o t s ; THE ARGONAUT business under the fictitious streamline temporary and permanbusiness name or names lisent conversion of hotels, motels ted above on: N/A. I declare POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL and youth hostels to transitional EFFECTS: that all information in this Ashby Kendall Raine, Jr., resident of Venice Beach, died housing and shelters that meet statement is true and correct. certain May the age of 86. He is survived by criteria his by allowing them /s/ Theon project may 30th result in at significby-right in zones where appropriJeffrey Fish. TITLE: Manant environmental effects in the ate; and expand parking options aging Member, Corp or LLC beloved wife following subject areas thatof will25 be years, Anne Hennigan Raine. for recreational vehicles. Name: Hill Corner LLC. This analyzed in the EIR: Air Quality, statement was filed with the Biological Cultural ReBornResources, in Danville, VA, Kendall spent many formative sources, Hazards and Hazardous LA County Clerk on: May 4, For School, more information regarding yearsHydrology/Water in the Northeast, attending Eaglebrook Materials, Qual2020. NOTICE – in accordthis project, contact Heather Anity, Land Use and Planning, Noise, derson, DRP, 320 W. Temple St., ance with subdivision (a) of Phillips Academy where Tribal Cultural Resources, andAndover and Yale College, Los Angeles, CA 90012. TeleSection 17920, a Fictitious Utilities/Service he was aSystems. varsity swimmer. Kendall served in the(213) U.S. phone: 974-6417, Fax: (213) Name statement generally 6 2 6 - 0 4 3 4 , E - m a i l : expires at the end of five Army Counter Intelligence Corps. After his military handerson@planning.lacounty.go Notice of Scoping Meetings: The years from the date on which v. Case materials are available service, he worked and County will conduct two public at Standard Oil of New Jersey it was filed in the office of the o n l i n e a t scoping meetings to present the http://planning.lacounty.gov/brho. county clerk, except, as Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith before beginproject as well as the EIR process All correspondence received by provided in subdivision (b) of andning to receive comments career at Morgan Guaranty anpublic illustrious DRP Trust shall be considered a public Section 17920, where it exand suggestions regarding the record. If you need reasonable acpires 40 days after any scope and content of of the EIR.York. Company New commodations or auxiliary aids, change in the facts set forth contact the Americans with DisabTheDuring scoping meetings will be held in the statement pursuant to ilitiesthe Act (ADA) Coordinator at his career he lived and worked in Asia, online during the following dates (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 17913 other than a andMiddle times: East, Africa and Latin America, and resided in with at least 3 Section 617-2292 (TDD) change in the residence adbusiness days' notice. Si necesita dress of a registered owner. New York Cityand when he was stateside. Upon his retireJune 25th from 4pm-6pm Jumás información por favor llame al a new Fictitious Business ly 22nd from 5pm-7pm (213) 974-6427. ment from Morgan, Kendall served as Chairman of the Name statement must be filed before the expiration. 6/11/20CA. Board at East West Federal Bank in San Marino, For more details, visit: http://planCNS-3369471# The filing of this statement ning.lacounty.gov/greenzones/me THE ARGONAUT not of itself Kendall was blessed with conspicuous intelligence and expansivedoes memory. He authorize was etings the use in this state of a fictiadmired for his charm, quick wit and appreciation for a well-crafted Ev- in violatiousmartini. business name Translation in other of the of another eryone wholanguages knew him often commented on his truly exceptional tion sense ofrights humor. can be made available at the under federal, state, or commeeting upon request. Pleasea fixture at the Kifune sushi bar on Washington Boulevard, In Venice, he was sadly mon law (see Section 14411 submit translation requests at seq., Asian Businessand and Profesnow He was fascinated with books on philosophy, religionetand least seven closed. business days before sions code). Publish: The Arthe scheduled meeting to Middle Eastern history and cultures. He also enjoyed the novels ofgonaut JohnNewspaper. Le Carre. Dates: tfarris@planning.lacounty.gov. 5/21/20, 5/28/20, 6/4/20, All comments correspondence In addition to hisre-wife Anne he is also survived by his three sons, Ashby 6/11/20 Kendall Project and Case(s): Project No. PRJ2020-000266, Case No(s). & RPPL2020001408 RPPL2020001409
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ceived by DRP shall be considered a public record. Comments may be sent to Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, Attention: Tahirah Farris, 320 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, or emailed to GreenZones@planning.lacounty.g ov.
Raine III (Amy), Kent Crosby Raine (Micaela), and George Braxton Raine (Fernande), step daughter Katherine Hennigan Ohanesian (John), step son Andrew Stephen Hennigan; and his eight grandchildren: Olivia, Harrison, Tulai, Eleanor, Bohden, Charlotte, Martha and Louisa. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Los Angeles County Library Foundation or a charity of your choice. A private memorial reception will be held at a later date. DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The
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FISH, MISSIS FISH, MISSUS FISH. 448 South Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90013. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Hill Corner LLC, 448 South Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90013. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Jeffrey Fish. TITLE: Managing Member, Corp or LLC Name: Hill Corner LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 4, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 5/21/20, 5/28/20, 6/4/20, 6/11/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020079269 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JUST LOVE REALTY; 13274 Fiji Way Suite 100 Marina del Rey, CA 90292, 3221 Carter Ave., Unit 110 Marina del Rey, CA 90292. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Alisha Hall, 13274 Fiji Way Suite 100 Marina del Rey, CA 90292. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 01/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Alisha Hall. TITLE: CEO. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 11, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 6/4/20, 6/11/20, 6/18/20, 6/25/20
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