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Events of January 6, 2021 The Santa Monica Area Interfaith Council stands on the side of justice and against the white supremacy that still greatly influences our nation, fueling fear and division. Two weeks ago, religious symbols were used to foster hate, violence and bigotry. That is not what religion and faith are about. When people proclaim that “God is on their side” as they carry out crimes of hate and strengthen systems of oppression, we must speak out. We call out those who weaponize religion in such instances as the abuse of a cross by insurrectionists as part of their violent occupation of the Capitol, the promotion of violence against Jews (the Camp Auschwitz and 6MWE shirts), the comment that “Hitler was right about one thing” by a member of Congress, and much more. God is on the side of the poor and the dispossessed. As people of faith, we condemn leadership that fans the flames of hatred and injustice—who appoint people to powerful positions who not only undermine democracy but actively work to ensure that the systemic racism grows even
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After 28 years of memories, beloved Italian restaurant C&O Trattoria has closed its doors. C&O Trattoria and its sister restaurant C&O Cucina were founded by Debbi and Robert Singer. The restaurants are the Italian staples of the community, bringing amoré through delicious food and a vibrant atmosphere. C&O Trattoria was one of the pioneer restaurants that brought the culinary culture at Venice Pier to life. But when COVID-19 struck in March, C&O Trattoria was forced to close and hasn’t reopened. “We were not met with the cooperation that we would have hoped for during this unprecedented time,” Debbi said. When the Singers reached out to their landlord for rent deferrals and reductions, they could not
come up with an acceptable compromise. When the city allowed them to, they decided to reopen C&O Cucina as it could support take-out and deliveryonly operations. C&O Trattoria was not well equipped logistically to handle pickup and deliveries. “It was with tremendous regret because we really consider ourselves a community location,” Debbi said. “We truly loved our customers and they made a difference in our lives. We’d like to think that we touched their lives, too. ” Due to the constraints of the pandemic, most of C&O Trattoria’s employees were let go, while some are working at C&O Cucina. “I think with COVID-19, we first have to get through this and then I think we have to just step back,
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Local Italian staple C&O Trattoria has closed as a result of the pandemic. regroup and make decisions from a balanced place,” Debbi said. In the meantime, customers can show their support for C&O by ordering from C&O Cucina, which is open for takeout and delivery. Support can also be shown by
following the restaurants on social media. “We’ll be standing in the end, one location or two,” Debbi said. For more information, visit candorestaurants.com/cucina or call 310-301-7278.
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On January 13, a fire that started at a homeless encampment spread to a vacant commercial building near Venice Beach. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the structure was heavily damaged and is now unstable. The LAFD was notified of a rubbish fire at 6:19 a.m. at 723 S. Ocean Front Walk in Venice. When firefighters arrived, the fire had spread into a vacant, two-story commercial building and threatened two additional occupied business structures to the north. Under the command of Assistant Chief Dean Zipperman, 116 firefighters were able to extinguish the massive blaze in two hours and 17 minutes. No injuries were reported and the two adjacent businesses were not damaged. “With an aggressive effort to curtail
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By Kamala Kirk For the past five years, Mar Vista librarian Oleg Kagan had been compiling a collection of stories gathered from library workers, volunteers and patrons that focused on the positive impact of libraries. Together with fellow librarian and HINCHAS Press owner Yago Cura and illustrator Autumn Anglin, Kagan published “Inspiring Library Stories: Tales of Kindness, Connection, and Community Impact” in September 2020. “Library people do amazing work, but are often too shy or just too busy to share it,” Kagan said. “Essentially, I asked, encouraged, nagged, cajoled and pulled out stories from anyone you find around libraries—workers, members of Friends groups, teen volunteers and library patrons. It took a long time to gather these stories, but I feel like it was so worth it.”
Local librarians Yago Cura (left) and Oleg Kagan (right) recently published a book featuring a collection of 43 stories about the positive impact of libraries. The book features 43 true stories that are funny, moving and provide insight into what makes libraries such a uniquely treasured institution. “It’s a bit like ‘Chicken Soup for the Library Lover’s Soul,’ except our book also has a few essays that give readers an insider look into libraries and what it’s like to be a librarian
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helping HINCHAS Press run a “One Book, One Congress” campaign where they send every legislator in Congress and the Senate a copy of the book to support the equitable funding of libraries across the country. Kagan is hard at work on his next project of submitting a chapter about the role of public libraries in community empow-
erment for immigrant groups for “Librarians with Spines, volume 03,” which HINCHAS Press will publish in 2021. “The world has so much to be sad about, thankfully libraries aren’t one of them,” Kagan said. “In fact, libraries have been a beacon of light to many before and during the pandemic. Though many have had their buildings closed, libraries have, as always, adapted to meet community needs by lending out laptops and wireless hotspots, pivoting to all-virtual programming for all ages, and more. ‘Inspiring Library Stories’ isn’t just a beautiful gift for anyone who loves libraries, it’s also a way to educate those who aren’t sure about their role in the digital age, and most of all, a way to take the love so many feel for our favorite institution and pay it forward.” Print and e-book versions are available on hinchaspress.com
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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Women restaurateurs from across Los Angeles have banded together to help keep the industry alive. The charitable organization RE:Her is hosting the inaugural 10 Days RE:Her restaurant initiative, which features collaborations, thematic menus and one-on-one conversations between female industry leaders. The festival kicks off Thursday, Jan. 21, the anniversary of the Women’s March of 2017, and runs through Saturday, Jan. 30, throughout the county. “In light of what we’ve been through this year, we wanted to bring us together,” said Mary Sue Milliken of Santa Monica’s Socalo. Milliken and Dina Samson of Rossoblu and Super Fine Pizza are the LA hosts of Let’s Talk, a James Beard Foundation initiative that unites more than 250 women restaurateurs from 10 cities. RE:Her is an affiliate of Let’s Talk. The 10 Days RE:Her festival was created after a monthly Zoom meeting in which Let’s Talk members discussed ways to drum up business. “It grew out of this informal, impromptu phone Zoom call that we started doing every month for women in LA trying to run their
Mary Sue Milliken of Santa Monica’s Socalo is one of the LA hosts of Let’s Talk, a James Beard Foundation initiative that unites more than 250 women restaurateurs from 10 cities. RE:Her is an affiliate of Let’s Talk. businesses, keep staff safe and take care of school kids at the same time,” Milliken said. “We share where we can apply for grants, and tips and pointers about PPP and how to help each other. That’s what women do. It evolved into a 501(c)(3) to raise money.” Calling herself the “OG” of RE:Her, Milliken questioned if anyone would donate to their cause. She learned otherwise rather quickly. “The energy and the passion
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Gasolina Café. The menu includes Gasolina Café’s mussels en escabeche salad with blood orange, fennel, celeriac, bocarones, olives; Socalo’s duck carnitas cassoulet with Salvadoran red beans, Spanish chorizo, fennel; and Valerie Confections’ Basque cheesecake with citrus mélange and spiced chocolate mignardises. “Whatever neighborhood you’re in, you can stay safely there and do a drive-by pickup for this three-course meal,” Milliken said. “You don’t have to drive across the county. It’s going to be really fun. You can add on things, too. If you pick up at Socalo, there are certain cocktails and wines from female winemakers you can add on. You can also add on guacamole, chips and salsa to make sure you have leftovers. We have other things going on all over town. We have really cool pop-ups.” Kim Prince’s Hotville Chicken will be featured during a Taco Tuesday event on Jan. 26 at Socalo. “We’re going to introduce Santa Monica to her hot chicken,” Milliken said. “She’ll come and
teach us how to make it—with masks on—and go safely back to her restaurant. In turn, Socalo will introduce Crenshaw to its Santa Monica Street Bowl—farmers market vegetables, crunchy quinoa, roasted corn, farro salad, cherry tomato and salsa verde—but with hot chicken. In celebration of Mardi Gras, Kimberly Velazco and Alice’s Southern Comfort will sell gumbo meal kits on Thursday, Jan. 28 with crab, shrimp and sausage or chicken and sausage. Chef Jalila Walker will offer her lemon butter pound cake for dessert. “We thought here’s an opportunity to really celebrate all the work that we’re all doing,” Milliken said. “We wanted to really push ourselves outside of what we normally would think of and do something really new.” 10 Days RE:Her Thursday, Jan. 21, to Saturday, Jan. 30 regardingherfood.com
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Cultural Milestone Venice Neighborhood Council approves Mexican American Monument By Kamala Kirk The Venice Neighborhood Council recently passed the motion of approval for the placement of the Venice Mexican American Traquero Monument at Windward Circle. The motion was put forward by Venice Neighborhood Council board member Brian Averill. If approved by the Los Angeles City Council, it will be the first Mexican and Mexican American monument to honor traquero workers who helped construct and maintain the Main Railroad Transportation System and the Pacific Electric Interurban System on the Westside. Mexican sculptor Jorge Marin will create the sculpture, which
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and the commitment behind all of the women who are volunteering to make RE:Her happen is so inspiring to me,” she said. The charitable RE:Her aims to eventually provide grants, mentorship and resources to female-identifying restaurant owners throughout LA. “We are raising money and money’s coming in, but our focus right now has been on launching this 10-day food festival,” she said. It begins with a virtual conversation hosted by Ruth Reichl and Evan Kleiman about the state of the restaurant business as it pertains to women, the history of women in the LA restaurant business and where it’s headed. “That’s a cool event that’s really fun,” Milliken said. “Anyone can join the Zoom. There’s a suggested donation, but we’re trying to be as inclusive as possible.” Milliken is looking forward to the Socalo, Gasolina Café (Woodland Hills) and Valerie Confections (Echo Park) mash-up on Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23. The meals can be picked up at either Socalo or
will feature a bronze statue of a traquero on the railroad walking with his wife next to him, holding his daughter’s hand while his son sits on his shoulders. It will be placed in a 15-foot water fountain and on its right will be a pole with the American and Mexican flags. The monument has received support from many members of the community, including Senator Ben Allen, who ac-
knowledged how important the project was to the Venice Mexican community. Other supporters include Congressman Ted Lieu, Councilmember Mike Bonin, Assembly Member Autumn Burke, among others. “We have reached a milestone,” said Laura Ceballos, one of the presenters for the monument. “The Mexican and Mexican American community have been marginalized and this is an opportunity to reverse that discrimination by advancing this important historical education.” A GoFundMe account has been established in support of the project. To donate, visit gofundme.com/f/venice-mexicanamerican-traquero-monument
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By Bridgette M. Redman Venice composer, arranger, pianist and jazz musician John Beasley recently received four more Grammy nominations— bringing his total to 10. While he has yet to win, the nominations show the breadth of his career and he is thrilled with the accomplishment. “I would like to win, of course,” Beasley said. “If I don’t, I would be zero and 10. On the other hand, I think 10 nominations is wonderful because it’s about the whole body of my work. I would rather be zero and 10 then one and one.” This year he was nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella; Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals; and Best Jazz Vocal Album. He also received his first Latin Grammy this year for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals. Beasley was also producer, arranger, orchestrator, pianist and conductor on jazz singer Maria Mendes’ “Close to Me” album, which won the Edison Award (Dutch equivalent to the Grammy Award.) for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Beasley was especially pleased that his band MONK’estra’s albums are three for three in earning Grammy nominations. “What’s great about it is that for the MONK’estra Grammy nominations, they’ve gotten them for every record we’ve ever done,” Beasley said. “And we’ve gotten an arrangement nomination for each of the records, too. I never thought I’d get a best vocal record nomination because I don’t sing, but it’s nice to be included in that category. The Maria Mendes record is one of my most favorite productions I’ve ever done. She’s remarkable and that music just turned out to be so different. It’s a beautiful record.” Beasley also worked on two other projects that received nominations, the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media “1917” and Best Contemporary Blues Album “Live at the Paramount.” For the latter, he arranged five songs on the album for the Ruthie Foster Big Band.
John Beasley is a multi-Grammy and Emmy Award-nominated pianist, composer, arranger, producer and music director. When the award announcements came out in 2020, Beasley was in Germany with the SWR Big Band working on a recording for his “Bird” album that will be released this year. He started getting text messages, emails and even a few phone calls before he finally received the official confirmation email from the Grammys. Beasley never thinks about whether a record is Grammyworthy when he is making it, even though some of his band members will make those claims when they listen to the recorded process.
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“I know better than that,” he said. “I’ve been around a little longer. I’m from Louisiana and I’m a little superstitious.” Learning music down in the bayou Louisiana was where Beasley got his musical start. Both of his parents were classical musicians. His dad was a jazz musician who was gigging in Shreveport and teaching there. When they moved to Dallas, his dad played in the symphonies and jazz clubs. Beasley said he was often taken to rehearsals when they didn’t
want to pay for a babysitter. Radio was another major influence as it introduced him to R&B while television had the country music shows. As he grew older in small towns, he and his friends gravitated toward R&B. In junior high school, he was a huge fan of Freddie Hubbard, buying all his records and learning his music, which would later serve him well when he moved to LA. In his early 20s, Beasley watched Hubbard perform live all the time. Then Hubbard’s piano player moved on and his
saxophone player Bob Sheppard, who now plays in MONK’estra, recommended Beasley as the replacement. “I did one gig as an audition in San Francisco,” Beasley said. “I knew his music and I was ready for him, so I did the gig and he kept calling.” Beasley continued to perform with his hero throughout his early 20s. In his late 20s, he got to play with another major jazz figure who would leave a lasting impact on his life: Miles Davis. Beasley knew Davis’ nephew, Vince Wilburn Jr., who played drums with his uncle and ended up being his assistant. Wilburn used to come and listen to Beasley in a band called Audio Mind because they had a famous drummer. He eventually asked Beasley to make a tape for Davis. “I said, ‘Yeah, right,’” Beasley shared. “I went home and put on the drum machine and improvised for 20 minutes. Three to four months later, Miles called me on the phone and asked me to join the band. That was the ultimate jazz gig at the time. To get to be part of that was so special and I learned a lot. Miles changed music several times. I toured with him during the last few years of his life.” Of the many famous people Beasley has worked with including Steely Dan, he said Davis might be one of the most dedicated to art that he has ever been around. Davis would listen to recordings of every show the night of performance or the next morning and would have comments for everyone in the band. “You would go to his hotel room and he would have canvases on the floor that he would be painting,” Beasley said. “He was talking to his valet about clothes he wanted to design. The guy was 24/7 art.” Big band pays tribute to Thelonious Monk In 2013, Beasley formed MONK’estra, a 15-piece big band that reimagines the work of Thelonious Monk, bringing his history and music to a new generation. Monk was someone who had inspired Beasley in his own career, encouraging him to
ArgonautNews.com take on work with his own sound. “Delving into Thelonious Monk’s music and learning more about his life and the challenges he had racially and because his music was so far ahead of the times—he was made fun of, people didn’t think he was that good,” Beasley explained. “Looking at his life, it gave me confidence to really just be myself, because if he was being himself and taking all that, certainly I could. I didn’t have anything to lose, that was the huge lesson.” The band signed a three-record deal with Mack Avenue Records, and both MONK’estra Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 earned four Grammy nominations in 2016 and 2017. The third album took a different direction. “I’ve been composing all my life,” he said. “I wanted to bring some of my own material in. I didn’t play much piano on those first two albums, so I wanted to play more piano. There is an evolution between Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, and now Vol. 3. What I wanted to do was continue that evolution and I think we did that. We stayed true to our roots, but expanded on those roots. I have been trying to develop my own sound with this project and (Monk’s experience) gave me the extra confidence and courage to really be myself within his music.” The album features Beasley’s original compositions while bringing in guest artists such as John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Joey DeFrancesco, Hubert Laws and Grégoire Maret. Opera singer Jubilant Sykes also sings “Come Sunday” in gospel style. Since the band’s inception, MONK’estra has performed in more than 70 concerts around the world. Working during the year when everything changed In 2020, things took a different course. Beasley started out the year with four tours planned in Europe, one in Japan, one in the Middle East, and two in South Africa. He was also planning work for three records. In January, MONK’estra recorded the film score for Steven Soderbergh’s film, “Let Them All Talk” with Meryl Streep. Beasley arranged and orchestrated the Thomas Newman score and conducted MONK’estra and a string section. He also finished the 1970s Latin rock album, “Lords of Dogtown: Men of Smoke,” which he co-wrote with Steve Lindsey
before going on a West Coast tour with jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves and Brazilian musician Ivan Lins. Then he and a MONK’estra quartet left San Francisco for Abu Dhabi and Dubai just as the city went on lockdown. Twice, he was able to perform a concert just before a city shut down, once in Vancouver and once in the United Arab Emirates. After that, all his tours, projects and events were canceled because of the pandemic. “I was lucky to have writing projects,” Beasley said. “I worked on a commission that I had to do for Carnegie Hall National Youth Orchestra. I started writing arrangements for a Charlie Parker recording with my co-arranger Magnus Lindgren in Sweden via Zoom.” Charlie Parker, an American jazz composer and saxophonist who died in 1955, would have turned 100 in August. Originally, there was going to be a huge celebration at the Hollywood Bowl and a tour throughout Europe, but it all got canceled. So Beasley and Lindgren paired up over the summer to create scores for the celebration using notation software, something songwriters have been using, but not many arrangers. “We passed scores back and forth and co-wrote for the same tunes,” Beasley said. “With technology, you’re able to do this. I would start a score and a vibe on it, then I’d give it to him and he’d expand on it and send it back to me. I’d expand on what he did, it was a really interesting way to work.” 2020 was also a year where Beasley got back to the basics, which included taking classical piano lessons again. He is looking forward to what 2021 will bring and the eventual end of the pandemic. He suspects that there will be new opportunities for jazz artists like him and MONK’estra. “The Spanish flu pandemic in 1917 and 1918 brought on the jazz age with lots of drinking, partying, F. Scott Fitzgerald, flapper girls, Louis Armstrong— people went crazy and partied,” Beasley said. “My theory is that is what is going to happen. People are going to want to get out and listen to music, go to clubs and restaurants. They’re going to want to party. I think we’ll all be pretty busy.” For more information, visit johnbeasleymusic.com
Beasley’s extensive work as a composer-arranger extends beyond jazz and includes many credits in television and film.
A versatile pianist, Beasley has backed jazz icons such as Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard. JANUARY 21, 2021 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 9
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Is Now a Good Time to Refinance? Doing the Refinance Math Wondering whether or not to refinance an existing mortgage typically means running some numbers. You can do this on your own but it’s probably better to talk to a loan officer and get some assistance. It really all boils down to how much you’ll save each month compared to what you’re paying now. But there are other considerations. First, pay less attention to the change in rate. Old school myths say that it’s a good idea to refinance if current market rates are 1% or 2% lower than what you currently have. But the rate is only a part of it. The other component is the amount being financed. For larger loan amounts, maybe a reduction of only 0.5% makes sense.
For smaller loan amounts, 2% may not be enough. Instead, calculate the monthly savings and then divide that amount into the closing costs associated with the mortgage. The result is how many months it will take to ‘recover’ the closing costs in the form of monthly savings. Pay less attention to the actual rate but instead how long it will take to get your closing costs back. Take a loan amount of $300,000 and amortize it over 30 years with a rate of 4.50%. The principal and interest payment works out to $1,520. If current market rates are at 3.5%, the new payment would be $1,347 for a savings of $173. If closing costs were $3,000, then it would take just over 17 months to recover the associated fees. Not bad. If the loan amount were $100,000 under the same scenario, the monthly savings would be $57 and recovered in 52 months, or
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more than four years. Probably not a good idea in this situation. For some, the rate has less to do with the possibility of refinancing when the loan is due for a balloon payment or a hybrid loan where the initial rate is fixed for a predetermined period of time before changing into a mortgage that can adjust every six to twelve months. Refinancing out of this type of loan can be a good idea if the property is to be held for an extended period of time, especially in light of today’s low mortgage rates. Another important thing to keep in mind is the term of the new loan. If someone has a 30 year fixed rate loan and has been paying on it for say five years, refinancing into another 30 year loan essentially wipes out the first five years of payments and you are starting all over again. Today however, most lenders will adjust your new loan
term to match how many years are left on the mortgage. In this example, a 25 year loan could be taken out. Finally, if it makes sense to refinance don’t wait to do so. Interest rates can change on a dime, especially if they’re headed upward. Don’t try and squeeze out another 0.125%. The downside of waiting just a bit longer could mean those lower rates are in the rear view mirror and you missed your opportunity. Besides, if rates do go down in a year or two, you can always refinance again.
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By Caden Sullivan Culver City’s Sustainable Business Certification Program is an opportunity for business owners to prove their priorities. It’s a budgeted, assisted plan that switches small businesses to clean energy sources, implements sustainable practices and reduces their carbon footprints. Upon completion, owners receive a formal commendation from the city council recognizing their efforts to operate sustainably. The first step a business owner can take for sustainable certification is to apply online. After they register their business on the GreenBiz website, a sustainability expert will contact them to help with the rest. The process includes an assessment, custom planning and checklists to complete, and it generally takes three to six months. Owners may also receive a grant from the California Green Business Network and various utilities to help them meet their goals, and on top of those grants, rebates and incentives: the new changes often save costs in the long run. This assisted approach to sustainable operation is available to any business. Zooga Yoga, which opened in 2012 as the first kids and family yoga studio in Los Angeles, is one of 13 new-certified businesses this year, and although most of their work was done before the lockdown, many of the new-certified spots used stay-at-home orders as a grace period to implement their own checklist requirements. From the beginning, Zooga Yoga founder and CEO Antonia King has held the environment close to her heart, designing the space with bamboo floors, low-flush toilets, energy-efficient lighting and using digital paperwork. Her initiatives in sustainable practices made the checklists easier to complete, and only small changes, like the cleaners or bags they used, were necessary. Every change presented by Zooga Yoga’s program expert cost either the same or less than what the studio was using before. “Having a company like Balanced Approach made it extremely easy for this to happen,” King said. “It took about a month total and three visits with a couple of follow-up emails and to-do lists. On top of that, I was rewarded a budget to replace some of my cleaning supplies.” The award is presented annually, but because of the pandemic, businesses met online for the ceremony. Culver City Mayor Göran Eriksson, who appeared to commend the new wave of sustainable business owners, attested to King’s
Zooga Yoga is one of 13 businesses in Culver City that became Sustainably Certified. claims about ease and cost-efficiency in an interview, saying, “They [small business owners] should absolutely explore this. Not only will they do something really good for the environment, they will save money. It’s a win-win.” Mayor Eriksson was newly elected when the program officially began in 2017, and since then, the city has added another tier of certification (Certified Innovator) along with funding for budgets and planning. He sees further potential in the project and said, “It is growing and the interest is growing. As you see, we haven’t had any problems filling the number of applicants.” Culver City is a center of innovation and business owners aren’t the only residents concerned about their carbon footprints. The program began when locals brought the idea to City Hall, and it continues because Culver City consumers care about the places they patronize. Joe Susca, senior management analyst at the county of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, believes this key fact is yet another incentive for uncertified businesses. He also believes local companies should consider the program. “Customers that are environmentally conscious will seek them out, and they can find them on the California Green Business Network website,” Susca said. “They can search for them and approach them.” If you are a local business owner interested in becoming Sustainably Certified, register at greenbiztracker.org/ business/registration or visit culvercity. org/CCSBCP for more information. If you are a resident of Culver City concerned with patronizing sustainable businesses, visit greenbiztracker.org/ business/search
LADDY ISSUES I’m a woman in my early 20s. My friends say I have “daddy issues” because I tend to date men in their 30s. (I do have a decent relationship with my dad). I find men in their 20s generally immature, slobby and inconsiderate with limited communication skills (and no desire to improve them). I can’t see how being frustrated with that means there’s something wrong with me, but I hear “daddy issues” so much I’m starting to wonder. --Annoyed
Clinical psychologist Darren Fowler and his student, Sara Skentelbery, investigated the rather common belief that a woman who dates older men (by 10 or more years) has “daddy issues”: an unhealthy relationship with her father. Comparing elder-dating women with women dating more age-matched men, they found no support for the notion that they were using these men as psychological grout, a la,“I love how you fill the void from my pops never coming to my violin recitals.” Evolutionary psychology research on female mate preferences suggests you Live with a 20-something man-child might not be drawn to older men, per and you get the idea that guppies are on to something in how they sometimes se, but men who are more mature, more willing to commit and more able to eat their young—long before their support any children you might have gupp-ettes start spending their days together. In a few years, as guys closer smoking weed, playing Mortal Kombat 11, and waiting for the trash to grow legs, to your age meet these benchmarks better, you might start dating men just waddle out back and throw itself in the slightly older (as research finds women dumpster. tend to do). This only changes when Your friends join countless people with women hit their 70s, when many zero background in the therapy game who are quick to “diagnose” others with become willing to give (somewhat younger) young bucks a shot. At this various insulting psychological issues. point, their friends in assisted living Luckily, few have the medical hubris to probably tell them they have “cradle give your forehead a squint across the issues,” but probably just because hors d’oeuvres and announce,“Excuse they’re jealous from eavesdropping on me, but I think you have a small tumor them through the walls: “Shout dirty to named Max pressing on your frontal me, Chad!” lobe.”
TENDER MERCENARIES I’m a 30-year-old woman. My ex is an extremely wealthy and successful Wall Streeter I found to be a charming sociopath: lying, manipulative and willing to do anything to win. I was curious about the woman he was with before me, so I Googled her. Like him, she’s in her 40s and very good-looking. She’s really accomplished: an Ivy grad and founder and CEO of a successful company. I was surprised to see she’s dating a guy who’s a construction manager. With all she has going for her, why would she move from my ex to this man? ---Curious Dating a sociopath lets you experience what it’s like to go temporarily insane. You scratch their back; they’ll stab yours and then somehow get you apologizing for how rude you were to leave those big blood stains all over their rug. It’s not surprising that you and this other woman were drawn to Darth Trader. Research finds that women (from the Amazon to the, uh, amazon. com) are driven to try to land highstatus, high-earning men. But evolutionary psychologist Norman Li observed that, in some studies, this priority sometimes ranked surprisingly low on research participants’ wish lists. Li attributed this to how a good deal of mating research gave participants
“sky’s the limit” options that don’t reflect the real-world constraints on people’s choices; for example, the “trade-offs normally made when people select mates, whose traits come in bundles.” (“Good earner” is packaged with “looks vaguely Neanderthal.”) Context also matters, like whether a person’s own mate value, on a scale from 1 to 10, is “Little Engine That Could”-ing its way to 6. Research by sociologist Yue Qian, among others, does find that highearning, highly educated women tend to go for higher-earning, more highly educated men. However, it’s possible that, for this woman, feeling burned by a “great on paper” guy who treats others as vending machines for his needs provided powerful “context,” motivating her subsequent choice of boyfriend. I see that women in their 30s and 40s who previously snubbed men who weren’t power brokers often start putting more weight on finding a loving man with good character. For this particular woman, a manly-man urban cowboy on a bucking earth mover might be just the change she needs— even temporarily—from a selfish, sociopathic Wall Street pretty boy. Ideally, if a woman describes the man she’s with as “amazing,” it shouldn’t be because he’s living proof that a human being can survive for decades without a heart.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020220720 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ADVENTURE EXPEDITION COMPANY. 4369 Chase Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 201501510009. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Supercharger Creative/Films LLC, 4369 Chase Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066.. 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/ Lonnie Peralta. TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: Supercharger Creative/Films LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 18, 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: 12/31/20, 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020222991 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PLAYA DISTRICT DENTAL. 6801 Park Terrace Dr., Suite 330 Los Angeles, CA 90045. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 4327509. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ligans Dental Corporation, 6801 Park Terrace Dr., Suite 330 Los Angeles, CA 90045. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. 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/ Erik Ligans. TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: Ligans Dental Corporation. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 22, 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 com-
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: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020226439 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRIANGLE WINES. 6235 W. 87th St. Los Angeles, CA 90045. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 4569435. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Amaaa Corp, 7833 Croydon Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90045. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. 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/ Andre Belotto. TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: Amaaa Corp. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 29, 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: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021009994 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAMEDAY TESTING. 615 Mildred Ave. Venice, CA 90291. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Praesidium Diagnostics LLC, 615 Mildred Ave. Venice, CA 90291. 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/ Felix Huettenbach. TITLE: Manager, Corp or LLC Name: Praesildium Diagnostics LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 13, 2021. 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
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: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021001781 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MORRISON TRANSACTION SERVICES; 1710 S. Centinela Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Lesley Morrison, 1710 S. Centinela Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2015. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Lesley Morrison. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 5, 2021. 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: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020225381 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JM LUXURY CONCIERGE TRAVEL; 3416 Beethoven Street Los Angeles, CA 90066. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Julia Mitchell, 3416 Beethoven Street Los Angeles, CA 90066. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 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/: Julia Mitchell. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 28, 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: 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020227157 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TOBAGOTRIN; 7600 W. Manchester Ave., 1109 Playa del Rey, CA 90293. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Roxann Taylor, Doyle Taylor, 7600 W. Manchester Ave., 1109 Playa del Rey, CA 90293. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Married Couple. 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/: Roxann Taylor. TITLE: Partner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 31, 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: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021007199 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CITY STYLE BOUTIQUE; 133 W. Hillsdale St. Inglewood, CA 90302. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ondria Ortiz, 133 W. Hillsdale St. Inglewood, CA 90302. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 10/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Ondria Ortiz. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 11, 2021. 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: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21
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On January 24, LACMA will feature a free streamed performance in celebration of Mozart’s birthday. on Rose Avenue between Bergman. $25/household. during the specified hours or Hampton and Lincoln. Park at To register, visit thewallis.org can be made online at Amazon. Whole Foods Parking Lot (use You’ve Got Mail: Catalina spaces closest to Rose) and head Friday, January 22 Island’s Mail Carrier History, 11 a.m. west to the beach. Capacity is RUNWAY Playa Vista In 1826, a carrier pigeon limited due to safety protocol. Toiletries Drive, 4 to 6 p.m. delivered the first documented To sign up, email CIA Chair See previous event description. letter from Catalina Island to Brennan Lindner at Ipswich, Massachusetts. The brennan@genericevents.com Saturday, January 23 Catalina Island Museum will be For more information, visit Marina del Rey Farmers showcasing the letter and business.venicechamber.net Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. discuss its significance to Encore Edition: Mozart The Marina del Rey Farmers Mexican-American history. Birthday Celebration at Market continues to operate on There will be two guest speakers LACMA, 6 to 7 p.m. Saturdays. In order to better that will talk about pigeon To celebrate Mozart’s birthday, serve the community during the training and Catalina’s mail LACMA will feature a free pandemic, seniors 65 and older delivery. Members $5, Nonstreamed performance recording are invited to shop at 8 a.m. members $10 of two musical groups. The before the market opens to the For the zoom link, visit American Youth Symphony general public. Face masks are catalinamuseum.org Principals String Quartet will now required for all vendors and 18th Annual Venice Film Fest, perform “String Quartet No. 18 patrons. A maximum of 40 2 to 4 p.m. in G major, K. 387.” Capitol shoppers are allowed in the Join this Zoom discussion with Ensemble will perform Ensemmarket at one time. cinematographer/editor Z ble “Sinfonia Concertante in Parking Lot 11, 14101 Panay Weyand, singer Shawn O’Brien, E-flat major, K. 364.” Way, Marina del Rey Rahne Pistor, John Cannizzaro To view the performance, visit RUNWAY Playa Vista Toiletand others on the colorful lacma.org/event/sundays-liveries Drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. history of films made in Venice encore-edition-16 See previous event description. and celebration of the otherSheléa: A Tribute to Alan & Monday, January 25 worldly happenings at the Marilyn Bergman, 8 p.m. legendary Venice West Gallery, Rooftop Cinema Club The Wallis Annenberg Center aka Sponto Gallery. The films presents “Guardians of the for the Performing Arts will that will be discussed can be Galaxy,” 9 p.m. host singer-songwriter and viewed on YouTube prior to the Join the Rooftop Cinema Club keyboardist Sheléa. She has event. at the Santa Monica Airport for performed at numerous famous For more information, visit a viewing of “Guardians of the venues from the White House facebook.com/events/ Galaxy.” Cars will be allowed in to Carnegie Hall. She will sing 1594236250781655 an hour before the movie songs written by Oscar-winning couple Alan and Marilyn Sunday, January 24 COURTESY OF MARINA DEL REY FARMERS MARKET
On Saturdays, shop fresh produce and more at the Marina del Rey Farmers Market.
Chamber in Action Pop-Up Cleaning Crew, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. This event is a part of the Chamber in Action Committee’s Pop-Up Cleaning Crew initiative in which the committee and volunteers visit different areas around Venice to pick up trash and help take care of the community. The Venice Chamber will provide gloves, trash bags, brooms and rakes. Please bring masks and maintain six feet of distance from those outside your household at all times. Free coffee and donuts will be provided following the clean-up. This week’s location is
begins. There are regularly sanitized bathrooms. You are welcome to bring your own food or purchase contactless food and drink. Children under 8 don’t count as guests; however, the movie is PG-13. 1 to 2 guests in a car costs $32; 3 or more guests costs $45. To register, visit rooftopcinemaclub.com/santamonica
Tuesday, January 26 Sandy Brushes Watercolor for Beginners, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Join Cammie Richardson on Zoom for an easy introduction class for watercolor. It’s free to register, but there are limited virtual seats. If you can’t make this week’s class, there is a class every Tuesday. To receive the Zoom link, visit beaches.lacounty.gov Book Talk: Separated with Jacob Soboroff - LMU, 5 to 6 p.m. Loyola Marymount University is hosting Jacob Soboroff, a MSNBC investigative journalist, whose novel uncovers the truth about the Trump administration’s family separation policy on the US-Mexico border. The Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic will also discuss the continuing issues for US immigration policy. To access the zoom livestream, visit cal.lmu.edu
Send event information at least 10 days in advance to kkirk@ timespublications.com COURTESY OF WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Spring 2021 Virtual Exhibition Dan McCleary: OAXACA - USC Fisher Museum of Art, For over 20 years, Dan McClearly has partnered with Fernando Sandoval, an iconic printmaker, to make mostly black and white art pieces in etching and aquatint inspired by the beauty of Oaxaca. While you can’t see McCleary’s art in person, the Fisher Museum of Art has created a video display of the exhibit, as well as a catalogue of the works. For more information, visit fisher.usc.edu Mindful Awareness Meditation at the Hammer Museum, 12:30 to 1 p.m. It’s a crazy world right now and everyone needs time to relax and destress. Every Thursday, the Hammer Museum offers a free 30-minute meditation session run by Diana Winston, director of mindfulness education at MARC and other guest leaders. Each week has a new theme and introduces a new daily life practice. The sessions will run through February 25. Every session is archived. To sign up, visit uclahealth.org RUNWAY Playa Vista Toiletries Drive, 4 to 6 p.m. Starting January 18, RUNWAY is partnering with local nonprofit organizations like Brown Bag Lady, the local Girl Scouts chapter, and The Giving Express to collect toiletry donations to be distributed to the homeless population across the greater LA area. Donation requests include essentials like toothbrushes, toothpaste, feminine supplies, masks, hand sanitizer, first aid supplies and more. Donations can be dropped off on-site at RUNWAY near the kid’s playground
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On January 23, singer-songwriter Sheléa will perform songs written by Oscar-winning couple Alan and Marilyn Bergman for Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.