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Corona by the numbers & local updates Compiled by Kamala Kirk Cases and deaths by neighborhood as of Jan. 25: Culver City: 1,835 (deaths 66); Del Rey: 1,721 (deaths 17); El Segundo: 555 (deaths 4); Marina del Rey: 283 (deaths 0); Mar Vista: 1,672 (deaths 24); Palms: 2,193 (deaths 39); Playa Vista: 493 (deaths 3); Playa del Rey: 87 (deaths 0); Santa Monica: 3,779 (deaths 108); Venice: 1,302 (deaths 13); Westchester: 1,959 (deaths 32)
Total Westside cases: 15,879 total Westside deaths: 306 total confirmed cases in LA County: 1,073,111 total deaths in LA County: 13,848 total new cases as of Jan. 25: 15,260 total new deaths: 98 hospitalizations: 6,697 positivity rate (seven-day average): 14% total number of people tested: 5,377,758 (Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)
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Stories From the Heart Playa del Rey resident’s story featured in ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ book PHOTOS COURTESY OF DENISE REICH
By Kamala Kirk The “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book series is known for highlighting heartfelt and inspiring personal stories from people around the world. Playa del Rey resident Denise Reich has published 18 stories in various “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books over the past 12 years. In 2009, her first story about the experience of being with her cat at the end of his life was published in “Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned From the Cat.” Another story Reich wrote that was originally published in 2011 in a previous version of “Chicken Soup” has been included in a new book, “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive for Preteens.” “The new book compiles stories from several different books that have been released over the years,” Reich said. “My story is the same as it was when it was first published; however, the format is quite different. It’s smaller than conventional ‘Chicken Soup’ books and has questions and writing prompts after each story. It’s designed to be a book that preteens can carry, read and engage with.” Reich’s story, “My Own Label,” is about her experiences in the fifth and sixth grade
Playa del Rey resident Denise Reich’s story “My Own Label” is included in the new book, “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive for Preteens.” dealing with fashion and label-conscious classmates who made fun of her for not wearing designer clothing. “It was fairly vicious and the fact that I remember it vividly all these years later speaks to that,” Reich shared. “I begged and pleaded for one designer shirt because I thought that would stop the torment. My mother somehow scraped together enough money for one, but my classmates were visibly upset when I wore it. It was so ridiculous that it made me realize they weren’t worth worrying about. Their taunts just bounced off me after that because their
words carried no weight with me.” Reich’s other stories that have been published in various “Chicken Soup” books over the years run the gamut from childhood anecdotes to accounts of meeting actors from “Star Wars.” While she doesn’t write as a career, Reich has been writing for most of her life. As a teenager she co-wrote a book on youth journalism and has also contributed nonfiction articles and essays to numerous publications. “I really enjoy “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” because they publish a variety of authors and perspectives in their goal to uplift readers,” Reich said. “The editors are incredibly kind and open. I’ve also really loved some of the international translations
that have been released. I was born in Italy so it was especially meaningful to me when two of the books I was in were translated into Italian. I think readers will love that this new book takes a very holistic approach to the term ‘thinking positive.’ The stories don’t all have happy endings. The narrators don’t always get what they want. What is positive is that the writers all got through whatever they were facing and learned something from it that they can share with the rest of us.” “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive for Preteens” retails for $10.95 and royalties from the book will support the work of Kids in Crisis, an organization that helps families in need.
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By Kamala Kirk Santa Monica resident Harley Frankel has dedicated his career to improving education. Over the years, he has held numerous prestigious roles, including director of the National Head Start program, senior White House aide, and executive VP of the Portland Trail Blazers. In 2003, he founded College Match, a nonprofit organization that was established to help talented students from low-income families get into and graduate from the nation’s top colleges and universities. After 20 years of giving back to thousands of underserved students, Frankel is retiring from his position as president of College Match on his 80th birthday. Frankel’s legacy of outstanding leadership will be celebrated with a virtual fundraiser event on Feb. 2 and the creation of the Harley Frankel Scholarship Fund. The scholarship fund will ensure that every low-income College Match student has sufficient financial resources to attend the college of their choice and to assist students currently in college with unanticipated or new financial needs so they can continue
Harley Frankel. and complete their education. Sponsorship opportunities are available and start at $1,000. For every dollar raised, College Match generates a return on investment of 2,000% in total financial assistance for students. “Working with these incredibly bright and talented inner city students gives me more joy than any other job I have ever had, and I have had some good ones,” Frankel said. “College Match is the best thing I have ever done because of the wonderful students and their devoted parents.” For more information, visit collegematchla.org
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By Edwina Magaña Proposals for development of mixed-use, commercial retail and residential housing on the Westside is not new. Neither is the controversy that surrounds the matter. In this case, “matter” is not meant to be a pun. This new development is an issue that affects local community members in a profound way, considering that it sets a precedence for the opportunity for proactive actions and voices in respect to addressing architectural designs and housing costs relative to post-pandemic conditions. Additionally, there is an opportunity to address the social inequities related to urban development that continues to be perpetuated in our society. Two investor-developers have begun plans that call for razing a collection of single-story commercial buildings and associated parking near Glencoe Avenue and Maxella Avenue in Marina del Rey to be replaced by mixed-use development that includes high-rise buildings and an increase in density and other significant changes that are a topic of controversy. The proposed Paseo Marina project would be located at the Villa Marina Marketplace shopping center. The unprecedented pandemic, impacting our lives today, magnifies the need for individual and collective humanitarian action to address worldwide and community-level issues. As we rely more on computer-mediated communication modes to access information, there are people that are being alienated because of their preference or reliance on traditional forms of communication. There are now virtual communities within communities. For those outside of these virtual communities, their viewpoints are missed. Whether by participating in a virtual neighborhood council meeting or reading a newspaper such as The Argonaut, community engagement continues to be of value. There continues to be the opportunity to share views amongst neighbors, make phone calls and/or write letters to express viewpoints concerning the surrounding community.
The proposed Paseo Marina project would be located at the Villa Marina marketplace shopping center in Marina del Rey. Within a community, longtime community members matter just as much as the more affluent population moving into the community. Equitable accommodations for all means that sacrifices and compromises need to be negotiated. Information needs to be disseminated in a large-scale manner and a high number of voices needs to be heard on matters that concern surrounding community members. Whether or not this is speculative profiteering or developerdriven effort that benefits privatizers and other financial institutions or is a much-needed community revitalization project, a community-oriented approach to the decision-making process ensures that the project addresses important matters such as its impact on homeless, affordable housing, traffic congestion, legal zoning and density issues. Perhaps it will bring construction jobs and minimum wage jobs to the area, but will it impede efforts taking place today to address the increase in demand for affordable housing and other unknown challenges that may result post-pandemic? Will the project address the institutional housing inequity among all economic and ethnic groups or consider itself
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exempt? Could the future bring a decline in brick-and-mortar retail? Will there be a trend to live in less dense communities? Will post-pandemic lifestyles and mindsets address disparities in our economy, gentrification and subtle re-segregation? As community stakeholders, we can make a call to action to Mike Bonin, the 11th district councilmember representative for the Marina del Rey, Del Rey and Venice neighborhoods that are located closest to the proposed Paseo Marina project. Bonin is considered an advocate for downsizing out-of-scale projects and opposing overdevelopment. As a legislator and representative of our communities, Bonin’s voice needs to be heard on the zoning and development of the current project proposal in Marina del Rey. Additionally, Bonin needs to know where his constituents stand on the issues surrounding this project. As an elected official, it is our councilmembers’ responsibility to be apprised of and responsive to the needs and matters of concern of their constituents. There are those that welcome the new development and opposers to the development as
well as those that are perhaps complacent, unaware and/or unconcerned about the development in the area. Our councils abide by constitutions, statues, ordinances and policies that are meant to support and manage the needs of our community. They represent our community leadership. “Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.” - Warren Bennis Neighborhood councils are advocates for our local voice, leading to fulfillment of community needs and addressing community concerns through their feedback to higher-level government policy makers and public funding providers. I would like to encourage all community members to participate in city council and neighborhood council meetings and other forums in a manner of their choice. At the time of submission of this article, the communications position on the Del Rey Neighborhood Council was unfilled. The Paseo Marina project is pending. This is one of the factors that led to my reaching out to the local Argonaut newspaper to reach community
members. I would like to encourage community members to be active participants in getting their concerns, ideas and issues, as well as positive feedback, heard at their local council meetings. The Del Rey Neighborhood Council holds monthly meetings via Zoom. The next virtual Land Use & Planning/Green SubCommittee meeting is scheduled for Feb. 18. I am encouraging my neighbors to use their voices to share their viewpoints in regard to community sustainability, and actively push back and oppose the upswing of any exploitative or inappropriate planning in the community, as well as support projects that they deem aligned to the lifestyle and desires of the local community members. Power to Speak is The Argonaut’s guest opinion column for community members to voice their views on local matters and does not represent an editorial position or endorsement by The Argonaut. The opinions, experiences, research and data analysis expressed in this article are the author’s own. Have a unique point of view on a neighborhood matter or a national issue with a local twist? Email kkirk@ timespublications.com.
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Venice Family Clinic Launches Mobile Clinic Van immediately and in the field, saving some patients a visit at the clinic, and they will have the safety and dignity of meeting with us privately.” Venice Family Clinic will also expand its services to families by partnering with local agencies that serve parents and their children who are unhoused or at risk of homelessness. The providers can also offer more extensive on-site health care services including drawing blood, obtaining other samples for tests, vaccines, rapid HIV and hepatitis C testing, in addition to medically assisted drug and alcohol treatment. “We are concerned about the ongoing crisis of homelessness in our city, especially among families, and we want to help find new ways to tackle this complex and urgent challenge,” said Dr. Smith Meyer, a member of the Venice Family Clinic Foundation Board of Trustees. “The van is a shining
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Nonprofit community health center Venice Family Clinic announced the launch of a mobile clinic van that will transform the care it provides to homeless families and individuals or those at risk of losing their homes. Until now, Venice Family Clinic’s nine street medicine teams relied on backpacks filled with medical supplies and equipment to provide on-site care to people experiencing homelessness. Thanks to a generous donation from The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation, the street medicine teams will have a clinic on wheels that brings the privacy of a medical office to their patients. “With the mobile clinic van, we can bring our comprehensive model of care to more people in need at our partners’ shelters, transitional living programs and access centers,” said Dr. Coley M. King, director of homeless services. “We will be able to treat a wider range of medical needs
Venice Family Clinic’s new mobile clinic van will expand their ability to provide care to homeless and at-risk families and individuals. example of how Venice Family Clinic pioneers innovations to help people in need—in this instance, helping to create a new way of delivering health care
directly to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.” For more information, visit venicefamilyclinic.org
Craig Perkins Joins The Bay Foundation Board of Directors MAGES COURTESY THE BAY FOUNDATION
Craig Perkins, president and executive director of The Energy Coalition (TEC), was recently named to The Bay Foundation’s Board of Directors. In his role for TEC, Perkins provides leadership, oversight and strategic input for all contracts, programs and policy work. As science-based advocates for the Bay, The Bay Foundation is involved in various impactful projects through the region such as restoring beaches, kelp forests, dunes, streams and wetlands; recovering threatened and endangered species; providing landmark programs to help restaurants and boaters prevent pollution from entering coastal waters; and conducting research and planning that address sea level rise, ocean acidification hypoxia and climate change. Prior to joining TEC, Perkins was Craig Perkins. director of environmental and
public works management for the City of Santa Monica, where he served for over 25 years and led development of Santa Monica’s award-winning Sustainable City Plan, Solar Santa Monica Program and Energy Independence Plan. Perkins is also a member of the Leadership Council for the LA Regional Collaborative for Climate, a member of the SCAG Global Land Use and Economic Advisory Council, and serves on the City of LA’s Stormwater Program Oversight Committee. “I am honored to serve on The Bay Foundation Board as it is an organization with a critically important mission to protect and restore Santa Monica Bay and local coastal waters,” Perkins said. “These are issues that I have cared deeply about and worked for my entire professional life. I look forward to assisting in and
supporting the successful future work of The Bay Foundation.” In addition to Perkins, Francine Diamond was reappointed to the Board of Directors and Santa Monica College’s Alex Tower joined for her first term on the Board.
Santa Monica Extends Eviction Moratoriums to March 31 The city of Santa Monica has extended the timeline for eviction protections to March 31 for residential and commercial tenants that are unable to pay rent due to financial impacts of COVID-19. This aligns with the extension of the moratorium on evictions of residential tenants for reasons
other than nonpayment of rent adopted in the “thirsty-first emergency supplement” in December 2020. The “thirty-second supplement” also extends the expiration of the City’s local emergency and associated supplements to March 31. “As many of our residents and
businesses continue to struggle with the devastating economic toll caused by the pandemic, we are committed to helping our community members to stay houses,” said Interim City Manager Lane Dilg. “Every vaccine provided and every decrease in hospitalizations provides hope, but we know we still
have a long road to travel to full economic recovery. As a city, we intend to walk alongside our community members each step of the way.” For the latest information, visit santamonica.gov/coronavirus or call the City’s Coronavirus Hotline at 310-458-8400. JANUARY 28, 2021 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 7
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New Board Member SMMUSD Board appoints Keith Coleman By Kamala Kirk On Jan. 14, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School approved the provisional appointment of Keith Coleman, current co-chair of the district’s intercultural equity and excellence district advisory committee, to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education. He will serve on the board until the next regularly scheduled election of school board members in November 2022. The vacancy was created when former board member Oscar de la Torre was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in the November 2020 election. “Keith has a powerful personal story that speaks to the need for more awareness of all students whose voices have not traditionally been heard or represented, whether that be in special education or through the lens of social justice,” said Jon Kean, Board president. “He will be a tremendous asset to the SMMUSD community and Board of Education.” Coleman is a senior adviser for Capitol PAGE 8 THE ARGONAUT JANUARY 28, 2021
Partners and served as an executive vice president of public policy, chief strategy office emeritus, for the Tesla Foundation. An alumni of Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania, he brings expertise in strategy, public affairs, government relations, economic development and other areas of expertise to the school board. “I am humbled to serve on the SMMUSD Board of Education,” Coleman said. “It is dear to me, as my mom was a special educator for many years in Los Angeles: this is for her. It is exciting to begin working with board members, the superintendent and the entire SMMUSD family in an excellence through equity vision that drives transformative learning experiences for students and reimagines equity gap considerations. Joining the district’s team culture of responsibility, commitment, respect and communication is welcoming. I’m ready to support leadership innovation efforts in mental health and student well-being.”
ANCESTRY DOT CON I’m a single woman in my mid-30s with an older half-brother I haven’t seen in 20 years. He started calling me several years ago and we speak sporadically (always instigated by him). He’s married and refers to me as the aunt to his four children (whom I’ve never met). Recently, he asked whether they could all stay with me for a while. On the next call, he asked to borrow money. I have yet to give him answers. I can’t help but suspect he just intended to use me all along. Is there a way to figure out whether that was the case? If so, I really don’t want anything to do with him. --Wary
McNuggets might be a life-or-death issue. Evolutionary psychologists Leda Cosmides and John Tooby find that the human mind has a specialized mechanism for detecting “cheaters,” meaning people who intentionally try to take a benefit they aren’t entitled to. An example of this would be someone scooping up the benefits of being family when his real motivation was just milking you. Granted, you and half-bro are family; however, had he not asked for money along with a place to stay, you might not feel so set up. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely’s research finds that outside of business situations, the mere mention of money sours relationships, “introducing market If you have to give a 40-year-old kid norms” into interactions with friends, a home in your basement, the kid should at least be yours. Unfortunate- family, nice neighbors and romantic partners. ly, a lack of money is sometimes the “Market norms” are “give to get” root of newfound family. When your business norms. The supermarket half-brother first called, it probably gives us a loaf of bread and we give seemed like a nice thing. But now them $3 to get out the door without that he’s hitting you up for money getting arrested for shoplifting. and housing, it’s natural you’re “Social norms” are the love- and wondering whether he was just liking-driven standards that guide priming you for financial seduction. There are two clashing evolutionary our giving to friends, family, neighbors and romantic partners. We motives in play here: our motivation don’t expect instant payback (or, to sacrifice in order to help our relatives and our motivation to avoid sometimes, any payback), and we don’t keep an accounting ledger: “I being scammed. helped you move your couch. You It’s in our genetic self-interest to need to come over and spend a sock away our money and other half-hour mopping my floor.” resources for any children we might Elements of social norms do have, who’ll carry approximately 50% emerge in market situations (like if of our genes (plus 50% of their other the butcher is fond of you), and parent’s). However, evolutionary when friends or romantic partners psychology research consistently are “all take,” we eventually give finds we’re prone to set aside our them the boot. However, muddying own interests when people in need the two norms—like if a guy has sex are related to us, well beyond whatwith his girlfriend and leaves a wad ever generosity we’d show to friends of cash on the nightstand afteror even needy strangers. ward—can be disastrous. As Ariely This makes genetic sense. Half puts it, once market norms spill into siblings like you and your brother social norm-driven situations, “recovhave about 25% of the same genes, ering a social relationship is difficult.” on average. That’s not the 50% you’d Because of the pandemic, many share with a full sibling (on average), but it’s not nothing. Half bro’s children are struggling and suddenly desperate, so it’s possible your half-brother’s might share a smattering of your intentions were warm and familial genes (maybe 12.5% or thererather than cold and calculating. It’ll abouts). So, by helping half-bro, you potentially help at least some of your probably take time (with continuing contact) to suss out where he’s genes show up in coming generacoming from. Saying no to him (at tions. That said, our level of relatedleast initially) might also do the ness factors into how willing we are to incur costs, though these calcula- job—leading him to blow up and disappear if he’s just there to milk tions are done subconsciously. In and bilk. Of course, if he’s a schemother words, if this guy were your full ing sociopath, he might take the brother, you might be more inclined long view, deciding Auntie ATM just (or a little less disinclined!) to fork needs more “grooming” before he over money and bedrooms. can pull off the middle-class version We likewise evolved to be on the of the vagrant who tells you you’re lookout for scammers. In a harsh beautiful so he can ask you for a ancestral environment, getting dollar. conned out of our share of bison
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Vaccine Update Find out how to sign up for your COVID-19 vaccine By Alexander Hutton Like so many other elements of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rules and execution surrounding vaccination efforts are constantly changing. In the past week, both Los Angeles and the state of California have made updates to the processes surrounding COVID-19 vaccines. In one of the most important developments, all LA County residents who are at least 65 years of age are now eligible to receive a shot. The vaccine had previously only been available in California to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities, referred to as the Phase 1A group by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Conversely, residents 65 and up are considered to be in the first tier of Phase 1B. Several notable locations in Southern California have been
another 20,000 people will be protected from COVID-19 by standing up these five sites alone,” Solis said during a Jan. 19 briefing. The increased vaccination efforts come at a crucial time when California is struggling with distribution. The state’s backlog and injection rate are
converted into vaccination hubs including Dodger Stadium, The Forum in Inglewood, California State University, Northridge; Six Flags Magic Mountain, Fairplex in Pomona, and the Los Angeles County Office of Education. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti said that
Dodger Stadium has distributed upwards of 7,700 shots in a single day. Also, County Board of Supervisors chair Hilda Solis stated that the other five sites can each vaccinate up to 4,000 people per day. “That means that each day
among the worst the country. In addition, a spike in cases throughout the United States has hit LA particularly hard. The total number of cases in the county has surpassed 1 million, while the total number of deaths confirmed to be related to COVID-19 causes has surpassed 14,000.
Where to Sign Up Anyone in LA County can visit carbonhealth.com where they will be asked to enter their occupation, birth date and answer whether they have COVID-related health risks. They will be prompted to schedule an appointment if they are eligible or join a waitlist if they aren’t. Ages 65+: Visit vaccinatelacounty.com and select “Click here to book an appointment” or call 833-540-0473 between 8 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Ages 64 and under: Visit vaccinatelacounty.com and sign up for the county’s COVID-19 vaccine email newsletter to receive updates and information on which groups are eligible to get vaccinated.
Making Health a Priority Santa Monica’s Shore Hotel offers COVID-19 testing to the public PHOTO BY MEGAN BOB
By Kamala Kirk Over the past year, COVID-19 testing access has been limited and hard to find. Focused on the health of his team and community during the pandemic, Steve Farzam, owner of Shore Hotel, decided to take matters into his own hands by opening a testing site at his hotel. After doing some research, he brought in licensed physician Dr. Jason Rhee to oversee the process of offering PCR and antibody tests. Dr. Rhee also supervised the necessary paperwork and confirmed the best logistics including setting up the supply chain, use of testing bays, drive-up and walk-up testing protocols, sharing of test results and waste disposal. Shore Hotel has remained open since the beginning of the pandemic and is the first hotel in Santa Monica to offer COVID-19 testing to staff, locals and visitors. The service is managed by a separate company, 911 COVID Testing, and is performed in the open-air rear loading dock of the hotel located off Ocean
Shore Hotel in Santa Monica recently started offering COVID-19 testing, Avenue. “Sustainability is at the heart of Shore Hotel’s value proposition and that means ensuring the well-being and safety of our team,” said Gerry Peck,
general manager of Shore Hotel. “We wanted to make sure they were taken care of and are pleased to say almost all of the hotel team has been tested.”
Open to the general public, the tests are scheduled online and conducted without leaving one’s car, although walk-ups are also permitted. The testing site is open seven days a week
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and can handle up to 250 FDA-authorized tests daily including the COVID Antibody Rapid Test and the COVID Antigen Rapid Testing nasal swab. The attending medical team will offer results in the format requested: in-person within 10 minutes or by email in 24 hours. Testing costs $95 and up. “Free weekly antibody testing is offered every week to our team, and their family members can access PCR and antibody tests for a reduced price, which can be reimbursed by their insurance,” Peck said. “Access to free on-site testing for staff has been a great decision as it offers an additional layer of safety and security, and makes our team feel more like a family. We strive to take care of each other and offering the COVID-19 tests on site is just another way for us to show how we care for them. For more information and to schedule an appointment, visit 911covidtesting.as.me
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Sharing Their Visions Dave Roberts, Sharon Robinson honored at MLK celebration
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Recently, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was honored by the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. this organization for what we have done on the field, but I am doubly more proud of what we have done off the field.” Players like Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts and Kenley Jansen were fundamental to the Dodgers’ efforts to speak up for the minority communities, many of which are located in the LA area. Honored alongside Roberts was Sharon Robinson, who was presented with the Human Dignity Award for her continued efforts in and around her community. Robinson serves as vice chair of the Jackie Robinson Foundation and continues to work with Major League Baseball and its Breaking Barriers program, both of which provide opportu-
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nities for the minority youth in America to achieve grants along with leadership development and mentorship. Robinson reflected on attending the 1963 March on Washington and her father’s impact on the family. “We were strong through the good and the hard times,” Robinson said. “I grew up with my dad as an activist. Our dining room table was a discussion point for the civil rights movement. He was always this man of compassion and commitment, and he shared that with mom.” While the baseball legend was heavily involved with the Civil Rights Movement, Robinson called her father her role model.
“When I look back through my childhood, my vision for life always included children,” Robinson said. She uses that vision through her work as a former teacher at several prestigious universities including Yale and Howard, as the MLB’s vice president of educational programs, as an adolescent health specialist and through her memoir, “Child of a Dream. “There was so much excitement,” Robinson said about meeting MLK for the first time. “When we were introduced to him, he was so kind to us as children. He wanted to know more about us. He taught us about peace, taught us about freedom and made us want to work toward it.”
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Paying It Forward Donations pour in for Playa Provisions from customers around the world PHOTOS COURTESY PLAYA PROVISIONS
By Haley Beyer Though COVID-19 has made running a business a nearly impossible task, Brooke Williamson, winner of “Top Chef” and owner of Playa Provisions in Playa del Rey, and her husband Nick Roberts, have done everything in their power to stay afloat during the pandemic. Playa Provisions was one of four restaurants owned by the couple, but is sadly the last one remaining since COVID-19 occurred. They had over 100 employees and are now down to roughly a dozen. “Having to make those tough decisions has by far been the hardest part of this past year,” Williamson said. Now the tables have turned as the community, customers and long-distance fans of the restaurant have found a way to show some appreciation for the couple and their hard-working staff. On Jan. 10, an order came through Playa Provisions’ online system that left the entire kitchen overwhelmed with emotion. It was a donation from a couple who live in Texas that always makes a point to stop by the restaurant whenever they travel to Los Angeles. Since they can’t visit the restaurant now due to COVID-19, they wanted to support Playa Provisions from afar by ordering a breakfast sandwich with no intention of picking it up so that an employee at the restaurant could enjoy a free meal. “The message and concept of it all was so incredibly sweet and unexpected,” Williamson said. “It was a kind reminder from a guest for us to hold onto the hope for better days and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel for us restaurant owners and workers.” Williamson also shared the act of kindness on Instagram to spread the positive vibes and it didn’t take long for the positivity to go viral. They received over 100 donations the next day from people in their local community, out of state and even outside the country. Messages and donations came in from as far away as Canada, Germany and Norway. “It’s hard to put into words, we were surprised, overwhelmed
During the pandemic, Playa Provisions in Playa del Rey has received an outpouring of support from customers, both in and out of state.
The restaurant has received hundreds of donations, which have helped them feed employees and their families, as well as the local fire department and first responders. with gratitude, thankful,” Williamson said. “We are simply just blown away by everyone’s random acts of kindness that allowed us to feed our local heroes and staff.” The donations have been shared among staff, first responders and guests. Williamson and Roberts were able to supply their employees with meals on the job, post-shift drinks and warm meals to take home to their families. Eventually, they had so many donations pouring in that they were able to do bigger things such as
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share extra food and drink orders with the Playa del Rey Fire Department and donate more than 150 warm meals to a nearby hospital on the Westside. Some donations were sent in with a request by the donor to pass items onto the next customer. Whether it was a sandwich, bottle of wine, dessert or a canned cocktail, the next guest who came to the restaurant to pick up their order would be surprised with the donation. “They were so surprised at the generosity of a stranger, and
it’s been a great way for us to engage more with our customers and keep growing the community here,” Williamson said. From this point, Williamson and her staff plan to continue paying it forward with any donations that come in. Though there were times they feared they might not make it through the week, they know they have the support of the community to help them through. “There is still hope and there is still kindness in this world,” Williamson said. “The fact that
people, let alone strangers, can take the time to be selfless, is very encouraging and uplifting. I’m so grateful for this community and how it has allowed me to play a bigger part in paying it forward. The viral outpouring of love and support from all over the world is unlike anything else I’ve experienced as a chef.” For more information, visit playaprovisions.com and follow @playaprovisions and @chefbrookew on Instagram.
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By Bridgette M. Redman When there was an influx of virtual dance recordings, Dance Camera West’s executive and artistic director Kelly Hargraves initially thought they would sit out the annual festival because the market was overly saturated. “Everyone was doing an online festival,” Hargraves said. “Festivals are usually a local event and you’re bringing films around the world to your community. Once the community is global, the same films are showing a lot. I thought it was saturated. If this is what it is going to be in January 2021, I’m going to take a year off, because no one needs it at this point.” Two things changed her mind. First, she saw submitted films and realized they were different. They were created as film projects, instead of sudden adaptations to dancing on camera. Second, The Broad Stage at Santa Monica College offered to create a drive-in movie experience on Jan. 30 and 31 where people could gather safely to watch the final two days of the festival. “I always wanted to do a drive-in screening,” Hargraves said. “I’ve been trying to work that out for years and then not doing it because it is hard. The Broad Stage came through with it.” The Dance Camera West Drive-In, Best of the Festival will feature a wide range of dance films from group to solo dances, from those in remote landscapes to urban spaces. Some are short, some are long. All, Hargraves feels, have something to contribute in 2021. As the films came in, she grew more excited about everything they had to offer. Thirty-five films will be screened throughout the month. “The films we present do have a place amongst all this eruption of instant media,” Hargraves said. “Everyone is making stuff, but the films we present were conceived to be film from the beginning.” The final two programs feature dance films from around the world featuring a wide variety of subjects and tones. Some of the award winners include: • “Forest Floor” by Robbie
“The Circadian Cycle” uses the dancing body as a metaphor and charts a day from sunrise to evening, moving through cycles of nature.
“4” is an experimental short film featuring music and dance that brings the audience to a research space to identify the source of balance and proportions in the combined art forms.
“Lost Horse” documents the intimate daily lives of a modern dance power-couple in a new genre of “Musical” style documentary.
The Broad Stage is partnering with Dance Camera West to offer a drive-in experience where Angelenos can watch the best dance films of the 2021 festival.
Synge. One of three “Best of Festival” winners, it was filmed in the Abernethy Forest of Scotland. It is a two-person dance with one dancer who uses a wheelchair and has mixed abilities. • “The Circadian Cycle” by Garry Stewart and the Australian Dance Theater was one of the “Best of Festival” winners. This film showcases the beauty of Australian landscapes as much as it does their immensely talented dancers who tell a story accentuated by incredible production values as sweeping as the geography represented. • “Beast” by Henrique Pina won an “Outstanding Achievement” award for a story featuring acrobatic dancers and intense images that take place in a huge outdoor football stadium. Pina is a Portuguese dancer who submitted eight films, all of which Hargraves said were amazing. “I think that the goal and the hope is to give audiences the feeling, flavor and passion of dance in a time when you can’t go see it in person,” Hargraves said. “The way these filmmakers have made their films, it is still there. You can still see it, feel it. You can still get that experience of watching a live dance and that intimate experience when you’re watching a
film alone.” She applauds The Broad Stage for the risky move of doing something different and new because of the experience it brings to dance and theater patrons. She said they must be starved for something that is bigger than their laptop. “It’s going to be bigger than life, bigger than on a stage,” Hargraves said. “It sounds really fun to me and I hope that it is. It just feels like we need it. We need a coming together to remember we are still here. We can still love dance even if we can’t go see it. A huge part of theater and dance is community. It’s not just what is on stage, but the people in the room with you and wanting to be among those people and have a shared experience. This is the safest way we can do it at this point.” Hargraves felt the films should be considered no matter what their production value. She, the 40 screeners and three judges considered all types of films, whether they had resources from entire broadcast networks or were shot with a phone or video camera. “To me, both are equally important,” Hargraves said. “I want those people who don’t have the means to be able to get to that level. If we can help any
little bit, that’s what we want to do.” To assist, they created a scholarship called Finishing Funds for Underrepresented Filmmakers. The grant is part of Dance Camera West’s commitment to supporting BIPOC artists who are often underrepresented, especially in filmmaker and choreographer roles. “A lot of the films submitted this year were made kind of quickly and in response to Black Lives Matter and COVID-19,” Hargraves said. “They were a work of passion rather than one that was produced for two or three years, like some may have been. So, we kind of discovered while we were screening that they had real potential for greatness, and we could introduce people to artists that they may not know.” The drive-in The drive-in takes place in the Bundy Campus East Parking Lot at Santa Monica College and has limited capacity. A ticket is required for each car, but there are no passenger limits. Gates open one hour before showtime and parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. After the show, cars must immediately leave; if they are attending for
the second program, they must exit then return. Late arrivals will be parked in the back. The shows run approximately 65 minutes per program and there are two programs. It is recommended for ages 10 and older and there is some nudity. Sound will be broadcast on low-power FM radio. “It’s a very, very safe event,” Hargraves said. “It’s pretty contactless. You show up, show your ticket, find your parking spot. There is a video introduction and an announcement of the winners.” All tickets must be purchased in advance and are available at thebroadstage.org/dance camerawest What: Dance Camera West Drive-In, Best of the Festival Where: The Broad Stage, Santa Monica College, Bundy Campus East Parking Lot, 3171 S. Bundy Drive, Los Angeles When: 5:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Jan. 31 Tickets: Single screening, $45 per car; premium pass (all shows) $80 per car Info: thebroadstage.org/ dancecamerawest
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Restoring Hope Story of violin repair artists gives new life to Holocaust musicians COURTESY OF THE BRAID
Seven actors will bring to life the extraordinary story of violins played in ghettos, forests and concentration camps and the Israeli violin maker determined to restore them. By Bridgette M. Redman Violins are said to mimic the human voice and sometimes the stories they tell echo through generations. Such is the case with more than 80 violins, violas and cellos that have been refurbished after surviving the Holocaust. Each has its own story to tell of musicians who did and didn’t make it out alive. The Braid, formerly known as the Jewish Women’s Theatre, will be telling these stories on Jan. 31 during a Zoom session. The premiere of “Stories from the Violins of Hope” tells the true stories of instruments rescued from such places as concentration camps, forest hideouts and Jewish ghettos that made their way to Israel to be restored by Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein, father and son luthiers who live in Tel Aviv. The Violins of Hope is a project of the Weinsteins, who collect the violins and their stories and lovingly repair the instruments. These violins, in nonpandemic times, travel the world and are played by symphonies, keeping the voices of Holocaust victims alive. The violins came to Los
Angeles in early 2020, and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony partnered with The Braid and Temple Isaiah to create a theatrical telling of the stories, but the scheduled performances were canceled because of COVID-19. “I thought it would be a great opportunity to collaborate,” said Noreen Green, founder and maestra of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. “Ronda Spinak, artistic director of The Braid, had this idea about creating an original script that would tell the stories of the Violins of Hope.” The violins offer hope among horror because they literally and metaphorically offer restoration, and they have a unique way of giving life to their previous owners. “The violin is the closest thing to the human voice,” Green said. “You hold it under your chin and it is right next to your heart. The violin’s wood vibrates with your body when you pull the string. The instrument becomes part of your body. So here are these instruments that were a part of someone else’s body. Playing them and making them come alive, it brings the Holocaust
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story alive again.” The job of writing the script was given to Lisa Rosenbaum, a playwright and novelist who is part of The Braid. Rosenbaum said she originally knew nothing about the violins so she began to research, looking at the violins, reading collections of stories and then, finally, talking to Amnon Weinstein. “It wasn’t until I spoke to Amnon that I began to realize that he is the story — it’s a story of a family, actually, three generations of luthiers,” Rosenbaum said. In the 1930s, Amnon’s father, Moshe, came to what was then Palestine from Lithuania, where he had been a violinist and luthier. At the time, there were Jewish musicians from all over Europe who were fleeing the Nazis. They didn’t want to play the German instruments anymore, so they gave them to Weinstein, telling him to take them or they’d burn them. He hid them away. Years later, his son, Amnon, would end up with these instruments. “When you think of the enormity of the talent that was lost in the Holocaust — these violins were their violins, they were in the camps, forests and
ghettos, played in concerts or under duress,” Rosenbaum said. “But now they are able to be played again — what an extraordinary hopeful idea.” Rosenbaum focused the story on the three generations of Weinsteins, along with selected stories of the violins themselves. “I read through a number of them and they all move you,” she said. “Everyone has a story, but there were several that I could just see how they would lend themselves to drama. There is a story of a railroad worker who picks up a violin that is thrown from a train by a Jew on his way to the camps. He says, ‘I can’t use this anymore, take my violin.’ This railroad worker keeps it and how it ends up with Amnon is a story.” One violinist angrily confronted a group of Nazis and kept them from killing him by playing his violin. Another belonged to a 12-year-old boy who was a partisan in the forest. “It literally took him into a town where Nazis had commandeered a restaurant and used it as their base,” Rosenbaum said. “He did some pretty brave
things and what happened to him and his violin, which survived the war and made it to Amnon, is an extraordinary story. It brings tears to your eyes that this violin will eventually be played by a 22-year-old man in a concert.” Portraying Amnon Weinstein is Robert Trebor, an actor with more than 47 years’ experience playing a wide range of characters both real and fiction. “He’s an extraordinary man,” Trebor said. “Of all the characters I’ve played, he is the healthiest. He is a genuinely healthy, decent man who is an incredible luthier, making and repairing string instruments. He grew up in Israel, which was then Palestine, and there was a news blackout of what was happening in Germany as he was growing up. He had no idea about the concentration camps or Nazi slaughter. When the world war ended, word trickled out as to what happened.” Weinstein lost nearly 400 members of his family to the Holocaust. The story tells how, at first, he did not want to have anything to do with the Holocaust, but these violins continued to call to him. “Every performance is a
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“Violins of Hope” will include performances by Niv Ashkenazi and Mark Kaspher. monument to a boy, a girl, a man or a woman who cannot speak anymore, but the violins and their beautiful music can speak for them,” Trebor said. “That’s a pretty noble idea.” The cast, which consists of Trebor and six other actors, was rehearsing in early January when the mob wearing antiSemitic slogans stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C. “The Violins of Hope is a big middle finger to that kind of violence, that kind of mob,” Trebor said. “This piece is a palliative and a balm for that kind of behavior. I hope people will be moved by the idea because there is beauty in the world and because this beauty has been resuscitated from the ashes of the world’s most criminal, murderous and destructive act. We can have hope that there is still beauty that can be restored from the ashes.” Green points out that the performance will take place during the week of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and what people saw in the Capitol is a symptom of what is going on in the whole world.
“The whole idea of ‘never forget’ is important,” Green said. “The last few years we’ve seen a rise in anti-Semitism. Unfortunately, this is the way our world is. This is why we must always commemorate.” Pandemic forces evolution of script While all premieres tend to go through rewrites, “The Stories of the Violins of Hope” kept changing format throughout 2020. The original incarnation was set to be performed live in March at Temple Isaiah with musicians from the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. When that was canceled, director Susan Morgenstern worked with Spinak on different ways to stage it. They considered filming it in a socially distant manner with actors far apart in a large space. But that did not draw them in the way they wanted to. They turned to the salon shows that the Braid had been doing throughout 2020 where actors speak to the camera. “We decided to retool it for that kind of a show and that took another script revision to
make it work, to make sure you could tell the story that way,” Morgenstern said. “We decided to up our game and bring in a production company to broadcast it in a way we can’t do from our own Zoom technology.” Green met with Rosenbaum and discussed where in the script music should go. Green has an extensive background in Jewish and classical music and used that knowledge to select the music that would go in the piece. “Everything is precomposed,” Green said. “Because this is a historical piece, it didn’t make sense to have original music, so I used music of the time that the violins would have played.” They had several meetings where Green played her ideas on the piano and, together, they narrowed it down to the compositions she thought would work with a string quartet. There is only one piece that was newly arranged, the rest are classical pieces or Jewish folk music. While the actors will perform live on Zoom, the music is prerecorded so that it can be
professionally synced. Green brought members of the LAJS Chamber Players into her house and had a socially distanced recording session with five cameras. Those recorded performances will be interspersed into the live performance with video of the musicians. “We wanted to mix it up visually so it’s not always just one actor on a screen,” Morgenstern said. “We even see musicians from their recordings so visually it will be beautiful to look at.” One of the musicians, Niv Ashkenazi, performs on one of the Violins of Hope. He is the only person in the United States who has a violin on loan as the rest were sent back to Israel at the beginning of the pandemic. He and the violin will be present at a postshow special talk back. While only one show is scheduled, there could be more in the future. “This is a grand experiment, if it works, hopefully we’ll do more,” Rosenbaum said. “I’m looking forward to the Weinsteins seeing it in Israel, which is the wonderful thing about
Zoom. They don’t have to be here. Amnon is over 80 years old now, I don’t know that he would have been able to come to a live performance.” From playwright to director to composer, all expressed the importance of this show being streamed now. “I think the most powerful message about the Violins of Hope is that even when thing seem to be irreparably broken, they can be filled with life as these violins are,” Rosenbaum said. “The possibility of restoration and bringing something beautiful back to the world—the voices from another time—is something extraordinary. That’s what the Violins of Hope mean to me.”
What: The Stories of Violins of Hope Who: The Braid, The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 Tickets: Start at $36 Info: jewishwomenstheatre.org
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“This gorgeous and spacious three-bed, three-bath townhome offers hardwood floors throughout, an open living room, and gourmet kitchen with quartz countertops,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “The sun filled second floor showcases the three ample sized bedrooms. This immaculate townhome also features HVAC, recessed lighting, in-unit laundry, and attached private 2-car garage. Fantastic location close to award-winning restaurants, boutiques, farmer's Market, and public transit.” Offered at $1,300,000 Jesse Weinberg Jesse Weinberg & Associates 800-804-9132
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“This is the lowest-price Phase 2 home in the best location in all of Playa Vista with views of LMU Bluffs,” say agents Dennis Hsii and Kofi Nartey. “This semi-exclusive Camden building has only 6 total units. This spacious home is singlelevel and has 3 total bedrooms. An open-concept floorplan showcases the modern kitchen, dining area and living room. Covered balcony faces The Lounge and outdoor fireplace. Has private 2-car tandem garage with pre-wiring for electric car charger and space for storage. Custom crown molding, built-in bookshelves and custom closets.” Offered at $1,599,000 Dennis Hsii & Kofi Nartey Playa Vista Partners (844) 99-PLAYA
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“This very special condo offers a top-floor corner exterior location in a small 40 unit complex,” says agent Jane St. John. “High-end renovation completed within the year includes everything from a stunning gourmet kitchen and bathroom to new electrical panel, recessed lighting, extensive extra cabinet built-ins, new flooring, paint, fixtures, etc. Open living room/dining area with fireplace and access to private balcony. Electrical wiring allows for a charging station in the gated parking space.” Offered at $549,000 Jane St. John RE/MAX Estate Properties 310-567-5971
THE ARGONAUT REAL ESTATE BUSINESS NEWS
Pre-built home sales at historic high As demand surges for new homes, builders are unable to keep up.
labor shortage and the rising cost of building materials.
New residential construction sales were 20% higher than a year earlier as of November 2020, according to the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB).
In the optimism department, Zillow’s interpretation of 2020’s construction data has them forecasting rising home resale inventory in 2021. In other words, the pre-built home sales purchased by current homeowners indicate a future rise in inventory as homeowners begin to list their homes for sales closer to their pre-built home’s completion date. However, this assumes that low inventory will be an issue in 2021, when in reality the expiring foreclosure moratorium will likely added more than sufficient inventory to meet homebuyer demand later this year.
The vast majority of these sales were for homes not yet completed or even started. In fact, while total sales were up, the inventory of new homes available to occupy was down 43% from a year earlier in November 2020. This decline is due mostly to 2020’s social distancing measures, which have slowed construction dramatically, but not necessarily demand. NAHB’s Chief Economist forecasts a decline in new home sales in the coming months, as builders catch up to the historic levels of pre-built homes sold. Builders continue to deal with social distancing measures in 2021, along with a prolonged
More housing needed 2020’s dynamic of rising new construction sales and declining completions is yet another demonstration of the outsized demand for more housing — especially here in California.
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During this last housing cycle, residential construction peaked in 2018 with 62,600 new single family residences (SFRs) started that year. However, this peak was less than half of the peak during the Millennium Boom, when 154,700 SFRs were started in 2005. Both SFR and multifamily starts declined in 2019 and continued to fall in 2020. During the same time, California’s population continued to grow and household formations increased despite the slowdown in construction. From 2000 through 2018, the number of households increased nearly 14%, or: • 19% for renters; and • 5% for homeowners, according to the U.S. Census. Meanwhile, California’s total population increased 17% during those same years, highlighting the gap between demand for housing and
available inventory. This supply-anddemand gap is further evidenced by the rapid increase in both rents and home prices over the past decade. Simply put, more residential construction is needed to meet our population’s ever-rising demand for housing. Recent legislative efforts have focused on increasing the lowand moderate-income housing stock. However, don’t expect construction completions to rise until after the pandemic response subsides.
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Compiled by Haley Beyer Jurassic Quest – Drive Thru Experience, 9 a.m. The Rose Bowl’s outdoor parking area has transformed into an interactive drive-thru experience. It features over 70 moving and life-like dinosaurs, including a 50-foot Megalodon. Jurassic Quest worked with paleontologists to ensure each dinosaur was perfectly replicated. Don’t miss the opportunity to visit with baby dinosaurs and the chance to capture a safari-style photo of your vehicle during the drive-thru. Through Jan. 31. To purchase tickets, visit jurassicquest.com Mindful Awareness Meditation, 12:30 p.m. The Hammer Museum will continue holding free weekly 30-minute meditation sessions. Those who can’t make the class may access archived sessions for viewing as well. Reduce your stress and improve your health with this “moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental and emotional experience” led by instructors from the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. Through Feb. 25. For more information, visit hammer.ucla.edu/programsevents/2014/05/mindfulawareness-meditation
On Jan. 31, participate in an outdoor yoga session with Laughing Frog Yoga at Gandara Park in Santa Monica. Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters, 5 p.m. Join this nationwide celebration of two-and-a-half centuries of African American poetry with special feature readings from Robin Coste Lewis and Safiya Sinclair, and music by Kris Bowers. For more information, visit lfla.org
Friday, Jan. 29 “Uncle Buck” – Presented by the Roadium Drive-in, 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy a movie with family at this classic 1950s-style drive-in theater complete with hot food, movie concessions and a one-of-a-kind movie experience. One $30 ticket covers everyone in your vehicle. Gates open at 6 p.m. and movie starts at 7 p.m. Entrance gate closes at 7:15 p.m. To purchase tickets, visit roadium.com Women.On.Women (WOW) Exhibition, 10 a.m. From Jan. 26 to April 10, Galerie XII Los Angeles presents “Women.On.Women” at its new space at Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica. It features four exhibition spaces and is open during COVID-19 for limited-capacity PHOTO COURTESY ST. MARK CHURCH IN VENICE
Every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the St. Mark Food Pantry provides free produce and other food items to in-need families from Venice and surrounding neighborhoods.
viewings and private appointments. The pioneering show about women seen and emboldened by women showcases the works of five female artists and will also be available to view virtually on their website. For more information, visit brentwoodart.org/workshops/ puzzle-purses-winter
Saturday, Jan. 30 St. Mark Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In response to its community in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Mark Parish in Venice started a weekly food pantry that is held every Saturday. Since October 2020, the St. Mark Food Pantry has helped over 11,000 people and distributed more than 82,000 pounds of food. They invite in-need families who are from Venice and surrounding neighborhoods to pick up free produce and other food items. No registration needed. Drivethru and walk-in options are available. Please wear a mask. St. Mark Church, 940 Coeur D’Alene Avenue, Venice (entrance on Garfield Avenue). For more information, call the parish office at 310-821-5058 or email loavesandfishes@ stmarkvenice.com
resident. Sit back, relax and enjoy the Happy Birthday Marion! Zoom presentation celebration by the Annenberg Community Beach House and Santa Monica Conservancy. Kick off the celebration by making Davies’ Sunset at the Beach mocktail. Enjoy tales and tidbits about her life, then cut a rug doing the uptown lowdown in the privacy of your own home with music of the 1920s and 1930s with songstress Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys, and pianist Frederick Hodges. Registrants will receive an event Zoom link and the cocktail recipe the week prior. Registration closes at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30. For more information, email beach.house@smgov.net Outdoor Yoga on the Westside, 6 p.m. If you’ve missed your yoga practice, now you can join your friends at Laughing Frog Yoga for outdoor yoga. All classes are by donation and all funds go directly to yoga teachers and to help support studio operations. 1819 Stewart Avenue, Santa Monica, California. For more information, visit laughingfrog yoga.com/outdoor-yoga
Monday, Feb. 1 Art 4 Change, noon This virtual event celebrates artists and expresses just how important the arts are in our society due to their advancing of social justice and eradicating racism. Hosted by the Committee for Greater LA (#NoGoingBackLA), the event will feature artists, music and storytelling. For more information, visit nogoingback.la/artist-campaign
Wednesday, Feb. 3 Westside Toastmasters Meeting, 7:15 to 9 p.m. If you have a fear of public speaking or feel the need to improve your communication and leadership skills, go sit in on a meeting with Westside Toastmasters every Wednesday night. They do their best to provide a positive and supportive environment to help their members build the confidence they need to be comfortable in front of others. Due to evolving circumstances with COVID-19, the city of Santa Monica has closed their meeting facilities through August. Westside Toastmasters has switched for the time being to virtual meetings using Zoom. If you wish to view these meetings, send an email for the specifics to info@ westsidetoastmasters.com For more information, visit westsidetoastmasters.com
Send event information at least 10 days in advance to kkirk@ timespublications.com PHOTO COURTESY ANNENBERG COMMUNITY BEACH HOUSEPERFORMING ARTS
Education Through Music Los Angeles 15th Year Benefit, 5 p.m. Education Through Music Los Angeles will celebrate 15 years of music education. This virtual live event will feature special guests to raise support for music in schools. Help honor those who have made a positive impact through a Disney sing-along. Attendance is free. Register at etmla.org
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Sunday, Jan. 31 International Sunday Brunch & Wine Tasting, noon LAWineFest presents the first virtual Sunday Brunch & Wine Tasting. Register for the chance to enjoy organic wines and brews from around the world in a fun, relaxed environment. $125 per person. Register at lawinefest.com Happy Birthday Marion! 3 to 4 p.m. Celebrate the life and times of Marion Davies, silent film actress, famed party hostess and the original Beach House
Enjoy a free Zoom presentation celebration by the Annenberg Community Beach House and Santa Monica Conservancy on Jan. 31 that celebrates silent film actress Marion Davies. JANUARY 28, 2021 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 21
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Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20STCP04001 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of JESSICA AVILES on behalf Saul Julian and Christopher Adam Mancia, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: JESSICA AVILES on behalf Saul Julian and Christopher Adam Mancia filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Saul Julian Mancia to Julian Saul Aviles b.) Christopher Adam Mancia to Christopher Adam Aviles 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/8/21. Time: 10:00 AM. Dept.: 74 Room: 735. The address of the court is 111 N. Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012-Stanley Mosk Courthouse. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: December 7, 2020. Michelle Williams Court, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21
Saul Julian and Christopher Adam Mancia, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: JESSICA AVILES on behalf Saul Julian and Christopher Adam Mancia filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Saul Julian Mancia to Julian Saul Aviles b.) Christopher Adam Mancia to Christopher Adam Aviles 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/8/21. Time: 10:00 AM. Dept.: 74 Room: 735. The address of the court is 111 N. Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012-Stanley Mosk Courthouse. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: December 7, 2020. Michelle Williams Court, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21
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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 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 STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Current File No. 2020182676 The following person(s) has/have withdrawn as a general partner(s) from the partnership operating under the fictitious business name of: WHITE CRANE PRODUCTIONS, 2554 Lincoln Blvd., #726, Venice, C A 90291 The fictitious business name statement for the partnership was filed on June 2015 in the County of Los Angeles, California. Name of withdrawal from Partnership; Andrew Burke, 861 Amoroso Place Venice, CA 90291 This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on January 13, 2021, FILE # 2021010062 Published: Pasadena Weekly. Dates 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21, 02/18/21 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 in-
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 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. 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
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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021007397 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PRETZER GREEN CONSULTING; 8110 Manitoa St., #101 Playa del Rey, CA 90293. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jonty Pretzer, 8110 Manitoba St., 101 Playa del Rey, CA 90293. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUC-
PRETZER GREEN CONSULTING; 8110 Manitoa St., #101 Playa del Rey, CA 90293. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jonty Pretzer, 8110 Manitoba St., 101 Playa del Rey, CA 90293. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 06/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Jonty Pretzer. 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: 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21, 02/18/21 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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