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ON THE COVER: Actress and longtime Venice resident, Alley Mills Bean, is running for Venice Neighborhood Council. Photo by Luis Chavez. Design by Arman Olivares.

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L E T T E R S E-bikes Editor: Various city and Los Angeles County officials should promptly recognize and address that the E-bikes now customarily ridden along the beach bike path are dangerous. Too many times to count I see 250 pound E-bikes traveling at 20 mph or more by many clueless riders of all ages.

The excessive speeds and weights of most E-bikes carry a lot of force to be reckoned with.

I’m a 63-year-old cyclist and ride the Santa Monica, Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beach paths very frequently. At some point (if not already), someone, some child, is going to get seriously injured by one of these E-bikers. Undoubtedly, it will lead to a law suit against the individual, the city and county.

I don’t know how to solve the problem. I guess E-bikes could be outlawed on the path. It is what should be judged, a motorized vehicle. Or maybe beach cities deploy many more police officers to curtail and ticket offenders (big time), which is now negligible at best.

The great bike path we have by the shore and utilized by many is

now getting more and more dangerous. Let’s not have a severely maimed toddler on our hands.

Ted Lux Playa del Rey Main Street Editor: I had the great fortune to come of age during the sixties at the nexus of psychedelia and respect for earth science, the latter frequently identified as “tree hugging.”

One dream (or vision, or epiphany, it’s difficult to choose the best word here so I’ll stick with “dream”) I remember was a cartoon where I stood weeping with shoulders hunched and head bowed while Mother Earth, her comforting arm around my shoulders said, “Don’t be sad for me, I’ve made it through a great number of extinctions.”

This cartoon came to mind as I got involved in last spring’s Santa Monica efforts to rescue lower Main Street from pandemic collateral damage. “What can be done to avoid economic collapse when COVID-19 mitigations like social distancing erode the customer base from

which this business district draws its life blood?” That was the issue.

I clasped onto turning Main Street into an open walkaround traffic-free strip of pavement where restaurants could serve outdoor diners spaced far enough from one another and the passersby who enjoy a wide social space, one with access to attractive and sometimes quirky small businesses — that was the solution. A powerful parklet cohort promoted outdoor dining but timidly restricted it to converting some street parking into table and chair corrals, a plan that was already enjoying some limited success around the city.

I reacted strongly against the al fresco parklets our planners chose as the model for last spring’s $190,000 ‘experimental’ rescue program — repainting the street’s markings to provide two through lanes of vehicle and two of bike traffic with rows of cement “K-rails” on each side to protect curbside patrons from traffic hazards. It was obvious to me that when patrons in the parklets were spaced out with contagion reducing margins

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between them, not many people could be served. Reducing customer capacity reduces revenue and destroys the efficiency of service to an economically unsustainable level.

“How stupid is it to design a piazza where passing cyclists can sneeze into your table’s guacamole bowl as you breath engine exhaust and get blasted by noise?” I thought. “And look at how the K-rails paint the various storefronts as struggling survivors in a ravaged construction zone.”

I knew that personal urban transportation systems had a huge impact on how people and businesses interact, and on the consequent quality of life. Frugal living in New York City while a teenage employee at the World’s Fair commuting to Flushing from Manhattan’s Lower East Side was excellent exposure to the alternative my previous suburban life provided — life where your car was your ticket to freedom. A summer spent touring Western Europe on a motorcycle and some years sailing in Mexican waters visiting coastal villages and towns exposed me to numerous piazza and town

square models where outdoor dining and social activities were well established.

So why couldn’t this happen on Main Street with our generally pleasant climate and a huge nearby potential customer base of COVID deprived people yearning for a pleasant experience? Unfortunately, it is love of the personal automobile and fear that either depriving us of the freedom it offers or the peril of urban traffic invading the nearby residential neighborhoods that is too powerful a force to oppose.

Pogo Possum was right when he said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.”

At the upcoming City Council’s June 8 meeting, a budget for a few experimental weekends of “Open Street” traffic closings on Main will be considered.

Interested people may email the city clerk their thoughts about this. Your email will be posted along with the official agenda and some of the council members will actually read it before they vote.

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Compiled by Kamala Kirk Cases and deaths by neighborhood as of May 16: Culver City: 2,219 (deaths 110); Del Rey: 32 (deaths 1); El Segundo: 724 (deaths 6); Marina del Rey: 387 (deaths 3); Mar Vista: 2,068 (deaths 37); Palms: 2,609 (deaths 61); Playa del Rey: 114 (deaths 1); Playa Vista: 606 (deaths 8); Santa Monica: 4,807 (deaths 183); Venice: 1,714 (deaths 13); Westchester: 2,529 (deaths 48) Total Westside cases: 17,809 Total Westside deaths: 471

Total confirmed cases in LA County: 1,237,411 Total deaths in LA County: 24,094 Total new cases as of May 16: 240 Total new deaths: 7 Hospitalizations: 325 Positivity rate (seven-day daily average): .60% Total number of people tested: 6,623,713 (Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)

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Relief for India GO Campaign launches initiative to provide assistance during the coronavirus crisis PHOTOS COURTESY OF GO CAMPAIGN

By Kamala Kirk The increasing number of COVID-19 cases in India have overwhelmed the country’s healthcare system and devastated its vulnerable population. The undeclared lockdown has also halted all production and economic activities in the country, leaving many people without a chance to earn income and on the verge of starvation.

Recently, GO Campaign alongside GO ambassadors Lily Collins, Ewan McGregor and Robert Pattinson has announced that they are in the midst of raising funds to provide direct relief to people in India during the current coronavirus crisis.

“India is facing a devastating second wave of COVID-19 and their healthcare system does not have enough resources to care for everybody,” Collins said. “They are in dire need of protective equipment, oxygen, medicine and food to save lives. I have such beautiful memories of my time in India and the country will always hold such a special place in my heart. Please join me and my friends at GO Campaign to bring immediate relief to families there today.”

Pattinson added, “Think of GO as a really meaningful investment fund – they take your dollars and invest them in children, in a diverse portfolio, for maximum

Alongside GO Campaign, GO ambassadors Lily Collins and Robert Pattinson have announced that they are actively raising funds for direct relief to people throughout India during the worsening COVID-19 crisis. results. And the common thread is those heroes, their proven track record, their commitment to serving children.”

Santa Monica resident Scott Fifer, who is the founder and CEO of GO Campaign, journeyed to India in February 2020, where he got to see many of his organization’s local heroes in action, giving opportunity to children and young adults in cities such as Mumbai and Lucknow, as well as in more rural areas outside of Jaipur, Kolkata and Rishikesh.

“GO Campaign was able to provide support to several of our partners in India during the first wave of the virus in 2020, as we had done with our partners across

Founded by Santa Monica resident Scott Fifer, GO Campaign’s Covid Relief Fund will provide assistance by supplying PPE, oximeters, food to families in need, daily health checks, homeschool for children and access to vaccinations.

LA, New York, London and other hard hit areas,” Fifer said. “But when reports of this new wave of the virus came in 2021 and we realized India was suffering in a way unlike any other, we knew we had to launch a special appeal. We’ve already wired funds to one of our partners in Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, and as soon as more donations come in, we will wire more funds to help feed and protect more children and families across India.”

The Covid Relief Fund will provide assistance by supplying PPE, medicine, oximeters, emergency food to families in need, daily health checks, homeschool for children and

access to vaccinations. Fifer said that no donation amount is too small – the more funds they take in, the more they can send out.

“That dollar amount could be the difference between a family who gets food and PPE protection and a family who does not,” Fifer said. “In other words, it could mean life or death. And if someone can’t donate, it’s just as helpful to spread the word to others so more people can join our campaign.”

GO Campaign is a Santa Monica-based organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of orphans and vulnerable children around the world by partnering with local heroes to deliver location solutions. Over

the past eight years, GO Campaign has partnered with various grassroots organizations such as Red Brigade, Dharavi Diary, and Bal Ashram Trust to provide support to India.

In 2020, the organization enlisted a new generation of young activists in Hollywood including Nikki Reed, Abigail Cowan and others to raise awareness for GO’s mission – both locally in Los Angeles and around the world. GO Campaign has set a goal of raising a quarter of a million dollars from small individual grassroots donors within the next two weeks.

“We’re very fortunate to live in beautiful Santa Monica, which has fared relatively well during the pandemic, and this is a great chance to give back to an equally beautiful place but one which is being ravaged by COVID far more than we ever were or could imagine,” Fifer shared. “India is a very spiritual country and the people there will not forget the kindness and support that you are showing to them now. They will keep you in their prayers and carry their gratitude with them always. This is a wonderful opportunity to make a real difference in the life of a child, mother, father, sister or brother whom you may never meet, but who will always remember you.” gocampaign.org

Capturing History The Venice Mexican American Traquero Committee is looking for stories of traqueros PHOTO CREDIT: PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILROADS MAGAZINE

By Kamala Kirk The Venice Mexican American Traquero Committee is reaching out to the public to request any pictures of family members and others that were traqueros (Mexican and Mexican American railroad workers) that they would like to share. The committee is trying to capture pictures and stories of all traqueros, not just on the Westside, so that they can share the photos and stories with the community.

To submit photos, stories and other information, send an email to venicetraqueros@ gmail.com.

The Venice Mexican American Traquero Committee is searching for pictures and stories from the public of traqueros (Mexican and Mexican American railroad workers) that they would like to share.

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By Annika Tomlin Danny Trejo is well known as an actor, but quickly he is gaining notoriety for collaboration with producer Ash Shah — Trejo’s Tacos.

“I was on set with Danny seven or eight years ago (filming ‘Bad Ass’) and we were talking about food and the idea came up of opening a Mexican restaurant,” Shah said.

“We kicked it around for a year and a half after that. We finally opened up our first one in March 2016, which was Trejo’s Tacos.”

Serving 11 types of tacos, 12 kinds of burritos and various other Mexican-style meals ranging from steak asada bowls to mushroom asada burritos, Trejo’s Tacos has a variety of food for any dietary preference.

The chain has grown to eight dine-in and takeout locations, including in Hollywood, La Brea, the Los Angeles Farmers Market, as well as ghost kitchens in the Westside, Pasadena, Miami and Chicago.

“We just opened (a new Trejo’s Tacos) in Santa Monica (on May 6),” Shah said. “That’s our newest location right by the Third Street Promenade.”

Shah and Trejo are looking to open a location in the states that surround California. On April 17, the smallest location opened in the southeast corner of Banc of California Stadium, just in time for LAFC’s home opener against Austin FC. Early last year, Shah and Trejo’s publicist, Larry Fink, approached the duo about opening a location within the stadium.

“Danny is a big fan of LAFC, and I think (the staff of Banc of California Stadium) wanted to bring in some local brands into the stadium,” Shah said. “I didn’t even know there was an available space. “That was last year before the pandemic and then because of the pandemic everything shut down. This (location) would have been open last year had it not been for the pandemic.”

The venue location’s food and drink include chicken and steak tacos, chips salsa or guacamole, beer and margaritas.

“Because of the nature of the stadium and how the games run, it’s a very small menu,” Shah said.

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the fans and then 15 minutes at half time. Everything is only like a four-item menu and it’s pretty divine to feed as many people as we possibly can quickly.”

Shah said that the “No. 1 seller probably by a longshot” is the steak asada taco served with verde slaw, citrus marinade and pepita pesto. Rounding out the top three are the chicken tacos served with achiote, verde slaw and pico de gallo along with the steak asada burrito with citrus marinated steak asada, farmers market beans, Spanish rice, cheese, pico de gallo and pepita pesto.

“My favorite part of being in this business is kind of growing the business,” Shah said. “I had no experience owning or operating a restaurant, so it was kind of fun learning and then growing the restaurants, but also growing the product side of the business as well.”

Shah and Trejo expanded into the breakfast business with Trejo’s Coffee and Donuts in Los Angeles off of Santa Monica Boulevard and recently released their new Trejo’s Coffee Nitro Cold Brew. trejostacos.com MAY 20, 2021 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 7

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UNITING VENICE Alley Mills Bean runs for Venice Neighborhood Council PHOTOS BY LUIS CHAVEZ

By Kamala Kirk Alley Mills Bean was not only the beloved TV mom on “The Wonder Years” for seven years, but she is also a 30-year resident of Venice and has seen the community go through major changes over the years. She and her late husband, actor Orson Bean, tirelessly dedicated their time and efforts to keep the spirit of Venice alive, and were both recipients of the prestigious Spirit of Venice Award, which recognizes people that are actively involved in the community and serve as inspirational role models.

“One of the things I have always loved about Venice is its diversity,” Alley said. “When I first moved here, there were people from all different backgrounds and walks of life. As developers rushed in, it became less and less affordable. The unique character of Venice was disappearing at a rapid pace.

Longtime community members were being displaced. At the same time, the drug cartels that had been dissipating began expanding and dealing more hardcore drugs like Meth and Fentanyl. I love Venice and the people so much, and Orson did too. I’ve been involved in many different projects and causes over the years, bringing neighbors together and taking a stand against oversized developments and other issues that have negative ramifications on our community and its residents.”

As crime rates have soared in Venice (up 187% this year), Bean has seen many close friends and neighbors move away. Tired of losing sleep for years over the ongoing issues around her including the homeless crisis (5,700 souls died on the streets of LA in 2020) and worsening drug problems, Bean knew it was time to take action and be part of the solution. She decided to run for Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) and is currently a candidate for the position of At-Large Community Officer.

“I’m running on a slate called 1Venice and our major focus is

Actress and longtime Venice resident, Alley Mills Bean, is running for Venice Neighborhood Council. uniting Venice into a strong, loud, unified voice,” Alley said.

“The great thing about our community is our history of economic, racial and creative diversity. Uniting that body into a strong voice that fights for our rights with the city is a daunting challenge though, exactly because we are so diverse and creative. It’s a crucial moment for us and we really need to unite more than ever, given our homeless crisis and because we

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are in the process of developing a brand-new Local Coastal Program that could change Venice forever. It’s a crucial moment for us. Even though Orson would always say to me, ‘Not now, Sweetheart’, I know that he would agree that now is the time. It can’t be put off any longer.”

Among the many possible solutions for the homeless situation in Venice, Bean supports the idea of more

cost-effective and immediate innovative housing and shelter possibilities to be shared all over CD11 and the entire county.

“LA voted on billions of dollars’ worth of supportive housing when Proposition HHH was approved, but the situation has gotten so much worse now,” Alley pointed out. “There are a lot of much less expensive housing options than the permanent supportive housing that the city is trying to push

onto this 3-square mile community. One unit in the Reese Davidson Permanent Supportive Housing Project, proposed in Venice for example, would cost approximately $750,000 if you include the parking. A tiny home costs as little as $17,000. The developer’s fee alone, (a whopping 1.7 million dollars) could house one thousand people NOW! Implementing other innovative housing options would allow that extra money to be used for desperately needed mental health services and help get people back on their feet, off of drugs, and give them a chance in life. Another thing that I feel is important is to mend our tattered relationships with our city council and the city.”

Helping the homeless has always important to Bean. Since the ‘70s, she has been involved with Union Rescue Mission, the oldest nonprofit rescue organization in Los Angeles.

“The organization’s president and CEO, Reverend Andy Bales, runs an amazing program and helps a lot of people, including women and children,” Alley said.

“He’s a dear human being and I trust him with my life. Right after college when I moved to LA, I lived a block from Skid Row and worked in the Union Rescue Mission’s soup kitchen helping to feed people. I’ve walked the streets with Andy and spent Thanksgiving washing people’s feet – it was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had. I could feel the sadness caused by the situation that everybody was in, but when I looked into their eyes and talked to them, I felt this love for them and could sense their desire for wanting to get their lives back on track. Love goes a long way.”

During Bean’s 13-year run on the CBS soap opera, “The Bold and the Beautiful”, the cast and crew filmed multiple episodes on Skid Row, even taking home a Daytime Emmy Award for one of the homeless storylines.

“Many of us got very involved with the people we met down on Skid Row,” Alley said. “We

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created a café on the show which my character was part of, and the actors that were running the coffee shop were actually people that were living on Skid Row. We’d have these awesome parties with them, then I would drive people home. I got to know everybody.”

Another goal of Alley’s is to unite the different neighborhoods of Venice, which she said are separated despite having the same common issues.

“It used to be that the VNC had a representative from each neighborhood and that’s what I think it needs to get back to,” Alley said. “I’ve tried really hard to form a coalition of people from all the different neighborhoods. We’ve got to hang onto the history of Venice and what makes it so unique and vibrant.

It’s in danger of losing that vibrancy if we don’t fight, and the only way that we can fight is by joining together to have a strong voice. My greatest desire is to be a unifier.”

When asked what Orson would think about her running for VNC, Alley said, “He was always really proud of me and I know he would be laughing right now, but he’d be proud. Orson really had the spirit of Venice and everybody loved him. Since he died, I’ve gotten so many letters and emails from people about him. I feel like he’s here all the time with me, I have not felt him leave yet and I hope he never does.”

Orson’s incredible impact on the Venice community and local theater scene continues to live on in his memory. A veteran comedian, film and stage actor who performed on Broadway for almost 30 years, he appeared on “Dr. Quinn”, “Desperate Housewives”, “Modern Family”, “Being John Malkovich”, “Equalizer 2”, and more than 100 other roles.

He and Alley were longtime company members of Venice’s Pacific Resident Theater (PRT) and appeared in many productions together over the years, including “A Christmas Carol”, which ran every Christmas for over 15 years. Alley became involved with PRT after she met Orson in the early ‘90s when he was starring in a play called “The Seagull.”

“Orson loved to perform and we enjoyed doing play after play together,” Alley said. “It became part of our lives and we knew how lucky we were that we loved to work together.”

On February 7, 2020, Orson died after being struck by two cars while crossing the street to PRT where Alley was working at the time. After his death, Councilmember Mike Bonin named Pisani Place “Orson Bean Way”. James’ Beach in Venice, Orson and Alley’s favorite spot, named their Mai Tai after Orson.

On the one year-anniversary of Orson’s death, PRT hosted a Zoom event and more than 800 people were in attendance to share their stories and favorite memories about Orson.

“Shortly after Orson died, COVID happened. Gratefully that allowed me to just sit at home in my garden every day,” Alley shared. “I just talked to God and Orson, and I didn’t feel guilty about not doing anything else. I’ve never been through grief like this before. It’s still a very new time to me and I’ve just been taking it day by day since he passed away. We were joined at the hip and were always together. I keep the scarf that Orson was wearing on the day he died in my room. But at least I know that he was so happy during the last week of his life – he had no regrets. He’s probably up there telling jokes to everyone in heaven.”

Alley has participated in several plays to help raise funds for PRT including Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”. She also recently signed on to do a movie where she plays the mother of a boy who commits suicide.

“I’ll probably keep acting because I love it, and when you’re working on the right project, it’s an amazing way to tell a story and reach a lot of people,” Alley said.

Giving back was very important to Orson, who was known for his extreme generosity and willingness to help others, and it’s a philosophy that Alley continues to live by every day.

“Orson taught me the value of giving things away,” Alley shared. “He was always helping others, whether it was someone living in their car or putting someone through school. He had a very tough childhood but he had so much love in his heart. He fought his entire life to love and not be hampered by the fear that kind of childhood trauma induces. His goal was to be happy and he believed it came from generosity. He wanted to be free, and he made it! My goal is to be as free as Orson was before I go to join him.”

Bean is running on a slate called 1Venice and their major focus is uniting Venice into a strong, loud, unified voice.

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Garage Galleries Five Car Garage celebrates the energy of artists in exhibitions COURTESY OF FIVE CAR GARAGE

By Bridgette M. Redman When everyone knows you and how to find you, you don’t have to put your address on the Internet.

Emma Gray has had her art gallery and energy studio in Santa Monica since 2012. A five-car garage off an alley with a beautiful view, she gives space to artists who share her vision of art and commitment to exploring energy.

The name of the gallery? Five Car Garage.

The garage is on the same property as Gray’s residence and she needed to take measures to separate the two. When people want to come to the gallery, she has them email her at info@ emmagrayhq.com.

“There is no address in the alley, so people would come to my house,” Gray said. “So I send them a map and they come.

People now know where I am and when. If they’re coming to the beach, they text me. It’s easy.

I’m hiding in plain sight. I have more of an international presence than I do here.”

Gray came to Santa Monica from New York in 2003. She was pregnant, craving nature and, post 9-11, didn’t want to raise a family in New York. She arrived and was smitten with the area. Then, while walking around, she found a home near Sunset Park that had a large garage.

“The guy that owned this house worked in the music business and he spent all his money on cars,” Gray said. “He and his next door neighbor built five-car garages and got permits for it back in the

Five Car Garage is a contemporary art gallery in Santa Monica that was founded by Emma Gray in 2012. day. When I saw the house, I said — this is a gallery.”

It gave her the opportunity to work from home while her children were growing up and her then-husband was on call 24/7.

Now that the children are teenagers, Gray is considering opening a second space in town after the pandemic is over.

The garage is north facing, which allows for open-air, natural light exhibits. It is also large

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“I walk around a lot,” Gray said.

“I walk the beach and I think the quality of air and the light here by the beach is different than in town. It is one of the things that is special.”

Gallery pairs with a meditation studio

Gray also built a meditation studio off the garage where she teaches and practices different forms of healing and meditation.

It is that work which helps her determine which artists she is going to feature.

“I have this wide range of artists from across the gamut of painting, sculpture, ceramics, video and performance,” Gray said. “What connects them is their similar interests to mine, which would be energy — and some of them are interested in consciousness, not all of them.

There is an energy that connects.

I like a wide range of expression — I love video, sound and performance. I’ve done all of those things in the garage.”

While she had to cancel a lot of the planned consciousness workshops during the pandemic,

she took her meditation and Tuesday night breathwork online and continued to see private clients online. The gallery itself was able to continue exhibiting.

“I have so much fresh air and open air, it’s been pretty well attended all year,” Gray said.

“People feel very safe there. I don’t have crowds of people. I’ve done very well during the pandemic with people coming there.”

She said they were able to have a performance with Suné Woods who did movement work. They limited it to 15 people who stood outside the garage with their masks on six feet apart.

“She created her movement work inside the garage and alley,” Gray said. “I told the neighbors and she did it for 30 minutes. It was stunning. We videoed it, thank God, it was so beautiful.”

May features two-person exhibition

From now until May 30, Gray is exhibiting two artists’ work in the Five Car Garage. Their works are very different but complement each other nicely. Raychael Stine is displaying paintings in her exhibition entitled “Hedon Eden”, and David McDonald is

showing his sculptures in a solo exhibition. Starting June 5, Gray will be showing Anja Salonen’s solo exhibition, “World as Lover, World as Self.”

Stine and Mcdonald have done two-person shows at the Five Car Garage before, a previous one being “Visions and Structures” in September 2019. An associate professor of art and art history at the University of New Mexico, Stine is an abstract painter who often paints a frame within the canvas.

“There is this real feeling of stepping into another world with her,” Gray said. “It’s a true portal. The vision is very much aligned with the abstract space which I’m interested in with meditation.”

Gray described her Stine as a strong, muscular painter, one who uses thick brush strokes to create compelling canvasses. “(Her paintings) are very much about sensuality and spring, and it brings an ecstatic growth and joy,” Gray said. “The colors are wild. I think she particularly at this moment is feeling that emotion — post-pandemic, but also in her life. She is having great awakenings. That is the energy she is conducting that

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Both works, she said, are meaningful and those who see them will find different things that are important to them.

Salonen, the other artist whose work will be on display in June, is a figurative painter and a mystic. Both she and Gray are Reiki masters.

“She has a strong musical background,” Gray said, adding that Salonen’s band performed at the Garage nearly two years ago.

“I’m looking forward to a very strong, young painter.”

Gray said that when she went to art school, she was taught to think of artist careers in the realm of 100 years. She sees too much art today “churn and burn,” and said she is really about helping her artists build a life and a career that is sustainable over a long period of time.

“And you don’t have to compromise your ethics or soul in order to do it, because there is a lot of that compromise in the art world and it can feel very competitive and difficult financially,” Gray said. “The energy of the artists and people I work with, that’s what really counts.” emmagrayhq.com

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people love so much.”

McDonald is the abbot of the Dharma Zen Center in Los Angeles. A former Guggenheim Fellow and an artist in residence at 18th Street Gallery, he is showing a series of his sculptures. He has taught at the University of Southern California, California State University Long Beach, UCLA and New Roads High School.

“He and his monks have come in and done meditation in the studio before,” Gray said.

The sculptures on display are small ones — about the size of a hand or a little bit bigger, but highly detailed.

“He kind of oscillates between a very minimal Zen-like approach and a kind of wild one,” Gray said. “He battles it out with each sculpture. His colors will be perfect with Raychael’s pink, pale blues and pastel ice cream colors. One of the things I like about having artwork like that is…there is something very sacred about something small.

It’s very intimate. When you go to smell a flower, you come up close. He’s very small and intimate. These are qualities we’ve all lacked and missed, and

“Vision 22” is a painting from artist Raychael Stine’s exhibition “Hedon Eden”, which is on display at Five Car Garage until May 30.

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JERK DU SOLEIL I’m a guy in my senior year of college. I cannot figure out how my roommate gets all the women he does. He’s a huge jerk to everyone, including women – the typical “bad boy.” He breaks any rule or law he can, doesn’t care who he hurts, and makes very little effort with women, yet all my female friends go for him.

A good friend (sleeping over, as it got really late) even left my bed in the middle of the night to get into his! Why?!!

— Nice Guy Women – especially in their 20s – will blather on about how they want a nice, reliable guy. Then they find one and immediately despise him for how nice and reliable he is: like how he always calls when he says he will – usually to the minute! – and there’s never that recorded voice on the line first, “Will you accept a collect call from prison?”

Reading between the lines of your email, you seem to have the same question cognitive scientist Scott Barry Kaufman asked: Basically, do you have to be a jerk to get the girl? To answer that, Kaufman explored bad boys’ appeal. He observes that bad boys tend to have big helpings of “dark triad” personality traits. Dark triad sounds like the name for three ne’er-do-well superheroes, but it’s actually the term for three malevolent personality traits with some ugly similarities: Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism.

Machiavellianism, named for 16thcentury Italian political adviser (aka tyrant whisperer) Niccolo Machiavelli, plays out in ruthless scheming, callousness, and self-interest. Psychopathy shows itself in callous detachment, poor impulse control, and a lack of empathy and remorse. Narcissism is reflected in egotism, an extra-large sense of entitlement, a lack of empathy, and “grandiosity”: an inflated sense of one’s greatness in contrast with all the rest of the human worms.

This is quite the personality poison pack, yet – in research mirroring your experience – evolutionary psychologist Peter K. Jonason found that dark triad traits were correlated with having more sex partners (as well as more of a desire for hookups).

Obviously, the dark triad traits themselves – essentially heartless, exploitative user-ishness – make exactly no one in their right mind go, “Wow, where do I sign up for somebody with all that?!” However, Kaufman observes that dark triad “bad boys tend to have lots of positive traits that come along for the ride

(with) the badness,” such as confidence, assertiveness, and fearlessness, along with creativity, humor, charisma, and high energy – “all things women find attractive.”

I think two types of women are particularly drawn to bad boys: hookuperellas – women who just want casual sex – and “sensationseeking” excitement junkies. Sensation seeking is a personality trait that psychologist Marvin Zuckerman finds plays out in a craving for novel, varied, intense sensations and experiences and a willingness to take risks to get them.

There’s a clue in all of this for the dismayed nice guy who can’t understand why women seem to fall out of the trees into bed with the jerk. Even women who aren’t danger-and-excitement junkies are drawn to men who are a consistent source of “novel” experiences: that is, who never stop surprising them (though playfully rather than evilly!).

Also, consider that what drives away women isn’t so much being a nice guy but an overly nice guy: a guy who comes off needy, tentative and desperate to be wanted. Now, maybe you feel needy, tentative and desperate – at least to some degree. (Who doesn’t?!) The thing is there’s no mandate for you to act the way you feel. That said, I explain in “Unf*ckology” that “fake it till you make it” is actually a bust, because you typically succumb to “cognitive overload”: you have so many things to remember (to come off confident, surprising, fun, etc.) that you end up getting overwhelmed and falling apart.

I instead advise that you “impersonate your way” into the new confident you: basically, borrow a confident, easygoing, fun guy’s persona – meaning, secretly “be” him (like an actor playing a role) when, say, talking to a new woman in a coffee shop. Do this repeatedly, and you should see that women treat you very differently.

There are sure to be some hiccups, but you should eventually feel ready to do this confident, easygoing thing as you: a nice guy who’s trained himself into having the good parts of bad-boy mojo. By the way, you should have an easier time with the ladies as you approach your 30s because many women will have been jerkburned at least once and learned their lesson. They want a guy who can hold their attention for hours with his wit and good nature – as opposed to the dude who seems destined to hold off the cops for hours by shouting demands from inside the 7-Eleven.

GOT A PROBLEM? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave, Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. ©2021, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Alkon’s latest book is “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence.” Follow @amyalkon on Twitter or visit blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon.

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Compiled by Kamala Kirk “Happy and Gay” by Kentwood Players Virtual Theater, Through May 23 Presented by Kentwood Players Virtual Theater Series, “Happy and Gay” by Mary Steelsmith, adapted for Zoom and directed by Susan Stangl, is about two long-time church ladies, Betty (Sarilee Kahn) and Veronica (Valerie Sullivan) that have seen it all – until today as they work together from their own homes to prepare for a “gay wedding” reception. But adjusting to the new Zoom technology proves to be a bit of a challenge! Hilarity and social commentary abound as the two discuss proper procedures and wonder what their congregation will say about their preacher’s radical decision to use the church for these kinds of affairs.

All programming streams can be watched for free at youtube.com/kentwoodplayers

Saturday, May 22 Marina del Rey Farmers Market, 8 to 9 a.m. (seniors), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (general public) This weekly outdoor event allows Westside residents to support local produce sellers and other vendors. Food from a wide variety of businesses is available for purchase. Masks are required and only 40 people are allowed to shop at any one time. Held in parking lot 11 at 14101 Panay Way. More information is available at beaches.lacounty.gov/ mdrfarmersmarket Theatricum Jazz Brunch, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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the beautiful Venice Beach boardwalk. The group meets every Sunday at sunset, at Windward Plaza on the boardwalk, down from the worldfamous Venice sign. Must have safety lights and wheel lights (not required to ride) will be available for purchase. As many as 100 people show up each Sunday night for a chance to join the community for a few hours of fun. Everyone welcome, all ages, all bikes.

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Sunday, May 30 On Sunday May 30 at 2 p.m., the Santa Monica Symphony will host a Memorial Day Weekend concert live stream featuring works from Bach, Brahms and others. from the rustic outdoor amphitheater at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga.

Admission to the live Zoom event is free. Legendary bass player Darryl “Dnotes” Harris (who regularly plays with Stevie Wonder) heads up the band. He will be joined by lead guitarist Bray Ghiglia; acoustic guitarist and vocalist Sariyah Idan; Rivers, on African drums; vocalists Chezere Brathwaite and Camille Lourde Wyatt; and other surprise guests for an afternoon of jazz standards, original music, freestyle jazz and chart-topping hits.

Tickets are free but donations are welcome. Get the Zoom link at theatricum.com/jazzbrunch California Strong Drive-In Movie Fundraiser, 6 p.m.

California Strong announced its next major fundraiser for California residents impacted by natural disasters and tragic events over the past few years.

Purchase tickets to a summertime drive-in showing of “Major League”. The drive-in movie event will take place at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu and actor Charlie Sheen will be doing a Q&A. Gates open at 6 p.m. with the pre-show beginning at 7:30 p.m. and the movie starting at 8 p.m. There will be food trucks, snack shacks and drink options on-site. All proceeds will benefit families in need.

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Sunday, May 23 Santa Monica Main Street Farmers’ Market, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Shop for local fresh produce and prepared foods from local restaurants starting at 2640 Main Street. You can also enjoy musical entertainment from featured weekly bands, face painting, balloon designs, and if

On May 31, the Woman’s Club of Playa del Rey is planning a dedication ceremony in front of its club house as part of its Field of Flags Fundraiser Event for Memorial Weekend.

you catch it on the right week, a cooking demonstration featuring local produce.

Mar Vista Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This vibrant, year-round market offers local produce, prepared foods, kids crafts and live events. Located at 12198 Venice Blvd., Grand View at Venice Boulevard.

For more information, visit marvistafarmersmarket.org Spring Gala, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Congregation Mishkon Tephilo of Venice will hold its annual gala online. Honoree Cindy Goldstein is being saluted for more than three decades of service to the congregation and a personal history that mirrors contemporary American Jewish life. The virtual gala is Mishkon’s major fundraiser of the year. It replaces an in-person event that was first postponed, then cancelled, because of the pandemic. Called Zoom Gala Gala (a name suggested by Rabbi Katzan and inspired by a Hebrew folk son), the event will also be one of many welcomes for the new rabbi, who emphasized his enthusiasm for the role.

The only happy hour and cocktail party is free (tax-deductible donations encouraged) with remarks, music and ruach (spirit) offered by Mishkon musicians, personalities and political leaders.

For more information, visit marvistafarmersmarket.org Venice Electric Light Parade, 6 p.m.

Marcus Gladney created the Venice Electric Light Parade to bring together bike enthusiasts who love to light up their bikes and set out into the night along

Memorial Day Weekend Concert Live Stream, 2 p.m.

The Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra will be hosting a Memorial Day Weekend Concert live stream featuring works from Bach, Kuhlau, Doppler, HensonConant and Brahms. The concert will be followed by a Q&A session with the performers, hosted by KUSC’s Rich Capparela. The concert is free but registration is required.

To register, visit smsymphony. org/events/memorialdayweekend concertlivestream

Monday, May 31 Field of Flags Dedication Ceremony, 11 a.m.

The Woman’s Club of Playa del Rey is hosting its Field of Flags Fundraiser Event for Memorial Weekend, which will include a field of flags on the center median of Manchester Boulevard on display from May 29 through 31. The fundraiser will benefit Shelter to Soldier, a nonprofit that rescues dogs from California shelters and trains them to become psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 combat veterans who are suffering from PTSD. On May 31, the club is planning a dedication ceremony in front of its club house and Councilman Mike Bonin will be in attendance. For more information, call 310-980-2635.

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THE ARGONAUT REAL ESTATE BUSINESS NEWS

Eviction moratorium expiration looms and one-in-four California renters aren’t sure they can pay rent The eviction moratorium has kept struggling renters housed during the pandemic. But what will happen when landlords are able to resume evictions for non-payment of rent after June 2021?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, during March 17 – March 29, 2021 in California: • 16% of households were behind on rent payments; • 6% of households felt they were very likely to be evicted from their current housing in the next two months; • 22% of households felt they were somewhat likely to be evicted from their current housing in the next two months; • 14% of households had no confidence in their ability to make next month’s rental payment; and • 11% of households had only a slight confidence in their ability to make next month’s rental payment.

With roughly one-in-four renters lacking confidence in their ability to pay next month’s rent and one-in-three believing

they may be evicted in the coming months, the stability of the rental market is rapidly crumbling.

When the moratorium ends, the evictions will begin The eviction moratorium is currently scheduled to expire on June 30, 2021.

Without further extensions of the moratorium, many renters will soon find themselves homeless.

As revealed in the Census survey, some renters are simply unsure about whether they will have housing in the coming months. The three main sources contributing to eviction uncertainty are: • federal and local government policies; • the course of the economic recovery; and • individual landlord discretion.

With government policies, the question remains whether the administration will extend the moratorium. In the event it gets extended (for the fourth time) on a federal level, the question then becomes: for how long?

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In California, the governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 91 into law early this year, extending the statewide eviction moratorium to June 2021 and providing assistance for landlords with $2.6 billion in federal stimulus funds.

For the economic category, the deciding factor is when jobs will return for renters.

Without a reliable source of income, tenants cannot pay. The lack of renter confidence stems from the 1.7 million Californians still jobless — and millions more nationwide — as a result of the 2020 recession.

Finally, when the moratorium is up, it’s entirely up to landlords to choose how to respond. They may evict the tenant and demand repayment of rent (unlikely to be successful with a jobless tenant), or they may choose to work with tenants to find mutually beneficial solutions, such as setting up repayment plans. In California, SB 91 assists landlords who agree to waive 20% of unpaid rent for incomequalifying tenants by reimbursing 80% of the unpaid rent owed between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021. This program is a positive step in helping landlords keep

tenants housed and continue to cover costs, but it is not a full solution.

As the expiration of the eviction moratorium looms closer for renters who do not qualify or whose landlords choose not to participate in the program, so too does the threat of eviction. Whether landlords and tenants will work out payment plans for back-rent owed or whether landlords will evict from missed payments remains unknown. Either way, expect to see evictions — and vacancies — rise following the moratorium’s expiration.

Although some categories leading to eviction remain murky, one thing is clear: renters regaining access to jobs is imperative for these renters to maintain payments and, on a broader scale, for the real estate market to recover.

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COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Stacey Michelle Rasfeld, 2238 Wellesley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 06/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Stacey Michelle Rasfeld. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 26, 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.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021086716 Type of Filing: Refile. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MODUL8TION. 6241 W. 87th Street Los Angeles, CA 90045. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Menotti Creative Group, Inc., 6241 W. 87th Street 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: 01/2009. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Peter Menotti III. TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: Menotti Creative Group, Inc. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 12, 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: 05/6/21, 05/13/21, 05/20/21, 05/27/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021094962 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DACHTLER STUDIO, MASSLOS LIMITED. 2037 South Santa Fe Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90021. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 202108511329 REGISTERED OWNER(S) Dachtler Studio LLC, 2037 South Santa Fe Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90021. 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/ Galaxias D. Dachtler TITLE: CFO, Corp or LLC Name: Dachtler Studio LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 22, 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, exce pt, 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.

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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: 05/06/21, 05/13/21, 05/20/21, 05/27/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021080540 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HANDS IN CLAY L.A., HICLA. 3795 Boise Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90066, 1027 ½ Euclid St., Santa Monica, CA 90403. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Hands In Clay L.A. LLC, 1027 ½ Euclid St., Santa Monica, CA 90403.

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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: 05/06/21, 05/13/21, 05/20/21, 05/27/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021086714 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WEST LA 3D PRINTING. 6241 W. 87th Street Los Angeles, CA 90045.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Menotti Creative Group, Inc., 6241 W. 87th Street 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: 01/2017. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Peter Menotti. TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: Menotti Creative Group, Inc. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 12, 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.

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ance 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.

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Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21SMCP00178 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of AUDRA HOWARD, for Change of Name.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Audr a Howard filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Audra June Howard to Audra June Howard Ferguson 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 object-

court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Audra June Howard to Audra June Howard Ferguson 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: July 2, 2021. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401-Santa Monica 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: April 20, 2021. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 05/20/21, 05/27/21, 06/03/21, 06/10/21

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