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In 2011, Mr. Reina founded and continues to lead the Premier Wealth Advisory Group that manages over 1/2 Billion in assets at Citi Personal Wealth Management. He is a seasoned investment professional providing complex multigenerational financial solutions and capital market strategies to high net worth clients. Prior to joining Citigroup in 1999, he started his early career with Dean Witter Reynolds Investments, which merged with Morgan Stanley Investments.

He was also recognized as a CitiStars Top Performer and Global Chairman Council. Furthermore, he is recognized in the “Top 100 Bank Advisors” by Bank Investment Consultant Magazine.

Bernard has extensive experience with asset allocation modeling, which includes a deep understanding of investment objectives, portfolio construction, manager selection, risk analysis, tactical tilts, and next generation/estate planning with family members and loved ones.

Bernard spent a few years of his childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina and in Torino, Italy. Bernard is fluent in Spanish and conventional Italian. He currently lives in Westchester with his family and is happily married with two daughters. He is very active in the Los Angeles community professional network.

Bernard is responsible for providing investment guidance and advice to Individuals, High Net Worth Families, Retirees, Divorcees, Widows, Business Professionals and Non-Profit Foundations. In addition, he works closely with Estate Attorneys and Tax Advisors to help ensure all are on the same page with a client’s objectives. Bernard is firmly committed to distinguishing himself as an advisor who has long-term family-like relationships with his clients throughout the good, bad, and ugly times of the economic cycles. He also acts as a client advocate by giving feedback to senior management as a member of the CPWM President’s Advisory Council.

Bernard graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a B.S. in Finance. He also completed the Citi Global Wealth Institute Executive program at University of Pennsylvania, “Wharton School of Business.” He currently holds his Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), as well as his life, accident, and health insurance license with the California Department of Insurance. In addition, he also is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF).

Furthermore, he sits on the Gala Committee for Little Company of Mary Hospital in Redondo Beach. In addition to investing, his hobbies include fitness, traveling, Soccer, Football, Skiing and Boxing. Besides physical activities, he has a passion for food, wine, music, movies, and foreign languages. Bernard Reina says that managing portfolios is now a unique form of differentiation. He and his colleagues utilitize six value propositions for their clients: Organization, accountability, objectivity, proactivity, education and partnership. “Bonding with my clients is where I really excel, perhaps by sharing my personal experience with them,” he says. “This connection is the key to a successful client relationship.”

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Become a Turkey Guardian The Gentle Barn’s new campaign invites people to protect these intelligent birds By Kamala Kirk he Gentle Barn recently launched its new Turkey Guardian Campaign, which gives patrons the chance to sponsor one of five turkeys (Smudge, Sun, Heather, Luke Skywalker or Romeo) for a $35 donation. The entire flock goes for $115. “With all that is happening in the world right now and with everything that we have all been through over the last couple of years, this is a perfect time to start rethinking our beliefs and prioritizing our choices,” said Ellie Laks, founder of The Gentle Barn, a national nonprofit animal rescue and sanctuary. “We can be better and do better, we can be kinder and be gentler to all creatures. I think there are many of us who are thinking about how we can make a difference to others. So in line with that, we are trying to inspire people to become a Turkey Guardian instead of eating one. We can make such a difference to others by simple little choices like eating plant based instead of eating an animal. The thought that 46 million turkeys are being slaughtered this year is devastating, to say

T Coronavirus by the numbers and local updates Compiled by Kamala Kirk Cases and deaths by neighborhood as of November 13: Culver City: 3,020 (deaths 115); Del Rey: 41 (deaths one); El Segundo: 1,117 (deaths 10); Marina del Rey: 713 (deaths four); Mar Vista: 3,007 (deaths 37); Palms: 3,545 (deaths 67); Playa del Rey: 191 (deaths one); Playa Vista: 898 (deaths 12); Santa Monica: 6,937 (deaths 189); Venice: 2,834 (deaths 18); Westchester: 3,722 (deaths 58) Total Westside cases: 26,025 Total Westside deaths: 512

Total confirmed cases in LA County: 1,510,434 Total deaths in LA County: 26,856 Total new cases as of November 13: 1,378 Total new deaths: 19 Hospitalizations: 605 Positivity rate (seven-day daily average): 1% Total number of people tested: 9,237,742 (Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)

the least. We want to start turning this around, one person and one turkey at a time.” Guardians receive certificates commemorating their commitment to saving turkeys, and those who are near Gentle Barn locations in California, Tennessee and Missouri can visit the turkeys as well. “Participants will get to create a special relationship with either one turkey of their choice or the flock,” Laks said. “They will receive a certificate with their turkey’s picture on it to put as the centerpiece on their table and to share with their friends and family on social media. They will get to share the turkey’s affection and intelligence with everyone they know, and they get the satisfaction of knowing that they are saving a life instead of taking one. They also get to be able to sit down around a table with their loved ones and enjoy a delicious meal knowing that no one had to suffer for them to enjoy it.” The Gentle Barn was established in 1999 as a safe haven for animals who have nowhere else to go because they are too old, sick, lame or scared to be adopted. According to Laks, once the animals are

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rehabilitated and have recovered, The Gentle Barn strives to connect the animals’ stories of survival and healing to the personal experiences of underserved and special needs children and adults who have suffered physical, mental or emotional trauma. By interacting with The Gentle Barn’s approximately 150 animals and taking a hands-on role in their welfare, those who participate in the programs at The Gentle Barn learn empathy, trust and forgiveness. The Gentle Barn hosts many programs for people to heal among the animals including its 10-month animal assisted therapy program, Cow Hug therapy sessions and literacy programs. They have partnered with foster care agencies, domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, war veterans/PTSD, and schools in the inner city. “Our mission is: Teaching People Kindness and Compassion to Animals, Each Other, and Our Planet,” Laks said. “We have rescued turkeys and asked people to sponsor them monthly every year throughout the 22-year history of The Gentle

The Gentle Barn, a national nonprofit animal rescue and sanctuary, has launched a Turkey Guardian Campaign allowing anyone to become sponsors or “guardians” of one of five turkeys.

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Enjoy a quality dining experience this holiday By Kamala Kirk hether you’re looking to dine out or spend a cozy holiday at home with friends and family, these culinary offerings on the Westside offer plenty of tasty options to enjoy.

• Thanksgiving Take & Bake and Dine In from etta Culver City. etta Culver City is offering two ways to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. The Take & Bake Feast ($250) serves up to four people and includes fire-roasted turkey breasts and thighs, whipped and buttered potatoes and apple cranberry cobbler. On Thanksgiving from 2 to 8 p.m., they are serving a special chef’s menu ($95 per person) and a kid’s menu ($35). 8801 Washington Blvd., Culver City, 424-570-4444 • Thanksgiving Getaway at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. In addition to Thanksgiving takeout and Thanksgiving dinner at Blue Streak Restaurant with a traditional family-style turkey Thanksgiving dinner ($89) per adult and ($35) per child 10 and under, Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel is also offering a Thanksgiving Getaway that includes two nights’ accommodation, daily pumpkin spiced lattes, complimentary valet parking, complimentary access to Seaside Cinema, early or late checkout and a $100 resort credit to use on property. Offer is available Nov. 22 to 29. 1700 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, 310-458-6700

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• Thanksgiving Ice Cream Pies from Sweet Rose Creamery. Sweet Rose Creamery is offering an assortment of ice cream pies ($48 each) ranging from apple with oat crumble and caramel swirl to chocolatey pecan pie from Nov. 19 to 24 available on a first-come, first-serve basis at both shops. Festive ice cream flavors are also available including Brown Sugar Butter Pecan, Apple Cider Sorbet and more. 2726 Main St., Santa Monica, 310-260-2663x2; 225 26th St., Suite 51, Santa Monica, 310-260-2663x1 • Thanksgiving Takeout and Dine-In at Urban Plate Playa Vista. Enjoy a Turkey Plate on one of the expansive outdoor patios at Urban Plate ($19.95) which includes a full meal of herb-roasted turkey breast, stuffing, gravy, cranberry relish, bread and one side. Available Nov. 23 to 25. Their Thanksgiving catering packages provide the same scratch-cooked meal with just as much flavor, care and attention to deal – minus all the work and prep it takes. 12746-3 Jefferson Blvd., Playa Vista, 424-2567274

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• Thanksgiving Dine-In & Takeaway at Hotel Case del Mar. Hotel Casa del Mar is offering dine-in services as well as a takeaway menu. For dine-in, a special three-course prix-fixe menu will be available for lunch and dinner on Nov. 25 at Terrazza and Catch restaurants in the hotel. $115 per adult, $45 for children, with live music from noon to 8 p.m. The hotel is also offering a gourmet three-course dinner that is easily scalable for any size dinner party. Pick-up slots are available from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 24. 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica, 310-581-5533.

• Three-Course Prix Fixe Menu at Sugar Palm at Viceroy Santa Monica. Sugar Palm at Viceroy Santa Monica is serving a three-course prix-fixe menu ($95) for adults and ($45) for children on Nov. 25 from 3 to 10 p.m. that includes a free glass of bubbles and features an assortment of delicious dishes including butternut squash soup, roasted turkey breast with green apple and walnut stuffing, deconstructed cheesecake and pumpkin spice panna cotta. 1819 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, 310-260-7511

• Thanksgiving Dine-In & To-Go at SALT Restaurant & Bar. Enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving meal at SALT Restaurant & Bar at Marina del Rey Hotel, which is offering both dine-in and to-go options. A traditional dinner will be available on Thanksgiving from 2 to 7 p.m. for $120 that features a prix-fixe menu including Parker House rolls, butternut squash soup or an autumn green salad and Diestel Family Ranch organic turkey. For to-go, the restaurant is offering a dinner that serves 4 to 6 people for $399. The last day to order to-go is Nov. 20. 13534 Bali Way, Marina del Rey, 424-289-8223

• Thanksgiving Catering Menu from Huckleberry Bakery & Cafe. Huckleberry Bakery & Café has a bunch of new things on the menu this year including whole roasted Mary’s organic turkeys or whole breasts that have been brined for 48 hours, smashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, bourbon pecan pie and more. Deadline to order Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. Pickup and delivery slots are available on Nov. 24 and 25. 1014 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, 310-451-2311.

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Kim Gordon opens atelier on Montana Avenue By Nicole Borgenicht esign visionary Kim Gordon closes her eyes and imagines a complete result. As a self-taught interior designer, she was hired by designers to come up with and commiserate on artsy ideas. “I did a 30 x 15 wall, a glass mosaic with light for a spa at Highland and Hollywood for designer Kerry Joyce,” Gordon said. When she lived in Venice Beach, Gordon always enjoyed going to open houses. “But I found the masculine cement floors, wood ceilings, funky room flows and the only way to the backyard was through bedrooms,” Gordon said. “And no light for dinner parties. I knew I could do more.” Gordon had seen people redoing barns in Long Island creating great light and plantings; she wanted to make use of the amazing light and shrubbery in California. When Gordon was 18, she spent

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a year at the French Culinary Institute in NYC when a thenunknown Bobby Flay was there, but it didn’t become her artistic sweet spot. She then moved to Puerto Rico with her boyfriend at the time, where she worked with a group of artists in decorative and healing arts and fashion. “I got the artist bug though I wasn’t a good painter,” Gordon said. “I loved homes and faux finishing, and began doing it.” Gordon discovered that no one was working on cement floors. She had the vision to make them warmer and add color. “I then had different labor work on the floors to look sexy,” Gordon said. Later in California, Gordon met higher-end designers and worked at Capitol Records. She was eventually hired to work on Don Henley’s recording studio to antique the wood. “I did the work with a butane torch, burning things to look antique,” Gordon said.

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with gardeners, and is inspired by warm European colors and expansive homes in Mexico and Europe. Recently, Gordon opened a design workshop on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. The warm walls and elegant, artsy layout are perfect for her business and design studio. Gordon’s talent includes putting people together as a dynamic symmetry for her creative vision. “It’s an atelier with terra cotta clay walls that look rose, which are clay troweled plaster,” Gordon said. “I focus on the big picture, what it will look like in a year. My team needs to be nuanced expertise to help find what the client wants. I am not wearing kneepads anymore. I can tell during troweling how the cement is by its smell in the bucket. I supervise, but I don’t micromanage. The team does the work, I go and see it. My whole being is involved in designer jobs.”

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Gordon’s no-fear action style was derived from her upbringing. “My dad was an electrician and built our family home,” Gordon said. “We lived in construction sites.” At this time, Gordon was married, pregnant and finished the work on Henley’s studio. She gave birth to a son followed by another. As a Venice mom, she started going to open houses and flipping homes. “The realtor would ask, ‘How much did you do this for?’” Gordon said. “As I came from bigger houses, mansion style, I could figure out how much space is needed for office and kitchen, and I would change cold flooring.” At that point, Gordon met an all-cash investor and had been married for 10 years to contractor Mauricio Suarez, so they did the work together. “I created softer interior architecture with better flow for families,” she said. Some of Gordon’s specialties include flow to the yard, doors or windows that open out to plantings, and steel window frames. Gordon sources supplies locally and in Mexico, she works

Kim Gordon recently worked on a Venice Beach home, where outdoor rooms are found on both floors, and she hired a local artist to create a string wall divider with pockets for air plants.

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Making Therapy Accessible

Advekit is helping people get the mental healthcare they need By Nicole Borgenicht lison LaSov and Arielle Garellek teamed up to create Advekit, a Venice-based mental health platform that streamlines the search for a therapist. At no cost to patients, signing up puts the task of insurance billing in Advekit’s hands, whereby the patient pays their part rather than in full upfront. Additionally, opportunities for out-of-network doctors with lower costs by hidden insurance allowances is revealed through Advekit. For the therapist, there is a small fee when new clients become patients. This service reduces the challenge both therapists and patients have by ending or limiting sessions early due to payment issues. As an industry professional, LaSov’s work and career inspired her to create Advekit. “I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with 10 years of experience in the mental health space,” LaSov said. “My experiences as a clinician grant me unique insight into the pain points that both therapists and patients endure.” Garellek is fully acquainted with issues on both sides, from seeking therapy to matching proper therapists for others. “I have worked as a teacher and school principal, and I’d often be asked by parents and students for therapist referrals,” Garellek said. “That, along with personal experience looking for a therapist myself, made me very aware of the challenges we all face looking and paying for therapy. Now that we’ve worked with over 30,000 clients and thousands of therapists, Alison

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Advekit is a Venice-based mental health platform that was founded by Alison LaSov and Arielle Garellek to create a modern approach to finding the right therapist and lowering the cost of therapy.

Advekit utilizes a matching algorithm that provides patient with therapist options based on availability, insurance and type of therapy, and it also handles the burden of reimbursement and paperwork.

and I are always thinking of ways to make therapy more accessible to everyone.” The company name came about in lieu of the work it takes to make getting the help needed easier. Someone must advocate for people, so they fit the role. “We chose Advekit because we take a very active approach to normalizing therapy and advocating for people’s ability to find the care they need,” LaSov said. “Thankfully, mental health is more valued now than even just five years ago and people are willing to seek out help. Unfortunately, stumbling blocks around affordability and access still exist and that’s where Advekit comes in.”

and only charging them what they owe, instead of asking patients to pay in full upfront.” Moreover, out-of-network therapy is often considered out-of-pocket. “By leveraging Advekit (at no cost to the patient) patients can use their out-of-network coverage that they likely did not know they had or did not understand,” LaSov said. “Insurance payers make these things intentionally confusing so that people don’t take advantage of their benefits. We are here to help patients see any therapist they want while also helping with cost.” For the therapists, there are no upfront fees either.

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Cricket Wardein is the founder of Mighty Pilates, a popular studio known for their energizing, mood-boosting workouts that combine classical Pilates with a Mighty twist. By Nicole Borgenicht hen Cricket Wardein was on assignment in 2007 in Australia as Yahoo’s chief marketing officer, she got hooked on Pilates with multiple reformers in one room. As a businesswoman and marketing expert, Wardein saw the hole in the marketplace that she would fill. She drew up a financial plan and by 2009 opened the first Mighty Pilates location in San Francisco. “Getting certified was the best way to gain a complete understanding of the technique so that I could immerse myself in all aspects of the business, ensure my instructors were teaching to the highest standards and I could best serve my future clients,” Wardein said. By 2015, Wardein was captivated by the Santa Monica

lifestyle and opened her second Mighty Pilates location. Recently, Wardein moved the business to a larger space on Montana Avenue, which was perfect timing with COVID-19. Because people are so conscious about social distancing, personal space is essential for a good workout. “Mighty Pilates expanded into a bigger space recently because classes were always full and because the new space is about double the size - also giving a bit more elbow room during these times when people are craving the community vibe but want to be socially distanced.” Wardein said. There are 120 classes offered at Mighty Pilates, with 25 weekly livestream classes for those who prefer online due to the pandemic, work, family or a

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Mighty Pilates recently moved their Santa Monica studio to a new location on Montana Avenue that features 3,600 square feet of space, two huge studio rooms, a room for private lessons, and an outdoor balcony.

combination of reasons. Wardein takes the time to learn about her clients’ selection process to offer classes that are easily accessible. There are numerous classes for each client level and preferred style of Pilates. In the Foundations class, beginning students learn about the springs on a reformer and ways of connecting to the exercise. Power is an advanced class that encompasses strength building. Re:form, Jump & Core and TRX/Re:form are designed for all levels with variety in cardio and core, while TRX is also useful in combination with Pilates for full-body balance. A Happy Hour Pilates is also offered on Friday evenings. “We are toasting new friends and getting through the week we could all use any reason to

celebrate these days,” Wardein said. “It’s a fun way to connect with other clients and staff at the end of a great class.” Wardein has also created Mighty Moonlight, an aura decompression class. Candles complement relaxing music and active stretching to secure a good workout. In all of the classes, toning and firming is achieved through classic Pilates. Proper reformer adjustment in resistance levels keeps up full-body engagement for the best workout possible. “We pump up the music to get your energy up (OK, and to distract you from all those reps),” Wardein said. “As we love to say at Mighty, ‘You are only one workout away from a great mood.’” With an upbeat flair for the human spirit, Mighty Pilates has

the quintessential combination of working out through challenges, high-spirited fun, and stretching to relaxation. Newcomers are advised to learn how to use the equipment first in Pilates one-on-one workouts, then join the classes when they’ve been properly trained in the first steps. Class sizes are limited to eight or nine people per class, so there’s always personal attention and social distancing accompanied by a positive exercise vibe.

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Defying an Achilles Heel Hiker and author doesn’t let botched surgery steal her passion By Bridgette M. Redman o Giese isn’t about to let anything stop her from engaging in her favorite pastime —hiking to waterfalls — not even the loss of her Achilles tendon. A local hiker, author, journalist and community activist, Giese has great advice for hikers on the Westside, though she warned that with the drought, few waterfalls can be found in Southern California right now. She has been hiking for 40 plus years and particularly loves hiking to waterfalls. She has logged more than 40 of them in 10 different countries. Some of Giese’s most passionate hikes include a helicopter hike in New Zealand to Spectacular Falls, trekking behind a waterfall in Iceland at Seljalandsfoss, and visiting such falls as Snoqualmie Falls near Seattle, and Halfmoon Falls and Grotto Falls in Montana. Giese is also working on a book called “Keep Hiking to Waterfalls: A Medical Mystery” that tells how a freak accident nearly ended her ambulatory life. She braids chapters about her walks to waterfalls with the medical story of her multiple surgeries.

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Accident claimed Achilles tendon It started in 2018 when Giese was in her home office on a rare rainy November day in Southern California. Her friend arrived a little bit earlier than expected and Giese raced downstairs to answer the door so her friend wouldn’t have to wait in the rain. She missed the bottom two steps and went flying horizontally. When she tried to get up, she couldn’t. Giese’s husband, Ed Warren, and her friend drove her to urgent care. The doctor did X-rays and informed her that she had a complete rupture and was going to need surgery. She immediately called an orthopedic doctor she knew, who told her to come in first thing at 8 a.m. the next day. She arrived in a wheelchair and

Hiker, author, journalist and community activist Jo Giese is working on a book, “Keep Hiking to Waterfalls: A Medical Mystery,” that recounts a freak accident she had that nearly ended her hiking adventures.

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met with the orthopedic doctor, who had treated her before when she had a tear in her knee and he knew that she and her husband were hikers. “There are two approaches,” Giese recalled he told her. “One is do nothing, but that’s for people who are sedentary. That’s not for you. The other is to reattach it and that’s what you want. I used to do Achilles reattachment surgeries 20 to 30 years ago, I can do this.” This, Giese said, was when she and her husband made a really bad error. “We think we’re pretty smart,” Giese said. “My husband is one of those whip-smart appellate lawyers who has argued cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. I’ve written prize-winning books and written for NPR. But instead of questioning him, I thought, ‘Well, he says he can do it.’” Giese said she was so relieved that she didn’t think to get a second or third opinion, or to find someone with more recent experience. The consultation was Friday morning and the doctor told her that he could do the surgery first thing on Monday. She went in for the surgery to reattach her Achilles tendon and came out with a cast from her foot to her knee. Ten days later when she returned to his office to remove the bandage, what she saw was unexpected. The entire area had turned necrotic and died. “I don’t think I even knew the word ‘necrotic’ before then,” Giese said. “It wasn’t part of my vocabulary, but it became a part really quickly.” The doctor sent Giese to a wound doctor to try to get the necrosis out so they could deal with the Achilles tendon. She ended up having eight surgeries. The third surgery was with a trauma wound plastic surgeon. He had tried to clean the wound manually, but it hurt her too much. He said they’d go in and clean the area surgically and then the first surgeon who did the surgery would reattach the Achilles tendon as the second

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part of the surgery. The surgery was supposed to take four hours. An hour later, Giese woke up in the recovery room with the surgeon informing her that the Achilles tendon had curled up onto itself and died. “The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the body,” Giese said. “And mine had curled up onto itself like a little fetal worm, so my surgeon says. There was nothing to reattach. It’s dead.” Many more surgeries would follow to treat the necrosis — including taking skin flaps from other parts of the body to replace the dead skin on her ankle. Giese spent 144 days on a knee scooter. Even when she was told things were helpless, she persevered. Giese also went to see a New York doctor who pioneered some of the current treatments, hoping she could get a transplant. “It was such a godawful mess that he didn’t want to go near it and that’s his job,” Giese said. “He told me to pursue aggressive physical therapy for two months.” She began to search for alternative and traditional solutions, mixing them so that she could walk again. She visited a hyperbaric oxygen chamber (which did not help), an acupuncturist, a podiatrist for shock wave therapy, and physical therapy at a restorative exercise center designed for spinal cord injuries. Giese has gotten a lot of ambulation back because she never listened to the people who told her she wouldn’t be able to hike again. “When a physical therapist watched me limping, she said, ‘You have to accept that you’ll be compromised for the rest of your life,’” Giese said. “I refused to believe her. Grit and determination enabled me to defy my prognosis. I’m already doing what I wasn’t supposed to be able to do — walking and hiking with no Achilles tendon. If I’m walking, even slowly, I’m happy. In the future, if I’m able to walk even faster, I’ll be even happier.” Giese said she works at not getting down when everyone passes her on the trail because she can’t go as fast as she used to — she can’t push off on her left foot. Her advice to others who are experiencing a trau-

Giese, who has been hiking for 40 years, shared that some of her favorite local hiking spots near Santa Monica include Temescal Canyon Trail, Will Rogers Trail and Los Leones Trail. matic injury is to research the best specialists in their area and then get a second, maybe even a third opinion.

West LA offers several hiking trails While Giese has gone on many exotic hikes, particularly to waterfalls, in such places as New Zealand, Iceland and Chile, she said there are many local hikes that can be just as rewarding. She recommends three hikes near Santa Monica for those who want to get the benefits of hiking and enjoy a beautiful view: • Temescal Canyon Trail. Accessible year-round except when wildfires threaten it, it is a 3.1-mile loop trail located near Pacific Palisades. It usually features a waterfall, though the drought has dried it out. It is

rated as moderate. It features both ocean and canyon views. The trailhead is off of Sunset Boulevard in Temescal Gateway Park. There are views of Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and downtown Los Angeles. Giese said it is a very pleasant and safe trail, though she advises people to go early in the morning to avoid the heat and predators. •Will Rogers Trail. This is a 4.1-mile out and back trail near Pacific Palisades that includes wildlife and is rated as moderate. Hikers at AllTrails warn that the path along the canyon is not maintained and makes for a challenging hike with rattlesnakes and poison oak. Some love the challenge, others recommend avoiding it. •Los Leones Trail. Giese highly recommends this one as the far end opens into a clearing that looks down onto Pacific Palisades and all of Santa

Monica. Rated as a difficult hike, it is 1.3 miles long and has an elevation gain of 543 feet. There are spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and it weaves through lush vegetation in the canyon and then up into chaparral.

Hike safely for the best benefits

JO’S HIKING TIPS: • Do not hike alone. “It’s dangerous for many reasons,” Giese said. “You could have an accident if you are there by yourself, especially if you are just starting out and don’t know the trails.” • Join a hiking group. Not only is it fun, but it’s helpful. Giese said when she lived closer to Santa Monica, she joined a local hiking group that was a lot of fun. • Select suitable trails for your experience and ability level. • Wear hiking boots. They provide extra support on uneven trails. Regular sneakers without traction are an accident waiting to happen. • Use hiking poles. “Everyone should use hiking poles,” Giese said. “They really help a lot, especially when you are going downhill. They take pressure off your knees.” The hiking poles should be long enough so that the hiker’s bent arm is at a 90-degree angle. • Pay attention to weather conditions. “You don’t want to be out when there is lightning,” Giese said. • Bring enough water for whatever you are doing. Have at least one thermos of ice water, sunglasses, sunscreen and bug spray. • Be aware of predators and take the appropriate equipment. In some areas, you need bear spray. In others, you need to wear a mask or scarf to protect against bugs. • Obey all warning signs. Hikers have died because they don’t. • Dress in layers so you can shed. Long pants and a long-sleeved shirt will protect you from being scratched by low-hanging branches and twigs or infected by poison oak or poison ivy. • Let people know when and where you are hiking and check back with them when you return.

During the pandemic, hiking gained in popularity as it was one of the rare things that people could still do. It’s a pastime Giese encourages for people’s physical and mental health. “In Southern California when we were all on lockdown, you could for some of that time still go hiking,” Giese said. “It’s a totally intergenerational thing. You’ll see people out on that trail who are my parents’ age or little tiny grandchildren and everyone can enjoy this.” NOVEMBER 18, 2021 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 13

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Unleashing Sounds of Freedom and Humor

The Popravinas’ new album “Goons West” helps listeners escape the pandemic

streamed over 241,800 times and had more than 12,900 hours of listening time. Their tracks were also listened to in 40 countries. The new album embodies The Popravinas’ indie sound with a combination of both humor and freedom. By sharing their personal experiences, listeners can resonate with the songs while escaping from reality. “[On] The last record, John and I actually tossed this title around,” said Eddy Sill, lead vocalist, bass guitarist and songwriter. “I’d mentioned ‘Goons West.’ He said, ‘That’s

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By Holly Jenvey anta Monica-based band The Popravinas is set to release its fourth album “Goons West,” showcasing 11 indie songs that will transport listeners to a state of relaxation. “Goons West” may be The Popravinas’ fourth album, but it’s the first they’ve made together amid the pandemic. The band said that “Goons West” is their best record, even though the musicians weren’t physically together for its production. According to Spotify, last year The Popravinas’ music was

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Santa Monica-based band The Popravinas recently released its fourth album, “Goons West,” which features 11 new tracks of indie California gold. got a good ring to it.’ And I said, ‘Well, we’ll file it away.’ And this time it came about. I’ve seen other bands do a record called ‘Go West,’ so you could say this is sort of a play on that also. But again, these are things that I tend to come up with in my head and I file a lot of them to use them as time goes on.” The titles of the songs might have a different meaning than what audiences could perceive. One of the tracks is “Zoom to the Ocean,’’ which the band started working on prior to COVID-19 and before everyone was using Zoom. Instead of virtual meetings, “Zoom to the Ocean” takes listeners to the beach. Another song from the album is “Self-Made Derecho.” Sill came up with the title after seeing how storms over last year were called derechos and developed the meaning of meeting a woman who causes a storm. However, as the Popravinas get airplay in other countries including Spain, Sill received comments about how the song can be interpreted as “self-made right” since “derecho” is the Spanish word for “right.” With the quirky titles of their songs, The Popravinas enjoy how their music can be open to interpretation. “I think (the songs) Eddy and I like have that (a) universal and

personal quality because they’re kind of descriptive and tell a story and have a character,” said John Adair, multi-instrumentalist, producer and arranger for The Popravinas. Even as their songs were streamed in many countries, “Goons West” tells the stories of California, Nevada and Arizona. The track “Bunkin’ in Reno” is an upbeat and comical song detailing Sill’s experiences with a previous band. It explains how he could be elsewhere, like Los Angeles or Texas, but makes light of the mundane and setbacks taking place. With the easygoing and twangy nature of the songs, listeners are transported to the beach, can jam out to the soundtrack on a desert drive or have the music take them wherever they want to be. They can also enjoy a solid mix of slow and fast-paced tracks. Due to COVID-19, The Popravinas had to cancel many performances across California and divert plans for shows across the country and in the Midwest. Like many bands who produced new music last year, The Popravinas couldn’t record their music in a studio. Fortunately, with Adair’s technical abilities and the band’s persistence, they were proud of their sound, even more so than what was produced for their prior three albums.

“Everyone stepped up, it was kind of interesting because over the years, everyone has been on their own developing how to do things (and) record,” Adair said. “The biggest obstacle with recording for bands is recording the drums because that involves the most technical setup and all the equipment. And usually we would record drums at our friend’s studio because I didn’t have a studio anymore to record drums. And once we got the drum tracks, I could do everything else and record everyone else on my own.” Aside from Sill and Adair, the other members of The Popravinas are Dean Lyons (rhythm guitar), David Rodgers (drummer), Byron Haney (keyboards and piano/touring member) and Steve Markowitz (touring member). The Popravinas hope to begin touring again soon with aspirations of opening for other bands or booking a movie or TV spot. They are on the search for management as well. “Goons West” is available on iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, Amazon and other platforms. The album is available on CD with limited copies available.

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WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS Compiled by Kamala Kirk

Debbie Allen’s “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” Friday, Nov. 19 Emmy Award winner and Kennedy Center Honoree Debbie Allen and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in association with The Annenberg Foundation presents its award-winning family spectacular “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” at the Drive-Up Santa Monica Airport. This year’s performance is written, directed and choreographed by Allen and will mark the return of this new holiday classic in the wake of COVID-19. Keeping in the spirit of giving, 100% of the show’s proceeds will benefit arts education for youth in the greater Los Angeles area. 3233 Donald Douglas Loop S, Santa Monica, 7 p.m., thehotchocolatenutcracker.com Marina del Rey Farmers Market Saturday, Nov. 20 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. 14101 Panay Way, Marina del Rey, 8 to 9 a.m. (seniors), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (general public), beaches.lacounty.gov/ mdrfarmersmarket Garden Volunteer Day Saturday, Nov. 20 Come volunteer with The Bay Foundation and Environmental Charter Middle School - Inglewood, community members and students in the community garden and support garden maintenance. Activities include mulching, planting and more. Capping at five participants. Sign

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On Friday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., Debbie Allen’s “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” returns for a one-night gala performance at the Drive-Up Santa Monica Airport. up at santamonicabay.org.events. Face masks and social distancing will be required. 3600 W. Imperial Hwy., Inglewood, 9 to 11 a.m. Venice Storytellers Saturday, Nov. 20 Venice Storytellers brings together Venice community members and Cornerstone Theater Company artists in conversation about the neighborhood. They’ll share stories and perspectives to make some art together that grows from the broad themes of history, home and art. These readings, staged outside in the park at the Oakwood Recreation Center, will feature local residents whose stories and conversation inspired the plays they are performing. Attendees should bring a chair or blanket to sit comfortable for 45 minutes to an hour. The event is free. For more information, contact info@cornerstonetheater.org. 767 California Ave., Los COURTESY OF CORNERSTONE THEATER COMPANY

On Saturday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m., enjoy staged readings of three new short plays about Venice presented by Cornerstone Theater Company and members of the community at the Oakwood Recreation Center.

Angeles, 2 p.m., cornerstonetheater.org St. Jerome Parish Annual Crafts Faire Saturday, Nov. 20, and Sunday, Nov. 21 St. Jerome Parish will hold its annual Crafts Faire in the Parish Hall. All items are handmade including knit, crochet, fused glass, jewelry, embroidery, candles, cards and sewing. Free parking, no entrance fee. There will be holiday music and raffles. Masks and social distancing required. 5550 Thornburn St., Westchester, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Nov. 20), 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Nov. 21), 310-670-7801 Woodcut Reduction Workshop Saturday, Nov. 20 and Sunday, Nov. 21 Woodcut Reduction was championed by Picasso and is becoming increasingly popular for its ease of approach and variety of visual results. Students will make a multicolor print from one matrix block printing layers of oil-based ink with an etching press. The on block kento registration system will be introduced. All aspects of woodcut design, proper cutting skills, tool maintenance, mixing and applying ink and special technique applications. Tuition is $275 per student and includes all materials. Josephine Press is a fully equipped printmaking facility offering custom edition printing, platemaking instruction and workshops for established

and emerging artists. 2928 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 310-453-1691, josephinepress.com Full-Circle Festival Holiday Show & Sale Saturday, Nov. 20, and Sunday, Nov. 21 The annual holiday show and sale celebrates local handmade arts and crafts including pottery, jewelry, painting, hats, scarves, handmade books, fiber art and more. It features a raffle with valuable prizes donated by local businesses, proceeds from which benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. Raffle drawing on Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. 12023 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 310-502-3115 Santa Monica Main Street Farmers Market Sunday, Nov. 21 Shop for local fresh produce and prepared foods from local restaurants. You can also enjoy musical entertainment from featured weekly bands, face painting, balloon designs, and if you catch it on the right week, a cooking demonstration featuring local produce. 2640 Main St., Santa Monica, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mar Vista Farmers Market Sunday, Nov. 21 This vibrant, year-round market offers local produce, prepared foods, kids crafts and live events. 12198 Venice Blvd.,

9 a.m. to 2 p.m., marvistafarmersmarket.org Motor Avenue Farmers Market, Sunday, Nov. 21 The Motor Avenue Farmers Market enhances the farm-totable connection and availability of fresh, local produce to residents of the Palms, Cheviot Hills, Beverlywood and surrounding communities. The market is dedicated to cultivating a sustainable food system through its operation and educational programs. The market consistently provides opportunities to create synergy between local businesses and residents while promoting a healthy city and a vibrant community. Open every Sunday, rain or shine. 10418 National Blvd., Los Angeles, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., motoravenuemarket.com. “Little Women” Sunday, Nov. 21 The Morgan-Wixson Youth Education/Entertainment Series presents “Little Women, The Broadway Musical” based on the novel by Louis May Alcott ” at The Morgan-Wixson Theatre. The talented teen cast is excited to be back on stage after a year and a half away. Masked and vaccinated, these dedicated performers have been rehearsing with a renewed sense of purpose and dedication. Free parking available at the Venice Family Clinic one block west of the theater. Adults $25, ages 3-18 $20, ages 12 and under $16. 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, 2 p.m., morgan-wixson.org, 310-828-7519 Storytime at the Main Library: Thanksgiving Is Coming Monday, Nov. 22 Stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for ages 2 and up in the central courtyard. Space is limited. To register, email ann. wilson@santamonica.gov. 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, 11 to 11:30 a.m., smpl.org

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My husband died of a heart attack at age 75. On his phone, I saw several unsettling texts from younger women, alluding to improper liaisons and asking for money. We often helped needy families, but I’m suspecting these women tempted and took advantage of a kind, caring old man, or maybe he turned dirty old man (looking for something more exciting than his wife). Before his death, he started viewing pornography online and seemed not quite himself. Could this apparent change in personality point to dementia? Finding these texts has turned my grieving upside down. I’m often angry with him for possibly cheating on me. I’m not sure how to put this to rest in my mind. — Perplexed Widow Sadly, elderly men are often easy prey for young scamstresses. These women sexually tempt or even just flatter an old man out of his money – all, “You remind me of that dude from ‘Star Wars’!” – making him think of himself as a young, hot Harrison Ford (when the “dude” he actually resembles is Yoda). I’m so sorry – both about the death of your husband and the apparent death of what you believed about him and your marriage. But I’m hoping my frank exploration of what you do and don’t know will help you make your way to peace of mind. First, it is possible your husband’s apparent behavioral changes were due to dementia. Dementia is not technically a disease but an umbrella term for “a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life” (per the Alzheimer’s Association). Symptoms include personality changes, memory issues, and impaired reasoning. “Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80% of dementia cases.” My friend Stef Willen wrote movingly in her McSweeney’s column about the tragic thief of self that is dementia, explaining, “For most of my life, my days with my grandmother had been spent hiking, identifying birds and having beers in a smalltown Colorado bars. ... I’d always thought she’d die of a swift heart attack, but death snuck in the back door and did a real hit and miss job. None of us even noticed until the essential parts of her began to go missing.” Her grandma’s doctor explained to Stef that her grandma’s neurons weren’t communicating. Some were dead, and some weren’t firing in the correct pattern. As Stef put it: “Apparently, who we are is an

electrochemical reaction, and my grandmother had blown her circuits.” Dementia messes with the functioning of the brain’s “prefrontal cortex” (PFC), the section just behind your forehead. If you think of your body as a factory and your behavior as the workers, the PFC is the executive boardroom of you: in charge of planning, prioritizing, remembering, reasoning, and “inhibitory control” (professor-ese for resisting temptation). That last one, when the PFC’s cells are in healthy working order, keeps us from just giving in to whatever impulse – sexual, gluttonous, violent, or just rude – flies into our head. But let’s back up a sec. You don’t know whether your husband had dementia, as he was never diagnosed. Sure, you’ve pulled together disturbing fragments of information, and they’re pointing you toward a conclusion. But you can’t know whether your conclusion is correct – though I’m guessing you strongly suspect it is, because that’s how our minds evolved to work. Uncertainty – ambiguous situations, partially answered questions, and other forms of mental untidiness – fill us with anxiety and dread. This makes evolutionary sense – survival sense – because wanting these uncomfortable feelings gone motivates us to try to get answers and information. Knowledge we acquire (of possible lurking harms) really is power: power to take meaningful steps to protect ourselves. However, our brain has a feature (that’s also a bug!): a psychological mechanism in the left hemisphere -– named “the interpreter” by cognitive neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga – that works like mental grout. When we’re wading through ambiguities or spot inconsistencies in our behavior (or others’), the interpreter creates stories to fill in the blanks: stories that make us feel comforted, consistent, and smart. Conveniently, no sooner does our mind spin some explanatory yarn than it turns right around and believes it, as if it were cold, hard fact. Since you can never know the full story, it’s pointless to torment yourself by rerunning painful bits of information and guessing. However, you could find comfort by using that crafty bugger, the interpreter, to your advantage. Shift over to the story you do know – the happy, loving times you two shared for decades – and focus on that. If you’re gonna go in for torment, make it a healthier class of it – like hot yoga (aka the commercialization of hot flashes paired with stretches easily accomplished by anyone who finds a wizard to turn them into a wire twist-tie).

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FIND YOUR PLACE Stephanie Younger Group 310.499.2020 | DRE 01365696 stephanieyounger.com | @stephanieyoungergroup Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. License Number 01991628. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but has not been verified. Changes in price, condition, sale or withdrawal may be made without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footage are approximate. If your property is currently listed for sale this is not a solicitation.

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“Extensively updated 4BD/5BA home is an entertainer's dream,” says agent Jane St. John. “Enjoy the big open living room with two-way fireplace, formal dining room, and family room areas, bright enclosed sun room for relaxing/entertaining. Lovely main bedroom suite with walk-in cedar-lined closets, and spacious bath. A family room opens to enclosed sun-room, two other suites and a fourth bedroom/office. This 3721 sq ft home sits on an expansive 8631 sq ft lot on one of the best view streets in Playa del Rey. Huge, two levels of rear yard offer room for a pool, basketball hoop, or lawn/playground areas.” Offered at $3,295,000 Jane St. John RE/MAX Estate Properties 310-567-5971

“Located in the extremely coveted Indigo building and situated only minutes from the sparkling Pacific, this 2BR/2BA, includes a separate den or 3rd bedroom ,” says agent Ron Anavim. “Thoughtfully fashioned for memorable entertaining, the open concept kitchen features granite countertops, SS appliances, gas range, and gorgeous wood cabinetry. The primary bedroom stuns with high ceilings, multiple symmetrical windows, tons of closet space, and an attached en suite with a soaking tub. The extra bedroom provides comfort and style with full guest bathroom.” Offered at $1,099,000 Ron Anavim The Suarez Team/Keller Williams Realty 310-877-4407 “Traditional 3BD/1BA ranch with fresh outdoor spaces is on a quiet street in Loyola Village,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “With updates inside and out, this crisp and clean home shines with an idyllic front porch, hardwood floors throughout, custom fireplace and mantle, and detached two-car garage. Feel the ocean breeze wafting through the ample windows and across the open floor plan as you rest your eyes upon the updated galley kitchen with granite countertops, SS appliances, and access to the versatile backyard, ever-blooming garden, and stretch of sylvan grass. The bedrooms are bright and airy, outfitted with deep closets and frosted glass doors.” Offered at $1,049,000 Stephanie Younger Compass 310-499-2020

“Extensively renovated 2BD/2BA + an office penthouse, is located just blocks from the beach,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “This highly sought-after top floor unit offers designer details throughout. Offering a spacious living room with vaulted ceilings and direct access to a private balcony where you can enjoy ocean breezes and exceptional views. An updated chef’s kitchen boasts stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, designer fixtures, and custom cabinetry. This unit also includes an in-unit laundry room with tons of storage, two parking spaces, and central air/heat.” Offered at $1,285,000 Jesse Weinberg Jesse Weinberg & Associates 800-804-9132

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THE ARGONAUT REAL ESTATE BUSINESS NEWS

Safety Tips for Showing Your Home Showing your home is an integral part of the overall process to ultimately sell it. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were concerns about being safe when strangers came to look at your home. Now, with the pandemic continuing, homeowners are even more cautious. With that in mind, the following are some general safety tips when you show your home, but also some related to COVID-19. Avoid An Open House If you’re a seller, you might want to talk to your agent and tell them you don’t want to have any open houses. A lot of real estate agents don’t think they’re beneficial anyway. During an open house, you’re taking a more significant risk than you are if you have scheduled private showings. During an open house, it’s not only more likely that someone could target your valuables or look around to come back to your home later, but you also have more exposure to people who might be sick.

Have Your Agent Meet with Prospective Buyers First If you’re feeling nervous and unsure about showings, talk to your agent about potentially meeting with prospective buyers outside of your home in a neutral setting before having an in-home showing. From the perspective of your real estate agent, it might add more work to their job, but at the end of the day, safety is critical. When you do have showings, you want to make sure, regardless of whether or not your real estate agent met with them beforehand that they’re qualified buyers. You certainly don’t want people coming during a pandemic because they’re window-shopping or they’re just curious or being nosy. You only want people who are serious about buying a home. To find qualified buyers, there are various ways to screen them. For example, you or your agent can screen them using only appointments and asking buyers to do a virtual tour before an in-person showing. Your agent can request a pre-qualification letter before setting a showing date.

Set Up Your Home For Contactless Showing As far as COVID-19 concerns, if you’re a seller you might request that your real estate agent sets up your home for contactless showings. To do that, your agent might have their own strategies, but recommendations include opening all the doors and cabinets and turning on all the lights. Your agent can also pull all shades so that buyers can see everything without coming in contact with high-touch surfaces. You can also do these things as a homeowner. Think about the touchpoints throughout your home and how you can help people avoid them when they look at your home. Sanitize After Showings It’s a good rule of thumb even outside of COVID-19 to sanitize your home after showings because it’s not the only infectious disease out there. You should wipe surfaces with a disinfecting wipe and do a quick clean. Put Certain Items Away There are some items you don’t want to

have on display during showings. Your valuables and heirlooms are more obvious, but there are less obvious things to put away. Prescription pain medications are one example. Your mail and bills are other things to put away in preparation for a home showing. Use Smart Home Technology Finally, you might consider using smart home security while your home is on the market because this is when it’s especially vulnerable to various threats. Plus, if you add some safety and security features, it can make your home more appealing to buyers. At a minimum, using a smart lockbox is a good idea because it gives you control over who comes into your home no matter where you are.

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Fic. Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021218541 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MAQUETTE. 507 N. Larchmont Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90004. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) J. Latter Design LLC, 608 N. Edinburgh Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90048, Caitlin Scanlon, 443 ½ S. Norton Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90020 . State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY Joint Venture. The date 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. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1 , 0 0 0 ) ) . REGISTRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: J. Latter Design LLC, Julie Goldman. TITLE: General Partner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 5, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 10/28/21, 11/04/21, 11/11/21, 11/18/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021220505 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LANGHE CUCINA LLC. 16711 Hawthorne Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90260. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) LANGHE CUCINA LLC, 16711 Hawthorne Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90260. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/2021. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code

the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/2021. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: Pierpaolo Mattei. TITLE: P r e s i d e n t , C o r p o r L LC Name: LANGHE CUCINA LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 07, 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: 10/28/21, 11/04/21, 11/11/21, 11/18/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021239462 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRANSFORMATIVE THERAPY. 171 Pier Ave., #141 Santa Monica, CA 90405. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Kelli Sherine Fisher, 1674 Electric Ave. Venice, CA 90291. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/2021. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: Kelli Sherine Fisher. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: November 02, 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: 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021227146 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: POPULUSS. 800 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga, CA 90290. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) New Rising Sun LLC, 800 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga, CA 90290. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The date 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. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: Joseph Recsnik . TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: New Rising Sun LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 19, 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: 11/11/21, 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21

Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21TRCP00366 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of BY AND THRU HIS GUARDIAN ADLITEM OCTAVIO AND MARIANA SALAS, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Octavio Brandon Salas III by and thru his guardian adlitem Mariana and Octavio Salas filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Octavio Brandon Salas III to Brandon Octavio Salas III 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: 12/17/2021. Time: 9:00 AM. Dept.: M. The address of the court is 825 Maple Ave., Torrance, CA 90503-Torrance Courthouse. A copy of

written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 12/17/2021. Time: 9:00 AM. Dept.: M. The address of the court is 825 Maple Ave., Torrance, CA 90503-Torrance 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: November 02, 2021. Deirdre Hill, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 11/04/21, 11/11/21, 11/18/21, 11/25/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21SMCP00632 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of CHANDNI SINGH, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Chandni Singh filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Chandni Singh to Chandni Singh Gallagher 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: 01/21/2022. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401Santa 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: November 03, 2021. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 11/11/21, 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21SMCP00342 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of JULIE ANN WILLIAMS, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Julie Ann Williams filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Julie Ann Williams to Julie Ann Janes 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: 12/17/2021. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the

petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 12/17/2021. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90401. 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: July 23, 2021. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21STCP03663 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of JOSE LUIZ RUIZ OCEQUEDA, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Jose Luiz Ruiz Ocequeda filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Jose Luiz Ruiz Ocequeda to Jose Luiz Ruiz 2.) TH E 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: 01/03/2022. Time: 10:00 AM. Dept.: 74 Room: 735. The address of the court is 111 N. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA 90012. 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: November 08, 2021. Michelle Williams Court, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 11/18/21, 11/25/21, 12/02/21, 12/09/21

Summons SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Número del Caso): 21STCV22037 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): HAZEL IMOGEN RALPH, an individual; and HELLO HAZIE, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company; DOES 1 through 10, inclusive; YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): IMPACT NETWORKING, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; and IMPACT LA, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these

sponse at this court and have phone number of plaintiff's ata copy served on the plaintiff. torney, or plaintiff without an A letter or phone call will not attorney, is (El nombre, la protect you. Your written redirección y el número de sponse must be in proper teléfono del abogado del delegal form if you want the mandante, o del demandcourt to hear your case. ante que no tiene abogado, There may be a court form es): that you can use for your reRobert L. Rosenthal sponse. You can find these 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite court forms and more inform900 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 ; ation at the California Courts Tel: (702) 257-1483 Online Self-Help Center DATE (Fecha): June 14, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/self2021; Sherri R. Carter, Clerk help), your county law library, (Secretario), by C. Monroe, or the courthouse nearest Deputy (Adjunto) you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for SUPERIOR COURT OF THE a fee waiver form. If you do STATE OF CALIFORNIA not file your response on FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS time, you may lose the case ANGELES, STANLEY by default, and your wages, MOSK COURTHOUSE money, and property may be Case No.: 21STCV22037 taken without further warning from the court.There are othI M P A C T N E T W O R K I N G, er legal requirements. You LLC, an Illinois Limited Liabilmay want to call an attorney ity Company; and IMPACT right away. If you do not LA, LLC, a California Limited know an attorney, you may Liability Company, want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afvs. ford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal serPlaintiffs, vices from a nonprofit legal services program. You can HAZEL IMOGEN RALPH, an locate these nonprofit groups individual; and HELLO at the California Legal SerHAZIE, LLC, a California vices Web site Limited Liability Company; (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), DOES 1 through 10, 17 inthe California Courts Online clusive, Self-Help Center Defendants. (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your COMPLAINT FOR: 1. local court or county bar asBREACH OF DUTY OF LOYsociation. ALTY 2. UNFAIR COMPETITiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENTION (Cal. Bus. & Prof. DARIO después de que le Code§ 17200 et seq.) JURY entreguen esta citación y TRIAL DEMANDED papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por Plaintiffs, IMPACT NETescrito en esta corte y hacer WORKING, LLC and IMque se entregue una copia al PACT LA, LLC, for its Comdemandante. Una carta o plaint against Defendants una llamada telefónica no lo HAZEL IMOGEN RALPH and protegen. Su respuesta por HELLO HAZIE, LLC, alleges escrito tiene que estar en as follows: formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en 1. THE PARTIES Plaintiff, la corte. Es posible que haya Impact Networking, LLC ("Imun formulario que usted pact Networking"), is an pueda usar para su Illinois Limited Liability Comrespuesta. Puede encontrar pany, which at all relevant estos formularios de la corte times, has been duly liy más información en el censed to conduct business Centro de Ayuda de las Corin the State of California, and tes de California has had an office in Los (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfAngeles County, California. help/espanol/), en la bibli2. Plaintiff, Impact LA, LLC oteca de leyes de su ("Impact LA"), is a California condado o en la corte que le Limited Liability Company quede más cerca. Si no duly licensed to conduct busipuede pagar la cuota de ness in California, has an ofpresentación, pida al secretfice in Los Angeles County, ario de la corte que le dé un California, and is a wholly formulario de exención de owned subsidiary of lmpact pago de cuotas. Si no Networking. (Collectively, Impresenta su respuesta a pact Networking and Impact tiempo, puede perder el caso LA shall be referred to herein por incumplimiento y la corte as "Impact".) le podrá quitar su sueldo, 3. Defendant Hazel Imogen dinero y bienes sin más adRalph ("Ralph) is an individuvertencia. Hay otros requisial residing in Los Angeles tos legales. Es recomendCounty, California. able que llame a un abogado 4. Defendant, Hello Hazie, inmediatamente. Si no LLC ("Hello Hazie") is a Caliconoce a un abogado, puede fornia Limited Liability 5 llamar a un servicio d e Company located in Los remisión a abogados. Si no Angeles County, California. puede pagar a un abogado, 5. The true names and capaes posible que cumpla con cities, whether individual, corlos requisitos para obtener porate, associate or otherservicios legales gratuitos de wise, of the defendants Does un programa de servicios le1 through 10, inclusive, and gales sin fines de lucro. each of them, are unknown Puede encontrar estos to Plaintiffs, who therefore grupos sin fines de lucro en sue said Defendants by said el sitio web de California Legfictitious names. When the al Services, (www.lawhelpidentities and capacities of california.org), en el Centro Does 1 through 10, 9 inclusde Ayuda de las Cortes de ive, become known to C a l i f o r n i a , Plaintiffs, they will amend (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selftheir Complaint. The term help/espanol/) o poniéndose "Defendants," as 1 O used en contacto con la corte o el herein, shall include each of colegio de abogados locales. said fictitiously named DeThe name and address of the fendants, Ralph and Hello court is (El nombre y Hazie. dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of the State of JURISDICTION California, county of Los Angeles, Central Division, 6. This Court has jurisdiction Stanley Mosk Courthouse, over all causes of action as111 N. Hill Street, Los serted in this Complaint purAngeles, CA 90012. suant 13 to the California The name, address, and teleConstitution, Article VI, Secphone number of plaintiff's attion 10, California Business & torney, or plaintiff without an Professions Code § 17204, attorney, is (El nombre, la 14 and California Code of dirección y el número de Civil Procedure§ 410.10, by teléfono del abogado del devirtue of the fact that this is a mandante, o del demandcivil action wherein 15 the NOVEMBER 18, 2021 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 21 ante que no tiene abogado, matter in controversy, excluses): ive of interest, exceeds Robert L. Rosenthal $25,000, and because this

6. This Court has jurisdiction over all causes of action asserted in this Complaint pursuant 13 to the California Constitution, Article VI, Section 10, California Business & Professions Code § 17204, Summons 14 and California Code of Civil Procedure§ 410.10, by virtue of the fact that this is a civil action wherein 15 the matter in controversy, exclusive of interest, exceeds $25,000, and because this case is a cause not 16 given by statute to other trial courts. 7. Venue is proper in Los Angeles County under California Code of Civil Procedure § 395 18 because: (a) Defendant resides in Los Angeles County, California; (b) one or more of the acts, breaches, and other wrongful conduct giving rise to the causes of action asserted occurred or was to be performed in Los Angeles County, California; and (c) the obligations to be performed by Ralph at issue in this Complaint were to be performed in Los Angeles County, California. GENERAL ALLEGATIONS 8. Impact own and operate integrated business technology companies that provide information technology services to individuals and businesses that include such things as website design, product design, cybersecurity, process optimization, marketing, and print services. 9. On April 23, 2018, Ralph began working as a Senior Art Director for Impact Networking at its office in Lake Forest, Illinois, and was paid an initial annual salary of $85,000, plus benefits. 10. On December 2, 2019, Impact Networking promoted Ralph to Associate Creative 3 Director, and her annual salary was increased to $105,000, plus benefits . 11. In or around August 2020, Ralph agreed to relocate from Lake Forest, Illinois to Los 5 Angeles, California and to work for Impact as Creative Director at its office in Los Angeles at an annual 6 salary of $131,250, plus benefits. 12. As part of Impact's and Ralph's agreement to relocate to Los Angeles, California, 8 Impact paid for Ralph's moving expenses in the amount of $5,996.72. 13. On August 10, 2020, Ralph officially began working as Creative Director at Impact's Los Angeles office. 14. As Creative Director, Ralph worked directly with Impact's customers to design their websites and products, and to create their advertisements, logos and branding. 15. On April 27, 2021, Ralph voluntarily resigned from Impact. 16. In or around May 2021, Impact discovered that, from at least November 20, 2020 until April 27, 2021, Ralph had owned and operated her own business, Hello Hazie, which directly competed with Impact. 17. Ralph never advised Impact, either during or after her employment at Impact, that she owned and operated a competing business. 18. Ralph never advised Impact, either during or after her employment at Impact, that she owned and operated Hello Hazie.

20. An employer has the right to the undivided loyalty of its employees. The duty of loyalty is breached and may give rise to a tort cause of action on behalf of the employer when the employee 27 takes action inimical to the employer's best interests. See Stokes v. Dole Nut Co. (1995) 41 Cal.App.4th 28 285; Service Employees International Union, Local 250 v. Colcord (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 362. 21. As a trusted employee of lmpact, Ralph owed Impact a duty ofloyalty and honesty, and 3 a duty to discharge her responsibilities in good faith, with the care an ordinary prudent person in a like 4 position would exercise, and in a manner she reasonably believed to be in Impact's best interests. 22. As Impact's Creative Director, Ralph was in a position of trust. 23. As Impact's Creative Director, Ralph had a duty to act with honesty and integrity in her dealings with Impact as well as the customer accounts she managed. 24. As Impact's Creative Director, Ralph had a duty not to act in her own self-interest and 9 not to act to the detriment of Impact. 25. Ralph breached her duty of loyalty to Impact by taking the following actions, all of which caused injury to Impact: ( a) for a period of at least six months before Ralph voluntarily resigned as Impact's Creative Director, Ralph owned and operated her own competing business, Hello Hazie, without Impact's knowledge or consent; (b) by owning and operating Hello Hazie for at least six months while still employed at Impact, Ralph failed to give Impact her undivided loyalty; and (c) upon information and belief, for at least six months, Ralph used Impact's time and resources to conduct business for her own self-interest by owning and operating her own competing business, Hello Hazie. 26. As a direct and proximate result of Ralph's breach of her duty of loyalty, Plaintiffs have been and will continue to be damaged in an amount that is in excess of this Court's minimum jurisdiction, which includes, among other things, actual damages, disgorgement of at least six months of Ralph's annual salary she was paid while employed at Impact (i.e., $65,625), and revenues received 21 by Hello Hazie. 27. At the time Ralph committed the above wrongful conduct in breach of her duty of loyalty, Ralph was guilty of malice, oppression, and a willful and conscious disregard for the rights of Plaintiffs. As a result, Ralph is liable for p un i ti v e d ama g es i n a n amount to be proven at trial. SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION Unfair Competition in Violation of California Business & Professions Code§ 17200 et seq. (Against All Defendants)

28. Plaintiffs incorporate by reference as though fully set forth herein all previous allegations in the Complaint. 29. As alleged herein, Defendants have engaged in conduct that constitutes unlawful, unfair, and fraudulent business practices in violation of California Business & Professions Code § 1 7200 FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION et seq. Breach of the Duty of Loyalty 30. Defendants have taken (Against Ralph) the actions alleged herein with the intent to injure 19. Plaintiffs incorporate by Plaintiffs and to gain an unreference as though fully set fair competitive advantage in forth herein all previous allegthe marketplace. ations in the Complaint. 31. As a direct and proxim20. An employer has the right ate result of Defendants' unto the undivided loyalty of its lawful conduct, Plaintiffs have employees. The duty of loysuffered, and will continue to alty is breached and may suffer, substantial actual give rise to a tort cause of aclosses for which 18, they2021 are enPAGE 22 THE ARGONAUT NOVEMBER tion on behalf of the employtitled to restitution from Deer when the employee 27 fendants that is in excess of takes action inimical to the this Court's minimum jurisdic-

31. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants' unlawful conduct, Plaintiffs have suffered, and will continue to suffer, substantial actual losses for which they are entitled to restitution from Defendants that is in excess of this Court's minimum jurisdiction, which includes but is not limited to, actual damages, disgorgement of at least six months of Ralph's annual salary she was paid while employed at Impact (i.e., $65,625), and revenues received by Hello Hazie. 32. Unless enjoined by the Court, Defendants will continue to engage in the acts, conduct, and omissions set forth above, which have resulted, and will continue to result in irreparable injury to Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at law for such acts and threatened acts. Therefore, Plaintiffs request, pursuant to California B u s i n e s s & P r o f e s s i o ns Code § 17203, that during the pendency of this action, the Court issue a preliminary injunction, and that after trial, the Court issue a permanent injunction, restraining and enjoining Defendants and their agents, employees, attorneys and representatives, and anyone acting at their direction or on their behalf, from engaging in further conduct constituting unfair competition. WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs pray for judgment against Defendants as follows: 1. For compensatory damages in amount to be proved at the time of trial, but believed to be in excess of $100,000; 2. For punitive damages in an amount to be proved at trial; 3. For injunctive relief prohibiting unfair competition; 4. For an award of attorneys' fees, to the extent provided by statute or contract; 5. For costs of suit; 6. For such other relief as this Court deems just and proper. Dated: June 14, 2021 By: David C. Van Dyke, Esq . Robert L. Rosenthal, Esq. 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 900 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Attorneys for Defendants Impact LA, LLC and Impact Networking, LLC PUBLISHED: The Argonaut Newspaper 10/28/21, 11/04/21, 11/11/21, 11/18/21 SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Número del Caso): 21STCV22037 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): HAZEL IMOGEN RALPH, an individual; and HELLO HAZIE, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company; DOES 1 through 10, inclusive; YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): IMPACT NETWORKING, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; and IMPACT LA, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library,

court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio d e remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de C a l i f o r n i a , (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of the State of California, county of Los Angeles, Central Division, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Robert L. Rosenthal 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 ; Tel: (702) 257-1483 DATE (Fecha): June 14, 2021; Sherri R. Carter, Clerk (Secretario), by C. Monroe,

ante que no tiene abogado, es): Robert L. Rosenthal 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 ; Tel: (702) 257-1483 DATE (Fecha): June 14, 2021; Sherri R. Carter, Clerk (Secretario), by C. Monroe, Deputy (Adjunto) SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE Case No.: 21STCV22037 IMPACT NETWORKING, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; and IMPACT LA, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, vs. Plaintiffs, HAZEL IMOGEN RALPH, an individual; and HELLO HAZIE, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company; DOES 1 through 10, 17 inclusive, Defendants. COMPLAINT FOR: 1. BREACH OF DUTY OF LOYALTY 2. UNFAIR COMPETITION (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code§ 17200 et seq.) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Plaintiffs, IMPACT NETWORKING, LLC and IMPACT LA, LLC, for its Complaint against Defendants HAZEL IMOGEN RALPH and HELLO HAZIE, LLC, alleges as follows: 1. THE PARTIES Plaintiff, Impact Networking, LLC ("Impact Networking"), is an Illinois Limited Liability Company, which at all relevant times, has been duly licensed to conduct business in the State of California, and has had an office in Los Angeles County, California. 2. Plaintiff, Impact LA, LLC ("Impact LA"), is a California Limited Liability Company duly licensed to conduct business in California, has an office in Los Angeles County, California, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of lmpact Networking. (Collectively, Impact Networking and Impact LA shall be referred to herein as "Impact".) 3. Defendant Hazel Imogen Ralph ("Ralph) is an individual residing in Los Angeles County, California. 4. Defendant, Hello Hazie, LLC ("Hello Hazie") is a California Limited Liability 5 Company located in Los Angeles County, California. 5. The true names and capacities, whether individual, corporate, associate or otherwise, of the defendants Does 1 through 10, inclusive, and each of them, are unknown to Plaintiffs, who therefore sue said Defendants by said fictitious names. When the identities and capacities of Does 1 through 10, 9 inclusive, become known to Plaintiffs, they will amend their Complaint. The term "Defendants," as 1 O used herein, shall include each of said fictitiously named Defendants, Ralph and Hello Hazie. JURISDICTION 6. This Court has jurisdiction over all causes of action asserted in this Complaint pursuant 13 to the California Constitution, Article VI, Section 10, California Business & Professions Code § 17204, 14 and California Code of Civil Procedure§ 410.10, by virtue of the fact that this is a civil action wherein 15 the matter in controversy, exclusive of interest, exceeds $25,000, and because this case is a cause not 16 given by statute to other trial courts. 7. Venue is proper in Los Angeles County under California Code of Civil Proced-

matter in controversy, exclusive of interest, exceeds $25,000, and because this case is a cause not 16 given by statute to other trial courts. 7. Venue is proper in Los Angeles County under California Code of Civil Procedure § 395 18 because: (a) Defendant resides in Los Angeles County, California; (b) one or more of the acts, breaches, and other wrongful conduct giving rise to the causes of action asserted occurred or was to be performed in Los Angeles County, California; and (c) the obligations to be performed by Ralph at issue in this Complaint were to be performed in Los Angeles County, California. GENERAL ALLEGATIONS 8. Impact own and operate integrated business technology companies that provide information technology services to individuals and businesses that include such things as website design, product design, cybersecurity, process optimization, marketing, and print services. 9. On April 23, 2018, Ralph began working as a Senior Art Director for Impact Networking at its office in Lake Forest, Illinois, and was paid an initial annual salary of $85,000, plus benefits. 10. On December 2, 2019, Impact Networking promoted Ralph to Associate Creative 3 Director, and her annual salary was increased to $105,000, plus benefits . 11. In or around August 2020, Ralph agreed to relocate from Lake Forest, Illinois to Los 5 Angeles, California and to work for Impact as Creative Director at its office in Los Angeles at an annual 6 salary of $131,250, plus benefits. 12. As part of Impact's and Ralph's agreement to relocate to Los Angeles, California, 8 Impact paid for Ralph's moving expenses in the amount of $5,996.72. 13. On August 10, 2020, Ralph officially began working as Creative Director at Impact's Los Angeles office. 14. As Creative Director, Ralph worked directly with Impact's customers to design their websites and products, and to create their advertisements, logos and branding. 15. On April 27, 2021, Ralph voluntarily resigned from Impact. 16. In or around May 2021, Impact discovered that, from at least November 20, 2020 until April 27, 2021, Ralph had owned and operated her own business, Hello Hazie, which directly competed with Impact. 17. Ralph never advised Impact, either during or after her employment at Impact, that she owned and operated a competing business. 18. Ralph never advised Impact, either during or after her employment at Impact, that she owned and operated Hello Hazie. FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION Breach of the Duty of Loyalty (Against Ralph) 19. Plaintiffs incorporate by reference as though fully set forth herein all previous allegations in the Complaint. 20. An employer has the right to the undivided loyalty of its employees. The duty of loyalty is breached and may give rise to a tort cause of action on behalf of the employer when the employee 27 takes action inimical to the employer's best interests. See Stokes v. Dole Nut Co. (1995) 41 Cal.App.4th 28 285; Service Employees International Union, Local 250 v. Colcord (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 362. 21. As a trusted employee of lmpact, Ralph owed Impact a duty ofloyalty and honesty, and 3 a duty to discharge her

(1995) 41 Cal.App.4th 28 285; Service Employees International Union, Local 250 v. Colcord (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 362. 21. As a trusted employee of lmpact, Ralph owed Impact a duty ofloyalty and honesty, and 3 a duty to discharge her responsibilities in good faith, with the care an ordinary prudent person in a like 4 position would exercise, and in a manner she reasonably believed to be in Impact's best interests. 22. As Impact's Creative Director, Ralph was in a position of trust. 23. As Impact's Creative Director, Ralph had a duty to act with honesty and integrity in her dealings with Impact as well as the customer accounts she managed. 24. As Impact's Creative Director, Ralph had a duty not to act in her own self-interest and 9 not to act to the detriment of Impact. 25. Ralph breached her duty of loyalty to Impact by taking the following actions, all of which caused injury to Impact: ( a) for a period of at least six months before Ralph voluntarily resigned as Impact's Creative Director, Ralph owned and operated her own competing business, Hello Hazie, without Impact's knowledge or consent; (b) by owning and operating Hello Hazie for at least six months while still employed at Impact, Ralph failed to give Impact her undivided loyalty; and (c) upon information and belief, for at least six months, Ralph used Impact's time and resources to conduct business for her own self-interest by owning and operating her own competing business, Hello Hazie. 26. As a direct and proximate result of Ralph's breach of her duty of loyalty, Plaintiffs have been and will continue to be damaged in an amount that is in excess of this Court's minimum jurisdiction, which includes, among other things, actual damages, disgorgement of at least six months of Ralph's annual salary she was paid while employed at Impact (i.e., $65,625), and revenues received 21 by Hello Hazie. 27. At the time Ralph committed the above wrongful conduct in breach of her duty of loyalty, Ralph was guilty of malice, oppression, and a willful and conscious disregard for the rights of Plaintiffs. As a result, Ralph is liable for p un itive d ama ges in an amount to be proven at trial. SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION Unfair Competition in Violation of California Business & Professions Code§ 17200 et seq. (Against All Defendants) 28. Plaintiffs incorporate by reference as though fully set forth herein all previous allegations in the Complaint. 29. As alleged herein, Defendants have engaged in conduct that constitutes unlawful, unfair, and fraudulent business practices in violation of California Business & Professions Code § 1 7200 et seq. 30. Defendants have taken the actions alleged herein with the intent to injure Plaintiffs and to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the marketplace. 31. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants' unlawful conduct, Plaintiffs have suffered, and will continue to suffer, substantial actual losses for which they are entitled to restitution from Defendants that is in excess of this Court's minimum jurisdiction, which includes but is not limited to, actual damages, disgorgement of at least six months of Ralph's annual salary she was paid while employed at Impact (i.e., $65,625), and revenues received by Hello Hazie. 32. Unless enjoined by the Court, Defendants will contin-

titled to restitution from Defendants that is in excess of this Court's minimum jurisdiction, which includes but is not limited to, actual damages, disgorgement of at least six Summons months of Ralph's annual salary she was paid while employed at Impact (i.e., $ 65,625), and revenues received by Hello Hazie. 32. Unless enjoined by the Court, Defendants will continue to engage in the acts, conduct, and omissions set forth above, which have resulted, and will continue to result in irreparable injury to Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at law for such acts and threatened acts. Therefore, Plaintiffs request, pursuant to California B u s i n e s s & P r o f e s s i o ns Code § 17203, that during the pendency of this action, the Court issue a preliminary injunction, and that after trial, the Court issue a permanent injunction, restraining and enjoining Defendants and their agents, employees, attorneys and representatives, and anyone acting at their direction or on their behalf, from engaging in further conduct constituting unfair competition. WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs pray for judgment against Defendants as follows: 1. For compensatory damages in amount to be proved at the time of trial, but believed to be in excess of $100,000; 2. For punitive damages in an amount to be proved at trial; 3. For injunctive relief prohibiting unfair competition; 4. For an award of attorneys' fees, to the extent provided by statute or contract; 5. For costs of suit; 6. For such other relief as this Court deems just and proper. Dated: June 14, 2021 By: David C. Van Dyke, Esq . Robert L. Rosenthal, Esq. 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 900 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Attorneys for Defendants Impact LA, LLC and Impact Networking, LLC PUBLISHED: The Argonaut Newspaper 10/28/21, 11/04/21, 11/11/21, 11/18/21 SUMMONS (Family Law) CITACIÓN (Derecho familiar) CASE NUMBER (NÚMERO DE CASO): 21PSFL00866 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name) AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): STEVEN LAWRENCE WORTHEN You have been sued. Lo están demandando. Petitioner's name is Nombre del demandante: LUPE VARGAS You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online SelfC e n t e r H e l p (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la

H e l p C e n t e r (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado. NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California. NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees. AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas. 1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES EAST DISTRICT, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): LUPE VARGAS, 11212 ROSWELL AVENUE, POMONA, CA 91766, (909) 837-7223

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