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LETTERS

For the life of us, we at the Westside R.R. cannot under stand why those ungrateful homeless people resist our offers of housing.

Robin Doyno Westside Roach Race

Richard Acherman’s letter in response to my Op-Ed piece

Editor:

The name "Roach Race” is really a misnomer in that roaches have been left out of the calculations simply because of their dominance in the tallies. Also, a simple flick of the shoe or spray from a questionably environmental spray can dispatch them while the little tinies (bed bugs, mini roaches, juvenile bee tles, mites, conenose and gnats) have been the judge's focus.

The suggested award being a visit from a competent exter minator is currently being weighed against a six-month prohibition of being involved with Operation Room Key, Project Home Key or L.A. County Welfare System Section, 8 Vouchers.

I write to respond to your letter in the Nov. 24, 2022 Argonaut written in response to my opinion piece in the Nov. 10, 2022 Argonaut: “End The Fires, Move Homeless To Vacant Lots Near LAX.”

You assert that Paragraph F sentence 1 of the LAX Specific Plan (Ordinance No. 176,345) prohibits dwelling units in the Northside Subarea around the intersection of LaTijera and Westchester Parkway. Al though not mentioned in your letter, the Plan also prohibits dwelling units in the Support Subarea around the intersec tion of La Cienega and Century and the Landside Subarea around the intersection of Aviation and 111th Street. Each of three of the LAX

Parcels identified in my opinion piece are located in one these three subareas. But this does not bar the City from establishing temporary safe camping and tiny home village sites in these Subareas. The City has already amended its LAX Specific Plan 3 times and it can do so again to permit these temporary residential uses if there is good cause to do so. Here there is good cause as explained in my opinion piece.

With respect to the 65 decibel noise contours, I have not been able to find a map which shows these contours in readable form. I would be grateful if you could send me or tell me where I could get one. The key issue is whether homeless people will suffer more harm from airport noise if they are temporarily sheltered in the LAX parcels than they would if they continue to live in encampments on the streets where they are also subject to noise and are without shelter, sanitation, medical care and security.

LAWA is not serious about

whether airplane noise will hurt homeless people. For it currently plans an overnight safe parking site on 111 th Street immediately adjacent to a runway. By contrast, LAX Parcels1-3 are not adjacent to runways. LAX Parcel 1 (Westchester and LaTijera) is separated from the nearest runway by Westchester Parkway and buffer areas on both sides of the Parkway.

LAX Parcels 2 (La Cienega and Aviation) and 3 (111th and Aviation) are even more distant from runways.

Finally, I support your suggestion that the VNC and the WNC should meet and confer on safe camping at LAX. I have offered to do that with the WNC’s Paula Gerez (2x), Debra Huston (2x) and

Alexandria Reynolds. They have not responded or rejected my offers.

The VNC and the WNC should meet and confer to develop such places in a way that will not hurt Westchester. I will do that anytime.

Clark Brown Venice

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Update on My Brother Ryan

By Maeve McGrath

Months ago, I wrote a letter regarding my brother Ryan’s dark journey of mental illness and ensuing homelessness, in the hopes of adding a human face to one aspect of the tragic homeless problem in this state and country…and to shed light on the urgent need for mental health law reform.

Seven years and three severe manic episodes later, during which hospitals refused to keep him, but jails were more than happy to—my brother Ryan ran out of options. Had he not had family support, he would have crashed and burned far sooner, as so many thousands of unfortunate individuals with mental illness in this country do. Career, relationship, car, credit, and the very roof over his head—all lost, toppling one after the other like dominos. Due to a mental health system that is in fact, despite all its best intentions, inhumane—Ryan became another of the many

lost souls on the Venice Boardwalk.

We didn't give up. Every day, my mother and I trudged out to Venice to find Ryan, bringing him food and supplies, begging him to get help, our pleas falling on deaf ears. Our hearts broke all over again each time we left, knowing that there was nowhere to safely take him that night.

After about seven months, he began to slowly come out of the mania. He had flashbacks and memories of what had, in fact, occurred. His previous inability to see what was wrong was the result of anosognosia, a scientifically documented cerebral abnormality. It can been seen on MRI scans, showing damage to the right parietal or right temporoparietal region of the brain. This part of the brain affects memory, attention span, self-awareness, and mood.

Anosognosia is present in the majority of cases of patients experiencing schizophrenia or

manic episodes. This is the exact reason why patients refuse treatment—and the exact reason why they need it. Without treatment, episodes can get much worse, with more frequent psychotic features, treatment resistance, long term chemical imbalance, and/or chronic personality changes that no longer have intervals or breaks in between. Unlike drug addicts, schizophrenics and people experiencing a manic episode are not in denial or refusal—they have absolutely no insight to understand that what they are doing is harmful or odd. Instead, they feel that the world and others have gone mad.

Doctors and hospitals are well aware of this condition, but with current mental health laws, their hands are tied, and patients are released, unmedi cated, scared, angry and confused—to wander the streets. The family—and the individual—are helpless to do anything as the train wreck

unfolds. Conservatorship in a case like bipolar, which comes and goes, is close to impossible to obtain. Disability benefits, for this same reason, are rejected. My brother has just been denied SSDI (despite full documentation of the past seven years)—on the basis that “they do not believe his illness is serious enough to require aid.”

As the mania subsided, the abnormality and inflammation in Ryan's brain also normalized, and he slowly became the brother and son we knew again. Had he been forced to take medicine, he would have normalized within weeks, not seven painful, homeless months.

Since March, he has begun a slow but steady climb towards health. He realizes that he has been getting progressively sick his whole life, and is taking medicine for the first time. He is terrified of going manic again and becoming homeless, and has crippling anxiety. He no longer goes near alcohol or

marijuana, which he began to self-medicate with years ago, to be able to function at work with ever-growing mood swings.

He now knows these substanc es make his bipolar symptoms worse. He has a social worker, and attends a therapy group. We are far from naive. It's a very long road ahead, and he has a lot of dark days, but I am beyond proud of him. I am not sure I would have the strength to face what he's facing sober.

Sadly, Ryan now has a mountain of wreckage to climb. It didn't have to be this way.

Everything that could have been salvaged, had he gotten help when he first needed it, has been lost. If we had greater mental health programs in place, and a law that under stands that some people need forced help regardless of whether they know they do—

Ryan wouldn't have had to lose everything he had worked for in life, as well as add seven months of homelessness to the trauma.

I know this, because it runs in the family. 26 years ago, I was hospitalized for a severe manic episode. The mental health system was far better then, and medicine and support saved me before I fell through the cracks. My heart breaks for those who weren't so lucky. Thousands and thousands of families around the country are forced every day to try to save their loved ones on their own because of an inhumane law that destroys not just the individual, but the whole family.

Despite visible and verifiable proof that a person is complete ly incapacitated, the law puts the patient's life into their own handicapped hands, allowing them to make their own "decisions"—despite the fact that their "decision maker" is broken and diseased. No amount of "abusive treatment" in the psychiatric hospitals of our recent past, comes even close to the horror show of human sorrow on the streets today—a direct result of this inhumane law. Mental health laws in this country must change.

Giving Thanks

SMC provides free Thanksgiving meals to food-insecure students

By Kamala Kirk

As part of its Basic Needs program, led and organized by the Santa Monica College Foundation, Santa Monica College hosted its third annual GIVING THANKS(giving) grocery giveaway on Nov. 22 to provide fresh holiday groceries to 1,100 students experiencing food insecurity.

“With more than 50% of students at SMC experiencing basic needs insecurity, including adequate access to food and/or housing, our students are exceptionally challenged to fulfill their academic ambitions in that there is evidence to support that ability to focus in the classroom can be directly linked to personal safety and nutrition,” said Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, superintendent/ president at SMC. “The GIVING THANKS(giving) event, coordinated by the SMC Foundation, is a cornerstone of our far-reaching food security program that encompasses an on-campus Bodega stocked with free food and living essen tials and free meals provided by generous donations to ensure that our students have their basic needs met.”

The event, which has already fed more than 3,000 students during the past two years, is a day-long, drive-up outdoor

event that takes place rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the main campus. The only eligibility requirement is current enrollment. Each student received their choice of a turkey or vegetarian protein, fresh vegetables including green beans, potatoes, carrots, onions, yams, celery, dinner rolls, a pumpkin pie, butter, salt and pepper, non-alcoholic beverages, reci pes, customized online holiday cooking tutorials, and a disposable turkey pan.

Students without transportation received a free one-way Lyft ride voucher. For students without the means to prepare a meal or that are unhoused, the Foundation extended the event with a holiday hot meal distribution on the college’s Bodega on Nov. 23.

Margaret Sohagi, SMC Foundation board chair, added, “Students at our college and across the country are struggling for their very basics—to eat, to have safe housing and reliable transporta tion, among so many other fundamental needs. By coming together as a commu nity at events like GIVING THANKS(giving), we continue to prioritize these types of basic needs programs and make a true difference in the lives of our students as they pursue their dreams and academic ambitions."

Honoring Colorado Shooting Victims

Venice Pride hosts candlelight vigil at Venice Pride Lifeguard Tower

By Kamala Kirk

Venice Pride hosted a candlelight vigil for the Venice LGBTQIA+ community on Nov. 21 at the Venice Pride Flag Lifeguard Tower to mourn and honor Raymond Green Vance, Kelly Loving, Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump, and Ashley Paugh who were gunned down simply for being who they were earlier this month at Club Q in Colo rado Springs, Colorado.

“Venice Pride mourns the tragic and senseless deaths of those individuals who were murdered at Club Q in Colorado Springs earlier this month and the victims who were injured during the shooting,” said Grant Turck, executive director of Venice Pride. “We applaud those patrons who, putting their own lives and safety at risk, subdued the gunman, who was then apprehended by authorities and remains in custody. This horrendous event is sadly reminiscent of the massacre at Pulse Nightclub in June 2016, as well as the

many mass shootings that occur too frequently in the United States.”

Turck added, “We gathered to show solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ commu nity of Colorado and their allies, and to demonstrate that their LGBTQIA+ family in Venice Beach, as well as millions around the world, stand with them in love and support as we honor the memories of those lost and those who are healing from the violence in Colorado Springs. This dreadful attack was on a cherished safe space and sadly follows far too many brutal assaults that we have witnessed over the past several decades. Venice Pride condemns hatred, bigotry, violence and discrimination in all its forms and we stand strong in our determination to protect every member of the LGBTQIA+ community.”

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Holiday Lights Tour & Contest

By Kamala Kirk

Tickets are now on sale for the third annual Holiday Lights Tour & Contest sponsored by the Westchester Mental Health Guild. Commu nity members will be able to load the family into the car to drive through to see the best holiday lights and vote for their favorite on the Tour & Contest, which takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. each evening on Dec. 10 to 26.

There are more than 20 houses participating in the Tour & Contest, all in Westchester and Playa del Rey. The self-driving tour takes place after dark daily with online voting concluding on Dec. 20. “Fan Favorite” contest winners will be announced on Dec. 21.

If you register for $10 at 2022holidaylightstour.eventbrite. com, you will received a list and map of the homes in the contest, plus the right to vote for your favorite. That donation covers

your entire carload. The Holiday Lights Tour & Contest is sponsored by Dia mond supporters Jane St. John of

Re/Max Realty, the Book Jewel, Stephanie Younger of Compass Realty, Law Offices of Edgar Saenz, the Woman’s Club of

Playa del Rey, and Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary, and Jewel supporters Suarez Team realtors and the Home Town News.

For 60 years the Westchester Mental Health Guild, a 501(c) (3) organization, has been fundraising to support Airport Marina Counseling Service (AMCS) through a variety of programs including tours, teas, online demonstrations and contests, and merchandising. AMCS operates a nonprofit clinic at 7891 La Tijera Boule vard to provide affordable mental health counseling to the community and also to train therapists.

For more information, access Westchester Mental Health Guild and Airport Marina Counseling Service’s websites. For questions, send an email to info@westchestermhg.org.

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Historic Win

Freddy Puza becomes first openly LGBTQ+ member of Culver City Council

By Kamala Kirk

In a historic win, Freddy Puza has secured a seat on the Culver City Council, becoming the first out LGBTQ+ elected Council Member in the city’s history.

“This is a win for everyone who supported me during the race, and for the LGBTQ+ community at large,” Puza said. “My team of volunteers, donors and endorsers worked tirelessly to carry me over the finish line. This is their victory as much as mine.”

Regarded as an innovative, thoughtful and responsive candidate, Puza ran a campaign that emphasized practical solutions to the issues facing Culver City. He and another candidate were targeted by several PACs that received nearly half a million dollars from a local developer, an unheard-of sum for an election that is 10 times greater than candidates

typically raise to run for a seat on the Culver City Council.

Despite these challenges, Puza stuck to his positive and progressive message, champion ing housing, transportation and

climate change strategies that compassionately provide for the needs of everyone in the community. His strong record of community involvement resonat ed with voters, as well as his

pledge to work for real solutions rooted in equity, diversity and inclusion.

He was endorsed by a slew of local and regional leaders, including U.S. Congressional Representative-Elect Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly J. Mitchell, Califor nia Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, Los Angeles City Council Member Mike Bonin, Culver City Mayor Dr. Daniel Lee, Culver City Council Members Yasmine-Imani McMorrin and Alex Fisch, and many other current and former officials.

Puza also received numerous endorsements from environmen tal organizations, Democratic groups, LGBTQ+ advocates, and labor unions, including Sierra Club, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, Friends of the Earth, Abundant Housing

LA, Streets for All, Culver City Democratic Club, Stonewall Democratic Club, Westside Young Democrats, Equality California, LGBTQ Victory Fund, United Healthcare Workers West, Southwest Carpenters, IBEW Local 40, and Ground Game LA.

Currently serving on Culver City’s General Plan Advisory Committee, Puza formerly volunteered on the city’s Committee on Homelessness. He has volunteered with a variety of local civic organizations, and was the co-organizer of the Culver City Pride Ride & Rally in 2021 and 2022.

“I am honored to be elected to the Culver City Council, and will do my best to serve all the people of Culver City,” Puza said. “I hope to continue moving the community I love toward more sustainable, equitable and inclusive future.”

Westchester Mental Health Guild’s annual event returns Dec. 10 to 26

Tickets are now on sale for the third annual Holiday Lights Tour & Contest from Dec. 10 to 26 sponsored by the Westchester Mental Health Guild.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WESTCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH GUILD

Freddy Puza (with his dog Lady) recently became the first openly LGBTQ+ council member in the history of Culver City.

PHOTO CREDIT: KARIM SAHLI

Café Gratitude Unveils New Wine/Beverage Program

Sommelier Taylor Grant’s menu features thoughtfully selected pairings

By Jessica Koslow

Since opening the doors to its second location 10 years ago on Rose Avenue in Venice, Café Gratitude has been a consistent favorite for diners—and judging by its success, it’s not just vegans who enjoy the plant-based bites. Among the highlights are the eye-catching names given to every dish, such as I Am Bountiful or I Am Humble for mains and bowls, and I Am Illuminated or I Am Infinite for smoothies. Another is the huge variety of organic dishes, from sandwiches and salads and starters to smoothies and sweets.

Fortunately, Café Gratitude pushed through the pandemic while plotting some impressive changes, the most recent being a new wine and beverage program courtesy of Los Angeles sommelier Taylor Grant, who is also the founder of Salutay Wine Club, leader of operations for TRESOMM Winery, and plays guitar in jam sessions with her friends, The Champagne Supernovas.

Grant’s youthful, bright appearance belies her extensive resume, including sommelier at Michelin- starred Osteria Mozza and wine director for Scopa Italian Roots, DAMA in DTLA, and Dudley Market. She was named one of Food & Wine’s Sommeliers of the Year in 2019. This past July, Grant landed at Café Gratitude.

“I had the pleasure of working with Patrick Hotchkiss, director of operations, previously and we made such a great team, so when he reached out, the idea of working with him again was a no-brainer,” Grant said.

She immediately set to work crafting pairings with Chef Seizan Dreux Ellis’ plant-based menu. Where canned wine was once only available during the pandemic, now customers can order a Gratitude Fiero Spritz (prosecco, Martini & Rossi Fiero Vermouth, soda, and orange) or Rosé Spritz (Lorenza Rosé, Lillet Rosé, prosecco, soda, and seasonal fruit).

“I wanted to utilize great fresh ingredients including juices we already have on the menu, like the Ginger Spritz, which is just our ginger drink ‘refreshed’

with some prosecco instead of soda water,” Grant said.

Chef Dreux’s new happy hour menu includes warm almond burrata, Korean pulled mush room sliders, loaded nacho fries, tacos—a diverse range of items with the exception of meat. But according to Grant, the approach for pairing with plants and meat is very similar.

“I’m still looking to match flavors, spices, weight,” she said. “You just have to think outside the box a bit for classic pairings—like a big tannic red with a steak. But when you break down why that’s a good pairing (high tannin reds bind with fat and protein of steak and soften tannin to create a softer, velvety texture), you can assess how to adjust that to plant-based options. There are still foods with protein and fat, like tempeh. The principles are the same. It’s just understand ing the why and tweaking them a bit!”

Taylor credits a family trip to Europe, while overlooking the Cote-Rotie in France, where she

had her “aha moment” to take working with wine seriously.

“It all started to click for me when I was able to travel to different wine regions, espe cially in Europe, meeting producers and hearing their stories connect things in a different way,” Grant said.

“There is so much that goes into making a bottle of wine and makes you appreciate what you’re drinking.”

These days, Grant has become an advocate for organic wines.

“At first, it was a bit of learning the basics, but as my knowledge of wine has grown, so has the importance of how it is made,” she said. “Just as we care about what food we consume and how it’s grown, so is the same for wine. If we care about our health and the environment, we should be advocating wines without additives and thoughtful farming practices. It’s great to see producers and consumers caring more about the wine practices and giving hope for the future.”

COURTESY OF CAFÉ GRATITUDE

So, what wines will one find on Café Gratitude’s menu?

“I’m always looking for wines of great value,” Grant said. “Right now, I’m seeing a lot of that from Portugal and Chile, which is reflected on the list. It’s great to see a new genera tion of producers so invested in making quality wines.”

Café Gratitude’s happy hour happens weekdays from 4 to 6 p.m., and Grant and Chef Ellis are just getting started on a number of great collaborations. The wine/beverage menu is available at all five of Café Gratitude’s locations in Califor nia including Venice, DTLA’s

Arts District, Larchmont, Newport Beach and San Diego.

“It’s a great restaurant culture to be a part of—something that is often not found in the grueling industry,” Grant said.

“I always enjoyed eating at the restaurants myself and saw a ton of potential in the wine program, so it’s been great to help grow an already distin guished brand.”

Café Gratitude

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Acclaimed Los Angeles sommelier, Taylor Grant, has launched a new wine/beverage program and happy hour menu at Café Gratitude.

So Much to Tell

Glen Phillips shares newfound hope on latest record

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

The title of Glen Phillips’ latest album, “There is So Much Here,” is telling.

His 2016 effort, “Swallowed by the New,” was a post-di vorce story of grief. This time around, the Toad the Wet Sprocket singer’s first solo album in six years sees Phillips writing love songs again, focusing on gratitude, beauty and staying present.

And, to think, all of it came from a songwriting game that he plays with musician Bob Schneider and singer-songwrit er Matt the Electrician.

“There are 20 of us and every week he (Matt the Electrician) sends out a prompt, some set of words,” said Phillips, who lives in Santa Barbara.

“You have to write a song. It doesn’t have to be good. It just has to contain those words in the lyrics. They’re purposely awkward; things that wouldn’t be easy to write around. I’ve done this on and off with him for about 12 to 15 years now.”

During his years as lead singer and main songwriter of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Phillips helped to create songs with introspective lyrics such as “All I Want,” “Something’s Always Wrong,” “Walk on the Ocean,” “Good Intentions” and “Fall Down.”

When Toad went on hiatus, he launched a solo career with “Abulum,” and stayed busy collaborating with other artists on various projects, including Mutual Admiration Society, with members of Nickel Creek and Remote Tree Children, an experimental outing with John Morgan Askew.

The songwriting games that Phillips has “played” have inspired tracks on solo and Toad the Wet Sprocket albums.

When Phillips realized he had several of these songs, he put them together into “There is So Much Here.”

“For every one of these songs, there are at least 12 other songs in the world with the same title,” he said with a laugh.

“I love writing from the title. I get to surprise myself. The song that emerges is usually not the song you intend on writing. When they’re good, it’s particu larly surprising.”

He said some of the songs he pens are “terrible” and “luckily, I don’t have to share them all.”

“But, I’m really in love with this collection and I think my favorite thing about it is writing a love record. My last solo record was all about divorce and disillusion and kids growing up, and trying to learn about grief. I suddenly realized I’m at a point in my life where I’m between major grief episodes, on a personal level.”

The first single, “Big Chang es,” serves as a bridge between the two albums. If “Swallowed by the New” taught Phillips anything, it was the lack of discussion about grief.

“It is the backdrop of being human,” he said.

“It’s one thing we all share. The things we love will change and go away and we have to figure out how to relate to that. In the meantime, with this group of songs, my mind had been on subjects other than loss. I like that I wrote a bunch of love songs. For me, this was the market that made me realize that I’d turned a corner.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF GLEN PHILLIPS

Glen Phillips will play a selection of his solo songs, as well as those he wrote for Toad the Wet Sprocket at The Venice West on Wednesday, Dec. 7.

Fans will hear songs from “There is So Much Here,” including “Big Changes” — and a healthy dose of Toad the Wet Sprocket — at Phillips’ show at The Venice West on Wednesday, Dec. 7.

“I always do a good amount of Toad the Wet Sprocket,” he said.

“I know the deal. I under stand. I try to play enough Toad stuff to keep the people who are there for that happy. I’m also lucky enough that a lot of people like the new stuff.

“There’s a bit of everything. It should be a fun time. I understand what the past is. You can’t compete with songs people heard in their early 20s. They totally leave a mark, and you have to respect that.”

Glen Phillips w/Garrison Starr

WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7

WHERE: The Venice West, 1717 Lincoln Boulevard, Venice

COST: $22 in advance; $27 day of show INFO: thevenicewest.com

Phillips' first solo album in six years sees him writing love songs focused on gratitude, beauty, and staying present.

During his years as lead singer and main songwriter of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Phillips helped to create songs with introspective lyrics.

Royalty in Glass

Mexican celebrity painter collaborates with Venetian glass sculptor

By Bridgette M. Redman

Gilda Garza knows there are many ways to be a queen. Dubbed the most influential living Mexican artist, Garza wears many crowns. She’s a queen of hearts, a queen of fashion, a queen of glass, and a queen of art.

A resident of Los Angeles, Mexico and Arizona, the celeb rity-favorite artist and selftaught painter and sculptor debuted her work in a new and unique way on Sept. 28 in Venice, Italy.

Painting in oils and acrylics, Garza’s original expressionist style is tinged with elements of pop art, a style that has made her famous among celebrities, museums and other artists. She was the first artist cover in Playboy Mexico history, and only the second artist to have her painting grace the cover of Playboy Magazine—second only to Andy Warhol. Her recent painting, “Queen Kamala Harris,” sold for $80,000 in a charity sale to benefit women and girls around the world.

In September, her “Kings and Queens” collection was recreated in Venetian glass by world-renowned sculptural artist Mario Furlan. Even after raising the prices, the gallery had to delay the sales of the work because they were concerned they wouldn’t have enough for the exhibition.

Then on Sept. 28, Furlan created one of the sculptures of her paintings live before an audience.

Garza, who says she has no formal art education but has been around art all her life, has been a fan of Murano Glass and their sculptural work since childhood. Her mom had some of their glasses and sculptures. Then seven years ago, she went to visit Murano Glass and was awed by their sculptures. After her visit, they started following her on Instagram and later contacted her saying they wanted to make her “Queens and Kings” series in glass.

“I didn’t believe this was true and now I can see them,” Garza said. “They have 12 of my pieces. This is impressive

because they started doing this six months ago and started with the price of 20,000 Euros. Right now, it is 25,000 Euros and the owners told me that once they put the piece out, it sells. Now they don’t want to sell any piece because we need business for the exhibition.”

Furlan is considered the master of the Murano sculp tural art and the exhibition is at New Murano, Atelier Mura nese, a studio that is more than 1,500 years old. The finished works will remain on display. The gallery has its own furnaces, which is where the paintings are transformed into three-dimensional sculptures, Garza’s colors becoming transparent lights in the sculpture.

The event showed Furlan selecting and preparing the color palette and executing the sold glass work following the ancient Murano traditions.

This collection of Garza’s is

designed to bring out the royalty in even ordinary people. The series was origi nally inspired by her grandpar ents and she is now thrilled to see them in glass.

“It’s so beautiful—I can’t believe how beautiful it is in the sculptures,” Garza said. “I want you to see yourself as a queen or a king. You are a queen or a king and you deserve people to treat you like that and not less. The collec tion of kings and queens inspires you to be the best you can be in your work and in everything.”

She explained that every piece of art she paints has a story behind it. She has to be really inspired to paint some thing. For this series, it was remembering the loving way that her grandparents inter acted with each other.

“My grandfather, he’d spoil her,” Garza said. “He’d always say, ‘Oh, you’re the most beau

tiful woman, you’re my reina (the Spanish word for queen).’ I wanted to capture that beautiful love and that’s where my Kings and Queens come from.”

It was also her love for them and fear she had to deal with as a child that inspired the series. She grew up in Sinaloa, Mexico where her grandmother taught her to paint. The state is known as Mexico’s breadbas ket, but it is also home to the country’s largest and most dangerous cartel, making Garza’s homeland a place of violence.

During her childhood, her grandfather was kidnapped for seven days, an event which frightened the whole family. The event sparked her to paint a portrait of him, something she said took only two hours. Thankfully, the police rescued him and they got him back.

“You don’t know what is behind me,” Garza said. “I

think every woman has a story behind her. I have my story behind me like in Sinaloa. I have a beautiful family—my parents, everything. But it’s a dangerous place in Sinaloa. My grandfather was kidnapped and I suffered because of that. Everybody has their own story. Sometimes I can explain why in a painting she looked like a queen, but you see on the other side and she’s crying because something happened to her.”

Her success has sometimes brought her to tears of joy. She hadn’t applied to be an artist for Playboy. Rather, she had done a painting of a Playboy bunny for one of her exhibi tions and the owner of Playboy fell in love with the piece and chose it to grace their cover.

“When I saw my artwork on the cover of ‘Playboy,’ I remembered that I cried because I couldn’t believe it. It was at the start of my career,” Garza said. “At the same time,

Celebrity artist Gilda Garza is a self-taught painter and sculptor who is known as “the most influential artist in Mexico.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF GILDA GARZA

Roberto Cavalli had my Queen artwork in his dresses and it was another—wow, I need to cry.”

She would go on to become the first artist to exhibit on the Las Vegas strip and later her work would show at Caesar’s Palace. The House of Bijan displays her artwork on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. She created a sculpture for the Phoenix Suns when they were celebrating their 50th anniversary. Her work has been featured at events like Drop It Like It’s Yacht in Marina del Rey.

Garza also wants to make the world a better place and does this through frequent donations of her art work. She works with World Woman Foundation to help empower women.

“In every one of my exhibitions, I always look for a foundation and I donate one of my pieces,” Garza said. During the pandemic, she painted now-Vice President Harris as a queen. “I said I’m not going to ask for any price—I sold it on my Instagram for $80,000 and I went to my foundation and I gave the check to them. I was really happy to give a little of what I’m doing to the world.”

She chose Harris because she is inspired by what she is doing—and considers her a queen like the others in her series. She describes Harris as being a big inspiration for a lot of

women.

In addition to her painting, she has also opened her own jewelry line, Bella Regina. Her goal is to make every woman feel like a queen when they wear the beautiful pieces in the line.

Garza said she has always loved fashion. She started painting her own jeans and jackets because she wanted to add color to them. Then her friends asked her to paint their handbags and clothes, which she found fun and eventually gave birth to the Roberto Cavalli fashion line.

Meanwhile, Garza paints because it is the way that she expresses her emotions and her feelings. She continues to prepare for other exhibitions, including one in Brazil and another possibly in Dubai. She paints because she wants to lift other people’s spirits.

“I want to inspire people to be better persons through my art,” Garza said. “I don’t want to just decorate a space. I’m going to inspire you when you see my kings and queens in the living room and people can show their love to all the family and friends that are in their house.”

Gilda Garza gildagarza.com Instagram: gildagarza007

Garza recently debuted her “Kings and Queens” collected recreated in Venetian glass by world-renowned sculptural artist Mario Durlan.

WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS

Compiled by Kamala Kirk

Have an event for the calen dar? Send it to kkirk@timespub lications.com

Marina Lights at Chace Park

Thursday, Dec. 1

There’s nothing more festive than holiday lights wrapped around trees throughout the 10-acre Burton Chace Park. The spectacular display of sparkling lights and décor will take place every night throughout Decem ber. Enjoy a seaside stroll under the holiday lights. Bring a hot cup of cocoa or pick up food from nearby restaurants.

13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, 4 to 10 p.m.

LMU Silicon Beach Think Tank Presents Hollywood 3.0: Can Web3 Disrupt Entertain ment?

Thursday, Dec. 1

Join LMU experts and Web3 entertainment studio Toonstar co-founders for a panel discus sion on the future of the industry. Toonstar brings blockchain tech to Hollywood with “The Gimmicks,” a show that allows fans to impact the plot with NFT’s and combines creative storytelling with community participation. A panel discussion will be moderated by Carol Costello, LMU special advisor, journalism instructor and former CNN anchor. RSVP online.

12105 W. Waterfront Drive, Suite 200, Los Angeles, 6 p.m., lmu.edu/siliconbeach.hollywood3.rsvp

Official City of Santa Monica Holiday Tree Lighting Thursday, Dec. 1

Santa comes to the Promenade for the annual lighting of the official city of Santa Monica’s 24-foot holiday tree. Join for performances by local school groups, free photos with Santa and a snowy surprise.

Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Boulevard, 6 to 8 p.m.

Santa comes to the Promenade for the annual lighting of the official city of Santa Monica’s 24foot holiday tree on Dec. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Freeway Funk Yard Thursday, Dec. 1

Come see LA’s top comics perform in an outdoor Playa Vista Speakeasy. Freeway Funk Yard is a large hidden lot nestled near a secret Westside Los Angeles freeway. Hosted by Ryan Churchill (“The Mental ist”) and Nick Hoff “MTV).

Lineup includes Jared Campbell (Yahoo Sports), Lisa Alvarado (HBO), Sammy Obeid (“Conan”) and other special guests. Free beer and wine available. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15. Tickets available online.

5300 Grosvenor Street, Los Angeles, 8 to 10 p.m., freeway funkyard.com

Stand Up for Pups Comedy Show Friday, Dec. 2

PetSpace’s Barks and Rec play yard will be transformed into the Westside’s premier comedy venue, welcoming hilarious comedians Jeremiah Watkins, Nicole Aimee Schreiber, Ron Taylor, Austin Kress and Darran

Davis, alongside host Caitlin Benson and DJ VFRESH. A portion of ticket sales will go towards the PetSpace Extraordi nary Care Fund, which supports PetSpace’s work with the most vulnerable animals in the shelter system: those who face signifi cant medical needs that serve as barriers to adoption. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for general admission, $25 for table seating. All tickets include two drinks. Purchase tickets on PetSpace’s website. 12005 Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista, 7 to 9 p.m., annenberg petspace.org

2nd Annual Holiday Boutique Saturday, Dec. 3

The Woman’s Club of Playa del Rey is hosting an exciting one-day shopping event of handcrafter, homemade, home baked and one-of-a-kind treasures made by local talent. Plus vintage clothing, handbags, canned food drive for LAX Pantry, food carts, live music and a silent auction. Event will be held in the rear parking lot of the club. Benefits the Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact wcpdrholidayboutique@gmail. com.

8039 W. Manchester Avenue, Playa del Rey, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., wcpdr.org

Restoration at LAX Dunes Saturday, Dec. 3

Please join for this monthly restoration event at the LAX Dunes. Since 2015, The Bay Foundation, Friends of the LAX Dunes, and Los Angeles World

Airports, along with thousands of volunteers have worked to restore, enhance and protect this unique habitat. Come volunteer to help remove non-native and invasive vegetation and learn more about this historic site. Capping at 50 participants. Sign up online.

LAX Dunes (Waterview gate across from park) Trask Triangle Park, Playa del Rey, 9:30 to 11 a.m., santamonicabay.org/events

Mom and Me Lunch Party Sunday, Dec. 4

Attend the sweetest VIP party held on the first Sunday of every month. Recruiting for Good is sponsoring a Mom and Me Lunch Party (for 5 moms and 5 daughters). Perfectly designed for talented 9, 10 and 11-yearold girls and their sweet moms. It will be held at a restaurant in Santa Monica. Girls will write a short foodie review and get invited to the next party. When you RSVP, include your telephone number and someone from the team will call you back. To attend, contact rsvo@ asweetdayinla.com. Location provided upon registering, recruitingforgood.com

15th Annual Muscle Beach Toy Drive Sunday, Dec. 4

Hosted by World Gym Interna tional, the annual Muscle Beach Toy Drive returns. Please donate new and unwrapped toys valued at $20. There will be contests, product giveaways, red carpet holiday shout-outs, and lots of

photo ops with Santa and his lovely Elvettes. The Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club will arrive at 12:30 p.m.

1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, 10 a.m., to 3 p.m., musclebeachvenice.com

Movies on the Lawn Sunday, Dec. 4

Jamaica Bay Inn presents a free outdoor movie series every Sunday with seating at 7 p.m. and movie starting at dusk. Warm drinks, snacks and treats are available for purchase. Bring low chairs, blankets and pillows. Seating is first come, first served. On Dec. 4, enjoy a screening of “Elf.”

4175 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, 6 to 9 p.m.

Gratitude Jar Workshop

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Decorate a jar to keep notes and memories of events and things that make you happy. Amy Muscoplat of Joyfestival Industries leads this mindful writing and crafting workshop for adults in the multipurpose room of the Main Santa Monica Library Branch. 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, 2 to 4 p.m.

Build a Holiday Charcuterie Board

Thursday, Dec. 8

Gelson’s just made creating your very own beautiful charcuterie board for the holidays much easier by hosting an online build your own board class presented by Wisconsin Cheese and hosted by Shelley McDaniel, regional marketing director-west at Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin; Gayle DeCaro, Gelson’s specialty cheese category manager; and Lisa Ali, specialty cheese merchandiser. The kit will be available for $49.99 for pickup for the kit on Dec. 7 and 8. The first 250 customers to register will receive a free wood board valued at $30. RSVP and pre-pay for this delec table cheese and charcuterie kit online. Last day to RSVP is Dec. 4.

Virtual on Zoom, 6 p.m., gelsons/com/wisconsin

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10 Cities Where Home Prices are Falling the Most

Today’s housing market couldn’t be more different from the sizzling market of 2020 and 2021. Instead of flying off the market as soon as they’re listed, a growing number of today’s houses are languishing — and to the dismay of homeowners, their values are declining.

Although much of the nation has experienced a drop in home prices, some areas of the country have been hit harder than others.

According to the S&P; CoreLogic CaseShiller Index — which measures real estate prices in the U.S. — these 10 cities experienced the most dramatic home price drops between July and August 2022.

Purchasing a home in one of these cities may soon become less expensive, eliminating a source of financial stress for buyers who have been priced out of the market to this point.

1. Las Vegas, Nevada

Price decline from July to August: -1.3%

For the most part, cities in the West are experiencing the biggest drop in housing prices compared to the rest of the country. Las Vegas is no exception.

In spite of the recent slide in prices, Vegas homes are far from affordable — a 1.3% decline is just a drop in the bucket after prices boomed during the pandemic. Time will tell if steeper declines are on the way.

2. Washington, D.C.

Price change from July to August: -1.5%

During the pandemic, homeowners in the District of Columbia could expect their home to sell at asking price, if not higher: In August 2021, sellers got an average of 101% of their original asking price, often after a bidding war.

By this August, things had changed. Washington, D.C., sellers were getting closer to 84% of asking prices, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report.

3. Dallas, Texas

Price change from July to August: -1.9%

Dallas’s home prices are beginning to slide. Higher inventory accounts for some of that decline.

For example, in Collin County — which encompasses part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area — housing inventory is up 77.3% year over year, according to a Collin County Association of Realtors report.

4. Portland, Oregon

Price change from July to August: -1.9%

Portland’s housing market is cooling along with the rest of the country. But even in light of the recent price decline, it’s tough to afford a home here.

5.

Phoenix, Arizona

Price change from July to August: -2.1%

Prices here are dropping in Phoenix, and homes are remaining on the market longer.

By September, homes were remaining on the market for an average of 43 days, a jump of 17 days compared to the previous year, according to Redfin.

6.

Denver, Colorado

Price change from July to August: -2.3%

Denver’s month-to-month 2.3% drop in prices didn’t stop the city from experiencing the highest-ever median and average closing prices on record for the month of September.

Although the year-over-year numbers remain strong, things may be changing. More inventory is coming online and buyers are becoming increasingly cautious as they shop for a home.

Pro tip: If you are struggling to come up with a down payment, consider one of the many ways you can make extra cash to pad your savings.

7. Los Angeles, California

Price change from July to August: -2.3%

Typically, the housing market in Los Angeles rises during the early summer. However, prices sank 1.6% between June and July, and another 2.3% from July to August.

The City of Angels is just one of several California cities experiencing price dips now.

8. San Diego, California Price change from July to August: -2.8%

Like Los Angeles, San Diego has seen steep declines in house prices since June. Prices dipped 2.6% from June to July and another 2.8% from July to August.

By September, Redfin was characterizing the market as “somewhat competitive,” with homes getting three offers on average and selling after about 26 days on the market.

9. Seattle, Washington

Price change from July to August: -3.9%

The Seattle housing market experienced a steep price drop between July and August, but that doesn’t mean the city’s notoriously pricey houses are affordable.

Compared to last year, Seattle’s median housing price in August jumped 9.9%. But it is possible that more price relief is around

the corner.

10. San Francisco, California Price change from July to August: -4.3%

Yes, San Francisco’s home prices are falling faster than any in the nation. But the Bay Area remains a notoriously expensive place to live.

That won’t change anytime soon. However, prices likely will continue to drop a bit, making homes somewhat more affordable.

Bottom line

After years of soaring home prices, recent trends suggest that values now are beginning to come down. That is good news for renters who would like to buy a home.

One of the best ways to lower your mortgage costs is to eliminate your debt and improve your credit score. Those with better credit status get the lowest mortgage rates.

So, use this time to get your financial house in order as you wait to see how far prices might fall in your market.

The Portland Business Journal estimates that houses remain out of reach for families and individuals making a salary under six figures.

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Pollution legislation goal

NutraSweet developer

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Harbor, perhaps

Hardly __: rarely

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“Your guide to a better future” site

Best of the best, initially

Balance sheet abbr.

Styling aid

Weighs on

Main squeeze

Go along with harsh criticism of an ancient Athenian?

Like granita and 42-Down

Plum kin

Completely overhauled

Annual stint at a Buckingham Palace timeshare?

Attributed

Leaf under a petal

Fat used in baking

Lyft alternative

Lyft offer

Apple device that might have a Smart Cover

Mauna __

Minecraft resources

Sea eagles

Story about a Disney girl who climbs Mount Everest? 72 Brazos River city

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Mixed martial arts org.

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Cost for an online pop-up, e.g.

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Goo made at home with glue, food coloring, and saline solution

Lotion additive

Scottish feudal lord

“The Voice” host Carson

Green shampoo

Nerdy sort

Like much brandy

Routine parts

Tylenol target

See-through devices?

Smallest state in India

Security checkpoint request

Granita kin

Pool-heating option

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Mythical matchmaker

Lou Grant player

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