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L e t t e r s Hotels vs. Public Lands See: “County Greenlights Marina Hotel Plan,” page 8 A developer has convinced the county’s Regional Planning Commission that building two shorter hotels is better than building one very tall hotel, that he is entitled to build a hotel in a residential neighborhood, that environmental pollution of the harbor and Ballona Creek can be overlooked and that added daily car trips can be disregarded. This is overdevelopment, plain and simple, and is promulgated for commercial purposes and not for the recreation of the people of Los Angeles County, who do not need hotels but rather parks and easy access to boating in a public harbor. Lynne Shapiro Marina del Rey No Fan of Jesse Jackson Re: “Digital Disparity,” news, July 9 I was disappointed and frankly appalled to read in The Argonaut that Jesse Jackson had been invited by Google and other Silicon Beach technology firms to meet with them about hiring more minority job candidates.

Jackson is not exactly a role model for young people. In 2001 he admitted to fathering a child with one of his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition aides, and his son Jesse Jr. was sent to prison for fraudulent use of campaign funds. He is not the picture of an inspiring, successful man. The only thing Jackson should do is counsel young high school students to stay in school, complete their homework, read some books on college achievement and avoid having out-ofwedlock kids. Roy Reel Culver City Déjà vu at Mother’s Beach Re: “Mother’s Beach is Second-Most Polluted in the State,” news, June 25 In the July 23, 1993, edition of the now defunct Evening Outlook, I laid out a plan to continually flush out Mother’s Beach every day. Nobody paid attention. Along about 2004 I attended several meetings about so-called “improvements” to the marina. The county supes had hired a well-pedigreed design consultant to undertake the task, and the

only anointed suggestion to clean the troubled waters at Mother’s Beach was the expensive (and for much of last year broken) water circulator pump. This has proven ineffective. The solution to the stagnant water at Mother’s Beach lies only about 200 yards away at Oxford Basin Lagoon. The plan would be to use the lagoon’s tidal water storage capacity to give Mother’s Beach a daily cleansing purely by tidal action. Water could be fed from the marina’s main channel into the lagoon at high tide and released to rush back toward Mother’s Beach at low tide. The only construction needed would be a channel or tunnel from the lagoon to the vicinity of Mother’s Beach. No electricity or pumps required. This plan got zero response from any board (I should say bored) member, but a few attaboys from the audience. And Mother’s Beach remains full of stagnant water — and the bacteria it carries — to this day. Walter Davie Mar Vista

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VOL 45, NO 31 Local News & Culture

Best of the Westside Last Chance to Vote! Support local businesses, win prizes

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Redefining Rape From California college campuses to illegal protests in Kuala Lumpur, it’s still an issue ... 12

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Food & Drink Sweet Fish Hits the Spot Playa Vista sushi bar gets high marks for quality, quantity and ambiance . ........ 18

Westside Happenings

Via Marina Hotels OK’d

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Pedestrian promenade, public anchorage and wetlands park also part of the package ......................... 6

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Jessica Alba’s Honest Co. to leave Santa Monica for Playa Vista . ..... 8

Vigil Planned for 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing . ............................ 8 Developer Gives Up on Westchester Solar Farm Plan . ..................................... 9 A Warm Westside Welcome for Special Olympics Delegations .................. 9

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Forever Marilyn A new collection of photos explores the soul beneath the glamour . ............ 14

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County Greenlights New Hotels along Via Marina Footprint to include pedestrian promenade, public anchorage and wetlands park Marina del Rey,” he said. The grassroots community group We ARE Marina del Rey, opposed to increasing commercial density in the harbor, has accused county planning officials of “piecemealing” a broader effort to redevelop the marina by continually approving projects such as the two new hotels. According to the California Environmental Quality Act, “piecemealing” describes the act of considering several projects on an incremental basis to minimize consideration of their overall environmental impact. The developer still needs to obtain building permits, which could take a year, said county planner Michael Tripp. Hardage will also be required to go back before the Marina del Rey Design and An architectural rendering of the twin hotels planned for Via Marina Control Board for final approval of its support public infrastructure improveproperty,” Zaldua said. “The project will be hotel design. ments. She cited a study by PKF Consult- a tremendous asset to Marina del Rey and Opponents of the project have until Aug. ing that concluded the marina’s existing will strengthen the marina’s position as a 5 to appeal the Regional Planning six hotels had an overall 79.3% occupancy premier travel and tourism destination.” Commission’s approval. rate last year. Aaron Clark, who represents the Hardage Critical of the proposed wetlands/ “The demand for hotel rooms in the area Group, said the new hotel complex’s public uplands park’s ecological value, Ballona remains strong. The market has historianchorage, waterfront dining component Institute Executive Director Marcia cally performed with an occupancy rate in and wetlands/uplands park will benefit Hanscom said the group is “considering the high 70s, and we expect this trend to resident, too. its options.” continue with the addition of a new hotel “We view this project as a major win for gary@argonautnews.com Image courtesy of the Hardage Group

By Gary Walker Despite slow-growth advocates’ concerns about traffic, density and preservation of ecologically sensitive open space, the five-member Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission voted unanimously last Wednesday to approve plans for a new hotel complex in Marina del Rey. San Diego-based developers the Hardage Group aims to build a five-story Marriott Courtyard Hotel and six-story Residence Inn on 2.2 acres along Via Marina between Marquesas Way and Tahiti Way. The parcel will also contain a 1.46-acre wetlands and uplands park that was previously approved by the California Coastal Commission. Hotel amenities will include a pedestrian promenade, public anchorage, water taxi shelter parking garage, restaurant and a bar/ lounge. Project opponents say the marina already has plenty of hotels and that new ones will only bring more congestion to clogged traffic arteries. Marina del Rey Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Janet Zaldua counters that the new hotels will keep the marina competitive as a tourist destination and bring in more tax revenue that could

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Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima with a public vigil on Wednesday at the Chain Reaction nuclear disarmament sculpture in Santa Monica. An American plane dropped the first bomb over Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945 (Japanese local time). The Aug. 5 vigil at Chain Reaction begins at 4 p.m. and will include a moment of silence at 4:15 p.m., when it will be 8:15 a.m. in Japan. A representative of the Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles will carry the Hiroshima Peace Flame, which former L.A. Mayor Tom Bradley brought to L.A. from Japan in 1989. “It is imperative that we remember the destruction and lives lost 70

years ago due to the atomic bombings. Most were women, children, and the elderly. Nuclear weapons must never be used again,” said Jimmy Hara, a West Los Angeles physician on the local Physicians for Social Responsibility board. Although the global nuclear arsenal has decreased dramatically since the Cold War, the threat of a nuclear explosion remains real due to weapons modernization programs, stalled arms-reduction efforts and international tensions. This year the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hand on its allegorical “Doomsday Clock” further ahead to three minutes before midnight. For more information, call (213) 689-9170. — Joe Piasecki

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to increase volunteerism. Baker thanked the volunteers and offered words of encouragement for the athletes. “I hope you realize the role you play as athletes, inspiring the volunteers that surround you,” Baker said. The event was organized by the Aga Khan Council, an Ismaili Muslim group hosting the Special Olympics delegation from Bangladesh. Many American Ismailis trace their heritage to Bangladesh. “Part of our ethic and what we believe Islam teaches us is to give back. In fact, it’s considered a blessing to have time to have the ability to give to others,” said Sean Hassan, a member of the Aga Khan Council. “We would have been happy to do this for any country. It’s a little special that it ended up being Bangladesh.” — Billy Singleton

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By William Hicks The Ballona Wetlands in Playa del Rey is the last remaining coastal wetland in Los Angeles. The United States has lost about half of the wetlands areas that existed before European settlers arrived, an erosion of natural environment that’s even more pronounced close to home. “More than 95% of Southern California’s wetlands have been lost to human development — the largest loss of any region in the nation,” states ballonarestoration.org, a website maintained by the groups working on the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project. When we lose wetlands, we lose such benefits as biodiversity, flood control and habitat for rare and endangered species. Since 2001, the overall footprint of the Ballona (wetland and upland) has receded from 1,187 to 640 acres due to the development of the Playa Vista behemoth. Thanks to local efforts by groups such as the Friends of the Ballona Wetlands and the Ballona Institute, the wetlands along Culver Boulevard and west of Lincoln Boulevard have been saved — for now. As part of the initial development approvals for Playa Vista, the state bought the land in 2003 for $139 million and turned it into an ecological reserve. But misguided impulses to build over wetlands didn’t stop there. Until late last year, the Annenberg Foundation had offered to contribute tens of millions of dollars to the state’s Ballona restoration efforts if only they’d be allowed to build a 46,000-square-foot nature education and animal care center — including cat and dog adoptions! — on supposedly protected land. To the relief of many, the foundation has since proposed a domestic animal care center in Playa Vista. If the powers that be want to put anything in the wetlands, they should install webcams. I think we’re missing out by not having them, but you can check out some magnificent Ballona wildlife photographs taken by the talented Jonathan Coffin at flickr.com/photos/stonebird/sets/447673.

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Living Large in Limbo

Redefining Rape From California college campuses to illegal protests on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, it’s still an issue By Kelly-Hayes Raitt “The rapist of a 13-year-old girl was acquitted by a higher court because he inserted his finger into her vagina. Even though his finger was smeared with semen and the girl became pregnant, the court said this is not rape — that rape is only when a man sticks his penis into the vagina,” the middle-aged woman wearing a mesh vest adorned with orange reflector panels said in clipped English. “Every time something happens, we come together.” … Not exactly the conversation I expected to have with a total stranger on a Kuala Lumpur street across from Malaysia’s oldest mosque. I am in Malaysia this summer to research and write about women’s and refugees’ rights. That’s when I stumbled on the protest march and Ho Yock Lin, who turned out to be the president of AWAM, the All Women’s Action Society. I was slightly embarrassed by the precision of the anatomical description, and my mind kept flashing on President Bill Clinton’s defiant word-mincing: “I did not have sexual relations with that woman!” But this hits closer to home than one might imagine. Defining rape seems to be an issue on both sides of the Pacific. Last September, California became the first state to adopt a new standard for defining rape on college campuses by broadening the definition of consent to “an affirmative, unambiguous and conscious decision” by each partner. Shifting from a “no means no” to “yes means yes” standard will improve the investigation of rapes because silence or lack of resistance

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will no longer be considered “consent,” supporters of the new law argue. (The law applies only to universities that receive state funding.) The U.S. legal definition of rape has changed dramatically during the last few generations. Just 40 years ago, no man could be prosecuted for raping his wife. In some states, consensual sex between a black man and a white woman was considered rape as recently as 60 years ago. And until three years ago, the Federal

credible witnesses,” explained Thency, vice-president of AWAM, who preferred using just her first name due to the nature of her work. Complicating prosecution is Malaysia’s dual-legal system where sharia religious law (known here as Syariah Law) governs Malaysia’s Muslim majority. AWAM believes this negatively impacts policies affecting women and children. “The religious card is used to silence people,” Thency said. “We have mixed messages.”

Shifting from a “no means no” to “yes means yes” standard will improve the investigation of rapes because silence or lack of resistance will no longer be considered “consent,” supporters of the new law argue. Bureau of Investigation’s definition of rape was written in a way that excluded men or boys from being considered victims. Today, the FBI defines rape more broadly to include any gender of victim or perpetrator, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, to which the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Rape Treatment Center is affiliated. The Rape Treatment Center is the only facility in Los Angeles, and one of the few in the country, where sexual assault victims can receive all of the services they need in one place, 24 hours a day. But Malaysian law lags far behind America’s. “Children are not considered

Although sexual relations with a girl below the age of 16 is statutory rape, under Syariah Law 12-year-olds may be married. “There is still a lot of stigma attached to rape,” Thency continued. “We’re not creating space for someone to ask for help. [Victims] still think it’s their fault. Even police pamphlets say that the way [for a woman] to avoid rape is to keep [her] legs closed.” The march was illegal. Protesting Malaysians are allowed to gather, but not to walk, use a microphone, include children younger than 15 years old … or include foreigners. I kept my distance. The marchers were accompanied by a

slow-moving police car and ambulance; the demonstrators had paid for the ambulance. “Sometimes people with water guns line this street,” Ho explained. “People don’t want to hear about such things.” At the culmination of the march, a young woman addressed the crowd about her ordeal while identifying her rapists at the police station. In a steady voice that belied the tears streaking her face, she read a prepared statement: “The officers asked me to identify the perpetrators. I pointed at them. I was then told that that would not be accepted. They asked me to walk up to the perpetrators …” she broke, looking up and biting her lower lip to compose herself, “ … hold their shoulders, and tell the officers what they had done to me. I began crying. I didn’t think that I would be able to do it, but I had to.” Fresh tears flowed. “The day after I was raped, I walked up to those men, held their shoulders and identified them as the people who had raped me. I couldn’t stop crying after I left the room. I felt violated all over again.” Call the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network hotline at (800) 656-HOPE for free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, or visit rainn.org for more information. Call (310) 319-4000 or visit 911rape.org to contact the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. Santa Monica resident Kelly Hayes-Raitt blogs at LivingLargeInLimbo.com. Write her at KellyArgonautColumn@aol.com.

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FROM THE WEB: Re: “Black and Latino Students Aren’t Doing as well as Others in Santa Monica Schools — Parentsand Educators Want to Know Why,” cover story, July 23 I graduated from Samohi in ‘62. My uncle, Al Quinn, was the first black teacher in the district — hired in 1949, about 10 years after he had graduated from Samohi. In my time neither the black nor the Chicano students were expected to succeed. Our white football teammates would expect us to be chided by Coach Kramer when we had to show our grades. Never worry, though — Tim Knowles and us would gather on Saturday mornings and go over the problems bothering each other. Only took an hour or two a couple of times a month. I know the demographics have changed, as the freeway took

away the bulk of the black and brown community, so the question for the schools is how to rebuild community and how to build a culture that embraces all of the kids. I worked with Pedro Noguera in the Berkeley schools, as his children attended the school I taught in. I think he has a grasp of how to do this. I do not know if Pedro actually has done this from an organizing sense, but he certainly has the capacity and understanding. The question for the district is: Are you willing to have folks in the community help organize so they, too, will participate in back-to-school nights? I know all your newer teachers are Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development certified, but what does that mean? Are they using the cultural competencies they were taught, or did they go through the

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motions and forget about them? Are they working with the folks over at the college who are trying to restore the black/brown community’s historical record? I am just offering suggestions, as we were very successful here in Oakland with restoring Oakland Tech to the ranks of one of the most prestigious high schools here in the East Bay. We understood that school culture is a paramount thing that is not measured but has everything to do with what Ms. Luna said about her son not feeling welcome. Earl Marty Price Education starts at home — homes where both parents are present and available to discipline and nurture the child and ensure loving and effective parenting to encourage and motivate achievement. Single

parents often do not have the economic and time resources to ensure extracurricular activities that help with academic achievement; nor do they have the time to have family meals, which has been shown in surveys to be a common element among high-achieving children. Daily education at school must be supplemented by efforts at home (i.e., homework) to help students internalize the information. Academic achievement is cumulative from parents reading infants, extracurricular reading at home (in lieu of television and video games), parent-involved educational and sport activities, and a parent-present, disciplined home environment. Ki Ask yourself what’s more likely: Almost every teacher in the school district (including

minority teachers by the way) hate black and Latino students enough to discourage them from learning, or is this an issue that stems from home? If there’s no focus on education at home or a focus on how the “system is against you,” a child has no hope to succeed. Steve Ryans HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE ARGONAUT: We encourage readers to share thoughts on local issues and reactions to stories in The Argonaut through our Letters to the Editor page. You too can have a voice in the community. Letters should include your name and place of residence (for publication) and a telephone number (not for publication). Send to letters@ argonautnews.com.

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A new collection of photos, some locked away for 50 years, explores the soul beneath the glamour By Blair Tindall Frozen in time as a complex Hollywood bombshell who could project both resilience and vulnerability, Marilyn Monroe continues to fascinate the global imagination more than half a century after her death at age 36 on Aug. 5, 1962. A new exhibition of photographs at the Bergamot Station Arts Center’s Andrew Weiss Gallery assembles a diverse depiction of the enigmatic actress, one that

personal photos, which remained undeveloped for 50 years. Other casual images include the exhibition’s earliest. In one, an unrecognizable 19-year-old Monroe, then Norma Jeane Daugherty, smiles into the sun on a Malibu beach, hair whipping beneath a Rosie-the-Riveter scarf. Photographer William Carroll paid $20 to shoot her girl-next-door look, and an earnest Monroe advised him to go easy on

“I knew I belonged to the public and to the world. Not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.” — Marilyn Monroe spans Monroe’s first and last professional sittings alongside candid shots of the soul beneath the glitz — intimate moments with a woman everyone knew of but few truly knew. “Young people may not know the names of Betty Grable or Greta Garbo, but Marilyn Monroe is more easily recognized than some of the world’s most powerful and accomplished people,” said gallerist Andrew Weiss, who curated the exhibition. Startling in its representation of Monroe’s personality and evolution, “Marilyn Monroe: The Making of a Legend” features images by seven photographers, some making their West Coast debut after being seen for the first time in just these past few months. Kashio Aoki snapped Marilyn’s most candid moments in “Honeymoon Series.” A flight attendant, Aoki served Monroe and newlywed second husband Joe DiMaggio as they fled paparazzi en route from Tokyo in 1954. Grateful for Aoki’s kindness, the pair allowed him to take PAGE 14 THE ARGONAUT JuLy 30, 2015

swimsuit shots, according to the exhibit catalogue. Teenage Norma Jeane’s wholesome image, however, belied the childhood that sculpted a troubled, intensely creative adult. Abandoned by her mentally ill mother, Monroe grew up in a series of foster homes. In many, she experienced abuse and encountered predatory men, and escaped into marriage at age 16. Later, as an actress exploited by midCentury Hollywood studios, Monroe felt most comfortable around photographers, according to the exhibit catalogue. Trusting them, she could collaborate and develop her artistic sense, feeling free to spread her wings and avant-garde sensibility. Her early years fueled anguish, but also unshakable determination. Andres de Dienes shot some of the exhibit’s most poignant images in 1946, which caught not only the icon’s innocence but also some of her eerie, improvisatory poses. On a beach near Malibu, de Dienees — who had become a confidante — read

A 1955 photograph by Milton H. Greene, who helped Monroe start an independent production company to free herself from studio system control

Monroe exuded confidence and sexuality during Bert Stern’s 1962 photoshoot for Vogue at the Bel Air Hotel

A 1948 photoshoot with Lazlo Willinger recast girl-next-door Monroe as a diamond-studded Hollywood diva her a poem, “Lines on the Death of Mary.” Monroe wrapped herself in a dark blanket, telling the photographer she was imagining her own death mask. Later, a sleepless Monroe called de Dienes to her home in the middle of the night. The resulting images are chilling, depicting a phantom

Flight attendant Kashio Aoki’s candid 1954 photographs of newlyweds Monroe and DiMaggio

fashion. And these are unfamiliar pictures, even to the most devoted Monroe fan. “Here is a never-seen trove that was locked in a bank vault for 50 years,” said Weiss, who recently acquired rights to the images. “These photos, unpublished until 2015, intrigue her admirers.”

By the time Bert Stern shot Monroe at the Bel Air Hotel in 1962, her confidence soared in sessions where she wore only accessories. Marilyn ruled the sitting, ousting stylists to co-create sessions alone with the photographer, resulting in a visceral series of nudes. The sexuality of Stern’s sessions softened with those of Monroe’s last “Here is a never-seen trove that was photos, taken by George Barris for Cosmopolitan two weeks before her locked in a bank vault for 50 years. death by a drug overdose. Barris shot These photos, unpublished until 2015, Monroe at Santa Monica beach in a short bathrobe, towel and Ecuadorean sweater. intrigue her admirers.” Minus couture, and even through a face — Andrew Weiss now lined by experience, Monroe’s innocence still shone through. “I knew I belonged to the public and to Taken soon after the premier of “Gentleilluminated only by car headlights. the world,” Monroe wrote in her As studios latched onto Monroe’s appeal, men Prefer Blondes,” these long-hidden unfinished autobiography, a personal they polished her look with plastic surgery photographs showcase Marilyn’s iconic insight also quoted in the exhibition peak, the star stark against scarlet in a as well as hair and teeth lightening, even black Geoffrey Beene gown. But Greene’s catalogue. “Not because I was talented raising her hairline through electrolysis. or even beautiful, but because I had “Marilyn with Lute,” perhaps the exhibiWhere de Dienes had witnessed Monnever belonged to anything or anyone roe’s ascent, Hollywood glamour photog- tion’s crown jewel, reveals a pensive, else.” rapher Laszlo Willinger first preserved her lonely blonde — the Marilyn that few knew, and one Greene was able to mine. new pinup image in his 1948 “Studio “Marilyn Monroe: The Making of a So trusted was Greene that he and Shots”: a bathing beauty, an unapproachLegend” runs through Sept. 5 at the Monroe formed their own production able prize, a diamond-studded diva. company, allowing her to leave the studio Andrew Weiss Gallery, 2525 Michigan Among the exhibition’s more notable works are those shot by Milton Greene for system and become a free agent. With such Ave., D-4, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica. The exhibit is open from Look magazine in 1953. Greene, a master independence, her creativity flourished, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through possibly influencing upcoming 1960s photographer, is credited along with Fridays and from noon to 5 p.m. models like Verushka — among the first Richard Avedon and others for first considering themselves artists, not puppets. Saturdays. Admission is free. merging fine art photography with high

At age 19, Monroe earned $20 for her first modeling gig — a 1945 photoshoot by William Carroll in Pacific Palisades All images are available for purchase — from $3,500 to $45,000 per work — and the exhibition is accompanied by a small set of newly created art photographs by Tyler Shields that are themed around Monroe’s death. Call (310) 246-9333 or visit andrewweiss. com for more information. JuLy 30, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 15

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The Do Good Bus leaves the Culver City Expo Line parking lot for another charitable adventure By Shanee Edwards File this under: “Why didn’t I think of that?” Thanks to her mother, Rebecca Pontius grew up doing a lot of volunteer work — so seizing opportunities to lend a helping hand was always part of her consciousness. For her 30th birthday, Pontius found herself on a packed party bus and noticed how all her various friend groups started to bond with each other in such tight quarters. Then the lightbulb of an idea went on: Why not create a party bus that gives back to the community? From that night of celebration, the Do Good Bus was born. “The first ride was sort of a one-off — just for our friends — but then people asked when the next one would be, so we decided to organize one a month,” Pontius said. Now the Do Good Bus is doing monthly community rides open to anybody who shows up as well as corporate events and private parties — birthday parties included.

For community rides, which take off from the Culver City Expo Line parking lot on West Washington Boulevard, the destination remains secret until arrival to add an element of fun and to discourage precon-

“More than anything, it’s about being kind to other people.” — Do Good Bus founder Rebecca Pontius

ceived ideas about the cause of the day. Destination activities have included such things as upkeep of school or community gardens, feeding the hungry at food banks or homeless shelters, and even painting murals to help spruce up a neighborhood. The next community ride is Saturday, Aug. 1. Once Pontius got to work bringing her idea to life, she said the organization came together rather quickly. After the first year, the Do Good Bus partnered with the band Foster the People (known for their 2011 hit song “Pumped up Kicks”), which

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and what was needed.” In L.A. these days, her organization works with groups such as MEND (Meeting Each Need with Dignity), Enrich LA and Baby Buggy, a non-profit that collects items for families with small children in need. On her website, Pontius lists five different categories of community rides. Good People rides, for example, focus on working directly with people in need. Good Earth rides focus on helping the environment. This Saturday’s ride is listed as both a Good Boy and a Good Dog ride,

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A Songbook on Stage ‘Sneaky Ole Time’ puts a story to the chart-topping music of country songwriter Paul Overstreet By Bliss Bowen Study an artist’s body of work over a span of time, and more often than not recurrent themes emerge — though not necessarily a storyline with its own arc and dramatic momentum. Yet playwright Stephen Mazur was charged with crafting just such a story out of the songs of Grammy Award-winning country songwriter Paul Overstreet. The result, “Sneaky Ole Time: The Music of Paul Overstreet,” a musical directed by Michael Myers, premieres Saturday at the Ruskin Theatre in Santa Monica. The Mississippi-born Overstreet is a five-time BMI Songwriter of the Year and multiple Dove Award winner who saw three of his albums perch high on Billboard’s country charts in the late 1980s and early ’90s. He continues to record and tour — sometimes with sons Chord (of TV’s “Glee”) and Nash — but he is probably best known as the songwriter behind hits for Kenny Chesney (“She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”), the Judds (“Love Can Build a Bridge”), Blake

Shelton (“Some Beach”), Randy Travis (“Digging Up Bones,” “Forever Ever and Ever, Amen” and “On the Other Hand”) and Keith Whitley (“When You Say Nothing at All”).

That always impressed me and made me feel like that’s what I’d love to be doing. And as a kid I loved doing plays in school.” By chance, during a plane ride he met and befriended producer Yonta Taiwo, who

“I didn’t want a story about my life; I wanted a story about life in general. And [‘Liar Liar’ writer Stephen Mazur] really stepped up to the plate.” — Paul Overstreet

The idea of creating a musical has been on Overstreet’s creative back burner since at least the 1990s. “I always wanted to do it since my buddy Shel Silverstein told me stories about it all the time,” Overstreet explains during a phone conversation shortly after playing a concert at Gruhne Hall in Texas. “He’d be in Nashville all the time writing songs, and then he’d be going to New York to work on a musical. He was just the coolest guy.

introduced him to friends with the Ambassador Theatre Group, who in turn suggested he contact the Ruskin about achieving his goal of “putting drama with my songs” to “give them more potential.” A little over a year ago Overstreet duly reached out to Ruskin Managing Director Myers, who set up meetings with three playwrights, including Mazur. “He was such an interesting guy,” Overstreet says of his initial interview

with Mazur, “plus he’d written ‘Liar Liar,’ which was one of my favorite movies that Jim Carrey starred in. I just liked him right away, liked his demeanor and personality and knew he was capable of doing it. I wanted the book to be a real stand-alone book. I didn’t want a story about my life; I wanted a story about life in general. And Steve really stepped up to the plate.” Set in the present at a dive bar off a Tennessee highway, “Sneaky Ole Time” shows the lives of various strangers intersecting after a young man crashes his motorcycle. The Ruskin’s intimate atmosphere suits the story’s scope and milieu. “The actors are so close to the audience, it’s like sitting on a front porch,” jokes Musical Director Cliff Wagner, a respected bluegrass musician who sings a number at the top of each act. “It’s very human.” Twenty-two of Overstreet’s songs help advance the plot, including some new (Continued on page 31) JuLy 30, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 17

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One of the iniquities of mining towns of the American West was the company store — the sole source of all groceries and sundries for people living far from anything else. Workers were lured to remote towns with the promise of high wages, but found out only after they arrived that prices were even higher. In a pattern that continues at gas stations at the midpoint of long highways, the proprietors set the prices where they will and give the absolute minimum of service. I had half expected that Sweet Fish, one of only two restaurants in the established residential west end of Playa Vista, might take advantage of their relatively captive audience the same way. Instead, when we arrived I was agreeably surprised by both the ambiance and the reception — the people were unpretentious, the atmosphere relaxed. The menu was fairly standard, with a few minor variations on popular

rolls, but the specials board had a few interesting seasonal items. It can be hard to tell how expensive a meal at a sushi bar will be because some places have modest-looking prices for minuscule items. We received our first clue about Sweet Fish even before the first piece of fish arrived. I had ordered what was

miso soup is generally served last in Japan while in here it is first, so the traditional rules are rarely followed.) The tempura — three large prawns and an array of vegetables — were in a batter not quite as crunchy as I’ve had at specialty places, but it was crisp and suited the shrimp, carrot, green beans, squash and zucchini.

The monkfish is prepared by a process that involves rinsing it with sake and steaming it, and the result has a velvety, smooth texture and slightly fatty richness. described as a shot of Otokayama sake for $8. Had this been a standard shot glass it would have been rather overpriced, but instead it was a small juice glass — at least twice the size — and full to the brim. We also ordered a small bottle of Mio, a refreshing sweet sake that is very reminiscent of Prosecco. If you enjoy sweet sparkling wines, I strongly suggest that you do the same. We ordered tempura and a variety of sushi items and salads, and we were slightly surprised when the tempura showed up first — that’s traditionally one of the later items. (Then again,

We also ordered a monkfish appetizer, salmon-skin salad, Bentley roll and tuna-stuffed shiitake mushrooms, and they arrived as the sushi bar had them ready. The monkfish appetizer was actually monkfish liver, called ankimo, but often just translated as monkfish because so many Americans resist anything called liver. It is prepared by a process that involves rinsing it with sake and steaming it, and the result has a velvety, smooth texture and slightly fatty richness. Here it was served with a dash of white sesame seeds, shaved scallions and

ArgonautNews.com shredded daikon, along with rather more sweet vinegar sauce than necessary — I like my ankimo just as it is, so will ask for sauce on the side next time. I don’t know whether the Bentley roll was named after the British car or a customer, but the combination of spicy tuna, avocado and seared salmon with sesame dressing and sweet sauce had enough textures and flavors to be interesting. Modern sushi often ventures into spicy, sweet and creamy combinations that obscure the fish underneath the sauces, and though I might have liked this dish with a bit less sweet sauce it was still in balance. The flavors were well calibrated in the salmon-skin salad, and the portion was unexpectedly large — rather than the dainty dab of greens we expected, we were presented with a meal-size pile of greens topped with radish sprouts, freshly seared salmon skin and bonito shavings. Whoever first realized that salmon skins could be used in a salad was a genius. When fresh-seared they have a delightful crispness, and there’s always enough meat attached so you get some of that rich meaty flavor.

The bonito shavings and radish sprouts added a mild salty seafood flavor and pepperiness to the miso-dressed salad, so there were plenty of elements to keep us eating. The tuna-stuffed mushrooms were served over the same mix of greens but were rather less compelling — the chopped fish in the mushroom cap had an unexpectedly dry texture and muted flavor. Whether this order had been accidentally overcooked or it was supposed to be that way, it was the only item of our meal that failed to please. We had plenty of food with the other things we had ordered, enough that we skipped dessert and still took some salmon-skin salad home. Our lavish meal for two with sake ran $93, which is modest for the quantity and quality on display. Sweet Fish has the feel of a traditional neighborhood restaurant, even though that neighborhood is a planned development rather than something that just happened organically. It’s worth a visit even if you’re an outsider, and that’s a compliment I didn’t anticipate giving.

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“The Homecoming,” 8 p.m. (Also at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 30.) This staging of the Harold Pinter play explores an uncomfortable gathering in England of a Brit, his American wife and his male relatives. $25 to $34. Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com

Friday, July 31 Marina del Rey Historic Harbor Tours, 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. (Also 10 a.m., 11.a.m, noon and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 2.) In honor of Marina del Rey’s 50th anniversary year, the L.A. County Dept. of Beaches and Harbors is providing 45-minute informative tours for just $1. Board at Hornblower Cruises and Events, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com Del Rey Farmers Market, noon to 7 p.m. Food and produce vendors gather weekly, with free musical performances on the first Friday of each month. Glen Alla Park, 4601 Alla Road, Del Rey. delreync.org Author Reading: Ellen Matthews, 4 p.m. A book signing and reading from Mathews’ comedic mystery, “A Match to Die For.” Refreshments provided. Venice/Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org “Activist Support Circle,” 6:30 p.m. An emotional support group for progressive activists of all ages. Friends Meeting Hall, 1440 Harvard St., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 399-1000; activistsupportcircle.org “20 Questions,” 7 p.m. Quizmaster John Rosenthal emcees the trivial pursuit game every Friday night at TRiP, 2102 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com “Buddhism in the Real World,” 7 to 8:30 p.m. A public talk with

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“Saturday Night Fever” / “Grease,” 7:30 p.m. A double feature of two John Travolta classics: a Brooklyn boy who challenges for king of the dance floor during the late ‘70s disco crave and a high school tough guy who learns love from a summertime sweetheart in the ‘50s. $11. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Hornblower Dinner Cruises, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Enjoy a four-course dinner with dancing and a harbor view. Board at 7 p.m. at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. hornblower.com Mariachi and Folkloric Dancing, 7:30, 9:30 and 10:45 p.m. Dinner with traditional Mexican entertainment at Casa Sanchez, 4500 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey. (310) 397-4444; casa-sanchez.com

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He wrote “Doubling Down on You” to showcase frontwoman Liz Beebe’s range and bold delivery, and to also indulge his passion for “female soul singers and jazz singers. It’s been a cool little thrill to write music for someone else and live vicariously through it.” There’s just as much funky New Orleans brass band as Kentucky bluegrass animating “Lampshade,” which makes attempts to label Dustbowl’s music a reductive exercise. Their genre-splicing spirit has bonded them with bands they admire — Lake Street Dive, Leftover Cuties, the T Sisters, the Record Company, the Wild Reeds — and attracted a cross-generational audience. One fan in particular stars in the video for their single “Never Had to Go”: Dick Van Dyke, who claps his hands and gazes out at Dustbowl playing in the courtyard of his Malibu casa after dropping a needle on the band’s vinyl record. The spry octogenarian TV legend then humorously attempts to persuade wife Arlene to dance with him as joyful harmonies and the sounds of mandolin, trombone, fiddle and drum sweeten the air. Posted on YouTube in May, the video had received 2,251,438 views as of press time. “Dick and Arlene have sort of followed along with us the past few years,” Lupetin explains. “We met them at a wedding in Long Beach. They were dancing as we were playing, and we A leader of L.A.’s string band renaissance, Dustbowl Revival has graduated from free farmers market were like, ‘That’s Dick Van Dyke from shows to prime festival gigs “Mary Poppins”!’ It was crazy. Then we members are scattered around town. He is talked to him and he was really down to environment that’s most conducive for By Bliss Bowen the main motivator and primary composer, earth, a sweet guy who’s very passionate people hearing and enjoying our music, No question, Dustbowl Revival is which is in a live setting. The three tracks but in true bohemian fashion, the full band about old jazz music. He’s a very avid bandleader Zach Lupetin’s baby. pitches in with eclectic arrangement ideas. music fan. we did in the studio in New York were He came to Los Angeles from Chicago “I usually write most of the tunes like being live. We’re playing mostly all with the intent of launching a “roots “We’re really happy that a lot of people lyrically, and then I’ll bring the structure orchestra,” and since early 2008 he’s been together and wanted to have a little more have seen it,” he continues. “You figure shrewdly steering the exuberant ensemble that a lot of younger people wouldn’t from free performances at farmers know who Dick is, but that Hollywood markets and dive bars to better-dressed stardust, man — people feel like they One fan in particular stars in the video swing dances and acoustic listening rooms know him, especially older folks. It’s for their single “Never Had to Go”: to, more recently, ticketed performances almost emotional when they see him. at prime festivals and theaters. It’s been cool. He’s come out to other Dick Van Dyke, who claps his hands and En route, Dustbowl Revival became a shows, and he’s become a friend of the gazes out at Dustbowl playing in the key leader of L.A.’s string-band renaisband. sance and picked up a rep for must-see “It’s one of those cool things about courtyard of his Malibu casa after dropping performances that swing from Saturday living in L.A. On the road, people are a needle on the band’s vinyl record. night on Bourbon Street to Sunday like, ‘How are you living in L.A. morning tent revivals somewhere between playing this? You should be in New Memphis and Louisville. Orleans or Texas.’ But there’s something Lately, Lupetin and his seven bandmates controlled environment than [chuckles] in of the song and the band will flesh it out about that old-time Hollywood thing. a hall of screaming people. and create the full song as it is on the have been crisscrossing the States and I grew up on that. [Laughs] I think I “The intent was to make an album that stage,” Lupetin says. “And then there are Europe promoting “With a Lampshade was way more inspired by musicals than certain tunes on the record like ‘Cherokee I realized.” On,” the band’s fourth album and first live sounded present. Just us doing our thing, not a bunch of studio gimmicks. 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PaintNite at El Torito, 7 p.m. Grab some drinks and work alongside artist Liz Conlon, as she guides you through creating your own ”Safari Mountain Sunset” painting. $45, canvass, paints, brushes and smock included. First come-first served. El Torito, 3360 Ocean Park, Santa Monica. paintnite.com

Session two, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., includes further quiet-sitting meditation instruction. A Q&A with Lama Kathy Wesley follows both sessions. Sivananda Yoga Centre, 13325 Beach Ave., Marina del Rey. Suggested $15 donation. (323) 424-7894 “Dorothy’s Adventures in Oz,” 2 p.m. Saturdays (also 12:30 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 27.) Bring the family to this musical comedy where a now grown-up Dorothy attempts a return to Oz and encounters new foes and helps new friends. $15, or $12.50 for kids under 12. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. The free waterside concerts at Fisherman’s Village continue with a return visit from the R&B group Friends. Free two-hour parking with validation and complimentary face painting for kids by Bria Danielle. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900 De La Soul (with Quantic), 5 p.m. The free Sound in Focus concerts continue with De La Soul’s hip-hop fused with punk, soul, jazz, pop. Quantic opens with cumbia, funk, bossa nova, soul, jazz and trip-hop. Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. Free, but RSVP required. events.kcrw.com “The Lego Movie,” 8 p.m. The Dept. of Beaches and Harbors presents a free outdoor screening at Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 3059596; visitmarinadelrey.com Jimmy Z and the Z Tribe, 9 p.m. Musician Dave Stewart once said Jimmy Z was “the best harmonica player in the world.” Hear the blazing harmonica and soulful saxophone sounds live at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com

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By Michael Aushenker Thanks to the giant success of Marvel’s “Ant-Man,” Paul Rudd has suddenly shot into the stratosphere of superstardom. But eight years ago the wiry, Chardonnay dry-witted actor — best known for comedies such as “I Love You, Man” and the “Anchorman” movies — was on the streets of Venice and Santa Monica to film a little comedy called “Role Models,” co-starring Seann William Scott. David Wain, the movie’s director, has a long-running personal and professional history with Rudd and fellow actor-writer Ken Marino, both of whom co-wrote the “Role Models” screenplay with him. Wain produced (and almost directed) Marino’s acclaimed indie drama “Diggers,” which co-starred Rudd. He also directed Rudd in the 2001 coming-of-age feature film spoof “Wet Hot American Summer.” The long-awaited “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp,” an eightepisode prequel series, debuts on Netflix on Friday, July 31. To mark the occasion, a selfie-bait interactive themed “camp bus” will also be parking outside The Brig on Abbot Kinney Boulevard that evening. Bred on the comedies of Woody Allen, Harold Ramis, Cameron Crowe and Blake Edwards, Wain was hired to helm “Role Models” only six weeks before production began. That had Wain, Rudd and Marino furiously reworking the screenplay (which had already been converted from a drama to a comedy by Timothy Dowling) as shooting was about to begin. “This was my first big budget studio film, so it was kind of intimidating,” Wain said. “But when we started the shoot itself, we really got into it.” At the time, Wain still lived in New York but had come out to Los Angeles for business over the years and stayed “in almost every part of town,” he said. “[‘Role Models’] was originally written [to take place] everywhere. I thought, ‘Let’s not go generic. Let’s get some real quality.’ The Westside is a cool, interesting, photogenic place.” “Role Models” stars Rudd as Danny and Scott as Wheeler — two ne’er-do-wells stuck in their brain-dead jobs as energy drink pitchmen who, after Danny’s public meltdown at an elementary school, get sentenced to community service. Their punishment: participating in the Big Brother-esque mentorship program Sturdy Wings, run by reformed coke addict Sweeny (Jane Lynch). Matched with their “Littles” — medieval live action role-playing game freak Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and foulmouthed African-American kid Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson) — “Bigs” Danny and Wheeler embark on what at first appears to be the mentoring journey from hell. But the cynical duo and their wards eventually warm up to each other, and the

Seann William Scott, Louis C. K. and Paul Rudd in a scene for “Role Models”

Director David Wain chose to shoot scenes in the Venice Canals to “get something a little different” Bigs wind up learning thing or two about life from the ostensibly unsalvageable Littles. Marino, Elizabeth Banks, Ken Jeong and a who’s who of Wain’s comedic comrades

location people were ‘Uy-yoy-yoy! So expensive…’” Filming in the canals costs more and the location was not as friendly — or even hospitable — as other places, said Wain,

“There’s definitely a big reunion flavor. It was a total blast.” — “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp” director David Wain

from the 1993 MTV satirical show “The State” rounded out the cast, but those big names aren’t all that local will recognize from the move. Aside from a third act shot in Santa Clarita and South Pasadena, the rest of “Role Models” was shot almost entirely in Venice and Santa Monica. Wheeler’s bachelor pad is right on the Venice canals, and two other Venice addresses served as the Littles’ family homes. Then there’s the Venice Beach party where Wheeler, distracted by a sex-crazed school teacher, loses Ronnie. “That was really fun night on the beach,” Wain said. The Venice Canals were new to Wain: “I had never seen these canals before. I remember walking those canals and the

but “you can get something a little different.” The school at the beginning of “Role Models” is El Segundo High School — the same school that appeared in the hit Judd Apatow comedy “Superbad,” which made Mintz-Plasse (as McLovin) a breakout star. Interiors, including auditorium and hallway scenes, were also shot at El Segundo High. But the more audacious exterior stuff with the Minotaur truck, the towing guy and the security guard, played by Louis C.K., was shot at a middle school in the Valley. Wain shot the scene in which Sweeny shows up just as Ronnie commandeers the SUV (locking Wheeler out and driving in

circles) at Eddie Junior’s Market and Liquor at 825 Pico Blvd. That part might as well have been an action movie shoot. “For me it was. We had cameras up in the air,” he said. Wain shot the Sturdy Wings scenes at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Venice Boys on Lincoln Boulevard. “When we saw it, I knew it was perfect,” Wain said of that location. “There are a lot of boys and girls activities happening during the shoot.” The Club’s activities continued unabated as certain areas were blocked off for the production, which demanded several class rooms just for the movie people to keep their gear. “We had a huge crew of 200 people: lights, catering, extras,” recalled Wain, for whom this was the biggest-budgeted, most mainstream film he had ever undertaken. Made for $28 million, the Universal comedy ultimately turned a tidy profit following its November 2008 release, grossing $92 million in theaters worldwide plus an additional $40 million in DVD sales. These days, Wain has no shortage of assignments. “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp” reunites Wain with co-writer Michael Showalter and a formidable cast who were rising stars when the 2001 original was released — including Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper and Banks. “There’s definitely a big reunion flavor. It was a total blast. In some ways, it felt similar,” said Wain. “We’ve been thinking about it for years and years, regarding reuniting the actors, many of whom have since shot to superstardom.” This prequel included everyone’s participation by no less than “sheer force of will,” he said. “We wanted to do it. The cast wanted to do it. Finally, the stars aligned our scheduling.” In Wain’s case, it’s easy to see why a “Wet Hot American Summer” follow-up took so long. He just wrapped up the sixth season of “Children’s Hospital” on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, and his Comedy Central sitcom “Another Period” debuted on June 23. “Role Models” is not, however, simply water under a canal bridge. Wain said he’d be interested in a sequel or spin-off. “I loved ‘Role Models,’” Wain said. “We have talked about it. We just haven’t gotten around to it.” Given the 14-year wait for a “Wet Hot American Summer” follow-up, put your game face on 2022! Visit the “Wet Hot American Summer” camp bus from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 31, at The Brig, 1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. Visit abominablepictures.com for more info.

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A Songbook on Stage pieces composed specifically for the play. Overstreet has worked with Wagner and a trio of local hotshot roots musicians on tempos and feeling, and with the actors on the nuances of country singing. “During the audition, there were so many actors that came through that were really, really great actors,” Overstreet recalls. “But I felt like they were a little distant from the country thing. So as much as I wanted them to be in the cast, their singing ability was just a little farther away from country than I thought I could tweak, y’know. Some of the people that are in the cast right now have adapted to country music. They’re not necessarily country singers; some of them are, but the ones that aren’t have really studied what we’ve given them, the songs and the tracks, and it’s working really well. We’ve really got a good cast. “I’m really amazed when somebody reads a piece of the book and all of a sudden they come out and put this character to it. And it takes on a different feel with every actor. It’s really interesting to me to see how that works. I was so impressed with some of the actors. I could tell they were a little insecure about singing, but then we’d go into the reading part and they’d just kill it.”

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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015109645 The following person is doing business as: LA Art Guy and Art Gallery Services 12405 Venice Blvd. #353 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: David Adler 5123 Overland Ave. Culver City, CA. 90230. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: David Adler. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 2, 2015. Argonaut published: April 30, May 7, 14, and 21, 2015. 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). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015156130 The following person is doing business as: Rawkbaby 12760 Pacific Ave. Apt #7 Los Angeles, CA. 90066 and P.O. Box 684 Venice, CA. 90294. Registered owners: Amanda Soukup 12760 Pacific Ave. #7 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true

any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Amanda Soukup. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 23, 2015. Argonaut published: July 16, 23, 30, and August 6, 2015. 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).

Los Angeles on July 2, 2015. Argonaut published: July 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2015. 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).

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). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015174934 The following person is doing business as: Helios & Selene and Helios And Selene 3401 Federal Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: Erin Egan 3401 Federal Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Erin Egan. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 2, 2015. Argonaut published: July 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2015. 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).

Classifieds 2 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015174916 The following person is doing business as: Recreational Powerboating Association 5301 Beethoven St. #265 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: American Sailing Association 5301 Beethoven St. #265 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Cynthia Shabes. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 2, 2015. Argonaut published: July 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2015. 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015174897 The following person is doing business as: Raining Jane 7811 Westlawn Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045 and Ice Cream Social P.O. Box 5111 Santa Monica, CA. 90409. Registered owners: Mona Tavakoli 6209 Outlook Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90042, Chaska Potter 35 Miller Ave. #225 Mill Valley, CA. 94941, Rebecca Gebhardt 7811 Westlawn Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045, and Mai Bloomfield 29 Navy St. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Rebecca Gebhardt. Title: Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015177805 The following person is doing business as: Beachside Pets 13911 Old Harbor Lane #104. Registered owners: Danira Devereaux 13911 Old Harbor Lane #104 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Danira Devereaux. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 7, 2015. Argonaut published: July 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 2015. NOTICEIn 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).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015178901 The following person is doing business as: Nouvelle Healthcare Clinic 20969 Ventura Blvd. #23 Woodland Hills, CA. 91364-2305, Healthy Life Healthy Body Care Clinic, Healthy Choices Healthy Life Healthcare, Nouvelle 4Life Health And Weight Loss Clinic, and Trim4life Health And Weight Loss Clinic 9730 Calendula Ave. Westminster, CA. 92683. Registered owners: Paul Michael Robinson, MD 9730 Calendula Ave. Westminster, CA. 92683. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Paul Michael Robinson, MD. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 8, 2015. Argonaut published: July 16, 23, 30, and August 6, 2015. 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). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015182841 The following person is doing business as: 415 Saints Clothing 10605 Washington Ave. South Gate, CA. 90280. Registered owners: Jose Diaz Ibarra Jr. 10605 Washington Ave. South Gate, CA. 90280 and Eduardo Bermudez 1317 E. 215th Place Carson, CA. 90745. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Jose Diaz Ibarra Jr. Title: General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 13, 2015. Argonaut published: July 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 2015. 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). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015183033 The following person is doing business as: Intellitea 8675 Falmouth Ave. Apt. 214 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners:

Leonard Nima 8675 Falmouth Ave. Apt. 214 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 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 knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Leonard Nima. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 13, 2015. Argonaut published: July 23, 30, August 6, and 13, 2015. NOTICEIn 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). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015185321 The following person is doing business as: UNCLE 3981 Coolidge Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: Christopher Yeo 3981 Coolidge Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Christopher Yeo. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 15, 2015. Argonaut published: July 23, 30, August 6, and 13, 2015. NOTICEIn 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). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015187820 The following person is doing business as: Silicon Beach Film Festival 4640 Admiralty Way #500 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Jon Gursha 12441 Short Ave. #22 Los Angeles, CA. 9006. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows

to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Jon Gursha. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 17, 2015. Argonaut published: July 23, 30, August 6, and 13, 2015. 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). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015192063 The following person is doing business as: JE Sun Marketing and JESM 5757 West Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: John White 3672 W 113th St. Inglewood, CA. 90303 and Renee White 3672 W. 113th St. Inglewood, CA. 90303. This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Renee White. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 22, 2015. Argonaut published: July 30, August 6, 13, and 20, 2015. 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). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015194909 The following person is doing business as: Mamaglo 2757 Dunleer Pl. Los Angeles, CA. 90064. Registered owners: Mamaglo, LLC 2757 Dunleer Pl. Los Angeles, CA. 90064. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Tracy Wallace. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 27, 2015. Argonaut published: July 30, August 6, 13 & 20, 2015. 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,

legal advertising 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). ORDER TO SHOW CAuSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. lS026936 SuPERIOR COuRT OF CAlIFORNIA, COuNTy OF lOS ANGElES. Petition of Gordon Vincent Zaffiro, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Gordon Vincent Zaffiro filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Gordon Vincent Zaffiro to David Vincent Zaffiro 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:08/24/2015. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: W. Room: n/a. The address of the court is Northwest District Van Nuys Court House East 6230 Sylmar Ave. Van Nuys, CA. 91401. 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: The Argonaut. Original filed: July 13, 2015. Huey P. Cotton, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut, 07/23/2015, 07/30/2015, 08/06/2015, and 08/13/2015.

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