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Picking Up The Pieces Greg Krentzman adjusts to life back in Beverly Hills after surviving Nice, France terror attack
The Luxe is debuting Rodeo Drive’s first curbside valet. 4
KidUnity Beverly Hills learned the ins and outs of The Beverly Hilton. 5
Patek Philippe hosted an intimate dinner in Beverly Hills at Bruce Meyer’s private garage. 17 •Sports •Birthdays •Letters to the Editor
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George Christy, Page 6 The Year Of The Rooster Is Here, As Is Eunice David’s Memoir, Hal David, His Magic Moments An Enriching Chronicle Of Their 25 Years Of Love And Marriage
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By Matt Lopez Sometimes, Greg Krentzman has to look around and pinch himself. After spending the last six-and-a-half months in Nice, France recovering after the horrific terror attack that left 87 people dead, Krentzman sometimes has trouble believing he’s back home in Beverly Hills. Krentzman, a Beverly Hills High graduate, was in Nice with wife Sophie Greg, Sophie and Lola Krentzman and daughter Lola last July when a cargo truck was Courier. “All the various circumdeliberately driven into a crowd stances and everything that hapof hundreds celebrating Bastille pened. I can’t not think about it.” Day. He flew home for the first “I think about it on a daily time last Thursday, arriving at LAX basis,” Krentzman told the (see ‘KRENTZMAN’ page 14)
City Council Candidates Talk Issues At Chamber Debate By Victoria Talbot With five weeks left in the campaign before the March 7 election for City Council, the seven candidates who joined in the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce PAC forum Thursday evening began to take shape as individuals. Both Mayor John Mirisch and Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne demonstrated veteran political skills, reciting long lists of accomplishments and concerns for the future expressed as works in progress. They emerged as seasoned, vintage public servants with impressive track records. Speaking to an audience of predominantly business interests
at the Chamber of Commerce Forum, every candidate made a nod to business, many reciting credentials as small business owners. Robert Wunderlich, who has spent the last 12 years representing Beverly Hills on the Metropolitan Water Board, emerged as a scientist and a businessman who is “reasoned and balanced,” with an emphasis on infrastructure, particularly water. Candidate Lester Friedman, who has been serving on the Traffic and Parking Commission for six years also discussed infrastructure, particularly finding a solution to traffic. (see ‘CITY COUNCIL’ page 16)
increase Oct. 1, 2018. The salary increases reflect compensation to replace the Employer Paid Member Contribution, which has been 8a percent for classic members, who will pay their entire Member Contribution of ninepercent following the adoption of the MOU. New member employees are responsible for paying the employee contribution of 11-percent effective Oct. 7, 2016. The 3-percent Employer Cost-Share paid by all employees will end upon adoption of the MOU. There will also be mandatory rotations for some special assignments. Duration and (see ‘POLICE MOU’ page 16)
U.S. Holocaust Museum To Honor Rosenblatts, Pressbergs March 2 By Laura Coleman Within a matter of years, the eye-witness generation to the Holocaust will be completely gone, underscoring our collective need to ensure that history does not repeat itself. To that end, for the past 24 years the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has strived to maintain the permanent relevance of history by conserving the evidence, including first-hand testimony, and making it available to the public and educators. “Nobody can sit passively by and just assume that everything is going to be fine,” emphasized Carol Stulberg, dinner co-chair for this year’s
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DECA — Last weekend, Beverly Hills High’s Academic Decathlon team kicked off its competitive season with a strong showing in the DECA SoCal Career Development Conference in Anaheim. The team is now preparing for a state conference in Santa Clara on March 2-5. Pictured (top row, from left): Michael Huang, Brian Yoon, Kinsey Hogan, Alexander Andrews, Spencer Edelman, Sydney Fogelman, Meltem Su, Mia Grossman, Charlene Kay, Rebecca Newman, Hila Gelfer and Seth Pizzurro. Pictured (bottom row, from left): Mateo Decamargo-Hanley, Sierra Moe, Emma Sirota, Lana Schwartz, Jessica Moghaddam, Ryan Dubin, Carrina Massana, Camilla Wolff and Avrami Hacker.
By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills City Council is set to review a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Beverly Hills and the Beverly Hills Police Officers’ Association (BHPOA) on Tuesday. The MOU would replace the contract that expired Oct. 6, 2016 and will be effective through Sept. 30, 2019. The new contract will retroactively raise salaries 2.5percent to Oct. 6, 2016 and increase salaries 8 percent in the pay period immediately following the adoption of the MOU. There would be a 2.38percent increase effective Oct. 1, 2017, and a 2.25-percent
upcoming L.A. gala and senior advisor for Leadership Giving for the museum’s Western Region. “I think everybody has to take a stand.” As part of the museum’s 2017 L.A. dinner “What You Do Matters” on Thursday, March 2 at The Beverly Hilton, attendees will join together to celebrate Holocaust survivor Max Webb’s 100th birthday–which falls that day. The local philanthropist survived 18 Nazi camps during the Holocaust and still remains active in the community. Couples Janet and Lenny Rosenblatt, and Sheryl and Ken Pressberg, will be honored at (see ‘HOLOCAUST MUSEUM’ page 14)
G ’ D A Y LADIES — , Lindsay Price, Libby Munroe, and Havana Brown attended during the 2017 G'Day Black Tie Gala Los Angeles at the Governors Ballroom At Hollywood And Highland For more photos, see G e o r g e Christy’s column on page 6.