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DIGGING IN — Metro workers were out on the streets Tuesday afternoon, saw cutting just outside of The Hill Bar & Grill on the corner of Wilshire and Gale. Courier Photo by Matt Lopez
Nadine Schiff-Rosen pays tribute to her late friend Leonard Nimoy. 5
The BHHS boys basketball team heads to the CIF Finals. 19
CITY WATCH Starting next week, look for City Watch in The Courier, where we will address issues including salaries, benefits, ethics, conflicts, the declining number of police on the streets, and more! •Arts & Entertainment •Health & Wellness •Birthdays
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George Christy, Page 6 Lennie and Bernie Greenberg Are People You Should Know Who Enhance Our Massive Community With Their Dedication To The Arts, Not Unlike Ann and Gordon Getty In The Bay Area Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE
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City Special Assessed Property Taxes May Double To Build Schools
The BHHS band will perform at the 2016 London New Year’s parade. 4
Rigatoni is a 7-week old Spaniel/Doxie mix looking for a home. 4
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Metro Begins Digging Away In The Streets Of Beverly Hills By Matt Lopez Netzer Admati can’t help but shake his head as he looks over his near empty restaurant at lunch time on a Tuesday afternoon. Admati is the owner of The Hill Bar & Grill at 8842 Wilshire Blvd., located right next to the Saban Theatre. Just after noon on Tuesday, there were only three separate parties eating lunch at his establishment, a far cry from the norm. “We usually have at least three
times the business we do right now,” Admati said. Outside, construction crews were digging away at the sidewalk just in front of The Hill. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority began its saw cutting for utility relocation of the Purple Line Extension, and Admati and his restaurant’s patrons got a front-row seat to all the sights and sounds. Admati said its frustrating, but he has grown to accept that he’s
By Laura Coleman At this coming Tuesday’s Beverly Hills Board of Education formal meeting, the five elected decision-makers are poised to vote on accelerating the Measure E bond to its full remaining capacity - roughly $195 million. That vote, if successful, will trigger a process that will more than double special assessed property taxes throughout the City, bringing the current $51 per $100,000 of assessed value taxpayers now pay to $111 per $100,000 of assessed value. “We will have no credibility with the taxpayer if we double their rate,” said Board Pres-
ident Brian Goldberg at a study session this week where the district’s Finance Committee recommended that the board accelerate the bond to capacity immediately. Goldberg is the sole current board member who was on the board at the time when the $334 Measure E schoolbuilding bond was brought to the voters in 2008 with the promise that property taxes would not be raised. “The bond was never going to work without raising taxes, but that was what the community was told,” he said, (see ‘PROPERTY TAXES’ page 26)
DASHIELL HAMMETT— The archives at the WGA contain original documents, including this application for membership from writer Dashiell Hammett, employed at MGM. Visitors can also find copies of original screenplays and artifacts.
(see ‘METRO’ page 12)
Beverly Hills Elder: Yvonne Jurmann – Designer, Romantic Beverly Hills Is ‘Home’ for Part 26 in a series on Beverly Hills residents who have grown with the Centennial City. WGAw Screenwriters This year, The Courier celebrates 50 years in the community. By Laura Coleman As a young Hungarian woman in Budapest amidst the terror of World War II, Yvonne Jurmann, who turns 90 in June, never dreamed that the music her first love used to strum on his guitar and sing to her were by the composer she would one day marry. “Music was very important in that time because there was no future, so you used it as an escape,” she said. “All I really remember most is friendship and love. My parents helped Jewish people; but you couldn't do much, because
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then you were treated the way they were and deported or put in jails or in Jewish houses.” (see ‘YVONNE JURMANN’ page 18)
L.A. Officials, Residents Talk 901 Strada Vecchia At Meeting By Matt Lopez Residents, stakeholders and Los Angeles City officials converged Wednesday for a special meeting that many who attended said was a small step forward in opening lines of communication between residents and L.A. city building officials. The purpose of the meeting at the department’s West Los Angeles/Inspection Field Office was to discuss concerns over Bel-Air’s 901 Strada Vecchia megamansion,
a home that has drawn the ire of many residents, as well as the city of L.A. The home was found to have violated many permits, and late last year had its building permits revoked and was issued a stop-work order. Those who attended the meeting, which was closed to the media, said it was well-run by Larry Galstian, the new chief of the Inspection Bureau for the L.A. Department of Building and Safety. (see ‘901 STRADA VECCHIA’ page 19)
Throughout the year, The Courier will honor the legacy of excellence in Beverly Hills’ heritage businesses that have called the City their home since 1965 or earlier. These are our heritage businesses. By Victoria Talbot technology and “an unparalThe Writers Guild of Amer- leled entertainment industry ica West (WGAw) theatre has locale.” been a Beverly Hills fixture Here, members enjoy presince the 1960s. Located at mieres, hold press junkets and 135 S. Doheny Dr., it has screenings, host awards shows screened thousands of films in and receptions and much a professional environment more. The guild uses it about where guild members can 120 days a year and rents it out meet, “schmooze” and gossip another 120 to users such as a about the latest industry buzz. UCLA film series, production The WGA’s newly renovat- companies, private screenings ed theatre has state-of-the-art (see ‘WRITER’S GUILD’ page 18)
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TAMING WILL — Can Margot Robbie tame con man Will Smith, which is the premise of their movie Focus. Interracial romantic story moviegoers say "may not be your favorite film, but is worth seeing." For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.
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The Maple Counseling Center’s Annual Car Drawing & Film Screening Is March 18
HORACE MANN SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM BRINGS HOME MEDALS–Both Elementary and Middle School Science Olympiad teams at Horace Man won big at last Saturday’s L.A. County Regional tournament held at Occidental College. The Elementary team earned silver medals and the Middle School ranked 7th out of 40 participating schools. Elementary team–left photo–front row (from left): Marcus Ho, Young Koh, Ari Goldberg, and Davin Jeong; back row: Alan Aymie, Thomas Aymie, Sabrina Camua, James Cao, Chloe Levin, Grace Belgrader, Chloe Peykar, Natasha Magrafte, Isaac Jafif, Max Chung, Tina Yang and Eleonora Goldberg. Middle School team–right photo– front row (from left): Paola Santos, Esther Goldberg, Adrienne Hasson, and Nathan Sparks; middle row: Scottie Frankel, Naomi Jeng, Josephine Cosmosse, Sarah Dorn, Sophia Goldberg, and Mrs. Helen Hixon; back row: Arjun Batra, Daniel Wiener, and Jett Barber; not pictured: Solomon Salama, Sam Siminou, Ian Goldstein, Kacey Kim, and Sophia Cohen.
By Laura Coleman The Maple Counseling Center’s annual Car Drawing and Film Screening returns to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. with a special screening of The Cobbler starring Adam Sandler. Directed by Oscar nominee Tom McCarthy, The Cobbler tells the story of a disenchanted shoe repairman who stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Tickets to the event are a
$100 donation each, and include a chance to win a 2015 Fiat 500 Sport or a $10,000 cash prize. A reception catered by Drago begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the movie screening at 7:30 p.m. The car drawing and film screening, along with the Crystal Ball held in October, are the two annual events hosted by The Maple Counseling Center to raise funds to continue its mission to offer low fee counseling to members of the community and in the local schools. Visit www.tmcc.org for more information.
Beverly Hills High Band Accepts Invitation To Perform At England’s 2016 New Year’s Parade By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hills High School Band officially accepted an invitation Friday to perform at the 2016 London New Year’s Day parade. The band took part in the 2013 London New Year’s Day parade. Lord Mayor of Westminster and Senior Patron of London's New Year's Day Parade Duncan Sandys was among those on hand Friday to personally invite the band, under the direction of Bill Bradbury, to participate in the event. “You really did wow everyone last time you were here,” Sandys said.
Festival Founder and Director Robert Bone said the 2013 performance “really knocked us out, you were absolutely fantastic.” The BHHS band was on hand at the brief ceremony outside the BHHS Science and Technology Building for a quick performance that showed exactly why they were chosen to participate. The dignitaries from London received gift bags that included Beverly Hills Centennial Pins and other memorabilia, as well as Robbie Anderson's special centennial book, Beverly Hills: The First 100 Years.
SOCK DRIVE–Last week El Rodeo 1st graders collected more than 800 new pairs of children's socks for One Voice, an organization that provides support for impoverished children in Los Angeles. At the end of the week the 1st graders celebrated their successful community service project with a Sock Hop. From left: Alexa Blumenthal, Olympia Lifson, Madison Lawner, Isabella Kadz, 1st Grade teacher Lori Anderson, and Lisa Ndubisi. BHHS band director Bill Bradbury (left) receives an official invitation from Lord Mayor of Westminster Duncan Sandys.
23rd Annual Alliance For Children’s Rights Dinner Is Thursday March 12 At Beverly Hilton By Laura Coleman On Thursday, Mar. 12, the Alliance for Children’s Rights will honor Yasmine and Matthew Johnson at its 23rd annual dinner, which takes place at The Beverly Hilton. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Amy Elaine Wakeland will serve as honorary co-chairs. The evening marks the Alliance’s largest annual
fundraising event to support L.A. foster children by giving abused and neglected children access to free legal services. The Johnsons will be honored with the National Champion for Children Award and Mark Ridley-Thomas of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors will receive the Francis M. Wheat Community Service Award. The dinner will be em-
ceed by Max Greenfield of Fox’s New Girl. Dinner Chairs include Cliff and Leslie GilbertLurie, Sue Naegle and Rick Rosen. Tyler Perry, Tyra Banks, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tim Tebow and Michael Strahan are part of the Honorary Committee. For more information, visit kids-alliance.org. Individual tickets are $400.
Former BHHS Assistant Principal Amy Golden Sues BHUSD, Brian Goldberg, Lisa Korbatov By Laura Coleman Former Beverly Hills High School Assistant Principal Amy Golden filed suit against her former employer last Thursday alleging violation of privacy, defamation, retaliation, negligence, and infliction of emotional distress. The complaint for damages, which was filed in the Central District Court of L.A. Superior Court on Feb. 26, names the Beverly Hills Unified School District and Board
of Education members Brian Goldberg and Lisa Korbatov as defendants. “Legal council is reviewing the recent lawsuit filed by Ms. Golden,” Goldberg said. “I believe her baseless claims are retaliation for the accountability, oversight and transparency I have provided the community as a member of the board. It is interesting to note the timing and coordinated nature of this campaign to slander, defame
and malign individual board members, the district and our community. I am confident the district will prevail.” The 26-page complaint, filed by Golden’s attorney Florencia R. Albert-Aranovich with Sawkins & Albert, alleges that she was a “target of the board” because she supported BHHS Principal Carter Paysinger’s leadership. (see ‘GOLDEN SUES BHUSD’ page 16)
Beverly Hills Heritage Sets Inaugural Spring Gala March 21 By Victoria Talbot Beverly Hills Heritage will hold its inaugural Spring Gala fundraiser on Saturday, March 21, at the Anthony-Kerry House, the only Greene & Greene-designed residence in Beverly Hills. The home is local landmark #14 at 910 N. Bedford Dr. The property also fronts Benedict Canyon Drive. Constructed in 1909, Greene & Greene built it for Earle C. Anthony, famed automobile designer and radio personality. Anthony is most closely associated with the Packard automobile. This home features lowpitched gable roofs, stained glass, clinker brick chimney
and siding and casement windows. The present-day owners have lovingly restored, to minute detail, the entire residence, including the guest house that fronts Benedict Canyon. The present-day owners have lovingly restored the entire residence. Tours will begin at 3 and 5:30 p.m., with the lecture in between at 4:30 p.m.,” announced Beverly Hills Heritage Founder/President Kimberly Reiss. Purchase tickets at beverlyhillsheritage.org/events and will benefit Beverly Hills Heritage, a non-profit that works to protect the City’s unique architectural and cultural heritage. THAT’S AMORERigatoni is a 7-week old, male, Spaniel/Doxie mix puppy. He is part of a litter that was left in a box at the Bakersfield shelter. To see the other pups in the family, including Rig’s sister Anellini, visit www.ShelterHopePetSh op.org. Those interested in adopting one of these sweet babies may contact Shelter Hope at 805-379-3538.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DANCING IN THE STREET-The featured dancers at the City of Beverly Hills Community Services Department Showcase at the Beverly Hills Farmers Market Sunday March are from the Wanna Dance program which meets at La Cienega Community Center and Roxbury Park. For more information about any of the City’s Recreation programs contact 310-285-6810. Pictured left (from left): Lily Jimenez, Shira Shaham, Hannah Bonavida, Myra Fogel, Shirel Vahedifar, Tayla Cohen, and Aryana Shahhian. Photo by Bob Jimenez
BHHS Watchtower Yearbook Recognized For Excellence By Jostens Look Book By Laura Coleman The Beverly Hills High School year book Watchtower was recognized for excellence by its publisher Jostens with portions of the 2014 edition featured in the 2015 Jostens Look Book. The Look Book celebrates the “best of the best” in yearbook design and coverage, de-
scribed BHHS yearbook adviser Gabrielle Herbst. “The Jostens Look Book is a collection of spreads and photos from outstanding yearbooks and their creative themes, cool covers, dazzling designs, relevant coverage, storytelling copy and actionpacked photography,” she said. “Along with design excellence,
the annually published Look Book honors the important role well-crafted yearbooks play in helping schools chronicle the experiences, stories and achievements most relevant to students and that academic year.” Watchtower was one of 476 yearbooks selected from approximately 3,000.
PURIM BALL-Temple Emanuel's 2015 Purim Ball was held last week at The Beverly Wilshire. Tom Gordon, CEO of Cedars Sinai Health System, and Ruth Weisberg were both honored. Pictured (from left): Offer Nissenbaum (managing director of The Peninsula Beverly Hills) and his wife, Bonnie; and Bonnie Nissenbaum; Mark and Lisa Schwartz, co-chair of Purim Ball and B.H. commissioner of Health & Safety; Lisa Greer, president of Temple Emanuel and B.H. commissioner of Cultural Heritage, and her husband Josh Greer.
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A Third Of BHHS Students To SMC; Half Transfer, Report Finds By Laura Coleman A report released this week by Santa Monica College’s Office of Institutional Research, revealed that roughly half of Beverly Hills High School students who enroll at the twoyear community college transfer to a four-year university or college. The report also found that the majority of those students that do transfer to a university from Santa Monica College (SMC) were doing so after two years.
Roughly one-third of Beverly Hills High School 2014 graduates headed to SMC, according to a report authored by Beverly Hills Unified consultant Dr. Phil Chase. “Students and their parents thinking about attending a community college need to understand the realities of transferring to a four year college in two years,” Board of Education President Brian Goldberg said. (see ‘BHHS-SMC’ page 15)
Film Producer Nadine SchiffRosen Offers A Tribute To Her Late Friend Leonard Nimoy By Nadine Schiff-Rosen, Special to The Courier With so many laudatory words written about Leonard Nimoy this week, I am proud to report I have an exclusive: Just In: Leonard Nimoy loved sweets. I know this, because sitting at our kitchen banquette, I would watch him dive in, clutching a spoon, spearing a dish of chocolate ice cream topped off by thick, hot fudge sauce. Closing his eyes in ecstasy, the rapture drizzling down his throat, he would look heavenward—eyes closed, as if in prayer. His eclectic love of confections knew no bounds: Vanilla macaroons, cream-
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filled éclairs, peanut butter brittle, custards, meringues, puddings, soufflés—I was (see ‘LEONARD NIMOY’ page 15)
World War II Hero, Noted Beverly Hills Attorney And 40-Year Resident Leon Kent Dead At Age 99 By John L. Seitz Noted attorney and World War II hero Leon Kent, a 40year Beverly Hills resident, died last month from complications of pneumonia at age 99. Born in New York on June 23, 1915, Kent finished from high school at 15-1/2 and worked in his father’s piece goods store until entering Dartmouth College from which he
graduated Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. He spent his senior year at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business before attending Yale Law School and graduated in 1938 with the “Order of the Coif” honors. Kent then applied to several Manhattan law firms after having passed the New York Bar exam but could not get any work as an attorney in New (see ‘LEON KENT’ page 26)
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REFLECTIONS WINNERS–The national Reflections Arts Program recognized young Beverly Hills artists at the 33rd District level in ceremony held at Hawthorne Memorial Center, El Segundo last week. Student winners included: Liza Freiberg, Sarah Lepkowitz, James Dohm, Andrew Rugendorf, Evan Baron, Dominique Desage, Emily Zhang, Hana Soloway, Aiden Vojdani Tina Yang, Jasmine Vehabzadeh, Esther Goldberg, Madison Nejad, Anna Polin, Sawyer Grijalva, Delara Yektafar, Saba Taheri, Julia Kamara, Carolyn Grijalva, Candice Emrani, Caprice Neman, Jaqueline Ebrahimian, Lucy Kim, Willa Ziegenfuss, Jenny Yoon, Jamie Kim, Katelyn Won, Daxton Cannon, Jessica Chun and Kacey Kim. Pictured (from left): Sharon Persovski, District Council Chair for Reflections, Dominique Desage (BHHS Senior, 1st place photography), James Dohm (BHHS Junior, 1st place music composition), Delara Yektafar (Beverly Vista 1st grader, 3rd place photography), Madison Nejad (Beverly Vista Kindergartner, 2nd place visual arts) and Willa Ziegenfuss (Horace Mann 7th grader, music composition.) Both Desage and Dohm will be competing in the upcoming California state competition.
POLITICAL PICTURE-Beverly Hills Board of Education Member Lisa Korbatov accompanied Rep. Ted Lieu to hear Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his guest in the gallery. Korbatov described: “It was an honor to be the guest of Congressman Ted Lieu and sit in the gallery of the House of Representatives and listen to Prime Minister Netanyahu address the Congress. It was an unforgettable experience and the room was vibrating with applause and dozens of standing ovations . I feel that I was witness to history.” They are pictured in Lieu’s Washington D.C. office.
Simon Wiesenthal’s Rabbi Hier Opines On Netanyahu’s Speech By Victoria Talbot In a rousing speech to the U.S. Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu boldly voiced concern that President Barack Obama’s cooperation with Iran essentially amounts to appeasing that country’s quest for nuclear capabilities. “Iran and ISIS are competing for the crown of militant Islam,” Netanyahu said. “Both want to impose a militant Is-
lamic empire first on the region and then on the entire world . . . In this deadly game there is no place for America or for Israel. The greatest danger facing our world is the marriage of militant Islam with nuclear weapon . . . That, my friends, is exactly what could happen . . . That deal will not prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. It would all but guarantee that Iran gets those weapons.” (see ‘NETANYAHU’ page 12)
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The Grand Finale for LA Opera’s production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Performances run through March 22nd.
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its renowned productions after hiring General Director P e t e r Hemmings, and opening to internat i o n a l acclaim with V e r d i ’s Otello starring Placido Domingo. T o d a y , B e r n i e Premieregoers Lennie and Bernie Greenberg with LA Opera’s Director of serves as Communications Gary Murphy at the post-opera party in the Founders chairman of Room of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. the executive committee for the LA Opera, unlike folks who surreptiously omposer Rossini subtiand serves as a decades-long glance away, pretending they haven’t seen us. But should tled his farcical opera as The member of the board. they bump into us later, Useless Precaution. In other ount on Lennie and they’ll nonchalantly shrug, “I words, no matter what is Bernie to be front and center didn’t know you were here.” meant to be will be. at opera and LA Phil openings Haven’t we all suffered with irector Trevore Ross, a and art galas. Good citizens those critters? native of the fabled wrapping their enthusiasms, long with Lennie and Charleston, South Carolina, style and grace wherever we Bernie, the first nighter crowd opted for black and white find them. this week lapped up the costumes by Argentina’s heir kindness and opera’s high jinks at the Renata Schussheim, with Center’s Dorothy black and white production friendship are admirable. No Music Chandler Pavilion. and scenery design by Spain’s la-de-da show-offing attiEmilio Sagi and Llorenc tudes, as we sometimes hey were applauding Corbella. encounter with the big bucks the many curtain calls after butt-kissers in need of sanconducted by James tioning. Lennie and Bernie the LA Opera’s giggly revival of Gioachino Rossini’s Conlon, the cast is splendid. The are the Real Deal. Our kind . The libretGorgeously rich voices filling Barber Of Seville of people who cheerfully and to by Cesare Sterbini was the heart with singers hailing unhesitatingly walk across a inspired by the from Italy, Russia, Iceland, commedia room to greet and visit … buffa of Pierre Beaumarchais.
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“A Night At Sardi’s” Alzheimer’s Benefit To Honor Still Alice Filmmakers And Cast
HUBLOT BENEFIT FOR LAKERS YOUTH FOUNDATION-The Staples Center was packed at Hublot's Shopping Event benefitting Lakers Youth Foundation held in the Chairmans room for the game against Oklahoma City Thunder. Among the crowd included celebrities David Arquette, Alfonso Ribeiro, former Lakers player James Worthy, Bryan Greenberg, Jesse Metcalfe and girlfriend Cara Santana, Gilles Marini, E! Host Catt Sadler, comedian Heather McDonald, and Big Brother's Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd. Hublot, the official timekeeper of the Lakers, showcased its special edition watches including Kobe's The King Power Black Mamba and The King Power Los Angeles Lakers limited edition one of a kind timepiece with jersey material strap. “In celebration of Hublot’s partnership with the legendary Los Angeles Lakers, we are excited to offer limited edition timepieces made in tribute to the team, and also to the Black Mamba himself, Kobe Bryant," said Greg Simonian, owner of Hublot Beverly Hills. The foundation’s mission is to help underserved youth develop their potential by providing positive experiences and resources in education, health and wellness, and sports. Pictured above (from left): Alfonso Ribeiro and wife Angela Unkrich, and David Arquette trying on Kobe's Black Mamba timepiece at the Hublot Shopping Event.
By Laura Coleman The upcoming 23rd annual “A Night At Sardi’s” Alzheimer’s Association benefit at The Beverly Hilton on Wednesday, March 18, will honor the filmmakers and cast of Still Alice and singer Joey McIntyre. At the star-studded evening, which will feature performances by Hollywood and Broadway stars, the filmmakers and cast of Still Alice, including executive producer Maria Shriver and Julianne Moore, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying a Columbia University linguistics professor struggling with Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s disease and its effects on her family, will receive the Abe Burrows Entertainment Award. Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) will receive the Caregiver of the Year Award for opening up about his personal experience with the disease by publicly sharing his mother’s battle and contributing his time and talent to the evening’s show and the cause. As always, the show will be a sensational musical revue, this year featuring legendary Broadway tunes from
Wicked, Guys And Dolls, Hairspray, DreamGirls, and Hello Dolly! In addition to Joey McIntyre, other celebrity performers and participants will include the cast of The Big Bang Theory, Jason Alexander, Annaleigh Ashford, Beth Behrs, Beau Bridges, Karen David, Kerris Dorsey, Ben Feldman, Josh Gad, Sam Harris, Tammy Infusino, Sharon Lawrence, Zachary Levi, Jenifer Lewis, Katie Lowes, Jack McGee, Robert Morse, Timothy Omundson, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Scott Porter, Grace Potter, Sarah Rafferty, Tyler Ritter, Jessica Sanchez, Lea Thompson, Steven Weber and others. Laurie Burrows Grad and Peter Grad have co-chaired “A Night at Sardi’s” for 23 years in honor of Laurie’s late father, Tony and Pulitzer-winning playwright /director Abe Burrows who had Alzheimer’s disease. As a result of their leadership, the event has contributed more than $25 million in support of the Alzheimer’s Association and its mission focused on Alzheimer’s care, support and research programs. Visit alz.org/sardis for further information.
Westfield Century City Announces Anchor Lineup In $800 Million Renovation By Laura Coleman As part of Westfield Century City’s $800 million transformation, in 2017 the 1.2 million square foot property (including an additional 422,000-squarefeet of new retail space) will welcome Nordstrom’s three-level Los Angeles flagship store, a completely remodeled three-level Bloomingdale’s and a brandnew two-level Macy’s. The mall will also open Italian restaurant Eataly (first pioneered in Italy by Oscar Farinetti and then developed in New York City by Mario Batali) which
will feature a rooftop birreria bar and lounge offering 360-degree panoramic city views. “Combining Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, and Eataly within one sophisticated location is a major milestone,” said Greg Miles, Westfield U.S.’s COO. “It perfectly accords with our conviction that Century City become not only the unquestioned epicenter of style on the westside of L.A., but also take its place as Westfield’s next iconic destination that completely revolutionizes the modern shopping experience.”
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Real Estate Concierge Helps Clients Relocating To SoCal By Victoria Talbot Concierge Real Estate has come to Beverly Hills. A service that helps clients with every detail of relocation from what to do with the family pets to getting the kids into the local school, the service speaks to the busy lifestyle of many who find they are relocating to Southern California. Founded by Zeke and Megan Zucaro, the service evolved from Megan’s former position as a news anchor for an ABC affiliate in Minnesota. She married Zeke, an officer and a pilot in the Army,
a job that meant they moved a lot. Together they owned a mortgage company, practiced financial planning and eventually, moved to California. With three kids, 9, 10 and 11, the former Mrs. Texas is an agent, coach and strategist. “I’ll pick you up at your hotel,” she says. “I call that ‘getting you in my car, like a ride-along.” Megan has been able to successfully connect buyers with their home within a few days, often completing the move as well. It is the most hassle-free move ever.
“I’m an ambassador for Beverly Hills, “ she says. “I love it here, but don’t limit my search by zip codes.” The Real Estate Concierge does not charge extra for the concierge services. “Its about repeat business, building a client base. We take extra-special care.” For more information visit www.realestateconcierge.tv or call 424-332-2003
CONCIERGE SERVICE– Megan and Zeke Zucaro offer personalized Concierge Real Estate services for clients wishing to relocate to California.
AAGLA Helps Apartment Building Owners By Victoria Talbot The Apartment Association of Greater L.A. was founded in 1917 to defend the rights of local rental property owners and serves as their public voice. Such owners can speak with Jim Clarke, executive VP , and other AAGLA speakers about critical issues affecting their property. Some of these include affordable housing, rent control, earth-
quake regulations, energy mandates and water conservation issues. On the statewide issues, some important emerging issues include SB 750, sub-metering, Airbnb, Proposition 12 and “split roll” property taxes, CostaHawkins Rental Housing Act, and the Ellis Act. For membership information, call: 213-384-4131.
BHGLAAR Shares Poll Results On Commercial Real Estate By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors shared the optimistic results from a recent survey on the future of commercial property taken by the BHGLAAR Commercial Real Estate Committee. Some 75-percent of the committee felt values and pricing will increase
while 67-percent said demand for commercial property and transaction volume will increase. On the other end, 25-percent of the members expect a decline in demand, and 17-percent see a decrease in the volume of transactions. Sixty-four percent expect in increase in the presence of foreign investors.
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Shar McBee Teaches Just How To Get People To Say ‘Yes’ By John L. Seitz
When someone is embarking soon a sales career, the question is often asked: “How do you get people to say ‘yes’?” The same thing would apply whether raising money for a good cause or trying to attract customers to a business. This was the topic discussed during a recent lecture at the Wilshire Ebell Theater when Beverly Hills resident Shar McBee (www.joy of leadership.com) taught 90 people the knack of how to get a positive response from others. The former CBS entertainment reporter demonstrated unique ways to get to a “yes” response. One tip she emphasized: “People are always happiest when they feel they belong. If they are included, they usually say ‘yes’ and will be supportive.” After departing from her CBS position, McBee spent a decade doing volunteer work all over the world. This included digging wells in India, raising money for a Chinese orphanage, and organizing a concert for homeless Australian children. While supervising 500 volunteers, a mentor taught her the secret for getting people to say “yes.” Her first book To Lead Is To Serve. How to Attract Volunteers And Keep Them, led to a speaking career and helping nonprofits raise money. This spring she will teach “Fundraising for NonProfits” at Santa Monica College.
Jewish Community Foundation Awards To Six Organizations Aiding The Homeless The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (www.jewishfoundationla.org) has granted $150,000 to six local organizations to provide permanent supportive housing to homeless individuals and families in L.A. The awards of $25,000 each were made through the foundation’s annual General Community Grants initiative and go to: Downtown Women’s Center; Emotional Health Association (dba SHARE!); L.A. Family Housing; Ocean Park Community Center; People Assisting the Homeless (PATH); and Single Room Occupancy Housing Corp. (SRO Housing). President/CEO Marvin I. Schotland stated: “Homelessness remains one of our society’s most critical issues, with the problem no less acute locally as nearly 60,000 people in L.A. were homeless in 2013, with only about one in four of those having access to any shelter whatsoever. The organizations receiving funding are well established with admirable track records of achievement in addressing housing and homelessness.”
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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S OUTLOOK The Chinese American Museum will hold its 14th annual Lantern Festival from noon-7 p.m., Saturday, March 7 at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, 425 N. Los Angeles St. (west of Union Station). The free event will feature arts, folk crafts, food and cultural entertainment. Performing on the El Pueblo plaza main stage will be lion dancers, acrobats, magicians, martial artists, folk dancers, musicians, and shadow puppeteers. The illuminated Silver Dragon will close the festivities at dusk. For more information, visit http://camla.org/lalanternfestival/. • • •• • The Union Pacific Railroad, an Indian boarding school, and Madame Overdone’s Stewed Prunes Saloon collide in Randy Reinholz’s (Choctaw) bawdy and irreverent Off the Rails, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure set in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, playing through Sunday, March 15 at The Autry, 4700 Western Heritage Way, L.A. Presented by Native Voices at the Autry, the nation’s leading Native American Theatre Company, performances are at 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m., weekends. (Recommended for ages 13 and up.) Tickets—$25 ($10 for members) and $12 students and seniors—are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ native-voices-at-the-autry-presents-off-the-rails-tickets14795195829. For information, visit http://theautry.org/ or call 323667-2000. • • • • • Audi of America returns as presenting sponsor for the “Backstage at the Geffen” annual fundraiser, Sunday, March
22, at Westwood’s Geffen Playhouse (geffenplayhouse.The com). event, produced by Gil Cates, Jr., honors Mellody Hobson and Mike Cagle George Lucas (Distinction in Service Award) and Sir Elton John and David Furnish (Distinction in Theater Award). “Audi is pleased to again partner with the Geffen Playhouse,” said Mike Cagle, director of Western U.S. Audi of America. “Our 10-year alignment with ‘The Geffen’ demonstrates both brands’ commitment to give back, educate and support the arts in our local community and we look forward to another year of cuttingedge entertainment with our partners.” For ticket information, email JamieM@GeffenPlayhouse.com, or call 310-2086500, ext. 128 • • • • •
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SCHOOL TO WATCHBeverly Hills school leaders travelled to Sacramento to celebrate Hawthorne’s prestigious new designation as a “California School to Watch.” Pictured (from left): Superintendent Gary Woods, teacher Marissa Long, Hawthorne Principal Kathy Schaeffer, teacher Marcy Scholer, teacher Jeff Harris, and Board President Brian Goldberg.
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The speech drew over 40 episodes of applause in the gallery. Missing, however, were a few key leaders in the Democratic Party – including Vice President Joe Biden. Among those in the gallery was Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. The influential Rabbi was one of many who were inspired and invigorated with Netanyahu’s bold words. The Courier caught up with Rabbi Hier in Chicago on his return from the Capitol. “It was quite an event,” he said. “He was extraordinarily well-received by the gallery and Congress.” Hier sat with leaders of the ADL and other organizations and synagogues. Hier agrees with Netanyahu that the U. S. should not be negotiating with “the world leader in terrorism.” “It’s what North Korea did. ‘We already have it,’” he said, referring to the development of their nuclear bomb. “This is a real bad deal.” Hier quoted a 1956 letter written by David Ben Gurion,
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just going to have to deal with it for the forseeable future. “They’re going to do it no matter what, right? Admati said. “We’re the small people.” Admati said he and other business owners met with Metro representatives weeks before construction began and they were warned of what was to come. “The communication has been okay so far,” Admati said. “The question I really have is just how much are we going to work together?” Saban Theatre construction and transportation consultant
Israeli prime minister and minister of defense. “An American leader in the future could say, after a failure, ‘I made a mistake. I did not understand the real intention of the Arab leaders.’ We cannot afford to make mistakes on this decisive issue nor can we allow any power in the world to compel us to make fateful mistakes . . . We must prepare ourselves to stand ready at the gate while we still have the opportunity to do so in order to ensure our military and economic strength.” Following his visit, Netanyahu responded to critics, saying “I return to Israel knowing that many around the world heard what Israel has to say about the impending deal with Iran.” He rejected accusations from Obama that he did not provide an alternative. “”I presented a practical alternative, which would impose tougher restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program, extending Iran’s breakout time by years . . . that would link the lifting of those restrictions to Iran’s ceasing its sponsorship of terrorism around the world, its aggression against its neighbors and its calls for Israel’s destruction.” Tim Buresh said the saw cutting noise was “terrible” for tenants at the Saban and said it did not appear that the contractor had consistently followed proper noise abatement procedures. “This was just itty bitty construction,” Buresh said. “Once we get started into the big stuff, it’s going to be so much worse unless they take preventative steps.” Buresh fired an e-mail off to Metro reps on Tuesday laying out his concerns, but said he had yet to hear back. Metro spokesman Dave Sotero did not return a call for comment before The Courier’s deadline on Thursday afternoon.
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ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T L.A. Phil’s Borda To Join
KCET, Towne Street Theatre Host Kiosk Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership Celebrating Anniversary, Diversity The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has announced that Los Angeles Philharmonic president/CEO Deborah Borda will join the Center for Public Leadership community as a Hauser Leader-inResidence. Borda is the first arts executive to hold the post. Her appointment will begin in September, when she will take a four-month sabbatical from the Philharmonic. Says CPL Executive Director Patricia Bellinger, “Through her bold management of the L.A. Phil, I’ve witnessed her commitment to social responsibility and her value of collaboration across disciplines—themes woven throughout our leadership curriculum at CPL. Deborah pushes the envelope, and we can’t wait for her to bring her expertise and savvy to our graduate students.” During her tenure at CPL, Borda will contribute as an member to CPL’s community of scholarship and learning. She will be involved in efforts around cultural entrepreneurship, and will develop mentorship opportunities for students at HKS. In addition to engaging with students across the campus, she will contribute to lectures and leadership development programming for CPL’s community of more than 100 student fellows. “This invitation comes at an opportune time for me, as I pause to reflect on the exciting adventure of the past 15 years with the L.A. Phil,” said Borda. “It is a privilege to be asked to develop leaders of the future and to further explore the role of the arts in society and cultural entrepreneurism. I look forward to returning refreshed and filled with new ideas as we prepare for the celebration of the L.A. Phil’s upcoming centennial.”
Towne Street Theatre, L.A.’s premier African American theatre company and independent public TV station KCET, have partnered to celebrate KCET’s 50th anniversary, and Towne Street Theatre’s community advocacy, by hosting a special multimedia community exhibit during the opening weekThe KCET kiosk at the California Plaza. end of the “8th annual Photo by Rigo Martinez TST Ten Play Festival,” March 14-15 at the Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Blvd. The exhibit is a traveling arts and education kiosk that takes the public through historical touch points of the region, and marks KCET’s 50-year legacy of serving the interests of Southern and Central California audiences. The interactive kiosk, measures 84" L x 84" W x 84" H, and KCET staff will be on-hand at various times during the exhibition period to conduct on-camera interviews, raffles and answer questions. Some community responses will be showcased on-air and online at kcet.org/50. “We are so pleased that Towne Street Theatre is hosting our community kiosk and helping to strengthen our region’s cultural fabric, allowing our viewers to become a part of the conversation,” said Mary Mazur, KCETLink’s COO. Towne Street Theatre’s festival celebrates Women’s History Month through March 29. The festival features 10 plays with themes that range from marriage and relationships, to motherhood, cancer, aging and rape. For more information visit townestreetla.org. KCET marked its 50-year milestone on Sept. 28., with a variety of multi-platform programming and initiatives.
Guys & Dolls Is BHHS Spring Musical The Beverly Hills High School Performing Arts Department and Michael J. Libow, in association with the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, will present the spring musical, Guys & Dolls, Frank Loesser’s celebrated musical comedy about rolling the dice and falling in love under the bright lights of Broadway, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, March 12-14 in the school’s K.L. Peters Auditorium, 241 Moreno Dr. This production features a cast of 54 students and brings together students and staff from all of the BHHS Performing Arts programs: dance, music, vocal music, and theatre, as well as students from the general school population. “It’s an exciting and rewarding collaboration for all involved,” says Director, Dr. Brad Vincent. New to BHHS this year, he also serves as director of theatre. Also in the Theatre program is Technical Director Annie Terry. Dana Findley heads up the dance program. Additional newcomer, Stacey Kikkawa serves as director of vocal music, and Bill Bradbury fills the double role of director of instrumental music and head of the performing arts department. Department alum, Jenny Gordan, has joined the production as guest choreographer. “I’m a huge fan of what Annie, Dana, Jenny, Bill and Stacey have produced with their students; so it is great to have a chance to all work together on one project.” Tickets —$15 for reserved seating, $10 for general admission, $7 for students, and $1 with a BHHS ASB card—may be purchased at the door or online at www.shopbhhs.com.
Air Museum Celebrates Women Aviators The theme of the 2015 Palm Springs Air Museum Gala was a celebration of the more than 100 years that women have established their rightful presence in the skies—and beyond. Here are the nine women honored at the gala, for having flown through the glass ceiling. • Fran Bera, who continues to be an active pilot, began her flying career in 1940, amassed 25,000 hours logged as a “ferry pilot” in World War II, was a helicopter test pilot and is the seven-time winner of the All Woman Transcendental air race. • Lt. Col. Kim Nicole Reed-Campbell, USAF (Ret), currently serves as the military assistant to the under secretary of defense for policy. She has two masters degrees and
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is an instructor pilot and flight examiner in a ground attack, logging 375 hours of. She is also the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism. • Maj. Diane Dowd USANGR, (Ret), in 1975, was the first woman in the Army National Guard to receive her aviator wings. • In 1986, Laura Goldsberry Tenant became the first female Federal Officer and Pilot for the United States Customs Service and, among other ratings held, is type-rated in the Boeing 737, with more than 13,000 flight hours. • In 1992, Capt. Wendy Lawrence USN, (Ret), was selected as an astronaut and worked for NASA for 14 years. She is a veteran of four shuttle missions and has logged more than 50 days in space. • Capt. Colleen Nevius USNR (Ret), is the first woman pilot to graduate from the US Navy Test Pilot School and was assigned to rotary wing aircraft.
CMSGT Shirley Powell USAF (Ret) • CMSGT Shirley Powell USAF (Ret), participated in combat activities in Vietnam, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She also served as an Aerospace Quality Engineer and is currently an advisor to Coachella US Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz. • Patty Wagstaff is best known as an aerobatic pilot, qualified to fly a range of aircraft from WWII vintage to modern jets. Still appearing at air shows around the world, she is a six-time recipient of the “First Lady of Aerobatics, and was inducted into the National Hall of Fame. • Jacqueline (Jackie) Cochran (in memoriam) had close ties to the Desert. A resident of Thermal, her home airport is named the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport. She was the first woman to break the sound barrier and the first woman to take off and land on an aircraft carrier. It is only fitting that their accomplishments be recognized by the museum, named by CNN Travel as one of the 14 best air museums in the world, with one of the world’s largest collections of flyable WWII aircraft. Located on the east side of the Palm Springs International Airport, air-conditioned and spotlessly clean, the museum has no ropes or barriers preventing visitors from interacting with the aircraft; and, there are always plenty of knowledgeable docents on hand. Information: 760-778-6262.
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lucky to watch him devour desserts around the world. Just as a botanist would feel at one with a rare orchid, so too would Leonard commune with a red velvet cupcake, exploring the icing, excavating the creamy center. Then, sliding the plate over to me, he would cry out, “OH, YEAH,” in a way that made me wonder if he and his sugary delight shouldn’t get a room. And if he was met with resistance from me—a selfdeprecating remark about watching my weight, for example—he would nudge the plate over to me further, his long, tapered fingers wordlessly ordering me to, “Take a bite.” And so, take a bite we did. Friends and neighbors with he and his wife Susan Bay Nimoy, we traveled with them to the sunny islands of Greece to celebrate my husband’s 65th birthday. Leonard loved the sun on his face, his ear buds shutting out the world, inhaling the musical poetry of Leonard Cohen. Later that night, he read to us three short stories by Woody Allen, his hypnotic voice giving Woody’s words a cadence and gravitas I’m not sure actually existed on the page, but came alive with Leonard’s interpretation. Relaxing in the shade with a lemonade and gelato, young travelers from all over the
March 6, 2015 | Page 15 world would approach him in the town square, shyly requesting a picture he knew would promptly be posted on their Facebook page or Twitter feed. Still, Leonard would always oblige gratefully—the humility of his fame and fortune the opposite of narcissistic drama. Two years ago, we sailed the Alaskan coast where we sat out on the deck, the glaciers falling into the Bay. Even though at that point, each and every breath was precious, he sang songs to me in Yiddish that always made me cry. Even though I did not know the language, he returned to me some part of my soul that in some other lifetime must have spoken Yiddish fluently. Together, we time-traveled through our shared roots in the Ukraine, into the alternate reality of the fourth dimension— even though my body remained rooted in the deck chair beside him. And here’s something else: Leonard love to laugh—and he did laugh, often and loudly. And he loved it when you laughed back. He loved his wife, Susan, and his children, Adam, Julie, and Aaron—and all of their children—worried over them like beads rolling in his hands, searching for answers to their life questions, the humanoid Vulcan Poppie, wanting to dispense every grain of wisdom
before his time on this planet was over. Leonard loved the majesty of books. And movies. And art. Photography. Especially photography. He loved the duality of light and dark. Men and women. Fat and thin. He loved the vulnerable humanity of exposing secrets. His own and others. He loved political discussions. Politics, not so much. He celebrated his roots. Without prompting, he would regale us with memories of growing up on the west side of Boston, newsboy poor. Then, that call West: making that long trek to Pasadena at the tender age of 18 to begin acting classes, his mother, Dora, insistent that he wear his new and only brown wool suit on the train to what must have felt a continent away. Think about that boy—that boy who lived in a tiny room, alone, working odd jobs to eat, how could he have even imagined the success, the iconic status that he would eventually come to embrace? How could he have ever suspected that the hand blessing he learned as an eight-yearold, hiding behind his father’s tallis in an Orthodox synagogue would bring to the world an internationally understood gesture of world peace and civility? That his Judaic roots would mushroom into a philo-
sophical system, replete with its own campaign slogan and acronym—LLAP? Live Long and Prosper. At his memorial lunch in Los Angeles, given with love by his wife, my husband and I offered to host the sweets table. “Wall to wall,” I said. “Just fill every surface with chocolatelemon puff pastries, and crème de brulee brownies,” figuring the overflow might seduce Leonard back from wherever he had gone. But even with his plate full and piled high, Leonard was only content when he shared his treasures with the people he loved. Only then, could he bite into a passion project: a photographic series, a movie script, a piece of music, a philanthropic cause, or even a Kit Kat candy bar, and roar, “OH YEAH,” then push his plate into the middle. Like Mr. Spock, he understood the psychology of mere mortals like us who inhabit this planet. That after all these years of pushing his plate in our direction to share his riches, he was not just offering—he was challenging us to take one bite. Our bite. And because Leonard Nimoy was a visionary, whose soul swept across the Universe, and who understood time was so short that he ate dessert for dinner, we did.
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“The data we received from SMC simply does not measure up. What we also learn from data is that since the implementation of the A-G graduation requirements the number of students eligible and accepted to four year colleges has increased. Where they choose to attend is a personal decision for each student.” The report, which was broken down by seven cohorts (from 2007/8 through 2013/14) showed that of the 1,379 BHHS students who enrolled at SMC, 701 transferred on to a four-year institution. Of those 701 students, 401 (57.2 percent) transferred to a UC, 86 students (12.3 percent) transferred to a CSU, and 214 students (30.5 percent) transferred to a private institution or out of state. Superintendent Gary Woods said Beverly Hills High School Dean of College Admissions Ah Young Chi will be working toward capitalizing on the students’ success and preparing them for their future. “The data supports the work currently being conducted by our dean of college admissions,” he said. “This data shows that once you go into a community college system, it’s not an immediate transfer. You have to work diligently.” “We would like students to consider their four-year option right out of high school,” he added.
Animal Welfare Group Launches Third Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic By Victoria Talbot The Coalition for Pets and Public Safety (COPPS) celebrated the launch of another Mobile Spay & Neuter Clinic in West L.A last week. “This is our third such clinic. We reached 100,000 spay and neuter surgeries last year,” said COPPS founder Erika Brunson. “We operate in South L.A. and other economically challenged neighborhoods to bring free and low cost Spay and Neuter to areas without veterinary services.” The rear panel of the new clinic is painted with a dedication to Paula Kent Meehen, founder of The Pet Care Foundation/Pets 90210. Through sterilization, these clinics reduce shelter euthanasia for highly adoptable animals by reducing unwanted litters and feral populations. All donations are fully tax-deductible and 100% goes directly to the animals. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti enacted legislation to encourage all citizens to
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Golden’s claim also insinuates that she was a “target” because her fiance is an African-American, as is Paysinger. Last year, Paysinger sued the district for alleged discrimination and retaliation. That lawsuit is scheduled to go before a jury later this year. Earlier this year, Paysinger announced he planned to retire from his position in June and run as a candidate for the Board of Education. Golden worked as a BHHS assistant principal from 2005-2008 and returned again in November 2011 until her contract was terminated June 30, 2014. After she was informed that her con-
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spay and neuter their pets to reduce the number of healthy, adoptable animals that must be killed for lack of homes and to reduce the spread of disease. “Our goal is to make Los Angeles a safe, no-kill city, by raising funds to carry out our programs,” said Brunson. The organization can be reached at its toll free number 1-800-SPAY-4-LA. Visit the Coalition for Pets & Public Safety website at www.coalition4pets.org. tract was being ended, Golden alleges that Korbatov sabotaged a job opportunity at San Marino High School by “disclosing facts that were part of [Golden’s] private personnel file and further slandering her and damaging her reputation.” “Despite attempts by Mr. Goldberg to try this case in the court of public opinion and to levy yet another personal attack against Ms. Golden, she instead will allow the lawsuit to speak for itself and for the court system to resolve the matter,”Albert-Aranovich wrote in an email. “The allegations in the complaint are sufficiently detailed to allow the public to form its own opinion and Ms. Golden stands steadfast in the veracity of her claims.”
MEDICAL TEAM–Member of the Stein Tikun Olam Infant-Family Mental Health Initiative medical team, include, seated (from left): Tamara Matic, PhD; Marie Poulsen, PhD; and Marian Williams, PhD.; and standing (from left): Melissa Carson PsyD; Patricia Lakatos, PhD; Brad Hudson PsyD; Steven Chin,MD; and Douglas Vanderbilt.
Gene & Mindy Stein Establish Stein Tikun Olam Initiative
CHLA Infant and Family Mental Health Program Receives $1 Million Gift Philanthropists Gene P. and Mindy Stein, through the Tikun Olam Foundation, have made a $1 million gift to establish the Stein Tikun Olam InfantFamily Mental Health Initiative at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Funds will be used to support families struggling to bond with their newborn during an extended hospitalization for their child just after birth. Building on existing programmatic success, this recent gift will allow the hospital to provide a bridge of support for parents as their babies transition home from the Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit (NICCU) and into follow-up care in the High Risk Infant Follow-up clinic (HRIF), each of which treat large numbers of infants. It will also support additional training for staff members who play a critical role in serving this vulnerable patient population and their families. “We are incredibly grateful for this
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donation, which will allow our team of infant-family mental health professionals to infuse mental health principles into the care of the most fragile infants at CHLA,” says Marian E. Williams, PhD, inaugural director for the Stein Tikun Olam Infant-Family Mental Health Initiative. (see CHLA GIFT,’ page 17)
$1 Million Campaign For St. Vincent Meals On Wheels Kicks Off At Montage March 14 Sr. Alice Marie Quinn, DC, founder and executive director of St. Vincent Meals on Wheels (STVMOW), the country’s largest privately-funded senior nutrition program, will begin her 80th birthday celebration a little early—about 80 days early, in fact. The spring-into-summer campaign will be punctuated by a host of fundraising events as well as an online, viral campaign to give the birthday girl what she wants most: a $1 million to support the program she began 38 years ago that feeds L.A.’s frail elderly who are homebound and hungry. Nearly a million meals are served annually, regardless of clients’ backgrounds or ability to pay. The protracted partying kicks off with a rooftop gala at the Montage Beverly Hills on March 14, with special guest and longtime STVMOW supporter Wolfgang Puck, musical entertainment and a few “This is Your Life”-type surprises in store. Following the gala, STVMOW events will include the 20th Annual Bike-a-Thon along the Santa Monica boardwalk, the latest in the Culinary Cause pop-up gourmet dinner series, culminating in a family-style, Santa Maria barbecue on the STVMOW Kitchen grounds on June 6.
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Funds raised at all events will contribute to the $1 million goal. Additionally, a corresponding online campaign, “Thanks A Million, SAM!” will soon launch, featuring well-wishers from all walks of life, thanking Sr. Alice Marie (nicknamed SAM) for her service . Those who have already recorded or are scheduled to record their on-camera messages include Wolfgang Puck, LL Cool Jay, Anderson Cooper, Dame Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford. To purchase tickets to the March 14 gala, to learn more about the “Thanks a Million, SAM!” campaign, or about St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, visit www.stvincentmow.org
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USC Researchers Discover Hormone That Mimics Effects Of Exercise Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a new hormone that fights the weight gain caused by a high-fat Western diet and normalizes the metabolism—effects commonly associated with exercising. Hormones are molecules that act as the body’s signals, triggering various physiological responses. The newly discovered hormone, dubbed “MOTSc,” primarily targets muscle tissue, where it restores insulin sensitivity, counteracting dietinduced and age-dependent insulin resistance. “This represents a major advance in the identification of new treatments for age-related diseases such as diabetes,” said Pinchas Cohen, dean of the USC Davis school and senior author of a study on the research, which that appeared in Cell Metabolism Tuesday. To test the effects of MOTSc, the team injected the hormone into mice who were fed a high-fat diet, which typically causes them to grow obese and develop a resistance to insulin. The injections not only suppressed both effects in mice,
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“The terms mental health and mental illness sometimes have a stigma in our culture, and most people don’t realize that mental health in infants and children is a real public health issue,” says Gene Stein. “The experiences that children have in the early months and years of life make an enormous impact on a child’s brain development and future success.” “Our goal is to educate parents that their child’s social and emotional development determines their mental health, which is as important as their physical development,” says Mindy Stein. The Steins’ generous gift builds on their seven years of extraordinary support for early childhood mental health training and services at CHLA,” says Bradley O. Hudson, PsyD, ABPP, clinical psychologist and director of Community Mental Health at the USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), a partnership with the Division of General Pediatrics at CHLA. “The added support from our partnership with the Stein family not only ensures that our very young children will better heal, but that they and their families will thrive following the trauma of a hospital experience,” says Marie Kanne Poulsen PhD, chief psychologist for the USC UCEDD. Inspired by studies that have shown that early intervention is critical in lowering the risk for mental-health disorders, substance abuse, mental and physical abuse and violence later in life, the Stein Tikun Olam InfantFamily Mental Health Initiative
they also reversed age-dependent insulin-resistance, a condition that precedes diabetes. “This discovery sheds new light on mitochondria and positions them as active regulators of metabolism,” said Changhan Lee, assistant professor at USC Davis and lead author of the study. MOTS-c is unique among hormones in that it is encoded in the DNA of mitochondria — the “powerhouses” of cells that convert food into energy. Other hormones are encoded in DNA in the nucleus. Lee and Cohen collaborated with colleagues from the USC school as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health. While all of the experiments on MOTS-c to date have been performed on lab mice, the molecular mechanisms that make it function in mice exist in all mammals, including humans. The MOTS-c intellectual property has been licensed to a biotechnology company, and clinical trials in humans could begin within the next three years, Cohen said. aims to provide direct services to more than 100 infants annually, with the majority of those being patients who have severe medical conditions requiring inpatient treatment in the NICCU and outpatient care in the High-Risk Infant Follow-Up (HRIF) clinic. The Steins’ gift will support four psychologists and two home visiting therapists in caring for families with infants served by CHLA. The gift will also support training on infant-family mental health and trauma-informed care for medical professionals. Families often experience psychosocial stressors, trauma and postpartum depression during an extended hospitalization for an infant born with a serious medical condition and these challenges often continue after discharge from the hospital. CHLA’s infant-family mental health services help families to develop a strong and growth-promoting attachment with their newborn despite these challenges. Mindy Stein is a community leader and noted philanthropist who began her career as a CHLA speech therapist in 1976. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Children’s Bureau where she served as Chair from 2010 to 2013. Gene Stein serves as vice chairman and a director of Capital Strategy Research, a unit of the Capital Group Companies, a global investment management company. He is also senior vice president of Capital World Investors, and a director of Capital Research and Management Company. He is a trustee of the Jewish Community Foundation and also a board member of Pitzer College and the Los Angeles Opera.
On Developing A Child’s Social Skills, Dealing With The Expense of Birthday Party Competition Q. Dear Dr. Fran: Can you recommend any games to help a child develop better social skills? My child simply doesn’t know how to make friends. Sally D. A. Dear Sally: Here’s a game I personally created especially for kids with social skills’ difficulties. I call it “Detective.” It’s a game where each person takes a turn asking someone a get-to-know-you question. For example, a child may ask: “When is your birthday?”: “What’s your favorite breakfast?”: “Do you have brothers or sisters?” This game stimulates curiosity in children and teaches them how to initiate and engage in friendships with their peers. Also, you can role-play inviting a friend for a play date with your child. You pretend to be the other child and let your son or daughter practice asking a friend to come over and play. You’d be surprised how many kids don’t know how to do this. Q. Dear Dr. Fran:, I am at my wit’s end. My husband lost his job two years ago because of the economy and I am working full time to keep our family going. Our daughter is turning 7 this May and we can’t afford to make the kind of birthday party her classmates are having. What do you suggest? Judy S. A. Dear Judy: I can tell you that behind closed doors parents are overwhelmed and saying they’re done with competition to spend more and outdo friends’ birthday parties. My advice to these parents is to go back to the basics. Make your child’s birthday party at home. Stop spending big bucks renting gym, sports, circus, cake-baking, pottery-making, and magic-trick performing venues. Let your child help you bake and decorate her own birthday cake. Ignore rivalrous, jealous comments from other parents. I can guarantee you that the kids will eat it, love it, and not voice criticisms.
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Dr. Fran Walfish Answers Your Questions Allow her to choose her favorite candies to give to her friends for take home instead of goody bags. Great choices are sour skittles, chocolate kisses, M&Ms, ring pops and dots (oldfashioned bright colored sugar dots on paper). Substitute an energetic summer camp counselor who can lead simple, cost-free, fun games including pin-the-tailon-the-donkey, musical chairs, and shooting baskets (depending on the age of the children) vs. hiring costly magicians, superheroes, spa day, etc. Of all the adults I treat in my practice, I promise you, no one remembers the wasted money spent on their childhood birthday parties. Nor, do they recall the specific gifts. What they do remember is the feeling of whether it was a happy, warm, and a well-bonded feeling with family and friends. I believe an old-fashioned homemade child’s birthday celebration is the best way to create and save this lifetime memory— no matter what your current financial standing. Dear Dr. Fran: What are some reasons that a man wouldn’t
want to go to therapy? How can he be convinced? Sadie F. A. Dear Sadie, it is not uncommon for many people, especially men, to resist going to therapy. They will tell you it is skepticism. They don’t think anyone can solve their issues but themselves. The truth is that the reason is fear. No one wants to hear what they are doing wrong or that they are doing anything wrong. Most couples enter therapy with their fingers pointed outward. The best psychotherapy work is done when people are ready and willing to take that painful, honest look within. The truth is we can only change ourselves. One of the great values of therapy is to assess your own and your partner’s capacity to change. This can help you face your future and decide if you are with the right partner, or not.
Dr. Fran Walfish is the author of The Self-Aware Parent at www.DrFranWalfish.com. Send questions to franwalfish@gmail.com. Watch her on WE tv Friday at 10 p.m.
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Yvonne’s first love died in 1944, a casualty of a Russian grenade attack against the Germans inside the Buda Castle. “Afterwards, there was nothing left to do but be happy to be alive,” she said of the post-war era. “Everyone had lost everything in the war.” She was able to make a little money crocheting slippers with wooden soles, but deflation and economic uncertainty made it important to spend the money that same day before the value dropped by half. Yvonne’s mother eventually secured visas for the two of them to come to America in 1948. Her father, a doctor, opted to remain behind in Budapest. “When I came here, it was not so hard for young people as it is today,” she said. “At the time, it was a young country. L.A. was a young city.” Yvonne, who was living with her very wealthy uncles, didn’t particularly like being dependent on them, and so she went out an got a job, beginning what she characterized as: “ A real American success story, just like it’s in the book.” Using her fledgling English, she took a job in a factory which was looking for European workers to crochet and knit making the minimum wage of 65 cents an hour. Happy with her newfound independence, she was soon raised to $1 an hour after they saw she was a hard worker. At the time, her uncles were socially well-connected and her mother had a penchant for raving about her daughter. One woman, impressed that Yvonne was working for such a well-known designer, prevailed upon her mother to ask Yvonne to make a similar dress for her. “That was the turning point in my life,” she said. Yvonne worked at night making a lacy-knit dress that was similar yet “totally different” to her boss’s style and continued to go to work in the factory during the day “with a clear conscience.” Her new patron turned out to be the owner of Hotel BelAir, Francis Chanock. “She said: ‘How much do you want?’ I said: ‘Whatever you pay me.’ She said: ‘At Saks it costs $300. I’ll pay you $150.’” With the money, Yvonne and her mother went shopping at I. Magnin. A few weeks later, she recalled Mrs. Chanock telling her: “You know, I went to a cocktail party and never got so many complements on
my dress.” She ordered three more dresses in different colors. Her mother’s bragging soon brought another connection into Yvonne’s life–a woman in a buying office who encouraged Yvonne to make a few samples to bring to Saks Beverly Hills. At the appointment, the manager said they’d buy one of each and see how they did in the store. Yvonne recalled: “I phoned my mom, ‘This is a wonderful country! They looked and I have an order of $600.’ ... I delivered it and got the check. I was rich!” Saks sold out and placed a re-order and suddenly her onewoman nighttime operation needed to grow. Shortly thereafter, in her mid-20s, Yvonne met her husband-to-be, Walter Jurmann, the Austrian-born composer whose musical legacy Yvonne has now spent the last 40 years of her life preserving. “My real love is the music...and that was close to my heart,” she said. “He was very much like his music, which was a genuine expression. It’s optimistic, romantic, very versatile.” Yvonne first espied Walter playing piano at a party given by a friend. He was playing the music she knew so well, his music, which immediately brought back memories of her youth in Budapest. She approached Walter and told him the story, not knowing whom he was. He played more songs and eventually admitted that he was the composer. “I already loved his music,” she recalled. And that night when returning home she told her mother simply: “I said: ‘You know, I met the man I would like to marry;’ because I really liked him.” It was a different story from Walter’s side, who had sworn off marriage after his first one. He immediately thought: “I never want to see that girl again because with a nice girl like that, you get caught.” Two weeks later he finally called and they began dating. They were married for 20 years until Walter’s death in 1971. She still lives in the home they purchased together, just a stone’s throw from Beverly Hills. Throughout their marriage, Yvonne continued to work hard in the fashion industry and “Yvonne Originals” were eventually not just in all Saks stores (in the beginning there were seven across the nation; 36 when she got out of the
business), but in the most prestigious stores across the U.S. including Bergdorf Goodman, I. Magnin and Neiman Marcus. She also had three showrooms and factories on South Robertson, North Robertson and Melrose Avenue. Her first major collection had a huge window display in the Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. The simple elegance of her resort wear made her so successful, she said, that Dupont eventually approached her to incorporate synthetic fabrics into her designs to help them gain legitimacy. “My husband used to say: ‘When I’m not around, no one will know you did it with diligence and hard work,’” she recalled. “The problem was that I didn’t know any better, so all of a sudden I was into a big business.” She travelled all over the country on behalf of her lines, frequently invited to stores as a guest designer. Following a trip to San Antonio to debut a new line and accept a fashion award at Joske’s Department Store, Walter, who’d accompanied her, composed San Antonio, The City Of So Many Charms, which that town’s council voted to become the city’s official song in 1984. In 1981, the city of San Francisco selected the theme song Walter had composed for the 1936 Film San Francisco with Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jeanette MacDonald as its official song. Five years after Walter’s death, Yvonne saw the demand on reviving his music and she dedicated her life to it. She began collecting whatever she could find–old recordings, and sheet music. She contacted publishers and asked for out-of print archival sheet music of melting Parisian chansons, American jazz and pop songs, and Viennese and German ballads. She worked with three authors who wrote books about her husband and his successes in Vienna, Berlin, Paris and Hollywood. Later this year, German singer Max Raabe (who will perform European classics including songs by Walter Jurmann on April 4 at Royce Hall with his 12-piece band) will perform a concert consisting only of Walter’s music as a gift for Yvonne’s 90th birthday in Berlin. “My marriage was wonderful and very gratifying. He was my great love,” she said. “His principle was: ‘You don’t live in the past and what really counts is what kind of a human being you are today.’”
Correction: In last week’s issue, an article titled “BHUSD Faces Insufficient Funds, Unsafe Schools” incorrectly stated that 14 buildings at Hawthorne are subject to potential collapse in the event of high seismic activity. In fact, the State Seismic Mitigation Program report identified a total of 14 buildings subject to potential collapse in the event of high seismic activity throughout the entire Beverly Hills Unified School District.
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and film studios. Though not technically a business, the Writers Guild of America has served the community of Hollywood’s writers since 1920 to protect the rights and interests of the people whose imagination is the fuel of the film industry. These same industry scions populated the outpost that eventually became the City of Beverly Hills and later, it was film community that saved the City from annexation to Los Angeles. “The Screen Writers Guild” was an organization of 10 writers in an informal club in 1920, including Donald Ogden Stewart, Charles Brackett, John Bright, Philip Dunne and Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammet, Ogden Nash, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hacket and Maurice Rapf. By 1933, these authors had established the guild as a union to protect screenwriter’s rights under the laws that eventually became embodied in the Wagner Act of 1935. Their goal was for writers to receive credit as authors and contributors to screenplays, and eventually become the exclusive bargaining agency for writers employed by Hollywood studios. Soon, nearly all the early studios recognized the Screen Writers Guild. But in 1940, the guild became the target of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA). By 1947, HUAC had convicted 10 industry professionals for contempt for failing to answer the famous query, “Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?” Amidst terrible angst, some industry members organized against these slurs in support of the First Amendment. Others sided with anti-communist sympathies to avoid blacklisting. With the publication of blacklists such as Counterattack and Red Channels, hundreds of film industry professionals were labeled Communists and deprived of their livelihoods. The Hollywood Ten were sentenced to one-year in prison for their refusal to answer the deliberately incriminating questions, including screenwriters Dalton Trumbo, Lester Cole, Ring Lardner Jr., Albert Maltz, John Howard Lawson, Herbert Biberman, Alvah Bessie, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott and director Edward Dmytryk. In the next years, many of the world’s most talented writers were unable to find work. Lillian Hellman would not be employed again in Hollywood until 1966. In 1952 the Screen Writers Guild authorized the omission of credits that named any writers who failed to be cleared of communist affiliations, including Trumbo and Maltz. Thus, some were able to make a living. As recently as 2011, the guild made a promise to Trum-
BEVERLY HILLS bo’s dying son Christopher to correct his father’s screen credits, giving him full credit for the 17 films he made during the blacklist era, including the 1953 film Roman Holiday. Recognizing strength in numbers, in 1954, the Screen Writers Guild expanded to form a national union of a broader scope, incorporating writers working in motion pictures, television and radio, divided geographically into the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAe). In 1960, writers went on strike for 20 weeks and six days over the rights to receive a share of the revenue of the studios from the lease or sale of movies for television. Writers struck again for five months in 1988, for the right to residuals for hour-long shows and expanded creative rights. Writers joined the picket lines most recently in 2007-8 when all 12,000 members of the WGAw and the WGAe went on strike for better pay. “Unity was a great asset,” said WGAw Assistant Executive Director Chuck Slocum. “Writers always come together.” Most recently, reality show writers, electronic game writers and digital media have received representation in the guild, becoming the newest entertainment writers represented. “We represent anything that moves on a screen,” he said. New media is still evolving and the guild does provide benefits for writers, as negotiated in the 2007-8 strike, ensuring compensation for Internet entities. The first video iPod was introduced in 2005, and writers were vastly underpaid. “The strike was inevitable as they were making cents on the dollar,” said Slocum. The rise of the “tent-pull” feature film post-strike has changed the business, magnetizing the Superhero flick as a “sure-thing.” Studios produce 4-5 movies a year to make the Golden Egg; the other 15 are thus financed. “The ‘headline-grabbing’ future? There is no end to made for Internet,” said Slocum. That means an increase in employment and a move away from cable T.V. Today, T.V.’s leading characters – are not on T.V. Besides union activities, the Writers Guild Foundation archives thousands of pages of scripts, documents and writers’ artifacts since the film industry began. In its vault can be found screenplays with directions for silent films, the entire collection of screenplays by Billy Wilder, original screenplays for iconic movies and TV shows. The oldest script includes a 1908 edition of Ben Hur. The WGA Foundation is the industry’s best resource for emerging writers and devotees of Hollywood. Containing a treasure trove of primary source material, the foundation is located at 7000 W. Third St. and open to both researchers and writers.
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S P O RT S Beverly Hills High Boys Basketball Team Heads To First CIF Finals Since 1969 Normans will face Corona del Mar tonight at 9 p.m. at Azusa Pacific University In 3A Final By Matt Lopez The Beverly Hills High boys basketball team continued its remarkable role on Feb. 27, and in the process, booked itself a trip to the CIF Southern Section Division 3A finals. It was a gritty, grind-it-out defensive slugfest with neither team able to gain much of an advantage offensively, but
BHHS eventually pulled out a 54-49 win over Gabrielino. Denzel Holt led the Normans with 12 points, and was one of only two Normans to score in double figures. Jalen Sands chipped in 11 points for BHHS (24-5). The win propelled BHHS to its first CIF final since 1969. The Normans play Corona
ONE STEP CLOSER – BHHS star center Chance Comanche celebrated with his mother after the BHHS boys basketball team won its CIF Southern Section Division 3A semifinal game last week. Photos by David Berke
TO THE PAINT – Ryan Manoocheri drives to the basket amid a hoard of Esperanza defenders.
del Mar Friday at 9 p.m. at Azusa Pacific University. The reason for the late start is because BHHS and Corona del Mar is the headline game of a three-game slate at Azusa Pacific. The first game of the evening starts at 5 p.m., to accommodate parents who are getting off work in the afternoon to allow them time to get to the venue for games. The Normans took a twopoint lead into halftime and led by four after the third quarter, but game remained tight all throughout the fourth quarter. Chance Comanche added nine points and 10 rebounds to help control the paint for the Normans. Trevor Bergher had eight
points. The win marked the 15th straight victory this season for the Normans, and the 21st win in their last 22 games. Friday’s opponent Corona del Mar presents an interesting challenge for the Normans, led by sharpshooting Matt Ctvrtlik. CDM went 24-6 and went undefeated in the Pacific Coast League. Corona del Mar has been on an impressive run of its own, with 15 straight wins, but without a player over 6-foot-7 on their roster, the opportunity could be ripe for the 6-10 comanche. Parking at Azusa Pacific is free, tickets can be purchased at www.apu.edu/tickets.
SINGING SENSATIONBeverly Hills High School Sophomore Michelle Balson had the honor of singing in "The High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall" concert. The Series was established to showcase some of the most talented international student performers in high school today. The conductor for the performance, Dr. Eph Ehly, has conducted over 80 All-State Choirs and more than 600 Festival Ensembles.
Local Businesses Targeted By Scam To Donate To Beverly Hills High Athletics By Laura Coleman Would-be Beverly Hills High School donors should be on the lookout for e-mail solicitations from beverlyhillsathletics@gmail.com, a targeted scam that offers recipients the chance to place their business logo on a banner at BHHS sports games. “This is not affiliated with the district in any way,” said
Beverly Hills Unified School District Chief Administrative Officer LaTanya Kirk-Carter. “Once the business pay, they then learned that they were scammed.” Foundation President Ronit Stone said that multiple local businesses had approached the foundation after it was targeted and she was able to let them know that it was a scam.
Kirk-Carter said that at least four local companies have been scammed out of several hundred dollars with the promise their business names would be posted prominently around the gym or the school. The Beverly Hills Police Department is currently investigating.
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“I’’ve had to police the site myself,” Horacek was reported as saying. After the meeting, Horacek said it was a “small step forward” and that he believed lines of dialogue had been opened with Galstian. Others who attended left with a similar impression. “I thought the meeting was, on the whole, positive,” said Fred Rosesn, president of the Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance. “For the first time, the City took note that the development that’s going on in Bel-Air needs to be coordinated from the various departments.”
“The tone and openness of the meeting is a result of (Koretz’s) office and (Galstian).” Galstian was said to have admitted errors have been made by LADBS in regard to its monitoring of the site, and stressed he would work more more closely with the residents going forward. "As one of five boardmembers on the Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance (BAHA) and having been working with my colleagues and neighbors for a year as the various City departments showed they were unable, unwilling, or in the case of Javier Nunez hostile, to Bel-
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Shawn Bayliss and Noah Muhlstein from L.A. Councilman Paul Koretz’s office were among those on hand, as well as residents from various homeowners associations, and attorneys representing the site’s developer, Mohamed Hadid. Many of the questions addressed were those by Joe Horacek, a resident who lives below the development, who said he has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to get the city of L.A. to properly monitor the project.
MAKING THE PASS– Max Walder passes to an open teammate.
Air residents, I was heartened that Larry Galustian had pulled everyone together in one room,” said Marcia Hobbs, BAHA boardmember. “There was quite a bit of finger-pointing going on and the normal refusal to take responsibility, but this meeting may herald a new attitude that will enable those departments to talk to each other and actually solve problems." “We want to make sure the building conforms to what it’s allowed to be,” LADBS spokesman Luke Zamperini said, adding that the site’s owners are currently in the process
of submitting revised topographical maps in an attempt to get its permits reinstated. “We just haven’t been satisfied with what they’ve submitted,” Zamperini added. One thing is for sure – an accessory structure deck that had been added to the home, is going to have to come down. “We want to make sure the deck connection is removed and never put back again,” Zamperini said. Hadid’s attorney Ben Reznik did not return a message for comment before Thursday’s deadline.
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BH Education Foundation Announces Summer Programming he Beverly Hills Education Foundation (BHEF) will offer summer programming for high school students and a special basketball camp for 815-year-olds. The BHEF Summer Academy offers a wide selection of academic and enrichment classes for rising ninth graders and current high-school students. Students can choose from classes in mathematics, the sciences, and several electives including photography, computer coding, journalism and creative writing. These programs are open for both Beverly Hills students and non-resident students. • As a new program this year, the BHEF is offering an extended-day Performing Arts Academy, where students will receive small group instruction in drama, voice, and move-
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ment. This fantastic summer repertory program includes two productions to be performed at the end of the summer-school session. • The BHEF Summer Sports Academy offers all High School students an oppor tunity to
tion for a sport they already play. The Spor ts Academy scheduling allows for students to participate in Summer Academy classes as well. • Finally, BHEF is offering a Summer Basketball Camp for students ages 8-15. Campers
train with current BHHS coaches in a variety of sports. Students can select from a wide range of sports, including football, basketball, swimming and tennis. • The Sports Academy is an opportunity for students to try a new sport or to keep in condi-
can sign up for one or more week-long programs. Camp attendees will learn basketball fundamentals in an extended day format. In addition to traditional camp activities such as drills and exercises, attendees will participate in lectures from current and former NBA play-
ers. For more information, or to register for classes and camps, visit www.bhef.org. For questions, call BHEF, 310-5570651. About Beverly Hills Education Foundation The Beverly Hills Education Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit public corporation. The BHEF was founded in 1978 by concerned parents and community leaders. BHEF is a national model for more than 500 school districts throughout the U.S. The mission of the BHEF is to raise the necessary funds to ensure that all students in the BHUSD can continue to have the kinds of quality programming and exceptional teachers that have long been the hallmark of a Beverly Hills public school education.
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How Emotions Matter For Academic Success Subject Of Willows Community School Talk search scientist in psyhe Willows chology and faculty felCommunity low in the Edward Zigler School will Center in Child Developpresent an evening ment and Social Policy with Marc Brackett, at Yale University and director of the Yale serves on numerous reCenter of Emotional search advisory boards Intelligence and coincluding CASEL, Lady creator of RULER, an Gaga's Born This Way evidence-based approach to social, Foundation, and the emotional learning, Greater Good Science at 7 p.m., WednesCenter. day, April 29, at The About The Willows Willows Community The Willows ComSchool, 8509 Higmunity School, is a deuera St., Culver City. velopmental kinderThe talk, “Emogarten through eighth tional Intelligence: Marc Brackett, director of the grade independent From Theor y to Yale Center of Emotional school enrolling 445 Intelligence Everyday Practice,” students annually. The will be followed by a Q&A. Willows’ strong academic program The event is free and open to incorporates experiential learning the public. Reser vations are re- and thematic instruction into cutquired and may be made at ting-edge curriculum and integrates http://www.thewillows.org/Page/ technology and the arts into the classroom. Community/Events. The Willows believes each child “Emotions matter, and they matter a great deal in school,” says brings the community an extraordiBrackett. “Everyone needs emotion- nary gift: a curious mind, ready to al intelligence and opportunities to explore and eager to learn.The mission is to grow that gift by challengbe brave and kind.” Brackett will share the theory of ing students to uncover meaning emotional intelligence developed at and significance in the world around Yale and how creating emotionally them and to become capable, confiintelligent communities can help dent individuals who demonstrate build a happier, healthier, more pro- character, engagement, and a joyful ductive, compassionate society. He passion for creative inquiry across a takes 20 years of research into the lifetime. The Willows is strongly classroom to explore how emotions committed to financial assistance matter for a student's academic and seeks a broad-based student per formance, conflict resolution body with a diversity of race, ethnicity, economics and learning styles. and bullying, health, and success. Brackett is also a senior re- www.thewillows.org.
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USC Summer Programs Offer Workshops, Labs, Field Trips And More For High Schoolers SC Summer Programs extends a tradition of excellence to outstanding high school students through unique four- and two-week summer courses. Students engage in the university experience through a combination of lectures, hands-on workshops and labs, guest speakers and academic field trips to locations throughout Los Angeles. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. All current high school students are eligible. There are more than 20 courses to choose from, in a variety of subject areas. Visit summer.usc.edu for a complete list of current course offerings and a complete breakdown of the program cost. Program Dates: 4-week: June 14 – July 11
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Pilgrim School Known For Range Of Educational Experiences ilgrim School is known for the remarkable diversity of its community and for the range of educational experiences it has to offer students from early education through 12th grade. Located at the corner of Sixth and Commonwealth, the classically beautiful campus offers a city experience in a peaceful setting. Small class size and a nurturing community spirit offer each student the ability to develop his or her individual strengths and unique character. Dr. Sheryl Cohen’s distinctive Early Education program begins at age 2. The unique Pilgrim experi-
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Harvard-Westlake School Presents Its 2015 Summer Program ar vard-Westlake (H-W) Summer has taken the core elements of what the school does best during the academic year and opened that experience to everyone with its summer programs with diverse offerings and the topnotch faculty parents and students would expect.. Summer students can choose to make a film, write poetry or
news articles, design a website, learn leadership and debate, polish math and language skills, go outside or hit the gym playing their sports of choice. • Now in its 10th year, The Summer Film Program, led by Cheri Gaulke, has a peerless track record in teaching young, aspiring filmmakers skills in directing, cinematography, edit-
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with students beginning in Early Education. During January, all students spent a week studying and addressing current global issues such as hunger, space exploration, and gender equality during STEAM Week, supported by special events with authors, artists, and scientists. Pilgrim is committed to the education of the whole student: traditional academics, state-ofthe-art technology, a strong foundation in the arts, and a place in athletics for every student. Pilgrim School is at 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., L.A.; 213355-5204, www.pilgrim-school.org/open-house.
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extend the Pilgrim experience for students and families. Pilgrim prides itself on offering an education that is both creative and traditional, where technology is state-of-the-art both in and out of the classroom, and all students have the unique opportunity to interact with the creative community through the Visiting Ar tists and Writers Program. Artists such as Corrie Siegel, Victoria Arriola, and Robbie Conal, and authors such as Betty Birney, Susan Goldman Rubin, and Neal Shusterman share their experience and creative process
ing, production design, and acting. Students have been exposed to amazing guest speakers like director Jason Reitman (Juno), editor Dana Glauberman (Up in the Air), and screenwriter Matt Ember (Get Smart). Student films have rocked the festival world as official selections at NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth), Westport Youth Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, International Student Media Festival, Reel Youth Film Festival, CineYouth, and Citizen Jane Festival among many others. This year Summer Film has two courses with an activist center: “Righteous Conversations Project: Digital Storytelling” and “Righteous Conversations Project: Public Service Announcement”, both of which connect teens with Holocaust survivors. These are films that resonate. • Now in its second year is the innovative, forward-reaching World Youth Leadership Institute. This exciting program embraces the 21st Century global community of business, politics, scholarship, art and culture in a challenging and fun workshop setting. Students will learn to understand the dynamics that drive the ever-changing world and build practical leadership tools through discussion-based lectures, simulations, and student-led presentations. This program brings together both Los Angeles students and
visiting Chinese students, with activities in the morning, afternoon, and evening. This is not one to miss for students interested in playing a leading role in the evolving international landscape. • For students who love to write the school’s award-winning publications instructors offer up beginner and advanced level courses in print and digital news writing. Just take a look at The Chronicle (www.hwchronicle.com) or Vox Populi, Har vardWestlake’s annual powerhouses of student news and yearbook to see what these students will be learning during our summer journalism courses. H-W Summer also offers fun and challenging Creative Writing courses for grades 7-12. • Forget the athletes? Never. Harvard-Westlake coaches bring their experience and expertise to engage the young athlete in everything from golf to fencing to football to water polo. Most sessions run for a week and strike the perfect balance of enjoyment and rigor. Whatever a young person’s interest is, chances are excellent that Harvard Westlake Summer has an experience waiting for them. For more information, visit h ttp://www.hw.com/summerprograms/Welcome.aspx. Har vard-Westlake School, 700 Nor th Faring Road, Los Angeles, (310) 274-7281 or visit www.hw.com.
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A N O T H E R B I RT H D AY ! ?
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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating birthdays are Annie Lehrer, Irwin Schaeffer, Jeff Hildebhardt, Tom Arnold and Rob Reiner (Mar. 6); Michael Blumenfeld, Ila Waldman Krane, John Heard, Daniel J. Travanti, Rachel Weisz, and Michael Eisner (Mar. 7);Aidan Quinn, and Edward Lozzi (Mar. 8); Charlotte Sinay, and Don Brinkley (Mar. 9); Sharon Stone, Chuck Norris, Poppy Paulos, Harold Block, and Jasmine Guy (Mar. 10); Robert Lorsch, Tara Riceberg, Bobby McFerrin, and Kay Brown. (Mar. 11) and belatedly Tawny Sanders (Feb. 28).
Jerry Cutler On Film.....
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Those, who like me, enjoyed the warm, sentimental and delightful production of The Best Marigold Exotic Hotel will be happy to know that stars, Maggie Smith, Judy Dench, Bill Nighy and Dev Patel, have returned to star in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. And so have the film’s director, John Madden and writer, Ol Parker. Therein lies the problem. Though well directed, the writing suffers from trying to embellish a script in order to keep the same ambiance of its predecessor. The effort fails in many ways, the most egregious being that it’s not warm nor fuzzy. The screenplay is choppy and filled with short vignettes. The returning characters lost a bit of charm and Dev Patel went through a metamorphosis changing the delightful persona displayed in the original into a hyper frenetic hotel manager. And then, there is Richard Gere, who seems to have landed in the wrong film and is trying to figure how to get out of it. The only saving grace to see the film is .….Dame Maggie and Dame Judy giving added significance to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s declaration that, There Is Nothing Like A Dame. If you feel that you must revisit the “hotel,” don’t take ‘lots of baggage’ as there is plenty of that on screen. 1-1/2 Bagels out of 4
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Vanity Fair had a busy week hosting a series of Pre-Oscar parties... Here are a couple of them... VF’s Senior West Coast editor Krista Smith and James Corden (pictured, right) of CBS’ The Late Late Show hosted Vanity Fair and Fiat’s toast to “Young Hollywood” in support of Terrence Higgins Trust, a British organization dedicated to raise HIV awareness and provide services to those directly affected. This event was held at Hollywood’s No Vacancy and brought out Thomas Mann, Evan Peters, Cat Deeley, Lydia Hearst, Kelly Brook, Kat Graham, Kaitlyn Dever, Jenny Slate, Dominic Cooper, Suki Waterhouse, Brooklyn Decker, Sarah Hyland, Donald Glover, Katheryn Winnick, Zoey Deutch, and Maria Memounos. VF and Chrysler sponsored a party at Cecconi’s to toast director Richard Linklater (pictured with his actress daughter, Lorelei) and the cast of the film, Boyhood: Patricia Arquette, Brad Hawkins, Ellar Coltrane, and Zoey Graham Others there were such as Candice Accola, Amanda Crew, Nolan Funk, Annabeth Gish, Melora Hardin, Ben Robson, Brittney Snow, Karla Souza, and Chris Wood.
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York after his Yale dean had warned him about finding antisemitic discrimination there. He then became a researcher for Prof. Arthur Corbin, one of the foremost legal scholars who wrote several treatises. Meanwhile, his parents had moved to California for health reasons, but when his father died in Nov. 1939, he and his older brother, Jack, came to Los Angeles where he worked for an attorney while awaiting his newly adopted state’s bar exam. In the interim, the two brothers decided to make an joint investment, building a bowling alley called The Trojan Bowl near USC which they operated for the next two decades. He was drafted into the Army in Jan 1942, rose to the rank of lieutenant and in 1944 was cited for bravery during the critical Battle of the Bulge when he and his squad destroyed five German tanks. While serving in Europe, he met and married his wife of 69 years, Simone (Monette). After the war, the couple went back to Los Angeles and he became involved in entertainment/copyright/general and tax law, in various cases for many songwriters, playwrights, and actors including Clayton Moore, Bud Abbott, and Lou Costello.
In 1953, the Kents moved to Paris for a year so his wife could be closer to her family. While there, he managed to work as an attorney under French law and successfully pled several major cases there. Once back in the USA, he became general counsel for Grandview Building Company, a major builder and developer of affordable homes for the growing industrial base of Los Angeles. In the late 1960’s, he became the attorney for Budget Rent a Car, founded by Maury Mirkin.. Kent was a licensed member of the California State Bar for 74 years, and served as chairman of the Lawyers and Civil Rights Committee of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, launching its scholarship program in 1967. In addition, he worked with the dean of UCLA’s Law School in the 1960’s to help many minority students get admitted into the school. Besides his wife Simone, he is survived by daughter, Lynette Kent; son Paul Richard Kent: grandchildren:Jean-Marc Corredor, Nathalie Anne Corredor, Eric Lee Kent, and Colette Arielle Kent; and great grandchildren: Luke Henri Corredor and Ethan Paul Corredor. Contributions in memory of Leon Kent may be made to Doctors without Borders Médecins sans Frontières.
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underscoring that although he did help “sell” the community on the bond, he ultimately voted against it because “it didn’t smell right.” Since passing the bond seven years ago, the district has thus far acquired $117 million from two bond sales; in 2009 and 2013. At the time of the 2013 4-1 vote (Goldberg voted no, and Board VP Howard Goldstein was not on the board at the time), the board pledged to return to the community with a replacement bond because it knew that the community had been sold a flawed bond measure. In addition, studies have now shown that it will cost $450 million to modernize all five of the district’s schools in terms of seismic upgrades and refurbishing the buildings. There is no question that the schools need serious renovations. A report by the State Seismic Mitigation Program identified 14 buildings across the district that are subject to “collapse or failure” in the event of an earthquake. Interim Facilities Director Tim Buresh said that the school-building process has reached a critical stage and needs more money now to continue moving projects through the State approval process and begin new con-
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struction at additional schools beyond Horace Mann. However, a vote on Tuesday to accelerate the bond to capacity undermines both the 2013 promise to go out for a replacement bond, as well as the original promise made to voters in 2008 that property taxes would not go up. “We’ve gone through two possible election cycles where we could have put a replacement bond on the ballot but we didn’t,” said Boardmember Noah Margo. “I’m not secure in where this is going....knowing that no matter what we do we have to go out for an election.” Margo is the only boardmember who is advocating for what he calls “full transparency” by returning to the voters with a replacement bond in 2016. Goldberg has repeatedly declared that he will not vote to raise taxes without going to the voters and will oppose accelerating the bond because of his history on the board. By contrast, at Tuesday’s study session, Goldstein said: “I didn’t make any promises to anyone. I just want to fix these schools.” Boardmember Lewis Hall has been vocal about the need to accelerate immediately; last month he sought to make a motion to accelerate the bond to capacity.
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BEVERLY HILLS “We need to make these schools as strong as possible,” he said, underscoring that a massive earthquake - 10 times the size of the Northridge earthquake, is imminent. Boardmember Lisa Korbatov has repeatedly emphasized the urgency in moving forward. However, she said she has yet to make a decision whether or not she will vote to accelerate the bond to capacity when it come up on Tuesday. “I am waiting for all the facts and need to take everything into consideration,” she said. Promises to voters aside, according to the Finance Committee, fiscally, voting to accelerate the bond immediately is the right thing to do. “We think that the time to borrow is now,” said Finance Committee member Terry White. “We appreciate that there are issues made to citizens and taxpayer ... [but] ... from our view, it is time to move ahead.” “From a purely financial standpoint, we recommend you get on it as soon as possible,” he recommended to the board, noting that interest rates are still at relatively low levels. “The longer we wait, it’s going to cost the community more and more,” said Finance Committee member Bob Sternshein.
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Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90036; The business is conducted by: CORPORATION, A registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Noema Mechaly, Office Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 03, 2015; Published: February 13, 20, 27, March 06, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015029288 The following is/are doing business as: 1) DENNIS LEUPOLD PHOTOGRAPHY 2) DENNIS LEUPOLD STUDIOS 3) DENNIS LEUPOLD PRODUCTION 310 S. Hamel Rd. #107, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Dennis Leupold 310 S. Hamel Rd. #107, Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Dennis Leupold, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 03, 2015; Published: February 13, 20, 27, March 06, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015029294 The following is/are doing business as: JEREMY WISS, BUSINESS ACCOUNT 8383 Wilshire #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Jeremy Wiss 8383 Wilshire #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jeremy Wiss, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 03, 2015; Published: February 13, 20, 27, March 06, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015032015 The following is/are doing business as: PDCREATION 1328 Havenhurst Dr. #208, Los Angeles, CA 90046; Pawel Grzegorz Florek 1328 Havenhurst Dr. #208, Los Angeles, CA 90046; Daniel Fernando Torres 1328 Havenhurst Dr. #208, Los Angeles, CA 90046; The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Pawel Grzegorz Florek, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 05, 2015; Published: February 13, 20, 27, March 06, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015029694 The following is/are doing business as: A STITCH IN TIME BRIDAL SERVICES 131 S. Barrington Pl. #210, Los Angeles, CA 90049; Vaatete Olivia 131 S. Barrington Pl. #210, Los Angeles, CA 90049; Anne Fiser 131 S. Barrington Pl. #210, Los Angeles, CA 90049; The business is conducted by: CO-PARTNERS, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Olivia Vaatete, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 03, 2015; Published: February 13, 20, 27, March 06, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015029692 The following is/are doing business as: BEVERLY HILLS ELECTRONICS 261 N. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; A & B Audio Video Sales Corp. 261 N. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s)
has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 16, 1998: Joseph Safaradi, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 03, 2015; Published: February 13, 20, 27, March 06, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015021096 The following is/are doing business as: 1) WEST COAST RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 2) SASAKI SPORTS USA 3) WEST COAST RHYTHMICS 6641 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Konstantinos Ioannis Konstantopoulos 6641 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Ioannis K o n s t a n t i n o s Konstantopoulos, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 26, 2015; Published: February 13, 20, 27, March 06, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015035137 The following is/are doing business as: SHAKING THE TREE PRODUCTIONS 287 S. Robertson Blvd. #525, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Hunter Smith Inc. 4100 Enterprises Redwood Rd. #239, Oakland, CA 94619; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Damone H. Smith, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015035104 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BEING ENERGY MEDICAL 2) BEING ENERGY MEDICAL CENTER 3) B E MEDICAL CENTER 4) BEING ENERGY 2001 S. Barrington Ave. #116, Los Angeles, CA 90025; Tilo Medical & Acupuncture Inc. 2001 S. Barrington Ave. #116, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Miles Reid, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015035103 The following is/are doing business as: THINK FAST FOR PETS 1925 Century Park East #650, Los Angeles, CA 90067; Disruptive Distribution, LLC 1925 Century Park East #650, Los Angeles, CA 90067; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Laura J. Meltzer, Manager/CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015035102 The following is/are doing business as: 1) WILDE 2) WILDE LA 3) WILDE RESTAURANT 4) WILDE WINES WILDE BAR 6) WILDE CHILD 320 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; Mede, Inc. 2715 Abbot Kinney Blvd. #16, Venice, CA 90291; The business is conducted by: CORPORATION, A
registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Lorna Donohoe, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015035101 The following is/are doing business as: BEVERLY HILLS CONNECTIONS (BHC) 28188 Rey de Copas Ln., Malibu, CA 90265; Francois Reihani 28188 Rey de Copas Ln., Malibu, CA 90265; Shana Prinz Brites 344 S. Crescent Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Francois Reihani, CoOwner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015035100 The following is/are doing business as: VG RACING 810 E. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90011; Vinyl Grafix LLC 810 E. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90011; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein 2004: Daniel Dunst, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015035099 The following is/are doing business as: GRATITUDE AND TRUST 321 S. Beverly Dr. #M, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Paul Williams 321 S. Beverly Dr. #M, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Tracey Jackson 40 Central Park South #8D, New York, NY 10019; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Paul Williams, Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015035098 The following is/are doing business as: K & B PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 10433 National Blvd. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90034; Kelman-Bronstein Corporation 10433 National Blvd. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90034; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein 1982: Steven Kelman, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2013080161 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: INSIGNIA MORTGAGE 9595 Wilshire Blvd. #801, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on (date): April 18, 2013 in the county of Los Angeles; CS Financial, Inc. 9595 Wilshire Blvd. #801, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION declare that
all information in this statement Signed: is true and correct, Jeffrey Seabold, President; Statement #2015035097 is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 10, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015041588 The following is/are doing business as: BAGS LIVE 1100 Glendon Ave. #1742, Los Angeles, CA 90024; Italian Music Center, Inc. 1100 Glendon Ave. #1742, Los Angeles, CA 90024; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Giorgio Barbolini, CEO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 17, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015041724 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CLASSIFIED CREATIVE 2) CLASSIFIED PRODUCTIONS 910 S. Bedford St. #302, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Classified Creative, LLC 910 S. Bedford St. #302, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein March 15, 2005: Gary Gershaw, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 17, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015021361 The following is/are doing business as: SUN THERAPEUTICS 239 S. La Cienega Blvd. #200, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Danling Sun 1213 N. Almansor St., Alhambra, CA 91801; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein October 25, 2014: Danling Sun, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 26, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043422 The following is/are doing business as: NPD CONNECT 1340 S. Beverly Glen Blvd. #114, Los Angeles, CA 90024; Roger William King 1340 S. Beverly Glen Blvd. #114, Los Angeles, CA 90024; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Roger W. King, Founder: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043423 The following is/are doing business as: THE RECOVERY COMPANION 14013 Old Harbor Lane #217, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292; American Alternative Healing Center PLLC 14013 Old Harbor Ln. #217, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Andre D. Zitcer, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C ––––––
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043424 The following is/are doing business as: 1) BURTON STREET PRODUCTIONS 2) CRAFTS BY PERL 3) NANCY’S WORKSHOP 16350 Ventura Blvd. #D114, Encino, CA 91436; Melissa Lugo (Perl) 16350 Ventura Blvd. #D-114, Encino, CA 91436; Michael Perl 16350 Ventura Blvd. #D-114, Encino, CA 91436; The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Michael Perl, CoOwner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043425 The following is/are doing business as: 1) RARE GOURMET MEATS DIRECT 2) RARE GOURMET MEATS 8711 Dorrington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Rare Gourmet Group, Inc. 8711 Dorrington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: CORPORATION, A registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Debra Rocker, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043426 The following is/are doing business as: CAREGIVER AGENCY, CORP 421 S. La Fayette Park Place #322, Los Angeles, CA 90057; Caregiver Agency, Corp. 421 S. La Fayette Pk. Pl. #322, Los Angeles, CA 90057; The business is conducted by: CORPORATION, A registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Mary Grace Nina D. Olaco, CFO/Secretary: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015043427 The following is/are doing business as: RHYTHMIC LEADERSHIP 1335 S. Mansfield Ave. #3, Los Angeles, CA 90019; Jason
Stubbers 1335 S. Mansfield Ave. #3, Los Angeles, CA 90019; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jason Stubbers, Founding Principal: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 24, 2015; Published: February 27, March 06, 13, 20, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015053016 The following is/are doing business as: 1) HOUSE OF BEAUTY 2) HOUSE OF BEAUTY BY ANI 17412 Ventura Blvd. #290, Encino, CA 91316; Ani Sargsyan 17412 Ventura Blvd. #290, Encino, CA 91316; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Ani Sargsyan, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: February 27, 2015; Published: March 06, 13, 20, 27, 2015 LACC N/C ––––––
N O T I C E — Fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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 14400, et seq., Business and Professions Code).
SUMMONS (CITATION JUDICIAL) CASE NO: SC123124 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: WILLIAM ELLIOT WESTWOOD aka REMINGTON CHASE, an individual, and DOES 1 to 50 inclusive
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: ARTHUR TOROSSIAN, and individual; DAYANA TOROSSIAN, an individual NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.
The name and address of the court is: Los Angeles Superior Court West District - Santa Monica Courthouse 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica CA, 90401 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: Talin V. Yacoubian (SBN 169439); 749 S. Figueroa Street Suite 3800 Los Angeles, California 90017; (213) 955-7145 DATE: September 17, 2014 By: Sherri R. Carter, Clerk • Darnetta Smith, Deputy Published 02/13/15, 02/20/15, 02/27/15, 03/06/15 BHC#R16915
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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR PROPOSALS Beverly Hills Unified School District Bid Deadline: 10:00 a.m. Monday March 16, 2015 Place of Bid Receipt: 255 S. Lasky Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 – Purchasing Department Project: Digital Multifunction Copier Lease BID# 14-15/008 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Beverly Hills Unified School District of Los Angeles County, California, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as "DISTRICT," will receive up to, but not later than, the abovestated time, sealed proposals for the award of a contract for the above Project. Those Proposals timely received shall be opened and publicly read aloud. Each bid must confirm and be responsive to the contract documents, copies of which are on file and may be obtained via email from the Purchasing Office on or after February 27, 2015 from Dianne Richard at drichard@bhusd.org or download a copy from the District website www.bhusd.org. All work must be completed within 45 (forty five) consecutive calendar days from the date specified on the Notice to Proceed issued by the DISTRICT. Time is of the essence. Failure to complete the work within the time set forth herein will result in the imposition of liquidated damages for each day of delay in the amount set forth in the Information for Bidders. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, payable to the DISTRICT. Each Bidder is required to furnish and maintain proof of Commercial General Liability Insurance, Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation Insurance. The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of
Thirty (30) calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids. Publication Dates: 2/27/15 & 3/6/15 —————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Order No. 01180129537 APN: 4391-003006 and 4326-035-109 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED MAY 28, 2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the real property situated in Los Angeles County, California, known as 1955 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210 and 10560 Wilshire Boulevard, #2002, Los Angeles, California 90024, and having assessor's Parcel Numbers 4391-003-006 and 4326-035-109, and described as: Real property in the City of Beverly Hills, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: LOT 6, OF TRACT NO. 18598, IN THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 632 PAGE(S) 11 TO 13 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND/OR OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER SAID LAND BUT WITH NO RIGHT TO ENTER UPON THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND OR INTO THE TOP 500 FEET OF THE SUBSURFACE THEREOF, AS DEEDED TO HOMEOWNERS EMPORIUM, INC., A CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN DEED RECORDED MAY 5, 1967 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 3457, IN BOOK D-3635 PAGE 536, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. APN: 4391003-006 Real property in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: A CONDOMINIUM COMPOSED OF: PARCEL 1: A. AN UNDIVIDED .0124 FRACTIONAL INTEREST IN AND TO LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 38670, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 964, PAGES 73 AND 74 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES. EXCEPTING THEREFROM, UNITS 201 TO 209 INCLUSIVE; 301 TO 306 INCLUSIVE; 401 TO 406 INCLUSIVE; 501 TO 506 INCLUSIVE; 601 TO 608 INCLUSIVE; 701 TO 706 INCLUSIVE: 801 TO 806 INCLUSIVE: 901 TO 906 INCLUSIVE; 1001 TO 1006 INCLUSIVE: 1101 TO 1106 INCLUSIVE; 1201 TO 1206 INCLUSIVE; 1301 TO 1306 INCLUSIVE; 1401 TO 1406 INCLUSIVE: 1501 TO 1506 INCLUSIVE; 1601 TO 1606 INCLUSIVE: 1701 TO 1706 INCLUSIVE; 1801 TO 1806 INCLUSIVE; 1901 TO 1902 INCLUSIVE; 2001 TO 2006 INCLUSIVE; 2101
TO 2102 INCLUSIVE; AND PH-1 TO PH2 INCLUSIVE, AS SHOWN AND DEFINED ON CONDOMINIUM PLAN, RECORDED JANUARY 22, 1981, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 8175183, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. B. UNIT 2002 AandB AS SHOWN AND DEFINED ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN REFERRED TO ABOVE. PARCEL 2: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF USE FOR PARKING PURPOSES ONLY, WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO TIME, THREE PARKING SPACES AS SHOWN ON THE PARKING PLAN. REFERRED TO ABOVE. PARCEL 3: AN EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE, FOR STORAGE PURPOSES ONLY, WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO TIME, STORAGE SPACE 12S-1 AS SHOWN ON THE STORAGE PLAN REFERRED TO ABOVE. APN: 4326-035-109 THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 on March 5, 2015 at 11:00a.m., TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER for CASH (cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank; check drawn on a state or federal credit union, savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Financial Code Section5102 and authorized to do business in California). The sale will be made without covenant or warranty of title, possession, or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by the deed of trust, all advances thereunder, interest provided therein, and fees, charges, and expenses of the trustee. The original sum stated in the deed of trust is $425,000.00 executed by TDQ LLC, a California limited liability company, as trustor, to Geraci Law Firm, as trustee, for the benefit of Kohut and Associates, LLC, a California limited liability company, as beneficiary, and recorded on May 30, 2014 as Instrument Number 20140561813 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the real property to be sold and the reasonably estimated costs, expenses, and advances as of January 25, 2015 is $586,621.37 (estimate). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than their full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. For inquiries
regarding payment please contact Beneficiary: Kohut and Associates, LLC; 9663 Santa Monica Boulevard, #946, Beverly Hills, California 90210; (310) 824-1801. For inquiries regarding sale please contact Geraci Law Firm, 90 Discovery, Irvine, California 92618; (949) 379-2600. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of whic /20/2015, 02/27/2015
–––––– NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1390430-31 APN: 5554-006-030 TRA: 001319 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx8085 REF: Wilson, Andrew IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED July 22, 2010. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 30, 2015, at 9:00am, Calwestern Reconveyance LLC, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded July 27, 2010, as Inst. No. 20101028029 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Andrew J. Wilson, A Single Person, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial code and authorized to do business in this state: Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive Vineyard Ballroom Norwalk, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the
property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1330 N. Crsnt Heights Blvd 15 West Hollywood CA 90046. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $231,350.09. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the
county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800)280-2832 or visit the Internet Web Site, w w w. a u c t i o n . c o m , using the file number assigned to this case 1 3 9 0 4 3 0 - 3 1 . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on
the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800)280-2832 CalWestern Reconveyance LLC, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 920229004 Dated: February 16, 2015. (DLPP442258 03/06/15, 03/13/15, 03/20/15)
–––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015026122 The following is/are doing business as: INTERIOR OBSESSION 256 S. Robertson Bl. #107, BeverlyHIlls, CA 90211; Lisa Turner 3926 S. Norton Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein August 1, 1990: Lisa Turner, Owner : Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 30, 2015; Published: February 13, 20, 27, March 06, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015018844 The following is/are doing business as: WILSHIRE LINDEN PHYSICAL THERAPY 10474 Santa Monica Blvd. #435 Los Angeles, CA 90025; Phisician’s Physical Therapy Service, Inc. 10474 Santa Monica Blvd. #435 Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein January 1, 1987: Mariko Edwards, President, Phisician’s
Physical Therapy Service,
Inc. : Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: January 22, 2015; Published: February 20, 27, March 06, 13, 2015 LACC N/C
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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AUTOMOTIVE SALES
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OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE
OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE
Private Office Suite at 9595 Wilshire Bl.
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SINGLE OFFICE RETAIL FRONTAGE In Boutique Building & SMALL OFFICE Adj. Beverly Hills *** SUITES *** Building has been NO NNN completely remodeled. All Utilities Included. Prefer Attorney. Must Lease Now!
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TOWNHOMES/ CONDOS FOR SALE
*** FOR SALE ***
BEVERLY HILLS PENTHOUSE
321 N. OAKHURST DR
$575/MO.
Call 310/237-2977
WITH CITY VIEWS
Call 323/782-1144
or 713/266-1444
2 BD. + DEN + 2 BA.
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Please call (323) 932-8700
110 Business Opportunities Cardiology Office Seeking Someone To Join Practice Or Rent Space In Century City Medical Office. P LEASE C ALL :
Includes Full Amenities, Doorman (day & night) Pool, Spa, Gym and Recreational Room. Completely Remodeled From A to Z, Hardwood Floors Throughout. Call 310/259-9911
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CLASSIFIED
BEVERLY HILLS
270 TOWNHOMES/ CONDOS FOR SALE
KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900
300 HOUSES FOR SALE
ARTIST'S MOUNTAIN HOME MILLION DOLLAR VIEW & PRICELESS PRIVACY
License 00957281
CENTURY TOWERS 2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS $995,000 1,650 sq. ft. Lowest Priced Condo in
4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths on 2 acres covered in beautiful oaks and pines. 2977 Sq. Ft. + exercise room/laundry, mud room and storage area. Solar paneled house includes sun porch, double garage plus additional covered parking in gated community with private police department. $275,000 Maggie Schick 661-972-0545 RE/MAX• BRE#01062948
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NORTH OF SUNSET CHARMING HOME Nicely Renovated, Hardwood 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Floors, Expanded Interior WITH DEN + OFFICE CENTURY PARK EAST Near Warner School For sale: $695,000 For Lease: $3500/MO. 2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS
House for Sale Tear down or refurb Near to Beverly Center. Approximate sizes, land 6500 feet, 2 story house 3500 feet. NO BROKERS
2 Separated Suites
BEVERLY HILLS
Principals only.
Jumbo Balcony High Floor
GREAT LOCATION
Manhattan Style Views
5 Bedroom + 4 Bath $5,200,000
Full information: victorgreen@talk21.com
Tenant Occupied
BEL AIR CREST
Call 310/600-0145
from $1,798,000
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THE REMINGTON
BEVERLY HILLS South of Wilshire
from $1,790,000
THE ONE CENTURY from $2,995,000
CENTURY TOWERS from $525,000
PARK PLACE from $759,000
CENTURY WOODS from $1,700,000
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HOUSES FOR RENT
UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S
UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S
UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S
KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.
BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS
3 BR. + 2 BA. HOME 454 PECK DRIVE $4,000/MO.
310/922-2141
Complex West & North Views
$649,500
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RENT
Completed in Nov. ‘14 in Beverly Hills/ 4 Bdrm.+41/2 Bath Century City
$3,650,000 Negotiable Agt: 310/922-4926
Others Avail. For Sale
from $1,499,000
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+ POWDER ROOM 3500sf 2-Story Home Updated kitchen and
License 00957281
all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com Totally Redone 2 B d r m . + 21/2 Bath
or Adj. Areas. Call or Text: 310/975-9731
407
310/394-7132
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with double garage.
3 Bd. + 2.5 Ba.
NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED
*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY
CENTURY PARK EAST
2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS $3,700/MONTH
High Floor Corner 2 Balconies, Raised Ceilings, Recessed New kitchen & baths; $7500/MO. hardwood floors; washer/ Lighting, Marble Floors, Call 310/500-6993 dryer; 2 car garage; a/c; Granite Kitchen, Newer new double paned Appliances, Fantastic • B . H . P . O . • windows. $4,800/Mo. City Views 2430 Coldwater Canyon 366 S. Crescent Dr. Luxurious Baths. 4 Bdrm. +5 Bath at Olympic-Rear Unit
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Newly remodeled kitchen with new appliances. Hardwood floors., large backyard, 2-car garage, circular driveway. $6,000/Month
310/860-9991 310/433-1949 213/926-4213
310/617-5564 BRE# 01349048
—————–––– ————— BEVERLY HILLS North Of Wilshire Gorgeous Condo 3 BEDROOM, 3 BATHS Totally remodeled with hardwood floors, 3 car parking, rec. room, in quiet 9 unit building. $3,999/MO.
Roya 310/601-6959
CENTURY CITY / WESTWOOD AREA
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Spacious & Immaculate GUESTHOUSE
************* 8888 WEST THIRD ST.
With full kitchen & full bathroom & lrg. closets in quiet residential neighborhood. $1,050/Mo. Call 310/475-1045
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ
One of the Most Presigious, Elegant, Beautiful Apt. Bldg.
438
LUXURIOUS SPACIOUS PENTHOUSE 2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATH SPECTACULAR VIEWS
FURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S
Near Doheny & Burton Way Front unit with 3 balconies
TO RENT Some Complexes include BEVERLY HILLS Heated Pools, Sundeck, 9374 W. Olympic Bl. BEVERLY HILLS Tennis, Doorman, TOWNHOUSE • • • • • • SANTA MONICA Houseman, Staff Totally Redone FRENCH 427 Montana Ave. 2 B d r m . + 21/2 Bath Engineers, Switchboard, NORMANDY Security Staff, S t o r a g e Formal dining rm., hrwd. flrs., central air, fireSwitchboard, Saunas, 4-P LEX F OR S ALE Space place, patio, balcony. Business Center, Pet Very Charming, Includes: Maid Service Av a i l a b l e PlayLand, Restaurant, large units, $5,500/Month Acres of Flower Gardens for Rent. Up To 6-Month Lease $2,500,000 and Grassy Lawns. 310/384-2676 Close to Beach . Noushin • Agent
310/863-4325
310/384-2676 Close to Beverly Dr., Shopping & Dining
BEVERLY HILLS TOWNHOUSE
• Thank You •
GARAGE/STORAGE
flrs., central air, fireplace, patio, balcony. Includes: Maid Service $5,500/Month Up To 6-Month Lease
bath. Hardwood flrs.,
WA NTED
S T U D I O A PT .
& dining rooms.
4 BEDROOM, 3 BATH
435
Construction
large family
BEVERLY HILLS
GUESTHOUSE FOR RENT
BA CHELO R/
Pool, spa, cascade,
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Brand New
LE PARC
For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440
TOWNHOUSE
Steve Geller BRE: 01153015 Formal dining rm., hrwd.
NOW AVAILABLE
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Lrg Living & Dining Rms. Great Kitchen, A/C, Grassy Yard, 2 Car Garage.
all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com GATED 5 STAR LUXURYPROPERTIES *BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY
R E A L E S TAT E
Close to Beverly Dr., Shopping & Dining
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Loaded with Amenities Granite Kitchen, Bathroom Counters, Stainless Steel Appliances, Washer & Dryer in the unit, Hardwood Floors, Central A/C, Jacuzzi tub, Gas Fireplace, Vertical Blinds, 24/7 Digital Surveillance – Controlled Entrance, Assigned parking. 12’ High ceiling. NO PETS
$3,700/MO. Call 310/550-5767 thevillasonthird.com
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2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS $3,300/MONTH Lower Corner Totally Renovated New Kitchen Updated Baths Hardwood Floors Triple Pane Windows Raised Ceilings Recessed Lighting
2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS $3,250/MONTH Lower Floor. Corner with Balcony Quiet Location. Hardwood Floors
1 BEDROOM/1 BATH $2,950/MONTH High Floor. Totally Renovated Unobstructed East View Real Hardwood Floors.
Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff Engineers, Switchboard, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center, Pet PlayLand, Restaurant, Acres of Flower Gardens and Grassy Lawns. For Sale See our Ad Sec. 270
1017 S. SHERBOURNE Very Private & Spacious 2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH upper unit with breakfast and formal dining room. Yard, laundry & parking.
$3,500/MO. Call 213/804-3761
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310/230-2480
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2 Bd.+2 Ba. Duplex • • • • • Remodeled kitchen, hardwood flrs., central air, washer/dryer, private yard, patio.
$2,900/Month 310/849-5432 www.10324Miss.com
————— BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. •• SPACIOUS •• 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Modern kitchen, ample closet space, balcony, gated garage, 2 parking spots, laundry, swimming pool, a/c. $2,650/MO. Call 323/388-9326
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Gorgeous Newly Remodeled 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath New stainless steel appliances, new tile in kitchen+bath, new quartz countertops, hardwood floors, parking, 900sq.ft. $2,350/MO 818/321-1942
A PA RT M E N T / C O N D O R E N TA L S
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BRENTWOOD UNIQUE & * B E V E R L Y H I L L S * 11730 SUNSET BLVD. 10966 OHIO AVE. W E S T W O O D W I L S H I R E C O R R I D O R * HOLLYWOOD * SPACIOUS 8725 Clifton Way 1409 Midvale Ave. 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. N EWLY R EMODELED NEWLY REMODELED C O R N E R U N I T ! Newly Remodeled • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10530-10540 • • Wilshire Bl. Pico/Robertson • 1 Bdrm. + * * * * * • Jr. Executive 1 and 2 ex. lg. bedroom • • Single ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath 2 Bd.+2 Ba. $2,350 Den + 2 Bath • • • ∞ ∞ • • • • • • • New hardwood and tile • • • L IGHT & A IRY • Lrg. unit. Balcony, • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • • • • Rooftop pool, floors and granite counter• * * * * * New custom built-ins • • Walk-in closet, ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ deck, central air,
323/937-3737
• 310/276-1528 •
—————–––– ————— In The HEART of BEVERLY HILLS ADJ BEV. HILLS TRIANGLE 170 N. Crescent Dr. Bedford/Olympic * * * * * * * 2 BD, 2 BA CONDO 2 Bdrm. +2 Bath $2,150/MO. * * * *
* * * Approx. 1400 Sq. ft. Large & Bright. Lower unit with fridge, Pool, a/c, balcony, washer/dryer in unit fridge, stove, laundry rm., prkg., intercom and 2 car parking. entry, elevator.
Call 310/880-7281 C L O S E
TO SHOPS & R ESTAURANTS . 310/858-8133
————— BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT 865 Shenandoah Unit 102, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, $1800.00. Recently renovated front unit 1930 controlled-access building one block From Beverly Hills. Features include new stainless appliances, granite Countertops, breakfast nook, tile floors, spacious living room and Bedroom feature hardwood floors. Laundry on-site. Unassigned parking. NO PETS. 1 year lease. Available March 15th
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French doors in bdrm. to • patio overlooking pool •
• GORGEOUS UNITS •
Central air, large balcony, pool, elevator, on-site laundry, intercom entry. 320 N. La Peer Dr.
• 310/246-0290 • CLOSE TO SHOPS & DINING
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443 S. Oakhurst Dr.
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• • • 1 Bd+Den+111/22 Ba • • Text Lisa 310-720-4810 • • • • •• • •• •• for more information. BRIGHT & S PACIOUS BEVERLY HILLS 310/312-9871 LIVING. 310/394-7132 LARGE LOVELY Shopping & Dining in Balcony, dishwasher, 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH WEST L.A. elevator, intercom Brentwood Village L.A.’S FINEST, Parking. Beautiful 1415 Brockton Ave. MOST LUXURIOUS entry, on-site Brentwood Area. 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath APT. RENTAL laundry, parking. BRENTWOOD
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1240 GRANVILLE AVE Unit Apartment 5. $1,400/MO. Call 805/379-2000 or 805/231-8415
P LEASE C ALL :
310/435-3693
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Sherbourne Dr. ————— 321• S.Spacious •
BEVERLY HILLS •
{ { { { { { { * * * * * * 11933 Darlington Ave. 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ==== Patio, stove, fridge, Spacious, Hardwood dishwasher, on-sight “The Mission” • Westwood • floors, dishwasher, laundry, parking. on-sigXPht laundry C LOSE T O S HOPS and parking. & R ESTAURANTS . • • • • •
310/473-1509
310/479-0700
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• • Jr. Executive • CULVER CITY W E S T W O O D 412 N. OAKHURST DR. 1370 Veteran Ave. • S i n g l e • 3830 Vinton Ave. ~ Luxury Large ~ • • • • • ∞∞∞∞∞ •
Top Flr. 2 Bd.+2 Ba. Balcony, controlled Living+dining rooms, hrwd. flrs., appliances, washer/dryer hook up, bar, central air, walk-in closet, 2-parking. No pets. Robert: 310/403-6812
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Single
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1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath
• 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • • • • • 6-Month Lease Avail.
* * * * * * Every Extra Luxury custom cabinets, granite
• • • Balcony, air conditioning countertops, stone entry, access, a/c, stove, • • •• pool, health club, spa. dishwasher, controlled elevator, laundry Pool, sauna, • Free WiFi Access • access bldg., WiFi, intercom entry, facility, parking. • Close to UCLA • pool, on-sight laundry, elevator, on-site • 310/247-8689 • 1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. gym, parking. laundry, parking. L.A., 90024 Close to Cedars-Sinai, 310/477-6885 All Utilities Paid. Contact Mgr.: Beverly Center & C l o s e t o U. C . L . A . • 310/864-0319 • 310/841-2367 Trendy Robertson Bl.
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∞ Luxury ∞ ∞ ∞Living ∞∞∞
Newly Remodeled with valet, Great Views lush garden Great views, controlled surrounding pool, access, balcony, gym, elevator, etc. elevator, lrg. pool, Hrwd. flrs., granite counters, dishwasher, prkg, on-sight laundry. 310/478-8616 central air, balcony. H IKING IN R UNYON • BRENTWOOD • **CENTURY CITY** Call: 310/470-4474 125 N. Barrington Av. 2220 S. Beverly Glen •• WESTWOOD • C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD N E W LY U P D AT E D • • 10933 Rochester Ave. M I D - W I L S H I R E B OWL /N IGHTLIFE . • 1 B d . + D e n + 1 B a . • ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 340 S. St. Andrews Pl. • • • • • 323/467-8172 • 2 Bdrm.+ 2 Bath • • • • • • • • Jr . Executive • 1 Bdrm.+ 1 Bath • •• L o t s o f •• Spacious • • Spacious a/c, fireplace, Upscale, Bright, LAFAYETTE PARK Character & Charm ! 2 Bdrm + 2 Bath Gorgeous & Spacious. pool, controlled access, 274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL. Glass Fireplace • • • • • • • • • • laundry fac., prkg. 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath With Pool, balcony, Newly Remodeled. • Free WiFi Access • Balcony, controlled access, parking, New hrwd. flrs., Granite counter tops, staincentral air, fireplace, 310/473-5061 elevator, on-site laundry. less steel appliances, granite counters, stove, elevator, interClose To U.C.L.A. Close to shopping, com entry, prkg. gym. stainless steel appl., air conditioned, new great restaurants • 310/476-2181 • alcove fireplace, hrwd. flrs., designer and Metro. Close to shopping, fridge, laundry facility, • WESTWOOD • finishes, balcony, ceiling 213/364-8423 dining & schools. gated parking, intercom 550 Veteran Ave. fan, elevator, controlled entry, WiFi and more. • • • • • • MIRACLE MILE • access. Fitness ctr, yoga BRENTWOOD • 310/552-8064 • • 2 B d . + 615 S. Cochran Ave. 2 B a . room, wi-fi, skyview 11640 Kiowa Ave. Rooftop jacuzzi • • Single • • • • • • • lounge w/ outdoor fire• • • • •• • with panoramic Controlled access, Newly Updated place, laundry facilities. Very spacious, city views. on-sight laundry, 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath Easy freeway access a/c unit, kitchenette. granite counters, •••••••• 310/531-3992 213/382-102 1 Balcony, dishwasher, S A N T A M O N I C A microwave, intercom entry, on-sight laun- Close to Museums, a/c, heated pool, WiFi, 2600 Virginia Ave. elevator controlled • S p a c i o u s • dry, parking & WiFi. Grove & Restaurants. L O S A N G E L E S access, on-site laundry, • 3 Bd. + 2 Ba. • Very close to UCLA 401 S. HOOVER St. Approx. 1,100sf. & Westwood Village. H O L L Y W O O D parking. Close to • • • • • • • • 1769-1775 Patio, dishwasher, Brentwood Village, 310/208-5166 • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. N. Sycamore Av. Shops & Restaurants. on-site laundry, parking. • • • • • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. Close to school, freeway • • 310/826-4889 • WESTWOOD • Single & transportation. • • • • • • • • 1 0 9 0 5 O h i o Av e . • Bachelor 310/449-1100 BRENTWOOD Control access, pool, Controlled access, • •• The Carlton • dishwasher, elevator, laundry facility. •• 11666 Goshen Ave. SANTA MONICA • • on-site laundry 8 0 8 4 t h S t . Utilities Included. • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • (•)(•)(•)(•)(•) * * 323/851-3790 and parking. •• • Single+Loft+11/2 Ba. ** 1 Bd+Den+1Ba ** • Close to Everything. 213/385-4751 * * Wifi, Bright, controlled * * (•)(•)(•)(•)(•) access, balcony, Large, Unique & WiFi, central air/heat, Gorgeous. Fireplace, pool, elevator, fireplace, patio, balcony, dishwasher, laundry facility, prkg. controlled access, intercom entry, pool, elevator, parking, elevator, prkg., pool. Close To U.C.L.A. 310/477-6856 laundry facility. • Close to Beach •
WiFi, a/c, intercom tops, Laundry on each in kitchen, humongous intercom entry, laundry elevator, intercom closets, balcony, dry bar, facility, elevator, prkg. entry, on-sight laundry, floor, ELEVATOR-Intercom, entry, laundry facility, skylight, a/c, central • CHARMING & BRIGHT • gym, parking. Gated Parking, No Pets. elevator, parking, pool. heat, 2-car parking, CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., Close to Cedars, • Free WiFi Access • 323-252-5600 laundry facility. SHOPPING & 1 BLK. restaurants, shopping ~ 310/476-3824 ~ Exceptional Condition! & transportation. BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE TO WESTWOOD PARK.
BEVERLY HILLS
S E RV I C E
468
475
BAGS WANTED
Garage/Estate Sale
WANTED
ESTATE SALE
CHANEL, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA AND ALL HIGH-END DESIGNER HANDBAGS IN ADDITION TO
ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE AND EXOTIC SKINS. ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.
TOP DOLLAR PAID Call 310/289-9561
469 ANTIQUE FOR SALE
AUTHENTIC EARLY AMERICAN ANTIQUE FURNITURE ESTATE and VARIOUS SMALLS COLLECTION Please Call: 310/653-2551
FOR THE UPSCALE BUYER B E V E R LY H I L L S E S TAT E Fabulous lifetime collection of fine furniture, art, silver, glassware, and Chinese porcelain. Mosaic - "Splendid" pattern Lalique stemware Georgian silver, including solvers dishes, mans canteen Baccarat - Steuben - Lalique Glasses & Decanters Wallace sterling. "Golden Aegean Weave" Paintings - School Of Paris, etc. Collection of Chinese porcelain: Hong, Tang, Ming, and Ching Furniture: including French chairs, French chest, Empire sideboard China: 135 piece set of Red Aves China
500
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
AUTOS FOR SALE
MARCH 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th 10:00AM to 4:00PM
1994 VOLVO 960 ONE OWNER
By appointment only Call 310/288-1727
105K MILES Excellent Condition.
507 AUTOS WANTED
$2,600 Call 310/988-8188
507
CA$H FOR CAR$ WE WILL BUY YOUR CAR, RUNNING OR NOT!
AUTOS WANTED
WE BUY CARS HIGH-END & CLASSIC CAR CALL ERIC
310/345-1487
ALL TYPES OF CARS ANY YEAR • ANY MODEL
D I R E C T O RY
ANTIQUES BUY & SELL
HIGHEST CASH
PRICES PAID •••••••••• Antiques - Old Coins Tiffany Items Paintings - Objets d’Art Estate Jewelry: Gold - DiamondsVintage Watches Lalique - Art Glass Fine Porcelains: Meissen - Sevres Marble Statues Bronze Sculptures Clocks - Silver Furniture: French English - American One Item or Entire Estates Purchased For Cash. Prompt & Considerate Response to All Inquiries. House Calls O.K. ••••••••••
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MARCIA WILSON HOBBS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Frequent, regular and competitive elections are the hallmark of robust and functioning democracies. Since our City Council election was cancelled due to lack of candidates willing to step forward and run all attention has been turned to the upcoming Board of Education election this November. While this is generally early to begin campaigning for school board our election season has begun in earnest. A trademark of elections has been and continues to be running negative, using smear tactics, personal attacks and coordinated disinformation campaigns to discredit one candidate and promote another. While we all publically decry these tactics they work and that is why we continue to see these tactics used. Given all of the above it is no surprise our local papers‘ “Letters to the Editor” sections are filled with criticisms and attacks on individual school board members and the BHUSD in general. People are entitled to their opinions, beliefs and views. I will always encourage candidates to run and people to engage and actively participate in the electoral process but will work hard to separate fact from opinion. Recently a letter was written questioning the solvency of the district and the choices made by the Board of Education regarding district finances. Here are the facts: the board is not running a deficit and, in fact, should be commended for steering the ship through the deepest cuts to public education the state has seen in the history of public education. In fact, last year the district realized more than $1 million above projected revenue from property taxes. This year the district is anticipating $300k in property tax revenue over L.A. County projections along with over $1.6 million in developer fees being added to our bottom line. Based on the current 2015 budget this equates to a $700k surplus. It is because of the board’s decisions to go deep into basic aid, keep cuts as far away from classrooms as possible and creating an endowment that we were able to weather the financial storm and maintain positive certification of our budgets by the Los Angeles County Office of Education and the California Department of Education. We can disagree on how to interpret the facts but the numbers are the fact and these facts speak for themselves. Positive Certification of our budget through independent review and a $700k projected surplus. Brian David Goldberg, PhD, President of the BHUSD Board of Education , ****** The 12 people massacred in Paris earlier this year for utilizing their right of freedom of speech as well as the 4 Jews in a Kosher market are heroes and, as such, have brought to light a terrible problem facing the civilized world....that no place is safe from terrorism. Israel has been saying what is now finally being heard by the civilized world....that there is a world-wide terrorist problem with not only the killing of Jews but other people as well, in this case, French. Next time Hamas or Hezbollah decide to kill Jews, perhaps the western world will remember that it is the terrorists who are the problem and not the Jews. It is absurd that people like Abbas or Turkey's “Generalisimo” Erdogan thought their presence at the recent march in Paris will excuse their destructive rhetoric about Israel. Erdogan has become enemy #2 of Israel (Iran being #1), not counting terrorist states. Notable indeed standing alongside Prime Minister Netanyahu was the African president of Mali who has learned to appreciate and love the state of Israel, basically for what Israel has done for them. Let us hope that this magnificent reaction to terrorism will not be forgotten and serves to encourage understanding and compassion for Israel's battle against terrorists and struggle for peace. Pablo Nankin, MD
POLICE BLOTTER The following assaults, burglaries, robbery, identity and grand thefts have been reported by BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers. Reported losses in brackets. ASSAULTS 02/23 1000 Benedict Canyon Drive 02/24 200 South La Cienega Boulevard 02/27 9000 South Santa Monica Boulevard BURGLARIES 02/23 1000 Hillcrest Road 02/23 9000 Wilshire Boulevard ($1.420) 02/23 8000 Clifton Way 02/24 500 North Beverly Dr. ($720) 02/24 500 North Palm Drive ($30,750) 02/25 9000 Wilshire Boulevard ($2,100) 02/25 9000 Wilshire Boulevard ($15,600) 02/26 400 Shirley Place ($705) 02/26 Wilshire Boulevard/South Crescent Drive ($717) 02/26 9000 Olympic Boulevard ($717) 02/27 8000 Wilshire Boulevard ($1,250) 02/27 300 South Doheny Drive
02/27 300 South La Peer Drive 02/27 9000 Wilshire Boulevard ($460) GRAND THEFTS 01/17 300 North Palm Drive 01/28 400 N. Oakhurst Drive ($7,600) 02/20 9000 Brighton Way ($12,820) 02/24 700 Foothill Road 02/27 400 N. Canon Dr. ($4,800) IDENTITY THEFTS 02/17 100 S. Almont Dr. 02/23 300 S. Doheny Drive 02/23 300 N. Oakhurst Dr. 02/24 100 South Almont Drive 02/25 300 South Wetherly Drive 02/26 9000 Wilshire Boulevard 02/27 8000 Wilshire Boulevard 02/28 200 N. Palm Drive 03/01 500 N. Linden Drive
Cartoon for The Courier by Janet Salter
Astrology
By Holiday Mathis TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Mar. 6). This year you adapt to different circumstances. At first you'll fit in, and then you'll take charge, and ultimately you'll thrive. The next seven weeks show you getting a specialized education. Invest in June. You'll be promoted in an arena that matters to you in August. Family will celebrate you in September. Cancer and Sagittarius people adore you. PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Stick with the funny people. Laughter not only heals; it massages your insides. That's why the silliness and comedy you pursue (even when you are supposed to be working) are worthy endeavors. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). An African proverb says, "He who is carried on another's back does not appreciate how far off the town is." That's why you only carry those who truly need the lift. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). You wonder sometimes whether you are making a choice or the choice is making you. This is a dilemma, and your mindfulness of it will profoundly affect the future. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Do not proceed under the supposition that it's supposed to be a good time. Is family involved? Weird friends? Difficult co-workers? Expect that it's going to be a problem that's just the right size for you to solve brilliantly. CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you put the effort into being extremely clean, tidy and organized, you will also reap the benefit of this. You'll be respected and well thought of. You'll be chosen for something important. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When life teeters on the edge of boring, surprise chaos livens things up. Whew! That was close. It will take extra effort to set things straight again, but you'll laugh the whole time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are favored for the win in whatever games and battles you take on. Before you agree to the fight, make sure the win is worth fighting for. Make sure it's something that would benefit you in the long run. Think it through. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The good thing about getting more money than you were expecting (a rare and wonderful cosmic gift of the day) is that it not only gives you more options, but it also gives you more hope. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You don't practice childish ways, because you are past that age. As for your colleagues, you'll have to set an example and hope that they will follow. The day will bring a minor intervention. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Animals puff up when they are threatened. Fur or feathers stand on end; fish take in more air to appear bigger; people do the same thing. When you see this reaction, ask: What is this person afraid of? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Partnerships are either a pain or an adventure. There is no in-between today, so don't expect things to coast along. Tonight, open up your mind and heart, and something unexpected will happen. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You want to present something different to your people, but before you do, it's good to adjust your expectations of their reactions. Some like change; some don't. Everyone will need time to process the information.
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