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Local Realtors Join To Fight Lung Cancer At Del Mar Races Beverly Hills realtors Jerry Primack and Leah Steuer of the John Aaroe Group will join former California Real Estate Commissioner Paula Zinnemann and KFI radio host Tim Conway, Jr. at the Lung Cancer Foundation’s “Day at the Races” benefit Sunday at Del Mar ace track. LCFA advocate and lung cancer survivor Zinnemann’s late husband was Hollywood producer Ed Friendly who
founded the Thoroughbred Owners of California and served as its president for several years. Tickets ($150) include admission to the turf club, a gourmet buffet, cocktails and wine, a private betting window, and a silent auction atop the patio of the Il Palio Restaurant. Visit: www.lcfamerica.org/day_at_the _races_2012.html.
New Caregiver Provider Opens This Month Caregiver provider Home Helpers of Beverly Hills opened this month to offer residents at-home support. Cofounder, Leslee Deanes said Home Helpers contracts with licensed caregivers, the majority of whom are certified nurse assistants, to help with needs
that an older person might have, ranging from shopping to house cleaning to bathing and making sure medications are taken. Cost for services range from $20-$25 per hour. For information, visit www.beverlyhillscahomecare.com or call 310-691-
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places. 7.) Retains integrity from its period of significance. 8.) Has historic value. The commission decided that the “Pink Palace” met 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 and after an amendment proposed by Vice Mayor John Mirisch, the council unanimously agreed the hotel also met No. 2 and has direct associations with significant person. The council also agreed to name Sept. 12, 2012 as “The Beverly Hills Hotel Day”.
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cussed that youth and adult sports leagues could play games and hold practices in the gymnasium. “This is the first step in the La Cienega-fication of Roxbury Park,” resident Mickey Kaus told the council, referring to La Cienega Park, whose facilities are largely used by organized sports programs. Other residents expressed a similar fear for the future of Roxbury under the council majority's current directive. “It's a question of what's appropriate and turning Roxbury into La Cienega Park is simply not right,” resident Marilyn Gallup said. Administrators with the Beverly Hills Basketball League spoke out in support of “Plan D” Tuesday, stating that the high school was considering giving local leagues less time in the Swim Gym than it previously had to allow for more practice time for school sports teams. Under a Joint Powers Agreement between the City and the school district, the City pays BHUSD $10 million annually to use the school's facilities for recreational or athletic events. Board President Brian Goldberg told The Courier that Beverly High Principal Carter Paysinger informed the BHBL that if it was willing to push back the time of its adult bas-
BEVERLY HILLS “My grandmother and grandfather would be so honored to see this,” said Robbie Anderson, whose grandparents founded the hotel 100 years ago. The hotel was built by architect Elmer Grey and later updated by Paul Williams, both of whom are on the City’s recent list of Master Architects. The Cultural Heritage Commission made the decision to name The Pink Palace a historic landmark in May. “It’s difficult to say how long I’ve been waiting for this,” Mirisch said. “It’s quite special.”
ketball leagues on Monday and Tuesday nights by an hour, the time problem could largely be resolved. Goldberg also pointed to the recently-approved redevelopment plans for Hawthorne School, which included a fullsize indoor gymnasium the BHBL and other City recreational events could use. Plan D would also cause the outdoor full-court basketball court to shift from a northsouth facing court to a eastwest facing court, which would put one end of the court always in the eye of the sun. City Project Manager Donielle Kahikina admitted the layout was "not the ideal orientation." Mirisch noted under Plan D, kids might actually get less time to play basketball at the park. Currently, the park has one full-court basketball court and a half-court setup that are solely dedicated to basketball. Under Plan D, there would be a full-size court outside and the gym inside the multi-purpose room, but the indoor gymnasium wouldn't be available for basketball use 100 percent of the time, depending on what other events are scheduled. Residents also voiced concerns about the need for a large multi-purpose room in general. At Monday's liaison meeting, City staffers said the room could also be used for exercise classes (although the current proposal calls for a 2,000square foot exercise studio) and senior activities (residents noted that the proposed senior drop off point is located at the complete opposite end of the multipurpose room in the proposed floor plan for the nearly 20,000-square foot complex). “I just don't understand the multi-purpose room at all,” Rose Norton told the council. “If seniors want to use the multipurpose room, they have a long haul. We can't afford to build over 4,000-square feet and take away park land.” Mayor Willie Brien praised the design's net gain of about 2,100-square feet of green space, which has long been a desire of residents. Many residents noted, however, that the green space gained is adjacent to the parking lot, a less than desirable spot for picnics or children to play.