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Peninsula Beverly Hills Wins ‘Most Innovative Guest Experience’ Award

By Laura Coleman Since opening its doors in Beverly Hills in 1991, 24 years ago this month, The Peninsula has embodied modern luxury while striving to ensure that guests have sublime experiences. Last week’s leading luxury travel conference in Las Vegas further validated the hotel’s way of being with The Peninsula Beverly Hills winning the “Best of the Best” Virtuoso Award in “Most Innovative Guest Experience” at this year’s Virtuoso Travel Week.

Around 6,000 attendees par- Peninsula Beverly Hills Managing ticipated in the world’s largest “by Director Offer Nissenbaum with (see ‘PENINSULA’ page 16)

Dick Rosenzweig is featured in this week’s edition of the Beverly Hills Elder series.

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City Seeks Community Input On Dog Park At Tuesday Meeting

By Victoria Talbot The Recreation and Parks Commission will be asking the public for input on the dog park at their meeting Tuesday, August 25 at 2 p.m.

The off-leash dog park has been on the City's project list for some time. A top priority for Councilmember Lili Bosse when she was mayor last year, $400,000 had been budgeted for the capital improvement project.

Last year, the dog park was stalled when an unacceptable lev-

el of arsenic was discovered in the soil. However, the contamination can be contained with mitigation, according to a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration released last month.

Mitigation consists of removal and disposal of contaminated soil, followed by the placement of a permeable barrier covered in fresh topsoil. Arsenic is naturally present in soils throughout California, but former usage of the property elevated the levels detected in the (see ‘DOG PARK’ page 24)

Decorative Sleep: Putting Beverly Hills To Bed Since 1961 This year, The Courier celebrates 50 years in the community. Throughout the year, we will honor the legacy of excellence in Beverly Hills’ heritage businesses that have called the City their home since 1965 or earlier.

By Matt Lopez If there's one thing Dean Murray considers himself an expert in, it's how to get a comfortable night of sleep.

After all, Murray and his family have been helping Beverly Hills residents do just that since 1961 through Decorative Sleep, located at 257 N. Robertson Blvd.

So, the all-important question for Murray would have to be what exactly does a mattress expert like Murray sleep on himself?

"Whatever my wife tells me to sleep on," Murray joked. "But really, it's not any special kind of mat-

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tress. It's firm and it's old, but it works for me."

According to Murray, mattress shoppers often rush into the purchase without thinking about what they really need and sometimes do (see ‘DECORATIVE SLEEP’ page 24)

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Residents Agree: Beverly Hills Post Office Fails To Deliver

By Victoria Talbot When Beverly Hills residents and businesses experience disrupted postal services they should tell The Courier, said Marcia Hobbs, Courier President and Publisher.

The Courier’s office at 499 N. Canon Drive has its own problems; the building did not receive any mail Wednesday, except two books, for all the building’s tenants. No mail was delivered for three days last week.

Calls to the post office went virtually unanswered.

When the postage was finally delivered Wednesday, at 4:45 p.m., following several calls and trips to the post office, the postman said that all delivery was disrupted in the 90210-area. His services were

enlisted when he was about to clock out for the day.

"I was on my way home," he said, explaining that he delivers to another segment of the City. "The regular carrier is not

Have a post office horror story to share? E-mail: vtalbot@bhcourier.com or call 310-278-1322 and ask for Victoria.

here," he said.

Postmaster Koula Fuller did not answer or return calls from The Courier.

She has served the USPS in Beverly Hills since 1982. Beverly Hills generates $25 million in revenue annually with an (see ‘POST OFFICE’ page 16)

Moody’s Follows Standard & Poor’s Positive Outlook On BHUSD Bond

By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Unified School District received even more bright news this week when Moody’s assigned an Aa1 rating to the $76 million in General Obligation (GO) bonds that the district is planning to sell starting on Tuesday.

The 2015 GO bonds series is part of the BHUSD’s $334 million school-building bond that taxpayers voted for in 2008.

Moody’s positive outlook comes just a week after Standard & Poor’s upgraded the district’s bond rating from AA to AA+.

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trict’s strong tax base and socioeconomic profile, coupled with a healthy overall financial position and further entrenchment into basic aid status, could warrant an upgrade,” Moody’s reported to investors.

The district is currently working with Citigroup to issue the bonds, which are targeted to be offered for sale from Aug. 25 to Sept. 9. The bond will be due Aug. 1, 2032.

The bonds are expected to sell with a sub-3 percent interest rate, according to Chris Erhart, VP with Keygent LLC, which is overseeing the sale of the bonds. (see ‘BHUSD BOND’ page 24)

F R E E P H O N E S F O R P A R T Y P E O P L E — Demi Lovato, Gabrielle Union and Jamie Fox were just a few of the stars receiving gift phones during the Samsung launch of the Galaxy 6S Edge and Galaxy Note5 cellular phones at a private estate.

Others included Bryce Dallace Howard, Dwyane Wade, Tyrese Gibson, and more.

For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.

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NOTICE OF COMMISSION VACANCY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION – deadline to apply September 11, 2015 The Beverly Hills City Council is seeking qualified candidates to fill one vacancy on the Architectural Commission.

For more information on this Commission position, please visit the City’s website at www.beverlyhills.org or call the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 285-2400.

BYRON POPE, MMC City Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW SYNTHETIC TURF IN RESIDENTIAL FRONT YARDS AND SET STANDARDS FOR SYNTHETIC TURF LOCATED IN STREET SIDE YARDS THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND ALL FRONT YARDS Currently, the City does not allow synthetic or artificial turf in the front yard of single-family and multi-family properties. The City Council will consider a proposed ordinance to allow synthetic turf in residential front yards and set standards for synthetic turf in street side yards that are visible from the public right-of-way, as well as all front yards. Under the proposed ordinance, the installation of synthetic turf would require a building permit.

A resolution recommending standards to the City Council for the Ordinance was previously reviewed and adopted by the Planning Commission on August 19, 2015.

This Ordinance has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The adoption and implementation of the Ordinance is eligible for a class 5 categorical exemption for minor alterations in land use limitations and will not have a significant environmental impact. Accordingly, the City Council will consider finding the Ordinance exempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15305 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the Commission.

At the public hearing, the City Council will hear and consider all comments. All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter. Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The comments should be received prior to the hearing date.

Please note that if you challenge the City’s action in regards to this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at a public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the end of the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Timothea Tway, Associate Planner, Community Development Department, at 310.285.1122 or ttway@beverlyhills.org. The case file is on file at the Community Development Department and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210.

BYRON POPE, MMC City Clerk

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Incident At BHHS Oil Well Sheds Light On Risk Of On-Campus Drilling

BEVERLY VISTA — Beverly Vista Principal Christian Fuhrer and Assistant Principal Alyssa Para welcome back students to their second week of school. Fuhrer said he is particularly excited with the coming droughttolerant beautification projects that will make the school more attractive.

Beverly Vista Principal Christian Fuhrer Optimistic In Second Year Of Leadership

By Laura Coleman Beverly Vista Principal Christian Fuhrer started his second year of leading the Beverly Hills middle school with the same attitude of hard work and optimism that made him such a success at Hawthorne.

“Everything we do here, we send to the high school,” he said. “We want to make sure we’re sending good, educated humans, good characters, up to the high school.”

As part of Beverly Vista’s Character Education Program, the school is working with the Maple Center and using the John Wooden Pyramid of Success, which focuses on such things as respect and feelings of self-worth.

This year marks the first time the program will roll out school wide; last

year, the Pyramid was used in K-5.

As far as general well-being, Fuhrer said he is currently working on a plan to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the campus with drought-tolerant landscaping, in addition to working on a plan for a better security perimeter.

“Aesthetics make staff and students feel better,” he said.

And for the mind, the school is rolling out the district-wide K-8 STEM curriculum, which means it’s the first time K-5 and 8th graders will be taking STEM classes.

“It’s so exciting to be on the ground level of something new and beneficial to kids,” he said. “It’s the way we’re going. We really do need to be competitive and this will be one way to get there.”

By Laura Coleman Less than two weeks after the Department of Toxic Substances Control determined that the Beverly Hills High School lacrosse field had unacceptable arsenic levels, Venoco, Inc. reported that a “liquid release/spill” had occurred on Aug. 13.

Venoco currently has a lease with the Beverly Hills Unified School District and the City of Beverly Hills to operate the BHHS oil well, which sucks roughly 300 barrels of crude oil from beneath the ground on a daily base. It is the City’s one remaining operational oil well and Venoco’s lease is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2016.

BHUSD Chief Administrative Officer LaTanya Kirk-Carter, who was alert-

ed by Venoco to the incident roughly two-and-a-half hours after it occurred said: “It wasn’t dangerous.”

According to Venoco’s final incident report, as part of a “well maintenence operation” approximately 8 to 10 ounces of hydraulic fluid was released over the fence to the north of the well onto the BHHS dugout, which was empty at the time.

“The rig crew immediately stopped upon realizing there was not a hydraulic hose connected...to prevent the hydraulic fluid from escaping,” the report stated.

Kirk-Carter said she, along with security, personally confirmed that no liquid appeared to have hit the fence or (see ‘BHHS OIL’ page 25)

A rendering of the new commercial building at 257 N. Canon Dr, set to open sometime in late 2016/early 2017. Work began on the project Wednesday.

Construction Begins On New ThreeStory Canon Drive Commercial Building

Adopt one of these pets and receive a free month of food from Freshpet!

BETTER OFF WITH ZEDD–Zedd is a four-year-old, five-pound, male terrier mix pup. He is a sweet, scared little guy that has been being fostered by volunteers at ShelterHopePetShop.org since his owner passed away. Those interested in making Zedd a part of their family may contact Shelter Hope at 805-3793538.

By Matt Lopez Construction began Wednesday morning on a new three-story mixeduse commercial building on Canon Drive.

Hamid Gabbay of Gabbay Architects, the firm behind the design of the building, said the structure at 257 N. Canon Dr. will be “the largest construction in the business triangle.”

“It’s going to be a very contemporary design with a courtyard in the middle, skylight, balconies and much more,” Gabbay said. “It will have three-and-a-half levels of subterranean

parking that is above and beyond code.

The building will be very pedestrian friendly.”

The three-story building will be “about 40,000 square feet” Gabbay said and will feature a first floor of retail and offices on the second and third floors.

“There’s a strong demand for retail and offices in the area, but I don’t think the owners have committed to anybody yet,” Gabbay said of possible tenants.

According to Gabbay, the building is likely to be completed in about a year-and-a-half.

Local Music Exec Recovers Family’s Legacy in Art Stolen by Nazis Zues (AID#1556371) Amy (ID#A1562120) 4-year, male 2-year-old female Tosa/mix, 75 pounds. tabby

Melvin (ID#A564335) 4months, black male, 5 pounds.

The three pets to the left are are available at the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter, 11361 West Pico Blvd., LA, 90064. Visit www.laanimalservices.com or call 888-4527381.

Mable (ID#A1550266) 4years-old, female American Stafford/Terrier mix, 55 pounds

By Victoria Talbot For more than two decades, Beverly Hills resident Simon Goodman has searched the world, looking for lost family art treasures stolen by the Nazis during WWII. His book, The Orpheus Clock, is a tale of five generations and decades of detective work searching in a seemingly hopeless quest to find hundreds of pieces of art stolen by the Nazis and scattered across two continents.

Goodman’s fascinating story begins upon his father’s death when he received several boxes of papers forwarded by his father’s girlfriend.

Until then, Simon and his brother Nick had been only vaguely aware of their Jewish heritage, or of the family’s exalted history among the banking giants of Europe. Raised vaguely Luther-

an, they only knew their dad had traveled a lot.

“I had no idea; I didn’t realize or understand,” said Simon. “I thought he was setting the family affairs straight.”

The 1994 boxes were carefully preserved clues to finding hundreds of the family’s artworks and possessions, including paintings by old masters, Renaissance masters and Impressionists, carefully curated and purchased by the Gutmann family and selected to be taken over by Hitler and Goering.

Simon and Nick thus began a quest that has reframed the world’s perception of Jewish reparations and inspired others to claim their lost heritage.

Simon Goodman’s research revealed that great-grandfather Eugen Gutmann built the Bank of Dresden (see ‘STOLEN ART’ page 25)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beverly Hills Elder: Dick Rosenzweig – Playboy Pioneer, Volunteer, And Man For All Seasons Part 49 in a series on Beverly Hills residents who have grown with the Centennial City

By Laura Coleman When Dick Rosenzweig turned 80 earlier this month, his wife, Judy Henning, threw his octogenarian birthday bash in a place that has inspired fantasies in the minds of hundreds of millions, though few have actually been allowed entrance–the Playboy Mansion.

“She put the whole thing together,” Dick marvelled, noting that “Hef,” as in Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, was happy to offer up the famed Holmby Hills tudor-style estate to celebrate his employee of 58 years.

“She’s the love of my life and an important part of my life,” Dick continued about the onetime fashion model who claimed his heart shortly after they first met in 1968 through

producer Jean Doumanian at a rendezvous that also included Woody Allen.

The other huge part of Dick’s life has been Playboy, which he joined shortly after Hefner had created the magazine.

Dick Rosenzweig outside the Playboy Mansion “ T h e whole experience with Play- dous ride for all these years.”

Born in 1935 in the “great boy was really a life altering experience,” said Dick, who little city” of Appleton, Wisretired as the Playboy Enter- consin, Dick never imagined prises, Inc. executive vice pres- that his life would take him ident in 2011 but continues to much further than small town serve as a senior advisor and living. His family owned a steel director. “It has been a tremen(see ‘DICK ROSENZWEIG’ page 25)

Infiniti Of Beverly Hills To Host ‘A Taste Of Wine, Food & Travel’ Charity Event Next Thursday

By Matt Lopez Infiniti of Beverly Hills is teaming with several other Beverly Hills businesses to show its philanthropic spirit for a special charity event on Aug. 27.

“INDULGE | A Taste of Wine, Food & Travel” will benefit Partners for Potential, a Los Angeles based 501(c)3 organization serving more than 200 individuals with disabilities per per year in more than 15 different languages.

“It is our distinct pleasure to host this celebratory affair for our esteemed friends of the community,” said Infiniti of Beverly Hills General Manager

Special Offer For Courier Readers Concours d’Elegance, Tower

Use promo code COURIER for a 10% discount when purchasing tickets at: http://indulgebh.eventbrite.com Seth Waskow.

Among the many local eateries providing food will be newly-opened Spice Affair and Fresh Brothers.

Since its opening last year, Infiniti of Beverly Hills has made sizeable contributions benefitting the Beverly Hills Police and Fire departments, Beverly Hills International Music Festival, Beverly Hills Art Show, Greystone Mansion

Cancer Research Foundation, National Jewish Health, Celebrate Israel; and a substantial donation of $100K made to the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, helping to fulfill its mission to fund student enrichment programs.

The event runs from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Infiniti of Beverly Hills showroom at 8825 Wilshire Blvd.

To purchase tickets for the event, visit http://indulgebh.eventbrite.co m/. For more information on Partners for Potential, visit http://www.partnersforpotential.org/.

BEVERLY HILLS COURIER | AUGUST 21, 2015 Page 5 COURIER IN PARIS – The Kublicki family of Beverly Hills took a summer vacation in Europe, but made sure to bring their copy of The Courier along. The family visited Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna and the Trocadero in Paris, among much more.

Pictured right: Ava, Nicolas and Juliette Kublicki in front of the Eiffel Tower. To join the Kublicki’s in the “Carry The Courier” club, snap a photo of yourself with The Courier on your next trip and send it to mlopez@bhcourier.com.

Jewish Vocational Services To Host Women’s Conference, ‘Living Your Authentic Life’

By Alexander Amir Kashfi On Sept. 17 at the Skirball Cultural Center, Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) Los Angeles will host its 3rd annual Women to Women Conference, which is being presented by the JVS Women’s Leadership Network (WLN).

This year’s conference, ‘Living Your Authentic Life,’ will feature four highly accomplished professional women who can inspire others by sharing their trials and tribulations along the pathway to their success.

"The goal of the WLN is to inspire and support women who are finding their way in their careers and personal lives, while offering valuable networking opportunities to our members,” said Debbie

Powell, WLN co-founder and conference co-chair.

This year’s featured speakers include Dr. Kristi Funk, a surgeon and co-founder of the Pink Lotus Breast Center; Anita Mann, Emmy-winning choreographer, dancer and producer; Ethel L. McGuire, assistant chief airport police for Homeland Security and Intelligence; and Heather Thomson, designer of the fashion brand “Yummie,” entrepreneur and cast member of Bravo’s Real Housewives Of New York franchise.

Kiki Elrod, former Miss North Carolina and 2nd Runner-Up to Miss America, will serve as the event host.

For more information or to register, visit: www.jvsla.org /w2w.

TV Pioneer Director/Producer/Writer Bud Yorkin Dead At 89; Co-Developer Of All In The Family

By John L. Seitz Bud Yorkin, prolific film and TV director/producer/writer, died Tuesday at age 89 in his Bel-Air home.

Born in Washington, Pennsylvania on Feb. 22, 1926, he discovered a passion for writing comedy sketches while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After earning a degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon on a football scholarship, he started his TV career as a camera engineer for NBC and became a stage manager, and writer on its classic The Colgate Comedy Hour.

He then became director for shows starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, George Gobel, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jack Benny, Andy Williams, Don Rickles, Danny Kaye, Carol Channing, Duke Ellington and Fred Astaire. All of these earlier

shows he directed accumulated 14 Emmy wins and 49 nominations.

In 1959, Yorkin teamed up with writer Norman Lear to form Tandem Productions. He made his film directorial debut with Come Blow Your Horn, starring Frank Sinatra. Later he helmed Divorce American Style with Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds and Start the Revolution Without Me with Gene Wilder.

Yorkin and Lear developed the controversial sitcom All In The Family, which would become one of the most groundbreaking, and culturally influential comedies in history.

In 1973, he was named “Man of the Year” by the Television Academy and in 2002 was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame for his significant contributions to the medium’s history. In 2003, he received the David Susskind Lifetime

BOSTON PRIVATE– This week, Boston Private, a leading provider of wealth management, trust and private banking services, announced the opening of its new Beverly Hills office location at 225 N. Beverly Dr. The office is the firm’s 34th location nationally and its first on the West Coast to offer fully integrated wealth management services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Boston Private Wealth LLC. Bud Yorkin

Achievement Award in Television from the Producer’s Guild of America.

Yorkin is survived by wife Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, sons David and Michael, daughters Nicole and Jessica, and 4 grandchildren. A private funeral will be held.

Donations in his name may be made to the Motion Picture Home Fund (https://www.mptf.com/tributegift).

Beverly Hills Youth Tutoring Program Seeks Volunteers The Beverly Hills Academic Tutoring Program is seeking volunteers to work with elementary school children having social and/or academic difficulties.

Orientation is Tuesday, Sept. 8, 4-5:30 p.m. at Roxbury Park Auditorium. High school students will receive community service hours. For more info: contact Adrienne Weise at adriennetutor@gmail.com or call 310-285-6810

GEORGE CHRISTY

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o n a l d Trump and Melania Knauss married at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-bythe-Sea on January 22, 2005.

She wore a Dior ivory satin gown designed by John Galliano, with a 13-foot train and a 16-foot veil. Three thousand roses decorated the massive, 50-pound Grand Marnier wedding cake, and the reception filled M a r- a - L a g o ’s 17,000 square-foot ballroom.

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wned by billionaire Donald since 1985 (bought for $10 million), Mar-aLago, built in 1927, was the opulent estate of General Foods heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, whose daughter is Dina Merrill.

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he bride was born Melanija Knavs in 1970 in Slovenia, which adjoins Austria and Italy.

Her father Viktor Knavs supervised motorcycle and car dealerships, and mom Amalija Melania Knauss Trump begins worked in fashion. campaigning for husband Donald’s After winning a presidential candidacy next month. modeling contest at 17 in Ljubljana, Melania majored in architecture and design at the University of heir wedding at MarLjubljana.

It didn’t take a-Lago in Palm Beach wellong for Melania to be discomed many luminaries. covered by ID Models Including former New York Management founder Paolo mayor Rudy Guiliani, Matt Zampolli, who quickly Lauer, Hillary Clinton, booked her for Fashion Week Barbara Walters, Regis runway jobs in Paris, Milan Philbin, Kelly Ripa, Katie and New York. Relocating to Couric, Star Jones, Billy Manhattan in 1996, she was Joel, who serenaded the advised to change her name 450 guests with Just The to Melania Knauss.

Way You Are and a revised hip version of The Lady And elania was a The Tramp , based on The homebody, never an outLady Is a Tramp from the there girl … business-oriented, and did what a model should do … go the gym, rest and meet her bookings,” revealed Paolo to the New Page 6 | August 21, 2015

York Post . “One of her outings in 1998 happened at my Kit Kat Club party during New York’s Fashion Week.

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created it,” she says, “to repair, hydrate and renew the skin. Men like it a lot, too. I rubbed the moisturizer on my son Barron when he was a baby every day after his bath.”

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Bel-Air Soiree Celebrates LACMA’s Acquisition Of Renee Firestone Designs From The Collection Of Rita Lawrence

WESTFIELD CENTURY CITY–Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Westfield co-CEO Peter Lowy yesterday for a preview of the $800 million modernization of Westfield Century City. Phase I is set to open by the holiday season of 2016, with the full renovation set to be complete by Spring 2017. “This marks a new beginning...that has been over a decade in the making,” Lowy told the group of community leaders, local residents and passersby who gathered at the shopping mall for yesterday afternoon’s ceremony. Lowy said that when he purchased the shopping center in 2002, it wasn’t serving the community the way it should. The expansion creates a 1.2 million square foot open-air showcase for more than 200 retail shops and over 50 dining options. Once complete, the revamped Westfield will boast a Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom and Macy’s. In Garcetti’s remarks, the mayor mistakenly noted that the subway was going to be on Santa Monica before quickly correcting himself in front of all the union and Metro representatives at the ceremony.

By Laura Coleman When Damon Lawrence’s mother Rita Lawrence passed away over a decade ago, he knew there was one thing he couldn’t part with: his mother’s collection of Renee Firestone apparel. On Wednesday, at his Bel-Air home, he and his wife hosted a party to celebrate the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s acquisition of his mother’s collection.

Following Firestone’s pioneering work in the 1960s and 1970s which lined Saks Fifth Avenue windows in Beverly Hills and adorned the bodies of free-spirited women, her design career took second stage to her efforts to educate others on the Holocaust, from which she herself survived.

“I basically forgot about my work as a designer,” said Firestone, a longtime Beverly Hills resident, who has devoted the past four decades of her life to shining a light on the Holocaust and other genocides.

LACMA Curator of Costume and Textiles Kay Spilker, who spearheaded the acquisition, characterized Firestone’s MidCentury colorful contemporary designs as a turning point for women’s fashion.

“It is going to complete our collection,” she said. “You’re very important in California design.”

RENEE FIRESTONE AT LACMA–Pictured above (from left): hosts Damon and Marian Lawrence; Klara Firestone (Renee’s daughter), Kaye D. Spilker, curator of LACMA's Costume and Textiles department, Renee Firestone and BHHS principal David Jackson, whose mother survived the Holocaust together with Firestone.

PROJECT INSPIRED–Montage Beverly Hills’’ Rooftop Conservatory was the place to be when Nicole Weider (pictured with husband, Eric) celebrated the launch of her book, Project Inspired: Tips And Tricks For Staying True To Who You Are. Nicole is the founder of Project Inspired, the largest faith-based Internet site for teen girls in the world, www.projectinspired.com. Among the attendees were teen girls who came from all corners to meet their mentor. Nicole's book, which is published by Zondervan Publishing, a division of Harper Collins, offers a comprehensive guide to the issues facing teen girls in today's world.

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BEVERLY HILLS

- Paid Advertisement To Isabel Hacker and Mel Spitz, “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” — H.L. Mencken I feel compelled to publicly address both of you to set the record straight and to stop your ceaseless campaign of misinformation. I am puzzled as to why you both feel the need to scare the electorate in order to win a seat on the Board of Education. As everyone knows, you both are running, but I am not. Might I suggest that you both focus on real issues facing this district, instead of engaging in the politics of division, demagoguery and hyperbole? Your campaign literature and websites are rife with simplistic “sky is falling” rhetoric that is not supported by the facts.

We are all entitled to our own opinions but not our own facts.

So, here is the snapshot in real time of our District.

District Finances: • Positive Certification for the District Budget the last four years.

• 10+ million endowment fund created to provide economic stability.

• Reserves are at over 22 percent, currently one of the highest in the state.

• Standard & Poor’s upgraded District’s credit rating to AA+ cited property wealth, Basic Aid Status and good management practices as rationale.

• Moody’s assigned Aa1 with a positive outlook. The only School District in California to have this rating and positive outlook.

• Successfully transitioned district from Revenue Limit to Basic Aid status, generating tens of millions of additional revenue for the district over the past 4 years and funded multiple first time programs.

Academic Achievement: • First time in history of the Academic Performance Index (API) that all four K-8’s above 900, placing all four schools in the top 10% of all schools in the State.

• First time in the history of the District that a school (Hawthorne) has been selected California “School to Watch”.

• Successfully launched and expanded Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) K-12 curriculum. Our program has been so successful that our Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Tedford has been invited for the past three years to be a speaker at the State’s annual STEM Conference.

• Successfully launched and expanded the first ever “Academy” at the High School, with our highly successful and popular “Medical Academy”.

• Raised graduation requirements at Beverly to align with the A-G CSU/UC Admissions standards.

• Hired a stellar Dean of College Admissions, improving our college acceptances.

Extra-Curricular Achievements: • First Boys’ Varsity Basketball State Championship since 1969.

• Girls’ Varsity Tennis Team won Ocean League Championship.

• Robotics program is nationally ranked and recognized and took 1st place in several state and national competitions.

• High School Marching Band has been invited to participated for the second time in four years in London New Year’s Day Parade.

• First time in the history of Beverly Hills High School that students from our AcaDeca team were invited to compete at Nationals.

Facilities: • Cleaner and safer campuses throughout the District, and active abatement of unsafe and hazardous materials.

• Continuing to design to build the future campus at BHHS. • Horace Mann construction is on budget and on time.

Yelling “fire” in a crowded theater is not the way in which to run an issue-oriented campaign. How do you hope to build a consensus on the Board when you both run campaigns that deliberately mislead the voters and distort reality with gross exaggerations concerning the District? More alarmingly, what does this reckless disregard for the truth say about your respective campaigns? Is this the hallmark of good leadership and integrity?

Mel, sadly, you tell the voters that the District is nearing insolvency despite the fact that there are 10 million dollars in an Endowment (see: Fund 17). Allow me to give you a blinding glimpse of the obvious: when a district has nearly $10 million in reserves, by what authority does the state of California put BHUSD in receivership? How does a district managed by a “flawed” Board receive a bond rating of AA+, up from an AA rating? I know facts are pesky, inconvenient, little stubborn things, but Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s— two internationally respected, recognized, and independent credit-rating agencies— might know a bit more about forecasting financial solvency than you and your simplistic doom and gloom rhetoric. Our school District is not as you claim “at an all-time low academically.” How intellectually dishonest it is to “cherry pick” facts without context or empirical data to support your disingenuous claims. I implore you to look at real data—both qualitative and quantitative—of academic performance throughout our District. The world has changed dramatically since you sat on the Board nearly 40 years ago, but apparently, you have not.

In regards to the Karen Christiansen / Strategic Concepts judgement, the Board inherited this lawsuit from a previous Board who hired this company and awarded a non-competitive bid for 6.5 percent of the $334 million bond, Measure E. The decision is on appeal and based upon ruling by the Court of Appeal in a different case involving the city of Fresno, it is fully anticipated that the judgement against the District will be overturned. In particular, the Court of Appeal decided that Government Code Section 1090–involving conflicts of interest–applies to independent contractors like Karen Christiansen and Strategic Concepts. There is no question but that Karen Christiansen and Strategic Concepts had a conflict of interest since they persuaded a prior Board to leave them in charge of the District’s facility management at a much higher rate than they were previously earning doing the same job for the District.

As a matter of fact, Karen Christiansen /Strategic Concepts caused the District to enter into an agreement with a Fortune 20 company, while she was being compensated by that entity. When our Board discovered this double dealing, a $7 million rebate was negotiated, the greatest this District has ever received.

I hope your campaigns will be governed by the issues rather than personal attacks, — Lisa Korbatov Governing Board Member, Beverly Hills Unified School District

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ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T MOCA To Honor Susan Gersh, Marilyn

Minter At Distinguished Women Luncheon The ninth Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Distinguished Women in the Arts Luncheon will honor MOCA Trustee Susan Gersh and artist Marilyn Minter, Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Beverly Wilshire.

The event was established in 1994 to recognize the many gifted women providing leadership and innovation in the visual arts, dance, music and literature.

• Gersh is a philanthropist and art

collector with deep roots to the museum and the broader L.A. art community.

Her mother-in-law Bea Gersh was recognized at the inaugural MOCA Distinguished Women in the Arts event.

• Minter’s work is part of MOCA’s permanent collection and she is a leading feminist in the arts community.

Proceeds from the luncheon support MOCA’s exhibition and education programs.

Laura Korman Gallery Opens With Rohrbacher’s ‘Mirror - Mirror’ Exhibition The Laura Korman Gallery will feature artist Katherine Rohrbacher in the gallery’s opening exhibition, “Mirror | Mirror: Introspective Reflections,” through Sept. 19, with a public reception from 5-8 p.m., Saturday, Sept.5, at the gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Suite D-2, Santa Monica.

Korman, an area native, is the daughter of famed comedy veteran Harvey Korman, one of the stars of The Carol Burnett Show.”

She followed her own artistic path, earning a B.A. from Scripps College, and a M.A. from New York University..

In her career in arts administration, sales, and marketing “Wallflower” by Katherine Rohrbacher she was director at TAG Gallery flourishes of ornate damask and floral for three years, before opening her own patterns reminiscent of vintage wallpagallery. pers L.A.-based artist Rohrbacher’s latest Rohrbacher received her BFA in collection is a series of self-portraits of 2005 from The School of the Art Institute her dealing with lupus. of Chicago, with a concentration in Drawing imagery from fairy tales painting. She is a member of the L.A. Art such as Alice in Wonderland and animal Association. folklore, Rohrbacher inserts herself as For more information, call 310-828subject as well as artist of her own per- 1883 or visit www.larugakormansonal myth, overlayed with glitter amidst gallery.com.

‘Crayons’ Coming To LACMA In Family Event Drew Daywalt, author of New York Times bestseller The Day The Crayons Quit (110 weeks and counting) and its sequel The Day The Crayons Came Home (released Aug. 18), is making a special appearance at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA) Andell Family Sunday program, with a reading from 1:30-2:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 23.

Capitalizing on the book’s theme that “every crayon counts,” the event will feature a gently-used crayon drive

hosted by local non-profit the Crayon Collection. All crayons collected are donated to Title 1 schools.

The event, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the museum, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., will feature activities for kids and families, and is free and open to the public.

Universal Pictures recently announced its preemptive acquisition of the film rights to The Day The Crayons Quit, with Madhouse Entertainment to produce and Matt Lopez set to script.

M U LT I C U LT U R E AWARD–The Los Angeles Nollywood Film Awards Association (LANFAA), presented its “2015 Multiculture Award” to Jarvee Hutcherson, president of Beverly Hills-based Multicultural Motion Picture Association, for his outstanding contributions in diversity for TV and the Cinematic Arts. Pictured (from left): Amelia Johnson (Ms. Philippines), actress Debbie Day, honoree Hutcherson, and award presenter Paul Drago.

Photo by Sheri Determan

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H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S

Health Happenings....

CHLA Selected To Take Part In NIH Disrupt’s Shopping Event Sunday At Theory Study On Transgender Youth To Benefit Stop Cancer, Support Research

Distrupt, an organization working to give milenials a change to support nonprofit is working to fight—and disrupt— cancer.

The organization has partnered with Theory and Stop Cancer and will hold a free and open to the public “champagne and exclusive shopping experience from 5-8 p.m., Sunday, Aug 23 at Theory, 408 N. Beverly Dr.

Twenty percent of all sales proceeds will go to Stop Cancer to fund research.

Guests will be able to peruse racks of hand-picked Theory clothes—including special picks from fashion bloggers like Kristina Bazan—enjoy champagne provided by Luc Belaire and listen to the sounds of up-and-coming musicians Stanaj and Mister Blaqk.

Ann-Margret To Be In Spotlight At Disabled Veteran Business Alliance Breakfast Entertainment icon Ann-Margret will be honored by the Disabled Veteran Business Alliance (DVBA) during its “Salute to Veterans Day Breakfast, at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13 at the Beverly Hilton.

She will be presented with the DVBA’s Charles Durning Patriotism Award. A WW II U.S. Army veteran who participated in the Normandy Invasion, Durning went on to become a renowned character actor, and like Ann-Margret, lent his star power to recognize and honor veterans.

Throughout her career, Ann-Margret has made it a priority to entertain U.S. military troops around the world. Long before Bob Hope called on her, the entertainer's dedication took root when she embarked on her first USO tour in 1960

to entertain U.S. troops over Christmas break with a few college classmates.

Soon after her professional career took off, she received a Ann-Margret petition signed by more than 3,000 troops stationed in Vietnam asking the star to travel overseas to perform for them in 1966.

Ann-Margret toured three times with the USO, appearing in numerous Bob Hope Christmas Show Specials held for troops in Southeast Asia. She became known for stopping at dangerous check(see ‘VETERANS,’ page 13)

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Dr. Johanna Olson of CHLA and USC’s Keck School of Medicine, have been chosen as one of four sites to take part in a five-year, multi-center study which will be the first in the U.S. to evaluate the longterm outcomes of medical treatment for transgender youth.

Funded with a $5.7 million award from the National Insitutes of Health, the study will provide evidence-based information on the physiological and psychosocial impact, as well as safety, of hormone blockers and cross-sex hormone use in this population.

“We are pleased to see transgender medicine taking its place on the national health agenda,” said Olson, medical director of the Center for Transyouth Health at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. “Results of this study will help physicians across the country provide the best and safest possible care for transgender youth.”

The study—set to begin this fall— will include 280 transgender youth with gender dysphoria—those who are persistently distressed by the incongruity between their gender of identity and the gender they were assigned at birth.

Participants will be those who seek medical intervention to align their physical bodies with their gender identity and alleviate gender dysphoria and its associated negative effects, includ-

ing anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

Included will be youth from two age groups: younger children in early puberty, who will receive hormone blockers, called GnRH agonists, used Dr. Johanna Olson to suspend the process of puberty – preventing the development of undesired secondary sex characteristics; and older adolescents, who will begin use of masculinizing or feminizing cross-sex hormones that allow them to go through the “right’ puberty”– consistent with their gender of identification.

For the cohort in the earliest stages of puberty, the study will evaluate the impact of treatment on mental health, psychological well-being, physiologic parameters and bone health, and will document the safety of hormone blockers. In the older group, the study will document the safety of administering cross-sex hormones for phenotypic gender transition, as well as evaluate its impact on mental health, psychological well-being, and certain metabolic/physiological parameters.

LA Dance Marathon To Benefit Children’s Hospital Coming To The Greek Theatre The LA Dance Marathon, a highenergy philanthropic dance party benefitting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), will be from 6-10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23 at The Greek Theatre, 2700 Vermont Ave. Produced in partnership with Nederlander Concerts, the event will give L.A.’s professional millennials a chance to come together for an after-

work celebration to enjoy dancing, entertainment, networking opportunities and moments with CHLA families.

Food and alcohol will be served at both general admission and VIP levels.

Attendees must be 21 or older to enter.

Registered dancers can create company or social fundraising teams and will have a personalized experience that includes event merchandise, social media engagement and recognition from CHLA. Corporate Sponsorship, engagement and in-kind opportunities are also available.

For event details and to register as a dancer or purchase tickets, visit CHLA.org /LADanceMara thon.

Dancers can use the promo code EarlyBirdFTK for $10 off their registration fee.

General admission tickets are $40 and VIP tickets are $100.

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Tips And Solutions For Helping A 19-Year-Old Get A Good Night’s Sleep Q- Dear Dr. Fran: My 19-yearold daughter stays up all night until 2 and 3 a.m. I don’t know how to help her go to bed earlier. Can you give me some suggestions?

John H. A. Dear John: Adolescents and young adults hate to be told what to do. For this reason, you can’t direct her on what she should do. Perhaps, you might print out my “Top 4 Mistakes and Solutions for Young Adults and Sleep.” Good luck and sweet dreams.

Mistake: Many teens and young adults have become anxiously attached to their electronics including computer, iPhone, smartphone, iPad and so on. The more you check your device the

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points to greet “all the 2003, the USO presented her its Spirit of Hope Award.

The DVBA works to empowers, provides resources to, and works side-by-side with disabled veterans to support them in establishing and sustaining business enterprises. Its mission is to help all service-disabled veterans who want to achieve financial rehabilitation through entrepreneurship and to support legislation promoting that goal.

Sponsorship and ticket purchasing information is available at www.dvba.org or 916-9280900.

more fuel you are feeding this addictive behavior and revving up versus winding down to go to sleep.

Solution: Create your own reasonable curfew/bedtime.

Make a solemn commitment to turn off all electronic devices at curfew time, then turn them back on in the morning. You will begin to develop confidence and security knowing your messages, texts, and emails are there, secure, and waiting for you to retrieve the next day.

Mistake: Drinking too many caffeine-packed drinks.

Teens drink lots of soft drinks, energy drinks, coffee, tea and chocolate. The caffeine’s power surge can wind you up to stratospheric heights that take

Dr. Fran Walfish Answers Your Questions hours to come down from.

Solution: Avoid caffeine after midday. At bedtime, drink milk or eat ice-cream, frozen yogurt, cheeses and other dairy products. The tryptophan in milk is a calming, anti-anxiety natural ingredient. It truly helps to relax you and prepare you to let go of the day and fall off to sleep.

Mistake: Teens and young adults often run high-energy all day and night long until they collapse into bed.

Solution: Create a nighttime routine for yourself that includes a light protein rich dinner and bath. Read in bed or dim the lights and turn on soft music.

Whatever your pleasure; make sure you facilitate an environment that fosters settling down and relaxing into sleep mode.

Mistake: The most erratic sleep schedule we sustain in our lifespan is during our late teens and 20s. Often, young folks stay up way late into the early morning hours and then sleep in the next day until noon or early-mid afternoon Solution: Do your best to establish and maintain regularity and consistency in the times you go to sleep and wake up.

Make it reasonable. If, for exam-

ple, you like to party on the weekends, then keep a reasonable sleep schedule during the weekdays.

Our bodies are clocks that respond sensitively to repetition.

If I go to bed 4 nights in a row at 2 a.m. by the fifth night, I won’t be able to fall asleep before 2 a.m. Your body’s clock rhythm is teachable. If you practice going to bed at 11 p.m. on weekdays consistently, by night number 5 you will nod off and fall asleep at 11 p.m. Your body will do what you teach it to.

Fran Walfish is the author of The Self-Aware Parent at w w w. D r. Fra n Wa l f i s h . c o m .

Send questions To franwalfish@gmail.com.

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S OUTLOOK Jimmy Dore (KPFK’s The Jimmy Dore Show) will headline “Stand Up! A Night of Comedy,” at 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 28 at the Malibu Playhouse, 29243 Pacific Coast Hwy. Hosted and produced by Michael Schirtzer, the show will feature Tre’ Stewart (BET, Comedy Store) Erica Rhodes (Comedy Bang! Bang!), Matt Donaher (Conan), Olivia Harewood and Ben Gonzalez (FOX) and Aiko Tanaka (Nuvo) with special guest Laura Kightlinger.

Tickets are $10 online, $15 at the door. To purchase and for information, visit www.MalibuPlayhouse.org or email info@malibuplayhouse.org.

• • • • • The Palisades Symphony will present afree concert performance of Puccini’s La Boheme, led by Director/Conductor Joel B. Lish, at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 30 at Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset Blvd. (corner of El Medio).

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“Gyre: The Plastic Ocean,” a traveling exhibition from Alaska’s Anchorage Museum exploring the complex relationship between humans and the ocean in a throwaway culture, where plastic packaging finds its way into our ocean biosphere and then into the hands of artists opens Wednesday,

Sept. 2 at USC’s Fisher Museum of Art, 823 Exposition Blvd. (and runs through Nov. 21).

The exhibit features work of art made of trash collected from gyres (rotating ocean currents) and beaches. Some artists in the show, like Anne Percoco, collect materials to create community-based work that is often tactile and playful, meanwhile L.A.-based artists Dianna Cohen and Cynthia Minet create artworks designed to make the viewer think about the overbearing outcomes of contemporary ways of life.

The free museum is open from noon-5 p.m., TuesdayFriday and noon-4 p.m., Saturday.

For more information of the show’s only stop in California, call 213-740-4561 or email fmoa@usc.edu.

• • • • • Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of “Mummies: New Secrets From the Tombs,” the first touring exhibition of America’s largest collection of mummies from Egypt and Peru, Sept. 18-Jan. 18, 2016 at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM), 900 Exposition Blvd.

Organized by the Field Museum in Chicago, the exhibition provides a rare, up-close look at a selection of more than 20 mummies, richly decorated coffins, sarcophagi, mummification tools, and mummies of animals, many of which have never been on public display.

Timed tickets for the show, open from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, include museum general admission, and are $22 for adults, $19 for seniors and students, and $10 for children 312.

For exhibition highlights, programming, and more, visit nhm.org/mummies.

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Another Roger Lefkon Phobia

THE FEAR OF DRONES There I was in my back yard peering into a modest version of the multi billion dollar Hubble Space Telescope while searching the solar system for signs of life. As an amateur astronomer my guiding principle has always been “start the day with a Milky Way”--a shout out to the galaxy not the chocolate bar which is a product of Mars, the candy company not the planet.

As I gazed aloft, my telescope picked up a frightening object resembling a giant camouflaged insect hovering above me. I was overcome with fear as a strange voice rang out: “I seem to be lost and my payload is getting heavy, can you point me in the direction of Afghanistan?” As we stared at one another, sizing each other up, the eerie voice continued: “Before leaving, I’d like to chart a course that includes a fly over the Playboy mansion to check out the heavenly bodies that allegedly roam the grounds.” Welcome to the scary world of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles better known as drones.

Is it a wasp? … a spider? … a fly? …a lizard? Is it Paris Hilton’s teacup Pomeranian? No it’s actually a drone inspired by insects and animals which are no longer the exclusive toy of the military but now invading the U.S. skies. Yes, drones have moved from the battlefield to the home front and, like the people they threaten, these pilotless aircraft come in all shapes and sizes. They have created a unique climate of fear and you are unlikely to hear them coming.

The specter of a “surveillance society” has become a reality and while law enforcement agencies, casino operators watching for card counters, divorce attorneys on the trail of cheating spouses, environmentalists monitoring ice floes, families looking for lost children, dogs and grandparents.

The unscrupulous paparazzi now have their own intimidating drones and no longer have to rely on SUVs, scooters, skateboards and segways to track down and corner their celebrity prey. Spying on your neighbors and bypassing their electrified fences and attack dogs will be a piece of cake. Say goodbye to privacy and hello to viewing the folks next door skinny dipping in their pools. The good news is I will be able to cross “Peeping Tom” off my bucket list. Delivering Christmas gifts will never be the same as Santa Claus sends Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Blitzen and the rest of the reindeer clan out to pasture and replaces them with a fleet of yuletide robots.

I decided to see how effective these airborne machines are in tracking people so I purchased one with a high resolution infrared camera capable of seeing through walls. The drone’s mission was to follow my significant other as she made her way through the day while I was comfortably seated in my very own mission control room with my laptop rigged to see whatever the camera transmitted.

Her first stop was a nail salon in Beverly Hills where a considerable amount of time and battery power was expended while she selected a color for her nails eventually deciding on “baby blue”-- the color of my eyes. A sure sign that a sexual interlude was within reach. It was then on to Pilates where she turned off her cell phone, an obvious move to keep me at bay and like the quest for the Holy Grail, embarked on a rigorous routine to tone her abs. After a quick Cobb salad at Walter’s Cafe, where the camera reveled her deftly substituting extra turkey for a hard boiled egg, our subject made a final pit stop at the supermarket where the UAV caught her in the act of squeezing avocados and sampling blueberries when no one was watching, no one that is except the spy in the sky who at this moment was ensconced behind the cold cereal display.

The day and the drone activity ended where it had begun--at the garage of our house which after being registered on the NoFlyZone website had been declared off limits to drones. We all know how well the National Do Not Call Registry, prohibiting telemarketing calls, has worked so I don’t expect our airspace to be drone free for very long. In this shrinking drone filled world it would be prudent to keep in mind that while you can run–you can’t hide.

Roger Lefkon is author of The World Is A Really Scary Place

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SPOTLIGHT: Nominees for the Will Rogers Lifetime Achievement Award

By Victoria Talbot On Oct.15, Beverly Hills will celebrate the inaugural Will Rogers Awards in a red carpet event at the Montage Hotel. This event celebrates leaders in business and real estate, and the scions of architecture in Beverly Hills. Proceeds from the gala will benefit the Beverly Hills Community Charitable Foundation with funds to be directed to the Friends of Beverly Gardens Park for the continued restoration efforts. The following is a profile of the nominees for the Lifetime Achievement Award in Real Estate.

Jeff Hyland is president of Hilton & Hyland Real Estate, cofounded with Rick Hilton in 1993.

The firm is the largest boutique on the Westside with annual sales Jeff Hyland of approximately $3 billion from its single office on North Cañon Drive. One of the most enduring legends in Beverly Hills real estate, he began his career in Beverly Hills in 1968. In 1975, Hyland became a broker, opening the firm of Alvarez, Hyland and Young. A Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Beverly Hills Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors, Jeff served as former president of the Beverly Hills Board of Realtors as well as a five years as state director for the California Association of Realtors.

Jeff is also the founding member of Christie’s International Real Estate. He is often quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The London Times, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. A noted historian with a passion for architecture and local history, Jeff co-authored two editions of The Estates Of Beverly Hills, assisted in the publication of two books on architect Wallace Neff, and recently wrote and published The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills.

Among his philanthropies, Jeff is a boardmember of Friends of Greystone in Beverly Hills.A native of Little Holmby, Jeff has resided with his artist wife Lori in Beverly Hills for over 25 years.

••• Consistently ranked in the top one-percent of C o l d w e l l Banker’s realtors internationally, Linda May is one of Los Angeles’ most dedicated and successful Linda May real estate brokers. Her outstanding reputation is a result of more than her expertise in marketing properties with architectural significance. Through her cultural and social involvement, Linda has gained an intuitive understanding of the city’s everevolving high end neighborhoods, leading her to hundreds of successful real estate transactions among the City’s most prestigious denizens. Linda first established herself in Los Angeles’ highly competitive luxury real estate market with a record-breaking $13.7 million home sale, a feat she gracefully maintains as exemplified by her$46 million

home sale in Bel Air. Linda became one of the first brokers to create a personal brand identity, a now necessity used by many real estate professionals and colleagues. Linda May Properties maintains the strength and success as an independent division, while being enhanced by the support of Coldwell Banker’s managerial and legal expertise through Coldwell Banker International Previews.

Linda’s outstanding reputation through the West Los Angeles and strategic marketing skills that have allowed her to become the top echelon of the who’s who in this ever growing luxury market. Lindas philanthropy includes MOCA, LACMA and the Los Angeles Philharmonic; but her greatest satisfaction is serving on the board for the Wallis Center for Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

••• In the luxury real estate market, Beverly Hills real estate agent Jade Mills is renowned among colleagues and clients alike for her integrity, loyalty and professionalism. For Jade Mills 2012, Jade was ranked the #1 real estate agent in the world for Coldwell Banker and achieved the highest sales volume on record of any agent in Coldwell Banker history. Jade continued into 2013 surpassing $3 billion in career sales, and over $350 million in 2014.

An expert in luxury properties, Jade represents buyers and sellers throughout Los Angeles including Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, Holmby Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, and the Hollywood Hills.

Jade was named the International Ambassador for Coldwell Banker in recognition of her established global relationships realtors in International markets at Jade Mills Worldwide.

With over 30 years of real estate experience, Jade Mills has facilitated over $3.5 billion in real estate transactions in fewer than 14 years.

A mother of four, Jade has participated in the Beverly Hills School System for many years. She currently serves as a board member on the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and is on the board of governors at Cedars-Sinai.

Jade’s personality and style blend exceptionally well with the perseverance and stamina that have earned her a reputation as one of the most trusted and admired real estate professionals in her area.

••• Joyce Rey, executive director, Coldwell Banker Previews International, has spent more than four decades in the luxury real estate market, setting record after record. She was ranked the #1 Joyce Rey Coldwell Banker Real Estate agent internationally. All over the prestigious neighborhoods of Southern California, she has amassed (see ‘WILL ROGERS’ page 18)

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appointment only” travel show for luxury travel buyers and vendors, now in its 27th year.

“It is an absolute honor to be recognized by Virtuoso at this year’s Best of the Best hotel awards,” said The Peninsula Managing Director Offer Nissenbaum. “We want to thank the local community and all our valued guests for their support year after year. Equally important, we need to acknowl-

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operating budget of $10 million, according to her LinkedIn page.

Clearly, dissatisfaction with the Beverly Hills Post Office is widespread.

The Courier is starting a new feature. In our online edition, we invited our readers to submit their post office stories for publication in The Courier.

We believe we hit a nerve: within minutes of the eblast, we began to receive phone calls and emails.

One resident, who wished to remain anonymous, wrote: “I have had a PO Box at the main B.H. branch on Maple Drive for years,” wrote one reader. “This past year the mail has been a nightmare. I receive all business correspondence at this PO box where often the mail has been several weeks late or ‘lost.’ This is especially frustrating for my tenants who have had to send additional rent checks to me and make two payments on the original checks. Some of the mail that I receive late must have been lying on the post office floor because the envelopes are dirty and have show tread marks on them . . . If you have any sug-

edge our outstanding team who are essential to the DNA of The Peninsula Beverly Hills and without which this achievement would not be possible.”

Nissenbaum told The Courier that his staff goes above and beyond to ensure that guests have memorable, personalized experiences. For example, the guest services team is tasked with finding out as much as they can about what guests like.

“The whole idea is really about sending the message to

each guest that we really and truly care about them,” he said.

Nissenbaum, who has spent almost eight years as The Peninsula’s GM, emphasized the importance of talking to guests.

“My style of management is very hands on,” he said. “I really believe to run a successful hotel like The Peninsula, you really need to have your pulse on the guest experience and want they want.”

Nissenbaum estimated that 70 percent of guests are repeat

clientele.

“People always say like they feel like they’re coming home here,” he described.

Elements like no check-in or check-out time, clothes storage, monogrammed pillow cases and having the room service menu available for guests to order from in the car from LAX are just a handful of perks that differentiates The Peninsula.

“The success of The Peninsula in Beverly Hills is all about the people who work here,” he

gestions or ideas how to rectify this, please let me know.”

Another resident who wished to remain unnamed, told of how the postal service left notes of delivery failure of a table, but never tried to deliver the package, claiming it was too big. The table had been delivered from the East Coast and if the recipient had not gone to the post office, it would have been returned, the resident said. That saga is currently a court case.

Another anonymous reader called in to say that on Lago Vista Drive off Coldwater Canyon, his neighborhood had not received mail from Saturday, Aug. 8 through Wednesday, Aug. 12. He also said that oversized 11x 9 envelopes take one – two weeks for delivery from the San Fernando Valley.

“I’m so happy your paper has called out the disaster that is the Beverly Hills Post Office publicly for its terrible service,” wrote another anonymous reader. “I live on Oakhurst Drive and from the minute I moved in there were problems: • NEVER received any of my DSW shoe coupons ever again.

• NEVER was successful in speaking to anyone on the phone at the BHPO regarding

any issues. Nobody ever answers the phone!!! Left groceries on my stoop for their annual collection for charity and the postman never took the groceries. The BHPO on Maple Drive is Machiavellian in size and there are never enough agents working behind the desk. Also it is NEVER stocked with postal materials. The floors are littered – but lucky for me, they don’t sweep ‘cause I found $20 once!

If you ask the name of one of their employees they will flatly refuse to give it to you.

They won’t get the manager if you ask, either.” (Jennifer Lamar) Another anonymous resident wrote: “I don't even know where to start: Today I received mail addressed to the same house number at a different street.

I regularly receive someone else's mail – same house number but the next street over, correct street but two numbers of the address reversed, or an inversion of the 6 and the 9 in the house address. It is interesting to learn the names of my neighbors this way–including some celebrities, but I wonder if they are as nice about re-delivering my mail correctly as I am about redelivering their mail to the correct house?

Then there were the incidents this past spring and again this summer. I have a mail slot located at the bottom of my front door, approximately 56 inches above the bottom. I happened to be home when my mail was delivered and I immediately noticed that the mail was left on my front mat (outside) instead of being placed through the mail slot. I ran after the mail carrier to inquire as to 1.) why he didn't

use the slot and 2.) to ask why I had not received any mail at all the previous day. I was told that 1.) it was too much effort for him to bend down to reach the mail slot and 2.) he had not delivered mail the day before and he didn't know what had happened.

As it happened, we were expecting two large checks to be delivered on one of these two days. I asked the mail carrier to please check if there was any other mail for us as he had delivered only two items (and of course there was no mail the day before which was highly unusual). A little while later, he returned with several more pieces of mail, including the two checks!!!! If I had not asked, who knows if I ever would have received my checks?

I was also concerned that if my mail had been left on the front mat while we were out of town, someone could have assumed we were away and broken into the house and/or someone could have stolen my mail. This was not the first time mail has been left on the front mat, and I'm sure it was not the last.

Going back a few years, there was the period of time (one-to-two months as I recall) during which we either did not receive any mail at all, or our mail was delivered after 11 p.m! A supervisor and I became very friendly (daily phone calls!) until things were finally rectified (the mail carrier was leaving at 5 p.m. for a second job and then having family members deliver the mail from private vehicles later at night). During that time, we missed several important pieces of mail including wedding invitations, etc.

Until such time as all correspondence is conducted over the Internet or by fax, we need the USPS, however I am less than impressed with their ability to deliver our mail correctly.”

Wrote resident Howard Celnik: “This issue with, the Beverly Hills Post Office fails again, is nothing new to any of us here in Beverly Hills. I have been a resident of Beverly Hills for only 10 years now, though in those 10 years, there have been numerous times the Beverly Hills Post Office fails to deliver mail to my humble one bedroom apartment.

BEVERLY HILLS said, describing the 400-member team as a family. “I’m just a part of that success. You’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with.”

Earlier this year, AAA assigned its coveted five-diamond rating to both The Peninsula Hotel as well as The Belvedere restaurant, located inside the hotel. The Belvedere is the Southland’s only restaurant to receive that rating.

Several months ago, I decided that I was going to complain about it, though when I looked up the telephone number to call with my complaint, the phone number listed was disconnected.

If I could not perform my job at work, I would get fired.

Apparently, that's not a concern with our Beverly Hills Post Office employees who will eventually get to retire with full benefits, including comprehensive health insurance. I will not, even though I work in the medical field for over 23 years serving residents in a skilled nursing facility.

To think, before moving to Beverly Hills, I had a singlefamily home in Reseda for a number of years. My mail was always delivered, and I gave a gift check every year for the holidays to my post office carrier. I have not felt compelled to do this since moving here.

Shame on you Beverly Hills Post Office employees!”

Resident Annemarie Herrera wrote: “The post office is a mess! My brothers retired from the postal service and they really have a lot of criticism on how they deteriorated. They think the service should be removed from their name.”

In 1933 Honorary Mayor of Beverly Hills Will Rogers wrote to the secretary of the United States Treasury, “...it seems you owe us $250,000.00 to build a post office and they can't get the dough out of you.” The United States paid $300,000 for the building on Crescent Drive designed by architect Ralph Flewelling in 1936.

Then, in 1984, Fuller took the lead to obtain a national landmark designation to preserve the building and its murals and to begin restoration.

But the building was sold to the City in 1999 and postal service moved to the Maple location.

With the decline of snail mail in the Internet age, that distribution office is being relegated to a retail location; the building has been sold and is being renovated for office space with a 7,500 square-foot retail post office.

If you have stories about the Beverly Hills post office and mail delivery send an email to vtalbot@bhcourier .com or call Victoria Talbot at The Courier, 310-278-1322.

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LUXURY L I V I N G Southern California’s Largest Speaker Special Supplement

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fter 20 years of presenting world renowned and sought-after speakers to sold-out audiences, The Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California is expanding to its fourth location—Beverly Hills’ Ar t Decostyle, 1,900-seat Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd.

“For years, Westside patrons have been reaching out; asking us to bring our series here. And we’re delighted to have found the perfect home, the beautifully renovated Saban Theatre, to present our compelling and bi-partisan style of entertainment to a new audience,” said coowner Kathy Winterhalder.

“We love Beverly Hills,” says Winterhalder, pointing out that more speakers have come from this area than anywhere else. “They’re neighbors like Ben Stein, Magic Johnson, Ken Robinson, Ron Howard and Betty White.”

With its season running from October to May 2016, on seven different Sundays at 6:30 p.m., the series will bring “great speakers whose remarkable leadership, accomplishments and opinions make a real difference. Never has that been more true than with this coming season’s speakers,” said Winterhalder.

• Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister of Israel, who continues to play a role in Middle East peace efforts will kick-off the series, (Oct. 18) and certainly have something to say about the proposed Iran nuclear deal.

• He will be followed by awardwinning actor of Monty Python fame, John Cleese who will have audiences laughing in their seats (Nov. 8).

• Come 2016, Former Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Paulson, will take the stage with lively conversation with For tune magazine’s Geoffrey Colvin discussing the influence of China and the environment on our nation’s economy (Jan. 10).

• Award-winning portrait photographer Platon will present a living history by taking members behind-thescenes with his subjects, some of the most powerful and influential visionaries from around the globe (Feb. 21).

He’s known for riveting Time magazine cover photos of Vladimir Putin in 2007 and in 2011, Aung San Suu Kyi, the 65-year-old Burmese Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was released from house arrest in Rangoon.

He will tell behind-the-scenes stories of his photographs of presidents and world leaders that include Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rober t Mugabe, Binyamin Netanyahu, Hugo Chávez, Victor Yushchenko and Muammar Qaddafi, plus his time with Edward Snowden • Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, with his finger on the pulse of the future, will take patrons on a grand tour of what the future might hold for audience members, their children, and grandchildren (March 13).

“He will tell how quickly technology is changing our lives,” informs Winterhalder.

“He will paint a picture of what the health-care system will look like

in 10 years and even why the Concorde failed, and why other transcontinental airlines will succeed.”

• Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta will offer bold ideas and candid insights on U.S. intelligence, international security and the political challenges of the 21st Century (April 10).

• The season will conclude with lifestyle guru and successful entrepreneur Martha Stewart (May 8).

After their unfiltered talks, audience members have the opportunity to interact and exchange ideas with each speaker during a moderated Q&A session at the conclusion of each event.

Series tickets range from $343 in the balcony to premier seating at $700 for all seven evenings. The series is available in subscription packages only and single tickets are not available. Subscriptions may be purchased online at www.speakersla.com.

With the addition of Beverly Hills, The Distinguished Speaker Series— established in 1995 in response to Southern California’s need for an enlightening entertainment alternative— is now held at four locations with the city joining Pasadena, Redondo Beach and Thousand Oaks “We’re so inspired by the gamechangers we’ve brought to the stage,” added Winterhalder. “It’s gratifying to realize we’ve presented more than 100 luminaries who have transformed our world.”

Series organizers sur vey audiences to find what topics they’re interested in and then develop a balanced program of seven leaders from a range of fields covering the spectrum of politics, entertainment, economics, history, technology, lifestyle and more.

“It’s a great night out,” says Winterhalder. “It’s not like a college lecture, but interesting and lively that gives families and groups much to discuss on the way home and after.”

Through the series, Southern Californians have come to know such leaders as Margaret Thatcher, the Dalai Lama, Bill Clinton, Steve Wozniak, Tony Blair and last year, F.W. de Klerk who won the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela for ending apartheid in South Africa.

They’ve laughed with Ron Howard, Bob Newhar t and Carl Reiner.

And they’ve been moved by such talents as Yo-Yo Ma, whose presentation included video and him playing the cello, Elie Wiesel, Robert Redford and Maya Angelou.

The Redondo Beach venue is sold out with a three- to four-year waiting list and Thousand Oaks often sells out. For this inaugural season in Beverly Hills, audience member can go online and select the seats they want for this season and subsequent one. “We still have fabulous seats available,” adds Winterhalder.

For more information, visit www.speakersla or call 310-5466222.

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Bear with a young resident at Concerts on Cañon

WILL ROGERS (Continued from page 15)

over $2 billion in career sales, and is frequently appears in the international media to offer insight into the high end market.

That is why she heads the Estates Division, for Coldwell Banker Previews International.

Despite the demands of her business, Joyce remains passionately dedicated to philanthropic projects as well. She serves on the Southern California Executive Board for the US Fund for UNICEF and also served on the board of directors for the Blue Ribbon Committee at the Music Center and with organizations such as LA Alive, the Los Angeles Library Foundation, St. Joseph’s Center for the Homeless, the Coldwell Banker Community Foundation

CONCERTS ON CAÑON —Concerts on Cañon runs for two more weeks at Beverly Cañon Gardens. On August 27, Spaghettini and the Dave Koz Lounge presents Ariana Savalas and Electric Blues Orchestra closes the summer performances on Sept.

3.

Performances are from 6-6:50 p.m. and 7:10-8 p.m.

Board, American Cancer Society, Women President’s Organization, and the International Day of the Child. Her civic and charitable contributions have been honored by the National Women’s Political Committee and the Anti-Defamation League. She has long been a member of the highly selective International Women’s Forum – The Trusteeship.

Today, she remains as dedicated to her celebrated clients’ best interests as her own – which encompass film, art, music, world travel, yoga, and helping others. She has resided for many years in an awardwinning Mid-Century Modern home in Beverly Hills, but it doesn’t give her as much joy as placing her outstanding clients in their own beautiful residences.

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Wheels Up App Takes Them Up, Up and Away

By Victoria Talbot For some, private jet ride sharing is as simple as a smartphone app.

Wheels Up is a revolutionary membership that combines the convenience of flying the best in private aircraft with the affordability of cost sharing, significantly reducing the cost of private aviation – now conveniently accessed with a new mobile phone application.

Members can simply post a ride and share the costs - with the click of button.

In January, the firm expanded their operations on the West Coast, opening offices in Santa Monica. With a fleet of “mission appropriate” aircraft and guaranteed availability, members enjoy flexibility and economy in the best the aviation world has to offer.

The King Air 350i is one of the most versatile aircraft in the world and can fly out of many LA area airports including Santa Monica, LAX, Burbank, Van Nuys, Long Beach, Camarillo, Santa Barbara, and Orange County. Santa Monica, Van Nuys, LAX and Burbank are the most popular amongst members.

The company has ordered 105 King Air 350i from Beechcraft and they will have 35 by the end of 2015. To date they have 10 Citation

Excel/XLS from Textron Aviation with more soon.

The Courier spoke with Chief Strategy Officer Miles Rogers, who, together with Senior Vice President Andre Hazelwood, will drive the company’s West Coast operations.

“Members love it,” said Rogers. The company recently made headlines when it sponsored Triple Crown winner American Pharaoh at the Belmont Stakes, with jockey Victor Espinoza bearing the logo prominently displayed on his pants leg. Espinoza, he says, is an “ambassador” for Wheels Up, as are golfers JB Holmes, Nick Faldo, Kevin Kisner, Graeme McDowell, Bernhard Langer and Andy North.

On the King Air 350i, he says, costs are $3,950/hour.

The XLS, which he affectionately calls a “flying SUV,” costs $6,950/hour.

“For a Los Angeles-San Francisco flight shared by eight passengers that is very reasonable.” And he points out; passengers don’t waste their day traveling.

Miles Rogers Membership requires a one-time initiation fee and annual dues. Individual and family memberships are $17,500 with annual dues set at $8,500.

Flexible scheduling means guaranteed availability with 24-hour notification.

Corporate membership allows companies to fly executives on short notice with consistency and economy guaranteed for $29,500 buy-in and $14,500 annual fees.

With charters, cards and fractional programs, clearly there are limitations on flexibility. Wheels Up offers incomparable access and economy with meticulously maintained aircraft and experience.

For more information on membership, visit wheelsup.com

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Strategies For Successful Succession Planning For Family-Owned Business

By Patrick Nygren, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo

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ome studies show that 70 percent of wealth is lost within one generation of its inheritance and 90 perent of wealth is lost by the end of the third generation. Additional reports have shown that the greatest contributing factor to the loss of wealth over time is poor family governance, dynamics and a lack of financial education.

Family-owned businesses which account for more than 28 percent of U.S. firms play a powerful role in the economy. At Wells Fargo, we work closely with business customers to understand their needs, goals, challenges and opportunities.

Our latest Wells Fargo Gallup/ Small Business Index survey shows that, while business owners are in a better place now than a year ago, small businesses still face challenges in today’s economy.

As you think about the future of your business, it’s a good time to evaluate the status of your succession plan so you can leave a legacy you’re proud of when it’s time to pass down the business.

From small businesses to large entities, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach for family-owned businesses and many have unique or complex arrangements when it comes to ownership, roles and responsibilities.

However, one commonality that many family-owned businesses share is that they want their business to

stay in the family for years to come.

Here are some things to consider when preparing to develop or update a succession plan • Define roles – Identifying roles and responsibilities for family members who are active in the business will help you articulate how the transition will impact each stakeholder, and what type of support the successor can expect.

If you’re hoping to hand the business down to a son or daughter, now is a good time to check in to understand if he or she wants to be involved in the business long-term, and in what capacity.

It is also a good time to take a fresh look at your company’s staffing structure, analyze performance, and assess who is most equipped to lead when you step down.

• Explore financing options – As part of your succession plan, you will need to identify how to properly transition the business to the next owner from both financial and legal standpoints.

- Is your business a sole proprietorship or is it co-owned?

- Will your successor outright purchase the business, or will it be gifted to them?

- Does your business carry any debts? What are the tax implications?

These are important questions to ask as you map out your departure from the business.

Make sure you have a team of trusted professionals in place, includ-

Patrick Nygren

ing a banker, CPA and attorney, to help you answer these questions.

Schedule time to meet with these professionals to learn more about how you can best fulfill your financial needs, and to design an agreement that’s fair for all family members involved in the business.

• Set up a smooth transition – After you establish the financial and legal aspects of the succession plan, you’ll need to make sure your business is as organized as possible when you hand over the reins.

One way you can do this is by creating an up-to-date, streamlined business plan. In a recent survey, only one

in three small business owners reported they had a formal, written business plan.

To help make it easier for more business owners to prepare plans, Wells Fargo recently introduced a free, online Business Plan Center that provides step-by-step instruction to create or update written business plans.

• Establish a timeframe – As you finalize your succession plan you’ll want to make sure you have a timeline that works for both you and the successor.

Build any remaining training into the plan so you can be certain that you’re leaving the business in capable hands.

As you communicate your succession plan to family and staff, make your exit strategy clear so everyone knows your role in the business following the transition.

There are many emotions involved in selling or handing down a family business, and a well-organized succession plan will help save you time and money. It also will give your successor the best chance of long-term financial success.

For more tips on succession and business planning, visit www.wellsfargoworks.com.

For more information about Wells Fargo Works for Small Business, visit: WellsFargoWorks.com. © 2015 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved

SCHOOL IS FUN!

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Halstrom: A Place Where Students Fit In, Excel And ‘Make Dreams Come True’

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place where you fit in, you can excel, create lasting friendships and make your dreams come true. A school that feels uniquely your own, like family, like home. Teachers that listen to you and curtail lesson plans to the way you learn best, at a pace that makes you successful. A school that works with your schedule, around your activities, at times that are most conducive for you to learn at your best. A school that is built for you and around you, that’s Halstrom Academy.

At Halstrom, middle and high school students are regular kids and students are unique in their own way.

Some struggle with academia, learning challenges or social anxiety, while some are athletes and actors who find the flexible scheduling options beneficial, and some are wanting accelerated learning that they are not finding in the traditional classroom… but all value and benefit from the 1:1 instruction so they can learn to their capacity and pace.

Commons Aren’t So Common The campus common area includes a wall painted with “Idea paint” where students can use markers to be creative, think visually, and share ideas with one another.

Because the majority of student work is done outside the classroom, but not at home, Halstrom Academy provides designated spaces that students can call their own. “The Study”

offers a relaxing atmosphere to socialize with friends, watch TV, play music and work on group projects. “The Quiet Study” provides workstations and a computer lab to finish assignments and study for tests.

Why Halstrom Works?

1:1 Instruction Classrooms consist of only one student and one teacher. At Halstrom, students benefit from an alternative quality education and personalized one-toone instruction that is tailored to their personal needs, educational goals and learning styles. It is important that students have content mastery and that they learn at their own pace. This allows for a personalized education for each student.

Scheduling At Halstrom, middle and high school programs offer students the unique opportunity to choose the class times, course load, and pace that best accommodate their needs inside and outside of school. This allows students to achieve success both inside and outside the classroom and schedule around their optimum learning times.

Caring Environment Halstrom’s small environment and supportive community gives students a place where they feel safe and are able to discover the power of their own potential. Each student is unique and Halstrom will work with each student to achieve success.

School Is Fun!

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De Toledo High School Prepares Students For Academic, Life Success

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t de Toledo High School (formerly New Community Jewish High School) students join an inspiring educational community that prepares them for academic and professional success.

Along with rigorous academics, the de Toledo journey instills a strong foundation for meaningful lives founded upon Jewish values and traditions, and shaped by the ideals of American democracy. de Toledo students emerge with a deep sense of identity, clear purpose, and outstanding character. de Toledo High School, a coed 9th-12th grade college preparatory Jewish high school, features rigorous academics, 18 AP courses, STEM, championship athletics, leadership opportunities, extracurriculars, comprehensive college counseling, visual/performing arts, summer programs, and travel opportunities. Students come from 50 zip codes, and the average class size is 15.

The academic core curriculum at de Toledo High School is comprised of: English, Histor y, Mathematics, Science, Hebrew, Jewish Studies Jewish Civilization (Visual and Performing Arts). Within each department, there are multiple offerings at each level, including regular college preparatory classes, honors classes, and Advanced Placement classes. The Jewish Civilization course of study begins in ninth grade with a Jewish Arts Rotation —seven courses that embrace Judaic themes, followed by yearlong art electives in the final three years of high school. de Toledo High School recognizes the central role of the arts in a well-rounded general and Jewish education program. As a pluralistic school, we embrace the many lenses through which we may encounter, learn about, and create broad Jewish knowledge and experience. In addition to providing students the opportunity to experience new ideas as well as learn and deepen their skills in media and techniques, our Visual and Performing Arts Department advances a deeper sense of Jewish cultural literacy.

By exposing students to our folk arts traditions, as well as the work of contemporary artists in all media and disciplines, we challenge students to consider Jewish themes, influences and text. Yet, as we introduce our students to Jewish arts and artists, we are mindful not to isolate ourselves from “world art,” but rather to place our experience within a historical and global context. We are one people among many peoples— all with the human drive to create. Through this process, students can achieve a foundational knowledge that inspires them with a sense of cultural ownership and selfassurance, empowering them to be full participants in our cultural life and history.

Throughout their four years at de Toledo High School, students experience the arts as an integral part of their school life. The arts invigorate the general academic curriculum.

Arts faculty collaborate with their colleagues to develop integrated, experiential projects that enhance and deepen our students’ day-to-day-learning.

The interscholastic athletic program of de Toledo High School is an important component of the overall school curriculum.

A major goal of the program is to foster a love of sport and a long term life commitment to health and fitness. Students participate in a program that promotes the school’s philosophy and values. Sportsmanship is a guiding principle for de Toledo High School athletics, consistent with the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF-SS) “Six Pillars of Character” which include trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and good citizenship. In addition to competitive team sports, student athletes are involved in tikkun olam (repairing the world) either by special athletic team community service projects or in other school club organizations. de Toledo High School constantly strives to give our student athletes the best possible athletic experience.

At de Toledo High School, students are prepared for greatness. We educate the next generation of outstanding leaders who will shape our collective future and make the world a better place. We cultivate our students’ unique gifts so that after graduation each one may navigate his or her own path of greatness with wisdom, compassion, and good character.

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A N O T H E R B I RT H D AY ! ?

Monty Hall

Devra Hill Zucker Barbara Eden

Sharon Lippman

Frances Allen’s Desert Roundup

Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday will be Dec. 12, and he left us a present … sort of. The gift is in the comedic talent of Tom Dreesen who, for 13 years, toured cross country with the iconic crooner and opened shows for him in casinos, nightclubs and showrooms from Lake Tahoe to Atlantic City.

Besides also making some 500 appearances on national TV as a stand-up comedian there is another side to Dreesen. For 30 years he has lent his talent to more than 100 charities and most impressively has, for almost three decades, been the official emcee for the festivities surrounding the Frank Sinatra Invitational Celebrity Golf Tournament weekend held in the Desert each year. It’s the major fundraising event for the world-famous Barbara Sinatra Children Center for Abused Children in Rancho Mirage.

Dreesen’s ties with Barbara and the center named after her, are as strong as ever, which is why when he created ”An Evening of Laughter and Memories of Frank Sinatra,” he didn’t forget her center and presented numerous performances of this one-man-show in support of it.

Approximately 86-percent of the children counseled there are from families below the national poverty line of $16,400 annual income for a family of four, and that the cost of counseling a child individually is about $4,000 per year. But, most importantly, Dreesen and center supporters know that no child is ever turned away because of a family’s inability to pay.

Now residents of Beverly Hills and the Westside of L.A. can see this talented comedian in person and support the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center in a one-night-only performance on Saturday, Oct. 17, at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica and chaired by Hollywood legend Frank Mancuso and his wife, Fay. We attended last year’s performance in Rancho Mirage, given to celebrate Sinatra’s 99th birthday. It was a hilarious, at times poignant, account of Dreesen’s career as he progressed from an insurance salesman in the suburbs of Chicago to one-half of the comedy team known as Tim and Tom–the first biracial stand-up comedy duo in the United States–culminating with Dreesen’s personal and professional relationship with Sinatra and his Tickets for the show, only, are $75 while the 150 VIP tickets which include premium seating for the show, a post-concert reception and swag bags appropriately provided by Patron Spirits are available on a first-come-first-served basis. To purchase tickets, visit www.CiaoSantaMonica.com.

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California’s Original ‘Mountain Man’ Hits His 100th Birthday

By John L. Seitz On Monday, California’s original “mountain man” will celebrate his 100th birthday. And who is this Dave McCoy? He is just the individual who developed the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in to what became the destination resort locale for countless Beverly Hills residents for more than a half century.

McCoy was a former California skiing champion, covering 50 or more miles on a daily basis. After some failed attempts to develop ski areas on other nearby mountains, came upon Mammoth and set up a rope tow there in 1942.

Some 11 years later, he received a permit from the U.S. Forest Service to develop the mountain as a ski resort.

“We love it there,”said Pauline Litchfield of Beverly Hills. “The ambiance and beauty are out of this world. We’ve been going up for 30 years and had a house until recently...in fact my son moved up to Mammoth full time.”

Added resident Scott Edelman, a Century City attorney,: “I’ve been going up there for decades.

In fact my dad did a lot of law work for Dave and we used to fly up to Mammoth on his Sierra Pacific Airlines.”

For Beverly Hills‘ Lisa Brown: “Dave McCoy made Mammoth one of the greatest and safest ski areas in the world. My family has been going there for 40 years.”

Residents Mark Brown and Sunny and Larry Russ echoed those comments.

After running Mammoth Mountain Ski Area for 68 years, he sold it to Starwood Capital Group in 2005 for $365 million—a far cry from the $135,000 he borrowed to build the first lift there in 1953.

Besides his own centennial birthday, McCoy and his wife, Roma, will soon celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary.

Mammoth’s Dave McCoy

Anne Archer

Alex Berliner

BIRTHDAYS—Kenny Rogers and Yossi Dina (Aug. 21); Valerie Harper, Alex Berliner and Cindy Williams (Aug. 22); Ronny Cox, Dave Kalin, Barbara Eden, Shelley Long, Vera Miles, Rick Springfield and Pete Wilson (Aug. 23); Steve Guttenberg, Marlee Matlin and Joe Regalbuto (Aug. 24); Anne Archer, Elvis Costello, Monty Hall, Gene Simmons, Sharon Lippman, Tom Skerritt and Blair Underwood (Aug. 25); Francine York, Devra Hill Zucker, and Macauley Culkin, (Aug. 26); Jane Gottsegen (Aug. 27).

Jewish Community Foundation Donors Meet At Paley Center To Hear Business Book Author

JFC LUNCHEON–Andrew Thorn (third from left), author of the bestselling business book Leading With Your Legacy In Mind, was the keynote speaker at a luncheon at Paley Center in Beverly Hills hosted by the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles. Thorn is pictured with JCF executives Baruch Littman (left), VP-development; Marvin Schotland, president/CEO; and Dan Rothblatt (right), senior VP-philanthropic services.

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (www.jewishfoundationla.org) hosted some 80 of its donors and friends for a luncheon and keynote talk at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills by author, business coach and psychologist Andrew Thorn, Ph.D. Thorn, whose most-recent book Leading With Your Legacy In Mind, was one of Amazon’s bestselling business titles in 2014. He facilitated an interactive discussion with the audience on legacy, encouraging his guests to consciously evaluate how their time and effort to that end is spent. Thorn’s core principles include turning personal and professional passion into purpose and ambition into meaning.

The foundation’s Senior VP-Philanthropic Services Dan Rothblatt said: “Dr. Thorn’s presentation was thought-provoking. His perception on legacy is similar to the discussions in which we and our Center for Designed Philanthropy routinely engage with donors and prospects, as well as their professional advisors, on how they want to be remembered and strategies for bringing meaning to their lives through philanthropy, which is a cornerstone of our work.”

Thorn also discussed the self-perception shift that occurs in how individuals view their lives before and after age 35; exhorted the audience to grow into whom they want to be and make things better for others.”

The Jewish Community Foundation of L.A. manages charitable assets of more than $1 billion, entrusted to it by some 1,200 families.

During the past 25 years, it has distributed $1 billion in grants to thousands of nonprofits across a diverse spectrum.

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Standard & Poor’s AA+ rating is equal to what the U.S. government received. Moody’s Aa1 rating makes BHUSD the highest of any school district in California.

Board of Education Member Lewis Hall, who is running for reelection in the November election, said that the upgraded

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so when they don't actually need a new mattress.

"I've had people come in and say the mattress is old and they need a new one," Murray said, who said he would rather be up front with his customers than force a sale. "And I say, so what? Old doesn't mean bad. If you're having back problems,

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rankings demonstrate that the current school board has been good stewards of the district’s money.

“I trust the intelligence of the community to determine who is right regarding the school district’s financial health: Moody’s positive outlook or the “sky is falling” candidates who claim we are facing insolvency,” he said.

soil. The area was used for keeping the City's horses, where blacksmithing occurred, and for light manufacturing.

According to the Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) arsenic is not airborne; nor does it move in the soil or leech into groundwater.

Mitigation does not pose a danger for dust contamination. Arsenic is toxic when ingested.

Now, it is the City's task to obtain feedback from the community and determine a path to making the one-year pilot project a reality.

On the table are issues such as entry gates and protocol, site management, hardscaping details, urban furniture, hours of operation, inclu-

sion of a small dog park and other details of the site.

One controversial issue is a recommendation by the Recreation and Parks Commission to close the park from sundown Friday to noon Saturday at the request of local synagogue leaders, and on High Holidays - to keep the dogs off the street.

However, because the area is currently used as an informal dog park, having the park opened during those hours would seem to be the solution to keeping the dogs off the street, not the problem.

Another controversial issue is the suggestion by some that only residents of Beverly Hills be allowed to use the park, requiring a card key and doggie identification to gain entry.

That would discourage the

or the mattress isn't performing like it used to, then it might be time. Don't spend the money just because you think it's old and don't rush into making the purchase."

Murray's father Richard opened Decorative Sleep in 1961 and the reasoning was very simple.

“He saw a need and wanted to fill it, because there were no real mattress companies

providing this type of service," Dean Murray said. "At that time, if you wanted to go where the designers were, you went to Beverly Hills.”

Murray noted although he does have plenty of individuals or families that shop for a new mattress for their home, a large portion of Decorative Sleep's clientele over the years has actually been interior designers.

Decorative Sleep also has ac-

counts to provide mattresses for various military bases and hotels across the state.

When Richard Murray settled on Beverly Hills, he purchased a building at 308 N. Robertson Blvd., right next to former foodie favorite Hamburger Hamlet.

When Hamburger Hamlet wanted to expand, it purchased the building from Richard, a transaction that Dean says was

BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND ADVICE—On Sunday, Beverly Hills’ Church For All Nations (CFAN) held its first Back To School Giveaway where the church distributed more than 200 backpacks filled with school supplies donated by members and volunteers to children from local and surrounding communities. Dr. Stacie Bryant (above), a local psychotherapist and CFAN pastor, gave individualized presentations on bullying, self-esteem and anger.

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BEVERLY HILLS use by visitors to the City, veterinarians and their employees, and the Amanda Foundation across the street.

The community is invited to participate and provide feedback on this project. The Recreation and Parks Commission will hold a discussion on the details of the proposed offleash dog park Thursday, August 25; at 2 p.m. and the City invites public participation.

Two hours free parking is available in the Crescent parking structure. If you are unable to attend this meeting but would like to share your comments, please email Recreation and Parks Director, Steve Zoet at: szoet@beverlyhills.org.

probably his father's biggest regret.

“He always said if he had known then what he knew later on, he would have been buying up the whole area,” Dean said.

“But who knew it would turn out the way it did?”

Dean became involved in the business as a teenager, washing windows and helping out with other odd jobs around the store. He recalls visiting the Los Angeles area home of NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain as a young man to measure whether a certain mattress could fit through his door.

Dean, the oldest of three siblings, was dabbling in various other business ventures before eventually took over the business in 2001 after Richard suffered a brain aneurysm.

“There was certainly an adjustment period, I just remember having to ask my mom who do I call to order this, and how much do we charge for that?

All that sort of stuff,” Murray said.

Murray, however, quickly caught up to speed and has continued Decorative Sleep's rich history of providing topquality custom fabricated mattresses.

Murray said the key to 54 years of success in Beverly Hills boils down to customer service and being flexible with his customers.

“I always get asked my hours, and I say it's not my hours, it's your hours. When do you want to come in? Go to dinner and afterward, stop by the store, let me know what your plans are and we'll make it work,” Murray said.

“I'll drive to someone's house to take a measurement.

I've met customers at midnight to deliver a mattress. A mattress is a major purchase in someone's life and it's all about making people happy.”

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the ground.

“They were over 100 feet in the air,” she described. “It had dissipated in the air.”

Kirk-Carter said that even though the fluid was not caustic, if there had been evidence that oil was on the fence or dirt, the district would have been required to clean up the area, at Venoco’s response.

Board President Brian Goldberg told The Courier that during his two terms on the Board, he recalled at least three other oil well-related incidents.

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supply distribution and warehousing business that his grandfather had set up in the early 1900s after immigrating from Russia. The business had grown to include locations in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin and Dick was raised with the expectation that he would take the reigns when he became a man.

“It was essentially unspoken, but known, that all male members of the family return to take over the business,” Dick recalled.

After graduating Northwestern University in 1957, Dick signed on for six months of active duty service (and a subsequent six years in the reserves) in order to avoid being drafted into the Army.

Following basic training in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, which he described as “hell”, Dick was assigned to be part of the psychological warfare unit at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

He recalled eating cherry pie ala mode in town with his battalion every night and sometimes standing guard in the 35degree nighttime weather with special forces, who wore only short-sleeved shirts.

After the Army, Dick enrolled in a business course offered by Dun & Bradstreet, a credit reporting company. He was subsequently assigned to work Chicago’s Near North

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“This isn’t the first time we’ve had a hydraulic oil spill on this site,” he said. “It’s one of the reasons I’ve said from the beginning…having an oil well on a school campus is not a compatible use. Why would you risk any contamination… where students are actively playing and studying?”

On Wednesday, Superintendent Steve Kessler met with district attorneys in an effort to embark on starting the process of closing down the oil well.

Kessler estimated that the lacrosse field would not be cleaned up until November due to all the rules in place.

with some of Europe’s most powerful families, including the Kaskels, Rothschilds and Oppenheims. He also assembled a legendary collection of objects d’art including jewels, furnishings and silver and gold, including the Orpheus Clock after which the book is named.

Amidst rising anti-Semitism, Eugen converted to Lutheranism in 1989. His son Fritz followed into the banking business, marrying Louise von Landau.

In their family home at Bosbeek in Amsterdam, Fritz, Louise and their children Bernard and Lili enjoyed a privileged world, compiling their own cherished collection of art, including works by Botticelli, Fra Bartolomeo, Edgar Degas, Thomas Gainsborough, Pierre-August Renoir and Franz von Stuck. Throughout the estate, there was Louis XV furniture, sculpture, Chinese porcelain and fine tableware.

When Germany invaded Holland, the Guttmans spent months under house arrest.

Germans catalogued every item in their home, destined as they were for Hitler’s Führermuseum or Goering’s private collection. Eventually, Louise and Fritz were escorted to Theresienstadt, where Fritz was soon killed. Louise was loaded on a cattle cart and taken to Auschwitz.

Goodman’s father, their

son Bernard, spent the war years in London. He Anglicized his name and enlisted. News of the camps did not reach London until the end of the war.

Bernard returned to Bosbeek to find everything removed. Bernard began filing claims and looking for answers.

As portrayed in the novel, and later film, The Monuments Men, the Nazis specifically targeted the art treasures of the Jews. Hundreds of thousands of artworks were collected and stored in mines, chateaus and rail cars across Europe for the eventual transport to Germany.

“Nobody wanted to hear about this after the War. It was too problematic,” said Goodman. “They were too busy trying to rebuild Europe. Right after the War it wasn’t mentioned.”

The Dutch government for decades kept half the Guttman collection that the Monuments Men had returned to Holland.

Simon’s father never shared his silent anguish with his family. His search turned up little. What he did recover he sold for his family.

“I wasn’t bothered by his silence. I was wise enough to know it wasn’t about me. I realized there was something deep down in him,” Goodman said.

Receiving the boxes, Simon and Nick began to reckon with a past they did not know.

“I thought that whatever had happened was history,” said Goodman. “It was an impossible task at the time. For

Side, which he described as a fun place to live but a difficult place to be a credit reporter, given that most of the businesses operated largely in cash and were loathe to share the numbers.

After six months there, he discovered his associates had found a way to surmount reporting challenges and were “very skilled at writing very creative reports.” The realization that a company allowed people to so recklessly gamble with clients’ livlihoods prompted Dick to get out of the creditreporting business, although he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do next.

Shortly thereafter, Aug. 4, 1957 to be precise, Dick was walking along Michigan Avenue and found himself unable to cross the street due to the fact that the Shriners were in town for a national convention.

It suddenly dawned on him that Playboy was nearby and that he had a friend from Northwestern who was working there; he thought he’d drop in and say hello.

“First thing I see is a girl on the front desk–a gorgeous blonde,” Dick recounted. “I said, ‘I think I may belong here.’”

His friend was the #2 person in HR and fairly swiftly wrangled him a position as an advertising trainee.

“I just jumped at that,” he said. “It was so exciting. It was ridiculous.”

Over the next six decades, Dick went on to hold a multitude of positions, rising up from the ranks of the assistant to the advertising VP to positions that included stints in production and syndication, and even working as Hefner’s executive assistant before he was elected a corporate vice president in 1971.

Since Playboy’s first issue in December 1953, which featured Marilyn Monroe as its centerfold, the publication had alighted on something that the “young, urban, sophisticated male” was craving, Dick said.

“It was a phenomenom that inspired men in one way or another,” he said. “Hef recognized the desperate need for the influence that Playboy represented. He has a sense of what people are interested in and we struck a chord.”

The magazine did, and still does, boast talented writers, artists and cartoonists, in addition to offering insights into fashion, food and drink.

Shortly after Dick joined the company, Playboy was approached to do a black and white kinescope series and in 1959, Playboy's Penthouse was born. Before long, Dick was tasked with spearheading production and syndication of the show in which Hefner interviewed various celebrities, including black performers like Sammy Davis Jr. “The TV show was groundbreaking,” Dick underscored,

emphasizing that Hefner has always been committed to First Amendment rights.

Dick said that selling the show in the South, however, was particularly hard because the show featured mixed races–anathema in states where racial segregation continued until 1965.

Simultaneous with the show, the company launched the Playboy Clubs in 1959. The clubs featured a variety of talent including singers, musicians, comedians, where race was secondary to ability and helped launch a multitude of careers.

Just before Dick and Judy moved to Beverly Hills in 1977, Dick was in charge of setting up foreign editions in various cities. He recalled he had just set up a deal in Sao Paolo, Brazil and he and Judy had crested into the new year in Rio De Janeiro. Returning to the freezing Chicago weather, where he said it was like 22 degrees below zero, Dick knew it was time to move.

He recalled: “‘Judy,’ I said.

‘Here’s the plan. We’re going to get off the plane. We’re going to change our clothes, and we’re getting the next plane to Palm Springs.’”

They spent their first month living in a bungalow at The Beverly Hills Hotel and their second month in a suite at The Beverly Wilshire. By the end of the year, they’d purchased their home in the flats where they

THE COURIER IN CANNES — BHUSD Citizens Oversight Committee member Alexandra Polin and daughter Anna Polin visited France this summer, and took their copy of The Courier.

Pictured left: Alexandra and Anna in Cannes, Côte d'Azur, France. To join the Polin’s in the “Carry The Courier” club, snap a photo of yourself with The Courier on your trip and send it to mlopez@bhcourier. com.

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August 21, 2015 | Page 25 decades, it was a dead story.

But I just kept my head down and surged forward.”

Simon and Nick, and their aging Aunt Lili, Bernard’s sister, have relentlessly followed the path of their search. With the generous help of the Getty Research Center and UCLA, Simon and Nick have pieced together large chunks of the story, tracing stolen art to private collectors and museums throughout Europe and the United States. Often one piece at a time, found in an auction catalogue or an exhibit catalogue.

Many pieces have been recovered; most have been sold.

Though he was never religious, the Holocaust has come to define his life, said Goodman. And the quest has also helped Nick and Simon understand their father.

“We felt a level of pathos for our father, the more we learned. There is an old Jewish concept about doing the best we can to set things right in the world. We’re very proud. He was very brave.”

The Orpheus Clock, on sale Aug. 25, is an illuminating manuscript because it is one family’s journey to recover, in some small way, what was taken from them by a great evil.

Simon, who lives with his wife May Quigley Goodman and son James in Beverly Hills, will be appearing at Vroman’s Pasadena on Tuesday at 7 p.m., and in Brentwood, at Diesel, A Bookstore on Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. still live today.

“I found Beverly Hills to be very welcoming,” Dick recalled, highlighting that from the the moment the two moved here, they became part of the community.

Dick’s civic involvement included: president of Chamber of Commerce in 1998/99; chairman of the Maple Counseling Center in 1997/98; and a member of the Economic Advisory Committee of Beverly Hills in 1993. Both he and Judy served on the City’s Fine Art Commission (at different times) and have been honored multiple times in the community, including being named “Citizens of the Year” by the Beverly Hills Family Y in 1994.

Most recently, Dick served as chairman of the Centennial Celebration committee and is now a part of the Budget Review Committee recently formed by City Treasurer Eliot Finkel as well as a member of Mayor Julian Gold’s “kitchen cabinet.”

To this day, Dick said he continues to grow increasingly enamored with the City he has called home for nearly four decades now.

“Beverly Hills is a unique international community of doers who not only enjoy the good life but enjoy the entire ambience in every way of a living in a small city in the mist of the larger city of the future,” he said. “We love it.”

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28, September 04, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015203341 The following is/are doing business as: NO MORE LISTS 8383 Wilshire Blvd. #446, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Savannah JWS, LLC 8383 Wilshire Blvd. #446, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Jeffrey Steinberger, President/Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 05, 2015; Published: August 14, 21, 28, September 04, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015203342 The following is/are doing business as: 1) PETER LORIMER GROUP ESTATES 2) PLG ESTATES 315 S. Beverly Dr. #315, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Peter Lorimer Group Estates, Inc. 315 S. Beverly Dr. #315, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein Approx. May 2010: Peter Lorimer, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 05, 2015; Published: August 14, 21, 28, September 04, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015205364 The following is/are doing business as: LA MEGARA 499 N. Canon Dr. #308, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Carthage, LLC 499 N. Canon Dr. #308 Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Nadhem Boudoukhane, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 06, 2015;

Published: August 14, 21, 28, September 04, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015208065 The following is/are doing business as: XFINITY TRADING 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #1679, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Keri Dunn 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #1679, 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: Keri Dunn, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 11, 2015; Published: August 21, 28, September 04, 11, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015208066 The following is/are doing business as: 1) ALTERNATIVES 2) ALTERNATIVES ADDICTION TREATMENT 3) ALTERNATIVES BRAIN INSTITUTE 822 S. Robertson Blvd. #300, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Alternatives Behavioral Health, LLC 822 S. Robertson Blvd. #300, 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 May 17, 2013: Adi Jaffe, Executive Director: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 11, 2015; Published: August 21, 28, September 04, 11, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015209641 The following is/are doing business as: NJM REAL PROPERTY ADVISORS 10445 Wilshire Blvd. #1606, Los Angeles, CA 90024; Neal Mehta 10445 Wilshire Blvd. #1606, Los Angeles, CA 90024; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein

August 01, 2015: Neal Mehta, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 12, 2015; Published: August 21, 28, September 04, 11, 2015 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015206193 The following is/are doing business as: 007 REGISTERED AGENTS 1328 N. Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028; Gerald Crosby 1328 N. Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Gerald Crosby, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 07, 2015; Published: August 21, 28, September 04, 11, 2015 LACC N/C ––––––

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T.S. No. 13-0506-11 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂY LÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIÈU NÀY PLEASE NOTE THAT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(d)(1) THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON THIS DOCUMENT BUT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED OR PUBLISHED AND THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION NEED ONLY BE MAILED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/23/2006.

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. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: BEHNAM GHASSEMINEJAD, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS

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PUBLIC NOTICES SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: THE WOLF FIRM, A LAW C O R P O R AT I O N Recorded 10/31/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2409830 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 9774 SAN CIRCLE (BEVERLY HILLS AREA) LOS ANGELES, CA 90210 A.P.N.: 4384-022-005 Date of Sale: 8/31/2015 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $2,391,892.43, estimated The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. 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 (916) 939-0772 or

visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.c om, using the file number assigned to this case 130506-11.

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. Date: 7/30/2015 THE WOLF FIRM, A LAW CORPORATION 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: (916) 939-0772 www.nationwideposting.com Sindy Clements, Foreclosure Officer NPP0253110 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 08/07/2015, 08/14/2015, 08/21/2015

—————————— NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TTD No.: 151081167406-2 Control No.: XXXXXX3903 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTORS ONLY NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS D O C U M E N T ATTACHED YOU ARE IN' DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02-26-2013 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 09-112015 at 11:00 A.M., TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 03-05-2013, as Instrument No. 20130334090, in book -, page -, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA, executed by GWENDOLYN L. MITCHELL, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) at BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 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: APN No.: 5572-031-085 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property

described above is purported to be: 7218 HILLSIDE AVE # 205 WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90046-2395 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale of property will be made in "as is" condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created 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 $489,873.06 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 714-730-2727 or 916939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale, or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap.co m or www.nationwideposting.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 1 5 1 0 8 11 6 7 4 0 6 - 2 .

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. Date: 08-04-2015 TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, As Trustee BRIDGET REGAN, Trustee Sale Officer TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY 26540 Agoura Road Suite 102 Calabasas CA 91302 Sale Line: 714-7302727 or Login to: www.servicelinkasap.co m or Sale Line: 916939-0772 or Login to: www.nationwideposting.com 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. We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. A4537831 08/07/2015, 08/14/2015, 08/21/2015 –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2015190032 The following is/are doing business as: 1) LET THEM EAT CHOCOLATE 2) BUZZ BAG 2131 Century Park Lane #405 Los Angeles, CA 90067; Judy Hoffman 12131 Century Park Lane #405 Los Angeles, CA 90067; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein: Judy Hoffman, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 21, 2015; Published: July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 2015 LACC N/C

FORTY DAY SUMMONS CASE NO: 15CV005378 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $10,000.00 Hon. John DiMotto WISCONSIN HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 201 West Washington Avenue, #700 Madison, Wisconsin 53703; Plaintiff vs JUSTIN R. PETSCHE and UNKNOWN SPOUSE of Justin R. Petsche 425 North Palm Drive Apt. C Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Defendants.

THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO : JUSTIN R. PETSCHE and UNKNOWN SPOUSE of Justin R. Petsche 425 North Palm Drive Apt. C Beverly Hills, CA 90210 You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within 40 days after July 31, 2015, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court, Milwaukee County Courthouse, 901 North 9th Street Milwaukee WI 53233 and to O'Dess and Associates, S.C., Plaintiff's attorneys, whose address is: O'Dess and Associates, S.C. 1414 Underwood Avenue, Suite 403 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

O'DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff By: M. ABIGAIL O’DESS Bar Code No. 1017869 WHEDA v. Justin R. Petsche et al POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 1414 Underwood Avenue, Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

Published: 0731/15, 08/07/15, 08/14/15 Beverly Hills Courier SUMMONS (CITATION JUDICIAL) CASE NO: 14K12796 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: NUALA BARTON; and DOES 1 to 50, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: CHARLES HOUSTON and EMMA HOUSTON 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: Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles Stanley Mosk Courthouse • 111 N. Hill Street • Los Angeles, CA 90012 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: Law Offices of Stuart A. Katz; Stuart A. Katz 20271 SW Birch St. Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 92660 • (949) 660-1916 DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 By: Sherri R. Carter, Clerk • Anabella Figueroa, Deputy Beverly Hills Courier • Published 08/07/15, 08/14/15, 08/21/15, 08/28/15

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Mama’s caregivers are loving, caring, trained & bonded. Live in or out.

M AMA’ S H OME C ARE 323/655-2622

Professional appearance.

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INCOME PROPERTY FOR SALE

1220 SOUTH SHENANDOAH SIX UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING NORTH OF PICO

Small complex, B.H.+Westside Area Management/ Maintenance, Leasing Experience a Plus.

Great Opportunity!

Free Rent + Salary!

Fax Resume:

310/829-2630 Or Email: THEROBERTSCO @ THEROBERTSCO . COM

TOTALLY REMODELED BUILDING VACANT AND READY FOR MARKET RATES. GARAGE PARKING AND CHARMING COURTYARD BUILDING. $2,475,000

SANDRA LEWIS

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BEAUTY SALON

www.exehomecare.com

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310/858-0234

—————–––– • WANTED • Personal Assistant

Excellent Working Conditions at Private Residence.

Office & household responsibilities Driver’s license & DMV records required.

Send Resumes To:

AGT. 310-770-4111 BRE 00456048

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OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE Great People Make GOOD COMPANY Our premiere private duty home care agency is currently seeking professional caregivers to assist our senior clients.

C N A’s , CHHA's, MA's preferred.

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OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE

Private Office Suite at 9595 Wilshire Bl. 508 RSF • $2,300/Mo. 1 Large Executive Window Office & 1 Support/ Reception Area.

Contact: Stan Gerlach Or: Bryan Dunne 310/550-2500 FULLY EQUIPPED Medical Office Space To Share in Beverly Hills 15 MINS from Cedars Sinai Hospital Rent & Lease term NEGOTIABLE

Call 310.277.6222

Great paying positions available throughout Los Angeles, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills, Bel Aire, Pacific Palisades and San Fernando Valley.

Please call (323) 932-8700

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INVESTORS WANTED

EXECUTIVE OFFICES AVAILABLE in INVESTOR WANTED THE BEVERLY HILLS Do you have more money GOLDEN TRIANGLE then you’ll ever spend?

••••••

Create Jobs Do something meaningful one home at a time build and sell. $200K Hollywood References Charlie 530/440-3730 cj.norcal@yahoo.com

• JUST REMODELED •

Elevator access.

Rent Includes: HVAC, electricity, phone, high-speed internet, use of conference room.

CALL NOW FOR MORE DETAILS. Billion $$ Industry ASKING $1,200/MO. Unrivaled Opportunity! 310/258-0444 bhpersasst@gmail.com Astonishing Offer by

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—————–––– NV Pharmaceutical Plant. ————— CAREGIVERS NEEDED

Good Company.

Great People.

We provide in-home care and companionship to help you remain independent and happy at home.

If you need help and would like a free in-home assessment please call us at:

323-932-8700

Lend $100K & receive $500K in CORNER OFFICE 2 OFFICES WITH 10 years or $1M in 15 years Period!

RECEPTION AREA Get 29% APR on a 5 yr $1,575/MO. 100K loan. Borrowed funds Guaranteed by In Boutique Building title lean on $25M Adj. Beverly Hills property, as well as Building has been Promissory Note issued by completely remodeled.

At least 5 years in home experience. Speak fluent English and can also speak Farsi, Russian, Hebrew, Armenian or Polish. Must have car and available for live-in positions.

Call 323/655-2622 Mon.-Fri. • 10am-5pm Nevada Offshore Bank.

Prefer Attorney.

Call: 310/430-6070 DO NOT APPLY CEO@NVObank.com Call 323/782-1144 IF NOT EXPERIENCED.

To Advertise Your Listing Call 310-278-1322 www.bhcourier.com

CLASSIFIED

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R E A L E S TAT E

405

300

270

HOUSES FOR SALE

CONDOS FOR SALE

WANTED TO RENT

ARTIST'S MOUNTAIN HOME

NEWER BUILDING IN CENTURY CITY NEAR RANCHO PARK 3 BDRM. + 2.5 BA.

MILLION DOLLAR VIEW & PRICELESS PRIVACY

(Owner has Real Estate License)

Looking to Rent Guesthouse or Room

Beverly Hills Resident 2 hours away from Beverly Hills or less if you Seeking Bedroom fly your small plane in Tehachapi Airport!

To Rent

————— KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

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

License 00957281

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLE

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REAL ESTATE LOANS

CENTURY PARK EAST

300

HOUSES FOR SALE

HUGE LOT FOR DEVELOPMENT ON THE CORNER OF ALCOTT AND LIVONIA

$795,000 TO $1,195,000

310/394-7132

425

HOUSES FOR LEASE

License 00957281

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

CENTURY TOWERS

• Noushin Ahobim • Agt.: 310/863-4325

$4,250/month

Outstanding South Tower. Corner Renovation. 270 degree Unobstructed Prime Carthay Circle Views. Hardwood Floors. Built Out Closets.

Fabulous Kitchen, Newer Appliances Pride of Ownership Crystal Stall Shower, Spa Bathtub. 2 Jumbo Top flr 3+3.5 • $5,250 Balconies .Super Quiet Location.

1930’S DUPLEX

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COMPLETELY UPDATED

1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $3,100/month High Floor. Total Renovation Great City Views

—————–––– PARK PLACE BEVERLY HILLS $4,000 to $5,950/Mo.

$995,000 TO $1,795,000

4 BDRMS, 3.5 BATHS PERFECT FOR 1031 EXCHANGE. VACANT FABULOUS HOME ON THE HILLS CENTURY HILL TRIPLEX FOR RENTING AT MARKET RATES. TWO BLOCKS with amazing views, spa WEST OF ROBERTSON AND ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF $5,850 to $7,000/Mo. PICO. PREMIUM AREA. NEW LISTING. $2,850,000 hardwood floors, wine

ONE CENTURY

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

Storage Space

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

LISA SHERMAN • AGENT 310/724-7000 x-1851

CENTURY HILL

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.

427 Montana Ave.

Liv rm w/ hi-ceilings, hrwd flrs, fireplace. New kitch w/ granite counters, formal din breakfast area.

PARK PLACE

$1,995,000 TO $15,975,000

TO RENT

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Will be a helpfull anf friendly roommate. Will pay rent up to 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH $5,500/month $675 per month. Has Beverly Hills Adj. Furnished or Unfurnished a Master’s Degree and a 472 Willaman Drive Totally Renovated. Granite Counters Hardwood Floors. Raised Ceilings family business in BH. Los Angeles, CA Unobstructed 180 degree Bright Excellent Refrences.

City Light Views. Inside Washer/Dryer 1 Contact Deborah Margolies 3 Bdrm.+2 / 2 Bath Remodeled Kitchen 323/252-3364 CENTURY PARK EAST & Bathrooms. $6,100/Month 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH

8871 ALCOTT STREET

$489,000 TO $949,000

BEL AIR CREST

GARAGE/STORAGE

Single Professional SANTA MONICA Male, Non-Smoker

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Jane: 310/435-9811

$3,500,000 TO $17,995,000

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HONEST, RELIABLE, QUIET, PRIVATE, RESPECTFUL. Work from home.

Av a i l a b l e Also Avail. for Estate/ for Rent.

Caretaker position.

Charlie: 323/839-5844 Close to Beach .

References Avail.

1,875 Sq. Ft. with open floor plans and new wood floors. $975,000 Will cooperate with agent.

GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES *BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

BEVERLY HILLS

PRIVATE MONEY LOANS PURCHASE-REHAB-REFINANCE 1ST & 2ND'S POSITION'S UP TO 80% LTV CASE BY CASE COMPETITIVE RATES & FEE'S ALL TYPES OF REAL ESTATE CONSIDERED

ETHAN RUCH

SANDRA LEWIS

AGT. 310-770-4111 BRE 00456048

1138 SOUTH CREST

GORGEOUS FOUR BEDROOM AND POOL ONE BLOCK OUT OF BEVERLY HILLS

NMLS # 313559

GARAGE/STORAGE

Commercial / Residential Sales & Leasing

S y , C or y, C in d y & K erry

310-550-8710 • 310-289-7855 s s c h a f f e l @ t h es c h a f f e l g r o u p . c o m • ww w . t h e s c ha f f e l g r o u p . c o m

ONE CENTURY

Available Now $7600/MO.

$20,000 to $45,000/Mo.

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GREAT INVESTMENT FOR RENTAL OR PERFECT 1031 EXCHANGE FOR FUTURE BUILDING. NORTH OF PICO PREMIUM LOCATION. ALMONT IN BEVERLY HILLS TURNS INTO CREST AFTER WHITWORTH. NEW LISTING. $1,495,000

SANDRA LEWIS

AGT. 310-770-4111 BRE 00456048

BEL AIR CREST

• B.H.P.O . •

$16,500 to $67,000/Mo.

Newly remodeled kitchen with new appliances.

Hardwood floors., large backyard, 2-car garage, circular driveway. $6,000/Month

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.

2430 Coldwater Canyon 4 Bdrm.+5 Bath

1-844-368-5202

THE SCHAFFEL GROUP REAL ESTATE

Convenient location.

Call 310/205-0206

R O Y A LT Y M O R T G A G E C O .

BRE# 00818732

cellar and wet-bar.

310/860-9 991 310/433-1 949 213/926-4 213

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 270

A PA RT M E N T / C O N D O R E N TA L S

BEVERLY HILLS

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B E V E R LY H I L L S PRIME LOCATION

BEVERLY HILLS N. Oakhurst Dr.

320 S. CLARK DR.

Clifton & Crescent Dr. 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $2,000 3 BD. + 2 BA. CONDO 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • $1,700 Bright unit with open floor Quiet, Desired plan, granite kitchen, inside Location. laundry and 3 car parking. $4,750/MO.

Parking, laundry facility.

Coldwell Banker

Close to Bristol Farms/Ralphs.

Call David:

310/922-2141

310/488-1785

Steve Geller

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Robertson/Burton Way

LOVELY ONE BEDROOM With balcony, tub + stall shower, ELEVATOR, A/C, gated garage, controlled access in quiet building.

No pets. Non-smoking facility.

Call 323/252-5600

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WEST L.A.

~ WEST L.A. ~

• BRENTWOOD • CULVER CITY

922 S. Barrington Av.

• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •

•

3830 Vinton Ave.

• Single • • • • • • ••

•

Fireplace, balcony, wet bar, dishwasher, laundry facility, elevator, parking. Pool, sauna, Close to shops+dining. intercom entry, 310/826-0541 elevator, on-site laundry, parking.

BRENTWOOD All Utilities Paid.

11988 Kiowa Ave. 310/841-2367

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1415 Brockton Ave.

•••••

1675 Colby Ave.

2 Bd.+2 Ba.

Spacious & Bright.

A / C , b a l c o n y, Patio, stove, fridge, dishwasher, stove, dishwasher, on-sight intercom entry, on-sight laundry, prkg. laundry, parking.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

C LOSE T O S HOPS & R ESTAURANTS .

310/479-0700

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T A. ————–––– 1236EAmhearst —————–––– •• • 1• •B•d•. ••+ 1 B a . — Ave. SANTA MONICA BEVERLY HILLS

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• Spacious Units •

310/477-0072

—————–––– • WESTWOOD • 1422-1428 Kelton Av.

Spacious 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. •

• Spacious • Hardwood floors, BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS 218 S. Tower Dr. Large & Bright Unit. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath dishwasher, controlled Penthouse 2 Bd.+2Ba. • • Elevator, controlled BACHELOR Approx. 1,100sf. access, WiFi, on-site •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• access, on-site 137 S. Palm Dr. #504 Dishwasher, a/c, Patio, dishwasher, laundry facility, S. Oakhurst Dr. laundry & parking.

Bright 2 Bd +Closed •• •• on-site laundry, parking. controlled access, C LOSE TO U.C.L.A. balcony, parking.

Office +2 1/ 2 Bath • PRIVATE ENTRANCE • on-site parking Old World Charm!

C LOSE TO S CHOOL , Close to Large Balcony. New 310/864-0319 & laundry facility.

250 Sf. Ft., cooktop, Bright, intercom entry, Brentwood Village, F REEWAY & Kitchen.Washer/Dryer.

310/820-8584 microwave, fridge. fridge, stove, laundry fac. Shops & Restaurants. T RANSPORTATION .

Pool, Spa, Recreation WESTWOOD 310/449-1100 Room & Storage Area. Close to Wilshire Bl. C LOSE TO RESTAURANTS • 310/826-4889 • 1380 Midvale Ave. $4,100/Month

& transportation.

• Noushin Ahobim • Agt.: 310/863-4325 $1,200/Month

—————–––– BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 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

—————–––– BEVERLY HILLS

• • N E W LY • • •• U P D AT E D •• • 2 Bd + Den + 2 Ba •

Private front patio, Hardwood floors, a/c, laundry in unit, 2-car prkg.

Available June 01.

336 S. Rexford Dr. $3,200/Month

310/860-9991 310/433-1949 213/926-4213

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BEVERLY HILLS 320 N. Palm Dr. 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

213/305-1346

&

SHOPPING .

310/531-3992

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—————–––– BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

—————–––– BRENTWOOD 11640 Kiowa Ave.

••••••••

Newly Updated 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

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2600 Virginia Ave.

WEST L.A.

—————–––– 1628 Westgate Ave. SANTA MONICA 427 Montana Ave.

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1 Bd.+1 Ba. 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

~ ~

—————–––– • • • • • • 1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. Single • • • • • •

•• •• B r i g h t & A i r y.

WiFi, pool, elevator, • • • • • • 120 S. Swall Dr. BEVERLY HILLS controlled access, on• SINGLE • • • • • Dishwasher, •• •• •• •• 443 S. Oakhurst Dr. • • • • • • • • • Balcony, dishwasher, •• ••••• Intercom entry, on-sight sight laundry, parking.

• • • • Close to U.C.L.A. • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • a/c, heated pool, WiFi, Controlled access, parking, on-sight 310/473-1509 Very Spacious, A/C, elevator controlled • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • garage, laundry facility. laundry facility. balcony, intercom entry, access, on-site laundry, • • • • Close to Beach. Close to transportation. • WESTWOOD • parking. Close to • • • on-sight laundry, prkg.

10933 Rochester Ave. • • • 310/394-7132 310/820-1810 Brentwood Village, 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath Close to Cedars-Sinai, B R I G H T & S PA C I O U S Shops & Restaurants. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Beverly Center, B E V E R LY H I L L S WESTWOOD • 310/826-4889 • W E S T L . A .

Jr. Executive shops, cafes 1 0 9 0 5 O h i o A v e . Spacious a/c, fireplace, LIVING. 1343 Carmelina Ave. •• pool, controlled access, & transportation.

• BRENTWOOD • Balcony, dishwasher, •• laundry fac., prkg.

• • 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath 310/270-0724 125 N. Barrington Av. • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • • Free elevator, intercom WiFi Access • • • - 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath • • 310/473-5061 N E W LY U P D AT E D entry, on-site • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • • Bright Unit • Close To U.C.L.A. laundry, parking. B R E N T W O O D • • • • • •• •• • 2 Bdrm.

11730 S UNSET B LVD .

On-site laundry, •• P LEASE C ALL : •• + 2 Bath • Wifi, Bright, controlled • WESTWOOD • on-site parking.

310/435-3693 • • • • • • NEWLY REMODELED 550 Veteran Ave. access, balcony, • Jr. Executive Upscale, Bright, Close to • •••• Gorgeous & Spacious. pool, elevator, 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • • transportation.

2 Bd.+2 Ba. • • • • • laundry facility, prkg.

••••••• • With Pool, balcony, • 310/442-8265 • Close To U.C.L.A. In The HEART of Rooftop pool, 310/477-6856 • • • • • BEV. HILLS TRIANGLE deck, central air, central air, fireplace, Very spacious, elevator, intercom 170 N. Crescent Dr. granite counters, WESTWOOD elevator, intercom L.A.’S FINEST, entry, parking. gym. microwave, intercom 1370 Veteran Ave. entry, on-sight laundry, • 310/476-2181 • MOST LUXURIOUS entry, on-sight laun1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath APT. RENTAL gym, parking.

Close to shopping, dry, parking & WiFi. Single * * * * * * • Free WiFi Access • dining & schools.

Very close to UCLA •••• •• •••• & Westwood Village. ~ 310/476-3824 ~ “The Mission” Balcony, air conditioning 310/208-5166 BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE **CENTURY CITY** dishwasher, controlled * *

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Balcony, granite counters, 2220 S. Beverly Glen * * * * * central air, dishwasher, Newly Remodeled • BRENTWOOD • stove, fridge, on-sight • SINGLE • Luxury The Carlton • • laundry, pool, prkg., Penthouse 11666 Goshen Ave. •• L o t s o f •• controlled access.

3 Bdrm.+3 Bath • • (•)(•) Character & Charm!

1,800sf+, street views ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) $2,200/Month lrg kitch w/ island, new 310/666-9362 Single + 1 Bath Glass Fireplace appl., washer/dryer.

Newly Remodeled. * * * * New hardwood flrs., * * * (•)(•)(•)(•)(•) BEVERLY HILLS ADJ Large & Bright. granite counters, WiFi, central air/heat, stainless steel appl., Bedford/Olympic Pool, a/c, balcony, stove, dishwasher, fireplace, patio, 2 BD, 2 BA CONDO alcove fireplace, laundry rm., prkg., intercontrolled access, fridge, laundry facility, $2,150/MO. com entry, elevator.

Approx. 1400 Sq. ft.

C L O S E T O S H O P S pool, elevator, parking, gated parking, intercom entry, WiFi and more. laundry facility.

Lower unit with fridge,

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washer/dryer in unit and 2 car parking.

& R E S TA U R A N T S C A N O N /B E V E R LY / RODEO DR.

Call 310/880-7281

310/858-8133

• 310/552-8064 • 310/312-9871 Rooftop jacuzzi Shopping & Dining in with panoramic Brentwood Village city views.

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• Westwood •

access bldg., WiFi, pool, on-sight laundry, W I L S H I R E CORRIDOR gym, parking.

• • • • • 10530-10540 310/477-6885

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

• • • • •

Close to U.C.L.A.

Wilshire Bl.

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∞∞∞∞∞∞∞

• • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • • • • • • •

Luxury Living with valet, lush garden surrounding pool, gym, elevator, etc.

Hrwd. flrs., granite counters, dishwasher, central air, balcony.

Call: 310/470-4474

WESTWOOD 6-Month Lease Avail. 1409 Midvale Ave. • 1 B d . + 1 B a . • * * * * * * •• • •• Every Extra Luxury •• • • • • •• ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞

custom cabinets, granite countertops, stone entry, pool, health club, spa.

• Free WiFi Access • • Close to UCLA • 1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. L.A., 90024 Contact Mgr.:

• 310/864-0319 •

WiFi, a/c, intercom entry, laundry facility, elevator, parking, pool.

CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., SHOPPING & 1 BLK. TO WESTWOOD PARK. 310/478-8616

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1769-1775 N. Sycamore Av.

• • • • • • Single • Bachelor

Controlled access, laundry facility.

Utilities Included.

323/851-3790 Close to Everything.

—————–––– * HOLLYWOOD *

1134 N. SYCAMORE AV.

* * * * *

• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

* * * * *

S E RV I C E

468

AUTOS WANTED

WANTED

CA$H FOR CAR$

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

475

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Balcony, controlled access, parking, elevator, on-site laundry.

Close to shopping, great restaurants and Metro.

350 N. CRESCENT DR. UNIT # 212 No Early Birds • Cash Only

478

ANTIQUES ESTATE SALE

213/364-8423

—————–––– LAFAYETTE PARK

274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

••••••

Granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, air conditioned, new hrwd. flrs., designer finishes, balcony, ceiling fan, elevator, controlled access. Fitness ctr, yoga room, wi-fi, skyview lounge w/ outdoor fireplace, laundry facilities.

Easy freeway access 213/382-102 1

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401 S. HOOVER St.

• • • •

• 1 2 •

• • • • • • Bd. + 1 Ba. Bd. + 2 Ba. • • • • • •

Control access, pool, dishwasher, elevator, on-site laundry and parking.

213/385-4751

507

BAGS WANTED

Newly Remodeled GARAGE / Great Views ESTATE SALE Great views, controlled access, balcony, elevator, lrg. pool, prkg, on-sight laundry. BEVERLY HILLS ESTATE SALE H IKING IN R UNYON Friday Aug. 21 • 11am-5pm C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD Saturday Aug. 22 • 9am-4pm B OWL /N IGHTLIFE . * * * * * * * * * * 323/467-8172 Baccarrat & Waterford Crystal, MID-WILSHIRE Antique Silver, Mother-Of-Pearl 340 S. St. Andrews Pl. Flatware, China, Antique • • • • • Furniture, Artwork, Household Items, Kitchenware, Holiday Spacious 2 Bdrm + 2 Bath Decorations & Much More!

• • • • •

D I R E C T O RY

BEVERLY HILLS

ANTIQUES / JEWELRY BUY & SELL

WE WILL BUY YOUR CAR, RUNNING OR NOT!

ALL TYPES OF CARS ANY YEAR • ANY MODEL

Will Appraise Your Car For Free!

Visit us at

www.chequeredflag.com

Call John or Neil:

323-868-4119 sales@chequeredflag.com

WE BUY CARS HIGH-END & CLASSIC CAR CALL ERIC 310/345-1487 ANTIQUES BUY & SELL

ANTIQUE SALE Painting, Mirrors, Sterling Silvers, Porcelain , and more 1516 Westwood Blvd # 105 Aug 21, 22, 23 Hours 9.00 to 4.00

SUDOKU

We File &

Publish DBA’s Call George at 310-278-1322

BEVERLY HILLS

S E R V I C E

CONTRACTORS

ELAN INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION - New Home Construction - Smart Homes - Environmentally Friendly Pointers - Help with your ideal design through wide variety of floor plans & innovative features

www.elaninnovativeconstruction.com General Building Contractor

Lic. No. 953274

“FREE ESTIMATE” Call 310-294-6866

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D I R E C T O R Y

PAINTING

POOL SERVICES

RAFAEL

DAVE’S

PAINTING

POOL SERVICES ~~~~~~~~~~~

HANDY PEOPLE Forte Construction & Honest Handyman!

Room additions, Remodeling, Painting, Kitchens/Baths, Tile/Flooring, Woodwork, Decks, A/C-Plumbing, Lighting/Electrical, Concrete/Brick/Stone, Doors/Windows/Screens.

Reliable, No Short Cuts • Serving B.H. for 32 Yrs. Call Manny: 310/729-9612 LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED

• Senior Discounts

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INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Residential/Commercial

ELECTRICAL AND HANDYMAN SERVICE HANDYMAN and Lamps, Fixtures and Furniture Restored MAINTENANCE

H&L

Call 424/240-0172 Lic. # 963656

CONTRACTOR

GUERRA

New Construction • Kitchen/Baths • Additions Tile/Stone Counter Tops Door/Window Installation & Repairs Custom Cabinetry • Finish Carpentry • Painting Landscaping/Hardscape • Driveways • Patios Tenant Improvements, Condos, Store Fronts, Apt’s

www. bhcourier .com

BARRYBUILT CORPORATION Call James Barry For A Free Estimate!

Cell: 310-901-7382 • Off: 310-459-7451

No Job Too BIG or Too small!

ROOFING

• Orsinis Roofing • Call Steve 24-hrs.: • 800-213-6806 • • 213-675-3769 •

E XCELLENT L OCAL R EFERENCES Insured • Bonded

08/14/15 ISSUE R A T S O

FREE Estimates

310.278.5380 L I C : # 8 0 1 8 8 4 • F U L LY I N S U R E D

ISSUE

CASH FOR GRASS REBRATE PROGRAM:

Los Angeles County is offering property owners $1-$2 for every square foot of grass replaced with water-efficient landscaping through the Cash for Grass Rebate Program-up to 5,000 square feet.

310/418-1179 • 818/605-1480

ELECTRIC

CARE ELECTRIC All Electrical Needs!

Residential/Commercial Expert Repair Small Jobs OK Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed! www.careelectric.net

310/901-9411 Lic.# 568446

Mobile Credit Card Payment And Payment Plans Available.

PUZZLE ANSWER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

SUDOKU ANSWER

08/14/15

30 Years in Business • 3rd Generation Roofer

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Chairman Emeritus Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs ****** Senior Editor John L. Seitz Special Sections Editor Stephen P. Simmons ****** Founding Publisher March Schwartz (Publisher 1965-2004) Clifton S. Smith, Jr. (Publisher 2004-2014) The Courier is proud to be

Education Partner

From The Publisher MARCIA WILSON HOBBS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR As a dog trainer with clients based in Beverly Hills and nearby, I’ve heard many opinions and propositions for the upcoming dog park in the City.

Some of them I would like to address.

Some people are proposing that the park would only be for Beverly Hills residents with a special key entrance. The most obvious question: Would you also have a special card key entrance for a public playground in Beverly Hills and use the public park for only our residents?

Another issue that came up was what time should the dog park close? One was made to close it at dusk. The problem with this is dusk can be as early at 4:45 p.m. during the winter months. I’m sure most people would be coming home from work later than that and have no opportunity to use the park. Not a very good use of funding in my opinion.

I have researched other dog parks in the area and one example is the Santa Monica’s airport dog park hours are weekdays 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.; and weekends and holidays 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. There are lights at night for when it gets dark. This is an excellent example of an efficient and well used public dog park.

What’s interesting is the biggest issue that came up was a proposal to close the park on Fridays at dusk until Saturday at noon as well as some holidays. Now my question again is: would this do for a public playground? If people don’t want to go to the park at those times, they don’t have to, but this shouldn’t stop other people from accessing the dog park because of Shabbat, other religious holidays, as well as for their fear of dogs.

Not only is it not fair to the people, it’s not fair to the dogs that need the exercise. If one religious group can dictate public park hours, then what’s to stop other religious groups from doing the same.

We would end up having a dog park closed more than open; and waste Beverly Hills money.

Sharka DeVito ****** I was angered and infuriated upon my first reading of Victoria Talbot and Laura Coleman’s pieces in The Courier regarding the new pop ups being plopped down on various parts of the City and the exhibits at the Selwyn Fine Art Gallery.

After all, wasn't it enough to have a mound of aluminum foil entitled “Defecating on Nature” plopped in the green of the Santa Monica Parkway?

Did we really need a totem pole made up of Florida palm leaves, sort of Aztecan birds and symbols, topped by a piece of a NASCAR starter’s flag? And what if the PC police were to sue the City for “defamation of native totem poles?” Would the Fine Art Fund's balance of $2.926 million be enough to fight the potential lawsuit?

Ms. Coleman's story on “artistes” featured at the Selwyn Gallery really infuriated me. Imagine, someone marinating canvas and paper in dirt and muddy rivers, covering the landscape with the marinated objects, then rubbing it with graphite. And the same artist crushing seeds and having the juices radiate outward being described as “capturing a moment in time.”

It wasn't until I read her last sentence did I realize both articles were brilliant pieces of satire. I quote: “However, Wegman’s version (of Arnold Newman's iconic photograph of Igor Stravinsky at the piano)...showcases a dog with human hands in Stravinsky's place.”

Thank you Ms Talbot and Ms. Coleman Robert Block

****** I have sent a letter to the City asking why it changed the concerts’ venue from near the Beverly Hills Civic Center and the library to Beverly Canon Gardens.

This new place has children running everywhere, drafts, very few chairs and, more important, quite noisy from the street.

I recently attended “Concerts on Canon” and the host of the show had to acknowledge this noise problem when his voice was overrun by a loud car (there had already been some loud cars and motorcycles before). He said: “Here's a Maserati driving by.” And later maestro Gary Greene joked about all this street noise by saying: “Actually, I planned to bring an airplane...”

The place near the Civic Center was better, No noise from the street, lots of chairs, easy parking, no drafts or wind. It was good so why change for the sake of change?

I hope the City will consider for next year to go back to the Civic Center.

Michael Orlinski ****** The biggest donor to Hillary Clinton’s campaign is one of our local residents. He can be placed in the same group as Soros... no need to describe his passion for Palestinian NGO and “liberal” thinking.

Of course in that same group are several directors and actors (Jewish of course). Regardless of any illegal or ill conceived action that a Democratic candidate may commit whether legal or illegal, there is no repercussion as they are faithful Democrats.

As regards the Iran deal, I can laugh and cry about the different reasons given as to why the Iran deal is good or bad. What is insane is that the White House actually claims this deal is the only solution while it very well knows that the monetary sanctions were annihilating the regime and complete enforcement of them would have brought Iran to the table responding “yes sir.”

Now we have the administration accepting that the Iranian regimen will continue to aid terrorist groups and that the people chanting “death to Israel and to the US” are only the radicals. If you live on this planet, it is obvious that the Iranian regimen, rulers, military and the presidential guards are the radicals Rep. Adam Schiff will accompany the J Street groupies and a rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in their quest to help Iran become “wiser.”

Apparently, there’s a new slogan for our country.... please don’t make the “ayatollah” mad, courtesy of John Kerry or guess who was the best man at his daughter’s wedding?

Oh yes as a side comment, Iran has a separate “deal” with the Atomic Energy Commission, a useless body of the UN especially when it is realized its previous chief was part of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Pablo Nankin, M.D. ****** Congratulations to The Courier for 50 years of reporting the news and changing lives.

You have set the standard for journalism excellence and have endured through times of change without compromising the quality of your newspaper. We rely on The Courier for all things Beverly Hills and beyond.

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 21). You’ll invent and reinvent this year.

One of your past creations will be used in a new way, and you’ll make more money this time around. October business ventures introduce greater opportunities for romance and excitement. In November, you’ll realize what a good job you did in choosing your inner circle. Pisces and Scorpio people adore you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There have been times when it’s been difficult to meld the new with the known people in your life, but right now new friends will fit nicely into the puzzle of your personal life and will connect you to exciting options for love and work.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The gatekeepers are just doing their job.

If they could let everyone in, what would be the point of having a gate? Anyway, you’re in the perfect place and will get inside at the ideal time when you are completely ready.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Keep going on your project, even if you can only spend 10 minutes on it here and there. Ten minutes here and there will add up to significant progress.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The general cries, “Forward!” and that’s the direction the army marches. If it’s not happening that way when you cry “forward,” maybe you’re not the general of this army. Find your army.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You could totally win the argument with that aggressive person you know, and yet winning would bring no satisfaction or purpose. Therefore, avoid. Your energy is best spent elsewhere.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Whatever you’re in the market for, true shopping wisdom comes after you’ve left the sales floor for a while. It’s hard to listen to your inside voice when someone else’s outside voice is booming in your ear.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). Of course you can’t stop yourself from thinking a thought by focusing on not thinking it. Distraction, new focus, a different environment—all of it will work to stop your worries today.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.19). Beyond good and evil, there is love. The decisions made from love can seem complicated—not as cut and dried as the moral code written in books. The heart deciphers its own moral code.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). You will follow your intellect to whatever conclusion it leads you instead of accepting the answer you are being fed by another. This is the way of great thinkers and truth seekers.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You know what you like, even before the logical arguments have been made. You’re working from the gut today and will get more information in the blink of an eye than you would in a lengthy dissertation.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). No relationship is entirely wine and roses, but you’ll experience more than your fair share of movieworthy moments in the coming weeks—so many that you may even dare to plan some work and/or travel with a loved one now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Shakespeare penned, “We have some salt of our youth in us.” It’s that salt that has you reacting to someone as though you were much younger than you are. Or maybe you’re just meeting that person at his or her level.

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