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August 25, 2017

Study Finds Beverly Hills School District Derives Little Value From JPA

THIS ISSUE

Puppy Alexis is this issue’s Adoptable Pet of the Week. 4

Monday’s Walk With The Mayor included a glimpse at the eclipse. 4 •Real Estate •Sports •Letters to the Editor

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George Christy, Page 6 High Praise And Gratitude For The Jules Stein Eye Institute That Is Celebrating 50 Years … Carrie Fisher’s Will … The Friday Night Plane To Moscow

CLASSIFIEDS • Announcements • Real Estate • Rentals • Sales • and More

Renters, Landlords Give Final Input To Professor Singh By Victoria Talbot Landlords and tenants held their seventh and final meeting Sunday to negotiate towards a consensus on the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO). Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh, director of the Straus institute for Dispute Resolution and assistant professor of Law at Pepperdine University, facilitator for the discussions, will include their comments in a report to be delivered to the City Council at the Sept. 5 meeting. It is expected that his report will serve to steer the Council’s

decisions on the future of the RSO. Currently, the RSO holds rent increases to three percent per year, creates a rental registry and provides relocation fees in the event of a no-cause eviction. The rental registry forms were sent to landlords on July 10; the completed forms are due back to the City on Sept. 22. Through the meetings, the two parties found agreement on several points, while inching closer on others, a departure from the rigid positions that had permeated (see ‘BEVERLY HILLS RENT’ page 19)

Robinson Gardens’ Annual Gala To Honor Lisa Greer, Ellisa Bregman 2By Laura Coleman Once again, the Virginia Robinson Gardens will be the setting for the magical Friends of Robinson Gardens Patron Gala, coming up on Saturday, Sept. 9. Set to the theme “The Loveliest Night Lisa Greer Ellisa Bregman of the Year,” in homage to the dreamy the 6.5-acre property that is home Mario Lanza song where he to Beverly Hills’ first estate, the croons about the joy of being in legendary onetime home of Harry love beneath twinkling stars, this and Virginia Robinson, is widely year’s gala will honor Beverly regarded as one of the City’s most Hills residents Lisa Greer and spectacular fundraisers. Ellisa Bregman. For 35 years, the Beverly Hills The evening cocktail soiree gem has been a public haven for and dinner, which takes place on (see ‘ROBINSON GARDENS’ page 15)

pared to discuss fully the report with the district,” she later added. To justify the school district’s request to increase the JPA by 39 percent, from $9.7 million to $13.5 million, the City requested that the BHUSD provide a cost analysis of the JPA to the school district. To that end, last month the school district entered into a not-toexceed $59,830 contract with performance auditing firm Moss Adams to provide the BBHUSD with a financial assesment of the JPA. The completed 21-page report–which the City received last week–found that the costs to operate and administer the JPA increased cumulatively by (see ‘JPA’ page 15)

Safety Concerns At School Forefront After Beverly Hills High Power Outage By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills Unified School District leaders got a double dose of worry Thursday after a power outage at Beverly Hills High School left students in the dark and a neighborhood disturbance near Hawthorne prompted the principal to confine students to classrooms as a precautionary measure. “It was really orderly [and] everybody was fine,” BHUSD Chief of Facilities David Jackson confirmed to the Courier following both incidents. It also happened to fall on the same day as the deadly terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain.

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ONLY ON RODEO – Mayor Lili Bosse met with Los Angeles’ premier social media influencers Saturday at Ladurée Beverly Hills for a light bite and a walk down Beverly Hills’ BOLD streets after hours. Joining the group was surprise guest Tori Spelling. The group posed at the photo booth at Two Rodeo. Pictured are back row, from left: Rodeo Drive Committee President Kathy Gohari, Melissa Meyers (@melissameyers on Instagram), Eden Passante (@sugarandcharm), Beverly Hills BOLD Influencer Dawn McCoy (@iamdawnmccoy), Stuart Brazell (@stuartbrazell), Dee Murphy (@murphydeesign), Carly Anderson (@lipglossandcrayons) and front row, AGENC CEO Cara Kleinhaut (@carakleinhaut), Francesca Garcia (@classyverse), Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse (@lilibosse1), Jill Salama (@jillsalama), Cassydy Gavin (@wewonderandwander) and Natasha Minasian (@natashaminasian).

By Laura Coleman Contract negotiations between the City of Beverly Hills and the Beverly Hills Unified School District for a new Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) hit a snag Tuesday night when City officials unexpectedly cancelled the following morning’s scheduled CitySchool Liaison meeting. “The City needs some time to review the financial report that was provided to us by the district last week,“ the City’s Director of Community Services Nancy Hunt-Coffey emailed the Courier. “The City’s auditing firm will be reviewing the report, which will take a few weeks. As soon as the City has had a chance to review the findings of the auditor, we will be pre-

And while student safety was assured at the administrative level, not all members of the community felt certain that Beverly Hills students would remain safe in the face of a more serious threat. On Tuesday BHUSD parent Chris Harris took the Board of Education to task for failing to adequately communicate to students just what was going on at the high school. “I was greatly concerned about [my daughter’s] safety as well as the safety of the entire campus,” he said. Further, he added, such events where students are left in the dark (in this case both figuratively and literally) can (see ‘POWER OUTAGE’ page 15)

DEJA VU — Debra Messing and Eric McCormack return in NBC’s revival of their hit series Will and Grace. They joined the stars who are appearing in the network’s fall season during the NBCUniversal Summer TCA Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton. For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.

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$2 Million Hilton Prize To Be Awarded To Bangladesh Health Research Group A Bangladesh-based global health research organization was named Wednesday the recipient of the $2 million 2017 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize for its contributions to alleviate human suffering. The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh – known as icddr,b – was tabbed for its five decades of work to develop “innovative, low-cost health solutions that have resulted in saving millions of lives globally.” According to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the health organization began in an effort to find treatments for cholera and other diarrheal conditions, but has become "the world's largest diarrheal hospital treating more than 200,000 patients a year, almost all of whom recover within 36 hours." “ The icddr,b has had a profound impact on health crises and breakthroughs worldwide,” Hilton Foundation President/CEO Peter Laugharn said. “As we seek solutions to bridge global divides, the world can learn a lot from icddr,b -- not just about vaccines, but about scientifically researched approaches to public health problems that work.” The organization will be honored at a ceremony Oct. 11 at the Beverly Hilton. The event will be part of a daylong conference themed “The Future of Humanitarian Action: Bridging Our Divides.” The research institute becomes the 22nd recipient of the Hilton Prize. Last year's honoree was The Task Force for Global Health. The prize comes with $2 million in unrestricted funding. –– City News Service

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Parking Issues Finally Resolved At El Rodeo School

TOTAL ECLIPSE — Hundreds of walkers joined Monday’s Walk with the Mayor, with Mayor Lili Bosse, and got their eclipse glasses to take a glimpse at the eclipse. Before and after eclipse watching, Walk with the Mayor visited the iconic Gibson Guitars Showroom and First Republic Bank.

Cafe Seating To Remain On Rodeo Drive Through Holidays By Victoria Talbot The wildly popular bistro furniture that has accompanied Mayor Lili Bosse’s BOLD initiative events on Rodeo Drive is going to remain, at least through the holidays. Originally scheduled to be removed at the end of August, the cafe seating has become so popular that merchants are requesting they remain. The City Council agreed Tuesday. It is possible the cute tables, chairs, k-rail and planter boxes may become an even more permanent arrangement in the future, and could spread onto other streets, an idea which will come back as a future agenda item for the City Council.

The seating, which was an “add-on” idea at the outset of the BOLD program, has been a huge hit, giving visitors to Rodeo Drive a venue for the pure pleasure of peoplewatching. On nights when the coffee carts roll out, guests can be seen enjoying their beverages

and relaxing while they shop. At other times, visitors have been seen bringing food from the restaurants to be consumed at the tables on Rodeo Drive. Many sit and peoplewatch while family members sit and people watch. “Consensus is the bistro

By Laura Coleman El Rodeo’s parking problem appears to be officially at an end. Following completion of an onsite temporary parking area for staff just before school resumed, teachers and administrators can now park adjacent to the instructional facilities while construction continues at the school. “I am glad to say that the El Rodeo staff is back in their parking lot and it is working out beautifully,” confirmed Principal Kevin Allen. In the wake of ongoing construction, which is expected to continue at the school through Fall 2019, El Rodeo’s parking lot was removed, triggering the need for 60 parking spaces for its staff. Earlier this year in January, almost a dozen cars with Beverly Hills Unified School District placards were unexpectedly ticketed for parking on residential streets – a first that anyone in the district could recall. In March, the Traffic and

Parking Commission denied a request to issue temporary parking permits for City streets after the neighbors expressed frustration with the idea. As an interim solution, staff had been using shuttles between El Rodeo and City parking lots; some staff elected to park closer to El Rodeo on City streets which allowed four-hour parking. On Tuesday evening, the Board of Education unanimously approved a $20,875.00 agreement with Asphalt, Fabric and Engineering, Inc. for the completed “El Rodeo School Temporary Parking Project.” Boardmember Noah Margo said he was particularly pleased that a solution had been achieved that was more convenient for staff and slightly less costly than the interim arrangement. “I’m delighted that staff has found a solution to the parking problem at El Rodeo,” he said. AWESOME ALEXIS– Alexis was found running in traffic with other dogs She is under a year old and weighs almost 30 pounds She is thought to be a spaniel golden retriever mix Very sweet with kids and other dogs. For information on adopting Alexis, visit www.shelterhopepetshop.org.

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Annual Beverly Hills Senior Health Fair Set For Sept. 11

FABULOUS FLEETS – The City of Beverly Hills fleet staff was recently named the 19th best small fleet in the nation by Government Fleet Magazine and the American Public Works Association. The City has a team of nine mechanics who maintain 415 City vehicles, including heavy duty fire trucks, solid waste trucks, police cruisers and small trucks and the Mobile Command Center. Pictured are (from left): Fleet Supervisor Harry Kalindjian, Equipment Mechanic II Steve Carrillo, Equipment Mechanic II Kevin Jones, Director of Public Works Shana Epstein, Equipment Mechanic II Ken Aquilina, Equipment Mechanic II Ryan Nelson, Equipment Mechanic II Greg Foerster, Central Stores Specialist Glenn Claudio, Councilmember John Mirisch, Mayor Lili Bosse, Equipment Mechanic II Al Paskauskas, Vice Mayor Julian Gold, Fleet Manager Craig Crowder, Central Stores Specialist Francisco Ruiz, Lead Equipment Mechanic Greg Gomez, Lead Equipment Mechanic Eric Jones, Councilmember Les Friedman and Councilmember Bob Wunderlich.

Residential Natural Gas Leak Quickly Closed Off On Ridgedale Drive In Beverly Hills By Matt Lopez Authorities quickly quelled a natural gas leak reported at a residence in Beverly Hills on Monday. The Beverly Hills Police Department– through the Nixle social media network – sent

out a community alert early Monday afternoon reporting a residential gas leak at a home in the 1000 block of Ridgedale Drive. Residents were advised to avoid the area, but BHPD Lt. Elisabeth Albanese said that

Southern California Gas personnel were able to arrive “on scene quickly and shut off the gas” and within about a half hour, things had been returned to normal and the gas was shut off.

By Victoria Talbot Local seniors are encouraged to join in the 12th annual Senior Health Fair, hosted by City of Beverly Hills Community Services Department and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at the Roxbury Park Community Center, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Sept. 11. Information is a great aid in healthy aging, and the Senior Health Fair is a tremendous opportunity to gain knowledge and network with health professionals. A boxed lunch, compliments of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, will be provided to all seniors in attendance.

The Senior Health Fair is a great occasion to take advantage of free health screenings for cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure, pulmonary issues and podiatry. Seniors can also find information on cancer trials, telephone access, strokes, glaucoma, Meals on Wheels, and Alzheimer’s disease. Find out about caregiver possibilities, transportation alternatives, assisted living options, new technologies, home health, adult day care, and so much more. For more information call 310-285-6840.

Courier’s Cutest Canine There are a few days left to submit a photo of your cute puppy pal to be printed in the Beverly Hills Loves Dogs page of the Courier. E-mail your photo to vtalbot@bhcourier.com by noon on Wednesday to appear with caption information about your dog.

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Beverly Hills Unified School District Attempts To Tackle Issue Of Bullying

PATH OF TOTALITY – Courier intern Sam Schwartz – grandson of the newspaper’s founder March Schwartz – was one of tens of thousands of people who flocked to Salem, Oregon this week to catch a glimpse of the eclipse. Schwartz camped overnight at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem, which is in the path of totality, allowing for the best view of the eclipse (Schwartz’s photo of the eclipse is inset). He also took along a copy of the Courier during his downtime. Even if you missed the eclipse, hope is not lost. You can still join the Carry the Courier Club. Snap a photo of yourself on your next trip with the Courier and e-mail it to mlopez@bhcourier.com with caption information.

Wanda Group Pulls Out Of London Property Transaction As China Cracks Down By Matt Lopez As pressure mounts from the Chinese government to limit overseas investments, China’s Dalian Wanda Group this week walked away from a reported $606 million purchase of a 10-acre plot of land in London. Wanda confirmed it was pulling out of the deal in a statement to Bloomberg and hours later, it was learned that Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. and C C Land Holdings, Ltd. – which owns London’s Cheesegrater tower – had stepped in as the new buyers of the Nine Elms Square land. Coming on the heels of last month’s $9.5 billion firesale of hotels and theme parks to Guangzhou R&F and Sunac China Holdings Ltd., walking away from Nine

Elms Square appears to be another sign that Wang Jianlin’s Wanda is rapidly downsizing. According to the Financial Times, the 10-acre plot at Nine Elms Square is part of London’s largest residential development, which has seen several rival real estate companies build thousands of luxury homes south of the river Thames. Wanda, along with several other Chinese companies, have been under increased scrutiny this year as China’s government has squeezed down on overseas investments in what it calls “irrational” acquisitions in real estate, hotels, entertainment and more.

Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market To Comply with LA County Fruit Fly Quarantine By Victoria Talbot The California Department of Food and Agriculture has placed a quarantine zone in Los Angeles County, following the discovery of nine Oriental fruit flies in the Hollywood area. The 75-square mile quarantine zone encompasses parts of Beverly Hills. The Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market falls into this zone, and farmers will need to comply with quarantine measures for all fruits at the market. Vendors will cover their fruits with netting, air curtains, plastic containers and tarps to prevent insects from laying eggs. “This quarantine has been put in place to protect the farmer,” said Greta Dunlap, Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market manager. “We do not want our farmers taking back fruit to their farm that has been infested, so we will be complying with all measures.” These measures will be in place for 6-9 months while the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) monitors to ensure compliance. To prevent the spread of fruit flies on homegrown fruits and vegetables, the California Department of Food and Agriculture asks that people moving through the areas do not move any

homegrown fruits or vegetables, including tomatoes and avocados, from their property. Fruits and vegetables may be consumed or processed as juice, frozen or cooked and ground in the garbage disposal at the property of origin. Those that are not consumed or processed should be double-bagged in plastic bags, and placed in the garbage bin for collection. Oriental fruit flies are an invasive pest that attacks over 230 crops of fruits, citrus, nuts, berries and vegetables. Heavy infestations can cause a complete loss of crops and severe economic losses. These insects are strong fliers and can travel over 30 miles in search of food and to lay their eggs. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has a track record of eradication, which is achieved by quarantining the area and using a male attractant technique (MAT) with pesticide set in a radius around the discovered flies. The bait stations attract the male fruit flies and leave the females unmated, without affecting other species or plants. For more information, visit: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/pdep/treatment/ oreintal_ff.html.

By Laura Coleman The Board of Education is pulling no punches when it comes to putting an appropriate antiBullying Policy in place. “I feel that we turn a blind eye to bullying in this district,” said Boardmember Noah Margo. “What I see in this district is that it’s downplayed.” On Tuesday the board unanimously approved a not-to-exceed $25,000 agreement with Dora Dome Law Offices to provide training sessions for staff to address student discipline and bullying concerns. Concurrently, the board is also in the process of shoring up the district’s current policy on bullying. The Dora Dome contract is part of a multi-pronged effort to ensure student well-being and safety that is being led by BHUSD Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Laura Chism. “It’s to start the conversation with our administrators to see what is happening at the district,” she said, noting that staff is starting to look at district data in order to identify the current trends. It’s no secret that bullying is a problem across the Beverly Hills Unified School District - just as it is in classrooms across the nation. Both El Rodeo and Hawthorne held

targeted programs last academic year in an effort to help empower students. As part of last year’s “School Accountability Report,” presented to the board almost a year ago now, internal research showed that a significant number of students throughout BHUSD did not feel safe at school. While only 5 percent of students at Beverly Vista reported not feeling safe at school according to the report, that percentage ballooned up to 20 percent at both Hawthorne and Horace Mann, 23 percent at Beverly Hills High School and 25 percent at El Rodeo. During a board discussion on its bullying policy at Tuesday’s meeting, Margo advocated that the board take a stronger stance in shoring up the policy. “For some of the egregious acts that we’re seeing there need to be consequences. And we’re really not seeing that,” he said. “We have to have a policy in place that’s strong and effective.” Superintendent Michael Bregy said taking on the issue of bullying was a priority for the district’s administrative team. Said Boardmember Howard Goldstein: “This is long overdue that we take a hard look at it.”

GEORGE CHRISTY

Hills hacienda on Coldwater Canyon, once owned by Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head.

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illie will receive Carrie’s bank accounts, Star Wars memorabilia, jewelry and, more importantly Carrie’s intellectual properties.

ello, all of our America haters out there!

ussian President Vladimir Putin, former head of Russia’s tough KGB, loves and wants you.

The Jules Stein Eye Institute’s Dr. Wade William Stoddard with his dad William, an anesthesiologist, during a boat trip in their native Alaska.

This is, as you may have

A vintage photograph of Doris and Jules Stein who gave us the Jules Stein Eye Institute, among the great eye care centers of the world located here in Westwood. The institute has saved the vision of thousands of patients during its 50 years.

gauged, a love letter to the Jules Stein Eye Institute, where the efficiency of the receiving staff and the double-quick caring helped the problem and allowed us to return home in the middle of the night, with confidence that God was in his Heaven and all’s right with the world.

As we get younger … Our basketball knees

cry more …

reathing reminds of the thousands of premieres we covered for our “Great Life” column in The Hollywood Reporter. Where everyone lit up after the film ended, and though we didn’t smoke, scientists now reveal that second hand smoke may be worse for our lungs …

nd then came our vision loss.

e are living with macular degeneration, and have been for some years. Writing the column is a challenge. But we strike up the music and dance.

wo weeks ago we faced a crisis from a sudden, blinding infection in our right eye. We learned from the diagnosing Dr. Hajir Dadgostar, a local Retina Vitreous partner, that an infection like that occurs only once in 5,000 times.

he doctor directed us – pronto! – to the Jules Stein Eye Institute in Westwood, where we were welcomed by retina vitreous specialist Dr. Wade William Stoddard, whose youthful good looks qualify for a leading player in a medical series. Page 6 | August 25, 2017

n Alaskan born in Fairbanks, Dr. Stoddard relocated to Los Angeles after studies and training in Colorado.

Dad, William is an anes-

thesiologist. Mom Prescilla is a nurse anesthetist. Sister Sadie is a cardiac care specialist.

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nd, yes, we all hunted moose,” he says. “Very gamey taste, and the moose packs a lot of meat that keeps for months.”

e mused the only moose hunter/eater we’d heard of was Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

rriving early at the Institute, as we did, Dr. Stoddard stayed with us until his colleague, Dr. Sankit Shah, appeared that evening with the three antibiotic and steroid injections for our eye. We discovered later from Dr. Thomas Hanscom that had it not been treated quickly – well, let’s not go there.

Dr. Stoddard was com-

forting, offering intelligent answers to our questions, and there to strengthen us when Dr. Shah performed his treatment.

he kind attention we received remains unforgettable. From Dr. Stoddard and Dr. Shah, and the staff at the Jules Stein Eye Institute.

nother crisis emerged days afterward. Checking in

n 2016, the Jules Stein Eye Institute celebrated its 50th anniversary.

f Lithuanian Jewish heritage, Jules Stein, born in South Bend, Indiana, studied in Vienna and Chicago for his ophthalmologist degree.

hotbed for jazz at the time, Chicago became an entertainment capital, and Dr. Jules Stein took advantage of that popularity by booking big bands during his successful medical career.

Doris had an eye for fine

ed up with America as you are, we are making a dream come true. Raising monies for what is right up your alley. A long overdue charity of our recent devising.

Disturbed by the outra-

he Friday Night Plane to Moscow.

furnishings, and her décor at Misty Mountain, where they lived on Angelo Drive, became a haven for museum-quality antiques. geous expense of the best antiques, Jules bought Stair & Company, fabled for the classic furnishings from centuries past. He could collect them now at cost.

uring a Misty Mountain soiree for Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, Jules mentioned that he and Doris attended a memorial service for a colleague that afternoon. “Curious, isn’t it, George, that I go to funerals of my friends who exercise.”

e didn’t. We lost Jules at age 85.

propos of our column last week about Town & Country cover girl Billie Lourd, 25, daughter of Carrie Fisher and CAA’s Bryan Lourd, we’ve now learned that Carrie willed Billie her $18 million Beverly

e supply the airfare; possibly offer a spoonful of caviar before take-off time.

owever, all fliers must relinquish their American passports.

emember to pack woolen headgear, ear muffs, mufflers, mittens, heavy socks and heavy boots for those icy Soviet winters. The temperature is known to drop to 50 degrees below.

hould bookings take flight, a Wednesday Night flight also will be available. And, if need be, we’ll arrange a Monday Night flight to boot.

elcome aboard, and bon voyage! Online at www.bhcourier.com/category/george-christy

ltimately, he created the Music Corporation of America, a behemoth for Universal music, films and television.

e crowned him and wife Doris Jones Stein as the Emperor and Empress of Tinsel Town in our thrice-weekly “Great Life” columns for The Hollywood Reporter. Jules noted that they met at a United Jewish Appeal tea dance in Kansas.

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unannounced at midnight at the Institute where the young and attractive late-night staff, Dr. Tamara Lenix and Dr. Patrick Lee, were generously thorough, and, again, comforting. Consummately professional.

t was Doris who propelled him to give back and fund his Eye Institute for mankind.

hen we lost Jules, his memorial service at UCLA drew the Who and the Who of the medical and entertainment communities. Henry Mancini conducted a big band. Famous vocalists entertained.

Fashionista Tyra Banks during the NBCUniversal Summer TCA Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel Jessie Graff

Heather Essence Graham Atkins

Anne Heche

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H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S Is Childhood Obesity A Psychological Disorder?

CHLA Researchers Use Brain Imaging To Observe Link Between Neurological Activity, Risk For Obesity

From left: Christina Davis, Katherine Kerr, Danelle Fisher M.D., Providence Saint John’s Health Center CEO Marcel Loh, Scot McIntosh and Liz Hall at the opening of Saint John’s Health Center’s physician offices in Playa Vista.

Providence Saint John’s Health Center Opens Offices In Playa Vista Providence Saint John’s has opened a 33,000-square-foot medical office, including pediatrics and primary care, at 12555 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 300 in Playa Vista. Specialty care offices such as cardiology and women’s and men’s health services are set to open in late fall. “We’re excited to bring the compassionate care that has become the hallmark of Providence Saint John’s to this young and thriving community,” said Marcel Loh, CEO of Providence Saint John’s Health Center. Providence Saint John’s has been serving the Santa Monica

and Westside communities since 1942, and since that time has earned a reputation for clinical excellence and award-winning care. Providence is anchored locally by Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Providence Tarzana Medical Center and Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Centers in Torrance and San Pedro. For more information visit providence.org/saintjohns.

A team of researchers, including senior investigator, Bradley Peterson, MD, director of the Institute for the Developing Mind at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), used fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate neural responses to food cues in overweight compared with lean adolescents. fMRI measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow. The team observed that food stimuli activated regions of the brain associated with reward and emotion in all groups. However, adolescents at an increasing risk for obesity had progressively less neural activity in circuits of the brain that support self-regulation and attention. “This study establishes that risk for obesity isn’t driven exclusively by the absence or presence of urges to eat highcalorie foods, but also, and perhaps most importantly, by the ability to control those urges,” said Peterson, also a professor at USC’s Keck School of Medicine. More than half of all adoles-

cents in the U.S. are either overweight or obese. Children of overweight parents (2/3 of adults in the U.S.) already are or are likely to become o v e r weight. Dr. Bradley S i n c e Peterson researchers are actively seeking novel approaches to better understand the causes of obesity and alter its trajectory, this study, recently reported in the journal NeuroImage, may offer such an approach. “We wanted to use brain imaging to investigate a key question in obesity science: why do some people become obese, while others don’t?” said Susan Carnell, PhD, assistant professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University

School of Medicine and first author on the study. Of the 36 adolescents (ages 14 to 19 years) enrolled in the study, 10 were overweightobese, 16 were lean, but considered at high risk for obesity because they had overweightobese mothers and 10 were lean/low risk since they had lean mothers. The adolescents underwent brain scanning using fMRI, while they viewed words that described high-fat foods, low-fat foods and non-food items. Then they rated their appetite in response to each word stimulus. Following the activity, all participants were offered a buffet that included low- and high-calorie foods—to relate participants test responses to real-world behavior. The investigators observed that after viewing food-related words, brain circuits that support reward and emotion were stimulated in all participants. In adolescents who were obese or who were lean, but at high familial risk for obesity, they observed less activation in attention and self-regulation circuits.

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The Rise of Citizen Activism: Part 2, Bel-Air Residents Fight Back, Form New Bel-Air Association By Victoria Talbot It was mayhem in Bel-Air in the fall of 2014. And it was dangerous. Tractor trailers were careening through the steep winding streets, ignoring stop signs and sideswiping cars. Queues of dump trucks lined the streets, 40-deep on Stone Canyon, blocking residential traffic. Neighbors were going toe-to-toe with developers on their doorsteps, being ignored, insulted and sometimes, threatened. Developers carved up hillsides without regard to the instability in the hillsides, the fragile ecosystems, wildlife corridors, property lines, or the affect their projects had on the immediate neighbors. What is more, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) and the Los Angeles City Planning and Land Use (PLUM) Committee were not listening. Abuses were ignored; apologies were cheaper than permits. Protests started slowly, one resident at a time, on their own. First, early in 2014, resident Janice Lazaroff sought help in her fight to prevent Mark and Arman Gabbay from exercising a 50-foot height variance at 360 N. Stone Canyon Rd. Fifth District Councilmember Paul Koretz had granted a variance over the objections of locals, the West Los Angeles Planning Commission and the Federation of Hillside and Canyon Associations, admitting that he had a relationship with the developers.

The variance galvanized the residents, who saw it as precedent-setting and a threat to the 2011 Hillside Ordinance, which explicitly limited height on residential development.

Tragedy strikes Then, in Beverly Hills, LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee was killed March 7, 2014 when his patrol vehicle was struck in the Doheny intersection by a construction vehicle hauling heavy equipment that lost its brakes. Detective Ernest Allen, Sr. was killed May 2, just weeks later, when his private vehicle was struck by a full cement mixer that had lost its brakes and collided with Allen’s small truck before hitting a tree. These tragic accidents brought hillside development under the microscope, providing tangible evidence of what residents already knew: the construction was endangering their lives. With the same slender, steep and winding roads in Bel-Air, residents believed that it was a matter of “when,” not “if” the same thing would happen there. A meeting was arranged between Koretz and his Bel Air constituents, hosted by the now former Bel-Air Association, the area’s homeowners’ association, on April 15, 2014. The meeting was set to discuss the 50-foot height variance but scores of angry homeowners, seeking accountability and answers, showed up with a litany of construction-related com-

plaints. They were concerned about overdevelopment, unregulated construction vehicles, clashes with developers and a generally war-like environment that pitted residents against developers.

Finding allies Bibi and Joe Horacek were there, and they brought with them documentation of their complaints to LADBS regarding the development at 901 Strada Vecchia, by developer Mohamed Hadid. “We were fighting alone,” said Bibi. “We didn’t know that other people were going through the same struggles. When they announced the meeting with Koretz at the Bel-Air Association (BAA we showed up and found out we were not alone.” By that time, they had spent upwards of $100,000 on appeals for permits issued by LADBS, one-fifth of what they have spent to date. Both Lazaroff and the Horacek’s had been waging lonely battles, surrounded by unknowing residents who were potential allies in their fights. “I call it the ‘OK Corral’ meeting,” said Bibi, of the Koretz meeting. Koretz had arrived with a contingent of staff and bodyguards. But there were too many people to fit inside the tiny building, according to fire department rules. The meeting moved outside and the then-BAA board members and

executive director shut the doors and windows. The executive director would not leave her office and staged a bodyguard outside her door. Koretz did meet briefly with those outside and then left. But that is when it became abundantly clear that the Bel-Air Association and its leadership was on the side of the developers, not the residents. It is unclear but residents suspect that the “bodyguards” were hired by the BAA. Then-BAA Executive Director Paulette DuBay said that it was not within their jurisdiction to support residents in their disputes with developers or with Koretz. “That was when we met Fred Rosen, Marcia Hobbs, and Maureen Levinson,” said Joe.

Problem projects Levinson, another neighbor with a really big problem, had photo-documented violations at 944 Airole Way. The developer, Nile Niami, would require approximately 15,000 truck trips for his project, taking an estimated five years to haul. That was further compounded by the number of cement trucks required to shore up the excavations, the construction crew vehicles, other construction vehicles, oversized loads carrying support structures and the lack of civility of the workers. The 85,154-square foot development would require 39,805 cubic yards of exported soil. (see ‘BEL AIR’ page 11)

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Videos show as many as 46 heavy-haul vehicles illegally staged on Stone Canyon Road hours before the legallyallowed 9 a.m. start time for hauling, or on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. when City Hall was closed for business. Neighbors endured non-stop hauling for weeks, with the associated noise and dust, and blocked access to their homes, constant traffic nightmares and unsafe streets. (The dwelling is currently rumoured as being shopped offmarket for $500 million, the highest price ever asked for a single-family home, and has since grown to 104,000-square feet. It is slated to have a casino and nightclub, with a VIP lounge, five swimming pools, a cigar room and walls made of jellyfish tanks.) Called a “single-familyhome,” the project was not subject to CEQA reviews, but when completed, it will be more than twice the size of the White House. It is certainly larger than the Hotel Bel-Air. At least 177 permits have been issued for the project from the city of Los Angeles. Rosen, Hobbs and Levinson began to see a pattern. Airole Way, with 15,000 truck trips, was only one development. Seemingly overnight, scores of giga-mansion projects with thousands of haul trips dotted the region. Bel Air had become a war zone. Banding together Aware now that their homeowners’ association would not help, the trio reached out to neighbors, including Dan Love and Jamie Meyer. Levinson expanded her photo-documentation to cover violations all over Bel-Air. Rosen and Hobbs started to make noise, a lot of it, at LA City Hall; with Councilmember Koretz, and LADBS and Planning. Meyer and Love began to organize an association. The Bel-Air Homeowners’ Alliance (BAHOA) was formed. The original members ponied up $5,000 membership fees to hire legal counsel. “We don’t want to repeat the tragedies of

Loma Vista,” said Rosen. “We don’t want them in Bel Air. We will do whatever it takes with our group’s power, with all the city agencies, to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” Alliance members began to study the layers of government. The Bel-Air Association had a seat on the Bel-Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council, one of dozens of councils that serve as area advisories to the local City Council representative, but the now former board members refused to attend meetings. Levinson and Love ran for seats and, with the power of the Alliance, were voted onto the council, and took land use positions. Rosen, Love and Hobbs began to chip away at the Bel Air Association, discovering that the BAA collected fees for every haul truck, allegedly to use for filling in potholes. Several high-profile residents shifted their allegiance from BAA to the BAHOA, and soon membership tipped the balance from BAA. In Beverly Hills, the City Council, BHPD, CHP, City Planning and traffic engineering firm Fehr & Peers were working to form a “Zero Tolerance” plan for safety. The city of L.A., in contrast, lagged in enforcing codes that were already in place. The first case, 10697 Somma Way, involved the removal of 50,000 cubic yards of soil, including 19,634 cubic yards for the installation of 270 soldier piles. BAHOA members, including wheelchairbound Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy, testified at the Building & Safety hearing. They lost; but that was just the beginning. The case became the canvass upon which the BAHOA could paint ideas. It was also the first visible result – Koretz had come over to their side. The 40,000-square foot residence, replacing a 3,799square foot home, inspired Rosen. “The fiction that these hotel-sized buildings are harmless ‘single-family homes’ will be challenged by the Alliance, before this board, the L.A. City Council, and the courts if necessary, until the City imposes sensible land use controls that reflect some reasonable consideration for the health, safety

and welfare of the existing BelAir community,” he said. Bel-Air Brawl By February, 2015, the “old” BAA and the BAHOA were going up against each other at City Hall. In a meeting of the Los Angeles City Planning and Land Use Committee (PLUM) to consider an Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) that would limit excavation to 6,000 cubic yards in Bel-Air, the BAA, billing itself as a homeowners’ advocacy group, sent out misleading emails telling residents not to support the measure in opposition to the Alliance. The ordinance passed, but Bel-Air residents had to act. Projects on Somma Way and Airole Way were moving forward, and others were in the pipeline on Tortuoso Way, St.

Cloud, Nimes Place, and Chalon Road. After several unsuccessful attempts at diplomacy, Rosen, Meyer, Love and Hobbs took action. In March 2016, they held a meeting at the Bel Air Country Club attended by 176 individual members of the Bel Air Association and held an election. Nine new board members were elected, effectively overthrowing the old guard. The new board included Marcia Wilson Hobbs, Jim Hyman, Maureen Levinson, Dan Love, Jamie Meyer, Steven Myers, Tawny Sanders, Gail Sroloff and Nook Suphamongkhon. Immediately after the meeting, the new board took action by heading to the BAA headquarters., where they found that the office had been wiped

clean - all association records had been removed, as well as the BAA’s computers, but the new leadership was able to change the locks on the building. The organization has now come into its own, creating a new set of by-laws and making the Interim Control Ordinance permanent. Reasonable conditions on construction, haul routes (hauling is now five days a week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. instead of six days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and development rules have been implemented. The new “Bel Air Overlay” is now in place - with rules unique to Bel Air - and the new Bel Air Association advocates specifically for residents. Next week: Part 3 – Sharing and Daring

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GERSHWIN UNDER THE STARS—Donelle Dadigan and The José Iturbi Foundation brought the stars of stage and screen out once again as sponsors of "Gershwin Under the Stars" at the Hollywood Bowl. Grammy and Juno Award winning composer, Bramwell Tovey masterfully conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic at last Thursday night’s event, holding the audience enthralled with the help of pianist Aaron Diehl, who is one of the most recognized jazz virtuosos in the music industry today. With almost 18,000 in attendance, the concert began with a Strike Up The Band overture featuring one of the most recognizable orchestrations in the world of I Got Rhythm and included a special performance of Duke Ellington's Night Creature Tribute To Policeman. The evening concluded with a rousing rendition of An American In Paris. The foundation, led by cofounder Donelle Dadigan, brings "classical music, one note at a time" to young audiences in an effort to expose youth to culture. The foundation also sponsors forums for young artists in the making who are classically trained pianists and singers to debut their talent, launch their careers and bring to the public's attention emerging talent through an international music competition, and live concert performances. Before the show, Dadigan hosted a special dinner at the Hollywood Bowl catered by Suzanne Goin with attendees that included various stage and screen stars, as well as local politicians. Pictured (from left): Vaydsar Thomasian, Caroilyn Hennesy, Erin Murphy, Charles Fox, Donelle Dadigan, Donna Mills, Tippi Hedren, George Chakiris, Roslyn Kind, Alison Arngrim, Dawn Wells and Mitch O'Farrell.

CANCER FREE GENERATION— The positive energy was overwhelming on Monday at Gavert Atelier Salon in Beverly Hills, where over 100 patients at Tower Cancer Research indulged in complementary spa and beauty services including mini facials, massages, hair and wig styling, expertly applied fake lashes, gorgeous make-up, and manicures. Hosted by Tower’s Young Leadership Division, Cancer Free Generation, Tower’s “Day of Beauty” is about lifting spirits and self-esteem and is one of the foundation’s most beloved patient support programs. Tower’s first “Day of Beauty” was held at the salon three years ago in memory of Laura Shanahan, a founding member of the Cancer Free Generation who’d just passed away. The event has continued to grow in size. Pictured (clockwise, from top left): Suzanne Baruch Asherson, Board Member, Cancer Free Generation; Cancer fighters and professionals volunteering their services; Nancy Mishkin, Chair of Tower Cancer Research Foundation who prevailed on the salon owner’s generosity, with her grandson; and Jen Levy, a founding members of Tower’s Cancer Free Generation and one of the key organizers of the Day of Beauty for Cancer Fighters, pictured with her mother, and her mother, Abby Levy.

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Photos by Miguel Hernandez THE BROAD IN CONVERSATION—The Broad contemporary art museum continued its popular Un-Private Collection art talk series last week at the Orpheum Theatre with a dynamic conversation between L.A.-based artists Mark Bradford (pictured) and Sharon Lockhart and writer, critic, and art historian Katy Siegel. Both Bradford and Lockhart featured in this year's Venice Biennale, each creating powerful works that not only explored social justice, but empowered those less fortunate through their creative process. Lockhart explores the human subjects of her artwork through workshops, film and photographs, and Bradford through the found materiality of his painting and activism. At last week’s compelling conversation, both artists shared how they sought to enrich communities through their artistic processes. Photo by Ryan Miller

NEW BIOMED SPA–More than 300 guests including actresses, models, athletes, and music artists were among those on hand in Beverly Hills Tuesday for the opening of Garth Fisher MD’s Biomed Spa on Spalding Drive. Dr. Fisher’s new spa offers the most advanced and sophisticated procedures to address skin aging, infusing the concept of “counter aging” and wellness to provide a comprehensive treatment approach for beauty, health and vitality. Pictured are members of the spa team (from left): Leslie Zabel, Dr. Garth Fisher, Chanel Ly, and Gisela Colaiuta.

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LAMOTH’s Exhibit ‘Filming the Camps’ Documents Famed Hollywood Directors’ Work Exposing WWII Nazi Atrocities Directors John Ford, George Stevens and Samuel Fuller entertained audiences with films like The Grapes of Wrath, Shane and The Big Red One. But their most important contribution to history was their work in the U.S. Armed Forces and Secret Services, filming the reality of war and the liberation of Nazi concentration camps. Together these directors, their crews, and their experiences are the subject of a new exhibition “Filming the Camps: John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens, From Hollywood to Nuremberg,” opening Sunday, Aug. 27 at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMOTH), 100 The Grove Dr. in Pan Pacific Park. Curated by historian and film director Christian Delage, the exhibit, running through April 31, 2018, was designed, created and circulated by the Mémorial de la Shoah (Paris, France) and has been touring internationally. Its LAMOTH appearance marks its Western U.S. debut. 20th Century Fox is providing support, and the family of Samuel Fuller is loaning special memorabilia for the exhibit. (see ‘DIRECTORS,’ page 14)

Director George Stevens (right) and his crew in France in 1944.

Director Matt Shakman Named Geffen Playhouse New Artistic Director Theater, film and television director Matt Shakman has been named artistic director of the nonprofit theater, the Geffen Playhouse. Shakman, a veteran director whose work spans stages on both coasts and the screen, will work alongside the Geffen’s Executive Director Gil Cates, Jr. to stage new work and revivals of classic plays. He will join the Geffen staff and begin the work of building the 2018/2019 season on Sept. 20. “We are thrilled to welcome Matt Shakman to the Geffen Playhouse. After a comprehensive nationwide search, Matt clearly emerged as our first choice,” said board co-chairs Martha Henderson and Pamela Robinson.“ Shakman’s relationship with the Geffen began in 2012 when he directed the West Coast premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, followed by Jeffrey Hatcher’s world premiere adaptation of Frederick Knott’s Wait Until Dark in 2013. Most recently, he helmed the Geffen’s production of Joshua Harmon’s Off-Broadway comedy Bad Jews during

its 2014/2015 season. “I am thrilled to take on the exciting opportunity of growing the reach of the theater and nurturing the inclusive values that are so essential to its success,” said Shakman. “It’s a Matt Shakman dream come true to join such a vibrant cultural institution.” Shakman founded L.A.’s Black Dahlia Theatre and served as its artistic director from its inception in 2001. Shakman will continue to direct for TV and film while serving in his new role. He recently helmed two season seven episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones and is a director and producer for FX’s longrunning It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia series. His directing credits also include episodes of The Good Wife, Fargo and Mad Men.

Applications Now Open For Music Center’s Spotlight Arts Education Program For High Schoolers High school students interested in the performing area can now apply to be part of the 30th annual free Spotlight arts education and scholarship program presented by The Music Center. The annual program offers arts training, experience and workforce development skills taught by professional artists and arts administrators, and awards more than $100,000 in scholarships. All students who apply to Spotlight receive written feedback from a prestigious panel of judges and a certificate of achievement. In addition, they have an opportunity to receive audition experience and knowledge in their performance disciplines through master classes and performance.

To apply, students submit an online video in one or more of the categories including acting, ballet, classical instrumental, classical voice, jazz instrumental, non-classical dance and non-classical voice. Deadline for submission is Oct. 16. For more information, visit http://musiccenter.org/spotlight. All students, whether they apply to Spotlight or not, are invited to The Spotlight Academy, a free day of performing arts workshops for students, parents and teachers, Sunday, Sept. 15 at The Music Center. Students can RSVP at http://musiccenter.org/spotlightacademy.

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3673 or at http://www.fordtheatres.org. • • • • • A new exhibit “The Mindy Project”: Six Seasons of Style Curated by Costume Designer Salvador Perez opens at noon tomorrow at The Paley Center for Media, 465 N. Beverly Dr. The exhibit will feature costumes worn by the cast—including Mindy’s sequined saris, coats and gold unitards—from seasons past and yet-to-be-seen during the Hulu comedy’s final sixth season which premieres Sept. 12. The interactive exhibit will also feature life-size episodic photography, costume sketches, and behind-the-scenes video segments that will take visitors inside Mindy Lahiri’s world. Admission to the exhibit, running through Oct. 1 is free. The museum is open noon5 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday. For more information, visit https://www.paleycenter.org/th e-mindy-project-exhibit. • • • • • Arsenic And Old Lace, a revival of Joseph Kesselring’s black comedy, opens at 8 p.m., tomorrow at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Directed by Elina de Santos, the production stars Jacque Lynn Colton and Sheelagh Cullen as two seemingly harmless littleold-lady aunts who see killing as an act of charity. Performances will be at 8 p.m., Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 8, with additional weekday performances Sept. 13, 28 and Oct. 5. Tickets start at $25 and are

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www.http://palisadessymphony.org/Concert20170827.htm. • • • • • The Jason Fabus Trio, led by Fabus on saxophone, will present a blend of swing and modern jazz, featuring songs from the 1920’s-40’s, from 7-10 p.m., Tuesdays at Via Alloro, 301 N. Cañon Dr. For more information, call 310-275-2900. • • • • •

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The Skirball Cultural Center concludes its 21st anniversary season of Sunset Concerts with the L.A. debut of Venezuelan ensemble Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo at 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 31 at the center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. The multi-generational group of dancers and musicians, celebrating its 30th anniversary and release of its upcoming debut album, will present beats of Afro-Venezuelan soul and tambor. The concert is free. While RSVPs are requested, they do not guarantee admission or seating, which is available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and with a dance/drum workshop at 7 p.m. For more information, call 310-444-4500 or visit skirball.org.

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“Filming the Camps” features rare footage of the liberation of Dachau with detailed directors’ notes, narratives describing burials at Falkenau, and the documentary that was produced as evidence for the Nuremberg trials. The exhibition shows the conditions in which the directors and their crews worked. Their footage, presented in the original, unedited chronological sequence, allows viewers to grasp the scenes of devastation and horror the men encountered. The exhibit marks the first time the three directors’ Holocaust films have been explored together, and it also presents a look at how they influenced each other’s subsequent work. “We are honored to host ‘Filming the Camps,’“ said Beth Kean, executive director. “We are especially excited about bringing the exhibit to where John Ford, Samuel Fuller and George Stevens lived and made their mark as filmmakers. The exhibit is a perfect fit for our museum because we teach Holocaust history within the framework of the L.A. narrative and emphasize experiences of Holocaust survivors who settled in L.A. after the war.” “I’ve gone through the personal archives of these three filmmakers to prepare the exhibit and the subsequent film I made,” Delage said. “It’s a real opportunity to tell their story in L.A. where it all started and where they all ended their lives, definitely overwhelmed by the experience of war and the discovery of the camps.” For more information about LAMOTH, the exhibit, filmmakers and curator, visit http://www.lamoth.org/exhibitions/temporaryexhibits/filming-the-camps-from-hollywood/.

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philanthropic and charitable contributions. A self-titled “serial entrepreneur”, Greer most recently founded CaregiversDirect, an online marketplace devoted to the next generation of home healthcare. She is also a lifelong philanthropist. In addition to serving as aboard member of the New Israel Fund, a member of Beverly Hills Rotary, and a Trustee of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, she is also an active member of the CedarsSinai Board of Governors, former President of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills and a current member of the Beverly Hills Cultural Heritage Commission. The mother of five children, Lisa and her husband, Joshua, who serves on the City’s Public Works Commission, are extraordinarily involved with Beverly Hills. They often use their twoacre “Will Rogers Awards” recognized home for educational and community events. One of her greatest passions, however, pertains to the natural landscape. And she said there are few places more special than Virginia Robinson Gardens. “I see it as one of the top two jewels in Beverly Hills,” she said.

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heighten concerns among the community about what exactly is going on. According to Jackson, work being done by Southern California Edison triggered the power outage at BHHS, which was resolved within an hour. Superintendent Michael Bregy said that the power outage subsequently triggered the fire alarm. “That was something we didn’t expect,” he said Tuesday in response to Harris’

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$1.8 million from $7.5 million in FY 2008-09 to $9.3 million in FY 2015-16. Further, the report indicated that the school district actually lost money by operating the JPA during the previous fiscal year once the cost to educate non resident students (children of City employees) at the school distract was factored in. The report makes a point to list the approximate cost to the district for educating those 38 non-resident students: $591,736. Not including that

concerns. Bregy said that he planned to “debrief”with staff and craft a “communication” to parents. Jackson emphasized that while there is an “extensive safety plan” currently in place, which he said was followed Thursday, the public is not allowed to view the details of it due to security concerns. Following the incident at BHHS, Beverly Hills Police Lieutenant Elisabeth Albanese said that in tandem with BHPD responding to a family disturbance on North Elm at approximately 11:30 a.m.,

police advised the school that there was a disturbance in the area. “This is standard protocol when police respond to a call in close proximately to a school,” she said. Jackson said that in response to that phone call, Hawthorne Principal Michelle Dar was led to believe there was a “hostage situation” on Elm and subsequently made the call to “shelter-in-place” at the school for around 20 minutes. The action, he explained, is not quite as extreme as a “lock-down.”

cost, the report found that the school district received just $572,450 in revenue for FY 2015-16 once capital direct costs and operational direct costs related to the JPA were factored in. Both Superintendent Michael Bregy and BHUSD Chief Administrative Officer La Tanya Kirk-Carter Latham confirmed that the report showed that the school district was essentially making “nothing” by providing the City with the ability to make use of its fields and facilities. “It’s what the board has been saying all along,” said

Latham. “If we’re going to rent the facilities and continue to maintain them, we need [the JPA] to go up,” said BHUSD Chief of Facilities David Jackson. Last week the Board of Education unanimously voted to extend the current $9.7 million JPA, which defines the amount of funds the City expends in exchange for BHUSD making its facilities and fields available to the non-student population, for two additional months. The current JPA is now set to expire Oct. 31.

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Homesick Beverly Hills High Football Team Kicks Off Season Tonight By Matt Lopez It hasn’t been the easiest summer for the Beverly Hills High football team. Because of the installation of new turf at Beverly Hills High – which has run behind schedule – the Normans haven’t had, and still don’t have, a permanent football home. The Normans will begin their season Friday night at 7 p.m. against Carnegie School of Riverside. Originally scheduled as a home game, the game will now be played at Culver City High. “It hasn’t been easy, but we’re fighting through it,” BHHS coach Steve Geanakos said. Geanakos says he’s heard everything from Sept. 30 to mid-October as far as a completion date for the new BHHS field. BHHS started the summer practicing at Beverly Vista, but were told they couldn’t practice there any longer once school started. Now, the Normans alternate days between the BHHS softball field and Roxbury Park. The park has one major downside – the team isn’t allowed to wear cleats. “It’s hard to prepare for football in cleats when you can’t wear them in practice,” Geanakos said. If the Sept. 30 completion date comes to pass, that would afford the Normans three home games against Ocean League opponents, giving the

team the opportunity for a homecoming game and senior night celebration. Geanakos, now in his second season, has some seniors back from last year’s squad, which went winless. Jeremiah Klapper and Thomas Goolsby are in a battle for the starting quarterback job and it's possible both could see playing time tonight. Goolsby could also see time at wide receiver. Nick Sullivan will play a big role both defensively at middle linebacker and on offense at running back. Geanakos is excited about a new coaching staff that he thinks is better equipped to develop the talent on the BHHS football team. Vonzie Paysinger returns to BHHS as Geanakos’ offensive coordinator and Derrick Robinson will be the assistant head coach. Gregg Riesenberg will assist on both sides of the ball and John Johnson will assist with the offense. “Between us all, I’d say we have about 100 years of coaching experience,” Geanakos said. Despite the lack of a true home site – the Normans, after tonight’s neutral site game, will play all their games on the road until the turf is completed – Geanakos likes the potential for his team. “These guys are buying in and working hard,” Geanakos said. “You can’t ask for much more.”

Fight Of The Century? Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor Prepare For Epic Clash Saturday A stone-faced Floyd Mayweather issued a warning to Conor McGregor on Wednesday as the two fighters faced off just three days ahead of their money-spinning boxing duel. In stark contrast to their lurid, trash-talking global press tour last month, a subdued McGregor and a stern-looking Mayweather spoke respectfully as they prepared for Saturday's 12-round boxing contest at the T-Mobile Arena. Mayweather, who bombarded McGregor with expletives and homophobic slurs during last month's frenzied publicity blitz, did not swear once during Wednesday's news conference. McGregor, the massive underdog for this weekend's bout, restricted himself to verbally abusing a heckler in the audience who predicted he would be knocked out. McGregor faces his first ever professional boxing contest against Mayweather, the undefeated former welterweight king who has come out of a two-year retirement to take on the Irish mixed martial arts star. However McGregor, the 29-yearold two-time UFC world champion from Dublin, insisted he was ready to stun the world of combat sports by upsetting Mayweather. “We are prepared for 12 three-

minute rounds of non-stop pace. We are prepared, I will put pressure on him and break this old man. Trust me on that,” McGregor said. “I don't see him lasting two rounds. I feel I have the decision to end it inside one.” But Mayweather's words came with a warning for McGregor. “After 21 years I've been hit with everything and I'm still right here,” Mayweather said. “I've said it's not going the distance and you can mark my words. “Anything and everything in boxing that can be done, I've done it. I was born a fighter, I will die a fighter.” McGregor is hoping his punching power can catch Mayweather out on Saturday. But Mayweather, known as perhaps the most masterful defensive tactician in boxing history, warned he had faced plenty of hard hitters before. “Manny Pacquiao got bombs, Canelo (Alvarez) got bombs, Shane Mosley got bombs. But remember this – I got a great chin. And the same way you give it, you've got to be able to take it.” ––– AFP

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Vegas Bookies Sweating The Outcome Of Saturday Night’s Mega Fight Las Vegas bookmakers are nervously sweating on the outcome of Saturday's Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor superfight, which has already become the most heavily bet upon fight in the gambling city's history. The vast majority of bets placed on this weekend's bout have been for McGregor, the Irish mixed martial arts superstar who is facing Mayweather in what will be his first ever boxing contest. With Mayweather a 2/9 favorite, punters in Las Vegas have gravitated towards McGregor, whose odds have dropped to 5-1 with some bookmakers. Nick Bogdanovich, William Hill US's director of trading, told AFP that

bets on McGregor were outstripping wagers on Mayweather by a ratio of 17 to 1. Bookmakers face seven-figure losses if McGregor defeats Mayweather, with one estimate predicting $48 million losses. “We're in a pretty good spot I think. Mayweather is probably the greatest pound for pound fighter ever, he's 49-0 and he's fighting a guy who's 0-0 and who's never been in a 12round boxing match.” said Bogdanovich Some of the biggest individual wagers include a bettor who placed $300,000 on Mayweather to win. The bettor would net $60,000 if the American is victorious, according to William Hill. ––– AFP

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TREE OF LIFE–It was the 87th Tree of Life luncheon which drew a large crowd to the Four Seasons on Doheny Drive, sponsored by The Associates for the beneﬁt of the Los Angeles Jewish Home. Pictured (from left): Florence Gorlin, luncheon chair; honoree Marion Goldenfeld, Lynn Ziman, honorary luncheon chair; and Sandy Stackler, president of The Associates. Photo by Jodye Alcon

What a delightful day it also was for the 87th Tree of Life luncheon at the Four Seasons on Doheny Drive. The Associates, a prominent auxiliary support group of the Los Angeles Jewish Home, sponsored the event and honored Marion Goldenfeld with its Zelda White “Woman of the Year” Achievement Award for her commitment to the LAJH and her dedication to many other charitable organizations. The Associates’ President Sandy Stacker, president of The Associates, acknowledged all the past luncheon honorees, past presidents, Tiffany Society members and Honorary Luncheon Chair Lynn Ziman, thanking them for their past and present support. She also saluted Florence Gorlin, this year’s luncheon chair. Molly Forrest, CEO/president of the Jewish Home, interlaced her personal anecdotes and past experiences, showing how important it is for seniors to have the home’s multi-level healthcare services provided through residential care and community-based programs. Entertainment Chair Shirley Ashkenas introduced guest performer, 17-year-old pianist Maya Paredes, who currently studies

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with Jeffrey Lavner at the Colburn School of Performing Arts. After elegantly playing her selections, Maya received a standing ovation. All proceeds from the luncheon and its accompanying boutique help sustain the thousands of seniors the home serves each year. For membership and more information, call 818774-3375 or email: debbie.fishel@jha.org. ****** It was a fun night at Via Alloro on Canon when Bob Vernon stunned his dear friend Madeline Gussman with a surprise birthday party attended by many of her longtime pals. These included Marianne Berman, Helen Grayco Rosen, Beverly Cohen, Annie and Shelly Lehrer, Ila and Len Krane, Mary and Leo Katz, Judy and Dr. Jay Sher, Marlene and Bob Ridgley, Gail and Roger Dauer, Shana Forman, Orin Kennedy and Bernardo Puccio, Paula and Arthur Edelman, Enid Rom and Joel Stern, Diane and Stan King, Eleanor and Ray Moscatel, Bobbi and Marty Weisman, and many, many others...all being thoroughly entertained while dancing up a storm to the magical, musical tones of Jerome Dean.

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Any regular reader of this column knows that the Coachella Valley is awash with nonprofits, with their roster seemingly increasing each year. However, there is one organization, Angel View, that for more than 60 years has helped children and adults with disabilities reach their maximum potential. Founded in 1954 on a hot mineral water spring in Desert Hot Springs by a group of parents whose children suffered from polio, Angel View’s therapeutic waters–considered among the highest quality in the world–soothed the children’s aches and pains while helping with their rehabilitation. With dedication of purpose and generous supporters from local communities, a 52-bed rehabilitation hospital was constructed on donated land. Today, Angel View helps hundreds of people make significant gains toward independence through three primary programs: Residential Care, Day Program and Angel View Outreach. Clients are accepted without regard to race, color or national origin, and every effort is made to accommodate their cultural and religious customs. When polio was eradicated, Angel View expanded its treatment program for children and adults with development disabilities, most of whom also have physical disabilities. Many clients have some form of paralysis with approximately 70 percent of clients requiring wheelchairs. Since the early days, Angel View as built and currently operates 19 six-bed group homes where clients receive dedicated care in familylike environment in a structure constructed specifically for people with disabilities. Until recently, residential care was its only service; but, to keep pace with changing community needs, Angel View has launched a Day Program for adults with developmental disabilities from throughout the Coachella Valley. To assist families struggling to raise children with disabilities, Angel View Outreach was formed to provide essential support and services at no cost to families. The program is funded entirely by donations. Right after its founding, Angel View began raising funds for its programs by operating resale stores. Beginning with one shop in Palm Springs, it now runs a network of 20 such stores throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Just how important are the sales form the thrift shops? More than 3.1 million individual items were sold, with the top four home delivery pickups accounting for 5,667 dining chairs, 3,473 pieces of art, 2,442 recliners and 2,391 sofas. The numbers are just as impressive for the services rendered, as well. Seventy new families in the Family Stabilization program serve more than 600 children, plus some 40,000 clients’ trips in wheelchair vans and more than a million hours of direct client care. For more information about Angel View and the quality services provided for people with disabilities, call 760-329-6471.

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the early discussions. The RSO was passed by the council in January as an Urgency Ordinance to address issues that arose within the tenant community related to the annual allowable 10-percent rent increases, no-cause evictions and serious concerns over habitability in some buildings. Fearing eviction and rent increases of 10-percent, tenants reported that they feared coming forward for even the most basic code violations fearing the loss of their homes. The Urgency Ordinance allowed the City to provide relief to the renters while information is gathered. Though they have repeatedly asked for data on housing, landlords balked at participating in a rental registry, which will provide data the City will use to establish a baseline on the housing stock in the City. Through the process of the discussions, landlords and tenants have been able to address these issues civilly and, with Singh’s guidance, to gain an understanding of the disparate interests. “I have tremendous gratitude towards Dr. Singh, the tenants and the landlords,” said Mayor Lili Bosse, who has sat through the last two meetings. “Together they put in hours upon hours of time, often giving up entire Sundays to work together respectfully, in attempt to craft a proposed ordinance.” The talks often strayed “into the weeds,” with anecdotes and rants, which often led away from the task at hand. That task was decided early on, when renters and landlords listed their chief concerns. The work was to try to reach a consensus on those issues. By Sunday’s meeting, working in a peer-selected committee of seven landlords and seven tenants, the group had agreed that there should be a committee of landlords and tenants for dispute resolution, under the authority of the City of Beverly Hills, they agreed that a basic habitability standard should be set and landlords agreed to take part in the rental registry with minor enhancements. Discussion on the allowable rent increase produced some movement Sunday, but not consensus. Renters stood at 3.9 percent or CPI up to eight percent; landlords came down from seven percent annual increases to six percent, with a pass through on utilities and water bills. Singh offered a compromise. Using the 1.2 percent business tax and the 3.9 percent CPI, Singh suggested they consider 5.1 percent. His suggestion failed to move either party closer.

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furniture created a warm and inviting environment for shoppers, residents and visitors on Rodeo Drive by encouraging them to relax and enjoy one of the City’s premier areas,” said the staff report. The furniture, “has been well received by the community and the retailers who are part of the Rodeo Drive Committee… People have also been sitting at the bistro tables early in the morning, throughout the day, and late into the evening after the merchants have closed.”

The discussion ended unresolved, and the group moved onto the next issue, relocation fees. Renters sought annual adjustments in relocation fees, with money to be placed in an escrow account they can directly access to pay for the cost of moving, rather than waiting to recover the funds to repay out-of-pocket expenses for the “real cost of moving.” Ideally, renters stated they would like to see involuntary relocation end. Renters were also concerned that a family with multiple children does not receive increased fees, due to the hardship of finding adequate housing for large families. Landlords sought relief from paying “relocation fees for someone causing harm,” and offered to provide proof in that rent would not be raised following such a no-cause eviction. Some landlords felt that duplexes, tri-plexes and four-plexes should be exempt, especially in owner-occupied units. Renters, however, felt strongly that the size of the building should not determine the level of protection for the renter, and that all renters should share the same protections. “We have made a lot of progress,” said Singh. “Keep that civility in mind and that you can talk to each other. Thank you for the faith you have.” Singh, who donated much of his time to the project, also offered a 30hour training in mediation at Pepperdine for any of those interested in the process. He suggested that another session may be necessary to gain more consensus on the final issues, and that he will be available if that is what the City decides to do. Councilmembers Lester Friedman and Robert Wunderlich each attended most of the meetings. Said Wunderlich: “Kudos to Professor Singh for his equanimity, patience, and fair-mindedness in facilitating the participants in finding some middle ground. It has been a great model for community discussions. I hope that we will be able to take all this public input to fashion a rent stabilization ordinance that makes sense for Beverly Hills.” He was “heartened” to see the discussions and expressed thanks to the participants, who have given up many evenings and weekends. Friedman agreed. “The progress that has been made in the negotiations is a tribute to both sides working with Professor Singh,” he said. “We are a community that is working together to reach a solution that may not be perfect, but will attempt to address the concerns of all interested parties.” Singh’s report will be presented Sept. 5 at City Council.

PUBLIC NOTICES T.S. No. 17-45619 APN: 5526-017-010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/22/2007. 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 P R O C E E D I N G 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: MARINA KOSTANIAN, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 3/2/2007 as Instrument No. 20070458318 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California,

The green-painted K-rails would be purchased at a cost of $18,200 and can be used for other purposes, if the City needs them elsewhere. Other costs include cleaning the areas, security and the maintenance of the planters and shrubs. Funding can be accommodated by the reallocation of money already in the City Council approved Fiscal Year 2017/18 budget. The total cost projection for seating through Dec. 31 is a one-time capital outlay of $42,268.93 and operational costs of $56,655.19, totaling $98,924.12. Date of Sale:9/15/2017 at 11:00 AM

Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $931,858.48 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 613 NORTH GARDNER STREET (WEST HOLLYWOOD AREA) LOS ANGELES, California 90036 Described as follows: LOT 501 OF TRACT NO. 6143, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 68, PAGES 90 AND 91 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, LYING BLOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET, WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY. A.P.N #.: 5526-017-010 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 (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.co m, using the file number assigned to this case 1745619. 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. Dated: 8/21/2017 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com Christine O'Brien, Trustee Sale Officer THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EPP 23064 8/25, 9/1, 9/8/17

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PUBLIC NOTICES T.S. No. 15-1415-11 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 8/3/2005. 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: C O U R T N E Y MIERZWIAK, A SINGLE WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A

Law Corporation Recorded 8/9/2005 as Instrument No. 05 1893969 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 8401 FOUNTAIN AVENUE #11 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 A.P.N.: 5554-024-047 Date of Sale: 9/7/2017 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $830,253.87, 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 151415-11. 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: 8/3/2017 The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: 916939-0772 www.nationwideposting.com Darlene Clark, Foreclosure Officer PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE WOLF FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0313835 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 08/11/2017, 08/18/2017, 08/25/2017

T.S. No.: 9986-8874 TSG Order No.: 7301510314-70 A.P.N.: 5555-003-122 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/06/2007. 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. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 11/28/2007 as Document No.: 20072612538, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: F A N N I C INDROKUSUMO, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). 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, and as more fully described in the attached legal description. Sale Date & Time: 09/18/2017 at 10:00 AM Sale Location: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1110 HACIENDA PL, APT 205, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069-2755 The

undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “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 the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $375,985.76 (Estimated) as of 09/13/2017. Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. 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 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.nationwideposting.c om, for information regarding the sale of this

property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9986-8874. 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. 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. NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting.com or Call: 916-939-0772. NBS Default Services, LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. LEGAL DESCRIPTION A CONDOMINIUM COMPOSED OF:PARCEL 1:AN UNDIVIDED 1,134/27,450 INTEREST IN AND TO ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 1, TRACT 37858, IN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 993, PAGES 13 AND 14 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS "COMMON AREA" ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED OCTOBER 28, 1981 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 81-1062242 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.PARCEL 2:ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 1, TRACT 37658 AS SHOWN AND DEFINED AS UNIT NO. 11 ON SAID CONDOMINIUM PLAN.PARCEL 3:NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND APPURTENANT TO PARCELS 1 AND 2 ABOVE, AS SUCH EASEMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN THE SECTIONS ENTITLED "CERTAIN EASEMENTS FOR OWNERS" AND "SUPPORT, SETTLEMENT AND ENCROACHMENT" OF THE ARTICLE OF THE "DECLARATION" ENTITLED "EASEMENTS". NPP0314536 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER 08/25/2017, 09/01/2017, 09/08/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017205656 The following is/are doing business as: 1) 1507 16TH STREET, LTD. 2) 4411 VENTURA CANYON, LTD. 3) 1539 NORTH ALEXANDRIA, LTD. 1314 Summitridge Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; R & M Herman Living Trust Dated 07-21-17 1314 Summitridge Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A TRUST, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed July 2017: Robert A. Herman, Trustee of “R & M Herman Living Trust Dated 07-21-17: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 01, 2017; Published: August 04, 11, 18, 25, 2017 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017205655 The following is/are doing business as: METROFUND 1141 Highland Ave. #C, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; Mortgage Bank of California 1141 Highland Ave. #C, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Michael Dallal, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 01, 2017; Published: August 04, 11, 18, 25, 2017 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017175576 The following is/are doing business as: TESORO AT FRED SEGAL 285 S. Spalding Dr. #2, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; TweakAmerica, Inc. 285 S. Spalding Dr. #2, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed May 2017: Tara Riceberg, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 07, 2017; Published: August 04, 11, 18, 25, 2017 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017187853 The following is/are doing business as: HUNGER IS 1900 Avenue Of The Stars #1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067; The Entertainment Industry Foundation 1900 Avenue Of The Stars #1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Deborah Morrison, CFO: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 18, 2017; Published: August 04, 11, 18, 25, 2017 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017202522 The following is/are doing business as: 90210 HAIR DESIGN 338 N. Canon Dr. #3-2nd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; 21021 Erwin St. #479, Woodland Hills, CA 91367; Helga Kadkhoda 338 N. Canon Dr. #3-2nd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The

business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed May 31, 2017: Helga Kadkhoda, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 28, 2017; Published: August 04, 11, 18, 25, 2017 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017202524 The following is/are doing business as: 1) CANON DRIVE PROPERTIES 2) SALON 90210 338 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; P.O. Box 16333, Beverly Hills, CA 90209; Canon Drive Properties LLC 338 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed 2007: Albert Ahobim, Owner/President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 28, 2017; Published: August 04, 11, 18, 25, 2017 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017202523 The following is/are doing business as: PALM PLAZA 126 N. Elm Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; P.O. Box 16333, Beverly Hills, CA 90209; 136 Palm Plaza LLC 126 N. Elm Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed 1990: Albert Ahobim, Owner/President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: July 28, 2017; Published: August 04, 11, 18, 25, 2017 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017210843 The following is/are doing business as: SPENCER LARRABEE PUBLISHING 9461 Charleville Blvd. #468, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Diana R. Spencer Trust 9461 Charleville Blvd. #468, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: A TRUST, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Diana R. Spencer Trust, Trustee, Carmela Spencer: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 03, 2017; Published: August 11, 18, 25, September 01, 2017 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017215608 The following is/are doing business as: CETH ASHEN 1180 S. Beverly Dr. #650, Los Angeles, CA 90035; Ceth Ashendouek 1180 S. Beverly Dr. #650, Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Ceth Ashendouek, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: August 07, 2017; Published: August 25, September 01, 08, 15, 2017 LACC N/C

NOTICE— Fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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On 11th Floor with Amazing Views. $5,195/MO. All utilities included except cable & internet. Luxury condo w/ valet parking, doorman, pool, gym, spa, hrwd. flrs., granite counters, stainless steel appliances.

310/653-2551

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435 S. Maple Dr. Pleasant view, bright, living+dining rm., freshly painted, central air, washer/ dryer, fridge, gated intercom entry, 2-car garage. Water included. No pets.

2 BDRM + LRG DEN or PARK PLACE 3RD BDRM + 2.5 BATH $4,200 to $4,950/month With Panoramic Views 1554 Sq. Ft. CENTURY TOWERS Elegant hardwood flooring. $6,500 to $7,000/month Valet, 24 hour receptionist. CENTURY HILL Designer kitchen cabinets with $4,950 to $8,900/month high end appliances including washer & dryer, ample closet LE PARC space, gym, sunbathing Sorry rooftop pool and ground pool. $6,500/MO. ONE CENTURY By Appointment only $16,500 to $27,000/month Call 310/859-0858

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MODERN & STUNNING CENTURY PARK EAST $4,000 to $5,300/month CONDOMINIUM

Century Park East $3,300 • 1 Bd.+1 Ba.

Shown By Appointment.

Brand New Renovation Hardwood Floors Quiet South Tower Corner Location 2 Jumbo Balconies New Samsung Kitchen Hardwood Floors.

838 N. DOHENY DRIVE

2220 Ave. of Stars #1805 2 COMBINED UNITS $7,850 • 2+4 • 3,000sf. 270º Jetliner View-Ocean, Downtown, Hollywood. 24-hr. Security, Valet, Concierge, Tennis, Pool, Gym, 4-Prkg., Hi-Ceiling. Rent Includes $3,000 Homeowner Assoc. Dues.

LUXURIOUS 2 BEDROOM, 3 BATH PENTHOUSE Includes Spacious Loft Bonus Room, and Large Rooftop Deck. Large closets, balconies, all amenities in kitchen with granite counter tops and all stainless steel appliances. Berber carpet/ harwood foors and verticle blinds. Fireplace, wet bar, washer/ dryer included in laundry area. Secured building with garden courtyard. Choice location Near Beverly Center, CedarsSinai, Restaurants, Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets.

F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED

Magnificent Spanish Home, North of Sunset. Sweeping city and ocean views. Original hardwood floors, all new state-of-the-art appliances, fireplace, beam ceiling, gorgeous brick wrap-a-round patio. Fabulous for entertaining. This is L.A. living at its best! $8,000/MO.

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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.

COMPASS GOLD PROP. Marty: 310/293-2205

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Spectacular Location BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLY HILLS 218 S. Tower Dr. Great Location! in Beverly Hills

• • • • • • • • • Newly Remodeled •• • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • •• • Very large upper unit • Single • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • w/ views! Central a/c, • • 2-car garage, hrwd. Old World Charm! • French doors in bdrm. • flrs., laundry. 1/2 blk Bright, intercom entry, open to large balcony • to Bev. Vista School. fridge, stove, laundry fac. overlooking pool • 324 S. Rexford Dr. CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS • GORGEOUS UNITS • $2,995/Month & SHOPPING. By Appointment Only: 310/531-3992 310/271-4207

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443 S. Oakhurst Dr.

Hardwood flrs., central

• air, pool, elevator, * * * * * * * * * * * * * • • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • 8888 on-site laundry, • intercom entry. • WEST THIRD ST. • • • • • • • 320 N. La Peer Dr. • BEVERLY HILLS ADJ • • • 310/246-0290 • One of the Most B R I G H T & S PA C I O U S CLOSE TO Presigious, Elegant, B E V E R LY H I L L S S HOPS & D INING Beautiful Apt. Bldg. LIVING.

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LUXURIOUS SPACIOUS Balcony, dishwasher, skylight, elevator, interPENTHOUSE Border of com entry, on-site 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH BEVERLY HILLS laundry, parking. SPECTACULAR VIEWS

Between Robertson & Doheny Front unit with 2 balconies

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Loaded with Amenities Granite Kitchen, Bathroom Counters, Stainless Steel Appliances, Washer & Dryer in the unit, Hardwood Floors, Central A/C, Jacuzzi tub, Gas Fireplace, Vertical Blinds, 24/7 Digital Surveillance – Controlled Entrance, Assigned parking. 12’ High ceiling. NO PETS

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• • Spacious • • • 1 Bd. +1 Ba. • • • • • Single • • Balcony, controlled access, a/c, stove, elevator, laundry facility, parking.

• 310/247-8689 • 1 Bd.+Den+2 Ba. Close to Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Center & ••••••••• Trendy Robertson Bl. Lrg. unit. balcony,

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• 310/276-1528 • Close to Cedars,

BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Center 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $3,150 N. Oakhurst Drive restaurants, shopping X-LARGE ELEGANT APT. Quiet 1 Bd.+1 Ba. & transportation. Newly Updated. Desired Location.

321 S. Sherbourne Dr.

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Very Spacious, A/C, balcony, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, prkg.

Close to Cedars-Sinai,

W/ granite kitchen & bath, Beverly Center, Beverly Hills * * * * * * * shops, cafes porcelain tile & hrwd. flrs., Very spacious first flr. unit 138 N. Hamilton Dr. & transportation. washer/dryer hook-ups, w/ stove, fridge, laundry • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • 310/270-0724 walk-in closet, hi-ceilings. facility. Close to Bristol Dishwasher, Shared backyard. No pets. Farms & Ralphs. controlled access, Beverly Hills Adj. 310/271-6811 $2,300/Month 310 S. Sherbourne Dr. laundry facility. Cell: 310/994-4122 Call David at 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath C LOSE TO C EDARS, Must see! 439 S. Rexford 310/488-1785 Newly Remodeled. B EVERLY C ENTER , Balcony, hardwood flrs., R ESTAURANT R OW. BEVERLY HILLS ADJ BEVERLY HILLS elevator, controlled 310/531-3992 9583 ALCOTT ST. Newly Updated access pool, on-site * SPACIOUS * Lower 1+1 • $1,990 laundry, parking. 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Upper 2+1 • $2,450 BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 310/247-8689 With balcony, lots of New Plantation Shutters. 309 S. Sherbourne Dr. Close to Cedars Sinai, Shops, Transportation closet space, central A/C, Newly remodeled bath- ( • • • ----- • • • ) room, spacious liv. rm., laundry on each floor, 1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba. hrwd. flrs., stove, fridge, Good closet space, a/c, Elevator, 2 parking. a/c, d/w, recessed lighting, No pets allowed elevator, dishwasher, laundry fac. No pets. $3,000/M0NTH controlled access. Close $1,990/Month Call Savley to Cedars/shops/trans. 310/704-4656

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439 S. LE DOUX B R E N T W O O D

LE DOUX / BURTON WAY

LARGE 2 BDRM, 2 BA. with Bamboo, Stainless Steel Appliances, Washer and Dryer in unit, Pool, 2 Parking, A/C units.

2 Bd.+2 Ba. Includes:

BRENTWOOD

11730 SUNSET BLVD. NEWLY REMODELED

••••••

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————— Most Spectacular Apartments

BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE

Call 310/425-9070

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• 2 Bd.+2 /2 Ba. • 3 B d . + 2 1/ 2 B a .

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Large units, walk-in closet, custom kitchen, built-in washer/dryer, all appliances, hardwood floors throughout, some units w/ skylights+high ceilings. Health club, wifi, sauna, heated pool, controlled acess, parking.

• 424/272-6596 • Close to Brentwood Village, Restaurants, UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, & Transportation.

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2 Bdrm.+1 /2 Bath = = = = = = Totally Redone. Harwood+carpet floors, fireplace, patio, parking, laundry facility.

~ WEST ~ LOS ANGELES

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• 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • S PA C I O U S U N I T.

~ 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. ~

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WESTWOOD * HOLLYWOOD *

1628 S. Westgate Ave. 1370 Veteran Ave. 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. 12424 TeXaS Ave. X-St. Santa Monica Bl. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath * * * * *

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310/473-1509

Close to Shops & Restaurants.

• Spacious • 3 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

Dishwasher, on-site laundry, parking. C LOSE TO S CHOOL , F REEWAY & T RANSPORTATION .

310/449-1100

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2600 Virginia Ave.

125 N. Barrington Av.

C LOSE TO S ANTA M ONICA C OLLEGE .

• BRENTWOOD • N E W LY U P D AT E D • • • • • • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath •

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B r i g h t & A i r y. • •• • * * * * * Intercom entry, on-sight Balcony, air conditioning Newly Remodeled parking, on-sight laundry dishwasher, controlled On-site laundry, Great Views covered parking, facility, courtyard patio. access bldg., WiFi, Great views, controlled controlled access. Close to transportation. pool, on-sight laundry, access, balcony, 310/820-1810 310/442-8265 gym, parking. elevator, lrg. pool, 310/472-8915 310/477-6885 prkg, on-sight laundry. W E S T L . A . W E S T W O O D Close to U.C.L.A. HIKING IN RUNYON BRENTWOOD 1433 Brockton Ave. 1409 Midvale Ave. C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD 11640 Kiowa Ave. • • • • • • •1 • • • • • WESTWOOD • B OWL /N IGHTLIFE. Spacious 2 •••••••• 1 Bdrm+1 Bath • 2 Bd.+1 / Ba. • 10933 Rochester Ave. 323/467-8172 • Newly Updated Laundry facility, 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ • • parking. • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath • S i n g l e • • 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath MID-WILSHIRE 340 S. St. Andrews Pl. • • • Jr. Executive • • • • • • • • Close to shopping, • • • • • • • • dining & Balcony, dishwasher, WiFi, a/c, intercom Spacious a/c, fireplace, Spacious a/c, heated pool, transportation. entry, laundry facility, pool, controlled access, + 2 Bath 2 Bdrm Please Call: elevator, parking, pool. laundry fac., prkg. WiFi, elevator + 1 Bath 1 Bdrm 310/479-0700 controlled access, CLOSE TO U.C.L.A., • Free WiFi Access • • • • • • on-site laundry, prkg. 310/473-5061 SHOPPING & 1 BLK. Balcony, controlled W E S T L . A . TO WESTWOOD PARK. Close To U.C.L.A. Close to access, parking, Brentwood Village, 1343 Carmelina Ave. 310/478-8616 elevator, on-site laundry. Shops & Restaurants. - 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • WESTWOOD • Close to shopping, • 310/826-4889 • • Bright Unit • W E S T W O O D 1422-1428 Kelton Av. great restaurants On-site laundry, 10905 Ohio Ave. and Metro. Spacious CULVER CITY on-site parking. • •• • 213/364-8423 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • Close to • •1 Bd.+1 Ba.• • 3830 Vinton Ave.

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808 4th St. * * Upscale, Bright, * * 1 Bd.+1 Ba. Gorgeous & Spacious. * * • BRENTWOOD • • • • • • * * * 922 S. Barrington Av. With Pool, hardwood * L ARGE , U NIQUE • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath • floors, balcony, central AND G ORGEOUS . 310/592-4511

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BRENTWOOD

11618 Kiowa Ave. • • • • • • • • Newly Updated • Bachelor • • • • • • • • A/C, internet access, •• • transportation. •• pool, controlled access, • • Single • • 310/442-8265 • • • Single • • • on-sight laundry. No pets. • •• •• •• • Close to Whole Foods, • • • • • • W E S T L . A . Wifi, Bright, controlled Transportation Pool, sauna, 12333 TeXaS Ave. access, balcony, and Restaurants. intercom entry, pool, e levator, 310/826-4889 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath elevator, on-site laundry facility, prkg. laundry, parking. Close To U.C.L.A. ∞ ∞ ∞ BRENTWOOD ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ All Utilities Paid. 310/477-6856 11933 Darlington Ave. Granite counters, dish==== 310/841-2367 washer, balcony, stove, ==== WESTWOOD intercom-entry, on-site 1380 Midvale Ave. 2 Bd.+2 Ba. SANTA MONICA laundry, parking. • Bright & Sunny

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Air conditioning unit, 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath laundry facility, Bright unit. subterranean prkg. Dishwasher, On-site Near Whole Foods. laundry, parking. 310/592-4511 Close to Brentwood Village.

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904-908 Granville Av. 519 S. Barrington Ave.

Rooftop pool, deck, central air, elevator, intercom entry, on-sight laundry, gym, parking.

By appointment only

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BEVERLY HILLS

air, fireplace, stainless steel appliances, elevator, intercom entry, parking. gym.

• 310/476-2181 • Close to shops+dining. Close to shopping, 310/826-0541 dining & schools.

310/826-4600

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access, WiFi, on-site •••••• Granite counter tops, laundry & parking. C LOSE TO U.C.L.A. stainless steel appliances, air conditioned, new 310/864-0319 hrwd. flrs., designer finishes, balcony, ceiling WILSHIRE controlled fan, elevator, CORRIDOR access. Fitness ctr, yoga 10530-10540 room, wi-fi, skyview Wilshire Bl. lounge w/ outdoor fire∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ place, laundry facilities. Easy freeway access • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • 213/382-102 1

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L.A.’S FINEST, WiFi, pool, elevator, MOST LUXURIOUS controlled access, on- ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ Luxury Living APT. RENTAL sight laundry, parking. * * * * * *

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401 S. HOOVER St.

C l o s e t o U . C . L . A . with valet, lush garden • • • • • • • • surrounding pool, • 1 Bd. 310/473-1509 “The Mission” + gym, elevator, etc. • • Westwood • 1 Ba. • WESTWOOD • Hardwood flrs., granite • • • • • • • • 550 Veteran Ave. counters, dishwasher, Control access, pool, • • • • • • • • • • central air, balcony, dishwasher, elevator, • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. on-site laundry laundry facility. • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • and parking. • Free WiFi • • • • • • • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. 213/385-4751 Call: 310/470-4474

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• Single * * * * * * Every Extra Luxury • • • • • Very spacious, custom cabinets, granite granite counters, countertops, stone entry, pool, health club, spa. Fireplace, balcony, microwave, intercom dishwasher, intercom • Free WiFi Access • entry, on-sight launentry, elevator, gated • Close to UCLA • dry, parking & WiFi. 1350 S. MIDVALE AVE. parking, gym, pool. Very close to UCLA L.A., 90024 • Close to Beach • Contact Mgr.: & Westwood Village. 310/394-7132 310/208-5166 • 310/864-0319 •

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BEVERLY HILLS TOTALLY REMODELED 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH First floor with hardwood floors & new appliances. Laundry facility, 1 parking. Call 310/210-6683

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Chairman 2014 Paula Kent Meehan President & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs ****** Senior Editor John L. Seitz Special Sections Editor Stephen P. Simmons

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The City of Beverly Hills is a community of different races, ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations that work and live together. In fact, it is this diversity that makes Beverly Hills into a stronger community. Working together, despite differences, is the Beverly Hills way. As a City Council we strongly condemn the hatred, bigotry, racism and anti-Semitism displayed last week in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is not what America stands for and this is not what the citizens of Beverly Hills want for their nation. As a united council, we offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of Heather Heyer, the young woman who died in the vehicle attack, as well as the many others who were injured, along with the families of the two state troopers who were killed in the helicopter crash while on duty during the conflict. Terrorism and intolerance are unfortunately a worldwide occurrence. We are also saddened by the tragic loss of life in Barcelona at the hands of terrorists and we offer our condolences to all who were killed or injured by that senseless violence. As a council, we believe that it is extremely important for civic leaders across the country to speak out against hatred and bigotry, especially in these difficult times. Through all our differences, we are united. Because of respect for our differences, we are united. We reject the ideologies of hate and division, which shun dialogue and refuse to respect the humanity in each of us. Nazis, racists, antiSemites, the KKK, and other such groups are not welcome in Beverly Hills. Here in Beverly Hills, the City Council will continue to speak out against those groups and individuals who terrorize both domestically and internationally and will continue to stand for the principles of respect for diversity, including divergent political views, and, perhaps most importantly, for human decency. Mayor Lili Bosse, Vice Mayor Julian Gold, John Mirisch, Bob Wunderlich and Les Friedman Members of the Beverly Hills City Council ****** Beverly Hills, a small five+ square mile area contains three cities–each separate and distinct from each other, including how each is represented in the City government. There is the “city on the hill,” north of Sunset Boulevard, where it is rumored Elvis and Amelia Earhardt are living happily together untouched by whatever lies south of Norma Desmond land. It is a place where street cleaning is unnecessary, because each morning the streets magically clean themselves. Then there is the city located between Santa Monica Boulevard and Sunset or “middle earth” filled with beautiful homes and pristine streets and gardens that does require City cleaning and maintenance. A place where most of the City's mayors, councilpersons and commissioners come from. And a place where friendships and relationships are developed between our City

officials and individuals who appear before them on matters concerning the City. Finally we have the city located south of Santa Monica Boulevard–off times referred to as the “flats”–an area badly needing City cleaning and maintenance and where renters, representing a majority of Beverly Hills residents, have little or no representation in their government. Their lives, along with the lives of the ”flats” home and condo owners are primarily affected by the decisions of “non-flat resident” representatives, provided with studies done by non-residents of Beverly Hills, who in turn have developed relationships with many of the very same people who are friends and neighbors of our “middle earth” governmental representatives. Sounds confusing? It's meant to be–yet explains why there is such a disconnect between the residents of Beverly Hills and its government. A City of five square miles, with a budget and debt that would choke an elephant, a school system deeply in debt and bent on replacing our teachers with administrators, neighborhoods and streets below SMB filled with litter, trash and the kind of unbridled development that require huge signs reminding people that this is actually Beverly Hills. Everyone seems to have forgotten that this is a City that produces or manufactures nothing, whose fame and image is based upon a fabled past, slowly eroded by individuals who are nonresidents and those without vision or a respect for what made this City so unique and so very special. Look around, open your eyes and what do you see. The charm and character and integrity of our streets and neighborhoods and iconic structures, all things that motivate people to visit, to want to live here, being replaced by the mediocrity of mediocre minds. Am I angry? You bet. Robert Block ****** After the many tragic events that have happened around the world, I seriously question why our Beverly Hills City Council feels the need to attract all kinds of visitors to the City and in turn, continue to bring us to the forefront. The attraction of increased profit to the City has overshadowed the critical and undeniable importance of “safety.” Instead of focusing on increasing tourism, how about we focus on increasing and improving safety measures? For example, the City could install concrete posts on the corners of busy streets such as in the triangle, or on Wilshire Boulevard, Rodeo Drive, at the Sunday Farmer’s Market, etc. This measure would help prevent vehicles from deliberately veering onto sidewalks or through stores in a vicious attempt to kill pedestrians ... as we have seen happen recently in Barcelona, Nice, and even in our own country. In addition, it is vital that we begin securing police presence at such high traffic/heavy pedestrian areas, not to mention and most importantly at the Beverly Hills schools. Pablo Nankin, M.D.

POLICE BLOTTER The following assaults, burglaries, and grand thefts have been reported this week by BHPD. ASSAULTS 08/08 Wilshire Bl./N. Robertson Bl. 08/14 S. Doheny Dr./Olympic Bl. 08/15 700 Alta Dr. BURGLARIES 08/11 9600 Brighton Way 08/14 9500 Brighton Way ($800) 08/15 300 Spalding Dr. 08/15 9600 Olympic Bl. ($200) 08/15 200 S. Le Doux Rd. ($1,500)

08/15 100 N. Wetherly Dr. ($401,000) 08/16 300 Spalding Dr. 08/17 200 N. Almont Dr. ($132) 08/17 100 N. La Cienega Bl. ($2,500) 08/20 9500 Wilshire Bl. ($4,450) GRAND THEFTS 06/18 100 N. Oakhurst Dr. ($1,500) 07/11 200 S. La Peer Dr. ($3,000)

08/04 100 N. Oakhurst Dr. ($1,010) 08/15 300 N. Rodeo Dr. ($1,885) 08/16 400 N. Maple Dr. ($2,170) 08/17 9600 Wilshire Bl. ($7,300) 08/19 9500 Wilshire Bl. ($920) 08/20 9700 Wilshire Bl. ($20,510)

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Astrology By Holiday Mathis TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 25). It’s like life is paying you back for all the good you put in. Love is dizzying in September. Concrete changes put you back on the ground and building something impressive. Rewards linked to your diligence come in February and you’d do well to invest immediately. May and July are lucky for your whole family. Capricorn and Scorpio adore you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Wisdom isn’t glamorous. It’s typically depicted by an old scribe on a mountain or a short green alien. Ryan Gosling wouldn’t play Wisdom in the movies. And yet, “wise” is the most attractive thing you could be today. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your choices won’t all be healthy ones and this may actually keep you healthier than if they were. A little bit of danger builds up a tolerance that will keep you safe. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s a pressure to deliver. It would be nice to think it’s all in your head, but you know better. There really are people depending on you. Don’t worry; you’re heat-resistant. With your feet to the fire, you do amazing things. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You want gracious people around you, but if they are too generous it makes you nervous. How will you return the favor? Seek situations that settle into a natural and easy reciprocity. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s so much that you’re good at, but there are also areas in life in which you’re still a baby learning to walk. So do like the babies do. Put one foot in front of the other, until you fall. Then get back up and try again. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Low points are tests, not permission slips for bad behavior. Those who rise to the occasion when the chips are down are the true gems. Note: It takes an even stronger person to stay humble when the chips are up. PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). The smartest way is to keep your head. When you start to really want something, it becomes bigger, better, more lucrative— blown up to unreal proportions that it can’t possibly live up to. Stay cool. See what’s really there. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Negative emotion is nothing more than a contradiction between what is and your opinion of what should be. Resolve the contradiction and the feelings become positive. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Illusion dissolution is difficult because the very nature of an illusion is that you can’t tell where the fake part starts and the real part ends. Anyway, why be so discerning? That said, a little joyful nonreality goes a long way. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Monologues that go on and on will spring from the mouths of those with too much time and not enough awareness or interest in others. Better to keep it brief and professional today, even when you’re not on the job. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Children don’t want to go to sleep when they should. They’d rather eat candy than vegetables. With maturity, we learn to trust the intelligence of the body. Don’t let childish impulses override the body’s wisdom. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re a lifelong learner and a little worried that you won't have enough brain storage for the new stuff coming up. Luckily, today’s knowledge can be applied immediately to real life in an unforgettable try.

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