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Golden 50-Year Reunion For BHHS Class Of 1964

Lynn and Thomas are Toy Poodle siblings hoping to be adopted together. 4

Residents Gail and Lee Silver will be honored by Camp Max Straus. 5

The new “Hot Rod” stamps were unveiled at the Petersen Auto Museum. 5

Marc Selwyn Art Gallery hosted a benefit for Beverly Gardens Park. 10 •Arts & Entertainment 11 •Health & Wellness 12 •Birthdays 20

George Christy, Page 6 “Romania Offers the Highest Quality of Production For the Lowest Cost in the World, Even Without Tax Benefits. Supplemented By An Actor Base From London and France,” says filmmaker Brad Krevoy Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE

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UNIFIED FOR A CURE — Over a dozen Beverly Vista teachers took part in the ALS ice bucket challenge in front of the students on Tuesday as part of the 5th grade service learning project. Participants included Victoria Hanlon, Jon Weiss, Andrews Greenleaf, Ashley Hacker, Christina Cryer, Melody Dickens, Ryan Lisko, Katina Vallens, Lee Butterfield, Carly Verstegen, Claudia Ordonez, and Heather Subin, as well as Principal Christian Fuhrer and Assistant Principal Alyssa Para. Pictured (from left): Subin, Hanlon, Weiss, Lisko, Greenleaf, Cryer, Verstegen, and Para.

By Laura Coleman The Beverly Hills High School’s class of 1964 lived in a different era when they stepped out into the world as adults 50-years ago. This weekend, over a quarter of the graduating class of 400 returned

home for the first reunion in a decade to reminisce about the past and catch up with old friends. “We lived in such a different age...it really was an age of innocence,” said reunion co(see ‘BHHS REUNION,’ page 15)

BHUSD Resolves To Keep $10M Endowment In Beverly Hills By Laura Coleman The Board of Education is preparing to fight the state to keep a $10 million endowment it established last year. On Tuesday, the board voted to approve a resolution calling upon the legislature and the governor to repeal new language embedded in the state-

approved budget requiring school districts to spend down reserve balances to create a “Rainy Day Fund” for the state. “We spent a lot of time creating the reserve that we have and we don’t want people to tell us how to spend it,” Board President (see ‘$10M ENDOWMENT,’ page 18)

WHO’S THE BOSSE —Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse held a kickoff party at the home of Annette and Marc Saleh last weekend, announcing her intentions to run for a second term on Beverly Hills City Council. Pictured is the Bosse family (from left): son Andrew, Mayor Lili, husband Jon and son Adam.

BHPD To Investigate Arrest Of Black Television Producer By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills Police Department announced Thursday it has launched in internal review after it came under fire following the wrongful arrest of TV producer Charles Belk last Friday. Belk, an African American, was misidentified as a suspected HANDCUFFED—An eyewitness photo shows Charles bank robber in an Belk being detained by the BHPD. incident on Aug. 22. BHPD officers ended up later the 8400 block of Wilshire Boulearresting 47-year-old Brianna vard. Immediately following the call Clemons Kloutse of Los Angeles in connection with the crime follow- of a robbery in progress, police ing an armed robbery at a bank in (see ‘ARREST,’ page 18)

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1964 —The Beverly Hills High School Class of 1964 celebrated its 50th reunion on Saturday evening in the Beverly Hills Tennis Club. Pictured are reunion committee members (top, from left): Michael Dellar, Leslie Levin Kavanaugh, Andrea Alberts, Elaine Liberman Doran, Marty Nislick, IH Sutnick, and Jim Wiatt; (bottom, from left): Marcy Milan; Carol Sheinkopf Goldsmith, Sharon Phillips Blacklidge, Ceci Ledner Grakal and Ruth Kam Blumkin; not shown: Jane Winston Doman.

Massive Somma Way Haul Route Approved By LADBS By Victoria Talbot The project that galvanized homeowners to fight back against overdevelopment and excavation in Bel-Air just received a green light from Los Angeles’ Department of Building and Safety Tuesday. Despite the opposition of dozens of residents present in the chambers including attorneys Richard Zeilenga and James Vaughn for the Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance (BAHA), Shawn Bayless, Planning and Land Use Deputy for Los Angeles 11th District Paul Koretz, Leonard Nimoy, beloved star of Star Trek and Kristina Badaraite, attorney for the Bel-Air Association - L.A. Board of Building and Safety Commissioners approved the

hauling for a massive project at 10697 Somma Way. Developers who wish to excavate are only required to file for haul routes and grading permits; the LADBS hearing Tuesday was a request for inspection/grading by applicant Shannon Nonn to export 29,474-cubic yards of earth from the project site. The project will require the removal of 50,000-cubic yards of soil, revealed BAHA lawyers, including a previously undisclosed 19,634-cubic yards to excavate and install 270 soldier piles, for which the city of Los Angeles does not require disclosure in the haul route permit or Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). (see ‘SOMMA WAY,’ page 17)

SIRENS OF THE NIGHT — Jennifer Lopez and Rita Ora paraded their sculptured figures during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum.

Celebrity Photo/Scott Downie

Beverly Hills Police arrested a residential burglary suspect this week. 4

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Also red carpeting: Ariana Grande, Beyonce Knowles, Gwen Stefani, Iggy Azaela, Jordin Sparks, Julianne Hough, Chris Brown, Usher, Miley Cyrus, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift. For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6.


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