Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 56, NO. 9 • DELIVERED TO 76,439 READERS IN HANCOCK PARK • WINDSOR SQUARE • FREMONT PLACE • MIRACLE MILE • PARK LA BREA • LARCHMONT •
IN THIS ISSUE Larchmont Chronicle
Back to School 2018
Associations: Windsor Village, Larchmont
City programs for transients in public park stir debate
Community meeting in one, block party in the other
has residents worried
9 to 24
PHARMACY - or was it a mart? 5
By Billy Taylor The connection between sidewalk encampments and criminal activity is increasingly a point of contention between policy makers and residents. Even the most sympathetic neighbors are struggling with the sense of danger that often accompanies groups of transients on residential streets. For one Mid City West resident, the suggestion of adding support programs for vagrants squatting at Pan Pacific Park indicates a move in the wrong direction. Following a July 31 Pan Pacific Park Advisory Committee meeting, Robert Cherno contacted the Chronicle on behalf of a group of residents who were concerned
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ART DECO pylon behind playground at Pan Pacific Park.
with what they heard. “Many of us who live near the park were there to discuss the increase in crime associated with the homeless coming to the park,” said Cherno. “Mid City West Community Council (MCWCC) vice chair Andrew Jhun was in attendance at the meeting, and to my amazement, was once again pitching that programs for the homeless be allowed to be implemented at the park.” See Camp locations, p 26
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SEPTEMBER 2018
WINDSOR VILLAGE holds its annual meeting in Harold Henry Park, an ideal setting on a summer evening. Photo by Billy Taylor
Small-town family fun, rides at Larchmont Family Fair Haunted house, celebrity chef pie contest to debut By Suzan Filipek Billed as “Main Street U.S.A.” in its premiere year in 1966, the Larchmont Family Fair — sponsored by the Larchmont Boulevard Association and founded by the Larchmont Chronicle — still has its smalltown charm. A spooky haunted house, a talent show for all ages and a children’s Halloween costume contest are among activities at the fair Sun., Oct. 28 from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Larchmont Boulevard. Traffic will be blocked on Larchmont from Beverly Boulevard to First Street. The haunted house was such a hit last year that it will return, scarier and better than ever, said fair co-chair Vivian Gueler. The haunted house is courtesy of St. Brendan
School. Water-on-water Bubble Rollers are among the other 20 rides sure to thrill at the 52nd annual event. Celebrity chef judges New to the fair this year will be a pie-baking contest judged by top-notch celebrity chefs, food writers and/or bakers, added Gueler. Loveland Carr Properties will oversee the cooking contest, while John Duerler of Hancock Homes Realty will host a pie-throwing event. Returning to the fair after a years-long hiatus is Third Street Elementary School. “In 2017 we had roughly 16 schools that took out booths at the fair — both private and public! We anticipate the same or more this year, with Third Street Elementary See Family Fair, p 27
By Billy Taylor Windsor Village residents gathered in Harold Henry Park Aug. 13 for a community meeting, where Councilman David Ryu addressed neighbors. Two weeks earlier, Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association (LVNA) residents gathered for a summer block party. Crime, homelessness For the Windsor Village (Wilshire Blvd. to Olympic Blvd, between Crenshaw Blvd. and Lucerne Blvd.) community, crime and homelessness remain the two biggest issues facing Council District 4, according to Ryu, who told residents that he has been working with the Los Angeles Police Department to get additional patrol cars on the See Associations, p 27
Talk like a pirate Wed., Sept. 19, post–Taste By John Welborne The “dread ship Taste of Larchmont” will have sailed three weeks before, and the beneficiaries of Hope-Net’s year-round food pantry services already will be enjoying the treasure raised at the 26th fundraiser on the Boulevard, but you still will have a chance to get in the pirate spirit — if you start talking like a pirate Wed., Sept. 19. That is “International See Talk like a pirate, p 30
Turning 100 in style ... car-free CicLAvia meets the Los Angeles Philharmonic in open streets party Pedal, scoot, walk or hop on the Metro when CicLAvia comes to town, taking over eight miles of city streets in a carnival-style party, car-free, Sun., Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Celebrate LA! LA Phil 100 x CicLAvia” will take Angelenos on a lengthy route from Walt Disney Concert Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. The event will coincide with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 100th anniversary and will culminate with a free concert at the Bowl. See CicLAvia, p 25
PARTY FOR LA PHIL’S 100th at the Hollywood Bowl will coincide with CicLAvia’s “Celebrate LA!”
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