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St. Vincent Meals on Wheels wraps up year
Report finds urban forest not valued by policymakers
n Dover new executive
HEALTH, FITNESS & BEAUTY. 9 to 16
CAVIAR for a cause, and the New Year. 6
GOOD CHEER at Boys & Girls Club. 16
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By John Welborne St. Vincent Meals on Wheels (MOW) has served homebound seniors in Los Angeles since 1977, when a registered dietician and Daughter of Charity, Sister Alice Marie Quinn, founded the Veronica Dover organization by serving a single pot of stew to 83 seniors in a church basement. Quinn, affectionately known as Sister SAM, or just SAM, was the assistant dietary director at St. Vincent Medical Center at Third and Alvarado. Sister Alice Marie had become aware that many poor, elderly people living near the hospital were not eating regularly or properly, and that affected their physical, mental and emotional well-being. Today, through the organization she founded, there is a large, professional kitchen on See Meals, p 6
Barbara Yaroslavsky mourned
Family, friends and community leaders throughout the Southland were shocked and saddened upon hearing of the death of Mid City West neighbor Barbara Yaroslavsky, 71, who unexpectedly died Dec. 26 during her sixth week recuperating from West Nile virus diagnosed in November. The unhappy news was learned just as this January issue of the paper went to press, and a fuller account of her long life of volunteer service to the local community will be featured in the February Larchmont Chronicle.
Miracle Mile 2019 Our year-round guide to lifestyle, entertainment, residential and business news, “Miracle Mile 2019,” will be published with the March issue of the Larchmont Chronicle. To reserve advertising space call 323462-2241, ext. 11. Deadline is Mon., Feb. 11.
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TROLLEY drove shoppers and revelers up and down Larchmont Boulevard on Small Business Saturday. Story Section 2, p 13
The 57th year: the more things change, the more they remain the same n Sacramento vs. our neighborhoods
By John Welborne It was in 1954 that the Los Angeles Railway Company’s Yellow Car “3 Line” ceased traveling from downtown, east along Sixth and Third Streets, and up Larchmont Boulevard to Melrose Avenue. Then, a decade passed. And then, in the autumn of 1963, two entrepreneurial young women, Jane Gilman and Dawne Goodwin, founded
a community newspaper. The Larchmont Chronicle has been in continuous, monthly publication ever since. This January 2019 issue is the first issue in our 57th year. Looking back, it is interesting to see that an overriding theme of initial headlines is a matter still affecting local neighborhoods today. AlSee Year 57, p 8
By Billy Taylor Hundreds of concerned residents and city staff members attended a presentation last month at City Hall to learn the first steps toward developing a citywide approach to improved urban forestry. Environmental consulting firm Dudek presented its findings and recommendations at the Dec. 4 event following a yearlong investigation into the City of Los Angeles’ programs, funding and policies related to its urban forest. Within the “First Step” report, Dudek alleges a lack of “consistent urban forestry leadership, vision, funding, and planning” at the city level. Previous campaigns to do something about the problem, like the adoption of the City’s Urban Forestry Policy in 1993, failed to deliver results, according to the report. “These failures have led to disparate tree canopy cover See Urban forest, p 22
Vacations & Valentines in February 2019
Two special features, Valentines and Vacation Planning, will be highlighted in our February issue. Write to us about your trips near and far. Valentines, tell us how you met. Send 200 words or less and photos to suzan@larchmontchronicle. com. To reserve advertising space call 323-462-2241, ext. 11. Deadline is Mon., Jan. 14.
NEXT STOP LARCHMONT. Transportation historian Ralph Cantos, Oxford Square, shared this photo. Watch for our full story in a future issue.
Imagine LA mentoring program turns 10 n Works to end homelessness
Imagine LA turned its offices into a winter wonderland for families and their mentors Dec. 8. Kids decorated stockings, cut dapper snowflakes and made candy treat bags. Parents collected wish list items and shopped in “boutiques.” Santa visited and carolers were also at the event of about 100 partygoers. Partners in the program included NGA Hancock Park. Since 2008, Imagine LA has worked to team vulnerable families with volunteer mentors and professional social workers to See Imagine LA, p 7
ON THE BOARD, L to R: John Bauman, Jill Bauman (president, CEO) incoming board member Troy Brown, board member Cristina Carlis.
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Editorial By John Welborne
The more things change . . .
This month’s front-page story celebrating the founding of the Larchmont Chronicle and our embarking upon our 57th year highlights a sad fact of modern life: the often negative impacts of people exercising governmental power. In the 1950s through the 1970s, planners in Sacramento felt the “greater good” would be achieved by pushing a huge concrete blockade (and freeway on- and off-ramps) through an established section of Los Angeles homes between Beverly Blvd. and Melrose Ave. (and along Santa Monica Blvd. through Beverly Hills and Westwood). This was the plan of Sacramento highway engineers and a majority of the State Legislature (comprised of 40 State Senators and 80 Assembly Members from around the state). Today, one of the current State Senators, from the highly urban City and County of San Francisco and with strong financial support from real estate developers, believes he has a plan that should be imposed by a majority of his 119 legislative colleagues on all of California. Not just his dense neighborhood in San Francisco, but also in Chico, Larchmont Village, San Jose, Hancock Park, and everywhere. Last year, Sen. Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 827, designed to increase building height and density everywhere, did not even
get past its first committee hearing. Now, Sen. Wiener is back with Senate Bill 50, his latest attempt to have the State of California mandate what should be the housing density and zoning rules in every city and town in California. We shall see what transpires next with his latest bill. On a happier, and highly local note, our surrounding neighborhoods continue to support their local paper – the Larchmont Chronicle. Advertising alone has not kept this paper serving our neighborhoods for 57 years. You — our readers today and your predecessors — always have played a part in insuring this paper’s continued existence. Each November and each February, the Chronicle encloses a reply envelope and requests our readers to help support the cost of producing their local paper. It is through the generous responses of so many of you that we are able to continue to publish. Plus, the comments we receive on many of those reply envelopes provide mostly positive feedback that is greatly appreciated by our staff! So, if you still have the envelope from our November issue sitting on your desk, please consider using that envelope to send a check to the Larchmont Chronicle. If you don’t have the envelope, our mailing address is below (and we’ll save a dollar-plus on the return postage!). Or … keep an eye out for the February issue that will distribute on January 31. We plan to enclose our usual follow-up envelope in that issue (the second issue of our Fifty-Seventh Year!). Thank you, readers and advertisers, for your continued support of your local newspaper. We certainly plan to provide you a variety of interesting articles during our 57th year!
These and other initiatives, including the updating of the Wilshire Community Plan (the blueprint for development and growth in our part of Los Angeles), will have a major impact on our neighborhood. The Association and its Zoning and Land Use Committee are actively opposing bills such as SB50. The Association is also pushing our Councilman and the City to ensure that any changes to zoning that increase development and density as well as any changes to city review processes be done with input from and consideration for our community. Now that winter and slightly cooler temperatures are here, think about planting a tree. If you need a parkway tree, contact the Association Tree Committee at our website. As crime continues to be a problem, be safe by keeping doors and windows locked and by arming your alarm (if you have one). If you think someone is on your property, call 911. DO NOT CONFRONT THE PERSON YOURSELF! Also, don’t leave anything in your car in plain view; seeing packages in a car is often an invitation for theft. o o o Remember, Hancock Park is an HPOZ, so be sure to check with our City Planner Suki Gershenhorn (suki. gershenhorn@lacity.org) before starting any major landscaping or planning changes to the exterior of your house. The HPOZ Preservation Plan, which regulates our HPOZ can be found at http://www.preservation.lacity.org/ hpoz/la/hancock-park. There is also an online form you can fill out to help speed up the process (http://preservation. lacity.org/hpoz/initial.screening.checklist). Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s Anti-Graffiti Request System — tinyurl.com/yc6s8m7 — and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323-463-5180. Adv.
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‘What is your New Year’s resolution for 2019?’
That’s the question inquiring photographer Sondi Toll Sepenuk asked locals along Larchmont Blvd.
“Learn to say ‘no’ more often.” Tracie Peddy Ridgewood-Wilton
Calendar Wed., Jan. 9 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council board meeting, The Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13 – Annual meeting of Park La Brea Residents Association, PLB theater at noon. Mon., Jan. 21 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Thurs., Jan. 31 – Delivery of the February issue of the Larchmont Chronicle.
Changes in Land Use Laws Could Threaten R-1 Status of Hancock Park State Senate Bill 50 would allow denser development close to transportation hubs. While this may sound like a good idea, the definition of proximity to transportation hubs in this legislation includes nearness to bus lines, which directly impacts Hancock Park. Bus lines run along almost all of Hancock Park’s major streets. This bill would make increased density possible in our R-1 residential community, superseding existing zoning law and overruling our HPOZ. The City is also proposing major changes to the way projects are reviewed and approved, consolidating authority and speeding up many processes. While clarification and simplification of public processes are worthy goals, some of these changes would facilitate fast tracking of major developments while limiting community input.
“The same as it always is. Stay healthy and get with the times.” Mark Maimon (with Coco Maimon) Windsor Square
Letters to the Editor A Christmas carousel tale Maria is a much-loved hairdresser at Larchmont Hair and Nails, the salon just north of Beverly on Larchmont. Many of Maria’s customers are on the board of the Auxiliary of the Good Samaritan Hospital. Some of her customers volunteer in the hospital Gift Shop.
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Every year for the past five years, the Gift Shop has had a drawing for a beautiful $400 carousel. The carousel plays Christmas and everyday music, and it lights up and rotates. Each of these years, Maria has bought drawing tickets hoping to win, to no avail. One of her customers had an idea, and many contributed to purchase a similar carousel. It was presented to Maria on Dec. 8, with many of the
“Let’s figure out how to fulfill my previous year’s resolutions. Last year, one of them was to get Democrats elected in Orange County.” Michael Tolkin Windsor Square
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Left to right: Nathaniel Cadet, Wiener Cadet Jr., Wiener Cadet Sr. MARIA contemplates Christmas present.
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“Staying healthy throughout the year.” Wiener Cadet Sr., Buffalo, NY “I haven’t contemplated that yet.” Wiener Cadet Jr., Ridgewood-Wilton
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AROUND THE TOWN 4 COUNCIL REPORT 5 HEALTH, FITNESS & BEAUTY 9-16 SCHOOL NEWS 17-19 POLICE BEAT 21
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McAVOY ON PRESERVATION 3 HOME GROUND 6 MUSEUM ROW 8 REAL ESTATE SALES 12 ENTERTAINMENT Theater Review 17 On the Menu 18 At the Movies 19 BRIDGE MATTERS 20 HOME & GARDEN 22 PROFESSOR 23 CLASSIFIED ADS 23
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Start the Year off right! CERRELL team Hal Dash, Trevor Daley and Steve Bullock
the Cerrells built at 320 N. Larchmont Blvd., in 1980. During his five-decade career, founder Joseph Cerrell played a key role in the presidential campaigns of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey, Lloyd Bentsen, John Glenn and Al Gore. Cerrell’s political career began in the 1950s at USC where he started the Trojan Demo-
cratic Club. He would go on to join the staff of Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, and he became the youngest person to run the California Democratic Party. In 2006, the Cerrells sold the firm to the company management team. That year, Lee retired and Joe kept working until his passing in December 2010. Lee died in 2016.
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Former key strategist for U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Trevor Daley, has been named president of Cerrell, a one-stop public affairs and public relations firm on Larchmont Boulevard. “As president, Trevor will be a partner in leading our continued growth through 2019 and beyond and will enhance our reach from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C.,” Chairman and CEO Hal Dash and Chief Financial Officer Steve Bullock said in a written statement. Daley worked with Feinstein as state director, and, most recently, he oversaw communications and public affairs for Los Angeles World Airports. Cerrell Associates was founded in 1966 by Windsor Square residents, the late Lee and Joseph Cerrell, inside Los Angeles’s historic Ambassador Hotel. The office was moved to its present location, a building
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Celebrating Oscar awardee, ALLA’s new home Nominated for an Academy Award twice in the past for “La La Land” and “True Grit,” Mary Zophres, costume designer for this year’s film about Neil Armstrong, “First Man,” was recently feted at the FIDM Museum. Barbara Bundy, director of the museum, hosted an intimate luncheon at the downtown, South Park facility. “It can be an elaborate trimirror or one from Target — there is that moment when the actor glances at himself in full dress and becomes one with the character. It sends chills down my spine,” said Zophres, sharing adventurous stories about working with such great directors as Joel and Ethan Coen and Damien Chazelle. A reception was held before the luncheon, followed by a curator visit to the museum’s Fashion Collection Archive that begins in the 18th century and includes over 15,000 historical fashion designs and
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Patty Hill accessories. A couture man’s jumpsuit from the 1970s that was inspired by the first trip to the moon was shown by curator Kevin Jones. Some of those in attendance were creative director Peter Lam, children’s book author Danielle Gillespie-Hallinan, Britani Wood and Joe Incollingo. • • • The Assistance League of Los Angeles, the venerable 99-yearold organization whose members teach, clothe, give scholarships and raise funds for the youth of our city, gathered at the Wilshire Country Club for their annual meeting and holiday lunch on Dec. 4. “We
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New Year’s Resolutions for Windsor Square
After all the indulgences of the holiday season, January is the traditional time for vows of self-improvement. Why not take that hopeful spirit neighborhood-wide? Windsor Square is a great place to live already. Now the Windsor Square Association suggests these “New Year’s Resolutions” for the whole community, to help make it even better. • Lose weight. (Kidding!) • Get to know your neighbors, if you don’t already. Exchange phone numbers, and possibly emergency contact information. Keeping an eye out for each other makes the neighborhood safer and a lot friendlier. And now you can borrow that cup of sugar. • Drive safely and courteously. Don’t speed. Don’t roll through stop signs. Don’t ignore “No Right Turn” signs. Don’t crowd bicyclists or scooter riders, and don’t endanger pedestrians. Don’t honk unless absolutely necessary. The hordes of impatient commuters zipping through our residential streets do enough of all that already. • Continue to conserve water. Water will always be a limited resource in Southern California, even with decent winter rains. Make sure your sprinklers aren’t watering the sidewalk and gutters. Fix all drips, inside and out. Turn off sprinklers during the moister winter months. You don’t need them. • Plant more trees, especially larger varieties. Take care of the trees already on your property, including the parkway trees. Trees clean the air and cool the atmosphere. According to a new city study, Los Angeles lags behind all other major American cities in trees per capita. Let’s improve that statistic. • Patronize local merchants. Let’s keep Larchmont Village vital by shopping and dining here. Also, keeping things local cuts down on all the packaging waste and truck emissions that come with on-line shopping. And don’t forget to walk or bike to Larchmont when you can and avoid parking hassle. • And most important, have a happy, healthy and neighborly 2019!
FIDM MUSEUM was the scene of a luncheon including Kevin Jones, Mary Zophres and Barbara Bundy where Zophres was honored.
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE gathered guests at WCC, including Flo Flowkes and Juliet Brumlik.
A NEW CHAPTER in the Assistance League’s history was celebrated by Kiel FitzGerald and Shelagh Callahan.
GINGERBREAD party hosts for NGA: Carrington Goodman and Oona Kanner.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD GWNC Elections are on March 31st Candidate filing OPEN NOW until Jan. 15, 2019 More info available at greaterwilshire.org/2019-elections/
Meeting Schedule All GWNC meetings are open to the public. Agenda items may be submitted two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting date to info@greaterwilshire.org.
Board of Directors Wednesday, January 9, 7:00pm Ebell of Los Angeles – Dining Room 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 90005
Land Use Committee Wednesday, January 22, 6:30pm Marlborough School – Collins Room, D-200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004
Outreach Committee WILSHIRE COUNTRY CLUB was the setting for NGA fundraiser attended by Olivia Kazanjian and Beverly Brown.
Saturday, January 5, 9:00am Bricks & Scones Café 403 N. Larchmont Blvd., 90004
Environmental & Sustainability Committee Tuesday, February 12, 7:00pm, Marlborough School – Collins Room, D-200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004
Transportation Committee Monday, January 28, 7:00pm Marlborough School – Collins Room, D-200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004
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have a new Chapter House!” announced president Lisa Wierwille. “It’s on Sunset, east of Highland; we’re going back to our Hollywood roots.” Among the ladies from our ’hood there were Cathryne Bray-Macievic, Yvonne Cazier, Juliet Brumlik, Kiel FitzGerald, Shelagh Callahan, Flo Fowkes, Barbara Hardesty, Diane Kanner, Marion Plato and Silvia Marjoram. • • • Needlework Guild Hancock Park invited its members and guests for a “Gingerbread Party” the following evening. It was a chance to give, via ticket sales, to enjoy a casual buffet of pizzas and salads and to decorate houses from an array of candies, lollypops, glitter and icings. Hosted by Oona Kanner and Carrington Goodman at Wilshire Country Club, the hostesses asked the club’s sous chef to select the grandest gingerbread abode. The winner was Lisa Hutchins. It was a festive night that brought the spirit of the season. There: Mary Jaworski, Danielle Reyes, Megan Drynan, Donna Econn, Pavlina Solo, Kathleen Macomber with daughter Pilar, Heather Boylston, Gill Wagner, Chesney Hill, Jane Galbraith, Lisa Morrison, Olivia Kazanjian, Michaela Burschinger, Robin Chehrazi, Isabel Mayfield and NGA’s President Beverly Brown. Save the date, Sat., Feb. 23 in the new year, for NGA’s annual gala. Always notable because it is such a darn fun party every year; this year’s event, “Caddyshack for a Cause,” will be at the Wilshire Country Club. Tickets can be obtained through NGA. Proceeds purchase all that is needed and new for charities in the area. Merry… Merry… Merry… and generosity to others in 2019. And that’s the chat!
NGA EVENT attendees included Lisa Hutchins and Gill Wagner.
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Hancock Park’s trees get trimmed By Heather Duffy Boylston & Rebecca Hutchinson Larchmont Village BID Co-Executive Directors Happy New Year! The Larchmont Village Business Improvement District, which runs on Larchmont Boulevard between Beverly Boulevard and 1st Street, has been working since 1998 to maintain our village and its unique charm and sense of community. Here are highlights of the BID’s 2018 work: Communication with Merchants & Property Owners. The BID is in regular communication with the 80+ businesses and 25 property owners on Larchmont. We welcome new businesses and make sure they are fully informed about our village, and stay abreast of legislation and political issues affecting the BID and our stakeholders. Holidays. The illuminated snowflakes, garland, gift boxes and the rotating snowflake lights on Rite Aid’s exterior continue to make our village festive for the holidays. To encourage merchants to decorate their storefronts, the BID organized the 6th annual merchant holiday storefront decoration contest. PR/Marketing/Social Media. We work with the local media outlets to ensure they are up-to-date on all news within the BID. A few of the media outlets that have included Larchmont businesses this year are: the Larchmont Chronicle, Larchmont Buzz, Spectrum News Channel, KABC, the Los Angeles Business Journal, KTLA, Apparel News and Eater. The BID has a robust website that features a directory of all businesses within the BID and special events and offerings. We publish articles of our own and those written by local residents. Please let us know if you are interested in contributing any relevant articles to the site. You can find the site at www.larchmontvillagebid.com We also communicate current events and market our local businesses on Instagram @larchmontvillage and Facebook. CD-4. We are in regular contact with City Councilmember David Ryu and his deputy for our area, Rob Fisher. We worked with them this year on our sidewalk issues and our tree replacement plan. We also worked with them to improve security in the parking garage. We met with the entire planning department to express the need to revisit our outdated Q Conditions and to ensure that any development within Larchmont takes into consideration the delicate balance between our small town charm and our sophisticated shoppers and diners. Trees & Sidewalks. Councilmember Ryu gave the BID a grant to commission a specialist in arboriculture and urban forestry to survey our BID and propose a sustainable master plan. The issues that drive all decisions on this are: sidewalk safety and ADA compliance, maintaining our canopy of trees and alleviating massive plumbing issues caused by aggressive tree roots. The issue of the sidewalks and trees is complex, and it’s important to understand that the primary goal is to maintain the canopy of trees. The plan is to begin to address an issue that we have been trying to solve for more than 20 years. We do not want the next generation to inherit a situation where all the trees will need to be removed at once because they will age out or they will no longer be structurally sound due to the constant root pruning that these trees require. We have looked into all solutions including the recent Cherokee block of trees that is implementing a test plan to attempt to keep the trees. Unfortunately, that plan is to severely prune the trees – eliminating the canopy. They will then wait a year and see if those trees survive the massive pruning. The other part of their plan is to reduce the sidewalk to only 3 feet, in an attempt to minimize the buckling of the sidewalk. They have that option since they are residential and do not have the pedestrian traffic that we have. We highlight this to communicate that we have looked at all options over the past several years with CD4 and the community stakeholders. The only phase of the plan we intend to implement this year is to work with a property owner to replace two trees and redo the sidewalk in that area. Additionally, we will add two more trees to the Boulevard in places where the city has removed trees that were no longer structurally sound and have sat without a tree since their removal by the City several years ago. The hope is that the new trees and sidewalk will serve as an example to the community of what could be implemented over the next 20 years to slowly address an issue that has been with us for two decades. Sidewalk Washing/Tree Trimming. The BID budgets each year for sidewalk cleaning by a group called CleanStreets, litter pick-up, cleaning landscape wells, planters, and trimming the trees. The City holds street and gutter cleaning responsibilities. Big Belly Solar Trash/Recycling. We maintain and empty the Big Belly solar trash and recycling containers. This year BIDs across the city have been hit by drastic increases in trash/recycling charges. Since the bulk of our budget goes to these services, we are working with other BIDs and the City to see if we can come up with any solutions.
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BID Consortium. The BID Consortium is a group representing the 43 BIDs throughout LA that meets monthly to discuss issues, opportunities and legislation affecting BIDs. Big topics last year: street vending, tree and sidewalk maintenance, illegal dumping and economic development. We created a subcommittee within the Consortium that advocated strongly for BIDs’ unique needs as the City created its historic Safe Sidewalks LA policy.
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Happy New Year, Chronicle readers! 2018 has been a wonderful year in Council District Four, Larchmont Village and Hancock Park with new initiatives and improvements for our community and quality of life. December is the time of year to deck the halls and trim the tree — something we took quite literally in Council District Four. A new round of tree trimming started Dec. 19 in Hancock Park, and it will continue into the New Year. The street trees of Hancock Park are icons of our community, and I’ve worked hard to ensure that these trees are maintained with love and care. To do this, I made sure the tree trimming crews in Hancock Park are city crews, not contractors, so we can have closer communication and more direct oversight on the work. I’ve been working closely with the Urban Forestry Division and the Hancock Park Homeowners Association to oversee the trimming and to ensure no tree within the Hancock Park Historic Preservation Overlay zone (HPOZ) is removed without approval from the HPOZ board. Most importantly, I have been working to increase staff and expertise at our Urban Forestry Division, so we can take better care of our city’s trees wherever they grow. I’ve also been working with the city’s Department of Transportation to bring greater security to our city-owned parking lots in Larchmont Village. As a City Councilmember, public safety is my first priority, and we need to be doing more to ensure all residents are safe in our Cityowned parking structures. That’s why we’re bringing new and upgraded safety measures, such as security camer-
NGA’s ‘kitschy’ gala, ‘Caddyshack’ set for WCC Feb. 23
NGA Hancock Park’s annual dinner and silent auction benefit is Sat., Feb. 23 at the Wilshire Country Club. The event, Caddyshack for a Cause, “is a kitschy homage to the 1980 movie with a nod to the colorful mixed patterns of golf attire,” said NGA spokesperson Beverly CastaldoBrown. “We will have golf-related games and activities, an open bar, auction, dinner, dancing, and a cigar lounge.” Event chairs are Kiel FitzGerald and Megan Derry. The all-volunteer women’s organization provides new clothing, household linens and personal care items to needy men, women and children in the Hollywood and Downtown areas of Los Angeles. Visit ngahancockpark.org/gala.
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David E. Ryu as, to Lot 732 at 226 N. Larchmont Blvd., so that visitors, business owners and residents alike can walk to their cars with peace of mind. With year’s end, we take a moment to look back at everything we’ve accomplished. My new Annual Report for fiscal year 2017-18 has been published, with 22 pages of policy, community and districtwide progress. Did you know that in the past fiscal year, we resurfaced over 62 miles of roadway and maintained over 2,300 trees? All that and more is in my Annual Report, available now in my district offices
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or as a digital download on my website. What makes Larchmont Village special, however, isn’t any structure or any policy that comes out of City Hall — it’s the people and businesses who care so much about this community. Small and local businesses bring unique flavor to the Larchmont area, and their drive to succeed and improve the community is palpable. From mainstays like Chan Dara to newcomers like Le Petite Marché, restaurants and shops breathe life into Larchmont and keep this community vibrant. So, to the residents, visitors and small business owners of Larchmont, thank you for all you do to make Larchmont shine. I’m grateful to have worked with you over the past few years, and I look forward to a year of exciting progress in 2019.
PAUL WILLIAMS HOLIDAY PARTY Dear neighbors, We had a wonderful time at the new member holiday party, last month at the home of members Toby Horn and Harold Tomin. 35 new members got a glimpse of their rarely seen home in Miracle Mile North (an HPOZ since 1990) where the hosts graciously opened up the 1929 Paul Williams-designed home and garden to us. It is formally known as the Howard/Nagin Residence, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #436, designated by the city in 1989. Roland E. Howard commissioned Paul Revere Williams, F.A.I.A., to design his house in 1929. In 1933, Stephen Farrand and his family became owners. During World War II, Stephen received an appointment from the U. S. Attorney General to be chief of hearing in the Alien Enemy Control unit. He heard cases of enemy aliens who were detained in detention camps. Toby had visited the house as a young girl and always knew she wanted to live there. When she learned that the house was a Paul Williams, there was no rest for poor Harold until escrow closed. Harold Tomin and Toby Horn have lived there since 1994. Some upcoming dates to save:
February 10: Our Annual High Tea at the former Bullocks Wilshire Department Store, now The Southwestern Law School with guest Stephen Gee giving a presentation on the history of Los Angeles City Hall. His best selling book is titled “Los Angeles City Hall: An American Icon.” March 10: Member and LA historic house treasure, Bret Parsons, will do a presentation on his new book on architect Roland Coate at a Roland Coate home in Hancock Park. Address to be announced. April 7: David Silverman of www.lahousehistories.com will be speaking at another fantastic house to be revealed later. Consider joining us at wshphs.com and on FB at Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society est 1976 Happy New Year to you all!
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CUISINE A ROULETTES welcomed supporters to the room at the end of a festive Wilshire Country Club hallway.
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(Continued from page 1) property near the hospital, and more than 1,900 local people, generally elderly and frail, are served by a staff of about 80 and more than 300 volunteers who deliver meals across Los Angeles. A significant part of MOW’s success comes from local participants in the support group, Cuisine à Roulettes, which was founded by Nelly Llanos Kilroy and other area women, including Hancock Park’s Daryl Twerdahl. She is MOW’s executive director of develop-
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ST. VINCENT Meals on Wheels’ new executive director, Veronica Dover, greets Sister Margaret McDonnell.
ment, and she also stepped in as interim executive director following Sister Alice Marie’s death in 2017. New executive director At events this past holiday season, community members and MOW supporters got to meet the new executive director, Veronica Dover, who comes to St. Vincent Meals on Wheels from Riverside County, where she was a nonprofit management executive with the Family Service Association, a provider of services to families in need since 1953. Holiday Party One opportunity for Ms. Dover to meet stalwart supporters was the Cuisine à Roulettes holiday party held at the
MOW PARTY HOSTESS Nancy Babka, at left of Santa, with guests Kirsten Hansen and Allen Shay.
FESTIVE supporters of MOW included, from left, Carl Anderson and Ginger and Bill Lincoln.
ST. NICK greeted Mike and Kathy Gless at the Cuisine a Roulettes event.
festively decorated Wilshire Country Club last month. Hosts for the party were Nancy Babka and Carla Garrett, who made sure that Ms. Dover, now a Windsor Square
SUPPORTERS at the benefit for Meals on Wheels at Petrossian included Michael and Terri Kaplan, with Jim Twerdahl (center). CANAPES by Petrossian were plentiful at another cuisine- and art-centric fundraiser.
resident, and all the other guests, really enjoyed the holiday spirit. Babka had a piano player playing holiday tunes, a cheery Santa chatting up the guests, delicious food and lots of bubbly to savor. Doing so were loads of locals including Kathy and Mike Gless, Ginger and Bill Lincoln, Kirsten Hansen with Allen Shay, Carl Anderson, and a number of nuns including Sister Margaret McDonnell. Petrossian Caviar The happy holiday MOW “thank you” event came on the heels of a successful fundraiser generously underwritten by Petrossian Caviar. As he has in previous years, Petrossian manager Christopher Klapp closed the Robertson Bou-
levard caviar emporium and restaurant just for MOW supporters, including Terri and Michael Kaplan, Jessica and Garth Pappas, Gabriella Poczo, and Beverly and Stuart Denenberg. The latter couple, art gallery owners, had beautiful prints on display, with all sales proceeds going to the MOW cause. Mr. and Mrs. Pappas, by the way, originally met through Meals on Wheels! In addition to all ticket revenue paid by the bighearted attendees, three large format bottles of wine were auctioned off and sold to generous bidders whose big bottle bids provided another $2,875 to help feed seniors. The entire evening resulted in big benefits to the homebound for the coming year.
PETROSSIAN HOST Christopher Klapp, at right, with art auction organizers Beverly and Stuart Denenberg (second and fourth from left), Jessica and Garth Pappas, who met through St. Vincent Meals on Wheels (in rear), and Gabriella Poczo (next to Klapp).
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COUNCILMEMBER David Ryu talked with many constituents during Council District 4 Holiday Party at the Hollywood Field Office.
PLANNING DEPUTIES, present and past, Emma Howard and Renée Weitzer, with constituent Regina Yoon (center) at CD4 holiday party. Photos this page by J. Welborne
LOFT PARTY: Jamie Bennett, Wayne and JoAnn Ratkovich, and Carolyn Bennett enjoy Margaret Bates / Scott Johnson holiday party in the DTLA Arts District. Entertainment was provided by daughter and opera singer Zoe Johnson, and granddaughter (daughter of Max and Marion Johnson), Olive Johnson, age five, who belted out a long song from “Frozen.”
OUTDOOR DECK, a feature of the new Larchmont office created by Bret Parsons for Compass Realty — above the old hardware store space — made its debut at open houses held in December.
LE PETITE MARCHÉ, on Melrose at Larchmont, celebrated its opening with a party in December, and the bar was busy.
TOM KNEAFSEY and Oona and Don Kanner attended Le Petite Marché’s opening party.
WINDSOR SQUARE board members and spouses celebrated the holidays at Lucy’s El Adobe. Shown from left are Ray and Helen Hartung, Mike and Kathy Genewick, and Dorothy Schouten and Steve Tator.
HOLIDAY CHILI cooked by John Duerler was tasted by Pam Rudy, Duerler, and Carolyn Layport, among many others who celebrated at the Hancock Homes "A Chili Christmas" holiday mixer.
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(Continued from page 1) though the banner headline of Volume 1, Issue Number 1 was “Freeway Threatens Hancock Park Homes,” the underlying theme was that the State of California, in the form of Sacramento politicians and Division of Highways engineers, wanted certain things to happen in our local neighborhoods. And local people objected. It is interesting to review those early issues of Jane and Dawne’s new newspaper. Beverly Hills Freeway In Sept. 1963, in addition to the report on the freeway proposed to traverse our part of town, east to west, between Melrose Avenue and Beverly Boulevard, the front page noted
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(Continued from page 2) group present. Needless to say, Maria was overwhelmed. It was a very happy event. But there is a twist to the story. Maria’s children knew she wanted the carousel, so they got together and gave her the money to buy one. The day she planned to go to the hospital Gift Shop, she was detained and did not make the trip. Imagine if she had ended up with two carousels! GSH Auxiliary Ladies Hancock Park
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that Madame Chiang Kai-Shek would be receiving Ebell members touring in Taiwan (still called Formosa by the 1963 Chronicle). The recruitment of local resident and banker, Henry Duque, to the Red Cross chapter board also was noted, just “above the fold” on Page 1. Apartment tower The following month, the big headline was about a threat to the neighborhood from a developer’s request for a zone change to allow an 11-story apartment building on Wilshire Boulevard next to Fremont Place. The zoning on Wilshire had been single-family through about 1953, when some parcels were changed to allow six-story buildings. The developer wanted twice the height, and the city said “no.” The article cites an interesting observation by an unnamed city official: “Continued group action by the public will shape the height and breadth of Wilshire Blvd.” (That came true in the late 1970s, when Councilman John Ferraro and his constituents got the Park Mile Specific Plan adopted to allow only three-story apartment and commercial buildings on Wilshire adjacent to single-family homes between Highland Avenue and Wilton Place.) Also in that second issue of the Chronicle, the front page told of $2,000 taken in a rob-
bery at the Security First National Bank on Larchmont (where the Bank of America is today). And then-Councilman Harold A. Henry (as in the park in Windsor Village) was pushing for better street cleaning. Community organizing In November 1963, the proposed Beverly Hills Freeway was back on Page 1. “Property Owners’ Groups Merge to Oppose Freeway” was the headline. The organizing by neighborhood leaders of a citizens’ committee, the “United Coordinating Committee” was announced, and the Hancock Park Home Owners Association’s retention of lawyers to challenge the route was part of the story. The front page also described holiday “decorations on the Boulevard’s trees and the glittering displays in shop windows.” There is consistency on Larchmont! (Please turn to page 21)
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Kick start the New Year with a boot camp workout
By Billy Taylor Boot camp-style fitness classes are an increasingly popular way to stay in shape for many Angelenos. Although the approach is not new — boot camp workouts have been around for decades — there are now more variations than ever to the popular exercise form. The following are three local options for you to consider for a healthier 2019. BootcampLA For more than 16 years, BootcampLA has been a favorite exercise option for greater Miracle Mile residents. Founded by Jay and Marcella Kerwin, the class meets in the open green space at the Natural History Museum’s La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd. “Many of us spend way too much time indoors because work requires that of us,” cofounder Marcella Kerwin told the Chronicle last month. “We started BootcampLA with the goal to help people in the community get in shape and be healthy through a program that takes advantage of the
KIWI TRAINER Robin Hall meets clients at Burns Park.
beautiful weather.” The name may sound daunting, but the workouts are fun, promised Marcella. “Our boot camp approach to exercise works great because the classes are one hour long and includes cardio, strength training and stretching,” said Marcella. “Everything you need to do to get fit is covered within the hour.” Each day the class’ activities are changed to keep it interesting, and assistance with
healthy eating and lifestyle choices are provided. “Some clients have very little experience working out, and some clients have been working out with us for years,” said Kerwin. “We always make sure everyone gets a great workout, and best of all, we have fun doing it!” Visit, bootcampla.com. Kiwi Trainer New Zealand native Robin Hall meets his clients at Robert Burns Park in Windsor Square for what he calls a “kiwi-style” boot camp and personal training sessions. “It’s kiwi the bird, not the fruit,” Hall joked when we met for a training session early one Saturday morning last month. Hall uses high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, to burn fat and build muscle for his clients. “Intense intervals will melt away stress, and conditioning circuits will shape and sculpt your body,” explained Hall. “Clients leave each session pumped, mentally and physically.”
INSTRUCTOR Marcella Kerwin (foreground) coaches local residents up a flight of stairs for class. Photo courtesy of BootcampLA
In fact, Hall includes lifecoaching aspects to all of his sessions. He takes a holistic approach to fitness, mind and body. And he exudes a positive attitude that is infectious. After enduring a one-hour class, which included, for example, squat exercises interrupted by a round of sprints, this reporter can attest to the effectiveness of Hall’s workout. However, it was perhaps the motivational and inspirational encouragement that lingered
with me the longest. While lightly jogging, we talked about the importance of positive influences; while stretching, we talked about gratitude. Following our time together, I left focused and motivated. Need to lose weight? Feeling tired and stressed? “Begin your day with inspiration and perspiration,” prescribes Hall. For more information, call 323-747-2666 or email thelegendofr@gmail.com. (Please turn to page 16)
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Shhh…. E.R. doctor Angelique Campen is ‘in’ the neighborhood A graduate of Marlborough School, Georgetown University, and UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Campen serves as the medical director of Providence Saint Joseph Emergency Department and she is clinical instructor of Emergency Medicine at UCLA. She’s also an advocate for Providence St. Joseph’s $70 million fundraising campaign. So far, $55 million has been raised. “It’s going to be amazing,” said Campen of the campus’ planned new emergency department and urgent care facility. What draws her to the emergency medical field is the “humanity... I see the most vulnerable times in people’s lives… (they’re scared, hurting…) that most people don’t get to see.” Working in an emergency room is just as frenzied as you can imagine, she says. “The emergency department is very
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crazy… the things we see, you just couldn’t make up.” When the TV show “E.R.” was taping across the street, the writers would frequently visit for inspiration and often borrow from the real-life scenarios, she added. Dr. Campen also founded the company, Vital Medical Services, to provide medical clearances and DUI blood draws for law enforcement agencies, reducing ER overcrowding for other patients. Her work with the Wilshire Rotary Club and medical missions has taken her around the globe, including to Peru, Guatemala, Ecuador, Columbia and Cambodia. Next year, she heads to Nepal. She and her husband, realtor Chase Campen, who have three children, are both Wilshire Rotarians. Chase and her father Ray Schuldenfrie are past Rotary presidents. While Dr. Campen’s passion lies in the emergency medical field, she first studied cosmetic enhancements 15 years ago as a favor to her mom, Dia Schuldenfrei. “I’d like you to learn to do it, so you can do it for me,” her mom told her. After some courses, “I was able to figure out how to make people look rested and not
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The shop carries makeup, skin and hair care products and more. A representative said she sees soft corals and pinks with bronzy eyeshadows being on trend in early 2019. MAC Cosmetics, 216 N. Larchmont Blvd., opened its doors in May 2017. Catarina at the MAC store said that for 2019 she sees fresh, dewy skin tones, with the slightest blush, paired with bold eyes, including plenty of glitter. Glossy lipsticks will also be in style. She suggested trying the Brushstroke eyeliner at MAC. Remember to ask for a free sample of glitter when stopping by. The newest makeup store
on the street, Lip Lab by Bite, 142 N. Larchmont Blvd., specializes in personalized lipstick. Shoppers can choose from 200 pigments to mix a custom lip color. Karisa at Lip Lab said she sees sheer washes and stains in corals, berries and pinks as the trend in lip color for the new year. There’s also everyone’s perennial favorite — bright red. Finally, a go-to spot for a quick pick-me-up in the form of a new shade of lipstick is the ever-dependable Rite Aid, 226 N. Larchmont Blvd. When it comes to makeup and beauty aids, there are many choices on the Boulevard.
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is a toxin, but when applied accurately is safe, she adds. “You want to go to someone that has experience and training because, if put in the wrong place, it can cause paralysis of the face, or uneven or droopy eyes.” And, Botox in capable hands? “In the best scenario, it can take 10 years off, but mostly it makes people look rested… I make them still look like them.”
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California Hospital to break ground on $215 million project Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) raised more than $675,000 at its recent annual La Grande Affaire gala, held at the JW Marriott Los Angeles. The funds will support the $215 million expansion and modernization of the hospital located in the South Park part of downtown Los Angeles. The official groundbreaking will take place this month. The new building will house a state-of-the-art emergency and trauma department including a 51 percent increase in the number of beds. CHMC currently operates the busiest private trauma center in Los Angeles, and last year its emergency department saw 85,000 patients in a space equipped to accommodate 55,000 visits. The new tower also will house an enhanced neonatal intensive care unit and labor, delivery and postpartum services. CHMC maternity care delivers 3,500 babies each year. More than 700 leaders of the Los Angeles downtown business and healthcare communities were in attendance at the gala. Dignity Health, founded
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By Rachel Olivier If one of your New Year’s resolutions this year was to amp up the number of steps you tread each day, try checking out the collection of guided and self-guided walking tours put together by the Los Angeles Conservancy. A Conservancy-guided walk can add about 3,000 steps, or about one and a half miles, to your daily pedometer count, but each walk is a little different. Conservancy walking tours The Conservancy partners with groups such as Architecture Tours L.A., the Art Deco Society, the Central Library and others to conduct guided walks throughout the city. There are regular weekly tours as well as special events throughout the year. Walkers can choose from a variety of neighborhoods to explore. The Conservancy webpage for each tour has information on the length and time of the walk, the difficulty level, whether it’s wheelchair accessible, and what is or is not included in the cost of the tour. What to expect The Art Deco walk, which begins at Pershing Square
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Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 11 a.m., takes about two hours and covers 12 blocks, with some inclines and stairs, guiding walkers past (and sometimes through) several Art Deco buildings in downtown Los Angeles. The Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District walking tour has an estimated 4,000 steps, or about two miles, not counting walking through and around each location. The number of steps can vary due to detours, closed locations or even extra side trips. Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for Conservancy members and children under 17 years old. Self-guided tours Conservancy self-guided tours begin with maps available for download through the organization’s website. Maps include background and history on points of interest along the suggested routes. Chinatown, the Arts District, Hollywood, Downtown Los Angeles and Koreatown are some of the neighborhoods covered. Each self-guided tour varies in length, yet all are relatively
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Closer to the Larchmont Chronicle readership area is the self-guided walking tour along Wilshire Boulevard, which highlights such structures as the Wilshire Professional Building, the Wiltern, the Equitable Building and the Wilshire Galleria. Field Trip Another suggestion from the Los Angeles Conservancy’s website is to use the Field Trip smartphone application (fieldtripper.com). Walkers can set up the free app to notify them of points of interest to explore while walking through
easy walks, with plenty of opportunities along the way for exploring, shopping or coffee and a snack. For example, while the tour for downtown Los Angeles is a simple stroll down 7th Street, with information on several buildings from the 1920s and ’30s, the map for the Arts District (which has details on such places as the Pickle Works, Toy Factory Lofts and Angel City Brewery) meanders along smaller streets. That map also suggests a self-guided biking tour for those so inclined.
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JOINING ACTOR Jake T. Austin, fourth from back right, and children, are, left to right, hospital officials: Ken Misajet, Yoona Lee, Hannah Kang, Sinae Kim, Mark Frenzel, Hyobin Song, Hannah Ortiz and Jamie Son. Photo: Jay Kim
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Staff from CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC) shared good cheer — and 200, $25 gift cards — with their surprise guest, actor Jake T. Austin (TV show “The Fosters”) Dec. 12 at the Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood.
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Austin took pictures, mingled with the kids, and helped give out the cards to the kids. By partnering with organizations like Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood, CHA HPMC aims to find health solutions for surrounding communities in need.
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By Noam Goldberg 8th Grade At the beginning of this school year, Yavneh Hebrew Academy chose to make this school year all about kindness with many different exciting programs. Following the tragic events in Pittsburgh and around the world, they decided to take that kindness outside of school and spread it all around the Los Angeles area. In order to do this, Yavneh Hebrew Academy launched “The Kindest Chanukah” and teamed up
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By Siobhan Schallert 7th Grade December is a great time of year to be a Pilgrim student because of all the seasonal fun, including our Winter Shebang where we got to listen to our high school band, watch dance performances, send classmates to a watery doom in the dunk tank, seek sweet revenge on teachers by pie-ing them in the face, and stuffing our faces with delicious food and cookies we decorated. A typical day in the life of a Pilgrim student is never boring since our block schedule rotates daily. I get to school around 8:00 and spend time talking with friends, finishing up work or just hanging out. Teachers are in their rooms in case you need to check in with them before our 8:30 start time. Our first class is a 90-minute block with an hour of flex (free time) thrown in most days. Other classes are 55 minutes. On Tuesdays we have a 9:15 start so the teachers can meet and plan.
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with local organizations like Chai Lifeline, NCSY, and Global Kindness. During the eight days of Chanukah, eight different grades extended that kindness to everyone in sight. The students delivered donuts to first responders, visited the sick and elderly, collected toys for the less fortunate, inspired students at Hamilton High School, and even spoke about kindness at City Hall. Rather than falling victim to hate, the Yavneh students brought love and kindness to the community. It is very fitting that on Chanukah, when we light candles for eight nights, eight grades of Yavneh Hebrew Academy students delivered kindness to rid the world of evil with light. If you’ve never seen our school, it looks a lot like Hogwarts and getting to class is a workout! Secondary students can eat lunch wherever they want but no electronics are allowed unless you have permission from a teacher. Every other day we have physical education (which might be fitness/strength training or dance) and electives like theater, band, programming, debate, art, dance, and more! Like many of my classmates, most days I stay after school (basketball practice and theater rehearsal) and by the time I get home I’m tired but ready to do it all again tomorrow.
IMMACULATE HEART By Lena Mizrahi 12th Grade
Happy 2019! The Immaculate Heart campus is buzzing with the arrival of the New Year after celebrating a holiday break. Classes ended in December with a flurry of student activities, including our annual Christmas Program and the Winter Formal, which only added to our excitement for the holidays. Later in the month, more than 100 IH students participated in the downtown Adopt-a-Family program, which brought food and presents to needy families in the Skid Row area. As we return to classes, however, students are preparing for the end of the first semester and the Cumulative Assessment Period (CAP). Through CAP, teachers access students in a
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variety of ways over the course of a week, from traditional essay exams to projects, portfolios, and presentations. In the week leading up to CAP, students will be busy finalizing their efforts with the help of teachers and classmates. Meanwhile, as the application
process continues, Immaculate Heart will hold its middle school entrance exam at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 12, and the high school’s entrance exam for admission and merit scholarships at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 19. We wish our prospective Pandas much success as they take these tests!
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um on Dec. 18. The 7th graders completed their Digital Citizen Project Culminating Activity on a charitable organization on Dec. 19. Then we had a class brunch. The 7th and 8th graders took the PSAT on Dec. 20 to familiarize themselves with testing. Then, we had our first allschool Winter Fest carnival, and that took us into winter break. Teacher grading day was on Dec. 21, so we did not have school. We are on winter break until Mon., Jan. 7.
By Avery Gough 7th Grade
Happy Holidays! Last month was very exciting and the end of the first semester at Marlborough. I attended the winter music show on Dec. 14 with my sister, who is back from college. It was very interesting and entertaining. An email was sent to the 7th grade so that we could select a museum to visit. The four choices were The Broad, California Science Center, Natural History Museum, and the Japanese American National Museum. I went to the Broad Muse-
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By Seamus O’Malley 8th Grade The month of December at St. Brendan School was productive. Our kindergarten through 4th grades focused on our Christmas toy drive while 5th through 8th grades participated in the Adopt-A-Family program. We also had fun getting ready
for our annual Christmas pageant. Students practiced songs and performed them for parents at St. Brendan Catholic Church. It was a really festive night. Finally, we went on break for two weeks, and we all had much needed time
to relax and have fun at the holidays with our families and friends. This month, we have Catholic School’s Week. It is a celebration of teachers, students, parents and community throughout the week. It is kicked off with an Open House on Jan. 27 and ends with an 8th grade vs. faculty volleyball game on Feb. 2. We are looking forward to an amazing 2019!
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CENTER FOR EARLY EDUCATION By Edward Maxam 5th Grade
My school the Center For Early Education (CEE) celebrated the holidays Dec. 21 by holding the annual “Winter Sing.” Every year, kindergarten through 6th grades participate in this event, performing a variety of holiday themed songs in front of family members and friends. The performance participants include members of all CEE choirs, as well as members of the CEE orchestra. Throughout the Fall, all grades rehearse their own repertoire, which usually consists of two or three songs. It takes place in the CEE Community Center and is live-streamed online for those who can’t attend. To keep the song selection diverse, past performances have included such numbers as “Christmas in Killarney,” selections from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and Hanukkah songs of all sorts. The three-hour performance culminates in the grand finale, a school-wide performance of “The Wish,” about the joys that come with celebrating the holidays with loved ones. The Winter Sing truly is a wonderful ending to the year, and is a good reminder of what the holidays are all about.
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Happy New Year! It’s 2019 and I hope everyone had an amazing winter break! Page Academy begins classes again on Jan. 7. We are starting off the New Year with an Honor Assembly on Jan. 11 to recognize students who received honor or high honor roll for the second quarter. This month, we will also focus on who Martin Luther King, Jr. was and why he was important. He was an important American civil rights leader and is most well known for his campaigns to end racial separation in public on racial equality in the U.S. There will be no classes on Jan. 21 as we honor his memory and achievements, but there will be daycare offered that day. We will also celebrate the
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By Jasper Gough 9th Grade Happy New Year, everyone. The basketball team will go on a field trip to Las Vegas on Jan. 1 for its 13th Annual Vegas Invitational Tournament. They will be there until Jan. 5. The second semester begins on Jan. 7. The Robotics team will begin to work on a robot for their spring competitions. The work will take place during the week, after school and on the weekends, too, leading up to competitions during March and April. The Buckley Middle School on Jan. 11 will have its Spelling Bee. The winner will move on to regionals and compete with kids from all over California, and hopefully progress to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. SSAT testing will take place on Jan. 12 for sophomores, juniors and seniors. For those who don’t know, the SSAT is used for submissions into private middle and upper schools. Martin Luther King Day is Jan. 21; since it is a federal and school holiday, there will be no classes that day but the upper school will participate in various related service activities throughout the week. Following the success of our Winter musical, rehearsal for the spring drama, “12 Angry Jurors,” will begin. Lastly, the ISEE will be administered on campus on Jan. 26 for grades 6th to 8th. 100th day of school! It’s going to be exciting because there will be different fun activities such as students dressing up like a person aged 100 years old, stacking 100 cups and various projects that include the number 100. Last but not least, there will be an educational five-day trip to Catalina Island for our 5th and 6th graders! The location on Catalina is beautiful, and it’s known for glass-bottom boat trips, epic scuba and snorkeling spots like Lovers Cove, and the panoramic views of the Pacific. Camp activities include day and night snorkeling, kayaking, wall climbing, astronomy, and oceanography to name a few. Page has been sending students to Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) for over 20 years and we are very much looking forward to this trip! I hope everyone has an awesome January!
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Games, movies at Memorial library
Board games, chess club, movies and more will keep visitors busy this month at the Memorial branch library, 4625 W. Olympic Blvd. Teens ages 12 to 18 can meet Aditi Khorana, author of the young adult novel “The Library of Fates,” Mon., Jan. 7 from 4 to 5 p.m. Watch a free movie Tuesdays at 5 p.m. Movies alternate
each week. Call the branch for the title. Join other board game fans to play Scrabble, Mahjong and more Wednesdays at noon. Kids in grades kindergarten to eighth grade who want help with math, or anyone who needs help with algebra, can stop by with his or her textbooks for a little help Thursdays at 6 p.m.
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Music roundup: Anderson .Paak, JID and The 1975 By Elijah Small Happy New Year, music lovers! I’m back this month to share with you my thoughts on three new album releases for you to consider in 2019. Happy listening!
Album 1 Artist: Anderson .Paak Title: Oxnard Released: Nov. 16, 2018 Genre: Rap, funk, soul This album is great, when it works. Anderson has so many amazing features and guests. Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar are just a few. Anderson succeeds by using funk and soul tones bringing the music together. Yet this album lacks in some things. Anderson’s lyrics felt rushed, which broke certain songs. For instance, in the song “Cheers” (featuring Q-Tip), Q-tip’s part is phenomenal, but Anderson’s part seems too chill and feels like he was too focused on the beats and rhythm. My favorite track is “Tints;” least favorite track is “Headlow.” My Review: 8.5 out of 10
Album 2 Artist: JID Title: DiCaprio 2 Released: Nov. 26, 2018 Genre: Hip hop, rap This album is very intense but good. JID does well when it comes to lyrics. He has a mix of funny lyrics, such as in the song “Tiied” (featuring 6LACK and Ella Mai). He also has deep
and literal lyrics, like in the song “Off Deez,” featuring J. Cole. As good as this album is, I feel it starts out too intense and ends too light and fairylike. Perhaps, the ending of the album would work better with a deeper song. My favorite track is “Off Deez;” least favorite track is “Slick Talk.” My Review: 7 out of 10
Album 3 Artist: The 1975 Title: A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships Released: Nov. 30, 2018 Genre: Alternative, indie The third studio album by the pop rock band “The 1975” is their best. They moved away from guitar driven pop songs to a more creative and versatile style of music. “How to Draw / Petrichor” and “The Man Who Married a Robot / Love Theme” take a very dreamy tone and put cool instrumentation behind it. A great upbeat track, “Love it if we made it” has lyrics that address many important topics. When the hook kicks-in, it comes together and sounds great. While, at most points, this album is interesting and creative, it has its downsides. “I Like America and America Likes Me” is one of those tracks. The track has an extremely generic trap beat and the vocalist Matthew Healy lacks. My favorite track is “Love It If We Made It;” least favorite track is “I like America and America Likes Me.” My Review: 7 out of 10 Elijah Small is a student at Pilgrim School.
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OAKWOOD SCHOOL By Scarlett Saldaña 8th Grade
Oakwood is back at school! On Jan. 10, the 7th graders will begin their second trimester with an exciting field trip at the Hsi Lai Temple. Last year, when my class toured the temple, we learned more about the history of Buddhism
and Buddha. After the tour, we had lunch at the temple cafeteria, and we ate delicious vegetarian food. The day after that field trip, Oakwood will hold our annual “Spirit Night” event. During
this school event, there will be a basketball game between faculty and students followed by a girls and boys varsity basketball game, later in the evening. There will also be food, music, and recognition of our senior athletes. This event brings the school together to have fun and enjoy their time with friends and family.
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Minimalists, spiritual music on tap for Symphonies for Youth at Disney Hall Children ages five to 11 can hear classical music at a series of concerts this winter by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave. Each concert is preceded by fun activities such as art and dance workshops, as well as an “instrument petting zoo.” January concerts will focus on the vibrant patterns and steady rhythms of musical minimalists Philip Glass and John Adams Saturdays Jan. 19 and 26. February and March concerts will feature blues and African-American music, focusing on the music of the “Roaring 20s,” specifically William Grant Still and the Harlem Renaissance, Saturdays Feb. 23 and March 9. April’s concerts will have the
rhythms of Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero,” which was inspired by the sound and movement of factory machines and Spanish dance, Saturdays April 6 and 20. All events begin at 11 a.m. Tickets start at $23. For more information, visit laphil.com or call 323-850-2000.
Winter concert season at Colburn
A piano recital, string concert and glee club performance are on the calendar this month at Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave. Pianist Lisa Hilton plays Sat., Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The school’s string ensemble and orchestra perform Wed., Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. The Cornell Glee Club sings Thurs., Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. Visit colburnschool.edu/calendar.
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Sort, donate, dine on MLK Day Help out and enjoy fellowship in the New Year on Big Sunday’s seventh annual Martin Luther King Day Clothing Collection and Community Breakfast Mon., Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 6111 Melrose Ave. New and gently used work clothes, casual clothes, warm clothes and coats and athletic wear are all needed,
just to name a few. New socks and underwear are greatly appreciated, too. Big Sunday will be collecting clothes for women, men, boys and girls of all ages and all sizes. Volunteers will be needed to help sort, count, fold and pack all of the donated clothing to prepare it for Big Sunday’s non-profit organization recipients. VOLUNTEERS at a previous Big Sunday clothing collection and give-away for Martin Luther King Day.
More than 50,000 items of clothing will be sorted for distribution to more than 48 non-profit groups. Organizations and businesses that would like to start clothing collections for the event in their own communities can contact rob@bigsunday.org or call 323.549.9944. Something in common Big Sunday’s popular “Something In Common” project will take place at the 2019 MLK event. Participants are asked to meet a stranger, find something that they have in common, and have a picture taken together. The “Something in Common” project debuted in 2015, and is now a staple of Big Sunday’s annual MLK Day. Photos
from “Something in Common” from prior years can be viewed at at bigsunday.org/ something-in-common/ The day also will feature arts and craft projects throughout the morning, entertainment from the Blue Breeze Band, and of course, everyone will be enjoying breakfast together. Recipes needed for cookbook A Big Sunday cookbook is in development, and Big Sunday is accepting recipe submissions for an expected late spring / summer publication date. Big Sunday is in its 20th anniversary year, with May 2019 the actual anniversary month. (The first Big Sunday took place on a Sunday in May, 1999.)
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Jewish Free Loan Association, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., is offering interest-free loans for both homeless students and individuals and businesses impacted by the recent fires. While homelessness continues to be a challenge in Los Angeles, few people consider that students are experiencing homelessness as well, and at such a high percentage, said Batya Ordin of JFLA. Full-time students experiencing homelessness can apply for a loan of $3,500 with one qualified guarantor or a loan of $5,000 with two guarantors. Los Angeles and Ventura County residents affected by the recent fires are eligible for loans of up to $15,000; small businesses owners may seek up to $30,000. Borrowers should seek one to two loan
guarantors to sign on the loan. No collateral is necessary for the loans. The non-sectarian, interestfree lending organization also offers loans for home healthcare, women fleeing domestic violence, children with special needs, medical expenses and other emergencies. JFLA's roots are traced back to 1904, according to its website. A group of businessmen established an organization to grant loans to needy individuals without interest or other charges to help them, in the earliest years, buy a sewing machine or a pushcart for fruits and vegetables. For more information, call Daphna Nissanoff-Gerendash at 323-605-2215, or email her at daphna@jfla.org.
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Set your alarm! Multiple hot-prowl burglaries in Windsor Square OLYMPIC DIVISION BURGLARIES: A laptop, money and a set of keys were stolen from inside a home on the 100 block of S. Gramercy Pl. The victim was home and asleep upstairs on Dec. 4 at 5 a.m. when a suspect entered the residence through an unlocked door. A second suspect, who remained outside as a lookout, stole a stack of mail addressed to the victim. Later, police were able to take one suspect into custody and retrieve the stolen mail, however the second suspect, and remaining stolen property, are still outstanding. Unknown property was taken from inside a home on the 300 block of N. Plymouth Blvd. on Dec. 6 at 9:20 a.m. A side window was pried open to a home on the 100 block of S. Plymouth Blvd. and Christmas gifts
911 is for emergencies only. To report non-emergencies, call 877-275-5273.
Wilshire Division crime reports did not arrive before our early press time.
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BURGLARIES FROM MOTOR VEHICLE: A window was smashed and property was taken from inside a 2017 Chevy Silverado while parked near the corner of
Van Ness Avenue and Third Street between Dec. 4 at 8:20 p.m. and Dec. 5 at 1:10 a.m. A rear passenger window was smashed, and clothing valued at more than $1,000
was stolen from a 2018 Land Rover parked near the corner of Ridgewood Place and Elmwood Avenue between Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 5 at 7:30 a.m.
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(Continued from page 8) Up through the 1970s, the state’s threatened freeway through the community continued to be a big focus of Larchmont Chronicle coverage. The local opponents had evolved into a broad-based organization titled the “Save Our Community” (S-O-C) Committee. A May, 1968, fourpage section in the Chronicle recounted the problems that would befall the neighborhood if a super-highway cut through it, and a large map (“Design for Congestion,” included here) was a part of the story. Then, on the paper’s front page in January 1970, the Chronicle banner headline announced: “Traffic Threat Averted” and added that “Vic-
tory Halts New Area Traffic.” The S-O-C Committee had reached a compromise that leaders said would “prevent the area from being deluged with added traffic.” Those old-timers clearly did not anticipate Waze. [The adopted Beverly Hills Freeway route, from where the present Glendale Freeway ends in Silver Lake to the 405 Freeway, was rescinded by the State of California in 1976.] The January, 1970, front page also had the headline, “Local Police Meetings with Residents Focus on Burglary Prevention Methods.” As with some people in Sacramento always thinking they know everything that is best for our local neighborhoods, we still focus on reducing local crime. Plus ça change.
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FULL HOUSE in City Hall’s historic Public Works Hearing Room included lots of Greater Wilshire residents.
(Continued from page 1) between affluent and disad-
vantaged communities; trees as an afterthought as the city develops; and an urban forest vulnerable to catastrophic
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losses in the face of climate change, pests, drought and disease,” reads the report. The Dudek “First Step” report was commissioned by City Plants, a nonprofit entity overseeing a public-private partnership between the city and six other organizations. Quite a few local residents were among the crowd at City Hall to hear the findings, including the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council (GWNC) Sustainability Committee Chair Julie Stromberg. “I was eager to hear the report’s recommendations,” said Stromberg. “Because we already know that the City has not been prioritizing the urban forest.” Others from the neighborhood included Jeffry Carpenter, GWNC board; Helen Hartung, Windsor Square Association Canopy Committee chair; Mary Proteau, GWNC Sustainability Committee member; and Katie Bennett, who grew up in Hancock Park and Windsor Square and is an executive at Brightview Landscape.
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tion and negative effects of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions,” claims Dudek. Stromberg says that members of the Sustainability Committee will continue to analyze the 106-page Dudek report. The GWNC Sustainability Committee will discuss the report findings and recommendations at its next meeting, Tues., Feb. 12.
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SECTION 7 of the Dudek report suggests strategies for the city.
Stromberg says that this report rightly indicates that the urban forest in Los Angeles is in a state of crisis. “This report reveals a misunderstanding or lack of knowledge and appreciation for our urban trees. Not just the aesthetic values, but also the health benefits, which alone have incredible value.” Trees offer many benefits, some of which are directly identifiable and quantifiable, and others that are experienced. Among the benefits identified by Dudek, urban trees offer city residents cleaner air, a reduced urban heat island effect, captured rainwater, cleaner water, and saved energy. “By reducing energy demand and absorbing carbon dioxide, trees and vegetation decrease the produc-
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