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Getty Fire Victims File Suit Against LADWP “LADWP has been acutely aware of these risks,” reads claim

cent of wildfires in California are ignited in some form by power lines. Of these fires started by power utilities, 38 percent are the result of downed or impacted power lines (including by mylar balloons), 18 percent are due to failed hardware and 16 percent are attributed to vegetation contact. The remainder are due to line slapping and animal contact. Because power lines have recently sparked several of the large-scale wildfires in California, Councilmember Paul Koretz has introduced a motion asking the LADWP to report back on the feasibility, including costs, to underground elec-

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By Sam Catanzaro Brentwood homeowners who suffered losses in the Getty Fire are taking legal action against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), seeking monetary damages for the fire, which burned more than 700 acres for over a week in late October. As reported by Bloomberg News, the

The Los Angeles Fire Department says the fire, which forced widespread evacuations in Brentwood and Pacific Palisades, was sparked by a tree branch falling on a city-owned powerline. According to the claim, which seeks monetary damages, LADWP was aware for years about the hazardous state of its electrical system infrastructure and the department could have prevented the blaze with better brush and vegetation control. “LADWP has been acutely aware of these risks and their catastrophic results for a significant period of time,” reads the complaint per Bloomberg News. According to city officials, less than 10 per-

plaintiffs are owners of a multimillion-dollar, 1,540-square foot home in Brentwood that was one of 27 homes destroyed or damaged in the fire.

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LA Metro to conduct feasibility study into converting 405 carpool lane into toll lane By Sam Catanzaro LA County officials are considering converting the 405 freeway carpool lane into a toll road, allowing solo drivers to use the lane by paying a fee. Last week, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) hired

engineering firm WSP USA Inc. to conduct a study into the feasibility of converting the San Diego (405) Freeway carpool lanes into a tool lane accessible to solo drivers for a fee. The $27.5 million studying, to be conducted over three years, will look at the segment of the freeway between the San Fernando Valley and the 10 Freeway in West Los Angeles.

25 cents ant $2.10 depending on congestion. If Metro approves the creation of toll lanes, they would begin operation in the fall of 2027, in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. According to Metro, to receive federal funding for the toll lanes, traffic speeds in the lane would have to be at least 45 mph 90 percent of the time during peak periods.

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Part of the study will be determining how much money drivers would be willing to pay to use the toll lanes. The potential toll lanes would be modeled after the ExpressLanes on the 110 and 10 freeways. The maximum toll on the 110 is $23.10 while the maximum toll on the 10 is $29.4, with per-mile rates ranging between

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Supreme Court Turns Down Homelessness Law Ruling ties hands for lawmakers grappling with encampments, celebrated by homeless advocates. By Sam Catanzaro The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a case surrounding a Boise, Idaho law that would have made it illegal to sleep in public places, a setback for many West Coast cities grappling with a growing homelessness crisis. The decision, issued by the court without comment Monday, leaves in place earlier rulings by the 9th Circuit appeals court, in the case Martin v. Boise, that homeless persons cannot be punished for sleeping outside on public property in the absence of adequate alternatives. The ruling is binding in the 9th Circuit, covering nine states including California, a state home to 1/4 of the nation’s homeless population. Lawyers representing Boise argued that the decision ultimately hurts the individuals the law claims to protect by hindering lawmakers within the 9th Circuit from managing homeless encampments that pose a public safety risk. “Public encampments, now protected by the Constitution under the Ninth Circuit’s decision, have spawned crime and violence, incubated disease, and created environmental hazards that threaten the lives and well-being both of those living on the streets and the public at large,” said

lawyers for Boise in court documents. Los Angeles County, where homelessness increased 16 percent the past year, and many other governing bodies backed Boise in its petition to the Supreme Court. “The Martin decision forbids municipalities from enforcing common sense ordinances that prohibit public camping unless those local governments can offer acceptable shelter to every unhoused person in the jurisdiction. In other words, the County could be powerless to address camping in public places by anyone until it provides shelter for everyone,” the County wrote in September. LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl who represents Santa Monica and is a Santa Monica resident, however, voted against backing Boise’s petition in September. “We need to continue to provide more and more housing and shelter and services, not

simply ticket and arrest,” Kuehl said. This was a view shared by lawyers representing homeless individuals and their advocates fol-

lowing the Supreme Court’s decision Monday. “We’re thrilled that the Court has let the 9th Circuit decision stand so that homeless people are not punished for sleeping on the streets when they have no other option,” said Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director at the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. “But ultimately, our goal is to end homelessness through housing—which is effective and saves taxpayer dollars—so that no one has to sleep on the streets in the first place. We hope that the 9th Circuit decision will help communities find the political will to put that housing in place. Housing, not handcuffs, is what ends homelessness.” The case now returns to the 9th Circuit. The City of Boise says it is evaluating options for its next actions.

THE 6 STRESSFUL STAGES OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION

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Everyone hopes for the perfect real estate transaction. A perfect real estate transaction is one without a single problem from start to finish. Although a good realtor should be able to mitigate most problems, things do come up. Selling a home can be a stressful experience. When you select a real estate agent, one of the most important things to anticipate is, who will be the best and most proactive at mitigating or handling problems before they come up. A real estate transaction can be broken down into 6 stressful stages. 1. Preparing the house for sale. Although some people will sell their home “as is” with no or minimal staging, equally there are situations more advantageous to make some repairs, freshen it up, and stage. A good real estate agent will know how to guide you through the process, without adding stress to your life. If you are still living in your house, it makes it more difficult; especially if you have children and pets. A good real estate agent will guide you through the process and provide recommendations, to keep the process comfortable. 2. Showing the house. Showings can be stressful because a house needs to look good when it is shown, which can be especially challenging if you are still living in your house. You might’ve stayed up late doing homework with your kids or you have a non-cooperative dog. It can be stressful to deal with everything, including cooking and housekeeping, while the house needs to be ready with a moment’s notice. A good real estate agent is able to schedule times that work for you in order to add some comfort to your life. They would have these discussions with you in advance. 3. Qualifying the client. It can be stressful finding out if a client will qualify for a loan, and finding out when a contingent escrow is going to close. A good real estate agent will screen “wild card” offers and present those that are accompanied with preapproval letters and verification of funds. We like to provide offer guidelines in advance allowing people to know exactly what is expected of them to keep positively moving forward. The more information provided and the more communication, the better the chance of a flawless transaction. You need to be confident that your real estate agent is going to bring you qualified people only; not only financially qualified but also people who are emotionally ready to make a big purchase, without getting “cold feet”.. 4. The negotiating process. It can be stressful going through the negotiation process. You may wonder if your real estate agent is prepared to “out-negotiate” the agent on the other side. Is your agent good enough to hold your ground and still not lose a qualified buyer? You must be confident your realtor is

an expert negotiator and has a great track record with this skillset. The more you know about your agent’s track record and the more confident you are, the less stressed you will be during the negotiating process. 5. Clearing contingencies. This can be a very stressful time. Your house is in escrow and you are preparing to move, yet you still know that things can go wrong. A good real estate agent knows how to clear contingencies quickly and will not let things go out of hand. In order to have a non-stressful experience, you need to feel confident your real estate agent is “hands on” and tenacious at clearing contingencies; avoiding extensions and delays. 6. Closing and walkthrough. It is stressful at this time because now you need to get the house all packed up and start thinking about your final move. Not only are you moving out, but you are also moving in to your new place. All the arrangements need to be synchronized. It is important you are not left with one escrow closing, and the other not. There can’t be any last minute flaws or hiccups. Even one trailing document can cause an escrow not to close. Is your real estate agent “hands on” and knowledgeable enough to know how to synchronize your move and make sure everything happens when it is supposed to? Look at their track record and make sure they have a good track record for closing on time and providing their client the necessary time to move out, whether that is a leaseback or complimentary prearranged holdover. Of course selling your home for top dollar seems always to be a homeowner’s top priority, but if you’ve ever endured a transaction before you already know how important it is to have a “hands on” agent in your corner. Stress is rarely dodged 100% but hiring an agent who is a master at “stress management” can be the difference between an enjoyable transaction and the “transaction from hell”. For comment email ron@ronwynn.com

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Brentwood News: Distribution Update Founding Publisher As everyone knows, the newspaper industry is going through massive changes. As eyeballs and advertising shift in the direction of digital, it makes it harder and harder to cover the cost of printing and distribution. Giving into the inevitable, the printed Brentwood News will now no longer be delivered to homes. The paper will be delivered to racks only. In recent years, we have been beefing up our digital offerings – clearly the way of the future. In particular, I encourage all Brentwoodians to go to BrentwoodNewsLA.com and sign up for our e-newsletter, which comes out far more frequently than the monthly print version. In that email newsletter – and on the website – you will find links to text, photos and videos with news about our community. The videos are short and snappy. There is a very cool digital newspaper that appears on the site, as well. When you can click on the image, what you will see will look exactly like the printed version. You can read the paper from front to back, page by page. The Brentwood News also has quite a

Besides accessing articles on BrentwoodNewsLA. com, you can subscribe to a newsletter, watch news videos and view digital versions of the newspaper.

following on Facebook. If you see something from Brentwood News on Facebook, be sure to “like” it so you will receive notices relevant to Brentwood from that platform. When you think about it, delivering a printed newspaper is a pretty darned inefficient process: 1) First, we have to chop down a bunch of trees in order to print the paper; 2) Ink is a fairly nasty substance, not so

good for the environment; 3) Then drivers, in their gasoline-fueled cars, drive up and down the streets delivering the paper, spewing out exhaust along the way; and 4) A day or two later, after you have read the paper, into the recycling bin it goes. And, as we all know, the city can’t keep up with all the recycling demands and so it’s possible your printed newspaper ends up in

a landfill. I personally will miss the home-delivered paper. I’ve been in the business of printing newspapers for a very long time. I want to give credit where credit is due. I think the folks over at Mirror Media Group, publisher of the Brentwood News, are quite savvy when it comes to digital media. I think the team has done a really good job preparing us for a more digital future. And now, here we are. Though we won’t deliver a printed newspaper to homes, there are plenty of ways to keep on top of the news. If you aren’t receiving the e-newsletter, go to BrentwoodNewsLA.com right now and sign up for the newsletter (the signup is on the right side of the website, partway down the page). Also, please be sure to send a link to this message to all your Brentwood friends. The more people who receive the newsletter, the better job we can all do communicating as a community. Upward and onward! Here’s to more progress in 2020.

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from page 1 tric distribution facilities in LAFD designated Very High Fire Severity Zones. According to Koretz, the portion of fires caused by vegetation contact with electrical facilities may decrease if power distribution facilities such as poles and wires are underground rather than overhead. “Our climate is not going to get better, it’s going to get worse and likely much worse, depending on how successful we are in reducing our greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade. Which means these horrific fires will continue to persist in their size and scope and relentlessness,” Koretz said. “If re-engineering our power system in an affordable manner will help cut down on fire ignition points, we should look into it. This motion will at least start that conversation.”

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5-10 years old offers more square footage on a similar lot. Also due to other code changes, many of the newer homes offer less square footage on the upper level which often reduces bathroom sizes or bedroom count. Many builders have also recently had to reduce the quality of finish materials to allow for their profit due to rising land, material and labor increases. Why are there fewer new homes in framing than 3 years ago? interestingly there are several reasons from the obvious which is that many of the tiny homes and fixers have already been rebuilt. However the biggest reason is that profit margins are gone and due to the recent linkage tax and parks and rec fee, owners holding firm for top dollar for the tear downs and limits to what a buyer will pay for the “new build” home makes the equation not longer work in most cases.

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U.S. Citizenship Granted to Twin Son of Local Gay Couple By Amy Patton

A federal judge in California ruled earlier this month that a son of a gay married couple in Brentwood has been an American citizen since birth, despite only his twin brother receiving citizenship at birth in 2016. Each boy was conceived with donor eggs and sperm samples from the two different fathers — one an American, the other an Israeli citizen — but born by the same surrogate mother minutes apart. The government had only granted citizenship to Aiden DvashBanks, who DNA tests showed was the biological son of Andrew, a U.S. citizen. Ethan was conceived from the sperm of Elad, an Israeli citizen. The State Department was wrong to deny citizenship to Ethan because U.S. law does not require a child to show a biological relationship with their parents if their parents were married at the time of their birth, District Judge John F. Walter found. “This is justice!” Andrew and Elad said in a statement provided by Immigration Equality. “We are hopeful that no other family will ever have to go through this again. It’s like a giant

rock has been removed from our hearts.” Last year, human rights group Immigration Equality filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Government on behalf of toddler Ethan. Before Ethan could speak, crawl, or register what the words “family” and “country” meant, the case of his American citizenship was being contested by a government that granted it without a thought to his twin brother Aiden, but not to Ethan himself. The lawsuit, brought about by Ethan’s parents, was a practical measure and a statement. “This family was shocked and appalled and angry when they were told their family wasn’t legal,” Aaron Morris, executive director of Immigration Equality, said. “They wanted their twin boys to be treated exactly the same.” The lawsuit was filed in order to reunite a family, give two twin brothers equal rights and create a more inclusive idea of what family means in America in 2018. Elad and Andrew’s story spans across years, countries and continents. The two met in Israel, forming a relationship that would lead to their marriage in 2010. The couple wanted to settle in the United

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States, but the Defense of Marriage Act stood in their way. Instead of compromising, they moved to Canada to begin a life together. In 2016, their twin sons were born through surrogacy. Elad served as Ethan’s biological father, Andrew was Aiden’s. But the family wanted to move back to Andrew’s hometown of Los Angeles to be closer to his family. Seeking American citizenship for the children, Elad and Aiden visited the American Consulate in Toronto, where they were asked for DNA tests to prove their par-

entage. As a result, only one twin was allowed citizenship. Ethan, by virtue of being Elad’s biological son, was not. Elad’s Israeli citizenship meant that his son could only live in the U.S. on a tourist visa at the age of 16 months. “Being a father is everything for me,” says Elad, who despaired of ever being able to have children as a young gay man growing up in a society with limited media representation of queer families. “How am I going to explain this to him when he grows up? ‘You’re different from your brother?’”

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Five Historic VA Buildings to be Restored 1887 Fund’s restoration efforts underway By Kai McNamee Five early 20th century buildings on the West Los Angeles VA Campus will soon be getting some love. With planning beginning as early as 2015, the 1887 Fund, a Los Angeles-based

non-profit organization, has been working to restore five historic buildings on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Los Angeles campus. The buildings scheduled for renovation, including the famed Wadsworth Chapel, will be restored as close as possible to their original condition while being repurposed for 21st century use. The project is part of the VA’s broader efforts to revitalize the campus and offer permanent housing to L.A. veterans, but land misuse

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and delays in construction have set the project back several years. The 1887 Fund — whose mission is to “restore and revitalize the five original buildings on the West Los Angeles VA campus,” according to board member Dr. Jon Sherin — was founded by Carolina Barrie, a direct descendant of Arcadia Bandini de Baker. In 1887, de Baker and Senator John P. Jones donated the 300-acre property the West L.A. VA campus sits on today. The 1887 Fund submitted its original Letter of Intent to The Office of the Secretary of Veterans on January 5, 2017. The proposal outlined the 1887 Fund’s plans to collaborate with the VA to restore the West LA campus’s Wadsworth Chapel, Trolley Depot, Hoover Barracks, Superintendent's House and Governor’s Mansion. Under the supervision of the project’s architectural advisor, Johnson Fain, all five buildings will be retrofitted with code compliant internal infrastructure, such as electrical, heating and ventilation systems. Additionally, the project will repurpose some of the old buildings to serve modern functions: the Hoover Barracks will serve as a social center, the Superintendent's House will be converted to a visitor and information center, and the Governor’s Mansion will potentially serve as a restaurant. The Wadsworth Chapel is the centerpiece of the project. Built in 1900, the chapel is the oldest building on Wilshire Boulevard but has been closed since sustaining damage

in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake. “The chapel, to me, is the most visible and the mainstay of the property. If it were an open, functioning chapel for everyone, all denominations, it would be a clear hope for veterans,” Barrie said. “It was the heart of the property, and today it’s sitting there, it looks like it’s going to blow away.” Although the 1887 Fund’s original proposal estimated construction would begin by July 1, 2017 and take “approximately 24 months to complete,” the project has suffered significant delays. In a letter submitted to the Office of the Secretary of Veterans September 7, 2017, the 1887 Fund amended its construction timeline, estimating the restoration would begin “approximately six (6) months following the parties’ execution of an Omnibus Development Agreement.” Furthermore, the collaboration between the VA and the 1887 Fund, which was only scheduled to last through January 5, 2018, was extended to December 31, 2020. Finally, a 2018 audit by the Office of the Inspector General found that 60 percent of the West L.A. campus’s leases were illegal; among the improper leases was the agreement between the campus and the 1887 Fund, which illegally granted the nonprofit permission to fundraise on VA property. On April 29, 2019, the L.A. Times reported that the organization has still not broken ground on the restoration project, but progress will be much easier once a key environmental report is released in June.

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forest budgets are far below necessary levels.” The study estimated an “increase in $40-$50 million is needed to manage the urban forest at a sustainable level.” Furthermore, San Vicente’s coral trees have not been spared by the impacts of California’s recent, By Kai McNamee record-breaking drought. Between 2011 and 2014, the state experienced the driest years on record. A Suffering neglect and disease, Brentwood’s total of 102 million trees died between 2011 and Coral trees face an uncertain future. 2016; 62 million of those died in 2016 alone, acOn July 10, Brentwood Community Council cording to the US Forest Service. Although coral held a meeting to discuss the fate of the San Vi- trees thrive on little water, the drought forced the cente Corridor’s Coral trees. The trees, towering city to turn off irrigation to the median, posing a above traffic from the boulevard’s median, have problem to future tree upkeep. Coral tree irrigasuffered from neglect, unfavorable weather and tion is further complicated by the salinity of city disease infestation. water, which is higher than that of rainwater. According to Lisa Smith, a Master Arborist Compounded with the effects of neglect and certified by the Internaunfavorable weather, tional Society of ArboBrentwood’s coral trees riculture, coral trees are suffer from a fungal a “high maintenance” infection spread by gospecies. The trees are phers. Oak Root Funfast-growing and sufgus is a common plant fer from weak wood disease in California structure, making them that thrives in moist susceptible to collapse conditions — the fununless pruned regularly. gus has spread through Over-pruning, howevPhoto: Courtesy. the San Vicente Corer, causes the trees to Coral trees line San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood. ridor through gopher “sunburn.” Some in the damage. community have called the coral tree the wrong This is not the first time the corridor’s future tree for the median despite the Brentwood’s at- has come to public concern. After they were initachment to the species' wide canopies and red tially planted in the 1940s, the trees suffered from flowers. a lack of care and attention due to limited city Tree trimming is paid for by an annual fund, funds. By the 1980s, 32 of the 117 trees had been but Los Angeles’ urban forests have been plagued replaced, and three of the trees had been reduced by underfunding. According to a 2018 study con- to stumps. The nonprofit SOS Coral Trees was ducted by City Plants, a nonprofit dedicated to the created by Brentwood community members to planting and maintenance of trees in LA, “urban fundraise for the preservation of the trees.

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To save the trees SOS Coral Trees once called “synonymous with the name Brentwood,” the organization raised and invested $175,000 for regular trimming and watering. In 2010, the Brentwood Coral Tree Endowment Fund Campaign (BCTEF) succeeded SOS Coral Trees and raised $350,000 for tree care. BCTEF funds are presently invested in the maintenance of Brentwood’s coral trees. The current issues facing Brentwood’s coral trees parallel wider challenges facing Los Angeles’s urban forest. In April, numerous community

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In a big win for public safety in Brentwood as fire season approaches, the City of Los Angeles’s Innovation and Performance Commission voted in favor of a Solar Powered Emergency Wifi network pilot program that will allow the City’s entire emergency response infrastructure -- including Shake LA and Notify LA -- to communicate with residents via wifi during a power outage.

The pilot grants $200,000 from the City of LA’s Innovation Fund to the City Emergency Management Department for solar-powered communication equipment, community outreach, integration with the Shake LA mobile app and other ITA systems, and a year’s worth of quarterly testing and maintenance. “Mike was eager to support the pilot program and has been proud to work with neighbors to better protect our neighborhoods from a natural disaster,” reads Councilmember Mike Bonin’s July newsletter. “The pilot area will cover five miles of the Mandeville Canyon area, where there is a potential of a loss of communication during a major disaster.” According to Daniel Branscome, Treasurer of the Mandeville Canyon Association due

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Nicolas Berggruen’s plan for a Berggruen Institute in Brentwood raises safety questions. By Sam Catanzaro

Opponents of a proposal to construct a campus for a think tank in the hills of Brentwood argue it would establish a dangerous precedent for commercial development in a high-risk fire zone. Backers, however, contend the campus is more environmentally friendly than many large mansions that may otherwise be constructed. Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen wants to open the Berggruen Institute campus on 450 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains zoned for 28-single family homes, agreeing to keep around 95 percent of the land as open space while adding new public hiking trails. The proposed development includes a one-story, 109,880-square- foot main structure along with 21,000 square feet of residential space with 15 units for scholars and visitors. The low structure would wrap around a central courtyard with a 250-seat circular lecture hall that would dramatically rise 45 feet above the surrounding building. Three pavilions equaling 30,000 square feet are proposed as well. The development must first clear a multi-year environmental review process that recently began and residents of the nearby Mountaingate Open

Rendering of the Berggruen Institute in the hills above Brentwood.

Space Management Association are asking city officials to reject the Berggruen Institute’s application. At the Brentwood Community Council meeting Wednesday, November 13 representatives from the association argued that the institution should not be described as an educational institute. Under city coding, such educational developments have less restrictive zoning regulations. In addition, residents worry the institute will create more traffic.

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les Fire Department Chief Bill Bamattre has been appointed by the institute to come up with a fire safety plan to improve current safety conditions. The Berggruen Institute was founded in 2010 and is dedicated to “engaging great thinkers to develop and promote long-term answers to the biggest challenges of the 21st century,” and works to reform California’s state and local government while focusing on issues such as climate change and economic inequality.

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