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Beach Club to Pay Woman $10M+ After Son Dies Jury renders verdict to Santa Monica mother of William M. Keck III By Sam Catanzaro A Santa Monica woman will receive over $10 million from a beach club after her 48-year-old son died from heat exhaustion during a 2017 paddle tennis tournament. On Monday, November 25 a Santa Monica jury rendered a $12 million verdict to Katherine “Kitty” Keck of Santa Monica, the mother of 48-year-old William M. Keck III of Marina Del Rey, who suffered from fatal heat exhaustion at the Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades. According to Gina Fernandes, Director of Public Relations for Juris Productions in a press
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release sent on behalf of the plaintiffs, Keck III died from a heart arrhythmia caused by elevated potassium due to heat exhaustion on September 3, 2017. His mother Kitty sued the Bel-Air Bay Club claiming the staff failed to call 911 or
administer proper first aid for over three hours after Keck began showing signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion. “Safety was a big factor that was ignored and my son would still be alive if someone had just called for help,” said Kitty Keck. “It’s always better to be safe than sorry,” added Keck. During the two-week trial, Keck’s attorneys argued the Club employees owed a duty of care to Keck to recognize his symptoms, his worsening condition and to get him medical aid sooner. “This case was about the stunning lack of training and negligence that caused a tragic death that could have been prevented,” said lead plaintiff attorney Bruce Broillet. “We hope this verdict sends a message to other athletic facilities and clubs to take heat exhaustion seriously,” he added. According to Fernandes, Keck III had been playing paddle tennis at a tournament on a "hot
and humid" day. "Around 1:30 pm he started cramping and asked a locker room attendant to massage his calf. The cramps persisted and worsened over the next few hours while the locker room attendant continued to massage Keck III. The cramping spread and he continued to sweat in the hot and humid locker room in spite of receiving water and Gatorade. No one from the Club one called 911 until he started having difficulty breathing at 4:57 p.m. The paramedics arrived four minutes later to find Keck turning blue. The Club had procedures requiring a call to 911 for heat exhaustion that was not followed for more than three hours. Keck III died at the hospital at 5:56 pm," Fernandes said. Keck III is the son of the late William M. Keck II. He was a commercial real estate broker
DEATH, see page 18
Fiscal Challenges for SMMUSD Superintendent says state funding, transition to basic-aid among culprits By Sam Catanzaro The head of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) is warning of fiscal challenges facing the district, saying that reserve funds are “too low for comfort”. On November 22, SMMUSD Superintendent Dr. Ben Drati released a letter to parents and staff titled “SMMUSD Budget: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead.” “At this point, SMMUSD’s fund balance is too
low for comfort; our reserves are lower than they should be, and there is no indication in the near future that there will be an increase in revenue from state, federal or local sources of funding,” Drati said. Drati pointed to the State of California as the source of many of the issues facing the district. California ranks 41st in the nation in education funding, and Drati said that state funding has been “extremely volatile” for years. “Like many other districts in the State of California, SMMUSD has been challenged by a structural fiscal deficit spending cycle for a long time. This means that our operational expenditures are greater than the revenues we receive in combined state, federal and local funding,” Drati said.
According to the district, some factors behind the revenue deficit include increases in healthcare and other employee-related costs and in general operations, including the costs of supplies and services. In addition, Drati said SMMUSD is faced with a growing teacher
shortage, a crisis that confronts school districts throughout the nation. “Housing prices on the westside of Los Angeles have risen dramatically, which impacts our
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Suspect At Large for Brentwood Burglaries Suspects flip getaway car after breaking into two homes last Friday By Sam Catanzaro On November 22, two burglaries occurred in Brentwood near the Santa Monica border, culminating in two suspects crashing and flipping a getaway car in a residential neighborhood. While one suspect was arrested by police, the other remains at large at the time of publishing. According to Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Senior Lead Officer Maria
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Police apprehend a suspect who broke into two Brentwood homes last week.
Gray, the first incident took place on November 22 around 3:30 p.m. on the 500 block of Homewood Drive. “The suspects, two, tall, male, blacks, wearing ski masks, entered the rear of the house by smashing the back-door window to the victim’s bedroom and were ransacking the bedroom when confronted by the victim. One suspect threw a pillowcase containing the victim’s property at the victim’s face and fled out of the house the way they came in,” Gray said. “The victim was uninjured but obviously shaken up.” According to Gray, the suspects did not manage to steal any property. The suspects, who the LAPD describe as “brazen”, then went to a house located on the 500 block of Avondale Avenue. According to an eyewitness, the duo pulled up to the house, exited a white Toyota Corolla and then jumped the fence. Thanks to the eyewitness who called the police, soon an LAFD airship was above the burglary in progress. The suspects smashed a side window to gain entry and stole the victim’s jewelry and miscellaneous property, fled out the front door and then jumped back into the white Toyota. “They fled but the airship directed officers to them,” Gray said. “As they tried to get away, they crashed near the 700 block of Moreno Avenue. After a K9 and foot search, one suspect was found hiding to the rear of a house. Unfortunately, the other suspect managed to get away..[but] not without leaving some identi-
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fying property within the vehicle that provides detectives with substantial information.” Accoridng to Gray, the vehicle was determined to be a rental rented by a known female associate of the suspects, both of whom have criminal records. “Myself, along with investigating detec-
tives, want to thank the community for their incredible response, from the first witness who called the police, to the neighbors who have provided footage and images from their security cameras, as well as the security companies who have partnered with police in furthering information and tips and images.”
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“I’m grateful that, living in Ocean Park, I know I still live in what is left of our beach front community. And I’m thankful for the numbers of residents that are very concerned about the degree of over-development that our City administrators have allowed, and championed.”
THE 6 STRESSFUL STAGES OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS By Ron Wynn
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 ne-
gotiator 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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Members of SMa.r.t. pitched in to list their thoughts this Thanksgiving. “I’m thankful that, living here in Ocean Park, I can still take a short walk to, and along the water’s edge on the beach, and look out to forever amidst the usual blue skies and sunshine. And, I’m thankful that, unlike our new urbanized and grossly dense downtown, I can still do that without having to walk thru sky obscuring canyons of cookie cutter 7 and 8 story mixed use buildings that bring nothing but congestion, traffic, and other issues that keep most of the local residents from any longer spending time there. I’m grateful that, living in Ocean Park, I know I still live in what is left of our beach front community. And I’m thankful for the numbers of residents that are very concerned about the degree of over-development that our City administrators have allowed, and championed, and that they are unified in working together to stop them from further destruction of our unique beach front town.” “I’m thankful for the following new Santa Monica improvements: 1.The new Civic Center multi purpose playing field. 2. The City’s shift to renewable electricity sources as its default power supply 3. New 3 story mixed use buildings everywhere in the City. 4. The increasing number of electric cars and chargers in the City. 5. The passage of proposition HH 6. Landmarking of the Fourth Street Historical District 7. The upcoming 17th Street separated bikeway 8. Opening the new Santa Monica College Administration building
9. That Fred Deni’s Back on Broadway Restaurant gave us 38 years of great service before closing this year however 10. Chez Jay just celebrated its 60th anniversary” “Thankful we can still see sunlight and blue skies along our streets and only hope this continues to remain true. Thankful for the courtyard apartments I walk past every morning with their sense of scale and warmth of landscape. Thankful for the Montana Avenue environment I live in but fearful of the lack of lighting at the intersection at nite. Will be thankful when putting an end to scooters and bicycles taking over our sidewalks. Thankful for the “promenade” whose heart still beats but fearful for how much longer. Will be Thankful for the tourism and traffic not increasing beyond what it is. And thankful for our residents demanding a public park in the center of our downtown instead of a giant public nuisance . And will be thankful for a city council which will represent each district and not controlled by development interests. And will be most thankful when our city council wakes up, takes note, and begins listening to the residents they represent. And finally most thankful when our wives and girlfriends stop nagging us about spending too much time nagging our city government.” “I am thankful for the Palisades Park which provides a beautiful place to walk as well as its fabulous ocean vistas and sunsets. Further, the park is a natural barrier separating my residential area and downtown from the direct effects of sea rise due to global warming. Thankful for rent control as it has allowed me to live in this area till now. Thankful for the free E-car charging stations which the city has so thoughtfully placed near-
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Holistic Rehabltion With Gyrotonic at Body Rythm Master Trainer Shevi Baruch helping patients with range of injuries By Keldine Hull With more fitness programs and classes available than ever, it’s a challenge to decide which one to choose at the Santa Monica Based Body Rhythm Gyrotonic® studio. The Gyrotonic® method is an original and unique form of exercise that simultaneously stretches and strengthens the body with minimal effort, while increasing range of motion, creating space in the joints, Shevi Baruch.
and strengthening the muscles around the bones. While clients are drawn to Gyrotonic®, for different reasons, they all experience vast improvements to their overall physical abilities. Body Rhythm studio offers numerous group-classes each week as well as private sessions. We sat down with Master Trainer Shevi Baruch and three of her clients to discuss the Gyrotonic method and how it helps with different body issues and injuries. “The most important thing is for the teacher to be able to clearly and simply explain each of the movements in Gyrotonic and for the client to be aware of the difference and impression each has on their bodies ” says Baruch. Once this is accomplished, a client can quickly move from a one-on-one private session into group sessions. Shevi and her team of teachers are known for their detailed teaching style. Highly educated in rehabilitation, they emphasize both the physical and metaphysical aspects of the Gyrotonic method and how it addresses the entire person. Body Rhythm clients find and own the new discovery and are able to bring this knowledge outside of their workouts and into their daily activities. “The beauty in teaching Gyrotonic is that I can teach with precision and still have a fluid motion, like dance, swimming or tai chi,” adds Baruch.
Anne, a costume designer, experienced unexplained sciatica and piriformis pain that would strike at any moment before she began Gyrotonic nine years ago. She began taking private sessions and soon after started group classes. She immediately saw improvements in her everyday life, but specifically skiing. “I let it go for a few years, did Gyrotonic, returned to skiing, and I am a better skier now in my 40’s than I was competing in my 20’s,” Anne continued. “I feel it has enabled me to age through my 40s with more discoveries, expansion, range and skills in my other sports than I never thought possible.” With a tight and ever changing schedule at work she is able to sign into a class a few hours before class begin. “What I learn in my classes with Shevi goes on to life carrying my own power to heal and transform myself”. Mariya, finds that small group classes that are of equal level makes the classes very efficient. She takes 3-4 classes a week. “The teachers are always tuned to direct and correct each one of us while we go through a whole body workout”. Mariya, who also suffered shoulder issues after years of tennis, began to see improvements with her yoga practice where she previously struggled with upside-down postures, strengthening exercises, planks and
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New Permanent Makeup Studio on the Westside Sandy Allbright’s permanent makeup studio in Brentwood By Staff Writer For women who want to look their best all the time, a brow artist’s boutique studio in Brentwood offers the perfect solution. Lily The Pink, established by Sandy Allbright, a talented Los Angeles brow artist at the chic Sola Salon Studios on Wilshire Boulevard in Brentwood, creates, through permanent makeup and microblading, the ideal eyebrow that perfectly enhances her client's unique facial features. “Permanent makeup is for women who want to look their best all the time. For women who struggle with traditional makeup. For working moms who would like to save time every day. For active people: swimmers, divers, tennis players, sailors, gym-goers, hikers etc. For women who like to travel, its such a hassle to lug around makeup and mirrors. For people who have lost eyebrow hair due to alopecia and chemotherapy,” Allbright, said. “Every client is a unique individual with different aesthetics, bone structure and skin. We custom design the permanent makeup to naturally beautify each face while collaborating very closely with the client to make sure she is 100 percent happy before we begin.” According to Allbright, eyebrows are vitally important to the overall aesthetic of the face and can make or break a look. There is no need to appear tired or unpolished or spend hours trying to get brows even and symmetrical looking, permanent makeup is the perfect answer to this daily dilemma. Out of the many brow artists in the Los Angeles metro area, Allbright and Lily The Pink stands out for its attention to detail and professionalism at her sanitary and OSHA compliant studio. “Lily the Pink is my passion. It merges my love of make-up and my love for helping people look and feel beautiful. As an eyebrow challenged individual, I found myself having to face the day with a startlingly bare forehead or spend hours (yes,
hours) getting my eyebrows to even look like actual eyebrows. I knew there had to be a better way,” Allbright said. “Enter the amazing world of permanent makeup and microblading. When I saw what could be done with this miraculous art form I was floored, I had to be a part of it, I had found my raison d’être.” Permanent makeup is less invasive than traditional tattooing and lasts between 1-3 years and Allbright works with only the highest quality pigments especially formulated for the face. “Permanent makeup has come a long way in the last five years, gone are the days of harsh and unnatural looking permanent makeup, we at Lily the Pink specialize in soft and natural-looking work that looks just like regular well-applied makeup except it does not smudge or smear or come off at the most inconvenient of times. It is a perfect marriage of art and science.” Allbright, who has lived in Santa Monica for 16 years, needless to say, loves her work and also serving her own community. “I am so glad to be able to serve the Westside with my talent in permanent makeup, I love this wonderful, active and engaged community and am excited to elevate their lives with my expertise. My aesthetic is natural, I want my clients to feel beautiful and confident and for people to not even realize that they had anything done, Allbright said. “So natural no-one will know but you.” For more information about Lily the Pink, visit LilyThePink.com, call (310) 592-6337 and follow on Facebook @lilylovespink, Instagram @ lilythepinkla and at https://www.yelp.com/biz/lilythe-pink-permanent-makeup-la-los-angeles
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Preventing Sudden Hearing Loss at Alexander Audiology Santa Monica’s Dr. Melissa Alexander discusses sudden idiopathic hearing loss By Kehinde Hull Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, or sudden deafness, is an unexplained and rapid loss of hearing in one ear. Cases of sudden deafness have increased within the last few years, leaving patients susceptible to permanent damage if left untreated. Dr. Melissa Alexander, an audiologist based in Santa Monica, has worked with numerous patients who experienced sudden deafness. “I was working for one of the top hearing clinics in the world,” Alexander began. “We would see maybe one in a thousand cases where a patient would wake up or experience throughout the day that one ear suddenly decreased in hearing randomly and spontaneously. They would come in to have their hearing tested, and we found that it is a virus of unknown origin that attacks the ear.” In some cases, the issue resolves itself spontaneously. “In most cases, they don’t,” Alexander continued. “It can cause permanent ringing in the ear called tinnitus, and it can also cause permanent hearing loss.” Through her own private practice, Alexander noticed a startling increase in patients seeking treatment for sudden deafness. “For my ten years of practice in total, I might’ve seen maybe 20 cases. Now in three and a half years, I’ve seen 170 cases,” Alexander explained. “I talked to other audiologists and ear, nose and throat doctors who are also noting a high incidence of this happening. The unfortunate part is we don’t
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know why it’s happening.” Despite its severity, most patients are unaware that sudden deafness is considered a medical emergency. “If you feel that randomly or spontaneously your hearing is down in one ear, or you have sudden ringing or tinnitus happening in one ear, that is an indication that you should be treated,” Alexander explained. “Get to an audiologist that day and potentially get treated with steroids by an ear, nose and throat doctor immediately.” Patients diagnosed with sudden deafness
either receive a high dose of oral steroids or a combination that includes a steroid injection past the eardrum into the middle ear space that absorbs into the blood stream. The window of treatment is 24 to 48 hours, and if that time frame passes, there’s an elevated chance that the damage is permanent. If patients seek medical help immediately, they have a higher chance of preventing permanent hearing loss. “One patient was referred to me by his ear, nose and throat doctor. The patient in par-
ticular already had no hearing in one ear,” Alexander explained. “He was a veteran, and he had an acoustic blast trauma where it wiped out the hearing in one ear. The opposite ear now had potentially a sudden idiopathic hearing loss where we thought the hearing was down. We tested him, and the hearing was 60 percent down in the only ear he had remaining that was functional.” By the time testing was completed, it was about 6:30 in the evening, and the ear, nose and throat doctor who referred the patient was gone for the day. Alexander continued, “I managed to page their service and get him to get a prescription right away. The patient didn’t really understand that he needed to be treated that moment. He said, ‘Well, I’ll wait til the morning when my pharmacy opens.’ And I said, ‘Sir, you cannot wait until the morning. You have to do this right now.’ He ended up following our directions. He got the steroid treatment and his hearing came back entirely. If he had waited until that morning, the likelihood is very little that he would have regained hearing.” In cases where sudden deafness results in permanent hearing loss, patients still have options, including wearing a transmitter that looks like a hearing aid. “Let’s say your right ear is affected,” Alexander explains. “Somebody standing on your right side could speak to you and the left ear would pick it up because that transmitter on the poor ear routes the sound to the better ear.” Above all else, Alexander recommends seeking medical attention as soon as possible. “Telling the doctor’s office that this is an emergency situation, my hearing is down and I suspect sudden deafness is a red flag that we know in the medical community to get that patient in immediately.” For more information about Alexander Audiology, visit alexanderaudiology.com, call (424) 738-3778, follow on Facebook and Instagram @alexanderaudiology or find them on Yelp.
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BEHIND THE SCREEN By Kathryn Whitney Boole Director Marielle Heller is one of the brightest film directors working today. You can tell that Heller put her heart into this movie, just as Fred Rogers put his heart into his work. Every choice she makes in bringing this story to the screen is right, from casting to visualization to its fluid rhythm. She elicits astounding performances from her actors. Heller herself was an actor in school plays and studied at UCLA and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. She likes to tell stories about people trying to talk about uncomfortable subjects. Her brother Nate Heller has composed this movie’s wonderful sound track. The screenplay by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster was inspired by the relationship of an intelligent and sharply cynical writer for Esquire, Tom Junod, who in 1998 was given the assignment of writing a short piece about Fred Rogers to accompany a photographic spread in the upcoming issue. The publishers chose this darkly cynical writer for the assignment as an ironic joke. Surprisingly, Junod became fascinated by this children’s TV personality. The resulting article became an in-depth study of Rogers. According to Junod, his life was forever changed by the relationship he and Rogers developed. In the film, Junod’s character is Lloyd Vogel, played with great sensitivity by Matthew Rhys. Tom Hanks hits the mark with his portrayal of Mister Rogers Junod notes that Hanks and Rhys, to his astonishment, truly recreated the essence of the real men they played. Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Maryann Plunkett and the rest of the cast are superb. Fred Rogers had an extraordinarily astute intuition into the human emotional spectrum. His deceptively gentle demeanor could sneak through people’s psychological barriers. His unique perception was itself built out of exquisite pain. The movie may have a hypnotic effect on you. It will bring up feelings from the depths of your soul. Almost all of us have PTSD on some level. It’s only human. Tears will probably flow. Our whole nation needs to break down psychological barriers and heal so that we can return to setting an example as the “Mister Rogers” of the world, an imperfect yet genuine inspiration, for the “Neighborhood” is the world and we are in it together. The last scene of the film says this without words. Junod writes today “…’A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’, seems like a culmination of the gifts that Fred Rogers gave me and all of us, gifts that fit the definition of grace because they feel, at least in my case, undeserved.” He goes on to note, “…and it
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is not just his goodness but rather the peculiarity of his goodness that has made him, 16 years after his death, triumphant as a symbol of human possibility, although just about everything he stood for has been lost.” Kathryn Whitney Boole has spent most of her life in the entertainment industry, which has been the backdrop for remarkable adventures with extraordinary people. She is a Talent Manager with Studio Talent Group in Santa Monica. kboole@gmail.com
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A16 is Closing After 57 Years in the Westside Liquidation sale to begin Nov. 29 By Chad Winthrop Adventure 16, perhaps best known by its outdoor active customers as A16, announced Friday that the 57-year-old company plans to close its remaining two stores in West Los Angeles and San Diego. A16, one of the oldest companies in the outdoor industry, was started in a garage in La Mesa, CA in 1962 by members of a Boy Scout Explorer Post who were passionate about high adventure. Some of the adult advisors were aerospace engineers working at local aircraft plants Rohr and Convair and were also avid backpackers. Using state of the art aircraft-grade aluminum alloy tubing and other high-tech materials of the time, they invented and manufactured lightweight, high-quality backpacking equipment that helped revolutionize and vitalize the sport. Although the company started as a manufacturer, by the mid-2000s the employee-owned
company operated seven stores, an online store, a wholesale distribution business, a guide service and its own non-profit, Donate-A-Pack Foundation. A16’s CEO, John D. Mead, who has been with the company since 1970 had this to say about the 57-year run. “We’re proud to be employee-owned and to have run a Foundation, that with the help of our customers, put tens of thousands of pieces of gear into the hands and onto the backs of adventurous underserved youth throughout Southern California. So we’ve seen a lot, learned a lot, made a lot of friends, and hopefully we did some good along the trail. It’s certainly been an enjoyable and rewarding journey and a great run in the sun. But times change. It’s no secret that our style of retailing is under intense pressure. Big box and online shopping, including direct selling from manufacturers, is on a steady rise and continues to outpace traditional specialty stores like A16. We’ve fought the good fight and now it’s time for us to strike camp and move on.” The “Going Out of Business Sale” on Friday, November 29 marks the start of an approximate one-month liquidation that will include the extensive inventory of mid- to high-end outdoor
equipment and clothing. Beginning a week later, us working hard with our heads held high, serving on Saturday, December 7, the company will be- our customers and still making new friends with gin liquidating its rental gear and its store fixtur- smiles on our faces, right up until the end.” ing, including a large collection of vintage and Both mountain shops will be closed Monday, antique props. Mead adds, “We’ll throw in the kitchen sink, November 25 through Thanksgiving Day to preif someone wants to buy it! We’re determined to pare for their Going Out of Business Sale beginmake the best of a sad situation. So expect to see ning on Black Friday. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY City of Santa Monica NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY of Santa Monica Accepting Registrations forCity Preserving Our Diversity (POD) Pilot Program NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY City of Santa Monica Accepting Registrations forCity Preserving Our Diversity (POD) Pilot Program NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY of Santa Monica Accepting Registrations for Preserving Our Diversity (POD) Pilot Program of SantaOur Monica Accepting Registrations forCity Preserving Diversity (POD) Pilot Program NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY Accepting Registrations for Preserving Our Diversity (POD) Pilot Program The City of Santa Monica is now accepting registrations for the Preserving Our Diversity (POD) pilot City of Santa for Monica The City of Santa Monica is assistance now accepting registrations the Preserving Our Diversity program providing financial to long-term, very low-income Santa Monica senior (POD) renterspilot whose The City of Santa Monica is now accepting registrationsOur for the Preserving Our Diversity (POD) pilot Accepting Registrations for Preserving Diversity (POD) Pilot Program program providing financial assistance to long-term, very low-income Santa Monica senior renters whose
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P-77 Joins Mountain Lion Family Two-year-old mountain lion found in Santa Monica Mountains By Keldine Hull A 17- year study of mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding region just got a new addition. P-77, a twoyear old mountain lion, was discovered in good health in the Simi Hills this month. According to the National Park Service (NPS), she was outfitted with a GPS tracking collar and released where she was found. According to a post on the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Facebook page, “The goal of our research is to
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from page 1 and on the board of the W.M. Keck Foundation and the William M. Keck Jr. Foundation. The W.M. Keck Foundation is best known for its support of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the Keck Telescopes in Hawaii and the support of Sesame Street on KCET. In addition, the William M. Keck, Jr. Foundation has supported the Venice Family Clinic, the Midnight Mission and Meals on Wheels among
understand the ecology, behavior, and conservation needs of mountain lions in this fragmented habitat hemmed in by development, freeways and the Pacific Ocean.” P-77 joins a long line of big cats in the study, which includes 76 other mountains lions- the same animal as pumas and cougars. “Each one has their own unique story that has helped our researchers understand how these large carnivores survive in an increasingly fragmented and urbanized environment by evaluating their distribution, movement patterns, behavior, and survivorship,” said the NPS. The first mountain lion in the study, P-1, was captured in 2002. Known as the king of the mountains, P-1 roamed nearly the entire area of the Santa Monica Mountains and lived beyond the life expectancy of his spe-
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P-77, the two-year-old mountain lion recently discovered in the Santa Monica Mountains
cies. Mountain lions can live up to 13 years in the wild. Los Angeles is one of the only major cities in the world where mountain lions live within city limits.
other southern California organizations. Keck was responsible for grants from both Foundations to the 1736 Family Crisis Center, the People Concern, and CRE Outreach for Theatre by the Blind. The jury found that Ms. Keck had suffered $15 million in damages for the loss of the love and affection of her son but also determined that the Club was 80-percent at fault for Keck’s death which reduces the award to $12 million. The Santa Monica Mirror has reached out to the Bel-Air Bay Club for comment but they did Photo: Wendy Anderson/Archives Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades. not respond at the time of publishing.
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6763 ZUMIREZ DRIVE, MALIBU $11,750,000 Terre Steinbeck - 310.666.4094
205 N TIGERTAIL ROAD, BRENTWOOD $9,250,000 Zizi Pak - 310.266.5032
2919 SANBORN AVENUE, VENICE $5,195,000 Adi Livyatan - 818.919.4060
2319 PENMAR AVENUE, VENICE $4,200,000 Dana Frank - 818.618.6000
2645 CORDELIA ROAD, BRENTWOOD $3,795,000 Judy Handler - 310.922.0815
12319 DARLINGTON AVENUE, BRENTWOOD $3,780,000 Elyse Arbour - 310.873.4188
25 S VENICE BLVD, VENICE $3,699,000 Jonelle Bechard - 818.605.3204
961 S BUNDY DRIVE, BRENTWOOD $3,550,000 Elyse Arbour - 310.873.4188
4151 VIA DOLCE, MARINA DEL REY $2,588,000 Joanne Smith - 310.383.3014
20713 ROCKCROFT DRIVE, MALIBU $2,399,999 Jonelle Bechard - 818.605.3204
4220 MICHAEL AVENUE, CULVER-WEST $2,100,000 Elle Karimi - 310.428.2553
31894 SEA LEVEL DRIVE, MALIBU $1,897,000 Peter Maurice & Tregg Rustad - 310.623.8825
930 3RD STREET #201, SANTA MONICA $1,375,000 Ori Harpaz - 213.308.4694
13600 MARINA POINTE DR #412, MARINA DEL REY $1,295,000 Kristin Hamm - 310.871.4537
1007 20TH STREET #9, SANTA MONICA $1,175,000 Simon Pozi - 310.955.7378
2041 EUCLID STREET #3, SANTA MONICA $609,000 Craig Parry - 818.326.8109
R E S P E C T E D • E S TA B L I S H E D • P R O V E N • I N D E P E N D E N T Rodeo Realty Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy of square footage, lot size or other information concerning the property provided by the seller or obtained from public records or other sources. DRE # 00951359