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The saddest list

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I would like to believe that I live in a dog- and cat-loving city, state and country but, according to euthanasia statistics, this appears untrue.

ASPCA reports there are about 1.5 million shelter animals euthanized each year in the United States. PETA puts it at about 3 million. Even though there is a two-decade-old state policy that no adoptable or treatable dog or cat is to be euthanized in California, we are second only to Texas in the number of animals who die in shelters.

According to recent statistics, Riverside County euthanized 680 dogs in November and December of 2022, and 300 more were killed in January of this year. Even though Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill SB573, which provided $5 million to end euthanasia of adoptable shelter pets, they are still being killed at an alarming rate. If you are not disturbed by this, no need to read further.

The Nextdoor platform and other social media apps have become great online tools for showing homeless adoptable pets. Many shelter volunteers and advocates are posting dogs in our local and outlying shelters who are put on euthanasia lists.

At high-kill shelters in Moreno Valley and Apple Valley, there can be 24 dogs on

the list at any given time. Many of these unfortunate dogs are young, healthy, friendly, affectionate: exactly the type of dog you would want to join your family.

If a dog has the misfortune of being brought to a high-kill shelter, it may be euthanized solely because of lack of space. A recent example of a dog who shattered our dog-loving hearts was Echo. Echo was a 2-year-old healthy, gentle, playful small white shepherd who ended up at the highkill Downey Shelter. After a few days, he was listed.

Echo was posted on Nextdoor, in the “Dogs of Los Angeles” group, and I was smitten with this lovely dog who had soulful brown eyes and a goofy smile. Photos showed him calm as if waiting for someone to come get him. I did not believe he was in immediate danger of being euthanized because there was interest in him.

But the wait time allowed for a dog on a euthanasia list can be arbitrary. They can be killed for a treatable problem like kennel cough. They can be killed because someone ashamed of bringing their dog to a shelter lies and says the dog bit someone. Echo was killed one day after his euthanasia date expired.

Contrary to popular opinion, most dogs end up at shelters through no fault of their own. People move, divorce, die, develop

History is a Mosaic

SMHM strives for equity in display

By Morgan Owen Argonaut Associate Editor

To bring greater inclusivity to their material, the Santa Monica History Museum has entered into a permanent partnership with the Quinn Research Center, a local archive that focuses on the history of Black culture and people of color in Santa Monica.

This announcement makes permanent the temporary relationship between the two institutions as they worked together on the exhibition “Broadway to Freeway: Life and Times of Vibrant Community.” The exhibition recounts the story of the Broadway neighborhood in Santa Monica, a once vibrant community built by African Americans and Mexican Americans before being torn down to construct the I-10 freeway in the 1960s.

The partnership will create more racial equity in SMHM’s displays, ensuring the museum tells the story of all Santa Monicans, explained Rob Schwenker, the museum’s executive director.

“History is a mosaic; it’s made up of little pieces of my story and your story and their story. If we’re the keepers of this community’s legacy, we need to make sure we’re doing that in a way that is broadly inclusive and representative of everyone who lives here and calls this place home,” Schwenker said.

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allergies, cannot afford vet bills, get a cuter puppy or have a baby. Illegal dog breeders dump dogs in shelters they can’t sell. Dogs who belong to the homeless wander away. When elderly dog owners pass away and there is no provision for their dogs and cats, their animals end up in shelters. People buy a dog and don’t understand the breed. Many, many huskies and shepherds are in shelters.

Animal “shelters” are not, in fact, doing a good job of actually sheltering animals. Many volunteers report gross indifference on the part of staff members. They report that at shelters like SEEACA, dogs are not even being walked and spend 24/7 in a cage. When volunteers become whistle blowers, they are no longer welcome.

Short of shelters being taken out of the hands of cities or counties, I believe there are some things we can do to improve the situa-

nership is that the Quinn Research Center will have a permanent gallery at SMHM, to be called the Quinn Gallery. Preparations for the new gallery will be done as part of a larger renovation, Schwenker said. To complete the work, the museum will be closed from April 16 to June 1.

Schwenker explained why SMHM made the decision to grant the QRC a permanent space rather than continue their ephemeral relationship on an exhibition-to-exhibition basis. He said

that they wanted to lift up the organization and pay forward the kindness given to them when the city granted SMHM a permanent residence for their collection and displays.

“In the same way we were given an opportunity to have a permanent space to display the collection of Santa Monica history… we wanted to give an opportunity for (QRC), who curated Black family history and culture in the Santa Monica Bay Area, an opportunity to have a permanent space inside of our museum,” Schwenker said.

After SMHM reopens, they tentatively plan to debut the Quinn Gallery at a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 17. That date is significant, Schwenker explained, because it is the Saturday of Juneteenth.

Schwenker said that, while it is impossible for SMHM to tell every story, he is glad the museum is taking steps to elevate the stories of African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans.

“What I hope people take away from this (partnership) is that the Santa Monica History Museum is going to be a place that seeks to tell the story of everyone in our community, and is a place where you can come and hopefully see a measure of yourself and why you call this place home,” said Schwenker.

“Broadway to Freeway: Life and Times of a Vibrant Community”

WHERE: Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 Seventh Street, Santa Monica WHEN: Through April 16 COST: $5 INFO: santamonicahistory.org

tion. Keep your pets out of shelters by putting ID tags and microchips on them and secure your fences.

Consider adopting a shelter dog rather than purchasing. Check out petfinder.com, adoptapet.com and visit your local rescues and shelters. Getting a dog or cat from a rescue, like the Lange Foundation or Bubbles Rescue helps two animals: the one you adopt, and the space created to rescue another.

All rescues are cash strapped. It is expensive to rehab a dog, so please support them. Purchasing dogs perpetuates breeding in a world of pet overpopulation. If you need to rehome your pet, go to home-home.org. Consider fostering. This really saves lives and keeps the rescue groups going. They cannot save dogs if there aren’t enough fosters. If you would like to connect with a rescue that needs fosters, go to hello@ellahovsepian.net.

If you have spare time, consider volunteer-

ing at a shelter so at least the dogs can get walked and dogs and cats can get petted. Most importantly, spay and neuter. We will never work our way out of this problem unless we reduce pet overpopulation. Many shelters offer vouchers for low-fee spay and neutering.

I am glad that Gov. Newsom put additional funding in place to help shelter pets. However, I believe that we, as a society, can do more to help save adoptable pets from a sad, and very unnecessary fate. Examples include putting programs in place that transport pets from overcrowded shelters to those that have more space.

There are also creative solutions that will not cost any additional funding but will help alleviate some of the overcrowding situations like Sleepover Buddies, iheartdogs. com.

There are resources for low-income pet owners, seniors and disabled that assist with food and veterinary care — laanimalser-

vices.com, pawsla.org, therescuetrain.org.

If you would like to understand the shelter problem in more depth, watch http//takemehome.tv or go to facebook.com/takemehomerescue. You can also join Women United for Animal Welfare to get involved on a grassroots level to reform shelters.

On the Nextdoor app, there are newly formed groups called Dogs of Los Angeles, and Dogs of Nextdoor, where the most urgent foster and adoption requests for dogs on euthanasia lists are posted.

Many shelters have Facebook groups and you can also search petfinder.com to filter the type of pet you are seeking. I am hoping this article will be a small step toward saving shelter pets and make people more aware of this situation. My hope is that the more people know about this reality, the more they will step up to make positive changes for the animals in their community.

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SMHM Executive Director Rob Schwenker, left, SMHM Board Chair Kathleen Rawson, SMHM Board Chair, QRC co-founder Bill Edwards, QRC co-founder Carolyne Edwards and SMHM President Susan Gabriel Potter in front of a portrait of Dr. Alfred T. Quinn.

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News briefs

By Argonaut Staff

SMMUSD financial oversight committee accepting applications

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Financial Oversight Committee is seeking qualified candidates who will bring a depth of business and/or financial expertise to the committee. There are four upcoming vacancies with terms beginning July 1. The committee will consider all applications received by April 21 as well as any incumbents who have expressed an interest in continuing to serve on the committee and reapply.

Financial oversight committee meetings are once a month in the evening in person at the district office or in Malibu. The schedule of meetings may be found on the SMMUSD financial oversight committee meetings page.

The committee’s role and responsibilities, meeting procedures and additional information on the application may be found on the main SMMUSD FOC page, smmusd.org/Page/3901

Application forms are found at smmusd. org or email foc@smmusd.org for more information. The deadline for application is Friday, April 21.

CCHS Robotics Team headed for championship

After a two-day competition, the Culver City High School Robotics Team 702 –The Bagel Bytes – took first at the 23rd annual FIRST Robotics Competition Los Angeles Regional.

Next, the team will head to an international championship tournament in Houston where its 125-pound inventions will compete Wednesday, April 19, to Saturday, April 22.

The event, held at the Da Vinci Schools campus in El Segundo, was one of many taking place across the country under the umbrella of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). The nonprofit organization pairs students with STEM professionals for hands-on engineering experience and practice with problem-solving, team building, fundraising, and promotion, among other skills. Teams in the FIRST Robotics Competition receive technical specifications and game rules in January and have weeks to design, build and test their wheeled robots.

This year’s game, dubbed “Charged Up,” is themed around the future of sustainable energy. Two alliances of three teams compete on a “playing field” that’s

about 26 by 54 feet. In each 2 1/2-minute round, the teams’ robots must retrieve rubber cones and inflatable cubes that represent electrical power from “substations” and place them into a “grid.” Robots also race to roll up onto a wobbling “charge station” for extra points.

The team has established a GoFundMe campaign and is hoping to raise $20,000.

The division of CTE in educational services for CCUSD has announced that it will cover all costs for both advisers and 20 students to attend the competition. This coverage will include the cost of registration for students and staff; transportation; food/lodging; incidentals and shipping and transportation of robots.

“I want to thank all of the coaches, students, parents, and the community for their interest and efforts in making our robotics team No. 1,” said Dr. Darrick Rice, CTE coordinator.

This was the team’s fifth year driving the robot on Saturday for another local team that cannot participate during Shabbat.

For more information on the team, visit team702robotics.com/ and follow Team 702 on Instagram at @frc702 District’s Measure K committee seeks members

The Culver City Unified School District Board of Education has established a citizens’ oversight committee as required by the passage of Measure K Parcel Tax and Board Resolution 17/2018- 2019 approved on Feb. 12, 2019.

To maintain the required number of committee members, the district is looking for at least one new committee member. The board may decide to choose additional members as they did originally since the requirement is “at least five…”.

Applications are available on the Culver City Unified School District website, ccusd. org, and are due by April 14. All applicants will be asked to provide their professional resume, together with the application form and any other information they may deem relevant.

The board of education will review all applications and resumes and the new citizens’ oversight committee representatives will be appointed by the board of education on April 25.

Submit the completed application and resume no later than 4 p.m. Friday April 14, to: Quoc Tran, superintendent, Culver City Unified School District, 4034 Irving Place, Culver City, CA, 90232, quoctran@ccusd.org.

LAUSD Strike

SEIU Local 99 workers ask for better pay and working conditions

By Morgan Owen Argonaut Associate Editor

After executing a three-day strike that closed schools throughout Los Angeles, LAUSD and SEIU Local 99 have reached a tentative agreement.

If approved, the union will have secured 30% wage increases, $4,000 — $8,000 back pay depending on job classification, $1,000 bonuses for all union employees, average annual salary increases to $33,000, fully-paid health care benefits and more. All parties involved have called this a historic agreement, raising some of LAUSD’s most underpaid workers by a third of their original salary.

“This is a multiyear agreement, the likes of which have never been negotiated in this district — the likes of which have never been negotiated across the state or across the country,” LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said. “I can confidently say that this agreement is going to make a lot of superintendents very nervous, and that’s a good thing. We want to elevate the bar and, in the process, elevate the people.”

The union, SEIU Local 99, consists primarily of nonteaching employees from the second-largest school district in the nation, including bus drivers, cafeteria workers and administrative workers. United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing teachers in the district, participated in the strike to show solidarity.

Approximately 30,000 LAUSD workers began the strike on March 21 after initial negotiations with LAUSD soured, which began in April 2021. By December, the bargaining team had declared an impasse, bringing in the state to assist in reaching an agreement. In February, the union voted to authorize a strike with 96% approval.

SEIU wanted to clarify they were not in negotiations with the district when the strike began. Midway through, the union agreed to mediation led by Mayor Karen Bass, whose 100th day in office also marked the first day of the strike. Bass called it “a disappointment.”

SEIU’s demands from the district included a 30% wage increase plus a $2 per hour equity adjustment for all workers, more full-time hours, expanded health care, additional staffing, and more. For some, though, the decision to strike was more about showing the district they won’t be intimidated than yielding a better contract.

“I’m going on strike to show LAUSD that I refuse to be intimidated by the district’s unfair bargaining tactics,” said

Yolanda Reed, a special education assistant. “Whether we keep schools clean and safe, make sure students don’t go hungry, or support classroom instruction, every school worker deserves respect.”

LAUSD made arrangements for students to stay home from classes for the duration of the strike. With more than 75% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, they set up teams to distribute sack lunches to students in need of food. Likewise, for parents who could

not arrange for child care, the district arranged for student supervision at select school locations.

After the strike had concluded, union members returned to their regular work schedules as Bass, LAUSD and union representatives worked around the clock to reach a satisfactory deal. On March 24, SEIU Local 99 and LAUSD reached a tentative agreement.

“On behalf of all SEIU 99 members including the 30,000 members who we rep-

resent at LAUSD, we appreciate Mayor Bass for stepping in and allowing us to find a pathway to communicate and finally reach an agreement that is historic with LAUSD,” said Max Arias, executive director of SEIU Local 99 in a joint news conference with LAUSD and Bass. Now that a tentative deal has been reached among all parties, the final decision to accept or deny LAUSD’s offer will be voted on by SEIU Local 99 members.

SEIU Local 99 and UTLA members set up picket lines throughout the city. At their final rally on Thursday, thousands of people attended.

LA Friendly

Sarah Kim warms her neighbors with Moto Ramen

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

Argonaut Executive Editor

Restaurateur Sarah Kim calls her latest venture, Moto Ramen in Culver City, a trip back home.

She grew up in the city, feels comfortable with her neighbors and loves feeding them. Kim, who has spent two decades in the industry, said the location just made sense.

“I see the neighborhood changing,” she said. “There are a lot of old and new faces. I want to be part of that growth. We’ve grown with the customers we’ve had for the 10-plus years expanding between the restaurants. We want to grow with other families and people we know.”

An LA native, Kim opened Moto Ramen in June 2020 with chef Yuki Nakamoto, with whom she has worked since 2004.

Moto Ramen is driven by the flavors and traditions of Okinawa and serves ramen, bento and small plates with an extensive sake list.

“Our ramen is not the usual rib-sticking fatty broth, rather it’s a lighter style, which I like to consider more LA friendly,” she said.

“However, the chicken karaage—the

fried Japanese chicken—seems to have stolen the spotlight. We do it a little differently. It’s a little bigger than what people are used to—juicier inside, crispy on the outside. We have our own special marinade that we use.”

Tan Tan Men ($16.50) is another signature dish, with its rich bone soup with spicy,

sesame and nutty flavors. It’s topped with ground pork, soft boiled egg, bok choy and bean sprouts.

“It’s a little different from the traditional ramen that we find,” she said. “A lot of people are used to the classic ramen. It’s like pizza, depending on where you go it’s made a little differently. Our Tan Tan Men

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brings a little more nuances with spicy and sweet.”

The menu also boasts small plates ranging from garlic edamame ($5) to Okinawa chashu, pork belly marinated in Okinawan sweet soy sauce. Rice bowls bring a bit of carbs to the fold, with options like beef, chicken karaage don, albacore don, salmon don, yellowtail don and spicy tuna don ($15.50 to $20). Weekday lunch diners can enjoy bento boxes featuring tofu with yuzu mushroom sauce ($17.99); chicken karaage ($19); beef yakiniku ($20) or miso salmon ($21).

Kim, who earned an art degree at UC San Diego, said the restaurant business was a natural creative outlet for her.

“I love that I get to meet people,” Kim said. “We have people who I’ve worked with for over 10 years. There’s really that sense of family at home and at work, which I really appreciate.”

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Moto Ramen's Tan Tan Men is made with rich pork bone soup with spicy and nutty favors. It's topped with ground pork, a soft boiled egg and bok choy.

Generosity of Spirit

Buying used books means help for the Venice Library

By Morgan Owen Argonaut Associate Editor

Three times a year, the Friends of Venice Library holds a book sale. This year’s inaugural sale will be on April 1. Available are paperbacks and hardcovers in every genre, all donated by local community members to help raise money for the Venice Branch Library.

“The book donations give people a sense of helping their community, as does coming to the book sale,” president Linda Martinek said. “Because all moneys help the library, I think it fosters a sense of ownership and generosity of spirit because you’re giving something that was once precious to you to be sold for charity. It’s a personal thing for many people.”

Often, people will buy a large selection of books at the sale and donate an additional sum on top of their purchase. It’s heartwarming, said Martinek, that there are people out there willing to contribute, even if it’s just to something like the Venice Branch Library.

The money raised at these tri-annual book sales goes exclusively to fund additional purchases and programs at the Venice Branch Library. For example, Los Angeles City allocated money for each location to purchase a new air purifier. But leadership at the Venice Library decided they needed two based on their size and number of programs. Friends of Venice Library bought them a second one.

“Whatever the library doesn’t cover, we will foot the bill for that. … So those little extras that the budget doesn’t fund, we purchase,” Martinek explained. “If there are

refreshments that the library needs for programs, we will provide that. Chess club we fund — anything extra falls on our shoulders.”

In a good year, one book sale raises $4,000 for the library. But there hasn’t been a really good year in a while, said Martinek. Recently, Friends of Venice Library Book Sales have only yielded around $2,000 per event. Even before the pandemic, book sales were dropping, said Martinek. To compensate, the group has found funding in other ways.

In addition to raising money through book sales, Friends of Venice Library uses their annual membership fees as revenue for the library. Those annual membership fees used to only be $5, but in 2016 the organization increased that to $20.

“You want your money to go somewhere

it’s doing good things,” Martinek said. “If you value yourself at only $5, it seems like you don’t think you’re worth anything. We felt that what we are doing is worth more than that.”

To encourage people to become members, the non-profit has made it easy for people to join. To do so, they need only sign up on Friends of Venice Library’s website and can make their payments by check, cash, zelle or other means.

As an extra incentive to become a member, Friends of Venice Library will be instituting a new policy at their book sales starting Saturday, Aug. 26, whereby members will have access to the books one hour before the sale opens to the public.

As of right now, said Martinek the group doesn’t plan to increase the prices the same way they increased the membership fee,

keeping sales at $1 for a hardcover. Many of the customers at Friends of Venice Library’s books sale are resellers who make a living off those books; raising the prices would make their business even more untenable in a difficult economy.

What’s more, many people who donate do so with the expectation that Friends of Venice Library will sell their treasures at prices accessible to everyone. Martinek wanted to emphasize that, since the pandemic, Friends of Venice Library has changed their policies. To donate, you must make an appointment in advance and can no longer drop books off at the library.

To meet their qualifications for resale, each book must be in good condition. Volunteers, which are always welcome, sort through the donated books. Those they can’t sell or do not get purchased are donated to local thrift stores. There are always diamonds in the rough, said Martinek, that makes the sale worth coming to each and every time.

“You never know what you can find at a book sale,” Martinek said. “It’s like going to the swap meet or going to a yard sale, so come and hunt around! You can find yourself something valuable to sell or for you to read and keep.”

Friends of Venice Library Book Sale

WHERE: Venice Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Boulevard, WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1

COST: $1 for hardcovers

INFO: friendsofvenicelibrary.com

Friends of Venice Library has conducted book sales since their establishment in 1984 when they took over the event from the library itself.

Thinking About the Future

Playa Vista building installs electric chargers for residents

By Morgan Owen Argonaut Associate Editor

Every year, electric vehicles become more popular. As the charging infrastructure grows and pricing becomes more affordable, more Americans are buying into the idea of electric vehicles. But for Angelenos who live in rented apartment complexes or own a condo, the logistics of installing an electric charger poses a very real barrier to adoption.

Two years ago, Eric Thomasian approached the governing board in his residential building with a request to install an electric vehicle charger in the building’s garage. The board approved Thomasian’s request, but it got them thinking about the broader implications of Thomasian’s request and the infrastructure of their garage at 13173 Pacific Promenade.

“Not only does it future proof the building, but as more residents demand chargers, the board is in a situation where they can’t say no, by law,” Thomasian said. “So, they better get ahead of that (because) with everyone installing their own, it’s just not scalable. It can lead to power outages and all sorts of (issues.)

Both the board and Thomasian were sure other requests would follow. After all, their building is in Playa Vista, where electric vehicles are popular among residents employed in the technology industry.

To install individual chargers for every person in the building who requests it wasn’t as simple as plugging it into an existing outlet; it would require the owner of each unit to hire an electrician to install wiring from their parking spot to the building’s electrical room. In the electrical room, a switch would need to be installed with all the necessary equipment and the building’s infrastructure would reach its limit far before demands were met.

When the contractor Thomasian hired to install his EV charger told him about a program through LADWP that would allow the entire building to subsidize the cost of installing chargers, the board jumped at the oppor-

tunity.

The program, titled the Commercial EV Charging Station Rebate Program, was created by LADWP to incentivize the installation of electric vehicle charging equipment. Before applying, applicants must submit electrical and infrastructure plans along with a more general application.

“The application process through LADWP was straightforward, but there are more applicants than funding, so it goes to a lottery. And we, fortunately, won,” Thomasian said.

The grant LADWP awarded Thomasian’s building was for $160,000. With that, Thomasian and the board were able to install 40 chargers in the building’s two garages. Now, each of the building’s 81 units has access to at least one electric vehicle charging station.

Residents pay for the cost of charging through their HOA, and the board gets to set the price of how much charging costs per

kilowatt-hour. As of right now, residents pay only 25 cents compared to public chargers, which often cost 40 to 50 cents per kilowatthour. In the future, Thomasian said he and the board plan to create a time-based surge during popular times to encourage residents to charge throughout the night.

Thomasian explains the feature that makes it so easy for the building to keep track of who is charging at what times is the digital infrastructure that came along with the chargers. Because they received Tesla-branded chargers through the LADWP grant, Tesla sets each resident up with an account, charging them directly before reimbursing the building’s HOA. The chargers are universally compatible.

The building’s HOA president, Ken Dauer, said residents are loving the new feature. Some residents, he said, are even trading in their gas-powered cars for electric ones.

“The homeowners are very satisfied, and they are very excited. Homeowners are saying this is a great way to increase their property value, whether (they) get their own car, sell (their unit), or lease (their) unit to a tenant. Now there is interest. It’s a great property value enhancer.” Dauer said.

Tomasian said installing the electric chargers is a major asset to the building as we move into a new era of technology. He thinks that, as electric vehicles become increasingly popular, having those chargers will become an increasingly important incentive in multifamily housing.

Thomasian said he hopes that this story empowers other buildings’ staff in Playa Vista to take the same step forward. As he put it, Playa Vista is an affluent community where many people have electric cars, but right now, there isn’t a solution. This, Thomasian believes, is one way to tackle that problem.

Eric Thomasian and Ken Dauer stand in front of Thomasian’s electric vehicle in the parking garage where it all started.

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Raising the Barre

Allegra Clegg upholds a mother’s legacy

By Morgan Owen Argonaut Associate Editor

Teens shuffle around the dance studio at Westside School of Ballet. They all wear matching black leotards with skin-pink tights, laughing and stretching as the instructor and pianist prepare for class. Then they begin. Suddenly, the studio is alive with music. The dancers seem to grow several inches as they conduct their drills in pace with the pianist, disciplined and graceful.

The second students walk through the door, they present their best selves, said Allegra Clegg, the owner and executive director of 56-year-old dance school. Poise, etiquette, and perseverance are the values instilled in every student, in line with what Clegg’s mother, Yvonne Mounsey, intended when she began the school in 1967.

Clegg said everything in her mother’s life was about ballet. Mounsey founded Westside Ballet with Rosemary Valarie after being a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet in the 1950s.

After her mother passed away in 2012 at the age of 93, Clegg took over ownership of the school. Although Clegg now works professionally as an executive vice president at Paramount, she works closely with the current management and artistic staff at the ballet school.

“I could see how passionate my mother was about ballet and the lessons ballet taught the kids. No matter what the talent of the child, they learned to work hard to become the best dancer they could be. Most importantly she taught them that life is difficult, and you have to show up and work hard, day in and day out.” Clegg said. “It was something I didn’t want to let go of.”

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“Being the owner, I love to see what Westside Ballet is doing for the community. I feel it’s essential to grow good adults, and kids that go through the school have a little extra … I think that’s a gift, and I love being part of it,” Clegg said.

aren’t you in class too?’

Mounsey had a way of inspiring the children, Clegg said. She remembered once when a student’s brother came with her to class. Mounsey bent down and asked him, ‘why

The boy, four years old, said he didn’t know why. That boy, Clegg said, stuck with the program to the end of high school and is now studying at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York.

That passion and love for ballet are what Mounsey, and now Clegg with the current artistic staff — led by Artistic Director Martine Harley — hope to instill in every student. But ballet, like most children’s sports, is not free; that is why Westside Ballet has a robust scholarship program to help students fund their ballet education.

Clegg explains the artistic staff doesn’t just aim to teach students ballet; they strive to teach them valuable life lessons that launch them into adulthood. Clegg said that is what she loves being a part of the

When the world shut down three years ago because of the pandemic, Clegg said the camaraderie of ballet was a shining light for the students during a dark time. Even though they had to scramble to figure out how to teach ballet virtually, the community came together to support the school.

Westside Ballet is a small business after all, Clegg said, and they were in danger of closing if they could not raise money through performances and ticket sales. Their Volunteer Guild jumped into action with a crisis relief campaign. With community and alumni support, they raised more than $300,000. Between that, and special relief grants, Clegg was able to keep the school open.

That same summer, when the initial lockdown ended, the school reopened us-

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Allegra Clegg discusses keeping her mother Yvonne Mounsey’s legacy alive for another five decades. One of George Balanchine’s original New York City Principal dancers, Mounsey founded Westside School of Ballet in 1967.

Westside Ballet Artistic Director Martine Harley, describes the school’s summer camp for children as their “favorite storybook characters brought to life through dance and design!”

ing their rear studio (which has a bay wall exposing the studio to the open air) and a new outdoor studio space constructed by Morley Builders.

“(My mother) would have been so proud. I feel like that was in my DNA, with my mother being the way she was. (I was) very strong and said, no, we are going to figure this out,” Clegg said. “My mother would have been very proud of our community. We came together and figured out how to save this amazing institution.”

Over the summer, Westside Ballet offers several weeklong intensive programs for different skill levels. The school’s staff have designed the programs to strengthen young dancers’ technique and allow them to improve at an accelerated rate.

For intermediate to advanced dancers, the school offers intensives in styles from ballet to jazz to modern. For advanced students aged 13 to 19, the intensives focus on “Swan Lake,” Balanchine, and international styles.

Westside Ballet also has children’s day camps throughout the summer. Each day camp has a different theme, including “Toy Story,” “Puss ‘n Boots,” “Swan Lake,” “Encanto” and “Jazz Extravaganza.” The camps are designed to bring children’s favorite storybook characters to life

though dance and design.

But the school doesn’t just focus on teaching children the joys of ballet. Westside School offers adult and teen Summer Intensives, designed to strengthen basic form and knowledge of the discipline.

“All the adults, they just love it. They love hearing the music and experiencing the joy of dance. It doesn’t matter how experienced they are; they’re just having a good time and enjoying the music and the camaraderie,” Clegg said.

Students at Westside Ballet, whether they are children, teens or adults, form meaningful relationships with instructors and peers that shape their approach to life. The friendships students create often carry on throughout students’ lives, Clegg said, because of how much they have been through together.

“A great deal of (the students) say that the friendships they form here are such a gift. It’s because they’re performing together. They’re in class together. They’re struggling together, and they’re achieving together. And then it does give them that discipline,” Clegg said.

Students practice and perform together.

On May 26 and 27, Westside Ballet will perform its Spring Showcase, “Masters of Movement: Ballet through the Centuries” at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. The program presents new and established

classical and contemporary works. The Friday night Soirée includes a preshow special cocktail, hors d’oeuvres and special guest performers.

“I love going to performances and seeing our kids go from (playing little parts) in the ‘Nutcracker’ to doing the Sugar Plum Fairy. To see the trajectory is amazing,” Clegg said.

Performances like these, especially the “Nutcracker,” are great learning opportunities for students to practice performing with a live orchestra. Unlike many dance studios Westside Ballet trains their students with live music, giving them important skills.

Westside Ballet begins teaching children as young as 3 years old in its Creative Movement classes. From there, they progress into pre-ballet. From ages 3 to 7, students generally attend one or two classes a week. At ages 8 to 9, they begin their first performances with the older dancers. By the time students are in high school, they are in the studio anywhere between 15 to 25 hours per week, which can add up in cost.

“We average about $100,000 in financial aid to families who can’t afford ballet for their children per year. I never want to turn a kid away — my mom was like that. If they have that desire, why shut the door? I think (ballet) gives (kids) the grace and grit you don’t learn in many places,” Clegg said.

Clegg said she wants to grow Westside Ballet’s adult and boys programs. Even though there is still a stigma, Clegg said she feels many of their male students wear their ballet skills as a badge of honor, proud of all they have accomplished.

Another avenue the school is exploring is expanding its home-school training programs for advanced students with professional potential. Many of those students, she said, train at the level of Olympic athletes and have built their life around ballet training.

“I think my mom would be very proud of the direction Westside Ballet is heading. Since her death, the goal has been to ‘Raise the Barre’ and continue the legacy she and her partner, Rosemary Valarie started,” Clegg said.

“My mom was always looking for ways to make things better, to grow the school and the company. She always wanted to do more, to reach more children and to introduce more children to the wonderful world of ballet.”

Westside School of Ballet

For more information on Summer Intensive Programs and year-round classes at Westside School of Ballet, visit westsideballet.com/summer. Enrollment is now open.

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Allegra Clegg, center, stands with the Westside School of Ballet Board of Directors, including Associate Executive Director Adrian Blake Mitchell; Artistic Director Martine Harley; Westside Ballet Company Board President Judith Meister and Managing Director Richard Tahvildaran Jesswein.

Riddle Me This

Ultimate Escape Rooms brings puzzles and teamwork to Marina del Rey

By Pat Mellon Argonaut Contributing Writer

The water glistens, and the sea lions bark on Fiji Way in Marina del Rey. Steps away, mystery and fun await in a room where a computer science undergrad from Harvard was last seen before disappearing. The police have tried everything to find him, with no success.

The case is about to go cold, but not before the next group of visitors tries to crack it wide-open. Will there finally be a hero or just another footnote in this wretched tale?

The Demented Doctor is just one of three new storylines planned for Marina del Rey’s Ultimate Escape Rooms. This March, they debuted the new room, with Murder in London, and Secrets of the Pharaohs on the way.

Ultimate Escape Rooms opened up late in 2022 in the Fisherman’s Village on Fiji Way. Annette Cortez, the co-founder, said things are going well at the Marina del Rey location.

“At the moment, we are happy at four successful locations (across California),” Cortez said. “That could change in the future. Time will tell. We are always on the alert for a good opportunity.”

Cortez, who also owns a bookkeeping business, is proud to be a part of the Westside community, as is co-owner Marilyn Hirsty. A successful Realtor, Hirsty’s expertise has been instrumental in finding ideal (and idyllic) locations for the business as it has expanded.

“We find areas we fall in love with and evaluate how a room or two or three would do in that location.”

Cortez and Hirsty stumbled upon the escape room industry after a visit with friends to Las Vegas. One of them, they explained, had seen an escape room in a TV show and bought a Groupon for one in Las Vegas. Hirsty was less than thrilled at the thought of being trapped in a room solving puzzles.

“I wanted nothing to do with it,” Hirsty clarified. “My first thought was, ‘what would I want to do that for? But we were in one car and when we got there, they wouldn’t let me wait in the lobby.”

But Hirsty and the other three women loved it. They played, worked together, and escaped within the time limit. Everyone made contributions, Hirsty said. After the group left the escape room, Hirsty and Cortez decided. The four women were enthralled by the concept and fervently decided they would start a business.

“We all went, and we loved it,” Cortez said. “We decided escape rooms were a wonderful new industry we wanted to be a part of. We felt there was a great opportunity to get into it during the infancy stage.”

Hirsty and Cortez followed through, and it paid off. Even though it might not be everyone’s idea of fun, escape rooms grew as an industry by 800% between 2014 to 2019. In the last 15 years since escape rooms were popularized, more than 2,200 rooms have opened throughout the country. California has the most.

What’s appealing about escape rooms, Hirsty said, is that they are so versatile. Any group can enjoy them, be it families, co-workers, or friends. It’s a great activity, she said, because it’s entertaining and encourages people to work together.

One thing Hirsty didn’t expect when she and Cortez started Ultimate Escape Rooms is that the spirit of collaboration would extend beyond the game and into the industry.

“Since (people) really only play a room once, every escape room is happy to recommend other rooms — and it’s reciprocated. It’s an unusual business in that regard. We don’t have competitors; we have collaborators,” Hirsty said.

Even the most casual escape room enthusiast needs only seconds to find support online, from locating escape rooms in your area to lists on etiquette and what not to

do. There are sites with hints and strategies, blogs and podcasts and a global community of like-minded puzzle room lovers.

Cortez and Hirsty said they both enjoy mental challenges and puzzles. They want people who come to Ultimate Escape Rooms to have a fun and challenging time.

So far, the biggest challenge for the pair has been making a room that is “customer-proof.” As is expected with an interactive activity of trial and error, there’s a lot of pushing furniture and tugging on draw-

ers to find hidden clues. Not everything in the rooms is as durable as a determined participant.

But don’t worry! Someone is always watching to ensure the room’s integrity and advise players of breakables, and if they’re really lucky, even whisper a few hints.

Ultimate Escape Rooms

WHERE: 12755 Fiji Way

WHEN: 12:30 - 9:30 p.m. daily

COST: $39 per person

INFO: theultimateescaperooms.com

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Inside Ultimate Escape Rooms Marina del Rey, guests must find clues and solve puzzles as they uncover the mystery of the Demented Doctor.

LOS ANGELES TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

MVP Dwyane

“MOVING IN” BY PAM AMICK KLAWITTER

1 2006 NBA Finals

5 Wiccans, Druids, etc.

11 Start of an idea

15 Soaks (up)

19 “I wasn’t finished!”

20 Greetings

21 Old music halls

22 Atmosphere

23 Exclamation at a Chinese New Year parade?

25 Homemade cat costume?

27 Sammie

28 Ilhan of Congress

29 Lunch spot, for short

30 Spoke without a sound?

31 Crime drama character

33 Buffalo NHL player

35 Pixar fish

36 Chocolate chips and walnuts for banana bread, perhaps

37 Very soon after

39 Steamed bun

40 Sound from a pen

41 Untamed

42 Havana cigar that hits all the right notes?

45 Motivation

47 Bathroom or kitchen device 48 BTS genre

49 Schoolyard retort 50 Old den device

53 “__ Miz”

the End” By Garrett Chalfin

65 Evian, e.g.?

67 To whom a young sea monster goes for advice?

69 Affirms

70 Morgan of Arthurian legend

72 “You’ll see--this’ll be easy!”

DOWN

1 URL letters

3 Dull 4 Trigonometry function

52 Equine

54 NYC

5 Cockney, e.g.

2 “That hits the spot”

6 7UP nickname, with “the”

3 Scattered population

7 Kutcher of “Jobs”

4 “Julius Caesar”

8 Tide alternative

accusation

9 Sub station?

5 Prof’s deg., often

10 Team members

6 Stunt pilot

11 Anheuser-__

7 Campy 1970s music genre

8 Sushi roll exterior

9 Former Queen of Jordan

10 Tax form digits

11 Stop posting on social media, say

12 Enlighten

13 “Summertime Sadness” singer Lana Del __

14 Words said after lighting birthday candles

15 Went unused

16 Eclipsed

17 Groom feathers

18 Smooths, as wood

24 Crunch time target?

26 “Amor & Pasión” popera vocal group

29 Hartford’s st.

31 Beer pong

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THE ARGONAUT’S REAL ESTATE CORNER

Avoid FIVE Real Estate Regrets

Can you tell good real estate advice from bad?

Unfortunately, for buyers and sellers the answer is usually, “Yes, in hindsight!”That is, after they have bought or sold.

After buyers move in or sellers move out, many things become clear. Buyers and sellers begin to discover whether the advice they followed—from family, friends, social media, how-to’s…—was the best advice to act on.

I have always believed that a type of stress-driven “temporary insanity” can descend on buyers and sellers. This is especially true if they put extra pressure on themselves by searching for a “dream or forever home.”

Clear thinking, capable individuals become frazzled. They are caught in a high-pressure vortex of unfamiliar real estate decisions, most of which must be made quickly and often without knowing or understanding all the implications:

• This is particularly true for sellers who are attempting to decide whether to let go of the home they love and at what price, often without knowing exactly what will be next for them.

• Buyers, especially first-timers, are frantically trying to project their lives into someone else’s home, under time pressures and without really understanding all that’s involved.

The most common hindsight regret and disappointment for buyers is “the one that got away”—the real estate they could have bought but didn’t.

These unmade decisions haunt some people for decades. Avoid hindsight regrets with foresight:

The 5 Most Common Hindsight Regrets

Regret #1. That we didn’t buy the house beside or behind ours, or both. We’d have had an undisturbed view, privacy, and an amazing pool-sized backyard. The resulting large real estate holding could have set us up financially. Instead, we have a huge new house towering over ours— this is often the result when new neighbors renovate. “If only we’d…” regrets are no solution to not acting when opportunities arise.

Regret #2. That we began the search for a seasonal home, then got distracted, and nothing happened.

We keep kicking ourselves for not following through and buying that wonderful get-a-way. Now, vacation properties have climbed in value and may be out of reach. Hesitation undermines many buyers.

Regret #3. That we compromised on permanent, physical real estate characteristics to buy a property for its trendy, cosmetic features. Letting go of a dream, like buying a detached home or a preferred location, cannot be reversed. Choosing a property because of “must have” fashionable decor features like open concept or a dream kitchen can represent short-term thinking. These features will wear out and go out of style; location and neighborhood values usually keep appreciating.

Regret #4. That we got swept away in a bidding contest and paid more than we intended.

That extra money could have bought us a different property which would have put us in a better home or a better neighborhood. Now that

regret has materialized as a larger mortgage.

Regret #5. That we waited for prices to drop back to “normal”when, in our ever-changing world, that “normal”is now “history.” When sellers become buyers, they may end up with similar regrets. If they don’t apply forethought based on evaluating the success of their last purchase, they may find additional “history repeats itself”regrets in their next purchase.

Sellers can have “selling” regrets

Some sellers may get swept up in a hot market, without much thought about where they’ll live next. This same hot market can turn on them, so they don’t have as much purchasing power as they expected. They may regret they sold if they have to settle for less in their next home. Buying before you sell can make sense when listings are scarce and you have specific demands.

Not taking the time to calculate what you’ll net out of the sale, after all expenses, including real estate commission and legal fees, can be a big regret. This is especially true if the seller zeros in on price and picks the highest sale price out of the multiple offers. Fixation on sale price can lead to regrets about expenses related to transition housing or storage necessary to meet the closing date, replacing what was included in the sale, and/or the “close-ability”of the buyer if the deal falls through.

Regrets at turning down an OK offer—perhaps the only one received—because the seller and the buyer were a few thousand apart. Sellers may regret that they did not encourage their or the other real estate professional to find a way to “make it happen.”A seller may regret

they had not been asked to hold a no- or low-interest second mortgage (a VTB or vendor-take-back mortgage) for the buyer. This would have closed the financial gap so the home sold at the seller’s price. This mortgage may be sold later to give the seller cash in hand.

Regrets are a waste of time and money!

Your real estate professional’s job is not to tell you what to buy nor to tell you when to sell.

Their function is to provide accurate real estate information, dispel misinformation, access available real estate listings and data, and follow your instructions.

Professionals are there to explain the real estate transaction, expedite the buying or selling process, and help you achieve your desired results or get as close to them as the market and location allow.

They can help you clarify your thinking, consider new alternatives, and confirm your priorities.

It’s up to you to take full advantage of this support to avoid regrets and achieve a real estate outcome you can live with.

WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS

Have an event for the calendar? Send it to christina@timeslocalmedia.com

Stand Up for Pups Comedy Show

MARCH 31

Join Wallis Annenberg PetSpace for a night of comedy with your pet at your side. Headlining will be Michael Blaustein followed by Willie Macc, Tian Chen, Roger Smith and Scotty Cav. Food will be available from 5 Elementos LA food truck. A portion of the ticket sales will go to PetSpace Extraordinary Care Fund.

Wallis Annenberg PetSpace, 12005 Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista, $20 general admission, $25 table seating, 6:30 to 9 p.m., annenbergpetspace.org

Flair Cares Food Drive

TO MARCH 31

Flair Cleaners is hosting its eighth annual Flair Cares Food Drive, Hang Up Hunger, benefiting the Salvation Army Santa Monica food pantry. Flair Cleaners is matching donations up to 250 pounds of food donated by customers. Everyone who donates unopened, canned or boxed food will receive a 50% off dry cleaning coupon.

Flair Cleaners, 720 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, flaircleaners.com

Friends of Venice Library Book Sale

APRIL 1

Pull out some cash for the Friends of Venice Library Book Sale. At this tri-annual event, you will find books of all genres in good condition for prices as low as $1. Proceeds support the Venice Branch Library.

Venice Library, 501 S. Venice Boulevard, Venice, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., friendsofvenicelibrary.com

The Zero Proofed Holi: Festival of Color

APRIL 1

Celebrate the festival of color with the Zero Proofed sisters at the Marina del Rey Waterfront Bar. This adults-only event will feature zero-proof drinks, a samosa bar, dance music, and holi colors to toss in the air while dancing. Bring a white shirt or purchase one at the event.

Marina del Rey Waterfront Bar, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, $30, 1 p.m., getzeroproofed.com

Roth + Taylor Fine Art Presents

Fortune Sitole “Day to Day”

TO APRIL 1

Fortune Sitole wants to foster an awareness of the conditions suffered by South Africans, who create makeshift shelters by optimizing outside space and leftover materials — metal, tires, stones, etc., whatever they can find to build their homes. He fashions his work as a homage to his ancestors, family and community. The pieces are a “reminder of the day-to-day life in Black South

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African townships.”

CadFab Creative + ArtLuxe, 6023 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, free, call for hours, 310-876-1101, cadfabdigital.com

Committee for Racial Justice Meeting

APRIL 2

Every month, the Committee for Racial Justice meets to discuss race-related topics in the Santa Monica area. This month’s program is ‘How Committed is SMMUSD to its Black Students?’ Dr. Ben Drati and Dr. Joseph Eure, assistant principal at John Adams Middle School, will be speaking. The program may also be attended virtually.

Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Building, 2200 Virginia Avenue, Santa Monica, Free, 6 p.m. refreshments, 6:30 p.m. program, for information call 310-422-5431

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” TO APRIL 2

Steve Martin’s long-running Off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism.

Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, tickets start at $20, various times, ruskingroupthe-

atre.com

Easter Egg Hunt

APRIL 2

Search for the golden egg during RUNWAY’s annual event. Bring a basket and come early. Afterward, stay for a special story time with a live Easter Bunny. Story time will feature TheStoryLady, Little Bunny Foo Foo and the Easter Bunny.

RUNWAY, 12775 Millennium Drive, Playa Vista, free admission, 9:30 a.m. egg hunt, 10 a.m. story time, runwayplayavista.com’

Fisherman’s Village Weekend Concerts

APRIL 2, APRIL 16

Enjoy music by the sea every Sunday at Fisherman’s Village. The concerts feature performers in a diverse range of genres, including jazz, Latin, pop and blues. No outside food or drinks are allowed to help support local businesses. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, free admission, 1 to 4 p.m., visitmdr.com

Spring Break at Wallis Annenberg PetSpace

APRIL 3 TO APRIL 7

Sign your kids up for a five-day camp experience at the Wallis Annenberg PetSpace. Suitable for campers aged 8 to 11, each child will learn about topics of

animal health, behavior, grooming, nutrition, photography, veterinary medicine, and more. The interactive indoor and outdoor space will give kids live demonstrations and the chance to meet a variety of adoptable pets.

Wallis Annenberg PetSpace, 12005 Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista, $450 per camper, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., petspacecamp.org

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery THROUGH APRIL 8

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., the play is presented by the Kentwood Players at Westchester Theater. In this comedic retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of Baskerville,” Sherlock and Watson must investigate the deaths of all the male heirs to the Baskerville line. Discover if the heroes uncover the truth in time. Westchester Theater, 8301 Hindry Avenue, Los Angeles, $22, Fridays, 8 p.m., Saturdays, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., kentwoodplayers.org

Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society Birding Field Trip

APRIL 8

Join SMBA for birding in the Santa Monica Mountains over the weekend. This field trip is suitable for everyone

Support local artists and the Venice Family Clinic by bidding on artworks like “That Was Then This Is Now” (2014, 13-color lithograph, 34.5 inches by 46 inches, Edition of 75) by Ed Ruscha in their annual Art Walk and Action.

but toddlers. Be sure to wear closed-toed shoes, bring water, and prepare for a short hike. While hiking, look out for woodpeckers, flycatchers, trashers, wrentits, orioles, sparrows and more. The group will meet on the footbridge next to the bathrooms. There is a fee for parking at the state park.

Sycamore Canyon State Park, 9000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, free, 8 a.m., smbasblog.com

Grow Native Gardening Club

APRIL 11, APRIL 25

Get down and dirty at Ballona Discovery Park learning about urban ecology. At this gardening club, you will be helping remove invasive vegetation in the Ballona Wetlands to help the native ecosystem thrive. Registration is required and the activities are recommended for ages 7 and up. Be sure to wear closed-toed shoes and bring a water bottle.

Ballona Discovery Park, 13110 Bluff Creek Drive, free with registration, 10 a.m. to noon, ballonafriends.org

LMU Dance Concert 2023

APRIL 12 TO APRIL 15

Loyola Marymount University’s spring showcase will feature student-choreographed work along with a piece by professor Laura Ann Smyth. LMU’s dancers will also perform a Senior Showcase (April 28) and Senior Thesis Concert (April 28).

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 12105 W. Waterfront Drive, Suite 200, $20 general admission, $10 students, 8 p.m., lmu.edu

Bay Cities Coin Club

APRIL 14

Meetings for Bay Cities Coin Club are the Thursday of every month at the Westchester Masonic Center. Meetings have an educational presentation, coin auction and raffle. Parking is at the rear of the building. Westchester Masonic Center, 7726 W. Manchester Avenue, Playa Del Rey, free admission, 6:30 to 9 p.m., baycitiescoinclub.com

“Mean Girls: The Musical”

APRIL 14 TO APRIL 22

Adapted by Tina Fey from the 2004 movie, this musical will be performed by a cast of more than 40 youth actors from 6th to 8th grade. “Mean Girls: The Musical” is

presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International.

Paul Revere Charter Middle School, 1450 Allenford Avenue, Los Angeles, ticket prices and times vary, illumevate.ticketspace.com/mean-girls

Marina Culture Jam

Sunday, April 16

The first of three events, the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and The Music Center return to Burton Chace Park for a Marina Culture Jam. Performing on April 16 will be Los Cambalache and Sakai Flamenco, followed by a cultural workshop led by teaching artist Alvaro Asturias. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, free admission, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., beaches.lacounty.gov

Venice Family Clinic Art Walk and Auction

APRIL 18 TO MAY 19

Venice Family Clinic is celebrating its 44th year exhibiting and auctioning donated artworks to provide funding for nonprofit community health. Money fundraised at this event will go to paying for medical care for people in need. The online auction will begin April 19 and end at 7 p.m. April 4.

RUNWAY, 12775 Millennium Drive, Playa Vista, free, multiple hours, venicefamilyclinic.org/veniceartwalk

Santa Monica Bead & Design Show

APRIL 14 TO APRIL 16

Spanning two ballrooms, visit booths of more than 175 artisan designers and craftspeople. Among the displays you will find traditional and contemporary bead pieces, from lampwork to hand-cut gemstones.

Fairmont Miramar Hotel, 101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, $8 online, $10 at the door, beadanddesign.org

Learn to Square Dance

APRIL 19, APRIL 26

Sponsored by Ribbons & Souls Square Dance Club, this is a class that will teach social square dancing. They meet every Wednesday evening. Dress casually and wear comfortable shoes. The classes are open to singles and couples. After April 26, the class will be closed to new students.

Veterans Memorial Building, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City, first class free, 6:45 to 8:30 p.m., ribbonsandsouls. com

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Peruse a wide variety of beads and beaded crafts at the Santa Monica Bead & Design Show.

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING CO. 1124 S. San Julian Street Unit 101 Los Angeles, CA 90015, 1115 S. San Pedro Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 202005810831. REGISTERED OWNER(S) CCBC West LLC, 1115 S. San Pedro Street Los Angeles, CA 90015. State of Incorporation or LLC: Delaware. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT /CORP/LLC

NAME: Todd Makurath. TITLE: Manager, Corp or LLC Name: CCBC West LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 8, 2023. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code).

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RUBBER DOLL MOTION PICTURES.

225 N. Canyon Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED

OWNER(S) Jerry Lee Williams, 2808 W Colorado Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80904

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT /CORP/LLC

NAME: Jerry Lee Williams. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 10, 2023. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code).

Published: The Argonaut News 03/30/23,

Brandon Lam, 2574 N Buena Vista St Burbank, CA 91504 . THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT /CORP/LLC

NAME: Brandon Lam.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 8, 2023. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code).

Published: The Argonaut News 03/16/23, 03/23/23, 03/30/23, 04/06/23

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2023054744

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VIE DE ELEGANCE, 225 NORTH CANYON DRIVE Beverly Hills, CA 90210 LA County REGISTERED OWNER(S):

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17910 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: JERRY LEE WILLIAMS Title: OWNER

/s/ JERRY LEE WILLIAMS

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Mar 13 2023

Notice - In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Name statement must be accompanied by the Affidavit of the Identity Form. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business

Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business Professions Code).

Published: The Argonaut News 03/23/23, 03/30/23, 04/06/23, 04/13/23

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2023057824

istrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT /CORP/LLC

NAME: Jerry Lee Williams. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 15, 2023. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code).

Published: The Argonaut News 03/30/23, 04/06/23, 04/13/23, 04/20/23

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2023053846

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BEEN THERE DRONE THAT. 18112 Flynn Dr Unit 4101 Santa Clarita, CA 91387-4973 COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S)

TLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 10, 2023. NO -

TICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business

Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code).

Published: The Argonaut News 03/23/23, 03/30/23, 04/06/23, 04/13/23

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2023056147

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: A FANCIFUL LIFE, ALWAYS AUGUST. 537

N Irving Bl Los Angeles, CA 90004 . COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S)

Teresa August, 537 N Irving Bl Los Angeles, CA 90004 . THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED

(b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code).

Published: The Argonaut News 03/23/23, 03/30/23, 04/06/23, 04/13/23

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2023056675

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NATION OF XI COMMUNICATIONS . 225 N. Canyon Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REG -

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2023050839

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALWAYS LUCKY STUDIO. 1947 S Santa Fe Ave Los Angeles, CA 90021, 2574 N Buena Vista St. Burbank, CA 91504 COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S)

1) JERRY LEE WILLIAMS 2808 W COLORADO AVE COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80904

This business is conducted by An Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GLOBAL NATION WORLD WIDE WEB SIGHTS . 225 N. Canyon Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jerry Lee Williams, 2808 W Colorado Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80904. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A reg-

Ariel Penn, 18112 Flynn Dr Unit 4101 Santa Clarita, CA 913874973 . THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/2023. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT /CORP/LLC

NAME: Ariel Penn. TI-

BY an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2023. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT /CORP/LLC

NAME: Teresa August.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 14, 2023. NO -

TICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision

ISTERED OWNER(S) Jerry Lee Williams, 2808 W Colorado Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80904. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT /CORP/LLC

NAME: Jerry Lee Williams. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 14, 2023. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of

itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code).

Published: The Argonaut News 03/30/23, 04/06/23, 04/13/23, 04/20/23

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO. 2023051362

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JADD GROUP, HIGHER SELF TEE. 61 S Baldwin Ave #211 Sierra Madre, CA 91024 COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED

OWNER(S) Daniel Joy, 826 N Griffith Park Dr. Burbank, CA 91506, David Arnerich, 8411 E. Woodlawn Street San Gabriel, CA 91775

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a General Partnership.

The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/2023. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT /CORP/LLC

NAME: David Arnerich.

TITLE: General Partner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 8, 2023. NO -

TICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law

(see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code).

Published: The Argonaut News 03/16/23, 03/23/23, 03/30/23, 04/06/23

to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING:

Date: April 06, 2023.

filed: March 06, 2023.

Elaine Lu, Judge of the Superior Court.

Published: The Argonaut News 03/09/23, 03/16/23, 03/23/23, 03/30/23

To all heirs, beneficiar ies, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of PATRICIA D. ELDREDGE

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice US Storage Centers - Marina Del Rey located at 12700 Braddock Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90066 intends to hold an auction to sell the goods stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storag etreasures. com on 4/20/2023 at 10:00AM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. Michelle Yong Smith; Amanda Rose Carlson; Rosa Angela Martinez Castellanos; Martin Gerardo Vincent; Malita Larraine Woodard; Wayne Alvin Koenig; Harleen Ann Morikawa. All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

Published: The Argonaut News 03/30/23, 04/06/23

Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: G. The address of the court is Glendale Courthouse, 600 E. Broadway Glendale, CA 91206. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: February 10, 2023. Robin Miller Sloan, Judge of the Superior Court.

Published: The Argonaut News 03/09/23, 03/16/23, 03/23/23, 03/30/23

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 23STCP00726

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of TROY HONDA MURATA, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 23AHCP00101

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.

Petition of LUIS MATEOS SHAO, a minor by and through guardian ad litem DAN SHAO and LUIS ALFREDO

MATEOS GUZMAN , for Change of Name.

TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: DAN SHAO AND LUIS ALFREDO MATEOS GUZMAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

LUIS MATEOS SHAO to LUIS MATEOS 2.)

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Susan Eldredge Gordon in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Susan Eldredge Gordon be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

ested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Susan Eldredge Gordon 1141 NW Summit Dr. Bend, Oregon 97703 (626) 780-7616 Published:

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 23GDCO00011

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.

Petition of LINA BARDIANNAMAGERDI , for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: LINA BARFIANNAM AGERDI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) LINA BARFIANNAM AGERDI to LINA BARFIAN 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing

1.) Petitioner: TROY HONDA MURATA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) TROY HONDA MURATA to TROY HONDA 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING:

Date: April 24, 2023.

Time: 9:30 AM. Dept.: 26 Room: 316. The address of the court is 111 North Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012-Stan ley Mosk Courthouse.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING:

Date: April 28, 2023. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: X Room: 405. The address of the court is 150 West Commonwealth Ave. Alhambra, CA 91801.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: February 28, 2023.

Robin Miller Sloan, Judge of the Superior Court.

03/30/23

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administra tion of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representa tive will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

Date: April 28, 2023, Time: 8:30 AM, Dept.: 79, Location: 111 North Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person inter-