The Argonaut Newspaper - April 2, 2020

The Wild Cats of Westchester Manchester Square’s feral felines face an uncertain future

L E T T E R S The Novel Corona Virus Didn’t Have to Happen This Way Re: “How the CDC’s Restrictive Testing Guidelines Hid the Coronavirus Epidemic,” The Washington Post, March 22 The pandemic didn’t have to happen this way.

The CDC – hamstrung by Trump who limited what they were allowed to do – restricted who could get tested for the novel coronavirus. Because the CDC reported numbers only for people who were physically ill already, and nobody else (at first), the epidemic did not look like one.

It was and is an epidemic here (and a pandemic globally), but we don’t have a true picture of how many people are actually infected. The whole scheme of manipulating the testing masked the reality of the epidemic, for whatever reason. (It’s speculated that politics played a role.)

This numerical deception made the epidemic worse, and the US is basically on the same path of hospital saturation and death as Italy, but 12 days behind. That is, unless something very significant occurs — widespread mask use, a good drug treatment coming out, or the magical appearance of 5,000+ extra ventilators. If you haven’t been watching Italy, well, read up a bit. No funerals; no relatives allowed to be present when someone is dying; rationing who gets a ventilator. . . We must use their ill fate as an example of what not to do. (Other countries like the UK and Germany are having issues similar to Italy, but for different reasons.)

The testing void is now being filled by states, universities, private labs, and others. At least, they’re trying to. We will only know how COVID-19 spread like it did in hindsight, which will not help us right now. Only history books will tell. In fact, several states’ governors have

said that all testing should halt because the pandemic is past the stage of containment, and it’s now a waste of resources to test.

Because we don’t know the true infection rate, we cannot get a clear handle on the true mortality rate. Now, we will never truly know, and will have to rely on estimates by epidemiologists after they pore through all of the numbers from individual testing labs. That will take a long time.

We need to have that info right now, but don’t and won’t.

Put simply, the policy was “Don’t look and it will go away,” which plagues don’t do. The policy made the U.S. epidemic much worse. It’s a national tragedy that could have easily been avoided by widespread early testing.

Mark Zurbuchen, Ph.D. Santa Monica Homelessness & COVID-19: An Open Letter to Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Mike Bonin Dear Mr. Garcetti and Mr. Bonin, I’m wondering what’s happening on the Venice boardwalk with the homeless? Will they/ are they being moved to rec centers?

I read that the Pacific Palisades rec center might not possibly open due to lack of hot water? It seems rather a quick plumbing fix, or if it’s a deeper problem, portable showers are an answer. But my understanding is

that they would open their recreation center if capacity was met at the other recreation centers. It appears that capacity has been met: From LA Daily News, Elizabeth Chou’s article: “And just eight had opened as of earlier last week. But those have filled to capacity, according to shelter operators and Garcetti. So plans are underway to open another five by the end of this weekend.”

I think all neighborhoods should step up. But if Pacific Palisades is excluded, it will appear the height of hypocrisy that I’m sure you and the Palisades community would want to avoid.

Also, there are “bicycle chop shops” doing “business” on the boardwalk while all other tax-paying business are forced to close. So can you please have the police address this immediately?

So much of this is not making sense, and I would sincerely like an explanation to help me understand this.

Sincerely, Eva Greene Venice The Travel Industry Needs Relief Today As we all are aware, coronavirus is having a profound impact on communities across the globe and the situation is no different for all of us who live, work and play in Santa Monica. At this time our first concern at Santa Monica Travel & Tourism is everyone’s wellbeing. We thank city staff for their leadership during this difficult time and are in full support of the aggressive measures taken by local, state and federal government to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.

While it’s too soon to tell the complete story of how coronavirus is affecting Santa Monica’s hotels, restaurants, attractions

and other tourist-serving businesses, it is clear that the uncertainty around the situation has decimated travel demand both internationally and domestically. Travel and tourism generated nearly 2 billion dollars to Santa Monica’s economy with overnight hotel visitors injecting $58.6 million into the City of Santa Monica’s general fund through the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) in 2019 alone. These much-needed funds are used to support critical city services such as our police and fire departments, libraries, public schools and parks.

Thousands of our local small and large businesses rely on the balance of both residence and visitors to stay afloat and support a workforce of 12,600 individuals, many who have received devastating news of virus-related layoffs in recent days. The unprecedented public health crisis we’re facing right now has ground travel to a halt and put the businesses and workers who rely on visitor spending in peril. Santa Monica Travel & Tourism exists to promote business and leisure travel to visitors around the country and the world, and those visits fuel our local economy and keep people employed. The travel industry businesses that contribute so much to our community, most of them small businesses, simply cannot weather this storm on their own.

Our broader industry has called on Washington to establish a fund to keep workers employed, provide emergency liquidity for travel businesses to remain open, and bulk up the Small Business Administration loan program.

Congress must act today to ensure the Santa Monica travel industry and its 12,600 workers sustain themselves through this painful economic period.

On the community level, there are actions we can all take today

to help our local businesses survive and recover.

Order Take out, Curbside or Delivery: If you feel safe, consider ordering take out, curbside pick-up or delivery from your favorite restaurant.

Check out santamonica.gov/ coronavirus-foodservice for a list and map of local restaurants offering these services.

Buy A Gift Card: Purchase a gift card now to give to friends and loved ones or use yourself at a later date when businesses re-open or for online use.

Shop Online: Look beyond Amazon while shopping online.

Many local businesses offer online shopping and some even offer drop-off at your home or pick-up at the store door.

Post A Positive Review: Leave a review online and make sure others know just how much Santa Monica businesses mean to our community.

Promote Social Media: Like, comment, and share posts from local businesses to help increase engagement and spread the word.

Volunteer: Check on your neighbors and friends, so many in our community are stepping up their compassion and people power in this challenging time.

If you would like to volunteer go to: santamonica.gov/ coronavirus-volunteer.

Sending love and strength throughout our community.

Best, Misti Kerns President/CEO Santa Monica Travel & Tourism

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A New ‘First Line of Defense’ Westside Family Health Center relocates to former LA Weekly building on Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City

By Kellie Chudzinski Founded in Santa Monica, Westside Family Health Center (WFHC) opened a new flagship facility in Culver City on Wednesday, April 1, taking over the former LA Weekly building on Sepulveda Boulevard on a 20-year lease.

“We are deeply thrilled to have accomplished our longtime goal of a new site and look forward to welcoming the community to our beautiful new facility,” Debra A. Farmer, president and CEO of WFHC, said in a statement, which thanked donors, staff and others who made the project happen.

With 12,000 square feet of clinic space, including 24 examination rooms and six consultation rooms, and an additional 12,000 square feet of administrative space, the new location will increase WFHC’s space threefold.

Celia Bernstein, director of development at WFHC, said the increase in space will allow the center to double the 13,000 patients it currently serves over the next five years and triple the number of patient visits. She said that 93% of the center’s

Westside Family Health Center’s new facility takes over the space once occupied by LA Weekly, where the 405 Freeway meets Sepulveda Boulevard patients live “at or below 200%” of the poverty line, and nearly half are uninsured.

“For more than 20 years, WFHC has known that it would need to relocate to a larger space to truly fulfill its mission,

and it has been planning for that move for a long time,” Bernstein wrote in a separate statement. “Our new site will serve the same vulnerable families that come from more than 200 zip codes to receive

affordable and quality care.”

In the center’s 46-year history it has expanded from a women’s clinic to include prenatal, pediatric, adolescent, behavioral health and family services. With the new facility, WFHC will

also offer vision and dental programs to treat patients.

WFHC’s opening comes amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has seen the US become the epicenter of the crisis with over 160,000 cases, the most globally, and over 3,000 deaths.

Los Angeles has been in a state of lockdown for nearly two weeks, with all non-essential businesses and public parks and beaches forced to close, residents asked to stay home and practice social distancing with six feet between others.

As of Tuesday, the L.A. County Department of Public Health reported 3,011 cases of COVID-19 and 54 deaths.

The staff at WFHC increased staff size to 60, but with the COVID-19 crisis they will delay adding to the team to “ensure that our staff continues to be paid and we are retraining and repurposing our team as needed in response to this crisis,” Bernstein said, though she added that the center expects to nearly double staff size as it reaches full capacity.

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symptoms with phone consultations. They will not allow symptomatic patients into the building, but will assist in next steps, including self-isolating, monitoring temperatures and when to be referred to other healthcare sources.

Though Bernstein said the center does not yet have access to COVID-19 tests and is unsure of when or if that will change, as a national shortage of tests continues across the country, the center is looking into pinprick antibody testing as an alternative.

“Community health centers, such as Westside Family Health Center, are really the first line of defense in health care and this is true not just during a pandemic,” Bernstein says. “We help our patients navigate their healthcare and this crisis with their health needs.”

With the opening, the center’s Venice location and both locations on Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica will close on July 1, though it will continue to operate at Santa Monica College and through its Mobile Medical Unit after “Safer at Home” COVID-19 measures are lifted.

This rendering gives a preview of the Westside Family Health Center’s 24 new exam rooms

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A Marina for All More affordable housing could be in Marina del Rey’s future

By Gary Walker Known for decades as the home of wealthy boat owners and the playground of well-heeled swinging singles in the 1970s and ’80s, Marina del Rey’s reputation as a community of the affluent is still intact, given monthly rents in some of its new high-rises can be upwards of $4,500.

It is also a community where long-time residents are beginning to feel priced out of their neighborhood due to escalating rents, making it increasingly difficult for those who live on a fixed income to afford to live there.

As part of a renewed focus on statewide housing, the Los Angles County Board of Supervisors on March 10 unanimously approved a new series of housing policy proposals that include: a new 100% affordable housing development, and an increase in the community’s affordable housing requirements from 15% to 20% — moves aimed at easing

“I think for so long Marina del Rey seemed to be only for the rich and famous. And yet, this really is countyowned property. ... This is really, in my opinion, for all of the people in the county of Los Angeles to enjoy.”

- L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn financial burdens on seniors and low- and middle-income residents.

Included in the package of recommendations is a mechanism for marina lessees to provide income and occupancy surveys for properties that seek permits for substantial renovation or demolition that would prompt affordable housing oversight under the Mello Act, a 1982 state law designed to protect affordable housing within the coastal zone.

The new policy proposal also includes amendments to the Marina del Rey Affordable Housing Policy which will

redefine the definition of “substantial rehabilitation” and include affordable housing and major renovation projects within the coastal area.

Marina Lessees Association President David Levine could not be reached for comment.

The site of the recommended affordable housing complex is a parking lot near Palawan and Admiralty ways, between Oxford Basin and a Hilton Garden Inn. Nicole Mooradian, a spokeswoman with the county Dept. of Beaches and Harbors, said no

plans have been submitted as yet for a housing development.

Venice resident Jed Pauker, who has challenged coastal zone demolitions in Venice that have been replaced with large-scale developments often in contrast to the community’s Specific Plan, applauded the supervisors’ plan.

“This can work in concert with maximizing very low-income housing and identifying county certified replacement housing to address the complex sources and effects of our housing crises.

Let’s reboot developer engage-

ment by eliminating ‘net new’ standards for new affordable housing and redefining ‘demolition’ to include substantial reconstruction,” Pauker said.

The supervisors directed the county Development Authority, county planners and Beaches and Harbors officials to report back to them in the fall with feedback on its policy proposals.

County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who represents Marina del Rey and in 2018 brokered a deal to bring more affordable housing units to Mariners Village, noted that the tony community has low-income residents as well as wealthy homeowners.

“I think for so long Marina del Rey seemed to be only for the rich and famous. And yet, this really is county-owned property.

It was a man-made marina specifically in unincorporated county,” Hahn told the board.

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FERAL FELINES As LAX Expands, the Cat Colonies of Manchester Square Face an Uncertain Future

By LIsa Beebe In the past year, LAX has demolished the last of the buildings in a 30-acre area of the Westchester neighborhood known as Manchester Square— but a few of the area’s wildest residents still await relocation.

The future site of a consolidated rental car facility and LAX’s Automated People Mover transit station houses five cat colonies, where around 30 feral and abandoned cats remain.

Longtime animal rescue and animal rights advocate, Lisa

Medwid, began working with the cats after hearing about them through a Yahoo Group eight years ago.

“We managed and fed the feral colonies that are on this property,” she said. “We got them sterilized. If there were kittens, we got the kittens adopted.”

Some of the cats were tame, and Medwid thinks they were probably left behind by people who moved from the neighborhood. Sometimes, a cat who appears feral acts differently once it’s in a trap.

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“There’s this beautiful orange cat who we thought was feral that turned out to be so tame, it was remarkable,” she said.

Medwid and the other rescuers have been working to relocate the cats, but it’s challenging to find homes for them because they’re predominantly feral.

She and the other rescuers have attempted to communicate with PCL Construction, the company doing the demolition and grading work on the property.

“At the very beginning of the development of the property, we went to the construction

company and said, ‘We are actively managing the cats.

We’re trying to move them.

We’re feeding them,’ and they said ‘Fine. Just don’t do it on our property. Do it on the outside of the fence.’ We said, ‘Great,’” Medwid said.

Since then, the company has been reluctant to talk to the rescuers.

“They have never wanted to give us a contact number or a contact name because, as one guy said, ‘I don’t want to be the person that the media calls to ask about the cats,’”

Medwid recalled.

PCL Construction and the Department of Animal Services didn’t respond to The Argonaut’s requests for comment.

But Stephanie Sampson, director of communications for Los Angeles International Airport’s Landside Access Modernization Program, responded.

“In addition to the community member support, our developer for the LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility, LAX ConRAC Partners, is looking at options for a professional

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Over the last eight years, longtime animal rights advocate Lisa Medwid has been working to secure new homes for Manchester Square’s feral cats company to assist getting the cats into a safer environment and away from an active construction site,” Sampson said.

“The safety of these animals is important to both Los Angeles World Airports and LAX ConRAC Partners, so the focus is removing them from the site.

LAWA and LAX ConRAC Partners cannot control what efforts Animal Services chooses to take after the animals have been turned over to them.”

ON A MISSION In February, Medwid found a piece of paper taped to a light pole on 98th Street. It was a cat trapping notice from the city of Los Angeles Department of Animal Services.

“That was the first we heard of it,” she said. “They don’t want to deal with us, and I guess they’re just tired of having cats there.”

“We knew this development was happening, so we were actively looking for places to relocate the cats. It wasn’t going well until our social media campaign took off on Facebook. It went from my posts reaching seven or eight people to 18,000 people overnight.”

In addition to the Facebook page dubbed LAX Abandoned

and Feral Cat Colony, the group set up the website SaveLAXCats.com to spread the word about their efforts to find safe, stable homes for the cats.

A feral cat won’t make a good indoor cat, but Medwid hopes to identify more potential homes.

“Ideally, they would be working cats or yard cats,” Medwid said. “Or if we could be so lucky to find someone who owns a lot of open land, we could move multiple cats and just reestablish the colony in a different location.”

She is looking at options as far away as Northern California.

The rescuers have developed a “relocation protocol” for rehoming the cats. It involves transferring them — typically two at a time — to their new location. At first, each cat is kept in a big outdoor cage with a litter box, a place to sleep, and a place to eat.

“The owner of the property agrees to feed them and scoop their litter for a period of time from two to three weeks while they stay in the cage, which somehow lets them know that this is their new home,” Medwid said.

Occasionally, the cats take off when they get out, but the majority of the time they stay.

FIRM DEADLINE? A fellow animal rescuer spoke to PCL staff and asked for more time. They said the rescuers had until April 1 to move the cats.

All of the city’s animal shelters are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, which may give the rescuers a temporary reprieve.

They believe any cat trapped by animal services is more likely to be killed than relocated.

“If you take a feral cat to the shelter, there’s nothing they can do with it,” Medwid said.

“They can’t adopt it. They don’t have a working cat program, so the cat gets destroyed.”

Whether the city attempts to trap the cats or not, Medwid and her colleagues aren’t going to stop.

“They didn’t tell us to stop catching and feeding,” she added. “So, we will continue to do that. If they bring in a trapper, we’re going to continue to do our own trapping and try to lure the cats to our traps rather than the other ones.”

For more information, email saveLAXcats@gmail.com, call 424-261-1616 or visit facebook.com/LAXferals or savelaxcats.com.

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Brick and mortar restaurants with traditional dining rooms across Los Angeles are doing their best to pivot to delivery or pickup business models as they adapt to the city’s “Safer at Home” emergency order issued on March 19 in response to the spread of COVID-19. But for some, delivery and pickup are already baked into their design.

In West LA, several restaurant businesses, including big names like Canter’s Deli and Trejo’s Tacos, are continuing to provide food options out of Colony — a workspace for chefs and food startups, with separate “smart” commercial kitchens, each ranging from 200 to 400 square feet. Restaurateurs contract with third-party delivery services,

Working out of a self-contained Colony “smart” kitchen, Bowlila serves up healthful plant-based meals based on popular Middle Eastern mezze dishes such as Uber Eats, Grubhub and Freeways, Colony serves a month by celebrity chefs-entreas the base. sizeable residential and corporate preneurs Badr Fayez and Adlah DoorDash. Most services The bowls are topped with population. Because the kitchens operate within a three- to Al-Sharhan. The name is a play homemade, dairy-free sauces and are rented, the up-front investfresh, flavorful ingredients five-mile range, or customers on traditional balila — a ment and other costs are lower, can pick up their orders. The popular Middle East mezze dish reflecting global cuisines, such as Italian, Japanese, Persian and kitchens share one dine-in lobby so a restaurant can be launched consisting of warm chickpeas more nimbly and less expensiveMoroccan — all of which were (where service is currently that have been cooked and standouts at a recent tasting. suspended as a result of corona- ly than the traditional model, simmered in a rich broth. proponents say.

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“Our product is definitely accessible to people and I’m confident we’ll be able to reach our audiences [including] younger people living away from home for the first time,” says Bommarito.

Another advantage of Colony is that the kitchens can be staffed with one or two employees. A smaller environment that’s easier to control can help businesses stay extra vigilant about cleanliness. Safeguards include: preshift temperature checks for employees, scrubbing hands, wearing gloves, carefully sealing delivery packages and frequently sanitizing surfaces.

“Nothing is touched by an ungloved person,” says Adam Weiss, one of the lead investors in plant-based Honeybee Burger, which started a Colony operation in early March. The original (bricks and mortar) location in Los Feliz has seen an uptick in delivery business since the dining room recently closed.

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Of course, during stressful times, many people turn to familiar food that nourishes the soul as well as the body. Jacqueline Canter, of family-owned and -operated Canter’s Deli — a longtime Los Angeles favorite — points out that Canter’s

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Says Canter: “People are waiting in line out the door at Ralphs to buy toilet paper, but they are still hungry and they still have to have their matzo ball soup.”

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LOS ANGELES TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLE “WHAT’S MISSING?” By DAVID ALFRED BYWATERS ACROSS 1 Worrier’s agenda 6 Audibly amazed 11 “Zounds!”

15 Ingredient in some pancakes 19 Musical genre that means “work” in Italian 20 Wrist bones 21 Nautilus captain 22 “A-Hunting We Will Go” songwriter 23 Feeling caused by reading too many selfreferential articles?

25 Where movie actors rehearse Southern accents?

27 Left 28 Often-improvised light source 30 Soybean paste 31 Factor of DX 32 Spray 34 Walk proudly 36 Lobster __ 38 When doubled, a dangerous fly 39 “Yo ho ho” beverage 41 “Poison” shrub 43 Get top billing for 44 Prodigy 47 Unrestrained episode 49 Goddess of peace 50 Overhead support for a small army?

54 Urban pedestrian’s maneuver?

56 Noise 57 Narrow victory margin 58 Infielders 59 Performer with a record 21 Oscar

nominations 61 They hang around 63 Try 67 Rite lead-in?

68 Fútbol cheer 70 Chicago’s __ Center 71 Shamus 73 Ostrichlike bird 74 Edit __ 76 Seamy component, as of politics 81 Digits in a clumsiness metaphor 83 Big league members 85 R-rating reason 87 Savory jelly 88 Insult humor in a cornfield?

91 Trust that a supervised job will lead to fulltime work?

93 Transplant, in a way 94 Demeter’s Roman counterpart 96 Cat pickup spot 97 Very 99 1972 missile pact 101 Pig thief of rhyme 102 Estonia, once: Abbr.

105 Winner’s flag 107 Fallback strategy 109 Perfectly detailed model 112 Gnome cousin 113 Floral neckwear 115 Follow 117 Cheer for 118 Legume farmer’s concern?

121 Sailing one small ship after another?

123 Violin music word 124 Hudson-toNiagara River

canal 125 Not yet realized 126 Shilling’s five 127 Fraction of a min.

128 Stare blankly 129 Shows the way 130 Biblical mounts DOWN 1 Act aggressively toward 2 Very tops 3 Hang it up, so to speak 4 Muse with a lyre 5 Hotel amenities 6 Do something 7 Pace of walking 8 Rival of Sparta 9 Dramatic growth periods 10 Bakery shell 11 Finish 12 Microbe 13 With full force 14 Searches for a well, say 15 Actor Mineo 16 Obtained with effort 17 Indefatigable 18 Appointed one 24 Worshipper 26 Best time for beachcombing 29 Camel’s fatstorage site 33 Afternoon date, maybe 35 Seafood sauce 37 Industry bigwigs 40 Aesopian conclusion 42 Stop 44 Glass unit 45 Pitcher Nomo with two no-nos 46 Spring month in Porto 48 Bring to bear 50 Indian tea region 51 “Ask somebody else” 52 Italian city known

for a shroud 53 Providence athletes 55 “No more for me” 58 Well-meaning 60 Dwarf planet since 2006 62 How-__: manuals 64 Adagio and presto 65 Gamut 66 Kyle or Kurt of NASCAR 69 Early computer 72 Badinage 75 Still eligible for a full refund, as clothing 77 Pill bottle info 78 Catch in a sting 79 Pair in jigs?

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COMPLAIN CRASH My 22-year-old son’s new girlfriend is extremely pretty. She has a great figure and dresses to show it off, so I understand the attraction. However, she’s also spoiled, lazy, and kind of a scam artist. (She bragged about cheating a small business.) I pointed out her shortcomings to my son, but he refused to listen and even defended her. Can I get him to end it without being the overbearing mother?

— Upset Mom Though you see only flaws, your son sees a lot in this woman: BOOOOOOOBS! It’s natural you’d want to scold him away from a train wreck with cleavage, same as you’d save him from a speeding car about to turn him into a human hood ornament. However, telling him all the reasons this woman’s awful — which amounts to pressuring him to dump her — is exactly the wrong thing to do.

Consider Romeo and Juliet (and let’s momentarily forget they were fictional characters). As teen love goes, I suspect they would’ve gotten bored and cheated on each other in under a month if their parents hadn’t been all, “We forbid you to see that Montague knave/that Capulet tramp!”

When our freedom of choice — our freedom to do as we want — is threat-

ened (even just by people trying to persuade us to change our ways), it triggers a motivational state that social psychologist Jack Brehm called “reactance.” Reactance is a form of rebellion — a “reaction” against control, energizing a person to resist, to keep engaging in the behavior they’re being pressed to stop. Reactance can even strengthen the person’s resolve — increase their desire for whatever (or whomever) somebody’s urging them to part company with. Basically, by telling your son all the reasons he should dump this woman, you turn him into the pro bono defense attorney for her humanitarianism — like how she, um...um...runs a rescue for designer handbags!

Character doesn’t always seem important in a partner until a person gets knocked around by somebody with some big vacancies in that department.

In other words, if you want your son to dump this ethically elastic chickie, the ideal thing to say is nothing. Let him marinate in her bad character. Hard as it will be to keep mum, you might try to view him as midway through the natural recovery process in the wake of contracting a nasty parasite — one that’s 5-foot-7 and blonde with window-sized Gucci sunglasses you suspect she lifted from some distracted wealthy lady’s restaurant table.

LEGALLY BLAND My boyfriend is best friends with another girl. He told me they tried dating years ago, but nothing came of it, and they really are just friends. She’s been very welcoming to me, but I’m still uneasy that he’s so close with a woman he once dated. I can’t help but wonder whether the bit about straight men not being able to be friends with women is true.

— Nervous Picture the city dump. Sexually, to your boyfriend, this woman might as well be an old tire, a single dingy couch cushion (whereabouts of rest of dingy couch unknown), or a phone book from Buttcrack, Montana, circa 1982.

In fact, there’s a chance he was never very attracted to her. Generally speaking, men are a lot less likely than women to turn down a possibility for having sex.

Also, before he got naked with her, the prospect of having sex with her was what neuroscience researchers call a “novel reward” — a term for feelgood stuff we have yet to experience. Excitement over the new might even be mistaken for the excitement of really being attracted to somebody, because novelty causes a

surge in dopamine, the neurochemical that energizes us to pursue new and rewarding things.

The problem is “reward prediction errors,” neuroscientist Wolfram Schultz’s term for the difference between how great we think a new thing will be and how kinda-sorta okay it ends up being.

When reality falls short of our expectations — when somebody turns out to be sexy like used gruel — dopamine goes into sag mode. This is effectively a neurochemical energy embargo — a crash diet on the motivation juice needed to drive any further pursuit of whatever we found bummerific.

You might find it reassuring to ask your boyfriend why it didn’t work between them and pry a little bit into how attracted he was to her. This could tell you that you have something to worry about, but at least you’d know. Sure, straight men and women can have trouble remaining just friends if they have any sort of hots for each other. However, a straight man who is sexually bored with a woman is one you can probably trust just fine to be in her presence. Even if she’s naked, with head-to-toe body glitter, performing the (Lap) Dance of the Seven Veils.

GOT A PROBLEM? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave, Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. ©2020, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Alkon’s latest book is “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence.” Follow @amyalkon on Twitter or visit blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon.

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W E S T S I D E (VIRTUAL) H A P P E N I N G S Compiled by Stephanie Bell Thursday, April 2 “One Man, Two Guvnors,” 11 a.m. The National Theatre of London streams “One Man, Two Guvnors,” starring Tony winner and “Late Late Show” host James Corden, on its YouTube channel free of charge for one week. nationaltheatre.org.uk/ nt-at-home Live with Lila Drew, noon. If you Lana del Rey, you’ll love 19-year-old singer-songwriter Lila Drew, who shares her vocal talents live from LA in SoFarSounds’ online listening room. Pay what you can. sofarsounds.com COVID-19 & California with California State Sen. Ben Allen, 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. State Sen. Ben Allen discusses the COVID-19 outbreak in California and what exactly it means for South Bay and Westside business communities during a Zoom virtual webinar.

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Friday, April 3 GiveSmart Webinar, 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Learn how GiveSmart’s platform allows your school, nonprofit or foundation to engage donors, support your mission and maximize your impact with innovative ways to make fundraising easy and efficient.

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Live with Ben Cosgrove, 4 p.m. Traveling composer-performer Ben Cosgrove shares his music exploring themes of landscape, place and environment in SoFarSounds’ online listening room, live from Boston. Pay what you can.

sofarsounds.com Shut In & Sing, 5 p.m. Stay connected through music and community Lucy Wainwright Roche, Dylan LeBlanc, Rachel Baiman and the Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray bring their musical talents online. Listen to livestreamed country, folk and Americana music, interact with the performers and chat with fans from around the world virtually. Pay what you can. stageit.com/shutinandsing Bonfire & Bedtime Stories, 7 to 9 p.m. Paths & Pages offers a series of live virtual programming for kids via Zoom. Gather the family around a virtual bonfire with your flashlights and candles (or your own bonfire) to connect with other families through storytelling. $10. pathsandpages.org/coronavirus Shannon McNally in Concert, 9 to 10 p.m. Ellen Berman’s Viral Video Productions presents the “Corona Classic Concerts” online, featuring Grammy-nominated artist Shannon McNally. facebook. com/coronaconcertclassics

Saturday, April 4 Shut In & Sing, 5 p.m. Stay connected through music and community as artists Gary Lynn Floyd, Ellis Paul, Mouths of Babes and Garrison Starr bring their musical talents online.

Listen to live-streamed country, folk and Americana music, interact with the performers and chat with fans from around the world virtually.

Pay what you can. stageit.com/ shutinandsing Camp Pajama Party, 7 to 9 p.m. Pull out your PJs, tents and sleeping bags for a night of group games and fun. Join Paths

Avdagic’s 2018 video piece about intergenerational friction related to conflict in the former nation of Yugoslavia. 18thstreet. org/18athome Shut In & Sing, noon. Stay connected through music and community as artists Logan Ledger, Chance McCoy, Willy Porter, & Keb’Mo’ bring their musical talents online. Listen to live-streamed country, folk and Americana music, interact with the performers and chat with fans from around the world virtually. Pay what you can. stageit.com/shutinandsing

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Grammy-nominated Americana artist Shannon McNally brings her musical talents online for the “Corona Classic” concert series. SEE FRIDAY, APRIL 3.

& Pages for a virtual slumber party for children in grades four through eight via Zoom. $15. pathsandpages.org/coronavirus Patty Chavez in Concert, 9 to 10 p.m. Ellen Berman’s Viral Video Productions presents the “Corona Classic Concerts” online, featuring acoustic singer-songwriter Patty Chavez. facebook.com/coronaconcertclassics

Sunday, April 5 Shut In & Sing, 9 a.m. Stay connected through music and community as artists Anthony da Costa, Amber Rubarth, Nikki Morgan, Caleb Caudle, Sera Cahoone and Steve Forbert bring their musical talents online. Listen to live-streamed country, folk and Americana music, interact with the performers and chat with fans from around the world virtually. Pay what you can. stageit.com/ shutinandsing

Monday, April 6

Learn how to make an intricate wall weaving with Venice’s own These Hands Maker’s Collective and fiber artist Trudy Perry. SEE TUESDAY, APRIL 7.

Joe & Joshua Comedy Show, 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Join Joe HernandezKolski and Joshua Silverstein, the emcees of Santa Monica’s Downbeat 720 youth open mic program, for a spontaneous

Instagram live show full of humor, games, music and special guests. instagram.com/ joeandjoshua Gypsy Jazz Live Stream, 9 to 11 p.m. Tune in to an energetic live stream performance by Hot Club of LA, featuring a mix of original music, straight jazz, and French, Roma and Russian songs. facebook.com/ HotClubOfLa Inside Our Time, anytime Mondays through Fridays.

Listen to stories from the Jewish Women’s Theatre community as actors share their feelings and experiences during the coronavirus pandemic on YouTube. jewishwomenstheatre.org.

Tuesday, April 7 Circular Weaving Virtual Workshop, 6 to 9 p.m. Play with color and texture and learn how to make your own circular woven wall hanging with These Hands Maker’s Collective and fiber artist Trudy Perry during this three-hour craft workshop on Zoom. $37+. thesehandscollective.com

Wednesday, April 8 Repriza/Uzvracanje (Reprise/ Response), noon. Enjoy an online screening of Danish/ Norwegian artist Damir

NHMLAC Connects, anytime.

Discover and explore the natural, scientific and cultural wonders of the world through a digital portal of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County. You can learn about the latest paleontological discoveries and view guides to help create science projects for the entire family. nhmlac.org/ connects 18@Home, anytime. Get your daily dose of arts and culture from home by using this online resource to watch prerecorded videos and live streams by artists. 18thstreet.org/18athome Blum & Poe Broadcasts, anytime. Get to know artists through vertical videos that share a glimpse of their lives and practices in this online space. In episode one, Mimi Lautner introduces her garden of colorful arrangements that celebrate the human spirit. blumandpoe.com Vanity Fair: Hollywood Calling Audio Tour, anytime.

The Annenberg Space for Photography is offering an audio experience that will give you a behind the scenes look at how some of Vanity Fair’s most iconic images were made. The audio tour includes narration by Vanity Fair’s creative development editor David Friend and a slideshow of images from the exhibit. annenbergphotospace

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REMODELED FOUR-BEDROOM HOME “This gorgeous four-bedroom, two and half bath home is on a quiet cul-de-sac in the Playa Vista-Del Rey neighborhood,” say agents Kelley & Todd Miller. “Completely refurbished with open design including bright living room with oak hardwood floors, gourmet kitchen with center island & professional grade finishes. All new systems including high-end windows, recessed lights, HVAC, roof, updated plumbing, electrical, and beautiful landscaping with a large grass backyard. Master suite has walk-thru closet, his & her sinks, tiled shower and French doors that open to private deck. Attached finished garage makes a great office. Amazing location next to ArcLight Cinema, Whole Foods and all shops & restaurants in Playa Vista, with bonus of being on a quiet residential cul-de-sac, with no through traffic, where kids can ride their bikes. Not far to the Marina and the Beach and all tech companies in Silicon Beach.”

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THE ARGONAUT REAL ESTATE Q&A Present Real Estate Market Update 2020 We are experiencing unprecedented times that are affecting us all physically, socially & economically. No one is able to escape it, but we are able to adapt and carry on as best we can.

During this time of uncertainty, everyone has questions about the real estate market, including Real Estate Brokers & Agents. From property values, to safety protocols, to government mandates, the Real Estate landscape is changing weekly if not daily. With so many concerns in the market today, we’ve decided to address a few common themes to add some clarity or at least context to some of the more prevalent questions we are seeing.

The 2020 Real Estate market opened the year with an influx of activity and positive sentiment overall. Buyer interest was high with low interest rates appealing to buyers, and relatively low inventory kept sales prices attractive for sellers.

Looking at January/February closed sales numbers for Westchester (SFR), Playa Vista (Condo/SFR) , and Playa del Rey (Condo/SFR) all three areas saw an increase in closed sales in 2020 vs 2o19 for the first 2 months of the year.

With the arrival of COVID-19, everything changed drastically and immediately. A national public health crisis has led to massive health and economic implications across the board.

There is no escaping the impact of COVID-19 or the intense and immediate economic downturn that directly affects the Real Estate market. This impact has placed stress on the market in a variety of ways. There’s a distinct and sudden

slowdown in buyer interest, and listings will face many changes in marketing to the decreased buyer pool. With quarantine/Stay At Home Orders in place, changes with guidelines for Real Estate Practices, and overall uncertainty has created a complicated landscape that will cause many to pause for the time being. While the market has adjusted to these sudden changes and stressors, activity has continued for the short term. We are seeing some current escrows cancelled, some delayed, and others close as planned. The mixture helps us understand there are some buyers and sellers that have come to a standstill, and others that are still interested and motivated to enter the Real Estate Market at this time.

Property values will continue to see downward pressure, and we do not expect that to change in the near future. The longer we are under Stay At Home orders, the more pressure will be placed on the economy on macro and micro levels, which will impact both pricing strategies as well as sales prices overall. Attractive new listings that are priced well will continue to see buyer interest and successful results. The current market is still seeing listings experience multiple offers and properties quickly going into contract. Buyers that were already in the market are benefiting from low interest rates and competitive pricing on new opportunities. Sellers are able to rely on the idea that prospective buyers in this current market are typically only going to show interest if they are highly motivated. While overall traffic and buyer interest

levels have decreased significantly, the quality of interest is extremely high.

The biggest concern in evaluating the current market is trying to determine how long this will last. So far, the Los Angeles Real Estate Market has managed to maintain activity with the introduction of Stay-At-Home orders, however, the longer this lasts the harder it will be. An extended shutdown would continue to place stress on a variety of economic factors that would inevitably continue to affect buyer and seller motivation. Additionally, we are only now starting to experience the possibility of a completely virtual transaction process from end to end. Where previously 30-45 day escrows were commonplace, delays will now be the new normal as the Stay At Home orders will cause new and longer delays than we are accustomed to. An extended shutdown will cause continued and additional adverse economic effects, which will likely compound uncertainties while creating a deeper hole for recovery. These implications exist now while activity remains, however, an extended shutdown would continue to decrease the number of buyers and sellers in the market.

During these unprecedented times, it is important to know that there is no clear projection for what lies ahead. No market shift compares to what we are experiencing currently, and we do not have a clear timeline for recovery. There are many opinions and forecasts from experts in many fields, and all of the information available is important in evaluating the effects on the market.

The hope is that even with a sharp and massive decline, there will be a swift recovery on the other end. The question remains, how long that will take and how far will we go before we are on the way to recovery; time will tell. In the meantime, we can move forward with the understanding that the real estate industry is still in full working order. The risk remains as the landscape around us is constantly changing; however, we are in a place in time where a buyer or seller that has a need, can still have a successful result even if it’s not business as usual.

Buyers and sellers will need to navigate showing and transactional restrictions and procedures associated with current guidelines for Real Estate Practices. Check with your Real Estate Agent for updated information as it relates to current procedures as changes are occurring day to day.

Above all else, please stay safe and healthy out there.

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DEADLINE: Monday at 11am for Thursdays CALL ANN: 626-584-8747 or EMAIL: ann@argonautnews.com Lien Sale Notice FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020055625 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALEX AND EDIZEN LLC. 1901 Oceanfront Walk #3 Venice, CA 90291. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 201232010059. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Alex and Edizen LLC, 1901 Oceanfront Walk #3 Venice, CA 90291. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2013. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Alexander Averill Stowell. TITLE: Owner, Corp or LLC Name: Alex and Edizen LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 6, 2020.

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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 3/19/20, 3/26/20, 4/2/20, 4/9/20

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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 3/19/20, 3/26/20, 4/2/20, 4/9/20

Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20SMCP00090 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of LISA RENEE BOSWELL, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Lisa Renee Boswell filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Lisa Renee Boswell to Lisa Renee Joy 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: 4/24/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Room 210 Santa Monica, CA 90401. 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 20, 2020. Lawrence H. Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 3/12/20, 3/19/20, 3/26/20, 4/2/20

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20SMCP00123 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of MARY JANE, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.)

Petitioner: Mary Jane filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

Mary Jane to Mary Jane Lang 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: 5/15/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K Room: A-203.

The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401. 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: March 4, 2020. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 3/12/20, 3/19/20, 3/26/20, 4/2/20

Fic. Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020064227 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LET'S TALK ABOUT FACE. 13428 Maxella Ave. #340 Marina del Rey, CA 90292.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 202002110219. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Master Esthetics Training, LLC, 13428 Maxella Ave. #340 Marina del Rey, CA 90292. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Kimberly A. Harris.

TITLE: Manager, Corp or LLC Name: Master Esthetics Training, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 17, 2020. 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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 4/2/20, 4/9/20, 4/16/20, 4/23/20

Number: 202002110219. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Master Esthetics Training, LLC, 13428 Maxella Ave. #340 Marina del Rey, CA 90292. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Kimberly A. Harris.

TITLE: Manager, Corp or LLC Name: Master Esthetics Training, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: March 17, 2020. 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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 4/2/20, 4/9/20, 4/16/20, 4/23/20

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Karin Simoneau, a long-time resident of Venice passed away Thursday, March 19th at her home.

Born in 1943 in Sweden, Karin earned her Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University in 1966 and continued her education and doctoral studies in Anthropology. She earned a Master of Library Science and doctorate in Education and Information Studies at UCLA in Los Angeles in 1990.

Karin worked in the Latin American Institute of UCLA, for 17 years, co-authored and edited numerous books on South American Indians, among many other cultures, working with renowned researchers and scholars. Karin worked as a librarian at the American Indian Resource Center at the County of Los Angeles Public Library. In 1995, she took a position as a librarian at the Helen Miller Bailey Library, East Los Angeles College and Monterey Park, California, where she worked until her retirement. She was a dedicated librarian during her work at the Helen Miller Bailey Library inspiring many students and colleagues.

Karin loved books and reading, enjoyed classical music, opera and classical movies, walking around the Venice beach area and canals, making friends with neighbors and merchants wherever she went. She had a deep love for animals, and love to take neighborhood dogs on her walks and fed, cared for and served as a guardian for the ducks living near the Venice Public Library. She was a kind and gentle soul, a very intelligent, humble person with the warmest heart, who spread profound joy to everyone she met, especially her friends, many of which were mutually considered family.

She lived her life to the fullest and is survived by her cousin and her husband, whom live in Sweden, and her local close friends and family. Everyone who knew Karin will miss her forever.

There will be no service at her request. In lieu of flowers or cards, Karin wished donations to be made in her honor to: PETA and MUCH LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE.

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