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ON THE COVER: Cole Sternberg’s ‘FREESTATE,’ housed at the El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA), imagines a world built on Golden State ideals. Photo Courtesy of ‘FREESTATE’ | Cole Sternberg. Design by Arman Olivares.

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Corona by the Numbers & Local Updates Compiled by Christina Campodonico Reported Cases and Deaths by Neighborhood as of Tuesday, Oct. 27: Culver City: 425 (Deaths 28); Del Rey: 398 (Deaths 10); El Segundo: 144 (Deaths 1); Marina del Rey: 80 (Deaths 1); Mar Vista: 366 (Deaths 6); Playa Vista: 150 (Deaths 0); Playa del Rey: 29 (Deaths 0); Santa Monica: 1012 (Deaths 40); Venice: 334 (Deaths 3); Westchester: 484 (Deaths

15) Total Westside Cases: 3,422 Total Westside Deaths: 104 Total Confirmed Cases in LA County: 302,077 Total Deaths in LA County: 7,027 Total New Cases as of Oct. 27: 1,586 Total New Deaths: 29 Hospitalizations: 747 Postivity Rate (7-day average): 3.5% Total Number of People Tested: 3,046,387 (Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)

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L E T T E R S With reference to “The Environment v. Homeless Housing: Citing sea level rise, local planning leaders request impact report for contentious Venice Median Project,” News, Oct. 15, 2020 Sea level rise is a serious concern for all coastal communities. But it does seem mighty odd that some of my Venice neighbors only seem to raise the issue when it comes to opposing homeless housing — the Bridge Housing and the planned Reese-Davidson project (a mix of permanent supportive housing for homeless folks and generalpopulation affordable housing) in the Venice median. Let’s get real. The ocean (Pacific Ave.) side of Reese-Davidson is 13 feet above sea level; the sea level is currently projected to rise an inch every three years or so. If and when sea level rise reaches Pacific Avenue, it already will have wiped out Venice Beach, the boardwalk, and two blocks of buildings — if the Venice Neighborhood Council wants to do something about this, delaying or blocking housing for homeless and

Jack Schwartz Attorney at Law Venice

low-income people should not be the priority. With hundreds of people living in tents, cars, and campers in Venice at a time when living on the streets is more dangerous than ever, we badly need housing that will help homeless people get their lives on track and provide affordable housing so Venice can stay funky and diverse.

Sincerely, Chris Tilly Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA Venice

(if those are really organizations with large memberships, if any, rather than front groups for just a few) are representative of Venice. They are not. I have lived and worked here for thirty years. The real Venice is a creative, multi-racial, friendly and active community. On the other hand, the gentrified Venice represented by these groups, are here to make a buck. They oppose housing the non-rich in Venice because it is bad for real estate values and for their stores.

They want the homeless and the poor to move elsewhere; I think we would be better off if these Nimbys and Yuppies moved back to Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. Let Venice be Venice.

Re: “The Environment v.

Homeless Housing,” News, Oct. 15, 2020 I read with interest your October 15 article: “The Environment vs. Homeless Housing.” Your headline misstates the struggle. The environmental issues are being dishonestly used to make our community an enclave for the rich. It’s a smoke screen.

Your paper constantly writes as if the current Venice Neighborhood Council and, at times, Fight Back Venice and the Venice Stakeholders Association

2020 Vision If I vote for the Republicans, it’ll be Because the Russians tricked me into it If I vote for the Democrats, the Chinese Will have tricked me into the opposite Biden I think is the kinder man Trump I think is the stronger If neither one addresses the debt We won’t have a country much longer Ivan Smason Santa Monica What happened to our beautiful Venice Beach?

We have lived here since 1987 when it was a quiet beach town with one bar and one restaurant.

No trash, no drunks or anyone peeing and pooping on our walls; no loud music playing until 2:00 a.m. was allowed; no broken-down RVs on our streets; and no Birds (scooters) thrown on the sidewalks.

The homeless are back living on our sidewalks in tents; mountains of trash piling up on sidewalks and streets.

No matter how much residents complain – nothing gets done.

The police turn a blind eye…In fact, we rarely see a police car, except if someone is stabbed or is dead. We fight with our council people and complain mostly for our safety.

The sidewalks and streets are beyond repair and taking away a lane for bikers was another big mistake with so many cars driving back and forth.

We pay high taxes; where do our taxes go? All the other beach neighborhoods do not have homeless, no one is living in tents and the sidewalks and streets are clean. Why does our neighborhood look so bad?

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Firestorm

First Baptist Church of Venice catches fire, sparking renewed interest in property’s historic significance and controversial sale PHOTOS COURTESY OF SAVE VENICE

By Gary Walker A beloved former house of worship in Oakwood that is the subject of a three-year fight to save it from the forces of gentrification may soon get another chance a week after firefighters extinguished a suspicious fire at the site.

Los Angeles Fire Department authorities are continuing their investigation of a fire at the First Baptist Church of Venice on Oct. 22, which some advocates of saving the structure believe was arson.

LAFD spokesman Nicholas Prange said the department is still reviewing what caused the fire at the church, which suffered some interior damage. “We’re still in the investigative phase,” he said.

Councilman Mike Bonin, who represents Venice, has asked the city’s Planning Department to prepare an application for review by the city’s Cultural Heritage

A fire, the cause of which is under investigation, ripped through First Baptist last Thursday

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Commission for possible historic preservation status for First Baptist, which has been at its present location at Seventh and Westminster avenues in the Oakwood neighborhood of Venice since 1968.

Bonin noted that long time residents had previously sought cultural-historic designation for the church. “Previous efforts to do so have not included relevant information and documentation and members of Venice’s black community are requesting a renewed effort at seeking the designation,” the councilman wrote in his Sept. 15 council motion.

In 2018, the commission ruled the church did not meet the conditions to become a historic landmark. And Bonin had previously backed the church’s new owners development plans.

The church, which had a largely (Continued on page 8)

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African-American congregation, was sold in 2015 by former First Baptist Bishop Horace Allen to media and publishing entrepreneur Jay Penske for $6.3 million, setting in motion a three-year campaign to prevent Penske and his wife Elaine Irwin from building a private residence there and to keep the site in community hands as a cultural center in Oakwood. A court found that Allen had violated his fiduciary duties and committed fraud as a representative of First Baptist but allowed the sale to stand.

First Baptist’s controversial sale has been a flash point in a years-long struggle fused with gentrification and cultural clashes in the historically African American and Latino neighborhood of Oakwood between longtime residents and newer, wealthier homeowners, who have purchased several residences and built large homes in their place.

While some residents welcome the mostly white newcomers, others say they have sought to transform the largely minority neighborhood into a gentrified version of where the newcomers

Community organizers with the group Save Venice believe the timing of the fire is “suspicious” once lived.

Sunday sit-ins, filed legal the most egregious examples of Over the weekend Save Venice, challenges to Penske’s developOakwood’s gentrification was a grassroots organization created ment plans and during the recently chronicled in a profile of to draw attention to the church’s summer held George Floyd the church recently published by plight, banded together to clean memorial rallies outside the National Geographic. up much of the debris from the church.

Mike Bravo, one of the leaders blaze. The group has organized First Baptist’s stature as one of of Save Venice, thinks it odd that

the fire occurred after the National Geographic profile as well as a renewed community focus on the church over the summer. “It’s extra suspicious, given the timing,” Bravo noted.

The Penskes also purchased a second lot on Westminster for $5.5 million. Robert Thibodeau, a Venice-based architect who works for Penske, says his client plans to build multi-family units on the property.

“The clients are still planning to renovate/preserve the existing building per agreement with the city and build apartments on the parking lots,” Thibodeau said.

Allen, who could not be reached for this story, disparaged the tactics of Save Venice.

“People are lying saying, ‘Come save First Baptist of Venice.’

First Baptist don’t need no saving. It’s still alive,” he told Spectrum News 1 in 2018. (The parish has since relocated to Westchester.)

Oakwood community activist Naomi Nightingale says the advocates seeking to save the church are weary but determined and are buoyed by Bonin’s council motion. “We’ve gone this far. I don’t see any reason to stop at this point,” she said.

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40 Years of Pasta & Family

Love for each other and Italian cuisine keeps the Somma family cooking

By Jessica Koslow On Nov. 1, Vito Restaurant will celebrate its 40th anniversary — and like every other person and thing in the world this year, it’ll be a pandemic birthday. But Giovanna Somma, co-owner of the Santa Monica restaurant with her husband, Roberto, has a lot to be grateful for.

“Of course, it’s nothing like it used to be,” Giovanna says. “But we are doing OK. Fortunately, we are lucky enough that we own the property and we created a patio. And we do a lot of to-go.

We are fine, but it’s very weird.”

What used to be a fine dining establishment with low lighting and bar crowds has transformed into a 13-table casual, lit-up, heated patio area in the parking lot.

“I was very skeptical,” says Giovanna about taking the Vito dining experience outside. “I have a nice, elegant restaurant.

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of her patio. Her usual spot is at the front main door, where she and her husband greet customers seven days a week, from 5:00 p.m. till close.

She continues: “The idea to serve people in the parking lot was unreal. I almost didn’t want to do it. But people called and asked if we had a patio. We did it, and people love it. They ask if I’m going to keep it. I don’t think the city would allow us to keep it, and they say, ‘Let’s sign a petition. We really like it.’ It made me feel much better.”

“It’s more casual. It’s a parking lot. I couldn’t put waiters in tuxedos anymore. We give them a different look,” she added.

One of Vito’s regular pairs, an accountant who works across the street and her husband, still come every night. They have a special table with their own heat lamp. They eat something different each time.

“We’ve had our ups and downs.

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successful,” says Giovanna, recalling that on their first day of business they sold one beer — a domestic beer. “But we haven’t seen anything like this. This is not just financial. After 40 years, we’re strong. This is more emotional.”

Luckily, the Naples-born couple counts adversity as a friend.

“I left my country when I was 18,” says Giovanna. “You have to learn everything: language, custom … Everything is different. It makes you a stronger person.”

Giovanna loves her restaurant and her family. Giovanna and her husband met when they were 15. (Roberto later tells me they met at 13 and started dating at 15.) They were best friends first, and they have a very special relationship. Her 93-year-old mother lives nearby, and her oldest child lives next door. Her (Continued on page 12)

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Giovanna has a lot to smile about these days.

Many things about her restaurant are still the same — her menu; the chef for the past 36 years; the devoted staff; the loyal regulars. Vito Restaurant is like an extended family.

And family takes care of family.

“Every day we measure tables because sometimes people move them,” explains Giovanna. “We make sure we have sanitizer everywhere.” There is a separate

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“When all of this just happened, it was unreal. Just imagine for 40 years you get up in the morning, you grab your keys and go to work. And all of a sudden you wake up and have no place to go,” Giovanna recalls. “I was walking around the house. It seemed like I was going to wake up from a bad dream, like this wasn’t happening. This was the first time my restaurant was closed. We are open seven days a week. It was so strange. It felt like we lost the soul of the restaurant. It was very hard. I still can’t believe it that we are going through this.”

The family saw how sad their mom was and stepped in.

“My kids all showed up at my door,” she says, glowing. “We stayed together, and I cooked every day — two big meals a day, dessert. Having my kids around was such a joy. My son-in-law said, ‘I hope they don’t open the restaurant yet.’ It felt like when my kids were little.

“Even in a bad situation, you can find flowers coming up that make you smile.”

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While Giovanna has no plans to retire, she does hope her son will take over one day.

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A California State of Mind

Part thought experiment, part conceptual art piece and part marketing/ad campaign, artist Cole Sternberg’s ‘FREESTATE,’ based out of ESMoA, explores the many meanings of nationhood through the lens of California

By Christina Campodonico “Whatever starts in California, unfortunately, has an inclination to spread,” is a quote credited, interestingly enough, to Democratic President Jimmy Carter. It’s a slogan that conceptual artist and native Californian Cole Sterberg has adopted for his new exhibition housed out of the El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA), called ‘FREESTATE,’ and it’s a sentiment he hopes to encourage in a positive direction as our country heads into Election Day and beyond.

In the exhibit, Sternberg imagines the agitprop creation of The Free Republic of California, a thought experiment of sorts that centers California as an independent nation state with its own Constitution, website, international alliances and even California-cool merch. The line of minimalist T-shirts, hoodies, face masks, pins and totes that tout playful and slightly cryptic phrases, like “Pacifist, Pacificist” and “Owls Stirred the Silence Here and There,” could easily be mistaken for an ad campaign with

an environmentalist, West Coast tinge. But Sternberg is using this apparel not only to promote the project, but also to plant the seeds of something more substantial in people’s minds. And he doesn’t mind the “confusion” it stirs.

“I mean, now I pretty much exclusively wear these T-shirts,” says Sternberg over video chat as he wears one of the “Free Republic” T-shirts. “One person, you know, walks by me thinks, ‘Hmm, I wonder what ‘The Free Republic’ is like?’ That’s already a spark, right, in one mind.”

“I wanted to feel like it’s real, even though all this is just me,” he continues. “I mean, I can’t believe I made all this stuff, but I wanted it to feel like it was happening on a bigger scale than one, you know, artist sitting at home. I also just like the idea of multi-level concepts. So you could look at that website and think, ‘Wow, this is the most elaborate marketing campaign for a streetwear line ever. ... Or, ‘OK, this is some like crazy, secessionist movement.’ Or ‘this is a pleasant conceptual art project

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that’s just making this thing,’ which is probably the most truthful of them. But I like that confusion, ‘Like what really is this?’”

For the “FREESTATE,” Sternberg even created very official-looking documents that would be integral to the establishment of California as an independent entity. In the world of the exhibition, The Free Republic has invited other U.S. states to join in its independence, been recommended to join the United Nations and entered into the Paris Climate Agreement, (which the U.S. began to withdraw from in 2019).

“In all of these little pieces, you can discover little things,” says Sternberg as he guides me through the exhibition’s galleries via video tour. “These are exact versions of the UN documents.

So like the number code and everything would fit with the date that we would ratify the agreement. Some of them have barcodes that are scannable and stuff. … I got really like geeky into that kind of stuff. This is the

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STAY IN THE LOOP! In ‘FREESTATE,’ Sternberg, pictured in an invented passport for The Free Republic of California, imagines a new nation built on ‘Pacificist’ principles NATO protocol accepting us. And then these are all the signatures using the real names and my guess at what their signature would look like for all the representatives of the of the countries.”

Even though the Sternberg went so far as to write a completely new constitution for California, (which he considers a “living document” and published in a pocket-size book as well as on the exhibition’s website) and create a new flag and seal for the nation state, the law schooltrained artist says the “The Free Republic” is not part of a secessionist movement or the imagined outcome of some fictional revolutionary moment.

“My use of California is kind of a guide to get people to listen to the ideas of the show, and on a broader perspective to get the U.S. to like respect California more because California is so

important and critical,” says Sternberg, noting throughout our conversation how California is an economic superpower, among the world’s greatest exporters of produce and creative ideas, an influential leader in sustainability and also a beacon of egalitarianism. “I’m thinking of how there could be infrastructural change, regardless of whether we’re part of California, a part of the U.S. or not. …

“There isn’t really a narrative that I perceive,” he continues.

“It’s more here [are] ways that we could change positively — and whether that’s California pointing them out, California leaving or everyone joining California… [or] basically remaining [in the Union] and trying to work on these things more specifically... whether that’s judicial term limits or carbon neutrality or reproductive rights or police reform, you know, there’s a ton of different

things, and if I could just help a little bit in that, that would be great. I don’t really see how a revolution would work. It’s more like an intellectual idea of a revolution.”

In other words, the exhibition is more of an invitation for the whole country and people of all political stripes to step into a California state of mind and consider the state of our entire nation in that context.

“The first document [of] my official documents is that invitation to the other states because, you know, I would like my grandparents in North Carolina to join The Free Republic,” says Sternberg. “I’m talking about this thing covered in California, but it’s really talking about the U.S.” Visit thefreerepublicofcalifornia. com or esmoa.org to explore the virtual exhibit.

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The Power of the Pen Deborah Aschheim draws a tapestry of LA County’s voters one sketch and story at a time

Portraits of LA voters by artist Deborah Aschheim help document this strange year and encourage people to vote

By Christina Campodonico Whether you’re a true blue Democrat, a stalwart Republican, or somewhere in between, we all have our reasons for voting.

Pasadena artist Deborah Aschheim’s 365 Days of Voters, a non-partisan “visual diary” on Instagram, showcases a cross section of LA County voters, hailing from the coastal shores of Santa Monica all the way to the San Gabriel Valley and beyond.

The project began during Aschheim’s artist and creative strategist residency with the LA County Registrar-Recorder/ County Clerk in partnership with the LA County Department of Arts and Culture. She was tasked with finding creative ways to connect with voters from typically underrepresented groups and doing live events on college campuses to get out the vote. At these events, she’d set up a booth with a sign that would encourage people to come up and talk to her.

“I thought of this project, initially, just as an icebreaker,” she says. “I would always have

a sign that said, ‘Be Today’s Voter.’ And people would say, ‘What does that mean?’ And I’d say, ‘You know, I’ll photograph you and you can tell me your reason for voting. And I’ll draw you. And then we’ll post it on the Registrar-Recorder social media.”

But when COVID hit, doing live events became impossible and her contract essentially “got derailed by the pandemic.” So with the blessing of the Registrar-Recorder and the LA County Department of Arts and Culture, Aschheim took her project entirely online and began posting pen portraits of voters she’d drawn from photos submitted to her with short statements to her Instagram account.

While Aschheim lost some of the personal aspects of in-person interactions, this new platform actually helped her connect with younger voters and millennials, who are also underrepresented voting groups.

“The idea was if I could get everybody that I could reach out to, to participate, then they would repost them [the drawings], and then they would be influencers of their social circle,” says Aschheim. “People

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would see that they’re voting, that might get them to vote, that might also get people to participate in my project, and then the project would keep spreading and spreading.”

In the series, voters open up about their reasons for voting.

(Aschheim works with participants to make sure their statements are non-partisan and aren’t backing any one person or ballot initiative.)

“I want to leave a permanent record of my choice. I want to change the world,” shares Jan from Santa Monica.

“I vote to protect marriage equality, protect women’s bodies and rights, protect my sick relatives and end gun violence,” writes Andrew from Venice.

“Years from now my sons will ask me if I voted during this crucial year, and I will proudly tell them, ‘Yes, I voted for you!’” says Ruben from West LA. “I care,” simply states another man named Flea holding up a “Register to Vote Now” sign in his portrait.

Aschheim says that as the project has evolved the stories behind people’s reasons for voting have become more revealing and she finds that

inspiring. People have shared their statuses as homeless or formerly incarcerated with her as well as their doubts about whether their vote even matters.

“I’ve just been so impressed with the strength of people who are willing to be vulnerable, who are willing to admit that they have doubts, but that they’re still going to have hope, and that they’re still going to try and that are willing to even risk revealing things about themselves, hoping that that’s going to reach somebody else, and make them want to participate like that,” she says.

Another unexpected outcome of the project is the sense of community that it has created for Aschheim and her followers during this isolating time and how it has reached beyond Los Angeles County’s borders.

“I’m trying to get people to influence their friends to vote, but it’s also like a way to try to still stay connected,” says Aschheim. “There’s little clusters of people in like, Minneapolis, St. Paul, or in Austin, or a whole bunch from Ohio who just joined up.”

Aschheim is unsure how her sketches will read after Election Day, but she knows that they

will certainly be a “snapshot” of this strange moment we’re living in now — pro-voting T-shirts not only pervade her images but also face masks and face shields, clear signifiers of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

“There’s this way that it’s going to be a snapshot of not just who wins in November, but everything that’s so weird [right now],” she says. “I don’t know what’s going to happen honestly, at all. … All I know is that whatever happens in November, there’s still going to be a lot of work to be done.”

But right now, her main focus is voter turnout. By Election Day, she’ll have drawn 700 voter portraits, which she hopes to exhibit in a gallery show in the county one day, and intends to draw and post as many submissions as she can by Nov. 3.

“To me, turnout,” she says, “is the one concrete, unassailable, non-partisan, democratic thing, that will definitely make things better and more fair.”

Her powerful portraits make that point even more poignant.

Direct message and follow Deborah Aschheim @365daysofvoters on Instagram to learn how to participate.

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Send in the (Virtual) Clowns

Santa Monica-based children’s party planner makes Zoom celebrations pop with princesses and superheroes

By Shanee Edwards Having a birthday during the pandemic can be a bummer, especially for children. Sure, drive-by parties with decorated cars and honking horns are an option to help your kiddo feel special, but it’s hard to engage with Grandma from her Buick.

Now, there’s a new way to celebrate that special day that’s actually exciting, fun and meaningful: Santa Monica-based children’s party company Send in the Clowns is offering Zoom parties with your favorite movie and comic book princesses and superheroes.

Send in the Clowns founder Leesa Zelken has run her children’s party business for nearly 30 years, offering characters like “Frozen’s” Elsa or “Toy Story’s” Buzz Lightyear to perform in-person at your children’s party and engage the kids in games, songs and cakeeating. But when all social gatherings ceased in March due to the pandemic, Zelken wasn’t sure her business could stay open.

“My business, knock wood, has

always been on a trajectory of growth and demand thanks to living in Los Angeles where having someone help you plan your child’s birthday party becomes a necessity for parents,” says Zelken. “But on March 17, we had about 50 events on the calendar, big and small, they all unraveled. Every single one.”

As Zelken gave out refunds and called her performers to let them know their gigs were canceled, she had an aha moment.

“It instantly hit me. Not what we can’t do, but what we can do.

We can still put on a costume, we

can create a platform and visit people virtually,” she says.

Like her IRL parties, she prioritized making the process for a virtual party as easy and meaningful for the parents as possible. “The original idea was, let’s make a really clever intake form that parents can sit [with] for a minute, during what was feeling like a frantic and terrifying time, and relish their child’s milestone moment,” she says.

The form helped her to craft loving sentiments for what she calls a Kideo Video,™️ which is a prerecorded, personalized video

from the child’s favorite character.

That morphed into live Zoom parties Zelken calls Zoomabrations™️. These can be virtual parties with friends and grandparents hosted by a character where they play games like freeze dance, Simon Says and hide-and-seek, which are huge hits for younger kids, according to Zelken. They also do magic and puppet shows.

“We can do anywhere from a 15 to 20-minute pop-on visit with just the child and their family, but it can expand to 30, 45 or even a whole hour if we’re doing a classroom visit – we have a lot of those coming up for Halloween.”

Clearly, Send in the Clown’s virtual business is thriving. But for Zelken, it’s about more than turning a profit. She’s not only excited that she’s able to keep her performers employed in a time where acting gigs are few and far between, but also, “We’re bringing families together.

Grandparents still can’t come to see their grandkids if they live far away. The Zoomabration™️

becomes a way for everyone to get together but without the awkwardness.” Zelken describes that moment where everyone is on Zoom and they don’t know what to say or how to keep the energy going.

“The minute we introduce our character, they’re the emcee.

They’re the one creating the fun and Grandma and Grandpa are freeze dancing or doing superhero training,” she says.

Zelken says the response from clients has been overwhelmingly positive. “I can’t put my finger on it why [throwing virtual parties] feels that way so much. I think it’s just feeling the loss of things and being surprised by their [kid’s] resilience, watching their children feel their same birthday joy and everybody can share that together,” she says.

Aww! Proof that everyone needs a celebration now and then.

Zoomabrations™️ start at $85 and are customizable. Visit sendintheclownsla.com to learn more.

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A Look Ahead

Students’ futures are top of mind for LAUSD heading into election day and beyond

By Nick Melvoin Melvoin represents District 4 on the school board of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

What was the witch’s favorite school subject?

Spelling.

Classes at the Los Angeles Unified School District — including spelling — remain virtual for now and as we are doing our best to help our students celebrate Halloween distantly, it’s just a further reminder about what a tough year this has been, particularly for our students, families and school communities. And as the months ahead hold plenty of uncertainty, there is one thing we

know for sure: our school communities need more, not less, to get through this crisis and get back into the classroom safely.

As we continue working tirelessly to keep our kids engaged and learning remotely in an ongoing crisis, we are also advocating for the resources we need to safely bring them back to school as soon as possible.

Especially with the precarious status of additional state and federal support, our kids’ futures are on the ballot this year. No matter how you plan to vote in this election, I hope you will exercise your civic duty and make your voice heard. The November ballot includes various federal, state and local contests — including Proposition 15, the Schools and Communi-

ties First Act, and Measure RR, the local School Upgrades and Safety bond measure. If approved, Prop 15 will generate more revenue for public education statewide by increasing property taxes for large corporations, and Measure RR will provide funds to upgrade, modernize, and replace aging and deteriorating school facilities, update technology, and address inequities in our children’s schools.

Previous bonds have enabled LA Unified to undertake the rapidly progressing campus modernization project at Venice High; expand access to early education by reopening the Kentwood Early Education Center; fund multi-million dollar renovations and campus up-

grades at Marina Del Rey Middle School; complete an outdoor learning space at Marina Early Education Center and fund another coming soon to Westminster EEC; and more.

We were also able to provide learning devices and hotspots to every student when the pandemic shut down schools last March.

Of course, there is no replacement for the in-person instruction our kids need, and more than seven months later, we are busily preparing to safely reopen our campuses for hybrid instruction as soon as we can.

That includes rolling out a free COVID-19 testing program for all students, families, and employees; getting our facilities ready with the resources and equipment we need for a healthy

and safe learning environment; beginning in-person tutoring services and special education assessments for high needs students; opening supervision sites for the children of employees with a goal of expanding to make them safely accessible for more families; offering free flu shots to our school communities; and more.

I’ll keep advocating for the needs of our children at every level of government, and regardless of how you vote, I hope you will join me in exercising your civic duty this Election Day. Your voice matters — make sure it’s heard.

And when we do get students back in school, who will help the little pumpkins cross the road safely? The crossing gourd.

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Meet the Candidates of Santa Monica’s City Council Race Compiled by Christina Campodonico Twenty-one candidates are vying for four, four-year term Santa Monica City Council spots this election season. We reached out to all 21 candidates with a questionnaire asking for biographical info and a response to one of three prompts in 200 words or less: 1) What is the most pressing issue facing Santa Monica, and what would you do to fix it?; 2) Why should Santa Monicans elect or reelect you?; or 3) What differentiates you from the other candidates? The following are responses from eight of 21 candidates who filled out the questionnaire by press time. The choice is yours!

Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem Terry O’Day (Incumbent) Public Offices Held: City Council since 2010, Planning Commission since 2003, Task Force on the Environment Education: BA in Public Policy, Stanford | MBA UCLA Anderson As your Mayor Pro Tem, I am humbled to work with our reliant and innovative community to confront the challenges of 2020, including COVID-19 and the fallout from May 31st.

During this uncertain time, protecting health and safety has been paramount. My training in public policy and business and experience founding successful companies and nonprofits positions me to help rebuild our economy and connect residents to resources. I am doing what I have always done — put people first.

During my term, I protected our partnership with Santa Monica schools – funding playgrounds and classrooms; protected senior

housing programs and services; increased housing; converted Big Blue Bus to zero emission and zero carbon; increased resiliency of our water supply; and opened streets to pedestrians and bikes, including protected bike lanes on Broadway, safe routes to schools, and parking lane dining on Main Street.

This work must continue. I will remain a strong voice for renters’ rights, human-scale neighborhoods, environmental sustainability, reimagining public safety and social and economic justice.

My endorsements include: Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymember Richard Bloom, our firefighters and environmentalists.

More info at terryoday.com to learn more.

Santa Monica City Councilmember Gleam Davis (Incumbent) Profession/Occupation: Attorney Public Offices Held: Santa Monica City Council (2009 present), Santa Monica Planning Commission (2007-2009) Education: Harvard Law School (J.D. 1981) | USC (A.B. 1978) I am running for re-election to continue my work keeping Santa Monica economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable, especially in these difficult times. I am an advocate for social justice, affordable housing, a healthy economy, good paying jobs, and smart, compact growth patterns that allow for more open space while reducing our City’s reliance on automobiles. As a former civil rights attorney, I understand the challenges of rethinking public safety while building upon Santa

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Monica’s recent reductions in crime. I know that we must tackle the lack of affordable housing in our community and ensure that our economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is inclusive and benefits everyone. At the same time, we need to intensify our efforts to reduce the number of persons experiencing homelessness in Santa Monica. I have broad support from local leaders including endorsements from U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, State Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymember Richard Bloom, and Santa Monica Mayor Kevin McKeown. I would appreciate your vote on or before November 3.

More info at gleamdavis2020. com.

Santa Monica City Councilmember Ted Winterer (Incumbent) Public Offices Held: City Council (elected); Planning Commission (appointed); Recreation and Parks Commission (appointed) Education: Dartmouth College, B.A. In March I began to plan for my campaign for re-election to my City Council seat. Then we woke up one day and the earth had shifted beneath us: first the COVID-19 pandemic; the ensuing economic collapse and fiscal crisis; and then civil unrest from the heinous murder of George Floyd. It’s been a difficult seven months for us here in Santa Monica and our challenges will not abate overnight. But we’ve also learned valuable lessons which create an opportunity to make our city more resilient and

equitable and to help our residents and businesses thrive.

To guide us forward I believe we need stable and experienced leadership at the helm.

My priorities are: A) Economic recovery from COVID-19 so we can as soon as possible restore revenues to reinstate jobs, services and programs we have had to cut with great reluctance.

B) Police Department reform while continuing the crime rate reduction of 16% we saw in 2019. C) Continue and enhance our homelessness policies which yielded an 8% reduction in our recent count, as I expect the fallout from the recession will cause even more people in our region to lose their housing.

More info at tedforcouncil.com.

Chip Martin Profession/Occupation: Director of Sales - Villeroy & Boch Education: B.S. BusinessMarketing, State University of New York 1. Rising crime rates and safety. We need to maintain a strong police force. We already have a very small one with only 220 officers for the size of our town. Police reform and refocusing on more community policing as well as adding more NRO’s ( Neighborhood Resource Officers) are important.

2. My successful business background gives me the experience of managing large budgets... and knowing how to lead and work with others.

3. I bring a more moderate and centric viewpoint to a field loaded with an extremely liberal council and candidates.

I’m a fiscal conservative and would stop reckless spending.

More info at chipmartincitycouncil.com.

Santa Monica Arts Commissioner Phil Brock Profession/Occupation: City Commissioner | Businessman | Community Activist Public Offices Held: Chair, Recreation & Parks Commission, Arts Commission, Civic Working Group, SMMUSD District Advisory Committee Chair Education: Santa Monica Schools, SMC, UCLA, LMU Santa Monica is in crisis. We can continue with overdevelopment, a public safety crisis, homelessness unchecked, a perpetually out-of-control city budget and an overpaid city staff OR we can fix it. The incumbents have failed. It’s time to replace them. In effect, we can watch our beachside city continue to deteriorate, or we can declare that we will change direction now.

I believe we have had enough.

It’s time for a change. I will fight FOR you and our city every day.

I’m a second-generation native son and a product of Santa Monica Schools. I have sat or now sit on the boards of several Santa Monica charities, including the Elks, Kiwanis, Salvation Army, Boys and Girls Clubs and Samohi Alumni [Association]. I led the fight to landmark garden and courtyard apartment buildings on San Vicente Boulevard, ensuring rent-controlled housing would continue on that street and fought for two decades to add a playing field for the community and Samohi athletes at 4th and Pico Boulevards.

I have pledged to have zerotolerance for crime, reduce homelessness dramatically via

ArgonautNews.com new policies and enforcing existing laws, audit and restructure our city government, establish firm height limits on our boulevards and streets, reduce our extremely high municipal taxes and fees, fire those responsible for the neglect that led to the events of May 31, and protect rent control. I will respect your neighborhoods and your pocketbooks. I’m an independent voice with a lifetime of experience and will fight for residents every day.

More info at votebrock.org.

Anne-Marie Slack Profession/Occupation: Non-Profit Organization Director Education: Bachelors degree in Film Studies and Business Administration Santa Monicans should elect me because I look at what existing resources we have and try to figure out how they can fill our needs or be modified or repurposed to fill our needs. I identify problems that need immediate attention and implement temporary solutions while implementing changes toward more long term or permanent solutions. I am a fiscally responsible manager and previous business owner. I identify with so many of my fellow residents [about] the challenges that they face on a daily basis. I have been a business owner during an economic crisis, and I know what it is like to give everything you have financially and personally to keep your business open. I am currently a renter but have been a homeowner as well.

Our city’s economic flaws due to bad decisions have been revealed greatly due to Covid-19. The city has been too dependent on tourism and development. It is time to focus on the local businesses and residents because we are the ones that will support and build each other up again. Focusing on saving our businesses, fostering the growth of new businesses, creating jobs, affordable housing and making the city

safer are my top priorities.

More info at voteanneslack. com.

Zoë Muntaner Profession/Occupation: Writer | Chief Compassion Officer, Compassionate Santa Monica | Founder Giving Tuesday Santa Monica | Communications Professional, MOON Media & Communications 1) The unifying theme is also the most pressing problem: Overdevelopment, rising crime and lawlessness, skyrocketing cost of living, overpaid city employees relative to the private sector, these are all symptoms of one very serious problem. Santa Monica city government serves the special interests, not the public interest. Chaos on the streets is a reflection of chaos in our government.

2) Santa Monica needs bold new leadership, not just change.

My opponents are campaigning for change. My mission is to bridge the divide and work together. We need BOLD ideas and execution. It has been said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.

This is the test for Santa Monica voters. I will open the door to all Santa Monica residents that need to be heard because I have no interest in keeping people out of the room. I know how that feels.

I know what exclusion looks, feels, sounds and tastes like. It has not been attractive to position our city with prejudicial values. I promise to bridge the conversations [with] the action that needs to happen. As your next City Councilmember I’m tasked with the obligation to make that happen. Decades of bad policy has taken us to where we are.

The short term and the long term are incongruent. I am the candidate that will restore dignity to ALL residents. We are at a very fragile and delicate moment.

I will lead by listening and understanding residents needs and addressing the mistakes of the past. Denial is not a strategy.

... I know how to manage risk, and decided to run in this election cycle by evaluating the choices I needed to make. I will elevate the conversation in order for everyone to feel empowered.

It’s only in that way that Santa Monica will be in the best position to embark and continue its road to recovery.

3) I’ve been on the receiving end of bad policy and bad politics. I’ve seen how it destroys lives. That experience translates into empathy and compassion, which our leadership currently lacks. For a decade, I’ve denounced the dysfunctional government of our city. I have enlisted a team of experts like Dr. Luis Alberto Fernandez, who will serve with me to REFORM our police department in the right direction.

More info at zoemuntaner.com.

old. As a new citizen, I continue working with all communities to bring us together in a positive way so that we can all move forward. We have a great deal of hard work to accomplish now. I would be honored to have your vote.

Visit smvote.org to learn more about the candidates, local measures and resources for voting locally in the City of Santa Monica.

Local Voting Centers Compiled by Stepan Sarkisian (Before you head to the polls, check lavote.net for up-to-date info on the status of centers, hours and wait times) Westchester Loyola Marymount University – Roski Dining Hall 1 Loyola Marymount University Drive Hours: 10/30 to 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets 7400 W. Manchester Ave. Hours: 10/30 - 11/2: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Marina del Rey/ Del Rey Burton Chace Park – Community Building 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Santa Monica City Councilmember Ana Maria Jara (Incumbent) Profession/Occupation: Administrative Assistant As a 35-year resident of our beautiful city living in the Pico neighborhood, I have worked at Santa Monica College for 25 years, and I have served as Chair on the Commission for Status of Women and the Social Services Commission. Other community services include membership on the Human Relations Council, Familias Latinas Unidas and the City’s Cradle to Career Initiative.

I was appointed to the City Council in January 2019. I have always worked for equity and justice in jobs and economic development. In these challenging times, those priorities are the ‘heart’ of the city’s agenda.

As a renter in a city that is 70% renters, I will work to make certain any policies proposed support this community. I am a strong advocate for affordable housing and am working hard to ensure our city’s zoning can accommodate future affordable housing.

I came to this country from Guatemala when I was 10 years

More info at anamariajara4citycouncil.com.

St. Gerard Majella Church – Parish Hall 4471 Inglewood Blvd., Del Rey Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Franklin Elementary School - Cafeteria 2400 Montana Ave. Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Grant Elementary School - Auditorium 2368 Pearl St. Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Former Fire Station 1 – Apparatus Room 1444 7th St. Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

John Muir Elementary – Multipurpose Room 2526 6th St. Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

West Los Angeles

Will Rogers Learning Community - Cafeteria 2401 14th St. Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Stoner Recreation Center - Gymnasium 1835 Stoner Ave. Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Roosevelt Elementary - Cafeteria 801 Montana Ave. Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Venice

Santa Monica High School - Cafeteria 601 Pico Blvd.

Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

(Note: Due to construction, there is no on-campus parking at Samohi. Use nearby street parking, paying close attention to signage, or the Civic Center structure at Olympic and Fourth. All parking fees apply. The South Gym is near the track in the Pico/Fourth corner of campus.)

Westminster Avenue Elementary School - Auditorium 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Oakwood Recreation Center - Gymnasium 767 California Ave. Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Santa Monica Santa Monica Community College – Corsair Gym 1900 Pico Blvd.

Hours: 10/24 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.,

Culver City Veterans Memorial Complex - Auditorium 4117 Overland Ave. Hours: 10/30 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.,

11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Additional Info: Auditorium West Los Angeles College – Instrumental Room Hall FA 104 9000 Overland Ave. Hours: 10/24 - 11/02: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 11/03: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Local Voting Dropbox Locations Westchester Loyola Village Branch Library 7114 West Manchester Ave., Westchester Playa Vista Playa Vista Branch Library 6400 Playa Vista Drive Marina del Rey Glen Alla Park 4601 Alla Road Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library 4533 Admiralty Way Mar Vista Mar Vista Branch Library 12006 Venice Blvd.

Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library 501 Venice Boulevard Santa Monica Expo/Downtown Santa Monica E Line Station 402 Colorado Ave. Montana Ave. Branch Library 1704 Montana Ave. Culver City Culver City Julian Dixon Library 4975 Overland Ave. Fox Hills Parkette Buckingham Parkway & Hannum Avenue

Visit lavote.net to learn more about dropping off your ballot or voting safely in-person during early voting or Election Day.

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A New Beginning

More Halloween Sweets, Treats & Bites...

Taking over Sunny Spot, Nueva arrives on Venice’s food scene

By Anthony Torrise Since March, restaurants have had to adapt to a new normal in all kinds of ways. Some have even had to close down either temporarily or completely.

Westsider Jared Meisler had plans to open his new restaurant just when the pandemic struck, but after a few extra months of careful planning, Nueva came to fruition on Washington Boulevard in the space formerly occupied by Sunny Spot this August.

The specialty here is Mexican, and since it’s in Venice, you can count on there being as many experimental dishes as there are classics. Chef Vartan Abgaryan of Abbot Kinney’s Yours Truly helms the kitchen.

“I think [experimentation], it’s kind of everything,” says Meisler.

“With Nueva, we wanted to have a lot of good classics, and I think doing classics, well, is very important, but we also just thought putting a twist on it makes it way more interesting.”

For instance, the ceviche and tacos come in a wide variety.

Different bases for the ceviche include seabass, shrimp & octopus, hamachi & uni, or the vegan option with hearts of palm & cucumber. Vegan tacos are also available with roasted squash or falafel. The carne asada, pork belly or chicken tinga will do the trick for those who want meat. If seafood sounds more refreshing, then the Mediterranean octopus or tempura sea bass might be the way to go.

Experimentation doesn’t stop at the food, mind you. Eleven cocktails occupy the menu, with three available for takeout, including the Tepache Mule (mezcal, pineapple tepache, ginger, lime, mineral water, bitters), the Clarified Paloma (blanco tequila, mezcal, clarified grapefruit, agave, mineral water) and a double serving of the Mezcal Negroni (nitro-charged mezcal, Campari, Carpano vermouth and espresso). You can also never go wrong with a good margarita, especially if it’s frozen. Luckily, the menu has seven different frozen margaritas in a range of flavors — from pineapple infused with Aperol to cilantro and Nasturtium (an

Compiled by Anthony Torrise With county health officials recommending Angelenos forego traditional trick-or-treating rituals, this year’s Halloween is going to be anything but normal. But that doesn’t mean being festive has to stop. Restaurants are finding ways to safely celebrate the supernatural holiday many of us have known and loved since childhood. While there have been plenty of tricks this year, you can find spooky good treats at these local spots this Halloween.

Playa Provisions’ spooky good pastries

Chef Vartan Abgaryan has put together a program of classic Mexican and experimental flavors herbaceous flower) infused with Ancho Reyes. A sunny day combined with the lax and colorful patio makes for a perfect environment to lift the mood. It’s worth a visit to try the Reina Picante with habanero and serrano chili — perfect for lovers of spicy things.

Nueva is Meisler’s first venture into Mexican food, but it’s not his first restaurant. He’s been in the business for over 20 years with four other establishments in Silver Lake, West Hollywood, and Venice (including The Little Friend bar next door).

For Meisler, the biggest difference about starting Nueva was opening the restaurant during a pandemic! Since plans had to change and the initial opening was delayed, Nueva’s current layout was designed with COVID in mind. The tables are spaced out and hand sanitizer is all over the place. Safety is taken to another level with an iWave air

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filtration system.

With temperature screenings that happen at the door, “every little thing we do, when it comes to the restaurant, is different than it would have been in early March… everybody is checked,” says Meisler.

To make things even more interesting, Nueva will be having Dia de los Muertos specials on Halloween (Oct. 31) with a new pumpkin taco and appropriately themed cocktails. Spooky sippings include flaming margaritas, a “tequila vampire,” mezcal mummies and zombie cocktails.

The staff will wear costumes, and guests are encouraged to as well!

Reservations are accepted but are not required, as Meisler likes to keep some tables open for diners who arrive on a whim.

Nueva is located at 822 Washington Boulevard, Venice.

Visit nuevavenice.com for hours and more.

Ghoulish Cupcakes, Ouija Board Cookies & More @ Playa Provisions Playa Provisions pastry chef Kristin Feuer has whipped up these festive treats, and they are only available until the end of October. Ghost Cupcakes come with tasty ghost meringue toppers, the Boston “Scream” Pie comes with a topping of dark chocolate ganache and custard filling, and the Trick or Treat Ice Cream is a classic vanilla topped with Kit Kats, peanut butter cups, and M&M’s. The Pumpkin Dream Bar is a fall-themed treat available until the end of November. It’s dipped in white chocolate, so it’s every bit as sweet and savory as it is refreshing.

Apple fritters will also be available but only for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. They are made with fresh apples and are fried to order. To top it off, Feuer is using apple brandy infused caramel to sweeten them up even more!

You can also order up a custom Ouija cookie or cake through the end of October. Pricing varies by design, but it is a fun and supernaturally sweet addition to any occasion!

Playa Provisions is located at 119 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. Call (310) 683-5019 or visit playaprovisions.com.

Cozy Up with Tacos & A Serape Blanket from Lanea Known for their addictive handmade tacos and tempting happy hour specials, Lanea is back at it with a Dia de los Muertos to-go pack that comes with six tacos, two cocktails, chips and pico de gallo. With that comes a Mexican serape blanket, a cazadores candle holder and shot glasses to create your own fiesta at home. You may also want to try a new arrival on the menu: The Beyond Taco with gluten-free corn and Beyond Meat. The tacos are best ordered in large quantities because they’re street-style (i.e. small but delicious), and you’ll want to make sure you have plenty to snack on during your Halloween or Day of the Dead celebration.

Lanea is located at 217 Broadway, Santa Monica. Call (424) 265-7437 or visit gotolanea.com.

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Oct. 29 to Oct. 31 Platform’s Socially-Distanced Celebrations In an attempt to make the celebration process fully drive-through, Platform has created an all-in-one autumn experience in support of Meals on Wheels. Supporters can place online orders to pick up delectable meals, fashionable threads or more timely items, like pumpkins! Visit on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. for a witchy Bianca Halloween High Tea Event or anytime through Halloween from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for some drive-through trick-ortreating and a spooky scavenger hunt!

3920 Landmark St., Culver City; platformdrivethrough.com

Various Times Through Oct. 31 Brentwood Country Mart’s Drive-Up Pumpkin Patch Now through Halloween, Brentwood Country Mart is hosting a drive-up, honor-system pumpkin patch. Pick your pumpkin and pay your dues at 225 26th St., Santa Monica.

Visit facebook.com/brentwoodcountrymart/ for updates.

Downtown Culver City’s Dining and Costume Contest 2020 Restaurants in Downtown Culver City will be rewarding costumed customers with desserts and treats to accompany their meals. If you show up to get this reward for Halloween spirit, make sure to post a picture outside the restaurant with #hipandhistorichalloween and tag @DTCulverCity on Instagram to enter the costume contest. On Facebook, set photo privacy to “public” and tag @DowntownCulverCity. Running from Oct. 30 to Oct. 31, winners will receive gift certificates to local

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As the chaos of the pandemic stretches into the fall, 2020’s Halloween is becoming an individual celebration. With the communal traditions such as trick-or-treating, haunted houses or block parties discouraged this year by county health officials, locals are left with a personal decision on what’s best for their own families. Whether you’re able to attend a socially-distanced ceremony or choosing to stay in, here’s our curated list of spooky (and fun!) options for Westsiders.

A Sugar Skull lights up the Ferris Wheel on the Santa Monica Pier through Nov. 2 spots and recognition on social media. Takeout customers can participate, too!

Visit tinyurl.com/dtculvercityhalloween.

Oct. 31 (Halloween!)

West LA’s Monster Bash 2020 for Meals on Wheels Meals on Wheels West is hosting a live virtual event at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 to raise funds and donations to deliver meals to local families in need. Ideal for families who prefer to stay in, the show will include a live DJ, costume contest, cocktail kits, a celebrity host and a performance

by The Rembrandts. The event will stream on Zoom and Youtube for free, but donations will be accepted at britesiders. com/mowwestmonsterbash.

Follow on Facebook or Instagram @mealsonwheelswest.

Call Ashley McGullum at (310) 392-5133x6 or email ashley@ mealsonwheelswest.org to learn more.

Silicon Beach Social’s Trick or Trash: Halloween Beach Cleanup Silicon Beach Social is hosting an environmentally-friendly costume and cleanup contest at 10 a.m. on Halloween Day. There’s no better way to show off your costume than wearing it to make a difference, so take your chance at the prize for Best Costume or Most Trash Collected at this impactful celebration!

Meet at Playa Provision’s parking lot: 119 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. Follow @siliconbeachsocial on Instagram for updates and more information.

Heal the Bay’s Virtual Halloween Challenges Heal the Bay has two environmentally-themed online chal-

lenges for families who’d prefer to stay at home. The first of the two is a Garbage Monster Trash Art Challenge, where participants can repurpose/recycle materials into meaningful artwork. After seeing the endless possibilities of recycling through this fun activity, families can tune into a reading of “The Garbage Monster” by author Joni Sensel on the Heal the Bay Aquarium’s Facebook channel at 1 p.m. The second challenge is a Sustainable Costume Challenge, where contestants can repurpose materials into costumes and post their creations online to show off what they’ve made! Tag @ santamonicapier and @healthebayaquarium with #healthebayhalloween on social media so the world can “sea” your creepy creations!

Visit https://healthebay.org/ halloween-at-home.

The ADM’s Trunk or Treat, Hearse and Spooky Car Cruise The Automobile Driving Museum of El Segundo is hosting a festive Halloween event on Oct. 31! Dress your car up for a Trunk or Treat vehicle costume contest or check out the other contestants’ souped-up rides for a free event that also features a costume contest for kids. Show up from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. if you don’t want to miss the food trucks and vendors.

610 Lairport St, El Segundo; automobiledrivingmuseum.org/ event/trunk-or-treat-2020/ Marina Martial Arts Trick or Treat Event Marina Martial Arts is providing a safe, drive-up Trick or Treat experience that gives kids candy and the chance to show their costumes off in public. To share the Halloween spirit,

instructors will also be in costume and gloved up to hand out candy. Arrive between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to take advantage of this free event, and don’t forget to stay six feet apart!

13203 West Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 8216768; marinamartialarts.net

Nov. 2 SPARC’s Dia de los Muertos Virtual Celebration and Ritual Venice’s Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) invites the community to contribute to a virtual altar to be unveiled at 6 p.m. on Nov. 2, along with a collection of images and altars created by UCLA students under the guidance of artist/lecturer Martha Ramirez-Oropeza from past Day of the Dead celebrations. Ramirez-Oropeza will lead a traditional invocation ritual in Nahuatl and Spanish during the virtual event.

Contribute an image of a loved one whose memory you’d like to honor at sparcinla.org/ altar2020.

Register for the virtual event at sparcinla.org/ddlm2020.

Through Nov. 2 Catrinas, Ghosts & Sugar Skulls Downtown Santa Monica The Santa Monica Pier Corporation and Downtown Santa Monica Inc. present a series of 14-foot tall sculptures by artist Ricardo Soltero inspired by Day of the Dead traditions and folklore around Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade and the worldfamous Santa Monica Pier from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. The art show honors Día de los Muertos through the symbol of La Catrina, a colorfully decorated skeleton, once a form of Mexican social satire, that is now synonymous with the holiday. For more information, follow @DTSantaMonica on social or visit downtownsm.com or santamonicapier.org Pacific Park will also display a 90-foot tall, high-flying ghost and sugar skull on its worldfamous Ferris wheel along with a not-too-scary smiling vampire, grinning jack-o-lantern and more for Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos through Nov. 2.

Visit pacpark.com/live for live broadcasts of the displays.

Anytime Santa Monica Pier’s Secret Story Tour Discover the pier’s secrets through an interactive app-based virtual tour developed by the Pier. This fun, informational app available in the Apple App Store or Google Play offers puzzles and secrets that unfold to reveal the pier’s 111-year history. Upon completion, you can post your favorite images and memories with #PierSecretStoryTour.

Visit santamonicapier.org/ secret-story-tour.

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CALIFORNIA DREAM “Picture yourself in a SoCal paradise so quiet you can hear your own heartbeat,” says agent Stephanie Younger.

“That beat grows louder as you enter the welcoming foyer of this family-friendly floor plan which truly has it all, even the Foscarini chandelier. The spacious kitchen features prep sink, Caesarstone counters, and breakfast bar designed to please every chef. Enjoy conversations held by the fire in the formal living room or sit down for family dinners in the adjacent dining area. Separate family room and main level bedroom complete the lower level. A dramatic staircase with industrial railings leads to the upper three bedrooms, each with California closets and en-suite baths.

Master suite is incomparable, featuring spa-like bath with heated floors, private deck, glass shower and soaking tub.

The lower level garage can function as office, media, or fitness room. The lush landscaping is worthy of a magazine feature with its outdoor kitchen, artificial turf, and private putting green.”

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THE ARGONAUT REAL ESTATE Q&A

Proposition 19 shakes up past property tax laws

The November 2020 election is right around the corner and a measure which could impact real estate is up for grabs on the ballot. Agents and brokers need to know the ins and outs of Proposition 19 (Prop 19) and learn how it could impact them moving forward.

the tax value is reset to match the sale price. It benefits wealthy property owners disproportionately and places the greatest tax burden on new homebuyers and current renters, those typically least financially able to bear it.

What exactly is Prop 19?

Prop 19 would impact California homebuyers (and their heirs) in two big ways:

Editor’s Note – The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) is one of the sponsors behind this measure. The trade association has long supported legislation that boosts tax incentives for senior homeowners to move them into new homes. Prop 19 is C.A.R.’s second shot at Prop 5, an initiative California voters rejected in 2018 which would have had the same effect.

• it would eliminate provisions which allow parents to transfer ownership of a home to their children without tax consequences; and • expand rules allowing California residents age 55 or older to transfer the tax value of their home when they purchase a new one.

In short, Prop 19 would let more homeowners take their already steep tax breaks with them anywhere in the state when they sell their home, even if they’re upsizing. And they would be allowed do this back-to-back-to-back.

Why is Prop 19 on the ballot now?

Similar propositions, such as Prop 5 in 2018, have been on the ballot before and failed.

Prop 19 is aimed at changing the inequities stemming from Proposition 13 (Prop 13).

Prop 13 caps property taxes at 1% of the purchase price with annual increases of no more than 2%. When property is sold,

How would Prop 19 affect tax assessment transfers?

Prop 19 would add and extend certain rights under a measure previously passed in 1986.

Proposition 60 (Prop 60) allows property owners age 55 or older one chance to purchase a cheaper home in the same county and transfer the tax value of their former home to their new home.

More specifically, Prop 19 would further extend rights under the previous measure by: • allowing moves anywhere in the state, meaning homeowners would be able to keep their lower property tax bill when moving to another home;

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• allowing the purchase of a more expensive home which would increase property taxes, but to an amount lower than what other homebuyers would be taxed; and

would be adjusted each year at a rate equal to the change in the California House Price Index.

The reason this provision is part of the measure is because past investigations, including • increasing the number of times a homeowner a report by the Los Angeles Times, have can use these special rules from one to found 64% of inherited homes were second three. residences. The resulting tax break deprived schools, cities and county governments of The measure would apply to persons over 55 nearly $300 million in taxes. years old and those with severe disabilities.

Disaster victims would still be allowed only one The two provisions in Prop 19 would further transfer. exacerbate California’s housing crunch. It heightens hurdles for first-time homebuyers No more free inherited properties who will face older, tax-advantaged buyers in In California, parents and grandparents may an already tight housing market. transfer primary residential properties to their children or grandchildren without the property’s While Prop 19 would boost home sales volume in the short run, it would create more problems tax assessment resetting to the market value. than it solves in the long run. Prop 19 only Prop 19 would end the parent-to-child and serves to further entrench Prop 13’s inequities. grandparent-to-grandchild exemption in cases where the child or grandchild does not use the inherited property as their primary residence, but instead uses it as a rental property or THIS WEEK’S QUESTION WAS ANSWERED BY second home.

When the inherited property is used as the main residence and is sold for $1 million more than the property’s taxable value, an upward adjustment in assessed value would occur.

Starting February 16, 2023, the taxable value of an inherited principal residential property

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ways to better access the Central Terminal Area (CTA) and new facilities while reducing congestion. Airfield Improvements (North Airfield): Airfield safety and operational management would be enhanced with the westerly extension of Taxiway D and relocation and reconfiguration of runway exits from the northernmost runway. New DEADLINE: Terminal Facilities: ConMonday at 11am for Thursdays course 0 would be a new easterly extension of TerminCALL ANN: al 1. Terminal 9 would be a 626-584-8747 or new passenger terminal located southeast of the SepulEMAIL: veda Boulevard/Century ann@argonautnews.com Boulevard intersection. Taxiways in both the north and south airfields would be modified to provide aircraft acLien Sales cess to Concourse 0 and Terminal 9. Roadway Improvements: New arrival and Notice of Self Storage Sale departure roadways would Please take notice US Storimprove access to and from age Centers - Marina Del the CTA and would provide Rey located at 12700 Bradaccess to the new Terminal 9 dock Dr., Los Angeles, CA facility. Access to Terminal 9 90066 intends to hold an would be provided by a new auction to sell the goods station on the approved LAX stored by the following tenAutomated People Mover ants at the storage facility.

(APM) line with a pedestrian The sale will occur as an onconnection to Terminal 9. line auction via www.storOther landside improveagetreasures.com on ments associated with Ter11/19/2020 at 10:00AM. Unminal 9 include a pedestrian less stated otherwise the decorridor between Terminals 8 scription of the contents are and 9 that would bridge household goods and furacross Sepulveda Boulevard, nishings. Ignacio Guzman; and a parking facility.

Alexander Ray Fuatavai. All VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETproperty is being stored at ING: In keeping with Mayor the above self-storage facilGarcetti’s Safer L.A. order, a ity. This sale may be withvirtual public meeting will be drawn at any time without noheld on Tuesday, December tice. Certain terms and condi1, 2020, from 5:30 p.m. to tions apply. See manager for 7:30 p.m. PST. Register for details. the meeting on LAWA’s webPUBLISHED: The Argonaut site after November 10, 2020 Newspaper 10/29/20, 11/5/20 at www.lawa.org/ATMP. No decisions on the Project will be made at the virtual meetLegal Notices ing. There will be a question and answer portion, bu t questions raised in the meetAttention Santa Monica ing will not be considered to Windjammers Yacht be official comments on the Club Locker Draft EIR. Official comments #21 Occupants: on the Draft EIR must be Please contact us regard- submitted in writing as deing your locker debt im- scribed under “Public Remediately. Your account view and Comments.”

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SUBJECT: Notice of AvailabPUBLIC REVIEW AND ility (NOA) of a Draft EnvironCOMMENTS: The Draft Enmental Impact Report (EIR) vironmental Impact Report and Notice of a Virtual Public will be available beginning Meeting and Virtual Open October 29, 2020 and can be House viewed online at PROJECT TITLE: Los http://www.lawa.org/ATMP Angeles International Airport under “Documents.” Notice of (LAX) Airfield and Terminal the document will be posted Modernization Project with the Los Angeles County PROJECT LOCATION: The Registrar-Recorder/County project site is located within Clerk. Comments on the docthe northern and eastern porument must be received by tions of LAX, south of December 14, 2020 by 5:00 Westchester Parkway, west p.m. (PST). Comments can of Aviation Boulevard, generbe submitted using the comally north of W. 108th Street, ment button on and east of Pershing Drive. http://www.lawa.org/ATMP or PROJECT DESCRIPTION: mailing to: Evelyn Quintanilla, LAWA proposes to impleLos Angeles World Airports, ment the LAX Airfield and P.O. Box 92216, Los Terminal Modernization Angeles, CA 90009-2216.

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Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20SMCP00333 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of WILLIAM FITZGERALD MORGAN, LILY FITZGERALD MORGAN, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: WILLIAM F I T Z G E R A L D M O R G A N, LILY FITZGERALD MORGAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) William FitzGerald Morgan to William FitzGerald b.) Lily FitzGerald Morgan to Lily FitzGerald 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: 12/11/20. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K Room: A-203.

The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401-West District.

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: September 28, 2020.

Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 10/22/20, 10/29/20, 11/5/20, 11/12/20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20GDCP00332 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of M A R I S U Z A N N E FLORENCE and HAROLD CORD NUOFFER, guardians ad litum for KATHARINE FLORENCE NUOFFER, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: MARI SUZANNE FLORENCE and HAROLD CORD NUOFFER II filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Katharine Florence Nuoffer to Katharine Rosa Florence 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

cludes 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: 12/17/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: E. The address of the court is Glendale Courthouse, 600 East 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: October 20, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court.

PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 10/29/20, 11/5/20, 11/12/20, 11/19/20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20SMCP00292 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of ALINA SHRAYBMAN, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: ALINA SHRAYBMAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Alina Shraybman to Alina Shraybman-Volken 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: 10/30/20. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K . The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401-Santa Monica Courthouse- West District. 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: August 28, 2020. Hon. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper, 10/22/20, 10/29/20, 11/5/20, 11/12/20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20TRCP00247 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of MISHA URSULA FARMAS, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Misha Ursula Farmas filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

Misha Ursula Farmas to Misha Ursula Farmas 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

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: 12/11/20. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: B. The address of the court is 825 Maple Avenue Torrance, CA 90503-Torrance 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 filed: October 23, 2020. Gary Y. Tanaka, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 10/29/20, 11/5/20, 11/12/20, 11/19/20

Bulk Sales NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell personal property, household items, business goods and boxes of unknown content identified by Occupant name below, to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions, section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on Thursday, November 05, 2020 at 1:00PM on the premises where said property has been stored known as Stor-It Self Storage and located at 4068 Del Rey Avenue, Marina Del Rey, Ca. 90292, County of Los Angeles, State of California, the following: JUAN LOPEZ JUSTIN COZART JEFF FAEBER FRED WATSON THOMAS MITCHELL KAREN MCCLAIN SERGEY KAPUSTIN KAREN MCCLAIN NATILIE JACKSON NICOLE MORRISON HENRY POPE CLAUDIA GUTIERREZ BRIAN ALLAIRE DANA FREEDMAN BRIAN ALLAIRE MARY JANE HOWROYD SHARON W. KLEBAN KAREN MCCLAIN SAM GILBERT ZUBEVI KHALFANI RICH BECKER MONIQUE MCFADDIN DAN MAPES CHRISTOPHER TERRY BRIAN ALLAIRE FERELLO CROKER BRIAN ALLAIRE SHARON W. KLEBAN ROHAN POWELL SHARON W. KLEBAN DAN MAPES ROBERT CARRASCO SAM PATRASH PETER BERGMANN MISS ARVINDER VIRK Purchases must be paid for at time of purchase in cash only. All purchased items are sold as is, where is and must be removed at the time of sale.

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where is and must be removed at the time of sale.

The sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between Owner and the obligated party.

AUCTIONEER: David Hester Auctioneer & Associates, California Auction Bond #70759390 PUBLISHED: The Argonaut Newspaper 10/22/20, 10/29/20

Fic. Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020145665 Type of Filing: Amended. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ARTOON GALLERY. 578 Washington Blvd., Suite 753 Marina del Rey, CA 90292.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Money Mike Dot Com, LLC, 578 Washington Blvd., Suite 753 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: 04/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ James Chappel. TITLE: Member, Corp or LLC Name: Money Mike Dot Com, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: September 23, 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.

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