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A report nearly 15 years in the making, the final environmental analysis for the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project released Dec. 20 favors an ambitious reconfiguration of the state ecological reserve in Playa del Rey. The leading option would remove nearly two miles of concrete levees along Ballona Creek to create a more naturally curving channel connected to the marsh plain, with lower ground elevation north of the creek to allow for coastal flooding of a saltwater marsh area. It also calls for new trails and bike paths, public parking and other visitor serving educational features.

Each of these elements remains controversial among local wetlands advocates, however.

Advocates say the roughly $180-million project would reverse ecological damage caused by dumping the sediment dredged to create Marina del Rey, flood control efficiency and the thriving of invasive species due to urbanization and neglect.

Opponents say bringing heavy construction equipment into the wetlands will destroy the fragile and still valuable ecosystem that has emerged in Ballona’s current state.

“We will not let our wildlife — the

The state’s preferred Ballona restoration plan would naturalize the flow of Ballona Creek alongside lower-elevation tidal wetlands animals that rely on this land — be left by state restoration critic Marcia Hanscom homeless or captured in crates so that of the Ballona Institute. bulldozers can come in and ruin their wild While the removal of concrete levees is and precious habitat. This wholesale not yet a done deal, state officials are destruction of ecologically fragile habitats seeing it as the environmentally superior cannot continue under the false flag of plan among a pair of smaller-scope ‘restoration,’” reads a statement by Gina Di alternatives or doing nothing at all, Teodoro Bryant of Earthrace Conservation, according to Jordan Traverso of the among a coalition of advocates organized California Department of Fish and

Wildlife, which is the lead agency for the restoration effort.

“Any preference would be pre-decisional. We will take a step back from several years of EIR preparation to consider the environmental analysis from the perspective of a decision-maker. After considering the final EIR and other information in its administrative record, Fish and Wildlife will make a decision concerning restoration,” Traverso wrote in an email.

The Bay Foundation, which has been assisting Fish and Wildlife with scientific studies in the wetlands, is in favor of the proposal to remove the creek’s levees.

“I’m very excited about the opportunity to connect the creek to the ecological reserve. Right now it has been confined outside the channel and the wetlands can benefit from those life-giving waters,” said Tom Ford, executive director of The Bay Foundation.

Before any new work could begin the state must first obtain permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is conducting its own environmental analysis of the project, as well as the California Coastal Commission and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board.

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A heavy plume of thick, dark smoke rose above Marina del Rey Harbor last Friday when a 35-foot power boat caught fire while docked at Burton Chace Park.

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Greens on Tuesday and they were back open by Thursday, so we hit them again. The difficult part is that they lease the space from a landlord. The bureau is currently sending letters to landlords who may be unaware that their tenants are conducting illegal cannabis activity.”

Cannabis Control agents arrested eight people during a raid of Grace Medical (2340 Centinela Ave., near Pico

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Democratic presidential debate put the eyes of the world on LMU, though local issues took a back seat

The seven Democratic frontrunners greet the crowd in LMU’s Gersten Pavilion at the start of Thursday’s presidential debate

By Kellie Chudzinski and Joe Piasecki Six million television viewers and eight million others on livestreaming devices tuned in last Thursday to watch the seven Democratic frontrunners attack Donald Trump — and at times each other — during an animated presidential primary debate hosted by PBS NewsHour and Politico at Loyola Marymount University’s Gersten Pavilion arena.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, entrepreneur Andrew Yang and businessman Tom Steyer sparred for three hours on a range of overlapping topics that included impeachment, health care, education and student debt, foreign policy, the economy, racial equity, immigration, climate change and campaign financing.

The most-discussed moments of the evening included a pair of attacks on Buttigieg, thought to be gaining momentum among Midwestern voters ahead of the Feb. 3 caucuses in Iowa.

Warren accused Buttigieg of “selling” his time to moneyed interests at a private Napa Valley “wine cave” fundraiser,

saying “Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the United States.” Buttigieg shot back by calling Warren out for transferring big-money fundraiser proceeds from her Senate race to her presidential campaign coffers, admonishing that “This is the problem with issuing purity tests you cannot yourself pass.”

Klobuchar, eager to speak throughout the night, needled Buttigieg for previously criticizing his opponents’ Washington experience with a poke in the eye about his failed campaigns for higher office. He countered that winning reelection by a landslide “as a gay dude in Mike Pence’s Indiana” was no small feat.

When things got heated, “everyone got excited and I got into it,” said Venice High School sophomore Isaac Ng, who attended a PBS NewsHour watch party on campus for local students.

Biden, who is leading in the polls, kept himself out of the fray of personal attacks except to spar with Sanders that the former VP’s plan to add a public option to Obamacare was more feasible than the Vermont senator’s promise of Medicare for all.

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Yang spoke more than in previous debates and earned applause for bringing broader economic context to a question about being the only non-white candidate on stage, and Steyer repeatedly emphasized his commitment to making climate change the White House’s top priority.

To have the eyes of the world witness a healthy debate on the LMU campus was “an incredible honor,” said Provost Thomas Poon.

LOCAL ISSUES TAKE A BACK SEAT Next door at LMU’s Burns Recreation Center, hundreds of reporters stationed across two floors watched the action on television screens while awaiting the opportunity to grill candidates in the spin room after closing statements. But the first interview subjects to arrive were California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who fielded questions mostly about what candidates hadn’t discussed on stage.

What else did voters in California, the state with the largest share of primary delegates, need to hear?

“Homeless issues, obviously, weren’t brought up. Housing issues, which are becoming a bigger concern across the

country. Affordability defined writ large, not just on the issue of housing,” Newsom told The Argonaut. “We talked about [affordability] in terms of education. We talked about it tangentially around childcare. But we didn’t get into, I think, fundamentally some of the deeper issues — particularly, again, the cost of living, notably housing, and the issue we’re dealing with in California disproportionate to any other state in America, and that’s the issue of homelessness.”

Housing and homelessness “was absolutely missing” from the debate, Garcetti lamented. “There are people dying literally on the streets of the city while we’re having this debate, and we’re not talking about it. That’s the only thing I was disappointed in tonight. … [Homelessness] is in red and blue states and cities. It is a crisis in which we need a champion.”

Garcetti , who also lamented the absence of minority candidates —particularly Latino voices — said he had requested that debate moderators include a question about housing policy in homelessness and has discussed the issue privately with most of the Democratic presidential candidates.

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Bernie Sanders poses with staff of Ayara Thai Not just “a numbers guy,” entrepreneur Elizabeth Warren winks to a supporter before sitting Cuisine in Westchester, where he dined after the Andrew Yang gave empathetic answers down with CNN in the spin room debate to policy questions “I’m calling on all of them to at least on La Tijera Boulevard in support of “We’re millions of housing units short, very substantive and I think I excel when double Section 8 [rental assistance] fast-food workers’ rights to unionize. but we’re going to have to build this that happens.” vouchers in our country. Right now it’s a Sanders, who was staying in town for country in a climate-smart way. If we Touting electability as a strong point of one out of eight chance in L.A. of getting Saturday’s massive campaign rally with allow real estate developers to determine her campaign, she pointed to a poll that one when you qualify, unlike food stamps Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Venice how we build the United States of found her beating Trump in her home which is 10 out of 10,” Garcetti continBeach, opted for a quiet dinner at America, we will just sprawl until we state of Minnesota (which Clinton ued. “Probably the biggest thing we can immigrant family-owned Ayara Thai have no open space left. Obviously that carried by a thin 1.4% margin in 2016) do to combat poverty in this country is to Cuisine in Westchester. (Owner and chef can’t work,” Steyer said. “We’re going by 17 points. have a [national] housing policy.”

Vanda Asapahu said Sanders ordered pad to have to use federal money and “I think what’s been left out of this Venice High School junior Julia Thai and tom yum, a coconut-based soup oomph to make sure we build climatediscussion, it’s not just about who gives Escobar, editor in chief of school paper with lemongrass, lime and chili.) smart communities.” the best 30-second answers or gives the The Oarsman, noted during a post-debate The remaining candidates participated most flowery speeches,” she said. “What panel hosted by Univision that the debate on a CNN panel, but Warren and ButtiKLOBUCHAR SPEAKS UP should matter is who can win and who has also failed to address gun violence — a gieg only gave additional interviews to Several news outlets were quick to name the experience to get the job done. … I top priority among students growing up networks while Klobuchar, Yang and Klobuchar the night’s victor for strong am the one who actually put forward a in an era of mass shootings at schools Steyer headed into the scrum. answers on immigration, the new 100-day plan with 137 things that you can and public events.

Most of the questions directed to Steyer USMCA trade deal and her sparing match do with our Congress.” dealt with his early advocacy for imwith Buttigieg. She attributed her good An early post-debate poll by FiveThirIN THE CHAOS OF THE SPIN peachment, while he asserted himself as night to having just over 19 minutes of tyEight and Ipsos found the candidates’ ROOM the only candidate making climate speaking time, second only to Sanders positions largely unchanged, though voter When the first of the candidates entered change his top priority. at LMU and nearly double that of “favorability” ratings dipped for both the media center, the crush of bodies and He told The Argonaut that climate November’s debate.

Buttigieg and Warren but increased for TV news cameras was so deep it was change and housing police are interre“The obvious reason: I got to talk. This Klobuchar and Yang. hard to see who was being mobbed. lated and that a Steyer administration gave me the ability to go back and forth Frontrunners Biden and Sanders were Kennedi Hewitt also contributed to this would facilitate increased housing on a lot of different issues,” said Klobuno-shows. Prior to the debate, Biden story. density and public transit connectivity char, polling at about 4% before the spoke at a rally outside the McDonald’s in urban areas. debate. “And second, this debate was DECEMBER 26, 2019 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 9

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cornel West, Tim Robbins and Mike Bonin draw contrasts among Democrats to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders at massive Venice campaign rally

By Joe Piasecki You didn’t have to feel the Bern to be awed by the sheer number of people who turned out Saturday for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ post-debate presidential campaign rally on Venice Beach — more than 14,000 packed onto the boardwalk a block behind the Venice Sign, according to a fire marshal’s estimate.

The energy felt more like a rock concert than a political speaking engagement, with firebrand New York progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and surprise appearances by public intellectual Cornel West and actor Tim Robbins (a Venice local) whipping up the crowd to make the case for not just a political campaign, but an expansive new progressive agenda in American politics.

And if 78-year-old Sanders is the architect of that movement, 30-year-old Ocasio-Cortez — greeted with chants of “AOC! AOC!” — is taking the reins as its spokeswoman.

“One of the things that makes this campaign different is that we know we can’t go back to the way things were before. Because the way things were before is how we got to where we are now,” she said, attempting to draw a line in the sand between Sanders’ progressive credentials and those of his opponents.

Exploiting the viral moment of

Thursday’s presidential debate at Loyola Marymount University — Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s “wine cave” attack on South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Buttigieg’s rebuttal admonishing late-in-the-game “purity tests” excluding wealthy campaign donors — Ocasio-Cortez took a swing at them both on Sanders’ behalf.

“For anyone who accuses us of instituting purity tests, it’s called having values. It’s called giving a damn,” she said. “We cannot go back to a world where the rich are put first and working people are put last in Washington. … If we’re measuring success with stock prices and not wages, we have a problem.”

(Notably, when interrupted by a heckler near the podium, she responded: “It is fascism, what we have, what we’re evolving into.”)

West, who introduced OcasioCortez, used his time to argue a moral imperative for shifting federal policies from emphasizing economic and military might to the well-being of its citizens — an agenda, he said, built on love.

“Justice is what love looks like in public,” said West. “That’s why we’re here in solidarity. At the level of our humanity. And we don’t see a lot of hate, but we know a milk toast neoliberal liberal politician when we see

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Discussion of housing affordability and homelessness was notably absent from the Democratic debate, and Sanders appears to be capitalizing on these issues. Prior to the rally, Sanders met with local activists inside the nearby Hotel Erwin to announce that he would sign on to the Housing Guarantee pledge to support universal rent control, increase public housing investments and commit to eradicating homelessness.

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Voter Suppression’s Under-Reported Targets: The Disabled

By Gary Walker

About 36 hours before the fanfare of the Democratic presidential debates, Loyola Marymount University’s new Playa Vista Campus hosted a panel of elections experts digging into concerns about voter suppression ahead of the 2020 Presidential Election.

Voter suppression tactics such as gerrymandering and voter ID laws are known to target low-income, minority and young voters, but one of the leading populations of concern — and one that gets little press coverage — is people with disabilities.

People with some sort of disability accounted for 19% of likely voters in an October 2018 poll by the Coelho Center at Loyola Law School. More likely voters with disabilities identified as Republicans (45%) than Democrats (39%), but were more likely to vote Democratic on a generic congressional ballot. They were also more likely to be low-income renters and more likely to push for congressional action on issues related to Social Security, Medicare and overall health care policy.

On election day in 2016, an analysis by the Government Accountability Office found that almost two-thirds of 137 inspected polling places that had at least one impediment to disabled voters, including steep wheelchair ramps and voting booths that were not wheelchair accessible.

State officials in Georgia have invoked the Americans with Disabilities Act to close down polling places in majority AfricanAmerican neighborhoods deemed not compliant with ADA regulations, said former CNN anchor Carol Costello, who hosted the university’s “Breaking Barriers to Voting: An Ongoing Advocacy” panel. News reporting halted plans for those closures.

“Clearly the intent was not only to disenfranchise disabled voters but also African-American voters who lived in and around that area,” said Kathay Feng, national redistricting director for the advocacy group Common Cause.

Loyola Law School Dean Michael Waterstone said the right to vote is “preservative” of all other rights, civil and political, “but the reality is we still have challenges.”

In California, elections officials review state databases to confirm the residency and attempt to contact voters who have not participated in several election cycles before considering removal from voter registration lists.

“My framework was always to allow any eligible voter to register easily, allow registered voters an easy way to cast a ballot, and we want to have all votes counted as they are cast,” said former California Secretary of State Debra Bowen.

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GHOUL, INTERRUPTED A good friend’s mom just died. Out of nowhere he told me that his mom never liked me very much. Frankly, the feeling was mutual, but I of course never said anything. While I don’t want to start a fight or anything, I’m bothered that he told me this. How should I let him know?

— Irritated When somebody talks trash about you, it’s natural to want to respond. Unfortunately, sending this woman a “we need to talk” text will require a mediator with a Ouija board.

It does seem pretty rotten that your friend suddenly let his mom’s opinions of you off-leash. However, consider that keeping a secret — having information of interest to another person that you need to keep barricaded in a closet in your head — is mentally and even physically stressful. Research increasingly finds that the body and mind are co-workers. (Action leads to emotion and emotion to action.) In secret-keeping, holding back information causes psychological tension, which brings on physical tension — which can make keeping the secret both figuratively and literally a pain in the neck.

Research on secrecy by psychologist Michael Slepian suggests that it isn’t concealing information but having a goal of concealing information that

stresses us out. Unlike many other goals (the kind you can complete and check off on your to-do list) the goal to keep a secret has no endpoint. This turns keeping a secret into a sort of zombie goal, a goal that won’t die — or, in researcher terms, “an outstanding intention.” This makes it more accessible in memory to the point where the mind tends to wander to it. And this mental reflux has some psychological costs: “The frequency of mind-wandering to secrets predicts lower well-being,” explains the Slepian team. “Thus, what seems to be harmful about secrecy is not having to conceal a secret but having to live with it and having it return to one’s thoughts.”

Other research, exploring willpower, finds that stress and “aversive” (feelbad) emotions like sadness diminish our ability for self-control. So, your friend, under the emotional stress of grieving his mom, maybe lacked the energy he normally had to keep his mom’s feelings stowed in the, uh, overhead compartment. Obviously, you’d prefer to un-know this info. However, if this guy generally isn’t unkind or insensitive, you might want to let this go — especially considering the advantage you have over a lady who’s now living on somebody’s mantel: “I will come find you and reduce you to ash! Oh. Wait.”

KEEPIN’ IT REVEALED I’m a 32-year-old woman, dating again after a five-year relationship.

I’ve got some issues I’m working on.

(I can get a little needy.) I’m getting all kinds of advice, from “be you!” to “play hard to get!” I guess acting unavailable works, but shouldn’t somebody like me for me, not because I’m out of reach?

— Sincere At fancy supermarkets, they try to sell you smoked salmon with a tiny sample on a cracker; they don’t slap you across the face with a giant fish: “LOVE MEEEEEE!” In dating there’s being a bit scarce, and there’s being somebody else.

Scarce is good when you’re getting to know a person, leaving them wanting more as opposed to less. Somebody else? Not so good.

What does it mean to “be yourself”? It basically means not being emotionally manicured, being “authentic.” Clinical psychologist Lawrence Josephs and his colleagues explain romantic “authenticity” as a willingness to risk being emotionally vulnerable and a companion unwillingness to “act deceitfully” even when being honest comes with some costs. They, not surprisingly, find that being authentic in these ways leads to

“better relational outcomes.”

If you aren’t yourself, somebody might be attracted to your fake front and then be bummed out and not really into you when it eventually falls off. Additionally, the researchers’ findings “suggest that individuals engaging in ‘being yourself’ dating behavior are generally preferred as dating partners over more gameplaying individuals.” In fact, they find that men who are authentic seem to have a “special antipathy” toward “more game-playing” women.

But let’s say there are some things about you that are authentically not so great. Like, say you’re “a little needy.” You can tell somebody you tend to be needy. That’s kind of brave and may lead somebody to admire your honesty.

Of course, you should also get cracking on becoming more secure. (You might also tell a potential partner that you’re working on it, which emotionally healthy partners are likely to respect and admire.)

The important thing is doing what it takes to not act all needypants, like by using diversionary tactics —say, by repeatedly texting your BFF when you’re dying to text some new guy. Her phone goes off in a meeting. Her boss: “Why does some woman keep sending you pix of her boobs?”

GOT A PROBLEM? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave, Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. ©2019, 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 and visit blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon.

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Stories of Diaspora An exhibit of young artists from L.A. and Mexico speaks to the immigrant experience

By Christina Campodonico

Oaxaca and Los Angeles are 2,000 miles apart, but stories of migration have made these cities inseparable. That’s the idea behind the Annenberg Community Beach House’s “Memories of Diaspora: Narratives of Los Angeles” exhibit, which places artwork by first-generation Los Angeles artists alongside works created in Oaxaca.

Participating local artists are affiliated with Art Division, a nonprofit based in the Rampart District that offers visual arts programming to young adults

who’ve aged out of youth-serving art programs. The exhibit sprang out of Art Division’s ongoing collaborations and exchanges with artists in Oaxaca. Art Division hosts artists from Oaxaca to teach workshops and sends students to teach or take classes in Oaxaca as well, which creates “a rapport between the artist and the students,” explains Art Division Assistant Director Dagmar Brown.

A recent Art Division trip found more Oaxacan artists tackling immigration in their work — particularly “that trip from Oaxaca all

the way to the border,” says Brown. “At least one member of their family will make that trip in their lifetime.”

Immigration is also a common theme among Art Division students.

“They may not have done that trip,” says Brown, “but maybe their parents have crossed the border in the past. There’s a memory of immigration, of crossing from one place to the next.”

In “Memories of Diaspora,” for example, one print depicts a truck piled high with mattresses, suggesting a life on the move.

Another shows a little girl blowing Monarch butterflies into the air as if they were kisses. A skeleton, holding a flower to its mouth as if it were a telephone receiver, takes them in as if they were sounds waves traversing great distances.

The monarchs are a fitting symbol for migration, too, as portions of the species make the long trek between the U.S. and Mexico

each year.

“Memories of Diaspora: Narratives of Los Angeles” remains on view through Jan. 5 at the Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. Call (310) 4584904 or visit annenbergbeachhouse.com for gallery hours.

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Parties of the Decade Keep it local to ring in 2020 with this Westside New Year’s Eve Guide

By Sara Harmatz Goodbye, 2019. Hello, 2020.

The future is now. We may not have flying cars yet, but a Lyft or an Uber will do fine for an evening of celebration close to home. As always, reservations are usually required and always recommended.

Marina del Rey New Year’s Eve Fireworks + Glow Party @ Burton Chace Park This free public event offers lots of activities to entertain the kids before the fireworks go off over the harbor at 9 p.m. and midnight, including a dance party under luminescent lights, face painting, bubbles, a photo booth and a variety of food trucks. Live broadcasts of the Times Square ball drop happen twice: at 8:59 and 11:59 p.m., each followed by 10-minute pyrotechnic displays, meaning the little ones don’t have to stay up too late and exhausted parents can get some well-deserved shuteye — or head out on the town for more New Year’s Eve fun! 13650 Mindanao Way. Free, but $8 to park. visitmarinadelrey.com New Year’s Eve @ Whiskey Red’s Whiskey Red’s enormous waterfront patio is the perfect place to view the fireworks over the harbor. Sample hors d’oeuvres before indulging in a three-course dinner, featuring seafood and hearty American favorites. The first seating is at 5 p.m., the second is at 8:30 p.m.

13813 Fiji Way. $95 to $115.

(310) 823-4522; whiskeyredsnye2019.eventbrite.com

NYE Midnight on the Marina @ SALT Restaurant + Bar Head to SALT for seasonally inspired California cuisine and ring in the New Year with mouthwatering uni bucatini, lightly smoked oysters with champagne mignonette and oyster caviar or poached langoustines. Deejays will keep the joint jumping all night long. Choose between the bottomless bubbly or open bar ticket packages and watch the fireworks light up the night sky. Reserve your table between 5 and 10 p.m. $40 gets you into the party with a champagne toast at midnight, and $120 gets you four hours of open bar. 13534 Bali Way. $40 to $120. (310) 301-1000; marinadelreyhotel.com New Year’s Eve @ Cast & Plow This waterfront restaurant in the divine Ritz-Carlton offers two dinner menus with fabulous views of both fireworks shows over the harbor. First up is a four-course prix fixe meal offered between 5 and 8 p.m.; the second option is a fivecourse prix fixe dinner offered between 9:30 p.m. and midnight.

Reserve a cozy fireplace table ($100) or other outdoor table ($50). 4375 Admiralty Way. $120 to $145. (310) 574-4333.

New Year’s Eve @ Cafe del Rey Bring your honey to this romantic waterfront eatery and lounge for a very special five-course dinner served from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Once you’re finished eating, head on over to the dance floor for music by DJ MAX from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30

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a.m. Watch the fireworks from a huge windowed wall. 4451 Admiralty Way. $119. (310) 823-6395; cafedelreymarina.com New Year’s Eve @ Beachside Sip on carefully crafted holiday cocktails and savor a menu of oysters, grilled artichoke salad and prime rib with lobster. Save room for dessert and treat yourself to whiskey-spiked chocolate cake topped with peanut brittle, cherry ice cream and black pepper anglaise. Live music happens on the patio from 6 to 10 p.m. Reservations are strongly recommended. 4175 Admiralty Way. (310) 439-3033; jamaicabayinn.com NYE Party @ Brennan’s Pub Fuel up and feast with an unlimited buffet from 8 to 11 p.m. and hit the open bar until midnight. Watch the ball drop live while sipping on complimentary champagne. 4089 Lincoln Blvd. $100+. (424) 443-5119. brennansla.com New Year’s Eve Yacht Party For an amazing 360-degree view of the harbor’s fireworks, embark on this four-hour cruise aboard the elegant luxury party yacht Fantasia One. The evening is complete with dancing, buffet appetizer

stations, plenty of boozy selections and, of course, party favors. Board at 9 p.m.

13509 Fiji Way, Dock 52. $156.97. (714) 485-6545; nyeyachtparties.com Balloon Drop @ Tony P’s Dockside Grill Arrive after 9 p.m. and the table is yours until 2020. Dance to the wee hours in the tavern with live entertainment and celebrate with a midnight balloon drop and a champagne toast. 4445 Admiralty Way. $20 cover for those skipping dinner.

(310) 823-4534; tonyps.com The Del Reys Rocking NYE @ The Warehouse Break out those dancing shoes and rock in the New Year with the hottest beats at this historic restaurant. The party starts at 9:30 p.m. 4499 Admiralty Way. $20 cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Playa Vista NYE Tiki Bar Celebration @ Runway No babysitter, no problem.

Take advantage of three hours of childcare from Brella and a bottle of bubbles to celebrate the New Year with the East Coast (9 p.m. Pacific) at chef Brooke Williamson’s holiday pop-up in

Runway at Playa Vista. This Polynesian-themed party features a festive collection of tiki cocktails. 12751 Millennium Drive, Suite B125. $125, plus $95 for each additional sibling. holidaypartypopup.com Culver City & Del Rey Ring in the Roaring Twenties @ Culver Hotel Have a roaring good time and slip on your fringe, feathers and sequins to revel in the glamour of old to ring in this marvelous new decade. Enjoy a welcome drink at 9:30 p.m. and an open bar from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. Dance it out to a live band and watch a spectacular balloon drop when the clock declares the New Year. 9400 Culver Blvd. $125+. (310) 558-9400; theculverhotel.com Mariachi New Year’s @ Casa Sanchez There’s no classier way to celebrate the New Year than with dinner and a show, and nothing quite compares to live mariachi. Reserve dinner seatings between 9 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. to catch live music by Mariachi Voces de Mexico de Raul Sanchez and the Yari Moré Latin Band. 4500 S. Centinela Ave. $75 to $100. (310) 3979999; casa-sanchez.com

mules, savory pierogi that taste like your grandma made them and celebratory dancing out on Solidarity’s spacious covered back patio or inside the restaurant’s secret and cozy speakeasy. The party starts at 9 p.m.

1414 Lincoln Blvd. No cover.

(310) 393-8831; solidarityla.com

Venice Rock & Roll Formal @ Hotel Erwin Start your celebration at noon on Venice Beach’s only rooftop bar. The bar closes at 4 p.m. but reopens at 5 p.m., carrying on until 1 a.m. Deejays will be supplying rockin’ beats from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Snag a table for 3.5 hours for $60 per person and get fun party favors with a champagne toast at midnight. 1697 Pacific Ave. $20+. (310) 452-1111; hotelerwin.com NYE Intention Setting Ceremony Leave all those negative vibes in 2019 and set positive intentions while drinking tea with Noah Levine at Against the Stream Meditation Center. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m., but make sure to arrive early to get a seat. 2516 Lincoln Blvd. $30 donation suggested. againstthestream.com New Year’s Eve Dance Party @ The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy Choose from two floors of party-pleasing tunes at the oldest bar in Venice. Starting at 9:30 p.m., DJ Anthony Valadez spins the records in the Del Monte while Vinyl Don jams out upstairs in The Townhouse.

52 Windward Ave. $40.

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rooftop celebration welcomes the New Year in style, starting at 5 p.m. with a delectable five-course dinner. The dinner package includes a complimentary bottle of champagne and a fancy cocktail reception until the countdown to midnight.

1301 Ocean Ave. $125+. (310) 394-2791; facebook.com/ ShangriLaHotel BYS New Year’s Eve Kirtan & Bhakti Yoga Celebration For those interested in a chill and alcohol-free night, head to this yoga studio from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. and cross the sacred threshold of time with a special midnight meditation. 207 Arizona Ave. $30 via paypal.com. facebook.com/ bhaktiyogashalasantamonica Santa Monica New Year’s Eve Pub Crawl If a fancy three-course meal isn’t to your liking, head straight to the booze and crawl your way into 2020. Check in at Circle Bar (2926 Main St.) or Barney’s Beanery (1351 Third St.) between 6 and 10 p.m. (The later you arrive, the fewer specials you might get.) Find a safe way home or to the free after party at Senator Jones.

2926 Main St. or 1351 Third St. $45. (323) 604-6030; Search “Santa Monica New Year’s Eve Pub Crawl” at eventbrite.com.

Santa Monica 2020 New Year’s Eve Jazz Party @ Ingo’s Tasty Diner Give your taste buds a treat and enjoy a farm-to-table three-course meal with clean yet incredibly flavorful cocktails in this sleek diner, and toast to the New Year with a fancy bottle. 1213 Wilshire Blvd. $100. (310) 395-4646; ingostastydiner.com

Roaring Twenty New Year’s Eve @ Buffalo Club Dig out your fanciest outfit from the back of the closet and celebrate a new age of the Roaring Twenties while dancing it out to the sounds of Grayson Repp. The premium open bar is open from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

1530 Olympic Blvd. $125+.

Search “Roaring Twenties - A New Year’s Eve Affair” at eventbrite.com.

New Year’s Eve 2020 @ Hotel Shangri La This iconic indoor-outdoor

Welcome 2020 @ Solidarity Ring in the New Year Polishstyle with gingery Moscow

Crawl Til the Ball Falls @ West End Kickstart the night at this nightclub, then hit the town for discounted drinks. The bar crawl map and list of specials is released 24 hours in advance.

1301 5th St. $15. (646) 781-7359; feverup.com Green Room Jungle Boogie @ Nameless Boogie on down to the club in your disco attire at 9 p.m. for some jungle flair featuring a bomb “ball-dropping” lineup.

2810 Main St. $34+. restlessnights.com 2020 New Year’s Eve @ The Misfit For those focused on a great meal, take an eclectic culinary journey through a special menu that includes fresh seafood and caviar with tableside libations, including traditional la fée verte (that’s “The Green Fairy,” or absinthe, in French). DJ Kaotic spins vintage vinyl all night long. 225 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 656-9800; themisfitbar.com El Segundo NYE @ Brewport Tap House Sample 60 self-pour taps and enjoy a surf-and-turf buffet as well as a plentiful champagne station, a toast and balloon drop at midnight. $75 gets you 75 ounces. Local band Single Track supplies the musical grooves starting at 8 p.m. Those less inclined to imbibe (as well as designated drivers) can purchase a $50 ticket including just the buffet and entertainment. 204 Main St. $50 to $75. (310) 648-8972; brewporttaphouse.com NYE @ R6 Speakeasy Look for the red light and head back in time to the 1920s with a vintage extravaganza and costume contest at this local brewery, distillery and craft cocktail bar. Get your toes tapping to tunes from White Chocolate Martini with tantalizing burlesque entertainment from the Dollface Dames. Fill up with all-you-can-eat meat and vegetarian tacos. 909 E. El Segundo Blvd. $100. r6nye.eventbrite.com DECEMBER 26, 2019 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 15

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CONTEMPORARY HOME WITH VIEWS “State-of-the-art systems offer an unparalleled living experience in this architectural home,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “A clever floor plan maximizes views to the massive lot and creates a comfortable flow, perfect for entertaining. The contemporary cabinetry with LED up-lighting, Caesarstone counters, and stainless appliances make the kitchen a design showpiece. Zeroedge corner windows provide a striking focal point and natural light to the kitchen and dining areas. Bathe in surround sound throughout the home, or host game nights in the elevated tech loft which doubles as a bonus space, convertible to a fourth bedroom. Experience stunning mountain views through floor-to-ceiling windows in the master bedroom, boasting a walk-out terrace. Two additional bedrooms are well-appointed sanctuaries, each with an en-suite bath and walk-in closet. A three-car garage, massive lot, and a prime location in View Park make this smart home an intelligent purchase.”

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When asked to name our favorite restaurant, cafe, or shop, we almost always cite a unique local business (look at the results in any “Best of” poll as proof). We embrace the idea of distinctive businesses with local character, but often forget their survival depends on our patronage. It is easy for us to get so consumed by efficiency that we forget how much of our lives we spend eating out, shopping, and doing other business. We owe it to ourselves to consider the quality of our experience, and ask if we benefit when we choose a community-based business.

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“Enjoy luxury living in this decorator-perfect, remodeled residence,” says agent Denise Fast. “Bordered by a wildlife sanctuary with walking paths, this home is steps to beaches and harbor. This sun-drenched, designer inspired home has an open floor plan, great for entertaining. The first floor features a wood-burning fireplace, gleaming wood floors and transom windows. Sunlight filters through mature trees into the gourmet kitchen and breakfast area. The terrace is perfect for sipping your morning coffee.”

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“State-of-the-art systems offer an unparalleled living experience in this architectural home,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “A clever floor plan maximizes views and creates a comfortable flow. Zero-edge corner windows provide a striking focal point for the kitchen and dining areas. Bathe in surround sound throughout the home, or host game nights in the elevated tech loft. Experience mountain views through floor-to-ceiling windows in the master bedroom. A three-car garage and massive lot finish this home.”

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MARINA CITY CONDO

“This is a one-of-a-kind, three-bed condo that has been transformed into a very large one-bedroom suite,” says agent Eileen McCarthy. “The spacious kitchen boasts a large island, custom cabinets, recessed lighting, and stainless-steel appliances. Open and large, the extra spacious living room with floor-to-ceiling windows leads to a patio overlooking the Marina and ocean. Perfect for entertaining, the master bedroom has a walk in closet, and upgraded bathrooms.

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“Extensively renovated, this two-bed, two-and-a-half-bath, Villa Velletri town-home boasts an excellent poolside location,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “Upgrades include white oak wood floors, new appliances, LED lighting, and a Nest thermostat. The first floor offers a vaulted living room with sliding glass doors that open to a private ipe-wood patio, and an updated kitchen with a breakfast bar. The upstairs showcases the master suite and second bedroom, both of which have en-suite baths.”

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“This is a modern live/work space located in the sophisticated Princeton Lofts,” says agent Charles Lederman. “This exceptional loft offers the ideal, quiet setting with incredible architecture to match. The open-concept living space leads to a highly renovated kitchen. The luxurious bathroom includes a separate tub, subway-tiled shower, dual vanity, marble counters and floating cabinets. Currently used as a testkitchen, this space has infinite possibilities for use.”

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NEW LAW REQUIRES CITIES TO INCENTIVIZE ADUs With California’s housing shortage at a crisis level in 2019, legislators are coming up with new and creative ways to bolster inventory.

Beginning in 2020, local governments will be required to incentivize and promote accessory dwelling units (ADUs) for very low-, low- and moderate-income households.

Also known as casitas or granny flats, ADUs are secondary housing units located on a single family residential (SFR) lot. The ADUs incentivized under the new law will need to be available at a rent equal to 30% of the income available to each of these income classes.

Just how local governments will incentivize ADUs is largely up to individual agencies.

But given that upfront costs for construction, permitting and planning are often unsurmountable obstacles for homeowners, any financial incentive is beneficial.

These incentives need to be included in a local government’s housing element, which is the identification and analysis of an area’s housing needs, goals, finances and objectives for the development of more housing.

This change, enacted by AB 671, also requires California’s Department of Housing and Community Development to create and post a list on its website of state grants and financial incentives for: operation, administration expenses related to planning and construction.

ADUs: a (small) part of the puzzle California is second-to-last in the nation for the number of housing units per resident.

As high-tier housing is more profitable to builders than low-tier housing, the shortage is concentrated in low-tier housing. In fact, California is short 1.4 million affordable rental housing units, according to the California Housing Partnership.

The solution to California’s housing crisis is ultimately more housing. How to get more housing is what legislators have attempted to address in recent years with an array of new affordable housing laws.

Incentivizing homeowners to build and rent ADUs to low-income households is one approach favored by legislators. It can essentially double the number of units available on a single SFR lot, but in practice the result is limited.

Realistically, the ADU potential is for a few thousand more units a year, at best. For example, in San Diego, 213 ADU permits were issued during 2018. The much greater potential for more building is in multi-family units, which numbered 5,700 in San Diego during 2018.

More construction is needed of all residential types everywhere in California. AB 671 is a positive step toward increasing affordable ADUs, but the impact will be limited. New legislation needs to focus on requiring local governments to re-zone for denser housing

near jobs and amenities. Changing zoning to allow for the construction of more multifamily properties in city centers will bring rents and prices down and stimulate housing market growth.

Change the law — amend zoning laws to promote multi-family construction Our proposal: Reform zoning regulations to allow for more mixed-use and multifamily housing developments.

Why: California is home to 12% of the U.S. population but only 10% of the U.S. housing stock, according to the U.S. Census.

Though the disparity seems relatively small, it translates to hundreds of thousands of missing units needed to meet demand from homeowners and renters.

Strict zoning regulations that limit the amount and type of construction are a significant hindrance to resolving this housing shortage. In California, zoning restrictions result in: • reduced construction, especially residential; • failure to meet high demand for housing; • inflated prices of new and resale homes; • an unstable housing market as home prices rise and incomes are unable to support the housing needs of a growing population.

Allowing for more residential construction will help meet excess demand and organically keep rents from escalating beyond the reach of long-term

neighborhood residents. Additionally, more residents moving to the area is a boon to local businesses, local tax revenues and commercial startups.

The solution to the inventory shortage is progressive zoning reform to pave the way for increased construction. Zoning amendments need to include: • higher density and height parameters to allow for larger multi-unit properties; • more residential zones in urban areas; and • expansion of mixed-use zoning to promote residential development in close proximity to commercial and retail properties.

Changing zoning ordinances to allow for the construction of high-rise residential properties in city centers will bring both rents and prices down. These changes will further facilitate economic growth as residents are able to live where they work, and gain access to a wide array of services and amenities.

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santamonica.harvelles.com Dreidels & Drinks, 8 to 11 p.m. Celebrate the holiday of lights and miracles with a viewing of the humorous Latke-Hamantash debate, a delicious wine and cheese tasting and, of course, the lighting of the menorah. The Marina Shul - Beit Menachem, 2532 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $25; $36 per couple. marinashul.com

Sunday, Dec. 29 Fisherman’s Village Concert: Chazzy Green The Funky Sax Man, 1 p.m. The internationally acclaimed musician, composer and producer captivates music lovers of all ages. Catch a free outdoor concert at Fisherman’s

Dive into the chilly Pacific at the Annenberg Community Beach House’s Polar Bear Plunge! SEE SATURDAY, DEC. 28.

Thursday, Dec. 26 Watkins Music Live, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dance to soulful house music and feel the pure energy among the band. Harvelle’s Nightclub, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. santamonica. harvelles.com James Brown: Holiday Edition, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. DJ Jedi kicks off the weekend by spinning beats performed and inspired by the Godfather of Soul. The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Friday, Dec. 27 Rusty’s Rhythm Club New Year’s Dance, 8 p.m. to midnight. Dress up like it’s the ’20s and dance to live music featuring the Ladd McIntosh Swing Orchestra. Rusty’s Rhythm Club, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa

del Rey. $30; $25 advance. rustyfrank.com Vardan Ovsepian Quartet, 8 and 9:30 p.m. shows. Catch one of the most original pianist/ composers in L.A. performing live with Michael Mayo (voice), Karl McCommas-Reichl (bass) and Christian Euman (drums).

Sam First, 6171 W Century Blvd., Westchester. $20. (424) 800-2006; samfirstbar.com

Saturday, Dec. 28 Third Annual Polar Bear Swim, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Take a plunge in the frigid ocean water before warming up in the Annenberg Beach House’s heated pool and playing games with Pat the polar bear. Donate items such as socks, toothbrushes and toothpaste to support the West Coast Care project. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa

Monica. $4 to $10. apm. activecommunities.com Fisherman’s Village Concert: JB and the BC Riders, 1 p.m.

The foot stomping, high-octane rockabilly band performs at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. Katalyst at Townhouse, 8 to 10 p.m. This cutting-edge contemporary jazz band experiments, creates and improvises every week at The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. townhousevenice.com Spicy for the Holidays, 8 to 10 p.m. Hot comedy warms up the night at ArtBarLA, 12017 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. $10. eventbrite.com Young Dubliners at Harvelle’s, 8 to 11 p.m. The Celtic rock band performs an intimate show at Harvelle’s Nightclub, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $20.

Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. Paint & Sip: “Morning Majesty,” 2 to 5 p.m. Express your creative side while sipping on wine and following step-bystep instructions on how to recreate this winter in the woods painting. Hotel MdR, 13480 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. $45. eventbrite.com Los Pinguos Live, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Latin band celebrates its 20th anniversary of music at The Victorian, 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. No cover. facebook.com/lospinguos

Monday, Dec. 30 “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The Aero The-

The NBA G League’s South Bay Lakers light up the court on New Year’s Eve. SEE TUESDAY, DEC. 31.

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“Disposable Necessities” @ The Electric Lodge Rogue Machine resident playwright Neil McGowan imagines a future where aging and death have become obsolete thanks to “Module,” a process of downloading the digitized soul into a new host body. The process is something only the very wealthy can afford, however. If you are rich enough, you can be anyone you desire. With wit and humor, McGowan looks at greed beyond the grave as well as the summative value of life – and death.

Shows at 7 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 29) and 8 p.m. Monday (Dec. 30) this weekend, with additional perfor-

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mances at 5 or 8 p.m. Saturdays, 7 p.m.

Sundays and 8 p.m. some Mondays through Feb. 3. 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. $25 to $35, or $10 on Dec. 30. roguemachinetheatre.net “We Should Hang Out Sometime” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Wondering why he can’t find love, onelegged comedian, motivational speaker, Paralympian and author Josh Sundquist tracks down every girl he’s tried to date since middle school, asks what went wrong, and shares the pseudo-scientific results with his audience in this hilarious one-man show.

One show only: 8 p.m. Friday (Dec. 27). 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20.

joshsundquist.com “The Annual One-Time-Only New Year’s Eve Musical Revue” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Start off the night with a buffet supper, then it’s on with the show as Actors’ Repertory Theatre stages an entertaining and family-friendly RudieDeCarlo musical revue featuring prizes, sing-a-longs, dancing in the aisles, humor and other delights culled from five decades of beloved Santa Monica Playhouse productions.

Shows are at 6 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 31). 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $29 to $69. santamonicaplayhouse.com

LOS ANGELES TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLE “UP ABOVE” By DAVID ALFRED BYWATERS

Celtic rockers The Young Dubliners headline Harvelle’s. SEE SATURDAY, DEC. 28

atre screens this romance about a young artist commissioned to create a portrait of a reluctant bride-to-be who refuses to sit for a painting. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $15; $13 for members. fandango.com

Tuesday, Dec. 31 (See page 14 for New Year’s Eve Party Listings) Sportball Class and South Bay Lakers Game, 4 to 9 p.m. Kids 12 and under can play on the Lakers’ practice court during a Sportball class from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m., then watch the South Bay Lakers take on the Texas Legends in a hotly contested NBA G League game. UCLA Health Training Center, 2275 E. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo. $20+. (310) 386.6069; southbay@sportball.us

Wednesday, Jan. 1 60th Annual Penguin Club Swim, 11 a.m. Plunge into the Pacific with a fun 50-yard or 500-yard swim. Venice Beach. $10 donation; $15 for a commemorative T-shirt. scaq@swim.net Fisherman’s Village Concert: Friends, 1 p.m. The funk R&B band gives a free New Year’s Day concert at at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. PHOTO BY HEINRICH KLAFFS

Celebrate the music and legacy of James Brown with DJ Jedi. SEE THURSDAY, DEC. 26.

“Les Miserables” Free Screening, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Inspired by the 2005 riots across France, French filmmaker Ladj Ly tells a tale of crime and community following a trio of police officers whose unorthodox tactics bring them into conflict with local youth. A discussion with the filmmaker follows. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. Free with RSVP to eventbrite.com.

Thursday, Jan. 2 “Parasite” Screening, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

This Golden Globe-nominated film follows a young man who tutors English to the daughter of a wealthy family, prompting a deadly showdown as class warfare meets black comedy. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $15; $13 for members. fandango.com

Museums & Galleries “Awareness,” through Jan. 4. This group exhibition features photography by Allan Gill, Janna Ireland, Laura Parker, Ni Rong, Bill Sosin and Robert von Sternberg that explores various environments, from the hidden interior structures of plants to the strange and watery world of urban scenery. dnj Gallery, 3015 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-3551; dnjgallery.net “Memories of Diaspora: Immigration Narratives of Los Angeles,” through Jan. 5. Curated by nonprofit organization Art Division, this exhibit celebrates the theme “Shared Memory,” conveying the personal struggle, hopes and dreams of the immigrant experience through iconic images of Los Angeles and symbols of the promise of a new life. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8350; annenbergbeachhouse.com

ACROSS 1 Cozy 5 Dublin-based air conditioner company 10 Fontaine filler 13 Red and blue 19 Sulk 20 Seriously flirt with 21 Matterhorn or Jungfrau 22 Mozart works 23 Informally formal entry announcement 24 Mozart works for 22-Across 26 “Friends” friend 27 “Friday I’m in Love” group 29 Google __ 30 Rival of J.H. and W.K. Kellogg 32 From bottom __ 33 Hiker’s path 35 Hall with Oates 36 Clear (of) 39 Ambulance worker, briefly 40 Fromage hue 42 Unhappily unaccompanied 44 Holder of rays 46 Modernist’s prefix 47 Google __ 49 Staff helper 50 Big finish 51 Intend 53 Bad sort whose second syllable is often dropped 55 Hart part 56 Incisively sarcastic 59 Intl. supporter of the arts 60 Metric wts.

61 “__ luego” 62 Enticed 64 Like some ancient Icelandic works 66 Strike caller 69 Bigeye or yellowfin 70 Appliance alert 72 Times and

Herald, in NYC 74 21-year-old currency 75 Taro dish 76 U.S. org. chaired by the president 77 Aerosol targets 79 Eurasian range 81 Surveying partner of Dixon 83 Area __ 84 They may abut peninsulas 86 “Kim” author 88 Scold 91 Loses it 93 Incursion 94 Calendar listings 95 Search 96 Name after Paul or before Peter 98 Chicken source ... and product 101 Often perpendicular measure 102 Get to 104 Hindu princess 105 Conquistador’s treasure 106 Significant period 107 The “Iliad” and the “Odyssey” 109 Like some cookies 111 Impish 113 Submit a new invoice to 115 No longer fooled by 116 Render nonfunctional 118 “Absolutely!”

120 Mutton dish 123 Rightmost menu, often 124 Chicken choice 125 CO rank 126 Northeast express train 127 One in the headlights?

128 1994 Grammy Lifetime Achievement awardee

129 Way in 130 Grandmas 131 “In that case ... ”

aphorisms 57 Sighed lines 58 Jazz singer Laine 63 Unwanted piano DOWN key noise?

1 In love 2 Off somewhere 65 Gloaming 3 Like many 66 Niacin and characters in protein, say?

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67 Tidal influence 4 Insurance giant 68 Send a text to 5 Son of Odin 71 Borders 6 Rosie, notably 7 Consumed 73 Span. title 8 Marilyn’s birth 78 Prominent noses name 80 Nile serpents 9 Involve 82 Muhammad with 10 Rabbit __ gloves 11 Pub order 12 Fashion house 83 Tirade employee?

85 Horne or Headey 13 “Row on row” 87 Golfer’s choice blower in a 88 Old historian of classic poem older Britain 14 Belt firms?

15 Flying Clouds, 89 One or more e.g. times 16 Like some court 90 Witty exchange motions 92 Hibernia 17 Workplace with 97 South African tests 18 Salem-to-Boise liberator dir.

99 Ornamental front 25 Some online ends forum posts?

100 Surrendered 28 Like an amateur status enthusiastic shrubbery 102 Feel sick salesperson?

103 Revolutionary 31 Twisted Hale 34 Bible book 35 Emulate Columbo 108 Michelangelo masterpiece 37 Many a map dot 38 Garment worker 110 Puccini 41 Social activist masterpiece Guinier 112 “Well, __-dah!”

43 Good name for a 114 Part of Q.E.D. Swedish soccer 115 Unctuous goalie?

45 Picnic invaders 117 “As __ saying ... ” 48 Time piece 118 Entrepreneur50 Muslim mendicant helping org.

52 Ga. winter hours 119 Bruins legend 54 People 121 Shad spawn 56 Sleuth Charlie 122 Half a score known for

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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ERIC MICHAEL LANE AKA ERIC M. LANE AKA ERIC LANE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BRIANNA MICHELE AMIGO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BRIANNA MICHELE AMIGO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/21/20 at 8:30AM in Dept. 4 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of REENA GUPTA AWAI, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Reena Gupta Awai filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Reena Gupta Awai to Reena Awai Gupta 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: 01/24/2020.

Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. 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: December 13, 2019. Lawerence H. Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 12/19/19, 12/26/19, 01/02/20, 01/09/20

NOTICE OF HEARINGDECENDENT'S ESTATE OR TRUST Case Number: 19STPB02611 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles In the Matter of: The Leila Sackett Britton 1994 Trust, Trust This notice is required by law. This notice does not require you to appear in court, but you may attend the hearing if you wish.

1. NOTICE is given that: Wayland Jeremiah Radin and Amadea Kendra Britton, Petitioners, has filed: VERIFIED PETITION FOR ORDER FOR: 1. BREACH OF TRUST; 2. REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE; 3. IMPOSING CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST; 4. SURCHARGE OF TRUSTEE; 5. DAMAGES; and 6. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS (Probate Code Section 850(a)(3)(A) and (B)) ****The Petition described above seeks an imposition of a construction trust over the following: Real Property located at 24600 Via Dolce, #2-219, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, with APN: 4295-012094 YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE AN ANSWER TO THE PETITION. 2. You may refer to the filed documents for more information .

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The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 1:00 pm 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: NAME: NESHA MONEY

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Notice of 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.

DOROTHY A WASHINGTON YOLANDA DENISE WASHINGTON MARKETTA DENISE SMITH BRIAN ALLAIRE PETER BERGMANN KENNETH STALLWORTH YUICHI YONEYAMA BRIAN ALLAIRE CLAUDIA GUTIERREZ LLOYD BYERS TRACY D CAIL ISAIAH BOBALEK DONNA RABIN KATHY PERRONE DOROTHY A WASHINGTON HENRY POPE KAREN MCCLAIN JUAN LOPEZ MAYRA ARUCA 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. The sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between Owner and the obligated party.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019300467 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE POP UP AT HOTEL WILSHIRE. 6317 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048, 1516 S. Bundy Dr., Ste. 300 Los Angeles, CA 90025.

The undersigned will sell at public COUNTY: Los Angeles. REsale by competitive bidding on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 1:00 GISTERED OWNER(S) Balpm on the premises where said Legal Notices boa Hospitality LLC, 1516 S. property has been stored known Bundy Dr., Ste. 300 Los as Stor-It Self Storage and locAngeles, CA 90025. State of ated at 4068 Del Rey Avenue, Incorporation or LLC: CaliforMarina Del LP, Rey, a Ca. 90292, MORLIN ASSET MANAGEMENT, Delaware Limited Partnership as nia. THIS BUSINESS IS County of Los Angeles, State of Agent for the JOINT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, anCONDUCTED unincorporated California, the following: BY a Limited association, will receive qualifications packages from contractors Liability Company. wishing The regisNAME: trant commenced to transact to become pre-qualified for an available bidding opportunity at Los Angeles business under the fictitious NESHA Union Station. It is the intent of MONEY this Joint Management Council to select a business name or names lisfirm that will provide construction services at Los Angeles Union StationI deat ted above on: 11/2019.

DOROTHY A WASHINGTON clarefor thatprequalification all information in the best overall value. In order to be fully considered YOLANDA DENISE this statement is true and and subsequent bidding opportunities, please proceed to the RFIQ WASHINGTON correct. /s/ Michael Orwitz. questionnaire at: https://forms.gle/nqxFRoewToFDEwgk7.

Completed TITLE: Managing Member, MARKETTA DENISE SMITH forms are due on or before close of business byCorp January 27, 2020. or LLC Name: Balboa This stateBRIAN ALLAIRE Submissions received after 5:00 pm on January 27, Hospitality 2020 will LLC. be rejected. ment was filed with the LA PETER BERGMANN County Clerk on: November 15, 2019. NOTICE – in acKENNETH STALLWORTH cordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious YUICHI YONEYAMA Name statement generally BRIAN ALLAIRE the end of five MORLIN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP, a Delaware expires LimitedatPartnership as from the date on which Agent for the JOINT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, anyears unincorporated CLAUDIA GUTIERREZ it was filed in the office of the association, will receive qualifications packages from contractors wishing county clerk, except, as BYERS to become pre-qualified forLLOYD an available bidding opportunity atsubdivision Los Angeles (b) of provided in Section 17920,towhere it exTRACY CAIL Joint Management Union Station. It is the intent ofDthis Council select a pires 40 days after any Union Station at firm that will provide construction services at Los Angeles ISAIAH BOBALEK change in the facts set forth the best overall value. In order to be fully considered prequalification in thefor statement pursuant to DONNA RABIN Section other than a and subsequent bidding opportunities, please proceed to17913 the RFIQ change in the residence adKATHY PERRONE questionnaire at: https://forms.gle/WMpCxq9wPXFrrQZDA. Completed dress of a registered owner. forms are due on or before close of business by January 27, 2020.

DOROTHY A WASHINGTON a new Fictitious Business Submissions received after 5:00 pm on January 27, Name 2020 will be statement must be HENRY POPE filed before the expiration. rejected.

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TITLE: Managing Member, Corp or LLC Name: Balboa Hospitality LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: November 15, 2019. 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.

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TITLE: Managing Member, Corp or LLC Name: Clove Textiles, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: November 18, 2019. 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.

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