By Laura ColemanIt’s been 76 years since

burlesque dancer Rose La Rosecame onstage at the BurbankTheatre in downtown L.A. toOklahoma’s famous tune TheSurrey With The Fringe On Topwhile Fred Paulos played hissaxophone in the pit – but it’sone memory that still remainsvivid for this week’s BeverlyHills Elder.

Fred had just started thejob at the club at 5th and Main– his first gig since becoming aunion musician – when thiswoman came in for a rehearsal

wearing a babooshka and ped-al pushers...definitely notmuch of a looker.

“She sees me, I’m all of 14years old, and she winks!” Fredrecounted. “I think, that broadhas a lot of nerve! What doesshe think I am?”

She was Rose La Rose fromNew York and when she came

out to perform a tune from thenew Rodgers and Hammer-stein musical that was all therage at the strip clubs and

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8-week-old Alicia leads thisweek’s adoptable pets,courtesy of Freshpet. 4

Beverly Hills resident WillFoley took his copy of TheCourier to the highestmountain in Malaysia. 5

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Get Your Fill At Beverly Hills Piesta This Sunday!

LADIES OF THEBLUE CARPET —Jaime Pressly,Maggie Gyllenhaaland Tracee EllisRoss pose on theBlue Carpet duringthe 5th annualCritics ChoiceTelevision Awards2015 at TheBeverly Hilton.

For more photos,see GeorgeChristy’s column onpage 6.

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES — The Courier congratulates the Beverly Hills High class of 2015. Thisyear’s BHHS graduates donned their caps and gowns last Friday for their graduation on the front lawn ofthe high school. Photo by Steven Fazekas

Beverly Hills Elder: FredPaulos, 90, Musician & RealEstate MogulPart 38 in a series on Beverly Hills residents whohave grown with the Centennial City

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Municipal League, SouthwestHOA Join Metro Legal FightBy Laura Coleman

Reports refuting the foundationfor the Metropolitan TransportationAuthority’s plan to put a subwaytunnel under Beverly Hills HighSchool continue to pile up quickerthan an L.A. fender-bender.

Last Thursday, the SouthwestBeverly Hills Homeowners Associ-ation and the Beverly Hills Munic-ipal League joined the legal fightagainst Metro’s plan by filing ajoint Amicus Brief to the CaliforniaCourt of Appeal in support of theBeverly Hills Unified School Dis-trict’s lawsuit to require Metro to

redo its Final Environmental Im-pact Report (FEIR) before movingthe Century City subway station offof Santa Monica Boulevard andunder the City’s high school intoConstellation Boulevard. The briefcited 11 studies that have dis-proved Metro’s primary rationalethat earthquake faults made it nec-essary to route the subway to Con-stellation, where it will stop inJMB’s proposed City Center.

In fact, there are more than 20such reports according to Green-berg Glusker attorney Fred Fenster,

(see ‘METRO’ page 19)

MEGAMANSION — A view of 901 Strada Vecchia from the hills of Bel-Air.Photo by Maureen Levinson

LADBS Smacks Down 901 StradaVecchia Appeal, Case HeadsTo Los Angeles City AttorneyBy Matt Lopez

It's been nearly a year sincethe Los Angeles Department ofBuilding & Safety originally re-voked construction permits at 901Strada Vecchia in Bel-Air.

Then, in April, LADBS inspec-tors cracked down with an order toremove all unapproved construc-tion.

On Tuesday, the LADBS com-missioners decided that 901 StradaVecchia's time is up.

LADBS commissioners, by aunanimous 4-0 vote (commission-er Javier Nunez was not present),rebuffed an appeal by 901 Strada

Vecchia over the LADBS’ order toremove illegal construction. Thecommissioners found that theLADBS did not “err or abuse itsdiscretion” in handing down theOrder to Comply in April. The rul-ing came down after nearly twohours of testimony and publiccomment from both sides.

Also denied by LADBS com-missioners was a 60-day extensionrequested by attorneys for 901Strada, LLC, the owner of the prop-erty, to allow extra time for the siteto get into compliance. LADBS In-spection Bureau Chief Larry

(see ‘901 STRADA VECCHIA’ page 10)

(see ‘FRED PAULOS’ page 22)

Dog Park Delays HaveCommunity Barking MadBy Victoria Talbot

A rush of celebration fol-lowed a vote in City Council tocreate a half-acre off-leash dogpark on City-owned propertyin the Entertainment BusinessDistrict on the southeast cornerof Foothill Road and Alden Dri-ve. But that was May 6, 2014,and since then, there is nothingto show for the effort.

City work vehicles regular-ly pull in and out of the lot,staging and parking there.

Apparently, the process

has been mired in delays andbureaucracy, prompting oneresident to collect signaturesand raise money for “Friends ofRoxbury Dog Park,” in thehope of renewing considera-tion of a location at RoxburyPark.

That effort ended last weekin failure when the Recreationand Parks Commission voted 4-1 against a dog park at Rox-bury Park – again.

The meeting was a small(see ‘DOG PARK’ page 18)

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The Courier’s new mascot, Beverly Hills Bear, sits forlornly at the cor-ner of Foothill Road and Alden Drive, which was promised as the sitefor a dog park more than a year ago.

Courier photo by Christina S. Whalen

Judge awards formerBeverly Hills parkingenforcement officerElisa Lopez $1 millionin discriminationlawsuit against City. 11

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its meeting to be heldon Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter asthe matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers of the CityHall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold apublic hearing to consider:

1. Revise select definitions (BHMC §10-3-3202); 2. Revise the Intent and Purpose of the Ordinance (§10-3-3203); 3. Revise the Powers and Duties of the Commission (§10-3-3208); 4. Revise Landmark and Historic District Designation Criteria

(§§10-3-3212; -3213); 5. Revise Landmark and Historic District Designation Proceedings

(§10-3-3215); 6. Clarify and expand temporary protections regarding permit issuance

on properties while designation proceedings are pending (§10-3-3217);7. Clarify the operation of the hold period on permits to alter buildings

older than 45 years (§10-3-3218); 8. Refine Certificate of Appropriateness procedures (§10-3-3219); 9. Revise Certificate of Economic Hardship findings and procedures

(§10-3-3220); 10. Replace the Director’s Determination of Ineligibility process (§10-

3-3204) with a new Certificate of Ineligibility Process (§10-3-3221);11. Insert a section to enable designated historic properties to apply for

inclusion into the City’s In Lieu Parking Program (§§10-3-3228; -3311); 12. Institute timeframes within which applications must be processed

and acted upon; 13. Expand the applicability of the Historic Incentive Permit (§10-3-3251); 14. Establish a period in which to exercise demolition rights after dem-

olition permit issuance on certain potentially historic properties (§9-1-104);15. Make additional minor text changes in the Municipal Code.

The Planning Commission considered the proposed amendments at aduly notice public hearing on May 28, 2015, and recommendedapproval of the Ordinance.

This Ordinance has been assessed in accordance with the authorityand criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regula-tions of the City. This Ordinance is exempt from the environmentalreview requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15305 of Title 14of the California Code of Regulations (Minor Alterations in Land UseLimitations).

At the public hearing, the City Council will hear and consider all com-ments. All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on thismatter. Written comments may also be submitted and should beaddressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive,Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The comments should be received prior tothe hearing date.

Please note that if you challenge the City’s action in regards to thismatter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you orsomeone else raised at a public hearing or in written correspondencedelivered to the City, either at or prior to the end of the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contactReina Kapadia, Associate Planner, a t 310.285.1129 orrkapadia@beverlyhills.org, or to review the case file, includinga copy of the proposed ordinance, at the Community DevelopmentDepartment/Planning Division, 1st Floor, 455 N. Rexford Drive,Beverly Hills, California, 90210.

BYRON POPE, MMCCity Clerk

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLSAMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPALCODE ARTICLE 2.5: PUBLIC NOTICING, ARTICLE 32:HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ARTICLE 32.5: HISTORICINCENTIVE PERMIT, AND SECTION 9-1-104 RELATEDTO DEMOLITION PERMITS FOR POTENTIALLYHISTORIC PROPERTIES.

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REWARDING VOLUNTEERISM–The Beverly Hills Recreation and Parks Commissionrecognized students Yael Atiya and Richa Vijayvergiya for their dedicated efforts duringthe 2013-15 school years. Both girls devoted countless hours to service for the Friends ofGreystone, culminating in the Seniors Night Out at the mansion, which was an enormoussuccess. From left: Commissioners Robert S. Anderson and Susan Gersh; Friends ofGreystone President Susan Rosen; Commissioner Howard L. Rosoff; student volunteerRicha Vijayvergiya; Friends of Greystone Treasurer Vicky Swartz; student volunteer YaelAtiya; Commission Vice Chairperson Frances Bilak; and Commission ChairpersonSimone Friedman.

Beverly Hills High School GraduatesHead To USC, UCs, SMC And OnwardBy Laura Coleman

Just one week has passed since theBeverly Hills High School Class of2015’s graduation ceremony saluted anew crop of young, hopeful teens readyto head onto the next stage of theirlives.

For the majority of the 428 seniors,that means college. Even though a largepercentage of graduates will be headingto Santa Monica City College (161 stu-dents) - where two years in undergradu-

ate units cost just a fraction of UCLA orUSC - hundreds will be heading direct-ly to four-year colleges.

According to an official list com-piled by BHHS Dean of College Admis-sions AhYoung Chi, the seniors gotsome 755 acceptance letters to col-leges, including 180 acceptances to thenine University of California schools.

“Overall when I look at this, I'm

(see ‘BHHS GRADUATES’ page 19)

Planning Commission Approves NewCultural Heritage Draft Ordinance--By Victoria Talbot

Following a six-month process oflengthy revisions in which the PlanningCommission and the Cultural HeritageCommission worked closely to iron outdetails, the Planning Commissionpassed an amended draft to the BeverlyHills Municipal Code Regarding His-toric Preservation.

Cultural Heritage CommissionersNoah Furie and Chair Maralee Beckworked closely with Planning Commis-sioner Craig Corman to create a draftthat is mutually acceptable. Only Com-missioner Rebecca Pynoos appeared atthe meeting to express her concerns.

The revised draft is carefully crafted,“maintaining certainty and property val-ues for owners . . . to balance preserva-tion while promoting and maintainingproperty values,” said Corman.

With extensive input from AdrianScott Fine, director of Advocacy for theLos Angeles Conservancy, Jan Ostashayof Ostashay & Associates Consultingand City staff, the new ordinance refines

timeframes to streamline the process,provides for a Certificate of Ineligibilityto provide certainty to homebuyers,adds an in-lieu parking incentive fordesignated historic properties and re-fines key definitions.

“On a majority of the issues thecommissioners agree,” said Furie. “Ihaven’t seen anyone work harder thanCraig Corman.”

Hours before the meeting, Fine andthe Los Angeles Conservancy sent a let-ter to the commissioners expressingtheir concerns.

The letter was reflected in com-ments made by Commissioner Pynoos.

Both Pynoos and Fine objected to adefinition of “Person of Great LocalProminence,” which has been definedas someone of local significance whohas had a street or a park named for himor her. They were also concerned aboutthe definition of “Exceptional Signifi-cance.”

“The bar is too high and potentially(see ‘CULTURAL HERITAGE’ page 19)

SENIOR AWARDS–Beverly Hills High School seniors picked up several scholarships thisyear based on academic excellence, need and hardship thanks to their efforts and thegenerosity of others, including the BHHS Alumni Association, which gives out six $2,000scholarships each year, and local realtor Michael Libow, who presented two scholarshipsthis year. Pictured (from left): Candace Chen (boardmember of BHHS Alumni), MonaZahir (Joel Pressman Memorial Scholarship recipient), Cory Anne Roberts (Lisa HarrisMemorial Scholarship recipient), Taeeun (Danny) Park (Dordick-Laksman Scholarshiprecipient), Charlotte Mars (Michael J. Libow Scholarship recipient), James Woo Young Lee(Michael J. Libow Scholarship recipient), Ibraheem Agaba (John Pritchard Award recipi-ent), and Michael Libow. Photo by Michael Bezjian

Beverly Hills School District, PaysingerReach Tentative Settlement AgreementBy Laura Coleman

The jury is out in the case of CarterPaysinger vs. the Beverly Hills UnifiedSchool District and Board of Educationmember Lewis Hall following a pro-posed settlement reached last Thursdayfor undisclosed terms.

Paysinger, who attended BeverlyHills High School as a student and hasworked for the BHUSD for more than30 years, retires at the end of this monthas the first black principal in the school’shistory. He originally filed suit againstthe BHUSD and Hall on July 16 in Fed-eral District Court for alleged discrimi-nation and demanded a trial by jury.

Following Thursday’s MandatorySettlement Conference before Judge JayC. Gandhi, on Friday morning, just be-fore the BHHS graduation, the Board ofEducation held an emergency closedsession meeting to consider the propos-al and thereafter instructed its counselto proceed with the necessary steps toimplement the settlement.

The agreement will be voted upon

at the board’s next formal meeting,which is scheduled for June 18, 2015.

Defense attorney Fred Fenster withGreenberg Glusker said the board isprohibited to release or disclose any ofthe terms regarding the agreement untilafter the vote.

Paysinger’s attorney Reed Aljian didnot respond to The Courier’s request forcomment. It is unknown if Paysinger stillplans to run for the Board of Education.Heannounced his intention to do sowhen he submitted his resignation earlythis year.

Last year, a report by special coun-sel to the BHUSD determined thatPaysinger received financial benefitsfrom payments made to the BeverlyHills Sports Academy which he failed toreport in his legally-required Statementof Economic Interests Form 700. Assuch, the report found that since be-coming the BHHS principal, Paysingerfailed to appropriately handle his busi-ness relationship with the academy ap-propriately.

SUPER SHARPEI–Alicia is an eight week oldSharpei mix puppy. She was dumped at ahigh kill shelter by a breeder who didn’t wanther as she was not pure bred but a possiblelab mix. She is a lovely little girl weighing in ata mere six pounds. ShelterHopePetShop.orgsays she is a real sweetie.Those interested inadopting Alicia may call Shelter Hope at 805-379-3538.

Adopt one of these pets and receive a free month of food from Freshpet!

C a m m i e(ID#A1549342) is aspayed female calicoshorthair. She is 2years old and weighsabout 7 pounds.

Grommit (ID#A1552702) is aspayed female KoreanJingo/German Shepherdmix. She is about 3 years oldand weighs 52 pounds.

P u z z l e s(ID#A1555031)is anunaltered tan/whiteAustralian Terrier mix.He is 11 months oldand 12 pounds.

T w i g g y(ID#A1555931) is aspayed tan/whiteChihuahua. She isabout 3 years old andweighs 5 pounds.

These four animals and many more are available at theWest Los Angeles Animal Shelter. Call 888-452-7381 andask for the ID number or visit www.laanimalservices.com

By Laura ColemanWhile we may not have a

cure for Alzheimer's just yet,Sunrise in Beverly Hills isamong the nation’s leaders inproviding a nurturing environ-ment where those facing a lifewithout memories can at leastease into the painful journeyand enjoy the moments theyhave.

On Monday, the 10-year-old assisted living facility wasrecognized as a 2015 recipientof the Bronze Commitment toQuality Award by the Ameri-can Health Care Associationand National Center for Assist-ed Living for its dedication toimproving the lives of residentsthrough quality care.

Randi Firestone, whosemother was a resident in Sun-rise’s “reminiscence neighbor-hood” until she died earlier thisyear, is particularly devoted tothe facility that made her moth-er’s final years as comfortable

as possible.“You’re really now erased

from society,” she said, liken-ing the disease to an intricateetch-a-sketch that erases life,robbing victims of their abilityto tell their stories. For exam-ple, without planning, knowl-edge and care, no one knowswhat foods you dislike or like;or for Randi’s mom, no onemight know that she alwayswanted the tags cut out ofclothes.

According to theAlzheimer’s Association, an es-timated 5.3 million Americansnow have the disease, includ-ing 590,000 in California. Andthe national number is expect-ed to nearly triple by 2050 if atreatment is not found.

“If you have a brain, it willeffect you,” said Kara Bonela,VP of Marketing & Communi-cations for the Alzheimer's As-sociation California SouthlandChapter. Bonela spends much

of her time trying to educatethe public and erase miscon-ceptions, such as that forgetful-ness is a normal part of aging.

In fact, until Still Alicebrought awareness to early on-set Alzheimer’s, nobody reallyunderstood that it wasn’t justan “old person’s disease,” shesaid. In the U.S., one in sixwomen over 65 hasAlzheimer's. However, mostpeople don’t get diagnosed un-til mid-stage.

Jason Malone, executivedirector of Sunrise of BeverlyHills, said it’s paramount tostay current with the latest intreatments.

Therapies have certainlyevolved over the years. Where-as in the past, “redirection”was the solution to a confusedAlzheimer's patient (i.e. Thepatient says, “I want to gohome;” The caregiver re-sponds: “I’m making cookies,

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(see ‘SUNRISE’ page 14)

CLIMBIN’ WITH THE COURIER –Beverly Hills residents Will &Courtney Foley just returned from avacation in Borneo, where the coupledecided to do some "high-level"reading with their copy of TheCourier. Pictured left: Foley andCourtney took The Courier 14,000feet up to the peak of MountKinabalu, the highest mountain inMalaysia. Foley said it took the cou-ple eight hours to climb to the top.The Foleys have lived in Beverly Hillsfor seven years. To join Will andCourtney in the "Carry The CourierClub," snap a picture of yourself witha copy of The Courier on your nextvacation, or night on the town, andsend it to mlopez@bhcourier.com.Then, read the The Courier and lookfor your picture! This year, The Courier celebrates 50 years in the community.

Throughout the year, we will honor the legacy of excellence inBeverly Hills’ heritage businesses that have called the City theirhome since 1965 or earlier.

By Matt LopezThe restaurant business

can be unforgiving, so one canimagine what kind of workgoes into a restaurant survivingand thriving in one place formore than 80 years.

That’s the story of BrightonCoffee Shop, which has fed theBeverly Hills community since1930.

The secret to success, andof course it isn’t even really asecret, is the food. The menuincludes delicious takes onstandard breakfast and lunchfavorites, but is a little moreeclectic than your average din-er with the infusion of Korean-inspired dishes.

Those come thanks inlarge part to owner Hiju Ahn,affectionately known as Anneby her customers, who pur-chased Brighton Coffee Shop30 years ago.

Her daughter had beenworking at the restaurant whenshe learned that the previous

owner was looking to sell. Hehad put feelers out, includingannouncement’s in The Couri-er, but didn’t receive much in-terest. Finally, through herdaughter, the previous ownerreached out to Ahn and theywere able to soon after com-plete a deal.

Ahn was no stranger to therestaurant business; she previ-ously owned a Tommy’s Ham-burgers in Glendale, but thiswas her first foray into BeverlyHills. She immediately addedher own spin to the menu, withKorean favorites like Bulgogi(Korean-style grilled beef),teriyaki, grilled tofu and bibim-bap, a signature korean dishwith mixed rice and vegeta-bles.

“I want to add somethingnew for the customers and givethem food they had not experi-enced,” Ahn said.

For more information onBrighton Coffee Shop, visitwww.brightoncoffeeshop.com

By Victoria TalbotThis Sunday is the great

Beverly Hills Pie Baking Con-test known far and wide asPiesta, a signature event thatbeckons to the most talentedamateur chefs in town.

This pie-contest is limitedto only the freshest of ingredi-ents from locally grown fruits.Contestants get extra points forusing local sugars, honeys andother ingredients, as well, andno artificial ingredients are per-mitted.

That means that every pieis scrumptiously prepared withthe finest and freshest ingredi-

ents possible.Judges will be giving prizes

in two categories; Best TastingPie and Most “Pieutiful” Pie.

With Clementine Bakeryand Café as supporting spon-sor, the Most “Pieutiful” winnerwill receive a $50 gift card foryummy treats! First Place forBest-Tasting Pie receives $200,Second Place $100 and ThirdPlace $50.

Only 20 bakers can com-pete; the entries fill up veryfast. Contestants are the best ofthe best and that makes this aspecial event.

These beautiful creations

will be on view at 9 a.m. Judg-ing takes place between 10-11a.m. Winners will be an-nounced at 12:30 p.m.

But what pie contest iscomplete without a pie-eatingcontest? The contest starts atnoon. And for the kiddies therewill be ongoing pie-themedentertainment.

Plan the day at the BeverlyHills Farmers’ Market and en-joy!

The date is Sunday, June14, 9 a.m. -1 p.m. on the 9300block of Civic Center Drive atthe Beverly Hills Farmers’ Mar-ket.

Beverly Hills Hosts Annual Piesta Event Sunday

WELCOME TO TWO RODEO–Principals of Serapian Milano joinedBeverly Hills officials at the ribboncutting ceremony Wednesday, bring-ing Italian luxury leather bags andaccessories to Rodeo Drive. Pictured(from left): Giovanni Nodari (market-ing manager), Ani Serapian (co-owner), Ardavast Serapian (CEO),Beverly Hills Vice Mayor JohnMirisch, Monica Dastin (executivedirector/boardmember of SerapianU.S.A.), and Dana Fried (CEO ofSerapian U.S.A.). Courier photo byChristina S. Whalen

Sunrise In Beverly Hills Is National Leader InCaring For Those With Alzheimer's Disease

FOND MEMORIES OF ELRODEO – The Beverly HillsEducation Foundation receiveda generous donation of $35,000from Tobey Cotsen, El RodeoClass of ‘72. The gift was donat-ed as part of the naming cam-paign for the “Class of ‘72” andis earmarked for the CafeteriaCourtyard. Cotsen invites ‘72ER classmates to enhance hergift with similar donations thisyear, approaching their 40thBeverly Hills High Schoolreunion. Funds raised throughthe naming campaign are partof the BHEF endowment forsupport of all five schools.

City Accepting NominationsNow For Embrace Civility AwardBy Victoria Talbot

Beverly Hills is currentlyseeking nominations for theEmbrace Civility Award, whichrecognizes people in the localcommunity that exemplifythese attributes:

• Acts as a role model ofpositive civic behavior;

• Takes a stand in supportof respect and responsible ac-tions; and

• Promotes positive neigh-bor-to-neighbor relations.

Nominations will be re-viewed by the Human Rela-tions Commission for outstand-ing examples of civil behavior.

The Human RelationsCommission promotes positivehuman relations in all aspectsof life, inviting the communityto support an environmentwhere civility, respect and re-sponsible actions prevail.

The recipient may be anyage and must be a resident ofBeverly Hills, a City employee,or associated with a currentbusiness or organization thathas operated in Beverly Hillsfor a minimum of one year.

The deadline for nomina-tion is Aug. 3. Nomination ap-plications are available atwww.BeverlyHills.org.

Brighton Coffee Shop: FeedingBeverly Hills Since 1930

Courier photo by Christina S. Whalen

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George Christyamong others. “I’m a fairy god-mother to many fairy childrenwho are here. Scott and Brianand others.”

JoAnn Worley kibitzed tohowls of laughter, and realestate marquesa Rona Barrettdrove in with husband DanBusby from Santa Barbara,where she’s acquired vast hold-ings. Best-dressed EricaBrunson, a loyal Courier reader,arrived with husband Bob, andAnne Jeffreys was escorted by apal from CBS named Rob. TheCourier’s Marcia Hobbs showedsnapshots of her three-month-

A Montrealer whoseLithuanian parents, a homemak-er mom and tailor dad, immi-grated from Canada toCalifornia, with Ruta graduatingfrom Hollywood High Schooland UCLA. Ruta soon studiedacting, doubling as a cashier,usherette and candy girl atGrauman’s Chinese Theater.After a shift ended one night,she was short a couple bucks inher cash account. “Confusing,of course, and I was fired.”

Nothing deterred Rutafrom a galloping ascendancyinto movies and televisionseries, hosting gameshows and a populardaytime talk show. Hercharity work is astound-ing, having joinedDebbie Reynolds foryears, both presidingover The Thalians atCedars-Sinai that hasraised megamillions formental health and trou-bled youngsters. Shemet Webb, a Texas topgun with McDonald’s,on a flight to LosAngeles. “I saw thoseGucci loafers walkingtoward me, and that wasit.”

Unable to joinRuta for the birthdayshindig, Debbie deliv-ered a work-of-art cake thatarrived late,and as weknow in thisea r ly - to -bedtown that whendinner is over,the crowdsplits. Not toworry, Rutatook the cakehome, andreported itsdeliciousness.

W h ohosted theparty? Weassume thoseloyalists inRuta’s life.Scott DeShong,Bryan Theobald,

old puppy, a GermanShepherd/Great Pyrenees mixnamed Beverly Hills Bear.“Look at how his paws aregrowing.”

George Pennacchio, a 20-year veteran with Channel 7,whose spouse Erin designsRuta’s wardrobe, had Ruta’schums in stitches with his cap-sule review of her career. As didlean and handsome Dr. LarryPiro, the globally acclaimedoncologist with the John WayneCancer Clinic that’s partneredwith Saint John’s Health Center.Dr. Larry included funny propsin his hilarious send-up of Ruta’ssuccesses.

Congratulating him later,as we did, with the suggestionthat a secondary career, if hechooses, lurks in the offing.Hello, Mr. Comedian! Weadmired Dr. Piro’s hip style inclothes that are unlike any doc-tor’s wardrobe we’ve ever wit-nessed. “I can’t help it,” hechuckled. “I’m Italian!”

Thanking everyone, Rutawaved with her signature sendoff, “Consider your asseskissed!”

The pianist GeorgeFerrick played You Oughta BeIn Pictures, as Birthday GirlRuta Lee entered the roomful ofcheerleaders shouting,“Surprise, surprise.” All thefriends were asked, please, towear a hat. Since BirthdayGirl’s a fashionista, elected atbirth to the royalty of hatdom.

Count on Ruta to spreadjoy unbounded, as she didwhen she arrived looking rav-ishing, and that night, oddly,she was minus a signature hat(and there are mountains in herclosets). She waltzed with hus-band Webb Lowe, blissfullywed since 1976, into the partyroom with its painted floralwalls at the Bistro Garden atColdwater on VenturaBoulevard. Founded by the lateKurt Niklas in 1976, his daugh-ter Carolyn and spouse GregPappas have taken over.

Floppy chapeaux center-pieces, lighted from within andtopped with bright flowers,became conversation pieces,with Ruta confessing beingtotally fooled. “No way did I

imagine a surprise party,” andwouldn’t you know this is ourfavorite restaurant.

“We love the continen-tal menu, the attentive staff andthe décor inspired by the GrandVefour in Paris … besides, it’seasy getting here from ourMulholland Drive residence.”Which, by the way, contains aHollywood history, previouslybelonging to Orson Welles andRita Hayworth.

T h u sinformed BirthdayGirl Ruta Lee, notto be confused withthe immortal strip-per Gypsy RoseLee. Ruta’s gor-geous smile con-verts Communistsinto Capitalists(take that, VladimirPutin!), and she’seloquent beyondwords. Theevening’s emcee,Scott DeShong (indrag), praised her“proficiency withthree languages:English, her nativeLithuanian, andF—k.”

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Lilly Tartikoff Karatz, in LouisVuitton couture, served as co-

chair at the Museum ofContemporary Art’s AnnualGala, presented by Louis

Vuitton at The GeffenContemporary at MoCA. The

event raised $3.1 million.

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Kimberly and Albert Brooks Fred and Carla Sands

Artist Ed Ruscha withwife Danna

Sylvia Chivaratanondwith MoCA directorPhilippe Vergne

William Bell Jr. withMaria Arena Bell

Wolfgang Puck withwife Gelila Assefa

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

WOMEN IN FILM–Tiffany & Co. and the Women in Film organization came togetherWednesday to celebrate the achievements of Warner Bros.’ Sue Kroll, where guests gath-ered at Tiffany’s Beverly Hills store amidst dazzling diamonds to celebrate women in thefilmmaking industry. Pictured (from left): Actress Maria Bello; Sue Kroll, president ofWorldwide Marketing of Warner Bros.; Cathy Schulman, president of Woman In Film; andactress Angie Harmon. Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co

By Laura ColemanOn Sunday, the Los Angeles County Museum of

Art will open the first monographic exhibition dedicat-ed to L.A. artist Noah Purifoy since his passing in2004. The exhibit, “Junk Dada,” which celebrates Pu-rifoy’s ability to transform the discarded into artistry,runs through Sept. 27.

Purifoy, a founding director of the Watts TowersArt Center, used charred debris and other ravaged ob-jects from the 1965 Watts Riots to create a body ofsculpture as an early means of using art as a tool forsocial change and education.

For the past 15 years of his life, he lived in JoshuaTree, where he created large-scale installations fromfound objects and continued to engage in constantconversation on the issues of injustice that fueled himin the 1960s.

“He is at once the embodiment of a local artistand an international artist,” said Franklin Sirmans,who co-curated the exhibit with Yael Lipschutz.

“His work at the museum is a real revelation forL.A. and the country,” Lipschutz said.

Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel’s NewRemedy Spa Is Perfect Escape From 405

L.A. Artist Noah Purifoy’s ‘Junk Dada’Exhibition Opens This Sunday At LACMA

ART SCENE–Theofficial opening forNoah Purifoy’s“Junk Dada” at theLos AngelesCounty Museum isSunday. (From left):LACMA Direc torMichael Govan andexhibit co-curatorsFranklin Sirmansand Yael Lipschutzat a preview for theexhibition.

By Laura ColemanThere are few places in L.A. where you can

escape the woes of rush-hour on the 405 quite asperfectly as at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel’sRemedy Spa.

From the moment you drive up the hill to thespa and one of Los Angeles’ most thoughtfulvalets takes your tired car (valet is complimenta-ry for two hours with a spa treatment), perhapsgiving it a wash, while you indulge in a cus-tomized massage or facial, or relax beside the se-cluded heated pool (access complimentary withtreatment), the stress simply drops away.

The hotel’s new Remedy Spa, which is head-ed by prominent massage therapist Steve Oskard,who also works with the L.A. Philharmonic andthe L.A. Ballet, offers traditional and customizedtreatments. There’s even a “Get the 405 - Off YourFace,” which includes a facial and massage com-bo designed to cater to the business commuterwho might want to avoid evening traffic.

The full room-service menu (including wineand cheese!) is available poolside or in the spa’sserenity lounge.

To book a treatment, call 310-691-7550.

URBAN RETREAT–The LuxeSunset Boulevard Hotel’s opulentpool is just one of the amenitiesavailable to Remedy Spa guests.

A VALUABLE ADDITION TO WELLNESS –The FiveStar Spa by La Prairie at Hotel Bel-Air is now takingreservations for world-renowned intuitive counselorSusan King. The first of King’s two week-long visitsbegins June 3-8. She will return Nov. 5. Spa + IntuitiveCounseling packages bring two therapeutic treatmentstogether. King is noted for her nurturing wholistic per-spective with a special emphasis on relationships. Acolumnist for Elle and Marie Claire, she hosted her ownTV program in the UK. Now she is available locally. Tomake an appointment call 310-909-1681 or emailLaPrairie.HBA@dorchestercollection.

“Washer Woman”

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Galstian confirmed after the meetingthat the case would be forwarded toL.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer for prose-cution.

Tuesday's hearing at the LADBSheadquarters in downtown Los Angelespainted the picture of a site that, in theeyes of the LADBS, had been problem-atic from the very beginning.

The presentation on behalf of thecity of L.A. noted that 10 orders to com-ply had been issued to the site datingback to March 2011, just after develop-er Mohamed Hadid took ownership ofthe property. According to the city's re-port, the title changed hands five timessince Hadid purchased the property inJanuary 2011.

Among the illegal work 901 StradaVecchia has been charged with overthat time frame is the construction of il-legal concrete decks, retaining walls, abelow-ground theater, extra rooms andunapproved grading.

Shawn Bayliss, director of Planningand Land Use for Fifth District L.A. CityCouncilman Paul Koretz, said the proj-ect owners had “proven the communityright time and time again.”

“Mr. Hadid didn’t accidently buildan IMAX theater in his basement, anddidn’t accidently build suites under hispool,” Bayliss said. “And if he didn’t getcaught, he wasn’t going to fix it. He wasgoing to mark up the value to get morefor it.”

Attorney's for 901 Strada Vecchiaasked for a 60-day extension, arguingthat the previous site contractor hadbeen replaced and new experts werebeing brought on to study the site andassess how to go about bringing it intocompliance.

When the April 8 order was handeddown by LADBS, the site was given twoweeks to remove the illegal construc-tion. A representative from the site'snew contractor, Gordon Gibson Con-

struction, said Tuesday the new contrac-tors wanted to do their “due diligencerather than just start tearing it down.”

There was no word on why the pre-vious contractor, Russell Linch, hadbeen removed from the project.

“What we have here is essentiallycriminal action,” said attorney Victor dela Cruz of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips,who represented Bel-Air resident JoeHoracek, who worked tirelessly, andspent millions, to bring the city’s atten-tion to the project. “This developer can-not be trusted for another second.”

901 Strada Vecchia attorney BenReznik acknowledged that the site own-ers are ”not challenging that work that'sunapproved appears on the site” butasked “is it reasonable to give this appli-cant two weeks to comply or not?”

Galstian rebuffed that idea and saidthe site has had since July 2014 to begincorrecting the issues and had not yetdone so. He said he didn't see an extra60 days changing anything.

“This is not a two-week deal,” Gal-stian said. “We issued this order a yearago.”

The LADBS commissioners agreedand decided they had seen enough.

“My issue is the intent your clienthas had,” Commissioner George V. Ho-vaguimian, P.E. told 901 Strada Vec-chia's attorneys. “You are bringing in allthe new consultants and experts, buthow are they going to justify your clientdeliberately building something he's notsupposed to? A new deck, retainingwalls? Those things didn't just happen.”

The Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance,as it has throughout the last year, cameout in droves in a strong show of sup-port for Horacek and the Bel-Air com-munity at Tuesday’s meeting. TheBAHA’s president/CEO paraphrasedPresident Ronald Reagan’s famous chal-lenge to Soviet Union leader MikhailGorbachev when giving his take on thefuture of 901 Strada Vecchia.

“Tear down this house!” Rosen saidemphatically.

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REAL ESTATE

Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance ReachesSettlement With City, Project OwnersOver Somma Way ProjectBy Matt Lopez

One construction war in Bel-Airhas finally come to an end, thanks to asettlement reached last week by theBel-Air Homeowners Alliance (BAHA)in its lawsuits against both the city ofLos Angeles and the owners of the10697 Somma Way project.

The BAHA had originally filed suitafter the approval of an application toexport 29,474 cubic yards of earth fromwhat was slated to be a 40,000 squarefoot home.

According to a statement from theBAHA, mitigation steps taken by theSomma Way owner helped pave theway for the settlement.

“As a result of various steps takenby the owner/developer of the project,to further mitigate the Somma Project’s

impacts upon the Bel-Air community,and also recent actions taken by theCity to substantially mitigate the vol-ume of dirt export from large hillsidedevelopment projects in Bel-Air (in-cluding a limit of 6,000 cubic yards ofexport from any one Bel-Air project),the alliance has agreed to settle its law-suit against the city of L.A. and the Som-ma Project.”

The statement added that the BAHAwould take no further action against theSomma Way project, provided the proj-ect owners abided by the terms of thesettlement, and that the BAHA “looksforward to working closely with city of-ficials as the city develops its new ordi-nance for more responsible develop-ment in the Bel-Air hillsides.”

SOMMA WAY— The Somma Way project site as of Wednesday.Photo by Maureen Levinson

By Matt LopezOne Bel-Air housing battle came

to an end this week with the SommaWay project settlement, and anotherinched closer to the finish line with theLADBS denying 901 Strada Vecchia’sappeal.

The two results should have led toa victory lap for the Bel-Air Homeown-ers Alliance, a coalition of Bel-Air res-idents who have worked tirelesslysince their formation last May to fightconstruction projects that bend the lawand ignore community concerns.

Instead, another group, the Bel-AirAssociation, has used the two victoriesfor the Bel-Air community as an op-portunity to pat itself on the back fortwo results it had absolutely no handin.

The LADBS’ decision to deny theappeal filed by owners of the 901 Stra-da Vecchia megamansion marked an-other step toward victory for home-owner Joe Horacek, who spent count-less hours and millions of his ownmoney to bring the city’s attention tothe project developed by MohamedHadid, right above his Bel-Air home.

Horacek did so in unison with theBel-Air Homeowners Alliance (BAHA),which has quickly become the loudestvoice defending Bel-Air residentsagainst renegade construction and un-safe pracitices. BAHA members sent e-mails, showed up to meetings, and letit be known that they were battlingalongside Horacek to keep an illegallyconstructed home from being built.

With the writing already on thewall regarding 901 Strada Vecchia’s fu-ture, Bel-Air Association president RonHudson spoke out in support of deny-ing the appeal at Tuesday’s hearing, butthat was a stark contrast from the po-

sition the BAA took when Horacekneeded them most.

In 2013, Horacek reached out tothe BAA and was told by Executive Di-rector Paulette DuBey, in an e-mail ob-tained by The Courier, that “The Bel-Air Association believes that there areno enforceable deed restrictions in af-fect on the property located at 901Strada Vecchia. Accordingly, at thistime, the Bel-Air Association will notbe taking a position on the subject.”

The Bel-Air Association’s motiveswere again brought into question lastyear as residents fought back againstthe 40,000 square foot megamansionon Somma Way. The BAA, surprisingly,sent a letter of support for the projectto the L.A. Planning and Land UseCommittee, and asked that SommaWay developers give $500 to the BAA’s“Project Pothole” for every 500 yardsof cubic dirt that would be hauled. Fordouble axle trucks, the amount wentfrom $500 to $750 per $500 cubicyards.

Of course, as The Courier reportsthis week, the matter with Somma Waywas finally taken care of by the BAHAin a settlement reached with the city ofL.A. and project owners.

“People look to the Alliance to getthings done. The community looks tous for protection because the Bel-AirAssociation has clearly abdicated itsresponsibility to the community,” Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance President/CEO Fredric D. Rosen said. “This goesto the hypocrisy of the management ofthe BAA, whoever they are. First, theydo nothing to help, now they takecredit for what happened. They seemmore interested with protecting thesalaries of their employees than theresidents of their community.”

Bel-Air Homeowners Alliance Rises ToThe Occasion To Defend Community

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City Parking Enforcement EmployeeAwarded $1 Million For RetaliationBy Victoria Talbot

A jury found that neither the City ofBeverly Hills nor Greg Routt engaged indiscrimination or harassment towardsElisa Lopez, a Latina parking enforce-ment control officer for the City of Bev-erly Hills. The jury did determine thatthe City retaliated against Lopez forbringing her complaint and awardedher $1 million in damages.

“The jury really got the retaliationand the horrible impact on her life, herhealth and her ability to function,” saidattorney William Bloch, representingLopez, 38, who has worked for the Citysince 2001 when she was a full-timestudent at UCLA. She was promoted in2004 and worked under Routt until pro-moted to supervisor in 2011. She wasdemoted later that same year.

Lopez sought $3 million in dam-ages claiming she had put up withRoutt’s offensive comments. Routt, whois black, called her an “anchor baby” inreference to her undocumented father,and operated an offensive anti-immi-grant website which she claimed exem-plified his perspective on immigrants.The Internet site, called illegalaliennew-supdate.com, stereotyped immigrantsas gang members who commit crimesand live on welfare.

Lopez also testified that Routttalked about joining the MinutemenProject, an activist organization that pa-trolled the US-Mexican border to stopillegal border crossings.

Lopez claimed that after she com-plained, she suffered a backlash; shewas denied promotions and subjectedto adverse employment conditions.

“The City stereotyped her as a gangmember from the barrio,” attorneyBloch said in his final argument in the

trial of Elisa Lopez's Los Angeles Supe-rior Court lawsuit. “They told her, 'youcan complain and we're going to keepdoing it until you quit or break down.’”

The City maintained that Lopez wasdemoted because of her inability towork well with her subordinates, a viewthat was largely supported by severaldefense witnesses.

Bloch countered that Lopez suf-fered both mentally and physically, andrecommended that she be awarded$420,000 for lost wages and medicalcosts and another $3 million for painand suffering.

The City also denies that any dis-crimination, retaliation or harassmentoccurred.

“As an employer, the City of Bever-ly Hills does not tolerate harassment nordiscrimination in the workplace. There-fore, when Ms. Lopez first reported tothe City her allegations of harassmentand discrimination, the City promptlyhired an independent investigator tolook into the matter. That investigatorinterviewed 19 witnesses, including herco-workers, supervisors and those shehad supervised. The investigator foundMs. Lopez presents a version of factsand events that is very different than thefacts and events recounted by othermembers of her department,” said CityAttorney Laurence Wiener.

“The independent investigatorreached the same conclusion as thejury; Ms. Lopez suffered no harassmentor discrimination.”

However, said Weiner, “the City isvery disappointed that the jury believedthat retaliatory actions were directed ather. We are now examining the jury’sverdict to determine the appropriatenext steps for the City.”

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles OpensNew Outpatient Care Center In Encino

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles(CHLA) opened the doors of its new out-patient care center in Encino this week.The pediatric medical facility, Children’sHospital Los Angeles – Encino, will bestaffed by board-certified physicians inpediatric specialties and subspecialties,including hematology-oncology, nephrol-ogy, neurology, orthopaedics, pediatricsurgery and urology.

More services will be added to theEncino outpatient care center as demandincreases.

“We are bringing the best pediatricspecialty care to the families of the SanFernando Valley,” says Chief MedicalOfficer, CHLA Pediatric Network andpediatrician Robert Adler, MD.

The 3,000-square-foot center featuresseven exam rooms and will offer consul-tations and evaluations. In addition, chil-dren requiring a medical procedure at theCHLA Hollywood campus can have alltheir pre-operation evaluation and post-operation follow-up visits close to home.From June 2013 to July 2014, CHLAphysicians treated 19,351 children fromthe San Fernando Valley area, which ac-counted for 101,809 visits.

“The Encino outpatient center willprovide the best available care in a con-venient location. Patients from the SanFernando Valley and immediate neigh-boring communities such as Bel-Air,Brentwood and Pacific Palisades, alongwith those of the West Valley—such as

Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Canoga Park,Chatsworth, Lake Balboa, Reseda,Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, Thousand Oaks,Van Nuys, West Hills and WestlakeVillage—will now have access to thenation’s top pediatric doctors,” Adler says.

As further commitment to the fami-lies in the San Fernando Valley, beginningJuly 1, Children’s Hospital will be staffingthe general pediatric, pediatric intensivecare and neonatal intensive care units atProvidence Tarzana Medical Center.CHLA’s hospitalists and intensivists—physicians charged with overseeing hos-pitalized and critically ill patients—willstaff the units 24 hours a day.

The Encino outpatient center is at5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121. It is openfrom 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday throughFriday. Appointments may be made at818-788-3061. For more information,visit CHLA.org/ENCINO.

Health Happenings...Stars, Guests Ante Up ToFund Cancer Research

Dozens of stars from TV, sports,music and film will ante up and bet bigto support talented young cancer re-searchers at Tower Cancer ResearchFoundation’s (TCRF) second annual AnteUp for a Cancer Free Generation PokerTournament and Casino Night, Saturday,June 6 at the Sofitel Hotel, Riviera 31,8555 Beverly Blvd.

Red carpet arrivals begin at 6 p.m.and are set to include: David Alan Grier(actor/comedian/singer (In Living Color),Karina Smirnoff (Dancing With The Stars),Mekhi Phifer (ER/Torchwood: MiracleDay/White Collar), Dennis Haskins(Saved By The Bell), Keyon Dooling (for-mer NBA star/author/sportscaster), PaulJohansson (One Tree Hill/Mad Men) andmany more.

Cancer Free Generation (CFG), theyoung leadership division of TCRF, seeksto identify, among their peers in theSouthern California region, visionary andinnovative doctors, medical professionalsand researchers and enable them to dis-cover and implement new ideas andtechniques to conquer cancer.

Tickets, starting at $350 for thegames and party, may be purchased att o w e r c a n c e r. o r g / a b o u t - u s / t c r f -events/235-ante-up-for-a-cure-june-6-2015 or by calling 310-299-8477.

Family Fun Day HelpsChildren Through Art

Free Arts Los Angeles will presentFamily Fun Day 2015 from 11 a.m.-2p.m., Saturday, June 6 at The VictorianSanta Monica, 2640 Main St. The annualfundraiser helps Free Arts provideabused, neglected, homeless and impov-erished children with year-round creativearts programs led by adult volunteermentors in safe, encouraging environ-ments.

The event will be a day of music, artactivities for all ages, art galleries, silentauction, various food trucks and twoDylan’s Candy Bars, refreshments andmore. All guests will have the opportuni-ty to contribute to two group art projects,to be auctioned at a Free Arts’ event.

Also set to attend are DisneyChannel stars Cole and Jadon Sand andCorey Stewart.

Honorees at the event will include:Debra Haas (Herman Miller), PatriceHironimus (Gensler), Angela Lee andMark Bryant (Interior Architects), andHolly Rau (Kimball Office).

Each year, Free Arts serves more than27,000 children throughout L.A. with thehelp of 500-plus volunteers who donatemore than 10,000 service hours annually.

Complimentary valet is provided.Tickets, at $125 adults and $40 children,are available at www.freearts.org.

A mural in a CHLA Encino OutpatientCare Center patient reception room.

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R i c h a r dC o r d o v a ,C h i l d r e n ’sHospital LosAngeles presi-d e n t / C E O ,with a 40-yearhealth carecareer, willbe one of thehonorees atThe AmericanHeart Associ-ation’s secondannual Heart& Stroke Ball, at 6:30 p.m.,Saturday, June 13 at the Calif-ornia Science Center’s SpaceShuttle Endeavor exhibit hall.

The second honoree is RobiReed, VP of talent and castingfor Black EntertainmentTelevision and founder of Reedfor Hope Foundation, whichaddresses health disparities incommunities.

The pair is being recog-nized for “being instrumental inbuilding healthier lives in Los

Angeles.”Leticia Aguilar, managing

director and regional presidentfor Union Bank serves as theevent chairwoman.

Guest speaker 28-year-oldCrystal Flores will share herstory of surviving several open-heart surgeries and hospitalstays, to become an advocate foryoung heart-disease survivors.

The Heart & Stroke Ball isone of the association’s majorfundraising events in Los Ang-

eles, and this year aims to raise$500,000 to support scientificresearch, health education, set-ting science-based best prac-tices for treating heart diseaseand stroke, and advocating forpolicies that positively impactcardiovascular health.

For more information on theevent, featuring auctions andentertainment, visit: www.la-heartball.org or contact MarissaFortuno at 213-291-7052 ormarissa.fortuno@heart.org.

CHLA’s Cordova Among Heart & Stroke Ball’s Honorees

RichardCordova

‘Dreamnight’ Gives Sick Children,Their Families A Night Out At The Zoo

The Greater Los AngelesZoo Association (GLAZA) andChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles(CHLA) are partnering to pres-ent “Dreamnight,” a privateevent, at the L.A. Zoo for Chil-dren’s Hospital patients andtheir families tonight.

Sponsored by Munchkin,the evening will give approxi-mately 1,100 CHLA patientsand their families an after-hours visit on a zoo route fea-turing up-close opportunitieswith animals, chats with keep-ers, entertainment, costumedcharacters and dinner.

“Dreamnight” is part of aglobal charitable initiative inwhich zoos, aquariums andmuseums throughout the worldpartner with institutions thatcare for children.

Co-Chairing “Dreamnight”are Beth Hunt Price and KimShepherd, both GLAZA andCHLA trustees.

“Dreamnight” committeemembers include Teena Hos-tovich, and Lori Samuels, LauraWasserman and Erika Stern,GLAZA trustees; Maggie and-CHLA Trustee Tom Simms; andGinger Sherak.

“Dreamnight” sponsors in-clude Eva and Marc Stern,CHLA’s junior ambassadors,Warner Bros. and DC Enter-tainment, Jennifer ThorntonWieland and the Los AngelesKings.

Advocates Committeemembers, comprised of celeb-rity friends of the zoo and hos-pital, are actors Pauley Perrette,Sarah Michelle Gellar, CarolynHennesy, Matthew Lillard andcast members of Disney Chan-nel’s Dog With A Blog series.

Funds, raised throughsponsorships and donations totonight’s event, benefit CHLA‘sHelping Hands Fund, ensuringthat critical, lifesaving care isavailable regardless of a fami-ly’s ability to pay.

Initiated in 1996 by theRotterdam Zoo for patientsfrom the Sophia Children’sHospital, “Dreamnight” is nowcelebrated internationallyevery year on the first Friday ofJune, providing opportunitiesfor children with disabilitiesand chronic illnesses to visitmore than 250 educational in-stitutions for a night of respiteand entertainment.

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Los Angeles MetropolitanOpera, “a local communitycompany that offers grand operain intimate settings at affordableprices,” will present Verdi’s mas-terpiece Aida at 7 p.m., Satur-day, June 6 and 2:30 p.m., Sun-day, June 7 at at Cantwell Audi-torium at St. Monica’s Churchin Santa Monica, 1039 SeventhSt.

LAMet’s Artistic DirectorLinda Jackson has pared downthe spectacle and highlightedthe intimate emotions in thisnew production that details thetragic passions of a captive Eth-iopian princess and her Egyptianwarrior lover during the reign ofthe Pharaohs.

Tickets, $25 ($35 at thedoor), may be purchased by vis-iting www.losangelesmet.comor calling 310-570-6448 formore information.

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and GeneralHospital TVstar Jackie Ze-man will hon-or special ne-eds childrenwith Achieve-ment Awardmedals dur-ing the 34thannual Children’s Demonstra-tion and Fun Day, presented byAhead with Horses, Inc. from11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June13, in Shadow Hills, 10157 Jo-hanna Ave.

Nonprofit Ahead With Hors-es, California's #1 Center forDevelopmental TherapeuticVaulting, maximizes the poten-tial of disabled, disadvantagedand special needs children byproviding therapy, educationand recreation through horses.

Tickets, which include a bar-

becue lunch, are $12 for adults,$6 for children, and available bycalling, 818-767-6373.

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LACO’s concert will celebratethe 80th anniversary of TheBand Concert (1935), the firstcolor Mickey Mouse cartoonto use the Technicolor process.

The Los Angeles ChamberOrchestra (LACO) will present“LACO @ The Movies Cele-brates Walt Disney AnimationStudios,” an evening of musi-cal world premieres and ani-mation, at 7 p.m., Saturday,June 13 at The Theatre at AceHotel, an historic movie palacein downtown L.A. at 929 S.Broadway St.

The evening will featureanimation spanning more than80 years with orchestral scoresperformed live by LACO mem-bers, led by six-time Emmy-winning composer Mark Wat-ters.

Highlights of the event, foradults and children 6 and old-er, includes re-premieres ofnewly restored versions of twolong-lost 1920’s-era “Oswaldthe Lucky Rabbit” shorts, andmuch more.

Tickets start at $35; ticketsfor the film and post-film cock-tail party are $550. For ticketsand information, visit laco.orgor call 213-622-7001.

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LADWP Closures Start June 15;Will Hammer West L.A. TrafficBy Matt Lopez

If you thought traffic inWest Los Angeles couldn’t getany worse, you’re about to bein for a rude awakening.

The Los Angeles Depart-ment of Water and Power con-firmed plans this week to beginthe Charing Cross and HilgardRegulator Station Bypass LineProject on Monday, June 15.

Work on the project willcommence at the intersectionof Sunset Boulevard and Hil-gard Avenue, near the UCLAcampus.

Work hours will be Mon-day-Friday from 7 a.m. to 6p.m., with “some work days”lasting until 9 p.m. Saturday

work will run from 8 a.m.- 4p.m.

The entire project calls forLADWP to install approximate-ly 385 feet of trunk line, 36-inch diameter water piplinealong Hilgard.

The trunk line will connectto existing infrastructure at theintersections of Sunset/Hilgardand on Hilgard, south of Char-ing Cross Road.

The street-snarling con-struction work will coincidewith traffic jams caused by theSpecial Olympics, which are intown this summer for their2015 games.

Work will run through Jan-uary.

MOVIE NIGHT RETURNS SUNDAY–The Beverly Canon Gardens willbe transformed into a giant outdoor movie theatre Sunday night whenMovie Night returns with the Field Of Dreams (rated PG), at 8:15 p.m.with a 20-foot inflatable screen. Bring a picnic and a blanket or food isavailable for purchase at any of the many wonderful restaurants nearthe park. The event is free and parking is available for $5 in the BeverlyCanon Gardens structure.

have one.”) and then “reality”(i.e. “You are home.”), todaythe response is “validation”(i.e. “Tell me what home waslike.”) The shift from the thera-peutic fib to embracing a con-versation is an incredibly im-portant way to helpAlzheimer's victims stay in themoment.

One of Sunrise’s newestand most successful programsis its “Memories in the Making”program, where residents useart to communicate. Oftenwhat emerges during the one-hour group session are artisticexpressions that tie the artistinto their past - even if they’venever had experience in art-making. And most of these

paintings, made from watercol-ors, colored pencils, photo-graphs or whatever draws theartist in, are at once powerful,captivating and beautiful - asthough the passion of theirlives, which they can no longerreadily recall are transmutedinto art. In order to fund theprogram, Sunrise holds art auc-tions of the work.

For Randi, who watchedher mother who actually wasan artist lose the ability to evenhold a pen, she served as aconduit for her mother in theart-making process, addinggreen or blue when she asked.

“I want a voice in my ownlife,” she said, noting that she’sfully aware that she could fallvictim to the disease at anytime. “My mother was lucky tohave me and Sunrise.”

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ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT

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Based on Vera Britain’s 1933 mem-oir, Testament Of Youth is a defiant anddelicate story of love and war, its after-math and the anguish that befalls the van-quished and the victors.

Brilliantly portrayed by the extremelygifted and beautiful Swedish actress, Ali-cia Vikander, the film is a sobering storyamidst the always shocking and ancillarydestruction of lives and lovers.

Leaving her studies and writing am-bitions at Oxford to follow her brotherand his friends to the battlefield Vera en-lists as a nurse.

Her dedication to her country’s in-volvement during the “war to end allwars” waivers as she must attend to bad-ly wounded and dying German soldierPOWs whose innocence and youth re-mind Vera of her brother. Watching mendie regardless of their ethnocentricity hasa powerful and lasting effect on her.

Following the war, Vera who has suf-fered deep emotional scars, becomes anoted and leading pacifist.

Written, acted, photographed and di-rected with all the machinations of a finetuned (except for the length that shouldhave been judiciously edited) Englishfilm, Testament Of Youth delivers VeraBrittain’s impactful message with strengthand purpose.

(Now playing at The Land-mark,10850 W. Pico Blvd., 310-470-0492 www.landmarktheatres.com/.)

3-1/2 bagels out of 4

Jerry Cutler is rabbi at the CreativeArts Temple.

Testament Of Youth, Testament To War’s Ills

SKETCH ARTIST—Long-time resident Vikki Dougan(right) received the Awardof Distinction at this year’sLos Angeles Jewish FilmFestival. Last year’s eventcelebrating Carl Reiner fea-tured the documentary, TenFrom Your Show Of Shows,classic sketches from thatgroundbreaking show,including one featuringDougan in a skit withReiner and Sid Caesar.Model and actress Douganappeared in nine films, andwas on the Oct. 26, 1953cover of Life magazine.Pictured with Dougan isfestival Executive DirectorHilary Helstein.

LAWYERS/JUDGES IN CONCERT–The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic conductedby Gary S. Greene of Beverly Hills and accompanied by the Legal Voices will present the6th annual “Concert Extraordinaire” at Walt Disney Hall on Saturday, June 13 featuringGeorge Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue and a salute to a host of Broadway musicals.Actress June Lockhart will be a special guest and KFI’s Bill Handel will emcee the eveningwith 25-percent of the proceeds benefiting the LA County and Beverly Hills BarAssociation Foundations for those who cannot afford legal services. Tony-winning singingattorney Michael Maguire will be featured. Jim Raycroft is choral director. Tickets rangefrom $20 to $100. Visit: www.LALawyersPhil.org.

Jerry Cutler on Film

HALO HONOREES—Recipients of The Southern California Motion Picture Council's(SCMPC) 79th Annual Founders Day Golden Halo Awards, included (from left):Hollywood car customizer George Barris (The Batmobile) and actors Marty Ingels (I’mDickens, He’s Fenster) and Renee Taylor (The Nanny). The event at the Egyptian Theatrefeatured Barris’ “Munsters Koach,” parked by the red carpet. Founded in 1928 by Charles“Buddy” Rogers, Clara Bow and Gary Cooper while on the set of Wings, the SCMPC pro-motes production of diverse and family friendly films and TV shows, educational and cul-tural programs and presents The Golden Halo awards.

Photos by Glen Lipton

FAMED THEATRE MARKS 88 YEARS—The TLC Chinese Theatre IMAX celebrated itslucky 88th birthday this week by honoring (from left) actor Justin Lin, Fast & Furious fran-chise, True Detective; and Chinese stars Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming with the famoushandprint-footprint ceremony. Wang Changtian, Enlight Pictures CEO, and Bruno Wu, SunSeven Stars chairman, were also honored. China is now the world’s second largest filmmarket and generated $4.8 billion in ticket sales last year with 36 percent growth. “This isa great opportunity to showcase the synergy that now exists between China andHollywood, two important partners, both creatively and commercially, in the making anddistribution of movies worldwide,” said Alwyn Hight Kushner, TLC Chinese Theatres presi-dent/COO. Celebrity Photo Agency/Scott Downie

SPORTS

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CHALLENGER DIVISION WINS– Beverly Hills Health and Safety Commission recognizes individuals ororganizations which have made a positive impact in the community. The Health and Safety Program recog-nized the “Challenger Division” of Beverly Hills Little League, created to allow mentally and physically dis-abled players to enjoy a game of baseball. From left: Commissioners Myra Demeter and Daniel Nazarian;Co-Directors of Challenger Division Jonathan Goldberg and Brooke Goldberg; player Micah Newman;Commission Chair Myra Lurie; President of Beverly Hills Little League Scott Cukier; Commissioner GaryRoss; Safety Director of Beverly Hills Little League Bruce Geller; Vice Chair Lisa Kay Schwartz; and playersAidan Pappas and Averham Mayer.

CHAMPIONSHIP CUBS – The Beverly Hills Majors Cubs, mired inlast place and winless a quarter of the way through the season, prac-ticed and turned things around to win the Beverly Hills Little Leaguechampionship on Sunday in a 1-0 win over the Nationals at RoxburyPark. The game was a back and forth defensive struggle with manygreat plays that remained scoreless until the bottom of the sixthinning when Ty Gatins doubled to right center field to drive in JustinMedrick with winning run and walkoff win. Pictured (from left): JustinMedrick, Matthew Smoller, Hugo De Mendoza, Coach Duke Helfand,Ezra Rosenbaum, Alexander Kahan, Jackson Ostrow, Ty Gatins,Toby Rudolph, Zach Helfand, Eli Biehl, Manager Christopher Biehl,Yitzchak Notowitz, Luca Norton and Coach Derek Norton.

OVERTIME AND FIVEPENALTY KICKS TOWIN – The Beverly HillsStallions beat CulverCity in Thousand Oaksfor first place and theAYSO Patriot Cup indouble overtime. Theteam includes ZacharyChaloff, KobyNovinbakht, TreytonNed, Henry Brittan,Lucas Schaeffer, MilesTrachtenberg, RoccoZucaro, NicholasNakagawa, RafaelChoukroun, Elias C.Alaoui, NicholasBrooks, Austin Jones,Reef Travish

By Matt LopezThe Beverly Hills Adult

Softball League is now accept-ing signups for its 2015 sum-mer league, which is set tobegin July 20.

Registration for BeverlyHills residents or Beverly Hillsbusiness teams begins at mid-night on June 22. Returningnon-resident teams may beginregistering on June 23.

New non-resident teamscan register June 24-25 begin-

ning at midnight.The pre-season managers

meeting will be held July 6 at 7p.m. at the Roxbury ParkCommunity Center.

To register, simply visitwww.beverlyhills.org/bhre-gonline and follow the instruc-tion.

For more information onsoftball and other Beverly Hillsadult leagues, visit www.bev-erlyhillsadultsports.org

Beverly Hills Adult SoftballLeague Registration BeginsJune 22

CIF FINALS – Beverly HillsHigh's Amanda Block took sev-enth place in the pole vault inthe CIF Southern SectionDivision 3 finals on May 23 atCerritos College. Block wasn't ather best, only clearing 11-0 onher jump. It was a solid mark,but not enough to qualify for theCIF Masters Meet. Block, a jun-ior, will return next year aftersetting a school record this sea-son with a vault of 11-9.Pictured right: Block at the CIFfinals.

Photo by Simon Langer

Franco On Melrose - The Westside’s HiddenItalian GemBy Matt Lopez

One of Los Angeles' tasti-est italian hidden gems sitsright in the heart of Holly-wood and believe it or not,you may have driven by itcountless times and nevereven known it was there.

But now, the secret's out –Franco on Melrose is one ofthe top spots on the westsideto get authentic, delicious Ital-ian cuisine.

From the exterior, Franco

on Melrose may look likemany other hole-in-the-wall eateries, but themagic begins once youenter the front door. Pa-trons are greeted by theirpersonal host and walkdown a narrow hallwaypast the kitchen, which isin front of the restaurant,to enter a spacious din-ing area that looks morelike an enchanted rain-forest than an Italianrestaurant.

The covered patioseating, with whitechristmas lights danglingoverhead and walls

laced with gorgeous green ivyhelps create the perfect ro-mantic dinner setting. WhenThe Courier visited the restau-rant late last month, rainpounded the covered patioroof as diners quietly ate theirmeals.

Good luck finding manymenu's with a larger and tasti-er assortment of pasta andwine anywhere in L.A. thanwhat's found at Franco OnMelrose. If you don't stuffyourself on the deliciousbread and vinegar/oil dippingmix, there's a vast array ofmenu choices. Among the fa-vorites of restaurant regulars

Social Appetizer Public Relations President Mr. Greg Martayan,Chef De Cuisine Mr. Manuel Velasco, Executive Chef andProprietor Mr. Franco De Dominicis, Executive Host andProprietor Mr. Jaime Solian.

are the Fusilli "Franco's Mom",served with pork sausage, beefmeat argue and parmiggiano,and the Aragosta, which fea-tures black and white home-made linguine, fresh main lob-ster and rock shrimps.

Each dish is made withcare by Owner and ExecutiveChef Franco de Dominicis.Born in Caracas, Venezuela,Dominicis returned with hisfamily to their native town ofPaestrum in southern Italy. Heserved as Executive Chef at theBiltmore Hotel in Los Angelesuntil opening Franco On Mel-rose a few years ago.

With the authentic Italian

experience he has created atFranco on Melrose, Dominicislooks like a fixture in the LosAngeles food scene for manyyears to come.

"We provide clients with aone of a kind culinary experi-ence, coupled with an am-biance which provides for aperfect setting for any occa-sion," Dominicis said. "We be-lieve in the guest experience,which is why we put an empha-sis on detail and service."

Franco On Melrose is at6919 Melrose Ave. in Los Ange-les. For more information, visitwww.francoonmelrose.com orcall 323-934-3390.The patio of Franco on Melrose

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Insurance Agent Maretsky BringsPersonal Touch, Shares Love Of Golf

Insurance Agent Marc Maretsky with just some of the golf memorabilia collectionin his Beverly Drive office.

Beverly Hills -based Marc MaretskyPersonal Insurance Services iscelebrating its 35th anniversary

this year.“I could not have reached this mile-

stone without the loyalty of my clientsand associates who have helped meover the years,” said Maretsky, a long-time resident and 1973 BHHS gradu-ate.

An avid golfer, his office is packedwith an eclectic collection of golfingmemorabilia spanning 47 years includ-ing pictures, certificates, balls, hatsand more.

He took lessons from Bel-AirCountry Club Professional EmeritusEddie Merrin, and is a member atIndustry Hills Golf Club. He’s even beenknown to give clients’ children plasticstarter club sets, “to get them interest-ed in what I think is a great game.”

Before entering the insurance busi-ness, Maretsky invented the noveltyBeverly Hills Real Estate “A Little Dustfrom the Upper Crust.”

Mark Maretsky Personal InsuranceServices has established a reliable andsolid reputation since its inception in1980, serving Beverly Hills and all ofCalifornia. Maretsky helps clients with

contingency planning including life, dis-ability, Medicare, long-term care andannuities.

Though he helps clients to a com-fortable retirement, he has no suchideas. “My future plans are to continuein this great business for as long aspossible.

“Technology is great, but nothingbeats a human voice and someone whocares and is there to help you when youneed help,” says Maretsky. “My spe-cialty is personal service and the per-sonal touch.”

This has included his practice ofsending $1 to clients’ children on theirbirthdays though age 18 (that traditionhowever is ending this year, since“everyone kept saying, ‘where’s my dol-lar?’” Maretsky relates.

Maretsky, who started out studyingcopywriting and transitioned to under-writing, now uses his creativity send-ing out customized, ‘60s and ‘70sthemed one-of-a-kind birthday letters toclients.

Clients also look forward to theannual Thanksgiving letter Maretskyhas sent for 28 years, “to reflect on themany blessings that are bestowed uponus daily.”

taste of the kind of oppositionthat has greeted the dog park.Residents say they want one,but not in their neighborhood.

Research shows thatwealthy communities acrossthe state have dog parks, in-cluding Malibu, Menlo Park,Santa Monica, Calabasas,Pasadena, Agoura Hills, PaloAlto, San Francisco, SilverLake, West Los Angeles’ Bar-rington Park, Runyon Park,Griffith Park, Arroyo Seco, Lau-rel Canyon and the SepulvedaBasin, to name a few.

In Beverly Hills, a self-pro-fessed “visionary” standarddoes not include this basicamenity for residents and theirpets.

In Monday’s Recreationand Parks Commission meetingit was probably best summedup when Commissioner Ander-son noted that the park wouldbe in view of drivers onOlympic Boulevard. “There arethousands of cars driving there,and they are all saying, ‘I wantto use that dog park.’ This couldget out of hand.”

The proposal for a dog parkat Roxbury Park, said Rosoff,would not be enough room fora large and small dog park.

Dog parks that The Courierreviewed statewide range fromquarter-acre to 190 acres.

Commissioner HowardRosoff and Chair Simone

F r e e d m a nwanted a resi-d e n t s - o n l ysystem thatwould in-clude swipinga card thatc o n f i r m e dr e s i d e n c y,dog vaccina-tions, ap-proval by theCity and pay-ment of a fee– to accessthis basicamenity - afirst for a pub-lic park inBeverly Hills.

Researchshows thatusers enterthrough atwo-gate sys-

tem; owners and their dogs en-ter, unleash, and then enter thepark, reversing the procedureto exit. Parks are self-policing;users drive out aggressive dogs.People must clean up after thedogs. Children must be super-vised and food and treats areprohibited inside the park.Signs are posted that dogs mustbe vaccinated and leashes arerequired outside the gates, anddogs in heat are not permitted.

These requirements arestandard in dog parks through-out the state, with minor varia-tions. Apparently Beverly Hillsneeds to be different.

The initial elation amongdog-lovers surrounding thelong awaited announcement ofthe proposed location hasturned to cynicism as a web ofdelays, bureaucracy and envi-ronmental issues unveil a cul-ture of opportunities lost withrotation of mayors.

After the dog park was ap-proved, the City hired a con-sulting firm to assess the siteand the soil conditions basedon historical usage.

In an email received byThe Courier on Nov. 13, 2014,then-Assistant City ManagerMahdi Aluzri said that prelimi-nary findings suggest a “mini-mal level of contamination . . .We expect the formal reportvery shortly and that along withother findings, will be incorpo-rated into the greater MitigatedNegative Declaration report,which is still anticipated to takeanother two to three weeks.”

Following the report, Com-munity Development would is-sue a Public Notice for a 20-day comment period, afterwhich, the City Council wouldtake formal action.

“I suspect that process willperhaps take us to the end ofJanuary,” wrote Aluzri.

It is now June. In January, consultants re-

ported the soil was lightly con-taminated with small amountsof arsenic. The State Depart-ment of Toxic Substances(SDTS) allows 12 mg. per kg;there was as much as 25 mg. insome areas.

“Background arsenic” isnaturally occurring in soil.Boring samples were taken at3-15 feet down; the deeper thecore, the closer levels were tobackground arsenic.

A similarbut much moreconcent ra tedlevel of arseniccan be foundon parcels 12and 13, on thesoutheast por-tion of SantaMonica Boule-vard, now pri-vately-ownedstrips oncedeeded to therailroads.

The con-tamination ofthe Foothillproperty, “islikely the resultof past industri-

al activities involving metaland metal manufacturing whenthe property was privatelyowned,” said Ryan Gohlich,then-senior planner for theCommunity Development De-partment.

The property had beenused for making airplane parts,and once housed the City’slivestock, including horses forthe fire and police depart-ments, that required shoeing.

Remediation will be re-quired, including excavation ofsoil and putting a barrier inplace; and laying on clean dirt,asphalt or concrete to makesure there is a separation be-tween the contaminated soil.

Since that report was deliv-ered in January, there seems tohave been little progress. “Wehave an administrative draft re-port waiting for liaison direc-tion,” said Gohlich.

“We went back to do re-search on it, talked with the at-torneys at the City and had acouncil rotation. Mayor Goldassigned new liaison members.There is a lag time.”

Since January, City Manag-er Jeff Kolin retired and MahdiAluzri has become the InterimCity Manager. Gohlich hasbeen promoted to assistant di-rector of Community Develop-ment. Vice Mayor Julian Goldhas become mayor and then-Mayor Lili Bosse, a drivingforce behind the dog park, hasrotated to councilmember.Mayor Gold has assigned him-self and Councilmember WillieBrien to replace Vice Mayor(then-Councilmember) JohnMirisch and Councilmember(then-Mayor) Lili Bosse as li-aisons.

The dog park languishedand the trucks continued.

At a liaison meeting onMay 5, Gold and Brien re-ceived an update, “based onour prior meetings,” saidGohlich, and the committee re-ceived, “new pieces of infor-mation on Parcels 12 and 13,the former rail right-of-way.”

The SDTS, viewed as thetop agency in soil contamina-tion, is working on a plan to re-mediate those parcels. A publicmeeting is scheduled June 17 atthe Beverly Hills Public Libraryat 6 p.m.

“They are going to discussremediation for those proper-ties. There has been directionto wait until that happens,” saidGohlich. “No one is going tohave contact with that soil; wewill have absolute certaintythat it is safe. We don’t want to‘think’ its safe; we want toknow its safe. That is our goal.”

Mitigation will be set forthin the Mitigated Negative Dec-laration, with City oversight un-der Gohlich in the PlanningDepartment.

For now, its “wait and see.”“I promise you, there has

been lots of work done. It’smoving forward. It will go,” hesaid.

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Beverly Hills Public Library ToUnveil Mural For Children’sLibrary On Sunday AfternoonBy Victoria Talbot

A fanciful mural by artistsMarion Dies and Marian West-all will be unveiled Sunday at12:15 p.m. at the Beverly HillsPublic Library.

The new mural was unani-mously selected from 30 sub-missions and will include threebeautiful children’s murals:“The Enchanted Woods,”“Depths of Imagination,” and“Flights of Imagination.”

The murals are located inthe entry to the EnchantedWoods Room, and on bothwalls of the transition passage-way located at the center of thespace.

Part of the Children’s Li-brary renovation project, theFriends of the Beverly Hills Li-brary wanted to adorn thespace with original art thatspoke specifically to children.

The Friends raised over$90,000 for the purpose of in-stalling original art work in thenewly renovated Children’s Li-brary.

The murals are in recogni-tion of a tradition that wasstarted in 1984 by local librari-an Rita Lipkis.

Lipkis’ “The EnchantedWoods” room houses a collec-tion of books curated by the li-brary to cultivate a child’s ap-preciation of fine children’sbooks and illustrations.

The Friends of the Librarywould like to acknowledge do-nations, including a large con-tribution from Lili and JonBosse, as well as the generosi-ty of: Charlotte and Dan Sku-ra; Michael J. Libow; in memo-ry of Leota Lightfoot; the FrankLinder family; Jeannette andMervyn Mandelbaum; the FredHayman Family Foundation;the Rothner family; Micheleand Joseph Gabai; in memoryof Nancy Citron; and 3rdThursday Book Club in honorof Julie Robinson

The event is open to thepublic with parking in thestructure adjacent to the li-brary, 444 N. Rexford Dr.,Sunday, June 7, at 12:15 p.m.

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who filed the joint brief lastweek.

The brief states: “The pur-pose of this Amicus Brief is toadvise the court that, after[Metro’s] rush to certify theFEIR and approval of the (West-side Subway Extension Project)based upon its newfound char-acterization of seismic danger,new detailed seismic investiga-tions and reports have beenprepared — all of which con-clude that many, if not all, ofthe faults identified by [Metro]are inactive or not event pres-ent at all.”

The brief asks the court tore-open the Environmental Im-pact Report to admit these seis-mic studies into evidence todemonstrate that Metro’s basisfor moving the Century Citystation and tunneling under thehigh school was based onfaulty data.

Metro’s Draft Environmen-tal Impact Report (DEIR) desig-nated the Santa Monica Boule-vard Subway Station as the“base” station; the Constella-tion Subway Station was the“optional” station. Only afterthe public comment period

was closed for the DEIR didMetro proffer a new seismicstudy that identified new faultlines under the Beverly HillsHigh School and the enlarge-ment of a previously identifiedfault area which made the areaunder Santa Monica Boulevardsupposedly unsafe for con-struction and prompted Metroto relocate the Century Citysubway station.

“BHUSD contends, andthe Municipal League and SB-HHOA agree, that the new postcomment period seismic stud-ies should have been recircu-lated pursuant to Public Re-sources Code section 21092.1to allow BHUSD and the pub-lic a meaningful opportunity totest and evaluate the new evi-dence that [Metro] relied uponto make its decision,” the briefstates.

Despite the fact thatBHUSD subsequently conduct-ed thorough seismic reports(validated by the state’s officeof California Geologic Survey)which clearly demonstratedthat the seismic conclusionsreached by Metro were incor-rect and that the faults refer-enced in the Metro seismic re-port are inactive or non-exis-tent, Metro continues to refuse

to redo its Environmental Im-pact Report. Should the newMetro tunnels be routed underthe high school campus, theschool’s ability to update its fa-cilities and keep up with theneeds of students and the com-munity would be severely lim-ited.

As it stands now, the pro-posed $1 billion Purple Linesegment to reach Constellationfrom La Cienega, (as opposedto the $800 million price tag tobuild on Santa Monica Boule-vard), wends underneathBHHS through unknown aban-doned oil wells and fields ofmethane. Last year, JMB suc-cessfully circumvented restric-tions in the 1981 Century CityNorth Specific Plan when theL.A. Planning Commissiongranted the developer the rightto not follow rules that governdevelopment in Century City aspart of its massive project.

“This route presents sub-stantial safety risks to the stu-dents, faculty and visitors at thehigh school, as well as to thecommunity,” states the brief.

The school district’s appealto the California EnvironmentalQuality Act lawsuit againstMetro is expected to be heardthis fall.

METRO(Continued from page 1)

quite pleased about this,” saidinterim Superintendent SteveKessler. “There are a lot of stu-dents accepted to really fineuniversities across the land."

Some of the highlights ofwhere students are headed af-ter accepting offer letters in-clude: 11 to UC Berkeley; 10to UCLA; 9 to the University ofArizona, 7 to USC; 6 to New

York University; 5 to BostonUniversity; 2 to Cornell Univer-sity; and 1 each to Brown Uni-versity, California Institute ofTechnology, Columbia Univer-sity, Duke University, EmoryUniversity, Georgetown Uni-versity, Harvard University,Johns Hopkins University,Southern California Institute ofArchitecture, University ofChicago and Vanderbilt Uni-versity.

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limits otherwise significant andworthy properties from beingconsidered for local landmarkdesignation,” wrote Fine.

Pynoos concurred. On the other end of the

spectrum, CommissionerFarshid Joe Shooshani asked:“What significance does thisconservancy have to our City?What does it do?”

Shooshani felt the conser-vancy’s suggestions could af-fect home values.

Corman argued that the re-quirements set by the conser-vancy were typically “fairlybroad” and “give maximumflexibility. With flexibilitycomes uncertainty. That’s thecrux of it. We have a differentset of priorities,” he said.“Maintenance of property val-ues is imperative to us.”

Pynoos and the conservan-cy argued that the Certificate ofIneligibility, limited to the dis-

cretion of the director of theCommunity Development De-partment, usurps the authorityof the Cultural Heritage Com-mission. They suggested thatthe application should include“a written preliminary evalua-tion, based on a qualified his-toric preservation consultant’sanalysis and applicability toLandmark Designation Crite-ria.”

Corman explained that thewritten determination was un-necessary. “The certificate isnot designed for the director todecide on a landmark. If theproperty does not have mini-mum findings it cannot be is-sued a designation based onobjective significance. There isno room for a director to makea determination; just to get the‘low-hanging fruit’ out immedi-ately. We don’t need an his-toric assessment report,” hesaid.

The proposed draft willnow go before the Beverly HillsCity Council for approval.

HARD TIMES FOR KATE MANTILINI –The Beverly Hills location ofthe iconic restaurant that served the community for nearly threedecades until it closed one year ago has fallen on hard times, as evi-denced by graffiti on the east side. SInce the building was purchasedand the restaurant closed, the space has languished. The new ownersasked the City for time to obtain their own historic report after the build-ing was proposed for historic designation. A proposal to amend theCultural Heritage Ordinance will include an incentive permit that couldallow them leeway for activity not otherwise permitted.

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Beverly Hills Philanthropist Pam Kluft Joins DidiHirsch Mental Health Services Board of DirectorsBy Laura Coleman

Beverly Hills philanthropistPamela Kluft, whose sister com-mitted suicide in 2012, hasjoined the Didi Hirsch MentalHealth Services Board of Direc-tors.

Driven both by her loss andthe knowledge of just howmany people she knew had lostloved ones to suicide but neverconfided in her until after hersister’s death, Kluft joined theDidi Hirsch Mental Health Ser-vices Survivors After Suicideprogram.

The L.A.-based mentalhealth service provider hasbeen providing quality mentalhealth care and substance usedisorder services for over 70years throughout Southern Cal-

ifornia.“Suicide is such a unique

loss,” Kluft said. “After I lost mysister, I needed to be aroundother people who had a similarexperience. When I found outthat Didi Hirsch offered free be-reavement groups, I wanted toget involved and to give back asmuch as I could to help peopleless fortunate than myself getservices.”

Kluft is dedicated to eras-ing the stigma of mental illness,which prevents many peoplefrom getting help and cansometimes lead to the tragedyof suicide.

“People are at such a loss,they don’t know where to turnafter they lose someone to sui-cide,” she said. “I want to get

the word out that there is a cri-sis hotline and services for peo-ple contemplating suicide andfor those who unfortunatelyhave survived the suicide of afamily member, coworker orfriend. I want to expose peopleto the services Didi Hirsch pro-vides.”

Pamela Kluft

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Bonnie Fleming,Bill Moyers,and Mark Wahlberg (June 5);Robert Englund, Margot Arden,Wilhelmina Diener and RosanaGershman (June 6); JamesIvory, Prince, Tom Jones andLiam Neeson (June 7);Emmanuel Ax, Jerry Stiller,Barbara Bush, Griffin Dunne,Boz Scaggs, and BobbieWeissman, (June 8); Millicent

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Cancer Support Community Benjamin Center presented its annualGilda Award Gala at the InterContinental in Century City. The eveninghonored Tig Notaro, Grammy-nominated comedian and breast cancersurvivor, with the “Gilda Award;” plus YAS Fitness Centers’ FounderKimberly Fowler and VP Sherri Rosen, with the “Wellness Award” andDr. Mitch Golant, national psychosocial cancer research pioneer, withthe “Harold H. Benjamin Innovation Award.” .

Pat Kennedy (CSC board chair); Ann Benjamin (vice chair); and JuliaForth (executive director) welcomed more than 250 guests, noting thatnearly 1,800 individuals had walked through the center’s doors in thepast year, visiting CSC over 18,000 times.

NBC-TV’s popular Fritz Coleman hosted the evening, lauding CSCas “the gold standard of psychological support for cancer patients andtheir families throughout the world.”

Actress/comedienne Sarah Silverman was a special guest presenter.In 2009, The Wellness Community and Gilda’s Club joined forces to

become the Cancer Support Community. ******

Tomorrow evening on the Fox Studios’ New York Street backlot,Lupus L.A. hosts its annual Orange Ball Gala–”A Night of Superheros”with entertainment by Seal and a special opening act by Serayah.

Being honored are actor Michael B. Jordan (Loop Award), Daniel J.Wallace (Founder’s Award) and C. Andrew Schroeder, M.D. (MedicalVisionary Award).

To purchase tickets or make a donation, go to lupusla.org and clickonto “events.”

Just as the books have closed on theDesert’s 2014/2015 season of parties,performances and philanthropy, socialcalendars are now being opened to theback pages of 2015 and the beginning ofa new season.

One of the first presenters of majorevents to announce what the new seasonincludes is the Annenberg Theater at thePalm Springs Art Museum which willstage its 13th annual opening night Ben-efit Concert and the 2015/2016 Perfor-mance Series with a stellar line-up ofBroadway talent.

The Nov. 14 concert will showcaseBroadway sensations Norm Lewis andLaura Osnes, who will perform an arrayof show tunes together and individually.Lewis’ resume includes playing thephantom in The Phantom Of The Operaand Porgy in Porgy And Bess, while Os-nes has hit with such roles as Cinderellain Cinderella and Bonnie in Bonnie AndClyde.

Tickets for the Benefit Concert andpost-show catered supper are $295, (or$95 for the performance only).

The Performance Series continueswith one sure-to-be SRO performanceper month. On Dec. 12, the always pop-ular Maureen McGovern will showcaseher signature renditions of Oscar-win-ning songs, including The Morning Afterfrom The Poseidon Adventure.

On Jan. 16, Marilyn Maye–“thegreatest white female singer in theworld,” (don’t take my word, that’s whatshe’s been called by Ella Fitzgerald whoshould know)–will bring her show-top-ping talent to the Annenberg Theater.

On Feb. 20, Broadway performerChristine Andreas, who has producedtwo CDs in the Top Ten of USA Todays’music lists and is known for her mesmer-izing voice.

Jane Monheit takes the Annenbergstage on Mar. 19, singing popular songsfrom her White House to The RainbowRoom, appearances.

The Performance Series wraps up onApr. 9 with the husband duo of JarrodSpector, currently playing Barry Mann inBeautiful: The Carole King Musical. Bar-rett is performing as Lara in the new mu-sical Doctor Zhivago.

The Annenberg Theater, a 433-seatstate-of-the-art venue with nearly perfectacoustics, is located within the Palm

Springs Art Museum. All SeasonPerformances take place on Sat-urdays at 8 p.m.

The museum is the largestcultural institution in theCoachella Valley and consists oftwo buildings in Palm Springsand one–known as the Galen(free admission to the public) inhonor of its benefactor, HeleneGalen – in Palm Desert.

Information about the up-coming series or the museum isavailable at 760-322-4800.

Greg O’Brienauthor of OnPluto, InsideThe Mind OfA l z h e i m e r s

(Codfish Press $15.96), has been a writer for 35years. As an editor, journalist, investigative reporterand publisher, you can be sure this book is beauti-fully written. And, as every magazine, newspaper,etc. will attest, Alzheimers is the fastest growing dis-ease in America.

For Greg it was more and personal. Both hismother and father suffered from it and he, himself,was diagnosed as having early Alzheimers. As thebook begins, he reaches the point where his sonmakes him hand over the keys to the car. O’Brienwrites from two points of view. He is the son takinghis father to the hospital while his mother is holdingherself together and fighting to be the last to die.Her other children want to put her in a nursing homewhich Greg refuses to let happen.

Today Greg writes he is pushing back daily againsta loss of synapse that is progressing , as neurons godead. It is a journey from the diagnosis to the grave.Alongside his Alzheimers, Greg has been diagnosedwith cancer. He writes that where people inherithomes and bank bonds, he inherited his parents andgrandparents medical histories. His doctor friendurges him to meet as quickly as possible with an es-tate attorney to protect family assets, as there is a fiveyear “look back” during which a nursing home canattach personal properties and bank accounts. Herecommended that he designate a healthcare proxy,future caregivers, and assign power of attorney.

As Greg drove home he wrote that he felt sad forhis wife Mary Catherine. This wasn’t fair toher…and he couldn’t fix it. He notes that the diseaserarely gets a mention in an obituary or in a deathcertificate. Family members decline to mention it orcall it by name. Remember when AIDS was nevermentioned?

Despite the heavy subject matter, there are quite afew laughs at what life has handed Greg. He sees thefuture in his mother putting the garbage in the trunkof the car or serving her husband eggs sunnyside upwhen he asked for ice cream. Greg found his worldof Pluto when he was bike riding with his own sonand his friend, he put their sweat shirts over the han-dlebars and as he rode they caught in the spokes ifthe wheel and as the bike stopped short, he wentheadfirst over the handlebars. With a head in a poolof blood, he had unleashed a monster as Alzheimerscan be activated by a hit to the head…or by a fall ona tennis court atop a ball machine.

When I taped with Greg a few weeks ago, it wasobvious that he was in a deeper stage. He had mem-orized certain facts he wanted to talk about, but—ifinterrupted–lost his place. I did tell him about aunique day care center here in L.A. called OPICA. Ifyou have a family member losing it, be thankful thatperson is not just sitting in front of the TV. You can see this show with Greg O’Brien onYouTube/ connie martinson’s channel.

GILDA AWARDS–Cancer Support Community Benjamin Center held itsGilda Awards, named for beloved comedienne Gilda Radner, at theInterContinental on Avenue of the Stars. Above (from left): honorees Dr. MitchGolant, Kimberly Fowler, and Sherri Rosen; below (from left): CSC ExecutiveDirector Julia Forth, honoree Tig Notaro and presenter Sarah Silverman.

Photos by Vince Bucci

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Martin, Michael J. Fox, Johnny Depp,Lonnie Delshad and Natalie Portman(June 9).; Gene Wilder, Gloria Levishon,Gail Dauer, Darlene Friedman, andElizabeth Hurley (June 10); AdrienneBarbeau (June 11).

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follies, Fred quickly changedhis tune.

“She comes out, the mostgorgeous thing I’ve ever seen,”he said. “I think, ‘I like showbusiness!’ And of course, theclothes come off, and thatmade it even better.”

Born in Philadelphia in1925, Fred’s road to become amusician was forged amidst theGreat Depression while he, likeeveryone he knew, did every-thing possible to survive.

His parents split up early,and his mom moved him andhis three siblings to Californiain 1935.

He recalled growing up ina succession of one-roomhouses in the strangest placesas the family kept moving intandem with his mother’s vari-ous business ventures beforeshe started making a decent liv-ing in real estate, which includ-ed buying a trio of leases inJapanese-owned buildings onOlvera Street after the Japanesewere interned following PearlHarbor. Fred estimates he at-tended 36 different schools alltold.

“We were all trying sohard to just make it anyway wecould,” he recalled.

For his part, Fred took toselling magazines and newspa-pers. His best clients turned outto be in Skid Row and by 12,he was friendly with all the bargirls. After selling for a bit, he’d

sneak into one of the movietheatres and see a couple ofpictures.

“I couldn’t afford it, butwhen the crowds would comeout, I would sneak in,” he de-scribed.

Once, he saw a short filmof Jascha Heifetz performing apiece by Charles Camille Saint-Saëns and he was immediatelycaptivated by the fiddle.

“I said: ‘My God, that’swonderful, I think I’ll take upthe violin,’” he recalled.

He subsequently ap-proached one of the bar girlshe’d grown friendly with to tellher about his plan.

“Frieda was on 5th Streetwith her usual John buying herdrinks that were really tea,” herecalled. She offered to buyhim a saxophone if he’d giveup the violin. He found a beau-tiful second-hand golden in-strument for $30 at the localpawnshop, and Frieda gavehim the money. But when heentered the pawnshop to pur-chase the saxophone in thewindow, the shopkeeper re-fused to sell it to him. “He said,‘I can’t sell that to you, you’retoo young.’”

Fred then asked his momto buy it for him, telling herhe’d earned the money throughhis magazine sales. At thepawnshop, his mom found a C-melody saxophone for half theprice and bought that one forFred, pocketing the other $15for herself. At that point hismom was mostly leasing apart-

ments and “flop house” hotelrooms.

With his sax, Fred immedi-ately started playing with theschool orchestra. However, be-cause his saxophone wasn’tone that was really used anymore, he had to play the bas-soon parts. One time, a coupleof painters who were workingon one of his mom’s properties,the St. Angelo at Temple andGrand, painted his silver-platedsaxophone gold like the onesprofessionals used. He latertraded his bicycle for an over-haul job on the sax. And then arepairman, Milt Owen, eventu-ally gave him an alto sax as agift - he thought he had itmade.

“I was practicing likecrazy,” he recalled.

He got a job then workingas a gopher for Lindley Hussey,a doctor and “RenaissanceMan,” where made $7/week.

One time, Hussey’s eleva-tor-man took Fred to see SergeiRachmaninoff perform his 3rdpiano concerto. Afterwards,Fred went backstage to meetthe genius composer who hadjust been pounding away at thekeyboard; but in Fred’s world,there was only the saxophone,so they talked about the saxo-phones in another piece per-formed that evening.

Around that time, he and afew other boys formed a littleband in the largely Jewishneighborhood of BoyleHeights, where they took toperforming at bar mitzvahs.

Fred also started taking lessonsat $5/hour from Lyle Bowen,with whom he studied for eightmonths learning technique,which had eluded him untilthen. He used to practice atBaxter Northup at 8th andOlive streets. One day when hewas 16, the head of the musicdepartment at USC, LucienCaillet, invited him to study atthe university. Fred recalledhim saying: “You won’t be aregistered student, but you’ll belearning.”

After performing in the pitat various clubs, Fred took toperforming with bigbands–however, they were be-ing phased out, so he knew itwasn’t sustainable.

“My mother hated the ideaof me being in music,” he re-called her criticizing. Hislifestyle meant that he wascoming home at 6 a.m. andwaking up at 1 p.m. He wasabout 20 when his mom rec-ommended that he get into realestate. He had experience run-ning properties for her and sheencouraged him to parlay hisgift with money and peopleinto a successful career in realestate.

“I said, ‘Mom, makingmoney is easy. It’s harder toplay a good chorus in BodyAnd Soul,’’” he recalled.

The first property he ac-quired was on Alvarado Ter-race, and after he transformedit to produce more income, hesold it, making $18,000 on thedeal. He then bought Bimini

Lodge Hotel just east on Ver-mont; when he sold it, he pock-eted $50,000.

“At that time, no one hadcaught on to the fact that realestate was really valuable,” hesaid.

In 1952 Fred moved intoBeverly Hills, purchasing hisfirst home in the City on Bene-dict Canyon for $35,000, intowhich he moved with his wife,Lorene, and their four children.

“Taxes were low and theschools had a good reputa-tion,” he said.

At 38, Fred got divorced,soon marrying for a secondtime, Mary Ellen, with whomhe had a son. He’s now beenwith his third wife, Poppy, foralmost 40 years, with whom hehad two more sons. Together,the couple counts six grand-children and two great grand-children. Besides that, theyhave raised four championdoberman show dogs.

These days, he continuesto work on his vast real estateinvestments five days a weekwith his youngest son, whomhe is training to take over thebusiness. He said his days as amusician still remain the mostinteresting part of his life, andhe continues to play the flute,saxophone or clarinet everyday –indeed, taking weeklyflute lessons at UCLA.

“Beverly Hills is, if youwant the truth, it’s my para-dise,” he said.

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A TALE OF MANY CITIESBY KEVIN G. DER / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

ACROSS1 Exactly5 Obama vis-à-vis

Columbia9 Deg. from Columbia12 Much-anticipated

nights out20 Company with a fleet22 Prefix with watt23 Window shopper’s cry24 Like the roots of

democracy25 Mario’s brother, in

gaming26 Breeding ground28 Eventually became29 Relative of a kite30 Proofer’s mark32 “O, never say that I

was false of heart …,” e.g.

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name is represented as ภาษาไทย

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Canada40 Laura who wrote and

sang “Wedding Bell Blues”

44 Join46 “That’s a ____”48 Stuck in a mess?50 “Ain’t gonna happen”52 Heart54 Imminent56 Local theater, slangily58 Ones in an annual hunt60 Ulan-____ (capital of a

Russian republic)61 Vehicle with a folding

top62 Suffix with stink63 Fulda tributary64 Jack’s partner65 Cousins

66 Goes for the gold?67 Not quite right69 Alternative to metal70 Goddess in “The

Tempest”71 Win at auction, say72 Warrior in the

“Discworld” fantasy books

73 Small force74 Form a coalition76 Jokesters77 Personnel list78 ____ chi ch’uan79 Travelers at the speed

of light80 Former Jets coach

Ewbank81 Tavern menu heading82 One with a stiff upper

lip?83 Speed-skating

champion Kramer85 Captain’s spot87 Kind of adapter89 Act the rat91 It’s folded before a

meal93 Dodge Aries, e.g.95 “Walk ____” (1964 hit)97 Red Rock dweller99 Magazine mogul,

familiarly102 “Pretty Maids All in

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planet,” once104 Half of a Senate vote105 “This looks bad”106 Singer ____ Rose107 Barber’s supply108 Routine response?109 Kyrgyz province110 Trite112 Needle holder113 ____ Paradise of “On

the Road”114 Was bankrupt, say115 Blue shade

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pitches119 Stupefy120 Baritone in “The

Mikado”121 Dyspepsia reliever122 All at the start?123 Home of the Big 12’s

Cyclones124 One who’s behind126 Solomonic128 ____ colada130 Plantation machines132 Holes in Swiss cheese133 Grasps135 “The Night Circus”

author Morgenstern137 Chicago mayor

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for short142 Trunk part144 Pond or sand trap146 One of the

Jackson 5147 “____-haw!”148 Long-running event?152 “Et voilà!”154 One following an

order156 Countermanded157 Verdi’s “____ tu”158 Power-play result,

often159 Pope’s vestment160 They’re blown at

some weddings161 Yahoo! alternative162 Do a body scan?163 Meanie DOWN1 With 141-Down, author

whose work is the basis of this puzzle’s theme

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[U.S.; 3,9]

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Cup, 1930: Abbr.8 Michael of “Reservoir

Dogs”9 Spooky sounds10 1988 Bon Jovi hit

[India; 6]11 Words said with a sigh12 Witchy woman13 Others, in

Oaxaca14 1996 Geena Davis

thriller [China; 4,4]15 Mountain ____ (soft

drinks)16 What chemists find

attractive?17 Cookie holder18 “Dig in!”19 ____-Cat21 Leans27 As an example31 PBS craft show for 21

seasons [U.S.; 3,4]

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misdemeanor [India; 8]

41 “Get it?” [Japan; 8]42 Send off43 Popular party feature45 Often-illegal turns,

informally47 “Hmm, gotcha”49 Wolfe of mystery51 Sugar suffixes52 Benjamin53 Mitchell heroine55 Firehouse catching

fire, e.g.57 “Someone Like You”

singer, 201159 Overdo it at dinner68 Two-masted craft73 Dr. of hip-hop

75 Ones pressed into service in the kitchen? [Egypt; 4]

76 Spitball, e.g.77 Mens ____ (legal term)84 Asseverate86 Ambulance

destinations, for short88 Anatomical sac90 Book before Esth.91 Event often in a front

yard

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94 Stream

96 ____ Tate, onetime English poet laureate

98 Secretariat’s org.

100 Send off

101 Pilots

108 One-liner, e.g.

109 Stable bagful

111 Gets broadcast

112 McGregor of “Big Fish”

116 Dream

125 A neighbor

127 “Kind of” ending

129 Rainbow color

131 “Ta-ta”

134 Lyric poem

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138 Overflow seating area

140 “Coffee, ____ Me?”

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145 “Um, pardon …”

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149 A.I. woman in 2015’s “Ex Machina”

150 Std.

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153 Dress (up)

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PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICEST.S. No.: 2014-02148-CALoan No.: 7130743565A.P.N.:4336-024-023

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

PURSUANT TO CIVILCODE § 2923.3(a), THESUMMARY OF INFOR-MATION REFERRED TOBELOW IS NOTATTACHED TO THERECORDED COPY OFTHIS DOCUMENT BUTONLY TO THE COPIESPROVIDED TO THETRUSTOR.

NOTE: THERE IS ASUMMARY OF THEINFORMATION IN THISDOCUMENT ATTACHED

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UNRESUMEN DE LAINFORMACIÓN DEESTE DOCUMENTOTALA: MAYROONGBUOD NG IMPORMASY-ON SA DOKUMENTONGITO NA NAKALAKIPLU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂYLÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀYTÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNGTIN TRONG TÀI LIÈUNÀY

IMPORTANT NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED07/20/2005. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLDAT A PUBLIC SALE. IFYOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.

Trustor: CHIDI NOBI, ASINGLE MANDuly Appointed Trustee:Western ProgressiveTrustee, LLCRecorded 08/02/2005 asInstrument No. 051829315 in book ---,page--- and of OfficialRecords in the office ofthe Recorder of LosAngeles County,California, Date of Sale: 06/29/2015at 11:00 AMPlace of Sale:BEHIND THE FOUNTAINLOCATED IN CIVICCENTER PLAZA, 400CIVIC CENTER PLAZA,POMONA, CA

Estimated amount ofunpaid balance and othercharges: $1,922,415.11

WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHESTBIDDER FOR CASH,CASHIER’S CHECKDRAWN ON A STATE ORNATIONAL BANK, ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERALCREDIT UNION, OR ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERALSAVINGS AND LOANASSOCIATION, A SAV-INGS ASSOCIATION ORSAVINGS BANK SPECI-FIED IN SECTION 5102OF THE FINANCIALCODE AND AUTHO-RIZED TO DO BUSI-NESS IN THIS STATE:

All right, title, and interestconveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in thehereinafter described

property under and pur-suant to a Deed of Trustdescribed as:

Street Address or othercommon designation ofreal property: 8915-8917Rangely Avenue, WestHollywood, CA 90048-1718 A.P.N.: 4336-024-023

The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability forany incorrectness of thestreet address or othercommon designation, ifany, shown above.

The sale will be made,but without covenant orwarranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principal sumof the note(s) secured bythe Deed of Trust. Thetotal amount of the unpaidbalance of the obligationsecured by the propertyto be sold and reasonableestimated costs, expens-es and advances at thetime of the initial publica-tion of the Notice of Saleis: $1,922,415.11.

If the Trustee is unable toconvey title for any rea-son, the successful bid-der’s sole and exclusiveremedy shall be thereturn of monies paid tothe Trustee, and the suc-cessful bidder shall haveno further recourse.

The beneficiary of theDeed of Trust has execut-ed and delivered to theundersigned a writtenrequest to commenceforeclosure, and theundersigned caused aNotice of Default andElection to Sell to berecorded in the countywhere the real property islocated. NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you areconsidering bidding onthis property lien, youshould understand thatthere are risks involved inbidding at a trustee auc-tion. You will be biddingon a lien, not on the prop-erty itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trusteeauction does not auto-matically entitle you tofree and clear ownershipof the property. Youshould also be aware thatthe lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bidderat the auction, you are ormay be responsible forpaying off all liens seniorto the lien being auc-tioned off, before you canreceive clear title to theproperty. You are encour-aged to investigate theexistence, priority, andsize of outstanding liensthat may exist on thisproperty by contacting thecounty recorder’s office ora title insurance compa-ny, either of which maycharge you a fee for thisinformation. If you consulteither of these resources,you should be aware thatthe same lender may holdmore than one mortgageor deed of trust on thisproperty.

Note: Because theBeneficiary reserves theright to bid less than thetotal debt owed, it is pos-sible that at the time of thesale the opening bid may beless than the total debt

NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: The sale date

shown on this notice ofsale may be postponedone or more times by themortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g ofthe California Civil Code.The law requires thatinformation about trusteesale postponements bemade available to youand to the public, as acourtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If youwish to learn whetheryour sale date has beenpostponed, and, if appli-cable, the rescheduledtime and date for the saleof this property, you maycall (866)-960-8299 orvisit this Internet Web site"http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx"http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file numberassigned to this case2 0 1 4 - 0 2 1 4 8 - C A .Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time to thescheduled sale may notimmediately be reflectedin the telephone informa-tion or on the InternetWeb site. The best wayto verify postponementinformation is to attendthe scheduled sale

Date: May 18, 2015Western ProgressiveTrustee, LLC , as TrusteeC/o 30 Corporate Park,Suite 450Irvine, CA 92606Automated SaleInformation Line: (866)960-8299 HYPERLINK"http://altisource.com/resware/TrusteeServicesSearch.aspx"http://www.alti-source.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspxFor Non-Automated SaleInformation, call: (866)240-3530

THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE

Published 06/05/15,06/12/15, 06/19/15

——————————FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015143763 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: NAVA HOME DESIGN 305E. 9TH STREET #409, LosAngeles, CA 90015; DavidRavanshenas 416 N. OakhurstDr. #201, Beverly Hills, CA90210; Lida Leah Ravanshenas416 N. Oakhurst Dr. #201,Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Thebusiness is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, regis-trant(s) has begun to transactbusiness under the name(s)listed herein on May 29, 2015:Signed: Lida LeahRavanshenas , Owner:Statement is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles: May 29,2015; Published: June 5, 12,19, 22, 2015 LACC N/C

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ON THE LOCAL CON-TROL AND ACCOUNT-ABILITY PLAN (LCAP)AND THE BUDGET OFBEVERLY HILLS UNI-FIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OFLOS ANGELES COUNTYThe Governing Board ofBeverly Hills UnifiedSchool District will hold apublic hearing on theLCAP and the BUDGETOF THE DISTRICT FORTHE YEAR ENDINGJUNE 30, 2016, PRIORTO Final Adoption asrequired by EducationCode Section 42103 and52062.The public hearing will beheld at STC/ Jon CherneyLecture Hall, Beverly HillsHigh School, 241 MorenoDrive. Beverly Hills, CAon June 18, 2015, at 7:00p.m. The public is cordial-ly invited to attend thismeeting.The proposed LCAP andBudget will be on file andavailable for publicinspection should mem-bers of the public wish toreview the LCAP andBudget prior to the publichearing, at the followinglocation(s) BHUSDDistrict Office, 255 SouthLasky Drive, BeverlyHills, CA 90212 from June15, 2015 to: June 18,2015 during the hours of8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Arturo Delgado, Ed.D., Los Angeles CountySuperintendent ofSchools6/5/15CNS-2754445#BEVERLY HILLS COURIER

––––––REQUEST FOR PRO-POSALS FOR REALESTATE BROKERAGESERVICES:

Beverly Hills UnifiedSchool District seeks areal estate firm to pro-vide services to leasereal property locatedwithin the city limits ofthe City of Beverly Hillsowned by Beverly HillsUnified School District.It is the intent of thisRequest for Proposal tohave the successful bro-ker/firm, enter into aProfessional ServiceContract with the Districtto supply real estateservices.

Proposal Due Date:12:00 p.m. WednesdayJune 17, 2015Place of ProposalReceipt: 255 S. LaskyDrive Beverly Hills, CA90212 – PurchasingDepartmentProject Name: RealEstate BrokerageServices

Property Location: 220 N. Doheny DriveBeverly Hills, California90211

Each proposal mustconfirm and be respon-sive to the proposal doc-uments, copies of whichare on file and may beobtained from DianneRichard, PurchasingAgent via email atdrichard@bhusd.org ordownload a copy fromthe District Websitewww.bhusd.org

The District reserves theright to reject any or allproposals or to waive

any irregularities orinformalities in any pro-posal or in the proposalprocess.

Publication Dates:6/5/15 & 6/12/15

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT2015122502 The followingis/are doing business as:XCELL UNITY 2563 S.Sepulveda Blvd. Unit 4, LosAngeles, CA 90064; Qijin Xu2563 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Unit4, Los Angeles, CA 90064;The business is conducted by:AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s)has NOT begun to transactbusiness under the name(s)listed herein: Qijin Xu,Owner: Statement is filedwith the County of LosAngeles: May 7, 2015;Published: May 15, 22, 29,June 5, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT2015133645 The followingis/are doing business as:THE COAT LA 1350N.Cahuenga Blvd Suite B, LosAngeles, CA 90028; CSMotor Sports, LLC 1922Purdue Ave., Los Angeles, CA90025; The business is con-ducted by: A LIMITED LIA-BILITY COMPANY,registrant(s) has NOT begunto transact business underthe name(s) listed herein:Signed: CS Motor Sports,LLC. Edmond LeeSantoso, Owner: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: May 19, 2015;Published: May 22, 29, June5, 12, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT2015139673 The followingis/are doing business as:RACHEL’S CLOTHING 1124Glenville Dr. #2, Los Angeles,CA 90035; Rachel Piperno1124 Glenville Dr. #2, LosAngeles, CA 90035; The busi-ness is conducted by: ANINDIVIDUAL, registrant(s)has NOT begun to transactbusiness under the name(s)listed herein: RachelPiperno, Owner: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: May 26, 2015;Published: May 29, June 05,12, 19, 2015 LACC N/C

ORDER TO SHOWCAUSE FOR CHANGEOF NAME

CASE NO: LS026764

In the Matter of the petition of:REZA SHADKAMTo all interestedperson(s):Petitioner: RezaShadkam, Born:September 1, 1970 andpresently over 18 years ofage. Place of birth inTehran, Iran. His currentresidence address: 4738Park Granada #244Calabasas, CA 91302filed a petition with theSuperior Court ofCalifornia, County of LosAngeles, Van NuysCourthouse East 6230Sylmar Avenue, VanNuys, CA 91401, on May11, 2015 for a Decreechanging names as follows:Present Name: Reza Shadkam Proposed Name: Alexander ShadmanTHE COURT ORDERSthat all persons interestedin this matter shall appearbefore this court at thehearing indicated belowto show cause, if any, whythe petition for change ofname should not begranted.NOTICE OF HEARING:Date: June 22, 2015Time: 8:30AMDepartment: WThe address of the courtis: 6230 Sylmar Avenue,Van Nuys, CA 91401 -Van Nuys CourthouseEast.Reason for name change:Petitioner converted fromMuslim religion toChristianity. His old nameis a representative of aMuslim religion. Petitionerdesires a name thatwould be more represen-tative of the Christian reli-gion. Additional reason isthe safety reason.I declare under penalty ofperjury under the laws ofthe State of California thatthe foregoing is true andcorrect.Signed: Reza Shadkam &Vladimir Parizher,Attorney at Law 8733Beverly Bl. #312, WestHollywood, CA 90048Judge of the SuperiorDebre Huey P. CottonDated: 05/11/2015Published: May 15, 22, 29June 5, 2015 BHC-R17279

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Title Order No: 7742-476546 Trustee Sale No.:2012-2051 ReferenceNo: EL-0274-0205-01A.P.N.: 5555-003-122NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’SSALE YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER ANOTICE OF A NOTICEOF DELINQUINTASSESSMENT ANDCLAIM OF LIEN. YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A NOTICE OFDELINQUENT ASSESS-MENT DATED 7/6/2010.UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THEPROCEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.Notice is hereby giventhat on 6/19/2015 at11:00 AM, S.B.S. LienServices, As the dulyappointed Trustee underand pursuant to Notice ofDelinquent Assessment,recorded on 7/14/2010,as Document No.

20100960655, Book ,Page , of Official Recordsin the Office of theRecorder of LOS ANGE-LES County, California,The original owner: FAN-NIE INDROKUSUMOAND FANNICINDROKUSUMO Thepurported new owner:F A N N I EINDROKUSUMO, WILLSELL AT PUBLIC AUC-TION TO THE HIGHESTBIDDER FOR CASH,(payable at time of sale inlawful money of theUnited States, by cash, acashier’s check drawn bya State or national bank,a check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, ora check drawn by state orfederal savings and loanassociation, savingsassociation, or a savingsbank specified in section5102 of the FinancialCode and authorized todo business in this state.):BEHIND THE FOUNTAINLOCATED IN CIVICCENTER PLAZA, 400CIVIC CENTER PLAZA,POMONA, CA. All right,title and interest undersaid Notice of DelinquentAssessment in the prop-erty situated in saidCounty, as more fullydescribed on the abovereferenced assessmentlien. The street addressand other common desig-nation, if any of the realproperty described aboveis purported to be: 1110HACIENDA PL #205,WEST HOLLYWOOD,CA 90069. The under-signed Trustee disclaimsany liability for any incor-rectness of the streetaddress and other com-mon designation, if any,shown herein. Said salewill be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty,express or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, topay the remaining princi-pal sum due under saidNotice of DelinquentAssessment, with interestthereon, as provided insaid notice, advances, ifany, estimated fees,charges, and expenses ofthe Trustee, to wit:$14,597.83 accrued inter-est and additionaladvances, if any, willincrease this figure priorto sale. The claimant:THE ELEVEN TENOWNERS ASSOCIA-TION under said Notice ofDelinquent Assessmentheretofore executed anddelivered to the under-signed a writtenDeclaration of Defaultand Demand for Sale,and a written Notice ofDefault and Election toSell. The undersignedcaused said Notice ofDefault and Election toSell to be recorded in thecounty where the realproperty is located andmore than three monthshave elapsed since suchrecordation. NOTICE TOPOTENTIAL BIDDERS: Ifyou are considering bid-ding on this property lien,you should understandthat there are risksinvolved in bidding at atrustee auction. You willbe bidding on a lien, noton the property itself.Placing the highest bid ata trustee auction does notautomatically entitle youto free and clear owner-ship of the property. Youshould also be aware thatthe lien being auctioned

N O T I C E —Fictitious name state-ment expires five yearsfrom the date it wasfiled in the office of thecounty clerk. A new fic-titious business namestatement must be filedbefore that time. The fil-ing of this statementdoes not of itselfauthorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious busi-ness name in violationof the rights of anotherunder federal, state, orcommon law (SeeSection 14400, et seq.,Business andProfessions Code).

We File &Publish DBA’s310-278-1322

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PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESTrustee Sale No. :00000004279436 TitleOrder No.: FHA/VA/PMINo.: NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED05/20/2004. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THEP R O C E E D I N GAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. BARRETTDAFFIN FRAPPIERTREDER & WEISS,LLP, as duly appointedTrustee under and pur-suant to Deed of TrustRecorded on05/26/2004 asInstrument No. 041344629 of officialrecords in the office ofthe County Recorder ofLOS ANGELES County,State of CALIFORNIA.EXECUTED BY:KOUROSH GOLSHAN,WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGH-EST BIDDER FORCASH, CASHIER'SCHECK/CASH EQUIV-ALENT or other form ofpayment authorized byCalifornia Civil Code2924h(b), (payable attime of sale in lawfulmoney of the UnitedStates). DATE OFSALE: 06/18/2015TIME OF SALE: 10:00AM PLACE OF SALE:BEHIND THE FOUN-TAIN LOCATED INCIVIC CENTER PLAZA,400 CIVIC CENTERPLAZA, POMONA CA.STREET ADDRESSand other common des-ignation, if any, of thereal property describedabove is purported tobe: 1473 BENEDICTCANYON DRIVE, BEV-ERLY HILLS, CALIFOR-NIA 90210 APN#: 4357-006-005 The under-signed Trustee dis-claims any liability forany incorrectness of thestreet address and othercommon designation, ifany, shown herein. Saidsale will be made, butwithout covenant orwarranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principal sumof the note(s) securedby said Deed of Trust,with interest thereon, asprovided in said note(s),advances, under theterms of said Deed ofTrust, fees, chargesand expenses of theTrustee and of thetrusts created by saidDeed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaidbalance of the obliga-tion secured by theproperty to be sold andreasonable estimatedcosts, expenses andadvances at the time ofthe initial publication ofthe Notice of Sale is$917,617.63. The bene-ficiary under said Deedof Trust heretofore exe-

cuted and delivered tothe undersigned a writ-ten Declaration ofDefault and Demand forSale, and a writtenNotice of Default andElection to Sell. Theundersigned causedsaid Notice of Defaultand Election to Sell tobe recorded in thecounty where the realproperty is located.NOTICE TO POTEN-TIAL BIDDERS: If youare considering biddingon this property lien, youshould understand thatthere are risks involvedin bidding at a trusteeauction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not on theproperty itself. Placingthe highest bid at atrustee auction does notautomatically entitle youto free and clear owner-ship of the property.You should also beaware that the lien beingauctioned off may be ajunior lien. If you are thehighest bidder at theauction, you are or maybe responsible for pay-ing off all liens senior tothe lien being auctionedoff, before you canreceive clear title to theproperty. You areencouraged to investi-gate the existence, pri-ority, and size of out-standing liens that mayexist on this property bycontacting the countyrecorder's office or a titleinsurance company,either of which maycharge you a fee for thisinformation. If you con-sult either of theseresources, you shouldbe aware that the samelender may hold morethan one mortgage ordeed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER:The sale date shown onthis notice of sale maybe postponed one ormore times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924gof the California CivilCode. The law requiresthat information abouttrustee sale postpone-ments be made avail-able to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy tothose not present at thesale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale datehas been postponed,and, if applicable, therescheduled time anddate for the sale of thisproperty, you may call916-939-0772 for infor-mation regarding thetrustee's sale or visit thisInternet Web sitewww.nationwidepost-ing.com for informationregarding the sale ofthis property, using thefile number assigned tothis case0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 7 9 4 3 6 .Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time tothe scheduled sale maynot immediately bereflected in the tele-phone information or onthe Internet Web site.

The best way to verifypostponement informa-tion is to attend thescheduled sale. FORTRUSTEE SALEI N F O R M A T I O NPLEASE CALL:NATIONWIDE POST-ING & PUBLICATION ADIVISION OF FIRSTAMERICAN TITLEINSURANCE COMPA-NY 1180 IRON POINTROAD, SUITE 100 FOL-SOM, CA 95670 916-939-0772 www.nation-wideposting.com BAR-RETT DAFFIN FRAPPI-ER TREDER & WEISS,LLP IS ACTING AS ADEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANYI N F O R M A T I O NOBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. BARRETT DAF-FIN FRAPPIER TREDER& WEISS, LLP as TrusteeDated: 05/26/2015NPP0248521 To: BEVER-LY HILLS COURIER05/29/2015, 06/05/2015,06/12/2015

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015119440 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:EQUIMAX MANAGEMENT 3415S. Sepulveda Blvd. #400, LosAngeles, CA 90025; EquimaxMortgage and Loan 3415 S.Sepulveda Blvd. #400, LosAngeles, CA 90025; The businessis conducted by: A CORPORA-TION, registrant(s) has begun totransact business under thename(s) listed herein August2012: Hooshang Namvar,President: Statement is filed withthe County of Los Angeles: May04, 2015; Published: May 15, 22,29, June 05, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015119441 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:EMAXLOAN 3415 S. SepulvedaBlvd. #400, Los Angeles, CA90025; Equimax Mortgage andLoan 3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd.#400, Los Angeles, CA 90025;The business is conducted by: ACORPORATION, registrant(s)has begun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed hereinAugust 2012: HooshangNamvar, President: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: May 04, 2015;Published: May 15, 22, 29, June05, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015119443 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:AIKIDO SWIMWEAR 2116Kerwood Ave., Los Angeles, CA90025; Aikido, LLC 2116Kerwood Ave., Los Angeles, CA90025; The business is conduct-ed by: A LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY, registrant(s) hasNOT begun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed herein:Dina Benmoshe, ManagingMembers: Statement is filed withthe County of Los Angeles: May04, 2015; Published: May 15, 22,29, June 05, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––STATEMENT OF ABANDON-MENT USE OF FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME 2012022609The following person(s) has/haveabandoned the use of the fictitiousbusiness name: BETTER WITHBOOKS 9663 Santa Monica Blvd.#927, Beverly Hills, CA 90210;The fictitious business namereferred to above was filed on(date): February 08, 2012 in thecounty of Los Angeles; What APair 9663 Santa Monica Blvd.#927, Beverly Hills, CA 90210;The business is conducted by: ACORPORATION declare that allinformation in this statement istrue and correct, Signed: RuthStalford, CFO; Statement#2015119442 is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles: May 04,2015; Published: May 15, 22, 29,

June 05, 2015 LACC N/C––––––

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015124538 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:ED CARRASCO MEDIA 4441Camero Ave., Los Angeles, CA90027; Edel Francis Carrasco4441 Camero Ave., Los Angeles,CA 90027; The business is con-ducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, reg-istrant(s) has NOT begun totransact business under thename(s) listed herein: EdelFrancis Carrasco, Owner:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: May 08, 2015;Published: May 15, 22, 29, June05, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015116455 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:FOXY ROXY GLUTEN-FREEPIZZA TRUCK 17015 PacificCoast Hwy. #13, Los Angeles, CA90272; Fox Grain Farms, LLC17015 Pacific Coast Hwy. #13,Los Angeles, CA 90272; The busi-ness is conducted by: A LIMITEDLIABILITY COMPANY, regis-trant(s) has NOT begun to trans-act business under the name(s)listed herein: SandeeHuberman, ManagingMember: Statement is filed withthe County of Los Angeles: April30, 2015; Published: May 15, 22,29, June 05, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015112266 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:XYZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP9595 Wilshire Blvd. #900, BeverlyHills, CA 90212; Westside LawAPC 2003 S. El Camino Real#117, Oceanside, CA 92054; Thebusiness is conducted by: ACORPORATION, registrant(s)has NOT begun to transact busi-ness under the name(s) listedherein: Cari Donahue, CEO:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: April 27, 2015;Published: May 15, 22, 29, June05, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015126900 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:CHARISSE GLENN CASTING6063 Fairview Pl., Agoura, CA91301; CG Works, Inc. 6063Fairview Pl., Agoura, CA 91301;The business is conducted by: ACORPORATION, registrant(s)has begun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed hereinJanuary 1998: CharisseGlenn, President: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: May 13, 2015;Published: May 22, 29, June 05,12, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015126901 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:SUSHI FUMI 359 N. La CienegaBlvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048;Wun Kyong Moon 1395 KeltonAve. #303, Los Angeles, CA90024; The business is conduct-ed by: AN INDIVIDUAL, regis-trant(s) has NOT begun to trans-act business under the name(s)listed herein: Wun KyongMoon, Owner: Statement is filedwith the County of Los Angeles:May 13, 2015; Published: May22, 29, June 05, 12, 2015 LACCN/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015134739 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:1) 1ST TRUST DEED MORT-GAGE 2) AYA INVESTMENTSCO. 11022 Santa Monica Blvd.#280, Los Angeles, CA 90025;Abraham Yermian 1555 CarlaRidge Dr., Beverly Hills, CA90210; The business is conduct-ed by: AN INDIVIDUAL, regis-trant(s) has begun to transactbusiness under the name(s) list-ed herein 1999: AbrahamYermian, Owner: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: May 20, 2015;Published: May 29, June 05, 12,19, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015134740 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:1) NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS 2)FMS EVENT ACCOUNT 3) FCGEVENT ACCOUNT 4) POLICE

ASSN. CHARITY EVENTACCOUNT 5) FIRE FIGHTERSCHARITY EVENT ACCOUNT 6)FIRE FIGHTERS EXPLORERSCHARITY EVENT ACCOUNT 7)DEPUTIES ASSN. CHARITYEVENT ACCOUNT 8) ALASKAEVENTS 9) CRIME STOPPERSCHARITY EVENT ACCOUNT 10)SHERIFF RESERVES CHARITYEVENT ACCOUNT 11) POLICEEXPLORERS CHARITY EVENTACCOUNT 12) ELKS LODGECHARITY EVENT ACCOUNT 13)F.O.P. LODGE CHARITY EVENTACCOUNT 14) AFE EVENTACCOUNT 15) WFPA EVENTACCOUNT 16) APDST EVENTACCOUNT 17) CCDA EVENTACCOUNT 18) DAFMS EVENTACCOUNT 19) WFCG EVENTACCOUNT 20) WPFCG EVENTACCOUNT 21) BEFMS EVENTACCOUNT 22) DEFMS EVENTACCOUNT 23) MPFCG EVENTACCOUNT 24) MPFMS EVENTACCOUNT 8549 Wilshire Blvd.#1072, Beverly Hills, CA 90211;Entertainment And SportsEvents & PR, Inc. 8549 WilshireBlvd. #1072, Beverly Hills, CA90211; The business is conduct-ed by: A CORPORATION, regis-trant(s) has begun to transactbusiness under the name(s) list-ed herein April 18, 2008: GaryGreene, CEO: Statement is filedwith the County of Los Angeles:May 20, 2015; Published: May29, June 05, 12, 19, 2015 LACCN/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015131373 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:JODI MOORE ENTERPRISES417 S. Holt Ave. #112, LosAngeles, CA 90048; Jodi Moore417 S. Holt Ave. #112, LosAngeles, CA 90048; The businessis conducted by: AN INDIVID-UAL, registrant(s) has begun totransact business under thename(s) listed herein February12, 2015: Jodi Moore, Owner:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: May 15, 2015;Published: May 29, June 05, 12,19, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015139965 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:MARYAM OF BEVERLY HILLS9884 S. Santa Monica Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212; A.S.M.Beauty Corp 450 S. Maple Dr.#405, Beverly Hills, CA 90212;The business is conducted by: ACORPORATION, registrant(s)has NOT begun to transact busi-ness under the name(s) listedherein: AshkanPourMohammad, President:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: May 26, 2015;Published: May 29, June 05, 12,19, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015139673 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:RACHEL’S CLOTHING 1124

Glenville Dr. #2, Los Angeles, CA90035; Rachel Piperno 1124Glenville Dr. #2, Los Angeles, CA90035; The business is conduct-ed by: AN INDIVIDUAL, regis-trant(s) has NOT begun to trans-act business under the name(s)listed herein: Rachel Piperno,Owner: Statement is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles: May 26,2015; Published: May 29, June05, 12, 19, 2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015123259 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:1) FMBC INTERNATIONAL 2)ACCURACY MESSENGER,MOVING & DELIVERY SERVICE3) AJ AMBASSADORS OF THEFUTURE 4) AMERICAN GENER-AL TRADING COMPANY #20205) ASIA GARMENTS CALIFOR-NIA GROUP #2 6) 24-7 EXPORTTRADING COMPANY 7) 24-7TRAVEL REFERRAL NETWORK8) ARTNFOOD CATERING 9)DIANE E. WATSON COMMUNI-TY RESILIENCY CENTER 10)FMBC INTERNATIONAL 11)FPYF COMMUNITY GARDEN12) FPYF COMMUNITYRESILIENCY CENTER 13) FPYFPODNET 14) FRIENDS OF THEAFRICAN UNION BERMUDA-AMERICAS BUREAU 15)PRISON PRODUCT NETWORK16) SKINS GAME #2020 1820West Florence Ave., Los Angeles,CA 90047; Five Points YouthFoundation 1820 West FlorenceAve., Los Angeles, CA 90047;The business is conducted by: ACORPORATION, registrant(s)has NOT begun to transact busi-ness under the name(s) listedherein: Vanessa Cain,Treasurer: Statement is filed withthe County of Los Angeles: May07, 2015; Published: May 29,June 05, 12, 19, 2015 LACCN/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015138681 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:HOLLYWOOD INTERIORS 939Palm Ave. #408, West Hollywood,CA 90069; Paul C. Otis 939Palm Ave., West Hollywood, CA90069; The business is conduct-ed by: AN INDIVIDUAL, regis-trant(s) has begun to transactbusiness under the name(s) list-ed herein May 01, 2015: PaulC. Otis, President: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: May 22, 2015;Published: June 05, 12, 19, 26,2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015145818 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:CRUZ MOBILE DETAIL 422 N.Oxford Ave. #1, Los Angeles, CA90004; Humberto Cruz 422 N.Oxford Ave. #1, Los Angeles, CA90004; The business is conduct-ed by: AN INDIVIDUAL, regis-trant(s) has NOT begun to trans-act business under the name(s)listed herein: Humberto Cruz

Gallardo, Owner: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: June 01, 2015;Published: June 05, 12, 19, 26,2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015138506 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:1) METAMAISON 2) THE META-MAISON 520 N. Kings Rd. #213,West Hollywood, CA 90048;Amelia Bamberger 520 N. KingsRd. #213, West Hollywood, CA90048; The business is conduct-ed by: AN INDIVIDUAL, regis-trant(s) has NOT begun to trans-act business under the name(s)listed herein: AmeliaBamberger, Owner: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: May 22, 2015;Published: June 05, 12, 19, 26,2015 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2015122502 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: XCELL UNITY 2563 S.Sepulveda Blvd. Unit 4, LosAngeles, CA 90064; Qijin Xu2563 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Unit 4,Los Angeles, CA 90064; Thebusiness is conducted by: ANINDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) hasNOT begun to transact busi-ness under the name(s) listedherein: Qijin Xu, Owner:Statement is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles: May 7,2015; Published: May 15, 22,29, June 5, 2015 LACC N/C

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N O T I C E —Fictitious name state-ment expires five yearsfrom the date it wasfiled in the office of thecounty clerk. A new fic-titious business namestatement must be filedbefore that time. The fil-ing of this statementdoes not of itselfauthorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious busi-ness name in violationof the rights of anotherunder federal, state, orcommon law (SeeSection 14400, et seq.,Business andProfessions Code).

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BEVERLY HILLSCONDO

318 N. Maple Dr. #108• • • • •

• 2 Bdrm.• O f f i c e• 3 Bath

Price: $1,200,000• • • • •

• Noushin Ahobim •Agt.: 310/863-4325

—————BEVERLY HILLSNorth of Sunset3 Bd+4.5 Ba+4th Bd/Off2-story, hi-ceilings, hrwd.flrs., fireplace, French

doors, lrg. kitch. & familyroom, nice size yard.

Great for EntertainingSale: $1,850,000Lease: $7,500LISA SHERMAN • AGENT

310/724-7000 x-1851

SSSSAAAANNNNTTTTAAAA MMMMOOOONNNNIIIICCCCAAAA427 Montana Ave.

S t o rS t o r a g ea g eS p a c eS p a c e

Avai lablefor Rent .

Close to Beach.

310/394-7132

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.1017 S. SHERBOURNEVery Private & Spacious

2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATHupper unit with breakfast

and formal dining room.Yard, laundry & parking.

$3,500/MO.Call 213/804-3761—————–––– BBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSS

• •• • NN E W L YE W L Y • •• •• •• • UU P D A T E DP D A T E D • •• ••• 22 BBdd++DDeenn++22 BBaa ••

Private front patio,

Hardwood floors, a/c,

laundry in unit, 2-car prkg.

Available June 01.

336 S. Rexford Dr.

$3,200/Month

310/860-9991310/433-1949

213/926-4213

—————

—————

—————BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

Bedford/Olympic2 BD, 2 BA CONDO

$2,150/MO.Approx. 1400 Sq. ft.

Lower unit with fridge,washer/dryer in unitand 2 car parking.

Call 310/880-7281—————BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

SPACIOUS1BEDROOM/1BATHNice closet space, a/c,balcony, swimmingpool, gated garage,laundry. $1,800/mo. Call 323/388-9326

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

C L A S S I F I E D R E A L E S T A T E

PURCHASE-REHAB-REFINANCE1ST & 2ND'S POSITION'S

UP TO 80% LTV CASE BY CASECOMPETITIVE RATES & FEE'S

ALL TYPES OF REAL ESTATE CONSIDEREDETHAN RUCH

R O YA LT Y M O R T G A G E C O .1-844-368-5202

PRIVATE MONEY LOANS

BRE# 00818732 NMLS # 313559

288REAL ESTATE LOANS

300HOUSES FOR SALE

407GARAGE/STORAGE

TO RENT

ARTIST'S MOUNTAIN HOMEMILLION DOLLAR VIEW & PRICELESS PRIVACY

4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths on 2 acres coveredin beautiful oaks and pines. 2977 Sq. Ft. + exerciseroom/laundry, mud room and storage area. Solarpaneled house includes sun porch, double garage plusadditional covered parking in gated community with pri-vate police department. $275,000

Maggie Schick 661-972-0545RE/MAX• BRE#01062948

270CONDOS FOR

SALE

425HOUSES

FOR LEASE

•• BB..HH..PP..OO.. ••2430 Coldwater Canyon4 Bdrm.+5 Bath

Newly remodeled kitchenwith new appliances.Hardwood floors., largebackyard, 2-car garage,

circular driveway.$6,000/Month

310/860-9991310/433-1949

213/926-4213

301REAL ESTATE SERVICES

270TOWNHOMES /

CONDOS FOR SALE

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE(310) 966-0900

License 00957281

all listings are on

CenturyCityLiving.com

1 BEDROOM/1 BATH $5,500MONTH

Fully Furnished. HighFloor. Breathtaking ViewsTotally Renovated. Granite

Kitchen. Stainless SteelAppliances. Washer/Dryer

Real Hardwood FloorsWine Cooler. Extra LargeRooms. Raised CeilingHuge TV EntertainmentCenter. Walk-in ClosetHeated Pool. Tennis

Courts. Security StaffGated Community

2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS$3,750/MONTH

Unobstructed City ViewsBrand New Renovation

Marble FloorsQuartz Counters

Stainless Steel Kitchen2 Jumbo Balconies

Luxurious Baths

2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS$3,250/MONTH

Lower Floor. Corner with Balcony

Quiet Location.Hardwood Floors

1 BEDROOM/1 BATH $2,950/MONTH

High Floor. Totally Renovated

Unobstructed East ViewReal Hardwood Floors.

CENTURY TOWERS

CENTURY PARK EAST

NOW AVAILABLEGATED 5 STAR

LUXURY PROPERTIESFURNISHED & UNFURNISHED

*BEL AIR*WESTWOOD*CENTURY CITY

Some Complexes includeHeated Pools, Sundeck,

Tennis, Doorman,Houseman, Staff

Engineers, Switchboard,Security Staff,

Switchboard, Saunas,Business Center, PetPlayLand, Restaurant,

Acres of Flower Gardensand Grassy Lawns.

For SaleSee our Ad Sec. 270

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.LUXURIOUS

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH

Large closets, balconies,all amenities in kitchenwith granite counters andstainless steel appliances.Berber carpet/ harwoodfoors and verticle blinds.Fireplace, bar, washer anddryer included in laundry area.Secured building wi thgarden courtyard. Choicelocation Near Beverly Center,Cedars- Sinai, Restaurants,Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets,Non-smoking building.

$2,775/MO.Shown By Appointment.8544 BURTON WAYCall 310/273-6770or 213/444-8865

BEVERLY HILLS ADJEXTRA CHARMING

LOWER DUPLEX8673 W. OLYMPIC BL.

LIGHT & BRIGHT2 BDRM.+11/2 BATH

Hardwood floors through-out, new kitchen with allappliances plus sub-zerofridge, dishwasher, stove,

washer/dryer. Fauxfireplace, breakfast nook,central a/c, alarm systemand includes 2 car garage.Beautiful original tilein excellent condition.1,430sf. $2,950/MO.2 Year Lease. No Pets.

Available Now!Call 323/658-5332

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE(310) 966-0900

License 00957281

all listings are on

CenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLEGATED 5 STAR

LUXURY PROPERTIES*BEL AIR*WESTWOOD*CENTURY CITY

2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS$895,0001,650 sq. ft.

Lowest Priced Condo in

Complex West & North Views

Nicely Renovated, Hardwood

Floors, Expanded Interior

2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS$760,000

High Floor South TowerUnobstructed East Views

Separated Suites. HardwoodFloors. Plantation ShuttersUpdated. Jumbo Balcony

Trust Sale

2 BEDROOM/2 BATHS$669,500

2 Separated SuitesJumbo Balcony High Floor

Manhattan Style ViewsTenant Occupied

Some Complexes includeHeated Pools, Sundeck,

Tennis, Doorman,Houseman, Staff

Engineers, Switchboard,Security Staff,

Switchboard, Saunas,Business Center, PetPlayLand, Restaurant,

Acres of Flower Gardensand Grassy Lawns.

BEL AIR CRESTfrom $1,798,000

THE REMINGTONfrom $1,790,000

THE ONE CENTURYfrom $2,995,000

CENTURY TOWERSfrom $525,000

PARK PLACEfrom $759,000

CENTURY WOODSfrom $1,700,000

LE PARCfrom $1,499,000

For LeaseSee our Ad Sec. 440

CENTURY TOWERS

CENTURY PARK EAST

BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT

2 BDRM, 2 BATH$2,395/MO.

Large Remodeled UnitIn Newer Luxury Building

8560 W. Olympic Bl.Call 310/387-4730

New flooring & carpet, custompaint, stove, fridge, dish-washer, A/C, patio,, secured

entry and gated parking.Elevator, laundry, gym, etc.

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CENTURY CITYCondo in Park Place2 Bd.+Den+2 Ba.Fireplace, terrace,W/D in unit. 24-hr.

guard at gate, pools,gyms, tennis courts.

$2,000/MonthIncludes:

Cable/Internet/DWP310/801-1620

404RENTAL

TO SHARE

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

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• • • • • • •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• 2 Bd.+2 Ba. •

•French doors in bdrm. to •patio overlooking pool •• GORGEOUS UNITS •

Central air, largebalcony, pool, elevator,

on-site laundry,intercom entry.

320 N. La Peer Dr.• 310/246-0290 •

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138 N. Hamilton Dr.•• 11 BBdd..++11 BBaa.. ••

Dishwasher, controlled access,

laundry facility.CLOSE TO CEDARS,

BEVERLY CENTER,RESTAURANT ROW.

310/531-3992—————

In The HEART ofBEV. HILLS TRIANGLE

170 N. Crescent Dr.****

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2 Bdrm.+2 Bath

**** **** **** **** **** **** ****Large & Bright.

Pool, a/c, balcony,fridge, stove, laundryrm., prkg., intercom

entry, elevator.CC LOSELOSE TT OO SS HOPSHOPS

&& RRESTESTAURANTSAURANTS..310/858-8133

BBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSSBBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSS443 S. Oakhurst Dr.• •• •• • 2 Bd.2 Bd.++22 Ba.Ba. ••• • •• •• ••

•• • • •• •• • • ••• •• •

BR I G H T & SPA C I O U SBE V E R LY H I L L S

L I V I N G .Balcony, dishwasher,elevator, intercom

entry, on-sitelaundry, parking.

PLEASE CALL:310/435-3693

—————BEVERLY HILLS

218 S. Tower Dr.• ••• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ••• • • •Old World Charm!Bright, intercom entry,fridge, stove, laundry fac.CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS

& SHOPPING.310/531-3992

—————––––**BBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSS**8725 Clifton WayNewly Remodeled

• 2 Bdrm.• 2 Bdrm.++

DenDen ++22 11 // 22 Bath •Bath ••••• •••• •••• •••• •••• ••••

Lrg. unit. Balcony,Walk-in closet,

intercom entry, laundryfacility, elevator, prkg.• CHARMING & BRIGHT •

Close to Cedars,restaurants, shopping

& transportation.• 310/276-1528 •—————––––BEVERLY HILLSADJ.120 S. Swall Dr.• • • • • • • • •

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • •

Very Spacious, A/C,balcony, intercom entry,on-sight laundry, prkg.Close to Cedars-Sinai,

Beverly Center,shops, cafes

& transportation.310/270-0724

—————–––– SANTA MONICA

• S p a c i o u s •3 Bdrm.+2 BathApprox. 1,100sf.Patio, dishwasher,

on-site laundry, parking.CLOSE TO SCHOOL,

FREEWAY &TRANSPORTATION.310/449-1100

2600 Virginia Ave.

BRENTWOOD519 S. Barrington Ave.

˚̊ΔΔ˚̊ΔΔ˚̊ΔΔ˚̊ΔΔ˚̊ΔΔ˚̊ΔΔ˚̊2 Bdrm.+11/2 Bath

Bright unit.Dishwasher, On-site

laundry, parking.Close to

Brentwood Village.310/472-8915

—————–––– BRENTWOODBRENTWOOD

T h e C a r l t o nT h e C a r l t o n11666 Goshen Ave.(( •• )) (( •• )) (( •• )) (( •• )) (( •• ))

Single+Loft+1.5 Ba.WiFi, central air/heat,

fireplace, patio,controlled access,

pool, elevator, parking,laundry facility.

310/312-9871Shopping &Shopping & Dining inDining inBrentwood VillageBrentwood Village—————––––BRENTWOOD11640 Kiowa Ave.

• • • • • • • •Newly Updated

2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

• • • • • • • •Balcony, dishwasher,a/c, heated pool, WiFi,

elevator controlledaccess, on-site laundry,

parking. Close toBrentwood Village,

Shops & Restaurants.• 310/826-4889 •—————–––– • BRENTWOOD •125 N. Barrington Av.

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• • • • •• 2 Bdrm.+ 2 Bath •

Upscale, Bright,Gorgeous & Spacious.

• • • • •With Pool, balcony,central air, fireplace,stove, elevator, inter-com entry, prkg. gym.• 310/476-2181 •

Close to shopping,dining & schools.—————––––BRENTWOODBRENTWOOD11730 SUNSET BLVD.

NEWLY REMODELED• • • • • •

• Jr. Executive• • • • • • •

Rooftop pool,deck, central air,

elevator, intercomentry, on-sight laundry,

gym, parking.• Free WiFi Access •~ 310/476-3824 ~BRENTWOOD &U.C.L.A.CLOSE

CULCULVERVER CITYCITY3830 Vinton Ave.

•• • Single •

••

•• ••• •• • •• •Pool, sauna,

intercom entry,elevator, on-site

laundry, parking.All Utilities Paid.

310/841-2367—————––––

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2nd floor,on-site laundry,

covered parking,controlled access.

310/442-8265—————––––

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1 Bdrm.+1 Bath{{ {{ {{ {{ {{ {{ {{

2 Bdrm.+2 BathPatio, stove, fridge,dishwasher, on-sight

laundry, parking.CLOSE TO SHOPS

& RESTAURANTS.310/479-0700

—————–––– W E S T L . A .

1342 Centinela Ave.- 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath• Bright Unit •

Granite countertops,balcony, on-sitelaundry, On-site

parking. Close totransportation.

• 310/442-8265 •—————––––WW EE SS TT LL .. AA ..WW EE SS TT LL .. AA ..1628 Westgate Ave.~ 1 Bd.~ 1 Bd.++1 Ba. ~1 Ba. ~B r i g h t & B r i g h t & A i r yA i r y ..

Dishwasher,Intercom entry, on-sight

parking, on-sightlaundry facility.

Close to transportation.310/820-1810

—————––––W E S T L . A .W E S T L . A .

12333 TeXaS Ave.2 Bdrm.+2 Bath

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

Granite counters, dish-washer, balcony, stove,intercom-entry, on-site

laundry, parking.310/826-4600

WW ESTWOOESTWOO DD1380 Midvale Ave.

• • • • • •11 BBdd..++11 BBaa..22 BBdd..++22 BBaa..

• • • • •WiFi, pool, elevator,

controlled access, on-sight laundry, parking.CCCC llll oooo ssss eeee tttt oooo UUUU .... CCCC .... LLLL .... AAAA ....

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Spacious a/c, fireplace,pool, controlled access,

laundry fac., prkg.• Free WiFi Access •

310/473-5061Close To U.C.L.A.—————–––– WWEESSTTWWOOOODD1370 Veteran Ave.

1 Bdrm. + 1 BathSingle

•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••Balcony, air conditioningdishwasher, controlled

access bldg., WiFi,pool, on-sight laundry,

gym, parking.310/477-6885

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• • • •• Bachelor •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• Single •

• • • •Wifi, Bright, controlled

access, balcony,pool, elevator,

laundry facility, prkg.Close To U.C.L.A.

310/477-6856—————––––

• WESTWOOD •550 Veteran Ave.

• • • • •• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.•• Single• • • • •

Very spacious,granite counters,

microwave, intercomentry, on-sight laun-dry, parking & WiFi.Very close to UCLA

& Westwood Village.310/208-5166

—————––––WWIILLSSHHIIRREEWWIILLSSHHIIRREE

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Wilshire Bl.

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Luxury Livingwith valet,

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 5). There’s no need to fear you’ll lose yourresources. There is a well in your life that will never dry up as long asyou’re willing to adjust your rope appropriately to reach what you need.Now through August is rich in fun and excitement. September showsyou signing a contract. October brings a new investor or partner.Cancer and Taurus people adore you.GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You gravitate toward the comfortable, pre-dictable pattern. However, today’s disruption won’t allow it. Your pow-ers of adaptation are extraordinarily strong, mind you. You’ll be used tothe new way in no time.CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s the talents that you don’t even considertalents that will get you noticed in a favorable light today—for instance,your talent for knowing where things are or for remembering pass-words. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The powers of creation and destruction run ondifferent timetables. What takes years to build can be destroyed in a sin-gle moment. Some degree of destructive energy is necessary for cre-ation to happen, but it is a small amount. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re better for having experienced anideal moment, but don’t dwell there. You’ll be happier when youembrace the changing state of things instead of clinging to that perfectpiece of past. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). No one can dispute your fine taste, thoughyou may privately take issue with the aesthetic choices of others. Youmight find a loved one’s preferences in food, reading or fun quite aston-ishing. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). People do what comes naturally or whatthey have been educated to do. Nature is difficult to fight, but you canreeducate yourself and others. This will be the main challenge of theday.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Unfortunately, waiting for the happymoments will not make them show up today. So don’t wait. Your smilewill make you joyful, and the rest will follow. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Don’t categorically rule anything out.Luck changes moment-to-moment, day-to-day. You could win at yester-day's losing game. Test your daring. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be like the doctor standing by tohelp bring a new life into the world. The “life” in question may or maynot require your help, but all are better off because you decided toassist in this transition.PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). There’s a difference between running awayand distancing yourself from forces of negativity. You put barriers inplace, not because you’re scared, but because you’re smart. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). The sad truth is that there are some peoplewho would rather not hear about your happiness. Your careful choiceof conversational topics (with consideration of your company) is a goodpart of your charm. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Much of your baggage is unnecessary.Unburden yourself. It will be easier to do in today’s emotional weather.In life and in swimming, it’s better if you don’t have much to carry.

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Like flowers after the first rain, there are signs Israel is waking up in the face of the strongestresurgence of anti-Semitism in the past 80 years.

In the United States, Jews have been living under the illusion that “it will not happen here.” Infact, if a classroom of high school students were asked if the Holocaust could reoccur today, theanswer would be bewilderment. Back in 1981, a movie The Wave was based on a true story, ateacher who set out to show his students how the non-imaginable can become a frightening reali-ty.

We feel secure. We also did not expect attacks on US soil. Sept. 11, 2001 showed us that wasa false belief.

While American Jews do not expect a repetition of the Holocaust, today we are on the verge ofa volcano about to erupt. It has become acceptable to blame Israel for the world’s faults and holdher to a different standard than any other nation.

It is now the norm to remain quiet, seated and focused when the most abhorrent lies aboutIsrael are uttered in public. Teachers believe Israel is the new Nazis. Students at universities arebeing brainwashed insane falsehoods like Israelis murder children at will, harvest organs from malesand do not even bother to rape Gazan women since they are not viewed as human. (Apparently,modern-day Israelis are much worse than the Nazis, for the Nazis had special accommodations forfemale sex servitude.)

All is done in broad daylight, with respected professors and politicians, business people andmembers of the clergy present, often themselves propagating the lies.

And society remains silent.Apparently, our education fails us. If we remember “First They Came for the …” by Pastor Martin

Niemoller and witness the very same thing and standby silently, we have learned nothing, and asstudents of history know, those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it.

One may rise to object: “It is quite confusing,” they would say. “Israelis and Jews themselvesare at the forefront of the criticism– why blame us?” And that person would be correct.

In fact the same question is raised by both sides; with Israel’s detractors using this line as justi-fication that their quest is just, while Israel’s defenders ask themselves repeatedly, in utter frustration– why should we fight when some of the worse detractors are Israelis or Jews?

Switzerland used this line to reject Israel’s official protest against an exhibition by a NGO“Breaking the Silence.” It replied via official channels that it is an Israeli organization, legitimatelyrecognized in Israel, bringing Israelis to Switzerland to present what they have to present. We willnot stop them!

Good for the Swiss! The Canadians would have acted differently, but they are the sole excep-tion. Why is Israel demanding from others what she permits herself?

When Israel decides to fight, she has the tools, resources, knowhow and drive. At the moment,none exists. The new anti-Semitism erupting like a volcano has been ignored for so long, and somany Israelis and Jews have participated in the upcoming avalanche, any attempt to act now isdoomed to be “too little, too late.”

In fact, today, those at the helm face fierce internal opposition. We have grown so accustomedto attacking Israel, why stop? Branded as “right wing extremists,” the government is being confront-ed with the accusation it is attempting to stifle free speech and the very democracy of which Israelis so proud.

It is interesting that those who were aiding and abating Israel’s detractors here in the USA arestarting to feel the pinch. They are at the forefront of “fighting BDS” (the movement to Boycott,Divest and Sanction Israel, a front that legitimizes any false verbal attack against Israel as the truth,the whole truth and nothing but the truth).

Israel and the other eight or so million Jews who live around the world outside Israel have notyet felt the pervasive, vicious and vindictive force about to be unleashed. When it does, Israel willhave no other choice but to absorb the Jews fleeing to her shores and begin fighting back.

In Israel we are taught that victory cannot come from being on the defensive. Apparently, weforgot, or did not properly learn, that vital lesson as well.

This is the latest in the series “Postcards from America – Postcards from Israel,” a collaborationbetween Ari Bussel of Beverly Hills, a foreign correspondent reporting from Israel, and Norma Zager,former editor of The Courier.

The Courier welcomes and appreciates “Letters to the Editor” Please remember these guidelines: (1) The shorter the better; (2) Keep to one topic; (3) Do not send letters appearingelsewhere; (4) Include mailing address and phone to verify residency.

Email to: myopinion@bhcourier.com; Fax to: 310-271-5118; Mail to: The Beverly Hills Courier, 499 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills CA 90210

TOO LITTLE...TOO LATEGuest Column

By Ari Bussel

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