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Palisades News

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Vol. 1, No. 20 • August 19, 2015
Uniting the Community with News, Features and Commentary
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Caruso VP Updates
Palisades Village Plan
By SUE PASCOE
Editor
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(Front) K.C. Cord, 22, and her sister Lexi, 20, were two of 30 people who donated blood
Photo: Sue Pascoe
at the Community Blood Drive on August 12.
Blood Drive Reaches Goal
A
Pacific Palisades community blood
drive, held August 12, yielded 30
pints of blood and was deemed a
success by organizers.
The event, held in the Palisades Library
community room, was arranged by Amalfi
Estates owner Anthony Marguleas and assistant Sarah Knauer.
“We wanted to align our company with
a great community event and Sarah came
up with the idea because she has given
blood every year,” Marguleas said. “She
also helped organize blood drives during
high school and gave platelets to a friend’s
uncle who had cancer.”
Marguleas also had cancer as a young
adult and needed blood. “In college I
helped organize them as well,” he said. “It
is one of the truly selfless things one can
do and directly save lives.”
Donors arriving at the library first
checked in with Ryan Tahmassebi, an
Amalfi Estates intern and Loyola High
School student. He gave them free tickets
to the Laugh Factory, the Grammy Museum, Madame Tussauds Hollywood and
discounted tickets to the Padres.
“We had 17 people at 1 p.m., and we
were hoping for 19, so it was a good turnout,” Tahmassebi, a Palisadian said.
He sent donors to a private screening
area, where a medical history was taken, before blood was drawn.
K.C. Cord, 22, and her sister Lexi, 20, came
in together to give blood. “I try to give as
much as I can,” said K.C., who attends Dartmouth. “It’s important to me because we lost
my mom [Georgia] to cancer two years ago.”
Lexi, who attends the University of Denver.
“We envision this getting bigger every
year and becoming one of the biggest
blood drives in the city,” Marguleas said.
aruso Affiliated’s Palisades Village
project is still more than two years
from opening, but the official
building plans will be unveiled this fall,
and construction should get underway
next summer.
In an interview with the Palisades News
on August 3 and through a subsequent email exchange, Project Manager Michael
Gazzano provided various updates and
new details about Caruso’s plans.
Gazzano, the company’s VP of development, said all the buildings owned by
Caruso Affiliated on Swarthmore and
Sunset will be torn down “next summer,”
and the existing open-air parking lot will
be excavated.
All the current businesses (including
Benton’s, Maison Giraud, Michelle International, BOCA, Puzzle Zoo, First National
Bank and Carly K.) will have to relocate or
make other arrangements until about November 2017—the projected grand-opening month.
“Everybody has been invited to come
back, and we hope they all return,” Gazzano
said. “They will be given plenty of notice
before demolition begins.”
He noted that “the new parking structure
will be built two layers below grade and
have 470 parking stalls,” and will extend
from below Benton’s to the Mobil station
and over to Carly K. The structure will end
Brush Clearance
at Swarthmore, and the former parking lot
behind the buildings on the north side of
Swarthmore will be eliminated. The garage
will have electric-vehicle charging stalls and
lighting powered by solar panels.
Swarthmore will become one-way between the alley and Monument, enabling
Caruso to add eight on-street parking
spaces (for a total of 29 spaces) by using
angled parking.
“By changing parking from parallel to
angled, it slows down vehicular traffic, reduces the width of the crosswalk, promotes
walkability and acts as a buffer between the
sidewalk and street,” Gazzano said.
The eight residential apartments that will
be built above a building on the current
Mobil property will have dedicated and
secured parking in the underground lot—
with elevator access to the units above.
Gazzano continued, “We have submitted
our land-use application, and in a few
weeks we’ll be filing our mitigated negative
declaration [a determination that no significant environmental effects will occur
because measures will be implemented to
reduce significant impacts] and environmental reports.”
I
n its August 6 story about the Caruso
project, the Palisadian-Post was in error
when it stated, in reference to the Palisades
Specific Plan, that “Caruso Affiliated worked
closely with the city to create a new, unique
Sub-Area (North Swarthmore Sub-Area)
specifically for the Palisades Village project,
Caruso revealed.”
Referencing a letter from Councilman
Mike Bonin’s office, the Post published a
correction noting that “no sub-area of the
Palisades Specific Plan has yet been created,”
(Continued on Page 5)
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The brush was cleared 10 ft. from Pacific
Coast Highway and dead trees removed
on August 6, between Potrero Canyon and
Photo: Sue Pascoe
Chautauqua.
The only Pacific Palisades Community
Council meeting this month will be held
from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, August 27,
in the Palisades Library community room,
861 Alma Real Dr. The public is invited.
There are three agenda items: 1.) permits
for alcoholic beverages sales at the new
restaurant and gourmet market in the Highlands; 2.) permit for onsite instructional
tastings of alcoholic beverages at Ralphs
Market; and 3.) sidewalk vending proposals
going before the Los Angeles City Council.
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Theatre Palisades
Holds Awards Show
By SUE PASCOE
Editor
I
t was the Tony Awards—Theatre Palisades style—on Sunday, August 9, at
the Pierson Playhouse.
The top winner among TP productions
this past year was The Diary of Anne Frank
with seven awards, followed by the British
farce Perfect Wedding with five.
Shows in consideration in acting and
production categories also included The
Marvelous Wonderettes, Black Coffee and
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Emcees Martha Hunter, Maria O’Connor
and Wendy Taubin kept the evening light
with good-natured banter.
The talented Doug Green, who for the
past 15 years has written and performed a
funny song parody of each show, quipped:
“I have covered seasons that included All My
Sons, Glass Menagerie and Rabbit Hole. But
this season people kept asking me, ‘How are
you going to write something?’”
He instantly went into a parody of Diary
of Anne Frank, performed to the tune of
“Mrs. Robinson.”
“Mrs. Frank you have a lovely daughter,”
he sang, ending with “making out, hidden
from the Third Reich.”
Even with the somber theme of Cat,
Green had the audience laughing. Channeling “When This Old World Starts Getting
Me Down,” he sang, “In my booze, I find a
peaceful click and wonder why they call me
Brick. I come home and hide in my room—
or in the closet.”
Then, five Theatre Palisades Youth performers—Elle Baker, Andrew Shimanovsky,
Mia Ruhman, Rachel Grossman and Kerry
Cooper—wowed the audience with a song
reprisal from Bugsy Malone, Jr.
Between awards, short scenes from next
year’s shows—Mrs. Warren’s Profession,
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Hay Fever, On Golden Pond, Vanya and
Sonia and Masha and Spike and The Spitfire
Grill—were performed by the Theatre Palisades Actors Troupe.
The Best Director category saw a tie between Sabrina Lloyd (Diary) and Sherman
Wayne (Wedding).
“Thank you for giving me one of the most
emotional experiences of my life,” Lloyd said
in accepting the award. Wayne thanked his
cast, noting, “It was fun and we had a ball.”
Top production honors went to Wayne
and Nona Hale for Diary. Hale urged others
to try producing a play.
There were also ties in both the lead actor
and actress categories. Winners were Brian
Robert Harris (Brick) in Cat on a Hot Tin
Roof and Phil Bartolf (Mr. Frank) in Diary
and Sigi Gradwohl (Anne Frank) and Lauren Gaw (The Marvelous Wonderettes).
Bartolf said, “I’m grateful, surprised and
thankful to everyone in the cast. To my wife
I am eternally grateful.”
As is sometimes the case at Theatre Palisades awards shows, those winning top
awards are involved in another show and
are not present at the ceremony.
Perfect Wedding’s Nick Thompson and
Maria O’Connor won Featured Actor and
Actress honors.
Supporting Actor and Actress were Art
Roberts (Diary) and Martha Hunter
(Wedding).
Cameo acting awards went to Sherry Coon
and Jonathan Aleman, both in Black Coffee.
June Lissandrello won costuming honors
for The Marvelous Wonderettes, and Wayne
did the same in light design (Diary) and set
design (Perfect Wedding).
“I’ve never done a blue set,” Wayne said.
“Joanne Reich, who helped me, said it was
going to be fine—and it was.”
Reich won for graphic poster design for
Black Coffee. When Susan Stangl won for
Winners of awards included (left to right) Maria O’Connor, Sabrina Lloyd, Nona Hale,
Sherry Coon, Nick Thompson, Phil Bartolf, (award presenter) Ali Banks, Sherman
Photo: Craig Hunter
Wayne and Martha Hunter.
Elle Baker, Andrew Shimanovsky, Mia Ruhman, Rachel Grossman and Kerry Cooper
Photo: Credit
delighted the audience with a song from Bugsy Malone, Jr.
sound design (Diary), she said: “I want to
thank Andy [Frew] and other people who
work in the booth. I design it, but they run it.”
O’Connor, the Perfect Wedding actress, received the Cristofer Cariello Award, which
is given in honor of the late TP member, director, set designer and jack-of-all trades.
In presenting the award, Martha Hunter
said: “She acts, heads up props, works on
publicity—including going to the Swarthmore Farmers’ Market on Sundays—and
has convinced the Daily Breeze in Torrance
to review our next play. She helps wherever
she’s needed—and she lives in Long Beach.”
O’Connor said, “I’m never without words,
but now I am. Thank you for opening your
door and making this a home for me.”
Visit: theatrepalisades.com
Pali Homeless Task
Force Moves Forward
By SUE PASCOE
Editor
W
hy can’t you just load them up
in a bus and move them out of
the Palisades or just put them in
jail?” one woman was overheard saying at
the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homeless (PPTFH) meeting July 14.
Transients, who many feel have jeopardized the quality of life in the Palisades, have
caused some residents to bring their grievances to Maryam Zar, chair of the PPTFH.
They want someone to take care of the problem and, by default, these concerns go to Zar.
The solution is complex, as the Task
Force has emphasized since forming last
November. Many homeless people are
mentally ill, many have committed minor
crimes, others scare families at local parks,
but enforcement is not always there, nor
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VA Seeks Master Plan for Its Campus
By SUE PASCOE
Editor
I
don’t care about our neighbors,” said a
veteran at a West L.A. VA master planning meeting on the Brentwood campus. “I cannot drive straight across UCLA’s
campus. We don’t owe any more to our
neighbors than UCLA does.”
About 30 people, mostly veterans, attended the August 4 meeting, which was
open to the public.
This month the VA is seeking input
from veterans and community members
about the development of a campus to
serve veterans and help end homelessness
among veterans.
The survey is being conducted by Hellmuth, Obata, Kassabaum Inc., a global
design, architecture, engineering and
planning firm.
The August 4 meeting focused on traffic
issues within the VA campus (accessed off
Wilshire and also off Bringham), and included plans to build a new road that starts
near the ceremonial grounds at San Vicente
and Wilshire and winds its way to the current Brentwood School athletic facilities.
This road, called the Veterans Parkway,
“is based on the topography and will create
community,” HOK presenters said, noting
it would be one long connecting road.
“Close it off to outside people; don’t let
those Mercedes and BMWs come through,”
one vet said.
“Why not put guards at the gate?” another asked.
One vet said, “I don’t want to see this as
a compound. We don’t have to build a big
wall around it. But during evening rush
hour there is a big gridlock [on roads surrounding the VA]. We have to balance.”
Vets want to prohibit commuters using
the campus as a shortcut to the 405 freeway, which borders the VA.
Currently, the West L.A. campus house
about 1,000 disabled veterans and those in
rehab. New plans would include housing for
about 5,000 vets. Most buildings, which are
historic, will rehabilitated and repurposed.
Additionally, new buildings will be built
around the periphery of existing buildings.
There are also proposed buildings for
women veterans and their children.
The development of a master plan, centered on veterans, is the result of a class
action lawsuit, Valentini v. Shinseki, filed in
2011 against Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric Shinseki and the director of the
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
That suit contended that the VA’s benefits
program discriminated against veterans
who were homeless as a result of their severe mental disabilities and also chal-
lenged the misuse of the 387-acre campus
by renting space to schools, soccer clubs,
laundry services and rental car companies. Another point of contention was
that the VA never disclosed how much
was paid for private deals or enhanceduse leases or where that money went.
A U.S. District court ruling in August
2013 found those agreements unauthorized
by law and void. That ruling was appealed to
the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, but upheld.
ntities with leases on the West L.A. VA
Campus are being evaluated to see if
they meet the definition of veteran-focused.
UCLA, which has a lease arrangement for
Jackie Robinson Stadium, will be allowed
to continue to use it for its baseball team.
According to an L.A. Times story (“Boxer,
Feinstein Back Plan to Move Homeless Vets
to VA Campus,” August 6), the university
provides a wide range of medical care for
veterans through its Operation Mend program, and it plans to study the effects of
post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Sen.
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Rep. Ted Lieu
(D-Torrance) asked for legislation to allow
the VA to enter into leases with local governments and nonprofit groups to provide
veterans with shelter.
According to the Times article, VA spokesman Michael Huff claimed the agency wel-
E
comed congressional support that would
give the department authority to enter into
enhanced use leases, only for the purpose
of providing supportive housing.
How many veterans need housing and
what type—permanent or transitional?
In a letter to Congressman Lieu, Westside
resident and Vietnam-era veteran John
Aaron wrote, “Assume that homeless veterans
fall into three classes: 1.) able to function
autonomously, for whom proximity to the
WLA campus and services is not the prime
concern; 2.) able to function semi-autonomously, for whom proximity to care and
services is a concern and the nature of their
housing requirement should be characterized as transitional; and 3.) not able to function autonomously, for whom proximity to
care and services is of urgent concern, whose
housing requirement should be characterized as “permanent supportive housing.”
Janet Turner, a field representative for
Lieu, was contacted to see if anyone knew
about how many people fell into each category, which should then dictate housing/
building construction. The News was referred to Michael Huff, VA senior advisor
for communications, who has agreed to
meet to discuss numbers.
The last input session will be held from
1:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, at
the VA Welcome Center (Building 257).
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Caruso
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but that this request for a sub-area classification has been included in Caruso’s project application and “will be considered as
part of the overall public hearing process.”
Gazzano told the Palisades News: “The
current Specific Plan does not allow for the
plan that was requested by the community.
The creation of a sub-area in a specific plan
is not new to the planning process and is used
around the city for similar type projects.
“We know that residents worked hard in
creating the Specific Plan in the 1980s and
did a great job. However, it became very
clear that the specific plan never envisioned
a project encompassing three acres and was
intended for individual building redevelopment. Thus, the creation of a sub-area
with the proper development controls was
submitted.”
Gazzano said there were only a few deviations being requested. One is the setback.
Under the Specific Plan there is a two-foot
setback from the sidewalk, which is not in
keeping with the current 1950s buildings.
“We are applying for a zero-foot setback
to be consistent with the current buildings
and to promote pedestrian-friendly and
walkable streets,” he said.
The Specific Plan also governs signage.
“We are only requesting one deviation out
of 22 signage regulations,” Gazzano said.
“Our signage request is to allow for the re-
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Vacation Bible School
Kids Collect for Grays
turn of the Bay Theater as it was originally
rendered by famous architect S. Charles Lee
to serve as a defining architectural feature.
“The sub-area will also allow for a master
signage program to make it easier for tenants
to pull permits for their individual signs and
it will be in conformance with all the curhildren attending Presbyterian
rent signage regulations in the specific plan,”
Church Vacation Bible School from
he said. “The master signage plan, along
August 3-7 had a chance to help two
with the entire project, will be presented local girls who have a rare, fatal brain disease.
to the Design Review Board for input.”
Palisadians Charlotte, 4, and Gwenyth
Gray, 2, were diagnosed with Late Infantileefore going before various City depart- NCL Batten Disease CLN6. Parents Gordon
ments and the City Council with final- and Kristen Gray were told it was a rare disized plans (“maybe starting in January”), ease and that the specific variant, CLN6,
Gazzano said the plans will first be pre- was even more rare. The disease eventually
sented to the Palisades DRB.
leaves a child blind, immobile, cognitively
“We hope to meet with them informally impaired and eventually leads to death,
sometime this year, get their input, then usually between the ages of 6 and 12.
come back and make a formal presentation
The family is trying to raise between $10
and address their concerns before we go to and $12 million to push research forward
the City.”
Ultimately, the entire project will cover neck at Bashford, Monument and Sunset as
116,000 sq. ft. and will include a specialty people exit the parking lot, Gazzano said that
grocery store, 5-6 restaurants (“all with out- the existing one-way alley from Swarthmore
door dining”), the movie theater and an all- to Monument will be widened to create a
purpose community room.
two-way alley. Swarthmore from the alley
“When we held meetings, a movie theater to Sunset will remain two-way, but Swarthwas one of the most requested projects,” more to Monument will become one-way.
said Gazzano, who confirmed that Caruso
“A full traffic report will be prepared,”
Affiliated will subsidize the lease and main- said Gazzano, who added that “removing the
tenance of the community room and that Mobil station will remove the largest genera small public park (about one-third of an ator of traffic and improve the traffic flow.”
acre) will be incorporated into the outdoor
Gazzano was asked if negotiations were
space between Swarthmore and the alley. continuing to buy the two buildings (the
Asked about the potential traffic bottle- Bowinkle building and the P-2 building) on
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Swarthmore north of the alley and adjacent
to Caruso’s development—and if the building that currently houses Denton Jewelers
(sandwiched between Caruso acquisitions
on Sunset) is also a possible acquisition.
“Nothing has happened recently,” Gazzano said. “They are not interested in selling.
If they express an interest, that would be
great and we’d look at it.” But even if these
building owners have a change of heart, this
would not affect Caruso’s existing plans.
“It would probably be under a different
plan,” Gazzano said. “We just want to get
our project going.”
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About Town
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August 19, 2015
ANN CLEAVES
Expand Pool Hours
During the summer, I wish that the
Palisades High pool could stay open on
Saturday and Sunday past 4 p.m. A long
time ago, the Rotary Club provided a
family swim from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday
at the YMCA Temescal Pool, and there
were pool games and picnics. Any chance
this could ever happen again?
Parklet Deal Breaker
I don’t really care one way or another
about the proposed parklet on La Cruz.
If the City has done a traffic study at the
site and thinks it should be fine, then I
bow to experts. What no one has been
able to answer—what if a homeless person plops himself down in the middle of
the parklet? There is no way to ask that
person to leave because it’s a public space.
Maybe our town should hold off building one until someone figures out how to
deal with the homeless on our sidewalks.
Newsboxes for the News
I live in Santa Monica and I’d like to
pick up a copy of the News when I come
up to visit friends. Why don’t you have
newsboxes?
(Editor’s note: We contacted the City
about putting up blue boxes to match our
masthead and were told all news boxes in
Los Angeles have to be dark green, like the
L.A. Times boxes. Additionally, some of the
spaces we inquired about have illegal boxes
on them. We’re waiting for the City to complete its investigation, so we can legally place
our boxes. In the meantime, our paper can
be found at Pharmaca, the Chamber office,
the branch library, Ronnie’s Market, and at
our office on Via de la Paz—behind Ted’s
Bike Shop—which is slated to open soon.)
Water Bowls for Dogs
I walk down Via de la Paz with my
pooch and I love that Rodeo Realty and
the InstaMail store put out bowls of water
for dogs. On hot days, my dog always
stops at both and takes a drink. And Arnie
Wishnick in the Chamber of Commerce
office always has a dog treat, and sometimes a cookie for the owner.
Ice Cream Store to Fill Void
I enjoyed reading Sarah Stockman’s article about the new ice cream store that’s
about to open on Monument, next to
the computer store. That space has been
empty since 2010, when Blockbuster
went out of business. Remember the
Blockbuster days? Already another era.
And remember Baskin-Robbins? Nice
to know that this void will soon be filled
by Sweet Rose Creamery.
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VIEWPOINT
Rules for Starting a
New School Year
T
hese rules were hung in the Immaculate Heart College Art Department
by Sister Corita during the 1960s and still seem applicable as the new
school year gets underway. See the feature about her on p. 22.)
1. Find a place you trust and then try trusting it for a while.
2. General duties of a student: pull everything out of your teacher. Pull
everything out of your fellow students.
3. General duties of a teacher: pull everything out of your students.
4. Consider everything an experiment.
5. Be self-disciplined. This means finding someone wise or smart and
choosing to follow them. To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To
be self-disciplined is to follow in a better way.
6. Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail. There’s only make.
7. The only rule is work. If you work it will lead to something. It’s the
people who do all of the work all the time who eventually catch onto
things.
8. Don’t try to create and analyze at the same time. They’re different
processes.
9. Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself, it’s lighter
than you think.
10. “We’re breaking all of the rules. Even our own rules and how do we
do that? By leaving plenty of room for X quantities.” — John Cage.
(Helpful Hints: Always be around. Come or go to everything. Always
go to classes. Read anything you can get your hands on. Look at movies
carefully, often. Save everything—it might come in handy later. There
should be new rules next week.)
Thought to Ponder
“Whoever is careless with
the truth in small matters
cannot be trusted with
important matters.”
― Albert Einstein
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EDITORIAL
Have the Courage of Your Convictions
T
here are many ways to be courageous. Saving a
victim from a fire or an automobile accident or
perhaps like the firefighters of 9/11, going into the
Twin Towers with no expectation you might come out.
Then there’s the less flashy courage, like that of Dr.
Frances Kelsey, who passed away on August 9 at the age
of 101.
She had only been on her job a month at the Food
and Drug Administration when she was asked to sign
off on thalidomide, a drug that had already been widely
accepted and used in other countries in the world. It
was marketed as safe for providing relief for women
with morning sickness.
A 1962 Life Magazine article started: “The [thalidomide]
application was submitted by the William S. Merrell Co.,
an old Cincinnati drug firm. When it arrived on Dr.
Kelsey’s desk in the form of three blue and black-bound
folders, each the size of a telephone book, it seemed routine
enough . . . The application seemed even easier than
routine to process. As she began to read the contents of the
folders, Dr. Kelsy became uncomfortable . . . ‘There was
something a little different about this one,’ she explained.”
In her August 9 obituary in the L.A. Times, Kelsey was
quoted as saying: “I was the newest person there, so my
supervisors decided, ‘Well this is a very easy one. There
will be no problem with sleeping pills.”
The drug was used in Germany starting in 1957, went
to the United Kingdom in 1958 and was being used in
more than 20 European and African countries by the
time it arrived on Kelsey’s desk in 1960.
The L.A. Times wrote: “Kelsey believed the company
had not been completely forthright about side effects,
which alarmed her at a time when there was evidence
that effects could be far more severe on the unborn
than on the mother.
“The company, which had expected a near rubberstamp approval pressed on, complaining to her supervisors
and directly to her.”
By 1961, doctors began to realize the drug interfered
with the babies’ normal development, causing many to be
born with shortened, absent or flipper-like limbs. A German newspaper soon reported 161 babies were adversely
affected by thalidomide, causing German drug makers to
stop producing it. Other countries followed suit and by
March 1962, thalidomide was banned in most countries
where it was previously sold—and Richardson-Merrell
withdrew its U.S. application. An estimated 10,000 babies
in more than 40 countries were born with deformities.
Researchers now know that if the drug was taken
between 20-25 days of development, there would be
defects of the ears and eyes; between 26-30 days, there
would be defects of the arms; between 31-35 days, there
would be defects of the legs. If a woman took thalidomide
all through this period, her baby, if born at all, might
emerge merely as a trunk, with no limbs and severe
organ damage.
That more children were not born in the United States
without deformities, we should thank Dr. Kelsey for her
courage and the strength of her convictions. She stood
up to powerful drug companies and pressure from her
supervisors, and was ultimately vindicated, keeping her job.
Additionally, thanks to Kelsey, the Kefauver Harris
Amendment was passed by Congress 1962 to strengthen
drug regulation.
If you were in the first few months of a new job, would
you be able to stand up to your boss for what you believe
was right? Faced with “Everybody is doing it, what’s your
problem?”—would you be able to say “No?” Would you
stay with your conviction?
Every day, we’re tested in little ways and deep down we
know we can’t go with the crowd, because they might
not always be right. Dr. Kelsey proved it.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
U12 Boys Coaches Needed
(Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to parents of
AYSO U12 Boys teams in Region 69.)
We have only FOUR coaches for U12 Boys this fall.
Some of you have only been assistant coaches before.
Some of you have never coached but played soccer in
college or high school. We’d like to ask you to step up
to being a team coach. We can provide support from
the wonderful pro coaches who help our region.
EXTRA parents: AYSO EXTRA is a great opportunity
for the kids and we are happy to offer it but it means that
many of our previous coaches will be sitting on the sidelines. If any of you would like to coach a team that doesn’t
have your son playing on it because you love to coach or
want to support AYSO we would be thrilled to have you.
If any of you have friends that like to coach whose
kids are grown, or are in club and they don’t have an
opportunity to coach, please forward this . . . we would
love to have anyone interested. I think talented nannies/babysitters/older siblings fit this category as well.
Thanks as always and looking forward to the season.
Amy Lorio
AYSO U12 Commissioner
(Coach Gary Truman forwarded the following email
to his U19 team: “If any of you boys are staying in town
August thru December and could coach a regular U12 team
once a week and one game a weekend, that would be
awesome and I’m sure good for your community service!
Please respond to Amy’s email which is [email protected]. Remember, Region 69 is a community you guys
have been involved in for years. How about passing on all
those great soccer coaching drills to the next group of
Tearaway’s [rascals]!)
The Unrelenting Campaign
Against Denton Jewelers
I am mystified by the massive, ongoing campaign
being waged against Saad Mazboudi, the owner of
Denton Jewelers, through the Palisadian-Post—particularly after I read Mazboudi’s Letter to the Editor in
the August 5 Palisades News.
The only reason I ever went into Denton’s was to
have them put new batteries in watches of mine, since
no other place in the Palisades, to my knowledge, does
this work. They were courteous and efficient. I had no
reason to complain about their service, but these were
inexpensive watches of no value to anyone else.
It is quite evident that a person (or persons) with
major grievances against Mazboudi and Denton’s, justifiable or not, is spending considerable money continuing this attack, and using the Palisadian-Post to carry
out much of it publicly.
Today (August 13) I got in the mail, along with
everybody else in Pacific Palisades, three sheets of
paper, printed on both sides, which had reduced and
reassembled for printing purposes the initial July 23
article. Addressed to Resident and sent out via a bulk
mail rate to perhaps 10,000 households, this was a
costly all-out attack.
Many of my friends were appalled by the over-thetop attention the Post initially gave to the grievances
against Denton Jewelers. The front-page article continuing
on to two full pages inside with photos was truly overkill.
After one friend received the mailing today and studied
the enclosure, she did an Internet search on the address
and then informed me that the sender’s purported address, 1631 Amalfi, doesn’t exist. The Pacific Palisades
ZIP code that was used (90212) is actually Beverly Hills.
What is the continuing vengeance motivation here?
At this point are we to believe, as said today, that the
Palisadian-Post has received numerous letters from people
adding their own complaints against Denton’s, while only
one was supportive? I have read numerous supportive
comments about Mazboudi on NextDoor Palisades.
Personally, I feel that Denton Jewelers—a longtime
local business, operating in a small town—should be
allowed to work out its problems with customers in
private, away from prejudicial media coverage.
Betsy Smith
(Editor’s note: The letter that residents received from
the bogus address on Amalfi Drive with the Beverly Hills
zip code was printed through Post Card Builder, located
in Minnesota. The company offers an on-line printing
and mailing service, using mailing lists from compilers
and utilizing the company’s Standard mailing permit.
The estimated online cost is $13,000. This is based on an
estimate of 12,000 envelopes, which included the printing
of the “letter” (three pages, double-sided in full color)
and the envelope, folding and mailing services.)
Palisades News welcomes all letters, which may be mailed to
[email protected]. Please include a name, address
and telephone number so we may reach you. Letters do not
necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Palisades News.
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August 19, 2015
Palisades News
Kruglyak Wins Prestigious
Human Genetics Award
P
acific Palisades resident and UCLA
researcher Dr. Leonid Kruglyak is
the 2015 recipient of the Curt Stern
Award for outstanding achievement in
human genetics.
Kruglyak, a professor of human genetics
and biological chemistry at the David Geffen
School of Medicine at UCLA, will be honored in October in Baltimore by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG).
“My research has focused on developing
strategies and technologies for connecting
individual differences in DNA with differences in traits such as susceptibility to different diseases,” Kruglyak explained. “I’d say
that one of the most surprising findings is
how complex these connections are for most
common diseases, as opposed to the more
familiar ‘one-gene, one-disease’ for rare inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis.”
Kruglyak came to the United States from
the former Soviet Union when he was 13,
graduated from Princeton University in
1987 and earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in physics from UC Berkeley
in 1989 and 1990.
“I liked genetics in high school,” Kruglyak
told the News. “Then I studied physics in
college and graduate school, and rediscovered genetics as a postdoctoral researcher
after graduate school, when I was fortunate
to get a position with Eric Lander, one of the
leaders of the Human Genome Project.”
Kruglyak devoted his early career to
understanding how a person’s genes interact with each other and the environment to influence his or her traits, such as
appearance, behavior and susceptibility to
various diseases.
As a postdoctoral researcher in the mid1990s, he developed algorithms for a computer program called GENEHUNTER that
enabled scientists to perform complicated
calculations for genetic linkage on personal
computers and quickly became a standard
tool for mapping complex disease genes.
“In the late 1990s when the idea of connecting human genes with diseases was being
discussed, there was a lot of debate about
how many genetic markers (signposts in
DNA that are read out by researchers to
mark differences between individuals) would
be needed,” Kruglyak said. “At the time, very
few such markers were known, and the technology to read them was rudimentary.
“My prediction that it would take about
500,000 markers was later borne out by experiments,” he said. “That set the scale for
both the effort to discover the necessary
number of markers and for technology development to read them (largely done by
two California biotech companies, Affymetrix and Illumina).”
Kruglyak published key papers predicting the number of genetic markers required
for genome-wide association studies in
humans, and pioneered the field of genetics of global gene expression (now known
as eQTL analysis).
“eQTL studies have to do with the fact that
differences in DNA sequence can influence
how much of the product of each gene is
made by the body,” he said. “Too much or too
little of a gene product can lead to disease.”
Kruglyak added, “My group published
the first systematic study describing how to
connect DNA sequence differences with
levels of all the different gene products. This
study design has since been widely copied,
and is now one of the standard tools used
by human geneticists to draw connections
among DNA sequence differences, amounts
of gene products, and diseases.”
A member of ASHG since 1999 and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2007, Kruglyak
has earned many earlier awards, including
the James S. McDonnell Centennial Fellowship in Human Genetics and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Innovation Award
in Functional Genomics.
In 2007, ISI Thomson Scientific named
Kruglyak a highly cited researcher in molecular biology and genetics—his work
has been cited more than 40,000 times by
scientific literature.
When he was recruited by UCLA in 2013,
Kruglyak moved to Pacific Palisades with his
wife, Dr. Hilary Coller, an UCLA associate
professor in molecular, cell and developmental biology. The couple has two children.
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PASSINGS
Donald Clifton Roof, 98;
A Palisadian Since 1941
D
Goorus co-owner Gretchen Lightfoot and instructor Susan Cambigue-Tracey spoke
about the overall benefits of yoga at a recent Palisades Optimist Club breakfast at
Aldersgate Retreat Center. Afterwards, Optimists tried an introductory chair yoga class.
Goorus to Hold Grand Opening
G
oorus Yoga Studio will hold a
grand opening and open house
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday,
August 29, at 15327 Sunset Blvd. (next to
Rosie’s Nails).
All classes will be free and different levels
of yoga—gentle, moderate and vigorous—
will be offered.
Co-owner Gretchen Lightfoot said, “We
want community members to visit the studio, so they can see the facilities, experience
incredible teachers, have an opportunity to
win prizes and explore integrating mindful
movement into their lives.”
When YogaWorks closed at the end of
May, Palisadians Gretchen and John
Lightfoot opened their own yoga studio
in the space.
“Our program is based on the belief
that yoga is a unifying tool for creating
health, well-being and a deep spiritual
connection,” Gretchen said. “Our commitment is to provide a fun yet structured
environment, featuring a ‘living yoga’ approach to life.”
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onald Clifton Roof, a 74-year-resident of Pacific Palisades, died of natural causes on July 27. He was 98.
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on
January 26, 1917, he moved to Venice, California, from Cleburne, Texas, in 1930.
After graduating from Venice High
School, Roof attended Santa Monica Technical School. He went to work for Douglas
Aircraft Company (now Boeing) in 1939
and stayed with the company until retirement in 1977.
He married Jean Coler Anglemyer in
1940, and a year later the couple settled on
Embury Street in the Palisades. They relocated in 1951 to a house Roof built himself
on Swarthmore.
During World War II, Roof served in the
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. “I fought the
battle of Ocean Park Boulevard,” he recalled
last year at the Woman’s Club luncheon
for the town’s 90-year-olds.
In addition to serving as an usher and
deacon at the Palisades Presbyterian Church,
Roof was also a member of the Masons,
Scottish Rite, Shriners and Rotary and was
a volunteer for the Exceptional Children’s
Foundation. He also was a member of the
Douglas Aircraft Company Federal Credit
Union (now NuVision FCU) for 50 years.
He served in various positions, including
president of the board.
Roof was predeceased by Jean, his wife
of 62 years, who was a graduate of Santa
Donald Clifton Roof
Monica High. He is survived by his three
children, Donald Jr., Dennis and Nancy
(Hale); grandchildren Dylan, Ryan, David,
Daniel, Zach, Douglas, Hunter (Hale),
Hannah (Hale) and great-grandchildren
Jaedin, Colby and Lorelei.
A graveside service was held on August
10 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica.
Donations may be made in Roof’s memory to the Shriners Hospitals for Children
in Los Angeles, 3160 Geneva St., Los Angeles, 90020 (213-388-3151).
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THANK YOU
The Palisades Americanism Parade Association (PAPA) gratefully acknowledges the many volunteers
who devoted hundreds of hours on various tasks before and on July 4th to make the celebrations
possible, including the following (with apologies, in advance, if anyone has been omitted):
Barry Allwright, Mary Allwright, Sanjay Bargotra, Sunay Bargotra, Bob Benton, Amy Berggreen, Kurt Bierschenk, Susan Blake,
Sylvia Boyd, Nancy Brennan, Maddie Browning, Bill Bruns, Lee Calvert, Ava Chamberlain, Olivia Chamberlain, Sara Collins,
Amy Kate Connolly, Marilyn Crawford, Joy Daunis, Terry Dimich, Amelita Dolorico, Cara Doolittle, Justin Escano, Madelyn
Eskigian, Bobbie Farberow, Oscar Flores, Cindy Freedland, Andy Frew, Morgan Genser, Correne Gichuru, Thomas Gissell, Bob
Gold, Marge Gold, Jorge Gracias, Linda Grant, Bella Greco, Daphne Gronich, Marilyn Haaker, Janie Harding, Patrick Hart,
Carolyn Hasselkorn, Grace Hiney, Manfred Hofer, Rosalie Huntington, Kathleen Jensen, Helga Jessen, Tracy Judah, Cheryel
Kanan, Howard Kern, Cambria Lagana, Sam Lagana, Florence Lang, Donna Linderman, Karen Linderman, Jackie Maduff,
Kathy McGoff, Eli Nagle, Paul Nagle, Kevin Niles, Sue Pascoe, Sean Passan, Dr. Kimi Petrick, Bill Prachar, Kate Prudente, Joanne
Reich, Jeff Ridgway, Matt Rodman, Ramis Sadrieh, Katherine Saslow, Joan Sather, Kent Sather, Sharon Sharpe, Joe Shepperd III,
Cora Silverman, Cindy Simon, Hugh Slavitt, Eli Soufo, Gabe Stewart, Lisa Taylor, Morgan Taylor, Chelsea Trotti, David Trotti,
Kate Trusell, Lisa Turcillo, Emma Turner, Keith Turner, Max Turner, Johnna Tyrell, Hannah Vaughan, Scott Wagenseller, Rob
Weber, Maurice Weise, Robin Weitz, Laurel Weitz, Carly Weitz, Dawn Wilken, George Wilken, Matt Wilken, Rich Wilken, Arnie
Wishnick, Mary Lee Wlodek, Sophia Wlodek, Dora Yarid. Thanks also to our parade vehicle drivers and our banner carriers,
including Pali High football team members (Lisa Manheim), Kings Malibu Summer program students (Nicole Mueller), and
local Boy Scout Troop 223 members (Greg Frost).
Thanks to all our sponsors (listed in the Official Program and on www.palisadesparade.org), American Legion Palisades
Post 283, our Parade Reviewing Officer General David Berger, Grand Marshal Bill Handel, our Parade Co-Marshals Bill
Branch, Dick Littlestone, Hal Maninger, Dr. Mike Martini, Judge Harry Pregerson and Hal Vieau (and their families), parade
participants, our musical headliners Adam Topol and Tom Freund and their Westside Troubadours colleagues, the Pali High
band (Arwen Hernandez), Palisades All Stars (PJ Hildebrand), Dale Fisher, Louise Goffin, Greg Wells, Elijah Wells, Hayden
Wells, Rocky Dawuni, Lexie Rose, Swing House,David & Elizabeth Sarell of Pageantry Productions, Dave Riccardi, Rocky
Montz, Jorge Gracias and Bob Tadjalli of Pali High, Natalie McAdams of Namevents, Ralphs (Nick Hernandez), Carey Peck
Skydiving, United Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades, Gelsons, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and Councilman Mike Bonin,
West LA Police Department, LAPD and Officer Michael Moore, LAFD Station 69, Palisades Patrol, Pyro Spectaculars, Gary
Greene’s Big Band of Barristers, and Palisades News, publisher of the Official Program, which donated the net ad sales revenues
to PAPA to support the July 4th parade, concert and fireworks.
The Official Program published by Palisades News (available at www.palisadesnews.com) listed donations and parade
ticket supporters as of June 26. Those received after then are listed below:
PATRIOT ($600 and above)
BRONZE ($100 to $199)
SUPPORTER
Jeff Ridgway, Elyse Walker
DIAMOND ($500 to $599)
Andrew Grove, Matt & Rene Rodman
PLATINUM ($400 to $499)
Michael Pellico, Monika Rydel
GOLD ($300 to $399)
Paul Colao, David McNally, Maggie Neilsen
SILVER ($200 to $299)
Yury Bershadsky, David & Lisa Boyle, Janet Brown,
Joyce & Michael Brunelle, Paul Coyne, Christina Davis,
Michael & Wendy Edlen, Ron Fair, Bobbie Farberow,
Michelle Giarraputo, Michael Hiatt, Joan & Arnold Kalan,
Mitch Kanner, Heather Kierszenbaum, Heather Lind,
Aida Mazaheri, William Palmer, Lauren Quigg, Mitzi
Reaugh, Roberta Smith, Amy Sweeney, Kurt & Haldis
Toppel, Peter & Suzanne Trepp, Megan Velasco, Howard
& Suzanne Weisberg
Jack Allen, Gary & Tracy Baum, Kurt Bierschenk, Katherine
Blair, Bee Campbell,Vicky Campbell, Sandy Eddy & Ronald
Dean, Richard Gottesman, Richard Greenberg, Mindy
Herman, Dina Humphreys, Philip Ide, Rahul Kapur, Lori
Landes, C.W. Langridge, David & Elaine Marmel, Mike &
Kathleen McRoskey, Marc Michel Eyewear,Alya Michelson,
Johanna Minassian, Geoff & Evelyn Moyer, Craig Pierce,
Adrienne Rosenthal, Jessica Ross, Judi Salzman, Barbara
Sherman, Jenni Silberstein, Teri Simpson, John & Donna
Sussman, Perry Vinton, Jungsoo Wiener, Jiangzhou Zhang
Alice Clement, Gil Dembo, George Gore, Paul & Rufina
Kang, Fay & Bob Kay, Laura & Harry Kuper, Jane Muir,
Lydia Reed, Ronald & Marilyn Robbins, Leslie Wooley
& Michael Rogers, Kimberly Semedo, Michael Wayman
DONOR ($50 to $99)
Café Vida, Casa Nostra, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, CVS, Festa
Insurance, Jersey Mike’s Subs (Brentwood), Juice Crafters,
K Bakery, Kay ‘n Dave’s, Laura’s Brownies, Maison Giraud,
Lionel Ruhman (Riviera Masonic Lodge), Matthew’s
Garden Café, Palisades Garden Café, Palisades Pizza,
Panda Express, Party Pizzazz, Pearl Dragon, Pinocchio,
Susan Payne, Ralphs (Pacific Palisades), Robek’s (Pacific
Palisades), Ronny’s Market, Subway, Taj Palace, Taste,
Tivoli Cafe, Viktor Benês Bakery
Michele & Grant Alkin, Serena Roth Bateman, Jarrod
Blake, Marlene Briski, Fernanda Carapinha, Rick & Adele
Carter, Angelika Chaudry, M.A. & R.K. Collison, Dan &
Gail Didden, Cristina Fishel, Julian Franz, Jeff Joyner,
Amanda Jungman, Juanita Jones Kamm, Lorena Lopez,
Chingyuan Lu, Dylan Morgan, Margot Morrison, John
G. Niles, Mike Pons, Barry Seibel, Jean E. Sharp, Scott
Silbiger, Scott Simril, Zachary Woods
PRE-PARADE and BIG BAND EVENT:
PAPA thanks the following local businesses, companies
and individuals for supporting and for donating food,
water, drinks and other items for the VIP pre-parade
luncheon and June 27th Big Band of Barristers concert:
Contributions may still be made by check to PAPA, P.O. Box 1776, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272,
as well as at www.palisadesparade.org.
August 19, 2015
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Springer Addresses Baby Blues
By SUE PASCOE
Editor
A
“War of the Roses” was not what
psychologist Tamar Springer expected when she was placed on the
L.A. Superior Court’s approved list as a
family counselor.
One couple in particular, whom Springer called “highly educated and aware,” were
working on custody and visitation issues.
They were fine if she spoke with them individually, but they could not be in the
same room together without fighting, so
Springer had to work through phone calls.
“After one particularly traumatic time, I
knew I needed to make a change [from this
line of counseling],” Springer said. “I decided to go back to the work I enjoyed.”
Springer, a native Palisadian who has had
a private practice for 17 years and a license
for 24, had started “New Moms Connect,”
a free program at the Jewish Family Service
that deals with postpartum depression.
“I really love and enjoy working with
new parents,” remembered Springer, who is
now refocusing her practice in that direction. “They have a unique anxiety when the
woman is pregnant the first time. There are
so many expectations, but there are also real
challenges and many parents grit their teeth
and just try to get through the first four or
five years.”
Springer summarized the work of Dr.
Helen Fisher, a leading expert on the biology
of love and attraction. In the beginning of a
relationship, the partners’ brain chemistry is
akin to one of an addiction. Then as that settles, couples start to deal with real-life issues.
“Then the kids come and the grenade
goes off,” said Springer, who has two sons.
“Pregnancy and a newborn bring a whole
new level of problems to a relationship.”
Couples are learning to be parents, but
they still have to manage their relationship, and yet deal with all the psychological triggers.
“Dads also go through a lot, when the
wife is pregnant and the child is born,”
Springer said. “And it’s important they get
sexual attention.” But she noted, “The transition can also be hard for them because
a wife is becoming a mother and that can
trigger feelings about their own mother.”
“Most men, if they are really honest
would be a little disappointed after a birth,”
Springer said, noting that not only does the
sexual relationship change between the two
people because there is a baby, but partners
can start to go through an identity crisis.
After a baby is born, a woman might start
to ask, “Who am I?” and “Could I just have
a minute to myself?”
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cator, through the American Association of
Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.”
Additionally, new parents bring in different parenting styles, depending on how
they were raised—or they may start to
question how they were raised.
Springer said that Dr. Daniel Siegel’s
book, Parenting from Inside Out, talks
about how our childhood experiences
shape the way we parent, and that relationship issues arise.
“In Brooke Shields’ book, Down Came the
Rain, about postpartum, she talked about
the complexity of her relationship with her
mother,” Springer said. “When a baby is
born, people need to address the relationship
to their parents and how they get along.”
Instead of being a son or daughter, one
is now a parent, and the parents are now
grandparents: everyone’s role changes.
Another issue, Springer said is that “People also get cranky and edgy because of
sleep deprivation. They take out their frustration on a partner—never a great thing.”
She remembers seeing a professional
woman, also a new mom, who was having
trouble adjusting. “I asked her, ‘Are you
sleeping?’” Springer said. “When she told
me ‘No’ it was like a light went off in her
head. She realized that she needed to address the sleep issue, and get at least five
hours of uninterrupted sleep.”
The expectation is that having a baby is
“the happiest time of your life,” but too many
people fail to address the difficulties. “Families don’t talk about it,” Springer said. “It’s
paradoxical: we’re going through emotional
and physical challenges, with waves of emotion. But, no one says you need help, you
need sleep and you need time to yourself.”
Additionally, Springer said that women
generally have guilt about the stay-at-home
mom vs. the working mom issue: “It’s the
battle and attitude, and self-identity,”
Springer said. “It’s difficult, and women
have mixed feelings.”
Springer is the daughter of composer
Philip and Judith Springer, who have lived
in the Palisades since 1972. She attended
Palisades Elementary, Paul Revere and Palisades High School and received her graduate degree in psychotherapy from UCLA.
Call (310) 699-2809 or visit tamarspringer.com.
Martha Meade’s Paintings
To Be Featured at Library
P
acific Palisades artist Martha Meade,
whose murals are found at Marquez
Elementary, Paul Revere and Palisades High, will see her oil paintings featured during September in the Palisades
Library community room, 861 Alma Real.
A reception for this solo show, “Ripples,
Reflections and What Lies Beneath,” will be
held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, at the library.
Additionally, Meade’s painting, “Someone to Watch Over Me,” has been accepted
into the juried art show “Expressions of
Death: Dying, Grief and Life After” from
September 3-19, in British Columbia.
“The painting is inspired by a photo of
my mom blowing bubbles for my son,”
Meade said. “It is a meditation on mortality and the fact that those who are important in your life never really leave you;
their presence and influence remain even
after they have departed this life.”
Meade’s Kitchen Painting series is now
for sale, along with matted photos and cards,
“Someone to Watch Over Me,” painting by
Martha Meade.
at the Ten Women Gallery in Santa Monica,
2751 Main St. The gallery features local
artists who work with fused glass, jewelry,
fiber arts, leather, photography, blown glass,
bronze sculpture and homemade books.
Visit: marthameade.com.
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Palisades News
August 19, 2015
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Palisades Plumbing Takes After-Hours Calls
By SUE PASCOE
Editor
I
f you have a plumbing emergency in
the evening or on Saturdays and Sundays, there is a local option: Palisades
Plumbing. As of August 1, the business,
located at 16626 Marquez Ave., responds
to after-hours calls.
This new service is the result of co-owner
Mandy Church working in the office two
days a week.
“I decided to come into work after my
mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s,” she
said. “I wanted to keep my brain active.”
Additionally, her youngest daughter
Shavahn was a competitive gymnast, and
Church had been responsible for driving her
Harry Potter at
Movies in the Park
The films for the annual Saturday night
free Movies in the Park at the Field of
Dreams at the Palisades Recreation Center
(851 Alma Real Dr.) will continue this Saturday with Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets (PG). Harry Potter is in his second year of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry and is warned by house-elf
Dobby not to return.
August 30: Toy Story 3 (G). A real heartbreaker—as Andy prepares to leave for
college, the toys are mistakenly delivered
to a day-care center and treated in dreadful fashion.
The movies start at dusk. Please, no alcohol, no smoking, no stick chairs and no
pets. Free hot dogs will be served by Recreation Center employees, paid for by Mike
Skinner, the town’s new honorary sheriff.
Women’s Self-Defense
Course Set for July 25
A four-hour course on how a woman can
protect herself from an attacker will be held
from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 29.
The first hour will be at ZFIT studios, 827
Via de la Paz. The remainder of the class
will be held at the park by the Recreation
Center, 851 Alma Real. The cost is $149.
The first hour will be a Power Point presentation, discussing how to recognize and
avoid potentially dangerous situations.
The next three hours women will learn
specific techniques to use in the event of an
attack, such as punching, kicking, throwing
and how to escape.
Instructor Bill Shuttic, a martial arts practitioner for 30 years, has a black belt in aikido,
jujitsu and iaido. Call (310) 413-0514 or
visit: ulti-health.com.
to practices in Huntington Beach for years.
One of the first things Church did was
institute after-hours service, organize the
office and start advertising on social media
sites like Yelp.
“I really wanted to encourage new customers—people who had just moved here
and didn’t know us,” said Church, who also
has started holding weekly meetings with
employees David Smith, Steve DeNatale,
John Dean, Miquele Guzman and Joe
Green. “It’s the opportunity to bounce ideas
and problems off each other.”
Longtime residents know they can depend on co-owner Ray Church, who first
came to the Palisades as a plumber in 1987.
He and Mandy had moved to the United
States from London in 1985, when their
daughter Carley was 2 and Jade was an infant. Shavahn was born in 1989.
“My father, a finish carpenter, thought
my husband could work with him,” said
Mandy, whose parents, also from England,
had sponsored them to the United States.
Her father died shortly after their arrival,
and Ray had to look for other work.
Palisades Plumbing was founded in 1971
by Hercules and Annette Rossili, who sold
the business to Santa Monica College professor Leon Singleton in 1999.
“He was like a grandfather to us,” Shavahn said of Singleton, who often visited
the Church family. When he discovered he
had pancreatic cancer in 2006, he offered
to sell the business to Ray and Mandy.
Shavahn Church (center) has joined her parents, Ray and Mandy, the co-owners of
Photo: Shelby Pascoe
Palisades Plumbing, in the business.
Eventually, Singleton was taken to the
hospital. “I went to visit him and he told me
he didn’t want to go into a nursing home,”
Mandy said. “I took him home. We tried to
do the best for him.”
Shortly afterwards, they had to take him
to the emergency room. “We didn’t know
how sick he was,” Mandy said. He died
shortly after.
Original co-owner Annette Rossili
worked in the office until last month, when
she retired to spend more time with her
husband. Then Shavahn Church, a UCLA
graduate and former international gym-
nast, joined the office staff full-time. It is
now truly a family business.
Grandson Kingsley, 7, was “helping”
Mandy by drawing sketches for the bulletin
board during the interview. Mandy, Ray and
their three daughters, husbands and two
grandchildren (with a third on the way) live
in Tarzana within a block of each other.
“My neighbors call it Church Street,”
Mandy said. Now Palisades Plumbing has
its own Church “Central” on Marquez.
Regular hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Mondays through Fridays. Call: (310)
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Caution: Online Home Evaluations
By MICHAEL EDLEN
Special to the Palisades News
H
omeowners, who use free online
home evaluation sites to determine
their property value, and lenders
or real estate agents using automated valuation models (AVMs) need to understand
the limitations of those systems.
The AVMs rely on data gathered from
various sources and provide an instantaneous value that is often shockingly inaccurate. I have seen variances between such
AVMs as Zillow, CoreLogic, Trulia and Realtor.com ranging from 10 to 30 percent on
the same property—and on the same day.
A span of more than 10 percent is simply
not acceptable, especially in an area like the
Palisades, where average home prices are
more than $2.5 million.
Here is a list of things an AVM cannot
tell you:
1. Whether there is actually a house on
the lot, or its condition.
2. Any unique or special features that
may add to or subtract from the value. For
example, if there are panoramic views versus basic neighborhood outlooks versus an
unsightly eyesore.
3. The size and usability of a given property. Is it a flat yard or a hillside?
4. Is the property located on or near a
high-trafficked street, or is it set on a quiet,
tree-lined street?
5. Were local comparable sales sold under
duress, such as financial hardship, or not at
arms-length, such as to a relative or business partner?
6. What the accurate square footage of a
home might be, and whether that figure was
updated with any remodels or expansions.
7. The qualifications of the computer
system an AVM uses. Working with a professional appraiser or seasoned real estate
agent to help determine your property’s
true value will benefit you with much
greater accuracy and overall better results.
A recent evolution of the AVM concept
is to have it include some interaction by a
homeowner who wants to correct errors
such as size or number of bedrooms. They
can also add information that may or may
not affect the AVM valuation.
Generally, the most accurate way to
value property is to have an experienced
real estate agent put together a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA). An agent
who is intimately familiar with many
homes in the area will go through much
the same process as an appraiser. However, an agent can add their experience
and judgement regarding the value of certain features, current buyer demand and
market conditions in that neighborhood.
Also, a local expert will take into consideration current competition, homes in escrow, and preparations such as staging.
Michael Edlen has been ranked in the top 1
percent of all agents in the country with nearly
$2 billion in sales and more than 1,200 transactions. He has tracked Pacific Palisades sales
since 1987. Michael can be reached at (310)
230-7373 or [email protected].
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FIDM Hopes to Buy Rare Pieces
By DANIELLE GILLESPIE
Palisades News Contributor
All photos courtesy Fashion Institute of Design
and Merchandising
I
n a time when the majority of people
did not see the historical significance of
high-end fashion, a middle-class California housewife was able to collect 1,400
rare pieces representing 400 years of fashion for her personal collection.
From the late 1940s until her death in
1998, Helen Larson of Whittier acquired
garments worn by European royalty, including Queens Victoria, Alexandra and Mary
of England, Czarina Marie of Russia and
Empress Eugenie of France.
She also amassed garments from 22
major haute couture designers such as Callot Soeurs, Lanvin, Chanel and House of
Worth. The oldest piece in her collection is
a man’s red velvet doublet, dating back to
the early 1600s.
Christina Johnson, associate curator at the
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising’s Museum and Galleries (FIDM),
said: “In the mid-20th century, it was a rare
breed for someone to be interested in historic fashion. There were not a lot of museum collections, and there were not a lot
of private collectors. Helen was an anomaly.
Basically, it was a growing field at that point.”
For the past four years, the Larson family has allowed FIDM’s museum to care for
and exhibit the collection, which includes
men’s, women’s and children’s clothing.
The Fashion Council, a volunteer group
dedicated to promoting and supporting the
museum, just launched a capital campaign,
hoping to raise $2 million to purchase the
entire collection from the family.
If FIDM does not raise the money by the
end of this year, the family will sell the collection piecemeal to other museums around
the country and world.
“The collection is amazing because high
fashion like this did not come to California,”
said Kevin Jones, curator of the museum.
“It got to the East Coast or maybe as far as
St. Louis, but not this far. She brought all
this fashion history to California, and we
want to keep it together and keep it here.”
Larson did not have a background in
fashion, but clearly a passion for it. She created her own reference library of books and
old photographs to research the items. If
FIDM can purchase the entire collection,
the museum will receive Larson’s letters,
inventories and purchase receipts that trace
the origins of the garments.
“It is beyond amazing that this woman
put this collection together so long ago
when it was much harder to travel, contact
people, find the objects and transport them
than it is today,” Jones said, adding that it’s
also fortunate that she did because these
garments would have been lost otherwise.
To find such elite items, Larson traveled
to antique shows and fairs in Europe and
the United States. She would knock on peo-
The oldest piece in Helen Larson’s collection is a man’s
velvet doublet, which was likely from Italy and worn
between 1600-1610.
Blue velvet shoes with gold embroidery, 1890s.
ple’s doors to see if they had old clothes
they no longer wanted, Johnson explained.
She also befriended Doris Langley
Moore, founder of the Fashion Museum
in Bath, England, and bought many pieces
from her, including a lace panel featuring
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s coat of
arms, which is now on display at FIDM.
Since Larson was a housewife who did
not have a discretionary income, she started
a costume rental business for Hollywood
studios in order to pay for her hobby. Larson provided costumes for movies such as
My Fair Lady (1964) and The Great Gatsby
(1974), using generic, period-piece garments for her rental business.
“She had a working collection, and her
private collection,” Johnson said. “She could
tell the difference between an elite item versus what could be worn.”
The 1,400 pieces that FIDM hopes to acquire were never used for her rental business.
Since FIDM took possession of Larson’s
collection five years ago, it has been instrumental in teaching fashion history to its
students and the public. FIDM’s staff and
Photo: Credit
A Callot Soeurs evening gown worn by Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of
Photo: Credit
Marlborough, French, c. 1907.
California housewife Helen Larson collected 1,400 rare high-end fashion items, representing
400 years of fashion. She created her own reference library (pictured) to research the
garments she acquired. The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising’s Museum
Photo: Credit
& Galleries is currently fundraising to purchase her collection.
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FIDM
visiting scholars have used it for classroom
lectures and at academic conferences in the
United States and abroad.
“Every garment in this collection tells a
story,” Johnson said. “It tells about the technology and economics at the time and the
artistic movements and social movements.”
For instance, two similar yet distinctive
opera gowns made in the late 1800s in
France by designer Felix Poussineau’s couture house can be used to teach students
about the Industrial Revolution.
“If a duchess threw a ball at her mansion
and invited 200 people, all these women
needed a new dress,” Jones explained. “They
would go to a handful of couture houses in
Paris, and these houses had to figure out a
way to create the volume of dress, yet make
each dress individualized, so each woman
thinks it’s designed just for her.”
To accomplish this, they would make
gowns that were the same length with the
same neckline and waistline, but with different fabrics and trimmings, which was
the beginning of modern manufacturing,
Jones said.
“Fashion humanizes history,” Johnson
said. “That’s it in a nutshell. These people
are long gone, the people who wore these,
and this is the closest we can get to them.”
Library’s Summer
Writing Contest
Deadline Nears
Beaded evening gown and mantle worn by Queen Victoria in the 1890s.
FIDM is asking the public to contribute
what they can to help purchase the collection, anything from $4 to $4,000, by texting
museum to 243725. Donations can also be
made online at fidmmuseum.org/support/
donate-online. The school is encouraging
the public to also spread the word by posting
on social media with the hashtag #4for400.
All donations are tax-deductible and if
FIDM fails to raise enough money to purchase the entire Larson collection, the donations will be used to buy other acquisitions
for the museum’s permanent collection.
Select items from the Larson collection
are now on display at the museum, located
on the first floor of the school’s campus,
919 S. Grand Ave., in downtown Los Angeles. Admission is free.
The Pacific Palisades Friends of the
Library is sponsoring its annual summer creative writing contest.
Youth and teens from first grade
through high school are invited to
submit an original short story, essay,
non-fiction article, dramatic scene,
monologue or poem with the theme
“Rockin’, Rhythm and Rhymes.”
Entries must not exceed three pages
(double spaced) and may not have
been submitted at school or in another contest. All entries must be received and recorded at the Palisades
Branch Library by September 8. Winners will receive gift certificates to
Diesel Books, and the winning entries
will be performed by actors at a fall
awards ceremony.
For more information, go to the library information desk or visit friendsofpalligrary.org/Library-Programs.
The Friends of the Library is a nonprofit organization that supports the
Palisades library through its quarterly
book sales and its used bookstore located on the small patio at the back
of the library.
Palisadian Meyer Elected President of
Independent Educational Consultants
P
Gail Meyer
acific Palisades resident Gail Meyer,
an educational consultant for college
admissions, has been elected president of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA).
Meyer, who has practiced in Pacific Palisades for the past 15 years, said: “As an educational consultant specializing in working
with high school students and their families, my objective is to simplify the college
search process and maximize educational
opportunities. I assist families in identifying
a student’s strengths, interests, talents and
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to ensure that those in the profession adhere
to the highest ethical and business standards.
Meyer graduated with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the Wexner College
of Art at Ohio State University and a mas-
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College. She also received a master’s degree
in social work from Smith College and is a
graduate of the UCLA college admissions
counseling program.
In addition to her private practice, Meyer
worked in the college counseling office at
Palisades Charter High School for eight
years and currently serves as a college consultant for students enrolled in the Ryman
Arts program.
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are mental-health facilities.
Zar was born in Iran and returned after
receiving a degree from Boston University.
She became a correspondent for GMR (Gulf
Marketing Review, published in London)
and the Iran Business Monitor (published
in New York), and also served as an editor
at Tehran News, an English-language daily
newspaper in Iran. She then moved back to
the U.S. in 1995 and received a law degree.
Even with Zar’s extensive work experience there was no way to predict that the
homeless task force challenge she undertook would become a full-time job (without pay, of course).
“I respond all day to emails—there are
so many,” said Zar, who admitted that some
days she doesn’t make it through them all.
She is also the mother of three children; the
media representative for Paul Revere, where
her middle child goes to school; the vice
president of the Pacific Palisades Community Council; and founder of her own nonprofit, Womanfound, which is dedicated
to raising awareness about the plight of
women in underdeveloped parts of the
world, and raising money for charities and
foundations that help them.
Zar posts for all four organizations’ Facebook pages, and would welcome another
Palisades volunteer who could help her answer the homeless-related emails.
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Elaborate tents belonged to those who were illegally camping overnight on the beach. LAPD
Officers have vowed to follow up and make sure all are obeying the law. Photo: Sharon Kilbride
She understands residents’ concerns, but
has also learned what is possible with current law enforcement, and tries to help
people understand what is legally possible.
Filling a void, the PPTFH has become a
group that people now go to when there is
a problem with a homeless individual.
“Since we were formed, the movement
has risen to a crescendo,” Zar said, explaining that there are basically two ways to help
solve the problem: law enforcement and
social services.
“There’s got to be a balance,” she said,
“and it’s flipped right now [toward law enforcement].”
No one disputes that laws, such as those
prohibiting overnight camping on the
beach, are being broken. Often people say,
“Just go and arrest them,” but during the day,
it is not against the law to have a tent on the
beach. People sleeping on the beach can only
be arrested between dark and 6 a.m., and
even then are usually only given a warning.
Additionally, the Los Angeles Police Department has limited resources, and as
much as Captain Tina Nieto would like to
send her officers just to the Palisades, crimes
such as robbery and assault are considered
more dangerous.
Simply put, enforcement of the more
minor laws is difficult because of lack of
manpower.
At the homeless meeting in July, Captain
Nieto suggested that people can make a
“citizen’s arrest” when they are involved
in an incident involving transients.
For example, Village Green President
Marge Gold found a transient washing
clothes in the mini-park’s water fountain.
She called Palisades Patrol, which monitors the park for free, and LAPD. When a
Palisades Patrol security officer told the
transient she had to leave, she swung and
hit him with a wet towel.
When the police arrived, they couldn’t
arrest the woman for a misdemeanor because they hadn’t observed the crime (and
no, they cannot arrest based on photos).
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The Palisades Patrol officer followed
through with a “citizen’s arrest” and the
woman was taken into custody.
The other side of the issue is the fact that
most transients require social services. The
PPTFH is trying to raise $125,000 for a
year to send out two OPCC social workers
who will try to convince people to move
off Palisades streets and find housing.
OPCC staffers will speak about their
services at a Task Force meeting on August
25 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the library. The public is invited.
So far, finding funding for social services
is difficult, but law enforcement has been
easier. Fire hazard signs that specify no
camping are being paid for by local homeowners associations and are legal; LAPD
can arrest. “So far, the cost is $600-$700
(each sign is about $300), and that was
easily raised,” Zar said.
Resident Tom Schulman stopped by the
cafe table where Zar was being interviewed
and said he would probably be more willing
to give for enforcement. He worries, like
many residents do, that the problem is only
going to grow exponentially.
Zar would like to see Pacific Palisades
help those who are here, but discourage
others from coming into the area by making sure that all laws are enforced.
“It’s hard getting support from the City
or State because they see this as a problemless enclave and a wealthy enclave,” she said,
although she feels inroads are being made.
The PPTFH is now being asked to attend Los
Angeles Homeless Service Authority and
Department of Mental Health meetings.
To help fight homelessness in Pacific
Palisades, DO NOT give transients money
or food. In the long run you are not helping them. Do report all crimes, even if they
seem minor, and be willing to testify.
Residents are also asked to thank Zar for
the unpaid, herculean task that she and a
group of residents have undertaken.
Visit: PPTFH.org or email [email protected].
Robert Scheer Will Speak
At Democratic Club Event
T
he Pacific Palisades Democratic Club
will hold a garden party from 2 to
4:30 p.m. featuring Robert Scheer as
the main speaker. Councilman Mike Bonin
will also speak at the event, which will be
held at a private home in the Palisades.
Scheer is the editor of Truthdig and a
panelist on KCRW’s “Left, Right and Center.” He is a former L.A. Times contributing
editor and author of a new book, They
Know Everything About You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy.
In his book, Scheer examines how
through wire-tapping, lax social media security, domestic spy drones and sophisticated biometrics, “both the United States
government and private corporate interests
have dangerously undermined the delicate
balance between national security and individual sovereignty.”
He argues that with “snooping” like this,
there is neither freedom nor democracy.
“The freedom to be left alone embodies the
most basic of human rights. Yet this freedom has been squandered in the name of
national security and consumer convenience,” Scheer writes.
The event will also include wine, drinks
and hors d’oeuvres, but reservations are
limited. Tickets are $35 for one and $50 for
two. To purchase, visit: palisadesdemclub.org
or send checks made out to Pacific Palisades
Democratic Club (include name and occupation, for reporting purposes) to P.O.
Box 343, Pacific Palisades, 90272. For more
information call (310) 230-2084 or email
[email protected].
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August 19, 2015
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Barnes Aids Kids Impacted by Cancer
Photos and Story by LOGAN TAYLOR
Sports Writer
M
emphis Grizzlies’ small forward
Matt Barnes hosted the eighth
annual Matt Barnes Basketball
Camp, August 7-9, at Palisades High
School, to support his foundation, Athletes vs. Cancer.
The foundation provides support and
resources for families affected by youth
and young adult cancer. Barnes created
this foundation in 2008 after the sudden
loss of his mother, Ann Catherine Barnes,
to cancer.
“Within a month of her being diagnosed, I lost her; that is really what made
me start giving back,” Barnes told the Palisades News. “That is why this basketball
camp started and I started my foundation.
It was to not take anything for granted and
really, if you’re in a position to give, give.”
The camp had 115 campers (age 6-14)
and 32 staffers and coaches. Each year,
Barnes sponsors kids who have been directly affected by a family member with
cancer to come to his camp.
“The kids selected are those that do well
in the Boys and Girls Club, the YMCA, and
those that their parents might not have the
means to get them to camp,” Barnes said.
“I think that shouldn’t keep them from enjoying the camp, so every year we take 10
to 20 and bring them to camp and let them
experience it.”
When Barnes was asked why he started
the camp, he replied, “Growing up I never
had the opportunity to do anything like this
coming from where I came from. Once I was
in the position to give back and do things
for the community, I started doing it.”
The son of Henry and Ann Barnes, he
has two siblings, Danielle and Jason. He
attended Del Campo High School in
Sacramento, where he played football and
basketball.
During his senior year Barnes averaged
30 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks, five
steals and three assists on the basketball
floor, but was also an All-American wide
receiver, leading the nation with 28 touchdown passes.
While attending UCLA, the 226-pound,
6’7” athlete’s team made three straight
NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances. As a
junior, Barnes earned All-PAC-10 Honorable mention awards and was ranked sixth
in the conference in rebounding and steals.
Arriving at camp were special NBA
guests Trevor Ariza (Houston Rockets),
Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
and DeAndre Jordan (Clippers) who
came to show their support as well.
“A lot of things have affected Matt per-
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan stopped
by PaliHi to help with the camp.
sonally, and to see him use his platform to
help kids is really important, so I want to
be a part of it,” Jordan said. “I am definitely
going to try to dunk on a couple of kids. I
just want to teach as much as I can and
have fun.”
Barnes’ former UCLA teammate, Ryan
“Moose” Bailey, has been co-camp director
for the past six years as well as head coach.
“It is really about the smiles on the kids’
faces,” Bailey said. “These kids just want to
learn and have fun and that is what makes
NBA forward Trevor Ariza (Houston Rockets) with fellow former Laker Matt Barnes.
it fun for me. I am tired when I go home,
but they are worth it.”
Barnes, the father of six-year-old twin
boys Isaiah Michael and Carter Kelly, enjoys
putting himself in the role-model position
for these kids and just wants them to come
away from the camp having had fun as well
as having learned valuable lessons aside
from basketball.
“I just talk to them and play with them,”
said Barnes, who played three seasons for
the L.A. Clippers before his trade to Memphis this summer. “Inevitably there will be
Kevin Durant, small forward with the Oklahoma City Thunder, was surrounded by campers.
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Barnes
kids that get in trouble, so I go there and
talk to them and see what the problem is.
I like my camp to be more than just basketball. When I talk to the kids, I encourage
them to play every sport, do well in school,
and listen to their parents.”
With the camp taking place in Pacific
Palisades for the first time in eight years,
Barnes and the camp staff were happy with
the turnout.
“I had a great turnout in the San Francisco Bay area, and even though I’m from
Northern California I have been fortunate
enough to go to Los Angeles and play for
the Lakers and play for the Clippers,”
Barnes said. “With having a solid following
and fan base out here, we wanted to see
what we could do with the camp in L.A.
For the first year in L.A. to have about 120
kids here was a good turnout.”
Ten-year-old Izaiah was attending the
camp for the first time now it was located
more locally.
“I used to watch him [Barnes] on the
Lakers and just thought what an awesome
player he was,” Izaiah said. “He played from
the heart and was just a good guy. After
hearing about his mom I figured I could
make the best of their [cancer families]
lives by donating to the cause and attending camp.”
Visit: athletesversuscancer.org.
PaliHi Football Starts Aug. 28
By LOGAN TAYLOR
Sports Writer
F
ootball is a “fall” sport, but it actually
gets underway for Palisades High on
August 28, when the Dolphins play
Sierra Canyon at Granada Hills High School.
With school starting on August 18, football workouts and practices have been taking place since July 27, as about 50 varsity
and JV players work hard to come together
and become strong teams.
Heading into his third season, head
coach Tim Hyde has high hopes.
“The preseason practices have been
going very well,” he told the Palisades News.
“We are very excited with what we have.
We have a good collection of kids.”
While the coaching staff works to figure
out starting lineups on offense and defense,
one key player is returning All-City quarterback P.J. Hurst, along with other 2014
starters, including Innocent Okoh and
Ryan Ashmore.
“In this early stage, we are still trying to
figure out who leaders are,” Hyde said. “Obviously we do have a couple returners such
as P.J. We know who he is and we are trying
to find the pieces around him.”
The daily preseason practices are comprised of running plays, hours of tough
physical practice and getting each player
game ready. They also lift weights two to
Gus Cleveland, a junior, at practice during preseason.
three times a week.
In comparison to last season, when the
Dolphins ended with a record of 6-5, Hyde
expects the team to really succeed this year.
“Our expectations are the same each and
every year, just to get better every week,”
Hyde said. “We want to be better by the end
Photo: Logan Taylor
of the season than we were at the beginning.” His goal? “Getting to the playoffs and
having a chance to make some chaos.”
Come support the Dolphins when they
play at the Stadium-by-the-Sea this season, starting on September 3 at 7 p.m.
against Sylmar.
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Starting a Dialogue with
Your School-Age Child
By CYNTHIA DESROCHERS
Special to the Palisades News
S
chool is starting and many parents
wonder how they can be most effective in helping their youth navigate
the school year.
Kids wonder: Will I like school? Will
school like me? Whom will I eat lunch
with? What will I learn?
As parents, we are our children’s first
and most long-lasting teachers. Kids spend
roughly five hours a day in school, after
which we take over.
Most teachers have three goals for the
first days of school: that your child 1.)
learns something new, 2.) becomes excited
about planned activities for the upcoming
school year, and 3.) feels included and valued within the school community.
Bell’s rung and school’s out, so how can
you promote these same goals at home? By
subtly making conversation about them
and doing a lot of listening, particularly for
those in high school.
Some conversation starters include:
1.) What was something brand new that
you learned about in school today? If you
get a noncommittal, I don’t know, suggest
that it might have been a math trick, science
experiment, art project, or bit of history.
2.) What are some exciting plans for
your class this year? Possibilities may include class projects, field trips, community-service learning, artistic endeavors,
and the like.
3.) What did you do at recess (or break,
lunch, after school)? Granted, this “Did you
feel included?” conversation may be more
difficult to open, but it’s a crucial goal for
student success at school; after all, who can
concentrate on learning when what’s foremost in one’s mind is the fear of eating
lunch alone? But rest assured that skilled
teachers try to encourage an inclusiveclassroom community by assigning getting
to know you and friendship-building activities, as well as pair and group work.
However, and most importantly, be as
excited (and show it!) as your child is about
starting this new school year!
Dr. Cynthia G. Desrochers is professor of
education at CSU Northridge, former director of the CSU system’s Institute for Teaching
and Learning, founder of CSUN’s faculty development center, national and international
consultant, author, and former K-12 teacher.
She lives in Pacific Palisades.
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and Robert Winter of Los Angeles celebrated the recent marriage of their daughter,
Kelly Winter, to Derek Weil of Venice/Malibu at the Adamson House in Malibu.
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Palisades Cares Seeks Items
For Back-to-School Drive
Palisades Cares’ annual back-to-school
gathering of supplies for School on Wheels
will be held from August 7 through 22.
School on Wheels is a Los Angeles nonprofit
that provides one-on-one weekly tutoring
for homeless children and school supplies.
Items needed (new, please): backpacks,
spiral ring notebooks, school uniforms or
uniform certificates, crayons, markers, colored pencils, pens, pencil sharpeners, school
binders (2-inch or smaller), erasers, homework folders, flash cards (multiplication and
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cils, scientific calculators (preferably solar),
graphing calculators, three-ring paper (college or wide-ruled), arts and crafts materials,
gift certificates and vouchers for supplies.
Items may be dropped off at Benton’s,
Regal Cleaners, CVS and the Palisades-Malibu YMCA. We encourage you to shop locally
for your supplies and to have your children
participate in the purchase decisions.
School on Wheels also has many tutoring opportunities for ages 12 and older.
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E eye love, 1968, silkscreen on paper.
Collection: Corita Art Center, Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles.
Photo: Arthur Evans. Courtesy: Tang Museum at Skidmore College
Wonderbread (that they may have life), 1964, silkscreen.
Photo: Arthur Evans. Courtesy: Tang Museum at Skidmore College
Sister Corita’s ‘60s Pop Art
Connects to Our Time
By LIBBY MOTIKA
Palisades News Contributor
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larger audience. A whole world opened up
to me; in the museum world, she wasn’t as
well known. This was an example of an extremely popular artist who was invisible to
the art world.”
The exhibition intends to revivify Corita’s
influence as an artist and teacher. To understand the complexity of her life, think of
Corita as a house, or convent, with many
hether using Day-Glo pinks or
patriotic reds, whites and blues,
Sister Mary Corita, bound by
her black-and-white habit, found freedom
through her art.
Corita’s flat opaque planes of color became
beacons of clarity and hope in the turbulent,
spiritually ambiguous, turned-on decade
of the 1960s, and by spinning advertising
slogans into powerful messages, she found
spiritual meaning in the commonplace.
A retrospective of her 30-year career,
“Someday Is Now,” is on view at the Pasadena Museum of Contemporary Art
through November 1.
There was a time when Sister Corita’s art
was familiar to many. Her posters were featured at civil rights and anti-war rallies in
the 1960s and ‘70s; she appeared on the covers of Newsweek and the Saturday Evening
Post; and the 1985 rainbow swash “Love”
stamp was her most widely circulated work.
For Ian Berry, director at the Tang Museum at Skidmore College, who organized
the show, this retrospective was very personal:
“I first saw her work in installation artist Newsweek cover, December 25, 1967.
Jim Hodges’ studio and wanted to bring
Courtesy: Corita Kent. Art and Soul. The Biography.
By April Dammann, Angel City Press
that same eye-opening experience to a
Love stamps.
Courtesy: Corita Kent. Art and Soul. The Biography.
By April Dammann, Angel City Press
windows and doors. There is her Irish family and Catholic upbringing, her work as a
teacher, her own artistic development, her
personal struggles, earnest social conscience
and finally, her departure from the church.
Born in 1918, Corita grew up in Hollywood, in a family where a calling to the
church was not unusual; her brother was a
priest and her sister was a nun. Christened
Frances Kent, she joined the Sisters of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary in Los Angeles
after high school, taking the name Mary
Corita (little heart) and followed their mission as a teacher.
She was assigned a position in the art
department at Immaculate Heart College
(IHC) in Hollywood, where she remained
for most of her career.
Although Corita had taken a silkscreen
class at USC, it was Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” at the Ferus Gallery in
1962 that ignited her passion for the genre.
“She was attracted to the process,” says
April Dammann, whose Corita Kent. Art
and Soul. The Biography. was published in
April. “Silkscreens were cheap, easy to reproduce, available to everybody, and she
liked the idea she could use multiple colors;
she sometimes had 15 colors in one print.”
Indeed, Corita’s colors were electric.
She applied multiple layers of vibrant ink,
which she often cut through with a pungent phrase or just a word.
No doubt influenced by Warhol, who
played on the powerful influence in Pop
culture that came out of advertising, Corita
also used advertising slogans, but with
deeper meaning. In “Wonderbread” (that
they may have life, 1964), she presented
balloon-size polka dots as reconstructed
versions of Eucharist wafers, taking their
forms from the packaging of Wonder
Bread. In her hands, the images turned
into a meditation on poverty and hunger.
In the mid-’60s, Corita was something of
a star, owing to her serigraphs but also her
teaching methods, which were integral
with her own work.
“The teachers at IHC were a progressive,
highly educated bunch,” Dammann says. “All
had great influence on these inexperienced
Catholic girls, but no one more than Corita.”
Her method was a combination of discipline and hard work but with optimistic
openness. Her assignments were outlandish,
by her own admission: Stare at a Coke bottle
for an hour. Make 200 drawings overnight.
“She was not a scold,” Ian Berry says.
“Her demanding assignments were intended to train students and reassert the ethic
of work.”
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Sister Corita
Rule 7 of the IHC art department rules
said it succinctly: “If you work it will lead
to something. It’s the people who do all of
the work all the time who eventually catch
on to things.”
Corita’s assignments encouraged students to open up to the world. She would
often take her students outside the classroom to places like the Watts Towers, or just
across Franklin Avenue to the world of
commerce for inspiration from color, advertising slogans and shapes.
She was inspired by what she saw but
also what she read—poetry, philosophy—
and by the people she met. She and the art
department director, Sister Magdalen Mary,
instituted a Great Men Lecture Series on
campus, and invited a variety of guests, including Buckminster Fuller, Charles Eames,
Henry Miller and Alfred Hitchcock.
Corita’s work was featured in the commercial exhibits at IMC, but also at other
spaces around town, and soon she was traveling the country lecturing and giving printmaking workshops. She was a magnetic
personality who drew astonishing attention.
“She was truly a humble person who
took her vows seriously—poverty, chastity,
obedience—but people flocked to the campus,” Dammann says. The IMC Extension
classes were open to men and women.
The ‘60s brought radical changes in the
Teacher Sister Corita at Immaculate Heart College.
Courtesy: Corita Kent. Art and Soul. The Biography. By April Dammann, Angel City Press
world and within the Catholic Church. Vatican II called for opening up the “mystery”
of the church to the people, offering Mass
in the vernacular and dispensing with the
nuns’ habits.
The Sisters of Immaculate Heart welcomed the openness, but found fierce resistance from Los Angeles Cardinal James
McIntyre, who declared the school’s openminded approach to education unacceptable. “How do you think of yourselves as
a Catholic College, when everything else
comes before religion,” he said.
The Cardinal aimed his displeasure at
Corita, who nevertheless remained focused
on her core mission. She was not intimidated. “Her work responding to church politics, civil rights and black power is both
whole and holy, and remains relevant today,”
Berry says. “The questions she asked are
eternal: Who am I? Where do I fit in? How
do I act? What is the right choice? In the
context of social order, who is in charge?”
Finally, Corita answered the question
in her own heart when time and distance
deepened her maturity, and meditation and
understanding ultimately led to her decision in 1968 to leave the convent and begin
a new life as Corita Kent.
“She was a woman of God and felt a
huge responsibility to her students, her
church and her convent,” Dammann says.
“She had almost no time to sleep, but when
she did have time to pray and sleep, she
couldn’t. Insomnia was a lifelong struggle.
Trying not to show her pain and to be fully
present to people, she was tired. The chance
to go East and leave those difficult years to
just make art 12 hours a day was a dream
she never thought she would see.”
Corita found her footing in Boston’s
Back Bay, where she settled in a Victorian
row-house apartment. She began painting
more in watercolors, enjoying walks on
New England’s beaches, observing the endless changes in sea and sky.
“While she was no longer a nun, she still
believed in Jesus Christ, God the father and
Buddha,” Dammann says. “She had a huge
breath in things spiritual until she died in
1986.”
The Immaculate Heart Community inherited the governance of the entirety of
her artistic holdings, which are now maintained at the Corita Art Center in Hollywood. Open to the public, the gallery and
archive is dedicated to preserving and promoting the work and spirit of the artist.
“Corita’s work is still important and so
smartly relates to human nature,” Berry
says. “She was a printmaker from the West
Coast, a woman, a nun. Getting her into the
story of Pop art through this exhibition
rights an injustice.”
Biloxi Blues Reading
At Theatre Palisades
A staged reading of Biloxi Blues, the
second part of Neil Simon’s personal story
entitled the “Eugene Trilogy,” which deals
with his stint in the Army during the
summer of 1943, will take place at 8 p.m.
on Saturday, August 29, at Pierson Playhouse, 841 Temescal Canyon Rd.
Tickets are whatever-you-can pay, with
a suggested $5 donation per person. Tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 7
p.m. There is free parking.
The third part of the Eugene Trilogy,
Broadway Bound, will open at Theatre
Palisades on September 4 at 8 p.m. and
will run through October 11.
Visit: theatrepalisades.com.
La Bohème at Lutheran Church
Stores and restaurants along
Swarthmore Ave. are open for business.
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A concert version of the highlights of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème will be
performed by Palisades Symphony at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, at the
Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset Blvd.
Steve Grebe (tenor) plays poet Rodolfo; Eric Castro (baritone) is Marcello
the painter; Jay Stephenson (baritone) plays the musician Schaunard; Patrick
Blackwell (bass) is philosopher Colline; Rebecca Sjowall (soprano) plays Mimi,
a seamstress; Urfa Zakarian (soprano) is working girl Musetta; Ed Levy (bass)
has two roles, Alcindoro, a counsellor of State and Benoit, a landlord.
The Palisades Symphony is supported by private contributions. Admission is
free and the public is invited.
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Eagle Scout Projects Help Preschool La
Hold Wine Tasting
P
alisades Troop 223 Eagle Scout candidate Jeremy Wells needed a project. He asked Palisades Jewish Early
Childhood Center (PJECC) preschool director Chana Hertzberg what the children
needed. She in turn challenged him to
come up with an idea.
Observing the large outdoor playground
at the center, Wells decided to construct a
fort.
His creation, which he designed and built,
is one of several service projects completed
by local Eagle Scouts for the preschool,
which some of the boys had attended.
The 2.5-acre campus off Sunset Boulevard, by Los Liones State Park, allows children, ranging from infants to age five, to
explore areas dedicated to building, climbing, music, art and reading.
“As one of the few outdoor, Reggio-inspired, Jewish preschools by the coast, our
children have opportunities to become creators, artists, scientists, musicians, builders
and visionaries,” Hertzberg said.
Troop 223’s John Doland built a fence to
secure a hiking trail so the children could
explore the beautiful hills of the campus
safely.
Harrison Aronoff noticed that children,
parents and teachers needed a space where
they could collaborate on projects. Adultsized tables didn’t fit the children, and plas-
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Several Eagle Scout candidates worked on projects to benefit students at the Palisades
Jewish Early Childhood Center.
tic children’s tables weren’t friendly to the
environment, nor the adults.
Aronoff built several extra-wide wooden
tables that seat 10. “These tables have made
a real impact on what we do and how we
do it,” Hertzberg said.
Another problem was solved when Eagle
Scout Jed Moscot (Palisades Troop 400)
built two wooden cabinets to store the children’s art supplies.
Troop 223 Eagle Scout candidate Joshua
Doland is constructing a gazebo to provide
shade in an outdoor area dedicated to play-
ing with blocks. He is also building platforms and ramps so the children can explore how elevation affects speed.
“We see the Boy Scouts working hard,
even bringing their friends and fathers to
help. In addition to planning and building
the entire project, they also fundraise to
cover all costs,” Hertzberg said. “It’s truly
been a win-win: the Boy Scouts get involved
in the community while developing their
leadership skills. Each service project has
been very meaningful, and we’re so grateful to the Boy Scouts.”
he La Señora Research Institute, now
celebrating its 10th anniversary, will
hold its fourth annual Summer Wine
Tasting and Auction fundraiser on Sunday,
August 23, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the historic
Hacienda Mojica in Santa Monica Canyon.
Attendees can enjoy an afternoon in the
shaded botanical gardens of the former
Hacienda and bid on member-donated
auction items, such as a week at a French
chateau or a Sunset cocktail sail on a 71’
yacht based in Marina del Rey.
Four Brix Winery, a craft winery located
in the heart of Ventura, will feature its finest
wines at the wine auction and for prior
tasting. And Jesse from The Magic Castle
will perform his amazing tricks.
Tickets are $75 and advance reservations
are required. Go to: www.lasenorawinetasting.eventbrite.com. La Senora is a 501
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Micah Raben painting his “x” and “o.”
Photo: Laurie Rosenthal
Right: Saliann Siwulec (left) and Debra
Demontreux assemble dozens of hearts as
part of Art Cadre at Palisades Elementary.
Photo courtesy: Saliann Siwulec
Art Cadre: Hearts Beat As One
By LAURIE ROSENTHAL
Staff Writer
W
hen Palisades Elementary students work on an Art Cadre
project they are learning a bit of
art history, how to collaborate and basic art
techniques all at the same time.
Most grade-school students don’t know
who Ed Ruscha, Jim Dine, Claes Oldenburg
or Henry Moore are, but thanks to Saliann
Siwulec and her good friend, Debra Demontreux, Pali students studied these great artists
as inspiration for this year’s heart project.
“It’s kind of cool to introduce them to
these names that they’ll see throughout
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The duo teach Art Cadre, a program Siwulec began with Nancy Fracchiolla, now
a drama teacher at Palisades High School,
when Fracchiolla’s daughter, Alice, was in
first grade (she’s about to turn 19).
“We just wanted to have more arts in the
school,” Fracchiolla said. “We loved the idea
of artists that make you think outside the
box. It wasn’t just to make the snowman
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with the younger kids because inhibitions
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Collaboration is one of the key components to the program, and the end result is
not usually an individual piece of art each
child brings home, but one giant installation that remains on display at the school.
“The fun part for us is to just brainstorm,”
says Demontreux, a former high school art
teacher, about how she and Siwulec come
up with different projects every year.
Every first, second and third grader participates in Art Cadre, and this past school
year there was one session in the fall and
one in June. The kids made papier-mâché
hearts, and covered them with words.
The hearts were made in the fall. During
the June session, when it was time to decorate them with colorful Japanese washi tape
and written words, the kids picked out random hearts, not their own. They used more
than one piece of tape, many of which had
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some of the patterns combine,” said thirdgrader Kyra Morris.
When presented with a list of possible
words to write on their hearts—such as
kind, grateful, happy and forgiveness—one
student raised her hand and asked if she
could use her name, Hope. An exception was
made, since that was one of the word choices.
Another project element was a 6’ by 7’
canvas on which each kid painted an “x” and
an “o.” Ultimately, Siwulec and Demontreux mounted all the small hearts together
on the canvas to create one large heart.
“We have steps. We want it to be successful,” says Siwuac, noting that each child
does unique work, and neither she nor Demontreux alter anybody’s art.
Third-grade teacher Susan Williams was
one of the earliest and staunchest supporters of Art Cadre, and enjoys all aspects of
the program.
“I love the art history component that
goes with it. The kids are learning about
artists, and learning about different styles
and genres,” Williams says.
“The incorporation of all the kids’ work
into one piece is phenomenal. It allows the
kids to see something. Not just their little
piece, but what comes together to make a
big piece of art.”
Each piece usually stays on view until the
first-grade participants have graduated.
In addition to Art Cadre, both Siwulec
and Demontreux work for Art Truck,
which brings art to inner-city schools.
“We go to kids who don’t have the parent
base that can fundraise,” Demontreux says.
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his terrific Mexican restaurant
was started in 1991 by Dave Licht.
He opened in Pacific Palisades
in 1992, followed by the Brentwood
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in 1995 and Culver City in 2009.
Dave feels that his success is due to
head chef Alejo Grijalva and his two
brothers, Roberto and Ruben, who help
run the three restaurants. Certainly the
fact that they come from Oaxaca, with
a love of food inspired by the authentic
tastes served in Oaxaca, has something
to do with the restaurants’ success.
My friend and I went for dinner in
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night, bustling with diners and
conversation. The menu is extensive with everything
from appetizers, soup and salads, to tostadas, burritos,
wraps and quesadillas.
While studying the menu we were given a basket of
excellent thin chips and zesty salsa. We also ordered
water and iced tea although we could have had a glass of
wine or a beer. The restaurant serves craft bottled beers
in addition to regular beers, a selection of wines by the
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We started with a shared order of the squash-flower
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is like that of fresh coriander) and
crema Mexicana in a vibrant tomato
jalapeño sauce. This provided a pungent
beginning to our dinner.
My friend ordered the mango
chutney sole. The pan-fried sole with
a mango chutney, rice and a spinach
salad (with a vibrant lime-cilantro
dressing) was delicious.
The oven-roasted pork cochinita pibil
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leaves and served with jalapeño pickled
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Pulling apart the bananas leaves to eat
the flavorful pork with the nice hot and
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As a note, portions here are large, which meant my
friend took one sole fish home—for dinner the next
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There is one special called Molcajete Azteca—
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