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& the Neighboring Communities of N. Hollywood,
Valley Village
November 2013
Vol. VI No.2
COLD WINDS OVER COLDWATER CANYON
By Elizabeth Kate
Please join the Unitarian
Universalist Church of Studio
City to hear Anthony
Concepcion play and sing
songs from Beethoven to The
Beatles . 7pm. 12355 Moorpark
Street, Studio City $10, no one
turned away for lack of funds.
No host bar and complimentary
gourmet appetizers. Purchase
tickets
on
line
at
Cont. Pg. 15
What’s Inside
The winds of contention are blowing and
the eye of the storm is located in Studio
City’s own Coldwater Canyon. Perhaps it
has been heard about, but then again
maybe not, as the proposed project has
received little publicity thus far.
In April of this year, a flyer was circulated
in the neighborhoods surrounding
Harvard-Westlake School. The notice
informed residents of Harvard-Westlake’s
intention to build a three-story garage with
750 parking spaces on the west side of
Coldwater Canyon.
The structure would be the size of a
football field with an athletic field built right
on top, complete with artificial turf, fences
around the perimeter and 14 light poles
standing at 87 feet which would beam light
down onto the field. In addition to the
parking structure, the school has proposed
building a 163-foot long pedestrian walkway
to go over Coldwater Canyon, thereby
attaching the garage and field to the main
school campus. (SEE MAP)
This news took many local residents by
surprise as they realized the enormity of
the scope of work, not to mention the length
of time it will take to complete the project,
estimated to be approximately 2 years and
nine months, if all goes according to
schedule. The structure would require
removal of 135,000 cubic yards of soil and
such excavation would mandate the
building of an 87-foot retaining wall. Work
on the project would continue Monday
through Saturday, requiring flagmen
stopping traffic on a regular basis and the
constant presence of trucks, bulldozers, and
cranes for nearly three years.
Shuman at Large...................... 5
Paul Krekorian........................ 5
Scoops....................................... 1 0
Galatzan................................
4
Paul Koretz.............................. 7
Tom LaBonge............................ 4
Silver.......................................... 6
Bentley’s Beat...........................1 0
Real Estate................................ 6
Anna Terra .............................. 9
Talk DVD................................... 1 2
Valley Curtain Call............... 1 3
I Teen......................................... 1 7
White Sofas...............................1 7
Taste.......................................... 8
Sports Page............................... 1 6
By Diane Cohen
around existing laws and building
restrictions.
Some might wonder if it is merely a
coincidence that the school has opted to
Photo by Kathryn Donohew
Saturday November 9
SHERMAN OAKS FRIENDS
OF THE LIBRARY USED
BOOK SALE 10:00am2:00pm at the Sherman Oaks
Library, 14245 Moorpark St.,
(818)205-9716. Very good
selections
of
current
cookbooks, children’s, DVD’s,
etc. Sales help fund library
functions and projects.
The question looming in the minds of
many is “Why now?” When applying for
permits for construction on the existing
campus, Harvard-Westlake always
Hillside site on the west side of Coldwater
maintained that it had sufficient school
parking. So what changed? HarvardWestlake has owned the land in question
on the west side of the canyon since 1982
and apparently the project has been in
development since
2010.
The project would
require
extensive
permitting above and
beyond anything that
is currently deemed
acceptable by the City
Planning Commission,
Field/Parking
the Board Of Public
Structure
Works, Los Angeles
Cultural
Affairs
Commission, and the
Los Angeles City
Coldwater Canyon
Council. Exceptions
would have to be
requested
and
approved in order to get
SCC in action
Bridge
Cont. Pg 18
DABABNEH AND SHELLY DEBATE AT ENC MEETING
The Encino Neighborhood Council
hosted a debate on October 23rd between
Republican Susan Shelley and Democrat
Matt Dababneh, who are competing in a
Special runoff election for California’s 45th
Assembly District on November 19th. The
district, which covers parts of Sherman
Oaks, Encino, Tarzana, West Hills,
Calabasas, North Hills, Reseda,
Northridge, Woodland Hills, Winnetka,
Chatsworth and Hidden Hills was
previously represented by Bob
Blumenfield (D) who resigned from the
State Assembly on July 1 after winning
election to the Los Angeles City Council.
Shelley, author of “The 37thAmendment-A Novel” (2002) has lived in
the San Fernando Valley since 1975 and
resides in Woodland Hills.
Shelley ran against Brad Sherman in the
2012 U.S. Congressional District race and,
by a quirk of fate, is now running against
Matt Dababneh, Congressman Sherman’s
Senior Congressional Aide.
Dababneh is a fourth generation California
resident who lives in Encino.
Shelley opened by saying that she is in
the race to “protect homeowners from
Sacramento’s sneaky plan to raise property
taxes.”
She said there are currently seven
proposals parked in Sacramento to lower
the vote needed to add parcel taxes and
bonds to property taxes in order to fund
libraries, transportation and infrastructure
projects and that she would oppose these
proposals. She is endorsed by Howard
Jarvis, author of proposition 13. Shelley also
wants to reduce energy costs by lowering
California’s current renewable energy
requirement from 33% to the 20%
requirement in place prior to 2006, saying
that the change has raised the cost of our
energy bills and it isn’t helping the earth.
Dababneh said that people have been
worried that their kids won’t have a better
life than they did and that the state is on a
better fiscal path which will allow us to
invest in our future. He said he is in the
race to help solve problems and get things
done, not just try to block things, stop
things or prevent things. He is in favor of
investing more in film tax credits to keep
runaway television and film jobs in
California and he favors CEQA reforms to
attract better development projects to our
communities. He also wants to invest in
education and told of the difficulty
Community College students are having
getting the classes they need to transfer to
Universities. A priority would be to find
ways to improve our educational systems
and make them more accessible and keep
our Universities world class.
When asked about solutions to the aging
California transportation system, Shelley
said that it’s not enough to say “let’s build
something”. There are costs involved.
Transparency,
oversight
and
accountability are needed to protect the
taxpayers. She asked why we are building
Cont. Pg 18
Studio City Sherman Oaks Encino News November 2013
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Notes From CD4
This month, my ultimate goal is to
promote public safety. I believe this is the
common theme, whether it is in project
improvements or spreading the word
about emergency preparedness. One
thing is for sure - we are going to have
another large earthquake, so
precautionary measures are key to
ensuring safety. It is crucial to take
appropriate actions to minimize risks,
enhance safety, and establish a plan to
assure preparedness.
Over 2,000 faults crisscross California,
producing an average of 102 earthquakes
a day and over 37,000 earthquakes a year.
Recently, I have been working through
my legislative agenda to learn more and
take the right steps towards better efforts
in earthquake preparedness for the City
of Los Angeles.
I have been introducing several motions
in regards to earthquakes and being able
to look into cataloging old concrete
buildings and wooden soft-story
apartment buildings. Everyone should
become CERT certified and provide
disaster preparedness training for your
community or business group. The
Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) program is a 17Â½ hour disaster
preparedness course designed for
business and community organizations in
the City of Los Angeles. This program is
the nationally accepted federal standard
for community response team training.
For more information on how to enroll,
please contact the Los Angeles Fire
Department, Disaster Preparedness Unit
at
(818)
756-9674or
[email protected].
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I-Pad
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By Tom LaBonge
I am also continuing to move
forward with the much-needed
VNSO
Soccer
Fields
Improvement Project. My
office and I have been working over the
last year to collect approximately $2.7
million, which was accumulated from
various sources. Some of the great
improvements that this project will provide
will be two large fields—330 feet by 210
feet—and one smaller field at 150 feet by
240 feet. These fields at VNSO serve
thousands of people each week. In order
to ensure that children have a safe area to
play, I will be replacing three of the existing
grass/dirt fields with high quality synthetic
turf. This synthetic turf, which is a state of
the art material that plays like natural grass,
can handle the wear and tear of play. I will
also be including covered seating areas and
upgraded walking paths. Due to the high
interest in this project, I invite the whole
community to view the conceptual plans
on Saturday, Nov. 9th at the VNSO park,
adjacent to the Sherman Oaks Little League
fields, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.. I will be
sending out further information for a
groundbreaking that I am planning for the
winter.
While planning the VNSO Soccer Fields
Improvement Project, I always kept in mind
that every Angeleno deserves a safe and
easier maintained playing area for the
thousands of children and adults who use
the park every week. Emergency
preparedness ties in with this specific
project. Everyone should be properly
trained to handle an unexpected emergency.
I am truly honored and happy to continue
to serve you.
In the two months since Los Angeles
Unified started rolling out iPads to
students at 47 schools, the media has
unleashed a blizzard of negative stories.
These 47 schools are the first phase of
LAUSD’s Common Core Technology Plan
a $1 billion vision to ultimately equip every
student in the District with a tablet.
Its easy to be a critic, but for me, there is
no question: our students deserve access
to technology. I want to back up and give
some context and perspective.
First, when I go out in my Board District,
teachers and principals beg for technology.
For those who have not walked onto an
LAUSD campus lately, the state of
technology in most schools might surprise
you. Many campuses have far from
enough computers (and many of those are
donated), and the technology they do have
is four, six, eight and ten years old. In
technology terms, that makes them ancient
artifacts.
Some schools are wired, but many still are
not. And in my Board District, even those
that are wired have rooms, buildings and
even entire sections of the campus where
teachers and students cannot log on, or, if
too many people log on at once, the system
crashes.
Second, regardless of whether the District
decided to buy iPads for every student,
the issue of lost or stolen technology is
and will continue to be an issue. In 2011,
$744,000 worth of technology was stolen
from schools across LAUSD. But using
LoJack devices in computers, LAUSD has
a “found” rate of nearly 40%, which at a
committee meeting last year impressed
CD4 Councilmember Tom LaBonge can be reached at
[email protected] 213.485.3337
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By Tamar Galatzan
guest speakers from USC’s IT
Systems Security and UCLA’s
School Police. But whether the
District uses iPads or other
technology, how we protect,
insure and pay for our
technology has been and will continue to
be an issue. This is the cost of doing
business in the 21st century.
Third, in a District this big, there will be
glitches doing anything. But instead of
rolling out a program all at once, as the
District often does, the District rolled out
iPads in three phases with approval of
phases two and three on how well phase
one did.
This was smart. The reason we did the
gradual roll out was so we could learn from
our mistakes in each phase and correct
them before moving on to the next one. In
the meantime, for all the parents, schools
and stakeholders who are still confused, I
want to give you some updates.
About Security: As you know, 300
Roosevelt students broke the LAUSD’s
security code with a few key strokes and
logged onto Pandora and other sites. As a
result, students will not be able to take the
iPads home until the security issue is
solved. LAUSD experts are talking to
Apple daily to resolve the issue. Whether
students should be able to access social
media sites like Facebook on District
devices, however, is a policy issue. The
School Board may discuss that on October
29.
The Lost or Stolen iPads: The District is
Cont. pg. 15
From the Publisher
Are you ready for some football?
This month we welcome back Varsity Sports
Report after an extended summer vacation,
with expanded coverage of local teams and
standings. Westmark School in Encino and
Birmingham Community Charter High
School in Van Nuys are two new additions
to the page. This month, Westmark is
featured in the Varsity Sports Report by Sam
Kaplan with new sponsor DJ Gross of
Coldwell Banker in Studio City.
If theatre is more to your taste than football,
Lorenzo Marchessi urges you to get to the
Falcon Theatre in Burbank for The Mystery
of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam. The
show’s actors, Jamie Torcellini and
Matthew Floyd Miller had our writer recalling
the classic sketches of Harvey Korman and
Tim Conway from the Carol Burnett Show.
Councilmember Krekorian writes about the
plan to finally move forward with a
pedestrian bridge in Universal City that will
connect the Metro Station with Universal
Studios and ease some of the congestion
on Lankershim Boulevard.
Our best wishes for bountiful Thanksgiving
and a Happy Chanukah.
See you in December.
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The Council
member
Speaks...
No End In Sight
By Paul
Krekorian
The Metropolitan Transit Agency last
week voted unanimously to move forward
with a spending plan to build a pedestrian
bridge in Universal City, connecting the
Metro station in Studio City with the NBC
lot and Universal Studios across from the
busy transit center on Lankershim
Boulevard.
Since its initial plans were formulated
nearly two decades ago, the Universal City
Station Pedestrian Bridge had been
delayed by lawsuits, cost increases and
ongoing stakeholder meetings to ensure
the needs of the community were and
continue to be met.
Initially, a pedestrian tunnel was
conceived in 1994 to connect the Metro
Red Line Station with Universal Studios.
As the tunnel’s price tag rose, its plans
were scrapped in favor of a bridge. In
December 2008, NBCU sent a conceptual
plan of the bridge to Metro but it would
be another four years before the public
was asked for their thoughts as
engineering plans, cost estimates and legal
wrangling laid the foundation for current
plans. Now, with funding from Metro and
NBCUniversal and a dozen suggestions
from the community and myself to improve
public safety in place, plans for building
the $27.3 million bridge can move forward.
At the Metro meeting, I asked my fellow
board members to add more disabled
access near bridge stairways, graffiti
abatement measures and signage to reflect
the region’s historical significance near
Campo de Cahuenga. At the meeting last
week, the bridge received broad support
from a community that for years had been
calling for action.
“Since cost has now made a tunnel
impossible, we see the pedestrian bridge
as the only way to provide safe crossing
for the many thousands of tourists and
Southern California patrons who visit
Universal Studios every year,” wrote
Krista Michaels, Vice President of the
Cahuenga Pass Property Owners
Association to Metro.
The Valley Industry and Commerce
Association (VICA) also asked the MTA
to approve the bridge while the Studio City
Neighborhood Council, which had
opposed the idea a year ago, offered
suggestions that I implemented. NBCU
and Metro will continue on the design
path with our suggestions and I invite you
to
email
me
at
[email protected] or
call me at (213) 473-7002 if you have any
questions, concerns or comments on this
or any other matter. Thank you!
“Active Shooter.”
It is a scary term, one that we are hearing
way too often these days. At LAX in
Terminal 3, New Jersey’s Paramus Mall,
Sandy Hook , Aurora ... it’s the relatively
new macho law enforcement wording to
signify they have a person with a gun they
are trying to apprehend. It is a catchy
couple of words from a law enforcement
and maybe even a media point of view.
I have been thinking about this a lot since
I spent most of Friday November, 1st at
LAX covering the TSA shooting,
wondering what allegedly possessed this
unemployed motorcycle mechanic from the
East Coast to open fire with a rifle in a
crowd of innocent people. He killed one,
wounded three, leaving a vague rambling
note in his bag about wanting to “instill
fear” in the “traitorous minds” of the TSA.
At this writing the suspect, Paul Ciancia,
is still under sedation and under guard at
UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center,
already facing murder charges which could
result in the death penalty under Federal
Law. The good thing about that, if you are
inclined to support the death penalty, is
that the Feds actually execute people, where
in California we just add to the 731 inmates
already sitting on death row, growing old.
Then, before most of us had time to
process and recover from the shock of the
LAX incident, a couple of days later, there
was the gunman in the mall in New Jersey,
who ultimately killed himself. More panic
among the public, people running for cover,
in fear, while armed SWAT cops responded,
patrolled, searched, and ultimately found
that suspect’s body. For the average
person just trying to get along and keep
themselves and their families safe, it’s all
just a bit too much to take... over and over
again. You would be forgiven if you just
wanted to stay inside, turn everything
electronic off, and disconnect . Pretend you
never heard that active shooter term.
What all these incidents have in common
is that the suspects are usually people who
are disturbed, who have not sought or
received the help they need, and, here’s
the key, they have all too easy access to
guns.
Not just any guns, typically, but assault
rifles. In the case of the TSA shooting, a
Smith and Wesson M&P 15 rifle, which
looks like a military issued M-4 that cost
approximately $1100, was legally purchased
in Van Nuys.
If you’ve read these columns before, you
know that gun control is an issue about
which I am passionate. Emphasis on the
“control” part.
Realistic? not really.
Second Amendment? Written a long time
ago.
Intense 24 / 7 media coverage that spurs
copycats? Relatively new phenomenon.
So what to do about it? No easy answers.
Even the most well meaning of politicians
seem impotent when the forces of gun
control align against any meaningful effort
at reform.
Meantime, as LAPD Chief Charlie Beck
said, we cannot search everyone going
into, for example LAX, for a gun. A harsh
reality and also a benefit of living in a free
society.
[email protected] @foxphil
Councilmember Paul Krekorian represents L.A.’s CD2
. His website iscd2.lacity.org and you can find him on
Facebook and Twitter (@PaulKrekorian).
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Real Estate Corner
Gerald
Recycling Water in LA for its drinking By
Silver
by Matt Epstein
Real Estate Websites May Contain Inaccurate Data
I have received a lot of emails and calls
lately from readers asking my opinion
about different real estate internet
websites.
One of the most frequently asked about
is Zillow. When people are looking to get
prices on properties they are considering
selling, they often turn to Zillow. This site
seems to basically take a property’s
square footage, which they get from public
records, and plug in what the area average
is. They do not consider any upgrades,
lot size or condition of property. About
four or five years ago a lot of people did
not like the values that Zillow was quoting.
Now, over 90% of the times that I do a full
valuation on a property the Zillow estimate
is a lot higher than what the property is
actually worth. A sampling of recently
closed sales showed the closed sale prices
a lot lower than the Zillow prices. My real
estate colleagues and I believe that Zillow
is over estimating values today so that
more people will go to their website. People
can look at their valuations and feel good
because they think that the value is higher
than they thought, and then they will
spread that word to their friends and
relatives about the Zillow value. The more
people that go to Zillow, the more they
can charge the advertisers on the website.
Another hot topic is some of these
websites that pull information off the MLS.
The MLS is the Multiple Listing Service
that real estate agents subscribe to so
they can offer their listings to other real
Los Angeles faces a continuing water
supply shortage. A Recycled Water
Advisory Group (RWAG) has been working
on the use of purified recycled water to
boost the Los Angeles water supply. They
are studying adding recycled water to the
underground water table and thus provide
more available drinking water. Adding
recycled water to the potable water supply
is controversial. Its usage raises many
issues including safety, cost-effectiveness,
cost-equity and how to communicate with
rate payers in an open and transparent
manner.
The RWAG is a broad-based group of
individuals representing environmental,
business,
community
groups,
Neighborhood Councils, technical
organizations and other interested parties.
The advisory group is currently reviewing
the City’s plans for recycling wastewater
and considering how to successfully reuse
water. They believe that properly
implemented, indirect potable reuse of
purified recycled water will be a reliable and
safe component of the Los Angeles water
supply.
RWAG is developing a Consensus
Statement on water reuse policy. They are
preparing recommendations to be
forwarded to the LADWP. The group is
trying to reach an agreement on a
Consensus Statement on the value of
recycled water. The one-page Draft
Consensus Statement contains the
following statement: The Recycled Water
Advisory Group strongly supports use of
purified recycled water to replenish the
water supply that Los Angeles draws on
estate agents. A couple of the more
popular websites are Realtor.com and
Redfin. Realtors with reputable companies
belong to their local MLS and these MLS’s
have rules that their members follow. The
website real estate companies do not have
these same rules. Often they will offer
properties that are not even on the market
anymore at very low prices or they will
offer properties that are not their listings.
They do this because some of the agents
that pay to be on these websites use them
to “fish” to get your email or telephone
number so that they can get you to buy or
sell a property through them.
Recently in Austin, Texas a local real
estate board announced that next year
they will no longer distribute its members’
listings to third-party listing portals such
as Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin, citing
concerns about unethical business
practices and inaccurate listing data on
third-party sites. Consumers go to these
real estate web sites because they believe
they can save money. Some of the web
based realtors offer to give back part of
the commission to the buyer. Every time I
have been in a transaction with one of
these web based realtors my client, the
seller is getting the upper hand. A
consumer may get some commissions back
but they may lose more if the negotiating
skills of their agent are lacking in quality.
Questions or comments? Contact the expert for real estate
sales in the South/East San Fernando Valley at Berkshire
Hathaway Home Services He can be reached at
[email protected] or (818) 789-7408.
AGING PARENTS’ ISSUES OFTEN SURFACE DURING THE HOLIDAYS
Baby boomers visiting aging parents
during the holidays may be in for a
shocking surprise, warns Certified Senior
Advisor and owner of Encino based
Comfort Keepers, Sharon Sherbert. The
pristine house and yard of the past now
look shabby and neglected. Dirty dishes
fill the sink and the kitchen table is
covered in crumbs. Unopened bills are
stacked haphazardly all over the
countertops. Mom seems unfocused and
Dad is having trouble getting around. It’s
clear that help is needed but what should
family members do?
Sherbert encourages clients to take
advantage of the time when everyone is
gathered together to initiate a
conversation with parents and family
members about “what if” scenarios and
health and financial concerns.
The holidays are a good time for family
members to be alert for signs that elderly
relatives may need help. The most
important thing is to look for signs of
change in mood, health and living
conditions. Checking in with people who
visit the relative frequently can indicate
whether there have been recent changes.
Some signs to look for include:
·Personal hygiene problems
·Home in disarray or needing to
be cleaned
·Weight loss or weight gain – check for
spoiled food or insufficient food at home
·Failure to manage medications
medical appointments
·Increased difficulty with mobility
(such as climbing stairs or using the
bathtub)
·Changes in judgment, mood or
overall behavior
·Increased forgetfulness – check for
unopened mail or unread newspapers
·Missed bill payments or other financial
difficulties
·Unusual or extravagant purchases that
are out of character
·Decreased social activities or failing
to maintain friendships
This is a good time to talk about
concerns and ask parents what kind of
help they would like. When family or
friends aren’t available, a dependable
Comfort Keeper is always nearby.
Comfort Keepers provides in-home
companion care for individuals needing
assistance with activities of daily living.
Services are tailored to the individual
needs of each senior that allows them
to continue living safely and in the
privacy of their own home. Services
include companionship, meal
preparation, light housekeeping,
grocery shopping, transportation,
laundry, and recreational activities as
well as personal care services including
bathing/showering, incontinence care,
medication reminders and so much
more! For more information or to
schedule a free in-home visit, call (818)
776-5060
or
visit
www.comfortkeepers.com.
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water, as well as continuing
other uses of recycled water.
After reviewing and
contributing to the City’s
plans for recycling wastewater and
considering other successful major water
reuse programs, we conclude that,
properly implemented, indirect potable
reuse of purified recycled water will be a
reliable and safe component of the Los
Angeles water supply.
The draft Consensus Statement should
be revised to include specific points to make
it clear to the public how the recycled water
will be used: 1. A clearer description of the
term “purified recycled water.” This term
needs to be clarified so water rate payers
understand that “purified recycled water”
is highly polished sewage effluent that is
pumped into the underground water table,
later drawn out via wells, further refined
and blended into the water supply. The
LADWP does not need to use the term
“toilet to tap”, but the concept needs to be
clear as to exactly what is being done.
2. Any use of recycled water into the
drinking water system should be the result
of a positive vote and acceptance by
LADWP rate payers. It is not adequate that
City “bureaucrats” or “water experts” to
make this decision without the specific
consent of the rate payers.
3. It is also necessary to include a
statement regarding costs. How much more
does recycled water cost, over other
sources? A brief summary statement on the
economic impact on water rates should be
included.
Cont. pg. 15
The View from CD5
The City of Los Angeles and the San
Fernando Valley lost a cherishedfriend and
hero with the recent, sudden passing of
Bill Robertson at the age of 64.
The Director of the city’s Bureau of Street
Services from 2003 untilhis retirement in
2011, Bill was incredibly dedicated
andknowledgeable, and we all knew him to
be a person of great integrity– a true man
of his word.
He cared deeply about neighborhoods
and people, and though he was amuchacclaimed manager of a key city bureau and
its 1,500 cityemployees, he always came
across as a devoted public servant who
wasa man of the people, and not an insider
or distant bureaucrat.
Even in the toughest of fiscal times, when
our city like manyother governmental
jurisdictions has faced a significant
budgetary crisis, he was able to employ
skilled managerial practices, new
technologies and crucial efficiencies to do
the most with the often quite limited funds
that might be available for a massive
network ofoften aging roads. He ably
oversaw more than 7,300 miles ofcity
streets and alleys, hundreds of acres of
landscaped traffic median islands, and the
largest tree urban forest in the U.S, andalso
had responsibility for hillside brush,
cleaning up unimprovedlots, new street
improvement projects, enforcing street use
andsidewalk vending projects, and many
other unstinting efforts
What meant the most to me was how he
was so very accessible andapproachable
– not just for me and my staff, but with any
person inany community in Los Angeles.
By Paul Koretz
ENC Plans 2014 Elections
He was absolutelycommunityfriendly. He came to countless
neighborhood andcommunity
meetings, often on his own initiative.
Indeed, you might have met him at any of
the neighborhood meetings where
he’dshow up with his fun and instructive
“Professor Pothole” series.
A fine family man, he was always happy
to show up when I invited him to a public
gathering, where he would be a charming
attraction, simplybecause he was always
completely direct with people who wanted
to know what’s going on with their local
streets and neighborhoods aswell as the
city as a whole. When someone asked a
question or said they had a need, he’d
give theanswer without hesitation or guile,
and he’d also give everyone his personal
phone number so that people could reach
him quickly. .
Bill was a visionary, but he was alsoone of
the most trusted, common-sensed people
you could ever hope tomeet. . I will always
be grateful for his friendship and
leadership.
Even after his retirement, he showed up
for “The Rally in the Valley” in order to
promote heightened community
involvement with our local neighborhood
councils.
Perhaps the best tribute I can pay Bill
Robertson was that he made people feel
good about their city and itsgovernment,
because he epitomized public service at its
most nobleand decent. He will be missed,
but his positive impact on Los Angeles will
endure for generations to come.
CD 5 Councilmember Paul Koretz can be reached
at [email protected] 213.473.7005
At its October 23, 2013 monthly Board
meeting, the Encino Neighborhood
Council (ENC) re-elected its existing
officers, although they will only serve
about five months. That’s because all
Neighborhood Councils (NCs) in the City
will hold elections next Spring, with the
Valley first up during March, and the newly
elected Board will be seated at the next
regular meeting held thereafter and will
again elect new officers.
Encino is part of Region 3, which includes
the eight NCs of the Southwest Valley, and
that election date is scheduled for Sunday,
March 16, 2014. The hours vary for each
Neighborhood Council but Encino choose
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and a polling place
at either the Encino Community Center or
the Balboa Sports Center. Stakeholders
interested in becoming a candidate for one
of the 18 open Board seats must file during
a 30 day filing period during the month of
January 2014. Election information will be
posted on the City’s Department of
Neighborhood Empowerment webpage:
www.EmpowerLA.org/Elections.
In other actions, the ENC Board approved
a motion to oppose murals in residential
areas, since allowing them is currently
being considered by the Los Angeles City
Council. The Board also voted to request
the City’s Department of Transportation
to study parking restrictions on Ostego
Street, west of Louise Avenue, as
requested by some of the residents due to
overflow parking in their neighborhood.
Improving bus service on two lines that
serve Encino was supported by the ENC,
by asking for increased service frequency
and operating on weekends on the Metro
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By Glenn Bailey
bus line 237 (Woodley Avenue) and for
line 236 (Balboa Boulevard) to extend
service from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., the
latter requested to be implemented for a
six month trial basis. Deferred until its
December 4 meeting, the ENC will consider
a recommendation from its Traffic/
Transportation Committee to support the
request of residents for permit parking or
parking restrictions on Killion Street from
Louise to Amestoy Avenues due to nonresident and commercial-related parking
on the street.
Three representatives from the
Department of Water and Power, John
Pines, Doug Walters and Paul Liu, spoke
about the agency’s plans for a proposed
Groundwater Replenishment Project which
would include advanced treatment of
recycled water from the Donald Tillman
Water Reclamation Plant in the Sepulveda.
Basin. The probable cost of the 30,000
acre-feet per year project is estimated to
be between $379 – 415 million with an
annual operations and maintenance cost
of about $17 million with a completion date
about 2022. The draft Environmental
Impact Report will be issued mid to late
2014, with an opportunity for public
comment upon its release.
Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays, the November and
December Encino NC Board meetings will
be cancelled and one meeting will instead
be held on Wednesday, December 4 at 7:00
p.m. at the Encino Community Center
Auditorium, 4935 Balboa Blvd. in Encino.
Mary Ann
Skweres
The Brazilian Steakhouse and Lounge,
Samba, is a Churrascaria where a variety
of freshly marinated beef, pork, lamb,
poultry, fish and vegetables are grilled
over an open mesquite fire pit and carved
tableside by personable young men
known as Gauchos. What I love about
the all-you-can-eat Samba is the ability
to try a bit (or a lot) of everything. And
when the beautiful Samba Dancers
perform their show several times a night,
you can work off some of the calories
from the meal by joining the conga line
as it weaves though the dining area.
Our meal began with drinks made from
Brazil’s signature alcohol, Ypioca
Caipirinha – a cane spirit – mixed with
Manager
Leanne
carefully
shows us
our drink
choices.
We ended
up following
her
recomend
-ations
SAMBA SAMBA SAMBA
various
fresh
muddled fruits or
juices into potent
tropical cocktails.
We tasted five
Caipirinhas: the
Ultimate, best
described as a
B r a z i l i a n
Margarita, the
Watermelon, a
light
summer
favorite,
the
Maracuja made
with passion fruit
juice,
the
Pineapple Mint,
just what it sounds
like, and best of all
the
Jalapeño,
Cucumber and
M
i
n
t
recommended by
the
manager,
Leanne. She obviously has great taste!
We ordered a second glass of this spicy
and sweet concoction. Wine, beer, or
Sangria – made more intoxicating by the
addition of vodka and fruit liqueurs –
can also be ordered.
pound of peppery extra
large prawns for $20
[pictured]can be also be
added to your meal.
Another option is the
Dinner Special: a half grilled
chicken.
crusty pepper steak and bacon-wrapped
turkey. Tri-tip, New York steak, beef ribs and
top sirloin were all fine beef offerings, but
my favorite was the garlic beef. Garlic is a
major influence in Brazilian food, and it is
definitely one of my favorite ingredients. I
was a bit disappointed with my first piece of
The salad bar was double
the size of most, triple if you
include the buffet table of
sides, which included rice,
beans
and
mashed
potatoes. All the salads
were extremely fresh. Simple
cherry tomatoes – a staple
at most salad bars – were
made special by marinating
in garlic and oil. The kale
salad also passed the taste
test. This healthy and
Gaucho Darko with his skewer.
the garlic beef – too well-done – but
Gaucho Darko returned with a medium
rare sample. Perfect!
Steve, the main meat-eater in our party,
commented that this was the first time he
finished a review dinner without being
hungry. Although he left without dessert,
he is already planning a return visit. I
sacrificed myself and forced down the
Lava Cake with its hot fudge center,
served with vanilla ice cream. As Leanne
so tastefully expressed, “Gluttony at its
finest.”
The restaurant menu essentially has two
options: the All-You-Can-Eat Salad Bar
($12 lunch, $21 dinner), which includes
gourmet salads and Brazilian side dishes,
and the Gaucho Feast ($21 lunch, $39
dinner), which includes endless servings
of various grilled meats in addition to the
unlimited salad and sides buffet. A half-
Samba
located at
Universal City Walk
Next to Universal
Studios
1000 Universal Center
Drive, Ste. 101H Universal
City, 91608,
(818) 763-0101.
It’s not a Brazilian experience without
Carnival dancers and Conga lines
Jason kept the Party well
lubricated
trendy green can be tough and
tasteless, but not at Samba.
Julienne carrots, shredded
coconut and Italian vinaigrette
sweetened with sugar, perfectly
complimented the chopped kale.
But you come to Samba for the
meat. Our server, Josh, shared how
passionately Chef Jiri cares about
the taste of the food, including
serving the meats at the right
temperature. Of the ten different
cuts, the table’s favorite was the
lamb marinated in mint and garlic.
Grilled for about 20 minutes until
it was melt-in-your mouth, this
dish makes my must-come-backand-eat-this-again list. Also of
note were the pork sausages,
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HOT Recipes with Anna Terra
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Not only decorating with pumpkins for Fall is
fun, but the many recipes with pumpkin make
Fall time that much more special. If you love
Snickerdoodles, then you are going to fall in
LOVE with Pumpkin Snickerdoodles. Putting
a seasonal spin on a classic Snickerdoodle recipe
was pure genius. I do not know where the
original recipe came from, but I applaud the
creator. Cinnamon and sugar bring out the best
in everything and pumpkin is no exception. The
pumpkin makes this cookie soft and chewy
and is not overpowering. In fact it takes a
backseat to the cinnamon sugar sweetness
sprinkled on top. The texture of Pumpkin
Snickerdoodles is almost cake-like and fluffy
and pumpkin-y. Pumpkin Snickerdoodles have
a wonderful texture and taste of pumpkin and
its complementary spices.
For the cookies:
3 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the coating:
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Dash of allspice
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder,
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salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Whisk together to blend. In a
large bowl, beat together butter
and sugars on medium speed until well
combined. Next, still on medium speed, beat in
pumpkin. Then, add the egg and vanilla extract.
Lastly, add in the dry ingredients. Beat until
combined, but do not over mix. Cover the dough,
and refrigerate for one hour, until firm.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a
small bowl, mix together the sugar and spices
for the sugar coating. Scoop dough
(approximately 2 1/2 tablespoons) and roll into
a ball. Roll the dough ball in the sugar mixture,
and place on the lined baking sheet, leaving
about 2 inches between each cookie. Take a
drinking glass with a flat bottom and moisten
with water. Dip the glass in the sugar mixture,
and use it to flatten the dough balls. Re-sugar
the glass as needed.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Remove
when the centers of the cookies have set. Let
cool on the baking pan for approximately 5
minutes, and then transfer to wire cooling racks
to cool completely.
Buon Appetito! Anna Terra
See more HOT (Firehouse)
Recipes in Anna’s book.
Available at
https://www.channelphotographics.com hot.php
As the heat of summer fades into cooler fall
days, local residents celebrate with street fairs
in Encino and Sherman Oaks on consecutive
Sundays. On Sunday, October 13, Ventura
Boulevard was closed between Balboa and
Amestoy for the 26th Annual Taste of Encino
featuring live entertainment, musicians, arts
and crafts, car painting, lots of food , and
displays by local businesses and community
organizations. Promotionally Minded’s Hank
Yuloff dyed his hair a fetching shade of pink
to match the pink T-shirts being worn by
volunteers at the festival sponsored by the
Encino Chamber of Commerce.
meteorologist Josh
Rubenstein presented
Teachers of the Year
Awards on the Main
Stage, and then a great
selection of bands
performed for the rest of the afternoon. We
were digging on some great blues when we
realized the singer/guitarist was none other
than the infamous Carlos Guitarlos, who was
a member of the legendary hard rocking
Hollywood party band Tom Jimmy and the
Rhythm Pigs, playing clubs like the Cathay
de Grande and Club Lingerie when we
encountered him last. The Cocktail and Beer
The guitar man and I
Yuloff loves pink in Encino
On the following Sunday, October 20, Ventura
Boulevard was closed between Van Nuys and
Kester Boulevards for the Sherman Oaks
Chamber of Commerce Street Fair.
Councilmember Tom LaBonge and
Bentley’s Beat
Deer Tick Negativity (Partisan Records)
Sometimes toiling outside the glare of the
big spotlight can be a good thing. It gives
a band time to make mistakes, learn and get
better. Or not. Luckily Deer Tick have gone
to school on their early stages and found a
way to land a knockout blow with their new
album. Singer-songwriter John McCauley
has been through enough rocky waters
the past year to send most people all the
way up around the bend, but somehow the
Rhode Islander uses those challenges as a
booster rocket to rock greatdom. Deer Tick
is a band of very few frills, and has a way
of boiling down guitars, bass and drums to
a fairly devastating edge. With producer
Steve Berlin, though, “Negativity” sounds
like a door-opener to a whole new world,
including adding horns, strings and female
Garden at the SO Street Fair wasn’t as
rowdy as the Cathay De Grande, but there
was a great view of the main stage and the
crowd appreciated the blues master’s large
catalogue of original songs as well as his
shredding covers
of
another
l e g e n d a r y
bluesman, Robert
Johnson. The SO
Chamber’s Cynthia
S p a r a g n a
(pictured) was
excited about the
variety of top quality musical acts
performing and kept the energy high
emceeing the festivities on the main stage
all day.
On Thursday, November 7, the 45th Annual
East Valley Pals Luncheon was held at the
Sportsmen’s Lodge Event Center. PALS,
which stands for Police Activity League
Supporters, comes from the concept of
community policing that was introduced in
the seventies. Mayor Garcetti stopped by
to show his support and said that he was
raised in the valley and went to Junior High
School a block from the Sportsmen’s Lodge.
The Mayor said the recent double digit
reduction in violent crimes and homicides
is a testament to the 10,000 men and women
who wear the police uniform and make LA
the safest big city in America. Adam Carolla
added a comic touch as he spoke about
growing up in North Hollywood and his first
run in with the local police as a young man
with outstanding parking warrants. We sat
at the table of longtime PALS supporter
Robertson Honda of North Hollywood, with
the Fleet Rental Sales Manager Marlene
Keables, Media Officer for the CHP Leland
Tang, and State Assembly member Adrin
Keables and Tang at PALS
By Bill Bentley
O.V. Wright is not child’s play. Johnny
Rawls was Wright’s bandleader for
several years before Wright’s untimely
death in 1980. He learned his lessons well,
that’s for sure. There aren’t many out
there now who would dare to take on
songs like “Nickel and a Nail,” “Blind,
Crippled and Crazy,” “Eight Men, Four
Women” and “Ace of Spades.” O.V.
Wright had a way of projecting passion
that could be blinding. He stood dead
center on stage, and just sang. Fans who
were in the know during his first run at
success in the mid-60s until the early ’70s
remember a man who could not be
equaled. His recordings on the Backbeat
Records label still stand at scorched-earth
soul at its very strongest. Johnny Rawls
gets into that same neighborhood. Maybe
he doesn’t have producer Willie Mitchell
to lead the way quite like Wright did, but
Rawls learned first-hand what this music
is about and there’s no way he’s going to
get lost. He’s also smart enough to call in
singer Otis Clay on three songs, just to
reinforce the troops. If a lot of rhythm &
blues today sounds like a reformulation
of a style rather than an inspiration,
“Remembering O.V.” is a ready remedy.
This is soul music from the source. Even
if it won’t come again, there are still
loving attempts at greatness like this
album to lend a hand now. Johnny Rawls
was right there with one of the greatest
soul singers ever, and gives hope the
legacy can still inspire listeners to
discover that eternal power. Wright on.
vocalists. Their street-smart attack lets
them expand the vision without ever
sacrificing the gritty side of the street. Many
of those strengths can be traced directly to
McCauley himself. In rock & roll, it doesn’t
take much to tell the long-termers from the
short-haul singers. From Lou Reed to Paul
Westerberg to John McCauley, it’s all a
matter of letting the heart take the lead.
There are no doubt better voices in music,
but there are no finer artists to really believe
in.
The way Deer Tick’s front man pleads his
case can be a near-traumatic affair, as his
tightrope walk through life often sounds
like it could go either way. But the way the
man gets over is an inspiration to all.
Needless to say, there are a lot of nerveracking details that led to songs like “The
Rock,” “Mr. Sticks” and “Mirror Walls,” but
the beauty of their power is in the discovery
of their story. Rock music these days can
be a dicey affair, but Deer Tick proves there
is still a lot of life left in the pursuit. And for
the hopelessly sentimental, try “Just
Friends,” with all-time lines like “When you
stare from across the room/I can’t tell if
you’re looking at me/or just looking
through/the others celebrate the end of the
work week/but it’s Tuesday to me and you/
to say that we’re just friends would never
do us justice/we’re a couple of gems/ swept
into the dustbin.” The best rock album of
the year. Go Johnny go.
Johnny Rawls Remembering O.V.
(Catfood Records)
Talk about courage: deciding to record an
album of songs associated with soul giant
Boz Scaggs The Essential Boz Scaggs
(Columbia/Legacy)
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Nazarian. Councilmember Paul Krekorian
presented the Community Police Advisory
Board Award to Ron Dresher, who brought
the Map Your Neighborhood Initiative to the
LAPD.
Krekorian
gives award to
Dresher
Was it the sugar cane in the Caipirinha
the samba dancers or those personable
gauchos that come to the table to serve
your Brazilian feast, we’re not sure
because we couldn’t remember
everything the next day after an evening
out at Samba in Universal City. If you
can’t afford the airfare to Rio, dinner and
drinks at Samba might be the next best
thing.
These dancers can cause amnesia
For someone who’s been recording for
over 45 years it’s heartening to realize it’s
all pretty much essential. Boz Scaggs is
someone who is capable of living in a lot
of different worlds, and each one feels
right. After an impossible-to-find solo
album released in Europe in the mid-’60s,
Scaggs moved to San Francisco and
joined Texas high school buddy Steve
Miller’s band, contributing “Baby’s Calling
Me Home” to Miller’s debut release. From
there has been an extended study in
diversity, starting in Muscle Shoals,
Alabama and traveling to different
recording studios only to hit Memphis this
year for one of the best sets of his career.
This kind of achievement doesn’t
happen by accident. Scaggs is grounded
in rhythm & blues, but never fears stylistic
changes wherever he wants to go. There
have been massive hits like “Lowdown”
and “Lido Shuffle,” and personal
excursions like “Miss Riddle.” The
common denominator is a voice that
sounds like no one else, and continues to
grow no matter what or where he’s
recording.
Scoring a classic right off the bat with
1969’s mesmerizing “Loan Me a Dime”
track featuring Duane Allman on an
absolutely burning lead guitar, the music
continued to twist and turn through “We
Were Always Sweethearts,” “Dinah Flo,”
“Slow Dancer” and the ’70s-defining “Silk
Degrees” album. Nothing could really top
that, but throughout the ’80s, ’90s and this
century Boz Scaggs always sounds like
he’s pushing onward.
Because of his background in the thrilling
concert scene that was San Francisco in
Cont. Pg. 15
Photo by Peter Bennet/Greenstock Photos
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Stephen Phenow’s
New TV in November
The Return of the Copbot
Almost Human
Creator: J.H. Wyman
Cast:
Karl Urban as Kennex
Michael Ealy as Dorian
Lili Taylor as Captain Maldonado
Mackenzie Crook as Rudy Lom
Michael Irby as Richard Paul
Minka Kelly as Valerie Stahl
The series “Almost Human” is set 35 years
into the future when humans in the Los
Angeles Police Department are paired up
with androids, as a detective (Urban) who
has a dislike for artificial intelligence in
machines ends up being teamed up with
one (Ealy) bent on discovering its
emotions. According to the upfronts this
summer this show is to be a new chapter
in the police procedural drama.
The show has been beset with problems\.
On September 9, 2013, it was announced
that the executive producer and coshowrunner Naren Shankar, who joined
the series after the production of the pilot,
would depart the series due to creative
differences. Creator J. H. Wyman would
continue as sole showrunner.
The show is expected to be successful
because the production is being overseen
by Bad Robot Productions for Warner
Bros. Television with J. J. Abrams (“Star
Trek -Into Darkness”) serving as executive
producer.
The series was originally scheduled to
premiere on Monday, November 4th.
However, Fox later announced a two-week
delay, setting it to premiere with a special
preview on Sunday, November 17 before
moving to its regular time slot starting on
Monday, November 18. Delaying a show’s
start is never good news. It means
retooling the show is under way.
“Almost Human” is a procedural crime
drama, that much is true. But this series is
far from groundbreaking. In fact if one
studies the history of the “Copbot” Robots acting as police men- there are
obvious and almost laughable parallels.
Robots for years were the bad boys of the
Sci-Fi pulp fiction market coming in second
to Bug Eyed Monsters (BEMs).
Killer ‘bots menaced heroes and heroines
in ‘30s serials, and Mary Shelley’s
monster, the first android, turned on its
creator with predictable results.
It was the Science writer and Sci-fi author
Issac Asimov who put up a literary arm
and said “hold it.”
His thesis was rather simple. Man is not
an idiot. With such machines there are
going to be safeguards. Every other
dangerous machine man has created have
built in safety items. Why would robots
be different?
And so Asimov’s “Three laws of
Robotics” came into being. And have
entered all writers’ conscience ever since.
Michael Crichton ignored the three laws
in his story “Runaway,” in 1984 and was
soundly rejected by the Sci-Fi audience.
Those three laws were considered a given
for robots.
With the three laws, writers no longer
needed to worry about robots being
dangerous,
instead
they
could
concentrate on robots interacting with
humans.
In all areas a robot would make a superior
investigator than a human so the Copbot
was the logical outcome of the three laws.
A human partner no longer had to worry
about his superstrong ‘bot ripping him in
two because of a disagreement!
This concept spawned several interesting
TV shows involving Copbots long before
“Almost Human.”
for her performance , the show was
criticized heavily, with many comparing it
to that failed ABC 1977 comedy series with
a similar premise, “Future Cop.” The series
was pulled from NBC’s schedule after only
four episodes. The remaining five were
aired as summertime filler.
Holmes & Yoyo 1976
Created: Leonard Stern
Cast Richard B. Shull, John Schuck
Bruce Kirby, Andrea Howard
“Homeland.” Too slow?
Showtime’s brilliant series on terrorism and
its effect on personal lives has hit a snag.
People knew that there would be less
Damian Lewis (Brody) this season based
on his half episodes contract. But what
people did not count on was Dana Brody
(Morgan Saylor) becoming the show’s
focus.
Saylor is a actress that was handed a plum
role. Her descent into insanity caused by
Brody’s being America’s most wanted was
good for an episode especially when it
paralleled Carrie Mathison’s (Clare Danes)
own mental problems. Saylor just isn’t
good enough to carry a show which
depends on her being viewed as a
sympathetic character.
However, now the viewer finds that
Mathison has been executing an operation
for Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) called
a “False Flag.” So any sympathy Dana
While “Almost Human” is using the
Copbot concept 21 years after the last
series, and like “Mann & Machine” is a
more serious look at the future of man
working with a machine and its
ramifications, there is nothing
groundbreaking or even extremely daring.
It just recycled TV from the 90s.
It will be interesting to see how long it will
last.
This Copbot series follows Detective
Holmes (Shull) and his new android
partner Yoyo, (Shuck) on their adventures
and misadventures, as Holmes teaches
Yoyo what it is like to be human, while
trying to keep his partner’s true nature a
secret from criminals and fellow cops.
(Which wasn’t easy.)
The executive producer was Leonard
Stern, a former staff writer for Get Smart,
which featured an android character named
Hymie who was, in most respects, a
prototype for Yoyo.
The show lasted 13 episodes on ABC.
Future Cop 1977
Created: Jud Taylor
Writers: Allen S. Epstein, Anthony Wilson
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Michael Shannon,
John Amos
ABC tries again with the Copbot.
This time a veteran street cop Cleaver
(Borgnine) is assigned a new partner
Haven (Shannon). The partner is not
exactly what he seems to be, though—he
is an experimental android who has been
programmed by the police lab.
Cleaver knows Haven’s secret, but Bundy
(Amos) doesn’t, which causes a few
complications. Despite the show’s
concept, the cops normally battled
ordinary criminals like drug dealers and
mobsters rather than super-villains which
was rather boring. It lasted 5 episodes
had with the audience evaporated, when
she appeared self-centered and Carrie
became once again a dedicated patriot
doing her job.
The “False Flag” op is one toughest in
the spygame. It is when an intelligence
officer convinces the enemy that he has
been abandoned by his country and now
disgruntled, is ready to work for them. It
is a tricky operation since the enemy isn’t
stupid. So the operative must have the
appearance that he has reached his limits.
This means he has to sell it, by actually
experiencing major discomfort.
Even though Carrie has succeeded in
pulling off the false flag, it took so long
that the “Homeland” fans are all irate and
that it and Dana’s subplot are being
roundly cursed on social media. “Saturday
Night Live” even had a parody on Dana’s
“Poor little me” routine.
It is fairly obvious that the many
“Homeland” fans are ex-24 fans and they
expect to see the charismatic Brody in
action to move episodes rather than have
Dana slow them down. Now that she has
moved out perhaps things will pick up
again. However, the viewers have drifted
away. Can Lewis get them back?
Hopefully, next time Producer Granzer will
take a page from the rival show “Covert
Affairs” who also executed a “False Flag”
op, but the groundwork was never seen,
being set up during the show’s winter
hiatus, and mentioned through flashbacks
in the first episode’s half-hour. It was a
much more quicker and elegant story
telling than “Homelands” ponderous use
of spy tradecraft.
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Mann & Machine 1992
Created by Dick Wolf ,Robert De Laurentis,
Cast: Yancy Butler, David Andrews, S.
Epatha Merkerson
In 1992 NBC tried again. Created by Wolf
(Law & Order) and De Laurentis, the
show starred Butler as Sgt. Eve Edison, a
beautiful police officer who is also a
sophisticated gynoid robot capable of
learning and emotion. She is partnered
with Det. Bobby Mann (Andrews), a
human officer who holds disdain for
robots. (Sound familiar?) Rounding out
the regular cast was Merkerson as Capt.
Claghorn, ( Merkerson would later play
the same character on Wolf ’s “Law &
Order.”)
Focus was on Mann and Edison’s criminal
investigations in a Los Angeles of the
“near future”—sometime around the
beginning of the 21st century though the
exact year is never stated. (AH is also set
in LA)
Although Butler received good reviews
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Valley Curtain Call
By Lorenzo Marchessi
“Irma Vep” is Pure Comic Genius on a Schtick
The Falcon Theatre presents yet another
wildly entertaining production, The
Mystery of Irma Vep.
Written by Charles Ludlam, it is the story
of several characters who reveal mystical
gothic facts about their family and its
lineage. The characters are brash, big, bold,
colorful and extremely complicated, and
yet all seven personalities that are
portrayed on stage are the work of only
two actors!
Incredibly staged and blocked with some
of the finest comic planning and visual site
gags I have seen on a live stage, director
Jenny Sullivan infuses the story with
surrealistic fun while letting these two
actors shine.
Jamie Torcellini is an amazing funny,
charming and energetic performer with a
great sense of timing, and he also amazes
with incredibly quick costume and makeup changes. His characterizations of the
over dramatic Lady Enid Hillcrest and the
creepy, innocent, stumbling woodenlegged Nicodemus Underwood will have
you laughing to tears.
Equally as funny, sharp and quick with
the wit and humor in his characters is
Mathew Floyd Miller. He portrays Jane
Twisden, the live-in housekeeper of the
manor as well as the owner of the manor,
Lord Edgar Hillcrest. Keep an eye on Lord
Edgar’s mustache.
Miller is tall and skinny to Torcellini’s
shorter and beefier build and the contrast
with their physiques coupled with their
sense of comic timing make the play a laugha-minute fun filled adventure that even
takes them to Egypt with hysterical results.
I felt like I was watching one of the older
Harvey Korman and Tim Conway sketches
done on the classic Carol Burnett Show
where the actors went above and beyond
the script and made it that much more
funnier because of who they were. Their
humor literally was like watch a tennis match
between two great pros, each volley of
delivery returned to the other with such
sharp humor.
This production has incredible scenic and
lighting design by Thomas S. Giamario and
beautiful costumes by Alex Jaeger. Some
hysterical sound cues and design by David
Beaudry and along with some of the
cleverest, creepy, yet funniest props every
created that all designed by David M.
McElveney, you are just going to have so
much fun!
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Quick, do not miss The Mystery of Irma
Vep.•as it is closing on November 17th.
Visit the theatre website at
www.FalconTheatre.com.
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Newly accredited Encino School To Hold Open House
By The News Staff
Westmark School in Encino was recently
granted a full six-year accreditation term by
the California Association of Independent
Schools, one of the first of its kind to be
granted to a special education school.
Membership in CAIS confers a publicly
acknowledged credibility regarding the high
quality of the educational program and the
ethical integrity of each member school.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary as a top
independent school for children in grades 212 with dyslexia, ADHD, and/or math,
written composition, or other languagebased learning differences, Westmark’s
signature programs are based on a wholechild, strength-based approach. A traditional
independent school experience with
competitive athletic teams, performing,
visual and digital arts programs, service and
experiential learning, student leadership
opportunities, and a variety of after school
enrichment classes is offered at the Encino
campus. Westmark’s student body is
comprised of students from over sixty zip
codes throughout the Los Angeles area.
The community is invited to an Open
House on Sunday, November 17, at 1:00
p.m. It is open to the public, for those
interested in learning more about programs
and seeing the beautiful facilities. To register,
contact Director of Admissions, Polly
Brophy at [email protected]
or call 818.986.5045, ext 306.
Autumn Headlines
With the seasons changing comes
our favorite time of year; tradition,
family, close friends and yummy
food. The holidays are about giving
and this year you should remember
the one person on our shopping list
that always gets skipped, ourselves.
Melt away your stress with a
pampering that will not only leave
you looking your best but feeling
your best by refreshing your spirit.
Aromatherapy is one way to send
your soul on a vacation, even when
your body cannot physically leave
the L.A. area.
Stress can wreak havoc on our
bodies. It has been proven that too
much stress is unhealthy and can
lead to headaches, heart
palpitations, and a nervous
stomach. Eddy James salon now
carries the cure in essential oils
to help you relax and relieve
stress without a prescription. Call
or go online to book today, and
be sure to ask your stylist about
how she can help send you on a
sensory retreat.
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818.505.0086
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www.uustudiocity.org. or call
the office at 818-769-5911.
Monday November 11
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood
Council.
Meets second Monday of each
month. 6:30pm. Sherman Oaks
Elementary
School
Auditorium. 14755 Greenleaf
St. 818-503-2399
Tuesday November 12
Studio City Residents
Association Community
Meeting at Beverly Garland’s
Holiday Inn Theater. 4222
Vineland Ave. Validated
Parking 7:00 p.m. Light
Refreshments and Meet the
Board 7:30 p.m. Program
Begins
The meetings begin with
announcements about current
issues by President Alan
Dymond. In addition, Senior
LAPD Lead Officer Mike
Lewis provides an update on
local crime. Guest speakers
address SCRA members and
guests on matters that impact
the community.
Wednesday November 13
The National Council of Jewish
Women LA announces a free
community screening of
Gasland Part II, about the
controversial issue of fracking.
Starting promptly at 7:00 pm.
at NCJW/LA Council House,
543 N. Fairfax Ave., Los
Letters to the Editor
The Studio City Sherman Oaks Encino News welcomes your letters. Letters to the Editor should be
no more than 300 words, although the News reserves the right to make exceptions to this policy.
Hand written letters are acceptable only if they are
legible. Letters must contain the writer’s telephone
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only.The Studio City Sherman Oaks Encino News
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and other editorial material. The News does not return letters, photos or other editorial submissions.
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Angeles, CA 90036.
Wednesday November 20
Sherman Oaks Homeowners
Association. The Meeting
begins at 7:15 p.m. with a
Social Hour starting at 6:15
p.m. This months meeting
features State Senator Alex
Padilla. The Meeting is held at
Notre Dame High School
located at 13645 Riverside Dr.,
Sherman Oaks. For info call
818-377-4590
Studio City Neighborhood
Council. Board of Directors
meets the third Wednesday of
each month. CBS Studio
Center Annex 1 Meeting room.
4024 Radford Ave. Studio City
enter Gate A to be directed to
the meeting. 818-655-5400
Assembly member Adrin
Nazarian invites you to a
Holiday Open House from 58pm at the Van Nuys State
Office Building 6150 Van Nuys
Blvd. 818-376-4246 please
rsvp at www.asmdc.org/dz
Thursday November 21
The Burbank African Violet
Society is having their next
club meeting on Thursday
morning @ 10:00 A.M. The
Little White Chapel Christian
Church, 1711 North Avon
Street, in Burbank. Club VicePresident, Gay Wilson, on
Hybridizing a yellow African
Violet. Guests are always
welcome.
For
more
information please telephone
(818)
951-3597.
Editorial Submissions
The Studio City Sherman Oaks
Encino News welcomes articles.
Editorial material of 500 words or
less may be mailed to Big Valley
Publications, 11333 Moorpark St.
#139 Studio City CA 91602 or
emailed
to
[email protected].
Deadline is second week of the
month.
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Friday November 22 and
Saturday Nov 23
Get amazing book deals at the
Friends of the Encino Tarzana
Library two-day book sale
from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Thousands of gently used
books have been donated in
support of our community
library. The Encino-Tarzana
Library is located at 18231
Ventura Blvd. at Nestle Ave.
(818.343.1983)
Saturday November 23
The Sherman Oaks Friends of
the Library are proud to
present the movie “MUD”.
from
2:00pm-4:30pm,
complete with free popcorn
and water. Sherman Oaks
Library, 14245 Moorpark St.,
(818)205-9716.
Gerald A. Silver is President of Homeowners of Encino. He
served on the Citizens Advisory Committee that helped craft
the Ventura Blvd. Specific Plan. He can be reached at
[email protected].
Galatzan
responsible if iPads are lost or stolen.
Parents would only be responsible if a
student broke or sold their iPad
intentionally and willfully.
Wireless Upgrades: At this point, District
plans to continue to upgrade wireless at
campuses across Los Angeles, regardless
of whether the iPad initiative moves
forward.
At the core of the iPad discussion is
whether we want our students to have
access to technology and the future. We
should not be wringing our hands that
students broke a security code, we should
be celebrating them. We should not be
cursing their curiosity, but encouraging it.
As a teacher from North Hollywood who
uses iPads in her classroom told me, “If
you are a control freak, this is not going to
work.”
She said the key is to give students
guidelines on how to use the technology
responsibly.
Like the students we educate, I hope we
will continue to learn from our mistakes and
fix them. As a District, I want us to keep
moving toward our goal of closing the
achievement gap, and using these devices
as a tool to help children think more deeply,
more creatively, and better prepare them
for a post-industrial world.
Tamar Galaztan is a LAUSD School Board Member
Bentley
the ’60s, he’s got live playing in his DNA.
No matter how accomplished his
recordings can be, there is always an
element of the experimental close to
Scaggs’ heart. Those that ventured West
during Haight-Asbury’s heyday were
always about the search. Hearing Scaggs’
recent excursion to Memphis on “Gone
Baby Gone” at the end of this double-disc
compilation is to know that journey is
always unfolding, and the best could still
be dead ahead.
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The concern is that the public fully
understand the issues, and that there be
full disclosure and transparency including
water rate impacts. The public needs to
understand that recycled water is a driving
force behind excessive development in Los
Angeles. Lack of water is a major
infrastructure constraint to City growth and
expansion. To many, the Los Angeles
planning process has failed residents,
resulting in traffic, congestion and a
diminished quality of life. In the end,
constraints on infrastructure may be the
only viable means to limit unbridled growth
in Los Angeles.
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Lions Slay Rivals
The Encino Westmark Lions Varsity football squad came up with their best effort of the 2013
season to defeat The Victor Valley Christian Royals at their Homecoming, 52 – 28. Junior RB
Zander Whittemore led the Lions with 233 yards on the ground and 4 TDs. Sophomore RB
Harrison Roth and Junior RB Jeffery Adelson each notched a rushing TD . Freshman TE Graham
Brewster caught a 43 yard TD pass from fellow freshman QB Braxton Pierce to add a score from
the air. On defense the Lions picked off 3 Royal passes, one each by Junior CB’s Griffin Nalle and
Clayton Furgatch as well as Sophomore LB Sam Forman, to stifle the Royal offense. Asst. Head
Coach and Defensive Coordinator Nick DeLeo said “ The Defense played great today. We got after
it and stayed aggressive all afternoon. We forced turnovers and made plays. The boys were focused
and ready to play today.” Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator Perry Skaggs added, “ It was
great to get our first taste of victory on Homecoming. We finally were healthy and played our best
game of the year. This young team will build on this in the off season and be ready for great things
come next fall.”
The Westmark Girls Varsity Volleyball Team also won their Homecoming Week game as well as
they defeated San Fernando Valley Academy 3 games to 0 to close out the season on a 9 game
winning streak. This marks the second year in a row that the squad has earned a spot in the CIFSS
Div 5A Playoffs.
Campbell Hall Studio City (Private)
Coach: Scott Napier
2013 Record: 1-5 (1-1)
League: Alpha
2013 State Rank: 1016
Crespi Encino (Private)
Coach: Troy Thomas
2013 Record: 3-5 (1-1)
League: Serra
2013 State Rank: 69
The Vikings lost their last game to
Firebaugh. With only one victory in
the year, they will not qualify for the
playoffs.
The Celts lost another game by
double digits, marking the fifth time
they have done so this season. The
team hopes to turn its season around
with a victory over Bishop Amat.
North Hollywood (Public)
Coach: Carols Trujillo
2013 Record: 1-7 (0-4)
League: East Valley
North Hollywood has lost their last
three games, their latest one a tough
17-12 loss to Chavez. The Huskies
hope to snap their losing streak
when they take on Monroe in their
next game.
Harrison Roth Dashes to Paydirt.
Notre Dame
SO (Private)
Coach: Kevin Rooney
2013 Record: 6-3 (2-1)
League: Serra
2013 State Rank: 10
Notre Dame bounced back from a
loss with a win over Crespi by a
score of 41-27. They hope to win
consecutive games when they take
on Loyola next.
Grant(Public)
Van Nuys (Public)
Coach:
Coach:
Rudy De La
Brent Shano
Torre
2013 Record:
2013 Record:
2-6 (2-3)
6-2 (4-1)
League:
League: East Valley
Valley Mission
The Lancers have won their last
The Wolves won their homecoming
four games but face a good team
game with a 42-28 victory over
in Poly in their next game.
Kennedy. They hope to push their
winning streak to two games when
Standings as of Oct 25
they face Ribet Academy.
CrHarvard-Westlake
(Private)
Coach: Scot Ruggles
2013 Record: 4-4 (0-3)
League: Mission
The Wolverines have lost
four games in a row. The team hopes
to pick up their first league victory
when they take on Chaminade next.
Birmingham (Public)
Coach: Jim Rose
2013 Record: 5-3(2-1)
League: West Valley
BHS
The Patriots are coming off of a 57-0
blowout victory over Cleveland. They
hope to continue their winning ways
when they take on Chatsworth.
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White Sofas and Other
Stupid Parenting Mistakes
I’d like to think I’m as creative as the next
mom. After all, I did make an award winning
pilgrim costume for the school play using
only construction paper, felt, and for some
inexplicable reason since the pilgrims had
never even heard of it, glitter. Yet, every
morning I wake up in a cold hard sweat
because I have to make my son another
dreaded school lunch.
I’ve been making school lunches for 12
years now and I am running out of ideas
for creative menus. Well, actually, I ran
out of good lunch ideas 6 years ago. Since
then I’ve just been cramming packaged
crap in there from Hostess hoping for the
best. Because, really, how many school
lunches can one Mom make in a lifetime
and still have them be interesting? Maybe
I just blew everything inventive I had in
me on that one pilgrim outfit.
Besides, there’re a lot of rules involved in
making a school lunch. They have to stay
insulated and cold for a long period of time.
Engineers can put 110 tools in a tiny Swiss
Army knife, but no one can make an ice
pack that stays cold for more than two
hours. Which means my son has to eat his
lunch by 8 am. The lunches have to be
desirable and covetable by all others at the
lunch table, and, of course, edible. How
would it look if I gave my own son e-coli?
iTeen
By Vicki
Stern
Hard to live that down at the weekly PTA
meetings. “Did you hear?” ”Vicki Stern
gave her kid botulism.” ”I heard it was a
bad eel wrap.” “I heard there was glitter in
it..”
Then there are those newly established,
professionally suggested nutritional food
groups you have to include in every lunch:
grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, protein,
legumes, oils, nuts, lions, tigers, and bears.
Oh my. You need to be a math whiz just to
figure out how the 17 different thermoses
and tupperwares fit together. If Thermos
Bottle A flips up and over and Tupperware
Container B flips left and down and Train
C leaves the station at 10:15 while Train D
leaves another station at...
But, it’s all worthwhile when my son
comes home at the end of the day and
hands me his lunchbox. I know as I open it
up, I can rest assured he’s had a nutritious,
hearty meal that will have fortified him for
the day ahead. And that’s when I see it.
Everything’s still there. He’s eaten just the
banana. And saved me the peel.
Vicki Stern used to be funny when she was a
writer/producer of sitcoms for TV. Now she’s a
Mom and she’s not funny anymore...just ask her
kid.
By Jon Epstein age 17
Best Time of the Year
Thanksgiving, the best time of the year.
I am also grateful for my life, good
I love thanksgiving for all that it offers,
health, happiness, and family that I have
the family, the time off from school, the
to surround me. Thanksgiving is one of
leaves falling, and the coziness that the
my favorite times of the year because
holiday offers. This holiday is great
not only do I have time out of my hectic
because it is a time of year for us all to
schedule to spend time with my family,
think about what we are thankful for and
this time of year lends itself to spend
what we have in our lives.
peaceful and relaxing time indoors which
I myself have a lot to be thankful for
is always cozy and nice.
this year. After many years of being
I know that I am very lucky in all that
away in that far away land called San
I have to be thankful for, but not every
Francisco, she has finally moved back
teen can say that, and a lot of teens in
to Los Angeles and I am so grateful for
war stricken countries and even in our
this. Since my sister has been gone
country and city are not able to have the
touring with her band and living in San
Thanksgiving that they deserve. I think
Francisco, I have not had that much
about how if I were in the situation of
time to see her, and when I do it is very
not being able to have a thanksgiving
rushed and forced. But recently now that
dinner, how much I would appreciate it
she’s back and living in Eagle Rock, I
for someone to give me that gift.
see her almost every week and we just
For this reason, I have been thinking
do relaxed things and hang out. Among
about it and I am planning on giving back
other things, this is what I am most
to my community by feeding the
grateful for, getting to have my sister
homeless Thanksgiving dinner.
back in Los Angeles again.
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move forward with the project now that
Harvard-Westlake alumnus, Eric Garcetti, is
safely ensconced in the office of Mayor. It
does make for interesting speculation.
The presence of Harvard-Westlake in Studio
City boosts property values and is one of the
things that makes Studio City a desirable place
to live. A preparatory school like HarvardWestlake needs to continue to expand and
improve to keep up with its competition and
to bend to the needs of an ever-demanding
student body.
The parking structure is intended to get the
cars of students, teachers and campus visitors
off the local streets, and the playing field is to
provide an additional venue for students to
practice extracurricular sports, one of the things
at which Harvard-Westlake students excel.
Honestly, the field atop a parking structure is a
fabulous use of space – truly a stroke of
brilliance. However, there is a cost to the
existing neighborhoods.
There are houses that will have their views
of walnut trees, flora and fauna obliterated by
this giant parking lot. Their property values
will plummet immediately. In addition to the
loss of a view, a parking garage will bring in
hundreds of cars and buses, with exhaust and
fumes. And the lights from the field will be
incredibly powerful and light up a once sleepy
little pocket in the canyon. And finally the kids!
There will be a constant stream of school kids
flowing across the pedestrian bridge into the
formerly quiet neighborhood and with them
come noise and music and garbage and often,
vandalism. Are Coldwater drivers ready to
subject themselves to another three years of
Debate
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traffic jams and gridlock up the local canyon
road? The constant delays have been bad enough
with all of the roadwork being done by the DWP.
Sources say it will take 2 years and 9 months to
finish but what if they’re wrong? Construction
projects of that size rarely finish on time. Locals
may be in for a lot more inconvenience than
they anticipate. All in all, it looks like the
locals are in for a major headache.
Most worrisome to the local residents is the
idea that Harvard-Westlake, with all of its
political power and financial strength, might
try to slip this project through the cracks
without anyone noticing. Until now.
Local organizations like “Save Coldwater
Canyon” (SCC) have said “Now is the time to
sit up and take notice and attend meetings and
ask questions.” It would be so nice if all could
work this out together as a community and
effectively reach across the canyon to find a
solution. There are two sides to every matter
but if there is non awarenees of an issue in
dispute, people are powerless to take action.
And that is all what the SCC is requesting:
“Wake up, Studio City! Get educated. Talk
about it. Take a side. And tells us what do you
think”
Since the Harvard-Westlake Parking Garage
Project is still hypothetical at this point, the
school needs to sit down with community
leaders and talk about working out a plan that
might be manageable for all involved. Big
questions remain to be answered. Why not
expand the single-level parking lots on their
existing campus into multi-level parking
structures? As far as extra playing fields, strike
up a deal with neighboring Notre Dame or
Buckley Schools. After all, both sides must
coexist in this part of Studio City.
a bullet train instead of fixing our streets.
Dababneh said that he is also for
transparency and oversight too. He pointed
out that we are on a better fiscal path than
we were four years ago and he said,
“California is a world class state and it
should have a world class transportation
system. What if our forefathers had said why
build freeway? We should just fix the pot
holes.”
When asked about the full decriminalization
of Marijuana, both candidates said that it
should not be a federal crime.
Both candidates are strong proponents of
Proposition 13. Dababneh worked with
Congressman Sherman to protect the home
mortgage deduction and knows that our
homes are a big investment. The Daily News
said Dababneh is not a threat to proposition
13. Shelley said that she would prevent it
from being weakened by proposals seeking
to have it amended.
When asked how the candidates would
protect the community from the pollution
and traffic caused by big projects, Shelley
stated that she is primarily for economic
growth and will also work hard for
Photo courtesy Dr. R. Cohen
Cold Wind
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environmental protection.
Dababneh said that the best way to
combat these types of issues is through
community involvement from groups
such as the Neighborhood Council,
strong HOA’s and Planning
Commissions. He said that the reason a
stop was put to ridiculous
“McMansions” and the hourly rates
previously being charged at the motels
on Sepulveda was by people standing
up and saying what they think and
politicians listening to them and said he
listens to the community.
Dababneh concluded by saying that
he will keep opportunities in California,
help to bring entertainment jobs back,
cut red-tape to get development projects
done, invest in a world class educational
system and be the voice of the
community in Sacramento.
Shelley concluded the debate by
saying that she never thought she would
be in politics and that she wouldn’t be if
she thought everything was okay. It’s
not okay. “We need a representative
who understands the problems, not
someone who worked for the
government that is part of the problem.”
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a 6940 Lot
4269 Stern Ave SO $2,195,000
Gated & newer construction Mediterranean south of the blvd
home in the heart of Sherman Oaks. LR w/ 2 story ceilings.
Distressed wood flooring. Huge master suite w/ walk-in. Beautiful
Kitchen with Granite. Pool and spa 5Br+4.5Ba in 4,325 SqFt on
a 7000 SqFt lot
14616 Lacota Place SO $1,475,000
3703 Alomar Drive SO $1,400,000
Kirk Hoffman 818-784-1100
This home offers the comfort, warmth, and views of living
in the hills of Provence. Perfect location for easy access to
the Westside, Beverly Hills, and studios The lower level
features a bedroom/office/workout suite 5Br+5.5Ba in
3,673 sqft, 8.077 sqft lot
Vacant Land South of the boulevard flat lot with panoramic
views. Attention builders and contractors here’s an incredible opportunity to be south of the boulevard and build
your dream home on a 26,570 square foot flat lot w valley
views
South of the Boulevard Traditional. LR with wood floors, FP
and high exposed beam ceilings. Updated Kit w/ Granite
counters & eating area. Master Suite w/ full bath & patio access.
Easy west side & valley access. 3Br+2Ba in 1,585 SqFt on a
7,070 Lot
20
15102 Greenleaf St SO $1,699,000
Majestic S of the blvd w/ panoramic mountain & valley views.
LR w/ 2 story ceilings & walls of glass. 4 Ensuite bedrooms
inc. a huge master suite w/ sauna, walk-in & large bathroom
w/ spa tub & shower. Roof top deck. Pool & spa. 4Br+5Ba in
4317 SqFt on a 9285 lot
South of the Blvd updated Modern w/Views. Wood flooring
& Vaulted ceilings throughout main floor. LR w Skylights
& FP plus patio w views. Large FR. Kit w/Stainless &
center island. Full recording studio. Grassy yards
4Br+2.5Ba 2,640 SqFt
South of the Blvd custom built Mediterranean gated estate.
Formal living and dining rooms w high ceilings. Kitchen
w island and Viking appliances. Master suite w large walkin and gorgeous bath. Pool and spa. 5Br+5.5Ba in 4,855
SqFt on a 7,000 SqFt lot
4047 Alta Mesa Dr SC $775,000
4218 Murietta Ave SO $1,895,000
13544 Addison St SO $699,000
Mid-Century Ranch home. High exposed beam ceilings,
skylights & wood floors. Back yard w 2 covered patios &
pool. Updates inc: Roof, plumbing, electrical & water
heater 2Br+1.5Ba in 1,234 SqFt, 6,600 Lot

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