Lunch Wagon Debate Causes Stir on Wilshire

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Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities
Lunch Wagon Debate
Causes Stir on Wilshire
Council Gives
Green Light to
Contract in
Arizona
n Councilmembers Want Review of Policy
BY ALEXANDRA TWETEN
L
os Angeles city officials will
review policies for lunch
trucks after restaurant owners have become frustrated with an
overabundance of them parking on
Wilshire Boulevard during lunch
hours.
City Councilmember Tom
LaBonge, 4th District, introduced
two motions at the June 11 city
council meeting that seek to create
special parking areas for the food
trucks, and to study how other
cities have handled the prolifera-
n City Allows Exemption
to Boycott for Red Light
Camera System
BY DION RABOUIN
O
n Wednesday, the Los
Angeles City Council unanimously approved an
exemption to its recently enacted
boycott on the State of Arizona and
allowed a 10-month extension of a
multimillion-dollar contract with
the Scottsdale-based American
Traffic Solutions Red Light
Cameras (ATS).
The city council voted in May to
ban most city travel to Arizona and
future contracts with companies
from the state in response to
Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration
law.
The exception would allow the
city to continue its automated photo
radar program at 32 intersections in
Los Angeles. The council is also
considering adding an additional
four red light photo radar locations.
The 10-month extension would
allow the city to continue its Photo
Red Light Program during the
selection process for a new contractor. ATS will be in consideration for
the next contract, as will another
Arizona company, Redflex Traffic
Systems.
See Contract page 20
June 24, 2010
tion of lunch wagons, specifically
in Portland, Oregon. City
Councilman Paul Koretz, 5th
District, seconded the motions.
“It’s the beginning of a discussion,” LaBonge said. “I want to
hear from city planners. I want to
hear from transportation officials. I
certainly want to hear from food
truck operators and the general
public, especially from those who
run businesses in the area.”
LaBonge said he is looking to
designate certain areas on side
streets intersecting with large comSee Lunch Trucks page 20
photo by Edwin Folven
Hundreds of demonstrators protested against possible layoffs of
classified employees outside LAUSD headquarters on Tuesday.
District Balances Budget
Through 2,500 Layoffs
BY EDWIN FOLVEN
A
pproximately 300 people
demonstrated outside the
Los Angeles Unified
School District’s (LAUSD)
headquarters on Tuesday to
protest up to 2,000 layoffs of
classified employees, which
include clerical workers, administrative assistants, janitors and
food preparation staff.
The LAUSD approved its $5.4
billion budget for the 2010-11
school year on Tuesday, which
included up to 2,500 layoffs, of
which approximately 500 would
See Layoffs page 21
Change is Needed to Ween L.A. Off Oil
n Activists Join City Officials to Call for
n New Law Goes Into Effect on July 1
I
BY EDWIN FOLVEN
A
See Alternative Fuels page 22
DUI Offenders Need
Breathalyzer to Start Cars
BY DION RABOUIN
Alternatives to Using Gasoline
s oil continues to gush uncontrollably into the Gulf
of Mexico, city officials and environmental leaders
gathered on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall on
Tuesday as part of “Get L.A. Off Oil” day.
The movement urges residents to use alternative modes of
transportation. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City
Councilmembers Jan Perry, 9th District, and Bill Rosendahl,
11th District, were joined by filmmaker Josh Tickell and
producer Rebecca Harrell Tickell, creators of the documentary film “Fuel”.
Villaraigosa said one of the most important plans to get
people out of their cars is the “30/10 Initiative”, a plan that
will accelerate the completion of regional transportation projects such as the Subway to the Sea from 30 years to 10. The
projects were made possible through Measure R, the halfcent sales tax initiative passed in 2008. Villaraigosa said the
photo by Ian Lovett
City officials are looking into whether a central parking lot would be suitable for the lunch trucks that currently park on Wilshire Boulevard.
City Councilman Bill Rosendahl touted a Toyota
Prius powered by algae during an event at City
Hall on Tuesday.
n July 2007, Robert Condol
was pulled over by a police
officer after leaving a bar in
Hollywood. The 30-year-old said
he had a couple of shots of tequila and a glass of wine before he
got behind the wheel, but felt like
he was sober enough to drive.
After passing field sobriety
tests administered by the police
officer at the scene, he was given
a breathalyzer test and his blood
alcohol content (BAC) was found
to be .09. He was just one onehundredth above California’s
legal limit for driving under the
influence, but that was enough to
get him cited for DUI. It was his
first offense.
Condol said he was ordered to
attend Alcoholics’ Anonymous
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classes, pay a $1,500 fine and
enroll in alcohol education classes. He lost his license for a year
and had his driving privileges put
on probation. All told, he estimates he paid between $3,0004,000 dollars in fees.
“It takes so much out of you,”
Condol said. “You can’t get
around, you can’t do anything.
Then you have to go to court and
you have to go to classes, but you
can’t drive.”
Condol said that the worst part
of the experience was the mandatory alcohol education classes.
He went twice a week and paid
$500 per class for two months,
but said most days he just
watched short videos or was
given a pamphlet and sent on his
way.
See Law page 22
Park Labrea News/Beverly Press
2 June 24, 2010
25 Grease Is The
Word
Calendar
A
“Grease Sing-A-Long” will be
held at Hollywood Bowl on
Friday, June 25, with a pre-show costume parade at 7:00pm, and a screening
of the classic 1978 film at 8:30pm. The
host of the event is Didi Conn, who
played “Frenchy” in the film. The
screening will feature subtitles so the
whole audience can sing along, and cast
members from the film will appear,
including Barry Pearl (Doody), Jamie
Donnelly (Jan), Michael Tucci (Sonny),
Eddie Deezen (Eugene Felnic) and
Annette
Cardona
(Cha
Cha
DiGregorio). Tickets are $6-$69. Call
(323)850-2000.
is $75. For information, visit www.justiceball-2010.eventbrite.com.
Explore the History
of Fish
T
Joel Schumacher
Double Feature
A
merican Cinematheque at the
Egyptian Theatre presents a
screening of “Falling Down”, with an
in-person appearance by director Joel
Schumacher, on Friday, June 25 at
7:30pm. The film stars actor Michael
Douglas as a defense industry worker
who loses his job, snaps and becomes a
vigilante, fighting for all the things he
feels he and his generation have lost.
The film will be followed by a screening of Schumacher’s “Flatliners” with
Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin
Bacon, William Baldwin and Oliver
Platt. The Egyptian Theatre is located at
6712 Hollywood Blvd. For information, call (323)466-FILM, or visit
www.egyptiantheatre.com.
26 Fiberglass Car
Show at The Petersen
T
he Petersen Automotive Museum
presents a “Fiberglass Day and Car
Show” on Saturday, June 26 from
9:00am to 3:00pm in the museum’s
parking structure, 6060 Wilshire Blvd.
The event features a display of fiberglass cars owned by members of the
public and the museum, and two educational programs, including an informational session with Jim McFarland, of
SEMA, who will discuss requirements
photo courtesy of Kawabori Photography
The chorale group, Vox Femina of Los Angeles, presents a performance
titled “Cool Blue: Songs for a Green Earth” on Saturday, June 26 at
8:00pm at the Zipper Concert Hall. Vox Femina is led by artistic director
and conductor, Dr. Iris Levine, and is committed to commissioning new
works that raise awareness about issues affecting women. The Zipper
Concert Hall is located at the Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., downtown. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Call (310)922-0025,
or visit www.voxfeminala.org.
for registering a kit car, hot rod, or specially constructed vehicle with the
DMV. An afternoon panel will feature
fiberglass design legends such as Bruce
Meyers, Harry Hansen, and Merrill
Powel. For more information or to register a car, call (323)964-6347.
Master Chorale
Celebrates Musicals
T
he Hollywood Master Chorale presents “Voices Together-Worlds
Apart” on Saturday, June 26 at 7:00pm
in Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park, 7377
Santa Monica Blvd. The performance
celebrates movie musicals that were
created in West Hollywood, and that
reflect the city’s core values of “full
equality in everyday life”. Tickets are
$15; call (323)960-4349.
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Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Los
Angeles will hold a low cost vaccination clinic on Saturday, June 26 from
9:00am to 1:00pm in the parking lot at
West Hollywood City Hall, 8300 Santa
Monica Blvd. The clinic will feature
rabies vaccinations and microchipping
for cats and dogs; DHPP and bordetella
vaccinations for dogs; and FVRCP and
leukemia vaccinations for cats. The fee
for microchips is $25; rabies vaccinations are $5; DHPP, FVRCP and
leukemia vaccinations are $15; and
bordetella vaccinations are $10. For
information, call (323)848-6400.
Justice Ball
B
et Tzedek is holding its annual
“Justice Ball” on Saturday, June
26 at 9:00pm at the Hollywood
Palladium, 6215 W Sunset Blvd. The
event will feature live performances,
interactive vignettes, dancing, speed
dating and more. Dave Navarro and DJ
Skribble will headline, and the party
will include a live blend of guitar, hiphop and a cappella. General admission
he Los Angeles County Museum
of Natural History presents a program titled “The Evolution of Fishes”
on Saturday, June 26 from 10:00am4:00pm. The program is part of the
museum’s “Junior Scientist and
Curator’s Cupboard” series, and visitors will discover the many ways fish
have adapted to their environments
over the past 400-plus million years.
Dr. John Long, a fossil expert and vice
president of the museum’s Research
and Collections Department, will
showcase ancient armored placoderms,
while the museum Ichthyology
Department will display modern-day
fishes. The event is free with paid
museum admission. The Natural
History Museum is located at 900
Exposition Blvd. For information, call
(213)763-DINO.
Bingo Fundraiser
29 W.R. Hearst and
Marion Davies
“W
.R. and Daisy”, a musical
about newspaper mogul
William Randolph Hearst and his mistress, actress Marion Davies, will be
staged on Tuesday, June 29 at 6:30pm
at the former Marion Davies Beach
House in Santa Monica. Hearst was 50
years old when he met Davies, who
was 15 and performing in the chorus of
the Ziegfield Follies. They maintained
a “secret liaison” for 35 years, while
Davies went on to become a top
Hollywood actress, and hosted many
parties at Hearst Castle and the Davies
Beach House. The performance stars
Gualtiero Negrini as Hearst; Kristin
Peterson Wat as “Daisy”, which was
Davies’ nickname; and Suzan Hanson
as gossip columnist Louella Parsons.
The historic Marion Davies Beach
House is now a community center for
the City of Santa Monica, located at
415 Pacific Coast Highway. Admission
is free, reservations are required. Visit
www.beachculture32.eventbrite.com.
A Musical Tribute to
Harry Partch
T
T
27 World Music at
The Bowl
30 Sally Kellerman
Sings
he Wellness Community-West Los
Angeles (TWC-WLA), a nonprofit
organization dedicated to providing
support for people affected by cancer, is
holding its 6th annual “Dirty Bingo”
fundraising on Saturday, June 26 at
Busby’s East, 5364 Wilshire Blvd.
“Dirty Bingo” will feature Jeffrey
“Bingo Boy” Bowman, and Hollywood
drag queen Belle Aire. Prior to the
bingo, a VIP wine tasting will be held
with a Mexican food buffet. Tickets are
$60, and proceeds benefit TWC-WLA’s
free programs. Call (310)314-2555.
K
CRW’S World Festival Series
presents the Grammy-nominated
British group “Goldfrapp”, Cuban
music by “Orquesta Buena Vista Social
Club featuring Omara Portuondo”, and
blues, jazz and folk music by “TuneYards”, performing at the Hollywood
Bowl on Sunday, June 27 at 7:00pm.
The Hollywood Bowl is located at 2301
N. Highland Ave. Tickets are $12-$102.
Call (323)850-2050.
he Los Angeles County Museum
off Art presents a performance by
the Harry Partch Ensemble on Tuesday,
June 29 at 8:00pm in the museum’s
Bing Theatre, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. The
Partch Ensemble specializes in the
music and instruments created by
American composer, Harry Partch. The
program will feature a variety of
Partch’s compositions, as well as the
world premiere of a work by Victoria
Bond, composed specifically for
Partch’s unique, handmade instruments. Tickets are $18-25. Call
(323)857-6000.
U
pstairs At Vitello’s Jazz & Supper
Club will present Sally Kellerman
in “Blues & Jazz” on Wednesday, June
30at 8:00pm at 4349 Tujunga Ave.,
Studio City. The performance will also
feature pianist and music director, Andy
Langham, Tickets are $15, with a $13
food and drink minimum. For reservations, call (818)769-0905.
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3 June 24, 2010
Suicide Attempt Averted
in Hollywood
First Lady and Family Take a Bite of L.A.
n Pinkʼs Hot Dogs is a
Featured Stop
During Vacation
BY EDWIN FOLVEN
F
irst Lady Michelle Obama, her
daughters Sasha and Malia, and
her mother Marian Robinson,
toured Los Angeles last week and
dined at some famous Hollywood
establishments while they were on
vacation.
Obama and her family had dinner at Lucques on June 13, dined in
the private Jack Warner Room at
Pizzeria Mozza on June 14, and ate
lunch at Pink’s Hot Dogs on June
15. Gloria Pink, the co-owner of
Pink’s Hot Dogs near the corner of
Melrose and La Brea Avenue, said
many celebrities often eat at the
restaurant, but hosting a First Lady
was a first for Pink’s.
“It was the honor of a lifetime,”
Pink said. “We were so excited she
was there.”
No information about the
Obama’s trip was released prior to
See Obamas page 21
A
n unidentified man was taken into custody and placed on psychiatric evaluation Wednesday after he threatened to jump from a
one-story roof near the intersection of Santa Monica and Cahuenga
Boulevards.
The incident began around 9:55am when the man was observed
standing on a roof at the location. Police blocked traffic and the fire
department used a large inflatable bag to cushion the man’s fall.
According to Sgt. Sal Ogaz, with the LAPD’s Hollywood Division, the
man came down around 11:20am, but then became aggressive with
officers, who fired a beanbag round to subdue him. He was taken into
custody and transported to the hospital for an evaluation. Ogaz said the
man, who was in his 40s, was not seriously injured.
Koretz Calls Out DWP
Over Alleged Misconduct
C
ity Councilmember Paul
Koretz, 5th District, has
authored three motions designed to
hold the L.A. Department of Water
and Power (DWP) accountable for
having misrepresented its financial
condition to the city council in
March. The councilmember introduced
the motions at a meeting of the city
council’s Audits and Governmental
Efficiency Committee on June 15,
where representatives of the DWP
were notably absent despite having
been repeatedly requested to attend.
Koretz, who is chair of the committee, said the motions focus on the
DWP’s refusal to transfer $73.5
million in promised funds to the
city.
The DWP had earlier justified its
refusal to turn over the money by
claiming that it had insufficient
funds, but a subsequent audit
released by the Los Angeles City
Controller’s Office found the claim
to be fabricated. City Controller
Wendy Greuel presented the results
of a recent DWP audit at the meeting.
“We need to find out who is being
punished for this scam by DWP,
which caused grievous harm. The
city’s bond rating suffered as a
result,” Koretz said. “We need to
determine whether there was any
illegality involved in DWP’s
duplicitous conduct. But we also
need to address DWP’s disregard
for our bond ratings, by removing
that agency’s authority over its own
bonding.”
The motions call for the mayor’s
office and the DWP to report on
who in those offices — including
the DWP Board — is being disciplined as a result of the misconduct;
the city attorney to report back to
the committee on whether any of
the misconduct was criminal; and
the Chief Legislative Analyst and
City Administrative Officer to
report on the timeline for removing
bonding responsibilities from within the DWP to the City
Administrative Officer.
“For too long the DWP has
played politics with its bond ratings,
using it as a tool to hogtie the council into decisions that may otherwise be imprudent,” Koretz added.
In addition, Koretz called the
DWP’s failure to send a representative to the meeting “outrageous.”
“In a department that may have
10,000 employees, you’d think that
they could find someone, even if it’s
just one person, to be here to listen
to our questions and concerns
regarding what Controller Wendy
Greuel and her auditors have
uncovered,” Koretz added. “That
the DWP couldn’t even bother to
send a single person to this meeting
shows the incredible arrogance that
got them into this particular mess to
begin with. Their lack of candor has
lost them the confidence, trust and
respect of the people of Los
Angeles.”
photo by Ian Lovett
Pinkʼs Hot Dogs at La Brea and Melrose Avenues has visits from a lot of
celebrities, but a First Lady had never dined at the establishment until
last week.
4 June 24, 2010
Iconic Actress Honored Griffith Park Gets Bigger With Peak Addition
G
at Zoo Fundraiser
photo courtesy of Jamie Pham
T
he Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) held its 40th
annual “Beastly Ball” fundraiser on June 19, which honored
actress Betty White, a longtime zoo supporter and GLAZA trustee.
White was joined at the event by GLAZA president Connie Morgan. More than 1,000 guests attended the Beastly Ball, which raised
nearly $1.2 million for the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
“NCIS” star Pauley Perrette served as the master of ceremonies.
White received an award from Morgan, GLAZA chairman Tom
Mankiewicz, and Los Angeles Zoo director
John Lewis. The evening also included tributes to White by Alex
Trebek, Craig Ferguson and Jane Goodall, as well as recognition by
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles City
Councilmember Tom LaBonge, 4th District. “Betty is truly one of the greatest fans of the L.A. Zoo,” Lewis said.
“She knows our animals and staff on a first name basis, and when
she’s not on television or in a movie, you can usually find her here at
the zoo. Betty shares the belief that our mission is to nurture wildlife
and enrich the human experience.”
GLAZA funds zoo exhibits, plant and animal species conservation,
capital projects, and education and community outreach programs.
For information, visit www.lazoo.org/glaza.
Warning Issued About Coyotes
T
he City of West Hollywood has
issued a warning about an
increase in coyote sightings in the
Hollywood Hills and surrounding
areas. City officials are urging residents to take preventative measures
that can reduce safety risks associated with coyotes.
Residents are encouraged to not
keep food and water in places where
coyotes can gain access. Residents
should also keep pets indoors if possible, or not let them roam unsupervised. Additional recommendations
are to keep trash containers covered
and secured at all times.
West Hollywood is adjacent to
the Hollywood Hills, which is a natural habitat for coyotes. People are
rarely at risk from coyotes, and
there have been virtually no incidents of rabies reported among any
coyotes caught or trapped in Los
Angeles County, according to officials.
For information, contact Helen
Collins at (323)848-6895, or visit
www.weho.org.
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riffith Park was expanded by
more than 100 acres after the
acquisition of Cahuenga Peak was
recorded by the Los Angeles City
Clerk last week.
The Cahuenga Peak property
includes the hillside beside the
famed Hollywood Sign, which was
threatened with luxury housing
development until funds were raised
through the “Save the Peak” campaign earlier this year.
“This is a great day for all
Angelenos, past, present and
future,” said City Councilmember
Tom LaBonge, 4th District. “This
land is preserved in perpetuity for
the hiking, exploring and enjoyment
of the people of Los Angeles.”
The purchase adds much needed
public park space to the City of Los
Angeles, which has the lowest per
capita park acreage among major
U.S. cities, with
“This is a great
day for all
Angelenos,
past, present
and future.”
-City Councilman
Tom LaBonge, 4th District
4.2 acres of open space per 1,000
residents. The purchase also creates
a wildlife corridor between Griffith
Park and land owned by the Coastal
Conservancy.
LaBonge had set aside $4.3 million in public park funding over the
past eight years to purchase the land.
When the property owners listed it
for $22 million in 2008, LaBonge
partnered with the Trust for Public
Land (TPL) to launch the fundraising campaign. TPL struck an agreement with the owners to buy the land
at a reduced price of $12.5 million.
The effort attracted donations from
Hollywood stars, and inspired an
outpouring of support from the local
community. The two largest donors
were local philanthropist Aileen
Getty and the Tiffany & Co.
Foundation, who each contributed
$1.25 million. Playboy founder
Hugh Hefner also stepped forward
with a $900,000 donation.
photo by Ian Lovett
Griffith Park is larger now that Cahuenga Peak has been included in its
boundaries.
Letters to the Editor
Cutting Down Trees
on 3rd Street is an
Expensive Mistake
R
egarding the article titled
“Third Street Trees Will Face
the Ax” in the June 17 issue, like
the hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer monies that have
been given to the Third Street
Business Association to pay for
their valet parking, this is just
another example of how much
influence businesses in our community have, at the expense of
the surrounding neighborhood. Not even State Assembly
Member Mike Feuer was able to
get replacement trees on his
block, located in the same neighborhood. The residents were told
that the 60 year-old flowered
trees on the parkway were diseased and had to be cut down,
and there was no money to even
remove the tree stumps so new
trees could be planted. When you
drive down the street now, you
see several tree stumps have
replaced the beautiful flowered
trees that use to be there. I think
the residents there would be
grateful for the trees that the
Third
Street
Business
Association wants destroyed.
Robert Cherno
Third Street
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6 June 24, 2010
State Senate
Approves
LGBT
Census Bill
T
he California State Senate
recently passed a joint resolution urging the federal government
to include questions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity
in the 2020 Census questionnaire.
The resolution was introduced by
Senator Kehoe (D-San Diego) and
sponsored by Equality California
(EQCA), an advocacy organization
for the LGBT community. SJR 28
calls on the U.S. Congress and
President Barack Obama to revise
the census survey and to collect
data identifying LGBT people and
their families.
“LGBT families and households
are disproportionately under served
and more likely to live in poverty,”
Kehoe said. “We call on the U.S.
Congress and the president to
ensure that every person living in
the U.S. is counted and has access
to culturally competent health and
human services.”
The United States Census does
not currently include questions
regarding sexual orientation and
gender identity. Data collected
through the census, as mandated by
the Constitution, is used to determine the number of seats allocated
in the House of Representatives, as
well as the dissemination of federal
funding for hospitals, job training
centers, schools, public works projects and emergency services.
“We must take the necessary
steps today to ensure that the 2020
Census accurately counts all segments of our nation’s diverse population,” said Geoff Kors, executive
director of EQCA. “Our local,
state, and federal governments will
finally be able to identify and
assess the needs of our community
by collecting data on the LGBT
community.”
For
information,
visit
www.eqca.org.
State Enables
Voters to Check
Status of Ballot
S
ecretary of State Debra Bowen
has created a website where
vote-by-mail voters can check if
their ballot arrived in time to be
counted, and provisional voters can
determine whether their ballot was
counted.
“While [the June 8 Primary] has
come and gone for voters, it’s not
over for county elections officials
who have until July 9 to verify and
count every last eligible vote-bymail, provisional and damaged ballot,” Bowen said. “As county elections officials continue the ballot
verification process, voters can
check to find out the status of their
ballot.”
Under federal law, every voter
who casts a provisional ballot is
entitled to find out from elections
officials if their ballot was counted
and why not. Under state law, any
voter who casts a vote-by-mail ballot is entitled to determine if their
ballot arrived at their county elections office.
For
information,
visit
www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballotstatus.
New Stoplight Makes Crossing
Busy Hollywood Street Safer
C
ity Councilmember Tom
LaBonge, 4th District, joined
community members at the corner
of Hillhurst and Finley Avenues
on June 22 to activate a new fourway traffic light designed to
reduce speeding and accidents at
the intersection.
“I’m
thankful
to
the
Community
Redevelopment
Agency of Los Angeles and the
Los Angeles Department of
Transportation for installing this
necessary light,” LaBonge said.
“This will address increased traffic in the area with great caution
given to driver and pedestrian
safety.”
The traffic light will replace a
non-signaled crosswalk at Clarissa
Avenue at Hillhurst Avenue,
where six pedestrians have been
struck by motorists during the past
several years. There have been 31
collisions at the intersection of
Hillhurst and Finley Avenues
since 2000, including three pedestrians who have been struck.
photo couresy of the Fourth District Council Office
8 June 24, 2010
Public Works Hosts Open Mayor Appoints New Animal Services Director
M
House for Families
ayor Antonio Villaraigosa
has appointed Brenda F.
Barnette as general manager of the
Los Angeles City Department of
Animal Services. Barnette has one
of the nation’s strongest portfolios
in humane animal shelter management, effective pet adoption and
public education programs, and
successful community involvement efforts, the mayor said.
“Throughout her career, Ms.
Barnette has emphasized educating
the public on animal issues, using
effective communication as a vehicle for promoting adoption and animal welfare issues, and involving
the community in seeking solutions
and increasing the financial
resources available for use in saving animals,” Villaraigosa added.
“After an extensive, nation-wide
search, I am confident that Ms.
Barnette will do an outstanding job
in service of the people and animals of the City of Los Angeles as
general manager of Animal
Services.”
Barnette will be responsible for
overseeing all operations of the
Department of Animal Services,
including the budget, management
photo courtesy of the Department of Public Works
T
he City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation will host an open
house at its West Los Angeles District Yard on Saturday, June 26
from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Residents can also drop off used tires during
the event, which will be held at 2027 Stoner Ave.
The open house will feature trash truck and equipment demonstrations, guided facility tours, information booths, recycling games, giveaways, prizes and complimentary refreshments. The city’s recycling
mascots, “Mr. Recycle” and “Robo Blue”, will also teach children
about recycling.
The used tire collection is funded by a CalRecycle grant generated
from a fee on each new tire sold in California. The City of Los
Angeles also has an ongoing tire collection program that allows Los
Angeles residents to recycle four tires per year for free.
“Used tires stored in the garages and backyards of city residents are
a nuisance to homeowners and unfortunately, some residents even
choose to illegally dump their waste tires rather than properly dispose
of them,” said Cynthia M. Ruiz, president of the Board of Public
Works. “The city’s used tire collection events offer a great opportunity for city residents to get rid of those used tires at no cost.”
For information, call (800)773-2489, or visit www.lacitysan.org.
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of the staff, and the administration
of the animal shelters. She will also
be making policy recommendations on the city’s animal shelters,
will oversee spay and neuter education programs, and will offer
consultation on other animal-related issues.
Barnette is a nationally recognized leader in progressive animal
shelter management. She served the
last four years as CEO of the
Humane Society for Seattle/King
County in Washington. She will be
installed in the new position beginning June 30.
Major Sewer Project Scheduled
T
he City of Los Angeles Bureau
of Sanitation will begin work
on a year-long sewer rehabilitation
project on July 1 in an area bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard to
the north, Wilshire Boulevard to
the south, Fairfax Avenue to the
east, and Doheny Drive to the
west. Work is scheduled to start at the
intersection of 3rd Street and La
Cienega Boulevard on July 1, and
will continue between 9:00am and
3:30pm, Monday through Friday,
for five to 10 business days. The
work will likely result in significant
impacts on traffic in the area. The
overall $1.4 million project is
expected to last through next sum-
mer; the project will then begin in a
new location as work progresses.
Approximately 2.9 miles of sewer
pipes will be repaired or replaced.
Construction will generally take
place Monday through Friday, from
7:00am to 4:00pm on residential
streets, and from 9:00am to 3:30pm
on major thoroughfares to minimize traffic impacts. Work will be
completed at most locations within
five to 10 business days to minimize disruptions. Trash pickup,
deliveries, access to businesses and
residential driveways will be maintained, but parking may be temporarily restricted in some areas.
For information, call (213) 9780333, or visit www.LAsewers.org. Park Labrea News/Beverly Press
9 June 24, 2010
“Toy Story 3” Keeps it
Fresh One Last Time
BY TIM POSADA
T
hird installments of franchises
tend to mark the time when the
audience checks out, but “Toy
Story 3” feels just as fresh as the
1995 original. The gang is back and
ready to face their biggest challenge yet, the end of Andy’s childhood and an unknown future.
The first few minutes of the film
expose the brilliance of these films
as we’re thrown into the imaginative world of Andy (John Morris)
and his toys. Toys become something more than plastic and rubber
in the hands of a child who lets the
imagination roam free. Andy’s got
it down…but that was years ago.
Andy’s getting ready for college
and all the toys’ attempts to get
their owner to play with them one
more time fail. After the bagged
toys end up on their way to the
dump rather than their original attic
retirement, the crew makes their
way to Sunshine Daycare where
children keep coming and toys are
never forgotten. It all seems fine
until they learn that stuffed bear
Lotso (Ned Beatty) has turned the
facility into his own dictatorship.
The gang must make their next
move fast before they’re stuck in
this playland dystopia forever.
Of all the Pixar films, “Toy
Story” was the first film to launch
Pixar as the king of 3D animation.
photo courtesy of Disney/Pixar
What makes these
films so magical
is the continued
chemistry between
Woody and Buzz,
the slapstick
humor,
and the new toys.
photo courtesy of Disney/Pixar
Lotso, voice by actor Ned Beatty, is a new addition to the “Toy Story” cast
of characters.
Jessie, Buzz and Woody are all back for the third installment of “Toy Story” which is a crowd pleaser and a
box office success. It came in as Pixarʼs number one opening weekend at $110 milion. Currently playing at El
Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, move-goers can enjoy an all-new 3D fun zone, and the popular Disney Soda
Fountain next door.
Incredibly entertaining, what
makes these films so magical is the
continued chemistry between
Woody and Buzz, the slapstick
humor, and the new toys. My personal favorite is the stuffed animal,
Totoro — it’s just fantastic to see
the beloved Japanese cartoon character get some screen time from its
American distributor, Disney.
As the rule of sequels goes, you
gotta up the ante each time, and a
third installment, even for a children’s film, becomes a life or death
experience. Last year, “Up” proved
just how grown-up Pixar could be,
and “Toy Story 3” has a few of
those moments as well — even getting a little darker at various points.
Introducing a ringleader who controls all the other toys though,
based on a tragic past, isn’t quite
how I imagined an updated version
of “The Godfather”, but it’s clever
and pays off.
Along with the fear of toys
becoming useless after their owner
leaves the house, Woody and company reminisce about those who
have gone. In a daring move, some
familiar characters don’t return.
Toys eventually get broken or lost
and friendships come to an end and
people pass on. True, the sentimentality may go a bit too far when an
almost-college student is still so
attached, but the connection here
has always been between the toys
while Andy is in the background.
As expected, Tom Hanks, as
Woody, and Tim Allen, as Buzz
Lightyear, lead the pack quite well
with a stand-up team of supporters.
Joan Cusack, as Jessie, keeps up the
cowgirl spirit, while Don Rickles,
as Mr. Potato Head, and Estelle
Harris, as Mrs. Potato Head, feed
off each other wonderfully. At the
top of the newbies list, Michael
Keaton voices a fantastic Ken doll,
who loves his full wardrobe but
desperately wants someone to share
it all with…cue, Barbie, voiced by
Jodi Benson.
“Toy Story 3” is the first truly
good film to come out this summer.
Flawless plotline and a true sense
of fun is just what a family film
needs. Enjoy the ride for what it is:
the final chance for us to watch
these splendid toys participate in
one more adventure.
While “Shrek” tried to make us
care with their fourth installment,
“Toy Story” ends on a high note.
Farewell to the film franchise that
jump-started Pixar. That makes 11
hit movies in a row for the animation giant.
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he Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History
presents “B-Movies and Bad
Science”, an outdoor film series that
begins on Saturday, June 26.
The series includes vintage sci-fi
and horror films, and will be held
throughout the summer on the
South Lawn of the Natural History
Museum, or in Hancock Park at the
George C. Page Museum at the La
Brea Tar Pits. All screenings start at
7:30pm, and begin with “Encino
Man” on June 26 at the Page
Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits.
Additional screenings include “It
Came from Beneath the Sea”, “The
Killer Shrews”, “Gorilla at Large”,
“Gammera the Invincible” and
“Caveman”.
Guests are invited to arrive early
for a discussion with museum
experts, who will outline whether
there is any common ground
between science fact and science
fiction in the particular film. Each
screening will also include a spotlighted specimen from the museum
collection, and B-movie memorabilia including lobby cards, posters
and movie props.
The George C. Page Museum at
the La Brea Tar Pits is located at
5801 Wilshire Blvd. The Natural
History Museum is located at 900
Exposition Blvd. For information,
call (213)763-3348, or visit
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ʻOpusʼ Demonstrates How Working
Together Creates Beautiful Music
Sounds of Summer
Heard at Kings Road
T
T
he Lazara String Quartet is in
crisis mode! The four musicians who comprise the quartet are
under the gun to present a concert
at the White House (possibly during Bush, the elder’s reign), which
will be nationally televised, and
the program the Quartet are planning could be called “Friction: A
Mad About
Theatre
photo by Ed Krieger
From left, Christian Lebano, Cooper Thornton, Gregory G. Giles and Jia
by Madeleine Shaner Doughman make up the quartet who must find common ground and perform outstandingly at the White House. The quartet, and the play succeed magnificently.
Study in Dissonance”.
It’s not the music that’s at fault,
it’s the players. Christian Lebano,
as Elliot, first violin, is on a rampage — his favorite position; on
viola, Dorian (Daniel Blinkoff),
Elliot’s indiscreet love interest, is a
little “buggier” than usual, at the
end of his tenuous last nerve; Carl
(Gregory G. Giles), the cellist, is
on the horns of his own recurring
health dilemma; and Alan (Cooper
Thornton), second violin, is in the
business of keeping the players,
and the music, on the same beat.
When Dorian suddenly takes
flight, the lovely Grace (Jia
Doughman), a young prodigy with
superb talent and style, but no
experience of the mechanics of
quartets, is brought on board to
replace him as violist. The temptation here is to call this group an
unstrung string quartet, but high
strung is a better choice. There’s
much more here than meets the
eye, and quite a lot that stirs the
heart, the mind, and all those other
organic places that are connected
with, and sometimes extraneous to
the sublime music.
The play is not just about a
string quartet; it’s about relationships, commitment, connection,
survival, ambition, the individuality and the plurality in harmony,
life, love and every worthwhile
endeavor. It’s also about the toll
taken on individual lives by such
close juxtaposition with conjoined,
but singular alikes and opposites.
It’s also about “how people work
together to create something
greater than the sum of their
parts”, according to the playwright. It succeeds experientially.
Every performance in this utterly delightful play is a gem, distinct
and pure —there’s beautiful music
in playwright Michael Hollinger’s
lines, which are given the same
credence extended to the snatches
of supernal music of Beethoven
and his peers. And you don’t have
to be an afficionado to enjoy the
glorious music. To actualize the
importance of the music played,
director Simon Levy hired advi-
sors from the L.A. Philharmonic to
help with finger movements and
the handling of the instruments
It’s also about
“how people
work together
to create
something
greater than the
sum of their
parts”
and their bows. To add to the
authenticity of the string players’
performance, the actors attended a
private rehearsal at Disney Hall
with Gustavo Dudamel conducting.
And there is the hallmark of
he City of West Hollywood’s
Arts and Cultural Affairs
Commission presents the 2010
Summer Sounds Series. The lineup begins on Sunday, June 27 at
4:00pm with a performance by
“Esperanto” at Kings Road Park,
1000 N. Kings Rd. “Esperanto” is
an international band that performs a mix of jazz, pop and
world rhythms in five languages.
Members of the band are from
Columbia, Venezuela, Sri Lanka
and The Philippines, as well as
different areas of the United
States.
The concerts at Kings Road
Park continue on Sunday, July 11
at 4:00pm with “Quarteto
Nuevo”, a world music ensemble
comprised of musicians with
backgrounds in folkloric, jazz,
classical and world music. On
Sunday, July 25 at 4:00pm, the
“Eartha Austria Trio” will perform at Kings Road Park. The
group’s music consists of original
meticulous directing, which
always abounds in Levy’s work!
The recorded music, by the Vertigo
String Quartet, came with the
rights to the play. Even scrupulous
attention to detail might not reveal
the actors are not really playing
their instruments.
The play and the playing are
enhanced by the simple, attractive
set
design
by
Frederica
Nascimento, with Ken Booth’s
fine lighting design. There’s little
to say about perfection. Except
that The Fountain Theatre does it
again!
The Fountain Theatre, 5060
Fountain Ave. Thursday-Saturday,
8:00pm; Sunday 2:00pm, through
July 25. Live Chamber Music concerts will be held on Sunday June
27, July 4, and Sunday, July 11 at
8:00pm. Call (323)663-1525, or
visit www.FountainTheatre.com.
music and interpretations of compositions by Jimi Hendrix,
Charlie Hunter, Led Zeppelin, Pat
Metheny and Frank Zappa, as
well as jazz standards.
Summer Sounds continue at
Plummer Park, 7377 Santa
Monica Blvd., on Sunday, August
1 at 3:00pm with “Klezmer Juice”
performing traditional Klezmer
music. On Sunday, August 15, the
“Susie Hanson Latin Band” will
perform its salsa music in Spanish
and English, traditional Cuban
Charanga, and straight-ahead
jazz. The Sunday, August 29 concert features “Upstream”, which
was formed in the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago and performs reggae, calypso, soca and
steel drum music.
Chairs will be available for
attendees of the free concerts, and
guests are also encouraged to
bring a blanket to sit in the park.
For information, call (323)8486883, or visit www.weho.org/arts.
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Plants Provide the Music at
Pacific Design Center Exhibit
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photo courtesy of Tahitia Hicks Artist and renewable energy ambassador, Mileece, has created an
exhibit titled “Soniferous Eden: Interactive Music Generated by Plants”
running through July 12 at the Pacific Design Centerʼs See Line Gallery.
Mileece has created interactive, harmonic music generated live by
plants by connecting the leaves via electrodes to computer hardware
and the interactive software known as “Super Collider”, which is an
open-source audio programming language. Plant bio-emissions are
converted to the minutest elements of sound. Visitors are invited to
wander barefooted in moist soil through a grove of plants as they generate a dynamic soundscape in response to human presence and
touch. The installation is designed to leave visitors calm and relaxed,
with a new sense of connection to the plant world.
The exhibit is located at the Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave.,
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has selected Los Angeles for its
annual Scientific Sessions meeting
to be held in November.
This is the first time the association has held its national convention in Los Angeles, and Mayor
Antonio Villaraigosa said it will
provide an economic boost for the
city.
More than 28,000 delegates are
expected to attend the four-day
event, which will account for
approximately 45,000 hotel room
stays.
“The booking of this convention
is another big win for the City of
Los Angeles,” Villaraigosa said.
“The American Heart Association
will have an economic impact of
$42 million for L.A., which will
benefit a cross-section of businesses and communities.”
The
American
Heart
Association’s Scientific Sessions is
one of the nation’s top five annual
medical conventions, and attracts
physicians from around the world,
particularly Japan, Germany and
France.
The Scientific Sessions convention will utilize the Los Angeles
Convention Center, as well as
dozens of venues and restaurants
for off-site events.
“This is great news for Los
Angeles as a convention of this size
will touch all regions of the city,’’
said Mark Liberman, president and
CEO of L.A. Inc., The Los Angeles
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
“In addition, medical meetings are
highly desirable to a destination as
they tend to attract a high percentage of international delegates who
stay longer, spend more money and
bring additional revenue to the
city.”
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Madame Tussauds Hollywood hosted the first West Coast
“Lemonade Days” on June 11-13 for the charity, Alexʼs Lemonade
Foundation. Model Cindy Crawford and actor Nolan Gould, of
“Modern Family”, helped staff a stand in front of the museum,
where visitors purchased lemonade and proceeds benefitted programs for childrenʼs cancer research. Starline Tours donated a bus
to bring 30 children from Childrenʼs Hospital Los Angeles to
Madame Tussauds Hollywood to tour the museum and take part in
the Alexʼs Lemonade Stand festivities. Lemonade Days events
were held at 2,000 locations across the country, and raised more
than $1 million. For information, visit www.alexslemonade.org.
12 June 24, 2010
RESTAURANT NEWS
By Jill Weinlein
Great Happy
Hour Specials
Grand Happy Hour
T
Dakota Weiss prepares each week
after finding items at the local farmers markets.
This month the Shangri-La kicks
off the summer with the grand
opening of Santa Monica’s rebranded rooftop bar and lounge,
Suite 700. The outdoor terrace
offers plush lounge seating, fire pits
and music. Menu items include
octopus carpaccio with salted
lemon and smoked paprika; drunken watermelon with bay shrimp and
avocado espuma (culinary term for
foam); and lamb loin with Medjool
dates and a spicy-sweet piquillo
pepper sauce. Located at 1301
Ocean Ave., (877)999-1300.
he Grand Lux Café at the
Beverly Center offers a daily
$5 drink special on Mondays
through Fridays from 4:00 to
6:30pm. On Thursdays, the bar
offers a passion fruit margarita and
Fridays they serve a rum typhoon.
Selected well drinks and wines are
$5, while selected draft beers are
only $4. Many of their appetizers
are $5, such as the stacked chicken
quesadilla, crispy Thai shrimp &
chicken spring rolls and Asian
nachos, however certain mini bites
and tapas are under $4.
I’ve tried the beautiful beet and
ricotta salad with fresh oranges and
hazelnuts and the fried pickles with
a tasty remoulade sauce ($3.95
each) For an additional $1, the artichoke, tomato and arugula rustic
pizza is a great deal at $4.95. To
finish, order a box of homemade
and baked-to-order chocolate chip
and pecan cookies to munch on for
a sweet treat. 121 N. La Cienega
Blvd. (310) 855-1122.
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Ditch Day Fridays
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he pool at the Hotel Shangri-La
heats up every Friday from
1:00pm to 7:00pm with $5 “Ditch
Day” cocktails and live entertainment. Guests can snack on the popular deviled eggs platter featuring 3
different kinds: curry, chipotle, and
black truffle.
After 7:00pm, the outdoor dining
room, The Courtyard, serves new
creative dishes that Executive Chef
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pomodoro and pea tendrils,
Gruyere mac & cheese with bacon
and truffle, and crispy fanny oysters
with fennel slaw and yuzu aioli.
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Happy Hour from 4:30 to 6:30pm
Sunday through Fridays. This specialty cocktail starts with fresh
Maui pineapples, SKYY Vodka,
Stoli Vanilla Vodka, and Malibu
Coconut Rum shaken and served
with fresh pineapple. For another
$5, nibble on a tempura crusted
spicy ahi roll served with Miso butter sauce or Szechwan grilled beef
tenderloin skewers. 800 South
Figueroa Street, (213)488-4994.
Happy Hour in
Santa Monica
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opa d’Oro offers a “Happy
Depression”
menu
on
Mondays through Saturdays from
5:00 to 8:00pm with $5 cocktails
and $6 paninis. Try a handcrafted
libation created by Partner/Head
Barman, Vincenzo Marianella.
Some of his favorites to make are
the aviation (gin maraschino
liqueur and fresh lemon juice), Jack
Rose (applejack, fresh lime juice,
and homemade grenadine), and the
Moscow mule (vodka, fresh lime
juice, homemade ginger beer). 217
Broadway Street, Santa Monica,
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Italian Weeknight
Winefest
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traditional happy hour from
Sunday through Thursday at 5:00 to
7:00pm. Chef Victor Casanova
will
prepare
complimentary
antipasti for guests while they sip
$6 wines by the glass curated by
sommelier Brick Loomis. Wines
will change weekly, focusing on
value-oriented regions and wineries
of Italy. 300 South Doheny Drive,
(310)860-4000.
fruit and celery root salad and a
grapefruit lillet. Served Monday –
Friday from 11:45am to 2:15pm.
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Village is offering a new
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picnic, the Hollywood Bowl or a
midday hike.
Executive Chef Joseph Gillard
prepares wine country-inspired
meals that include a Russian River
menu: shrimp salad sandwich with
poached white shrimp, fine herbs,
buttermilk dressing and shaved
cabbage on a soft herb roll. Served
with a sweet pea salad with butter
lettuce and green goddess dressing,
homemade Napa potato chips and
summer fruit trifle ($13.75) or a
Stag’s Leap menu with slow-roasted rare prime beef sandwich with
bacon, red onion jam, creamy
horseradish, and smoked cheddar
cheese on pretzel bread. The sandwich is boxed with roasted red fingerling potato salad, homemade
Napa potato chips and a black and
white cookie ($12.75). Pastry Chef
Manuel Ortega prepares mini
éclairs with Cordillera dark chocolate-brandy cream, bourbon pecan
bars, and white chocolate coconut
cookies. Orders can only be placed
by calling (310)824-3322. 1100
Glendon Ave., Los Angeles.
Lunch at Hatfieldʼs
A
three-course prix fixe lunch is
now available at Hatfield’s for
$19. Some of the items on the continuously changing menu are carrot
ginger soup, slow roasted pork loin
with celery root purée, ruby grape-
B
akelab, a wholesale and retail
bakery in Inglewood, presents
its first annual baking series on
Saturday, June 26 at 1:00pm. The
first class – Cookie Party, teaches
students a little about the science of
making homemade cookies taste
better than ever. In this demonstration class, Kristin Feuer, a graduate
from Le Cordon Bleu and founder
of Bakelab will give students a
copy of her cookie tips to take
home. RSVP to [email protected]. 705 Vesta Street,
Inglewood, (310) 330-0955.
Summer Fling
Kabuki
A
new summer menu at Kabuki
features new appetizers, sushi
rolls, entrees and specialty sake
cocktails. Entrees from Executive
Chef Masa Kurihara include
Mediterranean sea bass with
Kabuki tomato salsa, corn, asparagus, and Japanese mint leaf
($14.95). For sushi, there is a new
Baja roll with tomato salsa on a
spicy krab roll ($6.95) or the Vegas
roll of deep fried cream cheese,
salmon and krab meat ($8.95).
Master Sake Sommelier Yuji
Matsumoto prepares exotic drinks
using sake and soju. One of his
specialties is the matsu mojito,
made with sake, soju and a choice
of plum wine or yuzu. There are 10
Kabuki restaurants in the Southern
California area. In Hollywood,
Kabuki is located at 1545 N. Vine
Street. (323)464-6033.
Marinated Boneless
Chicken Legs & Thighs
Grill
Ready!
Puritan Poulrty
6333 W. Third St. • Farmers Market
323.938.5131
Family Owned at the Farmers Market for 65 Years
14 June 24, 2010
approximately $10,000. The suspects also caused an estimated
$100,000 damage to a painting
booth, wall and windows.
POLICE BLOTTER
The following information was reported to the West Hollywood Sheriff’s
Station and the LAPD’s Wilshire Division between August 14 and August 21,
2009. If you are a victim of a crime, here are the telephone numbers of local
law enforcement agencies; Los Angeles Police Department, Wilshire
Division (323)485-4022 and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department West
Hollywood Station (310)855-8850.
WEST HOLLYWODD
PROPERTY CRIME
June 10
At 7:30am, unknown thieves stole
a rear tailgate door, valued at
about $2,000, from a truck parked
in the 1000 block of Edinburgh.
An unknown suspect burglarized a
residence in the 400 block of
Doheny at 10:30am and stole
approximately $80 in cash and
three watches, valued at $300.
Damage to the window screen was
estimated at approximately $40.
June 11
At 8:04pm, an unknown suspect
burglarized a residence in the 1200
block of Gardner while the residence was unoccupied. The suspect stole a computer and the residentʼs vehicle.
Unknown suspects burglarized a
business office on the seventh floor
of an office building in the 8500
block of Sunset at 8:51pm and
stole a computer, monitor, cellular
phones and miscellaneous items.
The loss was estimated at approximately $10,500.
June 12
At 12:20pm, an unknown
Caucasian female suspect stole
merchandise valued at $58 from a
market in the 9000 block of
Beverly.
June 13
At 8:20am, unknown thieves stole
the front bumper and license plate
from a sport utility vehicle parked in
the 8200 block of Willoughby. The
loss was estimated at approximately $5,000.
A victim reported at 10:00am that
an unknown thief stole a bicycle
valued at $350, that was left outside a residence in the 1000 block
of Harper.
A Caucasian male suspect was
arrested for burglary after deputies
responded to a burglary in
progress call at a residence in the
8900 block of Ashcroft at 7:25pm.
June 14
At 3:00am, a guest at a hotel in the
8300 block of Sunset reported that
an unknown male suspect stole a
wallet from his room. The wallet
contained identification, credit
cards and approximately $350.
A male suspect was arrested in the
8500 block of West Knoll at
3:35am and charged with receiving
stolen property. Deputies originally
detained the suspect for causing a
disturbance, but he was arrested
after officials determined a laptop
computer, computer bag, and a
cellular phone that were in his possession were stolen.
At 11:45am, an unknown suspect
burglarized a business in the 7500
block of Santa Monica and stole
two air compressors valued at
An unknown suspect burglarized
an unlocked vehicle parked in a
subgarage in the 1100 block of
Fuller at 9:00pm and stole approximately $31 and a set of keys.
June 15
10:00am, 8500 block of Sunset. At
a health club, an unknown thief
stole a $9,500 Rolex watch from an
open and unattended locker while
the victim was in the sink area of
the locker room.
June 17
At 9:00am, a victim reported that
an unknown suspect burglarized a
business in the 8200 block of
Santa Monica and stole a laptop
computer valued at $600. The suspect also caused an estimated
$200 in damage to a window.
An unknown suspect stole a stone
sink valued at $1,170 from a business in the 8500 block of Melrose
at 12:55pm.
During the week, three suspects
were arrested for theft or burglary
after being observed shoplifting at
local businesses in West
Hollywood.
During the week, unknown suspects burglarized three vehicles in
West Hollywood. Loss and damage were estimated at $3,210.
During the same period, unknown
thieves also stole four vehicles.
During the week, two stolen vehicles were recovered in West
Hollywood and the owners were
notified.
During the week, 16 vehicles were
impounded for 30 days after being
driven by an unlicensed driver or a
person with a suspended or
revoked license.
Store Owners Illegally Import Lead-Tainted
Counterfeit Costume Jewelery, Plead Guilty
T
he owners of a downtown Los
Angeles jewelry store pleaded
guilty to federal charges on June 21
that they illegally imported and
sold counterfeit designer costume
jewelry, some of which tested positive for hazardous levels of lead. Three defendants included Il
Keun Oh, 57, and his wife
Jacqueline Oh, 55, the owners of
Elegance Fashion Mart on East
Olympic Blvd. Also charged was
Jacqueline Oh’s brother, Joon Yeop
Kim, 47, a manager at the store. The three pleaded guilty to one
count of conspiracy and one count
of introducing and delivering a hazardous substance. They face a maximum penalty of more than five
years in prison, and are scheduled
to be sentenced on October 18.
The hazardous substance charge
was lodged after lab tests showed
some of the counterfeit jewelry
contained nearly 20 times the
amount of lead deemed safe by the
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission for handling by children. The items had been labeled as
“lead free.”
“To people who think designer
knockoffs are a harmless way to
beat the system and get a great deal,
buyer beware,” said Claude Arnold,
special agent in charge for
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles.
“To people who think designer
knockoffs are a harmless way to
beat the system and get a great
deal, buyer beware.”
- Claude Arnold,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
“Part of what you’re paying for
when you buy established brands,
regardless of the product, is quality
control. As this case shows, when
you purchase counterfeit items, you
can easily get something you hadn’t
bargained for, something that could
put you and those around you at
risk.”
The pleas were the culmination
of an ICE investigation that began
in 2007 when the agency received a
tip that the Oh’s jewelry store,
which operated as both a retail and
wholesale business, was selling
counterfeit designer merchandise.
During the course of the investigation, ICE agents seized more
than 25,000 counterfeit pieces of
jewelry and accessories including
necklaces, rings, bracelets, watches, hair ornaments and cellular
phone charms. TÇwÜxã YÜ|xwÅtÇ
Attorney at Law
Business Law • Personal Injury
Wills • Probate
124 N. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 931-2476
(323) 656-5847
(Fax (323) 931-7514
Coach Pleads No Contest
for Molesting Five Children
A
former Pop Warner football
coach pleaded no contest on
June 17 to sexually molesting four
young boys who played on his
teams, and to molesting a fifth victim, a teenaged girl.
The Los Angeles County District
Attorney’s office announced that
Paul Anthony Ayala, 42, entered
the plea before Superior Court
Commissioner Loren Di Frank.
He was immediately sentenced
to 24 years in state prison as part of
a negotiated plea.
He will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of
his life.
Ayala pleaded no contest to four
counts of continuous sexual abuse
of a child, and one count of lewd
act on a child involving all five victims, according to Deputy District
Attorney Frank Dunnick.
The victims’ families were consulted, and approved of the plea
agreement and sentence, Dunnick
said.
“Several of the victims and their
families expressed concern over
testifying in court, and this resolution spares them any additional
stress and anxiety brought on by
the court process,” Dunnick added.
Police were notified in February
after one victim told a family member about the inappropriate contact.
“Several of the victims and their families expressed
concern over testifying in court, and
this resolution
spares them any
additional stress
and anxiety
brought on by the
court process.”
- Frank Dunnick,
Deputy District Attorney
An investigation was launched,
and Ayala was initially charged
with one felony count of oral copulation of a child under 10 and eight
felony counts of sexual molestation
of a child under 14 involving two
boys, who were each 10 at the time
of the incidents.
Three additional victims — two
boys age 10 and one girl who was
15 — came forward and charges
were added.
Ayala was charged with sexually
molesting the victims between
2008 and this February.
Attorney Charged for Bringing
Heroin to Clients in Jail
A
48-year-old Beverly Hillsbased defense lawyer who
allegedly tried to smuggle heroin
into a secure area of the downtown
courthouse was charged on June 17
with bringing drugs into a jail.
Michael Inman has been charged
with four felony counts, including
possession of a controlled substance in a jail, and possession for
sale of a controlled substance.
Inman was found in possession of
14.25 grams of heroin.
The attorney was arrested on
June 15 after he entered the secure
lock-up section of the jail to visit
two defendants he was representing
in a burglary and receiving stolen
property case.
Sheriff’s deputies, using a dog
used to check for narcotics, allegedly discovered a baggie of heroin in
a secure area where only Inman
was waiting.
If convicted, he faces up to five
years in state prison.
Suspect Charged in Murder of
Santa Monica Model/Actress
A
44-year-old female suspect
was charged on June 21 for the
2008 murder of an aspiring model
and actress in Santa Monica.
Deputy District Attorney Halim
Dhanidina, of the Los Angeles
County District Attorney’s Office’s
Major Crimes Division, said Kelly
Soo Park has been charged with
one count of murder. Park was
arrested in Camarillo on June 17 for
murdering Juliana Redding, 21.
Park allegedly entered Redding’s
Santa Monica apartment on March
15, 2008 and physically assaulted
her, causing her death.
Though the defendant was staying in Camarillo at the time of her
arrest, state records show her city of
residence as Thousand Oaks, prosecutors said.
Redding moved to Southern
California from Tucson, Arizona to
pursue a modeling and acting
career. Bail for Park was set at $1
million. The defendant faces a
maximum prison term of 25 years
to life if convicted.
15 June 24, 2010
Walk of Fame Committee
Announces 2011 Stars
T
he Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce’s Walk of Fame
committee has announced the
names of a new group of entertainment professionals who have been
selected to receive stars on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.
The Walk of Fame recipients in
the Motion Pictures category
are Penelope Cruz, Bruce Dern,
Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Ed
Harris, The Muppets, Kenny
Ortega, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ridley
Scott, Sissy Spacek, Donald
Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon.
In the Television category, Danny
DeVito, Tina Fey, Simon Fuller,
Neil Patrick Harris, John Langley,
Ed O’Neill, John Wells and Oprah
Winfrey will receive stars. The
recipients in Recording include
Melissa Etheridge, Los Tigres Del
Norte, Rascal Flatts, The Go-Gos,
Slash, Will i. Am, and Bebe and
Good Shepherd School Honors
Class of 2010
Cece Winans. Posthumous stars in
Recording will be awarded to
Buddy Holly and Louis Prima. The
recipient for the Live Performance
and Theatre category is Joe
Mantegna.
“It was not an easy job to winnow down the extra large number
of nominations this year to reach
these thirty names,” said John
Pavlik, chair of the Hollywood
Walk of Fame Committee, “Many
deserving names were left for
future consideration. But the placement of stars for these famous
celebrities will give fans and
tourists some fun and exciting close
encounters next year, such as a rare
family dedication, when three stars
will be placed during the same ceremony for actors Bruce Dern and
Diane Ladd, and their daughter
Laura Dern.”
Dates have not yet been scheduled for the star ceremonies. For
information, visit www.hollywoodchamber.net.
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wenty-five eighth graders recently graduated from Good
Shepherd Catholic School in Beverly Hills. The graduates will
attend Loyola, Marymount, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Academy,
Beverly Hills, Harvard-Westlake and Santa Monica High Schools in
September.
Good Shepherd Catholic School stresses academic success, good
character and student diversity, using an integrative curriculum based
on the California state curriculum guidelines. The school welcomes
children of all faiths in preschool through 8th grade, and features high
scores in basic skills testing, low student to teacher ratios, and the latest technology, such as Smart Boards.
The school also has an active student council, a supportive parents
club and excellent community support. Good Shepherd School is
fully accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association and
the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
The school is located at 148 S. Linden Dr. For information, call
(310)275-8601, or visit www.goodshepherdbeverlyhills.com.
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16 June 24, 2010
MOCA Selects New Board of Trustees Members
Petersen Automotive Museum
“I am delighted that
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Presents ʻDriven to Collectʼ
Charles Conlan,
he Museum of Contemporary
Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), has
selected Charles L. Conlan II,
Laurence Graff and Edward J.
Minskoff as new members of its
Board of Trustees.
Conlan is a 25-year veteran of
the financial services industry. He
joined Wells Fargo & Company in
early 2007, and is currently a senior
private banker with The Private
Bank.
Graff is a leader in the diamond
industry, and the Graff brand has
more than 30 stores worldwide.
Graff supports numerous charities through the Graff Diamonds
Foundation and the Graff
Leadership Centre, which provides
support to orphan girls who are victims of HIV and AIDS.
Laurence Graff, and
Edward Miskoff are
elected to MOCA’s
Board at this time.”
- Jeffrey Deitchn,
MOCA Director
Minskoff is president of Edward
J. Minskoff Equities, Inc., a New
York–based real estate company,
who lived in Beverly Hills from the
age of 12 to 23 and developed 132
South Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills
while still a student.
“I am delighted that Charles
Conlan, Laurence Graff, and
Edward Minskoff are elected to
MOCA’s Board at this time,”
MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch said.
“Charles Conlan’s financial expertise and his representation of Wells
Fargo are extremely valuable to the
museum, in particular to its education programs that Wells Fargo continues to support. Laurence Graff’s
commitment to the arts is significant and far-reaching and I am honored and excited to collaborate with
him at MOCA. Edward Minskoff’s
expertise in real estate and fine art
is an invaluable asset for the museum.”
For information, call (213)6266222, or visit www.moca.org.
photo courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum
The Petersen Automotive Museum presents an exhibit titled “Margie
and Robert E. Petersen: Driven to Collect” running through February
13.
During his lifetime, Robert E. Petersen and his wife, Margie,
acquired dozens of automobiles. Today. The Margie and Robert E.
Petersen Collection contains one of the most diverse samplings of
vehicles ever assembled. Each one offers a look into a rich motoring heritage. Many have been seen on television or in movies,
including a 1953 Cadillac by Ghia to be displayed that was formerly
owned by actress, Rita Hayworth, and featured in “Iron Man 2”.
The exhibit also includes hot rods, presidential limousines, classic
and vintage exotic vehicles.
The Petersen Automotive Museum is located at 606 Wilshire Blvd.
For information, call (323)930-CARS, or visit www.petersen.org.
TreePeople Receive Pepsi Grant
T
reePeople, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a
sustainable future for Los Angeles,
has received $50,000 from Pepsi
Refresh to support restoration
efforts in the Los Angeles National
Forest.
Volunteer training will begin in
early January, and planting will
start mid-February. The restoration
effort follows the 2009 Station
Fires that burned 144,000 acres, the
largest fire in Los Angeles County
history.
“The Pepsi Refresh grant will
allow TreePeople to train and equip
3,500 volunteers to restore the
heavily fire-damaged Angeles
National Forest,” TreePeople
founder and president Andy Lipkis
said. “Pepsi Refresh’s generosity
will allow volunteers to revitalize
the forest by planting trees and
native plants so this ecosystem can
once again provide critical water
supply, air protection, habitat and
recreation for generations to
come.”
For information, visit information at www.treepeople.org.
Doctor Recognized for Work
Native Voices
at the Autry
N
ative Voices at the Autry, a
leading Native American theater company, presents the reading
of three new works on Saturday,
June 26 at 1:00pm, and Sunday,
June 27 at 1:00 and 4:00pm at the
Autry National Center.
The readings will be the culmination
of
the
company’s
“Playwrights Retreat and Festival
of New Plays”, and include
“Tombs of the Vanishing Indian”
by Maria Clements on June 26;
“Time Immemorial” by Jack
Dalton and Allison Warden on June
27 at 1:00pm; and “On the
Mangled Beam” by Dawn
Jamieson on June 27 at 4:00pm.
The readings provide an outlet
for beginning, emerging and established Native American playwrights to work with nationally
recognized directors and an acting
company comprised of Native
American actors. A panel discussion titled “Modern Natives in
Media” and featuring members of
the Screen Actors Guild, Directors
Guild of America and Writers
Guild of America, concludes the
festival on June 27 at 6:00pm.
The Autry National Center is
located at 4700 Western Heritage
Way in Griffith Park. For information, call (323)667-2000, or visit
www.theAutry.org.
Actress Louise Prussing
Appears in ‘Berkeley Square’
LARF Raises
Funds for Food
T
photo courtesy of Nilou Salimpour
State Assembly Members Mike Feuer, 42nd District, and Paul
Cook, 65th District, recently recognized Dr. Peter J. Julien, (center), chief of Thoracic Imaging and director of the Radiofrequency
Ablation Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, for his work in
advancing the Minimally Invasive Tumor Ablation Program at the
S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center. Ellen Isaacs, a field
representative for Feuer, presented the resolution. Julien was
joined by Dr. Barry D. Pressman, chair of the S. Mark Taper
Foundation Imaging Center and chief of Neuroradiology and Head
and Neck Radiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
he Los Angeles Regional
Foodbank (LARF) and the Los
Angeles legal community recently
held their 2nd annual “Food from
the Bar” campaign, which raised
more than $285,000.
In addition to funding, the legal
community donated more than
1,600 hours of time volunteering at
the food bank. The highest number
of overall donations came from the
firms Latham & Watkins LLC,
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, and
Hennigan Bennet & Dorman LLP.
“Once again this campaign has
far exceeded our expectations, especially in this economy,” said
Michael Flood, president and CEO
of the Los Angeles Regional
Foodbank. “We’re extremely grateful to all the participants in this
campaign. Because of their combined efforts many people in our
community affected by the economy won’t have to go hungry.”
To contribute, visit www.lafoodbank.org.
Park Labrea has been home to many famous entertainers over the
years, including Louise Prussing, who was pictured on the cover of
the June 15, 1978 issue of the Park Labrea News. Prussing was
shown as she appeared in the production of “Berkeley Square”, in
which she portrayed the Duchess of Devonshire. The actress, who
lived in Burnside Towers, said she determined at an early age that
she wanted to be involved in theatre. Her first acting job was as the
second lead in a Broadway production of “The Country Cousin”. She
also appeared in the Broadway production of “Six Cylinder Love”,
which later opened in England and became a big hit, bringing
Prussing much acclaim. She later appeared in several additional
productions in London and New York, moved to California in 1955,
and settled at Park La Brea in 1974. Although she had retired by the
time she came to Park La Brea, she said living at the complex was
very fulfilling. “The theatre is now behind me, but Iʼm enjoying a thoroughly social life,” Prussing added. Prussing died March 27, 1994.
18 June 24, 2010
delphine
eatery & Bar
B Y K A R E N V I L L A L PA N D O
W
hen I think of a French bistro, I conjure up images of a cozy room with red chairs, warm
woods and black and white tile floors. However, the French bistro at the W Hotel,
Delphine, is light and bright with an LA feel to it. The arched ceilings finished in bleached
wood and “Big Ass” fans (the brand name) provide an open, breezy environment. The floors are
replete with French tiles, but are not octagonal black and white, but very intriguing blue. The overall
atmosphere is uplifting, happy and definitely French.
The W Hotel and Delphine opened in January and both the hotel and restaurant have enjoyed much
success in their first six months. It’s easy to see why Delphine is so popular – the handsome wait staff
and friendly servers make you feel at home without the “too hip” attitude. The lively crowd gives the
bistro an inviting energy. The menu, crafted by Executive Chef Sascha Lyon, reflects France’s Cote
d’Azur. The result: fabulous French cuisine.
Start with one of their seafood towers – le petit Delphine for $58 or le grand Delphine for $98.
There is so much seafood on each of these tempting displays, the price is actually about $1 a piece.
French favorites, like the soupe de poisson, steak tartare, and of course, escargot, highlight the hors
d’oeuvres. The basket of French bread is the perfect accompaniment to dunk into the “persalliade” or
garlic butter sauce on the escargot. The
If your mouth watered in the scene selections for the cheese plate are outstanding and plentiful.
from “Julie and Julia” when the
If your mouth watered in the scene
from
“Julie and Julia” when the waiter
waiter deboned the sole meuniere
deboned the sole meuniere for Ms.
for Ms. Child, you will want to order Child, you will want to order the
Delphine version of this quintessential
Delphine version of this
French dish, trout meuniere served with
quintessential French dish.
sautéed shrimp, potatoes, lemon, and
parsley brown butter. Entrees like the
steak frites will transport you to Paris in one bite – I love the crispiness of the fries, and the steak is
tender and juicy. Two other notable fish dishes are the striped bass aigo bouido, which is served in a
garlic broth with vegetables and Gruyere crouton, a warm and
comforting course. The duck confit and bacon give the Arctic char
with braised cabbage a richness of flavors that melt in your
mouth.
There are pastas, pizzas and gourmet sandwiches on the dinner
menu, and the bistro serves breakfast, lunch and brunch as well.
The wine list offers a perfect balance of French and California
selections, and the house chardonnay is very reasonable at $19 for
a carafe.
“In the Heights”, the Tony-award winning musical, just opened
across the street at the Pantages, so why not make it an evening of
dinner and the theatre? It will be a highly enjoyable night of dining in a friendly, Hollywood restaurant. If you choose to visit
Delphine for dessert after the theatre, the chocolate offerings
include a dark chocolate hazelnut cake, warm pistachio espresso
brownies, a house cookie and truffle plate, and my favorite, profiteroles – those yummy cream puffs with vanilla bean ice cream
and dark chocolate sauce.
Delphine, at the W Hotel, 6250 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood,
CA 90028. (323)798-1355. www.restaurantdelphine.com
photo by Jessica Boone
The grand Delphine plateau, or seafood tower at Delphine is wonderfully fresh, and grand in size. You think youʼre on the French Riviera!
photo by Skott Snider
The dining room at Delphine is light and bright, with oversized fans providing breezes reminiscent of the Cote dʼAzur.
19 June 24, 2010
Baldessari Exhibit at LACMA Coincides
With a 9 Piece Showing at CUT
T
he Los Angeles County
Museum of Art (LACMA) presents an exhibit titled “John
Baldessari: Pure Beauty” running
Sunday, June 27 through September
12. The exhibit is the most extensive retrospective to date of the Los
Angeles-based artist, and will feature more than 150 works.
Baldessari is widely regarded as one
of the most important artists working today.
“Pure Beauty will be a revelation
to many, even those who are familiar with Baldessari, as it features
many of the artist’s lesser-known
works,” said Leslie Jones, associate
curator of prints and drawings for
LACMA. “The exhibition will
explore Baldessari’s lifelong interest in language and mass media culture, which seems increasingly relevant, even imperative, in an era of
information and image prolifera-
tion.”
images of Studio 54 from the Conde
Coinciding with the exhibit at Nast archive as his base, reducing
LACMA, the critically acclaimed the amount of visual information
restaurant CUT, at the Four Seasons being relayed by painting over porBeverly Wilshire Hotel, will be tions of the photographs. The peoshowing nine pieces of Baldessari’s ple who populate the works, likely
work, entitled “W/Studio 54 recognizable and famous, have
Series”.
been rendered anonymous by the
In addition to adorning the walls color application to their faces. The
at CUT and sidebar, Baldessari’s focus shifts from the known to the
artwork also will be featured on the unknown, and the viewer is free to
various menu covers. The artwork make their own associations and
at CUT will be Baldessari’s first pri- assumptions about the scenes being
vate commission of his work. depicted.
“Los Angeles is home to many of
“It’s been wonderful to work on a
the world’s top artists, and John project such as this, something
Baldessari is one of the very best,” that’s new and a challenge,” said
said Wolfgang Puck. “I’ve always John Baldessari. “An artist wants
enjoyed contemporary art and the his work to be displayed in galimpact fine art plays within our leries, museums and beyond but this
restaurants. CUT is the perfect can- is an opportunity to engage the genvas for our guests to enjoy John’s eral public. Art is about communiwork.”
cation. This is a way to escape the
Baldessari uses found, vintage confined gallery and museum
space.”
LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.
(323)857-6000, www.lacma.org.
CUT is located in the Beverly
Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire
Boulevard, Beverly Hills, (310)
275-5200.
photo courtesy of Baldessari Studio
“God Nose”, by artist John Baldessari, is one of the works featured in a
retrospective opening Sunday at LACMA.
Summer Soltice Sisters
photo courtesy of the Fourth Council District Office
City Councilmember Tom LaBonge, 4th District, led approximately 250
hikers to the top of Mount Hollywood at sunset on June 21 during the
councilmemberʼs
11th
annual
“Summer
Solstice
Hike”. The group included consuls general and members of the Los Angeles
Sister Cities Committee, as well as members of the public. They included Wolfgang Drautz, consul general of Germany; Barbara Hay, consul
general of the United Kingdom; and Zhang Yun, consul general of China.
The hike is a yearly tradition, and the group shared in a potluck feast at
the top of the peak, and a fly-over by a Los Angeles Police Department
helicopter.
“Thereʼs nothing quite like the view of the city from Mount Hollywood at
sunset,” LaBonge said. “Itʼs breathtaking, itʼs awe-inspiring and I hope
that some of our hikers will fall in love with Los Angeles all over again.”
photo courtesy of the artist and Overduin and Kite, Los Angeles
The Hammer Museum presents an exhibit titled “Hammer Projects:
Stephen G. Rhodes” running through September 26. Rhodes, a Los
Angeles–based artist, creates multimedia installations that darkly portray
history, borrowing from entertainment found in theme parks, period cinema and museum displays. For his first museum solo exhibition, Rhodes
debuts an installation that takes as its starting point TV pioneer Steve
Allenʼs late 1970s television show, “Meeting of the Minds”. The talk show
featured guests from different historical periods, where viewers may
have seen actors portraying Frederick Douglass and the Marquis de
Sade in a roundtable discussion with Niccolò Machiavelli and Elizabeth
Barrett Browning. Rhodesʼ exhibit features a combination of mediums,
citations and narratives that come together to offer a history lesson that
must be viewed in both an architectural and cinematic fashion. The
Hammer Museum is located at 10899 Wilshire Blvd. For information, call
(310)443-7041, or visit www.hammer.ucla.edu.
20 June 24, 2010
Contract Extended for Red Light Cameras
From page 1
“Since the cameras were installed
in 2004, we haven’t had any red
light related fatalities or pedestrian
related fatalities at any of these thirty-two intersections,” said LAPD
Automated Photo Red Light coprogram coordinator, Sgt. Matthew
MacWillie. “Serious injury traffic
collisions are down. The program is
doing exactly what it was intended
to do.”
In addition to reducing the number of traffic fatalities at cameraequipped intersections to zero, the
program has also reduced accidents
by about nine percent.
Despite that glowing record,
opponents of the program argue
that the safety benefits are mixed, at
best, and the cameras main purpose
seems to be to generate revenue for
private vendors and state and local
governments.
photo by Alexandra Tweten
Parking enforcement officers have been ticketing lunch trucks that park
for long periods on Wilshire Boulevard. Some restaurant owners contend the trucks are taking away customers, while the truck owners
believe they have a right to park in the area.
Lunch Trucks Continue
to be Controversial
From page 1
mercial corridors to combat the
“wall-to-wall parking of trucks.”
Critics of the motions have
become increasingly vocal and
organized. Truck vendors rallied
along the route of LaBonge’s bike
tour on June 16, and more than
5,000 people have signed an online
petition against any regulations
that would limit access to food
trucks.
“My problem with the motion is
not the [decision to investigate],”
said Matt Geller, CEO of the
Southern California Mobile Food
Vendors Association (MFVA).
“It’s the fact that he’s putting in
conclusions he would like the people investigating to come to. He’s
said, ‘go out and investigate this,
and then come back and make recommendations to prohibit food
A Los Angeles Times review
determined that 80 percent of the
tickets issued from photo radar are
for rolling right turns, which are
not considered especially hazardous.
In addition to questions about its
effectiveness in traffic safety, a
report by the City Administrative
Officer determined that the program is actually losing $300,000 a
year.
Zine said cost efficiency was one
of his main concerns, but not the
only one.
“This is costing us $300,000 a
year, I have concerns about that,”
Zine said. “I also have concerns
about where the cameras are located, but those will be brought up
when we get the proposal. I’m not
going to put the cart before the
horse.”
While he agreed with the CAO’s
estimate, Sgt. MacWillie asserted
that the program is only losing
money because of unpaid tickets.
Once those payments are received,
MacWillie said it would bring the
program “into the black.”
He also pointed out that drivers
who are ticketed for rolling right
turns are still breaking the law.
“I want to point out that in order
for it to constitute a violation, the
person must violate the law,” he
said. “That’s the same violation as
[driving through the light] in the
eyes of the court. Even though the
speed is different.”
trucks from parking at meters.’ I
don’t think that’s good for anybody.”
California vehicle code 22455
states local authorities may pass
additional laws regulating vending
vehicles only “for the public safety.” Geller said if the city passes
any law restricting trucks from
parking at meters, the MFVA would
challenge it in court.
“When the judge says, ‘how does
this enhance public safety?’
They’re not going to have a very
good answer,” Geller said.
Portland, Oregon, one of the
cities that has an existing policy
that LaBonge wants examined, has
a different situation than Los
Angeles. While it is becoming
increasingly known for its street
food community, stationary food
carts are the norm in Portland,
according to Brett Burmeister, of
the website www.foodcartsportland.com, whereas trucks are the
majority of street food vendors in
Los Angeles. photo by Edwin Folven
Officials will be comparing companies that offer red light traffic enforcement services before the next contract extension.
Geller said he likes the idea of
trucks parking in lots like the carts
do in Portland, but that Los
Angeles is different because by
law, the trucks have to park in a
commissary every night to be
cleaned and relieved of waste,
while the carts in Portland stay on
the lots for long periods of time.
Jamie Radzik, of the Crepe’n
Around truck, said he would support designated spots for trucks.
“I think that would work out
great if we could have special
spots and rotated them,” he said.
Max Elias, from the Gourmet
Genie truck, agreed.
“Let our association manage it,”
Elias said. “We can rotate it. We
already do that. But if the city can
Councilman Dennis P. Zine, 3rd
District, who presided over the vote
in the absence of Council President
Eric Garcetti, 13th District, said that
he is not aware of any companies in
California that could be eligible for
the contract. In its search for a new
contractor, the city is accepting bids
from photo radar companies to
determine which is the best fit.
“The RFP goes out to any and all
companies,” Zine said. “They’ll all
be able to bid. So when we get this
bid back, I will have my comments
and concerns. I will decide based on
results.”
The proposed exemption was
requested
by
the
City
Administrative Officer, and the program has been lauded by the Los
Angeles Police Department for
improving safety at all of the intersections it currently serves.
manage it, that’s fine.”
Elias said the city should have
sanctioned spaces and charge the
trucks the same fee they pay in
parking tickets.
As for the restaurant complaints,
Elias said customers he has talked
to say they prefer the trucks to the
restaurants. “It’s their choice,” he
said.
LaBonge said he just wants to
hear from all sides.
“I don’t want to see the food
trucks overwhelm any one particular area,” LaBonge added. “They
have a place in the L.A. scene…I
want to be fair and have a discussion and talk with people on both
sides of the issue and see how we
can resolve this.”
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T
he Los Angeles Board of
Education has approved the
selection of Wendy Macy as the
Los Angeles Unified School
District’s
(LAUSD)
Chief
Operating Officer. Macy currently
serves as the personnel director of
the
LAUSD
Personnel
Commission.
Committed to the provision of
services and assistance to schools,
students, parents and staff, Macy
will oversee schools and central
office operations, including food
services, transportation, information technology, procurement and
purchasing, project management,
employee benefits, and environmental health and safety. The
appointment is effective July 1.
“Wendy Macy will be a valuable
addition to the district’s executive
leadership,” LAUSD superintendent Ramon C. Cortines said. “She
brings a wealth of knowledge and
strong management skills to the
office of the Chief Operating
Officer.”
Macy has been with the district
since 2001, and has provided support in numerous business and
operation functions, including creation of a risk management department. As personnel director since
2006, she headed the district’s
Personnel Commission staff.
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21 June 24, 2010
Layoffs at Schools Spark Protests
From page 1
be teachers, administrators and
non-classified staff. While the district was able to reach an agreement
to avert most of those layoffs with
the United Teachers Los Angeles
— the union representing teachers
and administrators — no agreement
has been reached with Classified
School Employees Union (CSEA),
which represents classified workers. Lydia Ramos, an LAUSD
spokesperson, said the actual number of classified employee layoffs
may be fewer than outlined in the
budget, because some of the positions are currently vacant, or will be
eliminated when people retire.
“Superintendent Cortines has
always demonstrated a commitment to work with the unions to
find solutions, and that will continue,” Ramos said. “He is open to all
solutions, but it has to be something
that will have to work with the
money we have, it has to be feasible, and it has to be something we
can implement.”
The cuts are expected to take
place in September, and many classified workers are hoping that
something will happen before then
to save the jobs. At Fairfax High
School, five of the 13 clerical and
technical staff positions may be cut.
Liza Cranis, the school’s Title I
office technician, said the prospect
of losing her job has caused much
anxiety. Cranis helps determine
how to distribute federal Title I
funding, which is a program that
provides things such as subsidized
meals, books and computers for
underprivileged students.
“I think I have been preparing
myself for this, but the minute I get
a notice, it will really affect me,”
Cranis said. “I don’t want to leave.
I love this school and I love my job,
Many of the protesters were members of the union representing classified school workers, as well as their supporters.
Obamas Visit Local Eateries
From page 3
their arrival because it was a private vacation, but news about their
visit was widely disseminated via
Twitter.
Pink said members of the Secret
Service arrived at around 12:45pm
and told the staff that a very important person was coming to have
lunch, but would not say who it
was. Pink said the Secret Service
agents placed an order, and then
around 1:30pm, Obama and her
family arrived. Michelle Obama
had a Polish dog topped with mustard, relish, grilled onions and
sliced jalapeños; while her daughters each had hot dogs with
ketchup; and Robinson had a
photo by Ian Lovett
Pinkʼs Hot Dogs was one of the local establishments visited by Michelle
Obama and her family.
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but in this case, there is not much
anyone can do to save us.”
Fairfax High School assistant
principal Patti Heideman said she
doesn’t even want to think about
losing the classified employees.
“It will have a tremendous
impact,” Heideman said. “Our main
office, which currently has two
workers, will go down to one, and
we have to have someone there at
all times. The work our clerical
staff does is essential, and to have to
find somebody to do that would be
mindboggling. Decreasing the size
of their staff is unimaginable.”
The protesters on Tuesday were
also concerned about long-term
solutions, but many feared that they
would likely lose their jobs. Paul
Robinson, a CSEA member who
declined to identify where he
works, said he hopes a plan for furlough days would be accepted.
Furloughs and other reductions are
part of the plans that the LAUSD
and CSEA have been negotiating,
but have not yet come to a solution.
“We hoped they would do some
sort of program where we work
four days and then on Friday, we
would be off but could apply for
unemployment, and that would
give us sixty percent of our salary
back. But they (LAUSD Board) flat
out said no,” Robinson said. “We
don’t have much hope that they will
come to an agreement, but we want
to show support for our fellow
workers.”
Calvin Gordon, a CSEA member
who is a district locksmith, said the
cuts will have a trickle down effect
that will eventually reach the students.
“It’s going to have a very big
impact because people are going to
“Martha Stewart Dog”, which has
relish, chopped tomato, chopped
onion, bacon, sauerkraut and sour
cream.
Pink added that the Obamas sat
at a table on the patio with the other
guests, but no one approached
them. They stayed for approximately half-an-hour, and the other
diners gave the Obamas a standing
ovation when they left.
“They were very gracious,” Pink
added. “For the First Lady to come
to Pink’s was very moving, very
touching.”
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside LAUSD headquarters on
Tuesday to call for an end to layoffs.
lose their jobs, and then there will
be less resources to run the
schools,” Gordon said. “There
won’t be enough classified employees, which affects the teachers, and
affects the students. I would hope to
see them give the classified
employees their fair share. We
always get the cuts, while management does nothing.”
Madame Tussauds Hosts Tribute
to Michael Jackson
M
adame
Tussauds
Hollywood will host a public display of its wax figure of
pop icon Michael Jackson on
Thursday, June 24. Jackson
passed away a year ago on
Friday, and Madame Tussauds is
displaying the figure in remembrance of the artist. Jackson’s
$300,000 wax figure was recently featured on a tour of Japan, and
will be displayed from 10:00am
to 1:00pm in the Courtyard of
Madame
Tussauds,
6933
Hollywood Blvd.
For information, call (323)7981670. Or visit www.madametussauds.com.
22 June 24, 2010
Drunk Driving Law Takes Effect
From page 1
“If you mess up in something,
you should be punished,” Condol
said. “The only thing I don’t understand is the program. It’s my fault,
I’m breaking the law either way,
but the classes are B.S., they’re privately owned and you don’t learn
anything.”
Condol said that despite his
ordeal, he still occasionally has a
drink or two before driving. He
also said he knows friends who
have been through the program and
have been arrested multiple times
for DUIs afterward.
While motorists convicted of
DUI will face all of the existing
penalties, soon there will be stricter
measures designed to prevent
repeat offenses. A new pilot project
in California, scheduled to go into
effect on July 1, will require first
time offenders like Condol to have
ignition interlock devices installed
in their cars. Los Angeles County is
one of four California counties participating in the five-year pilot program created by Assembly Bill 91.
The program will be in effect in
Los
Angeles,
Sacramento,
Alameda and Tulare Counties.
Beginning on July 1, courts will
require the installation of ignition
interlocks – commonly called
breathalyzers – for five months in
the cars of first-time DUI offenders, 12 months for second DUI
offenders, and 24 months for people with a third drunk driving
offense. Drivers will be required to
blow into the device to start the
vehicle, which will not start unless
their BAC is below the legal limit
of .08.
Assemblyman Mike Feuer (DLos Angeles), who authored the
bill, said there is no reason to allow
drunk drivers to repeat their crime
when the technology already exists
to stop them.
“Drunk driving has tragic consequences for families in California.”
Feuer said. “We have the technology that can help prevent drivers
from getting behind the wheel after
drinking, and it’s important to use
it for first time offenders.”
AB 91 was cosponsored and
coauthored by Assemblyman Ted
Lieu (D-Torrance), who said that
there was little trouble getting it
through the State Assembly
because of the effectiveness of
similar programs in other states.
“Drunk driving is simply not
acceptable,” Lieu said. “It is some-
“We have the
technology that
can help
prevent drivers
from getting
behind the
wheel after
drinking.”
-State Assembly Member
Mike Feuer
thing that we know we can reduce
based on experiments in other
states. West Virginia had a reduction of 70 percent when these
devices were put into cars. It’s
important for all of California to
have it, but to have Los Angeles
start it is exciting.”
In addition to West Virginia,
other states have seen similarly
encouraging results from ignition
interlocks. New Mexico saw a 30
percent reduction in DUI/DWI
arrests for repeat offenders after
they enacted an ignition interlock
law, and a 38 percent reduction in
DUI fatalities.
According to Mothers Against
Drunk Driving (MADD), 14 other
states have instituted similar ignition interlock laws. The organization was one of the strongest advocates for AB 91.
MADD assistant executive state
director
Brenda
Frachiseur,
believes California’s adoption of
the program could lead to a nationwide law.
“You hear often times that
California is a leader in state governments, and we certainly hope to
get a bill nationwide,” Frachiseur
said. “It would’ve been our preference to have every county in
California participate. But I think
that L.A. and Sacramento being
large metro areas, they’re good
choices because they give us a
good sampling of drivers.”
The four counties participating
in the program make up almost 45
percent of California’s population.
The harsh punishments for firsttime offenders may be the key to
curtailing
further
incidents.
MADD’s research shows that people arrested for their first DUI are
seldom really first time offenders.
“Statistics prove that a first-time
offender who has been caught has
driven eighty seven times drunk
[before they were caught],” said
Frachiseur. “With AB 91, we
believe recidivism rates will definitely go down. In other words,
people won’t get in their cars and
kill people.”
Thanks to advances in technology, the latest ignition interlock
devices can’t be sidestepped by
having a sober person blow into the
device, or by using balloons or
other air emitting devices.
The drivers also will have to
retake the breath test at random
moments while driving and if they
fail to do so within the allotted
time, the device will record it as a
failed sobriety test. With some
devices, the horn will honk until
the vehicle is turned off.
Despite his previous arrest,
Condol said he is in support of the
program and any efforts by law
enforcement to curb drunk driving.
“The Breathalyzers are a good
idea,” he said. “If you can get less
drunk drivers on the street, that’s a
good thing.”
Alternative Fuels Touted at City Hall
From page 1
plan is critical for reducing traffic
congestion and helping the city
meet its goal of reducing carbon
emissions. Additional benefits of
the 30/10 initiative include the creation of 166,000 construction jobs;
the saving of 10.3 million gallons
of gasoline per year; and reducing
vehicle miles traveled by 208 million throughout Los Angeles
County. Officials are currently
seeking federal funding that will
enable the projects to move forward.
”We need to get Los Angeles, we
need to get the nation, off of fossil
fuels,” Villaraigosa said. “We need
to do something to give a better
environment to our children than
the one we inherited. Los Angeles
is the car culture of the world, so
there is no better place to extol the
virtues of alternative fuels. We can
turn the challenge of reducing the
use of fossil fuels into an opportunity.”
The mayor said the city has
already taken steps to reduce its
reliance on gasoline, including
changing a majority of the vehicles
in the city’s fleet of trash trucks and
street sweepers to run on natural
gas, using compressed natural gas
busses on DASH and Commuter
Express Lines, and requiring trucks
A Toyota Prius that was displayed runs on fuel made from algae, and
gets 150 miles per gallon.
that visit the Port of Los Angeles to
use clean burning diesel engines.
Rosendahl also said the oil well
leak in the Gulf of Mexico shows
Belmont Village Hosts
100th Birthday Party
photo courtesy of Julie M. Walke
Belmont Village Senior Living of Hollywood Hills held a special
Fatherʼs Day celebration on June 20 when Ashley Boone turned 100.
The father of four, grandfather of six, and great-grandfather of three
was joined by his wife Doris, his family, and several friends at a special Fatherʼs Day jazz concert. For information about Belmont
Village, visit www.belmontvillage.com
LAUSD Opens Application Period
for School Choice Initiative
T
he Los Angeles Unified
School District (LAUSD) is
accepting applications for the next
round of the Public School Choice
(PSC 2.0) initiative.
Approved by the Los Angeles
Board of Education last August,
the reform effort encourages
teacher collaboratives, educators
with proven track records, nonprofit public organizations and
charter school operators to develop research-based instructional
plans in order to improve local
schools. Letters of intent for PSC
2.0 are due on Wednesday, June
30.
“LAUSD firmly believes that all
innovative school models should
be celebrated, fully supported and
encouraged to equip LAUSD elementary, middle and high school
students with the tools needed to
succeed,” LAUSD superintendent
Ramon C. Cortines said. “The
District is committed to excellence
in educating all children. Toward
that end, LAUSD is always looking for models of excellence and
new ways to improve how we educate our children.”
Final proposals are due no later
than December 1 to operate eight
under performing schools, known
as “focus schools”, and nine new
campuses built to relieve overcrowding. For information, visit
www.publicschoolchoice.net.
the danger of relying on fossil fuels.
The councilman sat in a Toyota
Prius that runs on fuel produced
with algae and a Chevrolet Volt
hybrid electric vehicle, and praised
them as examples of alternative
transportation.
“The whole world is dependent
on imported oil. Look at the BP situation, what a disaster. If there ever
was a need to get off oil..,”
Rosendahl said. “The whole climate, the whole future of
humankind is at stake. There will
not be a future unless we act now.”
Rebecca Tickell, an environmental activist, author and film producer, said the Prius that runs on algae
was created as an example of things
people can do as an alternative to
using fossil fuels. The Tickell’s
partnered with Sapphire Energy to
create the world’s first algae-based
gasoline, which is made from treated sewage that is converted into oil.
She added that the vehicle gets 150
miles per gallon.
“Algae is a thousands times more
efficient than biodiesel,” Tickell
said. “It costs $13,000 to convert
the vehicle, but we hope that price
will come down once more people
show an interest.”
Denny Zane, an activist and the
former mayor of Santa Monica,
joined the group to also show support for alternative transportation.
He said that if something doesn’t
change, it will be a very bleak
future.
“The days of ‘spill baby, spill,
and drill, baby drill’ are the
mantras of the past,” Zane added.
“It is time we declare our independence from oil and find our way
back to the innovation we are
capable of. We need to get away
from dirty oil.”
Lisa Hansen, a spokesperson for
the mayor, added that officials will
continue to press for funding for
the Measure R projects. She said
currently, no program exists that
would completely fund all of the
projects.
“We plan to continue to work
with Washington D.C. to figure
out what we need for this program,” Hansen added. “We need
to figure out exactly what the federal program is that will make this
successful.”
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