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• Toy store marks
70th anniversary
pg. 3
• Standout commits
to Stanford pg. 6
Ryu’s funding task YMCA hosts 75-floor stair climb
force to convene fundraiser at L.A.’s tallest building
Volume 25 No. 40
n Group to analyze
allocations by former
Councilman LaBonge
By edwin folven
Los
Angeles
City
Councilman David Ryu, 4th
District, has appointed members to his discretionary funds
task force, which will meet on
Oct. 8 for the first time.
The nine members making up
the task force are Owen Smith,
president of the Greater
Wilshire
Neighborhood
Council; Cindy Chvatal, president of the Hancock Park
Homeowners
Association;
Chris Laib, co-president of the
Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities
Los
Feliz
Improvement
Association and a board member for Friends of the Griffith
Observatory; Anastasia Mann,
president of the Hollywood
Hills West Neighborhood
Council; Krista Michaels, vice
president for the Cahuenga Pass
Property Owners Association;
Lucy Gonzalez, of the
Beachwood
Canyon
Neighborhood
Association;
Bob Anderson, a board member
of
the
Sherman
Oaks
Homeowners Association; Ron
Ziff, first vice president of the
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood
Council; and Richard Bogy,
vice president of the Toluca
Lake Homeowners Association.
See Ryu page 22
Proposal calls for digital
billboards on city property
n Planning commission
to consider changes to
sign law
By edwin folven
Los Angeles City Councilman
Paul Krekorian, 2nd District, has
proposed allowing digital billboards on city-owned property outside of sign districts. The proposal
was made in a letter sent to the Los
Angeles Planning Commission,
which is expected to continue to
consider changes to the city’s sign
regulations at a hearing on Oct. 22.
The councilman identified areas
where digital signs could be located. He is opposed to digital billboards at any privately-owned locations outside of sign districts, such
as Hollywood and the area around
Staples Center and L.A. LIVE. He
said the city could earn revenue
from the digital signs, and the revenue will give the city control over
where billboards are placed.
The proposal will be vetted by
See billboard page 22
October 1, 2015
n Teenager sets
new course record
By greg Cornfield
“So, what kind of shape are you
in?” Michael Villalpando, publisher
of Park Labrea News and Beverly
Press, asked with a laugh when he
suggested that this reporter cover a
YMCA event in downtown Los
Angeles, which also may have been
a challenge.
More than 3,100 people ran or
walked up 75 stories of the U.S.
Bank Tower at 633 W. Fifth St. to
help raise funds for the YMCA at
its 22nd annual Stair Climb Block
Party last Friday.
Villalpando suggest I make the
climb as well. Challenge accepted.
One day before the event, I
learned both that I would be
attempting to stair climb the tallest
building in the city, and that stair
climbing is a competitive sport all
around the country.
The fastest climbers competed
separately in the Elite category at
the beginning of the event and had
to meet qualifications, such as
being a top-40 finisher in a climb of
at least 50 stories within the past
three years.
Elite runner Jeff Dinkin from
Pasadena raced up the tower for the
Photo courtesy of Norman Schwartz
Citywide funds to provide art showcase
See climb page 21
A climber stretches to prepare for the 22nd annual YMCA stair climb
last Friday. Climbers ran and walked to the top of the U.S. Bank Tower.
n Each city district will
receive funding to
create new murals
By Jessie lingenfelter
photo by Edwin Folven
Digital billboards, such as this sign formerly on Melrose Avenue, are
restricted to sign districts in areas such as Hollywood and around
Staples Center and LA LIVE.
A Citywide Mural Program is
set to brighten the streets of Los
Angeles and boost community
pride and engagement through
public art. The city’s department
of cultural affairs (DCA) has
received $750,000 to restore citysponsored fine art murals and
produce new murals through June
2016.
Many of the murals in Los
Angeles sat dormant and
unkempt for 10 years due to a
moratorium on billboards and
advertisements. According to
Felicia Filer, director of public art
photos courtesy of Social and Public Art Resource Center
In 2014, “Not Somewhere Else, But Here,” painted in 1993, began to
show signs of oxidation due to weather conditions.
at DCA, murals got caught up in
the legislation and their permits
were frozen along with sign permits. In 2013, a citywide mural
ordinance passed, allowing
murals on private property to be
registered with the city. The DCA
created a budget, guidelines,
process and an expenditure plan
to establish the Citywide Mural
Program.
“There are certain parts of
history that aren’t told in text
See mural page 22
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2 October 1, 2015
B
2 Book Sale
ook lovers can find rarities and
bargains at the John C. Fremont
Library’s book sale on Friday, Oct. 2
from noon to 4 p.m., and Saturday,
Oct. 3, from noon to 5 p.m. CDs,
DVDs, audio books and videos will
also be offered, and proceeds support
the library’s programs. 6121 Melrose
Ave. (323)962-3521, www.lapl.org.
‘The War of
the Worlds’
A
re-creation of the famed 1938
radio broadcast of “The War of
the Worlds” will be held Saturday,
Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 8 p.m. at
the Steve Allen Theatre. The program
is presented by Fake Radio and
Trepany House, and will be preceded
by a short piece on the tumultuous life
and career of the program’s producer
Orson Welles. Tickets are $20. 4773
Hollywood Blvd. (800)595-4849,
www.trepanyhouse.org.
P
Photography Lecture
hotographer Ishiuchi Miyako will
lead a discussion titled “Fragility
in Photos” on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.
at the Japan Foundation Los Angeles.
Miyako is considered a master of
modern photography, using the medium to explore daily post-war Japanese
life in the formerly U.S.-occupied city
of Yokosuka, as well as the vulnerability and aging of the body. She will
be joined by poet and author Ito
Hiromi for the discussion. 5700
Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 100. (323)7617510, www.jflalc.org.
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4 Classical Concert
e Salon de Musiques is hosting a
classical music performance on
Sunday, Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. at the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Classical
works by Schubert and Scharwenka
will be performed. Audience members will enjoy French champagne
and a buffet. Tickets are $75; $39.
135 N. Grand Ave. (310)498-0257,
www.LeSalondeMusiques.com.
I
‘uCarmen’
sango Ensemble will perform in the
opera “uCarmen” running Friday,
Oct. 2 through Saturday, Oct. 10 at the
Eli & Edythe Broad Stage in Santa
Monica. The ensemble transforms
Bizet’s masterpiece into a supernatural story of township lovers with
African-inspired music, dance, performance and song. Showtime on Oct. 2
is at 7:30 p.m.; check schedule for
additional showtimes. Tickets start at
$50. 1310 11th St. (310)434-3200,
www.thebroadstage.com.
T
3 Acting Seminar
insel Town Players presents a
seminar titled “Every Actor
Should Have A One-Person Play” on
Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Center
For Inquiry in Hollywood. Guests
include Michael Shaw Fisher, creator
of “Shakespeare’s Last Night Out.”
4773 Hollywood Blvd. Suggested
donation is $5. RSVP via email to
[email protected].
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Movie Benefit
ovie lovers are invited to a benefit screening of “The Adventures
of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” on
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5 Indian Film Lecture
photo by Ed Krieger
Eileen T’Kaye and Charles Reese star in “Breathing Room,” running
Saturday, Oct. 3 through Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Greenway Court
Theatre. The production follows a science teacher who has a mysterious
past (Reese) and a visual artist overwhelmed by life (T’Kaye) as they
explore the modern culture of “technological vertigo.” The production
includes music performed by playwright and composer Mary Lou
Newmark on her trademark neon green electric violin. The preview performance is Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. Regular showtimes are Saturday at 2 and 8
p.m.; Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $25. 544 N. Fairfax Ave. (323)6557679 ext. 100, www.greenwaycourttheatre.org.
Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Orpheum Theatre. The film screening
will be presented by the Fashion
Industries Guild of Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center, and proceeds benefit
guild medical programs. A VIP cocktail hour begins at 6:30 p.m.; movie
starts at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $150.
842 S. Broadway. (323)866-6896,
www.fashionindustriesguild.org.
H
PumpkinLiner Rides
op aboard the Fillmore & Western
Railway’s “PumpkinLiner” train
running Saturday, Oct. 3 through
Saturday, Oct. 31. Passengers will ride a
vintage train to a pumpkin patch, where
they can select a jack-o-lantern and
enjoy family activities, arts and crafts
and food. The train runs every Saturday
and Sunday in October at 10:30 a.m.
and 2 p.m., departing from 364 Main
St., Fillmore. Adult tickets are $49; $34
for youth ages 4-12; $26 for children
ages 2-3; under 2 are free. The railway
will also host its “Haunted Hayride”
dinner trains on Oct. 17, 24 and 31.
(805)524-2546, www.fwry.com.
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Corner of Croft & 3rd
rtist Robin Sukhadia will deliver a
multimedia lecture on the portrayal
of Mughal culture in the Bollywood
films “Mughal-e-Azam” (1960) and
“Jodhaa Akbar” (2008) on Monday,
Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art. Sukhadia uses
clips and musical excerpts to contextualize Mughal history and aesthetics, and
examine their importance to India’s
post-colonial narratives and modern
identity. Admission is free; tickets
required. Bing Theatre. 5905 Wilshire
Blvd. (323)857-6010, www.lacma.org.
N
Ben Howard
ederlander Concerts presents
British singer, songwriter and
guitarist Ben Howard performing
on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
at the Greek Theatre. Howard will
perform music from his second fulllength album, “I Forget Where We
Were,” a follow-up to his 2011
debut “Every Kingdom.” The
British indie folk band Daughter
opens the show. Tickets start at $35.
2700
N.
Vermont
Ave.
www.greektheatrela.com.
V
Veterans Job Fair
eterans and military spouses are
invited to the “Hiring Our Heroes
Expert Jewelry &
Watch Repairs
Batteries
– Los Angeles” job fair Tuesday, Oct.
6 at the American Legion Post 43 in
Hollywood. Recruiters from dozens of
companies, including Alcoa, Verizon
and Hilton Worldwide, have registered
to participate. The event, whichbegins
at 8:30 a.m., starts with a free employment workshop on writing resumes,
interviewing skills and conducting job
searches. Free resume reviews will
also be offered throughout the day.
The job fair runs from 10:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Veterans must provide proof
of service. 2035 N. Highland Ave.
Registration is encouraged at
www.hiringourheroes.org.
C
7 Youth Orchestra
onductor Juan Felipe Molano
will lead the Youth Orchestra
Los Angeles in a free concert on
Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. at the
Walt Disney Concert Hall. The
orchestra will perform works by
Beethoven. Admission is free;
Tickets required. 151 S. Grand Ave.
www.laphil.com.
Les Ballets Jazz
de Montreal
T
héâtre Raymond Kabbaz presents intimate evenings with Les
Ballets Jazz de Montreal on
Wednesday, Oct. 7 and Thursday,
Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Excerpts of the
company’s repertoire will be performed, including works by
Benjamin Millepied, Wen Wei Wang,
Cayetano Soto, Annabelle Lopez
Ochoa and Barak Marshall. Tickets
are $25. 10361 W. Pico Blvd.
(310)286-0553, www.trk.us.com.
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Holocaust Program
earn about Waitstill and Martha
Sharp, a young Unitarian minister and a social worker who aided
hundreds of refugees fleeing Nazi
persecution, during a presentation
titled “Two Who Defied the Nazis”
on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at
the American Jewish University.
The United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum is hosting the
program, with speakers Artemis
Joukowsky, director of the film
“Righteous Among Us: Two Who
Defied the Nazis,” and Gretchen
Skidmore, director of education initiatives for the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Admission is free; advance registration required. 15600 Mulholland
Drive. (310)556-3222, or email
ushmm.org/events/sharp-la.
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Kip’s Toyland to celebrate milestone anniversary
n Son, granddaughter continue with classic theme
By GreGory Cornfield
At a toy store on the west side of
The Original Farmers Market at
Third and Fairfax, smiling faces
greet shoppers as they enter the
store which is filled with countless
model cars, stuffed animals and
board games for sale.
The classic toy store, Kip’s
Toyland – a place to bring children
to buy a new doll or Slinky – will
celebrate a milestone anniversary
on Oct. 11. Kip’s has been that
same classic toy store for 70 years.
Los Angeles’ oldest toy store has
been open for business six days a
week since 1945.
The store’s founder, Irvin “Kip”
Kipper, was a pilot and prisoner of
war during World War II. After seeing some of the darkest sides of
mankind, Kip decided he should
find a way to bring joy to people’s
lives.
When he returned to Los
Angeles, Kip bought a store that
sold flags on the southeast corner of
Third Street and Fairfax Avenue,
where a Whole Foods grocery store
stands now. When the war ended,
the United States’ rationing rules on
rubber did too, and Kip was able to
start selling balloons. Don Kipper,
Kip’s son, started working at his
dad’s store when he was nine years
old, in 1955, tying strings on the
balloons.
“In 1945, there weren’t as many
toys as there are now. There were
Slinkys, chess and checkers. As
soon as balloons became available,
people couldn’t wait to get them,”
Don said. “There was a line around
the store to get balloons. That’s
how he started in the toy business.”
As the business grew, Kip added
more toys to the inventory, and
moved to the Original Farmers
Market in 1956, where it was one of
the first places where customers
could find Madame Alexander
dolls, Don remembered.
Don said his father worked at the
store six days a week and bought
merchandise for the store on the
seventh.
The Bicycle-Friendly Streets Project will create new routes for
cyclists along Rosewood Avenue, and Formosa Street/Alta Vista
Avenue. A traffic signal will be installed at major thoroughfares,
including La Brea and Rosewood avenues (pictured).
Project to make streets
more bike-friendly passed
n Project includes new
signage for cyclists,
roundabout at First St.
By edwin folven
The Los Angeles County
Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority (Metro) Board on
Sept. 24 approved the Bicycle
Friendly Streets Plan, which was
developed by the Mid-City West
Community Council (MCWCC).
The Metro Board approved
approximately $1.8 million in
funding for the project, which
will be matched by approximately $483,000 in funding from the
city of Los Angeles.
The plan calls for Rosewood
Avenue from La Cienega
Boulevard to La Brea Avenue to
be designated as a “bicycle
friendly” route, as well as
Formosa Street/Alta Vista
Avenue from Romaine Street to
Third Street. The plan will be
implemented in 2020.
Traffic calming measures will
be installed along the routes.
New traffic signals will be
installed where the streets cross
major thoroughfares. Right-turn
only signs, intended to prevent
cut-through auto traffic, will be
installed at the major intersections, but cyclists will be allowed
to pass through.
Other amenities include new
signage for cyclists, a roundabout
at the intersection of Formosa
and First streets, and “bicycle
boxes” – painted boxes on the
pavement where cyclists wait
ahead of motorists.
MCWCC chair Scott Epstein
said the project is a proactive
way to make the streets safer and
more inviting for cyclists.
“We are thrilled,” Epstein said.
“It’s something we have been
working on for two years now.”
Metro spokesman Dave Sotero
said the new project aligns with
the agencies goals to promote
alternative forms of transportation.
“This project will help bicyclists more easily navigate midcity streets and create a better
bicycle connection between
Metro’s existing and planned
subway stations.”
Kip, 99, is retired now. He still
visits the store weekly, but Don
Kipper and Kip’s granddaughter,
Lily Kipper now run the store.
Lily said it’s an honor to carry on
the legacy of her grandfather’s
work.
“We are custodians of the flame,
just keeping it burning,” Don
Kipper added.
Lily Kipper started managing the
store in 2011 after graduating college.
“But as a little kid, I always tried
to help and stock shelves,” she said.
“I spent a lot of time on the weekends just visiting because my
grandparents were always here. I
mean they worked six days a week
… and I was a kid, so going to a toy
store was still pretty great.”
Don and Lily Kipper are confident that the store will continue to
be successful because they stay true
to Kip’s original values and themes
that led to the store’s longevity.
“More than anything, we try to
provide a good selection of merchandise – things that are very current and things that are also classic
and vintage,” Don said. “But most
photo by Gregory Cornfield
Kip’s Toyland, located at the west side of The Original Farmers Market,
is Los Angeles’ oldest toy store.
importantly, we’re going to take
good care of our customers and
give them good service.
Don Kipper said the relationships
his family have built have led to
third and fourth generation customers. People who visited the
store decades ago, now bring their
grandchildren and great-grandchildren to the shop.
Lily attributes their success to the
line of classic toys that has remained
consistent through the decades.
“We don’t sell video games or
anything that plugs in,” she said.
“It’s all classics – nothing like
Xbox or PlayStations. Even though
I’m part of that generation, I understand why that’s never been an
option. That’s sort of what makes
us special, we’re not just like any
other toy store. When you come in,
there are puzzles and board games
and real games and not just something that plugs in.”
See Kip’s page 21
Feuer files charges for
firearms violations
4 October 1, 2015
Los Angeles City Attorney
Mike Feuer’s office has filed
criminal charges against a South
Los Angeles firearms dealer,
Barkochba Botach, and a security
officer, Amelia Suarez, for the
alleged illegal sale and purchase
of two firearms with large capacity magazines.
Suarez, who allegedly purchased a firearm for another individual, is accused of knowingly
providing false information on a
federal firearms purchase application and obtained the firearms
from Botach’s dealership. Suarez
allegedly sold one of the firearms
to an individual who used it to
commit a homicide in Riverside
County earlier this year.
“Our gun laws can prevent
tragedies, but when those laws
are circumvented there can be
dire consequences,” Feuer said.
“It’s critical that firearms dealers
comply with rules designed to
protect the public.”
Botach, a licensed firearms
dealer and owner of Botach
Tactical, allegedly gave Suarez an
improper exemption available
only to sworn law enforcement
personnel, which allowed her to
purchase the large-capacity magazines and more than one handgun in a 30-day period. The city
enacted an ordinance earlier this
year prohibiting the possession of
large-capacity magazines.
Suarez allegedly purchased one
firearm for herself and one on
behalf of a long-time family
friend. On the ATF Firearms
Transaction Record, however,
Suarez allegedly claimed she was
purchasing both firearms for herself, effectively bypassing state
law safeguards against straw purchasers. Botach delivered both
firearms to Suarez on Oct. 28. In
early 2015, Suarez allegedly
transferred one of the guns directly to her friend informally, without going through the proper registration procedures and background checks necessary to legally transfer a firearm under
California law. Shortly afterward,
the friend allegedly used the
firearm, still registered in Suarez’
name, to commit a homicide.
Botach was charged with one
count of selling a large-capacity
magazine and one count of selling more than one handgun within a 30-day period, both laws
Feuer authored when he was a
member of the Los Angeles City
Council. The counts carry a maximum sentence of up to one year
in county jail and six months in
county jail or up to $1000 in
fines, respectively.
Suarez was also charged with
selling a large capacity magazine, which carries a maximum
penalty of up to one year in county jail; conducting a firearms
transaction where neither party
holds a dealer’s license, which
carries a maximum penalty of up
to one year in county jail or a
penalty of up to $1000; one count
of knowingly furnishing incorrect information on an ATF
Firearms transaction record,
which carries a maximum penalty of up to six months county jail
or up to $1000 fine; and one
count of purchasing more than
one gun in a 30-day period, an
infraction that carries a maximum fine of $50 for a first
offense.
Arraignment is scheduled for
Oct. 15 in Department 40 of the
Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal
Justice Center.
Coroner’s office investigates
death of man found in WeHo
Coroner’s Office is investigating the
death of a man whose body was
found on Sept. 24 in front of West
Hollywood Park.
A passerby noticed the victim on
a bus bench in the 600 block of N.
San Vicente Boulevard at approximately 7:43 a.m. and notified
authorities. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Coroner’s office spokesman Ed
Winter declined to publicly identify
the victim pending notification of
next of kin. He described the victim
as an African American man in his
40s. The victim appears to have
been a transient and had a history of
drug use, Winter said. Foul play is
not suspected.
Sheriff’s Department will receive a
$1.5 million grant from the U.S.
Justice Department to fund a multiagency task force to address human
trafficking.
The Los Angeles Human
Trafficking Task Force will jointly
be led by the United States
Attorney’s Office and the sheriff’s
department and will investigate
high-priority trafficking crimes –
particularly the sex trafficking of
minors – while bringing together
federal, state and local leaders to
address the needs of trafficking
victims. The task force and the
grant award represent the latest
effort by Los Angeles County
Sheriff McDonnell to enhance the
department’s approach to human
trafficking and leverages the
resources and expertise of multiple
agencies in a strategic and comprehensive regional focus on the issue.
The grant will fund an expansion
of the LASD’s Human Exploitation
and Trafficking Team. The task
force will be based on a model that
emphasizes bringing prosecutors,
investigators, justice system partners, service agencies and victim
advocates together to provide care
to victims while ensuring strong
investigations and prosecutions.
With the new task force, the
United States Attorney’s Office in
Los Angeles will be expanding its
human trafficking program with
the addition of new prosecutors
who will specialize in trafficking
cases.
By edwin folven
LASD, justice department partner
to address human trafficking
Officer, suspect identified in Wilshire area shooting
n July incident began at
Wilshire and La Brea
By edwin folven
A suspect shot and killed on July
9 by an officer from the Los
Angeles Police Department’s
Wilshire Division has been identified as Neil Peter White, 38, who
authorities said was a transient.
The LAPD has also identified the
officer who shot White as Stephan
Shuff. Capt. Howard Leslie, of the
Wilshire Division, said the investigation into the officer-involved shooting is ongoing, and could take as
long as eight months. Leslie said
Shuff transferred to an assignment at
a different station shortly after the
incident, and the captain did not have
any further information about Shuff
or his tenure with the department.
Los Angeles County Coroner’s
Office spokesman Ed Winter said it
was difficult to locate White’s family members to notify them about
his death – a requirement before he
is publicly identified. White’s parents live in England, Winter said. It
is unclear how long White had been
in the Wilshire area.
The officer-involved shooting
occurred at approximately 8:40
a.m. on July 9 near the corner of
Sycamore Avenue and 9th Street.
Police initially received reports
about a suspect smashing windows
with a skateboard near the corner of
Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea
Avenue. Witnesses provided a
description to police, and two officers discovered a man riding a
skateboard on Sycamore Avenue, a
couple of blocks from where the
vandalism was reported.
The suspect allegedly confronted
officers when they attempted to
stop him. One of the officers used a
Taser in an attempt to subdue the
suspect, but he allegedly wrestled it
away and began using the Taser on
the officer. The second officer,
identified as Shuff, then shot the
suspect, who was taken to CedarsSinai Medical Center and later pronounced dead.
WeHo sheriff’s
captain
announces
retirement
Capt. Gary Honings, commanding officer of the West Hollywood
Sheriff’s Station, announced last
week that he is retiring after serving
with the department since 1984.
Few details are available about his
retirement, and Honings is currently on vacation. Sgt. Chuck Braden,
with the West Hollywood Sheriff’s
Station, said the captain tentatively
plans to retire near the end of
October, but no official date has
been set.
Honings has served for 17 years
in various positions at the West
Hollywood Sheriff’s Station. He
was appointed commanding officer
in 2013 after the station’s previous
captain, Kelley Fraser, was promoted to commander. Honings previously served as operations lieutenant under Fraser and former West
Hollywood Sheriff’s Station captain
Buddy Goldman, overseeing dayto-day operations. Prior assignments at the station also include
serving as operations sergeant under
captains Richard Odenthal, Lynda
Castro and David Long.
Police cordoned of Sycamore Avenue for hours while they investigated
the officer-involved shooting on July 9.
The unidentified officer, who
was tased by the suspect, suffered a
burn to the leg. Shuff was also
injured during the altercation,
according to police, although the
severity of his injuries was not disclosed.
The two officers were taken out
of the field immediately after the
shooting and interviewed by investigators, which is routine. Leslie
added they returned to duty within
days of the incident.
The investigation into the shooting is being conducted by the
LAPD’s Force Investigation
Division, which will forward its
conclusions to the department’s
Use of Force Review Board, Leslie
said. The board’s recommendation
is then forwarded to LAPD Chief
Charlie Beck, who decides whether
any action against the officer is
warranted. The Los Angeles Police
Commission also reviews the
investigation and the chief’s decision. Concurrently, the Office of
the Inspector General conducts an
independent investigation of officer-involved shootings.
Leslie said that following the
incident, officers at the Wilshire
Division were briefed on the use of
Tasers as a precautionary measure.
“We went over the Taser with the
entire division on the three ways to
deploy a Taser, not because we
identified any deficiencies, but
because it was a good opportunity
to make sure the officers are clear
about the proper use of Tasers,”
Leslie added.
5 October 1, 2015
Sprouts Farmers Market to land on La Brea avenue
n Disputes settled after
years of controvery,
resident lawsuit
By Jessie LingenfeLter
The Angelene, formerly known
as the La Brea Gateway project,
has announced that a Sprouts
Farmers Market store will open on
its ground floor in January 2016.
The mixed-use development project will also be home to a 179unit apartment complex, and will
provide parking for its residents
and Sprouts’ shoppers.
Located at the corner of La Brea
and Willoughby avenues, the
Angelene has 35,000 square feet
of ground floor retail space, and
has plans for up to five stories at
varying points throughout the
building. Parking will include 133
spots for Sprouts on or above
grade; all residential Angelene
parking will be underground. Ten
percent of the units in the apartment complex will be offered as
affordable housing.
Sprouts is offering a range of
employment opportunities at the
new location, including bakery
manager, meat clerk and grocery
manager positions.
Peter Nichols, founder of the
Melrose Action Neighborhood
Watch, said he is “thrilled” a
Sprouts Farmers Market is coming
to the area, adding it is greatly
needed.
“There isn’t enough competition in upscale lifestyle-oriented
markets around here. Whole
Foods has a lock on it in this area,
otherwise we just have a couple of
Ralphs [grocery stores]. I think it’s
better for our neighborhood and
hope it will result in better prices,”
Nichols said.
The neighborhood corner has
been the center of controversy in
the past, after KCOP moved out in
2003. A development company,
Bomel, originally purchased the
land, but it remained vacant for
years while the project moved
through the city’s approval
process. Adding further delays,
neighboring residents filed a law-
LAUSD strives to implement anti-sexting
campaign, sex education in all schools
n Classes encourage
students to have
conversation
By Jessie LingenfeLter
Los Angeles Unified School
District
(LAUSD)
recently
launched the “Now Matters Later”
initiative, promoting an anti-sexting campaign for sixth-12th grade
students. The campaign aims to
teach students about the dangers
of sexting and its possible social,
disciplinary and criminal consequences.
The initiative is in line with
LAUSD’s positive behavior support plan, which focuses on social
media responsibility, bullying and
cyberbullying. The anti-sexting
campaign will inform students that
posting or sharing nude or seminude photos may harm their reputation, employability and personal
privacy, as messages can be easily
forwarded, posted online or seen
by strangers. In addition, many
states, including California, have
laws against publicly sharing nude
images of a person who intended
the image to be private – especially if that person is a minor – which
could result in the perpetrator facing child pornography or felony
obscenity charges.
“We want our kids to grow
healthy, socially responsible relationships. We don’t want their digital footprint to impact their future
a negative way,” said Holly
Priebe-Sotelo, intervention coordinator with the LAUSD office of
school operations and human relations.
Sherrie Quinn, assistant principal at Los Angeles High School,
said the school plans to implement
the anti-sexting campaign soon,
and they recently conducted a positive behavior support assembly.
“[The assembly] covered internet safety and what qualifies as
appropriate and inappropriate
behavior. We want students to take
responsibility for themselves and
for their friends – if they see
something bad online they can let
me know. We are all a family,”
Quinn said.
She said Los Angeles High
School also stresses the importance of responsibility, safety and
access to information in its teen
health clinic and sex education
curriculum. The goal of both the
anti-sexting campaign and the
LAUSD’s regular comprehensive
sex education classes is to encourage students to have conversations
about what they feel safe with, to
improve their confidence and to
teach them better decision-making
skills.
The extent to which the antisexting campaign is carried out is
an independent decision left to
each individual school. One
school could decide only to put up
a poster while another creates a
comprehensive video and interactive lesson segment, according to
Timothy Kordic, project advisor in
health education programs at
LAUSD and manager of the
HIV/AIDs prevention unit. A
school may opt to include the antisexting campaign in their comprehensive sex education curriculum
within a semester-long comprehensive health course, which is
technically required in each
LAUSD school. However, not all
charter schools follow that district
policy, according to Kordic.
Although independent charter
schools occupy space in LAUSD
buildings, they are autonomous,
not bound by district policy. They
are required only to meet
California
Department
of
Education (CDE) standards,
which do not require schools to
teach sex education. CDE defines
sex education as education about
human development, including
education on pregnancy, family
planning and sexually transmitted
diseases. However, if a school opts
to teach sex education, CDE mandates the program must be comprehensive. Affiliated charter
schools in LAUSD, which receive
district funding, follow district
guidelines. Most LAUSD charter
schools are independent.
According to a CDE school
health education consultant, when
schools were last surveyed by the
See sexting page 21
suit to reduce the height of the
proposed seven-story building. A
settlement was reached in 2011,
and soon after Bomel sold the
space.
According to Paul Neuman,
press deputy for City Councilman
Paul Koretz, 5th District, all disputes have been settled, and
Holland Partner Group has held
meetings with neighborhood
members to ensure all requested
stipulations have been met. He
said mostly residential areas surround the building with some lowdensity multi-family units to the
south. Three other developments
are also new to the area, anticipating more than 1,000 new residential units will be created.
Thomas Warren, COO of development at Holland Partner Group
in southern California, noted
extensive dialogue with the neighborhood as the project was working through approvals.
“We are very pleased to be
delivering the Sprouts. We always
look for retail tenants that provide
amenities for our residents and for
photo by Jessie Lingenfelter
Construction is underway at the corner of La Brea and Willoughby
avenues on Sept. 21.The project is set to be complete by January.
the neighborhood, and this seems
to be a great fit,” Warren said.
The Angelene building will add
a positive element to the neighborhood, according to Nichols, and
will be a conduit for improvement
and upgrade in the area. While
some community members voiced
concern over traffic congestion in
the area, he said it would likely
have little impact and is worth the
inconvenience.
“That corner was horrendously
blighted for many years, the building used to be filthy and filled
with many illegal activities. This
is a huge turnaround,” Nichols
said.
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Loyola football standout headed to Stanford
6 October 1, 2015
Only 300 high school football
players from around the country
are listed as the top prospects on
ESPN.com each year. A cornerback at Loyola High School
claimed one of those coveted
spots, and now he gets to choose
which college team he wants to
play for.
David Long, ranked the 105th
overall prospect in the country and
10th in California, verbally committed to play for Stanford
University, but the recruiting
process is far from over.
“College students can’t sign a
letter of intent until the first
Wednesday in February,” Loyola
head coach Marvin Sanders said.
That means Long can still
change his mind about the college
he attends. It also means college
coaches will continue to try to persuade him to consider their programs instead.
“It happens on both sides,”
Sanders said. “Sometimes schools
change their mind as well. But college coaches never give up on a
player until his name is signed,
sealed and delivered.”
When he announced his verbal
commitment to Stanford in August,
Long said it was nerve-wracking
because other coaches were trying
to get in contact with him to
change his mind.
“It kind of throws off what you
were thinking,” he said. “But after
I made the decision, I allowed it to
set in, and I felt like I made a good
decision.”
Sanders said Long’s work ethic
is what made him stand out.
“If you come out to practice,
you’ll see he’s a kid that tries to
finish every play through the end
zone,” Sanders said.
Long started playing when he
was five or six years old, he said.
He felt himself start to separate
from the rest of players when he
was in the sixth grade.
“A lot of guys don’t have the
effort and will to get up and work
out,” Long said. “Even when
you’re in between the lines and
competing until the very end of the
play. That’s something I’ve built
over time.”
He started receiving recruiting
letters when he was a sophomore
and has lost count how many he
has received since.
‘I didn’t think things would happen that fast, but it made me want
to get better and keep competing
because it was just a taste of what
things could be,” he said.
Part of the decision process
involved visiting schools and
meeting with college coaches.
“I think about how [the school
and campus] feel when I’m there,”
he said. “That’s not really something you can replicate over the
phone. I consider the relationship
with the position coach. And education of course, if football doesn’t
work out.”
He said he receives at least one
phone call every day from a
Division-I football coach checking
in with him.
“My sophomore year, I was kind
of nervous because I didn’t want to
say the wrong thing,” he said. “I
would spend a few minutes to
gather my thoughts before calling.
But now, I’m kind of use to it, it’s
just like a normal conversation.”
Long said Stanford impressed
him with how the defensive backs
played when he visited the school.
But he said the education potential
also impressed him. He hopes to
pursue architectural engineering as
a major.
“They do a good job allowing
the athletes to network. So for
instance, football players don’t
room with other football players,”
he said. “If I go, I’ll be with another student. I think that’s another
opportunity to network.”
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Tom
Torlakson
released a plan to improve curriculum designed to teach students
about the environment titled, “A
Blueprint for Environmental
Literacy.”
“Climate change, wildfires and
the drought are clear reminders of
how important environmental
issues are to our own lives and the
health of planet Earth,” Torlakson
said. “Students need to learn about
the environment so they can make
informed choices and help to
maintain our clean water and air. A
Blueprint for Environmental
Literacy provides recommendations that could help educate all
students about how to create a sustainable and healthy environment.”
Torlakson convened a 47-member Environmental Literacy Task
Force last year to evaluate the state
of environmental education and
make recommendations for
improvement. Elizabeth Babcock
of the California Academy of
Sciences and Craig Strang of the
Lawrence Hall of Science led the
task force, and its findings were
published in Torlakson’s plan.
The task force recommended
that high-quality environmental
education be available to all stu-
dents and also pointed out the
necessity of finding a funding
source to sustain and improve
instruction, as well as the importance of working with outside
organizations to ensure the instruction is high quality to provide students with a variety of learning
experiences. The report recommended that environmental education be integrated into historysocial science instruction, as well
as in California’s new standards
for English, mathematics and science.
In addition, it recommended that
students should have more opportunities to learn about the environment using activities such as growing a school garden and visiting
parks, farms, museums, aquariums, science centers and zoos.
Torlakson said the California
Department of Education has
already begun implementing several task force recommendations.
The department has formed a team
to put the recommendations into
action.
For more information on the
state’s efforts to improve environmental literacy, visit the California
Department
of
Education’s
Environmental Education Web
page.
n Cornerback David
Long sought by many
collegiate teams
State schools chief unveils plan
for environmental literacy
Long said after Stanford, he is
also considering Notre Dame,
University
of
Michigan,
University of Washington, and
Ohio State University.
Long said he has received support from friends and family and
that he hasn’t felt any pressure to
decide one way or the other.
“It’s solely based on me at this
point,” he said. “So I’m just trying
to take my time and make a good
decision.”
As for the ESPN rankings, Long
said he didn’t really pay attention
to it, but that his friends showed
him his number when it came out.
He said he will try to break the top
100 this season, among his other
goals for his last year at Loyola.
“I’m grateful for what I have,”
he said. “But I can’t think about it
for too long or I’ll get complacent.”
Sanders, who played at the
University of Nebraska and
coached college football for more
than 20 years, said he is offering
guidance, but he doesn’t want to
push Long one way or the other.
Loyola football head coach, Marvin Sanders (left), who played and
coached college football for more than 20 years, stands with David Long,
who committed to play football for Stanford University.
“I want to make sure he’s looking at the right things,” Sanders
said. “I don’t care where you
choose, but let’s look at the reasons why you’re picking school A
or school B.”
Loyola (4-0) will play tomorrow
against Chaminade at 7 p.m. at
Loyola High School, 1901 Venice
Blvd.
Rosewood principal strives to improve computer lab
Linda Crowder, principal at
Rosewood Avenue Elementary, said
the “sad” state of the school’s computer lab has been a concern among
parents and staff for at least the
seven years she has been there.
To make up for it, and to improve
the students’ 21st century technical
skills, Crowder and the staff at
Rosewood know they have to
revamp the computer lab that’s currently stocked with 1998 blue iMAC
3g computers. Crowder started a
fundraising campaign on the website www.indiegogo.com to pay for
a technology media lab.
Crowder said the current lab
allows students the opportunity to
use word processing, conduct
research, use some educational software, and to take their Accelerated
Reader (AR) online tests.
But until they expand those capabilities, Crowder said the students at
Rosewood are at a disadvantage
because the state tests administered
to students in grades three – 12 are
no longer pencil and paper tests, but
are administered on a computer
device. She said students who do not
have access to the necessary technology may not do as well and that
the students do not have the same
academic opportunities as other
schools’ students.
“When they talk about ‘level
playing fields,’ my students are not
on a level playing field,” she said.
“It’s my job to fix it.”
Crowder said the technologybased assignments should be done at
school instead of at home or the
library because Rosewood lacks the
technology.
“What we want to do with the
media lab is to be able to make it
more than just students coming in
with their teacher and typing up
reports or researching something,”
Crowder said. “We want it to be
more than that.”
To do so, it won’t be cheap. The
fundraising campaign’s goal is
$278,634, which would fund a technology media lab with a fully credentialed technology teacher, along
with both Apple and Microsoft computers.
In the proposed lab, students will
learn typing, and basic and
advanced computer skills. Students
will learn to make and edit movies,
to create websites and podcasts, to
write code, and they will study about
art design. Crowder said the lab will
ensure the students get “21st century
skills” – communication, collaboration, creativity and innovation –
once they have access to muchneeded media and technology.
“This isn’t about pulling up apps
so students can play games,”
Crowder said. “This is a matter of
being able to take this technology
and make it be meaningful for the
students. But then also be able to
integrate the curriculum. We need to
give that level playing field to all
students.”
Crowder said she plans to provide
professional development for teachers and teaching assistants to ensure
they know how to use the technology and how to integrate it into the
classroom.
Crowder added that she believes
simply placing an iPad in a child’s
hand, without either the child or
teacher knowing what to do with it,
is not a good use of resources. “We’re a ways away from knowing how to integrate them into the
curriculum,” she said.
The project calls for 20 iMac 27inch screen computers, 20 HP computers, and 20 Samsung 27-inch
monitors. The project also specifies
software, a printer, projector, Bluray player, video cameras, headphones, speakers and other equipment, and training for a full-time
computer media lab teacher.
Crowder started an open fundraising campaign because Rosewood is
a Title I school – meaning many students come from low-income families. Approximately 54 percent of
Rosewood students are eligible for
free or reduced cost lunch.
“I have students in homeless situations, parents that are or were incarcerated, and families struggling to
put food on the table,” Crowder
said. “I have students who worry
about their next meal, having a place
to sleep, and abuse or neglect in the
home.”
She said with the demand on parents to work and provide, it puts the
burden of teaching students technology-based lessons on the school.
“I can’t ask [parents] after they
worked all day long to get their child
over to the library to figure out how
the computer works. We have to do
that here,” Crowder said. “They
aren’t really in a place to be able to
help their students. That’s what
would happen in our media lab. It
would really make our students well
rounded with technology. With this
campaign, that’s our goal.”
7 October 1, 2015
Photo by Gregory Cornfield
To improve the students’ 21st century technical skills, Rosewood staff
wants to revamp the computer lab that’s currently stocked with 1998
blue iMAC 3g computers.
Metro begins removing Governor considers bill on drones in fire zones
Wilshire Boulevard trees
This legislation
will put the safety
8 October 1, 2015
Crews on Wednesday removed palm trees from the median on
Wilshire Boulevard near Detroit Street as part of the Purple Line subway extension project. The palms are the first of 22 trees being
removed from the medians and sidewalks on Wilshire Boulevard
between Mansfield Avenue and Detroit Street to accommodate construction of the Wilshire/La Brea subway station. The Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has committed to
replace every tree it removes with two new trees. The project is
expected to be completed over the next couple of weeks, ahead of the
installation in November of steel pilings that will form the walls
around the subway station.
Ryu hosts Hollywood Sign,
public safety town hall
Councilmember David Ryu, 4th
District, will host a neighborhood
town hall focused on access to the
Hollywood sign and public safety
concerns tonight at 6:30 p.m. at
Cheremoya Avenue Elementary
School. He will join expert panelists to discuss managing the overwhelming
interest
in
the
Hollywood sign and access options
that will minimize the impact on
residential neighborhoods and
maximize public safety.
Homeowners have voiced concerns about the large groups of hikers, tourists and motorists clogging
roads near points of access for the
Hollywood sign. They have also
expressed frustration over the litter
and flammable trash that these
groups produce in their neighborhoods. In July, Ryu began gathering information about safety issues
in the area. He intends to discuss
current measures in place, as well
as short- and long-term options.
Panelists, including representatives from the Los Angeles departments of police, fire, transportation, and recreation and parks, will
take questions from the public.
Cheremoya Avenue Elementary
School is located at 6017 Franklin
Ave.
Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle
rejected a motion filed by
PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PwC)
last week to dismiss the claims
asserted by the city of Los Angeles
that PwC fraudulently drew the city
into a contract to replace Los
Angeles Department of Water and
Power’s (LADWP) customer
billing and information system. The
judge held that the city may continue to pursue the claims.
The ruling allows the city to pursue additional millions of dollars in
damages that exceed the $60 million
paid by LADWP to PwC to oversee
the design, systems integration and
implementation of the new billing
system. “We’re pleased the court agreed
that our case against PriceWaterhouse-Coopers, based on the
city’s allegations of fraud on the
ratepayers of Los Angeles, can proceed,” said Los Angeles City
Attorney Mike Feuer. “We expected
Price Waterhouse Coopers’ lawyers
to play hardball, and we’re more
than ready for that fight.”
The court’s decision will allow
LADWP to attempt to recover much
of the costs to customers for the
problems the department experienced with the billing system design
and implementation, LADWP GM
Marcie Edwards added.
“We hired PwC and paid them
$60 million to deliver a product that
worked,” she said. “Instead, as our
complaint alleges, we ended up
with a nightmare for our customers
and our employees as we managed
the fallout of the faulty integration
and programming of the new system.”
LADWP’s complaint also alleges
that PwC fraudulently misrepresented their track record to secure
the contract, among other misrepresentations.
“While we work to recover every
penny spent in connection with the
faulty implementation, we can
report that we have since fixed most
of the critical billing system problems, and at this time we are
exceeding industry standards for
on-time bills,” Edwards said.
LADWP clears hurdle in litigation
for botched billing system
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (DGlendale) and Senator Ted Gaines
(R-El Dorado) announced the passage of SB 168 – legislation aimed
to protect forests, property and the
lives of citizens, firefighters and
emergency personnel from drone
interference. The bill is now headed
to Governor Brown for consideration. SB 168 will increase fines for
drone use that interferes with firefighting and emergency responders.
“This legislation will put the
safety of Californians first, and will
punish criminals who ignore the
safety of our emergency-response
professionals and the people they
are trying to protect,” Gatto said.
“A flying piece of plastic with a
camera attached is the last thing a
pilot needs to worry about before
making a difficult maneuver to
make a water drop.”
The bill also seeks to grant civil
immunity to any emergency
responder who damages an
unmanned aircraft in the course of
firefighting, air ambulance, or
search-and-rescue operations. of Californians
first, and will
punish criminals
who ignore the
safety of our
emergencyresponse
professionals ...”
-Assemblyman Mike Gatto
This past summer, there were
many reports in California that
planes were forced to reroute or
land, in some cases having to discharge their critical, flame-retardant loads in areas not affected by
fire, because a drone had interfered
with their drop. Forest Service officials have also voiced concerns that
drones could interfere with the
deployment and safety of the
“smokejumper” crews who para-
chute into remote wildfire areas.
Gaines and Gatto drafted the
emergency legislation even before
the string of reports indicating that
drones operating over wildfires
have interfered with firefighting
aircraft.
“To think that someone would
interfere with firefighting or emergency response situations to get a
sneak peek or to post a drone video
on YouTube is an outrage that is
deserving of punishment and condemnation,” Gaines said.
Gatto said the current law needs
to be updated to deal with the rapid
progress of technology. He believes
guidelines and safeguards are needed for a new technology that is
becoming very popular with
Californians.
“When automobile use became
widespread, California had to
update its laws, too,” Gatto said.
“This legislation is the equivalent
of the ‘No Parking in front of a fire
hydrant’ rule for the age of democratized aviation. It’s time to update
our laws as technology keeps
advancing.”
AHF refuses to remove billboards
9 October 1, 2015
A new billboard campaign by
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
(AHF) links popular dating apps
Tinder and Grindr with sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs) in an
effort to raise awareness about the
dangers of the hookup culture,
according to AHF. Currently, the
campaign is featured on 12 billboards and 45 bus benches in Los
Angeles.
Tinder sent AHF a cease and
desist letter that claims the campaign falsely associates Tinder
with contracting venereal disease.
The letter states the billboards
have the potential to damage the
dating app companies’ reputation.
“While Tinder strongly supports
[HIV] testing, the billboard’s
statements are not founded upon
any scientific evidence, and are
incapable of withstanding critical
analysis,” the letter states.
AHF responded they would not
be removing any references to
Tinder in the billboard campaign
and denies they have made false or
disparaging comments. The foun-
dation also referenced studies that
suggest dating apps have increased
the prevalence of STDs, including
one from Rhode Island’s
Department of Health that reports
cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and
HIV rose sharply between 2013
and 2014. The report notes the
increase is due to high-risk behaviors such as using social media to
arrange casual and anonymous
sexual encounters.
The billboard features two pairs
of heads facing one another, representing Tinder facing chlamydia,
and Grindr facing gonorrhea.
Beside the image, the URL
“freeSTDcheck.org” is advertised.
“We have no intention, nor
need, to take these billboards
down. This public awareness message is intended to raise awareness
about sexual hygiene and the
importance of routine HIV and
STD testing, particularly among
users of dating and hookup apps.
We actually want to work with
these apps and assist them so they
can incorporate straightforward
State funding to be used for
L.A. River restoration project
California Senate President pro
Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los
Angeles) has announced that the
state is providing $25 million to
purchase land known as the “G-2
parcel,” which is considered the
“crown jewel” of the L.A. River
restoration project.
The state has set aside $25 million in unused park and water bond
funds to acquire the property, and
the funds were secured by de León
in the state budget. The Santa
Monica Mountains Conservancy
(SMMC) applied for the funds and
is partnering with the city of Los
Angeles to help manage the purchase and acquisition.
The G-2 parcel is a former
Union Pacific property north of
downtown Los Angeles where the
river bends near Silverlake. The
parcel is considered a lynchpin
acquisition in the broader restoration of the river, de León said.
“Revitalizing the L.A. River will
transform the entire city. The pos-
sibilities moving forward are endless and I can’t wait to see the outcome,” de León said. “As we prepare to enter the fifth year of a historic drought, there is no better
time to think about the role of the
L.A. River as a resource for our
communities, both in terms of its
potential for regional water reclamation and conservation, and the
important creation of natural recreational spaces for urban communities.”
The plan is to convert the 44
acres of land into river parkways
and build an environment for natural plants to flourish. SMMC will
play an active role in ensuring the
parcel is managed so it is meeting
with the bond conditions and state
standards for open space and habitat, according to de León.
In addition to funding to purchase the G-2 parcel, California
voters have committed $100 million for L.A. River restoration
through Proposition 1.
Twenty-one members of the
California Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Governor
Jerry Brown urging him to sign the
California New Motor Voter Act.
AB 1461 would register every
eligible citizen who goes to a
Department of Motor Vehicles
office to get a driver’s license or
renew one – potentially adding
millions of new registered voters
to California’s voter rolls.
“Given the recent decline in
voter turnout in California, passing the New Motor Voter Act is
more important than ever and will
build upon previous efforts to
improve voter participation,” the
letter read. “It would also make
voter registration more efficient,
cost effective and convenient for
California citizens.”
House Democratic Leader
Nancy Pelosi described voting as
“the most fundamental right” in
our democracy and said lawmak-
ers have a fundamental responsibility to make it easier for
Americans to exercise it.
“California’s New Motor Voter
Act will make our democracy
stronger by helping millions of citizens make their voices heard [by]
their government,” she said. “This
vital measure will significantly
improve California’s voter registration and participation rates.”
Secretary of State Alex Padilla
said The New Motor Voter Act
would remove barriers that prevent millions of Californians from
voting.. “As government officials, we
have a responsibility to facilitate
civic participation and strengthen
voting rights,” he added.
Congressman Adam Schiff (DCalif.) and Congresswoman
Karen Bass (D-Calif.) were
included in the 21 representatives
urging
Governor
Brown’s
approval.
Schiff, Bass urge governor
to sign New Motor Voter Act
educational information about
STD prevention and testing,” said
Michael Weinstein, AHF president.
AHF said they also plans to
expand the campaign to South
Florida and New York soon.
photo courtesy of AIDS Healthcare Foundation
One of the controversial billboards from AHF’s campaign is located near
Tinder’s West Hollywood office.
CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the West Hollywood Planning Commission will
hold a Public Hearing to consider the following item:
LOCATIONS: Citywide, West Hollywood, California.
REQUEST: Zone text amendment to update standards for non-residential parking facilities in residential zones and to require an administrative permit for applicable facilities.
PERMIT(S): Zone Text Amendment, and any other required permits.
APPLICANT(S):
City of West Hollywood
TIME/PLACE Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
OF HEARING: at 6:30 p.m.
West Hollywood Park Public Meeting Room – Council Chambers
625 N. San Vicente Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
ZONES:
Citywide
ENVIRONMENTAL
STATUS:
Categorically exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Sections §15061
(Review for Exemption).
The staff report will be available on Thursday, October 8, 2015, at City Hall, 8300
Santa Monica Boulevard, the W.H. Library, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard, and online at www.weho.org
IF YOU CHALLENGE this item in court, you may be limited to raising only those
issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice,
or in the written correspondence delivered to the West Hollywood Planning
Commission, via the Community Development Department at, or prior to, the
Public Hearing.
To comply with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening
Devices (ALD) will be available for checkout at the meeting. If you require special
assistance to participate in this meeting (e.g., a signer for the hearing impaired),
you must call, or submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at
(323) 848-6409 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The City TDD line for the
hearing impaired is (323) 848-6496.
Special meeting related accommodations (e.g., transportation) may be provided
upon written request to the Office of the City Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting. For information on public transportation, call 1-323-GO-METRO
(323/466-3876) or go to www.metro.net
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to attend said Public Hearing to
express their opinion in this matter.
For further information contact Garen Srapyan, Assistant Planner, in the
Community Development Department at (323) 848-6475, or via email at:
[email protected]
Yvonne Quarker, City Clerk
Мы сообщаем вам об обсуждении проекта. Для дополнительной
информации на русском языке звоните: 323-848-6826.
TarFest brings Miracle Mile, WeHo’s website wins design award
Museum Row together
10 October 1, 2015
Photo by Gregory Cornfield
Gavin Turek rocks out with fans at the 2015 TarFest music and arts
fair on Saturday at Hancock Park between the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art and the La Brea Tar Pits Museum. LAUNCH LA and
88.5 FM KCSN hosted the 13th annual event that showcases local talent and brings the Miracle Mile community together with Museum
Row. The event featured local artists, musicians and band performances for the whole family. Salt Petal, Baves, Jessica Childress and
The Shelters also performed.
Governor rejects Gatto’s bill
to open carpool lanes
Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (DGlendale) legislation aimed at
reducing traffic and increasing efficiency of Los Angeles County’s
freeway system was vetoed by
Governor Jerry Brown this week
despite receiving approval from the
state Senate on a 34-0 vote. The bill, AB 210, would have created a pilot project to help ease traffic congestion during non-traditional commute times by permitting single-occupancy vehicles to access
the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV)
lanes, also known as “carpool
lanes,” during non-peak hours. The proposed change included
the 134 freeway from North
Hollywood to Pasadena, including
Burbank and Glendale; the 210 freeway from Pasadena to Glendora,
including Monrovia, Duarte, and
San Dimas; and other freeways in
Los Angeles County deemed appropriate by the Department of
Transportation.
“I am returning Assembly Bill
210 without my signature. I vetoed a
nearly identical bill last session,”
Brown said in a statement. “I continue to believe that carpool lanes
are especially important in Los
Angeles County to reduce pollution
and maximize the use of freeways.
Therefore, we should continue to
retain the current 24/7 carpool lane
control.”
Unlike Northern California,
where HOV lane restrictions are in
place only during peak commute
hours, HOV lanes in Southern
California are restricted on a 24hour basis. However, many commuters along the 134 and 210 corridor do not work traditional hours.
“Carpool lanes are intended to
increase the capacities of our freeways, reward those who carpool
during rush hour, and protect the
surrounding environment from
harmful exhaust,” Gatto explained
before the legislation was
vetoed. “When motorists are stuck
in bumper-to-bumper traffic at midnight while carpool lanes sit empty,
none of those goals are met.”
On Monday, Governor Jerry
Brown signed into law Assembly
Bill
1222,
authored
by
Assemblymember Richard Bloom
(D-Santa Monica). AB 1222 is a
measure meant to discourage unethical tow truck business practices.
The legislation addresses the issue
of “bandit” towing companies that
solicit tows at accident scenes and
poach work from local towing businesses. The bill is aimed at protecting consumers from unscrupulous
towing practices and at ensuring that
towing businesses that operate lawfully are not at a disadvantage.
“Unethical business practices by
these so-called ‘bandit’ towing operators hurt consumers and towing
businesses that follow the law,”
Bloom said. “AB 1222 gives law
enforcement the tools its needs to
prevent disreputable towing operators from taking advantage of consumers in their time of need.”
Preventing “bandit” towing has
proven to be difficult to enforce
because tow truck operators are not
currently required to document to
law enforcement that they were
summoned to provide services,
according to a news release from
Bloom’s office. AB 1222 requires
tow truck businesses to obtain and
maintain proof they were actually
summoned to the scene and to provide it to law enforcement at each
tow site, as well as make it available
for inspection for the next three
years. The bill further protects consumers by requiring tow truck operators, prior to attaching a vehicle, to
provide the consumer with a
detailed estimate of charges and services to be performed. Los Angeles City Attorney Mike
Feuer’s office sponsored the legislation.
“I applaud the governor for signing Assemblymember Bloom’s bill
which protects drivers from being
gouged by tow truck companies as
they were during the recent El
Cajon fire,” Feuer said.
Brown signs tow truck bill
The National Association of
Government Web Professionals
(NAGW) presented the city of
West Hollywood with the
Members’ Choice award for
City/County Small Population
Group (up to 50,000 residents) for
outstanding website design and
development.
NAGW is a national organization of local and state government
web professionals working together to share knowledge, best practices, and innovation.
The award was presented at
NAGW’s Pinnacle Awards last
week during NAGW’s 2015
National Conference in New
Mexico. NAGW members vote for
the strongest members’ choice
award entry in each category.
West Hollywood worked with
Vision Internet, which specializes
in creating websites for local government agencies, to develop a site
design that enhances user experience. The website receives an average of 160,000 page views each
month.
In 2014, the city launched a
mobile site design, which uses a
more familiar smartphone look and
feel with user-friendly icons and
search functions, which are tiered
to bring the most popular and
engaging content to the forefront
for mobile users. Forty percent of
visits to www.weho.org come from
mobile devices. The mobile site
launches automatically on any
smartphone or tablet, such as an
iPhone, iPad or Android device.
In May 2015, the city launched
its official city app, which includes
a variety of features and functions
to help connect West Hollywood
residents and businesses with city
hall. A primary function of the
City’s new app is its service request
tool. The tool, featured front-andcenter on the app interface, allows
people to quickly and easily report
issues. The app also provides
detailed information about city officials, a guide to departments and
divisions at West Hollywood City
Hall, and more. The app is available as a free download for iPhone
users on the App Store and for
Android users on Google Play.
For information about NAGW,
visit www.nagw.org.
For information about West
Hollywood’s digital media efforts,
contact Brett White, West
Hollywood’s digital media coordinator at (323)848-6523. For people
who are deaf or hearing impaired,
call TTY (323)848-6496.
LADWP works with council to better reuse water
The Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power (LADWP) this
week presented to the Los Angeles
City Council’s Energy and
Environment Committee a new
plan to reduce water loss during
maintenance and construction operations of the city’s water system.
The department responded to a
motion by energy and environment
committee member Councilman
José Huizar, 14th District, who
urged LADWP to take additional
steps to reuse the water released
from its pipes, tanks and reservoirs
during inspection, maintenance and
operations. The new measures will
improve LADWP’s already low
water loss level from mainline
leaks and breaks.
Councilman Huizar’s motion
was in response to concerns over
This new water
policy will
conserve and
reuse potentially
millions of gallons
of water ...”
-Councilman José Huizar,
14th District,
the draining of approximately
70,000 gallons of water from a corroded pipe in Eagle Rock into the
storm
drain
system
in
March. LADWP was draining the
pipe as part of ongoing work on the
Eagle Rock Reservoir.
“If the city of Los Angeles is ask-
ing residents to go the extra mile
and conserve even more water than
they already are, then our water
agency, the LADWP, should lead
by example,” Huizar said. “This
new water policy will conserve and
reuse potentially millions of gallons of water in a time where every
drop is needed. I applaud LADWP
for this and other efforts to conserve water.”
According to a third party independent study, Los Angeles’ overall
water system is efficient with low
levels of water losses compared to
the national average.
The city’s water system includes
7,200 miles of pipe, 114 tanks and
reservoirs, and many other elements to ensure that 191 billion gallons of water is served to 4 million
customers annually.
‘Blue Lives Matter’ supporters Geothermal
plant helps
rally in Hollywood
create clean
energy for
Los Angeles
photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Protection League
The Los Angeles Police Protection League was in attendance to
support the “Blue Lives Matter” community rally in Hollywood on
Saturday that attracted more than 100 community members and Los
Angeles Police Department officers. The rally started at LAPD’s
Hollywood station, and activists walked to and gathered at the CNN
build on Sunset Boulevard. Demonstrators called for supporting law
enforcement everywhere, and denounced fatal ambush attacks on officers around the country.
Becerra announces $400,000 to
help local homeless veterans
Congressman Xavier Becerra (D
– Calif.) announced last week that
The Salvation Army and the U.S.
Veterans Initiative received more
than $400,000 in federal funding
from the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) to help
homeless veterans with special
needs, including women, chronically mentally ill, frail elderly, terminally ill, and individuals who are
responsible for the care of minor
dependents. “We must continue working to
keep our promise to our veterans,”
Becerra said. “Funding will help us
serve those Angelenos who are
among the most vulnerable of our
homeless veterans. As His Holiness
Pope Francis asked Congress yesterday, let us treat others with the
same compassion with which we
want to be treated.”
The local funding is part of $4
million of renewal funding offered
through the VA’s grant and per
diem program to 21 community
agencies across the country that
currently provide enhanced services for homeless veterans with
special needs. The program promotes developing and providing
supportive housing and services
with the goal of helping homeless
veterans achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and
income, and enjoy the benefits of
greater self-determination.
The Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce will host a luncheon
with Los Angeles County
Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, 3rd
District, at 11 a.m. today at The
Loft in the W Hotel Hollywood,
located at 6250 Hollywood Blvd.
Community members will get a
chance to meet with Kuehl – a
key player in homeless issues,
healthcare, criminal justice sys-
tem, social services programs,
public safety initiatives, and
more.
Registration is $85 for nonmembers. Parking will be available at the Vine Street parking
garage for $4 for the first two
hours. On-site valet parking is
$15 per car.
For
information,
visit
www.HollywoodChamber.net.
Supervisor Kuehl to speak at
Hollywood Chamber luncheon
Opposition strong
against demolition
of church building
In a step toward creating a clean
energy future for Los Angeles, the
Los Angeles Department of Water
and Power (LADWP) announced
this week that Angelenos are now
receiving “clean, reliable and
renewable geothermal power” from
an expanded geothermal power
plant in Nevada.
The plant in Mineral County,
Nevada is delivering more geothermal energy to Los Angeles homes
and businesses, moving LADWP
closer to its mandated renewable
energy target of 33 percent by 2020.
The new plant will provide
enough clean reliable energy every
year to serve 22,500 Los Angeles
typical households each year and to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions
by 75,000 metric tons – which is
roughly equivalent to removing
14,600 cars from the road.
“The city of Los Angeles continues to lead [in] sustainability, benefiting now from reliable, renewable
energy from the Don A. Campbell
2 Geothermal Power Plant,”
said Mayor Eric Garcetti.
The new power plant is an
expansion of the Don A. Campbell
1 Geothermal Power Plant, which
has been delivering geothermal
energy to Los Angeles since
December 2013.
The construction of the new
plant was completed in August
2015 and has been in commercial
operation since Sept. 17.
Early completion of the plant is
expected to help offset the loss of
renewable energy from LADWP’s
small hydropower plants, which
have been affected by the severe
drought in California.
LADWP is receiving all of the
geothermal output from the new
plant because of a 20-year power
sales agreement, approved by the
Los Angeles City Council in
March, with the Southern
California Public Power Authority
(SCPPA).
LADWP expects to replace coal
power entirely with a combination
of energy efficiency, renewables,
and some additional gas-fired generation to integrate the renewables.
Letters to the Editor
[Re: “Hollywood church closer
to becoming historical monument,” Sept. 24 issue], the developer reps have tried to intimidate
communities, bullying and lying
to them. “The zone change is a
done deal … don’t even try to
fight it,” [said a developer representative] the night before the cultural heritage commission’s first
hearing, probably to discourage
the standing room only community meeting of people not to show
up and speak on behalf of saving
the church. She was told the cultural heritage commission would
decide that, and it did.
The deal for this development
was made years ago. Lefrak contributed to both of [former Mayor
Antonio] Villaraigosa’s campaigns. This corner was reserved
for them back then. Shame on
CD4 for never alerting communities.
It hit the fan around the time
renderings of the proposed massive three tower projects were
shown on the evening news. This
is inexcusable!
Now, the efforts to save the
church are being trashed by the
developer. If the city politicos
prefer taking campaign funding
from out-of-state developers and
care more about filling their campaign coffers than saving the historic resources of their own city,
then the people will fight to save
them from demolition, and the
people will also make sure the
city politicos don’t have a chance
in hell to ever get elected again.
Bill Miller
Hollywood
Kudos for the
TarFest article
[Re: “TarFest showcases
Miracle Mile for 13th year,” Sept.
24 issue], wonderful article.
Thank you very much Gregory.
Well done!
James Panozzo
Director of LAUNCH LA,
Co-founder of TarFest
11 October 1, 2015
CITY OF
WEST HOLLYWOOD
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the West Hollywood
Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following item:
LOCATIONS: 8950
Sunset
Boulevard,
Hollywood, California.
REQUEST:
West
Applicant is requesting to extend entitlements and amend existing entitlements
with respect to proposed uses, interior
layout and exterior design for a new
168,583 square-foot mixed-use hotel
development with 165 guest rooms, four
residential units, restaurant, nightclub,
spa, retail and function space uses.
PERMIT(S): Extension Request, Amendment Permit
amending Conditional Use Permits,
Development Permit, Minor Conditional
Use Permits, Variance, and any other
required permits.
APPLICANT(S):
8950 Sunset Blvd., Inc.
TIME/PLACE Thursday, October 15, 2015
West Hollywood Park Public Meeting
Room – Council Chambers
ZONES:
SSP (Sunset Specific Plan)
ENVIRONMENTAL
STATUS:
Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared.
The staff report will be available on Thursday, October
8, 2015, at City Hall, 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard, the
W.H. Library, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard, and online at www.weho.org
IF YOU CHALLENGE this item in court, you may be
limited to raising only those issues you or someone else
raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or
in the written correspondence delivered to the West
Hollywood Planning Commission, via the Community
Development Department at, or prior to, the Public
Hearing.
To comply with the American with Disabilities Act of
1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) will be available for checkout at the meeting. If you require special
assistance to participate in this meeting (e.g., a signer
for the hearing impaired), you must call, or submit your
request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (323)
848-6409 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The
City TDD line for the hearing impaired is (323) 8486496.
Special meeting related accommodations (e.g., transportation) may be provided upon written request to the
Office of the City Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting. For information on public transportation, call
1-323-GO-METRO (323/466-3876) or go to
www.metro.net
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to attend
said Public Hearing to express their opinion in this matter.
For further information contact Jennifer Alkire, AICP,
Senior Planner, in the Community Development
Department at (323) 848-6475; or via email at:
[email protected]
Мы сообщаем вам об обсуждении проекта. Для дополнительной информации
на русском языке звоните: 323-848-6826.
12 October 1, 2015
R ESTAU R A NT NEW S
Descanso Gardens
RISE
By Jill Weinlein
D
escanso Gardens presents
RISE of the Jack O’ Lanterns
running Oct. 1 through Sunday,
Nov. 1 in the Descanso Rose
Garden. Guests can stroll through
an ancient forest and view a new
garden of plants common during
the Jurassic period, including a
cycad collection donated to
Descanso Gardens last spring.
During the evening, thousands of
jack-o-lanterns will be illuminated
for the family-friendly Halloweenthemed event, including automobiles and dragons crafted from
pumpkins. The Descanso Café, by
Patina Restaurant Group, will offer
seasonal favorites such as popcorn,
churros, warm apple cider and hot
chocolate, as well as selected
entrees. 1418 Descanso Drive.
Adult tickets start at $26; $22 for
children. Call (818)639-8981, email [email protected] or visit
www.therise.org.
Barrel-aged
Beer Day
B
eer lovers are invited to join
Barrel Down on Friday, Oct. 2
for specialty barrel-aged beers
served on tap, including The
Bruery’s Smoking Wood, an imperial smoked rye porter; Firestone
Walker Brewery’s Stickee Monkee,
a Central Coast Belgian-style quad;
and Farmers Reserve Citrus, a wild
ale. 525 W. 7th St. (213)232-8657.
Greek Theater BBQ
and Bluegrass
T
he Greek Theater will be transformed on Saturday, Oct. 3 for a
festival of bluegrass music, food
and fun. The festival is co-founded
by actor, comedian and musician Ed
Helms, and presented by The
Bluegrass Situation, Goldenvoice
and Nederlander Concerts. The
Greek will become a backyard barbecue featuring food from L.A.
culinary hot spots including
Cassell’s, which is cooking a full
pig on a spit; Status Kuo; Malo
Malo S’mores; Oyster Club LA and
The Lobos Truck. California’s
Lagunitas Brewery Company will
offer craft beers, and specialty cocktails and wines will be served.
Guests can play lawn games,
receive free guitar and banjo lessons
from Weber Mandolins; and listen
to performances by emerging acts
such as Sam Outlaw, Spirit Family
Reunion, Jonny Fritz, The
Dustbowl Revival and The Wild
Reeds. Tickets start at $35 and
include access to the food and plaza
activities beginning at 2 p.m. The
main stage kick-off is at 5 p.m., with
performances by Dawes, Punch
Brothers, Gregory and Alan Isakov,
The Lone Bellow and Della Mae.
2700 N. Vermont Ave. (323)6655857, www.GreekTheatreLA.com.
Austrian Sunday
Suppers
B
eirBeisl Imbiss is offering a
Sunday
menu
featuring
Austrian gourmet specialties from
chef Bernhard Mairinger. The
Sunday Supper menu features a
main course and dessert. On
Sunday, Oct. 4, guests can enjoy
beef tafelspitz – a national dish of
Austria – served with classic condiments and dampf noodle dumplings
with plum jam and vanilla sauce.
BeirBeisl Imbiss is located in the
Spring Arcade Building, 541 S.
Spring St. (213)935-8035.
Beachwood BBQ
SourFest 2015
B
eachwood BBQ’s SourFest
2015 runs Tuesday, Oct. 6
through Sunday, Oct. 11, offering
tastings of some of the finest sour
beers. Every two years, Beachwood
owner and “beer hoarder” Gabriel
Gordon clears his cellar and offers
more than 100 kegs of acidic and
tart masterpieces from around the
world. Beachwood BBQ in Seal
Beach and Beachwood BBQ &
Brewing in Long Beach will fill
nearly every tap with sour beers
during the six-day event, with a
unique tap list at each location.
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Movies at Santa
Monica Pier
F
ilm lovers can enjoy a movie
under the stars every Friday
from Oct. 9 through Oct. 30 at the
Santa Monica Pier. The Cinema
Lounge opens with music at 6 p.m.;
films start at 7:30 p.m. Guests can
order movie-themed cocktails and
small bites to complement the
films, which are shown on a large
inflatable screen. “Big Hero 6” will
be shown on Oct. 9, followed by
“The Imitation Game” on Oct. 16,
“Guardians of the Galaxy” on Oct.
23 and “Ghostbusters” on Oct. 30.
Eat|See|Hear and Front Porch
Cinema present the screenings. 200
Santa Monica Pier. (310)458-8901.
New Chef at
Tam O’Shanter
C
ulinary artist Juan Escamilla
has been named the new executive chef at Tam O’Shanter, one
of the oldest restaurants in Los
Angeles. Escamilla is a Los
See Restaurant Newspage 15
Great Greek
Explore a Culinary Odyssey at Ulysses Voyage
Peter and Hana are back at the helm!
by Kyle Rachal
As a frequent patron of the Farmers Market, I always pass the beautifully lit Ulysses Village restaurant and its outdoor seating area and think
that it looks like it belongs on a cliff-side in Santorini, in a village worlds
away. Tall green plants in rustic red pots surround the patio, and the
chairs are painted bright Mediterranean Sea blue. Hana greeted me with
a warm smile and seated me on the outdoor patio. She and her husband
Peter, owners of Ulysses for 12 years, have recently re-immersed themselves in the day-to-day operations of the restaurant and have brought the
authentic home cooking their customers have come to know and love
back to Ulysses Voyage.
Since I was there for lunch, I decided to eat a bit lighter than I might
have at dinner. On the recommendation of my helpful waiter, I started
with the grilled octopus and one of their signature dishes, the saganaki,
an ouzo flamed cheese. The wine list was generous, and I decided on a
Greek wine, wanting a meal that was Greek through and through. The
Santorini Greece Atlantis is a crisp white wine with bright citrus notes
and wonderfully balanced acid and salinity, similar to a muscadet or
pinot grigio.
Right away, I
received a basket of
warm, traditional
pita-like flat bread,
fluffy and steaming,
followed by the
grilled octopus and
then the saganaki,
which arrived flaming in a cast iron
skillet. Both appetizers were delicious.
The octopus, drizzled with olive oil
and fresh herbs, had
wonderfully charred
crispy. The saganaki
surprised me. You
might assume a
photo by Kyle Rachal
plate of melted Grilled white fish is served with a bright lemon
cheese would be caper butter sauce.
heavy and greasy,
See Ulysses Voyage page 13
13 October 1, 2015
Red O
Opens Santa Monica location
Fans of celebrity chef Rick
Bayless will be happy to hear that
his outstanding Mexican restaurant,
Red O, has opened a location in
Santa Monica. A group of friends
recently met at Red O for a delightful multi-course dinner paired with
cocktails and wine.
I’ve been a fan of chef Bayless
since he won the title Bravo’s Top
Ulysses Voyage
From page 12
but this dish couldn’t have been
further from it. Made from
sheep’s milk, the cheese is rich
and slightly salty, but not overpowering.
The two appetizers would have
been more than enough for me to
have left happy and full, but I continued on and ordered the fish
entrée. The fresh grilled white fish
was served with a lemon caper
sauce, rice and roasted vegetables.
The fish was perfectly seasoned,
and the bright lemon sauce was an
ideal accompaniment. As I continued to enjoy my lunch, I realized
that, although I’d ordered several
dishes, the meal was not too
heavy. The food is light, fresh and
flavorful. Hana joined me and
spoke about wanting to share real
Greek food with her guests. Greek
food is simple – the spices, the
ingredients, the preparation. This
commitment to simplistic and
authentic Greek cuisine is apparent at Ulysses.
Before leaving, Hana suggested
I try the coffee and dessert. The
Nescafe Frappé, a traditional
blended coffee, was rich and
creamy. I knew immediately it is
my new favorite coffee beverage
at Farmers Market. Two desserts
arrived – loukoumades, honeydrizzled fried dough balls topped
with a locally made, handchurned ice-cream, and ekmek
kantaifi, shredded filo dough with
vanilla custard and fresh whipped
cream. Both desserts had familiar
flavors of vanilla, honey, cinnamon, cream, but were also somehow unique. The loukoumades, a
Greek festival favorite, were light
and fluffy and soaked up the
freshly made ice cream. The
shredded filo dough was unlike
any dessert I’ve tasted before – a
perfect combination of crunchy
bits of dough and smooth sweet
custard.
Ulysses Voyage was a delight.
Speaking with Hana, I learned
that, while they offer quality meat
dishes, they have a number of
vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free,
and even vegan friendly options
for their diners. When available
and in season, they also use ingredients delivered from a local farm
for many of the dishes. I will be
returning to Ulysses Voyage often
for a mid-day frappé and to catch
some live music on the second
and fourth Friday of each month
(8 p.m. until closing) which, I
hear, is reminiscent of a night out
in Greece.
Hana and Peter have brought a
little bit of Greece to Farmers
Market. In their words, “We make
it like our mom makes it,” authentic, homemade, delicious.
Ulysses Voyage at the Original
Farmers Market, 6333 W. 3rd. St.
(323)939-9728.
Chef Master in 2009. He’s also
been awarded the James Beard
Midwest Chef of the Year, National
Chef of the Year, and best American
Chef of the Year. His Frontera
Farmer Foundation supports small
farms and, to date, has awarded 128
grants totaling over $1.3 million to
small- and medium-sized Midwest
farms.
Regional executive chef Keith
Stich keeps the kitchens running
smoothly while Bayless keeps up a
busy schedule – traveling and filming his TV show, “Mexico – One
Plate at a Time.”
At the new Santa Monica location, Stitch has brought in chef Seth
Vider as executive chef. Vider said
he loves the ambiance and location
of the restaurant near the Santa
Monica Farmers Market and the
beach. The night Vider and Stich
cooked for us, they had a staff of 12
working in the kitchen, including a
woman making fresh tortillas.
Bayless oversees, consults on
and approves the seasonal menu
that chefs Stich and Vider create.
What makes Red O different from
other Mexican restaurants is its
prime steak, fresh-off-the-boat
seafood and quality produce, not to
mention its top-notch service.
Ensuring super-prompt delivery,
servers carry pagers in their pockets
that vibrate when the kitchen has a
plate ready. Our server, Andrew,
was friendly and professional and
so responsive to our needs that at
times he seemed almost telepathic.
The Santa Monica Red O is a
high energy, unpretentious restaurant offering a fine dining experience. DJ Mark Chill, located near
the bar and dining room, plays
music that enhances the cheerful,
beachy mood. When he is not spinning tunes, the restaurant provides
nightly live entertainment, creating
a festive atmosphere.
The night we visited, we started
with thinly sliced hamachi yellow-
By Jill Weinlein
tail sashimi dancing in a spicy lime
sauce and topped with avocado, red
onion, cucumber and orange. I
sipped on an organic skinny margarita
made
with
Tres
Generaciones organic blanco tequila, fresh lime, organic agave nectar
served on the rocks with a salted
rim. Red O has over 250 varieties
of tequila to choose from.
Rather than a traditional tostada,
Red O’s is made with yellowfin ahi
tuna marinated in chile-cumin oil,
served with creamy avocado, crisp
Napa cabbage, pickled red onion
and a harissa aioli with habanero
for a touch of heat.
Mexican street corn is boiled,
grilled, then cut off the cob before it
is mixed with cotija cheese and serrano-cilantro crema.
The taquitos are filled with
crispy, slow cooked Mary’s freerange duck, served with a slightly
spicy tomato-arbol sauce and
strands of wild baby arugula. The
dish is dusted with toasted sesame
seeds.
I adored the certified Angus beef
short ribs, which were cooked until
tender and placed into bite-size
fried corn shells, then topped with a
roasted tomato-green chile sauce,
queso anejo and chopped white
onion.
The prettiest dish was the grilled
Maine lobster tail, served on
cilantro-fennel rice along with a
large charred Mexican knob onion
and slow-roasted baby fennel. The
dish was drizzled with a rich Tajin
butter seasoned with chile peppers,
salt and dehydrated lime juice.
The fish of the day was a grilled
Alaskan halibut glazed with a
wasabi chimichurri sauce. It was
served on white rice and red guajillo chimichurri sauce. We enjoyed
PUMPKINLINERS - Every Sat & Sun in October
Departures at 10:30 am & 2 pm. Ride the train to “Ichabod”
where you will find carousel, face painting, BBQ booth,
bounce house, hayrides, a corn maze & more! (food vendors extra)
ZOMBIE HUNTER TRAIN
OCT 17, 24, 25, 30 & 31 - Departs 3 & 5:30pm
This 2 hour train ride equips “Hunters” (age 10 +) with paintball
guns, paintballs and safety equipment to ride into Zombie Land!
Tickets are $49. Under age 10 or train ride only $25.
HALLOWEEN MURDER MYSTERY DINNER TRAIN
OCT 10 - 6:30pm
Join us for “Fright Night” & enjoy dinner and a no host bar for 3 hours of scary fun
HERITAGE VALLEY TRAIN
OCT 20 - 11:30am - 3:30pm
Enjoy lunch aboard the train ride to Santa Paula with stops at museums,
the Loose Caboose Garden Center & Gift Emporium. $55
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Trains Depart This Saturday & Sunday
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Grilled corn cut from the cob i stossed with serrano-cilantro crema, elevating a simple vegetable into a mouth-watering side dish.
this with a plate of sautéed baby
kale and Brussels sprouts tossed
with caramelized onions and toasted white sesame seeds.
Jeffrey Davis, the regional operations director of the Red O
Restaurants, joined our group when
the 12 ounce carne asada brava
arrived.
“This is my favorite Red O signature dish,” Davis said.
It’s a flavorful grilled New York
strip steak topped with roasted
tomato salsa, goat cheese tamales
and grilled Mexican knob onions.
The steak was very tender and was
enhanced with mojo de ajo, crisp
black kale and a garlic chipotle
amarillo sauce. A plate of grilled
asparagus sautéed in mojo de ajo,
with cotija cheese and cilantro
flakes, spritzed with fresh lime
juice went nicely with the bone-in
filet.
Davis also brought out a bottle of
tempranillo from Rioja, Spain to
pair with the beef. Sierra Cantabria
Rioja 2011 is a ruby-red color with
the essence of spice and red fruit.
He boasted that the Red O wine list
is known as one of the top 100 wine
lists in the world.
We splurged at the end of dinner
and ordered three desserts. The
dark chocolate ganache is made
with roasted plantain puree, pepitatoffee crunch, and piloncillo marinated pineapple and served with a
scoop of mango sorbet.
The most popular dessert was the
fruit butter cake. It arrived fresh
from the oven and was served with
grilled strawberries, passion fruit
custard, coconut crumble and a
scoop of coconut ice cream.
Andrew told us this dish is very
popular. Two out of every three
tables orders it nightly.
Our last splurge was a goat
cheese cheesecake with mint goat
yogurt, pickled berries, cornflower
crumble, blueberry puree and cornflower cracker.
Red O joins an impressive list of
Santa Monica restaurants in an area
known as a dining destination for
locals, tourists and visitors. Be sure
to visit during Red O’s daily happy
hour from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Dinner
service begins at 5 p.m.
$$$ Red O Santa Monica,1541
Ocean Ave, Ste. 120, (310)4581600. Locations also on Melrose
and in Newport Beach.
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14 October 1, 2015
P O L I C E B LOT T E R
The following crimes occurred in West Hollywood and the areas patrolled
by the LAPD’s Wilshire and Hollywood divisions between Sept. 21 and
Sept. 27, and were compiled from www.crimemapping.com. To report a
crime, call local law enforcement agencies: Los Angeles Police Department,
Wilshire Division (213)473-0489 and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department West Hollywood Station (310)855-8850.
Sept. 21
At 12:01 a.m., an unknown suspect burglarized a vehicle parked
in the 1300 block of N. Curson.
An unknown suspect assaulted a
victim in the 7200 block of Melrose
at 9:40 a.m.
At 10 a.m., a suspect assaulted a
victim during a domestic violence
incident in the 1600 block of
N. McCadden.
An unknown suspect burglarized a
vehicle parked near the corner of
Cahuenga and Selma at 1 p.m.
At 1:10 p.m., an unknown suspect
committed a petty theft in the 7300
block of Beverly.
An unknown suspect robbed a victim in the 600 block of N. Martel at
2:35 p.m.
block of W. 3rd.
A theft was reported in the 500
block of N. La Brea at 7 p.m.
At 7 p.m., an unknown suspect
stole a vehicle parked in the 100
block of S. June.
An unknown suspect stole a vehicle parked in the 8900 block of
Rangeley at 9 p.m.
At 9 p.m., a strong-arm robbery
was reported in the 7100 block of
Santa Monica.
An unknown suspect committed a
petty theft in the 1100 block of
Hayworth at 10:44 p.m.
Sept. 22
At 12:30 a.m., an unknown suspect robbed a victim near the corner of Norton and Olympic.
Santa Monica at 12:48 a.m.
At 6:30 a.m., a vehicle burglary
was reported in the 7000 block of
Hollywood.
theft in the 7100 block of Santa
Monica at 1:24 p.m.
block of N. Larchmont.
Crenshaw at 4:05 p.m.
burglarized a vehicle parked in the
1600 block of N. Ogden.
Sunset at 5:45 p.m.
At 6 p.m., an unknown suspect burglarized a vehicle parked in the 300
block of N. Croft.
N. Poinsettia at 6 p.m.
block of Wilshire.
vehicle parked near the corner of
2nd and Wilton at 8 p.m.
block of Hollywood.
theft in the 600 block of Robertson
at 8:30 p.m.
block of W. Sunset.
Santa Monica at 10:25 p.m.
block of Santa Monica.
Sept. 23
At 12:01 a.m., a vehicle burglary
was reported near the corner of
Beverly and Fairfax.
grand theft near the corner of
Orange and Sunset at 1 a.m.
At 3:33 a.m., an unknown suspect
assaulted a victim in the 9000 block
of Sunset.
burglary in the 500 block of N. Saint
Andrews at 9:30 a.m.
committed a petty theft near the
corner of Western and Hollywood.
vehicle parked in the 100 block of
N. La Cienega at 4:25 p.m.
block of N. Mansfield.
burglary in the 6200 block of W. 3rd
at 5:25 p.m.
block of N. Stanley.
Yucca at 6 p.m.
of Santa Monica.
theft in the 6800 block of Sunset at
8 p.m.
robbed a victim near the corner of
Martel and Melrose.
N. Sierra Bonita at 9 p.m.
At 11 p.m., an unknown suspect burglarized a vehicle parked in the 800
block of Seward.
A suspect assaulted a victim during a
domestic violence incident in the
1200 block of Spaulding at 11:50
p.m.
Sept. 24
of Hollywood.
An unknown suspect robbed a victim
in the 7400 block of Santa Monica at
3 a.m.
At 3 a.m., a suspect assaulted a victim during a domestic violence incident in the 7400 block of Santa
Monica.
An unknown suspect stole a vehicle
parked in the 6000 block of Santa
Monica at 5 p.m.
At 6 p.m., an unknown suspect committed a burglary in the 7200 block of
Hollywood.
An unknown suspect robbed a victim
in the 5500 block of Wilshire at 6:20
p.m.
Hollywood and Wilcox.
CITY OF
WEST HOLLYWOOD
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the West Hollywood
Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following item:
LOCATIONS: 9001-9017 Santa Monica Boulevard,
West Hollywood, California.
REQUEST:
Applicant is requesting to amend an
existing development agreement and
City Council Resolution No. 07-3625 to
extend the time period to commence construction of a previously approved mixeduse development with retail, restaurant,
market-rate and affordable housing units,
and subterranean parking.
A vehicle burglary was reported in
the 400 block of S. Detroit at 7:30
p.m.
PERMIT(S): Amendment to Development Agreement,
and any other required permits.
S. Kingsley at 8:30 p.m.
TIME/PLACE Thursday, October 15, 2015
West Hollywood Park Public Meeting
Room – Council Chambers
At 8 p.m., an unknown suspect committed a theft in the 8700 block of
Santa Monica.
1800 block of N. Curson.
N. Beachwood at 10 p.m.
At 11 p.m., a suspect assaulted a
victim during a domestic violence
incident in the 9300 block of
Doheny.
Sept. 25
At 8 a.m., an unknown suspect
committed a burglary in the 1300
block of N. Detroit.
theft in the 6700 block of Santa
Monica at 8:10 a.m.
assaulted a victim in the 7100
block of Santa Monica.
An unknown suspect assaulted a
victim in the 8400 block of Santa
Monica at 10:45 a.m.
Wilcox and Sunset.
N. Oxford at 8 p.m.
1000 block of Spaulding.
Sept. 26
of N. Robertson.
A burglary was reported in the
5300 block of Romaine at 2 a.m.
burglarized a vehicle parked near
the corner of Melrose and Vista.
N. Croft at 8:40 p.m.
block of Cynthia.
Sept. 27
At midnight, an unknown suspect
block of N. Hayworth.
APPLICANT(S):
ZONES:
SM Range, LLC
CC1 (Commercial, Community 1)
ENVIRONMENTAL
STATUS:
Negative Declaration previously adopted.
The staff report will be available on Thursday, October
8, 2015, at City Hall, 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard, the
W.H. Library, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard, and online at www.weho.org
IF YOU CHALLENGE this item in court, you may be
limited to raising only those issues you or someone else
raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or
in the written correspondence delivered to the West
Hollywood Planning Commission, via the Community
Development Department at, or prior to, the Public
Hearing.
To comply with the American with Disabilities Act of
1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) will be available for checkout at the meeting. If you require special
assistance to participate in this meeting (e.g., a signer
for the hearing impaired), you must call, or submit your
request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (323)
848-6409 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The
City TDD line for the hearing impaired is (323) 8486496.
Special meeting related accommodations (e.g., transportation) may be provided upon written request to the
Office of the City Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting. For information on public transportation, call
1-323-GO-METRO (323/466-3876) or go to
www.metro.net
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to attend
said Public Hearing to express their opinion in this matter.
For further information contact Jennifer Alkire, AICP,
Senior Planner, in the Community Development
Department at (323) 848-6475; or via email at:
[email protected]
Мы сообщаем вам об обсуждении проекта. Для дополнительной информации
на русском языке звоните: 323-848-6826.
Restaurant News
From page 12
Angeles native and Le Cordon
Bleu graduate, and previously
worked at Union in Pasadena and
Bouchon in Beverly Hills. To celebrate Escamilla’s arrival, Tam
O’Shanter is offering a special fall
menu that highlights his creative
flare. Classics such as toad in the
hole, filet mignon, Yorkshire pudding, burgundy wine sauce and
Scottish salmon are on the menu
with guest favorites such as grilled
portobello mushroom with goat
cheese, and the Tam’s famous
prime rib. The Tam is also offering
“Chef Juan’s Choice,” a weekly
special in which Escamilla will
take guests on a unique culinary
adventure and provide background on his favorite dishes.
2890 Los Feliz Blvd. (323) 6640228.
The Rockefeller
T
he Rockefeller welcomes football lovers with numerous
large-screen televisions and $16.99
bottomless brunch mimosas on
Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. during football season.
The restaurant limits bottomless
15 October 1, 2015
mimosas to two hours at the
Hermosa Beach location, and one
hour at the Manhattan Beach location. Guests can choose from
orange, guava, peach and watermelon flavors. 418 Pier Ave.,
Hermosa Beach, (310)372-8467;
1209 Highland Ave., Manhattan
Beach, (310)545-5810.
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In The Original Farmers Market
323.938.5131
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16 October 1, 2015
Saban appoints new CEO
Saban Community Clinic
(Saban) has announced that Julie
Hudman will become its new chief
executive officer (CEO), replacing
Jeff Bujer who stepped down in
April of this year after 16 years
with the organization. In April, the
clinic’s board of directors
launched a formal national search
using a retained executive search
firm. Hudman joins Saban as its
new chief executive on Monday,
Oct. 5.
Hudman is a key player in
Saban’s efforts to ensure it continues to deliver the highest quality
care and most comprehensive services needed by its patients. She
brings a breadth of experience in
the diversity of her prior employment settings and direct relevance
of her work background, which
can uniquely benefit Saban and
move it forward as an organization, according to representatives
from Saban.
“My focus is on helping Saban
become the provider of choice for
patients, not simply the provider of
necessity for those with limited
resources,” Hudman said. “The
foundation upon which it was
built, and the progress the clinic
has made in moving from a free,
volunteer-driven clinic to a comprehensive medical home with
services for both primary care and
mental health treatment, has positioned us well to achieve this
goal.”
For more information, visit
sabancommunityclinic.org.
UPLA’s ‘Gozo’ fundraising gala
benefits inner-city families
Urban Partners Los Angeles
(UPLA), a nonprofit whose programs benefit inner-city Los
Angeles neighborhoods, will hold
its annual fundraising gala, known
as a “Gozo,” on Sunday, Oct. 11 at
5 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church
of Los Angeles.
“We’ve invited guests from
throughout the southland, and
we’re expecting a good turnout,
though we’re hoping to welcome
new friends to the Gozo as well,”
UPLA executive director Rick
Hoyt-McDaniels said. “Our programs benefit our neighbors in so
many ways – education, food distribution and exercise – and the Gozo
is our annual fundraising party to
make sure these important programs continue.”
UPLA’s programs for residents
of the Koreatown and Westlake
neighborhoods offer math tutoring
for children, English as a second
language, exercise classes for
adults, and field trips for children.
UPLA also distributes 500 bags of
groceries, provided by Hope-Net,
to people in need every Saturday
beginning at 8 a.m.
“Our goal is to help residents of
Koreatown and Westlake ‘take their
place as agents of their own destiny
in the city of Los Angeles,’” HoytMcDaniels added. “That’s what our
mission statement says and what
our programs are designed to help
them do. The Gozo is the main
fundraising event to help us continue to deliver those programs.”
The First Unitarian Church of
Los Angeles is located at 2936 W.
8th St., just east of Vermont
Avenue.
Tickets are $25. For information
and
registration,
visit
www.UPLosAngeles.org.
The window for applying to the
Los Angeles Unified School
District’s (LAUSD) Choices
Programs opens today, until Friday,
Nov. 13. The programs, which
allow students to attend a magnet
school or a campus outside their
attendance area, are open to all children residing within the district’s
boundaries.
eChoices.lausd.net. The website
provides access to transportation
information, maps, a school selection tool and a step-by-step tutorial
about how to fill out the Choices
application. To be considered on
time, the Choices application must
be postmarked or received by student integration services via mail or
online submission by 5 p.m. on
Friday, Nov. 13.
For parents and guardians who
do not have access to the website,
paper copies of the Choices
brochures in English and Spanish
are available at all district schools,
Los Angeles City public libraries,
Local District Offices, Parent
Community Student Services and
LAUSD headquarters. Parents and
guardians who speak Armenian,
Chinese, Korean, Russian, Farsi,
Tagalog or Vietnamese may request
a copy of the application instructions in their native language from
their local school or online at the
eChoices website.
Additional information will be
presented on the district’s television
station, KLCS. A television show
about the magnet and the permits
programs is being broadcast multiple times in English and Spanish.
For air times, visit the
eChoices.lausd.net website. For
questions, call student integration
services at (213)241-4177.
Robertson Recreation Center
will begin tryouts for its 2015 co-ed
basketball league on Monday, Oct.
5 from 5-6 p.m. Practices throughout the 10-week season will be held
from 5-7 p.m. on Mondays and
Wednesdays, and begin on Oct. 12.
Basketball skill evaluations for
the pewee league, ages 5-7, will be
held on Monday, Oct. 5; minor
league, ages 8-10, on Tuesday, Oct.
6; major league, ages 11-12, on
Wednesday, Oct. 7; and junior
league, ages 13-16, on Thursday,
Oct. 7.
The registration fee is $25 per
child, and an additional $65 fee
covers a uniform, a trophy, referee
fee, administration fee and a banquet.
Robertson Recreation Center is
located at 1641 Peuss Rd.
For more information, call
(310)278-5383.
Magnet, permits with transporation
programs available at LAUSD
Basketball league tryouts begin Oct. 5
Crossword Puzzle by Myles Mellor
Across
1. Kind of drop
5. Haircuts
9. Height
13. Diaper cream ingredient
14. Blockhead
16. Be hopping mad
17. “Lose-lose” scenarios
20. Dulles posting
21. Does not exist
22. Child’s creation
23. Place to relax
24. Anger
25. With competence
28. Certain berth
31. Insignificant
35. Marque
37. Haven
39. “Lar__” : 60’s Rangers TV
series
40. Excuse for losing
43. Elton John, e.g.
44. Incessantly
45. Stand for a portrait
46. Bed support
48. Map within a map
50. Not so much
51. Atlantic Coast states, with “
the”
53. Shakespearean suffix
55. Old beer
58. Ho-hum
60. Swiss for lake
63. Not a champion’s thinking
66. Beheaded Boleyn
67. Avoid
68. Secondhand
69. Imbroglio
70. Grope
71. The “B” of N.B.
Down
1. Place for a comb
2. Buckets
3. Hawkeyes home
4. Wahine accessory
5. Capital city in Africa
6. Norse war god
7. Hardy post
8. Symbol of worthlessness
Kip’s Toyland reflects on
70 years of business
9. Tolerates
10. Jointly owned store
11. Peewee
12. Additionally
15. Arboreal monkey
18. Pinch
19. Big jerk
23. In ___ (together)
24. Live
25. Chasm
26. Swelter
27. Mrs. Bush
29. Packing a punch
30. They can be taken en passant
32. Charter
33. Wastes time
34. Gangsters’ gals
36. One of Alcott’s “Little Men”
38. Behold
41. Harmful
42. Brewer’s need
47. Present and future
49. Thistlelike plant
52. In times past
54. “Thar ___ blows!”
55. Emulated Janet Evans
56. Fork feature
57. Lodges
58. Down in the dumps
59. Miner’s quest
60. Get rid of
61. “I’ll second that”
62. Grant
64. Grimm character
65. Hero
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Irvin Kipper, founder of Kip’s Toyland at the Original Farmers
Market, was pictured in the June 11, 1998 issue of the Park Labrea
News and Beverly Press with an assortment of Beanie Babies, which
were popular at the time. Kipper, affectionately known as “Mr. Kip,”
founded the toy store in 1945, and later moved it to the Farmers
Market in 1956. Kipper recalled at the time that when he first
opened, simple toys such as balloons, ragdolls and blocks were kid
pleasers. Kip’s Toyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary this
month. For information, see page 3.
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17 October 1, 2015
WeHo Creative Strut Your Mutt returns to L.A. Wallis Annenberg Center
City Awards
appoints first artistic director
announced
In
celebration
of
West
Hollywood’s status as the “Creative
City,” the city’s chamber of commerce recognizes businesses that
have demonstrated innovation and
creativity in their business model.
The chamber’s membership, board
of directors and the special events
committee chose the six award winners for innovation in their
approach to business and/or creative merits in product and service.
They have also selected a lifetime
honoree based on their leadership in
West Hollywood.
Businesses must be West
Hollywood Chamber members and
have made significant contributions
to the community. Members nominated their favorite businesses
using an online ballot and nominees
were vetted by the special events
committee.
The 2015 Creative City Award
winners are: Cedars-Sinai, OR-360,
creative concept award; Restoration
Hardware, corporate innovation
award; The London West
Hollywood, John Chase art &
design award; WEHOville, creative
communications award; PUMP
Restaurant Lounge, WeHo attraction award; and The Trevor Project,
creative community service award.
This year’s lifetime achievement
award will be presented to Alberto
Borrelli, owner of B2V Salon in
West Hollywood. Borrelli Salon
stood out for its innovative concept
of individual suites on the second
level where entrepreneurial stylists
were able to open their own salon
business creating the “celebrity studio” atmosphere where L.A. fashionistas could enjoy privacy,
according to West Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce.
The West Hollywood Chamber
of Commerce will host the West
Hollywood Creative City Awards
2015: Honoring Innovation in
Business on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at
The London. Festivities begin at
5:30 p.m. with a reception and
silent auction sponsored by Beverly
Center with musical entertainment,
a dinner and awards ceremony at 8
p.m., followed by an after party.
For more information about tickets and sponsorship, visit
www.wehochamber.com, or contact [email protected]. or
(323)650-2688.
Fountain Theater
celebrates
25th anniversary
The Fountain Theatre’s 25th
anniversary gala and auction will
take place from 5-9 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 3 at The Library at
The Redbury Hotel. The evening
will include a cocktail reception,
silent auction, champagne, dessert
and dancing on the rooftop of the
hotel.
A tribute to Fountain Theatre coartistic director and award-winning
playwright Stephen Sachs, the gala
event will feature a special presentation by City of Los Angeles
Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell,
13th District, and a retrospective
montage of the last 25 years of
Fountain Theatre history.
Tickets are $125. For more information, call (310)663-1525 or visit
www.fountaintheatre.com.
Best Friends Animal Society is
holding its sixth annual “Strut
Your Mutt Los Angeles” event on
Saturday, Oct. 10 at Exposition
Park. Registration begins at 7
a.m., with a walk and 5K run
launching at 9 a.m., followed by a
festival with pet contests, photo
opportunities, doggie goodie
giveaways, fun activities for dogs
and people, food, refreshments
and more.
Celebrities Denise Richards,
Michelle Beadle, Natalie Morales
and Kristen Renton will lead
fundraising “packs” at the community dog walk and festival.
Strut Your Mutt is a national
fundraising event taking place in
12 cities. The event brings together rescue groups, shelters and
individuals to celebrate the collective effort involved in saving the
lives of shelter pets. Through a
virtual Strut Your Mutt Challenge,
supporters can raise money to
help homeless pets in their communities or for national programs.
“When Best Friends started its
work in 1984, there were approx-
photo courtesy of Best Friends Animal Society
imately 17 million dogs and cats
dying in shelters nationwide,”
said Gregory Castle, chief executive officer of Best Friends
Animal Society. “Thanks to the
leadership of Best Friends, and
the efforts of rescue groups and
shelters across the country, today
that number is down to an estimated four million.”
Since 2010, Strut Your Mutt
events have raised more than $5.2
million for Best Friends’ animal
welfare partners.
The national goal for 2015 is to
raise $2.6 million, and the goal for
Los Angeles, the event’s largest
fundraising city, is $750,000.
“The donations raised during
Strut Your Mutt are used to fund
lifesaving adoption programs and
spay/neuter services, so that ultimately, we impact the number of
pets entering and leaving the shelters,” Castle said. “We won’t stop
until we save them all.”
Exposition Park is located at
700 Exposition Park Drive.
For
information,
visit
www.StrutYourMutt.org.
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Paul Crewes, the pioneering head
of Great Britain’s innovative
Kneehigh Theatre group, will take
artistic helm next month at the twoyear old performing arts center in
Beverly Hills. The Wallis’ board
chairman Jerry Magnin announced
Crewes’ appointment as the company’s first artistic director, and the
full board voted to approve. His
contract begins Oct. 1, and he will
assume full-time artistic leadership
in April.
“As we can see from last season’s many successes, The Wallis is
at the beginning of a very exciting
journey,” Crewes said. “Every
time I visit The Wallis I feel passionate about the opportunities that
exist for this amazing organization
in the heart of Beverly Hills. I recognize the challenges of making a
performing arts center work in
Beverly Hills. However, it is those
very challenges that will inspire me
to think differently about how to
generate audiences for the center’s
work. We will constantly explore
ways of bringing this stunningly
beautiful building alive with activity, performance and participation
on a daily basis. We will create and
program innovative work made for
and created by people within this
community. We will also inspire
artists both nationally and internationally to make and present their
work at The Wallis.”
The Wallis began its international search for an artistic director in
March and quickly attracted more
photo by Steve Tanner
Paul Crewes will become the fulltime artistic director of The Wallis
in April.
than 60 candidates from around the
world. Magnin headed the artistic
director search committee, which
was composed of board members
Cinny Kennard, Debbie Allen,
David Bohnett, Eunice David,
Bruce
Goldsmith,
Lauren
Leichtman and Ron Rosen.
In just two years, The Wallis has
grown from 50 performances in the
first season to 240 performances in
the 2015-16 season. Patricia Wolff,
who has served as interim artistic
director of The Wallis for the last 14
months, will transition into the
newly created position of director
of programming. James D’Asaro,
who served as interim producing
director, will continue as director of
production.
Tania Camargo
remains The Wallis’ managing
director.
18 October 1, 2015
Claire Danes lands on
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce honored award-winning actress Claire Danes with
the 2,559th star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame on
Sept. 24. Danes’ Television star is
located at 6541 Hollywood
Boulevard in front of The White
House
Café.
Hollywood
Chamber president and CEO
Leron Gubler and Councilman
Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District,
presented the star to Danes. Alex
Gansa, co-creator and executive
producer of “Homeland;” Winnie
Holzma, writer for “Wicked” and
creator of “My So-Called Life;”
and Bess Armstrong, actress in
“My So-Called Life” served as
guest speakers.
Danes currently stars in
photo by Jessie Lingenfelter
“Homeland” as Carrie Mathison,
a role for which she has won
back-to-back Emmy and Golden
Globe Awards, and a 2013 SAG
Award. She also won Emmy,
Golden Globe and SAG awards
for her performance in HBO’s
“Temple Grandin” biopic. Her
other films and television shows
include “My So-Called Life,”
“Me & Orson Welles,” “Romeo
& Juliet,” “The Family Stone,”
“Brokedown Palace,” The
Rainmaker,”
and
“Little
Women.”
Danes also works with Afghan
Hands, a non-profit organization
that supports disadvantaged and
disenfranchised women in
Afghanistan gain independence,
education and livable wages.
Cyclists ride from L.A. to San
Francisco to fight childhood cancer
Cyclists will ride from Los
Angeles to San Francisco from Oct.
5-11 for the seventh annual Pablove
Across America to raise money and
awareness for the fight against
childhood cancer. The ride will
begin at 7:30 a.m. at The Trails
Café in Griffith Park with a public
send off. The 500 mile ride, led by
co-founder and Elektra Records
president Jeff Castelaz, funds The
Pablove Foundation’s programs,
such as childhood cancer research
grants, annual educational symposiums and Pablove Shutterbugs, a
photography program for children
living with cancer.
Since 2010, over $1 million has
been raised to support research
grants at 16 institutions worldwide.
The grants support a range of innovators in childhood cancer research
who are investigating unique ways
to increase survivorship and
decrease complications, enabling
kids to live healthy lives after cancer.
The Pablove Foundation awarded Dr. Kira Bona of Dana-Farber
Institute a $50,000 seed grant to
investigate the relationship between
poverty and child cancer outcomes,
and intervent to reduce the effects
of poverty during childhood cancer
treatment. Bona aims to build an
intervention model to reduce the
type of poverty called material
hardship, where pediatric cancer
families who have difficulty with
food, housing and energy insecurity
have a higher incidence of cancer
relapse. The overall goal of her
research is to ensure children, no
matter their circumstances, have an
equal chance of being cured.
Pete Tong, British DJ/BBC radio
host and Nick Hounslow and
Shannon
Decker,
of
E!’s
Hollywood Cycle, will be participating in the ride. The 40 cyclists
will leave Los Angeles and stop in
Ventura, Solvang, Pismo Beach,
Cambria, Monterey and Santa
Cruz, then finish in San Francisco
at Crissy Field. This year’s ride is
expected to raise over $400,000 for
the Shutterbugs Program and childhood research grants.
Pablove Across America began
in 2009 when Jeff Castelaz rode
from St. Pertersburg, FL to Los
Angeles in memory of his son,
Pablo, who lost his battle with cancer at age 6. The Pablove
Foundation was created in Pablo’s
honor to invest in underfunded
pediatric cancer research, inspire
cancer families through education,
and improve the lives of children
living with cancer through the arts.
Pablove Across America riders
have raised over $2 million for The
Pablove Foundation, with riders
having logged over 8,000 miles
nationwide.
To learn more or donate to The
Pablove
Foundation,
visit
www.pablove.org.
Taiwanese artist
honored at gala
A memorial concert and exhibition dedicated to the memory of
Tyzen Hsiao, a musician known as
“Taiwan’s Rachmaninoff,” will be
hosted by the Taiwan Academy in
Los Angeles on Oct. 3.
Hsiao was a pianist and conductor, and he composed approximately 100 pieces, including symphonies and ensemble pieces. He is
known for his fusing together
Taiwanese and international music
traditions, and many of his vocals
are set to Taiwanese poems.
He is best known for his epic
“1947 Overture,” composed in
1993. For his lifelong dedication to
Taiwan’s music, he received the
National Award for Arts and the
National Cultural Award.
The program will open with a
lecture by Dr. Milton Stern, a professor at the California State
University in Los Angeles who
once taught Hsiao in graduate
school. Following the lecture, a
Chinese-American female ensemble, Harmonium Trio, will perform
a repertoire of Hsiao’s compositions.
Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles
is located at 1137 Westwood Blvd.
The event is free to the general
public, but seating is limited. To
RSVP, email [email protected].
PROUD Stories celebrates
National Coming Out Day
Grand Park is saluting National
Coming Out Day by hosting
PROUD Stories, a platform for
the Los Angeles Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender and
Questioning (LGBTQ) and ally
community to connect and celebrate by sharing their stories. The
storytelling event will be held at
the Civic Center from 2-6 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 3, and both families and individuals are invited to
relay their own narratives and
journeys.
Developed in collaboration
with a coalition of partners and
partner organizations to reflect
the diverse interests and experiences of the LGBTQ Angeleno
community, the event includes
storytelling performances, read-
ings and storytelling booths
where guests can record their
own stories, a children’s storytelling puppet theatre, and more.
Activities and performances
include stories of Asian Pacific
Islander LGBTQ experiences by
Tuesday Night Project; stories by
Better Brothers LA, which promotes communication among the
generations; Dan Guerrero’s
“Activism & the Arts: A Life
Journey;” Q Youth Foundation’s
Eastside Queer Storytellers; storytelling by the Gender Justice
Theatre of the Oppressed; the
Voices of Los Angeles’ LGBTQA
Writers; and more.
grandparkla.org or call (213)9728080.
photo by Javier Guillen
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
IN CITY GOVERNMENT
Last year, the LOS ANGELES 2020 COMMISSION published a report
declaring that transparency and accountability are lacking at City Hall. After documenting that lack, the Commission went on to write, “Much work needs to be
done to restore the public trust and a belief that government can deliver services
effectively.”
As I see it, City leaders could restore trust and belief by following Charter
Section 216: “Every officer or board of the City government shall make and present to the Mayor and Council an annual report relating to their work ...”
Section 216 represents a real opportunity to establish transparency – to
demonstrate accountability. It lets City leaders restore public trust; it gives them
a way to build the belief that government can deliver services effectively.
Imagine this scenario: the officers and boards submit their annual reports;
then after reading and posting them, the Mayor and Council President call a
press conference and make all those reports public. That would do more to
enhance openness in government than anything else the City could do.
And talk about accountability! Making those annual reports public – giving
reporters access to such detailed information is as good a way as any I know to
hold City departments accountable for the people’s investment in them.
Long haul, making all that information public would improve the way those
departments are managed It would enhance public interest in – and support for
– City government.
And consider how that information would help the City’s voters when elected officials run for re-election. I think voters in 2017 will appreciate having access
to the annual reports submitted by all the Council Members running for re-election. They’ll have more complete information about how Members serve their
District.
The LOS ANGELES 2020 COMMISSION said it best: “Government relies
on the public trust to function ... “ If City leaders want the people to have confidence in government, they’ll make full use of the reports required by Charter
Section 216.
Samuel M. Sperling [email protected] (626)576-8396
10-1-15
‘Sicario’: a thrilling morality tale
19 October 1, 2015
Donald Trump would love this
film for all the wrong reasons. It
features his favorite villains:
Mexican drug lords abusing the
country’s border, making the U.S.
and Mexico unsafe. But a
Trumped-up lens would likely miss
the central parable at the heart of
“Sicario,” a crime thriller that
shames too many played-out mob
films. Where’s the line in the pursuit of justice, and how can ideals
exist in the borderlands?
FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily
Blunt) is relatively new on the job,
but she successfully led several
raids on drugs houses in search of
hostages in Arizona. She catches
the eye of special consultant Matt
Graver (Josh Brolin), who asks her
to serve as an intermediary between
the feds and his task force. Who
knows if he’s CIA, military or
something else entirely?
On day one, she ends up in
Juárez, Mexico as part of a prisoner
detail. She’s completely out of her
element but, Alejandro Gillick
(Benicio del Toro) provides her
ample tips about how to survive.
Too bad he never explains his role.
We quickly learn how talented he is
with a gun and a water dispenser
tank when torturing prisoners, but
what’s his story? He’s not
American, but he doesn’t work for
the Mexican government either.
Little makes sense for Macer, so
she starts smoking again and simply observes much of the chaos
around her on missions. And while
plenty of shots are fired, hers is turmoil of the moral soul. Fresh off the
farm, hardly the best shooter or tactician in the room, this young agent
must navigate ambiguities in juris-
photo courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment; Richard Foreman Jr. SMPSP
Emily Blunt stars as “Kate Macer,” an FBI agent embroiled in the fight
against drugs at the border, in “Sicario.”
dictions and due process.
At this point, organized crime
films are rather dull. We get it.
Unsavory folks reside in New York,
Boston and Jersey. But “Sicario”
showcases a different breed of horror and corruption. If you’ve seen
“Traffic,” this might feel like welltraveled territory, but the tone is all
its own. Don’t plan to do anything
after the movie. This is what immediate depression feels like. It’s a
great ride, but it’s a dark one too.
Del Toro’s Alejandro feels famil-
iar: he’s the U.S.’s plausible deniability. He commits horrible atrocities in the name of the greater good,
and we never know what he did and
how he accomplished it. He’s both
horrifying and kind, even tormented. The trailer does not remotely
present how complex he really is.
How could he not be intriguing
though? He’s Benicio del Toro.
Brolin, as Graver, is your typical
Machiavellian leader, willing to do
anything to reach his goals. He’s
the pragmatic one. He makes plans,
stays on the job at all times and
thinks about the big picture.
Macer’s ideals just don’t bring
about lasting change, Graver
claims. And Graver knows how to
use a dash of charisma to lead his
photo courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment; Richard Foreman Jr. SMPSP
Benicio Del Toro stars as “Alejandro,” a highly effective but mysterious
character in “Sicario.”
soldiers into the war on drugs. He’s
like Ben Carson: his ideas go down
easy as long as you don’t consider
the ramifications for the future.
As for Blunt’s Macer, she’s the
only character who goes through
any kind of progression. Everyone
else is fully actualized, likely more
for worse than better, but Macer is
new to everything. It’s a fascinating
journey even if it fizzles by the end
of the third act.
Apparently the original film producers feared placing a women in
the lead of a crime thriller, so we
should commend the filmmaker for
sticking to the original screenwriter’s vision and presenting one
of the more compelling female
roles this year. I’m sure it would
work with a male lead, but Blunt
shines too bright to be outdone by
gender stereotype.
But if you expect her to merely
channel that soldier from “Edge of
Tomorrow,” you’ll be disappointed.
She’s more an observer, perhaps
even a pawn. Like Indiana Jones in
“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” her presence doesn’t change the outcome at
all. But that doesn’t minimize her
journey either. Remember, this is a
morality tale more than an action
film.
For that matter, “Sicario” sucks
as an actioner. It starts strong, but
much of Macer’s story occurs
between gunshots. She witnesses a
world I pray doesn’t really exist. I
know nothing about Juárez, and this
one will make you rethink ever
going on there. I’m definitely going
to skip Arizona too. Too hot and
druggy.
“Sicario” is one of the best films
this year. Rumor is Lionsgate
already has a sequel in the works,
and if they can replicate the dynamic cast, namely Blunt, Brolin and
del Toro, border drug films might
just save the entire organized crime
genre.
The Rooftop Film Club, of the
United Kingdom, is now offering
“Chick Flick Tuesdays” at the roof
of The Montalbán in Hollywood
throughout October. “Father of the
Bride” will screen on Tuesday, Oct.
6; “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is on
Tuesday, Oct. 13, and “Dirty
Dancing” is on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Ladies can lounge in Brighton
Beach deck chairs, listen to the film
uninterrupted through state-of-theart wireless headphones and cozy
up under a complimentary Rooftop
Film Club blanket. Ladies can also
share a bottle of bubbly chilled and
ready at their seats, and onsite guest
barman Brady Weise, from Der
Rathskeller and The Raymond
1886, will be making specialty
cocktails that thematically complement
the
evening’s
film.
Additionally, specialty red and
white sangria will be served by the
glass, topped with fresh fruit, along
with a selection of craft beers
including IPA, Hefeweizen and
Lager to choose from.
Haché LA will be serving the
popular Karma Burger, veggie
burger, homemade guacamole and
chips, and cookie butter frozen custard. Popcorn and traditional movie
snacks are also available for purchase.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased exclusively at Time Out Los
Angeles or at www.la.rooftopfilmclub.com. Doors open at 6 p.m.,
and screening time is at 8 p.m.
The Montalbán is located at 1615
Vine St.
Boo at L.A. Zoo debuts spooky caves, safari ‘Chick Flick Tuesdays’ come to
This Halloween season, the Los
Angeles Zoo will offer families
and Halloween lovers of all ages a
chance to excite their imaginations
at the all-new “Boo at the L.A.
Zoo.” The experience spans a
month of seasonal fun and learning, beginning Thursday, Oct. 1
through Saturday, Oct. 31 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Boo at the L.A. Zoo” features
daily activities such as spooky
caves that spotlight animals’
“super” natural senses, while
weekends include a Graveyard
Safari adventure, Boneyard education station, themed crafts, storytelling, live music, strolling characters, pumpkin carving, animal
feedings and other family adventures.
In a twist on traditional
Halloween haunted houses, the
L.A. Zoo will debut spooky caves
in the Winnick Family Children’s
Zoo, where visitors are spooked
by shadows and projected images
of snakes and spiders, also sounds
of nocturnal creatures and live
tarantulas, scorpions and other
critters.
Kids are invited
to dress in costumes
and participate in
contests.
Guests
are
encouraged to join
events for plant
eaters and carnivores on select
dates. Feedings for
lions
are
on
Saturday, Oct. 3; for
Komodo dragons
on Sunday, Oct. 4
and Oct. 25; for
jaguars on Saturday,
Oct. 10; for elephants on Sunday,
Oct. 11; for the black bear on
Saturday, Oct. 17; for the tiger on
Sunday, Oct. 18; and for snow
leopards on Saturday, Oct.24.
On Halloween, guests can celebrate Rosie’s one-year birthday,
the zoo’s baby hippo, with activities to be announced. Traditional
trick-or-treating at the zoo takes
place on Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 24 and 25 and Saturday, Oct.
31. Check lazoo.org/BOO for
details and daily schedules.
Activities at “Boo at the L.A.
Zoo” are free with paid zoo admission.
The Los Angeles Zoo is located
at 5333 Zoo Drive, in Griffith Park
at the junction of the Ventura (134)
and Golden State (5) freeways.
For additional information, contact (323) 644-4200 or visit
www.lazoo.org/BOO.
simultaneously in American Sign
Language and spoken English by a
cast of 25.
The production marks the company’s first Broadway transfer.
“Spring Awakening” received 15
Ovation Award nominations,
including 12 for The Wallis production and three for the original
staging.
The Wallis’ upcoming fall theatre programming for their 201516 season includes “Love Letters,”
by A.R. Gurney and directed by
Gregory Mosher, starring Ali
MacGraw and Ryan O’Neill.
It also includes the award-winning production of “Wiesenthal,”
written by and starring Tom Dugan
and directed by Jenny Sullivan,
and Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s
production of “Guys and Dolls,”
directed by Mary Zimmerman. To purchase tickets, visit
www.thewallis.org
or
call
(310)746-4000.
The Wallis Annenberg Center
for the Performing Arts Ticket
Services is located at 9390 N.
Santa Monica Blvd.
photo by Jamie Pham
The Wallis’ ‘Spring Awakening’ hits Broadway
“Spring Awakening,” which
recently completed an extended,
critically-acclaimed engagement at
the Wallis Annenberg Center for
the Performing Arts in Los
Angeles, opened on Broadway for
a limited run at the Brooks
Atkinson Theatre. The Wallis
expanded and co-produced the
Deaf West Theater production
from its original, sold-out run in
downtown Los Angeles.
Based on Frank Wedekind’s
controversial 1891 expressionist
play, their musical was performed
The Montalbán in Hollywood
photo courtesy of Rooftop Film Club
photo by Kevin Parry
Sandra Mae Frank as Wendla and Austin P. McKenzie as Melchior perform in “Spring Awakening.”
20 October 1, 2015
Night of comedy and jazz benefits Latino Equality Alliance opens LGBT center
To better serve the LGBT comWilshire Division programs
munity, the Los Angeles LGBT
Comedian Bill Devlin hosts the
annual “Comedy & Jazz Night”
benefiting programs at the Los
Angeles Police Department’s
Wilshire Division on Friday, Oct.
9 at 7 p.m. at the El Rey Theatre.
Devlin will be joined by comedians Kira Soltanovich, Don
McMillan and Bil Dwyer, as well
as musical guest Bertie Higgins
and the Ross Sellers Quartet.
Devlin hosts and produces
“Comedy & Cocktails with Bill
Devlin,” one of the longest running shows at the Hollywood
Improv. Soltanovich hosts a comedy special on Showtime and was
well known as the voice of “The
photo courtesy of Steve Rosenthal
Photo Booth” on the “Tonight
Show with Jay Leno.” McMillan
is the winner of the 16th annual
San Francisco International
Stand-Up Comedy Competition
and a grand champion on “Star
Search,” while Dwyer is an
accomplished standup comic who
hosts a stand-up special on
Comedy Central. The event benefits the Wilshire Division’s cadet
program.
The El Rey Theatre is located at
5515 Wilshire Blvd. Tickets are
$50, $100 and $150, and dinner
buffet is included. For information, call (323)258-1589, or visit
www.wilshirepc.com.
Softball game pits LAPD vs. celebrities
The Lifedriven Foundation presents the Celebrity All-Star Softball
Game featuring the Team Watson
All-Stars vs. LAPD on Sunday,
Oct. 4 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Poinsettia
Park in Hollywood.
Jermaine Jackson, Sam Watson,
Guy Torry and celebrity teammates
will play against Los Angeles
Police Department officers to sup-
port children with cancer and raise
community awareness about the
foundation’s programs.
Radio station 93.5 KDAY will
play music and give away prizes,
and Pitbull Energy Drink will provide beverages. Poinsettia Park is
located at 7341 Willoughby Ave.
For information, call (310)9888873.
The Autry National Center of the
American West will present its 28th
annual gala on Saturday, Oct. 3.
The gala is one of The Autry’s
largest fundraisers of the year and
will celebrate the western landscapes depicted in artworks throughout the Autry’s museum galleries.
Held at the Autry’s campus in
Griffith Park, the gala includes the
presentation of the Spirit of the
West Award, a cocktail reception,
silent and live auctions, an elegant
dinner, and dancing under the stars
at the after-party. Chuck Henry,
NBC4 Southern California Anchor,
will emcee this year’s event.
Musical entertainment will be provided by The Texas Tenors, a vocal
group whose classical and country
crossover took them all the way to
the final four in the reality television show “America’s Got Talent.”
This year’s Spirit of the West
Award, recognizing organizations
and individuals who have made significant contributions to the art, culture and legacy of the American
West, is Emmylou Harris. The 13time Grammy Award-winning
singer and songwriter became a
country icon in the 1970s and her
musical career has continued for
over 40 years.
DawnMarie Kotonis will lead a
spirited live auction featuring severa
items, notably a round-trip excursion for two on the world-class
Emirates Airline to Dubai. Also
included in the auction are “Buffalo
Hunt,” a pastel and charcoal piece
by renowned artist Allan Houser; a
week-long travel package to a fivebedroom sanctuary in San Miguel
de Allende, Mexico and more.
The gala spotlights the Autry’s
mission and secures support for a
variety of exhibitions, public programs, on- and off-site educational
programs, and research. The
Autry’s educational programs serve
more than 10,000 children and their
families and teachers each year.
The reception and silent auction
begin at 6 p.m., followed by the
dinner, live auction, presentation
and entertainment at 8 p.m., and
then the after-party at 10 p.m.
For sponsorship and ticket information, call (323)495-4331.
The Autry to host American West gala
Center has partnered with the
Latino Equality Alliance (LEA) to
open its first facility on the eastside
of Los Angeles. Mi Centro in Boyle
Heights will offer bilingual services
operated by the center and LEA,
which will eventually include
immigration and housing support,
legal services, transgender support
services, youth and senior programming, family counseling and
empowerment programs. It will
also be the first headquarters facility for LEA.
Opening in early October, Mi
Centro is in a renovated warehouse
at 553 S. Clarence St. in City Labs
Boyle Heights, a locally owned,
purpose-driven collaborative space
for innovators, entrepreneurs and
creatives. Additional social and
health-related services will be
added based on demand and interest.
The facility will also offer other
LGBT organizations, services and
space for meetings. Initially, Mi
Centro will be open on weekdays,
from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and in the
evenings when requested.
The LEA supports the expansion
as a way to address homophobia in
Latino communities and to overcome its negative effects, including
family separation and high risk
behavior that may lead to
HIV/AIDS and even suicide.
Boyle Heights is one of the most
densely populated neighborhoods
in the city of Los Angeles and is
more than 93 percent Latino,
according to Los Angeles LGBT
Center representatives.
“We have many clients who travel long distances to obtain services
Museum of Art (LACMA) will present “New Objectivity: Modern
German Art in the Weimar
Republic, 1919–1933” from Oct. 4
through Jan.18. It will be the first
comprehensive exhibition in the
United States to explore the dominant artistic trends of this period.
Organized by LACMA in association with the Museo Correr in
Venice, Italy, and featuring nearly
200 works by more than 50 artists,
the exhibition places side-by-side
painting, photography and works
on paper, offering a rare opportunity to examine the similarities and
differences between the period’s
diverse media. The goal of the
ambitious catalogue is to provide a
new scholarly account of New
Objectivity and to create a lasting
record of the international exhibition.
Both the exhibition and catalogue focus on many well-known
artists such as Max Beckmann,
Otto Dix, George Grosz, August
Sander, Christian Schad, Rudolf
Schlichter and Georg Schrimpf, as
well as lesser-known artists, such as
Aenne Biermann, Hans Finsler,
Grete Jürgens, Carlo Mense,
Herbert Ploberger and Georg
Scholz. The volume includes individual biographies of the artists,
supplemented by short interpretations of the most important artworks in the exhibition characterizing their contribution to the history
of realism.
The exhibition and catalogue are
thematically organized, taking as
their point of departure the observation that portraits, still lifes, landscapes and cityscapes as well as
Realist subject matter such as prostitutes, workers, and war veterans
shape much of the visual collection
of New Objectivity. Smaller thematic essays intentionally depart
from earlier approaches that investigate New Objectivity only in relation to the traditional genres of art
history.
The catalogue’s longer scholarly
essays aim to locate German New
Objectivity in broader international,
historical, sociopolitical, geographical and artistic contexts in order to
assess the significance of this new
realism. The catalogue also devotes
much attention to the progressive
nature of Germany’s Weimar
photo by Gil Diaz
Senators Ricardo Lara and Kevin de Leon join Alfred Fraijo, Jr., owner of
City Labs, and community members at the opening of Mi Centro.
at the center, and we also know
there is a growing need for LGBTspecific services throughout eastside neighborhoods. We look forward to working with LEA and
other partners to do an even better
job of serving our community,
addressing homophobia and helping LGBT people – wherever they
live – thrive as healthy, equal and
complete members of society,” said
center CEO Lorri L. Jean.
lalgbtcenter.org.
LACMA exhibition explores modern German art
image courtesy of 2015 Artists Rights Society
Herbert Ploberger’s oil on canvas
painting
“Self-Portrait
with
Ophthalmological Models” will be
on display at LACMA’s “New
Objectivity: Modern German Art in
the Weimar Republic” exhibition.
Republic.
LACMA is located at 5905
Wilshire Boulevard. For more
information, contact (323)8576000 or visit lacma.org.
Sexting
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University of California in 2011,
97 percent of schools were teaching comprehensive sex education,
a 1 percent increase since a 2003
survey. The CDE representative,
who asked to have her name withheld, said most schools see the
benefits of teaching comprehensive sex education as evidenced
by the surveys and by California’s
low teen birth rate, which is at a
record low.
The representative also said
CDE supported an assembly bill,
which is now on the governor’s
desk, that would change the
California Education code to
make comprehensive sex education a legal requirement. The governor has until Oct. 11 to sign.
According to Kordic, a high
percentage of the independent
charter schools in the district have
Kip’s Toyland
From page 3
Most importantly though, the
Kippers said they love what they do.
“It doesn’t feel like work,” Lily
said. “I hang out with my dad and
our staff is awesome. A lot of them
have been here for a really long time.
One of our staff members has a tattoo
of the Kip’s logo. They love our store
and we love them. It’s mutual and
everyone is happy to be here.”
Keeping the same strategy wasn’t
easy when competitors and electronic fads grew in popularity. Kip’s
Toyland has outlasted big box toy
stores, as well as the rise of video
games.
“When The Grove was developed
chosen to eliminate sex education
curriculums despite complaints
from parents. He said even though
LAUSD’s health education
department has offered materials
and training to some of the charter
schools, many have responded
they do not have adequate funding
to support the classes.
“It’s a huge issue. There have
been spikes in birth rates, in
STDs, in suicides, and with mental health issues in schools that do
not provide sex education classes.
Any school that doesn’t teach
skills to deal with sexual, mental
or physical health will be more
likely to have students with issues
in those areas in the future,”
Kordic said.
The sex education curriculum in
LAUSD schools begins in fifth
grade, when students are taught
about their body and organs. In
sixth grade, they are educated
about puberty, and in seventh and
ninth grades, students participate
around 2000, our store was moved to
where we are presently, and less than
100 yards from us was a brand new,
enormous FAO Schwartz toy store,”
Don said. “It was very daunting to be
in the shadow of that.”
The Kippers continued their same
strategy, and now FAO Schwartz is
gone.
“There are always challenges that
present themselves in anyone’s life,”
Don said. “The testament and the
strength of a business or as a family
is how you respond and meet that
challenge.”
The Kippers said they never let it
bother them when customers come
in with mobile apps and price-compare with services like Amazon.
“During the holiday season or for
a last minute birthday gift or what
in the main health courses that
include comprehensive segments
on sex education. The LAUSD
department of health created a
special supplemental booklet to
use with health textbooks to meet
the CDE standards.
“Campaigns will only prompt
discussion. True behavior change
will only happen with prevention
education that we teach through
health courses, and that’s providing lessons and activities to both
safely introduce these topics and
discuss them,” Kordic said.
Kordic said he fears the number
of pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases in teens will only
grow as independent charter
schools choose not to provide
comprehensive sex education
classes.
“We know from human development that people are very
impulsive, and we need to prepare
students to have the confidence
and information needed to make
have you, customers know they can
come here, we’ll have what they’re
looking for. We’ll gift wrap it for
them and they’re out of here in 20
minutes,” Don said. “We continue to
do a simple thing very well. We’re
going to keep doing what we’ve
been doing.”
The anniversary celebration will
be held Oct. 11 at noon on the plaza
in front of Kip’s Toyland. There will
be giveaways and special guest
appearances.
As the third generation manager at
Kip’s, Lily is looking ahead beyond
70 years. She plans to keep the store
in the family, as well as its classic
theme.
“Otherwise it wouldn’t be Kip’s,”
she said.
Firefighters, police, military climb in full gear
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ninth consecutive time on Friday,
and scored a personal best of 10:51
– something he’s especially proud
of just before his 50th birthday. He
has stair-climbed the Empire State
Building in New York City, the
Willis Tower (formerly the Sears
Tower) in Chicago, and the
Stratosphere in Las Vegas during
the national stair climb championship races.
After the race, Dinkin said it was
helpful that he utilized most of the
16 practice sessions the YMCA
held for elite runners at the Wells
Fargo building for 55-floor climbs.
“It really helps you get dialed in,”
he said.
He said a runner’s mentality is
one of the most important factors to
finishing with a good time.
“You run out of breath quickly.
Think about it, it’s like climbing a
mountain,” Dinkin said. “You have
to maintain a mindset of not stopping, because you want to stop. At
floor 12 or 15, you want to stop.
You have to mentally say, ‘I can
suffer a little longer.’ Practice reinforces the positive talk of, ‘yea, I
can do this’”.
He said among those who stair
climb competitively, there is an
ongoing joke comparing what floor
of the climb each competitor
thought to themselves, “why am I
doing this?”
That happened to me during the
race, but also quickly after I started
to research the event. After learning
more, the energy from taking on a
new challenge was quickly
replaced by nervousness. It didn’t
take long into reading about the
course that descriptions such as,
“tallest building west of the
Mississippi,” “1,644 stairs,” and
“1,005 feet,” started to pop up.
‘Why am I doing this?’ I thought.
When I traveled to the tower on
Friday afternoon, the nervousness
persisted.
I didn’t speak to Dinkin prior to
the race, otherwise I would have
benefitted from knowing that
there’s also stair climbing technique, like every other sport, that he
was able to improve on at the practice sessions.
“To go fast you have to get a pace
and maintain it,” he said. “Keep
right at your limit without going
over where you have to stop. It’s the
same as running and cycling.”
Dinkin said the elite climbers
almost always take two stairs per
step. It’s also important to utilize
the rail to pull up.
“Your arms should be doing
about 15 percent of the work to help
guide you up,” he said. “At each
landing, pivot turn instead of walking around. If you’re spending one
to two seconds on a landing, that
can help shave massive amounts off
your time.”
Upon arriving at the giant rounded structure, I was not able to resist
taking photos from the base to send
to friends and family.
With the help of more than 250
volunteers, runners signed in,
received a shirt that read “elevators
are for wimps,” and a protein bar
while navigating through the block
party section of the event.
Then it was time to get in a quick
line to start the climb.
After listening to upbeat pop
music and high-fiving smiling volunteers who cheered for runners at
the course entrance, the gray and
white steel stairwell was a quick
reminder that there was work to do.
It was quiet enough to hear the
vents and the echoes of rubber
against metal steps. I started jogging up the stairwell and hoped for
the best.
At each floor there were signs to
follow that ensured runners they
were on the correct route to the top.
Since each runner was sent one at a
time at intervals, there was always
room to pass, or be passed, other
runners throughout the entire
course. But after a handful of
floors, runners started to catch up
with each other, which reassured
me I was on the right track.
Most runners hugged the rail. I
naturally grabbed it for support
when I started to get tired.
At the 12th floor, I wondered,
again, “what did I get myself into?”
as the echoes of runners’ huffing
and puffing got louder at every
floor.
But the flow continued and
climbers went through variations of
quick spurts with short breaks, or
aimed to keep a consistent pace.
At the 17th floor, runners were
handed Dixie cups of water.
Around the 36th floor, I thought I
hit my “second wind.” At the 42nd,
I stopped and hoped for a third.
I stopped once more and then
made it to the 56th floor, which
good decisions,” Kordic said. “If
schools don’t teach this information – students are still going to be
impulsive, and will likely have
sex, but that sex is more likely to
be unprotected because they are
not well-informed.”
Regarding the sex education
curriculum, LAUSD teaches its
health instructors to develop relationships with their students
through a formula of using information, processing information
and applying that information to
real-life situations. While the curriculum is abstinence-based, the
health officials teach other options
for safe sex. The curriculum also
covers safe and healthy relationships, which may include the antisexting portion of the curriculum.
“We want the conversation
about sexting to be around sexual
health, relationships, communication and goal-setting. We want
teens to understand consequences
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and what pressures exist, and to
grasp of what’s right and what’s
wrong. We want them to be able to
make the right decisions,” Kordic
said.
As far as expectations for the
Now Matters Later initiative,
Priebe-Sotelo remains positive
schools will be open to implementing it.
“Part of the problem is when
new mandates come down, a
school is already overwhelmed
with many existing mandates, so
new ones are not accepted in general,” she said. “We want schools
to feel that this is supplemental
material to add to what’s already
being taught.”
Priebe-Sotelo
said
many
schools are asking for help to
address issues such as sexting,
cyber-bullying and social media
because, even though students
may do it away from school, it
still impacts behavior in the classroom.
Model cars are one of the many offerings at Kip’s Toyland. Kip’s will
celebrate its 70th anniversary this month.
alone was worth the effort.
“Come on in for some water and
fresh air,” the volunteers said.
Runners were allowed to rest at
an entirely vacant building floor
with windows that allowed for an
up-to-the-edge, 360-degree view of
Los Angeles from one of its highest
points. Many runners stopped to
take a break and take more photos.
“Only 19 floors left,” volunteers
shouted as runners left the pseudo
observatory.
At the 65th floor, the huffing and
puffing turned into what sounded
like a rehearsed cacophony, and
Jell-O came to mind when I thought
about the condition of my legs.
But at floor 70, I got that feeling
of accomplishment that erased any
remaining doubts about finishing.
Runners were greeted with a
hearty “congratulations,” more
high fives, and awarded medals for
the achievement. I finished with a
modest time of 30:30.
“It is a difficult activity. Anyone
that gets to the top, kudos,” Dinkin
said. “It taxes the body a lot – probably the cardiovascular system
more than muscles.”
Runners stepped outside on the
balcony on the 75th floor, where I
finally realized why I took the challenge while I looked around again
at the city from its highest point.
After the finish, there are more
stairs – though not many – down to
the 67th floor. There were open
rooms and hallways to hangout,
drink water, eat bananas, take photos, and propose to girlfriends, like
runner Daniel Rodriquez did with
his now-fiancé Tammy, to a round
of applause after completing the
climb.
Lucas Matison, 18, won the elite
class and set a new event record
“You run out of
breath quickly.
Think about it,
it’s like climbing
a mountain.”
Jeff Dinkin
Elite class stair climber
with a time of 8:56. He beat second
place winner, Sproule Love, 44
from New York – the winner of the
most recent run at the Stratosphere
in Las Vegas. Veronica Stocker, 46,
won the female category.
Other stair climb participants
included 115 active members of the
military, firefighters and police officers, who competed in a “full gear”
category. That means they climbed
up the 75 floors in full uniform
instead of workout clothes. For firefighters, that can mean up to 85
extra pounds of gear, said Whitney
Smith, associate director of development for Ketchum-Downtown
YMCA.
Despite the shirts’ logos, runners
took the elevators back down where
they were invited to enjoy music,
food trucks, games and a beer garden at the Hope Street Block Party.
Smith said when the event started
22 years ago there was more than
one competition, but stair climbing
became the main attraction, so now
it is the main event. In 2004, 700
people participated, compared to
3,376 in the open class this year.
All the money raised – approximately $710,000 – will support
Ketchum-Downtown YMCA’s programs and services.
For
information,
visit
www.ymcaLA.org/stairclimb.
City to mull billboards Oct. 22
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the Planning Commission, which is
considering options for revisions to
the city’s sign regulations at the
request of the Los Angeles City
Council’s Planning and Land Use
Committee (PLUM).
Changes under consideration
include allowing approximately 930
billboards that were erected without
proper permitting to remain, and creating a conditional use permitting
process for digital billboards. The
planning commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the
PLUM committee for consideration
and then to the full city council.
The current enforceable sign ordinance was established in 2002 and
amended in 2008. Since 2009, the
PLUM committee has sought revisions to that ordinance, according to
city planning associate Phyllis
Nathanson. Per the city charter, the
revisions had to be sent back to the
planning commission for further
review. The planning commission
will consider those revisions at the
Oct. 22 meeting.
Krekorian said in his letter to the
planning commission that he is
opposed to allowing any billboards
without proper permits to remain,
and any allowance of digital billboards must be offset by a reduction
in the number of static billboards at
other sites. He said any changes must
limit the new digital billboards to a
“reasonable total number,” although
that number has not yet been determined. Individual signs would be
subject to environmental review
under the proposal to ensure their
impact on the community is minimized. Billboard companies would
be required to provide community
benefits, and the public would be
allowed to weigh in when individual
signs are proposed.
Krekorian’s
communications
director Ian Thompson said digital
billboards would generally be limited to areas near heavily traveled
transportation corridors and freeways. The proposal requires that four
square feet of static billboards be
removed for every one square foot of
digital billboard space that is
allowed.
“[They would be] facing freeway
locations as much as possible. That
would be the goal,” Thompson said.
“We are not in favor of doomsday
scenarios like in Griffith Park having
a digital billboard facing the merrygo-round. That’s not going to happen. But they might be put by the
freeway next to [Interstate] 5.”
Thompson said there is a potential
for a significant amount of revenue
that could be used to fund city services. Under the proposal, the digital
signs would be equally distributed
throughout the city so they are not
concentrated in any one particular
area. Krekorian reiterated in the letter that he is opposed to digital billboards anywhere else outside of sign
districts.
“In my view, it is absolutely critical that we embrace and adopt the
public-only option,” the letter read.
“This is the only kind of digital sign
ordinance that will directly benefit
the residents of Los Angeles by providing our communities with real
control over sign placement and
operations, while also potentially
generating tens of millions of dollars
in revenue for our city.”
Los Angeles City Councilman
David Ryu, 4th District, is opposed
to Krekorian’s proposal, according to
his communications director,
Estevan Montemayor.
“Councilmember Ryu supports
signs only in sign districts. He’s
advocating for an ordinance with
strong penalty provisions for noncompliance which will protect residents and their neighborhoods,”
Montemayor said.
Some in the local community are
also skeptical about Krekorian’s proposal, and remained opposed to new
digital billboards.
“I think to put up any digital billboards on city property outside of
sign districts is just a no-go,” said
Jack Humphreville, a member of the
Greater Wilshire Neighborhood
Council. “It’s one of those things
where there is too much money
floating around. Putting them on city
property outside of sign districts just
doesn’t smell right.”
Dennis Hathaway, president of the
Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight,
said he is monitoring the planning
commission’s review of the sign
ordinances and added that he is
reluctant to support Krekorian’s proposal because there are not enough
details. He also said he believes the
takedown ratio of static signs in
exchange for digital billboards
should be much higher, such as six to
12 square feet of reduction compared
to every one square foot of new digital billboards allowed.
“Do we want to start lining our
freeways?” Hathaway questioned.
“Is the best way to eliminate blight
[to add] more blight? I don’t know.
But I think it’s a slippery slope when
the city starts getting a taste for that
money.”
The planning commission meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22
at 8:30 a.m. at the Van Nuys City
Hall, 14410 Sylvan St. For information,
visit
www.cityplanning.lacity.org.
The Citywide Mural Program
is also dividing $300,000 in onetime funding to each of the 15 city
council offices to either conserve
historic fine art murals or commission new murals. In either
option, the council district will be
responsible for incorporating
detailed documentation and educational initiatives to engage the
public.
“The council wanted the option
to be able to identify different priorities in each council district –
whether it would benefit their
community to fund mural tours,
photo courtesy of Social and Public Art Resource Center restorations that children could be
“Not Somewhere Else, But Here” was restored by Social and Public Art involved in, or creating documentation of existing murals through
Resource Center through the Citywide Mural Program.
film,” Filer said. “It will be kind
of like field research for us and
will provide a range of information that will inform our next iteration of the program.”
From page 1
DCA will meet with all council
districts throughout the next
books or films, and some murals Council of Jewish Women build- month to discuss possible historic
are a place to talk about the histo- ing at 543 N. Fairfax Ave. In murals to conserve, or to propose
ry that happened in a particular 1993, young artist Daryl Wells new projects that are tailored to
community, which is important,” was commissioned by the the demographic of each commuFiler said. “Murals represent cul- National Council of Jewish nity.
Councilman Paul Koretz, 5th
tural presence in communities Women to paint the mural, which
that don’t have a deeply devel- depicts influential and prominent District, said in addition to “Not
oped art infrastructure.”
women of varied ethnic back- Somewhere Else, But Here,” he is
Eleven non-city sponsored grounds sharing struggles through interested in discussing the
murals deemed important to local the act of breaking bread together.
“It is moving to
communities in Los Angeles will
By 2014, “Not Somewhere
see artists [at
be restored, thanks to $400,000 Else, But Here” was beginning to
earmarked for the conservation show signs of oxidation from
different times in
process. After meeting with 10 extreme weather, causing a white,
their lives] come
mural advocacy organizations to powder-like film to blot out bright
back to work on
determine which murals have his- red and purple paint. The National
toric priority, the DCA came up Council of Jewish Women conthese public art
with a list of recommendations to tacted SPARC for assistance in
pieces and get a
propose to Los Angeles City preserving the mural. SPARC
new, vibrant
Council. The murals were select- representatives were able use soled from a range of multi-ethnic, vents to restore the pigment, and
sense of life
multi-lingual and multi-faith Wells, with the help of graduate
seeing their
communities in an effort to tell students from UCLA, updated the
work restored.”
the stories of the people who live details of her artwork.
there.
“It is moving to see artists [at
The Mural Conservancy of Los different times in their lives]
Carlos Rogel
Angeles is one of DCA’s award come back to work on these pubCitywide Mural Program
recipients, and will preserve two lic art pieces and get a new,
project manager
historically significant murals. vibrant sense of life seeing their
The Social and Public Art work restored. They provide the
Resource Center (SPARC), which general public with these amazing preservation of murals on the
specializes in community mural gifts that show history and sym- sides of Workmen’s Circle
production, received funding bols of inspiration,” said Carlos Cultural Center on South
Boulevard
and
from DCA to preserve nine Rogel, project manager of Robertson
murals in the area.
Citywide Mural Program at Canter’s Deli on North Fairfax
Avenue.
“As part of SPARC’s mural SPARC.
“The murals in commercial
conservation process, they look
In addition to restoring weathareas
that have a significant tie
for ways to reengage artwork er-damaged murals, the program
into
the
neighborhood are imporexisting in the community to edu- also focuses on removing tags
tant
for
us to preserve,” Koretz
cate new generations about the from any public artworks that
history they represent,” Filer said. have been defaced. In several said. “They emphasize history.”
The Citywide Mural Program
One of the murals that SPARC instances, they are able to cover
will
utilize the remaining $50,000
has already restored thanks to the the murals with a wax-like subto
fund
initiative costs including
Citywide Mural Program is “Not stance that can be melted away
development,
execution and proSomewhere Else, But Here,” and reapplied if the mural is
ject-related
expenditures.
located on the side of the National defaced.
Mural program to remove tags
Ryu’s task force will meet October 8
From page 1
The task force will review all
discretionary funding in the 4th
District. Council offices receive
approximately $1-$1.5 million per
year in discretionary funding.
The first order of business will
be to analyze approximately
$600,000 in funding for projects
approved during the final days of
Ryu’s predecessor, Councilman
Tom LaBonge. The projects
include 27 allocations ranging
from $2,500 to $10,000 for projects at Los Angeles and
Hollywood high schools, the
Petersen Museum, Los Angeles
County Museum of Art, the
Korean
Cultural
Center,
Hollywood Heritage, the Los
Angeles Historical Society and
the Hollywood-Wilshire YMCA.
The task force will also evaluate
approvals for payments of
$15,000 to $40,000 for projects
such as tree removal and structural repairs to a wall in Griffith
Park, and sidewalk repair near a
parking facility in Larchmont
Village.
The task force members, who
will meet monthly, will serve oneyear terms and are not paid. The
first meeting will be held
Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. at Ryu’s
Hollywood field office, 6501
Fountain Ave.
In addition to the allocations
approved during LaBonge’s final
days in office, the task force will
analyze all new proposals for discretionary funding. Ryu said the
task force fulfills a campaign
promise to create more transparency for city spending.
“This team of community advocates is committed to refocusing
discretionary funds on their
intended purpose, to benefit the
district and its neighborhoods,”
Ryu said.
Jack Humphreville, a member
of
the
Greater
Wilshire
Neighborhood Council, said he is
eager to learn what the task force
decides and which projects will be
funded.
“In terms of discretionary
funds, it will be very interesting to
see how this thing goes.
Everybody isn’t going to get
everything,” Humphreville said.
“I think some of the money could
be used more wisely.”
Chvatal, who has been working
with Ryu’s office to have streets
repaired in Hancock Park, said
she is particularly interested in
funding for infrastructure needs
such as street and sidewalk repair.
“I am delighted to have been
selected. I am very interested in
discretionary funds and how they
are being used in our district,”
Chvatal said. “They certainly
should be used in every part of our
district. Every neighborhood
should have a say in it, especially
funds earmarked for infrastructure.”
Smith, who is also the president
of the Brookside Homeowners
Association, said he is keeping an
open mind about the funding.
“I have no particular agenda,”
Smith added. “I want fairness and
equitable distribution. I think you
have to look at each project as it
comes along.“
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