June - Studio City

Vol. VII No.9
& the Neighboring Communities of N. Hollywood, Valley Village & Tarzana
June 2015
www.shermanoaksstudiocitynews.com
TOM LABONGE BIDS CD4 “ADIOS”
Saturday June 6
Get amazing book deals at the Friends of the
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Encino Tarzana Library two-day book sale on
Friday, June 5th and Saturday, June 6th from 9:30 By Tom LaBonge
A.M. to 5 P.M. The Encino-Tarzana Library is
I always knew that my life’s
located at 18231 Ventura Blvd. at Nestle Ave. work would be in service to the
(818.343.1983)
City of Los Angeles, but to have
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Monday June 8
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council meets
second Monday of each month. 4-6:30pm.
Sherman Oaks Elementary School Auditorium.
14755 Greenleaf St. 818-503-2399
Saturday June 13
Friends of the Sherman Oaks Library Book Sale.
9:30 am – 1:30pm 818-205-9716 for more details
Wednesday June 17
SOHA monthly meeting presents City Hall
Comes to Sherman Oaks. Representatives of City
Departments will answer your questions. Other
elected officials will also be represented, as well
as the police department. Dinner is served. , 7:15
program starts, social hour starts at 6:15 pm.
Notre Dame High School, Woodman @
Riverside. Www.ShermanOaks914.com
Studio City Neighborhood Council Board of
Directors open to the public. Light refreshments
6:30 pm. CBS Studio Center. 4024 Radford Ave.
Studio City enter Gate A to be directed to the
meeting. 818-655-5400
The San Fernando Valley Multiple Myeloma
Support Group meets on Wednesday, June 17,
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What’s Inside
served as Councilmember of
the Fourth District for the past
fourteen years has been more
than I could have ever
imagined. My role as
Councilmember for the Fouth
District of the City of Los
Angeles is the culmination of a
lifetime spent in service to my
native city. I have worked in
some capacity for the City of
Los Angeles for almost four
decades.
My journey at City Hall
started back when I was on
Mayor Bradley’s Youth
Council. I remember how
rewarding it felt when I could
help someone out. I just knew
from the beginning that this was
going to be my life’s work –
serving the people of Los
Angeles in any way I could. I
first took office in 2001, in a
special election to replace my
dear friend and political mentor
the late great John Ferraro. I
was honored to be subsequently
re-elected to four-year terms in
2003, 2007, and 2011.
Nothing has been more
fulfilling than representing the
LaBonge holds City Council Proclamation At Griffith Park
Observatory celebrating its 80th anniversary.
people of Council District
Four and being able to
enact the changes that have
improved the lives of all in
this exceptional City. Los
Angeles is truly a city
without equal opportunity
and its diversity can be seen
within the Fourth District.
Whether it is the vistas of
Griffith
Park,
the
Hollywood Bowl, cruising
through the historic streets
of Sherman Oaks, the
museums and parks of the
Miracle Mile, or the local
shopping and dining of
Larchmont Village, our
district showcases the best of
what our City has to offer.
During my time as City
Councilmember, I’ve fought
hard to keep and enhance the
features that make our
district unique. I will always
count the acquisition of
Cahuenga Peak as open space
for Griffith Park as one of my
greatest achievements in
office, and it would not have
been possible without the
immense support from local
communities such as your own.
The approval of new Historic
Preservation Overlay Zones
will maintain the signature
character
of
many
neighborhoods,
and
investments made in our streets
with resurfacings, green
medians
and
other
beautification efforts districtwide have made all
neighborhoods safer and more
inviting to drivers and
pedestrians alike.
As my time as City
Councilmember for the Fourth
District comes to an end, I
would like to thank each and
every one of you for your love
and support of the City of Los
Angeles. More than any park,
landmark, or business, it is the
people of Los Angeles that
make our City the best in the
world in which to work and
live.
For now, this is not
a goodbye but a mere “See you
around” as Los Angeles is my
home and I will in some
capacity continue to work and
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Los Angeles Youth Orchestra previews The Vienna/Prague tour.
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O VETERAN TAKES HIS LEAVE AS COUNCILMEMBER
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The Los Angeles Youth Orchestra
in the Spotlight
By Elizabeth Kate
Clear your calendar and make
way for a marvelous display of local
talent! On Sunday, June 21, 2015,
at 3:00 pm you will have the
ultimate privilege of witnessing a
special preview of the Los Angeles
Youth Orchestra’s Vienna and
Prague tour, “Two Symphonies and
the Stars”.
The Los Angeles Youth
Orchestra, led by artistic director
and longtime Encino resident
Russell Steinberg, has had the great
honor of being invited to perform
on the international stage in Vienna
and Prague this summer as part of
the 50th Anniversary of The Sound
of Music motion picture. It will be their
first international appearance. The
orchestra will offer one single preview
performance at the Encino Community
Center before jet setting off to Europe to
perform for the world.
The Los Angeles Youth Orchestra is
made up of 120 student musicians,
between the ages of eight and eighteen,
nineteen of whom hail from our very own
San Fernando Valley. The orchestra is an
“Emeritus Youth Orchestra Partner” of
the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
An incredibly talented collection of
young musicians, we are truly privileged
to have the opportunity to see them
perform in our own backyard. They have
played to audiences all over the USA
including New York’s Carnegie Hall, The
Walt Disney Hall, and the Hollywood
Bowl. Selections will include Haydn
Symphony No. 3, Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4, and Steinberg Cosmic
Dust, among many others.
Admission is free to this fabulous event
so don’t miss it! 4935 Balboa Blvd.,
Encino, CA 91316. For more information
call
(310)
571-LAYO
www.losangelesyouthorchestra.org
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From the Publisher
In this issue, we say a bittersweet
farewell to three of our longtime
columnists who are moving on.
We are sad to see
councilmember Tom LaBonge
termed out of office, he embraced
the community after redistricting
placed Sherman Oaks in his
district. The new councilmember
for CD4 is David Ryu, who takes
office on July 1. Meet the new
council member next month.
Jon Epstein has been our I Teen
columnist for over six years while
we watched him grow up, but now
he has graduated from high school
and is off to college. We wish him
all the best in this new phase of
his young life.
White Sofas columnist Vicki
Stern is losing the inspiration for
her humorous pieces that made
us laugh every month as her son
is also going off to college. We ‘ll
miss you, Vicki.
If any of our readers feel up to the
task of picking up the mantle of
resident humorist or teen
correspondent, send us an email
[email protected].
and Happy Father’s Day, Dad.
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Paul Koretz
Gerald A. Silver
Tamar Galatzan
Phil Shuman
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Anna Terra
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Jon Epstein
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Mary Anne Skweres
Elizabeth Kate
Natalie Daniels
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From the
Desk of CD2
By Paul Krekorian
Better budget, better city
[email protected] @foxphil
If you look back just a few years into
our city’s history, you’ll see that our
budget situation wasn’t too rosy. When
I took office in 2010, the deficit project
for this year was over $1 billion. Vital
neighborhood services hung in the
balance, layoffs loomed and some even
warned of the possibility of municipal
bankruptcy. That’s all in the distant past.
I’m happy to report that LA’s finances
are far healthier today than they were
then. This week, the City Council gave
final approval to the city’s $8.6 billion
balanced budget for Fiscal Year 20152016 and, just a day later, Mayor
Garcetti signed it. Gone are the days of
gloom and doom. The outlook for the
next few years is good—so good that
I’m confident we will close our longnagging structural deficit in the next
three years.It wasn’t easy getting here.
We’ve made painful sacrifices that have
been tough on our neighborhoods,
impacted neighborhood services and
shrunk the city workforce to the smallest
it’s been since Tom Bradley was mayor.
As the chair of the City Council’s
Budget and Finance Committee, I know
these realities all too well. But I’m also
extremely proud of the work that the
mayor and my committee has done to
take our budget situation out of the
darkness and bring it into the light.The
budget we just passed covers spending
for the next fiscal year, which begins on
July 1, 2015. Without question, it’s the
best budget Los Angeles has had in six
years. It shows significant revenue
growth, adds neighborhood services,
and establishes the largest rainy day fund
in recent city history. It was shaped by
collaboration between the Mayor and
the City Council, with invaluable input
from city department leaders and staff,
neighborhood council members and our
labor partners who represent much of
the city’s workforce.
I believe it is a model of smart,
responsible budgeting that will protect
Los Angeles for years to come.With this
budget, the city increases funding for
public safety, including 10 percent more
for the Fire Dept. to get more
ambulances on the street and to update
safety equipment and technology. There
will also be five new classes of recruits,
which means our communities will be
served by 270 new firefighters to keep
us safe. The budget funds 150 new squad
cars and $4.5 million for LAPD body
cameras.We also allotted money to
repair 2,400 miles of LA’s streets, to trim
57,000 trees and to fill 350,000
potholes. The budget puts $20 million
toward fixing sidewalks, $9 million to
clean up bulky items illegally dumped
in streets and alleys, and $3.8 million to
remove graffiti and beautify medians
throughout our neighborhoods.The
importance of greater affordable
Right versus Might
If you live in the Valley you have no
doubt heard about or been affected by
McMansions, a clever term coined a
while back to describe the phenomenon
of over-sized homes being built or
rebuilt, that are way out of proportion
with the rest of the neighborhood.
McMansionization has ruined views,
tranquility, and in some extreme cases,
people claim, their lives.
The LA City Council, as is their
custom, arrived a little too late to the
party, starting way back in 2008 when
they crafted an anti-McMansion
ordinance that apparently had enough
loopholes in it to drive bulldozers
through, so the trend continued. To City
Council’s credit, a mere seven years later,
they have put a two year moratorium on
McMansions in most areas until more
specific rules can be drawn up, debated,
and finalized.
Of course, that doesn’t help you if
your new neighbor has already built a
huge multi-story house next to your
modest 3 BR 2 BA ranch, but hey it’s
their property and we all know bigger is
better, right? And shouldn’t property
owners be able to build what they want
as long as they follow the rules?
I was thinking about all of this as I took
a drive to a spectacular neighborhood in
Bel-Air, to report on a controvers for Fox
11 News. This McMansion, or rather
actually a MegaMansion, is huge even
by Bel-Air standards, a massive modern
concrete and glass structure, about
30,000 square feet, in a canyon high up
in the hills, at the end of an isolated street
called Strada Vecchia that you would
never drive on unless your parents
already lived there, you won the lottery,
or were going to a fundraiser for a
Presidential candidate.
People
who are fortunate enough to call this area
home certainly can’t complain about
size, since almost everyone here lives in
massive estates behind walls.
The
problem with this home, neighbors say,
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is misdirection, misinformation, even
illegal permits and construction by
celebrity builder Mohammed Hadid in
violation of Building and Safety
Department rules. Now if you know
that name, that means you might be a fan
of the Housewives of Beverly Hills, he’s
Yolanda Wallace’s ex, father of
supermodels Gigi and Bella.
Hadid‘s legal team and the residents
who fear that the “Starship Enterprise,”
as some call it, could come crashing
down the hillside into them, squared off
at the Department of Building and Safety
hearing on June 2nd.
There, residents complained, again,
they’ve been fighting this for four years,
and the lawyers for Hadid, including the
well known Ben Reznik, said they’d fix
everything, again.
The City pointed out that they heard
that before, they did issue an official city
‘’stop work order’’ earlier which Hadid
violated, they told him no more delays,
everything had to be brought up to code
now and pass inspection or he could be
prosecuted criminally.
Neighbors, such as retired
entertainment attorney Joe Horacek, tell
me that Hadid can not be trusted, and
ideally he would like to have the structure
torn down.
I understand his sentiment, because
when you stand in his yard and look up,
you see 30,000 feet of partially
constructed concrete literally looming
over your backyard and you think if the
grading and retaining walls were not done
properly, then what happens in a bad
storm or earthquake?
Yes, property owners have rights, but
you have to play by the rules. When it
comes to our homes, perhaps our most
personable and valuable possessions, you
have to follow the rules, no matter how
much money you have, whether you are
building in Valley Village or Bel-Air.
The View from CD5
TAMAR GALATZAN’S LAST COLUMN
Change is upon us — a time for
recognizing graduates’ hard work,
celebrating their achievements and
providing inspiration to tackle the
challenges that lie ahead. While the
accomplishments of all graduates are
noteworthy, the members of the Class of
2015 deserve the spotlight. These students
entered middle school as the state began
its spiral into the Great Recession. Los
Angeles Unified lost more than $500
million in state revenue during those years,
and the Class of 2015 bore the brunt of
the financial crisis. There were fewer
resources and supports, which meant that
students and teachers often had to more
with less, with sheer determination making
up the difference. When you consider that
nearly 80 percent of our students live in
poverty and 20 percent are special-needs
youngsters, you can understand the
enormity of the challenges they face.
Yet, graduation rates have climbed during
the last several years, and in 2014 reached
82 percent for LAUSD’s comprehensive
high schools. In Board District 3, nearly
every school topped that rate. With the
dedication of their families and teachers,
I have every expectation that the Class of
2015 will do even better. For them, their
diploma will not only be a symbol of the
knowledge and skills they’ve learned but
also their perseverance to succeed against
stiff odds.
And our schools and teachers have also
endured, despite the challenges the budget
crisis created for them. This year, the state
introduced a Gold Ribbon Award as a way
to recognize individual schools for their
extraordinary effort to help students
succeed. Of the 193 middle and high
schools statewide to receive the honor, 18
are in LAUSD. And I’m very proud that
the winners include Cleveland Charter
High School in Reseda and the Valley
Academy of Arts and in Granada Hills.
The Award also recognizes schools that
are creative and innovative, and the two
West Valley schools are certainly that. An
affiliated charter, Cleveland has a
Humanities Magnet, as well as an awardwinning Media Academy. VAAS was the
first school in LAUSD to receive districtissued iPads, a tool that has become part
of its visual and performing arts
curriculum. These are programs that keep
our students engaged while preparing them
for a seat in college or a place in the
workforce.
I’m also leaving with pride, proud that
LAUSD led the nation for the second
consecutive year in the number of teachers
who qualified for National Board
Certification – a mark of achievement in
their profession. Four of the 128 LAUSD
educators who received the prestigious
credential teach in local schools – Michal
Danin-Kreiselman from John F. Kennedy
High; Liza Elcayam from Darby
Elementary Charter; Karen Mullen from
Northridge Academy; and Rachel Oh from
Northridge Middle School.
Finally, for her work in integrating
technology in the classroom, Laura Park
of Granada Elementary was honored this
spring as one of 24 Inspirational Teachers
by the United Way of Greater LA.
This is Tamar Galatzan’s lost column as a member of
LAUSD School Board
DESALINATION? NO ANSWER!
Los Angeles residents are threatened
with massive increases in water rates
while at the same time are being forced
to cut back on their water consumption.
There simply is not enough water to meet
demand. For the moment let’s put aside
California’s massive agricultural water
demands and focus specifically on
residential and urban water consumption.
Development is forcing Los Angeles
residents to give up green lawns, take
shorter showers, save every drop of water
to support growth. It is essential that the
Planning Department and City officials
place an immediate moratorium on all
new building permits. Each new
apartment or condo permitted makes the
water crisis worse and increases all
infrastructure demands. City planners and
the City Council must accept the obvious
– just say no to the moneyed developers
who are driving the water shortage.
Governor Brown has called for a
voluntary 20 percent reduction in water
use. If voluntary fails, the State Water
Resources Control Board will impose
heavy fines for violators. Some have
suggested that the answer lies in
desalination from the Pacific Ocean. It
sounds like a simple solution, but
unfortunately the cost of desalination
greatly outweighs its benefits. The
Metropolitan Water District is currently
buying water for up to $850.00 per acre
foot. Desalinated water costs about
In late May of this year, the Los
Angeles City Council approved, and the
mayor signed, the $8.6 billion dollar
budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year, which
starts on July 1 of this year. This year’s
budgetary process, which began with the
mayor’s proposed budget, was rigorous
and demanding but not as harrowing as
it has been in recent years, when the city
of Los Angeles, like most governmental
jurisdictions, had to struggle mightily to
cope with the national financial
downturn. Efficiencies that have been
introduced, along with increased
revenues that come with the improving
economy, have made a positive impact
on the city’s financial condition. That has
meant that the city was able, this year, to
do some good things while still on a very
tight budget.
I want to salute all my colleague on
the Council for their hard work, and
especially Councilmember Paul
Krekorian, Chair of the Budget and
Finance Committee, and Mitchell
Englander, Vice Chair – I can testify to
the extraordinary work and leadership
involved. Here are some of the things that
I was able to help get added to the
Mayor’s initial version: It’s important
that the city have a plan in place to meet
any financial criss such as the recession
that the country suffered seven years ago,
and from which we are still slowly
recovering, and for that reason I will
always seek to put funds aside into the
city’s reserve fund. With this budget, the
Cont. on Pg. 16
Real Estate Corner
By Gerald
Silver
$2,200 or more per acre
foot. Those who support
desalination should expect
to pay almost three times as
much for each drop of water they use. But
cost is not the only detriment.
Desalination demands huge amounts of
electricity, has significant greenhouse gas
emissions and brine disposal problems.
There are only a limited number of viable
sites along the coast to build new plants.
Those who call for building massive
pipelines across the country to bring water
to the Coast have little grasp of the energy
requirements needed to push water across
mountain ranges. Water flows down hill,
not up hill.
Re-of millions of gallons of highly
treated wastewater from the Tillman
Sewage Plant is possible. But this fix also
has limits. So in the end there is no simple
solution to make or bring more water to
the region. It should be clear that Southern
California’s water problems can only be
controlled. A good step would be to take
away the “No Significant Impact” rubber
stamps from the Planning Department and
City Council. Then they will not be able
approve any more project EIRs with water
that does not exist.
Gerald A. Silver is President of Homeowners of Encino. He
served on the Citizens Advisory Committee that helped craft
the Ventura Blvd. Specific Plan. He can be reached at
[email protected].
Homeowners considering tearing out their
green grassy yards have asked how this will
affect the value of their house.
Lush green, grassy yards, once the
standard in and around Los Angeles, might
be a thing of the past. This type of
landscaping looks great but consumes too
much water for the current drought
conditions we are experiencing, so the DWP
has been offering rebates to customers who
remove their grass and install drought
tolerant landscaping. The rebates motivated
a lot of people to tear out their lawns, but a
lot of people rushed into the process without
looking at all the options. Many installed
very inexpensive materials to replace the
grass, and now these people are stuck with
yards that are not as attractive as they used
to be. When it comes time to sell, the
consumer will not be thrilled as well, and it
will affect the sales price.
Some companies targeting homeowners
claim to handle your rebate, install the
landscaping job, and you pay nothing. It
sounds easy, but you may not get the
drought tolerant yard you had hoped for.
One of my clients who hired one of these
companies is now living with an eye sore.
They have a large yard filled with gravel
and a few small plants and a bunch of weeds
that they will be dealing with in the
maintenance of their property for as long
as the gravel is there. There is not a one
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By Paul Koretz
council was able to add
around 30 million to the
amount set aside by the
mayor, making it now around
6%, exceeding the city’s goal of 5%. I
would like to see it at 10% eventually.
For the first time, funding was allotted
to match the city’s policy of spending 1%
of the budget on capital improvements
and infrastructure. That includes
significant spending on sidewalk repair.
We are providing funding for street
services staffing for median island
landscaping, a modest revival of the
speed hump program, the blue curb
program, and the permit parking
program. We have included funding for
two additional firefighter training classes
to aid in recruitment and staffing, and an
additional fire department engine
company. Besides funding police
overtime costs as part of the budget for
the first time in recent years and
expanding LAPD’ mental health training
program, remedying the LAPD
fingerprint analysis backlog, we are
moving forward with body-worn
cameras. We will be digitizing personnel
files, staffing to alleviate personnel
examining backlog (which is needed as
we begin to hire again and also to deal
with 40% of staff hitting retirement age
in a few years), and there will be greater
funding of information technology—
much of our cost-saving measures require
technology upgrades.
We are funding sustainability and
climate change efforts by creating
by Matt Epstein
size fits all when it
comes to going drought
tolerant. The design &
materials should go with
the style of your house as well as the
style of the other landscaping.
Websites like HOUZZ feature
thousands of photos of drought tolerant
yards. If you are going do it yourself,
research and consult with your
gardener, or hire an expert to do the
entire job.
I am in the middle of doing a
complete drought tolerant makeover on
my house. I hired a local company that
specializes in this type of work. I was
sad to see all the grass go but as the
project is moving along I love the
transformation. And I am looking
forward to doing my part in water
conservation and even more excited
about getting lower DWP bills. By
hiring an expert, the rebate does not
cover the entire cost of the job and I
figure that it will take one to two years
of water savings to pay off the
difference. However, I will have a
beautiful new yard and when the time
comes to sell, I will have an enhanced
benefit that will add to the resale value
of my home.
Any questions of comments please contact Matt Epstein from
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices at [email protected] or
(818) 789-7408. Matt Epstein is considered the expert for
real estate sales in the South/East San Fernando Valley.
The Education Corner
Encino’s Crespi Carmelite High School’s
Board of Directors has announced the
selection of the next president of the
esteemed Catholic boys’ high school. Dr.
Ken Foersch succeeds Fr. Tom Batsis, who
retires on June 30, 2015. It will be exciting
to watch Dr. Foersch’s new vision of
Crespi Carmelite unfold in the upcoming
school year.
The school year is coming to an end and
parents all over the valley embrace this fact
with a tiny grain of salt. The newborn
worry of “What now?” resounds in their
minds as they gaze at the great expanse of
summer before them. The answer is clear.
In a single word: Camp! The camps
available in the San Fernando Valley are
varied and wonderful, from all-day camps
to sleepover camps to simple half-day day
camps for the younger child. Many parents
with full-time schedules and no at-home
childcare need to book their kids into
camps in order to have a safe place for
them while they are working. Our
children’s summer schedules are usually
chock full of activities from June through
August and some parents make their
deposits to secure their children’s place at
popular camps as early as February.
On the other hand, some parents prefer
to allow their children the unscheduled
bliss of the lazy, dog days of summer, like
those enjoyed by the generations of
yesteryear before full-time camps became
all the rage and simply took the place of
school during the summer months. While
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By Elizabeth
Kate
By Natalie Daniels
I embrace the opportunity to indulge my
children in their favorite artistic and
creative pursuits such as dance and art, I
like to be sure they have time to take a
deep breath and do nothing.
The art of relaxation is one we struggle
to master throughout our lives as adults.
Is it possible that those work dominated
life habits are created from the time we
are children? It would make perfect sense.
In a world where life’s constant stress leads
to cancer and other life-threatening
diseases, we have lost the ability to unwind
and do nothing. This is the legacy we
leave to our children. But we don’t have
to. Instead of passing our unhealthy habits
on to our children, we need to consider
allowing our children the ultimate luxury
of doing nothing, to sleep, perchance to
daydream. In a world where many parents
strive to acquire the best gadgets money
can buy for their children, maybe the
ultimate gift we can give our kids is the
gift of nothing. Allow them the precious
moments to relax, revive, and wake up the
creative side of their brains like we used
to do as kids when summer meant endless
days of endless days. You might want to
give it a try. It takes a brave parent to pull
the plug. Look inside yourself and try to
remember your own summer daze, time
spent staring at the sky and seeing faces in
the clouds. Now take a deep breath, and
set your children free! One day, they will
thank you.
The Perfect Fathers Day
gift for the sports minded
dad. A Rawlings glove
chair with ball pillows.
Valley Leather, located at 15609
Ventura Blvd in Encino, is a family
run business that specializes in an
extraordinary selection of exceptional
quality leather furniture. Valley
Leather ‘s spacious 5,000 square feet
showroom offers the highest quality at
the best price, created by highly skilled,
knowledgeable craftsmen. Sal
Allessandro and his wife Lorraine, the
owners of Valley Leather, have over 20
years in the furniture business and work
with the best local manufacturers and
designers. With a full custom shop, you
have the ability to choose the style,
texture, and size with a selection of
over 300 shades and colors, to meet
your specific demands and needs. They
have the capability and capacity to
produce anything your heart may
desire.
At Valley Leather you can find unique
accessories like the handmade leather
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teddy bears, leather and suede pillows
and exotic wood music boxes for the
interior of your home, to complement
your furniture. Lorraine and Sal are
definitely putting the fun back into
furniture by hosting events including live
jazz concerts and art shows at the store.
A party is planned to celebrate Frank
th
Sinatra’s 100 birthday. The evening
will include live music, a silent auction,
refreshments and feature his signature
sofa. Lorraine and Sal are a great team
and will make your experience a
memorable and inspiring one. Their
motto is “If You Can Dream It, We Can
Build It!”
Spirited Encounters
June has arrived and with it comes the joy
and frivolity of summer parties, picnics,
and celebrations. Put away the heavy wines
of the cooler months – kiss your Barolos
goodbye! Time to break out the lighter,
friendlier wines of summer!
Summertime always means rose, and by
that I don’t mean the sickly sweet white
zinfandels that often wash over afternoon
celebrations. Allow those sugar bombs to
remain on the dusty back shelves of the
supermarkets and instead opt for the light,
fruity, and dry roses that are now so popular
and easily found at most wine and spirit
shops as well as grocery outlets.
Fresh dry rose wine has been consumed
in quantity in Europe for decades.
Somehow we Americans were late to the
rose party. We got caught up in the wave
of wine coolers and cocktails in a bottle
that invaded our shores for so long.
American men seemed to think it wasn’t
manly to consume a pink wine and
American women thought anything with
such glorious color must be full of
unwanted calories. It turns out they both
were wrong.
There’s nothing intrinsically feminine
about a refreshing glass of minerally rose
as the sun beats down on tanned skin. And
four ounces of a dry rose wine has no more
calories than a glass of dry red or white
wine – that’s to say, about 100 calories.
Wine is lower in alcohol than spirits, so if
consumed in moderation, it will refresh
By Elizabeth
Kate
HOT Recipes with Anna Terra
www.annaterra.com
and revive your body and
spirit with little danger of
a hangover. My favorite
roses hail from southern France, my
ultimate favorite being Domaine Tempier
Bandol Rose. It’s an incredible wine, well
crafted and hailing from exquisite terroir
that reflects in the glass. Of course it is
pricy, but well worth seeking out, should
the budget permit. The good news is that
delicious rose wine can be found for $10$20 and that’s affordable for just about
everyone. The rose wines of France and
Italy are sublime, but now California
winemakers are getting in the game and
I’ve had many terrific Roses from Santa
Barbara, Paso Robles and even our own
Malibu. The possibilities are endless and
the pleasure will be yours!
Now for
those of you who insist you are exclusively
red wine drinkers and refuse to open the
door to any other color, I have a summer
solution for you. One word: Beaujolais!
Beaujolais is the ultimate picnic wine It is
meant to be served chilled and nothing is
more refreshing on a warm day than a
tangy, dry glass of Beaujolais paired with
cheese, breads and cold cuts.
Many fine valley restaurants serve
wonderful roses and Beaujolais and you
can easily seek them out in local wine
shops. Here’s to the start of a fabulous
summer! Cheers!
GRILLED SALMON SALAD WITH FRESH MANGOS,
RASPBERRIES AND GOAT CHEESE
Delicious, health and crispy, this grilled
salmon is topped with fresh mangos and
raspberries for a delicious combination
of seafood with fresh fruit. A great meal
to kick off the Summer!
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
1 pound fresh salmon filet
1 package European salad mix
1 ripe mango, sliced
Raspberry or olive oil vinaigrette
salad dressing
½ teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
3 tablespoons goat or crumbled
feta cheese
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper
Olive oil cooking spray
Place salmon in a shallow dish.
Sprinkle salmon with garlic powder,
salt and pepper on both sides, add
olive oil. Turn and coat both sides.
Set aside for 10-12 minutes to
marinate.
Using a broiler or grill, spay with
olive oil cooking spray to avoid
salmon from sticking to grill.
Place salmon onto hot grill. When
using a closed grill, this cooks great
as both side are cooking at the
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same time and you do not have to
turn salmon over, as it can separate
or fall apart. Salmon should be
cooked in 15 minutes or less. Do
not overcook to avoid drying out the
salmon. Salmon is cooked when
separated with a fork and it is flaky.
While cooking salmon, place salad
mix into large bowl. Add raspberries,
sliced mango, pine nuts and goat or
feta cheese. Sprinkle desired
amount of salad dressing onto salad
and toss. You can also use both
olive oil vinaigrette and raspberry
dressings together. Toss well. Place
on a large serving platter. Place
cooked salmon directly on top of
salad. Serve immediately.
Serves: 2
Buon Appetito!
Anna Terra
See more HOT (Firehouse) Recipes in Anna’s book. Available at
https://www.channelphotographics.com/
hot.php
June has arrived which means wedding
season is officially open! Anyone who
has ever been involved with the
intricacies of planning a wedding can tell
you many headaches are involved,
especially when planning bouquets and
flower arrangements. Many a bride has
known the disappointment of not being
able to have just the flowers she wants
because they are not in the season at the
time of her wedding. Now, thanks to the
stunning and ingenious silk floral
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of the past.
Aldik Home custom designs flowers for
weddings, from the bride’s bouquet to the
groomsmen’s boutonnieres to the flower
arrangements at the ceremony, the
reception, and even the cake. Aldik
Home does it all and does it well, with
beauty and class.
Aldik Home’s silk flowers are gorgeous
and virtually indistinguishable from real
blooms. Each one is custom crafted
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The sky’s the limit!
The talented designers at Aldik Home
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Should the wedding day be unseasonably
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If you are planning a destination
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Aldik Home can design and prepare
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Wedding ceremonies and receptions can
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By Elizabeth Kate
from sunrise to sunset. The bride can
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Grillmeister working the
Salmon
Memorial
D a y
Monday
was the
annual
kick off to
summer at
Bob and
S e n j a
Ricketts’
BBQ and
Hootenany.
For this
gastronomic and musical feast this
year, the Big Dude and I brought a
nice piece of salmon on which our
host worked his grill magic, and
Groovy Rednecks guitarist Bob Ricketts and
friends
then picked up a guitar to lead the
gathering that included bandmates
Tex Troester from the Groovy
Rednecks and Laura Smith and
Tara Atkinson from Talking
Treason.
appearance of Mississippi bluesman, 82
year old Leo “Bud” Welch, who made
his recording debut in 2013 and has
quickly gained an international
following with a unique distillation of
folk, blues and gospel music, a
revelation to the enthusiastic crowd.
Groovy Rednecks lead singer Tex with Ricketts
Memorial Day Weekend WAS a good
time for music, starting with the 26th
annual Simi Valley Blues and Cajun
Festival on Saturday and Sunday, May
23rd and 24th. The area’s largest gathering
of Cajun, Zydeco, Blues and Roots music
performances featured two stages, a
Mardi Gras parade and food and craft
booths. Featured performers this year
included Canned Heat, the Spencer Davis
Group and my old friend and amazing
blues singer Candye Kane, who delivered
a powerhouse performance accompanied
by Laura Chavez on guitar. Festival goers
were also treated to the first California
Fabulous Party
Kane with Chavez
Kicking out the jams: Andrianopolous & Belson
Picking the Blues with Leo Welch
Bentley’s Beat
B.B. King
Blues is King
His blues changed the world, always for
the better, and from the smallest ghetto bars
to sprawling European palaces, King
remained true to his heart and his guitar
Lucille. This 1967 live album will always
be the one to show who the late B.B. King
really was, and its recent reissue is a cause
for full-tilt celebration. The man from
Berclair, Mississippi takes a boisterous and
believing audience to the center of the blues
cosmos. There are no overdone flourishes
or offbeat song choices. King’s guitar solos
are the kind played with the danger of a
straight-edged razor, and like his voice,
come from a place of such pure grace they
sound downright otherworldly. This is blues
for those who can’t pay their electric bill,
buy gasoline two gallons at a time and are
forever looking at the day’s mail as an
endless succession of unpaid bills and bad
news. Before he crossed over to a more
mainstream audience with 1969’s “The
Thrill is Gone” hit single, he was a man
who endlessly eased the pain of his
followers with a soul-rushing succession of
songs and shows. Sometimes with large
audiences and sometimes he’d hit a slow
patch and play for only a few dozen people.
It never mattered, because King was there
for those who needed him. His blues ran as
deep, his voice dealing in age-old wisdoms
while his big black Gibson electric guitar
delivered gifts from above. This isn’t just
music. This is salvation given from a
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On Friday, May 29, Remax Estates at
13425 Ventura Boulevard in Sherman
Oaks threw a reopening party at their
remodeled offices. Owners Roy Belson,
Barbara Riddle and general manager
Joseph Sergus put together a great time
with food from Porto’s Cuban Bakery,
always a crowd favorite, and flowing
champagne. The highlight of the evening
was Belson playing blues harp and agent
George Andrianopolous on guitar,
kicking out the jams before the large
gathering of agents, friends and family.
By Bill Bentley
bandstand from way back in the alley. The
songs he played for blues lovers will never
be bettered and be ours forever.
Graham Parker & the Rumour
Mystery Glue
In the mid-’70s rock music exploded
again, much like it did during the mid-’60s
psychedelic onslaught. Whether it was new
wave, punk or whatever critics were calling
it, a whole new ballgame was happening.
The Ramones, Elvis Costello, the Clash,
Talking Heads, Graham Parker & the
Rumour: the list was nearly endless of
those taking the basic structures of rock &
roll and twisting them into an exciting new
pretzel. That said, none had more promise
than Parker and his unbeatable band the
Rumour. Their first few albums were filled
with blood-tickling bodaciousness. Live,
the man slayed. Period. As the ’80s started
it felt like his promise was starting to go
unfulfilled. Sure, the music was good, but
it no longer demanded our devotion as
strongly. Today, Parker and the Rumour
have retaken the fortress and even if the
fire is turned down several notches, an
undercurrent of all-time accomplishment
prevails. His voice has that edge which
soared 40 years ago, and song-wise the strut
and sureness still thrive. Clearly Parker and
band need each other; they spark what’s
best in the other and have a unique way of
tearing off on a song that will forever be
their’s alone. The soul shoes are back on,
and still fit just fine.
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Not to be combined with any other offer
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Stephen Phenow’s
New Viewing for
Summer
An Interesting Lineup
“Aquarius” (NBC)
Thursday, May 28 at 9 p.m.
Created By John McNamara
Stars:
David Duchovny, Grey Damon,
Gethin Anthony |
Set in the 1960s, “Aquarius” follows
police officer Sam Hodiak (David
Duchovny) as he goes to track down one
of the biggest names in cult leaders –
Charles Manson. Gethin Anthony stars as
Manson in his early days, back when he
was a wannabe rockstar beginning to
recruit impressionable women. Even
when the show tries to stay historically
relevant, Manson is modelled after Heidi
Fleiss, he has a little black book that
scares the bejesus out of LA politicos,
which is to explain LA law enforcement
giving his antics a pass. Something that
never happened.
“The Whispers” (ABC)
Monday, June 1 at 10 p.m.
Creator: Soo Hugh
Stars: Kristen Connolly, Tate
Birchmore, Barry Sloane
Finally, a scary show that relies on
psychological terror rather than silly,
onscreen antics. And, yes, those are much
worse. Not seeing the object of your fear
is more terrifying.
FBI agent Connolly discovers children
talking to thin air... These made-up friends
aren’t made-up at all; they’re an entity
telling innocent kids to do terrible things.
“Stitchers” (ABC Family)
Tuesday, June 2 at 9 p.m.
Created by Jeff Schechter
Stars: Emma Ishta, Kyle
Harris, Allison Scagliotti, Salli
Richards |
This scientific, new-age version of
“Ghost Whisperer” stars Emma Ishta as
Kirsten, a young girl who is tasked with
bearing the memories of the dead by
stitching herself into their minds.
Through the work of her and her team,
headed by Richards (“Eureka”). Ishta
helps to investigate murders that would
otherwise go unsolved. Too derivative,
with nothing new to offer.
“Sense8” (Netflix)
Friday, June 5 at 12 a.m.
J. Michael Straczynski, Andy
Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Stars: Jamie Clayton, Max
Riemelt, Anupam Kher, Daryl Hannah |
Created by Sci-Fi heavy hitters
Straczynski (“Babylon-5”) and the
Wachowskis (“Matrix”) “Sense8” is
about eight total strangers from different
parts of the world who find out they can
infiltrate one another’s body. They feel
each other’s pain, share skills and
recognize when one is in danger. Why?
That’s the story. “Sense8” is a bingewatch since Netflix releases all 12
episodes at once.
Valley Curtain Call
“Love Again” is Heartwarming Family Musical
“True Detective” (HBO)
Sunday, June 21 at 9 p.m.
Created by Nic Pizzolatto
Stars: Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn
Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch
Taylor Kitsch (“Twilight”) stars as a war
veteran and motorcycle cop who comes
across a bizarre crime scene in California
and enlists detectives Velcoro (Colin
Farrell) and Ani Bezzerides (Rachel
McAdams) to help investigate. Vince
Vaughn is Frank Semyon, an interesting
criminal figure that complicates the three
detectives’ lives. Pizzolatto promises
season two to be even more of an actionpacked thriller. Still we miss Matthew
McConaughey and Woody Harrelson
At The Lonny Chapman Theatre in
North Hollywood, The Group Rep
company of performers presents a very
clever, wonderfully written original
musical where three separate stories are
musically told with a touching charm and
grace, called “Love Again”. With a book
by Doug Haverty, music by Adryan Russ
and lyrics written by both – this well
choreographed, staged and designed
show is masterfully directed by Kay
Cole.This musical journey through a few
lives of various people will absolutely
move you.
The fun and unique aspect of this
production is the amazing song “One,
Two, Three” that the entire company
sings at the beginning and ending of each
transitions between each story – and the
song ends with the word “One”, “Two”
or “Three” appropriately as the new story
begins. A wonderful song that is very
catchy and very clever! “In A Different
Light” is anintriguing story of love’s lost
and love’s found among college friends
of long ago. The opening song ‘City of
Light’ sets the perfect tone of a
vacationing family in Paris.
Janet Wood plays Jane a regular
housewife with a regular husband and her
energy and passion ring so true as she
runs into her old college flame. Maxwell,
Jane’s husband is played by Lloyd
Pedersen who along with his amazing
voice gives the uncertainty of his
marriage a good deal of self-evaluation
as he sees his wife ‘lights up’ next to her
old flame. Paul Cady, Amy Gillette and
Renee Gorsey round out the talented cast.
“Two Lives” is a story of best friends and
their experience through an accident and
the aftermath of their family members
coping with the incident. Debi Tinsley
“Ballers” (HBO)
Sunday, June 21 at 10 p.m.
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jazmyn Simon,
Donovan W. Carter
With ”The Rock” Johnson (“Furious 7,”
“San Andreas”) , starring as retired
football player Spencer Strassmore, who
is currently living the high life as a
financial manager. The fast cars and fast
money come at a considerable price,
though, and being retired isn’t relaxing.
“Entourage” style show but with athletes.
“Mr. Robot” (USA)
Wednesday, June 24 at 10 p.m.
Created by Sam Esmail
Rami Maleck. Christian Slater, Portia
Doubleday
This newcomer involves vigilante hacker
Rami Malek (the psyscho killer Marine
on “The Pacific”) who joins a network
called F-Society headed by Mr. Robot
(Slater) that is invested in taking down the
one percent of the one percent. These elite
people run the world behind closed doors
and tech-savvy Maleck looks to end the
reign. A perfect moment for Maleck to
shine and he has that chance as the lead
in “Mr. Robot.”
By Lorenzo Marchessi
one of the two besties that are together
when a major accident affects their lives.
So funny and charming is Debi as she plays
her character with such honesty and
innocents. Michele Bernath plays the other
bestie with wit and humor. deal with their
families own sadness of the accident.
When she sings Tell Her, you will laugh
through your tears. Lloyd Pedersen,
Andrew Curtis Stark, Kathleen Chen all
turn and Lauren Peterson are all wonderful.
Peterson delivers a memorable song called
One Life which really sums up all the
stories in this play and should be the tag
line for the whole production! I really
loved this song! “Forget Me Not” is a
moving piece about memories lost,
memories remembered and the love of a
husband and wife over decades. Janet
Wood as the wife delivers a wonderfully
light and enthusiastic performance. Her
opening number ‘What Are We Gonna
Do?” with her son and husband is very real
and she has an amazing singing voice. Paul
Cady, Elijah Tomlinson, Michele Bernath,
Andrew Curtis Stark Lloyd Pederson, and
Amy Gillette complete the musical
ensemble perfection.
My only criticism is that the show should
have been titled “One Life, a song at the
end of story two and at the end of the entire
show. This fabulous musical number that
perfectly sums up all three stories.
Everyone was walking out and humming
that tune after the show!
Hats off to this The Group Rep’s original
production. Heartfelt, loving and with lot’s
very real funny life-like moments – there’s
something for everyone here! Check them
out at www.TheGroupRep.com.
“Humans” (AMC)
Sunday, June 28 at 9 p.m.
Created by Lars Lundström
Stars: Colin Morgan, Katherine Parkinson
William Hurt, Gemma Chan
Based on the award-winning Swedish scifi drama “Real Humans,” this is another
attempt using AI powered workers as a
story theme which started with Lang’s
1927 opus, “Metropolis.” In “Humans,”
robots live among us as part of familes.
They look human, but we all know every
computer has bugs in the Operating
System...
“Zoo” (CBS)
Tuesday, June 30 at 9 p.m.
Created by James Patterson
Stars: Nonso Anozie, Nora Arnezeder,
Billy Burke, James Wolk, Kristen
Connolly
”Mad Men” actor James Wolk grows out
his facial hair for “Zoo.” And Connolly
of “The Whisperers” double dips. Author
James Patterson’s absurd novel comes to
TV. Why are animals aggressively
murdering humans? Probably they are
angered by us making them extinct. Watch
and root for the animals!
Expires
06/17/15/
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Expires
My Last “White Sofas”
Cont. from pg. 1
from 7:00PM to 9:00PM, at Temple Judea,
5429 Lindley Avenue in Tarzana. This
group is for caregivers and people with
multiple myeloma. Visit: http://
sanfernandovalley.myeloma.org/wp/ for
more information or call Malcolm at 818515-6060 or [email protected].
Thursday June 18
The Burbank African Violet Society is
having their next club at 10:00 A.M. The
location is The Little White Chapel
Christian Church, 1711 North Avon Street
in Burbank. The guest speaker will be Paul
Chan, will be giving the program on “All
About Growing Bromeliads”. We will
also be having the judging of our annual
project plant. For more information please
telephone our club president, Susan
@
(818)
951-3597.
www.burbankafricanviolets.weebly.com
Wednesday June 24
Encino Neighborhood Council ENC
General Board Meeting. Open to the
public. 7-9pm. Encino Community Center
Auditorium 4935 Balboa Blvd, Encino CA
91316
06/24/2015 7:00 PM ~ 06/24/2015 9:00
PM Encino Neighborhood Council
ENC General Board Meeting
Saturday June 27
SHOPPING WITH ADAT CHAVERM,
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funds to benefit the Adat Chaverim
Cultural School is the object of the Annual
Garage Sale on Saturday, June 27th at 5116
Varna in Sherman Oaks from 8 am till 1
pm. Come and buy Women’s, Men’s and
Children’s clothing, dishes, tools and other
great items. Call 888-552-HJLA(4552) or
email [email protected] for
more information
As you probably know, last month my
beautiful “baby” boy graduated high
school and in a few short months he
will be heading off to college and a
life that no longer involves me. Which
seems vastly unfair now that the kid
can finally run errands, hold a decent
conversation, eat sushi, and sit still in
a museum. Really we should be
sending them off to college when
they’re babies and they’re absolutely
no fun to be around.
But he’s going to college, and it’s a
great thing. I’m very excited for him.
And for me. It’s a whole new chapter
in my life. I’m told by friends of mine,
who’ve gone through this “empty nest”
thing, that I’m going to have a hard
time adjusting. There’s the “not being
needed” factor, the lack of being able
to “dote” on someone, the emptiness
and void my son’s departure will leave.
Some women go back to work, others
volunteer, and still others travel and
cross exotic destinations off their
“bucket” list. I’ve decided it might be
a valuable and worthwhile experience
to devote myself to extreme sports. If
I put my life on the line every day kite
surfing, moto crossing, or free style
BMX-ing, I won’t have time to miss
my kid. I will be too friggin scared to
be bothered with what my kid has on
his docket for the day. You had a
By Vicki Stern
Freshman English seminar today? I
whitewater rafted down the Colorado
using just my butt as a boat. Tomorrow
I skateboard Mt. Shasta.
Now, I realize you don’t just start at
the top at “extreme” sports. You have
to build up to that. You don’t just run a
10k out of the blue. That would be crazy.
You start with a 5k. Or, if you’re me,
and you’ve been a little remiss with your
sports/exercise program for the last
couple of decades, you have to start
slow. Like with a 1/2k. Do they have 1/
2k’s? I’m guessing that would be about
the distance from my upstairs bedroom
to the mailbox and back. Which sounds
totally doable. I figure if I push myself
I could be ready to “Parkour” by the
time my son graduates…medical
school. Since I’m going to be so busy
dedicating myself to my new sports, I
won’t be able to do any more “White
Sofas” articles. With my kid off at
college my inspiration for them is gone
anyway. To those of you who have been
faithful readers of this column, I thank
you from the bottom of my heart. It’s
been an honor to write for you. To those
of you just reading this for the first time,
your timing sucks. And for those Moms
in the same position as me, with kids
going off to college, feel free to grab
your kite board and jet packs and meet
me at my mailbox.
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LaBonge
Cont. from Pg 1.
live in Los Angeles. From the first day I
took office and this day forward, I will
continue to live daily by my soft-spoken
words: ”Let’s continue to enjoy and love
the great City of Los Angeles.”
Krekorian
Cont. from pg. 1
housing and social services to our
communities also received ample
resources. There is now $10 million more
for affordable housing, newly created
programs to assist homeless veterans, and
restored funding for domestic violence
shelters, AIDS and disability programs,
at-risk youth programs, family help
centers, senior and caregiver programs
and day laborer sites. Our work may be
done for this budget season, but there is
still much to do before we eliminate our
structural deficit. With continued focus
and resolve, I’m confident that we’ll be
able to meet our goal, which will allow
us to restore more neighborhood services,
and give us the city residents both need
and deserve.
Councilmember Paul Krekorian represents L.A
CD2. His website is cd2.lacity.org and you can
find him on Facebook.com/PaulKrekorian and
Twitter (@PaulKrekorian).
Koretz
Cont. from Pg 6.
sustainability officers in several key
departments, and setting aside $500k to
support implementation of the mayor’s
climate action plan. We are setting aside
funds to increase the discretionary
allocation to neighborhood councils and
training for neighborhood councils, and
funding additional planning staff for
neighborhood conservation (HPOZs),
targeted code amendments unit, general
plan update, and anti-mansionization
staff.
There is funding for the AIDS
prevention program, as well as for the
senior programs that were funded at state
and federal levels but unfortunately cut,
to ensure the continuation of services for
seniors. We are providing for wage theft
prevention because Los Angeles is
currently the “wage theft capital” of the
nation, and wage theft hurts working
people deprived of their fairly earned
wages as well as the economy as a whole.
We are also setting aside additional
funding for programs and needs related
to addressing homelessness.
The budget that was approved and
signed takes effect July 1, and thereafter,
changes can occur. So it’s important to
remember that the budget is a key road
map to what we will and won’t end up
spending, but nothing is written in granite.
CD 5 Councilmember Paul Koretz can be reached at
[email protected] 213.473.7005
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