June - Studio City

Vol. VIX No.9
& the
Neighboring Communities of N. Hollywood, Valley Village & Tarzana
June 2016
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BREAKING GROUND
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Pasadena Society of Artists 91 stAnnual
Juried Exhibition. The Pasadena Society
of Artists and The San Fernando Valley Arts
& Cultural Center present PSA’s 91st
Annual Juried Exhibition. Opens Tuesday,
June 7 and continues until Saturday, June
25.
The San Fernando Valley Arts &
Cultural Center is located at 18312 Oxnard
Street in Tarzana. Gallery hours are Tuesday
– Saturday 11 AM to 5 PM. Free parking at
the rear of the complex. www.sfvacc.org.
Friday June 10th and Saturday June 11th
Friends of the Encino/Tarzana Library twoday book sale from 9:30 am to 5 pm.
Thousands of gently used books have been
donated in support of our community library.
18231Ventura
Blvd.
at
Nestle Ave. 818.343.1983
Monday, June 13 – Saturday, August 6
Read for the Win at the Studio City Library
as part of Los Angeles Public Library’s
Summer Reading Challenge. This year,
adults, teens, and children can participate.
Stop by the library to sign up and receive
your game boards. Then, read books and
attend library programs to complete your
game board and win prizes! Studio City
Branch Library. 12511 Moorpark Street,
Cont. pg. 16
What’s Inside
Scoops.......................................
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Paul Krekorian...........................
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Paul Koretz.................................
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David Ryu....... ............................
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Gerald Silver..............................
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Bentley’s Beat..........................
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Taste........................................
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Talk DVD.................................
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Real Estate Corner.. ..................
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New Start...................................
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Spirited Encounters......................
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Theatre Review.............................
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Running on Ventura.....................
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By Tommy Newman
On Thursday, June 2, LA
Family Housing, the
largest homeless service
provider and affordable
housing developer in the
San Fernando Valley,
broke ground on The
Campus at L.A. Family
Housing
on
7843
Lankershim Boulevard in
North Hollywood. The
groundbreaking ceremony
featured remarks by
Congressman
Tony
Cardenas, Mayor Eric
Garcetti, Supervisor
Sheila
Kuehl,
Councilmember Nury
Martinez and Stephanie
Klasky-Gamer, President
and CEO of LA Family
Housing. Nearly 150
people were in attendance
to celebrate the start of
construction on an
unprecedented regional
hub for homeless services
and housing placement.
A $40 million project that
represents the next step of
LA Family Housing’s
commitment to provide
the most effective
solutions to ending
homelessness in the
region, the new 80,000
square foot facility hosts a
(L) Zev Yaroslavsky, Matthew Irmas- LAFH Capital Campaign Chair, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember
Nury Martinez, Stephanie Klasky-Gamer- LAFH President & CEO, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Congressman
Tony Cardenas, Gary Meisel- LAFH Board of Directors Chair
health clinic, fifty units of permanent
supportive housing, and a service center that
will serve as the coordinating hub for all
homeless services in the San Fernando
Valley.
Praising LA Family Housing as one of the
best in the business, Mayor Garcetti said that
the concept of The Campus should be
replicated across the city.The Campus is
being built on the former site of Valley
Shelter, the oldest crisis housing building in
the Valley. Clients who previously lived at
Valley Shelter have recently completed the
move to the South Campus, which underwent
a multi-million dollar renovation and is now
LA Family Housing’s Bridge Housing—
temporary housing for individuals as they
work to find permanent housing. The South
Campus is also home to crisis housing for
families and the Family Solution Center,
the one stop shop for families experiencing
homeless or at risk.
“The Campus at LA Family Housing
represents three decades of lessons learned
and best practices implemented,” said
Klasky-Gamer. “It represents a regional
hub that will provide coordinated services
and help break the cycle of homelessness
and poverty for thousands of people.
Her Sherman Oaks home
By Carolyn Uhri
Still Growing At 90
is like a gallery in
Joan Carl: Strong as Bronze, Expressive as a Brushstroke
miniature, filled to the
paintings, sometimes with their
brim with clay, wood and bronze sculpture.
musical instruments.
The colors of her paintings and drawings
“Life is my favorite subject,”
change with the light that peeks out from
she says. But her chisels and
underneath the window shades. You are
paintbrushes also push away
standing in a space that constantly reveals the
from the realistic and more to
passion that Joan Carl has infused into every
the abstract, where each piece
piece of art that she has ever created.
tells a story and one must look
Carl celebrated her 90th year on earth on
closely to see the almost-hidden
March 20, and we thought that it was time to
faces and bodies which are the
celebrate her art spanning those nine decades.
chapters to that story.
A retrospective exhibit seemed to be the best
The successful retrospective
way to reveal her life immersed in the world popular Halle’s Department Store, the
exhibit told the tale of an
of art. That exhibit became reality on May namesake of Halle Berry, whose
adventuress who traveled
17th with the opening of her show at the San mother worked there. Now, Joan Carl
around the world and also of an
Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center. The is proud to be a longtime Valley Girl,
artist who is very comfortable
exhibition featured over 200 pieces and told she has lived in the same house in
creating at home in her studio,
the story of a successful working artist who Sherman Oaks for 60 years. This
where she still teaches. On the
never stopped pursuing her passion.
home is where she raised her two
closing day of the retrospective,
She was born Joan Halle Strauss in boys, Barry and Michael ,who are
two young female art students
Cleveland, where her grandfather owned the both immortalized in stone, clay and
Cont. Pg. 17
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Studio City Sherman Oaks Encino News, June 2016
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From the Publisher
The kickoff to summer for us always means
the 4th of July celebration at CBS Studios
in Studio City. For over ten years, it has been
our friends and family tradition.On the studio
back lot, there is a small hometown
atmosphere with live bands, a classic car
show from the Television Motion Picture Car
Club, a kids fun zone, a local business expo,
BBQ, strolling magicians including “News”
webmaster Brandon Scott, and when the
sun goes down, the best fireworks in town.
Home Jamming
By Gerald Silver
On February 14, 2016,
the Los Angeles Superior Court
invalidated the City’s Second
Dwelling Unit (“Granny Flat”)
ordinance CPC-2016-1245-CA. On May
12, 2016 in an act of poor judgment, the
City Planning Commission voted
unanimously to repeal the current City
ordinance that allows a maximum 640
sq. ft. second building to be constructed
on single-family or residential lots.
Yes, our little part of the Valley is the best
The dwelling may be used by family
place to be, which is why everyone wants to
members
or rented or leased to the public
buy a house here. The SFV’s top realtor,
for profit. The City is now seeking to
Matt Epstein, gives some insight into buyer
repeal its stricter ordinance altogether
frenzy in our super heated real estate
and grandfather all second dwelling units
market.
permitted since June 23, 2003. The
The SC now has a branch of the artisan ice
matter now goes to the City Council for
cream parlor, Salt & Straw, which attracted
further action.
a crowd from the day it opened last month.
The City Council can revise the
Taste’s Mary Ann Skweres took one for the
ordinance or sustain the Planning
team, tasted every flavor for her column this
Commission’s repeal. It would be a huge
month.
mistake for the City Council to repeal
the adopted standards that limit second
Bentley’s Beat usually has some surprisingly
units to a maximum size of 640 sq. ft.,
esoteric and eclectic picks on the Turntable,
and forbids building second units in
and this month is no exception.
designated hillside areas or those visible
Have a safe and healthy 4th of July.
from the street. It entirely forbids second
units in areas where existing
Happy Father’s Day to my Dad, Tyrus Marks,
infrastructure capacity (e.g. traffic,
who will be 95 in December.
sewers, water) cannot adequately serve
increased residential density. In contrast,
the very weak State “default” standards
allowed second units as big as 1,200 sq.
ft. without any protections regarding the
location or visibility of second units.
In 2002, when the Legislature enacted
AB 1866, local governments lost their
ability to hold public hearings on second
unit applications, to reject them or to
impose mitigating conditions. Instead,
ADDRESS: 11333 Moorpark Street. #139 localities were required to approve
second unit dwellings on a ministerial
Studio City, CA 91602
(“by right”) basis as long as they met
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There is no reason why Los Angeles
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eliminate the negative impacts of second
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that preclude second unit construction in
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areas with substantial infrastructure
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constraints. According to the Planning
Contributors:
Ronen Lee
Paul Krekorian
Cyndi Newton
Director it would take approximately one
David Ryu
Mary Anne Skweres
year to study and adopt new, improved
Paul Koretz
Elizabeth Kate
Adrin Nazarian
Natalie Daniels
second unit standards. During this
Gerald A. Silver
relatively short period, the City should
Lorenzo Marchessi
enforce its existing adopted second unit
Bill Bentley
Anna Terra
standards to protect surrounding
Stephen Phenow
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From the Desk of CD2
Each spring, the City of Los Angeles
discusses, debates and adopts a budget
for the coming fiscal year, which begins
July 1. The city’s budget is one of the
most tangible expressions of public
policy there is. Just as in your personal
finances, whether you are saving money
for a big purchase or paying monthly
bills, how you spend your money reflects
your overall life goals. In a very similar
way, the City Council makes decisions
about the city’s budget based on what it
hopes to accomplish during the next
fiscal year. The budget process is always
a collaboration. By law, the Mayor must
make his proposal by April 20, just
months before the next fiscal year
begins. After this, the City Council’s
Budget and Finance Committee spends
about three weeks going over every item
in the budget proposal with a fine tooth
comb and getting input from the public.
This year, we heard 173 comments
during our 40 hours of budget meetings,
discussed the budget with 44
departments and heard presentations
from the city’s labor representatives and
the Neighborhood Council Budget
Advocates. At the meetings, we made
changes to the budget and then took it to
the full City Council for a vote. It was
adopted unanimously in late May.
I’m happy to report that our city’s
budget is the healthiest it has been in the
five years that I’ve served as chair of the
Budget and Finance Committee. Our
revenues continue to grow, putting the
overall budget at $8.76 billion, two
percent higher than last year. And at $334
million, we have the largest Reserve
By Paul Krekorian
Fund in the city’s history, along with
another $93.14 million in the rainy day
fund. While maintaining our responsible
posture, we have also started the muchneeded process of restoring neighborhood
services and even made substantial
funding commitments to infrastructure
and service-oriented programs that will
improve the lives of Angelenos today and
into the future. The budget $2.1 billion
for police, fire and other public safety
services, $138 million to reduce
homelessness, $31 million to fix 425,000
square feet of sidewalks, $150 million to
repair 2,400 miles of streets and fill
350,000 potholes, $7.4 million to trim
trees and remove dead stumps, $9.3
million to clean streets and alleys, $13
million for new library books, and will
restore the Speed Hump program, create
a Business Advancement Team and fund
15,000 summer youth jobs.
These numbers provide a snapshot into
the budget. They also show just how far
we’ve come since the dark years of the
recession. But these are more than just
numbers, they are major investments that
will improve our city. Of course, there is
still more work to do, and eliminating the
structural deficit is at the top of my list. I
am confident that we’ll get there if we stay
smart and disciplined with our money, and
continue to collaborate closely with
Mayor Garcetti, the city workforce and
neighborhood leaders throughout Los
Angeles. If you have questions or
comments about the budget, please
contact me: [email protected].
The View
from CD5
th
On May 20 , the opening of the Expo
Line extension running from Culver City
to Santa Monica, allowed commuters to
travel by rail all the way from the Pacific
shoreline to Downtown L.A., and back–
or to get off at stops in between. This
extension is a huge part of the dramatic
steps being taken to better enable us to
get around our city and region while
lessening our dependence on
automobiles, thus cutting down on air
pollution, traffic, travel time and monthly
expenditures on gas.
Other pieces of the transit puzzle
included the opening of the Gold Line
extension to Azusa earlier this year; with
other “Measure R” projects under
construction include the Crenshaw/LAX
Transit Project, the Regional Connector
project, and the first section of the Purple
Line Extension. Other efforts with direct
applicability to the San Fernando Valley
include the Sepulveda Pass Transit
Corridor project, the East San Fernando
Valley Transit Corridor project, and the
Orange Line east-west connector in the
Valley. Of course there is an ongoing
array of efforts in neighborhoods across
our city, aimed at improving our local
street traffic flow, pedestrian safety, etc.
A better nexus of transportation services
helps our communities and unites our
city, and so the Expo Line extension’s
opening was a happy event that brought
us together.
On June 1 a tragic event united us in
sorrow – that was the shooting that took
the life of UCLA Professor William
News From CD4
By Paul Koretz
Klug. At the June 3 City Council
meeting, held at Van Nuys City
Hall, I adjourned the meeting in
Professor Klug’s memory. Two days
earlier, we first heard of the UCLA
shooting, and talk of a possible active
shooter, while in the middle of a City
Council presentation about Gun
Violence Awareness Day, with
Councilmember Krekorian noting that
each year, 30-40,000 American lives are
lost to gun violence; one representative
of the group, “Women Against Gun
Violence,” recalled that the last time she
was at a City Council meeting, their
discussion was similarly interrupted, by
news about the San Bernardino mass
shooting.
After, I went directly to UCLA to see if
I could, in any way, be of help, and was
gratified to see hundreds of law
enforcement officers, not just from the
LAPD but from other cities, Los Angeles
County, and federal agencies such as the
FBI. There’s was a unified and wellcoordinated show of force, for they were
determined to protect students, faculty
and anyone in harm’s way, and to restore
the peace. The Killer/Suicide, a former
doctorate student with a grudge, had
come armed with two semiautomatic
pistols, multiple ammunition magazines
and rounds of ammunition.
William Klug was a 39-year-old
engineering professor at UCLA, who
specialized
in
computational
biomechanics and the mechanics of
biological systems, such as cancer cells,
By David Ryu
On May 19, my colleagues and I
considered the Mayor's budget as well as
introduced a number of motions to
instruct departmental reports on funding
items not included in this year's budget.
I introduced the following motions:
Report back on funding needs to
implement an information technology
infrastructure for the Planning
Department to further its goals for a more
transparent planning process.
Report back on funding options for a
parcel in Sherman Oaks at 14744 Ventura
Blvd., identified by community members,
as a prime location for a new park.
Report back on funding an Office of
Construction Coordination which would
help streamline ongoing construction
projects and increase collaboration and
communication within City departments.
The Mayor’s budget was approved and
signed into law on June 2.
On Monday May 9th, 2016, my office,
along with a coalition of Valley
Councilmembers, sent a letter to the Los
Angeles Homeless Services Authority
(LAHSA) and the City Administrative
Officer, Miguel Santana, to push for
much needed additional funding and
resources to tackle the 35% increase in
homelessness in the San Fernando Valley.
Metro recently unveiled an expenditure
plan for the R2 Ballot measure and a
proposal for the future of LA's public
transportation. My office has engaged
with hundreds of residents and
community stakeholders on this proposed
November ballot measure. Upon review,
we
have
collectively
identified
overarching
recommendations that I hope
the Board of the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA) will
consider in the crafting of its final plan:
sequencing of proposed projects,
automobile parking at Metro stations, and
binding commitments to funding and
clear timetables. The City's Planning
Department released a draft ordinance to
regulate short-term rentals. I support an
ordinance that is reasonable, protects the
quality of life in neighborhoods, and
allows for the sharing economy. What
concerns me: the lack of a clear funding
stream and a plan for enforcement.
Without a transparent enforcement plan,
our residents will feel subject to bait and
switch. I urge the Planning Department
and my Council colleagues to gather
input from all stakeholders to clearly put
in place a strategy and structure for
enforcement before the passage of any
ordinance. Lastly, the Sherman Oaks
Inteim Control Ordinance analysis has
been released as of Friday May 27, 2016.
The 20 day circulation period will begin
on Thursday June 2, 2016 when the
analysis is officially published. A final
vote on the the Interim Control Ordinance
will come before the City Council
sometime in mid to late June. Please
direct any questions or comments to Julia
Duncan, CD 4 Planning Deputy. She can
be reached at [email protected].
CD 4 Councilmember David Ryu can be reached at
(818 ) 728- 9924.
Cont. pg. 16
HUMOR
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Real Estate Corner
If you have been looking to purchase
a home recently, then you are aware there
is a buying frenzy going on. Almost any
Sunday, the Open Houses are packed.
There are bidding wars. And rising
prices. The houses that are priced to sell
are going into multiple offers quickly.
Due to the lack of housing inventory
and the continued low interest rates along
with a steady economy, buyers are
finding themselves in a frantic search to
not only find their home but to also be
the lucky one to get the deal.
Competition this year is greater than
last and if you want to get that house
you’re going to have to go to battle for
it. Most buyers today are putting in an
average of five offers on a house before
they are successful. Many buyers from
the Westside are looking in the Sherman
Oaks and Studio City area since they are
not able to afford a home over the hill. If
a house is good and priced reasonably it
will go into multiple offers quickly. If
you see a house that has been on the
market for a while you might think that
there is something wrong with it, since
the good ones are going so quickly.
The house might have just been priced
way too high, because the listing agent
and the seller believed that in this market
they could shoot for the moon. While it
is true that more houses are selling faster
with more of them going above asking
price. it is the lack of inventory at this
time that is truly driving the prices up
Belmont Village Senior Living in Encino offers support
for couples with varying needs
By Julie Walke
by Matt Epstein
and moving buyers into deals
very quickly.Recently we have
seen some growth with the inventory of
houses, but that has not stopped the
buying frenzy. Home values are expected
to climb this year, given continued low
mortgage rates and job growth.
With this higher pricing, many families
are finding it very difficult to find a home
they can afford. Studio City, Sherman
Oaks, Encino, Toluca lake and now
Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Glassell
Park and Echo Park have joined the
ranks of the hot neighborhoods in the
thick of this buying frenzy, making it
difficult to purchase a home. Sellers are
waging their bets as well, wondering
long will this frenzy continue and should
they cash in now or wait for prices to
rise further. I don’t know the answer to
that.
What I do know is, buyers need to
prepare for numerous disappointments
not getting the houses on which they
make offers. A pre - qualification letter
from a lender as as well as a bank
document showing the necessary funds
gives a buyer a better chance of getting
an offer accepted. Talk to your realtor
and be ready to write an offer, because
in this tough market, the house will
possibly be in escrow by tomorrow.
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.
Most couples would say they were firm
in their commitment when they took
their marriage vows. Time and
circumstances pull many apart, but
those who make it 30, 40, 50, even 60
+ years probably consider themselves
on solid ground. However, it’s not
uncommon for couples who have spent
most of their lives together to face the
threat of separation in later years
because of varying health needs.
Cognitive issues such as Mild Cognitive
Impairment (MCI) are particularly
challenging, especially as one partner
steps into the caregiving role. Often the
affected partner still functions well in
other ways, but needs a higher level of
support than even they may realize.
This creates stress for both partners. “A
lot of our couples benefit from our
Circle of Friends® program for early
stage memory loss,” said Matt
Stevenson, executive director, Belmont
Village Encino. “It supports the spouse
who needs extra help and gives more
freedom to the other spouse to maintain
the activities and friendships so often
lost with caregiving.“
Beverly Sanborn, Belmont Village
Senior Living’s VP of Program
Development says, “The program gives
couples back their personal space in a
way that alleviates guilt, fear, and very
real physical and emotional strain,
allowing them to better enjoy their time
together. Belmont’s tiered approach
allows both partners to interact with their
peers socially and maintain their own
mental and physical fitness, nutrition,
spirituality and creativity in ways that are
appropriate to each partner’s needs.
Signs of MCI include short-term
memory loss, inability to focus, social
discomfort, and, occasionally, a loss of
sense of place,” Sanborn continued.
“Changes are more noticeable than
what’s typical in normal aging - friends
and family will see the difference - but
they aren’t as severe as in Alzheimer’s
and other dementias.”
Residents with MCI remain in their
senior living apartments, conveniently
located near activity centers. They can
still perform activities of daily living and
lead purposeful lives through the daily
calendar of research-based group
activities led by a specially trained staff.
Belmont Village is a premier award
winning provider of senior living and
memory care. Enrichment programs
include MBA Club®, for more active
residents, Circle of Friends® for Mild
Cognitive Impairment and PersonCentered Living® for Alzheimer’s care.
Belmont Village has a professionally
managed fitness center, chef-prepared
meals and daily transportation. A
licensed nurse is on-site 24/7. For more
information, please call 818-788-8870 or
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Salt & Straw - Creamy Goodness
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with Salted Ganache. I
With Memorial Day past and
temperatures rising, our thoughts turn to
ice cream, but not the chemically-infused
supermarket product. I am talking about
fresh, artisanal ice cream from Salt &
Straw, the popular Portland, Oregon
based company that recently opened a
Studio City location. Made in small
batches using local, organic and
sustainable ingredients, as well as
imported flavors from small, handpicked farms around the world, these
frozen treats achieve another level of
delicious. Founder Kim Malek is truly
a woman of Taste. Her cousin Tyler
Malek is the head ice cream maker and
creative mastermind whose inspired
flavors elevate ice cream to a whole new
complex level. Shift leader Shannon
Connelly encouraged our iced gluttony,
and my companion and I tasted every
classic and five limited edition flavors –
twenty-one in all. It was a tough job, but
someone had to do it!
Creamy is the operative word for all the
offerings. Adding sea salt to fresh cream,
as opposed to the hand-burned caramel,
brought out the mouth-watering vanilla
base of Sea Salt Ice Cream with Caramel
Ribbons. The crunchiness of Grandma
Malek’s almond brittle recipe perfectly
complemented the soft, fudgy chunks of
chocolate ganache in Almond Brittle
and malty milk
chocolate with
splurged with a whole
flecks of dark
scoop in a housemade
chocolate.
waffle cone. Shannon
Salted, Malted,
confessed, “We lure
Chocolate
people in with the smell of
Chip Cookie
the waffle cones.”
Dough was
Our next choices were
packed with
more adventurous. We
salty cookie
were rewarded with tastes
dough
and
that defied expectations.
malted fudge
Without a doubt, Black
swirls. With a
Olive Brittle and Goat
chocolate base,
Cheese made my mustChocolate
come-back-and eat-thisG o o e y
again list. Olives are
Brownie had
usually salty. These sunv e g a n
dried fruits added crunchy
Tyler Malek and founder Kim Malek
marshmallow
sweetness to the subtle,
tangy flavor of the aged Humboldt Fog fluff folded into house-baked brownies
goat cheese-based ice cream. Beautiful to keep them extra gooey. Other popular
violet-colored Honey Lavender, made by flavors – vanilla, strawberry and coffee
steeping lavender flowers in honey and – took on a new spin at the scoop shop.
cream for 12 hours, had a delicate Single Origin Amadeus Vanilla had a
lavender flavor with a sweet aftertaste double vanilla base made by using both
of honey. Avocado and Strawberry extract and organic, hand-selected
Sherbet combined an avocado and lime Ugandan vanilla beans. Roasted
base with strawberry jam. In addition to Strawberry and Toasted White Chocolate
ice cream, many ingredients used in the combined milky chocolate, toasted until
recipes, such as Massey Honey and it began to caramelize, with Oxnard
Laura Anne’s jam, are available for strawberries, roasted before adding to the
purchase. For chocoholics, there are custard base. Chocolate-dipped,
multiple choices. A favorite from the caramel-coated pecans provided bite to
original Portland shops, Freckled the light and creamy Indonesian Sumatra
Woodblock Chocolate, consisted of salty coffee base in Stumptown Coffee &
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Compartes Love Nuts. Mint, plus cubes
of non-gluten, chocolate whoppie pies,
folded into a non-dairy, coconut milk
base formed vegan Petunia’s Coconut
Mint Chip Whoopie Pie. May’s flowerbased flavors have been replaced by a
fermentation series for June, but last
month’s unique combinations deserve
note. My favorite, Wildflower Honey
with Ricotta Walnut Lace Cookies,
provided crunchy nuttiness with the
flowery sweetness of honey in a
cannoli-like ice cream. Folded into
textured crumble, the licorice essence
imparted by anise added complexity to
the fruity sweetness of Rhubarb
Crumble with Toasted Anise. Organic
California poppy liqueur in a sorbet
filled with hand-placed flowers created
Grand Poppy Sorbet with Spring
Flowers. For sweet followed by bitter,
there was Rose Water & Apple Bitters.
Dill Flowers and Fennel Pollen offered
unexpected flavors.
In addition to cones, Salt & Straw
offers tasting flights with four flavors,
sundaes, malts and shakes.
Studio City, 12180 ½ Ventura Blvd.,
818-358-2890;
Larchmont, 240 Larchmont Blvd.,
323-466-0485;
Venice Beach, 1357 Abbot Kinney
Blvd., 310-310-8429;
10am-11pm. www.saltandstraw.com
Spirited Encounters
California was put on the map as a
wine-producing region of distinction in
1976 after two wines from Napa beat out
classic French selections in a landmark
competition. The California wines were
undeniably some of the best in the world.
At the time, Napa Valley was the name
on everyone’s lips, and the name “Napa”
became synonymous with fine quality.
A few things have changed in the past
40 years. Napa still produces world-class
wines, of course, but now other regions
of California are standing up and being
recognized for excellence as well.
California has many wonderful wine
producing regions, including Napa,
Sonoma, Mendocino, Sierra Foothills,
Livermore, Lodi, Central Valley,
Monterey, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara,
and South Coast.
There are 138 American Viticultural
Areas (AVA) in California. An AVA is
approved only after proving that the wine
from its particular region is unique due
to soils, topography, elevation, etc. Some
of these areas you may have heard of,
some not so much. But part of the fun of
drinking wine is the discovery of
something fresh and original. California
certainly has an eclectic variety of wines
from which to choose.
So where do you start? Every journey
begins with the first step. Taste wine
everywhere you go! Experiment and
don’t be afraid to tread new ground.
Different regions are known for diverse
varieties of grapes. You’ll want to try the
best of each area.
By Elizabeth Kate
Mendocino is known
for Pinot Noir and Petite
Sirah, while Sonoma,
with
its
varied
landscape, produces just about every
grape grown in the state. Seek out flavors
you know and love. Napa is famous for
its Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux
blends, and the rugged Sierra Foothills
are known for their deep, rich old-vine
Zinfandels. Livermore shines with
Bordeaux-inspired reds and whites and
Lodi is making some interesting Spanish
and Portuguese wines. The Central
Valley produces a lot of bulk wine, but
many small producers are now creating
lovely dessert wines and Vermouth.
In the middle of the state, Santa Cruz is
the home of the original Rhone Rangers
and creates impressive Rhone Valley
style reds and whites. Monterey with its
cool ocean breezes produces fine
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Paso Robles
is making a name for itself with its
sophisticated red and white blends. Santa
Barbara boasts world class Pinot Noirs
as well as rich Merlot and crisp
Sauvignon Blanc, while the South Coast
is gaining momentum in its production
of Syrah and Zinfandel.
Make the most of every opportunity to
seek out new wines. We recently got a
flat tire near the old western town of
Jamestown in the Lower Sierra Foothills.
While we waited for our tire to be
repaired, we wandered into the local
tasting room. A glorious surprise
awaited us. Gianelli Vineyards kicks the
Zinfandel trend in the area and produces
amazing Italian wines redolent of the
California sunshine. Sangiovese and
Nebbiolo never tasted so rich. We
walked out with a few bottles and a shiny
new membership in their wine club.
What an exciting find!
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How lucky we are to have such fines
wine produced in our own backyard.
Take this summer and run with it. Visit
new wine regions. Try new wines. Enjoy
all the vinous glory that California has
to offer. Happy summer! Cheers!
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A New Start By Ronen Lee
There are multiple ways to be a
community contributor, but perhaps the
most obvious and one of the best ways
is community service through volunteer
work. Volunteering is the quintessential
form of contributing to a community
because it can improve the community
while not providing much of an incentive
to do it other than the will to do good.
The main incentive of community
service is simply to contribute to the
community, unlike a paid job where
money is an incentive, making it fit the
community service definition well. So
why is community service important? It
helps the lives of people, plants, and
animals by improving the state of the
community, whether it be organizing,
sanitation, or beautification. And as a
matter of fact, community service
opportunities are ample, with varying
purposes and goals.
Community service may bring to mind
images of people travelling to distant
places and purifying water or improving
infrastructure. Of course, this sounds like
an opportunity limited to a few people,
because it can be expensive and can
easily clash with other commitments. But
the point is that community service
volunteering is far more accessible than
this. It can be found literally everywhere.
Just 5 blocks from my house, I’m able
to volunteer at the Studio City Branch
Library, where I help organize events at
the library and contribute to the wellbeing of the city and its residents. And
of course, there are
libraries all across Los
Angeles connected with
LAPL
that
offer
v o l u n t e e r i n g
opportunities. It just takes
once a week of volunteering at the library
to make a difference. Another accessible
volunteering opportunity are Los
Angeles River clean-ups. Of course, with
the L.A. River being nearby many
people, this is a great opportunity to
improve the lives of plants and animals
by trash and waste removal. There are
also countless organizations, such as
SOVA, that accept volunteers to help
them prepare food for people in need,
improving the lives of people in a
community. So as we can see, there are
more than enough volunteer
opportunities throughout Los Angeles.
Community service volunteering
simply is contributing to the community
for the sake of doing so, with very few
external
incentives.
Although
community service hours do help with
college applications and provide
incentives, these incentives vanish after
a person’s education is over, so it is pure
community contribution. So even if
volunteering won’t help you personally,
it is always a good thing to do to improve
the community, and seeing how
accessible it is, I strongly suggest that
all of us find a form of community
service that fits our skills and values.
Ronen Lee is fourteen years old and is in the ninth grade
in the Highly Gifted Magnet at North Hollywood High.
He plays the trumpet and likes the outdoors.
Education Corner
On your marks! Get set! Summer! It’s
true. Summertime has again reared its
fearsome head. For the next two months,
our kids will be underfoot, our schedules
will be crazed, and our inner peace will
be, quite simply, non-existent. Our first
inclination is always to quickly sign the
little rascals up for as much camp as we
can find. Fill their schedules! Program
their days with activities so we won’t
have to listen to the cry of the bored child
echoing through our homes. It’s easy to
find great camps in the valley: horseback
riding camp, drama camp, comedy
camp, music camp, art camp, and more.
It’s all here and at our fingertips. Oh, to
be a kid again! So many options! So little
time.
Summer used to be three and a half
month long. That was way back when
school ended at the beginning of June
and started up again after Labor Day.
There were camp days, play days,
vacation with mom and dad days and lots
and lots of nothing-to-do-but-stare-atthe-sky days. Those were the best.
Nothing in the world to do but argue
with your sister about whether she could
see a unicorn in the passing clouds or a
giant goldfish. It is said that the ability
to see faces and shapes in clouds is an
indicator of creativity. Every kid is born
with it. But nowadays, it is being bred
out of our kids.
Think about it. When do you ever see
a kid just sitting idly and staring at the
sky? Or reading a book? Or drawing a
By Elizabeth Kate
picture? Most kids today
have their noses buried in
phones or tablets, playing
games, texting, or doing whatever it is
kids do all the time on their electronic
devices. I was just in Yosemite and
shocked at how many kids I saw playing
video games in their tents. Hello? You’re
in Yosemite! Look up! There’s Half
Dome! There’s Bridal Veil! So much
beauty around them and they are blind
to all but the next game they want to play.
What is going on?
This is where parenting comes in. Call
it tough love if you’d like, but I simply
call it “saying no”. We are doing our
kids a disservice by saying yes. I know,
I know. Sometimes it’s easier to occupy
them with electronics. The kids are
simply doing what they see us do. But
can we stop? Just for a few months? Just
for summer break? Give it a try! Life is
made for living, not staring at a screen.
This summer, unplug. Unplug your
kids and yourself. Nothing will happen
if you don’t check your emails every 5
minutes. I promise. Start to enjoy your
kids again. Look them in the eyes. Tell
them stories about when you were little.
Eat dinner together. Hold hands. Talk to
them. Laugh. Enjoy them. Believe me,
one day you’ll wish you had. So grasp
this fleeting moment of childhood with
both hands. Remember why you had kids
to begin with. Love them. Have fun with
them. Create memories together. You
won’t regret it.
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Steinfeldt (L) signs
On Wednesday May 25, the Big Dude
and I drove over Laurel Canyon to see
an old friend of his who was having a
book signing and photo exhibit at the
Andaz Hotel on the Sunset Boulevard.
A large crowded filled the mezzanine for
the reception for Jimmy Steinfeldt,
Rock’n’Roll Lens, a fabulous coffee
table book chronicling Steinfeldt’s 30
years of music photography and stories.
In 1982, the young Minneapolis native
tried out his new $100 Minolta camera
at the Met Center in Bloomington,
Minnesota, and when he got home and
saw the pictures he took of Stevie Nicks,
he realized his calling was to be a rock n
roll photographer. Fellow Minnesotan
Prince was another early subject. In
1985, Steinfeldt got his first published
photo in Spin Magazine, later that year
Rolling Stone published one of his
photographs of Madonna, a major boost
to his career. The following year, Rolling
Stone published his photo of Dylan and
he said his dreams as both a fan and a
music photographer came true. That led
to CD covers for Miles Davis, Willie
Nelson, Dee Dee Ramone and more.
Many rockers in the crowd recalled the
days when The Andaz was known as the
Hyatt Riot House. It almost felt like those
fun times again with the rock’n’roll
crowd, the flowing wine, the killer view
of the Sunset Strip, and the displayed
photos of musicians such as Stevie
Nicks, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Bob
Dylan, Paul McCartney, The Eagles, The
Go Gos, The Ramones, Miles Davis,
Prince, Beck and more. Steinfeldt’s
studio is high up in the canyons near the
Strip, where he keeps busy shooting not
only musicians but also film and
television actors.
Bentley’s Beat
Williams Bell
This Is Where I Live
Deep soul music, darker than blue and
always true, is one of the rivers of life.
When it hits, it hits hard. It also takes all
acolytes to new places, some they may
have never found without it. William
Bell is one of the originators of the
vaulted Stax Records sound, having had
hits there throughout the ’60s that helped
define the idiom. “You Don’t Miss Your
Water,” “Everybody Loves a Winner,”
“I Forgot to Be Your Lover:” the list
continued throughout the decade. For his
new album, back on Stax thank
goodness, Bell turned to that most private
of spots inside him and shares it with the
world. It’s an overwhelming experience,
to hear someone who meant so much to
the music all those years ago reclaim his
spot. Part of that power goes to producer
John Leventhal, who co-wrote many of
the songs with Bell and fashioned a
studio sound that feels like warm granite.
But it is always William Bell’s voice that
brings everything home. The man is an
amazing singer who isn’t afraid to open
up about all that has happened to him.
Soul music is like a church on the street:
the bumps and bruises of life combine
with the celestial tilt of the cosmos to
make every day a wild ride to the other
side. This man has been there, and he’s
extending a hand to go back again, taking
all who feel it with him, and ring that
Bell together. Don’t say no.
Russell jams with Booker T (center)
On Sunday, May 29, we finally made
the trek to Simi Valley for the Cajun and
Blues Festival, a two day event that sells
out every Memorial Day weekend. There
are two stages, one for Cajun music, and
one for the Blues, with continuous music
all day long, a Mardi Gras parade and
lots of Cajun food. We got there just in
time to catch the opening act on the Blues
Stage, North Hollywood’s own Kelly’s
Lot, fronted by our old friend, Kelly
Zirbes (below). She and her band were
positively burning it up on the big stage.
Next up was guitarist Alvon Johnson,
followed by a dapper Booker T and his
B3, with his son Ted Jones rocking out
on guitar. Superstar Leon Russell,
waiting backstage to go on, was inspired
to come onstage during Booker T’s set,
and when the master of the B3 briefly
left his organ to play guitar, Russell took
over the organ, and the crowd delighted
to watch two legendary players joyfully
jamming, one of the highlights of a great
day.
none. In 1965 London, the graffiti said
“Clapton is God.” Today it need only say
“Clapton is Here.” Which says it all.
By Bill Bentley
Eric Clapton
I Still Do
A half-century after Cream made their
debut, there aren’t many fellow musical
travelers from then with Eric Clapton’s
cool. Slowhand has been all over the
place, but his guitar has never let him
down. The Englishman has such an
intimate relationship with the instrument
that it is like they are one. While some
of his albums burn more than others,
there is no way for Clapton to lose his
way. His latest release, which pairs him
with past producer pal Glyn Johns,
sounds like he’s moved his mojo up a
few notches and is firing on all burners.
There are incendiary blues songs, two
J.J. Cale keepers, heart-tugging ballads
including the Paul Brady/John O’Kane
stunner “I Will Be There,” two originals,
a Bob Dylan cover and some American
Songbook classics. What matters most
is that Eric Clapton sounds like he’s
inside all the songs, vested in their
emotional weight in a way that puts him
pretty much in a party of one. In fact,
what a night it would be if he did a show
of these 12 songs for the first set,
followed by a set of his less known
songs. They would all flow in and out
from each other with an idiosyncratic
logic that only a true artist could fashion.
The world should listen to Clapton’s new
music for a dozen reasons, none more
important than to hear how a lifer keeps
his passion on full throttle while taking
followers on a sonic journey second to
The MnMs
Melts in Your Ears 1980-1981
It’s the first years of the ’80s in L.A. and
all bets are off. The nightclubs have been
turned up to stun, bands are racing the
streets from gig to gig like there’s no
tomorrow and it feels like the rulebook
has been torn in two and tossed out the
car window. Anything goes. Enter The
MnMs, fronted by the unstoppable Marci
Marks and guitarist Harlan Hollander.
Though they don’t quite grab the brass
ring, they definitely get ahold of the
copper one. Their first single, “I’m
Tired” b/w “Knock, Knock, Knock,” was
released on Bomp Records offshoot
Quark in 1980, and became an
underground sensation on everywhere
from KROQ to Japan. It appeared The
MnMs were ready for liftoff. Marks’
vocals had an irresistible spark, part
scream and part seduction, and even if
the Go Gos were taking up a lot of space
in the room, they didn’t have quite the
confrontation of this outfit.
Unfortunately, things started to splinter
within the band and all the members were
soon chasing other dreams. Marks began
writing for the L.A. Weekly and, yes,
today is publisher of the Studio City/
Sherman Oaks/Encino News. It’s never
too late, though. This collection shows
what could have been, and big demand
today in Japan just might mean a run to
the land of the rising sun someday soon.
Even not, maybe a reunion night at the
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Hong Kong Café in Chinatown. Because
whether they were covering girl group
classics, blasting originals or being one
of the only bands to ever record a song
by Heinz (check Youtube immediately
for that man), The MnMs were/are a
band that still melts in your ears while it
blows your mind. So fine.
Various Artists, Day of the Dead.
When does a tribute collection turn into
a religion? Maybe when it’s devoted to
the Grateful Dead and spans the band’s
entire career over five compact discs.
How could this wonderful trip ever be
any shorter? For this massive set
recorded for the good deeds done by the
Red Hot organization, it would be easier
to list those bands who don’t appear. Disc
1 starts with the War on Drugs’ “Touch
of Grey” and Disc 5 ends with the
Grateful Dead singer-guitarist Bob Weir
performing live with the National on “I
Know You Rider.” In between are the
Lone Bellow, Wilco, the Flaming Lips,
Bela Fleck, Charles Bradley and endless
others. The overall effect is a joyous
dance to what the Grateful Dead always
aimed for: eternity. The original band’s
live shows still stand as what happens
when minds and music take off for outer
space together. The newly recorded
songs do their very best to make that
same excursion, and much more often
than not get there. A finer tip of the soul
to the Grateful Dead could not be
imagined. Turn on, tune in and work out
today.
Stephen Phenow’s
Summer Series Viewing
It used to be we’d rest in summer, catch
up on re-runs or drop-in on TV sets of
friends making their pilots. Not
anymore. Series viewing is now 12
months a year. These are not summer
replacements. These are fall series,
with no sense of season.
Preacher AMC
While not a new show, it is probably the
best show on the tube for summer. AMC
‘s venture into the comic book world is a
hit, so far. Why? Seth Rogen, and Evan
Goldberg (the writers/producers) get it.
As a mere TV show, it does a fantastic
job of telling the story line from the comic,
but it goes on its own pacing and uses a
different approach so that fans who
already know the tale will still be
surprised.
When I heard “Preacher” was getting
made as a TV show, the TV writer in me
was intrigued, the comic book fan in me
was apprehensive. The graphic comic
series was created by writer Garth Ennis
and artist Steve Dillon with painted covers
by Glenn Fabry, ran from 1995-2000, and
consists of 75 issues in total - 66 regular,
monthly issues, five one-shot specials and
a four-issue Preacher: Saint of Killers
limited series. This was not your typical
graphic comic. (The entire run has been
collected in nine trade paperback editions,
if you are interested in acquiring it.)
When it was announced that “Preacher”
wouldn’t be produced for HBO or Netflix,
the fans worried. What would happen to
the tone? But AMC, and Exec. Producers
/Developers Seth Rogen and Evan
Goldberg ( “Superbad,” “Pineapple
Express,” “This Is the End,” “...huge fans
of original comic book series...” assured
everyone that wouldn’t happen. Nor
would Rogen star in the series (though you
had to know he wanted to,) this was not
going to be a ‘castrated’ “Preacher.” This
show would retain the substance of the
original and that would not be easy.
To ensure that the pair’s vision for the
show was realized they hired Sam Catlin
of “Breaking Bad” to write the pilot. Both
Rogen and Goldberg would direct.
Ennis and Dillon’s “Preacher”, is about
a defrocked and disillusioned Texas
county preacher, Jesse Custer, who melds
with
an entity escaping heaven and is
given divine (see godlike) gifts. Who this
entity is and its motivations are the story.
Custer decides to use his new found ability
to escape his religious ennui and find God.
But this is no half-baked “Supernatural”
plot. He recruits his ex-girlfriend, Tulip,
and adds an Irish vampire named Cassidy,
“Peacher” is the chronicle of the three’s
adventures on the quest to find God. He
is aided by a group called “The
Congregation” and opposed by a quasi
religious group called the Grail, a secret
organization controlling the governments
of the world and protecting the bloodline
of Jesus Christ. What makes this show so
much like the comic is the rapid pace and
deranged over the top story.
Casting was superb. Dominic Cooper
(“Captain America: The First Avenger, “
”Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”)
deserves some kind of award for his
portrayal of the disillusioned preacher, Joel
Cilgun (“Misfits,” “The Last Witch
Hunter” ) who plays Vampire Cassidy, gets
what that role is all about, the Southern
charm of Tulip O’Hare, is realized by Ruth
Negga (“World War Z,” the upcoming
“Warcraft”). All the supporting cast is dead
on and resembles their comic counterparts.
So if by now, you don’t think that the show
is worth your time, you “Breaking Bad”
fans will be sorry you missed it. Start
watching now.
with Mike Epps (“The Hangover I, III”)
as Candy’s charactor instructing his
brother’s (James Leisure) overprivileged
kids as only an old messed up dude will
do. Potential? Maybe. With supporting
cast Nia Long (“House of lies”) and kids
(Iman Benson,
Aalyrah Caldwell,
Sayeed Shahidi)
Wrecked
June 14,10 pm. TNT
“Gilligan’s Island” meets “Lost” satire.
Hmmm! Think about it. Nope!
Queen of the South
June 23, 10pm USA.
Alice Braga (“City of God,” and
“Elysium”). advances her agenda over her
misfortune to head up a cartel. Based on
the telenovela “La Reina del Sur,”
Actors seems tired, as does this story.
Outcast
Friday, 10pm. Cinemax
Demons come a-walking in Robert
Kirkman’s (“Walking Dead, Fear The
Walking Dead,”) atmospheric thriller /
chiller. Patrick Fugit is the West Virginia
man who finds himself pursued physically
and mentally by the demonically
possessed. Slow to start, hopefully will
pick up steam, otherwise these ten shows
are it.
Roadies
June 26,10 pm Showtime.
Cameron Crowe, the Rolling Stone writer
we all wanted to be, takes us backstage to
experience how messed up concert people
are. To hear him tell it the people who set
it up and tear it down are just one big
dysfunctional family. With Carla Gugino
and Luke Wilson.
Feed the Beast
June 5 10 pm. AMC
David Schwimmer (“Friends”) is a
depressed widower with a love for fine
cuisine, and bad boy Jim Sturgess is a
broke loser who cooks, but owes money
to a real bad man who wants him to open
a fancy restaurant in the Bronx. A comedy
using Schwimmer’s goofy chops? Umm
no, this is a mob-meets-culinarytablescape series. Interesting but doomed.
Dead of Summer
June 28, 9 pm Freeform.
Set in the Eighties your typical bloody
summer camp punishment. Nothing new
here. But if “Scream Queens” worked
who knows?
The Night Of...
July 10, 9 pm. HBO
A Limited (HBO does not believe “mini
series”) show which features John
Turturro as a New York lawyer out of
depth defending a Pakistani student (Riz
Ahmed) accused of murdering a girl he
picked up. Richard Price (“Clockers”)
and Steve Zaillian (“Moneyball”) adapts
Peter Moffat’s brilliant U.K. original
story. Worth a look.
Stranger Things
Released July 15 on Netflix.
A small-town, kids and monsters 80s
period piece from new showrunners Matt
and Ross Duffer dares to ask was “
Goonies” the “Citizen Kane” of the
period? With 90s stars Winona Ryder and
Matthew Modine, which figures.
Vice Principals
July 17, 9 pm HBO
Danny McBride returns to pay channels
( remember, Eastbound and Down?). He
and Walton Goggins (“The Shield”
“Justified”) are high school
administrators who either despise each
other totally, or are secret lovers. It’s that
kind of dynamic. Bad.
The Get Down
Released Aug. 12 Netflix.
Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann
with out Nicole Kidman this time turns
his attention to the Bronx in the 70s, (a
welcome relief from the summer’s 80s
theme, for a showbiz musical set around
the birth of hip-hop, disco and punk. that
has Spike Lee rolling over in his grave.
He ain’t dead yet? Oh he will be after
this, from shock. “School Daze” this is
not.
Still The King
June 12, 9pm CMT
The channel tries to go indie as Billy Ray
Cyrus plays a washed-up, messed-up
country western singer (type casting) who
discovers he has a teenage daughter (Joey
Lauren Adams, not Miley) the same time
he decides to become preacher. Timing is
everything and Cyrus’ is bad. For his fans
only.
Brain Dead
June l3,10pm. CBS
As a sop for the cancellation of “The Good
Wife” CBS bought creators Robert King
and Michelle King’s new comedy about
when politicos have their the brains eaten
by bugs. Yes, weird things happen in
Washington. Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
Tony Shalhoub (“Monk”) and Aaron Tveit
headline. Can Shalhoub antics save this?
Not really through he really tries.
Guilt
June 13, 9 pm.
Hitchcock sensibility meets techno music
babble. American chick (Daisy
Head,”Underworld, Blood Wars”)
awakens after night of clubbing and bad
decisions to find a murder. Did she do it?
Billy Zane (“Titanic”) and Anthony Head
(“Omega Man”) play adults in a made for
the young setting. Maybe. If young Head
can keep interest.
Uncle Buck
June 14, 9pm ABC
John Candy’s insane babysitter movie by
John Hughes becomes television fodder
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Expires
7pm Social 7:30 program begins.
Featured Speaker is Assemblyman
Adrin Nazarian.
Cont. from pg. 1
Studio City, CA 91604. 818-7557873. For ADA accommodations,
please call (213) 228-7430 at least 72hours prior to the event. For
additional information about this and
other events see lapl.org/branches/
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Monday June 13
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood
Council Board of Directors meeting
open to the public. 8pm. Sherman
Oaks Library 14245 Moorpark St.
Sherman Oaks.
Wednesday June 15
SOHA monthly meeting with Vince
Bertoni, Planning Director of the City
of Los Angeles. Elected officials will
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. 7:00 pm. Open
to the public. Light refreshments 6:30
pm. CBS Studio Editorial 2, Room
6. 4024 Radford Ave. Studio City
Enter Gate A to be directed to the
meeting. 818-655-5400
Saturday, June 25
Friends of Studio City Public Library
Book Sale. 9:30 am until 2 pm. There
are new and old books - many of them
in pristine condition - as well as other
media. Set up by genre like a book
store, you are certain to find
something of interest and at an
incredibly affordable price. 12511
Moorpark Street, Studio City, CA
91604. 818-755-7873.
Wednesday June 29
Encino Neighborhood Council
General Board Meeting 7pm – 9pm.
Community Center: 4935 Balboa
Blvd. Encino, CA 91316.
Tuesday July 12
Studio City Residents Association
community meeting. Note new
venue, Rio Vista Elementary School,
243 Satsuma Ave., Studio City 91602.
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By Cyndi Newton
It’s a curious thing, human behavior.
Put a bunch of us together at a coffee
shop, and we ignore each other and stare
at our cell phones. We go to a two-hour
movie at a theater, and buy enough food
and drink at concessions to feed us for
eight hours. We get in our car, drive three
miles to a gym and wait in line for a
treadmill. And in the case of a girl I don’t
know very well, putting on makeup
before a Core Power Yoga class. This
particular class is practiced in a room
heated to 105 degrees, enabling you to
sweat and flush out toxins. How can the
sweat navigate its way past the BB
Cream and powder foundation?
Before I get too judgmental, I look at
my own behavior. Preparing to go for a
run, I admit to putting on eyeliner and a
little lip gloss, because the air dries my
lips. The eyeliner is in case I fall and
have to be picked off the pavement by a
paramedic who looks like any of the guys
on “Chicago Fire”. But foundation and
powder? No way. She says it’s a security
Farmers Markets
Every Saturday
North Hollywood Arts District
Farmers Market. Every Saturday
from 8am-2pm. 5200 Bakman Ave
Between Lankershim and Tujunga.
Every Sunday
Encino. ONEgeneration Encino
Farmers Market. Every Sunday from
8am – 1pm. 17400 Victory Blvd.
(between White Oak and Balboa)
with plenty of convenient free
parking.
Studio City. Every Sunday from 8am
to 3pm the Studio City Farmers
Market. On Ventura Place.
Monday Evenings starting June 20
Free bereavement support group
Providence Tarzana Medical Center
18321 Clark St Tarzana. 5:30 – 7pm.
Please call PTMC Spritual care
department for more information. 818
708 5015
Every Sunday Joe Steinberg Cultural
School meets at 9:30 am at the Tarzana
Community & Cultural Center. The
history, culture and traditions of Judaism
as taught by Adat Chaverim, Call 888552-HJLA(4552)
Every Tuesday
Sherman Oaks Farmers Market from
3pm to 8pm at Westfield Mall near
the car wash.
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Letters
Silver
Cont. from Pg 5.
neighborhoods. State law does not take
over control of local housing regulations,
nor restrict local housing regulations, as
long as they are not “arbitrary”,
“excessive”, “burdensome” or
“unreasonably restrictive”. Clearly Los
Angeles has full domain to impose
almost unlimited zoning rules and
regulations as long as they are not
“arbitrary”, “excessive”, “burdensome”
or “unreasonably restrictive”.
As soon as the ordinance is repealed,
developers will see this as a money
making opportunity. They can build large
second units on single-family residential
lots and market them on AirBNB or other
sites as short term rentals. Rather than
adding more affordable housing,
repealing the ordinance would make
matters worse by greatly magnifying
negative impacts on surrounding
neighborhoods. It is conceivable that
many low and middle income families
seeking additional cash-flow from the
second units could fall prey to
unscrupulous financing schemes that
were so prevalent prior to the 2008
financial crisis.
To the News:
Councilmember David Ryu, Thank you so
much for your involvement and actions on
Runyon Canyon! As a long-time Studio
City resident, I knew nothing about the
attempted grab and mis-use attempt by
“Friends of Runyon Canyon” until I read
your article as reported in the local
newspaper, The Studio City-Sherman
Oaks-Encino News, and the in-depth front
page article by Michael Konik! Runyon
Canyon is Studio City’s rustic jewel, and
it would be a travesty to urbanize it with
the building and other changes that were
going to happen under cover of the
Department of Water and Power’s closure
for needed water system repair/
replacement. Shame on the special interest
organization that was attempting it, though
with obvious disapproval of the local
residents and other City users. I now
realize that reading the Studio City ...
News, with your column and columns from
other Valley Councilmembers needs to be
required reading, if I want to be an
informed resident of Studio City. Again,
Thank you and the Studio City ... News.
- Harvey Barkan
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blanket and she feels naked without it.
I begin to understand.
I carry chocolate wherever I go. I feel
vulnerable without it. What if there’s an
earthquake and I’m trapped in rubble for
days? What if I’m kidnapped and thrown
in the car trunk? At least a Ghirardelli
Square will keep my spirits up and the
stress level down. I’m kind of like “The
Closer”, played by Kyra Sedgwick.
She’s the Deputy Police Chief in priority
homicide and keeps a stash of Ding
Dongs and other chocolate in her bottom
desk drawer to relieve the stress. I’m
sure that’s why she is able to solve every
high profile crime in Los Angeles.
When I’m at a movie and realize I
forgot to throw some chocolate in my
purse, I’m sweating and shaking during
the opening credits. Then I’m forced to
go spend $10 on a box of Goobers at
concessions, but I can’t get through a
two-hour movie without it. I suppose we
all need something to make life easier a harmless addiction, a security blanket,
a cute paramedic. But at the end of the
day, we’re only human.
CD5
Cont. from pg 6
and most recently worked with the
UCLA Cardiac Modeling Group, using
biometrics to help understand the
electromechanics of the heart. He was
also a visiting scholar at both Caltech and
USC, and director of the Klug Research
Group, and had received much career
recognition, including a very substantial
National Science Foundation Career
Award, He previously worked on a
project aimed at creating a better picture
of the physics of cells, thereby helping
to understand the life cycle of viruses,
including HIV. We’ll never know how
many lives might have been saved, in
years to come, if he and we had been
spared this gun violence and his teaching
of others had continued.
Professor Klug was described by the
UCLA Chancellor as “a respected,
dedicated and caring faculty member”
with “wonderful gifts and talents” that
he shared, generously, at UCLA. A
fellow UCLA professor called William
Klug “one of the most talented,
intelligence and caring of people, a dear
friend” and a great mentor to students.
The night after the shooting, I attended
a candlelight vigil, joining students and
staff but also mourners from across L.A.
Over and over again, I heard similar
tearful words of loving appreciation and
loss regarding Professor Klug. Today,
and in the future, we have to do more to
promote advances, but also more to
prevent the tragedies, with greater
awareness especially when they are so
horribly senseless.
CD 5 Councilmember Paul Koretz can be reached at
[email protected] 213.473.7005
Valley Curtain Call
The Fantasticks - A Wonderfully
Warm Musical Blanket For The
Soul
Crown City Theatre is the little jewel
of theatres in the No Ho Arts District that
produces the most vibrant and colorful
dramas, comedies and musicals you’ll
ever see performed live on stage. The
recent production of “The Fantasticks”
was no exception to this. With the book
and lyrics by Tom Jones and the music
by Harvey Schmidt, this play had its offBroadway premiere in 1960, and was the
longest running off Broadway musical.
Although it has seen numerous revivals,
Crown City Theatre’s recent production
gave it a fresh, fun flavor.
Creatively and whimsically directed and
choreographed by Lisaun Whittingham
and with the wonderful musical direction
of William A. Reilly, this play is a fantasy
of young love, plotting parents, a
mystical stranger and a band of players
that spin a tale of adventure, comedy and
young love. The setting is somewhere’
in a garden between two homes or a
battlefield or flustered town – the ‘time’
is now – wherever you happen to be. It
is filled with funny and charming songs,
a memorable and relatable romantic
experience as well as the playful
adventure of defending (and
occasionally fighting with) the ones you
love most.
Kurt Andrew Hansen played El Gallo
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with a bold spirit, and he
also got to sing the
signature song from the play, “Try To
Remember, ” with his wonderful heartgrabbing voice.
Shayna Gabriella played Luisa, her
beautiful voice and sweet smile delivered
both innocence and passion when
expressing her love to Michael J.
Marchak as Matt, who delivered the
memorable song, “Soon It’s Gonna
Rain,” with a vibrant energy.
Cyle Conley, Jerry Hoffman, Sean
Yorke, Lisa Stanley and John Ross Clark
all turned in strong performances.
Behind the scenes included the amazing
creative work of Amanda Walter as
costume designer, Zad Potter as lighting
designer, Cyle Conley doing the fight
choreography and whimsically colorful
art design by Daniel Arpaia. I really
enjoyed how all the technical came
together with the creative and mixed with
the wonderful cast for a fresh spin to a
very old and very good classic musical.
Carl
Cont. from Pg .1.
came out from Hollywood
to catch the show, one
knew Joan, who had
taught art to one of her
grandparents, and the
other was a recent grad
from the Chicago Art
Institute, an institution
Joan attended briefly. The
two were in awe of such
an impressive body of
work from a successful
passionate artist who is
still on a vital artistic
journey, doing it her way.
“Little Jazz”
Carl’s son Michael
(Oil on Canvas, 1965)
“The Fantasticks” was a well presented
production of a classic musical, and if it
comes back to Crown City, don’t
miss it.
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Center, located at 18312 Oxnard Street in Tarzana. For more
information on Joan Carl, please visit www.joancarl.com. For more
information on the SFVACC, please visit www.sfvacc.org.
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