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BEVERLY HILLS
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BHFD Fire Day tomorrow. 4
Thomas Keller to attend
KCET’s event June 12. 4
The Maple Counseling
Center to hold 12th annual
fundraiser.
5
MAY 13, 2011
NEW YORK WELCOMES THE COURIER— Pictured (from left) former Beverly Hills Mayor Jimmy Delshad,
Publisher Clif Smith, Fashion Director Tawny Sanders, Joan Rivers, Associate Publisher Marcia Hobbs and
George Christy at the Paley Center for Media, Tuesday night in New York City. Miss Rivers presented George
Christy with the first volume of The Best Of George Christy In The Beverly Hills Courier 2009 - 2011 and former
Mayor Delshad introduced Tawny Sanders as The Courier's new fashion director.
By Bill Arp
Leaders of the New York
fashion, media and advertising
industries greeted Joan Rivers
and former Beverly Hills Mayor
Jimmy Delshad as they presented the first copy of The Best Of
George Christy In The Beverly
Hills Courier 2009- 2011 at the
Paley Center for Media on West
52nd Street in mid-town Manhattan Wednesday night. The
event introduced The Courier's
new fashion director, Tawny
(see ‘NEW YORK,’ page 33)
Happy 90th birthday Margie Pressman-From The Courier
Local Media Scrambles To
Catch Up To Courier’s Coverage BHUSD Board Saves 13 Jobs
By Winston Chua
The Courier has been leading the way in providing its readers with the information that truly matters regarding the West-
side subway extension, a topic
The Courier first covered in September of last year.
(see ‘MEDIA,’ page 28)
Brad Burlingham visits the
9/11 memorial site.
5
By Marla Schevker
The Beverly Hills Unified
School District Board of Education voted 3-2 Monday to save
13 jobs that were given Reduction In Force (RIF) notices a few
months ago.
Board members Myra Lurie
and Jake Manaster dissented the
vote. For both Lurie and Manaster, the decision against saving
all 13 jobs simply had to do with
the money and the financial solvency of the BHUSD.
“I believe in planning for the
worst and maintaining maximum
(see ‘BHUSD JOBS,’ page 35)
Local third graders cook at
Il Fornaio.
9
•Fashion
8
•Health and Wellness 12
•Restaurant Review
21
•Entertainment
22-23
•Education
24-25
•Birthdays
34
MTA Petitioned For Documents
George Christy,
Page 6
World Premieres
And Naughty
Yachting Parties In
Cannes; Danielle
Steel’s 97th
Novel—Her Books
Have Sold 600
Million Copies
Editorial from
Rabbi Pressman
AND MORE
CLASSIFIEDS
• Announcements
• Real Estate
• Rentals
• Sales
• and More
CELEBRITIES, DIGNITARIES ‘DREAM FOR KIDS’—Close to 1,000 supporters, including celebrities, philanthropists, business leaders and elected officials gathered Saturday at the L.A. Live Events Deck, for Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles’ “Dream for Kids: The Grand Opening Gala.” Mary
Hart (left), Marion Anderson (center) and Chris Albrecht (second from
right) were honored for their dedication and leadership to vital campaigns
that raised more than $1 billion to build CHLA’s new hospital building
which opens July 10. Also taking part in the program were, from left, Campaign Co-Chair Jack Pettker, former Campaign Co-Chair Walter Rose and
Billy Crystal, who presented the awards.
40
The Beverly Hills Unified
School District petitioned for a
Writ of Mandate directed at the
MTA to comply with their previously filed California Public
Records Act and release documents pertaining to the draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report
(see ‘MTA,’ page 35)
10000 Santa Monica Project
Proves Problematic For BH
By Marla Schevker
The public comment period
for the proposed project at
10000 Santa Monica, at the corner of Santa Monica and
Moreno, in Los Angeles, ended
yesterday. While the project is in
Los Angeles, it is also near Beverly High and is Beverly Hills ad(see ‘10000 SANTA MONICA,’ page 28)
HONORING HEF—Thalians Chairman of the Board Ruta Lee presents
the 2011 “Mr. Wonderful” award to Hugh M. Hefner, with Kira and Bob
Lorsch, gala chairs. See photos pages 18-19.Photo by Timothy Fielding
Young Hollywood Joins The
Thalians to Honor Hefner, Vets
The Thalians, the entertainment industry’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the
treatment of mental health, honored Hugh M. Hefner for a lifetime of philanthropy with the annual “Mr. Wonderful” award at
their 55th anniversary gala at the
Playboy Mansion.
The event, chaired by Kira
and Bob Lorsch with Thalians
Chairman Ruta Lee, was a break
from the traditional hotel ballroom affair and has become The
Thalians most financially successful fundraiser to date.
(see ‘THALIANS,’ page 28)
BEVERLY HILLS
Page 2 | May 13, 2011
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
DATE:
Thursday, May 26, 2011
TIME:
1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the
matter may be heard
LOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280 A
Beverly Hills City Hall
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its regular
meeting on Thursday, May 26, 2011, will hold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to
consider:
An ordinance of the City of Beverly Hills amending the Beverly
Hills Municipal Code to establish regulations regarding the
restoration and maintenance of certain defined views from singlefamily residential property in the Trousdale Estates area of the
City that are substantially impaired by certain foliage maintained
on other private property or properties. Trousdale Estates is
defined in the Zoning Code as all property located north of
Doheny Road and east of Schuyler Road, except that land zoned
R-1.X, and that portion of Lot A of the Doheny Ranch tract northwesterly of tract numbers 24485 and 24486, commonly referred to
as the Greystone Mansion property.
This Ordinance would establish regulations and a process to restore
certain views in Trousdale Estates. The Ordinance would also amend
the single-family residential development standards for Trousdale
Estates to include additional height limits for foliage such as hedges
that meet certain criteria related to obstruction of views. In
December, 2010, the Planning Commission forwarded a recommended Trousdale view restoration ordinance to the City Council. In
January, 2011, the draft ordinance was presented to the City Council,
which referred the matter to an Ad Hoc Committee for further review.
The Ad Hoc Committee requested that the Planning Commission
review its previous recommendation of a Trousdale view restoration
ordinance to take into account comments from the Ad Hoc Committee.
The previously recommended ordinance will be reviewed by the
Planning Commission along with proposed revisions to the draft ordinance.
This project has been assessed in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and
the environmental regulations of the City, and no significant unmitigated environmental impacts are anticipated; therefore, a negative
declaration was prepared and a resolution adopted by the Planning
Commission on December 16, 2011 recommending the City Council
adopt a negative declaration for the ordinance. A Notice of Intent to
Adopt a Negative Declaration was issued on June 11, 2010, and a period for public comment on the environmental documentation ran from
June 18, 2010 through July 8, 2010.
Copies of the staff report, initial study and Negative Declaration, and
all documents referenced in the Negative Declaration will be available
in the Planning Division on Friday, May 13, 2011 and can be reviewed
by any interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Suite 100, Beverly
Hills, CA 90210. Copies of the documents will also be available on
the same date for review in the Beverly Hills Public Library Reference
section. Any interested person may attend the hearing and be heard or
present written comments to the Commission.
If you challenge the Commission's action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence
delivered to the City, either at or prior to the public hearing.
If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact
Michele McGrath in the Community Development Department at
310.285.1135 or at [email protected].
Jonathan Lait, AICP, City Planner
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council of Beverly Hills, at its adjourned regular meeting to
be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon after as
the matter is heard, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N.
Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to
consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
EXTENDING INTERIM ORDINANCE 11-O-2608 PROHIBITING
HIGH IMPACT CONVENIENCE STORES UNLESS SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE CITY, AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THEREOF.
This Ordinance would extend the prohibition on the establishment of
new high impact convenience stores as defined in the ordinance, unless
the City is able to make specific findings to assure the use would not
affect the surrounding neighborhoods in a negative manner.
As required by Government Code Section 65858(d), the City has
issued a written report regarding the interim ordinance. The report is
available at the City Library at 444 N Rexford Drive, and in City Hall
at the City Clerk’s Office and Permit Counter at 455 N Rexford Drive.
This Ordinance has been assessed in accordance with the authority and
criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption and implementation of the Interim Ordinance
or extension thereof may have a significant effect on the environment.
The extension of the Interim Ordinance does not authorize construction and, in fact, imposes greater restriction on certain development in
order to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. This
extension is therefore exempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3) of Title 14 of the
California Code of Regulations.
All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter.
Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to
the Community Development Department, c/o Planning Services, 455
N. Rexford Drive, 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. All written
comments should be received prior to the public hearing.
Please note that if you challenge the Council’s action in court, you may
be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at
the hearing before the City Council, or in written correspondence
delivered to the City, either at or prior to the hearing.
If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Peter
Noonan, AICP, Associate Planner, Community Development
Department, Planning, at 310.285.1127 or [email protected].
The case file, including a copy of the proposed ordinance, is available
for review in the Community Development Department/Planning
Services Section, 1st Floor, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills,
California.
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B E V E R LY H I L L S M A I N N E W S
Thomas Keller to Attend KCET’s June 12 Event
The newly branded KCET,
the largest independent public
television station in the country, is celebrating its launch. On
Sunday, June 12, KCET will
partner with award-winning
Chef Thomas Keller for a memorable feast at his Bouchon
Bistro on Canon.
There will be traditional
French fare at various food stations crafted by Chef de Cuisine Rory Herrmann: pâté de
Campagne, charcuterie and artisanal
cheeses,
bœuf
Bourgignon, BAT’s (bacon,
arugula and truffle sandwiches), cod Brandade beignets,
miniature
lemon
tarts,
mignardises and Bouchon’s signature Valrhona chocolate
(see ‘KCET,’ page 33)
FIRE SAFETY—Sparky and Firefighter Melissa Hill pause for a picture last year’s BHFD Fire Service Day.
BHFD Fire Day Event Tomorrow
Cars will be set ablaze and
volunteer firefighters will be
rescued in emergency rescue
demonstrations when the Beverly Hills Fire Department and
Firemen’s Association host
their Fire Service Day event
Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
For at least 20 years, the
BHFD has been celebrating
this national day by holding an
open house to showcase who
the BHFD firefighters are and
what they do, said Deputy Fire
Chief Mark Embrey.
“It’s a great way for the
community to meet the firefighters and they generally will
Thomas Keller
City’s Traffic & Parking Commission Votes To
Recommend Residents’ Parking Petition Approval
By Tricia Arend
The City’s Traffic & Parking
Commission voted unanimously at its meeting last week to
recommend an approval of a
resident’s petition request to
extend the hours of an existing
permit regulation on the 1200
block of Beverly Green Drive.
According to Deputy Director of Transportation Aaron
Kunz, the Commission was approached by lead petitioner
Laura Maybaum in April with a
petition to modify zone “N”
enforcement hours on the
block, which prohibit parking
between the hours of 8 a.m.
and 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday except by permit. The
petition requested an extension
of the enforcement hours to in-
clude no parking from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
The deputy director said
the residents were requesting
this change because “non-residents are parking on their
block and…they’re going down
to businesses down on Pico.”
Kunz said the petition con(see ‘PARKING,’ page 35)
(see ‘FIRE SERVICE DAY,’ page 35)
Park Plans To Be Presented
By Tricia Arend
Phase I of the proposed
Community Center at Roxbury
Park will be the subject of discussion at a community meeting to be held at Roxbury Park
next week.
On May 18 at 6:30 p.m.
the City will host one of the
first meetings on the proposed
center in response to citizens’
requests for new information
on the park’s developments, officials said.
“It’s a new building to be
(see ‘ROXBURY,’ page 30)
Vocal Contest Open To Public
Beverly Hills-based Loren
L. Zachary Society for the Performing Arts will be hosting its
39th annual National Vocal
Competition for Young Opera
Singers on May 22.
Eleven finalists will perform at the event, to be held at
the Wilshire Ebell Theatre,
(see ‘OPERA,’ page 28)
SOUPLANTATION—Horace Mann 5th grade teacher Michelle Stradford, PTA VP Program Meghan Kendall
and Principal Steve Kessler enjoy dinner at Souplantation for the Horace Mann Teacher Appreciation Dinner. The Horace Mann PTA treated participating staff to a free dinner at Souplantation while Horace Mann
students and families came to support the PTA.
One Campaign Extended For An Additional Week
By Marla Schevker
Thanks to the success of
the One Campaign, the BHEF
has decided to keep fundraising in an effort to save all 24
jobs that had been given Re-
duction in Force (RIF) notices
this year due to budget cuts.
The board voted to save 13 of
the 24 jobs at a special meeting
on Monday but that has not deterred the BHEF from continu-
ing to fundraise.
As of press time, the One
(Plus One) Campaign was able
to save another teacher’s job.
(see ‘ONE PLUS ONE,’ page 26)
Tower Lane Properties Submits New Applications
TREE FUN —The City’s 2011 Arbor Day tree, donated by resident
Mona Shafer Edwards (right), was installed at Coldwater Canyon Park
in memory of her mother last month. The tree is a companion to the
nearby cougar sculpture, donated by the family in the memory of Edwards’ father. Mayor Barry Brucker does the introduction.
Tower Lane Properties submitted new applications for
permits to develop the land located at 9933-9941 Tower
Lane. last week, weeks after the
property’s representatives announced the withdrawal of
plans for the establishment of
what community members
dubbed a “mega mansion” on
the approximate five acre lot.
The initial plans called for
the development of a 42,681square-foot main house, a dou-
ble-winged "son's villa" of
more than 27,000 square feet,
a 5,300-square-foot staff quarters, a 2,700-square-foot gatehouse and a 4,400-square-foot
(see ‘TOWER LANE,’ page 33)
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Chair Ron Stone Resigns From FAC
By Marla Schevker
Ron Stone, the chair of the Beverly Hills Unified School District’s Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC), resigned from his position at the board
meeting last Thursday.
According to his resignation letter,
Stone resigned from the committee
because he hoped his actions would
force the board to look at how they
are treating the FAC.
“I have chosen to present this resignation during the public comment
section of (the May 5) meeting, as it
seems to be the only way for an FAC
member to present to this board,” the
(see ‘FAC,’ page 26)
SPECIAL GUESTS’—The 9/11 Memorial Garden construction project had a special
visitor this week, Brad Burlingham (left), whose brother, Capt. Charles F. Burlingham,
was the pilot of Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon. Joining Burlingham on the
jobsite tour is Beverly Hills Fire Chief Timothy Scranton.
Photo by Reggie Sully
Licensing Agreement Surprises BHEF
By Marla Schevker
The Beverly Hills Unified School
District’s Board of Education brought a
proposed legal agreement with BHEF
for trademark licensing at their meeting last week.
The agreement grew from a onepage legal document presented to the
board at the April 12 meeting to a sixpage document presented to the BHEF
at the May 5 meeting. One major issue the BHEF had with this new document was that they had not been able
to see it before it was presented at the
board meeting.
(see ‘BHEF,’ page 26)
Scooter Operator Dies After Collision
The Beverly Hills Police Department is currently investigating a motor
vehicle accident that resulted in the
death of a scooter driver at the intersection of Olympic Blvd. and Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills on May 7 at
2:30 p.m.
Lt. Tony Lee said per eyewitness
accounts a driver operating a scooter
was heading eastbound in the number
one lane on Olympic Blvd. when a
motorist driving a vehicle made a left
turn in front of the scooter.
The driver of the scooter sustained
serious injuries from the collision and
was transported to Cedar Sinai and
listed in critical condition, Lee said.
The driver of the second vehicle did
not sustain any injuries.
On Tuesday around 5 p.m. the
scooter driver was pronounced dead,
police said. Lee stated the investigation is ongoing and was unable to provide any additional details about the
accident or the victim, but said there
was no suspicion that either party was
under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
MOVIE AND A SHOW—The Maple Counseling Center will be holding its 12th annual
car drawing and film screening on Thursday, June 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Academy of
Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. Producer Dean Zanuck (right) is the honorary chair
of the event and Sharona Nazarian co-chair. Tickets are $100 and the TMCC will be
locally premiering the IFC film, Love, Wedding And Marriage. There will be a raffle and
prizes are a 2011 Mini Cooper, provided in part by The Greg Gill Company, or $15,000
cash. For more information visit www.tmcc.org.
Photo By Aaron Nazarian
LEARNING THE THREE ‘R’s’—El Rodeo sixth graders saved more than 775 old CDs,
DVDs, video discs and VHS tapes from going to the landfill with their Environmental Service-Learning Project they created to culminate Earth Month. They reminded everyone at
El Rodeo that electronic waste can be taken to the Beverly Hills Farmers Market on the first
Sunday of each month for recycling. Front row (from left): I. J. Nizam, Sara Rodier, Ariel
Pezeshki, Cady Hakim, Brian Arianpour and Maha Alkazemi. Back Row (from left): Sacha
Sarfati, Jonah Saadian, Rebecca Meshkani, Lily Manavi, Bennet Gershwin and Isaiah
Freedman.
Affaire In The Garden To Feature ‘Fire’
The 38th annual Beverly Hills Art
Show, the Affaire In The Gardens, will
complete its “Elemental Art Exhibits” series at the May event. Inspired by Beverly Hills Mayor Barry Brucker in Spring
2008, the series will conclude with a
special exhibition titled “Fire.” Taking
place May 21and 22 at the Beverly Gardens, “Fire” will showcase six artists who
explore fire both as a natural phenome-
non and as a metaphor for extreme physical or emotional heat. The exhibit will
also feature artist demonstrations including live on-site painting, discussions and
jewelry making.
Fire features painters Hal Yaskulka
from Granada Hills and Jett Jackson from
Los Angeles; ceramicist Bilyana Popova
(see ‘AFFAIRE,’ page 28)
GEORGE CHRISTY
A
Saks Fifth Avenue
manda
and
Ruthanna were asked
by Elle magazine’s creative director Joe Zee,
“Why did you choose
to
write
about
Cannes?” Their immediate answer: “Missoni
bikinis, poolside cocktails, and did anybody
say Johnny Depp?”
“N
ow that I’ve
read the novel, I’m
desperate to go to
Cannes … what do
Wendy Goldberg with daughter
you recommend for
Amanda Goldberg, whose novel
packing?” added Joe.
Beneath a Starlet Sky, co-written
“Besides the bikinis,
with Ruthanna Khalaghi Hopper,
plenty of sunscreen, a
welcomed guests during the Saks
stay at the Hotel du
Fifth Avenue book-signing.
Cap, and for peoplewatching stroll down
ollowing the best-sell- the Croisette where, if you’re
ing success of their first lucky, you’ll catch a glance of
novel, Celebutantes, with its Ryan Gosling.”
insider’s racy revelations
about Oscar week. Authors
his week, Saks Fifth
Amanda
Goldberg
and Avenue Beverly Hills hosted a
Ruthanna Khaleghi Hopper book-signing reception for
are back. Their Beneath A Amanda and Ruthanna on the
Starlet Sky offers kaleido- third floor in the J. Mendel
scopic peeks at the hi-de-ho area. She and Ruthana greetshenanigans during the ed Elizabeth Banks; Jamie
Cannes International Film McCourt; art gallerist Honor
Festival. Ideal timing by St. Fraser; Wendy’s sister, ICM
Martin’s Press for the pub powerhouse
agent
Toni
date of the novel – the festi- Howard;
Beverly
Hills
val opens this week with Councilman John Mirisch
Woody Allen’s Midnight In (Wendy’s son); Susan and
Paris, which Sony Pictures Peter Strauss; Christina Ricci;
Classics is releasing, and Irena and Mike Medavoy.
advance word being it’s
Woody’s best film.
lso: Jackie Collins with
Barry Krost; Cynthia Sikes;
eneath A Starlet Sky’s Edoardo Ponti, whose mom
a ribald Baedeker of who- Sophia Loren was honored last
does-what-to-whom during week by the Academy.
those ten days of anything- Edoardo’s Coming And Going
goes with premieres and movie will be released this
naughty yachting parties at summer, and he’s off to
the historic festival that dates Charleston, North Carolina for
back to 1939.
Might not his next film. “The trees in
there be a film in the mak- North Carolina remind me of
ing? “If you speak fluent ET, Europe, I know their names in
Perez Hilton and TMZ, you Italian … we Europeans don’t
are going to love Beneath A recognize your trees in
Starlet Sky,” writes blogger California.”
Simply Stacie.
lso glimpsed were
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F
T
B
A
manda weds WME
agent Philip Raskin next month
in a garden ceremony at the
Goldberg estate.
“Amanda’s
planning an intimate wedding
with family,” says Wendy. “The
bride and groom’s relatives and
only several friends are being
invited.
Philip represents
leading writers and directors,
and also works with Tina Fey,
Steve Carell, Charlize Theron.
W
hen we spoke with
Danielle Steel not long ago,
she had sold more than 500
million books.
Today, the
tally’s jumped to nearly 600
million, and 44 Charles Street
is her 97th.
The title’s a
Greenwich Village address that
Danielle made certain doesn’t
exist, and her publisher
describes
44
Charles Street as
“a warm and
cozy story about
the triumph of
love, friendship
and
second
chances.
D
anielle lives between
San Francisco and Paris, and
in a rare interview tells the
Wall Street Journal ’s David
Kaufman that “San Francisco’s
a great city to raise children
in, but I was very happy to
leave it. There’s no style,
nobody dresses up – you can’t
be chic there, it’s as if everyone’s dressed to go on a
camping trip … I don’t think
people really care how they
look there, and I look like a
mess when I’m there, too.”
S
ays she has a trainer but
“avoids her by all means necessary … the French don’t
really exercise, and I’m originally French … writing is a
solitary endeavor, but not a
lonely one; when you write
your world is populated by the
characters you invent, and
you feel those people filling
up your life.”
W
e’re fortunate to have
enjoyed Danielle’s friendship
over the years, and we often
enjoy hearty memories of
Christmas parties in her ball-
Brigitte Lacombe
T
he novel’s been
discussed by Barbara
Walters on The View,
and Amanda’s mother,
Wendy
Goldberg,
reports that the television gabfest has surprising power.
“The
day when Barbara and
her View colleagues
talked about it, sales
jumped.”
Wendy’s
husband is the distinguished film and TV
producer
Leonard
Goldberg, whose Blue
Bloods starring Tom
Selleck is a huge CBS
hit, and Ruthanna’s
father is the late
Dennis Hopper.
strangers to friends, and ultimately … to family.” A plot
ripe for a TV movie, yes?
Danielle Steel’s 97th book,
44 Charles Street, is ripe
and ready for a TV movie.
room, entertaining as she does
with high style and generosity.
Devoted to family, she’s committed to helping the homeless -- her support remains
boundless.
“I like happy
movies like Notting Hill with
Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts,
know more about cars than
most women, having grown
up with a father who loved
vintage cars,” she muses to
David Kaufman. Doesn’t like
grand restaurants “with kowtowing waiters … one of the
best parties I attended was
Dolly Parton’s, she served
meat loaf and fried chicken,
and it was fantastic.”
Online at
www.bhcourier.com/georgechristy.cfm
“S
trangers
find themselves
living together
over the course
of a year -- the
four roommates
couldn’t
be
more different.
Yet month after
month as they
share laughter,
heartbreak and
hope,
they
transform from
The film’s Rose Byrne with Jon Hamm
and Ellie Kemper
Alex J. Berliner/ABImages and Celebrity Photo/Janet Gough
George Christy
Tracee Ellis Ross; Rosanna
Arquette; Patricia Arquette;
Katharine Ross; Jason Bateman
and Amanda Anka; Steve Brill;
McG; Annie Ilonzeh, who’s
one of Leonard Goldberg’s
angels along with Minka Kelly
and Rachael Taylor in his 2011
pilot of Charlie’s Angels, with
Robert
Wagner
voicing
Charlie.
The 200 books on
hand sold out.
A
A
The film’s Melissa McCarthy
with husband Dan
Universal’s Donna Langley
with director Paul Feig
Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph co-star in
Bridemaids, which Universal premiered at
the Village Theatre in Westwood with a
reception at the Hammer Museum.
Producer Judd Apatow
with grandmother Molly
The film’s Chris O’Dowd
with Dawn Porter
BEVERLY HILLS
BEVERLY HILLS
May 13, 2011 | Page 7
City Officials Reference Frequency Of Noise Complaints At Community Meeting
By Tricia Arend
Approximately 50 individuals attended the Human
Rights Commission’s second
public hearing on the City’s 50
year old noise ordinance, held
Monday night at City Hall.
Human Services administrator Jim Latta explained at the
meeting that the hearings came
about after the City Manager
asked for recommendations
from each of the departments
on how they could save money
approximately two years ago.
He stated the police department’s recommendation referenced the need to go out and
“deal with” large parties, so later on, at the request of former
Mayor Jimmy Delshad, an ad
hoc committee was formed to
review the 50 year old noise
ordinance.
Latta explained after the
committee met with community development staff they reported back to the City Council
in February, at which time the
council decided community
input was needed in order to
determine a clear objective for
noise standards.
The first of the three meetings was held on April 13, at
which time residents discussed
the issues of respecting neighbors and cultural diversity, frequency of parties, the difference between indoor and outdoor parties and the right to
quiet enjoyment of one’s
home.
BHPD Lt. Joe Chirillo said
on May 19 he had reviewed
two different time periods to
evaluate the frequency of noise
complaint calls. He stated the
department received 439 calls
for service from loud party and
loud music complaints from
Jan. 28, 2009 to June 30, 2009
and 793 calls for service for
loud parties and loud music
complaints from June 1, 2010
to Dec. 31, 2010.
Chirillo said at times these
parties can exceed 500 people
and become problematic, involving people outside of the
bounds of the residence or underage drinking. Though he
said this is the “exception
rather than the rule,” he explained that when parties are
out of hand the department has
limited resources to handle
these “time consuming” situations and must make a judgment on what their priorities
are at the time.
The residents who spoke
their minds addressed the issues of whether the ordinance
needs to be revised, if extending the ordinance’s 6 p.m. time
frame needs to be extended
and if so to what time, the frequency of parties, whether the
time frame needs to be extended for weekends, holidays
and/or weekdays and potential
guidelines for social night gatherings.
Commission Chair Dr.
Sharona Nazarian stated the
comments will only be discussed once all three public
hearings have concluded, at
which point the commission
will make a recommendation
to City Council. If more information is needed to make a
recommendation, further hear-
ings could potentially be
scheduled.
The next hearing will take
place on Tuesday, May 24 at
9:15 a.m. at City Hall.
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TO SEE AND
BE SEEN
T H E FA S H I O N O F B E V E R LY H I L L S
By Juli Russ
The Courier had the
opportunity to sit down
with Nick Wooster,
Neiman Marcus’s Men’s
Fashion director, at
Neiman Marcus Beverly
Hills. Wooster works with
buyers to bring in the seasons most flawless fashion.
BHC: What is trending for
men this spring?
NW: This spring, you’ll
find the color blue in
every category, along with
militaristic and preppy, or
prepatory. Shorts were
seen all over the runways
this season, a must have
that’s appropriate for all
occasions.
usually set by Tom Ford,
Prada, Gucci, Dolce &
Gabbana.
BHC: What can we
expect men’s fashion to
arrive in this fall?
NW: Fall fashion will
never look better! Men’s
fashion will arrive in the
form of a combination of
fabrics and knitwear, like
leather, fur and suede.
BHC: Which designers,
that Neiman Marcus
carries, really set the
season’s trends?
NW: Trends seem to
always come from top
designers. The direction is
Fashion News & Notes
Hermès Sales Jump 25.5 Percent in
First Quarter
Sales at Hermès International jumped
25.5 percent in the first quarter on
strong demand for silk scarves, watches and perfumes. The French luxury
firm left its guidance for 2011
unchanged, saying prospects for the
rest of the year were uncertain in light
of the catastrophe that struck Japan,
its biggest market. Hermès posted revenues of $870.8 million, in the three
months ended March 31.
WWD
Estée Lauder Profits Blow Past
Estimates
Third-quarter profits more than doubled for Estée Lauder, while sales
increased 16.4 percent. The stock is
near its all-time high. Lauder’s business was up across the board. Thirdquarter earnings attributable to the
firm shot up to $124.7 million, or 62
cents a share, from $57.5 million, or
28 cents, a year earlier.
WWD
Retail Stocks Rally to All-Time High
Retail stocks rallied strongly Tuesday,
inching up to an all-time high ahead
of first-quarter earnings season.
The S&P Retail Index, which started
reaching new heights late last month,
soared as high as 545.79 in afternoon
trading and closed up 1.2 percent, or
6.22 points, at 545.59. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average rose 0.6 percent, or
75.68 points, to 12,760.36 as
investors took heart from Microsoft
Corp.’s $8.5 billion deal to acquire
Internet phone company Skype
Global.
WWD
Salma Hayek Launches Nuance
Beauty Line
Salma Hayek has revealed her Nuance
Salma Hayek line that will be available in August exclusively in 7,000
CVS Pharmacy stores and online.
Hayek sought to create a line to honor
her grandmother’s beauty secrets, a
cosmetologist who studied at Vichy
Labs in Paris, and who also combined
Native American and Mayan remedies
into her potions.
WWD
Brunello Cucinelli Hints at IPO
Brunello Cucinelli revealed it is the
latest Italian company to be tempted
by the stock market. Prada, Moncler
and Ferragamo IPOs are expected to
take place in the first half of the year,
and founder Brunello Cucinelli said
he is toying with the idea of a stock
market listing, but that it is still in the
very early stages of the process.
WWD
Clare Waight Keller Named Creative
Director at Chloé
Clare Waight Keller has been named
creative director at Chloé, effective
June 1. Keller recently left Pringle of
Scotland after six years as its creative
director, for her “deep experience and
innovative approach to knitwear.”
WWD
BEVERLY HILLS
May 13, 2011 | Page 9
DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS—Il Fornaio Beverly Hills Executive
Chef Guiseppi Dimola teaches Horace Mann Elementary School third
graders (from left) Nathan Maryamian, Daniel Song, Aaron Melloul,
Thomas Moran, Joey Lumer and Brandon Shabani the art of delicious,
nutritious pizza-making.
Photo by Fusaro Photography photos from Club EATalian event
at Il Fornaio
Beverly Hills 3rd Graders Cook
Club EATalian, a healthycooking educational program
designed to teach the nutritious
benefits of the authentic Italian
Mediterranean diet and raise
awareness about the “diabesity” epidemic spreading across
the globe, this week invited 51
third graders from the Beverly
Hills Unified Schools to prepare and eat their own goodfor-you pasta, pizzas and
sauces at Il Fornaio restaurant
in Beverly Hills.
The 9- and 10-year-old kidchefs from the Horace Mann Elementary School created their
own lunches from scratch with
healthy ingredients and professional culinary techniques - all
under the tutelage of Il Fornaio
Beverly Hills Executive Chef
Giuseppi Dimola and Piccolo
Chef, Los Angeles’ leading kids
cooking school.
The big lesson: “junk”
food may taste good but doesn’t
help you grow healthy and
strong and may result in medical problems such as obesity
and diabetes - versus delicious,
nutritious food that’s fun to
make, tastes wonderful AND is
great for building muscles and
bones to make you physically
and mentally fit.
The children designed their
own individual pizza creations,
beginning with a quick lesson
in Italian and authentic doughmaking from Piccolo Chef’s
Gino Campagna.
Then the
kids got personal: each created
their own combinations of fresh
vegetable toppings, Prosciutto
Di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano imported from Italy as
well as fresh mozzarella
cheese. The creations were
baked and boxed to eat as
snacks – or take home to the
family.
Ruskell Wins Baking Competition
By Breton Garen
In front of friends and family at the Montage Beverly Hills
on Sunday, Executive Pastry
Chef Richard Ruskell was
cheered as the Food Network’s
finale of “Last Cake Standing”
aired where he was crowned
the winner.
Ruskell was up against
three other cake designers in
the final episode who had to
create an unforgettable wedding cake for an engaged couple.
The cakes had to be
inspired by one of the themed
wedding rooms at the world
famous Little White Wedding
Chapel in Las Vegas.
But as the final four competitors thought they have completed their final task, one more
awaited: make a cake that told
the story of their $100,000
dream - the prize for winning
the show.
Ruskell said he didn't necessarily consider himself a
'cake decorator', but decided to
take on the challenge of the
competition for self validation.
Richard Ruskell with his winning
cake from the “Last Cake
Standing” finale.
Courier photo by Brenton
Garen.
"My winning cake was
about starting a new dream of
launching a whole different
kind of website that offers cooking classes and ebooks,"
Ruskell said. "The cake also told
of my past dreams, some which
didn't work out, but it became
part of my life story which I was
able to demonstrate."
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PA G E T E N
Happenings Around Town
•L.A. Philharmonic 60th Benefit
Ball To Salute Armenia May 21
The L. A. Philharmonic
Association is staging its 60th
benefit ball “Armenia—The
Melody of Eternity” next Saturday
(May 21) at the Music Center’s
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Members of the Consular Corps
will be honored during the
evening which raises funds for the
orchestra.
For information, call 818341-6493 or 818-882-8902.
•Talia’s Big Hair Beauty Day Set
For Sunday At Tipperary
On Sunday, 13-year old Talia
Wohlberg will sponsor Talia’s Big
Hair Beauty Day, an afternoon of
hair and beauty makeovers for 45
girls of Chai Lifeline West Coast,
the regional branch of an international charity that helps sick children and their families deal with
the social, emotional, and financial challenges of pediatric illness. The event takes place at
Tipperary Hair Styles for Girls and
Boys, 9422 Dayton Way from
noon to 3 p.m.
As part of her Bat Mitzvah
project, Talia raised funds to sponsor this event for seriously ill children and teens.
Catering By Brenda has
donated the lunch, and volunteer
counselors will keep spirits high
with an arts and crafts project.
•Aviva ‘A Gala’ Set For May 21 At
The Beverly Wilshire
Aviva Family and Children’s
Services will honor Kelly Fisher
Katz, Monique Lhuillier and
Andrew R. Diamond at its “A
Gala” on May 21 at The Beverly
Wilshire. Besides dinner and a
Lhuillier fashion show, there will
be an after-party with dancing and
entertainment. Individual tickets
are $500. For information, call
323-904-4400.
•Cancer Support CommunityBenjamin Center ‘Tribute to the
Human Spirit’ Gala, May 18
The
Cancer
Support
Community-Benjamin Center’s
13th annual “Tribute to the
Human Spirit” awards gala is set
for Wednesday at The Beverly
Hills Hotel. Honorees include
Nelson and Susan Algaze, Dr. Jay
and Briar Grossman and Barbara
Ullman Schwerin. Frances Fisher
emcees with special guest Parvati
Shallow of Survivor and entertainment by vocalist Francesca Amari.
Tickets are priced from $350. For
information, call 310-314-2555 or
visit www.cancersupportcommunitybenjamincenter.org.
•Beverly Hills Beer Festival
Scheduled May 22 At Thompson
The inaugural Beverly Hills
Beer Festival will take place
Sunday, May 22, on the rooftop
of Thompson Beverly Hills, 9360
Wilshire Blvd., from 2 to 7 p.m.
Along with the beer tastings in six
poolside cabanas, there will be a
selection of food and live music
by Koffeehouse artists' Ajia Lise
and Matthew Moon along with
Listen Deep DJ Prophecy.
General admission tickets are
$25 which includes three beer
samplings and VIP tickets for $50
with unlimited beer samplings.
Visit: wwwlistendeepmusic.com/bhbf.
•C By Karina Eyewear Boutique
Opens On South Beverly
South Beverly Drive is slowly
but surely becoming a chic new
street in town.
The latest retail shop on the
scene at 236 S. Beverly Dr. is eyewear boutique C by Karina.
Owner and optician Karina Leigh
carries the hottest, most unique
collections from right off the runway to everyday classic chic.
With C by Karina’s interior,
white on white with a six foot
Swarovski Crystal chandelier hovering over a Louis XV desk.
Call: 310-777-1818.
•Beth Shir Shalom To Host Benefit For Children Of Japan
Beth Shir Shalom Synagogue
in Santa Monica is staging a children’s concert to raise money for
Join Us for Two Exceptional Nights at
with Grgich Hills Estate Wines
Thursday, May 19 & Friday, May 20 * 6:00 - 10:30 PM
$110 per person
James Overbaugh and Sous Chef Marc Bouchard have composed a
special five course menu for the occasion. Ivo Jeramaz, winemaker of
Grgich Hills, will provide behind-the-scenes insight.
For Reservations call (1-310) 975 2736
9882 South Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90212
Tel: (1-310) 551 2888 Fax: (1-310) 788 2319
Website: peninsula.com/beverlyhills
I M P O R TA N T
the young victims of Japan’s recent
earthquake and tsunami. “Kids
for Kids” will be held tomorrow at
11 a.m. at the synagogue, 1827
California St.
The interactive community
concert will feature Neil ComessDaniels performing songs from his
recent CD of original music for
children, titled On This Day And
All The Time. He will be joined by
master cellist Lynn Harrell, violinist Helen Nightengale, Brad Cobb
on bass, vocalist Margaret
Marston, and Alan Abrahams on
drums and percussion.
A $10 donation is requested
for each adult and child. Milk
and cookies will be served immediately following the concert. It is
being held in conjunction with
Heartbeats
Foundation
(www.heartbeatsforchidren .org),
as a direct channel to assist children in Japan.
For information call 310-4533361 or email: roselee@ bethshirshalom.org.
•Entertainment Industry Auction
This Weekend At Saban
Joseph Maddalena is conducting an entertainment industry
auction from 11 a.m. Saturday and
Sunday at the Saban Theatre, 8440
Wilshire Blvd., through his company Profiles In History. Items will
include the original Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang car, Willy Wonka's
Godstopper, Sylvester Stallone’s
boxing gloves from Rocky, plenty
of Disney original animation art,
among many other historic pieces
of Hollywood memorabilia and
artifacts.
•Bruce Thornton To Discuss
Wages Of Appeasement At Skirball Center Monday
Author Bruce Thornton will
hold a book signing and discussion of his latest work The Wages
Of Appeasement at Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda
Blvd., on Monday from 7 p.m.
The event is sponsored by the
Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors. Admission is $15. Call
818-704-0523
or
[email protected].
•B.H.-Based Wolfgang Puck Iced
Coffee Now In 35 States
The enterprise began in the
kitchen of Spago Beverly Hills but
now Wolfgang Puck’s Iced Coffee
is being distributed in 35 states by
Woodway Beverage Partners. According to The Wall Street Journal, consumption of iced coffee is
one of the fastest growing sectors
in the beverage industry.
•Learn About Wine.com’s Wine
Tasting Event Today
Learn About Wine.com is
staging its tasting series: “Stars of
Paso Robles” with two dozen of
the leading wineries from this
emerging wine region today at
McCormick & Schmick’s, 206 N.
Rodeo Dr. from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Visit www.learnaboutwine.com
or www.starofpasorobles.com.
Call 310-451-7600. A silent auction
benefits
TJ
Martell
Foundation
and
Childrens
Hospital LA.
BEVERLY HILLS
May 13, 2011 | Page 11
EXCELLENCE
Recreation
&
Parks CommissionerKathi
Rothner was
selected by the
City to receive
the “Community
Service” award
at a recent California Parks &
Recreation Society District 9
Awards and Installation Luncheon at Greystone Park. The
award honored
Rothner,
who
concluded her
term on the commission in April,
for her longstanding volunteer involvement
in the community and 10 years
of service.
Project Designs To Be Awarded
By Tricia Arend
The City of Beverly Hills’
Architecture and Design Review Commissions will be recognizing ten outstanding residential and commercial construction projects in the City
immediately prior to the City
Council meeting next week at
a ceremony dedicated to architecture in the past, present and
future.
The Tuesday, May 17 reception, which will be attended by students of the Beverly
Hills High School advanced architecture class who will display their own work, will be
held in the City Hall Municipal
Gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The event will also feature pictures of historic properties of
architectural significance in
Beverly Hills, said Architecture
Commission Chair Fran Cohen,
which is why this year’s reception is entitled ‘Architecture
Day in Beverly Hills Past, Present and Future.’
“It’s like going to an art
museum,” Cohen said. “[Visitors] will see different projects
that are going on that are won-
derful projects that fit Beverly
Hills very well. The past is the
historic buildings we had, the
present is the work we do now
and the future is the children.”
Every two years the Commissions acknowledge outstanding construction projects
in the City, but this will be the
first year the two award programs will be combined into
one.
Seven of the ten commercial projects were selected by
the Architecture Commission,
which oversees the construction of commercial and multifamily homes, including South
Beverly Grill, architect Assembledge Architecture + Development and designers Hillstone Restaurant Group and
Brad Dunning; 9033 Wilshire
Blvd., architect Joon Sim and
Associates and designer Archway Holdings; Bay Cities, architect Michele Saee, Building
Inc.; 331 N Foothill Rd., architect Ehrlich Architects; 9378
Wilshire
Blvd.,
architect
Ehrlich Architects; Solange
(see ‘ARCHITECTURE,’ page 30)
City Accepting Art For Contest
By Tricia Arend
The City of Beverly Hills
Public Works Department is
now accepting student submissions for the Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) 2011 student art contest.
Themed “Water is Life”
and pertaining to the conservation and stewardship of water
in the school, home, community, recreation, business and
industry, environment or agriculture, the contest is open to
any student as long as they attend a Beverly Hills school.
Submissions can be sent independently regardless of if a student’s class or school is participating.
This is the third year Beverly Hills will be participating in
the contest. The MWD will select 36 posters which will be
honored and acknowledged at
a student art exhibit in the fall
of 2011.
Arnetta Eason at the City of
Beverly Hills said winning artwork from previous years for
Beverly Hills is displayed on
the Public Works & Transportation building’s second floor.
“The contest is held to allow students an opportunity to
emphasize the importance of
wise water use in our daily
lives in a fun, creative fashion,”
she said.
The theme, guidelines,
rules and regulations and parent/guardian approval forms
can be obtained at Beverly
Hills City Hall or by visiting
www.beverlyhills.org/artcontest. Art should be submitted
to the City of Beverly Hills Public Works Department, 345
Foothill Rd., Beverly Hills, CA
90210 by May 25.
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HOW DO
YOU FEEL?
H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S
Research Roundup....
Leader in Advanced Cancer Research and Treatment
Saban Researchers Discover Transcription
Factor Required for Proper Lung Development
David B. Agus Moves To Doctors
Of USC Beverly Hills Location
Scientists at The Saban Research
Institute of Children’s Hospital Los
Angeles (CHLA) have provided the first
evidence that Six1 transcription factor is
an essential regulator in the development of embryonic lung epithelial stem
cells.
Proper formation and functioning of
lung epithelium is essential to life. The
self-renewal of embryonic lung stem
cells involves a balance between proliferative potential, inhibition of differentiation, and the prevention of senescence
or cell death and is crucial for proper
lung formation. Disturbing of this balance has been associated with developmental disorders as well as cancer.
Until now, little has been known
about the mechanism that controls this
balance in embryonic lung epithelial
stem cells. David Warburton, MD, DSc,
director of Developmental Biology and
Regenerative Medicine at The Saban
Research Institute, and Ahmed ElHashash, PhD, senior research scientist
carrying out this study, have determined
that Six1 transcription factor controls the
(see ‘LUNG,’ page 29)
Model Taps Tiny Tropical Fish For Large-Scale
Drug Screening To Combat Cushing Disease
A common, tiny tropical fish plays a
key role in a new model for Cushing disease, giving researchers a powerful tool
to conduct extensive searches for effective treatments for this serious hormonal
disorder, testing up to 300 drugs weekly.
The model—published online this
month by the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences—was
created in the laboratory of Shlomo
Melmed, MD, dean of the medical faculty at Cedars-Sinai, by his research
team led by Ning-Ai Liu, MD, PhD.
They introduced into striped
zebrafish—the freshwater translucent
tropical Danio rario—the “pituitary
tumor transforming gene” discovered in
Melmed’s lab in 1997. This caused the
zebrafish to develop features of Cushing
disease including: high levels of the
stress-related hormone cortisol, diabetes
and heart disease. These zebrafish then
were bred with fish that bear green fluorescent markers, allowing researchers to
visualize in the resulting hybrids how
drugs interact with the Cushing’s disease
pituitary tumors.
“This new model for Cushing disease means that we can more rapidly
A familiar face in Beverly Hills
has a new address among other
Doctors of USC.
Leading Los Angeles oncologist
David B. Agus, M.D., is now seeing
patients in the USC Norris Westside
Cancer Center, at the new Doctors of
USC Beverly Hills location on
Wilshire Boulevard.
The new satellite cancer center is
affiliated with the National Cancer
Institute-designated USC Norris
Comprehensive Cancer Center and
Hospital. Agus is a professor of medicine and engineering at USC’s Keck
School of Medicine and the USC
Viterbi School of Engineering. He is
also director of the USC Center for
Applied Molecular Medicine.
Agus is internationally known for
his innovative research into advanced
prostate cancer that focuses on the
application of proteomics and
genomics for the study of cancer and
the development of new therapeutics
for prostate and other cancers. By
integrating clinical trials, pre-clinical
studies and molecularly targeted therapy, he has had success in predicting
which patients will respond best to
certain anti-cancer therapies.
(see ‘CUSHING,’ page 29)
David B. Agus, M.D.
“The move to the new USC
Westside location is a huge step
toward increasing awareness of USC’s
specialty brand and services, while
building relationships. It is an excellent platform to broaden our sophisticated clinical research, advanced
services and education,” said Agus.
With Agus’ leadership and promising vision for the future of cancer
research, the USC Norris Westside
Cancer Center will be a hub for stateof-the-art care, advanced treatment
(see ‘AGUS,’ page 29)
St. John’s Celebrates, Honors
Nurses, Hosts Symposium
St. John’s Health Center has a long
history of excelling in nursing care.
Every year, St. John's takes the time to
recognize each of its nurses and the
hard work they do to make the St.
John’s a leading health center. This year,
Nurses Week is being celebrated
through May 12 with treats, gifts and
awards throughout the week.
St. John's is also hosting an
Evidence-Based Nursing Symposium
that will cover such topics as sepsis,
diabetes and thoracic surgery. In addition, the medical staff will be continuing its long-standing tradition of hosting
a dinner to celebrate its nurses and the
care they provide.
During Nurses Week, St John's will
also be announcing its annual
Preceptor and Charge Nurse awards.
The honorees are chosen based on
nominations by their peers. The awards
are supported by the center’s Nursing
Endowment, a program set up to support nursing through education, equipment and any other needs that may
arise. This program exists through the
support of donors such as the Brody
family, which recently donated $1 million to the fund in honor of Sister Marie
Madeline.
Additionally, St. John’s is participating for the first time in the Daisy Award
for Extraordinary Nursing by honoring
three of its outstanding nurses. The
(see ‘NURSES,’ page 29)
Cedars-Sinai's Mobile Medical
Clinics Receive $500,000 Grant
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has
received a $500,000 grant from the
California Community Foundation
(CCF) that will help support the hospital’s Coach for Kids and Their Families
program. Over a two-year period, the
grant will help fund primary healthcare
and case management services by
Coach for Kids to vulnerable children in
underserved communities in Inglewood, Centinela Valley, and the South
Los Angeles neighborhoods of Watts
and Compton.
“Promoting and improving the
health and quality of life of children
and adults, particularly those without
adequate health insurance, has always
been part of the mission of the
California Community Foundation in
Los Angeles,” said President and CEO
Antonia Hernández. “Access to health
care is also a particular objective of our
Centinela Medical Care Fund, from
which this grant is being made.” The
grant marks the 11th year Cedars-Sinai’s
mobile medical clinics have received
funding from the community foundation.
A program of Cedars-Sinai’s
Maxine Dunitz Children’s Health
Center, and staffed by healthcare professionals, Coach for Kids’ fullyequipped mobile medical clinics bring
(see ‘MOBILE,’ page 29)
BEVERLY HILLS
Health Happenings....
Cedars-Sinai Seminar To Discuss Fertility
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will present a free seminar,
“What You Need To Know About Your Fertility,” from 6-7:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, May 18 at the center’s Harvey Morse Auditorium
Plaza Level – South Tower, 8701 Gracie Allen Dr.
Margareta Pisarska, M.D., director of Cedar’s Center for
Fertility and Reproductive Medicine and Carolyn Alexander, M.D.,
member of the fertility center, will discuss fertility options and
breakthroughs in the field and answer questions.
For more information, call 310-423-4887.
Free Tower Workshop To Discuss Legal
Ramifications Of A Cancer Diagnosis
Tower Hematology Oncolgy Cancer Support Network, in collaboration with The Cancer Legal Resource Center, will present
“Cancer And The Law,” a free workshop, from 6:30-8 p.m.,
Thursday, May 26 at The Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly
Hills, 9229 Wilshire Blvd.
A cancer diagnosis may carry with it a variety of legal issues
that can cause people unnecessary worry, confusion and stress.
The “Cancer and the Law” presentation will discuss the most common cancer-related legal issues for cancer patients and survivors,
including: health insurance options, employment rights and reasonable accommodations in the workplace, taking time off work,
and access to disability insurance and government benefits, such
as Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
Space is limited. For more information and reservations, call
310-205-5790.
Seminar Aims To Help Parents Of Teens
Communicate, ‘Discipline With Love’
The Iranian American Parents Association (IAPA) and Dr.
Nanaz Pirnia, Ph.D., MFT will present “How Parents Should
Communicate With Their Teenagers,” from 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday,
May 26 at the Beverly Hills Country Club, 3084 Motor Ave.
The seminar will include a panel discussion “for parents to
learn effective ways to discipline with love.”
Tickets are $20. Since space is limited, reservations may be
made at 310-358-3337. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, send e-mail to [email protected] or call
Pirnia at 310-286-1480.
The program is supported by KIRN670AM Radio Iran and the
Beverly Hills Country Club.
UCLA’s Longevity Center To Honor
Fonda, Collins And Straatsma On June 4
The UCLA Longevity Center (formerly the UCLA Center on
Aging) will hold its 20th anniversary ICON Awards, honoring
Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda, businessman and UCLA alum
James Collins and UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute Founding Director
Dr. Bradley R. Straatsma on Saturday, June 4 at The Beverly Hilton.
Jennifer Lopez will be the special guest and host Tony-winner
Jason Alexander will also perform.
The evening will begin with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner and program at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket packages begin at $1,000; individual tickets are $300.
For more information, contact LPA Events at 310-201-5033 or
e-mail [email protected].
For information on the UCLA Longevity Center, visit
www.aging.ucla.edu.
Bogart Program Golf Classic Set For June 13
The 4th annual Provident Financial Management Golf Classic
benefiting the Bogart Pediatric Center Research Program will be
held Monday, June 13 at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand
Oaks.
Tickets start at $1,500 and sponsorship opportunities begin at
$10,000 and are available by calling 323-330-0519 or e-mailing
[email protected].
To date, the annual event has raised $523,000 for “bench to
bedside” pediatric cancer research at the Bogart labs at Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a continental breakfast and
putting contest, and golfing begins at 11 a.m. The event includes a
complimentary barbecue lunch on the ninth hole, an evening dinner, a cocktail party, and silent and live auctions at the Sherwood
clubhouse.
This year’s silent auction includes guitars signed by Sheryl
Crow, Don Felder and band member of Metallica and Goo Goo
Dolls; a drumhead and sticks signed by Bon Jovi and golf foursomes at Sherwood and Hillcrest Country Club.
The live auction includes a four-night stay at Exclusive Resorts,
a trip for two to Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino,
Jersey Boys tickets and a weekend-long exotic car rental.
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The Courier Takes A Bite Out Of The Big Apple
Joan Rivers and former Beverly Hills Mayor Jimmy Delshad headlined a gala
reception at the Paley Center for Media in New York City Wednesday to present
famed Courier columnist George Christy with the first copy of The Best Of
George Christy In The Beverly Hills Courier 2009 - 2011. The event introduced
new Courier fashion director Tawny Sanders to the leading New York fashion
industry and media.
Adrienne Landau and Tawny
Sanders
Candace Smith, Joan Rivers and Clif Smith
Joan Rivers and George Christy
Rita Veygman and Brittany Espy
Jerry Sanders
Thanos Samaras and Spilios Gianakapoulos
Elizabeth Cohen and
Amanda Bourne
Ruthie Davis
Jerry Della Femina
Andrew Sches
Tawny Sanders, Jennifer Stybel and Jennifer Juzaitis
Brice Fukumoto and Elizabeth
Gaerlah
Allison and Daniel Petrocelli
Lonnie Delshad and Marcia
Hobbs
Art Torno and Jimmy Delshad
Steven Barber, Amy Wagner, Renee West and Michael Hunter
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Joan Mangum
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As part of Greta of Beverly
Hills' 50th anniversary celebration, owner Greta Feigler hosted a celebratory trunk show featuring collections by Sydney
Curtis, Linda J. Lawson, Bryan
Emerson, Sachin and Babi and
Vivienne Westwood. Event cohost, actress Tanya Newbould
arrived at the South Beverly Drive boutique in style in the latest
convertible Ferrari, courtesy of
Ferrari of Beverly Hills.
Champagne flowed and
guests included Japanese film
star Genevieve Mariko Wilson,
actresses Vicki Roberts, Jamie
Rose and Mia Hope, “Miss Pacific Palisades” Samantha Levey, Dan Deutsch, and designer
Anne Albright de bonRepos.
If you have a chance stop
by her shop and check out her
fabulous selection of fashions.
******
It was a huge success...
Bill and Maria Bell, Kristen
Buckingham, Waldo Fernandez, Patrick Herning, Tracey Jacobs, Julia Sarkin, Rob Bragin
and Elizabeth Stewart hosed the
16th annual Los Angeles Antique Show’s opening night preview party benefiting P.S. ARTS.
Laurent Rebuffel, Robert
Wilson and Patrick Dragonette
co-hosted the four day antique
exhibition at Barker Hanger at
the Santa Monica Airport with
60 premier dealers from the
U.S. and Europe.
The exclusive preview party and silent auction featuring
many exciting items. Dayenne
Mary McDonald and Cameron
Silver partnered-up to create a
vintage inspired entrance tent.
Vintage pieces from the
Decades Store were on display
in a mannequin installation,
showcasing the connection between fashion and art through
the decades... Terrific.
Among the guests... Eli
and Edyth Broad, Lynda
Resnick, Laurie David, Heidi
Klum, Perry Reeves, Carla and
Fred Sands, Vanessa Getty,
Michael Bruno, Sally Perrin,
Justin and Keisha Chambers, Lionel Richie, Lisa Kudrow, Billy
Corgan, Sean Kanan, Abigail
Spencer, Windsor Smith, Susie
and Brad Krevoy, Lara Spencer,
the cast of Million Dollar Decorator...Mary McDonald, Martyn
Lawrence Billard, Kathryn Ireland, Jeffery Alan Marks and
Nathan Turner.
P.S. ARTS is a nonprofit
dedicated to restoring arts education in public schools by providing comprehensive, skills
based, sequential classes in
dance, music, theater and visual arts.
******
The Mannequins of Assistance League of Southern California held its “Afternoon With
Eve” luncheon at The Beverly
Hills Hotel.
The event started with a
boutique...definitely something
for everyone as was evident by
the many shopping bags spotted... including my own...
We were welcomed by
Chair Jacqueline Kruse, who introduced the fashion show featuring designer clothes, shoes,
handbags and accessories from
Elyse Walker and modelled by
members of The Mannequins.
Actor Neal McDonough
was emcee and introduced the
recipients of the 2011 Eve
awards, Linda Bowling, Gloria
Franks and Rosemary Booth,
who received the Golden Eve.
Congratulations to the
many women who put the
luncheon together including
Wendy Taylor (benefit chair),
and Katie Osterloh (awards
chair) and the benefit commit-
50TH ANNIVERSARY–Greta Feigler (third from left) celebrated the
50th anniversary of her Greta of Beverly Hills boutique with a champagne reception and trunk show. Joining her (from left) were actresses
Jennifer Blanc, Taznya Newbould, and Genevieve Mariko Wilson.
Photo by Gino Martens
tee... Anne Bailey, Robin Blake,
Shari Weiner, Christina Carmel
Ehringer, Kimberly Harrison,
Leah Houska, Susan Drake,
Cheryl Murphy, Cheryl Van Tassel, Louise Arklin, Marjorie Beradino, Jeanine Dalis Klima,
Beth Lucas, Eve Michaels, Greer
Saunders, Nancy Wallan, Carrie
Calabria, Barbara Marcus, Rosalyn Sidewater, Donna Econn,
Sharon Fadem, Sally Kroener,
Sheri Nikolakopulos, Katherine
Reitzen, Marlene Evarone,
Amanda Holdsworth, and Dani
Lancer.
The Mannequins began in
1943 as an auxiliary of Assistance League of Southern Cali-
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fornia. Its purpose was to raise
funds through fashion shows to
support the many services offered to the community of Los
Angeles by ALSC. Proceeds
from the event will directly
benefit Family Service Agency,
Children's Services and Theatre
For Children.
******
Congrats to Terry Knowles,
executive director of the L.A.
Master Chorale since 2000,
who has been promoted to
president/CEO of the worldrenowned chorus. which is a
resident company of the Music
Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
QUITE AN ‘AFTERNOON’–The
Mannequins of the Assistance
League of Southern California
held its annual “Afternoon with
Eve” luncheon/fashion show at
The Beverly Hills Hotel. Pictured
are Karen Sacks (member of The
Mannequins Auxiliary) and
Assistance League of Southern
California
member
Greer
Saunders of Beverly Hills).
Greer arranged for various boutiques to be at the event.
During Terry’s tenure,
LAMC has recorded four commercial CDs, forging a new
recording partnership with
Decca Recording Group, and
increased its operating budget
by 75 percent, to $3.7 million.
It also expanded its relationship with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and toured New York
and the Midwest.
******
Venice Family Clinic announced the details of its new
Art Walk Skate Surf silent auction and opening party to kickoff its annual fundraiser–The
Venice Art Walk & Auctions.
The Skate Surf auction is open
to the public for one night only
on next Friday, May 20, from 6
to 10 p.m. at Bergamot Station
in Santa Monica.
Admission is free and attendees can expect a memorable evening filled with music,
refreshments, and a chance to
meet the artists, musicians, athletes, and tattoo legends who
have created unique art works
from reused, recycled, and
recreated skate decks and custom-shaped and “tatted” surfboards.
For more information, visit
http://theveniceartwalk
.org/art-walk-state-surf.
BEVERLY HILLS
May 13, 2011 | Page 17
BUILDING
499 North Cañon Drive
AMA AWARDEE—UC Riverside medical student Phillip Okhovat, center, receives the
American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award. He is pictured with Dr.
Richard Hubbard, left, of Pfizer, and Dr. Cecil Wilson, AMA president.
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE
Former BH Student Wins AMA Award
By Marla Schevker
Former Beverly High student, class
of 2006, Phillip Okhovat has been
named a recipient of the American
Medical Association Foundation’s 2011
Leadership Award. Okhovat is currently a first year medical student at the UC
Riverside/UCLA
Thomas
Haider
Program in biomedical sciences.
Okhovat, son of Beverly Hills dentist
Dr. Janet Refoa D.D.S, was one of 24
medical students to receive the award.
As a recipient of the award,
Okhovat was sent to Washington D.C.
to take leadership courses, learn communication skills and attend lectures
on health care reform.
“It was a really rewarding opportunity,” he said.
Okhovat has always been involved
in community service in the medical
field through his mother’s involvement
in Rotary. He started in high school by
helping with organizations that raised
funds for wheel chairs and polio eradication. He said he found it gratifying
and continued in college through the
Rotaract, a college Rotary. He also
founded a club called Foundation for
International Medical Relief of
Children.
Okhovat is a student volunteer for
the Student Run Health Clinic and
Street Medicine at UCR, where he
helps provide healthcare to both the
Riverside homeless population and
Riverside residents who do not have
health care.
Although Okhovat said he is not
sure exactly what he wants to do when
he graduates medical school, he did
say he wants to incorporate a sense of
public health and outreach whether it
be overseas or in the United States.
The Kenquest Building offers an amazing
opportunity to lease class A office space
in Beverly Hills’ prestigious Golden
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of Santa Monica Boulevard and North
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The Thalians
Young Hollywood Joins The Thalians To Honor Hugh M. Hefner As
‘Mr. Wonderful’ And Salute The Wounded Soldiers Of Operation Mend
Gala Chairs Bob and Kira Lorsch with honoree Hugh M.
Hefner and his bride-to-be Crystal Harris on the red carpet
at the Playboy Mansion.
Ruta Lee christens Billy Morrison of Billy
Idol and The Cult a “New Thalian.”
“Roast Master General” Jeffrey Ross is welcomed by Playboy Hefner’s son Cooper
works the red carpet.
Bunnies.
From Disney and Dancing With The
Stars to their just announced reality
show with Bristol Palin, the youngest
members of The Thalians stage,
Christopher and Kyle Massey.
Super star guitarist Steve
Stevens (Billy Idol, Michael
Jackson) with wife, Married to Producer Gilbert Adler and
his wife Jeannette.
Rock’s Josie Stevens.
Dr. Timothy Miller enjoys the scene with Staff Sgt.
Octavio Sanchez, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Blaine Scott and
Army Specialist Joseph Paulk.
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Marston Hefner with newly
named 2011 “Playmate of the
Year” Claire Sinclair.
The party at the Playboy Mansion is about to
begin.
Playmate Anna Berglund.
Connie Stevens and Marine Corp.
Joseph Piram.
“Hitmaker” Grammy winning American Idol
Season 10 producer
Rodney Jerkins with
“Dealmaker” agent Neil
Members of the “New Directions” veterBagg.
ans choir sing the National Anthem.
Legendary impressionist Rich Little
performs—here as
George Burns.
BEVERLY HILLS
The Thalians
Recording Artist Joy Enriquez wows the Louis Gossett Jr. presents a special recognition award to
Operation Mend’s Timothy A. Miller, MD.
crowd with her powerful performance.
Last Comic Standing’s
Marine Corp. Aaron Mankin Felipe Esparza cracks up the Ruta Lee is told The Thalians raised
more money than ever before, headed
moves the audience.
crowd.
to the $1 million mark!
The all-star band’s Donovan Leitch (Camp Freddy)
The Thalians “Mr.Wonderful” 2011 and Billy Morrison get the crowd on its feet.
Hugh M. Hefner.
Mark McGrath of Sugar
Ray gets everybody
rockin’.
BEVERLY HILLS
The amazing Steve Stevens.
Special guest pop
super star Taylor
Dayne caps the night
with an unforgettable
rendition of Proud
Mary.
Auctioneer John Moschitta fast-talks his
way to helping raise $1 million for The
Thalians and Operation Mend.
Hugh O’Brien, longtime friend of Hefner
and The Thalians
founding president,
introduces the presentation to Hef.
Franky Perez dedicates Wish
You Were Here to soldiers
away from home in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
James Caan presents
Hugh M. Hefner with
his “Mr. Wonderful”
Award.
Matt Sorum rocks the
stage.
Matt Sorum, Kira and Bob Lorsch, Ruta Lee, Donovan Leitch
and Taylor Dane bring the once-in-a lifetime entertainment
experience to a close.
Photos by Vince Bucci and Timothy Fielding
May 13, 2011 | Page 19
BEVERLY HILLS
Page 20 | May 13, 2011
Living The Good Life
A special supplement to The Courier
Living The High Life At North Almont Towers
orth Almont Towers offers
condo-style apartment living
in a meticulously restored
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The building has been restored
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BEVERLY HILLS
May 13, 2011 | Page 21
TA
S
T
E
NATALEE THAI
Finding myself near the corner of Olympic and
Robertson one Saturday afternoon, I realized it
was time for lunch. First, I
looked for Zen, but soon discovered it closed and a new
Italian restaurant has already
taken over that space, a typical
restaurant story these days. So I
walked east to the corner and
spotted Natalee Thai.
HILLS COURIER | MAY 13, 2011
Three GrandeBEVERLY
Dames
Celebrate
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Birthdays With ‘Royal Tea Party’
T H E F L AV O R S O F B . H .
which came to the table in six small square
containers, each with one shrimp in a green
sauce!
Fortunately we love very spicy
foods, so we loved the tender
shrimp, and drank its very spicy
marinade with a lot of pleasure--along with a lot of Thai beer.
Finally, the tantalizing sole
arrived consisting of a generous
portion of fish filets in vegetables
and a brown sauce redolent with garlic, lime
This light and airy restaurant features high ceiland traditional Thai spices.
ings and modern décor. We passed a full-service bar with no customers. Although there was
We were impressed with this restaurant. They
only one waitress, water and menus arrived
offer all the well-known Thai dishes and the
quickly, and we were left to study the long and
preparations seem very authentic and very flavery complete menu. Next to us a young couvorful–not toned down for gringo tastes.
ple had obviously ordered too much food, and
Certainly, they could add one or two more
big plates of noodle dishes remained between
servers, but it’s not a fast food place, and for
them until later when they requested doggie
cooking of this quality some patience is
bags. But not for the dog.
required. Go for the food.
Keeping in mind that we wanted a wide selection of their dishes, my oldest son and I ordered
the pork rib appetizer, the naked shrimp (we
liked the name) and the “tantalizing sole” also
because of the name.
NATALEE THAI
Big, meaty, tender pork ribs arrived in a well
marinated, mildly sweet BBQ sauce. These
three very tasty ribs really could qualify as a
main course. Then we tried the naked shrimp,
The Courier’s restaurant critic Merv Hecht has
been a consultant to several national food and
wine importing companies the past 22 years.
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At W. Olympic Blvd.
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Diana Bryer, (flying in from
Santa Fe) and many others.
They were entertained by
singer
including
Jenna
Robinson, dancers and a pianist
in top hat and tails. Making an
entrance was Charo, who treated the crowd to an impromptu
song and lead a Conga
line throughout the home.
The luncheon was
catered
by
Margaux
Lambert. Formal high tea
service was expanded to
include fresh poached
wild salmon with cucumber scales, Shepard’s pie,
various salads along with
traditional offerings of
cakes, cookies, fresh
berries
with
clotted
cream, various tea sandwiches served on customTHREE GRANDE DAMES– Celebratmade pink, blue and
ing their joint 85th birthdays (from left):
white breads, chocolate
Deena Brand, Jane Withers and Gencovered bride and groom
eva Trifon.
Photo by Amir
dressed strawberries and
Hills real estate investor and other treats.
The flower arrangements at
entrepreneur; former child star
and actress Jane Withers; and each table of 10 were done by
Geneva Trifon, Brand’s cousin Janelly’s Flowers.
Photographer Amir Kojoory
and long time resident of
Beverly Hills, were the hon- stood in wait as each guest took
an opportunity to have their
orees/
The guest list included photo taken with a Prince
and
Catherine
Betty Graham, president of William
C.B.’s Previews International Middleton’s life-sized cardN.R.T.; Harry and Valerie board cut out, which added to
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Three
Beverly
Hills’
“grande dames” celebrated
their joint 85th birthdays with a
“royal tea party” celebration at
the Mulholland Drive home of
realtor Ronna Mee Brand of
Brand Realty, Inc.
Deena Brand, the hostess’
mother and long time Beverly
ARTS &
E N T E RTA I N M E N T
Dugan’s One-Man Wiesenthal
Show Returns To Theatre 40
Tom Dugan is bringing his
one-man play about the life of
celebrated Nazi hunter Simon
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Josef Mengele and Karl
Silberbauer, the SS officer who
imprisoned Anne Frank.
Dugan, who has written
several other one-man shows,
said of his latest piece: “My dad
was a decorated WWII veteran;
his unit liberated the notorious
Langenstein
concentration
camp in Germany. He witnessed firsthand not only the
darkest side of humanity, but
also mankind at its best. When I
began researching this play, I
felt a real connection between
Wiesenthal’s story of triumph
over tragedy and my father’s. I
also wrote the play for another
reason; although I’m not Jewish,
my wife and two children are;
so I have dedicated the play to
them.”
Performances are at 7:30
p.m., Sunday-Tuesday (no performances May 30 and June 5).
The theater is on the BHHS
campus at 241 Moreno Dr, off
Little Santa Monica adjacent to
Century City.
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Wiig Makes Bridesmaids A Funny Romp
It’s a shame Kristen Wiig has to return to
SNL and act in mostly inane skits overladen
with sophomoric humor. Judging from
Bridesmaids, the most recent and “Wiigiest” of
her films, the delectable and vulnerable (no
one plays vulnerable like her) comedienne is
in an element reserved for only the most talented and revered.
She is ably assisted by her sister bridesmaids, especially Helen (the beautiful Rose
Byrne) who is cast as the straight “rich bitch”
who fights Wiig for the honor of being best
friend of the bride, Lillian (Maya Rudolph).
Wiig, (Annie) who grew up with Lillian holds
her ground and fights to stake her rightful
claim to being the bride’s BFF.
There is a very funny scene at the engagement party when Helen and Annie toast
Lillian, each determined to get in the last
word. There are many sequences that are hysterically funny, especially those with hefty
Melissa McCarthy (Megan) whose use of the
“f” bomb effortlessly matches those of Susie
Essman from Curb Your Enthusiasm.
However, the film belongs to Wiig who
co-wrote with Annie Mumolo. She is able to
Jerry Cutler
on Film
convulse an audience with the slightest
glance, wrinkle of her nose, glare or stare.
And, although her love life is in shambles and
her bakery closed because of a lack of
dough…both kinds, she is able to touch us
with her sadness and elevate our emotions and
root for her because she’s so darn funny.
Are there scenes of hot lovemaking, bathroom humor, regurgitation, absurdities, wacky
adult behavior? Of course there are. After all,
this is a Judd Apatow co-produced film and he
wouldn’t have it any other way.
The only problem I have with Bridesmaids
is that is was a bit too long and it felt like a
series of skits patched together. And, that’s not
as bad thing in this case because, regardless of
it’s more than two hours of playing time, it is
among the funniest movies of the year.
3 Bagels and a Shmear out of 4.
What’s So Funny Features Second
City Alums In School Benefit
Westside Waldorf School parents have brought together alumni from the renowned Second City improvisational comedy troupe
and other comedians to present “What’s So Funny?,”a night of vintage Second City comedy sketches, live improv and stand-up, Friday, May 20 with dinner at 7 p.m. and live music and the show
at 8 p.m., and Saturday, May 21 with a 2 p.m. matinee and
evening show beginning at 7 p.m. Performances are at the school,
17310 W. Sunset Blvd. in Pacific Palisades.
The cast (in alphabetical order) will include: Bernadette Birkett, Danny Breen, Ken Campbell, Larry Joe Campbell, Joe Canale,
Andy Cobb, Cameron Daddo, Gabriella Francis, Joshua Funk, Nyima Funk, Brian Gallivan, Mike Hagerty, Isabella Hofmann, Mark
Evan Jackson, Rob Janas, Maureen Kelly, Keegan-Michael Key,
Rich Kind, Joe Liss, Jane Morris, Ed O’Neill, Rick Overton, Ruthie
Rudnick, and Holly Wortell. Piano by Fred Kaz
Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the school’s eighth
grade 10-day River Raft and Native American Service Learning
Trip on the San Juan River.
Tickets, at $20 online pre-sale ($25 at the door), are available
at whatsofunny.eventbrite.com.
The show is not recommended for those 14 and under.
PREMIERE TIME–Chris
Hemsworth (left), star of the boxoffice smash Thor is greeted at the
movie’s premiere by Jarvee
Hutcherson of Beverly Hills, president of the Multicultural Motion
Picture Association.
City To Screen
Indonesia
Documentary
The City’s Arts & Cultural
Events Office will present a free
program with Paul Evan
Greenwald, attorney and documentarian and his film
Indonesia: In The Footsteps Of
Ancestors, at 7:30 p.m.,
Monday, May 16 in the City
Hall council chambers, 455 N.
Rexford Dr.
Greenwald’s passion for
telling a story to juries and audiences using video had led hie
and his wife to visit remote cultures and places.
For more information, or to
be on the mailing list for future
forums, call 310-285-6830 or
sign up at www.beverlyhills.org.
Free parking is available in
the civic center parking structure.
BEVERLY HILLS
May 13, 2011 | Page 23
BH Resident Greene Conducts BHBased Jr. Phil In Its 74th Anniversary
Happenings...
Wyatt Newmann Photos At Gallery
“Love Me When I Want You To,”
an exhibition of photos by Wyatt
Newmann runs through June 11 at the
Gregory Way Gallery, 245 S. Beverly
Dr.
In addition to his photography,
Neumann is an award-winning writer
and director, and is currently working
of a feature film set in the Rocky
Mountain communes where he grew
up. He shares his time between
Livingston, Montana and Manhattan.
Neumann has shown his photography
in numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout the United State, and
has the distinction of having certain
pieces of his work stolen from over
half of his recent gallery shows.
The gallery is open from 10 a.m.6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday or by
appointment. For more information,
call 818-577-3506 or visit www.gregorywaygallery.com.
Doctors Symphony Concert Tonight
The
Los Angeles
Doctors
Symphony, along with The Ebell
Chorale and Hollywood Master
Chorale, will present “Ménage à
Trois” at 8 p.m., Friday, May 13 at The
Ebell of Los Angeles, 4400 Wilshire
Blvd, at the corner of Wilshire and
Lucerne
Taking part in the concert will be
the Ebell Chorale, under the direction
of Lauren Buckley; The Hollywood
Master Chorale, under the direction of
Jeffrey Bernstein; The Los Angeles
Doctors Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ivan Shulman, and Esther Keel,
pianist for Beethoven’s Fantasy in C
minor for Piano, Chorus and
Orchestra.
Other pieces on the program
include: Overture to the Magic Flute,
Mozart; La Mort d’Ophélie, Berlioz
(narrated by Joan Van Ark);,Vier Lieder,
Brahms; and Pavane, Fauré.
Proceeds benefit The Ebell
Chorale which is open to all women in
the community
There will be a post-concert
reception with performers.
Tickets, at $20 are available at
EbellEventTickets.com or call 323931-1277. ext. 131.
Paley Steckler Show Has Rare Monroe Shots
The Paley Center for Media is presenting “Len Steckler: Observations,”
featuring never-before-seen photos of
Marilyn Monroe from his famous photographic series, “The Visit,” through
June 30 at the center, 465 N, Beverly
Dr.
This premiere is the first-ever
exhibit of director, illustrator, photographer, and artist Steckler’s renowned
photographic series chronicling a
1961 encounter between Monroe and
author Carl Sandburg.
Also included in the show is “Off
the Wall” a recent series of images
that, in the artist’s words “challenge
our often-dismissive eyes o linger on
imagery and experience the discovery
of how to ‘see’ what is beautiful and
compelling in these complex times.”
Gallery
Exhibits
Iran
Photos
T h e
N o m a d
Gallery will
present
a
show of photographs by
F a t a n e h
Dadkhah,
“Beyond the
Border
of
Photography
—Beyond the
Border
of
Iran”
today
and tomorrow
at the gallery,
1149
S.
Robertson
Blvd,
just
north of Pico.
For more
information,
call 310-6514909.
Video footage of his commercials,
short films and television projects
round out this multifaceted artist
showcase.
As a commercial artist, Steckler
introduced the world to Diet Pepsi and
developed major advertising campaigns for AT&T, Revlon, and
American Airlines among others.
His story illustrations and photography have appeared in a diverse array
of publications including the Saturday
Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal,
Life, and Look magazines, and he
helped shape the direction of modern
fashion with his fashion photography
in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar..
For more information, call 310786-1060.
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The
Beverly
Hills-based
Jr.
Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate
its 74th anniversary under the baton of
long-time resident Gary S. Greene at 7
p.m., Sunday, June 5, at the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion.
The Jr. Phil rehearses weekly at
Horace Mann School. More than a
dozen BHHS students and alumni
including Jonathan Assia, Christopher
Chen, Timothy Choi (’00), Debra Marisa
Greene (’01), Lori Gordon (’72), Natalie
Gordon, Victoria Gordon, Elbert Kim,
Leah Shapiro, Milton Shapiro, Alex
Sleisenger, Jared Sleisenger, Benny
Upchurch, Ryan Wei are now performing in the orchestra.
The Jr. Phil is composed of the area’s
finest young musicians who receive
musical training and orchestral experience at no charge.
They, together with some alumni,
will perform in this anniversary concert
featuring classical favorites and show
music ranging from Scheherazade to the
1812 Overture.
Legendary Broadway star Carol
Channing will perform her memorable
Hello, Dolly! and be awarded the Jr.
Philharmonic’s Golden Baton.
Emmy and Grammy-winning composer Charles Fox will conduct some of
his famous TV themes including Happy
Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Love Boat.
Broadway star Jordan Bennett will
sing This Is The Moment and Anthem.
Petri Hawkins-Byrd, bailiff on the
hit TV show Judge Judy, will sing What A
Wonderful World as part of a medley of
Louis Armstrong’s most memorable
Gary S. Greene
songs.
Victoria Gordon will sing from the
musical Jeckyll & Hyde while actress
June Lockhart will also make a special
appearance.
The Jr. Philharmonic will also perform the Bacchanale from Samson And
Delilah by Saint-Saëns and the audience
favorite, the can-can from Orpheus In
The Underworld by Offenbach.
Wink Martindale will emcee the
program and Debra Marisa Greene is
the concert producer.
For ticket information, visit
www.jrphil.org or call 310-275-7511.
The Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra was
founded in 1937 by the late Dr. Ernst
Katz. A long-time City resident, he
served as its founder-conductor for more
than seven decades. More than 70,000
musicians, ages 12 through 25, have
participated in annual auditions and
more than 10,000 have been selected as
members.
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IS FUN!
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Director of Education
Dupé Aleru
E D U C AT I O N
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KIDS HELPING
KIDS—Fourth grade
Hawthorne student
Alex Block is pictured
at 107th Street School
read his book before
donating it to their
library.
Hawthorne Elementary School Donates Nearly
3,700 Books To 107th Street School in LA
By Dupé Aleru
Fourth grade students at
Hawthorne School took part in
the “Kids Helping Kids for Literacy” program by collecting 3,664
gently used children's books to
be delivered to 107th Street
School in Los Angeles.
The donation was administered through Book-Ends, a local
non-profit that recycles children’s books through the use of
student-run book drives and de-
livers them to schools and youth
organizations in need of books.
During the one-week service learning project, Hawthorne
students were involved in the
step-by-step process, creating
posters and fliers to inform people and the community about
the book drive.
After the collection of
books, they were counted and
sorted into grade level boxes.
Upon the arrival to 107th Street
School, Hawthorne students had
the opportunity to read some of
the donated books to first and
second graders there.
In the end, Hawthorne students reflected on the project by
writing a paragraph describing
the process and how they contributed books to a school in
need.
For more information on
Book-Ends, visit www.bookends.org.
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD—From left: School President Mike Cohn, Rabbi Jacob Pressman, Head of School
Rabbi Mitchel Malkus, Elementary Principal Andy Polsky and from Paul Koretz’s office, Jay Greenstein.
Pressman Academy Awarded National Blue Ribbon
By Dupé Aleru
Pressman Academy of
Temple Beth Am Day School
was recognized as a 2010 National Blue Ribbon awardee by
the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan in Washington,
D.C., named Pressman in the
high performing school category.
One might ask, how does a
school get chosen for such an
award? For starters, the Secretary of Education invites each
chief state school officer, the
Department of Defense Education Activity and the Bureau of
Indian Affairs from each state
to nominate schools which
meet the criteria to submit to
the Department of Education.
Pressman Academy Day
School was nominated by the
Council for American Private
Education (CAPE). Preceeding
the nomination, the Department of Education verified
Pressman as one on the nation’s highest performing
schools—measured in both
reading (English language arts)
and mathematics on standard
achievement tests.
“Our nation has a responsibility to help all children realize their full potential. Schools
honored with the Blue Ribbon
award are committed to
achievement and to ensuring
that students learn and succeed,” said Duncan at the announcement ceremony.
“We are particularly proud
of this accomplishment because it affirms that our
school’s commitment to a curriculum of rigorous academics
balanced with social, emotional and spiritual learning enhances our students’ ability to
be successful at the highest levels in general studies. This
commitment, along with our
emphasis on Hebrew and Judaic studies, makes Pressman
Academy unique,” said Head
of School Rabbi Mitchel
Malkus.
HIT!— Alex Rohani hands the baton off to Chanan Batra on the Boys
Varsity 4x400m relay. Beverly won the race with a time of 3:24.37.
Normans Go All Out Preparing
For Saturday’s CIF Prelims
By Dupé Aleru
As the last few months of
track season come to an end,
BHHS had an electrifying season of record breaking statistics.
Head Coach Jeff Fisher
with assistant coaches Cassandra Chavez, Fedley Bonneau,
Howard Edelman and Jeff Lloyd
are the backbones and drivers
to making the Normans top
contenders in upcoming meets
such as Saturday’s CIF Division
II Prelims.
Looking back at the Ocean
League Prelims and Finals, one
can note that athletes like sophomore runner Alex Rohani has
much to anticipate in the realm
of track and field as he took first
place in the Boys’ Varsity 400m
with a time in 48.11.
Additional star-breaking
news includes that the Boy’s
Varsity ranks 10th for CIF qualifiers and 8th for league champions. The Girls’ Varsity follows
the boys’, ranking 11th for CIF
qualifiers and matched the
boys with the eighth spot for
league champions.
Among the Normans who
starred in the Ocean League finals and are expected in the
CIF Prelims: Alex Rohani who
took first in the 400m and
800m; Chanan Batra who took
first in the 800m; Josh Galen
who placed first in the 1600m
and 3200m; Julian Jackson who
won the shot put; and Garrett
Kaplan who placed second in
the pole vault.
Girls Varsity Ocean League
performances include Vanessa
Torres who took first in the
400m; Sydney Gray who
placed first in the 800m; Brianna Simmons who stole the
1600m in a time of 5:18.24 followed by Sydney Gray’s time of
5:19.11; Liza Raffi in the 100H
who placed first; Chelsea
Austin in the long jump and
triple jump, placing first in both
events and second in the high
jump; Melina Nasab in the pole
vault who placed second; and
last but not least the dynamic
foursome of Simmons, Torres,
Ting and Gray in the girls’
4x400m relay, who placed first.
For additional highlights,
visit www.bhhstrack.com.
Dr. Barbara Klein Hosts Last Series Of
Parent Workshops For School Year
By Dupé Aleru
Temple Emanuel Academy
Day School, 8840 Burton Way,
continues to implement its innovative and unique program for
gifted and talented students.
In partnership with Dr. Barbara Klein—author of Raising
Gifted Kids, TEADS recognizes
that cultural stereotypes of giftedness is one all-encompassing
singular advanced level of thinking.
Giftedness can be expressed
in many different ways such as
linguistics, mathematics, science, interpersonal sensitivity,
music and art and needs to be
explored, developed and enriched.
Dr. Klein will discuss “Assessing the Strengths and Limitations of Your Child” on May 22
from 2-4 p.m. and “Best Practices of Parents of Gifted Children” on June 5 from 2-4 p.m.
The cost for all workshops is
$175 per couple or $50 per
workshop per couple.
For additional information,
contact Tanya Stawski at 310288-3737 ext. 246 or email:
[email protected].
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OBSERVING INDEPENDENCE DAY — Children danced an Israel
dance in celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut.
Students Celebrate Israeli Holiday
By Dupé Aleru
Harkham Hillel Hebrew
Academy students observed Israel's Independence Day —
known as Yom Ha'atzmaut —
on Tuesday. The celebration took
place on the school’s campus,
located at 9120 W. Olympic
Blvd.
“Israel is such an integral
part of our lives at Hillel and our
Jewish religion, these celebrations help bring this theme to life
in the minds of our children,”
said the school’s President
Michael Fallas.
The day’s events included
real life reenactments of Israeli
cultural experiences such as a
shouk, in addition to the celebratory prayers.
During the festivities, children demonstrated their solidarity by participating in a parade
around the school, an Israeli
dance and a visit to a local camp
site to engage in a Kumzitz
(sing-along), accompanied by
music and dancing around a
camp fire into the evening hours.
“Celebrating Israel's birthday is a culmination of many educational programs we run
throughout the year," said Head
of School Rabbi Boruch Sufrin.
“The students learn about Israel,
its politics, its role in Jewish life,
their roles as US citizens who
cherish Israel, the geography
and what the state contributes to
the world at large.”
“I think Tuesday was really
awesome because we get to
show that we care about Israel
and how special it is to us, like
how much we love the Kotel
(the Western Wall) and how our
prayers are important,” said
fourth grader Daniel Suriel.
For additional information,
contact Lisa Arnold at 310-2768524l ext. 11.
COLLEGE ZOOM PROGRAM–Pictured (from left to right): Tutor Alex Park, tutor Robert Kim, Dr.
Raquel Ramsey, David Reynaldo, tutor Chloe Wang, and Richard Palin.
College Zoom Program Empowers BHHS Students
By Dupé Aleru
Looking back at the school year, among
the many successes of Beverly Hills enrichment programs was the award-winning college
admissions counseling business, College
Zoom—directed by BHHS alumnus David
Reynaldo.
Reynaldo was the master-mind behind the
writing enrichment program at Beverly High
for Dr. Raquel Ramey’s Critical Reading and
Writing classes. The innovated program
spanned over two weeks when College Zoom
writing tutors helped students develop autobiographical essays, learn about persuasive writing strategies and prepare for their final written
exam.
“The program’s goal is to elevate the way
Dr. Ramsey’s students think and reason. We are
even challenging them to utilize the same sophisticated storytelling and persuasive writing
strategies that College Zoom used to help col-
lege applicants reverse UCLA and USC rejection letters,” said David Reynaldo, the company’s director.
During the sessions, the tutors worked with
students one-on-one and in small groups. According to Reynaldo, in one instance of the
persuasive essay assignment, a class unanimously chose to address a topic perceived to
be the “easiest” to answer. However, many students changed topics once their arguments
were challenged by the tutors.
“Before, my way of reasoning was totally
wrong. I used to think that it was better to
agree with majority opinions,” said senior Ali
Ukra.
“Now, I know how to support my own
opinion and intelligently think for myself,” she
said.
On the last day of the program, students reported that their writing ability not only improved but so did their confidence.
Mammoth Water Company donated 100 water bottles to each
school and authorized the
BHEF to sell them for $1.
Although the BHEF has
never asked BHUSD alumni for
donations before, an email
blast went out last Saturday to
approximately 6,000 alumni.
The BHEF has received donations from all over the United
States including New York,
Seattle and Memphis.
The Beverly Hills Fire Department kicked off the One
Campaign with a generous donation and the Beverly Hills
(BHPOA) Police Department
has decided to generously donate to the One (Plus One)
Campaign.
The BHPOA offered to
give the BHEF a generous percent of profits made on sales
from their new line of hats, tshirts and sweatshirts. These
BEVERLY HILLS
items will be sold at the
schools and the Affaire in the
Garden, May 21 and 22.
“The children in the district
next year deserve to have the
most programs and the best
teachers, even though it means
the year after that we have to
find another creative solution,”
BHEF Chair Jonathan Prince
said. “You’re not going to save
money on this years’ kids, it
seems wrong.”
BHEF
Board Vice President Brian
Goldberg said the board was
not a good partner when they
did not send a copy of the revised agreement to the BHEF to
allow them to review it before
the board meeting and vowed
to be a better partner in the fu-
ture.
Prince said he believed
there is no greater fundraiser
for the BHUSD than the BHEF.
The BHEF has found a lawyer
to review the contracts pro
bono and create something
amenable to both parties.
with the FAC.” The board responded by requesting the
FAC’s presence at a meeting
and then not addressing the
representative until after midnight.
Board Vice President Brian
Goldberg said the district formerly had a moratorium on using Measure E bond funds because of previous mismanagement and waste of district dollars that were previously spent.
There were several decisions;
he said the FAC was involved
with, including the hiring of the
architects for the four K-8 sites
and the hiring of the master
planning firm DeJong and
Richter.
“I understand Ron’s frustra-
tion and I appreciate his service
and his dedication,” Goldberg
said. “But I’m at a loss regarding his memory as it relates to
these major decisions and
processes that he, himself, was
part of.”
Stone said he hopes his
resignation will spark change
in the way the board deals with
the FAC. His letter states he
hopes one of the following actions will be taken: “a) make
use of the FAC as it was intended —as an integral part of (the
boards) redevelopment of the
District properties; or b) disband the FAC and relieve its
many dedicated volunteers
from serving on a committee
without purpose.”
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ONE PLUS ONE
(Continued from page 4)
The total amount raised, including funds from the One
Campaign, was approximately
$625,000.
As of Monday, the BHEF
had raised approximately
$540,000. The extended campaign, called the One (Plus
One) Campaign, is thanks in
part to the Beverly Hills com-
panies who have stepped up
and are interested in donating.
Restaurants donating a
portion of their proceeds to the
One Campaign include Porta
Via, Urth Café, Saffron
Sharkeys, The Ruby Room, The
Hosh, Menchies Beverly Hills
and the Bombay Palace.
Restaurants are not the only
ones donating to the One (Plus
One) Campaign. Saks Fifth Avenue donated $10,000 and
Board member Myra Lurie
said although the contract is
long, with all of the board’s expectations of the BHEF spelled
out, she believed it to be fair.
FAC
letter read. “With the exception
of one visit to the FAC by a
board member and repeated
statements about the importance of the FAC, the BOE has
largely ignored the FAC. I do
not use these terms lightly.”
The letter states a few examples of the disregard the
board showed for the FAC including the board’s failure to
appoint new members as vacancies arose.
Stone said the FAC sent letters to the board on May 3 and
Nov. 4 of 2010 “seeking clarification as to how the board of
education would like to work
BEVERLY HILLS
Frances Allen
Desert Roundup
Let’s face it, when the
organization known as Jewish
Family Services is mentioned,
the first thing that comes to
mind is normally not the glitz
and glamour of Broadway. But,
this is the Desert, and when you
live in paradise, you don’t settle
for normal.
Sure, Jewish Family Services
is an outstanding, non-sectarian
organization with programs
ranging from alleviation of teen
substance abuse to ensuring
seniors don’t have to wait in
100+ degree temperatures for a
bus ride to the doctor. For the
past four years the Desert’s
Jewish Family Services has been
the beneficiary–along with the
audience
at
a
sold-out
McCallum
Theatre–of
the
incredible talents, friendships
and Rolodex of award-winning
photographer turned producer,
Michael Childers.
The founding photographer
for Andy Warhol’s Interview and
After Dark magazines, Childers
conceived and produces a live,
on-stage performance extravaganza known as “One Night
Only,” featuring up to two dozen
A-list Broadway stars who each
perform a single number in a
performance that lasts for one
night only. All this made possible by Childers’ own artistic talents as well as the celebrities he
has known and become friends
with over the years.
This year’s performance of
One Night Only began the night
before “curtain-up” with a cast
and crew party at the architecturally magnificent home of David
Kaplan and Glenn Ostergard.
Here, between two swimming
pools and a tennis court, amidst
heavy hors d’oeuvres and spirited
libations, the array of award winners and nominees in attendance
were Kate Burton, Nick Palance,
Michele Lee, Danny Gurwin,
Alix Korey, Stefanie Powers;
Freda Payne, William Atherton
and Millicent Martin, Ann
Hampton
Callaway,
Sally
Mayers, James Barbour, Sharon
McKnight, Luca Ellis, Leslie
Odom, Jr. and Danny Gurwin,
James Snyder, Gregg Edelman,
Jason Graae and dancers,
Carole Cook; and Sean
McDermott.
Barbara Fromm and Sherry
Schor co-chaired the event and
after party at Acqua Pazza in
nearby Rancho Mirage, aided
Michele Lee
David Kaplan
Glenn Ostergard
Photos by Sherman Fridman
caused one local wag to remark
there were more Tonys milling
about that evening than at an
Italian wedding.
The theme for this year’s One
Night Only performances was a
celebration of the Desert’s greatest
composers, lyricists and performers … fortunately, there was no
shortage of material
Actor/comedian, Alec Mapa,
emceed the evening which featured, in order of appearance,
by four – count ‘em – honorary
co-chairs. In fact, these honorarys represented a substantial
portion of the top tier of Desert
philanthropy–their names mentioned often in this column, but
now space permits a slightly
more detailed look.
Honorary co-chair and philanthropist Annette Bloch’s
name becomes slightly more
familiar-sounding around tax
time. She was married to
Richard A. Bloch, the “R” in H
& R Block, Inc. for 58 years.
But, even more importantly, she
Freda Payne
is a cancer survivor and head of
the
R.A.
Bloch
Cancer
Foundation providing hope and
information on what to do after
being diagnosed with cancer.
Born within the sound of
London’s Bow Bells, honorary
co-chair Helene Galen is a true
Cockney, with a Cockney’s street
smarts. Since arriving in
Southern California in 1958, she
parlayed her abilities into executive positions in the fashion and
jewelry business. She’s also
served on the board of Trans
World Bank in Sherman Oaks, a
bank founded by her husband. It
is also hard to be on the campus
of the University of Southern
California and not see a building, classroom or learning facility sporting the Galen name
above the door. The Galens were
major donors to, and supporters
of, USC, and Helene has kept up
the tradition. She currently
serves on the Board of Trustees at
USC and on the Board of
Overseers for the Keck School of
Medicine and the USC Hospital.
Generally, successful people
are not limited as to their interests and backgrounds, and honorary co-chair Barbara Keller in
no exception. A playwright, the-
May 13, 2011 | Page 27
atre director and author, petite
Keller was also a New York labor
union president. But now, her
time and expertise is spent as a
valued trustee of numerous
Desert-based
philanthropic
organizations. And, while most
Desert residents who leave the
area for the summer go to
Canada or the mid-west, Keller
goes to the most romantic places
of all: the Cote d’Azur, where
she and her husband have had a
home for 18 years.
It takes a brave man to cochair an event with three highpowered women, but no one is
better suited for the task than
Harold Matzner. Although the
owner of the hugely successful
(and deservedly so) Spencer’s
Restaurant in Palm Springs considers himself to be a Palm
Springs resident, Matzner is also
the CEO of a multi-million dollar East coast branding, advertising and marketing company to
which he commutes in his personal jet … much like I go back
and forth to the supermarket.
He is also credited with
revitalizing the Palm Springs
International Film Festival, all
while serving on more philanthropic boards than there are
dinner items on a Spencer’s
menu.
It may have been one night
only, but for the enthralled audience who sat spellbound for the
entire two-hour performance in
a reverie that was broken only
by applause, it was a glimpse of
Broadway talent that will last a
year … until the next one night
only.
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AFFAIRE
from La Crescenta; jewelry designer Deidre Greene from Los
Angeles; mixed media artist
Kristen Neveu from Studio City,
and mixed media artist and
photographer Sandy Lager
from Santa Monica.
Each artist will lead
demonstrations throughout the
two-day event. Demonstrations
will take place throughout the
show at artists’ booths or, in the
Main Demonstration Area, located in the ‘200’ block, between Beverly Drive and
Canon Drive at Beverly Gardens.
The Affaire In The Gardens
features 250 artists from
around the United States that
will showcase an upscale, yet
affordable, array of paintings,
sculptures, photographs and
prints.
The event will also feature
wine and beer gardens and
food stations including: Korean
and American fare and food
trucks.
The Affaire In The Gardens’
charitable partner is Children’s
Hospital of Los Angeles. Works
by children will be for sale in
the hospital's boot and all proceeds will benefit the hospital.
The Beverly Hills Art Show
– Affaire In The Gardens will
take place Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22.
Show hours are 10 a.m.-6
p.m. and admission is free. The
Art Showwill be at Beverly
Garden along Santa Monica
Blvd., from Rodeo Dr. to Rexford Dr.
THALIANS
Proceeds from the event
benefitted The Thalians and
UCLA’s
Operation
Mend
(www.operationmend.ucla.edu),
which has developed a model
program for treating U.S. soldiers injured in Iraq and
Afghanistan starting with facial
reconstruction.
According to Kira Reed
Lorsch, “From the beginning, our
goal was to attract new interest,
enthusiasm and Young Hollywood to The Thalians to ensure
their tradition of charity will
continue for years to come. Hef
was a great choice for ‘Mr. Wonderful.’ He is a lover of Hollywood and its culture and he rep-
MEDIA
For more than nine months,
Courier articles have been referenced by several local, news
publications including the Los
Angeles Times and LA Weekly,
which are finally focusing on the
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The proposed project is residential and includes one 460 ft,
39 story building and an adjacent ancillary building up to 90
ft or 9 stories. Parking will be
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OPERA
4401 W. 8th St. at 2 p.m. Each
singer will perform arias from
the grand opera repertoire accompanied by the Los Angeles
resents the American dream. He
has given millions of dollars to
the arts and entertainment charities while helping to raise millions.”
The Thalians show was produced by Gilbert Adler (Valkyrie,
Superman Returns) and featured
an all-star line-up, see pages 1819.
According to long-time
Thalians Board Chair Ruta Lee,
“We are so proud to start off this
new chapter in Thalians history
by recognizing the tremendous
work of Operation Mend, including the establishment of
Save a Life to prevent suicide
and improve soldiers’ overall
psychological health.”
Highlights of the evening in-
BEVERLY HILLS
cluded the presentation to honoree Hefner by actor James Caan
and previous honoree and Oscar
winner Whoopi Goldberg along
with founding Thalians President
Hugh O’Brien.
Academy Award-winner
Lou Gossett, Jr. made a special
presentation to Dr. Timothy A.
Miller, chief surgeon of operation Mend and chief of the division of plastic & reconstructive
surgery, UCLA’s David Geffen
School of Medicine, who introduced Operation Mend’s
wounded heroes to standing
ovations.
Sponsors included Kodak,
MMRGlobal (MMRF), The Annenberg Foundation and Associated Television International.
disagreements between the
BHUSD board and City Council
as first exposed by The Courier.
Since October of last year,
the editorial team of The Courier has been providing up-to-theminute coverage and analysis of
the most relevant facts of this
lingering situation, whether un-
veiled by the Beverly Hills City
Council, BHUSD or the MTA.
The Courier vows to continue to provide news without fear
of retribution relevant to the interests of its readers, the homeowners of Beverly Hills and all
those concerned.
The public comment period
asked the community what
should be studied in the draft
Environmental Impact Report
(EIR). Southwest Homeowners
Association President Ken Goldman sent a list of five major sections they the draft EIR to evaluate including traffic impacts and
project height.
“This is an example of a developer way over reaching,”
Goldman said. “This is a 39 story proposed project in a neighborhood in which to the east
and south there are one and two
story commercial buildings,
one, two and three story residential buildings and a high
school. To have a 39 story condo building is incredibly out of
scale for the neighborhood.”
Performing Arts Orchestra led by
conductor Frank Fetta.
Competition Director Nedra
Zachary said approximately 250
people competed for a spot in
the finals in New York and Los
Angeles in February, 11 of
which were chosen to partici-
pate in the competition and
awards presentation event. Typically only 10 are chosen, but the
talent pool was so high this year
the organization decided to give
another singer an opportunity.
“These singers are on the
verge of major opera careers
and they all have world class
voices,” she said.
The foundation was formed
in 1972 by the late Loren L.
Zachary to help launch the careers of young opera singers.
“Dr. Zachary was born in
Vienna and brought up in opera
and theater and when he came
to America as a result of the war,
he felt so badly that there were
not enough opportunities for the
young singers,” Nedra explained, “so he wanted to found
an organization that would be
able to help them launch their
career.”
The top finalist in the competition will win $10,000 and
another $40,000 will be distributed amongst the other finalists,
with each finalist receiving a
minimum of $1,000-$2,000.
Free tickets are available by
calling 310-276-2731. Nedra
said the event is not only beneficial to young singers, but also
to the community, as those who
have never seen opera can
come to the competition and fall
in love at this free event, and
others who enjoy opera but cannot afford it now have an opportunity to experience great operatic arias.
For more information on the
Loren L. Zachary Society for the
Performing
Arts,
visit
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and differentiation and maintains embryonic lung epithelial
stem cells. They have also provided the first evidence that
Six1 transcription factor coordinates other signaling molecules that are essential for the
maintenance of epithelial stem
cells in the embryonic lung.
Results of this study will be
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CUSHING
and effectively identify drugs
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available to Cushing patients, it
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Cushing disease is often
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hormone, which, in turn, stimulates the adrenal gland to overproduce cortisol, affecting nearly every area of the body
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regulator of the balance
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and differentiation, cell fate
and maintenance of embryonic
lung stem cells.
“This finding is clinically
relevant since mutations in
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Six1, are associated with specific diseases, and at the same
time, they provide therapeutic
targets for altering the course of
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There are no approved
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pituitary tumors that frequently
cause the disease. “Because the
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cases, this leaves few treatment
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In the first test of the
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CHLA Receives $50 Million Gift From Couple
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles received a
$50 million donation for its new hospital building from longtime supporters Marion and John
E. Anderson of Bel-Air.
The $636 million, 317-bed facility, which is
set to open on July 10, will be named the
Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion.
“We feel so fortunate to be able to make
this gift to the children of Southern California
and beyond,”said Marion Anderson. “Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles saves lives and offers hope
to tens of thousands of children and families
each year. This gift is our way of saying thank
you to everyone at the hospital. Their work is
amazing and John and I can’t think of a more
deserving institution.”
She has served on the hospital’s board of
trustees since 1989 and co-chaired the Living
NURSES
award, which is sponsored by
Wells Fargo, is part of the Daisy
Foundation’s program to recognize the work nurses perform
every day.
“We see the Daisy Awards
as a perfect way to recognize
our amazing nurses,” said
Dawna Hendel, chief nursing
officer at St. John’s. “Nurses are
heroes every day. It’s important
that our nurses know their work
is highly valued, and The Daisy
Foundation provides a way for
us to do that.”
AGUS
options and quality optimization.
“My goal is to provide the
best care and best treatment
options for my patients by creating a new paradigm in cancer
care,” said Agus.
“This center allows me to
offer specialized care and to
raise the bar on advances in
cancer treatment—all in a
beautiful, welcoming setting. I
am so honored to be a part of
the USC team and work under
the leadership of Dean Carmen
Puliafito and President Max
Nikias.”
Before joining USC in
2009, Agus served as director
for the Spielberg Family Center
Proof: The Campaign for Children’s Hospital Los
Angeles, which has raised more than $1 billion.
John Anderson is chairman of Topa Equities
Ltd., which owns more than 42 businesses
involved in agriculture, insurance, real estate,
wholesale beverage distribution and automotive
dealerships, while his wife is vice chairman of
the company.
“We are thrilled beyond words by Marion
and John’s gift, the latest in a long line of generous support from these two leaders of the our
philanthropic community,” said Richard D.
Cordova, the hospital’s president/CEO. “Marion
has been one of the key leaders of this institution the past two decades, and the Andersons’
philanthropic support is just one aspect of how
they’ve helped make us the best children’s hospital in the West.” - CNS
For the Daisy Awards, nurses are nominated by family
members, patients, physicians,
peers and directors. The Daisy
Committee then reads the nomination forms and selects the
three winners.
At a presentation given in
front of the nurse’s colleagues,
physicians, patients and visitors, the honoree will receive a
certificate commending her or
him for being an “Extraordinary
Nurse.”
The certificate reads: “In
deep appreciation of all you
do, who you are, and the
incredibly meaningful differ-
ence you make in the lives of
so many people.” At the Daisy
Award ceremony, the honoree
will also be given a sculpture
called “A Healer’s Touch,”
hand-carved by artists of the
Shona Tribe in Africa.
“Every day and night, St.
John’s nurses provide compassionate care for our patients,”
Hendel said. “Yet these unsung
heroes aren’t always recognized for the outstanding work
they do. By participating in The
Daisy Award program, we are
able to recognize everything
they do to make St. John's a top
hospital.”
for Applied Proteomics and
research director of the Louis
Warschaw Prostate Cancer
Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center.
Agus graduated cum laude
with honors from Princeton
with a degree in biology and
received his medical degree
from
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
School
of
Medicine. He completed his
medical internship and residency training at Johns
Hopkins Hospital and his
oncology fellowship training at
Memorial
Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center in New York
City.
Agus has received many
awards for his work in the fields
of cancer research and drug
development and has published numerous articles on his
studies and research.
The Doctors of USC
Beverly Hills, affiliated with the
Keck School, is in suites 300
and 500 of the Archway
Medical Plaza building, 9033
Wilshire Blvd. at Wetherly
Drive.
The new 14,195-squarefoot location offers treatments
from specialists in ophthalmology, urology and cancer care.
The center features wellappointed patient exam and
treatment rooms, an on-site
laboratory and pharmacy, and
valet parking.
For an appointment at the
USC Norris Westside Cancer
Center, call 310-272-7640.
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built in the area and I think the
residents should express their
views,” said Recreation & Parks
Commissioner Alan Block.
Stephen Albert, the architect assigned to the project,
said he will lead a discussion
on the proposed plans for
Phase I of the Roxbury Park
renovation, which include a
two story community building
that will house a full indoor
basketball court measuring approximately 22,000 square feet
in size, adjacent grounds improvements to include a new
sand volleyball court, courtyard, outdoor basketball court,
shade structures, picnic areas,
ancillary turf and garden, playground and a 125-stall parking
lot.
“The objective is to reacquaint members of the public
who either have questions or
don’t
recall
what
was
done…about what specifically
has been designed and what
has been approved,” he said.
“We’re presenting what was
presented before as an update.”
“A year and a half ago we
were at a preliminary design,
and now that the design is just
about completed we’ve got
some very specific features that
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and designer Solange Azagury-Partridge; and Saban
Theatre, architect Harrison
Design Associates.
“We want people to be
more familiar with the process
and the type of projects which
the Commission looks at and
what makes them to be more
successful than others,” Cohen said. “The awards are
there to inspire the architects
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and designers and property
owners in the City to do the
best they can in design.”
The Design Review Commission, which evaluates single-family homes, selected
three projects for recognition,
including an international-style
project on Foothill Road by architect Leonardo Umansky of
Arxis Design; a Spanish Mission-style project on Foothill
Rd. by Patrick Zohrabians of
Dunamis Architects; and an international style project on
Walden Dr. by Shubin + Donaldson Architects, Inc.
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the idea that if you’re developing a project in Beverly Hills
there are high expectations of
the quality of the design and architecture of the project,” said
Design Review Commission
Chair Howard Szabo.
The projects to be awarded
were selected by commissioners who voted anonymously on
a list of projects completed
within the last two years.
The awards are given to inspire City designers, architects
and property owners and take
into consideration merit in
mass, scale, quality of materials, landscaping and context of
neighboring sites in single family, multi-family and commercial design projects.
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end.
“Public outreach has been
an integral part of the process
from the beginning,” said Community Services Director Steve
Zoet. “The meetings, focus
groups and survey responses
gave us valuable information
about the wants and needs of
the community and these ideas
have been incorporated into
the design.”
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be held in Roxbury Park Community Center Room 103.
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story area in the branch building, a fitness center and a teen
homework center, amongst others, Albert stated.
City officials said a series of
public meetings are being
planned to present the design
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Sanders (wearing Christina
Herrera), as her husband, the
famed computer executive Jerry Sanders, looked on. Sanders
was flooded with congratulatory flowers from her colleagues
in Beverly Hills and the fashion
industry, including a call from
former gubernatorial candidate
Meg Whitman, after her first
“Fashion Forward!” section appeared in The Courier last Friday.
The Kissinger Room at The
Paley Center was decked out in
pink flowers and decorations
while three media boards displayed recorded excepts from
The Courier's live video coverage of “Night of 100 Stars” at
The Beverly Hills Hotel, a power point presentation of The
Courier’s talking points, and
clips from Beverly Hills including highlights from Delshad's
terms as mayor.
TOWER LANE
guest house. The application
was withdrawn just before a
hearing scheduled for April14
on the development.
Benjamin Reznik of Jeffer
Mangels Butler & Mitchel, representing Tower Lane Properties, said the new plans include
an approximate 24,000-square
foot two-story above grade residence with approximately
18,000 square feet below
grade, a “substantial portion”
of which currently exists as a
subterranean garage built by
the prior owner at 2.5-acre
9941 Tower, as well as a 3,700
square foot guest house and a
2,800 square foot two-story
home at 9937 Tower, approximately 1.25 acres in size.
Reznik said a previously submitted 27,000 square foot
house on lot 9933 Tower,
measuring approximately 1.75
acres in size, was withdrawn.
“We would like to keep the
site just vacant for the foreseeable future,” he said.
Reznik said since the proposal does not require an environmental review the owner -
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publisher Clif Smith why New
York? “Beverly Hills is an international brand. Valentino himself proclaimed 'Rodeo Drive
the most important fashion
street in the world,' but the
center of the industry is New
York. That's why we're here and
we're going to stay here," he
explained. The Courier’s Associate Publisher Marcia Hobbs,
who flew in from Shanghai after a short trip to sample The
Courier ‘s partner American
Airlines' new LAX-to-Shanghai
route, greeted guests from Bally
North America, Dolce & Gabbana and others. American's
head of New York operations,
Art Torno, spoke to the gathering about Americans’ commitment to philanthropy and the
arts. Also joining the event
were famed advertising executive Jerry della Femina, Paley
Center CEO Pat Mitchell and
executive director Jennifer
Juzaitis, noted trial attorney
Daniel Petrocelli with wife Allison (also an attorney), Beverly
Hills former first lady Lonnie
Delshad and Candace Smith.
The main event was Rivers'
presentation of Christy's book.
“We've been friends forever
and this book is beautiful. It
even has Arnold [Schwarzegger] and Maria [Shriver] in it . .
. on separate pages,” she
quipped. Rivers authored the
“Foreword” of the private limited folio edition of Christy's
columns. Special copies of the
book, printed on luxurious paper in color and bound in silver
and red, will be presented to
the heads of fashion houses
Christian Dior, Fendi, LVMH
Moet Hennessey, Richemont,
Gucci Group, Salvatore Ferragamo, Prada, Buccellati, Dolce
& Gabbana, Tom Ford, Damiani, Bulgari, Versace, Mikimoto, Louis Vuitton and a few select others. Rivers and daugh-
who he declined to name does not intend to conduct
one, despite the requests of
community residents to do so.
Approximately 500 canyon
residents backed an effort to request an environmental impact
review of the original proposal
prior to the start of construction.
“There’s about 34 homes
on Tower going to be affected
by this construction plus all of
the other homes that are on the
haul route,” said Tower Lane
resident and Save Benedict
Canyon campaigner Mike
Eisenberg.
Reznik stated the most significant modification in the
plans was a change to the grading of the property at 9933
Tower. He stated a large portion of material left from the
prior owner Jon Peters, who
sold the property in 2009 to
Tower Lane Properties, including stables, walls and other various miscellaneous structures,
were not permitted and had not
been removed though Peters
had been complied to do so.
He added Tower Lane Properties intends to work with the LA
Department of Building and
Safety to remove these projects
and “bring the property back
into legal conform.”
The new plan proposes to
remove the illegal structures
without hauling it all off-site,
Reznik said. He stated the
plans show a 5,000 square foot
house on site 9933 because
that was the “only way” to submit the plans to remediate
9933, though, he said, “it is not
our intention to build the
house.” The Tower Lane Properties representative added
there is “little” grading to be
done on 9941 or 9937.
“We submitted new and
revised plans which have completely eliminated the need to
haul off a lot of dirt and other
material that’s on the site,
thereby eliminating as much as
3,000 truck trips,” he said.
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The event also launched
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The Courier and Two
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May 23 in Beverly Hills for the
Rodeo Drive Committee and
civic leaders.
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By Holiday Mathis
Jill Black
Tori Spelling
Bob Saget
Emilio Estevez
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS–Celebrating birthdays are Harvey Keitel, Stevie Wonder and Stephen Colbert
(May 13); Mark Zuckerberg, Cate Blanchett, Robert Zemeckis, David Byrne and George Lucas (May 14);
Anna Maria Alberghetti, Trini Lopez, Lee Horsley, Madeleine Albright, George Brett, Lainie Kazan, and The
Courier’s John Seitz (May 15); Helene McKinley, Pierce Brosnan, Janet Jackson, Tori Spelling and Debra
Winger (May 16); Marilyn Hall, Craig Ferguson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Nikki Haskell, and Bob Saget (May
17); Tina Fey, Stephen Perius, Fran Jeffries, and Robert Morse (May 18); Grace Jones, Nora Ephron and
James Fox (May 19); and belatedly to Jill Black (May 7).
Connie Martinson
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Harlan Steinbaum’s business biography is worth a business book of its own, which included buying back his retail
drug chain and being a founder
of Express Script. Instead, he
has authored Tough Calls From
The Corner Office: Top Business Leaders Reveal Their Career-Defining Moments (Harper Business $25.99). The book
covers the various stages of
men and women’s careers.
He begins with Danny
Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group, who was primed
to be a lawyer when he decided he always wanted to run a
restaurant.
I did ask Harlan how he
would have handled a child
that you had seen graduate from
college but then turns to you
saying he wants to become a
chef? His answer was that he
would first try to discourage and
then would have accepted.
Angela F. Braly is president/CEO/chairman of WellPoint,Inc. She was an attorney
working as legal counsel to a
not-for-profit Blue Cross and
Blue Shield companies that
were being converted to profit
status.
Her choice was to go with
this new entity where she could
make a difference in lives or return to the law profession. Along
the way, she helped create a $1
billion charitable foundation
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Beverly Hills’ own Monty
Hall talked about his decision
to hold out for evening shows
of Let’s Make A Deal that
would give him the right to put
them into syndication. This is
under the section of the book
entitled, ”Betting the Farm:
Risking Success for More Success.”
He interviews the winners, naturally, but also the
losers. And he notes that after
2008, the economic climate
had the solidity of an earthquake, especially for those
who were leveraged out.
I was interested in Harlan’s reaction to Albert E.
Suter, Emerson Electric’s vice
chairman/COO and president
of both Whirlpool and Firestone corporations, who
moved his factory to Brazil?
Price of globalization? Suter
claimed he moved jobs to save
jobs and faced the issue with
his managers by asking what
his competitors’ cost and what
they needed to do to meet that
price.
Quality has risen around
the world and the question remains of whether the United
States can meet the price and
the quality.
It is difficult for most self
made men and women to step
down for the next generation
and those stories are here as
well.
Consider the book a
source of honest knowledge
that you don’t always get with
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For some, 13 is a lucky number–for others a bad omen. For
instance, in Scotland, you won’t find a Gate 13 at an airport, and
some tall buildings skip the 13th floor by naming it the 14th floor
or, more conspicuously, 12B. This Friday the 13th under the Libra
moon will defy reputation and bring peace, harmony and good
fortune.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 13). It’s a lucky year, especially if you
happen to have been born on a Friday. But all May 13 birthdays
are likely to enjoy love and happiness in this next year, providing
you place your affections with those who readily return them.
Domestic matters resolve in June. Business brings success in July
and October. Sagittarius and Capricorn people adore you.
TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). A certain project seems to be taking
over your life in some ways, including financial. Don’t emphasize
how expensive it is. Instead, focus on the joy and education it
brings you and the bonding that happened because of it.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are paying attention and firing on
all cylinders. No one has to tell you twice. You’ll receive all the
messages clearly the first time, including the nonverbal cues.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You always work harder at jobs you
really love. You’ll ask tough questions about today’s work. Would
you still do this if you were a multimillionaire? If not, what work
would you still be willing to do?
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your social circle is expanding, one conversation at a time. Casual fun turns into making plans. It will feel
wonderful to make close friends with someone as loving and normal as you are.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will conduct many experiments as
you try to reach a new level of accomplishment. This may pertain
to a game or the mastery of a talent. Once you execute an action,
analyze the results you get honestly and objectively.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The sound of a storm can be frightening, even when you’re warm inside and there’s very chance that
the weather will affect you. News is the same way. Know that
you’re going to be just fine. You are protected. Take courage.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You are naturally compelled to help
the very young, the very old and anyone with obvious need. Resist
the urge to take care of people not in any of those categories.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You may not want the limelight
for yourself, but you see the benefit of getting more publicity for
your project, your work or your team. You will find it easy to reach
many people now.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Strategize about how you will
reach your goal. Remember that when the atmosphere is calm,
sudden movements tend to startle anyone with a heartbeat. But in
chaos, no one will be fazed.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s absolutely sweet how crazy you
are about someone special. Be careful not to make this person the
center of your life, though. You are far better suited for that role.
PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). You have social premonitions all the
time in the sense that you understand people and can accurately
predict how they will react in certain circumstances. Today’s premonition is even more profound than usual.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). You’ve wanted a chance to show someone how much he or she means to you. You’ll now have the perfect opportunity to do so. You’ll give from the heart and be warmly received.
If you would like to write Holiday Mathis, go to
www.creators.com and click on “Write the Author” on her page.
To read past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at
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BEVERLY HILLS
BHUSD JOBS
flexibility in these days of fiscal
crisis,” Lurie said. “We all hope
for the best, but hope is not a
solid governance strategy. The
2012 -2013 budget, which
must be approved by the county, currently projects a deficit
and a reserve that dips below
the allowable 3 percent minimum. By spending money that
we don't currently have, the
Board majority's action will increase the deficit.”
After discussions on Monday, it is clear the district hopes
to realize $1 million in savings.
As of an announcement at
the special meeting Monday,
The One Campaign, began by
BHEF in association with the
BHEA, PTA’s and Beverly High
ASB, raised approximately
$540,000 in just seven days.
The campaign will continue,
now dubbed the “One Plus
One Campaign,” in an effort to
continue to save the jobs that
couldn’t be saved. The board
also voted to pay $244, 272.01
in MTA expenditures from the
Measure E bond instead of the
general fund.
In an unprecedented move,
BHEA President Mark Frenn announced the BHEA would be
open to negotiating two furlough days. While the majority
of the union was not informed
of the decision Frenn said the
general consensus of union
members was a mixture of
“thank you for your strong leadership” and concern over the
lack of communication.
“The landscape of the financial crisis hitting the district
changes so quickly that this all
came together at the last
minute over the weekend,”
Frenn said. “The teachers, from
what I’m sensing, are definitely
willing to take pay cuts through
furlough days but they want to
have full disclosure .”
Frenn said ideally will conclude by June.
Those who supported
counting on the money from
the furloughs said it is necessary to trust the BHEA.
“This is unprecedented,”
Board member Steven Fenton
said. “Our teacher’s have never
offered furlough days before.
Our board majority has made it
a mandate to mend fences and
build bridges with our employees. This game-changing overture is a direct result of that
mandate. I trust our teachers.
They will not let the school district down. This is the best relationship we've ever had with
the teachers union."
Manaster said he could not
agree with the board majority
to count the money from furloughs before it had been officially negotiated.
“The furloughs have not
been agreed to yet,” Manaster
said. “There are two days of furloughs (the BHEA is open to negotiating), which is a significant
sacrifice because it’s never happened before. It also sends the
right message to our city offi-
cials and city employees who
had to take a haircut recently
and I think it’s a great gesture.
But the vote on Monday was
based upon funds not yet realized and savings not yet been
realized.”
Board President Brian
Goldberg said he believed
Monday was a night full of
mixed emotions.
“On the one hand, the One
Campaign was a success and
we were able to restore all the
cuts that were part of the One
campaign but we still had to let
go of 14 positions and that will
impact programs,” Goldberg
said. “The discussion between
the Board members was instructive and showed the philosophical differences board
members have when it comes
to how we prioritize the district
budget.”
Although the district was
able to save 13 jobs, there are
still 14 more that are in jeopardy. Beverly Vista 4th grade
teacher Ashley Dann has been
RIFed every year during the
three years she has taught in
the BHUSD. Although she has
tried not to let it affect her
classroom and chose not to tell
her students, they ultimately
found out on their own.
“It’s just painful,” Dann
said. “(Teaching is) not only
what I do, it’s who I am. To be
honest, I’m disgusted that any 9
year old in the whole world
knows what a pink slip is. These
are adult created problems and
we’ve affected their world.”
While she said she is hopeful the district will raise the
money, she mentioned the
longer the BHUSD waits, the
less likely the teachers will be
available. Dann said while she
could teach anywhere, she
prefers Beverly Hills.
The positions saved are two
K-8 counselors, two special education teachers, one high
school counselor, one program
specialist, one middle school
instrumental teacher, one English teacher, two K-5 technology teachers, two custodians
and a three-fourths performing
arts teacher.
FIRE SERVICE DAY
have a very good time and
learn something useful,” he
said.
Approximately 15-20 volunteer firefighters and firefighters on duty who can help
when not responding to calls
will lead a variety of activities
and demonstrations, including
a fire engine ride, auto extrication demonstration, fire prevention and safety activities,
equipment demonstrations
PARKING
tained signatures from eight of
the 12 single family residences on the block. He said
at the April 7 meeting the petitioners also requested to
modify the preferential parking zone “N” with an exten-
MTA
(EIS/EIR) for the Westside Subway Extension.
This Writ of Mandate
comes after countless attempts
by the BHUSD, its attorneys
and consultants both informally and formally to obtain
“various categories of public
records from the MTA, some
of which records are referenced in the MTA’s draft
EIS/EIR,” the petition says.
The BHUSD is looking to
get the information in order to
give accurate comments in response to the draft EIS/EIR.
“We asked the MTA to
produce those studies so we
can evaluate whether the
statements in the EIR are correct given what the studies are
and if there were any changes
or data that would impact
those conclusions,” BHUSD
attorney Kevin Brogan said.
“We need this information so
we can get the MTA information as to how we respond (to
the draft EIR/EIS).”
According to the petition,
the BHUSD is alleging the
MTA has violated the CPRA
including withholding public
and, if conditions permit, a
live fire demonstration in
which the department will
light a car donated by the
City’s tow service on fire to
demonstrate how the department safely puts out fires in
emergency situations, Embrey
said. The department’s mascot, Sparky the dog, will make
an appearance at the event,
where hot dogs and cold
drinks will be provided.
One of the main purposes
of the event is to introduce the
community to firefighters, es-
May 13, 2011 | Page 35
pecially younger children who
may be afraid of seeing a firefighter in full uniform come
into their home in emergency
situations, Embrey said.
“They will get to meet the
firefighters who serve them
day in and day out and give
their kids a change to interact
with firefighters and see what
firefighters do,” he said.
The event will be held at
the BHFD headquarters, 445
N. Rexford Dr.
sion of no parking from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. seven days a week
except by permit and were advised to re-circulate the petition.
The petition was brought
back before the Traffic & Parking Commission at the May 5
meeting, at which time the
commission unanimously ap-
proved a recommendation to
grant the petition’s request.
The commission will forward the recommendation on
to the City Council for consideration. The recommendation
is slated to be reviewed by the
City Council at the June 7
council meeting, Kunz said.
documents, failing to make
specific written determinations of the alleged bases for
withholding public documents in response to various
written CPRA requests and
claiming improper and overly
broad exemptions for withholding public documents.
According to the exhibits
attached to the petition, consultants for the BHUSD filed
CPRA’s beginning on February
1 through April 23.
The exhibits show the
BHUSD set letters dated April
11, April 14, April 27 and May
5. They received two responses dated May 4, one which directed the BHUSD to visit the
Westside Subway Extension
website and offered to print
the reports for $.10 per page.
The other, from MTA
Records and Information Coordinator David Lor, responding to the BHUSD’s April 27
letter, said, “While our department has gathered a majority
of the requested documents…
we will advise May 20 as to
whether any of these documents are available.”
The BHUSD sent in payment for the documents on
May 5.
Brogan said he believes
all of the records the BHUSD
is requesting are public
record.
“(We are looking for) the
type of thing you’d evaluate in
an EIR,” Brogan said. “(We
want to look) at various things
to determine the best route.
They are clearly a public
record, the question is
whether the MTA is going to
produce them or not.”
MTA spokesperson Dave
Sotero would not comment directly to The Courier. He
pointed to a blog post on
MTA’s blog “The Source” posted on May 11. The post, written by Sotero, said while
Metro has received “numerous requests on an ongoing
basis” from the BHUSD and
has provided all publically
available documents.
The petition was filed on
May 9. The district will then
get a hearing date from the
court sometime in late May
and the case will be heard in
department 82 of the Stanley
Mosk Superior Courthouse in
downtown Los Angeles.
[email protected]
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BEVERLY HILLS COURIER under said Deed of Trust
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF heretofore executed and
delivered to the undersigned
ANNUAL REPORT
a written declaration of
Pursuant to Section 6104(d) of Default and Demand for
the Internal Revenue Code, Sale, and a written Notice of
notice is hereby given that the Default and Election to Sell.
annual report for the calendar The undersigned caused
year 2010 of the SWERDLOW said Notice of Default and
FAMILY FOUNDATION, a private Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the
foundation, is avilable at the real property is located. For
foundation’s office for inspection sales information: Mon-Fri
during regular business hours 9:00am to 4:00pm (619)
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by 590-1221.
Cal-Western
any citizen who requests it within Reconveyance Corporation,
180 days after the date of this 525 East Main Street, P.O.
publication. The foundation’s Box 22004, El Cajon, CA
office is located at 617 N. Linden 92022-9004 Dated: April 29,
Drive, Beverly Hills Ca. 90210 2011. (R-379661 05/13/11,
05/20/11, 05/27/11)
c/o Harry B. Swerdlow.
The principal manager of the ——————————
foundation is Edith L.. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S
SALE T.S. No: A523723 CA
Swerdlow.
Published May 13, 2011 Unit Code: A Loan No:
19302312/BELANGER/MAR
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Min No:
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE K JUDE
T.S No. 1203733-02 APN: 100011520050081324 AP
T.D.
4340-023-006 TRA: 001349 #1: 5529-005-167
LOAN NO: Xxxxxx6840 REF: SERVICE COMPANY, as duly
Gilleran, Thomas J IMPOR- appointed Trustee under the
TANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY following described Deed of
OWNER: YOU ARE IN Trust WILL SELL AT PUBDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF LIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHTRUST, DATED April 07, EST BIDDER FOR CASH (in
2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE the forms which are lawful
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR tender in the United States)
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD and/or the cashier's, certiAT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU fied or other checks speciNEED AN EXPLANATION OF fied in Civil Code Section
THE NATURE OF THE PRO- 2924h (payable in full at the
CEEDING AGAINST YOU, time of sale to T.D. Service
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A Company) all right, title and
LAWYER. On June 02, 2011, interest conveyed to and
at 10:00am, Cal-Western now held by it under said
Reconveyance Corporation, Deed of Trust in the property
described:
as duly appointed trustee hereinafter
MARK
J.
under and pursuant to Deed Trustor:
GLENN
of Trust recorded April 14, BELANGER,
Recorded
2005, as Inst. No. 05 SCARPELLI
0862249 in book XX, page March 19, 2008 as Instr.
XX of Official Records in the No. 20080470926 in Book office of the County Recorder -- Page --- of Official
of Los Angeles County, State Records in the office of the
of California, executed by Recorder of LOS ANGELES
Thomas J Gilleran An County; CALIFORNIA , purUnmarried Man, will sell at suant to the Notice of
public auction to highest bid- Default and Election to Sell
recorded
der for cash, cashier’s check thereunder
drawn on a state or national February 9, 2011 as Instr.
bank, a check drawn by a No. 11-217116 in Book --state or federal credit union, Page --- of Official Records
or a check drawn by a state in the office of the Recorder
or federal savings and loan of LOS ANGELES County
association, savings associa- CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE IN
tion, or savings bank At the DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
west side of the los angeles TRUST DATED MARCH 12,
county
courthouse, 2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE
Southeast District, 12720 ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
California, all right, title and SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF
interest conveyed to and now YOU NEED AN EXPLANAheld by it under said Deed of TION OF THE NATURE OF
Trust in the property situated THE PROCEEDING AGAINST
in said County and State YOU, YOU SHOULD CON911
described as: Completely TACT A LAWYER.
described in said deed of NORTH KINGS ROAD 215,
trust The street address and WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
other common designation, if 90069 "(If a street address
any, of the real property or common designation of
described above is purported property is shown above, no
to be: 9024-9026 Phyllis Av warranty is given as to its
West Hollywood CA 90069 completeness or correctThe undersigned Trustee dis- ness)." Said Sale of properclaims any liability for any ty will be made in "as is" conincorrectness of the street dition without covenant or
express
or
address and other common warranty,
designation, if any, shown implied, regarding title posherein. Said sale will be held, session, or encumbrances,
but without covenant or war- to pay the remaining princiranty, express or implied, pal sum of the note(s)
regarding title, possession, secured by said Deed of
condition or encumbrances, Trust, with interest as in said
including fees, charges and note provided, advances, if
expenses of the Trustee and any, under the terms of said
of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, fees, charges
Deed of Trust, to pay the and expenses of the Trustee
remaining principal sums of and of the trusts created by
the note(s) secured by said said Deed of Trust. Said sale
Deed of Trust. The total will be held on: JUNE 2,
amount of the unpaid balance 2011, AT 11:00 A.M. *AT
of the obligation secured by THE WEST SIDE DOORS TO
the property to be sold and THE LOS ANGELES COUNreasonable estimated costs, TY COURTS BUILDING,
expenses and advances at 12720 NORWALK BLVD,
the time of the initial publica- NORWALK, CA At the time
tion of the Notice of Sale is: of the initial publication of
$579,853.58. If the Trustee is this notice, the total amount
unable to convey title for any of the unpaid balance of the
reason, the successful bid- obligation secured by the
der's sole and exclusive rem- above described Deed of
edy shall be the return of Trust and estimated costs,
monies paid to the Trustee, expenses, and advances is
and the successful bidder $370,621.15. It is possible
shall have no further that at the time of sale the
recourse. The beneficiary opening bid may be less
BEVERLY HILLS
PUBLIC NOTICES
than the total indebtedness
due. Pursuant to California
Civil Code 2923.54 the
undersigned, on behalf of
the beneficiary, loan servicer
or
authorized
agent,
declares as follows: The
mortgage loan servicer has
obtained
from
the
Commissioner of a final or
temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section
2923.53 that is current and
valid on the date the notice
of sale is recorded. The
timeframe for giving notice
of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52
does not apply pursuant to
Section 2923.52. If the
Trustee is unable to convey
title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and
exclusive remedy shall be
the return of monies paid to
the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is
set aside for any reason, the
Purchaser at the sale shall
be entitled only to a return of
the monies paid. The
Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the
Mortgagor, the Mortgagee
or the Mortgagee's attorney. Date: May 4, 2011
T.D. SERVICE COMPANY as
said Trustee, T.D. Service
Company Agent for the
Trustee and as Authorized
Agent for the Beneficiary
MARLENE
CLEGHORN,
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
T.D. SERVICE COMPANY
1820 E. FIRST ST., SUITE
210, P.O. BOX 11988
SANTA ANA, CA 927111988 We are assisting the
Beneficiary to collect a debt
and any information we
obtain will be used for that
purpose whether received
orally or in writing. If available, the expected opening
bid and/or postponement
information may be obtained
by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day
before the sale: (714) 4805690 or you may access
sales
information at
www.tacforeclosures.com.
TAC#
935193
PUB:
05/13/11,
05/20/11,
05/27/11
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T.S. No. T11-73619-CA /
APN: 4339-015-061 NOTICE
OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU
ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED OF TRUST DATED
5/24/2006. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY
BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD
CONTACT
A
LAWYER. A public auction
sale to the highest bidder for
cash, Cashier’s Check drawn
on a state or national bank,
check drawn by a state or
federal credit union, or a
federal savings and loan
association, or savings
association, or savings bank
specified in section 5102 of
the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in
this state will be held by the
duly appointed trustee as
shown below, of all right,
title, and interest conveyed
to and now held by the
trustee in the hereinafter
described property under
and pursuant to a deed of
trust described below. The
sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied,
regarding title, possession,
or encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of
the note(s) secured by the
Deed of Trust, with interest
and late charges thereon, as
provided in the note(s),
advances, under the terms
of the Deed of Trust, interest
thereon, fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee for
the total amount (at the time
of the initial publication of
the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set
forth below. The amount
may be greater on the day of
sale. Pursuant to California
Civil Code Section 2923.54
the undersigned, on behalf
of the beneficiary, loan servicer, or authorized agent,
declares as follows: [X] The
mortgage loan servicer has
obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary
order of exemption pursuant
to Section 2923.53 that is
current and valid on the date
the notice of sale is filed and
[X] The timeframe for giving
notice of sale specified in
subdivision (a) of Section
2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or
2923.55 Trustor: Charles M
Casey, trustee of The
Charles M Casey Revocable
Trust Dated October 31,
2005
Duly
Appointed
Trustee: CR Title Services,
Inc. c/o Pite Duncan, 4375
Jutland Drive, Suite 200,
San Diego, CA 92117 877576-0472
Recorded
05/30/2006 as Instrument
No. 06 1172652 in book ,
page of Official Records in
the office of the Recorder of
Los
Angeles
County,
California, Date of Sale:
6/6/2011 at 10:30 AM Place
of Sale: At the front entrance
to the Pomona Superior
Courts Building, 350 West
Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA
Amount of unpaid balance
and
other
charges:
$194,443.31 Street Address
or other common designation of real property: 964
Larrabee Street Unit 207
West Hollywood, CA 900693940 A.P.N.: 4339-015-061
Legal Description: As more
fully described in said Deed
of Trust The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of
the street address or other
common designation, if any,
shown above. If no street
address or other common
designation is shown, directions to the location of the
property may be obtained by
sending a written request to
the beneficiary within 10
days of the date of first publication of this Notice of
Sale. The Trustee shall incur
no liability for any good faith
error in stating the proper
amount of unpaid balances
and charges. For sales information please contact
Priority
Posting
and
Publishing at www.priorityposting.com or (714) 5731965 Reinstatement Line:
877-576-0472
Date:
5/13/2011 CR Title Services,
Inc 1000 Technology Drive
MS 314 O’Fallon MO 63368
Jill
Bryant,
Trustee
Specialist Federal Law
requires us to notify you
that we are acting as a debt
collector. If you are currently in a bankruptcy or have
received a discharge in
bankruptcy as to this obligation, this communication is
intended for informational
purposes only and is not an
attempt to collect a debt in
violation of the automatic
stay or the discharge injunction. P833903 5/13, 5/20,
05/27/2011
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE Trustee Sale No.
10CA01618-1 Order No.
100764558 APN: 5529-025225 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED
03/15/2007.
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION
TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
AN EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD
CONTACT
A
LAWYER. On June 2, 2011
at 01:00 PM, RSM&A
Foreclosure Services, as the
duly appointed Trustee under
and pursuant to Deed of
Trust Recorded March 22,
2007 as Document Number:
20070650273 of official
records in the Office of the
Recorder of Los Angeles
County, California, executed
by: JACQUELINE ANN FINCH
AN UNMARRIED WOMAN,
as
Trustor,
Mortgage
Electronic
Registration
Systems, Inc., as nominee
for IndyMac Bank, FSB, as
Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT
PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE
HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH
(payable at time of sale in
lawful money of the United
States, by cash, a cashier’s
national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit
union, or a check drawn by a
state or federal savings and
loan association, savings
this state) at the following
location: At the front
entrance to the Pomona
Superior Courts Building,
350 West Mission Blvd.
Pomona, all right, title and
interest conveyed to and now
held by it under said Deed of
Trust in the property situated
in said County, California
describing the land therein:
Legal description as more
fully described in said deed
of trust.
The property
heretofore described is being
sold “as is”. The street
address and other common
designation, if any, of the real
property described above is
purported to be: 950 NORTH
KINGS ROAD 366, WEST
HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069.
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any
incorrectness of the street
designation, if any, shown
herein. Said sale will be
made, but without covenant
or warranty, expressed or
implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances,
to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)
secured by said Deed of
Trust, with interest thereon,
as provided in said note(s),
advances, if any, under the
terms of the Deed of Trust,
estimated fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee and
of the trusts created by said
Deed of Trust, to-wit:
$514,198.11 (Estimated*)
*Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will
increase this figure prior to
sale. The beneficiary under
said Deed of Trust heretofore
executed and delivered to the
undersigned
a
written
Declaration of Default and
Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and
Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of
Default and Election to Sell to
be recorded in the county
where the real property is
located and more than three
months have elapsed since
such recordation. DATE:
05/12/2011
RSM&A
Foreclosures Services 15165
Ventura Boulevard, Suite 330
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
805-804-5616 For specific
information on sales including bid amounts call (714)
277-4845. Kimberly Karas,
Authorized Agent of RSM&A
Foreclosures
Services
FEI#1045.01086
05/13/2011, 05/20/2011,
05/27/2011
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
TS No. 07-0042468 Title
Order
No.
07-8-172726
Investor/Insurer No. APN No.
4337-008-096 YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST, DATED 05/12/2005.
SHOULD
CONTACT
A
LAWYER." Notice is hereby
given that RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as duly
appointed trustee pursuant
to the Deed of Trust executed
by LANA KOSMOGORLOV, A
MARRIED WOMAN AS HER
SOLE AND SEPARATE
PROPERTY,
dated
05/12/2005 and recorded
05/18/05, as Instrument No.
05 1166391, in Book , Page
), of Official Records in the
office of the County Recorder
of Los Angeles County, State
of California, will sell on
05/20/2011 at 10:30AM, At
the West side of the Los
Angeles County Courthouse,
directly facing Norwalk Blvd.,
12720
Norwalk
Blvd.,
Norwalk, CA 90650 at public
auction, to the highest bidder
for cash or check as
described below, payable in
full at time of sale, all right,
title, and interest conveyed
to and now held by it under
said Deed of Trust, in the
property situated in said
County and State and as
more fully described in the
above referenced Deed of
Trust. The street address and
other common designation,
if any, of the real property
described above is purported
to be: 705 WESTMOUNT
DRIVE # 306, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, 900695177. The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any
herein. The total amount of
the unpaid balance with
interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable
estimated
costs,
expenses and advances at
the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is
$645,661.60. It is possible
that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less than
the total indebtedness due.
In addition to cash, the
Trustee will accept cashier's
checks drawn on a state or
national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit
union, or a check drawn by a
specified in Section 5102 of
this state. Said sale will be
made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or
warranty, express or implied,
regarding title, possession or
encumbrances, to satisfy the
indebtedness secured by
said Deed of Trust, advances
thereunder, with interest as
provided, and the unpaid
principal of the Note secured
by said Deed of Trust with
interest thereon as provided
in said Note, plus fees,
charges and expenses of the
Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.
DATED: 12/08/2007 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1757
TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063
Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale
Information (626) 927-4399
By:-- Trustee's Sale Officer
RECONTRUST COMPANY,
N.A. is a debt collector
attempting to collect a debt.
Any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
ASAP#
3977005
04/29/2011, 05/06/2011,
05/13/2011
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S
SALE TS No. 09-0160165
Title Order No. 09-8-493456
Investor/Insurer
No.
166358644 APN No. 4328-
004-102 YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF
TRUST,
DATED
04/17/2007. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY
BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
EXPLANATION OF THE
SHOULD
CONTACT
A
appointed trustee pursuant
to the Deed of Trust executed by WILLIAM P GORNIK,
AN UNMARRIED MAN,
dated 04/17/2007 and
recorded 04/26/07, as
Instrument
No.
20071008049, in Book -,
Page -), of Official Records
in the office of the County
Recorder of Los Angeles
County, State of California,
will sell on 05/20/2011 at
10:30AM, At the West side
of the Los Angeles County
Courthouse, directly facing
Norwalk Blvd., 12720
Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA
90650 at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash
or check as described
below, payable in full at time
of sale, all right, title, and
interest conveyed to and
now held by it under said
Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County
and State and as more fully
described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The
street address and other
of the real property
described above is purported to be: 9950 DURANT
DRIVE #308, BEVERLY
HILLS, CA, 90212. The
herein. The total amount of
the unpaid balance with
interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable
estimated
costs,
expenses and advances at
the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale
is $803,554.74. It is possible that at the time of sale
the opening bid may be less
than the total indebtedness
due. In addition to cash, the
Trustee will accept cashier's
checks drawn on a state or
national bank, a check
drawn by a state or federal
credit union, or a check
drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, savings association, or
savings bank specified in
Section 5102 of the
Financial Code and authorized to do business in this
state. Said sale will be made,
in an ''AS IS'' condition, but
without covenant or warranty, express or implied,
regarding title, possession
or encumbrances, to satisfy
the indebtedness secured by
said Deed of Trust, advances
thereunder, with interest as
provided, and the unpaid
principal of the Note secured
by said Deed of Trust with
interest thereon as provided
in said Note, plus fees,
DATED: 01/30/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A.
1800 Tapo Canyon Rd.,
CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800)
281 8219, Sale Information
(626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's
Sale
Officer
RECONTRUST COMPANY,
Any information obtained
will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3979391
04/29/2011, 05/06/2011,
05/13/2011
BEVERLY HILLS
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS
No. 09-0057664 Title Order No.
09-8-175009 APN No. 5560023-047 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 03/02/2006. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is
hereby given that RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of
Trust executed by TANYA C.
GHANTOUS-TEICHNER, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE
AND SEPARATE PPOPERTY,
dated 03/02/2006 and recorded
03/21/06, as Instrument No. 06
0594691, in Book , Page ), of
Official Records in the office of
the County Recorder of Los
Angeles County, State of
California, will sell on 05/27/2011
at 1:00PM, At the front entrance
to the Pomona Superior Courts
Building, 350 West Mission Blvd.,
Pomona, Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash or check as described
below, payable in full at time of
sale, all right, title, and interest
conveyed to and now held by it
under said Deed of Trust, in the
property situated in said County
described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street
address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported
to be: 1264 OZETA TERRACE NO.
101, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA,
90069. The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for any
address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.
The total amount of the unpaid
balance with interest thereon of
the obligation secured by the
property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses
and advances at the time of the
initial publication of the Notice of
Sale is $643,736.82. It is possible
that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total
indebtedness due. In addition to
cash, the Trustee will accept
cashier’s checks drawn on a state
or national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit union,
or a check drawn by a state or
federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section
5102 of the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in this
state. Said sale will be made, in an
“AS IS” condition, but without
covenant or warranty, express or
implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy
the indebtedness secured by said
Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and
the unpaid principal of the Note
secured by said Deed of Trust
with interest thereon as provided
in said Note, plus fees, charges
and expenses of the Trustee and
of the trusts created by said Deed
of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the
California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is
attached to the Notice of Trustee’s
Sale duly recorded with the
appropriate County Recorder’s
Office. DATED: 08/09/2009
RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A.
1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063
Phone/Sale Information: (800)
281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale
Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY
N.A., is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that
purpose. FEI # 1006.67106 5/06,
5/13, 5/20/2011
——————————
SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE
CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is
hereby given that RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of
MAY 13, 2011 | Page 37
PUBLIC NOTICES
Trust executed by DOROTHY
GAGLIANO, A SINGLE WOMAN,
dated 09/22/2005 and recorded
2386606, in Book , Page ), of
Official Records in the office of
California,
will
sell
on
05/27/2011 at 1:00PM, At the
front entrance to the Pomona
Superior Courts Building, 350
West Mission Blvd., Pomona,
Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash or check as described
to be: 1140 ALTA LOMA ROAD #
204, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA,
900692482. The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any liability for
any incorrectness of the street
Sale is $526,974.88. It is possible that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less than the
total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will
accept cashier’s checks drawn
on a state or national bank, a
check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn
by a state or federal savings and
loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified
in Section 5102 of the Financial
Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will
be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or
indebtedness secured by said
Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided,
and the unpaid principal of the
Note secured by said Deed of
Trust with interest thereon as
provided in said Note, plus fees,
Trustee and of the trusts created
by said Deed of Trust. If required
by the provisions of section
2923.5 of the California Civil
Code, the declaration from the
mortgagee, beneficiary or
authorized agent is attached to
the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly
recorded with the appropriate
County Recorder’s Office.
Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-0194 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063
Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector
attempting to collect a debt. Any
information obtained will be
used for that purpose. FEI #
1006.58714
5/06,
5/13,
5/20/2011
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SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF
YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION
OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
Notice is hereby given that
RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by DAE- KWON KIM, A
MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE &
SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated
20070165994, in Book , Page ),
of Official Records in the office of
California,
will
sell
on
05/17/2011 at 1:00PM, At the
Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash or check as described
to be: 403 NORTH OAKHURST
DRIVE #104, BEVERLY HILLS,
CA, 90210. The undersigned
Sale is $651,676.12. It is possible that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less than the
total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will
accept cashier’s checks drawn
on a state or national bank, a
check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn
by a state or federal savings and
loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified
in Section 5102 of the Financial
Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will
be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or
indebtedness secured by said
Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided,
and the unpaid principal of the
Note secured by said Deed of
Trust with interest thereon as
provided in said Note, plus fees,
by said Deed of Trust. If required
by the provisions of section
2923.5 of the California Civil
Code, the declaration from the
mortgagee, beneficiary or
authorized agent is attached to
the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly
recorded with the appropriate
County Recorder’s Office.
Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-0194 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063
Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector
attempting to collect a debt. Any
information obtained will be
used for that purpose. FEI #
1006.47316
4/22,
4/29,
5/06/2011
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T.S. No. T10-66689-CA / APN:
4339-009-150 NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN
TRUST DATED 1/29/2002.
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
LAWYER. A public auction sale
to the highest bidder for cash,
Cashier’s Check drawn on a state
or national bank, check drawn by
a state or federal credit union, or
a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or
savings bank specified in section
5102 of the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in this
state will be held by the duly
appointed trustee as shown
below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by
the trustee in the hereinafter
described property under and
pursuant to a deed of trust
described below. The sale will be
made, but without covenant or
warranty, expressed or implied,
regarding title, possession, or
encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of the
note(s) secured by the Deed of
Trust, with interest and late
charges thereon, as provided in
the note(s), advances, under the
terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee for the
total amount (at the time of the
Sale) reasonably estimated to be
set forth below. The amount
may be greater on the day of
sale. Pursuant to California Civil
Code Section 2923.54 the
undersigned, on behalf of the
beneficiary, loan servicer, or
authorized agent, declares as
follows: [X] The mortgage loan
servicer has obtained from the
commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is
current and valid on the date the
notice of sale is filed and [X] The
timeframe for giving notice of
sale specified in subdivision (a)
of Section 2923.52 does not
apply pursuant to Section
2923.52 or 2923.55 Trustor:
Carlos Venegas Jr., a single man
Duly Appointed Trustee: CR Title
Services, Inc. c/o Pite Duncan,
4375 Jutland Drive, Suite 200,
San Diego, CA 92117 877-5760472 Recorded 02/06/2002 as
Instrument No. 02 0286188 in
book , page of Official Records
in the office of the Recorder of
Los Angeles County, California,
Date of Sale: 5/31/2011 at 10:30
AM Place of Sale: At the front
CA Amount of unpaid balance
and other charges: $146,181.70
Street Address or other common designation of real property: 970 North Palm Avenue #218
West Hollywood, CA 90069
A.P.N.: 4339-009-150 Legal
Description: As more fully
described in said Deed of Trust
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or
other common designation, if
any, shown above. If no street
address or other common designation is shown, directions to
the location of the property may
be obtained by sending a written
request to the beneficiary within
10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. The
Trustee shall incur no liability for
any good faith error in stating
the proper amount of unpaid
balances and charges. For sales
information please contact
Priority Posting and Publishing
at www.priorityposting.com or
(714) 573-1965 Reinstatement
Line: 877-576-0472 Date:
5/6/2011 CR Title Services, Inc.
1000 Technology Drive MS 314
O’Fallon, MO 63368 Kimberly
Lee, Trustee Specialist Federal
Law requires us to notify you
that we are acting as a debt collector. If you are currently in a
bankruptcy or have received a
discharge in bankruptcy as to
this obligation, this communication is intended for informational
purposes only and is not an
attempt to collect a debt in violation of the automatic stay or the
discharge injunction. P831462
5/6, 5/13, 05/20/2011
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TSG No.: 5021085 TS No.:
CA1100223969 FHA/VA/PMI
No.: APN:4335?029?038 YOU
DEED OF TRUST, DATED
05/02/06. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT
A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
CONTACT A LAWYER. On May
19, 2011 at 11:30 AM, First
American Trustee Servicing
Solutions, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant
to Deed of Trust recorded
1073139, in book , page , of
Official Records in the Office of
the County Recorder of LOS
ANGELES County, State of
California.
Executed
by:
SHAHRIAR ZARINI AND LOEIS
REFUA, HUSBAND AND WIFE,.
WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR
CASH,
CASHIER'S
CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or
other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at
time of sale in lawful money of
the United States) At the front
W. Mission Blvd. Pomona, CA..
All right, title and interest con-
veyed to and now held by it under
said Deed of Trust in the property
situated in said County and State
described as: AS MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE
MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST
APN# 4335?029?038. The street
address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported
to be: 150 NORTH ALMONT
DRIVE #402, BEVERLY HILLS,
CA 90211. The undersigned
Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding
title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining
principal sum of the note(s)
secured by said Deed of Trust,
with interest thereon, as provided
in said note(s), advances, under
the terms of said Deed of Trust,
fees, charges and expenses of the
by said Deed of Trust. The total
amount of the unpaid balance of
property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses
Sale is $718,231.64. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust
heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written
Declaration of Default and
Demand for Sale, and a written
Notice of Default and Election to
Sell. The undersigned caused
said Notice of Default and
Election to Sell to be recorded in
the County where the real property is located. If the sale is set
aside for any reason, the
Purchaser at the sale shall be
entitled only to a return of the
deposit paid. The Purchaser shall
have no further recourse against
the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or
the Mortgagee's Trustee. The
beneficiary or servicing agent
declares that it has obtained from
the
Commissioner
of
Corporations a final or temporary
order of exemption pursuant to
California Civil Code Section
2923.53 that is current and valid
on the date the Notice of Sale is
filed and/or The timeframe for
giving Notice of Sale specified in
subdivision (s) of California Civil
Code Section 2923.52 applies
and has been provided or the loan
is exempt from the requirements.
Date: 04/28/11, First American
Title Insurance Company First
American Trustee Servicing
Solutions, LLC 3 First American
Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707
Original document signed by
Authorized Agent, Chet Sconyers
-- FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)
939-0772. First American Trustee
Servicing Solutions, LLC May be
Acting as a Debt Collector
Attempting to Collect a Debt. Any
Information obtained may be
used for that purpose.
NPP0179862
04/29/11,
05/06/11, 05/13/11
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT 2011010766 The following is/are doing business as: RASCAL
801 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA
90036; Rascal Management, LLC 8391/2 S. Orange Grove Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90036; The business is conducted
by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed
herein: Sanford M. Clark, CEO;
Statement is filed with the County of Los
Angeles: April 19, 2011; Published:
April 22, 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC
N/C
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STATEMENT 2011011095 The following is/are doing business as:
1)
ARTISTS COLLECTIVE 2) ARTISTS
COLLECTIVE CAREGIVERS 1227 N.
Genesee Ave. #6, West Hollywood, CA
90046; Artists Collective Caregivers
1227 N. Genesee Ave. #6, West
Hollywood, CA 90046; The business is
conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed herein
July 03, 2008: Jocelyn Romero,
President; Statement is filed with the
County of Los Angeles: April 19, 2011;
Published: April 22, 29, May 06, 13,
2011 LACC N/C
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STATEMENT 2011006906 The following is/are doing business as: 1) PROJECT BROOKLYN HOMEOWNER 2)
PROJECT QUEENS HOMEOWNER
6399 Wilshire Blvd. #305, Los Angeles,
CA 90048; Spalding Consulting
Group Inc. 6399 Wilshire Blvd. #305,
Los Angeles, CA 90048; The business
is conducted by: A CORPORATION,
registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed
herein: Mayer Dallal, President;
Statement is filed with the County of Los
Angeles: April 14, 2011; Published:
April 22, 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC
N/C
CAN TOBACCO ACCESSORIES
TRADE SHOW 3416 Floyd Terrace,
Los Angeles, CA 90068; Josh Weitz
3416 Floyd Terrace, Los Angeles, CA
90068; June Palmer 1570 N.
Edgemont St. #604, Los Angeles, CA
90027; The business is conducted by:
A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact
business under the name(s) listed
herein: June Palmer; Statement is
filed with the County of Los Angeles:
April 26, 2011; Published: April 29,
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME May 06, 13, 20, 2011 LACC N/C
STATEMENT 2011012060 The following is/are doing business as: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
WWW.RENTINSANFRANCISCO.COM STATEMENT 2011016769 The follow201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly ing is/are doing business as: SILIHills, CA 90211; Apartment Hunters CON DISK TECHNOLOGY 3540
Inc. 201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Wilshire Blvd. #716, Los Angeles, CA
Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business 90010; MagicRam, Inc. 3540 Wilshire
is conducted by: A CORPORATION, Blvd. #716, Los Angeles, CA 90010;
registrant(s) has begun to transact The business is conducted by: A CORbusiness under the name(s) listed PORATION, registrant(s) has NOT
herein 2005: Steve Shayan, President; begun to transact business under the
Statement is filed with the County of Los name(s) listed herein: Alan Nouray,
Angeles: April 20, 2011; Published: April 22, Vice President; Statement is filed
29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC N/C
with the County of Los Angeles: April
27, 2011; Published: May 06, 13, 20,
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 27, 2011 LACC N/C
STATEMENT 2011012059 The following is/are doing business as: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
WWW.LEASEINSANDIEGO.COM 201 STATEMENT 2011016856 The followN. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, ing is/are doing business as: 1) OUR
CA 90211; Apartment Hunters Inc. STATE INSURANCE CO. 2) YOUR
201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly STATE INSURANCE CO. 2935
Hills, CA 90211; The business is con- Woodwardia Dr., Los Angeles, CA
ducted by: A CORPORATION, regis- 90077; Leonard B. Miller 2935
trant(s) has begun to transact busi- Woodwardia Dr., Los Angeles, CA
ness under the name(s) listed herein 90077; Joy F. Miller 2935 Woodwardia
2005: Steve Shayan, President; Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90077; The busiStatement is filed with the County of Los ness is conducted by: HUSBAND
Angeles: April 20, 2011; Published: AND WIFE, registrant(s) has NOT
April 22, 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC begun to transact business under the
N/C
name(s) listed herein: Leonard B.
Miller; Statement is filed with the
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME County of Los Angeles: April 27, 2011;
STATEMENT 2011012058 The follow- Published: May 06, 13, 20, 27, 2011
ing is/are doing business as: LACC N/C
WWW.WETAKESECTION8.COM 201
N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
CA 90211; Apartment Hunters Inc. STATEMENT 2011016888 The follow201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly ing is/are doing business as: 1) TARA
Hills, CA 90211; The business is con- DESIGNS 2) TARA JEWELRY
ducted by: A CORPORATION, regis- DESIGNS 546 S. Norton Ave., Los
trant(s) has begun to transact busi- Angeles, CA 90020; Wendy Marsten
ness under the name(s) listed herein Guzin 546 S. Norton Ave, Los Angeles,
2005: Steve Shayan, President; CA 90020; Barbara S. Marsten 1203
Statement is filed with the County of Los N. Sweetzer Ave. #104, West
Angeles: April 20, 2011; Published: Hollywood, CA 90069; The business is
April 22, 29, May 06, 13, 2011 LACC conducted by: A GENERAL PARTN/C
NERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT
begun to transact business under the
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME name(s) listed herein: Wendy
STATEMENT 2011012033 The follow- Marsten Guzin; Statement is filed
ing is/are doing business as: with the County of Los Angeles: April
WWW.FORECLOSURECOUNTYLIST- 27, 2011; Published: May 06, 13, 20,
INGS.COM 201 N. Robertson Blvd. 27, 2011 LACC N/C
#202, Beverly Hills, CA 90211;
Apartment Hunters Inc. 201 N. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, CA STATEMENT 2011016734 The follow90211; The business is conducted by: ing is/are doing business as: LAUA CORPORATION, registrant(s) has RELS FINE FURNITURE 2606 W.
begun to transact business under the Sepulveda Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505;
name(s) listed herein 2011: Steve Heritage Furniture Corporation 2606
Shayan, President; Statement is filed W. Sepulveda Blvd., Torrance, CA
with the County of Los Angeles: April 90505; The business is conducted by:
20, 2011; Published: April 22, 29, May A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has
06, 13, 2011 LACC N/C
begun to transact business under the
name(s) listed herein 1998: Charles
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Aflalo, President; Statement is filed
STATEMENT 2011012032 The follow- with the County of Los Angeles: April
ing is/are doing business as: 27, 2011; Published: May 06, 13, 20,
WWW.4RENTINLA.COM 201 N. 27, 2011 LACC N/C
Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, CA
90211; Apartment Hunters Inc. 201 N. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly Hills, CA STATEMENT 2011023496 The follow90211; The business is conducted by: ing is/are doing business as: COLA CORPORATION, registrant(s) has ORSTYLESTUDIO 6151 Orange St.
begun to transact business under the #319, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Denise
name(s) listed herein 1999: Steve Lampron 6151 Orange St. #319, Los
Shayan, President; Statement is filed Angeles, CA 90048; The business is
with the County of Los Angeles: April conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, regis20, 2011; Published: April 22, 29, May trant(s) has begun to transact busi06, 13, 2011 LACC N/C
ness under the name(s) listed herein
April 06, 2011: Denise Lampron;
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Statement is filed with the County of
STATEMENT 2011012031 The follow- Los Angeles: May 05, 2011; Published:
ing is/are doing business as: May 13, 20, 27, June 03, 2011 LACC N/C
WWW.APARTMENTHUNTERZ.COM
201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, Beverly FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
Hills, CA 90211; Apartment Hunters STATEMENT 2011026086 The followInc. 201 N. Robertson Blvd. #202, ing is/are doing business as: VICEVBeverly Hills, CA 90211; The business ERSA 1922 S. Holt Ave., Los Angeles,
is conducted by: A CORPORATION, CA 90034; Koko Fukami 1922 S. Holt
registrant(s) has begun to transact Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90034; The
business under the name(s) listed business is conducted by: AN INDIherein 1999: Steve Shayan, VIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to
President; Statement is filed with the transact business under the name(s)
County of Los Angeles: April 20, 2011; listed herein May 30, 2006: Koko
Published: April 22, 29, May 06, 13, Fukami; Statement is filed with the
2011 LACC N/C
County of Los Angeles: May 09, 2011;
Published: May 13, 20, 27, June 03,
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2011 LACC N/C
STATEMENT 2011013033 The following is/are doing business as:
SES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
COMMERCIAL FLOORING 9107 W. STATEMENT 2011027852 The followWilshire Blvd. #450, Beverly Hills, CA ing is/are doing business as:
90210; Sol Rumkin 24947 Lorenzo Apple in Bulk.com 9461 Charleville
Court, Calabasas, CA 91302; The busi- Bl. #104, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; New
ness is conducted by: AN INDIVID- Future Technology Corporation
UAL, registrant(s) has begun to trans- 9461 Charleville Bl. #104, Beverly Hills,
act business under the name(s) listed CA 90212; The business is conducted
herein April 01, 2011: Sol Rumkin; by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s)
Statement is filed with the County of Los has begun to transact business
Angeles: April 21, 2011; Published: under the name(s) listed herein
April 29, May 06, 13, 20, 2011 LACC JANUARY 31, 2011: New Future
N/C
Technology Corporation, GAIL BENSIMON, Treasurer; Statement is filed
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME with the County of Los Angeles: May 09,
STATEMENT 2011016619 The follow- 2011; Published: May 20, 27, June 03,
ing is/are doing business as: AMERI- 10, 2011 LACC N/C
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Trustee Sale No. 247822CA
Loan No. 0692248883 Title
Order No. 723558 NOTICE OF
TRUST DATED 03-17-2005.
SHOULD
CONTACT
A
LAWYER. On 05-27-2011 at
10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY
as the duly appointed Trustee
under and pursuant to Deed of
Trust Recorded 03-25-2005,
Book , Page , Instrument 05
0690710, of official records in
the Office of the Recorder of
LOS
ANGELES
County,
California, executed by: BAHMAN NAVABIAN AND MALKA
N. HASHEM, HUSBAND AND
WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as
Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary,
will sell at public auction sale to
the highest bidder for cash,
cashier’s check drawn by a
state or national bank, a
state or federal credit union, or
a cashier’s check drawn by a
loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the
Financial Code and authorized
to do business in this state.
Sale will be held by the duly
below, of all right, title, and
held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property
under and pursuant to the
Deed of Trust. The sale will be
warranty,
expressed
or
implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to
pay the remaining principal
sum of the note(s) secured by
the Deed of Trust, interest
thereon, estimated fees,
Trustee for the total amount (at
the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set
forth below. The amount may
be greater on the day of sale.
Place of Sale: THE FRONT
ENTRANCE TO THE POMONA
SUPERIOR COURTS BUILDING, 350 W. MISSION BOULEVARD, POMONA, CA Legal
Description: As more fully
described in said Deed of Trust
Amount of unpaid balance and
other charges: $1,492,276.95
(estimated) Street address and
other common designation of
the real property: 268 SOUTH
ALMONT DRIVE BEVERLY
HILLS, CA 90211 APN
Number: 4333-003-021 The
undersigned Trustee disclaims
any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and
any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is
being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code
2923.5(c) the mortgagee,
trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has
contacted the borrower(s) to
assess their financial situation
and to explore options to avoid
foreclosure; or that it has made
efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial
situation and to explore
options to avoid foreclosure by
one of the following methods:
by telephone; by United States
mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by
personal delivery; by e-mail; by
face to face meeting. DATE: 0504-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as
Trustee DEREK WEAR-RENEE,
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE
COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
BEVERLY HILLS
PUBLIC NOTICES
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
California
Reconveyance
Company 9200 Oakdale
Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379
Chatsworth, CA 91311 800892-6902
For
Sales
Information: (714) 730-2727
or
(714) 573-1965 or
www.priorityposting.com
P830965
5/6,
5/13,
05/20/2011
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Title No. 4502003 T.S. No.
2010-6459 NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT OF A LIEN,
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
EXPLANATION OF THE
SHOULD
CONTACT
A
LAWYER. NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that: On 5/31/2011, at
10:30AM, Association Lien
Services, as duly appointed
Trustee under and pursuant to
a certain Lien, recorded on
1/5/2010, as Instrument
Number 20100009818, of the
Official Records of Los
Angeles County California.
WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR LAWFUL MONEY OF THE
UNITED STATES, OR A
CASHIERS CHECK at: At the
CA The street address and
other common designations,
if any, of the real property
described above is purported
to be: 8787 Shoreham Dr No
B-9, West Hollywood, CA
90069 Assessor's Parcel No.
5559-006-019 The owner of
the real property is purported
to be: Anthony Murphy, a single man The undersigned
trustee disclaims any liability
for any incorrectness of the
street address and other common designations, if any,
shown herein. Said sale will be
warranty, expressed or
implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to
sum of a note, homeowner's
assessment or other obligation secured by this Lien, with
interest and other sum as provided therein: plus advances,
if any, under the terms thereof
and interest on such
advances, plus fees, charges,
expenses of the Trustee and
Trust created by said Lien. The
total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured
by the property to be sold and
reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at the
time of the initial publication
of the Notice Of Sale is
$16,354.87. Payment must be
in cash, a cashier's check
drawn on a State or National
Bank, a check drawn by a
State Bank or Federal Credit
Union, or a check drawn by a
State or Federal Savings &
Loan Association, Savings
Association, or Savings Bank
the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this
state. The beneficiary of said
Lien hereto executed and
delivered to the undersigned,
a written declaration of Default
And Demand For Sale, and a
written Notice Of Default And
Election To Sell. The undersigned caused said notice of
default and election to sell to
be recorded in the County
where the real property is
located. Date: 5/2/2011
Association Lien Services, as
Trustee P.O. Box 64750, Los
Angeles, CA 90064 (310) 2072027 By: Carter Hall, Trustee
Officer P831401 5/6, 5/13,
05/20/2011
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Order No. 602115611 NOTICE
OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU
DEED OF TRUST DATED 1010-2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION OF
THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
under and pursuant to Deed
of Trust Recorded 10-272006, Book , Page ,
Instrument 06 2386569, of
official records in the Office of
the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: TANIA DIANA
BENAT-MONLA, A MARRIED
WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND
SEPARATE PROPERTY, as
Trustor,
WASHINGTON
MUTUAL
BANK,
as
Beneficiary, will sell at public
auction sale to the highest
bidder for cash, cashier's
national bank, a cashier’s
federal credit union, or a
the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this
state. Sale will be held by the
duly appointed trustee as
shown below, of all right, title,
and interest conveyed to and
now held by the trustee in the
hereinafter described property
made, but without covenant
or warranty, expressed or
sum of the note(s) secured
by the Deed of Trust, interest
Trustee for the total amount
(at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale)
reasonably estimated to be set
Place of Sale: THE FRONT
ENTRANCE TO THE POMONA
SUPERIOR COURTS BUILDING, 350 W. MISSION
BOULEVARD, POMONA, CA
fully described in said Deed of
Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges:
$1,741,116.38 (estimated)
Street address and other common designation of the real
property: 200 SOUTH LA
PEER
DRIVE BEVERLY
HILLS, CA 90211 APN
Number: 4333-002-038 The
herein. The property heretofore described is being sold
"as is". In compliance with
California Civil Code 2923.5(c)
the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent
declares: that it has contacted
the borrower(s) to assess
their financial situation and to
explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made
efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial
situation and to explore
options to avoid foreclosure
by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United
States mail; either 1st class or
certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by
e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 05-02-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE
COMPANY, as Trustee JAMES
TOLLIVER, ASSISTANT SECR E TA R Y C A L I F O R N I A
IS A DEBT COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR
THAT
PURPOSE.
California
Reconveyance
Company 9200
Oakdale
Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379
Chatsworth, CA 91311 800892-6902 For
Sales
Information: (714) 730-2727
or www.lpsasap.com (714)
573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P830635 5/6,
5/13, 05/20/2011
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TS No. 07-0028746 Title
Order No. 07-8-105608
Investor/Insurer
No.
113403477 APN No. 4333029-054 YOU ARE IN
TRUST, DATED 08/23/2006.
SHOULD
CONTACT
A
appointed trustee pursuant to
the Deed of Trust executed by
STEVEN PASHMFOUROUSH,
A SINGLE MAN, dated
06 1947269, in Book , Page ),
of Official Records in the
office of the County Recorder
of Los Angeles County, State
of California, will sell on
05/27/2011 at 10:30AM, At
the West side of the Los
Angeles County Courthouse,
directly facing Norwalk Blvd.,
12720
Norwalk
Blvd.,
Norwalk, CA 90650 at public
auction, to the highest bidder
for cash or check as
described below, payable in
full at time of sale, all right,
title, and interest conveyed to
and now held by it under said
Deed of Trust, in the property
situated in said County and
State and as more fully
described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The
street address and other common designation, if any, of the
real property described above
is purported to be: 221 S
GALE DR 306, BEVERLY
HILLS, CA, 90211. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness
of the street address and
any, shown herein. The total
amount of the unpaid balance
with interest thereon of the
obligation secured by the
property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at the
of the Notice of Sale is
$964,660.50. It is possible
that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less than
the total indebtedness due. In
addition to cash, the Trustee
will accept cashier's checks
drawn on a state or national
bank, a check drawn by a
state or federal credit union,
or a check drawn by a state or
federal savings and loan association, savings association,
or savings bank specified in
Section 5102 of the Financial
Code and authorized to do
business in this state. Said
sale will be made, in an ''AS
IS'' condition, but without
covenant or warranty, express
or implied, regarding title,
possession or encumbrances,
to satisfy the indebtedness
secured by said Deed of Trust,
advances thereunder, with
interest as provided, and the
unpaid principal of the Note
secured by said Deed of Trust
with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees,
TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063
Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale
Information (626) 927-4399
By: Trustee's Sale Officer
RECONTRUST
COMPANY,
Any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
ASAP# 3983894 05/06/2011,
05/13/2011, 05/20/2011
——————————
Order No. 3206-278337 YOU
DEED OF TRUST DATED 0916-2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION OF
THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
Trust Recorded 09-23-2005,
Book , Page , Instrument 05
2302477, of official records in
the Office of the Recorder of
LOS
ANGELES
County,
California, executed by: THE
BN FAMILY TRUST DATED
JUNE 5, 2000, as Trustor,
WASHINGTON
MUTUAL
BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will
sell at public auction sale to the
highest bidder for cash,
cashier's check drawn by a
state or national bank, a
cashier's check drawn by a
state or federal credit union, or
a cashier's check drawn by a
loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the
Financial Code and authorized
to do business in this state.
Sale will be held by the duly
below, of all right, title, and
held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property
warranty,
expressed
or
sum of the note(s) secured by
the Deed of Trust, interest
Trustee for the total amount (at
the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set
Place of Sale: AT THE WEST
SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY
COURTHOUSE,
DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK
BOULEVARD, 12720 NORWALK BLVD. , NORWALK, CA
Legal Description: A CONDOMINIUM COMPRISED OF:
PARCEL 1: AN UNDIVIDED
1/22ND INTEREST IN AND TO
LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 52564,
IN THE CITY OF BEVERLY
HILLS, COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP
RECORDED IN BOOK 1279
PAGES 24 THROUGH 26
INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.
EXCEPT THEREFROM UNITS
101 THROUGH 107, 201
THROUGH
208,
301
THROUGH 307, AS SHOWN
AND DEFINED ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED
APRIL 1, 2004 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 04-772057, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID
COUNTY. ALSO EXCEPTING
THEREFROM ANY RIGHT,
TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND
TO THOSE CERTAIN OIL AND
GAS LEASES, ALL DATED
MAY 15, 1964, EXECUTED BY
MIRIAM
HUNTER,
AS
LESSOR, AND BY STANDARD
OIL EXECUTED BY MIRIAM
HUNTER, ANNE C. ROUSSO,
ALBERT C. ALLARD AND
CLARA
ALLARD,
AS
LESSORS, AND BY STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA,
AS
LESSEE,
RECORDED JULY 8, 1964, IN
BOOK M-1563, PAGE 797;
RECORDED JANUARY 7, 1965
IN BOOK M-1724, PAGE 526
AND RECORDED OCTOBER
18, 1967 IN BOOK M-2684,
PAGE 385, ALL OF OFFICIAL
RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING
THEREFROM; ALL MINERAL,
ORES, PRECIOUS OR USEFUL
METALS, SUBSTANCES AND
HYDROCARBONS OF EVERY
KIND AND CHARACTER,
INCLUDING IN PART, PETROLEUM, OIL, GAS, ASPHALTUM AND TAR, IN OR UNDER
SAID LAND, LYING BELOW A
DEPTH OF 500 FEET FROM
THE SURFACE, BUT WITHOUT
THE RIGHT TO ENTER UPON
THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND,
IN AND TO THE ABOVE
DESCRIBED PROPERTY, AS
RESERVED IN THE DEED EXECUTED BY FRED J. RUSSELL,
TRUSTEE FOR THE RUSSELL
FAMILY TRUST U/D/T OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1981, AS
AMENDED, AND RECORDED
AUGUST 28, 1986 AS
INSTRUMENT
NO.
861111250,
OF
OFFICIAL
RECORDS. PARCEL 2: UNIT
302 AS SHOWN AND
DEFINED ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN REFERRED TO
IN PARCEL 1 ABOVE. PARCEL
3: AN EXCLUSIVE USE COMMON AREA EASEMENT FOR
PARKING SPACES TO BE
APPURTENANT TO PARCELS
1 AND 2 ABOVE, IN, OVER,
ACROSS AND THROUGH
THAT PORTION OF THE COMMON AREA CONSISTING OF
P7, P8 AND P9 AS SHOWN
AND DEFINED ON SAID CONDOMINIUM PLAN. Amount of
unpaid balance and other
charges: $1,088,815.57 (estimated) Street address and
other common designation of
the real property: 143 N
ARNAZ DRIVE UNIT 302 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 APN
Number: 4334-008-054 The
undersigned Trustee disclaims
any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and
any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is
being sold "as is". In compliance with California Civil Code
trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has
contacted the borrower(s) to
assess their financial situation
and to explore options to avoid
foreclosure; or that it has
made efforts to contact the
borrower(s) to assess their
financial situation and to
explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following
methods: by telephone; by
United States mail; either 1st
class or certified; by overnight
delivery; by personal delivery;
by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 05-03-2011 CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE
COMPANY, as Trustee REGINA
CANTRELL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY
INFORMATION
OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
California
Reconveyance Company 9200
Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop:
CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA
91311 800-892-6902 For
Sales Information: (714) 7302727 or www.lpsasap.com
(714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com
ASAP#
3984874
05/06/2011,
05/13/2011, 05/20/2011
—————————
Order No. 707550 NOTICE OF
TRUST DATED 2/9/2007.
SHOULD
CONTACT
A
LAWYER. On 5/20/2011 at
10:30 AM CALIFORNIA
Trust Recorded 02/27/2007,
Book
NA,
Page
NA,
Instrument 20070420064 of
official records in the Office of
the Recorder of Los Angeles
County, California, executed
by: Donna B. Morgan a single
woman,
as
Trustor,
Washington Mutual Bnak, FA,
as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest
bidder for cash, cashier’s
national bank, a cashier’s
check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s
check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or
savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial
Code and authorized to do
business in this state. Sale will
be held by the duly appointed
trustee as shown below, of all
right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the
trustee in the hereinafter
described property under and
pursuant to the Deed of Trust.
The sale will be made, but
without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or
encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of
the note(s) secured by the
Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges
and expenses of the Trustee
for the total amount (at the
of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth
below. The amount may be
greater on the day of sale.
Place of Sale: At the front
W. Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA
fully described in said Deed of
Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges:
$622,167.13
(estimated)
Street address and other common designation of the real
property: 1322 Benedict
Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills,
CA 90210 APN Number:
4356-011-008 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness
of the street address and other
shown herein. The property
heretofore described is being
sold “as is”. In compliance
with California Civil Code
trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it
has contacted the borrower(s)
to assess their financial situation and to explore options to
avoid foreclosure; or that it
has made efforts to contact
the borrower(s) to assess
their financial situation and to
explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by
United States mail; either 1st
class or certified; by overnight
delivery; by personal delivery;
by e-mail; by face to face
meeting. Date: 4/26/2011
California
Reconveyance
Company, as Trustee Derek
Wear-Renee,
Assistant
Secretary
California
Reconveyance Company is a
debt collector attempting to
collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for
that purpose.
California
Reconveyance
Company
9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail
Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth,
CA 91311 800-892-6902 For
Sales Information: (714) 7302727 or www.lpsasap.com
(714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P823911
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46
COMPUTER
CONSULTANT
COMPUTER
SPECIALIST
Specializing in:
- On-Site Custom
Computer Service
Call 818/398-7471 - PC & MAC
- Hardware /Software
- DSL / Cable / Dial Up
www.
- Troubleshooting
bhcourier
.com
310.278.1322
- Anti-Virus & More...
- Local References
310/275-DAVE
or email:
David@
TechnoEntomology.com
& event coordinator.
Plan meals. Care for fine
furnishings. Wardrobe
& life style assistance.
Articulate & personable.
Please Contact:
310/487-5678
[email protected]
20 Years Experience
Caregiver/
Companion/Nanny
W/ car insurance,
shopping, light cooking,
cleaning. CPR.
Background check
Excellent References.
Call Liora:
310/435-6813
—————
C O M PA N I O N /
CAREGIVER
Exp’d lady wants to
live-in full time with
Ambulatory Senior.
Drive, meals, light
cleaning, Hygiene
medication. Honest,
Reliable & Caring
with excellent ref’s.
“ The Natural Way ” Call 623/977-8806
—————
Capillary
I am an EXPERIENCED
The Solution since 1991
For Women & Men
NEED HELP?
WE UNDERSTAND...
Good Company.
Great People.
We provide in-home care and
companionship to help you
remain independent and
happy at home.
CAREGIVER /
COMPANION
Capillary Scalp Treatment H ONEST & C ARING .
If you need help and would like
a free in-home assessment
please call us at:
Dandruff, Dry or Oily Scalp With car+insurance for
Will Help in Recovery of errands, shopping appt.
Light cooking+cleaning.
Thinning Hair
Private Room Available Excellent References.
323-932-8700
Cell: 323/377-2670
West Hollywood resident.
We can help YOU!
—————
Jasmine
****************
We provide experienced
Certified Cosmetologist
Make-up Artist
Specialist
Bridal & Hair Stylist
Haircuts • Highlights
Color • Updo
• 310-728-9155
5 •
Beverly Hills Salon
Cargivers, CNA’s & HHA’s
• ELDERCARE •
IN-HOME SPECIALIST
• Caregivers
• CNA • CHHA
• Companions
• Live-In / Live-Out
50
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Bonded & Insured• Licensed • Fully Screened
FREELANCE
A C C O U N TA N T
310.859.0440
Flexible service and flexible pricing.
www.exehomecare.com
Hire hourly or per project.
*********
Mario Villagran, MBA
818-416-7511
MAMA’S HOME CARE
323/655-2622
ARE YOU A
SENIOR AND NEED
ASSISTANCE?
323/937-5080
(310) 273-1816
www . c a p i l l a r y . com
Mama’s caregivers
are loving, caring,
trained & bonded.
Live in or out.
BBB AAA Rated
RN on Staff
for seniors needing
companions to drive them to
doctors, prepare meals,
light housekeeping, etc...
We offer responsible and
nurturing care. Our staff is
thoroughly screened and
we care. Live In/Out.
Call Lisa 24hrs.
323/877-8121
323/806-9498
BEVERLY HILLS
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ELDERLY CARE
OFFICE & STORES
FOR LEASE
OFFICE & STORES
FOR LEASE
C A R E G I V E R / C O M PA N I O N
ONE CALL MANAGES
ALL YOUR NEEDS
Newly Renovated
88
Refined Professional
Compassionate Genleman,
To Facilitate Daily Activities.
Energetic, Honest & Caring. With car for
Shopping, Outings, Dr’s. Appointment’s, Etc.
T OP R EFERENCES • F LEXIBLE S CHEDULE
• R E A S O N A B L E R AT E S •
Steven: 310/246-9228
BEVERLY HILLS RESIDENT OF 20 YEARS • BONDED
—————
CNA/HHA/CPR
Mature Lady, Reliable
& Hardworking.
90
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
PRIME
BEVERLY H I L L S
OFFICE SPACE
N e a r Wilshire on
Santa Monica Blvd.
Up to 3,800
Available immediately
Building signage
available
Contact Kosha
310/691-5520
Wilshire Bl @ Camden
• Quiet, private, professional environment
• Conference Room
Privileges
• Possible Answering
Services
Furnished 14ft x 13ft:
$1,500/Mo.
Unfurnished 14 x 10ft:
$1,350/Mo.
310/281-2667
—————
6210 WILSHIRE BL.
@ FAIRFAX AVE.
MOVE-IN SPECIAL
OFFICES FOR LEASE
or fax 310-887-7071
Century Towers
—————
P
M
—————
—————
$650 PER WEEK
4 Nights 5 Days
Live-In
Housekeeper
Cooking, cleaning and
must speak English
with local references.
Contact April at
310/713-3714
or 818/605-8838
B.H. & Westside Area
Management/
Maintenance
Experience a Plus.
Fax Resume:
310/829-2630
Or Email:
THEROBERTSCO @
THEROBERTSCO . COM
Our premiere private
duty
home
care
agency is currently
seeking professional
caregivers to assist
our senior clients.
CNA’s,
CHHA's,
MA's preferred.
WILSHIRE BLVD
*************
Great location w/ views
and parking available
Call: 310/395-7272
or email:
[email protected]
270
CONDOMINIUMS
& TOWNHOMES
200
INCOME
PROPERTY
—————
BEVERLY HILLS
TRIANGLE
24-hr. doorman+security.
Chris Mentzell • Agt.
310/995-6407
Apprx 250sf. Office Jim Lieberman • Agt.
310/918-3493
Common reception
area, library & kitchen. Rodeo Realty B.H.
$1,500/Mo.
• Available Now •
310/273-0136
—————
One Month
FREE RENT
*** FOR LEASE ***
BEVERLY HILLS *BEVERLY HILLS*
12-Unit Apt. Bldg. 489 S. Robertson Bl.
500sf. - 1,000sf.
All 1 Bd’s. Updated w/
Single Studio Offices.
hrwd., granite, stainless
425
CONDOMINIUMS
& TOWNHOMES
HOUSES
FOR LEASE
North Of Wilshire
1 BDRM. + 1.5 BATH Charming 4+2 Home
Breakfast area, spa
Almost 2000 sq. ft.
tub, balcony, laundry
on 7,500 sq. ft. lot.
inside. New carpet &
$1,949,000
paint. 2 car parking. Open Sunday 2-5pm
113 N. Palm Drive
Close to UCLA, B.H.,
Call 310/600-1314
and Century City
Call Afa Kamran Farïba Ramin (Agt)
Lic. #01329041
at 310/284-9001
********
* PRESTIGIOUS *
BEVERLY HILLS
TRIANGLE
International Upscale
Shopping & Dining
Destination!
3 Blks to Rodeo Drive
3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH
Remodeled Condo
Price Reduced
Seller says SELL
$850,000
Maintenance $565
includes basic cable.
Tamara Smart • Bkr.
Call Ray:
310/203-0422
818/343-5240
310/274-7988
GLORICE SOMEKH REALTY, INC.
217 S. RODEO DR
Beverly Hills 90210
Beautiful 4Bd + 3Ba
Approx. 3,000 sq.ft.
Dining rm, living rm,
Fireplace, a/c, new
electric & plumbing.
Bonus Guesthouse
$9,800/MO.
————— —————
BRENTWOOD ADJ. BEVERLY HILLS Call 323/658-5332
X-LARGE 2 BDRM 232 S. DOHENY DR.
CONDO FOR SALE
C orner unit.
Approx. 1757 sf with
huge living & dining
room, fireplace, wood/
laminate floors, laundry room inside unit.
1/2 Block So. Wilshire.
*** $499,000 ***
1209 Amherst Ave.
Call 310/498-1090
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IMMACULATE
3 BD. + DEN + 2 BA. BEVERLY HILLS
Legally converted garage
~ HOME ~
$1,199,000
2 Bdrm. + 1 Bath
Open Sunday • 2-5pm N EWLY R EMODELED
Ilene Kaplan (Agt)
K ITCHEN .
DRE# 00874746
Central air/heat,
Call 310/600-1648
large backyard.
$3,950/Month
—————
REO PROPERTY A GENT • N OUSHIN
• Bel Air Adj. •
310/863-4325
————— Mulholland+Beverly Glen
KELEMEN
REAL ESTATE
(310) 966-0900
all listings are on
centurycityliving.com
3 Bd.+31/2 Ba.+Pool
3783 Whitespeak Dr.
CENTURY PARK EAST
2 Bdrm Suites 2 Baths, Large
Balcony, Quiet Location, Tree
Top Views. Trustee Sale
Needs Decorating
$750,000
2 Bdrms + Den+ 2 Baths
Spa Tub, Granite Counters
Stainless Steel Appliances
Limestone Floors
270 Degree Unobstructed
Views of LA & Beverly Hills.
PARK PLACE
BEVERLY HILLS
Home
• Open House • Newer 2-Story
1
Sat.+Sun. • 2-5pm 4 Bd.+4 /2 Ba.+Den
Unobstructed view.
view.
Entertainer ’s dream.
Value @ $1,999,000
• Paul Shipley •
Agt: 310/383-1306
This Weeks Listings —————
POCKET LISTING
$488,000
C a l l 3 1 0 / 2 3 7 - 2 9 7 7 Updated kitchen+baths
granite ctrs+flrs., Berber
or 713/266-1444
carpet, crown mouldings,
sub-zero, Miele w/d.
~ PRIME ~
Unique space, all
Great paying positions
available throughout steel appl. $3,900,000 amenities, skylights,
high ceilings. Above
Los Angeles, Hancock
*Commercial Land
Park, Beverly Hills,
standard
improvements.
Bel Aire, Pacific For Sale in Sun Valley.
BELOW
Palisades and San 6,000sf. lot • $325,000
MARKET RATE!
Fernando Valley.
Please call
(323) 932-8700
*************
560sf - 850sf
2222 Ave. of Stars
RETAIL
2 Bdrm.+2 Bath
F
R
O
N
T
A
G
E
&
2 - PERSON
th
17
Flr. • $968,000
S
M
A
L
L
O
F
F
I
C
E
RESIDENT
IM
Pei
Design. Views
MANAGEMENT *** SUITES ***
of
Hillcrest
Country Club,
NO NNN
TEAM
Rancho Park, Marina,
All
Utilities
Included.
Professional appearance.
Santa Monica Bay.
Must Lease Now!
Small complex,
GREAT OPPORTUNITY!
Great People Make
GOOD COMPANY
—————
300
HOUSES
FOR SALE
2 BEVERLY HILLS * WESTWOOD * BEV. HILLS HOME
SUBLEASES
$435,000 • SPACIOUS
Love pets & cooking.
7years experience in HOUSEKEEPER
caregiving. Local
ENTREPRENEUR
references available.
WANTED
Live-In/Live-Out for WEST SIDE - SMALL
Beverly Drive
Elderly. Valid T.B. test.
BUSINESS or
PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL
Call: 818/481-8107
REAL ESTATE
Consultant to small
SYCHOTHERAPY
Private Duty Nurse businesses. Can also
AND EDICAL
L . V. N .
rehab property. Will
• Director of Patient
OFFICE SPACE
assist Entrepreneur.
Care Services
[email protected] with many amenities
• CPR Certified
• Car Insurance/Dependable ADMINISTRATIVE
310/276-7600 x.203
• Extensive Medical
ASSISTANT
Background
Part time – Beverly Hills
Please Call Denise M-W-F 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 5768 W. PICO BLVD
At: 818/599-8957 Correspondence, fil- OFFICE FOR LEASE
ing, calendar, general
90
500 SQ. FT.
organization for
EMPLOYMENT
$720/MO.
semi-retired exec.
OPPORTUNITY
Parking Available
E-mail resume
Call
310/779-6727
[email protected]
BEVERLY HILLS
270
+Family Rm+Maids Rm
+ Guesthouse
Master Bdrm. w/ walkin closet, sub-zero,
marble counters, hrwd.
Avail. in July • $7,200
323/525-1750
BEVERLY HILLS
North Of Wilshire
3+3 • 2750 sf House
on 7,500 sq. ft. lot.
Includes pool & spa.
Principals Only!
$2,300,000
Call 310/600-1314
Fariba Ramin (Agt)
Lic. #01329041
425
HOUSES
FOR LEASE
427
Garage/Storage
For Rent
SANTA MONICA
427 Montana Ave.
Storage
Space
Av a i l a b l e
for Rent.
Close to Beach .
310/393-3547
PATIO CONDO
PRIME BEVERLY HILLS
FAST TRUSTEE SALE
BEST HOUSE! BEST PRICE!
GORGEOUS
$795,000
2 Bedroom, 2 Baths, Powder Room
Rare Huge Private Patio, Large
Rooms, Walk-In Closet, Eat-in
Kitchen Quiet Inside Location
Priced for Fast Sale
Heated Pools, Sundeck,
Tennis, Doorman,
Houseman, Gardens &
Lawns, Security Staff,
Switchboard, Saunas,
Business Center
CENTURY PARK EAST
CENTURY TOWERS
PARK PLACE
CENTURY HILL
LE PARC
CENTURY WOODS
For Lease
See our Ad Sec. 440
TWO STORY
4 BDRM + 4 BA
Includes Large
Guesthouse with
full Bath+kitchenette
Private serene garden leads to very large guesthouse.
Newly remodeled incld. new wiring & re-piping. New
central air/heating. Beautiful crafted staircase, giant
European chandeliers. Almost new house w/ old,
charming, and traditional character. Bright and beautiful. Very large guesthouse, large living rm, fireplace,
formal dining room, breakfast area, hardwood floors,
lrg. 3 car garage + 5 additional parking spaces (8 total).
Very large outdoor covered patio, fruit tree. Walking
distance to shops, restaurants, Roxbury Park, and
Century City. No pets.
DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO $6,900 Sacrafice
Principals only • Available Now!
Call 310.382.2267
C L A S S I F I E D R E N TA L S
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440
APARTMENT
FOR RENT
APARTMENT
FOR RENT
PRIME LOCATION BEVERLY HILLS
BEVERLY HILLS
LIKE A HOME
SPANISH STYLE
3 BDRMS + 2 BATHS
Upper duplex on quiet
street w/views. Granite
kitchen all appliances,
central air, nice yard
and garage parking.
10530-10540
Wilshire Bl.
∞∞∞∞∞∞∞
• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •
Luxury Living
218 S. Tower Dr.
with valet,
lush garden
• • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • •
Old World Charm! surrounding pool,
Bright, intercom entry, gym, elevator, etc.
fridge, stove, laundry fac. Call: 310/470-4474
Close to restaurants
WEST L. A.
& shopping.
—————
323/651-2598
—————
BRENTWOOD
11640 Kiowa Ave.
Newly Updated
2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath
Call 310/339-5714 • • • • •
—————
~ WEST L.A. ~
WILSHIRE
CORRIDOR 1675 Colby Ave.
•••••
1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath
******
Washer & Dryer,
Dishwasher,
Stove, Refrigerator,
Marble Fireplace,
Balcony, 2 Gated
Covered Parking.
310/612-4904 FARI
—————
—————
—————
•
•
Spacious & Bright.
A/C, balcony,
dishwasher, stove,
wet bar, intercom entry,
on-sight laundry, prkg.
Grand
Opening
Soon
Reser vations Now
Being Taken
Leasing Information:
310-888-8875
310/477-0072
—————
~ WEST ~
L OS A NGELES
12424 TeXaS Ave.
Large
3 Bdrm + 2 Bath • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •
Balcony, dishwasher,
a/c, heated pool,
BEVERLY HILLS
elevator controlled 412 N. Oakhurst Dr.
access, on-site laundry, Luxury 2 Bd.+2 Ba.
parking. Close to
~ Newly Updated ~
Brentwood Village, w/ new hardwood floors,
Shops & Restaurants.
paint, appliances,
• 310/826-4889 • washer/dryer. wet bar,
central air, walk-in
~ WESTWOOD ~ closet, 2-prkg. No pets.
10992 Ashton Ave. Robert: 310/403-6812
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ
1126 S. CLARK DR.
*************
1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH
BRIGHT UPPER UNIT
with hardwood / tile
flooring, central air &
heat, new kitchen cabinet & granite counter.
laundry facility, parking.
•
•
Call 818/640-7363 • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • •
•• Single ••
2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath
BEVERLY HILLS
Very Nice Unit.
Dishwasher,
balcony, on-site
laundry, covered prkg.
310/654-1507
—————
WEST L.A.
1433 Brockton Ave.
Spacious
1 Bd. + 1 Ba.
Balcony, dishwasher,
parking,
laundry facility.
Please Call:
BEVERLY HILLS
Condo Style Living In Beverly Hills
133
213/663-8513
—————
• WESTWOOD •
————— 10933
Rochester Ave.
443 S. Oakhurst Dr.
Make yourself at home.
Jr. Executive
North Almont Towers
W W W. A L M O N T T O W E R S . C O M
2 B EDROOM + 2 B ATH + D EN • 1 B EDROOM + 11/2 B ATH + D EN
GOURMET GRANITE KITCHENS & BATHS, POOL, GYM, IN HOME LAUNDRY ROOMS
————— ————— —————
WESTWOOD
Balcony, intercom 2 B d r m . +
Spacious, balcony,
entry,
elevator, on120 Granville Ave.
1 1/ 2 B a t h
Border of
a/c,
fireplace, pool,
sight laundry, prkg. B RIGHT & SPACIOUS
*
*
BEVERLY
HILLS
* * * * * *
controlled access,
Close to UCLA &
B EVERLY H ILLS
1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath
321
S.
Sherbourne
Dr.
laundry fac., parking.
L IVING .
LARGE, SUNNY & BRIGHT. Westwood Village.
•
Balcony, dishwasher, Close To U.C.L.A. • S I N G L E ••
310/479-8977
A/C, patio, dishwasher,
Controlled access,
310/473-5061
elevator, intercom
heated pool, intercom
a/c, stove,
entry,
on-site
entry, on-sight lndry., prkg. BRENTWOOD
laundry, parking. SANTA MONICA elevator, laundry
11933
Darlington
Ave.
Close to Everything.
Please Call:
facility, parking.
427 Montana Ave.
2 Bdrm.
424/202-7286
• BRENTWOOD •
—————
—————
+
2 Bath
—————
310/435-3693
—————
• Single •
• Bachelor •
• 310/247-8689 •
Beverly Hills Adj.
~ Duplex ~
Newly Remodeled
2 Bdrm.+1 Bath
Formal dining, formal
living, kitchen w/ breakfast rm., hrwd. flrs.,
ceiling fans, laundry rm.,
beautiful private backyard.
213/706-6197
—————
550 Veteran Ave.
= 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath =
== Single ==
Spacious, microwave,
intercom entry, on-sight
laundry, on-sight parking.
Very close to UCLA
& Westwood Village.
310/208-5166
—————
BRENTWOOD
CLOSE TO CEDARS-SINAI,
Spacious, balcony,
SANTA MONICA
519 S. Barrington Ave.
BEVERLY CENTER &
dishwasher,
refrigerator,
Hardwood
floors,
WEST L.A.
1380 Midvale Ave.
808 4th St.
2 Bdrm.+11/2 Bath
on-sight laundry
TRENDY ROBERTSON BL. 1343 Carmelina Ave.
Controlled access,
2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath
1 Bdrm.+1 Bath
Bright unit.
and parking.
1 Bd. + Den + 1 Ba. garage, laundry facility.
• SINGLE •
Pool, elevator,
Dishwasher, On-site
Lrg. fireplace, dish310/820-8584
laundry, parking.
Bright, on-site
controlled access, onClose to Beach. C U LV E R C I T Y
washer,
intercom entry,
Close to
laundry, On-site
3830 Vinton Ave.
sight laundry, parking.
310/393-3547
elevator,
prkg.,
pool.
Brentwood
Village.
•
WESTWOOD
•
parking. Close to
Close to U.C.L.A.
• • SINGLE • •
310/472-8915
• Close to Beach • BRENTWOOD Pool,
672
Kelton
Ave.
sauna,
fridge,
transportation.
310/473-1509
310/393-3547
X-St. Strathmore
11730 Sunset Blvd. dishwasher intercom • 310/654-1507 • W E S T W O O D
entry, elevator, on-site
• 2 Bdrm. +1 Bath • BEVERLY HILLS Jr. Executive
~ WEST ~
1409 Midvale Ave.
WESTWOOD
—————
—————
—————
—————
—————
LOS ANGELES ««««««« • »»»»»»»
• 3 Bdrm.+2 Bath • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath
Rooftop pool,
2 Bdrm. + 1 Bath • 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath • • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath •
deck,
gym, central air,
Controlled access,
• 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath •
* * * * * *
elevator,
intercom entry,
parking,
laundry
facility.
• GORGEOUS UNITS •
Balcony, fridge,
stove, controlled access,
on-site laundry, prkg.
1307 Barry Ave.
310/473-1509
SMALL QUIET BLDG.
Central air, large on-sight laundry, parking.
balcony, pool, elevator, BRENTWOOD & U.C.L.A. CLOSE
~ 310/476-3824 ~
on-site laundry,
intercom
entry.
= BRENTWOOD =
417 S. Barrington Av. 320 N. La Peer Dr. LOW MOVE-IN!
Close to U.C.L.A.
310/208-3085
—————
————— • 1= B=d.=+1=Ba.= •= =
WEST L.A.
1415 Brockton Ave.
2 B drm. + 2 B ath
• 2 Bd.+1 Ba. •
• 310/877-3025 •
CLOSE TO SHOPS & DINING.
—————
WESTWOOD
“THE
51
MISSION”
GHOST WRITING
• WESTWOOD •
laundry, parking.
Utilities Included.
310/841-2367
—————
WEST L.A.
• BRENTWOOD •
• • 2• •B d•. +• 2• B•a•. • •
• • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • •
•• Single ••
*******
2 Bd.+11/2 Ba.
872 S. Westgate Ave.
BRENTWOOD
Hardwood. floors,
patio, a/c,
11666 Goshen Ave.
dishwasher,
parking,
(•)(•)(•)(•)(•)
1
laundry
facility,
• 1 Bd.+Den+1 /4 Ba.
1
• Single+Loft+1 /2 Ba.
• Singles
(•)(•)(•)(•)(•)
Central air/heat,
= = = = = = = 10905 Ohio Ave.
fireplace, patio,
N EWLY R EMODELED . Hardwood flrs., pool, • • • • • • •
controlled
access,
L.A.’
S
F
INEST
,
M
OST
laundry facility,
Patio, stove, fridge,
L
UXURIOUS
A
PT
.
R
ENTAL
pool, elevator, parking,
dishwasher, on-sight controlled access, prkg. • 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •
* * * * * *
• • Single • •
Close to
laundry facility.
laundry, parking.
C LOSE T O S HOPS Brentwood Village. Bright, controlled access, • 2 Bd.’s+2 Ba.’s
310/312-9871
• 310/440-5051 • balcony, pool, elevator, • 1 Bd. + 1 Ba.
& R ESTAURANTS .
laundry fac., prkg.
6-Month Lease Avail.
V
ERY UNIQUE • MUST SEE
213/663-8513
NORTH OF
————— —————
≈ WEST ≈
—————
—————
A/C, pool, intercom
entry, laundry facility,
elevator, parking.
Close to U.C.L.A.
310/207-1965
310/478-8616
—————
SANTA MONICA
1769-1775 Sycamore Av.
—————
2600 Virginia Ave.
• Spacious •
HOLLYWOOD
• Bachelor
• Single
Controlled access,
Patio, stove, dishwasher,
laundry facility.
on-site laundry, parking. Utilities Included.
Close to school, freeway
323/851-3790
& transportation. Close to Everything.
310/962-5733
—————
————— —————
BEVERLY HILLS
Close To U.C.L.A.
* * * * * *
310/477-6856
Every Extra Luxury: BURTON WAY
—————
WEST L.A.
custom cabinets, granite 1 Blk. East of Doheny 1628 Westgate Ave. • 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath •
• GORGEOUS UNITS •
1433 Armacost Ave. LOS ANGELES • WESTWOOD •
countertops, stone entry,
1 BEDROOM
1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath
Central air, large
11305
Graham
Pl.
672
Kelton
Ave.
1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath
pool, health club, spa. Clean, bright, nice size B r i g h t & A i r y .
balcony,
pool, elevator,
1
Bdrm.
+
1
Bath
X-St.
Strathmore
Bright & Spacious.
• Close to UCLA • apartments. Swimming
Dishwasher,
on-site laundry,
Intercom entry, a/c, • 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath •
Dishwasher,
1350 S. Midvale Ave.
intercom entry.
dishwasher, on-sight Controlled access,
pool, laundry facilty Intercom entry, on-sight
L.A., 90024
controlled access
320 N. La Peer Dr.
parking, on-sight
laundry & parking. parking, laundry facility.
and gated garage.
on-sight laundry, prkg. Close to School.
• 310/246-0290 •
laundry facility.
Close to U.C.L.A. Contact Mgr.:
Call
310/276-9871
•
310/864-0319
•
CLOSE TO SHOPS & DINING.
310/820-1810
310/208-3085
213/663-8513
310/477-8171
C L A S S I F I E D R E N TA L S
BEVERLY HILLS
MAY 13, 2011 | Page 43
Century Towers * * * * * * * * * * * * * BEVERLY HILLS ADJ ~ WESTWOOD ~
W E S T W O O D BEVERLY HILLS ADJ
8888
9583 ALCOTT ST.
10790 Wilshire Bl. PRIME LOCATION Spacious 1 Bdrm.
3 Bdrm.+21/2 Bath
1 BDRM + 1BATH
1
Bd.
+
1
Ba.
•
$1,750
*
SPACIOUS
*
Expansive Views,
WEST THIRD ST.
$950/MO.
$1,150/Month
BEVERLY HILLS &
Balcony, Valet,
Security, Gym, Pool.
2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH
Balcony, bar, fireplace,
One of the Most
All Newly
New stove, central A/C
Presigious, Elegant, laundry on each floor,
Remodeled.
$7,400/Month
Beautiful Apt. Bldg. elevator, 2-car parking.
818/903-0979
LUXURIOUS SPACIOUS Great manager on-site
Sorry No Pets.
PENTHOUSE
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ
$2,400 & Up
Call 310/278-6640
Fabulous Penthouse 1 BDRM - 1 BATH
SPECTACULAR VIEWS
Over 2000 Sq. Ft.
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ
—————
—————
Nr Doheny & Burton Way BEVERLY HILLS
423 S. Rexford Dr
Front Unit with Balcony
5 Patios with 1 large
Loaded with Amenities 2 BD + 2 BA. CONDO
entertainment patio at Granite Kitchen Counter,
Updated kitchen with
rear. Views. Must See! Stainless Steel Appliances new appliances, washer/
$4,975/MO.
Washer & Dryer in Unit, dryer in unit, large balHardwood
floors, central cony, lots of closet space
Call Margaret at
A/C,
Jacuzzi
tub, Gas and secured parking.
310/775-5226
$2,350/MO. Water incl.
fireplace, Vertical Blinds,
Call
310/994-4684
Prime Beverly Hills 24/7 Digital Surveillance PENTHOUSE CONDO Controlled Entrance,
BEVERLY HILLS
2 Bdrm.+2 Bath
Assigned parking. 12’
Real Penthouse
Travertine flrs., marble
High ceiling. No Pets.
3 BDRM, 3.5 BATH
—————
& granite countertops.
Fridge, washer/dryer,
dishwasher.
Secured bldg. No pets.
$4,200/Month
—————
2 Bdrm. + 1 / Bath
+ Rooftop Patio
GREAT LIGHT & VIEWS!
*************
Appliances, carpet,
laundry facility, 2-prkg.
$2,250/Mo. • No dogs
818/501-7913
—————
MARINA DEL REY
Marina City Club
3BD + 2BA
LUXURY CONDO
$3,900 MO
9160 BEVERLY BLVD.
$2,600/MO.
Call 310/550-5767
thevillasonthird.com
1
2
*KELEMEN*
310/569-4699
REAL ESTATE —————
(310) 966-0900 BEVERLY HILLS
~ TRIANGLE ~
all listings are on
226 N. Crescent Dr.
Ocean, Marina View, centurycityliving.com 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • $2,200
High Floor incl.
1Bd+Den+2Ba • $1,950
Valet and Guest
Club Membership
LOTS OF NATURAL LIGHT.
Parking.
Huge
Heated
(gym, tennis,pools etc)
room, hardwood
Pool, Security Staff, dining
Marina City Realty
floors, full kitchen,
310/821-8980
Doorman & Houseappliances, bar,
man, Switchboard
central air, garage.
BEVERLY HILLS
Tennis, Fitness Center No pets. 1 Year Lease.
206 S. Arnaz Dr.
• 310/273-6124 •
3 Bd.+2 Ba. Townhouse
Business Center
Din.+breakfast rms., hrwd. NEW LISTINGS EVERYDAY
Prime Beverly Hills
flrs., central air, patio,
Call
for
latest
properties
NORTH OF WILSHIRE
stove, fridge, washer/
1 Bd.+11/2 Ba. Condo
dryer,2-prkg., ground flr.
950sf., granite kitch.,
$3,400/Mo. • 2,100sf.
tons of closets, bright,
310/405-3001
new paint+carpet, 2-sinks
1 Bedroom, 1 Bath Condos in Master. Classy bldg.
*BEVERLY HILLS*
QUIET TREE-LINED STREET.
$2,150/month
FRENCH CHATEAU
$2,150/Month
—————
Unit In a Luxury
Highrise Building.
All major appliances.
central air, pool, spa,
gym, parking,
24-hr. security.
Near Westwood Village.
Newly painted.
W/ deck, wall to wall
LUXURY UNITS
carpet, walk-in closet,
• SINGLES
mini-blinds, stove, fridge,
• 1 BEDROOMS
laundry fac., garage w/
310/470-1758
storage cabinets. No pets.
• 2 BEDROOMS
Please Call:
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ Hardwood flrs/Carpets
310/451-2725
2 BDRM, 2 BATH
$1,695/MO.
1/2 Month Free Rent From $1,500-$2,200
(OAC)
Shown by appointment
Large unit with wood
floors, eclosed patio, Alex 310/966-1014
************
dishwasher, No pets
1
BD
+ 1 BA LOWER
Call 310/278-8999
—————
342 N. PALM DR.
2 BEDROOM + DEN
+ 2.5 BATHROOM
Upper with balcony,
Granite kitchen, marble
floors, jacuzzi tub with
separate steam shower.
Deluxe Unit.
$3,400/MO.
Avail. approx May 1st
(Minimum 2 year lease)
By appointment only
818/679-6747
(No Calls after 8 PM)
1836 PARNELL AVE.
2 Bdrms, 2.5 Baths
$2,750/MO.
Five Year old building, high
ceilings with crown molding,
bamboo floors stainlesssteel-appliances Washer &
dryer, Marble bathrooms.
310/203-0422
GLORICE SOMEKH REALTY, INC.
New Carpet Large Balcony,
180º unobstructed City views
$2,300/month
New Renovation, High Floor, Large
Balcony, Granite Counter, Hardwood
Floors, Stainless Steel Kitchen
BRENTWOOD
—————
—————
BEVERLY HILLS
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ
1135 So. Oakhurst Dr. 336 S. Rexford Dr.
1 Bd.+1 Ba. • $1,400
2 BDRM, 2 BATH
bright lower unit newly N EWLY U PDATED .
remodeled with Hdwd Hardwood flrs., a/c,
laundry, parking.
floors, granite and tile
available now. Quiet 7 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $2,100
unit bldg, just South
310/247-8547
of BH, parking and
310/433-1949
laundry on premises.
$1,675/MO.
BEVERLY HILLS
Call 323/304-6969
1BD.+1BA UPPER
BEVERLY HILLS Facing Courtyard,
1 BDRM. 1 3/4 BATH Newly Redecorated.
No Pets
$1,650/MO.
$1,400/MO.
With Central A/C, Oak
Cabinets, 6 closets, 130 N. Hamilton Dr.
dishwasher,
Call 310/858-0979
Microwave, Gated
Entry, Parking, Laundry BEVERLY HILLS ADJ
Balcony and Elevator.
417 S. ARNAZ
8747 Clifton Way
Ron:310/990-1730 1 BDRM. + 1 BATH
—————
—————
—————
UNIT #201 • $1,395
BEVERLY HILLS
SPACIOUS
1 BEDROOM
closet, new decor, pool,
entry control, gated
garage prkg. B.H. schools.
$1,550 + $950 Deposit
Open Sat & Sun 1-4
and by appointment
221 S. DOHENY DR.
(south of Wilshire)
310/567-4449
310/274-6931
Chateau Beverly Beverly Hills High
—————
Modern Unit, Clean
quiet building. No Pets
Call 310/248-2441
—————
BORDERLINE
BEVERLY HILLS
*************
1BD + 1BA • $1,200
Beautiful lower unit
New carpet, A/C, all
aplliances, laundry rm
*************
2BD + 1BA • $1,400
Beautiful upper unit,
separate dining room,
hardwood floors, A/C,
stove and dishwasher
*************
2BD + 2BA • $1,500
Beautifully remodeled
lower unit with all
appliances & parking.
*************
Call 310/652-7829
or 310/266/2194
1/2 Block
All appliances Incld., 5 min to Century City
1 BDRM, 1 BATH
hardwood floors,
electric,
gas, water
hi-ceilings, fireplace,
paid with parking.
balcony, sundeck,
$1,550/MO.
laundry facility, 2-prkg.
$2,400/month
contact
Catherine
137 N. Wetherly Dr.
Newer Renovation, High Floor
310/482-8699
Large Balcony, Granite Counters $2,100/Month
or Margaret
Call Yelena:
323/937-6468 ext 200 BEVERLY HILLS ADJ
Stainless Steel Kitchen
310/858-0905
$1,200/MO.
—————————————
Old World Charm 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH
1 Bedroom +Den+2 Baths
BEVERLY HILLS UPPER REAR UNIT.
137 S. Canon Dr.
Newly Decorated with
$3,150/month
BEVERLY HILLS ADJ 1 Bd+1 Ba • $1,500 stove, fridge, carpet.
Luxuriously Furnished, Total Renovation
SPANISH STYLE BLDG. Near Pico/La Cienega
North of Wilshire Bl. Hrwd.
throughout, breakHigh Floor, 270 Degree Unobstructed
fast area, fridge, stove, By Appointment Call
2
BDRM
+
2
BATH
City Views, Granite Counters, Stainless
310/470-3163
blinds, laundry fac. No pets.
2 Bdrm.+2 Bath
—————
—————
A + L O C AT I O N
Steel Kitchen, Two Large Balconies
CENTURY PARK EAST
CENTURY TOWERS
PARK PLACE
CENTURY HILL
LE PARC
CENTURY WOODS
For Sale
See our Ad Sec. 270
New store, new fridge,
new drapes, hardwood
floors, front lower unit.
Pico / La Cienega.
By Appointment
Call 310/470-3163
—————
BEVERLY HILLS
————— Lrg. BACHELOR
————— Large balcony, walk-in
CENTURY PARK EAST
BRENTWOOD
SHOP+DINE RODEO DR.
310/476-5511
Freshly Painted and ————— MIRACLE MILE
Very Clean!!! Quiet 1930's 4 Plex Charmer • Upper 1 Bdrm. •
Spacious 1 bdrm.
New paint+carpet, lots
5-Unit Building. New FDR, hrwd. flrs., arched of closets, fridge, stove.
moldings, W/D $1,195 Inclds. Utilities
Wood/Carpet Flooring, ceilings,
hook-up, 1 garage.
Close to LACMA/
Patio, 2 Car Parking. Reeves - S. of Pico transport./restaurants
$1/500/Month
$1,795/month
323/954-1318
Call Garrick:
N
EAR WILSHIRE/FAIRFAX
949/929-3609
Call 805 680-8281
$1,100/MO.
Avail. June 1
************
$795 PER MONTH
Includes full bathroom,
good closet space and
fridge. No kitchen. Permit
prkg. Utilities Included.
Call 323/951-0369
Or: 909/838-8208
—————
Call 310/826-8819 SANTA MONICA
CUTE STUDIOS
WEST L.A.
***********
1 BD + 1 BA $995
Upper Unit, Pool.
Call 310/442-4644
Prime location. 7 blocks
to the beach, 3 blocks
to 3rd St. Promenade.
Close to bus & shopping
$650 - $925
Partly Furnished
Call 310/666-8360
[email protected]
475
GARAGE &
ESTATE SALE
THE GRANDEST ESTATE SALE
in L.A. THIS YEAR!
Sat. & Sun. 05/14 & 05/15 • 10-4pm
3205 Washington Bl., West L.A., 90291
1/2 block west of Lincoln. Plenty of parking.
Several Top Estate Liquidators
have joined forces to produce
a Special Sale
from several well known celebrity
homes (Beverly Hills, Miami, Nantucket)!
Antiques & custom designer furniture
& accessories
(china, crystal, silver, pillows, rugs & more).
Priced to Sell!!! Bring Cash.
FINE
HANCOCK PARK
ESTATE SALE
FORMER ROTHSCHILD HOME
With Rothschild Furnishings
Immense Custom Aubusson-Style Rug 32’
Antique Sevres Urn Lamps, 19th. C.
Marble-Top Inlaid Commodes; Pair Antique
Gilt-Painted Fainting Couches, 19th. C.
French Canape & Bureau Plat; Monumental
Late-19th. C. Gilt Pier Mirror with MarbleTop Console Table; Pair Trumeau Pier
Mirrors with Consoles; Vintage Evening
Gowns, Art, Silver, Crystal, China, Patio
FRIDAY
• More,
9:30 a-Must
12:30
Furniture,
Books,
See!
May 15th • Sunday 9:30-3:30
366 S. JUNE ST.
LO
S ANGELES, 90020
_________________________
[email protected]
Please, no early birds
BEVERLY HILLS
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476
FURNITURE
FOR SALE
High-End Furniture
For Sale • Like New
*********
508
AUTOS
WANTED
AIR &
HEATING
ANTIQUES / AUCTION
WANTED TO BUY
WANTED
GAMA Central
HIGHEST CASH
PRICES PAID
Custom Designer
Sectional Sofa
Retail $10,000
Asking $3,000 obo
1953-1967
CORVETTE’S
*********
Running or Not.
Beautiful Mohagany
Formal dining table
with 6 chairs and
2 leaves. (Can seat 12)
Retail $3,700
Asking $1500 obo
*********
Unique 4’ one-ofkind Coffee Table
Retail $3,000
Asking $1,000 obo
Call 310/926-6010
478
CHINA/
ANTIQUES
10 PLACE SETTINGS
Lamoge France
Marie Antionette
by Raynaud
With gold trimmings,
NEVER BEEN USED!
Retail $7,000
Asking $4,000
Call 323/782-1032
480
PETS
ENGLISH
BULLDOG
FOR SALE
6-Months Old
••••••
Please Call Gina:
805/459-7975
Private Party.
Will Pay Cash!
Call 310/276-8111
"YOUR Comfort
is our Reputation."
Lic.#445484
I BUY
.
USED CARS WARHOL
Buying Signed
CALL ED
310/413-1138
Prints & Originals.
••••••••••
Antiques - Old Coins - Tiffany Items
Paintings - Objets d’Art - Estate Jewelry:
Gold - Diamonds- Vintage Watches
Lalique - Art Glass - Fine Porcelains:
Meissen - Sevres -Marble Statues
Bronze Sculptures - Clocks - Silver
Furniture: French - English - American
One Item or Entire - Estates Purchased
For Cash. Prompt & Considerate Response
to All Inquiries. House Calls O.K.
••••••••••
WANTED!!!
*******
Mercedes Benz pre -1972
CABINETRY
Kitchen & bath
MICHAEL NEWMAN
310/276-0188
818/888-9200
A LSO :
Lichtenstein • Wyeth
Haring • R. Crumb
Visit my website at
beverlyhillsantiques.com
[email protected]
310/259-9188
we buy antiques!
Highest prices paid, satisfaction Guaranteed!
Porsche pre-1970
Austin Healey pre-1967
Bentley pre-1965
Rolls Royce pre-1965
In Any Condition.
TOPDOLLARPAID!
We Pick Up From
Any U.S. Location.
GARAGE DOOR
& GATES
* Please
* * * *Call* *
Alex Manos:
310/486-9398
500
AUTOS
FOR SALE
[email protected]
1969
JAGUAR XKE
WANTED
310/275-1894
• Home or Business
• Same-Day Service
• 100% Guaranteed
ANTIQUES
For More Info.:
1 OWNER. GARAGED.
Excellent
Condition.
$23,500
Call Marcel:
Since 1979
Bob 818/267-9800
pinkprincessbulldogs.com
2+2, Silver with
Red Interior.
HEAT & AIR
ART SERVICES
Paintings
Arte Deco
Art Nouveau
Marble Statues
Russian Items
Chinese Art
Clocks
Chandeliers
Porcelain
Dresden
Meissen
KPM
Royal Vienna
Islamic Art
Bronze
• Broken Springs
• Replacement Sections
• Operator Repairs
• Door Off Tracks
• New Installations
• New Operators
• New Garage Doors
• New Carriage Doors
Sculpture
Glass
Tifanny
Lalique
Galle
Daum
JEEP WRANGLER
TRADES & CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED TOO!
WE CAN BUY ONE ITEM OR YOUR ENTIRE HEIRLOOM!
1990-2000
Edan Sassoon
Private Party
I am only looking for 1
Tel: 310.858.7666 • Cell: 310.770.6607
[email protected]
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www.ArteAntiques.com
Residential or Commercial
24 Hour Emergency Service
Free Estimates
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BEVERLY HILLS
MAY 13, 2011 | Page 45
CARE
ELECTRIC
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Residential/Commercial
Expert Repair
Small Job O K
Fully Insured
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Lic.#: 568446
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Financing Available
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• Patio • Lobby •
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• Painting Int./Ext. •
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From A to Z.
Call Rony:
• 310/245-1717 •
Lic.# 953868
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Ceramics • Marble
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310/358-5555
IMPROVE-
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Lic. # 689667 • Bonded / Insured
323/733-4898
310.278.5380
Bring This Ad for 5% Discount
Interior/Exterior
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Plaster, Drywall
& Repair
FREE Estimates.
Lic. #854322
• 877/430-1112
• 213/382-0020
Bonded • Insured
PLUMBING
AWA K E
PLUMBING
24 Hrs. • 7 Days
• Plumbing
• Lawn Sprinklers
Real Estate Agents/Sellers, I Have Great Preparation
• L OW R ATES •
REMODELING & NEW ADDITIONS
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• Marble Polishing
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• Grout Cleaning
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Call For Free Estimate:
House • Commercial
• 818/348-3266
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Installation Available
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• Call Dave •
Cell: 213/300-0223
323/651-1832
No Job Too BIG
or Too small!
PAINTING
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Call Young anytime
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RAFAEL
PAINTING
**MOVERS**
A Full Service &
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• FREE Wardrobe
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down, shingles, tiles.
• Raingutters Also •
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Call Mr. Flores:
Cell: 323/216-1743
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BEVERLY HILLS
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A View From The New York Times
Maureen Dowd
She had a dead chimp. He had a live water buffalo. She had
an Isotta Fraschini with leopard-skin upholstery. He had a Suzuki
van. She used tuberoses.
He used Avena syrup, an herbal Viagra. She liked champagne
and caviar.
He liked Coca-Cola and Pepsi. She had a script. He had a
Quran. She had a white telephone. He had no telephone.
But the similarities were striking. The faded murderous glamour queen and faded murderous terror king relied on drivers to negotiate their relations with the world. Married multiple times, they
were both ensconced with lovers half their age in high-priced villas that shut out the world, vainly looking at old videos of themselves and primping, hoping for spectacular comebacks that
would wow their fans.
Instead, Justice pounded up the stairs.
Maybe it's because I watched the videos of Osama bin Laden
released by the Obama administration while staying at the Sunset
Tower Hotel on Sunset Boulevard. But seeing him holed up in his
room, looking pathetic with white beard and blankie, gazing at
himself on screen in his heyday, Osama was oh so Sunset Boulevard’s Norma Desmond (with a dash of Woody Allen in Bananas).
”I am big,” he might have sneered. “It’s the thumb drives that got
small.”
The CIA is playing mind games —both with al-Qaida, trying
to show its slain leader as a pitiable figure, and with Pakistan,
sending a message that we may have even more information than
we do and that double-dealing Pakistanis had best cooperate because they could be embarrassed, too.
I don’t think we need to worry about inflaming al-Qaida. They
come pre-inflamed. But the CIA’s propaganda message is a bit
mixed. On the one hand, Osama seems risible, an old man with
a clicker trapped in a dorm room. On the other, intelligence
sources have said that the cloistered, swaddled bin Laden was still
a threat, plotting more transportation cataclysms here. Pitiable or
potent? Make up your minds.
When U.S. officials wanted to scare the world about the Soviet threat, they would show surveillance shots of missiles. But now,
in the age of technology and terror, the dire threats come from
much more homely adversaries. They can emanate from the nondescript third floor of a house in a picturesque hamlet in Pakistan.
Just because bin Laden didn’t look like a Bond villain stalking
around some elaborate lair didn't make him less of a threat.
The monster’s myth-making and video-star turns are over.
Now Hollywood will have its say. There'’s probably someone right
this minute pitching Bravo on “The Real Housewives of Abbottabad.”
The inside track goes to director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, the pair who won Oscars for The Hurt Locker, a
movie about a bomb-defusing team of soldiers in Iraq that was so
tense you thought your head would explode.
Boal, who lived in New York and went to ground zero on
9/11, has covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as a journalist.
He and Bigelow began working on a movie about the hunt for bin
Laden in 2008–at a time when President George W. Bush and
Hollywood suits had put the terrorist leader on the back burner.
“After the lack of appetite when we were raising money for
The Hurt Locker, Kathryn and I thought it was not a bad sign that
we were doing something that people were not interested in,”
Boal said dryly.
Studios shy away from making movies about unpopular wars
we're still stuck in, but Boal, who lives here now, disagrees.
“Why wait?” he asked. “I might be retired by the time we get
out of Afghanistan. Don't you want to live in a world where artists
mix it up in the culture in a timely way?”
He knows, however, that mixing it up about Osama can be
dangerous, and is conscious of “the security ramifications.”
He and Bigelow optioned a book written anonymously by a
Delta force commander at Tora Bora, where Osama slipped away
in 2001. And about a year ago, Boal learned that the hunt for
Osama had intensified.
Then the Navy Seal Team 6 dropped from the Pakistan sky.
And now the duo, planning for a 2012 release, have an exciting
ending and excited financiers.
“We’ve certainly been getting more calls from studios,” Boal
says wryly. “We were charging ahead with a movie that ended in
Tora Bora with bin Laden still alive. Now we have a definitive ending.”
He said he’s been surprised by some of the reaction on the left
against the Navy Seal unit taking out bin Laden, noting: “The debate about whether there should have been a trial feels a little bit
like looking a gift horse in the mouth.”
Osama is ready for his close-up. But it’s going to be less flattering—and more final—than he intended.
© 2011 The New York Times News Service
POLICE BLOTTER
BURGLARY
Occurred between 3:43 and
4:24 p.m. on 5/6 in 9500 block
of Wilshire Blvd. Unknown
suspect entered location and
stole several items. Loss $7,485
10:22 p.m. in 100 block of N.
Maple Dr. Unknown suspect
entered residence through
unlocked rear sliding door and
stole property.
Loss $4,500
Occurred between 5 and 5:30
p.m. in 5/2 in 300 block of N.
Oakhurst Dr. Unknown male
suspect entered unsecured
parking lot, stole bicycle and
put it inside his vehicle.
Loss $250
Occurred between 9 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. on 5/6 in 100 block
of N. Willaman Dr. Unknown
suspect entered residence
through uinlocked window,
stole property. Loss $25,000
ASSAULT
Occurred about 8:30 p.m. on
5/5 in 200 block of S. Doheny
Dr. Unknown suspect slapped
victim with her hand causing
Occurred about 7:35 p.m. on
5/6 in area of W. Olympic
Blvd. and S. Spalding Dr.
Unknown
suspect
was
involved in road rage incident
with victim, punched the latter
in the face and body, and vandalized his vehicle.
ROBBERY
1:46 a.m. on 5/7 in 9400 block
of Charleville Blvd. Suspect
#1: Male Black, 70, brown
hair. Suspect #2: Male Black,
20, 5'10'', 150–approached
victim and pointed handgun
demanding money.
Loss $1,390
IDENTITY THEFT
Occurred between 2/18 and
4/27 in 400 block of N. Rodeo
Dr. Suspect: Female Black, 27,
5'07'', 162, black hair and
brown eyes–created, cashed
fictitious business checks.
3/24 in 9500 block of Wilshire
Blvd. Unknown suspects
obtained victim’s personal
information and made fraudulent transactions on their credit
accounts.
Occurred between 1 p.m. on
4/16 and 11:59 p.m. on 4/18
in 9600 block of S. Santa
Monica Blvd. Suspect: Female
White– used victim’s debit card
information to withdraw funds
from ATM.
Occurred between 4:45 p.m.
on 4/27 and 11:59 p.m. on
4/29 in 200 block of S.
Doheny Dr. Unknown suspect
used victim’s information to
withdraw funds from the latter’s
account.
2/13 in 300 block of N.
Foothill Rd. Unknown suspect
used victim’s credit card information to book hotel room and
paid for expenses.
Occurred at 5:17 p.m. on 5/5
in 9500 block of W. Olympic
Blvd. Unknown suspect used
victim’s information to withdraw money from victim’s
account.
OPINION
A Look At The Sacramento Scene
FRANKLY SPEAKING
What is Jerry Brown thinking?
We know California is in need of revenues. He and the
Democrats have determined to stop all DMV vehicle registration
fees for the month of July, in hopes that Republicans will agree to
transfer $70 billion from families and businesses to government.
Brown calls this transfer an “extension” of the Arnold tax increases.
We need the money, but he is holding these revenues
hostage—but from whom? The taxpayers will get to keep the
money longer and government will not have it to spend.
A bill in the legislature that would force business, which now
must pre-pay taxes two quarters ahead, to pre-pay four quarters
ahead. That is an interest free mandated loan to government.
Arnold created the first pre-paid tax scheme. In the first year,
under this new theft scheme, Sacramento gets six quarters of
taxes, instead of four. The next year, government only gets four
quarters of taxes. Another gimmick.
For the seventh year in a row, CEO magazine declared
California the worst state in the union to do business in, and guess
why?
Brown cannot do basic math. He created sweetheart deals for
his union/donor pals.
The press release announcing these new union contracts,
(which even Arnold would not accept) said would save $382 million per year. The Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) said the real
saving are possibly $181 million.
The biggest boondoggle, created by Arnold is the high speed
choo-choo train. It passed because Arnold and its special interest/union supporters lied by a factor of two the potential ridership
and lowered the costs by tens of billions of dollars.
This is what the LAO said: “The biting 28-page report from the
non-partisan Legislative Analyst's Office says the project, pegged
at $43 billion in 2009, is more likely to cost $67 billion, based on
recent estimates. The LAO further doubts the state will get the
additional money it needs to complete the project–it has about
$12.5 billion on hand now. And it warned that bonds issued to
pay for the rail line would leave California's bleeding general
budget on the hook for about $1 billion a year–plus more if the
train service loses money–leading to more cuts to depleted state
programs.”
Brown wants the state to pay $175 million this year to continue the planning process. The LAO said it should get no more than
$7 million, to close down this agency that can never produce a
choo-choo train nor has the funds to operate it, if built.
All of this with a backdrop of a $40 billion deficit, if you
include all expenditures not paid for via the budget.
The Republicans in the Assembly have produced a no tax
increase, save government education budget plan. One part saves
$400 million—immediately. “The cost of health care for each
inmate per year in California is approximately $11,600, while
prison healthcare costs $5,757 in New York; $4,720 in Florida;
$4,418 in Pennsylvania; and $2,920 in Texas. While costs have
increased dramatically, it has not improved the quality of care
enough to take the system out of federal court receivership.”
All we have to do is outsource to non-government firms to run
the health care system. This not only saves direct dollars, but the
for-profit firms pay corporate taxes, so the state gets more revenues. There are dozens of areas of state programs which are nonessential and can be ended, or if continued, can be outsourced,
save money and raise revenues without raising taxes.
We do not need new taxes. We need to end non-essential
programs, outsource, end the union monopolies and use common
sense on spending. Watching Jerry Brown explain his budget is
like watching The Simpsons in a foreign language—makes no
sense in any language.
Stephen Frank, a political and public policy activist since 1960, is publisher of the California Political News and Views (www.capolitical.com).
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY
The Courier welcomes letters. To be considered for publication,
remember:
(1) shorter is better;
(2) refrain from personal attacks or insults–we wish to share rational points of view, not invective;
(3) keep to one topic;
(4) and please do not send us letters which have appeared in any
other publication.
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Mail: The Courier, 8840 W. Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills CA 90211
BEVERLY HILLS
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OPINION
Publisher Clifton S. Smith, Jr
Senior Editor John L. Seitz
Special Sections Editor Steve Simmons
*******
Public Affairs Editor
Society Editor
George C. Shen
Joan Mangum
*******
Associate Publisher & Editor Marcia W. Hobbs
*******
Founding Publisher
March Schwartz
(Publisher 1965 - 2004)
The Courier is proud to be a
Education Partner.
From the Publisher
CLIF SMITH
POTHOLES, BURGERS AND BEER
The contrast between the brand of Beverly Hills and the
“burgers and beer” campaign of local promoter Jeffrey Best and
championed by Mayor Barry Brucker through the Los Angeles
Times could not be greater. As The Courier reported weeks ago,
the Los Angeles Times hijacked our City’s “Taste of Beverly Hills”
and buried it inside it's own restaurant tasting event (which last
year’s “Taste of Beverly Hills” swamped at the box office). The
Courier just completed a fantastic launch of its new “Fashion
Forward!” section in New York City, greeted by the dominant
interests in the industry. Except for sliders as hors d’oeuvres (along
with filet mignon and crab cakes), there was not a “burger” or a
beer to be seen. (We had some Heinekins available, but what
went were glasses of Moet Imperial champagne and Mondavi
Napa 2007 cabernet.)
Let's face it–that's how the Times views Beverly Hills– “burgers and beer.” Check out its website, latimes.com/taste. Is that
who WE are? We cannot find anyone who thinks so except our
own mayor and his voting partners on the City Council. For the
Beverly Hills portion of its down-scale event, they just copied a
logo from other events–a pinwheel of hamburgers, beer glasses
and onions. For its Los Angeles-based portions, why don’t they
just adopt potholes as the symbols of L.A.? That would be fitting.
So why are three members of our City Council–Brucker, Vice
Mayor Willie Brien and newcomer Julian Gold, M.D.–promoting
“burgers and beer in Beverly Hills” on Labor Day weekend?
With our premier fashion street Rodeo Drive closed to traffic by
their order for much of the weekend, the 3-2 majority of the council somehow believes this will enhance “business” in Beverly
Hills. They could not be more wrong. Most disappointing is Dr.
Gold’s vote, who promised us he would “be his own man” and
not just parrot Dr. Brien’s votes. That’s not happening. We know
he’s working hard to catch up, but needs to put his homework into
independent action like he said he would.
Not one event that weekend is scheduled to allow merchants
to sell anything. Most if not all Rodeo Drive stores will close early
to avoid the events. The council does not even know what is
planned–the ad campaign already produced for the event by the
Los Angeles Times, equates Beverly Hills with downtown L.A., old
theaters on L.A.’s Broadway, and something at the Paramount lot
in Hollywood. Gee, that’s exclusive. Instead, our pristine fashion
avenue will be lined with food purveyors from all over–a small
handful from Beverly Hills but mostly from outside. We need to
promote restaurants from other cities?
Nothing is plainer than the need to maintain and enhance the
Beverly Hills brand. All over the world, “Beverly Hills” has a
cachet and reputation so much greater than “Los Angeles” and it
is the driving force behind the revenues that give us our 120member police force, our Class 1 fire department, our library and
our luxe city services.
Councilmembers Lili Bosse and John Mirisch have protested
this dissipation of our brand vigorously to no avail. Brucker is
intent on doing “something” on Labor Day. It seems like he’s trying to emerge from the shadow of Delshad, who was a fantastic
promoter, but does not know how to do it. Every event Delshad
brought to Beverly Hills enhanced our image and raised our profile (even if some the “celebrities” involved garnered some criticism). Jimmy “got it.” Right now, the best that “Best” can offer is
P. Diddy and a ”white party” Sunday night sponsored by his vodka
distiller.
As for our terrific reception in New York–it was NOT “burgers
and beer.” It was pure Beverly Hills.
P.S.: Ever since we made it clear that we oppose this dilution
of our brand, City staff have withheld news and information from
us or timed its release to destroy its news value to The Courier
breaking long-standing precedent. A connection? We’ll see.
Rabbi Jacob Pressman
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
We live precariously on a ball of fire, covered, unbelievably, by a mantle of water.
The core of raging fire broke through this
year in unprecedented earthquakes, churning up
the water in tsunamis, and accelerating the winds
in tornados and hurricanes and enormous floods.
Just think Japan, Haiti, Mississippi, global warming, dustbowl causing droughts.
If I were roaming the universe, looking for a
pleasant place to live, I would think twice about
this hardening ball of fire and water–except for
one incredible phenomenon: living organisms,
animal and vegetable and gorgeous mineral.
This ball of ours has towering snow-capped
mountains where the crags created by earth-
quakes meet the eternally frozen water.
It has graceful swans, peacocks and humming birds; towering and ancient redwoods,
roses, sunflowers, fields of poppies, and violets;
graceful fauns, towering giraffes, thundering elephants and wee titmice; dolphins, goldfish and
monstrous whales; mornings fresh with dew,
incredibly gorgeous sunsets, and, and, and beautiful newborn babies nursing at graceful breasts,
and –just look in the mirror–it has you.
So, though we still have the explorer’s itch
to roam the galaxies, let’s just scratch it and work
at making this ball of fire a more peaceful and
cozier place for everyone.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Who better than a former
BHUSD school board member
to
serve
on
the
City
Council/Board of Education
Liaison committee? Seriously …
who could be a better choice?
No one on our current City
Council has that experience
other than Barry Brucker and
Willie Brien. Brucker served
two terms and twice was president of the board; Brien served
as both a member and president. They understand first hand
the complicated issues this
board faces. During Brucker’s
six years on this committee, he
has been dynamic and unwavering in his support for growing the partnership between the
City and the district. Brucker
represented the council in
negotiations for our current,
very generous JPA. I trust him to
balance the needs of our
schools with the needs of our
City.
Helene Harris
******
I was disheartened to read
the mean-spirited letters last
week, disparaging
Barry
Brucker. He and his wife Sue
(former El Rodeo PTA president
and BHHS PTSA president) are
staunch supporters of the
BHUSD and our students. Like
Steve Fenton, he attended our
schools as children and young
adults.
Any insinuation he is not
supportive of our school district
or that his actions as City
Council liaison to the district
are in any way vindictive or
pay-back for the lost election of
a candidate he supported, is
just plain false. As a very active
volunteer in our school district
the last 15 years, I can only say
I wish we had more people
committed to our district and
City as Mr. Brucker.
We are very fortunate our
current City Council is comprised of five formidable partners to our school district—four
of whom are alumni of BHHS,
and all having sent their children to our schools—so clearly,
their approval of him as the liaison to the district speaks volumes as to the aptness of his
continuing to serve in that
capacity.
There are several issues in
the coming year(s) where the
district and City Council must
work together for the betterment
of the community: negotiation
of a new Joint Powers
Agreement; matters concerning
the Venoco Oil rig at BHHS;
Measure E construction of new
facilities and possible joint ventures; proposed construction
abutting BHHS at 10000 Santa
Monica; and of course, the proposed MTA plan for a subway
under BHHS. So, recognizing
the upcoming school board
elections will fuel even more of
this
finger-pointing-blamegame, it would be in the best
interests of the community if we
could focus a less on political
posturing and distracting decoys
and a lot more on working
cooperatively to achieve positive resolutions on substantive
issues affecting us all.
Ronit Stone
*******
I have been following the
happenings with regards to
monetary issues with the
Beverly Hills Unified School
District. What no one points out
or seems to understand is one
simple fact. When BHUSD was
allowing interdistrict permits
into the system, there were no
complaints of monetary issues.
Then the school board decided
to go into the direction of Basic
Aide, claiming the influx of
property taxes would be some
sort of financial windfall for the
district. If that is the case, then
why is the district now claiming
poverty? Why is it cutting teachers? Why isn't this kind of information available to the residents
of Beverly Hills? Maybe the
board members should swallow
their pride, allow opportunity
permit students to return to the
district, and be happy with the
additional funds rather than
turning their back on these students.
George Steinberg
******
I’ve lived in Beverly Hills for
more than 50 years and think it
is now time to quit worrying
about getting more questionable publicity for the City. I
was just told the L.A. Marathon
“probably” will go through the
City on a Sunday again next
year and would use the same
route, which was so successful!
Is there any reason why Beverly
Hills can’t be gracious and let
some other city have that privilege?
This is simply outrageous.
Do the majority of the residents
who live north of the marathon
route have any voice in this
matter? Who gets to decide this
atrocious situation? Is that person affected that Sunday by the
street closures? The L.A.
Marathon is privately owned
and done for profit...not a
municipal event. A portion of
the income is donated to charities. I was blocked from the
business district and below that
Sunday. Once is enough!
Herb Wallerstein
******
If I read the news correctly,
the nation is broke, the state is
broke, the county is broke, and
as far as our City is concerned,
I don’t think we’re doing that
much better, despite all the
bragging our annual mayors do
upon leaving office.
So what do our esteemed
City fathers want to do–well, of
course, spend multi-thousands
if not millions in renovating
Roxbury Park.
Just what we need, new
banquet rooms and a community center!
May I ask any of those
involved with these decisions–
why bother?
We have a perfectly wonderful and functioning park
where a lot of us enjoy the sunshine and taking part in various
games we’ve been playing since
our teenage years.
All Roxbury Park needs is a
little sprucing up from time-totime. Please leave well enough
alone and spend the money (if
you refuse to save it) somewhere else.
We love Roxbury as it is.
Solly J. Morris
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