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• CD13 candidates
profiled, pg. 3
• THC extraction
sparks explosion,
pg. 4
Fair, but
cloudy over
the weekend
Volume 67 No. 5
Serving the Park Labrea and Wilshire Communities
January 31, 2013
Father G’s message tattooed on their hearts Immigration reform
knocking on nation’s door
n 25 years of gang
intervention leaves
lasting impression
n Proposals could affect millions in L.A. County
By edwin folven
By AAron Blevins
As a teenager growing up in
East Los Angeles, 29-year-old
Richard Cabral said he didn’t
have much hope or vision for the
future. His life was mired in
gangs and violence, and in his
early 20s, he ended up in prison.
During five years of incarceration while fighting an attempted
murder charge, which was dismissed, Cabral said he made a
personal vow that if and when he
got out of prison, he would seek a
better path in life. That path led
him to Homeboy Industries, the
gang intervention program
founded by Father Greg Boyle
that has helped thousands of forphoto by Edwin Folven
mer gang members find jobs, Richard Cabral, a Homeboy Industries client, is trying to get more
earn high school diplomas and
fellow homeboys into acting — yet another way that the non-profit
get their lives back on track.
continues to expand its services.
Homeboy Industries is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
It has come a long way since its ing Ridley Scott movie, “The was going. Some casting people
beginnings in the neighborhoods Counselor”. He is currently help- came [to Homeboy Industries]
east of downtown Los Angeles.
ing to organize a program in con- because they wanted ‘the look’,
Through Homeboy Industries, junction with the Complex and I got a part on ‘Southland’,”
Cabral learned he had a passion Theatre in Hollywood that will said Cabral, whose visible neck
for acting, and later landed posi- allow his homeboys and home- tattoos offer a glimpse into his
tions as an extra on television girls to also pursue a career in past. “That seed was planted and
shows and in films such as acting.
it took off from there. It opened a
“Southland”,
“Paranormal”,
“I got out of prison five years door. I started a new life. I am
“End of Watch” and the upcom- ago, and I didn’t know where I
See Homeboy page 20
Earlier this week, President
Barack Obama and a bipartisan
group of eight U.S. senators introduced separate plans to fix the
country’s immigration system
while supporting illegal immigrants already living and working
in the U.S.
The group of senators introduced their plan on Monday, and
Obama outlined a similar plan
during a speech in Las Vegas on
Tuesday. While the senators and
Obama expressed optimism that
reform could be implemented in a
humane way after several failed
attempts in the past, local immigrant advocates cautiously celebrated the announcement.
“It’s a strong statement, and a
very important step in the long
road ahead of us,” said JorgeMario Cabrera, a spokesman for
See Reform page 22
Candidates address district’s woes at forum
n CD13 hopefuls lay
out plans for affordable
housing, unemployment
By AAron Blevins
All 12 candidates running for
Council District 13 pitched how
they would combat unemployment
and bring more affordable housing
to the community during a forum
on Tuesday at the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament.
Hosted by LA Voice and the
church, the forum drew approximately 100 people looking to determine which candidate to vote for in
the March 5 Primary Nominating
Election.
Organizers used personal anecdotes by members of the community to frame questions about the district’s needs. Landy Aviles, of LA
Voice, spoke of her five-year struggle with unemployment, and asked
the candidates how they would
facilitate the creation of living wage
jobs. Candidates were given one
minute to answer.
John Choi said Aviles’ problem is
all too common in Los Angeles. He
touted his experience as the economic development director of the
Los Angeles County Federation of
Labor, which he said ensured that
billions of public funds were reinvested into the community.
“That’s the type of experience I
think it takes to understand … that
a job is beyond just a paycheck; a
photo by Amy Lyons
Immigrants in the area appear cautiously optimistic by the reform proposals. Here, demonstrators rally for immigrant rights in 2007.
Signed, sealed and delivered
See Candidates page 21
photo by Aaron Blevins
All 12 candidates for Los Angeles City Council District 13 attended a community forum at the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament in Hollywood on Tuesday.
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West Hollywood Post
Office relocation
By AAron Blevins
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
has approved the relocation of the
West Hollywood Branch Post
Office on San Vicente Boulevard,
and will be looking to rent new
retail space as close to the current
facility as possible.
The move followed a written
public comment period and a community meeting on Nov. 15, when
approximately 25 people voiced
their concerns about the proposal.
Residents now have until Feb. 8 to
send an appeal.
The postal service is planning to
move the retail services to make
room for Beverly Hills mail carriers. USPS is also looking to relocate the Beverly Hills retail services while consolidating the mail
carrier facilities in West
Hollywood.
“This decision is to move forward with the process,” USPS
spokesman Richard Maher said.
“We still have to locate acceptable
alternate locations for both facilities in order to make this happen.
We’re moving forward, but it’s not
a completely done deal yet.”
West Hollywood Mayor Jeffrey
Prang said he was disappointed by
the decision, although he understands the agency’s financial troubles. He said the agency may have
trouble finding another suitable
location in West Hollywood.
“I don’t believe they’re going to
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2 January 31, 2013
31 African Drama
T
he Fountain Theatre has extended
its engagement of Tarell Alvin
McCraney’s play “In the Red and
Brown Water” from Thursday, Jan. 31
through Feb. 24 in observance of
Black History Month. The play
weaves together urban contemporary
realism with West African mysticism
through the story of Oya, who can run
faster than anyone, but is not fast
enough to escape her destiny. It covers
her journey from youth to womanhood. Showtimes are at 8 p.m.,
Thursday through Saturday; 3 p.m.,
Sunday. Tickets start at $30. 5060
Fountain
Ave.
(323)663-1525,
www.fountaintheatre.com.
Calendar
ic on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to
noon at the Roxbury Park
Community Center in Beverly Hills.
Small claims, wills and trusts, business disputes, consumer law and
landlord-tenant law will be discussed. 471 S. Roxbury Dr.
(310)601-2422, www.bhba.org.
Hungarian Art
S
ome of the best art of Hungary
will be displayed during “Gold
Cave 99.9”, a night of art, fashion
and music, on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7
p.m. at gGalleryLA in Santa Monica.
Emmy award-winning producer and
director, Gabor Csupo, will host the
show at his gallery. 319 Wilshire
Blvd.
(310)393-1120,
ggalleryla.com.
Classical Concert
I
talian
conductor
Gianandrea
Noseda makes his Walt Disney
Concert Hall debut in three performances on Thursday, Jan. 31 through
Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. The L.A.
Philharmonic performs a series of allRachmaninoff concerts with the rarely
heard “Symphony No. 3”. French
pianist Lise de la Salle also performs
the Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a
Theme of Paganini”, and his work,
“The Isle of the Dead”, can be heard
during the Thursday and Saturday
programs. Tickets start at $54.40 111
S. Grand Ave. www.laphil.com.
5 Cinema Workshop
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photo by Takashi Okamoto
February
1 Book Sale
G
reat deals on used books can be
found at the Friends of the John
C. Fremont Library’s book sale being
held on Friday, Feb. 1 from noon to 4
p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 2 from noon
to 5 p.m. Visitors will also find rarities, CDs, audio books, DVDs and
videocassettes. 6121 Melrose Ave.
(323)962-3521, www.lapl.org.
Comedy Play
“W
hen You’re in Love, the
Whole World is Jewish”, a
new play written by actor Jason
Alexander, runs from Friday, Feb. 1
High-energy percussion combines with elegant music and dance when
Japan’s pre-eminent performing arts ensemble, Kodo, returns to Walt
Disney Concert Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. The performance is
part of the group’s “One Earth Tour 2013: Legend”, the first tour under
the guidance of new artistic director and kabuki icon, Tamasaburo
Bando. There will be several re-envisioned works and new pieces
inspired by Bando, as well as the group’s hallmark “taiko”, a nearly 900pound drum. Tickets start at $47.50. 111 S. Grand Ave. (323)850-2000,
www.laphil.com.
through March 10 at the Greenway
Court Theater on Fairfax Avenue. The
play follows the story of a young
Jewish boy who decides he wants to
marry his gentile girlfriend, who
knows nothing about Jewish customs
or culture. He seeks the help of his
Rabbi, who acts as a guide, taking the
couple through the Jewish way of life.
Tickets are $34.99. 544 N. Fairfax
Ave. (323)655-7679 ext. 100.
www.greenwayartsalliance.org.
2 Free Legal Advice
V
olunteer attorneys from the
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Barristers will answer basic legal
questions during a free legal aid clin-
etrace the history of photography and film as visual illusion,
from early multimedia experimenter
George Méliès to the iconic director
Stanley Kubrick, in a workshop
being held on Tuesday, Feb. 5 from
4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art. The programs highlights the exhibitions,
“Masterworks of Expressionist
Cinema: Caligari and Metropolis”
and “Stanley Kubrick”. Tickets are
$15.
(323)932-5812,
www.lacma.org.
Student Music Film
T
he documentary film, “Happy on
the Ground: 8 Days at Grammy
Camp”, will be shown on Tuesday,
Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Grammy
Museum. The film captures the heartwarming personalities of 83 teenage
high school musicians who participated in “Grammy Camp”, one of the
Grammy Foundation’s school music
education programs. Within eight
days, the students collaborate, com-
pose original music and create a special concert performance. The film
also explores the lack of music education funding in the public school
system. 800 W. Olympic Blvd.
www.grammyintheschools.com.
6 Senior Classes
S
eniors are invited to participate in
classes titled “A Matter of
Balance” beginning on Wednesday,
Feb. 6, and “Healthier Living”,
beginning on Thursday, Feb. 7, at
City View Terrace Assisted Living
Center. The “A Matter of Balance”
courses are held from 9 a.m. to 11
a.m., Wednesdays, and cover improving balance, flexibility and strength.
The “Healthier Living” courses run
from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Thursdays, and
are geared towards people wishing to
become more physically and socially
active, or anyone with an ongoing
health condition. Suggested donation
is $10. 6050 W. Pico Blvd. RSVP to
(323)653-5565.
Video Game Talk
J
oin video game experts Jonathan
Blow and Heather Chaplin for a
discussion on the ongoing exhibit,
“Game Room”, on Wednesday, Feb.
6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hammer
Museum. Blow is an independent
game designer and programmer.
Chaplin is the co-author of the book,
“Smartbomb: The Quest for Art,
Entertainment and Big Bucks in the
Videogame Revolution”. 10899
Wilshire Blvd. (310)443-7000,
www.hammer.ucla.edu.
7 Chamber Music
C
hamber music fans will enjoy a
Da Camera Society performance
by violinist Ida Levin and violist
Carrie Devins on Thursday, Feb. 7 at
8 p.m. at a historic private club
downtown. The performance is part
of Da Camera Society’s “Music in
Historic Places” series, and works by
Schumann, Beethoven and Mozart
will be performed. The location will
be provided at time of RSVP. Tickets
are
$65.
(213)477-2929,
www.dacamera.org.
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3 January 31, 2013
Twelve is company in council race
n Candidates vying for
vacant seat in March 5
election
By AAron Blevins
The vacant Council District 13
seat has a total of 12 suitors this
year, and the candidates have begun
the process of introducing themselves to the community through
various candidate forums.
Park Labrea News and Beverly
Press has profiled eight of the candidates in previous editions of the
newspapers. Here are the remaining
four.
John Choi
Choi, 32, previously worked as a
public works commissioner for the
city, and has served as an aide to
former City Councilman Martin
Ludlow, 10th District, and as a special assistant to Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa. He also worked as the
economic director of the Los
Angeles County Federation of
Labor, and
believes he
has a good
combination
of experience working inside
and outside
city hall.
“I think
that’s really
important,”
Choi said, adding that he is capable
of working with multiple, diverse
groups.
With the district facing double
digit unemployment, he would like
to get the local economy going by
making the city more businessfriendly, bringing in new industry
and maintaining current employers.
“I think there’s an incredible
opportunity to expand high-tech
jobs,” Choi said. “There’s a lot we
can do at the local level to support
the growth. L.A. has not done as
good a job as it can.”
He said he also wants to maintain
the city’s current levels of public
safety by pursuing policy and
resources that would put more officers in the field and not behind a
desk doing paperwork.
Choi said that another major priority is improving the quality of life
of residents by creating a diverse
housing stock, adding green space,
improving transportation options
and ensuring access to city services.
“I think there’s an incredible
opportunity for people to re-imagine what Los Angeles is,” he added.
An Echo Park resident who emigrated from Seoul, Choi said he
would like to see the continued
revitalization of the district while
sustaining neighborhoods.
“I think we have the opportunity
to show how we really can do longterm planning in Los Angeles,” he
said.
Choi has been endorsed by the
Los Angeles County Federation of
Labor, State Controller John
Chiang, Congresswoman Judy Chu
(D-Pasadena) and Assemblyman
Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles).
Octavio Pescador
Pescador, 42, teaches at several
institutions, including UCLA, and
is a founding member of the Paulo
Freire Institute. He teaches civic
engagement, and decided to run for
office after his students told him to
practice what he preached.
After receiving 31,000 votes in
an unsuccessful bid for the Los
Angeles Community College
Board of Trustees without much
outreach, Pescador said he is now
seeking city council office to promote his ideas.
“That’s what motivated me to
move into this race,” he said. “Now,
it’s a personal project.”
Pescador said he is looking to
push for tolerance if elected. He would
like to implement anti-bullying
and
mediation
programs for
use in area
schools, while
also offering
workshops.
“It may be a term of the 20th
Century,” Pescador said, “but it’s
applicable to the core of Los
Angeles. …In some places, there’s
still bigotry.”
Furthermore, he would like to see
the district improve its sustainability by promoting healthy eating,
increasing the district’s walk-ability
and improving residents’ quality of
life. Pescador praised the district’s
transportation system, but said
there are some links missing.
“We have to use those particular
advantages to develop an even
greater consciousness,” he said,
adding that he would like to see
more bike lanes and further use of
solar energy. However, residents
also need to be educated in various
ways, such as reasons not to litter.
“We need cultural changes as well.”
Pescador said he will also push to
ensure that there are “opportunities
for all” by fighting for affordable
housing, creating incentives for
people to not rely on their cars for
transportation and pushing for tax
breaks for environmentally-friendly
businesses.
The Hollywood resident has been
endorsed by Richard Walter, the
former chair of the UCLA screenwriting department; San Francisco
Supervisor David Campos; and
Jwyanza Hobson, the student president of Los Angeles City College.
Roberto Haraldson
Haraldson, 53, owns a visual
effects representation company in
Silver Lake. He formerly served on
the board of the Silver Lake
Neighborhood Council, but has
never held public office.
He feels that the city does not
have a very strong connection with
its respective communities, and
would like to open more dialogue
with residents regarding changes
and developments.
“The complaints tend to be that
the city doesn’t necessarily listen to
the residents in the city,” Haraldson
said, adding that some people
believe that officials listen to special interests
and developers first. He
said government has a
responsibility
to be transparent. “In a
lot of cases,
our city leaders
have
failed to take
on that responsibility.”
He said he would like to “finetune” the quality of life for district
residents by offering better access
to the council office, making sure
that there is a constant flow of communication and providing a quicker
response to issues.
Haraldson said it is very easy to
look “at the glossier side” of the
district, but lamented that 40 percent of the district’s children live in
poverty and the median household
income is $23,000. He said the district’s next leader should offer support to those families.
“Those things have to be the
highest priority for our district,”
Haraldson added. He said he would
aim to improve affordable housing
and include more low-rent units in
new developments.
Haraldson said he would seek to
benefit the bottom-line of area residents. He cited his neighborhood
council work that resulted in a city
ordinance that requires cable
providers to offer low-tier cable
plans to Los Angeles residents.
“This is the type of thing a community person can do if they’re
strong-willed enough,” Haraldson
said.
He said he hasn’t sought out
endorsements, as they mean little
See CD13 page 22
Fire damages Melrose home
photo by Edwin Folven
Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze that occurred on Jan. 24 in
a vacant residence at 4811 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles Fire
Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said approximately 45 firefighters responded and extinguished the blaze in 23 minutes. The
cause is still under investigation, and the estimated loss was not
available, Humphrey said.
Building to benefit homeless vets
A groundbreaking ceremony for
Building 209 on the West Los
Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical
Center was held on Jan. 25. The
structure was among three VA
buildings that officials designated
to be renovated for long-term therapeutic housing for homeless veterans in 2007.
“It is now more than five years
later, and while we recognize this
first step today, it is long overdue,”
said U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman,
who attended the ceremony. “With
today’s groundbreaking, 65 veterans are closer to having a safe
home and comprehensive services.
We won’t be able to celebrate,
however, until every veteran in Los
Angeles has access to the services
he or she needs. That is why I will
work as hard as I can to get funding for the renovation of Buildings
205 and 208 and to support other
increases in critical resources for
homeless veterans.”
He said VA Secretary Eric
Shinseki has pledged to end veteran homelessness, and commended
him for focusing on veterans who
by definition need intensive treatment and services.
“Because Los Angeles has the
highest number of homeless veterans in the nation, the success or
failure of this pledge rests here
with the West LA VA,” Waxman
said. “Our greatest homeless challenges are in Los Angeles, and the
West LA VA should be looking for
solutions with a sense of urgency.
It should be leading the nation in
developing new strategies for outreach, finding the smartest use of
resources, and providing services
with minimal delay and unnecessary red tape.
“We owe veterans an immeasurable debt, and our homeless veterans need us today. They are a
national emergency and their plight
is a national disgrace. We should
be clearing away every obstacle to
help them.”
4 January 31, 2013
Explosion displaces residents
n Man attempting THC
extraction causes
explosion in WeHo
By edwin folven
An unidentified man was seriously burned on Jan. 25 after he allegedly caused an explosion in his West
Hollywood apartment while trying
to make hash oil from marijuana.
The explosion was reported
around 6:50 p.m. at an apartment
building in the 1200 block of
Havenhurst Drive. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke emanating from the apartment, but no
fire. According to Los Angeles
County Fire Department inspector
Tony Imbrenda, the explosion happened in a ground-floor apartment.
The victim suffered third-degree
burns to his face, neck and arms, and
was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center.
“It was a fairly large response
because it was an apartment building and we had reports of an explosion.” Imbrenda said. “When firefighters got there, they found light
smoke and people self-evacuating.
They immediately checked for gas
leaks or other sources of the explosion. They never had an actual fire.
The sheriff’s arson and explosives
detail was called in to handle the
investigation.”
Lt. Mike White, with the West
Hollywood Sheriff’s Station, said
the victim’s name and age is not
being released because charges have
not been filed. White said investigators believe the man was using a
butane torch to extract chemicals
from marijuana, and the butane
exploded. The victim was still
recovering as of Wednesday, and the
incident is still under investigation.
Authorities found a “small amount”
of marijuana in the apartment.
“He was trying to make hash oil
and the gas ignited, causing the subsequent explosion,” White said.
Imbrenda said most residents
were allowed back in the apartment
building around 11 p.m. The explosion primarily damaged the victim’s
apartment and the unit above, both
of which were deemed uninhabitable until repairs are made. The Red
Cross assisted residents in the other
apartments in finding temporary
shelter.
White said it had not been determined what charges the victim may
face, but it would likely be narcotics
violations. The victim could also be
cited by the city for code violations
related to using the butane torch.
“He was trying to
make hash oil and
the gas ignited,
causing the
subsequent
explosion.”
Lt. Mike White
West Hollywood Sheriff’s
Station
Woman struck by Red Line
n Critically injured
victim may have
jumped
By edwin folven
A female victim was struck and
critically injured by a northbound
Red Line subway train on Jan. 25
after she apparently jumped in
front of the oncoming train at the
Hollywood/Western station.
The victim, who authorities did
not identify, remained in the
intensive care unit at CedarsSinai Medical Center on
Wednesday. She was described as
being in her early 40s, and investigators believe the incident was
an attempted suicide, although it
is still under investigation,
according to Metro spokesman
Dave Sotero. The incident was
reported by witnesses around 8
a.m., and firefighters arrived to
find the victim trapped under the
train, Los Angeles Fire
Department spokesman Brian
Humphrey said.
“She was alive, and they were
able to extricate her without having to lift the train,” Humphrey
said. “Her condition was very
serious.”
Sotero said the incident was
captured by surveillance cameras,
and the footage is being studied
to determine exactly what happened, and whether any measures
can be taken to prevent similar
incidents. Train service was
diverted to a single track while
the firefighters extricated the victim.
“If somebody wants to place
themselves in harm’s way, unfortunately there is little we can do,”
he said. “We have security cameras and call boxes in the trains.
There are features in place to
keep people safe, but it can be
impossible if someone has the
intention of doing something like
that.”
The Red Line’s first segment
— from downtown Los Angeles
to MacArthur Park —opened in
1993. The final segment to North
Hollywood opened in 2000.
Sotero said there have been 11
fatalities involving the Red Line
since its initial opening, with
eight being suicides. He stressed
that it is particularly important
that riders watch for suspicious
activity, and notify authorities if
they see something. He said
reports can be made to sheriff’s
department personnel on the
trains or in the stations, and people can also call the Metro “See
Something, Say Something” hotline at (888)950-SAFE.
Cancer patient commits suicide
An 80-year-old woman jumped
to her death from Tower 33 in Park
La Brea on Jan. 27. The Los
Angeles County Coroner’s Office
has ruled the incident a suicide.
The victim was identified as
Honey Chana Friedman. Ed
Winter, a spokesman for the corner’s office, said investigators
determined the victim was a resident at the location, and had been
suffering from cancer.
The incident occurred around
2:25 p.m., and the victim had
reportedly jumped from the 12th
floor of the tower, located in the
300 block of South Burnside
Avenue.
LA84 approves
more grants
The LA84 Foundation, the legacy of the 1984 Los Angeles
Olympic Games, has announced
$1,519,091 in grants to support 26
youth sports organizations in
Southern California. Since 1985, the foundation has
spent more than $206 million to
carry out its mission to serve youth
through sport, and promote an
understanding of the role of sport in
society. The amount is more than
twice the original endowment —
$93 million — with which the
foundation was created with part of
the surplus of the 1984 Olympic
Games.
Some of the organizations receiving the grants include Kids In
Sports, The Southern California
Tennis
Association,
Special
Olympics Southern California, The
JCA Swim Team, Inc., Foundation
for Interscholastic Youth Athletics
and the Hollenbeck Police Business
Council Inc.
For
information,
visit
www.LA84Foundation.org.
SUV flipped on 8th Street
An SUV was flipped upside down after colliding with another vehicle
at the intersection of 8th Street and Cloverdale Avenue at approximately 10 a.m. on Jan. 25. While the vehicle did roll over, Sgt. Brian
Valle of Wilshire Division said no one was injured in the collision.
6 January 31, 2013
City council approves
medical pot measure
n New measure joins
two others on May 21
ballot
By edwin folven
The Los Angeles City Council
approved a plan Tuesday to
place its own medical marijuana
measure on the May 21 municipal ballot after two previous
measures generated by medical
pot proponents were approved
for the same ballot.
The city’s initiative was
authored by City Councilman
Paul Koretz, 5th District, and
merges elements of the other
two measures. The city’s plan
would allow all dispensaries that
were open before the 2007
moratorium took effect —
approximately 100 to 130 — to
remain open, and would also
increase the business tax dispensaries now pay from $50 to $60
per $1,000 in revenue.
Dispensaries would also be
required to be located more than
1,000 feet away from schools,
and 600 feet away from
libraries, community centers
and other sensitive locations.
Koretz said he has long
believed that there needs to be a
balance between providing
access to medical marijuana for
people who need it, and the
number of dispensaries located
in the city, which by some estimates number as high as 1,000.
“The residents of Los Angeles
deserve greater control and protection over medical marijuana
dispensaries in order to limit and
prevent adverse impacts,”
Koretz said. “At the same time,
legitimate patients deserve safe
access to their medicine.
Unfortunately, the two initiatives that qualified for the ballot
failed to provide either. That is
why I [authored] a third option
that contains the tax benefits and
patient provisions of the two initiatives, but also contains
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Equality for
LGBT service
members urged
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (DCalif.) on Jan. 24 called on U.S.
Department of Defense Secretary
Leon Panetta to extend equal treatment to same sex spouses of U.S.
service members, who are denied a
wide range of services and benefits
— from health insurance to predeployment counseling, to access
to base commissaries.
Schiff announced that he will
circulate a letter to Panetta with
House colleagues. In the letter,
Schiff urges the secretary to allow
same-sex spouses to be granted
military identification cards, access
to Morale, Welfare, and Recreation
(MWR) programs, and allow
access to family programs like
deployment support, marriage and
family counseling, relocation assistance and financial management.
“We need to make
sure that our military families ...
have access to the
best care, facilities
and treatment
possible”
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff
D-California
“We need to make sure that our
military families across the country
and deployed overseas have access
to the best care, facilities and treatment possible — that means all
families, include those with samesex partners,” Schiff said. “While
Congress must repeal DOMA to
Officials have estimated that more than 1,000 medical marijuana
dispensaries are operating in L.A.
Ted Lieu now representing WeHo
Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) is
now representing much of northwest Los Angeles County, including Beverly Hills, Los Angeles,
Santa Monica and West
Hollywood in addition to his
existing district, due to the recent
Senate
Rules
Committee
approval of a transition plan for
constituency services.
The so-called “deferred” areas
in California’s Senate districts
will remain in effect until 2014
and follows changes to senate district boundaries that were
redrawn by the Citizens’
Redistricting Commission in
2011.
The results mean Lieu will provide constituency services for
nearly 388,000 additional residents in Los Angeles County. He
already
represented
about
931,000 residents.
“I look forward to serving my
new constituents and solving any
problems they may have,” Lieu
said.
Under
California’s
Constitution, the Senate is comprised of one state senator per 40
Senate districts, elected for fouryear terms with a staggered election cycle for odd- and evenmake sure all of the benefits of
marriage are available to all married couples and families, the
Department of Defense can take
administrative action to ease the
burden and increase the inclusiveness of all of our service members
and their families right now. It’s
my hope that in secretary Panetta’s
final days with the department, he
will take up this cause, and that the
administration will act.”
In the letter, Schiff writes that the
“Department of Defense current
policy is treating same sex service
numbered districts taking place
every two years.
The “deferred” areas are a
result of redrawn Senate district
boundaries by the Citizens’
Redistricting Commission in
2011. Only odd-numbered districts elected a state senator in
2012. The even-numbered districts established in 2001 will
continue to exist until 2014, when
the redrawn even-numbered districts elect a state senator.
The unique circumstances create some areas of overlap
between the old and new districts
(“accelerated areas”) and some
areas without any coverage
(“deferred areas”).
For the 2013-14 regular session
of the Legislature, each accelerated area essentially has two senators representing the area, while
each deferred area has none.
The Senate Committee on
Rules has therefore assigned a
senator to provide appropriate
constituent services to each
deferred area.
To view the finalized assignments for all California state senators,
visit
sdmg.senate.ca.gov/20132014ma
psanddata.
members, their spouses and families as second class citizens. As
President Obama stated during his
inaugural speech, ‘Our journey is
not complete until our gay brothers
and sisters are treated like anyone
else under the law, for if we are
truly created equal, then surely the
love we commit to one another
must be equal, as well.’
“We strongly urge you take
immediate action to rectify the
inequality of benefits available to
families of gay or lesbian service
members.”
7 January 31, 2013
Humanitarians recognized for helping youth
The
Young
Musicians
Foundation (YMF) Gala committee will present the Humanitarian
Award to Trudy and Albert Kallis,
current residents of Brentwood
and former long-time Beverly
Hills residents. As documentary filmmakers,
the couple celebrates the inspiration that comes from performing
arts, music and music education.
Trudy Kallis is a current YMF
board member, and the Kallis family supports the organization.
“We believe passionately in the
work of the Young Musicians
Foundation,” Trudy Kallis said.
Creative
Hollywood
resident
remembered
Longtime Hollywood Hills resident and advertising industry executive Sandra L. Lewis passed away
on Jan. 25 at her home at the age of
80.
Lewis was a leading creative
director and copywriter from the
1970s through the 1990s. She died
from a rare cancer that spread
throughout her body from sarcoma
of the toe, according to her husband, N. Richard Lewis. Medical
sources report that there are only
about 300 to 400 sarcoma of the toe
cases annually in the United States.
Lewis was a pioneer in integrated
marketing communications, and
her work — for clients such as
Pennzoil, Homes Savings of
America and Union Oil’s real estate
division — won two Lulu Awards
presented by the Southern
California Ad Women’s Club. She
also received six MAME awards
from the Sales and Marketing
Council of the Building Industry
Association of Southern California.
She worked for Young and
Rubicam, Eisaman, Johns & Laws
and
Lewis
&
Associates
“She was an incredibly versatile
creative head who produced print
campaigns, collateral literature and
direct mail for a wide range of
clients including Fox Plaza and 10
Universal City Plaza,” Lewis said.
“Sandy will be remembered by
those knew her as a gracious, considerate individual who turned an
ordinary conversation into an informative and delightful experience.”
Mitchell to host
budget town hall
Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell
(D-Los Angeles), chair of the
Budget Subcommittee on Health
and Human Services, will host a
budget town hall at 10 a.m. on
Saturday, along with fiscal experts,
program advocates and NEXT 10’s
do-it-yourself budgeting exercise.
The moderator will be Francesca
Vega, director of government relations for CSUN, and panelists will
be Kim Pattillo Brownson, director
of educational equity for the
Advancement Project; Angelica
Solis, executive director of the
Alliance for a Better Community;
and Sonya Vasquez, policy director
for the Community Health Council.
The event will be held at the Iman
Cultural Center, 3376 Motor Ave.
“Our family is devoted to supporting young musicians because
we believe music is a universal
language and its contribution to
our social and cultural health is
each generation’s responsibility,”
Albert Kallis added. The awards presentation will
take place at the Gala dinner which
follows YMF is holding its “Gala
concert — An Evening with John
Williams”, and the awards presentation on Saturday, Feb. 9 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Music
Center’s
Dorothy
Chandler
Pavilion. Composer Williams will con-
duct the Young Musicians
Foundation’s Debut Orchestra in a
program of works from some of
his most memorable movie scores.
Additionally, the YMF Living
the Legacy Award will be presented to pianist Delores Stevens for
her 20-year commitment to the
organization. YMF supports youth
ages 8-25 with music education,
scholarships,
pre-professional
musical training and performance
opportunities. Gala concert tickets
start at $50.
For information on the Young
Musicians Foundation, visit
www.ymf.org/gala.
photo courtesy of YMF
8 January 31, 2013
‘Hansel and Gretel’ as ‘Witch Hunters?’... OK
January is that special month
where films go to die. But some
surefire duds find a way to rise
above when the box office pickings
are slim. With that, I give you
“Hansel and Gretel: Witch
Hunters”, a straight-to-video film
best suited for the Syfy Channel’s
Saturday evening time slot that
somehow made its way to a theatre
near you. And it stars Jeremy
Renner, two-time Oscar nominee
and A-list favorite who recently
appeared in “The Avengers” and
“The Bourne Legacy”. What was he
thinking? “Hansel and Gretel” is
every bit as stupid as its concept
suggests, but it still beats plenty of
far worse B-movies, and some
choice A-ones too.
Remember that classic tale of
“Hansel and Gretel”? Siblings lost
in the woods stumble upon a candy
house owned by a witch who enjoys
child-filled pastries; but nobody
puts these breadcrumb kids in a corner as they make that witch their …
dinner instead. That’s the first five
minutes. What follows is (I assume)
the first installment of the allgrown-up Hans/Gret adventures.
But rather than waste their money
on therapy trying to figure out why
mom and dad abandoned them or
how to emotionally recover from a
witch attack, they become the Dog
the Bounty Hunters of the supernatural world. Sure, there’s more of a
plotline in here somewhere, but it’s
far less interesting than the premise.
The brother/sister, witch-killing
duo don’t really exist in the midst of
a period drama. I doubt they used
the F-word as much –– or most
modern-day vernacular for that
matter. And do machine guns exist?
Nope, but automatic crossbows and
Hansel’s shotgun apparently do,
along with other assorted gadgets
best suited for a pre-colonial James
Bond. Far from the dark tone of a
Grimm story, “Hansel and Gretel”
is a steampunk fairy tale for the
comic book generation. At least
that’s the sales pitch. The actual
audience is probably far less “fannish” than you’d expect (it’s
January and people get bored and
desperate when no better films premiere).
Meet Hansel (Renner), a lovable
witch hunter who’s a bit aloof when
it comes to the many women he
attracts. But at least he’s got a good
reason. Back in that candy house,
the evil witch made him eat so
much candy that he must take an
insulin shot every couple hours
(hmmm, I wonder what that could
be). As for Gretel (Gemma
Arterton), she’s no damsel, and
don’t bother trying to hook her up
with some dreamy guy. She’s the
tough one, completely focused on
the mission. Leave the coupling to
Hansel and a sexy local, Mina
(Pihla Viitala), accused of witchery.
“Hansel and Gretel” is especially
disappointing, as it’s Norwegian
writer and director Tommy
Wirkola’s first English-language
film. In 2009, he wrote/directed the
breakout cult hit, “Dead Snow”, a
Nazi-zombie horror comedy (easily
photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Thomas Mann stars as Ben (right), Jeremy Renner portrays Hansel, and
Gemma Arterton appears as Gretel in a new version of the classic fairytale.
one of the best zombie films to
date). Clearly, Wirkola enjoys
merging unlikely elements, whether
it’s horror and comedy or the
grotesque and camp, but here the
final product is more subpar than
quirky.
Just like “Abraham Lincoln:
Vampire Hunter”, “Hansel and
Gretel: Witch Hunters” (I love the
diversity of film names) isn’t terrible because of its absurd concept (I
will always root for anything off the
wall) but for a lack of narrative follow through. It isn’t obscure
enough, dissolving into bland
clichés by film’s end. The humor
falls flat and the dialogue replaces
banter with tired regurgitation and
foul language. Whenever an outlandish film like this premieres, I
develop more respect for “300” and
“Wanted”, two stylized films that
made the over-the-top look ... quite
photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Gemma Arterton stars as Gretel, and Jeremy Renner appears as
Hansel, in “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”.
frankly, just awesome. But their
predecessors are too tame and place
too little emphasis on performance,
like Renner, who all but copies
Jason Statham in one of his many
bland and predictably similar roles.
I’d like to say this is a completely awful film, but I’ve seen worse.
As far as raunchy actioners go,
“Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”
isn’t boring and rarely reaches the
obnoxious heights of, say, any
“Transformers” installment. At
least it’s well paced with decent
special effects (though the idea of
viewing this one in HD sounds even
more horrifying than any witch
attack). More than anything, it’s just
underwhelming –– a lost opportunity to create something imaginative
and fun. Instead, it’s that special
kind of movie that goes best with
beer before liquor, followed by a
secret fight club. First rule of
“Hansel and Gretel”: don’t take it
seriously.
9 January 31, 2013
Play analyzes the quirks of ‘mature’ dating
One person “plays”, which aren’t
really “plays” at all, are very hard
to do.
First, one has to be very sure that
what the writer or performer has to
write or say is of interest to anyone
except himself or herself — a
thorny decision to make, and one
that requires a great deal of introspection, which is actually the sum
total of the process. As in “I introspect, therefore I am”.
I, for one, am not sure at all that
my innermost thoughts would be of
interest to anyone but my mother,
my son, or my lover. Sometimes,
they’re not even of interest to me!
And were I to have the “chutspa” to
present them as entertainment, for
profit yet! How many people would
find them interesting, or amusing,
or relevant to their own lives,
enough to spend the best part of an
evening drinking in my innermost
thoughts, visions, feelings and
secrets which, once they were on
the table, wouldn’t be secrets any
longer? I can see where the inner
life of a public person, a celebrity, a
visionary, a leader, a teacher, an
adventurer, an iconoclast, even a
killer or a thief, might be considered as education, or even just
entertainment in its broadest sense,
as example, warning or as valuable
lessons to be learned. But one
requires an enormous ego to take
the stage before a paying audience
and share the intimate details of the
daily life of someone who isn’t any
of the above, but just another Joe,
or Elsie, who is into “sharing” (in
its very current meaning as in “let-
ting your cat out of its bag”) some
unusual, or at least personally interesting quirk, state of mind, thought,
dream, or very personal fear or
loathing. Those are the things, and
much more, that we all have to deal
with on our own, usually in private,
and often without any solace or
way out. Of course, there are the
old-fashioned, and often comforting ways of “sharing” the good, the
bad and the sometimes painfully
indifferent — old friends, siblings,
parents, pastors, teachers and even
prophets — historically first
responders, and often of real aid in
time of trouble. There are good
people everywhere, who are always
ready to share and offer aid wherever they can.
Nonetheless, there are also
places where one does not expect
to deal intimately with extremely
personal issues that primarily concern persons one does not know
well or, indeed, at all. To my mind,
the theatre is one of them. Annie
Abbott, a very personable woman
“of a certain age” as they used to
say, begins her one-woman show
playfully — discussing with the
audience, for our benefit, and with
supreme good humor, the rights
and wrongs, or ins and outs of
“mature” dating. (Use your own
ruler for measuring the word
“mature” in this concept, but Ms.
Abbott’s is reliable and acceptable
— it used to be “a woman of a certain age” never specified how certain or uncertain that might be.) At
the beginning, the lady is cute,
funny, daring, and irresistibly
Mad About
About Theater
MadTheatre
by Madeleine Shaner
charming, a person to laugh easily
with, and the audience is willing
and wanting to laugh along with
her. (Yes, this is a “mature” audience, and definitely a charmed
one.) After some good and hilarious minutes, however, we’re suddenly, as it seems, on a different
track. Now, Abbott is telling us
about her surgeries — very serious
and startling ones — which alter
her discourse completely. After all,
there’s nothing amusing about “the
big C”, and even though Ms.
Abbott is still effervescent, there’s
a huge climate change in the Little
Victory Theatre. With the far from
funny medical diagnosis, the
laughter has no choice but to die.
What was comedic and charming,
daring and enjoyable is suddenly
not. I thought for a few minutes
that it was my hearing that was on
the blink — but it wasn’t.
Something went astray here.
There was no longer any reason to
laugh. What a waste of real talent.
On the press materials is written:
“A funny feisty woman of a
Certain Age, whose tale will break
your heart and mend it in a
Stories about social justice take center stage
In front of a sold out audience in
the historic Cocoanut Grove
Theater, students from the Los
Angeles High School of the Arts at
the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK)
Community Schools complex
joined accomplished actors, including Martin Sheen, to share the life
stories of important social justice
figures in “Speak Truth to Power”.
As portraits occupied the background on stage, the foreground
became the actors’ space to express
the story of the social justice champions who have changed the world.
More than 500 people attended
the event, which raised funds to
support the introduction of the
Robert F. Kennedy Center for
Justice and Human Rights’ Speak
Truth To Power human rights curriculum in Los Angeles Unified
School District (LAUSD) schools.
“It is an honor to witness the
partnership between talented
LAUSD students, amazing acting
professionals and the Robert F.
Kennedy Center for Justice,” board
president Mónica García said.
“‘Speak Truth To Power’ carries
forward the Kennedy tradition in
the name of justice and a stronger
democracy.”
The performance of “Speak
Truth To Power: Voices From
Beyond the Dark”, a human rights
play, is inspired by RFK center
president Kerry Kennedy’s 2000
book. It featured students from the
Los Angeles High School of the
Arts at RFK Community Schools
and starred Sheen, Trevor
Donovan, Catherine Keener, Paul
Sorvino and Alfre Woodard.
For information on the RFK
Center’s Speak Truth To Power
program, visit curriculum.rfkcenter.org
photo courtesy of the Victory Theatre
Annie Abbott proclaims, “First, you want to get a leg up on the competition!”, in “Giving Up is Hard to Do”.
moment.” Not quite, I’m afraid.
Directed by Joel Zwick.
“‘Giving Up is Hard to Do” runs
through March 17 at the Victory
Theatre Center, 3324 W. Victory
Blvd., Burbank. Showtimes are at 8
p.m., Friday, Saturday; 4 p.m.,
Sunday. For information, call
(818)841-5422 or visit www.thevictory theatrecenter.org.
Submissions sought for
student film festival
For the first time ever, Beverly
Hills High School will hold the
BHHS Student Film Festival on
April 24 at the high school’s
Salter Theater.
The festival’s organizers are
seeking submissions from Feb. 4
to 15.
All student films may be
between one and seven minutes
in length with a free topic that is
school appropriate. The judges
will be four Beverly High teach-
ers and the school’s principal,
Carter Paysinger. Prize details are
still being worked out.
Submissions should be mailed
to or dropped off at Beverly Hills
High School, BHHS Student
Film Festival, 241 Moreno Drive,
Beverly Hills, CA 90212, Attn:
House A.
For information on submissions and the film festival, send
an e-mail to [email protected].
BUILDING
BLOCKS
A Rent Stabilization &
Housing Educational Series
City of West Hollywood
February 2013 Seminars
(All Seminars Are Free)
Rent Stabilization
Ordinance (RSO) Overview
February 5 (Tue), 7 p.m.
at Plummer Park (Art Room 2)
Learn the basics of the RSO, including rules and restrictions on rent increases, general property maintenance,
and the difference between “no fault” and “just cause”
evictions.
To RSVP or arrange for translator services
please contact Tom Trevor (323-848-6472)
or Laura Schoonover (323-
10 January 31, 2013
AHF hosts sunset tribute for Brownlie Hospice
The
AIDS
Healthcare
Foundation (AHF) held a sunset
tribute and candlelight vigil on Jan.
26 to mark the closing of the Chris
Brownlie Hospice, located in
Elysian Park.
In 1987, activists Chris
Brownlie, Michael Weinstein and
Mary Adair founded the AIDS
Hospice Foundation, a precursor to
AHF. The idea was to give people
suffering from AIDS a place to
spend their final days as painlessly,
and with as much dignity, as possible. That same year, Brownlie, a
writer who had helped found the
Los Angeles Gay Community
Services Center in the mid-1970s,
learned he had AIDS, and later died
in 1989.
The hospice was opened on Dec.
26, 1988 in a facility that formerly
served as Barlow Hospital’s nurs-
Laws proposed
to speed
implementation
of Affordable
Care Act
Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez
(D-Los Angeles) has announced
legislation to build on California’s
progress in implementing the
Affordable Care Act by expanding
Medi-Cal
eligibility
for
Californians.
The measure, which was introduced in the Special Session on
Healthcare announced by Governor
Brown in his State of the State
address, will further cement
California as the national leader in
healthcare reform.
“California is the national leader
on implementing Healthcare
Reform, and I am pleased to be
By expanding
Medi-Cal
eligibility, we will
ensure more than
one million
low-income
Californians have
quality
healthcare...”
-Assembly Speaker
John A. Pérez
authoring this critical measure
which
will
ensure
more
Californians have access to quality,
affordable healthcare,” Pérez said.
“By expanding Medi-Cal eligibility,
we will ensure more than one million low-income Californians have
quality healthcare, which will make
significant federal funds available to
California to help strengthen our
overall economic recovery.”
In addition to expanding eligibility, the bill — AB 1X1 — will
streamline the eligibility and enrollment rules for Medi-Cal, accelerating the time by which applicants can
receive coverage. In addition to
AB1X1, Pérez authored legislation
creating California’s first-in-thenation Health Benefits Exchange,
another key provision of the
Affordable Care Act.
ing quarters. The 25-bed hospice,
the first of three operated by AHF,
provided 24-hour medical and palliative care to people living through
the final stages of AIDS.
“In small part, [this] may seem a
bittersweet occasion as we turn a
page and close this chapter in the
history of AIDS and of AHF,” AHF
president
Weinstein
said.
“However, Chris would no doubt
be amazed to see what has grown
from our initial grassroots efforts to
provide compassionate care in
those early days of the pandemic, to
the AHF of today, providing lifesaving care and services to nearly
200,000 individuals in 28 countries
worldwide.”
In addition to Brownlie, more
than 1,000 people received care at
the facility. Hospice operations
ended at the site in 1996, as the
focus on treating HIV and AIDS
changed to maintaining patients’
health. The hospice building later
housed various AHF departments,
and most recently it was the headquarters for AHF’s Public Health
Division. The L.A.’s Gay Men’s
Chorus performed during the tribute ceremony, and seven balloons
are released to signify the seven
years the hospice provided care.
For information, visit www.aidshealth.org.
photo courtesy of AHF
Participants in the sunset tribute for the Chris Brownie Hospice observed
the occasion by lighting candles of remembrance.
11 January 31, 2013
Leaders call for new assault weapons ban Hungarian ambassador visits
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
(D-Calif.) on Jan. 24 introduced the
Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, a
bill that would ban military-style
assault weapons and high-capacity
ammunition magazines capable of
holding more than 10 rounds.
“The bill is the product of more
than a year of work, with input
from across the country,” Feinstein
said. “Getting this bill signed into
law will be an uphill battle, and I
recognize that — but it’s a battle
worth waging. We must balance the
desire of a few to own militarystyle assaults weapons with the
growing threat to lives across
America. If twenty dead children in
Newtown wasn’t a wakeup call that
these weapons of war don’t belong
on our streets, I don’t know what
is.”
The Assault Weapons Ban of
2013 prohibits the sale, manufacture, transfer and importation of
157 of the most commonly-owned
military-style assault weapons. It
also bans assault weapons that can
accept a detachable ammunition
magazine, and that have one or
more military characteristics.
Additionally, the bill bans largecapacity magazines and other
ammunition feeding devices that
hold more than 10 rounds of
ammunition. Feinstein said the legislation also
protects the rights of gun owners
through a grandfather clause that
specifically exempts from the ban
all assault weapons lawfully possessed at the date of enactment.
Excluded are more than 2,200 legitimate hunting and sporting rifles;
any gun manually operated by bolt,
pump, lever or slide action; and
weapons used by government officials and law enforcement.
Additionally, the bill would
require background checks on all
future transfers of assault weapons
covered by the legislation, and
requires that grandfathered assault
weapons be stored safely using a
secure gun storage or safety device.
Feinstein’s proposal was praised
photo courtesy of Andrew Friedman
photo courtesy of the 5th Council District Office
Councilman Paul Koretz (at podium), 5th District, called for the swift passage of the federal assault weapons ban during a press conference at
Los Angeles City Hall. He was joined by Councilman Eric Garcetti (right),
LAPD Assistant Chief Michael Moore, and representative of anti-gun violence organizations.
by local government officials. Los
Angeles City Councilmembers Eric
Garcetti, 13th District, and Paul
Koretz, 5th District, called on
Congress to swiftly pass the ban.
The councilmen have authored a
resolution supporting Feinstein’s
legislation, and a separate resolution backing President Obama’s
proposed action plan on gun violence.
“What’s more important for Los
Angeles: free access to guns that
can shoot fifty rounds in five seconds or fifty lives lived to their
fullest potential?” Garcetti said.
“L.A. has some of the nation’s
toughest gun laws, but assault
weapons aren’t blocked at our city
limits. We need a national solution
to keeping these weapons out of
our neighborhoods.”
Koretz said a federal ban would
go a long way in preventing violence.
“The proliferation of guns and
especially assault weapons and
high capacity magazines capable of
massacres leaves us all in a perilous
state,” Koretz said. “Our country
Voting by mail to begin for
March 5 municipal election
Voters in the March 5 Municipal
Primary election may submit an
application for a vote by mail ballot
beginning Monday, Feb. 4. All
applications must be received by
the Los Angeles City Clerk,
Election Division no later than
Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. Applications can be mailed to the
Office of the City Clerk, Election
Division, 555 Ramirez St., Space
300, Los Angeles, CA 90012, or
faxed to (213)978-0611 or
(213)978-0612. Applications can
also be found on the back cover of
the Official Sample Ballot and
Voter Information Pamphlet mailed
to all registered voters, and are
available
at
www.cityclerk.lacity.org/election.
Ballots may be dropped off at any
polling place by 8 p.m. on March 5.
Voting in the Election Division
office begins Monday, Feb. 4 and
continues through March 4 at the
Piper Technical Center, 555
Ramirez St., Space 375.
For information, call (213)9788050, or visit www.cityclerk.lacity.org.
WeHo hosts RSO workshops
The City of West Hollywood’s
Rent Stabilization and Housing
Division is offering educational
classes to help tenants, landlords,
property managers, real estate brokers and others learn about the Rent
Stabilization Ordinance and how it
pertains to landlords and tenants.
The Rent Stabilization Ordinance
was enacted by the West Hollywood
City Council in 1985 to maintain
affordable rental housing in the
city. Residential rent levels are regulated, housing services that are provided with the unit must be main-
tained, and specific maintenance
standards must be met. Additionally,
there are municipal laws for “just
cause” eviction and code compliance.
Topics will cover an overview of
the rent stabilization ordinance;
mediation; calculating rent increases;
understanding the RSO hearings and
appeals process; basic property maintenance; and emergency preparedness in multi-family residential units.
For information, contact Tom
Trevor at (323)848-6472, or e-mail to
[email protected].
needs big cities like ours, as well as
communities across the country, to
go on the record for what is right
and what is just, and what will help
keep us safe from gun violence.”
Gyorgy Szapary (sixth from left), the Hungarian ambassador to the
United States, recently visited Los Angeles to discuss political, social
and economic matters with local civic leaders. Los Angeles City Fire
Commissioner Andrew Friedman (center) hosted a meeting between
Szapary and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, and also participated in a breakfast meeting with Szapary and members of the AntiDefamation League and the American Jewish Committee held at the
Simon Wiesenthal Center. The ambassador discussed an extreme right
wing Hungarian political party known as Jobbik, which has been scrutinized for anti-Semitic comments. Szapary stated that Jobbik is not
part of the Hungarian government, under the leadership of Prime
Minister Viktor Orban. He also declared that Hungary has a “zero tolerance” for any anti-Semitism.
14 January 31, 2013
Police Blotter
The following information was reported to the West Hollywood Sheriff’s
Station and the LAPD’s Wilshire Division between Jan. 22 and Jan. 26, 2013.
If you are a victim of a crime, here are the telephone numbers of local law
enforcement agencies; Los Angeles Police Department, Wilshire Division
(213)473-0489 and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department West
Hollywood Station (310)855-8850.
The following crimes occurred in
West Hollywood and the areas
patrolled by the LAPD’s Wilshire
and Hollywood Divisions between
Jan. 22 and Jan. 26, and were
compiled from www.crimemapping.com.
block of Queen Anne.
Jan. 22
At 3 p.m., an unknown suspect
committed a petty theft in the 700
block of N. Fairfax.
At 5:05 p.m., a suspect assaulted
a victim during a domestic violence incident in the 1300 block of
Flores.
An unknown suspect stole a vehicle from the 700 block of N.
Orlando at 1 p.m.
At 7:20 p.m., an unknown suspect
committed a burglary in the 1300
block of N. Curson.
An unknown suspect committed a
burglary in the 700 block of
Genesee at 10:30 p.m.
At 10:45 p.m., an unknown suspect robbed a victim near the corner of Santa Monica and
McCadden.
petty theft in the 5500 block of
Wilshire at 11 p.m.
At 11:25 p.m., an unknown suspect committed a burglary in the
1000 block of Martel.
Jan. 23
At 4:45 a.m., an unknown suspect
robbed a victim near the corner of
Hollywood and Argyle.
An unknown suspect burglarized a
vehicle parked in the 9000 block of
Nemo at 6 a.m.
Santa Monica at 1:07 p.m. A second petty theft was reported in the
same area around 7 p.m.
Sunset at 6 p.m.
block of Santa Monica.
block of W. 3rd.
Santa Monica at 8:47 p.m.
Jan. 25
At 2:20 a.m., a suspect assaulted
a victim during a domestic violence incident in the 8800 block of
Santa Monica.
An unknown suspect stole a vehicle parked in the 700 block of
Orlando at 5:45 a.m.
At 10 a.m., an unknown suspect
block of S. Lucerne.
burglary in the 200 block of S.
McCadden at 11 a.m.
At 11:30 a.m., an unknown suspect committed petty theft in the
6700 block of Hollywood.
Jan. 24
An unknown suspect stole a bicycle in the 1000 block of Stanley at
noon.
At 12:30 a.m., an unknown suspect committed a petty theft in the
1700 block of N. Ivar.
block of Formosa.
Santa Monica at 12:45 a.m.
burglary in the 7400 block of
Beverly at 11:30 p.m.
block of Hollywood.
At 11:50 p.m., an unknown suspect assaulted a victim in the 600
block of S. Robertson.
An unknown suspect assaulted a
victim in the 500 block of S.
Burnside at 2 a.m.
Jan. 26
physically assaulted a victim in the
8900 block of Santa Monica.
vehicle parked near the corner of
Vista and Beverly at 6 a.m.
robbed a victim near the corner of
Vine and Lexington.
petty theft near the corner of
Robertson and Santa Monica at 2
a.m.
block of Santa Monica.
burglarized a vehicle parked in the
8000 block of Sunset.
An attempted burglary was reported near the corner of Bronson and
Carlos at 2 p.m.
An unknown suspect robbed a victim near the corner of Selma and
Schrader at 8:50 p.m.
‘Lights Over Paris’ singer arrested in fraud case
The frontman of a Los Angelesbased rock band called Lights Over
Paris has been charged with submitting false documents to banks to
fraudulently obtain millions of dollars worth of loans, money that he
allegedly used to fund his band and
his lavish lifestyle.
Robert Brandon Mawhinney, 30,
who authorities believe currently
resides in the luxury WaterMarke
Tower in downtown Los Angeles,
was ordered detained on Jan. 25 by a
federal judge.
During the hearing in U.S. District
Court, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Charles Eick ordered Mawhinney
held without bond after determining
that he posed a flight risk — given
his frequent travel abroad — conflicting information about his
finances and the fact that he had sent
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
Cyprus.
Mawhinney, who uses the stage
name Robb “TaLLLLL” University,
was arrested at Miami International
Airport earlier this month after he
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returned from a trip to Buenos Aires.
He was subsequently transported to
Los Angeles by the United States
Marshals Service. Mawhinney was
arrested pursuant to a criminal complaint that alleges he applied for
loans by submitting phony brokerage statements that falsely showed
that he had almost $8 million in
assets. The phony statements were
altered versions of real statements
that showed less than $10,000 in the
brokerage accounts.
Between August 2009 and April
Actor sentenced to counseling
and probation for battery
Actor Lane Garrison, of the TV
series “Prison Break”, was
ordered on Jan. 25 to undergo 52
weeks of domestic violence counseling and Alcoholic Anonymous
meetings as part of three years
probation on his plea of no contest to misdemeanor battery on a
former girlfriend last year.
Deputy District Attorney Joy
Sumabat-Graff said Garrison, 32,
also must perform eight hours of
community service and pay $400
to the Domestic Violence Fund.
Although sentenced to 74 days in
jail, Garrison was given credit for
the time already served, the prosecutor said. Beverly Hills Superior Court
Judge Elden Fox also issued an
order that Garrison stay away
from the victim.
He was arrested by Beverly
Hills police on April 22, 2012, a
day after he was accused of hitting the former girlfriend as the
two were getting off an elevator
in an apartment building in the
Hollywood
man charged
in celebrity
burglary case
A 20-year-old Hollywood man
was charged on Jan. 29 with breaking into the Studio City home of
actor Taye Diggs. Hassan Omar
Juma has been charged with one
felony count of first degree burglary
with a person present, said Deputy
District Attorney Ronda Brody.
After returning home Sunday
from the Screen Actor Guild
Awards, the “Private Practice” star
discovered a man in the garage,
chased him down and detained him
until police arrived. Prosecutors will
ask his bail be set at $50,000.
2011, Mawhinney obtained four
loans from Comerica Bank totaling
approximately $6.25 million.
Mawhinney defaulted on the loans,
causing Comerica to suffer losses of
approximately
$6
million.
Mawhinney allegedly used the
money from the Comerica loans and
loans from other banks to pay for
travel, entertainment and a luxury
tour bus that cost more than
$750,000. He is charged with making a false statement in a loan application. He faces a maximum statutory penalty of 30 years in federal
prison, and is scheduled to be
arraigned on Feb. 11.
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When witnesses approached,
Garrison fled, authorities said.
The defendant, who had been
convicted of vehicle manslaughter in 2007, was on parole at the
time of the incident.
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FamilySource Center celebrates milestone
The Hollywood FamilySource
Center celebrated its one-year
anniversary on Jan. 25 at its location at Santa Monica Boulevard and
Western Avenue.
Los Angeles Unified School
District staff joined community
members to celebrate the innovative program that links education
and social services. The Hollywood
FamilySource Center is part of a
model for education that combines
services and providers with the goal
of helping children succeed in
school. It brings together medical
care, counseling, tutoring and traditional school programs under one
roof. LAUSD Board Member Steve
Zimmer said he fully supports the
program.
“With this model in place, the
“The Hollywood
FamilySource
Center has
become a
one-stop shop for
all the resources
and training
that...families
need.”
-LAUSD Board member
Steve Zimmer
Hollywood FamilySource Center
has become a one-stop shop for all
the resources and training that its
neighborhood families need to better their lives,” Zimmer said. “This
is the place where kids and families
come to solve problems.”
Many students face issues in the
home or community that impact
their ability to excel in school, such
as violence, substance abuse, the
need to care for younger siblings or
family members, long commutes to
school and language differences.
The FamilySource Center, which is
operated by the Youth Policy
Institute, addresses those issues.
Parents can receive legal assistance
and referrals for medical care, parenting education classes and job
training. More than 2,600 clients
are served at the facility each year.
For
information,
visit
www.ypiusa.org.
CHLA recognized for
nursing excellence
For the second time in four
years, The American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC)
bestowed Magnet recognition for
nursing excellence on Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA),
according to an announcement
on Jan. 24 by Richard Cordova,
president and CEO of CHLA.
“Earning Magnet recognition
the first time in 2008 was a milestone in the history of Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles,” Cordova
said. “To have achieved Magnet
status a second time confirms the
unwavering dedication of our
nurses and our nursing leadership
and their commitment to providing the best in patient care.”
The Magnet Recognition
Program was developed by the
ANCC, the world’s largest and
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50. Annexes
51. In ___ of
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53. De Valera’s land
55. Social group
56. Fearless
57. Children’s author Blyton
58. Glimpse
60. Tease wool
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Crossword Puzzle
photo courtesy of CHLA
Administrators and nursing staff members reacted upon hearing the
news about the accreditation.
Answers on Page 22
most prestigious nurse credentialing organization, to recognize
health care organizations that
demonstrate quality patient care,
nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing
practice. According to the
ANCC, Magnet designation benefits consumers by identifying
hospitals with superior nursing
care and quality patient outcomes. It is the highest honor a
health care organization can
receive for professional nursing
practice.
Only a select group of 395 hospitals out of almost 6,000 U.S.
health care organizations have
achieved
Magnet
status.
Hospitals must reapply for
Magnet recognition every four
years.
Beautiful Homes 2013
design & improvement
Across
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5. Ne plus ___
10. Vitreous substance
14. After-lunch sandwich
15. Sweet rice wine
16. Narrow street
17. Let-downs
20. Didn’t straphang
21. Come-ons
22. Dostoyevsky novel, with
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23. Fish-fowl connection
24. ___ weight
26. 2005 Best Picture nominee
29. Blowhard
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38. Martinets
41. Finnic people
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44. African grazing areas
46. Many an office has one
49. Grp. involved in “the
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54. Handles
56. Garden worker?
59. Decays
62. Steep
63. Stock
64. Cut short
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6. Rear half of a griffin
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10. Split
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12. Digging, so to speak
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19. Above ground level
23. Sarge, e.g.
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26. Computer programmer
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28. Marinara alternative
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Kimmel gets star treatment 99 Cents Only
Stores seek
on Walk of Fame
singles for
speed dating
Just a few weeks after poking fun at Angelenos’ overreaction to cold
temperatures on his TV show, television host Jimmy Kimmel received
the 2,498th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Jan. 25, a dreary,
rainy day. City Councilman Eric Garcetti, who attended the ceremony, said the weather was God’s way of punishing the comedian.
Fellow TV host Carson Daly, who served as an intern for Kimmel at
the beginning of their careers, also spoke. Kimmel is the host and
executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, which is filmed in
Hollywood. He has hosted several awards ceremonies, such as the
2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, the annual White House
Correspondents’ Association Dinner, the American Music Awards and
the 2007 ESPY Awards. Previously, he co-created and executive produced “The Andy Milonakis Show” and “Crank Yankers”. Kimmel
has also co-hosted “The Man Show” and “Win Ben Stein’s Monday”,
and served four seasons as an on-air prognosticator for “Fox NFL
Sunday”. His star is located at 6840 Hollywood Blvd., in front of the
El Capitan Entertainment Centre.
WeHo seeks poster art for
‘One City, One Pride’ festival
The city of West Hollywood,
through its Arts and Cultural Affairs
Commission, has invited artists to
create a poster proposal that celebrates the theme of this year’s One
City One Pride Festival.
The winner will receive $300,
and the opportunity to have his or
her art viewed by the entire city as
part of the One City One Pride promotional campaign. The deadline
for submissions is Monday, Feb.
25, and the winner will be
announced on March 13.
The theme of the festival is “The
Sacred and the Profane”. It tackles
the dichotomy of the LGBT experience: how the community views
itself in contrast to how it is seen
from the outside, a blending of the
spiritual and the carnal, of things
holy and wicked, and of things
granted and taken away. “The
Sacred and the Profane” symbolically represents opposites that can
co-exist.
Poster submissions will be evaluated based on artistic quality, appropriateness to the West Hollywood
community and creative integration
of “The Sacred and the Profane”
theme. Specific technical guidelines and submission forms can be
found at www.weho.org/pride.
Scheduled to be held from May
31 through June 16, the sixth annual One City One Pride festival is a
celebration of artistic contributions
of the LGBT community. For information, call (323)848-6377.
The 99 Cents Only Stores are
inviting residents to enter for a
chance to participate in the company’s “99 Second Speed Dating”
event, being held on Valentine’s
Day at the 99 Cents Only store in
Hollywood.
Nine women and nine men will
be selected, and interested participants
can
enter
at
99only.com/99dating. The “99
Second Speed Dating” event will
be held at 9 a.m. on Feb. 14 at 5270
Sunset Blvd. Tables will be set up in each of
the store’s nine aisles, and the men
will rotate between aisles until they
have dated each woman for 99 seconds. Representatives of the 99
Cents Only Stores are hoping
Cupid’s arrow finds its way to the
hearts of at least one couple, and
the event also gives contestants the
chance to meet someone who loves
bargains as much as they do.
If the participants make a match,
the second date will be on the 99
Cents Only stores. All contestants
will also receive goody bags and
more.
For information or to apply to
participate in the event, visit
www.99only.com.
Proponents of immigration rights demonstrated near 3rd Street and
Vermont Avenue in this photograph from the May 3, 2007 issue of
the Park Labrea News and Beverly Press. The demonstrators were
calling for federal legislative reform that would allow hundreds of
thousands of undocumented immigrants to receive U.S. citizenship.
They were part of a May 1 protest that year where groups marched
from different corners of the city, converging at a rally at MacArthur
Park. Some violent clashes occurred at the park between police and
demonstrators, with approximately 10 people being injured, including members of the media. On Monday, federal legislators called for
new immigration laws, and President Barack Obama outlined his
plan for immigration reform on Tuesday, see page 1.
Children’s Action Network director honored by NCLC
The National Child Labor
Committee (NCLC) on Jan. 28 gave
Jennifer Perry, the executive director
of Children’s Action Network
(CAN), The Nancy Daly Advocacy
Award during the 27th Annual
Lewis Hine Awards for Service to
Children and Youth. The awards
were presented at The Westin New
York Grand Central.
Named for the acclaimed NCLC
photographer who documented
early-20th century exploitation of
children, the Lewis Hine Awards
honor those individuals who, as professionals or volunteers, give of
themselves and go the extra mile for
the well-being of young people. The
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hundreds of nominations submitted
each year by business, community
and nonprofit leaders.
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of work running CAN, an organization devoted exclusively to the needs
of children, of which Nancy Daly
was a founding member.
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Autry Center holds annual ‘Masterworks’ event
The Autry National Center presents its 16th annual “Masters of
the American West Fine Art
Exhibition and Sale” running
Saturday, Feb. 2 through March 17.
Works by artists such as Howard
Terpning, Mian Situ, George
Carlson, Bill Anton, Tucker Smith,
Z. S. Liang and many others will
exhibit their works.
“‘The Masters’ is recognized as
the premier Western art exhibition
and sale in the country,” Autry
National Center Trustee and
Special Advisor to Masters John
Geraghty, said. “It has become the
benchmark for each of the other
major art events and has brought
the nation’s most prominent artists
and supporters to the Autry. Our
artists have provided an exceptional presentation of paintings and
sculptures. In their capable hands,
we can rest assured that the Western
art genre remains strong, and will
thrive for many generations to
come.”
The public is invited to participate in opening-weekend activities,
where they can meet the artists. The
exhibition opens on Feb. 2 and will
be on view from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Guests can enjoy a chuck wagon
luncheon with the presentation of
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offers ‘tasty’
new exhibit
The Craft in America Study
Center continues its three-part exhibition on the intersection of contemporary craft and food with an
exhibit titled “Good Enough to Eat:
the Fusion of Food and Craft” running from Saturday, Feb. 2 through
April 6.
These exhibit displays work by
innovators who are redefining craft
and the new role that it serves in an
increasingly food-centric culture.
Artist Beth Lipman, who works in
glass, will display sculptures that
appear frozen in time. Sienna
DeGovia explores issues of superficiality and overindulgence through
polymer sculptures of candy and
other treats. Dealing with memory
and the meaning of home, Jennifer
Halvorson uses objects associated
with the kitchen as elements in her
poetic assemblages. The additional
artists are Eric Boos, Candace
Kling, Norm Sartorius, Peter
Schilling, Peter Shire and Laura
Wood. The Craft in America Study
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artist awards. The event is free with
museum admission, and the artworks will remain on display
through March 17.
The center is also hosting a ticketed evening cocktail reception and
sale on Feb. 2. One of the highlights
of the evening will be a silent-bid
process for Terpning’s “Mystery of
the Underwater People” (pictured).
Tickets are $195 for Autry members; $270 for non-members.
The Autry National Center is
located at 4700 Western Heritage
Way, in Griffith Park. For information, call (323667-2000, or visit
www.theautry.org.
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lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in
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Homeboy Industries celebrates 25th anniversary
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really trying to get the homeboys
to incorporate that idea and feed
the art.”
Cabral’s story about turning his
life around was echoed by many
others at Homeboy Industries,
such as Robert Amado, 36, who
works in the organization’s curriculum department. Amado, who
said he was incarcerated for most
of his adult life, first heard about
Homeboy Industries while serving
time in juvenile hall, but he wasn’t
ready to end his involvement with
gangs at the time. It wasn’t until he
spent five years in prison between
2005 and 2010 that he decided to
look for new opportunities. After
going through the program at
Homeboy Industries, which
included learning job skills at
Homeboy Bakery, developing
communications skills and having
several tattoos removed, he began
working at the facility, now hosting tours and helping others get
back on track.
“I always believed in a change.
It’s about building that structure,
about taking accountability and
working on ourselves,” Amado
said. “Overall, I spent fourteenand-a-half years in prison and I
have now been out twenty-one
months. As soon as I came out [of
prison] on a Saturday, by Thursday
I was on the clock here. I help
facilitate class work for youth. It’s
something you have to want to do
for yourself, and you can find the
opportunity here.”
“Father G”, as Boyle is affec-
tionately called by the homeboys,
said he came up with the idea to
start a gang intervention program
when he was first assigned to the
Dolores Mission Parish in Boyle
Heights. Gang violence was surging at the time, and murders were
common in the neighborhood.
“I was losing lots of kids,”
Boyle said. “I decided to look at
ways to help stop the violence and
put these kids on a productive
path.”
“It’s beyond
heartwarming and
wonderful to see
these young
people thriving
and investing in
themselves.”
Father Greg Boyle
Homeboy Industries founder
Homeboy Industries first started
as a job training program in which
Boyle linked former gang members with employers. In 1992, he
started the Homeboy Bakery in
Boyle Heights, providing handson job opportunities in commercial baking. The organization grew
quickly, and Boyle began incorporating new ventures that put former gang members to work, such
as a silkscreening operation where
apparel with the Homeboy logo is
made.
They operated out of a facility in
Boyle Heights until the organization became too large for the
building. Boyle moved Homeboy
Industries in 2007 to its present
facility on Bruno Street, northeast
of downtown Los Angeles. The
bakery remains an integral part of
the organization, along with the
silkscreening
operation.
Additionally, Homeboy offers job
training in food preparation
through Homegirl Café and
Catering, which is open at the
facility on Bruno Street and has a
satellite location in Los Angeles
City Hall. Homeboy chips and
salsa are also made and sold at the
site, and are available at Ralphs
supermarkets.
“We do everything we can to get
them involved,” Boyle said. “We
are kind of unique. There is not a
lot of other stuff [like Homeboy]
happening in the county.”
In addition to vocational training, the former gang members who
turn to Homeboy can receive
counseling, case management,
legal assistance and other services.
Boyle said there are approximately
175 to 200 former gang members
working at the facility at any given
time. One of the most sought after
services is tattoo removal, which is
offered free at the facility. Many of
Homeboy’s clients have tattoos on
their faces that can impede their
ability to get jobs, and having
them removed provides new hope
Father Greg Boyle regularly meets with Homeboy Industries clients to
discuss their progress.
for the future, Boyle said.
Homeboy Industries is now considered a national gang intervention model, and has been replicated in major cities across the country. Boyle travels around the
United States offering “technical
assistance” to similar organizations helping former gang members. He also regularly visits jails
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find another location that will provide the accessibility and convenience that they have in the current
location,” Prang said. “We’re somewhat disappointed that they’re taking this retail government business
and transforming it into, essentially,
a factory.”
He said it is possible that the West
Hollywood post office could remain
in its current location. Prang referenced the fact that the postal service’s decision to vacate the retail
operations is contingent on them
finding another, suitable location.
“There’s still
some hope that
this whole
situation will
change.”
Jeffrey Prang
West Hollywood mayor
USPS will need to find a certain
amount of square feet for post office
boxes, reasonable rent and adequate
parking. Finding the space may not
be a problem, but convenience and
accessibility could be troubling,
Prang said.
“There’s still some hope that this
whole situation will change,” he
said. Prang added that he met with a
USPS manager two weeks ago, and
he has also enlisted the help of U.S.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). “He’s
been very helpful.”
Maher said many of the attendees
at the community meeting were
those who lived close to the post
office and enjoyed the convenience.
He stressed that the new location will
be as close as possible to the old location, and will have the same zip code.
“There’s always a concern when
we’re going to make any kind of
change,” Maher said, adding that the
customers who will be the most
impacted will be those with post
office boxes. He said USPS retail
options are available in many places,
such as grocery stores.
Maher said the USPS has no timeline for finding a new West
Hollywood retail location, though the
search has begun. He said he will
continue to share information with
community leaders as the agency
moves forward.
The location change was spurred
by the agency’s desire to sell the
Beverly Hills Post Office, though
Maher said he could not disclose its
The retail services at the West Hollywood Branch Post Office on San
Vicente Boulevard are slated to move to a location that has yet to be
determined.
value. In a previous interview, he said
the sale could save the agency
approximately $100,000 on its operation costs annually.
Maher said it is possible for the
postal service to retain enough retail
space at its current Beverly Hills location if a deal could be worked out
with the buyer, though that is unlikely to affect the West Hollywood decision.
“Our goal here is to maintain the
same level of service, the same level
of retail service in both cities,” he
added. “We will not discontinue the
operations at either of those two
facilities.”
To file an appeal, send a letter to
Vice President of Facilities, Facilities
Implementation, 1300 Evans Ave.,
Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 941880200. Maher said all the appeals are
sent to USPS headquarters, where
they are reviewed by the legal
department, the facilities department
and other groups.
and prisons to hold mass and offer
a message of hope.
“We have seen a ten-year
decline in gang related homicides
and crime in general, and I think
the chief of police and many other
people would tell you we had a
part in that, but it’s still out there,”
Boyle said. “You still have people
released from prison and no one
will hire them. It’s a public safety
issue. There are an estimated
120,000 gang members in L.A.
County. It’s a pretty daunting reality that needs some attention.
Basically, if you are engaging
gang members in productive activities and gainful employment, it
has a huge impact on public safety
in the county.”
Boyle said Homeboy’s longevity
is one measure of its success, and
at 25 years old, he said the organization’s future remains bright.
Plans call for a Homegirl Café to
open at Los Angeles International
Airport in February. The anniversary will kick-off with Homeboy
Industries’ “Lo Maximo” gala in
April, with other plans still being
formulated. Some ideas being considered are a celebratory art show,
and an expansion of the Homeboy
Industries 5K run/walk, held for
the first time last fall.
Boyle added that he hopes to
organize some events or activities
that will involve the supporters
who provide funding for Homeboy
and enable the organization to
thrive. A majority of the organization’s $14 million annual budget
comes from private donations, he
said.
“This is our 25th year and we
are still growing,” Boyle said. “It’s
beyond heartwarming and wonderful to see these young people
thriving and investing in themselves.”
21 January 31, 2013
Candidates tout ideas, experience
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job is really about dignity,” Choi
said.
City officials need to invite businesses that have left Los Angeles
back into the community, Alex De
Ocampo said. He said he would
strive to streamline the permitting
and zoning processes, phase out the
gross receipts tax, create incentives
for small businesses and hire a
small business director for his
office.
Roberto Haraldson said every
new development in the district
needs to be held accountable for the
number of jobs it creates. He said it
imperative that development projects keep money and jobs in the
area.
Sam Kbushyan referenced his
support
for
the
proposed
Hollywood Central Park, a 44-acre
park on top of the Hollywood (101)
Freeway that he said would bring
45,000 local jobs. He also stressed
his desire to retain businesses currently operating in the city.
“Whether it’s labor or whether
it’s small business, we need to keep
them at home,” Kbushyan said.
A person’s ability to work and
take care of their family is a basic
right, Emile Mack said. Therefore,
the new council member should
look to keep and attract industry,
while helping create businesses
small and large, he said.
“We also have to train our existing residents so they are able to
acquire these jobs,” Mack said.
Robert Negrete said he would
work every day to ensure that the
district retains its current employers. He said he would also work
with the Hollywood WorkSource
Center to ensure that residents are
receiving adequate training for the
jobs that are available.
The moderators, Hollywood
Business Improvement District
Kerry Morrison and Rev. Ryan
Bell, of the Hollywood Seventh
Day Adventist Church, then asked
the remaining candidates how they
would ensure that residents have
access to living wage jobs in the
district’s biggest industries —
entertainment, technology, education, healthcare and tourism.
Mitch O’Farrell said the unem-
ployment rate for the 90028 zip
code is 12.45 percent, and is consistently higher than the city average. He said economic development is critical and will help the
city’s budget woes, but officials
should also work with major
employers to ensure that they offer
decent pay.
Small businesses are the fastest
growing sector of the economy,
Octavio Pescador said, and the city
needs cash and investments in
order to draw resources to create
jobs and offer better training. He
said Los Angeles must use its
strengths to improve the business
climate.
“We have to use our comparative
advantages,” Pescador added.
Josh Post suggested that the city
create incentives for businesses to
hire within a three-mile radius in
the community, as opposed to
applicants in areas outside the district.
“We need to protect our local
folks right here in the community
first,” he said.
Los Angeles should get rid of the
gross receipts tax, revise its tax
rates and offer incentives to keep
businesses in the city, Michael
Schaefer said.
José Sigala said he would work
to keep the entertainment industry
in Hollywood, while promoting
other areas in the district for the
industry to use.
“But we must also invest in our
youth to make sure they have the
opportunities and education to have
those good-paying jobs,” he said.
Matt Szabo also promoted protecting the entertainment industry
by extending tax incentives. He
said entertainment production
needs to be treated like the district’s
“signature industry.”
The candidates also heard the
personal views of Pattarin
Thongchua, an 84-year-old woman
who inquired about the candidates’
interest in increasing affordable
housing, especially for seniors.
Szabo said 5,000 affordable
housing units are set to lose their
affordable status by 2017, and hundreds of those units are in Council
District 13.
“I am not interested in losing any
rent-controlled units, and I will
fight to protect those,” he said. “I
am not interested in losing any of
the covenants that are set to expire.
…There is no point in improving
the community if those who live in
the community right now can no
longer afford those improvements.”
Sigala referenced his work on the
Greater Echo Park Elysian
Neighborhood Council, saying that
the council worked to hold developers accountable, a practice he
would continue on the city council.
Schaefer said he has owned more
than 100 rentals, and said he thinks
it is a crime that someone in their
70s or 80s is told to get on a waiting list, a process that can take up to
two years.
“People that age don’t know if
they’re going to be around a year
and a half or two,” he said, adding
that he would aim to reduce that
wait time to 90 days or, at most, six
months.
Post said the Los Angeles
Housing Department has predicted
that people over the age of 60 will
double in Los Angeles County in
the next 20 years, so it is critical
that the city support people of that
age.
The new council member needs
to find a balance between development and housing, Pescador said.
He said the Hollywood Community
Plan could be a great opportunity to
bring in subsidies for senior housing.
“Either we prioritize matter and
money, or we prioritize dignity and
human beings,” Pescador said.
“That is the choice.”
O’Farrell said that in his first 30
days in office, he would develop
policy proposals for workforce
housing, supportive housing, cooperative housing and subsidized
senior housing. He said he would
then seek a report on the city’s
Affordable Housing Trust Fund and
create an ordinance to establish
affordable housing components in
all multi-family developments.
Bell, the moderator, said the city
has lost a substantial amount of
affordable housing since 2002, and
the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
With 12 candidates aiming for the council seat, the stage was packed at
Tuesday’s forum.
has been depleted. He asked how the
remaining candidates would reestablish the trust fund.
Negrete said he is a big supporter
of rent control, and that inclusionary
zoning will be a tool to create more
affordable housing.
“In addition to that, we need to
make sure these housing facilities
and housing units are safe,” he said.
The city’s responsible banking
ordinance has a “reinvest in the
community” clause that is currently
undefined, Mack said.
“It doesn’t hold institutions to a
set amount of money. We need to set
that amount of money so that we see
money we’re paying into financial
institutions reinvested into the community,” he said, adding that local
officials should seek state and federal resources, as well as partnerships
with nonprofits to pursue funding.
Kbushyan said there is still more
to be built in Hollywood, so officials
should be efficient in their use of the
resources that developers bring into
neighborhoods. He also suggested
using Quimby funds — fees developers pay in exchange for permission to build — and calling on banks
and financial institutions to reinvest
in the community.
Haraldson reiterated the need for
developers to invest in the lives of
people in the 13th District as well.
“You have to have a mutually
cooperative situation where both
parties are going to benefit,” he said.
De Ocampo said he would like to
work with developers while also
creating a strategic plan to “build
funds that are district-centric.” The
funding could be used to address
Los Angeles’ housing woes, he said.
Choi said the city should re-establish the trust fund, but solving the
housing issues in L.A. will require
placing a high priority on new,
affordable housing and preserving
units that are already in place.
“The trust fund is important, but
solving the crisis is much bigger,”
he said.
Marijuana measure approved by city council Theater celebrating 53rd season
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greater protections for communities. I hope the voters will agree,
as I do, that it is the best path forward.”
In regards to other two initiatives, one calls for the dispensaries that were open before 2007
to remain open, and the other
places no regulation on the number of dispensaries, but raises the
business tax by $10. If voters
approve more than one initiative,
the measure that receives the
most votes will be enacted into
law.
The council voted 8-4 to place
the city’s initiative on the ballot,
with Councilmen Buscaino,
Parks, Huizar and Englander voting no. Englander and Buscaino
did not return requests for comment. Rick Coca, a spokesman
for Huizar, said the councilman
believes the best approach is to
let the California Supreme Court
rule on whether cities and counties can regulate medical marijuana. The court is expected to
examine within the next year.
“The councilman believes that
the city has long looked at this
issue every which way. He proposed a ban that later had to be
rescinded, and there are eleven
pending court cases up to this
point. He believes the city should
wait until the California Supreme
Court rules on telling us what to
do,” Coca said.
Britney Marin, a spokeswoman
for Parks, said he believes the
pending ballot initiatives violate
state and federal laws regarding
marijuana, and that the Los
Angeles City Attorney has
acknowledged that it is illegal to
tax something that is illegal to
sell. Parks believes that if the
marijuana
initiatives
are
approved, it would still be illegal
to implement, tax and sell marijuana.
Thom Mrozek, a spokesman
for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in
Los Angeles, declined to comment on the ballot initiatives. He
said, however, that marijuana is
illegal under federal law under
any circumstances. Last week, a
federal court in the District of
Columbia ruled against altering
the federal Drug Enforcement
Agency’s classification of marijuana as being a dangerous drug.
Mrozek said the DEA is in the
midst of taking enforcement
actions against dispensaries in the
Los Angeles area. The investigations will continue, although he
declined to offer any specifics.
“I hope the
voters will agree,
as I do, that it is
the best path
forward.”
Paul Koretz
City Councilman
5th District
photo courtesy of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater is celebrating its 53rd season with an
open-ended run of “Something To Crow About” beginning on Saturday,
Feb. 2. Join “Mama and Papa Goat”, and 100 more of the Bob Baker
Marionettes, for a musical “day on the farm”, with everything from dancing scarecrows to tap dancing bullfrogs warbling “Shine On Harvest
Moon” and “Something To Crow About”. The Bob Baker Marionette
Theater is located at 1345 W. 1st St. Admission is $15. For information,
call (213)250-9995, or visit www.bobbakermarionettes.com.
22 January 31, 2013
Reform applauded by local advocates
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the Coalition for Humane
Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
(CHIRLA).
He could not specify how many
illegal immigrants live and work in
Los Angeles, but said at least 4
million of the country’s 11.7 million live in Los Angeles County.
Miami, New York and L.A. have
the largest population of the demographic in the country, Cabrera
said.
“We think immigration reform
will have a great, great impact on
the lives of these communities,” he
added.
The senators proposed creating
a tough but fair path to citizenship
for illegal immigrants currently
residing in the U.S., reforming the
legal immigration system, creating
an employment verification system and establishing a better
process for admitting future workers.
Specifically, they proposed creating a pathway to citizenship that
is contingent upon the country’s
success in securing its borders and
addressing visa overstays. The
plan calls for additional resources
at the border, such as new technology, infrastructure and additional
personnel. It would also increase
the use of unmanned aircraft, surveillance equipment and manpower at the border.
The senators hope to enhance
the training of border patrol
agents, complete an entry-exit system that tracks people entering the
country, require illegal immigrants
to register with the government
and pass background checks, and
create a commission of governors,
attorneys general and community
leaders in border states to make
recommendations regarding the
bill’s security measures.
Once the borders are deemed
secure, illegal immigrants seeking
citizenship will be required to go
to the back of the line. Under the
plan, they must pass another background check, pay taxes, learn
English and civics and demonstrate a history of work in the U.S.
Once completed, applicants will
get a green card.
People who entered the country
as a child will not face such
requirements, and agricultural
workers will have a different
process to obtain citizenship due to
their role “in ensuring that
Americans have safe and secure
agricultural products to sell and
consume,” according to the plan.
Additionally, the legislators are
looking to revamp the legal immigration system so that it focuses on
the character traits that will help
build the American economy and
strengthen families. They are also
seeking to create an employment
verification system that will be a
fast and reliable method to determine if an applicant is legally
allowed to work in the U.S. The
plan would allow employers to
hire undocumented workers if the
companies are unsuccessful in luring an American to fill the position.
“We still have a long way to go,
but this bipartisan blueprint is a
major breakthrough,” Sen. Charles
Schumer (D-N.Y.) said during a
press conference Monday.
He said the group, which also
includes Sens. John McCain, Dick
Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Robert
Menendez, Michael Bennet and
Jeff Flake, hopes to have its proposal drafted into legislation by
March, with a Senate vote by late
spring or early summer. The group
began meeting in December,
Schumer said.
On Tuesday, Obama introduced
his plan, which was very similar to
what the senators proposed on
Monday. His proposal, though, did
not make the pathway to citizenship contingent on the country’s
ability to secure the borders.
“The time has come for common-sense, comprehensive immigration reform,” Obama said.
“Now is the time.”
Miracle Mile attorney Marla
Schechter, who specializes in family and employment immigration,
said the immigration reform
efforts could “absolutely” be a
positive for local illegal immigrants.
However, she cited the lower
than expected number of applicants for Deferred Action for
Childhood
Arrivals,
which
deferred deportations for undocumented people who came to the
“No matter what
community you
live in, this is
going to impact
us all. Every
American has to
be involved in this
dialogue.”
Jorge-Mario Cabrera
CHIRLA spokesman
U.S. as children and have pursued
education or military service.
Schechter speculated that some
illegal immigrants declined the
opportunity for fear of what the
government would do with the
information.
“People are very unsure of their
safety and their family’s safety in
disclosing that information,” she
said. “That resistance will have to
change, and I don’t think it will
without bipartisan support for
immigrant reform. But it’s coming.”
Schechter said it is difficult to
determine how positive the reform
effort will be, as the proposals simply laid the groundwork for future
legislation and lack clarity. She
said her clients who are illegal
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truly want to be legal citizens,
which allows greater access to
opportunities.
“They’ve been living like second-class citizens for the last several years,” Schechter said. She
said it will be interesting to see
how the government balances the
needs of the illegal immigrant
community with the government’s
need to reduce the incentives for
people looking to enter the country
illegally.
“Obviously, this cannot be the
haven for every individual in need
around the world,” Schechter said.
“We have limited resources, and
they’re getting stretched thinner
and thinner.”
She said some of her clients,
even those who speak little
English, have been learning about
the reform proposals. The local
attorney said the news has been
uplifting for some of her clients,
and has improved their comfort
level.
Many illegal immigrants were
likely comforted by the senators’
proposal to have deportations stop
once the legislation is approved. It
was certainly welcome news to
CHIRLA, which estimates that
approximately 15,000 people have
been deported in the last three and
a half years by the Los Angeles
County Sheriff’s Department.
“In spite of L.A. being one of
the most immigrant friendly cities
… the sheriff’s department is certainly out of the step with the rest
of the state,” Cabrera said, adding
that L.A. County has the secondmost deportations of any county in
the country. “That’s a concern that
we have when we do not have an
immigrant reform policy that is
national.”
He said CHIRLA would request
a moratorium to end deportations
if any serious proposal advances in
Congress.
While there are many details for
legislators to iron out over the next
few months, CHIRLA is pleased
that a bipartisan group of legislators is looking to reform the system once and for all.
“It’s a great step in the right
direction,” Cabrera said. “No matter what community you live in,
this is going to impact us all. Every
American has to be involved in
this dialogue.”
During his speech on Tuesday,
Obama acknowledged the efforts
of the senators, saying that their
principles align with his proposal.
He said there seems to be a genuine, bipartisan desire to get immigration reform passed.
“That’s very encouraging, but
this time, action must follow,”
Obama said, adding that if
Congress can’t pass a bill, he will
draft one and insist that legislators
vote on it right away. “It won’t be
a quick process, but it will be a fair
process.”
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LACMA to present musical and
ballet celebration on Feb. 6
photo courtesy of LACMA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents a musical and ballet celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in conjunction with
the exhibit, “Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy”. The
evening begins with a performance by Baroque instrumentalists in
the exhibition galleries, followed by the U.S. premiere of
“Caravaggio”, a ballet composed by Giovanni Sollima, choreographed by Matteo Levaggi, and performed by members of the Los
Angeles Contemporary Dance Company. Admission is $25. LACMA
is located at 5905 Wilshire Blvd. For information, call (323)857-6010,
or visit www.lacma.org.
CD13 voters have options
From page 3
when voters go to the polls.
Haraldson said he is more proud
of the endorsements he’s received
from businesses and residents.
Matt Szabo
Szabo, 36, worked as a deputy
mayor and the deputy chief of
staff to Villaraigosa from 2009 to
August 2012. He also served as
the executive director on the Yes
on Measure J campaign.
Szabo, a Hollywood resident,
said he has never run for public
office, but hopes to significantly
advance public transportation in
the district.
He hopes to
extend the
downtown
streetcar to
Atwater
Village, add
subway
lines or light
rail to connect the Red
Line at Sunset/Vermont to downtown Los Angeles and connect
the Purple Line from Century
City to Hollywood and Highland
when the Westside Subway
Extention project is completed.
“The future of the city is dependent on having a reliable public
transit alternative to the singlepassenger vehicle,” Szabo said,
adding that the district is not
served well by politicians telling
people to reduce their use of the
automobile. “Then, we can talk
about reducing lanes of traffic,
building more dedicated bike
ways and bus ways.”
He also hopes to expand green
space in the district, specifically
near the L.A. River and the Silver
Lake Reservoir. Szabo also hopes
to help advance the Hollywood
Central Park project.
“It would benefit the residents
that need park space the most,” he
added. “It would also transform
how we view our freeways.”
Szabo said increasing economic development and public safety
are also critical. He said he would
aim to expand the Mayor’s Gang
Reduction
and
Youth
Development Program into more
areas of the district. As for economic development, Szabo said
he wants to reform the development approval process and make
the forms available online. He
also hopes to create a local redevelopment agency to replace the
Community
Redevelopment
Agency.
The San Gabriel Valley native
has
been
endorsed
by
Villaraigosa, former mayor
Richard
Riordian,
former
Assemblywoman
Jackie
Goldberg and civil rights attorney
Connie Rice.

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