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• Runyon Canyon
hiking closed this
summer p. 3
•WeHo updates big
park budget p. 3
Beverly Center unveils $500M revamp Gardening class plants
Volume 26 No. 10
Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities
seeds of knowledge
n Redesign focuses
on enhancing indoor
experience
n Hancock Park Elementary grows its curriculum
By GreGory Cornfield
The Beverly Center will start a
$500 million transformation this
month aimed at recreating the
structure and modernizing the
experience.
The center and its stores will
stay open throughout construction, which is expected to be complete by the holiday season in
2018, developers announced
Monday.
Owner Robert Taubman said
he, his brother William and
Taubman Centers have been
working for years on the plan to
reimagine the 886,000 square-foot
mall at 8500 Beverly Blvd. The
first noticeable difference will be a
new exterior that will incorporate
a perforated steel façade. There
will also be a new streetscape,
eight new street-level restaurants,
additional valet parking and a
“smart” parking system. Inside,
there will be a new gourmet food
hall and a redesigned central area.
“We are reimagining every part
of this iconic fashion destination,”
By PatriCia SanChez
Students from Hancock Park
Elementary School are digging
deep for its newly created SEEDS
Farm, a garden full of edible
plants.
The school and the Sustainable
Environmental
Enhancement
Development for Schools (SEEDS)
program – a bond-funded program
that creates or improves school
greening projects – partnered to
create SEEDS Farm, an outdoor
learning environment where students grow and study plants
through hands-on learning.
Hancock Park principal Ashley
Parker said the garden will further
enhance the school’s dedication to
incorporating its outdoor environment with in-class learning. She
said individual classes have partici-
See SEEDS page 21
photo by Gregory Cornfield
Mayor Eric Garcetti recalls “hanging at the mall” after the Beverly
Center opened in the 1980s.
Taubman said. “We have listened to
our stakeholders, shoppers, retailers, tastemakers, millennials and
the surrounding communities to
understand what they desire for a
new Beverly Center. We are
addressing every weakness and will
deliver a customer experience as
unique as it was the day it opened.”
Taubman Centers plans to
update the shopping mall that
opened in 1982 to adapt to a time
when consumers have endless
options online, and when brick
and mortar businesses face more
competition than from just another chain down the street.
See Beverly Center page 22
WeHo pays homage to Justice Ginsburg
n City honors activists
during event-filled
Women’s History Month
By PatriCia SanChez
The start of Women’s History
Month stirred many emotions among
West Hollywood residents who
attended the city’s annual banner
unveiling Monday night to honor
instrumental women in society.
During Monday’s city council
meeting, members of West
Hollywood’s Women’s Advisory
Board spoke about Connie Norman,
a transgender activist, and Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme
Court Justice. Norman and Ginsburg
were chosen by the board to be honored with banners that will be displayed along Santa Monica
Boulevard.
West Hollywood will display the
banners throughout March and coordinate events to honor women leaders.
March 10, 2016
photo by Patricia Sanchez
Packs of cigarettes targeted
by pack of smoking bills
Third-grade student Naoli Fufa and her classmate tend to the SEEDS Farm.
n Minimum smoking
age could be raised to
21 before end of March
Connie Norman, a transgender activist, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S.
Supreme Court Justice, were chosen by the board to be honored with
banners that will be displayed along Santa Monica Boulevard.
Noemi Torres, vice chair for the
Women’s Advisory Board said the
board honors a diverse group of
women each year.
“Our honorees have all con-
tributed to society and have helped
support gender equality,” Torres
said. “To some, the honorees represent women involved in current
See WeHo women page 21
1EVGLXL
A package of bills aimed at
tobacco use are gaining momentum in the California Legislature
and could spark significant change
to the state’s smoking culture.
Governor Jerry Brown may
soon be able to sign laws that
would change the legal smoking
age in the state from 18 to 21, put
more restrictions on electronic
cigarettes and vaporizer pens and
raise the tax on each pack of cigarettes. The Senate will consider
the bills this week and the governor is expected to approve them
before the end of the month.
“It’s estimated that 90 percent
of all smokers start before the age
of 21,” said Assemblyman Jim
Wood (D-Healdsburg). “Fewer
smokers means healthier people,
healthier people means we spend
less money on healthcare. The
only loser in this equation is the
tobacco companies, and in my
opinion, they have won for long
enough.”
If approved, a bill authored by
Assemblyman Richard Bloom
(D-Santa Monica) would allow
local government leaders such as
the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors to place tobacco tax
initiatives on local ballots to help
offset the financial burden nico-
See smoking page 22
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2 March 10, 2016
A
10 Photo Exhibit
rtist John Simmons will lead a
discussion on his exhibit “It
Started in the ‘60s” on Thursday,
March 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the
Perfect Exposure Gallery. Simmons
will discuss his photography, philosophy on life and growing up in
Chicago during the 1960s. 3519
West Sixth St. (213)381-1137,
www.theperfectexposuregallery.com.
R
12 Gardening Class
esidents are invited to a landscape
design seminar on Saturday, March
12 from 9 a.m. to noon in the West
Hollywood
Library
Community
Meeting Room. Participants will learn
how to design gardens and landscaping
to capture rainwater and how to organize
plants according to water use and design
principles. 625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
(310)694-8351,
or
email
[email protected].
S
Spring Boutique
t. Anne’s Guild invites the public to
celebrate the changing season at its
annual Spring Boutique on Saturday,
March 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Handcrafted items, Easter baskets,
toys, books, clothing, jewelry and more
will be offered. Proceeds benefit St.
Anne’s Guild’s programs for women,
children and families. Box lunches are
available for $25 and must be ordered
in advance. 155 N. Occidental Blvd.
(213)381-2931 or (310)293-4748.
T
Mike Nichols Tribute
he Wallis Annenberg Center for the
Performing Arts is holding a tribute to director Mike Nichols (19312014) on Saturday, March 12 beginning at 2 p.m. The tribute begins with a
screening of Nichols’ “Who’s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?” followed by a panel
discussion on his life and career. “The
Graduate” will be shown after the discussion at 7:30 p.m. Individual movie
tickets are $15; admission to the panel
discussion is free. 9390 N. Santa
Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills. (310)7464000, www.thewallis.org.
T
‘Things With Strings’
he Metropolitan Master Chorale
presents “Things with Strings” on
Saturday, March 12 at 7 p.m. and
Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m. in the West
Hollywood City Council Chambers.
The choral concert features performances by a string quartet and string
quintet with guitar accompaniment.
Songs range from classical to contemporary. General admission tickets are
$25; $20 for seniors, students, veterans
and people with disabilities; $5 for
children 12 and under. 625 N. San
Vicente Blvd. (323)848-6377, or email
[email protected].
A
14 Book Signing
H
uthors Bryce Barfield and Jordan
Barfield will sign copies of their
book “Eliza Meets A Kind Traveler” on
Monday, March 14 at 2:30 p.m. at
Gravitè. 9107 W. Sunset Blvd.
(310)247-1112.
Art Exhibit
aphazard Gallery is holding an
exhibit titled “Tidal,” a solo exhibition of new work by artist Megan
Johnson, running Saturday, March 12
through Saturday, April 2. Johnson’s
works in oil and watercolor on canvas
and stretched paper focus on tides and
their impermanence. An opening
reception is scheduled March 12 from
7 to 9 p.m. 1543 Sawtelle Blvd.
(213)610-4110, www.haphazard.co.
T
15 Art and Printing
‘Beyond Jacob’s
Ladder’
J
ewish Women's Theatre presents
the world premier of “Beyond
Jacob's Ladder” on Saturday, March
12 at 7:30 p.m. at the National
Council of Jewish Women, Los
Angeles council house. The production is a modern retelling of an ancient
story by 10 writers covering sibling
rivalry, love, loss and what it means to
find redemption. A question and
answer session follows the show.
Advance tickets for NCJW/LA members are $25; admission is $40 at the
door. 543 N. Fairfax Ave. (323)8528536 or email [email protected].
M
L.A. Hootenanny
usic fans are invited to a performance by L.A. Hootenanny on
Saturday, March 12 at American Legion
Post 43 in Hollywood. The show starts
at 8:30 p.m. with Hot Nights featuring
Kim D and Fred Los Angeles, followed
at 9:30 p.m. by a concert by Freedom
Ledges. L.A. Hootenanny performs at
10:30 p.m. General admission is $5; free
for veterans and active military members. 2035 N. Highland Ave. (323)8513030, www.hollywoodpost43.org.
photo by Lorenzo Duaso
Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer Vicente Amigo will perform on
Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Amigo is one of
the top flamenco guitarists of his generation and heir apparent to Paco
de Lucía. The guitarist is from Córdoba, Spain, and is respected and
admired for his innovation and renovation. Tickets start at $35. 4401 W.
Eighth St. (323)939-1128, www.laflamencofestival.com.
J
13 Textiles Lecture
oin Ellison Findly, professor of
religion and international studies
at Trinity College, for a discussion
titled “Lao-Tai Textiles and the
Mythic Imagination” on Sunday,
March 13 at 2 p.m. at the Fowler
Museum at UCLA. Findly will
examine ritual textiles and hybrid
designs that are central to Lao-Tai
culture in Laos. 308 Charles E.
Young
Drive
North.
www.fowler.ucla.edu.
he Lounge Theatre in Hollywood
is hosting “She’s History! The
Most Dangerous Women In America
... Then And Now” on Sunday
March, 13 at 2 p.m. Amy Simon’s
play focuses on women who have
made history, including Victoria
Woodhull, the first woman to run for
president, as well as many others.
The production coincides with
Women’s Heritage Month observances in March. Tickets are $20.
6201 Santa Monica Blvd. (310)3080947, www.sheshistory.com.
F
riends of Greystone present
award-winning cabaret performer
Michele Brourman in a show on
Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m. at the
Historic Doheny Greystone Mansion
in Beverly Hills. Brourman will perform original songs with her trademark humor, depth, honesty and elegance. Tickets are $45. 905 Loma
Vista Drive. (310) 286-0119,
www.greystonemansion.org.
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he Los Angeles County Museum of
Art’s Prints and Drawings Council
presents a lecture by Los Angeles-based
artist Analia Saban on Tuesday, March
15 at 6:30 p.m. The program is part of
“LA Print,” which explores current
trends in printmaking and publishing.
The lecture will be followed by a panel
discussion led by Leslie Jones, curator
of prints and drawings. Admission is
free, reservations required. 5905
Wilshire
Blvd.
(323)857-6000,
www.lacma.org.
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16 Venice Grand Prix
acing aficionados won’t want to
miss “Movie Night: The 1915
Venice Grand Prix Presentation” on
Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the
Petersen Automotive Museum. The presentation marks the 100th anniversary
celebration of the Venice Grand Prix and
will be followed by question and answer
session. 6060 Wilshire Blvd. RSVP
requested to (323)930-2277, or by
emailing [email protected].
WeHo WHAP!
Lecture Series
T
he West Hollywood Aesthetics and
Politics (WHAP!) lecture series
continues with a forum titled “The
Photographic Eye, the Cinematic Eye
and Moral Aesthetics” on Wednesday,
March 16 at 8 p.m. in the West
Hollywood City Council Chambers.
Claire Colebrook, the Edwin Erle Sparks
professor of English at Penn State
University will lead the discussion.
Colebrook has written books and articles
on feminist theory, contemporary
European philosophy, poetics and literary history. 625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
(323)848-6377, www.weho.org/arts.
17 ’Comedy and
Cocktails’
C
omedian Bill Devlin will host a
special St. Patrick’s Day version of
his “Comedy and Cocktails” show on
Thursday, Feb. 17 at 9:30 p.m. at the
Hollywood Improv. Devlin mixes
music by a band with some of the
hottest stand up comedians in the country and surprise celebrity guests. 8162
Melrose Ave. (323)651-2583, www.hollywood.improv.com.
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‘She’s History!’
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Founded 1946
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Rebecca Villalpando
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beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Egyptian
Theatre. Jack Nicholson and Maria
Schneider star in “The Passenger,” a
1975 suspense story about a journalist
who takes the identity of a dead man to
save his own life. The screening of
“Blow-Up” celebrates the film’s 50th
anniversary. The classic film stars David
Hemmings and Vanessa Redgrave.
Tickets are $11; $7 for American
Cinematheque
members.
6712
Hollywood Blvd. www.americancinematheque.com.
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Hiking halted for four months at Runyon Canyon
n 90-year-old water pipe
broke dozens of times
over past decade
WeHo approves new
budget for urban center
n City to split costs
between General
Funds and bonds
Head to Runyon Canyon Park
now while you can. On April 1, the
city will close the parking hiking
trails for four months to fix a 90year-old water pipe.
“Public safety is the overarching
reason to begin immediate work on
this critical infrastructure project,”
said Councilman David Ryu, 4th
District. “This temporary closure,
while inconvenient, is absolutely
necessary in order to keep the surrounding neighborhoods safe by
improving the park’s fire and flood
protection systems.”
The closure was announced last
Wednesday. Throughout the week,
hikers stopped at the trailhead signposts to read about the closure for
the water system improvement project. Officials said they need to
close the trails to replace a six-inch
pipe that runs through the park,
which is also a source of water for
firefighters protecting the park and
surrounding areas.
Runyon Canyon Park is one of
the most popular and “most
beloved” parks in the city with
approximately 3,500 visitors per
week. Officials said the closure is a
“necessary inconvenience” that is
“one of the facts of life of living
with aging infrastructure.”
“The hiking trails are not just
used by local residents, but visitors
across the city and around the
3 March 10, 2016
City officials will close the hiking trails in Runyon Canyon Park on April 1
for water pipe maintenance.
world and this will certainly be a
major inconvenience,” Ryu said.
“However, the temporary closure
of all hiking trails will allow additional crews to work faster and finish sooner in time for the summer
and fall fire season. And most
importantly, it keeps the public
away from the equipment and open
trenches.”
The park will be closed from
April 1 to July 31, but it will reopen
earlier if work is completed ahead
of schedule. Marty Adams,
LADWP senior assistant general
manager, said closing the trails
completely, instead of leaving them
partially open for hikers, cuts construction time in half and minimizes safety risks. Crews will work
seven days per week in three staging areas. On weekdays, crews will
work from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
“We’ll make every effort to
deliver this project as quickly and
as efficiently as possible,” he said.
“When we’re done, we want to
leave behind a park that’s better
than what we have now, and that’s
our commitment from DWP.”
Adams said there is no easy way
to replace infrastructure that was
installed before existing roads and
homes were in place. But he said
the project was necessary after at
least 34 breaks in the park in the
last 10 years on “one of our worstrated pipelines in the system.”
LAFD deputy chief Chuck
Butler said replacing the water pipe
will improve the current service
capability of 400 gallons of water
See Runyon page 21
The West Hollywood City
Council on Monday approved a
$4.8 million budget increase to
redevelop West Hollywood Park
into a massive urban center by
2019. Now, the price tag for the
project is approximately $94.9
million.
Plans call for sports facilities, a
grand staircase, a rooftop terrace,
a cafe, a dog park, adult fitness
equipment, a recreation center,
two swimming pools and other
amenities.
The most significant impact to
the cost estimates come from
changes in the marketplace since
the last estimate, according to the
staff report.
The largest source of funding
for the project will come from
issuing long-term bonds. The
financing staff recommended the
city take $63.9 million in bonds to
pay for approximately 67 percent
of the total project. The second
largest source of funding will
come from the city’s General
Fund reserves assigned to capital
projects. The city has approximately $57 million in General
Fund reserves for projects like the
park, and the financing staff recommended using $27 million of it
for the park. The city currently has
See WeHo park page 21
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An aquatics and recreation center with a grand staircase will be the
centerpiece of the upgrades in phase II of the West Hollywood Park.
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Retired LAPD sergeant
charged after standoff
4 March 10, 2016
n Defendant accused
of assault during
domestic dispute
By edwin folven
Felony charges were filed
Tuesday against a retired Los
Angeles Police Department
sergeant who allegedly assaulted
his husband with a handgun at a
residence in West Hollywood last
Friday, prompting a nearly fourhour standoff with sheriff’s
deputies.
The defendant, Mitchell
Grobeson, 57, is facing one
felony count of assault with a
firearm and making criminal
threats. The incident was reported at approximately 10:30 a.m. in
the 800 block of West Knoll
Drive, said Lt. David Smith with
the West Hollywood Sheriff’s
Station.
Grobeson is accused of pointing a handgun at his spouse and
demanding he leave the residence following a domestic dispute, according to the Los
Angeles
County
District
Attorney’s Office. The victim
left, but called sheriff’s deputies
and asked them to accompany
him to the residence to retrieve
personal belongings.
When
deputies
arrived,
Grobeson refused to come out
and barricaded himself inside.
Authorities summoned deputies
from the Special Enforcement
Bureau – the sheriff’s department’s equivalent of a S.W.A.T.
Team – and a standoff ensued.
The suspect surrendered without
incident at approximately 2:15
p.m. after speaking with a sheriff’s department crisis negotiator.
Grobeson made headlines in
1988 when he sued the LAPD
over alleged discrimination
because he is gay, according to
media reports. He claims to be
the department’s first openly gay
officer and said he resigned from
the department prior to filing the
lawsuit because of anti-gay comments allegedly made by supervisors. He won the lawsuit in
1993 and was later re-instated by
the department, but resigned
again in 1995.
Grobeson pleaded not guilty to
the charge on Tuesday. If convicted, he faces a maximum
penalty of 14 years in state
prison. Smith said streets surrounding the residence were
closed while the standoff
occurred. A handgun believed to
have been used in the assault was
recovered at the residence, Smith
said.
Police seek suspects in Hollywood
burglary and ‘scratcher’ ticket theft
Police are searching for two suspects who burglarized a mini-market in Hollywood on Feb. 22 and
stole several hundred lottery
“scratcher” tickets.
The two male suspects smashed a
window at the market in the 1200
block of North Las Palmas Avenue
at approximately 4:20 a.m. and
stole the tickets.
Police later obtained surveillance
footage of the men redeeming winning tickets at different liquor
stores, convenience stores and gas
stations in neighborhoods in the
Los Angeles Police Department’s
Tour bus driver sought in fatal hit-and-run
n Investigators hope
surveillance video will
help solve case
By edwin folven
Los Angeles Police Department
investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver
of a tour bus who struck and killed
an elderly female pedestrian on Jan.
6 in Koreatown and drove away
from the scene.
The incident occurred at approximately 7:23 p.m. as the victim,
Encarnacion Valiente, 85, was
crossing Olympic Boulevard at
Serrano Avenue. Valiente had just
exited a Metro bus and was walking on a marked crosswalk when
she was struck by a tour bus traveling eastbound on Olympic
Boulevard, said investigator J.
Velasco, with the LAPD’s West
Traffic Division. Witnesses called
authorities and paramedics took
Valiente to a hospital, where she
died.
”It’s a tragedy,” Velasco said.
“We are hoping someone will come
forward with information that helps
us identify the driver.”
The investigator said the hit-andrun occurred at night when it was
raining, which may have hampered
the driver’s vision. Police have
recovered surveillance footage of
the bus, which is white with a black
stripe on the side. Velasco said
investigators have determined it
was a 53-passenger tour bus with
tinted windows.
Witnesses have provided tips to
police, but investigators have not
been able to determine who owns
or was driving the bus. Velasco said
tour buses routinely drive through
the area to locations where casino
patrons are picked up or dropped
off. Police received a tip that the
bus may have been carrying pas-
Olympic, Rampart and Central
Divisions.
One suspect is described as
African American, 45 to 55 years
old, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall
and approximately 150 to 170
pounds. The second suspect is
African American, 35 to 45 years
old, 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall
and approximately 210 to 240
pounds.
Anyone with information is
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike
asked to contact Dets. Aluotto or
Feuer
has announced that his office
Ramirez, with the Hollywood
has
secured
a court order for the
Division burglary unit, at (213)972one-year closure of the Bronco
2929 or (213)972-2931.
Motel in South Los Angeles. The
decision to close the motel was
made after the owner repeatedly
violated terms of a permanent
injunction by failing to make necessary improvements to stop rampant
gang and narcotics activity. The
property is expected to be closed in
the next 60 days.
“When we secured an injunction
to stop the rampant criminal activity associated with this motel, we
expected the owner to comply,”
Feuer said. “That’s what the neighphotos courtesy of the LAPD borhood deserves. So when the
Detectives have released photographs of two suspects wanted for a bur- owner failed to follow through, we
insisted the property be closed. This
glary in Hollywood on Feb. 22.
sengers to or from the Morongo
Casino, but authorities have not
confirmed the information.
Velasco said he has contacted
Morongo Casino officials, who are
helping with the investigation.
Independent bus operators provide
transportation services for the casino, which is not directly involved in
making the arrangements, he added.
“It’s not like Morongo Casino is
responsible for this. That’s the reason why it’s been difficult to narrow
down the possible driver and the
possible bus involved,” Velasco
said.
He said tour busses commonly
drop off and pick up casino patrons
at a shopping center parking lot at
Western Avenue and Olympic
Boulevard, a couple of blocks west
of where the hit-and-run occurred.
The investigator added that locating
the driver has been a priority. He is
hopeful someone will come forward with information.
“It’s possible the driver may not
have realized what happened,”
Velasco said. “Unfortunately, the
family hasn’t been able to have any
Feuer secures order forcing
nuisance motel to close
Councilman calls for reexamination of Prop. 47 funds
City and community leaders
recently called on state lawmakers
to fund Proposition 47 in this year’s
state budget.
Councilman Marqueece HarrisDawson, 8th District, introduced a
resolution Tuesday that was passed
unanimously by the city council urging state lawmakers to reevaluate
the formula that determines funding
for reentry, drug treatment, mental
health, youth development and
photo courtesy of the LAPD
Surveillance footage has been released of the bus sought in a fatal hitand-run in Koreatown on Jan. 6 that claimed the life of an elderly victim.
crime victim services. The motion
also calls for the state to fully fund
the initiative in the June budget.
“We are calling on our leaders in
Sacramento to ensure local communities, especially here in Los
Angeles, have the resources they
need to properly fund services and
to ensure we have the ability to meet
our public safety needs,” HarrisDawson said. “Proposition 47 is
saving the state millions in reduced
prison and other costs, but if we
don’t uphold the law and reinvest
that money in our local communities, we are setting ourselves up for
failure.”
Voters passed Proposition 47 in
November 2014. It changed six of
the lowest level, nonviolent crimes
like drug possession and shoplifting
under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors. It applies the savings
gained from diverting offenders
community deserves to be safe.”
A permanent injunction was
issued on June 15 against Vaidehi,
Inc., the owner of the Bronco
Motel, located at 5501 S. Western
Avenue. It required improvements
such as the installation of a secure
mechanized gate at the main
entrance to control gang members
and drug buyers and sellers from
entering. The property is a 33-room
motel consisting of two detached
buildings and has been a hub for
gang activity including rampant
narcotics sales, multiple gun arrests,
a gang-related homicide and a
shooting, according to Feuer.
Judge John Doyle ruled that the
motel owners and operators repeatedly violated the terms of the
injunction.
away from jails to public and social
service programs.
The governor estimated $29.3 million in savings from Prop. 47 in his
January state budget proposal. It
could have a dramatic impact on the
city and county of Los Angeles,
Harris-Dawson said.
The Los Angeles County public
defender and alternate public
defender estimate approximately
690,000 residents in Los Angeles
County are eligible for reclassification under Proposition 47.
Additional funds could be provided
to the city and county.
closure. We have to be 100 percent
sure we have the right driver.”
Anyone with information about
the collision is urged to call Velasco
at (213)473-0238. During offhours, call the LAPD West Traffic
Division detective unit at (213)4730234.
What does CAMBRA
mean for you?
[This is the second of a three-part series]
The usual suspects in the disease
of caries are:
• Bacteria • pH • Diet • Saliva • Genetics
I want to cover bacteria and pH together
since they are very hard to separate.
Cavities are really a pH driven biofilm (the
entire mass of different bacteria found in
the sticky film on teeth) disease meaning
that if the biofilm gets acidic then nice
bacteria can start behaving badly. No
longer are there only 3 bacteria that
cause cavities, but in acidic biofilms over
40 bacteria have been identified as players. When the pH of the environment
goes below 5.5 minerals can be lost from
the tooth structure and this is the first
part of the cavity process. When the pH
goes back up over 5.5 the minerals can
be replaced from minerals found in the
saliva and no harm no foul. You get a
cavity when you don’t allow for remineralization.
Diet plays the following role. Let’s assume that every time you have a meal
there is some form of carbohydrate involved so there is food for the bacteria in
the biofilm on your teeth. This means
acid production by the bacteria interacting with the carbs in your food. It takes
30 minutes for your mouth to level the
playing field back to a neutral pH. While
it may be obvious to you that sugar
drives the pH down so does consumption of acidic beverages like sodas,
juices, Gatorade and even some bottled
waters (surprise here).
In addition, constant snacking sways the
pendulum to having more of these acid
exposures. And it is not just the 30 minutes of having the acids attack your
teeth, during these acid exposures the
bad bacteria in the biofilm start to grow
more aggressively and also get the good
bacteria to start behaving badly.
Jonathan Engel, DDS
Estella Goldman, DDS
5901 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 205
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.934.3341
www.socaldentalhealth.com
5 March 10, 2016
O’Farrell wants more teeth in tree trimming regulations
Los Angeles City Councilman
Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District, is
calling for new regulations on street
tree pruning after tree trimmers
hired by a billboard company
allegedly damaged nine trees at the
Sunset Plaza Triangle in Silver
Lake.
The damage occurred in
December between Christmas and
New Year’s Eve. A field deputy for
O’Farrell reported the incident in
early January, and the councilman
also learned about it through angry
Facebook posts, said Tony
Arranaga, communications director
for O’Farrell. Six of the nine trees
were pruned excessively, according
to the councilman. Three need to be
replaced.
The city addresses illegal street
tree trimming as a code violation of
failing to obtain a permit. Offenses
can be punishable as misdemeanors
resulting in $1,000 fines, according
to Arranaga. The councilman is
looking to put more teeth in the law
and called the tree trimming at
Sunset Triangle Plaza “vandalism.”
“I asked the bureau of street services and the city attorney to
report on the establishment of
administrative fines and other
potential improvements to current
practices in order to preserve our
urban canopy,” O’Farrell said.
“My goal is to create a more
robust policy that will provide
more tools to crack down on these
acts of vandalism.”
Arranaga said the trees were
allegedly trimmed by a company
Mayor Eric Garcetti this month
announced a citywide effort to help
prepare employers and employees
for L.A.’s minimum wage increase
that is due to take effect in July.
The first increase goes into effect
on July 1, mandating a minimum
wage of $10.50 for companies that
have 26 or more employees. The
rate will go up for small business
By edwin folven
L.A. launches minimum wage education campaign
hired by Outfront Media because
they blocked views of a billboard
on a nearby building. Arranaga
said O’Farrell is working with the
billboard company on remediation, but no further specifics have
been disclosed.
Frank Mateljan, a spokesman
for the Los Angeles City
Attorney’s Office, said no case
regarding the trimming is pending
and information about the incident
has not been referred to the city
attorney’s office. Mateljan added
that the city attorney’s office is
currently drafting a response to
O’Farrell’s request for tougher
regulations.
“We’re waiting to hear back,”
Arranaga said. “It’s going through
the public process.”
O’Farrell’s motion was consid-
employees in 2017.
To ensure a smooth transition
and maximize compliance with the
new law, the city’s Bureau of
Contract Administration (BCA) is
launching an extensive public education initiative to help prepare
Trees at the Sunset Triangle Plaza were illegally trimmed and damaged
late last year. City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District, is calling for
tougher regulations for street tree trimming.
ered on Feb. 22 in the council’s
Public Works and Gang Reduction
Committee. Once a report is
received from the city attorney’s
employers for the salary increase
and to inform employees of their
rights.
The BCA will initially provide a
series of trainings for city staff,
neighborhood councils, business
associations and labor unions on
office and bureau of street services,
the motion will likely be evaluated
by other council committees before
going before the full city council.
how to best educate their constituencies and members. The city
will also partner with grassroots
community outreach organizations
to spread the word to working people and businesses throughout Los
Angeles.
6 March 10, 2016
‘Conversation Series’ brings Congress to the Miracle Mile
n Bass discusses Metro
work, homelessness
By Patricia Sanchez
Residents of the Miracle Mile had
the opportunity to speak with
Congresswoman Karen Bass, DCalif., Tuesday night at the first
“Congressional
Conversation
Series.” Bass will visit neighborhoods in her district to meet residents, hear their concerns and
answer questions.
During Tuesday’s event at the Los
Angeles Center for Enriched
Studies, nearly 50 residents discussed topics ranging from Metro
Purple Line construction to lighthearted anecdotes about President
Barack Obama’s recent visit.
“There are so many communities
in the district, and they each have
their own issues,” Bass said. “I talk
for a little bit, but it’s primarily a
question and answer event.”
Bass addressed most of the comments herself, but Metro representatives answered questions as well.
Residents asked how the new
Metro stations will fit into the area’s
existing architecture, and many had
Garcetti leads coalition
pushing for Obama’s
immigration action
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced
this week, in partnership with Cities
for Action, that 118 cities and counties across America have joined an
amicus brief urging the U.S.
Supreme Court to lift an injunction
blocking President Barack Obama’s
executive action on immigration.
The amicus brief in United States
v. Texas was submitted by a coalition
of mayors and co-drafted by the Los
Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer’s
office. It highlights the importance of
allowing millions of children and
families to stay together.
“We are faced with a choice at this
pivotal moment in history: to turn
away from our founding principles or
reaffirm America as a place of opportunity for people who only want a
better life,” Garcetti said. “I urge the
Supreme Court to rule in favor of
President Obama’s executive action
on immigration, and uphold the
ideals that have made this nation so
great. This city was built by immigrants and thrives because of its
diversity. It is the most global city in
the world. We are ready to reach out
to eligible immigrants through our
Step Forward LA initiative, so they
can step out of the shadows and carry
on their pursuit of the American
Dream.”
The amicus brief urges the
Supreme Court to consider the
irreparable harms of preventing the
implementation of the President’s
executive action, which would
expand the Deferred Action on
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and
create the Deferred Action for
Parental Accountability (DAPA) programs. These two programs would
shield millions of immigrant children
and families from deportation. “President Obama’s executive
action addressing the plight of
undocumented children and their
parents is at once humane and constitutional,” Feuer said. “We’ve been
pleased to join in crafting a brief that
clearly sets forth the reasons why.”
The latest amicus brief follows
two others that the city of Los
Angeles signed on to since the initial
Texas v. U.S. lawsuit was filed in
2015.
“You can be at a
meeting like this
and wind up with
legislative ideas.”
-Congresswoman Karen Bass
D-Calif.
questions about how Metro will
work around the area’s natural landscape, such as the La Brea Tar Pits.
Mindy Lake, construction relations officer for the Purple Line
Extension, said Metro has been
working closely with the Miracle
Mile Residential Association
(MMRA) to ensure that new structures built by Metro coincide with
MMRA’s standards. She and other
Metro representatives also said they
are monitoring construction sites
carefully and are in constant communication with the La Brea Tar Pits
and Museum to protect the geological conditions of the area.
“I live very close to the Tar Pits,
so if something is off I’ll know right
away,” Lake said.
Homelessness was another con-
cern for many residents and Bass
explained how she is working on
legislation that affects prisons and
mental health facilities. The lack of
mental health support and current
prison regulations she said, are two
contributing factors to homelessness.
Brandon Abraham, a teacher at
Manual Arts High School, said he
came to the event to raise awareness
about encroaching charter schools.
He said many teachers in the district
and across the state have concerns
about charter schools using public
school facilities, and while he doesn’t oppose the charter school system
as a whole, he said he wanted to
bring the issue to Bass’ attention.
“It’s one thing to start your own
charter school with your own space,
but when you infringe on an existing public school you change the
culture of our campus. That’s a big
problem,” Abraham said. “[Bass]
seemed to be listening, and she
seemed full of empathy. She was
taking notes the entire time, and I
think she did a good job at trying to
address everyone’s concerns. I hope
she takes what we said to heart and
Congresswoman Karen Bass, D-Calif., laughs with Miracle Mile
residents on Tuesday at the “Congressional Conversation Series.”
looks into the issues raised tonight.”
Bass said she cares about education and will continue to research
ways to provide adequate support to
public schools.
Dan Roth, communications
director for Bass, said the
Congressional Conversation Series
provides a pathway between citizens and Congress.
“It’s a very useful event because
not only do these constituents get to
discuss what’s on their mind, [Bass]
genuinely listens and wants to hear
from people,” Roth said. “She also
follows up with many of the comments. A recent example is from a
recent town hall meeting where
people raised a lot of concerns
about Apple and the FBI. [Bass]
took those questions directly to the
FBI. She really sees herself as being
a representative for the people.”
Bass said the Congressional
See Bass page 8
WeHo council blocks demolition of Craftsman homes
n Study will determine
houses’ historic status
By Edwin FolvEn
The West Hollywood City Council
on Monday approved a 45-day moratorium on the demolition of
Craftsman-style homes while the city
studies the possibility of designating
the residences historic status or creating a special historic Craftsman
home district.
The moratorium follows a request
by Councilman John Duran to examine whether Craftsman-style houses
on Lexington Avenue should be preserved. The city received positive
feedback about the plan, and the
study was expanded to homes on
Hampton and Norton Avenues, said
John Keho, assistant director of community development for West
Hollywood. He estimated that
approximately 60 Craftsman-style
homes are located on the streets.
“The city wants to look at them
because there was a large number of
comments from people in the neighborhoods who believe there is significant history with these homes,”
Keho said. “We will hire a consultant
to do a survey.”
Keho said the study is expected to
take 60 to 90 days. The 45-day moratorium on demolition can be extended as needed by the council.
Rachel Dimond, senior planner
and historic preservation commission liaison for West Hollywood,
said the homes represent a bygone
era. Many are 100 or more years old.
“They are all Craftsman structures
from the early 20th century and represent the first developments outside
of Old Sherman, which was the first
town that is now West Hollywood,”
Dimond said. “It was located outside
of the agricultural fields that were
once here. These represented the first
worker-style family houses in the
area around 1910 to the late-‘20s.”
Dimond said the consultant will
evaluate the homes’ architecture and
whether they have “characteristic
designing features of the Craftsmanera.” Keho said particular attention
will be paid to whether the homes
were remodeled or altered over the
years.
“Many times they have been
remodeled so significantly they
might not be considered historic,”
Keho added.
The study’s findings will be evaluated by the city’s historic preservation commission prior to being sent
to the city council, which will make
final decisions on whether individual
properties should be granted historic
Free landscape class
The Mid City West Community
Council will host the California
Friendly Landscape Training Class
to help residents understand how to
create gardens that thrive in local
climates and use resources wisely
to make the garden look beautiful
all year.
Attendees can learn how to evaluate a garden as a mini-watershed,
create a living soil sponge that
holds water, treat rainwater as a
resource, choose the right plants for
the right place, irrigate efficiently
and manage landscape for longterm.
The event is free, but registration
is required by emailing [email protected], or call
(800)544-4498, extension 5.
The event will be held at 11 a.m.
on Sunday, March 13 at Carthay
Center Elementary School, located
at 6351 W. Olympic Blvd.
For information, visit midcitywest.org.
status. If a significant number of
homes are determined to be historically significant, the council could
create a preservation district. The
neighborhood around Harper
Avenue, north of Fountain Avenue,
was previously designated as a historic district because apartment
buildings there housed actors and
others involved in the early days of
the film industry.
Victor Omelczenko, a member of
the West Hollywood Preservation
Alliance, applauded the city council
for approving the moratorium and
launching the study. The alliance lobbied the city council to evaluate the
homes.
“The moratorium gives these
Craftsman homes some degree of
7 March 10, 2016
“We are very
happy the city
council was
open to this
moratorium. It’s a
very good sign.”
-Victor Omelczenko
West Hollywood
Preservation Alliance
protection while the historic survey is
photo by Edwin Folven
being conducted,” Omelczenko said.
The
West
Hollywood
City
Council
has
approved
a
moratorium
on the
“We are very happy the city council
demolition
of
Craftsman-style
homes
while
the
city
conducts
a
survey
on
was open to this moratorium. It’s a
whether the residences should be granted historic status.
very good sign.”
8 March 10, 2016
Citizens board will advise LAPD about neighborhood issues
By Edwin FolvEn
Residents will have a new role in
helping the Wilshire Division fight
crime with the newly formed
Community Police Advisory Board
(CPAB) comprised of neighborhood council and business representatives.
The new board is scheduled to
meet for the first time on March 17.
The CPAB will have eight members representing the six neighborhood councils in the LAPD’s
Wilshire Division, as well as the
Miracle Mile Chamber of
Commerce and the Melrose
Business Improvement District.
Commanding officer Capt. Howard
Leslie said the CPAB will focus on
crime issues in individual neighborhoods and members will serve as
liaisons between the police department and residents.
“Statistically, I can tell you
where the crime is, but statistics
don’t always tell me about neighborhood problems. Sometimes
there are issues residents know
about that haven’t been brought to
our attention,” Leslie said. “Their
biggest concern might be traffic
problems, which aren’t a major
crime issue but affect the lives of
people in the neighborhood. I think
it’s a great way to find out what is
affecting neighborhoods and what
people see as a problem.”
A previous CPAB dating back to
the 1990s was dissolved. Leslie
said the former CPAB no longer
represented the individual communities in the Wilshire Division and
was comprised of a patchwork of
people who attended meetings sporadically.
“Before, I didn’t have representation who had the ability to go back
to their neighborhoods and spread
Bass
From page 6
Conversation Series evolves after
each event, and while she is eager to
hear from constituents, she also
makes an effort to talk about
Congress.
“My sense is people don’t know
a lot about what goes on in
Congress because the news only
reports conflicts. So I also try to
talk about some of the good things
happening right now,” Bass said.
“It’s really a lot of fun. It’s sort of
in the experimental phase because
we’ve been figuring out the best
way to reach people to come to
conversations, and we wait and
see what the turnout is. I really
enjoy these opportunities to interact with people, and they seem to
really like the idea of meeting
their Congress [member] because
many have never seen me.”
Bass said the events help her be
a better representative for the 37th
District by not just addressing
issues, but by going forth with
ideas.
Bass said she encourages individuals to reach out to her and be
proactive in their communities.
She
will
continue
the
Congressional
Conversation
Series and hopes to return to the
Miracle Mile again.
“You can be at a meeting like
this and wind up with legislative
ideas,” Bass said. “There have
been countless times where I have
followed up with my own
research on ideas people have discussed.”
the information,” Leslie said.
“People would just show up and it
wasn’t as effective as I would have
liked.”
Julie Stromberg, a board member
for
the
Greater
Wilshire
Neighborhood Council, will serve
on the new Wilshire Division
CPAB. She said it is an “exciting”
opportunity that will enable the
neighborhood council to become
more involved in public safety.
Leslie reached out to Stromberg
because of her community involvement on the neighborhood council
and as a member of the Ebell of Los
Angeles.
“I have been interested in becoming more involved with the police
department. The department has
been working really hard with outreach and trying to disseminate
information on criminal activity
and events,” Stromberg said. “I
would like to help them with their
outreach and create a better symbiotic relationship between the community and the police department.”
Leslie asked the new CPAB
members to discuss crime issues
with others in their neighborhoods
and present them at the first meeting. Stromberg said she plans to
bring up auto burglaries.
“I have heard about a lot of them
from my neighbors,” said
Stromberg, who lives in Windsor
Village. “Unfortunately, some are
not reported.”
Stephen Kramer, president the
Miracle Mile Chamber of
Commerce, will represent the local
business community on the new
CPAB. He said the new board will
increase community involvement
with the LAPD.
“I think it’s important for us to
have a better understanding of
what’s going on in the community.
We have had a wonderful relationship with the Wilshire Division and
I hope to continue that,” Kramer
said. “From a business standpoint, I
think the most pressing thing is
dealing with the homeless. I’m not
expecting them to come up with a
grand solution, but we need to
know what to do if we see somebody on the street who is clearly in
need of medical attention and needs
help. I want the community to
know what our best response
should be.”
The other members of the new
CPAB will be Ashley Rosen, representing the Mid City West
Community Council; Brad Kane,
of the Pico Neighborhood Council;
Valaida Gory, of the Mid City
Neighborhood Council; Denise
Jackson, representing the United
Neighborhood Council; Gerry
Pass,
of
the
Olympic
Neighborhood Council; and
Donald Duckworth, of the Melrose
Business Improvement District.
Leslie said CPAB meetings will
not be open to the public because
he wants to work directly with the
board members. The goal is for the
CPAB members to field community concerns prior to meetings and
present them to authorities, as
opposed to having a large group of
people show up at meetings to present issues one-by-one. Leslie said
the CPAB may grow to include
more members and hold public
meetings.
“It may grow by a small amount
Capt. Rolando Solano, the incoming commanding officer at the Wilshire
Division, said the new Community Police Advisory Board (CPAB) will be
an important component of community outreach. He is pictured with
Capt. Patricia A. Sandoval, commanding officer of the Wilshire Patrol
Division, and Julie Stromberg, a member of the Greater Wilshire
Neighborhood Council and a member of the new Wilshire Division CPAB.
but I want it to be manageable in
size,” Leslie said. “If people want
to be involved in sub-committees,
the board can determine if that’s
appropriate. We will be posting
information about the meetings on
our website at lapdwilshire.com.”
Leslie said the CPAB will meet
on the third Thursday of each
month. He will provide direction at
the first meeting, but will soon hand
the reins to other command staff
members, as the captain is transferring to the LAPD’s Central
Division on March 20 as that division’s new commanding officer.
Capt. Rolando Solano, the
incoming commanding officer for
the Wilshire Division, said he has
been briefed about the new CPAB
and looks forward to working with
members. Solano previously served
as commanding officer at the
LAPD’s West Traffic and West Los
Angeles Divisions, and said community outreach is a major part of
promoting public safety.
“These boards are critical,”
Solano said. “If you live in a community where the problem is not
violent crime but there is a continuous problem, we want to hear about
it,” Solano said. “It could be a guy
who is always flying down the
street and blowing through a stop
sign. That’s not going to show up in
statistics, but I can take the info and
give it to the senior lead officers
and they will deal with those problems. The bottom line is I want to
have that input from the community.”
Young women encouraged Outreach to homeless steps up for bad weather
to become legal leaders
9 March 10, 2016
photo courtesy of L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s Office
Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, 3rd District, gave
closing remarks recently at the Los Angeles Superior Court’s Young
Women’s Leadership Conference. The program included a panel of
judges and attorneys who encouraged more than 125 young women
to consider careers in the legal field and the criminal justice system,
including becoming members of the judiciary.
Attendees included Los Angeles area high-school students who
have participated in the Teen Court program and other community
outreach services.
“I wanted them to know that they were plenty smart enough to succeed and that there was no better way to spend a professional life than
working to achieve justice,” Kuehl added.
Boxer urges Obama to push for
first woman UN Secretary-General
With winter storm weather in the
forecast for Friday and next week,
Mayor Eric Garcetti reminded
Angelenos to take advantage of the
city’s inclement weather policy,
which keeps homeless residents safe
and out of harm’s way.
The mayor executed the weather
policy in December in partnership
with the county, and is coordinating
efforts to make shelter beds available to homeless individuals during
harsh winter weather.
The inclement weather policy
directs the city’s Emergency
Operations Center to activate
Inclement Weather Shelters at designated locations across the city when
heavy rains, cold temperatures and
high winds hit. The Los Angeles
Homeless Services Authority
(LAHSA) manages these temporary
shelters and notifies existing shelter
Sen. Feinstein
supports new
appeals
court judge
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (DCA) and other members of
Congress this week sent a letter to
President Barack Obama in
advance of the United Nation’s
upcoming election for SecretaryGeneral, urging the United States
to “reaffirm the UN’s founding
principle of equality by encouraging the strong consideration of candidates for the first female
Secretary-General.”
At the end of this year, the term
for the current United Nations
(UN) Secretary-General Ban Kimoon will end. In the more than
70-year history of the UN, there
has never been a female SecretaryGeneral. “Numerous studies have shown
that women’s meaningful representation in decision-making around
peace and security issues is key to
the effectiveness and sustainability
of these efforts,” the senators wrote
in the letter. “Additionally, a female
Secretary-General would bring a
different perspective on the numerous challenges facing the UN and
would help to ensure further dedicated attention to gender through-
out the organization.” The letter noted the lack of representation of women in top leadership positions at the UN, with men
appointed to nearly 92 percent of
high-level senior positions. Despite
Secretary-General Ban’s previous
efforts to promote women to senior
leadership positions, men have
since replaced many of these
female leaders.
In 1997, the UN General
Assembly adopted a resolution that
called for the consideration of
regional rotation as a part of the
election of Secretary-General as
well as gender equality. While the
UN has upheld the consideration of
regional rotation, it has not given
full consideration to gender equality. Under the terms of the UN
Charter, all member states are
allowed to nominate potential candidates to the Security Council.
The recommendation of the
Security Council requires at least
nine votes in favor, out of the 15
members, and must include the
support of all of the five permanent
members.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.),
a senior member of the Senate
Judiciary
Committee,
has
announced her support for
President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Lucy H. Koh as a
U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th
Circuit Court of Appeals.
“Lucy Koh has excelled in her
role as a district judge for the
Northern District of California, and
I’m so pleased she is being nominated to the 9th Circuit,” Feinstein
said. “Lucy Koh is a highlyrespected member of the federal
judiciary and will bring a wide
range of experience to the 9th
Circuit, having served as a state and
federal judge, federal prosecutor
and partner at a major law firm.
Having confirmed Judge Koh
unanimously more than five years
ago, I hope the Senate moves
quickly on her nomination.”
Lucy Koh has served as U.S. district judge in the Northern District
of California since 2010, when she
became the first Korean-American
woman to serve as a federal district
court judge. She was confirmed
unanimously by the Senate, 90-0.
Koh also previously served as a
superior court judge for Santa Clara
County, an assistant U.S. attorney
for the Central District of
California and counsel at the
Justice Department and U.S.
Senate. The 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals is based in Pasadena.
The House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs last week unanimously passed two bills authored
by Congressman Ted W. Lieu (DLos Angeles)
H.R. 3484, the “Los Angeles
Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of
2016” grants the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs leasing authority to
construct permanent supportive
housing on the West Los Angeles
VA Medical Center campus.
H.R. 4334, the “Fiscal Year 2016
Department of Veterans Affairs
Seismic Safety and Construction
Authorization Act,” provides $35
million for critical seismic retrofits
for buildings on the campus.
Congressman Lieu thanked
Chairman Jeff Miller, Ranking
Member Corrine Brown, and the
members of the House Committee
of Veterans’ Affairs.
“[These bills] each address urgent
needs for our local Veterans. Los
Angeles County has the highest
number of homeless Veterans in the
nation,” Lieu said. “One immediate
need is to build a proportionate
number of permanent housing units
for our homeless Veterans. H.R.
3484 will grant the VA the authority
to begin implementing this key
component of the West LA VA
Master Plan.”
Lieu explained that H.R. 4334
would authorize an additional $35
million for seismic retrofits. “This comes on top of the $35
million that Senator Dianne
Feinstein and I helped to secure last
year for the same purpose,” he said.
The Draft Master Plan calls for
1,200 units of permanent supportive
housing at the West LA VA. “The
VA’s plan—which needs this legislation—is our down payment in
restoring this property to its intended use as an Old Soldiers’ Home.
My expectation is that the Senate
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will
take up our legislation soon. I am so
pleased these bills have passed
favorably.”
Committee approves bills supporting homeless vets
“We are doing
everything
possible to keep
residents safe
during the El Niño
winter weather.”
-Mayor Eric Garcetti
providers to remain open 24 hours a
day.
On Monday, the Los Angeles Fire
Department and Los Angeles Police
Department evacuated known flood
areas and briefed patrols on the nearest winter shelter locations. These
shelters remain open during periods
of consistent rain to help prevent
hypothermia and improve the safety
of homeless Angelenos.
“We are doing everything possible to keep residents safe during the
El Niño winter weather,” Garcetti
said. “Our region is facing a homelessness crisis, and thousands of
Angelenos are counting on us to
keep them safe. I have joined our
LAHSA outreach workers along the
river, in our beachside parks, and on
Skid Row, to warn residents about
the dangerous conditions they could
face during storms. With this coordinated effort, we now have places
across the city for homeless
Angelenos to stay secure and protected.”
Since
October,
LAHSA’s
Emergency Response Team has
mapped homeless encampments
that could be at risk during winter
storms. The work is done by
expanded LAHSA outreach teams.
The mayor helped expand these
teams in his 2015-2016 budget.
Several factors are considered
when deciding to activate the city’s
augmented winter sheltering capability including duration and amount
of precipitation, temperatures, wind
chill, bed occupancy and capacity of
existing winter shelters. Based on
these factors, a recommendation is
made on whether to open additional
shelters. If overnight lows are at or
below 32 degrees, regardless of precipitation, additional shelters will
automatically be opened.
Councilman celebrates LACMA hosts annual Nowruz celebration
with senior constituents
10 March 10, 2016
photo courtesy of the 13th Council District Office
Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District, recently
visited Hollywood Fountain North, a senior affordable housing facility located on Fountain Avenue in Hollywood. O’Farrell regularly visits senior centers to meet with constituents and provide information
on city resources. O’Farrell met with Grace Brown, one of Hollywood
Fountain North’s original residents, who was celebrating her 100th
birthday. O’Farrell presented a proclamation to Brown, who has
lived at the housing facility for 30 years.
LAUSD offers new online
resources for art study
The Arts Consortium and the Arts
Education Branch of the Los
Angeles Unified School District
(LAUSD) has launched Artscape,
an innovative arts-integration website to bring the arts to traditional
classroom subjects. The goal is to
engage students and enhance academic performance.
Artscape showcases LAUSD’s
“Art & Artifact” collection and uses
artwork to aid teachers and inspire
students. The first-of-its-kind website can be viewed at www.artscapeintegrate.org.
Artscape will host ongoing
exhibits featuring the paintings,
drawings, ancient artifacts, rare
books and historic photographs
housed in the district’s collections. It
opens the collection to public access
for the first time. The exhibits are
tied thematically to learning
resources for elementary and high
school students and teachers.
Artscape provides interactive,
interdisciplinary lesson plans for
primary and secondary level students. All lesson plans are based on
themes related to the site’s exhibits
and use photographs of artworks
from the district’s collection as visual aids for classroom instruction.
Artscape also promotes student
self-expression through exploring
art. Students are invited to selfreflect and think critically by entering arts-based essay contests. The
contests will be offered twice yearly,
and students can win gift cards and
have their writing published on the
website. Students can also submit
their personal artwork for consideration for Artscape’s Student Gallery.
All published student essays and artwork will be permanently available
on Artscape, providing valuable reference materials for student college
applications.
Artscape’s ongoing Guest Artist
Spotlights bridges aspiring student
artists and established artists from
the contemporary art scene. The
first guest artist featured is Nathan
Sawaya, who works with LEGO
blocks.
For
information,
visit
www.achieve.lausd.net/arts.
The Los Angeles Unified School
District (LAUSD) Board of
Education unanimously passed a
resolution Tuesday recognizing
March as Multiple Sclerosis
Awareness Month.
LAUSD board member Dr. Ref
Rodriguez authored the resolution
to recognize teachers, students,
administrators and parents affected
by multiple sclerosis. As a community, acknowledging the barriers
that exist for those who battle diseases like multiple sclerosis is
important to ensuring the district
remains as inclusive as possible,
Rodriguez said.
“In order to give all students an
equal opportunity to learn in the
classroom, it is critical that we
quickly assess students’ needs and
ensure that they have the necessary
resources to be successful,” he
added
Multiple sclerosis is a disease of
the central nervous system that
varies from person to person. In
Los Angeles County, approximately 11,000 people are afflicted with
multiple sclerosis. Raising awareness about the symptoms is incredibly important, Rodriguez said. An
estimated 10 percent of individuals
experience symptoms before turning 18 years old. The resolution
calls for the district to recognize
and raise awareness about the disease. District raises awareness
about multiple sclerosis
The Los Angeles County
Museum of Art (LACMA) will celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New
Year, with activities throughout
LACMA’s campus on Sunday,
March 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The celebration includes storytelling, calligraphy and crafts rom
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the
Director’s Roundtable Garden.
A traditional Iranian costume
parade, dance and musical performances, and Haft Sin display will
be held from 3 to 4 p.m. in the L.A.
Times Central Court and Hancock
Park.
In addition to Iranian New Year,
Nowruz celebrates the coming of
spring.
The group NIYAZ will also perform at 5 p.m. in Hancock Park, a
park space surrounding the museum. NIYAZ blends medieval Sufi
poetry and folk songs from the
group’s native Iran and surrounding
countries.
LACMA is located at 5905
Wilshire Blvd. For information,
call (323)857-6000, or visit
www.lacma.org.
photo by Vafa Khatami, courtesy of the Farhang Foundation
LACMA is celebrating Nowruz on March 13 with a parade, music and
family activities.
City council celebrates World Spay Day
New fencing installed
around Barnsdall Art Park
11 March 10, 2016
photo courtesy of the 13th Council District Office
Crews recently started the installation of a steel fence and two gates
around the perimeter of Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood to better
secure the property.
The project is a collaboration between Los Angeles City
Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District, the Los Angeles
Department of Recreation and Parks, the Los Angeles Department of
Cultural Affairs and the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation. It follows
meetings with members of the community, city staff and representatives of the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation.
Concerns surfaced at the meetings about an increase in graffiti and
vandalism, inadequate security and a need for general beautification
efforts at Barnsdall Arts Park. The improvements will prevent people
from entering unnoticed and will allow park security officers to keep
the area secure at night.
“My staff and I have worked on a plan since taking office to keep
the park secure after hours and improve the overall visitor experience,
“O’Farrell said. “The latest project is just one of the ways we are
working to enhance, preserve and protect one of our great city parks.
I am focused on bringing Barnsdall back to its intended grandeur.”
In addition to the new fencing, the work will including rolling gates
at the street level parking lot on Hollywood Boulevard to allow for
better traffic flow. In partnership with the Barnsdall Art Park
Foundation, O’Farrell is looking into funding more security measures
and revitalizing the currently inaccessible Schindler’s Terrace.
Barnsdall Art Park is a city-owned facility near Vermont Avenue and
Hollywood Boulevard. It includes an art gallery and the famed Frank
Lloyd Wright-designed Hollyhock House, which recently underwent
a $4 million renovation. The house’s former garage is being converted
into a bookstore, and the motor court will be restored in the coming
months. For information, visit www.cd13.com.
LADWP invites residents to
‘Customer Service Saturday’
The Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power (LADWP) will
hold its “Customer Service
Saturday” event on March 12 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at customer service
centers in West Los Angeles, Van
Nuys, Watts and the Crenshaw
District. The West Los Angeles service center is located at 1394 S.
Sepulveda Blvd.
Customers can receive assistance from staff members who will
accept payments, process service
order requests, answer billing questions and resolve billing issues.
Informational displays will offer
information on LADWP programs
and services.
LADWP will host customer
workshops at its Crenshaw and Van
Nuys locations. This month’s
workshop topic is the LADWP
Solar Incentive Program and how
generating renewable energy can
help customers save on their electric bills.
Representatives will also answer
questions on solar billing and how
to read meters. For information,
schedule and addresses for the
other service centers, visit
www.ladwp.com/saturdays.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
(CHLA) has launched Make March
Matter, a month-long campaign to
rally local businesses and individuals in support of children’s health.
The goal of the first year of this
annual campaign is to raise $1 million to support critical, life-saving
care for children in Los Angeles.
Each year, CHLA treats more than
111,000 children who face a broad
range of health issues from common illnesses to traumas and
chronic diseases.
“Our mission of creating hope
and building healthier futures pushes each one of us at Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles to stretch
ourselves in order to advance the
field of pediatric medical care,”
said DeAnn Marshall, senior vice
president and chief development
officer at CHLA.
CHLA is asking the community
to donate at MakeMarchMatter.org.
By visiting, shopping or dining
with a business supporting
#MakeMarchMatter, individuals
can activate donations that support
the care of patients at CHLA.
CHLA launches #MakeMarchMatter
Councilmember Paul Koretz, 5th
District, recently joined L.A. Animal
Services and its mobile spay/neuter
partners to celebrate National
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month and
World Spay Day at Los Angeles City
Hall.
On display were spay/neuter vans
used by the Lucy Pet Foundation,
Amanda Foundation, and Spay4LA,
which provide mobile services to
neighborhoods.
LA Animal Services also brought
shelter pets that were available for
adoption. All cats and dogs adopted
from L.A. Animal Shelters are
spayed or neutered, vaccinated and
micro-chipped.
“We are excited to celebrate World
Spay Day and raise awareness about
the importance of spay/neuter,” said
Brenda Barnette, general manager of
LA Animal Services. “By spaying or
neutering your pet and encouraging
others to do so, you are helping to
eliminate unwanted pets’ births,
reduce [the number of] stray animals
and decrease the number of pets
crowding our city animal shelters.”
It is the law in Los Angeles that all
cats and dogs are spayed or neutered
after the age of four months. Spaying
photos by Sheri Mandel
Council member Paul Koretz (right), 5th District, led the council’s World
Spay Day observance at Los Angeles City Hall.
or neutering pets reduces the
demands on shelters and may
improve the lives of our four-legged
best friends. Spaying or neutering
can also reduce the risk of cancers
and other diseases and can eliminate
undesirable behaviors such as fighting or biting.
L.A. Animal Services offers free
spay/neuter services to city residents
that receive financial assistance and
$30 discount vouchers to all city residents for three dogs and three cats
per household. For information and
to find a spay/neuter clinic, visit
laanimalservices.com.
musical tributes by 300 singers
from five LACC ensembles led by
artistic director Anne Tomlinson.
Audience members will also enjoy
a three-course dinner, wine and a
live auction. Proceeds benefit Los
Angeles Children’s Chorus’s artistic, educational and scholarship
programs.
“We are proud to recognize these
distinguished honorees for their
immeasurable contributions to the
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus,”
said Gala Bel Canto chair Cheryl R.
Scheidemantle. “Without Rebecca
Thompson, there would be no
LACC. John Williams, whose
exceptional music has touched people around the world, has collaborated with LACC on numerous projects, providing unparalleled artistic opportunities for our choristers.
And Eileen and Ken Leech have
been steadfast supporters of the
chorus for nearly two decades,
helping to bolster LACC in its mission to provided outstanding choral
music training to children.”
Tickets
are
$375.
The
Millennium Biltmore Hotel is
located at 506 S. Grand Ave. For
tickets and information, call
(626)793-4231, or visit www.galabelcanto.org.
Children’s chorus to honor supporters at gala
The Los Angeles Children’s
Chorus (LACC) will honor four
visionaries who have left their
mark on the chorus at its Gala Bel
Canto on Wednesday, March 16 at
6 p.m. at the Millennium Biltmore
Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles
The gala will honor five-time
Academy Award-winning film
composer John Williams and
LACC founding director Rebecca
Thompson. Longtime LACC supporters and arts patrons Eileen and
Ken Leech will also be recognized
for their dedication to the chorus.
Actress Jane Kaczmarek will
host the celebration, which includes
Los Angeles Ballet celebrates tenth season
The Los Angeles Ballet (LAB)
will hold its tenth season gala on
Saturday, March 12 at the Skirball
Cultural Center. LAB is partnering
with fashion designer Monique
Lhuillier for an installation honoring the ballet company’s decade of
beauty and dance as well as the
visionary individuals who have
made significant contributions to
the arts.
Honorees include Robert Day,
chairman and CEO of the W.M.
Keck Foundation, who will receive
the Angel Award; and actor, dancer
and singer Ben Vereen, who will
receive the Global Impact Award.
Humanitarian and past LAB
Global Impact honoree Ghada
Irani present the award to Day, and
vocalist Paula Abdul will present
the honors to Vereen.
The gala will feature dance routines and music from the company’s production of “Don Quixote”
and a live pledge drive. Proceeds
from the gala support LAB’s arts
and outreach programs throughout
Los Angeles County.
Founded by artistic directors
Thordal Christensen and Colleen
Neary, LAB is known for its productions of Balanchine repertory,
stylistically meticulous classical
ballets and a commitment to new
works. At the end of the tenth season, LAB will have presented 32
productions with 54 works, including 15 commissioned world premieres. In addition to “Don
Quixote,” which runs through
March 26 at different venues
throughout the county, LAB’s
tenth season featured an original
staging of The Nutcracker set in
1913 Los Angeles during the holidays and will conclude with the
company’s premiere of Frederick
Ashton’s “Romeo and Juliet” running May 7 through June 4.
The gala begins at 6 p.m. with a
cocktail reception and viewing of
Lhuillier’s fashion installation, followed by dinner, tributes and the
performance at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $750. The
Skirball Cultural Center is located
at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. For
information call (310)998-7782, or
visit www.losangelesballet.org.
LACO examines the brain, hearing loss and music
The Los Angeles Chamber
Orchestra (LACO) is hosting
“Westside Connections” – a chamber music performance with a
twist – on Thursday, March 17 at
7:30 p.m.
The series explores how the
brain works when a musician
improvises as well as the impact of
auditory loss on music by
Beethoven and Smetana in a piece
composed when they could no
longer hear.
Dr. Charles Limb, professor and
chief of otology/neurotology and
skull base surgery at the
University of San Francisco, will
discuss his findings on hearing
loss set against performances of
Smetana’s tone poem “From My
Life” and two works by
Beethoven, “Cavatina” from
“String Quartet in B-major” and a
selection from his “Bagatelles for
Solo Piano” featuring LACO
music director Jeffrey Kahane.
The performance will also feature LACO assistant concertmaster Tereza Stanislav and violinist
Susan Rishik, violist Robert
Brophy and cellist Trevor Handy
in a collaborative demonstration
with Kahane on keyboard.
Tickets start at $65. The Moss
Theatre is located at 3131
Olympic Blvd. in Santa Monica.
For information and tickets, call
(213)622-7001,
or
visit
www.laco.org.
12 March 10, 2016
R ESTAU R A NT NEW S
Return of Thai tea
E
njoy refreshingly tart and tangy
blood orange, passion fruit and
pineapple flavored sweet tea ice
blended beverages today during the
$2 Spring Open House at The
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The teas
are made from handpicked, loose
leaf Assam black tea with fruit for a
refreshing twist on the classic ice
blended varieties. Guests may also
order sweet and creamy Thai tea
beverages. Guests who visit participating stores on March 10 from 2
to 6 p.m. may enjoy any 12-ounce
spring beverage for $2. Thai teas
are available until May 15. 5115
Wilshire Blvd., (323)879-8055;
3726 S. Figueroa St., (213)7454963; 6255 W. Sunset Blvd.,
Ste.170, (323)962-7078; 2081
Hillhurst Ave., (323)913-3457.
New Dog Haus
opens in NoHo
G
et a free dog on Friday, March
11 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at
the gourmet hot dog, sausage and
burger hot spot’s new location in
North Hollywood. The Dog Haus
was founded in 2010 by partners
Hagop Giragossian, Quasim Riaz
and André Vener to recapture their
nostalgic childhood experience of
enjoying hot dogs. Franchisee
Diana Ramos welcomes everyone
to the new NoHo Arts District location. 4929 N. Lankershim Blvd.,
(818)505-1033.
National Noodle Day
N
ational Eat Your Noodles Day
is observed on Friday, March
11. Celebrate at Obicà Mozzarella
Bar, Pizza e Cucina, which makes
all pastas in-house and serves them
with sauces rich in flavor and made
from local, organic ingredients.
They include paccheri pasta with
tomato sauce, basil and creamy
mozzarella di bufala; homemade
squid ink taglierini with crab ragu
and Santa Barbara sea urchin; and
homemade rosemary pasta with
Crescent Farm duck, Tuscan-style
ragu and orange zest. Obicà offers
gluten-free pasta upon request.
10250 Santa Monica Blvd.,
(310)556-2452; 606 Broadway,
Santa Monica, (310)393-6633.
Knuckle & Claw
S
ilver Lake’s seafood restaurant
Knuckle & Claw is celebrating
its first anniversary on Saturday,
March 12 with $1 oysters and $9
half-bottles of champagne. Enjoy
classic East Coast fare including
lobster rolls, shrimp rolls and crab
rolls. Knuckle & Claw also serves
grilled cheese sandwiches and clam
chowder. 3112 W. Sunset Blvd.,
(323)407-6142.
Half off whole pies
on Pi Day
D
Pi Day at
Blaze Pizza
By Jill Weinlein
uring lunch service on Pi Day,
Monday, March 14, the newlyopened New York pizza truck Made
in Brooklyn will sell whole pies at
50 percent off. The Made in
Brooklyn truck will be at 3000
Exposition Blvd. from 11:30 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. Customers can also
place orders by calling (323)8443642.
M
ath and pizza fans can celebrate
Pi Day on March 14 by enjoying pizza “pis” for $3.14 at Blaze
Pizza. Customers can win 10 free pizzas by posting a photo of themselves
with a Blaze pizza on Instagram on
March 14. Every 314th customer to
post a photo using #BlazePizza wins
10 pizzas – with to up to 100 winners.
Blaze Pizza offers a casual and hip
vibe. 110 S. Fairfax Ave., (323)9318000.
March Madness at
Rock & Brews
T
he rock-inspired, family-friendly Rock & Brews will broadcast the 2016 Men’s NCAA
Basketball Tournament games on
multiple screens and offer March
Madness beer specials. The fun
begins Tuesday, March 15 and runs
through Monday, April 4 for the
national championship game. Rock
& Brews will also host “Battle of
the Brews,” pitting beers against
each other in a tournament-style
competition. Guests are invited to
vote for their favorite beers to
advance to the championship. The
winning brand will win a tap
takeover at the restaurant for a day.
Rock & Brews will also offer player’s pint upgrades with 20-ounce
pours of draft beers during all
NCAA tournament games. Rock &
Brews recently opened a new location inside Terminal 1 at LAX. It is
Rock & Brews’ second location at
LAX, with the first inside Terminal
5. 143 Main St., El Segundo,
(310)615-9890.
Paul Martin’s
American Grill
O
n Wednesday, March 16 and
Thursday, March 17, enjoy a
$25 St. Patrick’s Day special at Paul
Martin’s American Grill that
includes a house salad, braised
corned beef with cabbage, baby carrots and red potatoes. 2361
Rosecrans Ave., El Segundo,
(310)643-9300. A Pasadena location has opened at 455 S. Lake Ave.
St. Patrick’s Day
at Tom Bergin’s
T
he iconic Tom Bergin’s Public
House is celebrating 80 years of
St. Patrick’s Day festivities with an
indoor and outdoor St. Patrick’s
Day bash on Thursday, March 17
from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following
morning. Since opening in 1936,
Tom Bergin’s has become one of
the most beloved, historic Irish
pubs. It has the second oldest liquor
license in Los Angeles County.
Mayor Eric Garcetti bartended at
Tom Bergin’s on St. Patrick’s Day
2014. The outdoor St. Patrick’s Day
festivities are held in the parking lot
from 11 a.m. to midnight. A
Guinness truck will feature taps
pouring Guinness, Guinness
Blonde, Guinness IPA and Harp
Lager. Guinness, Magners Irish
Cider and Coors Lite will be served
in cups that turn green when filled
with beer. Pints are $8. Irishinspired cocktails will be available
for $10 at four bars. Guests can play
games on two beer pong tables and
a DJ will spin popular tunes. The
partially-tented area has picnic table
seating and Tom Bergin’s merchandise will be available. A special St.
Patrick’s Day “Shamrock Hour”
runs from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring $6
Coors Lite pints. For dining, early
morning revelers can enjoy a traditional Irish breakfast with two eggs,
bacon or bangers, Irish beans,
grilled tomato and toasted sourdough for $12 from 6 to 10 a.m. at
the Horseshoe Bar. Festive pub fare
and Tullamore D.E.W. ice cream
will also be served outside from 11
a.m. to 11 p.m. Menu items range
from $5-12 and are available while
supplies last. 840 S. Fairfax Ave.,
(323)936-7151.
Boneyard Bistro
O
n St. Patrick’s Day, Boneyard
Bistro will serve beer-battered
cod and chips with seasoned fries,
malt vinegar and tartar sauce. Enjoy
the classic fish & chips with over
42 beers on tap and more than 100
craft beers. 3539 Ventura Blvd.,
(818)906-7427.
Healthy fast casual dining
makes LYFE better
W
rocker Chrissie Hynde of The
Pretenders, and Oprah Winfrey.
Angelenos can get their healthy fix
at his award winning Crossroads
Restaurant on Melrose.
“LYFE Kitchen opened its first
restaurant in 2011 in Palo Alto,
California,” Carlisle said. “Our philosophy is affordable, healthy and
better-for-you food that tastes
good.”
At the grand opening of the Playa
Vista location, servers passed by us
with trays of bite size plates including spicy Vietnamese lettuce wraps,
grilled pepper quesadillas and
slices of barbecue chicken flatbread.
Carlisle recommended I order
one of the most popular bowls - the
quinoa crunch bowl filled with
quinoa tabbouleh, fresh crunchy
vegetables, avocado, arugula,
edamame, hummus, chipotle vinaigrette and a side of Fireman’s hot
sauce. It was freshly made-to-order
and filled with pleasing textures
that appealed to all of my senses,
especially when I added a spoonful
of the hot sauce.
Even though most of the dishes
are vegetarian and vegan, guests
can add grilled chicken breast, garlic-lime tofu, grilled mahi-mahi or
salmon to any dish.
“This is our 18th LYFE Kitchen
and seventh in California,” Carlisle
said. “Southern California is our
largest geographical market.”
At LYFE guests order at the
counter, then take a number, find a
table and wait to have your fare
delivered by a smiling server. Al
fresco dining is available on their
large front and side patio.
In the center of the restaurant is a
water dispenser offering three different waters on tap - sparkling, flat
and ambient. Grab a glass and fill it
yourself or order one of their LYFE
waters with a hint of natural juice.
The cucumber mint is made with
fresh cucumber juice, mint, lime
and agave. It was very refreshing
and only has 62 calories a glass.
They also make hibiscus beet water
and fresh orange juice with ginger
and chia seeds.
After sipping a cucumber mint, I
tried one of their raw kale and
banana smoothies, made with fresh
ginger, banana, cucumber, apple
juice, and lemon juice. It has 209
calories and 28 mg of sodium.
Roasted Brussels sprouts were
halved with cubes of butternut
squash mixed with dried cranberries,
a touch of oil and Dijon mustard.
They were colorful, cooked perfectly and offering a surprising tang.
Health conscious diners appreciate the GMO free corn to make the
slightly sweet corn chowder soup
with a cashew cream.
This is the place to bring your little one’s to have elevated food from
LYFE’s children’s menu. All items
are under $5 and offer lower calorie
and sodium counts.
“Isn’t it about time to let little
ones eat healthy food, like their par-
Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic
Jonathan Gold will join the nonprofit Careers through Culinary
Arts Program (C-CAP) Los
Angeles at the organization’s
fundraiser on Monday, March 14.
C-CAP Los Angeles provides food
service career opportunities and
culinary arts education for underserved youth. The evening will feature a screening of “City of Gold,”
a documentary chronicling Gold’s
journey through Los Angeles’ cultural culinary scene.
Gold and the film’s director
Laura Gabbert partnered with CCAP Los Angeles on the project to
raise awareness and funding. The
benefit will be held at the Wine Bar
at the Landmark Theaters Westside
Pavilion. It begins with a reception
featuring tastings from The Wine
Exchange and beer from El
Segundo Brewery. Some of Gold’s
by Jill Weinlein
alking into LYFE’s
newest fast-casual dining
destination in Playa
Vista, I just missed the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The lively restaurant was abuzz with opening day
festivities. Finding a seat at the dining counter, I had the opportunity to
meet Chance Carlisle, the president
and CEO of LYFE Kitchen
Restaurants who told me the
acronym for LYFE is “Love Your
Food Everyday.”
Carlisle worked closely with
award-winning chefs and vegan
consultants Art Smith and Tal
Ronnen during an 18 month taste
quest. The end result was great tasting, healthier cuisine made from
scratch with menu items under 600
calories. The sodium counts are
much lower than most fast, casual
dining destinations. Instead of
sugar, they use agave or dates.
Ginger and fresh herbs are used to
enhance flavors, and the kitchen
doesn’t use any butter, cream or
bleached flour.
Chef Ronnen is a superstar in the
nutritional world with his cookbook “The Conscious Cook.” It’s
filled with colorful vegan recipes
that are good for people and the
planet. His nutritionally conscious
celebrity fans include Ellen
Degeneres, Arianna Huffington,
Enjoy LGBT
Center’s ‘Simply
diVine’ benefit
The Los Angeles LGBT
Center’s 11th annual “Simply
diVine” event – a premier food
and wine event for the LGBT
community and their allies – will
be held Saturday, April 9 from 5 to
9 p.m. at McCadden Place in front
of the Center’s Village at Ed
Gould Plaza. Guests will sample
food and beverages from many of
L.A.’s most popular restaurants,
food trucks, wineries, distilleries,
breweries, juicers and coffee roasters. Proceeds support the Center’s
programs, which provides more
than 100,000 free meals to LGBT
homeless youth and low-income
seniors each year.
Club VIP tickets provide access
to The Village courtyard where
tastings of rare wines and savory
bites prepared by celebrity chefs
will be offered.
“For more than a decade,
Simply diVine combines two of
my passion – food and charity,”
said Susan Feniger of Border Grill
and Mud Hen Tavern.
Participating restaurants include
Ayara Thai, The Black Cat, Border
Grill, Choctál, Connie and Ted’s,
Craft, Gracias Madre, Hudson
House, Jar, Madcapra, Mud Hen
Tavern,
Neveux
Artisean
Creamery, Petrossian, Plant Food
+ Wine, POT, RAO’S, Sotto,
Sycamore Kitchen, Tavern,
Terrine, Tortilla Republic, Taste on
Melrose, Umami Burger, The
Village Idiot and Viviane.
The Denise Fraser Trio, DJ
Asha and members of the Eye of
Newt Circus will provide entertainment. Tickets start at $125.
The Village at Ed Gould Plaza is
located at 1125 N. McCadden
Place. For a complete list of vendors, information and tickets, visit
simplydivinela.org.
13 March 10, 2016
photo by Jill Weinlein
“LYFERs” from left are Emaini Morris, Jesse Brea VP Operations, Ken
Hall Area Supervisor, Leora Lang, Kelly Parriott, Chance Carlisle
President and CEO and LYFER Brad Withers.
ents,” Carlisle said. They can start
with a carrot, zucchini and walnut
muffin. Instead of a cheese pizza,
they offer a healthier cheesy flatbread that is under 400 calories and
739 mg sodium. Chicken strips are
not fried, but baked and come with
a choice of baked sweet potato fries
or fresh fruit. The chefs use innovative baking and sautéing methods
to enhance the flavors of the food.
Other menu items include fish
tacos, pasta with tomato sauce, and
crispy Gardein tenders. All dishes
for children are made with vitaminrich whole grains, fresh herbs and
local fruit and vegetables.
For $10 you can order a LYFE
Box to take on a picnic, afternoon
concert or to the beach. It comes
with a choice of one of five different wraps, a choice of salad or fruit,
and a fresh baked chocolate chip
cookie. Now that is a healthy deal.
There is also a LYFE Kitchen in
West Hollywood and Culver City.
The Playa Vista location is open
at 8 a.m. for breakfast until 11 a.m.
on weekdays and until 2 p.m. on
weekends. The restaurant closes at
9 p.m. 12746 W. Jefferson Blvd.,
#2200 (424)353-9003; 7100 Santa
Monica Blvd. #185, West
Hollywood (323)851-5933; and
9540 Washington Blvd., Culver
City (310)507-7955.
favorite foods will be served,
including sliders from West Coast
Prime Meats and pork tostadas
from Susan Feniger and Mary Sue
Milliken’s Border Grill. Crudités
and fruit from Melissa’s Produce,
and an oyster bar, courtesy of
Michael Cimarusti’s new Cape
Seafood and Provisions, will be
available. Spago will offer desserts.
During the movie, gourmet popcorn by Sherry Yard will be served.
After the film, KCRW Good Food’s
Evan Kleiman will moderate a
question and answer session with
Gold and Gabbert.
A reception begins at 6 p.m. and
the documentary begins at 7:30
p.m. Proceeds support C-CAP Los
Angeles’ programs. 10850 West
Pico Blvd. Tickets are $101 and can
be
purchased
by
visiting
ccapinc.org. Call (213)542-1941
for more information.
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14 March 10, 2016
P O L I C E B LOT T E R
The following crimes occurred in West Hollywood and the areas patrolled
by the LAPD’s Wilshire and Hollywood divisions between Feb. 29 and
March 6 and were compiled from www.crimemapping.com. To report a
crime, call local law enforcement agencies: Los Angeles Police Department,
Wilshire Division (213)473-0489 and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department West Hollywood Station (310)855-8850.
Feb. 29
At 3 a.m., an unknown suspect
burglarized a vehicle parked in the
4000 block of Leeward.
An unknown suspect committed a
theft in the 300 block of S.
Normandie at 4:15 a.m.
At 4:28 a.m., an unknown suspect
committed a grand theft in the
8400 block of W. Sunset.
An unknown suspect burglarized a
vehicle parked in the 1300 block of
N. Orange at 6 a.m.
committed a grand theft near the
corner
of
Cloverdale
and
Mansfield.
theft in the 600 block of S.
Western at 10:30 a.m.
stole a vehicle parked in the 1100
block of N. Vine.
An unknown suspect stole a vehicle parked in the 300 block of S.
Rossmore at 2 p.m.
At 3 p.m., an unknown suspect
committed a grand theft in the 900
block of S. Fairfax.
grand theft in the 1100 block of S.
Wilton at 4:04 p.m.
At 4:10 p.m., an unknown suspect
committed a petty theft in the 300
block of S. Hauser.
An unknown suspect assaulted a
victim in the 1300 block of N.
Citrus at 4:40 p.m.
block of Orange Grove.
victim in the 1200 block of
Crescent Heights at 6:14 p.m.
block of S. La Brea.
An unknown suspect robbed a victim in the 700 block of Vine at 7:05
p.m.
At 7:45 p.m., an attempted vehicle
burglary was reported in the 1300
block of N. Alta Vista.
March 1
block of N. McCadden Place.
An unknown suspect robbed a victim near the corner of La Cienega
and Third at 3:40 a.m.
At 3:45 a.m., a theft was reported
in the 6700 block of Hollywood.
N. Gower at 4 a.m.
assaulted a victim in the 1100
block of N. Citrus.
La Jolla at 6:45 a.m.
600 block of S. Cloverdale.
petty theft in the 300 block of Saint
Andrews Place at 10:30 a.m.
At 11 a.m., a petty theft was
reported in the 1100 block of N. La
Brea.
petty theft in the 6000 block of
Fountain at noon.
robbed a victim in the 8700 block
of Rosewood.
An unknown suspect stole a vehicle parked in the 3900 block of
Ingraham at 5 p.m.
block of Hollywood.
burglary in the 8100 block of
Waring at 6 p.m.
block of N. Las Palmas.
petty theft in the 6700 block of W.
Third at 8:30 p.m.
block of Robertson.
victim in the 1300 block of N.
Highland at 10:05 p.m.
At 11:15 p.m., an unknown suspect stole a bicycle in the 6500
block of Hollywood.
March 2
At 12:01 a.m., an unknown suspect committed a burglary in the
1200 block of Vine.
burglary in the 8400 block of Santa
Monica at 12:46 a.m.
committed a burglary in the 8400
block of Melrose.
theft in the 6900 block of
Hollywood at 2 a.m.
block of Beverly.
Franklin at 4:30 a.m.
At 8:30 a.m., an attempted burglary was reported in the 500
block of N. Windsor.
vehicle parked near the corner of
Clinton and Arden at 11:20 a.m.
At 11:30 a.m., an unknown suspect committed a theft in the 8600
block of W. Sunset.
grand theft in the 700 block of S.
Mansfield at noon.
7900 block of Hollywood.
Irving at 4 p.m.
robbed a victim near the corner of
Melrose and Fairfax.
Hollywood at 6 p.m.
6300 block of Orange.
An unknown suspect robbed a victim near the corner of Doheny and
Rosewood at 10:45 p.m.
100 block of S. Harper.
petty theft in the 1300 block of N.
Las Palmas at 11 p.m.
100 block of S. Harper.
March 3
7800 block of Hollywood.
theft in the 900 block of S. La
Cienega at 1 a.m.
burglarized a residence in the 600
block of Croft.
An unknown suspect robbed a victim in the 600 block of Sycamore at
2:30 a.m.
block of Romaine.
victim near the corner of Doheny
and Santa Monica at 6:05 a.m.
stole a vehicle parked near the corner of Detroit and Lexington.
Beverly at 1 p.m.
stole a vehicle parked near the corner of Lexington and El Centro.
Beverly at 4 p.m.
1500 block of N. Highland.
An unknown suspect burglarized
a vehicle parked in the 100 block
of S. Hayworth at 7:30 p.m.
8400 block of Beverly.
Wilshire at 1:15 p.m.
March 5
grand theft in the 3800 block of
Wilshire at 3:08 p.m.
A suspect assaulted a victim during a domestic violence incident in
the 700 block of West Knoll at
6:30 a.m.
block of S. Mansfield.
At 6 p.m., an unknown suspect burglarized a vehicle parked in the
8200 block of Monteel.
Melrose at 6 p.m.
A burglary was reported in the 8200
block of W. Third at 7:30 p.m.
At 8 p.m., an unknown suspect burglarized a vehicle parked in the 100
block of Manhattan Place.
Fountain at 8 p.m.
At 10 p.m., a suspect robbed a victim in the 4600 block of W. Olympic.
Hawthorn at 11 p.m.
March 4
block of Santa Monica.
At 2 p.m., a suspect assaulted a
victim during a domestic violence
incident in the 1000 block of
Orange Grove.
theft in the 3300 block of W. Sixth
at 4 p.m.
committed a petty theft in the
6100 block of Wilshire.
An unknown suspect stole a vehicle parked in the 300 block of N.
Hayworth at 8:30 p.m.
1000 block of Shenandoah.
March 6
At 12:30 a.m., an unknown suspect assaulted a victim in the
1400 block of N. Ivar.
robbed a victim in the 6100 block of
Fountain.
Detectives with the Los Angeles
Police Department’s Rampart
Division are seeking help identifying a robbery suspect involved in
multiple hold-ups committed in a
two- to three-block radius.
On Friday, Jan. 22 at approximately 5:40 p.m., the suspect
entered a market located in the
1800 block of West Pico
Boulevard. The suspect argued
with a store clerk and grabbed a
12-pack of beer from a refrigerator. The suspect pushed and
punched the clerk prior to leaving
the store without paying for the
beer.
The suspect is also wanted for a
robbery that occurred on Friday,
Jan. 22 at 5:55 p.m. in the 1300
block of Alvarado Terrace. The
suspect approached a victim and
attempted to sell him marijuana.
When the victim refused to purchase the marijuana, the suspect
demanded money and punched the
victim in the face. The suspect
took victim’s property and fled on
foot.
Later that day at approximately
6:30 p.m., the suspect approached
another victim and demanded his
phone. When the victim refused, the
suspect punched him in the face.
The victim ran toward a group
of people and a woman told the
suspect to leave the victim alone.
The suspect then demanded the
woman’s property. When she
refused, the suspect punched her
in the face and fled on foot.
The suspect is described as a
Hispanic man approximately 20 to
25 years old with a shaved head.
He is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weights
approximately 140 pounds and has
brown eyes.
Surveillance camera footage of
the suspect can be viewed by visiting lapdonline.org. Anyone with
information is urged to call robbery detectives with the LAPD’s
Rampart Division at (213) 4843629.
Investigators with the Los
Angeles Police Department’s
Northeast Division are searching
for a two suspects wanted for a burglary in the Los Feliz District.
The suspects are believed to have
burglarized a residence in the 4800
block of Los Feliz Boulevard on
Oct. 25 at approximately 5:25 a.m.
The suspects entered the house
through a back patio door and stole
a safe containing an estimated
$600,000 in jewelry and cash.
Both suspects are Hispanic men
30 to 35 years old. One suspect is
described as being 5 feet 7 inches
tall and 165 pounds. He was wearing a black buttoned shirt, black
pants and tan shoes.
The second suspect is 5 feet 8
inches tall and approximately 200
pounds. He was wearing a light
blue buttoned shirt and black jeans.
Surveillance footage of the suspects is available by viewing lapdonline.org. Anyone with information is asked to contact Dets.
Rodriguez or Clark, with the
LAPD’s Northeast Division, at
(323)561-3260 or (323)561-3259.
A defendant was charged on
March 4 with fatally stabbing an
acquaintance whose body was
found in a plastic storage container
in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw
area.
Kenneth Mullen Watkins, 28,
was charged with one count of murder with the special allegation that
he personally used a knife.
Prosecutors said on Jan. 12, a family member reported 52-year-old
Terry Nigale Benjamin missing.
Tenants at an apartment complex in
the 4100 block of Santo Tomas
Drive had complained about a foul
smell. The same day, the building
owner went to Benjamin’s apartment and found his body inside a
storage box. Benjamin was stabbed
multiple times, prosecutors said.
Santa Monica at 2 p.m.
Suspect sought in series of street robberies
Police seek Los Feliz District burglary suspects
Defendant charged with murder of victim found in box
15 March 10, 2016
St. Pat’s Day festivities at the Farmers Market
The Original Farmers Market,
corner of Third and Fairfax, is
holding its annual St. Patrick’s
Day celebration on Thursday,
March 17.
The Market will be decorated
in an emerald hue during the
Irish-themed, family-friendly
celebration. Live music, Irish
fare and green beer will be available throughout the day.
The entertainment runs from
12:30 to 3:30 p.m., with Glen
the strolling bagpiper playing
Celtic tunes. From 6 to 9 p.m.,
Stuart Marks and The Paddy
O’Dors Band will perform on
the West Patio stage.
Visitors can enjoy traditional
Irish food at Magee’s Kitchen,
which will serve its famous
corned beef, cabbage and potatoes. Corned beef and cabbage
has been on Magee’s menu since
the 1940s and is made from an
original recipe unchanged for
the decades. The special St.
Patrick’s Day price for the dish
is $13.75. Normandie Bakery
will offer special green St.
Patty’s Day cookies. Zia
Valentina will offer St. Patrick’s
inspired green waffle espresso
shots
Beer lovers can revel in the
selection at the Farmers Market
bars – EB’s and Bar 326 – which
are offering green beer and ale in
addition to dozens of domestic
and imported drafts, including
Irish favorites Guinness and
Harp. Live music will be presented by EB’s Beer & Wine.
The Original Farmers Market
is located at 6333 W. Third St.
For information, call (323)9339211, or visit www.farmersmarketla.com.
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16 March 10, 2016
Transformation plan unveiled
at Beverly Center
A photograph in the June 14, 2012 issue of the Park Labrea News
and Beverly Press showed the Beverly Center, accompanied by an
article about possible plans for renovations. The plans were secret at
the time but had been leaked by an Italian architectural firm, Studio
Fuksas, which was hired to spearhead the project’s designs. On
Monday, the owner of the Beverly Center formally announced plans
for a $500 million interior and exterior renovation at the mall. For
information see page 1.
Crossword Puzzle by Myles Mellor
Across
1. Heart
5. Lettuce variety
9. Feel blindly
14. Berry
15. Methane’s lack
16. Two-time U.S. Open winner
17. World’s smallest republic
19. About-face
20. Neptune, Diana
22. Sleep phenomenon
23. Title ___
24. Greet the day
28. Birthplaces of fungi
29. Easy mark
32. Drive out
33. Sweeping story
34. Authority
35. Bacchus, Ceres
38. Civic group
39. Kind of diagram
40. Indigo-yielding shrubs
41. Lilliputian
42. Chaotic places
43. Sultan of ___
44. Cord fiber
45. Zealot
46. Minerva, Cupid, Pluto
54. U.S. physicist Wolfgang
55. Circus performer
56. Cereal killer
57. Do perfectly
58. Word with ball or possum
59. “A merry heart ___ good like a
medicine”: Proverbs
60. Knock dead
61. Swing around
Down
1. Have a sudden inspiration?
2. U.N. agency
3. ___ souci
4. Proctor’s call
5. ___ patrol
6. Going to the dogs, e.g.
7. City on the Rhine
8. Handbill
9. Large body muscles
10. Assigned a “G,” maybe
11. Start of something big?
12. “Frasier” actress Gilpin
13. Coastal raptors
18. In a flippant manner
21. Military mission, slangily
24. Moisten
25. Banish
26. Bicycle part
27. Certain column
28. Vaulted recesses
29. Fabric for a doll?
30. Anoint
31. Zoroastrian
33. Spaniards et al.
34. Restaurant handout
36. Leaf opening
37. Famous Stewart
42. Highest point
43. Actively
44. Slave
45. Water wheel
46. Took off on
47. Member of the arum family
48. Extremely popular
49. Bona fide
50. Skiing mecca
51. River in Germany
52. Birthright seller
53. Eye problem
See Answers page 22
Space shuttle fuel tank makes its way to L.A.
The California Science Center
Foundation has announced the route
for “Mission 26: ET Comes Home,”
the journey of the external tank (ET94) used in space shuttle missions.
The tank is being shipped from
the Michoud Assembly Facility in
New Orleans through the Panama
Canal to Los Angeles. It will be
pulled by a truck along streets to its
final destination near the California
Science Center’s Samuel Oschin
Pavilion. The journey will take six
to eight weeks. ET-94 is expected to
arrive around May 21.
Larger and longer than Space
Shuttle Endeavour, ET-94 was the
orbiter’s massive gas tank. It contained the propellants used by the
space shuttle’s main engines. The
tank, the only major, non-reusable
part of the space shuttle, is neither
as wide as Endeavour (32 feet versus 78 feet) nor as high (35 feet versus 56 feet), which will result in
fewer utilities impacted on the trip
to the California Science Center. No
trees will be removed along route
from Marina Del Rey to Exposition
Park. The journey along streets to
the Science Center is expected to
take 13-18 hours.
“With the transfer of ET-94 from
NASA, we will have the ability to
preserve and display an entire stack
of flight hardware, making the
photo courtesy of the California Science Center
A space shuttle fuel tank is being shipped to Los Angeles, where it will
be displayed at the California Science Center as part of the Space
Shuttle Endeavour exhibit.
Samuel Oschin Air and Space
Center an even more compelling
educational experience,” said
California Science Center President
Jeffrey N. Rudolph. “With the same
outpouring of community support
we saw with the arrival of
Endeavour, we look forward to celebrating this gift from NASA as it
journeys from the coast through city
streets to the California Science
Center.”
The donation of this never-used
artifact from NASA is significant,
Rudolph added, and allows the
U.S. Holocaust Museum exhibit
examines Nazi propaganda
The United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum presents the
traveling exhibition “State of
Deception: The Power of Nazi
Propaganda” running today, March
10 through Aug. 31 at the Los
Angeles Central Library.
The exhibit examines the Nazi
Party’s sophisticated and sinister
propaganda machine that spread lies
about its political opponents, Jews
and the need to justify war. For the
Nazis to achieve power and pursue
their racial policies and expansionist
war efforts, a propaganda campaign
was needed that appealed to broad
segments of the population, not just
those from the fanatical extreme.
“State of Deception: The Power
of Nazi Propaganda” presents a
multimedia environment illustrating
the insidious allure of Nazi propaganda. It also challenges visitors to
think critically about the messages
they read and hear today.
“Adolf Hitler was an avid student
of propaganda and fully utilized
contemporary technology. Radio
was the Internet of its day, crossing
national borders and able to reach
millions,” said exhibition curator
Steven Luckert. “Today, many
extremist political parties and terrorist organizations such as ISIS deftly
leverage propaganda to recruit fol-
lowers and incite violence using
many of the same techniques honed
by the Nazi Party.”
The exhibition reveals how shortly after World War I, the Nazi Party
began to transform itself from an
obscure, extremist group into the
largest political party in democratic
Germany. Hitler recognized how
propaganda, combined with the use
of terror, could help his radical party
gain mass support and votes. He
personally adapted the ancient symbol of the swastika and the emotive
colors of red, black and white to create the movement’s flag. In doing
so, Hitler established a potent visual
identity that branded the Nazi Party.
As Germany pushed the world
into war, Nazi propaganda rationalized the country’s territorial expansion as self-defense. Jews were
depicted as agents of disease and
corruption. The Nazis’ actions
against them, in Germany and occupied countries, were promoted as
necessary measures to protect the
population at large.
The Los Angeles Central Library
is located at 630 W. Fifth St. The
museum will offer special training
opportunities for Los Angeles educators, as well as public programming. For information and schedule
visit www.ushmm.org/events.
The Autry Center for the American
West presents Native Voices at the
Autry’s premier of the production
“They Don’t Talk Back” running
through March 20.
Native Voices is the only theatre
company dedicated exclusively to
developing and producing new work
by Native American artists. Frank
Henry Kaash Katasse’s play follows a
troubled teen from a broken home
who receives the culture shock of a
lifetime when he is sent to live and
work with his Tlingit grandparents in
a remote fishing village in Alaska. A
funny and heartfelt exploration of the
meaning of family and life emerges in
a contemporary coming-of-age story.
Tickets are $10 for members; $30
for nonmembers. The Autry is located at 4700 Western Heritage Way.
For information, call (323)495-4354
or visit www.TheAutry.org/NativeVoices.
The Autry presents new Native
American coming-of-age story
Science Center to fulfill its vision of
building a full “stack” for Space
Shuttle Endeavour’s final display in
the launch position.
The California Science Center is
located at 700 Exposition Park
Drive. For information, call
(323)SCIENCE or visit www.californiasciencecenter.org.
WHAT IF I
DO NO
ESTATE
PLANNING?
I
f you die intestate (without a
will), then California’s laws of
descent and distribution will
determine who receives your property by default. Contrary to popular
belief, if you die without a will,
everything you own does not automatically pass to the state. Typically,
the distribution will be to your spouse
and children and then to other family
members. The state’s plan reflects the
legislature’s guess as to how most
people would dispose of their estate
and establishes protections for certain beneficiaries, particularly minor
children. The rules of “intestate succession” may or may not reflect your
actual wishes. Estate planning
affords you the opportunity to alter
the state’s default plan to suit your
personal preferences.
Disposition Outside The Will
It is important to understand that the
transfer of your property after your
death may be determined by something other than the laws of intestacy,
even when you die without a will.
Title to certain categories of property
may pass outside the probate estate.
Generally, upon your death, your half
of any community property presumptively belongs to your surviving
spouse. Additionally, if you own
property with another person as joint
tenants with right of survivorship, the
property will pass directly to the
remaining joint tenant upon your
death and will not be part of your
probate estate (it will, however, be a
part of your taxable estate). Effective
planning requires a knowledge of the
consequences of each property interest and type of ownership.
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17 March 10, 2016
Drag Angeles opens to full house MOCA says ‘Don’t Look Back’ with its 90s exhibit
photo by Tony Coelho
Drag Angeles, a gallery that takes a look at the Los Angeles and West
Hollywood drag scene from the late 1800s to today, boasted a full house
during its opening reception on Saturday, March 5. The exhibit will be on
view now through June 27.
During the event, photographer Austin Young took portraits of patrons
and took a group photo to be displayed for the remainder of the exhibit.
Drag Angeles is a collaboration between West Hollywood Arts, the Los
Angeles LGBT Center, Gochis Galleries and CAP UCLA with assistance
from the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Women
honored for
media
contributions
The Alliance for Women in
Media Southern California
Affiliate
(AWM
SoCal)
announced the names of six
women who will be honored at
the 57th Genii Awards on
Thursday, May 5 as part of
Digital Hollywood.
Nicole
Boxer,
Christine
Devine, Pat Prescott, Xanthe
Wells, Maggie Bellville and
Annette Covarrubias along with
other women will be honored at
the gala event at the Skirball
Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
AWM SoCal is a nonprofit
organization that helps to empower and fuel the professional development of women across the
media landscape.
The awards, pronounced
“Jeannie” and named in honor of
Jeanne Gray McDonald, the
Affiliate group founder, acknowledge the notable achievements of
women in media and entertainment. Honorees are selected
based on their pioneering efforts,
dedicated leadership, commitment to quality and excellence
and their community contributions.
“The Genii Awards honors
Southern California talent within
the arenas of radio, television,
film, documentary, journalism
and
entertainment,”
said
Samantha Brown, AWM SoCal
president. “We’re excited to celebrate the contributions of our
esteemed colleagues.”
The Skirball Center is located
at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
For information visit awmsocalfoundation.org/genii-awards2016.
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The Museum of
Contemporary Art
(MOCA) will host an
opening reception for
MOCA members on
Friday, March 11 for
the new exhibit
“Don’t Look Back:
The 1990s” running
March 12-July 11.
The exhibit will be
located at The Geffen
Contemporary
at
MOCA.
The
exhibition
includes works by
Catherine Opie, Cady
Noland, Sarah Sze
and Paul McCarthy,
among others.
“Don’t Look Back:
The 1990s” is categorized into six sections
titled: Installation;
The Outmoded; Noir
photo courtesy of MOCA
America; Place and
Identity; Touch, Intimacy, and Queerness; and Space, Place, and Scale.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA is located at 152 N. Central Ave. For information, visit moca.org.
18 March 10, 2016
‘Zootopia’ tackles racial profiling
in an incredible way
Historically, Disney animated
features don’t cover political issues,
often favoring racial stereotypes
and distressed damsels who neatly
fit into domestic roles.
But “Zootopia” journeys down a
different path, providing a dash of
hope for the studio. For a third time,
Disney Animation proves it need
not rely on Pixar to tell a good animated tale.
The premise alone is incredibly
imaginative. In the old days, animals gave into their basic instincts,
but progress and evolution allowed
them to step into a brighter future.
They function just like normal
humans, though many still maintain
some characteristics of their roots.
Rabbits now farm land, often
favoring carrots, but they still fear
On Screen
WITH
TIM POSADA
foxes. But that’s not the life Judy
Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer
Goodwin) hopes for herself. She
thinks big, dreaming of patrolling
the streets of Zootopia, a metropolitan wonder for any species imaginable, as a police officer – a job normally reserved for enormous and
fearless animals like tigers and hippos.
Through hard work, she does just
that. But Chief Bogo (Idris Elba), a
cape buffalo who cares little about
photo courtesy of Disney Pictures
Zootopia is a metropolis filled with animals in four districts – Tundratown,
Little Rodentia, the Rainforest District and Sahara Square.
hiring a tiny rabbit for good press,
benches her. She’s a meter maid. So
to prove herself, she volunteers to
locate a missing otter. If she fails in
her mission after 48 hours, the chief
expects her to resign.
Without any help from the police
force, Hopps seeks out an unlikely
partner: con artist fox Nick Wilde
(Jason Bateman). The question
becomes can young Judy overcome
her prejudice against foxes? Or will
she continue to see Wilde as just
another liar and thief based on one
bad experience from her childhood?
The two must traverse the four
districts of Zootopia – Tundratown,
Little Rodentia, the Rainforest
District and Sahara Square – for a
missing person, but along the way,
they discover something more dangerous that might threaten the stability of the great city.
A film’s trailers have never been
more misleading. This isn’t just
some cute kids movie with clever
uses of animal characteristics.
“Zootopia” depicts fear between
species, namely carnivores and
omnivores. The culture of fear
reaches its pinnacle in one haunting
scene when an enormous tiger sits
next to a mother rabbit and her baby
in the subway. The mother pulls her
baby away from the tiger – a visual
that should resonate with anyone.
Of course, the cross-species analogy is far from perfect. What do
you expect, “Animal Farm” greatness? To compare marginalized
people to animals who were actually savage at one point in history is
not the same since no one race is
historically more savage than
another, despite what some say. But
few analogies perfectly align.
That’s the thing about comparisons,
they resonate on some levels, not
all.
Screen the documentary ‘The Champions’ on Best
Friends’ site to support protecting abused animals
Best Friends Animal Society has
made “The Champions,” a documentary about the pit bull terriers
rescued from the fighting ring of
NFL star Michael Vick, available
for direct download through the
organization’s website.
The award-winning film has
worked to change perceptions of
pit bulls. It was screened at film
festivals across the country including the Hamptons International
Film Festival, DOC NYC and most
recently the Santa Barbara
International Film Festival.
“This story proves that even
creatures who have suffered the
most unimaginable abuse have
amazing strength, spirit and
resilience,” said Darcy Dennett,
director and producer for “The
Champions”. “But the film also
looks at the how pit bull terrier-type
dogs are discriminated against as a
breed.” Best Friends Animal Society is
sponsoring efforts to gain passage
of California Assembly Bill 1825,
introduced in February by
Assemblymembers
Richard
Gordon and Brian Maienschein and
coauthored by another 20 state legislators.
The bill seeks to give dogs seized
in connection with fighting cases a
second chance at life, by allowing
professionals to individually evaluate them to determine whether they
can be rehabilitated and safely reenter society, be placed with sanctuaries or euthanized if appropriate.
“Prior to the Michael Vick case,
the traditional, historic treatment of
dogs from fight busts was simply to
regard them as damaged goods and
to kill them,” said Francis Battista,
co-founder of Best Friends Animal
Society. “All along, we’ve been
advocating for them to be given a
chance. Our experience has shown
that there’s no need to be afraid of
the dogs or blame them, just
because of the situation they came
from.”
California law mandates that
canine victims of cruelty seized and
taken into custody in connection
with convicted dog fighters are to
be
automatically
deemed
“vicious,” regardless of their
behavior or age.
Criminal seizures of canines in
animal fighting busts can include
mother dogs, puppies, non-aggressive male dogs, dogs on the property but unrelated to any fighting
enterprise or so-called “bait” dogs
who are in some instances stolen
pets.
For information, visit bestfriends.org/Champions or championsdocumentary.com.
photo courtesy of Disney Pictures
Ginnifer Goodwin provides the voice of Officer Judy Hopps (left) and
Jason Bateman voices Nick Wilde in Disney’s “Zootopia.”
What’s more disappointing is the
lack of representation behind the
scenes. This is the same dilemma
“Planet of the Apes” and “X-Men”
face when it comes to racial analogies on the big screen. It’s not
enough to discuss these things
without practicing what you preach,
meaning they all lack diverse
actors.
Most of the apes in “Planet” were
white and so too were the humans,
save one black character who died
early. In the “X-Men” films, there
were three blue characters (all
played by white actors) and only
Halle Berry to hold the mutant fort.
And in “Zootopia,” Elba is the
highest profile non-white character,
and only Octavia Spencer, as Mrs.
Otterton, and Shakira, as pop singer
Gizelle, are noteworthy beyond
that. It seems fundamentally troubling to discuss bigotry in such a
clever way throughout the film and
miss such a glaring oversight. It’s
like all the white folks involved
here feel above it because of the
head nod to the topic.
Hopefully this criticism does not
undermine the film’s importance.
Disney Animation finally gave us a
princess film full of female empowerment in “Frozen,” depicted a
diverse superhero team complete
with an Asian lead in “Big Hero 6”
(one of the most underrepresented
groups in cinema) and now has created an incredible resource for
young viewers and something even
more complex for adults.
“Zootopia” is an incredible film,
the first contender for best animated
flick, and likely the winner unless
“Finding Dory” proves it can be
more than an unnecessary sequel.
The criticism is just to remind
everyone that progress isn’t just
something for the animals in
Zootopia. Once you reach one goal,
the task isn’t done. If we stop after
a single victory, we allow token
change to appease guilt without
advancing us all to an actual utopia,
something all mammals desperately need.
Immaculate Heart junior aces ACT test
Katie Hughes, a junior and
scholar athlete at Immaculate
Heart High School, has earned
the highest possible composite
score of 36 on the ACT, the leading U.S. admissions test that
determines academic readiness
for college.
While the number of students
earning the top score varies
nationally each year, on average
less than one-tenth of 1 percent of
students who take the ACT earn
the top score. Among test takers
in high school graduating classes
of 2015, only 1,598 of more than
1.92 million students earned an
ACT composite score of 36.
The ACT consists of tests in
English, mathematics, reading
and science. Each test is scored
on a scale of 1-36, and a student’s
composite score is the average of
the test scores in the four academic areas. Some students also take
the optional ACT writing test, but
the score for that test is reported
separately and is not included in
the ACT composite score.
Hughes, 16, said she was
“extremely shocked” when she
“The biggest way I juggle school, sports and
other extracurricular
activities is to just keep
a positive attitude.”
Katie Hughes
Immaculate Heart High
School junior
learned about her top score, especially since this was her first time
taking the ACT test.
“I actually found out in the
middle of my track practice,”
Hughes said. “I opened the email
Eight LAUSD schools honored
by Magnet Schools of America
Magnet Schools of America, a
national organization that represents nearly 4,000 theme-based
programs across the U.S, recognized eight LAUSD schools for
exceptional merit and innovation.
The schools will be honored at
the organization’s national convention in May for their ability to raise
academic achievement, promote
racial and socioeconomic diversity,
provide integrated curricula and
instruction and create community
partnerships that enhance the
school’s theme. “By providing a full range of topnotch programs, our magnets help
to engage students in ways that
make education relevant to their
lives,” said LAUSD Superintendent
Michelle King.
“I’m very proud that so many of
our schools have been recognized
for the outstanding work they are
doing to help our students succeed.”
Melrose STEAM Elementary
School at 731 N. Detroit St., is
among the six schools that will
receive the Magnet Schools of
Distinction.
The other five are the Cleveland
Charter Humanities Magnet High
School in Reseda, John F. Kennedy
Architecture/Digital
Design/Filmmaking Magnet High
School in Granada Hills, Lawrence
Gifted Magnet Middle School in
Chatsworth,
Lomita
S c i e n c e / Te c h n o l o g y / M a t h
Elementary School in Lomita, and
Los Angeles Center for Enriched
Studies on the Westside.
Two LAUSD programs will
receive Magnet School of
Excellence awards, the organization’s highest distinction.
They
are
the
Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math
Magnet, which was established in
1981 at Franklin High School in
Highland Park, and the Downtown
Business
and
Electronic
Information/Multimedia Magnets,
a high school that opened in 1981 in
the heart of Los Angeles.
“This recognition confirms that
our team’s passion and commitment to providing quality choices
for L.A. Unified families is substantial,” said Keith Abrahams,
executive director of Student
Integration Services for the District.
“MSA and other school districts
nationwide are impressed with the
rigor and innovation present in our
on my phone and when I saw it,
my body just started shaking. I
didn’t know how to react. I knew
that I felt really good on test day,
but I definitely wasn’t expecting
this.”
Hughes, whose father James
Hughes and mother Brenda Rees
live in Eagle Rock, excels in honors and AP classes at Immaculate
Heart. She has earned her distinction as a scholar athlete and has
competed on Immaculate Heart’s
track and cross-country teams
since her freshman year. Last fall,
she served as captain of the
school’s varsity cross-country
team, which clinched the
Sunshine League Championship
for the third straight year. Hughes
was named to the Sunshine
League’s First Team All-League
and advanced with other top
Immaculate Heart runners to the
CIF-Southern Section Finals.
schools and view (LAUSD) magnets as models.”
LAUSD’s magnet programs
were created in the early 1980s
under a court-ordered desegregation plan designed to alleviate the
harms of racial isolation. The voluntary busing programs provide
themed magnets to draw minority
students and those from underserved communities. The district
now offers 210 magnets.
Principals and representatives
from each of the winning schools
will receive a merit award plaque
during the awards ceremony at the
34th annual MSA National
Conference in Miami on May 3-7.
L.A. Unified will host next year’s
MSA National Conference, which
will be held at the Bonaventure
Hotel, April 27-30, 2017.
Hughes also regularly volunteers in the community. For the
past two years, she has picked
fruit for Food Forward, an organization that donates food to people in need.
“The biggest way I juggle
school, sports and other extracurricular activities is to just keep a
positive attitude,” Hughes said. “I
try my best to stay optimistic and
not stress out, especially when
things get hard.”
Although she still has time to
ponder which college to attend
and her study path, Hughes said
may pursue a major in math or
science.
Founded in 1906, Immaculate
Heart High School serves female
students in the 6th through 12th
grades. The school is located at
photo courtesy of Immaculate Heart High School
5515 Franklin Ave. For informaJunior
Katie
Hughes excels in academics and
tion, call (323)461-3651, or visit
athletics.
www.immaculateheart.org.
Beverly Blvd. duo calls it quits, for now ...
Randy Esada is closing his
showroom, Thrive Decor on
Beverly Boulevard. Esada, who is
an interior designer and part time
television personality, opened his
first showroom in Larchmont and
later moved to the Heinsbergen
decorating building on Beverly to
be closer to his good friend, Diane
Merrick. After 45 years in business, Merrick’s boutique on
Beverly is closing too. “I’ve had a
great run,” said the Los Angeles
fashion icon. With a client list that
reads like an Oscar party guest list,
Merrick said she has dressed generations of Hollywood families.
“I’ve loved every minute of it,”
Merrick said.
Esada announced today that he
and Merrick are increasing the discount to 50 percent off.
“Hurry in to see what we have
left. You don’t want to miss out!”
Esada exclaimed.
Beverly Hills announces new dog park
The city of Beverly Hills
announced it will unveil its first offleash dog park in the late summer.
The park will be located at the corner of Alden Drive and Foothill
Road.
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The Beverly Hills Community
Charitable Foundation is accepting
donations in an effort to enhance
the landscape with benches, trees,
agility equipment, art and other features to the half-acre area for small
Randy Esada, above, and Diane Merrick are closing their stores.
However, Esada said to stayed tuned to see where the duo may show
up next.
and large dogs.
Cash, check and credit card
donations are accepted, and tax
deductible donations can be made
payable to the city of Beverly Hills
Community Charitable Foundation.
For
information,
visit
beverlyhills.org/dogpark
TREE ACADEMY
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday,
March 6 & 13
2 pm - 3 pm
Darryl Sollerh, Co-Founder, Director
5555 West Olympic Blvd. • 424.204.5165
Meet your favorite ‘Sesame Library offers a glimpse into NASA careers
Street’ characters at the zoo
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photo courtesy of Sesame Workshop
Cookie Monster and Grover, two of “Sesame Street’s” most
beloved characters, will visit the Los Angeles Zoo on Saturday,
March 12 and Sunday, March 13.
The characters will greet guests and pose for photographs during
“Sesame Street Live Weekend” at the zoo, appearing from 11 a.m. to
3 p.m. “Sesame Street Live Weekend” is free with paid zoo admission. Guests will also receive an exclusive promotion code to save $5
on tickets to Los Angeles performances of Sesame Street Live’s
“Make a New Friend” show and an opportunity to enter to win a family four-pack of tickets. “Make a New Friend” will be held on May 7
at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. For information,
visit www.SesameStreetLive.com.
Visitors are also encouraged to view the zoo’s two new Tasmanian
devils. The pair are brothers nearly three years old. The endangered
Australian species, the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, is
indigenous only to the island of Tasmania. The L.A. Zoo is one of
only four zoos in the United States to house Tasmanian devils.
Other “Sesame Street Live Weekend” activities at the zoo include
close-up “Animals & You” encounters at 10:45 and 11 a.m., and
12:45 p.m. Visitors can also enjoy the “Elephants of Asia” training
demonstration at 11 a.m.; the “World of Birds” show at 11:30 a.m.; a
hawk training demonstration at 2 p.m.; and a “Marsupial Talk” at
11:30 a.m. (Sunday only).
The zoo is located at 5333 Zoo Drive in Griffith Park. For information, call (323)644-6001, or visit www.lazoo.org.
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A robotic rover landed at the Los
Angeles Central Library on March
7 to launch Teen Tech Week at the
Los Angeles Public Library
(LAPL). More than 200 6th through
12th grade students watched a
demonstration of the Rove-E by
Sarah Marcotte (left), of the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
Candice Mack, LAPL’s acting principal librarian for young adult services, participated in a unique
demonstration of the lightweight
rover’s maneuverability. Mack laid
on the floor while Marcotte maneuvered the rover over her in what was
described as a “librarian roll over.”
“It was great, just like a massage,” Mack said.
The program, titled “Women In
Space Exploration,” also focused
on gender equity in science and
technology in celebration of
Women’s History Month in March.
Marcotte and Mallory Lefland, a
JPL systems engineer with the Mars
2020 Rover Mission, encouraged
young women to pursue careers in
space exploration. The program
also featured Los Angeles City
Librarian John F. Szabo and Los
Angeles First Lady Amy Elaine
Wakeland, wife of Mayor Eric
Garcetti.
The Los Angeles Public Library
offers educational programs
throughout the year at the central
photo courtesy of LAPL
library and its 72 branch libraries.
The programs engage young people
in fun, hands-on activities and focus
on science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. For information, visit www.lapl.org.
City teams up with initiative to empower women
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affairs, for others the honorees have
personal connections.”
Nadia Sutton, a Women’s
Advisory Board member, said
Norman, her friend and colleague,
was a big influence in her life.
“I was right there beside Connie
as she fought for the rights of transgender women,” Sutton said. “She
was passionate and fierce. I am
honored to have called her a friend.
She did a lot of things for transgender rights, but it was who Connie
was that made her amazing.”
West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey
Horvath said this year is the most
expansive Women’s History Month
celebration to date. It is the first
time the city is collaborating with
Women Manifest, an initiative
started by individuals in the community to empower women.
“March is nationally recognized
as Women’s History month, a time
to commemorate and reflect upon
the many accomplishments of
women and their continual struggle
for equal rights,” Horvath said.
“National Women’s History Month
provides an excellent venue to recognize and celebrate women’s historic achievements as well as an
opportunity to honor women in our
families and communities … Not
only are we celebrating women
who have made history this month,
but women who are making history.”
West Hollywood and Women
Manifest will provide residents
with a month of free events.
Tina Banchero, Women Manifest
core team member, said partnering
with the city is an amazing opportu-
Students find their green thumb
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pated in outdoor gardening projects
before, but SEEDS Farm is the
largest garden to date and brings
together teachers and students from
different grades and classes.
Beverly Glass, a fifth grade
teacher said SEEDS Farm is educational in many ways. Her class is
growing Brussels sprouts, chard and
other vegetables. They will study the
plants’ root systems, how they make
chlorophyll and research natural
plant habitats.
“Years ago when I taught at another school I had a garden for my own
class and the students took such pride
and ownership in caring for the
plants,” Glass said. “As soon as I
found out we were going to have a
school garden here I jumped at the
opportunity to have my own plot.”
The students, she said, come out
every day to water the plants and
learn about the environment.
They also learn about nutrition and
the importance of understanding
where their food comes from.
Glass explained that aside from
studying dietary nutrition and plant
structure, tending to a community
garden teaches students to manage
responsibilities.
Yoga fields to remain open
From Runyon page 3
per minute to more than 1,000 gallons of water per minute.
While the new pipe is installed,
the park will also be restored and
improved.
“The repaving of the existing fire
road will improve access for our
fire engines and ambulances in the
case of a brush fire, or more frequently, a medical emergency here
in the hills,” Butler said.
LADWP officials said there will
be little if any noticeable difference
after construction is complete.
“The beauty of DWP infrastructure is that it’s hidden under the
ground for the most part, and this
once again will be hidden under the
ground,” said Steve Cole with
LADWP.
Adams said LADWP understands
that water infrastructure is not the
main focus of visitors.
“But maintaining a functioning
water infrastructure system is as
important as the trees, hiking paths
and greenery,” he said. “So while
this park closure is a temporary
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approximately $108 million in total
budget surplus.
Mayor Pro Tempore Lauren
Meister opposed the additional
costs and questioned the practicality of the redevelopment. She suggested that the council vote to
inconvenience for some, its benefits will not only protect the park
we love from fire and floods, it will
improve water quality for the surrounding community as well.”
Ryu explained that the city wants
to act instead of reacting to a major
pipe break, which can make the
project much more difficult to complete. He described the project as
“deferred maintenance” that has
been needed for a long time.
“The last thing we want is for in
the peak season in the summer for a
pipe to burst, for a big sink hole to
form in the middle of the park, for
us to close the park in the middle of
the summer, or worse yet, the water
going to our neighborhoods and
destroying homes and, God forbid,
someone getting hurt,” Ryu said. “I
really apologize because this is
going to be tremendously inconvenient for [the public]. But this needs
to be done.”
Ryu pointed to a water pipe that
broke in December in the
Hollywood Hills on Appian Way
eliminate the proposed grand
staircase, move one of the recreation pools to Plummer Park and
remove a parking garage from the
plans. The city council members
considered the different amenities
and all were approved, though the
votes varied.
“I don’t think we need to have a
pool area that’s equal to Soho
house or one of the hotels,” she
said. “This is a park. It’s supposed
to serve the residents. That’s the
nity for the organization.
“We were a group of concerned
citizens that felt like L.A. really
needs feminism and to acknowledge and celebrate women,”
Banchero said. “We approached
the city with some art events that
focused on women artists, choreographers, dancers and filmmakers.
Mayor Horvath was instrumental
in bringing everything together,
and it grew to include other organizations as well.”
Banchero explained after
Women Manifest organized its
own events, people from the community came together to help as
well.
“We have gyms that are offering
free classes and other events. The
calendar this month is packed,”
Banchero said. “Almost every day
“My students, on their own, have
created a schedule that they maintain
to take care of the plants,” Glass said.
“They’re so excited about seeing
something grow and flourish from
the seeds they planted.”
Naoli Fufa, a third-grade student
who helped plant a section of the
garden, said she was excited to
learn about the plants and see them
grow.
“It’s really fun actually. We get
to go outside of class, and I like
picking out the weeds and getting
to plant things,” Naoli said. “We all
planted the seeds and helped out. I
like getting to work with my
friends. It will also be cool if we
get to taste [the vegetables].”
Hancock Park Elementary
School volunteer Mark Harelik,
drafted a proposal to secure a
that caused a mudslide, damaged
two homes and left dozens without
service.
“If we don’t work quickly to
make these repairs [at Runyon
Canyon], we could face similar
danger, not just in the park, but in
surrounding neighborhoods as
well,” he said.
Ryu said LADWP had been
improving the infrastructure at
Runyon Canyon on a “piecemeal
basis,” but now the larger project is
needed because “this is a disaster
waiting to happen.”
Don Anders, vice president of
Friends of Runyon Canyon, said
the organization supports the closure.
Officials provided a list of alternative parks and hiking routes that
Angelenos can enjoy while Runyon
Canyon is closed. They include
Franklin Canyon Park at 2600
Franklin Canyon Drive; Fryman
Canyon Park at 8401 Mulholland
Drive in Studio City; Hollywood
Reservoir at 6399 Weidlake Drive;
and Wilacre Park at 12601
Mulholland Drive in Studio City.
DWP officials said the estimated
cost of repairs is approximately $2
million, but the savings from the
improved infrastructure are expect-
primary goal and I didn’t think
those things are necessary.”
Construction is expected to start
this July and will be complete by
April 2019. The central open space,
or the heart of the park, will be the
final area constructed. Work there
is scheduled to start in January
2019. Multiple phases will allow
for ongoing use of the park while
certain areas are under construction.
Staff will return to city council
in the month of March there’s a
free event celebrating women. We
encourage men to come too.”
Events for the month include
the “Out and About” art exhibition, the “Women Manifest
Wellness” event, the Women in
Leadership Awards and several
film screenings.
“Through these events we also
feature women who have been
through some struggles in their
life but have now empowered
themselves to break free of that,”
said Brooke Mason, Women
Manifest member. “We want people to get out and celebrate what
women in L.A. are doing.”
On Friday, March 11, West
Hollywood will host the Women’s
Leadership Conference and
Network Mini-Film Festival.
Friday’s events are held in collaboration with the Human Rights
Speakers Series and will highlight
the film “Wilhelmina’s War.”
$25,000 grant from the SEEDS
program.
“Mark was instrumental in helping us start SEEDS Farm,” Glass
said. “He really spearheaded the
project and helped support us. We
were so thrilled and he took the
leadership role to divide the plots
and open it up to interested teachers.”
According to LaMonte Douglas,
regional facilities director for
SEEDS, the curriculum component
for a project must be developed in
collaboration with the school principal and teachers and be approved
by the local district area superintendent.
The SEEDS Program offers $5
million in LAUSD labor, materials
and project management costs, he
said, and schools can be awarded
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Mari Riddle, a resident who has
supported West Hollywood’s
Women’s History Month campaign
over the past decade, said she looks
forward to the events each year.
“I don’t think we recognize
enough the important contributions
made by women,” Riddle said.
“It’s important to bring men and
women together to provide communication and honor the history
of women throughout the world.”
Riddle said bringing the community together promotes positive
change and inspires future generations.
“Young girls get to see women
who have succeeded and it let’s
them know there have been others
before them who have paved the
way,” Riddle said. “It’s critical to
reflect on that and keep expanding.”
Visit womenmanifest.org or
weho.org for information about
upcoming events.
up to $35,000 for projects.
Douglas said SEEDS was created to support sustainable school
projects because LAUSD believes
its important to expand educational
opportunities.
“Usually students are confined
in the four walls of a classroom,”
Douglas said. “With projects like
[SEEDS Farm] students can get
outside and learn about their curriculum through hands-on experience.”
Parker and Glass said they are
excited to see how students will
tend to the garden.
“The garden means we’re giving
the students a space to learn and
grow,” Parker said. “We are able to
teach them better when they can
see firsthand what they’re learning
about.”
Councilman David Ryu, LADWP officials and RAP officials announce
Runyon’s hiking closure from one of its trails last week.
ed to pay for it. The Department of
Recreation and Parks will secure
the gates, and security ambassadors
will ensure that no one is allowed in
the work areas.
The yoga field near the Fuller
gate at Runyon Canyon Park will
remain open throughout the construction period.
Ryu said while the construction
is finished, he will work with the
when the completed plans are ready
for review.
The architect firm for the structures in Phase II is LPA Inc.
Unrelated to the cost increase,
West Hollywood is suing the
architectural firm from the first
phase of the project, Johnson
Favaro, for professional negligence and negligent planning.
City Attorney Mike Jenkins said
there were certain aspects of the
project that either had defects and
Department of Sanitation, LADWP
and the Department of Recreation
and Parks to explore if potential
erosion control measures, water
reclamation projects and other
improvements can be implemented
simultaneously.
For information on the fourmonth closure, call (213)367-1337,
email [email protected], or visit
ladwp.com/runyoncanyon.
had to be fixed, or couldn’t be
fixed. They included issues with
the parking garage such as ingress
and egress, loss of parking spaces,
failure to include a bridge, and
problems with an elevator, the tennis courts and lighting and
acoustics in the council chambers.
Jenkins said the lawsuit seeks $5
million. Both parties are expected
to enter mediation on March 22,
and a trial will be scheduled for
June if they do not settle.
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Nick Melvoin launches bid for LAUSD Board in District 4
Nick Melvoin announced on
Tuesday that he is running for the
Los Angeles Unified School
District (LAUSD) school board in
District 4.
Born and raised on the westside
of Los Angeles, Melvoin is an educator, advocate and attorney, and
has devoted his career to fighting
for the city’s students.
“I am running for school board
because I believe that every student
in Los Angeles deserves the opportunity to succeed and reach their
full potential, no matter where they
live or what their families can
afford,” Melvoin said. “Once elected, I will fight tirelessly to build
coalitions, promote innovation and
create a better future for all of our
students. I firmly believe that better
isn’t just possible; it’s what our kids
deserve.”
After graduating from Harvard
University, Melvoin worked with
underserved students as a middle
school English teacher at Markham
Middle School – an LAUSD campus in Watts.
When he and two-thirds of
Plans revamp food experience
From Beverly Center page 1
“The Beverly Center – like the
entertainment and fashion and retail
industries it touches –must evolve,”
Taubman said.
The updated center will include
significantly more windows and
open space for a more outdoor feel,
and plans focus on creating a more
accessible building from the street
level. A “continuous ribbon” of
new skylights will bring in natural
light to the entire center. There will
also be a more user-friendly central
area and significantly more viewing
points where customers can see the
city from the higher floors.
The new plans also emphasize
additional dining experiences. Chef
Michael Mina will create a “multiconcept” gourmet food hall, called
The Street (despite being planned
for the eighth floor).
“The Street is going to be a oncein-a-lifetime experience of being
able to walk through an open,
indoor street out to a deck that overlooks Los Angeles and has 15-18
unbelievable little dining experiences,” Mina said via video at the
presentation on Monday.
Plans for another Mina creation
will be announced later this year.
Even the parking experience will
improve. A new system will help
customers find available parking
spots and then help them remember
Habit costs CA $13.3B per year
From Smoking page 1
tine puts on Californians. The bill
passed the Assembly last Thursday
and passed two senate committees
this week.
“Smoking continues to be the
leading cause of preventable deaths
in the United States. At least 30 percent of cancer deaths and 87 percent of all lung cancer deaths are
caused by smoking,” Bloom said.
“In California, 40,000 people lose
their lives to tobacco related illness
each year.”
The Campaign for Tobacco Free
Kids estimated that direct health
care expenditures related to smoking in California amount to approximately $13.3 billion per year –
with $3.5 billion in direct Medi-Cal
costs. California has not increased its
tobacco tax since 1998 and ranks
35th in the country with an 87-cent
tax per pack when the national
average is $1.60. Bloom said for
every 10 percent increase in the
cost of a pack of cigarettes, teen
smoking drops by up to 6.5 percent.
“If our goal is to reduce smoking
and disease, then we know that
tobacco taxes work,” he said. “In
fact, increasing the cost of cigarettes is one of the most powerful
and direct ways to reduce smoking.”
Voters will also decide a
statewide measure calling for a $2
tax on each pack of cigarettes this
November. The revenue generated
from the law will expand treatment
services for Medi-Cal patients with
tobacco-related illnesses, support
programs to prevent minors from
using tobacco and increase funding
for medical research.
If Brown signs state Senator Ed
Hernandez’s bill to raise the smoking age to 21, California will be the
second state in the country after
Hawaii to do so.
“We are no longer going to sit on
the sidelines while Big Tobacco
markets to our kids and gets another generation of young people
hooked on a product that will ultimately kill them,” Hernandez said.
Additional bills authored by
Senator Mark Leno (D-San
Francisco) and Assemblyman Jim
Cooper (D-Elk Grove) attempt to
define vapor products as “tobacco,”
ensuring that e-cigarettes fall under
laws that prohibit smoking at workplaces, schools, daycare centers,
restaurants, bars, hospitals and on
public transportation.
In January, the California
Department of Public Health confirmed that e-cigarettes emit at least
10 toxic chemicals known to cause
cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
E-cigarette use is also climbing
among young people who lawmakers say are drawn to the products’
enticing flavors like cotton candy,
bubble gum and chocolate. E-cigarette use among middle and high
school students tripled from 2013
to 2014, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hany Botros, owner of Smoke
and Vape Depot on Fairfax Avenue,
said he often sees people under the
age of 18 smoking, so raising the
age will not do much to curb the
overall problem.
“From my point of view, I think
[minors are] still going to be sending their older friends or parents [to
buy cigarettes for them.] They
always find a way.” he said.
He also said the proposed restriction would only upset smokers.
Botros said changing the age
could affect his sales, but not overall tobacco use.
He also said a tax on cigarette
packs will not help curb smoking
either, pointing to the prices in New
Markham’s teachers lost their jobs
due to budget cuts, he fought to be
re-hired and worked to end the
seniority-based teacher layoffs. In
the civil rights case Reed vs.
California, he joined the ACLU and
Mayors Riordan and Villaraigosa to
successfully argue that indiscriminate layoffs violated the rights of
students.
“The power of public education
can change lives, but in Los
Angeles, our system is broken. Too
many of our kids attend failing
schools and too many of our fami-
where they parked.
Steve Luftman lives five blocks
from the Beverly Center and represents the area on the Mid City West
Community Council (MCWCC).
The council has not taken a position
on the redesign, but Luftman said
he was impressed with the new
plans, particularly with the efforts
to make the building more accessible and the additional planned
restaurants.
When the shopping center first
opened, Mayor Eric Garcetti was in
elementary school. He said he used
to come to the mall and knows it is
an important destination for community members.
“The Beverly Center holds a special place in L.A.’s imagination –
it’s where an entire generation of
Angelenos went on first dates,
bought prom dresses and met up
with friends on weekends,”
York City reaching $14-$18 per
pack, when they are $6-$7 in L.A.
“[Smokers are] going to maybe
move to cheaper kinds of cigarettes
or rolling their own cigarettes or go
more to smoking alternatives like
vapors and electronic cigarettes,
which is eventually going to be way
cheaper than buying cigarettes,” he
said. “So if we lost somehow some
part of the cigarette selling by
increasing prices, they’re going to
go eventually to something else.”
The idea of comparing vaping to
smoking, though, upset Botros.
“We’re always against treating a
person that vapes as a person that
smokes,” he said.
Botros tries to inform people that
the two habits are different.
“There is no second-hand vapor,”
he said. “Basically, what comes
outside of the vaping machine is
flavor and carbon dioxide, not carbon monoxide, no carcinogens,
nothing bad comes from the vapor.
As a matter of fact, a lot of people
compliment the smell and the vapor
because it’s basically fruit
extracts.”
Botros questioned whether the
state is acting too quickly with electronic cigarette restrictions.
“I understand that you want people not to smoke,” he said. “If we
banned vaping, if we put more
taxes and restrictions on vaping,
people will eventually go back to
cigarettes. It’s proven clinically,
scientifically, everything has
proven that vaping, according to the
U.K. last December, is 95 percent
safer than smoking cigarettes.”
He said vaping helped him quit
smoking.
“The only reason I sell cigarettes
at my store is I want people that
have never seen vaping before just
to come to the store to try a pack of
cigarettes and we’ll talk to them
[about vaping and how it can help
them quit,]” he said.
Botros opened the store almost
one and a half years ago, and he
claims more than 380 customers
lies are left without options,”
Melvoin said. “It’s time for
our school district to make decisions on behalf of its students and
families, not just its own adults.
When we put kids first, families
have choices, students receive a
high-quality education and successful schools are rewarded—not
thwarted by district bureaucracy.”
Melvoin is an adjunct professor
at Loyola Marymount University,
from which he graduated with a
Master’s Degree in Urban
Education. For more information about
Melvoin, visit nickmelvoin.com.
Garcetti said. “It’s about a lot more
than the purchases we make and the
things we see. It’s about the people
we encounter. Reimagining it for
rendering courtesy of Beverly Center
the 21st century is a tremendous
investment in making those timeless experiences possible for the
next generation of Angelenos.”
Botros, owners of Smoke and Vape Depot on Fairfax displays some of
the vape products his store sells.
quit smoking the same way he did.
The California Distributor
Association, CalChamber and
Howard
Jarvis
Taxpayers
Association also oppose increasing
the tax on packs of cigarettes. The
Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade
Association (SFATA) opposes tax
increases and equating electronic to
regular cigarettes.
“This is a clear sign that money
and not public health is at the core
of these measures,” said Cynthia
Cabrera, president of SFATA.
“While we support sensible legislation to keep [vaping] products out
of the hands of minors, lumping
vapor with combustible cigarettes
does not make sense because they
are fundamentally different and
opens the door for excessive taxa-
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Sunday, March 13. Be
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forward one hour.
tion of vapor products that only will
lead adults back to smoking cigarettes or force them to purchase
products out of state or on the black
market.”
Tobacco remains the leading
cause of preventable death in the
United States with 480,000 people
dying annually – 40,000 from
effects of secondhand smoke.
According to the CDC, tobacco use
kills more people per year than
alcohol, murders, illegal drugs,
AIDS and motor vehicle accidents.
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