By Matt Lopez Residents near Beverly Gar-

dens Park who were concernedabout the impacts of a Holiday ice

skating rink will receive some coolnews at a town hall meeting tonight.

The City Council Holiday Ice

BEVERLY HILLSBEVERLY HILLSVeterans Day is Monday Support Our Troops!

Birthdays 18Special Sections 19-23

Former Mayor JimmyDelshad appeared on BBCAmerica on election night. 5

CLASSIFIEDS 29 Announcements Real Estate Rentals Sales and More

Editorial from Rabbi Pressman

AND MORE

Beverly Vista students gotall dolled up for Halloweenlast week. 4

Adorable Papillion mix Garyis up for adoption and look-ing for a home. 4

THIS ISSUE

George Christy, Page 6

HollywoodsGlamour Girls

Turned Out for theFirst Annual

Baby2Baby Gala.The Charity

Collects New AndGently Used ItemsFor Needy Familieswith Children Aged

0 to 12.

The BHPOA held its Blackand White Ball Monday atthe Beverly Hilton. 26

BHHS Cross Country run-ners set records last weekat Mt. SAC. 5

Measure J Defeated; VotersVoid Metros Blank Check

VOLUME XXXXVII NUMBER 44 $135 PER YEAR - $1.25 PER COPY www.bhcourier.com SINCE 1965 November 9, 2012

BAGGING ITSharonStone, Toni Braxton andShirley Jones were amongthe guests during theLupus L.A. event at TheBeverly Wilshire. Sharonssister Kelly suffers fromLupus.

Ladies donating new andvintage bags includedAngie Everhart, JenniferAniston, Courtney Cox,Marla Gibbs, Gloria Allred,Nikki Reed, Zoe Saldana,Danica McKellar.

The live auction was con-ducted by Sharon, anddesigner Kevan Hall pro-duced a runway show.

For more photos, seeGeorge Christys columnon page 6. Celebrity Photo/Scott Downie

TOPPING OFF CEREMONYThe Wallis Annenberg Center for the PerformingArts completed a major construction milestone yesterday when the last piece ofsteel was installed on the 500-seat Goldsmith Theater. Joining in the topping offceremony were (from left): Vicki Reynolds, Bram Goldsmith, Lou Moore, LuanneWells and Paula Kent Meehan. Photo by Vince Bucci

HARVEST CARNIVALPictured (from left): Zale Richard Rubins,Michael Libow, Lili Bosse, John Mirisch, Annette Saleh and RogerMatlin have fun in the sun at last Saturdays BHEF Harvest Carnivalon the front lawn of Beverly Hills High School. See page 8 for morephotos.

Courier Photo by Laura Coleman

By Marla Schevker Its a good day to be a

transit rider in Los Angeles,said Damien Goodmon, of theCrenshaw Subway Coalition.

Measure J was defeatedthis week in Los AngelesCounty. The proposed 30-yearextension of the Measure R

Proposition 30 Passes; BHUSD ToCut $3.5 Million from BudgetBy Laura Coleman

The passage of Gov. JerryBrowns tax hike on Tuesday meansBeverly Hills residents will soon beasked to help the school district

come up with $3.5 million to sus-tain the Citys current level of publiceducation as opposed to $6.2 mil-lion had Proposition 30 failed to

Pioneer Hardware Makes EffortTo Hammer Out Rent Deal With CityBy Matt Lopez

Pioneer Hardware has made alast ditch request with the City ofBeverly Hills to allow for a way tokeep open a the hardware store thathas served Beverly Hills since 1926.

Pioneer Hardware owner JeffTilem and his father Joe, a formerBeverly Hills mayor, confirmed toThe Courier they have asked theCity to allow them to sublease a

Beverly Hills Students Help InHurricane Sandy Relief EffortsBy Laura Coleman

El Rodeosecond gradeteacher JenniferLiberato isspearheadingefforts to helpraise money forvictims of Hur-ricane Sandy.

We needto do our partand help thoseback East, Lib-erator told ElRodeo middleschool studentsduring an after-

noon assembly on Wednes-day. Thereare kids rightnow that donthave any-thing.

In concertwith studentc o u n c i l st h r o u g h o u tthe school dis-trict, Liberatoris calling uponBeverly Hillsstudents to do-nate a dollaror two to

Holiday Ice Skating Could SkateTo Front Steps Of City Hall

RELIEFSecond gradeteacher Jennifer Liberato (left)with student council advisorAlyssa Para (right) asked ElRodeo students to help others.

Photo by Laura Coleman

Measure J(2012):Yes: 5,871No: 4,342

Measure R(2008):Yes: 8,505No: 2,872

Beverly HillsChanges Its Mind InSupporting A Transit

Tax Extension

(see MEASURE J, page 26)

Updated from bhcourier.com

NO ON JMembers of theNo On Measure J Coalitionheld a press conferenceWednesday morning inKoreatown after the final vot-ing results were in. Pictured(from left): Damien Goodmonof the Crenshaw SubwayCoalition, Sunyoung Yang ofthe Bus Riders Union andBeverly Hills Vice MayorJohn Mirisch Courier photoby Marla Schevker (see PROP 30, page 26)

Updated from bhcourier.com

(see PIONEER, page 25)

(see SKATING, page 9)

(see RELIEF, page 26)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

DATE: November 19, 2012TIME: 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heardLOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A

Beverly Hills City Hall455 North Rexford DriveBeverly Hills, CA 90210

The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its SPECIALmeeting on Monday, November 19, 2012, will hold a public hearing beginningat 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard to consider:

This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteriacontained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the StateCEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The projectqualifies for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption for an addition to an existingcommercial structure and minor operation changes, and the project has beendetermined not to have a significant environmental impact and is exempt fromthe provisions of CEQA.

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present writtencomments to the Commission.

According to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge theCommission's action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issuesyou or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or inwritten correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the publichearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact ShenaRojemann, Associate Planner in the Planning Division at 310.285.1192, orby email at srojemann@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the applications, plans,and Categorical Exemption are on file in the Community DevelopmentDepartment, and can be reviewed by any interested person at 455 NorthRexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.Approved as to form:Shena Rojemann, Associate Planner

A request for a Conditional Use Permit, Extended Hours Permit andrevision to an existing Variance for the Thompson Hotel located at9360 Wilshire Boulevard. The entitlements being requested in con-junction with proposed modifications to the hotel are as follows:A request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow an increase in thenumber of guest rooms within the hotel. Pursuant to Beverly HillsMunicipal Code (BHMC) 10-3-2862, any modification of a hotel usewhich results in an increase in the number of guest rooms requires theapproval of a Conditional Use Permit. The proposed project requeststo increase the number of hotel guest rooms from 114 to 119.

A request for a revision to an existing Variance to allow for new hotelguest rooms. The existing Variance, approved by City Council onFebruary 7, 1961, limits the total number of hotel guest rooms to 114.The applicant is requesting to amend this Variance to allow for a totalof 119 hotel guest rooms. The new rooms would be located within theexisting building envelope.

A Conditional Use Permit to allow a reduction in the number of park-ing spaces required for the hotel. Pursuant to BHMC 10-3-2866 (I),a Conditional Use Permit may be granted to allow up to a 15% reduc-tion in the total number of parking spaces required for the hotel. Theproposed project would require a total of 123 parking spaces. A totalof 114 parking spaces are proposed, which is 7% less than the totalrequired spaces, thus a Conditional Use Permit has been requested.

An Extended Hours Permit to allow rooftop uses until 1:00 AMSunday through Thursday. An Extended Hours Permit previouslygranted by the Planning Commission allows for rooftop uses until12:00 AM.

A request to renew a Conditional Use Permit and Extended HoursPermit previously approved by the Planning Commission. On January12, 2012, the Planning Commission conditionally approvedResolution #1628, which allows for rooftop activities and extendedhours of operation until 2:00 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. As con-ditioned, the applicant may request an extension of these approvalsprior to their expiration on January 12, 2013. Therefore the applicantis seeking an extension of the previously approved Conditional UsePermit and Extended Hours Permit.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its regular meeting to be heldon Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter asthe matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing toconsider:

The proposed Ordinance would amend the Beverly Hills Municipal Code toestablish procedures by which disabled persons and their representatives mayrequest a reasonable accommodation from the Citys zoning code require-ments, building codes, and land use rules and regulations in situations wherethe strict application of those rules and regulations would prevent one or moredisabled persons from using and enjoying housing. This Ordinance has been assessed in accordance with the authority and crite-ria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the StateCEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. It can beseen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption and imple-mentation of this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.This Ordinance is therefore exempt from the environmental review require-ments of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant toSection 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this matter. Writtencomments may be submitted, c/o Planning Services, 455 N. Rexford Drive,1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 and should be received prior to 5:00 p.m.on November 13, 2012 to be included with the City Councils agenda packet.Written materials may also be submitted during the public hearing.

Please note that if you challenge the Citys action in court, you may be limit-ed to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at a public hearingor in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the endof the public comment period.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Peter Noonan,AICP CEP, Senior Planner, Community Development Department,Planning, at 310.285.1127 or pnoonan@beverlyhills.org. The case file,including a copy of the proposed Ordinance, is available for review in theCommunity Development Department/Planning Services Section, 1st Floor,455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California.

BYRON POPE, CMCCity Clerk

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDINGTHE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISHPROCEDURES FOR DISABLED PERSONS TO REQUEST AREASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FROM THE CITYS ZONINGAND LAND USE REGULATIONS

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HALLOWEENFUNBeverlyVista firstgraders (pic-tured from left):H a y d e nR a d o n s k y ,Reese Margo,L o l aChoukroun andJazmin Rahimiand HannahMahboubi cele-brated duringBeverly VistasH a l l o w e e nParade lastweek.

Planning Commission InchesCloser to Filling Vacant SeatBy Matt Lopez

The Beverly Hills PlanningCommission is inching closerto filling its vacant seat, with in-terviews for seven possible ap-plicants set to take place at theend of the month.

The commission has hadan empty chair since commis-sioner Nan Cole resigned inAugust. After her resignation,an application process beganto fill the vacant seat. All sevenapplicants will interview onNov. 28 with the commissionsliaison committee, which in-cludes Chair Craig Corman,Vice Chair Brian Rosenstein,Mayor Willie Brien and coun-cilwoman Lili Bosse.

The seven applicants set tointerview are: ArchitecturalCommissioner Barry Bernstein,Parks & Rec CommissionerAlan Block, Fine Art Commis-sioner Sandy Pressman, Hu-man Relations CommissionerTom Pease, Public Works Com-mission Vice Chairperson JoeShooshani, former Human Re-lations Commissioner YarMeshkaty and communitymember Mark Schwartz.

Rosenstein told The Couri-er that after the interviews takeplace on Nov. 28, the liaisonswill meet immediately afterand decide on a choice to rec-ommend to the City Council.

(see PLANNING page 11)

ADOPT GARY!Gary wasabandoned at a Starbucksin Riverside. Rescued byShelterHopePetShop.orgvolunteers, this 10-pound,year-old Papillion mix isneutered, walk trained andready for a caring home. Incelebration of Veterans Day,the first 10 adoptions thisweekend will be free to vetsand seniors. Those interest-ed in Gary and other rescuedogs may contact ShelterHope Pet Shop at 818-453-5798 or Kira Lorsch at4Dogs@RHLGroup.com.

GIRL POWERA group of power-ful Beverly Hills women, includingUnited Nations SpecialAmbassador Cheryl Saban andcouncilwoman Lili Bosse, gottogether for lunch last Saturday atCecconis on Robertson. Pictured(from left): Danica Perez, RedBarris,Irena Medavoy, Bosse,Saban,Vicky Mense and TsipiMani.

Cultural Heritage Commission OfficiallyRecommends Eight For Landmark DesignationBy Matt Lopez

The Beverly Hills CulturalHeritage Commission officiallyrecommended eight new prop-erties, including The BeverlyWilshire, Greystone mansionand Virginia Robinson Gar-

dens, for Landmark Distinctionat its special meeting Tuesday atCity Hall.

The commissions recom-mendations include the threesites previously mentioned,plus Anderton Court Shops,

Beverly Hills Womens Club,the U.S. Post Office at 469 N.Camden Dr., the Lilore GreenPalmer Rains Estate at 603 Do-heny Rd. and the Frank LloydWright Jr.-designed Krasik

(see LANDMARK page 11)

HOMECOMINGPictured (farleft): 2012 Beverly Hills HighSchool Homecoming QueenHannah Einbender is crownedat last Friday nights homecom-ing football game by assistantprincipal Amy Golden. Picturedleft: Homecoming King EthanPlante celebrates his victory.Photos by Marguerite Alberts

Metro Continues Potholingon Wilshire Through SundayBy Marla Schevker

Contractors for the Metro-politan Transportation Authori-ty will continue fieldwork onWilshire Boulevard betweenSan Vicente Boulevard and LaCienega Boulevard throughSunday at 5 p.m.

Metro contractors beganpotholing on Oct. 24 in aneffort to locate existing under-ground utilities in preparationfor relocation. Potholing workconsists of excavating one hole

COMPUTER LAB BeverlyVista Fifth Grade teacherKris Milliken oversees hisclass create 16-page booksusing computers as part ofan exercise in creating realis-tic fiction in the schools newcomputer lab.

Courier Photo by Laura Coleman

Hiddush Founder Stanley GoldTo Discuss Religion At Saban

(see METRO page 11)

By Matt Lopez El Rodeo fifth-graders will

put on their dancing shoes andput their skills to the test nextWednesday, Nov. 14 in the Col-ors of the Rainbow ballroom

dance competition. The eventstarts at 5 p.m. at the RoybalLearning Center at 1200 W.Colton St. in Los Angeles.

Parking is available in theRoybal Parking Structure on 1st

St. for free.Our dancing classrooms

have been an outstanding influ-ence on how our kids are con-ducing themselves, Ballroomdance instructor Paige Lucas said.

El Rodeo Students Head to Colors of the RainbowBallroom Dancing Competition in Los Angeles

By Laura ColemanNext Friday, Beverly Hills

Temple of the Arts will host adiscussion at the Saban Theatreon womens religious rights inIsrael.

Eighty-five percent ofIsraelis polled support religiousfreedom and are against deny-ing women and non-orthodoxstrands of Judaism equalrights, Temple of the Artsfounding Rabbi David Baronsaid.

Temple of the Arts is the

largest arts and entertainmentindustry synagogue in thenation.

Starting at 8 p.m. on Nov.16, Baron will speak withHiddush-founder Stanley Goldon the important topic of reli-gious freedom in Israel.

Hiddush is an educationaland advocacy Israel-Diasporapartnership based in the UnitedStates.

For more information call323-658-9100 or visitwww.templeofthearts.org.

Updated from bhcourier.com

Updated from bhcourier.com

How Beverly Hills Voted Election 2012Registered voters: 21,296 Ballots Cast: 12,013 Vote Cast %: 56.41

Total Precincts: 21 Precincts Reporting: 41

PresidentBarack Obama (DEM) 6, 304Jill Stein (GRN) 46Thomas Hoefling (IND) 30Mitt Romney (REP) 5,262Gary Johnson (LIB) 85Roseanne Barr (PF) 39

U.S. SenatorDianne Feinstein (DEM) 7.313Elizabeth Emken (REP) 3,791

33rd Congress DistrictHenry Waxman (DEM) 5,898Bill Bloomfield (IND) 4,819

50th Assembly DistrictBetsy Butler (DEM) 2,877Richard Bloom (DEM) 5,372

District AttorneyAlan Jackson 4,121Jackie Lacey 5,372

Prop. 30YES 5,545NO 5,586

Prop. 31YES 3,366NO 6,508

Prop. 32YES 4,858NO 5,817

Prop. 33YES 4,407NO 6,093

Prop. 34YES 5,540NO 5,212

Prop. 35YES 8,062NO 2,648

Prop. 36YES 7,835NO 2,744

Prop. 37YES 6,000NO 4,878

Prop. 38YES 2,674NO 7,914

Prop. 39YES 6,464NO 3,809

Prop. 40YES 6,589NO 2,877

MEASURE AYES 1,893NO 7,260

MEASURE BYES 5,201NO 4,846

MEASURE JYES 5,871NO 4,342

Information compiled by L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerks Office

By Laura ColemanOn Monday, WriteGirl celebrated an-

other successful year of helping teen girlssucceed at its annual Bold Ink Awards,held at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.

Founded in 2001, the creative writingand mentoring organization has helpedover 300 girls develop their unique voic-es by partnering professional womenwriters with girls for weekly mentoring

WriteGirl Mentorship Celebrates AnotherYear Helping Women Tell Their Stories

WRITEGIRLMelissa Rosenberg (right)with event presenter Edi Gathegi

Photo by Marvin Yan(see WRITEGIRL page 9)

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CROSS COUNTRYSydneySegal (left) and Eli Flesch(right) set records en route tocapturing Ocean League indi-vidual titles last week at Mt.SAC. Both earned All-Leaguehonors and will lead theirrespective teams Saturday inthe CIF prelims.

Jimmy Delshad Takes Part In BBC Americas Election Night CoverageBy Matt Lopez

Former two-termMayor and Beverly Hillsambassador JimmyDelshad spent election

night Tuesday in front ofthe BBC America televi-sion cameras discussingthe ins-and-outs of thepresidential election and

its effect on the middleeast, specifically Iran.

Delshad told TheCourier he was flown outto Washington D.C. this

(see BBC page 24)

CHLA Fundraiser For Children At NicsBy Laura Coleman

On Sunday, Healing Arts ReachingKids (HARK) will host a fundraiser ben-efiting Childrens Hospital Los Angelesat Nics Beverly Hills from 6-8:30 p.m.

The multidisciplinary arts programendeavors to help children express their

fears and triumphs related to their ill-ness or injury through creative experi-ences. The healing and coping tech-niques children learn from art, music,poetry and creative writing have a pro-

BBC AMERICA Former two-term mayorand Beverly Hills ambas-sador Jimmy Delshad(pictured center) wasflown out to WashingtonD.C. to appear on BBCAmericas live electionnight coverage. Delshadis pictured with BBCAmerica hosts Trita Parsi(left) and MehdiParpanchi (right).

(see CHLA page 9)

By Matt LopezA pair of Beverly High cross coun-

try runners had banner days last weekat Mt. SAC.

Sydney Segal headlined the daywith a record-breaking performance,

setting a course and school record andclaiming the Ocean League champi-onship.

Segal became the first woman ever

BHHS Cross Country Runners SetRecords, Capture League Titles

(see CROSS COUNTRY page 24)

By John L. SeitzBeverly Hills resident

and philanthropist Car-men H. Warschaw diedof natural causes in a lo-cal hospital Tuesday atage 95.

A powerhouse inCalifornias Democraticpolitics for decades, sheserved on the partys Na-tional Committee, on thestates first coastal com-mission and became thefirst female chair of Cali-fornias Fair Employment

Practices Commission.Sen. Dianne Fein-

stein commented: Car-men Warschaw was amost unusual woman.Her curiosity and vibran-cy never ceased duringall her 95 years of life,and she made many sig-nificant contributions toher community.

Born in Arcadia,Warschaw was a lifelongresident of the Los Ange-les area. She and her latehusband, Louis (who

w e r em a r r i e d63 yearsbefore hisdeath in2 0 0 0 )

were both USC alumniand established the Car-men H. and LouisWarschaw Chair in Prac-tical Politics at the uni-versitys Dornsife Collegeof Letters, Arts and Sci-ences.

Carmens generosity

Political Power, Philanthropist CarmenWarschaw Dies At Age 95

(see WARSCHAW page 9)

GEORGE CHRISTY

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Whenever Im here, Ifeel Im in Italy Rome orFlorence or Milan, remarkedJeffrey Godsick, president ofmarketing at Fox. We were atMr. C, the restaurant/hotel nearFox Studios on Pico Boulevard.Owned by the legendary andthriving Cipriani family ofVenice, Mr. C has that friendlyItalian spirit with its dcor, menuand the gentlemanly MarcoNardi, who looked after us dur-ing the luncheon. Havingreturned from business travelsabroad, Jeffrey discussed hisfirst-time visit to Amsterdam

Darren Julien, whos auctioningthe yellow gown designed byEdith Head for Elizabeth Taylorin A Place In The Sun, expectedto fetch between $20,000 to$30,000. A Julie Andrews dressfrom The Sound Of Music is esti-mated to bring the hammerdown between $40,000 to$60.000. And Steve McQueenswhite racing jacket when he seta record in his Porsche 908 in1970 at the PhoenixInternational Raceways likely tobring between $40,000 to$60,000.

More than 800 highlightsare under the block. Otherwardrobe selections were wornby Marilyn Monroe, JohnnyDepp, Rita Hayworth, KatharineHepburn, Bette Davis, LorettaYoung, Kris Kristofferson,Christopher Reeves, AngelinaJolie, the James Bond suitdesigned for Pierce Brosnan inGoldeneye.

Additionally, items fromthe Robert Goulet estate.Signed U.S. Presidential docu-ments. And from the film classicCasablanca, a chair fromHumphrey Bogarts Ricks CafAmericain.

For the ultimate in Royalhistorical memorabilia? Apiece of wedding cake from the1981 wedding of PrinceCharles and Diana Spencer.Plus another piece of weddingcake from the 2011 wedding ofPrince William and KateMiddleton that was a specialgift to Submariners with whomWilliam holds the title ofCommodore. Estimates: $600to $800.

The December issue ofVanity Fair surprises with thepublication of Yachts AndThings, written by TrumanCapote and lately discovered atthe New York Public Library.Most likely intended as a chap-ter for his never-finishedAnswered Prayers that includedthe infamous section La CoteBasque, 1965, when it appearedin the November 1979 Esquire.After publication, Trumans

age of 12, he explained.Baby2Baby distributes newand gently used items to cover40 non-profit organizations.

Founded in 2006 by LosAngeles moms Marnie Owens,Karis Jagger (daughter of Mick)and Lee Michel, Baby2Babysanother shining beacon withinthe Hollywood communityscommitment to giving back.Co-presidents Kelly SawyerPatricof and Norah Weinsteinhosted their first annualfundraising gala last weekend inCulver City.

As a mother, I cannotimagine what it must be like forparents who cant afford thebasic necessities for theirbabies, says Baby2Baby boardmember Jessica Alba. No childshould be without diapers, food,clothing or hygiene items.Nicole Richie, a board memberas well, adds, We take thebasic necessities for granted, butmany families find its a seriousstruggle, and our goal is to helpalleviate some of these financialburdens, and give their babies agood start.

Besides the essentials thatJessica noted, Baby2Babyaccepts new and gently useditems. Bassinets, playpens,infant tubs, strollers (most need-ed), high chairs, car seats, blan-kets, beddings, towels, diaperbags, baby monitors, shoes,toys, books, back and front car-riers, maternity clothing. Tocheck drop off locations, call323-933-2229, Monday throughFriday from 9 to 5. E-mailaddress is info@baby2baby.org

The gingham pinafore JudyGarland wore as Dorothy in TheWizard Of Oz is among the2012 Icons and Idols wardrobeitems going to auction today andtomorrow at Juliens Auctions,9665 Wilshire Blvd. in BeverlyHills. Year after year, movie col-lectibles skyrocket in value andprice, with Judys costume antic-ipated to fetch between$400,000 to $600,000.

Anything goes, says

where he previewed Foxs soon-to-tour extravaganza, Ice AgeLive, created by those masterfulCirque du Soleil artists and tech-nicians. We anticipate a hitaround the world.

Midway through ourluncheon, Jeffrey, who has fivechildren, enthused about hiswife Pams devotion to theBaby2Baby charity. Shockinghow many families are in needof essential baby gear and cloth-ing for children from 0 to the

adored social swans BabePaley, Gloria Vanderbilt, SlimKeith, Ann Woodward wholater committed suicidedeserted him for tattling ontheir intimacies. A bewil-dered Truman wondered why.After all, I am a journalist what did they expect?

V.F.s Sam Kashner, whoco-authored Furious Loveabout Elizabeth Taylor andRichard Burtons marriage,delves into Trumans addictionproblems that interfered withhis writing. But Truman didcomplete Handcarved Coffins,A Non Fiction Account Of AnAmerican Crime, which weread in manuscript at hisManhattan apartment on FirstAvenue before it was pub-lished by Andy Warhol inInterview magazine in 1979.

What do you think?Truman asked. A great story.Would it work as a film? Yes.Truman suggested a mention inour thrice-weekly HollywoodReporter column, The GreatLife. But Handcarved Coffinsmerited more than a mention.We published an entire columnabout its cinema potential. Thephones rang and rang, with thefilm rights quickly swept up byproducer Lester Persky for$500,000, which, at that time,was considered a high mark.

The storys received treat-ment after treatment fromscreenwriters and studios. Withthe tastes of moviegoers chang-ing, studios appeared reluctantto continue. Wrong. A bril-liant work. In last weekendsWall Street Journal, filmmakerErrol Morris rates HandcarvedCoffins as one of his five besttrue crime reads. The detailsare lurid, he writes.Amphetamine-crazed snakes,decapitation, and victimsreceiving a small wooden coffincontaining snapshots of them-selves just before they die it is140 pages long, and the wholeessence of the genre the natureof In Cold Blood is inside itscovers. This may be Capotesbest work.Online atwww.bhcourier.com/georgechristy.cfm

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Carole Bayer Sager and billionaire Steve Bing host-ed, along with Bob Daly, a drinks party at Spago tolaunch Alana Stewarts memoir Rearview Mirror.Alana shares her journey from rural Texas to beinga New York model and her marriages to GeorgeHamilton and Rod Stewart.

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8950 West Olympic BoulevardSuite #110

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

(310)) 888-8833

Your favorite cafe is now open for dinnersMondays through Thursdays with delicious

dinner specials, such as, roast organic chicken with mushroom sauce and fries.

Come see all of your choices for healthyand delicious dining all day long.

Breakfast Lunch Dinner Desserts

Its DINNER Time...at La Provence!

La Provence To Open At LAXPopular Beverly Hills eatery La

Provence Patisserie & Cafe beat out sever-al other big-name restaurants from allover L.A. County in the running, and nextyear will open a new branch in LAXs Ter-minal 4.

The 10-year contract comes after atwo-year process that started with an un-expected call to La Provence Founder-Owner Farshid Hakim from the L.A. Air-port Commission saying, Youre in therunning for an LAX outlet. Are you still in-terested? Of course, he was.

Terminal 4, the busiest, serves Amer-ican Airlines, American Eagle, Cathay Pa-cific and Qantas and five million passen-gers a year. Its s coveted space, admitsHakim.

The process involved a secret visit toLa Provence from the commission to seethe foods consistency, French influenceand innovation; and several chart- graph-and rendering-filled presentations byHakim before the commission in airportconference rooms.

Hakim fielded questions like: Whywould La Provence be a good fit for theairport?

He cited the loyal following of theOlympic Boulevard original; and the factthat his concept of fine pastries and com-fort food like sandwiches, salads, soupand chili, fit the cafe/bakery idea thecommission was looking for.

Also the famed French macaroonswhich he introduced to the area in2000sold in upscale packaging make aunique souvenir.

Trained in France and Monte Carlo,Hakim opened his flagship location onOlympic in 1996 (the Brentwood loca-tion is shuttering so he can focus on LAX).

Visiting France several times a year tosee family and tour, he decided to intro-

duce the pastel treats to Beverly Hills.People would walk in astounded,

recounts Hakim You have these, theydsay, Ive never seen them in the U.S. be-fore. They got a great reception.

He now has full-time staff making thecookies in 12 flavors of which the saltedcaramel is the most popular. Eggnog fla-vor will be added for the holiday season.

Hakim still doesnt know who nomi-nated him, but after the L.A. City Councilmeeting for final approval, a member hedidnt recognize whispered I love yourplace. It could have been him, Farshidlaughs.

Winning the contract feels like quitea coup, says Hakim. Especially overmuch larger players like La Brea Bakery.Its great to win; very flattering. Our cus-tomers are happy for us; and our landlordis thrilled.

The LAX versionset now to open inAprilwith a limited menu, will be openfrom 5 a.m.-midnight serving breakfast,lunch and dinner.

Retaining the charm of the original, itwill keep the familiar green-and-whitestripes, also part of the restaurants pro-duce packaging, with pink accents.

All the food will be made at the air-port, except the multi-flavored maca-roons, which will still be made in Bever-ly Hills.

The addition of a La Provence satel-lite is part of the Airport Commissions ef-fort to improve airport food and make theTerminal 4 food court more upscale.

La Provence will be the first spacefacing the walkway, and be joined byCampanile, Real Food Daily, 8 Oz. Burg-er Bar and Coles French Dip, displacingBurger King, Chilis and Starbucks.

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ALZHEIMERS WALK Beverly High cheerleaders joined a host ofHollywood celebrities, including 90210 star Matt Lanter, at lastSunday's Walk to End Alzheimers in Century City. Pictured (from left):Montana McIntyre, Angela Lee, Alexandra Lamas, Samantha Smith,Nadia Maarfi, Nairobi Hilaire, Michelle Pisnoy, 90210 star Matt Lanter,Brittany Zoet, Alexa Perez, Alexandre Nacache, Jacklyn Robinson,Lexi Atamian, Alexis Voss, Elsa Sultan, Sydney Wolofsky and FionaMassana. Photo by Jean Dickinson

found impact on the young pa-tients and help them gain asense of normalcy in the hospi-tal environment.

The event features a cock-

tail reception dancing, a liveauction and raffle. Jordis Ungafrom The Voice will provide theentertainment.

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and monthly workshops.Its just an incredible pro-

gram, Beverly Hills residentand WriteGirl honoree MelissaRosenberg told The Courier.The award-winning screen-writer is known for creatingstrong female leads, such as inDexter and The Twilight Saga.

The world needs morewomens voices and this really

brings them forward, she said.Rosenberg touted the men-

torship programs 100 percenthigh school graduation rate asevidence of the importance ofmentorship in the lives ofyoung people.

Other honorees includedLisa Cholodenko, Kami Garcia,Margaret Stohl and Zoe Kazan.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

DATE: November 19, 2012TIME: 1:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter

may be heardLOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A

Beverly Hills City Hall455 North Rexford DriveBeverly Hills, CA 90210

The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at itsSPECIAL meeting on Monday, November 19, 2012, willhold a public hearing beginning at 1:30 PM, or as soonthereafter as the matter may be heard to consider:

This project has been assessed in accordance with theauthority and criteria contained in the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQAGuidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City.The project qualifies for a Class 5 Categorical Exemptionfor minor alterations in land use limitations and a Class 4Categorical Exemption for minor alterations to land, and theproject has been determined not to have a significant envi-ronmental impact and is exempt from the provisions ofCEQA.

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heardor present written comments to the Commission.

According to Government Code Section 65009, if you chal-lenge the Commission's action in court, you may be limitedto raising only those issues you or someone else raised at thepublic hearing described in this notice, or in written corre-spondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to the pub-lic hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contactRyan Gohlich, Senior Planner in the Planning Division at310.285.1194, or by email at rgohlich@beverlyhills.org.Copies of the applications, plans, and Categorical Exemptionare on file in the Community Development Department, andcan be reviewed by any interested person at 455 North RexfordDrive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Sincerely,Ryan Gohlich, Senior Planner

A request for a Zoning Amendment to allow the CitysTransportation Overlay Zone (T-O Zone) to be appliedto the property located at 9848 North Santa MonicaBoulevard. The subject property is situated at thesoutheast corner of Wilshire and North Santa MonicaBoulevards and is currently zoned T-1, which onlyallows for railway transportation uses to be conductedon the property. If approved, the T-O Zone would allowfor the subject property to request approvals to be usedas a surface parking lot; and

A request for a Development Plan Review to allow theestablishment of a new parking lot on a portion of thesubject property. Although the T-O Zone discussedabove would authorize the subject property to be usedfor parking purposes, the Development Plan Reviewwould set forth the specific standards for the construc-tion of the parking lot, including size, configuration,access, setbacks, and landscaping.

and support were an inspira-tion, said Dean Steve Kay.Her legacy lives on not onlyin creating the first namedchair in the political sciencedepartment but ensuring ourstudents are forever inspired tobecome more civically active.

The Warschaws alsohelped establish the USC Cas-den Institute for the Study ofthe Jewish Role in AmericanLife.

She was also active in the

Jewish Federation Council, theLos Angeles Music Center, OtisArt Institute and the Truman Li-brary Institute, and numerousothers

Warschaw is survived byher daughters Hope (John Law)and Susan (Carl Robertson),grandchildren Jack Law-Warschaw, Cara Robertson andChip Robertson, and great-grandchildren Louis HarveyRobertson and Rose FrancesHarvey Robertson.

Memorial services arepending.

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Skating Liaisons, councilmem-bers Lili Bosse and BarryBrucker, will announce theirrecommendation to locate therink on Crescent Drive in frontof City Hall, Bosse confirmedThursday to The Courier.

The liaisons and City staffare scheduled to meet with res-idents Thursday at 5 p.m. at theBeverly Hills Sign in BeverlyGardens Park, after The Couri-ers press time.

That location had longbeen the desired spot for therink, but it was long thoughtnot possible because of a firelane issue, as well as concernsabout closures due to construc-tion of the Annenberg Centeracross the street.

Residents in the neighbor-hoods surrounding BeverlyGardens Park were furious lastmonth when the City Councilapproved locating the rink atBeverly Gardens Park, underthe assumption that residents

had already been notified. Itwas then revealed that CityStaff had only notified the resi-dents after, but not before, thecouncil approved the location.

Bosse said the liaisons re-cently spoke with AnnenbergPresident Dick Rosenzweigand Executive Director LouMoore, both of whom gave the

City their blessing to moveahead with the rink. Bosse andBrucker both told The Courierthat the location was alwaysthe Citys first choice.

This was everyones firstchoice in the beginning, butwe were told we couldnt closethe street because of fire laneissues, Bosse said.

Having an ice rink in frontof City Hall and the new An-nenberg is a wonderful back-drop of branding for our City.

Bosse said the new loca-tion shouldnt change plans tohave the rink up by Thanksgiv-ing weekend.

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House at 436 Spalding Dr.The Lilore Green Palmer

Rains estate is the only one ofthe eight not listed on the Na-tional Register. That estate wasdesigned by James F. Dickason,who appears on the Citys Mas-ter Architect list. The commis-sion also approved a Mills Actcontract for the Palmer Rains es-tate.

The Mills Act authorization,according to the California StateParks Office of Historic Preserva-tion, grants participating localgovernments the authority to en-ter into contracts with owners ofqualified historic properties whoactively participate in therestoration and maintenance oftheir historic properties while re-ceiving property tax relief.

Commission Chair NoahFurie told The Courier his per-sonal favorite of the bunch mighthave to be the Anderton CourtShops, designed by Frank LloydWright.

Frank Lloyd Wright de-signed very few commercial re-tail structures and this is one ofthem, Furie said. (All eightlandmarks) have tremendous

significance in the community.Discussion on two other properties

was continued to the commissions Janu-ary 9 meeting: Green Acres mansion at1740 Green Acres Dr. and the Fox

Wilshire/Saban Theater. In the case of theGreen Acres mansion, Furie said a few is-sues need to be worked out before it canbe approved.

Its a multi-jurisdictional property,

which is quite unique, Furie said. Weneed to work out whos going to do the re-views and things like that.

The council will likely takeup the recommendation at itsfirst meeting in December, atwhich point that applicant, if ap-proved, should be ready to jointhe commission by its first meet-ing in January 2013.

The Planning Commission isthe only one mandated by statelaw that every city in Californiamust have.

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The Shakespeare Center ofL.A. presented its 22nd SimplyShakespeare reading of A Mid-summer Nights Dream at theFreud Playhouse on the UCLAcampus. The evening featured astar-studded tie-dyed cast of hilari-ous hippies for an evening filledwith peace, love and psychedelicShakespeare.

Directed by SCLAs foundingArtistic Director Ben Donenberg

(pictured), the par-ticipants includedBill Crystal, Willil-am Shatner, MartinShort, TopherGrace, Gillian Ja-cobs, Eddie Red-mayne, Cedric the

Entertainer, Olivia Thirlby, AlanTudyk, Christopher Hanke, and co-chairs Rita and Tom Hanks.

Since 1985, SCLA has beena vibrant hub of unique programsand events designed to makeShakespeare accessible and en-gaging in Los Angeles. The centerrecently received the 2011 RosettaLe Noire award for Actors Equity

Association.Donenberg, one of ourgreatest

proponents of Shakespeare, startedSCLA with a free production ofTwelfth Night in Pershing Squareand since then has provided per-formances of Shakespeare, alongwith outreach programs such asWill Power to Youth, which pro-vides hands-on artistic experiencewith paid job training and arts ed-ucation for at-risk youth.

In 2006, the U.S. Senateunanimously approved his presi-dential appointment to a 6-yearterm as a member of the NationalCouncil on the Arts, overseeing the

National Endowment for the Arts.Donenberg is also featured in theNational Endowments award-win-ning inspirational documentaryWhy Shakespeare? distributed tomore than 40,000 high schoolsthroughout the country.

The SCLA reading of A Mid-summer Nights Dream is madepossible by support from its pre-mier sponsor Entertainment Indus-try Foundation and benefactorsponsor Deutsche Bank.

For information, visitwww.shakespearecenter. org.

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ions matter to you. You could even make money at this. Your friendshipswill be diverse and interesting all year. Real love takes time, and yougive it that time in December even though youll be busy. An investmentin a project pays in May. Aries and Pisces people adore you.SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Detective work brings benefits. Pokearound in a mess. What good are blessings in disguise which dont

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Home-like atmosphere Assistance with dressing and personal care Incontinence Management Kosher-style kitchen Housekeeping and laundry service Activity Program, exercise and entertainment Open door policy for family members to visit Geriatric psychiatrist, internist and other professional

services available on premises Transportation to medical services and appointments

available within city limits Advanced transfer equipment available for those in need

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Larger facilities are usually formore active residents able to enjoy allthe community activities offered; andfor those who can manage getting toand from the buildings dining roomand common areas on their own.

These large facilities carry thesame license as the smaller board-and-care homes.

In California in the early 1970s,the residential care system wasestablished to provide non-skillednursing-based services to the elderly.

These homes are referred to asBoard & Care or Residential CareHomes for the Elderly (RCFEs). Thegoverning body is the State ofCalifornia, Department of SocialServices, Community Care Licensing.

These homes are not allowed toprovide medical services. They can,however, provide assistance with allactivities of daily living (ADLs).

Board & care homes are smallerresidential homes that afford a safehome-like atmosphere and comfort-able and dignified care where resi-dents can enjoy the living room, back-yard, kitchen/dining services, home-made meals, personal attention andsocial interaction.

For those elderly who suffer from

dementia, the small residential homecan be an ideal setting because of theconsistency in staff and constantsupervision. Residents adjust fasterand often do better than in the largerAssisted Living Facilities.

Such a place is Raya's Paradise, aresidential care facility with five loca-tions in L.A. and West Hollywood with6-11 residents each.

We make sure your loved onefeels at home away from home, saysMoti Michael Gamburd, executivedirector.

Our caring staffmany of whichhave been with the company for morethan 18 yearsprovides personalizedattention to each individual, saysGamburd adding that the caregiver topatient ratio is 1:3.

While all are welcome at Raya'sParadise, the company is known forits care of those with Alzheimers,other memory disorders and thosewhove suffered strokes.

We offer a new approach todementia and Alzheimers care, saysGamburd Our environment isdesigned especially for our residentsto thrive.

The activities they do togethercreate opportunities to experienceand feel accomplishment and satisfac-tion for completion of a job, addsGamburd. This team approach givesthe security of knowing there isalways a helping hand ready when

they need it.The daily routine has residents up

for showers in easily accessible bath-rooms, followed by breakfast and amorning activity.

Since some of the homes are nearparks there are visits for those want-ing to go by foot or wheelchair.Afternoons often see musical enter-tainment, like an accordion player andall holidays and birthdays are cele-brated.

We try to keep it as homey aspossible, Gamburd says. Theresalways something to do, Gamburdadds, like cards, puzzles, reminisc-ing, big band music or bingo. Morealert residents often help set thetable or help with the homes laundryto keep them engaged.

For an RCFE to accept a residentwith dementia it must have a waiverfrom Community Care Licensing, asthe Raya's facilities do. The waivermeans a variance to a specific regula-tion based on a facility-wide need orcircumstances which is not typicallytied to a specific resident or staff per-son.

Raya's Paradise also has waiversto care for bedridden residentsthebuilding has to meet certain licensingcriteria, Gamburd reports.

Gamburd advises those seeking aboard-and care home for their lovedone to ask questions:

If you are placing your loved one

with dementia into an RCFE, youshould be asking the administrator fora copy of their waiver for dementiacare.

This will give you peace of mindknowing that this RCFE has the prop-er staffing, wander guards or othermeans to keep residents from wander-ing; and knowledge of how to managetheir residents with dementia.

Does this RCFE provide 24 hourawake staff?

Falls usually occur in the evening;and it is important that staff is awakeand ready to help residents get to andfrom the restroom at night.

Many small board-and-care homesor RCFEs, do not have a 24-hourawake staff. They may have a hus-band and wife who live in the homeand are working 24/7.

Working that many hours is adaunting job and it is important thatstaffing is fresh and that they aregoing home to rest before returning towork.

Night staff should not be workingsomewhere else during the day andthen coming to work at night at yourRCFE. Raya's homes have separateday and night staffs to provide com-passionate, committed care.

Raya's also caters to those notyet ready to move with its CARE(Caring, Assisting, Respecting Elder)program that provides in-home care-givers.

Active Retirement - At Its Best

Most couples would say theywere firm in their commitmentwhen they took their marriagevows. Time and circumstances pullmany apart, but those who make it 30,40, 50, even 60+ years probably con-sider themselves on solid ground.

However, its not uncommon forcouples who have spent most of theirlives together to face the threat of sep-aration in later years because of vary-ing health needs. Cognitive issues suchas Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) areparticularly challenging, especially asone partner steps into the caregivingrole. Often the affected partner stillfunctions well in other ways, but needsa higher level of support than even theymay realize. This creates stress for bothpartners that can make time togetherdifficult and time apart worrisome.

One of the hidden benefits weveseen with our Circle of Friends program isthat it gives our couples back their person-al space in a way that alleviates guilt, fear,and very real physical and emotionalstrain, allowing them to better enjoy theirtime together, said Beverly Sanborn,Belmont Villages VP of Program Develop-ment. Belmonts tiered approach allowsboth partners to interact with their peerssocially and maintain their own mental andphysical fitness, nutrition, spirituality andcreativity in ways that are appropriate toeach partners needs.

In 2005, Belmont Village launchedCircle of Friends for residents who didntneed dementia care, but needed a higherlevel of support than typically offered inassisted living. Signs of MCI includeshort-term memory loss, inability to focus,social discomfort, and, occasionally, a lossof sense of place, said Sanborn.

Changes aremore noticeablethan whats typi-cal in normalag ingfr iendsand family willsee the dif fer-encebut theyarent as severeas in Alzheimersand other demen-tias.

R e s i d e n t swith MCI remainin their assistedliving apart-ments, conve-niently locatednear activity cen-ters. They can

still perform activities of daily living andlead purposeful lives through the daily cal-endar of research-based group activitiesled by a specially trained staff. The activi-ties are ability-centered and designed toenhance function, promote socializationand build confidence.

In 2011, the company received aGeorge Mason University HealthcareQuality Improvement Award for Circle ofFriends. Belmont Village is a premierprovider of independent living, assisted liv-ing and memory care. Enrichment pro-grams include MBA Club, for more activeresidents, Circle of Friends for MildCognitive Impairment and Person-Center-ed Living for Alzheimers care. EachBelmont Village has a professionally man-aged fitness center, chef-prepared mealsand daily transportation. A licensed nurseis on-site 24/7.

For more information, visit www.bel-montvillage.com.

Belmont Village Offers Support For Couples With Varying NeedsManaging Marriage & Mild Cognitive Impairment

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to break the 19-minute mark onthe Mt. SAC course to help thegirls varsity team take secondplace, losing to winner SantaMonica by just one point.

Segal wasnt the only BHHSrunner to have a big day, asDaEun Lee, Tina Youabian andMarissa Rothman finished infourth, fifth and sixth place re-spectively and each earned all-Ocean League honors for theirperformances.

On the boys side, Fleschhad a record-setting day of his

week to take part in the Farsibroadcast panel of BBC Ameri-cas live election night cover-age.

Delshad said BBC hasmore viewers in Iran than allother news agencies com-bined, including major nameslike CNN or Fox News.

Delshad said a big topic ofdiscussion for the panel wasthe effect of Tuesdays electionresults on Iran and what Presi-dent Barack Obama should dogoing forward.

Delshad helped provideperspective to the panel onhow Iranians in Beverly Hillsfeel about Obamas stance onIran.

I said that I think theywere disappointed in his lackof action, or lack of involve-ment during the 2009 electionin Iran, Delshad told TheCourier. The Iranian peoplewanted to know that somebodywas listening and hearing usand I think the lack of him get-ting involved was very disap-pointing.

Delshad said the panel dis-cussed how America should

approach its relationship withIran over the next four years.

Delshad told the panel thathe hoped the president wouldlearn from his first term.

I thought his first term, hedid a lot of trial and error,Delshad said. Maybe this timehe can take a more positive po-sition and make sure Iran doesnot gain nuclear weapons.

Tuesdays election cover-age was hardly Delshad's firstbroadcast experience.

Delshad said hes also ap-peared on BBC before and saidhes also appeared on AlJazeera.

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Fleschs performancehelped spearhead the boysteam to its second straightOcean League championship.

Chanan Batra (secondplace), Aaron Wolfe (fourth)and Sebestian Vericella (sixth)also earned All-League honors.

Both teams will compete inthis weekends CIF prelims atMt. SAC.

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portion of the 4,155-square feetcurrently occupied by Pioneer.

The subleasing of the spacewould be the favored option forPioneer, which resides at 315N. Crescent Dr. Provided, ofcourse, that the City does notallow the store to keep its cur-rent footprint at its current rent.

It's not my first choice, butthis gives me an opportunity tocontinue my business, Jeff toldThe Courier. There would beabsolutely no change in Pio-neer Hardware except lesssquare footage.

Pioneer has been a BeverlyHills fixture for more than 80years, but has recently run intorent trouble with the City. Pio-neer had been paying $9,858per month until construction ofthe Annenberg Center, as wellas the Crescent parking garage,caused street closures and oth-er construction obstructionsthat Jeff says caused a 30 per-

cent drop in business that hisstore never recovered from.

To offset the constructionobstacles, Pioneer began re-ceiving rent reductions and inJune 2010, Pioneer's rent wasreduced to its current number,$7,299.72. Starting on Jan. 1,2013, the rent will jump backup to the previous number withinflation included; a 24 percentrent increase.

Subleasing would give theCity the amount of rent moneyit's looking for, while hopefullyadding another business to theCity that Jeff hopes can com-plement Pioneer. Jeff said onepossibility would be a shoe-maker.

Jeff said he also requestedthe City restrict a portion of thelease that prevents his storefrom selling high-priced items.That was in his original leasebecause the store was original-ly opened as conveniencecommercial, meaning it was astore that would accommodateresidents needs at an afford-

able price. City spokespersonTherese Kosterman has told TheCourier that the City would beopen to changing it.

One reason for that clausein the lease of Pioneer and oth-er stores on that block was be-cause of federal funding thathelped Beverly Hills build sen-ior housing in that areadecades ago. According to JoeTilem, Pioneer made its homeon Crescent Drive because offormer Mayor Donna EllmanGarber, who was instrumentalin getting the low-rent housingbuilt on Crescent and DaytonDrives. Garber traveled to

Washington D.C. to lobby formoney for what is now theMenorah Housing, which ac-commodates more than 150Beverly Hills seniors.

To get the funding, the Cityhad to demonstrate that Bever-ly Hills had not just the land,but also the resources to pro-vide a place where future occu-pants of the housing, includingthe elderly and disabled, couldshop and get necessary servic-es.

To do that, the City prom-ised to build stores within easywalking distance of the seniorhousing project. These stores

were to be referred to as serv-ice commercial facilities.

A handful of shops weredesignated as necessary for thisarea, with a hardware store be-ing one of them. That waswhere Joe and his brother en-tered into the picture andagreed to open the hardwarestore after federal funding wasobtained.

The City Council is expect-ed to take up discussion on Pi-oneer Hardware and the possi-bility of allowing to subleasespace at its closed sessioncouncil meeting on Nov. 13.

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half-cent sales tax needed a 2/3majority to win and instead got64.7 percent of the votes.

Four years agovoters ap-proved Measure R, Goodmonsaid. We were fooled they toldus they were going to improvetransit service, they cut one mil-lion bus hours. They told us it wasgoing to improve communitiesand they provided destructiveplans for our communities.

Bus Riders Union Spokesper-son Sunyoung Yang said the de-feat of Measure J was not a markagainst transit or the progress oftransit. Rather, an opportunity forMetro to go back to the commu-nities and create beneficial proj-ects.

They took us for granted anddecided that their multi-millioncorporate backed campaigncould basically push this measurethrough, Yang said. This group,more than any group in Los Ange-les County, believes in publictransit and believes the communi-ties that need it most should beserved with affordable 24/7 firstclass bus system and transit sys-tem.

Metro Chief Executive OfficerArt Leahy said Metro will contin-ue to work on transportation proj-ects for Los Angeles County.

While the ballot effort to ex-tend the Measure R transit salestax by another 30 years fell short

of the necessary two thirds voterapproval, Metro remains focusedon delivering a dozen new transitprojects and 15 highway im-provement projects that votersapproved four years ago in pass-ing Measure R, Leahy said in astatement released on Metrosnews website The Source. Infact, within two years Metroshould be overseeing simultane-ous construction of five major railprojects. Also, the Measure Rtransit sales tax for transitap-proved in 2008 by more than twomillion voterscontinues until2039, so Metro directors have theoption of asking voters in the fu-ture if they wish to extend theprogram.

Metro would not commentbeyond that statement.

Measure J did not get 2/3 ofthe Beverly Hills votes, with5,871 residents voting in favorand 4,342 voting against. In2008, 8,505 of Beverly Hills resi-dents voted in favor of Measure Rwhile only 2,872 vote against themeasure. Goodmon said the Noon Measure J campaign was out-spent $100 to $1 yet was effectiveenough to reduce the number ofvotes in favor of the measure.

The Courier, along with sisterpaper the San Marino Tribune, arethe only major newspapers inSouthern California to opposeMeasure J.

The fact is it seems unfortu-nately like they arent listening

and we will make sure time andtime again that they listen to us,Beverly Hills Vice Mayor JohnMirisch said. We all deservetransit that serves all of us, that isdone in a fair and equitable man-ner and that is done in a mannerthat gives us good value for mon-ey. They need to listen to us andnot their crony capitalist friends.

Beverly Hills Board of Educa-tion President Brian Goldbergsaid the failing of Measure J wasbittersweet.

We do support mass transitin Los Angeles, Goldberg said.But, hopefully MTA is going tostart listening to the people andthe residents of LA County in-stead of out of town developersand wealthy construction compa-nies who are the ones who standto profit from MTAs rush to judg-ment on the route for the subwayto the sea.

Proponents of Measure J in-clude The Los Angeles Times, An-schutz Entertainment Group,Cedars Sinai Health System,Teamsters Joint Council No. 42and County Supervisor ZevYaroslavsky. Opponents of Mea-sure J include the Bus RidersUnion, the Los Angeles Commu-nity Action Network, CrenshawSubway Coalition, County Super-visor Mike Antonovich, BeverlyHills Councilwoman Lili Bosseand Assemblymember MikeDavis.

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Dick Rosenzweig & Judy Henning Ellyn & Dave Snowden

The BHPD Honor Guard started the evening with the presentation of colors.

Marcy & Bruce Schulman

Richard Bloom

Tom Blumenthal &Marlene Meyer

Annette & Marc Saleh

Pat & Dick Van Patten

Sgts. Robert Maycott & Brian Weir

Maxine & Eliot Finkel

Lili Bosse, Judie Fenton & John Mirisch

Offer & Bonnie NissenbaumLynda & Jake Manaster

Beverly Hills Police 2012 Black & White Ball

Joe Shooshani & Nancy Krasne Arnold Rosenstein, Brian Rosenstein& Robbie Anderson

Clif & Candace Smith

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Lya Cordova Latta &Jim Jahant

MEASURE J(continued from page 1)

pass on Tuesday.To stave off $6 billion in

trigger cuts in K-12 educa-tion in California, the propo-sition triggers a four-yearquarter-cent sales tax in-crease and a seven-year in-come tax increase on annu-al earnings over $250,000.

The people of Califor-nia have given our schools awell earned vote of confi-dence, SuperintendentGary Woods said of the 53.9percent of state voters whosupported Proposition 30.Now we go to work on try-ing to restore the $3.5 mil-lion that is still on that list.

While parents, studentsand teachers across the statecan breathe a collective sighof relief, Woods said the dis-trict is exploring various op-tions, in addition to fundrais-

ing efforts. Such options in-clude reducing programsand staff, increasing class-room sizes and asking votersto support a small six-yearparcel tax increase.

Prop 30s passage mayprove to be a double-edgedsword for Beverly Hills.

On the one hand, itmeans the school districtwill submit a 2013/14 budg-et to the Los Angeles CountyOffice of Education in De-cember that reflects $3.5million in cuts, as opposedto $6.2 million in cuts ifProp 30 had failed. But onthe other hand, as board VPJake Manaster noted, themost philanthropic peoplein the districts educationsystem have been hit thehardest.

This is peoples liveli-hood that were taking, andwe need to put it to gooduse, he said.

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Dollars for Disaster a re-lief fund with proceeds go-ing to The American RedCross-Greater New York Re-gion.

Octobers superstormis the largest Atlantic hurri-cane on record and causedwidespread flooding, poweroutages, human casualtiesand over $1 billion in dam-

age. As the East Coast con-tinues to get pummeled withsnow, Liberator asked stu-dents to donate gloves, hatsand blankets.

I think this whole thingis really catching steam,Academic Excellence &Technology Director ChrisHertz told The Courier. Thecountry as a whole is start-ing to realize how grave thisis.

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PUBLIC NOPUBLIC NOTICESTICESTitle Order No: 1153905Trustee Sale No.: 2012-1315 Reference No: 945SNAPIR A.P.N.: 4335-007-119 NOTICE OFTRUSTEES SALE YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A NOTICE OF ANOTICE OF DELIN-QUINT ASSESSMENTAND CLAIM OF LIEN.YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A NOTICE OFDELINQUENT ASSESS-MENT DATED 4/3/2012.UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. Notice is here-by given that on11/30/2012 at 9:30 AM,S.B.S. Lien Services, Asthe duly appointedTrustee under and pur-suant to Notice ofDelinquent Assessment,recorded on 4/12/2012,as Document No.20120551497, Book ,Page, , of Official Recordsin the Office of theRecorder of LOS ANGE-LES County, California,The original owner:AVRAHAM BEERY ANDNATHAN P GOLDMANThe purported newowner: AVRAHAMBEERY AND NATHAN PGOLDMAN, WILL SELLAT PUBLIC AUCTION TOTHE HIGHEST BIDDERFOR CASH, (payable attime of sale in lawfulmoney of the UnitedStates, by cash, acashiers check drawn bya State or national bank,a check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, ora check drawn by state orfederal savings and loanassociation, savingsassociation, or a savingsbank specified in section5102 of the FinancialCode and authorized todo business in this state.):BEHIND THE FOUNTAINLOCATED IN CIVICCENTER PLAZA, 400CIVIC CENTER PLAZA,POMONA, CA. All right,title and interest undersaid Notice of DelinquentAssessment in the prop-erty situated in saidCounty, as more fullydescribed on the abovereferenced assessmentlien. The street addressand other common desig-nation, if any of the realproperty described aboveis purported to be: 340 NOAKHURST DRIVE#202, BEVERLY HILLS,CA 90210. The under-signed Trustee disclaimsany liability for any incor-rectness of the streetaddress and other com-mon designation, if any,shown herein. Said salewill be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty,express or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, topay the remaining princi-pal sum due under saidNotice of DelinquentAssessment, with interestthereon, as provided insaid notice, advances, ifany, estimated fees,charges, and expenses ofthe Trustee, to wit:$16,295.09 accrued inter-est and additionaladvances, if any, willincrease this figure priorto sale. The claimant: 340NORTH OAKHURSTDRIVE ASSOCIATIONunder said Notice ofDelinquent Assessmentheretofore executed anddelivered to the under-

signed a writtenDeclaration of Default andDemand for Sale, and awritten Notice of Defaultand Election to Sell. Theundersigned caused saidNotice of Default andElection to Sell to berecorded in the countywhere the real property islocated and more thanthree months haveelapsed since such recor-dation. NOTICE TOPOTENTIAL BIDDERS: Ifyou are considering bid-ding on this property lien,you should understandthat there are risksinvolved in bidding at atrustee auction. You willbe bidding on a lien, noton the property itself.Placing the highest bid ata trustee auction does notautomatically entitle youto free and clear owner-ship of the property. Youshould also be aware thatthe lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bidderat the auction, you are ormay be responsible forpaying off all liens seniorto the lien being auc-tioned off, before you canreceive clear title to theproperty. You are encour-aged to investigate theexistence, priority, andsize of outstanding liensthat may exist on thisproperty by contactingthe county recorder'soffice or a title insurancecompany, either of whichmay charge you a fee forthis information. If youconsult either of theseresources, you should beaware that the samelender may hold morethan one mortgage ordeed of trust on the prop-erty. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The saledate shown on this noticeof sale may be postponedone or more times by themortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g ofthe California Civil Code.The law requires thatinformation about trusteesale postponements bemade available to youand to the public, as acourtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If youwish to learn whetheryour sale date has beenpostponed, and, if appli-cable, the rescheduledtime and date for the saleof this property, you maycall FOR SALE INFOR-MATION, PLEASE CALL(855)986-9342, or visitthis Internet Web siteH Y P E R L I N K"http://www.superiorde-fault.com" www.superi-ordefault.com using thefile number assigned tothis case 2012-1315 .Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time to thescheduled sale may notimmediately be reflectedin the telephone informa-tion or on the InternetWeb site. The best way toverify postponementinformation is to attendthe scheduled sale. THEPROPERTY IS BEINGSOLD SUBJECT TO THENINETY DAY RIGHT OFREDEMPTION CON-TAINED IN CIVIL CODESECTION 1367.4(c)(4).PLEASE NOTE THAT WEARE A DEBT COLLEC-TOR AND AREATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT AND ANYINFORMATION WEOBTAIN WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.Date: 10/30/2012. S.B.SLIEN SERVICES, 31194La Baya Drive, Suite 106,

Westlake Village,California, 91362. By:Annissa Young, TrusteeSale Officer (11/09/12,11/16/12, 11/23/12, SDI-1654)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED9/19/2005. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY,IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER.A public auction sale tothe highest bidder forcash, cashier's checkdrawn on a state ornational bank, checkdrawn by a state or feder-al credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or feder-al savings and loan asso-ciation, or savings associ-ation, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102of the Financial Code andauthorized to do businessin this state will be held bythe duly appointed trusteeas shown below, of allright, title, and interestconveyed to and now heldby the trustee in the here-inafter described propertyunder and pursuant to aDeed of Trust describedbelow. The sale will bemade, but withoutcovenant or warranty,expressed or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, topay the remaining princi-pal sum of the note(s)secured by the Deed ofTrust, with interest andlate