•Arts & Entertainment 10

•Sports 18

•Letters to the Editor 31

The Beverly Vista MiddleSchool Science Olympiadhad a strong showing lastweekend. 5

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Benjamin leads this week’sFreshpet adoptable pets ofthe week. 4

LACMA’s annual NowruzFestival celebrates the Iran-ian New Year March 13. 4

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Beverly Vista parents andstudents made 650Valentine’s Day lunches. 22

The Los Angeles Marathonran through Beverly Hillslast weekend. 5

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Beverly Hills Boys Basketball, CIF Playoffs, Tonight at 7 p.m. at Leuzinger High

BROTHERLY LOVE —Justin Bieber escortedhis brother Jaxon to the58th Grammy Awardsceremony. While therewere celebrities in lovelyfashions, we cited anynumber of fashion vic-tims.

For more photos, seeGeorge Christy’s columnon page 6.

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BLUE RIBBON — Thousands of 5th grade students from throughout L.A. per-formed a choreographed Hip-Hop dance on the Music Center Plaza as part ofthe 46th Annual Blue Ribbon Children's Festival. The festival provides manychildren with their first taste of the performing arts. Pictured (from left): KimberlyShah, Festival Co-chair Desiree Samuels, Blue Ribbon President JulieGoldsmith, Festival Co-chair Raylene Meyer, and Alison Crowell during theFestival inside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.See page 5 for the full story. Photo by Ryan Miller

Why Can’t Beverly Hills HighKeep An Athletic Director?Athletic Director Wanda Szeremeta resigns, her replacementwill be fourth BHHS athletics head in two yearsBy Matt Lopez

On the surface, Beverly HillsHigh School’s athletic departmentseems like it should have every-thing going for it – a strong athleticalumni association, solid fundingand plenty of community support.Not to mention a boys basketballteam coming off a CIF SouthernSection championship.

So exactly why is it that no-body appears to want the job ofleading the athletic program?

The revolving door of BHHSathletics leadership will continuenext year, after Athletic DirectorWanda Szeremeta confirmed toThe Courier that she will stepdown at the end of the year.

Szeremeta was hired last sum-mer as the third person to head theathletic program in less than twoyears, buoyed by a decorated ca-reer as a former player in theWomen’s Professional Basketball

League (WBL), a stint as an NCAAreferee and time on the bench inthe WNBA as an assistant coach.

Seven months after she washired, however, Szeremeta hashanded in her resignation papers.She said she will finish out theschool year.

(see ‘BHHS ATHLETICS’ page 18)

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Beverly Hills-BasedVisionary Women ShineLight On Sex TraffickingBy Laura Coleman

The Beverly Hills-based Vi-sionary Women kicked off itssecond salon series at the Mon-tage Hotel last week with astark look at a very real prob-lem that is closer to home thanmost of us want to admit–theflesh trade.

According to former U.S.Ambassador to Austria and cur-rent Harvard professor SwaneeHunt, 14 percent of men in thenation say they have paid forsex. One of the reasons, shebelieves, is that when a manchooses to buy anotherperson’s body, he does so inanonymity. According to astudy she conducted, 88 per-cent of men said they would bedeterred if their family were to

(see ‘VISIONARY WOMEN’ page 22)

Barth, Black, Konheim Defenders Ignore The Facts, Heap Blame

VISIONARY WOMEN—RosannaArquette (R) and Survivor LeaderPolicy Consultant & TrainerWithelma "T" Ortiz WalkerPettigrew attend the VisionaryWomen Salon: Stories andSolutions at the Montage Hotel.

First Public Records Act documents related to Beverly Hills toxic tree scandal available now on www.bhcourier.com

EXCLUSIVE: See letters to DTSC from MahdiAluzri, Lyn Konehim on page 12.

By Victoria TalbotFollowing a contentious City Council

Study Session that appeared to be hijackedby supporters summoned to defend devel-oper Lyn Konheim and to denounce theCity Council’s Citizens Committee, formermayor Bob Tanenbaum told Julian Gold,“You showed enormous moral cowardice,and your colleagues as well.”

The Committee was formed by the CityCouncil Feb. 2 to investigate the events ofNov. 21-22 on Parcels 12 & 13 and the re-moval of 196 trees on parcels that are high-ly contaminated with arsenic.

The trees were partially on land ownedby Konheim and the Beverly Hills LandCompany (BHLC) including partners BobBarth and Stanley Black, and partly on aCity easement, which required each tree tobe permitted and noticed to the public pri-

or to removal. Contamination in the soil exposed the

public to a health hazard, which was exac-erbated with the removal of the shrubs andtrees, according to Tedd Yargeau, SeniorScientist with the Department of Toxic Sub-stance Control (DTSC), the state agencythat has authority over the property.

Tuesday’s study session agenda itemstated that the mayor “seeks council inputregarding the committee’s charge, and thescope of its activities, including, but notlimited to, whether there would be a needfor the council to issue legislative subpoe-nas.”

Since Feb. 2, two committee memberswere selected by each councilmember asvolunteers serving their community in amission to uncover the facts that led tomany mistakes compounded by what

(see ‘TREE SCANDAL’ page 19)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City ofBeverly Hills, at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2016,at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N.Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hear-ing to consider:

The project has been assessed in accordance with the authorityand criteria contained in the California Environmental QualityAct (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmentalregulations of the City. The project qualifies for a Class 1Categorical Exemption for an existing structure to which minoralterations and operational changes are proposed. Accordingly,the City Council will consider a recommendation to find theproject exempt from the environmental review requirements ofCEQA pursuant to Section 15301 of Title 14 of the CaliforniaCode of Regulations.

At the public hearing, the City Council will hear and consider allcomments. All interested persons are invited to attend and speakon this matter. Written comments may also be submitted andshould be addressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N.Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The comments shouldbe received prior to the hearing date.

Please note that if you challenge the Council’s action in regardsto this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only thoseissues you or someone else raised at the public hearing describedin this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City,either at or prior to the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contactAndre Sahakian, Associate Planner in the Beverly HillsCommunity Development Department at 310.285.1127, or byemail at asahakian@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the projectapplication and associated documents are on file in theCommunity Development Department and can be reviewed byany interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills,California 90210.

BYRON POPE, MMCCity Clerk

A request to amend a Conditional Use Permit that authorizesvehicle servicing within the existing commercial building locatedat 9031 Olympic Boulevard (Infiniti of Beverly Hills). The pre-viously approved Conditional Use Permit is specific to theInfiniti dealership and service center, and the proposed amend-ment would allow for the subject property to be occupied by JimFalk Lexus in-lieu of Infiniti of Beverly Hills.

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These pups are available through Wags and Walks West LA Animal Rescue; visitwagsandwalks.org; email info@wagsandwalks.org or to adopt, wagsandwalks.org/adop-tion-application

Kendrick is a 2-yr-olddachshund mix with asweet personality

Lois is a 2-yr-oldChihuahua and is alittle shy

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Lionel is a 3-yr-oldmini bat-eared chi-uaua

BHPD Seek Public’s Help InResidential BurglariesBy Victoria Talbot

An uptick in West Los An-geles residential burglaries hashit Beverly Hills, where theCity has had at least 50 inci-dents since November.

The Beverly Hills PoliceDepartment is asking residentsto report any suspicious activi-ty immediately by calling 911or for non-emergencies, call310-550-4951.

Sgt. Kurt Haefs, communi-ty relations detail for theBHPD, pointed out that manypeople aren’t sure if they

should call. “Call,” he urged,pointing out that it is worth it toinvestigate if it prevents acrime.

The rise in crime may beconnected to changes includ-ing the passage of Proposition47, the Criminal Sentences,Misdemeanor Penalties, Initia-tive Status or the Safe Neigh-borhoods and Schools Act. Thisact recategorized some nonvi-olent offenses as misde-meanors, rather than felonies,as they had previously been

(see ‘BURGLARIES page 14)By Laura Coleman

Now in its eighth year, theFarhang Foundation returns tothe Los Angeles County Muse-um of Art to celebrate the Iran-ian New Year (Nowruz) with afull day of activities on Sunday,March 13.

“Nowruz at LACMA hasbecome a true communityevent, bringing people of allbackgrounds together for a dayof celebration of this ancientand historic Iranian tradition,”said Hormoz Ameri, FarhangFoundation Trustee and Chairof Nowruz Committee. “We

are proud to once again workwith the amazing team at LAC-MA for the 8th consecutiveyear in celebrating this joyfulevent and presenting it to thepublic.”

The annual festival bringssome of the best-known Iranianand Iranian-American artists toL.A. for a full day of excitingfree activities throughout LAC-MA's campus including au-thentic performances by tradi-tional Persian dancers, livelyactivities, Persian-inspired cui-sine, music, crafts, storytellingand more.

Among the most vibrant el-ements will be the Iranian Cos-tume Parade at 3 p.m., with itsfantasy of colors, brocades,headdresses, jewelry and dis-tinctive attire from all regionsof Iran will be on full display.

“The Nowruz festival is amemorable and inspiring eventfor both the Iranian communityand greater community of LosAngeles,” said Jane Burrell,senior vice president of educa-tion and public programs atLACMA.

For information, visit lac-ma.org or www.farhang.org.

Celebrate The Iranian New Year And First Day OfSpring At LACMA With Annual Nowruz Festival

California-Israel Water Summit Comes To TheWallis In Beverly Hills On March 2By Laura Coleman

In nearly every dystopia, awater crisis ties into societalwoes. Indeed, the relentlessdrought that continues toplague California underscoresjust how critical it is to haveaccess to this fundamental hu-man necessity for survival.

Next month, Beverly Hillswill play host to one of themost important gatherings of itskind when the California-IsraelWater Summit comes to theWallis Annenberg Center onMarch 2.

“The Summit constitutesan exceptional gathering of ex-perts for an in-depth explo-ration of...the increase of inter-action between California andIsrael in the water sector,” saidSummit Co-Chair and formerCEO of Los Angeles Depart-ment of Water and Power

(LADWP) David Nahai. The day-long event comes

two years after Gov. JerryBrown and Israeli Prime Minis-ter Benjamin Netanyahusigned the historic Memoran-dum of Understanding on theEstablishment of a StrategicPartnership for Joint Innova-tion, Exchanges and Coopera-tion.

Hosted by the Jewish Na-tional Fund, the City of BeverlyHills, and the Consulate Gen-eral of Israel in Los Angeles,and Netafim, the Summit willbring together political leaders,regulators, utility officials, in-vestment executives, and abroad spectrum of business, la-bor, and environmental leadersto discuss one of the mostpressing issues facing thestate—the future security of ourwater supply.

California’s unique watermarkets, Israel’s renowned wa-ter technologies, market accesstechniques, and financingstrategies will be covered in aseries of informative speechesand panels exploring how Is-rael became a world leader inwater recycling.

“JNF will share the best ofIsrael’s insights and practicesso that people everywhere canhave an abundant, worry-freewater future, such as is nowenjoyed in Israel,” said ConsulGeneral of Israel David Siegel.

The $75 Summit begins at9 a.m. and includes a copy ofSeth M. Siegel’s Let There BeWater and lunch. Registrationis required via jnf.org/water-summits by Feb. 24. For infor-mation, contact Hannah Co-hen at watersummit@jnf.org.

City Council Elects Mirisch,Krasne As Mayor, Vice MayorBy Victoria Talbot

The Beverly Hills CityCouncil has elected a newmayor and vice mayor in aunanimous vote at Tuesday'sCity Council meeting. ViceMayor John Mirisch will be in-stalled as mayor on March 16at the installation ceremony tobe held at the Academy of Mo-tion Picture Arts and SciencesSamuel Goldwyn Theater.

The installation ceremonyis free and open to the public.

Mirisch was elected to thecouncil in 2009 and again in2013. He served as mayor in

2013. Krasne was elected toCity Council in 2007 andagain in 2013. She served asmayor in 2009.

The five members of theCity Council are elected at-large to four-year terms and themayor and vice-mayor areelected annually but the coun-cilmembers.

The mayor is thespokesperson for the CityCouncil at all public functions,and serves as the presiding of-ficer at all City Council meet-ings.

Lili Bosse, Willie Brien, Vice Mayor John Mirisch, Nancy Krasne& Mayor Julian Gold

Night At Sardi’s Returns To Beverly Hilton For24th And Final Alzheimer’s Association BenefitBy Laura Coleman

The annual Alzheimer’s As-sociation “A Night at Sardi’s”returns to the Beverly Hiltonfor the 24th year on March 9with a star-studded musical re-vue to raise money for one ofthe most heart-wrenching dis-eases that affects millions.

To date, the event, whichmarks its final year next month,has raised over $28 million forthe Alzheimer’s Association tohelp accelerate the search fortreatments, prevention meth-ods, and ultimately a cure.

This year’s event willposthumously honor televisionexecutive, producer and phi-lanthropist Peter Grad with thePhilanthropy Award. LaurieBurrows Grad and her late hus-band, Peter Grad, co-chaired“A Night at Sardi’s” for 23 yearsin honor of Laurie’s father,Pulitzer-winning playwrightand director Abe Burrows. Thisyear, Laurie will co-chair theevent with her and her latehusband’s son, Nick Grad andher brother, James Burrows. 

Actor and musician Keith

Carradine will be honored withthe Caregiver of the YearAward.

This year’s theme, “Broad-way’s Best,” includes an all-starconcert featuring the cast ofThe Big Bang Theory, Seth Ro-gen, Jason Alexander, JoeyMcIntyre, Janel Parrish, DavidHyde Pierce, and more.

The gala kicks off at 6:30p.m. with a cocktail reception,followed by the dinner pro-gram at 7:30 p.m.

For information, visit:www.alz.org/sardis.

3,000 YEARS OFTRADITION–Burstingwith color and drippingwith jewels, dancersswirl by, leaving thecrowd spellbound atlast year’s Nowruzparade at LACMA incelebration of theIranian New Year.

Benjamin is an eight-week old, four-pound,Terri-Poo puppy. This precious boy was found as astray in Kern County and brought to the humane,rescue-only pet store ShelterHopePetShop.org forhoming. Those interested in adopting baby Ben-jamin may contact 805-379-3538.

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SCIENCE WINNERS—The Beverly Vista Middle School Science Olympiad team competed in the AntelopeValley College regional competition on Saturday, earning a 4th place overall ranking out of 27 total schoolsin the competition. The Bulldogs have qualified to move on to the state competition on April 2 at Cal Techin Pasadena. Pictured, front row (from left): Addison Kreshek, Benjamin Moon, Juan Pablo Sanchez, DanielChang, Leo Vergara, Mrs. Bahare Yektafar; 2nd row (from left): Katherine Bim-Merle, Jacob Getty, WestonVerstegen, Phillipa Verstegen; back row (from left): Mrs. Eam, Sienna Wolfe, Mrs. Silva, Mrs. Archna Tuli,Claire Kim, Govind Tuli, Yarden Keinan, Jayden Bulexa, and Science Olympiad Coordinator Mrs. CarlyVerstegen, Arya Yektafar, Mrs. Lepar, Sarah Lepkowitz, Justin Wolfe, and Dr. Michelle Kalt.

Farmers’ Market Will Showcase UpcomingCommunity Service OfferingsBy Victoria Talbot

Undecided about what ac-tivities will be fun for the springor summer camp season? Thencome to Farmers’ Market onFeb. 28 and check out all thatBeverly Hills Community Serv-ices has to offer–and get a dis-count if you register!

The event will showcaseall you need to know to planyour summer camp season,with information booths,demonstrations and signupsright at Farmers’ Market.

It’s a one-stop shoppingexperience the whole familywill enjoy while munching ondelicious fresh foods, fruits andvegetables.

Focus your search for thatperfect selection by reviewingthe offerings in the 2016 Com-

munity Services SpringBrochure that was sent to resi-dents last week.

Activities at the showcaseinclude high energy demon-strations of stage performances,sports skills and more.

Booths will feature camps,classes and library services.

Residents can experiencesome of the most popularclasses, including dance,aquatics and soccer.

More than 23 camps willbe showcased, featuring fa-vorites such as Junior PoliceAcademy, Professor EggheadScience Camp, Camp BeverlyHills, Catskills West and Desti-nation Science.

Some new camps to checkout include Farm to Table,Lacross Camp, and Dodgeball

& Agility Camp.Sign up for spring and/or

summer camp on site and re-ceive a $20 discount per camp.Register and pay for a springand/or summer class at theshowcase and get $10 off forevery $50 spent. (Some restric-tions may apply.)

The event is Sunday, Feb.28 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at theFarmers’ Market located in the9300 block of Civic CenterDrive.

For more information onthe Beverly Hills spring classes,see your Community ServicesSpring Brochure, review it on-line atwww.beverlyhills.org/BHRe-gOnline or call 310-285-6810.

Mayors Symposium Will Feature16 Former Beverly Hills MayorsBy Victoria Talbot

The City of Beverly Hillswill hold the first Mayor’s Sym-posium in over 15 years at 6p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22, atRoxbury Park.

The 16 member panel in-cludes:

Richard Stone – mayor:1972-3 & 1977-8;

Charles Aronberg, M.D. –mayor:  1974-5 & 1979-80;

Donna Ellman-Garber –mayor: 1976-7 & 1981-2;

Joseph N. Tilem – mayor:1978-9;

Edward I. Brown – mayor:1980-1 & 1985-6;

Allan Alexander – mayor:1990-1 & 1995-6;

Vicki Reynolds – mayor:1991-2, 1994-5 & 2000-2001;

Les Bronte – mayor: 1998-9;

Mark Egerman – mayor:20001-2 & 2004-5;

Linda Briskman – mayor:2005-6;

Jimmy Delshad – mayor:2007-8 & 2010-11;

Barry Brucker – mayor:2008-9 & 2011-12;

Nancy H. Krasne – mayor:2009-10 ;

John A. Mirisch – mayor:2013-14;

Lili Bosse – mayor:  2014-15;

Julian A. Gold, M.D. – cur-rent mayor.

The mayors will discussthe highlights of their terms inoffice, offering an historic andcontextual glimpse into theevents that have formed theCity as it is today.

The event is free and opento the public. Light refresh-ments will be served.

The last Mayor’s Sympo-sium was held in 2000 at theSalter Theatre at Beverly HillsHigh School.

“We are pleased to bringthis impressive roster of mayorstogether, spanning nearly 45years, who will discuss the de-cisions and accomplishmentsthat defined their terms in of-fice,” said Martin Geimer, whoorganized the event with IraGoldberg, in cooperation withthe City of Beverly Hills.

For more information, con-tact Ira Goldberg(iralewis@earthlink.net) orMartin Geimer (mar-tingeimer1@gmail.com).

Hotel Bel-Air Named Best City Hotel In NorthAmerica By Gallivanter’s GuideBy Matt Lopez

Hotel Bel-Air was namedthis week as the “Best City Ho-tel in North America” by TheGallivanter’s Guide in its 2016Reader’s Choice Awards.

The boutique hotel locatedat 701 N. Stone Canyon Road,is one of 10 luxury hotels oper-ated by the Dorchester Collec-tion. Surrounded by 12 acres ofgardens in the Bel-Air Estatesneighborhood, the hotel hashoused such Hollywoodheavyweights as Robert Wagn-er, Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall,Robert Redford, Audrey Hep-

burn, Jimmy Stewart, Judy Gar-land and Grace Kelly.

The building was originallybuilt in 1922 by Alphonso Bell,and converted into a hotel in1946.

The Gallivanter’s Guide,created in 1991, is a glossy,privately-published travel advi-sory that reviews high-end ho-tels and resorts throughout theworld. It has subscribers in 42countries worldwide.

“It is a tremendous honorfor Hotel Bel-Air to be namedthe ‘Best City Hotel in NorthAmerica’ by one of our indus-

try’s most accredited and ex-clusive travel advisories, theprestigious Gallivanter’sGuide,” says Edward A. Mady,regional director West CoastUSA and general manager ofThe Beverly Hills Hotel.

“This wonderful recogni-tion is a testament to our caringand dedicated team of serviceprofessionals who come towork every day focused on onething, and that is the guest ex-perience.”  

By Laura ColemanThere is nothing quite like

listening to the ebullientscreams of over a thousand 10-year-olds cheering on a duo ofelectric fiddle players perform-ing on stage at the DorothyChandler Pavilion. That unre-strained passion of youth, atonce humbling and inspiring,was on full display Wednesdaywhen the Blue Ribbon Chil-dren’s Festival kicked off its46th annual three-day event atthe Music Center in DowntownLos Angeles.

For many children, it wastheir first taste of the perform-ing arts.

“We know the arts trans-form lives and foster innova-tion, which is why arts educa-tion programs such as the Blue

Ribbon Children’s Festival arecritically important to motivat-ing students and sparking theircreative juices,” said MusicCenter CEO Rachel Moore.

For almost a half-century,the Festival has been affording18,000 L.A. 5th graders thechance to experience the thrillof a live performance in one ofthe most opulent venues in thecity every year. To date, theprogram has hosted more than800,000 students.

The three-day event, inpart a key component to reach-ing future generations of artspatron, has grown over theyears to represent somethingmuch deeper as it has adaptedto the interests of its audience.

Blue Ribbon Children’s FestivalCelebrates 46 Years With Music

(see ‘BLUE RIBBON’ page 22)

BEVERLY HILLS SIBLINGS MAKE MARATHON A FAMILYAFFAIR– Middle brother Saman, left and little sister Tanaz Akhalghihug brother John at the Santa Monica Pier after he ran a successfulLos Angeles Marathon.

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Mozart com-posed The Magic Fluteas a singspiel, an operawith spoken dialogue.Two popular Puccinichestnuts completethis season’s LosAngeles Opera sched-ule. MadameButterfly and LaBoheme.

After assessingThe Magic Flute’s pres-entation, the intermis-sion talk focused onthe day’s shockingnews. The loss of 79-y e a r - o l dJ u s t i c e

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Italian fromQ u e e n s ! ” ) ,dying during aweekend retreatfor quail shoot-ing and sight-seeing at a3 0 , 0 0 0 - a c r eluxury resort inWest Texas.Not far fromDonald Judd’sart communityof Marfa, Texas,and theMexican border.

“ T h eJ u s t i c eappeared ingood spirits thenight before at adinner for my35 guests whoflew in for theweekend. Heapologized afterdessert forbeing tired andretired to hisP r e s i d e n t i a lS u i t e , ”r e v e a l e d t h eowner of theCipolo CreekRanch JohnP o i n d e x t e r ,who found thebody.

“The bedclothes wereunwrinkled anda pillow layover JusticeScalia’s head.”Questions sur-

performed here several yearsago, comes to us from therenowned Komische Oper(cq) Berlin. Conducting isour venerable music maestroJames Conlon, leading a fineyoung cast of voices. Indemanding roles thatsparked the audience tocrazy applause all night.Impressive in her L.A. Operadebut is Norwegian sopranoMarita Solberg (Pamina),New York State baritoneJonathan Michele(Papageno), Kansas tenorBen Bliss (Tamino), Missouritenor Brenton Ryan(Monostatos), South Koreansoprano So Young Park(Queen of the Night),

faced if he was smothered.His doctor later confirmedthe Justice’s long history of aheart condition that preclud-ed surgery. As it did for arecent torn rotator cuff. Thefamily denied an autopsy,excerbating conspiracy theo-ries that most likely will notgo away.

A straight-A student andan only child, Antonin Scaliawas doted on by uncles andaunts who were without chil-dren. He studied Latin andGreek, and won the lead inhis high school production ofMacBeth. “Brilliant, way

Saturday night, and thebar’s crowded. In theFounders Room at the MusicCenter’s Dorothy ChandlerPavilion. This is the openingnight intermission betweenthe two acts of WolfgangAmadeus Mozart’s TheMagic Flute, the long-stand-ing romantic opera that pre-miered in Vienna in 1791. Aprince pursues his love inBarrie Kosky’s unusual pro-duction, inspired by theblack-and-white silent films.“Such as The Jazz Singerfrom 1927,” says Barrie.

“Very different,”mused one fashionable pre-mieregoer as she reached forher Manhattan cocktail fromthe bar. “Distinctive, yetoddly distracting … so muchto absorb.”

We both alluded thatit may be best to see it again.Clever animation by PaulBarritt, with nods, saysBarrie Krosky, “to revue,cabaret, vaudeville, BusterKeaton, Louise Brooks …more than an homage tosilent film.” For a moment,we were reminded of that

stunning Oscar-winning film,The Artist (2011).

“One of the ten topoperas in the world, TheMagic Flute is the most fre-quently performed Germanopera … everyone knows thestory, everyone knows themusic, it is ageless … aneight-year-old can enjoy it aswell as octogenarian,” con-tinued Barrie Kosky, creditedwith Suzanne Andrade for theunique staging. “We plottedan ingenuous mix of fantasyand surrealism with anemphasis on heartfelt emo-tions.”

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above anyone else,” com-mented professors at HarvardLaw. Dad Salvatore, aSicilian immigrant, was a pro-fessor, and mom Catherine an

elementary school teacher.Marrying Maureen McCarthy,they raised nine children.Appointed to the Court byPresident Reagan in 1986, he

was among the five RomanCatholics, the other threebeing Jewish. Known as theCourt’s “literary stylist, bothhumorous and scathing,” hewas closest to Justice RuthBader Ginsburg and JusticeElena Kagan, who he taughthow to hunt. The “Lion of theLaw” was a notorious Yankeesfan – “what else would I be?”

People also were talkingabout the future of PresidentBarack Obama after hedeparts the White House nextyear. Several believe hishope is to be appointed to theSupreme Court. Othersrumor that he loves the casuallifestyle and weather ofCalifornia, as well as theentertainment industry, andmight consider heading a filmand television studio.

After his Los Angelesvisit last Thursday, hereturned to the Southland thisweek for his summit with theSoutheast Asian leaders.

They convened inRancho Mirage atSunnylands, the 200-acreestate with a nine-hole golfcourse. Designed as the25,000-square-foot winterresidence of WalterAnnenberg, the late publish-ing tycoon, art collector andphilanthropist that’s nowavailable for diplomatic mis-sions. Overseen by GeoffreyCowan, president of theAnnenberg Foundation Trust.

Frank and BarbaraSinatra married here, and for18 years, Ronald and NancyReagan were guests of honorof Walter and wife Lee’sannual New Year’s Eve din-ner-dances at Sunnylands, awelcomed duchy in ourdesert empire.

At the invitation ofWallis Annenberg, we have

dined with the family, andwere amused by a needle-point pillow in the screeningsalon: “Superior PeopleNever Make Long Visits.”Agreed.

YUGE box-office sur-prise, with hats off to 21stCentury Fox. RyanReynolds’ superhero inDeadpool pulled in $150million in the U.S. andCanada over the President’sholiday four-day weekend,and $150 million more over-seas!

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Sam SmithMeghan TrainorKaley CuocoKaceyMusgraves

Josh GrobanFlorence WelchDemi Lovato

Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and AliceCooper

Robin Thicke with motherGloria Loring

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Fashion Victims

TO SEE ANDBE  SEEN

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

Ultimate Beauty & Couture Oscars’ SuiteAt Luxe To Benefit Ritter FoundationBy John L. Seitz

The “Ultimate Beauty &Couture Suite” in honor of the87th annual Academy Awardswill be held at the Luxe RodeoDrive Hotel on Feb. 25-26 from9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Producedby Roger and Lynn Neal for thepast 19 years, this Oscar suiteannually attracts a slew ofnominees and this year willbenefit the John RitterFoundation.

Among the beauty andfashion experts taking part areBeverly Hills Facials, jewelrydesigner Esther Eyre, handbagdesigners Marcelo Calabreseand Timmy Woods, couturegowns by Olga Blanc, andSmart Scarf furdesigner/founder Pam Fischer.

Meanwhile, the Neals’Academy Awards’ invitational

viewing dinner will take placeon Oscar night, Feb. 28 at theHollywood Museum, 1660Highland Ave. More than 80stars will be on hand. Thisevent will also benefit the JohnRitter Foundation.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR—The Beverly Hills Women’s Club celebrated its Centennial year with a whole lot oflove at this year’s Valentine’s Day luncheon. As part of the celebration, the ladies were treated to a “sultry”lingerie fashion show from their very own ranks, consisting of highly accomplished (and attractive) membermodels including a doctor, an author, a producer and a star of Real Housewives Of Sweden, to name a few.Pictured above (from left): members Lindsey Rottenberg and Lauri Morrison; Board members Tricia Grey,Renee Sperling, president Mumsey Nemiroff, Anna Koral and Clare Rose. Photos by Maxine Picard

Actress Melanie Griffin and host Roger Neal

RISING STARS—L.A.-based Cardiknox thrilledfans as part of a line-upof dance-pop groups thatplayed to a packed houseat the El Rey theatre. Allperformances throughoutthe night, including thoseby newcomer Sofi Tukkerand headliner theKnocks, engaged theaudience with soulfulrhythm and high energybeats.

HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR— TheHollywood Museum kicked of itsannual Celebration ofEntertainment Awards exhibit witha special gala. The exhibit, whichruns through May 1, featurescostumes, props, posters andiconic images from currentnominated and award winning filmand television shows. Pictured(from left): Anson Williams, DonelleDadigan (founder/president of themuseum), George Chakiris andBarry Livingston. “It’s likeDisneyland for entertainment,”described Williams, known for hisrole as Potsie on the TV seriesHappy Days. Photo by Bill Dow

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ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT

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BENEFIT CONCERT HELPS VETERANS, HOMELESS—Broadway musicals from GuysAnd Dolls to South Pacific will highlight the Harmony Helps Concert benefiting SalvationArmy charities for veterans and homeless families. Planning the extravaganza, set forUCLA’s Royce Hall on Thursday, March 3, are Beverly Hills residents (from left): DebbieIsaacman, Annette Saleh and (from right) Laurie Okum, Lori Greene Gordon with Gary S.Greene, who will conduct his L.A. Lawyers Philharmonic and soprano soloist GoldaBerkman (center). Starring in the program are actor Ed Asner, singer-dancer CarolLawrence and singer-songwriter Rozzi Crane with special appearance by actress JuneLockhart and NBC 4’s Fritz Coleman as emcee. Tickets range from $10 to $100 (half theprice is a tax-deductible donation). For tickets and more information, visitwww.HarmonyHelps.org or TicketMaster.

FOR CAT LOVERS–Lo-cal author Stefani Sherwinhas introduced a new chil-dren’s book called Noodle& Nugget (A Tale Of TwoKitties) which has beenwinning raves such as a 5-star rating from Amazonand an equally enthusiasticreview from The Courier’sConnie Martinson. With art-work by Shelley Dieterichs,it is a warm and funny taleof two felines who bringlove into the lives of theirhuman guardians.

YMF Marks 61st Anniversary With Annenberg Gala The Young Musicians

Foundation (YMF) will celebrateits 61st year of bringing classicalmusic experiences to youth inthe greater L.A. area when ithosts its 61st anniversary gala,Tuesday, March 8.

The evening will begin witha 5:30 p.m. reception, dinner at8 p.m. followed by a concert atthe Wallis Annenberg Center forthe Performing Arts.

Honorary chairs violinistGlenn Dicterow, former con-certmaster of the New YorkPhilharmonic, and trumpeterMalcolm McNab will joinguests in a tribute to alumnaMichele Zukovsky, recipient ofYMF’s 2016 Magic Baton awardin recognition of her 50 years asprincipal clarinetist of the LosAngeles Philharmonic, and herretirement last December.

Emcee will be JonathanWeedman, senior VP of theWells Fargo Foundation.

For the concert in the BramGoldsmith Theater, Dongni Xie,2015 Debut Concerto Com-petition second-place winner,will play Gershwin’s PianoConcerto in F under the direc-tion of Yuga Cohler, DebutOrchestra conductor.

“Gala 2016: The Best ofBoth Worlds” will featureLeonard Bernstein’s Overture To

West Side Story, Igor Stravinsky’sEbony Concerto featuring hon-oree Zukovsky, and David K.Israel’s Shoo Horns! (variationson original soft-shoe byBernstein).

Guest conductor and long-time resident Mary Cutler willlead the orchestra in the Hoe-down from Aaron Copland’sRodeo. Cutler, a longtime sup-porter and advocate for YMF’sprograms in performance, vocal,

general music and instrumentalinstruction, excels at voice andviolin, and spent a lifetime col-lecting musical instruments,now housed at Cal State L.A.

Danny Rothmuller, cellist,and colleague of Zukovsky inthe philharmonic for 42 years,will present the Magic Batonaward.

Zukovsky joined LA Phil in1961 when she was in her lateteens and her last concert waslast December. She often playedalongside her father, the lateclarinetist Kalman Bloch, whowas a former section principal.Through her mother, Frances,she is related to famed violin vir-tuoso Jascha Heifetz.

Zukovsky played under fiveLA Phil music directors—including Zubin Mehta. One ofthe highlights of Zukovsky’scareer was soloist for the 1991world premiere of John Wil-liams’ Clarinet Concerto.

“Bringing together YMFalumni, donors and our youngmusicians once again at TheWallis will be delightful andmemorable,” said Julia Gaskill,YMF Executive Director.

Concert-only tickets areavailable.

For ticket information, visithttp://www.ymf.org/2016-galahtml.

Resident’s New Play Brings Life OfLegendary Jazz Saxophonist To Life

Prez, a solo play (withmusic) about jazz giant LesterYoung, is having its world pre-miere through Sunday, Feb. 28,in commemoration of BlackHistory Month, at the Chromo-lume Theatre at the Attic, 5429W. Washington Blvd.

Written by resident WillardManus, the play stars Leslie A.Jones as the musician BillieHoliday called “the president ofthe saxophone.”

Prez is an intimate portraitof Young, a unique jazzmanwhose deceptively simplestyle—laid back, low key,relaxed yet earthy and swing-ing—brought him fame, firstwith the Count Basie Orchestra,then with the likes of Nat “King”Cole, Oscar Peterson, TeddyWilson, and his best friend andalter ego, Billie Holiday. Youngalso fronted his own band formany years and was a featuredperformer with Jazz at thePhilharmonic.

Young, born in the Jim Crowsouth to a showbiz family, was anon-conformist who foughtagainst racism and intoleranceall his life, climaxed by his bat-tle against the segregated armyin WW II, an experience thataffected his attitude toward life,

but not his creative spirit.Actor and musician Jones,

has won many theater awards,including one from the NAACPfor his work in WashingtonSquare Moves. His band, RightHand Rule, can be heard oniTunes.com and Amazon.com.

Manus has had dozens ofplays produced in L.A., mostrecently Bird Lives!, a solo playabout Charlie Parker, and WhoKilled Comrade Rabbit? at theBlank Theatre in Hollywood.

Directed by Daniel E.Keough, performances are at 8p.m., Friday and Saturday and 2p.m., Sunday.

Tickets are $22 and avail-able by calling 323-205-1617or visiting www.crtheatre.com.

Leslie A. Jones in Prez. Photo by James Esposito

Michele Zukovsky

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Letter to DTSC from Lyn Konheim –Aug. 11, 2015August 11, 2015Dear Mr. Yargeau,RE: Union Pacific Railroad/Lots 12and 13/Beverly Hills, California

As you are aware, Beverly HillsLand Corporation (“BHLC”) owns partof Lots 12 and 13 in the City of BeverlyHills which are the subject of the Re-moval Action Work Plan (“RAW”) forwhich the Department of Toxic Sub-stances Control is seeking comments.As presently provided for in the RAW,BHLC Cannot agree with the proposedcleanup plan as reflected in preferredAlternative 3 (and Alternatives 1 and2). Alternatives 3 (and 2) are based ona presumption that institutional con-trols will be implemented by the prop-erty owners. The proposed institutionalcontrols are not acceptable to BHLC.

One of the proposed institutionalcontrols, the prohibition against singlefamily homes, directly conflicts withone of the possible uses for which theproperty is intended. Other proposedinstitutional controls would purport tomake BHLC (and other land owners)and persons buying and leasing theproperty from BHLC responsible forthe management of the contaminationthat Union Pacific (“UP”) is responsi-ble for remediating. On behalf of itselfand the subsequent owners and occu-pants of the property, BHLC declinesto agree to the institutional controlscontained in the RAW. BHLC will notagree to institutional controls thattransfer liability for the contaminationfrom UP to itself and later owners, andwill not agree to deed restriction pro-

hibiting one of the specific uses in-tended for the property.

We note that the RAW proposesthree alternatives. Alternatives 1 and 2would allow UP to leave almost all ofthe contamination on the property. Werespectfully request that DTSC requireUP to remove all of the arsenic locatedon the property above 25ppm in thefirst 15 feet of the soil. We believe thatwill provide a reasonable approach toensuring that the majority of arsenic isremoved from the property , be protec-tive of human health, and eliminatethe need for the proposed institutionalcontrols. Alternative 3 would allow al-most all of the contamination to re-main on the property, and would trans-fer responsibility from UP to multiplefuture parties who may not have ex-pertise in handling hazardous materi-als. We believe it would make moresense and be more protective to elimi-nate the long term management issuesby having UP remove the contamina-tion in the upper 15 feet of soil beforethe property is developed for humanoccupancy and use.

We also note that the City of Bev-erly Hills owns part of the property,and any institutional controls that shiftburns on to an owner will have to beapproved by the City. The City mayhave similar concerns regarding the in-stitutional controls.

UP has proposed coordinating itsremediation with the development ofthe property. We are fine with coordi-nating the remediation of the property

(see ‘YARGEAU,’ page 17)

Letter to DTSC from Mahdi Aluzri – Aug.17, 2015

August 17, 2015Dear Mr. Yargeau:This letter contains the comments

of the City of Beverly Hills (City) con-cerning the Removal Action Work Plan(RAW) proposed by Union Pacific Rail-road Company (UP Railroad). The Cityis an owner of a portion of the proper-ty generally known as the public rightof way on Civic Center Drive betweenBeverly Boulevard and Doheny Drive.The remainer of the real property in-volved in the RAW project (commonlyknown as lots 12 & 13) is within theCity’s jurisdiction. For convenience inyour review, the City has grouped itscomments into several categories.

The City also requests that DTSCconsider these comments in the con-text of CEQA documentation for thisproject, including the draft NegativeDeclaration.

Overall Comments on RemedialAlternative No. 3 and Scope

Comment No. 1: The RAW pro-poses that the property be remediatedby “Alternative 3.” The City opposesthe preferred remedy, Alternative 3 onthe grounds that it leaves arsenic con-tamination in place at relatively shal-low depths and would therefore re-quire long-term Institutional Controls.For example, Alternative 3 allowsleaving in place arsenic at levels threetimes the presumed background level(i.e. up to 75 mg/kg) at levels 3 feet orgreater below ground surface (bhgs).

(RAW, Sec. 4.1.3). The City believesthat excavation of arsenic in soils with75 mg/kg of arsenic should be carriedout throughout the site to a depthwhich would eliminate the need forany long-term Institutional Controls.

Comment No. 2: The RAW pro-vides for a differential scope of excava-tion based upon whether the surface ofthe property will be covered withhardscape materials or landscaped ar-eas. (RAW, Sec. 4.1.3. at p. 4-2) But, atthis juncture the development plansare in the “conceptual planning stage”(Id). Thus, based upon the RAW’s de-scription, neither the City nor its resi-dents can have any certainty of thescope and extent of soil excavationuntil after completion of detailed de-velopment plans. To date, the City hasnot received any development plansand the development contemplated inthe RAW is inconsistent with the prop-erty’s current zoning and the City’sGeneral Plan. The City has previouslynoted this comment in a letter to UPrailroad’s consultant (Ch2M Hill) datedJanuary 29, 2013, and notes that theproperty is still currently designated as“Railroad on the City’s General PlanLand Use Map.

Specific Comments on RemedialAlternative No. 3 - Institutional Con-trols, O&M and Soil ManagementPlan Requirements

Comment No. 3: The City is(see ‘ALUZRI,’ page 16)

Editors Note: The following letters show that both Lyn Konheim and City Manager Mahdi Aluzri had knowledge of the ownership andresponsibility for toxic soils and a shared goal for full remediation, with Konheim stating his intention to develop land zoned for transportationas residential with a subterranean garage, despite Tuesday’s protests that there are no plans to develop the lot by Councilmember Willie Brien.

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OUTLOOKBEVERLY HILLS

Beverly Hill’s new UpperCrust Pizzeria will celebrate it’sgrand opening with a ribboncutting at 5 p.m. today at therestaurant, 243 S. Beverly Dr.

Until its 10 p.m. closing,the restaurant will sell slices,whole pizzas, and offer 20 per-cent off orders of $100 or more.

Guests will be able to sam-ple specialty pizzas from themenu including White Spinach,Garden Veggie and HarvardStreet, “our version of Marg-herita pizza,” says managerJordon Tobins.

Also available will be theSwellesley—the chain has alocation across from Wellesley,the famed Massachusettswomen’s college—”and the stu-dents say the pizza (with spicedchorizo, red sauce, shavedparmesan and basil) is “swelles-ley.”

For more information, visithttp://www.theuppercrust-pizzeria.com/locations/bever-lyhills/.

• • • • •The Beverly Hills Jewish

Community (https://www.face-book.com/BeverlyhillsJC) willpresent a free lecture byGerman Consul General HansJörg Neumann at 11 a.m.,Saturday, Feb. 20 at TheBeverly Hills Hotel.

Neumann is Germany’srepresentative in the southwest-ern U.S., where his mission is topromote German-Americaneconomic relations, foster bilat-eral cultural relations andengage in German-Jewish dia-logue.

• • • • •As part

of it’s ongo-ing cham-ber musicseries, AllS a i n t s ’Music Guildwill presents o p r a n oC a m i l l eKing in “An-cienne, Moderne, etRomantique” at 5 p.m.,Sunday, Feb 21 at All SaintChurch, 504 N. Camden Drive.

The concert will featuremusic by French composersFrancois Couperin and FrancisPoulenc, and the premier of anew work by American com-poser Byron Adams.

Other performs includeJohanna Borenstein, flute;Bernard Gordillo, harpsichord;Jennifer Johnson, oboe; andPeter Myers, cello.

Tickets, a $20 suggesteddonation ($10students/seniors), will be avail-able at the door .

For information, visitwww.al l sa in tsbh.org/con-nect/music, or call 310-275-0123, ext. 112

• • • • •Pulitzer Prize-nominated

playwright and creator of NBC’sseries Smash, Theresa Re-beckwill discuss her new novel I’mGlad About You, at 7 p.m.,Wednesday, Feb. 24 at BookSoup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West

Hollywood.With a

long historyof producingand writingfor TV andf i l m ,Rebeck’s lat-est book asks“what hap-pens whenyou meet thelove of yourlife before your life has evenstarted?”

It also explores the waywomen are treated inHollywood, dissects Midwestculture and the cultural dividebetween coasts (Rebeck is fromCincinnati and now lives inBrooklyn), what it means to bea modern-day Catholic, and theAmerican Dream.

• • • • •The Malibu Playhouse will

present Gia Mora’s one-womanshow Einstein’s Girl in a benefitperformance at 8 p.m., Satur-day, Feb. 27 at the playhouse,29243 Pacific Coast Highway.

In her show, actor/vocalistMora takes on love and theoret-ical physics. Combining jazzstandards with standup comedyand original music, Mora usesmathematics as a metaphor for21st century interpersonal rela-tions. With Charlie Barnett onpiano.

To purchase tickets, rang-ing, from $25-$3, visithttp://malibuplayhouse.org/einsteins-girl/.

• • • • •The second annual

UNICEF NextGen Art Partywill begin at 5 p.m., Saturday,Feb. 27 at DTLA, 333 N. S.Boylston St., downtown.

The event helps artists gainexposure and build relation-ships with the next generationof young philanthropists and artcollectors. All proceeds benefitUNICEF programs serving theworld’s most vulnerable chil-dren.

Art works—priced between$100-$400—will be availablefor purchase on a first-come,first-served basis. Rarer workswill be offered in a silent auc-tion, beginning at 5 p.m.

Tickets are $250, and allowfirst access to all available art-work for sale.

For more information, visitwww.unicefusa.org/help/events/unicef-nextgen-art-party.

• • • • •The Odyssey Theatre’s

highly praised production ofMy Sister, about twins living inBerlin on the cusp of theHolocaust, has been extendedthrough Sunday, March 20 atthe theater, 2055 S. SepulvedaBlvd.

Performances are at 8 p.m.Wednesday-Saturday, and 2p.m., Sunday.

Tickets ranging from $25-$34, are available by phone at310-477-2055, ext. 2 or onlineat www.OdysseyTheater.com.

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categorized, including shoplift-ing, bad checks and drug pos-session. The money savedwould allegedly be spent onpreventing school truancy anddropout prevention, for victimsservices, mental health anddrug abuse treatment designedto treat at-risk youth.

Convicted criminals canpetition for re-sentencing, bothnow and for future convictions.

In 2015, it was reportedthat law enforcement officialsand others have blamed propo-sition 47 for allowing repeat of-fenders to continue to breakthe law without consequence.L.A.Mayor Eric Garcetti hassuggested that it may be acausal factor in the crime rateincrease, as has San FranciscoDistrict Attorney George Gas-con. San Diego Police ChiefShelley Zimmerman called it a“virtual Get-out-of-jail-freecard.”

Another factor Haefs citedis AB109, the California PublicSafety Realignment Act of2011, which meets the USSupreme Court Order to re-duce the prison population ofthe state’s 33 prisons. Individu-als who have non-serious, non-violent or non-sex offenses willserve their sentences in countyjails instead of state prison, andwhen released, they will reportto local parole officers, notstate parole officers. AB109probationers can only be re-turned to prison for a newqualifying crime.

“It is a problem,” saidHaefs. “I think its a factor. We

believe those things have con-tributed to the uptick.”

In response to the crime in-crease, the BHPD has in-creased its presence on thestreet. The department is put-ting a lot of resources towardsthe problem, he said. Therehave been nine arrests of indi-viduals, most people who aresuspected of committing sever-al burglaries.

The BHPD asks residentsto do a security check on theirhomes.

For example, join theneighbors to be on the lookoutfor one another. Be sure staffand family members under-stand the routine to secure thehousehold, even when leavingfor just a short trip to the mar-ket.

If you see a crime inprogress, call 911. Lock doorsand windows every time youleave the house. Turn on thealarm (false alarms will beevaluated on a case-by-casebasis–visit www.beverlyhills.org/false alarms). If the alarm isnot working, the departmentsuggests that this is a good timeto repair it. Update it and usesecurity cameras. If a neigh-bor’s alarm goes off, be obser-vant. Report suspicious people.Try to remember details of cars,clothing and other things thatwill help identify criminals. Besure that your staff is trained foremergencies.

If your family would like toschedule a home security in-spection, call Sgt. Haefs at310-288-2668.

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BEVERLY HILLS ACTRESS–Arleen Grace will join her fellowcastmates from The GuestHouse (Eileen Davidson, DanielBaldwin, Vince Van Patten, TomAlper, and Savannah Lathem) atL.A. Live on the red carpettonight for the Hollywood ReelIndependent Film Festival wherethe Steve Alper-produced moviehas been nominated for “BestPicture.” The film will bescreened at 9:15 p.m. Saturdayat the Regal Theatre downtown.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!—Therapy dogs from the UCLA PeopleAnimal Connection visited pediatric patients at Mattel Children'sHospital UCLA last Friday and delivered handmade Valentine's Daycards. Eight dogs, including Tucker, above, had a chance to visitdozens of patients—some hospitalized for long periods—to brightentheir day . The specially trained and certified People Animal Connectiondogs make more than 1,000 patient visits per month, seeing more than12,000 critically ill children and adult patients a year. The annualValentine's Day event is hosted by the hospital's Chase Child Life/ChildDevelopment program in an effort to make sure hospitalized kids expe-rience a memorable celebration. The Valentine’s Day cards are individ-ually created and donated by Pacific Palisades-based Dollies Making aDifference. Photo by Reed Hutchinson

Dr. Murray Grossan’s Latest Book Reveals TheWhole Body Approach To Allergy And Sinus Health

Dr. Murray Grossan sayssinus infection and sinus surgeryare increasing because drugs areless effective. What works, hesays, is to employ the wholebody—brains, stress relief, neu-roplasticity and humor “to raisethe immunity factors that keepyou healthy.”

His latest book, The WholeBody Approach To Allergy AndSinus Health, tells readers howto use brain, humming, smilingand green tea to clear these con-ditions, he reports “and behealthy too.

“My ‘whole body approach’is different because it stressesnon-drug therapy,” says Gros-

san. “Be-cause bac-teria are de-veloping re-sistance toantibiotics,my ap-proach isn e e d e d , ”G r o s s a ns a y s .“When I ex-plain about

humor as therapy or breakfast inbed for allergy, I have a dozenmedical references listed. Samewith humming as therapy forchronic sinusitis.”

A board-certified otolaryn-

gologist (ear, nose and throatspecialist) Grossan practices atCedars-Sinai Medical Centerpart of Tower ENT Sinus special-itst.

Grossan and his wifeRosalyn moved to Beverly Hillsin 1966, “when the gates onCañon closed regularly to letthe trains go by. We also rentedhorses on Sunset and rode alongRodeo Drive.”

More information on thebook, published by TurnerPublishing, is available atwww.grossan.comWBA.sinus-pics, where readers can followthe book with illustrations andexamples.

Dr. MurrayGrossan

CHLA Researchers: Bone Loss Associated With LeukemiaTherapy Occurs Sooner Than Previously Thought

Investigators at Children’sHospital Los Angeles (CHLA)have found that significant boneloss—a side effect of chemother-apy for acute lymphoblasticleukemia (ALL)—occurs duringthe first month of treatment, farearlier than previously assumed.Results were published in theprint and online issues of thejournal Bone.

In a prospective study innewly diagnosed patients 10 to

21 years of age, investigatorsexplored leukemia-relatedchanges to bone at diagnosis,and then the subsequent effectsof the first—or induction—phaseof chemotherapy. They deter-mined that leukemia did not dra-matically alter the properties ofbone before chemotherapy.

During the 30-day induc-tion phase, however, bone min-eral density of the lower spinedecreased by more than 25 per-

cent with significant thinning ofthe dense cortex occurring in thebones of the leg.

“Now that we know howsoon bone toxicity occurs, weneed to re-evaluate our ap-proaches and focus researchefforts on new ways to mitigatethis adverse effect,” said Dr.Steven Mittelman, principalinvestigator at CHLA’s SabanResearch Institute and study sen-ior author.

concerned that the InstitutionalControls provisions in the RAWare both unworkable and con-stitute poor policy. In terms ofimplementing such Institution-al Controls, the RAW presumesthat the current owner, BeverlyHills Land Company, will agreeto impose such controls on theproperty that it owns. The Cityis unaware of any negotiationswith the current owner of theBeverly Hills Land Companyon this issue, and uncertainwhether it has (or will) agree tothe imposition of controlswhich might impact its poten-tial development.

Moreover, the City believesthat the Institutional Controlsprovision in the RAW is poorpublic policy because it wouldessentially transfer from Re-sponsible Party (UP Railroad) tothe current or future owners allof the responsibility for thelong-term Operation and Main-tenance (O&M) of the site withthe residual arsenic contamina-tion. This policy impermissiblylets the Responsible Party offthe proverbial hook for any fu-ture responsibility for the site,and inserts an innocentlandowner as bearing the solefuture responsibility. In most in-stances, Institutional Controlsare negotiated with the volun-tary agreement of the currentlandowner, which may not bethe case with the Beverly Hills

Land Company and is certainlynot the case with the City.

Comment No. 4: The Citydisagrees with the suggestionthat it (as a minor landownerfor a small sliver of this proper-ty) be burdened with the costsand responsibility for long-termO&M costs. The RAW does notcontain a detailed descriptionof the exact O&M responsibili-ties. Rather, it states generallythat: “An O&M agreementwould be submitted by thelandowners, with DTSC speci-fying the O&M requirements.”(RAW, Sec. 4.1.3. at p. 4-2). Todate, the City is not aware of adraft O&M plan, nor of anyspecifications from DTSC ofwhat such a plan might in-clude. The City is therefore un-able to comment about theO&M plan, other than to statethat any costs for implementingsuch a future set of require-ments should be imposed onUP Railroad.

Comment No. 5: DTSCshould require that UP Rail-road set up an irrevocable envi-ronmental escrow accountwith the City and any futurelandowner to be designated asbeneficiaries for the purposesof implementing any finalO&M plan. Environmental es-crows are well-known tools inthe field of the Hazardous Sub-stance Account Act and Super-fund cleanup projects, and oneshould be established for thissite in order to ensure that the

polluter pays for the full (andlong-term) costs of remedia-tion.

Comment No. 6: The RAWwould also impose further re-quirements upon landownersto develop a separate “SoilManagement Plan” in the eventany future development mightcause the “disruption” of ar-senic-burdened soils. (RAW,Sec. 4.1.3. at p. 4-2). The City isconcerned that such require-ments could also apply to itsright-of-way on Civic CenterDrive and cause disruption ofnormal repaving projects orother subterranean infrastruc-ture maintenance in that area.The City objects to this require-ment on three grounds: (1) thecosts of any such plan and fu-ture soil excavation costsshould be borne by the pol-luter, UP Railroad, not the in-nocent current property own-ers; (2) the potential costs to theCity for maintaining its right-of-way are disproportionally highcompared to any environmen-tal benefit which might be ob-tained; and (3) the entity bestequipped to prepare such aSoil Management Plan with de-tailed technical knowledge ofthe site is UP Railroad, not thecurrent property owners.

Specific Comments on Re-medial Alternative No. 3 -CEQA, Water ConservationRequirements, and DischargeRequirements for Stormwater

SystemComment No. 7: The pro-

ject’s scope has not been ade-quately defined in terms of thetotal number of cubic yards (ortons) of soil to be removed bytrucks from the site. Althoughthe RAW section 4.1.3. sug-gests that based upon one ormore “conceptual develop-ment scenarios” the amount oftons to be removed from Parcel12 could be up to 1,500 tons,the soil removed from Parcel13 could be up 2,700 tons, andthe amount removed from the“triangle section” could be upto 750 tons, there is no expla-nation of how many truckswould be required to transportthese anticipated volumes.Therefore, any CEQA determi-nation concerning the amountof truck traffic and impactsfrom diesel-fueled trucks haul-ing arsenic-contaminated soilsis at best premature.

Comment No. 8: The Cityobserves that water conserva-tion measures are imposed byvirtue of state-wide regulations.Yet, the method selected in theRAW for dust suppression usesthe standard “spray water” tosuppress dust. (Raw Section5.6.5.2 at p.5-5). The City rec-ommends that DTSC imposean alternative dust suppressionsystem that does NOT requirethe use of scarce water as adust suppression measure.

Comment No. 9: The Cityvigorously enforces a ban on

all non-stormwater discharges,including discharges from con-struction and soil remediationsites. The RAW should express-ly recognize this policy andstate that in no event will anydischarge from the remediationproject be allowed to flow offthe site and into a City MS4stormwater facility.

Comment No. 10: TheRAW presumes that hardscapesurface materials will be rela-tively impermeable, the RAWessentially encourages hard-scape areas by suggesting alower remediation level forsuch areas. The City is permit-tee under the 2012 MS4 Permitissued by the LA Regional Wa-ter Quality Control Board forstormwater and has adoptedLow-Impact Development(LID) ordinance and a GreenStreets policy. The RAW shouldaddress and consider the im-pact of the LID ordinance andthe Green Streets policy to anypotential future development.These standards should at aminimum, be considered as lo-cation specific Applicable orRelevant and Appropriate Re-quirements (ARARs) for thesite, and be incorporated inTable C of the RAW.

If you have any furtherquestions concerning thesecomments, please contactDavid Lightner, Deputy CityManager at 310-285-2452.

Very Truly yours,Mahdi Aluzri

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with UP, if the property is beingdeveloped at a time when UPremediates the property, butthe obligation to remediate theproperty must remain an obli-gation of UP. We note that theRAW does not include anycosts of excavation in its costestimates for the preferred Al-ternative 3. Clearly removal ofthe contaminated soil is UP’sresponsibility. However, if thecontamination is properly man-aged by UP and the remedia-tion is conducted when BHLCis developing the property, wewould, of course, be amenableto coordinating our excavationfor development of the proper-ty in such a manner to reducethe excavation cost that UPmight otherwise have to bear.In that case UP would remainresponsible for managing theexcavated soil in a safe, re-

sponsible and legal manner.We note that the RAW providesthat once soil is excavated, itshould be stockpiled on the siteand then tested by UP. UPwould then cause the contami-nated soil to be safely disposedof offsite at a landfill. Pleasenote that much of the contami-nated soil that will be excavat-ed during development will beremoved for the construction ofunderground parking, footings,foundations, utilities and thelike. We would ask the DTSCto state specifically in the RAWthat when this contaminatedsoil is excavated and stockpiledon the property, UP will treat itthe same as all other contami-nated soil and test it and safelydispose of the contaminatedportions of the excavated soiloffsite at a permitted landfill.

Very truly yours,Lyn Konheim, President

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City Of Beverly Hills Seeks Volunteers To TestPilot Bike Share ProgramBy Victoria Talbot

The City of Beverly Hillswill begin testing a pilot bikesharing program next weekand is seeking volunteers toride the bikes and providefeedback on their experience.

The program will feature50 “smart bikes” with technol-ogy that will allow a rider topick up a cycle at one dockingrack and drop it off at the otherone, with 10 locationsthroughout the City.

The SocialBicycles smartphone app enables the user to

locate docking stations wherethey can reserve a bike. Thebikes with the app, can thenbe returned to any BeverlyHills Bike Share rack free ofcharge or for a small fee, to anypublic bike rack.

A pilot bike share programis scheduled to roll out begin-ning in April as part of theCity's Earth Month celebration.

Feb. 22 through Apr. 22,the City will be testing the pro-gram with volunteers who canride the bikes for up to 60 min-utes daily and then drop them

at a docking station located atCity Hall near the northeast en-trance on North Crescent Driveat South Santa Monica Boule-vard and adjacent to the WellsFargo Bank on the southwestcorner of North Camden Driveand South Santa MonicaBoulevard.

For more information visitwww.BeverlyHillsBikeShare.com. To volunteer, email trans-portation@beverlyhills.org orcall Transportation Planning at310-285-1161.

Betty Ford Center Women’s AddictionSymposium To Feature Glenn Close’s SisterBy Victoria Talbot

The world-renowned BettyFord Center will present awomen’s symposium on “Liv-ing Your Truth” at UCLA’s Car-nesale Commons in the Pal-isades Room March 24, explor-ing the disease of addictionand how it manifests in womendifferently than men.

Recognizing that addictionand co-occurring mentalhealth conditions affectwomen differently can be thekey to the most effective diag-nosis and treatment options, aswell as recovery support.

The keynote speaker forthe event will be mental healthadvocate Jessie Close, sister ofGlenn Close, winner of three

Emmy Awards, three TonyAwards and six AcademyAward nominations.

Jessie is an ambassador forBring Change 2 Mind, a not-for-profit organization foundedby Glenn to fight the stigma at-tached to mental health condi-tions. Finding recovery herselfat the age of 51, Jessie bringsdignity to her decades-longstruggle with bipolar disorderand alcoholism in her owncourageous story, Resilience:Two Sisters and a Story of Men-tal Illness.

Dr. Peter Przekop, directorof the Pain Management Pro-gram at the Betty Ford Center,will address the controversialsubject of Women’s Issues In

Chronic Pain and Addiction.Other presenters includeJanelle Wasloh, executive di-rector of Recovery Manage-ment for the Hazelden BettyFord Foundation, Matthew Po-lacheck director of OutpatientServices at the Betty Ford Cen-ter in West Los Angeles, andauthor/psychotherapist TraceyCleantis, who will discuss herbest-selling book The NextHappy: Let Go Of The Life YouPlanned And Find A New WayForward.

Event registration is opento the public athttp://www.HazeldenBetty-Ford.org/Symposium

“I’ve just come to the real-ization that my true passion isin teaching,” Szeremeta said.“That’s what I want to do in thenext phase of my career.”

Sources close to the athlet-ic department, however, painta different picture. Thosesources, who spoke under acondition of anonymity, tellThe Courier that Szeremeta isbeing forced out by an “oldboys network” that continuesto wrestle for control of BeverlyHills High athletics.

Beverly Hills UnifiedSchool District SuperintendentSteve Kessler told The CourierThursday that he could notcomment on any personnelmatters.

Former Board PresidentBrian Goldberg told The Couri-er that when Szeremeta washired, the athletic program hadbeen plagued with problems,including transportation issues,students missing too muchclass and poor communication

between students and athletes.On the field, things haven’t

been much better. While JarvisTurner’s boys basketball teamhas thrived and become one ofthe best in Southern California,the rest of the athletic teams,outside of tennis, have fre-quently missed the playoffs andstruggled to win games. Theonce prestigious track programhas been in sharp decline sinceformer coach Jeff Fisher’s con-tract was not renewed in thesummer of 2013.

Goldberg said Szeremeta’sboard directive when hired lastJuly was clear: to break up along-standing power structurein the athletic program that hecalls the “biggest problemstanding in the way of a moresuccessful athletics program.”

“My understanding is Wan-da worked hard to bridge thegaps and professionalize ourprograms and was met with re-sistance at every turn,” Gold-berg said. “She tried to changethe culture and was shut downand told to leave.”

Teri Angel, the City of Bev-

erly Hills’ Recreation ServicesManager, worked with Sz-eremeta in coordination withthe Joint Powers Agreement be-tween the City and School Dis-trict – which provides the com-munity with access to theSchool District’s fields – andsaid Szeremeta will be a lossfor the community.

“We were sad to hear shewas leaving,” Angel said. “Inthe short amount of time shewas here, she did a fantasticjob developing all the highschool sports schedules andsending them to us and puttinginformation on games andpractices online so we canmore easily see field usage."

Nancy Hunt-Coffey, whowas recently promoted to theposition as the City’s Directorof Community Services, toldThe Courier that she enjoyedworking with Szeremeta thisyear.

“We really appreciate hav-ing a good working relation-ship with any people in the ath-letics department, and she un-derstood the JPA very well andthe need to work with us andbe flexible.”

Prior to Szeremeta takingthe role, the athletic programwas headed up temporarily byBHHS Assistant Principal KevinBrown, a former BHHS boysbasketball coach who returnedto the school in 2014 afterholding similar administrativepositions at other schools inSouthern California.

Before that, longtime assis-

tant football coach John D.Johnson took the reins for lessthan a year. Before Johnson, theduties were split by severalyears by longtime coachesVonzie Paysinger and JasonNewman.

All the aforementionedmen have ties to the formerprincipal Carter Passenger,whose family and friends –most of whom are all BHHSalumni – have controlled theBHHS athletic department forthe last 20-plus years, bounc-ing around from one job to an-other inside the department,but generally remaining in anadministrative or supervisoryrole.

Carter Paysinger becamethe varsity football coach in1990, bringing his brothersDonald and Vonzie on as assis-tant coaches. After several suc-cessful seasons, Carter wouldlater move up to the role of ath-letic director and later princi-pal, until resigning last yearamid controversy over the Bev-erly Hills Sports Academy,which he ran with Newmanand longtime BHHS coachHoward Edelman.

After Carter’s promotion,Donald later became headfootball coach, a role he heldfor four years until resigning in2013. He was replaced byCorey Stansbury, the son of BillStansbury, the coach who pre-ceded Carter.

Newman, who retired in2104, has bounced around tovarious roles in the department.

He has had various stintscoaching tennis, golf and bas-ketball before stepping into arole as co-athletic director withVonzie, a physical educationteacher who was a longtimebaseball coach at the school.

This year, Vonzie, whosewife Colleen is the school’shead athletic trainer, decidedto bat from the other side of theplate and gave up the headbaseball gig to become thesoftball coach.

Gregg Riesenberg, a spe-cial education teacher andteacher’s union negotiator, wasnamed Paysinger’s replacementas the new baseball coach.

Edelman, the longtimechair of the physical educationdepartment, was a head crosscountry coach for several yearsin the 1980s and an assistant tothe cross country and trackteams over the last severalyears.

In August, when it seemedlike Fisher was poised to returnand take over a flounderingtrack program, Edelman tookthe job instead, citing Educa-tion Code 44919 that the posi-tion must first be made avail-able to a qualified certifiedteacher employed within thedistrict.

All this, Goldberg said,made it impossible for her toimplement the “culturechange” he said she was hiredto bring.

“It seems the school boardand administration are return-ing to the practice of quietlypushing out anyone who chal-lenged the status quo, or are sa-cred cows of the district,”Goldberg said. “Wanda was ahuge get and I’m sad to see herleave.”

Board of Education Presi-dent Howard Goldstein wasunavailable for comment be-fore Thursday’s deadline.Vonzie Paysinger, Edelman andBrown did not return requestsfor comment.

Kessler said the plan is tohire another athletic director,but district protocol says thejob must be first made avail-able to any existing teachers oradministrators in the districtwho wish to apply.

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OUTBREAK IN BEVERLY HILLS–Beverly Hills AYSO Region 76 GU 14 Xtra team -OUTBREAK took first place in its tournament last weekend over the Beaumont Eliteteam. Pictured, back row, from left: Team Mascot - Lilli , Bailey Payder, MorganHatherill, Gabrielle Urman, Maya Lerner, Christine Phelps, Taimane Aveau, CelineAlbarian, Jaylene Beatts, Coach Grisha Alasadi. Front row, from left: Cori Dyner, ElizaKaplan and Zela Alasadi.

Paralympic Track Star Attempt For Spot

On Olympic Team Subject Of New BookBy John L. Seitz

Beverly Hills filmmaker Steven C Bar-ber, CEO of Vanilla Fire Productions, haspartnered with Blair Underwood and In-trepid Productions on Leap Of Faith, a Si-mon and Schuster title being released thisspring.

The book follows the journey of U.S.Paralympic track star Blake Leeper as heattempts to become one of the the firstAmerican double amputees to compete inthe able-bodied Olympic Games. Bornwith a congenital birth defect, Leeper hasovercome astronomical odds, and showsthe world that anything and everything ispossible. He trains five days a week as he

attempts to qualify in June.Barber has been shooting the Ameri-

can Bladerunner documentary on Leeperfor four years with Underwood as narra-tor. The two have been pitching the storyas a possible full length feature the pastthree years with meetings at WarnerBrothers, Disney, Imagine Entertainment,Sony, and others.

Vanilla Fire Productions has beentelling such noble stories of brave Ameri-cans for a decade. It has produced twoOscar shortlisted documentaries with Un-beaten narrated by Dan Aykroyd and Un-til They Are Home narrated by KelseyGrammer.

appears to have been a coordinatedmessage from City employees to spreadmisinformation about the events, and a“whitewash” report, according to ViceMayor John Mirisch, by Assistant CityAttorney Carol Lynch that omitted keyelements, such as the DTSC.

During public comment, Tanen-baum addressed the Council with a listof administrative matters in hand, hav-ing taken the lead early on by holdingthe first fact-finding mission in a townhall meeting as president of the BeverlyHills North Homeowners Association.

Among the items on the list, heasked that the Committee be able tovote its own chair and vice chair, to berun autonomously, be public and trans-parent, invite public participation andtelevised meetings and to have the pow-er to submit requests for City Councilapproval to subpoena people and docu-ments if needed in the search for truth.

Steven G. Madison, a partner atQuinn Emanuel Trial Lawyers, retainedby Konheim on this matter, spoke next.He said there were three points tomake, the first that there is a large bodyof records that would show that Kon-heim acted lawfully at all times. Then,with three large, glossy posters born byanother silent representative, Madisonstated that the second issue is that afterApril 10, the City and BHLC were “onnotice that there was a serious safetyhazard with the trees.”

Photos show a vehicle alleged tohave been damaged by a falling tree, forwhich a police report was cited fromApril 10.

Konheim retained an arborist whosaid the trees must come down. The Cityarborist “went further than the inde-pendent arborist that Mr. Konheim hadretained,” and said that, “all the treeshad to come down.” Then, said Madi-son, “Acting at the direction of the City”BHLC retained the City arborists, WestCoast Arborists. “The trees were takendown in the name of public safety.”

Madison described an urgent needto protect the public safety; but the Ash-ley Tree Report was not prepared untilAug. 22, three days after Konheim wasinformed that the DTSC issued a letterthat the RAW report was invalid be-cause of the numerous irregularities inthe CEQA documents, and that becauseof the community’s response, specifical-ly the importance placed on the trees,the DTSC would not prepare anotherdocument without a development plan.(All documents received by The Courierthrough FOIA are available online atwww.bhcourier.com)

The meeting focus then permanent-ly shifted away from the narrow defini-tions of the agenda item and turned in-stead into a series of character witnessesfor Lyn Konheim.

At the Town Hall meeting and pre-vious City Council meetings, Konheim’sabsence and that of BHLC has been not-ed. Of the 27 speakers at Tuesday’smeeting, 18 addressed the non-issue ofKonheim’s character, an item that hasnever been agendized.

Marching in lock-step, speakersidentified themselves as friends of Kon-heim, long-term residents of BeverlyHills, often in business with Konheim inreal estate and development, or mem-bers of the Hillcrest Country Club withKonheim, and as having attendedschools in Beverly Hills or having kidsthat attended schools in Beverly Hills.

They then uniformly characterizedKonheim as a concerned landownerfearful for the public safety from afalling tree, shifting the attention fromthe investigation of City staff and proce-

dures that resulted in the cutting of trees- to an examination of Lyn Konheim’sfine qualities as a philanthropist, mentorand citizen of Beverly Hills.

“Lyn Konheim is the most ethicaland decent person I know,” said DennisRoach, a statement that was embel-lished and repeated several more times.

“It’s about a tree that fell on a car,”said William Riead, a false narrative thatechoed Madison’s argument that wasrepeated again and again.

It was also repeated that the Com-mittee and its members were guilty of‘character assassination,’ part of a‘witch-hunt' a ‘lynch mob’ or ‘membersof the House Un American ActivitiesCommittee (HUAC).’

Indeed, Elliot Megdal said therewas, “Supposedly an environmental is-sue with cyanide,” but that it was “notdangerous.” The issue is with high levelsof arsenic.

Audience members, with lobbyistHarvey Englander, aid Marcia Smithand political consultant Judy Fenton, lit-erally heckled committee members whospoke, laughing when the last speaker,who said she had seen the meeting onTV, ran to City Hall to say that she hadbeen sick since the events of Nov. 21-22.

“The fact that 18 people were soobviously coached and given speakingpoints to shut down an investigation . .. only makes me more determined toget all the facts,” said Mirisch.

Konheim’s friends also accused TheCourier of spreading lies, misinforma-tion and untruths, laughing at onespeaker for quoting the newspaper. Noone on the Council refuted any portionof the public comment; but Mayor-ElectMirisch stated later, “Of course TheCourier is a major stakeholder in thiscommunity, as is the Chamber and theConvention and Visitors Bureau.”

By the time Mayor Gold closed thepublic comment period, the City Coun-cil unanimously rescinded the Commit-tee, called back all of the people theyhad appointed who volunteered, andreturned to the original plan of investi-gating the events themselves. However,last time, they promptly turned the in-vestigation over to the staff, to basically,investigate themselves, resulting in thereport by Assistant City Attorney CarolLynch that led to the creation of a Com-mittee. The history of Jan. 5 shows thatasking staff to provide inquiries resultedin a half-hearted attempt that yieldedthe names of firms already doing busi-ness with the City and not suited as in-vestigatory resources.

After the close of Public Comment,Councilmember Willie Brien, who re-ported his friendship with Konheim andtheir mutual membership at HillcrestCountry Club, reiterated the argumentthat this was all about the trees. Hecalled out Robert Tanenbaum, ThomasWhite, Lou Lipofsky, Robbie Andersonand The Courier, and said, “I am mad,”pointing to The Courier reporter. (Ed.note - Talbot attended El Rodeo andBeverly Hills High School.)

“There is no development project,”he said (see Konheim’s letter to theDTSC, Aug. 11, 2015), and said theCommittee was engaged in, “coercivecondemnation of a private landowner’sproperty.”

“It’s not so simple,” said Tanen-baum. “What Brien said was factuallyinaccurate. The soil is laden with ar-senic. The EPA’s DTSC is the leadagency in charge of monitoring andoverseeing clean-up of both public andprivate land. No one can do anythinguntil there is an end-use, and then newCEQA documents, a draft RAW plan, a30-day notice and public meeting. . .There was no clearance by the DTSC.”

He reviled the residents of BeverlyHills concerned for their health - fromhis position on the dais.

With all of Brien’s accusations re-garding the Committee and its mem-bers, the Committee never met; accusa-tions were at best, jumping the gun. Thefirst meeting had been scheduled for thenext day.

Konheim’s character, the health orsafety of the trees, The Courier’s report-ing and the Committee itself are not un-der investigation. It is the City staff andprocedures followed and not followed,and the circumstances leading to theevent and the aftermath, doing so with-out DTSC scrutiny and Konheim’s cut-ting of the trees with the possible illicitendorsement of City Staff.

The Committee was dissolved,though an open meeting was set byGold for the time and location alreadyscheduled for Wednesday evening.

The crooked path that led to the ac-knowledgement of the issues and the in-herent problems in the system that ledto Tuesday’s abysmal City Council StudySession, complete with hoots and cat-calls, demonstrated the total loss of trustand respect that has come as a result ofthe event and the continuing series ofmistakes and cover ups that led to it, ac-cording to Tanenbaum.

“City Council is not a forum for in-vective and personal attack,” saidTanenbaum.

But the City Council has decided to“take it back,” and they wish to hire athird-party, objective investigative bodyas yet undetermined. There is no entity,no names, no budget, no charge.

This is the second time the Councilhas embarked in this same direction,never stepping off the dais to make in-quiries independently, or taking theirown time read the 6,000+ pages ofFOIA documents uploaded to The

Courier’s website.“I will read every page of the over

6000 documents to find all the facts aswe move forward with this investiga-tion,” said Councilmember Lili Bosse.

Wednesday a group of about 35were present with Mayor Gold, Mayor-elect John Mirisch and CouncilmemberBosse, who was only present to observeunder the Brown Act rules. She has nowasked that all the thousands of pages ofdocuments obtained by The Courierthrough the Freedom of Information Actbe distributed to councilmembers.

In the back of the room, the bearerof the Konheim’s accident photos fromTuesday’s City Council meeting waspresent, clad in a tracksuit. Other atten-dees were the same people who havealready volunteered to accept positionson the Committee, and who were vili-fied and shamed by Konheim, his coun-try club friends, and his attorneys.

In that meeting Tanenbaum’s prose-cutorial voice was loud and clear.“There was an ambush last night.”

Neighbors responded, with Golddenying that he lost control of the meet-ing.

“They were trying the committee,”said Tanenbaum. “They had no ideawhat this was about. It's devastating be-cause you owe an apology to the mem-bers of this committee and the commu-nity.”

Gold said that there will continueto be meetings with public input, butthe meeting clearly showed that it is thepublic, the residents and the press, in-vested in getting the truth, who have theinformation - not the City Council or theCity staff.

Gold will turn over the gavel to ViceMayor John Mirisch at a ceremony 6p.m. March 16 at a public ceremony atthe Motion Picture Academy of Arts andSciences.

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TREE SCANDAL(Continued from page 1)

Bernardo Puccio James Jahant Ali Kasikci Sidney Poitier Charles Aidikoff Rod Pingul Fred Wehba Selene Walters Traude Winik Mattt Lopez

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Justine Bateman, Jeff Daniels, and Smokey

Robinson (Feb. 19); Sandy Duncan, Ali Kasikci, Sidney Poitier and Peter

Strauss (Feb. 20); Tyne Daly, Selene Walters Lamm, Kelsey Grammer and

Kyle MacLachlan (Feb. 21); Drew Barrymore, and Traude Winik (Feb. 22);

James Jahant, Fred Wehba, Charles Aidikoff, The Courier’s Rod Pingul,

Dakota Fanning, and Peter Fonda (Feb. 23); Barry Bostwick, Edward James

Olmos, Kristin Davis, Joe Lieberman and Paula Zahn (Feb. 24); Sean Astin,

Bernardo Puccio, Billy Packer and Sally Jesse Raphael (Feb. 25); and belat-

edly The Courier’s Matt Lopez (Feb. 17).

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“To the Limit and Beyond.” It’s not just asaying; it is the theme of the Palm Springs AirMuseum’s 2016 black tie/military formal rec-ognizing the heroism of the eight survivingmen out of a 12-man combat team survivingan attack by 2,000 North Vietnamese troopsin what has become known as the battle ofTong Le Chon.

Of the eight, four were introduced at thegala and provided filmed commentary. Theseare Samuel Seetin, Dr, Gary Nell, Earl Bergand Wendell Enos. Also honored in absentiawas James Bolan with the sister of StephanGiest accepting his recognition.

If that were all that occurred at the gala,it would have been sufficient, but this eventtruly went beyond the limits, thanks to hero-ics of the late Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Miles(Dec.) and the appearance of Col. JohnMorgan, deputy commanding officer of theU.S. Army special operations aviation com-mand based at Fort Bragg, NC. Col. Morganreceived a Silver Star, Distinguished FlyingCross, Bronze Star and 10 other meritoriousmedals for service in Afghanistan.

During his lifetime, Palm Desert residentLt. Gen. Miles and his wife Karen were avidsupporters – Karen still is–of the air museum.In recognition of his service, the museum isdedicating its new Gen. Kenneth P. MilesVietnam and Korea Hanger, to serve as arepository for its aircraft memorabilia of thosewars.

Another fact making the dedication ofthe hanger appropriate is that the generalearned his Silver Star when flying in supportof the handful of Americans pinned down atTong Le Chon. He dropped below 500 feetinto a box canyon and fired on NorthVietnamese troops surrounding the Americansoldiers … returning to the battle severaltimes with a fresh airplane and armament,though his mission was over.

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Frances Allen’sDesert Roundup

Joan MangumAlways one of the highlights of early spring is the

Odyssey Ball, being presented for the 31st time by theJohn Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) Auxiliary, onApril 9 at The Beverly Wilshire.

The evening honors Mark B. Faries, MD, directorrespectively of the institute’s Complex GeneralSurgical Oncology Fellowship, the Donald L. Morton,MD, Melanoma Research Program; and therapeuticimmunology.

He will receive the “The Duke Special ServiceAward” while JWCI benefactor Ruth Weil will begiven “The Dr. Donald L. Morton Legend Award.”

Cocktails are from 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner,awards, entertainment and dancing. Tickets pricedfrom $500. For information, call 323-904-4400 orvisit www.JWCIgiving.org.

Mark B. Faries, M.D. Ruth Weil

Meanwhile, the Anti-Defamation League willhonor three women of achievement from diversefields at the 21st Deborah Awards Dinner on March 3at the SLS Hotel on La Cienega.

Honorees are Carol Cheng-Mayer, senior VP ofBel Air Investment Advisors LLC; Mónica Gil, seniorVP and general manager of Multicultural Growth &Strategy at Nielsen; and Jill Black Zalben, partner ofBlack Equities Group and director of the Joyce andStanley Black Family Foundation.

Event co-chairs are Faith Cookler and SharynNichols while emcee is Lisa Bloom, NBC legal ana-lyst and The New York Times bestselling author.

Individual tickets are $400 and sponsorshipopportunities are available. For further information,call 310-446-4269, email LA@adl.org or visitwww.adl.org/2016deborahawards.

For 100+ years, ADL has been one of the nation’spremier civil rights and human relations organiza-tions, fighting anti-Semitism and bigotry of all kinds.

DEBORAH AWARDEES–ADL honors three “Womenof Distinction” March 3 withDeborah Awards. Top left:Carol Cheng; bottom left:Monica Gil; above: JillBlack Zalben.

The Palm Springs AirMuseum is an educational non-profit with a mission to preserveand honor our military veteransby educating future generations. Itis home to one of the largest col-lections of still-flyable WWII air-craft, a 9,200 volume library,flight simulators and featuredocents who have “been there,done that.”

More information about themuseum at 760-482-136.

Karen Miles &

The Late Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Miles

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4 for $1

Juice

Oranges

2 lbs for $1

Romain

Lettuce

2 for $1

Gala

Apples

79¢ lb

Navel Oranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 lbs for $1Pink Lady Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79¢ lb

Comice Pears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79¢ lb

Black Plums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79¢ lb

Sale Prices Effective Feb. 19 to Feb. 25, 2016

GROCERYCrystal Geyser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399

Mountain Spring Water 24pk half litre +CRVPurity Organic Coconut Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$299

1 literViva Paper Towels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$999

6 packGeneral Mills Wheaties Cereal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399

15.6 oz

WINES & SPIRITSSanta Margherita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1999

Pinot Grigio 750 mlCharles Brotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$699

Rosé 750 mlRuffino Riserva Ducate . . . . . . . . . . .$1999

Chianti Classico 750 mlSmoking Loon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$699

Malbec 750 ml

Wine Bonus BuyChateau Ste Michelle Chardonnay

Friday & Saturday produce

MADNESS

Large Green Skin

Avocado

3 for $1

Driscoll’s

Blueberries

$2

Orangcello

Cantaloupe

3 lbs for $1

Organic Orange

Bell Peppers

2 lbs for $1

Italian Squash

3 lbs for $1

Organic Yellow Teardrop

Tomato

3 for $1

Sale prices valid 2/19/16 and 2/20/16

pint

all sales are limited to supply on hand

each when you buy 6 bottles

$899

half

pint

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1 The Beatles’ first single, 1962

6 Cold-shoulder10 Not fight all-out14 1951 #1 Mario Lanza

hit with lyrics written by 36-Down

19 Containing element #56

20 Jerry-rigging material

21 Musical lead-in to -smith

22 “See ya!”23 Inappropriate24 Kind of arch25 Pelvic bones26 Watch 10 episodes in

a row, say27 Circulates29 Comment

accompanying “That’s your problem, not mine”

31 Romantic date33 Belittled37 Scapegoat for the Fab

Four breakup38 ____ criminal43 “Enough!,” in

Ensenada44 Mil. authority47 One waiting in line at

an airport?50 Get back together, as

57-Acrosses51 Camera feature52 Apprise

54 Took a chance56 Make a splash57 See 50-Across58 Big dipper59 Some old

Harper’s Bazaar covers

60 Bananas61 1994 Oscar- and

Grammy-winning song for Elton John

65 Cinephile’s channel66 Ones doing

needlework?67 Here, on une carte68 Smooth over71 Much I.R.S. mail72 1990s-2000s tennis

champ nicknamed “The Punisher”

75 Hit song title for Bob Marley, Whitesnake and Survivor

77 Symptoms78 2010 R. Kelly top 10

album79 Like some care81 Basic ones are above

7”82 Eyes impolitely83 G.M.’s Mary Barra,

for one85 Opposite of vert.86 1990 #1 hit for

Mariah Carey93 1967 #1 hit for

Lulu100 One of two circuit

court characters?101 Quiet coastal spot103 Spirited horse104 Foreign currency

unit worth about a third of a dollar

105 Relative of ecru106 Where Pamplona is

located107 Overrule108 Breast implant filler109 Inflate110 Former telecom

giant111 The pack in a

six-pack112 “Well, whaddya

know!”113 Bad beginning?114 Eyes impolitely115 Court call116 Mars from the

vantage point of Earth, e.g.

117 Hindu honorific118 Comedian

Poehler119 Approximates120 Shogun capital121 Where there may

be openings in the medical field?

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1 Insect also called a honeymoon fly

2 Stable locks?3 Q.E.F. part4 Showy ballroom

moves5 A piano has seven of

them6 Bar fixture7 ____ Tribunal8 Wharton’s sch.9 Must10 Declined11 Martinique volcano12 Met expectations?

13 Explorer Amundsen

14 Commemorative Yevtushenko poem

15 Change one’s story?

16 Ho Chi ____ City

17 One seeking enlightenment

18 6-0

28 “Sweet!”

30 Female W.W. II enlistee

32 Smitten

33 Soldier from Down Under

34 When doubled, an old college cry

35 Totals

36 See 14-Across

39 Copy

40 Kirk Douglas, Robert Wagner and Gregory Peck, for Frank Sinatra

41 Methuselah’s father

42 Transplant

44 Skill

45 Like some stud piercings

46 X’s

47 Turns at high speed

48 Aesthetes

49 Borscht base

52 ____-ray

53 What’s the point of marking things?

54 Renders harmless, as a bull

55 Brit. honor

62 Amor vincit ____

63 Sending a child to military camp, say

64 River to the Gulf of Guinea

68 ____ Tin Tin69 Reverse of WNW70 Summer hrs.72 Resembling73 Antarctica’s

Amundsen ____74 N.Y.C. subway line76 2003 Hugh Grant

romantic comedy

78 Rick, Ilsa and Victor, in “Casablanca”

80 Hawaiian Airlines extra

82 It has three dashes in the middle

84 Head of Olympus?

85 Spectacularly disordered sort

86 Serenades, e.g.

87 Like each line of an eye chart vis-à-vis the one above

88 ____ Kosygin, longtime Soviet premier

89 Nickelodeon’s “Kenan & ____”

90 Perplexity91 Follower of live or

down

92 Bring to a boil93 Come-on94 Risqué, say95 Silently greet96 Basketball Hall-of-

Famer Hank97 Rant98 Hold, as secret

feelings99 Tryst sites102 Bizet priestess

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person’s body, he does so inanonymity. According to astudy she conducted, 88 per-cent of men said they would bedeterred if their family were toreceive a letter documentingthat choice.

“Sex trafficking and slaveryin the U.S. and abroad is an un-fortunate reality of the modernworld,” said novelist AngellaNazarian, a Visionary Womenco-founder.

But there is a much darkerside than procurement behindthe journey into prostitution.And it is predominately with-out choice for the women, orvery often, girls, being prosti-tuted in exchange for money.

In India, for example, asupply chain of village girls,ages 9 to 13, make their way toBombay following perhaps a$100 payment to their father.Once in their captors’ hands,the children are starved, beatenand given drugs for days untiltheir spirits are subjugated.Then, they are raped commer-cially for years, eight to 10times a night, until they areused up and discarded.

“Prostitution is one profes-sion where you lose money asyou gain experience,” ex-plained Ruchira Gupta, an In-dian sex trafficking abolitionistwhose documentary The Sell-ing Of Innocents won an Emmyaward.

Gupta said the youngestgirl she’d ever met sold intoprostitution was 7 years old.

Oakland-born Withelma“T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew wasjust 10 years old when an olderman approached her and of-fered to take care of her. For achild whose life had been trad-ed from family to family withinthe foster system where she ex-perienced more home place-ments than the number of yearsshe’d lived, the idea of count-ing on someone seemed like aGodsend.

But her savior quicklyturned into her exploiter, run-ning advertisements featuringher inside the back pages of LAXpress and forcing her into sextrafficking. It wasn’t until shewas 17 years old, locked up injuvenile hall, that she decidedto take her life in her ownhands.

“I always thought I didn’t

have power,” stated Pettigrew,who eventually testified beforemembers of Congress andshared her story as one ofGlamour magazine’s “2011Women of the Year.”

“Young people need toknow they have power,” sheadded.

And while it truly does takea certain type of person to de-liberately exploit another, weall have to look to ourselves tobecome part of the solutionand shift attitudes.

“It really starts with a cul-tural shift,” emphasized thepanel’s moderator,Thea An-drews, the former co-anchor of“The Insider.”

So what can we do?Flood our local elected of-

ficials to step-up and createpolicies. Change the language;someone having sex with a 16-year-old is not a “John”, he’s achild-rapist. Guard the well-be-ing of younger people, makethem aware that places like Tin-der and Instagram are huntinggrounds for people looking toexploit other human beings.

For information on upcom-ing events, visit:www.vision-arywomen.com.

VISIONARY WOMEN(Continued from page 1)

This year’s performance includ-ed music and dance numbersby Black Violin, a quartet ofclassically trained instrumen-talists, and Rennie Harris Pure-movement, hip-hop dancecompany.

Following each perform-ance, twice per day on all threedays, the students joined to-gether in the Music CenterPlaza in a choreographeddance–and one would be hard-pressed to not delight in thestudents’ joy.

“Children who participatein the Blue Ribbon Children’sFestival are tremendously en-

riched by their deep dive intothe arts,” said Blue RibbonPresident Julie Goldsmith.

The Blue Ribbon, orignallycalled “the Amazing Blue Rib-bon 400” when it was formed ahalf-century ago, is the legacyof Dorothy Chandler. As thewife of one of L.A.’s most pow-erful men at the time, Los An-geles Times publisher NormanChandler, “Buff” Chandlerwielded her incredible spirit toforge an enduring public-pri-vate partnership in downtownLos Angeles and created whatis today the second largest Per-forming Arts Center in theworld.

BLUE RIBBON(Continued from page 5)

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY -On Thursday, Feb. 12th BeverlyVista PTA parents and studentsmade 650 Valentine's daylunches for the West HollywoodFood Collation. First gradersdecorated the bags, secondand third graders madeValentine's day cards andgrades 4-5 made sandwichesand packed the lunches.

PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICEST.S. No.: 2014-05376-CAA.P.N.:4342-020-014 Property Address: 305North Elm Drive, BeverlyHills, CA 90210

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

PURSUANT TO CIVILCODE § 2923.3(a), THESUMMARY OF INFOR-MATION REFERRED TOBELOW IS NOTATTACHED TO THERECORDED COPY OFTHIS DOCUMENT BUTONLY TO THE COPIESPROVIDED TO THETRUSTOR.

IMPORTANT NOTICETO PROPERTYOWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED04/07/2005. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLDAT A PUBLIC SALE. IFYOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.

Trustor: ISAACJACQUES R` BIBO,TRUSTEE OF THEISAAC JACQUESR`BIBO REVOCABLELIVING TRUST DATEDOCTOBER 16, 1998Duly Appointed Trustee:Western Progressive,LLCRecorded 04/19/2005 asInstrument No. 050902273 in book ---,page--- and of OfficialRecords in the office ofthe Recorder of LosAngeles County,California, Date of Sale: 03/02/2016at 11:00 AM

Place of Sale:BEHIND THE FOUNTAINLOCATED IN CIVICCENTER PLAZA, 400CIVIC CENTER PLAZA,POMONA, CA 91766

Estimated amount ofunpaid balance and othercharges: $ 1,100,667.81

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'SSALE

WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHESTBIDDER FOR CASH,CASHIER’S CHECKDRAWN ON A STATE ORNATIONAL BANK, ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERALCREDIT UNION, OR ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERALSAVINGS AND LOANASSOCIATION, A SAV-INGS ASSOCIATION ORSAVINGS BANK SPECI-FIED IN SECTION 5102OF THE FINANCIALCODE AND AUTHOR-IZED TO DO BUSINESSIN THIS STATE:

All right, title, and interestconveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in thehereinafter describedproperty under and pur-suant to a Deed of Trustdescribed as:More fully described insaid Deed of Trust.

Street Address or othercommon designation ofreal property: 305 NorthElm Drive, Beverly Hills,CA 90210

A.P.N.: 4342-020-014

The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability forany incorrectness of thestreet address or othercommon designation, ifany, shown above.

The sale will be made,but without covenant orwarranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principal sumof the note(s) secured bythe Deed of Trust. Thetotal amount of theunpaid balance of theobligation secured by theproperty to be sold andreasonable estimatedcosts, expenses andadvances at the time ofthe initial publication ofthe Notice of Sale is: $ 1,100,667.81.

If the Trustee is unable toconvey title for any rea-son, the successful bid-der’s sole and exclusiveremedy shall be thereturn of monies paid tothe Trustee, and the suc-cessful bidder shall haveno further recourse.

The beneficiary of theDeed of Trust has execut-ed and delivered to theundersigned a writtenrequest to commenceforeclosure, and theundersigned caused aNotice of Default andElection to Sell to berecorded in the countywhere the real property islocated. NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you areconsidering bidding onthis property lien, youshould understand thatthere are risks involved inbidding at a trustee auc-tion. You will be biddingon a lien, not on the prop-erty itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trusteeauction does not auto-matically entitle you tofree and clear ownershipof the property. Youshould also be aware thatthe lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bid-der at the auction, youare or may be responsi-ble for paying off all lienssenior to the lien beingauctioned off, before youcan receive clear title tothe property. You areencouraged to investigatethe existence, priority,and size of outstandingliens that may exist onthis property by contact-ing the 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 this prop-erty.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'SSALE

Note: Because theBeneficiary reserves theright to bid less than thetotal debt owed, it is pos-sible that at the time ofthe sale the opening bidmay be less than the totaldebt

NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: The sale dateshown on this notice ofsale may be postponedone or more times by themortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g of

the 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 (866)-960-8299 orvisit this Internet Web sitehttp://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the filenumber assigned to thiscase 2014-05376-CA.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 wayto verify postponementinformation is to attendthe scheduled sale.

Date: January 21, 2016

Western Progressive,LLC, as Trustee for bene-ficiaryC/o 30 Corporate Park,Suite 450Irvine, CA 92606Automated SaleInformation Line: (866)960-8299 http://www.alti-source.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspxFor Non-Automated SaleInformation, call: (866)240-3530 ___________________Trustee Sale AssistantWESTERN PROGRES-SIVE, LLC MAY BE ACT-ING AS A DEBT COL-LECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED MAY BEUSED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. 02/05/16, 0/12/16,02/19/16

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016006775 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: GREEN TURTLE LAND-SCAPING 416 W. Peach St.,Compton, CA 90222; Juan E.Ruiz Gonzlaez 416 W. PeachSt., Compton, CA 90222; Thebusiness is conducted by: ANINDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) hasNOT begun to transact busi-ness under the name(s) listedherein: Juan  E. RuizGonzlaez, Owner: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: January 12, 2016;Published: January 29,February 05, 12, 19, 2016LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016011195 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: BURTON WAY CLEAN-ERS 9038 Burton Way, BeverlyHills, CA 90211; CohenshadEnterprises Inc. 9038 BurtonWay, Beverly Hills, CA 90211;The business is conducted by:A CORPORATION,registrant(s) has NOT begunto transact business under thename(s) listed herein: H.Mehdian, CFO: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: January 15, 2016;Published: January 29,February 05, 12, 19, 2016LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016011183 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: BEVERLY CRESTCLEANERS 10301 SantaMonica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA90025; Beverly CrestCleaners Inc. 10301 SantaMonica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

90025; The business is con-ducted by: A CORPORATION,registrant(s) has NOT begunto transact business under thename(s) listed herein: H.Mehdian, CFO: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: January 15, 2016;Published: January 29,February 05, 12, 19, 2016LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016020314 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: ONE DEGREE NORTH421 S. Beverly Dr. Flr. #8,Beverly Hills, CA 90212; VSCRLLC 421 S. Beverly Dr. Flr. #8,Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Thebusiness is conducted by: ALIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-NY, registrant(s) has NOTbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed here-in: Michael Colosimo,Managing Member:Statement is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles: January27, 2016; Published: February05, 12, 19, 26, 2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016026418 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: GOTTLIEB DENTAL 8853W. Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills,CA 90211; Emanuel Gottlieb,DDS. Inc., A ProfessionalDental Corporation 8853 W.Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA90211; The business is con-ducted by: A CORPORATION,registrant(s) has NOT begunto transact business under thename(s) listed herein:Emanuel Gottlieb,President: Statement is filedwith the County of Los Angeles:February 03, 2016; Published:February 12, 19, 26, March 04,2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016026419 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: GREMIR ENTERPRISEMAINTENANCE AND HANDY-MAN SERVICES 1112 E. LaPalma Dr., Inglewood, CA90301; Gregorio Miranda1112 E. La Palma Dr.,Inglewood, CA 90301; The busi-ness is conducted by: AN INDI-VIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOTbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed here-in: Gregorio Miranda,Owner: Statement is filed withthe County of Los Angeles:February 03, 2016; Published:February 12, 19, 26, March 04,2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016026420 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: TWO SNAKE STUDIOS1637 S. La Cienega Blvd., LosAngeles, CA 90035; LindaLack Ph.D 1637 S. La CienegaBlvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035;The business is conducted by:AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s)has begun to transact busi-ness under the name(s) listedherein 1980: Linda LackPh.D, Owner: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: February 03, 2016;Published: February 12, 19, 26,March 04, 2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016026421 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: ADELL’S 138 N. June St.,Los Angeles, CA 90004; AdellGoldstein 138 N. June St., LosAngeles, CA 90004; The busi-ness is conducted by: AN INDI-VIDUAL, registrant(s) hasbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed here-in January 29, 2016: AdellGoldstein, Owner: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: February 03, 2016;Published: February 12, 19, 26,March 04, 2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016010011 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: 1) TRICOM FINANCIAL 2)BLACK CAR 1800 CenturyPark East #600, Los Angeles,

CA 90067; Tricom Inc. 1800Century Park East #600, LosAngeles, CA 90067; The busi-ness is conducted by: A COR-PORATION, registrant(s) hasNOT begun to transact busi-ness under the name(s) listedherein: Ahmed Wadsworth,CEO: Statement is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles: January14, 2016; Published: February12, 19, 26, March 04, 2016LACC N/C

––––––STATEMENT OF ABANDON-MENT USE OF FICTITIOUSBUSINESS NAME 2015209641The following person(s)has/have abandoned the use ofthe fictitious business name:NJM REAL PROPERTY ADVI-SORS 10445 Wilshire Blvd.#1606, Los Angeles, CA 90024;The fictitious business namereferred to above was filed on(date): August 12, 2015 in thecounty of Los Angeles; NealMehta 10445 Wilshire Blvd.#1606, Los Angeles, CA 90024;The business is conducted by:AN INDIVIDUAL declare thatall information in this statementis true and correct, Signed:Neal Mehta, Owner; Statement#2016026876 is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles:February 03, 2016; Published:February 12, 19, 26, March 04,2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016009503 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: IBRAND MARKETINGMEDIA 17427 Napa St.,Northridge, CA 91325;Vanessa McCullers 17427Napa St., Northridge, CA 91325;Danika Berry 33 Rimina WayDr., Missouri City, TX 77459;The business is conducted by:COPARTNERS, registrant(s)has NOT begun to transactbusiness under the name(s)listed herein: VanessaMcCullers, Partner:Statement is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles: January14, 2016; Published: February12, 19, 26, March 04, 2016LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016011870 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: 1) IBRAND MARKETINGMEDIA 2) TWO BROWNGIRLS PRODUCTIONS 17427Napa St., Northridge, CA 91325;Vanessa McCullers 17427Napa St., Northridge, CA 91325;Danika Berry 33 Rimina WayDr., Missouri City, TX 77459;The business is conducted by:COPARTNERS, registrant(s)

has NOT begun to transactbusiness under the name(s)listed herein: VanessaMcCullers, Partner:Statement is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles: January19, 2016; Published: February12, 19, 26, March 04, 2016LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016033964 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: BUCKEYE MEDIAGROUP 269 S. Beverly Dr.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212; 1319Woodruff Ave., Los Angeles, CA90024; Jeffrey Shore 1319Woodruff Ave., Los Angeles, CA90024; The business is con-ducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL,registrant(s) has NOT begunto transact business under thename(s) listed herein: JeffreyShore, President: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: February 11, 2016;Published: February 19, 26,March 04, 11, 2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016032712 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: DREAM DETECTIVES1097 S. Bedford Dr. #202, LosAngeles, CA 90035; LizaGlazer 1097 S. Bedford Dr.#202, Los Angeles, CA 90035;Ted Stefan 1097 S. Bedford Dr.#202, Los Angeles, CA 90035;The business is conducted by:A MARRIED COUPLE, regis-trant(s) has NOT begun totransact business under thename(s) listed herein: LizaGlazer, Wife: Statement is filedwith the County of Los Angeles:February 10, 2016; Published:February 19, 26, March 04, 11,2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016035144 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: HOLLYWOOD CLASSICBARBER SHOP 7268 W.Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA90046; Amir Tarkashvand402 Veneto, Irvine, CA 92614;The business is conducted by:AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s)has NOT begun to transactbusiness under the name(s)listed herein: AmirTarkashvand, Owner:Statement is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles:February 12, 2016; Published:February 19, 26, March 04, 11,2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016031558 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: SMOKE MUSIC 6917

Lexingtion Ave., Los Angeles,CA 90038; Evangelos MichaelArakas 6917 Lexingtion Ave.,Los Angeles, CA 90038; Thebusiness is conducted by: ANINDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) hasbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed here-in February 07, 2016:Evangelos Michael Arakas,Owner: Statement is filed withthe County of Los Angeles:February 09, 2016; Published:February 19, 26, March 04, 11,2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016022237 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: 1) SPMS 2) LA CIENEGAHEALTH SERVICES 99 N. LaCienega Blvd. #106, BeverlyHills, CA 90211; Surgical andPain Management Specialists,LLC 99 N. La Cienega Blvd.#106, Beverly Hills, CA 90211;The business is conducted by:A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-NY, registrant(s) has NOTbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed here-in: Daniel Mandel: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: January 28, 2016;Published: February 19, 26,March 04, 11, 2016 LACC N/C

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N O T I C E —Fictitious name state-ment expires five yearsfrom the date it was filedin the office of the coun-ty clerk. A new fictitiousbusiness name state-ment must be filedbefore that time. The fil-ing of this statementdoes not of itself author-ize the use in this stateof a fictitious businessname in violation of therights of another underfederal, state, or com-mon law (See Section14400, et seq.,Business andProfessions Code).

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TO ADMINISTERESTATE OF

NORA RIPPERCase No. BP169378

To all heirs, beneficiaries,creditors, contingentcreditors, and personswho may otherwise beinterested in the will orestate, or both, of (specifyall names by which thedecendent was kown)NORA RIPPERA PETITION FOR PRO-BATE has been filed byBeata Pozsgai in theSuperior Court ofCalifornia, County of LOSANGELES.THE PETITION FORPROBATE requests thatMarilyn Rado orThomas Rado beappointed as personalrepresentative to admin-ister the estate of thedecedent.THE PETITION requestsauthority to administerthe estate under theI n d e p e n d e n tAdministration of EstatesAct. (This authority willallow the personal repre-sentative to take manyactions without obtainingcourt approval. Beforetaking certain very impor-tant actions, however, thepersonal representativewill be required to givenotice to interested per-sons unless they havewaived notice or consent-ed to the proposedaction.) The independentadministration authoritywill be granted unless aninterested person files anobjection to the petitionand shows good causewhy the court should notgrant the authority. A HEARING onthe petition will be held onMarch 16, 2016 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at111 N. Hill St., LosAngeles, CA 90012. IF YOU OBJECTto the granting of the peti-tion, you should appear atthe hearing and stateyour objections or filewritten objections with thecourt before the hearing.Your appearance may bein person or by your attor-ney.IF YOU ARE A CREDI-TOR or a contingentcreditor of the deceased,you must file your claimwith the court and mail acopy to the personal rep-resentative appointed bythe court within fourmonths from the date offirst issuance of letters asprovided in Probate Codesection 9100. The timefor filing claims will notexpire before four monthsfrom the hearing datenoticed above.YOU MAY EXAMINE thefile kept by the court. Ifyou are a person interest-ed in the estate, you mayfile with the court aRequest for SpecialNotice (form DE-154) ofthe filing of an inventoryand appraisal of estateassets or of any petitionor account as provided inProbate Code section1250. A Request forSpecial Notice form isavailable from the courtclerk.Attorney for petitioner:Deborah Gutierrez, EsqBergman & Gutierrez LLP880 Apollo St. #334El Segundo, CA 90245(310) 893-6200

BHCourier - R18399February 12, 19, 26, 2016

NOTICE OF PETITIONTO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF MILDRED MANSDORF

Case No. BP166727 To all heirs, beneficiaries,creditors, contingentcreditors, and personswho may otherwise beinterested in the will orestate, or both, of (specifyall names by which thedecendent was kown)MILDRED MANSDORFA PETITION FOR PRO-BATE has been filed byJaime De JesusGonzales in theSuperior Court ofCalifornia, County of LOSANGELES.THE PETITION FORPROBATE requests thatJaime De JesusGonzales be appointedas personal representa-tive to administer theestate of the decedent.THE PETITION requestsauthority to administer theestate under theI n d e p e n d e n tAdministration of EstatesAct. (This authority willallow the personal repre-sentative to take manyactions without obtainingcourt approval. Beforetaking certain very impor-tant actions, however, thepersonal representativewill be required to givenotice to interested per-sons unless they havewaived notice or consent-ed to the proposedaction.) The independentadministration authoritywill be granted unless aninterested person files anobjection to the petitionand shows good causewhy the court should notgrant the authority. A HEARING onthe petition will be held onMarch 3, 2016 at 8:30 AMin Dept.29 located at 111N. Hill St., Los Angeles,CA 90012. IF YOU OBJECTto the granting of the peti-tion, you should appear atthe hearing and stateyour objections or filewritten objections with thecourt before the hearing.Your appearance may bein person or by your attor-ney.IF YOU ARE A CREDI-TOR or a contingent cred-itor of the deceased, youmust file your claim withthe court and mail a copyto the personal represen-tative appointed by thecourt within four monthsfrom the date of firstissuance of letters as pro-vided in Probate Codesection 9100. The time forfiling claims will not expirebefore four months fromthe hearing date noticedabove.YOU MAY EXAMINE thefile kept by the court. Ifyou are a person interest-ed in the estate, you mayfile with the court aRequest for SpecialNotice (form DE-154) ofthe filing of an inventoryand appraisal of estateassets or of any petitionor account as provided inProbate Code section1250. A Request forSpecial Notice form isavailable from the courtclerk.

Petitioner:Jaime De Jesus Gonzales9390 Suva StreetDowney, CA 90240(213) 399-7779

BHCourier - R18500February 12, 19, 26, 2016

NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE FileNo. 9126.20001 TitleOrder No. NXCA-0103435 YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST,DATED 10/03/2007.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.A public auc-tion sale to the highestbidder for cash,cashier’s check drawnon a state or nationalbank, check drawn bystate or federal creditunion, or a check drawnby a state or federalsavings and loan asso-ciation, or savings asso-ciation, or savings bankspecified in §5102 to theFinancial code andauthorized to do busi-ness in this state, will beheld by duly appointedtrustee. The sale will bemade, but withoutcovenant or warranty,expressed or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances,to satisfy the obligationsecured by said Deed ofTrust. The undersignedTrustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrect-ness of the propertyaddress or other com-mon designation, if any,shown herein.Trustor(s): BrookeHeller and JenniferStrohman Recorded:11/26/2007, asInstrument No.20072595181, of OfficialRecords of Los AngelesCounty, California. Dateof Sale: 02/26/2016 at1:00 PM  Place of Sale:In the main dining roomof the Pomona MasonicTemple, located at 395South Thomas Street,Pomona, CA The pur-ported property addressis: 1223 N. HayworthAve., West Hollywood,CA 90046 AssessorsParcel No. 5554-011-011 The total amount ofthe unpaid balance ofthe obligation securedby the property to besold and reasonableestimated costs,expenses and advancesat the time of the initialpublication of the Noticeof Sale is$1,215,798.75. If thesale is set aside for anyreason, the purchaser atthe sale shall be entitledonly to a return of thedeposit paid, plus inter-est. The purchaser shallhave no furtherrecourse against thebeneficiary, the Trustoror the trustee. NOTICETO POTENTIAL BID-DERS: If you are con-sidering bidding on thisproperty lien, youshould understand thatthere are risks involvedin bidding at a trusteeauction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not on theproperty itself. Placing

the highest bid at atrustee auction does notautomatically entitle youto free and clear owner-ship of the property. Youshould also be awarethat the lien being auc-tioned off may be a jun-ior lien. If you are thehighest bidder at theauction, you are or maybe responsible for pay-ing off all liens senior tothe lien being auctionedoff, before you canreceive clear title to theproperty. You areencouraged to investi-gate the existence, pri-ority and size of out-standing liens that mayexist on this property bycontacting the countyrecorder’s office or a titleinsurance company,either of which maycharge you a fee for thisinformation. If you con-sult either of theseresources, you shouldbe aware that the samelender may hold morethan one mortgage ordeed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER:The sale date shown onthis notice of sale maybe postponed one ormore times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924gof the California CivilCode. The law requiresthat information abouttrustee sale postpone-ments be made avail-able to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy tothose not present at thesale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale datehas been postponed,and if applicable, therescheduled time anddate for the sale of thisproperty, you may call877-484-9942 or visitthis Internet Web sitew w w . U S A -Foreclosure.com orwww.Auction.com usingthe file number assignedto this case 9126.20001.Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time tothe scheduled sale maynot immediately bereflected in the tele-phone information or onthe Internet Web site.The best way to verifypostponement informa-tion is to attend thescheduled sale. Date:January 27, 2016N O R T H W E S TTRUSTEE SERVICES,INC., asTrustee  Candice Yoo,Authorized Signatory2121 Alton Parkway,Suite 110, Irvine, CA92606 866-387-6987Sale Info website:w w w . U S A -Foreclosure.com orw w w . A u c t i o n . c o mAutomated Sales Line:877-484-9942 or 800-2 8 0 - 2 8 3 2Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: (866)387-NWTS  THISOFFICE IS ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANYI N F O R M A T I O N

OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. Heller, Stewartand Brooke andStrohman, JenniferORDER # 9126.20001:02/05/2016,02/12/2016,02/19/2016

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NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE TTDNo.: 159074867539-1Control No.:XXXXXX56-1 YOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST,DATED 07/14/2014UNLESS 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. On02/26/2016 at10:00AM., TITLETRUST DEED SERV-ICE COMPANY, as dulyappointed Trustee underand pursuant to Deed ofTrust recorded07/14/2014, asInstrument No.20140722268, in book///, page /// , of OfficialRecords in the office ofthe County Recorder ofLOS ANGELES County,State of CALIFORNIA,executed by SAMAN-THA FELD, ANUNMARRIED WOMANWILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGH-EST BIDDER FORCASH (payable at timeof sale in lawful moneyof the United States) atBehind the fountainlocated in Civic CenterPlaza, 400 Civic CenterPlaza, Pomona CA91766 All right, title andinterest conveyed toand now held by it undersaid Deed of Trust in theproperty situated in saidCounty, and Statedescribed as: APN No.:4336-021-013 Thestreet address and othercommon designation, ifany, of the real propertydescribed above is pur-ported to be: 9001ROSEWOOD AVENUE,WEST HOLLYWOOD,CA 90048 The under-signed Trustee dis-claims any liability forany incorrectness of thestreet address and othercommon designation, ifany, shown herein. Saidsale of property will bemade in "as is" condi-tion, but withoutcovenant or warranty,expressed or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances,to pay the remainingprincipal sum of thenote(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust, with inter-est thereon, as providedin said note(s),advances, if any, underthe terms of said Deedof Trust, fees, chargesand expenses of theTrustee and of the trustscreated by said Deed ofTrust. The total amountof the unpaid balance ofthe obligation securedby the property to besold and reasonableestimated costs,expenses and advancesat the time of the initialpublication of the Notice

of Sale is $569,211.67The beneficiary undersaid Deed of Trustheretofore executed anddelivered to the under-signed a writtenDeclaration of Defaultand Demand for Sale,and a written Notice ofDefault and Election toSell. The undersignedcaused said Notice ofDefault and Election toSell to be recorded inthe county where thereal property is located.NOTICE TO POTEN-TIAL BIDDERS: If youare considering biddingon this property lien, youshould understand thatthere are risks involvedin bidding at a trusteeauction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not on theproperty itself. Placingthe highest bid at atrustee auction does notautomatically entitle youto free and clear owner-ship of the property. Youshould also be awarethat the lien being auc-tioned off may be a jun-ior lien. If you are thehighest bidder at theauction, you are or maybe responsible for pay-ing off all liens senior tothe lien being auctionedoff, before you canreceive clear title to theproperty. You areencouraged to investi-gate the existence, pri-ority, and size of out-standing liens that mayexist on this property bycontacting the countyrecorder's office or a titleinsurance company,either of which maycharge you a fee for thisinformation. If you con-sult either of theseresources, you shouldbe aware that the samelender may hold morethan one mortgage ordeed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER:The sale date shown onthis notice of sale maybe postponed one ormore times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924gof the California CivilCode. The law requiresthat information abouttrustee sale postpone-ments be made avail-able to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy tothose not present at thesale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale datehas been postponed,and if applicable, therescheduled time anddate for the sale of thisproperty, you may call714-730-2727 or 916-939-0772 for informa-tion regarding thetrustee's sale, or visitthis Internet Web sitewww.servicelinkasap.com or www.nationwide-posting.com for informa-tion regarding the saleof this property, usingthe file numberassigned to this case1 5 9 0 7 4 8 6 7 5 3 9 - 1 .Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time tothe scheduled sale maynot immediately bereflected in the tele-phone information or onthe Internet Web site.The best way to verify

postponement informa-tion is to attend thescheduled sale. Date:02/01/2016 TITLETRUST DEED SERV-ICE COMPANY, AsTrustee BRENDA B.PEREZ, TRUSTEESALE OFFICER TITLETRUST DEED SERV-ICE COMPANY 26540Agoura Road Suite 102Calabasas, CA 91302Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to:www.servicelinkasap.com or Sale Line: 916-939-0772 or Login to:www.nationwidepost-ing.com If the Trustee isunable to convey title forany reason, the suc-cessful bidder's soleand exclusive remedyshall be the return ofmonies paid to theTrustee, and the suc-cessful bidder shallhave no furtherrecourse.. We areassisting the Beneficiaryto collect a debt and anyinformation we obtainwill be used for that pur-pose whether receivedorally or in writing.NPP0272180 To: BEV-ERLY HILLS COURIER0 2 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 ,02/12/2016, 02/19/2016

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––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016 026815The following is/are doing busi-ness as: ROBERT JAMESCLINIC 152 S. Lasky Drive Ste.108, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; R& R Laser Center, Inc 152 S.Lasky Drive Ste. 108, BeverlyHills, CA 90212; The busi-ness is conducted by: A COR-PORATION registrant(s) hasNOT begun to transact busi-ness under the name(s) listedherein: R & R Laser Center,Inc., Robert James Beale,President : Statement is filedwith the County of Los Angeles:February 3, 2016; Published:February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016LACC N/C

N O T I C E —Fictitious name state-ment expires five yearsfrom the date it was filedin the office of the coun-ty clerk. A new fictitiousbusiness name state-ment must be filedbefore that time. The fil-ing of this statementdoes not of itself author-ize the use in this stateof a fictitious businessname in violation of therights of another underfederal, state, or com-mon law (See Section14400, et seq.,Business andProfessions Code).

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Water+electric on site.$899,000

Victor A. Anker-Owner818/902-5656

Great Opportunity!

PREMIER BH Full Service Building

SENSATIONAL 2 + 2.5 TOWNHOME

Private patio garden. Valet.$1,349,000

Berkshire Hathaway BH Ronald Goldhammer

CalBRE#01173657310/927-5222

SSAANNTTAA MMOONNIICCAA427 Montana Ave.

S t o r a g eS t o r a g eS p a c eS p a c e

Avai lable

for Rent .

Close to Beach.Please Call:

310/394-7132

• THE GROVE AREA •Prime Carthay CircleTop Flr. 2 Bd.+1 Ba.

$3,400 Unfurnished

$3,900 Furnished

Remodeled incld. bath,newer kitchen, hrwd. flrs.

Bel Air For Sale2 Story 4 Bd.+2.5 Ba.

Step-down living rm., newcarpet+tile, spacious denw/ sliding doors to back-yard, lrg. yard w/ pool,ideal for entertaning.

LISA SHERMAN • AGENT

310/724-7000 x-1851

IMMACULATE, BEAUTIFUL

BEVERLY HILLS GUEST HOUSE

with 1 Bedroom + 1 bath

+ Liv room + kitchenette

Located in a private back yd.

$2,250 mo. including utilities

Steve GellerColdwell Banker

310/922-2141

Century Park Place3 Bd+2½ Ba PenthouseSpacious corner unit,high ceilings, upgradedkitchen, 2-fireplaces,

balcony, pool, spa, 24-hr.guard, spacious master.side-by-side parking.

Park-like gated complex.$5,275/Month

Call: 310/210-2663

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.1212 S. LA JOLLA

3 BEDROOM, 3.5 BATHSTOP FLOOR DUPLEX

2397 SQUARE FEET New kitchen with granitecounter tops, center island

and includes all appliances.Fireplace, nice backyard andcarport pkng. $5,195/MO.

Call 310/482-8699

—————––––BEVERLY HILLS

Upper Townhouse2 Bd.+2 Ba.

Across Roxbury Park

Century City Views,

New kitchen, separatedining rm, hrwd. flrs.,a/c’s, private washer/dryer, parking.Classical

Charm • $5,000/Mo.

310/274-4404

—————––––SANTA MONICAPrime Location3 Bedroom

+ 3 Bath

Lower Front Unit.Hardwood flrs., patio.

$3,695/Month

7 Blocks to Beach.4 Blocks to

3rd St. Promenade.

310/666-8360

—————––––1017 S. SHERBOURNEVery Private & Spacious

2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATHupper unit with breakfast

and formal dining room.Yard, laundry & parking.

$3,500/MO.Call 213/804-3761—————

BEVERLY HILLS236 S. REXFORD DR.

Luxurious & Bright2 Bedroom, 1 Bath

with hardwood floors, allappliances includingwasher/dryer in unit.

$2,750/MO.Call 310/926-6088or 310/409-6014

—————––––

—————BEVERLY HILLS

• Updated •

2 Bdrm.+11/2 Bath

1st floor, hardwoodfloors, A/C units,

patio, covered parking.Great Location!

$2,350/Month

310/948-4725

—————BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.922 S. BEDFORD ST. NEWLY REMODELEDLIGHT AND BRIGHT

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHnewly remodeled on secondfloor with A/C and 2 parking.

$2,300/MO.Sam: 310/422-6026—————––––BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

Bedford/Olympic2 BD, 2 BA CONDO

$2,150/MO.Approx. 1400 Sq. ft.

Lower unit with fridge,washer/dryer in unitand 2 car parking.

Call 310/880-7281

—————

—————W E S T W O O D

SINGLE APARTMENTFOR RENT$850/MO.

Includes utilitiesand parking

Call 310/653-2551weekday afternoon—————BEVERLY HILLSBEVERLY HILLS443 S. Oakhurst Dr.

• •• •

••1 Bd.1 Bd.++DenDen++22 Ba.Ba.••

• • •• •• •••• • • •• •• • • ••

BR I G H T & SPA C I O U SBE V E R LY H I L L S

L I V I N G .Balcony, dishwasher,elevator, intercom

entry, on-sitelaundry, parking.

PLEASE CALL:

310/435-3693

C L A S S I F I E D R E A L E S T A T E

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

405WANTED TO RENT

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

435GUESTHOUSES

FOR LEASE

425HOUSES

FOR LEASE

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE(310) 966-0900

License 00957281

all listings are onCenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLEGATED 5 STAR

LUXURY PROPERTIESFURNISHED & UNFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS$6,700/month

You won't believe the unobstructedbreathtaking views of Century City and LA..

Totally renovatedGranite Counters. Stainless Steel

Appliances. Huge Living RoomMove-In Conditionr

1 BED, 1BATH$3,250MO & $3,400MO

Chose from 2Unobstructed City Views

Renovated with newer kitchensLuxurious BathsJumbo Balconies

Carpet & Hardwood

2 BED, 2 BATH, DEN$4,950/MONTHRenovated. City Views

Hardwood Floors. Granite Kitchen2 Jumbo Balconies

3 BED, 2 BATH$5,500/MONTH

Renovated. New KitchenHardwood Floors

2 Jumbo Balconies

Some Complexes includeHeated Pools, Sundeck,

Tennis, Doorman,Houseman, Staff

Engineers, Switchboard,Security Staff,

Switchboard, Saunas,Business Center, PetPlayLand, Restaurant,

Acres of Flower Gardensand Grassy Lawns.

For LeaseSee our Ad Sec. 270

CENTURY TOWERS

CENTURY PARK EAST

CENTURY HILL$6,500 to $7,000/mo.

LE PARC$9,850 to $14,000/mo.

CENTURY TOWERS$3,850 to $6,800/mo.

ONE CENTURY$16,000 to $35,000/mo.

BEL AIR CREST$10,000 to $59,000/mo.

PARK PLACE$3,850 to 4,700/mo.

BEVERLY HILLS451 S. Maple Dr.Bright & Spacious2+Den+2 • $2,6952nd flr, central air, hrwdflrs, new carpet, gourmetkitch., 2-car parking.9000 Clifton WayNorth of Wilshre

2 Bd.+2 Ba. • $2,925Electric Car chargingstation, brand new gour-met kitchen, balcony.COMPASS GOLD PROP.Marty: 310/293-2205

NEED SOME EXTRA $$?

Have available spacein your driveway

Near South Beverly Dr.?Local business of 30 yearsneeds employee parking

and willing to pay$100 / Month

Contact: info@cgk.ccif interested

BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT

1 & 2 BDRMS$1,850 - $2,550

Large Remodeled Top Floor Units With Lots of Light

In Newer Luxury Building

8560 W. Olympic Bl.Call 310/526-1484

Granite counter tops, customcabinets, ample closet space,stove, dishwasher, fridge, A/C,balcony, secured entry, gatedparking, gym, laundry, etc...

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.LARGE DUPLEX

2 BDRMS + 1 BATH+ OFFICE + DEN

Large living, diningand breakfast room.Granite countertops

with marble floors andall appliances. Hardwood

floors, high ceiling,nicely landscaped yard.

$2,850/MO.Call 310/908-1919

1132 SOUTH SWALLTWO FABULOUS BEDROOMS

BATHROOMS IN GRANITE & GLASS$1,495,000

GORGEOUS REMODELED HOME WITH CUSTOM DESIGNEDKITCHEN IN GRANITE AND STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES.HUGE FORMAL DININGROOM AND HUGE LIVINGROOM WITHHIGH CEILINGS. DRAMATIC ENTERTAINERS DECK FOR PAR-TIES. FABULOUS CURB APPEAL. LARGE GARAGE AND LONGDRIVEWAY.

SANDRA LEWISAGT. 310-770-4111

BRE 00456048

Gorgeous LargeStudio ApartmentIn Beverly Hillsor Great OfficeFreshly Painted,

New Carpet,With Central Air,

Large Walk-in Closet.Includes All Utilities,Private Entrance,

Secured Bldg.+Prkg.Nonsmoker, No Pets.

$1,625/Month310/247-8929

MALIBU BEACH HAMPTON STYLE WEEKEND HOME$3,150,000

Private Beach in Malibu’s most sought after neighborhood,Point Dume.3100 sqft. home immaculate turnkey condition with thefinest high end finishes.Large gourmet kitchen expands to great family room,pecan hardwood floors, formal living room, formal diningroom with fireplace, 4th bedroom with full bath poss.office/den.Second story has 3 BR including master suite with largewalk in closet, patio with outdoor living room. Plus 2 otherBR with green belt views, each with private patios, full BAwith subway tiles.Grassy private yard with beautiful mature landscaping.Includes coveted beach key with deeded beach rights to Little Dume beach. $3,150,000.

Visit www.hamptonsonthepoint.com Call (310) 317-2338 for appointment.

270CONDOS FOR SALE

302Acreage/

Residental Lots

300HOUSES FOR SALE

407Garage/Storage

For Rent

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

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—————BEVERLY HILLS

• • • • • • •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •

•French doors in bdrm. to •patio overlooking pool•• GORGEOUS UNITS •

Central air,pool, elevator,

on-site laundry,intercom entry.

320 N. La Peer Dr.

• 310/246-0290 •

CC LOSELOSE TOTO

SS HOPSHOPS & D& D ININGINING

—————––––BEVERLY HILLS

221 S. Doheny Dr.

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba.• • • • • •Spacious, hardwood flrs.,

huge closets, built-ina/c, dishwasher, pool,

elevator, controlledaccess, laundry

facilities. No pets.

424/343-0015

Great Location!

—————*BEVERLY HILLS*8725 Clifton Way

Newly Remodeled

• 1 Bdrm.• 1 Bdrm.++

DenDen++2 Bath •2 Bath •

Lrg. unit. Balcony,Walk-in closet,

intercom entry, laundryfacility, elevator, prkg.• CHARMING & BRIGHT •

Close to Cedars,restaurants, shopping

& transportation.• 310/276-1528 •

BEVERLY HILLSADJ.

120 S. Swall Dr.

• • • • • • • • •

• 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • •

• • • • • • • •

Very Spacious, A/C,balcony, intercom entry,on-sight laundry, prkg.Close to Cedars-Sinai,

Beverly Center,shops, cafes

& transportation.

310/270-0724

—————BEVERLY HILLSADJ.

309 S. Sherbourne Dr.

(( •• •• •• ---------- •• •• •• ))

2 Bdrm.2 Bdrm.++1.51.5 BathBath

•• •• •• •• •• ••Good closet space, a/c,elevator, dishwasher,controlled access. Close

to Cedars/shops/trans.

310/247-8689

—————–––– BRENTWOOD11640 Kiowa Ave.

• • • • • • • •Newly Updated

2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

• • • • • • • •Balcony, dishwasher,a/c, heated pool, WiFi,

elevator controlledaccess, on-site laundry,

parking. Close toBrentwood Village,

Shops & Restaurants.

• 310/826-4889 •

—————

BRENTWOOD519 S. Barrington Ave.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚2 Bdrm.+1.5 Bath

Bright unit.Dishwasher, On-site

laundry, parking.Close to

Brentwood Village.

310/472-8915

—————–––– BRENTWOODBRENTWOOD11730 SUNSET BLVD.

NEWLY REMODELED• • • • • •

• Jr. Executive

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •• • • • • • •

Rooftop pool,

deck, central air,elevator, intercom

entry, on-sight laundry,gym, parking.

• Free WiFi Access •~ 310/476-3824 ~BRENTWOOD &U.C.L.A.CLOSE

—————––––BRENTWOODBRENTWOOD

T h e C a r l t o nT h e C a r l t o n11666 Goshen Ave.

( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • )

Single + 1 Ba.

( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • )WiFi, central air/heat,

fireplace, patio,controlled access,

pool, elevator, parking,laundry facility.

310/312-9871

Shopping & Dining inShopping & Dining inBrentwood VillageBrentwood Village—————W E S T L . A .W E S T L . A .1628 Westgate Ave.

~ 1 Bd.~ 1 Bd.++1 Ba. ~1 Ba. ~

B r i g h t & A i r y.B r i g h t & A i r y.Dishwasher,

Intercom entry, on-sightparking, on-sightlaundry facility.

Close to transportation.310/820-1810

—————––––W E S T L . A .

1343 Carmelina Ave.

- 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

• Bright Unit •On-site laundry,on-site parking.

Close to

transportation.

• 310/442-8265 •

WW EE SS T T L .L . A .A .1236 Amhearst Ave.

• Spacious Units •

^ ^ ^ ^ ^2 Bdrm.+2 Bath

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

Dishwasher, a/c,controlled access,on-site parking

& laundry facility.310/820-8584

—————––––≈ W E S TW E S T ≈

L O S A N G E L E SL O S A N G E L E S11305 Graham Pl.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~1 Bdrm. 1 Bdrm. ++ 1 Bath1 BathIntercom entry, a/c,

dishwasher, on-sightlaundry & parking.CCLOSELOSE TOTO SSCHOOLCHOOL

& F& FREEWAYSREEWAYS

310/477-8171

—————––––FOR RENT ON

WILSHIRE CORRIDOR10445 Wilshire Blvd.– The Grand (the onlyapartment left at the Grand)2 Bedroom/2 Bath Condo

in excellent conditionLarge kitchen, Large diningroom area, Sealed-in Patio,Approximately 1900 Sq. ft.Call 310/550-8006—————• WESTWOOD •550 Veteran Ave.

• • • • •• 2 B d . + 2 B a .•• • • • •

Very spacious,granite counters,

microwave, intercomentry, on-sight laun-dry, parking & WiFi.Very close to UCLA

& Westwood Village.310/208-5166

—————––––WW EE SS TT WW OO OO DD

1382 Kelton Ave.

1 BDRM.+1 BATH

¥¥ ¥¥ ¥¥ ¥¥ ¥¥• Large Unit •

Dishwasher,controlled access,on-sight laundry

& parking.310/864-0319

Close to Dining & Shops.

WESTWOODWESTWOOD1409 Midvale Ave.

• • • • • • • • • • •• •• S i n g l e •• •• • • •

• • • • • •

WiFi, a/c, intercomentry, laundry facility,elevator, parking, pool.

CLOSE TO U.C.L.A.,SHOPPING & 1 BLK.

TO WESTWOOD PARK.310/478-8616

—————WW EE SS TT WW OO OO DD

1 0 9 0 5 O h i o Av e .

• • • ••• ••• •

1 Bd.+1 Ba.• •

• • • •• • • •

Wifi, Bright, controlledaccess, balcony,pool, elevator,

laundry facility, prkg.Close To U.C.L.A.

310/477-6856—————––––WESTWOOD1370 Veteran Ave.

1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

• • • • • • • • • •Balcony, air conditioningdishwasher, controlled

access bldg., WiFi,

pool, on-sight laundry,gym, parking.

310/477-6885Close to U.C.L.A.—————––––WILSHIREWILSHIRE

CORRIDORCORRIDOR10530-10540

Wilshire Bl.

∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •• Single •∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞Luxury Living

with valet,lush garden

surrounding pool,

gym, elevator, etc.Hrwd. flrs., granite

counters, dishwasher,central air, balcony.• Free WiFi •

Call: 310/470-4474—————––––CULVERCULVER CITYCITY

3830 Vinton Ave.

• •

1 Bd.+1 Ba.•

•

• Single •• • • • •

Pool, sauna,intercom entry,

elevator, on-sitelaundry, parking.

All Utilities Paid.

310/841-2367

H O L LY W O O DH O L LY W O O D1769-1775

N. Sycamore Av.

• • • • •• Single

• Bachelor

Controlled access,laundry facility.

Utilities Included.

323/851-3790

—————––––* HOLLYWOOD *

1134 N. SYCAMORE AV.

* * * * *• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

* * * * *• Single

* * * * *Newly Remodeled

Great Views

Great views, controlledaccess, balcony,

elevator, lrg. pool,prkg, on-sight laundry.

HIKING IN RUNYON

CANYON, HOLLYWOOD

BOWL/NIGHTLIFE.

323/467-8172

LAFAYETTE PARK274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

• • • • • •Granite counter tops, stain-less steel appliances,air conditioned, newhrwd. flrs., designerfinishes, balcony, ceiling

fan, elevator, controlledaccess. Fitness ctr, yoga

room, wi-fi, skyviewlounge w/ outdoor fire-place, laundry facilities.Easy freeway access

213/382-1021

—————LOS ANGELES401 S. HOOVER St.

• • • • • • • •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba.• S i n g l e• • • • • • • •Control access, pool,dishwasher, elevator,

on-site laundryand parking.

213/385-4751

A P A R T M E N T / C O N D O R E N T A L S

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ANTIQUESBUY & SELL

L.A.’S FINEST,MOST LUXURIOUS

APT. RENTAL

* * * * * *

• • • • •• 1 Bd.+1 Ba.

• • • • •6-Month Lease Avail.

* * * * * *Every Extra Luxurycustom cabinets, granitecountertops, stone entry,

pool, health club, spa.• Free WiFi Access •• Close to UCLA •

1350 S. MIDVALE AVE.

L.A., 90024

Contact Mgr.:

• 310/864-0319 •

“The Mission”• Westwood •

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATH

HARDWOOD FLOORSNearly new kitchen;

dishwasher, microwave,granite counter, refer,stove. Laundry room,

covered parking.

BEDFORD / OLYMPIC

MUST SEE!JUST RENTED

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ANTIQUES / JEWELRYBUY & SELL

ANTIQUES / JEWELRYBUY & SELL

S E R V I C E D I R E C T O R Y

W A N T E DCHANEL, HERMES,

GUCCI, PRADAAND ALL HIGH-END

DESIGNER HANDBAGSI N A D D I T I O N T OALLIGATOR,

CROCODILE ANDEXOTIC SKINS.

ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.

TOP DOLLAR PAIDCall 310/289-9561

468BAGS

WANTED

469PAINTINGSFOR SALE

500AUTOS

FOR SALE

500AUTOS

FOR SALE

508AUTOS

WANTED

Cash on the spot. No appointment necessary.

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Call Shane (310) 560-0505 owner.

WE BUYCARS

HIGH-END&

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CALL ERIC 310/345-1487

OriginalPaintings

by Len Aaron,co-founder of

Aaron Brothers

$700 each

Limit 3 per client

310-294-0008

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S E R V I C E D I R E C T O R Y

G E N E R A L C O N T R A C T O R

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

CONSTRUCTION

REMODELING & NEW ADDITIONS

FREE Est imates 310.278.5380

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—————––––• HANDYMAN •

• Home Repairs• Remodeling • Carpentry• Ceramic Tile • Plumbing• Drywall • Painting• Plaster • Wallpaper

• Cal l Dave •Cell: 213/300-0223

323/651-1832

No Job Too BIGor Too small!

SUDOKU ANSWER

02/12/16 ISSUE

F A C E T H A T S S U B I C S E A TL E O V I A M A T P R A D A A X L EA S S E M B L Y R E Q U I R E D L A L AN O T R E A L S M U T R A D E M U SK P S O N E A I N T E L I N S I D E

C U D S T A T I C E A R N E RC A B O T B S E D K E Y S M E E T SA M O S R E I N A S L A P P P R OC O N T A I N S S M A L L P A R T SH U M A N S T E A M O S T O W S A DE R O S I O N S N O W S S T I L L E RD S T T T O P C A P E R E L A I N E

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M A R N E H E N S N E T S D E N S EA B O D E S G O A T E E R E DN O M O N E Y D O W N R H E A G E MS T O L T E R S T A R E L D E R L YM A T E S T O R E I N A D R Y P L A C EA G E R A T S E A T I N O A S T I RN E R O T O S I R E L A N N E E D S

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Painting • PlumbingTiling • Electric • DrywallRemodel & Demolition •

Hauling, Remove andReplace Carpet.

Residential & CommercialCleaning. Shampoo Carpet.Property Management.

HANDYMAN andMAINTENANCE

HUGO: 310/204-6107or 661/886-9440

HANDY PEOPLE

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Interior/ExteriorHouse • Commercial

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Since 1982I Have Great Preparation

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Nichols’ Clock& Watch Repair

• Antique Clock Repair• House Calls Available• Complete Watch Repair

Specializing in grandfatherclocks, mantle clocks, wall

clocks, cuckoo clocks

Mark Nichols818.207-8915ncwrepair@yahoo.com

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Written roof inspectionsfor real estate agents.

30 Years in Business • 30 Years in Business • 33rdrd Generation RooferGeneration Roofer

• Orsinis Roof ing •Call Steve 24-hrs.:• 800-213-6806 •• 213-675-3769 •

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Need Any Repairsor Remodel ing!Room additions, Painting,

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LETTERS TO THE  EDITOR

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 19). Your talent and genius won’t berewarded until your persistence is—that will be a glorious dayindeed! You’ll be working toward it for the next 10 weeks; then at thestart of May there will be a celebration involving many you knowand new faces, too, promoting you and launching you into a newstratosphere. Cancer and Libra adore you.PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). The trick is to get your imagination andeyes to focus on the same thing in approximately the same way. Thiswill never happen completely, but you can come close and get thesetwo working ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). When there aren’t a lot of features in a sit-uation, each detail is all the more precious. This is a main tenant ofminimalism —fewer things to concentrate on will encourage a deep-er appreciation of each one. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). The experienced warriors know thatthere are times when it’s best to cross the bridge and burn it behindyou so the enemy can't follow. But you only strike the match whenyou’re sure you never want to get back to a place. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your friendships need tending to as youmove forward: a little refresher here, mending a small tear there,adding new bonding and fresh influences. Just don’t let anything getstale. These are treasures in need of polish. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may temporarily lose track of the joy,the passion, the reason ... but don’t lose track of your persistence.Keep going, one foot in front of the other. The joy will come back;then the passion; then the reason. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You need to be needed. You love to be loved.You want to be wanted. This is precisely what makes you such a per-fect candidate for exciting adventures in love today. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). In all ventures, Virgos are craving acounterpart–an equal with complementary skills. Singles may still bedebating whether a romantic candidate is strong enough to be thekind of partner that is needed at this juncture. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Though you certainly deserve it, you don’talways have cheerleaders around you. It really benefits all if you’reable to do this for yourself without feeling weird about it. Pump upyour self-belief. You can do this!SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If you hang back and talk about it,you’ll only talk yourself out of it. Stop socializing, agonizing andanalyzing. There’s no point, considering you already know what todo. Jump in and scramble through. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You can avoid criticism by avoid-ing production, creation and expression. But what’s the fun in that?When you’re not producing, you’re not being yourself. The mostexpedient thing would be to stop caring what “they” think. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You don’t have to choose betweentwo extremes. Examine your choices more carefully. They probablyhave more to do with applying the resources you have toward beingan effective human being. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There is nothing mundane to the eyethat chooses to see it as mesmerizing instead. You have such an eye.You’ll use your talent to help others appreciate the environment bet-ter.

AstrologyBy Holiday Mathis

Chairman 2014 — Paula Kent MeehanPresident & Publisher — Marcia Wilson Hobbs

At the end of January, TransparencyInternational released its 2015 corruption indexand the United States lost 3 points from the 2014study but remained at #16 on the list of least cor-rupt countries in the world. Usually one does notthink of the U.S.A. as corrupt but we need onlylook at Flint, Michigan and Beverly Hills as exam-ples where corruption actually led to the poison-ing of its citizens. This is behavior we wouldexpect in a third world country or a dictatorshipbut not in America, certainly not in Beverly Hills,but that is exactly what has happened.

We should be outraged and demanding fun-damental changes to protect ourselves from thistype of corruption; instead our elected CityCouncil and the staff are trying to cover up andmaking excuses. Their answer is to let staff resignand/or retire with hefty pensions while attackingThe Courier for exposing the truth. The most pow-erfull tool we have in our fight against abuse ofpower and corruption is a free and open press.We owe a great debt of gratitude to The Courierstaff for having the courage to expose the corrup-tion which exists at City Hall. Now that we areaware of the mismanagement and attempts tocover up the truth, what are we as residents goingto do?

Democracy only works when we the peopleare involved. Last year people rejoiced that we didnot have an election for City Council, instead can-celling our election and denying the public anopportunity to question, debate and ultimatelydecide who should represent us on the council.Those that maintain and benefit from the statusquo hailed this a victory for the City, saving itmoney on an unnecessary, meaningless electionprocess.

We held a coronation for two City Councilmembers who did not face the public vetting thatis the hallmark of a successful democracy–fre-quent and regular elections.

When Councilman Willie Brien announcedhis plans to leave his seat vacant on the council,many in the City structure wanted to bypass theelection process once more and appoint someonewhich would leave the council with three unelect-ed members, a majority not having been electedby the people they are supposed to serve.

Democracy is not pretty and not cheap but theconsequences of skipping the democratic processcan be devastating. Unfortunately elected officialsread a non-election as the citizens being contentwith their service and their record. This feeling ofcontentment can lead to arrogance and mistakes.such as the case of the tree removal scandal andthe collusion of City staff and a wealthy developerto literally poison the air we breathe.

It is time for the citizens of Beverly Hills towake up and demand new council leadership.Three seats on the council will be open during thenext election cycle.

We need to ensure as many candidates aspossible run and seek election to those seats. Weneed to elect a City Council majority that trulyputs residents first, not just in slogans, but inactions. Brian David Goldberg, PhD

******Let’s be honest about what is going here on

lots 12 &13.You do not buy a piece of land unless you are

going to try to develop it. That is unless you’re buy-ing it to donate to the City for park land.

If that is not the case, Mr. Konheim, sell it tothe City for what you paid for it and walk away.

The Beverly Hills Land Company wants tohave the zoning changed from T (transportation) tosome other use for apartments/condos or othercommercial use. The clear cutting of these trees isjust one step toward accomplishing this.

I don’t fault Mr. Konheim for trying to do this.I do hold the City of Beverly Hills responsible forallowing this to happen.

If the Beverly Hills City Council will make astatement that lots 12 & 13 will not be developedthen everyone can go back to what they weredoing. Robert S. Anderson

******

It is terrible to hear the very same complaint Imade three years ago about the B.H. Post Office isstill happening today. Is no one accountable? Howcan this agency continue on it’s path of destroyingpeople financially, or putting lives in jeopardy? Mycomplaint fell on deaf ears so I wrote to the post-master general in Washington and never received areply. I did, however, receive a phone call approx-imately four months later. That discussion pro-duced no result either even though I had proof.

Photographic, verifiable proof that could easilyhave led to the responsible party if that was theintention. Clearly it was not. The goal of the phonecall was to pretend that something would be done,and then business as usual.

Management is where the responsibility lies.And management is weak or simply doesn’t want torock the boat. So the result is, three years later, thesame issue is still causing damage to peoples lives.Three times during the past year and as recently aslast month, I tracked a package which was said tohave been delivered when it had not.

Fortunately, I now make a fuss at the brancheach time they play fast and loose. Eventually (sixdays later) –I got my package.

Each time I ask for the person in charge of theMaple Drive branch and not once has he or shecome to speak with me. They make me wait anextraordinary amount of time and eventually sendsomeone else to speak with me. They still hidefrom the reality that they have a problem theyrefuse to address.

Washington must get involved. A letter fromThe Courier could make the difference. Enlistingour congressman for help and asking for anappointment at Maple. Show them all the lettersand e-mails. You are providing a wonderful vehiclefor complaint to the powers that be.

If you don’t admit you have a problem, youare missing the first element necessary to fix it.

Jay Harvey******

For more than 40 years, my aunt Leila anduncle Howard Orren lived at 241 S. Rodeo Dr. Ifondly remember many family parties there in the1960s and ‘70s when I was a kid making the trekwith my family from our Encino abode. The Orrenhouse was reflective of Leila’s artistic talent andthere was even an artist’s loft above the garagewhere paintings were created and stored.

Especially memorable were the lavish holidayparties which Leila indulged in with elaboratedetails like Christmas themed glasses and holidayrecord albums on the hi-fi set in the living room.Ours was a large family, originally hailing fromMuscatine Iowa. These family gatherings were loudand boisterous but always warm.

When Leila passed away a while after Howarddid, their children allowed the extended family totake a few keepsakes from their iconic home. Theglass top wrought iron patio table with pomegran-ate leaves pattern is now something I treasure, as areminder of the Orren family.

When their son Lowell sold their house in the1990s, he was certain it would be torn downbecause of all the work it needed. It was built in theearly ‘30s and had a English cottage motif.

For a while Julia Roberts brother Eric livedacross the street and Julia’s frequent visits to TheBeverly Wilshire up the street may have indeedinfluenced it’s use in Julia’s Pretty Woman movie.

Today, the Orren house still stands and hasbeen upgraded with a new black fence in front butthe original charm is still intact and I can still spotthe Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible sportscar uncle Howard loved parked in the driveway.

Whenever I walk by that house, it reminds meof how many great memories Beverly Hills holdsfor me but, more importantly, how many new onesI am now creating by living here.

I feel so fortunate to live in this gleaming Cityof ours and its riches go far deeper than the jewelrystores on Rodeo Drive. I can’t afford that stuff any-way. Hal Lifson

******Frances Bilak’s letter to the editor last week criticizing Beverly

High’s graduation requirements was disappointing and disturbing. Forover four years the Board of Education has put into place an A-G grad-uation requirement that mirrors the requirements for admission to theCalifornia’s four-year state colleges and universities. These are not justfor the high achieving students who would meet those standards any-way, but also for those students who need the extra motivation. Theserequirements help our high school stand out to college admissiondirectors and help all our students gain college admission. The boardhas set the academic bar. It’s then up to the staff to strive to meet thisbar by incentivizing the students, creating an accountability plan, andpromoting our high school and its students to colleges.

I spent a year as a volunteer teacher at Moreno High School, thealternative school on the Beverly High campus. All the students Itaught were doing their best to return to BHHS to graduate and usingMoreno to catch up on their credits. They had their problems—emo-tional, family issues, problems with authority—some quite over-whelming, but were all smart, more creative than most, certainlycapable of achieving the Beverly High graduation requirements andwere willing to strive to meet them. Sadly, many of our staff and par-ents seem to lack the spirit I saw in these students.

Ms. Bilak segregates the students who are “artistically oriented”and suggests that the requirement doesn’t meet their goals. Havingworked in the creative fields most of my life—as a design director atCBS Entertainment as well as managing a 50+ person design group—I strongly disagree. More than anyone, artists need to know how toexpress themselves, problem solve, critique and think through issueslogically. Watering down our current high school graduation require-ments will hurt these students, not help them.

Finally, I don’t understand Ms. Bilak’s point for listing certainexceptional people—Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, JohnnyDepp, etc.—who dropped out of high school or college. Could it bepossible that they dropped out because school was not challengingenough for them? Seems right to me. Lewis Hall

The Beverly Hills Police Department

“Police Blotter”

will return to this space next Friday.

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