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Ballona WetlandsProposed center in ecological reserve widens rift between state agencies and some environmental groups

Santa Monica City Council gives one-year extension for anti-nuclear sculpture fundraising

By Gary WalkerNews of an interpretive center planned

for the Ballona Wetlands is the latest point of disagreement between local con-servation organizations that have been in-volved with the 600-acre reserve for sev-eral years and state agencies with disparate views on how it should be refur-bished.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, formerly the Department of Fish and Game, entered into an agreement with the Santa Monica based Annenberg Foundation that will allow the construc-tion of a $50-million facility that will be located near Culver Boulevard in what is known as Area C, near the 90 Freeway.

By Vince echavariaSupporters of a nuclear mushroom

cloud sculpture in Santa Monica have been given some breathing room in their campaign to preserve the late Paul Con-rad’s artwork for future generations.

Having previously been given addi-tional time to raise money for needed maintenance to Chain Reaction, support-ers were allotted an extra year for their ef-fort when the Santa Monica City Council voted 6-1 Jan. 22 to keep the fenced sculpture at its Civic Center location at least through Feb. 1, 2014. The 26-foot-tall structure made of chain links, which is constructed of copper tubing over a fi-berglass core with an internal stainless steel frame, has stood at the site since 1991.

The council approved $20,000 in spending to temporarily patch and secure the work through the next year. Support-ers, who have raised under $10,000 to-ward the refurbishment, would additional-ly be given $50,000 from the city’s General Fund to be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis for the fundraising cam-

paign.Concerns about the sculpture’s struc-

tural integrity arose in summer 2011 after a city building official saw some people climbing on the piece. Following prelimi-nary testing, a wide range of estimates were provided to either repair or rebuild Chain Reaction, with one proposal as high as $555,000, including the installa-tion of an $80,000 landscape barrier.

City officials emphasized concerns about the potential costs required to en-sure the sculpture’s safety to the public but supported extending the fundraising deadline, as activists say they will be sup-ported by a professional grant writer.

“I think it’s clear that we ought to give the community another 12 months to have a shot at raising this money,” Mayor Pro Tem Terry O’Day said.

Activist Jerry Rubin – who has helped lead the fundraising cause for Santa Mon-ica’s first landmarked public art piece – applauded the city’s support, saying Con-rad’s family and the community deserve the time extension.

“I think Chain Reaction is well worth

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“We hope this center will become a place where community members can come to learn how nature works, and how each of them is a part of it,” said Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham. “This effort is the kind of legacy project we need, with education programs to help instill a sense of stewardship in these urban communities that might otherwise not be fulfilled.”

The foundation, which has assisted with funding in other local ventures in-cluding the Westchester Park Skate Plaza, signed a memorandum of understanding Jan. 28 with the Fish and Wildlife.

giving it the extra time to save and restore it,” Rubin said. “I think the many people in the community who are trying to put energy into this important campaign fully deserve the city’s cooperation in this cam-paign.”

David Conrad, the son of the late Los Angeles Times political cartoonist, be-lieves that having an endorsement of the City Council will strengthen the call for financial backing when approaching foun-dations and other groups.

“Now that they’re committing some money, when we go to art foundations they’re more likely to donate because they know the city’s behind it,” he said.

A gift to the city that was funded by a private donation of $250,000, Paul Con-rad’s Chain Reaction was meant to call attention to the threat of nuclear weapons on the world. The three-time Pulitzer Prize winner’s son believes that message conveyed by the chain-link sculpture still resonates today.

Several speakers agreed that the art-work’s significance still holds strong

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It’s not about kids’ gamesRe: “Fake firearms are a focus of gun

debate for activists” (Argonaut, Jan. 17).In response to the mass murder at

Sandy Hook Elementary School in New-town, Conn., Santa Monica activists want to outlaw toy guns from city limits.

Let’s see if I have this on target – fol-lowing extensive gun play, little boys and girls who play “Cops and Robbers” or “Might Morphin’ Power Rangers” may one day morph into career “Bonnie and Clyde” criminals who shoot up their com-munities? In order for them to respect life and remain untainted from the gun culture which claims so many lives, they should be deprived from playing with toy guns?

Now, Rep. Henry Waxman’s plea to re-instate Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s assault weapons ban was ill-conceived, but ban-ning toy guns from Santa Monica makes Waxman, Feinstein, and even Rep. Max-ine Waters sound like straight-shooting centrists.

Going after the guns will not prevent violence nor instill a strong character in kids, who develop into stable and respect-able young men and women. Their matu-rity has nothing to do with toy guns, but with who’s at home. Michelle Phillips, the founding member of a popular 1960s music group, should have reminded ev-eryone: It’s about the “The Mamas and Papas” who raise the kids, not the games

they play.If encouraging good parenting and

family values is too demanding, then I have a better suggestion: how about out-lawing fun and games altogether? Why don’t we set up guard towers around every playground in the Santa Monica Bay? Anyone who plays “Freeze Tag” will hear the bark of a police officer (armed with a real gun) saying “freeze!” followed by jail time.

Activists have told Baby Jesus to take a hike (I was surprised that they did not reinstate crucifixion as a means of park-ing enforcement). Plastic bags are no lon-ger welcome in Santa Monica, either. Per-haps another freedom-thinking fairness advocate will prevent people from breath-ing the air, since all of that respiration is a modern form of slavery for “oxygen-Americans” who are tired of their oppres-sion.

After Santa Monica, only West Holly-wood takes the top prize for such illiberal liberal fascism. You can make love in plain sight with anyone you want, but God forbid you should wear any fur, or pack any (plastic) heat.

Santa Monica activism has reached a new low for nanny-state interventionism.

Arthur Christopher Schaper Torrance

Progress takes toll on residents

I read, with interest, the Jan. 24 article in The Argonaut about all of the wonder-ful development projects in Marina del Rey. What was never mentioned are the people getting evicted from their apart-ments in the name of progress.

I have lived in Marina Harbor for six and a half years. Last May I received a lease renewal for 10 months. When I questioned management I was told the apartment needed to be upgraded.

My choices were that I could move out, relocate to another unit or move back into my unit after the upgrades, but that rent would be increased $500 per month. I have attempted to get assistance from several people with no luck. I am 62 years old and probably the youngest of the ten-ants losing their home.

It’s an outrage that we have made this town our home and it’s being pulled out from under us. Is there anyone who cares about the human side to this or is it all about the almighty dollar? All I get is what they are “legally allowed” to do – how about morally?

Barbara SteinbergMarina del Rey

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Nature center will be subject to state, federal environmental review

The California Coastal Conservancy and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, which are also involved in the planned state-sponsored wetlands res-toration efforts at Ballona, are supporting the construction of the interpretive center and are signatories to the document.

The memorandum states the center will encompass approximately 15-20 acres of land and will provide funding for a “uniform and design related to the res-toration project.”

Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Jordan Traverso said the project would be subject to an environmental analysis at the state and federal level. “We expected it to be released to the public in late spring or early summer,” she said.

The new center would be adjacent to the Culver-Marina Little League fields and would include an auditorium, class-rooms, exhibits on wildlife and domestic animals, facilities for an animal adoption and care program and on-site veterinary facilities for animals.

Liza deVilla Ameen, a spokeswoman with the Annenberg Foundation, said the foundation might lend a hand in improv-ing the nearby baseball fields, which are in need of repair.

“All of Area C has been neglected and can be enhanced and improved,” she said. “At this time, we are still considering en-hancements and improvements to the ball fields.”

The Del Rey Neighborhood Council will be examining the memorandum of understanding as well as the plans for the facility at its March meeting. The baseball fields fall within the local council’s boundaries.

“I have received a lot of public input already about this project since it is right in the heart of Del Rey,” said Elizabeth Zamora, chair of the council’s land use and planning committee.

The planned center faces opposition from two environmental organizations that have been battling the state over the wetlands revitalization.

The Ballona Wetlands Land Trust is-sued a statement Jan. 25 in opposition to the construction of the center.

“The Ballona Wetlands Land Trust strongly supports keeping the entire 600-acre ecological reserve intact in a natural state, free of building structures and hard-

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rePreSeNTATIVeS oF THe STATe DePArTMeNT oF FISH AND WIlDlIFe believe a new nature and environmental center in the ballona Wetlands can serve as an educational tool for the community.

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scaping,” the organization said in a state-ment. “While (our organization) fully supports the creation of an interpretive center, we encourage the Annenberg Foundation to find a suitable site for this facility that does not encroach on the re-maining 600-acre, publicly owned Ballo-na Wetlands Ecological Reserve, which is a small fraction of the original 2,000-plus-acre ecosystem.”

Ballona Wetlands Land Trust Execu-tive Director Walter Lamb seemed dis-mayed with some of the components of the planned nature center.

“The fact that retail space is even being considered within the ecological re-serve makes clear that the agencies we are trusting to be good stewards of this eco-system have a very different view of con-servation and restoration than we do,” he said. “We ought to be acquiring more ad-jacent land to add to the reserve, not pav-ing over what little is left.

“We can’t keep sacrificing an acre here and an acre there to the concrete jungle if we want to leave any semblance of nature to future generations.”

Marcia Hanscom, the co-director of the Playa del Rey based Ballona Institute,

is also in favor of having a nature-based center for the public to learn more about the ecological reserve and its inhabitants. But like Lamb’s organization, she is against having any structures in the wet-lands that could harm wildlife as well as take away precious acreage from restora-tion.

“I don’t call putting a snack bar in the wetlands improvements. I don’t call put-ting a parking lot in the wetlands im-provements,” Hanscom said.

Traverso said the interpretive center could serve the public from an outreach and learning standpoint. “This is a great opportunity to bring an educational com-ponent to the wetlands,” she countered.

State Sen. Ted Lieu, whose coastal dis-trict includes the Ballona Wetlands, said he is interested in seeing more details about the nature center and pledged that it will be examined carefully.

“I appreciate the Annenberg Founda-tion’s willingness to invest in our commu-nity and I look forward to learning about this proposal,” said the senator. “This pro-posal will be fully vetted, including its potential impacts on the environment and I encourage all parties and the public to

participate in the process.”Despite what some may think, deVilla

Ameen said the foundation will not be in-volved with the wetlands restoration.

“Our focus is on the interpretive cen-ter,” she said.

The wetlands are slated to undergo an extensive renovation led by Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Army Corps of En-gineers.

A notice of preparation is scheduled to be released at the end of January or early February and the interpretive center will be included in the environmental analysis, Traverso said.

Wetlands-related organizations have long been protective of the land. Nearly four years ago, the Ballona Institute pro-tested a city Planning Commission pro-posal that would have created the possi-bility of establishing a billboard district in the wetlands, close to the area where the Ballona interpretive facility would be built.

DeVilla Ameen said if all goes well, the center could be completed by the summer of 2014. §

A long awaited public works project that will replace overgrown trees and re-pair broken and buckling sidewalks along one of the Westside’s most heavily trav-eled corridors is underway.

Los Angeles city crews have removed 17 ficus trees on the west side of Sepulve-da Boulevard from Manchester Avenue to 80th Street to pave the way for two new species of trees whose roots will cause less damage to the sidewalk, according to the Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s of-

fice. The city’s Bureau of Engineering and Bureau of Street Services, in partnership with the Westchester Streetscape Improve-ment Association, will replace the trees at a ratio of three to one.

“It’s imperative that we get to the root of our sidewalk problem and remove those ficus trees,” said Rosendahl.

“The sidewalks have become a safety hazard to both pedestrians and vehicular traffic. These new and improved sidewalks will create a safer environment and com-

ply with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements mandated by the United States government.”

The city will use tree species Koelreu-teria bipinnata and Tabebuia impetiginosa to line what many locals call “the boule-vard.”

The design plan calls for extending the street improvement and landscaping in the Westchester Town Center by seven blocks to the Howard Hughes Parkway.

“I want to thank Rep. Maxine Waters

for providing the $1 million grant that made this project possible,” said the coun-cilman. “Her dedication and commitment to this project is appreciated by the entire community.”

Waters represents Westchester in the 43rd Congressional District.

Sidewalk replacement is slated to begin this spring, which will include a meander-ing design feature on the west side of Sep-ulveda. This portion of the work will also include the new trees and landscaping.

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VenicePilot winter storage program for homeless underway by boardwalkBy Vince echavaria

For homeless people on the Westside of Los Angeles, an overnight stay at a winter shel-ter no longer has to include concerns about the safety of their belongings left behind.

While a visit to a shelter can offer a welcomed respite from winter weather, many homeless have been discouraged from using the service out of fear of where to keep their property while they’re away, homeless advocates say.

That no longer needs to be the case, as a pilot program has taken effect offering homeless people in the Venice area who want to use the Westside winter shelter a place to store their be-longings by the beach.

In partnership with City Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s office, the Venice Community Housing Corporation is admin-istering the “Check-in Storage” project through the end of the shelter program in early March.

A 10-foot-high by 30-foot-long storage container has been placed by the city near the Los Angeles Police Department sub-station at Windward Plaza, where shelter visitors will be able to pack their items into 65-gallon bins for safe keeping. The storage can accommodate about 25 people’s property, said Steve Clare, executive director of the Venice Community Housing Corporation.

“Particularly with the tem-peratures dropping into the 30s… we really wanted to try to do everything we can to give people access to the shelter,” Clare said.

Those wishing to access the locker will need to provide veri-fication of their stay at the shel-ter. Volunteers will operate the program daily from 3 to 5 p.m. through March 8.

The Westside shelter, which operates out of the West Los Angeles National Guard Ar-mory, has had approximately 25 to 30 beds available on some nights, according to a shelter supervisor. Some Venice area homeless may have been more inclined to go to the shelter if not for a rule that only allows them to take what they can put on their lap on the bus, Clare said.

Hoping to offer more securi-ty for personal property, keep the items off the street and per-haps prompt additional people in need to access the shelter, Rosendahl’s office collaborated with the housing corporation for the pilot program. Clare said his

organization is also working on developing a year-round storage option and is considering poten-tial locations for a facility.

“We don’t really know how many more people we’re going to be able to get to the (winter) shelter; this is an experiment for us,” Clare said. “We’re confi-dent that in the long term, a storage facility would be uti-lized by people in the commu-nity and it would be a win-win for the community and those who are able to access the stor-age.”

Rosendahl believes the ulti-mate solution against homeless-ness is providing permanent housing with supportive servic-es. The winter shelter is another measure to provide some tem-porary relief and connect indi-viduals, who want to receive help, with some resources, he said.

“Why not give homeless people a chance? This is a pro-gram for those who participate in the winter shelter program to be connected with services,” the councilman said.

The Venice Neighborhood Council voted narrowly to sup-port the winter storage project Jan. 22, but many board mem-bers argued that the community did not have the chance to weigh in on the program before the container was placed by the beach. Council Vice President Marc Saltzberg said the entire board seemed to express discon-tent that they were not given the opportunity to provide feed-back.

“Neighborhood councils exist in the city of Los Angeles to allow the community to pro-vide their input, suggestions and recommendations on issues fac-ing the city. Whenever the city bypasses the neighborhood councils, to me, they are look-ing for trouble and shouldn’t be surprised if they get it,” Saltz-berg said.

Some community members opposed the location of the stor-age structure by the beach, and other concerns included poten-tial impacts to businesses and visitors with people gathering near the storage site.

Jake Kaufman, chair of the council’s Land Use and Plan-ning Committee, felt the issue needed a more thorough discus-sion and says other local com-munities should be providing storage lockers for the home-less, not just Venice.

“I feel that Venice must not be a center of homelessness and the program should not set a

VolUNTeerS prepare to initiate a pilot project on Venice beach that allows homeless people using the Westside winter shelter to store their belongings while they’re away. The program will operate daily from 3 to 5 p.m. through early March.

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precedent, or be based in Ven-ice alone,” said Kaufman, add-ing that he is pleased that a re-port on the project will be given this spring.

Resident Karen Wolfe coun-tered that other parts of the city are doing far more to address the problems associated with homelessness.

Rosendahl told the board that he would take the blame regard-ing complaints of inadequate notification.

“If anyone was to blame for not giving the Venice council enough time, I’ll take the blame,” he said. “This is just a small program that will end in a month, and anyone who wants to participate in it, we want to give them a shot of getting out of the dark and into the light, and this program does that.”

Clare said the police substa-tion was chosen as the spot for the temporary container because it is close to the pick-up point for the shelter bus.

The pilot project has addi-tionally been challenged by the Venice Stakeholders Associa-tion, which indicated it would file a legal complaint if the 30-foot-long storage structure were not removed.

In a letter to the city Depart-

ment of Recreation and Parks, John Henning, attorney for the stakeholders group, said the metal container is classified as development under the Califor-nia Coastal Act and would therefore need to obtain a coast-al development permit. The structure also creates an adverse impact on scenic resources due to its appearance, he wrote.

Chuck Posner, an analyst with the California Coastal Commission, confirmed that the beach storage container is con-sidered development under the Coastal Act and would be re-quired to obtain a permit. Al-though the city has not yet ac-quired a permit, Posner noted that the structure will only be in place a few more weeks and the city will be urged to receive a permit if it continues the pro-gram in the future.

Clare urged against any legal challenge, saying that it is a pilot program ending March 8 and the container will not im-pact beach access.

“All that we’re doing is try-ing to help maybe 25 or 30 peo-ple get in out of the cold at night; the winter shelter pro-gram at its basic level is to help prevent hypothermia and possi-bly death,” he said. §


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TINA HeSS, who has worked in the los Angeles City Attorney’s office for 25 years, is the only woman in the race for the City Council 11th District seat.

Tina Hess, an attorney who has served 25 years in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, has officially announced her campaign for the Los Angeles City Council 11th District.

Hess is vying for the seat cur-rently held by Councilman Bill Rosendahl in the March 5 mu-nicipal primary. The other candi-dates on the ballot include Mike Bonin, chief of staff for Rosend-ahl; teacher Odysseus Bostick; and community advocate Freder-ick Sutton.

Hess is currently the deputy chief of the Complex and Special Litigation Division of the Crimi-nal Branch at the City Attorney’s Office. Prior to her promotion to deputy chief, she was a supervi-sor in the Safe Neighborhoods and Gangs Division where she supervised the Neighborhood Prosecutor Program, the City-wide Nuisance Abatement Pro-gram, the Problem Property Res-olution Team, the Slum Housing Task Force, the Narcotics En-forcement Surveillance Team, and numerous other programs.

With 25 years’ experience in city government, Hess believes she has the deepest and most in-formed perspective on how to re-form the city government. She notes that she has spent the last

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Hess hopes to make govern-ment work better and be more ef-ficient. Some issues she would focus on include seeking solu-tions for homelessness and pro-viding social services to veterans and women in need.

She believes in reducing de-

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By Gary WalkerA parent volunteer who is

seeking to inject a new voice into the 2013 District 4 Los An-geles Unified School District campaign called out the United Way for its decision not to invite her to participate in a candidates forum at the Boys & Girls Club of Venice Jan. 24.

Jeneen Robinson, who missed qualifying for the March ballot by approximately 140 votes, is a registered candidate with the city’s Ethics Commission and parent advocate whose son at-tended Loyola Village Elementa-ry School in Westchester. She has served on several LAUSD committees.

Her campaign was taken aback when the United Way, which sponsored the Jan. 24 forum, chose not to have her join LAUSD Board Member Steven Zimmer and challenger Kate An-derson in answering questions from the audience on their re-spective campaign platforms.

“I was shocked to find out that I wasn’t included,” Robin-son said. “I felt that it was a complete disservice to the public (not to invite her to be on the panel).

“The United Way is a com-

munity-based organization and they should allow anyone who is recognized by the city to partici-pate.”

Kevin Durst, Robinson’s cam-paign strategist, asked Zimmer and Anderson to withdraw from the event because his client was not invited.

“Zimmer actually showed some empathy and asked that Je-neen be included,” he said.

Anderson, however, said she could not do anything about the United Way’s decision not to in-vite Robinson, according to Durst.

“I think that was pretty craven on her part,” he said.

A spokesman for the United Way said they created a formula in order to determine which can-didates would be invited to take part in the two-hour forum.

“United Way and the dozen or so other organizations convening these school board forums estab-lished a threshold to determine which candidates would be invit-ed,” the spokesman explained. “Only those candidates whose names are going to appear on the actual ballot were invited.

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The Los Angeles League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan po-litical body that does not endorse candidates, holds forums during election years. They have a cer-tain set of standards that they re-quire all registered contenders to abide by in order to appear be-fore one of their events.

“We do believe, for the most part, that all ballot-qualified can-didates should be invited to par-ticipate in our forums,” executive director Raquel Beltran told The Argonaut. “Each organization can decide what their criteria should be.”

As an example, Beltran’s group held a mayoral campaign forum recently but only invited contenders who had raised $200,000 by the end of Decem-ber.

Robinson lags far behind

Zimmer and Anderson in raising funds for her campaign. She re-ported no contributions as of Jan. 13.

Del Rey Neighborhood Coun-cil President Eric DeSobe thinks deciding who should participate in a candidate forum, especially with regard to write-in contend-ers, should be decided on a case by case basis.

“I’d be less inclined to in-clude a write-in candidate that collected signatures to get on the ballot in the wrong school board district, for example, but if someone is a write-in candidate due to a groundswell of support I think including him or her makes a lot of sense,” said DeS-obe, a former elementary school educator.

The Del Rey council presi-dent was referring to a contender in the 2009 District 4 election who collected signatures outside the boundaries of District 4,

which is what happened with Robinson as well.

As a novice to politics, her campaign hired a firm to collect the necessary signatures needed to qualify as a candidate. Late last year, the city clerk disal-lowed several thousand of Rob-inson’s collected names and sig-natures of registered voters because they do not live within the boundaries of District 4, which includes Hollywood, a few Eastside communities and much of the Westside, including Del Rey, Venice, Westchester and Mar Vista.

Robinson said despite that fact that her name will not ap-pear on the ballot, she feels that she is a legitimate candidate. “If the city acknowledges you as a candidate, why shouldn’t other mediums give you the opportu-nity to speak?” the candidate asked.

The Jan. 24 forum’s principal organizer denied the accusation that Robinson was not invited to speak because of any reason other than what was previously stated.

“United Way treats equally all of the candidates who meet the threshold. In the case of Dis-trict 4, those candidates are Steve Zimmer and Kate Ander-son,” the organization’s spokes-man said. “They both received equal time during the forum, both received information before the forum in the same manner, and both received the same treat-ment during the moderated dis-cussion.”

Anderson and Robinson were once part of an organization, “Our Schools, Our Voice,” which was headed by Michael Stryer, who ran unsuccessfully against Zimmer in 2009.

The group took the position that student data, or the results of standardized tests, should be one-quarter of a teacher’s perfor-mance reviews.

Durst claimed that Anderson, a member of the Mar Vista Community Council, endorsed Robinson in September, but later decided to challenge Zimmer herself.

Anderson’s campaign did not return calls for comment at Ar-gonaut press time.

Robinson claimed Anderson, who sought the 53rd District As-sembly seat in 2008, was run-ning a “rebound campaign” and showed little interest in local schools until recently.

“I don’t think anyone should use our children to advance their political career,” she asserted.

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By Gary WalkerA resolution to amend the

county’s code that governs the manner in which properties can legally become a public hazard has been updated by the Board of Supervisors.

At their Jan. 29 meeting, the supervisors voted unanimously to approve a resolution by Su-pervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas that will give county attorneys additional legal means to prose-cute landlords and property own-ers who violated county building codes.

Ridley-Thomas, whose Sec-ond District encompasses Westchester east of Lincoln Boulevard and Del Rey, submit-ted the motion because there are properties in unincorporated areas of the county, includ-ing illegal boarding houses and run-down residences, that can “endanger public health, safety and wel-fare, invite crime, interfere with enjoyment of property and reduce property values.”

The motion additionally states, “(the county code) does not contain provisions authoriz-ing recovery of the county’s nui-sance abatement costs and attor-ney’s fees or imposition of civil penalties in cases where the county enforces violation of its laws in court. The absence of these aforementioned legal rem-edies undermines the county’s ability to ensure compliance with its laws, rules, regulations and permits in an efficient and timely manner.”

Ridley-Thomas’ resolution directs the county counsel to draft a nuisance abatement ordi-nance that would amend the Los

Angeles County Code in order to equip county authorities with ad-ditional legal tools “for more ef-fective prosecution of cases in-volving public nuisance properties in our unincorporated communities, including, but not limited to, provisions authorizing recovery of the county’s nui-sance abatement costs and attor-ney’s fees or imposition of civil penalties in cases where the county enforces violation of its laws in court.”

Nuisance abatement is one of the components involved in a controversial proposed ordinance that came before the Los Ange-les City Council at its Jan. 30 meeting.

City Councilman Mitchell Englander, who represents a large constituency in the San Fernando Valley, is the author of a proposed ordinance that would create new regulations that would govern lease agreements for those residing in community care homes. If the ordinance is approved, these residences and sober living facilities, which often include veterans and re-covering addicts, would be pro-hibited in low density or residen-tial neighborhoods.

“The community care ordi-nance is common-sense legisla-tion that has been developed to address the proliferation of unli-censed nuisance group homes

and boarding facilities, which have had a huge negative impact on single family neighborhoods in my district in the Northwest San Fernando Valley and in neighborhoods all across the city of Los Angeles,” Englander wrote last year in a letter to his constituents.

“There are a great number of these unlicensed, unregulated fa-cilities, most of which are for-profit businesses operating in residential areas.”

Opponents of the ordinance say facilities and residences that are in violation of the law should be cited, fined and even closed if the violators continue to break the law through abatement.

They also argue that the proposed law would disenfran-chise residences in the supervi-sor’s district such as Chris’ Place in Del Rey, a facility for veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars run by New Directions, a nonprofit orga-nization that provides hous-

ing and rehabilitation to home-less veterans.

The community care facilities ordinance, which was revised late last year, has been changed to include three leases for each household. It also exempts do-mestic violence transition and shelters, a severability clause so that if one part of the ordinance is sued, the rest of the ordinance will stay in place, and calls for a one-year review with a public hearing to see if there were any unintended consequences.

On May 4, 2011 The Argo-naut reported on a building in Ridley-Thomas’ district in Del Rey that was the subject of a legal action by City Attorney

Carmen Trutanich. The building, located at 11881 Jefferson Blvd., is one of 166 properties owned by Deutsche Bank, which Truta-nich alleges allowed to fall into shabby conditions and facilitated the illegal evictions of hundreds of tenants.

His office is seeking immedi-ate injunctive relief through nui-sance abatement, including a complete inventory, registration and inspection of foreclosed properties, compliance with all applicable state and municipal code requirements and a stop to all illegal evictions.

The tactic has been used in cities and counties where gov-ernment entities believe there is blight or illegal activity in a par-ticular area. Ridley-Thomas’ col-league, Fifth District Supervisor Michael Antonovich, called for

the creation of abatement teams due to drug labs and illegal ani-mal breeding in portions of the Antelope Valley.

“Enactment of a comprehen-sive nuisance abatement ordi-nance is necessary to create an additional deterrent for owners and occupants who maintain their properties in violation of the county’s laws, and would allow the county to recover its costs associated with enforce-ment of those laws,” states Rid-ley-Thomas’ resolution.

Liquor stores, dilapidated abandoned warehouses and buildings used for the drug trade are frequent targets of nuisance abatement teams.

Ridley-Thomas could not be reached for comment on his res-olution. §

A MoTIoN by SeCoND DISTrICT SUPerVISor MArK rIDley-THoMAS regarding nuisance abatement was approved Jan. 29.

“enactment of a comprehensive nuisance abatement ordinance is necessary to create an additional deterrent for owners and occupants who maintain their properties in violation of the county’s laws, and would allow the county to recover its costs associated with enforcement of those laws,”

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The Rotary Club of Westchester has awarded $2,350 in scholarships to nine local eighth graders who participated in an arts competition last month.

The contest, held at St. Ber-nard High School in Playa del Rey, included the categories ofart, music and dance.

The first-place scholarship went to Brandon Scott, a student at Saint Anastasia Catholic School in Playa del Rey. Two second-place scholarships were awarded to Elijah Hodge, who attends Saint Jerome School in Westchester and Billie Wake-ham, currently attending West-side Neighborhood School in

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The scholarships were funded by the Westchester Rotary Foun-dation, with matching funds from the Jim Bunch Memorial Fund and an additional contribu-tion from the Travelodge Hotel near Los Angeles International Airport.

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“I’m pleased to see work continuing on the runway status light system at LAX,” said Rosendahl, who represents the LAX area in the 11th Council District.

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The light installation re-quired airport managers to close Runway 7L/25R (the south in-board runway) for one week. The work began Jan. 26 and is scheduled to continue until Sun-day, Feb. 3.

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“To deal with this as just an art piece would really be ne-glectful because it really tran-scends art,” said Robert Berman, an art gallery owner who com-pared the sculpture to the Statue of Liberty because it was also a gift to the city of New York.

Former Mayor Judy Abdo noted that the art piece’s instal-lation was thoroughly discussed by her council colleagues and she believes they made the wise decision. “I think the symbolic message there is even clearer now than it was then,” she told the coun-cil.

Another former mayor, Mike Fein-stein, wrote in a letter to the coun-cil, “The message of peace – and of opposition to war and nuclear weapons – is timeless, and can-not be boxed, documented and put in a museum and/or on the web somewhere.”

Mikaela Maxwell, 18, a stu-dent at New Roads School, ex-plained that she was unaware of the sculpture’s symbolism as a

youth but its message of peace now speaks to her.

“When I walk past the sculp-ture it means so much more than when I was 4 years old; it is re-ally a statement for something I’ve believed in my whole life. I think those reasons are worth fighting for,” she said.

Others argued that the city should not commit any more fi-nancial resources toward the structure’s maintenance when other art projects could use them. “Just because one gives a gift to the city doesn’t mean it has to be showcased and main-tained by the city through tax-payer dollars indefinitely,” David

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Seventeen-year-old Gretchen Galanis has been chosen as the 2012 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica, the highest honor a club member can receive.

Galanis, a student at Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy in Westchester, was recognized during the club’s 45th Annual Youth of the Year Awards Cele-bration and Banquet at the Fair-mont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica Jan. 26.

Youth of the Year honorees are selected due to their out-standing service to the club and community, and their exceptional leadership among their peers, club officials say. Three runners up were also recognized.

Galanis will serve as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica’s youth spokesperson in the com-munity and will next move on to the county competition, which

includes a scholarship for post-secondary education.

“We congratulate Gretchen Galanis – and her fellow nomi-nees – on their achievements,” said Aaron Young, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica.

“Gretchen is a shining exam-ple of a young person who has made outstanding contributions to the club and her community, and has overcome extremely challenging obstacles to become the leader she is today. She is a living proof that great futures start here, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica.”

Santa Monica Police Chief and club board member Jacque-line Seabrooks hosted the cele-bratory event.

Galanis took advantage of any and all service opportunities at the club, officials said. In the summer of 2012, she traveled to

Liverpool, England where she worked with Habitat for Human-ity to help build homes for low-income families.

Outside of the club, Galanis started food drives and backpack drives at school to help homeless youth get on a better path. She was elected as vice president in her school’s Associated Student Body and continued planning drives and school events which served the students and the com-munity.

Galanis will compete in March for the title of Youth of the Year for L.A. County – and potentially beyond – and will be eligible to receive scholarships along the way. The national win-ner will receive an additional scholarship of up to $50,000 and will meet the president in an Oval Office ceremony.

GreTCHeN GAlANIS was presented the boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica’s youth of the year award by club board of Governors Chairman bill Dawson (left) and Stan Choo of Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica.

The Pacific Heart Institute, af-filiated with Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, an-nounced that it recently acquired the new D-SPECT nuclear imag-ing camera to help doctors en-hance the diagnosis and treat-ment of heart disease.

The camera, developed by Spectrum Dynamics, utilizes in-novative nuclear imaging tech-

nology to provide sharper diag-nostic images of the heart and measures heart muscle blood flow and function for patients with heart disease or suspected heart problems. The 3D images are available within minutes, ac-cording to a hospital spokesman.

Using safe, small amounts of internally administered radioac-tive materials (radioisotopes) and

specialized imaging technology, the computerized camera pro-vides improved sensitivity by collecting a sophisticated road-map of images that shows blood flow through the heart muscle and heart chambers, doctors said.

This technology is capable of acquiring patient data up to 10 times faster than a conventional sodium iodide-based system and

provides clinicians with cardiac flow data.

“The D-SPECT camera’s nu-clear imaging technology pro-duces sharper diagnostic images to detect blockages and other significant problems in coronary arteries that we were once not able to attain,” said Dr. Nicole Weinberg, cardiologist at Pacific Heart Institute and Saint John’s.

Nearly 63.7 million passen-gers traveled through Los Ange-les International Airport last year, an increase of 2.9 percent from the previous year, airport officials said.

Annual passenger volume continues to rise at the nation’s third busiest airport, which saw approximately 61.9 million pas-sengers in 2011.

Domestic passenger volume grew 3.1 percent to about 46.5 million from 45.1 million in 2011, while international traffic rose 2.5 percent last year to ap-proximately 17.2 million passen-gers from 16.7 million in 2011, airport statistics show.

Total air cargo tonnage also increased five percent last year to 1,963,210 from 1,869,646 in

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The number of aircraft opera-tions, which include landings and takeoffs, increased 0.2 per-cent to 605,480 in 2012 from

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cific regional economy; and a modest, but perceptible, strength-ening of the Southern California economy,” said Lindsey.

LAX is the sixth busiest air-port in the world, offering more than 600 daily flights to 91 do-mestic cities and more than 1,000 weekly nonstop flights to 63 cities in 32 countries on near-ly 75 air carriers.

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“By being able to more quickly and accurately diagnose heart disease and other heart ailments, we can significantly enhance clinical outcomes.”

The new technology also al-lows patients to be safely evalu-ated with a fraction of the radia-tion dose administered by other invasive and non-invasive X-ray coronary imaging methods and without the use of contrast agents, a known risk for patients with kidney disease, doctors said.

Results of personalized, pa-tient-centered imaging using the D-SPECT allows cardiologists to determine the need for heart catheterization, angioplasty or bypass surgery, or medications for patients with heart disease.

“By having the ability to rap-idly assess the effectiveness of prescribed therapies, we have the option of either maintaining the current course of treatment, if effective, or altering it so we can achieve the best possible outcome for the patient,” said Weinberg.


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The Santa Monica Repertory Theater will transform the Santa Monica Bay Wom-an’s Club into a 17th century French salon to raise funds for its upcoming 2013 season.

The fundraiser, “Le Salon de Santa Monica Rep,” will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the woman’s club, 1234 Fourth St., Santa Monica.

The event begins with a mix-and-mingle at 4 p.m., where guests will be able to make

masks, have their hair coiffed, take part in a silent auction and listen to live music.

The evening’s primary entertainment will begin at 5 p.m. with a fully-costumed staged reading of French playwright Mo-liere’s “The Learned Ladies,” a revival of the company’s popular performance from earlier this year at the Santa Monica Public Library, said event organizers.

Guests are encouraged to come dressed

in 17th century attire, but any French-period or French-inspired costume is welcome. Costumes are optional.

The Moliere-themed event is the second benefit that the emerging theater company has held after presenting a 1940s-era event of Bertolt Brecht-inspired theater at the playwright’s former Santa Monica home in November, according to the theater compa-ny.

A company spokesperson said the group strives to produce high quality, professional theater with an emphasis on substance, style and story.

Tickets for the salon are $50 and can be purchased online at www.santamonicarep.org. Parking is $5 and is located in the structure next to the Bay Woman’s Club.

Information, (213) 268-1454.

STIll roCKIN’- Jorma Kaukonen, who formed the Jefferson Airplane spinoff group Hot Tuna with bassist Jack Casady, will perform at McCabe’s at 8 and 10 p.m. Feb. 1 and 2.

By helga GendellLegendary finger-picking blues guitar-

ist Jorma Kaukonen, co-founding member of 1960s rock band Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, an offshoot band of Jeffer-son Airplane, will perform at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica at 8 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 and 2.

The Argonaut interviewed Kaukonen, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with fellow band members of Jefferson Airplane in 1996.

Along with bassist Jack Casady, Kaukonen formed Hot Tuna in 1969-70. Hot Tuna’s first album in 20 years, “Steady As She Goes,” was released in 2011.

Kaukonen talked with The Argonaut about meeting the late singer Janis Joplin in the early days of his career in San Francisco and their collaboration on “The Typewriter Tapes”; reveals an amusing story about the Woodstock music festival; his Fur Peace Ranch in Ohio; and why he continues to perform.

Do you have an interesting recollec-tion about the “bad old days” of Jeffer-son Airplane?

Looking back, I think about Wood-stock in 1969, what it was like, that many people in one place. Some of the perform-ers were flown in by helicopter, but we didn’t make the cut, and had to rent some Ford station wagons. I drove one of them and we’re on these back roads, trying to get through. We got on stage late, and I remember hearing (Carlos) Santana and thinking how great he was.

We had to get back to New York after we performed to do a TV show, so we jumped in the car and tried to make our way out. Problem was, the roads weren’t that wide. I was trying to get past all of these parked cars, and got a flat tire. I drove on the rim and then scraped the trim off someone’s car because it was such a narrow space to get through. So, to the owner of the car that I damaged, I apologize.

You’ve been one of the keepers of the blues flame. What’s to become of that style of music in the future?

That’s a valid question. Bluegrass is real, but not so visible. There are a lot of us out there. It’s a multi-dimensional, en-during art form, and it’s absolutely safe, alive and well.

You met Janis Joplin and Jerry Gar-cia at a small club in the early 1960s in San Francisco when you were attending college, and later recorded some demo tapes with her, referred to as “The Typewriter Tapes,” because of the sound of typing in the background. What impression did she make on you?

Back then, we were all in the same boat, starting out. We heard her sing and we knew she was something special. We’d never heard anything like that be-fore. It was classic folk-blues special, and that singing style of hers was my favorite.

You just completed two weeks of Fur Peace Ranch On the Road music class training in San Diego. Tell us about the ranch.

My wife Vanessa and I conceived the idea of a music teaching ranch back in 1989, but we didn’t get off our butts to do anything about it until 1998. We just had a dream and bought the property, which is in the Appalachian foothills. I thought of it as a ranch that grows guitar players. This is a ranch where budding and sea-soned musicians immerse themselves for several days and come out with renewed inspiration and tangible progress in their music.

While we speak guitar here, there’s also instruction on other instruments, from bass guitars to lap steel guitar, man-dolin and percussion, vocals and song-writing. The ranch has cabins, a workshop space, a musicians’ resource library, a store, the Beatrice Love Kitchen (named after Kaukonen’s mother), and a theater that hosts concerts performed by world-class musicians, with many of them serv-ing as instructors. Vanessa just bought a 40-foot tall silo, and she plans to call it the Psylodelic Art and Culture Museum. We’re hoping to open it in March at the ranch.

You have an event called “Pick and Putt.” What’s that about?

When I used to ride motorcycles, I was a fan of the ‘largest things’ on the road, like the biggest ball of twine, etc. I still ride, and ‘Pick and Putt’ is a combination of guitar lessons and riding motorcycles.

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I’ve kept pace all my life. I still really love to do it, and when it’s time to get out there and play music, it’s very compel-ling.

McCabe’s Guitar Shop is at 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica.

Information, (310) 828-4497, or www.mccabes.com. Information about the ranch, www.furpeaceranch.com. §

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GRAND CANYON: Travel along the River features landscape images of the Colorado river such as this (above) by Jasmine Swope, as well as works by three other photogra-phers, at the Venice Arts Gallery.

The Venice Arts Gallery is presenting Grand Canyon: Travel along the River, an exhibit of landscape photographs by Stu Levy, Phil Straus, Rita Swinford and Jasmine Swope, through Friday, Feb. 22.

Grand Canyon features over 70 photo-graphs of the national park region – color, silver gelatin, and palladium prints – as well as a handmade artist’s book. Fifty percent of gallery sales will be donated to support the new Venice Arts’ Young Ex-plorer campaign.

The campaign plans to send students in Venice Arts’ art mentoring program on a sponsored trip to the Grand Canyon. During the trip the students will have the chance to travel on the river and learn about an environment rich in picturesque landscapes, intriguing human history, world-famous geology, and fascinating plants and animals, say exhibit organizers.

The students will also have an oppor-

tunity to participate in a photo/video proj-ect, recording their personal experience and sharing it with others. The trip will be organized in conjunction with Grand Can-yon Youth, an educational organization dedicated to expanding opportunities for youth to explore this natural wonder.

The works displayed in Grand Canyon are by four photographers who traveled along the Colorado River in 2012, from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek, capturing its geography and history through fine-art photography.

In addition to framed and matted fine-art prints, a selection of images will also be available as cards as a donation incen-tive.

Venice Arts Gallery is at 1702 Lincoln Blvd., Venice.

Information, (310) 392-0846, or www.venicearts.org.

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thursday, 1/31CALIFOrNIA YACHt CLUB — global explorer Rich Abele shares highlights of recent cruise through Northwest Passage aboard expe-dition vessel Clipper Adventurer at the monthly yachting luncheon, come early for best seating, happy hour, 11:30 a.m., buffet luncheon, 12:20 p.m., presentation, 12:$0 p.m., $16.25 includes luncheon, tax, service and parking, open to all who enjoy yachting and adven-ture, reservations appreciated, 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, (310) 823-4567, www.caly-achtclub.com.

sANtA MONICA pUBLIC LIBrArY — presents lecture, Live Your Best Life Now, David Allen, M.D., integrative and anti-aging medicine expert, and Gary Kobat,

noted athlete and integrative per-formance coach, discuss ways to create the physical, mental and emotional synergy that allow you to being living your best life now, 7 – 8:45 p.m., free, open to public, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, Information, (310) 445-6600, e-mail [email protected], or www.davidallenmd.com.

VeNICe Arts GALLerY — pres-ents First Looks Work-in-Progress Screening Series: “I Am Devine,” a collaboration with the International Documentary Association, watch a work-in-progress screening of “I Am Devine,” new documentary directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, join filmmakers for lively, interactive discussion, 7 p.m., 1702 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, 9310) 392-0846, www.venicearts.org.

trip — presents Inside the Black, Dave Edery Kitten Kuroi, Brando’s Island, The Rift, 8 p.m., free, no cover, kitchen open from 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. daily, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 396-9010, www.tripsantamonica.com.

MYstIC JOUrNeY BOOKstOre — presents author Marianne Williamson, celebrates release of her new book, “The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money and Miracles,” free event, 7 – 9 p.m. 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 399-7070, www.mys-ticjourneybookstore.com.

HArVeLLe’s — presents Harlow Gold Show, 10 p.m., doors open 8 p.m., tickets online, 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica, (310) 395-1676, http://santamonica.harvelles.com.

WestsIDe COMeDY tHeAter — presents The Grind, the flagship show at the club, stand-up opener, long-form improvs, 10 p.m., free, age 18 and up, 1323-A (in alley between Third and Fourth streets), Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, (310) 451-0850, http://westsidecomedy.com.

Friday, 2/1BeYOND BArOQUe — presents film screening, “Duty, Honor, Country, Betrayal,” a documen-tary by Bill Dumas, narrated by Ed Asner, examines the issues that prevent thousands of home-less veterans from being housed on the 350 acres of land owned by West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs deeded for that sole use of home-less and disabled veterans, 8 p.m.,

$7 general admission, $5 students/seniors/children, members free, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, (310) 822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org.

teNtH AND CALIFOrNIA OpeN MIC — open sign-ups for every show, no special requirements or auditions, sets are three songs or 10 minutes for musicians, five minutes for spoken word, hosted by Macain Treat, welcomes profes-sionals and amateurs, old and new material presented, sign-ups start 7:30 p.m., show starts 8 p.m., cof-fee and food for sale, free parking at our corner lot, 1015 California Ave., Santa Monica, e-mail [email protected], www.tenthandcalifornia.com.

sMC tHeAter Arts stUDIO stAGe — presents Heart Mountain, a world premiere drama about the struggles of a family in a World War II Japanese internment camp, fundraising performances of the play will be held at the college Friday, Feb. 1, Saturday, Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 3, Friday per-formance at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m., 1900 Pico Blvd., tickets are $25 in advance or $25 at the door, including a service charge, call Monday through Friday, (310) 434-4319, or online www.smc.edu/AcademicPrograms/TheatreArts/Pages/Studio-StageProductions.aspx.

WestsIDe COMeDY tHeAter — presents Mission IMPROVable, 10 p.m., $10, age 21 and up, 1323-A (in alley between Third and Fourth


Community Calendar streets),Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, (310) 451-0850, http://westsidecomedy.com.

MYstIC JOUrNeY BOOKstOre — presents First Friday, artist reception for Bruce Harman, 7 – 9 p.m., 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 399-7070, www.mys-ticjourneybookstore.com.

trip — presents The Elovay, Wild Ginger Kitchen, Zen Boogie, Under the Fire Reggae, 8 p.m., free, no cover, kitchen open from 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. daily, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 396-9010, www.tripsantamonica.com.

FrIDAY NIGHt LIVe — offers a weekly comedy/variety show hosted by David Corrado, 8 p.m., free, open to public, St. Bede’s Church, 3590 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista, (310) 829-1219.

saturday, 2/2 JOHN MUIr eLeMeNtArY sCHOOL FLeA MArKet — first Saturday of each month, vintage clothing, jewelry, antiques, collect-ibles, arts and crafts, local food vendors, non-profit event helps provide educational benefits to the students, special programs and classes that wouldn’t be available, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Ocean Park Boulevard at Sixth Street, Santa Monica.

BeYOND BArOQUe — presents Third Annual Poetry of Venice Photography Fest, free, but dona-tions welcome, panel discussion with host Gerry Fialka, 2 – 4 p.m., exhibit opening, 4 – 7 p.m., 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, (310) 822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org.

psYCHIC reADING JAMBOree & spIrItUAL HeALING FestIVAL — presents 20-minute readings of your choice, including tarot, past lives, career, palm, love life, money, aura and more, readings, $10 contribution or three for $25, admission and healings are free, 1 – 4 p.m., 1737 21st St. (between Michigan and Olympic), Santa Monica, Information, directions, (310) 587-3536, www.socalpi.org.

WsA & DeL reY YACHt CLUB — present the North U.’s all-day sem-inar, Rules and Tactics Seminar will guide boaters through changes to the 2013-2016 racing rules, and target key principles, understand how to resolve conflicts and rule translations, world champion sail-or, U.S. SAILING instructor Dave Perry leads seminar, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 12900 Palawan Way, Marina del Rey, register online, www.nor-thu.com or call North U, 1 (800) 347-2457.

MOrGAN-WIXsON tHeAtre — Youth Education/Entertainment Series (Y.E.S.) presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream OR

“The Night They Missed the Forest For The Trees,” adapted by Nancy Linehan Charles, based on William Shakespeare’s play, runs through Sunday, Feb. 17, Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m., $10, adults, $7 children 12 and under, 2627 Pico Blvd. (at 27th Street), Santa Monica, reserved seats at www.morgan-wixson.org, or (310) 828-7519, www.morgan-wixson.org.

MAr VIstA pUBLIC LIBrArY — presents VITA, noon – 4 p.m., 12006 Venice Blvd. Mar Vista, (310) 390-3454, www.lapl.org.

trip — presents Model Citizen, The Strands, American Cream, Xperimento56, 7:30 p.m., free, no cover, kitchen open from 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. daily, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 396-9010, www.tripsantamonica.com.

HArVeLLe’s — presents Soul 7 Show, 9:30 p.m., doors open 8 p.m., tickets online, 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica, (310) 395-1676, http://santamonica.harvelles.com.

Free OUtDOOr CONCerts — enjoy music by the sea, smooth jazz with 2Azz1, two hours free park-ing with validation, Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey.

sunday, 2/3WestCHester GreYHOUND sHOW & teLL — every first Sunday of the month, greyhounds and volunteers from a non-profit group, visit with owner-adopted dogs Duncan, Sheba, Dharma and Carson, learn about rescued grey-hounds, how to adopt, calm and gentle, good with children, elder-ly, other dogs, minimum exercise requirement, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., PetCo, 8801 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester, Information, Jim/Sharon Higgins, (310) 645-8143, see available adoptable dogs, www.Fastfriends.org.

trip — Hollowbody LA presents the TRiP Superbowl After-party, 8 p.m., free, no cover, kitchen open from 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. daily, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 396-9010, www.tripsantamonica.com.

HAL’s BAr AND GrILL — fea-tures live jazz Sunday nights from 8 to 11 p.m., and Monday nights from 9 p.m. to midnight., no cover charge, musical stylings of such internationally acclaimed musicians as Vince Wilburn, Cal Bennett, Thom, Rotella, John Nau, Louis Taylor, Quentin Dennard, Greg Poree, you never know who might be sitting in with the band, 1349 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 396-3105, www.halsba-randgrill.com.

OrCHestrA sANtA MONICA — presents Black History Month

Concert, the program includes Chevalier De Saint-Georges (Symphony in D Major), Andre Myers (Quilting – premiere), William Grant Still (Danzas de Panama), Mozart (Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 Jupiter), $20, adults, $15, seniors age 65 and older, $10, students with full-time, valid ID, SMMUSD stu-dents and children accompanied by adult are free, open seating policy for general admission, 3:30 p.m., Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 1343 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, to reserve tickets prior to concert, (310) 525-7618, or www.OrchestraSantaMonica.org/tickets.

MYstIC JOUrNeY BOOKstOre — presents book signing with 5th Dimensional Healer “Zarathustra’, Lightning Notes of Zarathustra is intimate insight into the conscious-ness of a master healer and spiritual teacher, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., free to the public, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 399-7070, www.mysticjourneybookstore.com.

BeYOND BArOQUe — presents first Sunday open reading, featured readers to be determined, hosted by Billy Burgos, sign-ups begin 4:45 p.m., reading at 5 p.m., five minute time limit, free, but dona-tions accepted, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, (310) 822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org.

HArVeLLe’s — presents The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m., doors open 8 p.m., tickets online, 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica, (310) 395-1676, http://santamonica.har-velles.com.

Free OUtDOOr CONCerts — enjoy music by the sea, reg-gae with Upstream, two hours free parking with validation, 1-4p.m., Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey.

Monday, 2/4pACIFIC JeWIsH CeNter — presents a free Kabbalah class for beginners, learn the Parsha of the week from a Kabbalah perspective, donations appreciated, 7 p.m., 505 Ocean Front Walk (three blocks south of Rose Avenue), Venice, Information, Josef, (310) 384-9754.

trip — presents Anteater, Desert Dragon, 8 p.m., free, no cover, kitchen open from 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. daily, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 396-9010, www.tripsantamonica.com.

HArVeLLe’s — presents a double header, Johnny Stachela and Duane Betts, 9:30 p.m., doors open 8 p.m., tickets online, 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica, (310) 395-1676, http://santamonica.harvelles.com.

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tuesday, 2/52013 LOs ANGeLes MAYOrAL CANDIDAte DeBAte — the Center for the Study of Los Angeles (CSLA) and the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce present a debate with mayoral candidates City Councilman Eric Garcetti, City Controller Wendy Greuel, former Asst. District Atty. Kevin James, City Councilwoman Jan Perry, and former technology com-pany executive Emanuel Pleitez, moderated by CSLA Director and LMU Professor Dr. Fernando Guerra, free to the public, arrive early for seating, 4:30 – 7 p.m., LMU, Hilton 100, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester, 90045, Information, CSLA, (310) 338-4565, or [email protected].

sANtA MONICA BAY WOMAN’s CLUB — presents Fourth Annual Valentine-Making Charity fund-raiser, 100 percent of your dona-tions will go to School on Wheels, Inc., a non-profit benefiting home-

less children in Southern California, wide array of supplies provided, along with help in designing cards, musicians will entertain on a 100-year-old piano, healthy snacks served, tea, coffee, all welcome, 1210 Fourth St., Santa Monica, (310) 395-1308, www.smbwc.org.

trip — presents Kristi McU’Laff comedy, special musical guests, 8 p.m., free, no cover, kitchen open from 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. daily, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 396-9010, www.tripsantamonica.com.

HArVeLLe’s — presents “Service Your Soul,” hosted by Hunter and the Dirty Jacks Show, 9:30 p.m., doors open 8 p.m., tickets online, 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica, (310) 395-1676, http://santamoni-ca.harvelles.com.

WestsIDe COMeDY tHeAter — presents Comedy Central Showcase: Freshman Faces, 8 p.m., $5, age 21 and up, 1323-A (in

alley between Third and Fourth streets),Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, (310) 451-0850, http://westsidecomedy.com.

Wednesday, 2/6rOtArY CLUB OF WestCHester — featured speaker is Nora MacLellan, community outreach coordinator for Vision to Learn, a non-profit charity that provides free eye exams and free glasses to elementary school children in low-income communities through-out Los Angeles,, cost of lunch for non-members is $20, validated self-parking is free, 12:10 – 1:30 p.m., LAX Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5985 Century Blvd., Westchester, Information, www.rotary-westchester.org.

WestCHester pArK FArMers MArKet — fresh fruits and veg-etables, rain or shine, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., 7000 W. Manchester Ave. (Lincoln and La Tijera across from

Otis College), Westchester, www.westchesterfarmersmarket.com.

MAr VIstA pUBLIC LIBrArY — presents Toddler/Preschool Story Time, 11 a.m., 12006 Venice Blvd. Mar Vista, (310) 390-3454, www.lapl.org.

trip — presents Nostatic Trio +, The Dollface Dames’ TRiP Tease Burlesque Show, 8 p.m., free, no

cover, kitchen open from 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. daily, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 396-9010, www.tripsantamonica.com.

HArVeLLe’s — presents House of Vibes All-Star Show, 9:30 p.m., doors open 8 p.m., tickets online, 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica, (310) 395-1676, http://santamoni-ca.harvelles.com.

Overpass, from artist Fielden Harper’s show, at TAG Gallery, Santa Monica

Kentwood Players perform in “39 Steps,” at the Westchester Playhouse


FOOD&DrINKUpper class dining at Upper West bistro

By Richard [email protected]

Upper West 3321 Pico Blvd.

Santa Monica. 310-586-3111.

552 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey310.305.7147 www.JonisCoffee.com

Upper West in Santa Monica has an artsy bistro/bar design and offers a modern fusion menu.

I remember as a child being confused by the fact that the re-gion called the Far East was ac-tually west of California. I even-tually got this sorted out, but my questions on the subject tied up a second grade class for some time.

I had a similar moment re-cently when considering Upper West, which is about as far east as you can go and still be in Santa Monica. Not having a sec-ond grade teacher to annoy, I called the restaurant and was in-formed that the restaurant is west of West L.A., so they de-cided it was a good name. (I de-cided not to ask about the “Upper” part of the name, which is there despite the fact that they are near the bottom of a hill, not at the top).

Some things about Upper West are clear, such as their in-tended demographic – this place has the artsy bistro/bar look and modern fusion menu that are more upscale than most other es-tablishments in the neighbor-hood. Sure enough, the lunch crowd was a mix of businesslike and bohemian, and the place had the energetic vibe that comes from both deals and dates in progress.

Chef Nicholas Schipp spent time in the elite catering branch at the Wolfgang Puck group and also served up American favor-ites with boutique ingredients at Pete’s Café in downtown Los Angeles, and while both influ-ences are visible on this menu the Puck-eclectic influence is more pronounced. There is an evident love for Greek, Indian and Middle Eastern ideas that is somehow comfortable alongside burgers, schnitzel, and an elitist version of mac and cheese – a heady mix that makes choosing difficult.

My companion and I decided to start with ahi tuna “tacos” which were actually made with not a single traditional ingredi-ent. The tortilla was made from fried plantains instead of corn, and inside was sushi-grade tuna, jicama-cucumber salsa, feta cheese and crumbled rice crack-ers. It was a brilliant idea, a pre-sentation that led us to expect Mexican flavors and instead rep-

resented some place between Japan and Indonesia.

We each had one taco and de-cided to see who could be more polite and leave the other to take the third one, which we both wanted. We were saved from fig-uring out a way out of this by the arrival of our main courses, which distracted my companion sufficiently for me to whisk it to my plate.

I had been tempted by the beautifully constructed burgers I had seen going by – these sand-wiches were ready for their close-up. However, the curried braised lamb crepes and kale salad with butternut squash were alluring and easier to split be-tween two people, so we ordered those instead. The cilantro-shal-lot vinaigrette with roasted squash, chopped fennel, and queso fresco was a stunning combination, slightly sweet with a depth of flavor reminiscent of a mild yellow curry. It’s a show-stopper of a salad and filling enough to be a main dish by it-self.

The lamb crepes were de-scribed as having a Madras curry, and I took the first bite cautiously – South Indian curries are often fiery, with strong sour flavors of tamarind and pickled ginger. This version had a bit of fruity tamarind with a hint of heat, but the sauce was mild by itself and moderated by the spin-ach cooked with raisins and rich Israeli feta cheese. It wasn’t very Indian, but it was delicious.

We had saved precisely enough room to split one dessert, and though a brioche bread pud-

ding with rye whiskey caramel sauce beckoned, we decided on a triple chocolate torte. I had vi-sions of a multilayer cake, but what arrived wasn’t a torte but a tart – a chocolate pudding inside a ginger snap pie shell. (The words are similar, but they are different things – I should have noticed that the menu mentioned a crust, which would not have been part of a real torte).

We were happy anyway be-cause it was an excellent tart. The rich dark chocolate ganache and ginger were perfect together, and it was even better with a dab of coffee ice cream that was on the side. There was also marsh-mallow cream, which was super-fluous – these flavors didn’t need help from something that was simply sweet.

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CAFFee pINGUINI Fine Italian dining by the beach, out-door patio, lunch, Tues. - Fri. 12 - 2:30 p.m., dinner, Tues. to Thurs. 6 - 10 p.m., Fri/Sat. 6 - 10:30 p.m., Sun. 5:30 - 9:30 p.m., 6935 Pacific Ave., Playa del Rey, (310) 306-0117, www.CaffeePinguini.com.

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CApO Upscale modern Italian-style cuisine, homemade pasta, fireplace-grilled meats, dinner, Tues. - Thurs. 6 - 10 p.m., Fri/Sat. 6 - 11 p.m., 1810 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, (310) 453-1932, www.caporestaurant.com.

CeNtANNI trAttOrIA Eclectic Italian cuisine, lunch specials, beer, wine, 7 days, open at noon, catering, take-out, 1700 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, (310) 314-7275, www.centannivenice.com.

eArtH, WIND & FLOUr Italian fare, lunch specials, pizza, from the grill, full bar, catering, Mon. - Thurs. 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Fri/Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sun. noon - 10 p.m., 2222 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 829-7829, www.earthwindandflour.com.

FresH BrOtHers Chicago-style pizza, salads, wings, dine-in, take-out, delivery, open 11 a.m. daily, 4722-1/2 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, Waterside Center, (310) 823-3800, www.freshbrothers.com.

LOCANDO pOsItANO Traditional and innovative Italian dining, extensive Italian and California wines, 7 days, dinner, 5 p.m., 4059 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey, (310) 526-3887, www.locandopositano.com.

MOstO eNOteCAAuthentic Italian Cuisine and Wine Bar. Open 7 days 5:30-10:30 p.m., catering, private parties. Happy hour on the patio Fri.-Sat. 5:30 -7 p.m. and Sun.-Thurs. 5:30- 8 p.m., 517 Washington Blvd. Upper Deck, Marina del Rey, (310) 821-3035, www.mostoenoteca.com.


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“This stunning and sophisticated John Laing luxury home is an impressive, three-story, Mediterranean, south-facing home situated in the coveted Icon Circle,” say agents Peter and Ty Bergman. “There are two master suites in this three-bedroom, four-bath home, a large walk-in closet with high-end storage, and a bedroom fireplace. The gorgeous contemporary design has an open floor plan featuring 10-foot high ceilings, beautiful hardwood and tile floors, plantation shutters, and a living room fireplace. The gourmet kitchen offers a center island, stainless steel appliances, a wine cooler, a professional stovetop with grill, and a large butler’s pantry. A private patio off the kitchen boasts a fireplace. The great room on the first floor has a high-end surround sound system, a wet bar, an outdoor, private patio, and a separate laundry room. Features include a reverse osmosis water system and a three-car garage. Steps away from Centerpointe Club, amenities include an Olympic-size pool, a kids’ pool, Jacuzzi, gym, and community office space. The home is two blocks from the weekly Farmers Market, a dog park, library, Playa Vista Elementary School and the Town Common.”

The property is offered at $1,595,000. Information, Peter and Ty Bergman, Bergman Beach

Properties, (310) 821-2900.

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Impeccable Kentwood Home“Welcoming curb appeal and incredible, bungalow-style charm set the stage for this stylish home in a highly sought-after Westchester location,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “The open living room and adjacent dining room are highlighted by planta-tion shutters, gleaming hardwood floors, and crown molding. The spacious cook’s kitchen has tile counters, stainless steel appli-ances and a breakfast bar. The spacious master bedroom has an en-suite three-quarter bath. Two additional, well-sized bedrooms have French doors and a full bath. Dine al fresco in the large, covered back yard patio.” The property is offered at $769,000. Information, Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties, (424) 203-1828.

Ocean and Channel Views“This three-bedroom, two-bath condo has extraordinary Marina, ocean and channel views, and offers over 1,700 square-feet of living space, as well as a spa-cious balcony,” says agent Charles Lederman. “It is beauti-fully appointed with custom cabi-nets, flooring and wall treatments. Enjoy priceless views from this quiet location, along with the Marina City Club’s unparalleled amenities, such as an execu-tive gym/spa with free classes, three swimming pools, six tennis courts, three racquetball courts, two paddle tennis courts, a restaurant and bar with room service, a café, a convenience store, car wash, beauty salon, 24-hour guard gated security, and much more.” The property is offered at $610,000. Information, Charles Lederman, Marina City Realty, (310) 821-8980.

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New liStiNg! Exquisite and Luxurious 2Bd 2 Ba with Captivating Ocean, Marina and Harbor Views. Enjoy a Spacious Living Room with Recessed Lighting, Adjacent to an Open and Fully Remodeled Kitchen that Features Granite Counter Tops. ..............................................................$689,000Studio Turn Key Unit with Bamboo Floors, Built-in Murphy Bed and Remodeled Kitchen. Will go Quickly! ..........................................$174,900New liStiNg! 2 Bedroom + 2 Bath, Exceptional Marina Channel, Ocean, and Harbor Views. High Floor. .............$575,0002 Bedroom + 2 Bath, Breathtaking Marina and Ocean Views. Coveted Location, East Tower South ....................................................... $479,0002-Story Penthouse with the Very Best Marina/Ocean Views in Marina City Club. Gorgeous. ............................................ $1,190,000

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Marina City Club for leaSeNew liStiNg: 2 Bed + 2 Bath Breathtaking Ocean, Marina, Channel and Sunset Views! Floor to Ceiling Windows. Freshly Painted. ....... $4,000/MoNew liStiNg! 1 Bedroom, + 1 Bath. Beautifully Furn or Unfurn. Just Pack Your Toothbrush! Designer Remodel and Furnishings! White Oak Hardwood Flrs, Open Kitchen w/ Gorgeous Appliances! ............ $2,850/Mo New liStiNg! 1 Bd+1 Ba, Coveted Plaza Level. City Views. ..$2,275/MoNew liStiNg! 1 Bedroom, + 1 Bath. Nicely Remodeled w/ Hardwood Floors. City, Mountain and Partial Ocean Views. ........................ $2,500/Mo

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Beachport Village Condo“The market is tight with such low inventory that we want to share our upcoming listings with buyers out there,” says Broker Phil Gilboy. “We have a top floor, one-bedroom plus loft condo coming on the market shortly. The recently upgraded unit, in move-in condition, offers a great west-facing location. Beachport Village is a well-maintained, gated community in Playa del Rey, fea-turing pools, a spa and club house, and tennis courts.” This prop-erty will be offered at $359,000. Information, Phil Gilboy, The Real Estate Consultants, (310) 846-0020.


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8045 KentWood ave, WestChester Wonderful Kentwood home on lg lot w/ traditional style; LR w/ fplc; lg formal DR; kit w/ built-ins & eating area; 3 bd; 1.75 ba; hdwd floors; enclosed patio; rear yd w/ lg wrap-around deck & lush landscaping. $819,000

8701 delgany ave, #111, Playa del rey Fabulous newly remodeled condo in Briarcliff; foyer entry to LR & DR w/ new laminte flooring; spac sunroom w/ view of pool; rem kit w/ granite, SS appl & tile floor; 2 ensuite bdrms; 2 rem ba; HOA $375. $417,000

8426 Flight ave, WestChesterSpacious Cape Cod home on lg corner lot; LR w/ fplc & bay window; formal DR; rem kit w/ granite, SS appl & brkfst rm; den; 3 bd; MBR suite; 3.5 ba; det office; 2 car garage + parking for 4 cars. $819,000

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825 CTN Ocean City & Mountain Views . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,000

524 CTS Ocean & Marina Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350,000

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TwO-bedrOOm1120 CTS Ocean Marina Views, Highly Upgraded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000341 ETN City Mountain Views, Furnished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500442 ETS Ocean & Marina Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500

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Beachport Village, Playa del Rey1 Bed + 1 Ba + Loft, Top Floor, West-Facing. Move-in Condition. All Amenities. .....................$359,000

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The owner and managers of a Santa Monica car wash have been charged with allegedly defrauding employees and other employment violations.

The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Of-fice filed an 11-count criminal complaint Jan. 23 against Wilshire West Car Wash LLC and its parent company, Maxxam Enterprises III, LLC, as well as the owner of the businesses, Mehdi Soroudi; general manager Gary Pendleton; and supervisors Rigoberto Torres and Remberto Viramon-tes, said Adam Radinsky of the city attor-ney’s Consumer Protection Unit.

The complaint was filed after a joint investigation with the California Labor Commissioner against the Wilshire West Car Wash at 2320 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.

Among the charges, which are all mis-demeanors, are grand theft of money and labor by false pretenses; conspiracy; fail-ure to pay minimum wage; failure to give meal breaks; failure to give paid breaks; and taking back wages that have already been paid, Radinsky said.

Soroudi, Pendleton, Torres, and Vira-montes are accused of cheating car wash employees out of money and labor over the past four years in a variety of ways.

The defendants allegedly cheated workers out of money by altering employ-ee time records and creating false time re-cords that indicated that the employees had worked fewer hours and took extra meal breaks, according to the complaint.

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falsely stated that they had received paid breaks, and workers were allegedly forced to pay for cable television even though they were not allowed to watch TV on the job, the complaint states.

Employees who questioned the defen-dants’ actions were allegedly threatened, harassed or punished, the complaint states.

In addition, the defendants allegedly failed to give employees a paid rest peri-od for every four hours worked, and failed to give employees a meal break for shifts of at least five hours, according to the complaint.

The joint investigation involved the city attorney’s Consumer Protection Unit, the California Labor Commissioner’s Of-fice, and the U.S. Department of Labor.

The defendants are scheduled to be ar-raigned at the Los Angeles County Supe-rior Court Airport Courthouse Feb. 26.

Each of the 11 charged offenses carries a maximum penalty of one year in county jail and maximum fines of between $1,000 and $10,000 per offense, Radinsky said.

The Labor Commissioner and City At-torney’s Offices are continuing to investi-gate the case. Employees or anyone with information about Wilshire West and its labor practices are encouraged to contact the city attorney’s Consumer Protection Unit (310) 458-8327.

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She was born and raised in Johnstown, Pa., where she graduated from Johnstown High School.

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King was well known in the Venice-Marina del Rey community for his friend-ly demeanor and his warm personality, friends said.

Always quick with a smile and a laugh, he also had a talent for music and wrote hundreds of original songs, friends said. His great enthusiasm for history and English were reflected in his enlightened conversations, which were known to go on for hours, they added.

Music was his love and Harley-David-son motorcycles were his passion. King owned and collected many bikes over the years and knew the back roads of Califor-nia very well.

King was born in Chicago to a loving mother who taught English. He had a great affection for Beatles icon John Len-non, with whom King shared an Oct. 9 birthday.

King eventually settled in Southern California for its “unique quirkiness” which fit his lifestyle well, friends said. He frequented many local businesses in Venice and Marina del Rey and was al-ways welcomed with a smile.

King, who contributed to many lives with his sweet spirit and his love and zest for life, was always grateful for the gift of life and the opportunity to contribute to others’ lives, friends noted. He had a great ability to speak on many topics with a vast understanding of the importance of peace and love.

King possessed a true entrepreneurial spirit with his oil and gold investment businesses, and enjoyed the simple life as a free-spirited person, friends said.

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A 22-year-old Culver City man was killed Jan. 28 when his motorcycle collid-ed with a vehicle in Santa Monica, police said.

The collision occurred at 1:03 p.m. at 25th Street and Pico Boulevard.

The motorcyclist, identified as Alexan-der Smollins, was riding eastbound in the 2400 block of Pico, while a vehicle driven by a 26-year-old Inglewood man was stopped northbound on 25th Street at Pico, Sgt. Richard Lewis said.

The motorcycle and vehicle collided as the car made a left turn onto westbound Pico, Lewis said. Smollins received fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, Lewis said.

The driver of the vehicle was inter-viewed at the location and released. The Santa Monica Police Department is con-tinuing to investigate the cause of the col-

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Smollins was a former promotions assis-tant at the radio station.

“After leaving KROQ, Alex continued his friendship with many of us, sharing drinks, laughs and good times throughout the years. He was well-liked by all and al-ways seemed to have a positive outlook on life,” says a statement on the KROQ website.

“Our hearts go out to his friends, fami-ly and anyone affected by this tragic inci-dent.”

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Investigator Jason Olson at (310) 458-8954, Sgt. Phillbo Rubish at (310) 458-8950 or the Santa Monica Po-lice Department (24 hours) at (310) 458-8495.

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unFurniShed duPlexeS

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aCrOSS 1 Charge for unlimited

use, say 8 Nice woman 13 Dines lavishly 19 Go back over 20 Connecticut town on

Long Island Sound 21 “It was all __” 22 About to deliver 23 Garden tool for

unexpected situations? 25 Escargot 26 Start the day 27 NBA one-pointers 28 Ayres who played Dr.

Kildare 29 Barone’s superior 30 Ridge 31 Pvts.’ superiors 33 Start of many California

city names 34 N.Y. neighbor 35 Hardly ever laugh? 37 PowerShot maker 39 Up 42 Elite school 43 Welcomes at the door 44 Drive aimlessly 45 Annoy with complaints 48 Mentalist Geller 49 “Just a __!” 50 Nickels and dimes 51 Reason for a few nicks? 54 Some sopranos 55 Spies on, in a way 56 Runs amok 60 Thought: Pref. 61 “Tales From the __”:

’50s horror comic

62 Small toy? 64 Al Green genre 65 Blisters 67 Apples, e.g. 68 “What __!”: “Yawn!” 69 Plumber’s assessment? 72 Closely watched index 73 Abbr. usually preceded

by a comma 76 AMEX adjustments 77 Tenured coll. employees 78 Walks casually 79 Golfer Garcia 81 Sch. fundraising gp. 82 Scandinavian capital 83 Suave competitor 84 Panama Canal bash? 89 Capp and Kaline 92 Joey’s mom 93 __ Mawr 95 Equip anew 96 Amoxicillin target 98 Alliance formed under

HST 99 Great Basin cap. 100 His name is Spanish for

“fox” 101 Punt navigator 102 Highland scoundrel? 106 At a moment’s notice 108 Relents 109 Most exposed 110 Author Prosper __

who wrote “Carmen,” on which the opera is based

111 Old cinemas 112 Orchard Field,

nowadays 113 Surprise success

DOWn 1 Giants’ home, familiarly 2 “The Lawrence Welk

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Georgia? 4 Blue eyes, e.g. 5 It has a moral 6 Green prefix 7 Eternally, to Blake 8 Starve, to Shakespeare 9 1974 hit sung entirely in

Spanish 10 Muddy area 11 Bit of computer

memory 12 Omaha-to-Milwaukee

dir. 13 Statistical input 14 It’s Dreyer’s west of the

Rockies 15 SFO info 16 Routes for liners 17 Show particular interest 18 Fish-eating duck 20 She was the ten in “10” 24 Broncos’ org. 26 Pie slice feature 30 Leonardo’s co-star in

“The Aviator” 31 Halloween gathering? 32 Snoop 33 Pennzoil letters 35 Do surgery, in a way 36 __ golf 37 Invigorating, as air 38 Pres. advisory team 40 Controversial baby food

ingredient 41 Major leagues, in

baseball lingo 43 Crotchety sort 44 Rebuke 45 Party enforcer 46 Stop 47 OR hangers 48 Eurasian range 50 Early 5th-century year 51 Authority 52 A mystery,

metaphorically 53 Aging pro, maybe 55 Arduous journeys 57 Vulcanized rubber

inventor’s unsteady gait?

58 Guilder replacements 59 Ton 61 Light cigar wrapper 62 Response from Fido 63 Ins. plans 66 Five-time MLB All-Star

Cooper 67 Oslo Accords signer:

Abbr. 68 “I get it,” wryly 70 Author Sinclair 71 Gillette razor word 72 Parliament member 73 Seer’s alleged gift 74 Like many apartments 75 Piling coating 78 Business sch. major 80 Day-__ 81 Thickness 85 Cincinnati-based

retailer 86 Look over 87 Octagonal road sign, in

Arles

88 El Amazonas, por ejemplo

90 Actress Sobieski 91 More like a spring

chicken 93 Dots that may beep 94 Some colas

96 What a slash may mean in some scores

97 “It’s __ for!” 98 City served by

Gardermoen Airport 99 Dumbfound 100 Writer __ Neale

Hurston 103 Chicken general? 104 “Veep” network 105 Cheer word 106 Apt. divisions 107 Sushi fish

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Classified advertising legal advertisingFICTITIOuS BuSInESS

naME STaTEMEnTFile no. 2012 251379

The following person is doing business as: Brighter Collective, 12115 West Bluff Creek Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90094, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Earthbound Interactive, LLC, 12115 West Bluff Creek Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90094. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/01/12. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Blaine Behringer, Earthbound Interactive, LLC, Manager/Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 7, 2013. Argonaut published: January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOuS BuSInESSnaME STaTEMEnTFile no. 2012 254138

The following person is doing busi-ness as: 1. Hush Little Baby, 2250 S. Beverly Glen Blvd. #203, Los Angeles, CA 90064, County of Los Angeles. 2. PO Box 931318, Los Angeles, CA 90093. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Thomas A. Kilzer, 2250 S. Beverly Glen Blvd. #203, Los Angeles, CA 90064. This business is conducted by and Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on 11/22/2012. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Thomas A. Kilzer, Founder. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 24, 2012. Argonaut pub-lished: January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2013 000647

The following person is doing busi-ness as: Cal Stem Therapeutics, 13235 Fiji Way, Unit H, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Maria D. A. Espinosa De Los Monteros, 13235 Fiji Way, Unit H, Marina del Rey, CA 90292. This business is con-ducted by an Individual. The regis-trant commenced to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Maria D. A. Espinosa De Los Monteros, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 3, 2013. Argonaut published: January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2013 001607

The following person is doing busi-ness as: Greg Masuda Pool Service, 12060 Hammack St., Culver City, CA 90230, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Greg I. Masuda, 12060 Hammack St., Culver City, CA 90230. This business is conduct-ed by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Greg Masuda, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 4, 2013. Argonaut published: January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: Cyndi Bands, 4096 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey, CA 90292, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: 2474096. Registered owners: Cynthia Sarah, Inc, 4096 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey, CA 90292. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on November 2012. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Cynthia Sarah, Inc, President. This state-ment was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 4, 2013.

Argonaut published: January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: Callista Anne, 950 4th Street, Apt. 404, Santa Monica, CA 90403, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Callista Anne Sessler, 950 4th Street, Apt. 404, Santa Monica, CA 90403. This busi-ness is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Callista Anne Sessler, Owner (Sole Proprietor). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 4, 2013. Argonaut published: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Love Flows Agency, 4017 Via Marina, Unit C203, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: 1. Khalid M. Felix, 4017 Via Marina, Unit C203, Marina del Rey, CA 90292. 2. Maidah M. Felix, 4017 Via Marina, Unit C203, Marina del Rey, CA 90292. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Khalid M. Felix, Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 4, 2013. Argonaut published: January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: ChinToy Consulting, 4249 East Blvd. #6, Los Angeles, CA 90066, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Sally Jue, 4249 East Blvd. #6, Los Angeles, CA 90066. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Sally Jue, Sole Proprietor. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 7, 2013. Argonaut pub-lished: January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: 2309 Lucerne Partners, 3031 West Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: 1. Philip Lewis, 3031 West Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016. 2. Devlyn Candler, 3030 West Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016. This business is conduct-ed by Copartners. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Philip Lewis, Copartner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 7, 2013. Argonaut published: January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: 1. Miles Away Music, 4249 East Blvd. #6, Los Angeles, CA 90066, County of Los Angeles. 2. Miles Away Music BMI 3. Love Swamp. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Vincent S. D’Onofrio, 4249 East Blvd. #6, Los Angeles, CA 90066. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Vincent S. D’Onofrio, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 7, 2013.

Argonaut published: January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: insurevents.com, 9841 Airport Blvd., Ste 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90045, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: 2480207. Registered owners: Event Insurance Services, Inc., 9841 Airport Blvd., Ste 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90045. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Event Insurance Services, Inc., Sandra Zumbado, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 9, 2013. Argonaut published: January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: Electriclear, 2152 Stonyvale Rd., Tujunga, CA 91042, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Shane Hilton, 2152 Stonyvale Rd., Tujunga, CA 91042. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Shane Hilton, Owner. This state-ment was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 16, 2013. Argonaut published: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: Improvement of Movement, 938 3rd St. #205, Santa Monica, CA 90403, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Ben Guevara, 938 3rd St. #205, Santa Monica, CA 90403. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Ben Guevara, Principal. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 16, 2013. Argonaut published: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: The Savage Players, 1637 Via Margarita, Palos Verdes Est., CA 90274, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Lauren Dunagan Spierer, 1637 Via Margarita, Palos Verdes Est., CA 90274. This busi-ness is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Lauren Dunagan Spierer, Co-Founder. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 16, 2013. Argonaut published: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: Ocean View Pool Service, 3438 Colonial Ave., Los Angeles CA 90066, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Gary William Orlando, 3438 Colonial Ave., Los Angeles CA 90066. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on 1-16-13. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Sharon B. Robinson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 16, 2013. Argonaut published: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided

in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Blythe Spirit BodyWorks, 12020 Herbert St., Los Angeles CA 90066, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Sharon B. Robinson, 12020 Herbert St., Los Angeles CA 90066. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Sharon B. Robinson, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 17, 2013. Argonaut published: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following persons are doing business as: KMEC Group, 7806 Croydon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: 1. David A. Herbst, 7806 Croydon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045. 2. Nathalie T. Herbst, 7806 Croydon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045. This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: David Herbst, Owner. This state-ment was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 17, 2013. Argonaut published: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following persons are doing busi-ness as: Brightwood Photography, 8664 Falmouth Ave., #12A, Playa del Rey, CA 90293, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: Registered owner: Gregory Balkin, 8664 Falmouth Ave., #12A, Playa del Rey, CA 90293 This business

is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on January 1, 2013. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Gregory Balkin, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 17, 2013. Argonaut published: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: 1. Ninth Row Productions, 1544 N. Hayworth Ave. #2, Los Angeles, CA 90046, County of Los Angeles. 2. 9th Row Productions. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number AI #ON: Registered owner: David Rowe, 1544 N. Hayworth Ave. #2, Los Angeles, CA 90046. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: David Rowe, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 18, 2013. Argonaut published: January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

Public notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that on TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013, at the hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m., in the John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340, City Hall, Los Angeles, the City Council will convene to hear protests to Building & Safety Department report relative to non-compliance of code violation and proposed lien to recover the cost of inspections, plus appropriate fees and fines, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 91.103, 98.0411(a) and Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 7.35.3 and 7.35.5 for the following property located at 1101 East Victoria Avenue, lien amount $581.39, APN: 4242-004-004. Please be advised that the City Council reserves the right to continue this matter to a later date, subject to any time limit constraints. Please contact this office if you would like to be notified of any future hearing dates should the Council not act on this matter on the aforementioned date. All persons interested and affected by the proposed assessment may file written protests or objections with the City Clerk, Room 395, City Hall, at any time prior to the time set for hearing by the City Council on the report of Superintendent. Reference should be made to Council File No. 12-1089.June Lagmay, City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.1/31/13CNS-2434911#THE ARGONAUT

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The following person is doing busi-ness as: Baizer & Grimmett Automotive Repair, 11717 Santa Monica Bl., WLA, CA 90025, County of Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number AI #ON: 3529429. Registered owner: Baizer & Grimmett Automotive Repair, 11717 Santa Monica Bl., WLA, CA 90025. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Baizer & Grimmett Automotive Repair, Scott Baizer, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 24, 2013. Argonaut published: January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: 1. Viajero Publishing, 5535 Westlawn Ave., Suite 477, Los Angeles, CA 90066, County of Los Angeles. 2. Entertainment Access. 3. ASL Aware. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number AI #ON: Registered owner: Lucas Soto, 5535 Westlawn Ave., Suite 477, Los Angeles, CA 90066. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Registrant Signature/Name: Lucas Soto. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 28, 2013. Argonaut published: January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 2013. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gen-erally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expira-tion. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Date of Filing Application: JANUARY 23, 2013. To Whom It May Concern: The Name of the Applicant is: ayara GrOuPS InC. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alco-holic beverages at: 6245-6249 W. 87th St, Los angeles, Ca 90045-3901. Type of License Applied for: 47 - On-SaLE GEnEraL EaTInG PLaCE. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 888 S. Figueroa St., Suite 320, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 833-6043. LA1263874. argonaut Published: january 31, February 7, 14, 2013.

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PErSOnaL PrOPErTy Notice is hereby given that under and pur-suant in Section 1988 of the California Civil Code the Property listed below believed to be abandoned by Brenda Monsma, whose last address was 3101 Sawtelle Blvd., #302, Los Angeles, 90066 will be sold at public auction at 3165 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066 on 02/13/13, at 10:00am. Description of Property: Personal Belongings of Ms. Brenda Monsma. The Argonaut Newspaper: January 31, February 7, 2013.


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