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Koala is a 2-year-oldminiature poodle looking forher new family. 4

Don’t miss the BHHS DanceCompany’s annual concertthis weekend! 4

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The Cleavage CityCrowd During The

72nd Golden GlobeAwards At TheBeverly Hilton

Tattled About TheDecollete Designer

Gowns AndWondered Who

Had BreastEnhancements

BHHS students triumphedat last weekend’s DECAconference. 5

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The Courier remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

HAPPY TOGETHER —Moet & Chandon cham-pagne was poured non-stop during the 72nd annu-al Golden Globes Awards atThe Beverly Hilton, whereAmy Adams (in Versace)Jared Leto and JulianneMoore (in Givenchy) toast-ed honorees and friends.George Clooney was hon-ored, and his beautiful wifeAmal enjoyed her first out-ing at an awards extrava-ganza.

For more photos, seeGeorge Christy’s column onpage 6.

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Birdman and The GrandBudapest Hotel led the pack ofOscar contenders today with ninenominations each for the 87thAcademy Awards, with TheImitation Game following close

behind with eight nods.The other five best picture

nominees include ClintEastwood's American Sniper,Boyhood, Selma, The Theory OfEverything directed by James

Marsh and Whiplash, directed byDamien Chazelle. The Academy'sprocess allows for up to 10 bestpicture nominees.

(see ‘OSCARS’ page 15)

AND THE WINNER IS... — Actor Chris Pine (left) and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announce thenominees for Best Picture at the 87th Annual Academy Awards in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater Thursdaymorning. Photo by Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Oscar Nominations Announced In Beverly Hills –Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel Lead Pack

Wells Fargo & Co. Delivers In A Big WayThroughout The History Of Beverly HillsIn July, the Beverly Hills Courier will celebrate 50 years in the community. Throughout the new year, TheCourier will honor the legacy of excellence in Beverly Hills businesses that have called the City their homesince 1965 or earlier. These are our Heritage Businesses.

STREETCAR EXPRESS-In the1910s, Wells Fargo express streetcars delivered customers’ busi-ness throughout Los Angeles withstops in Beverly Hills and SantaMonica. Wells Fargo

Corporate Archives

Beverly Elder: The Rabbi WhoMarched With Martin Luther KingPart 19 in a series on Beverly Hills residents who havegrown with the Centennial City.

Sandy Shapero

By Victoria Talbot Today it is difficult to imagine

the dusty little bean field that wasonce Beverly Hills. When WellsFargo opened for business, the Citywas not even a concept. La Ciene-ga was a swamp where water fromthe canyons pooled.

In 1852, Henry Wells andWilliam Fargo founded Wells, Far-go & Co. to provide the merchants,bankers, gold miners and farmersthe fastest means possible of send-ing money back east to the centersof business and commerce.

The firm employed the famousPony Express, stagecoach, railroadand steamship to satisfy theirclients, building an office in thegold rush City of San Francisco.

They expanded into Los Angeles in1855.

In the meantime, Maria RitaValdez de Villa sold what was thenRancho El Rodeo de Las Aguas toBenjamin Davis Wilson and HenryHancock in 1854. The two hopedto discover oil, but came up emp-ty-handed. They subdivided andsold to a flood of settlers seeking apiece of what California had to of-fer.

One of those early settlers wasJ. P. Bruso, who moved in and op-erated the first Wells Fargo expressoffice in Beverly Hills in 1909 fromhis grocery store and butcher shop.Wells Fargo was there to offer theirlegendary and reliable express

(see ‘WELLS FARGO’ page 14)

11 PercentPay Bump ForBeverly HillsExecutivesBy Victoria Talbot

Without much fanfare oropposition, the City of BeverlyHills extended basically thesame agreement to the Execu-tive Employees group that wasextended to Miscellaneous Em-ployees last fall, giving them an11-percent increase followedby a 2-percent COLA increasein Feb. 2015 and a one percentincrease in Feb. 2016.

The new agreement shiftsPERS retirement benefit costs

(see ‘CITY SALARIES’ page 15)

SPECIAL EDITORIALS• Page 2: CouncilmemberJohn Mirisch on awardingexecutive employees an 11percent pay hike.

• Page 31: The Wall StreetJournal’s Peggy Noonan onthe terrorist attack onCharlie Hebdo in Paris.

By Laura ColemanDr. Sanford Shapero, 85, was born on March

4, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the eldest son of acoal man who, as it turned out, was bequeathing alegacy where every first born paternal son hadbeen a rabbi, since the 12th century.

“It’s an old tradition,” said Shapero, whoserved as senior rabbi at Temple Emanuel from1964-68 and later CEO/president of the City ofHope.

(see ‘SANDY SHAPERO’ page 17)

Changes made by thePlanning Commission tothe Cultural HeritageOrdinance “will not beon our council agenda”said Mayor Lili Bosselate Thursday as the CityCouncil reinforces com-mitment to the culturalheritage of Beverly Hills.

BREAKINGNEWS

City CouncilWants JointTask ForceFor SchoolSafety WithBHUSDBy Laura Coleman & VictoriaTalbot

It’s time for the City of Bev-erly Hills, its school district andpolice force to work together toensure that its youngest resi-dents are safe, according toCouncilman Willie Brien. In astudy session Tuesday, Brien ledhis colleagues in a diatribeagainst the Board of Education,excoriating the school districtleaders for poor business prac-tices that prompted the Councilto backtrack on its former com-mitment to pay the BHUSDhalf of the amount expendedfor private security in a 3-2vote.

(see ‘SCHOOL SAFETY’ page 19)

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Guest Editorial

Putting The Spin On CityEmployee Salary IncreasesBy John Mirisch

Call me Nostradamus. Last week inThe Courier I wrote that on Tuesday, Jan.13, the City Council would vote 4-1 togive City employees whose total com-pensation is on average more than $275ka year an 11-percent raise, which includ-ed an 8-percent pension contribution“offset.”

Done. 4-1, with me dissenting.Can’t say I didn’t tell you so…

In a stroke of supreme irony, on Tues-day the City also honored the amazingFred Cunningham, who had worked forthe City some 50 years, having retiredaround a decade ago. Almost all livingBeverly Hills mayors came to honor Fred,for whom the City is now naming anaward of service excellence. Cunning-ham worked in a variety of functions inhis time at the City. As assistant city man-ager, for instance, he performed a multi-tude of duties for which the City current-ly employs multiple staff members insome cases. Yet even adjusting for infla-tion, Fred Cunningham never earnedanything near the kind of salary and ben-efits we lavish upon our current employ-ees. Don’t get me wrong: I very muchappreciate the service provided by ourcurrent employees but believe that thesalaries and benefits we pay should befair and sustainable.

But salaries and benefits also need toretain some connection with the realworld, and defiantly ignoring the fact thatthe average total compensation of the ex-ecutive group is over triple the medianhousehold income for all of Beverly Hillsdoesn’t meet this criterion, in my book.Nor do I think it is reasonable to suggest– as one council member did at the Tues-day meeting – that the City is only doingfinancially well because of the efforts ofstaff. (I’m also guessing that this assess-ment consciously leaves out the City’sgrowing $200M+ unfunded liability).

In addition to the points I made inlast week’s Courier, on Tuesday I pointedout the potential for a conflict of interestby extending the 11-percent salary in-crease we had given the miscellaneousemployees (whose total compensationbefore the recent raises was “only” $116kper year) to the executive group.

Here’s why. While the lead negotia-tor in our labor negotiations is usually anindependent labor lawyer, members ofthe executive staff are very much in-volved in putting together informationand making recommendations. They arepart of the negotiating team. My pointwas simple: if staff members involved innegotiating a deal know that they willbenefit from the deal, this could create asystemic conflict of interest. Any mem-ber of the executive staff negotiating a

memorandum of understanding with anyof the City’s other bargaining units wouldknow that the practice of the council wasto apply the same deal points to the exec-utive group. It would be, in effect, likethey were negotiating both sides of theirown contracts.

I made it very clear I wasn’t suggest-ing anyone specifically in the executivegroup had negotiated against the interestsof the City. I merely pointed out thatstructurally it was almost impossible toavoid the appearance of a conflict of in-terest.

Our city manager, who is by natureretiring and is also actually retiring fromthe position at the end of the month, tookgreat umbrage at this contention. As re-tiring as he normally is, our city manager,who generally doesn’t make a lot of com-ments, spoke up and in addition to ex-pressing that he was offended by mycomments, denied even the potential ex-istence of such a conflict of interest.

This is very interesting. There are anynumber of circumstances in which bylaw a council member is not allowed toparticipate in the decision-makingprocess – and rightly so. For example, ifthe council is making a decision on aproperty that is within 500 feet of a coun-cilmember’s house, then that coun-cilmember may not participate in the de-cision-making process. In fact, thatcouncilmember has to leave the roomwhile the decision is being made. This isnot to suggest that the council membercould not make an objective, independ-ent decision, but occurs simply to avoidthe appearance of impropriety and thepotential for impropriety. There are nu-merous other such cases in which acouncil member has to recuse herselfwithout any hint of a suggestion that saidcouncil member would ever engage inany wrongdoing.

I have never heard our city manager– not once – object to the rules by whicha councilmember must recuse themselfto avoid the appearance of impropriety,so I find the pique expressed by him to beextremely misplaced and unfair.

Instead of taking offense and findingexcuses or justifications, we should tryhard not to forget the importance of prin-ciples in our decision-making process.Fairness and transparency seem to bemuch maligned principles these days, butfairness and transparency actually domatter. And good local government re-members that fairness is not simply aprinciple to be dispensed to the publicemployees, but also to the residents thosepublic employees are supposed to serve.

Councilman John Mirisch is a formermayor of Beverly Hills.

Lunar New Year - The Year Of The SheepConcert, Imperial Dinner Benefits The Wallis

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Per-forming Arts welcomes the Lunar NewYear - The Year Of The Sheep with an im-mersive and festive welcome with Pre-Concert Cocktails, a Benefit Concert andImperial Dinner and Chinese Feast. Thisblack-tie extravaganza on Saturday, Jan.31 will take place in the Bram GoldsmithTheater, the Jim and Eleanor RandallGrand Hall and the Promenade Terrace.The Honorary Chair is Wallis Annenberg;the co-chairs are Linda May and JohnBendheim.

International artists, performing a

Chinese classical and traditional folk pro-gram, include Madame Sun Ping, thereigning Grand Dame of the PekingOpera; world-renowned pianist RueibinChen, who was the inaugural soloist atThe Wallis in sold-out performances; andworld-class Chinese ensemble L’Ensem-ble du Ciel with instrumentalists perform-ing on the Pipa, Gaohu, Erhu and Chi-nese Bamboo Flute.

Generously sponsored by Van Cleef& Arpels, the event features models whowill be dressed by haute couture honoree

(see ‘WALLIS CHINESE NEW YEAR’ page 15)

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STUDENT STAR– The El Rodeo PTA awarded its first monthly Student Star of the Month Awards andTeacher/Faculty of the Month Awards last week at the BHHS PTSA meeting. 14 awards were given by BHHSAdministration for outstanding student achievement and outstanding teacher/faculty recognition. Pictured:BHHS Principal Carter Paysinger, Hunter Trost, Suhee Jin, Assistant Principal Renee Cobb, ASB AdvisorMark Mead, Benjamin Heller, Priscilla Binafard, Margo Bender, Colleen Davenport, Cory Anne Roberts,Daniel Davis, Assistant Principal Kevin Brown, PTA Co-Presidents Azy Farahmand and Jodi Galen, DanielNewman, Deborah Lee, Danni Jo Martincak and Iris Aviram. Not pictured Tristan McIntyre.

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BHHS DANCES —Today and tomorrow at 7 p.m. are the last chances to see the BHHS Dance Company’sannual concert. in the school’s K.L. Peters Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for students; $15 general admission,available at the door and online at shopbhhs.com. Company members include back row, (from left): DanielleBerris, Scout Sklarew, Sara Katz, Tristan McIntyre, Isaac Spector, Sydney Navid, Justin Friedman, ShireenLai, Marielle Worobof and Quori-Tyler Bullock. Front row (from left): Shir Ketayi, Timaj Kalifa, KarmelStevens, Lauren Kim, Mia Bronson, Lucy Gallop, Sara Pessah, Olivia Ayl, Leore Slavick and Rachel Galen.

By Laura ColemanHawthorne school has

been selected as a California“School to Watch,” a presti-gious three-year designationassigned this week to just sev-en schools in the state whichare considered the most elitegroup of high-performing, highimpact middle schools.

“It’s really the highestaward our middle school canearn in the state,” Superinten-dent Gary Woods said. “Wehope to qualify a few of ourother k-8 schools in the future.”

The award, sponsored bythe California Middle GradesAlliance and the California De-partment of Education, signi-fies that Hawthorne offers acomprehensive educationmodel from which otherschools can learn and be in-

spired. There are currently 67schools in the state that havereceived designation.

“The Hawthorne commu-nity is excited to be recognizedfor the hard work and dedica-tion of our teachers, studentsand families,” Principal KathySchaeffer said. “We value ex-cellence in education and thecontributions that each indi-vidual makes to the success ofHawthorne.”

Hawthorne, which is cele-brating its centennial year as aschool, received the designa-tion following an extensive re-view process across multiplecriteria including academic ex-cellence, developmental re-sponsiveness, social equity,and organizational structuresand processes. Woods

Hawthorne Named As ACalifornia School To Watch

(see ‘HAWTHORNE SCHOOL’ page 15)

CUDDLE KOALA–Koala is a 2-year old, 14-pound miniaturepoodle. She was found outside athrift shop with a bag of food -but no collar, microchip, or note.She is available for adoptionthrough the non-profit, rescueonly pet storeShelterHopePetShop.org. Thoseinterested in making this aban-doned baby a permanent part oftheir family may contact 805-379-3538.

HONORING FRED CUNNINGHAM--The Beverly Hills City Council created the Fred C. Cunningham Awardfor Distinguished Service to honor Cunningham for 50 years of service to the City of Beverly Hills as exec-utive director of Public Affairs. “I have never worked with anyone that has ever approached the dignity ofFred Cunningham,” said former mayor, Robert K. Tanenbaum. The medal will be awarded periodically forextraordinary service to the City. Standing: City Councilmember John Mirisch, Vice Mayor Dr. Julian Gold,Allan Alexander, Barry Brucker, Jimmy Delshad, Ed Brown, City Councilmember Nancy Krasne, RobertTanenbaum, Linda Briskman, Mark Egerman, City Councilmember Dr. Willie Brien. Sitting: Vicky Reynolds,Donna Ellman, honoree Fred C. Cunningham, Mayor Lili Bosse and Dr. Chuck Aronberg.

Courier photo by Victoria Talbot

THREE CHEERS — TheBeverly Hills CheerleadingTeam took home first placein two divisions and theywere awarded theCongeniality Award at theJAMZ competition last weekin Long Beach. Pictured,from left: Jolie Elkouby,Elise Knebel and JuliaRappaport enjoy a victorymoment with Lucky.

Blumenfeld, Human Relations ToTackle Landlord/Tenant IssuesBy Laura Coleman

At 36, Beverly Hills resi-dent and attorney Ori Blumen-feld is one of the City'syoungest commissioners. Yes-terday, the L.A. native wassworn in as chair of the HumanRelations Commission. Thecommission is among the morepoorly attended ones that servethe City, but according to Blu-menfeld that's all about tochange once the Human Rela-tions Commission assumes theCity Council’s charge to serveas the mediation body for land-lords and tenants.

“The City Council’s chargeto us to oversee landlord tenantdisputes and issues relating tocode enforcement will keepour commission busy and ex-tremely relevant to those peo-ple that need our help themost,” he said.

For the past few monthsthe commission has been train-ing to assume that charge ofmitigating landlord/tenant dis-putes and Blumenfeld predicts

that within two months theywill begin hearing grievances.

The commission is alsotasked with overseeing issuesof homelessness, housing ,panhandling, anti-bullying,and programs related to engen-dering civil civility. This year,the commission will spearheadthe second round of “OneBook, One City.”

Blumenfeld, who movedhere in 2010 to be close to hisfirm, the Law Offices ofMichael Jay Berger on SouthBeverly, participated in TeamBeverly Hills in 2013. He wasappointed to the commissionlast May, and immediately vot-ed into the role of vice chair.

Ori Blumenfeld

Beverly Hills CVB Kicks Off Chinese New Year“Year Of The Sheep” CelebrationBy Victoria Talbot

Beverly Hills Conferenceand Visitors Bureau CEO JulieWagner joined Che Zhaohe,cultural consul for ChineseConsulate of Los Angeles at theCVB office Thursday to an-nounce a Chinese New Yearextravaganza, “Happy ChineseNew Year - Beijing CultureMonth.”

The CVB is partnering withChina International Culture As-sociation (CICA), with supportfrom the Chinese Consulate ofLos Angeles to celebrate the

Year of the Sheep, February 1at the Saban Theatre at 8 p.m.

The event will feature ac-claimed entertainment fromBeijing. "We want to grow thefriendship between Beijing andBeverly Hills," said Zhaohe,speaking enthusiastically to theChinese media.

The Beijing Performance &Arts Group will be hosting Chi-nese acrobats from the ChinaNational Acrobatic Troupe;opera by Chen Junhua; danceby award-winning performerZhu Han and Miao Miao of the

Beijing Dance Drama & OperaHouse. Audiences will be treat-ed to the violin and Erhu musicof Song Fei and Lu Siqing, aPipa solo from Zhou Hui, vo-cals of Chen Junhua and GongShuang. A display of traditionalChinese art from the BeijingForeign Cultural ExchangesCenter (BCEC) will also be ondisplay.

Event tickets are free andavailable through Ticketmasterand through the CVB. Visitwww.lovebeverlyhills/com/sheep for more information.

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DECA--Beverly Hills High DECA students celebrate together in Anaheim after 26 students received toprecognition for the efforts at the weekend competition.

Beverly Hills High Students Triumph At DECACareer Development CompetitionBy Laura Coleman

Over the weekend, 46Beverly Hills High School stu-dents participated in the DECASoCal Career DevelopmentCompetition in Anaheim with26 students receiving top threerecognition in all aspects ofevents. The three-day confer-ence brought together roughly300 students throughout theSouthland to compete in a va-riety of simulated business situ-

ations.“These kids not only want-

ed to be there, but theybrought the sense of strong in-tegrity and strong work ethicrepresenting Beverly Hills tothis conference,” said PTSABoardmember and trip chaper-one Jennifer Terrell. Her son,BHHS sophomore JacobSchwartz, received secondplace in sports and entertain-ment marketing.

Terrell credited team advi-sor Coach Charlie Stansbury,who meets every Monday atlunch with the team, withteaching the students how tothink strategically and quicklyrespond to possible scenarios.

Next month, the BHHSDECA team heads to SantaClara for the state competitionfrom Feb. 26 to March 2.

YOSEMITE-- Hawthorne 8th grade students took a trip to Yosemite lastweek. The students challenged themselves with cross country skiing,challenge hikes, ice skating, as well as group and leadership chal-lenges. Pictured above, back row, from left: Alexandra Senior, MaxwellKim, Adriel Ghadoushi, Nathan Afshani, Abigail Tesfai, AlexaKhorshad, Asael Sanandaji, Oraan Levi and Alex Melamed. Front row:Lillian Mehdizadeh, and Chantel Sabouhi.

NEW YEAR, NEW BOARD–-The Beverly Hills Active Adult Club installed a new board last Monday atRoxbury Park Community Center. The new officers will preside for the 2014-16 years. Bottom row: GloriaJennings Milkowski, secretary; Ellyn Snowden, fundraising advisor; Maria Heilpern, 2nd VP; Maggie Theard,historian; Mayor Lili Bosse; and Les Bronte, president. Top row: Mildred Heller, past president; DonnaGoldstein, birthday chair; Winifred Hervey, entertainment chair; Irene Schwartz, past president; GloriaGordon, 1st VP; Leo Kaye, sergeant at arms. Absent from the photo were Judie Fenton, advisor; BerniceCohen, birthday chair; and Gloria Shephard, historian.

Dine L.A.’s Restaurant WeekBegins Monday, Through Feb. 1

CHUMP CHANGE – BeverlyHills resident Kevin Liptonpaid $2.585 million for a1792 Birch Cent named forits engraver, Robert Birch, atan auction in Orlando lastweek. He paid $2.233 mil-lioon for a quarter from thesame year, totaling $4.8 mil-lion for 26 cents.

BEVERLY HILLS CENTENARIAN– Beverly Hills resident LeslieH. Martinson, the legendary film and TV director today reaches his100th birthday and will be honored with a 2 p.m. celebration at Opi-ca Adult Day Care Center, 11759 Missouri Ave. (310-478-0226).The Boston native began as a newspaper journalist before joiningMGM as a script clerk in 1936. and launched his directing career inthe early 1950s. He is most famous for directing Batman (1966),The Bionic Woman (1976), PT-109 (1963), Rescue From Gilligan'sIsland (1978), and Fathom (1967). He also directed multi-episodes of Dallas, Chips, Quincy, Fantasy Island, Buck Rodgers,Mannix, Diff’ent Strokes, Maverick, The Six Million Dollar Man, TheBrady Bunch, Mission:Impossible, Chips, Harper Valley P.T.A.,Small Wonder, and dozens of other popular shows. His wife, Con-nie Martinson, is The Courier’s veteran book reviewer.

By Victoria Talbot Once again, the City of

Beverly Hills has to jump in thering with a formidable oppo-nent in Metro as the PurpleLine Extension begins to takeshape at the La Cienega sta-tion. Tuesday evening City En-gineer Mark Cuneo conferredwith City Council on how toplay the next round.

Seeking direction fromCity Council, Cuneo explainedthat City must develop a Mem-orandum of Agreement be-tween Beverly Hills and the LACounty Metropolitan Authorityfor the Design –Build Phase ofthe Purple Line Extension.

Construction on Segment1 is expected to begin in 2016;in July, Metro awarded a con-

tract for the design-buildphase. It will continue for sev-eral years, until 2022, throughthe completion of construc-tion.

The purpose of bringingthis forward in City Council isto reiterate and confirm theCity’s direction and priorities inhandling this phase of theagreement.

On the table are consider-ations of work hours and days;traffic, parking, detours, emer-gency access, business mitiga-tion measures, impacts to his-toric resources, noise impactsand mitigations, historic re-source protections, businessassistance and outreach to thecommunity, among others.

(see ‘PURPLE LINE’ page 14)

By Laura Coleman Dine L.A. kicks off its latest

two-week dining event onMonday, giving foodies thepossibility to taste cuisine fromsome of the City’s best restau-rants at an affordable price.

“There is no better way oftrying a new restaurant thanduring DineLA,” opined OceanPrime GM Stephen Cook. “Asthe new kid on the block, ChefBriggs and I felt it important forthis season to select dishesstraight from our extensivelunch and dinner menus sothat Los Angeles can experi-ence why we stand out."

Other Beverly Hills restau-rants include: Bouchon Bistro,Caulfield's Bar and DiningRoom, Da' Pasquale Trattoria,Fleming's Prime Steakhouse &

Wine Bar, Fogo de Chao Chur-rascaria, Gyu-Kaku, Hakkasan,Il Buco Ristorante, Il Cielo, IlFornaio, La Dolce Vita, Lawry'sThe Prime Rib, Locanda Vene-ta, Mr. Chow, Nic's, Ruth'sChris Steak House, Scarpetta,Scratch|Bar, Summer Fish &Rice, Tagine Beverly Hills, TheCabana Cafe at The BeverlyHills Hotel, The Farm of Bever-ly Hills, The Grill On The Alley,The Polo Lounge and TheStinking Rose.

For more informationabout the upcoming DineL.A.'s Restaurant Week (Jan. 19to Feb. 1) and details on thespecially priced prix-fixe lunchand dinner menus, visit:www.discoverlosangeles.com/dineLA.

COC Warns BHUSD Board: Check Your CashBy Laura Coleman

Members of the BeverlyHills Unified School District’sCitizens’ Oversight Committee(COC) had a very simple mes-sage for the Board of Educationat Tuesday’s formal meeting:“We are very concerned thatthe district may run out of Mea-sure E funds prior to the com-pletion of Horace Mann.”

Board VP Howard Gold-stein confirmed that it was un-known precisely how far itscurrent cash will stretch be-

yond the completing construc-tion on the new school build-ing at Horace Mann. Goldsteinsaid the board had been toldthere were sufficient funds tocomplete the new building aswell as renovate Building A atHorace Mann. It is unknown ifthere are sufficient funds tocomplete the planning stage forthe high school and bring theplans to the Division of theState Architect for review.

“The goal is to completethe new Horace Mann build-

ing, then evaluate how muchwe have to spend,” he said.“The issue is how much cashdo we have on hand that isnow allocated, and how muchadditional revenues will wehave for the new construction.”

The COC report states thatthe community needs “clearassurances that the Measure Ebudget, funding, and presentand future bond issuances willbe available” in the face ofconcerns about maintaining

(see ‘BHUSD MONEY’ page 15)

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The 72nd InternationalGolden Globe Awards meta-

morphosed into Cleavage City.One-of-a-kind couture gowns

designed with the decollete“wow” factor at sky-high priceshave taken over the show.Gowns that the heartland’s TV-viewing ladies lust for. Ofcourse, one encounters quite afew fashion disasters.

Oddly, on the day of theawards extravaganza, thereigning queen of CleavageCity, Anita Ekberg, bid herfarewell to Planet Earth (checkout Anita’s upper structure,which is like no other. In thatpool scene with MarcelloMastroianni in FedericoFellini’s La Dolce Vita).

As the Golden Globeevening progressed with thepresenting and receiving of theawards, hope held sway that aGlobe win may lead to anOscar candidacy. So be it.The audience in The BeverlyHilton’s International Ballroom

indulged in sly whispering.About the Who and the

Who of Cosmetic Surgery:Which surgeons, locally orinternationally, will secretlytake credit for any likely “boobjobs” praised by the pappa-razzi, who argued about whichstar had a $40,000 enhance-ment.

Grateful we are for thesefashionista appearances ofCleavage City beauties who arejoys to behold. Even JeremyRenner, the presenting matewith Jennifer Lopez, couldn’trefrain from an off-the-cuffremark alluding to Jennifer’s“globes.” Kate Hudson’s whis-tle-blowing Versace gown willbe long remembered, as willothers on these pages.

Paced nicely this timearound, and save for the off-the-shoulder wit of Tina Feyand Amy Poehler, who will notreturn next year, the unimagi-native program may be bestdescribed as Tinsel Town Bland.With a pinch of cornpone.

As always, the cracker-jack weekend promised partiesto the max, including privatedinners. One event hostedby CAA agents included

former President Bill

Clinton at Craig’s, that GirlCountry dining room onMelrose Avenue in WestHollywood. We hear the pap-parazzi’s went nuts. OwnerCraig Susser served as a 23-year veteran waiter at the leg-endary Dan Tana’s beforelaunching Craig’s, and strikinggold with his hot-to-trot crowd.Long ago, we christened TinselTown as Cleavage City, and let’snow anoint Craig’s asHollywood’s new Girl Country.

The night of the Globesceremony, President Clintonjoined hosts Sean Penn andCharlize Theron at the MontageHotel for a celebrity-heavy din-ner supporting Help HaitiHome that fetched $6 millionto benefit the poverty-strickenand cruelly corrupt country.Chris Martin and the Red HotChili Peppers entertained.

Along with Sean Penn,bestselling author Mitch Albom(Tuesdays With Morrie) isamong the major supportersspending weeks thereabouts.Befriending and teaching thoseyoung and yearning-to-learn

orphans in Haiti. What’snicer than a love for chil-dren?

LupitaNyong’o inGiambattistaValle

Matt Bomer inTacori

ReeseWitherspoonin CalvinKlein

RosamundPike in VeraWang

SalmaHayek inAlexanderMcQueen

GinaRodriguez inBadgleyMishka

Helen Mirren inDolce &Gabbana

JessicaChastain inAtelier Versace

JoanneFroggatt

JuliannaMargulies inUlyanSergeenko

KerryWashington inMaryKatranzou

Allison Williams inArmani Prive

DakotaJohnson inChanel

Emily Bluntin MichaelKors

Emma Stonein Lanvin

Felicity Jones inDior HauteCouture

Kate Hudson, in Versace, arriving on the red carpet during the 72nd AnnualGolden Globes presented by Hollywood Foreign Press Association at The

Beverly Hilton Hotel

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Channing Tatum with JennaDewan Tatum

Rande Gerber with CindyCrawford

Colin Hanks with SamanthaBryant

Diane Kruger in EmiliaWicksham with Joshua Jackson

Ryan Hawke with EthanHawke

Amal Clooney in Dior HauteCouture with GeorgeClooney

Harrison Ford with CalistaFlockhart

Justin Theroux with JenniferAniston in Saint Laurent

Leslie Stefanson withJames Spader

Jennifer Lopez in Zuhair Muradwith Ryan Guzman

Keira Knightley in Chanel withJames Righton

Jake Gyllenhaal with sis-ter Maggie Gyllenhaal inMiu Miu

Liev Schreiber with NaomiWatts in Gucci

Eric White with PatriciaArquette

Robert Downey Jr. with wifeSusan Downey

Rene Russo with Dan Gilroy Robert Duvall with wife LucianaPedraza

Tina Fey in Antonio Berardi withAmy Poehler in Stella McCartney

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Another day, another con-struction nightmare for Bel-Airresidents.

Early risers in Bel-AirThursday morning reportedseeing multiple vehicles and

large construction trucks travel-ing along and illegally parkingalong Perugia Way as early as 6a.m.

Large hauling trucks anddiggers, as well as a tractor car-rying rebar and pavers were allseen traveling along the tinystreet in the wee hours of themorning.

The most harrowing inci-dent, however, was onewoman who says she was al-most hit by a construction truckat the intersection of PerugiaWay and Bellagio.

Stopped at a stop signheading east, a constructiontruck came around the cornerand nearly side-swapped her. Itwas reported that a workerwho was supposed to be con-trolling traffic just shrugged hisshoulders at the resident.

“The morning constructionnoise and traffic congestion isso loud and intense, which ex-plains why residents on thisnarrow street are at wits end,”said Fred Rosen,president/CEO of the Bel-AirHomeowners Alliance.

By Victoria TalbotThe house that started Bev-

erly Hills Cultural HeritageCommission and led the Cityfrom a D+ to an A report cardgrade from the Los AngelesConservancy is finally going tobe recommended to be desig-nated as a local landmark.

The Kronish House built byarchitect Richard Neutra in1954-5. The home is found atthe end of a 250-foot longdriveway that spills onto Sun-set. With two acres, the originalowners–Herbert Kronish, a de-veloper and his wifeHazel–said they did not want a

wooden box design or a flatroof; both Neutra trademarkdesigns. Neutra constructed a7,000-square foot home in apinwheel design that radiatesfrom a central core and takesfull advantage of a rich land-scape that helps define the in-teriors.

The home is the largest ofNeutra’s homes and is the onlyintact home of his design in theCity. It is discreetly placed atthe top of a driveway on a flaglot where it is not visible fromthe street.

Neutra also designed thepool as an extension of thehome, which has six bedroomsand 5.5 baths.

In 2011 the home was invery poor condition, and wenton the market for the first timein 30 years. It was purchasedfor $5.8 million in a foreclo-sure sale. When it seemed thenew owners had slated the

home for demolition, activistsrallied around the property.

Their efforts found a buyer;Greek shipping heir StavrosNiarchos III purchased it for$12.8 million and agreed to re-store the residence.

Award-winning firm Mar-mol Radziner, noted for its

restoration of mid-centurymodern master architectshomes, was selected to meticu-lously restore the home. In2000, the firm received theAmerican Institute of ArchitectsNational Honor Award for itsrestoration of Neutra’s 1946Kaufmann Desert House inPalm Springs.

The battle to save this, thelargest of Neutra’s residences,resulted in the formation of theCity’s historic preservation or-dinance and created the nowembattled Cultural HeritageCommission. The latter has cre-ated 26 local landmarks on the

Local Register of Historic Prop-erties, including several privatehomes with the owner’s ap-proval.

Another landmark nomina-tion Wednesday is Will RogersMemorial Park, originally de-veloped as an extension of thegrounds of The Beverly Hills

Hotel in 1912. Laid out bylandscape architect Wilbur D.Cook, Jr. the park was dedicat-ed to the City of Beverly Hillsin 195 as the first MunicipalPark after incorporation in1914.

Another historic artifactthat speaks to the history of theCity that will be submitted fornomination is the “Celluloid”monument, created by artistMerrell Gage in 1959 to cele-brate Beverly Hills’ independ-ence. The structure on the cor-ner of Olympic Boulevard andBeverly Drive commemoratesthe eight celebrities identifiedas key figures in the fightagainst annexation to Los An-geles. They were Will Rogers,Mary Pickford, Douglas Fair-banks, Jr., Harold Lloyd, Con-rad Nagle, Rudolph Valentinoand Tom Mix. Together theircampaign saved the City’s in-dependence, and the structureis a monument to the vital rela-tionship between Hollywoodand the City of Beverly Hills.

This comes as the CulturalHeritage Commission faces amajor reorganization that willmake landmarking a structuresuch as the Kronish Residence,which was in a state of ad-vanced disrepair from neglect,much more difficult.

Planning CommissionChair Howard Fisher and Com-

missioner Craig Corman areworking with Cultural HeritageChair Maralee Beck and Com-missioner Noah Furie to craft apalatable path to limiting land-mark selection.

The recommendations willbe sent to City Council for ap-proval.

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Beverly Hills Poised To Make Kronish Local Landmark

Will Rogers Memorial Park

KRONISH HOUSE - Built in 1954-5, the home sparked the preservation controversy that started the CulturalHeritage Commission. “CELLULOID”-- By Merrell

Gage 1959

Eric Garcetti, Paul Koretz Shirk Responsibility For Residents’ Safety In Bel-Air

Work trucks line Bel-Air’s narrow Perugia Way.

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ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT

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French Consul General JoinsTemple Of The Arts To HonorTerrorist Victims, MLK Legacy

Songstress Betty Buckley Bringing Latest AlbumGhostlight’s ‘Crime Jazz’ To The Wallis Jan. 24

The Roxbury Park Playerswill present Bits & Pieces, ashow of comedy, poetry, musicand playlets, from 1-2 p.m.,Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24and 25 in the Roxbury ParkCommunity Center, 471 S.Roxbury Dr.

Seating in on a a first-arrivalbasis; and no tickets arerequired for the free event.

For more information, call310-285-6843.

Roxbury ParkPlayers PresentBits & Pieces

At www.bhcourier.com

Jerry Cutler reviews StillAlice and Zero Motivation.

Axel Cruau, Consul généralde France à Los Angeles willjoin Rabbi David Baron,founder of the Beverly HillsTemple of the Arts at the SabanTheatre and deliver a remem-brance of the victims of terror-ism in Paris last week, at a freeShabbat service and perform-ance in observance of MartinLuther King Day, at 8:30 p.m.,today in the temple’s Saban The-ater, 8440 Wilshire Blvd.

“Extremism and racismhave no place in civilized soci-ety,” said Baron. “The legacy ofDr. King and the example ofDoc Myers, who we will honorat our Shabbat service, are ofmen committed to unifying usnot dividing us.”

Reverend Ronald V. Myers,Sr., M.D.—a renowned civilrights activist, founder/chair-man of the modern movementpromoting the Juneteenth holi-day, Baptist minister, jazz musi-cian and American physicianserving the disenfranchised inTchula, Miss.— will be honoredat the service.

Juneteenth legislation nowpassed in 43 states celebratesthe freedom of AfricanAmericans and the abolishmentof slavery as a result of PresidentAbraham Lincoln’s Emanci-pation Proclamation of 1863,Baron said. “Further, we arepleased to acknowledge RevMyers for his support ofEthiopian Jewry by personallyfunding a tour of churches andsynagogues in the U.S. for MissIsrael 2013, Yityish “Titi”Aynaw, an Ethiopian Jew.”

Also joining the service willbe Dr. J. Benjamin Hardwick,president of the Western BaptistState Convention of California,who walked with Dr. King in thesouth.

The service will feature per-formances by Myers, jazz gui-tarist Jacques Lesure, 14-year-old operatic singer Golda Berk-man, singer Freda Payne andjazz harpist Corky Hale Stoller.

Other instrumentalists willinclude: Teodress Avery on sax-ophone, James Leary on bassand Cecil Brooks, III on drums.

Other service participantswill include actor, director andproducer of the event, StephenMacht, and keynote speakersGabriel Macht (USA Network’s,Suits) and Ari Macht (editor/pro-ducer of the video RebuildingThe Delta).

Seating is on a first-come,first-served basis. Meteredparking is available on localstreets and in garages surround-ing the temple.

For more information, visitwww.templeofthearts.org.

Broadway and concert staractress/singer Betty Buckley isbringing her Ghostlight show toThe Wallis, for one night only, at8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24 in theBram Goldsmith Theatre.

The concert will featuresongs from Ghostlight, Buckley’ssecond collaboration with re-nowned songwriter, producerand performer, T Bone Burnett—they were childhood friends inForth Worth, Texas; and hemade her first recording in hishome studio in 1969.

Playbill Records/Sony BMGreleased Betty Buckley: 1967 toacclaim in 2007 and the duodecided they had to have a fol-low up.

Burnett’s concept for thealbum, recorded last year atL.A.’s historic Village Studios,was a smoky 1950’s L.A. club“where dangerous men andglamorous women go to hear agirl singer and her band tell truestories about life in the city,”Buckley said. Burnett terms thegenre “crime jazz.”

The resulting album andconcert is a mix of Broadwaystandards and contemporarysongs, she loves, but had neverrecorded.

Before her concert date,Buckley will conduct song inter-pretation workshop masterclasses for former and new stu-dents Jan 18-22 (info@collabo-rationfactory.com), to teach“how to connect to an audi-

ence.”It’s something Buckley’s

been doing since her broadwaydebut in 1969 and through 15solo recordings.

With a six-piece band, threeare veterans from the album;Buckley will offer such selec-tions as her evocative 10-minutealmost psychedelic version ofLazy Afternoon and her torchsong stylings on Body And Soul—”The song T Bone said I had tolearn,” Buckley says.

Her favorite of the group isJefferson Airplane’s ComingBack To Me by Marty Balin.“The groove is hypnotic.”

Calling herself a singingactress, Buckley is drawn tosongs where “the character goesthrough something and comesout with a new perspective.”Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ThisNearly Was Mine, “with perfectwords and music,” is a primeexample.

Steve Simmons—Read thefull story at www.bhcourier.-com.

Axel Cruau, Consul général deFrance à Los Angeles

Golda Berkman singing Eli, Eli.Photo by Steve Moyer

Betty Buckley

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KUSC’s SoCal SundayNight: The LA Master ChoraleIn Concert, will feature worksby Peter Lieberson andJohannes Brahms from 7-9 p.m.,Sunday on 91.5 FM.

The broadcast (of a concertfrom Jan. 27, 2013) includes theWest Coast premiere ofLieberson’s The World In Flower,and Brahms’ Ein DuetschesRequiem.

For more information, visitwww.KUSC.org, or www.-LAMC.org.

• • • • •The musical for all ages,

Annabelle And The SnowQueen Express, will play at 2p.m., Saturdays and at 12:30p.m., Sundays, Jan. 17-March29 at the Santa MonicaPlayhouse, The Other Space,1211 4th St. (between Wilshire& Arizona).

Inspired by Hans ChristianAnderson’s The Snow Queen,with a nod to Sholom Aleichemand Mark Twain’s train travelstories, in Chris DeCarlo andEvelyn Rudie’s version, theSnow Queen and icy compan-ions help Annabelle close therift in time and melt the coldfront that threatens the hearts ofthe modern world.

A host of colorful Dicken-sian characters, led by a dottyold lady (or is she the SnowQueen in disguise?) enlist theaudience’s aid to convince afeisty teen that “you’re nevertoo old to believe in the magicof love and family.”

Tickets are $12.50 perchild; $15 for adults.

For required reservations,call the box office, 310-394-9779 ext. 2 or visit santamoni-caplayhouse.com.

• • • • •In 1965, Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr. gave a sermon to apacked Friday-evening serviceat Temple Israel of Hollywood(TIOH). He was introduced bythen-Rabbi Max Nussbaum,who had been a refugee fromNazi Germany, as “the man who

has given the history of our gen-eration a forward thrust, a senseof direction, an encounter withdestiny.” On Sunday at 7 p.m.the 50th anniversary of this his-toric sermon will be celebratedat TIOH, 7300 Hollywood Blvd.with a musical evening unitingmore than 130 performers,musicians, choirs, clergy andothers of all faiths, ethnicities,ages and backgrounds.

The show, which will resur-rect part of King’s original ser-mon in a musical context, isproduced and arranged by com-poser Michael Skloff, who wroteand composed TV theme songsfor Friends, Dream On, andmany others. TIOH congregantswho were present at King’s ser-mon in 1965 will also attend.PBS talk show host and authorTavis Smiley will be the keynotespeaker.

RSVP at www.tioh.org/rsvp;tickets are $5. For event infor-mation, visit http://tioh.org/-nomenuarticles/511-mlkcele-bration.

• • • • •“Somnambulistica,” a solo

exhibition of new paintings andmixed media works by artistBernie Taupin, will be on viewJan. 24– March 14 at KM FineArts, 814 N. La Cienega Blvd.

An opening reception withthe artist will be from 7-9 p.m.,Saturday, Jan. 24. To RSVP, visitrsvp@kmfinearts.com.

Taupin, best known for hislegendary songwriting careerwith Elton John, began a seriouscareer as a visual artist in 1990.

Somnambulistica highlightsTaupin’s ability to manipulate awide range of media—acrylicand oil paints, wax, cheese-cloth, bubble wrap, glass, metaland shredded paper—into visu-al ensembles of color, textureand movement.

The galley is open 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Formore information, call 310-854-0540.

The weekly update ofevent for the Southland area.

Cuneo showed an animat-ed film produced by Metro thatdepicts their process and ex-pectations. In the film, WilshireBoulevard would be closed onweekends as Metro conductsstation and tunnel construc-tion.

The City entered into anagreement for the AdvancedUtility Relocation Phase lastfall, with detailed expectationsfor the work hours and days,parking impacts, traffic mitiga-tions, emergency access, miti-gation for noise, business assis-tance, resident accessibilityand aesthetics, community out-reach, cost reimbursement, po-tential real estate acquisitions

and durations of impact. Turning the agreement

around and changing it forthese requirements, Metro hasblue-lined the agreement backto their advantage. The City willhave to put on those gloves andstart all over again.

Cuneo was tasked with be-ginning community outreachwith a first meeting at La Ciene-ga Park in the very near future.

Staff will be seeking thepublic’s input to describe thenext phase of construction, re-view the effectiveness of miti-gation measures in place, de-scribe potential impacts thatare new to this phase, describemitigation options and seek in-put on additional anticipatedimpacts.

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services to ship money, goodsand valuables until 1918.

World War I brought thefederal government into the ex-press delivery service, affecting10,000 Wells Fargo stores na-tionwide. Only the bank in SanFrancisco survived, servingBeverly Hills customers by act-ing as a correspondent bank forthe Beverly Hills National Bank& Trust Company, whichopened in 1925 under the Bev-erly Hills Savings Bank banner.

But Wells Fargo returned tothe City in 1969 and mergedwith the Beverly Hills NationalBank in 1974.

Community banking de-fines Wells Fargo, as much to-day as it did 164 years ago. “By‘community-based’ we meanwe’re not just a bank that hap-pens to be in the community;we’re a community bank.We’re ‘in and of’ every com-munity in which we do busi-ness,” said Steve Ghysels, re-gional managing director ofWells Fargo Private Bank Bev-erly Hills.

“Our customers today,more than ever, need a safe,trustworthy, capable financialadvisor who can help themplan for and achieve their fi-nancial goals for building ahome, providing education fortheir children, building a busi-ness and saving for retirement,”said Wells Fargo CommunityBank, L. A. Bank Area presidentPatrick Nygren.

Headquartered in SanFrancisco, Wells Fargo Com-munity Bank is a nationwide,diversified financial servicescompany with $1.7 trillion inassets. The company providesbanking, insurance, invest-ments, mortgage and consumerand commercial financing with8,700 locations.

Beverly Hills and WellsFargo have been through a lottogether, good times and bad.The company has served theCity with its largess in locally-based philanthropy.

For example, Wells Fargoprivate banking contributed to

the rehabilitation of the City’sLily Pond in Beverly GardensPark. Steve Ghysels is a formerboard member of the LibraryFoundation of Los Angeles, andformer president of the boardof the Beverly Hills Chamber ofCommerce (2012-13). He cur-rently serves as a board mem-ber of the chamber, and is alsoon the board’s executive andgovernment affairs committee.

Patrick Nygren is an activesupporter of community andbusiness events throughout theCity. He will be participating inthe upcoming Feb. 9 “Walkwith the Mayor” with BeverlyHills Mayor Lili Bosse.

It is easy to find both menat most of the City’s importantpublic functions, where theyare recognized as partners inthe Beverly Hills community.

Last month, Wells Fargoopened yet another communitybank branch at their newest lo-cation in Beverly Hills with aribbon cutting ceremony fea-turing Mayor Lili Bosse and theChamber of Commerce. Theevent also included grant dona-tions to the Rotary Club of Bev-erly Hills, the Beverly Hills Ed-ucation Foundation and thePersian American Cancer Insti-tute.

Wells Fargo has four com-munity banking stores and oneprivate banking office to servethe Beverly Hills communityconveniently located at

•Beverly Hills, 9600 SantaMonica Blvd, Beverly Hills,90210

Phone: 310-550-7183• Wilshire Crescent, 9354

Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills90212

Phone: 310-285-0082• Beverly & Olympic, 315

S. Beverly Dr. Ste. 100, BeverlyHills 90212

Phone: 424-332-1400• La Cienega & Wilshire,

8501 Wilshire Blvd. BeverlyHills 90211

Phone: 310-360-4100• Private Banking Office,

433 N. Camden Dr., BeverlyHills, 90210

Phone: 310-285-5817

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emphasized that the recogni-tion is one of the most signifi-cant accolades the district hasreceived in the past severalyears.

The team of visitors inter-viewed Hawthorne teachersand staff, site administrators,district office personnel, as

well as students, and parents inorder to validate that the schoolexemplified the practices to re-quired to become a “School toWatch.”

In February, Superinten-dent Woods, Principal Schaef-fer, Board of Education Presi-dent Brian Goldberg, andHawthorne teachers Marcy Sc-holer, Marissa Long and JeffHarris will accept the award in

Sacramento at the annualmeeting of the CaliforniaLeague of Middle Schools. InJune, Hawthorne will be recog-nized at the National Schoolsto Watch conference in Wash-ington, D.C.

On Wednesday, Feb. 4 at2:45 p.m., Hawthorne willhold a brief ceremony at theschool.

HAWTHORNE(Continued from page 4)

Measure E consultants and staffwithin a matrix of diminishingcash flow and projects. TheMeasure E cash balance is cur-rently $72.2 million.

Tuesday’s COC report was

the first monthly presentationBoard President Brian Gold-berg has requested the commit-tee tasked with overseeing howMeasure E funds are spent giveto the board on an ongoing ba-sis. Goldberg said that in addi-tion to monthly COC reports,the board will henceforth re-

ceive a monthly report fromeach of the five schools, thefoundation, PTA Council andthe finance committee.

“We need regular updatesso that these don’t fall by thewayside,” he said. “If we don’twrite it down, we’re not havingaccountability.”

BHUSD MONEY(Continued from page 5)

from the City, that paid the fullcost voluntarily, to the employ-ee, covering the 8-percentamount with the raise.

The PERScare benefit hasbeen modified to a totalmonthly benefit of $2,100, ef-fective January 1, 2016, to capthe City’s exposure to increasesin medical insurance premi-ums.

Only Councilmember JohnMirisch opposed the agree-ment. The Executive Manage-ment Group, including citymanager, director of publicworks, city engineer, director ofemergency management, di-rector/project administrator,chief information officer, budg-et and revenue officer, directorof community development,chief of police, fire chief, cityclerk, utilities manager, divi-sion commander, and their as-sistants and deputies.

Mirisch, in an editorial ex-clusive to The Courier, did notpropose that employees beasked to pay their entire contri-bution.

“As a compromise, mysuggestion was to have the ex-ecutive group split the 8-per-cent ‘employee share’ pensioncosts with the City. Factoring inthe 3-percent base salary in-crease, this would have meantan effective reduction in takehome pay of 1-2 percent foremployees who are alreadyearning an average of morethan $275,000 in total com-pensation.”

Total compensation forthese positions currently rangesfrom $192,911 - $432,032.

The median household in-come in Beverly Hills, by com-parison, according to the Unit-ed States Census Bureau, is$86,141 in 2013. The annualcompensation for ExecutiveEmployees will triple thatamount.

CITY SALARIES(Continued from page 1)

Salary ComparisonBeverly Hills Executive Employees (pre-salary increase)

vs.State of California Employees

Beverly Hills City Manager Jeff Kolin - $227,757State Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom - $124,000

Beverly Hills Assistant Director of Admin. Services, FinanceNoel Marquis - $162,000State Dept. of Finance Director Michael Cohen - $159,000

Beverly Hills Director of Community Development, SusanHealy Keene - $193,000State Director of Community Services/Development, LinneStout - $120,000

The 12-years-in-the-mak-ing drama Boyhood, the bigwinner at Sunday's GoldenGlobe Awards, picked up sixnominations, including adirecting nod for RichardLinklater. Best picture hopefulSelma, which some had pre-dicted would earn a shot at theOscar for director AvaDuVernay, received just oneother nomination -- for its orig-inal song, Glory.

Birdman, shot and editedto look as if it were captured ina single take, also garnerednominations in three actingcategories, cinematography,original screenplay, sound edit-ing and sound mixing.

The Grand Budapest Hotelwas nominated for originalscreenplay, cinematography,

costume design, productiondesign, original score, filmediting and makeup/hair-styling.

As widely expected,Michael Keaton picked up anomination for his role as aone-time blockbuster super-hero actor trying to revive hiscareer on Broadway inBirdman. He was joined in thebest actor category by EddieRedmayne for his role as physi-cist Stephen Hawking in TheTheory Of Everything; BenedictCumberbatch for his portrayalof British World War II code-breaker Alan Turing in TheImitation Game; box-officefavorite and now three-timenominee Bradley Cooper forAmerican Sniper; and SteveCarell for his transformationinto millionaire murderer Johndu Pont in Foxcatcher.

Best actress nomineesinclude Julianne Moore for herrole as a linguistics professordiagnosed with Alzheimer'sdisease in Still Alice; 2008Oscar-winner Marion Cotillardfor her portrayal of a youngmother fighting to keep her jobin the Belgian film Two Days,One Night; Felicity Jones forher work opposite Redmaynein The Theory Of Everything;Rosamund Pike as the murder-ous wife in Gone Girl; andReese Witherspoon for hersoul- searching role in theadaptation of Cheryl Strayed'sWild.

The Oscars will be present-ed Feb. 22 at the Dolby Theatrein Hollywood, with Neil PatrickHarris hosting.

For a full list of nominees,visit www.bhcourier.com

OSCARS(Continued from page 1)

Longtime Beverly Hills Resident Dr. Esther RoseLowy Memorial Set For Sunday

Dr. Esther Rose Lowy,longtime resident of BeverlyHills, died Dec. 19 and waslaid to rest in the EretzHachaim Cemetery in Israel. Amemorial will be held this Sun-day from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at1317 N. Crescent HeightsBlvd. in West Hollywood.

Born in New York, shequickly learned the value of awell rounded Torah-based edu-cation, placing first in U.S.Tanach competition, landingher a spot in the InternationalChidon of Tanach in Jerusalemwhere she placed third–the firstwoman and non-Israeli to ever

place in the competition. Shespoke English, Hebrew, Yid-dish, French and Spanish, andalso a working knowledge ofRussian, Polish and Italian.

Dr. Lowy spent one yearstudying at the Hebrew Univer-sity in Jerusalem before gradu-ating Phi Beta Kappa fromBrooklyn College in 1969, andearned a PhD. in mathematicsfrom NYU’s Courant Instituteof NYU. Thereafter, she beganher academic career by joiningthe faculty at City University ofNew York. After marryingRudolph Lowy in 1974, she-moved to Los Angeles and

taught at both Cal StatePomona and UCLA, where sheearned an MBA.

She worked tirelessly topromote higher education inthe Jewish community, sheserved on the educationalboards of many of the localyeshivas and schools beforefounding L.A.’s Touro College.

Besides her educationalexploits, Dr. Lowy's other lega-cy was being a mother to eightchildren: Ellie, Ephraim, Mindi,Tova, Devorah, Naphtali,Shuli, and Chaim.

Dana Hollinger Appointed To CalPERSBoard Of Administration By Gov. Jerry Brown By John L. Seitz

Dana Hollinger of BeverlyHills has been appointed to theCalifornia Public Employees’Retirement System Board ofAdministration by Gov JerryBrown.

The Los Angeles native hasbeen principal for the pastfour years at the Century City-based Dana Hollinger Group,which specializes in the ad-vanced uses of life insurance inestate and financial planning,where she works with tax,trust, and estate and family lawattorneys, business managersand CPAs. Before that, she wasa life insurance agent at both

AXA Eq-u i t a b l eLife andN a t i o n -w i d eP r o v i -dent, aproducer

at Succession Capital, and VPat KB Co.

Hollinger earned a BA de-gree from American UniversitySchool of Government and aJD from Southwestern Univer-sity’s School of Law.

She was named as therepresentative from the insur-ance industry to the CalPERSboard which has more than

$300 billion in assets and man-ages retirement benefits forsome 1.6 million Californiapublic service employees.

Hollinger served on theWomen’s Leadership Board atHarvard’s JFK School of Gov-ernment and has authored arti-cles on tax and estate planningfor The Los Angeles Daily Jour-nal and Physician's MoneyDigest and was personally se-lected by the late John Ander-son to join Club 1800, a groupof 30 leading businesswomenand female philanthropists.She is founding boardmemberof the Women’s LeadershipCouncil in Los Angeles.

Eva Hsieh. The event is pro-duced by Ben Bourgeois, pro-ducer of The Wallis’ October2013 inaugural gala.

The concert will begin witha musical selection by MadameSun, followed by a solo per-formance by Chen that will fea-ture, among other pieces, an ex-cerpt from the Yellow River Con-certo, the most well-knownclassical Chinese piece and aspecialty of Chen. He will then

join L'Ensemble du Ciel for aperformance of traditional andfolk music from various Chineseethic regions, featuring theworld premiere of several newmusical arrangements.

On Friday, January 30, theprogram will be performed for500 greater Los Angeles studentsas part of The Wallis’ communi-ty and educational outreach ini-tiative.

Tickets are available at The-Wallis.org or by calling TheWallis Development Office at310-746-4000.

WALLIS CHINESE NEW YEAR

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

UCLA Health, David Geffen School Seek Public’sHelp In Prioritizing Critical Health Needs

UCLA Health and the David Geffen Schoolof Medicine at UCLA invite the public to vote inthe “Helping U Help Your Community” contestto select five projects that aim to transformhealth in the Los Angeles region.

Each winning project will receive $20,000in funding to support its efforts.

The contest provides support to community-partnered academic research and service-learn-ing projects that address the most critical healthneeds of Los Angeles residents in innovative andeffective ways.

The contestalso aims toshowcase UCLAfaculty and community partners who devotetheir careers to identifying creative solutions tosome of the most challenging barriers to goodhealth in the community.

Geffen School faculty who have partneredwith one or more community organizations suchas schools, churches, foundations or governmentagencies were invited to enter the competitionlast year.

A panel ofUCLA-appoint-ed judges iden-tified 10 of themost innovative proposals.

• Autism in the African AmericanCommunity

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UCLA Researchers Develop NovelMethod To Predict PostoperativeLive Cancer Recurrence

UCLA transplantation re-searchers have developed anovel method that more accu-rately calculates the risk of dis-ease recurrence in liver cancerpatients who have undergone aliver transplant, providing a newtool to help physicians maketreatment and surveillance deci-sions.

Dr. Ronald W. Busuttil, theWilliam P. Longmire, Jr. Chair inSurgery and director of thePfleger Liver Institute andDumont-UCLA Transplant andLiver Cancer Centers, presentedthe study at the annual SouthernSurgical Association meeting.The study appeared this week inthe online edition of the peer-reviewed Journal Of The Amer-ican College Of Surgeons.

The predictive calculator,also known as a nomogram, wasdeveloped after the researchteam analyzed data from UCLA’s30 years of experience with livertransplantation for liver cancer.The retrospective study included865 liver cancer patients whohad transplants between 1984and 2013, said study first authorDr. Vatche G. Agopian, UCLAassistant professor of surgery inthe liver transplantation division.

Before 1996, there were nocriteria to guide which liver can-cer patients might be good can-didates for transplant, andpatients with all sizes and num-bers of tumors underwent trans-plantation, often with early re-currence of disease.

In 1996, radiologic criteriapopularized as the “Milan crite-ria” were introduced and recom-mended transplantation be limit-ed to patients with a singletumor of five centimeters or lessor up to three tumors with notany single tumor larger thanthree centimeters.

However, the criteria didn’ttake into account the aggressive-ness of the tumor or other bloodbiomarkers that can help predictrecurrence, Agopian said.UCLA’s nomogram used threegroups of factors to predictrecurrence and was more accu-rate than the Milan criteria andthe existing American JointCommittee on Cancer patholog-ic TNM staging system, givingtransplant physicians and oncol-ogists more information to workwith in deciding how often tomonitor for recurrence andwhether or not adjuvant treat-ment is necessary.

Shapero’s path to become arabbi, however, was anything butstraightforward. By the time of ar-riving in Beverly Hills, he had al-ready been titled an agitator fordemonstrating alongside Rev.Martin Luther King , Jr. during atime when blacks were forbiddenfrom staying in parts of the Cityand his outspoken views againstthe U.S. involvement in Vietnamsteeped him in controversy.

“I never gave up on civilrights,” he said. “I had to do it–itwas in my conscience.”

Shapero recalled one TempleEmanuel congregant who attend-ed Friday night services with aHasselblad camera perched onhis lap in the front row. Onenight, Shapero asked him why;“He said: ‘Do you know howmuch Life Magazine will pay meif you get shot?’”

He wasn’t scared. He’dgrown up in a town where helearned to tough it out as ayoungster.

Shortly after he was born,Shapero’s parents moved to Day-ton to live was his grandpa whowas in the coal and coke busi-ness in a “totally black and Polishneighborhood.” It was pre-civilrights and the prisons in thesouthern states were filled withblack prisoners, whom his grand-pa would liberate and employ,building former convicts cottageson the coal yard and paying themwages.

“They were my baby sitters,”he recalled.

Walks to school through arough neighborhood where hehad to protect his little sister

taught him to be tough and hiswild spirit often got him in trou-ble as much as it would lead himon adventures.

When Shapero was expelledfrom school at 15, his dad’s bestfriend, the superintendent ofschools and a staunch RomanCatholic said: “You’re going tohave problems with him for along time. The only thing I canadvise you is give him to the Je-suits.”

Since there weren’t any near-by Jesuit institutions, Shapero’s fa-ther brought him to Society ofMary Father Edwin Leimkuhler,the man tapped by President Har-ry S. Truman in 1945 to go toGermany to help reconstruct itspublic education system.

“He became my surrogatefather,” Shapero said of the manwho shaped his future. “I was soimpressed, I told him I wanted tojoin the church.”

Shapero eventually decidedto study Catholicism in prepara-tion for being baptized. When hereturned to Father Leimkuhler tomake certain he was ready, thepriest gave him an additional di-rective: “Now, learn about whatJudaism is and whom you are.”

“I learned all about it and fellin love with my religion,” he said.

The next step was to enroll inthe Hebrew Union College inCincinnati under Dr. NelsonGlueck, the famed archaeologistwho was once believed to havediscovered the fabled mines ofKing Solomon. The seminarypresident eventually admittedShapero with a little arm-twistingfrom Father Leimkuhler. Once or-dained in 1955, he was commis-sioned as an ensign in the Navyand was sent to Guam to serve as

a chaplain, alongside a RomanCatholic and a Baptist.

After that, he moved to Elmi-ra, New York and became therabbi for Temple Israel, where healso serviced the Veteran’s Ad-ministration hospitals in the area- a calling he still continues doingtoday in L.A. Shortly after that, at30, Shapero moved to Fairfield,Connecticut to become the rabbifor the Park Avenue Temple.There, he built a school, served asa police chaplain and on variouscity committees, and began to getinvolved in the civil rights move-ment. Martin Luther King Jr., thepreacher from Georgia whochanged the nation, originallyreached out to Shapero to ask forhelp raising money, which hedid. And then one day, Shaperorecalled: “Martin called and said,‘We want you to make witness.’”

That was the beginning ofthe Albany Movement, led byWilliam Anderson, who togetherwith King wanted to make an ex-ample of a town in the South andtrain people in passive resistance.Shapero went down to Georgiain the summer of 1963 with 16other rabbis from New York andConnecticut, hitch-hiking the en-tire way. No hotel would rentthem a room; Southern Airwayswouldn’t sell them a ticket; andthe Greyhound Bus Line would-n’t let them come aboard.

“They called us Northern Ag-itators,” he said. “You had to real-ly learn Gandhian philosophy ...The Ku Klux Klan would hit uswith sticks.”

The police would arrestthem. Shapero spent two weeksin and out of a prison filled withsnakes and rats that he said had-n’t been used since the Civil War.

One time he was arrested for vio-lating the law of miscegenationbecause he offered his arm to apregnant black woman.

His congregation in Con-necticut, which hadn’t supportedhis mission to begin with, was farfrom delighted with his participa-tion in the civil rights movementand said they prefer red he didn’treturn.

After Shapero was bailed outfrom jail the final time, he trav-eled to King’s brother’s house onLong Island. There, King askedhim: “What are you going to donow?” Led by King, a group ofmostly black ministers drovedown to the Fairfield temple thathe was recently asked to leave.The group surrounded the syna-gogue and King told the boardthat the best thing for the them todo would be to resign.

The next morning, the localpaper’s headline read: “Hats OffTo Rabbi Shapero.”

The following year, he ac-cepted the position with TempleEmanuel, taking up residence inBeverly Hills congregational par-sonage on Hillcrest. One of hisfavorite memories at the BeverlyHills temple was holding a bene-

fit where Duke Ellington per-formed. Shapero met the jazzlegend at a Beverly Hills partyand the two became fast friends,he said.

During his four years as sen-ior rabbi, he let the City of Hopeuse the temple to meet and it wasthat relationship that eventuallybrought him to become presi-dent/CEO from 1986 to 1996.During his tenure at City ofHope, he took a $62 milliondeficit and turned it into a $200million surplus upon his depar-ture. He later served in executivepositions with Los Angeles Or-thopedic Hospital and Spirit ofAmerica. Today, although nolonger a congregational rabbi,the longtime Rotary member andBeverly Hills resident continuesto preside at weddings and funer-als. He also serves on the Boardof USC’s School of Gerontologyand volunteers for the Veteran’sAdministration.

“Beverly Hills is a class of itsown,” he said. “I love the fact thatit’s so different. There are peoplethat you meet that you may notlike. But if you take the time toknow them, you find out you re-ally do like them.”

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SANDY SHAPERO(Continued from page 1)

By Matt Lopez Beverly Hills’ boys basketball team

started Ocean League play in style onWednesday, dominating league foe ElSegundo 61-31 at the El Segundo Highgym.

The Normans (10-5, 1-0) werepaced by star Arizona-bound centerChance Comanche, who had 24 points,13 rebounds, five steals and four blocksto lead the team. He was nearly unstop-pable offensively, going 12-of-17 fromthe field.

Jalen Sands chipped in 11 pointsand Ryan Manoocheri had nine.

“It was a good win, we’re happy tostart league play with a win.” said coachJarvis Turner.

The win was Beverly Hills’ seventhin its last eight games, and came on theheels of a 79-51 loss over the weekendto Sierra Canyon at the Sierra CanyonShootout, which snapped a six-gamewinning streak.

Comanche led Beverly Hills with22 points and eight rebounds in the lossto Sierra Canyon, while Jalen Sandsadded 10 points.

Last Thursday night, the team rolledto a win even without Comanche in thelineup.

With Comanche sitting out Thurs-day’s game to heal up before OceanLeague play started, Trevor Bergher had19 points and Eman Rafelian added 17points to lead the Normans to a 59-44win over Milken at Beverly Hills High.Bergher made five 3-pointers.

Jalen Sands chipped in 10 pointsand 10 rebounds for BHHS, which wasstout defensively forcing 21 Milkenturnovers and blocking six shots.

BHHS runs the gauntlet next weekwith big games against league rivalsSanta Monica and Lawndale whichTurner said are “absolutely very biggames.”

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HEATING UP BEVERLY HILLS -– On Tuesday, the Miami Heat team guested at theJEM Community Center's NBA size basketball court for some pre-game preparation andpractice for its Tuesday night's game against the LA Lakers. The Miami Heat got thefamous "Quadruple Rabbi Blessing" from the JEM Founder, Rabbi Hertzel Illulian andhis sons {Rabbi Levi (Camp JEM), Rabbi Yossi, Rabbi Benyamin (Kosher 90210)}. Therabbi switched hats with Dwyane Wade, promised that Miami Heat would win. Later thatevening, the Heat scored a 78-75 win over the Lakers at Staples Center. Pictured above,from left: Rabbi Benjamin Illulian (founder of Kosher 90210), Rabbi Hertzel Illulian (JEMfounder), Dwyane Wade in the rabbi's hat, Rabbi Yossi Illulian and Rabbi Levi Illulian(Camp JEM Director).

Beverly Hills High School’s Boys Basketball Team Starts Ocean LeaguePlay With Thrashing Of El Segundo High

UP AND IN -– Amir Hajirasooli (No. 23)drives to the basket for a layup in theNormans’ win over Milken last Thursday.

Photo by David Berke

HIGH RISE -– Pictured left:BHHS girls soccer goalkeeperAmanda Manaster leaps in theair to block a shot in the team’s2-1 nonleague loss to Heritage Christian on Jan. 8 at BHHS.Manaster had six saves in theloss. BHHS lost its first leaguegame on Jan. 14 at home in a1-0 loss to El Segundo.Manaster had seven saves inthe loss for the Normans, whofell to 3-5-1, 0-1, but will have achance to redeem themselvesWednesday at Lawndale High.

Beverly Hills High Boys Soccer TeamCan’t Stop El Segundo In League OpenerBy Matt Lopez

The Beverly Hills High boys soccerteam got its Ocean League season off onthe wrong foot on Wednesday in a 3-1loss to host El Segundo.

Miguel Ramirez scored the lonegoal for Beverly Hills (3-4-3, 0-1) in theloss.

That loss came on the heels of a

successful end to nonleague play onJan. 9, when the Normans traveled toRedondo Union High and beat the SeaHawks 1-0.

Naka O’Connor scored the game-winning goal for the Normans in thevictory.

Eduardo Ochoa nabbed seven savesto notch his third shutout of the season.

This Week In Beverly High AthleticsBoys BasketballTonight vs. Hawthorne, 7:30p.m.1/17 - MLK Showcase, TBD1/19 - MLK Showcase, at LaSalle1/21 vs. Lawndale, 7:30 p.m.Girls Basketball

Tonight vs. Hawthorne, 6 p.m.1/17 Public vs. PrivateShowcase, TBA1/21 - vs. Lawndale, 6 p.m.Girls Soccer1/14 @ Hawthorne, 3 p.m.1/21 @ Lawndale, 3 p.m.Girls Water Polo

1/20 vs. El Segundo, 3 p.m.1/22 @ Santa Monica, 3 p.m.Boys SoccerToday vs. Hawthorne, 6 p.m.1/21 vs. Lawndale, 6 p.m.Wrestling1/22 @ Royal High, 2 p.m.1/22 vs. Lawndale, 3 p.m.

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Chief Administrative Offi-cer LaTanya Kirk-Carter, rep-resenting BHUSD, requestedthat the City pay half the costof the services provided byEvidence Based, Inc. (EBI) forthe period of August 1, 2014to Nov. 6, 2014, amounting to$138,088.32. The Districtmade its initial requests forfunding on Aug. 5, withBHUSD Board PresidentNoah Margo and EBI CampusSafety Program Supervisor JoeChirillo, a former BeverlyHills policeman, seeking halfthe total annual cost of$881,423.

On Oct. 7, when the re-quest came before the Coun-cil, and City Council agreed,later appropriating $440,712at the Oct. 21 meeting, withthe following three condi-tions: 1) The City could notexercise control over the se-curity operation; 2) Beforepayment is made the agree-ment would require the Dis-trict to demonstrate to theCity that its private securityvendor had at least $10 mil-lion in general liability insur-ance and that the City hadbeen named as an additionalinsured; and 3) The Districtwas to amend the contractwith EBi to require that thefirm defend and indemnifythe City as well as the Districtfrom any liability arising from

the security firm’s operationsto the fullest extend permittedby law with language satisfac-tory to the City’s Risk Man-agement and the City Attor-ney.

The District did not fulfillthe requirements of the agree-ment, and the City was not in-demnified or named as an ad-ditional insured.

Tuesday’s vote reflected abelief by Mayor Lili Bosse,Vice Mayor Julian Gold andBrien that voting to fulfilltheir commitment wouldopen them up to potential lia-bility because BHUSD’s pri-vate security firm EBI, whichfailed to fulfill its pre-paidcontract in full, did not in-demnify the City or list theCity as an additional insuredfor reasons unknown.

Kirk-Carter claimed thatby the time the request camefor indemnification, EBI wasfailing.

“Right around that timethey were going under andbefore we could make a re-quest we discontinued servic-es,” she said.

EBI CEO John McLaughlinblamed former BHPD Lt. JoeChirillo, who started workingfor him shortly after retiringfrom the BHPD for failing toinform his new boss of whatwas required. The Board ofEducation has been widelycriticized for its failure to so-licit multiple bids on the con-tract. All boardmembers cited

the “special” relationship thatformer BHPD Lt. Joe Chirillobrought to his new employer,EBI, as a reason to agreeing toa sole-source contract.

“Joe never asked us,”McLaughlin said. “I wouldhave called our broker. Itwould have been done withinan hour.”

The City made that re-quest on October 21, 17 daysbefore the BHUSD terminatedits contract with EBi after thefirm admitted they were nolonger paying the officers sta-tioned at the Beverly Hillsschools.

“We got caught in a cashflow problem.” McLaughlinadmitted.

Prompted by the hysteriasurrounding the tragic shoot-ing at Sandy Hook ElementarySchool in Dec. 2012, theBHUSD entered into a con-tract with EBI to provide pri-vate armed security for eachof the schools. That relation-ship continued until last No-vember school district offi-cials issued a press releasethat announced EBI would nolonger be administering theprogram due to financial diffi-culties, stating that the com-pany was near bankruptcy.McLaughlin told The Courierthat the firm he started in2003 had not actually de-clared bankruptcy.

BHUSD pre-paid$135,748 for services it neverreceived before the firm went

belly up.Brien said it was up to the

school district to decide ifthey wanted to provide addi-tional security beyond whatthe police force now pro-vides, but advocated the City,BHUSD and BHPD work to-gether to create a bilateralstrategic safety plan. He saidutilizing available technologyshould be an imperative com-ponent.

“You can’t prevent a dis-aster from occurring, but youcan minimize the impacts ofwhat happens in an emer-gency,” Brien said. advocatingfor a joint task force. “If wereally want to do this, weneed to have a strategic secu-rity and safety plan.”

The district is currentlyreviewing RFPs from privatesecurity firms to providearmed guards at each of thefive schools. Bids range from$200,000 to $1 million. Si-multaneously, the board is ex-ploring other options, such ascontracting with the L.A.Sheriff’s Department to pro-vide officers, at an estimatedcost of $160,000 per officers.

On Monday, the BHPDassigned an officer to servefull time as a School LiaisonOfficer, which most of theschool board heard about forthe first time on Tuesdaynight.

“It's certainly a step in theright direction," said BoardPresident Brian Goldberg,

who directed staff to explorecreating an ad-hoc securitycommittee. “We have thehighest concentration of resi-dents on our campuses everyday. We have been asking ...haranguing the mayor andchief of police for more sup-port, even if it's on an interimbasis.”

Oddly, the Council, in in-dividual council comments,were clear that they had notheard any requests for a jointsecurity plan.

Although boardmembersand City officials readily ad-mit that armed securityguards have not preventedsome of the nation’s worstschool shootings, multiplemembers of the currentboard, specifically Goldbergand Korbatov, have said theywill spend BHUSD money tohire armed guards if theBHPD fails to allocate greaterresources to protect theschools.

On Tuesday, just lastweek a bomb scare forced theevacuation of Beverly HillsHigh School, Capt. MarkRosen assured both theschool district and the CityCouncil that the City’sschools are safe and that theBHPD will do exactly what itis tasked with doing.

“In this climate,weshould have somebody oneach of the campuses,”Boardmember Lewis Hallsaid.

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NO. 15-O-2672

ORDINANCE OF THECITY OF BEVERLY HILLSAMENDING THEBEVERLY HILLSMUNICIPAL CODEREGARDING PUBLICART

THE CITY COUNCILOF THE CITY OFBEVERLY HILLSHEREBY ORDAINS ASFOLLOWS:

Section 1. PublicArt. The City Councilhereby amends andrestates in its entirety“Article 8. Beverly HillsPublic Art Ordinance” of“Chapter 1: TAXATIONAND FEES” of “Title 3.TAXATION, FINANCE,PURCHASING, ANDRISK MANAGEMENT”as follows:

Article 8. Beverly HillsFine Art Ordinance

3-1-801: DEFINITIONS

The following definitionsare applicable to theprovisions of this article:ACT OF GOD: A direct,sudden, and irresistibleaction of natural forcessuch as could not rea-sonably have been fore-seen or prevented, as aflood, hurricane, earth-quake, or other naturalcatastrophe.COMMERCIAL/INDUS-TRIAL BUILDING: Anybuilding or structure, allor part of which containsa commercial or indus-trial use permitted bythis code. “Commercialstructure” shall notinclude any building orstructure constructed orreconstructed for theelderly or disabled pur-suant to title 10, chapter3, article 12.5 of thiscode. COMMISSION: TheFine Art Commission.CONSTRUCTION COST:The total value of allbuilding permits issuedby the City as theyrelate to the construc-tion, reconstruction oraddition work on aCommercial/IndustrialBuilding, or the office orretail portion of a Mixed-Use Building in the City.DECORATIVE ART:Arts and crafts that areemployed in the makingof ornamental and func-tional works in a widerange of materials.Decorative Arts are con-cerned with design, dec-oration, ornamentationand/or functionality ofthe object rather thanthe purely aesthetic. FINE ART: Art pro-duced or intended pri-marily for beauty ratherthan utility. Fine Artincludes, but is not limit-ed to: sculpture, pho-tography, drawing,multi-media art andpainting. Fine Art shallnot include the follow-ing: (i) decorative, orna-mental or functional ele-ments designed by thearchitect or other designconsultant retained forthe design and con-struction of the subject

building; (ii) art objectsthat are mass producedwith a standard designsuch as fountains andstatuary objects; (iii) anartistic or architecturalelement that is a struc-tural part of a building;or (iv) Decorative Art.FINE ART OBLIGA-TION: The obligation toprovide art or make anin lieu payment as spec-ified in section 3-1-802of this article.MIXED-USE BUILDING:A site with two (2) ormore different landuses, such as, but notlimited to, a combinationof residential, office orretail uses in a single orphysically integratedgroup of structures orthe development of acombination of differentland uses in a singlezone. PROPERTY OWNER:The title holder of thesubject property.RECONSTRUCTION:All alterations or repairsmade to aCommercial/IndustrialBuilding or the officeand/or retail portion of aMixed-Use Buildingwhere: 1. Any such alter-ations or repairs resultin changes to the exteri-or of the building, withthe exception of signsand/or awnings;2. The changes tothe exterior of the build-ing are not limited torepair and/or ordinarymaintenance; and3. The building per-mit valuation of all alter-ations or repairs to thebuilding equals orexceeds five hundredthousand dollars($500,000.00). Notwithstanding theforegoing, reconstruc-tion necessitated bydamage due to fire,flood, wind, earth-quake, or other disas-ter shall be exemptfrom this article.

3-1-802: FINE ARTOBLIGATIONA. Any construction,reconstruction or addi-tions, to aCommercial/IndustrialBuilding or Mixed-UseBuilding in the City ofBeverly Hills shall beassessed with the obli-gation to provide FineArt as follows:

1. For projectswith total ConstructionCosts between$500,000 and$1,000,000, the Fine ArtObligation shall be sat-isfied by either of the fol-lowing: (a) installationof Fine Art that has avalue equal to, orexceeding, one percent(1%) of the totalConstruction Costs; or(b) payment of an in lieufee to the Fine Art Fundequal to ninety percent(90%) of the valuerequired by the immedi-ately preceding subsec-tion (a).

2. For projectswith total ConstructionCosts equal to orgreater than$1,000,000.01, the FineArt Obligation shall be

satisfied by either of thefollowing: (a) installa-tion of Fine Art that hasa value equal to, orexceeding, one percent(1%) of the first$1,000,000 plus oneand one-half (1.5%) ofthe amount in excess of$1,000,000; or (b) pay-ment of an in lieu fee tothe Fine Art Fund equalto ninety percent (90%)of the value required bythe immediately preced-ing subsection (a).B. If the in lieu paymentoption has been chosenpursuant to paragraph Aof this section 3-1-802,then such in lieu pay-ment shall be madeprior to the issuance ofthe related building per-mit. Once the funds forthe in lieu payment havebeen made available tothe Fine Art Fund, thenthe Property Owner’sobligations under thisarticle shall have beenfulfilled.

3-1-803: SEPARATEFUND FOR PURCHASEOF CITY-OWNED ARTAll payments made tothe Fine Art Fund of theCity shall be used solelyfor the following in con-nection with Fine Art: (1)planning, (2) acquisition(including appraisalfees), (3) installation, (4)improvement, (5) main-tenance (including pro-fessional servicesrequired to maintain theintegrity of the public artcollection), and (6) pro-motional activities asso-ciated with City-ownedFine Art for display inthe City. Any Fine Artpurchased with suchfunds shall be the prop-erty of the City, and shallmeet the requirementsset forth in Section 3-1-805(2)-(4) of this article.

3-1-804: APPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS FORPROPOSED FINE ARTAfter final approval bythe ArchitecturalCommission, if required,an application shall befiled with the City forapproval of the pro-posed Fine Art by theFine Art Commission.The application shall beon the form designatedby the City, containingthe following informa-tion:

1. P r e l i m i n a r ysketches, photographs,models, or other docu-mentation of sufficientdescriptive clarity toindicate the nature ofthe proposed Fine Art;

2. C u r r i c u l u mvitae of the artist;

3. An appraisalby an independent,qualified Fine Artappraiser or other evi-dence satisfactory to theCommission of thevalue of the proposedFine Art, including, butnot limited to, bona fideinvoices, auctionrecords, and Fine Artgallery records;

4. Documentationshowing at least onepiece of the same orcomparable medium,size, and condition thathas sold in the last five

(5) years, at or abovethe required Fine ArtObligation value shallbe included;

5. Sketches, pho-tographs, or other docu-mentation representingto scale the relationshipof the proposed Fine Artas installed to the pro-posed commercial ormixed-use structure.Final approval will becontingent uponaccurate depiction ofproposed artwork andaccurate depiction ofinstallation of art-work; and

6. Such otherinformation as may berequested by theDirector of CommunityDevelopment. Upon receiving a com-plete application, theFine Art Commissionshall consider the appli-cation at its next regu-larly scheduled meeting;provided however, thatthe complete applicationmust be received atleast two weeks prior tothe meeting at which itwill be considered. Ten(10) days prior writtennotice shall be providedto the applicant of thetime and place of themeeting at which theapplication will be con-sidered.

3-1-805: FINE ARTCRITERIAThe Fine ArtCommission shallapprove the applicationif the proposed Fine Artsatisfies all of the follow-ing criteria:

1. The Fine Arthas the minimum valuerequired by section 3-1-802 of this article asdetermined by theappraisal submittedalong with the applica-tion pursuant to Section3-1-804. Such apprais-al shall not use the cur-rent market value ofmaterials used to pro-duce a comparable artpiece as a basis fordetermining the value ofthe proposed Fine Art.The value of the Fine Artshall not include theitems listed in Section 3-1-806 of this article.

2. The Fine Arthas been, or will be, cre-ated by an establishedartist. “Establishedartist” shall mean a pro-fessional artist whoderives his or herincome primarily fromhis or her work as anartist and is acceptedand recognized in thefield of Fine Art, interna-tionally or nationally.Documentation to sup-port the artist’s statureshould include, but isnot limited to: (a) inclu-sion in art journals andart books; (b) Fine Artgallery representation;(c) museum exhibitionor collection; (d) auctionhouse records; and, (e)letters of support fromFine Art curators. Themembers of the archi-tectural, engineering,design or landscapingfirms retained for thedesign and constructionof the commercial ormixed-use building

under review shallnot be consideredqualified establishedartists for the purpos-es of this article.

3. The Fine Arthas intrinsic quality andenduring value.

4. The Fine Art iscompatible with andenhances the aestheticquality of the proposedinstallation site. Therelationship of the FineArt to the site in terms ofphysical size, shapeand color shall be con-sidered, as well as thesocial and cultural inter-action of the Fine Artwith the space itoccupies and the sur-rounding area.

3-1-806: INELIGIBLECOSTSExpenses for the follow-ing do not qualify as ful-filling the Fine ArtObligation:

1. Art Consultants;2. Appraisers;3. Insurance;4. Maintenance costs;5. Shipping;6. A structure, upon

which artwork is displayed (e.g. a pedestal);

7. Professional fees for the artist(s);

8. Labor of assistants,materials, and contracted services required for the installation of the work of art;

9. Any required permit or certificate fees;

10. Business andlegal costs directly related to the project;

11. Studio and oper-ating costs;

12. Communication and other indirect costs (insurance, utilities);

13. Travel expenses of the artist for site visitation and research;

14. Transportation of the work of art to the site;

15. Preparation of the site to receive the artwork;

16. Installation of the completed work of art;

17. Documentation (e.g., color slides and black and white photographs of the artwork); and

18. Directional ele-ments such as super graphics, plaques, or color-coding except where these ele-ments are integral parts of the original work of art.

3-1-807: PLACEMENTAND SIGNAGE OFFINE ARTA. The Fine Artrequired by this articleshall be located in apublic place. A “PublicPlace” means any areaon public or privateproperty that is easilyaccessible and clearlyvisible to the generalpublic. If located on pri-vate property, the areamust be open to thegeneral public during

normal business hoursand clearly visible fromadjacent public propertysuch as a street or otherpublic thoroughfare orsidewalk.B. The applicantmay request to have thework of Fine Art placedon city-owned property.Upon such request, theFine Art Commissionmay recommend a siteon city-owned propertyfor approval by the CityCouncil. Any work of artinstalled on city-ownedproperty pursuant to thissection, would be giftedto the City with anendowment provided bythe current PropertyOwner for transport,installation, insurance,and maintenance, in anamount acceptable tothe City Council.C. Each work of artshall be identified by aplaque stating theartist’s name, title, datethe artwork was creat-ed, and the year ofinstallation. The plaquewill be placed and main-tained in a location nearthe artwork and easilyviewable by the public.

3-1-808: SCHEDULEOF INSTALLATION OFFINE ARTA. Prior to theissuance of a buildingpermit that triggers aFine Art Obligation, theapplicant shall depositwith the City cash, a let-ter of credit, or othersecurity satisfactory tothe Director ofC o m m u n i t yDevelopment in anamount equal to thevalue of the Fine Art asrequired by subsection3-1-802 of this article.The security shall guar-antee installation of FineArt, or an in lieu fee, asrequired by this article. B. All Fine Artrequired by this articleshall be installed, asapproved by the Fine ArtCommission, prior to thefinal inspection of theconstruction or recon-struction that has trig-gered the requirementsof this article. Within 7days of installation ofthe approved FineArt, the applicantshall notify the FineArt Commission andCity staff to verifycompliance. C. If the Fine Artrequired by this article isnot installed by the finalinspection of the con-struction or reconstruc-tion that has triggeredthe requirements of thisarticle, then the appli-cant shall forfeit thesecurity posted with theCity, and such moneysshall be deposited intothe Fine Art Fund. In thecase of unforeseeable,and verifiably docu-mented, extenuating cir-cumstances, the dead-line to install the Fine Artmay be extended up toa maximum of 12months, with the writtenapproval of the Fine ArtCommission.

3-1-809: OWNERSHIP,MAINTENANCE, AND

INSURANCE BY THEPROPERTY OWNERThe Property Owner:

1. Shall, except ifthe Fine Art is placed onCity-owned property,own such Fine Art, and ifthe building is sold, shalltransfer ownership ofthe Fine Art as an inte-gral part of the sale ofthe building.

2. Shall execute arecordable covenantrunning with the land, ina form acceptable to theCity Attorney, regardingthe Fine Art.

3. Shall maintainsuch Fine Art at the on-site location asapproved by the Fine ArtCommission, unless adifferent on-site locationis approved by the FineArt Commission at therequest of the PropertyOwner.

4. Shall maintainartwork per the guide-lines set forth by theartist who created it, orthe artist’s representa-tive, if applicable.

5. May requestthe ability to remove theFine Art at a later dateby offering to donate thepiece to the City or bypaying the original orpresent day value of theart, whichever is higher.Such request must bereviewed by the Fine ArtCommission andapproved by the CityCouncil. If the piecewill be gifted to the City,the owner must providethe City with an endow-ment for the piece topay for transport, stor-age, re-installation,insurance and mainte-nance in an amountacceptable to the CityCouncil. If there is con-struction, reconstructionor an addition to theproperty in conjunctionwith the request toremove the original FineArt, then there will be anew Fine Art Obligationassessed in accordancewith the provisions ofthis Article.7. For all Fine Artinstalled after January1, 2015, shall provide anappraised valuation orother evidence of valuesatisfactory to the FineArt Commission, of theart work every five (5)years, to guarantee thework is insured to itsproper market value.Any appraisal shall bemade by an independ-ent, qualified Fine Artappraiser and shall bepaid for by the PropertyOwner. Other evidenceof value may includebona fide invoices, auc-tion records, and FineArt gallery records. 8. Shall maintain infull force and effect at alltimes, insurance cover-age in the amount of themost recent appraisedvalue, insuring suchFine Art against any lossor damage, includingvandalism, in accor-dance with the provi-sions of title 3, chapter 4of this code. Annualproof of insurance cov-erage must be provided

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PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESto the City.9. Shall, in the eventthat the artwork isdestroyed, stolen, dam-aged, or lost, resulting inan insurance claimagainst such loss, useany funds that are paidout to the owner by theinsurance companytowards the purchase ofa replacement work ofart, subject to the mostcurrent criteria of theFine Art Ordinance andequal to the insured val-uation of the lost work.Alternatively, theProperty Owner has theoption to deposit into theFine Art Fund anamount equal to theinsured valuation of thelost work.

3-1-810:RECONSTRUCTIONOF BUILDINGS THATPREVIOUSLY METTHE F INE ARTOBLIGATIONEach Reconstructionwith a total ConstructionCost of at least$500,000 shall triggerthe Fine Art Obligation. A. If a building thathad previously satis-fied the Fine ArtObligation is damagedby an Act of Godresulting in aReconstruction andthe original Fine Art isintact or an in-lieu feewas previously paid,there will be no addi-tional Fine ArtObligation required.However, if the originalFine Art is destroyed, areplacement work ofart that meets therequirements of theFine Art Ordinancecurrently in effect willbe required in anamount equal to theinsured value of thelost or destroyed artpiece. Alternatively,the Property Ownerhas the option todeposit into the FineArt Fund an amountequal to the insuredvaluation.B. If a building thathad previously satis-fied the Fine ArtObligation is voluntari-ly reconstructed andthe original Fine Art isintact or an in-lieu feewas previously paid, anew Fine ArtObligation will berequired based on thedifference between theConstruction Cost ofthe new project lessthe Construction Costof the project that trig-gered the original FineArt Obligation.However, if the originalFine Art is missing ordestroyed, a new FineArt Obligation thatmeets the requirementsof the Fine ArtOrdinance currently ineffect will be required inan amount: (i) basedupon the ConstructionCosts of the new projectas specified in section3-1-802 of this article; or(ii) equal to the mostrecent appraised valueof the missing ordestroyed original FineArt, whichever is higher.

3-1-811: DENIAL BYTHE FINE ARTCOMMISSIONA. In the event awork of art proposed bythe Property Owner isdenied by the Fine ArtCommission, theProperty Owner mustpresent other works ofFine Art to theCommission. The fullapplication processmust be followed foreach work of Fine Artpresented to theCommission, as setforth in 3-1-804 of thisarticle. B. The applicantmay request that theFine Art Commissionreconsider its decision ifchanges are madeeither to the proposedFine Art or the subjectbuilding such that thereare new facts uponwhich the Commissionmay reconsider its earli-er decision.

3-1-812: APPEAL TOCITY COUNCILFOLLOWING DENIALBY THE FINE ARTCOMMISSION Any final decision of theFine Art Commissionmay be appealed to CityCouncil under title 1,chapter 4, article 1 ofthis code.

3-1-813: GIFTS OFFINE ARTA. All proposed giftsto the City of Fine Artwith a value in excess of$10,000 that are pro-posed to be installed ina Public Place (as suchterm is defined inSection 3-1-807(A) ofthis Article) shall bereviewed by the Fine ArtCommission in accor-dance with the terms ofthis Article, prior tobeing presented to CityCouncil for considera-tion of acceptance.Nothing herein shallprevent the City Councilfrom accepting gifts ofFine Art with a value inexcess of $10,000 thatwill not be displayed in aPublic Place, withoutreview by the Fine ArtCommission.B. If the donorrequests a receiptfrom the City contain-ing a specified valueof the donated art,such donor will needto provide an apprais-al to the City whichsupports the statedvalue.

3-1-814:DEACCESSIONING OFCITY-OWNED FINEART INTRODUCTIONDeaccessioning is alegitimate part of the for-mation and care of acollection. However,deaccessioning shouldbe a deliberate and sel-dom used procedure. Itis the policy of the Citynot to dispose of artworksimply because it is notcurrently in fashion, andnot to dispose of workwhose worth might notyet be recognized. DEFINITIONDeaccessioning shallmean any actions or set

of procedures that resultin the cessation by theCity of its ownership andpossession of works ofart, through sale,exchange, gift or anyother means not inconflict with state orfederal law. CONDITIONSA. No artwork shallbe deaccessioned with-in five (5) years of acqui-sition by the City orinstallation unless:

1. The pieceposes a threat to publichealth or safety;

2. A u t h e n t i c i t ywas misrepresented atthe time of acquisition orinstallation;

3. There is a validchallenge to title; or

4. It possessesfaults of design or work-manship that result inexcessive or unreason-able maintenance,and/or damage to anextent where repair isunreasonable or imprac-tical.B. Once the five-year period has lapsed,the Fine Art Commissionmay recommend to theCity Council the deac-cessioning of any workof art if any of the follow-ing conditions apply:

1. The cost torepair the work is morethan 50% of currentappraised value, or thework is so deterioratedthat restoration wouldprove unfeasible or mis-leading;

2. Destruction of,or changes to, the sitewhere the art is locatedthreaten the artwork’ssurvival or result in asignificant diminishing ofits artistic integrity oraccessibility; or

3. The Fine ArtCommission determinesthat there is an excep-tional and unforeseenreason for removing theartwork from its currentsite, and no other suit-able site in the City canbe found.PROCEDURESIf the conditions fordeaccessioning are met,the following informa-tion, as appropriate,shall be considered bythe Fine Art Commissionat a formal meeting:

1. Reasons for theproposed deaccessioning;

2. Opinion of theCity Attorney’s Office, ifnecessary;

3. Process ofacquisition method andcost and/or value at thetime of acquisition;

4. Expert apprais-al of the current marketvalue of the work;

5. Costs associ-ated with deaccession-ing or removal;

6. A conditionreport from a profes-sional conservator; and

7. Profess iona lfees associated with thesubsequent sale, auc-tion, donation or trade ofthe artwork.

At the discretion of theFine Art Commission,where applicable andachievable, the originaldonor of the work maybe given right of first

refusal to purchase thework within 60 days ofnotification. No worksmay be sold, traded ortransferred to a memberof the Fine ArtCommission, City ofBeverly Hills officials orstaff or their agents.

Nothing in this sectionshall prohibit the CityCouncil from deacces-sioning any piece of Cityowned art, at any time, ifthe City Council deter-mines that deaccession-ing is in the public inter-est and that followingthe procedures set forthin this section is not inthe public interest.

Section 2. Severability.If any section, subsec-tion, subdivision, sen-tence, clause, phrase,or portion of thisOrdinance or the appli-cation thereof to anyperson or place, is forany reason held to beinvalid or unconstitution-al by the final decision ofany court of competentjurisdiction, the remain-der of this Ordinanceshall be remain in fullforce and effect.

Section 3. Publication.The City Clerk shallcause this Ordinanceto be published atleast once in a news-paper of general cir-culation publishedand circulated in theCity within fifteen (15)days after its passagein accordance withSection 36933 of theGovernment Code,shall certify to theadoption of thisOrdinance and shallcause this Ordinanceand the City Clerk’scertification, togetherwith proof of publica-tion, to be entered inthe Book ofOrdinances of theCouncil of this City.

Section 4. EffectiveDate. This Ordinanceshall go into effectand be in full forceand effect at 12:01a.m. on the thirty-first(31st) day after itspassage.Adopted: January 6, 2015Effective: February 6, 2015

LILI BOSSEMayor of the City ofBeverly Hills, California

ATTEST:BYRON POPE (SEAL)City Clerk

APPROVED AS TOFORM:LAURENCE S. WIENERCity Attorney

APPROVED AS TOCONTENT:JEFFREY C. KOLINCity Manager

VOTE:AYES: CouncilmembersKrasne, Mirisch, Brien,Gold, and Mayor BosseNOES: NoneABSENT: NoneCARRIED

T.S. No. 14-3307-11NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'SSALE NOTE: THERE ISA SUMMARY OF THEINFORMATION IN THISDOCUMENT ATTACHED

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UNRESUMEN DE LAINFORMACIÓN DEESTE DOCUMENTOTALA: MAYROONGBUOD NG IMPORMASY-ON SA DOKUMENTONGITO NA NAKALAKIPLU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂYLÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀYTÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNGTIN TRONG TÀI LIÈUNÀY PLEASE NOTETHAT PURSUANT TOCIVIL CODE §2923.3(d)(1) THE ABOVESTATEMENT ISREQUIRED TO APPEARON THIS DOCUMENTBUT PURSUANT TOCIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a)THE SUMMARY OFINFORMATION IS NOTREQUIRED TO BERECORDED OR PUB-LISHED AND THE SUM-MARY OF INFORMA-TION NEED ONLY BEMAILED TO THE MORT-GAGOR OR TRUSTOR.YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED 2/7/2005.UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THEPROCEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER. Apublic auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash,cashier's check drawn ona state or national bank,check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or acheck drawn by a state orfederal savings and loanassociation, or savingsassociation, or savingsbank specified in Section5102 of the FinancialCode and authorized todo business in this statewill be held by the dulyappointed trustee asshown below, of all right,title, and interest con-veyed to and now held bythe trustee in the here-inafter described propertyunder and pursuant to aDeed of Trust describedbelow. The sale will bemade, but withoutcovenant or warranty,expressed or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, topay the remaining princi-pal sum of the note(s)secured by the Deed ofTrust, with interest andlate charges thereon, asprovided in the note(s),advances, under theterms of the Deed ofTrust, interest thereon,fees, charges andexpenses of the Trusteefor the total amount (atthe time of the initial pub-lication of the Notice ofSale) reasonably estimat-ed to be set forth below.The amount may begreater on the day ofsale. Trustor: ROBERT SWATKINS, A SINGLEMAN Duly AppointedTrustee: The Wolf Firm, ALaw CorporationRecorded 2/14/2005 asInstrument No. 050332266 of OfficialRecords in the office of

the Recorder of LosAngeles County,California, Street Addressor other common desig-nation of real property:972 LARRABEE ST 221WEST HOLLYWOOD,CA A.P.N.: 4339-015-075Date of Sale: 2/5/2015 at10:00 AM Place of Sale:Behind the fountain locat-ed in Civic Center Plaza,400 Civic Center Plaza,Pomona CA Amount ofunpaid balance and othercharges: $292,271.10,estimated The under-signed Trustee disclaimsany liability for any incor-rectness of the streetaddress or other commondesignation, if any, shownabove. If no streetaddress or other commondesignation is shown,directions to the locationof the property may beobtained by sending awritten request to thebeneficiary within 10 daysof the date of first publica-tion of this Notice of Sale.NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are con-sidering bidding on thisproperty lien, you shouldunderstand that there arerisks involved in biddingat a trustee auction. Youwill be bidding on a lien,not on the property itself.Placing the highest bid ata trustee auction does notautomatically entitle youto free and clear owner-ship of the property. Youshould also be aware thatthe lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bidderat the auction, you are ormay be responsible forpaying off all liens seniorto the lien being auc-tioned off, before you canreceive clear title to theproperty. You are encour-aged to investigate theexistence, priority, andsize of outstanding liensthat may exist on thisproperty by contacting thecounty recorder's office ora title insurance compa-ny, either of which maycharge you a fee for thisinformation. If you consulteither of these resources,you should be aware thatthe same lender may holdmore than one mortgageor deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER:The sale date shown onthis notice of sale may bepostponed one or moretimes by the mortgagee,beneficiary, trustee, or acourt, pursuant to Section2924g of the CaliforniaCivil Code. The lawrequires that informationabout trustee sale post-ponements be madeavailable to you and tothe public, as a courtesyto those not present atthe sale. If you wish tolearn whether your saledate has been post-poned, and, if applicable,the rescheduled time anddate for the sale of thisproperty, you may call(916) 939-0772 or visitthis Internet Web sitewww.nationwideposting.com, using the file numberassigned to this case 14-3307-11. Informationabout postponementsthat are very short induration or that occurclose in time to thescheduled sale may notimmediately be reflectedin the telephone informa-tion or on the InternetWeb site. The best way toverify postponementinformation is to attendthe scheduled sale. Date:

1/12/2015 The Wolf Firm,A Law Corporation 2955Main Street, 2nd FloorIrvine, California 92614Foreclosure Department(949) 720-9200 SaleInformation Only: (916)939-0772 www.nation-wideposting.com FrankEscalera, Team LeadNPP0240478 To: BEVERLY HILLS COURIER01/16/2015, 01/23/2015,01/30/2015

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Call 310/259-9911—————

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Contact: Stan GerlachOr: Bryan Dunne

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—————––––BBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSSSouth of Wilshire/

West of Beverly Dr.

Fixer with PoolSeller will provide

approved plans &

permits to remodel

(5 Bdrm.+4 Bath)

at close of escrow.

$3,350,000

Agt: 310/922-4926

—————––––BEVERLY HILLS

South of Wilshire

Brand New

Construction

Completed in Nov. ‘14

4 Bdrm.+5 Bath

Pool, spa, cascade,

large family

& dining rooms.

$3,650,000 Negotiable

Agt: 310/922-4926

Others Avail. For Sale

BEVERLY HILLS10 X 20 FT. GARAGEAvailable for storage.Secured and endlosedwith easy alley access.

$300/MO.Contact Arnold at

310/273-6079—————SSSSAAAANNNNTTTTAAAA MMMMOOOONNNNIIIICCCCAAAA

427 Montana Ave.

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

Avai lablefor Rent .

Close to Beach.

310/394-7132

•• BB..HH..PP..OO.. ••2430 Coldwater Canyon

4 Bdrm.+5 BathNewly remodeled kitchen

with new appliances.Hardwood floors., largebackyard, 2-car garage,

circular driveway.$6,000/Month

310/860-9991310/433-1949

213/926-4213—————Prime Beverly Hills

2,500 sq ft homelight & bright

3 Bdrm. + 3 BathFireplace, Hardwood

floors,remodeled kitche,n

SubZero, Viking oven.$7,999/MO.

Rachel 310/801-3431

** CENTURY CITY **PRESTIGIOUS

CENTURY WOODS* * * * * * * * * * * *REMODELED CONDO 3 BEDROOM, 3.5 BATH Full amenities including24 hour security guard.

$7,950/MO.Jila: 310/413-8481————— Wilshire Holmby

WILSHIRE CORRIDORHIGH-RISE CONDO3 Bd.+3 Ba. 1,900sfFull Service Bldg.24-hrs., Includes:

All utilities+cable, valet,pool, gym, rec. room.STUNNING VIEWS!

$4,600/Month818/919-8008—————––––

3 BEDROOM, 2 BATHIN BEVERLY HILLS

Spacious top floor aptfeaturing hardwood floors,recessed lighting andmodern kitchen withgranite countertops +stainless appliances.Washer/dryer in unit.

$4,500/MO. 9588 W. OLYMPIC BL.

(Olympic Bl. & Peck Dr.)Call Isaac Golberg

424/279-3070 CalBRE 01935352

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.1017 S. SHERBOURNEVery Private & Spacious

2 BDRM. + 1.5 BATHupper unit with breakfast

and formal dining room.Yard, laundry & parking.

$3,500/MO.Call 213/804-3761—————––––BEVERLY HILLS

REMODELED 4 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATHNewer kitchen and baths, garnite countertops, maplecabinets, appliances,washer/dryer in the

unit, Central air/heat,rooftop access for BBQ,

garage parking for 2 carsplus storage.

419 S. PALM DRIVE2nd F loor Walk-up

$3,400/MO.Gina 310/600-2997————— BEVERLY HILLS

PENTHOUSE2 Bd.+2 Ba. • $3,400New paint, new carpet,central air, lrg. balcony,walk-in closet, secured,

building, garageside-by-side parking.

Close to Farmer’sMarket & Bristol Farms.

310/230-2480—————––––BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.858 S. BEDFORD ST * * 1,323 SQ FT * * 2 BDRM + 2.5 BATH

on the 2nd floor, has abalcony ALL stainlesssteel appliances, washer/dryer inside unit andbuilding is pet friendly.

$3,000/MO. Call 310/462-4578—————BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

•• SPACIOUS ••2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHModern kitchen, amplecloset space, balcony,gated garage, 2 park-ing spots, laundry, a/cand swimming pool.

$2,800/MO.Call 323/388-9326—————BBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSS

9160 BEVERLY BLVD.#204Quite 2 Bd.+11/2 Ba.

Fully Renovated.Air conditioning,

wood laminate floors,granite counters, newtile, recessed lighting,

d/w, secured bldg.,elevator, laundry facility,

parking. No dogs.$2,385/Month

310/246-94331 BLK. TO BRISTOL FARMS

BEVERLY HILLS ADJBedford/Olympic

2 BD, 2 BA CONDO$2,150/MO.

Approx. 1400 Sq. ft.Lower unit with fridge,

washer/dryer in unitand 2 car parking.

Call 310/880-7281—————BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

•• SPACIOUS ••1 BEDROOM, 1 BATHOn 3rd floor, newlyremodeled, balcony,swimming pool, a/c,gated garage, laundry.

$1,800/MO.Call 323/388-9326—————

—————LARGE LOVELY1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH

Parking. Beautiful Brentwood Area.

Hispanics Welcome.1240 GRANVILLE AVE

Unit Apartment 5.$1,400/MO.

Call 805/379-2000or 805/231-8415

—————PICO/ROBERTSON

ONE BEDROOMNew Hardwood Floors,Stainless Steel Fridge &Stove, Laundry, Parking.

Garden Courtyard.$1,375/MO.

Call 310/557-1980—————–––– **BBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSS**8725 Clifton WayNewly Remodeled

• 2 Bdrm.• 2 Bdrm.++DenDen++2 Bath •2 Bath •

• 1 Bdrm.• 1 Bdrm.++DenDen++2 Bath •2 Bath •

Lrg. unit. Balcony,Walk-in closet,

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

Close to Cedars,restaurants, shopping

& transportation.• 310/276-1528 •

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

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

425HOUSES

FOR RENT

270TOWNHOMES/

CONDOS FOR SALE

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

407GARAGE/STORAGE

TO RENT

www.bhcourier

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300HOUSES

FOR SALE

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE(310) 966-0900

License 00957281

all listings are onCenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLEGATED 5 STAR

LUXURY PROPERTIES*BEL AIR*WESTWOOD*CENTURY CITY

2 BED/DEN/2 BATHS$983,500

Extra High FloorUnobstructed City Views

Recently Renovated. QuartzCounters. Stainless SteelKitchen. Luxurious Baths

Hardwood Floors. 2 JumboBalconies. Quiet Location

Largest Size Unit

3 BED/DEN/2 BATHS$759,500

2 Jumbo BalconiesLarge Kitchen. LaminatedFloors. Largest Size Unit

Quiet Location

2 BED/2 BATHS$679,500

2 Separate SuitesLarge Balcony

Great City ViewsTenant Occupied

Some Complexes includeHeated Pools, Sundeck,

Tennis, Doorman,Houseman, Staff

Engineers, Switchboard,Security Staff,

Switchboard, Saunas,Business Center, PetPlayLand, Restaurant,

Acres of Flower Gardensand Grassy Lawns.

BEL AIR CRESTfrom $1,798,000

THE REMINGTONfrom $1,790,000

THE ONE CENTURYfrom $2,995,000

CENTURY TOWERSfrom $525,000

PARK PLACEfrom $759,000

CENTURY WOODSfrom $1,700,000

LE PARCfrom $1,499,000

For LeaseSee our Ad Sec. 440

CENTURY PARK EAST

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE(310) 966-0900

License 00957281

all listings are onCenturyCityLiving.com

2 BED/DEN/2 BATHS$4,495/MONTH

Fully Furnished. High Floor

2 Jumbo Balconies. Great views

Marble Floors. Luxurious

Baths. Quartz Counters.

Stainless Steel Kitchen.

Loads of Custom Features.

2 BED/2 BATHS$3,700/MONTH

Totally Renovated. Jetliner CityViews. Extra High Ceilings

Marble Floors. Granite CountersLuxurious Baths. Lots of Closets

Quiet Location

2 BED/2 BATHS$3,600/MONTH

Nicely Renovated. Raised

Ceilings. New Appliances

Hardwood Floors. Luxurious

Baths. Garden Views

1 BED/DEN AREA/2 BATHS$3,000/MONTH

Large Balcony. Lower Floor

Hardwood Floors. Fresh Paint

Quiet Location.

CENTURY PARK EAST

NOW AVAILABLEGATED 5 STAR

LUXURY PROPERTIESFURNISHED & UNFURNISHED

*BEL AIR*WESTWOOD*CENTURY CITY

Some Complexes include

Heated Pools, Sundeck,

Tennis, Doorman,

Houseman, Staff

Engineers, Switchboard,

Security Staff,

Switchboard, Saunas,

Business Center, Pet

PlayLand, Restaurant,

Acres of Flower Gardens

and Grassy Lawns.

For SaleSee our Ad Sec. 270

BBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSSBRIGHT & CONTEMPORARY1 Bd.+1 Ba. • $1,795Totally Remodeled,new kitchen w/ granitetops, stainless steelappliances (fridge,stove, d/w). Carpet,V-blinds. 2nd flr. unit,prkg, laundry, outsidestorage. Pet OK.310/275-5304

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BEVERLY HILLS• • • • • • •

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ••French doors in bdrm. to •patio overlooking pool•• GORGEOUS UNITS •

Central air,pool, elevator,

on-site laundry,intercom entry.

320 N. La Peer Dr.• 310/246-0290 •

CC LOSELOSE TT OOSS HOPSHOPS && DD ININGINING—————

In The HEART ofBEV. HILLS TRIANGLE

170 N. Crescent Dr.****

**** **** **** **** ********

2 Bdrm.+2 Bath**** **** **** **** **** **** ****Large & Bright.

Pool, a/c, balcony,fridge, stove, laundryrm., prkg., intercom

entry, elevator.CC LOSELOSE TT OO SS HOPSHOPS&& RRESTESTAURANTSAURANTS..

310/858-8133—————>BEVERLY HILLS<> Upper Duplex <3 Bdrm.+2 Bath

Approx. 2,000 Sq. Ft.Newer marble kitchen

& hrwd flrs, formaldining rm, breakfast nook,recessed lighting, newappliances, central air,beautifully landscaped.• Newly Updated •Call: 310/271-9678

310/351-9190Avail. Furnished Also.

—————––––BEVERLY HILLS

218 S. Tower Dr.• ••• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. ••• • • •Old World Charm!Bright, intercom entry,fridge, stove, laundry fac.CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS

& SHOPPING.310/531-3992

—————BBoorrddeerr oo ffBBoorrddeerr oo ff

BBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSSBBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSS321 S. Sherbourne Dr.

•• Spacious ••• Jr. Executive •• • • •Balcony, controlledaccess, a/c, stove,elevator, laundryfacility, parking.

• 310/247-8689 •Close to Cedars-Sinai,

Beverly Center &Trendy Robertson Bl.

BRENTWOODBRENTWOOD11730 SUNSET BLVD.

NEWLY REMODELED• • • • • •

• Jr. Executive1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •

• • • • • • •Rooftop pool,

deck, central air,elevator, intercom

entry, on-sight laundry,gym, parking.

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

—————–––– BRENTWOODBRENTWOOD

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

Single1 Bd.+Den+1 Ba.

(( •• )) (( •• )) (( •• )) (( •• )) (( •• ))

WiFi, central air/heat,fireplace, patio,

controlled access,pool, elevator, parking,

laundry facility.310/312-9871

Shopping &Shopping & Dining inDining inBrentwood VillageBrentwood Village—————–––– BRENTWOOD11640 Kiowa Ave.

• • • • • • • •Newly Updated

2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath• • • • • • • •

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

elevator controlledaccess, on-site laundry,

parking. Close toBrentwood Village,

Shops & Restaurants.• 310/826-4889 •—————––––

SSAANNTTAA MMOONNIICCAA2600 Virginia Ave.• S p a c i o u s •• 3 Bd.+2 Ba. •Approx. 1,100sf.Patio, dishwasher,

on-site laundry, parking.Close to school, freeway& transportation.

310/449-1100—————–––– WW EE SS TT LL .. AA ..WW EE SS TT LL .. AA ..1628 Westgate Ave.~ 1 Bd.~ 1 Bd.++1 Ba. ~1 Ba. ~B r i g h t & B r i g h t & A i r yA i r y ..

Dishwasher,Intercom entry, on-sight

parking, on-sightlaundry facility.

Close to transportation.310/820-1810

—————––––WW EE SS TT LL .. AA ..

1415 Brockton Ave.1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

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Patio, stove, fridge,dishwasher, on-sight

laundry, parking.CLOSE TO SHOPS

& RESTAURANTS.310/479-0700

—————––––W E S T L . A .

1342 Centinela Ave.- 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath• Bright Unit •

Granite countertops,balcony, on-sitelaundry, On-site

parking. Close totransportation.

• 310/442-8265 •—————––––

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dishwasher, on-sightlaundry & parking.CC LOSELOSE TT OO SS CHOOLCHOOL

& F& F REEWREEWAAYSYS

310/477-8171—————––––WWWW EEEE SSSS TTTT WWWW OOOO OOOO DDDD

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

• • • •••

Single ••• • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • •

• • • •Wifi, Bright, controlled

access, balcony,pool, elevator,

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

310/477-6856

• WESTWOOD •550 Veteran Ave.

• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.• Single• • • • •

Very spacious,granite counters,

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

& Westwood Village.310/208-5166

—————––––W E S T W O O DW E S T W O O D1409 Midvale Ave.

• • • • • • • • • • •• 2 Bd.+2 Ba. •• • • •

• • • • • •WiFi, a/c, intercom

entry, laundry facility,elevator, parking, pool.CLOSE TO U.C.L.A.,SHOPPING & 1 BLK.

TO WESTWOOD PARK.310/478-8616

—————––––WW ESTWOOESTWOO DD1380 Midvale Ave.

• • • • • •11 BBdd..++11 BBaa..

• • • • •WiFi, pool, elevator,

controlled access, on-sight laundry, parking.CCCC llll oooo ssss eeee tttt oooo UUUU .... CCCC .... LLLL .... AAAA ....

310/473-1509—————WWIILLSSHHIIRREEWWIILLSSHHIIRREE

CCOORRRRIIDDOORRCCOORRRRIIDDOORR10530-10540

Wilshire Bl.

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

Luxury Livingwith valet,

lush gardensurrounding pool,gym, elevator, etc.Hrwd. flrs., granite

counters, dishwasher,central air, balcony.

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

3830 Vinton Ave.••

• Single •••

•• ••• •• • •• •

Pool, sauna,

intercom entry,

elevator, on-site

laundry, parking.

All Utilities Paid.

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Chairman Emeritus Paula Kent MeehanPresident & Publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs

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Rabbi Jacob Pressman

We are now passing through the time of resolutions made beforeNew Year’s Day and broken the day after. Why is it that it is so difficultfor us to keep the resolutions we make in all good conscience? I suspectit is because we have not thought enough carefully to realize that ournoblest resolutions are often impossible to keep. One would imaginetherefore that we should be a little more cautious in what we resolve tochange. Life is not a blank check.

What is a year in a solar calendar? 365 and a quarter days. The bestwe can do is struggling not to forget them and look forward to a newyear for a fresh start. Isn’t life complicated?

Pope Francis gave his list of resolutions for 2015, and like the rest ofus he probably won’t be able to keep them all. And like the rest of us,he’ll seek forgiveness for broken resolutions and start all over again forthe new year to make new ones to be broken.

I too made resolutions about keeping up with my column and I too,bet your boots, won’t keep them.

By Peggy NoonanIt was a sunny Tuesday in London, Valentine’s Day 1989. The phone rang in the novelist’s home. It

was a BBC reporter. At first he was irritated: She didn’t even bother to tell him how she’d gotten his pri-vate number. “How does it feel,” she asked, “to know that you have just been sentenced to death by theAyatollah Khomeini?”

“It doesn’t feel good,” Salman Rushdie, said. I am a dead man, he thought.In a daze he walked around closing shutters, locking the front door. Witnessing his own fear he de-

cided to keep a commitment to do a television interview. When he left the house he didn’t know itwould be three years before he entered it again.

Walking into the studio he was handed a printout of the edict just released by the supreme leaderof Iran: “I inform the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of the Satanic Verses book, whichis against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran, and all those involved in its publication who were awareof its content, are sentenced to death. I ask all the Muslims to execute them wherever they find them.”

Mr. Rushdie read it. The interviewer asked him to respond.“I wish I’d written a more critical book,” he said. He was ever after proud he said that, though in

future years he occasionally wobbled under the pressure, as one would.And so began his roughly 10 years in hiding, with heavy police protection, under an assumed name

“ Joseph Anton, ” which is what he called his 2012 memoir, from which the above is taken.Salman Rushdie had written a novel critical of Islam, and so he had to die. It was the first famous

fatwa in the West.I was a writer and producer at CBS News in New York, and I remember the general American re-

action, which was bafflement: They’re threatening an artist for producing art? Who are these people? Inthe publishing world Mr. Rushdie’s became a celebrated cause, but to others he was not an entirely sym-pathetic figure—arrogant, a snooty lefty luvvie who wrote a rude book about the faith of his fathers andnow they’re coming down on him like a ton of bricks. Remind me why I care?

Looking back, he was the canary in the coal mine. Theo van Gogh, the Dutch filmmaker and writer,was shot to death on the street and almost decapitated in November 2004, after his short film on womenand Islam was broadcast on television. His collaborator, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, got death threats and eventu-ally fled to America. Kurt Westergaard, the Danish cartoonist who drew Muhammad with a bomb hid-den in his turban, was a target of two assassination attempts and had to go into hiding.

And now the atrocity in Paris. Extremist Muslim fanatics cut down 12 people at the offices of Char-lie Hebdo magazine. Their crime too was insulting Islam.

What do we know now that we did not know when Mr. Rushdie was targeted? That extreme, mili-tant Islamists continue to clash with the liberal West. That the West must see to it that its values are notcompromised by the fears the murderers seek to spread.

Charlie Hebdo magazine has struck me as aimed at the immature, or at least the not fully formed.Its cartoons and other humor are broad and vulgar, even primitive, not witty or sly. The magazine de-lights in crudely, grossly insulting all faiths, especially Islam. But as a Westerner would say, so what? Ithas been alleged by a few people that the staff of Charlie Hebdo brought the tragedy on themselves.That is exactly what was said of Salman Rushdie, that he shouldn’t have written such an offensive book.

Maybe it would be instructive to look at how we in the West handle what is rude and unpleasantand offensive.

First, our freedoms are not merely our “traditions,” our “ways,” “reflective of Enlightenment assump-tions” or “very pleasant.” In America especially, they are everything to us. Here freedom of expressionis called free speech, and it is protected in the first of the Constitution’s amendments because it is themost important of our rights.

In the way that courage is the first of the virtues because without it none of the others are possible,the First Amendment protects the freedom upon which all others depend. Without free speech no dif-ference of opinion can be resolved, no progress made in the law or in politics, no truth found and heldhigh, no scandal unearthed and stopped.

But free speech takes patience. It requires us to hold our temper and give each other plenty of roomin which to operate.

This is how we deal with offensive speech:In the late 1980s, Andres Serrano produced “Piss Christ,” a photograph of a small crucifix sub-

merged in the artist’s urine. That didn’t go over well with a lot of Christians. They wrote op-eds, protest-ed peacefully, and criticized the National Endowment for the Arts for subsidizing the work with taxmoney. The arguments were vigorous. But the protests were peaceful, and no one even dreamed ofharming the artist.

In the late 1990s it was Chris Ofili, whose painting “The Holy Virgin Mary” depicted Mary sur-rounded by pornographic images and smeared with elephant dung. When it was exhibited at the Brook-lyn Museum it didn’t go over well with Catholics, including Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The museum re-ceived public money. There were protests and arguments, the mayor withheld funds, the museum suedhim and won. No one ever dreamed of harming the artist.

We resolve these things peacefully in the West. And this is not only “tradition.” We know on somelevel that this is how civilization keeps itself together. I remember long conversations during these con-troversies in which people tried to view the provocative works charitably. Maybe the artist is trying, awk-wardly and imperfectly, to say something big and even good? Maybe he’s trying to say: “You say youlove Christ but you don’t honor him.” Maybe he’s trying to say, “You say you honor Mary, but in yourown actions and lives you cover her not with glory but dung.” Or maybe the artists were just talentlesshacks producing the only thing they were good at: publicity.

The point is people considered and debated. They didn’t pick up a gun.A singular feature of extremist Islamists is that they are not at all interested in persuasion. They don’t

care about winning you over, only about making you submit. They want to menace and threaten. Theywant to frighten. They enjoy posing with the severed head.

It is the West’s job not to be overcome by fear, not to give an inch. Steady is the word.Tracked down by a reporter for Deutsche Welle after the Charlie Hebdo massacre, Kurt Westergaard

offered his wisdom. He said the murderers were “fanatics.” He told the media “not to be afraid” and notto “surrender” free speech. And he said he hoped for “a reaction from the moderate majority of Mus-lims against this attack.”

That majority actually exists, and should step forward.Reprinted by permission of The Wall Street Journal. Copyright ©2015 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. License number 3547860196450.

A small but vocal group of bicyclists exhibiting rude and uncivilbehavior/tactics, was allowed to commandeer a study session of the CityCouncil. Without substantive facts or figures, they resorted to shoutingand booing down any opposing comments. Their demand for a “mini-freeway for bicyclists” on one of the busiest thoroughfares in our City,exposes their reckless disregard for the safety of all–bicyclists, auto driv-ers and their passengers and pedestrians–and, their ignorance of how crit-ical a major artery traffic's flow is to the life blood of a city. For example--this group offered “The Beverly Hills Greenway” proposal as a means ofimproving the flow of traffic on Santa Monica Boulevard. They proposedadding 2-feet to the width of the roadway, while reducing the overallwidth by 8-feet due to the addition of two bike lanes. How does thisreduction of the width of the boulevard improve the flow of traffic?

Additional questions re: traffic flow–who will have the right of waywhen vehicles need to make a right turn? How will intersections at thethe Golden Triangle and Westfield be affected? What delays will occurwith drivers having to maintain 3-feet between their autos and cyclists?The B.B.I.S. said these bike lines will help reduce carbon footprints, with-out providing the percentage of the Beverly Hills population who own abike and will leave their cars to bike to work and shop. In fact, what per-centage of the Beverly Hills population was actually represented at thismeeting and what percentage of this group and whom they representactually live in Beverly Hills?

Please, members of the Beverly Hills City Council, stop this insanityand refocus your efforts on finding the money necessary to properlywiden Santa Monica Boulevard. Robert Block

******A few observations about your Jan. 9 article about City Council’s

study session. Cyclists didn’t “hijack” this meeting; rather people withinand around Beverly Hills who choose to travel by bicycle attended toexpress our concerns that North Santa Monica Boulevard be remade toaccommodate all road users safely, whether we walk, ride or drive.

We no more “ambushed” City Hall than members of the public everdo when we attend to comment on an agenda item - in this case thecouncil ad hoc committee’s recommendation to reconstruct North SantaMonica Boulevard at its current width (agenda item #1). That actionwould have precluded installation of bicycle lanes for generations. Safetywas our primary collective concern and we said as much. Besides, thepublic can’t “focus” (much less “hijack”) a City Council meeting. Thisstudy session was managed by Mayor Lili Bosse and allowed a full discus-sion of the ad hoc committee’s recommendation which suggested ourshared concern about road safety. And I believe that as a result of this, theCity will take a prudent step toward enhancing multimodal mobility.Please let me correct the record on a couple of points. Our “Greenway”proposal was formalized and named the week prior to the study session.But a smaller group last fall had presented the underlying concept to theBlue Ribbon Committee which panel was charged with recommending tothe council a conceptual design for North Santa Monica. It agreed withmany who attended that bicycle lanes be included (by a vote of 9-1 noless).

Also, The Courier article conflates council concern about projectcost with the discussion about boulevard design. Let’s not make cost a redherring here as our consultant (Psomas) estimates $50,000 as the cost forstriping bicycle lanes (in a $24 million project). To my recollection, thecouncil never even suggested cost was the issue. Keeping an eye on thebig picture, the council, in this study session, acknowledged that safety isparamount and appeared to agree with our push for transportation alter-natives in Beverly Hills to reduce congestion and greenhouse emissions.As well it should: our City plans recommend exactly that. Mark Elliot

******I was disappointed to read the biased, inaccurate account of last

Tuesday's City Council meeting published in Jan. 9’s Courier. I attended the meeting and came away with a much different inter-

pretation. In contrast to what the article states, the design of the projectwas on the agenda for the meeting, and directly affects whether bike lanesare included or not. To state that bicyclists “hijacked” the session and“ambushed” City Hall is false and misleading. Furthermore, there was no“booing” of residents who spoke in disagreement with the cyclists.

At the end of the meeting, Mayor Bosse stated: “Today is yet anotherreason why I love our community and sitting up here with my colleaguesand why I embrace our process.” If cyclists had truly “hijacked” the ses-sion, “ambushed” City Hall, and “booed” opponents, do you think shewould have made that statement? Danielle Salomon

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

SALMAN RUSHDIE, MEET CHARLIE HEBDO

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