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See Cell Towers page 22

See Healthcare page 21

BY AMY LYONS

See Clydesdales page 20See Arts Month page 20

BY EDWIN FOLVEN

BY AMY LYONS

See Taxi page 22

BY EDWIN FOLVEN

BY IAN LOVETT

Residents Win FightOver Cellular Towersn Zoning Administrator Rules Against Plan to PutEquipment on Apartment Building

photo by Edwin Folven

Doug Bousselot and “”Brady” the Dalmation guide the team of horses.

Clydesdales Kick-OffBCS Festivities

City Shinesa Light onthe Arts in January

Agroup of local neighborsand community activistsachieved a victory on

Tuesday, when a Los Angeles zon-ing administrator denied an applica-tion by T-Mobile to place wirelessphone telecommunications equip-ment at 8901-8903 Burton Way.The equipment would have beenplaced on top of an apartmentbuilding in a residential neighbor-hood, across the street from TempleEmanuel of Beverly Hills, a dayschool for children.

The application’s denial by zon-ing administrator Maya Zutlerechoes another win in July, whenthe Los Angeles Planning

Commission upheld an appeal byCarthay Circle residents seeking toprevent cellular phone antennasfrom being placed on top of anoffice building at 6330 San VicenteBlvd., in close proximity to CarthayCenter Elementary School.

Community activist Ari Busselsaid that until the science is clear onthe impacts of cellular phone equip-ment on children, no equipmentshould be placed in residential areasor within close proximity to aschool.

“We must err on the side of cau-tion,” Bussel said. “Children’simmune systems are not well devel-oped. We didn’t know the damagesof smoking or sun exposure many

photo by Ian Lovett

Sister Jeanette DeYoung, of the Queens Care Health & FaithPartnership, assists a client at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament.

Angels Among Us

On Tuesday, Sister JeanetteDeYoung sat at a desk inthe foyer of the Social

Services building at the Church ofthe Blessed Sacrament,Hollywood, as she has everyTuesday for almost two years.People went in and out, most ofthem homeless, passing throughthe foyer to the food pantry.Many said hello to DeYoung ontheir way in, and she beckonedone to come talk to her. “Willie,”she said. “Come here for a sec-

ond.”DeYoung whispered with him

for a moment, leaning across thefolding table as he spoke in herear. Then she picked up the phonebeside her and began to dial. “If Imake you an appointment, youpromise you’ll go, won’t you?”she said. He promised he would.

“I haven’t been to the doctor ina long time,” Willie said. He helpsout at Blessed Sacrament doingjanitorial work. “I’ve been havingproblems with my feet.”

A registered nurse (RN),

The Budweiser Clydesdalesmade an appearance at theFarmers Market on

Tuesday as part of the weeklongfestivities surrounding the Rose

Parade, Rose Bowl Game and theBCS Championship Game inPasadena. Eight of theClydsdales, which are part of atraveling team based in St. Louis,Missouri, tour the country as part

n Special Programs areFeatured at Museumsand Cultural Venues

The thriving arts communityin Los Angeles features peo-ple producing work in big,

well-known venues, and at count-less small museums, theatres andart galleries. In Hollywood, the 78-seat Fountain Theatre regularlywins awards and accolades, whilethe more than 15,000 seats at theHollywood Bowl provide peoplewith spectacular concerts by every-one from the Los AngelesPhilharmonic to The Eagles.During the month of January, LosAngeles residents have a chance todiscover the ins and outs of thelocal art world as the City of LosAngeles celebrates the secondannual L.A. Arts Month. Dozens ofvenues across Los Angeles will addlow cost and free shows and eventsto their rosters for the month.

“This is just a small taste of whatawaits Angelenos and visitors

Catch a Cab, Not H1N1

Taxi drivers and passengerscan breathe a little easier nowthat a program was launched

this week to vaccinate the city’s3,700 cab drivers against the H1N1

flu, which is also known as “SwineFlu”.

The program was a privateendeavor arranged between the ninetaxi companies licensed to operatein the City of Los Angeles. The vac-cinations have been taking place

from Tuesday through Thursdaythis week at the taxi holding lot atthe Los Angeles InternationalAirport. Michael Calin, generalmanager of Bell Cab Company,organized the effort and said it is aprecautionary measure for both thedrivers and their passengers.

“The drivers themselves are rou-tinely exposed to the public, and thepublic is in close contact with thedrivers, so it was something wewanted to do to keep everyone safe.A lot of the cab drivers also takepeople to hospitals and clinics, orpick them up, so it is for the safetyof both,” Calin said. “All cab dri-vers in Los Angeles get messagessent to them through a computersystem in the taxis, so we have beensending the message out for the lastfour or five days to let them knowthat this is available.”

Calin said the program is volun-tary, but many taxi drivers haveexpressed interest in getting vacci-nated. As of Tuesday afternoon,more than 100 drivers had receivedphoto by Amy Lyons

Nine taxi companies are participating in the flu shot program.

n Hundreds of Taxi Drivers Get Swine Flu Vaccine

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The inaugural concert of the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra, featuringcellist Maksim Velichkin, will take place on Saturday, January 9 at7:30pm at First Baptist Church of Glendale. The repertoire for theJanuary 9 concert will include “Prelude from Violin Partita No. 3 in EMajor” by J.S. Bach; “Vocalise” by Arno Babajanian; “Symphony forString Orchestra and Timpani” by Edward Mirzoyan and the world pre-miere of “Andante Dolente & Scherzo” for two cellos and string orches-tra by Andrey Rubtsov. Tickets are $15-$50, and can be purchased bycalling (323)663-3601. 209 N. Louise Street, Glendale.

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8 Crosby and Jolson Tunes

Entertainer Michael Sherman willperform “Songs of Al Jolson and

Bing Crosby” in a free concert at theFairfax Senior Center on FridayJanuary 8 at 1:00pm. Refreshmentswill be served. Call (323)654-6505.The Fairfax Senior Center, 7929Melrose Ave.

9 Renaissance Fairein Hollywood

The Egyptian Courtyard will betransformed into an Elizabethan

village with food and merchants, per-formers and craft demonstrations onSaturday, January 9, courtesy of theoriginal Renaissance Pleasure Faire.Shop for clothes from MuscovyTrading Co. on site, and get gamesand toys from another on-site vendor,Hallowed Tree. Traditional musicfrom Brigid’s Daughters, SportiveTricks, Ad Hoc Consortium, andWillie Banger will be part of the fun.This mini-faire is a sampling of whatthe Faire offers during its regular sea-son in April. The Egyptian is locatedat 6712 Hollywood Blvd. Call(323)466-3456.

iPhone Photos

An opening reception for anexhibit of photos taken on an

iPhone will take place Saturday,January 9, from 6:00-9:00pm at BobPoe Gallery, Bergamot Station.Photographer Bob Poe created a newbody of work exclusively through hisiPhone. A portion of the work is doc-umentation of his time spent inAlaska. Bergamot Station, 2525Michigan Ave., Santa Monica,Gallery G8A. Call (310)582-2278.

The Truth at Bang

An improvised monologue show,“The Truth”, will premiere on

Saturday, January 9 at Bang Studio.Each week a new cast of storytellersspeaks honestly on a randomly select-ed topic, including sex, fantasies,

ghosts and many more. Each show isspontaneous. Tickets are $14 at thedoor or $12 at www.ovationtix.com.Bang Studio, 457 N. Fairfax Ave. Call(323)653-6886.

10 Shanghai Circus

The New Shanghai Circus, featur-ing some of China’s most accom-

plished acrobats, will be at

Pepperdine University’s SmothersTheatre with two performances onSunday, January 10, at 2:00pm and5:00pm. Founded in 1951 as theShanghai Acrobatic Theatre, the NewShanghai Circus has won more gold,silver, and bronze medals in domesticand international circus competitionsto date than any other Chinese acro-batic company.Tickets, which are $35 for adults and

$20 for children, are available by call-ing (310)506-4522. PepperdineUniversity, 24255 Pacific CoastHighway, Malibu.

ShakespeareUnscripted

Impro Theatre and CombinedArtform will present “Shakespeare

Unscripted” at Theatre Asylum begin-ning January 10 at 8:00pm. Using afew suggestions from the audience tokick off the show, Impro Theatreattempts to create a completely origi-nal Shakespearean story everynight. Poetry, comedy and new twistson familiar characters take centerstage. Theatre Asylum, 6320 SantaMonica Blvd. Tickets are $20. Call(323)401-9793.

Beethoven atLACMA

On Sunday, January 10, pianistInna Faliks will perform

“Beethoven: Eroica Variations, andSchumann: Fantasie, Opus 17” as partof the Los Angeles County Museum’s(LACMA) Sundays Live program.The series offers free chamber musicconcerts at the museum on Sundays at6:00pm. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Call(323)857-6234.

Dr. King Honored atForest Lawn

Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills willpresent its 8th annual Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr. celebration onSunday, January 10 at 5:00pm.Program Highlights include KNBC-4’s news anchor Chris Schauble asMaster of Ceremonies, a performanceof spiritual songs by Bradley Bakerand a performance by The SoutheastSymphony Orchestra. Complimentarysouvenirs and refreshments will beprovided for all attendees. Admission

is free. The event will be held at theHall of Liberty, 6300 Forest Lawn Dr.Call (800)204-3131.

13 Awake and Sing!

Aportrait of a Jewish family inDepression-era New York,

“Awake and Sing!”, will be per-formed on Wednesday, January 13 fora radio spot on L.A. Theatre Works’“The Play’s The Thing”. MarkRuffalo, Ben Gazzara, JonathanHadary and Peter Kybart, stars of the2006 Tony Award-winning Broadwayrevival, reprise their roles for L.A.Theatre Works. Also in the L.A.Theatre Works cast is JaneKaczmarek. All performances arerecorded to air on the radio. SkirballCultural Center, 2701 N. SepulvedaBlvd. Call (310) 827-0889. Ticketsare $20 to $48.

14 New WorksFestival

Theatre West will kick off its “NewYear New Works Festival”, a

series of five rehearsed readings ofnew plays, on Thursday, January 14 at8:00pm. The first play, “GrandmaGood”, Written by Arden TeresaLewis, follows a troubled young boywho is befriended by a reclusiveelderly widow who wants to save himfrom his dysfunctional parents. Thefestival ends on Sunday, January 17;call for full schedule. Tickets are free.Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd.Call (323)851-7977.

Sacred Fools Does Brecht

Sacred Fools Theatre will open aproduction of a new translation of

Bertolt Brecht’s “Baal” on Thursday,January 14 at 8:00pm. Meet thedrunken poet, Baal, a genius and mad-man whose antics can hardly be mea-sured. Sacred Fools has joined forceswith award-winning director BenRock to create this production. SacredFools Theater, 660 N. Heliotrope Ave.Tickets are $20. Call (310)281-8337.

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n A Commission toMarket the City forFilming is Considered

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Film crews set up outside the Dennyʼs Restaurant on Sunset Boulevardon Wednesday, but filming has been on the decline in the city over all.

Hollywood is constantly market-ing itself to Los Angeles, with

movie billboards and posters pep-pering the city’s roadways, and tele-vision ads courting viewers athome. But now, the City of LosAngeles is trying to market itself toHollywood.

On Tuesday, the Los AngelesCity Council took a step towardscreating a commission designedspecifically to market the city tomovie studios as a location for filmproduction.

“I’m very supportive of a filmcommission for L.A.,” said CityCouncil President Eric Garcetti,13th District. “You travel toSundance and to Cannes [film festi-vals], you see heads of state andgovernors marketing their areas, butno one from L.A. or California. Wewant to bring people back to whereit all started, and we can’t just reston our name and expect them tocome film here.”

Though Los Angeles has beensynonymous with the movie indus-try for a century, feature film pro-duction has been leaving the city formore than a decade now. In 2003,66 percent of studio feature filmswere shot in California, whereas in2008, it was only 34 percent, withmuch of that loss coming in LosAngeles. Between 1996, whenfilming in Los Angeles peaked, and2008, productions days for featurefilms in Los Angeles County fell by49 percent. Last year’s numberswere even worse, with production

in the first three fiscal quartersfalling 37 percent from 2008. Datafor the fourth quarter of 2009 arenot yet available.

Currently, FilmL.A., a non-prof-it organization, coordinates permit-ting and neighborhood logistics forfilm production in Los AngelesCounty, but does not work to mar-ket Los Angeles to the industry as aproduction location. Pamm Fair,board chair of FilmL.A., spoke atTuesday’s city council meeting.

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In regards to the article titled“Rehab Riles Residents in

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Sure, the rehabilitation centeris located in a residential neigh-borhood, but where else could itbe located? We live in a citywhere there are no places left thataren’t residential, and the onlyalternative would be some indus-trial neighborhood somewhere.These people need this treatment,and wherever they go to get it,they are going to have the temp-tation to drink. They don’t need

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Suspect Arrested in Murderof Fountain Theatre Director

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Ben Bradley had been with theFountain Theatre since 1992,and was well liked amongstboth the staff and audiences.

n Victim was foundStabbed to Death inHis Apartment

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Hampshire Ave. on January 2after he did not show up for arehearsal at the theatre. Theynotified police and paramedics,who pronounced Bradley dead at

A25-year-old suspect wascharged with murder on

Wednesday for allegedly killing awell-known director who hadworked at the Fountain Theatre inHollywood for the past 17 years.

Investigators said the suspect,Jose Fructoso, confessed to stab-bing 59-year-old Bennett “Ben”Bradley in his apartment onJanuary 1. Det. John Skaggs,with the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment’s Olympic Division,said the suspect and the victimhad been romantically involvedfor the past nine years, and thatthe motive for the murderappears to be a domestic dispute.

Bradley was found by col-leagues inside his apartment inthe 100 block of S. New

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Whether you love him tender orsee him as the bad boy of

“Jailhouse Rock”, there’s no deny-ing that Elvis was a one-of-a-kindsuperstar. The music man fromTupelo, Mississippi with the slysnarl and infamous gyrations wouldhave been 75 years old on January8, and Los Angeles is hosting a fewElvis commemorative celebrationsfit for rock royalty.

At the Grammy Museum, a photoexhibition titled “Elvis at 21:Photographs by AlfredWertheimer” will open on Friday,showing rare shots of a young ElvisPresley before he became a pom-padoured, untouchable icon. Theexhibit is a new Smithsonian travel-ing show, and the GrammyMuseum’s showing will mark itsdebut.

In 1956, Wertheimer, a photo-journalist, was hired by RCA Victorto shoot promotional images of therecently signed 21-year-old ElvisPresley. Wertheimer subsequentlyfollowed Elvis for a short while, astint that produced nearly 60images of the young man in his pre-King of Rock-n-Roll days.

Bob Santelli, executive directorof the Grammy Museum, said theexhibit is a coup for the museumand a rare opportunity to glimpse anicon just before his rise to fame.

“Many young people think ofElvis as a white-jump suited croon-er rather than a young kid fromMississippi belting out rock ‘nroll,” Santelli said. “He broke wideopen in 1956 at just 21 years old,and these photos show a time whenhe was still just Elvis Presley…hewent from being a regional, south-ern star to an international sensationand this is the last set of photosbefore that transformation.”

The photos are undeniably inti-mate and depict an innocence rarelyattributed to Elvis. Taken inRichmond, Virginia; Memphis,Tennessee and New York City, theblack and white images depict Elvisin close contact with fans and in pri-vate moments. In “Going Home,”


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A photo of Elvis Presley in 1956 titled “Going Home” is in the new exhib-it titled ”Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer”.

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Elvis is pictured on the SouthernRailroad, traveling fromChattanooga to Memphis – no lim-ousines or private jets for this risingstar. Another photo shows Elvisreading fan mail in New York Cityin March, 1956, the caption indicat-ing he read all of the “dozens” ofletters personally.

Santelli is also excited about afan letter in the exhibit, a piecefrom a private collector. In addi-tion, the Grammy Museum has twoElvis guitars, artifacts fromGraceland, and rare Elvis concertfootage.

“We are even oranizing a trip toMississippi and Nashville, with

stops at Sun Studios andGraceland,” Santelli said.

More details on the trip, which isopen to museum members first andthen the general public, dependingon space, will be listed on theGrammy Museum’s website begin-ning January 8.

“We’re going in March andwe’re calling it ‘In the Footsteps ofElvis,’” Santelli said.

In Hollywood, the AmericanCinematheque at the EgyptianTheatre will celebrate the King’sbirthday on Sunday, January 10 at5:30pm. Food vendors will be onsite, selling banana peanut butter

LAUSD Board Moves Quickly toQualify for Race to Top FundsThe Los Angeles Board of

Education approved a memo-randum of understanding (MOU)on Tuesday that spells out how theLos Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict (LAUSD) would collabo-rate with the state to win competi-tive federal dollars under the Raceto the Top initiative.

The move came on the sameday that members of the StateAssembly approved measures thatare intended to make theCalifornia eligible for Race to theTop funds.

Of the $4.35 billion in Race tothe Top funds available forschools throughout the UnitedStates, California could receive asmuch as $700 million in 2010.The money would be dividedamong school districts that havesubmitted the required MOUs.While there is no way to currentlydetermine the amount each districtwould receive, LAUSD officialshave said the funding would besignificant because the districteducates roughly 10 percent ofstudents who attend publicschools throughout California,which includes a disproportionatenumber of disadvantaged studentswho attend underperformingschools, a target for Race to the

Top funding.The LAUSD was required to

submit an MOU that commits topartnering with the state to build anew system that is more collabo-rative and focused on students. Some of the educational reformsinclude refining the current stan-dards and assessment system;enhancing local data systems andcoordinating those systems withstate data systems; providing newsupport for teachers and principalsaimed at improving effectivenessbased on performance; and turn-ing around the lowest-achievingschools.

At the state level, the Assemblymeasures allow low-performingschools to be closed, and will giveparents more discretion in movingtheir children to a new school ifthey are dissatisfied. The mea-sures would also allow local dis-tricts to change regular schoolsinto charter schools, and fireteachers and administrators whoare determined to be ineffective.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hadsignaled that he would sign thebills. Statewide education reformplans must be submitted to thefederal government by January 19for states to be eligible for Race tothe Top funding.

The Los Angeles City Councilapproved $6 million in funding

on Wednesday for theHollywood/Wilshire YMCA’s newproject, which will be located at thecorner of Oxford Avenue and 3rdStreet.

The funding will come from thecity’s Community RedevelopmentDepartment (CRA/LA), and will beused for the general construction ofthe facility.

The project, known as theMunger Family YMCA, willinclude a two-story, 29,000-square-foot main building, and an adjacentthree-story parking structure withnearly 160 spaces. The project willbe a LEED-certified facility, and

will include an aquatic center, fit-ness center, basketball court andoutdoor running track. Also includ-ed will be a community room, chil-dren’s and teen activity rooms, andstaff offices. As part of the condi-tions for obtaining city funding, theYMCA will be required to provide150 new membership subsidies peryear for the next 20 years to low-income families who cannot pay theregular or reduced membershiprates.

The entire project is expected tocost $21 million, and the YMCA iscurrently raising the additionalfunding through private sources.YMCA officials hope to begin con-struction on the project in late 2010.

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A surface parking lot in Hollywood will be the site of the new Vine StreetGarage. The parking structure will be located just north of the MontalbanTheater, and across the street from the W Hotel and Residences.

Construction has begun on a newparking garage on Vine Street

that is designed to alleviate some ofthe parking problems in theHollywood Entertainment District.

The Vine Street Garage will belocated at 1627 N. Vine Street,adjacent to the Ricardo MontalbanTheatre. The garage will includefive levels of parking with 457spaces, as well as ground floorretail space. The project is beingdeveloped by the City of LosAngeles, and will replace a surfaceparking lot currently at the site.

Kelli Bernard, the director ofplanning and economic develop-ment for Los Angeles City CouncilPresident Eric Garcetti’s Office,said the project has been in theworks for several years. The park-ing structure, which is locatedacross the street from the new WHotel and Residences complex,will cost approximately $16.5 mil-lion. Bernard said the funding hasalready been budgeted and willcome from the Special ParkingRevenue Fund, which is generatedfrom parking meters and fees atparking lots within the 13thCouncil District.

“It has taken a number of years tosecure the funding,” Bernard said.“Initially we thought it would cost$21 million, but when the bids wentout last year, we were glad to findthat the construction bids came inunder that amount.”

Bernard said no tenants havebeen secured yet for the 2,600-square-foot ground-floor retailspace. Plans call for the parkingstructure to include an automated,self-cleaning public restroom.Construction of the garage willtake approximately 18 months tocomplete.

Garcetti said the new parkingstructure will be a welcome addi-

tion to the HollywoodEntertainment District.

“The revitalization of Holly-

wood has made it a popular desti-nation for diners, movie goers,shoppers, tourists, and more, and

many of those visitors need a placeto park,” Garcetti added.“Hollywood has great access topublic transit and we’ve evenexpanded bicycle parking. Thenew Vine Street Garage willaddress the neighborhood’s needfor greater access to public parkingfor those who visit Hollywood bycar.”

Kerry Morrison, executive direc-tor of the Hollywood Entertain-ment District and the HollywoodBusiness Improvement District(BID) added that the structure issorely needed in that portion ofHollywood.

“The community has beeneagerly awaiting this project forfive years,” Morrison said. “We arevery delighted that they have bro-ken ground, and when it’s done, weshould see a significant alleviationof the parking problems in that sideof the BID.”

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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa encouraged residents to participate in theupcoming 2010 Census at an event on Monday designed to raiseawareness about the count.

City is Counting on Residentsto Participate in Census Los Angeles Mayor Antonio

Villaraigosa joined CityController Wendy Greuel, CityCouncilmember José Huizar, 14thDistrict, and several communityleaders on Monday to encourageresidents to participate in the 2010Census, and welcome the LosAngeles stop of the CensusBureau’s “Portrait of AmericaRoad Tour”.

The Complete CountCommittees are community-basedorganizations that have createdpartnerships between governmentagencies, neighborhood councils,faith-based organizations, laborunions, and businesses to promoteparticipation in the census.

“It is critical that each and everyAngeleno is counted in theupcoming census,” Greuel said.“Los Angeles lost $200 millionbecause of being undercounted inthe 2000 census, which translatesto money for books in our schools,police officers on our streets andaffordable housing that should bebuilt.”

Jamey Christy, director of theU.S. Census Bureau Los AngelesRegional Office, also attended theevent, and was joined by ThomasA. Saenz, president and generalcounsel of the Mexican AmericanLegal Defense and EducationalFund (MALDEF); and ArturoVargas, executive director of theNational Association of LatinoElected and Appointed Officials(NALEO).

The 2010 Census Portrait ofAmerica Road Tour is part of thelargest civic outreach and aware-ness campaign in U.S. history,stopping at more than 800 eventsnationwide. From local paradesand festivals to major sportingevents like the Super Bowl and theNCAA Final Four games, theRoad Tour will encourageAmerica’s growing and increas-ingly diverse population to com-plete and mail back the 10-ques-tion census forms when theyarrive between March 15-17.

For information, visitwww.lacounts2010.org.

City Attorney toUndergo Surgeryfor Gallstones

Alittle over a month after beinghospitalized for what was

described as excruciating abdomi-nal pain, City Attorney CarmenTrutanich has been diagnosed withgallstone pancreatitis.

John Franklin, a spokesman forTrutanich, said the city attorney willlikely have his gall bladderremoved, and physicians at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are in theprocess of scheduling a date whenthe surgery will take place. Franklinsaid Trutanich experienced theabdominal pain the day afterThanksgiving and was admitted tothe Providence Little Company ofMary on November 28. Trutanichwas released on December 3, butthe diagnosis was inconclusive. Hewas later referred to Cedars-Sinaifor additional testing.

“When he went to Cedars-Sinai,they did a more thorough inspectionand found two gallstones,” Franklinsaid. “The stones were so minutethat they weren’t originally able tosee them. He’ll have to have to have

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ʻUp in the Air ̓Soars AboveAll Its Oscar CompetitionFinding the right job can be a

lifelong pursuit. But what hap-pens when that job gets takenaway from you? Even worse,what if someone you don’t knowis the person on the other end ofthe table telling you to leave thisplace in which you’ve invested somuch time? The filmic version ofWalter Kirn’s novel “Up in theAir” provides a bittersweet depic-tion of this problem, which hasfaced many in the past few years.Featuring a rich screenplay andsure-handed direction by JasonReitman, and a star turn byGeorge Clooney, the film is atragi-comedy that moves fromlikable to distasteful and backagain.

If you ever meet Ryan Bingham(Clooney) it means you’re aboutto get laid off. He travels thecountry and has the awkward con-

versation that corporations don’twant to, giving people bad newsand a pamphlet to help them finda better future. During his travels,Bingham occasionally speaks atconferences, providing existentialinsights for people who want to beas successful as he is. But what hedoesn’t reveal is the fact that hissuccess comes coupled with lone-liness. But things change for thebest downsizer in the businesswhen he meets his female doppel-ganger, Alex (Vera Farmiga),

who’s just as a big a fan of theopen sky but lacking in mileslogged. Screwing up his type Aroutine further, Bingham’s com-pany decides to downsize. Thus,the corporate lone ranger loses hiswings when Cornell grad Natalie(Anna Kendrick) develops a planto do layoffs via video chat.Bingham’s goal of reaching 10million frequent flyer miles issuddenly cut short by a change in

policy that will force him to stayin one place for too long. His onlyhope lies in one final trip aroundthe country, showing Natalie theropes. Through this unlikely bondand the growing relationship withAlex, Bingham must learn to nav-igate his life choices and relation-ships with the same sense of easethat gets him from airport to air-port.

“Up in the Air” rings true asAmericans suffer through anunstable economy. Documentary-style close-ups of employee reac-tions to job losses are heartbreak-ingly honest. The most comicmoment comes at the hands of

Bingham’s boss (Jason Batemen),whose smarmy reactions to joblosses must be seen to bebelieved.

Clooney creates one of his mostdynamic roles to date here, a com-plex character study only rivaledin “Michael Clayton”. Binghamappears happy, but beneath theattractive exterior is an isolatedfigure who discovers his desirefor more than the life of mobility.His outer confidence becomes athin disguise as the story unfolds,and a tragic figure emerges. Thisisn’t the Clooney of the “Ocean’s”films. His performance becomes abrave self-reflective act – it’s hardto ignore the similarities betweenRyan Bingham and Hollywood’smost eligible bachelor.

Reitman’s third feature filmshowcases his most mature work

to date. “Thank You for Smoking”provided a sharp wit but disjointedpacing and “Juno” understoodcharacter while digressing intopretension. With minimal conde-scending dialogue and patronizingvoiceovers (there are voiceoversbut they aren’t useless like in“Juno”), “Up in the Air” reveals adirector who’s grown up. Eventsunfold in unpredictable ways,through laughter, frustration,anger, and awkwardness.

“Up in the Air” is a worthyOscar contender with the actingand story juice to take Clooney toa win. Many won’t appreciate thisfilm for its narrative restraint,avoiding easy answers and pre-dictable blocking, but for thosewilling to look closer, the payoff isa rich joy that just might help yousee life anew.

“Up in the Air”is a worthy

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George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham in the dramatic comedy “Up inthe Air.”

Veteran actor SamWaterston will be hon-

ored with the 2,397th star onthe Hollywood Walk of Fametoday, Thursday, January 7 at11:30am. Waterston’s starwill be the first of 2010 —the 50th Anniversary year ofthe Walk of Fame — andWaterston’s star will have the50th Anniversary seal placedbelow his star.

Waterston’s portrayal ofcharismatic and tough districtattorney Jack McCoy, in“Law & Order” has earnedhim three Emmy nominationsfor outstanding actor in adrama series, the 1999 ScreenActors Guild Award, a ScreenActors Guild nomination in1998, and a Golden Globenomination in 1995. “Law &Order” is now in its 20th sea-son on NBC.

Waterston also received aBest Actor Oscar nominationfor his role in “The KillingFields”, three Emmy nomina-tions and a Golden GlobeAward for “I’ll Fly Away”

and Golden Globe nomina-tions for Best SupportingActor and Most PromisingNewcomer for the role of“Nick Carraway” in “TheGreat Gatsby”.

He was awarded an Emmyas host of the 10-part NBCinformational series “LostCivilizations”.

Waterston’s screen creditsalso include Woody Allen’s“Interiors”, “Hannah and HerSisters” and “Crimes andMisdemeanors”, as well asJohn Waters’ “Serial Mom”,“Hopscotch” and “Heaven’sGate;. He also appeared inTennessee Williams’ “TheGlass Menagerie” withKatharine Hepburn, MichaelMoriarty, and Joanna Miles;and “Eagles Wing”, withMartin Sheen and HarveyKeitel. Waterston’s star willbe located at 7040 HollywoodBlvd., next to star of “Law &Order” creator and executiveproducer, Dick Wolf.

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Whew! It’s been one of thoseweekends….make that two

of those weekends when there was-n’t enough time to take care of allthe things that needed to be donebecause of all the things we weren’tdoing because it was, after all,Christmas and New Years Eve,when lazing around, eating toomuch and accomplishing nothingof any value are absolutely derigueur. Additionally, there wasvery little playing in our theatreswhile our actors and directors andproducers were joining us in allthose popular pastimes, and whatwas still on the boards was some-thing we’d already seen, or alreadyreviewed.

All of the above explains why

I’m writing about a movie thisweek, not a play. I don’t think I’mstepping on my colleague’s (TimPosada) territory, because it’s high-ly unlikely he’ll be reviewing “TheLoss of a Teardrop Diamond”, abasically unscintillating moviebased on the only screenplayTennessee Williams ever perpetrat-ed. Not to be unkind, but as ascreenwriter, Mr. Williams - whoseworks I adore, and who was justifi-ably lauded as a genius and a bril-liant playwright - doesn’t measureup.

“Teardrop Diamond”, albeitstudded with some brilliantly tal-ented ladies and a fair amount ofstar power, is much closer to being

a stage play than an absorbingmovie. There’ve been several suc-cessful movies made fromWilliams’ plays, but the screen ver-sions were adapted for film byother screenwriters. The screenplayin question is so involved with itsvery recognizable characters that itforgets to tell an engrossing story.All the earmarks of a Williams’play are in place, but none of theangst and agony, none of the ironyor insight, none of the searing,always heartbreaking passion. Thetale of a lost earring is almost anadd-on, needed only to provide areason for these people to be in thisplace, behaving like Williams’characters in a steamy Southernmelodrama that singes as it chills.

Bryce Dallas Howard (daughterof Ron Howard) plays FisherWillow, the ever-feverishWilliams’ centerpiece, the beautifulshark woman with tentacles insteadof fingernails. She’s lovely andshe’s lonely; she’s also lost withouta worshipful following and a suf-fering man under her dance pumps.On orders from her domineeringAunt Cordelia (an almost unrecog-nizable Ann-Margaret), she single-handedly re-styles the studlyJimmy (Chris Evans), a poor boywith promise, into an enviablysmooth partner for the party of theyear, where she’s envied and hatedby the less lucky lasses of the tight-knit society, especially, maybe, forthe fabulously expensive TeardropDiamond Earrings – actually AuntCordelia’s – a lost one of which

gives the movie its title. And that, basically, is that.

Except for the requisite trimmingsof a couple of odd characters takendirectly from several of Williams’plays – a mad mother and a drunkfather for Jimmy, a drug-addictedaunt for Fisher – a name like Fisherfor the heroine, and lots of silly gig-gling social butterflies oozing jeal-ousy for the outrageous SouthernBelle. Director Jodie Markell hasnot much to work with in the wayof a screenplay here, despite thestill luminous name of its authorwho, if this final product is a truerendering of its source, stole a pun-ishable, and sadly elongatedamount from the moving, emotion-ally searing, brilliant plays of oneof our greatest playwrights.

My sincere apologies forrunning my Maddy

Awards for Actors and Behindthe Scene Artists (Beverly Presson December 24 and December31) and inadvertently leavingout those originators of the playsthat inspired so many terrificperformances and so much the-atre magic: the men and womenwho faced those blank pagesand used them to create mar-velous art – THE WRITERS!!(of new, or almost new plays).Here they are:

Jason Robert Brown, “TheLast Five Years”, East/WestPlayers

Lydia R. Diamond, “StickFly”, The Matrix Theatre

Henry Jaglom, “Just 45Minutes from Broadway”,Edgemar Center for the Arts

Colin Mitchell, “Breaking andEntering”, Theatre 40

Henry Murray, “Treefall”,Rogue Machine

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A Playwrightʼs Sole Screenplay

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Chris Evans and Bryce Dallas Howard give powerful performances in“The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond.”

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Bryce Dalls Howard stars in “The Los of a Teardrop Diamond.”

Mad Gives Kudos to Best Playwrights of 2009

Justin Tanner, “VoiceLessons”, the Zephyr Theatre

Brian Christopher Williams,“Anita Bryant Died For YourSins”, El Centro Theatre

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Terrell Tilford, Chris Butler, Michole Briana White, Avery Clyde, JohnWesley and Tinashe Kijese all put in wonderful performances in“Stick Fly”. Playwright Lydia R. Diamond deserves high praise forher touching text.

Director JodieMarkell has notmuch to work

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Flowers were placed Wednesday on the Walk of Fame star of pro-ducer David Gerber, who died on January 2 of heart failure at theage of 86. Gerber was an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winningproducer who was known for programs such as the 1970s televi-sion series, “Police Story”. The program was based on the LosAngeles Police Department and inspired the spinoffs “PoliceWoman”, “The Return of Joe Forrester” and “David Cassidy-ManUndercover”. Gerber also produced the show “Thatʼs My Mama”,one of the first prime-time shows to have all African American cast,as well as the television version of “In the Heat of the Night”. Theflowers were placed on the star on behalf of the Hollywood HistoricTrust. Gerberʼs star is located at 1637 Vine St.

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The City of Los AngelesDepartment of Recreation and

Parks is holding a reenactment ofthe signing of the Articles ofCapitulation at Campo deCahuenga on Sunday, January 10at 1:00pm.

The free event will commemo-rate the 163rd anniversary of theTreaty of Cahuenga between Lt.Col. John C. Fremont and Gen.Andres Pico, which was agreed toin 1847 and brought about the endof hostilities between Mexico andthe United States. The treaty is alsocredited with creating an avenuefor California and other southweststates to join the Union.

Activities will include a how-itzer cannon firing, fiesta dancers,the reenactment using authenticuniforms, dedication of a memori-al wreath, a “12 flags overCalifornia” presentation, children’sactivities, and more. Guests canalso tour an ongoing archeologicaldig at the site, and learn aboutimprovements being made to theadobe and how plans for nearbydevelopment will affect the facility.The event is co-sponsored by the

Department of Recreation andParks and the Campo de CahuengaHistorical Memorial Association.

Campo de Cahuenga’s facade isa replica of the adobe that stood onthe site at the time of the signing,and contains copies of documentsrelating to the treaty. The National

Register of Historic Places also hasplaques and monuments relating tohistoric figures on the grounds ofCampo de Cahuenga, located at3919 Lankershim Blvd.

For information, call (818)762-3998, or visit www.campodec-ahuenga.com.

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Historic Moment Recalled at Campo de Cahuenga

The Los Angeles Area Chamberof Commerce recently

announced that Carlos J.Valderrama, the chamber’s seniorvice president of global initiatives,has been appointed to the

Intergovernmental Policy AdvisoryCommittee (IGPAC) on Trade tothe Office of the United StatesTrade Representative (USTR).Valderrama will join the 28-mem-ber committee that provides policyadvice to the USTR.

“Valderrama’s participation inIGPAC will help ensure thatSouthern California’s voice onimportant trade issues is heard byfederal trade negotiators,” chamberpresident and CEO Gary Toebben

said. “His appointment is both tes-tament to his deep expertise ontrade and the significance of ourregion on matters of U.S. and glob-al trade.”

Created by the Federal Trade Actof 1974, IGPAC is part of a com-mittee system that helps to ensurethat U.S. trade policy and tradenegotiating objectives adequatelyreflect U.S. public and private sec-tor interests. The IGPAC commit-tee draws on the knowledge of itsmembers to advise, consult withand make recommendations to theUSTR and relevant cabinet or sub-cabinet members concerning mat-ters of trade.

“I am pleased and honored toserve on the intergovernmentalPolicy Advisory Committee,”Valderrama said. “I look forward toworking with my fellow commis-sioners to help expand trade oppor-tunities for U.S. businesses andgrow our economy.”

The L.A. Area Chamber is aleading advocate for global trade inthe Southern California region.Visit www.lachamber.com.

L.A. Chamber Executive EarnsSpot on U.S. Advisory Committee

“I look forward toworking with

my fellow commissioners.”

--Carlos J. Valderrama

The Los Angeles County Boardof Supervisors recently unani-

mously adopted the first-ever con-sensus, strategic plan for economicdevelopment for Los AngelesCounty. The comprehensive, strate-gic plan was designed to identifyand build consensus around a set ofeconomic development priorities tostrengthen the economy, improvethe environment and invigoratecommunities.

Public input was critical to theplan’s development. Over the pastyear, the Los Angeles CountyEconomic DevelopmentCorporation (LAEDC) solicitedinput from more than 1,000 stake-holders in more than two dozenpublic forums that brought together

leaders from the public, private,business, government, labor, edu-cation, environmental, and commu-nities-based organizations.

The strategic plan identifies fivecore goals critical to ensuring L.A.County’s continued growth andeconomic success, They includepreparing an educated workforce;creating a business-friendly envi-ronment; enhancing quality of life;implementing smart land use; andcreating a 21st century infrastruc-ture.

“Ultimately, the implementationand delivery on the 12 objectivesand 52 strategies supporting thesecore goals is what will make thisplan dynamic, purposeful and rele-vant,” said LAEDC president and

CEO Bill Allen. “This plan willguide job and business retention,expansion and attraction efforts inLos Angeles County, a nation-sizedeconomy larger than Taiwan orHong Kong.”

The next steps will be to identifyindividuals – many of whom willbe drawn from participants in thepublic forums – to guide the imple-mentation of the plan, which willbegin in January.

The LAEDC is the region’s pre-mier business leadership organiza-tion whose mission is to attract,retain, and grow businesses andjobs for the regions of Los AngelesCounty.

For information, visitwww.laedc.org.

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Los Angeles City CouncilmanTom LaBonge, 4th District,

led dozens of participants on a“Blue Moon Hike” on December31 to the top of MountHollywood in Griffith Park.LaBonge (center) was joined byEdwin C. Krupp (left), the direc-tor of the Griffith Observatory,and Nick Ut (right), the PulitzerPrize-winning photographer who

took the famous 1972 picture ofPhan Thi Kim Phúc, a nine-year-oldgirl who was shown running to fleea South Vietnamese napalm attack.LaBonge routinely leads hikes inGriffith Park, and held the specialhike on New Year’s Eve to view the“Blue Moon”, the second full moonin the month of December. A “BlueMoon” will not appear again onDecember 31 until 2028.

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LaBonge Leads Blue Moon HikeBureau ofSanitation SaysStop PuttingʻSharps ̓in TrashThe City of Los Angeles’ Bureau

of Sanitation is reminding resi-dents that state law makes it illegalto dispose of home-generated“sharps” in the regular trash.

Sharps include items such asneedles (hypodermic, suture),syringes, lancets, endo files, pre-filled pens and other items. Theyshould not be disposed of in theregular trash or flushed down a toi-let. Instead, all sharps should bebrought to a S.A.F.E. CollectionCenter or Mobile Collection Eventfor proper disposal.

“We are reaching out to all doc-tors’ offices, medical establish-ments, pharmacies, retail store dis-tributors of sharps, veterinaryoffices, hospitals, health and dia-betes clinics and drug counselors toform partnerships to assist in thesafe collection of sharps from resi-dents and to create an infrastructureto make it convenient for residentsto safely dispose of their sharps,”said Enrique Zaldivar, director ofthe Bureau of Sanitation.

The improper disposal of sharpsposes a serious risk of injury andeven infection to unsuspecting san-itation workers, family membersand animals, workers, and peoplein public areas. Improper discard-ed needles can also transmitnumerous blood-borne pathogenssuch as HIV and Hepatitis B and C.

“Discarding sharps directly intothe environment and through theregular trash can bring the materialfull circle right back into ourhomes,” Zaldivar added. “Oncediscarded in the regular trash, cont-amination can find its way intolandfills where it can leach throughthe soil into underground springsand waterways or groundwater.Groundwater is a source of ourdrinking water.”

For additional information onhazardous waste disposal, call(800)98-TOXIC, or visit theBureau of Sanitation’s website atwww.lacity.org/san.

The City of West Hollywood isholding an installment of its

“Women’s Mastermind Group” onTuesday, January 12 at 6:30pm.

The group is geared towardswomen who are looking to connectand network with other women inthe community. The interactivemeetings follow the mastermindgroup concept, in which a groupuses the power of collective brain-storming to develop goals, come upwith creative solutions, and createways to implement the solutions.

Women who own or operate asmall business or are on a careertrack at work are encouraged toattend. The West HollywoodWomen’s Mastermind Group willbe meeting monthly at PlummerPark, Community Center, 7377Santa Monica Blvd.

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Wine and DineWeekend in HalfMoon Bay

Beginning January 15, the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay will

debut a weekend-long “Fire andWine Experience” with three daysof festivities, wine-making classes,and dining experiences highlight-ing the local wines and culinaryaspects of coastal Half Moon Bayand the Santa Cruz Mountains. Theweekend will include complimen-tary admission to event classes andworkshops. On Friday eveningthere is a tasting menu featuring theaward winning wines of Silver Oakpresented at Navio restaurant. Atthe same time, a Silver Oak privatereserve dinner will be held in theoceanfront resort’s “FireplaceRoom”, offering an exclusive din-ing experience with Chef XavierSalomon and a representative fromSilver Oak Cellars. Also on Friday,beginning at 6:00pm and continu-ing through the evening, an out-door hot chocolate bar and s’moreswill be offered at the resort’s firepits. On Saturday, January 16,workshops and classes will featurean introduction to making yourown wine, wine blending, ands’mores. Saturday dining high-lights will include a festive “Flightsof Champagne” lunch and a “BlackTruffle Wine Pairing Dinner” atNavio. On Sunday, the event willend with a gala brunch featuringwine from Santa Cruz Mountainwineries such as Thomas FogartyWinery, Big Basin Vineyards,Burrell School Vineyards &Winery, and Stage Left Cellars.Culinary and tasting events arepriced from $110 - $265 per person– call (650) 712-7040. For roomreservations, call (800) 241-3333or visit www.ritzcarlton.com.

Take Your Pet onVacation

Embassy Suites MandalayBeach Hotel and Resort in

Oxnard has converted into a petfriendly hotel. Guests pay a one-time pet fee of $75 or $25 per nightwhen traveling with their cats ordogs. The weight limit for pets is50 pounds and guests are asked toabide by a few restrictions in orderto ensure a comfortable stay forthemselves and other visitors. Petowners who want to give theirfurry friends some exercise whileon vacation can take them to theCity of Oxnard’s newly openeddog park at College Park. The parkprovides wide-open spaces in addi-tion to a coin-operated doggie washstation. For more information, call(805) 984-2500 or visit www.man-dalaybeach.embassysuites.com.2101 Mandalay Beach Rd.,Oxnard.

Boxwood AddsCasual Flair toRamsayʼs London

After his west coast debut withthe Michelin-starred Gordon

Ramsay at The London West

Hollywood, Ramsay has trans-formed the front dining area of theacclaimed restaurant intoBoxwood Café by GordonRamsay, a more relaxed, everydayeatery that resonates with the casu-al dining scene. The venue, openedin November, captures the stylishspirit of Gordon Ramsay’s first andonly other Boxwood Café, openedin 2003 at the Berkeley hotel inKnightsbridge, London. At TheLondon West Hollywood,Boxwood Café offers an approach-able menu highlighting fresh,local, seasonal ingredients, withboth conjoined restaurants led byExecutive Chef Andy Cook.

Boxwood Café offers breakfastand all-day dining, as well as after-noon tea and weekend brunch. Thecafé is open Monday throughFriday, 6:3am -10:30pm, Saturdayand Sunday, 7:00am- 10:30pm.Call (310) 358-7788. The LondonWest Hollywood hotel, 1020 N.San Vicente Blvd.

Krupp BrothersWine Dinner atZucca Ristorante

On January 28, enjoy a festiveevening of good wine, food

and conversation at ZuccaRistorante. Savor wines fromKrupp Brothers Vineyard in NapaValley paired with a six-coursetasting menu at this Patina Groupclassic restaurant. The menuincludes heirloom tomatobruschetta paired with prosecco,Hudson Valley foie gras, briocheFrench toast with orange marsannereduction, sweet potato gnocchi,wild mushroom ragoût and more.Don’t miss this trip to Napa Valleyhappening in the heart of down-town Los Angeles.

The cost is $80, excluding taxand gratuity. 801 South FigueroaSt. Call (213)614-7800.

Jazz Brunch

January’s lineup for the K-JazzSunday Brunch promises enter-

taining mid-day dining. Held at theRenaissance Hollywood Hotel &Spa, the brunch happens everySunday from 11:00am – 2:00pm.On January 10, join the BandaBrothers as they cover jazz classicsand bring some original material tothe brunch table. On Sunday,January 17, Louisiana native JohnBeasley, who has toured with MilesDavis, will add some snap to youreggs Benedict. Jazz Brunch is$34.95 for adults, $16.95 for chil-dren under 12. For a full scheduleand more details, call (323)856-1200. Renaissance HollywoodHotel & Spa, 1755 N. HighlandAve.

Music and HappyHour at Falcon

Wednesday night is the righttime for music and cheap eats

at Falcon. Local talent doesacoustic sets in the comfortable liv-ing room from 9:00pm-close. Youcan listen while you eat dinner,served from 7:00pm-11:00pm, oropt for happy hour goodies from7:00pm – 9:00pm. There’s halfprice pizza all night, and the low-priced drink list includes $2 domes-tic beers, $3 imported beer, $4house wine and $7 specialty cock-tails. Call (323)850-5350. Falcon,7213 Sunset Blvd.

New GourmetLunch Spot HitsDowntown

Mixt Greens, an award-winningrestaurant concept founded in

San Francisco in 2005, will open alocation at 2 California Plaza onJanuary 14. The new Mixt Greens iscentrally located in the heart of LosAngeles’ business district and cul-tural center, adjacent to DisneyHall, the Los Angeles Music Centerand MOCA. Mixt Greens adds anew twist to quick-service luncheonfare. Chefs prepare salads and sand-wiches individually in front of eachguest, using the freshest, highest

quality, organic, and locallysourced ingredients. Choose one ofthe Chef’s menu creations or selecttheir own salad mix for the chefs toprepare. The concept allows lunch-goers to, create their own recipes,choosing from the dozens of freshingredients available, along withflavorful house-made dressingsthat are made fresh daily. MixtGreens also offers teas and lemon-ades that are made from scratch. Executive Chef Andrew Swallowdraws on nearly fifteen years in therestaurant business. A graduate ofthe Culinary Institute of America,he has cooked at New York City’sGramercy Tavern and the AjaxTavern in Aspen, Colorado.Swallow wanted to bring his pas-sion for creating fine food into aquick-service, casual dining envi-ronment where people have thetime to enjoy a high-quality meal,that’s healthy, affordable and fits in

with their busy schedules. Thesalad menu favorites include thevegetarian, and the herb- marinatedgrilled chicken. Mixt Greens also offer an array of

sandwiches served on fresh bakedbreads. The menu changes fourtimes a year for seasonal freshnesswith ingredients sourced from envi-ronmentally responsible and sus-tainable sources. The San FranciscoChronicle has voted Mixt Greensthe ‘Best Healthy Lunch in the BayArea.’ Committed to providing‘transparent’, healthy food choices,Mixt Greens has added a nutrition‘calculator’ to its website providingcustomers with the nutritionalinformation for menu items.Open Monday-Friday from10:30am to 3:00pm.

Prices will range from $7.95 to$11.95 for salads and $6.95 forsandwiches. Visitwww.mixtgreens.com.

RESTAURANT NEWS

Citysearch recently named Bottega Louie one of the best restau-rants in Los Angeles for 2009 and Amy Lyons, restaurant

reviewer for the Park LaBrea News and Beverly Press, agrees. Therestaurant boasts Pristine white walls trimmed at the top with metic-ulously crafted crown moulding and highlighted with golden brasstouches. It’s a 10,000-square-foot marvel located on Grand Avenueand featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, an exposed kitchen, a stonepizza oven, a carving station, a gourmet market and a pastry counterteeming with white boxes of goodies held together by colorful rib-bons – there’s nothing this vast eatery doesn’t have. See what all fussis about soon, so you can kick off 2010 with taste and style. Locatedat 700 South Grand Ave. Call (213)802-1470.

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White walls and golden accents brighten Bottega Louie, a palatialdowntown restaurant with gorgeous architecture and great food .

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Is it the fire crackling away inthe fireplace, the softly burning

sea of votive candles, or thestrings of tiny white lights wink-ing overhead? Maybe it’s theexposed brick and careful place-ment of olive trees throughout.Whatever it is, the enclosed patioat Dominick’s is as comfortable asan old friend’s backyard, with theadded bonus of having great foodand cozy but sophisticated touch-es of ambiance all around.

Established in 1948,Dominick’s was a favorite spot ofFrank Sinatra. The dark wood barand dimly lit atmosphere speak ofoldblue eyes so it’s easy to seewhy the crooner was right athome in this place.

The patio is the place to be atDominick’s, as evidenced by thecapacity crowd there on a recentMonday night. Around 7:30pm,the atmospheric space was quiet,with a few full tables and a lowhum of conversation. An hourlater, there were no availabletables, but the place didn’t feelparticularly crowded. The lowhum jumped to a spirited sympho-ny of banter, fittingly backed byupbeat music. In short, if you’regoing for a romantic evening, goearly and snag a spot by the fire-place, if you’re meeting friends orshooting for a more festive nighton the town, head to Dominick’scloser to the 9:00pm hour. Youhave three options for gathering –a bar in front, an indoor diningroom, or the enclosed patio. I saykeep walking until you hit thepatio, but options are a goodthing.

No matter where you sit, you’reguaranteed great Italian cuisine,fine wine and fun cocktails. Startwith the fresh mozzarella, roastedTomatoes, and grilled mush-rooms. This caprese salad with atwist is certainly a unique take onthe classic Italian appetizer. Thetomatoes and mushrooms have asmoky, singed quality that warmsup the dish and gives it the heft ofa flame-grilled main course. Thegenerous rounds of buffalo moz-zarella make it a two-person job.A heaping portion of fresh arugu-la tops the dish, fresh greens driz-zled in a divine balsamic dressing.Hints of pepper and other season-ing turn this familiar salad into asurprising new treat. The whitefish picatta is the perfect light fol-low-up and a study in freshness. A

moist offering bathed in a whitewine sauce and topped with a gen-erous helping of capers, the fish is

flavorful and exciting, the kind ofseafood you order for fun, not

simply for waistline watching.Side it with garlic spinach andyour meal will be complete.

Of course, the menu here has allthe Italian staples you’d expect,including a divine Italian weddingsoup, a playful meatball sand-wich, a rich, homemade fettuccinecarbonara and ricotta gnocchi.Steak and seafood get no shortshrift here.

Those seeking great wine onlyneed ask their waiter or waitress,who will happily help you pairyour meal with offerings from theextensive wine list. Martinis andspecialty cocktails are a musthere, especially if you’re sitting atthe dark wood bar in front.

On the sweet side, the chocolatepanna cotta will cure your sugarcravings for at least a week. Thesmall size is deceiving – just threebites of this little round disc ofheavenly sweetness and you’ll bedone for the night. It’s served witha caramel sauce that tempers thebitter dark chocolate flavor.

Dominick’s positively boomson Sundays, when they offer athree-course meal for a mere $15.Call ahead if you want to get thisdeal – it’s the best $15 you can

possibly spend if fine food is oneof your priorities.

There’s also Little Dom’s at2128 Hillhurst Ave., just a fewblocks south of Los FelizBoulevard. Brought to you by theowner’s of Dominick’s, thissmaller restaurant is a scaleddown version of the bigger hot

spot, and there’s a deli counterthere, serving the freshest hot andcold sandwiches along with otherItalian delights to go.

Dominick’s, 8715 BeverlyBlvd., West Hollywood. Call(310)652-2335.

Call Little Dom’s at (323)661-0055.

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WEST HOLLYWOODSHERIFFʼS PROPERTYCRIMES

December 23

At10:10am, an unknown suspectstole a locked bicycle, valued at$647, from the bike rack in front ofa business in the 1000 block of LaBrea.

December 24

An unknown suspect stole a bronzestatue, valued at about $4,000,from a pedestal near the front doorof a gallery in the 300 block ofRobertson at 11:00am.

At 3:00pm, a victim reported thatwhile he was out of town, anunknown burglar entered his apart-ment in the 900 block of Sweetzerand stole a sound amplifier valuedat about $400.

December 25

An unknown suspect stole a walletcontaining several credit cards andidentification from inside a victimʼspurse at 12:59am in a bar in the9000 block of Santa Monica.

December 26

At 6:00pm, 1300 block of Harper.

An unknown suspect stole a bicy-cle, valued at about $2,000, fromthe garage area of a residence inthe 1300 block of Harper.

An unknown suspect stole $150cash from a victimʼs wallet at9:30pm at a restaurant in the 9000block of Santa Monica.

December 27

During the night, unknown burglarsbroke into a business in the 8700block of Beverly. Nothing appearedto be stolen, but damage was esti-mated at about $1,200.

At 4:30 pm, 1200 block of CrescentHeights. A victim reported that abox containing a medical device,valued at about $36,200, which hadbeen delivered and left outside hisresidence in the 1200 block ofCrescent Heights, had been stolenby an unknown thief.

December 28

The manager of a business in the7100 block of Santa Monica report-ed at 9:00am that an unknown sus-pect had stolen an envelope con-taining about $1,914 from a safe inthe business office.

At 10:00am, a car bike rack, valuedat about $700, was stolen from avehicle parked on the street in the1000 block of Havenhurst.

Damage to the vehicle was esti-mated at about $1,000.

December 29

At a clothing store in the 300 blockof Robertson at 2:15pm, anunknown suspect stole a cellularphone, valued at $450, from on topof a display case where the victimhad left it unattended.

At 5:15pm, an unknown Hispanicmale suspect stole a wallet contain-ing cards, identification and about$70 from the counter of a restau-rant in the 8600 block of SantaMonica, where a victim had inad-vertently left it.

An unknown suspect stole awomenʼs bicycle, valued at $250,from an open garage in the 1000block of Croft at 7:00pm.

December 30

At 12:15 pm, an unknown suspectstole the spare tire from the rear ofan SUV parked in the 600 block ofCroft. The loss was estimated atabout $900.

During the week, ten suspectswere arrested for theft or burglaryafter being observed shoplifting atlocal markets and retail businesses.

During the week, five vehicles wereburglarized by unknown suspects.Total estimate of damage and arti-cles taken was $6,450.

During the week, one vehicle wasstolen by an unknown thief. Fourreported stolen vehicles wererecovered and the owners notified.

During the week, eight vehicleswere impounded for thirty dayssince they were being driven by anunlicensed driver or a person with asuspended or revoked license.


The following information was reported to the West Hollywood Sheriff’sStation between December 23 and December 30, 2009. If you are a victim ofa crime, here are the telephone numbers of local law enforcement agencies;Los Angeles Police Department, Wilshire Division (323)485-4022 and LosAngeles County Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood Station (310)855-

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Suspects Sought in Murderof 70-Year-Old Hotel ManagerLos Angeles Police

Department detectives aresearching for information aboutthe murder of a Japanese hotelmanager in her 70’s, whom wit-nesses discovered bleeding in thesecond-floor office of theChetwood Hotel, located at 411 E4th St. on the morning of January5.

“It is so rare and all the moretragic to find a woman in her sev-enties murdered,” said Lt. PaulVernon, who heads up the detec-tive division in downtown. “Wehave very little information to goon, but we hope someone saw orheard something.”

Detectives did not release thenature of the woman’s injuries,but did acknowledge that no gunwas used. The woman’s namewas not released pending notifi-cation of her family.

Around 11:30am a hotel resi-dent inquired at the manager’soffice and found the elderly

woman bleeding on the floor.Paramedics rushed her to the LosAngeles County USC MedicalCenter where she died a shorttime later.

“The motive in this crime isnot immediately apparent,”Vernon said. “But we are fortu-nate in downtown that people arevery forthcoming with tips andinformation, especially whensuch an innocent victim isinvolved.”

This murder is the first of theyear in downtown. There werefive homicides downtown in2009, which was the lowest sin-gle year in over 20 years.

The Chetwood Hotel is is asmall, 3-story hotel that caters toJapanese tourists visiting LittleTokyo. “We rarely, if ever, havecalls for police at this hotel,” Lt.Vernon added.

Anyone with information isasked to call Central homicidedetectives at (213) 972-1254.

On January 5, Sale Trotter Case“Casey” Johnson, the 30-year-

old heiress to the Johnson &Johnson fortune, was found dead inher home in the 900 block of NorthOrlando Avenue.

The Los Angeles CountyDepartment of Coroner conductedan autopsy on Johnson’s body laterthat same day, but will not releasefindings on the cause of death,pending the results of toxicologicaltests and microscopic studies thathave been ordered by the deputymedical examiner.

There will be no final ruling as tothe cause and manner of death untilthe requested test results have beenreceived and reviewed in contextwith the autopsy findings. It isanticipated that this process maytake 6 to 8 weeks. Anatomical find-ings showed no evidence of traumato the body.

Johnson was the daughter of NewYork Jets owner Woody Johnson, aswell as a well-known Los Angelessocialite and fiancée of reality TVstar Tila Tequila.

ʻLove Guru ̓PiratePleads GuiltyAsuspect charged with upload-

ing a prerelease version of themovie “The Love Guru” to a web-site operated by a piracy group thatmade the movie widely availableon the Internet, agreed to pleadguilty on December 30 to thefelony charge.

Mischa Wynhausen, 31, agreedto plead guilty to one count ofuploading a copyrighted workbeing prepared for commercial dis-tribution in a plea agreement filedin United States District Court inLos Angeles. Wynhausen becomesthe second person charged in rela-tion to the theft of the screener andits subsequent posting on theInternet. Paramount Pictures wasset to release the movie “The LoveGuru” in theaters on June 20, 2008.According to court documents, ascreener copy to promote the moviewas prepared for the NBC program“The Tonight Show”. When themovie was being copied by a com-pany hired by Paramount Pictures,Yates, who at the time was anemployee of the unidentified com-pany, illegally made a copy of themovie. Yates later distributed thecopy of the film to others, who pro-vided the movie to Wynhausen.Wynhausen uploaded the movie onJune 19 and 20, 2008. Wynhausenis expected to make his next courtappearance in late January. Hecould have received a maximumstatutory penalty of three years infederal prison, but officials havetaken into account his cooperationduring the investigation, and prose-cutors have agreed that an appropri-ate sentence is three years of proba-tion.

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Tamara Flowers and Mark Jones allegedly sent cocaine by mail.

Mail Order Drug Suspects Wanted

The Los Angeles CountySheriff’s Department has

issued a special bulletin in hopesof finding suspects Tamara KitoFlowers and Mark Randall Jones,who are responsible for distribut-ing large amounts of cocaine tovarious parts of the country viathe United States Postal Service(USPS). In June 2008, theNarcotics Bureau Parcel andCargo Narcotics EnforcementTeam (PACNET), along withUSPS inspectors served severalsearch warrants in Los Angelesand San Bernadino Counties. A

large amount of cocaine wasseized, and a federal arrest war-rant has been issued for Flowersand Jones in the case.

Flowers, a 43-year-oldAfrican-American female, isdescribed as five-feet-six-inchestall, weighing 130 pounds. Jones,a 45-year-old African-Americanmale is described as six-feet tall,weighing 210 pounds.

Anyone with information oneither of these suspects is encour-aged to call Los Angeles CountySheriff’s Department DetectiveTom Logrecco at (213)276-4431.

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Apassenger died as a result ofinjuries sustained in a hit-and-

run on the the I-10 Freeway Eastnear La Brea Avenue on January 3.

At approximately 3:25am onJanuary 3, a BMW collided withanother car at a high speed. Theother vehicle flipped, eventuallyblocking the on ramp at La BreaAvenue. The driver of the BMWexited the vehicle and fled the

scene. That driver is now beinginvestigated for felony hit and runand driving under the influence ofalcohol.

The right front passanger in theBMW died of injuries sustained inthe crash at approximately 4:55am.The right rear passenger in theBMW and the driver of the othervehicle sustained moderateinjuries.

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The Los Angeles PoliceDepartment is holding a com-

munity forum in January to discussissues pertinent to the members ofthe lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender (LGBT) community

The forum will be held onWednesday, January 27 from 6:00to 8:00pm at the Los Angeles Gayand Lesbian Center’s Village at theEd Gould Plaza. The LGBT forumwill provide insight into communi-ty’s concerns, and is an essentialcommunication link between theLAPD and the LGBT community,according to LAPD Chief CharlieBeck, who is expected to attend theforum.

The Village at the Ed GouldPlaza is located at 1125 NorthMcCadden Pl. To RSVP or forinformation, contact the LAPD’sLBGT forum coordinator, PatriciaLuevanos, at (213) 486-6000.

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The LAPD will host a forum at the LA Gay and Lesbian Centerʼs Villageat Ed Gould Plaza to discuss issues pertinent to LGBT people.

LAPD to Hosts Forum for LGBT CommunityDodgers ̓Cactus Leauge Tix on SaleSingle-game tickets for the

Los Angeles Dodgers CactusLeague season at CamelbackRanch in Glendale, Arizona(CBR-G) go on sale on Saturday,January 9 at 10:00am.

Several discounts are avail-able, including single-game dis-counts for seniors, active andretired members of the military,and students. Half-price ticketsare available for those fans forevery Tuesday and Wednesdaygame in five seat categories,including baseline, field box,infield box, baseline reservedand berm seats.

All other games are discount-ed $2 per ticket for seniors,members of the military and stu-dents. Every Sunday is “Kids’

Day” at CBR-G when berm tick-ets are available to children for$3, except for the Sunday, March7 game.In addition, group dis-counts, season ticket packagesand tickets to luxury suites and“party areas” are also available.

The Dodgers and the ChicagoWhite Sox share the facility, andplay at CBR-G every day fromMarch 5–31. The two teams faceeach other in the opener onFriday, March 5.

Tickets are $10 to $42, and areavailable at all Ticketmasterlocations, by calling (800)745-3000, or visit www.ticketmas-ter.com. For information onDodgers 2010 Cactus Leaguebaseball, visit www.camelback-ranchbaseball.com

The National Council of JewishWomen/Los Angeles

(NCJW/LA) is holding an event onMonday, January 11 in observationof Human Trafficking AwarenessDay.

The event is open to the publicand will feature a screening of thefilm, “Svetlana’s Journey” byMichael Cory Davis, which chroni-cles the true story of a 13-year-oldBulgarian girl who was sold by heradoptive parents and sold into pros-titution. Human trafficking is thefastest growing criminal industry inthe world, according to theNCJW/LA. Approximately800,000 victims are traffickedannually throughout the world, andapproximately 14,500 to 17,500 aretrafficked into the United States,according to the U.S. Departmentof State.

The event is sponsored by theCity of West Hollywood, and willbe held at Fiesta Hall in Plummer

Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd. Thescreening begins at 7:30pm, fol-lowed by a discussion and recep-tion. For information, call(323)848-6823, or visitwww.weho.org or www.ncjwla.org.

In addition, The Museum ofTolerance will be holding a pressconference on January 11 to launchthe “From Slavery to Freedom”campaign. The event will featureState Department Ambassador LuisCdeBaca, Coalition to AbolishSlavery and Trafficking (CAST)executive director Kay Buck, and amember of CAST’s SurvivorAdvisory Caucus. A mural createdby artist Guillermo Bert, with sup-port from the Survivor AdvisoryCaucus, and a quilt made piece-by-piece by survivors of slavery fromaround the world, will beunveiled.

The Museum of Tolerance islocated at 9786 W. Pico Blvd. Forinformation, call (310) 553-8403.

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The cover of the January 11, 1968 issue of the Park Labrea Newsfeatured a photo of the late Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, JohnnyGrant, as he prepared for his job on the air at KTLA Channel 5.Grant was pictured with make-up artist Rita Meyers, who lived inPark La Brea on Orange Grove Avenue. Meyers had been a make-up artist for the station since its early days, after previously owningher own cosmetics shop in Beverly Hills and working for theElizabeth Arden Cosmetics Company. According to the accompany-ing article, Meyers had applied the make-up for numerous celebri-ties, including Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby and HelenHayes. Meyers said the most exciting person she ever appliedmake-up for was former General and President Dwight D.Eisenhower, whom she met when he was interviewed on KTLA priorto making a campaign appearance at the Pan Pacific Auditorium.“I have never met a person more exciting or personable,” Meyerssaid. “The place was heavily guarded, and I was packed in a roomwith the general and Mamie (Eisenhower). He asked in a verycharming fashion if it was alright for Mamie to sit down beside himand watch me put on his make-up. He proved a point that I havemade for a long time, and that is the bigger the person or performer,the nicer they are.”

Johnny Grant Readiesfor Close Up with ParkLa Brea Make-up Artist

Registration has opened for the2010 season of weekend

excursions to Camp Seely, a city-owned facility in the SanBernardino Mountains that is oper-ated by the City of Los AngelesDepartment of Recreation andParks.

The trips give families and otherresidents a unique opportunity toenjoy two days of outdoor activi-ties, including hiking, spendingtime with nature, or just relaxing.Camp Seely is located 85 milesfrom Los Angeles and has been inoperation for more than 75 years.Amenities include a lodge, kitchenand dining hall, hot showers, a

game room, hiking trails, sportscourts, and children’s play area.

Outings will be offered on theweekends of March 13-14, April17-18, May 15-16, June 5-6,September 11-12, and October 16-17.

The cost for each outing is $45for guests age 13 or older, $37 forchildren 7-12, and $30 for children2-6. The fee covers four meals, acabin and activities. The outings areopen to families, single parents,senior citizens, individuals, andsmall groups. Participants areencouraged to sign up early.

For information, call (213)485-4853.

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The Westside JewishCommunity Center (WJCC) is

partnering with The JewishFederation of Greater Los Angelesto present the 2010 Los AngelesDiller Teen Fellows Program.

The Diller Teen Fellows repre-sent an international group of NorthAmerican and Israeli teens partici-pating in leadership development,Jewish identity-building, Israelpartnership and community service.The program is offered to 20Jewish 11th graders in Los Angeles,and will run from January throughthe fall.

The program includes a three-

week summer trip to Israel, a one-week matching visit by 20 Dillerteens from Tel Aviv, six to eightSunday workshops, evening pro-grams, Shabbaton retreats, as wellas group and individual communityservice projects.

Information about the program,which is funded by the DillerFamily Foundation and The JewishFederation, is available by calling(323)761-8346.

The WJCC is also holding a freeseminar for teens and their parentson Wednesday, January 13 from6:00 to 9:30pm on how to choosethe right college and how to get

accepted. The program will include a panel

discussion on the admissionsprocess with representatives fromseveral universities, breakout ses-sions covering essay writing, sam-ple SAT classes, and a discussiontitled “Jewish Perspectives inChoosing a College”. Participantswill also be entered into a raffle fora free 12-week SAT prep coursewith Kaplan Test Prep.

The WJCC is located at 5870 W.Olympic Blvd. For more informa-tion, call (323)556-5203, or call theJewish Federation at (323)761-8000.

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The Petersen Automotive Museum has announced that due to popu-lar demand, the “Sounds of Speed’ Exhibit has been extended throughApril 25.

“Sounds of Speed” highlights the relationship that car culture andmusic have developed over the decades. From “The Beach Boys”recordings to “The Fast and the Furious” soundtrack, the albums dis-played in the exhibit show how influential cars have been to the musicand recording industry. Not only are cars featured in song lyrics and onalbum covers, but the sounds of a car, from a revving engine to a burn-ing slick, are celebrated as music. Creative uses of photography, typog-raphy, and illustration techniques preview the stories that the recordshold, and the unique collection of 180 LP’s included in “Sounds ofSpeed” pay tribute to the graphic design from the days of vinylrecords.

The collection of car-themed albums was accumulated by “Speedy”Bill Smith, founder and owner of Speedway Motors, and is normallyon display at the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Petersen Automotive Museum is located at 6060 Wilshire Blvd.For information, call (323)930-2277, or visit www.petersen.org.

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The “Sounds of Speed” exhibit will remain at the Petersen Museumuntil April 25.

ʻSounds of Speed ̓Extend Stay at Petersen The Hammer Museum presents

an exhibit titled “HammerProjects: Keren Cytter” runningthrough April 4.

Cytter makes films that portraycharacters in complicated relation-ships, simultaneously connectedand alienated from one another. Herwork is inspired by direct experi-ences and the observation of hersurroundings, as well as soapoperas and science fiction, and thefilms, plays and novels of AlfredHitchcock, John Cassavetes,Roman Polanski, Jack Smith, JorgeLuis Borges, Tennessee Williamsand Samuel Beckett.

Cytter’s film “LesRuissellements Du Diable (TheDevil’s Stream)” takes the shortstory by Argentinean author JulioCortázar as its inspiration, andexamines questions of perception,memory and the validity of docu-mentary in photography.

“Four Seasons”, in which two ofCytter’s acquaintances play the leadroles, is a melodrama with refer-ences to absurdist theater, surrealist

narratives, and the relationships atthe heart of Tennessee Williams’plays.

Loosely structured onCassavetes’s film “Opening Night”,Cytter’s untitled work revolvesaround the life of an actress andexplores notions of identity in rela-

tionship to role-playing. “Hammer Projects” is a series of

exhibitions focusing on the work ofemerging artists.

The Hammer Museum is locatedat 10899 Wilshire Blvd. For infor-mation, call (310)443-7000, or visitwww.hammer.ucla.edu.

photo courtesy of the Hammer Museum

Karen Cytterʼs work is featured at the Hammer Museum as part of the“Hammer Projects” series, which focuses on the work of emerging artists.

Keren Cytter New ʻHammer Projects ̓Artist

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The Los Angeles CountyMuseum of Art (LACMA)

presents “Heroes and Villains:The Battle for Good in India’sComics”, an exhibition com-prised of 53 paintings, works onpaper, and vintage comic booksrunning through February 7.

On Sunday January 10 at2:00pm, Karline McClain, assis-tant professor of South AsianReligions, will discuss themythological and historicalheroes and villains of AmarChitra Katha, one of India’s mostbeloved comic series. Author ofthe award winning study, “India’sImmortal Comic Books: Gods,Kings and Other Heroes”,McClain will offer insight intothe stylistic, editorial and ideo-logical basis of the comics.

The exhibit examines the lega-cy of India’s divine heroes andheroines in contemporary SouthAsian culture through the comicbook genre.

Indian comic book superheroesand their arch enemies are visual-ized from ancient archetypes thathave long been depicted in tradi-tional painting and sculpture, andare deeply ingrained in India’shistory.

In contemporary comic books,Indian gods and goddesses aremodern-day superheroes, exist-ing on Earth to vanquish evilforces. Demons take the form ofmodern villains, raising havoc inmodern times. “Heroes and

Villains” examines the history ofthe comic book in India from the1960s through the present, andexplores the evolution of earlyIndian comics, which were mod-eled on American superherocomics.

“Here at LACMA we have theunique opportunity to consider thiscontemporary art form in relation toour extensive historical collectionof South and Southeast Asian art,”

exhibit curator Julie Romainsaid.

A selection from LACMA’shistorical collection of Indianpaintings is also on view, includ-ing folios from Mughal illustrat-ed manuscripts, paintings anddrawings from the northernIndian states, and story-tellingpaintings from central India.

For information, call(323)857-6000.

“We have theunique

opportunity toconsider thiscontemporary

art form in rela-tion to South

and SoutheastAsian art.”

--Julie Romain“Heroes and Villains” Exhibit

Curator

photo courtesy of LACMA

Saumin Patelʼs “Devi Vanquishes Bala” is one of the pieces includedin the exhibit at LACMA.

Indian ʻHeroes and Villains ̓Do Battle at LACMAFilmmaker, artist and musician

Brian Butler will premier theshort film, “Night of Pan” onJanuary 16 at the opening of“Projections”, a festival of rare andhard to see films at the Roberts &Tilton Gallery, located onWashington Boulevard between LaCienega Boulevard and FairfaxAvenue.

“Projections”, which runs fromJanuary 16 through February 20, iscurated by Aaron Rose, an artist,film director, writer and musicianmost noted as the co-curator of the

successful museum exhibition andbook “Beautiful Losers:Contemporary Art & StreetCulture”, which toured the worldthrough 2008.

“Some of the most inspiringfilms I’ve ever seen have beenunder five minutes long.Projections is a celebration of thesetypes of works,” Rose said. “Whilethe focus of this collection is most-ly on young filmmakers, I havealso chosen to include some mas-ters from the past who, for manyreasons, have created things thathave moved me in some way.”“Night of Pan” is a seven and a halfminute film featuring KennethAnger and actor Vincent Gallo. Inthe film, Anger, Gallo and Butlerdepict a ritual that symbolizes thedeath of ego in the process of spiri-tual attainment. Butler is a multi-disciplinary artist who createsworks around dark magicalthemes.

The Roberts & Tilton Gallery islocated at 5801 Washington Blvd.For information, visit www.robert-sandtilton.com.

ʻNight of Pan ̓Joins Rare Film Fest

British conductor BramwellTovey returns to Walt Disney

Concert Hall on January 7, 8 and 10to lead the Los AngelesPhilharmonic and internationallyrenowned pianist André Watts.Though both Tovey and Watts haveworked frequently with the L.A.Phil, the concerts mark the first timethe two have performed together.

The Thursday and Sunday pro-gram opens with Ralph VaughanWilliams’ Symphony No. 2, “ALondon Symphony”, the compos-er’s first completely instrumentalwork for orchestra. All three con-certs also feature Johannes Brahms’Piano Concerto No. 2.

Tovey was appointed principalguest conductor of the Los AngelesPhilharmonic at the HollywoodBowl in 2007. Watts has becomeone of today’s most celebratedsuperstars since bursting onto themusic world at the age of 16 whenLeonard Bernstein chose him tomake his debut with the New YorkPhilharmonic in the Young People’sConcerts. He last appeared at WaltDisney Concert Hall in 2006.

The Friday, January 8 perfor-mance is part of the LA Phil’s2009/10 “Casual Fridays” series,which encourages audiences andorchestra members to attend incomfortable attire. The concerts arepreceded by “Upbeat Live” pre-per-formance discussions, which arealso free to ticket-holders in BPHall one hour prior to the perfor-

mances. The “Upbeat Live” seriesis hosted by Russell Steinberg,composer, conductor, performerand artistic Director of the LosAngeles Youth Orchestra.

Tickets are $42 - $160, availableat the Walt Disney Concert HallBox Office, locatedat 11 S. GrandAve., by calling (323)850-2000, orvisit www.LAPhil.com.

photo courtesy of LA Philharmonic

Bramwell Tovey will direct the LA Phil at Disney Concert Hall.

Famous Conductor, Pianist Return to LA Phil

“Some of themost inspiringfilms I’ve seen

have beenunder five minutes.”

--Aaron RoseArtist and Curator

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The Natural History Museumof Los Angeles County

(NHM) has announced the returnof its “First Fridays” series begin-ning on Friday, January 8, focus-ing on Los Angeles in 2010.

Six top local scientists will befeatured this season, includingDr. Cheryl Y. Hayashi, Dr.Nathan S. Lewis, Dr. David J.Anderson, Dr. Tanya Atwater, Dr.David A. Caron, and Dr. AndreaGhez. The scientists’ workincludes everything from earth-quakes to emotions, energy toecosystems, and new evidencethat suggests a massive blackhole in our galaxy.

“After a season of lookingclosely at Darwin and the longlasting influence of his work, we

are delving into the dynamic andfascinating research happening inour own backyard, SouthernCalifornia,” said Su Oh, directorof the programs, education andexhibits division of NHM. “First

Fridays has become the stagewhere the public can count ontopics of current relevance for ourfuture as Californians with theopportunity to ask critical ques-tions.”

The series begins on January 8at 6:30pm with a tour titled “Meetthe Silk Makers”, an arachnidtour with Brent “The Bug Guy”Karner, NHM’s associate manag-er of Invertebrate LivingCollections. The tour will be fol-lowed by a discussion titled“Spiders: The Miracle Engineers”with Hayashi, a UC Riversidebiology professor and MacArthurFellow.

Spiders are the unparalleledarchitects and engineers of thenatural world, and Hayashi willintroduce the basic biology of spi-der silk, which has incrediblemechanical properties, rankingamong the strongest and toughestmaterials on the planet. Spidersilks are currently being devel-oped for use in everyday itemssuch as biodegradable fishinglines, medical sutures, and pro-tective armor cloth.

Every “First Friday” install-ment will begin with a guidedtour of a different part of theNHM’s collections.

Following the tours, guests cantake part in the discussions andforums, which will be moderatedby neuroscientist and executivevice dean of USC, Dr. MichaelQuick, who helped organize theseries.

Advanced tickets for FirstFridays will be sold at www.tick-etweb.com. For information, call(213) 763-DINO, or visitwww.nhm.org/firstfridays.

photo courtesy of NHM

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will begin its“First Fridays” series with several events about spiders.

“We are delving into the

dynamic andfascinatingresearch

happening inour own

backyard,Southern

California.”--Su Oh

NHM Director of Programs

ʻFirst Fridays ̓Series Returnsto Natural History Museum

The 19th Annual InternationalLos Angeles Photographic Art

Exposition (photo l.a.) will takeplace from Thursday, January 14through 17 at the Santa MonicaCivic Auditorium.

Created by Stephen Cohen, whoowns a gallery on BeverlyBoulevard and is the producer ofphotography exhibitions around thecountry, photo l.a. will featurenumerous examples of photograph-ic art, including works from theearliest 19th Century photographicexperiments to contemporary pho-tography. In addition, photo l.a. willinclude three days of collectingseminars, public discussions andother programming created specifi-cally to complement the exhibition.photo l.a. will be open on Friday,January 15 and 16 from 11:00am to7:00pm, and January 17 from11:0am to 6:00pm. Tickets are $20for a one-day pass, $30 for a three-day pass and $10 for lectures. Forinformation, visitwww.photola.com

Photo L.A.Features 200 Yearsof Photography

photo by Joan Marcus

For the first time in four years, Broadway L.A. presents the return of“Riverdance” to the Pantages Theatre, running for 16 performancesfrom Tuesday, January 12 through 24. “Riverdance” is the celebration of Irish music, song and dance thathas tapped its way onto the world stage, thrilling millions of peoplearound the globe. Composed by Bill Whelan, produced by MoyaDoherty and directed by John McColgan, “Riverdance” has playedmore than 10,000 performances, and been seen live by more than22 million people throughout 40 countries.Tickets are $25-$78 and are available by calling (800)982-ARTS orat www.broadwayla.org.

Riverdance Returns to The Pantages

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Clydesdales Appear atFarmers MarketFrom page 1

Arts Month Celebrates Local CultureFrom page 1

Suspect Arrested in Director’s MurderFrom page 3

photo by Amy Lyons

Soprano Ronnita Nicole MIller, of the L.A. Opera, performed during aceremony to launch L.A. Arts Month on Tuesday.

photo by Amy Lyons

Mark Lieberman, of L.A. Inc. theConvention and Visitors Bureau,explained the importance of hav-ing a special month of art offerings.

the scene. Skaggs said investigatorsoriginally thought Bradley mayhave been murdered during a rob-bery, but later questioned Fructosoafter learning about his relationshipwith Bradley. Skaggs added thatthey are in the process of analyzingevidence, but said investigatorsbelieve they have recovered themurder weapon.

Fructoso is a Mexican national,but Skaggs said he did not knowwhether he was in the country legal-ly or how long he had been in theUnited States. He said Fructoso’scitizenship status would not haveany bearing on the murder charges.

“He (Fructoso) lived within acouple of blocks of the victim, andwe arrested him in that area,”Skaggs added. “It took us only threedays to put this together, so thingshappened pretty quickly. He con-fessed to this, so it was a goodresult.”

Bradley’s colleagues at theFountain Theatre have been shakenby his death.

“We are relieved we know whodid it, but we still don’t know why,”said Simon Levy, producing directorfor the Fountain Theatre. “We are allconfused about it, because if youknow Ben, he was the last personyou would want to do harm to. Noneof us knew who this person was, sothis was something that Ben obvi-ously kept to himself. We are justcompletely baffled by all of this.”

Bradley had been involved withnumerous productions at the venueover the years, and was preparingfor the opening of a play titled “TheBallad of Emmett Till”, which isbased on the life of a young AfricanAmerican boy who was murderedin the 1950s in Mississippi duringan incident that sparked the civilrights movement.

“The sad irony is he was in thefinal stages of rehearsal for theopening show of the theatre’s twen-tieth anniversary,” Levy said. “Hewas just a sweet soul. All he wantedto do was please people. He was aconsummate artist.”

Levy said administrators at thetheatre have decided to go forwardwith “The Ballad of Emmett Till”,which will open for previews onFebruary 3 and will have its regularopening on February 13. Levy saidBradley would have wanted theplay to go forward, and said it willbe staged in Bradley’s memory.

Deborah Lawlor, the co-artisticdirector and founder of the FountainTheatre, said Bradley had a longhistory of producing or directingplays based on the struggles ofAfrican Americans. Previous worksBradley was involved with includedplaywright August Wilson’s “JoeTurner’s Come and Gone” and“Gem of the Ocean”.

“His passion was to create greattheatre, and the African Americanexperience creates a great avenuefor that,” Lawlor said. “He was awonderful man and a light foreveryone at the theatre. The audi-ences, they just adored him.”

Levy added that Bradley was alsoknown for cooking elaborate din-ners for the openings of his shows,which is a tradition they hope tocontinue.

“He was a real Renaissance manin that way. He was a gourmand, heloved to cook and would cook theseelaborate spreads for openingnights,” Levy added. “In manyways, he was the public face of thetheatre.”

Levy said that a memorial featur-

photo courtesy of the Fountain Theatre

Longtime theatre director Ben Bradley produced many plays based onthe African American experience, and was working on an upcoming pro-duction of “The Ballad of Emmett Till” when he was murdered.

photo courtesy of the Fountain theatre

Friends said Bradley loved tocook, and would prepare elaboratemeals for opening nights.

ing tributes and photographs ofBradley and his work will be placedon the theatre’s website in the nearfuture.

Skaggs said Fructoso will likely

be arraigned on the murder chargeseither on Friday or early next week.Fructoso is being held at the Men’sCentral jail in lieu of $1 millionbail.

throughout the month of January,and indeed throughout 2010,” saidMayor Antonio Villaraigosa at akick off event at the Roy and EdnaDisney/CalArts Theatre (RED-CAT). “For Los Angeles, the spir-it of our city is embodied in thearts and it is also the fuel thatkeeps our economic engine hum-ming.”

A highlight of the REDCATkickoff event was a performanceby Los Angeles Opera mezzo-soprano Ronnita Nicole Miller,who performed Erda’s aria“Weiche Wotan”.

Among the offerings duringL.A. Arts Month are the L.A. ArtShow at the Convention

Center from January 21-24;three important Rembrandt exhi-bitions at the Hammer, NortonSimon, and The Getty museums;Los Angeles Chamber Orchestraperformances highlightingAmerican composers on January

23 and 24, and a variety of localgallery offerings, including anurban exhibition organized by theMAK Center. The Miracle MileArt Walk will join the fun onJanuary 16, while the Los AngelesCounty Museum of Art (LACMA)will have free events for familieson January 18.

In February, Gelson’s Marketswill continue the mission of L.A.Arts Month by featuring in-storeprint and audio messages andonline sweepstakes for free annualmemberships to some of the city’smost popular museums.

“Once Angelenos take advan-tage of the many events, specialoffers, and reduced rates at ourcultural institutions during L.A.Arts Month, we’re confidentthey’ll return throughout the yearand bring family and friends,” saidOlga Garay, president of the LosAngeles Department of CulturalAffairs.

Los Angeles CouncilmemberTom LaBonge, 4th District, whoalso chairs the council’s Arts,Parks and Recreation Committee,has been the council’s most vocalsupporter of L.A. Arts Month.

“Los Angeles is a unique city inthat it represents art and creativityto the world because it is home tothe entertainment industry,”LaBonge said. “I have to givecredit to Gayle Roski for comingup with the idea for L.A. ArtsMonth. It is a great way to put aspotlight on all of the great art,whether in the performing arts,fine arts or the entertainment busi-ness, that’s on display every dayhere in Los Angeles.”

Gayle Garner Roski is a culturalaffairs commissioner who washeavily involved with the plan-ning of L.A. Arts Month.

For a full schedule of program-ming for L.A. Arts Month, visitwww.laartsmonth.org.


The Budweiser Clydesdales are part of a team that travels the coun-try, appearing at special events.

of an ongoing promotional cam-paign. They were led by DougBousselot, supervisor of theBudweiser Clydesdales Team,and joined atop the old-fash-ioned beer delivery wagon by“Brady” the Dalmatian.Bousselot said theBudweiser/Clydesdale traditiondates back to April 7, 1933,when Prohibition was repealed.August A. Busch Jr., the mancredited with turning Anheuser-Busch from a small family com-pany into the world’s largestbrewer, presented his father witha team of Clydesdales and thered delivery wagon as a gift on

the date. There are now fiveteams of Clydesdales that tourthe country year-round.

Farmers Market marketingmanager Ilysha Buss said theMarket is a destination for manytourists and college football fansvisiting the Los Angeles area thistime of year, and the ClydesdaleTeam was a welcome addition.

“We welcome tens of thou-sands of fans from each teamevery year, and it’s great to seethem wearing their jerseys andhaving a good time,” Buss said.“It’s also great that we were ableto have the Clydesdales here tocelebrate the occasion.”


City AttorneyFrom page 6

Elvis Portraits Will be Featured at MuseumFrom page 4

photo © Alfred Wertheimer. All rights reserved

A photo of Elvis Presley in 1956 titled “The Kiss” is one of the iconic pic-tures that will be displayed.

Healthcare Providers Help the NeedyFrom page 1

photo by Ian Lovett

Yolanda M. Lichtman, director of social services at Blessed SacramentChurch in Hollywood, was joined by some of the clients on Tuesday.

DeYoung works at BlessedSacrament as part of the QueensCare Health & Faith Partnership(QHFP), the largest faith communi-ty nursing program in California.Despite the abundance of free med-ical clinics around Los Angeles, andthe notoriety these clinics garneredduring the height of the H1N1 sea-son, many people, especially thosewith low incomes and withoutinsurance, remain unsure abouthow to access health care. In aneffort to direct these people to theresources available, QHFP sendsnurses like DeYoung to provideregular health consultations atplaces of worship around the LosAngeles area, providing a way intothe health care system through atrusted and safe location.

“What we do is so unique,because we’re paying for RN’s toopen up a little shop and encouragepeople to get treated,” saidElizabeth Dixon, director of WHFP.“We want to serve people wherethey are comfortable, and places ofworship are places that are trustedin the community.”

Queens Care Heath & FaithPartnership began operations in1992, under the name HollywoodHealth Partnership, a health min-istry run out of Queen of AnglesHollywood Presbyterian MedicalCenter. During the last 15 years,both the organization and publichealth needs have undergone anumber of transformations, andtoday QHFP, though still tied to the

Catholic Church through its foun-dation, sends nurses to locationsincluding Christian churches ofvarious denominations, Jewishtemples, the Islamic Center ofSouthern California, and socialservices associations without anyreligious affiliation, where nurses

refer clients to a network of sevenclinics that treat low-income, unin-sured patients.

“The idea is that if people aresick and uninsured, they show upat their places of worship,” saidTim Wright, another QHFP nurse.“Pastors can pray for them, butthey can’t direct them to a dentist.That’s where we kick in. Theycome in and we listen to them andtry to figure out what their problemis.”

Wright, who works at a numberof different churches around LosAngeles, including St. Thomas theApostle in Hollywood on the first

Sunday of each month, said he seesa huge variety of problems in theclients who come to him. Somecannot read or understand the med-ical terminology on their hospitaldischarge orders, or know theyneed blood sugar test strips butcan’t afford them. Others are dyingof chronic illnesses.

“Today, a married couple camein to see me,” Wright said. “Thewife is a waitress making minimumwage and working twenty hours aweek. The husband is a day laborer,and stands on the street hoping toget hired. He had out of controlhypertension, but didn’t know thatyou could get medication at freeclinics. She just needed eyeglasses.So those are two happy campersnow.”

Though Wright is anEpiscopalian, he said he enjoysworking in any religious setting.

“To me, the setting fits with nurs-ing, because in these settings and inmy job, we are trying to understandour own mortality. I don’t want todo high tech nursing, I want to dealwith people. Here, people come inhere and tell me their stories. I workin a community with lots of illegalimmigrants, and I’ve treated peoplewho were on the run. I don’t askquestions, I just try to get themsafely treated.”

DeYoung said many of herclients at Blessed Sacrament alsofeel unsafe seeking treatment.

“Have you ever been toHollywood mental health?” she

said. “You go through the doorsand the first thing you see are twobig security guards, which is notthe most welcoming sight in theworld, especially since with a lot ofhomeless people, their only experi-ence with police is being taken to

jail.” Many of the clients, however,

trust DeYoung enough to consulther with their health problems.After she had booked his doctor’sappointment, Willie grabbed herhand, thanking her.

“She is just so wonderful,” hesaid. “I see her every day. WhenI’m in here, and when I see her, Ijust feel more comfortable. If shetells me I need to see the doctor, I’llgo.”

“I don’t want todo high tech

nursing, I wantto deal with

people.”

- Nurse Tim Wright, of the Queens Care Health &

Faith Partnership

pancake bites, honoring Elvis’sfavorite banana and peanut buttercombination. There will also beBBQ, Elvis karaoke, Elvis triviaand a double-feature of Elvis films,“Elvis ’56” and “Jailhouse Rock”.

“All of the historians we consult-ed suggested we show ‘Elvis 56’because it is a film about his break-through year,” said Margot Gerber,a spokesperson for AmericanCinematheque. “And, of course,‘Jailhouse Rock’ is one of the mostbeloved Elvis films of all time.

Joining the festivities at theEgyptian will be Francine York, anactress who appeared in “Tickle

Me” with Elvis. York, a Sherman Oaks resident

who still works in Hollywood, saidElvis was a man with a “sparklingsense of humor.”

“We had some camera troubleone day and in between the shots hewould blow in my ear to make melaugh,” York said. “When the direc-tor asked us to do the shot again,Elvis said ‘shucks, I could do thisall day.’”

York went on to say that Elviswas more handsome in person thanon screen. She called him a trueprofessional, and a warm person.

“When he sang to you for a

movie, you would swear he was inlove with you,” York said.

“Even now, when I see him inmovies, I get very sad. I know howthe public feels, but imagine if youknew him personally. He was abeautiful human being. When theysay ‘Elvis lives’ I believe hedoes…in everyone’s hearts.”

For more information about“Elvis at 21: Photographs by AlfredWertheimer” visit www.grammy-museum.org or call (213)765-6800.The museum is located at 800 W.Olympic Blvd.

his gall bladder removed, but thething he is most relieved about isit isn’t cancer.”

Franklin said Trutanichreturned to work the day after hewas originally released from thehospital. The diagnosis wasn’tmade by physicians at Cedars-Sinai until last weekend.Franklin added that Trutanichhopes to only be away from theoffice for a short period.

“He’s anxious to get this doneas soon as possible,” Franklinsaid.

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Taxi Companies Offer FluShots to Their DriversFrom page 1

Cell Towers Not Wanted on Apartment BuildingFrom page 1

photo by Amy Lyons

Neighborhood activist Ari Bussel (right) helped organize members of hiscommunity to fight the proliferation of cellular phone towers in the area.

Film Commission ConsideredFrom page 3

photo by Amy Lyons

The taxi drivers are receiving the shots on a voluntary basis, butmany have expressed interest, according to Michael Calin, who initi-ated the program.

tance of a marketing campaign forthe city,” Fair said. “The loss ofproduction to other states is nolonger just a trickling effect. It’s acrisis for union members and otherindustry workers. People are notlosing their jobs so much, but L.A.is losing those workers. So we wel-come the city’s approach to findmarketing opportunities withFilmL.A. and with other entities.”

The Los Angeles EconomicDevelopment Corporation estimat-ed that 9,400 jobs in the film indus-try were lost between 2008 and2009. This number, however, onlyincludes motion picture and soundrecording jobs in Los Angeles, anddoes not incorporate jobs frombusinesses that rely on the filmindustry. Los Angeles CityCouncilman Tom LaBonge, 4th

District, who co-sponsored themotion, spoke of the economicboon the film industry has provid-ed to other sectors of the economy.

“Tourism is such a big draw toCalifornia,” LaBonge said. “Andthe film industry is a big draw forLos Angeles. I was on LarchmontBoulevard the other day, and I sawthese guys with a big binder, full ofpictures from movies. They want-ed to see where Laurel and Hardywent down the stairs with thepiano. They wanted to see whereall these movies were filmed.”

The motion will now go to theLos Angeles Chief LegislativeAnalyst, who will report to theJobs and Business DevelopmentCommittee in two weeks. In themeantime, Garcetti said he willwork with some of the other coun-cilmembers to try to figure out thebest design for the new commis-sion. He said he wants a “FilmCzar,” to serve as executive direc-tor, working inside city hall withthe commission and the city coun-cil, and hopes to get high powered,perhaps retired stars to help withmarketing, naming Sherry Lansingas an example of someone hewould like to get involved.

“We hope to have the L.A. FilmCommission up and running in twoto three months,” Garcetti said.“There has never been a better timeto film in Los Angeles. We havethe new state tax credit, neighbor-hoods are more open than theyhave been in a while, the mayor isvery supportive. And there’s theweather. Just look outside. Whywould you want to film anywhereelse?”

the vaccination, and the programwould continue as long as neces-sary until every driver who wantsa flu shot receives one. There areno plans to have signs placed incabs notifying the public whethera driver has received a vaccina-tion, but Calin said extra steps arebeing taken to ensure the generalpublic’s health. The taxi compa-nies that are participating in theprogram include Bell Cab,Checker Cab, Yellow Cab, CityCab, United Independent,Beverly Hills Cab, Checker Cabof San Pedro, UnitedIndependent ofthe San Fer-nando Valley,and theIndependent Ta-xi OperatorsA s s o c i a t i o n(ITOA).

The cab com-panies partneredwith NortonMedical Ind-ustries to supplythe vaccina-tions. Norton,which providesdrug testing fortaxi drivers, received the vaccina-tions from the State of California.The cost of the vaccinations,which is approximately $10 each,will be split among the nine taxicompanies.

“To my knowledge, this is thefirst time anything like this hasbeen done with taxis,” said Dr.Marshall Zablen, a spokespersonfor Norton Medical Industries.“Safety is the main issue, and Isaw there was a need and wecould fill it. We will continueuntil all of the need has been met,and if there are any left over vac-cinations, they will get returnedto the State of California.”

More than 360 people diedfrom the H1N1 flu in Californiain 2009, according to the Centersfor Disease Control andPrevention. Health officials are

still encouraging everyone to getvaccinated.

Bruce Gillman, a spokesmanfor the Los Angeles Departmentof Transportation (LADOT),which licenses and regulates taxicompanies, said city officialswere impressed that the taxi com-panies took steps to initiate thevaccination program.

“The city is supportive, and theLADOT is very pleased that dri-vers are able to receive theseinoculations,” Gillman said.“Anytime a private company canoffer something like this that can

protect the pub-lic, it’s a win-winfor everyone.”

Vince Vas-quez, the assis-tant operationsmanager for LosAngeles CheckerCab Company,added that all ofthe company’s500 to 600 dri-vers have beennotified about thevaccinations, andthat each of themhave a rotating

day when they are stationed at theairport, giving them time toreceive the vaccinations. CheckerCab serves the Hollywood andWest Hollywood areas, in addi-tion to other parts of LosAngeles.

“With the shaking of hands andthe exchange of money, the flucan be passed pretty easily, so it’simportant for drivers to get vacci-nations,” Vasquez said. “We alsohave accounts with hospitals inthe area to pick-up patients,including Cedars-Sinai. It’simportant because these driversare in close contact with the pub-lic.”

Calin said the LAX locationwas chosen because of the highvolume of taxis that serve the air-port. The vaccinations will con-tinue between noon to 3:00pm.

“It’s importantbecause thesedrivers are inclose contact

with the public.”

-Vince Vasquez, assistantoperations manager for

Los Angeles Checker Cab


Film shoots were once common in Los Angeles, but fewer productionshave been shot on location in the city in recent years.

years ago, but the science caughtup. We don’t want to see that hap-pen here. There are always alterna-tives to residential areas and schoolsites.”

The Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict (LAUSD) and the LosAngeles County Board ofSupervisors have both adopted res-olutions that call for the FederalCommunications Commission’sTelecommunications Act of 1996to be amended to give more author-ity to local governments to regulatecellular towers and related wirelessfacilities on the basis of their healthand environmental effects.

In addition to health risks, theneighbors had a long list of reasonswhy the equipment should not beplaced on top of the Burton Wayapartment building, including thefact that numerous alternative sitesfor the equipment exist a fewblocks away, which include thepublic right of way, a large publicparking structure, numerous com-mercial buildings, and other non-residential areas. For six months,the neighbors distributed flyers,sent e-mails, mailed letters ofopposition, and conducted a neigh-borhood gathering.

Los Angeles City

Councilmember Paul Koretz, 5thDistrict, has been on the side of thecommunity since the summer, andwas a key player in the CarthaySquare case. Bussel said Koretz’ssupport was important to the cause.

“His senior staff has repeatedlyexpressed opposition to the projectand took a very active role in over-turning a similar application,”Bussel said.

Koretz said he is glad for both theCarthay Circle neighborhood winand Tuesday’s decision by Zutler.

“We are thrilled that the ZoningAdministrator has agreed with ourposition that all neighborhoodsdeserve protection from visualblight including cell phone sites,”Koretz said. “That gives us twogreat triumphs in this importantcause. A wireless company’s con-venience is not sufficient grounds todeface an apartment building withcellular equipment, which degradesthe quality of life of an apartment.”

Gene Krischner, who led theappeal in the Carthay Circle case,said he is grateful for another win,but frustrated that there is no uni-form policy in place to ban cellularequipment near schools.

“We now have several coun-cilmembers involved, includingRosendahl, Koretz, Parks andHahn, but there needs to be a mora-torium on these things,” Krischnersaid.

Bussel agreed, adding that if nouniform policy is put in place tostop the proliferation of cellularequipment, neighbors will have tokeep fighting the projects “piece-meal”. be there to protect the com-munity,” Bussel said.

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