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Residents: The Courier investigates Parcels 12 & 13 Cover-Up At City Hall

WEDDING BELLS —Mariah Carey andAustralian billionaireJames Packer, the mediatycoon and philanthropist,became engaged on Jan.21 in New York. Mariahreceived a 35 carat dia-mond ring valued at $10million. They soon trav-eled to Israel for spiritualconsultation.

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Aluzri, Lightner, City Staff Enabled Toxic Tree Cutting MessBy Victoria Talbot

Documents obtained byThe Courier through a Califor-nia Public Records Act demandreveal that Beverly Hills Citystaff showed a pattern of disre-gard for the regulatory agencywith oversight on the arsenic-contaminated Parcels 12 &13and that following the events,City staff was instructed to en-gage in a city-wide misinfor-mation campaign to counterpublic outrage over the cuttrees.

In The Beginning ... • City Manager Mahdi

Aluzri and Deputy City Manag-er David Lightner receivedmaps and communications onat least three occasions that de-tailed the City’s easement onthe North side of Parcels 12 &13, including the ALTA Survey,on Sept. 7, showing every treeand bush on the site.

• Lightner worked closelywith Beverly Hills Land Com-pany (BHLC) part-owner LynKonheim, Community Services

Director Steve Zoet, Urban For-est Manager Ken Pfalzgraf andKonheim’s attorney BruceHoward to form a plan for thetree removal that would ac-complish the goal of prepara-tion of the site for the SantaMonica Boulevard construc-tion staging and storm drainwork

• Lightner, Zoet and Aluzrifollow advice of Konheim’s at-torney Bruce Howard, who in-fluenced their behavior to dis-regard the highly-contaminat-

ed nature of the soil on Parcels12 & 13 and the fact that envi-ronmental controls that shouldhave been supervised by theDepartment of Toxic Sub-stances Control (DTSC).

• Until Nov. 18, emailsshow the City planned to havea public information campaignon the need to remove treesthat never materialized.

• There is an absence of e-mails from Nov. 18 - Nov. 20,when at 5:20 p.m. that Friday, amemo was delivered to the

Mayor and Council membersexplaining that the BHLC wasgoing to remove trees. This isthe first time council was noti-fied according to emails, of theplan to cut down all the trees

• City staff engaged in acontrolled spin campaign withtalking points sent to employ-ees Nov. 23 for response whenpeople inquired.

• Emails reveal that therewas no consideration of legalissues regarding permits or

(see ‘TREE CUTTING’ page 22)

GOING HOME — On Thursday morning, a portrait of Edward Lawrence Doheny returned home toGreystone mansion after nearly 60 years in the office of his grandson, Patrick A. Doheny. After Patrickpassed away, El Camino Building LLC. donated the portrait to the Friends of Greystone, with arrangementsmade by Kathleen Doheny McCoy and Peter McCoy. Above, left: the portrait hanging in Greystone decadesago. Above, right: Jerry Borja and Reggie Sully delivering the portrait back to Greystone Mansion. Thereturn of the portrait is part of an ongoing effort to restore and renovate the home’s library and fill it full ofmany of its old treasures. Photo by Daniel Hernandez

Peninsula Beverly Hills NamedU.S. News Top Hotel In CaliforniaBy Laura Coleman

The Peninsula Beverly Hillsranked supreme in this year’s “BestHotels” list just released by U.S.News & World Report. For 2016,the exclusive list ranked the Penin-sula #1 in L.A., #1 in Californiaand #5 in the nation.

Peninsula Managing DirectorOffer Nissenbaum credited the un-paralleled top-notch service thathis team provides as fundamentalto achieving this distinction. In

fact, the Peninsula Beverly Hills isSouthern California’s only hotel toconsecutively hold AA Five Dia-mond and Forbes Five Star titlessince 1993.

“It is a real honor to be namedtop hotel in California and Los An-geles by U.S. News & World Re-port 2016,” Nissenbaum said. “Weare grateful to the local communityand our valued guests for their sup-port throughout the years. Equally

(see ‘PENINSULA’ page 16)

Judge: FTA Is Capricious ToOK Subway Below BeverlyHills High, Violates NEPABy Laura Coleman

On Wednesday, U.S. Dis-trict Judge George H. Wu de-clared that the Federal TransitAdministration (FTA) failed tomeet standards defined in theNational Environmental PolicyAct (NEPA) when it approvedMetro’s plan to run a subwaytunnel under Beverly HillsHigh School, an area riddledwith abandoned oil wells andpockets of potentially explo-sive methane gas.

“The court believes thatthe FTA acted in an arbitraryand capricious manner, anddid not take the requisite hardlook NEPA requires,” Judge Wuwrote in the 216-page tentativeruling filed Monday.

Following nearly threehours of oral arguments, JudgeWu showed no willingness tosignificantly alter his lengthytentative ruling, which he char-acterized as a “victory” forBeverly Hills.

“NEPA is a very high stan-dard,” he explained. “Thequestion is, has it so clearlybeen met here? I don’t think ithas been met.”

Judge Wu ordered attor-neys for the FTA, the Beverly

Hills Unified School Districtand the City of Beverly Hills toreturn to his Central District ofCalifornia courtroom on March14 to resume the hearing. Hedirected both sides–BeverlyHills and the FTA–to submitopening briefs on the “appro-priate remedy” by Feb. 25 withtheir subsequent reply briefsdue a week later.

Both City Attorney LarryWeiner and Jennifer S. Recine,of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres &Friedman LLP, Lead Counselfor BHUSD, told The Courierthey “look forward” to JudgeWu’s final ruling.

The Beverly Hills Board ofEducation has been at the fore-front of a David-versus-Goliathbattle ever since 2011, whenMetro unveiled a decades-oldmap alleging the existence offive active faults running un-derneath BHHS. Subsequently,the BHUSD and the CaliforniaGeological Survey (CGS)trenched, using the most up-to-date technology, and discov-ered that Metro was wrong.

Concurrent with BHUSD’sown investigations, Metro

(see ‘METRO’ page 19)

The Rich Get Richer: CityCouncil OK’s Pay Hike For StaffBy Matt Lopez

Despite staring down the bar-rel of $184 million in unfundedpension liabilities, the City Coun-cil on Tuesday approved pay raisesfor City employees that will costthe City just under $7 million overthe next four years.

The pay increases cover sixCity bargaining units: the Munici-pal Employees’ Association (MEA)Full and Part-Time units, the SafetySupport Association, ConfidentialEmployees Association, Supervi-sors’ Association and Management

and Professional Employees. Intotal, that covers 782 City employ-ees.

The pay hikes were passed bya 4-1 vote, with Vice Mayor JohnMirisch dissenting.

Although lowering the City’s$184 million unfunded pension li-ability was listed as a top priorityby the City Council at its “priority-setting” discussion last year,Mirisch said he couldn’t vote forthe pay raises considering the

(see ‘PAY RAISE’ page 19)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its meeting to be heldon Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon there-after as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers ofthe City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210,will hold a public hearing to consider:

This ordinance clarifies and refines several aspects of the recent-ly adopted historic preservation ordinance. In particular, theordinance:

1) Amends the definition of "exceptional work" to be clearthat certain archived photographs and films may be considered inclassifying a property as an exceptional work;

2) Refines the types of Historic Incentive Permits that may be granted in Trousdale Estates to prohibit waivers on building height and construction over slopes;

3) Clarifies when the ordinance may apply to interior spaces, and

4) Clarifies when a property would be subject to the revised historic preservation ordinance versus being subject to the priorhistoric preservation ordinance.

This Ordinance has been assessed in accordance with the author-ity and criteria contained in the California EnvironmentalQuality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the envi-ronmental regulations of the City. This Ordinance is exemptfrom the environmental review requirements of CEQA pursuantto Section 15305 of Title 14 of the California Code ofRegulations (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations).

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

Please note that if you challenge the City’s action in regards to this matterin court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someoneelse raised at a public hearing or in written correspondence delivered tothe City, either at or prior to the end of the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contactRyan Gohlich, City Planner/Assistant Director of CommunityDevelopment, at 310.285.1118 or rgohlich@beverlyhills.org, or toreview the case file, including a copy of the proposed ordinance, at theCommunity Development Department/Planning Division, 1st Floor, 455N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210.

BYRON POPE, MMCCity Clerk

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLSAMENDING ARTICLES 32 (HISTORIC PRESERVATION)AND 32.5 (HISTORIC INCENTIVE PERMIT) OF THEBEVERLY HILLS ZONING CODE TO CLARIFY THAT CER-TAIN ARCHIVED PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILMS MAY BECONSIDERED IN DETERMINING WHETHER A PROPERTYIS AN "EXCEPTIONAL WORK," TO REFINE THE CRITE-RIA FOR ISSUANCE OF HISTORIC INCENTIVE PERMITSIN THE TROUSDALE ESTATES AREA OF THE CITY, TOCLARIFY APPLICABILITY OF THE ORDINANCE TO INTE-RIOR SPACES, AND TO CLARIFY TIMEFRAMES FORAPPLICABILITY OF THE REVISED HISTORIC PRESERVA-TION ORDINANCE VERSUS APPLICABILITY OF THEPRIOR ORDINANCE.

1) Amends the definition of "exceptional work" to be clear that certain archived photographs and films may be considered in classifying a property as an exceptional work;

2) Refines the types of Historic Incentive Permits that may begranted in Trousdale Estates to prohibit waivers on buildingheight and construction over slopes;

3) Clarifies when the ordinance may apply to interior spaces, and

4) Clarifies when a property would be subject to the revised historic preservation ordinance versus being subject to the prior historic preservation ordinance.

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Wags and Walks is a West LA rescue organization: for more informa-tion or to volunteer or foster, contact: info@wagsandwalks.org.Toadopt visit www.wagsandwalks.org/adoption-application/

Maddy is a sweetlittle 4-yr-old Bichonmix full of love.

Nino is 8 months; ablue and white Pit BullAs goofy as a puppy!

Betty is a 4-yr-oldShih-Tzu gentle andaffectionate little girl.

Perci is a cute year-old Brussels Griffon-Terrier Mix

WELCOME TOBEVERLY HILLS–The City of BeverlyHills welcomed itsnewest rookieBHFD firefightersat a ceremonyThursday atFirestation #1.Pictured (back row,from left): AdamMeinhardt, ZacharyYslas, MattFergus, and JakeHerron; (front row):James Weinsteinand Derek Guapo.

Where To Celebrate Valentine’sDay In Beverly HillsBy Matt Lopez

There is no shortage of op-tions in Beverly Hills to cele-brate Valentine’s Day with thatspecial someone in your life.Here is a list of some tasty localoptions to enjoy a delicious,romantic dinner on Valentine’sDay, Sunday, Feb. 14.

• The Beverly Hilton: CIR-CA 55 offers an a la carte din-ner menu ($82 per person), orfive-course set menu (pricesvary) with chocolate dessertbuffet ($15 per person) by Ex-ecutive Pastry Chef ThomasHenzi. Call 310-887-6055.

• The Beverly Hills Hotel:Enjoy a romantic dinner ($180per person), and a black truffletasting menu ($200 per person)from chef Kaleo Adams at ThePolo Lounge. Call 310-887-2777.

• Bouchon: Bring yourvalentine for brunch from 10

a.m.-2 p.m. or a special three-course dinner from 4:30-10:30p.m. ($80 per person). Call310-271-9910.

• The Beverly Wilshire:CUT by Wolfgang Puck fea-tures a three-course menu($160 per person) by chef AriRosenson, along with Wolf-gang Puck’s tasty chocolateboxes. Call 310-276-8500.THE Blvd offers a special five-course prix fixe menu ($140per person) and dessert fromExecutive Pastry Chef Christo-pher Ford. Call 310-385-3901.

• Montage Beverly Hills:Scarpetta features a three-course prix fixe dinner menuwith optional wine or roséflights. Call 310-860-7970.Parq Bar features special “hisand hers” cocktails and After-noon Tea offers special Valen-tine’s tea with holiday-inspired

(see ‘VALENTINE’S DAY’ page 19)

DOUBLE DEBATE–Fraternal twin brothers and and Beverly Hills HighSchool freshman debaters Evan and Seth Pizzurro had a perfect 3-0record in their first Open Division competition at Western BayForensics League's Open Congress/Debate Tournament at NarbonneHigh School. Photo by David Finnigan

Beverly Hills Police Arrest Man With Gun NearOlympic Boulevard And Rexford DriveBy Matt Lopez

Beverly Hills police arrest-ed a man Wednesday after-noon who was walking nearthe area of Olympic Boulevardand Rexford Drive carrying ashotgun.

Just after noon, police re-

ceived a call that an armedman, reportedly carrying a wi-fle, was walking in the vicinityof Olympic and Rexford. Po-lice responded and arrestedthe man, according to BHPDSgt. Gregg Mader.

BHPD Lt. Lincoln Hoshino

said Wednesday afternoon thatit was unclear if the man hadcriminal intentions, or wasmentally ill.

At press time, it was notknown whether or not the manis a resident of Beverly Hills.

Creative Visuals Adorn The Waldorf AstoriaBeverly Hills, Hint At New Era Of Luxury Hotels

By Laura ColemanOn Monday, The Waldorf

Astoria Beverly Hills unveileda “preview” of just what is instore when the prestigious 5-star hotel makes its debut earlynext year–and it is indeedinviting. The property, which isunder construction, is nowwrapped in a series of imagesthat hint at the glamour await-ing those who choose to stay atthe luxury hotel.

“It's really a glimpse ofone of the most luxurious ho-tels to come to Beverly Hills,representing the very best inCalifornia lifestyle and luxury,”said Beny Alagem, chairman/CEO of Oasis West Realty,

owner of The Beverly Hiltonand Waldorf Astoria BeverlyHills.

Located at the gateway ofBeverly Hills at the corner ofWilshire and Santa MonicaBoulevards, the creative visu-als adorning the perimeter ofthe forthcoming 170-roomWaldorf Astoria Beverly Hillsforetell the supreme luxury instore for those who choose tostay at the urban oasis.

The hotel's clean, contem-porary design, which draws itsinspiration from the rich histo-ry of California's StreamlinedModerne style, will deliver acombination of luxury andease that has never existed be-

fore, Alagem said. However,he said, the guest-experiencewill remain forefront, with thehotel offering the luxuriousprestige and unforgettable ex-periences of the true Waldorfservice.

“We’re excited to share thefirst look at the Waldorf AstoriaBeverly Hills guest experiencewith the public,” said Luc De-lafosse, managing director ofWaldorf Astoria Beverly Hills.“The new Waldorf will bringan authentic California luxuryexperience that will bring aunique sense of effortlessglamour to Beverly Hillsthrough our prestigious five-star “true Waldorf service’.”

By Laura ColemanBeverly Hills police are

currently conducting an inves-tigation involving a computertakeover scam after an unsus-pecting victim took an unso-licited call and allowed thesuspect access to their comput-er and banking information,BHPD Lt. Lincoln Hoshino toldThe Courier.

“Be cautions of unsolicitedcalls from individuals claimingthat they are from a utility, IRS,

Dell, Microsoft, bank or finan-cial institution [and] never al-low an unsolicited caller to re-motely access your computer,”Hoshino recommended. “Nev-er give your personal informa-tion to anyone over thephone.”

Hoshino said that residentswho had doubts about the au-thenticity of a caller shouldcall the company or agency di-rectly to confirm the identity ofthe caller.

“If in doubt, consult yourlocal police department,” hesaid. “Phone scam thieves arejust that, ‘thieves’, they will tryand trick you into giving themmoney and information. If youreceive a call protect yourself,your information and do notsend money.

“Do not panic and act inhaste. The IRS, police and sher-iff’s departments are not goingto arrest you over a missedpayment or unpaid bill.”

Beverly Hills Residents Beware: Phone ScamThieves Attempt To Access Victims’ Computers

CHARMING CHANEL– Chanel is a two-year-old, 10 pound Yorkiepoo mix pup. It is aMystery why her owner would surrender thisgorgeous, designer dog to a high kill shelter.Those interested in adopting Chanel may callShelterHopePetShop.org at (805) 379-3538.

By Victoria TalbotThe City will promote Nancy Hunt-

Coffey to take over as director of Com-munity Services in March, followingthe retirement of Director Steve Zoet inMarch.

Hunt-Coffey has a bachelor’s de-gree in English and Spanish literaturefrom Occidental College and a master’sdegree in Information Studies fromUCLA.

Hunt-Coffey worked at the city ofGlendale for over 20 years as directorof the Glendale Library. She came toBeverly Hills to run the library, whereshe promoted ebooks and audio books,self-checkout and returns and onlineclasses and other innovative technolo-gy. She was promoted to assistant di-rector of Community Services twoyears ago.

“Nancy has outstanding experi-ence and leadership skills,” said CityManager Mahdi Aluzri. “Her knowl-edge of the community and sense of fis-cal responsibility are tremendous assetsthat will serve the Community ServicesDepartment and the City well in com-ing years.”

Hunt-Coffey, 48, lives in BeverlyHills with her husband and two chil-dren.

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LIBOW STEPS UP–Longtime Beverly Hills real estate agent and local philanthropistMichael J. Libow was honored by the City Council on Tuesday, in large part for his gen-erosity in making substantial donations to all five Beverly Hills Unified School Districtschools. Pictured, from left: Mayor Julian Gold, honoree Libow, Becky Weinberg,Councilmembers Nancy Krasne, Lili Bosse and Willie Brien, and Vice Mayor John Mirisch.“While thrilled to have been recognized by my peers in the City, my greatest satisfactioncomes from the knowledge that I give with the only expectation being that of knowing thatI have helped my community of Beverly Hills and its residents in some small manner,”Libow told The Courier. “Paying it forward is a way of life for me as it was for my late moth-er before me. I honor her with each action I take.”

Beverly Hills Police Arrest Five Men InResidential Burglarly AttemptBy Matt Lopez

Beverly Hills police arrested fivemen last Thursday afternoon after an at-tempted burglary at a home in the 1100block of San Ysidro Drive.

BHPD Lt. Lincoln Hoshino said thedepartment received a call at 1:50 p.m.after a woman in the home said sheheard a loud noise at the residence. Af-ter looking out from her second floorwindow, she noticed a man trying tokick in a window to the rear of thehome. The man fled when spotted bythe woman.

The police responded quickly,closed off traffic in the area and soonafter, arrested five men who were flee-ing in a getaway car a short distancefrom the residence, Hoshino said.

BHPD Sgt. Kurt Haefs identified thefive men arrested as: Bernie Robins Jr.,21; James Lee Spencer, 19; Isaac ChaseChidress, 18; and Clarence DetrichGilmore, 23, all of Los Angeles; plusTielor Craig Smith, 21 of Pomona.

All five men were booked on suspi-cion of burglary and conspiracy.

Horace Mann Elevates Discussion OnCritical Thought At Adults-Only ScreeningOf Beyond Measure On WednesdayBy Laura Coleman

On Wednesday, the Horace MannPTA will host its second adults-onlyscreening and discussion with thethought-provoking documentary filmBeyond Measure at 7 p.m. in theschool’s Ron Brown Auditorium.

The evening succeeds last month’sscreening and discussion of Race toNowhere, which was also directed byVicki Abeles. That 2010 documentarycautioned parents and educators aboutthe importance of fostering children’snatural curiosity within the frameworkof a rigid institutional structure thatpressures students to perform at the ex-pense of critical thought.

“We’re excited for this opportunityto dialogue with our community so allof our students can be successful,” saidHorace Mann Principal Harvey Oaxaca.

“It’s really all about community-build-ing; how we want our community to beand how we can get there together.”

Following the screening, Oaxacawill join Superintendent Steve Kessler ina panel discussion, along with HoraceMann Assistant Principal David Fold-vary, counselor Shelanee Fernando, andBeverly Vista Principal Christian Fuhrer.

Former California First Lady MariaShriver called Beyond Measure, a“wake-up call” to America in its re-counting of inspiring stories from theforefront of innovation in education,

“With both heart and smarts, VickiAbeles showcases the courageous com-munities that are rejecting the child-hood rat race and reclaiming health andlearning,” she described.

Tickets are $10 and are available atthe door or via eventbrite.com.

Beverly Hills Names Nancy Hunt-CoffeyDirector Of Community Services

Nancy Hunt-Coffey

CHLA Seeks Help In Making Valentine’sDay Bright For Its Young Patients

To make Valentine’s Day a treat forits young patients, Children’s HospitalLos Angeles (CHLA) is seeking the pub-lic’s help.

CHLA is again gearing up to dis-tribute hundreds of cards to its patientswho can’t experience the fun of the dayat home or school because they’re inthe hospital.

Those who want to send cards justneed to visit CHLA.org/VALENTINE,choose one of three card designs andprovide their first name, last name,email address and a message.

Senders can use the pre-populatedmessage “Wishing you a very HappyValentine’s Day!” or write in their ownmessage.

“We offer ideas as well becausejokes are extra fun to receive,” saysWendi Kellaris, manager of CHLA’sVolunteer Services Program.

For example:Question: What do you call two

birds in love?Answer: Tweethearts!Question: What did the calculator

say to the pencil on Valentine's Day?Answer: You can count on me!“Knock, knock.”“Who’s there?”“Luke.”“Luke who?”“Luke who got a valentine!”“There are so many things hospital-

ized children miss out on, so one of themost important responsibilities we have

is to bring a sense of normalcy to ourpatients,” adds Kellaris. “When specialevents like Valentine’s Day comearound and our patients see they aregetting valentines, just like their friends,they are absolutely thrilled. The valen-tines themselves are a wonderful sur-prise, but then to learn that people out-side these walls sent them because theycare about them, well, that is some-times the best surprise of all.”

The hospital will distribute thecards on Friday, Feb. 12, sinceValentine’s Day falls on a Sunday.. Lastyear, the hospital received nearly40,000 messages from across the U.S.and 100 countries.

An example of one of theValentine’s cards

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My designer said, ‘Really?You think people give floorsas presents to their family?’We walked into the diningroom, and I said, ‘This wall-paper was from the imperialpalace in China.’ She said,‘This is French wallpaperfrom 1870 or 1880.’ I point-ed to another piece and said,‘This is Chippendale.’ Shesaid, ‘You’re not going toscream at me, are you?’ Isaid, ‘What do you meanscream at you?’ She said,‘The original is aChippendale and is in theVictoria and Albert Museum.This was made at WarnerBros.’”

This from the JenniferJones chapter: “I met JenniferJones when I was twenty-sixor twenty-seven,” saysTomoyuki “Yuki” Takei, hermakeup artist and hairstylist.“I traveled everywhere withher. I spent more time withher than anyone, evenNorton … It would take four

and Empress of Hollywood,Doris and Jules Stein, whowe devoted our column tothis last week.

And, oh, what interest-ing characters we meet, andknow much more aboutmany others that we know.

“Jack Warner was agreat character, like all ofthem. They were remarkableguys, but they were mon-sters,” David Geffen tellsJean Stein. “The movie busi-ness is a hard business, andyou had to be a monster tocreate this industry.”

Ten days after Barbara’smother died, David Geffenbought the Warner planta-tion-style mansionette inBeverly Hills, and invited hisinterior designer, RoseTarlow, to tour it. “Ishowed her all the originalfurnishings. I said, ‘See thisfloor? This floor was a giftfrom Napoleon to his sister.’

hours … it was all for Norton.‘Norton deserves for me to bebeautiful.’ I did her hair andmakeup every day, an incred-ible cost. For the cost of awhole year, you could buy ahouse in the Valley.

“And I did it for morethan thirty years, every day,sometimes morning andnight. And she didn’t take offher makeup at night. She’dleave it on until I arrived.When she went to bed, shewas all made up. Do youknow why? This was not forNorton, this was for herself.She said it was ‘in case I getsick at night and have to goto the hospital. Somebody’sgoing to take a picture of me,and I don’t want to be with-out makeup.’ She did thisevery night.”

The five chapters inWest Of Eden simmer withHollywood gossip, alongwith a plethora of true-bluerecollections from the Whoand the Who. Fascinating,and not to be missed.

“I went to visitMother’s grave to see howeverything looked, and as Iwas driving out of the Jewishcemetery, I saw a chapelwith a huge Nazi flag on it.I thought I was dreaming,and suddenly I felt a littlescared, because the ceme-tery was completely desert-ed,” recalls Barbara WarnerHoward, the beautiful andstylish daughter of WarnerBros.’ Ann and Jack Warner.“So I drove around thischapel, and on the otherside there were picnic tablesand a film crew.

“They were shootinga movie, and they had justrented the building. I wentback to the main office,and I don’t believe I’ve everbeen so angry in my life. Isaid, ‘I don’t care howmuch money they’re givingyou, you don’t let themdesecrate a Jewish ceme-tery by hanging a Naziflag!’ At the same time, itwas hilarious. It was betterthan a Mel Brooks movie.”

We are assumingthat the cemetery is theMount Sinai section atForest Lawn.

Barbara’s is amonghers and other remem-brances in the Warner Bros.chapter in Jean Stein’s just-published oral histories,West Of Eden, AnAmerican Place. TheRandom House imprint is atriumph. And as we notedin our column last week-

end, “West Of Edenis a gem.Predictably a clas-sic.” Exploring thelives of fiveCalifornia familiesthrough the mesmer-izing remembrancesof relatives, friendsand observers. TheWarners; the oil-richDohenys; the bewil-dering Jane Garland;Jennifer Jones whowed actor RobertWalker, David O.Selznick and NortonSimon; the Emperor

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Caitlin MuelderNatasha BassettAlison Pill with husbandJoshua Leonard

Channing Tatum withwife Jenna DewanTatum

Dolph Lundgren and JennySandersson

Josh Brolin and KathrynBoyd

Amal Clooney and GeorgeClooney attended the world pre-miere of the Coen brothers’ Hail,Caesar!, presented by UniversalPictures and Working Title Filmsat the Regency Village Theatre

Tomoyuki “Yuki” Takei with producer JayKanter and Marlon Brando (who Jay discov-

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HEALTH & WELLNESSJaclyn Biegel To Head CHLA’sCenter For Personalized Medicine

Children’s Hos-pital Los Angeles(CHLA) has namedJaclyn Biegel, PhD, aleading academicexpert on pediatricbrain tumors, rhabdoidtumors and cancercytogenetics, as thedirector of the Centerfor Personalized Medi-cine at CHLA.

A professor ofPathology (clinical scholar) atUSC’s Keck School of Medicine,Biegel also serves as chief ofCHLA’s new Division ofGenomic Medicine in theDepartment of Pathology andLaboratory Medicine.

The mission of CHLA’sCenter for PersonalizedMedicine is to unravel thegenetic basis of disease and setnew standards for using geneticprofiles to effectively diagnose,treat and care for children.

Biegel’s expertise in identi-fying the risk factors and genetictriggers that predispose patientsto certain diseases is helpingadvance the long-term promiseof personalized medicine: thera-pies, even cures, for diseasesthat currently have no treatment.

Biegel is known for her

work with rhabdoidtumors, an extremelyrare and aggressiveform of cancer thatcan affect the brain,kidney and other softtissues in childrenand infants. Over heracademic career, Bie-gel has played amajor role in devel-oping diagnostic gen-etic tests for children

with hematologic malignanciesand solid tumors.

“Understanding the cytoge-netic and molecular makeup ofbone marrow and tissue sam-ples from children diagnosedwith bone-marrow failure,leukemia and solid tumors isimportant both in helping clini-cians make the appropriatediagnosis and also in determin-ing prognosis and appropriatetreatment planning,” saysBiegel, who also served as edi-tor-in-chief of the scientific jour-nal Cancer Genetics.

About 25 percent of pati-ents with rhabdoid tumors, sheexplains, have no family historyof cancer and yet are born witha genetic predisposition be-cause they carry an abnormalSMARCB1 gene.

Jaclyn Biegel

Women’s HeartDisease SubjectOf Symposium

Pacific Heart Institute ofProvidence St. John’s HealthCenter and Have a Heart, Savea Heart will host The Women’sHeart Symposium from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6 at theCasa del Mar Hotel, 1910Ocean Way, Santa Monica.

Heart disease is the #1killer of women. The goal of thesymposium is to raise aware-ness of women’s heart diseaseby employing cutting-edgetechnology, hosting creativeeducational programs andencouraging community par-ticipation in health and well-ness programs.

The charity hopes to en-gage supporters who can helpshare its findings and passionto prepare and inform womenacross the globe.

The symposium will in-clude lectures by doctorsShephal Doshi, Sarina van derZee, Nicole Weinberg and,Richard Wright; panel discus-sions, breakfast and lunch, giftsand prizes.

There is no cost for theevent, but a $20 donation toHave a Heart, Save a Heartcharity is requested.

Ann Saltzman Marks 35 YearsOf Volunteering At Cedars-Sinai

Most days, visitors will findformer Beverly High graduateand longtime resident AnnSaltzman, smiling and welcom-ing them to the Helping HandGift Shop at Cedars-SinaiMedical Center.

For 35 years, she hasdelighted in personally select-ing the store’s jewelry, includ-ing hard-to-find clip-on ear-rings.

Saltzman’s family came toBeverly Hills via Pittsburgh andshe grew up on Rodeo Drive.

She and her late husband,Mel raised two sons on northElm Dr., carrying on the BHHStradition. Saltzman was in-volved in both the Hawthorneand Beverly High PTAs.

“I am blessed to give backand have the opportunity toreconnect with so many of myBeverly Hills friends and neigh-bors,” says Saltzman. “Severalvolunteer with me at the GiftShop; and it’s ‘old home week’when, so often, we get a sur-prise, spontaneous reuniongoing. It’s a wonderful bonusstanding behind standing jew-elry case reminiscing aboutearly Beverly Hills.”

Saltzman is a board mem-ber and past president of the

Helping Hand of Los Angeles, anonprofit dedicated to support-ing the Department of Obstet-rics and Gynecology to furtherits research efforts and raiseawareness for women’s andbabies’ healthcare issues.

Funds generated throughshop sales go directly to sup-port the department.

Saltzman is currently advis-ing on the details of the annualMother’s Day Luncheon.

The Helping Hand giftshop is on the Plaza level atCedars-Sinai.

Ann Saltzman

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The United States Holocaust Memo-rial Museum’s “2016 Los Angeles

Dinner: What You Do Matters” onWednesday, March 2 at the BeverlyHilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd. will honoractress Rosanna Arquette and ToddMorgan, senior managing director atBel Air Investment Advisors, with itsNational Leadership Award for theircontributions to preserving the historyof the Holocaust and introducing mil-lions of youth from the U.S. and aroundthe world to the ongoing relevance ofthe Holocaust and survivors’ legacies.

The evening begins with a 6 p.m.reception, with dinner at 7 p.m. Hon-orary dinner committee membersinclude Steven Spielberg and BarbraStreisand and James Brolin. Dinnerchairs are Linda and Tony Rubin, JackSuzar and Linda May, and Bel-AirInvestment Advisors.

The event will support the muse-um’s comprehensive campaign led byhonorary chair Elie Wiesel, that willallow the museum to make criticalinvestments to keep Holocaust memo-ry alive in the 21st century. More than1,000 guests are expected to attend.

“It is truly an honor to be recog-nized by the museum for supportingHolocaust history and education. Thisis work I’m passionate about and,together with Rosanna, we strive toremind family, friends and colleaguesof the urgency in preserving this histo-ry,” Morgan said. “The museum’swork in Los Angeles and nationally iscritical in combatting rising anti-semitism, ongoing genocide and intol-erable hate around the world.”

“We are privileged to be able to

honor Rosanna Arquette and ToddMorgan for their work on preservingHolocaust history to reach today’sgeneration of students in a meaningfuland significant way,” said StevenKlappholz, director of the museum’sWestern Regional Office. “Their sup-port for survivors throughout the U.S.embodies the spirit of the museum’smantra ‘What You Do Matters.’ Theyhelp set the example for so many oth-ers to follow.”

• Featured speaker for theevening is journalist Jeffrey Goldberg,author and national correspondent forThe Atlantic, a columnist forBloomberg View, and a leading com-mentator on foreign policy, nationalsecurity and the Middle East. His April2015 cover story for The Atlanticabout rising antisemitism in Europeexplored whether it can still be “a

place for Jewswho want to liveuncamouflagedJewish lives.”

• The eveningwill include a“Pledge To TheFuture” segmentthat recognizesthe museum'seffort to ensurethat “memory ofthe past leads toaction in thepresent”—all in

the hope of a better future as hate andHolocaust denial are rising in the U.S.and around the world.

Daniela Ruah will introduce thesegment with a local survivor’s arti-fact donation story; and Lili Haydn willprovide an original violin performance.

Survivor David Wiener, his kids,and granddaughter Melanie will guidemuseum supporters in a candlelight-ing inter-generational pledge.

In the 23 years since it opened,the museum has educated andinspired more than 38 million visitors,including more than 10 million chil-dren and nearly 100 heads of state. Apermanent reminder on the NationalMall in Washington, D.C. of what canoccur when the world fails to takeaction, the museum inspires visitors toconfront hate and indifference, endgenocide and promote human dignity.

The museum’s work is having asignificant impact in SouthernCalifornia and around the world.Hundreds of L.A.- area schoolteach-ers—and thousands more from all 50

states—are trained each year in howto make the Holocaust relevant andmeaningful to young people. Themuseum’s leadership programs areinspiring California judges, police andmilitary officers to heed the lessons ofthe Holocaust and understand theirroles as safeguards of democracy. Themuseum brings together policymak-ers, diplomats and heads of state tofocus on ending the continuingscourge of genocide.

The museum is also presenting“State of Deception: The Power of NaziPropaganda” traveling exhibition fromMarch 10-Aug. 31 at the Los AngelesCentral Library, 630 West Fifth St.

The exhibition promotes newunderstanding about the nature andconsequences of propaganda and illus-trates the Nazis’ use of the latest,most sophisticated technologies andtechniques to disseminate propagan-da. It chronicles their use of propagan-da to win votes in a democracy, to con-solidate power in a dictatorship, andto create a climate of indifference asthey persecuted and systematicallymurdered Jews and others viewed asenemies of the state.

The dinner is open to the public,but advance regist ration is required.Tickets are $500 per person.Registrations are due by Friday, Feb.26 to ushmm.org/events/los-angeles-dinner. For more information, contactthe Museum’s Western RegionalOffice, 310-556-3222 orwestern@ushmm.org.

The Hollywood Reporter, TheBeverly Hills Courier and JewishJournal are sponsors of the event.

Holocaust Memorial Museum Sets ‘What You Do Matters’ Dinner, ToHonor Rosanna Arquette, Todd Morgan With National Leadership Award

Rosanna Arquette and Todd Morgan

Daniela Ruah

TO SEE ANDBE   SEEN

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

BLUE RIBBON LADIES–Blue Ribbon of the Music Center hostedmembers to a recent evening at The Broad followed by an interactivedinner at Otium prepared by Chef Tim Hollingsworth. Pictured (fromleft): Raylene Meyer, Blue Ribbon Chair Carla Sands, Blue RibbonPresident Julie Goldsmith, and Desiree Samuels. Meyer and Samuelsare chairing the 46th Annual Blue Ribbon Children's Festival on theMusic Center Plaza which is Feb. 17-19. Photo by Ryan Miller

Jewish Vocational Services Los Angeles TapsCity of Hope Executive Alan Levey As New CEOBy Laura Coleman

Former Vice President of Philanthropy at City ofHope Alan Levey has taken the reigns as CEO forJewish Vocational Services Los Angeles following aninstallation ceremony last month.

Levey takes over the role previously held by Vi-vian Seigel, who joined the agency in 1977 andserved for 20 years as CEO of the local nonprofitleader in workforce development and advocacy.

“Under her stewardship, JVS has continuallyevolved by responding to the changing needs of jobseekers and employers, developing innovative pro-grams and best practices in the field,” said outgoingBoard President Jim Hausberg. “Today, the organiza-tion has an operating budget of $17 million andserves more than 30,000 people a year. That is quitea tribute to her leadership.”

Levey, who has tremendous experience acrossthe corporate, philanthropic and nonprofit sectors,has for years been a JVS donor and volunteer.

“There is no one to whom I would pass the reignswho is more qualified or a better fit,” Seigel said.

Westfield Now Open At LAX T4By Laura Coleman

Following a $78.3 millioninvestment by Westfield totransform nearly 76,000 squarefeet of dining, retail and com-mon area at Los Angeles Inter-national Airport Terminal 2, asof this week, passengers cannow enjoy the fruits of a 20-month-long redevelopmentupgrade, the terminal’s first in

nearly 30 years.LAX, which saw 74.9 mil-

lion passengers in 2015, is cur-rently in the midst of an $8.5billion modernization.

“This spectacular new ter-minal will help us broaden ourglobal reach even further,” saidMayor Eric Garcetti.

The upgrade is projectedto increase sales by 34 percent.

JVS LEADERS–(from left): CEO Alan Levey,CEO Emerita Vivian Seigel, Board PresidentHarris Smith, and Immediate Past PresidentJames Hausberg at the Jewish VocationalServices L.A. Board Installation on Jan. 20.

MAKE-A-WISH–Beverly Hills High School teacher Bryan Herbold croons a compelling rendition of TheRighteous Brothers’ You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin’ yesterday as part of the school’s inaugural Make-A-Wishweek fundraiser which included teachers performing karaoke songs. Courier Photo by Laura Coleman

ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT

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By Victoria TalbotA new sound has emerged in Los

Angeles, bringing together some of theworld’s best musicians under the bannerof Root 66.

Merging the unique regional Amer-ican rock from across the nation, andthrough the past five decades, Root 66 isthe brainchild of Richard TBear.

Songwriter/singer TBear’s career in-cludes seven solo albums and workwith The Blues Brothers, Richie Havens,Crosby, Stills and Nash, Cher and a hostof producing and composing credits.

TBear called in the troops, drawingon the talents of eight veteran perform-ers to bring this musical road show tolife, crossing the country from Baltimoreand Detroit, to Southern rock and NewOrleans, and ending up on the sands ofCalifornia.

Root 66 has twice played Typhoon,noteworthy for the background of smallplanes whizzing past the runway whileinside, the aromatic fragrance of exoticPan-Asiatic cuisine floats through themusical notes.

This night was a sell-out with stand-ing room only. Tables were almost un-der the stage to accommodate the over-

flow crowd. TBear’s smokey voice dominated

the sets, but the rocking vocals ofEmmy-award winning Robbyn Kermsse(Eric Clapton, Joe Walsh, Stevie Won-der, Celine Dion), and soul-singer GiaCiambotti (Bruce Springsteen, LucindaWilliams) playfully teased the melodiesuntil their own solos.

Max Butle, whose credits includeSecond City, American Repertory The-ater, Danny Kortchmar, Arlen Roth andmore, added organ harmonies.

Each performer is a consummateprofessional, producing a smooth big-band sound with the fascinating tenorsax of Joe Sublett (Rolling Stones, TajMahal, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John) andfull-tilt boogies of Mark Pender, with aresume that includes the late DavidBowie and 32 years with ConanO’Brien.

Guitarist Jon Woodhead has touredwith Leon Russell and Ace; bassist andsongwriter Paul Ill has performed withAlicia Keys and Christina Aguilera. Theirsmooth riffs electrified the harmonies,with drummer Denny Seiwell, foundingmember of Paul McCartney’s Wings,keeping the beat.

Guitar Virtuoso Jesse Cook IntroducesSelections From Latest Album At Saban Tonight

By John L. SeitzWith Valentine’s Day coming

up, it’s only natural that BeverlyHills songstress Maggy Simonwill be reprising her popular“From the Heart” one night onlyperformance, Wednesday (Feb.10) at Hollywood’s Catalina JazzClub, 6725 Sunset Blvd.

The show is loaded with all-time romantic classics and newBroadway hits as Simon beltsthem out one by one with crowd-pleasing verve. She will beaccompanied by the Tom GriefOrchestra in a 90-minute, Jack

Simon-produced show.Doors open at 7 p.m.

for dinner with showtime at8:30, p.m.

For reservations, call323-466-2210 or visit:www.catalinajazzclub.com.

Maggy Simon, whospent many years atUniversal Studios, is anexecutive boardmember ofthe Center Theatre GuildAffiliates, Club 100 of theMusic Center, and the HenryMancini Institute.

Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss Star InSpecial Valentine Fundraiser For Theatre 40

Stars Richard Benjamin and PaulaPrentiss will bring the famed lettersbetween 2nd President John Adams andhis First Lady Abigail Adams to life whenthey star in Dearest Friend, at 8 p.m.,Sunday and Monday, Feb. 14 and 15 atTheatre 40, in the Reuben CordovaTheatre, 241 S. Moreno Dr., on the BHHScampus.

“Dick and Paula were very enthusias-tic about doing this Love Letters-esqueshow,” says Theatre 40 Artistic DirectorDavid Hunt Stafford.

Theatre 40 board member MarionZola, a book and screen writer plus filmproducer, compiled the show from hun-dred of letters, written over 40 years thatreflect the couple’s intense love and giveinsight into the formation of America.

She’s also written a narration that putsthe letters in context, says Stafford. “Thelanguage and emotions expressed in theletters, often written when the couplewas separated for lengthy periods of timeand distance—with John in England andAbigail in Massachusetts—are remark-able,” Stafford says. A letter from JohnQuincy Adams to John Adams (his father)at Abigail’s death, “expressing how sorryhe is that his wife has died, is indescrib-ably beautiful,” Stafford says.

The production is directed by SalomeJens who starred in Blonde Poison forTheatre 40 last year.

A fundraiser for the City’s local the-ater company, tickets are available for atax-deductible donation of $65, and maybe reserved by calling 310-364-3606.

A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH ROOT 66 ALL STARS– Richard TBear and the groupbrought their eclectic blend of uniquely American rock to Typhoon Saturday, at theSanta Monica Airport. From left, back row, Max Butler (organ), Joe Sublett (tenor sax),Paul Ill (bass). Front row from left, Robbyn Kermsse (vocals), Denny Seiwell (drums),Richard TBear (keyboard, vocals), Gia Ciambotti (vocals), Mark Pender (trumpet, JonWoodhead (guitar). Photo by Casandra Church

Typhoon Rocks With Sounds From Root 66

Maggy Simon

Simon Back At The Catalina With ‘From The Heart’

Guitar master JesseCook, who loves creatinghybrids, combining genreslike jazz and flamenco andancient instruments withmodern technology, returnsto the Saban Theatre, 8440Wilshire Blvd, for a 9 p.m.concert tonight.

In his concerts, Cookworks to show “the diversityof material from differentperiods of my career,” hesays. Including songs fromhis nine albums, “shows thejourney that has a nice arc toit.”

For his latest album OneWorld, Cook composed and produced11-tracks, mixing drum loops and metal-lic and electronic sounds with worldinstruments like the Armenian duduk.

“Combining different styles is mygig,” says Cook. “I sort of figure ‘whyfight it.’ I love it.”

Cook’s group of five musicians“manages to create a huge sound with-out resorting to a backing track,” he says.

To recreate the world music soundsof his albums, Cook has, in addition to

his dazzling guitartechnique, another gui-tarist, a violinist, abassist, Columbian per-cussionist, and a mem-ber who plays theaccordion, pennywhis-tle, keyboards andother instruments.

With numeroussolos and duets, theshow climaxes with arhumba party. “Someof our music isthoughtful and intro-spective; and some isdanceable and hard to

hear without wanting toget up and move,” says Cook.

Audience members can also expectto hear Cook singing on more of hissongs, and to enjoy his hits includingCafé Mocha, Bogota By Bus and MarioTakes A Walk, which Cook says, “hastaken on a life of its own,” adopted byOlympic skaters and even used in aBollywood film.

Tickets range from $38-$58 and areavailable by calling 888-645-5006 orvisiting www.sabantheatre.org.

Jesse Cook

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By Victoria TalbotThe City Council has directed staff

to plan a series of public meetings thatcould decide whether a developmentdesigned by world-renowned Pritzker-prize winning architect Frank Gehrywill end up in a 6.5 acre area in the

City’s Industrial/Entertainment District,east of City Hall.

The proposed development wouldinclude 500,000 square feet of enter-tainment, media and tech office space,150 residential condominium units,50,000 square feet of neighborhood re-

tail and restaurants, a 3-acre park and a 180-roomfive-star hotel.

The site is currentlyused for parking and pub-lic works, Lakeshore En-tertainment, EmployeesCredit Union, the newshallow groundwaterwells and the MagenDavid Temple. Most of thesite represents the last un-developed City-ownedland in Beverly Hills, andthis process begins thediscussion about howresidents would like to use the land forthe future, or how they might like topreserve it as the last green space in theCity.

The proposal states: “We believethe location will prove to be highly at-tractive to 5-and 6-star hotel flags be-cause of the ability to completely con-trol the environment while simultane-ously being within walking distance tothe Golden Triangle. However, it is crit-ical that all of the other elements bepart of this synergistic environment inorder to transform the hotel’s surround-ings into a location suitable for a five-star product. . . More specifically, byestablishing a new office and residentialpopulation, all of which is centeredaround the major public park, as well asthe elimination of inferior uses that den-igrate the area, will transform part of thetown…”

The City owns about 6.5 acres ofthe proposed development and Town-scape Partners seeks a 99-year groundlease to develop the property.

Townscape Partners asked for a Re-quest for Proposals (RFP) process to se-lect a ground-lease development tenantfor the City property. The RFP processcould include RFPs matching the pro-posal, or completely different long-termdevelopment on the site identifiedthrough the public process. The processcould be an opportunity for the publicto identify other uses, such as greenspace or municipal uses as discussionstake place throughout the City on thefuture of this important segment of theCity’s portfolio.

“This proposal will give the oppor-tunity for our community, through manypublic meetings, the ability to sharetheir vision for how they want our City'slast remaining open space property tobe used,” said Councilmember LiliBosse, noting that it is important thatthe public decides.

The proposed project includes aground lease proposal of $4 million an-nually and an upfront payment of $75

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Townscape Partners to Hold Public Meetings on Proposed Frank Gehry Project

Townscape’s proposed development

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Tickets for the 2016Pasadena Showcase House ofDesign are now on sale. Ticketscost between $35-$45 and maybe ordered by mail, online atPasadenaShowcase.org or bycalling 714-442-3872.

The 2016 showcase will beopen to the public April 17-May 15, except Mondays.

This year, the PasadenaShowcase revisits a 1918Mission Revival estate“thought” to be designed byarchitect Myron Hunt forrestaurateur Leon C. Riggs.Once known as DryboroughHall, the estate made itsShowcase debut 29 years agoin 1987.

Twenty interior designersand eight exterior designerswill transform the home’s main16,000-square-foot residencewith six bedrooms, five bath-rooms and its 2,032-square-foot two-bedroom/two-bathguest house. The two-acreproperty includes mature trees,a horse corral, an outdoor bar-becue area, pool and spa.

In addition to home tours,the event features a restaurantand the Shops at Showcase.

• • • • •Theatre 40, now celebrat-

ing its 50th anniversary hasannounced Member Month,part of t40too, a season-longseries of readings and otherevents.

Producing t40too, in con-junction with artistic directorDavid Hunt Stafford, isStewart J. Zully who initiatedTheatre 40’s one-act festival in1990, that ran for 11 years.Zully is currently directing TwoSisters, by Gail Louw, at thetheatre.

Member Month consists ofwritings either by or directedby Theater 40 members.

• Wednesday, Feb. 10, AQuartet, written by DanClancy, will be directed byBruce Gray.

• On Tuesday, Feb. 16,Tales From The City, will beread. The night will consist ofthe play The Liar’s Punishment,written by and directed by LedaSiskind, and a collection ofwritings, The Soft Click AndOther Stories, by Dan Leslieand directed by MelanieMacQueen.

• On Wednesday, Feb. 24,Pompeii, by Christopher Fran-ciosa, will be directed by Zully.

All reading will be at 7:30p.m., at the Reuben Cordova

stage, on the BHHS campus. Suggested donation is $5.

For reservations, e-mail play-wrightworks@aol.com. Formore information, visitwww.theatre40.org

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The exhibition “Oh, thePlaces You’ll Go/For The Loveof Suess” will run Feb. 12-28 atthe EC Gallery Beverly Hills,299 S. Beverly Dr.

Twenty-five years havepassed since Dr. Seuss’s lastbook Oh, The Places You’ll Go!was published. To mark thismilestone, the exhibit high-lights the scores of places anderas Dr. Seuss has taken readersthrough his lifelong adventureinto “logical insanity.

In his final book, TedGeisel gathered his favoriteunpublished sketches, pinnedthem up on the cork walls ofhis studio and then set aboutfinding a way to make themconnect. The result was themost powerful graphic work hehad done in many years.

For more information, call310-278-7117 or visithttp://ecgallery.com

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H a m m e rM u s e u mwill pres-ent DeepNight withD a l eSeever at7:30 p.m.,Tu e s d a y,Feb. 16 atthe muse-um, 10899Wilshire Blvd.

In this live talk show aboutcharacters and creatures of thenight, host Seever (JamesBewley) interviews guestsabout their areas of expertiseand the personas that fascinatethem most.

With comedian KateBerlant (Just For Laughs), com-poser Cyrus Ghahremani(Comedy Central) and medicallibrarian Megan Rosenbloom(Death Salon).

There will be music byNina Tarr (Nightswim) and acash bar throughout theevening.

Seating is on a first-come,first-seated basis. Hammer pro-grams are free.

For more information, visithttp://hammer.ucla.edu/pro-grams-events/2016/02/deep-night-with-dale-seever/.

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Balloons by Dr. Suess (TedGeisel).

Hammer host DaleSeever (JamesBewley)

The 2015 Pasadena ShowcaseHouse of Design is a 1918Mission Revival estate“thought” to have beendesigned by Myron Hunt. million in prepaid ground rent,

said Deputy City ManagerDavid Lightner. The financialimpact of the resulting projectis as yet undetermined, as it isin preliminary stages. But,wrote Lightner: “The potentialfor the City of a significantFrank Gehry designed campusalong with a potentially signifi-cant near-term and long-termrevenue source to fund munic-ipal priorities would appear tomake this proposal worth con-sidering.”

Gehry told City Coun-cilmembers; “None of the proj-ects I asked to do here workedout,” he said. The referencewas to some failed attempts tobuild in Beverly Hills in thepast.

The next steps includeforming a deposit agreement tofund several public meetings, aseries of informal public re-view meetings to explore pub-lic opinion, a City Council re-view of public input and a de-cision whether to proceed withan RFP.

Said Mayor Julian Gold,“While we thank Mr. Gehryand Townscape Partners fortheir interest in the undevel-oped City public works land onFoothill Drive, before the CityCouncil makes any decisions,we need to understand what, ifanything, the residents want onthat land. We will move for-ward with public outreach todetermine the answer.”

Some residents already ex-pressed strong feelings aboutthe project.

“We don’t need a retiredmayor-lobbyist (Tom Levyn) toconduct the outreach,” saidresident Larry Larson. “That’stilted to one side. Let’s find outwhat the public really wants.Recreation and Park Commis-sioner Robbie Anderson alsospoke in support of preserva-tion.

“Former Mayor Tom Levynwants to build a millionsquare  feet of hotels, condos,offices, retail, etc. on one of thelast city-owned pieces of prop-erty that should be preservedfor future use. What’s wrongwith a park until we figure itout? Are we for sale? Don’t wehave enough hotel space?”

Vice Mayor John Mirischagreed with a park. “FrankGehry is an icon, but weshouldn't be developing thisproperty,” he said. We don'tneed to try to squeeze everynickel out of every square inchof our property. Instead, I'd liketo see most of the five acresconverted to passive greenspace, including our dog park,for all of our residents to enjoy.We do not have enough greenspace in our City and a park,rather than more development,would be a way to address thisand enhance the quality of lifefor all of us.”

The proposed develop-ment is bordered by FoothillRoad to the west, Third Streetto the south, Alden Drive to thenorth and Maple Plaza to theeast and an approximately 1.6-acre site bordered by FoothillRoad to the west, Third Streetto the north, an alley to thesouth, and the Beverly HillsPost Office Building to the east.

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important, I want to recognizeour outstanding team who areessential to the DNA of ThePeninsula Beverly Hills – theyare the soul of the hotel and thereason behind this remarkableachievement.”

All round, Beverly Hills isthe place to stay in Los Angelesaccording to the “Best Hotels”list, with Hotel Bel-Air takingthe #2 spot, Montage Beverly

Hills named #3, The BeverlyHills Hotel named #4 and L’Er-mitage Beverly Hills named #5.

“I am delighted, but notsurprised, to see that U.S.News & World Report has cho-sen four of our hotels in theirtop five,” said Mayor JulianGold. “I have always knownwe have the best hotels; it isnice to see that others agree.”

For the full list, visit:http://travel.usnews.com/Ho-tels/Los_Angeles_CA.

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VALENT INE ’SDAY — THINK OF THE MANY WAYS TO SAY “I LOVE YOU’ Special Supplement

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Nothing Says ‘I Love You’ Like A Diamond,And The Mizrahi Brothers Are Here To HelpAfter a successful holiday season,

brothers Yaniv and RaphaelMizrahi of Mizrahi of Beverly Hills arelooking forward to Valentine’s Day.

The holiday of love gives them achange to show off their atelier’s (at9615 Brighton Way) selection ofheart-shaped gifts designed to makeany giver a hero.

Their Modern by Mizrahi line fea-tures necklaces, bangles, rings andpendants priced from $300-$1,000,perfect for Valentine’s Day giving andoffered in stylish presentation boxes.

Created for the fashion-consciouswoman, the Modern by Mizrahi linealso features stackable rings andbands, tennis bracelets, and pen-dants in white and rose gold.

Having supplied jewelry storesand wholesalers with fine loose dia-monds for more than 10 years, thebrothers have developed an intimateknowledge of the gems. They special-ize in fancy colored diamonds in pinkand yellow—the rarest kind.

At Mizrahi of Beverly Hills, theemphasis is on quality. Their dia-monds are natural, never enhancedand from non-conflict sources. All thediamonds, from princess cut to roundbrilliant, are GIA and EGL certified.

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By Matt LopezOn the same night that Beverly

Hills High School honored its two CIFSouthern Section boys basketball cham-pionship teams, the 2016 edition of theNormans continued their march towarda third CIF crown.

After unveiling banners for both the1969 and 2015 CIF Southern Sectionchampionship teams, Beverly HillsHigh’s boys basketball team onWednesday went on to dominateHawthorne in a 76-43 Ocean Leaguewin at the Swim Gym.

Matt Reskin led the Normans with12 points, nailing 4 of his six 3-point at-tempts in the victory. The Normans ledby 16 at halftime and never reallylooked back.

Mason Daniels added 11 pointsand five assists for BHHS and his broth-er Maddox, along with Daniel Zahabi-an, each added nine.

It marked the third-straight win forthe Normans (16-7, 6-1), who hostLawndale tonight at 7:30 p.m. at theSwim Gym.

BHHS is currently locked into sec-ond place in theOcean League, with akey showdown loom-ing on Feb. 9 at SantaMonica which will goa long way toward de-termining the leaguechampion. If the Nor-mans beat Lawndaletonight and SantaMonica next week,they will forge a tieatop the league stand-ings with the Vikings.

Before tipoff ofWednesday’s game,

the school paid tributeto the two greatestboys basketball teamsin school history byunveiling champi-onship banners forboth that will be hungpermanently in theSwim Gym.

First up was a longoverdue honor for the1969 team. JasonNewman and EdCarmin, members ofthat championshipteam, were on hand forthe honor.

Last year’s teammade a magical run toan Ocean League titleand a CIF SouthernSection championship,buoyed by star transfer Chance Co-manche, a top prospect who went on to

Arizona, and underclassmen like Den-zel Holt, currently a senior captain onthe Normans.

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Beverly Hills High School Unveils CIFBasketball Championship Banners AsNormans Pound Hawthorne

New banners for Beverly Hills’ 1969 and 2015 CIFSouthern Section champions. Photo by David Berke

Mason Daniels leads a fast break against Hawthorne. Photo by David Berke

Ed Carmin & Jason Newman. Photo by David Berke

Denzel Holt mans up on a Hawthorne guard. Photo by David Berke

DODGEBALL– As part of Make-A-Wish week at Beverly Hills High, with Make-A-WishGreater Los Angeles, students participated in a dodgeball contest. Pictured, (from left) atthe dodgeball tournament during ‘Wish Week’ at Beverly Hills High School: Leila Kashfi,Maia Yosef, Jessica Moghaddam, Ohry Moosiki, Mishelle Arakelian, ASB Advisor MarkMead, Eliana Martin, Aaron Barzi, James Marzouk, Blake Ackerman and Gabe Goldstein.

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Volvo of Santa Monica Unveils New, State-Of-The-Art ShowroomBy Matt Lopez

Making car buying asstress-free as possible is usuallyone of the first things a cardealership will mention in itsadvertisements.

So, instead of just saying it,Volvo of Santa Monica plans toshow it with its new, high-tech,state-of-the-art showroom at itsdealership at 1631 Santa Mon-ica Blvd, at the corner of 17thand Santa Monica Boulevard.

The Kasra family, ownersof Volvo of Santa Monica, aresure the Scandinavian-styleshowroom, will do just that forcustomers of the family-owneddealership, which celebrated agrand opening with its newshowroom last night, Feb. 4.

Volvo of Santa Monica hasbeen serving the local commu-nity for the last 50 years, withthe Kasra family in charge thelast several years. The Kasra’shave lived locally for more

than 10 years and owned localdealerships for more than 20.

Before visitors are greetedby longtime general managerZeke Hayam and his friendlymanagement staff, includingFrank Khou and Lambert Vil-lanueva, they will enter thecrystal clean, newly-designedfacility, the first of its kind inthe state of California and im-mediately see eye-popping vi-suals like a new big-screen tel-evision, surrounded by com-fortable, luxurious European-style furniture.

Don’t take a seat in front ofthe TV before trying some ofthe dealership’s delicious,freshly-brewed coffee, tea andtasty breakfast snacks that willmake you feel like you’re sit-ting in your own living room.

Of course, feeling at homeis one thing, but driving off theshowroom floor with a new, orpre-owned, car is somethingcompletely different.

With a lineup of vehicleslike the 2016 Volvo XC90, Mo-tor Trend’s 2016 SUV Of TheYear, Volvo of Santa Monica

appears tohave thec o m p l e t epackage.

“ V o l v ohas been go-ing throughan extremelydrastic, posi-tive change,”Hayam saidof the vehiclelineup for Volvo, which hasspent more than $10 billion inresearch and development. “Ireally feel like we are the flag-ship of safety, technology andcomfort.”

The XC90 is the crownjewel, but there are stellar op-tions like the dynamic XC60sedan, an 2016 IIHS Top SafetyPick. Those, and much more ofVolvo’s lineup, are availablenow at Volvo of Santa Monica.

“Expect a no-pressure,friendly staff, and that’s not a

cliche, that’s how we run it,”Hayam said of potential Volvocustomers. “Our only goals areto fill your need and exceedyour expectations.”

Volvo of Santa Monica(www.volvoofsantamonica.com) and its new showroom areopen now at 1631 Santa Moni-ca Blvd, at the corner of 17thand Santa Monica Boulevard.

Sales are open seven daysa week and service is openMonday-Saturday in the samelocation. Call 310-496-1157.A peek at the new showroom

Volvo of Santa Monica

French pastries and cham-pagne. Call 310-860-7940.

• Spaghettini & the DaveKoz Lounge: Enjoy dinner anda special Valentine’s Day per-formance by jazz vocalistGregg Arthur from 7:30-9:30p.m. Call 310-424-4600.

• Spice Affair: Enjoy a spe-cial four-course dinner ($75per person) from 5 to 11 p.m.Call 310-400-6800 and refer-ence BHCVB.

• Spago offers a multi-course meal that can be up-graded with a bottle of cham-pagne, souffles or mille-feuillesfor two. Each couple receiveshouemade chocolate bark.$145 per person, call 310-385-0880.

• Avalon Hotel BeverlyHills: Viviane offers a specialthree-course prix-fixe menu

with Cavier Amuse Bouche($72 per person). Call 310-407-7791.

• Culina offers a four-course prix fixe menu ($95 perperson). Call 310-860-4000.

• Il Cielo’s annual Valen-tine's Day Dinner featuresdense heart-shaped flourlesschocolate cake, draped withbelgian chocolate ganache($160 per person). Call 310-276-9990.

• Fleming’s Steakhouse of-fers a prix-fixe menu Feb. 12-14 ($59.95 per person) withexclusive LVE wine by JohnLegend and Raymond Vine-yards. Call 310-278-8710.

• Lawry’s The Prime Riboffers a special Valentine’s Dayprix fixe menu for $125 Feb.13-15. Call 310-652-2827.

• Morton’s The Steak-house’s special steak and lob-ster menu ($55 per person) Feb12-14. 310-246-1501.

• Mr. Chow has a semiprix fixe menu ($95 per per-son). Call 310-278-9911.

• Mr. C offers a romanticCipriani four-course dinner,with bellini at arrival, and livemusic by the Santa BookerQuartet ($135 per person). Call887-334-5623.

• SIXTY Beverly Hills:Caulfield’s Bar and DiningRoom offers special Valentine’sDay dinner, cocktails, dessertsand live music. Call 310-388-6860.

• La Dolce Vita: Dig intoa four-course prix fixe menu,with Italian and Californianwine pairings. Available Feb.12-14. Call 310-278-1845.

• 208 Rodeo: Enjoy afour-course prix-fixe menu($90 per person) with live jazzand soul music from theJerome Dean Trio. Call 310-275-2428.

•Mastro’s: A romantic

steak and seafood dinner at thisupscale chophouse might bejust the thing for diners insearch of a Beverly Hills spotthat features nightly live enter-tainment. Call 310- 888-8782.

•Canon Club: The new

Beverly Hills modern seafoodrestaurant specializing in craftcocktails is offering a prix fixemenu specially curated byChef Gustavo with complimen-tary champagne and dessert.Call 310-858-4500.

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determined that putting a sub-way station along Santa Moni-ca Boulevard, the “preferred”route planned as part of the $5billion L.A. County subway ex-pansion project, was not viabledue to the discovery of the pur-ported faults. Instead, in 2012,Metro codified in its Final Envi-ronmental Impact Report (FEIR)that the only alternative was torun a subway tunnel under thehigh school to a Century Cityportal at Constellation Boule-vard and Avenue of the Stars.By Metro’s own estimations,that change is costing theagency $200 million more.

In addition, multiple re-ports have questioned the safe-ty of a Constellation Boulevardstation. Wu called Metro’s fail-ure to adequately considerthose reports “inconsistent”with the agency’s earlier deci-sion where it chose to elimi-nate a Santa Monica Boulevardstation as an option based ononly one report that suggestedit could be unsafe.

“There’s a level of skepti-

cism that is not displayed withrespect to the Constellation sta-tion,” Wu stated. He character-ized such actions as “seeming-ly arbitrary in terms of some ofthe actions taken.”

Wu further criticized theFTA for its failure to analyzeconstruction emissions, ex-plain things in a timely fashionto allow for timely commentfrom Beverly Hills residentsand other interested parties, orprovide for a re-evaluation ofrisk-assessment.

Wu specifically directedFTA attorney Jared Pettinato,with the U.S. Dept. of Justice,to provide him in writing witha separate document detailinghow the staging area beside theBHHS athletic field will be uti-lized. He also directed attor-neys for the City and theBHUSD to provide informationdetailing the specific size of thefield abutting the planned stag-ing area.

Last October, the Court ofAppeal ruled that it was affirm-ing the trial court’s denial of theBHUSD’s and the City’s chal-lenges to Metro’s FEIR.

Judge Wu emphasized thatwas “a different case.” Thislawsuit, he explained, dealswith the environmental effectsof tunneling under BeverlyHills High School as part ofMetro’s Purple Line extensionproject.

Despite investigations bythe CGS and others debunkingthe existence of active faultsunder BHHS, the supposed ex-istence of which Metro used toeliminate the Santa MonicaBoulevard station option,Metro refused and continues torefuse to reexamine the osten-sibly inaccurate report onwhich it based the decision torun a subway tunnel directlyunder the high school. As a re-sult, the BHUSD has spent mil-lions of dollars en route to put-ting the proverbially “$200million” smoking gun into thehands of both a federal and astate judge in an effort to forceMetro to reconsider its FEIR.

“Metro will certainly com-ply with the Judge’s final rulingand all legal requirements,”Metro spokesperson DaveSotero informed the Courier.

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approved Memorandum of Un-derstanding (MOU) for eachunit did little to address thosepension obligations.

“Our hands are somewhattied and the problem is beingexacerbated, the unfunded lia-bility continues to get worseand worse,” Mirisch said, not-ing the bargaining units needto “work with us to figure outcreative solutions to continueto provide fair and sustainablepensions.”

City spokesperson ThereseKosterman told The Courierthat the $184 million pensionliability is made up of $114from safety employees and $69million from non-safety.

That is down from $191million as of June 30, 2013,which Kosterman attributed to“the good earnings year in2013-14.”

In addition to increasingthe City’s health insurance, lifeinsurance (for MEA, Supervi-sors, Confidential and SafetySupport), Deferred Compensa-tion (for all full-time employ-

ees), and long-term disability(for MEA and Safety Support)contributions to each employ-ee, staffers will see a 2 percentcost-of-living increase each ofthe next two years, a 2.5 per-cent increase in year three, anda 3 percent increase in yearfour.

The council last approveda 10 percent pay increase in2014, when a two-year agree-ment was reached by the bar-gaining units. That increasewas touted as an offset to achange in the Public EmployeePension Reform Act, which re-quires government employeesto make their own eight-per-cent salary contribution towardtheir pension – an expenditurethat had previously been cov-ered by the City of BeverlyHills.

Mirisch also voted againstthat increase, stating he felt itwas "exploiting a loophole tocircumvent the law's intent."

The employee pay hikesapproved Tuesday are retroac-tive to Oct. 1, 2015 and runthrough Sept. 30, 2019.

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Mia Farrow Zsa Zsa Gabor Mumsey Nemiroff Robin Blake Shirley Arconti Greta Feigler Jennifer Aniston Ori Blumenfeld Lee Barab Joyce Essex Barbi BentonBIRTHDAYS—Barbara Hershey, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Greta Feigler, Robin Blake and Jane Bryant Quinn (Feb. 5); Tom Brokaw,Carol Katzman, Fabian, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Patrick Macnee, Rip Torn, Robert Townsend, and Shirley Arconti (Feb. 6); Garth Brooks,Chris Rock, Ashton Kutcher and James Spader (Feb. 7); Nick Nolte, Mary Steenburgen, and Robert Klein and (Feb. 8); Mia Farrow,Judith Light and Joe Pesci (Feb. 9); Roberta Flack, Laura Dern, Joyce Essex, Greg Norman, Mark Spitz, Leontyne Price, andRobert Wagner (Feb. 10); Dona Powell, Mumsey Nemiroff, Lee Barab, Ori Blumenfeld, Jennifer Aniston, Sheryl Crow, SergioMendes and Burt Reynolds (Feb. 11); and belatedly Barbi Benton Gradow (Jan. 28).

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Every child should have a friend, someone toshare experiences with … good and bad. Sadly, thereare many who are bereft of such friendship. They alsoblame themselves, unjustly, for the state of their livesand the dysfunction of their family unit. Fortunately,there’s the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage and itsChildren’s Program offering an unique prevention pro-gram for kids, parents and families to begin the healingprocess. Known the world over for its treatment ofpeople suffering from various forms of addiction, thecenter in also offers a program recognizing the clearevidence that addiction is a disease that tends to runin families.

The Children’s Program helps kids learn they are notat fault for their love ones’ addiction and allowingthem, with the help of Beamer, to become kids again.Through the use of games, role-play and fun activities,children learn to identify and express feelings, developself-care skills and deepen communi-cation withtheir parents.

The Beamer Award was created to recognize indi-viduals who have made a lasting impact on the chil-dren, their families and the community.

Beamer, a light bulb-shaped cartoon character,faces many chal-lenges due to addic-tion in his family.These form the basisof many differentmodalities andmedia which teachchildren variousways to cope posi-tively with familyaddiction by finding

safe people who canhelp.

There is also a new interactive website allowingthe children to reinforce what they learned and contin-ue to stay connected to Beamer after completing theprogram.

All this takes funding, especially when no one isturned away from the Children’s Program due to aninability to pay.

That’s one of the reasons why the Betty FordCenter presents an Annual Awards Gala; this year heldat the recently refurbished Ritz Carlton Hotel inRancho Mirage.

Everything at the gala was Beamer, from the larg-er-than-life character who introduced the evening’sfestivities along with the Desert’s chief meteorologistPatrick Evans, taking pictures with the guests, to theplacement of breath-mint-filled light bulbs as tablefavors.

Even the individual battery-powered chandeliersused as table centerpieces were unique and reflectedthe class andstyle of the evening’s co-hostesses,Madeline Redstone and Jan Salta.

Most impressive was the honoree, the womancredited with being the driving force behind BettyFord’s establishment of the facility that bears hername– her daughter Susan Ford Bales, who served asa boardmember of the center from 1992 to 2010, the

Wolfgang Puck’s Chinois on Main in Santa Monica was thelocation for the Council of the Children’s Burn Foundation’s gen-eral meeting and luncheon to discuss its upcoming 21st annualGiving New Hope benefit.

The March 8 event at The Beverly Hilton is co-chaired byKathy Toppino and Tracy B. Smith. the foundation will honor phi-lanthropists Sandy and Larry Post with the “Giving New HopeAward” and Doug Mancino, its chairman of the board the past 20years, with the “Spirit of Humanity Award.”

Tickets are $300 and sponsorships are available through theChildren’s Burn Foundation office at 818-907-2822, or atwww.childburn.org.

Honoree Susan Ford Bales

last five as board chair.The evening’s headline enter-

tainer was comedian/game showhost Howie Mandel who impresseda packed ballroom with his mono-logue and spontaneous reparteewith the audience.

You can learn more about theBetty Ford Center’s four-dayChildren’s Program and other chil-dren’s activities at 760-773-4105.It’s a deal Howie Mandel wouldwant you to take.

Debora Alessi, founder/CEO of BeverlyHills-based Face Forward, and philanthropistAnnette Shapiro are among eight women whohave joined author/filmmaker Catherine Grayin launching the latter’s 360Karma.com, aimedat promoting the empowerment of women.

Others are Ann Boroch, a health and well-ness expert; Christina Baldwin, former NavySeal who now trains Olympians; Beverleye Hy-man Fead, 14-year cancer survivor and authorof Aging In High Heels; Bonnie Bruckheimer,long-time producing partner of Bette Midler;Heidi Shink, human rights/community activistand author; and Karen Reed, a trailblazing en-trepreneur who is starting a new National Sin-gles Day holiday.

A fundraiser to support the 360Karma ven-ture will kick off Saturday, from 2 to 5 p.m.,with a disco-themed party at the The Mint,6010 W. Pico Blvd., featuring Pamala Stanley.Visit: www.360Karma.com.

CHILDREN’SBURNFOUNDATION –The March 8 GivingNew Hope benefitfor Children’s BurnFoundation in TheBeverly Hilton willhonor philanthro-pists Sandy andLarry Post (above)and Doug Marcino.

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public notification for cuttingtrees on a state highway or Cityproperty. No consideration ofnotification or permitting ismentioned, though severallawyers were involved in the e-mail threads.

Konheim and the BHLCbegan meeting with the City onParcels 12 & 13 as early as July2014, when two meetings werescheduled, to which Coun-cilmember Willie Brien andformer City Manager Jeff Kolinwere invited.

Conversation began inearnest following Konheim’spurchase of the BHLC in Aug.2015 combined with the ap-proaching start for the SantaMonica Boulevard Reconstruc-tion (SMB) project, scheduledto begin in March 2016.

Concerned about trafficfrom upcoming construction ofMetro’s La Cienega Station,City Council directed staff thatSMB construction be complet-ed prior to Metro’s incursion toavoid regional traffic issues.

On Aug. 23, Chuck Heffer-nan, Vice President of Psomas(engineering consultants on theSMB project) e-mailed Lightnerand City Engineer Mark Cuneowith SMB plans for parcels 12& 13 – including storm draineasements, a bus stop ease-ment and the removal of treeson 13 – and the staging of con-struction vehicles, employeeparking and placement of aconstruction trailer on 12.

The letter includes parcelmaps from Psomas and refer-ences specifically, to “the prop-erty line being 3-feet behindthe existing curb which is beingreconstructed” on SMB.

This is the first of three par-cel maps Lightner and Aluzrireceived in the ensuing monthsthat referenced the City’s ease-ment on North Santa MonicaBoulevard. However, as late asDec. 5, Aluzri, who holds aMasters in Structural Engineer-ing from USC, told The Courierthat he did not know if the Cityhad an easement on the Northside of the parcels.

On August 28, Lightnersent Konheim and his attorneyGeorge Mihlsten an email re-questing a copy of the ALTAsurvey (prepared December2014) for the properties. Light-ner and Aluzri received the sur-vey on Sept. 7.

In addition to propertylines, the ALTA survey alsomaps every tree and shrub onthe property, including the kindof tree, its circumference, andownership.

In a return e-mail, Lightnerfurnished Aluzri, Konheim andMihlsten with “65% progressset of drawings for the portionof the Santa Monica Boulevardreconstruction project adjacentto Parcels 12 & 13,” includingdetails of the City easement onthe north side of the parcels.

On May 7, e-mails fromGruen Associates, a landscapeconsulting firm, suggest that12-13 individual trees wouldbe removed for construction.On July 1, a detailed descrip-tion of the trees was providedto the Lightner from Gruen.“Most of the trees and shrubs

observed were in moderatecondition,” said the memo.

Staff, Konheim Set ThePlan

At the same time, BHLCcommissioned a report fromArborist Peter Ashley (the “Ash-ley Report”), dated Aug. 22.Pfalzgraf’s assessment of the re-port, dated Oct. 6, concurs thatthe eucalyptus should be re-moved, as well as “large treesin contact with the curb.”

Again, on Oct. 16, an e-mail thread between Lightner,Zoet, Aluzri and Pfalzgraf con-tains a 1922 Tract Map and en-larged portions of the ALTA sur-vey detailing the northern ease-ment on Santa Monica Blvd.

The Ashley Report states,“No trees were tagged, nomeasurements were per-formed, no diagnostic hazardanalyses were performed(strength tests, core samples,etc.), no soil or tissue sampleswere analyzed and photo-graphs were not modified.” [Ed-itors note: Unstated is thatsome of the photos are not oftrees on this property.]

Zoet e-mails the Ashley Re-port and Pfalzgraf’s analysis toAluzri on Oct. 6 saying, “Al-though he doesn’t clearly stateit as such . . . it is his recom-mendation . . . to remove alltrees from both parcels for pub-lic safety. We recommend thatthe property owner remove allthe trees on parcels 12 and 13.”

After ownership of theBHLC shifted to Konheim inAugust 2014, he pursued aRAW plan with Union PacificRailroad and the DTSC held apublic meeting on the draftRAW at the Beverly Hills Pub-lic Library on June 17, 2015.

Subsequently, public com-ment exposed inaccuracies inthe Draft CEQA Initial StudyThere were “enough inaccura-cies that if we were challengedwe would likely lose in court,”said Senior DTSC Scientist andProject Manager for the siteTedd Yargeau. The public alsoexpressed strong opposition toremoval of the trees and anysubsequent development.

With PR impact in mind,Lightner e-mailed Pfalzgraf,Zoet and Aluzri, “Can you esti-mate the approximate numberof existing trees that would re-main on Parcel 13 if this plan isfully implemented.” Pfalzgrafresponds, “Approximately 70trees plus the shrubs would re-main.”

Beginning Oct. 2015, e-mails reveal that Konheim be-gan to call Zoet and Lightnerseveral times a week, andsometimes, several times a day.He also called Aluzri. On Oct.7, Zoet apologizes for an un-scheduled visit made by Kon-heim to the City Manager’s of-fice with Pfalzgraf.

At the same time that Kon-heim, Zoet, Aluzri, Pfalzgrafand Lightner are planning to re-move the trees, Zoet was nego-tiating to replace the trees, de-pending on DTSC’s position,with Konheim footing the bill.

Staff notes that the treesfunction to screen residentsfrom SMB. There are no emails,however that acknowledge theprotection from the toxic soil.

A Nov. 2 email from Zoetto Aluzri and Lightner acknowl-

edges that, “To lessen publicimpacts this should be coordi-nated with the removal andpublic notification process.”He says, “Lyn confirmed hiswillingness . . . to plant 36[inch] of a tree of our choos-ing.”

A draft of a tree-cuttingmemo being prepared for CityCouncil, referred to but notamong the documents re-ceived, is dated Oct. 29, fromZoet to Aluzri. It has a caveatthat, “We can[‘t] (sic) initiateanything until we get a betterunderstanding of what process-es and practices will need to betaken as a result of the noticethat the property is under re-garding the arsenic findings.”

With the pressure fromKonheim, Zoet repeatedly asksLightner to contact the DTSCabout the trees. Lightner con-tacts Yargeau on Nov. 5 aboutthe toxic soil, plans for SMBstaging and the removal of treeson Parcels 12 & 13.

Yargeau responds Nov. 6,requesting a diagram of the treeplans to determine if they areon arsenic-impacted soil, ask-ing when SMB work isplanned. Lightner responds thatSMB work is to start at the be-ginning of 2016. Yargeau saysstaging on 12 “is ok if you wereto lay down an asphalt cap onparcel 12 covering the entireparcel . . . that works as an in-terim remedy.”

Lightner sends an email toCuneo: “DTSC is ok with 2-year construction use of Parcel12 if we lay down an asphaltcap. . . Not yet resolved onprocess for full removal of atree stump on Parcel 13.”

A Nov. 6 email from Zoetto Lightner and Aluzri revisitspublic notification. “I’d advisethat we don’t start removal un-til early December. . . I’ve beenhaving conversations with Lyn[Konheim] to this effect and Ithink he’s more understandingthat that’s a realistic timeframe.Mahdi, please advise whenyou’re comfortable in notifyingCC [city council].”

By Nov. 17, Konheim iscalling Lightner and Zoet sever-al times a day. That day, Aluzritells Zoet and Lightner to “fi-nalize the memo and send itover and I forward to CC.”

But Yargeau has not yet re-sponded to Lightner since re-ceiving the diagram of the pro-posed work and tree trimming.Lightner also has never toldYargeau that the trees will beremoved.

On Nov. 18, Yargeau tellsLightner, “we would need totreat this as an interim remedywhich would need the 30-daypubic notification as before.We would also need to gothrough the CEQA processagain and likely another publicmeeting. . .”

Hours later, Zoet tellsAluzri and Lightner that Kon-heim, “Does not want to waitany longer with respect to re-moving the trees.” Immediatelyfollowing, Konheim calledLightner, who informed him ofYargeau’s DTSC email.

The next e-mail is datedFriday, Nov. 20 at 5:20 p.m., tothe Mayor and City Councilthat, “Lyn Konheim will be re-moving trees on his property

and it is expected to be donevery soon. As far as plantingany new trees, we were in-formed by DTSC that it wouldrequire a remediation plan tobe developed. . .”

A memo from Zoet, previ-ously published in The Courierin its entirety, is attached. In ithe states, “Mr. Konheim has theright to remove the trees on hisproperty. . . Mr. Konheim hasoffered to incur the costs of re-moving the trees within theCity’s right-of-way. . .and fur-ther offered to provide andplant approximately 50 City-designated 36” box trees. . .”

Zoet states that there willbe a notification process beforethe City’s trees are removedand then reminds council andthe mayor that the property istoxic.“Staff has consulted withthe State Department of ToxicSubstances Control and willcomply with their guidelines. .. “As there is no need or inten-tion to grind the stumps orroots associated with the treesthat will be removed there is nosoil disturbance and thus noconcerns on the part of theDTSC regarding the tree re-moval process.”

There are only a handful ofemails between Yargeau andLightner, and not one mentionscutting down all the trees, orany of the trees.

Trees Go Down, ResidentsTake Notice, Memo’s FlyThrough City Hall

On Saturday, Nov. 21, at11:56 a.m., Hunt-Coffey e-mails Aluzri, Zoet, and the Bev-erly Hills police Watch Com-mander that they are receivingcomplaints in regards to thetree removal. She includes theZoet memo.

At 7:59 a.m. on Monday,Nov. 23, Aluzri writes DavidYelton and Raj Patel in plan-ning, Nestor Otazu in Code En-forcement, Hunt-Coffey, Zoet,Lightner and Director of Com-munity Development SusanHealy Keene, “Now that thetrees . . . are gone, we need toget enough landscaping andthe appropriate fence in place .. . " Aluzri includes the Hunt-Coffey email and the Zoetmemo. At 8:20 a.m., the memois forwarded by Healy Keene toher executive staff. “Make sureCSRs (customer service repre-sentatives) are aware of the treeremoval in case they receiveany calls.”

The spin control begins inearnest at 9:51 that morning,when Assistant Director ofCommunity DevelopmentRyan Gohlich sends an e-mailto all of the planning staff,copying Hunt-Coffey’s letter,which is reproduced and sent,by the end of the day, to every-one in the City.

Zoet e-mails Konheim at8:41 a.m.: “I understand thatyou initiated the removal of allnon-City trees over the week-end,” sharing the councilmemo and reminding him ofhis promise to replace thetrees.

The Cover UpFinally, on Tuesday, Nov.

24, a call from The Courier toAluzri and Zoet begins theslow chain of events that, twoweeks later, on Dec. 6, leads tothe spraying of Soil Sement to

manage dust on the property. In the interim, e-mails from

The Courier are forwarded fromAluzri to Deputy City ManagerCheryl Friedling, Director ofCommunications for the City.Friedling forwards them toCommunications ManagerTherese Kosterman.“Can youplease deal with Victoria?Here’s the info… thanks!!!”

Friedling writes to Zoet,“We’re on it… no need for Kenor anyone to call (Vicki) back.Therese actually started work-ing with her on this yesterday.”

Pfalzgraf never returns thecall from The Courier.

On Nov. 24, Kostermantold The Courier, “there was aright-of-way permit issued” fortraffic, the trees were “on pri-vate property,” the “owner con-tacted the DTSC and presum-ably followed procedure.”Every statement was false.

On Nov. 24 at 6:32 p.m.,The Courier forwarded Aluzrian e-mail from Yargeau, whichstates the trees could be“trimmed, not cut,” and finally,on Tuesday evening, Nov. 24 at8:49 p.m., Aluzri writes Light-ner, “This is very different thanwhat they told us about theCity trees. Please call this per-son from the DTSC and find outwhat they are talking about.”

“The DTSC . . . informedme that . . . NO work was to bedone without a new communi-ty profile, CEQA plan, RAWplan, 30-day public review andcomment period “Any workhas to be under our oversightand approved by us,” said“DTSC Supervisor SayarehAmir. The case has been re-ferred to our legal departmentand a cease and desist orderhas been issued.”

On Wednesday, Nov. 25 at11:43 a.m. Aluzri wrote to theMayor and council members,“In response to an email I wasforwarded (by Vicki Talbot)from DTSC I asked staff to fol-low up with them on our un-derstand that only disturbingthe soil through new plants orgrinding the stems and roots re-quires remediation. . .”

The spin control includedan e-mail from David LightnerNov. 25 to Susan Healy Keene,“If you are getting questionsplease coordinate with Thereseand Steve . . . so that we have aconsistent message.”

Finally, Aluzri’s e-mailsstate the cutting happened onprivate property and it was thelandowner’s responsibility. TheALTA survey and other mapsand references make clear thatit was not private property.

Then, on Dec. 1, Aluzrisends an email to Zoet andLightner asking, “Can youplease let me know where wegot the impression that DTSC isok with cutting the trees as longas the stump and roots are notremoved causing disturbanceof the soil . . .?”

Zoet responds, “Mahdi,this was discussed by Mr. BruceHoward, legal counsel to Mr.Konheim, during the meeting .. . on Oct. 23.”

Editors note: The Courierwill leave it up to its readers todecide whether this was inten-tional or incompetence on thepart of City staff. Next week:PART 2.

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

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

PURSUANT TO CIVILCODE § 2923.3(a), THESUMMARY OF INFOR-MATION REFERRED TOBELOW IS NOTATTACHED TO THERECORDED COPY OFTHIS DOCUMENT BUTONLY TO THE COPIESPROVIDED TO THETRUSTOR. IMPORTANT NOTICETO PROPERTYOWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED04/07/2005. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLDAT A PUBLIC SALE. IFYOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.Trustor: ISAACJACQUES R` BIBO,TRUSTEE OF THEISAAC JACQUESR`BIBO REVOCABLELIVING TRUST DATEDOCTOBER 16, 1998Duly Appointed Trustee:Western Progressive,LLCRecorded 04/19/2005 asInstrument No. 050902273 in book ---,page--- and of OfficialRecords in the office ofthe Recorder of LosAngeles County,California, Date of Sale: 03/02/2016at 11:00 AMPlace of Sale:BEHIND THE FOUNTAINLOCATED IN CIVICCENTER PLAZA, 400CIVIC CENTER PLAZA,POMONA, CA 91766Estimated amount ofunpaid balance and othercharges: $ 1,100,667.81NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'SSALEWILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHESTBIDDER FOR CASH,CASHIER’S CHECKDRAWN ON A STATE ORNATIONAL BANK, ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERALCREDIT UNION, OR ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERALSAVINGS AND LOANASSOCIATION, A SAV-INGS ASSOCIATION ORSAVINGS BANK SPECI-FIED IN SECTION 5102OF THE FINANCIALCODE AND AUTHOR-IZED TO DO BUSINESSIN THIS STATE:All right, title, and interestconveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in thehereinafter describedproperty under and pur-suant to a Deed of Trustdescribed as:More fully described insaid Deed of Trust.Street Address or othercommon designation ofreal property: 305 NorthElm Drive, Beverly Hills,CA 90210 A.P.N.: 4342-020-014

The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability forany incorrectness of thestreet address or othercommon designation, ifany, shown above.The sale will be made,but without covenant orwarranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principal sumof the note(s) secured bythe Deed of Trust. Thetotal amount of theunpaid balance of theobligation secured by theproperty to be sold andreasonable estimatedcosts, expenses andadvances at the time ofthe initial publication ofthe Notice of Sale is: $ 1,100,667.81.If the Trustee is unable toconvey title for any rea-son, the successful bid-der’s sole and exclusiveremedy shall be thereturn of monies paid tothe Trustee, and the suc-cessful bidder shall haveno further recourse.The beneficiary of theDeed of Trust has execut-ed and delivered to theundersigned a writtenrequest to commenceforeclosure, and theundersigned caused aNotice of Default andElection to Sell to berecorded in the countywhere the real property islocated. NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you areconsidering bidding onthis property lien, youshould understand thatthere are risks involved inbidding at a trustee auc-tion. You will be biddingon a lien, not on the prop-erty itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trusteeauction does not auto-matically entitle you tofree and clear ownershipof the property. Youshould also be aware thatthe lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bid-der at the auction, youare or may be responsi-ble for paying off all lienssenior to the lien beingauctioned off, before youcan receive clear title tothe property. You areencouraged to investigatethe existence, priority,and size of outstandingliens that may exist onthis property by contact-ing the county recorder’soffice or a title insurancecompany, either of whichmay charge you a fee forthis information. If youconsult either of theseresources, you should beaware that the samelender may hold morethan one mortgage ordeed of trust on this prop-erty.NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S

SALENote: Because theBeneficiary reserves theright to bid less than thetotal debt owed, it is pos-sible that at the time ofthe sale the opening bidmay be less than the totaldebtNOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: The sale dateshown on this notice ofsale may be postponedone or more times by themortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g of

the California Civil Code.The law requires thatinformation about trusteesale postponements bemade available to youand to the public, as acourtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If youwish to learn whetheryour sale date has beenpostponed, and, if appli-cable, the rescheduledtime and date for the saleof this property, you maycall (866)-960-8299 orvisit this Internet Web sitehttp://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the filenumber assigned to thiscase 2014-05376-CA.Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time to thescheduled sale may notimmediately be reflectedin the telephone informa-tion or on the InternetWeb site. The best wayto verify postponementinformation is to attendthe scheduled sale.Date: January 21, 2016Western Progressive,LLC, as Trustee for bene-ficiaryC/o 30 Corporate Park,Suite 450Irvine, CA 92606Automated SaleInformation Line: (866)960-8299 http://www.alti-source.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspxFor Non-Automated SaleInformation, call: (866)240-3530 ___________________Trustee Sale AssistantWESTERN PROGRES-SIVE, LLC MAY BE ACT-ING AS A DEBT COL-LECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED MAY BEUSED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. 02/05/16, 0/12/16,02/19/16

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’SSALE File No.9126.20001 Title OrderNo. NXCA-0103435 YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED10/03/2007. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLDAT A PUBLIC SALE. IFYOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.Apublic auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash,cashier’s check drawn ona state or national bank,check drawn by state orfederal credit union, or acheck drawn by a state orfederal savings and loanassociation, or savingsassociation, or savingsbank specified in §5102to the Financial code andauthorized to do businessin this state, will be heldby duly appointed trustee.The sale will be made,but without covenant orwarranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to satisfy theobligation secured bysaid Deed of Trust. Theundersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for anyincorrectness of the prop-erty address or other

common designation, ifany, shown herein.Trustor(s): Brooke Hellerand Jennifer StrohmanRecorded: 11/26/2007, asInstrument No.20072595181, of OfficialRecords of Los AngelesCounty, California. Dateof Sale: 02/26/2016 at1:00 PM Place of Sale: Inthe main dining room ofthe Pomona MasonicTemple, located at 395South Thomas Street,Pomona, CA The purport-ed property address is:1223 N. Hayworth Ave.,West Hollywood, CA90046 Assessors ParcelNo. 5554-011-011 Thetotal amount of the unpaidbalance of the obligationsecured by the propertyto be sold and reasonableestimated costs, expens-es and advances at thetime of the initial publica-tion of the Notice of Saleis $1,215,798.75. If thesale is set aside for anyreason, the purchaser atthe sale shall be entitledonly to a return of thedeposit paid, plus inter-est. The purchaser shallhave no further recourseagainst the beneficiary,the Trustor or the trustee.NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are con-sidering bidding on thisproperty lien, you shouldunderstand that there arerisks involved in biddingat a trustee auction. Youwill be bidding on a lien,not on the property itself.Placing the highest bid ata trustee auction does notautomatically entitle youto free and clear owner-ship of the property. Youshould also be aware thatthe lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bidderat the auction, you are ormay be responsible forpaying off all liens seniorto the lien being auc-tioned off, before you canreceive clear title to theproperty. You are encour-aged to investigate theexistence, priority andsize of outstanding liensthat may exist on thisproperty by contacting thecounty recorder’s office ora title insurance company,either of which maycharge you a fee for thisinformation. If you consulteither of these resources,you should be aware thatthe same lender may holdmore than one mortgageor deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER:The sale date shown onthis notice of sale may bepostponed one or moretimes by the mortgagee,beneficiary, trustee, or acourt, pursuant to Section2924g of the CaliforniaCivil Code. The lawrequires that informationabout trustee sale post-ponements be madeavailable to you and tothe public, as a courtesyto those not present at thesale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale datehas been postponed, andif applicable, the resched-uled time and date for thesale of this property, youmay call 877-484-9942 orvisit this Internet Web sitew w w . U S A -Foreclosure.com orwww.Auction.com usingthe file number assignedto this case 9126.20001.Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time to thescheduled sale may not

immediately be reflectedin the telephone informa-tion or on the InternetWeb site. The best way toverify postponementinformation is to attendthe scheduled sale. Date:January 27, 2016NORTHWEST TRUSTEESERVICES, INC., asTrustee  Candice Yoo,Authorized Signatory2121 Alton Parkway,Suite 110, Irvine, CA92606 866-387-6987Sale Info website:w w w . U S A -Foreclosure.com orw w w . A u c t i o n . c o mAutomated Sales Line:877-484-9942 or 800-280-2832 Reinstatementand Pay-Off Requests:(866) 387-NWTS  THISOFFICE IS ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE. Heller,Stewart and Brooke andStrohman, JenniferORDER # 9126.20001:02/05/2016,02/12/2016,02/19/2016

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'SSALE TTD No.:159074867539-1 ControlNo.: XXXXXX56-1 YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED07/14/2014 UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLDAT A PUBLIC SALE. IFYOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.On 02/26/2016 at10:00AM., TITLE TRUSTDEED SERVICE COM-PANY, as duly appointedTrustee under and pur-suant to Deed of Trustrecorded 07/14/2014, asInstrument No.20140722268, in book ///,page /// , of OfficialRecords in the office ofthe County Recorder ofLOS ANGELES County,State of CALIFORNIA,executed by SAMANTHAFELD, AN UNMARRIEDWOMAN WILL SELL ATPUBLIC AUCTION TOHIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH (payable at time ofsale in lawful money ofthe United States) atBehind the fountain locat-ed in Civic Center Plaza,400 Civic Center Plaza,Pomona CA 91766 Allright, title and interestconveyed to and nowheld by it under saidDeed of Trust in the prop-erty situated in saidCounty, and Statedescribed as: APN No.:4336-021-013 The streetaddress and other com-mon designation, if any,of the real propertydescribed above is pur-ported to be: 9001ROSEWOOD AVENUE,WEST HOLLYWOOD,CA 90048 The under-signed Trustee disclaimsany liability for any incor-rectness of the streetaddress and other com-mon designation, if any,shown herein. Said saleof property will be madein "as is" condition, butwithout covenant or war-ranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principal sum

of the note(s) secured bysaid Deed of Trust, withinterest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s),advances, if any, underthe terms of said Deed ofTrust, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts createdby said Deed of Trust.The total amount of theunpaid balance of theobligation secured by theproperty to be sold andreasonable estimatedcosts, expenses andadvances at the time ofthe initial publication ofthe Notice of Sale is$569,211.67 The benefi-ciary under said Deed ofTrust heretofore executedand delivered to theundersigned a writtenDeclaration of Defaultand Demand for Sale,and a written Notice ofDefault and Election toSell. The undersignedcaused said Notice ofDefault and Election toSell to be recorded in thecounty where the realproperty is located.NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are con-sidering bidding on thisproperty lien, you shouldunderstand that there arerisks involved in biddingat a trustee auction. Youwill be bidding on a lien,not on the property itself.Placing the highest bid ata trustee auction does notautomatically entitle youto free and clear owner-ship of the property. Youshould also be aware thatthe lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bid-der at the auction, youare or may be responsi-ble for paying off all lienssenior to the lien beingauctioned off, before youcan receive clear title tothe property. You areencouraged to investigatethe existence, priority,and size of outstandingliens that may exist onthis property by contact-ing the county recorder'soffice or a title insurancecompany, either of whichmay charge you a fee forthis information. If youconsult either of theseresources, you should beaware that the samelender may hold morethan one mortgage ordeed of trust on the prop-erty. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The saledate shown on this noticeof sale may be postponedone or more times by themortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g ofthe California Civil Code.The law requires thatinformation about trusteesale postponements bemade available to youand to the public, as acourtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If youwish to learn whetheryour sale date has beenpostponed, and if applica-ble, the rescheduled timeand date for the sale ofthis property, you may call714-730-2727 or 916-939-0772 for informationregarding the trustee'ssale, or visit this InternetWeb site www.ser-vicelinkasap.com orwww.nationwideposting.com for informationregarding the sale of thisproperty, using the filenumber assigned to thiscase 159074867539-1.Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time to the

scheduled sale may notimmediately be reflectedin the telephone informa-tion or on the InternetWeb site. The best way toverify postponementinformation is to attendthe scheduled sale. Date:02/01/2016 TITLETRUST DEED SERVICECOMPANY, As TrusteeBRENDA B. PEREZ,TRUSTEE SALE OFFI-CER TITLE TRUSTDEED SERVICE COM-PANY 26540 AgouraRoad Suite 102Calabasas, CA 91302Sale Line: 714-730-2727or Login to: www.ser-vicelinkasap.com or SaleLine: 916-939-0772 orLogin to: www.nation-wideposting.com If theTrustee is unable to con-vey title for any reason,the successful bidder'ssole and exclusive reme-dy shall be the return ofmonies paid to theTrustee, and the success-ful bidder shall have nofurther recourse.. We areassisting the Beneficiaryto collect a debt and anyinformation we obtain willbe used for that purposewhether received orally orin writing. NPP0272180To: BEVERLY HILLSCOURIER 02/05/2016,02/12/2016, 02/19/2016

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floor with A/C and 2 parking.

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Bedford/Olympic2 BD, 2 BA CONDO

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

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

Call 310/880-7281—————

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—————W E S T W O O D

SINGLE APARTMENTFOR RENT$850/MO.

Includes utilitiesand parking

Call 310/474-5178weekday afternoon—————BEVERLY HILLSON REXFORD DRIVE1 BD. + 1 BA UPPERNewly Remodeled Unit

New granite kicthen, new

stove, fridge & dishwasher,

new carpets, new fixtures.

One car parking. No pets,

non-smoking building.

Call or Text 310/666-3404

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

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SALE

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For Rent

425HOUSES

FOR LEASE

420GUESTHOUSES

FOR LEASE

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE(310) 966-0900

License 00957281

all listings are onCenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLEGATED 5 STAR

LUXURY PROPERTIESFURNISHED & UNFURNISHED

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2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS$6,700/month

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

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Appliances. Huge Living RoomMove-In Conditionr

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

Chose from 2Unobstructed City Views

Renovated with newer kitchensLuxurious BathsJumbo Balconies

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

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3 BED, 2 BATH$5,500/MONTH

Renovated. New KitchenHardwood Floors

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Some Complexes includeHeated Pools, Sundeck,

Tennis, Doorman,Houseman, Staff

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

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

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

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

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

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

BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT

1 & 2 BDRMS$1,850 - $2,595

Large Remodeled Top Floor Units With Lots of Light

In Newer Luxury Building

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

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

BEVERLY HILLS9000 Clifton WayNorth of Wilshre

2 Bd.+2 Ba. • $2,925Electric Car chargingstation, brand new gour-met kitchen, balcony.451 S. Maple Dr.Bright & Spacious2+Den+2 • $2,6952nd flr, central air, hrwdflrs, new carpet, gourmetkitch., 2-car parking.COMPASS GOLD PROP.Marty: 310/293-2205

Robertson/Burton Way* * * * * * * * * * *Newly Redocorated

ONE BEDROOMWith granite countertops,crown molding, hardwoodfloors, ELEVATOR, gated

parking, no pets, non-smokingbuilding. $1,895/MO.

Call 323/252-5600

Gorgeous LargeStudio ApartmentIn Beverly Hillsor Great OfficeFreshly Painted,

New Carpet,With Central Air,

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

Secured Bldg.+Prkg.Nonsmoker, No Pets.

$1,625/Month310/247-8929

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

& SHOPPING.310/531-3992—————––––

BEVERLY HILLSBEVERLY HILLS443 S. Oakhurst Dr.• •• •••1 Bd.1 Bd.++DenDen++22 Ba.Ba.••• • •• •• •••• • • •• •• • • ••BR I G H T & SPA C I O U S

BE V E R LY H I L L SL I V I N G .

Balcony, dishwasher,elevator, intercom

entry, on-sitelaundry, parking.

PLEASE CALL:310/435-3693—————

BEVERLY HILLS• • • • • • •

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

Central air,pool, elevator,

on-site laundry,intercom entry.

320 N. La Peer Dr.• 310/246-0290 •

CC LOSELOSE TOTOSS HOPSHOPS &  D&  D ININGINING—————––––*BEVERLY HILLS*8725 Clifton WayNewly Remodeled

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

Lrg. unit. Balcony,Walk-in closet,

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

Close to Cedars,restaurants, shopping

& transportation.• 310/276-1528 •—————––––

BEVERLY HILLSADJ.309 S. Sherbourne Dr.

(( •• •• •• ---------- •• •• •• ))1 Bd.1 Bd.++DenDen++1.51.5 Ba.Ba.

•• •• •• •• •• ••Good closet space, a/c,elevator, dishwasher,controlled access. Closeto Cedars/shops/trans.

310/247-8689

BEVERLY HILLS221 S. Doheny Dr.

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba.

• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

Spacious, hardwood flrs.,huge closets, built-ina/c, dishwasher, pool,

elevator, controlledaccess, laundry

facilities. No pets.424/343-0015

Great Location!

—————BRENTWOOD11640 Kiowa Ave.

• • • • • • • •Newly Updated

2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

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

elevator controlledaccess, on-site laundry,

parking. Close toBrentwood Village,

Shops & Restaurants.• 310/826-4889 •—————BRENTWOOD519 S. Barrington Ave.

˚∆˚∆˚∆˚∆˚∆˚∆˚1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

Bright unit.Dishwasher, On-site

laundry, parking.Close to

Brentwood Village.310/472-8915—————––––

BRENTWOODBRENTWOOD11730 SUNSET BLVD.

NEWLY REMODELED• • • • • •

• Jr. Executive2 Bdrm.+2 Bath •

• • • • • • •Rooftop pool,

deck, central air,elevator, intercom

entry, on-sight laundry,gym, parking.

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

BEVERLY HILLSADJ.120 S. Swall Dr.• • • • • • • • •

• 2 Bd.+2 Ba. • • • • • • • • • •

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

Beverly Center,shops, cafes

& transportation.310/270-0724—————––––

BRENTWOODBRENTWOODT h e C a r l t o nT h e C a r l t o n

11666 Goshen Ave.( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • )

Single + 1 Ba.

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

fireplace, patio,controlled access,

pool, elevator, parking,laundry facility.

310/312-9871Shopping & Dining inShopping & Dining inBrentwood VillageBrentwood Village—————––––W E S T L . A .

1343 Carmelina Ave.- 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath• Bright Unit •

On-site laundry,on-site parking.

Close totransportation.

• 310/442-8265 •—————––––WW EE SS T T L .L . A .A .

1236 Amhearst Ave.• Spacious Units •^ ^ ^ ^ ^

2 Bdrm.+2 Bath1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

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

& laundry facility.310/820-8584—————––––≈ W E S TW E S T ≈

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

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

dishwasher, on-sightlaundry & parking.CCLOSELOSE TOTO SSCHOOLCHOOL

& F& FREEWAYSREEWAYS310/477-8171

W E S T L . A .W E S T L . A .1628 Westgate Ave.~ 1 Bd.~ 1 Bd.++1 Ba. ~1 Ba. ~B r i g h t & A i r y.B r i g h t & A i r y.

Dishwasher,Intercom entry, on-sight

parking, on-sightlaundry facility.

Close to transportation.310/820-1810—————––––FOR RENT ON

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

in excellent conditionLarge kitchen, Large diningroom area, Sealed-in Patio,Approximately 1900 Sq. ft.Call 310/550-8006—————WESTWOODWESTWOOD1409 Midvale Ave.• • • • • • • • • • •• •• S i n g l e •• •• • • •

• • • • • •WiFi, a/c, intercom

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

TO WESTWOOD PARK.310/478-8616—————––––

WW EE SS TT WW OO OO DD1 0 9 0 5 O h i o Av e .

• • • •• • • ••• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

••• • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • •• • • •

• • • •Wifi, Bright, controlled

access, balcony,pool, elevator,

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

310/477-6856—————––––• WESTWOOD •10933 Rochester Ave.

Jr. ExecutiveJr. ExecutiveSpacious a/c, fireplace,pool, controlled access,

laundry fac., prkg.• Free WiFi Access •

310/473-5061

• WESTWOOD •550 Veteran Ave.

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

Very spacious,granite counters,

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

& Westwood Village.310/208-5166—————––––

WILSHIREWILSHIRECORRIDORCORRIDOR

10530-10540Wilshire Bl.

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

Luxury Livingwith valet,

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

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

Call: 310/470-4474—————––––WESTWOOD1370 Veteran Ave.

1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

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

access bldg., WiFi,pool, on-sight laundry,

gym, parking.310/477-6885

Close to U.C.L.A.—————––––CULVERCULVER CITYCITY

3830 Vinton Ave.• • Single • •

• •• • • • •Pool, sauna,

intercom entry,elevator, on-site

laundry, parking.All Utilities Paid.

310/841-2367

* HOLLYWOOD *1134 N. SYCAMORE AV.

* * * * *• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath* * * * *• Single* * * * *

Newly RemodeledGreat Views

Great views, controlledaccess, balcony,

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

HIKING IN RUNYONCANYON, HOLLYWOOD

BOWL/NIGHTLIFE.323/467-8172—————––––

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

N. Sycamore Av.• • • • •

• Single• Bachelor

Controlled access,laundry facility.

Utilities Included.323/851-3790—————––––

LOS ANGELES401 S. HOOVER St.

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

on-site laundryand parking.

213/385-4751—————

LAFAYETTE PARK274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath• • • • • •

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

fan, elevator, controlledaccess. Fitness ctr, yoga

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

213/382-1021

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• 10-4pm •Sunday • 10-12pm

Living room, Dining roomand Bedroom Sets.

Cash & Carry.By Appointment Only.Call: 310/989-3955jpo90210@yahoo.com

ANTIQUES / JEWELRYBUY & SELL

ANTIQUES / JEWELRYBUY & SELL

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

W A N T E DCHANEL, HERMES,

GUCCI, PRADAAND ALL HIGH-END

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

CROCODILE ANDEXOTIC SKINS.

ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.TOP DOLLAR PAID

Call 310/289-9561

507AUTOS WANTED

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WE BUY CARSHIGH-END & CLASSIC CAR

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SUDOKU ANSWER01/29/16 ISSUE

P A R A M U S C A R T E A L R I C HO L E M I S S A B A A C L U E S A IS D I A N D N A N C Y B O O M A L L YE E N S Y N O D E A L T B A C O L AD N A S A V A G E C E N A T T Y S

I N A L L A S T H O U G H A H IS O W N N I E C P U O F N O O D L E SC P A G U N S C H I P P E R L U T E SA T L N A T A L I E S E E P S O T OM E L F I S U E S S H A HP D A O F P A P E R R B I T I C K L E R

R Y A N H E F T H U E V OA N E T H E L M A L F O N S O T I CM O N E Y M Y O P I A S G T O M I L KB T U S E R I O U S L Y S A R E T S YI A N L E A N N E S S T I E R I

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PUZZLE ANSWER01/29/16 ISSUE

H & LPainting • Plumbing

Tiling • Electric • DrywallRemodel & Demolition •

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Residential & CommercialCleaning. Shampoo Carpet.Property Management.

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Nichols’ Clock& Watch Repair

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

Specializing in grandfatherclocks, mantle clocks, wall

clocks, cuckoo clocks

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POLICE BLOTTERThe following assaults, burglaries, robbery and grand thefts have been reported by

BHPD. Streets are usually indicated by block numbers. Losses in brackets.

LETTERS TO THE  EDITOR

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 5). You'll put yourself in a better position, andthen start seeing things clearly. A friend comes along to help with this.The next four weeks will bring many exercises in perspective. A singledecision will lead to a completely new you by April. May brings money,applause and emotional support. July puts a vendetta to rest. Cancer andLibra adore you.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your issue will become a non-issue in amatter of moments. You have the answers and know how to apply them,so all you have to do is methodically walk yourself through this. PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). You need more support. The person who isbusy patting himself on the back isn’t going to have a hand free toapplaud your achievement. You’ll get it when you actively seek friendshipwith modest and attentive people. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). Everyone needs attention. There are thosearound you who seem to need it more than others and for some strangereason that makes you less likely to give it to them. It’s human nature.You’ll use the principle to your advantage. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). The conversation you really need to have isbetween you and you. The topic is, after all, a secret no one else reallyneeds to know right now. You’re entitled to your private world. They maywant in, but you don’t owe that to anyone. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The thing that makes a bell a bell is its sound.The thing that makes a pen a pen is that it can write. As for you, you area far more complex being and there is not one thing that you need to doto be who you are.CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re friendly, which will serve you wellnow since you don’t know the ones you need to know to get the jobdone. When in doubt, introduce yourself. The one who can help you bestis close at hand. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Maybe you didn’t mean to, but you tipped yourcards, showing the fondness you feel for another through good-naturedteasing or lighthearted banter. There’s a unique bubble of fun around thetwo of you now. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you want to laugh hard (and possibly cleanup a horrible mess later), assume the rest of the world has your sameideas about what’s appropriate to the situation at hand. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Stand your ground. You can afford to becheeky at this point. Plus, you’ll be endowed with the trust of the groupfor being strong in who you are. Of course, you’re basically interested inimpressing that one certain person. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You lay all the groundwork perfectly andset yourself up with a fully functioning track to happiness. But still thereare no guarantees. Doing the work isn’t enough. You also must take a risk,climb on board and ride the ride. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). While seeking the very best that’s outthere, you may just find there is nothing but the best to choose from.Much depends on the fit and how well you know the particulars of whatyou need. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The idea that begins in brilliance willend there,as long as you know to get out when the brilliance is still hap-pening. You have several weeks to work this through.

AstrologyBy Holiday Mathis

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

I have emailed members of the Beverly Hills CityCouncil after attending last week’s Town Hall meetingover the chopping down of City trees on Lots 12 and13 along Santa Monica Boulevard.

There was already considerable apprehensionexpressed at last June’s public hearing/meeting in theB. H. Public Library about any disturbance on the sub-ject lots owned by Beverly Hills Land Company .

As Mayor Julian Gold and Councilmember LiliBosse witnessed, apprehension turned to shock andoutrage as Robert Tannenbaum carefully and impar-tially laid out the course of events leading up to theunauthorized and illegal chopping down of City treeswithin the two foot right of way on those lots.

Not only was the illegal act in deliberate abroga-tion of state and federal health and safety laws, butwas, in one way or another, a deliberate act of deroga-tion of local rights and restrictions, flying in the face ofthe citizens of this City and its governing body.

Many credible theories were put forth as to howthe chopping of the trees could have been accom-plished, despite the moratorium of any activity on thesubjects lots. Further investigation will reveal all the ofthe facts leading up to this calamity.

I implore the City Council to take all necessarysteps to:

(1) Fully and carefully review staff policies, proce-dures and the manner in which those policies were orwere not followed to both avert unlawful acts in thefuture, but to hold accountable those staff memberswho were unquestionably derelict in their duties.Some may have been innocently negligent, but othersmay have been more deliberately side stepping theirresponsibilities. Without some consequences, the Cityis putting itself and its citizens at tremendous risk;

(2) Determine the extent of the liability of BeverlyHills Land Company for both the health hazards it cre-ated by disturbing the toxic soil, (including runningheavy equipment over the area and uprooting some ofthe trees from the ground, entirely) and for the loss ofthe beautiful trees it destroyed. That company shouldbe required to replant the chopped trees within theCity's two foot right of way to restore that portion ofLots 12 and 13 to its prior condition. Those trees werenot on BHLC property. They and the land theyare/were on are owned by the City of Beverly Hills andits residents. BHLC is liable for not only the cost ofrestoration, but for any and all penalties for trespass,nuisance and for violations of applicable regulationsand ordinances to both the city and the state.Obviously, the restoration must be done within healthand safety guidelines to control the further exposureof toxins into the atmosphere. All work, whatever thecost, must be paid for by the perpetrator, BH Land Co.

(3) Substantially expand the notice provision toresidents surrounding an proposed project from thedeminimis 300 feet circumference; particularly whenthe issue is health and safety regarding airborne toxinsthat could affect much larger proportion of the city res-idents, not just the immediate neighbors; and

(4) Fully enforce the moratorium of activity on thesubject lots and pursue a resolution and final disposi-tion of the land in favor of the residents who have suf-fered greatly at the hands of the BHLC and beenexposed to undetermined degrees of toxins by its cal-lous, unlawful acts. A suggestion was put forth lastnight that the BHLC donate the land to the City. I fullysupport that suggestions so long as the City maintainsthe land as open space for the residents to enjoy as anatural barrier between Santa Monica Boulevard traf-fic and the residents and businesses on either side ofthat thoroughfare. Linda Spiegel

******Toxic Parcel Issue: It’s time for our residents to

sober up and realize that their focus and anger is mis-directed. Your anger should be directed at DTSC, notsolely at the staff in Beverly Hills government. Yes,City staff made errors but those performance shortfallscan be dealt with through existing performanceappraisal mechanisms and established personal poli-cies the City has in place. We don't need to spendthousands of dollars on outside consultants and attor-neys do tell us errors were made.

At the Town Hall meeting, Robert Tanenbaumprovided an outstanding presentation of the facts andtimeliness. What more needs to be said regarding staff?If the City needs help with its performance evaluationson this matter, why not retain Robert--at least he livesclose by and won’t need a plane ticket or hotel to gethere. I know other residents that have several years ofhuman resources expertise that will donate their timeto teach the City how to professionally evaluate

employee performance.Here is why nothing will come of the land devel-

opers actions in cutting down 196 trees:•DTSC is incompetent, a 2014 government auditfound the department had major problems;•DTSC according to the state of California has failedto live up to its mission;•DTSC has consistently fallen down the job, puttingpolluters before public health and the environmentaccording to the state audit;•DTSC had more than 1,000 outstanding cleanupprojects totaling $194 million in 2014. Remember in2004 DTSC agreed to a 17 year cleanup plan with therailroad;•DTSC never collected $13 million in fines werenever collected by DTSC.•DTSC never assigned senior environmental expertswith advance degrees to ensure the health and safetyof residents.

Per the state audit, 59-percent of DTSC staff isunqualified for their positions. SB 83 in 2015 estab-lished an Independent Review Panel to provide thegovernor and legislature with annual reviews and rec-ommendations for DTSC. The state has no confidencein it so passed a bill to monitor it. That says it all.

I understand the developer retained Harvard Lawgraduate Bruce Howard of Latham & Watkins, whohas been selected several times as a “super attorney.”No wonder DTSC stated there are no consequencesfor removing 196 trees. I believe DTSC is so dysfunc-tional it is incapable of dealing with high power lawfirms. Imagine if Robert Tanenbaum was the attorneyfor DTSC. I think the consequences and followthrough would be significant for the developer. Weresidents have the right to be angry and concerned,but need to realize that if we are looking to DTSC tohelp its a waste of time. It’s time for pragmatism andnot emotions. Lets not waste throwing away taxpayerdollars on outside attorneys and consultants.

If our City Council can devote countless hours toensure our dogs will be able to play in a toxic free dogpark, then the council needs to devote as much timeto this issue to ensure the well-being of residents. Wehave the expertise and resources to get this done righthere in our City with some very successful, highly edu-cated residents that the council should utilize.

Howard Wallack******

We are so fortunate to have the best children'slibrary here in Beverly Hills I have ever seen. A trulymagical garden of whimsy and mystery with white pol-ished Formica bookcases and special reading roomwith grand murals, that would make Tim Burton proud.I have spent many hours at that library with our daugh-ters Sofia and Olympia over the years but have alsoreattached myself to some of my favorite classic chil-dren's books like the Caldecott Award winning GingerPye by Eleanor Estes and While Mrs. Coverlet WasAway that I once ordered from the Arrow Book Club ingrade school.

Also, very dear to my heart, are the illustrated car-toon style books by author Syd Hoff, including: DannyAnd The Dinosaur, Oliver The Elephant, Julius The Apeand Sammy The Seal. Hoff's animal characters allspoke to kids and adults and no one seemed fazed bythis. His illustrations were so comical and reminis-cent of “Rocky and Bullwinkle” cartoons of the '60sthat I loved. Hoff was also a cartoon artist for maga-zines like The New Yorker and Playboy in the '50s and'60s. There are Syd Hoff book cover prints on the wallsof our library as a tribute to his timeless appeal.

I remember watching the Brady Bunch TV showas a kid in 1969 and immediately recognizing Mr.Brady's architectural office as our very own BeverlyHills Public Library complete with color murals andfountains in front, as it used to look like before theremodel. I also remember being impressed at the actu-al “record” collection (meaning vinyl LPs) that thelibrary offered back in the day, and I remember check-ing out the Jackson Five’s ABC album and Beatles dou-ble white album in the early '70s and treating themvery carefully as I already had a record collection ofmy own.

If you want to escape the rigors of the adult lifeand return to your own childhood a few hours, pay avisit to our children's library and maybe put a fewStarburst candies in your pocket as I used to do. Theydon't melt and at least have a little “real fruit juice” inthem. Many thanks to major benefactors like Lili Bosseand Michael Libow for their generous contributions toour spectacular literary wonderland. Hal Lifson

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