BEVERLY HILLSBEVERLY HILLSManaging Your Wealth, Pages 21-23

•Arts & Entertainment 27•Health & Wellness 28-29•Birthdays 32

Universal unveils its 100thanniversary logo. 19

CLASSIFIEDS 37• Announcements• Real Estate• Rentals• Sales• and More

Editorial from Rabbi Pressman

AND MORE

2012 TechFellow awardshonor technology at itsfinest. 4

Hawthorne students go tothe Music Center. 4

THIS ISSUE

George Christy, Page 6

Prince Albert II OfMonaco Is The First

Head Of State ToAttend The AcademyAwards; He Arrived

For The OscarWeekend Events With

Princess Charlene;They Were Hosted By

Gary Pudney At APrivate Luncheon

Uggie walks the PetcoUnleashed red carpet. 28

Mark and Rhea Wahlbergwill be honored by GoodShepherd at gala, 5

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JENNY FROMTHE BLOCK ISS T A N D I N GTALL—JenniferLopez, in ZuharMurad, attendedthe 84th annualA c a d e m yAwards with her2 4 - y e a r - o l db o y f r i e n dCasper Smart.More photos inGeorge Christy’scolumn on page6. Not to bemissed is JoanRivers’ review ofDiane Keaton’smemoir ThenAgain on page18.

Gilbert Flores /Celebrity Photo

Children’s Hospital Los An-geles has established a new en-dowed chair in an effort to sup-port children with congenitalhealth challenges.

Moriah Nelson of San Mari-no was born on Jan. 23, 2008,

with a congenital heart defectand CHARGE syndrome, a pat-tern of birth defects which affect-ed her breathing, hearing,growth, and other abilities. She

Children’s Hospital Los AngelesAnnounces New Endowed Chair

(see ‘CHLA,’ page 28)

By Marla SchevkerThe first construction funded

by Measure E Bonds, the HoraceMann School auditorium, isscheduled to begin late June, af-ter this year’s graduation. It was

announced at the Tuesday Boardof Education study session thatthe plans are now at the Divisionof State Architect for approvaland the district should begin the

Measure E Construction To BeginLate June At Horace Mann School

(see ‘MEASURE E,’ page 19)

By Marla SchevkerMercedes-Benz USA

(MBUSA) announced Wednes-day that Mer-cedes-Benz ofBeverly Hills(MBBH) has re-ceived the presti-gious Mercedes-Benz Best of theBest DealerR e c o g n i t i o nAward based onits outstandingperformance in2011. Mercedes-Benz of BeverlyHills was present-ed with the awardfor the sixth year in a row.

This year, MBUSA is recog-nizing the top 15 percent of itsretail network with the Best ofthe Best recognition. The annualaward goes to top performingMercedes-Benz dealership fordemonstrating superior perform-

ance in various areas of theirbusiness including customer sat-isfaction, new vehicle sales, cer-

tified pre-ownedsales and leader-ship and man-agement.

MBBH Gen-eral ManagerBruce Schulmansaid the dealer-ship is veryproud to havebeen awardedthe honor for thesixth year..

“We tryevery day to bethe best and

winning the award is icing onthe cake,” Schulman said. “Thesecret is our 200 dedicated salesand service and parts folks. I ap-preciate the support of the com-munity and the hard work of ouremployees.”

Mercedes Benz Of BeverlyHills Is ‘Best Of The Best’

Bruce Schulman

Churchill’sDescendantBrings Special Invitation

The late Prime MinisterWinston Churchill’s great grand-son brought a special message toBeverly Hills yesterday.

Former London Lord Mayorand current Councillor DuncanSandys personally delivered aformal invitation to the BeverlyHills High School MarchingBand to visit his country and par-ticipate for the first time in the

(see ‘CHURCHILL,’ page 20)

NIGHT OF 100 STARS—Beverly Hills Courier Television partnered withFoxnews.com to broadcast live all 4 1/2 hours of the world-famous “Nightof 100 Stars” Oscar viewing party Sunday night from The Beverly HillsHotel. Joining The Courier’s broadcast team for the first time this year wasEDI Media that broadcasted the event throughout China. Stars attendingincluded (pictured from left) Bruce Davison (General Hospital), BryanCranston (Breaking Bad), Chris McDonald (Requiem For A Dream), partyhost Norby Walters and Patrick Warburton (Rules of Engagement). For thefull story, see page 30. Photo by Glen Lipton

GREAT HONORS—Former Lord Mayor, Councillor Duncan Sandys (right) presented Beverly Hills High Schoolinstrumental music teacher Bill Bradbury (left) with an invitation for the Beverly High Marching Band to participatein the 27th New Year’s Day Parade & Festival in London in January 2013. Courier Photo by Dave Murphy

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ADOPT ME—Beverly Hills resi-dents Kira Lorschand Kim Sill workwith Shelter HopePet Shop to save ani-mals and find themhomes. Their RescueDog of the Week is:Teddy Bear. She is a4-month old shep-herd/ terrier mixpuppy that needs anactive lifestyle andwill likely grow to be35 pounds. If you areinterested in adopt-ing this sweet littlegirl visit www.shelter-hopepetshop.org orc o n t a c t4dogs@rh lgroup.com

TECH—Investor Ron Conway and Goldie Hawn at the 2012 TechFellowawards last week. Photo Courtesy of Getty Images

By Christian HobbsThe 2012 TechFellow

Awards, billed as the Oscars ofthe tech world, were held at theelegant SF Museum of ModernArt last Wednesday evening.The event was hosted by TheBig Bang’s Jim Parsons, whothough he plays a geek on TV,admitted to being a Luddite rel-ative to the audience. Many lu-minaries of the startup worldwere in attendance, including

investor Ron Conway, bloggerMike Arrington and host SeanParker. There was even a littleHollywood in the presence ofGoldie Hawn. The mayor ofSan Francisco, Ed Lee, alsomade an appearance to speakabout what he is doing to fostertechnology companies.

The event was sponsoredby venture capital firmsFounders Fund and New Enter-

TechFellow Awards—The OscarsOf The Tech World—Honors Geeks

(see ‘TECH,’ page 20)

The Beverly Hills UnifiedSchool District PTA Council an-nounced the 2011/2012 Re-flections contest winners thisweek. Each year, the PTA Re-flections Program challengesstudents to create art inspiredby a specific theme. Studentsare encouraged to submitworks of art in six arts areas:dance choreography, film pro-duction, literature, musicalcomposition, photography andvisual arts. The 2011/2012

theme is “Diversity Means...”The winners for literature

are:Primary:1st place - Anna Polin

(Beverly Vista)2nd place - Cathrine Bui

(Horace Mann)Intermediate:1st place - Brandon Bui

(Horace Mann)2nd place - Christopher

Rose (Hawthorne)

PTA Council Announces2011/2012 Reflections Winners

(see ‘REFLECTIONS,’ page 25)

By Marla SchevkerThe Beverly Hills Unified

School Districts AA1 credit rat-ing was affirmed by bothMoody’s Investor Service andStandard and Poors (S&P) Rat-ing Agency, last week. The

BHUSD received the highestrating possible for a secondyear in a row.

Moody’s rated the district acredit rating of Aa1 and S&Pgave the district a rating of AA.S&P revised the rating outlook

from “stable” to “positive,” sig-nifying potential for an upgradeto AA+ ni the future if the dis-trict continues to operate fiscal-ly at the current levels.

Moody’s noted the districts

Moody’s, S&P Give BHUSD Top Score

(see ‘CREDIT,’ page 15)

WINNERS—Region 76's BU10 Teams domi-nated the annual Riverside LocomotionTournament last weekend where 210 teamscompeted. Barca Hills, coached by RafaelNahom and Offer Cohavy won 1st place(black jerseys) and Barcelona Hills (orangejerseys), coached by Mark Dubin and AndrewLee, took 3rd place. Back row (from left):Coach Mark Dubin, Ryan Dubin, Jack Silvera,Misha Reiss, Aaron Nazarian, Alex Liu(behind), Aaron Ghermezi, NIcholas Machat,Christopher Hughes, Jake Ullman, HeadCoach Rafael Nahom, Co-Coach Andrew Leeand Assistant Coach Offer Cohavy. Middlerow (from left ):Dylan Zarrabi, Cy Schoen,Joshua Forman, Jacob Ramer, Amit Sida,Brayden Behkrad and Dylan Ross. Bottomrow from left: Uriel Cohavy and Eden Lavian.Not pictured: Telmo Lee

By Marla SchevkerAudi of Beverly Hills has

announced a four-year,$100,000 commitment to sup-porting Beverly Hills schools.Brand new to the neighbor-hood, General ManagerMichael Bradford said the deal-ership believes it is importantto “weave” itself into the “fab-ric of the community” and ex-pressed a desire to be a goodneighbor to the Beverly Hills

community.Bradford and the Audi

team will work with BHHSPrincipal Carter Paysinger toproduce an annual event at theschool to highlight the impor-tance of driving safety. In addi-tion, Audi Beverly Hills willwork with the high school’s Re-gional Occupation Program(R.O.P) and career day pro-grams to allow students to in-

Audi Partners With BHUSD To Sponsor BH Schools

By Marla SchevkerLast week the City of Bev-

erly Hills announced the statehad certified its “housing ele-ment.” The housing elementidentifies goals to meet state re-quirements for providing af-fordable and accessibly hous-ing for residents.

According to AssociatePlanner Peter Noonan, eachcity is required to plan for acertain number housing unitsgiven to them by the state plan-ning process based on a popu-lation forecast. To have a certi-fied housing element meansthe state supports the City’s

programs intended to ensurethat the housing needs of allresidents in the community aremet.

Based on income datamaintained by the State’s De-partment of Finance, the Cityof Beverly Hills has approxi-

State OKs City Housing Plan

(see ‘HOUSING ELEMENT,’ page 15)

WE’VE GOT RHYTHM—Hawthorne students wereeducated and entertainedon the history of tap danceand music by the MusicCenter of Los Angeles' GotRhythm! group. Third gradestudent Kiana Aminzadeh(pictured) was invited onstage to perform a numberwith the ensemble. The pro-gram, which was presentedto all K-8 students, was pro-vided by the Friends ofHawthorne.

Michael Bradford

SAYING GOODBYE—The membersof the Charitable Solicitations commis-sion had a good bye Tuesday luncheonfor its liaison person, commanderTheresa Goldman joining in the cele-bration is actor Tony Denison whoplays Detective Lieutenant Andy Flynnon the TV hit The Closer. Pictured fromleft: Judy Henning, Tony Denison, EllynSnowden, David Snowden, Jan Block,Theresa Goldman, Alissa Rosten,Chair Lillian Raffel and Vice Chair AlanKaye.

(see ‘AUDI,’ page 15)

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GRAND OPENING—Pictured (fromleft): BierBeisl Chef/Owner BernhardMairinger; Rudolf Thaler, Austriantrade commissioner; and Karin Proidl,consul general of Austria in LosAngeles during the opening nighttoast at BierBesil, L.A.'s only authen-tic Austrian restaurant, located at9669 Santa Monica Blvd in BeverlyHills. On the same night as the open-ing, Zagat Guides announcedMairinger was on its 2012 30Under30list of rising stars in the local culinaryscene.

Photo by Sterling Tyler Photography

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD—The BHUSD competed in the 26th annual L.A. County ScienceOlympiad at Occidental College last weekend. In the Elementary division, Beverly Vista wongold, Horace Mann got silver, Hawthorne got silver and El Rodeo got bronze. In the middleschool division, Horace Mann was the only school to receive medals. Above: Team HoraceMann (top row from left): Ari Soufer, Gabe Goldstein, Natasha Dardashti, Lois DeLeon,Principal Kessler, Coach Hixon, Sam Hannani, Jasmin Cao, Jonathan Gunn, AleksRecupero and Emma Carruth. Front row (from left): Charles Boissavy, Nikki Ovaisi, AidenMartin-Cox, Sam Schwartz, Sophia Goldberg and parent liaison Eleanora Goldberg. Below:Beverly Vista (back row from left): 5th grade teacher Christina Cryer, Dr. Allan Wu, choralteacher Judith Chan, Roxana Yadidian, Monica Jazzabi, Matt Klein,Todd Okum, BeverlyVista Principal Irene Stern, Orachat Chieu, Joann Green, Joyce Wu and Scott Kaiserman.Front row from left: Katie Wu, Tiffany Chieu, Eugene Chi, Jenny Yoon, Sarah Yadidian,Daniela Mashoudy, Jonah Okum, Michelle Klein, Justin Wolfe, Hogan Behrstock, Adrian Lo,Noah Kaiserman, Alex Suh, Nancy Suh and leader/educator of the Beverly Vista team Dr.Michele Kalt.

The Bussel family hosted retiredCol. Ze’ev Raz, who headed the attackmission on the Iraqi Reactor in 1981,in their Beverly Hills office earlier thismonth. Raz was honored by Bnei Aki-va Los Angeles during its annual

“Evening of Jewish Heroism.”Raz was the lead pilot in the 1981

attack on the Osirak nuclear reactor inIraq. The Israeli mission, carried justbefore the reactor became “hot” (to

Leader Of Israel Attack On Iraq Reactor In BH

HONOREE—Colnel Ze’ev Rax was honored by Bnei Akiva Los Angeles during its annu-al “Evening of Jewish Heroism.” Pictured (from left): Shimi Baras, Bnai Akiva Shalich fromIsrael; Ilana Kadosh, Israeli activist on social media; honoree Yoel Zilberman, founder ofThe New Israeli Guardians; Lily Steiner, West Coast director of Ariel University Center inSamaria, Henia; and honoree Col. (ret.) Ze'ev Raz, Dalia Ulmer, honoree On Rifman, co-founder of The New Israeli Guardians (HaShomer HaChadash).

(see ‘HONOREE,’ page 20)

Top Calfiornia Republican Rep.David Dreier announced he will leaveCongress at the end of his term on thefloor of the U.S. House of Representa-tives Wednesday as his district wassubstantially changed.

While not a traditional way to an-

nounce retirement from the Congress,Dreier said he chose that venue for theannouncement because that is wherehis “fellow Californians” sent him torepresent them and he is a “proud insti-tutionalist” who believes Congress “is

Dreier To Leave Congress After Term Expires

(see ‘DREIER,’ page 25)

Former BHUSD SuperintendentJeffrey Hubbard was released fromprison Monday after serving four daysand has now taken to Twitter to defendhis name and reputation.

According to the Daily Pilot, Hub-bard was released early Monday morn-ing, receiving one days credit for serv-ing. He was found guilty of two counts

Hubbard Released After Four Days, Takes To Twitter

(see ‘HUBBARD,’ page 20)

Good Shepherd Center Gala March 17To Honor Rhea And Mark Wahlberg

The Good Shepherd Center forHomeless Women and Children willbe hosting a Gala onSaturday, March 17,at The Beverly Hilton.The event honors ac-tor/producer MarkWalhberg and hiswife, Rhea, for all oftheir work with theshelter.

The cocktail re-ception begins at 6p.m. and will haveseveral silent auctionitems available to bidon. Dinner is at 8p.m. There will beentertainment and alive auction that willhave items such asgolf with Mark Walh-berg at The Bel Air

Country Club, a Rolex watch donatedby Geary’s, poker night and dinner for

six at the GrandHavana room, amovie screening atCAA hosted byPinks hot dogs andan authenticMichael Jacksonblack fedora hat.

Co-chairs ofthe event are ilCielo owner-Pasquale Vericellaand attorney-Pauline Micelli,who runs the TVlegal departmentof MRC Studios. Topurchase tickets,go to gschome-less.org.

Mark and Rhea Wahlberg

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George ChristyKelly.” Responding in histoast, the Prince recalled thathis mother won the bestactress Oscar 58 years ago forher performance opposite BingCrosby in Clifford Odets’ TheCountry Girl. The luncheonwas called for 12:30 PM, andthe royals stayed until 4 PM.With them came aide-de-camps Colonel EmmanuelLebegue and Laetitia Pieratt,

Prince Albert Grimaldi IIof Monaco is the first Head ofState to attend the Oscars, ashe did this week with his stat-uesque Princess Charlene.Flying for 15 hours from MonteCarlo to Los Angeles on theRoyal Falcon jet, Their SereneHighnesses arrived Fridayevening for a three-day Oscarweekend, lodging at TheBeverly Hills Hotel.

A confidante of theMonegasque royal family forseveral decades, GaryPudney’s produced the WorldMusic Awards and LaureusSports Awards spectaculars foryears in this lovely principality.To welcome the visiting royals,

James Mason and PamelaMorris Mason, one ofHollywood’s fabled racon-teurs.

Also: Joan Collins andPercy Gibson; Gelila Puck;Kathy and Rick Hilton; VanityFair’s Bob Colacello andWendy Stark; Joel Briskin;Hilary and Bobby Marx(Barbara Sinatra’s son withZeppo Marx, one of the fiveMarx Brothers).

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Prince Albert’s luncheonpartners were philanthropistWallis Annenberg and AnneSweeney, president of ABCnetworks and television.Gary sat with the Princess, asdid Vanity Fair’s GraydonCarter, who found the royals“down to earth and very con-temporary.” At table wereAnne Sweeney’s husbandPhilip Miller; designerCarolina Herrera; BobbyShriver, whose mom EuniceKennedy Shriver founded theSpecial Olympics (PrincessCharlene’s on the board); Texasdoyenne Lynn Wyatt; MorganMason, who resides withBelinda Carlisle 40 miles fromMonaco in adjacent France.Morgan’s the son of actor

Gary planned a private lunch-eon in the sunny garden at theHotel Bel Air. MaestroWolfgang Puck was at theready, preparing his menu witha choice of loup de mer orWaygu steak, followed by achocolate tart with a chocolateOscar statuette dusted in goldflakes. During the drinksreception, the royals ravedover Wolfgang’s famoussmoked salmon pizza, andsuggested he open a Spago inMonaco where they would behis loyal customers.

Everyone dined at a longtable. “No quibbles aboutwho was seated with the royalcouple … everyone was!”

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Prince Albert of Monaco is the first Head of Stateto attend the Academy Awards. He arrived at theKodak Theatre with Princess Charlene, who wore

a gown by Swiss designer Akris.

Online atwww.bhcourier.com/georgechristy.cfm

Sandra Bullock inMarchesa

Gwyneth Paltrowin Tom Ford

Jessica Chastain inAlexander McQueen

Mila Jovovich inElie Saab

Natalie Portman inDior Haute Couture

Penelope Cruz inArmani Privee

Angelina Jolie inAtelier Versace

Berenice Bejo inElie Saab

Cameron Diaz inGucci Premiere

Sean “Diddy”Combs

Kristin Wiig in J. Mendel

Viola Davis in VeraWang

Glenn Close in Zac Posen with daughter Annie Maudeand husband David Shaw.

along with the Palace’s com-munications director LaurenceAubert. They later brieflyjoined Elton John at his partyand quickly stopped by TheNight Before soiree benefitingthe Motion Picture andTelevision Country House. Theroyals retreated then for a quietdinner in their hotel suite.

At the 84th AnnualAcademy Awards, the Princeand Princess were guests ofDisney’s Bob Iger and wifeWillow Bay, with the foursomeparticipating in the Red CarpetRodeo, where they chattedwith George Clooney. In theKodak Theatre’s Green Room

before the telecast, they metLivia and Colin Firth, TomCruise, Angelina Jolie andBrad Pitt, Sandra Bullockand Oprah Winfrey withmate Stedman Graham.Yes, they had seen andloved The Artist, and weredelighted it won BestPicture, Best Director, BestActor, Best Musical Score,etc. (We predicted theOscar win during our Pickof the Week column inNovember.)

They stopped by the

Governors Ball where Garywas impressed with the newlounge seating arrangements,and where he and Bob Igerintroduced the royals toHollywood power players.Onto the Vanity Fair after-party, a fannybumper with thecrowd coming and going,munching on In-N-Out burg-ers. We hear one loud queen,after checking out the crowd,howled, “Would you believethere are more queens heretonight than at the Abbey Barin West Hollywood?”

Meanwhile, in theOscarland of the lookee-loos,Norby Walters, who’s reppedmusical stars and whose week-ly poker nights attract regularssuch as Mimi Rogers, BryanCranston, James Woods, etc.,hosted his 22nd annual Nightof 100 Stars in the ballroom ofThe Beverly Hills Hotel.

Outsiders pay $1,000 for theprivilege of dining with thefamous of all ages. Theevening’s chockablock with500 guests that includeNorby’s 200 celebrity chums,some being past Oscar win-ners. Robin and BryanCranston; songbird AndreaMarcovicci, who performs atThe Gardenia in Hollywoodthis month; Leann Rimes;Timothy Bottoms; MichellePhillips; Garry Marshall;Bruce Davison; Toni Braxton;Chris McDonald; GloriaAllred; Richard Dreyfuss;Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna;Dennis Haysbert; DolphLundgren, and more. A warmand wonderfully friendlyevening, with recognizablefaces at every turn. We tip ourtopper to PR tiger EdwardLozzi for his huge assists. Andto banquet supervisor EricDrachman for the flawless

service from his staff.

Among the mostfrequent questions askedabout the Oscars duringour frequent appear-ances in Toronto andVancouver on Canada’sCTV were: Do the starskeep the gowns theywear? Do they get paid?Yes, many do. Thegowns are created gratis,and the stars consultwith stylists whoseadvice rises to astronom-ical fees, and, in ouropinion, they’re worthevery G-Note. Truth totell, much as we admiretheir beauty and talent,celebrities are common-ly known for their badtaste. To dress the stars,stylists like Rachel Zoesolicit major designers,who crave the publicitysince the Oscars are tel-evised in more than 225

countries and viewed by morethan 380 million.

If memory serves us, itwas our very own Courier con-tributor Joan Rivers, who yearsback kicked off the what-are-you-wearing mantra that’s nowde rigueur on every channel.Anne Hathaway co-hosted lastyear’s Oscarcast with sevencostume changes (her redValentino gown with its bustleflunked), and she pocketed$750,000 from Tiffany forwearing their jewelry. Thatsame night, Gwyneth Paltrowpicked up a $500,000 pay-check, thanks to Louis Vuittonfor wearing its jewelry.Charlize Theron is contractedwith big bucks from Dior towear its gowns and acces-sories. Talent agents are oftenbehind the deals.

With the stars demand-ing to see a variety of choices,the designers send sketches.Choices may be made, but theinsecure stars oftentimes rejectthem. More sketches arerequested. Gowns are some-times kept as thank you gifts,as are jewels, handbags, shoes,etc. which are creditedthroughout the red carpetwalk, which offers global pub-licity and global sales.

One stylist extols thewonders of figure-shapers suchas breast augmenters andSpanx that create the stars’hourglass figures. The Help’sOscar winner Octavia Spenceradmits she “triple Spanxed”that night.

Stars will starve for theirmoment in the Oscar sun.Although experts caution thatlosing weight after 40 creates ahaggard look. Quoted on theInternet, French film queenCatherine Deneuve says thatsooner or later comes that

moment when “a womanmust choose between herface and her ass.”

What is it with thekiller knives that areflung every year after theOscarcast? Critics fireaway nonstop. As if theyare reviewing a EugeneO’Neill drama. Will theshow ever be perfect?Doubtful. Every awardshow has built-in prob-lems. Presenters.Honorees. One after theother. Speeches, oneafter another. Best to for-get being critical, and sipa Chardonnay orwhiskey, lean back andenjoy Hollywood’s promnight of high glamourand beauty, radiatingmore sparkle than in thefirmament. Now,weren’t those Cirque deSoleil showstopper acro-batics enough of a sur-prise?

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Jean Dujardin with wife AlexandraLamy

Meryl Streep in Lanvin with husbandDon Gummer

Demian Bichir with mother Maricruz Najera andmate Stefanie Sherk in Reem Acra

George Clooney with StacyKeibler in Marchesa

Elaine and Christopher Plummer Rooney Mara inGivenchy Haute

Couture

Sacha BaronCohen

Octavia Spencer inTadashi Shoji

Penelope AnnMiller in Badgley

Mishka

Alexander Payne with mother Peggy.

Fashion News & NotesRobert E. Gray, St. John Co-Founder, Dies at 86Robert E. Gray, who co-founded St. John in 1962 withhis wife, Marie, died Tuesdayat his home in Shady Canyon,Calif., after a long illness. Hewas 86.

Bob Gray was chief executiveofficer and chairman of St.John until 2002, when, at age77, he handed the reins overto daughter Kelly Gray andthen-chief operating officerBruce Fetter. He remained onthe board of trustees of theprivately held company andhad the title of honorarychairman.

Gray, the son of a Hollywoodstuntman, went to work for aclassmate’s father at a smallsportswear company aftergraduating from theUniversity of SouthernCalifornia. He fell for a fitmodel named Marie St. John,who had been born in Austriaand raised in Canada, andmoved to Los Angeles withher family in the Fifties whenher father was offered a job asmaître’d at the famous Brown

Derby restaurant. She wasdesigning her own clothesbecause she couldn’t findanything that suited her taste.

As a couple, they worked tosell enough of Marie’s hand-knit dresses to get marriedand take a honeymoon inHawaii, but found that thedresses were such a successthat they started a business in1962, named after Marie’smaiden name.

Together the Grays built St.John from a business they ranout of their garage into theinternational company it istoday in Irvine, Calif. “He hada much greater vision than Iever did. I’m sure he knewwhat it would become, andhe loved to see the productgrow,” said Marie Gray.

In 1999, the Gray family solda majority of St. John to VestarCapital Partners for $520 mil-lion, but retained a minoritystake in the company.WWD

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Located on Brighton Way, inside Beverly Hills' high-ly coveted "Golden Triangle" business district sits acharming handbag boutique, owned and managed byan equally charming Napolitian; Francesco Santoro.

Employing the finest artisans, a brilliant lead design-er, a wealth of experience in the trade and a classicalsense of style; Santoro is the purveyor of some of themost exquisite exotic skin handbags and clutches intown. With a clientele list that reads like theattendees to an Oscar night after-party (NatalieCole, Maria Shriver, Shannon Tweed, LisaMarie Presley, Paula Abdul and on and on),Santoro is making quite a splash in the highlycompetitive world of luxury leather goods,producing simply gorgeous collections for asurprisingly modest price.

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strengths include strengtheninggeneral fund balances and ba-sic aid status, which limits theBHUSD’s vulnerability to statefunding cuts and revenue de-ferrals.

S&P said the districtsstrengths include a growth inreserves and impressive wealth

of the district and community.The BHUSD’s credit ratings

are among the highest in Cali-fornia for all public agencies.

“I am very pleased that the

ratings agencies continue torecognize the work we havedone to get and now maintainour positive rating,” BoardPresident Brian Goldberg said.

“This is a real acknowledge-ment of the success our teamhas had, (and how the) admin-istration, finance committeeand Board of Education, work-

ing together on getting our fi-nancial house in order but wecannot rest on our laurels andwill need to redouble our ef-forts to continue this trend.”

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mately 23 percent of residentswho qualify for affordable housingand about 8 percent are living be-low the poverty line.

Noonan said these residentsprimarily are senior citizens andsingle-parent families.

The City has programs inplace to assist those in need ofhousing help. These programs in-clude a home repair program forseniors who need assistance onminor fixes around their homesand incentives to developers forbuilding senior housing.

Noonan said the City is inter-ested in exploring partnershipswith affordable housing develop-ers. There may also be changeswithin the zoning code to reducethe minimum standard size forunits throughout the City.

Ordinarily, the City would nothave to renew their housing ele-ment certification for eight years.

However, this first certifica-tion occurred late in the cycle andthe City will need to renew theircertification in 2013.

If approved, the housing ele-ment won’t need to be recertifiedfor the eight-year cycle.

The City has never had a cer-tified housing element before.

“First and foremost, the Cityof Beverly Hills is, as with othercommunities in the region are,putting forth its commitment to af-fordable housing through this pro-gram,” City Planner Jonathan Laitsaid. “State certification demon-strates the City’s commitment toproviding affordable housing.”

tern at the dealership.“We think over time we can

give perspective to opportunitiesthat might be available to peoplethat they might not otherwisethink of (related to the automotiveindustry),” Bradford said. “There isa fairly large percentage of peoplein this country that are employedin one nature or another related tothe automotive business and that’snot something that jumps to mindwith a lot of people in terms of acareer opportunity.”

Audi joins Mercedes Benz ofBeverly Hills as a long-standingsupporter of Beverly Hills schools.Audi will be contributing to theschools through the Beverly HillsEducation Foundation and will bepresenting its first $25,000 dona-tion at the Audi dealership grandopening on March 8. At the open-ing, Fletcher Jones Jr and variousCity dignitaries will cut the rib-bon. The event will be family-friendly, with areas designated forchildren – including special kids’activities like remote control race-cars – as well as live music,catered food and beverages, atour of all the facilities - includingthe service bays, the showroom,and guest areas.

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Omid Asherian and Soheil Shahriof Beverly Hills (BHHS class of 2008)have accepted membership in theUCLA chapter of the Golden Key In-ternational Honour Soci-ety; and were honoredduring a recent induc-tion ceremony at theschool.

• Asherian, son ofSimin and Moses Asher-ian, is a history major,planning to enter thepharmacy program.

• Shahri, son ofFarzah and FaribaShahri, is a sociologymajor, planning to enterthe pre-optometry pro-gram.

Golden Key Interna-tional Honour Societyprovides academicrecognition to top-per-forming college and uni-versity students, as wellas scholarships andawards, career and in-ternship opportunities,networking , service andleadership developmentopportunities.

Membership is byinvitation only.

* * * * *James B. Shaum IV, a member of

the class of 2013 at Colby College inWaterville, Maine, was named to thedean’s list for his academic achieve-ment during the fall 2011-12 semes-

ter. The son of James and Melani

Shaum of Beverly Hills, Shaum is ma-joring in chemistry. He attended Har-

vard- WestlakeSchool.

Students whosegrade point averageswere 3.61 or higherwere named to thelist.

* * * * *Jesse Max Car-

mona of Beverly Hillswas among the morethan 4,400 under-graduate studentsnamed to the fall2011 honor roll at theUniversity of Kansasin Lawrence.

Carmona, a jun-ior in Undecided,made the honor rollfor the College of Lib-eral Arts and Sciences.

Honor roll criteriavary among the uni-versity's academicunits.

Some schoolshonor the top 10 per-cent of students en-rolled, some establish

a minimum grade-point average andothers raise the minimum GPA foreach year students are in school. Stu-dents must complete a minimumnumber of credit hours to be consid-ered for the honor roll.

College News & Notes...

Omid Asherian

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One-of-a-kind. That’s the way I’ddescribe Diane Keaton’s wonderfulmemoir, Then Again, which I’ve justread and loved. Like most movie-starrecollections, I expected Keaton’s effortto dish up a dose of rampant egomaniaspiced by an occasional sprinkling ofanemic dish. But surprise of surprises,Then Again turned out to the greatestof rarities: a book by and about a sub-ject who lives entirely in an ego-freezone.

For starters, look at the wayDiane introduces herself to her readers.“I was an ordinary girl who became anordinary woman, with one exception.Mother gave me an extraordinary will,”she writes. You tell me. What othermovie star would jump at the chanceto describe him- or herself as “ordi-nary?” But that’s the key to ThenAgain. Although I longed to read theinside story of Diane’s long-lived, high-light filled career, her interest in herstardom and the glamour that goesalong with it turned out to be close tonil. Family is the thing she really caresabout, and family provides the focus ofthe story she chooses to tell, and she’stold her story with so much grace Ialmost didn’t miss what really went onbehind the scenes while Diane wasshooting close to fifty films.

Keaton begins by painting thepicture of growing up the oldest of fourchildren in a middle-class family inSanta Ana, California. Mother,Dorothy, is characterized as a “house-wife and mother who dreamed of suc-cess” and suffered from “lifelong inse-curity,” depression and anxiety.Diane’s family considers dad, reserved,judgmental, realestate broker andcivil engineer JackHall “the enemywe kept close.”Throughout theirmarriage, DorothyHall kept a journaland wrote downeverything, amass-ing a staggering 85diaries in theprocess. In Sept.2008, after she suc-cumbed to an ago-nizing 15-year bat-tle with Alzheimer’sDisease, Dianeturned to thesejournals, which,among otherthings, revealed theunder-belly of whatlife really was like

for a beaming, constantly happy 1950’shousewife. Dark thoughts lived onthose handwritten pages, includingthoughts of suicide and descriptions ofan occasional act of marital violence.

Concluding that an examinationof Dorothy’s life will help her betterunderstand her own life, Diane decidesto write a “shared memoir” telling hermother’s story side-by-side with hers.Thus she includes excerpts fromDorothy’s journals in Then Again. Theone guaranteed to break your heart isDorothy’s list of the things she wants toremember (including the names of herchildren) as Alzheimer’s begins todevour her mind.

As for Diane, herself, she paintsherself as the typical child with theperfect prerequisites for a show busi-ness career. She hungered for attentionand approval and hates the way shelooks, so much so attempts to straight-en her nose by sleeping with a bobbypin stuck it. Audrey Hepburn’s pictureon the cover of Life magazine leads11-year-old Diane to conclude thatalthough Hepburn is perfect, she sim-ply is not a pretty child and merely an“affable-looking thing.”

Keaton’s issues with appearanceeventually spring to hideous life whenshe is 19 years old and is cast as anunderstudy for the leading role ofSheila in the original Broadway pro-duction of Hair with the condition thatshe lose ten pounds. This begins a five-year battle with bulimia. While she’sdoing all this throwing up, she met andbegan her affair with Woody Allen,who can’t figure out why she spends somuch time in the bathroom.

Of Woody, Keaton says, “hecouldn’t help himself; he loved neurot-ic girls.” They were “quite a couple,”she adds, “one more hidden than theother,” wearing their constant hats andhappily “torturing each other with ourfailures.”

Suggesting that she still loves himand will always love him, sheobserves: “He would cringe if he knewhow much I care about him.”

Following Woody, Diane had twoother well-publicized relationships,

one with Warren Beatty, the other withAl Pacino. She characterizes Warren as"smart, lawyer-smart ... a mind-blowingdream of drop-dead gorgeous" who"opened every door with his bullshitdetector fully charged."

By way of explaining why thatrelationship didn’t work, she admits, “Iwanted to be Warren Beatty, not lovehim.”

And Pacino? She ached to marryhim, but, alas, he did not want tomarry her.

“He liked plain. I loved him,but I was not plain. I was toomuch,” she explains.

Diane turned 50 in 1996.Making the decision to become asingle adoptive mother, she adopteda baby daughter, Dexter, followed ababy son, Duke, five years later.Devoting the conclusion of her bookto her life as a real-time mother, shereveals herself as a woman who hasworked long and hard to achievematurity with admirable results.

As I said before, Then Againexists in an ego-free zone, leadingDiane to look back on her relation-ship with Woody Allen and write:“Without a great man writing anddirecting for me, I was a mediocremovie star at best.”

Have it your own way, Diane.You’ve written the very real story of a

very real woman who just happens tobe a movie star. It’s the perfect read foranyone who admires clear-eyed, non-judgmental books that are devoted totelling an individual’s personal truths.

DIANE KEATON: TWO PARTS WASP, ONE PART WHIMSEYBy Joan Rivers

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We are proud and pleased that JoanRivers accepted our invitation tojoin the Beverly Hills Courier as acolumnist five years ago. Her BHCbook and theater reviews are keep-sakes with their insightful and wittycomments.

- GEORGE CHRISTY

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bid process in April. Accordingto the timeline announced at thestudy session, construction ofthe auditorium should concludein November.

The rest of the Horace Mannmodernization is continuing tobe developed and should besent to DSA In December. Con-struction is anticipated to beginin August 2013 and continuethrough August 2016. The totalproject budget for the Horace

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Mann Schoolmodernizationand additionsis $62 million.

The Boardof Educationwas also pre-sented withtwo options forthe Hawthornemodernization.The boardasked staff tofurther investi-gate the ap-p r o x i m a t e l y$73 millionmodernizationwhich included900 square footc l a s s r o o m s ,undergroundparking for ei-ther 35, 50 or100 cars and agymnasium.

A l t h o u g hHawthorne fac-ulty and staffparking on thestreet now, themajority of theBoard of Edu-cation felt if thedistrict was go-ing to modern-ize the school,building park-ing wasmandatory inspite of its ad-ditional costs.

The first

primary school to be built inBeverly Hills, many residentswere concerned about thehistorical preservation ofHawthorne School. ChiefFacilities Officer NelsonCayabyab said the districtwould be going through theCalifornia EnvironmentalQuality Act (CEQA) process,in which historical preserva-tion is a component of con-sideration. As a part ofCEQA, the district will beholding public hearings andwill work with residents toidentify any historical build-

ings or components ofHawthorne that should bepreserved. The CEQAprocess begins after theplans for the school havebeen solidified.

Plans to modernize Bev-erly Vista and El Rodeo havealready begun, but werehalted after it was an-nounced immediate financeswould only cover twoschools. The board will beholding a financial study ses-sion prior to any moreprogress with the two otherschools.

As part of Universal Pic-tures’ yearlong Centennialcelebration, the studio willreveal an updated animatedlogo in honor of its 100th an-niversary, it was announcedyesterday.

The new animated logowill make its debut with Uni-versal and Illumination Enter-tainment’s 3D-CG feature Dr.Seuss’ The Lorax, which isbeing released in theaters na-tionwide today, and it will beused on all film releases go-ing forward.

The new logo honors theauthenticity of the brand andpays homage to the studio’srich film history, cultural im-pact and global vision

This is the seventh incar-nation of an animated logo

created for the motion-pic-ture studio since its incep-tion.

For the new animatedlogo design, Universalteamed up with the Oscar-winning visual effects artistsat New Zealand-based WetaDigital to capture Universal’svision for a contemporarylogo that stayed true to thecompany’s legacy identity ofa “global vision.”

The visual dynamic of thenew logo was inspired bysatellite imagery that illustrat-ed a view of the world on aclear night from space.

Rather than focusing onthe continents and physicalboundaries that separate peo-ple, the new view is high-lighted with tiny points of

bright lights that pop acrossthe globe—symbolizing thethousands of communitiesbrought together by theirshared love of film.

In combination with theanimated logo, award-win-ning film composer BrianTyler (Fast And Furious fran-chise) provided a newarrangement of Jerry Gold-smith’s classic score, whichhas accompanied the logosince 1997.

The iconic theme ofGoldsmith’s original compo-sition remains, but the or-chestration has been bol-stered with a choir, newstring parts and drum ca-dence utilizing world percus-sion instruments.

In addition to the new

Universal Pictures’ New Animated Logo For Centennial logo, other key UniversalCentennial initiatives include:a major film restoration com-mitment, home entertainmentofferings, theme park celebra-tions and a special anniver-sary gala featuring many ofthe filmmakers and artistswho shaped the studios’ his-tory.

In addition, the studiowill spotlight the 100th an-niversary throughout variousworldwide film festivals andother featured events, panelsand activities. At the center ofall online initiatives lies arich, robust Website dedicat-ed to all things related to theyearlong celebration of Uni-versal’s 100th anniversary. Formore information, visithttp://Universal100th.com.

Westfield Family Fun Dayswill continue through Marchevery Tuesday in Culver City at10:30 a.m. Kids and their par-ents are invited to learn aboutart and then create some oftheir own with the “arts andculture” program.

On March 6 at 10:30 a.m.,Family Fun Day will feature thestory The Magical Garden OfMoney by Laurence Anholt, abook about a chance meetingwith Money, and BeautifulOops by Barney Saltzberg,which teaches children it’s okto make a mistake especiallywith art. Kids will then have theopportunity to create a tissue-paper flower and eat a snack.

The Westfield Family FunDays will take place on level 1in the J.C. Penney Court atPunctuation Station. For moreinformation, call 310-390-5073.

Westfield FamilyFun Days ContinueIn March

27th New Year’s Day Parade &Festival in London in January2013.

The highly prestigious turnof year tradition is establishedas the biggest of its kind any-where in the world and comesat the close of a momentousyear for the UK Capital.

The Olympic Games, TheCultural Olympiad and HerMajesty The Queen’s DiamondJubilee will all centered inLondon during 2012. Morethan 10,000 performers from all

corners of the globe entertain astreet audience of around500,000 – and a global TVaudience of tens of millions.The bands performance will bemade available to all TV sta-tions in the region free ofcharge – and will be streamedby the BBC.

The Lord Mayor wasaccompanied by ExecutiveDirector of the parade MrRobert Bone and Mr. JonathanWhaley, Director ofInternational Participation andpresented the invitation toinstrumental teacher BillBradbury.

The office of Lord Mayor

carries many civic duties andresponsibilities in the city at theheart of government, state,church and royal residence –and includes hosting the highlyprestigious street parade andfestival.

At the age of 35 LordMayor Sandys was the youngestperson to achieve the highoffice. Patrons of the eventinclude The Lord Mayor ofWestminster and senior repre-sentatives of the American com-munity in London. The PrimeMinister and Her Majesty TheQueen are supporters of theevent.

prise Associates, and technolo-gy blog TechCrunch. Onemight wonder whether world oftechnology startups needs anawards ceremony (there aretwo, now, including theCrunchies which occurred sev-eral weeks ago). After all, theNASDAQ and the mansionmarket in Silicon Valley effec-tively serve that function.

But the TechFellow Awardsare a bit different. According toSean Parker, founder of Napsterand one of the event’s organiz-ers, the TechFellow Awardsseek to peek behind the curtainof successful tech companies toidentify the individuals whohave made outstanding contri-butions towards those compa-nies’ (and often others) success.

They are singled out fortheir talent in four areas—gen-eral management, product de-sign, engineering leadershipand disruptive innovation.

The winners are each given$100,000 to invest in startupsof their choosing. New Enter-prise Associates and FoundersFund will of course take a keeninterest in the companies theaward winners choose, andhave invested in the companieschosen by previous honorees.

There were 21 winnersacross the 4 categories (see thefull list here). Honorees includ-ed former employees of Face-book, Zynga, Groupon andTechCrunch. The disruptive in-novation category included thecreators of groundbreakingproducts such as Kickstarter,Samasource, Twilio, Tumblrand Instapaper.

Some of the awards wentto founders, but many weregiven to individuals whosecontributions are far lessknown outside of their compa-nies.

The TechFellow Awardsseek to elevate these key con-tributors to the star status oftenattributed to their better knownbosses.

Here is the full list of thisyear’s winners:

Engineering Leadership•Ruchi Sanghvi, former

product manager at Facebook•Amitt Mahajan, former

director of engineering at Zyn-ga, co-creator of Farmville

•Brian Totty, senior VP ofengineering at Groupon

•Hilary Mason, chief sci-entist at Bit.ly

•Scott Marlette, formerproduct manager at Facebook

Product Design & Market-ing

•Craig Mod, former de-

signer at Flipboard• Wilson Miner, head De-

signer at Rdio• Dustin Mierau, co-

founder of Path•Joe Hewitt, former prod-

uct manager (iPhone) at Face-book

•Dan Cederholm, co-founder of Dribbble, web stan-dards guru

General Management•Heather Harde, former

CEO of TechCrunch•Joe Greenstein, founder

of Flixster• Andrew Siegel, SVP Strat-

egy & Corporate Developmentof Advanced Publications

• Victoria Ransom, founder& CEO of Wildfire Interactive

•Clara Shih, CEO ofHearsay

Disruptive Innovation•Marco Arment, creator of

Instapaper, former lead developfor Tumblr

•Matthew Prince, co-founder/CEO of CloudFlare

•Leilah Janah, founder ofSamasource

•Perry Chen, co-founder/CEO of Kickstarter

•Tom Preston-Werner, co-founder and CTO, Github

•Diego Berdakin, co-founder of BeachMint

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TECH SAVVY—The 2012TechFellow Awards tookplace last Wednesday.Above: San FranciscoMayor Ed Lee, investorsRon Conway and SeanParker discuss the startupecosystem in SanFrancisco.Left: Jim Parsons shows offhis tech credentials.Below: Facebook engineerMark Slee served as DJ.

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prevent Iraqi families from be-ing under a nuclear cloud hadthe attacked been postponed),won unanimous global con-demnation.

In his briefing, Raz talked

about the 1981 operation, Is-rael's willingness to absorbSaddam Hussein's missiles in1991 and his assessment of to-day's threats. He pointed outthat there is no balance ofthreat between Iran and theWest today.

"The solution is not send-

ing 20 to 30 fighters planes to(bomb) Iran,” Raz said. “Send-ing the Israeli Air Force to Iranwill not be effective, as manyof the [nuclear development]sites are built deep into moun-tains. The superpowers need towork together, but now it is [al-most] too late.”

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of misappropriation of fundsand sentenced to 60 days in jailand to pay the BHUSD$23,500 and to pay $6,000 incourt fine.

Hubbard started a Twitteraccount, @DrJeffHubbard, theday after being released fromprison offering through Twitterto share his “experiences in theLA County Court System, theLA County Jailhouse and thesensationalist & intellectuallylazy media.”

In his first tweet, timestamped 9:42 p.m. on Feb. 28,he said he was “wrongly con-victed” in Jan. 2012 of a crimehe did not commit and an-

nounced at 12:21 a.m. on Feb.29 his niece is helping him towrite a book about the “diffi-cult events” he experienced.Hubbard later tweeted he in-tended to have the book pub-lished within the next year.

“I’m looking forward totelling the TRUE story of Bever-ly Hills schools,” he tweeted.

Hubbard was prosecutedfor misappropriating $23,500in funds without the schoolboard’s permission.

“Spending $3 million onan alleged $23,500 crime isPURELY POLITICAL — notonly that — I was DIRECTED toinitiate those payments,” Hub-bard tweeted.

“Ere you judge — GET THEFACTS ABOUT MY LEGAL

CASE! Supts. can't write checksor force payments — they canonly INITIATE a process #jus-tice,” he later wrote.

The Daily Pilot confirmedthe authenticity of Hubbard’stweets with a telephone callWednesday and reported hesaid he planned to use his ac-count as an advocacy platformfor the families of those incar-cerated.

“I am deeply interested inadvocacy for families of thosejailed or imprisoned. Familiesare literally torn apart by the in-carceration,” He tweeted onFeb. 29. “…I am going to workon creating a support systemfor families who must endurethe unendurable—having aloved one locked up.”

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through the end of 2012 as part of thetax code’s lifetime gift exemption (For2011 the amount was $5,000,000; thegift tax applicable exclusion amount isadjusted for inflation after 2011. Theinflation adjusted amount for 2012 is$5,120,000.) The tax rate is 35 percentfor 2012, however, the gift tax applica-ble exclusion amount drops to$1,000,000 with a 55 percent tax rateafter 2012 unless Congress takes fur-ther action. Still many are not takingadvantage of the opportunity.

We have seen many parents worriedthat if their children knew they wererecipients of fortunes, they would losetheir motivation to work, spend beyondtheir means and become dependent onfamily support. Studies have shown thatapproximately 70 percent of wealth islost within one generation of inheritingit. ( 1), and 90 percent is lost by the endof the third generation (2). It is not sur-prising that faced with these kinds ofodds, parents are conflicted when itcomes to making transfers of wealth totheir children.

What we suggest to clients at WellsFargo Private Bank is to actively pre-pare your children for both the responsi-bilities and the opportunities inheritingwealth offers.

While this preparation may takeseveral years, and a combination of tai-lored education and practical hands-onexperience, here are some basic steps

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1. What do you think is the purposeof money?

2. What would you do if you won thelottery?

3. What do you know about how Iearn my living? What sacrifices do youthink I had to make along the way to getus here?

4. How would you have done thingsdifferently if you were in my shoes?

5. What sacrifices are you not will-ing to make to create your own wealth?

6. What do you think are some ofthe challenges you’ll face in preservingyour standard of living?

7. How would you like me to sup-port you?

Avoid asking questions that mayappear loaded, closed or appear to putyour child into a corner. Instead, try tohelp them expand their vision, andunderstand the implications of thechoices they make.

2. Help your children define theirdreams. Dreams are what motivate us.For those who created wealth on theirown, it might have been the dream for abetter life that drove them to work hard,take some risks and create wealth.Parents need to understand that theirchildren will not have had the sameexperience growing up and are therefore

unlikely to have the same motivations.Working hard toward realizing one’s owndreams can lead to motivated and pro-ductive individuals. Parents can helptheir children identify what they need tolearn, how they need to behave, andwith whom they need to partner to helpmake their dreams come true.

3. Make deals together. Makingdeals teaches members of a family tocompromise, work together and under-stand the importance of integrity. Forexample, consider allowing your 10-year-old to research where he would liketo spend the family vacation, and pres-ent it to you in a comprehensive anddetailed way in exchange for paying forthe vacation. In this case, your child canlearn useful life skills and how to effec-tively gather information, present ideasand make informed choices, while tak-ing a load off your plate. You can buildon this format to bring children into fam-ily business, philanthropy or asset man-agement. The best deals are ones wherethere is a clear and visible link betweenwhat is being asked, and what is beinggiven.

4. Build in some safeguards. Giftingdoes not necessarily mean handing overcontrol. If structured properly, parentsmay retain much of the control by trans-ferring entity interest to their children'strust while remaining as the managersof the entity. A second safeguard wouldbe to appoint a suitable trustee to man-age assets until such a time that thechild is deemed capable of taking overas trustee.

Ultimately, gifting is about morethan passing assets from one genera-

tion to the next; it is about giving futuregenerations the opportunity to lead pro-ductive, meaningful and enriching lives.

Preparing your children to make themost of the opportunity you are present-ing is going to require a team effort,commitment and patience. Fortunately,this is not an endeavor you have toundertake alone. Wells Fargo has beenworking with high-net-worth families forgenerations and has developed educa-tional programs, processes and tools tohelp your family have a lasting legacy,and help achieve your multi-generationalgoals.

(1) Preiser, Vic. Williams, Roy.Preparing Heirs: Five Steps to aSuccessful Transition of Family Wealthand Values. 2010.

(2) Voorhees, Tim. Why Most FamiliesLose Their Wealth by the Third Generation,Wealthcounsel.com.

Wells Fargo Private Bank providesproducts and services through WellsFargo Bank, N.A. and its various affiliatesand subsidiaries.

Wells Fargo & Company and its affili-ates do not provide legal advice. Consultyour legal advisors to determine how thisinformation may apply to your own situa-tion. Whether any planned tax result isrealized by you depends of the specificfacts of your own situation at the timeyour taxes are prepared.

This information is for educationalpurposes only and should not be used orconstrued as financial advice, an offer tosell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or arecommendation for any security.

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New Roads teacher Scott Roewe, right, with a student in the MusicComposition class.

Local Investors Acquire Two Bunch Palms Resort In Desert Hot Springs; Plan Major Renovations

An investment team comprised ofHollywood executives Steve Markoff,Donald Kushner, Elie Samaha and realestate investor Gidi Cohen have closedon an unusual SoCal acquisition, havingpurchased the Two Bunch Palms Resort &Spa in Desert Hot Springs. The new own-ers plan a multi-million dollar renovationon the property, a favored haunt by filmstars and the Southland well-to-do fornearly a century.

Two Bunch Palms Resort & Spa issurrounded by 270 acres, approximately110 miles due east of L.A.. The rock-wallcompound secures 52 private bunga-lows, most graced with private backyardsor patios along with its highly prized nat-ural hot springs and mud baths.

The naturally flowing thermal watersof Two Bunch Palms is well known for itspurity and lithium content, considered tobe a natural mood stabilizer. Its lushlylandscaped grotto boasts two hot pools,which has been sought out by guests forthe water's healing and restorative pow-ers. The smaller of the two pools is natu-rally heated to 104 degrees, while thelarger one is maintained at 99 degrees.The combination of the grotto/mudbath/spa experience, known as beingTwo Bunched, was made famous by the1992 film, The Player.

Two Bunch Palms was named “Bestfor Mineral Springs” each year 2004through 2010 by the readers of Spa

Finder Magazine and ranked by USAToday as one of 10 great places to relaxmind and body.

The new owners are also planning tomarket a line of spa products and bever-ages which will be made from the spa'sprized natural waters. “There is some-thing special in the water here,” statedsaid Cohen, president of L.A.-basedCohen & Associates who will manage theasset on behalf of the new ownership.“People seem to be drawn here specifi-cally for effects of the water.”

The new owners are laying thegroundwork for major renovationsthroughout the resort, including a jointventure with a spa operator, and expan-sion of additional acreage to includestand-alone 3,000-square foot villas, sen-ior housing and a private post-operativesurgery rehab facility. There are also dis-cussions with several proprietors of chef-driven restaurants to reinvent The CasinoDining Room.

Two Bunch Palms' history dates backto the 1920s. Al Capone, the ganglandbootlegger allegedly built and used thesprawling complex as his West Coasthideout. Capone's personal bungalow isbelieved to feature not only bullet holes,but also underground escape tunnels anda sentry tower for armed bodyguards.

Andrew Kirsh of Beverly Hills-basedRaines Feldman acted as lead counsel forthe buyer in the transaction.

Lucent Capital Arranges $10.6 Million Loan On BH BuildingReal estate advisory firm Lucent Capital has arranged $10.6 million bridge loan

for Brighton Way, Ltd. on a 22,000-square foot office/retail building, 9629 BrightonWay, announced Managing Director Farzin Emrani.

The transaction was time-sensitive and particularly challenging because of thehigh loan per square foot ($483) and luxury high fashion retailers who occupy theretail component.

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Middle School:1st place- Jonina (joey)

Safchick (Beverly Vista)2nd place- Matisse Love

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(Hawthorne)The winner for music is: Middle School1st place- Michelle Balson

(El Rodeo)The winners for visual arts

are:Primary:1st place- Sawyer Grijalva

(Horace Mann)2nd place- Ethan Khalili (El

Rodeo)3rd place- Eli Okum (Bev-

erly Vista)Intermediate:1st place- Casey Hartman

(Hawthorne)2nd place- Jenna Kramer

(Horace Mann) & Alissa Okada

(Hawthorne)3rd place- Sonya Gluck-

stein (El Rodeo)Middle School1st place- Sara Okum (Bev-

erly Vista)2nd place- Destiny Lee (

Horace Mann)3rd place- Liza Freiberg

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phy are:Primary: 1st place- Avital Gottlieb

(Beverly Vista)Intermediate1st place- Ryan Timmer-

man (Hawthorne)2nd place- Ian Goldstein (

Horace Mann)3rd place- Daniel Gottlieb

(Beverly Vista)Middle School:1st place- Roberts Rose

(Hawthorne)2nd place- Gabe Goldstein

( Horace Mann)

The winners for film/videoproduction are:

Primary:1st place- Daniel Soufer

(Horace Mann) Intermediate:1st place- Brooke Balson

(El Rodeo)2nd place- Caroline Ger-

man (Horace Mann) Middle School1st place- Rock Costas

(Hawthorne)There were two students

who were given the Award ofMerit (second place) for the33rd district in photography:Ryan Timmerman (Hawthorne)and Lauren Kenneally (BeverlyHills High).

The Reflections Programwas established in 1969 by Na-tional PTA board member MaryLou Anderson. Since that timemore than 10 million studentshave participated in the pro-gram.

REFLECTIONS(Continued from page 4)

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“My decision has been adeliberative one,” Dreier said.“Three years ago I contemplat-ed leaving at the end of the pre-vious Congress, but ultimatelychose to seek reelection for thesake of pursuing four key objec-tives:

“1. To reverse the very dan-gerous 82 percent increase innon-defense discretionaryspending that we had in theprevious two Congresses;

“2. To finally pass the job-creating free trade agreementswith Colombia, Panama andSouth Korea;

“3. To enhance our nation-al security by working tostrengthen the legislatures ofnew and reemerging democra-cies across the globe throughthe bipartisan House Democra-cy Partnership; and

“4. To ensure, through theRules Committee, that both De-mocrats and Republicans havethe opportunity to offer their so-lutions by proposing amend-ments on the House floor.”

Drier said he felt acting in abipartisan way, they were ableto accomplish all four of his

goals.“We not only passed all

three pending free trade agree-ments, we did so with thelargest bipartisan support of anytrade measure in years,” Dreiersaid. “The 17 partner countriesof the House Democracy Part-nership are making importantstrides, and the advent of theArab Spring has brought aboutthe greatest opportunity in morethan a generation for democra-cy throughout the Arab world.Finally, both Democrats andRepublicans can offer theirideas on the House floor.”

Dreier was first elected toCongress in 1980. He became amember of the House Leader-ship when he took the helm ofthe House Committee on Rulesin Jan. 1999. In May 2001,Dreier was unanimously select-ed to chair the state’s Republi-can Congressional Delegation,a position he continues to hold.He is also a member of theCouncil on Foreign Relationsand serves on the board of theInternational Republican Insti-tute.

Despite his intention toleave Congress at the end of histerm, Dreier said he intends tospend the year working towardsgreater bipartisan progress.

DREIER(Continued from page 5)

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Joan MangumLast week, Vanity Fair and its West Coast Editor

Krista Smith along with Juicy Couture and The De-scendants‘ actress Shailene Woodley, kicked off“Campaign Hollywood” week by hosting the “Van-ities” 20th anniversary in support of All It Takes atSiren Studios. This invitational reception kicked offVF’s “Campaign Hollywood 2012,” the magazine’sannual week-long series of events in support ofcharitable causes that lead up to the Oscars.

The evening also served as the launch of All ItTakes, the non-profit co-founded in 2010 by Shai-lene and her mother, Lori Woodley, which focuseson environmental integrity, youth leadership, andhealth awareness, and provides the tools, opportu-nities, and education needed to generate the mo-mentum for meaningful change. Guests enjoyedmusic by D.J. Pesce, a sampling of products fromL’Oreal Paris, and the chance to check out the new2012 Fiat 500 on display.

Juicy Couture added its own special touch tothe event with custom décor elements.

Some of the guests included Adepero Oduye,Alden Ehrenreich, Ali Larter, Alice Eve, AmaraMiller, Amy Adams, Amy Smart, Dania Ramierz,

Emmy Rossum, Hayden Pannetiere, Katheryn Win-nick, Kelly Lynch, Lynn Collins, Marcia Gay Hard-en, Michael B. Jordan, Molly Sims, Rashida Jones,Renee Olstead, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tyler Jacob Mooreand Stacy Keibler…

The following day Montblanc joined Vanity Fairand its L.A. Contributing Editor Wendy Stark Morris-sey in hosting a cocktail reception at Hotel Bel-Airto launch the new Montblanc “Collection PrincesseGrace de Monaco” jewelry collection, in tribute tothe late Princess Grace and her Princess GraceFoundation-U.S.A. The foundation, which cele-brates its 30th anniversary this year, is dedicated toidentifying and assisting emerging talent in theater,dance, and film by awarding grants in the form ofscholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships.Since its inception, more than 700 awards havebeen given to recipients, totaling more than $8.5million. The evening featured music by pianist DanaBronson. The Montblanc collection includes limit-ed-edition, and specially-designed high jewelry,writing instruments, and watches. linking all fourcollections is the rose – Princess Grace’s favoriteflower, a quintessentially feminine emblem of ro-mance.

On Wednesday last week, Vanity Fair andErmenegildo Zegna, along with Colin and LiviaFirth and Anna Zegna, hosted an intimate dinner at

Chateau Marmont to benefit Oxfam America, theinternational relief and development organizationthat creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, andinjustice. During the last 10 years, Oscar-winningColin Firth has worked hard, both in public and be-hind the scenes, to become an extremely knowl-edgeable and highly respected campaigner for Ox-fam.

Spotted here were Demian Bichir, EmilyBlunt, Kenneth Branagh, Vanity Fair‘s GraydonCarter and Edward Menicheschi, Kristin Davis,Cameron Diaz, Djimon Honsou and Kimora Lee,Emile Hirsch, Danny Huston, John Krazinski, OlgaKurylenko, Oxfam’s President Raymond Offenheis-er, Gary and Alexandra Oldman, Stefanie Sherk,Mia Wasikowska and more.

Adding a special element to the evening,Ermenegildo Zegna dressed select male guests ineco-friendly fashions as part of Livia Firth’s “TheGreen Carpet Challenge.” For the third year in arow, Livia is spearheading the project which askstop designers to use eco-friendly fabrics when de-signing gowns and suits for celebrities to wear dur-ing awards season. The goal is to show design and

creativity doesn’t have to be compro-mised while working with environmental materi-als…

On Thursday, actress Eva Longoria, along withVF and the Chrysler, hosted a cocktail party at herHollywood restaurant, Beso, to support The EvaLongoria Foundation, which helps Latinas build bet-ter futures through education and entrepreneurship.

As a co-sponsor of “Campaign Hollywood2012” week, the Chrysler focuses on restoringglamour to the American automotive industry in anew initiative dedicated to style. Celebrity guestsarrived at Beso and throughout the week in 2012Chrysler 300s, and other attendees experienced thevehicle through a display.

Last Friday, VF and Swiss luxury watch-brandRichard Mille hosted a cocktail reception honoringAcademy Award-winning director Martin Scorseseat Hotel Bel-Air in support of The Film Foundation.

Guests at the event were Demian Bichir, FilmFoundation’s Margaret Bodde, Lorraine Bracco, Jes-sica Chastain, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy,Sebastian Copeland, Kevin Corrigan, Elizabeth Cot-noir, Danny Huston, Sir Ben Kingsley, OlgaKurylenko, Fran Lebowitz, Ray Liotta, KathleenRobertson, Rick Rubin, Howard Shore, Maura Tier-ney, and Pharrell Williams, among others.

Vanity Fair has long supported the work of TheFilm Foundation, Scorsese’s non-profit preservation

organization, which has helpedsave more than 555 films thepast 22 years. In addition,through “The Story of Movies”educational program, the foun-dation reaches more than 9 mil-lion students, educating themabout film language and history.

And Saturday the week-longevent feast concluded when VF,Fiat, and L’Oreal Paris turneddown the lights and turned upthe tunes on Oscars eve by host-ing a chic party at the formerGolden Bridge Yoga space featur-ing a special performance byNervo and D.J. Daisy O’Dell.This event was held to supportPablove Foundation, which fundspediatric cancer research andtreatment.

CAMPAIGN HOLLYWOOD–Vanity Fair and various partnersstaged several “Campaign Hollywood” events during Oscar week.Pictured (from left): actress Jessica Chastain and Sir Ben Kingsleyfor The Film Foundation; actress Joan Collins at the Montblancparty-both at Hotel Bel-Air; actor Colin and Livia Firth at the Zengadinner in Chateau Marmont. Photos by Michael Buckner, DonatoSardella of Getty Images for Vanity Fair

Another Roger Lefkon Phobia....The Fear Daylight

Saving Time....As all clock watchers know it was the esteemed New Zealand

Entomologist George Vernon Hudson who, while seeking a way toincrease evening playtime with his beloved insects, first proposedDaylight Saving Time back in 1895.

However, we also owe a debt of gratitude to Benjamin Franklin,author of the English proverb “Early to bed, and early to rise, makesa man healthy, wealthy and wise” and the inventor who came upwith the idea for a flexible urinary catheter while twisting balloonsinto the shapes of exotic animals at a friend’s birthday party. Althoughit’s not generally known, Ben also played a pivotal role in advancingthe concept of DST after being told by his wife, following an argu-ment over the family budget, to get out of the house and go fly a kite.

As Mnemonic (rhymes with colonic) devices go, “SpringForward, Fall Back” is one of the most popular memory aides around.It’s in the spring however, when I set my clocks forward at 2 a.m.effectively eliminating the 2-3 a.m. hour, that unpleasant things startto occur. To begin with, my birth certificate reveals I was born at 2:15a.m. on the day that Daylight Saving Time springs forward one hour.But since no babies can be born from 2-3 a.m. the fact of the matteris that I really don’t exist, a fact that my family patriarch, father time,totally agrees with. Talk about an identity crisis!

With the arrival of DST I am overcome with the fear of having tore-set the dozens of clocks scattered in and around my home. Asmore devices contain clocks, more time is spent looking for and thenchanging them. I’m talking about all kinds of clocks, those on thewalls, inside kitchen appliances and electronic components, a grand-father clock (that provides sage advice along with the correct time)cuckoo clocks, (with hip-hop cuckoos) clock radios, TV receivers(one slip-up could result in The Simpsons not being recorded) explo-sive detonators (once my profession, now a hobby) programmablethermostats, employee time clocks (to keep track of my expandingdomestic staff) and, of course, my significant other’s biological clockwhich just keeps on ticking.

I also have a sundial on my front lawn which is maintained bymy gardener who has an uncanny ability to coordinate the appear-ance of the grass with the constantly changing position of the sun, askill that he likely picked up from his extensive study of Egyptian andBabylonian astronomy.

DST also affects the biological rhythms of the youngest memberof the family, my Yorkshire terrier who no longer wears a watch pre-ferring instead to check the time of day on her smart phone. WhenGabby’s eat, sleep, eat, sleep routine is altered the fallout is pre-dictable, barking, whining, grumpiness and excessive pooping andthen, as if to make a statement, a complete unwillingness to helpclean up the mess.

According to her veterinarian, the renowned John Winters, who,unlike my own physician still makes house calls, a disruption in anyhigh strung Yorkie’s carefully planned schedule can cause psycholog-ical and physiological stress which in turn is then passed on to meand I in turn pass it on to others creating a classic domino effect. Iam not alone, many of my oldest farmer friends, including OldMcDonald, have reported to me they have experienced similar reper-cussions affecting their cow’s milk production, chickens egg output,the quality of their sheep’s wool and most importantly the roosters,most of whom are not happy about having to change their crowingtimes.

Not all of the news is bad however. As someone who is devotedto the outdoor life let me point out that vitamin D, which comes fromsunlight, continuously contributes to boosting my testosterone levelso an extra hour of light each day could go a long way towards help-ing to reverse the time-honored belief that there are more Jewishcomedians than bodybuilders.

Since setting clocks forward can be a very challenging experi-ence I’d like to suggest that we keep the fall ritual intact and in the

(see ‘DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME,’ page 33)

ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT

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MOCA To Present West Coast PremiereOf Solo Show by Artist Cai Guo-Qiang

The Museum of Contemporary Art(MOCA) will present “Cai Guo-Qiang:Sky Ladder,” the first West Coast soloexhibition of the New York-basedartist, known for his gunpowder draw-ings, installations and explosionevents. The show will be on view atThe Geffen Contemporary at MOCAApril 8-July 30 and feature new workscommissioned by MOCA, includingthree gunpowder drawings and a pub-lic outdoor explosion event createdonsite at the museum.

The spontaneity and unpre-dictability evident in his site-specific,community-based works reflect theprinciples of feng shui and Chinesemedicine adapted in his artisticmethodology, which allows nature totake its course and the artist to makethe most of a given situation.

“Cai Guo-Qiang fuses historicalreferences and a futuristic vision tocreate art that is totally contemporary,”said Jeffrey Deitch, MOCA director.“His work engages his audiences bothexperientially and visually. It is spec-tacular, but also intimate. Cai drawsthe viewer into his imagined world.”

“This is a pivotal event for thecontemporary art scene in LosAngeles,” said Dominic Ng, chairman/CEO of East West Bank. “We are hon-ored to be partnering with MOCA to

bring the renowned work of Cai Guo-Qiang to Los Angeles. To experienceCai Guo Qiang’s work is not only visu-ally compelling and thought provok-ing, but represents the fresh and dis-tinctive nature of contemporaryChinese art as it becomes an increas-ingly dynamic force in the internation-al art world.”

The exhibition will open with“Mystery Circle: Explosion Event forThe Museum of Contemporary Art, LosAngeles,” on the exterior wall of TheGeffen, facing Temple Street, at 7:30p.m., Saturday, April 7.

Through March 10, the artist willcollaborate with local volunteers tomake three new gunpowder drawingsfrom MOCA’s exhibition. The week-long process will be open to the pub-lic on March 5, 7 and 9 from 6:30-9p.m. with ignitions at approximately 7p.m.

• In order of production, the firstgunpowder work to be exploded oncanvas, “Chaos In Nature” (approxi-mately 11x49-feet), will depict uncon-trollable forced in nature such asearthquakes, tsunami, volcanic erup-tions and hurricanes.

• The second gunpowder work oncanvas, “Zero Gravity” (approximately11x39-feet), will portray mankind’s

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Jacque Heebner Creates Saucy FelineProtagonist In Mystery, First Person Cat

Cat Appreciation Month (yes, therereally is one and February was it) is justover, but readers of Jacque Heebner’snew book, First Person Cat, can still gettheir feline fix.

Her first book, a mystery, is toldfrom the point of view of Tiffany, a pam-pered tortoise-shell Persian trying toconvince a Beverly Hills police detec-tive that her “mom’s” death in the man-sion was murder and not an accident.

How she does it, and even thwartsanother killing, is the novelty of thebook and what keeps readers turningpages. “How does a cat get a detectiveto believe her,” could be the book’stagline.

“Cats get a bad rap,” says Heebner,former resident and charity organizer.“People think they’re aloof,” but sheknows that behind those piercing eyesare a soul and intuition. Cats even med-itate, she contends.

“When I was married one of the joysof our household was out pets, and Iloved watching the interaction betweeneach cat we loved,” Heebner relates.“one of the significant aspects was myrealization that I had become a part oftheir circle just as much as they were apart of mine.

“My husband Bob was always teas-ing me about talking to our pets and an-swering for them, too,” Heebner admits.But he did give her the title.

She believes cats are telepathic,conveying their needs to humans in pic-tures.

Initially intending to write an eti-quette book for children using cats asexamples; Heebner was convinced tochange direction when she read thebook to a writing group led by formernewscaster Kelly Lange, now the authorof six mysteries herself.

For an extended version of this sto-ry visit www.bhcourier.com, Arts & En-tertainment. (see ‘PREMIERE,’ page 29)

For artists wanting to take theirskills to the next level, gallery ownerSilvana Ambar has the answer.

She has created a schedule of ArtistWorkshops where participants willstudy and create with master artists—“with heavy-duty backgrounds andgreat teaching abilities”—in inspiringoutdoor settings.

Limited to 8-15 students, the work-shops were developed to provide high-quality art instruction.

All levels of student can benefitfrom what they will learn on an individ-ual basis, Ambar says, especially inter-mediate and advanced art students.

“Our goal is that through these pro-fessional workshops other up-and-com-ing artists will find the creative inspira-tion,” Ambar says—“that art-skill build-ing tool necessary to mature as an artist.

The first workshop of the year is a

“Plein Air Painting Workshop” in Puer-to Vallarta Mexico, May 30-June 5, ledby Fongwei Liu.

Other master painters taking partinclude: Karl Dempwolf, Michael Situ,Laura Wambsgans, Jennifer McChris-tain, Brigitte Curt and Jim Smyth andJulie Snyder.

Future destinations include: Mam-moth Lake and the High Sierras, France(Burgundy and Provence), Armenia andPrague.

The locations have been hand-picked by Ambar and she has personal-ly visited all the accommodations.“They’re all charming and comfortable,”Ambar adds.

The tuition cost ($1,300 for paintersfor the Mexico trip) includes round-tripair fare, free transportation from the air-port to hotel and from the hotel to air-port, hotel and resort accommodations,

food and re-sort activities.

There arealso specialrates for fami-ly membersand nonpainters whowish to join($800 for theMay trip).

“ M u c htime and con-sideration isgiven to theplanning andexecution ofeach work-(see ‘WORKSHOPS,’

page 29)

Grammy Winners, Jazz Icons, RisingStars To Headline Playboy Jazz Festival

Featuring a world classlineup of talent, the 34thannual Playboy Jazz Festivalwill present an eclectic ros-ter of Grammy-winningartists, acclaimed jazz icons,rising stars and festivalfavorites, Saturday andSunday, June 16-17 at theHollywood Bowl.

Showcasing the entirespectrum of jazz, the eventannually attracts more than35,000 fans from all over theworld. Among the headlinersfor the two-day concert areRamsey Lewis, Robin Thicke,Ozomatli, Sheila E., Boney James andChristian McBride.

Having played the festival onnumerous occasions, Grammy-winnerRamsey Lewis will take to stage for thefirst time with his popular ElectricBand. Known for such chart toppinghits as The In Crowd, Hang On Sloopyand more, Lewis continues to captivatefans with his piano playing and inno-vative style that have earned him threeGrammy awards and seven Goldrecords. He will perform hits from hisclassic Sun Goddess album as well ashis latest CD, Ramsey Taking AnotherLook.

Currently riding high with the suc-cess of his fifth album, Love After War,R&B singing sensation Robin Thicke ismaking his highly anticipated festivaldebut. Before his breakthrough as a hitmaking singer-songwriter, the LA-native was already composing andproducing for such artists as Michael

Jackson, Marc Anthony, ChristinaAguilera and others. His debut CDsold nearly 2 million copies, spawningthe mega-hit Lost Without U, whichtopped four Billboard charts simulta-neously and was named ASCAP’s SongOf The Year. His current release, LoveAfter War, features Lil Wayne anddebuted on the Billboard 200.

• The line up for Saturday, June16, from 3-11 p.m., includes ChristianMcBride Big Band, Boney James,Ozomatli, Sheila E., Sharon Jones &The Dap-Kings, The Soul Rebels withspecial guest Leo Nocentelli, ZigabooModeliste, Ivan Neville, GlobalGumbo All Stars featuring RichardBona, Lionel Loueke, Francisco Melaand Alfredo Rodriguez, Cos ofGoodmusic featuring Farid Barron,Dwayne Burno, Ndugu Chancler, TiaFuller, Matthew Garrison, IngridJensen, Babatunde Lea, Erena

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(see ‘FESTIVAL,’ page 43)

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MEDIC INE, HEALTH & WELLNESS

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spent her first year in the hospi-tal, enduring multiple surgicalprocedures, treatments for sep-tic shock and infections, andmany other life-threateningcomplications.

Moriah celebrated herfourth birthday last month, andthough she still struggles withhealth issues stemming fromcongenital abnormalities, sheis an energetic preschooler.Throughout it all, her parents,Victoria and Justin, havedemonstrated a rare courageand whole-hearted support forother families who share theirunique experience.

Last fall, at an intimategathering at Laura and SteveBurge’s home in San Marino,friends and neighbors gatheredto celebrate the establishmentof the Moriah Nelson Chair inNeonatal Medicine at Chil-dren’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Spearheading the effort toraise the $5 million endow-ment is San Marino residentand Moriah’s grandmother,Vera Nelson.

“The Moriah Nelson Chairin Neonatology is a living lega-cy for my granddaughter andour family,” Vera said. “There is

no place better to begin thisendeavor than with the love,friendship and support of theSan Marino Community. Weknow how to take care of ourown. Together we will honorchildren like Moriah, and theirextraordinary families. We willsend a message of hope.”

The endowed chair willprovide permanent financialsupport to its inauguralchairholder, Dr. PhilippeFriedlich, Associate Professorof Clinical Pediatrics at USC’sKeck School of Medicine andmedical director of the CHLANewborn and Infant Critical

support hisgroundbreak-ing research incongenital ab-n o r m a l i t i e sand the factorsinfluencing thetransition ofcare from thehospital to thehome environ-ment.

In con-junction withC a l i f o r n i aChildren’s Ser-v i c e s ,Friedlich willcontinue todevelop poli-cies that sup-port this vul-nerable groupof infants andtheir families.

The $5million chairconsists specif-ically of:

• $2 mil-lion to create an endowedChair in Epidemiology Researchand Friedlich will be the inau-gural chair holder and,

• $3 million to create anendowment for Clinical Re-search Program Support.Friedlich will be the inauguralPrimary Investigator and pro-vide oversight of the endow-ment.

Friedlich earned his med-ical degree from the Universityof Southern California, and alsoholds an MS in Applied Biosta-tistics and Epidemiology fromUSC and an MBA from the Uni-versity of Massachusetts atAmherst.

To contribute to the MoriahNelson Chair in Neonatal Med-icine contact Meghan Chereckat CHLA at 323-361-1719.

Care Unit( N I C C U ) ,who oversawMoriah’s care.

Friedlich’s contribu-tions to medi-cine and sci-ence have al-r e a d ychanged thepractice ofneonatalogywor ldwide .Funding will

UCLA StudentsRaise Funds ToFight HIV/AIDS

UCLA Students raised arecord-setting $451,144.03 forthe fight against global pedi-atric HIV/AIDS at the school’s11th annual Dance Marathonpresented by Bank of the West.

The event brought togeth-er students, activists, perform-ers, celebrities, and corporatesponsors to raise awarenessabout the global HIV/AIDSpandemic. Together they aimto fight the stigma associatedwith HIV/AIDS, raise moneyfor continued research andHIV services, and unite thecampus around an importantcause.

The UCLA DanceMarathon: 2012 saw morethan 830 students dancing for26 music-filled hours lastmonth, buoyed by 1,500 sup-porters and numerous danceand musical performances.

Dance Marathon at UCLAcontinues to be the largest stu-dent-organized philanthropicevent on the West Coast, andthis year broke all previousrecords for the number of stu-dents participating and theamount of money raised.

Since its launch in 2002,the Dance Marathon at UCLAhas raised more than $3 mil-lion dollars, benefiting the life-saving global work of theElizabeth Glaser PediatricAIDS Foundation (EGPAF),two camps for HIV-positivechildren in the U.S. ‚ OneHeartland, and Project Kindle.

When asked about thegoal of an AIDS free genera-tion, Erin Ward, president ofthe Pediatric AIDS Coalition atUCLA reminded participantswhy they were dancing. ‚“We

take a stand toshow the kidshere and oth-ers around theworld that wewon’t stopuntil ourdreams cometrue.”

To learnmore aboutthe UCLAD a n c eMarathon, andits beneficiar-ies ‚ theE l i z a b e t hG l a s e rPediatric AIDSFounda t ion ,One Heart-land, ProjectKindle, andthe UCLAAIDS Institute‚v i s i twww.dance-marathon.ucla.edu.

CHLA(Continued from page 11)

Justin Nelson and Victoria Nelson holding Moriah, who was treated Dr. PhilippeFriedlich. A chair named for Moriah has been established at CHLA.

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undying fantasy to defy gravityand its unsuccessful challengesby naïve measures since antiqui-ty.

• The last gunpowder draw-ing, “Childhood Spaces-hip,”made of Japanese hemp paper,will be monumental in scale (13feet high x 108 feet wide), andwill present imagery of relatedfigures, memories, and objectsthat have sparked the artist’scuriosity about the universitysince his youth.

In 2007, MOCA an-nounced a significant contribu-tion from East West Bank ofimportant works by six leadingChinese artists. The East West

Bank Collection, which repre-sents a valuable addition toMOCA’s collection of contempo-rary Chinese art, encompasses11 works in various media byCai, Li Jin (b. 1958, Tianjin), ShiGuorui (b. 1964, Shanxi), SulingWang (b. 1968, Taiwan), XiuBing (b. 1955, Chongqing), andZhan Wang (b. 1962, Beijing).The East West Bank Collectionwas acquired as a purchased andpromised gift through Ng, and iscurrently installed at East WestBank Pasadena CommercialBanking Center. The collectionwill enter MOCA’s permanentcollection in full by 2026.

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shop,” Ambar admits. “Onceyou arrive, all you have to do isenjoy and paint.”

She's also working a sched-ule of in studio workshops andthe modern, kitchen- equippedGlendale facility—1731 W.Glenoaks Blvd #200—is avail-able for fundraisers and specialevents.

For more information, call818-662-7070, send email toinfo@SilvanaGallery.com, orvisit www.silvanagallerywork-shops.com.

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Israel Film Fest To Honor HomelandExecs, Jonah Hill; Screen 30 Entries

Enriching the American vi-sion of Israeli life and culturethrough film, the Israel FilmFestival has become the largestshowcase of Israeli movies inthe US. Running March 15-29in Los Angeles, 2012 is the 26thanniversary of this Israeli show-case that celebrates Israeli cine-ma, this year encompassingmore than 30 titles, includingaward-winning features, docu-mentaries, television programsand student shorts.

David Nevins, president ofEntertainment, Showtime Net-works Inc. and Executive Pro-ducers Howard Gordon andAlex Gansa will be honoredwith the 2012 IFF Achievementin Television Award for the se-ries Homeland, at the openingnight event Thursday, March 15at Paramount Studios.

The trio join previously an-nounced Jonah Hill, who willreceive the IFF Achievement inFilm Award.

All presentations will occurbefore the screening of theopening night film, Yossi Mad-moni’s Restoration, which wonthe Best Film awards at both the2011 Jerusalem and KarlovyVary Film Festivals and the Dra-matic Screenwriting Award atSundance.

“This year marks an impor-tant turning point in the rela-tionship between Hollywoodand the Israeli entertainmentindustry,” says Meir Fenigstein,founder/executive director ofthe IFF. "For 25 years, the IFFhas made great strides in con-necting the two , but for the firsttime, we are able to honor a re-markable US TV show, Home-land, which is based on thesuccessful Israeli series, Hatu-fim’ (‘Prisoners of War’). Weare delighted to present DavidNevins, Howard Gordon andAlex Gansa with this award forbringing Homeland to Ameri-can audiences.”

Guest of honor during thefestival’s opening night is LimorLivnat, Israel’s Minister of Cul-ture and Sport. She will bemaking her first appearance atthe IFF.

Honorary co-chairs for thefestival are Ryan Kavanaughand Arnon Milchan.

All films will screen at theLaemmle Music Hall and theLaemmle Fallbrook 7 in WestHills.

For sponsorship opportuni-ties, tickets for the openingnight gala and screenings, visitwww.IsraelFilmFestival.com orcall IsraFest, 877-966-5566.

Brandeis University Presi-dent Fred Lawrence will partici-pate in Shabbat morning servic-es on March 3 at TempleEmanuel, 8844 Burton Way,and lead a discussion, “Lightingthe World: Tikkun Olam and the21st-century university.”

Lawrence is being hostedby five congregants who areBrandeis alumni—Gary Yaleand Leah Bishop (’75), Amy Co-hen (’85), Sidney Levinson(’85), and Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin (’03).

Call 310-409-4634 or visitwww.tebh.org.

Happenings....Brandeis PresidentLawrence To speakAt Temple Emanuel

Early Music EnsembleReturns To All Saints

The popular early musicensemble Angeles Consort re-turns to All Saints’ Church, 504N. Camden Dr., for a 5 p.m.,Sunday, March 4 concert featur-ing the music of Claudio Mon-teverdi, including Zefiro tornawith sopranos Sarah Parga andElizabeth Ladizinsky.

Tickets are $20 for adults,$10 for student/seniors.

For more information, call310-275-0123, ext. 112 or visitwww.allsaintsbh.org

For many more Happen-ings visit www.bhcourier.com,Arts 7 Entertainment.

The Sport and Art Educational Foundation’s (SAEF) first bene-fit and table tennis exhibition benefiting the organization’s TableTennis Therapy Program will be held from 3-6 p.m., Sunday, atthe Westside jewish Community Center, 5870 W. Olympic Blvd.

The event will be an afternoon of hope, ping-pong, celebri-ty appearances, gifts and the opportunity to win a custom-madetable tennis table valued at $13,500.00.

During the course of the afternoon, SAEF will honor SusanSarandon, Jonathan Bricklin and SPiN Galactic with the SAEF Vi-sion Award. (Acknowledged through videotaped responses. )

The SAEF Special Recognition Award will honor The LeezaGibbons Memory Foundation’s signature program - Leeza’s Placeat Olympia Medical Center, for the significant role it continues toplay in providing quality support for family caregivers.

Non-profit SAEF offers an innovative program to help individ-uals suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementiathrough carefully supervised “table tennis therapy.”

The organization provides tables and sends out instructors(both volunteer and staff members) to work with participants attwo Beverly Hills locations—Sunrise of Beverly Hills and Silvera-do.

SAEF’s program was established based on a formal Japaneseclinical study that showed how table tennis uniquely activatesmultiple portions of the brain, producing increased awarenessand functioning in participants.

Tickets are $250 (includes seven raffle tickets) and $150 (in-cludes one raffle ticket).

For more information, call 323-933-3703 or send e-mail tointo@saef.us.

Afternoon Benefit Helps Support TableTennis Program For Alzheimer’s Patients

Las Madrinas Conclude YearWith Two Major Gifts To CHLA

At the Las MadrinasAnnual Meeting earlier thismonth, President Katie Darnellannounced that Las Madrinashas successfully fulfilled its $5million pledge for the LasMadrinas Autism ResearchInterventions and OutcomesEndowment currently underthe direction of Dr. Michele D.Kipke.

Darnell also announcedthe launch of a second $5 mil-lion commitment in support ofPediatric Simulation Research.

As a result of the autismresearch and treatment beingconducted at CHLA, AutismSpeaks has designated the hos-pital as an Autism TreatmentNetwork (ATN) Center ofClinical Excellence. CHLA isthe only such center inCalifornia.

Darnell also reported thatfunding has officially com-menced for the group’s nextmajor commitment, the LasMadrinas Pediatric SimulationResearch Laboratory Endow-

mentThis groundbreaking new

endowment under the direc-tion of Dr. Theodora AStavroudis was presented witha check from Las Madrinas rep-resenting the group’s first dona-tion toward its $5 millionpledge.

Other highlights of themeeting included theannouncement of four LasMadrinas members whose ded-ication and generosity haveearned them a place on the LasMadrinas Plaque displayed inthe CHLA lobby.

Members recognized as“Plaque Donors” include:Susan Armistead, MaribethBorthwick, Sarah Cox andKathleen Duncan.

New Las Madrinas boardof directors members include;Katherine Hampar ofBrentwood, advisor; andKatherine Burford of Bel Air,public relations chair.Deidra DiNapilo of Brentwood was intro-duced as a new member.

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Beverly Hills Courier Tele-vision partnered withFoxnews.com to broadcast liveall 4-1/2 hours of the world-fa-mous “Night of 100 Stars” Os-car viewing party Sunday nightfrom The Beverly Hills Hotel.The broadcast could be seenon foxnews.com and bhcouri-

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broadcast team for the firsttime this year was EDI Media,headed by James Su of SanMarino. EDI is broadcastinghighlights of the eveningthroughout China on t-d.tv.

This was the 22nd year forthe top Oscar viewing partyagain hosted by Hollywoodagent Norby Walters.

Courier Television sent thebroadcast via its satellite truckdirectly to Fox Television inNew York, which then retrans-mitted the signal to its webcastpartners. Hosting Courier Tele-vision’s presentation was for-mer Fox TV anchor TamaraHenry on the red carpet. Shewas joined by veteran broad-caster Jeff Thisted for live inter-views throughout the evening.

The webcast included clipsfrom all films that were nomi-nated for “Best Picture.” Starsattending included ThomasDekker of the CW’s Secret Cir-cle, Oscar-winner RichardDreyfuss (Mr. Holland’s Opusand many others), Ed Lauter

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Joining The Courier’s Pub-lisher Clif and Candace Smithat their table were Murray,Without a Trace’s Bill Smitro-vich, The Supremes’ originalmember Mary Wilson, andHome Alone’s John Heard.ABC News and Good Morn-ing America also covered thered carpet.

Celebrity publicist Ed-ward Lozzi again handledpublicity for the event.

Replays of the webcastare available at www.bhcouri-er.com.

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS—Celebrating are Jon Bon Jovi, JohnCullum, Daniel Craig, Laraine Newman, Mikhail Gorbachev, andBarbara Luna (Mar. 2); Sue Brucker, Jessica Biel, and David Faustino(Mar 3); Paula Prentiss and Sanford Shapero (Mar. 4); Joan Alexander,James Sikking, Samantha Eggar, Dean Stockwell and Fred Williamson(Mar. 5); Annie Lehrer, Irwin Schaeffer, Tom Arnold and Rob Reiner(Mar. 6); Michael Blumenfeld, Ila Waldman Krane, John Heard, DanielJ. Travanti, Rachel Weisz, Michael Eisner and Willard Scott (Mar. 7);Aidan Quinn, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Edward Lozzi (Mar. 8)Annie Lehrer Edward Lozzi Sue Brucker Ila Krane Sanford Shapero Rob Reiner

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BIRTHDAY!?

AstrologyBy Holiday Mathis

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Mar. 2).The next seven weeks representthe end of a cycle, and you’ll cel-ebrate accomplishment and com-pletion. May brings new adven-tures. Quality time with family andrelationship-related events couldcause you to change your careertrajectory in June. A hobby that hasnothing to do with your job willfeed your spirit in August. Ariesand Libra people adore you.PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20).Checklists will be involved. There’ssomething wonderful about doingexactly what you expected to do.Feeling like you are in control ofyour time will bring you great hap-piness. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). You maysuffer from a kind of urban ennui.The bustle around you seems likea rerun of yesterday’s drama. Breakthe pattern by finding reasons tolaugh out loud. You’ll probablyhave to go out of your way.TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Nomatter what you achieve, howeverbig or small it may be, you don'tforget your roots. You feel gratitudetoward the people who havehelped you, and you'll be sure to

express it. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Youtend to concentrate on one thinguntil you’re sure it’s solved. It’s abit like your mind is a televisionshow, and you don’t want tochange the channel until the endcredits roll.CANCER (June 22-July 22).Avoid being so conscious ofreturning favors that you don’tenjoy the kindness that others aretrying to give you. You’re a goodperson, and your heart is in theright place. All will balance outin the end. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s naturalthat you would want to hold onto certain things for sentimentalreasons. However, if you havehundreds of such items, the feel-ing is diluted. Let go of old pos-sessions, and make way for thenew.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Evenwhen you are overwhelminglyhappy with a result, there’salways room for improvement.This mindset is what keeps youlearning and growing all daylong. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Much

good comes from your ability todelay gratification. If you catchyourself thinking of the short term,stop and go for a broader perspec-tive. Before committing to anaction, ask yourself what it willlikely lead to in the long run. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).There's something tangible youwant to have by the end of theday. You narrow your choices andhone in on your top priority. Yourealize if you chase everything,you get nothing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).There are a certain number ofhalf-finished projects in your past,and you have that in commonwith many other creative people.Seize today’s opportunity to com-plete a journey, or at least committo completing it.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).All skills require time, patienceand practice to learn. As much asyou wish for instantaneous knowl-edge, the nature of knowing isthat it happens through a process.So relax and get ready to gothrough all of the steps.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).Wanting something else doesn'tlessen the value in what youalready have. Take measures tocare for and protect what youhave, and you'll see the greatpower and opportunity in it.

Every year in the beginning of March, golf takes a back seat for twoweeks as the BNP Paribas Open arrives at the Indian Wells TennisGardens, featuring the world’s best on-court entertainment, presentedby the best men and women tennis players in the world.

This year, the open–held Mar. 5 to 18–is the largest combined ATPWorld Tour and WTA event anywhere. Nearly 350,000 fans attendedlast year’s tournament and even more are expected in 2012, the firstyear that first place prize money will be $1 million for both the menand women’s champion.

For fans who don’t like paying for a ticket to the world’s top-rankedtennis tournament after the Grand Slam-four, there were three ways toget in free this year. One way to become part of the tournament is tobe a kid between ages 12 to 20 and be lucky enough to be one of the300 ball kids whose on-court presence during the matches gives themthe best seat in the stadium.

If you don’t fancy chasing errant tennis balls and are beyond ball-kid age, you could the join more than 1,000 adult volunteers who arepart of 20 different committees which provide needed support servicesduring the course of the tournament. But beware, some of these volun-teers have been back year-after-year for more than a decade and pro-tect their access to the choice positions that come after so many yearsof service.

Finally, you can participate in the pre-qualifying tourney. Male andfemale winners earn a wild card draw to the open, and nearly 150hopefuls competed in the 2011 pre-qualifier

But, if you don’t want to work for the price of admission, reason-ably priced tickets are available. Each comes with a guarantee theholder will participate in two weeks of non-stop tennis excitement. TheIndian Wells box office is at 760-200-8000.

******No event held during the Desert’s social season matches its peren-

nial theme of “An Evening of Elegance and Music” than the VirginiaWaring International Piano Competition. In fact, the entire non-profit isunique.

The goal of the Virginia Waring event is to identify and nurture thecareer paths of gifted young pianists from around the world. Every odd-numbered year, these incredibly talented young musicians are broughtto the Desert and housed in members’ homes and compete for substan-tial prizes in the form of showcase venues for future solo performanc-es, with the first place soloist appearing at Carnegie Hall.

In addition, the competition provides outreach programs forDesert-area schoolchildren to support continuing musical educationthrough exposure to classical musical performances by theCompetition artists.

To achieve its mission goals, the Virginia Waring event holds anelegant black and white gala fundraiser at which some these youngpianists perform, and outstanding musicians are honored. This year thehonorees were two in number. Virginia Waring, the namesake andfounding president, received the Lifetime Achievement award. Formore years than a piano has white keys, this gracious, gifted lady hasdevoted her life to music.

While perfecting her talents in France, she formed a professionaland marital duo with American pianist Livingston Gearhart, with whomshe toured for 13 years, including performances on early-television’sThe Fred Waring Show. In 1954, Virginia married Fred, becomingentwined with his music and musical endeavors, even to the point oftaking the baton as conductor of his orchestra.

The second honoree was Marta Casals Istomin. If you focus just onher last two names you’ll get a hint as to the quality of music that hasenriched her life, but you’ll know far less than the full story. A giftedcellist, Casals Istomin was married to the legendary Pablo Casals andwas co-board chairman/music director of the Casals FestivalOrganization after the maestro’s death. Then, in 1975, she marriedinternationally renowned American pianist Eugene Istomin.

She also served on the National Council on the Arts and as theartistic director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the PerformingArts–part of an impressive resume that makes Marta a worth recipientof the Distinguished Arts award for 2012.

However, the focus of the evening was on the incredible talents oftwo gifted young people: 16-year old, Shanghai-born, Zihui Song (theintermediate solo winner last year), and 11-year old Allison To (lastyear’s second place winner in the junior solo division).

The level of their play and the agility of their fingers are indescrib-able. But you can find out how to become part of this unique organi-zation and its role in the development of outstanding musicians by call-ing 760-773-2575.

Frances AllenDesert Roundup

UGGIE RETIRES—Uggie, canine star of Oscar knock-out winner The Artist, and owner/trainer Omar vonMuller walk the red carpet at Petco Unleashed in Hollywood last Saturday. Paparazzi gathered to greet thebeloved dog who was rescued as he was on his way to an animal shelter because he liked to kill cats andchase cars. Von Muller says that even though he was not yet 1-year old, Uggie was crazy when brought intohis household. Von Muller trains mostly male dogs because he believes females are more sensitive to thecameras and males are stronger. However, The Courier staff noticed Uggie trembling on stage. Was it fear,or excitement? Von Muller, Uggie and Petco plan to support canine rescue efforts to bring attention to how“crazy” dogs can become canine stars. Despite starring in The Artist, Uggie was banned from walking theAcademy Award’s red carpet before the telecast but was wholeheartedly embraced by Jean Dujardin as thecast gathered on stage to celebrate winning best picture. Uggie hopes to chase cats and hang around withhis nine brothers now that he is “retiring.”

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spring set our clocks back 23- hours. Think of all the advantages.Rather than losing an hour of sleep we will gain almost a full day ofrest. It will be Saturday all over again. I’ll never again miss the thrilland excitement of being present when the sprinklers go off in themorning or getting up at the crack of dawn to watch the early bird getthe worm or taking a sunrise hot balloon ride over scenic ForestLawn. Furthermore, if the Mayan Doomsday Calendar is correct inpredicting that the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012, setting clocksback on the first Sunday in November would seem to be a waste oftime although in checking the record books it appears as though notall of Nostradamus’ forecasts came true. He predicted, for example,that Kim Kardashian’s marriage would last three months. He missedby 18 days!

As an alternative to having to put up with the anxiety that accom-panies Daylight Saving Time, I am seriously considering moving toAmerican Samoa where DST is not observed and I can be close to myfriends on nearby Tonga and the Cook Islands. The only downside tomaking this move is the pricey commute to the mainland to be withthe grandkids, Jason and Andrew, at their soccer games, camp visita-tion days, birthdays, graduation and the day their braces come off, butsince we all have access to Skype why even bother to travel?

Longtime Beverly Hills’ resident Roger Lefkon is a veteran TVwriter/director and former senior executive with Merv GriffinEntertainment.

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BLACK & WHITE GALA–On hand for the Black & White Gala fundrais-er for the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition at Rancho LaPalmas Resort & Spa n Rancho Mirage were (from left): Rev. PattySpice, gala chair; honorees Marta Casals Istomin and Virginia Waring;and VWIPC President Peggy Cravens. Photo by Sherman FridmanSee story in Frances Allen’s column - page 32

POLICE BLOTTERBURGLARYOccurred between 9:15 a.m.and noon on 2/22 in 200 blockof S. Hamel Dr. Unknown sus-pect cut wrought-iron fencewith cutting tool and stolelocked bicycle from porch.

Loss $1,050Occurred between 10 a.m. and6L30 p.m. on 2/23 in 8700block of Charleville Blvd.Unknown suspect forced openrear door to pantry and stoleinner-rear kitchen door byremoving hinges. Occurred between 8 p.m. on2/24 and 8 a.m. on 2/25 in 200block of S. Gale Dr. Unknownsuspect gained access to sub-terranean garage, forced entryinto three locked vehicles, stoleproperty and fled with bicycle.

Loss $900Occurred between 11 p.m. on2/25 and 11 a.m. on 2/26 in100 block of S. Spalding Dr.Unknown suspect cut chainlock with tool then stole bicy-cle attached to pole in subter-ranean garage of building.

Loss $2,000Occurred between 3:30 and9:38 p.m. in 200 block of S.Hamilton Dr. Unknown sus-pect entered victim’s vehicle,pried open glove compartmentand stole property from trunk.

Loss $1,340GRAND THEFTOccurred between 1 and 4:45p.m. on 2/19 in 400 block ofN. Rodeo Dr. Unknown sus-

pects removed jacket from dis-play and left store with it.

Loss $30,000 Occurred between 6:23 and7:40 p.m. on 2/22 in 9800block of S. Santa Monica Blvd. Suspect: Male White, 25,5'09'', 200, brown hair andeyes–walked by and stole vic-tim’s unattended purse.

Loss $2,275Occurred between 2:35 p.m.on 2/23 and and 3 p.m. on2/25 in 400 block of N.Bedford Dr. Suspect: FemaleWhite, 20, 5'05'', 115, brownhair and eyes–entered store,tried on numerous items, dis-tracted employees and fledwith purses. Loss $5,000

ASSAULT/BATTERYOccurred about 10 p.m. on2/26 in area of CharlevilleBlvd. and S. Reeves Dr. BatteryOccurred around 2:50 p.m. on2/8 in area of N. Canon Dr.and Wilshire Blvd. Suspect:Male White, 35, 6'00'', 200,bald–spat in victim’s face afterdriving dispute.Occurred at 3:06 p.m. on 2/7in area of S. Roxbury Dr. andWilshire Blvd. Unknown sus-pect attempted to remove vic-tim’s purse from shoulder, thengrabbed victim’s buttock andlaughed.

IDENTITY THEFTOccurred between noon on1/28 and noon on 1/30 in8900 block of Wilshire Blvd.Unknown suspect stole victim’sidentity and attempted to with-

draw funds from severalaccounts. Occurred between 8 a.m. on1/31 and 5 p.m. on 2/5 in 800block of N. Alpine Dr.Unknown suspect obtainedvictim’s credit card informationthen made several purchases.Occurred on 12/20 in 9600block of Charleville Blvd.Unknown suspect used victim’spersonal information to openonline account and made pur-chases. Occurred between 10 a.m.and 9 p.m. on 1/29 in 9500block of Wilshire Blvd.Unknown suspect used victim’sinformation to make creditcard purchases.Occurred between 8 a.m. and5 p.m. on 2/14 in 300 block ofS. El Camino Dr. Unknownsuspects used victim’s creditcard and ordered merchandisemailed to a third party.Occurred between 8 a.m. and5 p.m. on 2/20 in 300 block ofN. Oakhurst Dr. Unknown sus-pect used victim’s personalinformation and applied formultiple credit cards. Occurred between 12:01 a.m.on 2/1 and 2 p.m. on 2/22 in400 block of N. Rexford Dr.Unknown suspect used victim’sidentifying information tomake authorized purchases.Occurred on 2/15 in 200block of N. La Peer Dr.Unknown suspect used victim’spersonal account informationand made charges at variouslocations.

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APPLICATION FORPOLICE PERMIT

Notice is hereby giventhat application hasbeen made to the Boardof PoliceComminssioners for per-mit to conduct a: CafeEntertainment andShows.Name of applicant: Ondrea FaillaceDoing Business as:THE JOINTLocated at: 8771 W.Pico Bl. LA, CA 90035Any person desiring toprotest the Issuance ofthis permit shall make awritten protest beforeMarch 23, 2012 to the:

LOS ANGELES POLICE COMMISSION

100 W. First StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012Upon receipt of writtenprotests, protesting per-sons will be notified ofdate, time, and place forhearing.BOARD OF POLICECOMMISSIONERS.Published March 2, 9,2012

——————————NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE T.S.No CA1100045970 LoanNo 0601282453 YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED06/28/2005. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale tothe highest bidder forcash, cashier's checkdrawn on a state ornational bank checkdrawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or acheck drawn by a stateor federal savings andloan association, or sav-ings association, or sav-ings bank specified inSection 5102 of theFinancial Code andauthorized to do busi-ness in this state, will beheld by the duly appoint-ed trustee. The sale willbe made, but withoutcovenant or warranty,expressed or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances,to satisfy the obligationsecured by said Deed ofTrust. The undersignedTrustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrect-ness of the propertyaddress or other com-mon designation, if any,shown herein.TRUSTOR: PATRICKCASSIDY, A SINGLEMAN Recorded07/08/2005 asInstrument No.051604260 in Book ,page of Official Recordsin the office of theRecorder of Los AngelesCounty, California Dateof Sale: 03/27/2012 at11:00 A.M. Place ofSale: By the fountainlocated at 400 CivicCenter Plaza, Pomona,CA 91766 PropertyAddress is purported tobe: 7632-7632 1/2 LEX-INGTON AVE WESTHOLLYWOOD, CA90046 APN#: 5530-008-018 The total amountsecured by said instru-ment as of the time of

initial publication of thisnotice is $632,301.28,which includes the totalamount of the unpaidbalance (includingaccrued and unpaidinterest) and reasonableestimated costs,expenses, andadvances at the time ofinitial publication of thisnotice. Date:02/29/2012 ExecutiveTrustee Services, LLCdba ETS Services, LLC2255 North OntarioStreet, Suite 400Burbank, CA 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 OmarSolorzano, TRUSTEESALE OFFICER ASAP#4195274 03/02/2012,03/09/2012, 03/16/2012——————————NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE TSNo. 11-0142413 TitleOrder No. 11-0125074APN No. 5555-002-078YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED05/25/2005. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THEP R O C E E D I N GAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. Notice ishereby given thatRECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A., as dulyappointed trustee pur-suant to the Deed ofTrust executed byDENISE C SALUTO ASINGLE WOMAN,dated 05/25/2005 andrecorded 06/07/2005,as Instrument No. 051322709, in Book ,Page ), of OfficialRecords in the office ofthe County Recorder ofLos Angeles County,State of California, willsell on 03/27/2012 at1:00PM, At the PomonaValley Masonic TempleBuilding, located at 395South Thomas Street,Pomona, California atpublic auction, to thehighest bidder for cashor check as describedbelow, payable in full attime of sale, all right,title, and interest con-veyed to and now heldby it under said Deed ofTrust, in the property sit-uated in said Countyand State and as morefully described in theabove referenced Deedof Trust. The streetaddress and other com-mon designation, if any,of the real propertydescribed above is pur-ported to be: 8455FOUNTAIN AVENUENO 515, WEST HOLLY-WOOD, CA, 90069. Theundersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability forany incorrectness of thestreet address and othercommon designation, ifany, shown herein. Thetotal amount of theunpaid balance withinterest thereon of theobligation secured bythe property to be soldplus reasonable esti-mated costs, expensesand advances at thetime of the initial publi-cation of the Notice ofSale is $916,770.21. Itis possible that at thetime of sale the openingbid may be less than the

total indebtedness due.In addition to cash, theTrustee will acceptcashier’s checks drawnon a state or nationalbank, a check drawn bya state or federal creditunion, or a check drawnby a state or federalsavings and loan asso-ciation, savings associ-ation, or savings bankspecified in Section5102 of the FinancialCode and authorized todo business in thisstate. Said sale will bemade, in an “AS IS”condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty,express or implied,regarding title, posses-sion or encumbrances,to satisfy the indebted-ness secured by saidDeed of Trust,advances thereunder,with interest as provid-ed, and the unpaid prin-cipal of the Notesecured by said Deed ofTrust with interest there-on as provided in saidNote, plus fees, chargesand expenses of theTrustee and of the trustscreated by said Deed ofTrust. If required by theprovisions of section2923.5 of the CaliforniaCivil Code, the declara-tion from the mort-gagee, beneficiary orauthorized agent isattached to the Notice ofTrustee’s Sale dulyrecorded with theappropriate CountyRecorder’s Office.DATED: 03/01/2012RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A. 1800 TapoCanyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY,CA 93063 Phone/SaleInformation: (800) 2818219 By: Trustee’s SaleOfficer RECONTRUSTCOMPANY, N.A., is adebt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. Anyinformation obtained willbe used for that pur-pose. FEI #1006.154427 3/02,3/09, 3/16/2012——————————NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE TSNo. 11-0137108 TitleOrder No. 11-0117009Investor/Insurer No.102247524 APN No.4336-024-023 YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED07/20/2005. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THEP R O C E E D I N GAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER." Notice ishereby given thatRECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A., as dulyappointed trustee pur-suant to the Deed ofTrust executed byCHIDI NOBI, A SINGLEMAN, dated 07/20/2005and recorded 8/2/2005,as Instrument No. 051829315, in Book ,Page ), of OfficialRecords in the office ofthe County Recorder ofLos Angeles County,State of California, willsell on 03/15/2012 at9:00AM, DoubletreeHotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111Sycamore Drive,

Norwalk, CA 90650,Vineyard Ballroom atpublic auction, to thehighest bidder for cashor check as describedbelow, payable in full attime of sale, all right,title, and interest con-veyed to and now heldby it under said Deed ofTrust, in the propertysituated in said Countyand State and as morefully described in theabove referenced Deedof Trust. The streetaddress and other com-mon designation, if any,of the real propertydescribed above is pur-ported to be: 8915-8917RANGELY AVENUE,WEST HOLLYWOOD,CA, 900481718. Theundersigned Trusteedisclaims any liabilityfor any incorrectness ofthe street address andother common designa-tion, if any, shown here-in. The total amount ofthe unpaid balance withinterest thereon of theobligation secured bythe property to be soldplus reasonable esti-mated costs, expensesand advances at thetime of the initial publi-cation of the Notice ofSale is $1,681,666.02.It is possible that at thetime of sale the openingbid may be less thanthe total indebtednessdue. In addition to cash,the Trustee will acceptcashier's checks drawnon a state or nationalbank, a check drawn bya state or federal creditunion, or a check drawnby a state or federalsavings and loan asso-ciation, savings associ-ation, or savings bankspecified in Section5102 of the FinancialCode and authorized todo business in thisstate. Said sale will bemade, in an ''AS IS''condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty,express or implied,regarding title, posses-sion or encumbrances,to satisfy the indebted-ness secured by saidDeed of Trust,advances thereunder,with interest as provid-ed, and the unpaid prin-cipal of the Notesecured by said Deed ofTrust with interestthereon as provided insaid Note, plus fees,charges and expensesof the Trustee and ofthe trusts created bysaid Deed of Trust.DATED: 02/17/2012RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A. 1800 TapoCanyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA93063 Phone: (800)281 8219, SaleInformation (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's SaleOfficer RECONTRUSTCOMPANY, N.A. is adebt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt.Any informationobtained will be usedfor that purpose. ASAP#4186550 02/17/2012,02/24/2012, 03/02/2012——————————T.S. No.: 09-36508 TSGOrder No.: 33-80171572 A.P.N. 4340-023-070 NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALEYOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED5/17/2006. UNLESS

YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDINGS AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.On 3/8/2012 at 09:00AM, Old RepublicDefault ManagementServices, a Division ofOld Republic NationalTitle InsuranceCompany as dulyappointed Trustee pur-suant to the Deed ofTrust, Recorded06/07/2006 asInstrument No. 061249689 in book --,page -- of official recordsin the Office of theCounty Recorder of LosAngeles County,California, executed by:SUSANNA LO, A SIN-GLE WOMAN asTrustor, J & R LENDING,INC., as Beneficiary.WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO THEHIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH (payable in full attime of sale by cash, acashier’s check drawnby a state or nationalbank, a check drawn bya state or federal creditunion, or a check drawnby a state or federalsavings and loan associ-ation, savings associa-tion, or savings bankspecified in section 5102of the Financial Codeand authorized to dobusiness in this state).Behind the fountainlocated in Civic CenterPlaza, 400 Civic CenterPlaza, Pomona CA, allright, title and interestconveyed to and nowheld by it under saidDeed of Trust in theproperty situated in saidCounty and state, andas more fully describedin the above referencedDeed of Trust. The streetaddress and other com-mon designation, if any,of the real propertydescribed above is pur-ported to be: 9005 CYN-THIA ST UNIT 215,West Hollywood, CA90069 . The under-signed Trustee disclaimsany liability for any incor-rectness of the streetaddress and other com-mon designation, if any,shown herein. Said salewill be made in an “ASIS” condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty,expressed or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances,to pay the remainingprincipal sum of thenote(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust, with inter-est thereon, as providedin said note(s),advances, if any, underthe terms of the Deed ofTrust, estimated fees,charges and expensesof the Trustee and of thetrusts created by saidDeed of Trust, to-wit:$557,228.90 (Estimated)Accrued interest andadditional advances, ifany, will increase thisfigure prior to sale. It ispossible that at the timeof sale the opening bidmay be less than thetotal indebtedness due.The Declaration pur-suant to California CivilCode, Section 2923.5(a)was fulfilled when theNotice of Default was

recorded on 3/3/2011Date: 2/7/2012 OldRepublic DefaultManagement Services,A Division of OldRepublic National TitleInsurance Company, asTrustee 500 CityParkway West, Suite200, Orange, CA 92868-2913 (866) 263-5802For Sale InformationContact: Priority Postingand Publishing (714)573-1965 Tony Delgado,Trustee Sale Officer “Weare attempting to collecta debt, and any informa-tion we obtain will beused for that purpose.”P922614 2/17, 2/24,03/02/2012——————————NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE T.S.No: C502285 CA UnitCode: L Loan No:707196093/LEDERMANAP #1: 5555-006-193T.D. SERVICE COMPA-NY, as duly appointedTrustee under the fol-lowing described Deedof Trust WILL SELL ATPUBLIC AUCTION TOTHE HIGHEST BIDDERFOR CASH (in the formswhich are lawful tenderin the United States)and/or the cashier's, cer-tified or other checksspecified in Civil CodeSection 2924h (payablein full at the time of saleto T.D. ServiceCompany) all right, titleand interest conveyedto and now held by itunder said Deed of Trustin the property here-inafter described:Trustor: MONICA LED-ERMAN, MICHAELLEDERMAN RecordedDecember 15, 2003 asInstr. No. 03 3772677in Book --- Page --- ofOfficial Records in theoffice of the Recorder ofLOS ANGELES County;CALIFORNIA , pursuantto the Notice of Defaultand Election to Sellthereunder recordedOctober 6, 2009 asInstr. No. 09-1517432 inBook --- Page --- ofOfficial Records in theoffice of the Recorder ofLOS ANGELES CountyCALIFORNIA. YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATEDDECEMBER 8, 2003.UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. 1155 NORTHLA CIENEGA BOULE-VARD PH #3, WESTHOLLYWOOD, CA90069 "(If a streetaddress or commondesignation of propertyis shown above, no war-ranty is given as to itscompleteness or cor-rectness)." Said Sale ofproperty will be made in"as is" condition withoutcovenant or warranty,express or implied,regarding title posses-sion, or encumbrances,to pay the remainingprincipal sum of thenote(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust, with inter-est as in said note pro-vided, advances, if any,under the terms of saidDeed of Trust, fees,

charges and expensesof the Trustee and of thetrusts created by saidDeed of Trust. Saidsale will be held on:MARCH 8, 2012, AT10:30 A.M. *NEAR THEFOUNTAIN LOCATEDAT 400 CIVIC CENTERPLAZA POMONA, CAAt the time of the initialpublication of thisnotice, the total amountof the unpaid balance ofthe obligation securedby the above describedDeed of Trust and esti-mated costs, expenses,and advances is$577,763.62. It is pos-sible that at the time ofsale the opening bidmay be less than thetotal indebtedness due.Regarding the propertythat is the subject of thisnotice of sale, the "mort-gage loan servicer" asdefined in Civil Code2923.53(k)(3), declaresthat it has obtained fromthe Commissioner afinal or temporary orderof exemption pursuantto Civil Code section2923.53 and that theexemption is currentand valid on the datethis notice of sale isrecorded. The timeframe for giving a noticeof sale specified in CivilCode Section 2923.52subdivision (a) does notapply to this notice ofsale pursuant to CivilCode Sections 2923.52or 2923.55. If theTrustee 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 shallhave no furtherrecourse. If the sale isset aside for any rea-son, the Purchaser atthe sale shall be entitledonly to a return of themonies paid. ThePurchaser shall have nofurther recourse againstthe Mortgagor, theMortgagee or theMortgagee's attorney.Date: February 13,2012 T.D. SERVICECOMPANY as saidTrustee, T.D. ServiceCompany Agent for theTrustee and asAuthorized Agent for theBeneficiary CRYSTALESPINOZA, ASSIS-TANT SECRETARYT.D. SERVICE COMPA-NY 1820 E. FIRST ST.,SUITE 210, P.O. BOX11988 SANTA ANA,CA 92711-1988 TheBeneficiary may beattempting to collect adebt and any informa-tion obtained may beused for that purpose.If available , the expect-ed opening bid and/orpostponement informa-tion may be obtained bycalling the followingtelephone number(s) onthe day before the sale:(714) 480-5690 or youmay access sales infor-mation at www.tacfore-closures.com. TAC#954069 PUB: 02/17/12,02/24/12, 03/02/12THIS NEW NOTICESUPERSEDES ANDREPLACES ANY PRE-VIOUS NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALEYOU MAY HAVERECEIVED UNDERT.S. # C502285

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PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESNOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS

BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTBid Deadline: 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2012Place of Bid Receipt: 255 Lasky Dr. Beverly Hills, CA90212 – Purchasing Department Project: BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOLDISTRICT 2011-12 ROOFING REPAIRS - BID#11-12/005

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Beverly HillsUnified School District of Los Angeles County,California, acting by and through its GoverningBoard, hereinafter referred to as "DISTRICT," willreceive up to, but not later than, the abovestatedtime, sealed bids for the award of a contract for theabove Project. Those bids timely received shall beopened and publicly read aloud.

There will be a mandatory job walk and conferenceat 9:00 a.m., March 6, 2012 at the BHUSDDistrict Office (Main Lobby), located at 255Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills CA 90212. Latearrivals will not be allowed entrance. All attendeeswill be escorted to the High School site by a DistrictRepresentative and will be required to drive toeach of the other school sites thereafter on theirown. Attendees will be required to sign-in whenarriving at each of the school sites with the DistrictRepresentative leading the job walk to ensureattendance at each of the school sites and until theentire job walk is completed. Any bidder failing tosign-in at one or more of the schools sites, attendthe entire job walk and conference will be deemeda nonresponsive bidder and will have its bidreturned unopened.

Plans and Specifications are on file at 241 MorenoDrive, Beverly Hills, CA – Facilities & PlanningOffices. One (1) Set of the plans and specifications(Project Manual) will be available at the Facilities &Planning Offices at no charge on/or after February24, 2012. Contractors are required to contact theFacilities & Planning Office at (310) 551-5100, Ext.2390 to schedule and pick-up Project bid docu-ments. Additional sets of Project bid documentsmay be purchased for $15.00 per set. Paymentwill not be refunded, and the Project bid docu-ments are not required to be returned.

In accordance with the provisions of CaliforniaBusiness and Professions Code Section 7028.15and Public Contract Code Section 3300, the DIS-TRICT requires that the bidder possess the follow-ing classification(s) of contractor's license(s) at thetime the bid is submitted: Class C-39. Anybidder not so licensed at the time of the bid open-ing will be rejected as nonresponsive.

All work must be completed within 25 consecutivecalendar days from the date specified on theNotice to Proceed issued by the DISTRICT. Timeis of the essence. Failure to complete the workwithin the time set forth herein will result in theimposition of liquidated damages for each day ofdelay in the amount set forth in the Information forBidders.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security inthe form of cash, a certified or cashier's check orbid bond in an amount not less than ten percent(10%) of the total bid price, payable to the DIS-TRICT.

Each Bidder is required to furnish and maintainproof of Commercial General Liability Insurance,Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance, andWorkers’ Compensation Insurance.

The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any orall bids or to waive any irregularities or informalitiesin any bids or in the bidding process.

The DISTRICT has obtained from the CaliforniaDepartment of Industrial Relations the general pre-vailing rate of per diem wages in the locality inwhich this work is to be performed for each craft ortype of worker needed for the Project. Such ratesare as follows: Craft, Classification, or Type: UseApplicable Prevailing Wage Rate The general prevailing rate of per diem wages isbased upon a working day of eight (8) hours. Therate for holiday and overtime work shall be at leasttime and onehalf. It shall be mandatory upon thesuccessful bidder to whom the contract is award-ed, and upon any subcontractor listed, to pay notless than the said specified rates to all workersemployed by them for the Project.

No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period ofThirty (30) calendar days after the date set for theopening of bids.

Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public ContractCode, the Agreement will contain provisions per-mitting the successful bidder to substitute securi-ties for any monies withheld by the DISTRICT toensure performance under the Agreement or permittingpayment of retentions earned directly into escrow.

Publication Dates: 02/24/12 & 03/02/12

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’SSALE TS # CA-11-481062-LL Order #:1015305 YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED9/25/2007. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY,IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATIONOF THE NATURE OFTHE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. A public auctionsale to the highest bidderfor cash, cashier's checkdrawn on a state ornational bank, checkdrawn by state or federalcredit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or feder-al savings and loan asso-ciation, or savings associ-ation, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102to the Financial code andauthorized to do businessin this state, will be held byduly appointed trustee.The sale will be made, butwithout covenant or war-ranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principal sum ofthe note(s) secured by theDeed of Trust, with inter-est and late chargesthereon, as provided inthe note(s), advances,under the terms of theDeed of Trust, interestthereon, fees, chargesand expenses of theTrustee for the totalamount (at the time of theinitial publication of theNotice of Sale) reasonablyestimated to be set forthbelow. The amount maybe greater on the day ofsale. BENEFICIARY MAYELECT TO BID LESSTHAN THE TOTALAMOUNT DUE.Trustor(s): LEYLA RAZ-ZAGHI, A SINGLEWOMAN Recorded:9/28/2007 as InstrumentNo. 20072241502 in bookXXX , page XXX of OfficialRecords in the office of theRecorder of LOS ANGE-LES County, California;Date of Sale: 3/16/2012 at9:00 A.M. Place of Sale:Behind the fountain locat-ed in Civic Center Plaza,400 Civic Center PlazaPomona, CA Amount ofunpaid balance and othercharges: $429,026.66 Thepurported propertyaddress is: 112 NORTHHAMILTON DRIVE #104BEVERLY HILLS, CA90211 Assessor’s ParcelNo. 4334-022-118 Theundersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for anyincorrectness of the prop-erty address or other com-mon designation, if any,shown herein. If no streetaddress or other commondesignation is shown,directions to the locationof the property may beobtained by sending awritten request to the ben-eficiary within 10 days ofthe date of first publicationof this Notice of Sale. Ifthe Trustee is unable toconvey title for any rea-son, the successful bid-der's sole and exclusiveremedy shall be the returnof monies paid to theTrustee, and the success-ful bidder shall have nofurther recourse. If thesale is set aside for anyreason, the Purchaser atthe sale shall be entitledonly to a return of thedeposit paid. ThePurchaser shall have nofurther recourse againstthe Mortgagor, theMortgagee, or theMortgagee’s Attorney.

Date: Quality LoanService Corp. 2141 5thAvenue San Diego, CA92101 619-645-7711 ForNON SALE informationonly Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.pri-o r i t y p o s t i n g . c o mReinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704Quality Loan Service,Corp. If you have previ-ously been dischargedthrough bankruptcy, youmay have been releasedof personal liability for thisloan in which case this let-ter is intended to exercisethe note holders right’sagainst the real propertyonly. THIS NOTICE ISSENT FOR THE PUR-POSE OF COLLECTINGA DEBT. THIS FIRM ISATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT ONBEHALF OF THE HOLD-ER AND OWNER OFTHE NOTE. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED BYOR PROVIDED TO THISFIRM OR THE CREDI-TOR WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.As required by law, youare hereby notified that anegative credit reportreflecting on your creditrecord may be submittedto a credit report agency ifyou fail to fulfill the termsof your credit obligations.IDSPub #00217352/24/2012 3/2/20123/9/2012——————————NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'SSALE TS # CA-11-479686-VF Order #:110524265-CA-LPI YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED10/18/2006. 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 Section5102 to the Financial codeand authorized to do busi-ness in this state, will beheld by duly appointedtrustee. The sale will bemade, but withoutcovenant or warranty,expressed or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, topay the remaining princi-pal sum of the note(s)secured by the Deed ofTrust, with interest andlate charges thereon, asprovided in the note(s),advances, under theterms of the Deed ofTrust, interest thereon,fees, charges andexpenses of the Trusteefor the total amount (at thetime of the initial publica-tion of the Notice of Sale)reasonably estimated tobe set forth below. Theamount may be greateron the day of sale. BENE-FICIARY MAY ELECT TOBID LESS THAN THETOTAL AMOUNT DUE.Trustor(s): FRANCESCAG. DROMMI , ANUNMARRIED WOMANRecorded: 11/3/2006 asInstrument No. 062444869 in book xxx,page xxx of OfficialRecords in the office ofthe Recorder of LOSANGELES County,

California; Date of Sale:3/19/2012 at 11:00 AMPlace of Sale: By the foun-tain located at 400 CivicCenter Plaza, Pomona, CA91766 Amount of unpaidbalance and othercharges: $2,878,701.03The purported propertyaddress is: 1729 ANGELODRIVE BEVERLY HILLS,CA 90210 Assessor'sParcel No. 4348-020-015The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability forany incorrectness of theproperty address or othercommon designation, ifany, shown herein. If nostreet address or othercommon designation isshown, directions to thelocation of the propertymay be obtained by send-ing a written request to thebeneficiary within 10 daysof the date of first publica-tion of this Notice of Sale. Ifthe Trustee is unable toconvey title for any reason,the successful bidder'ssole and exclusive remedyshall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee,and the successful biddershall have no furtherrecourse. If the sale is setaside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shallbe entitled only to a returnof the deposit paid. ThePurchaser shall have nofurther recourse againstthe Mortgagor, theMortgagee, or theMortgagee's Attorney.Date: -- Quality LoanService Corp. 2141 5thAvenue San Diego, CA92101 619-645-7711 ForNON SALE informationonly Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to:w w w . l p s a s a p . c o mReinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704Quality Loan Service,Corp. If you have previous-ly been dischargedthrough bankruptcy, youmay have been releasedof personal liability for thisloan in which case this let-ter is intended to exercisethe note holders right'sagainst the real propertyonly. THIS NOTICE ISSENT FOR THE PUR-POSE OF COLLECTINGA DEBT. THIS FIRM ISATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT ONBEHALF OF THE HOLD-ER AND OWNER OF THENOTE. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED BY ORPROVIDED TO THISFIRM OR THE CREDI-TOR WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE. Asrequired by law, you arehereby notified that a neg-ative credit report reflectingon your credit record maybe submitted to a creditreport agency if you fail tofulfill the terms of yourcredit obligations. ASAP#4190091 02/24/2012,03/02/2012, 03/09/2012——————————Trustee Sale No. :20110134003620 TitleOrder No.: 110514887FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICEOF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED11/06/2006. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY,IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATIONOF THE NATURE OFTHE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. NDEX WEST,LLC, as duly appointedTrustee under and pur-suant to Deed of TrustRecorded on 11/28/2006as Instrument No.20062618704 of official

records in the office of theCounty Recorder of LOSANGELES County, Stateof CALIFORNIA. EXE-CUTED BY: STEVE FOXAND LUANN ARONSON,WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHESTBIDDER FOR CASH,C A S H I E R ' SCHECK/CASH EQUIVA-LENT or other form ofpayment authorized by2924h(b), (payable at timeof sale in lawful money ofthe United States). DATEOF SALE: 03/19/2012TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AMPLACE OF SALE:BEHIND THE FOUNTAINLOCATED IN CIVIC CEN-TER PLAZA, 400 CIVICCENTER PLAZAPOMONA, CA. STREETADDRESS and other com-mon designation, if any, ofthe real property describedabove is purported to be:1041 NORTH MARTELAVENUE, WEST HOLLY-WOOD, CALIFORNIA90046 APN#: 5531-022-019 The undersignedTrustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectnessof the street address andother common designa-tion, if any, shown herein.Said sale will be made, butwithout covenant or war-ranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principal sum ofthe note(s) secured bysaid Deed of Trust, withinterest thereon, as provid-ed in said note(s),advances, under the termsof said Deed of Trust, fees,charges and expenses ofthe Trustee and of thetrusts created by saidDeed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligationsecured by the property tobe sold and reasonableestimated costs, expensesand advances at the timeof the initial publication ofthe Notice of Sale is$1,077,105.41. The bene-ficiary under said Deed ofTrust heretofore executedand delivered to the under-signed a writtenDeclaration of Default andDemand for Sale, and awritten Notice of Defaultand Election to Sell. Theundersigned caused saidNotice of Default andElection to Sell to berecorded in the countywhere the real property islocated. FOR TRUSTEESALE INFORMATIONPLEASE CALL: PRIORI-TY POSTING & PUBLISH-ING, INC. 17501 IRVINEBLVD., SUITE ONETUSTIN, CA 92780 714-573-1965 www.priority-posting.com NDEx West,L.L.C. as Trustee Dated:02/20/2012 NDEx West,L.L.C. MAY BE ACTINGAS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANYI N F O R M A T I O NOBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. P923146 2/24, 3/2,03/09/2012——————————Trustee Sale No.10CA00184 Title OrderNo. 100303486-CA-MAINOTICE OF TRUSTEE’SSALE YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED6/8/2007. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY,IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATIONOF THE NATURE OF THEP R O C E E D I N G SAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. On 3/16/2012 at

09:00 AM MERIDIANFORECLOSURE SER-VICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., ACALIFORNIA CORPORA-TION DBA MERIDIANTRUST DEED SERVICEas the duly appointedTrustee under and pur-suant to Deed of TrustRecorded 06/19/2007,Book , Page , Instrument20071470264 of officialrecords in the Office of theRecorder of Los AngelesCounty, California, execut-ed by: ALMANIQUEJACQUET, AN UNMAR-RIED WOMAN, asTrustor, MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGIS-TRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FORRESIDENTIAL MORT-GAGE CAPITAL, asBeneficiary, will sell atpublic auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash,cashier’s check drawn bya state or national bank, acashier’s check drawn bya state or federal creditunion, or a cashier’scheck drawn by a state orfederal savings and loanassociation, savings asso-ciation, or savings bankspecified in section 5102of the Financial Code andauthorized to do businessin this state. Sale will beheld by the duly appointedtrustee as shown below, ofall right, title, and interestconveyed to and now heldby the trustee in the here-inafter described propertyunder and pursuant theDeed of Trust. The salewill be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty,expressed or implied,regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, topay the remaining princi-pal sum of the note(s)secured by the Deed ofTrust, interest thereon,estimated fees, chargesand expenses of thetrustee for the amount (atthe time of the initial publi-cation of the Notice ofSale) reasonably estimat-ed to be set forth below.The amount may begreater on the day of sale.Place of Sale: Behind thefountain located in CivicCenter Plaza, 400 CivicCenter Plaza, Pomona CALegal Description: Asmore fully described insaid Deed of Trust Amountof unpaid balance andother charges:$596,451.09 The Streetaddress and other com-mon designation of thereal property purportedas: 930 NORTH DOHENYDRIVE #206, WestHollywood, CA 90069APN Number: 4340-024-103 The undersignedTrustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectnessof the street address andother common designa-tion, if any, shown herein.The property heretoforedescribed is being sold“as is”. DATE: 2/17/2012MERIDIAN FORECLO-SURE SERVICE f/k/aMTDS, INC., A CALIFOR-NIA CORPORATION DBAMERIDIAN TRUST DEEDSERVICE, As Trustee 3SAN JOAQUIN PLAZA,STE 215, NEWPORTBEACH, CA 92660 SalesLine: (714) 573-1965(702) 586-4500 PRIORI-T Y P O S T I N G . C O MJESSE J. FERNANDEZ,PUBLICATION LEADMERIDIAN FORECLO-SURE SERVICE ISASSISTING THE BENE-FICIARY TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE.P925676 2/24, 3/2,03/09/2012

March 2, 2012 | Page 35BEVERLY HILLSBEVERLY HILLS

PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESORDINANCE

NO. 12-O-2620

AN ORDINANCE OFTHE CITY OF BEVERLYHILLS AMENDING THEBEVERLY HILLSMUNICIPAL CODE TOADD THE CULTURALHERITAGE COMMIS-SION AS CLASS 1PERMIT USERS

The City Council of theCity of Beverly Hillsdoes hereby ordain asfollows:

Section 1. ParagraphB.2. of Section 7-3-111(“Class 1 ParkingPermits”) of Title 7(“Traffic, Parking, andPublic Transportation”),Chapter 3 (“Standing,Stopping, Parking”),Article 1 (“GeneralStanding, Stopping,And ParkingProvisions”) of theBeverly Hills MunicipalCode is hereby amend-ed and restated to readas follows:

“One permit for eachvehicle legally regis-tered to each currentmember of the plan-ning, architectural,design review, trafficand parking, humanrelations, public works,recreation and parks,fine arts, health andsafety, charitable solici-tations and cultural her-itage commissions.When a commissionerceases to be on a com-mission, the permitissued to the holderunder this subsectionB2 is deemed void andis invalid for the usesset forth in this section.The permit holder shallreturn the permit(s) tothe director.”

Section 2. T h i sordinance has beenassessed in accor-dance with the authori-ty and criteria con-tained in the CaliforniaEnvironmental QualityAct (CEQA), the StateCEQA Guidelines, andthe environmental reg-ulations of the City.The ordinance is not a“project” and is there-fore exempt fromCEQA pursuant toSection 15378(b)(4) ofTitle 14 of the CaliforniaCode of Regulations.

Section 3. Severability.If any section, subsec-tion, subdivision, para-graph, sentence,clause or phrase in thisOrdinance or any partthereof is for any rea-son held to be uncon-stitutional or invalid orineffective by any courtof competent jurisdic-tion, such decisionshall not affect thevalidity or effectivenessof the remaining por-tions of this Ordinanceor any part thereof.The City Council here-by declares that itwould have passedeach section, subsec-tion, subdivision, para-graph, sentence,clause or phrase there-of, irrespective of thefact that any one ormore sections, subsec-tions, subdivisions,paragraphs, sentences,clauses or phrases bedeclared unconstitu-

tional, or invalid, orineffective.

Section 4. Publication.The City Clerk shallcause this Ordinanceto be published at leastonce in a newspaper ofgeneral circulationpublished and circulat-ed in the City within fif-teen (15) days after itspassage, in accor-dance with Section36933 of theGovernment Code;shall attest and certifyto the adoption of thisOrdinance and shallcause this Ordinanceand the City Clerk’scertification, togetherwith proof of publica-tion, to be entered inthe Book ofOrdinances of theCouncil of this City.

Section 5.Effective Date. Thisordinance shall go intoeffect and be in fullforce and effect at12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first (31st) day after itspassage.

Adopted: February 21, 2012Effective: March 23, 2012

BARRY BRUCKERMayor of the City ofBeverly Hills, California

ATTEST:BYRON POPE (SEAL)City Clerk

APPROVED AS TOFORM: LAURENCE S. WIENERCity Attorney

APPROVED AS TOCONTENT:JEFFREY KOLINCity Manager

DAVID GUSTAVSONDirector of Public Works& Transportation

VOTE:AYES: CouncilmembersGold, Bosse, Mirisch,Brien, and MayorBruckerNOES: NoneABSENT: NoneCARRIED

––––––NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE T.S.No: C502285 CA UnitCode: L Loan No:707196093 /LEDER-MAN AP #1: 5555-006-193 T.D. SERVICECOMPANY, as dulyappointed Trusteeunder the followingdescribed Deed of TrustWILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO THEHIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH (in the formswhich are lawful tenderin the United States)and/or the cashier's,certified or other checksspecified in Civil CodeSection 2924h (payablein full at the time of saleto T.D. ServiceCompany) all right, titleand interest conveyedto and now held by itunder said Deed ofTrust in the propertyhereinafter described:Trustor: MONICA LED-ERMAN, MICHAELLEDERMAN RecordedDecember 15, 2003 asInstr. No. 03 3772677in Book --- Page --- ofOfficial Records in theoffice of the Recorder of

LOS ANGELES County;CALIFORNIA , pursuantto the Notice of Defaultand Election to Sellthereunder recordedOctober 6, 2009 asInstr. No. 09-1517432in Book --- Page --- ofOfficial Records in theoffice of the Recorder ofLOS ANGELES CountyCALIFORNIA. YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATEDDECEMBER 8, 2003.UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. 1155NORTH LA CIENEGABOULEVARD PH #3,WEST HOLLYWOOD,CA 90069 "(If a streetaddress or commondesignation of propertyis shown above, no war-ranty is given as to itscompleteness or cor-rectness)." Said Sale ofproperty will be made in"as is" condition withoutcovenant or warranty,express or implied,regarding title posses-sion, or encumbrances,to pay the remainingprincipal sum of thenote(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust, withinterest as in said noteprovided, advances, ifany, under the terms ofsaid Deed of Trust,fees, charges andexpenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts createdby said Deed of Trust.Said sale will be heldon: MARCH 8, 2012,AT 10:30 A.M. *NEARTHE FOUNTAINLOCATED AT 400CIVIC CENTER PLAZAPOMONA, CA At thetime of the initial publi-cation of this notice, thetotal amount of theunpaid balance of theobligation secured bythe above describedDeed of Trust and esti-mated costs, expenses,and advances is$577,763.62. It is pos-sible that at the time ofsale the opening bidmay be less than thetotal indebtedness due.Regarding the propertythat is the subject of thisnotice of sale, the "mort-gage loan servicer" asdefined in Civil Code2923.53(k)(3), declaresthat it has obtained fromthe Commissioner afinal or temporary orderof exemption pursuantto Civil Code section2923.53 and that theexemption is currentand valid on the datethis notice of sale isrecorded. The timeframe for giving a noticeof sale specified in CivilCode Section 2923.52subdivision (a) does notapply to this notice ofsale pursuant to CivilCode Sections 2923.52or 2923.55. If theTrustee 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 shallhave no furtherrecourse. If the sale is

set aside for any rea-son, the Purchaser atthe sale shall be entitledonly to a return of themonies paid. ThePurchaser shall have nofurther recourse againstthe Mortgagor, theMortgagee or theMortgagee's attorney.Date: February 13,2012 T.D. SERVICECOMPANY as saidTrustee, T.D. ServiceCompany Agent for theTrustee and asAuthorized Agent for theBeneficiary CRYSTALESPINOZA, ASSIS-TANT SECRETARYT.D. SERVICE COMPA-NY 1820 E. FIRST ST.,SUITE 210, P.O. BOX11988 SANTA ANA,CA 92711-1988 TheBeneficiary may beattempting to collect adebt and any informa-tion obtained may beused for that purpose.If available , the expect-ed opening bid and/orpostponement informa-tion may be obtained bycalling the followingtelephone number(s) onthe day before the sale:(714) 480-5690 or youmay access sales infor-mation at www.tacfore-closures.com. TAC#954069 PUB: 02/17/12,02/24/12, 03/02/12THIS NEW NOTICESUPERSEDES ANDREPLACES ANY PRE-VIOUS NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALEYOU MAY HAVERECEIVED UNDERT.S. # C502285

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012024586 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:1) CIENEGA CENTER 2) PLAZACIENEGA 848 N. La CienegaBlvd. #207, West Hollywood, CA90069; Bernard G. Tohl, Trustee2514 Apollo Dr., Los Angeles, CA90046; Janet Tohl, Trustee 2514Apollo Dr., Los Angeles, CA90046; The business is conductedby: A TRUST, registrant(s) hasbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed hereinMay 02, 2002: Bernard G. Tohl& Janet Tohl, Trustees:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: February 10,2012; Published: February 17,24, March 02, 09, 2012 LACCN/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012022609 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:BETTER WITH BOOKS 9663Santa Monica Blvd. #927, BeverlyHills, CA 90210; What A Pair9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #927,Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The busi-ness is conducted by: A CORPO-RATION, registrant(s) has begunto transact business under thename(s) listed herein January15, 2012: Ruth Stalford, CFO:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: February 08,2012; Published: February 17,24, March 02, 09, 2012 LACCN/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012022616 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:ROOT BEAUTY 733 S.Manhattan Place #602, LosAngeles, CA 90005; Kristin R.Lauterbach 733 S. ManhattanPlace #602, Los Angeles, CA90005; The business is conductedby: AN INDIVIDUAL,registrant(s) has NOT begun totransact business under thename(s) listed herein: KristinR. Lauterbach: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: February 08, 2012;Published: February 17, 24,March 02, 09, 2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012022664 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:1) JEFF EL-EINI 2) JEFFREYEL-EINI 1415 Maple Ave. #222,

Los Angeles, CA 90015; AmalaEnterprises LLC 1415 Maple Ave.#222, Los Angeles, CA 90015; Thebusiness is conducted by: A LIM-ITED LIABILITY COMPANY, reg-istrant(s) has NOT begun totransact business under thename(s) listed herein: JeffreyEl-Eini, CEO: Statement is filedwith the County of Los Angeles:February 08, 2012; Published:February 17, 24, March 02, 09,2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012022618 The fol-lowing is/are doing business as:1) CLOTHING YOUR SPIRIT 2)ROMANCING YOUR SOUL 8071Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA90048; Rys Inc. 8071 BeverlyBlvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Thebusiness is conducted by: A COR-PORATION, registrant(s) hasbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed hereinJune 2007: Barbara Simon,President: Statement is filed withthe County of Los Angeles:February 08, 2012; Published:February 17, 24, March 02, 09,2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012022622 The fol-lowing is/are doing business as:RYS PUBLISHING 8071 BeverlyBlvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048;Rys Inc. 8071 Beverly Blvd., LosAngeles, CA 90048; The businessis conducted by: A CORPORA-TION, registrant(s) has NOTbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed herein:Barbara Simon, President:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: February 08, 2012;Published: February 17, 24,March 02, 09, 2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012022638 The fol-lowing is/are doing business as:1) DAVINCHI PROPERTIES 2)OPEN ERA INVESTMENTS10401 Wilshire Blvd. #1016, LosAngeles, CA 90024; DanielAzouri 10401 Wilshire Blvd.#1016, Los Angeles, CA 90024;The business is conducted by: ANINDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) hasNOT begun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed herein:Daniel Azouri: Statement is filedwith the County of Los Angeles:February 08, 2012; Published:February 17, 24, March 02, 09,2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012022646 The fol-lowing is/are doing business as:VOGUE STATION 440 S. Main,Los Angeles, CA 90013-1320;Susan Modikoane 440 S. Main,Los Angeles, CA 90013; The busi-ness is conducted by: AN INDI-VIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOTbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed herein:Susan Modikoane: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: February 08, 2012;Published: February 17, 24,March 02, 09, 2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012014129 The fol-lowing is/are doing business as:SALLIE ARNOLD SERVICES8306 Wilshire Blvd. #291, BeverlyHills, CA 90211; Sallie Arnold8306 Wilshire Blvd. #291, BeverlyHills, CA 90211; The business isconducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL,registrant(s) has NOT begun totransact business under thename(s) listed herein: SallieArnold: Statement is filed with theCounty of Los Angeles: January25, 2012; Published: February17, 24, March 02, 09, 2012LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012014135 The fol-lowing is/are doing business as:VICKIE R. VALDIVIA 1213 InnesAve., Los Angeles, CA 90026;Vickie R. Valdivia 1213 InnesAve., Los Angeles, CA 90026; Thebusiness is conducted by: ANINDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) hasNOT begun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed herein:Vickie R. Valdivia: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: January 25, 2012;Published: February 17, 24,March 02, 09, 2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012026396 The fol-lowing is/are doing business as:EXPAK GROUND 12858Florence Ave., Santa Fe Springs,CA 90670; So Cal RegionOvernight, Inc. 14930Salamander Lane, Victorville, CA92394; The business is conductedby: A CORPORATION, regis-trant(s) has begun to transactbusiness under the name(s) list-ed herein February 09, 2012:Reynaldo Mejia, President:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: February 15,2012; Published: February 24,March 02, 09, 16, 2012 LACCN/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012027574 The fol-lowing is/are doing business as:1) LA DANCEFIT STUDIO 2) LADANCEFIT 10936 Santa MonicaBlvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; WilTo Dance Studios, Inc. 10936Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles,CA 90025; The business is con-ducted by: A CORPORATION,registrant(s) has NOT begun totransact business under thename(s) listed herein: DianaGeiger, Vice President:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: February 17,2012; Published: March 02, 09,16, 24, 2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012032780 The fol-lowing is/are doing business as:BEAUTILABEL 525 N. Kings Rd.#6, West Hollywood, CA 90048;MikiSharon Inc. 642 N. RobertsonBlvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069;The business is conducted by: ACORPORATION, registrant(s) has

begun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed hereinMarch 10, 2012: SharonSlama, Owner: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: February 28, 2012;Published: March 02, 09, 16, 24,2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012032779 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:PRODUCTS PRODUCTIONS525 N. Kings Rd., WestHollywood, CA 90048;MikiSharon Inc. 642 N.Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood,CA 90069; The business is con-ducted by: A CORPORATION,registrant(s) has begun to trans-act business under the name(s)listed herein February 28, 2012:Sharon Slama, Owner:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: February 28,2012; Published: March 02, 09,16, 24, 2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012029348 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:MIRACLE MILE ARTWALK ANDSTUDIO/GALLERY TOUR 8306Wilshire Blvd. #1213, BeverlyHills, CA 90211; PiercyCharitable Foundation 8306Wilshire Blvd. #1213, BeverlyHills, CA 90211; The business isconducted by: A CORPORA-TION, registrant(s) has NOTbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed herein:Sheryl P. Turner, President:Statement is filed with the Countyof Los Angeles: February 22,2012; Published: March 02, 09,16, 24, 2012 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012029417 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:A DESIGN BUILD GROUP 6334Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA90048; Architectura DesignBuild Group Inc. 6334 WilshireBlvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048;The business is conducted by: ACORPORATION, registrant(s)has NOT begun to transact busi-ness under the name(s) listedherein: Jason Massaband,President: Statement is filed withthe County of Los Angeles:February 22, 2012; Published:March 02, 09, 16, 24, 2012LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2012029422 Thefollowing is/are doing business as:1) RHINESTONE EXPRESS 2)REX 1013 S. Los Angeles St.#200, Los Angeles, CA 90015;Jennifer C. Inc. 1013 S. LosAngeles St. #200, Los Angeles,CA 90015; The business is con-ducted by: A CORPORATION,registrant(s) has begun to trans-act business under the name(s)listed herein 2001: JenniferChoi, President: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: February 22, 2012;Published: March 02, 09, 16, 24,2012 LACC N/C

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or an omission in the printing or the publication of an advertise-

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****************We provide experiencedCargivers, CNA’s & HHA’sf o r s e n i o r s n e e d i n gcompanions to drive them todoctors, prepare meals,light housekeeping, etc...We offer responsible andnurturing care. Our staff isthoroughly screened andwe care. Live In/Out.

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BUILDINGThe Kenquest Building offers an amazing opportunity to leaseclass A office space in Beverly Hills’ prestigious Golden Triangle.This prime location on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard andNorth Cañon Drive is two blocks east of the world-renownedRodeo Drive and across from the Wallis Annenberg Center for thePerforming Arts. Offices feature spectacular views with plenty ofnatural light and on-site valet parking. This is an ideal location fora corporate office, with a full floor available for qualified tenant.

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pool, suana, gym &rec. room, Hardwood flrsthroughout, 2 parking.

$450,000Call Charles Dizengoff

310/259-9911

—————SANTA MONICA

427 Montana Ave.

S t o r aS t o r a gg eeS p a c eS p a c e

Avai lablefor Rent .

Close to Beach.310/394-7132

BEVERLY HILLSDOHENY/OLYMPICFurnished room w/bathroom, separate

entrance, refrigerator,washer/dryer, utilitiesincl., parking space,

Female Only.$650/MO.

310/276-8797 or310/433-0438

*BEVERLY HILLS*NORTH OF WILSHIREHOUSE FOR LEASESpacious 3 BedroomsPlus Den, 3 Baths.

Formal Dining Room,Living Room, CentralHeating & Air, SecuritySystem and LaundryHook-ups. No Pets.Available April 1st.

$4,250/MO.Daytime: 310/466-6567 Evenings & Weekends562/943-6627

—————NEWLY BUILT

LUXURY TOWNHOMEExquisite 2 bdrm. + den.2.5 bath. Hardwood flrs,granite kitchen, patio.

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Huge yard, pool, view!!!$11,000/MO.

Also available for sale.(Agt) 310/505-5333

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140 S. Crescent Dr.

* * * * * * *3 Bdrm.+3 Bath.

Master bath w/ jacuzzi.hrwd. flrs., fireplace,

stainless steel kitchen,fridge, stove, washer/dryer in unit, private entry+elevator, 2-patios, 2-subprkg. Will consider pet.LLuuxxuurryy 44--UUnniitt BBllddgg..• 310/273-6124 •—————––––

In The HEART ofBEV. HILLSTRIANGLE

170 N. Crescent Dr.2 Bdrm.+11/2 Bath

^̂ ^̂ ^̂ ^̂ ^̂ ^̂ ^̂ ^Large & Bright.Pool, a/c, balcony,

fridge, stove, laundryrm., prkg., intercom

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

310/385-9169————–––––––NORTH OF

BURTON WAY1 Blk. East of Doheny

1 BEDROOM Clean, bright, nice sizeapartments. Swimmingpool, laundry facilty

and gated garage.Call 310/276-9871—————BB EE AA UU TT II FF UU LL

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Beverly Hills Adj.CA L L FO R MO R E

IN F O R M AT I O N

Dan: 310/273-9626————–––––––BEVERLY HILLSADJ.309 S. Sherbourne Dr.

(••• ----- •••)1 Bd.+Den+11/2 Ba.

1 Bdrm.+1 BathNewly Remodeled.Large closets, a/c,

elevator, dishwasher,controlled access.Closeto Cedars/shops/trans.

310/247-8689————–––––––BRENTWOOD

11933 Darlington Ave.1 Bdrm. ====

==== + 1 BathSpacious, dishwasher,

on-sight laundryand parking.

310/473-1509—————

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••••• ••••••• ••

••• 1 Bd.+1 Ba.

•••Bright, controlled access,balcony, pool, elevator,

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

310/477-6856————— • WESTWOOD •672 Kelton Ave.

X-St. Strathmore

• • • • • •• 2 Bdrm. +1 Bath •• 1 Bdrm. +1 Bath •Controlled access,parking, laundry facility.Close to U.C.L.A.

310/208-3085

BBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSSBBEEVVEERRLLYY HHIILLLLSS443 S. Oakhurst Dr.1 Bd.1 Bd.++DenDen++1 Ba.1 Ba.

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Balcony, dishwasher,elevator, intercom

entry, on-sitelaundry, parking.

Please Call:310/435-3693

—————––––BRENTWOOD11640 Kiowa Ave.

Newly Updated2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath• • • • • • • •

Balcony, dishwasher,a/c, heated pool,

elevator controlledaccess, on-site laundry,

parking. Close toBrentwood Village,

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

904-908 Granville Av.• • • • • •

2 Bd.+2 Ba.Includes:

Fireplace, balcony,a/c, laundry facility,

subterranean prkg.Near Whole Foods.

310/207-1965—————––––

WEST L.A.1236 Amhearst Ave.

• Large Unit •1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

Dishwasher, a/c,walk-in closet, wet

bar, controlled access,on-site parking

& laundry facility.310/820-8584

—————––––SSAANNTTAA MMOONNIICCAA

•• CCOONNDDOO ••1222 Princeton St.• 2 Bedroom• 1 BathDISHWASHER, POOL,

CONTROLLED ACCESS,ON-SIGHT LAUNDRY

AND PARKING.310/980-3384

————–––––––BEVERLY HILLS

• • • • • • •• 1 Bedroom •• 1 Bath •• GORGEOUS UNITS •Central air, large

balcony, pool, elevator,on-site laundry,intercom entry.

320 N. La Peer Dr.• 310/246-0290 •

CC LOSELOSE TT OO

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10530-10540Wilshire Bl.

• 2 Bdrm.+1 Bath •

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∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞ ∞∞Luxury Livingwith valet,

lush gardensurrounding pool,gym, elevator, etc.

Dishwasher,central air, balcony.

Call: 310/470-4474—————––––HH OO LL LL YY WW OO OO DDHH OO LL LL YY WW OO OO DD

1769-1775 Sycamore Av.• B a c h e l o r• S i n g l e

Controlled access,laundry facility.

Utilities Included.323/851-3790

Close to Everything.—————––––WESTWOODWESTWOOD1380 Midvale Ave.

• • • • • •• • • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba.1 Bd.+1 Ba.• • • •

Pool, elevator,controlled access, on-sight laundry, parking.Close to U.C.L.A.

310/473-1509————–––––––~ WESTWOOD ~10992 Ashton Ave.• • • Single • • •Balcony, intercomentry, elevator, on-sight laundry, prkg.

Close to UCLA &Westwood Village.

310/479-8977————–––––––BRENTWOOD519 S. Barrington Ave.

˚̊ΔΔ˚̊Δ˚̊Δ˚̊Δ˚̊Δ˚̊Δ˚̊1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath

Bright unit.Dishwasher, On-site

laundry, parking.Close to

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

~ ~ WEST L.A.WEST L.A. ~~1675 Colby Ave.

1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

Spacious & Bright.A/C, balcony,

dishwasher, stove,wet bar, intercom entry,on-sight laundry, prkg.

310/477-0072————–––––––W E S T WW E S T W O O DO O D1409 Midvale Ave.

• • • • • • • • • •2 Bd.+1 Ba.•• • •

• • • • • •A/C, pool, intercomentry, laundry facility,

elevator, parking.Close to U.C.L.A.

310/478-8616

SANTA MONICA427 Montana Ave.

• • • • • • • • • •

• • • Single • • •• • • • • • • • • •

Controlled access,garage, laundry facility.

Close to Beach.310/394-7132

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** ** ** ** ** ** ** **•• SSIINNGGLLEE•• 11 BBddrrmm++11 BBaatthh

** ** ** ** ** ** ** **Control access,

POOL,dishwasher, elevator,

on-site laundryand parking.

213/385-4751————–––––––SANTA MONICA• CONDO QUALITY •

8 4 3 4 t h S t .• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.• 1 Bd.+1 Ba.

Heated pool, balcony, a/c,dishwasher, controlled

access, elevator,laundry room, parking.

310/929-06104 Blks. to Beach.————— BRENTWOOD

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

• Single+Loft+11/2 Ba.• • • • • Single( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) ( • )

Central air/heat,fireplace, patio,

controlled access,pool, elevator, parking,

laundry facility.310/312-9871

————— BEVERLY HILLS

218 S. Tower Dr.• • • • • • •

• • S i n g l e • •• • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • •Old World Charm!Bright, intercom entry,fridge, stove, laundry fac.Close to restaurants

& shopping.310/531-3992

————— • BRENTWOOD •922 S. Barrington Av.• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •

Fireplace, balcony,wet bar, dishwasher,

laundry facility,elevator, parking.

CLOSE TO SHOPS+DINING.818/669-1990

425HOUSE

FOR RENT

415ROOMS

TO RENT

407GARAGE /STORAGE

270CONDOMINIUMS& TOWNHOMES

440UNFURNISHEDAPARTMENTS

425HOUSE

FOR RENT

440UNFURNISHEDAPARTMENTS

405WANTED TO RENT

440UNFURNISHEDAPARTMENTS

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L.A.’S FINEST, MOSTLUXURIOUS APT. RENTAL

* * * * * *•• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

•• •• •• •• ••6-Month Lease Avail.

* * * * * *Every Extra Luxury:custom cabinets, granitecountertops, stone entry,

pool, health club, spa.• Close to UCLA •1350 S. Midvale Ave.

L.A., 90024Contact Mgr. :

• 310/864-0319 •

““TThhee MMiissssiioonn””•• WWeessttwwoooodd ••

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CCHHEEVVIIOOTT HHIILLLLSSRRAANNCCHHOO PPAARRKK3 Bdrm.+2 Bath

+ Guest UnitLovely House. Yard.

$4,795/MonthChanna Wintner:

323/253-8629DRE #00918471

BEVERLY HILLS ADJFor Sale by Owner2 bdr. + 2.5 ba. + Den

Swall Plaza120 N Swall Drive

1,676 sq. ft., some fur-niture incl., small pool,

2 parking spaces,secured building.

$750,000Avail. by Appointment

310/275-7262

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE(310) 966-0900all listings are on

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and formal dining room.Yard, laundry & parking.

$3,500/MO.Call 213/804-3761

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DUPLEX APARTMENTNewly remodeled, hard-wood floors, central a/c

& heat, upper floor.$3,300/MO.

174 SWALL DRIVE213/447-4832

—————PRIME BEVERLY HILLS

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Hardwood floors, centralA/C, All appliances inkitchen included, newbathroom, laundry room.

$2950/MO.Call 310/843-9355

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LUXURIOUS2 BDRM, 2 BATHLarge closets, balconies,all amenities in kitchenbreakfast area, newflooring, A/C, fireplace,wet bar, washer & dryerincluded in laundryarea. Secured buildingwith garden courtyard.Choice location NearBeverly Center,Cedars-Sinai, Restaurants, Etc.No Pets. $2,200/MO.Shown By Appointment.Available March20128544 BURTON WAYCALL 310/273-6770or 323/653-6100

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1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH$2,100/MO.

Elegant, completelyremodeled. Central airand heat, hardwoodfloors, wood burning

garage parking.Call 818/481-7455—————

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$1,675/MO.Central air, dishwasher,

microwave, parking,laundry facility, gatedentry, elevator, upgradedkitchen, rooftop patio.Ron:310/990-1730—————BEVERLY HILLSSpacious Upper 1 Bd.COMPLETELY RENOVATED

New fridge, stove, carpet,blinds, paint, floors, ceilingfan, fixtures. Coveredprkg., laundry facilityQuiet 6-unit bldg.

$1,425/Mo. • No pets310/704-4656

—————BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

** Cedar Sinai Area **1 Bdrm.+ 1 Ba. UpperHas 3 closets, stove,

refrigerator, dishwash-er, carpet, a/c & heat,balcony, and parking.Two blocks west ofRobertson, half a

block north of Third St.Open Sat-Sun 12p-2p

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closets, garden courtyard.

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Furnished room w/

bathroom, separate

entrance, refrigerator,

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incl., parking space,

Female Only.$650/MO.

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Upper wi th ba lcony,Granite kitchen, marblefloors, jacuzzi tub withseparate steam shower.

Deluxe Unit.$3,400/MO.

(Minimum 2 year lease)By appointment only

818/679-6747(No Calls after 8 PM)

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WEST HOLLYWOODLUXURY PENTHOUSE3 BDRMS + 2.5 BATHRemodeled kitchen withgranite counter tops.

New hardwood floors.Large living room withfloor to ceiling windowsand breathtaking views.Master suit with gran-ite counters, private

e levator entry to unit,central air, w/d hook-upLarge patio off living/dining rooms, pool,parking in gated sub-terranean garage.Limited access bldg.

$3,950/MO.

Call 323/944-0270Cell 310/351-0729

With locked elevator,private rooftop patio,huge deck. large kitchenwith new appliancesand granite countertops,washer & dryer in unit,central air and heat,Subterranean parking.Plenty of storage space.

$3,750/MO.CALL 310/385-7188

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LUXURY UNITS• SINGLES• 1 BEDROOMS• 2 BEDROOMS

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BEVERLYHILLSAdj.2+2 Top Flr • $2,4952 Entrances, lrg living

Roof GardenPanoramic B.H. ViewsHi-ceilings, tile+carpet.

Pool, sauna,elevator, central air,prkg., marble lobby.1259 S. Camden Dr.

310/849-3858

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HANCOCK PARK ADJLUXURY 3 BEDROOMDUPLEX APARTMENTBay windows, new

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Renovate Stainless Steel Kitchen.Real Hardwood Floors. Heating &Air Conditioning Incl. Valet or Self

Parking Extra Storage.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2 BDRM, 2 BATHS$3,150/MONTH

2 Large Balconies. Renovated HighFloor. Granite Counters. Hardwood

Floors. City & Ocean Views

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2 BED, 2 BATH$3,150/MONTH

2 Large Balconies. Renovated Kit & Baths/ Hardwood Floors

Quiet Corner~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2 BDRM, 2 BATHS$3,150/MONTH

Corner High Floor. RenovatedGranite Counters. Hardwood Floors2 Large Balconies. Unobstructed

City Views

$3,250/MONTH1 BED, 1 BATH

Totally Renovated. MarbleFloors, Stainless Steel

Kitchen, Huge Living RoomWalk-in Closet, RecessedLights, Luxurious Marble

Bath, High FloorBreathtaking City &

Ocean Views

PENTHOUSE$3,400/MONTH

2 BED, 2 BATHS.Large Balcony, VaultedCeilings. Large Walk-In

Closets. Washer & Dryer Sub-Zero Refrigerator Fresh

Paint & Carpets, Pools,Tennis, Security

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New Wood Floors.New Granite Kitchenw/Stainless Steel Appl.

7 Closets. Patio.Non-Smoking Bldg.

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Front 3rd Floor UnitBalcony, central air/heatgranite counter tops,

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Beverly Hills residents Kira Lorsch and Kim Sillwork with Shelter Hope Pet Shop to save ani-mals and find them forever homes. Their RescueDog of the Week is: Teddy Bear. She is a 4month old Shepherd/Terrier mix puppy thatneeds an active lifestyle and will likely grow tobe 35 lbs. If you are interested in adopting thissweet little girl please visit http://www.shelter-hopepetshop.org or contact4dogs@rhlgroup.com

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From the PublisherCLIF SMITH

Rabbi Jacob Pressman

The elected leadership of the Beverly HillsUnified School District is on a roll.

This week, BHUSD received word its bondswill earn the highest rating of Standard & Poors.Last week, it saw its former superintendent, JeffHubbard, sentenced to jail for misdeeds while inoffice. This follows the conviction of KarenChristiansen for felony misconduct while workingfor and with the district. While these prosecu-tions were underway, Johnson Controls paidBHUSD millions of dollars for its dealings withChristiansen.

Despite these issues, our Board of Educationwas able to recruit perhaps the best superintend-ent of public schools in California – Gary Woods.Under his leadership, BHUSD is making hugestrides towards restoring academic excellence andextracurricular expansion.

This board and its predecessor majority earn a5.0 on a 4.0 scale. They just simply do.

The current success is no accident. It instructsus that the people we elect matter. The leaders ofthis dramatic improvement are current presidentBrian Goldberg, past president Lisa Korbatov andthe first to begin the process, former board presi-dent and member Steven Fenton, Jake Manasterjoined the group and kept up the pressure.NowNoah Margo and Lewis Hall have signed on to theprogram.

What we must remember – and this is vital –is that Goldberg and Fenton were “lone rangers”standing against the previous board majoritieswhose policies directly caused the financial prob-lems, internal disasters and academic chaos of theBeverly Hills Unified School District. From top tobottom, whether it dealt with construction, theschool lunch program, retention or anything else,everywhere you looked you found problemsresulting from bad judgment or inattention.

Until Korbatov joined Goldberg and Fenton,these two members’ cries for help were ignored.They were denounced. They sounded the alarmsbut got nowhere. Then Lisa came along, Fentonbecame president and the reforms began.

Practically every new decision was met withderision. “Don’t fight Christiansen – pay her off”was really the call inside the Board. “Don’timpose discipline on the kids.” “Don’t change theprincipals.” “Don’t hire the expensive lawyers.”Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t was the mantra.Goldberg, Fenton and Korbatov refused to bedeterred. Now, the remarkable string of victoriescontinues and our public schools are improvingevery day with one problem after another FIXED.

Parents are understandably reluctant to soundalarms – after all, their students may not “getaccepted” to the right colleges. That’s not the wayit works. College admissions officers know what’sgoing on in the schools their applicants attend.BHUSD’s decline was no secret. Now, thanks toGoldberg, Korbatov and Fenton (plus three), theimprovements are no secret, either.

All of us voters absolutely must judge the per-formance, results and judgment of those we elect.The ultimate responsibility is ours.

We simply cannot allow the fact that we likesomeone to blind us to performance of publicduties in office. The record must count. This cur-rent school board leadership has demonstratedoutstanding judgment, excellent decisions, andproduced dramatic improvement. This stands inmarked contrast to the record of others who servedbefore and with them. We all know who they are.They are also our neighbors and many are ourfriends. It hurts to criticize, but their decisionswere consistently bad. They just were. Some havegone on to the city council where the sameapproach and poor judgment that got the BHUSDinto its fix prevail at City Hall. The City has a lotmore money to cover up the bad decisions, butthat will end and we will be stuck like BHUSD –needing courageous reformers unafraid to maketough decisions.

Still, the sniping by the old guard continues,now enlisted in efforts to demean our SchoolBoard and attack The Courier for backing theSchool Board. Well, the voters spoke in the lastBoard of Education election and returned BrianGoldberg overwhelmingly. That vote of confidencewas justified. The performance of BHUSD justifiesthat decision more every day.

The Courier hopes that this same judgment ofthe voters will prevail with our next City Councilelection. We continue to be appalled that ourCity Council majority refuses to back the SchoolBoard with real action against MTA’s tunnel underBeverly Hills High School. The Courier will pub-lish in the coming months articles that demon-strate conclusively why this tunnel must be aggres-sively fought, why a city council that fails to backits own public schools must be replaced, and thatthe same attitude of “transparency” that now pre-vails in the leadership of our public schools mustcome to City Hall.

You will get a vote.Please use it and demandgood judgment based on performance, transparen-cy and accountability. Otherwise, it’s your faultnot theirs.

CAVEAT EMPTOR! IT DOES MATTER WHOM WE ELECT

LETTERAs a resident, I have had

nothing but positive interactionswith the BHPD. That recordended last week when my son, a14-year old honor student,informed me he had been pulledout of his classroom at BeverlyHigh and questioned by twoBHPD officers.

The fact that his day was dis-rupted by the police was discon-certing but more disconcertingwas the fact I was informedabout this event after it hap-pened, by him—Not by histeacher, the school’s administra-tion, nor the police.

After he informed me thepolice had questioned him, I leftwork and made my way to theschool. Various voicemail mes-sages later, I was able to speak tohis counselor who had no ideawhat happened, but was veryhelpful and concerned. I told herI would be arriving shortly andwould like to discuss this matterwith the administration immedi-ately.

I met with PrincipalPaysinger, Assistant PrincipalGolden, Assistant PrincipalKloes, and Assistant PrincipalStaser and informed them whathad transpired. It was news tothem. That’s correct, they had noidea it had taken place. This is aserious issue. I told them that Ifound it disturbing the police hadarrived on their campus, removeda student from his classroom andquestioned this student, and theyhad no clue it even happened.Their general consensus was that“it happens.”

Principal Paysinger recount-ed an example of how a studenthad actually been removed fromBHHS and taken to the policedepartment without the adminis-tration being aware of it either.The student's parents were alsounaware their child had beentaken.

How is it the police can go tothe school and seek out a studentwithout contacting the schooladministration and informingthem of their intentions? I feel asthough a myriad number of civilrights are being stomped on by

this act alone. I spoke to the offi-cer in charge of the questioningof my son. I told him I was dis-turbed he would think it okay topull my son out of his classroomwithout informing me first. Hesaid everything he had done wasperfectly legal, apologized forhaving caused any undue duress,but he was merely doing his job.

Why is it okay for police offi-cers to interrupt a classroom andquestion a student?

Was there a crime commit-ted? Apparently so, however myson had nothing to do with itwhatsoever. His only fault was“having a last name similar tothe actual person involved in thecrime,” which occurred not inBeverly Hills, but Simi Valley.

I don't know how you feelabout being the target of aninvestigation based solely uponyour surname, but that seemsvery wrong to me. So are we liv-ing in a society where lawenforcement has unlimitedaccess to minors within the con-fines of the local high school?

Harry Dresdin

Buyer beware! As the economy slowly improves, some purvey-ors of goods and cervices are employing little subterfuges to make afew cents or dollars extra while they can. It came to my attentionfirst in connection with a popular mouthwash I have been using foryears. Its bottle is attractive, the outlines of it make it easy to graspand it is quite heavy when full. A store offered a discount on it, so Ibought an extra one. I placed it next to my almost empty bottle andsomething made me look carefully at them. They looked the same,but somehow the new one, with the same face, seemed a bit thin-ner. I examined them both carefully and discovered my old one had15 liters of mouthwash and the new one only 10! That is one wholethird less. The experience has prompted me to examine many thingscarefully.

One example of the ways we are being ripped off subtly incardboard boxes. Open a 10-inch tall box of cereal, or cookies andyou may find that the top 3 to 4-inches is air. Somewhere I read thata gasoline pump at a station was delivering less than the dialsshowed.

Is all this something new? Oh, no. I still vividly my mother’sadmonition when she sent me to the local butcher store: When hegoes to weigh the meat I ordered, keep your eye on his thumb. Ifhe puts it on the scale, holler: ‘My mom will not pay for yourthumb!’” Through the ages the combination of the lack of preciseinstruments for measuring and the temptation to sellers to cheat a lit-tle has put the burden on the buyer to keep the seller honest.

Apparently, honesty in all things, including business transac-tions, was a challenge even in Biblical days, as we note in the Bible,Leviticus 19:35,36: “Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, inmeteyard, in weight or in measure. Just balances, just weights shallyou have.”

So, “Caveat Emptor, Buyer Beware” and keep your eye onthe lightning fingers of the cashier at the checkout station.

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Terakubo and theLAUSD/Beyond the Bell AllCity Jazz Band under the direc-tion of Tony White and J.B.Dyas.

• Sunday, June 17 from 3-10:30 p.m. will bring—RamseyLewis Electric Band, RobinThicke, Preservation Hall JazzBand, Keb’ Mo’, Terri LyneCarrington’s Mosaic Projectfeaturing Gretchen Parlato,Carmen Lundy, Tia Fuller, IngridJensen, Helen Sung, LindaTaylor and Mimi Jones, TheCookers featuring EddieHenderson, Billy Harper, CraigHandy, David Weiss, GeorgeCables, Cecil McBee, BillyHart, Spectrum Road featuringJack Bruce, Vernon Reid andJohn Medeski & Cindy

Blackman, Chico Trujillo, KGOmulo and the Calabasas HighSchool Jazz A Band under thedirection of Joshua Barroll.

Bill Cosby will serve asemcee. Holmby Hills’ Hugh.M. Hefner is executive produc-ter with Richard Rosenzweigbeing president emeritus of thefestivals.

Tickets are available atwww.ticketmaster.com, byphone at 213-365-3500 or714-740-7878, at anyTicketmaster outlet or by down-loading a ticket order formavailable at www.playboyjaz-zfestival.com.

There is also a link to theTicketmaster website on thePlayboy Jazz Festival website.Tickets may also be purchasedat the Hollywood Bowl BoxOffice beginning May 5.

FESTIVAL(continued from page 27)

Boney JamesRamsey Lewis

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