•Health & Wellness 16•Birthdays 22•Letters to the Editor 35

Virginia Robinson Gardenis prepping its annualGarden Tour. 5

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The Wallis’ Friends andFounders hear of the cen-ter’s future plans. 4

The Rotary Club andBuckley School’s InteractClub raised Earthquakeawareness on Earth Day. 4

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A MOTHER’S LOVE—Director Garry Marshallwith wife Barbara Marshall,along with Jennifer Anistonand Julia Roberts attendedthe Open Road presenta-tion of Mothers Day at the

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Law, Elections, and Legacy: InSupport of the Hilton Initiative

During my eight year tenureon the Beverly Hills City Council,my service as Mayor for twoterms, and President of theBeverly Hills North HomeownersAssociation, I have steadfastlybeen committed to maintainingand enhancing quality of life forall the residents of our preciouscity. As part of that effort, Iworked assiduously with fellowresidents to democratize the deci-sion-making process by providingthe legal framework to have ourresidents in special elections votecitywide on matters of significantpublic concern.

Accordingly, in 2008, whenwe scrutinized the proposedHilton expansion project, specifi-cally, regarding building densityand attendant traffic concerns,we committed to placing the mat-ter on the ballot for a vote of ourresidents. I personally draftednews letters disseminated to our

community, organized andarranged town hall meetingswhere I debated and put forwardin the public forum resident con-cerns questioning specific devel-opmental proposals.

My family has resided in ourcity for over seventy years. Pattiand I were married here forty-nine years ago. During all thattime, we have witnessed the ben-eficial effects elections have hadon our city’s quality of life. All

Guest Editorial by Robert K. Tanenbaum

Robert K. Tanenbaum

(see ‘HILTON’ page 35)

COMMITTEE OF 100 — The Committee of 100’s Annual Conference was lastweekend in Beverly Hills. Pictured, from left, at the gala dinner at The BeverlyHilton: Ming Hsieh, Roger Wang, Frank Wo (Chairman of the Committee of100), Lily Chen (former mayor of Monterey Park), Homer Yen and Dr. GeorgeSun. For more photos, see page 14. Celebrity Photo/Scott Downie

Beverly Hills Hosts ChineseLeaders At Committee Of 100By Victoria Talbot

Beverly Hills was the back-drop for the Committee of 100 lastweek, for their C-100 2016 AnnualConference, concluding with agala dinner hosted by Courier Pub-lisher Marcia Hobbs and spon-sored by Beny Alagem, chairmanof the Alagem Capital Group, MingHsieh, co-founder of Cogent, Inc.and Roger Wang, chairman ofGolden Eagle International Groupat the Beverly Hilton.

Mayor John Mirisch, Vice May-or Nancy Krasne, CouncilmemberJulian Gold, Recreation and ParksCommission Chair Frances Bilakand Commissioners Robbie Ander-

son and Simone Friedman wel-comed C-100 members to the City.

“China can be mystifying,”said Ming Hsieh. “Even to peopleof Chinese descent. China haschanged so much and continues todevelop so rapidly, we’re all tryingto figure it out. It’s endlessly inter-esting and sure to be worthwhile.”

The conference promotes US-China relations and the advance-ment of Chinese-Americans, bring-ing the most influential ChineseAmericans together from aroundthe globe.

This year, the C-100 confer-ence, which took place at The

(see ‘COMMITTEE OF 100’ page 14)

L’Ermitage Hotel’s Avec NousClosure Debacle: OversightOr Cover-Up?By Victoria Talbot

When Viceroy L’Ermitageproject representative MitchDawson appeared before thePlanning Commission lastweek to request changes andto renew their Conditional UsePermit (CUP) andDevelopment Plan Review(DPR), he could not have antic-ipated what happened next.

No one present couldbelieve that at meeting’s end,the newly renovated restau-rant, Avec Nous – at a costDawson put at $10 million,(hotel General Manager SalAbaunza said $4 million) –would be closed to all buthotel guests. The outdoor din-ing is closed until a new CUPcan be brought before thePlanning Commission.

It started whenCommissioner Lori GreeneGordon received the agendapacket from staff; she realizedthat the original CUP was notincluded.

“The staff report referred to

City Council resolution 99-R-10211 passed in 1999, uponwhich these changes wererequested. I could not under-stand how we would be askedto consider any changes with-out first reading the originalresolution.”

Greene Gordon asked tosee the original CUP.

“About 13 pages into theresolution, I discovered thepassage that stipulated thatthese entitlements had to berenewed annually (it was sub-sequently changed to every 3years), and if the renewal wasnot requested 60 days inadvance of expiration, theywere no longer in force andnew entitlements had to beapplied for. Our staff reportclearly indicated that the enti-tlements had expired.... in2012. I don't know how oftenthe city allows these entitle-ments to lapse, but in this case,no one but me seemed awarethat renewal was NOT an

(see ‘AVEC NOUS’ page 19)

Documents: Ex-Bel-AirAssociation Leaders BackedDevelopers, Not ResidentsBy Matt Lopez

As the newly-elected Bel-Air Association (BAA) contin-ues pouring through electronicand physical documents ob-tained from ousted formermembers, revelations aboutthe old BAA have come tolight.

Those revelations confirmmany of the fears of communi-ty members, that the old BAAsided with developers ratherthan residents on major con-struction projects in West L.A.

Electronic documents ob-

tained this week by The Couri-er, off the computer of formerBAA Executive DirectorPaulette Dubey, appear topaint the picture of what wasonce a community organiza-tion, transforming into a vehi-cle to push forward with devel-opment projects at almost anycost.

Some of the most shockingcommunications from the for-mer BAA leadership came inFebruary, when discussionswere ongoing about recruiting

(see ‘BEL-AIR’ page 12)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

DATE: May 2, 2016TIME: 7:00 PMLOCATION: Commission Meeting Room 280A

Beverly Hills City Hall455 North Rexford DriveBeverly Hills, CA 90210

The Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at a SPECIALmeeting on Monday, May 2, 2016, will hold a public hearingbeginning at 7:00 PM to consider a request for a new ConditionalUse Permit, Development Plan Review Permit, and ExtendedHours Permit for the property located at 9291 Burton Way(L’Ermitage Hotel).

This project has been assessed in accordance with the authorityand criteria contained in the California Environmental QualityAct (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmentalregulations of the City. Upon review, the project appears to qual-ify for exemption from CEQA. Accordingly, the PlanningCommission will consider a recommendation to find the projectexempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQApursuant to Sections 15301 (minor alterations to an existing facil-ity), 15302 (replacement or reconstruction of existing structures),and/or 15332 (in-fill development) of Title 14 of the CaliforniaCode of Regulations.

Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard orpresent written comments to the Commission.

According to Government Code Section 65009, if you challengethe Commission's action in court, you may be limited to raisingonly those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearingdescribed in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered tothe City, either at or prior to the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contactAndre Sahakian, Associate Planner in the Planning Division at(310) 285-1127, or by email at asahakian@beverlyhills.org.Copies of the project plans and associated application materialsare on file in the Community Development Department, and canbe reviewed by any interested person at 455 North Rexford Drive,Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Sincerely:Andre Sahakian, Associate Planner

Conditional Use Permit. The applicant is requesting aConditional Use Permit to allow the hotel restaurant to beopen to the public.

Development Plan Review. The applicant is requesting aDevelopment Plan Review Permit to allow open air diningconsisting of 7 tables and 20 chairs on the Hotel’s privateproperty, adjacent to the hotel restaurant facing BurtonWay. The applicant is also requesting for the PlanningCommission to determine that the parking demand for theopen air dining area can be met with the existing parkingsupply and valet operations, and additional parking is notrequired to be provided.

Extended Hours Permit. The applicant is requesting anExtended Hours Permit to allow operation of the hotel,restaurant, open air dining area, and rooftop duringextended hours in a commercial-residential transition area.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City ofBeverly Hills, at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2016,at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N.Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hear-ing to consider:

The project has been assessed in accordance with the authorityand criteria contained in the California Environmental QualityAct (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmentalregulations of the City. The project qualifies for a Class 1Categorical Exemption for an existing structure to which minoralterations and operational changes are proposed. Accordingly,the City Council will consider a recommendation to find the proj-ect exempt from the environmental review requirements of CEQApursuant to Section 15301 of Title 14 of the California Code ofRegulations.

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

Please note that if you challenge the Council’s action in regardsto this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only thoseissues you or someone else raised at the public hearing describedin this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City,either at or prior to the public hearing.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contactAndre Sahakian, Associate Planner in the Beverly HillsCommunity Development Department at 310.285.1127, or byemail at asahakian@beverlyhills.org. Copies of the projectapplication and associated documents are on file in theCommunity Development Department and can be reviewed byany interested person at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills,California 90210.

BYRON POPE, MMCCity Clerk

A request to amend a Conditional Use Permit that author-izes vehicle servicing within the existing commercialbuilding located at 9031 Olympic Boulevard (Infiniti ofBeverly Hills). The previously approved Conditional UsePermit is specific to the Infiniti dealership and servicecenter, and the proposed amendment would allow for thesubject property to be occupied by Jim Falk Lexus in-lieuof Infiniti of Beverly Hills..

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FRIENDS AND FOUNDERS — Craig Watson, director of the California Arts Council (right) moderated apanel including (from left) Paul Crewes, artistic director; Rachel Fine, managing director and David Bohnett,board chair, at The Wallis’ Friends and Founder’s event Sunday. Photo by Victoria Talbot

By Matt LopezMother’s Day is quickly

approaching, on Sunday, May8. Here are a few Beverly Hillsoptions to treat mom to a spe-cial day:

The Beverly Hilton: Youand mom can dine poolside atCirca 55’s Mother’s Daybrunch, choosing from a sushi/seafood bar, a Mexican foodstation, Italian food station andcarving station, along with sal-ads and breakfast food options.Brunch is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,$81 for adults and $30 for chil-dren. Call 310-887-6055.

The Peninsula BeverlyHills: Enjoy Champagnebrunch at The Belvedere andafternoon tea in The LivingRoom. The three-coursebrunch, from 11 a.m. to 8

p.m., includes main course op-tions of open blue cobia, Cor-nish gamehen and all-naturalfilet of beef. $135 per personwith free-flowing NicolasFeuillate Champagne, $65 perchild under 12. Call 310-975-2736.

The Beverly Hills Hotel:Tasty two-course Mother’s Daybrunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,includes dessert buffet. $160for adults and $60 for children12-and-under. 310-887-2777.

The Montage BeverlyHills: Treat mom to brunch atThe Rooftop Grill for à la carteoptions along with the regularbrunch menu overlookingviews of the Hollywood Hills.Brunch is from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Call 310-860-7886.

Where To Eat In Beverly HillsFor Mother’s Day

HERE!

(see ‘MOTHER’S DAY’ page 24)

By Steve SimmonsThe Friends And Founders

Event Sunday at The WallisAnnenberg Center for thePerforming Arts was a chancefor supporters and board mem-bers to meet the leadershipteam and hear their vision forthe center’s future.

Craig Watson, director ofthe California Arts Council,moderated a panel that fea-tured Wallis personnel, PaulCrewes, artistic director;Rachel Fine, managing direc-tor, and David Bohnett, boardchair.

Crewes, who comes to theAnnenberg Center from theKneehigh Theatre in Cornwall,is now in his third full-timeweek with the center.

Crewes discussed hisvision for the center anddespite several audience ques-tions, “didn’t spill the beansabout the upcoming expandedfourth season,” said Joel Hile,the center’s director of market-ing and communications.

The official announcementfor the new season will be onTuesday, May 11.

A festival in early Sept-

ember will kick off the seasonwith performances and freeactivities around the center’scampus.

Mark Slavkin, Wallis direc-tor of education, introducedtwo students from MadeleineDahm’s Art of Choreographyclass, part of the center’s edu-cation program, who dancedsolos for the 100 attendees.

Toward the end of the pro-gram, Bohnett presented achallenge to the audience andcommunity—that the boardwill match gifts up to$150,000—dollar for dollar.

The Wallis’ Friends And Founders Hear Of TheCenter’s Plans For The Upcoming Season,Announcement, And Board Challenge

EARTH DAY – Rotary Club of Beverly Hills, in conjunction with the Interact Club of the Buckley School, hada booth at the Earth Day celebration at the Beverly Hills Farmers Market to help raise awareness for earth-quake preparedness. They also sold earthquake kits. On the same day, the Buckley Interact Club along withother Rotarians, also went to the Walk to End Genocide at the La Brea Tar Pits. Pictured (from left): MatteoSolane, Parker Fenneday, Noah Nazarian, Steven Weinglass, Sharona R. Nazarian, Jonah Nazarian,Consul Julian Gold, Adam Heller, Jim Jahant, Aaron Nazarian, Kimia Parvaresh and Lucas Girrachi.

Beverly Vista STEM Teacher Alana Castanon ToBecome Master TeacherBy Laura Coleman

Beverly Vista middleschool students in Alana Cas-tanon’s STEM elective classnever know just what they willdiscover, but they know it willalways be engaging. Whetherit’s making use of a 3D printer,a soldering iron or witnessingnano-technology first-hand,students are learning just howexciting science can truly be.

And for next year’s crop ofstudent’s, Castanon will beteaching with a whole new setof tools following an intensivesummer program to become aProject Lead The Way (PLTW)Master Teacher.

The distinction is truly mar-velous, said BV PrincipalChristian Fuhrer. Currently just565 teachers in the nation holdthe title.

“Alana is the consummateprofessional educator. She has

a calm patient demeanor andshe never lowers the bar for herstudents,” he described.

The Courier stopped byCastanon’s classroom thisweek and witnessed roughly20 7th and 8th grade studentsthoroughly entranced withtheir current project–building aglider from scratch.

This coming week, the stu-dents will figure out the bestplace in school to launch thegliders–the auditorium, atrium,or other spots–and then theywill watch their projects soar togreat heights and glide.

“It’s totally hands on whichkeeps them interested,” Cas-tanon explained. “At the end ofclass they usually don’t want topack up.”

During PLTW’s immersiveclassroom teacher training thissummer, Castanon will leadfellow teachers through the

curricular content and activi-ties that she takes her own stu-dents through now. More than8,000 elementary, middle, andhigh schools across the nationoffer PLTW programs geared toinstructing students in comput-er science, engineering, andbiomedical science.

“It’s quite amazing whatour 11 to 14 year old studentsare doing in STEM,” Fuhrersaid.

Alana Castanon

U.S. News Ranks Beverly HillsHigh School No. 144 In State,Leadership Vows ImprovementBy Laura Coleman

Beverly Hills High Schoolranked #144 in the state in alist released by U.S. News &World Report this week. Therankings are based on datafrom the 2013-14 school year.

Board of Education Presi-dent Howard Goldstein said hewas optimistic that BHHS washeaded toward improving thatrank next year.

“BHHS' ranking for 2013-14 reflects the prior administra-tion’s lack of emphasis on boththe importance of students en-rolling in AP courses and thedistrict’s failure to provide sub-stantive Career Technical Edu-cation (CTE) pathways for grad-uation,” he said. “I am confi-

dent that Superintendent SteveKessler’s proposed educationalplan for our high school willaddress those past deficien-cies.”

Added Kessler: “I am con-fident that the proposed educa-tional plan in front of the boardfor BHHS will be addressingthe issues raised by PresidentGoldstein and will move us for-ward at BHHS as well as theBHUSD.”

The report ranked WhitneyHigh School in Cerritos #1 inthe state. For comparison, Pa-los Verdes Peninsula Highranked #29, San Marino Highranked #37, and Palos VerdesHigh ranked #45.

BHUSD’s Kirk-Carter To ServeOn Legislative CommitteeBy Laura Coleman

Beverly Hills UnifiedSchool District Chief Adminis-trative Officer LaTanya Kirk-Carter became part of an elitegroup of educators this weekwhen she was selected to rep-resent Southern California aspart of the CASBO (CaliforniaAssociation of School BusinessOfficials) Legislative Commit-tee.

“I feel blessed to have theopportunity to serve my indus-try and that they selected me,”she told The Courier.

As part of that committee,Kirk-Carter will help guide theLegislature and governor on allthe issues that it takes to runschool districts. Such issues in-clude: transportation, foodservices, facilities, school fi-nance, and education policies

and priorities. Kirk-Carter previously

served on sister committeeCoalition of Adequate SchoolHousing.

“I have learned throughthe years, that the only way toadvance [the] district’s agendais to be involved in making thelaws,” she said.

LaTanya Kirk-Carter

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BIG WINNERS —The El Rodeo Middle School Concert Band and Chamber StringOrchestra were both top trophy winners at the Forum Music Festival Judges' InvitationalCompetition held at Fullerton College last Friday. Competition included ensembles fromall over California, Arizona and Nevada. The judges, who used a nationally-recognizedscoring rubric, praised El Rodeo students for their superior musical performances, andawarded scores that placed El Rodeo among the top 10 percent in the nation. Pictured,(from left): First row-Sasha Avakyan, Jaida Rocha, Elliot Katz, Quincy Smith, RyanDubin, Aidan Dveirin and Elijah Talassazan; 2nd row-Trevor Dohm, Nolan Dzubak, SamWolf, Matthew Smoller, Sam Behboodi, Joey Austin and Erika Butler; 3rd row-OliverBooth, Ben Lifschitz, Ari Maman, Cole Parker, Matthew Kassorla, Lina Chen, CelineAlbarian, Tamar Shoumer, Dr. Andrea Kay, Alex McDermott and Harrison Stone; Toprow-Jack Wilson, Ryan Fernandez, Nolan Krutonog, James Blauvelt, Matthew Allana,Jared Warren, Luke Jankowski, Ian MacDonald, Brian Rund and Jacob Lee.

Coming Soon In Beverly HillsSave the date for the following Beverly Hills events...

• Saturday, April 23, MemorialService for El Rodeo principal andteacher Steve Fisher at the BeverlyHilton Hotel at 1 p.m. Fisher was a1960 graduate of BHHS who passedaway Mar. 14. He was 74.

• Thursday, April 28, 7 p.m., AnEvening with National Book AwardWinner M.T. Anderson at the BeverlyHills Public Library

• Friday, April 29, Arbor Day, TreePlanting Ceremony at the corner ofPark Way and Canon Drive at 10 a.m.The City will be planting a Canary Is-land Pine. Beverly Hills has been rec-

ognized for 31 consecutive years as aTree City USA Award Recipient.

• Saturday, April 30, Lawn Bowl-ing with Mayor John Mirisch at Rox-bury Park. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

• Sunday, May 1, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.,Greystone Mansion Councours d'Ele-gance. $125.

• Tuesday, May 3, 1:30 p.m.Groundbreaking for the Beverly HillsDog Park, on the northwest corner ofFoothill Road and Alden Drive.

• Saturday/Sunday, May 21-22,10 a.m.- 6 p.m. The Beverly Hills ArtShow returns to Beverly Gardens.

Master Architect Gordon B. KaufmannTo Be Celebrated At Greystone MansionBy Victoria Talbot

The Friends of Greystone will cele-brate the legacy of Master ArchitectGordon B. Kaufmann at a May 15Lunch and Learn with Bret Parsons,who will be discussing, Gordon B.Kaufmann, Master Architects Of South-ern California 1918-1941.

Following a light luncheon buffet inthe mansion’s main living room, Par-sons will discuss the fabled architect,whose designs included not only Grey-stone mansion, but also Hoover Dam.

The book will be the first in a seriesof 12 volumes on Southern Californiaarchitects.

Parsons, a local realtor and archi-

tectural director of Coldwell BankerSouthern California, has lectured on ar-chitectural subjects since 1988, and co-authored the book with architect MarcAppleton and architectural historianSteve Vaught.

He wrote the monograph on archi-tect Gerard Colcord and currentlywrites the architecture and design sec-tion for View magazine.

Tickets are $60 for Friends of Grey-stone and $70 for non-members. Formore information or registration call310-286-0119 or visit www.greystone-mansion.org.

Guests may tour the first floor andparking is complimentary.

Virginia Robinson Gardens’ FundraiserTour On May 15 Promises To DelightBy Laura Coleman

If Wednesdayevening’s sunsetsoiree on the greatlawn of BeverlyHills’ first estate, theVirginia RobinsonGardens, is any indi-cation of just howmarvelous this year’supcoming GardenTour on May 15promises to be, at-tendees will certain-ly be delighted.

The evening fet-ed renowned interi-or designer SuzanneRheinstein (owner ofHollyhock in West Hollywood) whowill serve as grand marshal at thisyear’s Garden Tour, and inaugural Van-guard Award winner Louise Roe, afashion writer who previously edited

for Vogue.“This is here for your benefit to find

inspiration,” said Superintendent TimLindsay, who has worked for decadesto foster the gardens’ grandeur.

VIRGINIA ROBINSON’S LEGACY–Garden Tour GrandMarshal Suzanne Rheinstein (center) is pictured with GardenTour co-chairs Diane Jenkins, Nicole Antoine, Dana RestonLyons and Kathy Choi.

(see ‘ROBINSON GARDEN’ page 24)

Bel-Air’s Hannah Carter Garden Back OnThe Market After Years-Long BattleBy Laura Coleman

The Hannah Carter Garden andadjacent residence in Bel-Air is backon the market once again following ayears-long legal battle between the es-tate’s heirs and the property owner,UCLA.

The university originally listed theproperties for sale for $14.7 million in2012–just months after the woman forwhom the Japanese-style garden wasnamed died. That would-be sale wascurtailed after L.A.Superior CourtJudge Lisa HartCole issued a pre-liminary injunc-tion. Cole calledUCLA “duplici-tous” in its attemptto sell the propertygiven that it hadbeen bequeathedto the universitywith a contractualstipulation that thegarden be main-

tained in perpetuity.The legal dispute came to a close

last September with the agreement thatUCLA would be allowed the sell theproperty on the condition that the buy-er agreed to preserve the garden for atleast 30 years.

All-cash bids for the residence andgarden, “recommended” at $14 mil-lion, are due by May 31. Per UCLA’s bidsale information packet, the Regentswill select the highest all-cash bid offer.

Garden preservationists hope that the buyer of the HannahCarter Garden will seek a conservation easement andarrange for some form of public access to the Zen-like space.

GEORGE CHRISTY

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a n dinvest-ments.A n dw e l l -heeledgentle-m e nl o o k -ing fora pre-c i o u sb i r t h -day or anniversary or holidaygift for a spouse, look no fur-ther than the Landrigans’ 745Fifth Avenue salon overlook-ing Central Park in Manhattan.A shoutout, please, to PrincessLilly Fallah Lawrence, whoinherited mom Mahine’s mag-nificent estate (word is/wasthat the jewelry is second tothe collection of the Queen ofEngland). Additionally, ashoutout to Jane (Mrs.Michael) Eisner, whose suiteof rare amber treasures is aknockout, to check out theBelperron creations.

We’ve enjoyed a happyhistory with Ward Landriganduring our 11-year tenure withTown & Country as a rovingeditor. At that time in the longago we were in touch forresearch about the designs ofDuke Fulco di Verdura, whichWard represents and whichwill be of interest in anotherBHCourier column.

Doris Stein, the wife ofMCA founder Jules Stein, wore

him of his mistress, L.B.banned Feldman from the M-G-M lot, only to come crawl-ing when L. B. needed Garbofor his exotic Ninotchka com-edy directed by Ernst Lubitschin 1939.

Ah, yes, where are ourGarbo goddesses today?

you feel it’s hers and onlyhers.

“What I love isthe play of sun andshade. The stones are theshine, and the sepia-dimsmoky quartz or pale chal-cedony are the shade, Nobodybefore her did it the way shedid.”

Leafing through pagesreplete with alluring photo-graphs in Jewelry by SuzanneBelperron, published by UK’sThames and Hudson, we’reastonished at MadameBelperron’s contemporariness,considering that her versatiledesigns date to the thirties, for-ties, fifties from 2015.

We bow to WardLandrigan and son NicoLandrigan for launching thisexciting revival of theBelperron archive. Renownedfor their eye on artistic perfec-tion, the Landrigans bought theestate with its jewelry and hun-dreds of sketches. Just as theydid when they bought andbrought us the collection ofFulco di Verdura. As withFulco, a Sicilian duke, theLandrigans now are graduallyexecuting the Belperronsketches with their mastercraftsmen here and abroad.Yes, original designs are avail-able, the peripatic Landrigansscouting the global markets foritems offered at auctions.

Dear ladies with means,do yourselves a favor and con-sider a Suzanne Belperron foryour collection. Destined tobe grand conversation pieces

Online atwww.bhcourier.com/category/george-christy

La Femme Suzanne.

Madame SuzanneBelperron.

An artist from the lastcentury whose oeuvre engen-ders high enthusiasm fromtoday’s tastemakers. Freshand feminine with a wink ofwhimsy. Madame Belperron’sthe French-born designer ofjewelry who insisted that “mysignature is my style,” findingit redundant to sign herdesigns. A signature assessedby the New York Times as“modern before the worldwas.”

Paris couturier KarlLagerfeld, Carolina Herrera,Sofia Coppola, CatherineDeneuve are among her loyal-ists, as were previous collec-tors, namely the Duchess ofWindsor, Mrs. Gary(Veronica) Cooper, DorisDuke, Ganna Walska, JeanCocteau, Clark Gable (shop-ping for his adored CaroleLombard?), Elsa Schiaparelli,Diana Vreeland. Even FredAstaire joined her admirers,often visiting her Paris atelier.

“It was love at firstsight,” confesses KarlLagerfeld. “Her name ismagic … I can easily identifyjewelry designed by MadameBelperron from 100 greatpieces from other famoushouses of her time. She neversigned any of her work, but

George Christy

Jewelry designer Madame SuzanneBelperron at work in her Paris atalier. Karl

Lagerfeld confesses her designs were“love at first sight.”

Ward and Nico Landrigan are owners of the Belperron estate, as they are of theDuke Fulco di Verdura estate.

These are among the countlessdesigns in the Belperron book

The Belperron lounge in the Landrigan offices overlooking Central Park at745 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

By Laura ColemanNow in its 34th year, the Otis Col-

lege of Art and Design’s ScholarshipBenefit and Fashion Show has becomequite the affair. This year’s back-tie gala,which will take place on Saturday, May7 at the Beverly Hilton, promises to be,as usual, spectacular.

On Wednesday evening, two dozenof the very fashionable members of thisyear’s benefit committee met at Bally onRodeo Drive to finalize details, such asmaking sure that descriptions for someof the more desireable silent auctionitems, like the Ferragamo RainbowWedge shoe inspired by Judy Garland,all come with romantic descriptions toentice would-be bidders.

This year’s affair, themed ‘RegardingBeauty’, is expected to draw some 800leaders in entertainment, fashion, busi-ness, and the art and design worlds.Over 175 fashions, representing thebest in up-and-coming designers, willtake the runway in the dessert hour ofthe evening at what has become one ofL.A.’s largest and most prominent fash-ion events.

“It’s quite incredible what these stu-dents create. It’s truly an evening of in-credible fashion design,” said benefitco-chair Cathy Louchheim.

Contemporary lifestyle brand Joiewill receive the 2016 Otis Design Inno-vation Award. Local designer Jenni

Kayne will receive the 2016 Otis StyleIcon Award and a special tribute toRosemary Brantley, designer andFounding Chair of Otis’ Fashion Designprogram, is planned for her 35 years ofoutstanding leadership.

The evening begins with cocktailsand the silent auction–which benefitchair Shelley Reid characterized as a“don’t miss” hour for its wild, wackyand fun people-watching. Dinner,dessert and the runway fashion showround off the evening.

Last year’s gala grossed nearly $1million in scholarships for art and de-sign students.

For information or to purchase tick-ets, visit: http://www.otis.edu/sbs.

Otis College’s Upcoming Benefit AndFashion Show Promises To Be Sublime

ART+DESIGN—Benefit co-chair CathyLouchheim, chair Shelley E. Reid, andfounding chair Elaine Goldsmith plan tomake this year’s gala fun and successful.

HONORING STYLEAND HEART—TheFriends of RobinsonGardens selectedlocal philanthropistJoni Smith–known forher indefatigable spiritand enviable fashioncollection–as thisyear’s Patron Galahonoree. The annualsoiree is October 1.Pictured (from left):Cindy Fields, JoanSelwyn, Joni Smith,Adrienne Horwitchand Ricki Ring.

MAN’S BEST FRIEND—Renownedphotographer William Wegman, a pioneer inL.A.’s conceptual movement in the 1970’s,stands beside a work with one of his mostfrequent subjects, his pet Weimaraner. Acaptivating exhibition tracing his use offurniture as an aesthetic, compositional, andhumorous device throughout his career isnow on view at Marc Selwyn Fine Art throughMay 28.

NEW CHEF INTOWN—TheBeverly Hilton’snew executivechef AlbericoNunziata(pictured) is amaster when itcomes to cuisine.Trained in Rome,Nunziata bringsa truly authenticItalian flare to hisdishes. Amonghis favorites nowon the menu isthe “Carpaccio diSalmoneMarinato”(pictured),which his“Mamma”taught himhow tomake.

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new members. Talk turns to recruit-ing those in the development com-munity.

Jeff Kaplan, a BAA member andhomeowner, who in the documentsappears to be orchestrating much ofthe organization’s plans, says he willask “architect and contractors Iknow to get their clients to join.”

“I think we should ‘play stupid’about why they have joined andmerely send a nice ‘welcome’ let-ter.” Kaplan writes, noting it shouldbe a “sales pitch on how good theBAA is” that can be drafted by aPublic Relations firm.

Bruce Kuyper, the BAA’s formerboardmember, makes it clear in a re-sponse that new members will even-tually need to be directed on who tovote for in the upcoming election.Kuyper notes that the organizationshould “be careful not to tell themwhom to vote for at this stage… can-didates like me will have to tell themseparately whom to vote for.”

A response from a womannamed Kristen Lonner further ham-mers home the desire to recruit thedevelopment community, noting shereached out to a woman namedKimberlina, who is “one of the de-velopment consultants…she and Iwent through her client list and shecalled all Bel Air clients. I have alsocalled Jason Somers, ReneeSchillaci, Larry Gray and Penny Fly-

nn. All represent many Bel Airclients.”

There is also a clear attempt bythe former BAA leadership to scram-ble before the March 17 specialmeeting, where Bel Air voters in a155-to-1 vote ushered in nine newboard members, along with sweep-ing new bylaws.

One e-mail suggests the grouppitch their side of the story to the LosAngeles Times, while another revealsthat all BAA members were e-mailedprior to the March 17 meeting, aspart of an aggressive PR blitz, claim-ing the meeting was unauthorized.

One e-mail from a former BAAmember claims the PR blitz is a“good opportunity for us to look bet-ter than the [Bel Air HomeownersAlliance - a rival community home-owners group, which was spawnedto back residents against illegal de-velopment.]”

“When you discover texts likethese, you realize that they havebeen working against the residentsof our community for years. Makeno bones about it–Marv Elkin, RonHudson, Bruce Kuyper and Jeff Ka-plan's actions have been disgracefuland now we know why they havebeen resistant to change and trans-parency,” said Bel-Air Associationmember Fred Rosen.

“There is something to be saidfor the old days, where based ontheir behavior, they would havebeen tarred and feathered and runout of town.”

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(Continued from page 1)Cultural Heritage Commission Poised toRecommend Next LandmarkBy Victoria Talbot

The owners of a residence at 1210Coldwater Canyon Dr. are ready to havetheir home recognized as one of BeverlyHills’ local historic landmarks.

The home is a Mid-Century Modernstyle residence built in 1950 by MasterArchitect Victor Gruen.

The residence is a rare example ofGruen’s residential architecture andappeared in severalpublications.

In mid-life, Gruenturned to designingretail environmentsand is said to haveinvented the shoppingmall. Gruen was avisionary, addressingissues of suburbaniza-tion, automobile cul-ture and the reinven-tion of the City.

He lectured onurban planning andarchitecture.

The home is a sin-gle-family, one-story residence of 3,100square feet with wood frame, stucco andbrick. It remains nearly unaltered except twosmall additions designed by Victor Gruen.

It embodies distinctive characteristic ofan architectural style or period, and contin-ues to have historic value to the community.

The property was presented by consult-ants from ESA PCR Historic Resources anddemonstrated how the voluntary landmark

process can be beneficial to the owners. The owner’s representatives expressed

an interest in the Mills Act, an incentive toattract homeowners for landmarking.

The City’s Mills Act program is a ten-year contract between the owner of a land-marked property and the City that providestax relief in return for long-term mainte-nance and restoration of an historic build-ing. The Saban Theatre and the Wallis have

Mills Act contracts with the City.The representatives said the owner

wanted to landmark the home and apply forthe contract to aid in efforts to restore andmaintain the property.

On April 6, the commission initiated for-mal proceedings to designate the property inconcurrence with the wishes of the ownerand is on track to become the next local res-idential landmark.

Inside 1210 Coldwater Canyon Drive. Photo by Julius Schulman

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Beverly Hills Hosts Committee Of 100 Last Sunday, world leaders, Chinese dignitaries and local elected officials converged in Beverly Hillsfor the Committee of 100’s annual conference, discussing issues important to the Chinese-Americancommunity and furthering U.S.-China relations. Celebrity Photo/Scott Downie

Rick Hilton, Lynn Booth, Beny Alagem and Marcia Hobbs

Wing Chao, Adele Alagem, Vivine Wang and AlexisAlagem

Jeri and Robert Shapiro

Wendy Han, Zehra Sun and Eva Hsieh

Commissioner RobbieAnderson

Mayor John Mirisch andson Vincent

Vice Mayor Nancy and Jim Krasne

Lester and Commissioner Simone Friedman

Michele and Councilmember Julian Gold

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Beverly Wilshire, examinedthe U.S. – China Economicand Political Outlook, the re-lationship between AsianAmericans and Hollywood,economics, banking, espi-onage, elections, and theChinese-American journey.

A non-profit member or-ganization, Committee of 100was founded by individualssuch as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Ar-chitect IM Pei, business-

woman Shirley Tang, fin-ancier Henry Tang, andphilanthropist Cyrus Tang.

“Chinese Americanswho have achieved thehighest level of success areinvited to join, working on twinmissions of promoting good re-lations between the U.S. andChina and the civic engage-ment of Chinese Americans,”said Chairman Frank H. Wu.

“Committee of 100 wasthrilled to have its annual con-ference in Beverly Hills. The C-100 annual conference is oursignature event, the biggest andmost important that we haveeach year. We had almost 500people attend, ranging fromelected officials and experts toour distinguished membershipand ‘next generation’ leaders,who participated in our mentor-ing program,” he said. “Thereare a handful of iconic citiesand Beverly Hills is uniqueamong them. . . It has a specialallure.”

The conference rotates todifferent cities every year.

Andrew Pan, Zhihang Chi and Li Chen

Walter Wang

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING

DATE: Tuesday, April 26, 2016TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.LOCATION: Municipal Gallery - Beverly Hills City Hall, 2nd Floor

455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

PROJECT: 9908 South Santa Monica Boulevard Condominium Project

The City of Beverly Hills is preparing a Draft EIR for the proposed 9908 South Santa MonicaBoulevard Condominium Project located at 9908 S. Santa Monica Boulevard as more fullydescribed below. The public is invited to attend a preliminary “scoping” meeting on Tuesday,April 26, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. to comment on environmental issues that should be addressed in theDraft EIR.

Project Location: The 36,002 square foot (sf) project site is located at 9900-9916 South SantaMonica Boulevard, in the City of Beverly Hills. The site is located at the southwest corner ofthe intersection of Charleville Boulevard and South Santa Monica Boulevard and consists offive parcels. The project site is denoted by Assessor Parcel Numbers 4328-002-010, -011, -012,-013, and -034. The project site is regionally accessible from Interstate 405 (the San DiegoFreeway) and Interstate 10 (the Santa Monica Freeway), and locally accessible from SantaMonica Boulevard (State Route 2).

Project Description: The project site is comprised of five lots located on the south side ofSouth Santa Monica Boulevard, at the corner of South Santa Monica Boulevard and CharlevilleBoulevard. The proposed project would involve the construction of a new 27-unit condominiumbuilding with units ranging from one to four bedrooms and subterranean parking. The condo-minium building would consist of five stories of residential units, rooftop common areas, andone level of underground parking containing a total of 74 parking spaces for residents.

The project site is located in a C-3A Commercial Zone, which does not allow multi-family residential uses. Therefore, the proposedproject would require amendments to the General Plan and Municipal Code in order to create a Residential Overlay Zone, as well as aPlanned Development Permit.

Potential cumulative impacts and potential for growth inducement will also be addressed; alternatives, including the No ProjectAlternative, will be evaluated.

Purpose of the Scoping Meeting: The purpose of the scoping meeting is to pres-ent the proposed project in a public setting and provide an opportunity for a fullairing of the environmental issues that are important to the community. Themeeting will include a presentation of the proposal and the environmental issuesto be analyzed in the Draft EIR will be described. Following the presentation,interested agencies, organizations, and members of the public will be encouragedto present views concerning what environmental issues should be included in theDraft EIR. The oral and written comments made during the scoping meeting willprovide an inventory of potential environmental effects of the project to beaddressed by the Draft EIR.

30-Day Comment Period: The City invites all interested members of the publicto attend the public scoping meeting. The City also invites written comments onissues related to potential environmental impacts during a 30-day comment peri-od, which starts on April 14, 2016 and will conclude on May 13, 2016. Writtencomments should be addressed to:

Andre Sahakian, Associate Planner City of Beverly Hills Community Development Department 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210Fax: (310) 858-5966Email: asahakian@beverlyhills.org

After the Draft EIR has been prepared, it will be released for public review and comment. The Planning Commission will then hold apublic hearing on the Draft EIR and on the project. Separate notices of the availability of the Draft EIR and of the hearings on the proj-ect will be released at later dates.

The case file on this project, which includes the plans and applications, is available for public review at the Planning Division, 455North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Copies of the Initial Study are also available in the Planning Division at City Hall andonline at www.beverlyhills.org/environmental. If there are any questions regarding this notice, or if you would like to review the fileor receive copies of available documents, please contact Andre Sahakian, Associate Planner at (310) 285-1127 or via email at asa-hakian@beverlyhills.org.

Andre Sahakian, Associate Planner

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

‘DANCING THROUGH PARKINSON’S’—The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation’s Women and Parkinson’sInitiative In L.A. marked April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month attending an Invertigo Dance Theatre classat The Wallis. The company’s Sofia Klass and resident Linda Berghoff led the women through a program.“Dancing Through Parkinson’s,” an ongoing class a The Wallis, is specifically designed to help people withthe disease. Resident and organizer of the evening Sharon Krischer said, “exercise, including dance, is oneof the best therapies for improving the quality of life for those with Parkinson’s.” Parkinson’s is a progressiveneurological disorder that affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. “Although promising research is beingconducted, there is currently no cure for or definitive cause of the disease,” says Krischer. “That’s why theWomen with Parkinson’s Initiative is rallying Beverly Hills this April to raise awareness and funds for a cure.”For more information on the Women and Parkinson’s Initiative, visit https://www.thunderclap.it-/projects/39404-endparkinsons?locale=en or email twitchywoman18@gmail.com. Pictured from left, are“Dancing Through Parkinson’s” participants: Linda McLaughlin, Sofia Klass, Linda Berghoff, Gail Buckley,Sharon Krischer, Nancy Murray and Janet Sonnenschein.

HELPING TEENS—The IranianAmerican Parents Association(IAPA) held its “One Life to Live”seminar for 300 parents andyouth to discuss and seek solu-tions to issues facing teens.Mayor John Mirisch, Police ChiefSandra Spagnoli, Fire ChiefRalph E. Mundell and BHUSDSuperintendent Steve Kessleralong with panelists discussedsubstance abuse, online accessdangers, addiction and effectiveparenting and supervision.Criminal attorney Dr. MichaelKade (right) discussed legal con-sequences or poor decisions andIAPA President Dr. Nanaz Pirnia(left) presented the latest informa-tion about the addictive brain.IAPA’s next field trip, for youth 13and up, will be a visit to a proba-tion facility. For information, con-tact Pirnia at 310-286-1480.Copies of the seminar are alsoavailable for purchase.

UCLA Medical,Engineering ExpertsTeam To ImproveHealth Care

Suzanne And RicKayne To Be HonoredBy ExceptionalChildren’s Foundation

The Exceptional Children’sFoundation will celebrate its70th anniversary, Tuesday, April26 at the Skirball CulturalCenter, 2701 N. SepulvedaBlvd., L.A.

Suzanneand RicKayne willbe honoredfor their “un-w a v e r i n gc o m m i t -ment to help-ing childrenand adults with special needsreach their full potential.”

Since 1946, ECF has part-nered with families and commu-nity stateholders to ensure thatpeople of all abilities are valuedand integrated in educational,social, work place and residen-tial settings.

ECF serves more than 3,500young children, students, adults,and their families each year.

For information or to pur-chase tickets, starting at $600,call 310-845-9048 or visit:https://www.ecf.net/gala-regis-tration/.

The David Geffen School ofMedicine at UCLA and the UCLAHenry Samueli School ofEngineering and Applied Sciencehave formed a new center“whose mission is to improve thequality and reliability of newhealth-care technologies, reducethe length and cost of hospitalstays, and allow more patients toheal in their own homes,” saidCenter Co-Director Dr. ArashNaeim, an associate professor ofmedicine and the Geffen School’schief medical officer for clinicalresearch. His co-director is MajidSarrafzadeh, professor of com-puter science and electrical engi-neering at UCLA Engineering,and a co-founder of the UCLAWireless Health Institute.

The UCLA Center for Sys-tematic, Measurable, Actionable,Resilient and Technology-drivenHealth, or Center for SMARTHealth, will foster collaborationamong engineers, computer sci-entists, clinicians, biomedicalresearchers and information tech-nologists.

Researchers will developand test health-care devices andsystems—including mobile tech-nology, big-data analytics,screening technologies and med-ical robotics—to address chal-lenges in the way health care isdelivered.

The center’s first project,called the SMART Home Lab, is amock residence where re-searchers can simulate patients’responses to treatment and thereliability and resilience of homehealth sensors.

Suzanne & RicKayne

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REINVENTING THE CARNIVAL—Circa, the internationally acclaimed modern circus and acrobatic troupe,will bring its Carnival of the Animals to The Broad Stage for four performances next week. In the family-friend-ly production, set to Camille Saint-Saëns’ famed 14-movement musical suite, acrobats go into a land wherethey transmogrify into animals including juggling zebras, skipping and somersaulting kangaroos, hip-hopdancing elephants and even dinosaurs. Plus, the performers interact with detailed animation. Performancesare Thursday, April 28-Saturday April 30 at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee. Tickets range from $22-

WHAT’S IT WORTH?—Ex-perts from Antiques Road-show visited the Beverly HillsWomen’s Club to help mem-bers appraise their treas-ures. From left are memberConnie Abell of Abell AuctionCompany; Robin Starr, Clubmember Rosanna Grabel,Stuart Slavid and memberRobin Blake. Starr, SkinnerAuction House’s director ofAmerican and Europeanworks, and Slavid, senior VPof the auction house, Bostondirector of fine ceramics,European furniture and dec-orative arts, appear regularlyon the popular PBS series.The experts evaluated mem-bers’ porcelain, pottery, toys,dolls, silver, paintings, furni-ture, rugs and more.

$55 and are avail-able by calling310-434-3200, atthe box office,1310 11th St.,Santa Monica, oronline: www.the-broadstage.com. Photo by JustinNicholas/Atmosphere Photo-graphy

option. I noticed fromcorrespondence from some ofthe neighbors that they toowanted to see the original doc-uments, but to the best of myknowledge, they were not pro-vided to them.”

Last Thursday, GreeneGordon conferred with CityAttorney Larry Weiner, and heagreed. They examined therenewals, and realized that theCUP /DPR was going to have togo through the process anew.

E-mail records show thatresident Mikael Cohen hadrequested the original CUP,several times, from AssistantDirector of CommunityServices Ryan Gohlich. He alsoasked to see the renewal appli-cations to confirm that thehotel had actually renewed.His requests went unanswered.

Gohlich and his staff knewthat the CUP expired in sum-mer 2014, when the ViceroyL’Ermitage applied for a newrooftop enclosure.

Permits for a $40 millionmakeover were issued by theCity in Oct. 2014, even afterthe discovery of the expiredCUP. “An application forrenewal had been filed, thuscausing the CUP and the DPRto be valid at the time buildingpermits were obtained,” wroteGohlich. “Accordingly, theremodel was not carried outwith an expired CUP.”

City Manager Mahdi Aluzrisaid staff, “incorrectly interpret-ed a provision of the expiredCUP resolution... the interpre-tation was not supported by ourlegal counsel.”

The City issued the follow-ing statement: “TheConditional Use Permit (CUP)for L’Ermitage outdoor dininghas expired. The outdoor din-ing is currently closed and thehotel indoor restaurant is openonly to hotel occupants andtheir guests. In order to resumeoperations, the hotel mustapply for and be granted a newCUP.”

At issue is an exquisitefive-star hotel with ever-increasing intensification ofusage, operating in a densely-populated residential area ofmulti-family dwellings. Lackinga loading dock, an entry, or adrop-off location, hotel guestsand patrons and their livery,vendors and service providersclash with the anticipated quietenjoyment of the residents.

The purpose of this CUPwas to establish conditions tomitigate the operation of therestaurant and protect the resi-dent’ interests.

In February 2015, “Staff’sresearch identified the fact thatthe CUP and the DPR hadexpired. The process for renew-ing the CUP and DPR wasaddressed in multiple resolu-tions over the years. . . The gen-eral provisions for renewalstate that a renewal requestmust be made at least 60 daysin advance of expiration, and ifnot renewed the entitlementsexpire,” wrote Director ofCommunity DevelopmentSusan Healy Keene on Apr. 18.

“Ultimately, staff relied ona paragraph in PlanningCommission Resolution Nos.1138 and 1191 that states asfollows:

Upon expiration of theextension and any future exten-sion, the Applicant may applyfor further extensions pursuantto the procedures set forthabove. The length of any furtherextensions granted shall begoverned by the provisions ofthe Beverly Hills MunicipalCode. . .” said Healy Keene.

The last renewal was filedin 2009 for a three-year period,and expired Feb. 25, 2012. “Inaddition to the hotel failing tofile a renewal request, staff, atthat time, was not aware thatthe entitlements had expired,”said the Healy Keene memo.

On Mar. 4, 2015, HealyKeene reports that Dawsonfiled an extension on behalf ofthe Viceroy Group (which pur-chased the hotel in 2010).Permits for new constructionwere granted in Oct. 2015,based on Condition 2 ofPlanning CommissionResolution No. 1191, “If theApplicant files an applicationfor an extension, any existingpermits shall be extended untilthe City takes final action onthe application.”

Based on staff’s interpreta-tion, the hotel was permitted togo forward with the expiredCUP. Healy Keene providedthe following explanation inher April 18 memo:

The timeline shows that onJune 26, the Viceroy Groupfiled an application to expandtheir entitlements. The newrequest would establish anoverlay zone to allow for a newrooftop dining enclosure andnew operating conditions forthe property.

“The application was notimmediately presented to thePlanning Commission, as it wasstaff’s expectation that the over-lay zone would be moving for-ward. . . In addition, staff wasunaware of any ongoing viola-tions at the property that wouldmerit a more expeditiousreview by the PlanningCommission. . .” Staff plannedto bundle the overlay zone andthe renewals to streamline theprocess, though there is noexplanation for the two-monthtime lapse.

The Courier askedGohlich, whom “staff” refersto. “Ultimately, the interpreta-tion of conditions of approval ismy responsibility,” he respond-ed.

As for the claim of anabsence of violations, an openletter to the PlanningCommission and Staff datedApril 6, 2014, from“Concerned Residents ofBeverly Hills” states, “TheCUPs were created to maintaina residential nature to theneighborhood. . . The hotel. . .is accelerating direct violationsof the CUPs. . .and is rewardedby receiving further approvalsthat make the situation worsefor residents.”

In the last six months, over150 residents signed a petitionasking the City to stop grantingmodifications to expand the

hotel’s CUP. Over 150 inci-dents of disturbing the peace,vandalism, code violations,parking, 911, drug/drinking-related incidents and traffichazards are recorded sinceMarch 2014.

At Tuesday’s Study SessionCity Treasurer Eliot Finkelasked the City Council to“grant the L’Ermitage a tempo-rary renewal of their CUP untilthe existing request is consid-ered by the PlanningCommission.” He told thecouncil they should “changethe Municipal Code grantingthe Planning Department thediscretion to issue temporaryextensions of expired CUPs.”

An elected official, Finkelmanages the City’s treasury,including the projected $38million the City is expected toreceive in Transient OccupancyTaxes (TOT) from all the hotelsin Beverly Hills.

At Tuesday’s formal CityCouncil meeting, Abaunzachoked back tears in a dramat-ic show of emotion. Lawyersfor the hotel and Kelly O. Scott,chairman of the Beverly HillsChamber of Commerce,appealed to the council. All ofthem came to reiterate howvaluable the hotel and restau-rant are to the community,pressuring the council toaccommodate the hotel. Twoweeks ago, the chamber usedthe restaurant venue to kick offtheir Culinary Week.

City attorney Larry Weinerunenthusiastically explainedthat with a 4/5 supermajority,the council could pass anurgency ordinance to allow thehotel to resume operations.From his remote location, overthe phone, CouncilmemberWillie Brien said he would bewilling to listen.

In November, 2015, Citystaff insisted that cutting thetrees on Parcels 12 & 13 wassafe, legal, permitted and onprivate property. When it wasfinally established, after aCourier Public Records Actdemand, that this was not true,developer Lyn Konheim pro-duced a parade of supporterswho were friends and neigh-bors of City Councilmembers,and, in the minds of many resi-dents, hijacked that city coun-cil meeting. They went off theagenda item of establishingguidelines for a committee toinvestigate the events of Nov.21-22 and minimized theoffense to a tree that fell on acar. That day, they won. Theagenda item morphed and thecommittee was disbanded bythen-Mayor Julian Gold.

On Tuesday, the L’Ermitagewas not an agenda item; the150 residents who signed thatpetition were not there to voicetheir concerns.

The Viceroy L’Ermitage is avital member of the businesscommunity that contributes tothe City’s healthy economy andluxurious reputation, but, asBosse said, “Either the CUP hasvalue or why have them? TheCUP application is a processthat involves a ten-day [publiccomment] element. I dobelieve that when the Cityenters into a CUP with any

businesses we have to show thecommunity that it has value, orwhy have it.”

Her comments were thenechoed by Mayor Mirisch andCouncilmember Krasne.

The council represents theinterests of all stakeholders, notjust the hotels and businesses,which provide millions of taxdollars - but the 150 residentswhose signatures appear on apetition and the residents whowere impacted by cutting 196trees on Parcels 12 & 13.

“It has to be fair,” saidMirisch. “It sure doesn’t seemKosher to me.” Bosse sent amemo asking the City to inves-tigate all the City’s CUPs tocheck expiration dates.

“I am very concernedabout staff’s interpretationapproach which has clearlycreated a very difficult situationfor the City, PlanningCommission, hotel, and theneighbors,” said City ManagerMahdi Aluzri. “I have askedthem to immediately begin aninventory of all CUPs issued inthe City and identify those thathave expiration limitations.

Although, legally it is theresponsibility of the propertyowner to be aware of when theuse expires, it is best practice toestablish a process to makesure they are notified by theCity of the expiration in time toallow for the renewals of theapplication to be filed. We willmake sure to keep track of thatto avoid this unfortunate inci-dent from recurring. Also, it isvery important to maintain aclear line of communicationwith our legal counsel to makesure that any staff interpretationof these resolutions can belegally justified and I havedirected staff to ensure thatoccurs.”

Ryan Gohlich receives$152,700 in compensation andbenefits. Susan Healy Keene’sis just north of $249,000. LoriGreene Gordon is a volunteer,as are all commissioners.

The Planning Commissionwill hold a special meeting onMay 2 to review the newCUP/DPR for the hotel, 7-9p.m. in room 280-A at CityHall.

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Red Velvet, Lolita Chakra-barti’s play about Ira Aldridge,the first black actor to perform aprincipal role in a Shakespeare-an tragedy (Othello) on the legit-imate stage in London, ends itsrun Friday, April 30 at theAtwater Playhouse, 3191Casitas Ave., #100, L.A.

Presented by The JunctionTheatre, the acclaimed produc-tion examines what happenswhen a courageous few dare tochallenge the status quo, howintractable opinions and feelingscan be, and how hard it is tobring about change.

Performances are 8 p.m.,Fridays and Saturday, and 5p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $25 and avail-able at http://redvelvet.brown-papertickets.com. For moreinformation, visit www.thejunc-tiontheatre.org and http://atwa-terplayhouse.com/

• • • • •The University of California

Cooperative Extension will pres-ent Grow LA Victory GardenClasses to teach residents how togrow their own fruits and veg-etables from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,Sundays May 15 and 22 andJune 5 and 12 at Greystonemansion, 905 Loma Vista.

Classes will cover planning,seed starting raised beds, con-

tainer gardening and more.Cost is $15 for each class

($12 for residents) or $56 for theentire series ($45 for residents).Those who take all 4 classes willreceive a certificate of comple-tion from UCLA CooperativeExtension.

Registration must be com-pleted through Beverly Hills Parkand Recreation. See Catalog,page 28—http://www.beverly-hills.org/cbhfiles/storage/files/11095864101618064333/2016SpringBrochureSummerCampsFINALWEB.pdf—then visithttp://www.beverlyhills.org/onlineservices/recandparksclassreg-istration/ to register.

• • • • •The Los Angeles Chamber

Orchestra (LACO) will presentthe world premiere of Evidenceby composer/conductor/poetMatthew Aucoin, the Metro-politan Opera’s youngest-everassistant conductor, who con-ducts hiswork at 7p.m., Sun-day, May 15,at UCLA’sRoyce Hall,340 RoyceDr.

M u s i cDirector Jef-frey Kahaneleads the re-mainder ofthe program, which showcasesMarc-André Hamelin inMozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17in G major, and Schumann’sSymphony No. 2 in C major.

A pre-concert talk withKahane and Aucoin begins at 6p.m..

Tickets start at $27. and areavailable by calling 213-622-7001 or visiting www.laco.org.

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Nicola Bertram and Paul Out-law in Red Velvet.

Photo by Ed Krieger

Matthew AucoinTodd RosenbergPhotography

READING FOR SUCCESS–The Beverly Hills High School PTSA host-ed award-winning and best-selling author Kristin Hannah in conversa-tion with English teacher and book group leader Julie Goler at thehome of Dr. Elisa Newman and Andi White. They discussed Hannah'sinternationally acclaimed The Nightingale in front of a sold-out crowdof parents and staff. Pictured (from left): hostess Dr. Elisa Newman,event co-chair Nancy Heim, BHHS English teacher and book groupleader Julie Goler, author Kristin Hannah, event co-chair Jeni Catch,PTSA co-president Jodi Galen, and BV PTA co-president AprilJergens.

Charitable Grantmaking By TheJewish Community FoundationOf L.A. Hits Record Level

Charitable grantmaking bythe Jewish Community Foun-dation of Los Angeles and itsdonors reached a record $96million in 2015, rising 35-per-cent from $71 million in thepreceding year.

The foundation, the largestmanager of charitable assetsfor local Jewish philanthro-pists, disclosed that inflowsfrom donors to existing and 69newly established charitablefunds it administers rose to$138 million. Accounting inpart for total inflows were ad-ditions from 69 newly createddonor funds. At Dec. 31,2015, total charitable assetsunder management stood atapproximately $985 million.

President/CEO Marvin I.

Schotland stated: “The recordlevel of grant activity and thebroad range of causes to whichour donors extend their sup-port speaks to their abidingcommitment to philanthropyand exemplary spirit of gen-erosity.”

Last year’s $96 million indistributions caps a five-yearperiod (2011-2015) duringwhich the foundation grantstotaled $339 million.

Schotland said that 29-per-cent of total monies awardedby the Jewish CommunityFoundation went to supporteducation and related initia-tives, while 22-percent of alldistributions were directed toinstitutions and causes sustain-ing human services.

SWEET SERENA –Serena is an eightmonth old, sixteen-pound, Corgi-Shepherd mix pup.She was found as astray south of the bor-der in Mexico andbrought toShelterHopePetShop.org for care and hom-ing. Those interestedin adopting this supersweet girl may contactShelter Hope at 805-379-3538.

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SOCCER CHAMPS – Beverly Hills AYSO Boys Under 12 All Stars and the younger Boys Under 11Extra soccer teams reached the medal round stage at the Apricot Jam Soccer Tournament in Moorparklast weekend. In a dramatic face-off match competing for a 3rd/4th place late Sunday, the youngerTeam Intensity boys prevailed. Pictured, the BU11 Extra Team Intensity: Front: Goal Keeper EliNissenbaum; Second row (from Left): Christopher Levinger, Dario Garrett, Charlie Wilson and JoshHollander; Back: Royden Sabar, Eitan Ferd, Yosha Reiss, Yoni Ketayi, Noah Weindling, Seth Cohen,Gal Cohavy and Coach Offer Cohavy.

Amanda Block earnedfourth place in a strong show-ing last weekend as the presti-gious Mt. SAC Invite at CerritosCollege. Block cleared 11-6,just barely missing 12-0 on hersecond attempt. Block was theonly entrant at Mt. SAC, whichannually brings some of thetop track and field athletestogether from across the coun-try, for Beverly Hills.

Last Thursday, BHHS sweptLawndale in all divisions in anOcean League meet. The boys

team won 72-63 and the girlswon 64-44.

Sophomore Sarah Smithtook second place in the girls200 meter in 26.92 and sopho-more Victoria Han-Pham wonthe girls 1,600 meter in5:56.08.

Jonathan Cohen won theboys varsity 1,600 in 4:41.21and Jason Cohen took third in4:43.00. Noah Lee was fourthin 4:45.10. Jonathan Cohenalso won the boys 3,200 in10:15.00.

Amanda Block Takes Fourth InPole Vault At Mt. SAC Invite

ADL DINNER–The Anti Defamation League’s Entertainment IndustryDinner in The Beverly Hilton honored Tennis Channel President KenSolomon and raised more than $850,000 to help in its fight against big-otry and anti-Semitism. From left: ADL Regional Board Chair EricKingsley, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott, ADL Regional DirectorAmanda Susskind, honoree Solomon, ADL National Entertainment Ad-visory Council Chair Ben Silverman and emcee, sportscaster BillMacatee.

Barbara Cowan Sheri Rosenblum Brittany Kakavand Carol Burnett Amy Freisleben Jay Leno Ray Moscatel Ann Margret Julia Crane Dori Schneider Rachel Shabtai

BIRTHDAYS—Glen Campbell, Brittany Kakavand, Peter Frampton, Charlotte Rae and Mario Machado (April 22); Dori Schneider, Valerie Bertinelli, David Birney, Joyce DeWitt and Lee Majors (April23);and Brittany Kakavand (April 22) Barbra Streisand, Rachel Shabtai, Shirley MacLaine and Kelly Clarkson (April 24); Elizabeth An, Renee Zellweger, Melissa Hayden, Al Pacino and Talia Shire (April25); Barbara Gilbert Cowan, Raymond Moscatel and Carol Burnett (April 26); Amy Freisleben (April 27); Julia Crane, Ann Margret, Jessica Alba, Sheri Rosenblum, and Jay Leno (April 28)

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Like in the song American Pie, the music has died and Indio resi-dents over the age of 30–like groundhogs looking for the sun after a longwinter–are beginning to leave their homes where they have been held invirtual captivity for the past weekend.

The cause of this upheaval was the arrival at Indio’s Empire PoloGrounds as well as the surrounding streets, convenience stores, restau-rants, bars and RVs of 100,000 contemporary music fans, media super-stars and just plain kids who have shelled out $500, each, for the relative-ly cheap three-day pass to attend the first weekend of the CoachellaValley Music and Arts Festival. As for VIP tickets … name your price. Entryto multiple music media sponsored party venues and private homes (onereportedly rented for $10,000 for the fest’s three days), forget about it.

Recognizable major stars at the festival were Palm Springs residentLeonardo DiCaprio, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, (who had a hard time beingincognito with vivid purple hair), members of the “K” family, a well-known hotel legatee and the nearly-talented children of talented parents.

The biggest excitement garnered by a performance was the reunionof Axel Rose and Guns ‘n Roses, but it too had to take place with the non-stop star gazing.

All this infusion of people and vehicles headed back west onMonday were faced with massive traffic jams on I-10 that stretched forupwards of three hours. But, we were young once and sitting in a car inunusually high Desert heat with several hung-over passengers was all partof growing up.

If you would like to share the experience, the second weekend ofCoachella, (virtually a replicable of last week’s), begins today. Still wantmore? If you have not had enough of crowded and noisy, the StagecoachMusic Festival, (Coachella’s little sister featuring Country Western musicartists), will begin its weekend run on April 29.

******The fight against cancer received a two-front attack here recently

with the success the Desert Palms’ branch of the American CancerSociety’s annual food and drink tasting gala known as the Desert Spirit.

This year marked the 27th annual presentation of the event that isgenerally held at one of the premier Desert estates, and features a selec-tion of food and drink presented from more than a dozen white-table-cloth restaurants. The honorees for the Desert Spirit event co-chaired byKim Waltrip and Renae Madore, were the Dick Van Patten family, TomDavis and Linda Gray.

The recently-concluded Bighorn BAM is a week of fundraisingevents produced by Bighorn, home of a membership recognized as oneof the Valley’s most-giving.

This year’s BAM fundraising events garnered $850,000 for theEisenhower Medical Center’s Luci Curci Cancer Center and $150,000 forThe Pendleton Foundation. A highlight of the fundraising was a live auc-tion featuring an hour’s hitting session with legendary tennis star PeteSampras as well as a private session with Sampras on Stadium Court atthe Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. To support the local Desert Palms chap-

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Banskota from Nepal, whoreceived a specially designedJames Banks Design medal and acash grant of $30,000 to contin-ue their outstanding work withchildren.

The event included a recep-tion, dinner, and special perform-ances by the Yemin Orde YouthChoir, a group of at-risk immi-grant teens from the Yemin OrdeYouth Village in Israel, and thechorus from the Carlthorp Schoolin Santa Monica.

Honorary chairs includedLinda and Paul Beltran, Dawnand Jae Goodman, Veronica and Brian Grazer, and David E.Salzman.

Event co-chairs were SandySholl, Adam Freede, Willow andBertan Kalatchi, Adam Shulman,Sarah Conner, Craig Leibowitz,and Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz andHarry Leibowitz.

For 18 years, World ofChildren Award has identifiedand vetted some of the world’smost promising heroes leadingprograms for children and grant-ed funds to advance their efforts.

For information, visitwww.worldofchildren.org.

******L.A.-based luxury designers

will be honored at the 34th OtisCollege Scholarship Benefit andFashion Show on May 7 at TheBeverly Hilton...

Over 175 fashions, repre-senting the best in up-and-com-ing designers, will take the run-way at one of our largest andprominent fashion events

This year’s black-tie event,themed “Regarding Beauty,” willdraw some 800 leaders in enter-tainment, fashion, business, andthe art and design worlds.

Being honored is contem-porary lifestyle brand “Joie,”with the “Otis DesignInnovation Award while design-er Jenni Kayne receives the “OtisStyle Icon Award.”

A tribute to RosemaryBrantley, designer and foundingchair of Otis’ Fashion Designprogram, is planned for herextraordinary 35 years of leader-ship.

For tickets and further in-iformtion, check out http://www.otis.edu/sbs.

World of Children, dedicat-ed to setting the gold standard inchild advocacy, hosted its annual“Alumni Honors” emceed byBrooke Burke-Charvet atMontage Beverly Hills. The eventcommemorated past honoreeswho have continued their effortsto change the lives of vulnerablechildren around the world.

Honorees included formerawardees Ryan Hreljac, DenissePichardo from the DominicanRepublic, and Dr. Ashok

Frances Allen’sDesert RoundupJoan Mangum

WORLD OF CHILDREN–At the World of Children “Alumni Honors” inMontage Beverly Hills (from left): Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz,award co-founder/event co-chair; honoree Dr. Ashok Banskota, Harry Leibowitz,award co-founder/event co-chair; and honorees Ryan Hreljac andDenisse Pichardo. Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images

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Lunch Specials This Week

By John L. SeitzThe Helping Hand of L.A. is

presenting its 87th “Mother ofthe Year” luncheon/fashionshow May 6 at The BeverlyWilshire.

The event honors actress/au-thor Molly Sims and Stacy Val-ner, founder of the Phase OneFoundation. Designer KevanHall presents the fashion showwhile emcee is Ellen K ofKOST-FM.

The event benefits the

Cedars-Sinai De-partment of Ob-stetrics and Gy-necology. Luxuryboutique beginsat 10 a.m. andthe rest of theprogram from11:30 a.m.

Tickets are$200. Call 323-904-4400; email: Lyndsey@grantevents.com or http://giving.cedars-sinai.edu/get-in-

volved/support-groups/help-ing-hand-of-los-angeles.

Indeed, there are fewplaces in the City quite so mag-

ical as the 6.5-acre gardens sur-rounding the home, which wasbuilt for Harry and VirginiaRobinson in 1911. The estate ishome to a sublime variety of

flowers, trees and dream-likeaccents.

As part of the annual gar-den tour and showcase housetradition–now in its 28th

year–attendeesgain access tofour other ex-quisite gardensinside nearbyprivate estates.

This year’sGarden Tour,which takesplace on Satur-day May 14, isthemed “DeColores” andattendees areencouraged tolook to FridaKahlo for in-spiration onwhat to wear.

The daybegins withexclusive toursof several pri-vate home gar-dens, followedby a luncheonat the historicV i r g i n i aRobinson Gar-dens estate, anIro fashionshow, cock-tails, andshopping. Andof course, thehouse will betransformed bysome of L.A.’stop floral andinterior de-signers.

For infor-mation or topurchase tick-ets, visit:robinsongar-dens.org.

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ROBINSON GARDEN(Continued from page 5)

The Beverly Wilshire: THEBlvd offers a Prix Fixe brunch,lunch and dinner with a specialthree-course menu from 11:30a.m. to 11 p.m., $85 per per-son. Meal includes a glass ofPerrier-Jouet Champagne. Thebottomless Perrier Jouet Cham-pagne Bar is just $30. Call 310-275-5200. CUT by WolfgangPuck offers a special a la cartemenu topped with a gift just formom. Mother’s Day’s a la cartemenu is available from 5-9p.m. Call 310-276-8500.

Spice Affair: Mother’s Daybrunch will display indo chi-nese cuisine, along with manyexotic specialties. There will of

course be traditional Indianfare on the menu speciallycrafted by Anupam Bhatia. $49per person. Call 310-400-6800.

Ocean Prime: Dig into à lacarte brunch or dinner, withoptions like crab & eggs, black-ened salmon salad, blueberryfrench toast, braised short riband much more from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. Dinner is from 3 p.m.to closing. Call 310-859-4818.

Il Cielo: Treat mom to athree-course brunch (11 a.m.to 3 p.m.) and à la carte dinner(5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.).Brunch is $60 per person anddinner is à la carte pricing. Call310-276-9990.

Fleming’s Prime Steak-

house & Wine Bar: Fleming’soffers a three-course Mother’sDay brunch from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. at $39.95 per person. Sig-nature cocktails can be addedfor $8.95 each. Call 310-278-8710.

Caulfield’s Bar & DiningRoom: Enjoy brunch from 7a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring livemusic by Jeremy Weinglass.Mother’s receive a complimen-tary cocktail - pricing is à lacarte. Call 310-388-6860.

Mr. C: Poolside brunchbuffet includes Cipriano clas-sics, omelettes, antipasto andlive music, with complimenta-ry Bellini for mom. $115 perperson and $49 children 12and under. Call 877-334-5623

MOTHER’S DAY(Continued from page 4)

GOING FOR GOLD—Beverly Hills HighSchool 11th gradestudents BennettGershwin and OwenLloyd celebrate their 1stPlace Gold in'Audio/Radio" at theSkills USA StateCompetition in SanDiego. Both studentsare part of the highschool’s renownedMedia Department, thehome of the student-runtelevision station, KBEV.

Molly Sims, Stacy Valner To Be Honored At Help-ing Hand’s ‘Mother Of The Year’ Awards On May 6

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––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016089194 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: 1) M.E. PROPERTIES 2)M.E. LUXURY DIVISION 439N. Canon Dr.-Penthouse,Beverly Hills, CA 90210;Melissa Echeverria 439 N.Canon Dr.-Penthouse, BeverlyHills, CA 90210; The businessis conducted by: AN INDIVID-UAL, registrant(s) has NOTbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed here-in: Melissa Echeverria,Owner: Statement is filed withthe County of Los Angeles: April12, 2016; Published: April 22,29, May 06, 13, 2016 LACCN/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016089195 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: 1) M.B.R.E.G. 2)METLEND BROKERAGE &REALTY EQUITY GROUP11040 Santa Monica Blvd. #200,Los Angeles, CA 90025; Mal-Comm Brokerage & RealEstate Group, Inc. 11040Santa Monica Blvd. #200, LosAngeles, CA 90025; The busi-ness is conducted by: A COR-PORATION, registrant(s) hasbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed here-in April 04, 2016: SimonAbdelmalak, CEO: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: April 12, 2016;Published: April 22, 29, May06, 13, 2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016089196 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: ELECTRIC EEL PRODUC-TIONS 447 S. Palm Dr. #3,Beverly Hills, CA 90212; AdamSnyder 447 S. Palm Dr. #3,Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Thebusiness is conducted by: ANINDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) hasbegun to transact businessunder the name(s) listed here-in March 01, 2016: AdamSnyder, Owner: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: April 12, 2016;Published: April 22, 29, May06, 13, 2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016089197 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: 1) SPIRITUAL REBEL 2)REBEL WITH A CAUSE 3)SPIRITUAL REBEL LA 9461Charleville Blvd. #216, BeverlyHills, CA 90212; TrishaPaschke 9461 Charleville Blvd.#216, Beverly Hills, CA 90212;The business is conducted by:

AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s)has NOT begun to transactbusiness under the name(s)listed herein: TrishaPaschke, Owner: Statementis filed with the County of LosAngeles: April 12, 2016;Published: April 22, 29, May06, 13, 2016 LACC N/C

––––––FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT 2016087848 Thefollowing is/are doing businessas: YAEL MEYERS 902 S.Wooster St., Los Angeles, CA90035; Zabachic, Inc. 902 S.Wooster St., Los Angeles, CA90035; The business is con-ducted by: A CORPORATION,registrant(s) has NOT begun totransact business under thename(s) listed herein: FranckPerez, Owner: Statement isfiled with the County of LosAngeles: April 11, 2016;Published: April 22, 29, May06, 13, 2016 LACC N/C

EXPANDED WORLDVIEWBY HOWARD BARKIN / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

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in Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None”

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food label)68 *1990s-2000s HBO hit71 A, in Amiens72 Feeling74 “Chilean” fish75 Typewriter type76 Family symbols79 Mexican sauce80 “Natural” way to

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singer with the autobiography “It Wasn’t All Velvet”

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N O T I C E —Fictitious name state-ment expires five yearsfrom the date it wasfiled in the office of thecounty clerk. A new fic-titious business namestatement must be filedbefore that time. The fil-ing of this statementdoes not of itselfauthorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious busi-ness name in violationof the rights of anotherunder federal, state, orcommon law (SeeSection 14400, et seq.,Business andProfessions Code).

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PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESNOTICE INVITING BIDS

BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Beverly Hills UnifiedSchool District, acting by and through its GoverningBoard, hereinafter referred to as “District”, will receiveprior to 10:00 AM on May 3, 2016 sealed bids for theaward of a Contract for the following:

BID NO. 15-16/024: Beverly Vista Deck ExpansionJoint Waterproofing

All bids shall be made and presented only on the formspresented by the District. Bids shall be received in theOffice of the Beverly Hills Unified School District at 255South Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212 andshall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above stat-ed time and place. Any bids received after the time spec-ified above or after any extensions due to materialchanges shall be returned unopened.

The Contract Duration is 75 calendar days.

CONTRACTOR should consult the General Conditions,Supplementary Conditions, and General Requirementsregarding milestones and liquidated damages.

Prequalification of Bidders

As a condition of submitting a bid for this Project, and inaccordance with California Public Contract Code section20111.6, prospective bidders are required to submit to theDistrict a completed set of prequalification documents onforms provided by the District. These documents will bethe basis for determining which bidders are qualified to bidon this Project.

Bids will not be accepted if a Contractor has not been pre-qualified where prequalification is required. Bid andPrequalification Documents shall be available for biddersafter 10 AM, April 20, 2016 from the Beverly Hills UnifiedSchool District Website at www.bhusd.org and to theextent required by Public Contract Code Section 20103.7on line at the following websites:

• Planwell – C2 Reprographics – www.c2repro.com• FW Dodge Mcgraw Hill – www.construction.com• iSQFT – www.isqft.com• Reed Construction Data – www.reedconstructiondata.com

Prequalification documents must be submitted by10:00 AM, Wednesday April 27, 2016. Contractors willbe notified by telephone, fax or by mail of their prequalifi-cation rating within a reasonable period of time after sub-mission of their prequalification documents, but not lessthan five business days prior to the bid opening date.

No bids will be received or opened from Bidders who havenot been pre-qualified as California Class “B” GeneralContractors through the District’s Pre-QualificationProcedure. Contractors are encouraged to submit pre-qualification packages as soon as possible so that theymay be notified of prequalification status well in advance.The prequalification packages should be sealed, marked“CONFIDENTIAL PREQUALIFICATION–Bid #15-16/024Beverly Vista Deck Expansion Joint Waterproofing” anddelivered to the following: Beverly Hills  Unified SchoolDistrict Purchasing Department, 255 South Lasky Drive,Beverly Hills, CA 90212, (310) 551-5100, Ext. 2390.

If this Project includes work that will be performed bymechanical, electrical or plumbing (“MEP”) subcontrac-tors (contractors that hold C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 or C-46 licenses), such MEPcontractors must also be prequalified. A list of prequalifiedMEP subcontractors will be made available by the Districtto all bidders at least five business days prior to the bidopening date. It is the responsibility of the bidder toensure that all MEP subcontractors holding any of thelicenses listed above are properly prequalified before sub-mitting a bid.

Miscellaneous Information

There shall be a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference andJob Walk at 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM on Wednesday April27, 2016 at Beverly Vista School 200 South Elm,Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Any prime contractor intendingto bid on the Project who is late or fails to attend the entiremandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Job Walk will bedeemed a non-responsive bidder and will have its bidreturned unopened. A District Representative will escortall attendees through the school site. All potential subcon-tractors planning to submit a bid for the project are alsoencouraged to attend the pre-bid conference and job walkto become familiar with the conditions of the jobsite andthe project requirements. Prospective bidders may notvisit the Project Site without making arrangementsthrough Michael Dobrotin of the Program Managementfirm, Totum. michael@totumconsulting.com

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to theCalifornia Business and Professions Code, and belicensed to perform the work called for in the ContractDocuments. The successful bidder must possess a valid

and active Class ”B” License (General Contractor) at thetime of award and throughout the duration of thisContract. The Contractor’s California State License num-ber shall be clearly stated on the bidder’s proposal

Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to Californialaw for the trades necessary to perform the Work calledfor in the Contract Documents.

Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive tothe Contract Documents as defined in the GeneralConditions.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or towaive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or inthe bidding.

Each bidder shall submit with its bid, on the form furnishedwith the Contract Documents, a list of the designated sub-contractors on this Project as required by the Sublettingand Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California PublicContract Code section 4100 et seq.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code sec-tion 22300, the District will permit the substitution of secu-rities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensureperformance under the Contract. At the request andexpense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to theamount withheld shall be deposited with the District, orwith a state or federally chartered bank as the escrowagent, who shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor.Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securi-ties shall be returned to the Contractor.

Each bidder’s bid must be accompanied by one of the fol-lowing forms of bidder’s security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier’scheck made payable to the District; (3) a certified checkmade payable to the District; or (4) a bidder’s bond exe-cuted by a California admitted surety as defined in Codeof Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to theDistrict in the form set forth in the Contract Documents.Such bidder’s security must be in an amount not less thanten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as aguarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposedContract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and willprovide the required Performance and Payment Bonds,insurance certificates and any other required documents.In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or providethe necessary documents, said security will be forfeited.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply withthe requirements set forth in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1of the Labor Code. The District has obtained from theDirector of the Department of Industrial Relations the gen-eral prevailing rate of per diem wages and the generalprevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the localityin which this work is to be performed for each craft, clas-sification or type of worker needed to execute theContract. These per diem rates, including holiday andovertime work, as well as employer payments for healthand welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, areon file at the District, and are also available from theDirector of the Department of Industrial Relations.Pursuant to California Labor Code section 1720 et seq., itshall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom theContract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor undersuch Contractor, to pay not less than the said specifiedrates to all workers employed by them in the execution ofthe Contract.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bidon, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirementsof Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage inthe performance of any contract for public work, asdefined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered andqualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Codesection 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for anunregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorizedby Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Codeor by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public ContractCode, provided the contractor is registered to performpublic work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time thecontract is awarded.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish certi-fied payroll records as required pursuant Labor Code sec-tion 1776 directly to the Labor Commissioner in accor-dance with Labor Code section 1771.4 on at least on amonthly basis (or more frequently if required by theDistrict or the Labor Commissioner) and in a format pre-scribed by the Labor Commissioner. Monitoring andenforcement of the prevailing wage laws and relatedrequirements will be performed by the LaborCommissioner/ Department of Labor StandardsEnforcement (DLSE).

No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of ninety (90)calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.

Separate payment and performance bonds, each in anamount equal to 100% of the total Contract amount, arerequired, and shall be provided to the District prior to exe-cution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth inthe Contract Documents.

All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must beissued by a California admitted surety as defined in

California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120.

Where applicable, bidders must meet the requirementsset forth in Public Contract Code section 10115 et seq.,Military and Veterans Code section 999 et seq. andCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 1896.60 etseq. regarding Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise(“DVBE”) Programs. Forms are included in this BidPackage.

Any request for substitutions pursuant to Public ContractCode section 3400 must be made at the time of Bid on theSubstitution Request Form set forth in the ContractDocuments and included with the bid.

No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bid-ders on the District premises at any time.

It is each bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure its bid istimely delivered and received at the location designatedas specified above. Any bid received at the designatedlocation after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bidsshall be returned to the bidder unopened.

Publication Dates: April 15, 2016 and April 22, 2016

NOTICE INVITING BIDSBEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Beverly Hills UnifiedSchool District, acting by and through its GoverningBoard, hereinafter referred to as “District”, will receiveprior to 10:00 AM on May 3, 2016 sealed bids for theaward of a Contract for the following:

BID NO. 15-16/023: Beverly Hills High School Abatementand Demolition of Building B1, B2, and B3 Rebid

All bids shall be made and presented only on the formspresented by the District. Bids shall be received in theOffice of the Beverly Hills Unified School District at 255South Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212 andshall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above stat-ed time and place. Any bids received after the time spec-ified above or after any extensions due to materialchanges shall be returned unopened.

The Contract Duration is 177 calendar days.

CONTRACTOR should consult the General Conditions,Supplementary Conditions, and General Requirementsregarding Milestones and Liquidated Damages.

Prequalification of Bidders

As a condition of submitting a bid for this Project, and inaccordance with California Public Contract Code section20111.6, prospective bidders have been prequalified bythe District in December, 2015. No bids will be received oropened from Bidders who have not already been pre-qualified with a Class B (General Contractor) licensethrough the District’s Pre-Qualification Procedure. The listof prequalified Prime contractors is included here.

1.American Integrated Resources, Inc.Tom Stevens714 921 41002341 N. Pacific St. Orange, CA 92865

2. Unlimited Environmental, INC.Cynthia Skiff562 981 66001390 32nd Street Signal Hill, CA 907553. Ferma CorpJim Rawson951 475 3270399 East Harrison St. Corona CA 928794. Northstar Demolition and RemediationChristina Ruiz714 672 3500404 N. Berry St. Brea, CA 928215. Ampco ContractingHugo Flores949 955 22551328 S. Allec St. Anaheim, CA 92805

6. Clauss ConstructionPaul Daly619 390 49408956 Winter Gardens Blvd. Lakeside, CA 92040

7. Environmental Remediation Services Inc. DBA: ERSIScott Campbell909 606 422516395 Chino Corona Rd. CA 91708

8. Interior Demolition, Inc.George Molina818 249 49322621 Honolulu Ave. Montrose, CA 91020

9. NorthStar Contracting Group, Inc.Joe Catania714 639 760013320 Cambridge St. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

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PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICES10. Environmental Construction Group, Inc.Clifton M. Shirley562 438 79993271 E. 19th Street Signal Hill, CA 90755

11. National Demolition ContractorsJennifer L. Perry 310 732 19911536 W. 25th street # 248 San Pedro, 90732

Bid Documents shall be available for bidders after 10AM, April 15, 2016 from the Beverly Hills Unified SchoolDistrict Website at www.bhusd.org at no cost to the con-tractor and to the extent required by Public Contract CodeSection 20103.7 on line at the following websites:

•  Planwell – C2 Reprographics – www.c2repro.com• FW Dodge Mcgraw Hill – www.construction.com• iSQFT – www.isqft.com• Reed Construction Data – www.reedconstructiondata.com

Miscellaneous Information

There shall be a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference andJob Walk at 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM on Wednesday, April20, 2016 at Beverly Hills High School 341 MorenoDrive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. The location of the meet-ing will be in front of the Swim Gym also on Moreno Drive.Any prime contractor intending to bid on the Project whois late or fails to attend the entire mandatory Pre-BidConference and Job Walk will be deemed a non-respon-sive bidder and will have its bid returned unopened. ADistrict Representative will escort all attendees throughthe school site. All potential subcontractors planning tosubmit a bid for the project are also encouraged to attendthe pre-bid conference and job walk to become familiarwith the conditions of the jobsite and the project require-ments. Prospective bidders may not visit the Project Sitewithout making arrangements through Michael Dobrotin ofthe Program Management firm, Totum at michael@totum-consulting.com

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to theCalifornia Business and Professions Code, and belicensed to perform the work called for in the ContractDocuments. The successful bidder must possess a validand active Class ”B” License (General Contractor) at thetime of award and throughout the duration of this Contract.The Contractor’s California State License number shall beclearly stated on the bidder’s proposal.

Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to Californialaw for the trades necessary to perform the Work calledfor in the Contract Documents.

Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive tothe Contract Documents as defined in the GeneralConditions.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or towaive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in thebidding.

Each bidder shall submit with its bid, on the form furnishedwith the Contract Documents, a list of the designated sub-contractors on this Project as required by the Sublettingand Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California PublicContract Code section 4100 et seq.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code sec-tion 22300, the District will permit the substitution of secu-rities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensureperformance under the Contract. At the request andexpense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to theamount withheld shall be deposited with the District, orwith a state or federally chartered bank as the escrowagent, who shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor.Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securi-ties shall be returned to the Contractor.

Each bidder’s bid must be accompanied by one of the fol-lowing forms of bidder’s security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier’scheck made payable to the District; (3) a certified checkmade payable to the District; or (4) a bidder’s bond exe-cuted by a California admitted surety as defined in Codeof Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to theDistrict in the form set forth in the Contract Documents.Such bidder’s security must be in an amount not less thanten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as aguarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposedContract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and willprovide the required Performance and Payment Bonds,insurance certificates and any other required documents.In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or providethe necessary documents, said security will be forfeited.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply withthe requirements set forth in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1of the Labor Code. The District has obtained from theDirector of the Department of Industrial Relations the gen-eral prevailing rate of per diem wages and the generalprevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the localityin which this work is to be performed for each craft, clas-sification or type of worker needed to execute theContract. These per diem rates, including holiday andovertime work, as well as employer payments for health

and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, areon file at the District, and are also available from theDirector of the Department of Industrial Relations.Pursuant to California Labor Code section 1720 et seq., itshall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom theContract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor undersuch Contractor, to pay not less than the said specifiedrates to all workers employed by them in the execution ofthe Contract.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bidon, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirementsof Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage inthe performance of any contract for public work, asdefined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered andqualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Codesection 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for anunregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorizedby Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Codeor by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public ContractCode, provided the contractor is registered to performpublic work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time thecontract is awarded.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish certi-fied payroll records as required pursuant Labor Code sec-tion 1776 directly to the Labor Commissioner in accor-dance with Labor Code section 1771.4 on at least on amonthly basis (or more frequently if required by theDistrict or the Labor Commissioner) and in a format pre-scribed by the Labor Commissioner. Monitoring andenforcement of the prevailing wage laws and relatedrequirements will be performed by the LaborCommissioner/ Department of Labor StandardsEnforcement (DLSE). No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of ninety (90)calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.Separate payment and performance bonds, each in anamount equal to 100% of the total Contract amount, arerequired, and shall be provided to the District prior to exe-cution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth inthe Contract Documents.

All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must beissued by a California admitted surety as defined inCalifornia Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120.

Where applicable, bidders must meet the requirementsset forth in Public Contract Code section 10115 et seq.,Military and Veterans Code section 999 et seq. andCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 1896.60 etseq. regarding Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise(“DVBE”) Programs. Forms are included in this BidPackage.

Any request for substitutions pursuant to Public ContractCode section 3400 must be made at the time of Bid on theSubstitution Request Form set forth in the ContractDocuments and included with the bid.

No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bid-ders on the District premises at any time.

It is each bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure its bid istimely delivered and received at the location designatedas specified above. Any bid received at the designatedlocation after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bidsshall be returned to the bidder unopened.

Publishing dates: April 15, 2016 and April 22, 2016

T.S. No.: 9948-0061 TSG Order No.: 730-1506942-70A.P.N.: 4357-006-006 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOUARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED12/29/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OFTHE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, LLC, as theduly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power ofsale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded01/10/2007 as Document No.: 20070051670, of OfficialRecords in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County,California, executed by: ANNIE GILBAR AND GARYGILBAR, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS, asTrustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGH-EST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale bycash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan association,savings association, or savings bank specified in section5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business inthis state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and nowheld by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated insaid County and state, and as more fully described in theattached legal description. Sale Date & Time: 05/04/2016 at11:00 AM Sale Location: By the fountain located at 400 CivicCenter Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 The street address andother common designation, if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 1465 BENEDICTCANYON DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness ofthe street address and other common designation, if any,shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,

regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in saidnote(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed ofTrust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of theTrustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust,to-wit: $1,560,978.14 (Estimated). Accrued interest andadditional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior tosale. It is possible that at the time of sale the openingbid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICETO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding onthis property lien, you should understand that there are risksinvolved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be biddingon a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid ata trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to freeand clear ownership of the property. You should also beaware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or maybe responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien beingauctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the prop-erty. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priori-ty, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this prop-erty by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for thisinformation. If you consult either of these resources, youshould be aware that the same lender may hold more thanone mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice ofsale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee,beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g ofthe California Civil Code. The law requires that informationabout trustee sale postponements be made available to youand to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at thesale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has beenpostponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and datefor the sale of this property, you may call, (800) 758-8052 forinformation regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this InternetWeb site, www.homesearch.com, for information regardingthe sale of this property, using the file number assigned tothis case, T.S.# 9948-0061. Information about postpone-ments that are very short in duration or that occur closein time to the scheduled sale may not immediately bereflected in the telephone information or on the internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is toattend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to conveytitle for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclu-sive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trusteeand the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766-7751 For Trustee SaleInformation Log On To: www.homesearch.com or Call: (800)758-8052. NBS Default Services, LLC, Kim Coker,Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt tocollect a debt and any information obtained will be used forthat purpose. However, if you have received a discharge ofthe debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, thisis not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you forpayment of that debt. In the event you have received a bank-ruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be takenagainst the property only. LEGAL DESCRIPTION THOSEPORTIONS OF SECTIONS 10, AND 11, TOWNSHIP 1SOUTH, RANGE 15 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDI-AN, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOSANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THEOFFICIAL PLAT OF SAID LAND FILED IN THE DISTRICTLAND OFFICE JUNE 25, 1877, DESCRIBED AS A WHOLEAS FOLLOWS:BEGINNING AT THE QUARTER SECTIONCORNER, COMMON TO AFORESAID SECTION 10 AND11, THENCE SOUTH 17 DEGREES 34` 50" WEST 24.19FEET, THENCE SOUTH 99 DEGREES 04` 07" EAST194.67 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WESTERLY LINE OFBENEDICT CANYON ROAD, 40 FEET IN WIDTH, SHOWNON MAP NO. C S 8207, IN THE LINE, NORTH 19,DEGREES 45` 00" EAST 19.92 FEET TO THE BEGINNINGOF A TANGENT CURVE, CONCAVE WESTERLY HAVING ARADIUS OF 69.36 FEET, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONGSAID LAST MENTIONED CURVE 37.84 FEET TO THE ENDTHEREOF, THENCE TANGENT TO SAID LAST MEN-TIONED CURVE AT ITS POINT OF ENDING NORTH 11DEGREES 30` 30" WEST 8.44 FEET TO A POINT THERE-ON NORTH 87 DEGREES 05` 36" EAST FROM A POINT INTHE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 11, THENCEDISTANT THEREON 0 DEGREES 28` 00" WEST 18 FEETFROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE LEAVINGSAID WESTERLY LINE OF BENEDICT CANYON ROAD,SOUTH 87 DEGREES 05` 36" WEST 195.04 FEET TOTHE POINT OF SAID WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION11, THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINESOUTH 0 DEGREES 28` 00" EAST 18.00 FEET TO THEPOINT OF BEGINNING.EXCEPT THEREFROM THATPORTION OF SAID LAND LYING EASTERLY OF THENORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE WESTERLY LINEOF THAT CERTAIN "FUTURE STREET AND DRAINAGEEASEMENT" SHOWN ON MAP OF TRACT 21429,RECORDED IN BOOK 577 PAGES 45 AND 46 OF MAPS,IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAIDCOUNTY.ALSO EXCEPT 20 PERCENT OF THE OIL, GAS,AND MINERALS RIGHTS IN AND/OR UNDER SAID LAND,TOGETHER WITH RIGHT TO ENTER SAID PROPERTY,BY WHIPSTOCKING OR SLANT-DRILL AT ANY POINT ORPOINTS NOT NEARER THAN 30 FEET FROM THE SUR-FACE OF THE LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROSPECT-ING FOR AND REMOVING OIL, GAS AND/OR MINERALS,FROM THE SAID PROPERTY, AS RESERVED BY MAR-GUERITE S. 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PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICEST.S. No.: 2014-05446-CAA.P.N.:8102-032-007Property Address: 2723Lashbrook Avenue, SouthEL Monte, CA 91733

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

PURSUANT TO CIVILCODE § 2923.3(a), THESUMMARY OF INFOR-MATION REFERRED TOBELOW IS NOTATTACHED TO THERECORDED COPY OFTHIS DOCUMENT BUTONLY TO THE COPIESPROVIDED TO THETRUSTOR.

NOTE: THERE IS ASUMMARY OF THEINFORMATION IN THISDOCUMENT ATTACHED

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UNRESUMEN DE LAINFORMACIÓN DEESTE DOCUMENTOTALA: MAYROONGBUOD NG IMPORMASY-ON SA DOKUMENTONGITO NA NAKALAKIPLU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂYLÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀYTÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNGTIN TRONG TÀI LIÈUNÀY

IMPORTANT NOTICETO PROPERTYOWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED12/14/2005. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLDAT A PUBLIC SALE. IFYOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER.

Trustor: AMELIA G. VIL-LALOBOS, A WIDOWDuly Appointed Trustee:Western Progressive,LLCRecorded 12/20/2005 asInstrument No. 053128081 in book ---,page--- and of OfficialRecords in the office ofthe Recorder of LosAngeles County,California, Date of Sale: 05/19/2016at 11:00 AMPlace of Sale:BEHIND THE FOUNTAINLOCATED IN CIVICCENTER PLAZA, 400CIVIC CENTER PLAZA,POMONA, CA 91766

Estimated amount ofunpaid balance and othercharges: $ 446,854.49

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHESTBIDDER FOR CASH,CASHIER’S CHECKDRAWN ON A STATE ORNATIONAL BANK, ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERALCREDIT UNION, OR ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERALSAVINGS AND LOAN

ASSOCIATION, A SAV-INGS ASSOCIATION ORSAVINGS BANK SPECI-FIED IN SECTION 5102OF THE FINANCIALCODE AND AUTHOR-IZED TO DO BUSINESSIN THIS STATE:

All right, title, and interestconveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in thehereinafter describedproperty under and pur-suant to a Deed of Trustdescribed as:

More fully described insaid Deed of Trust.

Street Address or othercommon designation ofreal property: 2723Lashbrook Avenue, SouthEL Monte, CA 91733 A.P.N.: 8102-032-007

The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability forany incorrectness of thestreet address or othercommon designation, ifany, shown above.

The sale will be made,but without covenant orwarranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principal sumof the note(s) secured bythe Deed of Trust. Thetotal amount of theunpaid balance of theobligation secured by theproperty to be sold andreasonable estimatedcosts, expenses andadvances at the time ofthe initial publication ofthe Notice of Sale is: $ 446,854.49.

If the Trustee is unable toconvey title for any rea-son, the successful bid-der’s sole and exclusiveremedy shall be thereturn of monies paid tothe Trustee, and the suc-cessful bidder shall haveno further recourse.

The beneficiary of theDeed of Trust has execut-ed and delivered to theundersigned a writtenrequest to commenceforeclosure, and theundersigned caused aNotice of Default andElection to Sell to berecorded in the countywhere the real property islocated. NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you areconsidering bidding onthis property lien, youshould understand thatthere are risks involved inbidding at a trustee auc-tion. You will be biddingon a lien, not on the prop-erty itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trusteeauction does not auto-matically entitle you tofree and clear ownershipof the property. Youshould also be aware thatthe lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bid-der at the auction, youare or may be responsi-ble for paying off all lienssenior to the lien beingauctioned off, before youcan receive clear title tothe property. You areencouraged to investigate

the existence, priority,and size of outstandingliens that may exist onthis property by contact-ing the county recorder’soffice or a title insurancecompany, either of whichmay charge you a fee forthis information. If youconsult either of theseresources, you should beaware that the samelender may hold morethan one mortgage ordeed of trust on this prop-erty.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

Note: Because theBeneficiary reserves theright to bid less than thetotal debt owed, it is pos-sible that at the time ofthe sale the opening bidmay be less than the totaldebt

NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: The sale dateshown on this notice ofsale may be postponedone or more times by themortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g ofthe California Civil Code.The law requires thatinformation about trusteesale postponements bemade available to youand to the public, as acourtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If youwish to learn whetheryour sale date has beenpostponed, and, if appli-cable, the rescheduledtime and date for the saleof this property, you maycall (866)-960-8299 orvisit this Internet Web sitehttp://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the filenumber assigned to thiscase 2014-05446-CA.Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time to thescheduled sale may notimmediately be reflectedin the telephone informa-tion or on the InternetWeb site. The best wayto verify postponementinformation is to attendthe scheduled sale.

Date: April 7, 2016Western Progressive,LLC, as Trustee for bene-ficiaryC/o 30 Corporate Park,Suite 450Irvine, CA 92606Automated SaleInformation Line: (866)960-8299 http://www.alti-source.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspxFor Non-Automated SaleInformation, call: (866)240-3530 ________Trustee Sale Assistant

WESTERN PROGRES-SIVE, LLC MAY BE ACT-ING AS A DEBT COL-LECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED MAY BEUSED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.

04/22/16, 04/29/16,05/06/16

Trustee Sale No. :20110134003620 TitleOrder No.: 110514887FHA/VA/PMI No.:NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE YOUARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED11/06/2006. 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. NDEx West,L.L.C., as duly appoint-ed Trustee under andpursuant to Deed ofTrust Recorded on11/28/2006 asInstrument No.20062618704 of officialrecords in the office ofthe County Recorder ofLOS ANGELES County,State of CALIFORNIA.EXECUTED BY: STEVEFOX AND LUANNARONSON, WILL SELLAT PUBLIC AUCTIONTO HIGHEST BIDDERFOR CASH,C A S H I E R ' SCHECK/CASH EQUIV-ALENT or other form ofpayment authorized byCalifornia Civil Code2924h(b), (payable attime of sale in lawfulmoney of the UnitedStates). DATE OFSALE: 05/06/2016TIME OF SALE: 10:00AM PLACE OF SALE:BEHIND THE FOUN-TAIN LOCATED INCIVIC CENTER PLAZA,400 CIVIC CENTERPLAZA, POMONA CA.STREET ADDRESSand other common des-ignation, if any, of thereal property describedabove is purported tobe: 1041 NORTH MAR-TEL AVENUE, WESTHOLLYWOOD, CALI-FORNIA 90046 APN#:5531-022-019 Theundersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability forany incorrectness of thestreet address and othercommon designation, ifany, shown herein. Saidsale will be made, butwithout covenant or war-ranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title,possession, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principal sumof the note(s) securedby said Deed of Trust,with interest thereon, asprovided in said note(s),advances, under theterms of said Deed ofTrust, fees, chargesand expenses of theTrustee and of thetrusts created by saidDeed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaidbalance of the obliga-tion secured by theproperty to be sold andreasonable estimatedcosts, expenses andadvances at the time of

the initial publication ofthe Notice of Sale is$1,359,971.96. Thebeneficiary under saidDeed of Trust heretoforeexecuted and deliveredto the undersigned awritten Declaration ofDefault and Demand forSale, and a writtenNotice of Default andElection to Sell. Theundersigned causedsaid Notice of Defaultand Election to Sell tobe recorded in thecounty where the realproperty is located.NOTICE TO POTEN-TIAL BIDDERS: If youare considering biddingon this property lien, youshould understand thatthere are risks involvedin bidding at a trusteeauction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not on theproperty itself. Placingthe highest bid at atrustee auction does notautomatically entitle youto free and clear owner-ship of the property.You should also beaware that the lien beingauctioned off may be ajunior lien. If you are thehighest bidder at theauction, you are or maybe responsible for pay-ing off all liens senior tothe lien being auctionedoff, before you canreceive clear title to theproperty. You areencouraged to investi-gate the existence, pri-ority, and size of out-standing liens that mayexist on this property bycontacting the countyrecorder's office or a titleinsurance company,either of which maycharge you a fee for thisinformation. If you con-sult either of theseresources, you shouldbe aware that the samelender may hold morethan one mortgage ordeed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER:The sale date shown onthis notice of sale maybe postponed one ormore times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924gof the California CivilCode. The law requiresthat information abouttrustee sale postpone-ments be made avail-able to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy tothose not present at thesale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale datehas been postponed,and, if applicable, therescheduled time anddate for the sale of thisproperty, you may call916-939-0772 for infor-mation regarding thetrustee's sale or visit thisInternet Web sitewww.nationwidepost-ing.com for informationregarding the sale ofthis property, using thefile number assigned tothis case

2 0 11 0 1 3 4 0 0 3 6 2 0 .Information about post-ponements that are veryshort in duration or thatoccur close in time tothe scheduled sale maynot immediately bereflected in the tele-phone information or onthe Internet Web site.The best way to verifypostponement informa-tion is to attend thescheduled sale. FORTRUSTEE SALEI N F O R M A T I O NPLEASE CALL:NATIONWIDE POST-ING & PUBLICATION ADIVISION OF FIRSTAMERICAN TITLEINSURANCE COMPA-NY 1180 IRON POINTROAD, SUITE 100FOLSOM, CA 95630 916-939-0772 www.nationwide-posting.com NDEx West,L.L.C. MAY BE ACTINGAS A DEBT COLLEC-TOR ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THATPURPOSE. NDExWest, L.L.C. as TrusteeDated: 03/25/2016NPP0277255 To: BEV-ERLY HILLS COURIER04/08/2016, 04/15/2016,04/22/2016

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The Kabbalah Children’sAcademy school admitsstudents of any race,color, national and ethnicorigin to all the rights,privileges, programs, andactivities generallyaccorded or made avail-able to students at theschool. It does not dis-criminate on the basis ofrace, color, national andethnic origin in adminis-tration of its educationalpolicies, admissions poli-cies, scholarship and loanprograms, and athleticand other school-admin-istered programs.Linda BratacherHead Of School9250 W. Olympic Blvd.Beverly Hills, CA 90212(310) 385-1187BHC_Published 05/01/15

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CHANGE OF NAMEIn the Matter of the peti-tion of: PRESTONORIONTo all interestedperson(s):Petitioner: SHARONNAIM/SIMON OURIANcurrent residenceaddress: 4 Beverly Park, BeverlyHills, CA 90210filed a petition with theSuperior Court ofCalifornia, County ofLos Angeles,1725 Main St.,Santa Monica, CA90401,Santa Monica

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268COMMERCIAL &

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OFF MARKETResidential and

Commercial Properties* * * * * * * * BEVERLY HILLS FLATSNew Construction Home5 BEDROOM • 7500 SF

on 14,000 Sq. Ft. Lot.$9,500,000

* * * * * * * * OFFICE BUILDING

NORTH OF WILSHIRE88,000 Sq. Ft.

Over 2 acres of land.* * * * * * * *

Price Upon AskingPrncipals Only.

Call 310/270-6870

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE(310) 966-0900

License 00957281

all listings are onCenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLEGATED 5 STAR

LUXURY PROPERTIES *BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS$1,195,000

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

Totally renovatedGranite Counters. Stainless Steel

Appliances. Huge Living RoomMove-In Condition

2 BDRM / DEN/ 2 BA$860,000

South Tower Corner. 2 Jumbo BalconiesNew Stainless Steel Kitchen, Wood Floors

Unobstructed City Views, Lower Floor

1 BDRM / 1 BA$599,000

Quiet location. Jumbo Private PatioExtra large rooms. Walk-in ClosetTotal Renovation. Stainless Steel

Appliances. Granite CountersHardwood Floors

1 BDRM / 1 BA$539,000

Renovated High Floor. Manhattan StyleViews, Wood Floors, Updated KitchenLuxurious Bathroom, Floor to Ceiling

Windows, Recessed Lighting

Some Complexes includeHeated Pools, Sundeck,

Tennis, Doorman,Houseman, Staff

Engineers, Switchboard,Security Staff, Switchboard,Saunas, Business Center,

PlayLand, Restaurant,Acres of Flower Gardens

and Grassy Lawns.

For LeaseSee our Ad Sec. 440

CENTURY PARK EAST$525,000 TO $1,169,000

CENTURY TOWERS$545,000 TO $1,348,000

PARK PLACE$750,000 TO $1,195,000

LE PARC$1,599,000

CENTURY HILL$1,095,000 TO $1,795,000

ONE CENTURY $3,488,000 TO $28,950,000

CENTURY WOODS $1,699,000 TO $2,599,000

BEL AIR CREST$1,995,000 TO $15,975,000

CENTURY TOWERS

CENTURY PARK EAST

CANON OFFICE FOR LEASEPrivate 2,788 SqFt Space Consisting of

4 Large Offices, Media Room, Glass EnclosedConference Room, 2 Restrooms, Kitchenette,

Large Reception Area, On-site Storage &High Quality Finishes Throughout.

Located in the Golden Triangleof Downtown Beverly Hills,

directly adjacent to the world famous Spagorestaurant and across the street from the

5-star Montage Hotel & Resort. $2.75 Per SqFt/Month Modified GrossCall Mr. Charles: 310-826-5636

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—————BEVERLY HILLS

HOMESouth of Wilshire

Remodeled,Brand New

Construction.* * * * * * *

PRINCIPALS ONLYPlease Call:

310/922-4926—————––––For Sale

$1,150,000.00Across from

4 Seasons Hotel.Bev.Hills/LA Border

2 bed 2 BathFinished GaragePrincipals only310/623-2177

SSAANNTTAA MMOONNIICCAA

427 Montana Ave.S t o r a g eS t o r a g e

S p a c eS p a c eAvai lable

for Rent .Close to Beach.

Please Call:310/394-7132

—————

BEL AIR

GUESTHOUSE

1 Bdrm. • $1,995Quiet, Very Private,

Exceptional, Clean.

Separate entrance, 2 out-door decks, wood flrs.,lrg. closet, modest kitchen.For 1 person. No pets.Apprx 900sf., Beautiful Garden

323/870-5884

BEVERLYWOOD4BD, 4BA. + Guesthouse$9,900/Month next toBeverlywood golf course.Available short/long termfurnished or unfurnished.

We have other furnishedproperties short/long term.Call 818/203-7019

BEVERLY HILLS

TOWNHOUSE

Totally Redone2 Bdrm.+21/2 BathFormal dining rm., hrwd.flrs., central air, fire-place, patio, balcony.

$6,000/MonthLease Term Negotiable

310/384-2676Close to BeverlyRodeo

Shopping & Dining

BEVERLY HILLS441 N. OAKHURST DR.3 BEDROOM, 3 BATH

CONDO FOR LEASEFront corner unit, over 2000 sf.with pool and all amenities.

$6,500/MO.Available May 1st.

For info call Fariba Raminat 310/600-1314

DRE 01329041

————— BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.1212 S. LA JOLLA

3 BEDROOM, 3.5 BATHSTOP FLOOR DUPLEX

2397 SQUARE FEET New kitchen with granitecounter tops, center island

and includes all appliances.Fireplace, nice backyard andcarport pkng. $4,975/MO.Call 310/482-8699

BEVERLY HILLS8747 CLIFTON WAY2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHS

NICELY UPGRADEDLight and Bright Top FloorUnit with hardwood floors,newer appliances with dish-washer & laundry facility,

$2,795/MO.Call Ron Henry at:

310/990-1730—————

————— BEVERLY HILLS ADJ

9583 ALCOTT ST.* SPACIOUS *

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHWith balcony, all new

kitchen counters, lots ofcloset space, central A/C,

laundry on each floor,Elevator, 2 parking. No pets.

$2,700 & Up.Call Savley

323/241-7758—————

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.926 S. BEDFORD ST. NEWLY REMODELED

LUXURY UNITLIGHT AND BRIGHT

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHnewly remodeled on secondfloor with A/C and 2 parking.

$2,350/MO.Sam: 310/422-6026—————––––

—————––––BEVERLY HILLS

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

& SHOPPING.310/531-3992—————––––

*BEVERLY HILLS*8725 Clifton WayNewly Remodeled

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

• • •• • • • • • • • •• • • • • •Lrg. unit. Balcony,

Walk-in closet,intercom entry, laundryfacility, elevator, prkg.• CHARMING & BRIGHT •

Close to Cedars,restaurants, shopping

& transportation.• 310/276-1528 •—————––––ROBERTSON/BURTON WAY

IMMACULATELARGE SINGLE

with Kitchen 6ft & 7ft Closet space.

ELEVATOR, laundry rm, gated, quiet, no pets, no smoiking building.320 S. Clark Dr.

Call 323/252-5600

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

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

407Garage/StorageFor Rent/Wanted

420GUESTHOUSES

FOR RENT

425HOUSES

FOR LEASE

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.LARGE DUPLEX

2 BDRMS + 1 BATH+ OFFICE + DEN

Large living, diningand breakfast room.Granite countertops

with marble floors andall appliances. Hardwood

floors, high ceiling,nicely landscaped yard.

$2,750/MO.Call 310/908-1919

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

LUXURIOUS CONDO HOMES FOR LEASE

Open Everyday from 11-5pmfor Mon. and Thurs. Showings please call 310.926.3884

19 luxurious condos... just a few steps from the entrance to the upscaleand expanding Century City Shopping and Entertainment Center. These ele-gant residences were built with incredible attention to detail and featureopen floor plans. High-end gourmet kitchens individual washers & dryers,master bathrooms with tubs & showers and, in every case, the finest fin-ishers. Amenities includes; Gym, Bike racks, a city view roof deck and mostof all, across from some of the best shopping, eateries and theaters on thewest side. conveniently adjacent to Clementines.

10269 SANTA MONICA BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90067

FLORA HAKIMI310-498-4054mshakimi2003@yahoo.com

LEASES STARTING AT$4,250/MO.

GREAT MOVE-IN SPECIAL

300HOUSES FOR SALE

8491 FOUNTAIN AVENUE W E S T H O L L Y W O O D

NEWLY RENOVATEDGORGEOUS 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH

Amazing Location $4,300/MO.

HISTORIC LANDMARK RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGMust see to appreciate!

Ca l l 310/741-2156

BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT2 BEDROOM

$2,550Large Remodeled

Units With Lots of LightIn Newer Luxury Building

8560 W. Olympic Bl.Call 323/456-3832

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

BEVERLY HILLS215 N. Almont Dr.

Restored Vintage1930’s Spanish Duplex2 Bdrm.+2 Bath

New Hrwd flrs+centralair, bright, all brand newkitch. appl. w/ w/d, lushbackyard dining area,small basement, 2-cargarage. $4,900/Mo.435 S. Maple Dr.Lrg. 3 Bd.+3 Ba.

Lrg. family rm., centralair, 2-car garage. $4,150COMPASS GOLD PROP.Marty: 310/293-2205

438FURNISHED

APT’S/CONDO’S

Gorgeous LargeStudio ApartmentIn Beverly Hillsor Great OfficeFreshly Painted,

New Carpet,With Central Air,

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

Secured Bldg.+Prkg.Nonsmoker, No Pets.

$1,625/Month310/247-8929

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NOW AVAILABLEGATED 5 STAR

LUXURY PROPERTIESFURNISHED & UNFURNISHED

*BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

TOWNHOME • REXFORD DR2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS

$5,000/monthEuropean Classic. Renovated

Small yard. 2 car garage

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS$6,700/month

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

Totally renovatedGranite Counters. Stainless Steel

Appliances. Huge Living RoomMove-In Conditionr

1 BED, 1BATH$3,400MO

Unobstructed City ViewsRenovated with newer kitchens

Luxurious Baths. Jumbo BalconiesCarpet & Hardwood

2 BED, 2 BATHSSUB-PENTHOUSE$3,650/MONTH

2 jumbo balconies. Renovated Kitchen

Luxurious Baths. Walk-in ClosetHardwood Floors

2 BED, 2 BATH, DEN$4,600/MONTHRenovated. City Views

Hardwood Floors. Granite Kitchen2 Jumbo Balconies

3 BED, 2 BATH$5,000/MONTH

Renovated. New Kitchen. HardwoodFloors.

2 Jumbo Balconies

PENTHOUSE1 BED, 1BATH

$5,500MOJet Views of CityTotally Renovated

Luxury Amenities. Fully FurnishedHousekeeping Included

Some Complexes includeHeated Pools, Sundeck,

Tennis, Doorman,Houseman, Staff

Engineers, Switchboard,Security Staff,

Switchboard, Saunas,Business Center, PetPlayLand, Restaurant,

Acres of Flower Gardensand Grassy Lawns.

For LeaseSee our Ad Sec. 270

BEVERLY HILLS

CENTURY TOWERS

CENTURY PARK EAST

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great For Development or First Time Buyer1132 SOUTH SWALL

TWO FABULOUS BEDROOMSTWO BATHROOMS IN GRANITE & GLASS

$1,495,000

GORGEOUS REMODELED HOME WITH CUSTOM DESIGNEDKITCHEN IN GRANITE AND STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES.HUGE FORMAL DININGROOM AND HUGE LIVINGROOM WITHHIGH CEILINGS. DRAMATIC ENTERTAINERS DECK FOR PAR-TIES. FABULOUS CURB APPEAL. LARGE GARAGE AND LONGDRIVEWAY.

SANDRA LEWISAGT. 310-770-4111

BRE 00456048

NEED SOME EXTRA $$?

Have available spacein your driveway

Near South Beverly Dr.?Local business of 30 yearsneeds employee parking

and willing to pay$100 / Month

Contact: info@cgk.ccif interested

—————––––BEVERLY HILLS

221 S. Doheny Dr.• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.• • • • • •Spacious, hardwood flrs.,

huge closets, built-ina/c, dishwasher, pool,

elevator, controlledaccess, laundry

facilities. No pets.424/343-0015

Great Location!—————––––BEVERLY HILLSNewly Remodeled

1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba.• Penthouse •

Panoramic Views!Lots of light,

private, hrwd. flrs.• • • • • • • ••1 Bd.+1 Ba. •

• •French doors in bdrm. to •patio overlooking pool•• GORGEOUS UNITS •

Central air,pool, elevator,

on-site laundry,intercom entry.

320 N. La Peer Dr.• 310/246-0290 •

CC LOSELOSE TOTOSS HOPSHOPS & D& D ININGINING—————BEVERLY HILLSADJ.309 S. Sherbourne Dr.

(( •• •• •• ---------- •• •• •• ))2 Bdrm.2 Bdrm.++1.51.5 BathBath

•• •• •• •• •• ••1 Bd.1 Bd.++DenDen++1.51.5 Ba.Ba.Good closet space, a/c,elevator, dishwasher,controlled access. Closeto Cedars/shops/trans.

310/247-8689

—————––––Border o fBorder o f

BEVERLY HILLSBEVERLY HILLS321 S. Sherbourne Dr.•• Spacious ••• Jr. 1 Bdrm. •• • • •Balcony, controlledaccess, a/c, stove,elevator, laundryfacility, parking.

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

Beverly Center &Trendy Robertson Bl.—————SANTA MONICA

• S p a c i o u s •3 Bdrm.+2 BathApprox. 1,100sf.Patio, dishwasher,

on-site laundry, parking.CLOSE TO SCHOOL,

FREEWAY &TRANSPORTATION.310/449-1100

2600 Virginia Ave.—————––––SANTA MONICASANTA MONICA

8 0 8 4 t h S t .8 0 8 4 t h S t .* * * ** 1 Bd.+1 Ba . *** * *LARGE, UNIQUE

AND GORGEOUS.

Fireplace, balcony,dishwasher, intercom

entry, elevator,parking and pool.

• Close to Beach •

310/394-7132—————––––BRENTWOODBRENTWOOD11730 SUNSET BLVD.

NEWLY REMODELED• • • • • •• Jr. Executive1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •• • • • • • •

Rooftop pool,deck, central air,

elevator, intercomentry, on-sight laundry,

gym, parking.• Free WiFi Access •~ 310/476-3824 ~

BRENTWOOD &U.C.L.A. CLOSE

• BRENTWOOD •922 S. Barrington Av.• 1 Bdrm.+1 Bath •Fireplace, balcony,

wet bar, dishwasher,laundry facility,

elevator, parking.Close to shops+dining.

310/826-0541—————• BRENTWOOD •

TOWNHOUSE872 S. Westgate Ave.

= = = = = =2 Bd.+11/2 Ba.

= = = = = =Hardwood floors,

sl iding glass doorsto patio, parking,laundry facility.310/207-1965—————––––

BRENTWOOD519 S. Barrington Ave.

˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚Δ˚2 Bdrm.+1.5 Bath

Bright unit.Dishwasher, On-site

laundry, parking.Close to

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

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

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

Single+1 Ba.Single+Loft+1 Ba.

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

fireplace, patio,controlled access,

pool, elevator, parking,laundry facility.

310/312-9871Shopping & Dining inShopping & Dining inBrentwood VillageBrentwood Village—————BRENTWOOD11640 Kiowa Ave.

• • • • • • • •Newly Updated

1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath• • • • • • • •

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

elevator controlledaccess, on-site laundry,

parking. Close toBrentwood Village,

Shops & Restaurants.• 310/826-4889 •

W E S T L . A .W E S T L . A .12333 TeXaS Ave.1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞Granite counters, dish-

washer, balcony, stove,intercom-entry, on-site

laundry, parking.310/826-4600—————––––

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

Dishwasher,Intercom entry, on-sight

parking, on-sightlaundry facility.

Close to transportation.310/820-1810—————––––W E S TW E S T L . A .L . A .

1433 Armacost Ave.1 B d r m .1 B d r m .

++ 1 B a t h1 B a t hBRIGHT & SPACIOUS.Balcony, Dishwasher,

controlled accesson-sight laundry, prkg.

310/479-0700CLOSE TO ALL

SHOPPING AREAS—————––––• WESTWOOD •550 Veteran Ave.

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

Very spacious,granite counters,

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

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

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

• • • ••• ••• • SINGLE • •

• • • •• • • •

Wifi, Bright, controlledaccess, balcony,pool, elevator,

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

310/477-6856—————––––• WESTWOOD •10933 Rochester Ave.2 Bdrm.2 Bdrm. ++ 2 Bath2 Bath~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~Jr. ExecutiveJr. Executive

Spacious a/c, fireplace,pool, controlled access,

laundry fac., prkg.• Free WiFi Access •

310/473-5061Close To U.C.L.A.—————–––– WW ESTWOOESTWOO DD1380 Midvale Ave.

• • • • • •1 Bd.+1 Ba.

Single • • • • •WiFi, pool, elevator,

controlled access, on-sight laundry, parking.CC ll oo ss ee tt oo UU .. CC .. LL .. AA ..

310/473-1509—————––––WESTWOODWESTWOOD1409 Midvale Ave.• • • • • • • • • • •• •• S i n g l e •• •• • • •

• • • • • •WiFi, a/c, intercom

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

TO WESTWOOD PARK.310/478-8616

—————WESTWOOD

1370 Veteran Ave.1 Bdrm.+1 Bath

Single• • • • • • • • • •

Balcony, air conditioningdishwasher, controlled

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

gym, parking.310/477-6885

Close to U.C.L.A.

—————• MIRACLE MILE •615 S. Cochran Ave.

• Single •Controlled access,on-sight laundry,

a/c unit, kitchenette.323/879-9611

Close to Museums,

The Grove

& Restaurants.

CULVERCULVER CITYCITY3830 Vinton Ave.

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

Pool, sauna,intercom entry,

elevator, on-sitelaundry, parking.

All Utilities Paid.310/841-2367

—————H O L LY W O O DH O L LY W O O D

1769-1775N. Sycamore Av.

• • • • •• Single• Bachelor

Controlled access,laundry facility.

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

* HOLLYWOOD *1134 N. SYCAMORE AV.

* * * * *• SingleNewly Remodeled

Great ViewsGreat views, controlled

access, balcony,elevator, lrg. pool,

prkg, on-sight laundry.HIKING IN RUNYON

CANYON, HOLLYWOODBOWL/NIGHTLIFE.323/467-8172—————–––

MID-WILSHIRE340 S. St. Andrews Pl.

Spacious1 Bdrm+1.5 Bath

•• •• •• •• ••Balcony, controlled

access, parking,elevator, on-site laundry.Close to shopping,great restaurants

and Metro.213/732-9849—————––––

LAFAYETTE PARK274 LAFAYETTE PARK PL.

1 Bdrm.+1 BathGranite counter tops, stain-less steel appliances,air conditioned, newhrwd. flrs., designerfinishes, balcony, ceiling

fan, elevator, controlledaccess. Fitness ctr, yoga

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

213/382-1021—————LOS ANGELES401 S. HOOVER St.

• • • • • • • •• 1 Bd. +• 1 Ba.• • • • • • • •Control access, pool,dishwasher, elevator,

on-site laundryand parking.

213/385-4751

A P A R T M E N T / C O N D O R E N T A L S

440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

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440UNFURNISHEDAPT’S/CONDO’S

L.A.’S FINEST,MOST LUXURIOUS

APT. RENTAL* * * * * *

• • • • •• 2 Bd.+2 Ba.

• • • • •6-Month Lease Avail.

* * * * * *Every Extra Luxurycustom cabinets, granitecountertops, stone entry,

pool, health club, spa.• Free WiFi Access •• Close to UCLA •1350 S. MIDVALE AVE.

L.A., 90024Contact Mgr.:• 310/864-0319 •

“The Mission”• Westwood •

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In The HEART ofBEV. HILLS TRIANGLE170 N. Crescent Dr.

** ** ** ** ** ** **2 Bdrm.+2 Bath

1,800sf+, street viewslrg kitch w/ island, newappl., washer/dryer.** ** ** ** ** ** **Large & Bright.

Pool, a/c, balcony,stove, dishwasher,

laundry rm., prkg., inter-com entry, elevator.

CC L O S EL O S E TOTO SS H O P SH O P S& &  RR E S TA U R A N T SE S TA U R A N T SCC A N O NA N O N /B/B E V E R LYE V E R LY //

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IMMACULATELARGE SINGLE

with Kitchen 6ft & 7ft Closet space.

ELEVATOR, laundry rm, gated, quiet, no pets, no smoiking building.320 S. Clark Dr.

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W A N T E DCHANEL, HERMES,

GUCCI, PRADAAND ALL HIGH-END

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

CROCODILE ANDEXOTIC SKINS.

ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.

TOP DOLLAR PAIDCall 310/289-9561

508AUTOS WANTED

ESTATE SALETHIS WEEKEND

APRIL 23RD & 24TH 10AM-5PM FIRM

8471 BEVERLY BLVD., STE 201CORNER OF LA CIENEGA & BEVERLY BLVD.

ABOVE AT&T

FINE ART PAINTINGS, ANTIQUES, PERSIANRUGS, VINTAGE WATCHES,

JEWLERY AND CLOCKS,BRONZE SCULPTURES,

TAPESTRY, STERLING SILVER, CHINAEUROPEAN FURNITURE

WE BUYCARS

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the people. In my judgment, thelaw and our City’s direct elec-toral participatory democratichistorical observance requirethat the most recent Hilton initia-tive be placed on the ballot forall our residents to vote this Nov.2016.

The Hilton InitiativeThe Beverly Hills city attor-

ney has plainly stated what it isall about: “An initiative measureto amend the Beverly HillsSpecific Plan to combine theeight-story Wilshire condo- mini-um building with the 18-storySanta Monica condominiumbuilding resulting in one 26-storybuilding with additional heightand to replace the Wilshirebuilding with 1.7 acres of gardenopen space that is generallyopen to the public subject to rea-sonable restrictions determinedby the property owner.”

The initiative process is not a“loophole.” Rather, it is a funda-mental right built into theCalifornia state constitution over100 years ago.

The initiative grants impor-tant powers to the people who,in the instant Hilton matter,should have the right to decidethe fate of this project. To denyBeverly Hills residents the rightto decide this issue does vio-lence to our historical democrat-ic legacy.

This new plan is better suit-ed for our community. I supportthe trade-off the new plan pro-vides: removal of an eight-storybuilding in close proximity to ElRodeo School for a green park-land garden and additionalheight to an already-approved18-story building.

Much has been writtenabout this project. Some ill-advised and misleading opinionshave been circulated throughoutour community. In someinstances, speculation and inac-curate inferences have beenoffered to the public as fact.Friends, colleagues, and neigh-bors have asked for my opinion.

Having dug into thespecifics of this matter, I offer the

following clarifications:1. The Hilton Initiative adds

NO NEW USES or SQUAREFEET to the project beyond whathas already been approved byBeverly Hills voters in 2008. Thisinitiative simply reconfigures thealready-approved entitle-ments/uses on the site withoutincorporating any new uses oradditional square footage.

2. The initiative statesclearly that the site will include a1.7 acre garden on the site that“shall generally be open to thepublic, hotel guests, and resi-dents…”This will be the law ifapproved by the voters. TheHilton owners – or anyone else –will be bound by that ballot out-come. Only a future vote of thepeople or City Council couldchange this requirement.

3. The Graywater Issue:Graywater comes from showersand sinks. The graywater systemis not being eliminated. The gar-den and all landscaping will beirrigated with recycled graywatergenerally on site.

4. No new restaurants orevent areas are being added tothe already-approved plan forthe property. The existing restau-rant, Circa, will be relocatedfrom its present location to nearthe new garden. Also, the exist-ing pool will also be relocated.No new uses are being added bythe initiative.

5. The initiative will NOTcreate additional traffic as com-pared to the two buildings thatwill otherwise be built because itdoes NOT add a single residen-tial unit, NOT a single squarefoot or single hotel room.

Legacy of The BeverlyHilton

The Beverly Hilton has had abeneficial impact on our city forabout 60 years. For the pastseven years, on the average, forexample, it has added, annually,$6.3 million to the Beverly Hills’treasury. It will provide to theCity in one time developmentfees for the Waldorf Astoria hoteland residences $37.9 million.Such is the dynamic of risk andreward in the economic market-place.

We need to support and

hold firm to the belief that all ourmerchants and businesses notonly turn a profit but hopefullythrive financially.

Also, we need to encourageand provide a creative androbust citywide financial envi-ronment that will continue toattract state of the art and highlycompetitive entrepreneurial enti-ties.

We should as well show loy-alty to long-established, highlysuccessful, iconic merchants,like The Beverly Hilton, whichnot only deliver excellent servic-es and are world-renowned butalso furnish, year after year, mil-lions of dollars in revenue to ourCity. Only then we will be ableto continue to enjoy the out-standing services that our Cityprovides.

ConclusionFinally, it must be stated that

as a result of the 2008 processesthat led to the vote of the people,the Hilton project was thorough-ly vetted from alpha to omega.This initiative, now under con-sideration, is “sui generis,”unique, because of the Hiltonproject’s prior exhaustive scruti-ny.

Those of us who support theBeverly Hills Garden and OpenSpace Initiative – The BeverlyHilton project – believe votersshould have the opportunity toinfluence the future of this vitalgateway to Beverly Hills.

I believe that it is appropri-ate for Beverly Hills residents todecide between two residentialbuildings that will be built andthis new approach to create abeautiful garden area for resi-dents to enjoy on Wilshire and asingle residential building onSanta Monica Boulevard next toCentury City.

The people voted in favor ofthe Hilton entitlements in 2008and should be given the opportu-nity to conclude the matter now.

Respectfully submitted,Robert K. Tanenbaum

Editor’s note: RobertTanenbaum is a former two-term Beverly Hills mayor and aNew York Times bestselling nov-elist.

HILTON(Continued from page 1)

I would like to thank MayorJohn Mirisch for taking the lead-ership in exposing The BeverlyHilton Initiative for what it is –a“green” money grab for BenyAlagem, and his partners. TheHilton investors stand to make aminimum of $100 million more ifvoters pass the initiative.

This is not about a publicpark. It’s about another expan-sion, but this time, the Hiltonthrough the use of an initiative,wants to avoid the normal Cityscrutiny, including that of thePlanning Commission and thepublic. This has never been donein Beverly Hills!

The Hilton also does notwant to pay for a new environ-mental impact report whichwould determine the increasedtraffic caused by more squarefootage for its condos, a so-called

public park, and a newindoor/outoor restaurant.

The Hilton does not wantvoters to know the true height ofits new condo tower or the theshade and shadow impacts toadjacent properties caused by a375-foot tower. Instead, theHilton uses deceptive drawingswhich do not depict the actualheight of the new proposedtower.

The Beverly Hilton wonMeasure H by only 129 votes.However, the district attorneyconfirmed afterward there were569 illegal Beverly Hills voters inMeasure H’s Nov. 2008 election.

Beny Alagem and his part-ners should be happy with theentitlements that they have.

Don’t be fooled by glossypictures and another multi-mil-lion dollar sham publicity cam-

paign! Do not sign this initiative.And, if you were deceived intoalready signing or have changedyour mind, you can withdrawyour signature by contacting CityClerk Byron Pope at bpope@bev-erlyhills.org.

The more you know, themore you want to say “no.”

Larry Larson******

Fred Hayman made RodeoDrive the fashion and culturalcenter of Beverly Hills.

Without Fred, our Citywould not be quite the mecca itis today.

He is known as the“Godfather of Beverly Hills,” butmost knew him as a friend.

We mourn Fred’s passing,but his legacy will inspire peoplefor generations to come.

George Vreeland Hill

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