Volume 20 No. 44 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock...

At the end of a year in whichthe Los AngelesDepartment of Water and

Power (DWP) has come to be con-sidered something of a publicenemy, the city council on Tuesdaymoved to establish an agency tooversee the public utility.

The new Office of PublicAccountability would have broadauthority over the department,responsible for approving rateincreases, evaluating managementperformance, and investigating cor-ruption within the department.

The council voted unanimouslyon Tuesday to direct the city attor-ney to draft an amendment to thecity charter, which voters wouldhave to approve in the city electionsnext March.

“[The] DWP is in need of funda-mental reform,” said City CouncilPresident Eric Garcetti, 13thDistrict, who has been the council’smost outspoken proponent ofefforts to reform the DWP. “Wetook action on clear fixes to signifi-cant problems at DWP and contin-ued moving forward on otherreforms.”

Democratic candidates inCalifornia withstood thechallenges presented by

Republicans that their counter-parts in many other parts of thecountry could not on ElectionDay.

Governor-elect Jerry Brownand U.S. Senator Barbara Boxerfended off the Republican compe-tition in Meg Whitman and CarlyFiorina, both of whom ran high-profile campaigns funded by mil-lions of dollars in private contri-butions. Brown defeated Whitmanby a 53 to 41 percent margin,while Boxer won the race by a 52to 42 percent margin, according tofigures released by the CaliforniaSecretary of State’s Office. BothBrown and Boxer attended a rallyin downtown Los Angeles onMonday, and pledged to workhard for the people of California.Boxer said she would be focusingon issues such as protectingCalifornia from off-shore oildrilling, maintaining women’sright to abortion and keeping busi-nesses in California, while Brownsaid he would focus on creatingjobs, building green industries andworking with the state senate andassembly to pass the budget on

time.“We have problems from here

to Sacramento, and the challengeis going to be getting people out oftheir comfort zones and findingsome common ground,” saidBrown, who formerly served asCalifornia governor from 1975 to1983. “We can create 500,000new jobs over the next ten years.This is California, a place ofopportunity, creativity and imagi-nation.”

Democratic candidates also

fared well in the local area, whereRep. Henry Waxman defeatedRepublican candidate C.E.Wilkerson in the 30thCongressional District by 62 to 34percent. Waxman has been thechair of the House Energy andCommerce Committee, and chairof the House Energy andCommerce Committee’sSubcommittee on Health and theEnvironment. In addition, currentAssembly Speaker Emeritus

The City of WestHollywood is moving for-ward with a new project

that will increase the number ofaffordable units in the city whilealso revitalizing a stretch of LaBrea Avenue that is now occu-pied by three vacant buildings.

The West HollywoodCommunity DevelopmentCommission approved a $2.75million loan on Oct. 18 for theWest Hollywood Community

Housing Corporation (WHCHC),which will use the money to pur-chase the buildings between 1145and 1151 N. La Brea Ave. TheWHCHC is currently in theprocess of finalizing plans for theaffordable housing complex andcreating a design. The projectwill include 31 units of housingfor low-income disabled personsor senior citizens, according toRobin Conerly, executive direc-tor of the WHCHC. The complexwill cater to people who haveannual incomes of approximately$17,400, which is 30 percent ofthe area’s median income. Rentswould likely be around $400 permonth.

Leather clad and driving fast,Steve McQueen became anicon of the car racing and

motorcycle genres in such classicfilms at “The Great Escape” and“Bullitt”.

This weekend, McQueen’s con-tributions to Hollywood and theautomobile industry will be recog-nized when the intersection of twohistoric highways is named in hishonor. The intersection of SantaMonica Boulevard — formerly USRoute 66 — and Highland Avenue— formerly State Route 170 —will henceforth be known as “SteveMcQueen Square”.

This year would have seenMcQueen’s 80th birthday, butinstead Sunday will mark the 30thanniversary of his death frommesothelioma, a rare form of can-cer, in 1980.

“A variety of intersectionsthroughout the city are named forpolitical hereos or engineers ofsocial change,” said Los Angeles

City Councilmember TomLaBonge, 4th District, who spon-sored the motion in city council toname the intersection after

McQueen. “I felt Steve McQueenfell into that category. He was ahardworking, iconic, great

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An intersection in Hollywood will be dedicated to actor, Steve McQueen,who is shown in a scene from the 1968 film, “Bullitt”.

n Oversight Agency Would Bring Accountability

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Governor-elect Jerry Brown joined Sen. Barbara Boxer at a rally in down-town Los Angeles Monday, a day before both were voted back into office.

Voters Keep California a Blue State

Steve McQueen Honored by Loyal Fans

City Council TightensReins on LADWP

Project Brings AffordableHousing to La Brea Ave.


Some vacant storefronts in the 1100 block of North La Brea Avenuewill be converted into affordable housing.

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5 Cabaret Show

Tenor Craig Pomeranz will per-form on Friday and Saturday,

Nov. 6 and 7 at the GardeniaRestaurant & Lounge, 7066 SantaMonica Blvd. Pomeranz specializes incabaret-style music, and his perfor-mances are modeled after the classicnightclub acts of Nancy Wilson,Sammy Davis Jr. and Mel Torme. Forreservations, call (323)467-7444.

Classical Concert

Conductor Pablo Heras-Casadowill lead the Los Angeles

Philharmonic in three performanceson Friday, Nov. 5 at 11 a.m.; Saturday,Nov. 6 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 7at 2 p.m. Pianist Peter Serkin performsStravinsky’s Concerto for Piano andWinds, as well as Riverrun, whichwas written by Japanese composerToru Takemitsu for Serkin and theL.A. Phil in 1984. The program alsofeatures Debussy’s “Jeux” andStravinsky’s popular “Suite from TheFirebird”. The Walt Disney ConcertHall is located at 111 S. Grand Ave.Tickets are $42 to $167. Call(323)850-2000, or visitwww.laphil.com.

‘SCREAM’ Fest

The Southern California Resourcefor Electro-Acoustic Music

(SCREAM) Festival returns to theRoy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater(REDCAT) on Friday, Nov. 5 at 8:30p.m. The festival is a series of yearlyprograms curated by Barry Schrader,and features NoiseFold: a live cinema,art installation and electronic musicperformance group founded by artistsDavid Stout and Cory Metcalf. RED-CAT is located in the Walt DisneyConcert Hall complex, 631 W. 2nd St.Tickets are $20. For information, call(213)237-2800, or visitwww.redcat.org.

6 Kid’s Fun at the Petersen

The Petersen Automotive Museum,6060 Wilshire Blvd., presents its

“Discovery Day and L.A.BookPALS” event on Saturday, Nov.6. Participants will meet at the MayFamily Discovery Center between 1

and 4 p.m. for arts and crafts activi-ties, which for November includeassembling a turkey pullback car. At2:30 p.m., actors from LABookPALSwill read stories. The Discovery Dayprogram is free for museum membersand included in general museumadmission. For information, call(323)964-6308, or visitwww.petersen.org.

Finger-Style Guitar

Two-time Grammy-winning fin-ger-style guitar player Laurence

Juber will perform on Saturday, Nov.6 at 8 p.m. at McCabe’s Guitar Shop,3101 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica.Juber is the former lead guitarist for

“Wings”, and fuses folk, jazz, pop andclassical styles in his performances.Tickets are $20, for information, call(310) 828-4497, or visitwww.mccabes.com.

French CanadianJazz Concert

“The Lost Fingers”, a Canadian“gypsy jazz” musical group

based in Quebec City, will perform a“Tribute to Gypsy Swing” onSaturday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Thegroup will cover music from DjangoReinhardt to French chart toppersfrom the 1980s. The show is present-ed by Le Lycée Français de LosAngeles and the Quebec Government

Office in Los Angeles, and will beheld at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz,10361 W Pico Blvd. For information,call (310)286-0553, or visit www.the-atreraymondkabbaz.com.

7 Hope’s Birthday

Hope Lutheran Church, 6720Melrose Ave., is holding its 68th

Birthday Celebration on Sunday, Nov.7 at 10:30 a.m. The program will fea-ture Sunday morning concert worship,followed by an Oktoberfest and silentauction, and a lunch inspired byMartin Luther and catered by PeggyBopp. For information, visitwww.hopelutheranchurch.net.

Alzheimer’s Walk

The Alzheimer’s Association isholding its 18th annual

Alzheimer’s Association MemoryWalk on Sunday, Nov. 7 in CenturyCity. The Memory Walk is thenation’s largest event to raise aware-ness and funds for Alzheimer’s care,support and research programs, andwill be held in Century Park, 2000Avenue of the Stars. For team andindividual registration, visitwww.azla.org/mw.

Artist Reception

Areception for an exhibit titled“Betty Green: Collage-Group

Exhibition” will be held on Sunday,Nov. 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the LosAngeles Municipal Art Gallery inBarnsdall Park, 4800 HollywoodBlvd. The exhibition runs through Jan.9. For information, call (323)644-6269, or visitwww.bettygreenart.com.

9 Financial Forum

The Miracle Mile Chamber ofCommerce is holding a Financial

Forum, hosted by Union Bank, onTuesday, Nov. 9 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.The theme of the event is “Solutionsfor Today’s Business”, and the forumwill be held at Launch Gallery, 5412Wilshire Blvd. RSVP requested byNov. 8. For information, call(323)964-5454, or e-mail to

[email protected].

10 Park La BreaBlood Drive

Park La Brea is hosting a blooddrive on Wednesday, Nov. 10

from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in theActivities Center, 475 S. Curson Ave.Residents and members of the publicare invited to participate, and willreceive a coupon for a free pint ofBaskin Robbins ice cream. To sign up,call Jenny Hahn at (323)549-5485, orSylvie Brousseau at (323)549-5458.

11 ‘Indie Thursdays’

The “Indie Thursdays” musicalshowcase at the Renaissance

Hollywood Hotel & Spa will featureBritish artist Nick Howard onThursday, Nov. 11 from 7:30 to 9:30p.m. Howard is an award-winningtouring and recording artist. TheRenaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spais located at 1755 N. Highland Ave.For information, call (323)856-1200,or visit www.renaissanceholly-wood.com.

Acoustic Concert

Singer and Songwriter Kris Gruenwill perform on Thursday, Nov. 11

at 9 p.m. at Molly Malone’s, 575Fairfax Ave. Tickets are $8. For infor-mation, call (323)935-1577, or visitwww.mollymalonesla.com.

Just Down the Road

The Rancho Santa Ana BotanicGarden (RSABG), which now

also has a Native Grow Nursery openin Westwood, is holding its 32ndannual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday andSunday, Nov. 6 and 7 at its GrowNative Nursery in Claremont, 1500 N.College Ave. The sale is open forRSABG members only from 8 to 11a.m. on Nov. 6, and the sale is open tothe public from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.On Nov. 7, the sale is open from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Fall is the best time toplant California native perennials,shrubs, bulbs and wildflower seeds,and visitors can shop for thousands ofplants at the sale. For information, call(909)625-8767, or visitwww.rsabg.org.

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What do you do when you gethome from work every day?

Do you start making dinner? Turnon the TV? Have a beer? Take offthe heels and put your feet up onthe coffee table?

Chances are, before you’ve hadthe chance to do any of that, youthrow away a fistful of fliers thathave been left at your door —restaurant menus and other promo-tional materials, hung from thedoorknob or wedged into the cor-ner of the mailbox.

“Nothing drives me crazy likebeing bombarded with uselessmenus for places I’d never orderfrom, and getting the same onesover and over and over and over,”said Brad Parr, a West Hollywoodresident.

For most residents in this part ofLos Angeles, “door spam” is a partof daily life — a nuisance, or even,after a long day day, a cause foranger. But now, the City of WestHollywood is working on an initia-tive to deter restaurants and otherbusinesses from cluttering yourdoorknob with paper.

Modeled after a program in LongBeach called “Litter Free LongBeach”, the new initiative will

encourage residents to make theiropposition to door spam known.The city will send interested resi-dents signs that declare door spamunwelcome, and will also offerform letters that residents can sendto businesses that continue to leavefliers at their doors stating that theywill no longer patronize those busi-

nesses. “People hate getting that stuff,”

said West Hollywood CityCouncilmember Jeffrey Prang.“Compliance is voluntary, buthopefully over time, if enough peo-ple participate, and businesses getletters saying that people don’twant their crap, we’ll begin to

reduce the amount of unwantedpaper being strewn around theneighborhood.”

In addition to the annoyancedoor spam causes residents, Prangalso noted that when people go outof town, fliers at the door will startto pile up, which can draw theattention of burglars, or end up aslitter in the street.

In addition, Genevieve Morrill,president of the West HollywoodChamber of Commerce, ques-tioned the effectiveness of leavingfliers at doors.

“As a marketing person, I don’tthink direct mail, and especiallymail left on doorsteps, is veryeffective,” Morrill said. “I thinkbusinesses have to start to shift, andunderstand that while the economywill come back, media has foreverchanged our lives.”

Still, businesses continue tomake a living distributing materialsdoor-to-door. The Walking Man,Inc. has distributed all sorts ofmaterials door-to-door in SouthernCalifornia, from restaurant menusto political materials to local news-papers, for 62 years. Jed Kubrin,vice president of The WalkingMan, said some cities require dis-tributors to get licenses, which isusually easy to do.

“If there is a no distribute sign,we avoid that house,” Kubrin said.

Prang said he would like to banleaving fliers on doors altogether,

Astructure fire erupted in athree-story home in Windsor

Square Monday morning, send-ing two people to the hospital andcausing extensive damage to theinterior of the residence.

The home at 553 S. WindsorAve. is reportedly owned by Dr.Arnie Klein, a former dermatolo-gist for the late pop icon, MichaelJackson. Fire department officialsdeclined to say whether Kleinwas one of the four people evacu-ated from the house after theblaze erupted around 6:45 a.m.

According to Los Angeles FireDepartment spokesman BrianHumphrey, the fire started in thekitchen, located towards the rearof the three-story home, and thecause has been ruled as acciden-tal. Firefighters arrived at thescene to find smoke billowingfrom the residence. Firefightersentered the front door of the11,000-square-foot home, wherethey found a 74-year-old womanattempting to escape, whom theyescorted outside. Additional fire-

fighters searched the rear of thestructure and found three malevictims, one of whom was in awheelchair, stranded on a second-floor balcony. Firefighters work-ing from the interior evacuatedthe three men safely down a stair-case. Fifty firefighters extin-guished the flames in approxi-mately 40 minutes.

Two of the men who wereevacuated were treated at thescene and did not require hospi-

talization, according toHumphrey. The 65-year-old manin the wheelchair and the femalevictim were transported to thehospital, treated for minor smokeinhalation and released. No otherinjuries were reported, and theidentities of the victims were notreleased.

The fire caused approximately$150,000 in damage to the resi-dence, and $50,000 in damage toits contents.

Five people were shot during twoseparate incidents in Hollywood

early Monday morning as approxi-mately 150,000 people celebratedHalloween on and aroundHollywood Boulevard.

Lt. Robert Binder, with the LosAngeles Police Department’sHollywood Division, said 37 arrestswere made during the Halloweencelebration on Sunday night andMonday morning. Although there isno official Halloween event inHollywood, thousands of peopleflock to the area to walk the streetsand patronize the nightclubs. TheLAPD deployed an additional 300

officers to the area during the fes-tivities, and Binder credited thedeployment for resulting in thequick arrests of the suspectsinvolved in the shootings. He saidboth incidents were gang-related,and began after arguments eruptedbetween groups of rival gang mem-bers walking the streets.

The first shooting occurredaround 1:30 a.m. on the north sideof Hollywood Boulevard, just eastof Cahuenga Boulevard. An argu-ment erupted outside a nightclubcalled Loaded, and one suspectpulled out a handgun and fired intothe crowd. According to Binder,bicycle officers nearby heard the

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The interior of a large single-family home on Windsor Avenue washeavily damaged by a fire that erupted Monday morning in the kitchen.

n Incidents Were Gang Related

Fire Damages Windsor Square Mansion Five Shot at HollywoodHalloween Celebration

Carnaval Revelers Complete Record-Breaking ‘Time Warp’

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Arecord-breaking achievement occurred on Oct. 31 at the WestHollywood Halloween Carnaval. More than 250,000 people gath-

ered on Santa Monica Boulevard to celebrate the 35th Anniversary ofthe “Rocky Horror Picture Show”, and 8,239 people set the newGuinness World Record for the most people to dance the “Time Warp”at one time.

“We were so excited to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the RockyHorror Picture Show at our annual Halloween festivities,” WestHollywood Mayor John Heilman said. “Halloween is always a greatdeal of fun in West Hollywood but this year was especially excitingsince we set the world record for the most people doing the ‘TimeWarp’ together. More than 8,000 people joined together to take a ‘jumpto the left and then a step to the right’.”

Still in limited release 35 years after its premiere, the “Rocky HorrorPicture Show” is hailed as the king of midnight cult films, and has beenin distribution longer than any film in the history of motion pictures.

“Thirty-five years ago, I was doing the ‘Time Warp’ with highschool friends at the Tiffany Theater on the Sunset Strip,” WestHollywood Mayor Pro Tempore John Duran added. “Who would havepredicted our counter culture, Weho creation would become multi-gen-erational and world renowned?”

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WeHo Proposes Law to Limit Door Spam

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Fifty years from now, workerswill dig up the northwest cor-

ner of Hollywood Boulevard andHighland Avenue to unearth a timecapsule chronicling the history ofthe Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The 16-by-18-inch box wasburied four feet underground at thesite on Oct. 28 and contains itemssymbolizing the first 50 years ofthe Walk of Fame, as well as otherHollywood memorabilia. The timecapsule is part of the Walk ofFame’s 50th anniversary celebra-tion, which has been taking placethroughout 2010. It was buried atthe corner of HollywoodBoulevard and Highland Avenue atthe site where the first eight starswere installed. The stars belong toJoanne Woodward, Olive Borden,Ronald Colman, Louise Fazenda,Preston Foster, Burt Lancaster,Edward Sedgwick and ErnestTorrence. Hollywood Chamber ofCommerce president and CEOLeron Gubler placed the first iteminto the time capsule, a signedphotograph of Woodward.

“We wanted to end the year withsome sort of legacy project,”Gubler said. “Our committeedecided that nothing could be bet-ter than to install a time capsule atthe place where it all began.”

More than 50 items were placedin the time capsule, ranging fromphotographs and books, to a pieceof the terrazzo from ElvisPresley’s Walk of Fame star andthe program from the funeral forthe late Honorary HollywoodMayor, Johnny Grant. Former“Price is Right” host Bob Barker,who attended the ceremony, saidhe was proud to have been askedto contribute an item. Barkerplaced a handwritten note stating,“have your pets spayed andneutered”, and said he hopes whenthe time capsule is opened in 2060,people will wonder why he wrotethat, because everyone by thenwill have their pets spayed andneutered.

At least one item commemorat-ing each of the five categories ofstars — film, radio, television,recording and theater — wereplaced in the time capsule. Theyincluded the programs from the“Lion King” and “Wicked” pro-ductions at the Pantages Theatre; aminiature model of the CapitolRecords tower; a flash drive andCD with radio shows fromSouthern California broadcasters;DVDs of Academy Awards showsfrom 1960 and 2010; an EmmyAwards ticket, program and

Governor’s Ball menu; and a scriptfrom “Casablanca” from theWriter’s Guild of America.

David Paternostro, president ofTop End Constructors, the compa-ny that installs all stars on theWalk of Fame, said the time cap-sule is made of welded steel thatwill block out moisture and canwithstand a major earthquake. Aspecial Walk of Fame plaque com-memorating the first 50 years andthe location of the first eight starswill be placed on the sidewalkwhere the time capsule is buried.

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Former “Price is Right” host, Bob Barker, contributed a letter to the timecapsule asking people to spay and neuter their pets. Barker was joinedby Sam Smith (left), chair of Board for the Hollywood Chamber ofCommerce, and Leron Gubler, president and CEO of the HollywoodChamber of Commerce.

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Federal Grant Secured toBeautify L.A. River AreasThe Community Redevelop-

ment Agency of the City ofLos Angeles’ (CRA/LA) hasreceived a $2.5 million grant toboost its efforts to revitalize theGlendale Narrows section alongthe Los Angeles River. The grantwas awarded by the U.S.Department of Housing andUrban Development (HUD) onOct. 20 from its $40 millionSustainable CommunityChallenge Grants program.

“This major grant, combinedwith $1 million we’ve already setaside, will help CRA/LA beginwork to revitalize areas along theriver in Northeast Los Angeles,”said Christine Essel, CEO of theCRA/LA. “The new redevelop-ment project area will assist resi-dents and businesses develop thenew and vibrant communityenvisioned by our stakeholders.”

Establishing a new redevelop-ment project area can take 18 to24 months. CRA/LA’s proposedstudy area spans 2,300 acres, and

includes portions of AtwaterVillage, Glassell Park, CypressPark and Elysian Valley.

The Northeast Los Angeles(NELA) Collaborative willinvolve CRA/LA, the LosAngeles Department of Planningand the city’s Department ofTransportation, as well as plan-ning consultants and members ofthe community. They will reviewthe existing NELA communityplan, and recommend limitedchanges to implement the goalsof the Los Angeles RiverRevitalization Master Plan.Some of the ideas for amenitiesalong or near the river include“mobility hubs” along the exist-ing Metro Gold Line with bikeparking, bike sharing, fold-n-gobike leasing programs and a carsharing system for transit users.Another component will includejob training and employmentprograms, as well as ways tostimulate the growth of privatebusiness in the area.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa,City Administrative Officer

Miguel Santana and Los AngelesArea Chamber of CommercePresident Gary Toebben recentlyannounced a pension reform pro-posal that would save the city $255million for every 1,000 new civilianhires.

“Across the country, the econom-ic downturn has forced cities andstates to make changes to their pub-licly funded pension systems,”Villaraigosa said. “Here in LosAngeles, the economic realities dic-tate that the city has to makechanges to its pension system. Wewant to continue to provide worldclass public service with worldclass public employees and com-pensate our employees fairly, andprovide reasonable health andretirement benefits, but those bene-fits must be affordable and sustain-able.”

The overall goal of the plan,according to the mayor, is to bal-ance cost savings without signifi-cantly sacrificing recruitment andretention efforts. The plan would beopen to newly hired members of the

Los Angeles City Employees’Retirement System (LACERS).The plan includes modifications inthe areas of retirement age eligibili-ty, maximum retirement allowance,employee contributions to pensions,

employee contributions to retireehealthcare, final average compensa-tion, retiree healthcare subsidy, andcost of living adjustments (COLA).

“The plan Mayor Villaraigosa has

introduced is pragmatic, realisticand based in the economic realitiesin which we now live,” Toebbensaid. “The plan still provides foroutstanding public service done byhardworking public employees, butsimply asks that those employeescontribute to their benefit plan inthe same way that new police andfirefighters will.”Specifically, the proposal increasesan employee’s contributions to theirpension plan, limits an employee’smaximum pension to 70 percent ofsalary, and establishes an employeecontribution towards retiree health-care. The mayor is seeking the samecontribution from civilian employ-ees – two percent of total salary —as he sought from police and fire-fighters in the pension reform planapproved by the city council on Oct.26.

“I believe strongly that employ-ees who dedicate their lives to pub-lic service ought to be rewardedwith a fair and reasonable pension,and one that includes healthcarebenefits into retirement,” saidVillaraigosa. “But we cannot affordto provide those benefits for free.”

“Across thecountry, theeconomic

downturn hasforced citiesand states to

make changesto their publiclyfunded pension

systems.”-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

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Progress continues at new West Hollywood Library Project site,where W.E. OʼNeil, the general contractor, recently planted severalnew trees on San Vicente Boulevard. Four Drake elm trees and aginko biloba tree were planted on Oct. 26. The Drake elm trees arecurrently about 35 feet tall, while the ginko biloba is 24 feet tall.

Some Funds Restored for Child Care ProgramsThe First 5 L.A. Commission has

approved up to $15 million intransitional funding to restore theCalWORKs child care program forLos Angeles County’s youngestchildren. The move came inresponse to Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger’s recent veto of$256 million for the “welfare-to-work” program, which could haveeliminated child care for nearly7,000 children whose parents havesuccessfully moved off welfare.First 5 L.A. will grant three monthsof transitional funding forCalWORKs Stage 3, which pro-vides child care assistance to fami-lies, many with working parentswho have been off CalWORKs cashaid for more than two years.

“It is crucial that First 5 L.A.respond to the many families facingthis child care crisis,” said Marvin J.Southard, vice chair of the First 5L.A. Commission and director of the

County of Los Angeles Departmentof Mental Health. “Without reliablechild care, many hard-working par-ents in low-income households maylose their jobs altogether, forcingtheir families back into poverty anddepriving their children of qualitycare, preschool and other crucialearly learning opportunities.”

There are three stages ofCalWORKs, and each stage has dif-ferent qualification requirements forparents. In L.A. County,CalWORKs Stage 3 Child Care pro-vides subsidies averaging about$530 a month to families in need ofthe aid to keep their children in safe,supervised settings while parentswork or attend school. The First 5L.A. award will fund the programfor three months beginning inNovember, covering the cost ofchild care for children through agefive in L.A. County. Under the law,the state and county First 5

Commissions may fund programsonly for children age five andyounger, and their families. Evenwith the new allocation, theCalWORKs Stage 3 Child Care pro-gram will lack sufficient statewidefunding to cover child care costs ofchildren age 6 to 13 beginning inNovember unless additionalresources are found.

“The Assembly will keep workingwith the state’s First 5 organizationsand other concerned groups toobtain additional funding until wecan send a bill to the new governorin January that fully restores themoney for this vital program,”Assembly Speaker John Pérez said.“I commend First 5 LA for steppingup to help avoid a crisis for thesefamilies and for the child careproviders whose doors might other-wise close.”

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Groups Team With City toFight Billboard BlightLos Angeles City Councilmem-

ber Paul Koretz, 5tth District,recently participated in a pressconference at the intersection ofWestwood and Santa MonicaBoulevards to announce that thenational organization known asScenic America will be teamingup with Coalition to BanBillboard Blight to continue thefight against digital billboards.

Scenic America has embarkedon some innovative solutions invarious other states to try to stop

the onslaught of digital billboards.The Coalition to Ban BillboardBlight is dedicated to organizinglocal residents and building agrassroots effort to stop the spreadof signage that members believedisrupts and demeans the commu-nity.

The location was chosenbecause there are several digitalbillboards in the immediate area.The groups plan to focus theirefforts on billboard blightthroughout the city.

New NativePlant SpeciesPermitted forResidentialParkwaysThe City of Los Angeles Board

of Public Works recently adopt-ed improved guidelines for residen-tial parkway landscaping.

The new standards expanded therange of plant materials that may beinstalled between the curb and thesidewalk to include drought-toler-ant turf alternatives that will helpthe city achieve its environmentalgoals of water conservation andstorm water retainment, while alsostreamlining the process for resi-dents who want to improve theirparkways.

A growing interest from city res-idents to upgrade their parkways todrought tolerant planting, new cityprograms like the Los AngelesDepartment of Water and Power’sTurf Rebate Program, and a grow-ing population brought about thechanges in parkway landscapingrules. A collaboration of city depart-ments led by the Department ofPublic Works, and environmentalorganizations like North East Treesand TreePeople, developed theupdates to the city’s parkway speci-fications and requirements.

“It used to be that only turf wasallowed in the parkways without apermit,” said Paula Daniels, com-missioner of Public Works. “Now,thanks to the good work of ourdepartment staff, we have a list ofadditional plants, includingdrought-tolerant species, that can beplanted without a permit.”

For information and list ofacceptable plant species, call(213)473-6600, or visitwww.bpw.lacity.org.



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The City of Los Angeles has converted more than 30,000 energyefficient streetlights due to the Light Emitting Diiode program isscheduled to take up five years to replace 140,000 all over the city.

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More than 100 volunteers participated in a tree planting and beau-tification project in Runyon Canyon in Hollywood on Oct. 23.

The effort was a collaboration between the City of Los AngelesDepartment of Recreation and Parks, and Gay for Good, an LGBTvolunteer service organization with more than 1,600 members in LosAngeles. The volunteers cleaned-up, replanted and restored the popu-lar Hollywood Hills park, located at the top of Fuller Avenue. Brushwas cleared, mulch was spread on hillsides, sandbag supports wereplaced on unstable areas, and the park’s information kiosks wererepaired.

A ceremonial tree was also planted to commemorate the event.Runyon Canyon, a 160-acre city park, features a children’s play

area, hiking trails and a 90-acre off-leash dog area.

The City of Los Angeles Bureauof Street Lighting has convert-

ed the first 30,000 streetlights toenergy efficient lights as part of thelargest Light Emitting Diode(LED) green street light program.

The conversion project, whichbegan in July 2009 and is expect-ed to take up to five years, willreplace 140,000 streetlights.When completed, there will beLED streetlights in all councildistricts of the city. The cost ofthe program will be paid throughthe savings in energy and mainte-nance, and there will be no addi-tional charge or fee to residentsfor this conversion.

The LED lights will save energyby 40 percent, reduce carbon emis-sion by 40,500 tons per year, andreduce maintenance of the streetlighting system. In addition toenergy reduction and carbon emis-sions, the LED white light pro-vides better recognition of colorsthereby an improvement in theoverall lighting for neighborhoodsthroughout the city.

“The Bureau of Street Lightingis leading the way on this innova-tive and important green programand seeing the environmental, eco-nomic and public safety benefits itwill provide,” Board of PublicWorks president Cynthia M. Ruizsaid.

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The City of West Hollywood iswarning residents to be aware

of Southern California-based com-panies that are blanketing the statewith official-looking mailings rec-ommending that property ownerspay a $167 fee to obtain a copy oftheir property’s grant deed to pre-vent foreclosure, or prove that theyown their home.

“In these economic times, wehave to be extremely vigilantagainst these types of mail schemesand other crimes of opportunity,”West Hollywood Councilmember

Jeffrey Prang said. “Unfortunately,official-looking documents havebecome a popular way for dishon-est companies to profit at othersexpense.”

An example of one letter sent toproperty owners states that “due tohigh foreclosures and loan modifi-cations” in the local area, the “prop-erty owner should obtain a currentcopy of their grant deed to provethey are the just owner of the prop-erty.” The company then offers toprovide an official copy of the prop-erty owner’s grant deed for a price.

All property owners receive acopy of their grant deed when theproperty is purchased. For a nomi-nal cost, an official copy of a prop-erty’s grant deed can be obtainedfrom the Los Angeles CountyRecorder/County Clerk, 12400Imperial Highway Rm. 2207,Norwalk, CA, 90650.

The Los Angeles CountyDepartment of Consumer Affairspublishes information about grantdeed scams, as well as other com-mon frauds. For information, visitwww.consumer-affairs.co.la.ca.us.

The Board of Water and PowerCommissioners voted Tuesday

to continue the department’s LowIncome Refrigerator Exchange pro-gram, which provides free energy-efficient refrigerators in exchangefor energy-guzzling models forqualifying customers through 2013.

Over the next three years, theprogram will provide up to 75,000new Energy Star refrigerators toqualified low-income customers.The amount of energy saved isroughly the same as removing128,300 homes from the electricalgrid, avoiding 432,000 metric tonsof greenhouse gas emissions. Thetotal program energy savings willbe achieved at a cost saving of $7.4million compared to the cost ofconventional power generation.

“This has been a tremendouslyeffective program, saving energyand money for thousands of low-income customers while signifi-cantly reducing greenhouse gasemissions,” said Lee Kanon Alpert,president of the Board of Water andPower Commissioners.

Refrigerators rank as the primaryenergy-consuming appliance in thehousehold. The DWP estimates thatreplacing older refrigerators with

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City Councilmember TomLaBonge, 4th District, was

named “Local Legislator of theYear” on Oct. 28 by theUniversity of California, LosAngeles. The award ceremonytook place at the annual “UCLADay with Local Government” inthe Council Chambers at LosAngeles City Hall.

“My goal has always been tobring city hall to the people ofLos Angeles, and I will continueto work for the good of the com-munity,” LaBonge said. “I’mdeeply humbled by this awardand I recognize that this awardbelongs to the neighborhoods ofCouncil District Four. From theUCLA’s community volunteerswho helped clean up GriffithPark to the neighbors who areplanting trees in Hancock Park,we’re all doing our best for LosAngeles.”

During the program, UCLAAssistant Vice Chancellor, Keith

Parker, presented LaBonge with aUCLA football jersey bearing thesame number worn by the coun-cilmember’s mentor, the lateUCLA football legend, MiltDavis.

“When I was a young man,Milt inspired me to help people. Istill utilize all the lessons I’velearned from Milt every day,”LaBonge added.

“UCLA Day with LocalGovernment” is an event orga-nized by UCLA’s Governmentand Community RelationsDepartment. The event isdesigned to strengthen engage-ment of community members andleaders with the UCLA studentand staff community. TheCouncilmember is the sixth hon-oree of the annual event, with pre-vious honorees including LosAngeles County Supervisor ZevYaroslavsky, 3rd District, andCouncilmember Ed Reyes, 1stDistrict.

Asian Elephants Trek to L.A. Zoo for New ExhibitTwo new Asian elephants will be

loaned to the Los Angeles Zoofor its new Elephants of Asia exhib-it, which is scheduled to open inmid-December.

The elephants, females namedTina and Jewel, will be on indefi-nite loan from the San Diego Zoo,and will be housed in $42 million,six-acre habitat. The new facilitywill include features dedicated tothe health and welfare of the ele-phants, such as bathing pools,sandy hills, varied topography,enrichment opportunities and astate of the art barn that is capableof caring for elephants of all ages.The Elephants of Asia exhibit willfocus on the connection betweenelephants and the cultures ofThailand, India, China andCambodia. The exhibit will alsofamiliarize guests with the chal-lenges Asian elephants face in thewild, including their shrinking nat-ural habitat, It will also give visitorsthe opportunity to directly con-tribute to conservation programsthat support elephants in theirnative countries.

Billy, the Zoo’s 25-year-old male

Asian elephant, will be featured inthe habitat with the two Asians.Tina and Jewel arrived at the SanDiego Zoo after being removed byfederal agencies from a privateowner. Following Tina and Jewel’stransfer to the Los Angeles Zoo, theSan Diego Zoo will provide sup-port staff to help facilitate the tran-sition period for the elephants.

“The Los Angeles Zoo has a longhistory of working with the SanDiego Zoo,” Los Angeles ZooDirector John Lewis said. “Togetherwe’ve worked to bring species suchas the California condor andPeninsular pronghorn back from thebrink of extinction. As the twolargest zoos in Southern California,we are committed to housing ele-phants for the long term and educat-ing and inspiring our combined sixmillion visitors annually about theseamazing mammals and the chal-lenges they face in the wild.”

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City Councilmember Tom LaBonge, 4th District, speaks at a specialUCLA event where he is honored by the university as “LocalLegislator of the Year”.

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Halloween may be over, but ifyou desperately need to get

your supernatural fix and it felt a lit-tle too sacrilegious to dress up orget a good scare on a Sunday, then“Paranormal Activity 2” is waitingfor you. Prepareyour nerves for asequel scarierthan the firstfilm, with somestellar acting anda plot that’llkeep you guess-ing until the abrupt end (OK, thereare some rather predictablemoments, but it’s still a goodspooker).

In the last film, we followed thestory of Katie (Katie Featherston)and Micah (Micah Sloat) as theycame in contact with an unfriendlyparanormal presence that wouldmake Casper ashamed to be associ-ated with it. The sequel takes us outof the suburbs of San Diego andinto the suburbs of Carlsbad (so, notthat far), as Katie’s sister, Kristi(Sprague Grayden), has a very sim-ilar experience with another (or thesame?) pesky non-corporeal pres-ence that just doesn’t seem to likethe lovely middle-class people ofSouthern California.

More than doubling the firstfilm’s cast, Kristi’s husband, Dan(Brian Boland), and his daughter,Ali (Molly Ephraim) and their dog,Abby, find that their lives aren’t asrepetitive as suburban architectureonce newly born baby, Hunter(played by both William Juan Prietoand Jackson Xenia Prieto), entersthe family. It seems the kid has asecret admirer who doesn’t mindthe cameras that follow around his(or her or its) shadow.

A burglary leads Dan to installsix cameras around the house. Adda handheld camera used by Ali, onher quest to make first contact withthe beyond, and Dan with a flash-light once (you might want to closeyour eyes during that scene), andwe now have all the amateurfootage necessary for a thrillingmockumentory with all the viralthrills. Maybe the YouTube genera-tion should take a break from film-ing everything, and let those pesky

ghosts go away, rather than feedingtheir ego. Now we have 24-hoursurveillance of all the happenings,from the pool cleaner oddly floatingout of the water to several more dis-turbing events.

“ParanormalActivity 2” isn’t astand-alone hor-ror sequel, but aprequel that pro-vides someunique back-ground on the

events of part one. Usually, such amove cheapens the open-endedmeaning of the original film, like itdid in “Saw III”, but the filmmak-ing for “Paranormal” is well craftedin the hands of a lesser known butstill seasoned director, TodWilliams, and screenwriters,Michael R. Perry and ChristopherB. Landon. The new film team maynot pack the more “authentic” expe-rience of rookie filmmakers thatmade the first film possible withoutthe backing a major studio, but theyadapt well to the vision establishedby the original cinematic underdog.

“Paranormal Activity” may be ahard film to beat, what with the$15,000 budget and almost $200million in box office profits, but thesequel, with its $3 million budget(still a fraction of a blockbusterbudget like say “Harry Potter” filmswith $175 million to spend), main-tains the spirit of part one. There’sno replication of the first film’sgags, we observe several jarringjump moments and subtle use ofspecial effects. Don’t fret: this isn’tlike the sequel to “The Blair WitchProject”; nothing about the firstfilm is ruined by a half-cocked sec-ond effort. Continuing the estab-lished story is key and the filmnever strays.

It’s hard to find an example of anaction film in the last few years thathasn’t been structured as the start ofa franchise, but before blockbustersbegan milking any film premise forall its fiscal worth, horror films tookthe concept of the sequel to new(mostly shameless) heights. TakingJason into outer space; pitting Jasonand Freddy against each other;Michael Myers killing people on a

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Baby, Hunter (played by both William Juan Prieto and Jackson Xenia Prieto) experiences supernatural hap-penings in horror film, “Paranormal Activity 2”.

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reality TV show set; remakes thatprovide scene-by-scene duplica-tion; or the mere audacity of creat-ing more than six films in a serieswithout wondering if the concept’sbeen exhausted. The dividebetween art and business is rarelyas easy to see, yet “ParanormalActivity 2” proves that a sequel (or

prequel) can actually be enjoyable,compelling and add new ideas tothe established universe.

Trust me on this one,“Paranormal Activity 2” is a prettyjarring experience. Don’t worry,the stationary cameras allow thefilm a little more grounding (liter-ally, since we don’t have to overly

concentrate when the hand camshakes), though some handheldmoments are quite fantastic asthey create a claustrophobia thatdoesn’t let up. Just don’t be aloneafterwards…you might just findyourself running up the stairs asfast as possible to hide under yourcovers.

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Fifty-eight feature-length films werescreened during the 2010 Bel-Air Film

Festival (BAFF), which ran from October14 through 19.

Opening night included a special screen-ing of “Walk a Mile in My Pradas” starringTom Arnold. Actress Christina Collard host-

ed the evening and honored Brian AustinGreen, of “Beverly Hill’s 90210”, with theirBest Actor Award. Other recipients includedKathy Najimy, of “Sister Act” and “ King ofthe Hill”, who received the Best ActressAward, and music producer Salaam Remi,who has worked with Alicia Keys and Amy

Winehouse, who received the Best Music inFilm Award. Comedian Phyllis Diller wasrecognized with a Lifetime AchievementAward, and Mark Rydell was honored andpresented with the festival’s LegendaryFilmmaker Award by Kat Kramer.

In addition, the festival’s Best JuryFeature Film was awarded to “Annabelleand Bear”, starring Curt Massof and OliviaWalby. The Best Jury Documentary Filmwas awarded to “American Jihadist”, direct-ed by Mark Claywell. Additional winnerswere “Dreams Play Apart”, which receivedthe Best Audience Feature Film; “Stu Plus

Who” and “Red Lips Inspires Ladybug”garnered the Best Audience DocumentaryFilm awards; and “Turning Japanese”received the award for Best Audience ShortFilm. The winners also included“Colorblind” for Best Audience StudentFeature Film, and “The Red Woman World”selected as Best Audience Student FeatureFilm.

The Bel-Air Film Festival is an indepen-dent international film festival celebratingcinema in Southern California.

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Bel-Air Film Fest Announces AwardWinners After Week of Screenings

The Los Angeles Department ofTransportation is holding a pub-

lic hearing on Thursday, Nov. 4from 7 to 9:30 p.m. for a preferen-tial parking district that has beenproposed in the Melrose andFairfax Districts.

The proposed preferential park-ing district, 132 East, would includethe areas between the generalboundaries of Fairfax Avenue to thewest, Willoughby Avenue to thenorth, Sierra Bonita and GardnerStreet to the east, and BeverlyBoulevard to the south. TheDepartment of Transportation isseeking required studies, and is nowready for input from the public onwhether to scale back the generalboundaries, and to gauge publicsupport for preferential parking inthe area. If the parking district isadopted, residents will be able topurchase three annual permits for$34 per vehicle each year. Visitorscan purchase permits for $22 foreach four-month period, up to twoper household.

The meeting will be held inRoom G-90 at Fairfax High School,7850 Melrose Ave. near the audito-rium. For information, call(213)473-8260. Written commentsmay also be submitted throughMonday, Dec. 6. Mail to PPD 132East Comments c/o Felix Valde,Department of Transportation, 555Ramirez St. Space 315, LosAngeles, CA 90012.

The Los Angeles City Councilvoted unanimously on Oct. 29

to adopt legislation calling for vote-by-mail elections in the city’s nextavailable council seat special elec-tion. The plan, which would alsoleave open all polling places so vot-ers can either vote-by-mail or votein person on Election Day, wouldallow city officials to assess the fea-sibility of using a vote-by-mail sys-tem. There is no council seat specialelection currently scheduled, butthe city council wants the system inplace if one is scheduled. A vote-by-mail is already in place for gen-eral elections.

The motion was authored by LosAngeles City Councilmember JoseHuizar, 14th District. Following aspecial election, the Los AngelesCity Clerk’s office would determinethe number of people who partici-pated through the vote-by-mail sys-tem versus those who voted in per-son. The city council could then usethe data to determine how manypolling places they would need tokeep open in order to expand thevote-by-mail program in futureelections.

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The following information was reported to the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Stationbetween October 20 and October 26 2010. If you are a victim of a crime, hereare the telephone numbers of local law enforcement agencies; Los AngelesPolice Department, Wilshire Division (323)485-4022 and Los Angeles CountySheriff’s Department West Hollywood Station (310)855-8850.

POLICE BLOTTER

West HollywoodProperty Crime

October 20

At 1:30 p.m., an unknown thiefstole a locked mountain bicycle,valued at $180, attached to a rearrailing at a residence in the 8000block of Norton.

October 21

At 7:30 p.m., an unknown thiefstole a gold and diamond ring, val-ued at approximately $1,900, froma residence in the 1000 block ofHayworth.

October 22

At 12:53 a.m., an unknown suspectstole a digital camera, valued at$600, that was left unattended on atable at a nightclub in the 8400block of Sunset.

An unknown suspect burglarized astorage unit at an apartment build-ing in the 1200 block of CrescentHeights at 1 a.m. and stole cloth-ing. No value of the loss was pro-vided.

At 2:03 p.m., unknown thievesentered a storage area at a busi-ness in the 8400 block of Sunsetand stole five chairs and a plant.The loss was estimated at approxi-mately $3,850.

An unknown thief burglarized astorage room at a nightclub in the8400 block of Sunset at 9 p.m. andstole a guitar and case valued at

$1,250.

October 23

At 3:35 a.m., a female suspect wasarrested for taking a vehicle withoutthe ownerʼs consent after drivingthe vehicle away from a valet park-ing lot in the 9000 block of Sunset.October 24

At 1:50 a.m., a male driver wasarrested for driving under the influ-ence of alcohol following a vehiclevs. pedestrian traffic collision in the1200 block of Fuller.

An unknown thief burglarized anunlocked vehicle parked in a sub-garage in the 7500 block ofHampton at 11 a.m. and stole astereo and other items. The losswas estimated at approximately$230.

At 3:45 p.m., two unknown AfricanAmerican female suspects burglar-ized a business in the 8600 blockof Melrose and stole a dress, val-ued at approximately $9,000,before fleeing on foot.

An employee at a retail business inthe 8600 block of Santa Monicareported at 4:10 p.m. that anunknown Caucasian male suspecthad burglarized the store and stolea jacket, valued at about $2,000.The suspect fled in a vehicle withother unknown male suspects.

At 6 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a residential garage inthe 8200 block of Fountain andstole a toolbox and tools. The losswas estimated at $7,300.

October 25

At 8 a.m., a victim reported thatduring the previous night, anunknown suspect burglarized anapartment in the 1200 block ofFuller and stole a backpack con-taining a camera, lenses, photo-graphic equipment, identificationand cash. The loss was estimatedat approximately $6,893.

An unknown suspect burglarized abusiness in the 8500 block ofSanta Monica at 8:30 a.m. andstole $400 from a cash register.Damage to a glass door was esti-mated at $400.

At 11 a.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a business in the 7300block of Santa Monica and stolecash, a cellular phone and miscel-laneous items, all valued atapproximately $400. Damage to aglass door was estimated at about$500.

October 26

At 6:00 a.m., an unknown thiefentered an unlocked vehicleparked in a subgarage in the 7200block of Fountain and stole a GPSdevice, valued at $320, and agarage door opener, valued at $50.

During the week, four male sus-pects were arrested for theft orburglary after being observedshoplifting at retail businesses inWest Hollywood.

During the week, unknown sus-pects burglarized five vehicles inWest Hollywood. The total esti-mate of damage was $6,200.

During the week, seven stolenvehicles were recovered in WestHollywood and the owners werenotified.

During the week, 15 vehicles wereimpounded for 30 days after beingdriven by an unlicensed driver or aperson with a suspended orrevoked license.

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LAPD Nabs Downtown Serial BurglarLos Angeles Police Department

officers have arrested a seriesburglary suspect who was commit-ting crimes for the past fivemonths.

David Wiggins, 51, was arrestedon Oct. 27 after he allegedly brokeinto the Orchard to Orchard floralshop in downtown Los Angeles forthe second time since August.

“Wiggins’ arrest ended a five-month crime spree, involving near-ly two dozen burglaries,” said Lt.Paul Vernon, commanding officerof Central Detective Division.“When officers booked Wiggins,they noticed he had chemicallytreated his hands in an apparentattempt to remove his finger andpalm prints.”

The spree began in June withburglaries of five floral shops in thedowntown Flower Mart.

“All he was interested in was thecash left in store registers,” Vernonadded. “He seemed to drop off theface of the earth after the Junecrime spree. We knew he was still

around when video captured himinside the Orchard to Orchard floralshop on August 27.”

Then between October 10 and21, nine more businesses and someparking-lot kiosks were burglar-ized, and cash was stolen from reg-isters and tills. Surveillance videocaptured footage of the serial bur-glar, and police identified him asthe same individual who had com-mitted the previous burglaries.

On October 26, officers receiveda call about a break-in at theOrchard to Orchard floral shop.Four hours later, patrol officers sawWiggins walking in the area. Thesuspect in the most recent burglaryhad kicked in the rear door, and leftan imprint of the sole of his tennisshoe on the door. Wiggins waswearing tennis shoes, matched theserial burglar’s description, and wascarrying a backpack allegedly con-taining some of the stolen merchan-dise. David Wiggins was bookedfor commercial burglary, and bailwas set at $20,000.

Anyone with information on thecrimes is asked to call Det. MikeMazzacano at (213) 972-1231.

“When officersbooked Wiggins,they noticed hehad chemically

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apparentattempt toremove his

finger and palmprints.”

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Police Seek Olympic Area Burglar

Investigators with the LosAngeles Police Department’s

Olympic Division are asking forthe public’s help in identifying asuspect who is responsible for aseries of burglaries at businesses.

Detectives have releasedimages of a suspect who wascaught on surveillance video. Theimages show the suspect enteringthe business by smashing theglass front door. Once inside, heempties the cash register andleaves the location.

The suspect has been hittinglocations in the early morninghours and is staying primarily onthe main corridors aroundWilshire Boulevard and 6thStreet. The suspect is describedas a 35 to 45-year-old African

American man with black hairand brown eyes.

The burglar is approximatelysix-feet-two-inches tall andweighs between 180 to 210pounds

Anyone with information isasked to call LAPD’s OlympicDivision robbery detectives at(213)382-9460. During week-ends and off-hours, call the 24-hour, toll free LAPD hotline at(877)LAPD247. Anonymoustips can be made toCrimestoppers at (800)222-TIPS, or by texting to 274637using a cell phone. All text mes-sages should begin with the let-ters “LAPD”. Tips can also besubmitted atwww.LAPDOnline.org.

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The suspect was caught on surveillance camera smashing thefront door of a business.

Suspect Burglarizes Cash-for-Gold

Detectives are asking for thepublic’s help in identifying a

suspect whose images were caughton surveillance video committing aburglary at a cash-for-gold businessin the Wilshire area on Oct. 12.

At approximately 9:30 p.m., theAfrican American male suspectentered a multi-office buildinglocated in the 3900 block ofWilshire Boulevard and made hisway to the 4th floor. The suspectthen forced the front door open ofthe cash-for-gold business and ran-sacked the office. He stole anundisclosed amount of jewelry.

Detectives believe he may beresponsible for several other com-mercial burglaries on WilshireBoulevard in the Koreatown andRampart areas of Los Angeles. Thesuspect is approximately 35 to 45years old, five-feet-ten-inches tall

and weighs about 230 pounds. Hewas wearing a beige shirt and beigepants.

Anyone with information isasked to call detectives with theOlympic Division’s PropertyCrimes Unit at (213)382-9370.

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A photo of Karen Lindsey, Miss Los Angeles Press Club, was fea-tured on the cover of the Oct. 26, 1972 issue of the Park LabreaNews to remind everyone about the end of Daylight Saving Time.This year, Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 a.m.,and people should set their clocks back one hour. Daylight SavingTime reverts back to Standard Time during the first Sunday ofNovember, and returns to Daylight Saving Time the second Sundayof March.

Local Residents TurnBack the Clocks

School of Rock Opens New West L.A. LocationThe School of Rock, a nationally-

acclaimed music program for chil-dren, will be adding a second loca-tion in Los Angeles. The new WestL.A. School of Rock will be located

at 12020 Wilshire Blvd.The new school will officially

open its doors on Nov. 13 with aspecial event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.that includes a “guitar smashing”

ceremony at 1 p.m. and hourlygiveaways of equipment from Boss,Vox, D’Addario.

A group of the L.A.-based Schoolof Rock student All Stars, along

with other special guests, will alsoperform throughout the day. TheAll Stars are comprised of the beststudents from schools across thecountry.

On Nov. 20, the School of RockWest L.A. will be holding its first

drum clinic, giving students anopportunity to learn from, and per-form with, Jane’s Addiction drum-mer Stephen Perkins.

The event is open to the publicand begins at 1 p.m. For informa-tion, visit www.schoolofrock.com.

ʻStarry Night ̓Raises $100k for Kids

photo by Dina Humphreys

Actress and philanthropist Rhonda Fleming Carlson. Fleming Carlson(left) is pictured receiving a gift from event chairs Rosemary Booth andGretchen Smith.

The League for Children’s annu-al event, “A Starry Starry

Night”, was held on Oct. 10 at TheLondon in West Hollywood, andraised $133,000 for Children’sBureau. Approximately 200 attend-ed the event, which honoredAmbassador Glen Holden, whowas the Master of Ceremonies forthe event, which also included asilent auction and musical tribute toFleming Carlson by John-KevinHilbert and Ensemble.

“We are so proud that all of thefunds raised from this event will gotowards helping the child develop-ment center at Children’s Bureau’sMagnolia Place Family Center,”Booth said. “Children’s Bureau

does extraordinary work to help at-risk children get a good start in lifeso they can succeed as adults.”

For information, visitwww.all4kids.org.


Native American Arts on Sale at Autry

photo by Danielle Klebanow

The Autry National Center is holding its American Indian ArtsMarketplace on Saturday, Nov. 6, and Sunday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. More than 185 Native American artists from around thecountry, representing more than 40 tribes, will be on hand to showand discuss their traditional methods and contemporary art formswith visitors. The event at the Autry is the largest Native Americanmarketplace in Southern California, and will also feature perfor-mances by Native American dancers, musicians and storytellers, inaddition to other musical acts throughout the weekend. It also fea-tures hands-on activities for children and artist demonstrations.Native American food, including frybread, will also be available.Visuals include a full-size Lakota tipi, large and small scale paintingsand sculptures, colorful traditional and contemporary stone and silverjewelry, and demonstrations of weaving, painting, flint knapping,soapstone carving, mask making, gourd art and traditional jewelry-making.The Autry National Center is located in Griffith Park at 4700 WesternHeritage Way. For information, call (323)667-2000, or visitwww.theautry.org.

Petersen Pays Tribute to Don ʻThe SnakeʼThe Petersen Automotive

Museum will pay tribute to oneof the sport’s most iconic figures,Don “The Snake” Prudhomme,during its annual “Tribute Night”on Wednesday, Nov. 10.

The day will begin with the 2p.m. panel discussion titled “MatchRace Madness”, featuring drag rac-ing’s greatest rivalry: “Snake vs.Mongoose”. Prudhomme, who isnicknamed “The Snake”, will jointhe floor with arch-rival Tom “TheMongoose” McEwen, to discusstheir days of traveling the UnitedStates from race track to race track,their much-publicized grudgematches, the business partnershipthey formed called, “WildlifeRacing”, and their pioneering workin non-automotive sponsorshipwith Mattel’s Hot Wheels.Special guest Dave McClelland, thevoice of the NHRA and long timefriend of Prudhomme, will be themaster of ceremonies. A live auc-tion of racing memorabilia will fol-low, with proceeds going to thePetersen’s educational programs.

The Petersen Automotive

Museum is located at 6060 WilshireBlvd. For information, visitwww.petersen.org

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The architect cited in your arti-cle on the Orchard GablesCottage in Hollywood on Oct 21is incorrect. The house wasdesigned in 1904 by NormanFoote Marsh, who at the time waspartnered with Clarence H.Russell. Abbott Kinney was notan architect. He was the develop-er of Venice and hired Marsh andRussell to design many of theearly buildings in Venice.

I researched and advocated theoriginal monument applicationfor Orchard Gables Cottage,which was submitted by theHollywood Arts Council in 2006.Hollywood Heritage, as well asthe Los Angeles Conservancy,supported the nomination, butthey did not submit it.

Charles J. Fisher

Editor’s note: The informationabout Abbot Kinney designingthe Orchard Gables House wasprovided by the HollywoodCommunity HousingCorporation, and was incorrect.The house was designed byNorman Foote March andClarence H. Russell, at the direc-tion of Abbot Kinney.

HollywoodlandArchitect not Kinney

Fairfax Coach wasPopular Teacher

Regarding “Fairfax CoachEnters Hall of Fame” in the Oct.21 issue, had he not been born ahuman being, Marty Biegel, a

Stop Proliferation ofSupergraphics

Regarding Anna Bakalis’s “SignsMay Wrap Buildings on SantaMonica, Beverly”, stop the corro-sive spread of commercializationand privatization. The Los AngelesCity Council is considering a peti-tion engineered by Skytag, Inc. tobuild huge supergraphic advertise-ments on Santa Monica andBeverly Boulevards. This proposalexemplifies the continuing trend tocommercialize and privatize everincreasing areas of our lives. LosAngeles is already selling valuablereal estate to private agencies fromwhom it will then rent the build-ings. States are so strapped forfunds that they are turning publicfunctions over to private entities.Even in foreign affairs, commercialprivatization has grown to theextent that there are more privatecontractors in Afghanistan than sol-diers.

If growing commercialization ofour lives is not reined in, it may bethat before much longer, our ownpersons could become privatized so

Prang TakesContributions fromBillboard Companies

West Hollywood CityCouncilman Jeffrey Prang, whoopposes the tax on billboards inWest Hollywood, has been fight-ing this tax, which will generatemillions in new revenue for thepeople and city services in WestHollywood. Afriat ConsultingGroup, Prang’s political consul-tant and political fundraisingfirm, also represents and lobbiesfor major billboard companies.Prang has for years taken politicalcontributions from major bill-board companies and supergraph-ic interests in West Hollywood.

By opposing the tax on bill-boards in West Hollywood, Prangis allowing the billboard andsupergraphic companies a freeride to make millions in WestHollywood, and denying the citi-zens and city over $4 millionannually for this privilege.

Over 10 percent of the voters inWest Hollywood signed the peti-tion for taxing billboards, andmany voters have questionedwhy Prang is siding with the bill-board companies and not the citi-zens of West Hollywood.

William Board

Letters to the Editor

“True New Yorker” could have eas-ily been conceived from the imagi-nation of Damon Runyon, asBiegel was/is truly“Runyonesque”.

His dry wit made him the mostpopular history teacher at FairfaxHigh, and it’s appropriate that histribute was held at Canter’s Deli, asCanter’s is the nearest thing toLindy’s in New York that you canfind on the West Coast.

Eddie CressSylmar

that we will belong, not to our-selves, but to Exxon-Mobil,Goldman Sachs or Bank ofAmerica.

Roger CarassoHarper Avenue

Music Center Hosts Spanish Classical Ballet CompanyThe 2010-2011 season of

“Glorya Kaufman PresentsDance at the Music Center” beginswith the debut of Spain’s only clas-sical ballet company, Corella BalletCastilla y León, performing at theAhmanson Theatre from Nov. 5 to7.

The company was founded byAmerican Ballet Theatre principaldancer, Ángel Corella, to promoteclassical ballet in Spain and to nur-ture Spanish dancers and offer theman opportunity to cultivate their tal-ent. Corella Ballet Castilla y León

offers a wide repertoire, incorporat-ing classical, neoclassical and con-temporary choreography.

The dance company will presenttwo programs. On Friday Nov. 5 at7:30 p.m., the program will feature“Bruch Violín Concerto No. 1”with choreography by Clark Tippitand music by Max Bruch; “Clear”,with choreography by StantonWelch and music by JohannSebastian Bach, “Soleá” withchoreography by María Pagés andmusic by Rubén Lebaniegos; and“DGV”, with choreography by

Christopher Wheeldon and musicby Michael Nyman. The secondprogram will be held on Nov. 6 at7:30 p.m. and Sunday Nov. 7 at2:00 p.m., and will feature “BruchViolín Concerto No. 1”; “For 4”,with choreography by ChristopherWheeldon and music by FranzSchubert; “Soleá”; and “DGV”. Tickets are $25 to $125, and areavailable at the Dorothy ChandlerPavilion Box Office, 135 N. GrandAve., by calling (213)972-0711, orwww.musiccenter.org/events/dance.html.

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Rev. Walker RememberedRev. Earl Gordon Walker, a

retired priest of the CatholicArchdiocese of Los Angeles andPastor Emeritus of CathedralChapel of St. Vibiana CatholicChurch, died on Oct. 26 at the ageof 88.

Walker was a graduate of theCathedral Chapel School class of1936. He was born in Salt LakeCity, Utah on Aug.19, 1922, and hisfamily moved to Los Angeles inDecember, 1924. Walker attendedthe Junior Seminary of Los AngelesCollege, located at the time at 3rdand Detroit Streets, and then com-pleted his studies at St. John’sSeminary in Camarillo.

He was ordained on May 1,1948, and served the CatholicArchdiocese of Los Angeles for 62years. Walker was appointed pastor

of Cathedral Chapel on March 15,1972, where he served for morethan 30 years. He continued to sup-port the Cathedral Chapel Schoolfinancially after his retirement, andhas established a $50,000 endow-ment in the school’s name.

In Walker’s honor, the parish isasking that donations may bemade to the Fr. Earl WalkerMemorial Tuition AssistanceFund or Fr. Earl Walker MemorialParish Building Fund. For theTuition Assistance Fund, call(323)938-9976, or mail donationsto Cathedral Chapel School, c/oMiss Tina Katherine Kipp, 755 S.Cochran Ave., Los Angeles, CA,90036.

For the Church Building Fund,call (323)930-5976, or mail dona-tions to Cathedral Chapel Church,c/o Rev. Truc Nguyen, 926 S.

Rev. Earl Gordon Walker

photo courtesy of the Fourth District Council Office

Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti (fifth from left),13th District, and Los Angeles City Councilmembers Tom

LaBonge, 4th District, and Councilman Ed P. Reyes, 1st District,joined city officials and community members for a groundbreakingceremony on Oct. 28 for the North Atwater Park expansion and creekrestoration.

The project is located near the Los Angeles River in the GlendaleNarrows section. The North Atwater Park project will provide threeacres of additional parkland with a picnic area, demonstration garden,outdoor classroom, children’s concrete play tunnel and sand play area.The project will also restore a creek that connects to the Los AngelesRiver. Native plant landscaping will be planted on the creek banks andalong the streambed to prevent erosion and naturally clean storm waterbefore it flows into the river. The project will help the city improvewater quality for the L.A. River. Construction will run through late2011, and will cost approximately $1.3 million. Funding for the pro-ject was partially provided by Proposition 50, through the CaliforniaResources Agency to improve River Parkways.

photo courtesy of Ian Burbage/Sunflower Media Production

Wilshire Burbank Savings held a grand opening celebration on Oct.21 for its full service branch in Beverly Hills. Branch manager, AnitaLawler (left), was joined at the event by Kim Ruggles, program andevent manager for the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, whopresented a certificate of recognition for the grand opening. LutherBurbank Savings is a traditional savings bank. The Beverly Hillsbranch is located at 8401 Wilshire Blvd. For information, call(310)272-7370, or visit www.lutherburbanksavings.com.

North Atwater ParkExpansion Breaks Ground

Burbank Savings Hosts GrandOpening for Wilshire Branch

Detroit St., Los Angeles, CA,90036 Cathedral Chapel of St.Vibiana Catholic Church is locat-ed at 923 S. La Brea Ave.

For information, visitwww.cathedralchapel.org.

The Hammer Museum, in part-nership with Ari Bhöd — the

American Foundation for TibetanCultural Preservation —presentsThe Mandala Project runningthrough Nov. 7.

The exhibit features the con-struction of a Tibetan sand mandalaby a team of traditionally trainedLamas visiting Los Angeles fromthe Thubten Choeling Monastery inPharping, Nepal.

Mandalas can be found in manyforms, but they always include acircle, a central point and someform of symmetry. They can becreated in sand, on paper or cloth,or built as three dimensional mod-els or buildings. The mandala, auniversal symbol and Sanscritword that translates to “circle”, alsobecomes a metaphor for the pro-ject, as it will highlight the notionthat everything and everyone isinterlinked.

The mandala being created at theHammer Museum will be a sacredpainting, following precise andancient instructions passed downover thousands of years. Millionsof grains of colored sand will besprinkled carefully on a flat sur-face. The mandala painting repre-

Hammer Takes on a Mandala with New Project

sents boundless compassion, purityand clarity. It is believed that man-dalas have the power to transformnegativity and awaken altruism andcompassion in the viewer.

Accompanying the sand mandalawill be a series of architecturaldrawings of a proposed four-storymandala for Ari Bhöd by LosAngeles-based architect MichaelRotondi, as well as a smaller three-dimensional mandala, created by

Pema Namdol Thaye, a master ofTibetan art. The project alsoincludes a “Hammer Conversation”with Rotondi and Thaye on Nov. 7at 1 p.m., followed by a ceremonialsweeping of the sand and a proces-sion to the Pacific Ocean for thedispersal of the sand.

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

More than 350 attendees are expected toattend the southern California Institute of

Architecture’s (SCI-Arc) “Main Event 9” onFriday, Nov. 5, including some of Los Angeles’most influential architects and designers, commu-nity leaders, business executives and SCI-Arcalumni and guests.

The “Main Event” is an annual fundraiser thathonors a distinguished SCI-Arc alumnus and rais-es scholarship funds for architecture and designstudents studying at SCI-Arc. Eric Owen Moss,director of SCI-Arc, will be joined at the event byLos Angeles City Councilmembers TomLaBonge, 4th District, and Jan Perry, 9th District,as well as Los Angeles Mayor AntonioVillaraigosa.

Several other SCI-Arc leadership and facultymembers will attend, in addition to Olga Garay,director of the City of Los Angeles Department ofCultural Affairs; A+D Museum director TibbieDunbar; former director of the City of LosAngeles Department of City Planning, ConHowe; designer and HGTV’s “Design Star” run-ner-up, Matt Locke; and LAXART’s LauriFirstenberg.

This year’s Main Event will be hosted byCreative Artists Agency (CAA) at its Gensler-

photo courtesy of SCI-Arc

A model by architect Brendan MacFarlane, ofJakob + MacFarlane, will be auctioned at SCI-Arcʼsgala fundraiser. The model is of the Social HousingProject in Paris from 2006.

designed headquarters, located at 2000 Avenue ofthe Stars. KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox will provide themusic for the evening, which will feature a silentauction of architectural models by some of themost important architects working today. SCI-Arcwill also honor alumnu Brendan MacFarlane.

SCI-Arc is an independent institution offeringgraduate and undergraduate programs in architec-ture. For information, call (213)356-5385, or visitwww.sciarc.edu.

SCI-Arc Hosts ʻMainEvent 9ʼ to Raise Fundsand Honor Alums

photo courtesy of the Hammer Museum

The Hammer Museum will participate in a mandala project in partner-ship with the American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation.


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West Hollywood resident Mikhail Naruzetskiy, a prominent sculptorwho designed the Russian War Veterans Memorial in Plummer Park,donated a sculpture he made of Ludwig Van Beethoven to ElCamino College in Torrance on Oct. 29. Naruzetskiy, an immigrantfrom Ukraine who has lived in West Hollywood since 1993, is pic-tured at the dedication ceremony with his granddaughter, Lorraine.The sculpture will be on permanent display in the collegeʼs MarseeAuditorium in the ECC Center for the Arts.

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Jeff Castelaz, co-founder andCEO of Dangerbird Records and

The Pablove Foundation, addresseda large crowd on Oct. 21 of sup-porters at the official “PabloveAcross America” homecomingevent.

The second annual “PabloveAcross America Tour”, in whichCastelaz and his crew of cyclistsrode 1,425 miles for nearly twomonths from Seattle to LosAngeles, culminated last week andraised more than $800,000 for thefight against childhoodcancer. Along the route, they visit-ed children’s hospitals in Seattle,Portland, Palo Alto, and Los

Angeles to deliver Oscar LitwakFoundation mobile playrooms. Atthe ride’s conclusion, Castelaz dis-closed the details of two $50,000research grants that The PabloveFoundation has established forchildhood cancer research.“Pablove Across America” embod-ies the strength and spirit of PabloCastelaz, the son of Castelaz andhis wife Jo Ann Thrailkill, and littlebrother of Grady Gallagher. Pablohad just celebrated his sixth birth-day in June 2009 when he lost hisbattle with bilateral Wilms Tumor,a rare form of childhood cancer.

For more information,visit:www.pablove.org.

The veterans support organiza-tion, New Directions, has

announced the host of their annualbenefit gala on Nov. 7 will be J.R.Martinez, an Iraqi War veteran fea-tured during the last two years onthe popular daytime serial, “All MyChildren”.

Titled “Honoring Our Heroes”,the event will raise funds to assistthe organization in providing life-saving services to veterans in need.The banquet will be held at theBeverly Hilton Hotel.

Honorees will include two suc-cessful graduates of the NewDirections program: U.S. MarineCorps veteran George Hill, directorof the New Directions Choir; andU.S. Army veteran Jon HenriMatteau, who served inAfghanistan. New Directions willalso present two awards at the gala,including the Media Hero Award, toABC’s “Brothers and Sisters” for itsrealistic portrayal of an Iraqi Warveteran; and a “Community HeroAward” to the law firm of Manatt,Phelps & Phillips, for their commit-ment to providing free legal ser-vices to the veterans at NewDirections.

New Directions is nonprofitagency that has assisted hundreds ofveterans through comprehensiveservices, including transitionalhousing, substance abuse treatment,therapeutic care, vocational train-ing, job placement and housingassistance. For information, call LaShanda Maze at (310)914-4045 ext161, or visit www.newdirection-sinc.com.

War Vet, SoapStar Martinez toHost NewDirections Gala

The Los Angeles County Museumof Art (LACMA), in collabora-

tion with the Los Angeles-basedartist collective Fallen Fruit, presents“Let Them Eat LACMA” onSunday, Nov. 7 from noon to 8 p.m.

“Let Them Eat LACMA” is theculmination of the museum’s col-laborative project with Fallen Fruit,titled “EATLACMA”, which inves-tigates the social role of art andfood and the rituals of eating, withperformances and installations bymore than 50 artists and collectives.Since its launch in February, theproject has included a series ofcommunity-oriented programming,along with an exhibition and curat-

ed set of gardens on LACMA’scampus that will be on display dur-ing the event.

The event will feature projectslike tomato fight, a watermelon eat-ing contest, an electronic melondrumming circle and a large man-dala of dinner plates ritually assem-bled and dismantled by visitorswho take home each plate.

Other projects include a “PrisonGourmet” selection of food servedto prisoners in California jails,chewing carolers and belly listen-ing sessions.

Pulitzer-prize winning writer,Jonathan Gold, will read a text onSpam, inspired by the Ed Ruscha

painting in LACMA’s collection,“Actual Size”, which depicts a fly-ing can of Spam. Three LosAngeles muses, Karen Black,Ronee Blakley and Phranc, willalso be performing.

Let Them Eat LACMA will alsodisplay the Public Fruit Theater, agarden that features a theater in theround constructed of reclaimedconcrete sidewalks curving arounda single citrus tree. The theatre isreflective of LACMA’s history asthe one-time site of extensive citrusgroves, as well as a meditation ontoday’s prevalence of concrete andlack of publically accessible orshared fruit trees.

photo courtesy of Michael Crook

Jeff Castelaz spoke to a crowd ofcyclists on Oct. 21.

Cyclists, Pablove Foundation RaiseFunds to Fight Childrenʼs Cancer

Museum Bellyʼs Up for ʻEat LACMA ̓Art Collective

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Karen Bass defeated her chal-lenger, James L. Andion, in the33rd Congressional District by an86 to 13 percent margin. The 33rdDistrict mainly covers South LosAngeles and some areas of Mid-

Wilshire and Hollywood.State Assembly Member Mike

Feuer, who has represented the42nd District since 2006, was re-elected to a third term by a marginof 73 to 26 percent over

Republican challenger, MaryToman-Miller. The 42nd Districtincludes Hollywood, WestHollywood and Beverly Hills, aswell as portions of the Westsideand the San Fernando Valley.Feuer, who will be forced out ofoffice after the next term becauseof term limits, said he is excitedabout continuing the progress hehas made in office.

“I am very humbled by the out-come, it’s certainly gratifying toenjoy the strong support of my con-stituents,” Feuer said. “I plan tocontinue my focus on the economyand jobs, public education, and theenvironment and healthcare.Contrary to the national trend, weactually expanded the Democraticbase in the Assembly. We now havefifty-two Democratic members,and I am optimistic about the futureof working with the governor andmy colleagues in the Assembly toget these things accomplished.”

Prop. 19, a ballot measure tolegalize, regulate tax and marijuanafor people 21 and over, was defeat-ed by a 54 to 46 percent margin.Other ballot measures that passedinclude a new requirement that atwo-thirds vote is necessary in thestate legislature to raise state andlocal fees; that a simple majority inthe state legislature is needed topass the state budget; and that statelegislators cannot take money from

local governments to balance thebudget. Measures that did not passinclude a plan to raise vehiclelicensing fees to aid state parks; ameasure to suspend laws regulatingair pollution; a law that wouldlower business tax liability; and a

plan to eliminate the state redis-tricting commission.

Voter turnout was slightly higherstatewide than the previous guber-natorial election. In Los AngelesCounty, approximately 43 percentof registered voters cast ballots.


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Sen. Barbara Boxer defeated Republican challenger Carly Fiorina.Boxer was joined Monday by U.S. Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis.


Governor-elect Jerry Brown spoke during a rally on Monday, and wasflanked by the stateʼs new Lieutenant Governor-elect, San FranciscoMayor Gavin Newsom.

Belmont Village HostsSenior Tech Fair

photo courtesy of Julie Walke

Belmont Village Senior Living Hollywood Hills, located at 2051 N.Highland Ave., recently held a technology fair to educate familiesand those who work with senior citizens about senior-friendly prod-ucts. Belmont Village community relations associate DawneenLorance, learned about the Dashaway support system from BobOssman, president and CEO of Dashaway Company. Winner of the2008 ICAA Industry Innovator Award, the walker was co- designedby Stan Dashew, who suffered from Parkinsonʼs Disease and want-ed to extend his mobility and maintain his stability. Other productsand programs showcased included the flipper remote, with largebuttons, numbers and letters; the California Telephone AccessProgram, for people who are hearing impaired, speech-disabled,cognitively-disabled, blind or have restricted mobility; and CapTell, atelephone system that displays all words the other party says in aconversation. For information, visit www.belmontvillage.com.

Afterschool ProgramHonored at City Hall

photo courtesy of the Woodcraft Rangers

On Oct. 22, the Woodcraft Rangers hosted “Lights on Afterschool” atthe top of the Tom Bradley Tower at Los Angeles City Hall. The cel-ebration was held in support of afterschool programs throughout LosAngeles, and was attended by several students from the program, aswell as actress Masiela Lusha (center) and actress and model,Jennifer Gimenez.Cathie Mostovoy, CEO of Woodcraft Rangers, led the program andspoke about the importance of sustaining afterschool programs.Woodcraft Rangers was created in 1922, making it the first after-school program created in the City of Los Angeles. The programgrew out of a movement started by author, artist and naturalistErnest Thompson Seton in 1902 when a group of boys vandalizedhis home. Rather than prosecute the boys, Seton invited them to hisproperty for a weekend of storytelling and nature experiences, whichlater became the basis for an ongoing youth development program.

Woodcraft Rangers is nonprofit organization that now serves 71schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. For information,visit www.woodcraftrangers.org.

Puppeteer HoldsDiscussion onHis CraftThe first event of a new series

titled “Conversations with BobBaker” will be held at the BobBaker Marionette Theater onSaturday, Nov. 6 at 4:30 p.m. Thepresentation is part of the theatre’s50th anniversary season, and willbe moderated by puppeteer andHollywood historian, Gregory PaulWilliams. Baker, 86, continues torun the theater, and maintains anactive role in the company. TheBob Baker Marionette Theater,1345 W. First St. Tickets are $20.Call (213)250-9995, or visitwww.bobbakermarionettes.com.

but it would be legally difficultwithout violating first amendmentprotections. However, it’s unclearhow effective a resident drivencampaign against door spam —with no teeth to sanction business-es who continue to flier doors —will prove to be.

Paul Hamel, a longtime WestHollywood resident, called thefliers “a nuisance”. Still, he said heprobably wouldn’t bother to put upsigns.

“I don’t know if it’s worth thetrouble,” Hamel said. “I have asign that says ‘No Parking in theDriveway’. That doesn’t do anygood either.”

Prang hopes the program canreduce the amount of spam at resi-dents doors by 20 to 30 percent.

“I think that would be a goodstart,” Prang said.


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Jeffrey Skornek, housing manag-er for the City of West Hollywood,said the project will provide a boostin affordable housing, which is des-perately needed in the city. Headded that 2,020 people applied for50 units at the city’s most recentaffordable housing project, whichopened in February at SantaMonica Boulevard and SierraBonita Avenue.

“There were fifty households eli-gible to go into each of those apart-ments,” Skornek said. “There arealso 1,100 people on the city’sinclusionary housing list, which ismarket rate housing where twentypercent of the units are affordable.Ninety-four percent of those peopleare low income, and sixty percentare seniors.”

Skornek said the loan being usedto purchase the property hadalready been set aside for afford-able housing projects, and were notfrom the city’s general fund. Headded that the next step will be toselect an architect who will create adesign. The WHCHC will comeback to the city council at a futuredate to request a second loan oncethe final cost of the project is deter-mined.

Skornek said the city is alsomoving forward on other afford-able housing projects in the city. Agroundbreaking will be held onSaturday, Nov. 6 for a project at1234 N. Hayworth Avenue, whichwill be reconfigured into 48 units ofaffordable housing.

West Hollywood CityCouncilman Jeffrey Prang said heis hopeful the project on La Breacan be completed within the next

couple of years. The affordablehousing project will be located on astretch of La Brea that will includetwo other market-rate housing pro-jects that will be built concurrentlyat Santa Monica Boulevard and LaBrea Avenue, and at Fountain andLa Brea Avenues.

“This project has a couple ofimportant benefits for the city.Number one, it will satisfy ourobjective to provide affordablehousing for people in the communi-ty,” Prang said. “Second, La Brea isan important corridor for the city,and making improvements alongthat corridor between Santa Monicaand Fountain is important for otherinvestment in that area. Puttinghousing there is important, it’sclose to transportation and close toservices such a the La BreaGateway Center.”

Housing Will be Built onLa Brea AvenueFrom page 1


The buildings on La Brea Avenuethat will be converted into housingare currently vacant and boarded up.

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“We’re here to protect the pub-lic,” Garcetti said.

The push to reform the DWPbegan this spring, when the depart-ment refused to transfer funds tothe city’s depleted general fundunless the council agreed to a rateincrease. Since then, charges ofmisconduct and corruption in thedepartment have also come tolight. Most recently, two DWPemployees were accused last weekof defrauding the utility by makingup costs for office furniture andpocketing the money.

Deputy Mayor Austin Beutnerwas installed as interim generalmanager of the DWP in Aprilwhile the department works to finda permanent successor. Beutnerhas supported the idea of a“ratepayer advocate” who wouldoversee rate increases at the DWP,which Beutner has said will benecessary for the department tocomply with water quality regula-tions and fund infrastructurerepairs. Water main breaks haveplagued the city for the last twoyears.

“We want to better inform ourratepayers of what the departmentdoes,” Beutner said. “We believeadditional transparency in thedepartment is going to help pro-vide for better governance andoversight.”

Still, obstacles remain before anew oversight board could takeeffect — a testament to the bureau-cratic challenges of reforming oneof the largest public utilities in thecountry. The DWP has an annualbudget of about $4 billion.

For one, the council has still yetto decide what form the new over-sight board should take.Councilmember Paul Krekorian,2nd District, suggested that themayor, the council and the neigh-borhood councils each appointfour members to a 12-memberboard.

Lawmakers also debated otherreforms to the DWP, such as howmany commissioners sit on theDWP board, and how they areappointed. One plan expands theboard from five members to seven,all appointed by the mayor; anoth-er shares that responsibilitybetween the mayor and city coun-cil.

“I think the mayor has too muchpower, and control of this board,”said Councilmember Paul Koretz,5th District. “It makes sense tosplit authority between the counciland the mayor.”

And voters will still have toapprove a ballot initiative toamend the city charter.

Beutner suggested that thereforms could be accomplishedwithout amending the city charter,but the council went forward withthe plan to put the measure up fora vote. They must finalize reformproposals by November 17 if themeasures are to make it onto theMarch ballot.

Even if voters approve the ballotinitiative, reforms of the DWPremain months away. In the mean-time, Beutner said that the searchfor a permanent general managerfor the DWP should be completedwithin a matter of weeks.

The ContemporaryCrafts Market will

celebrate its 50th seasonin Los Angeles on Nov.5 through 7 at the SantaMonica CivicAuditorium. The marketis the West Coast’s pre-miere event for one-of-a-kind functional anddecorative crafts. Thisyear’s market will fea-ture the works of morethan 250 artists fromaround the nation, rang-ing from intricate jewel-ry, unique glassware andJudaica, to hand-paintedtextiles, custom furni-ture, mixed-media cre-ations and more. Allitems on display and forsale have been jury-selected for their quality.The Santa Monica CivicAuditorium is located at1855 Main St. Hours are10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information, call (310)285-3655, or vis-itwww.craftsource.org.

No major incidents werereported at West

Hollywood’s annual HalloweenCarnaval, where several hundredthousand people crowded ontoSanta Monica Boulevard to cele-brate.

Sheriff’s deputies made 11arrests from Sunday night toMonday morning for offensesincluding fights, public intoxica-tion, possession of a controlledsubstance and vehicle theft,according to Lt. LawrenceDelmese, with the WestHollywood Sheriff’s Station. Hesaid some estimates placed thecrowd at as many as 300,000, butadded that the celebration wassmaller than the last two yearswhen Halloween fell on a Fridayand Saturday. He said approxi-mately 400 additional deputieswere deployed for the event, inaddition to the regular WestHollywood sheriff’s personnel.

“It was larger than we expect-ed on a Sunday, but nothingmajor happened,” Delmeseadded. “There were a couple of

arrests for battery as a result ofthe fist fights and a couple ofother arrests, but everything waskept under control.”


Few Problems Occur at WeHo Halloween Party

Steve McQueen Honoredat Hollywood IntersectionFrom page 1

Answers From Page 19

shots and were at the scene in sec-onds. One person was shot and wastaken to the hospital in stable con-dition. The victim is expected tosurvive, but Binder said he did nothave any additional information.

Officers arrested two suspects 10minutes later approximately oneblock away at Yucca Street and IvarAvenue. They were identified asJames Simpson, 28, and BrandonMorrison, 19. Both are gang mem-bers from South Los Angeles,Binder said. They were both bookedfor assault with a deadly weapon, aswell as gang enhancement chargesincluding the use of a firearm duringthe commission of a felony.

“The person who was shotappears to be an innocentbystander,” Binder added. “Webelieve we have the suspects andweapon in custody that was used inthe shooting.”

Binder said just after the shoot-ing, officials received a report thatone of the suspects ran back into thenightclub, and officers had toremove approximately 150 peopleinside as part of the search. No sus-pect was found inside the nightclub,but officers did find another hand-gun that had been discarded.

Officers were still investigatingthe first shooting around 3 a.m.

when they heard five to six shotsbeing fired on the south side ofHollywood Boulevard. Officerschased the gunman on foot until hefell near Hollywood Boulevard andCosmo Street. Lavontae Brown, 18was arrested and later booked forone count of attempted murder and

three counts of assault with a dead-ly weapon, as well as gang enhance-ment charges. Four people werestruck by the gunfire, including twowho were determined to be rivalgang members, and two who were

bystanders. All four of those victimswere transported to local hospitals.Three remain hospitalized in stablecondition and are expected to sur-vive. One received only minorinjuries and was treated andreleased.

Binder said problems with largecrowds are nothing new onHollywood Boulevard duringHalloween, but added that this yearmore gang members were present.No shootings or major violentcrimes had occurred during the lasttwo years, he said, and the incidentsthis year will prompt officials to re-examine their deployment and tac-tics.

“There was different feeling withthe crowd,” Binder added. “Therewere less celebrants and party-goersand more groups of young maleswho appeared to be gang member-types. With both violent crimes,there were officers present withinfeet of each case. It is difficult toprevent something like that unlessyou lock the whole boulevard downand put everyone through metaldetectors. We were very busy onSaturday night as well, but we did-n’t have any major incidents then.We will just have to look at the waythings occurred and plan according-ly next time.”

Shootings Injure Five People in Hollywood From page 3


The intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue,which is in the Hollywood Media District, will be dedicated as “SteveMcQueen Square”.

photo courtesy of Joshua Barash

Revelers in costumes packed Santa Monica Boulevard in WestHollywood for the annual Halloween Carnaval.

American actor. I’m a personalfan.”

The dedication of SteveMcQueen Square is only part ofa commemoration of the actor’slife. The Jules Verne Festival isalso hosting an event called“The King of Cool Returns toHollywood”, which will kick offon Sunday with a motor paradeled by McQueen’s son Chad.The parade, which is open toJaguar, Mustang and Porscheowners, will leave from ColeAvenue and Santa MonicaBoulevard at 11 a.m. and windthrough Hollywood to SantaMonica Boulevard and HighlandAvenue for the dedication of thesquare.

In addition, next Thursday, theJules Verne Fest will screen“Bullitt” at the Arclight Cinemain Hollywood, where Chad

McQueen will accept an awardon his father’s behalf.

Frederic Dieudonne, who co-founded the Jules Verne Fest inParis in 1992, said his groupdecided to honor McQueenbecause he was an actor whohelped marry science and fiction,and who could have been a char-acter in a Jules Verne novel.

McQueen rose from a troubledyouth, spent in reform schools, tobecome one of the most widelyrecognized actors of the 1960s.

“His biography, the way hestarted, he was not meant to be amovie star,” Dieudonne said. “Inthe end, he remains one of thegreatest, even thirty years later.This type of destiny is veryinspiring. It gives us the strengthand energy to move forward.”

For more information, visitwww.julesverne.org.

“There wereless celebrantsand party-goers

and moregroups of young

males whoappeared to be

gang member-types.”

-Lt. Robert Binder, LAPD Hollywood Division

Contemporary Crafts MarketOffers Works by Artisans

photo courtesy of Ali Sivak

A vase by Ivy Shuman is one of the manyitems that will be offered at theContemporary Crafts Market.

Auction to Feature Rare Cars and MotorcyclesBonhams & Butterfields will

hold an auction of the collec-tion of famed racer, stuntman andTriumph dealer, Bud Ekins, on Nov.13 at the Petersen AutomotiveMuseum.

Highlights from the collectioninclude cars, motorcycles, personal

never-before-seen photographs,trophies, posters, memorabilia,tools and racing jackets, as well asitems from best friend and collabo-rator, actor Steve McQueen.Four and two-wheeled machinesfor auction include several carspainted and pinstriped by famedEkins employee, Von Dutch, andsidecars that were featured in clas-sic films such as “The Wild One”,“The Great Escape” and “PearlHarbor”. Highlights include a 1905REO Roadster and 1908 REOTourer, painted by Von Dutch; a1908 Delaunay-Belleville H4Double Phaeton, also painted byVon Dutch; a 1915 Harley-Davidson 11F with Sidecar; 1918Cleveland Single; 1925 Harley-Davidson JD; 1936 Harley-Davidson VL Police; and a 1937Harley-Davidson UL.

In addition to the one-of-kind

items from the Bud EkinsCollection, Bonhams &Butterfields will offer a diverseselection of motorcars and motor-cycles from around the country.Two notable highlights include a1961 Mercedes-Benz 190SLRoadster Convertible and apristinely restored 1967Volkswagen Samba 21-WindowBus. American muscle cars byChevrolet, Chrysler, Hudson,Mercury, Mustang and Plymouthwill also be represented, as well asBritish and European brands,including Armstrong Siddeley,Austin, Bantam, Bentley, Jaguar,Land Rover, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari,FIAT and Porsche. Motorcyclesfeatured within the 2010 ClassicCalifornia Auction include modelsfrom Bimota, Ducati, Matchlessand Norton. For information, visitwww.bonhams.com.

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http://www.homeboy-industries.org/

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