Members of the local KoreanAmerican community paid tributeon Tuesday to the victims of theSewol ferry disaster off the coast ofSouth Korea by planting a tree nextto the spring-fed brook runningthrough the Fern Dell section ofGriffith Park.

Approximately 20 members of

the group Moo Goong HwaConservation Corps planted a flow-ering hibiscus tree that producesthe “mugunghwa” — SouthKorea’s national flower — in com-memoration of the victims. Thedeath toll in the disaster was report-ed at 212 victims as of Wednesday,with 70 people still missing,according to the Korean Yonhap

The family of a man who wasmistakenly shot and killed bysheriff’s deputies as he tried toescape an assault in WestHollywood on April 7 filed a $25million claim against the LosAngeles County Sheriff’sDepartment.

The claim for damages in thedeath of John Winkler, 30, is aformal precursor to a lawsuit, andit was submitted to the LosAngeles County Sheriff’sDepartment on April 28. Unlessthe department settles the claimwithin 30 days, a lawsuit will befiled, according to Mark Firmani,

a spokesman representing theWinkler family and their attor-ney, Simeon Osborn. The attor-ney plans to file a case in federalcourt alleging that Winkler’s civilrights were violated by thedeputies, according to a state-ment released by Firmani onTuesday.

“I don’t think there is any bur-den greater for a parent to bearthan burying their child, andJohn’s parents also have toendure the knowledge that hisdeath was eminently avoidablehad the sheriff’s deputies exer-cised any degree of prudencybefore opening fire,” Osborn saidin the statement. “We hope thatthe legal filing will help usunderstand how the deputiescould have shot two innocentyoung men, mistaking them both

Volume 24 No. 18 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities May 1, 2014

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Temps in the80s, sunnythis weekend

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By edwin folven

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The Jewish Federation of GreaterLos Angeles on Monday held a can-didate forum with five individualsstriving to succeed CongressmanHenry Waxman (D-Calif.) in the33rd Congressional District

The candidates — former citycontroller Wendy Greuel,author/entrepreneur MarianneWilliamson, public radio host MattMiller, state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) and criminal gang prose-cutor Elan Carr — spoke individu-ally and then fielded questions fromthe audience. They are among 18candidates vying for the seat duringthe Primary Election on June 3.

Greuel spoke highly of Waxmanand discussed her work on the LosAngeles City Council and in theLos Angeles City Controller’sOffice. She said she supports Israel,

and that she learned how dangerousit is in the country after a recent trip.

“You realize how important it is

to stand up for Israel,” Greuel said. Along those lines, she said she

The memory of Los AngelesPolice Department HollywoodDivision officer Nicholas Lee hasfound permanent residency out-side of the police station that heserved for more than a decade.

Last Friday, the LAPDunveiled a memorial star outsideof the station on Wilcox Avenueon behalf of Lee, who died onMarch 7 after his squad car col-lided with a large truck inBeverly Hills.

Hollywood Division Capt.Peter Zarcone welcomed theaudience, which included Lee’sfamily, some of his academyclassmates, firefighters and his“brothers and sisters in blue.”

“Thank you all for being here.It really helps us to rememberand honor Nick appropriately,”he said.

Zarcone expressed gratitudetoward a number of communitymembers who had helped makethe event possible. He thanked

Top End Constructors for creat-ing the star free of charge.

However, the captain wasespecially honored to host Lee’sfamily — his wife, Cathy; his

daughters, Jalen and Kendall; andhis parents. Many members of hisextended family attended theevent as well.

n Jewish Federationhosts 33rd Districthopefuls

n Winkler’s relatives toseek $25 million after accidental shooting

photo by Aaron Blevins

Former city controller Wendy Greuel, who is among 18 candidates

seeking the 33rd Congressional District seat, speaks during the forum

on Monday.

n Fallen officer is theeighth to have starplaced on LAPD walk

photo by Aaron Blevins

LAPD officers line the sidwalk in front of Hollywood Division on April

25, when officer Nicholas Lee’s star was unveiled.

Memorial unveiled for Nicholas Lee

Five candidates vie for votes at forum

Tree planting pays tributeto ferry disaster victims

Family files claim againstcounty sheriff’s department

photo by Edwin Folven

Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge (left), 4th District, joined

members of the Korean American community to plant a tree in Fern Dell

in memory of the Sewol ferry disaster victims.

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By AAron Blevins

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1 Solomon Northrup

Discussion

Evelyn Jackson, a descendant ofSolomon Northrup, author of “12

Years a Slave”, will give a presenta-tion on Thursday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m.at the Fairfax Branch Library. Jackson,the great, great, great-granddaughterof Northrup, will display memorabiliaand answer questions about theauthor’s life. 161 S. Gardner St.(323)936-6191, www.lapl.org/branch-es/Fairfax.

2 Book Sale

Book lovers can find some raritiesand bargains at the John C.

Fremont Library’s book sale onFriday, May 2 from noon to 4 p.m.,and Saturday, May 3 from noon to 5p.m. CDs, DVDs, audio books andvideos will also be offered, and pro-ceeds support the library’s programs.6121 Melrose Ave. (323)962-3521,www.lapl.org.

Film Screening

See Spencer Tracy and KatherineHepburn in “Guess Who’s Coming

to Dinner” on Friday, May 2 at 1 p.m.in Room 5 of the Plummer Park SeniorCenter. Jewish Family Services isshowing the film, which was the finalon-screen pairing of Hepburn andTracy. Suggested donation is $2. 7377Santa Monica Blvd. (323)876-1717.

‘Trumpet of the Swan’

E.B. White’s classic novel has beenturned into a symphonic family

concert experience in “The Trumpet ofthe Swan” running from Friday, May 2through Sunday, May 4 at the WallisAnnenberg Center for the PerformingArts. The story focuses on a trumpeterswan born without a voice who goeson an epic journey of challenge anddiscovery. The program is gearedtoward audience members ages sevenand older. Showtimes are at 7 p.m.,May 2; 3 and 7 p.m., May 3; and 2p.m., May 4. Tickets start at $40.Bram Goldsmith Theatre, 9390 N.Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills.(310)746-4000, www.thewallis.org.

Comedy Show

Dennis Hensley’s “The MisMatchGame!” returns to the L.A. Gay

& Lesbian Center’s Renberg Theatre

on Friday, May 2 at 8 p.m., andSunday, May 4 at 7 p.m. Hensley is theexecutive producer for the new popculture show “BRKDWN” on BounceTV. The production is a parody of theclassic 1970s game show, “MatchGame”. Tickets are $15. 1125 N.McCadden Place. (323)860-7300,www.lagaycenter.org/boxoffice.

3 Hike-a-Thon

“Revenge” actor Henry Czernywill be the master of cere-

monies for the annual “SouthernCalifornia Hike-A-Thon” on Saturday,May 3 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Will RogersState Historic Park in PacificPalisades. The Hike-A-Thon is afundraiser for NatureBridge, whichprovides environmental field scienceeducation for students. NatureBridgeeducators will be stationed along thetrail, providing hands-on environmen-tal educational experiences. Music andchild-friendly activities will also beheld. 1501 Will Rogers State Park Rd.www.naturebridge.org.

Legal Clinic

Volunteer attorneys from theBeverly Hills Bar Association

Barristers will answer legal questionsduring a free legal aid clinic onSaturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to noonat La Cienega Park in Beverly Hills.8400 Gregory Way. (310)601-2422,www.bhba.org.

Morrissey Photos

Morrissey fans won’t want to missan exhibit titled “Moz goes to

Hollywood: Morrissey/The Smiths”running from Saturday, May 3 throughThursday, May 15. Thirty iconic andrare images by photographer KevinCummins, who has been photograph-ing The Smiths and Morrissey for overthree decades, will be displayed. Anopening reception with the artist isscheduled on May 3 from 3 to 5 p.m.7511 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.www.mrmusichead.com.

Julie Newmar

Salon Goo presents “How To Be AGreat Beauty” with actress Julie

Newmar on Saturday, May 3 from 3 to5 p.m. Newmar will reveal beautysecrets and tips on make-up, hair,image and more. 459 1/2 N. FairfaxAve. (323)653-1299.

Dance Party

Dance the evening away at the 2ndannual “Dancing for NED” dance

party benefit on Saturday, May 3beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Unici Casa inCulver City. The event raises funds forthe Cedars-Sinai Women’s CancerProgram, andd will begin with a spe-cial performance from past “So YouThink You Can Dance” contestantsand professional dancers.   Ticketsbegin at $250. 9461 Jefferson Blvd.(323)866-7772, www.giving.cedars-sinai.edu/dancing-for-ned.

Gymnastic Luau

Put on your Hawaiian or beach attireand join the Los Angeles School of

Gymnastics for its luau-themed sleep-over on Saturday, May 3 at 8 p.m. toSunday, May 4 at 8 a.m. Guests canenjoy a dance party, pizza, limbo,movies and gymnastics. A special hulaworkshop by alumni of UCSB’sLaorana Te Otea, the school’sPolynesian dance organization, will beheld. Cost is $70; $50 for party-onlyadmission from 8 to 11:30 p.m. 450Higuera Street, Culver City. (310)204-1980, www.lagymnastics.com.

Chamber Music

Violinist Ida Levin, violist PaulColetti, cellist Peter Strumpf and

pianist Anton Nel will perform in a DaCamera Society concert on Saturday,May 3 at 8 p.m. in the DohenyMansion. The group is known as theDa Camera Players, and will performworks by Debussy, Bruch, Mozart andother composers. Tickets start at $65.8 Chester Pl. (213)477-2929,www.dacamera.org.

4 Art Discussion

Join a roundtable conversation todiscuss the impact of mural paint-

ing on Los Angeles and Teotihuacan,Mexico during a discussion titled“Painted Cities” on Sund ay, May 4 at12:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles CountyMuseum of Art. The free discussion isbeing held in conjunction with theongoing exhibit, “The Painted City:Art from Teotihuacan”. Bing Theatre,5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323)857-6000,www.lacma.org.

Classical Concert

Classical music lovers will enjoy aLe Salon de Musiques perfor-

mance on Sunday, May 4 at 4 p.m. atthe Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 5thfloor. Works by Dvorak, Borodin andShostakovitch will be performed.Tickets start at $65. 135 N. GrandAve., downtown. (310)498-0257,www.lesalondemusiques.com.

6 CASA Benefit

Comedian, actor and philan-thropist Bill Cosby will be hon-

ored at Court Appointed SpecialAdvocate’s (CASA) 2nd annual“Evening to Foster Dreams Gala” onTuesday, May 6 beginning at 6 p.m. atthe Beverly Hilton Hotel. Cosby isbeing recognized for his long historyof philanthropy. The CASA LifetimeAchievement Award will be presentedto advocate Harriet Zaretsky, and theBob Franzel Memorial Award will begiven to the Glamour GownsCommittee, which distributes newprom dresses and accessories to highschool-age foster girls. Tickets are$500. 9876 Wilshire Blvd. (323)859-2888, www.casala.org.

7 Improv Comedy

Experience Improv OlympicWest’s signature long-form

improv hour on Wednesday, May 7 at9 p.m. Two teams of performers —Wheelhouse and Heydey — will per-form in comedy shows based on audi-ence member suggestions. Each teamwill explore a suggestion throughscenes and games, create in-depthcharacters, and relate everythingtogether to an overarching theme, inaccordance with “The Harold”-styleof improv. Cost is $5. 6366Hollywood Blvd. (323)962-7560.www.ioimprov.com/west.

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The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents the free 25th annual High

School Choir Festival with two performances on Friday, May 2 at 11 a.m.

and 1 p.m. at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The piece “Es Tu Tiempo”,

composed for the festival’s 25th anniversary by 2011 MacArthur

Fellowship recipient Francisco Núñez, will have its world premiere at the

performances. The professional Los Angeles Master Chorale Chamber

Singers, under the direction of associate conductor Lesley Leighton, will

perform during the first concert at 11 a.m. The vocal talents of nearly

1,000 students from 28 high schools will be showcased at 1 p.m. in a

performance conducted by Los Angeles Master Chorale music director

Grant Gershon. 111 S. Grand Ave. (213)972-7282, www.lamc.org/HSCF.

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Several students at SelmaAvenue Elementary School hadthe opportunity of a lifetime lastFriday, when they attended the28th Annual Charlie Awards inHollywood and sang a medley ofRichard Sherman songs — withSherman himself in the audience.

Their performance was theresult of Project S.O.A.R(Students Overcoming All Risks),an after-school and in-class artsprogram administered by theHollywood Arts Council, whichhosts the Charlie Awards.

Prior to legendary songwriterSherman receiving the Music ArtsAward, the students sang parts of“I Wan’na Be Like You”, “I Loveto Laugh”, “Supercalifragilist-icexpialidocious”, “Let’s Go Fly aKite” and “It’s a Small World(After All)”. During theirapplause, they shouted in unison,“Thank you, Mr. Sherman!”

“I’m so … moved by this won-derful, wonderful performance,”Sherman said. “The children did agreat job. Thank goodness. Thankyou so very much.”

He joked that the studentsspoiled his act, as he was going toperform one of the songs in themedley. Instead, Sherman settledfor “A Spoonful of Sugar”, one ofmany songs he wrote with hisbrother, the late Robert Sherman.

The event at the HollywoodRoosevelt Hotel served as anopportunity for the arts council toraise money for its programswhile also honoring individualsand organizations that have been achampion for the arts inHollywood. The event raised$110,000 — the most the awardsluncheon has ever garnered.

Founded in 1978, theHollywood Arts Council offersseveral programs that aim toadvance the arts. Daniel Henning,council vice president, said theorganization has been quite activein the last year.

“This year, we’ve made great

strides in creating a future for thearts in Hollywood,” he said.

Henning said Project S.O.A.R.has branched out to more schools,and The Children’s Festival ofArts, an annual community festi-val at Paramount Pictures, had itslargest attendance in the council’shistory.

This year, the council haslaunched a live theatre retentioninitiative, “Stayin’ Live”, an effortto keep live theatre venues inHollywood. Henning said manytheatres have left the area in recentyears due to “skyrocketing” rentsand other factors.

n S.O.A.R. programleads to performanceat Charlie Awards

photo by Aaron Blevins

Selma Avenue Elementary School students in the Project S.O.A.R.

program sing a medley of songs by the Sherman Brothers at the

Charlie Awards last week.

Selma students shine on stage

By AAron Blevins

See Charlie page 22

The Loren L. Zachary 42nd National Vocal CompetitionGRAND FINALS CONCERT

Los Angeles Performing Arts Orchestra • Frank Fetta, conductorSUNDAY, MAY 18, 2014 - 2:00 P.M.

Wilshire Ebell Theatre4401 W. 8th St. • Los Angeles

Finalists: Marina Harris, Soprano; Cassandra Zoe Velasco, Mezzo-soprano; Valentin Anikin, Bass; Kiri Deonarine, Soprano; Vladimir Dmitruk, Tenor; Takaoki Onishi, Baritone; Noah Baetge

Tenor; Alexey Lavrov, Baritone; Shelley Jackson, Soprano; Brian Jagde, TenorAdmission is free - Tickets required.

Send a self-addressed stamped envelope along with a note requesting 2 tickets maximum to:The Loren L. Zachary Society Grand Final Concert

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Three-time Oscar-winning film-maker Mark Jonathan Harris didnot set out to make a series of filmsabout genocide, but he could nothelp being drawn to the paradoxthey represent — the human capac-ity for both cruelty and resilience.

On Monday, Harris visited theEbell of Los Angeles to discuss hisfilms on the Holocaust — “TheLong Way Home” and “Arms ofStrangers: Stories of theKindertransport” — as part of theEbell’s luncheon on Yom HaShoah.

“For me, filmmaking is not just avocation, but it’s a means of explor-ing the world,” said Harris, a film-maker for more than 40 years.

He said filmmaking helps peopleunderstand the past and present, aswell as the self and society. Whilehis documentaries have tackled anarray of topics, Harris said therewas a period in his life in which hedid several films about traumaticacts.

“My son joked once that if it’sgenocide, call Dad,” he said.

As a filmmaker, Harris said hehad an obligation to try to uncoverthe truth that’s been buried amongthe dead or repressed among theliving. He said all of the historicaltragedies have been mired in con-tradictions, lies and mystery.

One thing that he has learnedalong the way is that memory isfaulty. Generally, people do not lieintentionally, but their memoriesare subject to distortion, Harrissaid.

For example, while interviewinga rabbi for “The Long Way Home”,which tells the story of Holocaustsurvivors after being liberated fromconcentration camps, he was toldthe story of an American chaplainwho encountered a young boystanding near a stack of dead bod-ies.

According to the rabbi, the chap-lain attempted to calm the child andasked the boy how old he was. The

Academy Award winnervisits the Ebell of LA

photo by Aaron Blevins

Documentary filmmaker Mark Jonathan Harris speaks about his

Holocaust documentaries on Yom HaShoah at the Ebell of Los Angeles

on Monday.

By AAron Blevins

Miracle Mile chamber to host economic forum May 8The Miracle Mile Chamber of

Commerce on May 8 will host aneconomic forum luncheon from11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the ElRey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd.Panelists will discuss culturaltourism on the Miracle Mile.

Guest speakers will be LosAngeles City Councilman TomLaBonge, 4th District, urbananthropologist Eric Lynxwiler andLAPD Wilshire Division Capt. EricDavis.

A Miracle Mile Panel Discussionwill also be held. Panelists will beHeather Cochran, of the AcademyMuseum of Motion Pictures;Suzanne Iskin, of the Craft andFolk Art Museum; Terry Morello,of LAMCA; Cynthia Wornham, ofthe Natural History Museum andthe George C. Page Museum at theLa Brea Tar Pits; and Terry Karges,of the Petersen AutomotiveMuseum. The moderator will beMark Panatier, of A.F. Gilmore Co.

The cost is $20 for members and$30 for non-members. To RSVP,send an e-mail to info@mira-clemilechamber.org by May 5.

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A measure to close a loopholethat currently allows building onactive earthquake faults withoutconsidering the impacts passed theSenate Governance and FinanceCommittee on April 24.

SB 1155, by Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), was authored inresponse to recent revelations that

buildings have been constructedon active earthquake faults with nogeological survey or setback.

Local planners and developersare required to take special consid-erations when building on oraround an active fault. Therequirements kick in once the stategeologist maps the active fault

pursuant to the Alquist-Priolo Actof 1972. While California has atleast 7,000 miles of known activeearthquake faults, more than 2,000miles of active faults continue tobe exempt.

SB 1155 would extend thebuilding requirements under theAlquist-Priolo Act to all activeruptured faults. The bill now headsto the Senate Committee onAppropriations.

The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) on April24 announced that it is seeking toregulate e-cigarettes by classify-ing them in the same category ascigarettes.

E-cigarettes are electronicdevices filled with liquid contain-ing nicotine that heat up the liquidso it can be inhaled as vapor.They have become increasinglypopular over the past couple ofyears, and are causing concernamong health officials and othersbecause the long-term effects ofsmoking them has not been fullystudied.

The Los Angeles City Councilon March 4 approved a ban onsmoking e-cigarettes in publicbuildings, parks, beaches andother locations where cigaretteand tobacco smoking is prohibit-ed. The city council alsoapproved an ordinance lastDecember that restricts the sale ofe-cigarettes to anyone under theage of 18, and requires that onlybusinesses licensed to sell tobac-co products be allowed to sell e-cigarettes. At the same time, thecouncil called on the FDA to fur-ther regulate e-cigarettes at the

federal level.FDA spokeswoman Jennifer

Haliski said she could not specu-late on when the federal restric-tions would go into effect. Theproposal calls for e-cigarettemanufacturers to be required toregister their products with theFDA, and to identify ingredientscontained in the liquids used forsmoking. The manufacturerswould not be able to market theproducts without an FDA review,and would be prohibited frommaking claims that the devicesare less harmful than other tobac-co products. It would also restricte-cigarette manufacturers fromselling the products to minors orin vending machines (unless thevending machines are in a loca-tion with no access to minors),and from offering free samples.E-cigarettes would also berequired to be sold with warningsabout their potential health risks.

“Tobacco remains the leadingcause of death and disease in thiscountry. This is an importantmoment for consumer protectionand a significant proposal that, iffinalized as written, would bringFDA oversight to many newtobacco products,” FDA commis-sioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburgsaid. “Science-based product reg-ulation is a powerful form of con-sumer protection that can helpreduce the public health burden

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A 29-year-old suspect whowalked into the lobby of the LosAngeles Police Department’s WestTraffic Division in April andopened fire on two police officershas died of wounds he sufferedwhen the officers returned fire.

The suspect, Daniel Yealu, hadbeen hospitalized in critical condi-tion since the incident, and died atapproximately 2 a.m. on April 24,LAPD spokesman Drake Madisonsaid. He allegedly entered thepolice station at 4849 Venice Blvd.at approximately 8:30 p.m. on April7 and told two officers at the frontdesk that he had a complaint. Yealuthen pulled out a Glock semi-auto-matic handgun and opened fire.

One of the two officers involved— a seven-year LAPD veteran —was struck multiple times in thearm, shoulder and leg. One of thebullets was deflected when it strucka back-up gun in the officer’s pock-et, police said. The officer was hos-pitalized and released on April 8.He is still recovering at home, andthere is no timeline for his return toduty, said Lt. Cy Feliciano, with theLAPD’s West Traffic Division.

The second officer at the frontdesk was not struck by the gunfire.She returned to duty on April 24,Feliciano said. Police are notreleasing the officers’ names or anyadditional information pending theoutcome of the investigation.

It was initially reported that theofficer who was struck by the gun-fire was wearing a ballistic vest, butpolice later said he was not wearingprotective equipment. Madisonconfirmed on April 24 that thewounded officer was not wearing aballistic vest.

Authorities said Yealu lived in anapartment on Motor Avenue in thePalms District and was licensed towork as a security guard and carrya gun. After the shooting, officersfrom the LAPD’s Bomb Squadsearched the suspect’s car, whichwas parked outside of the policestation, and found an assault rifle,extra magazines and ammunition.

Officers who served a searchwarrant at the suspect’s apartmentfound additional assault rifles,handguns and a shotgun, as well ashundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Police disclosed that Yealu hadapplied to join the department in2009 but was rejected. The incidentremains under investigation, and noofficial motive has been released.

Yealu had been charged in absen-tia with two counts of attemptedmurder of a peace officer, but hadnot entered a plea. He faced 75years in prison if convicted, accord-ing to the Los Angeles CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office.

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Suspect in police station shooting dies

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California Voting Rights Act approved by SenateA bill to strengthen voter protec-

tions under the California VotingRights Act (CVRA) was approvedon April 28 by the state Senate.

SB 1365, by Sen. Alex Padilla(D-Pacoima), would expand theCVRA by explicitly prohibitingschool boards, cities and countiesfrom gerrymandering districtboundaries in a manner that wouldweaken the ability of a racial or lan-guage minority to influence the out-come of an election. Current lawonly allows a challenge of at-largeelections. The bill now goes to theAssembly for consideration.

In 2002, Gov. Gray Davis signedthe CVRA, which expanded uponthe federal Voting Rights Act byrequiring that at-large elections not

have the effect of diluting or deny-ing the political representation ofminority groups. As a result,California has seen many legal chal-lenges to at-large elections andmany school boards, cities andcounties have transitioned from at-large elections to district elections.

However, nothing in state lawprotects minority voters from dis-tricts drawn to dilute their influence.Moving from at-large elections todistrict elections is only an improve-ment if the new district boundariesare drawn fairly. Districts drawninconsistent with the spirit of theCVRA can have the same negativeimpact on voter turnout and repre-sentation as at-large elections. SB1365 will create a process for the

public to challenge poorly drawndistrict lines that undermine theinfluence of minority communities.

“With today’s vote on SB 1365by the Senate, we are one step clos-er to strengthening voting rights forevery Californian,” Padilla said.“As our state becomes increasinglydiverse we must ensure that therights of all voters are protected.”

On June 25, the United StatesSupreme Court ruling in the case ofShelby County v. Holder weakenedimportant protections of the land-mark federal Voting Rights Act of1964. In the wake of the Shelbydecision, a broad coalition of civilrights organizations have cometogether to strengthen voting rightsin California.

Earthquake bill passes committee

Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 5 May 1, 2014

Esposito honored in Hollywood

photo by Aaron Blevins

On Tuesday, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented actor

Giancarlo Esposito with the 2,523rd star on the Hollywood Walk of

Fame. The guest speaker was fellow actor Timothy Hutton. Esposito,

a TV, film and stage actor, is currently starring as Major Tom Neville

in “Revolution”. He is also known for his work on “Breaking Bad”,

“Rabbit Hole”, “The Usual Suspects”, “Smoke”, “The Last Holiday”,

“Do the Right Thing”, “Mo’ Better Blues”, “School Daze”, “Malcolm X”,

“Ali”, “Nothing to Lose”, “Waiting to Exhale” and “King of New York”.

His next role will be as Fredrick Douglass in “Patriotic Treason”. His

star is located at 6351 Hollywood Blvd.

Matthew Badger wants to ensurethat his three daughters make animpact on the world, and repeated-ly, the former commercial directorfinds himself in Los Angeles doingjust that.

On Christmas Day in 2011, histhree girls — Lily, 9, and Sarah andGrace, both 7 — died in a tragichouse fire in Stamford, Conn., thatalso claimed the lives of theirgrandparents. For Badger, nothingmade sense anymore.

However, within one year, hebegan an effort to ensure that hislittle girls would not be forgotten.The LilySarahGraceFund was cre-ated, and classrooms across theU.S. began to benefit from thegrants it provides.

“LilySarahGrace really, for me,is my children. [The fund’s] suc-cess is, in a strange way, linked tomy kids,” Badger said, adding thathe is extremely moved when hesees students benefit from the fund.“And I feel a little better aboutwhat happened.”

In December 2012, the cause ledBadger to Hancock ParkElementary School, where aLilySarahGraceFund grant con-tributed $750 to a multi-discipli-nary cultural project in DebbieGlass’ fourth-grade class.

Since then, the fund has reached130,000 students across the coun-try, including 24,000 in California,Badger said. He said many grantsin the state go to classrooms in LosAngeles.

A lot of the fund’s work is madepossible through private donationsand fundraisers, which is whyorganizers will host the 2nd annualLos Angeles LilySarahGraceFundKids Art Fair on Sunday.

The event, held at Milk Studios,will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Participants will enjoy art projects,food and music by Pearl Harbour& The Explosions and DJ JustinWarfield. The cost is $35 per per-son, and free for children under 2years old.

Badger said the inaugural event

raised $30,000 for the organiza-tion, which promotes art and cre-ativity in the classroom through itsFull IBL and Stepping Stonegrants. They are similar in nature,but the Full IBL Grant promotesarts-infused inquiry-based learn-ing.

While project-based learningfocuses on results, inquiry-basedlearning pertains more to theprocess — essentially teaching stu-dents how to learn, Badger said.

“So they really put an emphasison research and questioning,” headded. “It’s loud. It’s fun. It’sactive. It’s kinesthetic learning.…It’s proven to be far more effec-tive in capturing the entire class-room into the learning process.”

The LilySarahGraceFund seeksout low-income schools to do itswork. Badger referenced a schoolin Texas that provided $200 to anart teacher to educate approximate-ly 800 kids.

“Poor schools don’t have anyresources,” he said. “They have nobudgets for their arts. Usually theydon’t even have an art teacher.”

Badger said the budget issues areparticularly problematic becauseso many students are “art-inclined.” He said he would nothave found much to like aboutschool if not for the arts.

For one, Badger said he is slight-

ly dyslexic, as were his threedaughters. He said they had litera-cy issues, which can be a big prob-

n Organization supportsthe arts in Los Angelesschools

photo by Aaron Blevins

Matthew Badger visited Debbie Glass’ fourth-grade class in December

2012, just a year after his daughters passed away in a house fire in

Connecticut.

LilySarahGrace legend lives on locally

By AAron Blevins

See Fund page 21

6 May 1, 2014 Park Labrea News/Beverly Press

Approximately 700 cyclistspedaled from the Church ofScientology on Sunset Boulevardto the Autry National Center inGriffith Park on April 27 to helphit-and-run victim Damian Kevitt“Finish the Ride” he started morethan year ago.

The ride was organized byKevitt, a 37-year-old Hollywoodresident who was struck by aminivan while riding on ZooDrive near the Autry NationalCenter on Feb. 17, 2013.

Kevitt was dragged approxi-mately 600 feet down an on-rampto the Golden State (5) Freewayuntil he became dislodged. Hesuffered more than 20 brokenbones, spent four months in thehospital and his right leg wasamputated. During his recovery,Kevitt vowed to return to cyclingand finish the ride he started.

Last Sunday, he triumphantlycrossed the finish line in GriffithPark with hundreds of friends andfellow cyclists. A handful of civicofficials also made the trek, suchas City Councilmen TomLaBonge, 4th District, and MitchO’Farrell, 13th District,Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-LosAngeles) and Congressman AdamSchiff (D-Calif.)

“The ride was wildly success-ful. I’m still decompressing,”Kevitt said on Tuesday. “It wassomething I really put forth afterthe first few days in the hospital.There’s that personal satisfaction,but the real satisfaction comesfrom being able to parlay thistragedy into a movement.”

Kevitt organized “Finish theRide” with the help of the LosAngeles County Bicycle

Coalition, and the event raisedapproximately $40,000 for thecoalition and the ChallengedAthletes Foundation, which helpspeople with disabilities participatein sports. In return, the ChallengedAthletes Foundation presentedKevitt with a special prosthesisthat will enable him to participatein his next big challenge: runningin the 2015 Los AngelesMarathon.

The driver who struck Kevittremains at large, and police hopesomeone with information willcontact investigators at the CHP’sAltadena Station at (626)296-8100. Kevitt added that he hopesthe incident will lead to broaderawareness about hit-and-run colli-sions, and is working in an advi-sory capacity with the LosAngeles Police Department tofind ways to lessen the problem.

After the incident, Gattoauthored legislation that wasapproved last year extending thestatute of limitations in hit-and-

run cases from three to six years.He has also authored a bill that iscurrently pending that wouldrevoke the driver’s license of any-one convicted of hit-and-run forsix months.

“We are starting to change theface of Southern California andhow people feel about hit-and-runs,” Kevitt added. “We’veraised such awareness that we aretrying to decide how to parlay thatinto the next step. We definitelyplan to do [Finish the Ride] nextyear, and we are in negotiations onthe subject to see how we can takethe information on hit-and-runsand take it to the next level.”

Kevitt said the Los AngelesCounty Bicycle Coalition is spear-heading the efforts on hit-and-runs, and he encouraged peopleseeking information to visitwww.la-bike.org, or www.fin-ishtheride.com.

“It was a great experience,”Kevitt added. “It was really nice tohave all of that support there.”

n Hit-and-run victimfinishes his ride withplenty of support

photo courtesy of Finish the Ride

On April 27, Damian Kevitt finished the ride he started on Feb. 7,

2013, when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver near the Autry

National Center.

Kevitt perseveres after collision

photo by Tad Motoyama

The new Rainforest of the Americas attraction at the Los Angeles Zooand Botanical Gardens opened to the public on Tuesday, offering an up-close view of many of the animals that are indigenous to Central and SouthAmerica.

Visitors can see exotic animals such as howler monkeys, CentralAmerican tapirs, giant river otters, keel-billed toucans, red-bellied pira-nhas and a goliath bird-eating spider. Many of the animals in the exhibitare endangered species.

The 2.2-acre, $18 million attraction is the final component of phase oneof the zoo’s master plan, and was funded through bonds, private donationsand the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA).

Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Councilman Tom LaBonge, 4th District,joined zoo director John Lewis and representatives of GLAZA for a rib-bon-cutting ceremony for the new facility.

The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens are located at 5333 ZooDr., in Griffith Park. For information, call (323)644-4200, or visitwww.lazoo.org.

Exhibit lets visitors get upclose with rainforest animals

By edwin folven

DWP changescontact hours

Effective today, the Los AngelesDepartment of Water and Powerwill change the hours of itsCustomer Contact Center (1-800-DIAL DWP) as part of an ongoingeffort to improve the customerexperience.

Customer Contact Center hourswill be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.,Monday through Friday; Saturdayfrom 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and closed onSundays. As always, agents willremain available 24/7 for customersto report an emergency, includingwater or power outages.

The new hours will benefitLADWP customers by having morestaff on-duty during the high callvolume hours of the day, which willhelp reduce the amount of time cus-tomers wait to reach a customer ser-vice representative. The change tooperations affects the CustomerContact Center only. Regional cus-tomer service center hours willremain unchanged — Mondaythrough Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Customers with questions abouttheir bill are encouraged to visit anyLADWP customer service center onweekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., oron any of the scheduled “BillResolution Saturdays.” Customerscan also contact LADWP online atwww.ladwp.com/ContactUs.

Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 7 May 1, 2014

The Los Angeles City Council’sArts, Parks, Health, Aging andRiver Committee considered theissue of rat poisons being used incity parks on Monday after it wasrecently disclosed that a mountainlion living in Griffith Park becamesickened after eating animals thathad been exposed to the poisons.

Laurel Serieys, a biologist fromthe University of California, LosAngeles testified before the com-mittee that the poisons, alsoknown as second-generationrodenticides, affect numerousspecies in the Santa MonicaMountains. The mountain lion,known by biologists as P 22, wasfirst observed in Griffith Park in2012. The animal was capturedand fitted with a tracking collar soscientists could study its habits.Remote cameras were also set upat locations throughout the upperregions of Griffith Park to track thelion’s movement, and earlier thisyear, one of the cameras captured aphotograph that showed the ani-mal was suffering from mange.The mountain lion was capturedagain in March and treated formange and the effects of poison-ing. Blood tests were taken thatlater showed signs of toxins foundin rat poison in the lion’s system.

Biologists believe that P 22 mayhave eaten a coyote that had previ-ously fed on rats that ingested thepoison. Mountain lions primarilyfeed on mule deer and larger prey,but P 22 is known to have eaten atleast two coyotes, said KateKuykendall, a public informationofficer for the Santa Monica

Mountains Recreation Area. When ingested by rats and other

rodents, the rodenticides preventtheir blood from coagulating,eventually resulting in death.Serieys testified on Monday thatother animals routinely eat thedying rodents, and the poisonsmove up the food chain. Some res-idents of areas near the SantaMonica Mountains and GriffithPark have reported unusualinstances of birds of prey and coy-otes dying.

“We’re looking beyond mam-mals,” Serieys said. “Reptiles andbirds are also exposed to these poi-sons.”

The extent of the city’s use ofrodenticides in Griffith Park andother natural areas is unclear.Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, 13thDistrict, who chairs the Arts,Parks, Health, Aging and RiverCommittee, directed the city’sDepartment of Recreation andParks to report back in 30 days onthe extent of the use of rodenti-cides, and the possible eliminationof second generation rat poisons incity parks. City Councilman PaulKoretz, 5th District, and TomLaBonge, 4th District, had previ-ously authored a motion calling forthe committee hearing. The nexthearing has not yet been sched-

uled.“We’re in the 21st Century and

all of the focus in Los Angeles ison restoring our ecosystems,”O’Farrell said. “Living sustainablyand in harmony with what’saround us is tremendously impor-tant to many people. This includesliving with less pesticides.”

Joe Salaices, supervisor of oper-ations in Griffith Park for thedepartment of recreation andparks, said the department is cur-rently compiling the report on theuse of rat poisons, and could notcomment directly on the extent ofits usage.

“What I can tell you right now isthere is a discussion going on. Ourdepartment has been instructed tocome back with a report on roden-ticides,” Salaices said. “I can tellyou in our department, we [follow]best practices with rodenticides.We think a lot might be comingfrom insecticides being used in theneighborhoods around the park.We are looking into it and studyingit, and we’ll find out.”

Gerry Hans, president ofFriends of Griffith Park, said hehas long been aware of the nega-tive effects rodenticides have onlarger animals, and that he is veryconcerned they could wipe outentire species in Griffith Park. Astate law has already beenapproved banning the sale to thepublic of second-generation ratpoisons beginning on July 1.

“When Friends of Griffith Parkformed in 2010, this was one ofour primary concerns from dayone,” Hans said. “There are otherways to control rodents. This is nota new problem; it’s been going onfor a long time. Griffith Park issurrounded by residential homes,and I’m sure by getting [second-generation rodenticides] off theshelves, it will help.”

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Tavis Smiley gets WOF honors

photo by Aaron Blevins

TV personality Tavis Smiley received the 2,522nd star on the Hollywood

Walk of Fame on April 24, when his career was praised by fellow talk

show hosts Larry King and Jay Leno. Born in Mississippi, Smiley moved

to Los Angeles to work under Mayor Tom Bradley before his broadcast

media career began. A champion for human rights, he currently hosts

“Tavis Smiley” on PBS and “The Tavis Smiley Show” on Public Radio

International. In addition, Smiley has authored 16 books, some of which

have made the New York Times best-seller list. His star is located at 6270

Hollywood Blvd.

Protest held on 99th anniversary of Armenian Genocide

photo by Aaron Blevins

The Armenian Youth Federation on April 24, Genocide Remembrance

Day, protested outside the office of the Consulate General of Turkey in

Los Angeles to demand justice for the Armenian Genocide. Protestors

chanted, “Turkey run, Turkey hide, Turkey is guilty of genocide” and

“Turkish youth, learn the truth” in denouncing the massacre, which

occurred in April 1915 and killed approximately 1.5 million people.

Thousands of people attended the protest near the intersection of

Wilshire and Crescent Heights boulevards.

NCJW/LA to hostreception for‘ClotheslineProject’

The National Council of JewishWomen/Los Angeles’ (NCJW/LA)Women Helping Women programis hosting a reception onWednesday, May 7 from 6 to 8p.m. for its secondannual “Clothesline Project”.

The exhibit raises awarenessabout violence that is committedagainst women, children andmembers of the LGBT communi-ty, while also celebrating WomenHelping Women’s CommunityCounseling program.  The artexhibit will give community mem-bers a rare opportunity to see someof the healing that takes place as aresult of NCJW/LA’s work, and tolearn about the many ways thatWomen Helping Women is work-ing to prevent violence andoppression in the community.

The reception also provides alook at the use of art as a healingtool, and offers an opportunity forguests to send messages of solidar-ity and hope to clients and othertrauma survivors.

The event will be held at theNCJW/LA’s Council House, 543N. Fairfax Ave. For information,call (323)852-8515, or visitwww.ncjwla.org.

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Page Private School students tour California

photo courtesy of Page Private Schools

Students in Page Private Schools’ 4th and 5th grade classes recent-ly visited the state capitol as part of their annual class trip. The stu-dents also visited areas in Northern California and the Bay Area, suchas Alcatraz Island, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Exploratorium, theJelly Belly Factory, the city of Coloma, the Capitol History Museum,Earth Trek, the Old Schoolhouse Museum and many other locations.

“My favorite place was Coloma, because we were able to pan forgold, tinsmith, throw tomahawks, and listen to a Native Americanwoman tell tales around a campfire,” 5th grader Lalith Suresh said.“We loved the nature scenery and delicious food. Another popular sitewas the Jelly Belly Factory because unfortunately, we all love candy.My friends and I had a blast throughout the entire trip. We were afraidthe weather wouldn’t cooperate with us, but luckily there was only alittle rain at the beginning. In fact, my friend Roy Choi, stated that,‘this had been one of the greatest experiences’ he’s had with hisfriends.”

Page Private School in Hancock Park is located at 565 N.Larchmont Blvd., while the Beverly Hills campus is located at 419 S.Robertson Blvd. For information, visit www.pageschool.com.

Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) recently celebrated anew milestone in civic engagementand public participation in the leg-islative process when the nation’sfirst-ever “wiki bill” passed theAssembly Judiciary Committee bya vote of 10-0.  

The legislation, AB 1520, wasproposed, vetted and edited entirelyby the public online, the opposite ofthe proverbial “smoke-filled backroom,” Gatto said.  AB 1520 willprovide pet owners new tools toprovide for their pets after theowner’s death.

In December 2013, Gattoannounced the groundbreakingopportunity to allow individual citi-zens to draft a piece of legislationdirectly via an online Wiki, a plat-form similar to Wikipedia. AB 1520is the product of citizen engage-ment with the wiki-drafting web-site.

“I’m excited to use technology togive people a direct voice in theirgovernment,” Gatto said. “Toooften, special-interest groups draftlegislation behind closed doors,keeping the public in the dark.  Incontrast, ‘crowdsourcing’ this billon the Wiki platform allowed for a

fully transparent brainstorming,drafting and editing process thatincorporated ideas from a largegroup of people.”

The effort was designed to per-fect other citizen-participationmechanisms that are flawed. Forexample, the www.petitions.white-house.gov site allows citizens topropose broad concepts, but thepublic cannot directly draft legisla-tive text, and there is no commit-ment by the government to act.  

On the other side of the spectrum,many people believe thatCalifornia’s Ballot Initiativeprocess is too strong, becauseinflexible initiatives can tie thehands of elected officials in perpe-tuity. Gatto’s “wiki bill” addressesboth of the concerns by allowingthe public to draft specific lan-guage, which will then be publical-ly vetted in the legislative process.“There has been an overwhelming

level of participation in this pro-ject,” Gatto added. “Dozens of peo-ple have engaged in thoughtful con-versations about the California pro-bate process, and how to make itbetter. The result was a well-writtenpiece of legislation that hasreceived across-the-board support.”

Assembly moves forward withfirst publicly authored ‘Wiki’ bill

Best Friends holds pet adoptions at Tar PitsMore than 1,000 adoptable pets

will be available at the NKLAAdoption Weekend being held onSaturday, May 3 and Sunday, May4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at La BreaTar Pits in Los Angeles.

Best Friends Animal Society ishosting the event as part of its No-Kill Los Angeles (NKLA) initia-tive, which seeks to turn L.A. intothe nation’s largest “No-Kill City”by 2017. By bringing togetherNKLA coalition partners and pas-sionate animal lovers eager tomatch shelters pets with lovingfamilies, the NKLA AdoptionWeekend is a tangible way to savethe lives of pets.

“Last fall, the NKLA AdoptionWeekend found homes for close to400 dogs and cats in 48 hours, andwe hope to beat that number thisspring,” said Marc Peralta, execu-tive director of Best FriendsAnimal Society – Los Angeles.“Any Angeleno who is looking toadopt should check out the NKLAAdoption Weekend, as it’s the per-fect venue to find your new bestfriend. You can even bring yourdog along for a meet and greet.”

The NKLA Adoption Weekendis one of Best Friends’ “SuperAdoption” events, which launched14 years ago and average in thehundreds of adoptions per event.Several celebrity supporters ofBest Friends Animal Society’swork will entertain at the free, fam-ily-friendly event. Guests canenjoy cuisine from the GrilledCheese, Coolhaus, Southern FriedVegan BBQ and Juice Box food

trucks.Pets from more than 50 local

shelters and rescues, such as L.A.Animal Services and Best FriendsPet Adoption Center in MissionHills, Yorkie Rescue, BorderCollies in Need, Boston Buddies,Inc., German Shepherd RescueLos Angeles, Wags N Walks, Labsand Friends.org, Angel City PitBulls, Kitten Rescue and A Cat’sTale will be offered. Adoption feeswill be as low as $25. All pets arespayed or neutered, vaccinated andmicro-chipped.

Adopters will also receive a freestarter kit with pet food, treats andother items from event sponsors,which will also provide samples

and information about pet services. “The sad truth is that 9,000 dogs

and cats are killed in U.S. sheltersevery day. Best Friends AnimalSociety believes that numbershould be zero and adoption is akey component to making thathappen,” Peralta said. “Watchingthe community join forces to puton the biggest adoption event inLos Angeles is awe-inspiring. It’sonly by working together that wewill save them all and turn L.A.into NKLA.”

The NKLA Adoption Weekendwill be held at the La Brea Tar Pits,

5801 Wilshire Blvd. For infor-mation, visitwww.NKLA.org/events.

photo courtesy of Best Friends Animal Society

Hundreds of people will be looking for the perfect pet at Best Friends

Animal Society’s upcoming adoption weekend at the La Brea Tar Pits.

Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 11 May 1, 2014

EQCA appoints new executive directorEquality California (EQCA), the

largest statewide lesbian, gay, bisex-ual and transgender advocacy orga-nization in California, hasannounced that its executive direc-tor, John O’Connor, will step downin July.

Board member Rick Zbur, asenior partner with the law firm ofLatham & Watkins and an LGBTand environmental advocate, hasbeen unanimously elected as theorganization’s new executive direc-tor.

“John has been an incrediblyeffective leader and the boards ofdirectors of both Equality Californiaand Equality California Institute areextremely grateful for his exception-al service to the LGBT community

in our state,” said Andreas Meyerand Joyce Rowland, board presi-dents of EQCA and the EQCAInstitute, respectively. “John hassuccessfully guided EQCA througha period of significant transition,leading this important organizationto greater stability and improvedfinancial condition.”

O’Connor developed new fund-ing sources, reorganized EQCA staffand consolidated the organization’spresence across the state. He also lednumerous legislative efforts, elevat-ed the visibility and funding of theEQCA Candidate PAC, and initiatednew programming that enrolleduninsured LGBT individuals underthe Affordable Care Act.

“I’m very proud and grateful to

have had the opportunity to leadEquality California through this crit-ical period in its history,” O’Connorsaid. “Having accomplished the keyobjectives I was brought on toaddress at EQCA, the organizationis well positioned to move into itsnext chapter. Rick Zbur is a dynam-ic leader who will continue our workand advance EQCA’s mission ofsecuring full and lasting equality forLGBT Californians. It was a diffi-cult decision to leave EQCA at thistime to handle personal affairs, butI’m thrilled to be handing off theorganization to such a capableleader.”

Zbur will begin leading EQCA onSept. 1. For information, visitwww.eqca.org.

Walkers raise awarenessduring Yom HaShoah

photo by Marvin Steindler

Hundreds of people participated in the “Walk to End Genocide”which was held prior to the annual “Yom HaShoah: Day of HolocaustCommemoration” on April 27 in Pan Pacific Park. Jewish WorldWatch hosted the walk, which raises funds to support local educa-tional and advocacy efforts, along with projects that aid refugees andsurvivors of conflicts in Sudan and Congo. For information, visitwww.jewishworldwatch.org.

The Los Angeles Board ofEducation has unanimouslyapproved a resolution recognizingthe contributions of teachers to edu-cation throughout the Los AngelesUnified School District (LAUSD).The resolution was approved inconjunction with National TeacherAppreciation Day, which will becelebrated on Tuesday, May 6 aspart of a week-long appreciation ofinstructors. 

Board member Mónica Ratliffsponsored the resolution, whichcites “instructors and teachers” asthe “very heart of the Los AngelesUnified District’s mission to pro-vide our students with an educationthat prepares them to be college-

and career-ready.”“Teachers are the drivers of edu-

cational high achievement towardthe goal of 100 percent graduationrates,” Ratliff said. “I appreciate theopportunity to publicly celebratethe many hardworking, dedicatedand compassionate teachers thatsupport our students day-after-day,and help them graduate career andcollege ready.” 

The resolution also acknowl-edged that, “Teachers are more thanpurveyors of knowledge in theclassroom, they also serve our stu-dents as role models and mentors… and positively impact the livesof students well beyond the class-room.”

LAUSD resolution celebratesteacher contributions

[Re: “Council still seeking rede-velopment funding”, April 24issue], there is something unseemlyabout this constant begging bythese municipalities who knew fullwell that the spigot of “redevelop-ment money” from the state wasabout to be turned off, and the stillissued millions of dollars in bondsfor the state to subsidize, hoping forsome savvy lawyers would find aloophole, or for the governor tochange his mind, or for the statesenate to change the law as[Assemblyman Richard] Bloom isrelentlessly attempting to do.

I am embarrassed to live in oneof those cities — WeHo — wheremy representatives are grovelingaway for those funds to be distrib-uted to their donors under the pre-text of “redevelopment” projectsthat the majority community of thecommunity doesn’t even want, i.e.Plummer Park.

Rudolf MartinWest Hollywood

I am angry that WeHo continuesto try to get the funds to go forwardwith the Plummer Park projectknowing that community rejectsthe design of the project.

It just goes to show how little thecurrent council respects the peoplewho actually use the park.

Alison Laurie

How dare the West HollywoodCity Council hold their picturesqueceremony in the most beautifulpark in West Hollywood, right infront of the exquisite historic build-ings that they have all voted morethan once to destroy.

Morna Murphy MartellWest Hollywood resident Former N.Y. bureau chief for TheHollywood Reporter

Rodenticides end upkilling off animals thatnaturally kill rats

[Re: “City to examine use of ratpoison”, April 24 issue], I live inMoorpark in a rural neighborhood.We are seeing sick birds of prey,also a bobcat infested with mange.It’s so sad and pointless, all theirsuffering. These are the naturalrodent control creatures. They aremuch more efficient than rat poi-son. If they become extinguishedfrom the ecosystem, it will be ourown folly.

Sharon Noel Moorpark

Letters to the Editor

WeHo should bid a final farewell to Plummer Park project

The Mid-City West CommunityCouncil board on April 23 voted inits new officers for the coming year.Tim Deegan  was elected as thecouncil’s chair; Scott Epstein wasselected as first vice chair; Angela

Guzman was chosen as second vicechair; David Wood was elected assecretary; and Robert Graham willserve as treasurer.

The board was sworn-in byCouncilmember Tom LaBonge, 4th

District. LaBonge also awardedcertificates of appreciation to theformer board members for theirservice to the community. Forinformation, visit www.midcity-west.org.

New Mid-City West executive officers elected

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Grand Opening ofBlaze Pizza

Blaze in the original FarmersMarket location officially

opens today. They are offering freebuild-your-own artisanal pizzas toBlaze Pizza’s Facebook fans from11 a.m. until 9 p.m. The 45 seatfast-casual restaurant has an out-door patio on the North Marketbuilding. Pizzas are baked in lessthan 180 seconds.  Each restaurantmakes its own dough from scratchusing a recipe that requires a 24-hour fermentation period to pro-duce its signature light-as-air, crispcrust. Blaze Pizza’s menu also fea-tures signature salads, fresh lemon-ades, and house-made s’morepies.  For pizza fans with specificdietary needs, Blaze Pizza offersgluten-free dough and vegancheese. Go towww.facebook.com/blazepizza tobe a fan and get your free pizza. 110S. Fairfax Ave.

Kentucky Derby atBar NINETEEN 12

The iconic Beverly Hills Hotel ishosting a fun-filled Kentucky

Derby viewing party on Saturday,May 3 at 2 p.m. Complimentarywhiskey tastings, courtesy of EvanWilliams Distilleries, will beoffered on the terrace from 2 to 4p.m. Toast this year’s contenders bysampling signature mint julepsmade with a double serving of EvanWilliams, bourbon, mint, crushedice and sugar and served in the tra-ditional steel julep cup. Classicwhiskey cocktails, such as old-Fashions, and Manhattans will beoffered at the chic bar or the terraceoverlooking Sunset Boulevard.Throughout the afternoon, guestsare encouraged to enter a “BestHat” contest and the lucky winnerwill receive brunch for four in thePolo Lounge. Once the race ends,the fun continues with a live bandperforming throughout the evening.9641 Sunset Blvd. (310)273-1912.

Kentucky Derby at Coast

On May 3, for those who can’tmake it to Churchill Downs for

the live Kentucky Derby race,Coast offers a Southern Californiaalternative with a special viewingmenu that features Derby pie, bour-bon and mint juleps. Brunchentrées include Virginia ham andaged Swiss cheese omelet withpotatoes; lump crab Benedict withhomestyle potatoes; lemon ricottapancakes with fresh berries; BBQpulled pork on ciabatta, andKentucky hot brown with turkey,bacon, and béchamel. Dessertsinclude Kentucky butter cake withwhipped cream and a Derby piewith pecans, chocolate chips, andBourbon. 1 Pico Blvd. (310)587-1707.

Willie Jane’s Derby Specials

Willie Jane’s will have aKentucky Derby celebration

with specialty mint juleps and ascreening of the race on May 3. TheLemonade Stand opens on May 7

as Ryan Costanza showcases newsandwiches and salads that are per-fect for takeaway lunch, a picnic ordining back at the office. Some ofthe new items at Willie Jane’sLemonade Stand include a coldfried chicken topped with pimentocheese, pickles, cracklin’ and col-lard slaw on ciabatta. The Banh Mihas a country pate of candied porkbelly. There is a homemadebologna sandwich with creole mus-tard and a grilled cheese with alebraised short rib and onion mar-malade. Sides to accompany thesandwiches include Kimchi finger-ling potato salad and an oatmealcookie sandwich with mascarpone.1031 Abbot Kinney Blvd.(310)392-2425.

Viva La Fiesta blockparty

On May 4, Tortilla Republic willdistribute sombreros in an

effort to break the world record forthe greatest number of sombrerosworn in one place. The restaurantwill transform the lot behind theWest Hollywood Library and WestHollywood Park into a fun partyfrom 2 to 10 p.m. DJs Corey Craig,Aaron Elvis, and Dan Knapp willprovide entertainment and therewill be multiple outdoor bars, adance floor and live mariachi band.Drink $6 margaritas while enjoyingMexican small plates. There will bea 50/50 raffle, and a VIP suite withbottle service. The restaurant willserve Mexican street corn on thecob and street tacos. A portion ofthe proceeds from the block partywill benefit Alive Music Projectand Project Angel Food. Tickets are$25 at the door and $45 for VIP.Tortilla Republic is located 616 N.Robertson Blvd. (310)657-9888.

Red O Cinco de Mayo

Mexican-inspired drink specialsare available from Friday,

May 2 through Monday, May 5 atboth the Newport Beach andMelrose locations. The colors of theMexican flag are represented in

three new specially designed cock-tails, inspired by “The Good, TheBad, and The Ugly.” Guests willalso enjoy $5 Modelo Especial andNegra Modelo beers by the bottle.Patrons celebrating on Sunday,May 4 will also be able to enjoyRed O’s popular brunch menuavailable from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,featuring Rick Bayless’s signatureupscale, light, and seasonal freshcuisine. 8155 Melrose Ave.(323)655-5009 and 143 NewportCenter Dr. (949)718-0300.

Cinco de MayoCelebration

At Grand Central Market, Cincode Mayo has an International

spin with Mexican and BBQ cui-sine and Thai tacos. Vendors havejoined together to create a uniqueand lively celebration of culture,cuisine and community. SpecialSunday and Monday Cinco deMayo offers include a free taco atVillas Morelianas. Get 10 percentoff the menu at BerlinCurrywurst.Hawaii BBQ will offerfree chicken and fish samples.Enjoy free ceviche samplesatLupita’s Seafood. There will befree lunchtime mariachi concertsgiven by local bands, and a free artsand crafts station for the kids atLittle Junebugs on Sunday, May 4from noon to 3 p.m. 317 S.Broadway (213)624-2378.

Rock and Reilly’s

This Saturday, May 3 is “Drinkode Mayo.” The Irish pub is cel-

ebrating the Mexican holiday withan Irish twist. Listen to a lep-rechaun mariachi band and feast onIrish nachos for $5. They will serve$5 margaritas, $5 Mother’s Milkwhiskey, and $2 tacos. 8911 SunsetBlvd. (310)360-1400.

41 Ocean Cinco deMayo celebration

Executive Chef Jimmy Martinez,formerly of BOA Steakhouse,

has created a menu featuring Latindishes such as shrimp and oysterceviche, jumbo baked crab tamale,chorizo mussels, and grilled veggiesoyriso handmade tacos. Pair thesedishes with a Latin-infused ginger-smoke margarita. They serve 41

types of tequila. 1541 Ocean Ave#150, (310)566-3870.

Bazaar

Starting on Cinco de Mayo is“Tapas on the Terrace” served

on the restaurant’s Mediterraneaninspired Bar Centro Terrace. EverySunday through Thursday from 5 to7p.m., guests can enjoy a rotatingselection of $8  modern tapas thatinclude sweet potato chips, carrotfritters, and steam buns with uniand avocado. A limited selection ofseasonal cocktails and wines by theglass will be offered for $8, alongwith an “endless” sangria for only$12 per person. 465 S. La CienegaBlvd., (310)246-5555. 

Cinco de Mayo atGracias Madre

All-day $5 drink and food spe-cials will be served as guests

enjoy a mariachi band from 5 to 7p.m. Other live music will continu-ing playing until 9 pm.  8905Melrose Ave. (323)978-2170.

The Tour de Pier

At The Strand House, MichaelZislis, Heath Gregory and

chefs Greg Hozinsky and AustinCobb have created a special healthyantioxidant and cancer-fightingmenu for the upcoming Tour dePier event. On  May 1 to May 18,enjoy lunch at The Strand Houseand a portion of the proceeds willbe donated to the Tour de Pierfundraising efforts. On May 18there will be over 300 stationarybikes along The Strand right belowThe Strand House Restaurant andon the Manhattan Beach pier. Thischarity event attracts some of theSouth Bay’s best instructors andcelebrity guests spinning ridersthrough a four-hour session with

great music. The deadline to regis-ter is May 4. Funds raised will go tothree charities: The HirshbergFoundation of Pancreatic CancerResearch, Livestrong Foundationand The Cancer SupportCommunity Redondo Beach.Check in is May 18 at 7:30 a.m.The event takes place from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. at Manhattan Ave. and10th Street at the pier and TheStrand.   Last year they raised$339,000 for local charities. Therewill be a Health & Fitness Expoand Kid’s Fun Zone with games,activities and entertainment. Pleasevisit www.tourdepier.com 117Manhattan Beach Blvd. (310)545-7470.

Movie Night at Pearl’s

Come to the Sunday MovieNight above the Sunset Strip.

Every week, a different cult classicwill be screened, accompanied by afood and beverage menu themed tothat week’s film. Upcoming moviesinclude:  “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”,“Pretty in Pink”, “Sandlot”,“Anchorman”  and  “Footloose”.8909 Sunset Blvd. (310)360-6800.

Sushi RokuHollywood WagyuWeek

Today through Sunday, May 4,guests are invited to order vari-

ous preparations and cuts of theperfectly marbled Wagyu meat.Highlights include carpaccio withParmesan and avocado, robataskewers, Toban-yaki-style grilledover hot stones, and a tasting fortwo. The restaurant will also offeran assortment of raw sushi-stylecuts, such as nigiri, tataki, tartare,and gunkan. 8445 W. Third St.(323)655-6767.

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Iwas so excited to meetExecutive Chef Dustin J. Traniat DOMA in Beverly Hills on

Camden Drive. I’ve heard thatSonja Perencevic, the brilliantowner of the iconic Dan Tana’srestaurant, selected this chef toopen and bring innovative Italianfare and seafood specialties toBeverly Hills. His dishes elicit“oohs and aahs” from the discrim-inating clientele.

To my delight, Chef Trani cameout of the kitchen and delivered anexquisite plate of thinly slicedSpanish blue fin tuna with lovelylace-like cilantro flowers and dol-lops of coconut air. I asked ChefTrani about this distinctive dish.“It’s an impossible fish to get, so Iwas excited to prepare it tonight,”Trani said.

Chef Trani is of Norwegian andItalian descent. His family hasowned the old school Italianrestaurant J Train’s in San Pedrosince the late 1920s. Growing upin the culinary world, he hascooked pasta and seafood withsome of the best in Italy and in cel-ebrated restaurants in Zagreb,Croatia and Bangkok, Thailand.

The interior of Doma has soft,pale gray walls with a stunningwalnut paneled bar displaying aslew of whiskey bottles. The bar-tenders are happy to mix up a greatMoscow mule in copper cups or acreative mojito. I chose a Proseccoto pair with a few appetizers.

I watched Trani prepare threevisually stunning plates, one withgrilled octopus. “This one is foryou,” he said with a smile.

It was like watching an artistpaint a picture. He gets down lowto the plate and hyper focuses onwhere each ingredient should beplaced.

“I think you are a right-side-of-the-brain chef,” I said to Trani.“You work with such a creativeintensity.”

Chef Trani looked at me andsaid, “Really, no one has ever toldme that before.”

The plate of layered octopussliced thinly and topped with moregrilled octopus, charred onion,

Italian parsley and grilled mustardwas served. It was dressed with alively Lemoncello and olive oilsauce. A sprinkling of candiedFresno chilies and a dusting of fen-nel pollen topped it off.

The grilled octopus paired nice-ly with a Croatian white wine Ifound on the menu, a Malvazija,Matosevic. It offered herbal andfloral notes, with a slight almondflavor that was easy to drink. Myhusband ordered a red mid-bodied,fruit-driven Valpolicella, Allegrini.

Many of the wines on the menuare surprisingly priced below $12a glass. They offer sparkling by theglass and bottle, international anddomestic whites from California,Oregon and Washington, an abun-dance of Italian reds, an Argentinered and a variety of Grappa’s andPorts.

The crispy Brussels sproutsarrived in a sturdy iron pot with asmoked malt vinegar reductionand smooth white burrata cheese.These Brussels sprouts “wowed”me – firm and not too mushy oroily tasting with a delightful crisp-ness on the outer leaves. The bur-rata balances the acid of the vine-gar reduction.

The last appetizer we orderedwas a plate of oven-roasted babybeets with luscious Humboldt Fogaged goat cheese layered with asweet onion jam and topped withtempura pieces of beets, a livelydish with an abundance of flavorsand textures.

We moved on to the pasta dish-es. As they were presented to thetable, I wondered if Chef Trani’sgreat grandfather in San Pedrogave him some tips on these two

pasta dishes. The first was a hand-cut pasta with heirloom tomatoes,garlic, Dungeness crab, and pars-ley bathing in a Manilla clambroth. It was very light and healthytasting with an essence of the sea.

The next pasta was rich mascar-pone agnolotti made into lovelyethereal light pillows dusted withtruffle sauce. Each bite of the pastawas coated in butter and Parmesancheese. The pasta is covered inveal stock reduced for 48 hourswith a dried sage garnish. Jorgeour waiter said, “The extra yolkmakes it pop in your mouth. Ourcustomers dream about this pasta.”

We finished with braised vealslices over crispy polenta, fenneland smoked Mission fig compote.

“The chef gives this a smokeyflavor by adding bacon, ” Jorgesaid. Anything with bacon, usuallyheightens a dish.

We finished with a small scoopof raspberry sorbet, and a candycat mushroom salted caramelbudino. Jorge told us that pastrychef Marissa Sharon encouragesguests to dip their spoon to the bot-tom to combine all of the rich andcomplex flavors of this layered

dessert. Chef Trani puts

extra effort and tech-nique into each dish.You feel as if youwon the trifecta withthe food, wine anddessert. This is whereyou can enjoy hand-somely crafted dish-es that would be dif-ficult for anyone toreplicate at home.

DOMA’S hoursare Monday throughSaturday 11a.m. to11 p.m. and Sunday 5p.m. to 11 p.m. Theyoffer a pre-theatredinner for guests see-ing a show at thenearby WallaceAnnenberg Center ofPerforming Arts. It’sa prix fixe for $38per person. There isa first course, pastamid-course, entréeand dessert. 362 N.Camden Dr.(310)277-7346.

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An unknown suspect assaulted avictim in the 1600 block of Vine at8:30 a.m.

At 1 p.m., a vehicle burglary wasreported in the 100 block of S.Swall

An unknown suspect stole a bicy-cle in the 100 block of S. Swall at1 p.m.

At 7:45 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked in the100 block of the Grove.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 500 block of S.Fairfax at 8 p.m.

At 8:45 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a grand theft in the7000 block of Sunset.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft near the corner of LaBrea and Wilshire at 8:45 p.m.

At 9:12 p.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim in the 8900block of Sunset.

An unknown suspect assaulted avictim parked near the corner ofSanta Monica and Highland at 10p.m.

April 24

At 8 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 900block of Westchester.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 1100 block of N.La Brea at 8:15 a.m.

At 8:30 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 600block of N. Citrus.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 600 block of N.Sierra Bonita at 8:30 a.m.

At 4:20 a.m., an unknown suspectrobbed a victim near the corner ofFairfax and Hollywood.

An unknown suspect committed agrand theft in the 6800 block ofHollywood at 12:01 p.m.

At 1:10 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 1100block of S. Windsor.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 6800 block ofHollywood at 1:45 p.m.

At 2 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft near thecorner of Fairfax and Sunset.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 800 block ofWestchester at 3 p.m.

At 4:30 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked nearthe corner of Franklin and vista.

A vehicle burglary was reported inthe 8700 block of Westknoll at 7p.m.

At 8 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 7200block of Melrose.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 600 block of N.Mansfield at 9 p.m.

Police Blotter

The following crimes occurred in West Hollywood and the areas patrolledby the LAPD’s Wilshire and Hollywood divisions between April 21 andApril 26, and were compiled from www.crimemapping.com. To report acrime, the telephone numbers of local law enforcement agencies are: LosAngeles Police Department, Wilshire Division (213)473-0489 and LosAngeles County Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood Station (310)855-8850.

April 21

At 10:40 a.m., an unknown sus-pect burglarized a vehicle parkedin the 1000 block of Kings.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 6600 block ofSelma at 11 a.m.

At 11 a.m., an unknown suspectstole a vehicle parked near thecorner of El Centro andDeLongpre.

An unknown suspect burglarizeda vehicle parked in the 1000 blockof Highland at 11:50 a.m.

At 12:20 p.m., an unknown sus-pect committed a petty theft in the6700 block of 3rd.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 8300 block ofSanta Monica at 1 p.m.

At 1:30 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a grand theft in the6200 block of Hollywood.

A vehicle was reported stole nearthe corner of van Ness and 1st at2:42 p.m.

At 3 p.m., an unknown suspectstole a vehicle parked in the 6100block of Afton.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 6700 block ofHollywood at 2 p.m.

At 2:30 p.m., an unknown suspectphysically assaulted a victim in the800 block of N. San Vicente.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 6700 block ofHollywood at 5:20 p.m.

A vehicle burglary was reported inthe 800 block of N. Detroit at 5:30p.m.

At 7:15 p.m., a burglary wasreported in the 300 block of S.Willaman.

An unknown suspect committed atheft near the corner of Bronsonand Santa Monica at 9 p.m.

At 11:30 p.m., an unknown sus-pect committed a grand theft nearthe corner of Waring and Curson.

April 22

At 8:30 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 1500block of Vine.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 600 block ofMelrose at 5:20 p.m.

At 6 p.m., an attempted burglarywas reported in the 700 block ofS. Longwood.

An unknown suspect stole a vehi-cle parked in the 1300 block of N.Fairfax at 11 p.m.

At 11 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 6400block of Selma.

April 23

At 7 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a grand theft in the1700 block of Vine.

At 10 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 500block of S. Fuller.

April 25

At 12:01 a.m., an unknown sus-pect stole a vehicle parked nearthe corner of Melrose and La Brea.

An unknown committed a pettytheft near the corner of Sunset andLa Brea at 12:10 a.m.

At 12:40 a.m., an unknown sus-pect committed a petty theft in the5400 block of Wilshire.

An unknown suspect stole a vehi-cle parked in the 600 block of N.Sweetzer at 3:18 a.m.

At 9 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 400block of N. Windsor.

An unknown suspect committed agrand theft in the 6900 block of

Hollywood at 10:20 a.m.

At 11:30 a.m., an unknown sus-pect committed a grand theft in the1700 block of Whitley.

An unknown suspect robbed a vic-tim in the 6100 block of Sunset at1:25 p.m.

At 3:45 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 500block of S. Wilton.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft near the corner of 3rdand Ogden at 7:55 p.m.

At 8 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 7200block of Melrose.

April 26

At 3 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 7300block of Melrose.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked near he corner ofSelma and Las Palmas at 3:23a.m.

At 6 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 7000block of Hollywood.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 5900 block ofWilshire at 8:40 a.m.

At 2:30 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft near thecorner of Wilshire and Wilton.

An unknown suspect committed atheft in the 6700 block ofHollywood at 4:50 p.m.

At 7:45 p.m., an attempted robberywas reported in the 6100 block ofHollywood.

An attempted burglary was report-ed in the 900 block of Wilcox at11:30 p.m.

An associate of the ArmenianPower gang has been convicted forhis role in supplying firearms to aleader of the organized crime group.

Miguel Ramirez, 38, of LosAngeles, was found guilty on April24 of possession of a firearm by aconvicted felon.

According to evidence presentedduring trial, Ramirez sold and dis-tributed at least three firearms,including a loaded Intratec modelTec-22 semi-automatic gun with athreaded barrel, as well as a large-capacity magazine and a laser sight.The firearms were discovered byofficers on Nov. 23, 2009.

Ramirez sold and distributed thefirearms to Mher “Capone”Darbinyan, an Armenian Powergang leader who was convicted attrial last week for crimes such asracketeering conspiracy, extortion,bank fraud and firearms offenses.The evidence showed that Ramirezhad repeatedly offered Darbinyanother firearms and ammunition,including expanding ammunition

designed for use on human targets.Ramirez is scheduled to be sen-

tenced by United States DistrictJudge R. Gary Klausner on July 14,at which time he faces a statutorymaximum sentence of 10 years infederal prison.

Out of the 90 defendants chargedin the two indictments targeting theArmenian Power gang, 86 mem-bers have now been convicted. Onedefendant is scheduled to go on trialon July 15, two defendants are fugi-tives and prosecutors dismissedcharges against another defendant.The case was investigated by theEurasian Organized Crime TaskForce, which is composed of theFBI, the Glendale PoliceDepartment, the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment, the Burbank PoliceDepartment, the Los AngelesSheriff’s Department, IRS CriminalInvestigation, U.S. Immigrationand Customs Enforcement’sHomeland Security Investigationsand the U.S. Secret Service. TheHuntington Beach Police

Department and the Beverly HillsPolice Department provided assis-tance. 

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A Beverly Hills dentist, who ear-lier this month pleaded to insurancefraud, has paid more than $780,000in restitution and was sentenced toone year in county jail, the LosAngeles County District Attorney’sOffice announced.

Deputy District Attorney GracePak, of the Healthcare FraudDivision, said Tom K. Kalili, 59,pleaded no contest on April 10 toone felony count each of insurancefraud and failure to file income taxreturns.  Kalili also admitted toexcessive taking allegations ofmore than $150,000. 

Kalili paid $786,000 in restitu-tion on April 29 at a hearing whereLos Angeles County SuperiorCourt Judge David Horwitz alsosentenced him to five years of for-

mal probation. The defendant was arrested in

May 2012 following a multi-yearjoint investigation by the CaliforniaDepartment of Insurance, theCalifornia Dental Board and theCalifornia Franchise TaxBoard. Kalili owned and operatedBeverly Hills Medical Suites. Theinvestigation revealed that the totalloss to the insurance carriers was$439,000.  

The defendant’s former officemanager and biller, ClaudiaVentura, 40, pleaded no contest onApril 10 to two felony counts ofinsurance fraud.  Ventura is expect-ed to be sentenced on July 11 to180 days of county jail, 200 hoursof community service and fiveyears formal probation.

Dentist sentenced for fraud

Los Angeles Police Departmenthomicide detectives are asking forthe public’s help in identifying asuspect who shot and killed a 52-year-old homeless man on April 22near the northbound Pasadena(110) Freeway.

At approximately 5 p.m., thevictim, identified as RubenCastaneda, stepped out of a tentnear the Avenue 60 on-ramp and

was shot multiple times. Themotive for the shooting isunknown.

Los Angeles Fire Departmentpersonnel responded and pro-nounced the victim dead at thescene. Anyone with information isurged to dets. Barajas or Zolezzi at(323)342-8957. During weekendsand off hours, call the LAPD’s hot-line at (877)LAPD247.

Suspect sought in homicide

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A photograph in the April 29, 1954 issue of the Park Labrea Newsshowed students from Hancock Park Elementary School lining up tobuy tickets for the school’s “Spring Round-Up”, a western-themedcarnival held that year on the campus. The accompanying article stat-ed that the carnival would have games, music, a chuck wagon dinnerand a show by Buss Carson, all for the admission price of 25 cents.

This year, Hancock Park Elementary School is holding its “FamilyFun Day” school carnival on Saturday, May 3 from noon to 4 p.m. atthe campus at 408 S. Fairfax Ave. Participants will enjoy games,prizes, bounce houses, a rock wall, arts and crafts, food and a talentshow. Tickets for games and activities are $1. For information, call(323)935-5272.

Hancock Park Elementaryhosts carnival

Ebell of L.A.to awardPlaywrightPrize

The Ebell of Los Angeles hasawarded its 2014 Playwright Prizeto the play “20 Friends” byMichelle Carter. A staged reading ofthe winning play, directed by EllenSandler, will be presented onSunday, May 4 at 5 p.m. at the his-toric Ebell of Los Angeles, 741 S.Lucerne Blvd.

Christina Pickles, Robin Riker,Catheryn Brockett, MichaelCampbell, Hayley Hirsch, AngieKelly and Patrick Mackellan willread the play, which will be fol-lowed by a dinner. The Ebell of LosAngeles, a non-profit women’sorganization founded in 1894,awards the Ebell Playwright Prizeto address gender inequity. Createdin 1928, but dormant for almost acentury, the prize celebrates womenplaywrights.

Carter, a professor at SanFrancisco State University, is a two-time recipient of the PEN USAAward in Drama Carter. Her playfocuses on Phyllis, a woman whoformerly moved from one sugardaddy to the next with the hope of asecure future. Now at 65, she is achain-smoking agoraphobe who hasbeen evicted. Although Phyllis andher daughter Kathleen haven’t spo-ken in years, Kathleen agrees to tryto help her mother. She pitches TVpilot ideas to her producer and ex,Richard, hoping to sell him on ashow so she can support her mother.

Admission is $35 for Ebell mem-bers, $40 for non-members. Forinformation and tickets, call(323)931-1277 ext. 131, or visitwww.ebelleventtickets.com.

Orchestra tospotlightemergingvocalists

Ten emerging singers will per-form the music of Verdi, Puccini,Bizet and Tchaikovsky with the LosAngeles Performing Arts Orchestraat the 42nd annual Loren L.Zachary National VocalCompetition on Sunday, May 18 at2 p.m. the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.

Conductor Frank Fetta will leadthe orchestra in a free performancewith members of the L.A. Opera’sDomingo/Colburn/Stein YoungArtists Program, as well as bassValentin Anikin, tenor VladamirDmitruk and mezzo-sopranoCassandra Zoe Velasco. Also per-forming will be members of theMetropolitan Opera and itsLindemann Young Artist Program,the San Francisco Opera and theAcademy of Vocal Arts.

The Loren L. Zachary Society forthe Performing Arts is a nonprofitorganization whose mission is tohelp further the careers of youngopera singers. The Wilshire EbellTheatre is located at 4401 W. 8th St.Admission is free; tickets required.For tickets and information, call(310)276-2731, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to theLoren L. Zachary Society GrandFinals Concert, 2250 GloamingWay, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

all doomed. And while Tom Cruise isa solid actor in sci-fi roles, “TheEdge of Tomorrow” (June 6) does-n’t look like it can deliver on itsdystopian promise. The Wachowskis(“The Matrix” trilogy) tend to disap-point, even if “Jupiter Ascending”(July 18) looks fun. The real hailMarys are “Hercules” (July 25) —starring Dwayne Johnson — and“Lucy” (Aug. 8), featuring a rump-kickin’ Scarlett Johansson tappinginto her brain’s full capabilities.Hopefully “Sin City: A Dame toKill For” (Aug. 22) will live up tothe first installment, but directorRobert Rodriguez has a poor trackrecord lately, and he might’ve waitedtoo long.

Comedies

If you love raunchy comedy, thensay hello to “Neighbors” (May 9),“22 Jump Street” (June 13) and“Sex Tape” (July 25), along with aperiod piece by “Family Guy” cre-ator Seth MacFarlane, “A MillionWays to Die in the West” (May 30).

It’s a toss up which will succeed andwhich will inspire the faintest ofcourtesy of laughs. As for otherlaugh-houses, Clint Eastwood direct-ing the musical film adaptation of“Jersey Boys” (June 20) could beinteresting … though I doubt it.

The Trash

There’s always plenty of surefireduds to avoid, so let me introduceyou to Michael Bay and his evilspawn: “Transformers: Age ofExtinction” (June 27) — remindingus all what terrible acting, choppycinematography and action filmracism/sexism look like — and hislatest producer credit, “Teenage

Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Aug. 8),which will most assuredly ruin mychildhood memories of these belovedcharacters.

“Planes: Fire & Rescue” (July18) … that’s it. I realize “The Giver”(Aug. 15) is based on a popular book,but the little info available makes thisone look like a remake of “TheHost”. Granted, “The Expendables3” (Aug. 15) follows one of the mostridiculous sequels in action film his-tory, but I’m just not sure addingWesley Snipes, Kelsey Grammar,Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas tothe Stallone, Statham, Li andLundgren party will help. But I’ll def-initely see it after downing somecheap beer and sloppy hot wings.

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If history teaches us anything, it’show much it repeats itself. The besttrailers result in terrible films, andunderwhelming concepts miracu-lously overtake the summer.

Most Anticipated

“Godzilla” (May 16): Why not?Every decade ushers in a new take onthe classic nuclear-charged lizardfrom Japan. This remake feigns busi-ness as usual, but Gareth Edwards —the director who created all the visualeffects for the indie flick “Monsters”in his living room — transports thisfeature to something worthwhile.After all, he got “Breaking Bad’s”Bryan Cranston on board.

“X-Men: Days of Future Past”(May 23): With Wolverine (HughJackman), Professor X (PatrickStewart), young Charles Xavier(James McAvoy), Magneto (MichaelFassbender), old Magneto (IanMcKellen), Mystique (JenniferLawrence), Beast (Nicholas Hoult),Shadowcat (Ellen Page), Rogue(Anna Paquin), Iceman (ShawnAshmore), Storm (Halle Berry) andColossus (Daniel Cudmore) — this isthe old and new gang together in atime travel storyline that could govery, very wrong, or pull a “QuantumLeap” for the franchise and set rightwhat the abysmal “X-Men: The LastStand” once made wrong. With direc-tor Bryan Singer (“X-Men” and“X2”) back at the helm and promis-ing new characters like Bolivar Trask(played by “Game of Throne’s” PeterDinklage) and Quicksilver (EvanPeters), I remain optimistic.

“How To Train Your Dragon 2”(June 13): Without flinching, I firm-ly believe “How To Train YourDragon” deserved Best AnimatedFeature more than “Toy Story 3” in2011. And while the sequel’s third

trailer pathetically represents the film,it’s hard to imagine DreamWorksdropping the fireball on its latest cashcow.

“Deliver Us From Evil” (July 2):Another great horror movie by thedirector behind “Sinister” and “TheExorcism of Emily Rose”. Prepare tojump and shriek.

“Dawn of the Planet of theApes” (July 11): “Rise” was incred-ible. And featuring Gary Oldman andrising star, Jason Clarke, alongsideproven CGI actor Any Serkis, it isworth the ticket alone.

“Guardians of the Galaxy”(Aug. 1): “Cap 2” just proved Marvelcan make a corny character one of themost profitable properties in the fran-chise (more than both “Thors” andthe first two “Iron Mans”).“Guardians” ups the ante, taking theMarvel Cinematic Universe(Avengers characters spent most oftheir time on Earth, save some ofThor’s arc) into a galactic environ-ment suited for any fan of the “far, faraway.” Add to that big name actorslike Chris Pratt (“Parks andRecreation”), Benicio Del Toro,Glenn Close, John C. Reilly, BradleyCooper, Vin Diesel, DjimonHounsou and Zoe Saldana (donninggreen here in place of “Avatar” blue),and this might be the most flabber-gasting and intriguing film of thesummer.

Hopefully Not Convoluted

I want to believe, but “TheAmazing Spider-Man 2” (May 2)might just cast too wide a web of sto-ries as Spidey (Andrew Garfield)faces three new villains and a familyconspiracy. If “Maleficent” (May30) is anything like Tim Burton’s“Alice in Wonderland”, then we’re

Summer films promise to sizzle

photo by Alan Markfield/Courtesy of fox Pictures

James McAvoy (left), as young Charles Xavier, meets his older self, por-

trayed by Patrick Stewart, in “X-Men: Days of Future Past”.

The University of SouthernCalifornia has been named the firstofficial university affiliate of theGrammy Museum at L.A. LIVE.The partnership emerged out of alongstanding relationship betweenthe museum and the USC ThorntonSchool of Music.

As a Grammy Museum universi-ty affiliate, USC will have access tomuseum content for educationalpurposes, curriculum resources,research programs, internshipopportunities, professional develop-ment seminars, collaborative mar-keting and promotions, project-based learning and more.

“With Grammy Museum’s newuniversity affiliate program, we’reinviting educational institutions toengage in a unique resource-sharingopportunity,” Grammy Museumexecutive director Bob Santelli said.“USC’s designation as the first offi-cial Grammy Museum educational

affiliate builds on a wonderful exist-ing partnership.”

Since its opening in 2008, themuseum has offered interactivetechnology, public education pro-grams and one-of-a-kind exhibi-tions. 

“This partnership with theGRAMMY Museum is a natural,”USC Thornton vice dean for con-temporary music Chris Sampsonsaid. “Being located just up thestreet from us, their resources andprograms will significantly deepenthe experience of our students whoare studying music and the businessof music.”

For information, visitwww.grammymuseum.org. 

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The City of West Hollywood’sEmergency ManagementCoordinator, Shirley Berry, willpresent at an informative meetingon earthquake preparedness thisevening, Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m.at Congregation Kol Ami on LaBrea Avenue.

Topics will include general pre-paredness, emergency kits, emer-gency plans, and more. The city istrying to spread the message aboutemergency preparedness becausefirst reponders will likely not beable to quickly respond to emergen-cies after a disaster or earthquakebecause of the volume of calls

Admission to the forum is free.Congregation Kol Ami is located at1200 N. La Brea Ave. For informa-tion, call (323)606-0996, or visitwww.weho.org.

Edward Cella Art + Architecturepresents an exhibition titled“Vespid Empire” running fromSaturday, May 3 through Saturday,July 5.

New works by SouthernCalifornia-based artist MauraBendett will be displayed. In thenew body of work, Bendett contin-ues her investigation of painting,sculpture and  the space that liesbetween.  Throughout her career,the artist’s work has found the edgebetween the two art forms, throughpainted wall hanging sculptures orbroken up sculptural paintings.  

Bendett uses a metal understruc-ture — or skeleton — to createmulti-faceted, three-dimensionalforms. The metal armatures areenveloped with clusters of museumboard, cement, acrylic, hot glue andglass to produce intertwiningshapes.  Bendett also applies paintto each portion of the surfaces,transforming the sculptures intothree-dimensional paintings.

A solo exhibition by artist PaulGillis titled “Indivisible by Light”will run concurrently withBendett’s works. New mixedmedia paintings by the SouthernCalifornia-based artist explore thejunction of drawing and painting,creating an interplay of light and

image.Gillis uses paint and graphite to

create subtle yet graphic paintings.The interchange of painting anddrawing generates an interactionbetween two and three dimen-sions. 

An opening reception for theexhibits is scheduled on May 3from 6 to 8 p.m. Edward Cella Art+ Architecture is located at 6018Wilshire Blvd. For information,call (323)525-0053, or visitwww.edwardcella.com.

Magic Castle illuminates top magicians

photo courtesy Hocus Pocus Focus

Yu Ho-Jin was recently honored as magician of the year at theMagic Castle and Academy of Magical Arts’ 46th annual AMAAwards Show held on April 13 at the Orpheum Theatre. The awardshow was hosted by award-winning magician, magic historian andauthor Mike Caveney, and honored some of the world’s top magi-cians for their accomplishments with a Magic Wand Award.Celebrity guests in attendance included Seigfried Fischbacher, ofSeigfried & Roy, Max Maven, Steve Valentine, Mac King, RickThomas, Johnny Thompson, Norm Nielsen and Lance Burton, whopresented the Masters Fellowship Award to magician, Fantasio.  

Concours d’Elegancerolls into Beverly Hills

photo courtesy of Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance

The 5th annual Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance will beheld on Sunday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the GreystoneMansion in Beverly Hills.

This year’s event will honor the 60th anniversary of the PorscheSpeedster, the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang, and notableItalian cars. Additionally, a special Centennial Class has been addedin which half-a-dozen cars built in 1914 or earlier will be displayed tohonor Beverly Hills’ 100th anniversary. Additionally, 175 additionalautomobiles and motorcycles will displayed, focusing on 16 classesof vintage and classic cars manufactured before 1975.

“Concours d’Elegance is a remarkable opportunity for historybuffs, cinema fans, and people interested in Los Angeles pop cultureto get a limited glimpse of the mansion in all its splendor and glory,”Greystone Concours director Cindy Brynan said. “Our Concours notonly provides an unparalleled experience for automobile and motor-cycle aficionados, but also for folks who might not realize how spe-cial it is to be able to explore Greystone Mansion.”

The mansion will be open to attendees of the 2014 GreystoneMansion Concours d’Elegance from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will alsobe vendors, a fashion show, historic exhibit, food, lectures and more.Advance tickets are $125; $145 on day of event. For information, call(310)285-6830, or visit www.greystoneconcours.org.

Exhibit showcases works blending two mediums

photo courtesy of Edward Cella Art + Architecture

Artist Maura Bendett’s “Sea Foam” (2013) is one of the pieces to be dis-

played in the concurrent exhibit.

Wilshire Warriors Round Up13U Warriors

The 13U Warriors let one slipaway versus the Diablo’s last week-end. The team allowed the oppo-nents to jump to an early 4-0 leadbut battled back to tie it at 4-4 in the4th inning. The Warriors scoredanother run to take a 5-4 lead intothe last inning, but with two outs togo in the at their final at bat, theDiablo’s tied the game on a wildpitch. In the bottom of the inningwith one last chance to win, thatWarriors left runners on 2nd and3rd base to end the game in a tie.

12U Warriors

The 12U Warriors lost 6-1 to theSaints. While the team played well,the players were on the receivingend of some tough luck as theylined out to the opponent’s centerfielder five times. One bad inningin the field led to four runs in the3rd inning. Pitcher Jake Perfittmade his debut on the mound witha 1, 2, 3 inning, striking out twobatters. Jack Wells led the offensewith two hits, but otherwise theteam’s usual strong bats were cold.

11U Warriors

The 11U Warriors won by themercy rule over a tough Mid Valleysquad by a score of 12-2. Behindfantastic pitching from Aidan Khareand an error-free defense, MidValley was held to two runs. After aslow start offensively, the Warriorsfound themselves down 2-0 in thebottom of the third inning. But thebats came alive in the Warrior’s halfof the 3rd inning, with the entirelineup contributing with hits, stealsand well-timed bunts. The team

brought nine batters to the plate andscored six runs. Joey Light Rakecame in to pitch the 4th inning andstruck out three of the four battershe faced. In the Warrior’s half of the4th inning, the team plated anotherhalf dozen runs with successful hit-and-run executions, aggressive basestealing and a suicide squeeze.

10U Warriors

The 10U Warriors beat Toluca bya score of 18-3. It was a close gameafter the 1st inning with theWarriors leading 3-2. The team thenscored four runs in the 2nd inningand 11 runs in the 5th inning.Offensive highlights included amulti-hit performance from BoonFay, Braden Lowe, Connor Riceand Nick Grajeda. And “Mr.Clutch”, Kenneth Chung, continuesto fill the stat sheet with four hits,four RBI and four runs.Defensively, the Warriors hadstrong pitching from Lowe, whogave up four hits in three innings forthe win, and from Fay, who smokedToluca for two innings with no hitsfor the save.

9U Warriors

The 9U Warrior squad beat theBarracudas by a score of 9-6 behindstrong pitching from Tanner Mahonand Anthony Hashimoto. ColinKneafsey threw out a runner at firstbase with a laser throw from rightfield. He also added a clutch hit.Owen West’s big bat drove in a fewruns with a couple drives to centerfield. Tanner Mahon, Max Kim,Seamus O’Malley, Jonah Henry andGabe Williams added hits to keepthe pressure on the Barracudasthroughout the game.

Grammy Museum forms partnership with USC

WeHo presentsemergency preparednessforum

“We’re inviting

educational

institutions to

engage in a unique

resource-sharing

opportunity.”

-Bob Santelli, executive director, Grammy Museum

The Los Angeles MetropolitanTransportation Authority (Metro)and the Academy of MotionPicture Arts and Sciences haverestored and are streaming onlinethe only known footage of theopening of Union Station in honorof the station’s 75th anniversary onSaturday, May 3.

The footage is a home movie thatwas restored in cooperation withthe family of Ward Kimball. It doc-uments a parade held on May 3,1939, in honor of the station’sopening. The event drew 500,000spectators to downtown LosAngeles. The silent, six-minutecolor film clip shows train engines,vintage cars and spectators from

the parade. The home movie wasshot by Kimball, a Disney animatorwho created numerous classicDisney characters such as JiminyCricket in “Pinocchio”,Tweedledee and Tweedledum in“Alice in Wonderland” and Luciferthe Cat in “Cinderella”. In 1970,Kimball received an AcademyAward for Best Short Subject-Cartoon for “It’s Tough to be aBird”.

Kimball was an avid railwayenthusiast and collector of old rail-road memorabilia. The movie iscurrently streaming online atwww.metro.net, and atwww.oscars.org/academymuse-um/collection.

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Maurice Hines presents tapdancing extravaganza

photo by Teresa Wood

The Wallis Center for the Performing Arts presents “Maurice Hinesis Tappin’ Thru Life” running from Friday, May 9 through Saturday,May 24 in the Bram Goldsmith Theater.

Hines, a Tony Award nominee, is a celebrated dancer, choreogra-pher, director and singer whose career spans over 40 years. Directedby Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun, “Maurice Hines is Tappin’Thru Life” features Washington D.C.’s dynamic tap-dancing duo, theManzari Brothers; 11-year old tapping phenomenon Luke Spring; andthe all-female nine-piece big band, the DIVA Jazz Orchestra.

Hines, who started performing at five years old, brings the historyof American tap dance to life. The show also pays tribute to his broth-er, Gregory, and the singers who inspired him such as Frank Sinatraand Lena Horne.

Tickets start at $79 and are available at the Wallis AnnenbergCenter Box Office, located at 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, BeverlyHills; by calling (310)746-4000, or visit www.thewallis.org.

In response to the impact budgetcuts have had on public schoolmusic programs, SouthernCalifornia Acura Dealers have part-nered with EcoMedia to providefunding for the nonprofit Little KidsRock to expand its free music edu-cation programming to more than8,400 students in the Los AngelesUnified School District (LAUSD).

Little Kids Rock is a nonprofitprovider of free music lessons,

musical instruments and teachertraining in public schools. The$33,600 grant from SouthernCalifornia Acura Dealers andEcoMedia will fund training for 20new teachers, and professionaldevelopment to 40 existing LittleKids Rock teachers. The donationwill also fund the organization’scurriculum and as many as 610additional instruments.

“Little Kids Rock is so grateful

that the Southern California AcuraDealers have chosen to support ourkids’ right to have music educationin their schools and foster the skillsthey need to lead creative, rich andpurposeful lives,” Little Kids Rockfounder, David Wish said. “Withthis donation, many more childrenwill have the opportunity to unlocktheir inner-music makers.”

For information, visit www.lit-tlekidsrock.org.

Grant promotes public school music programs

WeHo walkingtour exploresauthor’s haunts

Adrienne Crew, president of theL.A. Chapter of the Dorothy ParkerSociety, will lead a 50-minute walk-ing tour of the CrescentHeights/Sunset district on Sunday,May 4 at 9:30 a.m.

Crew will discuss the history andarchitecture of the places that weresignificant to the famous writer, F.Scott Fitzgerald, toward the end ofhis life.

Participants will board bus forthe tour that will depart at 9:30 a.m.from Plummer Park, 7377 SantaMonica Blvd. Cost is $15 for chap-ter members; $20 for non-members.

For information, call (323)876-1717, or visit www.weho.org.

‘First Fridays’ returns toNatural History Museum

photo by Mario de Lopez

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) pre-sents the return of its “First Fridays” series on Friday, May 2 from 5to 10 p.m., with music, museum tours and scientific discussions. Tourstitled “Tracking and Trapping L.A.’s Wildlife”, with Aisling Farrell,collections manager, and Gary Takeuchi, assistant collections manag-er at Rancho La Brea, are scheduled at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. Participantswill explore how museum biologists are monitoring the local urbanwildlife. There is a 15-person capacity per tour, and tour tickets aredistributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

At 6:30 p.m., a discussion titled “Back to the Future: The Scientificand Cultural Importance of Rancho La Brea” will be held with Dr.John Harris, head of the Vertebrate Studies Division and VertebratePaleontology Department at the Natural History Museum. Music runsfrom 5:30 to 10 p.m. with the KCRW DJ Lounge featuring AnthonyValadez and DJ Daddy Kev, Groundislava featuring Rare Times per-forms at 8 p.m., with Holychild performing a 9:15 p.m.

Adult tickets start at $12. NHM is located at 900 Exposition Blvd.For information, call (213)763-DINO, or visit www.nhm.org/firstfri-days.

New Europeanfilms to debut at SEEfest

The world premiere of AndreasProchaska’s “Sarajevo”, anAustrian/German co-production,will open the 9th annual South EastEuropean Film Festival (SEEfest)today, May 1 at 7 p.m. The festivalcontinues through Monday, May 5at the Writers Guild Theater inBeverly Hills.

The theme of the festival is“Europe in time of turmoil”, and itwill highlight the region’s turbulentpast, which looms large over thepresent.

“We look for films that create anin-depth portrait of South EastEurope for American audiences,”SEEfest director Vera Mijojlic said.“The premiere of ‘Sarajevo’ is aunique, not-to-be-missed event ofthis year’s festival and we are grate-ful to our Austrian and Germanpartners for the opportunity to pre-sent it.”

Numerous feature films, shorts,documentaries, thrillers, comediesand melodramas will have theirworld and North American pre-mieres at the festival. Filmmakersfrom Europe and industry guestsfrom Hollywood are scheduled toattend.

The festival’s BusinessConference is scheduled onSaturday, May 3 at 9 a.m. at theGoethe-Institut Los Angeles, 5750Wilshire Blvd. The conference con-nects South East European film-makers with their American coun-terparts and Hollywood executives.Admission is free, but reservationsrequired.

Tickets for screenings are $10.The Writers Guild Theater is locat-ed at 135 S. Doheny Dr. For infor-mation and screening schedule,visit www.seefilmla.org.

Old film shown in celebrationof Union Station anniversary

On April 8, two bills byAssemblyman Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) — AB 1535, whichwould expand access to the lifesav-ing opiate overdose reversal med-ication, and AB 2657, which wouldban the use of certain anticoagulantrodenticides in environmentallysensitive areas — passed theirrespective first committees.

Meanwhile, his legislation tophase out orca captivity inCalifornia was sent to an interimstudy for further review.

AB 1535 allows pharmacists todistribute naloxone to whomeverexpresses a need for access, such as

persons at risk of an opiate overdoseor their friends and family. The billpassed the Assembly Committee onBusiness, Professions andConsumer Protection on a unani-mous vote.

“Drug overdose is now the lead-ing cause of accidental death inCalifornia, killing more people thancar accidents or gunshots,” Bloomsaid. “The opioid overdose epidem-ic knows no boundaries. It is affect-ing communities all across the state.Age, race, class, gender, urban, rural— the deaths are across the board.”

The bill will next go to theAssembly Appropriations

Committee and could be heard thereby the end of the month.

AB 2657 prohibits the use ofrodenticides or products containingcertain second-generation anticoag-ulants in environmentally sensitiveareas, such as state parks. It passedthe Assembly Committee onEnvironmental Safety and ToxicMaterials on a 4-2 vote.

“Anticoagulants can have verynegative effects on the local animalsand plants that encounter them,”Bloom said. “Therefore, it is essen-tial that our wildlife and ecosystemsare protected from these harmfulsubstances.”

The bill will now head to theAssembly Water, Parks and Wildlifefor a vote later this month.

“We are here to honor Nick, butwe are also here to honor your sac-rifice,” Zarcone said. “Thank youvery much.”

He said the memorial stars areidentical to those on theHollywood Walk of Fame.

“As iconic as that Walk of Fameis, this right here has a differentpurpose,” Zarcone said, quotingJohn 15:13, which states, “Greaterlove hath no man than this, that aman lay down his life for hisfriends.”

“That is the significance of ourmemorial here.”

Lee became the eighthHollywood Division officer to behonored on the memorial walk.The others are Clyde Pritchett(1936), Clay Hunt (1955), IanCampbell (1963), Robert Cote(1969), Russell Kuster (1990), JoeRios (1993) and Charles Heim(1994).

“We’ll always remember theseheroes, and today, we especiallyhonor and remember NicholasChoung Lee,” Zarcone said.

LAPD deputy chief Terry Harasaid the department has had arough couple of months, given thattwo officers have been killed whileon-duty. LAPD Valley TrafficDivision officer ChristopherCortijo died on April 9 in a trafficaccident.

However, the department was

pleased to honor Lee, who hadcommitted his life to public ser-vice and had interacted with thou-sands of people along the way,Hara said.

“It’s always difficult when welose one of our own, but it is also atime of celebration of his life andwhat he has given to the city ofLos Angels,” he said. “In just onesmall way, with the support of thecommunity, we’re going to be ableto remember officer Lee. It is verysignificant that we never forgetthose who have given the ultimatesacrifice in public service andcommunity service.”

Since Lee was a father, brotherand son, many people have beenaffected by the loss, and the LAPDhas been suffering as an organiza-tion and a family, Hara said.

“Let us not forget, LAPD is afamily and we support one anotherafter one of our own passes — thatwe will always be there for the Leefamily and support everyone whohas been involved and affected bythis tragedy,” Hara added.

After the ceremony, officers andthe Lee family joined in the sta-tion’s community room for lunch.Lee’s sister, Jennifer, said the fam-ily appreciated the LAPD unveil-ing his star in front of the policestation.

“I think that it will help us healbecause there’s going to be a per-

manent reminder of him and whohe was,” she said.

Lee was born on Aug. 16, 1973,in Seoul, Korea, and moved to theU.S. at six years old, along withhis parents. He was raised inKoreatown and graduated fromUniversity High School in 1991.He graduated from CaliforniaState University, Fullerton, in1996.

Lee and his future wife, Cathy,welcomed their first child in 2000.They married in 2001, and hadanother daughter in 2007.According to an LAPD biographyof Lee, he was a “loving father,husband and a great provider.”

He joined the department in1998, and completed his academytraining in 1999. Lee worked inVan Nuys before transferring toHollywood Division, where heworked patrol. He transferred toWilshire Division in 2005, butreturned to Hollywood Division in2008.

Lee had received numerousawards and commendations duringhis 16-year career. He had beenhonored for helping a strandedmotorist by pushing a woman’s cartwo blocks to a gas station, and forhis dedication and compassion insearching for a missing child. Leewas also praised for ending acrime spree by taking two nar-cotics suspects off the streets.

According to the CaliforniaHighway Patrol, the collision isstill under investigation and ismonths away from being com-plete. The agency is handling theinvestigation at the request of theBeverly Hills Police Department.

The incident occurred nearRobert Lane and Loma VistaDrive, where a large truck haulinga dumpster and constructionequipment collided with the squadcar. Lee was pronounced dead at

the scene.His partner, who has not been

identified, and the truck driver suf-fered injuries, but the departmentdid not provide any information ontheir status by deadline.

In March, LAPD Chief CharlieBeck said the department suspect-ed that the truck’s brakes hadfailed while traveling down a steeproad, but a CHP representativesaid the cause of the collision isstill being investigated.

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Tree honors victims of Korean ferry disasterFrom page 1

Division honors officer Nicholas LeeFrom page 1

photo by Aaron Blevins

Relatives of officer Nicholas Lee share a moment with his star after it

was unveiled last week.

News Agency. The Sewol ferry cap-sized and sank of the coast of Jindoisland on April 16. Approximately175 people were rescued. A majori-ty of the victims were reported to beSouth Korean high school studentswho were heading to Jindo forvacation.

The tree planting was coordinat-ed by City Councilman TomLaBonge, 4th District, who led theceremony and helped shovel dirtaround the newly planted tree. Thesite, approximately halfway alongthe Fern Dell pathway, was selectedbecause members of the KoreanAmerican community and the MooGoong Hwa Conservation Corps,which is based in Koreatown, rou-tinely visit the area and help withclean-up efforts.

“We gather to remember thistragedy of tragedies,” LaBonge said.“We should always come togetherand reflect, and think of the victimsand the families. We must, as a peo-

ple, gather together to get stronger.”Yungyong Jang, president of the

Moo Goong Hwa ConservationCorps, said he hopes the tree willinspire visitors to reflect on the dis-aster and the plight of the victimsand their families.

“We think of it as a thoughtfulopportunity for our brothers and sis-ters in South Korea, to be able toreach out to them,” he said, addingthat he was pleased they were able tocommemorate the tragedy in arespectful way.

A few local residents and repre-sentatives of the Friends of GriffithPark also attended the commemora-tion ceremony and offered a mes-sage of solidarity. Los Feliz residentDavid Rowley said he visits FernDell two to three times a week, andhas met many Korean Americanswho regularly come to the area forexercise.

“I see a lot of Korean people uphere, especially in the mornings, and

a lot of them [have become] friendswho I walk and hike with,” Rowleysaid. “I wanted to bring some flow-ers. Many of the victims were highschool kids who were totally inno-cent. It’s just horrible.”

Gerry Hans, president of theFriends of Griffith Park, said planti-ng a tree at the site is a fitting tributeto the victims. The organization iscurrently in the midst of renovatingFern Dell.

“We are in phase two of plantingand restoring twenty-two acres ofFern Dell and bringing it back to itsglory,” Hans said. “Trees and plantsare a good way to remember.”

LaBonge added that he standswith the Korean American commu-nity, and hopes the tree will be sym-bolic of the strong relationshipbetween the United States and SouthKorea.

“My hope is someone in Koreawill read this and know we arebrothers,” LaBonge said.

Trees planted in Highland median

photo Sabine Hoppner

The Hancock Park Homeowners Association on Tuesday planted 10

palm trees along the median on Highland Avenue, with the help of

certified arborist and horticulturist Sabine Hoppner and Hector

Banuelos, superintendent of the city’s Department of Urban Forestry.

Over the last few years, the homeowners association has planted

hundreds of parkway trees, and the organization plans to plant

another 10 in the median. It also trims trees and removes stumps in

the neighborhood. The project was paid for through the association’s

dues and donations.

Bloom legislation moves forward

The Senate on April 28 confirmedthe nomination of Michelle T.Friedland to serve on the U.S. Courtof Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Theconfirmation fills the final remain-ing vacancy on the court.

“Michelle Friedland will be anexcellent addition to the NinthCircuit, and I am very pleased the

Senate confirmed her today,” saidU.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). “Friedland’s confirmationmeans the Ninth Circuit, by somemeasures the busiest circuit court inthe country, for the first time has itsfull complement of twenty-nineactive judges.”

Friedland is currently a partner at

the law firm Munger, Tolles, &Olsen. She worked as a lecturer inlaw at Stanford Law School from2002 to 2004. She served as a lawclerk to Supreme Court JusticeSandra Day O’Connor from 2001 to2002, and for Judge David Tatel onthe U.S. Court of Appeals for theD.C. Circuit from 2000 to 2001.

The nomination was approved inthe Judiciary Committee on a strongbipartisan vote of 14 to 3.

wants to be a “voice for the voice-less” who will stand up on impor-tant issues. Greuel specificallymentioned how crucial it is to pro-tect the environment while alsounderstanding the economics of theeffort.

“It means protecting our futurefor our children,” she said.

The former controller also dis-cussed education, and said she sup-ports universal preschool. Greuellamented the fact that a child’s edu-cation can sometimes depend ontheir zip code, and denounced theamount of student loan debt that isplaguing college graduates. Shesaid the government should expandits student loan program or allowstudents to work off their debtthrough public service or in thenonprofit sector.

Greuel also discussed the needfor a seamless transportation sys-tem and the need to protectwomen’s rights.

Williamson, who is Jewish,spoke primarily about Israel. Shedenounced reports that Secretary ofState John Kerry had likened theissues in the Middle East to theApartheid.

“I feel that it is extremely impor-tant, as an American Jew, that wesupport, in a robust and very vigor-ous way, the peace talks. My beliefis that we need a two state solu-tion,” she said.

Williamson said Israel has a rightto exist and defend itself, but mili-tary might has limitations in termsof ensuring that a country is secure.She would like to see Palestiniansand Israelis living in peace.

“We need to get this problembehind us, ladies and gentlemen,”Williamson added.

She was asked about U.S. aid toIsrael, and whether she would sup-port the continuation of that fund-

ing. Williamson said she is in favorof aid, but wants to see how themoney is spent. She said it’s just asimportant to spend resources onwaging peace as waging war.

On domestic issues, Williamsonsaid she would be a champion forreproductive rights and humanrights. She also denounced corpo-rate influence on American politics.

“I believe that money in politicstoday is like a cancer that is eatingour democracy,” Williamson added.

Miller said it is imperative thatthe U.S. make educators a morevalued profession, and that thecountry do what it can to combatclimate change.

When asked how he would workwith Republicans to advance legis-lation, he said he has a history ofworking across the aisle. In fact,when approached to co-host “Left,Right & Center” on KCRW, Millersaid the original concept was sim-ply “left” and “right.” He said heasked to provide the “center.”

He described himself as fiscallyconservative and market friendly,but socially liberal. In his book,“The Two Percent Solution”, Millersaid he put forward ideas that bothliberals and conservatives couldlove.

“My whole stock-in-trade hasbeen to engage across the spec-trum,” he added.

Miller said some Republicans areonly interested in shrinking thegovernment, but not all. He said hewould take different approaches todifferent challenges.

“I think there are times when youneed to beat the opposition intosubmission because only by win-ning elections and dominating thedebate do you have the ability toimpose the magnanimous terms onsurrender on which you can thennegotiate and move forward,”

Miller said. He too discussed foreign aid,

specifically to Syria and Sudan.Miller said the U.S. has theresources to be a bigger benefit tothe rest of the world in that regard.

“There’s this kind of myth thatforeign aid is like a big problemwith the federal budget and themonies and resources and theinvestment that we do abroad — ifyou just eliminated that, thatwould be a way to end our deficitproblems,” Miller said, adding thatthe U.S. is one of the most stingycountries when it pertains to for-eign aid.

Lieu discussed his legislativerecord, including bills on subprimemortgage reform, health insuranceand the indoor UV tanning industry.

“If there’s one thing I want you toremember tonight — I don’t reallycare if you vote for me or not — Iwant you to remember this: indoorUV tanning kills. The evidence isvery clear. It causes melanoma,” hesaid, evoking laughter.

Lieu said his health insurance billstopped the practice of companiesproviding incentives to employeeswho dropped people off the compa-ny’s insurance rolls.

“When I first heard of it, Ithought, ‘Wow, that’s immoral.’Now it’s illegal because of mylaw,” he added.

As for Israel, Lieu also supports atwo-state solution, though hebelieves that a resolution will bedifficult as long as Hamas isinvolved.

The senator was asked aboutimmigration reform, which he sup-ports. He said he supports the U.S.Senate’s plan.

Another audience member askedLieu how he would increase theaffordable housing stock. He saidit’s important to provide funding for

such projects, but municipalitiesmust also work to build transit cen-ters near housing, or vice versa.

Carr said almost all candidatesare pro-Israel, but very few haveworked as extensively in the coun-try as he has. He said he speaksHebrew and Arabic, and would liketo steer policy as it relates to theJewish state.

“That’s what I offer to our com-munity — a voice for Israel that isnot only a reliable voice for Israel,but a voice of leadership and influ-ence on the issues we so deeplycare about,” Carr said.

As a criminal gang prosecutor, hesaid he is frequently “neck-deep inhuman ruin,” and that he prosecutessome of the most dangerous crimi-nals in Southern California. Carrsaid the perpetrators are oftenyoung people, suggesting that legis-lators need to provide a path foryoung people to aspire to a betterfuture.

“I think, ‘When is it going toend?’” he said.

Carr said he would like to expandafterschool programs and job train-

ing opportunities, while also hold-ing teachers accountable. He alsosuggested paying teachers more fortheir work.

The criminal gang prosecutoralso wants to boost the economy byoffering a tax and regulatory systemthat is more simple, fair and pre-dictable.

“Businesses require predictabili-ty,” Carr added.

The other candidates running inthe 33rd District are producer/entre-preneur/historian Vince Flaherty,businessman/entrepreneur JamesGraf, social worker/professorKristie Holmes, defensecounsel/entrepreneur DavidKanuth, human rights attorneyBarbara Mulvaney, educationalequality advocate Zein Obagi Jr.,sports executive/filmmakerMichael Shapiro, lawyer/CEO LilyGilani, environmental health advo-cate Kevin Mottus, environmentaltechnician Michael Sachs, neigh-borhood council board memberMark Herd, lawyer Tom Fox andtelevision producer/director BrentRoske.

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E-cig ruling praised locallyFrom page 4

Candidates talk issues at forumFrom page 1

photo by Aaron Blevins

State Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) speaks at the Jewish Federation of

Los Angeles’ candidate forum on Monday.

lem if students do not attendschools with the proper resourcesto educate dyslexic children.

However, the arts can be uti-lized to help students with suchproblems improve their readingand writing, Badger said.

“[Studies] reiterate time andtime again that if you use the artswith a little kid as a way toinspire them to write about some-thing, they become much moreinclined to write,” he said.

Furthermore, there have beenmany examples of students whodo not excel at traditional schoolsubjects, but are gifted in otherways, Badger said. Art can alsohelp students who are learningEnglish as a second language.

“If you nurture that innate tal-ent inside of them, they start to

feel better about school and feelbetter about attending school,” headded. “When you take away artfrom school, it does tremendousdamage to a lot of children.”

Badger said theLilySarahGraceFund strives toshow that the schools shouldvalue arts just as much as Englishand math.

He said the organization’s nextstep is to begin offering teachersprofessional development oppor-tunities that would promote arts-infused learning and inquiry-based projects.

Badger said participants inSunday’s event will get a taste ofwhat the LilySarahGraceFund isall about.

“Every table is a series offriends of LilySarahGrace who

have collectively put together anidea of how to do a really cool,creative project,” he said. “It’s afull afternoon experience.”

Badger said he was “blownaway” by the response to theinaugural event — both from vol-unteers and participants. He saidmany people involved in theevent can understand that losing achild is the worst imaginablepain.

“It’s like a community,”Badger added.

Milk Studios is located at 855N. Cahuenga Blvd. For tickets orto donate, visittinyurl.com/lsgfcraft. For infor-mation, call (212)226-1118, visitwww.lilysarahgracefund.org orsend an e-mail tolsgevent2@gmail.com.

Friedland confirmed to ninth circuit

of tobacco use on the Americanpublic, including youth.”

In addition to e-cigarettes, theregulations would apply to cigars,pipe tobacco, water pipe tobacco,nicotine gels and dissolvableforms of nicotine. The FDA cur-rently regulates cigarettes, ciga-rette tobacco, roll-your-own tobac-co and smokeless tobacco.

Haliski said the proposal wasentered into the Federal Register,and is open for public comment fora 75-day period lasting throughJuly 9. People wishing to commentcan visit www.regulations.gov.After the 75-day period, the FDAwill vet all public concerns, as isrequired by law, and will thendecide whether to move forwardwith the regulations. The FDA hasthe authority to unilaterally enactsuch regulations under the FamilySmoking Prevention Control Act.Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) praised the FDA’s move.

“This is an overdue but impor-tant first step to regulate e-ciga-rettes, cigars and other tobaccoproducts,” Waxman said. “The rulewould prohibit the sale of e-ciga-rettes and other dangerous prod-ucts to kids. FDA needs to actquickly to finalize this rule andtake additional steps to rein inmanufacturers’ marketing prac-tices.”

Haliski said if the FDA ultimate-ly enacts the new regulations, thereis a provision in the federal lawthat allows states and municipali-ties to go even further by enactingtheir own regulations. Because thecity of Los Angeles has alreadypassed ordinances regulating e-cigarettes that are more restrictive,the city’s laws would supersedethe federal regulations, she said.

City Councilman Paul Koretz,5th District, who authored thecity’s motions to restrict e-ciga-rettes, said the FDA’s decision tomove forward with regulations is apositive step. He added that he isconcerned, however, that it willtake a long time for the regulationsto go into effect.

“It would be a very big deal. Itseems like every e-cigarette hasdifferent chemicals in them andthis would make them tell us whatthey are,” Koretz said. “How dan-gerous one is over the other, wewill be able to tell that.”

The councilman added that thecity ordinances are being enforcedby the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment and the Los AngelesCity Attorney’s Office. However,no figures on violations are avail-able yet because the laws onlywent into effect earlier this year.

“It’s too soon to know,” Koretzadded.

child responded that he was olderthan the chaplain, as he had stoppedlaughing many years ago and nolonger had the capacity to cry.

“My eyes are dry, so who is theoldest?” the child said, according tothe rabbi’s story.

However, when Harris trackeddown the chaplain and asked himabout the story, the chaplain had norecollection of the incident.

He said that underscores the diffi-culty of working with historical tes-timony and the unreliability ofmemory. Harris referenced authorLawrence Langer, who argued thatpeople use the past to make sense ofthe present.

“In the case of the Holocaust,there is a natural inclination to try tofind meaning to this incredible suf-fering, to transform personal storiesof unredeemable atrocity back intotriumphant accounts of survival,”he said, adding that films about theHolocaust often reflect this idea.

However, many survivors weretrying to comprehend the incompre-hensible.

While shooting “The Long WayHome”, Harris said he was stunnedto discover the belief and denial ofsurvivors’ accounts. He quotedjournalist Chris Hedges, who wrote,“War leaves behind not memory butamnesia.”

“Most of the world didn’t want tolisten to their stories,” Harris said,adding that people often bury theiraccounts, as they are reluctant torevisit the tragedies they endured.

He said he also encountered thefleeting truth of memory whilefilming “Arms of Strangers”, whichtold the story of children who weretransported to England via train toescape the Holocaust. Harris saidEngland was the only country will-ing to allow children to enter thecountry without their parents.

He showed a clip of the AcademyAward-winning film, in which sur-vivors spoke of the preparationsmade by their families to get themon the train. One woman said therewas fighting amongst her family, asshe was able to take the train ride,while her cousins could not.

“There was grief and panic andfury in that room,” the woman said.Her father told her to ask the British

to help her family, and at the age of10, she had a list of people she hadpromised to rescue from Hitler.

Another woman said she hadboarded the train, and while lookingout of the window at her parents,her father plucked her from the trainas it was moving. She later woundup in a concentration camp.

Many parents promised theirchildren that they would return in acouple of weeks, or that their par-ents would join them in Englandsoon, according to another womanin the film.

Harris said one person that heinterviewed learned English shortlyafter the transport, and slowly hisability to speak German was erased.The individual surmised that hischildhood memories vanishedalong with his ability to speakGerman.

A different interviewee said shetried diligently to be brave while onthe train, even though other childrenwere crying. Harris said the womanessentially cut herself off from feel-ings at the age of 10, and it wouldbe years before she could grieveover her father’s death.

He said it is very important to tellthe stories for a number of reasons.They hold countries accountable fortheir wrongdoings, inform futuregenerations and are therapeutic forsurvivors.

Harris referenced anotherwoman, whose father was mur-dered. He said she never spokeabout her experiences, but she fre-quently had nightmares about them.After sharing her story with Harris,the nightmares stopped.

“For me, that’s one of the reasonsI make films about this. …It’simportant for us to know aboutthem,” Harris added.

The event was part of the Ebell’sMonday luncheons, which presentdiscussions on various topics, eventco-chair Laura Cohen said. She saidHarris’ talk was the Ebell’s first onthe Holocaust.

Interested residents do not need amembership to attend, thoughmembers get a discount. The moneyraised supports the Ebell, a 77,000-square-foot facility built in 1927.

For information, call (323)931-1277, or visit www.ebellla.com.

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“Without significant changesmade and without significant sup-port from government entities, theHollywood community … and theHollywood theatre communityitself, this untenable situation willcontinue to escalate, eventuallyleaving few, if any, live theatres leftin Hollywood,” he said.“Hollywood should be the centerof great theatre, not just in LosAngeles but the nation.”

Henning said the economic ben-efits of live theatre are “astound-ing.” For every 10 jobs inHollywood theatres, an additionalnine are produced at outside busi-nesses, he said. For every dollarspent in a theatre, seven more flowthrough the community, Henningsaid.

“Can you say that about yourlocal dry cleaner? It’s a win-winsituation,” he said, adding that thecouncil has received support fromCongressman Adam Schiff (D-

Calif.) and Los Angeles CityCouncilmen Mitch O’Farrell, 13thDistrict, and Tom LaBonge, 4thDistrict, as well as communitymembers.

“We can create a true communi-ty that supports all the arts inHollywood, but we can’t do itwithout you,” Henning added.

He said the council has beenundergoing changes, as it has wel-comed a new executive directorand moved to a new office at theCrossroads of the World. The newdirector, Shauna McClure, intro-duced the Selma Avenue students.

She said Project S.O.A.R. worksin under-served schools, and some-times, the program is a child’s firstopportunity to hold a paintbrush.McClure said the program hasreached 673 students, who havelearned painting, drawing, sculpt-ing, photography, poetry, singingand dancing.

“It’s a very powerful experi-

ence,” she said. O’Farrell also spoke. As a for-

mer professional dancer, he saidthe arts are part of his DNA andthat he would do whatever he canto support them at the local level.The councilman praised the coun-cil as well.

“Without the Hollywood ArtsCouncil, I can’t even imagine whatHollywood would be like. What anintegral part of the Hollywood fab-ric they are at this point,” he said,adding that it will take severalyears of hard work for the arts toreach the level of prominence theyshould have. “We’re going to belooking for creative ways to sup-port our theatre and our arts com-munity. That is my commitment.”

In addition to Sherman, theHollywood Arts Council honoredNewFilmmakers LA with theCinema Arts Award; Pink’s HotDogs with the Culinary ArtsAward; the Hollywood Christmas

Parade produced by AssociatedTelevision International,Entertainment Arts Award; GeorgePennacchio, Media Arts Award;Christy McAvoy, Preservation ArtsAward; Open Fist Theatre

Company, Theatre Arts Award.Presenters were LaBonge, Schiffand actors Jon Huertas, JoeMantegna and Joe Spano.

For information, visit www.hol-lywoodartscouncil.org.

photo by Aaron Blevins

Richard Sherman speaks to the students from Selma Avenue

Elementary School after receiving his Charlie Award last week.

Charlie Awards presented in HollywoodFrom page 3

for the assailant.”The Winkler family lives in the

Seattle area, and neither familymembers nor Osborn was availablefor comment. Winkler’s mother,Lisa Ostergren, said in the state-ment that her son was an ambitiousman who had moved to LosAngeles after completing studies atthe Seattle Film Institute. He hadrecently been hired as a productionassistant on the Comedy Centralshow, “Tosh.0”.

“Words simply cannot conveyhow devastated we are over John’sdeath. He was the sort of brightspirit that touched everyone hemet, and the senselessness of hisdeath makes it even more tragic,”Ostergren said. “We spent a lot oftime discussing whether we shouldfile this action, but at the end of theday, my family is owed truth andaccountability. I am filing this notas John’s mother, but as everymother, hoping to protect themfrom enduring what we are goingthrough.”

Winkler was shot shortly after 9p.m. at an apartment in a buildingat 939 N. Palm Ave. He and anoth-er victim who was shot by deputiesin the leg were visiting a friend atthe apartment when one of theoccupants, identified as AlexanderMcDonald, 27, allegedly attackedthem with a knife. McDonald, whohad reportedly been acting irra-tionally, earlier entered a neigh-bor’s apartment and stole a largekitchen knife. One of the femaleoccupants of that apartment fledand called 911.

Before police arrived,McDonald allegedly climbed overthe balcony of his second-floorapartment and confronted hisroommate, as well as Winkler andthe other guest. When sheriff’sdeputies arrived, they were toldthat McDonald was a thinCaucasian man wearing a blackshirt. The deputies were also toldthat only two people lived inMcDonald’s apartment.

As deputies gathered in front ofthe apartment, the door suddenlyswung open and a man who wasbleeding profusely from the neckand was covered in blood ran out,according to Lt. David Coleman,with the Los Angles CountySheriff’s Department’s HomicideBureau. Winkler was directlybehind the first man, and ran intohis back, Coleman added.Deputies thought the assault wasongoing, and that the second manwas attacking the first man. Threeof the deputies fired, striking bothWinkler and the first victim.

Coleman acknowledged thatWinkler and the other man wereattempting to escape an assaultthat was occurring inside the apart-ment. When deputies entered, theyfound McDonald choking hisunidentified roommate on thefloor. A knife was recovered near-by.

McDonald was arrested and hasbeen charged with one count ofmurder, two counts of attemptedmurder and one count of torture.He remains in custody in theMen’s Central Jail on $4.2 million

bail.Coleman said on Tuesday that

the investigation is progressing,and added that it should be com-plete within the next 90 days. Hesaid he couldn’t comment on theclaim or potential lawsuit, or anyfurther aspects of the investiga-tion. The sheriff’s department pre-viously admitted that the shootingwas accidental. Sheriff’s depart-ment spokesperson Nicole Nishidaalso declined to comment on theclaim.

It remains unclear whether theother victim who was shot will filea claim against the department.Authorities had not identified him,but the claim filed by Winkler’sfamily listed his name as LiamMulligan.

Osborn questioned how deputiescould have mistaken Winkler forMcDonald, and added that theyhad allegedly been shown a photoof the suspect prior to the shooting.

“We have many questions forthe LASD, including how theycould have confused McDonaldfor John — two very differentlooking men — when witnesseshad given them a photo justmoments earlier,” Osborn said inthe statement. “Unfortunately, vic-tims like John and his family havelittle leverage or power to seektruth or to demand accountabilitythrough means other than legalaction. Lisa and her family deserveto know how and why the LosAngeles [County] Sheriff’sDepartment failed so horribly thatit cost John his life.”

Broad announces new acquisitionsAs construction proceeds on The

Broad, the new contemporary artmuseum scheduled to open in 2015on Grand Avenue in Los Angeles,The Broad Art Foundation and theEli and Edythe L. Broad Collectioncontinue to acquire major works andadd new artists to expand upon therepresentation of cutting edge andprovocative contemporary artworkthat will be shown in the museum’ssoaring galleries.

New artists include Ragnar

Kjartansson, Yayoi Kusama,Thomas Houseago and JulieMehretu. Major video and installa-tion works by Reykjavik-basedKjartansson and Tokyo-basedKusama add to the Broad collectionstwo new highly regarded examplesof immersive and experiential art.The Houseago and Mehretu acquisi-tions add two ambitious and large-scale works to the collections.

For information, visit www.the-broad.org.

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