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Atwater Village, Echo Park & Hollywood Hills May 2013Vol 8. No. 11

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School Reports: Franklin Elementary Goes Native, page 17

Community News: LFIA Honors Margret Lohfelt (center) for years of beautification, page 10

“Vaudeville in the Park,” in Calendar and more at losfelizledger.com

Editorial: O’Farrell over Choi, page 19

One of L.A.’s Driest Years Has Griffith Park on AlertBy Colin StutzLedger Contributing Writer

GRIFFITH PARK—This year looks likely to go on record as the fourth driest in Los Ange-les’ written history, and that has Griffith Park on high alert for brush fires.

According to Carol Smith, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, downtown Los Angeles has re-ceived 5.14 inches of rain this year whereas a normal year would be 14.42 inches.

With the spring rainy sea-son that lasts typically through March or April passed, she said there is cause for concern.

“I wouldn’t be hopeful for a whole lot more rain,” she said.

Smith said the beginning of the year started out with average rain levels but fell off in January. However, she said, the threat of a draught is not imminent because statewide there has been plenty of pre-cipitation.

“In some places it was the closest to the wettest ever,” Smith said referring to Central and Northern California.

But in Los Angeles’ largest park, the memory is still fresh of the May 2007 wildfire that burned more than 817 acres—nearly a fifth—of its property. Only this past winter did the park’s bird sanctuary finally

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Endorsements A-Plenty In Race’s Final Stretch Garcetti Remains Silent

By Colin StutzLedger Contributing Writer

A number of former City Council District 13 (CD13) candidates have stepped up to endorse the race’s two remain-ing competitors—John Choi and Mitch O’Farrell.

It’s likely these once-con-testants could each bring with them a section of the district’s voters for the May 21st general election, according to Raphael Sonenshein, Executive Direc-tor of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at California State University Los Angeles. But in what was once the city’s most contested seat earlier this year with a candidate pool of 20 before narrowing down to 12 for the March primary election,

SUMMER’S AROUND THE CORNER—And that can only mean area neighborhood block parties are in the works. One popular one, drawing 200 to 250 attendees, is Los Feliz’s set for June 8th this year. Pictured is Woodie Wade of Woodie’s Kitchen preparing his signature sliders for the 2012 Los Feliz Block Party. See story, page 13. Photo: Michael Locke.

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Campaign Donations Flowing For Choi and O’FarrellBy Colin StutzLedger Contributing Writer

In the final month lead-ing up to the city’s May 21st municipal runoff elections, money continues to flow into the City Council District 13 (CD13) race in support of can-didates John Choi and Mitch O’Farrell.

As of the April 6th filing period, that race had nearly $1.5 million in total campaign contributions raised by all of the 23 candidates it once held. Since then, with Choi and O’Farrell actively campaign-ing, this figure is significantly greater now.

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Local Band and Kids Rock Coachella By Kathy A. McDonald, Ledger Columnist

Los Feliz based Indie rock-ers The Airborne Toxic Event got their start playing Silver Lake and Echo Park’s clubs. The quintet’s 2008 hit song, “Sometime Around Mid-night,” propelled the group into the music mainstream. Over two weekends, the band played the 90,000-strong 2013 Coachella Music Festival’s main stage—one of several lo-cal groups that made the scene, including the children’s choir from the Silver Lake Conser-vatory of Music, who backed Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Lead singer and song-writer Mikel Jollett describes the desert festival as the crown jewel of Southern California

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Los Feliz’s Airborne Toxic Event played Sunday afternoon April 14th on Coachella’s main stage. Photo: Autumn DeWilde.

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of Los Angeles City Council District 13, but certainly that will be case when his succes-sor—either Mitch O’Farrell or John Choi—will be decided May 21st in the city’s general election.

We’ve produced an ex-tensive amount of coverage on the CD13 race, includ-ing in this issue, where we look closer at endorsements

of O’Farrell and Choi as well as delving further into fun-draising by both candidates. Also, only online this month, is a complete news analysis of the race, which has been the most contested city council seat—once having a candi-date pool of 20—in this elec-tion cycle. Please read more at losfelizledger.com

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King Students Screen Films and Animation During 10th Annual Festival

LOS FELIZ—Thomas Starr King Middle School’s 10th Annual Animation and Film festival will take place Sun., June 2nd at the Vista Theatre from 9:45 a.m. until 12 noon. All are invited to this free event.

The event showcases on year-long animation and film projects, including cartoon, written and produced by stu-dents. For the 10th Anniversa-ry version of the festival, there will again be 3D Animated feature-ettes, history films and other films from the Gifted Technology-Arts Magnet.

“It has been an extremely satisfying and enjoyable ex-

perience seeing students cre-ate their own cartoons, since they have been able to prove time and time again how very creative they have been, and are able to work with software that is complex and difficult to use,” said Kirk Palayan, King’s Computer Animation Teacher and organizer of the festival.

As part of their study, stu-dents also visited studios such as Dreamworks Animation Studios, Film Roman (pro-ducer of the Simpson’s) and Sony Studios Animation.

For information: www.ani-mationandfilmfestival.com

Two Immaculate Heart Students Win Top Awards in Annual Writing Contest

Two students at Immacu-late Heart High School were the top award recipients in the Cabrini Literary Guild’s an-nual creative writing contest.

Garnering first place and $1,000 was Immaculate Heart senior Maura Turcotte of Glendale, with Immacu-late Heart senior Nicola Wil-loughby of Silver Lake taking second place and $750.

The Cabrini Literary

Guild, a philanthropic organi-zation, announced the awards, including cash scholarship prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000, during a luncheon presentation April 11th at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. Approximately 89 entries from Catholic high schools in the Los Angeles area addressed this year’s essay topic on the value of an educa-tion.

Winning the top awards were seniors Maura Turcotte (left), first place, and Nicola Willoughby, second place.

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at only two candidates today it’s a very different race.

Sam Kbushyan surprised many in that primary elec-tion, as a candidate the press widely overlooked, he re-ceived the third most votes and led early in the night as vote-by-mail ballots were counted. In all, he received 11.36%—2,731 total—of the district’s votes, thanks largely to his engaging the Armenian-American com-munity in East Hollywood’s Little Armenia. Now he has publicly endorsed O’Farrell in the runoff election and has

been active in encouraging his support base to choose O’Farrell too.

A longtime neighbor-hood activist, Kbushyan said the district’s Armenian-American community has been historically overlooked and his campaign helped to unite it politically. It is a community of immigrants, he said, many of whom were first time voters he helped register, and in so doing “gave them tools to exercise their democratic rights.”

Kbushyan added that his father, a former restaurateur and soup kitchen owner, is now also helping O’Farrell’s campaign by walking the pre-cinct as well.

“These are the things that are important,” Kbushyan said. “People have known my family for many years… We can unite the people behind the councilperson who truly represents their spirit and their soul and their needs.”

Matt Szabo, Mayor An-tonio Villaraigosa’s deputy chief of staff, has publicly put his support behind Choi. He said O’Farrell’s work in the

district for more than a de-cade as current-CD13 Coun-cilmember and mayoral can-didate Eric Garcetti’s former senior aide would not trans-late as well to the city-level politics as Choi’s experience as Public Works Commis-sioner or at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor before that.

“You are only as affective a councilmember to the ex-tent that you can build coali-tions and pull levers on behalf of your constituents in City

Hall,” Szabo said. “You need to be able to persuade seven colleagues, and the mayor, and in some cases the city attorney.

“Mitch has done a lot of work in the community but he hasn’t done anything without Eric Garcetti. With-out a city councilperson able to deliver, the field repre-sentatives have no power and Mitch was working

under one of the most ef-fective councilmembers in City Hall… It’s important to know the community, but in order to represent your com-munity you need to be able to move you agenda through City Hall.”

However, if Garcetti wins the mayoral election, and “all pieces fall into place,” for-mer CD13 candidate Mike

Schaefer pointed out, “Mitch will have a professional work-ing relationship with the new Mayor.”

Schaefer has also endorsed O’Farrell. He finished 11th in the primary race with 1.89% of the votes.

Throughout the election there has been a strong nar-rative pitting local candidates

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LADWP POWER RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENTCONSTRUCTION ALONG LOS FELIZ BLVD APRIL 2 THROUGH FALL 2013

As part of the Power Reliability Program, LADWP crews replace underground power infrastructure along Los Feliz Blvd. Construction will begin April 2, 2013 and is expected to be completed in Fall 2013. Traffi c control offi cers will be on-site to assist vehicles in traveling effi ciently through the construction site. All lanes will be reopened at the end of each work day. Access to driveways and alleys will be maintained at all times.

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Intersection of Los Feliz Blvd &Hillhurst AvePHASE 1: April 1 to early May 2013Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.May include Saturday work.• Los Feliz Blvd (eastbound): All lanes open. No left turn

onto Hillhurst Ave.• Los Feliz Blvd (westbound): Reduced to one lane through

the intersection.• Hillhurst Ave (northbound): No left turn onto Los Feliz Blvd.• Hillhurst Ave (southbound): All vehicles must turn right

onto Los Feliz Blvd.• The bus stop at the northeast corner, on Los Feliz Blvd, will be temporarily

relocated.

Los Feliz Blvd, between Vermont Ave & Cheswic LanePHASE 2: Early May through late June 2013 Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.• Los Feliz Blvd: Reduced to one lane in each direction.• Los Feliz Blvd (eastbound): No left turn onto Vermont Ave.• Vermont Ave (northbound): No left turn onto Los Feliz Blvd.PHASE 3: Late June through Fall 2013The majority of the work, cable splicing, will occur at night to mitigate traffi c impacts. Intermittent daytime construction will be necessary along Los Feliz Blvd to install cable, two days per week on average, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.• Los Feliz Blvd: Reduced to one lane in each direction next

to the work area.

For more information, please call LADWP Community Relations at 213-367-1361.

As part of the Power Reliability Program, LADWP crews replace underground power infrastructure along Los Feliz Blvd. Construction will begin April 1, 2013 and will occur intermittently on weekdays through Fall 2013.

LADWP power crews responsible for carrying out this work are also responsible for responding to other power related needs for the Los Feliz area as well as surrounding communities. As other unanticipated power repair needs arise in the system, crews will be reassigned and pulled away temporarily from the construction on Los Feliz Blvd. All lanes will remain open to traffic on non-construction days.

Construction ScheduleConstruction has been divided into two separate phases and will occur intermittently Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All lanes will be reopened at the end of each work day. Access to driveways and alleys will be maintained at all times.

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Los Feliz Blvd: Reduced to one lane in each direction between Vermont Ave to Cheswic Lane.Vermont Ave (northbound): No left turn onto Los Feliz Blvd.

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Agemian & Fang, Attorneys at LawBy Kimberly Gomez, Ledger Contributing Writer

While every legal situ-ation is different, there are many instances when hiring a lawyer will help you avoid po-tential legal headaches down the road.

When narrowing your list of recommended attorneys, look for experience, personal rapport, and accessibility.

“You want a lawyer who will work hard on your behalf and follow through promptly on all assignments,” said Los Angeles attorney, Anahid Age-mian.

As with any professional service, it pays to work with a lawyer who knows the field. Agemian met Yuen Fang, while attending Loyola Law

School, in Los Angeles, before establishing Agemian & Fang Attorneys at Law in 1989.

Together, they specialize in all aspects of civil litigation, appellate and transactional matters, with an emphasis on real estate, business formation, and litigation. Combined, the two women have confidently represented clients for over 50 years. That Agemian is bilin-gual, fluent in English and Ar-menian and Fang is fluent in English and Mandarin, Chi-nese, serves a vital role in the community.

“A lot of law firms don’t last this long,” said Fang. “We discuss things and knock around ideas. We’ve always

prided ourselves for being up front with the client.”

Both Fang and Agemian take a hands-on approach and clients can generally reach them right away.

Agemian has spent her career gaining a deeper under-standing of all aspects of the process. As an arbitrator, she has lectured on and trained attorneys for arbitrations and has tried both jury and non-jury trials. Her experience sit-ting as a temporary Judge in the Los Angeles County Court system has given her a studied perspective.

“I thought it would make me a better attorney… to see the other side,” said Agemian.

“When [a client] walks out they should feel like they got a fair hearing even if they don’t win. That’s the basis of justice. You have to feel the process wasn’t rigged.”

In helping to make deci-sions, Agemian and Fang put their knowledge and experi-ence to work for their clients. Giving them an understand-ing, they coach clients, an-ticipating and leading them through the best course.

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Canine Cancer: Recognizing the DiseaseBy Jennifer Clark, Ledger Columnist

Known for being a silent killer, cancer is one of the leading causes of death in dogs. Fifty percent of dogs over the age of 10 will develop cancer. So how can owners know if something is amiss? There are many telltale-warning signs that can lead to correct diagnoses.

Some of the more obvi-ous signs of concern include weight loss, vomiting, diar-rhea, unexplained bleeding and a persistent cough. Other, less noticeable changes may include a distended belly and straining to urinate. Any kind of suspicious lump should be biopsied, especially if it has recently changed in size or texture. Swollen lymph nodes, foul breath and lame-ness or swelling in the bones can also signal cancer. Pure-bred pooches have higher rates

of cancer, due to inbreeding (another reason to adopt that pound mutt).

Treatment for canine can-cer is the same as for humans. A veterinarian will discuss op-tions such as chemotherapy and radiation or simple exci-sion of tumor if that is a pos-sibility. New tumor vaccines are being developed that will revolutionize dog cancer treat-ments. And of course there are alternative therapies available as well including hydrothera-py, acupuncture, acupressure and massage.

While all of the signs can be terrifying, early detection is critical to halting the advance-ment of cancer. The best way to stay on top of your dog’s health is to maintain regular veteri-nary appointments, stay up to date on all vaccines and brush your dog’s teeth regularly.

[THE GOOD LIFE]

Three Bars for Classic DaiquirisBy Tara de Lis, Ledger Columnist

In an age when mixology has been parodied

on everything from Parks & Recreation to Portlandia, it’s refreshing to see an old favor-ite like the Daiquiri trending.

But a true Daiquiri doesn’t refer to the slushy-style, blend-ed concoction popular at trop-ical resorts. A classic Daiquiri doesn’t require a blender, and it also shouldn’t come pre-bot-tled or with “insta”-anything. Instead, it’s a straightforward mix of rum, citrus and sugar. And there are some great bars in and around the neighbor-hood serving this refreshing sipper that’s an ideal pre-sum-mer drink.

MessHall, still a relatively new addition to Los Feliz, lo-cated in the longtime Louise’s Trattoria location, is known as much for its cocktail program as it is for its comfort food. There are actually two ver-sions of the Daiquiri here: one with clear rum and one with aged rum. Both feature simple syrup derived from evaporated cane juice.

At Big Bar, also in Los Fe-liz, every bartender is trained in the art of classic cocktails, including the hand-shaken daiquiri. Coincidentally, an upcoming specialty cock-tail—name undecided—will riff on it, with the addition of house-made pineapple shrub.

Silver Lake’s The Virgil is another hot spot for cre-ative libations. A traditional Daiquiri was on the original cocktail list, but as of late has become more of a chalkboard special. There’s also an Air Mail, which is based on a Dai-quiri, but comes honey syrup, fresh-squeezed lime-juice and is topped with sparkling wine.

Tara de Lis is a freelance writer based in Hollywood.

Local Student ReporterHonored by Assemblymember Mike Gatto

Ivanhoe Elementary 4th grader, Charlotte Gilm-ore, was recently honored by California Assemblymember Mike Gatto (43rd District) for her reporting and writing on school events for the Los Feliz Ledger.

Gilmore received a cer-tificate from Gatto that reads: “California Legislature As-sembly Certificate of Recog-nition Presented to: Charlotte Gilmore. Ivanhoe Elementary School. Congratulations on

having your writing piece “Our New Principal and More News” published in the Los Feliz Ledger. Your hard work, determination, and efforts are truly commendable and will open many doors in your fu-ture. I wish you many more years of academic success.”

Gilmore is a regular stu-dent contributor to the Los Feliz Ledger.

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The Rowena RedoBy Los Angeles City Councilmember Tom LaBonge

Recently, I stood on a b r a n d - n e w Rowena Av-enue with a group of local stakeholders,

pleased to inaugurate bike lanes on a totally remade street. What was formerly a four-lane speedway is now a street, with sidewalks, park-ing, bike lanes, a turn lane, and a car lane in each direc-tion.

I can’t claim credit for this Rowena redo. The idea came from a local resident, Michael Groszkruger, and happened only with immense community support.

A bikeable, walkable Ro-wena Avenue will be an espe-cially large benefit to students at local Ivanhoe Elementary. At our groundbreaking event, the bike lanes were full of children biking with their parents to school.

The Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power (LADWP) must also be credited. While the impacts of the River Sup-ply Conduit Project have been

large, it was only because of the LADWP’s work that the street was redone so quickly.

There is still much more work to be done on Rowena Avenue and other streets be-fore Silver Lake and Los Feliz are truly multi-modal com-munities.

What do you think of the Rowena road diet? I have promised to revisit Rowena after 90 days to see whether congestion levels are accept-able and these road improve-ments are well used. Email me at [email protected] with your opinions.

On another note, I want to remember Sal Castro, who died April 15th at the age of 79. Sal impacted the lives of tens of thousands of students. His 1968 walkout, begun at Lincoln High School, brought attention to issues of equal-ity and sparked change. He was a neighborhood person, a local, and a kind soul. Sal is survived by his wife Charlotte, two sons, and two grandchil-dren. Let’s remember Sal as we educate our own children and grandchildren.

rock festivals. “If you play Coachella,

you’re part of the music cul-ture in general. It’s great to be a part of it, it’s great to feel vin-dicated and that you’re adding your voice to pop culture,”

said lead singer and songwriter Jollet, when reached on tour in Kansas. Because the festival does not cater to one niche, the mix of modern music and spectacle sets Coachella apart from other shows, as does its “massiveness,” said Jollett. He found the two weekends very similar, although the second weekend show, he said, was more relaxed and “less nerve wracking.”

The band is in the midst of a tour to promote its third album Some Hot Blood. Re-corded in Nashville’s, Black-bird Studios, it’s available April 30th. There was a good response from Coachella fans to the new material accord-ing to Jollett, who said the goal with the new record was

somewhat cinematic. Like a film, the songs are filled with varied emotions from pathos to levity, with an ongoing story line. “It was always the goal, that the record would unfold like a movie. Listen-ing, you are participating in

a story, spending time with these ideas and characters and getting lost in them,” he said.

The band came up through the Silver Lake music scene, playing gigs at Spaceland and Sunset Junc-tion early on. Jollett counts Fitz and the Tantrum’s Mi-chael Fitzpatrick among his friends—they can often

be found at LA Mill when they’re not touring.

The Airborne Toxic Events’ live album was re-corded at Disney Hall during the Philharmonic’s 2012 West Coast, Left Coast series that celebrates local artists.

“It was an incredible privilege to play Disney Hall and we wanted to live up to it,” Jollett said who brought in a children’s choir and the Belmont High School Marching Band as backup. “The idea was for it was wide: it was such a great opportu-nity and we wanted to in-volve artists in community,” he said and reflect the city’s many aspects, nationalities and mix of cultures.

For touring information: www.theairbornetoxicevent.com. Their name: inspired by a passage in novelist Don De-Lillo’s White Noise.

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Sherry Bebitch Jeffe said in today’s political environment that total is not extraordinary.

“You spend as much as you can,” she said. “Whether or not it works is another matter.”

Choi is hoping his labor support pays off.

As of April 6th, he had received more than $400,000 in total donations and nearly matched that with another $380,000 in independent ex-penditures from labor unions. Of those independent con-tributors, his former employer, the Los Angeles County Fed-eration of Labor, was the most generous of all. By the time the race is over, Choi will have run a campaign easily costing more than $1 million.

Also, as of April 6th, how-ever, having spent more than $466,000 already on his cam-paign, Choi had less cash on hand than O’Farrell. Thanks in large part to a $77,676 boost from the city match-ing funds and about half the total reported expenses of Choi’s campaign, on April 6th O’Farrell had more than $136,000 cash on hand com-pared to Choi’s $120,000.

Following the primary election, Choi’s reported fun-draising is roughly $112,000 to O’Farrell’s almost $70,000. O’Farrell has received no inde-pendent expenditures in this time, whereas Choi’s labor support has continued to be strong coming in at $142,000.

Still, as it has been throughout the race, O’Farrell’s fundraising efforts within the district—which runs from Hollywood to Echo Park—has been drastically superior to his opponent’s. About $75,000 has been raised on behalf of O’Farrell within zip codes that fall within the CD13 boarders, equaling about 47% of his to-tal contributions. In contrast, Choi has raised $34,000 in these zip codes, accounting for only 8.5% of his total cam-paign contributions.

Choi responded to his

lack of local funds by attribut-ing about half of his contribu-tions to the broader Korean-American community. About $65,000 of his contributions has come from within Kore-atown’s zip codes, of which there is minor overlap with CD13. If elected, Choi, a Ko-rean immigrant, would be the city’s first Korean-American City Councilmember.

“Over half of the funds that I’ve received throughout

the election have come from the broader Korean-American community,” he said. “A com-munity that has tremendously long history with the city of L.A., has contributed to its culture, to its economy, and has never had a voice. And I’m speaking about the broader [Asian Pacific Islander] com-munity, in terms of it having been over 20 years since we’ve had any Asian American rep-resentation in the city of L.A. That to me is not indicative of a special interest that’s trying to buy the seat. That’s indica-tive of a community that wants some political voice in the na-tion’s second biggest city.”

This is not without its po-litical issues, however. Choi’s campaign received $2,100 from Pastor Richard Shin of Glory of Jesus Church congregation, Shin’s wife, and another pastor there. The former president of Council of Korean Churches of Southern California, Shin has been an outspoken opponent of gay marriage and supporter of 2008’s controversial Yes on Prop 8 campaign. Upon learn-ing of this, rather than return-ing the money, Choi said his campaign donated the funds to the nonprofit Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.

“I didn’t know about his comments,” said Choi. “I be-lieve his comments are out of line. In fact, they’re outra-geous. I don’t agree with his view, I’m a full supporter of marriage equality, equal rights and benefits, absolutely there’s been no question.”

But there are more issues within the Korean-American community. Though Choi is campaigning on labor dollars, he has also received donations

from various companies with a history of workers rights viola-tions. Among those is $3,600 from Forever 21 staff and the Chang family that owns and operates the clothing retail chain, which has had a his-tory of sweat-shop conditions reported at contracted factors overseas in countries such as China, India, Pakistan, and Vietnam, but also in Los Ange-les according to a 2011 expose in BusinessWeek that found a local sweatshop where seam-stresses earned about 12 cents per garment. That company is also under investigation for vi-olating minimum wage, over-time or child labor standards.

Another contributor who has maxed out donations to the Choi campaign at $1,400 is Dae Lee, the owner of Joia Trading Inc., which last year was indicted for selling jew-elry imported from Asia that contained metals which are potentially toxic especially to young children. Choi has also received $700 from Have Fash-ion, Inc., which in 2010 was ruled to have violated the fair labor standards act. And donor Jin Chil Jhung has donated $500 to Choi’s campaign, a trader for the Royal Imex., Inc. subsidiary of Henan Rebecca

Hair, which has been reported-ly tied to working with Chinese Falun Gong slave labor camps to manufacture its products.

This is all pretty far re-moved from Choi and does not incriminate the candidate, said Choi’s campaign manager Mike Shimpock.

Turning attention to O’Farrell’s fundraising, of note is $700 donated by fed-eral bank fraud felon Juri Ripinsky’s Continental De-velopment Group. Ripinsky has been in the news lately for donating funds to Eric Garcetti’s mayoral campaign as well. Continental Devel-opment Group’s donation is just one of many the O’Farrell campaign has seen from devel-opers or other real estate and property interests around the city. Others include $3,500

from developers E M Caplow & Associates, $2,650 from the family of Hollywood devel-oper Ferris Wehbe, and $1,650 from Paramount Contractors & Development.

Choi said such donations suggest O’Farrell will be be-holden to these developers, but O’Farrell contests this is untrue.

“I’ve put everything out there,” said O’Farrell. “I talk about affordable housing, I talk about rent control, I talk about affordable housing or-dinances. This is always what real estate developers see, so I think that everyone who sup-ports me, both financially and with votes, realizes that at the end of the day I will do what’s fair and what’s best—what’s best for the city, what’s best for the district.”

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About $65,000 of Choi’s contributions has come from within Koreatown’s zip codes,

of which there is minor overlap with CD13. If elected, Choi, a Korean immigrant, would

be the city’s first Korean-American City Councilmember.

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reopen. That there were only a

few smaller blazes during the years following the fire, is a mixed blessing, said Captain Rodrigo Fuentes for Fire Sta-tion 56 of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), which is the first responder to fires at Griffith Park.

“It’s good and its bad,” he said, “because now that brush is really thick and drying up. So now when we do have [a fire] hopefully it won’t be a windy day, but it’s going to burn very fast and hot.”

Fuentes said the “brush is ready” for fire in Griffith Park and said its dryness is com-parable now to what it would normally be in August.

“It looks scary,” he said. To prepare, his station and

the entire LAFD does annual brush training each spring and review company and de-partment standard operating guidelines.

In Griffith Park there is a water system setup with hy-drants around the property. Also, he said, at the ranger sta-tion at the park’s base, there are two water tenders that are por-table water tanks for areas that do not have hydrant access.

Several factors go into the park’s evaluation of any given day’s fire threat, according to Senior Park Ranger Albert Torres, including relative hu-midity, wind, temperature and whether or not there is a cloud cover. On days when the dan-ger level is rated critical or ex-treme, more park rangers are assigned for duty.

According to Torres, the park’s brush growth has been

constant and he sees the most potential threat within open spaces where wild chaparral grows. “In those communi-ties of plants there is the pro-pensity for brush fire,” he said.

But basically, he contin-ued, the entire area is at risk because of fire-friendly charac-teristics such as the “steep ter-rain and great open space that is Griffith Park.”

Already fire season in the greater Los Angeles area has started with more than 100 acres charred in Monrovia.

Rain is measured start-ing July 1st. The driest year in Los Angeles’ recorded history was 2006-07, when just 3.21 inches of rain fell. The record before then was in 2002-03, when 4.42 inches fell. The third-driest year was 1961 with just under 5 inches. With this year, three of the city’s four driest years in the last 135 years will have occurred in the last decade.

To prevent fires, Tor-res said park patrons should adhere to the ordinance that prohibits smoking anywhere in Griffith Park and help to educate tourists on this as well. He added that everyone should be aware and prepared.

“At our entrances we try to project that Smokey the Bear attitude of, ‘Only you,’ and there’s just a little warning at the entrance of what the day’s conditions are,” Torres said.

Experts advise citizens to check the LAFD.org website for red flag notifications on particularly hazardous days and to make sure to park their cars leaving enough space for fire department vehicles to get by if needed.

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LFIA Honors Los Feliz Beautification Volunteer

LOS FELIZ—The Los Feliz Im-provement Association (LFIA) honored long-time volunteer Margret Lohfeld by planting a deodar cedar tree in her honor at 4126 Los Feliz Blvd. in a tree dedication ceremony April 13th. Lohfeld served as chair of LFIA’s Beautification Com-mittee for two decades during

which time she was responsible for the planting of nearly 50 deodars along the boulevard.

“We can’t think of a more deserving and dedicated person to honor with one of the deo-dars that so represents our com-munity,” said Faith Ford, who serves as LFIA’s current Beauti-fication Committee chair.

LFIA Honors Margret Lohfelt (center) for years of beautification of Los Feliz.

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I’ll Take My Coffee Green, PleaseBy Meher McArthur

When I first moved to South-ern California, I found the cof-fee culture here very confusing. I

remember an early visit to Star-bucks, when my colleague or-dered a “Grande Latte 2%” and I had no idea what that was!

Fifteen years later, al-though I’m still a bit baffled by the complex language of coffee, I’m more concerned with con-suming coffee with minimal environmental impact. But this too can get complicated.

First, it’s important to buy “fair trade” coffee, made from beans bought directly from the coffee growers, because this benefits the farmers—and not the middlemen. Second, since coffee is the most heavily sprayed food crop in the world,

we should buy organic. Third, rather than coffee grown in large plantations, it’s better to buy “shade grown coffee,” as these beans are grown in jun-gles and promote natural eco-logical relationships between different trees, plants, resident and migratory birds. It’s a lot to remember.

I read about a super-green coffee company in Canada that delivers its beans in reus-able mason jars by bicycle. This eco-friendly option may not be available here yet, but with sus-tainable coffee companies like Cafecito Organico (www.cafe-citoorganico.com), Ground-work (www.groundworkcoffee.com) and Caffé Vita (www.caffevita.com” www.caffevita.com) in our neighborhood and more grocery stores stocking fair trade, organic and even

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who have lived in the district for some time against new-comers or so-called “carpet-baggers” who only recently moved in to run for office. That story has continued to be at play in the runoff. O’Farrell has lived in the dis-trict for more than 20 years, while Choi just moved to Echo Park in 2011 and is be-ing characterized as an out-sider by many.

That divide was interesting-ly highlighted by some former candidates’ early endorsements when Szabo and Assistant Fire Chief Emile Mack both stepped up to back Choi. Both those candidates were widely viewed previously to fall in that trans-plant category as well. Mean-while, the so-called “neighbor-hood candidates,” Kbushyan and attorney at the California Department of Justice Josh Post, had announced their backing O’Farrell.

“I believe the new coun-cilmember needs to be some-one who has, in a sense, paid his dues in the community through community advocacy and participation,” said Post, calling O’Farrell a true grass-roots candidate. “Mitch has done this. And to be frank, while John Choi may be a nice guy, no one in our community had heard of him six months ago.”

But Choi’s recent endorse-ments by former candidates Jose Sigala and Robert Ne-grete should likely win him some local points.

“These are folks that have

been in the district I’d say far longer than Mitch has been in the district. And those are the type of people I think are sup-porting my candidacy,” said Choi.

Recently, O’Farrell add-ed Sheriff Lee Baca and Con-gressman Xavier Becerra, as well as current Council-members Tom LaBonge, Jan Perry, Bill Rosendahl and Bernard Parks to his list of backers.

Noticeably absent from that list has been O’Farrell’s former boss, Garcetti, which could make a massive differ-ence in the race were he to speak up.

“We can just chalk it up to [Garcetti] being a candidate,” said O’Farrell. “I know this: we communicate regularly, we support each other, and we are facing some of the same oppos-ing factors that are funding our respective opponents’ races.”

Choi’s list of supporters is growing increasingly long as well.

Mayor Villaraigosa, Speaker of the State As-sembly John Perez, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, and Los Angeles City Councilmembers Paul Krekorian, Jose Huizar and Joe Buscaino have all backed his campaign. Choi has also received the support of Do-lores Huerta, Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers and State Senator Ricardo Lara, as well as the Los An-geles County Democratic Party and Young Democrats organizations.

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L.A.’s Latest Map Bonanza Topic of Los Feliz Library Talk May 16th

A serendipitous story about the greatest map gift ever made to the Los Angeles Public Library will be told by map librarian Glen Creason at the Architecture and Beyond Lecture Series Thurs., May 16th, 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Los Feliz Library, 1874 Hillhurst Ave.

Creason, who was put on the Los Angeles map scene with his 2010 book, Los Angeles in Maps, will lecture on “A Gift for the Ages: The Story of the House Full of Maps Given to the Los Angeles Public Library.” More than 100,000 maps were given to the library from the John Feather Collection found in his Mt. Washington home destined for demolition. The maps would have been destroyed, along with the house, until realtor Mat-thew Greenberg contacted the map librarian.

Skylight Books will have copies of Creason’s book for purchase and signing at the event. Free. For more info, call the Los Feliz Branch Library at (323) 913-4710.

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Los Feliz Block Party Slated for June 8th When Two Historic Homes to be HonoredBy Michael Locke, Ledger Contributing Writer

Since be-coming an activist in the Sil-ver Lake community over a decade ago, I’ve been singing the praises of the good old-fashioned neighborhood block party as a way of connecting to the people that we should be literally speaking, closest to, our neighbors.

Inspired by our exposure to the Primrose Hill Block Par-ty in Silver Lake, a neighbor-hood happening since 1994, my wife Donna and I began hosting a block party for our neighborhood four years ago. The party was successful be-yond our wildest expectations with approximately 200 to 250 participants each year.

The event has tradition-ally been held on the second

Saturday in June (this year on June 8th, from 2 p.m. 5 p.m.),

the weekend before Father’s Day and before summer vaca-tion generally starts for most families.

This year the event will be highlighted by the dedication of two homes as Los Ange-les Historic Cultural Monu-ments: the Sherwood House,

an English Tudor Revival style house designed by Architect

Charles M. Hutchinson in 1929 (HCM#1026) and our own home, the Durex Model Home, a Spanish Colonial Revival Style home designed by Koerner & Gage in 1928 (HCM#1025). Los Angeles City Councilmember Tom LaBonge has promised to be

on hand to do the honors. Neighbors who live with-

in walking distance of Griffith Park Boulevard and Amesbury Road or don’t mind carpool-ing or taking a chance on find-ing street parking are cordially invited to attend. RSVP to [email protected] or call (323) 644-3338 and leave a message. Potluck.

This year the event will be highlighted by the dedication of two homes as Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monuments:

the Sherwood House, an English Tudor Revival style house designed by Architect Charles M. Hutchinson in 1929 and. . .

the Durex Model Home, a Spanish Colonial Revival Style home designed by Koerner & Gage in 1928.

Illegal Flower VendorsProblematic in Griffith Park By Colin StutzLedger Contributing Writer

GRIFFITH PARK—Illegal flower vendors, selling flow-ers to motorists along For-est Lawn Drive near the 134 Freeway onramp, are causing traffic congestion and spook-ing horses, according to city officials.

According to Los An-geles City Council District 4 Councilmember Tom La-Bonge’s Field Deputy Mary Rodriguez, motorists headed towards Mt. Sinai Memorial Park and Forest Lawn Memo-rial Park and Mortuaries stop to buy flowers from the illegal vendors at a cheaper rate than the cemetery florists. This has caused traffic at times to snarl on the on and off-ramps.

More dangerously, though, according to Rodri-guez, the cellophane that the flowers are wrapped in makes a crinkling sound and also re-flects light, spooking horses in the park. This has resulted in thrown riders, many of whom are novices renting horses at the nearby stables.

When approached by po-lice and park rangers, vendors often ditch their inventory and run into one of the nearby equestrian tunnels that run under the freeway. On one instance, pursued by a park ranger, Rodriguez said the vendors assaulted him with rocks.

All of this has resulted in a large amount of trash around the park as well. On a recent cleanup, Rodriguez said, they filled more than two truck-loads of debris leftover by the vendors.

The issue was brought to the attention of LaBonge’s office in late-January. Since then, Rodriguez said CD 4 has been working with the Dept. of Water and Power to install fencing around the Headworks Reservoir that runs adjacent to the area. There has also been commu-nication with the Los Ange-les Dept. of Transportation about installing signage indi-cating that motorists cannot stop there. Additionally, State Assemblymember Mike Gat-to’s office is also working with the California Dept. of Trans-portation to install fencing around the on and off-ramps as well as adding additional signage there as well. And the Los Angeles Police Dept. is stepping up efforts to keep the area patrolled.

“It’s a collaborative effort,” said Rodriguez.

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New Passions As We AgeBy Stephanie Vendig, Ledger Columnist

At our Griffith Park Adult Com-

munity Center “Community Celebration” in April, we had a talent show created and di-rected by one of our members, Peter Bonerz, who is an actor and director best known for his role as the dentist on “The Bob Newhart Show.” The par-

ticipants were part of GPACC. Besides being entertaining, it was a pleasure to see energy and talent still present in spite of being “past one’s prime.” It definitely reinforced the concept that retirement or a certain age should not be the criteria for not following your passion.

The show reminded me of the recent movie I saw. A 2012 British comedy-drama

film, “Quartet,” filmed in England and directed by Dustin Hoffman, is about a retirement home for gifted musicians, patterned after the real-life Casa di Riposo per Muscicisti founded by Guiseppe Verdi. The resi-dents continue to be engaged in their former profession, either through teaching the

young or creating music with each other. The plot cen-ters upon their need to raise funds to keep the home going and their hope that the year-ly concert presented by the residents on Verdi’s birthday would be the answer.

This movie was Dustin Hoffman’s debut into direct-ing. And since Mr. Hoffman moved into directing at 75, he was the subject of an arti-

cle in the aarp.org/magazine for February/March 2013. The interview naturally in-quired about his reaction to the theme of “Quartet” which is about aging and “the mortality hovering over the characters and binding them.” The film was impres-sive since in addition to the stars, it also featured musi-cians over 70.

For Dustin Hoffman, he referred to life as a three-act play and that beyond retire-ment, it would be considered

the second-act when you are pursuing your interests in spite of possible body limita-tions. The third act would be “something that alters you, some infirmity or whatever,” he said. However, when he shared that sentiment with the cast, somebody respond-ed, “Maybe it’s a Shakespear-ean play with five acts.” Ac-cording to Mr. Hoffman, that pleased him as he then

had three more acts.Consider this quote at-

tributed to writer W. Somer-set Maugham: “When I was young, I was amazed at Plu-tarch’s statement that the elder Cato began at the age of eighty to learn Greek. I am amazed no longer. Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would

take too long.” For most of us, there is

sadness upon losing what you used to do or be, but at the same time, you can’t just go to bed. You move on to those interests that engage you, and you use talents or experiences that had been with you in your earlier life to create new or re-invented passions.

“When I was young, I was amazed at Plutarch’s statement that the elder Cato began at the age of eighty to learn Greek. I am amazed no longer. Old age is ready to undertake tasks

that youth shirked because they would take too long.”— M. Somerset Maugham

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[THEATER REVIEW]

“The Man Who Came to Dinner” Is a Comic FeastBy Marilyn Tower Oliver, Ledger Theater Critic

S o m e t i m e s it’s fun to go to a play that has no deep inner mes-sage, no pondering of the meaning of life and no in-ner psychological angst. That’s why I enjoyed the Glen-dale Centre The-atre’s production of “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”

The play was a hit when it appeared on Broadway in 1939 and was also a suc-cessful movie in 1942. The playwrights, Moss Hart and George S. Kaufaman, wrote the comedy using their friend Alexander Wolcott, a 1930s radio star and theater critic, as the prototype for their central character, the egocentric and domineering Sheridan Whiteside.

When shortly before Christmas during a speak-ing tour Whiteside slips on ice and injures his hip outside the Ohio home of prominent citizen Ernest Stanley and his wife, he moves in and takes over, meddling in the lives of everyone he meets.

Set in December 1939, the play has many references from that time that might go over the heads of some audi-ence goers. Some may not know of Zazu Pitts, True Story Magazine and legend-ary Broadway actress Kathryn Cornell. Nevertheless, the fast paced comedy, some of it rath-er corny, keeps the attention of the audience in tow.

This is a community the-ater—meaning many of the actors are talented amateurs. However, for this production the role of Sheridan Whiteside is played by Equity actor An-drew Prine, whose impressive resume includes lead roles in

many films and guest spots on many television programs. His interpretation of the irascible Whiteside keeps the action moving. He adeptly maneu-vers himself around the set in a vintage style wheelchair. Brenda Dietlein portrays Whi-teside’s long-suffering assistant Maggie Cutler with style.

The audience loved the antics of Banjo, Whiteside’s movie actor friend who ap-pears in the second act and played by a second Equity actor, Mark Christopher Tra-cy. Some of the other charac-ters interpreted their charac-ters in a rather broad manner that at times came a tad close to exaggeration. The play is di-rected by Heather Lowe

When it comes to period pieces, I am rather picky about costumes and set. Angela Wood was able to glean effec-tive costumes from the com-pany’s extensive collection to recreate the 1930’s. The small central stage was effectively de-signed to capture the feeling of an Ohio home in the 1930’s.

“The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Thursday through Sat-urday, 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. through May 11th. All ages. Glendale Centre Theatre, 324 N. Orange St., Glendale. $21 to $23. Reserva-tions: (818) 244-8481 or www.glendalecentretheatre.com.

Pictured left to right: Clement von Franckenstein, Re-becca Balding, Brenda Dietlein, Kate Landro, Andrew Prine, Mark Christopher Tracy. Photo courtesy: Glendale Centre Theater.

[RESTAURANT REVIEW]

Beachwood Café Brightens Up Local ColorsBy Pat SapersteinLedger Restaurant Critic

There’s something about coming across a restaurant hidden in a canyon that feels like travelling to another city, and Beachwood Cafe is no ex-ception.

When the 35-year old Vil-lage Coffee Shop closed in late 2011 after 35 years, former Millie’s and Edendale Grill owner Patti Peck came in to give the worn cafe a makeover with the help of architect Bar-bara Bestor.

Chef Minh Tran re-vamped the menu to hit stan-dards like bacon and eggs, BLTs and burgers, but added Asian accents, vegan and vege-tarian choice and an emphasis on farm-fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

Dinner dishes range from the $12 Angus burger (with fries or kale salad) to Dover sole with glass noodles and tamarind-ginger broth ($23). Some selections are well un-der 500 calories, like a small-ish but nicely-roasted Jidori chicken breast ($16) with cau-liflower-garlic puree and house made cranberry sauce.

At breakfast, black rice congee with ham hock and fried egg ($10) is a success-ful Asian-styled dish, with plenty of crispy pork cubes and shreds enriching a com-fortingly murky broth inflect-ed with pickled jalapenos. The Beachwood Café is a fine spot for the laid-back ladies and gentlemen of the canyons and their well-dressed offspring to hang out. And it’s always a treat to have a meal in one of L.A.’s secluded canyon restaurants.

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[IVANHOE ELEMENTARY]

“Wax Museum”By Charlotte Gilmore, 4th Grade

Every year, 4th and 5th graders do a book report on someone. Except it isn’t a normal

book report: they will be dressing up as their person of choice and presenting a first-person speech that will tell that person’s life story. Their audience will be parents, students and teachers. These people can wander from stu-dent to student, so that it will be like a living wax museum.

The Wax Museum is a good way to learn. Each stu-dent has to know their subject so well that they can pretend to be them in a speech and al-lows students to work on pub-lic speaking. It combines an educational book report with creative expression.

Some that have been pre-sented in the past: Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keefe, Harriet Tubman, George Washington, Nadia Comane-ci, Princess Diana and Mi-chael Jackson.

[ST. JAMES’ SCHOOL]

Havana Returns! (in Silverlake!)By Nicole Klar

The Silverlake Children’s Theatre Group (SCTG) is for the first time ever reviving a past production, Havana! When first performed, Havana was a hit. Not only was it so popular among many because of the drama, mystery, and ro-mance that unraveled through-out the story, it was uniquely staged as “living theatre” where the audience follows a charac-

ter from room-to-room and watches the story unfold.

Come support me and my fellow actors and enjoy a night of Casablanca, meets Cabaret, meets The Mambo Kings!

We’ll be at the bungalows behind the Hollywood Lu-theran Church, 1733 North New Hampshire Avenue: May 10th- 12th at 7:30 p.m. and May 16th-18th at 7:30 p.m.

[PILGRIM SCHOOL]

Annual Egg Drop ContestBy Nicola Kachikis, 4th grade

Last month, P i l g r i m School held our 37th An-nual Egg-Drop contest for the 3rd

through 5th graders. In the contest, each student must de-sign and build a package for a raw egg, using a variety of ma-terials, excluding hard plastic or wood. The egg must sur-vive the four-story drop from the top of the Seaver Building. After the fall, students must unwrap their package down to the egg. The student who has created the smallest package in which the egg has survived the drop, wins 1st place.

The day before the contest, we calculated the surface area of our egg packages. This helped the judges determine the small-est surviving package and also taught us a bit about gravity, air resistance and what makes an object drop slower or faster.

It was fun to see what my classmates came up with for this challenge. Many had unusual shapes and some used fun materials like jello, a stuffed animal and candied popcorn.

This event was a great way to learn about math, science and design. We all learned from each other’s successes and failures.

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[FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY]

The Importance of Native PlantsBy Julie Garabetian, Maia Supple and Chloe Waimrin, 4th graders

In March, the Theodore Payne Foundation came to our school to help us plant native plants in our school.

Lisa Novick, a specialist from the foundation, gave a presentation about how im-

portant native plants are for the wildlife in California. Native plants are those not brought from different places. Most animals depend on na-tive plants to survive and the plants need only rainwater.

Ms. Novick taught us many different facts about na-tive plants. For example, some plants provide berries and seeds. When the flower dries up, seeds are available for the animals to eat.

We planted: coffeeberry, wild cascade, creeping sage, ceanthus, verbena, passion vines and manzanita. We look for-ward to seeing our garden grow.

[TEMPLE ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD]

“I’m In Israel!”By Eliza Noxon, 6th grade

Since kindergarten, our class has been learning all about Israel, and now, six years later we have finally come to the place talked about all this time.

After a painful 15 hour flight we touched down in Israel, and boarded a huge bus that took us to our sister school, Tzahala, where we were greeted by a screaming mob of friends waiting to wel-come 12 tired sixth graders to their homes and families.

The differences between Israel and Los Angeles are quite drastic. One day, we went to various classrooms to answer student’s questions about Los Angeles and life in

America. One student asked what we do during bombings. I answered by saying that we had no bombings in L.A., and so he told me what to do dur-ing a bombing. This came as a shock to me. The fact that they drill children in bombing pro-cedures seems almost scary to me, but it seems as though it is not scary to people in Israel.

Another difference is how free and unattended the chil-dren are. Every day you see kids walking down the streets to school, and dance class, and the pool. In L.A. I don’t think I have ever seen a child walk-ing alone on the streets. It’s just not safe. But in Israel, it absolutely is.

[OUR MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL]

By Chrisitan Ng, 8th grade

We had a Science Fair in February where kin-d e r g a r t e n through 8th grade partici-

pated. We invited high school teachers to judge 6th through 8th grade projects. I was proud for winning 1st place from my 8th grade class. The 12 win-ners from our fair went on to compete at the L.A. County Science Fair in Pasadena.

We came back with eight participation medals; one spe-cial medal from the Navy, and, including myself, four Honor-able Mention medals.

I was proud to represent Our Mother of Good Counsel and hope the school can par-ticipate next year and bring home more medals.

[KING ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNET]

Learning AboutSaving EnergyBy Faraaz Hasnat, 7th Grade

In my English class with Ms. Munoz, we’ve learned more about energy usage by writing a research paper on the topic. Our overarching ques-tion for our project was, “Why should we save energy and how will we do this in our homes, school and community?”

We used classroom iPads, conducted interviews and sur-veys, created outlines, cita-tions and Works Cited pages for essays. Last, we made a creative, informational comic strip and flyer.

This experience was im-portant because I learned that using less energy can save and preserve valuable resources for our future generations.

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Since 2009, on the second Thursday of May — known as RED DAY — the Keller Williams offices take initiatives from rebuilding homes, refurbishing local parks to beautifying beaches and more. Projects are chosen by each office based on the needs we see within the community. On May 9th from 11am—4pm our office will be giving a blood drive for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, collecting canned goods & dry food for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and will also be collecting blankets, and pet supplies for Operation “Blankets of Love.” We will also be collecting old cellphones to donate with proceeds benefitting One Fund BOSTON. Also we will be selling food plates through out the day with all proceeds going towards these wonderful causes. We invite any and all in the community to bring your families, your children and all of your furry animal friends out to our office at 1660 Hillhurst Avenue to help us give back to YOU.

[EDITORIAL]

Don’t Let CD13 Be Confiscated By External Forces

By Harout Harry Semerdjian

Arguably the most chal-lenging city council election during the March 5th pri-mary, was the race in Council District 13, which includes some of the most prized terri-tory in Los Angeles including Hollywood, Little Armenia, Silver Lake, Glassell Park, Elysian Park, Atwater Village and 12 other neighborhoods. Strategically located between downtown and Hollywood, CD13 is one of the most di-verse districts in all of Los An-geles.

Out of an astounding 12 candidates—more than any other local race—Mitch O’Farrell won first place in the primary while John Choi placed second. They head to the May 21 runoff.

The most underperform-ing of all candidates was Matt Szabo, coming in at a humili-ating 6th place despite hav-ing the endorsement of such heavyweights at Mayor An-tonio Villaraigosa and former Mayor Richard Riordan—a firm testimony that in Los An-geles, grassroots support often takes precedence over fame and riches.

What makes this race in-triguing is the very complexity of the district, which is territo-rially the smallest but the most densely populated out of all the 15 districts in Los Angeles. If Los Angeles is considered the most ethnically diverse city in the country where over 200 languages are spoken, CD13 is home to speakers of at least 100 of those languages. In essence, CD13 is similar to a United Nations where people of a remarkably large number of ethnicities, races, religions and socio-economic back-grounds live, many of whom congregate in their own en-claves or corridors.

While much of Los An-geles is very diverse and ex-pansive, navigating and lead-ing CD13 is as complex as trying to run a separate city. In fact, with its quarter of a million people, CD13 has a population greater than that of neighboring Glendale, the third largest city in Los Ange-les County after Los Angeles and Long Beach.

This is precisely where the professional grounding and background of a candidate be-comes vital, to determine who can best manage the district and help meet its multifaceted needs. Mitch O’Farrell, a for-mer field Deputy and Senior Advisor of 10 years to Eric Garcetti, has been a resident of CD13 for the last 31 years. John Choi, a former director

of the L.A. County Federation of Labor and Public Works Commissioner, moved into the district just last year to run for office.

While Mitch O’Farrell has a decade of experience working in the district meet-ing the direct needs and chal-lenges of its constituents, John Choi has been unknown to residents except for his recent billboards that dot the district and dozens of mailers clutter-ing voters’ mailboxes. The lat-ter is a result of an amassing of enormous campaign funds, in large part due to support Choi has received from the power-ful labor movement.

Meanwhile, Mitch O’Farrell, has spent just one-fifth of the funds of his op-ponent, relying solely on grassroots support and local donations.

Given the dire needs of Los Angeles and particularly a district that is lacking in jobs, public funds and re-sources, and where crime and poverty are rampant, residents throughout echo calls for a lo-cal councilman who knows and understands their needs.

The seat for CD13 is not for sale and its residents, in-cluding myself, are against its confiscation by external forces. While it is inappropriate and unethical to fittingly move into any district or locality in pursuit of political ambitions, L.A.’s CD13 is particularly the wrong district to impose oneself and embark on such a disingenuous path. This is why I have joined Mitch O’Farrell’s campaign, to ensure that we do not become a vassal district to outside influences.

Harout Harry Semerdjian is a Board Member of the East Hol-lywood Neighborhood Council. He holds M.A. degrees from UCLA, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University, and is a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford.

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1721 Sanborn Avenue Los Feliz $826,000Great curb appeal in this 1926 Spanish Hacienda on a wonderful corner lot. This 3+3 hm offers vus of the Observatory, a charming kitchen that opens to the den w/a fireplace and leads to a view patio. Newly refinished hrdwd flrs and fresh paint inside and out. Central air & heat. 1651 sq ft. 2nd patio off the master bedroom. Terraced yard. Detached garage. Franklin Elem. A sweet gem.

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1900 Monon Street Los Feliz $749,000Lovely 3+2 Traditional home on a cul-de-sac. LR w/hardwood floors. Sunny kitchen w/Spanish tiles, stainless refrigerator, gas range, Bosch dishwasher, skylight. Dining rm & kitchen leads to the fabulous patio and deck surrounded by greenery & view of Shakespeare bridge. Large 3rd bdrm w/newly remodeled bath. Central air & heat. Direct access from garage. Franklin Elem.

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2020 Alexandria Street Los Feliz $1,635,000Elegant 1930’s 4 +2.5 Monterey Colonial on a lovely Los Feliz street. Fenced & gated. Formal entry, spacious living room with beautiful fireplace, built in bookcases and crown moldings. Large formal dining rm. Gourmet kitchen w/ Viking range. Breakfast rm. Den/Home Office could be 4th bedroom. Nice master suite. Pool & Spa. A/C. Apprx 2572 SF - George & Eileen Represented Buyers

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308 N. Sycamore Avenue #104 Hancock Park $885,000Luxury Condo in Landmark Historic 1920’s Faubourg St. Denis Bldg. Wonderful unit w/2 bd plus den & 2.5 ba. Vintage details include high ceilings w/crown molding, hdwd, marble flrs and gorgeous fireplace. Updated kitchen with white shaker style cabinets & stainless appliances. Mstr Suite w/luxury bath & walk-in closet. Washer & dryer. Central AC. Pool, spa & sauna.

2100 Hollyvista Avenue Franklin Hills $1,105,000Walls of glass ato enjoy the incredible city views from this 3+3 1960’s Post & beam home w/large guest apartment w/3rd bath & kitchenette. LR w/a fireplace & dark wood floors opens out to view deck w/vus of the Los Feliz hills, Observatory & Westside. Master w/private bath & view deck. Kitchen w/stainless appl. and breakfast area. Small yard & hot spa. Franklin Elementary.

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1434 Angelus Avenue Silver Lake $533,000Darling cottage with 2+1 +separate studio. Sun filled LR w/wood floors that leads to a spacious kitchen w/Saltillo tiles, refrigerator, stove, hood, dw & a built-in breakfast table. Master bdrm w/French doors that open to a deck that offers views of the spacious flat yard & beautiful greenery. Separate bonus room perfect for home office. Great curb appeal. Walk to Sunset Blvd great shops & restaurants.

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