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O n Sunday, volunteers and organizers will descend on an orchard in Chatsworth to pick fruit for local food pantries. They will visit Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center to help facilitate a fun morning for children with special needs. At ORT College, they will assist in refurbishing rooms. At the SOVA food bank in Van Nuys, volunteers will sort food donations. In Topanga Creek, non-native plants will be weeded out and trees will be planted. All of these activities are part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ Community Service Day, in which a team of volunteers will be in full force as they beauti- fy, repair and aid several organiza- tions in the Los Angeles area. The service day will mark the third such event in 2011 for the Federation, which is celebrating its centennial year. Another service day will be held Dec. 4, though details are still being worked out. “They’ve been powerful and moving,” said Catherine Schneider, the Federation’s senior vice presi- dent of community engagement. Schneider said all the events Sunday fit within the Jewish Federation’s core initiatives: work- ing with those in poverty, ending hunger, furthering education and improving the quality of life for the Jewish community and non-Jewish alike. “We try to balance initiatives geographically,” she said. “We want to make it convenient.” At the Skirball Cultural Center, volunteers will prepare snacks for children with special needs while also playing with the children and setting up arts and crafts. About 40 volunteers will be on hand. “The idea is just to give them a fun day, a wonderful atmosphere,” Schneider said. More than 80 people will be at ORT, which serves the unemployed A ssemblymember Mike Feuer is looking to return to local politics after his tenure in state government ends next year because of term limits, and has filed paperwork to begin raising funds to run for Los Angeles City Attorney in 2013. Feuer’s candidacy has not yet officially been announced, and will depend on whether City Attorney Carmen Trutanich decides to run for Los Angeles County District Attorney in 2012. Current District Attorney Steve Cooley has announced he is retiring next year. John Shallman, who has been retained as campaign manager by both Trutanich and Feuer, said the current city attorney has also formed a fundraising committee and will likely make a decision by the end of the year whether to run for district attorney. Shallman said Feuer decided to start fundraising to give him a “head start” once Trutanich’s plans are formalized. Feuer added he has already received “enthusiastic support” for his bid for the city attorney. “I started a committee to raise money because I am certain he (Trutanich) is going to run, and am confident he will win,” Feuer said. “I have long felt the city attorney has a very integral role to play in the future of Los Angeles.” Feuer said he wants to focus on issues ranging from gang preven- tion and consumer protection to improving the environment. Feuer T he famous ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” have been making appear- ances in Los Angeles recently. No, the actual footwear worn in the film by Judy Garland hasn’t left the Smithsonian; replicas are dangling from utility wires in the area. Along with an orange trophy cutout, the famed footwear can be seen hanging from power and telephone lines on Cahuenga and Fountain, Melrose and Cole, Rossmore and 3rd and in some areas of West Hollywood. However, their source is seeming- ly unknown. But that hasn’t kept residents from going viral to make jokes or show their appreciation for the displays. Some have suggested that the slippers are the result of underground marketing for the upcoming reprisal of “Wicked”. The musical will be coming to the Pantages Theatre in November, but representatives insist that they haven’t taken to the streets to get the word out. Nederlander marketing manager Benny Aguayo said his company wouldn’t go to such extremes. “I assure you that has nothing to do with ‘Wicked’,” Aguayo said. “That’s certainly not Wicked’s doing.” He said that, in the production, the ruby slippers are actually called “jeweled shoes” and are sil- Special Strut Your Mutt Section Pg. 17-20 Volume 21 No. 37 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities September 15, 2011 Mostly sunny, with temps around 74º BY AARON BLEVINS See Slippers page 22 See Feuer page 11 See Federation page 21 BY EDWIN FOLVEN WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM n Assemblyman Launches Fundraising Campaign photo by Edwin Folven State Assemblymember Mike Feuer, facing term limits next year, explores running for city attorney. n Community Day Part of Centennial Celebration n Ruby Slippers Draped Over Power Lines Remain a Mystery photo by Aaron Blevins Pairs of ruby slippers have been slung over power lines in Hollywood and West Hollywood, but their origins remain a mystery. They’re Not in Kansas Anymore Feuer Plans Run for City Attorney Jewish Federation Calls All Faiths to Service BY AARON BLEVINS photo by Aaron Blevins Hyatt Hotel Workers Demand Better Treatment A pproximately 100 protes- tors gathered on Sunset Boulevard outside of the Andaz Hotel in West Hollywood on Tuesday, demanding better treatment of Hyatt hotel workers. The demonstration was held in conjunction with other protests at Hyatt properties in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu. According to informa- tion supplied by protestors, the workers allege that Hyatt officials have replaced career housekeep- ers with temporary workers who earn minimum wage. They also allege that the company puts dan- gerous workloads on its staff. The West Hollywood protest has been ongoing since Sept. 8. Leanna Noble (left), of Los Angeles, was representing U.S. Labor Against War, an organization based out of Washington, D.C.
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On Sunday, volunteers andorganizers will descend onan orchard in Chatsworth to
pick fruit for local food pantries.They will visit Noah’s Ark at the
Skirball Cultural Center to helpfacilitate a fun morning for childrenwith special needs.
At ORT College, they will assistin refurbishing rooms.
At the SOVA food bank in VanNuys, volunteers will sort fooddonations.
In Topanga Creek, non-nativeplants will be weeded out and treeswill be planted.
All of these activities are part ofthe Jewish Federation of GreaterLos Angeles’ Community ServiceDay, in which a team of volunteerswill be in full force as they beauti-fy, repair and aid several organiza-tions in the Los Angeles area.
The service day will mark thethird such event in 2011 for theFederation, which is celebrating itscentennial year. Another service
day will be held Dec. 4, thoughdetails are still being worked out.
“They’ve been powerful andmoving,” said Catherine Schneider,the Federation’s senior vice presi-dent of community engagement.
Schneider said all the eventsSunday fit within the JewishFederation’s core initiatives: work-ing with those in poverty, endinghunger, furthering education andimproving the quality of life for theJewish community and non-Jewishalike.
“We try to balance initiativesgeographically,” she said. “Wewant to make it convenient.”
At the Skirball Cultural Center,volunteers will prepare snacks forchildren with special needs whilealso playing with the children andsetting up arts and crafts. About 40volunteers will be on hand.
“The idea is just to give them afun day, a wonderful atmosphere,”Schneider said.
More than 80 people will be atORT, which serves the unemployed
Assemblymember MikeFeuer is looking to return tolocal politics after his
tenure in state government ends
next year because of term limits,and has filed paperwork to beginraising funds to run for Los AngelesCity Attorney in 2013.
Feuer’s candidacy has not yetofficially been announced, and willdepend on whether City AttorneyCarmen Trutanich decides to runfor Los Angeles County District
Attorney in 2012. Current DistrictAttorney Steve Cooley hasannounced he is retiring next year.
John Shallman, who has beenretained as campaign manager byboth Trutanich and Feuer, said thecurrent city attorney has alsoformed a fundraising committeeand will likely make a decision bythe end of the year whether to runfor district attorney. Shallman saidFeuer decided to start fundraisingto give him a “head start” onceTrutanich’s plans are formalized.Feuer added he has alreadyreceived “enthusiastic support” forhis bid for the city attorney.
“I started a committee to raisemoney because I am certain he(Trutanich) is going to run, and amconfident he will win,” Feuer said.“I have long felt the city attorneyhas a very integral role to play inthe future of Los Angeles.”
Feuer said he wants to focus onissues ranging from gang preven-tion and consumer protection toimproving the environment. Feuer
The famous ruby slippersfrom “The Wizard of Oz”have been making appear-
ances in Los Angeles recently.No, the actual footwear worn in
the film by Judy Garland hasn’tleft the Smithsonian; replicas aredangling from utility wires in thearea.
Along with an orange trophycutout, the famed footwear can beseen hanging from power andtelephone lines on Cahuenga andFountain, Melrose and Cole,Rossmore and 3rd and in someareas of West Hollywood.However, their source is seeming-ly unknown.
But that hasn’t kept residentsfrom going viral to make jokes orshow their appreciation for thedisplays. Some have suggestedthat the slippers are the result ofunderground marketing for theupcoming reprisal of “Wicked”.
The musical will be coming tothe Pantages Theatre inNovember, but representativesinsist that they haven’t taken to thestreets to get the word out.Nederlander marketing managerBenny Aguayo said his companywouldn’t go to such extremes.
“I assure you that has nothing todo with ‘Wicked’,” Aguayo said.“That’s certainly not Wicked’sdoing.”
He said that, in the production,the ruby slippers are actuallycalled “jeweled shoes” and are sil-
Special Strut Your Mutt
Section Pg. 17-20
Volume 21 No. 37 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities September 15, 2011
Mostly sunny,with tempsaround 74º
BY AARON BLEVINS
See Slippers page 22
See Feuer page 11
See Federation page 21
BY EDWIN FOLVEN
WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM
n Assemblyman LaunchesFundraising Campaign
photo by Edwin Folven
State Assemblymember Mike Feuer, facing term limits next year,explores running for city attorney.
n Community Day Part of Centennial Celebration
n Ruby Slippers DrapedOver Power LinesRemain a Mystery
photo by Aaron Blevins
Pairs of ruby slippers have been slung over power lines in Hollywoodand West Hollywood, but their origins remain a mystery.
They’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Feuer Plans Run for City Attorney
Jewish Federation CallsAll Faiths to Service
BY AARON BLEVINS
photo by Aaron Blevins
Hyatt Hotel WorkersDemand Better TreatmentApproximately 100 protes-
tors gathered on SunsetBoulevard outside of the
Andaz Hotel in West Hollywoodon Tuesday, demanding bettertreatment of Hyatt hotel workers.The demonstration was held inconjunction with other protests atHyatt properties in Chicago, LosAngeles, San Francisco andHonolulu. According to informa-tion supplied by protestors, the
workers allege that Hyatt officialshave replaced career housekeep-ers with temporary workers whoearn minimum wage. They alsoallege that the company puts dan-gerous workloads on its staff. TheWest Hollywood protest has beenongoing since Sept. 8. LeannaNoble (left), of Los Angeles, wasrepresenting U.S. Labor AgainstWar, an organization based out ofWashington, D.C.
17 Piano Concert
The Park La Brea ResidentsAssociation presents a perfor-
mance by concert pianist RogerWright on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7:30p.m. in the Park La Brea ActivitiesCenter. The performance featuresMily Balakirev’s “Islamey” andGeorge Gershwin’s “Rhapsody inBlue”, and will be followed by a lightreception catered by Monsieur Marcelof the Original Farmers Market.Tickets are $10. Enter the Park LaBrea complex from 3rd or 6th Streets.(323)934-1177.
Latin Music Fest
Multiple platinum selling record-ing artist Al B. Sure joins Louie
Cruz Beltran for the 3rd annual“LAVida Music Festival” on Saturday,Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the FordTheatre. Tickets are $40 to $50. 2580Cahuenga Blvd. (323)461-3673,www.fordtheatres.org.
18 E-Waste RecyclingFundraiser
Temple Beth Zion is holding an e-waste recycling collection and
fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Obsolete, broken andoutdated computers, laptops, moni-tors, televisions, printers and cellphones will be accepted. 5555 W.Olympic Blvd. (323)933-9136.
Celebrity Plays
The Westside Jewish CommunityCenter presents an installment of
its “Celebrity Staged Play Readings”with “Norma Jean & Johnny” onSunday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. The perfor-mance stars Shelley Berman, DevonSorvari and Gregory G. Giles, withmusic by Vera Budinoff. Tickets are$16. 5870 Olympic Blvd. (323)556-5225, www.westsidejcc.org.
‘Protest Music’ Book Party
Music journalist Denise Sullivanwill celebrate the release of her
new book, “Keep on Pushing: BlackPower Music From Blues to Hip-Hop”, on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 4 p.m. atStories Books, Gifts and Café onSunset Boulevard. Sullivan’s bookpays tribute to the protest music thatpaved the road to liberation forminorities, and explores the bondbetween music and social change.Sullivan will read and perform songsfrom the book. 1716 Sunset Blvd.(213)413-3733.
Lon Chaney
The Los Angeles County NaturalHistory Museum (NHM) and the
Alex Film Society are holding a spe-cial screening of Lon Chaney’s “ThePenalty” on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2
p.m. Chaney’s makeup kit, one ofNHM’s most famous artifacts, alongwith the actor’s costume from thefilm, will be displayed in the lobby ofthe theatre. 216 N. Brand Blvd.www.alexfilmsociety.org.
20 ‘Mods & Rockers’
The Petersen Automotive Museumis holding a gallery talk titled
“Mods & Rockers” on Tuesday, Sept.20 at 7:30 p.m. The “Mod” youthmovement in England in the early1960s was characterized by modernmusic, a flashy style and scooters.“Rockers” of that era rode motorcy-cles, wore denim and leather, andloved rock ‘n’ roll. Special guests TomIngram, founder of the “Viva LasVegas” rockabilly festival, andMichael Burns, a fixture of theCalifornia Mod scene, will discuss thehistory and influence of “Mods andRockers” and how the cultures are stillthriving today. 6060 Wilshire Blvd. ToRSVP, call (323)964-6347 or [email protected].
Classical Concert
Piano Spheres is holding a classicalmusic concert on Tuesday, Sept.
20 at 8 p.m. at the Zipper Concert Hallat the Colburn Music School. Theshow include the U.S. premieres ofBernard Rands’ “12 Preludes” andGavin Bryars’ “Ramble on Cortona”,as well as works by HarrisonBirtwistle, Oliver Knussen, GeorgeBenjamin and Samuel Barber. 200 S.Grand Ave. (323)935-0729,www.pianospheres.org.
21 ‘Collaboration’
Richard Stevens will present a freestaged reading of Stephen
Calmson’s play “Collaboration”Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 7:30 to9:30 p.m. at Plummer Park in WestHollywood. The play focuses on thevolatile reunion of four collaboratorsof a celebrated musical, 25 years afterits premiere. Rooms 5 and 6 of thePlummer Park Community Center,7377 Santa Monica Blvd. (323)650-6266, [email protected].
22 Japanese Art
The Los Angeles County Museumof Art is holding an art discussion
and performance titled “Recycling:Washi Tales” on Thursday, Sept. 22 at7 p.m. The event includes a discussionbetween paper artist, Ibe Kyoko, andHollis Goodall, LACMA curator ofJapanese Art, and a performancedesigned to bring to life the humanstories contained in handmadeJapanese “washi” paper. Tickets are$25. LACMA’s Bing Theatre, 5905Wilshire Blvd. (323)857-6010,www.lacma.org.
Glendale Pops
The Glendale Pops Orchestra isholding a free “An Evening of
Bossa Nova Music on Brand” onThursday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. at theAlex Theatre. 216 N. Brand Blvd.www.glendalearts.org.
Crime Novel
Author Michael Brandman willhost a signing and discussion on
his book, “Robert B. Parker’s Killingthe Blues” on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7p.m. at Barnes and Noble at TheGrove. Parker, a crime novelist whodied in 2010, was known for his seriesof books featuring crime investigatorJesse Stone. Brandman, who collabo-rated with Parker on TV adaptationsof his works, continues the JesseStone series in his new book. 189Grove Dr. Ste. K 30. (323)525-0270.
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C a l e n d a r
photo courtesy of Susan Hartzler
The Renaissance Hotel & Spa presents an acoustic performance byJenny O. on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 8 to 9 p.m., in collaboration withEsquire Magazine. The up-and-coming freestyle, pop and indie artist willperform hits from her new EP, “The Home”, including her latest single,“Well Ok Honey”. The show is part of “RLife LIVE”, the RenaissanceHotelsʼ global entertainment program offering an up close and personallook into music, culinary arts, film and more. 1755 N. Highland Ave.(323) 856-1200, www.renaissancehollywood.com.
Adowned power line in analley south of Beverly
Boulevard plunged the surround-ing area into an outage Tuesdaymorning, abruptly shutting off theneighborhood’s power and send-ing locals on to the streets toinvestigate.
Around 11 a.m., a large explo-sion rocked the 100 block ofNorth Sweetzer, knocking outpower on both sides of BeverlyBoulevard, from Orlando Avenueto the west, and to CrescentHeights Boulevard to the east.
Following the explosion, asmall crowd of more than a dozenresidents streamed out of theirhomes and apartments, position-ing themselves in groups, peeringinto the alleys off North SweetzerAvenue. Initial street chatter indi-cated that the blackout wascaused by two youths attemptingto throw a pair of tennis shoesonto the power line. But as timepassed and details developed, thattheory soon became less and less
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Garcetti Announces Bid for2013 Mayoral Race
photo by Edwin Folven
Council President Eric Garcetti, pictured at the 2011 State of Hollywoodaddress, has announced his plans to run for mayor.
See Downed Line page 21See Garcetti page 22
BY ADAM POPESCU
BY AARON BLEVINS
Los Angeles City CouncilPresident Eric Garcetti, 13th
District, is running for mayor in2013.
The Los Angeles nativeannounced recently that he hadfiled the necessary paperwork forthe office, hoping to “get L.A. andour economy back on track.”
“I’ll bring focused leadershipbased on experience, practicalknow-how and a willingness toembrace innovation,” Garcetti saidin a statement. “Los Angeles is themost dynamic city in the world. Weneed leadership that brings peopletogether around a common visionthat puts Los Angeles back on top.”
Garcetti was elected to the LosAngeles City Council in July 2001and has served as president of thecouncil since 2005. He has alsoserved as the California co-chair forBarack Obama’s campaign forpresident and is an executive com-mittee member of the DemocraticNational Committee. Garcettichairs the party’s national organiz-ing body for mayors, councilmem-bers and other local officials.
In 2006, he was awarded theNew Frontier Award by CarolineKennedy and Sen. Ted Kennedy.The award is presented to electedofficials under 40 years old whoshow traits that President John F.Kennedy held in high regard: prag-matism, civic-mindedness, visionand tenacity in identifying and
addressing public challenges. Garcetti was raised in the San
Fernando Valley and studied urban
Downed Power Line Causes Major Outage
photo by Adam Popescu
A DWP crew worked to restore electricity after a power line wasdowned in an alley south of Beverly Boulevard.
The Hollywood Hills WestNeighborhood Council is host-
ing a free community job andresource fair on Thursday, Sept. 22from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the YuccaCommunity Center, 6671 Yucca St.People of all ages, experience lev-els and industries are encouraged toattend. Companies will be lookingto fill full-time and part-time posi-tions, and participants should bringresumes and dress professionally.Computers will be available for jobseekers to apply online. The eventis also sponsored by the Office ofCouncil President Eric Garcetti,13th District.
For information, call MarcelloRobinson at (424)288-0492, or e-mail to [email protected].
Job Fair to beHeld inHollywood
Agroundbreaking ceremonywas held Monday for Phase 2
of the Expo Line project, a lightrail extension from Culver City toSanta Monica.
The ceremony was held at theExpo Line’s future western termi-nus station at 4th Street andColorado Avenue in Santa Monica.Phase One of the line runs from the7th Street/Metro Station downtownto Washington and NationalBoulevard in Culver City. There isno official opening date for PhaseOne, but Metro spokesperson DaveSotero said the trains are currentlybeing tested in anticipation of theline opening later this year or earlynext year. Phase 2 is anticipated toopen in 2015.
“The Expo Line to Santa Monicamarks the first rail transit line con-necting the Westside of LosAngeles to downtown L.A. in morethan half a century, and it is longoverdue,” L.A. County Supervisorand Expo Board chair ZevYaroslavsky said. “The demand forthis service is very high and, as aresult, we expect that the ExpoLine will be one of the most heav-ily used light rail lines in thenation.”
Phase 2 of the project is fundedthrough Measure R sales tax rev-enue, as well as state and localfunds. The $1.5 billion project willinclude seven new stations.“Today’s groundbreaking is amajor milestone for the Expo Lineproject and a time to celebrate aswe begin to construct this vital linkto the regional transportation sys-tem,” Exposition Construction
Authority CEO Rick Thorpe said.Once completed, the light rail
extension is anticipated to improvemobility across the region by con-necting the Westside to the existingMetro Rail network. It is designedto provide a faster and more reli-able way to travel from downtownLos Angeles to Santa Monica.
For information, visitwww.BuildExpo.org.
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Numerous public officials participated in the groundbreaking for Phase 2of the Expo Line.
After weeks of speculation,State Assemblymember
Betsy Butler has announced plansto run for office in the newlyformed 50th Assembly District,which includes West Hollywoodand Beverly Hills, as well as por-tions of Los Angeles and LosAngeles County stretching westto Agoura Hills.
Butler, who currently repre-sents the 53rd Assembly Districtand lives in Marina del Rey, willhave to move into the 50thDistrict to run for office there.She joins candidates TorieOsborn and Santa Monica MayorRichard Bloom in the race.
Butler said she has lived in theLos Angeles area, either inMarina del Rey or the South Bay,for more than 20 years, but plansto move into the 50th Districtsoon. The 53rd Assembly Districtwhere she currently serves wassplit into three separate areasunder redistricting. Butler saidshe decided to run in the 50thDistrict because it would give herthe best opportunity to representher constituents, and because shewould not be running against anincumbent. AssemblymemberMike Feuer, who currently repre-sents the area, will be forced outof office because of term limits.
“I have to move no matterwhat, and my life in Los Angeleshas always been around the
Westside, where I have receivedtremendous support,” Butler said.“This is my home, this is where Ihave lived my whole life, and it isonly natural to move north.”
Butler said she wants to relo-cate near the coast, where shedoes a lot of work with environ-mental and non-profit organiza-tions. Her legislative goals areprotection for senior citizens andeducation, as well as assistingveterans and protecting the envi-ronment. She cited as an exampleher Toxin-Free Infants andToddler Act, which bans the useof the chemical BPA in baby bot-tles and sippy cups. The bill wasrecently approved by theLegislature and has been sent tothe governor for his signature.
Butler also said she is stronglycommitted to supporting mar-riage equality and LGBT issues,and currently serves on the boardof Equality California. She also isa member of the CaliforniaCommission for EconomicDevelopment. Butler hasreceived several local endorse-ments for her campaign, includ-ing from West Hollywood MayorJohn Duran, and Los AngelesCounty Sheriff Lee Baca. Sheadded that she waited toannounce her campaign until theassembly session ended lastFriday, but will now be commit-ted to meeting with people in thedistrict and familiarizing themwith her agenda.
Firefighters Hurt in Blaze at Hollywood Hills Home
Two firefighters are recoveringfrom injuries sustained in a
blaze that erupted on Sept. 9 at ahome reportedly owned by actorJack Nicholson in the HollywoodHills.
The fire was reported around 8p.m. at the home in the 7300 blockof Woodrow Wilson Drive.Nicholson reportedly owns thehome but is renting it to an uniden-tified individual, and was not therewhen the fire occurred. LosAngeles Fire Departmentspokesperson Erik Scott confirmedthat the two firefighters wereinjured and treated at a local hospi-
tal, but did not have any furtherinformation about their condition.The blaze is still under active inves-tigation, and there is no informationyet available about the cause.
The fire in the 2,000 square foot
home was challenging for firefight-ers to extinguish because it is locat-ed on a steep hillside and surround-ed by dense brush, according toLAFD spokesperson Matt Spence.
BY EDWIN FOLVEN
See Fire page 21
BY EDWIN FOLVEN
Assemblymember Butler toRun in New 50th District
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Cultural Center ShowcasesMusic and Dance of Korea
photo by Aaron Blevins
Haegum player Eun-il Kang and her band, Haegum Plus, gave apreview Thursday at the Korean Cultural Center for “Rhythm andPassion of Korea”, which was held Saturday at the FordAmphitheatre. The music of Haegum Plus centers on Kangʼshaegum, a fiddle-like percussion instrument that was handed downfrom the Goryeo Dynasty. The band also features a gayageum, azither-like string instrument, and a taepyeongso.A B-Boy dance crew, Last for One, also performed Thursday, usingdrums as the backdrop for its acrobatic hip-hop moves. Last for Onepreviously won first place in the 2005 International Battle of the Yearin Germany, and has been featured in a documentary titled, “PlanetB-Boy”.Art and music exhibits at the Korean Cultural Center will continuethis week, with an opening for the Tarfest art exhibition being heldfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. For information, visit www.tarfest.com.
TarFest Festival of Art and MusicReturns to the Miracle Mile
The TarFest art and music festi-val will return to the Miracle
Mile this week with an exhibitionof works by local artists openingFriday at the Korean CulturalCenter of Los Angeles (KCCLA),and an outdoor music festival beingheld on Sept. 25 from noon to 6p.m. at the park next to the GeorgeC. Page Museum at the La Brea TarPits.
This is the ninth year TarFest hasbeen held in the Miracle Mile, andthe festival will showcase local tal-ent while highlighting the manycultural offerings available alongWilshire Boulevard’s MuseumRow. The area includes the LosAngeles County Museum of Art(LACMA), the PetersenAutomotive Museum and the PageMuseum, as well as the Craft andFolk Art Museum and KCCLA,which regularly offers art program-ming.
”It started as a platform for artiststo have their work seen and heard inthe neighborhood, because there isan important art and cultural scenein Los Angeles, and the MiracleMile is part of that,” said JamesPanozzo, executive director ofLaunch LA, which organizesTarFest. “People can enjoy somecutting-edge art from emergingL.A. artists, and enjoy an afternoonof music in the park.”
Panozzo said more than 200artists submitted works for theexhibit at KCCLA. The LosAngeles Art Association workedwith Nancy Meyer, assistant curatorat LACMA, to select 35 works,including original drawings, paint-ing, photography, video, mixedmedia, etching and collage. Anopening reception is scheduled onFriday, Sept. 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. at
KCCLA, 5505 Wilshire Blvd.The TarFest music festival will
feature headliners Everest andSaint Motel, as well as other musi-cal groups. There will also be chil-dren’s activities, informationalbooths, food and refreshments.
Steven Kramer, president of theSee TarFest page 21
BY EDWIN FOLVEN
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Garden Opens inMemory of 9/11
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On Sunday, the 10-year anniversary of the Sept.11 attacks, several hundred residents attended
the unveiling of the Beverly Hills 9/11 MemorialGarden at the corner of North Rexford Drive andSouth Santa Monica Boulevard. Under the watch-ful eye of snipers and military personnel, the crowdcaught its first glimpse of the memorial garden,which features a twisted, steel beam from theWorld Trade Center as well as a base display of thenames of all the victims who died in the attacks. Italso features a replica of the two World TradeCenter towers. Brad Burlingame, whose brother,Charles, was the pilot of American Airlines Flight77, spoke during the event on Sunday.
Photo by Aaron Blevins
RevampedFilm Series to Open atLACMAThe Los Angeles County
Museum of Art (LACMA) hasannounced the schedule for itsrevamped “Film Independent atLACMA Film Series”, which startson Oct. 13 with the world premiereof “The Rum Diary” with actorJohnny Depp.
Two years ago, LACMAannounced that it was discontinuingits film program because of declin-ing interest and audiences, but pub-lic outcry prompted museum offi-cials to begin the process ofrevamping the series. The new pro-gram will feature classic and con-temporary narrative and documen-tary films, and will focus on artistsand their influences, and emergingfilmmakers. Also included will beinternational showcases, specialguest-curated programs, and con-versations with artists, curators and
special guests. The series is organized by
LACMA and Film Independent, thenon-profit entity that produces theSpirit Awards and the Los AngelesFilm Festival. It brings FilmIndependent’s large community offilmmakers together with LACMA,and builds on the museum’s com-mitment to present cinema in anartistic and historical context.
“I couldn’t be happier aboutbeing part of Film Independent atLACMA. What’s important to meis to bring the kind of excitement tothe film series that the mediumgives me in all its permutations:keeping alive the tradition of pro-gramming the classic canon so thatthe theater’s loyal audience feelsprotected, while adding new ele-ments to the mix that ensures theinterest of a new crowd,” FilmIndependent at LACMA CuratorElvis Mitchell said.
Award-winning director JasonReitman is the film series’ “LiveRead” creator, and will serve as thefirst guest artist on Oct. 20. Reitmanwill host a live read of the 1985film, “The Breakfast Club”, where agroup of actors will read the scripttogether for the first time in a liveperformance.
All events start at 7:30 p.m. inLACMA’s Bing Theatre, which hasbeen outfitted with a new, top-of-the-line digital cinema projector.LACMA is located at 5905 WilshireBlvd. for information, call(323)857-6010, or visitwww.lacma.org.
“I couldn’t be happier aboutbeing part of
Film Independentat LACMA.”
-Curator Elvis Mitchell
Correction:An article in the Sept. 8 issue
about the closure of Thee’sContinental Pastries at theOriginal Farmers Market incor-rectly stated that the spacewould be occupied by ShortOrder. The correct name of thebakery is Short Cake.
As Ernest Hemingway, John F.Goff looks more like
Hemingway, or our internal/eternalpicture of Hemingway, thanHemingway did.
He’s a big man, aging gracefully,with beautiful silver hair (why don’twomen get hair that color whenthey reach their majority?). He’s gota hefty build, which on him looksgood, and doesn’t care who knowsit. That’s self-confidence! (or agood hair-stylist).
The Hemingway we see here isinto telling a tale, the big, bawdyone of his life, which was a prettybawdy one if you want to be kind.But it is huge, larger than life, full oflust and daring, and shows a con-stant craving for excitement. TheLeopard of the title is an “allusion toHemingway’s story ‘The Snows ofKilimanjaro’ – a metaphor,” we’retold “for Hemingway the man, abeast scaling the heights, but rest-less and unsure of its direction.” Allthe signposts, however, point toexcitement, a restless search foradventure of every kind, and a tastefor almost everything that fallsunder the banner of pleasure, titilla-tion and danger. It seems that thegreat white hunter was in it for thedanger, the lust, the thrill of the kill,and the lure of the wild, wherever itappeared: in the women, sacred andprofane, who came into his sights;the animals whose strength andpower he sought; his big game hunt-ing, his consistently sought notori-ety; and always the bottle.
Goff sits at a typewriter which,measured against his huge statureand physical mass, looks like a toythat could hardly choke down thewords he’s writing, or even thinkingof writing. Remember thatHemingway was a great writer aswell as a great hunter. (I recentlycame across a book of his short sto-ries, and loved them all over againas I did the first time I read them.)On stage, he parses almost each sen-tence with a drink from an upstagebottle of something clear-colored —possibly meant to be vodka, but onehopes it’s water for stage purposes,for any normal man would be reel-ing after the downing of a wholebottle of spirits. Goff is much largerthan normal, however, asHemingway presumably was,unless it was a self-fulfilling illusionthat we all fell for, hook, line andshotgun. The actor is easy in hisperformance, so easy that he foolsus into enjoying the telling as muchas the tales he spins.
Ah, the labile women this gigan-tic personality loved, left and lustedafter; there was no deceptioninvolved. And most of them lookedlike Ava Gardner. He was exactlywhat he seemed — a lover and alecher, with no particular ax togrind, just a deep and abidingrespect for beauty in whatever formit took — a beautiful animal, a richlandscape, a perfectly parsed sen-tence, a well-carved weapon, a well-curved woman. What a piece ofwork was this man!
And what a piece of work is thelate Yabo Yablonsky’s tight, lovingpaeon. In Goff’s hands, we love andadmire the portrait of a man whowas of his own time, but in his ownway, and though he could bethought of as a destroyer, a killer,the top “note” or “nose” (as in per-fume) is charm, ease of expression,love of beauty, excitement, the thrillof the chase and the deep respect hefelt for the wild, for the animals hehunted, and the ladies he lovedalmost as much as liquor.
T.J. Castronovo does a marvelousjob of directing this smart little play
about a tremendous personality.Goff is so real, warm and sentientthat we can’t get enough of his por-trayal, and easily begin to believe itreally is Ernest Hemingway we’vespent 90 minutes with, and wish formore.
The Working Stage is a small the-atre, but no way is this a small play,
even though it’s only 90 minuteslong, plus an intermission, and noway is Goff a small player, anymore than Hemingway was a smallcharacter.
Go, fill those seats — Fridaythrough Sunday until Oct. 9.Showtimes are at 8 p.m., Friday andSaturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Whoknows, you might run into me there,because I have to go back soon andsee it all over again, and I hardlyever do that.
Working Stage Theatre, 1516 N.Gardner St. Admission is $15, $10for students and seniors (use promocode 007). For reservations andinformation, call (323)960-7784,visit www.Plays411.com/theleopard.
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Small Hemingway Play Shows Big Personality
photo courtesy of William Gilinsky
John F. Goff plays Ernest Hemingway in "The Leopard" at WorkingStage Theater.
The “Godfather of Soul” is being honored by the GrammyMuseum with an exhibit titled “Say It Loud: The Genius of
James Brown” running from Saturday, Sept. 17 through Jan. 22.The exhibit will focus on Brown as a trailblazer in American
music who blended gospel, pop and soul, as well as showcasingBrown’s role as a trendsetter in fashion and dance. The exhibit willalso illustrate how Brown used his music and celebrity status to pos-itively impact the Civil Rights Movement and race relations duringthe 1960s.
“Not only is James Brown one of the greatest vocalists in soulmusic, he is also one of its primary architects, using the genre toinspire other artists and further advance his cause,” said BobSantelli, executive director of the Grammy Museum. “It’s an honorto pay tribute to his musical and cultural legacy.”
Brown’s first hit came with the 1956 release “Please, Please,Please”, when he was with The Famous Flames, and he laterachieved major success with 1965’s “Papa’s Gotta Brand NewBag”.
Later in the 1960s, Brownbecame an icon for AfricanAmericans, known as much for hisincreasing social activism as his liveperformances.
Once dubbed as the “hardest-working man in show business”,Brown charted 116 R&B hits, morethan any other performer. He is sec-ond only to Elvis Presley inBillboard Hot 100 pop hits with 96.
The exhibit includes diverse arti-facts, rare photographs and itemsfrom the private collection of theBrown family. On display will bestage costumes, including one ofBrown’s signature capes; earlyalbums; rare photographs of Brownon and off stage; handwritten lyrics;ticket stubs; concert posters; tourbooks and fan memorabilia.
The Grammy Museum has alsointerviewed artists and musicianssuch as Bootsy Collins, Darryl“DMC” McDaniels, T.A.M.I. Showdirector Steve Binder and Chuck D,who have worked with or have beeninfluenced by Brown, and will sharetheir perspectives.
The Grammy Museum is locatedat 800 W. Olympic Blvd., SuiteA245.
For information, call (213)765-6800, or visit www.grammymuse-um.org.
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Portantino Sponsors AIDS Summit
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State Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada) is sponsoringthe 5th annual “San Gabriel Valley HIV/AIDS Action Summit” onWednesday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the City of Hope inDuarte.The event will include a public discussion of current and future issuesinvolving HIV/AIDS. Jake Glaser (above), of the Pediatric AIDSFoundation (PAF), will discuss how young people live with HIV. Glaser isthe son of actor Paul Michael Glaser and the late Elizabeth Glaser, anAIDS activist and the founder of PAF. He has been active in raisingawareness among young people about the disease he has lived with for26 years, and that took the lives of his mother and sister.In addition, Dr. Alexandra Levine, chief medical officer for the city of Hope,will provide an update on the current status of the epidemic, and Dr. EricWalsh, director, Pasadena Department of Public Health, will discuss“Strategies for Healthcare Delivery”. KCETʼs Val Zavala will be the mas-ter of ceremonies for the event, which will also feature panel discussionsand breakout sessions.The event will be held in the City of Hopeʼs Cooper Auditorium, 1500 E.Duarte Road. For information, call (626)577-9944, or visitwww.asm.ca.gov/portantino.
The 14th annual “ArpaInternational Film Festival”
runs from Thursday, Sept. 22through 24 at the Egyptian Theatre.
The festival features screeningsof 30 films, including six featurefilms, as well as short films, docu-mentaries, music videos and ani-mated films. Works will be featuredby filmmakers Braden King,Mahsun Kirmizigul, Lars Knudsen,Jay Van Hoy, Marc Fusco, MichaelGarrity, Levon Minasian, EricNazarian, Vahik Pirhamzei, BryanSingle, Steve Skrovan, Fred Stoller,and Hrag Yedalian.
The festival is dedicated to inde-
pendent filmmakers whose workscultivate cultural understanding andglobal empathy.
“We will present a worldwideline-up of dynamic films highlight-ing issues of Diaspora, humanrights and war, as well as somegood old-fashioned entertainment,”said Armen Toumajan, director ofprogramming for Arpa. “We areexceedingly impressed by the qual-ity of this year’s program andapplaud our filmmakers for theirsingular vision and dedication totheir craft.”
Countries represented include theUnited States, Afghanistan,
Armenia, Australia, Canada,France, Greece, Israel, thePalestinian territories, Syria, Turkeyand Uganda. The opening night filmon Sept. 22 is the romantic roadmovie, “Here”, followed by a ques-tion and answer session with direc-tor Braden King and co-writer, DaniValent.
The festival is sponsored by theArpa Foundation for Film, Musicand Art, a non-profit organizationfounded in 1995 to support artistswho bridge the cultural divide. TheEgyptian Theatre, 6712 HollywoodBlvd. Call (323)663-1882, or visitwww.affma.org.
Arpa International Film Festival Set to Begin
The 3D Film Festival (3DFF) isreturning for its 2nd annual res-
idency at the Los Angeles FilmSchool from Sept. 22 through 25,with the addition of a new 3DMusic Festival Program to be heldat Avalon Hollywood.
“The four day festival will host3D Films, a 3D Fashion Show, 3DStand-Up Comedy and 3D Musicconcerts, in addition to a few sur-prises,” festival director ChristopherCrescitelli said.
The festival will open with ascreening of Warner Bros. andAlcon Entertainment’s “DolphinTale”, a film inspired by the truestory of Winter, a dolphin who losther tail but was saved through the
invention of a prosthetic tail. A filmmaker question and
answer session will follow thescreening, leading into the 3DFF’sopening night gala at AvalonHollywood. The gala features liveperformances by Golden StateBand and Alyssa Suede, who is alsodebuting her new 3D music video.
The festival will showcase morethan 60 shorts, music videos anddocumentaries, as well as indie fea-tures, studio blockbusters andsneak peeks of upcoming films.Also included will be the L.A. pre-miere of “Ocean Voyagers 3D”,narrated by Oscar-winning actressMeryl Streep.
Programming also includes ani-
mated selections such as “Kung FuPanda 2” and “the Green Lantern”,the “Midnight 3D Horror Show” andthe “3ology Series”, featuring 3Dshorts, commercials and experimentalfilms from around the world.
The Los Angeles Film School’snew RealD Theater, where themajority of the Festival’s 3D filmswill screen, will also function as aclassroom for the “3D AcademyWorkshop” programs, with indus-try panels on 3D camera and postworkflows, content distribution andmotion capture.
The Avalon Hollywood is locat-ed at 1735 N. Vine St. For informa-tion, visit www.3DFF.org orwww.3dmusicfest.org.
3D Film Festival Will Run Sept. 22 through 25
Grammy Museum to Honor James Brown With Exhibit
photo courtesy of The Grammy Museum
Over the past decade, MixedMartial Arts (MMA) has easi-
ly moved to the top of the “Sportsto Keep an Eye On” list, makinghuge casino profits and boostingpay-per-view subscriptions.
Where else can you find a bunchof mohawked dudes you wouldn’tdare point and laugh at? This is thenew face of machismo, for better orworse. But “Warrior” portrays thefenced ring in a new way, replacingthe meathead stereotype withestranged brothers using everypunch and kick to take out theirpersonal baggage.
After more than 14 years ofsilence, Tommy (Tom Hardy) askshis father, Paddy (Nick Nolte), tohelp him train for the upcomingMMA tournament, “Sparta”, inAtlantic City. Paddy, a recoveringalcoholic, uses the opportunity toprepare their broken relationship,but Tommy just wants a trainer, nota father. Meanwhile, Tommy’sbrother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton),spends his days as a high schoolphysics teacher, while he moon-lights as a street fighter in strip clubparking lots. He used to be a con-tender seven years ago in the UFCcircuit, but a round sent him pack-ing on a stretcher.
Unfortunately, a few new bruisescatch the school district’s attention,and he’s suspended for the rest ofthe semester (a rather contrived cin-ematic moment since there’s no reallegal grounds for such action). Inorder to keep up with house pay-ments, Brendan decides to begintraining full time for a comeback,much to the dismay of his wife,Tess (Jennifer Morrison), whodoesn’t want to see her husbandnear death like the old days.
Of course this all can only end
one way: the siblings must meet inthe ring, turning their emotionalwounds into an intense battle for a$5 million prize. May the bestbrother win.
The average boxing film focuseson some initial frustrations and therise to fame of the protagonist, and“Warrior” does much the same withtwo potential champs. Tommy andBrendan have one conversationwith each other prior to their finalshowdown, spending much of filmtraining and working their way upthe ranks and directly into eachother’s paths. Only Pops communi-cates with each brother more thanonce, tying together the two largelydisconnected story strains. It’s easyto see how a film like this coulddigress into jumbled nonsense,doing too little with too many char-acters, but director GavinO’Connor (back to sports moviessince “Miracle”) weaves a wonder-fully paced web. He captures a bal-ance between sincere dialogue andhits that feel all too real.
For a long time “Rudy” and“Remember the Titans” reignedsupreme as the best sports movies(and they remain incredibly enjoy-able). Who would’ve thought anMMA film could debunk Americanfootball? “Warrior” also joins theranks of fantastic fighting movies,up there with “The Fighter” and“The Wrestler”. Of course there arethe corny heartfelt moments andfamiliar melodramatic scenes, but
it’s a satisfying experience to theend.
With a memorable role in“Inception”, Hardy is the new A-list face to keep track of. Gearingup — and, even more, bulking up— for a villain as Bane in “TheDark Knight Rises”, he clearlychose this role for convenience;he’s already physically huge. Butwhat might’ve begun as a merepaycheck (after all, sports moviesaren’t known for their consistentquality), is another pin in the mapof his promising career.
Equally as engaging, Edgertonproves both that he’s ready formore red carpet photo ops, and thedude can fight. Fighting seems tocome easy for Hardy’s character(it’s the only place where he con-trols his life), but Brendan mustcapture the exhaustion of returningto the ring. Clearly older and strug-gling, his fights prove the mostengaging. Even if you know howmost of them will end, there’s still aglimmer of doubt.
Nolte rarely performs at half-mast, and he adds a tragically com-pelling role to his resumé, as anunwanted father desperately trying
to prove his trustworthiness after alifetime of awful decisions. Knownfor his confidence in the face of waror crime, the 70-year-oldHollywood veteran reveals a muchsofter side, mixing moments ofconfidence with even more insecu-rity and grief.
Fighting movies have gonethrough some fascinating changes
over the past few years, each focus-ing on the psyche of those whoenjoy getting their heads bashed in,and “Warrior” adds MMA to thecontemplative list. That said, Iimagine “Real Steel”, a robot box-ing movie scheduled to premierenext month, should be a step back-wards, damaging the credibility“Warrior” creates.
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represented the 5th District on theLos Angeles City Council from1995 to 2001, and was vice chair ofthe council’s Public SafetyCommittee. He is also an attorneywho spent eight years as executivedirector of Bet Tzedek, a non-profitorganization in the Fairfax Districtthat provides legal aid to lowincome residents.
“I have worked extensively onpublic safety issues, and hope tofind a way to make the city moreresponsive to residents,” Feueradded. “I have worked on a widearray of issues that are in the bulls-eye of what the city attorney dealswith every day.”
Feuer has lived in the local areasince the mid-1908s, and has repre-sented the 42nd Assembly Districtsince 2006. A graduate of HarvardLaw School, Feuer said he willbring to the office a strong familiar-ity of the city of Los Angeles, andhis experience as an attorney andlawmaker. In the Assembly, Feuerhas authored many laws directlyaffecting the local community,including legislation that paved theway for Measure R, the half-centcountywide sales tax for transporta-tion projects. Feuer has alsoauthored regulatory and publicsafety laws, such as legislation thatrequires handguns have micro-stamping technology that imprints aserial number on ammunition, mak-ing it easier for police to trace thebullets it they are used in a crime.Feuer also authored legislation torequire convicted drunk drivers tohave ignition interlock devices —which prevent a vehicle from beingstarted if the driver has been drink-ing alcohol — installed after a firstoffense; and a law that increasedpenalties for adults who furnishalcohol to minors.
Feuer said he will continue to
raise money for the campaign, andthere is no timeline for making anofficial announcement. Shallman
added that Feuer has until next yearto file the paperwork necessary toofficially run for city attorney.
Feuer Plans Bid for City AttorneyFrom page 1
photo courtesy of the 42nd Assembly District Office
Assemblymember Mike Feuer has authored numerous public safetybills, and formerly served on the Los Angeles City Council, where he wasvice chair of the Public Safety Committee.
The Los Angeles City Councilmay look to Oregon to find
further ways to prevent graffiti inthe city.
Councilman Dennis Zine, 3rdDistrict, recently authored amotion calling for the city’s chieflegislative analyst, the city attor-ney and the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment to research whetherPortland’s attempts to curtailgraffiti would be suitable in L.A.
“Our neighborhoods are over-run by fear, anger, and frustrationin the constant struggle againstthis type of vandalism,” Zine saidin a statement. “My goal is to cre-ate laws that will assist lawenforcement and ultimatelyreduce the number of incidents ofgraffiti vandalism. It is time wetake back our neighborhoods,and I will continue to aggressive-ly combat this destructive behav-ior by sending a strong messageto taggers that graffiti and van-dalism will not be tolerated in ourcommunity.”
In Portland, lawmakers haveadopted legislation that requiresevery retailer that sells spraypaint, nozzles, paint pens, glasscutting equipment, etching toolsand any other items that could beused for graffiti, to maintain arecord of each sale for at leasttwo years. Residents who pur-chase such items are required topresent identification. If retailersfail to do either and are caughtduring an audit, they are subjectto fines.
In Los Angeles, there are lawsthat govern how spray paintproducts are displayed. Theymust be locked up or kept in anarea away from customers, and
no one under 18 years old canpurchase them.
Zine also authored a motion torequire that signs be posted on ornear spray paint displays, notify-ing residents of graffiti vandal-ism punishments. If adopted, thesigns would also state the city’sreward for residents who notifyauthorities of a tagger. Currently,the reward is $1,000 if it leads toan arrest and conviction.
Lastly, the councilman askedfor an update on the city’sGraffiti Tracker Program. Aspokesperson for Zine said theprogram has had some technicalproblems, and the councilmanwould like to know how theefforts to correct them are going.The Graffiti Tracker Program is adatabase that tracks types of graf-fiti. If someone is caught spray-painting a particular tag that hasbeen found in other parts of thecity, he or she can be heldaccountable for multiple tags.
“My goal is to create laws thatwill assist law enforcement andultimately reduce the number ofincidents of graffiti vandalism,”Zine said. “In my role as a citycouncilman and a LAPD reserveofficer, I want to explore allavenues that will help eradicategraffiti from the streets of LosAngeles.”
The spokesperson said it willprobably be about one monthbefore any action is taken onZine’s motions. They werereferred to the Public SafetyCommittee, of which Zine is amember.
According to the Office ofCommunity Beautification, theCity of Los Angeles spentapproximately $7.1 million ingraffiti abatement in 2010.
Councilmember Calls forFurther Action on GraffitiBY AARON BLEVINS
State Senate Approves Bill toClose Open Carry LoopholeThe State Senate has approved
legislation making it illegal tocarry an unloaded gun in public.The bill passed last week by a voteof 21 to 18.
“‘Open carry’ puts law enforce-ment and families at risk on MainStreet, California. It wastes lawenforcement time and attentiondealing with unnecessary 911 callsabout gun-toting men and womenin coffee shops, restaurants andmalls,” said AssemblymemberPortantino (D-La CañadaFlintridge),
AB 144 makes it a crime to open-ly carry an unloaded handgun inany public place or street.Violations are a misdemeanor pun-ishable by up to one year in jailand/or a fine of up to $1000. Thereare a number of exemptions for lawenforcement personnel and huntersas well as others carrying unloadedweapons under specified licensed
circumstances.California is one of many states
that allow so-called “open carry”,which gives gun owners the right todisplay weapons, though inCalifornia those guns must beunloaded. Carrying loaded firearmsin public is already against the lawin California. The dispute came to ahead last year when gun enthusiastsbegan showing up in coffee shopsand public beaches with unloadedguns strapped to their hips. Similarlegislation was introduced in 2010but did not make it to the gover-nor’s desk because of a miscue atthe end of the session. Portantinotook up the cause this year andworked with law enforcement to re-introduce the “open carry” ban.
AB 144 now goes back to theAssembly for what’s known as“concurrence” — a technicality thatallows for approval of changes inlanguage.
Detectives with the Los AngelesPolice Department’s West Los
Angeles Division are asking for thepublic’s help in obtaining informa-tion about two suspects who com-mitted a commercial burglary onSept. 4 in the 9000 block of WestPico Blvd.
The suspects pried open a doorand entered the business around9:30 p.m., and stole cash and tworegisters. They are described asAfrican American men approxi-mately 25 to 30 years old. One sus-pect is five-feet-ten-inches tall and180 pounds, and was wearing a
dark colored beanie cap, light col-ored jacket, medium colored pantsand white shoes. He was alsowearing black gloves and holding apry tool. The second suspect wasapproximately six-feet-two-inchestall and 170 pounds, and was wear-ing a light colored hooded sweat-shirt and white shoes.
Surveillance camera footage ofthe suspects is available atwww.lapdtv.org.
Anyone with information isasked to call Detective Guevara at(310)444-1523 or (310)444-1522.During weekends and off-hours,call the LAPD’s 24-hour, toll-freehotline at (877)LAPD-24-7.
The following crimes occurred inWest Hollywood and the areaspatrolled by the LAPDʼs Wilshire andHollywood Divisions between Sept.6 and Sept. 10, and were compiledfrom www.crimemapping.com.
Sept. 6
At 1:44 a.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim in the 8900 blockof Palm.
An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 8500 block ofBeverly at 11 a.m.
At 1:40 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked nearthe corner of Franklin and Vista.
At 9 p.m., an unknown suspect stolea vehicle parked in the 1300 block ofMartel.
An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 1600 block ofN. Ogden at 11:30 p.m.
At midnight, an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked in the8500 block of Beverly.
Sept. 7
At 8 a.m., an unknown suspect stolea vehicle parked in the 8700 block ofSunset.
An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked near the corner ofPoinsettia and Fuller at 3:45 p.m.
At 10:15 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a business in the 7900block of Santa Monica.
Sept. 8
At 12:30 a.m., an unknown suspectstole a vehicle from the 800 block ofCroft.
An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 6800 block ofMelrose at 3 p.m.
At 3:45 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked in the7300 block of Santa Monica.
An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 600 block of N. LaBrea at 6:20 p.m.
At 7:30 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a business in the 8200block of W. 3rd.
An unknown suspect stole a vehicleparked in the 500 block of Sweetzerat 8:45 p.m.
At 9 p.m., an unknown suspect com-mitted a burglary in the 7800 block ofBeverly.
An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 400 block of S.Burnside at 10 p.m.
At 11:52 p.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim during a domesticviolence incident in the 9000 block ofSanta Monica.
Sept. 9
At 7:30 a.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim in the 8400 blockof Sunset.
An unknown suspect committed agrand theft near the corner of SantaMonica and Westmount at 8:30 a.m.
At 4:10 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 8500block of Beverly.
An unknown suspect stole a vehicleparked in the 400 block of N.Poinsettia at 6 p.m.
At 9 p.m., an unknown suspect com-mitted a grand theft in the 8600block of Melrose.
Sept. 10
At 10:38 a.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a business in the 400block of N. Fairfax.
An unknown suspect physicallyassaulted a victim in the 8400 blockof Sunset at 7:30 p.m.
At 9:49 p.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim in the 8400 blockof Sunset.
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The following information was reported to the West Hollywood Sheriff’sStation and the LAPD’s Wilshire Division between September 4 and
September 10, 2011. If you are a victim of a crime, here are the telephonenumbers of local law enforcement agencies; Los Angeles Police Department,
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The former -LAUSD police offi-cer charged with staging a
shooting hoax in January thatlaunched a massive manhunt wasfound guilty on five counts in anon-jury trial, the district attorney’soffice announced Tuesday.
Deputy District Attorney PaulNunez, with the Justice SystemIntegrity Division, said JudgeRichard Kirschner found JeffStenroos guilty of insurance fraud,workers’ compensation fraud,preparing false documentary evi-dence and planting false evidence— all felonies. He was also foundguilty of one misdemeanor count offalsely reporting an emergency.
The 31-year-old officer, who hasbeen free on bond during the courttrial, was immediately taken intocustody. Kirschner ordered that hebe sent to state prison for a 90-dayevaluation on whether he should besentenced to prison or receive pro-bation. Stenroos returns to court
Dec. 14 for sentencing.Kirschner has not ruled on one
count of preparing a false policereport. The judge ordered both theprosecution and defense to filewritten briefs on whether the lawstates that preparing a false policereport has to be written or givenorally.
Stenroos was convicted of fakinghis own shooting while he was onduty at El Camino Real HighSchool in Woodland Hills on Jan.19. Shortly after 11:30 a.m., a GoodSamaritan spotted Stenroos lyingon the ground near his open cardoor and called for help.
Stenroos allegedly told fellowofficers that an auto burglary sus-pect shot him once in the chest ashe was patrolling the campusperimeter. More than 550 lawenforcement officers throughoutSouthern California responded andconducted a 10-hour search, shut-ting down an eight-square-mile
area.An indictment charged Stenroos,
who was treated and released fromNorthridge Medical Center the dayof the incident, with insurancefraud for seeking medical treatmentfor injuries he never sustained. Thefollowing weekend, Stenrooschecked himself into Henry MayoHospital in Santa Clarita for ongo-ing complaints of pain.
An investigation by LAPD’sRobbery Homicide Division deter-mined there was no shooting at theschool as Stenroos first described,and that he allegedly created falseevidence when he claimed he wasshot.
Nunez told the judge that the cityis seeking $361,289 in restitution,and LAUSD is seeking $58,000 inmedical costs. The district is stillcompiling full restitution costs forkeeping students in lockdown ateight campuses for up to 10 hours.
Former LAUSD Officer Convicted in Hoax Shooting
LAPD Officers Shoot Armed Man in Rampart Area
Police Seek Publicʼs Help on Pico Business Burglary
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A photo in the Sept. 27. 1962 issue ofthe Park Labrea News featured Mrs.Thomas J. OʼReilly (second from left),a resident of Park La Brea who was incharge of 100 airline stewardesseswho were working as volunteers withthe gubernatorial campaign of RichardM. Nixon. OʼReilly was pictured withBetty Delbridge (left), MarciaDavenport and Dana Rawding, whowore the groupʼs special red uniformprior to meeting with Mr. and Mrs.Nixon. The “Nixon-Airs” as they werecalled came from TWA, American,Western, United and ContinentalAirlines, and appeared at rallies andmeetings for the Republican candi-date. Nixon went on to lose the gover-norʼs race in 1962 to Pat Brown (fatherof current California governor JerryBrown), but became the 37th presidentof the United States in 1969. Heresigned in 1974 following theWatergate scandal.
OʼReilly Headed ʻNixon-Airsʼ
Farmerʼs Market Comes to Hollywood
photo courtesy of the Hollywood & Highland Center
The Hollywood & Highland Center is hosting the “Orange Drive CertifiedFarmerʼs Market” every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hollywood & Highland is joining forces with organizer Jennifer McColm tohold the market, which is located north of Hollywood Boulevard on OrangeDrive in the Centerʼs Orange Court “Horseshoe”. McColm will bring localfarmers to the market, many of whom already sell fresh produce at farmerʼsmarkets in Brentwood, Calabasas and Pacific Palisades. The market willalso feature artisan breads and pastries, grass-fed beef and locally grownflowers.“I am thrilled to be opening this farmerʼs market and the enthusiasm of theteam I am working with at Hollywood & Highland Center is making this oneof my most exciting projects,” McColm said. The marked is designed to be a meeting place for local neighbors, as wellas tourists. A percentage of the market sales will be donated to localschools for an edible schoolyard program. A list of vendors, farmers andartisans is available at www.jennifermccolm.com. For information, visitwww.HollywoodandHighland.com.
Miracle Mile Chamber ofCommerce, said TarFest hasgained momentum over the yearsand is supported by the nearby cul-tural institutions and local busi-nesses.
“TarFest, which is in its ninthyear, started on a very small scalebut has grown to include the wholeMiracle Mile community, and thatis wonderful to see,” Krameradded. “The TarFest art componenthas really become a significantevent in Los Angeles. It providesan opportunity to interact with theartists and the museums. I am real-ly proud of it.”
TarFest is preceded by a lun-cheon held by the Miracle MileChamber of Commerce onThursday, Sept. 15 beginning at11:45 a.m. at the LACMA WestPenthouse, corner of WilshireBoulevard and Fairfax Avenue.
State Assemblymember MikeFeuer (D-Los Angeles); John A.Calderone, CEO of OlympiaMedical Center; and FredGoldstein, vice president of admin-
istration general council atLACMA, will be the guest speak-ers.
For information, visit www.tar-fest.com.
Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 21 September 15, 2011
TarFest Features Art Exhibit and MusicFrom page 6
Downed Line Causes OutageFrom page 3
Fire Damages HomeFrom page 4
and underemployed, on Sunday.Rachel Stich, ORT outreach direc-tor, said the volunteers will bepainting four English as a SecondLanguage classrooms as well as astudent lounge.
“We are really excited about it,”Stich said. “We were just thrilled
when they said they wanted to dothe project with us.”
She said the Federation and anORT board member, Chuck Eberly,will donate the needed supplies,and an interior designer, DorothyAlon, will ensure that the colorsused are conducive to learning.
While the college does necessarymaintenance through the year, themajority of the non-profit’s fundingis used for programs and curricu-lum, Stich said.
“So, it’s getting old, and somethings are outdated,” she said.“Right now, [the classrooms are]very bland and things are not ingood condition. So, we think it’sgoing to be very important to thestudents.”
For the most part, all of the vol-unteer slots are full, though thereare a few spaces left for the work atORT. Volunteers can get informa-tion or sign up to participate in thecommunity service day inDecember, by visiting theFederation’s website.
“We’re very excited,” Schneidersaid. “We’re thrilled to be able topartner with all the volunteers whowill be coming. We are pleasantlyoverwhelmed by the people of LosAngeles who are coming out.”
Jewish Federation President JaySanderson said that, as the center ofthe Jewish community in Los
Angeles, the organization tries tomake financial and “human invest-ments” in the community. He saidthe Federation has increased its com-munity service offerings this year.
“We will continue it going for-ward,” Sanderson said. “This is amuch more concerted effort. …Weare about building the community upand making sure individuals get agood education, have food on the
table, and making sure the qualify oflife of not only Jews but non-Jews isas high as possible.”
He said the Dec. 4 community ser-vice day will be focused on educa-tion. The event will be held at theSheraton Universal Hotel and willprovide an opportunity for partici-pants to “learn and study together,”Sanderson said. To sign up, visitwww.jewishla.org.
Federation Holds Day of Service From page 1
photo courtesy of the Jewish Federation
Children enjoyed a community serivce day in June where the JewishFederationʼs volunteers helped prepare them for summer camp.
photo courtesy of the Jewish Federation
Numerous people volunteered during the Jewish Federationʼs last com-munity service day in June.
LAUSD BoardApprovesLGBT StudiesResolutionThe Los Angeles Unified School
District (LAUSD) boardapproved a resolution Tuesday toproactively reduce bullying basedon sexual orientation and genderidentity.
The LGBT and SexualOrientation and Gender IdentityAnti-Bullying Resolution recog-nizes the 2011 passage of a newstate law, the FAIR Education Act,which calls upon schools to includethe contributions of Americans whoare LGBT, Asian Pacific Islander orhave disabilities, in the social stud-ies curriculum — in addition toAfrican Americans, Latinos andwomen.
The resolution was sponsored byboard member Steve Zimmer,board President Mónica García,board member Nury Martinez, andthe LAUSD Human RelationsCommission.
photo courtesy of James Panozzo
TarFest will feature an afternoon of music at the La Brea Tar Pits onSept. 25. The band Los Abandoned performed at TarFest in 2009.
likely.“I came out, one of my neigh-
bors said ‘I saw shoes,’” BobCovington, of North SweetzerAvenue said. “I didn’t see anyshoes. Someone said a construc-tion truck hit the pole, and I sawthere were fresh splinters [in thealley on Flores Street].”
Neighbors like Sam, who has adirect view of the alley downFlores from his Fast and BestShoe Repair at 150 N. SweetzerAvenue, agreed with Covington.
“An old woman said it wasshoes…it wasn’t,” the shopowner said, noting the same thinghappened last year.
By early afternoon, the LosAngeles Department of Waterand Power (DWP) was on-scenewith trucks, men and yellow tape,working to get the power backon.
Members of the DWP crewconfirmed that they believed thetrue perpetrator was a concretetruck that hit the telephone pole,
setting off the blast and blackout.About six blocks were affected,DWP trouble foreman MikeDario said.
Damage to multiple poles onFlores, and fresh wood splintersnear some of the poles, added toDario’s suspicion around the con-crete truck.
“We’ll fill out a report, it’s upto the city attorney [to presscharges],” the 31-year DWP vet-eran said when asked who will bepay for damages.
By 2:30 p.m., power was backon at units along Sweetzer thatutilize underground circuits.Many buildings with powerderived from power lines werestill without electricity into theearly evening. By 6 p.m., theDWP continued to work torestore power to a large area northof Third Street to Beverly Blvd,according to the DWP Twitteraccount on Tuesday evening. TheDWP’s Public Affairs Office didnot return calls.
The fire was initially thought tobe a brush fire, and the firedepartment dispatched water-dropping helicopters to the sceneas firefighters attempted to navi-gate the winding roads in theHollywood Hills. According toSpence, the helicopters could notbe used to drop water because thefire was in a home, but they pro-vided overhead lighting for thefirefighters on the ground, who
were hampered by thick smokeand the lack of streetlights at thelocation. Many of the firefightershad to park down the street fromthe home and hike a short dis-tance to the location.
Approximately 80 firefightersextinguished the blaze in an hour-and-a half, and contained it to thestructure. The fire caused heavydamage to the house, but the dol-lar amount is still being tabulated.
Two Bills Authored by FeuerApproved by Legislature
Autry Celebrates Latino HeritageThe Autry National Center is cel-
ebrating the contributions andinfluences of Latino cultures in theAmerican West during a “LatinoHeritage Month” celebration run-ning from Thursday, Sept. 15through Oct. 15.
Events include the self-guided“Latino Heritage Tours” of art andartifacts found in the Autry’s gal-leries. On Saturday, Sept. 17, therewill be a “Family Fun” celebration
with crafts, hands-on historydemonstrations, storytelling, a testof knowledge about Latin Americancultures and traditions, and a gameof Lotería! At 3:30 p.m., authorMelinda Palacio will lead a discus-sion of her book “Ocotillo Dreams”.
The Autry National Center islocated in Griffith Park at 4700Western Heritage Way. For infor-mation, call (323)667-2000, or visitwww.theautry.org.
The Legislature has given finalapproval to a bill authored by
Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) that would providesame sex spouses and registereddomestic partners of nursing homeresidents the same financial protec-tions available to opposite sex mar-ried couples.
Without the protections,Californians in same sex relation-ships risk losing access to jointfinancial resources, such as bankaccounts or stock, when their part-ner or spouse applies for the Medi-Cal long term care benefit.
Under current law, Medi-Cal’slong term care benefit helps to payfor medical care and services forpeople who have a chronic illnessor disability, including the costs ofplacing an elderly person into anursing home. To qualify for thisbenefit, some recipients are first
required to contribute significantresources toward their medicalcosts.
Existing law provides protec-tions for opposite sex married cou-ples that allow them to shieldassets so that the spouse outside thenursing home retains a means offinancial support and is not forcedinto poverty by these cost-sharingrequirements.
AB 641 mandates the implemen-tation of the spousal assets protec-tions for same sex couples and reg-istered domestic partners andrequires DHCS to fast track imple-mentation.
AB 1344, another Feuer bill, isalso heading to the governor’sdesk. The legislation would requiregreater transparency in local gov-ernment decision-making, espe-cially decisions related to compen-sation.
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planning and political science atColumbia University, where hereceived his bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degrees in international rela-tions. As a Rhodes Scholar, heattended Oxford University andthe London School of Economics.Garcetti was also a RockefellerFoundation Next Generation
Leadership Fellow. Before joining the council, he
taught public policy, diplomacyand world affairs at OccidentalCollege and the University ofSouthern California. Garcetti isalso an officer in the U.S. NavyReserve. He currently resides inSilver Lake with his wife, Amy.
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City Council President Eric Garcetti, 13th District, has served on theLos Angeles City Council since 2001.
Slippers Draped From LinesFrom page 1
ver. Also, Aguayo saidNederlander had yet to begin itsoutdoor marketing for the TonyAward-winning musical.
Representatives from the WestHollywood Sheriff’s Station andthe Los Angeles PoliceDepartment were unaware of theslippers’ presence in the area andhad received no complaints aboutthem, suggesting that residentsmay actually be fond of the publicdisplays. Garland was a local resi-dent, graduating from HollywoodHigh School after moving to LosAngeles with her family fromMinnesota.
Other Internet patrons havesuggested that the displays may bethe work of a street artist, and thismay hold water. Gabe Vasquez of50 mm, a Los Angeles graffiti andstreet art website, said the slippersmay convey a message to WestHollywood and other areas.
“It is a creative and subtle wayof expressing dissent towardssocial economic differencesbetween the communities,”Vasquez said.
But, who knows? Perhaps it’sbest to just let a sleeping Toto lie,so as to not arouse the wrath of thegreat and powerful Oz.
photo by Edwin Folven
The ruby slippers were found in one location near Fountain Avenueand Cahuenga Boulevard.
Waxman UnveilsEnvironmentalDatabaseRep. Henry A. Waxman, ranking
member of the Energy andCommerce Committee, unveiled anew, searchable database of anti-environment votes by the 112thCongress. The database details the125 votes taken to date by theHouse that undermine the protec-
tion of the environment.“This is the most anti-environ-
ment House in history,” Waxmansaid. “The House has voted to blockaction to address climate change, tostop actions to prevent air and waterpollution, to undermine protectionsfor public lands and coastal areasand to weaken the protection of theenvironment in dozens of otherways.”
The database offers details oneach vote, including the bill oramendment number and sponsoringmember, a brief summary of the billor amendment, the vote outcomeand additional information. Forinformation, visit www.democ-rats.energycommerce.house.gov.
“This is the mostanti-environment
House in history.”
-Congressman Henry Waxman
LAPD ReceivesABC GrantThe California Department of
Alcoholic Beverage Control(ABC) has awarded the Los AngelesPolice Department a $100,000 grantas part of its 2011/2012 GrantAssistance Program (GAP). Thegrant will be used to prevent crimein and around ABC-licensed estab-lishments in the city. Some of thefunctions funded by the grantinclude “shoulder tap” operations,where undercover officers or policeexplorers ask customers outsidestores to purchase alcohol for them,and operations where explorers whoare under 21 years old attempt topurchase alcohol from store clerkswithout having identification.
