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                                                                                                                                                  Classic Cars
                                                                                                                                                  Rodeo Drive
Reality star Caitlyn Jenner and Mayor Lili Bosse celebrate the 24th Annual Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, which approximately 50,000
                                                             people attended.
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Year” from a competitive pool of experi-                                                            make the mortgage. Our tenants are usu-

briefs                                                                                                      letters
                                                 enced high school principals.                                                                       ally long term (mine has been there over
                                                   “This high profile leadership position                                                            20 years) and whose rent reflects our inter-
                                                 requires someone who values internal                                                                est in keeping them happy. This includes

                                                                                                          & email
                                                 relationships, who is collaborative instead                                                         several years with no rent increase or if
                                                 of confrontational, who listens to those                                                            increased, only minimally. They are far
Santa Monica Boulevard to                        who work for and with him/her, and                                                                  under market.
Receive Bike Lanes                                                          also knows the                                                              When it comes time to up-grade and
   At its Tuesday meeting, the City Council                                 internal work-                                                           spend many thousands of dollars on the
approved 5-0 a proposal to add bicycle                                      ings of the            Rent Stabilization                                “second” unit, a 3% raise in rent doesn’t
lanes on North Monica Boulevard as part                                     high school,”          Ordinance                                         even come close to the increase in regular
of the North Santa Monica Boulevard                                         said BHUSD                I am concerned about the proposed              expenses (water, insurance, gardening etc).
Reconstruction Project.                                                     Superintendent         ordinance imposing a 3% rent control in           We are not seeking profits on our invest-
   The lanes will be installed between                                      Michael Bregy.         Beverly Hills. It seems to paint any and          ments, just to be able to afford living in
Doheny Drive and Wilshire Boulevard                                         “While this is         all apartments with the same, wide brush,         Beverly Hills.
within roadway widths that allows for 4.5                                   a great deal to        whether two units (duplex) or multi-unit             Please exempt duplexes and even tri-
foot striped bicycle lanes with 11 foot travel                              ask of any indi-       complexes. They are not the same, and             plexes from rent control.
lanes in each direction.                                                    vidual, it is my       should not (cannot) be treated the same.
   The two primary types of bicycle lane                                     belief that Mr.          Most duplexes were purchased, not as           Stefan Dahlerbruch
                                                 Mark Mead
striping include a white thermoplastic stripe                                Mead will rise        landlord to make money, rather as a tenant        Beverly Hills
with bicycle lane legends that will cost         to this occasion.”                                who needs to rent the “other half” to help
about $15,000; and a green painted bicycle         The BHUSD Board of Education
lane that will cost about $300,000 and           approved Mead’s appointment on June               how the Memorandum of Understanding
require annual repainting. The current bike      20.                                               (MOU) between the City and the Police
path spans all the way through to Century                                                          Management Association addresses the
City, with Beverly Hills as the only section     Pilot Trolley Circulator to                       ongoing liabilities.
along the street without designated lanes.       Grace Business Triangle                              Significant terms of the MOU include
   “It’s shameful that we have been the miss-       The City Council has agreed to move            a 10.5 percent base salary increase for all
ing piece,” said Mayor Lili Bosse.               forward with a proposal for a pilot trolley to    employees, a continuation of employees con-
   But several residents expressed concern       circulate between the Third Street Tour Bus                                    tributing 20 per-
about the proposal, citing issues like safety    Zone and the business triangle.                                                cent toward the
risks and the potential hindering of traffic        Staff met with the Conference & Visitors                                    annual increase
                                                                                                                                                     discussing whether or not it will co-spon-
flow.                                            Bureau to figure out how the city can con-                                     of medical, den-
                                                                                                                                                     sor two Beverly Hills International Music
   “The cyclists in the room—I count them        tinue to be a welcoming destination for                                        tal and vision
                                                                                                                                                     Festival (BHIMF) concerts at Greystone
to be professionals. They’re not your aver-      tourists and to facilitate pedestrian access                                   premiums, and
                                                                                                                                                     Mansion—one on July 31 and one on
age everyday cyclists; they know what            to the business triangle. They suggested a                                     a classic mem-
                                                                                                                                                     August 1.
they’re doing on the road,” said former          fixed-route trolley, beginning in July and                                     ber contribution
                                                                                                                                                       The events, which will feature local and
Mayor Nancy Krasne during public com-            ending at the end of peak winter season in                                     of 9 percent. It
                                                                                                                                                     visiting classical musicians, are part of
ment. “[Bike lanes] will forever change the      December.                                                                      has a term of 3
                                                                                                                                                     BHIMF’s 14th annual festival. The program
way the north is impacted.”                         “I think we need to be creative in ways to                                  years—from
                                                                                                                                                     serves as an opportunity to not only provide
   Councilmember Julian Gold also shared         get tourists, residents into our business com-    Peter Brown                    October 7, 2016
                                                                                                                                                     classical musical presentations, but also to
his unease with the 10 foot width of the         munity,” said Mayor Lili Bosse. “I do think                                      to September
                                                                                                                                                     provide artists the chance to perform their
number two lane, asserting that narrowing        it’s important for us to see how many people      30, 2019.
                                                                                                                                                     repertoires for diverse audiences.
down lanes to the bare minimum when              are using it, and look to expand it.”                When Councilmember John Mirisch asked
                                                                                                                                                       While BHIMF is responsible for con-
much of the traffic is large, (like trucks and      The program intends to mitigate the tem-       Brown how the MOU addresses the pension
                                                                                                                                                     cert production aspects like programming,
buses), is disconcerting.                        porary displacement of the existing tour          crisis, he called the question “broad.”
                                                                                                                                                     musicians, musical instruments, and festival
   Still, some residents shared their support    bus passenger loading zone on North Santa            “Depending upon your perspective of
                                                                                                                                                     program printing, the City will provide
for the proposal, both at public comment         Monica Boulevard during roadway con-              whether we’re at a pension crisis point or
                                                                                                                                                     the facility rental fees and services, tables,
and online. “The striping would encour-          struction between North Rode and Alpine           not, the Council has taken the next steps
                                                                                                                                                     chairs, and use of the piano.
age active transportation and safety in          Drive.                                            toward ensuring that all the employees in
                                                                                                                                                       By sponsoring the program, the City
Beverly Hills, sorely needed in this age            As the program would also suspend              the city pay their full member contribution
                                                                                                                                                     would waive approximately $1,766 in hard
when President Trump has pulled out [of]         the Beverly Hills trolley tours during that       and the employees are doing that at this
                                                                                                                                                     costs and $9,114 in soft costs.
the Paris Climate Accords,” wrote resident       time period, Councilmember John Mirisch           point,” said Brown.
                                                                                                                                                       The City has co-sponsored BHIMF at
Hunter Owens in an email.                        inquired at the meeting about the impacts            But Mirisch called attention to the fact
                                                                                                                                                     Greystone Mansion since 2013, and was
   After some discussion about the color         on tourism.                                       that the city share is 44 percent, up 20 per-
                                                                                                                                                     expanded to two concerts in 2014. Although
treatment of the lanes, the Council opted to        Transportation Planner Martha Eros said        cent from ten years ago. In the coming years
                                                                                                                                                     originally free, the concerts reached their
test various options and make the decision at    the ridership has been decreasing as of late:     it is projected to be at 60 percent. He called
                                                                                                                                                     maximum occupancy of 76 seats shortly
a later date. They voted unanimously for the     Evaluations revealed that on average, there       CAL-PER’s 7 percent discount rate projec-
                                                                                                                                                     after doors opened and many people were
installation of bike lanes.                      are only 8 passengers per tour, totaling 48       tion “optimistic.”
                                                                                                                                                     turned away, so a modest ticket price struc-
   “We are clearly moving in the direction of    passengers per day.                                  “The budget presentation in and of itself I
                                                                                                                                                     ture was implemented.
being a healthy city,” said Bosse, “and that        “We see so many tourists at the Third          don’t feel adequately discussed the increase
                                                                                                                                                       This year, BHIMF will provide 12 com-
gives me a tremendous amount of pride.”          Street location, I think that would benefit the   in unfunded liability,” said Mirisch. “I
                                                                                                                                                     plimentary tickets on a first come, first
   Lane striping is slated to begin in late      business triangle at this point,” Eros said.      think what we could’ve done and what we
                                                                                                                                                     served basis, and Beverly Hills residents
spring or early summer 2018.                        According to the staff report, prelimi-        should’ve done and what I advocated for
                                                                                                                                                     will be admitted at a 32 percent discounted
                                                 nary estimates for a pilot program range          but obviously did not get the support, was to
                                                                                                                                                     price of $20.
Mead Named Beverly High                          from $71,200 for a one trolley option to          look for the cost sharing to protect the city.”
                                                                                                      A 4-1 City Council vote approved the
Principal                                        $125,000 for two trolleys operating 8-hour-
                                                                                                   MOU, with Mirisch dissenting.                     City Council Explores
                                                 days, seven days a week.
   The Beverly Hills Unified School District                                                                                                         Auditor Office Option
has announced Mark Mead as the new
Beverly Hills High School Principal.             City Council Hears of                             City May Co-Sponsor Two                             At Tuesday’s Study Session, the City
                                                                                                                                                     Council heard Councilmember Robert
   Mead previously served as an English          Impending Pension Crisis                          Concerts at Greystone                             Wunderlich’s suggestion to establish an
teacher, activities director, and most recent-     The pension crisis shaped a portion of          Mansion                                           independent internal auditor position and/
ly, an assistant principal. He was awarded       last Tuesday’s City Council meeting when            Although it was on the agenda for June          or office.
“Team of the Year” and “Teacher of the           Labor Negotiator Peter Brown described            13, the City Council ran out of time before
                                                                                                                                                                           briefs cont. on page 4

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briefs cont. from on page 3                          agement [is] managing risk,” said Riss. “It           “Gotcha” auditors.
                                                     has to do with efficiency and effectiveness.”            “With an internal
  The position would report to the City                 Riss also noted that in his own experi-            group you have people
Council and be responsible for examin-               ence, the audit function always focused               who are always there;
ing best management practices for all City           on internal controls first and operational            this is their regular job.
programs. The office would conduct perfor-           audits second. Usually, the significant inter-        It depends upon trust; it
mance audits, financial audits, and special          nal control functions were audited every              depends upon relation-
investigations. Additionally, they report on         three years and included accounts payable,            ships,” said Wunderlich.
City operations and service and provide              payroll, treasury, procurement, information           “It you bring in external
objective information.                               technology, etc.                                      auditors, you’re more
  Wunderlich invited Gerald C. Riss, the                Councilmember Julian Gold expressed                likely to get into a ‘got-
General Auditor for the Metropolitan Water           concern about choosing the right person,              cha’ situation.”
District (MWD) to the City Council meet-             and suggested an alternative of going with               The proposal will
ing, who spoke about the Independent                 an external audit office. But Wunderlich              be fleshed out further
Auditor’s Office role within MWD.                    argued that an external office would actu-            and return to Council
  “What auditors take a look at is how man-          ally increase the chance of ending up with            at a later date. The fis-    Halimi Conducts Seminar on Career
                                                                                                           cal impact is currently
                                NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING                                                   unknown.
                                                                                                                                        Passion
                                                                                                                                          Prelicensed therapist Chanel Halimi spoke about
                            RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION                                                Amber &
                                                                                                                                        “Discovering and Attaining Career Passion” on June 13 at
                                                                                                                                        Sinai Temple. The one-hour presentation discussed how to
  MEETING DATE:       Tuesday, June 27, 2017                                                               Smoke to                     achieve a satisfying career and drew from her own experience
  TIME:		             2:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard                            Perform                      and research.
  LOCATION:           Commission Meeting Room 280A
  		                  Beverly Hills City Hall
                                                                                                           Tonight at                                      www.beverlyhills.org/canonconcerts or at
  		                  455 North Rexford Drive                                                              Concerts on Canon                               (310)-285-6830.
  		                  Beverly Hills, CA 90210                                                                 On June 22, Amber and Smoke will
  PROJECT:            Crescent Drive Mini Park Renovation                                                  headline the third Concerts on Canon of the     Pavone Named Executive
                                                                                                           season.                                         Director of Human
  The Recreation and Parks Commission of the City of Beverly Hills, at its REGULAR                            The acoustic pop duo consists of guitar-
  meeting on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, will hold a public meeting beginning at 2:00 PM, or                   ist Bill Rotella and vocalist Amber Olive.
                                                                                                                                                           Resources
  as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to consider:                                                                                                 The Beverly Hills Unified School District
                                                                                                           The pair, who performs regularly around
                                                                                                                                                           has announced
                                                                                                           Southern California, describes their sound
    Renovation of the Crescent Drive Mini Park.                                                                                                            Luke Pavone as
                                                                                                           as “California country rock.”
    As part of the proposed comprehensive                                                                                                                  the Executive
                                                                                                              The event will take place at Beverly
    renovation and addition to the building                                                                                                                D i r e c t o r
                                                                                                           Canon Gardens located at 241 North Canon
    located at 100 N. Crescent Drive, the                                                                                                                  of       Human
    applicant, 100 N. Crescent, LLC, has                                                                   Drive, with two 45-minute sets—the first
                                                                                                                                                           Resources.
    proposed the following modifications to the                                                            begins at 6:00 p.m., and the second begins
                                                                                                                                                              He      previ-
    Crescent Drive Mini Park:                                                                              at 7:15 p.m. Parking is available underneath
                                                                                                                                                           ously     served
                                                                                                           Beverly Canon Gardens.
                                                                                                                                                           as an assistant
      • Removal and replacement of existing                                                                   Next week, June 29, will feature Rod
                                                                                                                                                           principal      at
      trees;                                                                                               Lightning and The Thunderbolts of Love at
      • Addition of new trees along northern                                                                                                               Beverly     High
                                                                                                           the same time and place.
      edge of park (increasing the number of                                                                                                               in addition to
                                                                                                              More information is available online at                        Luke Pavone
      trees);
      • Addition of hardscape to include new                                                                                                                             Interim Human Resources
      paths and paved areas; and,                                                                                                                                        Coordinator. He lists more
      • Removal of existing seating, addition                                                                                                                            than 20 years of educational
      of new seats (no net change to number                                                                                                                              experiences, having been a
      of seats).                                                                                                                                                         teacher and principal at the
                                                                                                                                                                         elementary, middle and high
  Staff seeks direction from the Recreation and Parks Commission on the proposed park                                                                                    school levels.
  redesign. The property located at 100 North Crescent Drive includes Crescent Drive Mini
                                                                                                                                                                           “He brings credibility,
  Park, an easement for which was dedicated to the City for use as a public park in 1987.
                                                                                                                                                                         integrity, enthusiasm, and
  The park would remain a public park after renovations are complete. The proposed
  building renovation and addition project and the proposed modifications to the Crescent                                                                                a high level of energy and
  Drive Mini Park would require approval by the City Council. The Recreation and Parks                                                                                   passion to his new position,”
  Commission will not be discussing the merits of the proposed building renovation and                                                                                   said BHUSD Superintendent
  addition. The purpose of the Recreation and Parks Commission meeting is to discuss                                                                                     Michael Bregy.
  the proposed renovations to the existing public park.
                                                                                                                                                                                 briefs cont. on page 5
  Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written
  comments to the Commission. Written comments may also be submitted prior to the
  public meeting to the Community Services Department, Recreation Division via mail:
                                                                                                                               NOTICE OF COMMISSION VACANCY
  attn. Linda Kyriazi, Secretary, at 444 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA. 90210. Written
                                                                                                             The Beverly Hills City Council is seeking qualified candidates to fill one vacancy on the
  comments may also be submitted via email to lkyriazi@beverlyhills.org.
                                                                                                                 ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION – for a Person with experience in any of the
  If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Linda Kyriazi
                                                                                                                   following Disciplines: Building Construction, Landscape Architecture, or
  in the Community Services Department at (310) 288-2220, or by email
                                                                                                                                           Visual and Graphic Design
  lkyriazi@beverlyhills.org.
                                                                                                                             Deadline to apply has been reopened and extended to
  Sincerely,
                                                                                                                                        Friday, July 28, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
  Alek Miller
  Assistant Planner
                                                                                                             Please call the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 285-2400 for more information on the
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Wallis Receives Grants from
the NEA and CAC
  For the first time ever, the Wallis
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
was honored by the National Endowment
for the Arts and the California Arts Council.
  The three separate grants were announced
last week at the NEA in Wahsington D.C.,
and at the California Arts Council’s head-
quarters in Sacramento, California. They
honored the organization’s Dance @ The
Wallis and GRoW @ The Wallis programs.           have not heard back yet.                            The      event
  Included in the NEA announcement is an            “The desire is to keep the piece but the      has occurred in        Mundy Recognized for Assisting in Arrest of
Arts for Work Grant, which will provide          feeling is that not enough has been done in      a tent located         Burglary Suspects
$10,000 to the Wallis in support of Dance        good faith to try and resolve the issue,” said   on      Crescent         John Mundy was recognized by the City Council for observing and
@ The Wallis for 2017-2018.                      Director of Community Services Nancy             Drive for the          identifying suspicious activity while working at the 438 N. Beverly
  The California Arts Council’s Artist in        Hunt-Coffey.                                     past three years,      Drive City parking structure which resulted in the apprehension of
Schools “Exposure” provided a grant of              Commissioner Michael Smooke sug-              accommodat-            vehicle burglary suspects. (L to R) Asst. Chief Marc Coopwood,
$16,000 for GRoW @ The Wallis’ School            gested that the piece receive a significantly    ing an interna-        Capt. Mark Rosen, Capt. Mark Miner, (Asst. Public Works Director
Partners Program. Through matinee per-           higher base than it has now, but Hunt-           tional gathering       Chad Lynn), BHPD Chief Sandra Spagnoli, John Mundy, Mayor Lili
formances, art activities, and profession-       Coffey noted Bove initially didn’t even          of over 1,000          Bosse, Vice Mayor Julian Gold, Councilmembers Lester Freidman,
al development for teachers, the program         want any base at all, but rather to sit the      invited guests,        John Mirisch, and Robert Wunderlich
supports nearly 10,000 underserved pre-K         piece directly on the grass.                     including high
                                                    “We had to go through this whole nega-                                                         High standout center Chance Comanche was
through 12th grade students.                                                                      profile attendees like Oscar winners, nomi-
                                                 tion with her about creating a base that was                                                      among six players working out Tuesday at
  The CAC also awarded the Wallis a                                                               nees, entertainment industry members, and
                                                 essentially flush to the grass but allowed                                                        the Golden State Warriors Practice Facility
“Veterans Initiative in the Arts” grant for                                                       politicians. Vanity Fair said that it has been
                                                 enough space to the piece so the mowers                                                           in Oakland, hoping to prompt team execu-
$6,000, which seeks to provide quality arts                                                       “very pleased” with the venue and Beverly
                                                 could essentially drive over the border and                                                       tives to select them in today’s NBA draft or
programming that is sensitive to the unique                                                       Hills City Hall as its backdrop.
                                                 not hit the piece,” said Hunt-Coffey. “I                                                          sign them as undrafted free agents, the San
experiences of veterans.                                                                             But some local business owners assert
                                                 doubt she’ll be receptive to the idea of rais-                                                    Francisco Chronicle reported.
  “All of us at The Wallis are thankful and                                                       that the two-week closure associated with
                                                 ing it onto a pedestal.”                                                                             There was no response to an email sent
deeply honored to receive this recognition                                                        the event has negatively affected their busi-
                                                    Staff will now check to see if the con-                                                        to the Warriors seeking confirmation before
for our Grow @ The Wallis initiatives,”                                                           nesses, despite Vanity Fair’s claimed efforts
                                                 tract actually prohibits the commission from                                                      Beverly Hills Weekly’s deadline.
said Managing Director Rachel Fine in a                                                           to inform them of street closure and encour-
                                                 installing a more durable base based on art-                                                         The Warriors do not have a choice in the
press release. “It is our mission to make the                                                     age guests to utilize the surrounding ser-
                                                 ist preference.                                                                                   draft.
arts accessible to the greater Los Angeles                                                        vices.
                                                    It was also noted that many people touch,                                                         Comanche had previously worked for five
community.”                                                                                          “It makes it very difficult to get out of
                                                 climb and pose with the 1O sculpture, effec-                                                      other NBA teams, including the Lakers and
                                                                                                  here at the end of the day,” said Pioneer
                                                 tively treating the piece like an interactive                                                     New York Knicks, team officials confirmed.
Fine Art Commission                                                                               Hardware owner Jeff Tilem. “[The City
                                                 installation when that was not the original                                                          The 6-foot-11-inch Comanche announced
                                                                                                  doesn’t] fix the flow of traffic, and that’s the
Discusses Bove Update                            intent.                                          biggest problem.”
                                                                                                                                                   on May 5 that he would give up the final
  Although it was only installed in                 Commissioner Stephanie Vahn offered                                                            two seasons of his college eligibility at
                                                                                                     City Council discussed the request at
September 2015, Carol Bove’s IO sculpture        the idea of putting the piece inside a pond to                                                    Arizona to remain under consideration for
                                                                                                  Tuesday’s Study Session, which seeks to
has already begun to show significant scuff      prevent the public from getting too close to                                                      the NBA draft.
                                                                                                  secure the venue for the next three Academy
marks, pushing the Fine Art Commission to        it. “I’ve seen a lot of artwork done that way    Awards on March 4, 2018, February 24,
discuss next steps at its Thursday meeting.      and it does keep people away,” said Vahn.                                                            -- Steven Herbert
                                                                                                  2019 and February 23, 2020.
  At an earlier liaison meeting, staff sug-         Hunt-Coffey said that may be expensive,          “I think this is a great event in terms of
gested that Rosa Lowinger and Associates         but that it could be a viable option as the      publicity for our com-
restore the piece entirely and that amount       piece, which was originally purchased at         munity,” said Mayor
of money be taken out of the final payment.      about $200,000, will hopefully increase in       Lili Bosse.
  The liaisons did not like that option, how-    value over time.
ever, expressing that perhaps “outside of
                                                                                                    –Compiled by
the box options” could be explored before
resorting to an entire restoration. Examples
                                                 City Council Approves                            Olivia Anderson
of such options include coating that would       Vanity Fair’s Request for
make the piece less susceptible to scratching    Use of North Crescent Drive                      Comanche
and marking, and potentially remanufactur-         City Council has unanimously supported         Works Out
ing the piece out of different materials.        Vanity Fair’s request for the use of the 400     For More
  Staff reached out to the artist’s gallery to   Block of North Crescent Drive that would         NBA Teams
see if these alternatives are an option, but     include a two week street closure.                 Former      Beverly

detention&arrestsummary
                                                                                                  cer, parole violation—    Kentridge’s World on its Hing Legs
                                                                                                  remain under legal        Added to Public Art Collection
                                                                                                  custody to return to        The City of Beverly Hills has announced the addition
Beverly Hills Weekly received the informa-       theft of vehicle parts.                          prison, and possession    of World on its Hind Legs, a sculpture by internationally
tion that appears below from the Beverly                                                          of drug paraphernalia.    acclaimed artist, William Kentridge, in collaboration with
Hills Police Department. This information is     ALAS-SANCHEZ, ISAAC, 21, of North                                          Gerhard Marx. This is the latest addition to the Beverly Hills
released each week to the public. We assume      Hollywood arrested on 6/12/2017 for appro-       LOPEZ, ANTONIO            Public Art Collection of over 60 pieces of work currently on
no responsibility for errors or omissions in     priating lost property for own use without       JESUS, 18, of North       display throughout the City. (L to R) Councilmember Robert
the Detention and Arrest Summary.                making efforts to locate the owner.              Hollywood arrested on     Wunderlich, Michael Smooke, Lynn Hiller, Councilmember
                                                                                                  6/12/2017 for driving     Lester Friedman, Vice Mayor Julian Gold, M.D., Carol Eliel,
KRAYENVENGER,             MICHAEL                KELLEY, JONATHAN, 53, arrested on                      arrests cont. on    Mayor Lili Bosse, Councilmember John Mirisch, Alan Kaye,
ANTHONY, 45, arrested on 6/12/2017 for           6/12/2017 for giving false ID to police offi-                   page 6     Richard Rubins, and Stephanie Vahn

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arrests cont. from page 5                       HUFF, EUGENE EDWARD, 29, of Los
                                                Angeles arrested on appropriating lost prop-    BOURLAND, TYLER ARNELL, 22, of                         JONES, RONALD STEPHEN, 46, of Los
unlicensed upon highway and possession for
                                                erty for own use without making efforts         Los Angeles arrested on 6/18/2017 for grand            Angeles arrested on 6/18/2017 for receiving
sale—marijuana.
                                                to locate the owner, narcotic drug: forg-       theft.                                                 stolen property, theft or driving vehicle, pos-
                                                ing, altering prescription, and possession of                                                          session of burglary tools, and getting credit
COLEMAN, KEVIN PATRICK, 45, of
                                                meth/etc.                                       THOMAS, MARGARET CATHERINE,                            of using other’s ID.
Beverly Hills arrested on 6/12/2017 for driv-
                                                                                                22, of Pasadena arrested on 6/18/2017 for
ing while license suspended for DUI.
                                                CORTEZERAZO, MARGARITA ROSA,                    possession, purchase or use of stun gun by             SMITH, DELVON CRESHAN, 37, of
                                                45, of Cale arrested on 6/16/2017 for crimi-    felon, grand theft, and giving false ID to             Inglewood arrested on 6/18/2017 for evad-
KOPAY, THOMAS ALBERT, 34 of Venice
                                                nal conspiracy and burglary—commercial.         police officer.                                        ing a peace officer: reckless driving, receiv-
Beach arrested on 6/13/2017 for being under
                                                                                                                                                       ing stolen property, theft or driving of vehi-
the influence of controlled substance.
                                                PINEROS NIETO, WILLIAM, 42, of Miami            ARNOLD, DRACY JOE, 42, arrested on                     cle, possession of burglary tools, resisting,
                                                Gardens arrested on 6/16/2017 for driving       6/18/2017 for possession of meth/etc. and              delaying or obstructing any public officer,
SIMS, LEON, 61, of Beverly Hills arrested
                                                while license suspended.                        possession of drug paraphernalia.                      peace officer or emergency officer, and get-
on 6/13/2017 for appropriating lost property
                                                                                                                                                       ting credit using other’s ID.
for own use without making efforts to locate
                                                MARTINEZ, GERARDO ALFONSO, 24,                  SILVA, ANTHONY, 18, of Chatsworth
the owner, battery—use of force or violence
                                                of Ventura arrested on 6/16/2017 for driving    arrested on 6/18/2017 for possession of                BEKBATYROVA, VALENTINA, 58,
upon another, and possession of drug para-
                                                while license suspended.                        meth/etc., receiving stolen property, theft or         arrested on 6/18/2017 for battery—use of
phernalia.
                                                                                                driving of vehicle, possession of burglary             force or violence upon police officer.
                                                WELLS, GARY WAYNE, 32, of Beverly               tools, resisting, delaying, or obstructing any
LAWSON, LAWRENCE ANTHONY, 25,
                                                Hills arrested on 6/17/2017 for possession of   public officer or emergency officer, posses-           BANAGAS, RUSELLE LIANE, 46, arrest-
of Beverly Hills arrested on 6/16/2017 for
                                                drug paraphernalia.                             sion of drug paraphernalia, and getting credit         ed on 6/18/2017 for battery—use of force or
outside felony warrant.
                                                                                                using other’s ID.                                      violence upon another.
                                                KESSEE, CHRISTOPHER LAMAR, of
FARKHONDEHPOUR,                   NORMA
                                                Victorville arrested on 6/17/2017 for resist-

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LORENNY, 56, of Santa Monica arrested                                                                                                                  ASSAULT at 300 South Bedford Drive
                                                ing or threatening an officer.
on 6/15/2017 for public intoxication.                                                                                                                  on 6/17/2017
                                                SANDOVAL DE LA CRUZ, EFRAIN, 22,
GRIFFIN, TIFFANY ANN, 33, of Beverly                                                            Source: BHPD                                           ASSAULT at 600 North Beverly Drive
                                                of Los Angeles arrested on 6/18/2017 for
Hills arrested on 6/15/2017 for driving while                                                   Address indicated are block numbers                    on 6/17/2017
                                                possessing controlled substances without
license suspended and driving under the
                                                prescription and driving under the influence    ASSAULT at 9400 Dayton Way on                          ASSAULT at 100 S Roxbury Drive on
influence of alcohol.
                                                of alcohol.                                     6/09/2017                                              6/18/2017
FINTAK, IAN MATTHEW, 41, of Los
                                                SINATRA, FRANK JOSEPH, 62, of Los               ASSAULT at 100 South Beverly Drive                     ASSAULT at 400 North Beverly Drive
Angeles arrested on 6/16/2017 for driving
                                                Angeles arrested on 6/18/2017 for posses-       on 6/13/2017                                           on 6/18/2017
under the influence of alcohol.
                                                sion of drug paraphernalia.                                                                                           blotter cont. on page 7

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people &                                                                                            Beverly Hills Firefighter
                                                                                                   Assoc. 2017 Backdraft Ball
		 pictures                                                                                                       Beverly Hilton • June 6

Richard Sandeman, JR Berardinelli, Vic Gutierrez, Geoff Ertel, Dustin Andrews              Brian VerSteeg, Jeanne Marks, Mikayla
(BHFA Board)                                                                               Hand                                     Mayor Lili and Jon Bosse

                                                                                           Vic Gutierrez, President of BHFA, and
                                                                                           Geoff Ertel, BHFA Vice President and
Simone and Councilmember Les Friedman        Host Jay Leno                                 Dinner Chair                             Fire Chief Ralph Mundell and Judie Fenton

                                                                                           Chad Beery singing the National Anthem
CSFA Pipes & Drums

blotter cont. from page 6
                                             BURGLARY at 9400                   Olympic    BURGLARY at 1000 North
BURGLARY at 9400 Brighton Way on             Boulevard on 6/11/2017                        Beverly Drive on 6/09/2017
6/09/2017
                                             BURGLARY at 300 South Rodeo Drive             BURGLARY       at   200
BURGLARY at 100 Moreno Drive on              on 6/11/2017                                  South Oakhurst Drive on
6/08/2017                                                                                  6/16/2017
                                             BURGLARY at 9300                   Olympic
BURGLARY at 400 South Canon Drive            Boulevard on 6/13/2017                        BURGLARY at 8900
on 6/09/2017                                                                               Wilshire Boulevard on
                                             BURGLARY at 400 South Bedford                 6/16/2017
BURGLARY at 300 North Maple Drive            Drive on 6/14/2017
on 6/09/2017                                                                               BURGLARY       at   400
                                             BURGLARY at 8400 Gregory Way on               North Oakhurst Drive on
BURGLARY at 100 North Gale Drive             6/15/2017                                     6/14/2017
on 6/09/2017
                                             BURGLARY at 8900                   Wilshire   IDENTITY THEFT at 600
BURGLARY at 100 North Palm Drive             Boulevard on 6/15/2017                        North Camden Drive on
on 6/10/2017                                                                               6/03/2017
                                             BURGLARY at 200 South Doheny
BURGLARY at 200 North Robertson              Drive on 6/07/2017
Boulevard on 6/10/2017                                                                           blotter cont. on page 8

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people & profiles
                                                                                                                                                    on the educational aspects and classroom
                                                                                                                                                    issues, and for the director of communica-
                                                                                                                                                    tions to be able to handle some of these
                                                                                                                                                    inquiries, whether it be within the district
                                                                                                                                                    or outside.

  Laura Skirde                                                                                                                                      What are the main issues facing
  BHUSD Director of Communication                                                                                                                   the District that you’re working to
                                                                                                                                                    address?
 You just began your career with the            because I found that kind of work environ-                                                             I would definitely say facilities. There
 BHUSD on June 12. How does your                ment so exciting and important. So then I                                                           are going to be some budgetary concerns
 previous role as a broadcast journalist        thought, “Well, if I’m already feeling like                                                         coming and some hard cuts that need to
 at KOVR Channel 13 in Sacramento               I have all these great skills that can be of                                                        be made, and how we do that and where
 differ from your new role as the               use to an organization, what better way to        that because it has a more intimate feel.         we do that is obviously going to be a big
 Director of Communication?                     do that than within a school district?”           I also can see that everyone is a lot more        concern for the district. There’s going to
    My first degree is in Broadcast News                                                          involved in every decision from admin-            be a lot of questions within and outside the
 and Mass Communications. I’ve spent 21         Tell me a little bit about your experi-           istrators, to staff, to teachers, to parents      district, too, so again I hope to be as avail-
 years also in anchoring and reporting news     ence as a meteorologist. You’ve cov-              because of that close-knit feel. That can be      able as possible. Coming from the media
 as well. I had started out straight news and   ered everything from supercell thun-              challenging when you have a lot of people         background, I believe that more informa-
 then decided that weather was one of the       derstorms to landfalling hurricanes—              involved in decision-making, but I also           tion is the way to go. I’m here to facilitate
 most interesting news stories of the day,      give me an example of a story that was            think it’s a wonderful opportunity because        that flow of information. I feel like the
 so I went back and got my Certification        your favorite.                                    you’re all on the same team. The ultimate         ongoing oil well issue is not a good devel-
 in Broadcast Meteorology to then add              The hurricane story was my most favor-         goal is [to] best educate these kids, give        opment, as with the new subway going
 that to what I had to offer. The reason I      ite and least favorite. I was based out           them the best experience possible. It’s neat      under the school. These are issues that
 made the change is after doing that for 20     of Austin so they sent us to the Gulf of          to have all those aspects coming together.        have been going on for years but are really
 years of my career,                                                  Mexico to actually                                                            coming to a head right now. What I will be
 I [felt] like I have                                                 capture this hurricane      Why does a district of only 4,000 stu-            doing as the Director of Communications
 so many great com-
 munication organi-
                            “It’s a critical time to                  making landfall. It
                                                                      was barely a catego-
                                                                                                  dents need a director of communica-
                                                                                                  tion?
                                                                                                                                                    has been spread amongst many people in
                                                                                                                                                    different departments. We’re feeling like
 zational skills that       look at the operating                     ry one, which is the           I think this is a critical time for this       it will be helpful to streamline that process
 were going under-
 utilized in that T.V.
                            model of the District                     weakest hurricane,          school district in particular. One of the         and me be able to initially help people and

 newsroom format.            and figure out what                      but when you’re in
                                                                      the middle of that it
                                                                                                  first things I noticed coming in as a person
                                                                                                  new to the district is the state of our facili-
                                                                                                                                                    steer them to the people they need to talk
                                                                                                                                                    to. We want to make progress. We want to
 As you well know,          works best to educate                     seems like the end          ties. No one will be shocked to hear that as      get stuff done.
 the way we get
 news and informa-
                                   the kids”                          of the world. It was
                                                                      so fascinating for me
                                                                                                  many of them are under major renovation
                                                                                                  right now and very necessarily so. The dis-       In a year from now, what is one thing
 tion has changed               –Laura Skirde                         to actually be expe-        trict has changed a lot in terms of shrink-       you would like to have accomplished?
 very drastically.                                                    riencing something          ing enrollment, so now you’ve got large              I would love to have a renewed sense of
 No one watches                                                       that I had read about       facilities, large costs, large budget items,      community when it comes to the Beverly
 appointment T.V. at 5:00 at night any-         in meteorology textbooks. That said, it           and students spread a little further apart.       Hills School District. Aside from all the
 more. We get our information on our            blew out the windows of our news unit. It         So I think it’s a critical time to look at the    big issues that we’re going to need to
 device when we want it and from where          was a good lesson in how to responsibly           operating model of the district and figure        focus a lot of attention on, I really want
 we want it. I feel like I had so much more     cover an emergency weather situation.             out what works best to educate the kids           to have an App for the District. I want our
 to offer that was not happening in that        We got a little too close to the action—I         under best practices, make sure they’re           parents, students, community members
 world anymore. So I was really looking         had to retreat and do it safely. The whole        getting the best opportunities and experi-        who are paying taxes to be able to be get-
 for an opportunity to do that either for an    point of us [being] out there was to warn         ences at any age or grade level; and also         ting regular tweets or to see our videos
 organization or an institution that mattered   people and keep them safe. We don’t want          that we’re being as fiscally responsible as       posted on Facebook or Youtube and feel
 to me. Education came to mind immedi-          to become the news story. So that was a           we can with our facilities and how we’re          like it’s part of their daily life. It’s the way
 ately. Throughout my career I obviously        great lesson on so many levels.                   using them. You really need a communi-            people are getting our information; we’re
 spent a lot of time in schools, whether it                                                       cations liaison both within the district and      on the go. So I really hope to ramp up all
 was covering school events or actually         What are your impressions of the                  to the outside world to help navigate some        that type of social media and build that
 speaking to students as a meteorologist or     BHUSD?                                            of these big projects that are ongoing and        sense of community in those ways in the
 as a newsperson. [I] often thought I want-        It’s interesting. It’s a small school dis-     that are yet to begin. Ideally we’d love          next year.
 ed to go back and get my masters to teach      trict as far as school districts go, and I like   our principals and superintendent to focus

blotter cont. from page 7                       IDENTITY THEFT at 200 North Rodeo                                                                    Drive on 6/13/2017
                                                Drive on 5/26/2017                                THEFT/GRAND at 9600 Wilshire
IDENTITY THEFT at 1000 Chevy                                                                      Boulevard on 6/11/2017                             THEFT/GRAND at 100 South Palm
Chase Drive on 4/01/2017                        ROBBERY at 300 North Canon Drive                                                                     Drive on 6/15/2017
                                                on 6/18/2017                                      THEFT/GRAND at 200 South Roxbury
IDENTITY THEFT at 100 South Clark                                                                 Drive on 5/24/2017                                 THEFT/GRAND at 300 North Canon
Drive on 4/14/2017                              THEFT/GRAND at 200 North Crescent                                                                    Drive on 5/11/2017
                                                Drive on 6/07/2017                                THEFT/GRAND at 100 South Oakhurst
IDENTITY THEFT at 800 Whittier                                                                    Drive on 6/11/2017                                 THEFT/GRAND at 200 South Linden
Drive on 5/31/2017                              THEFT/GRAND at 5502 Corteen Place                                                                    Drive on 6/16/2017
                                                on 2/01/2017                                      THEFT/GRAND at 400 North Beverly
IDENTITY THEFT at                Gregory/                                                         Drive on 6/02/2017                                 THEFT/GRAND at 300 Mccarty Drive
Robertson on 6/09/2017                          THEFT/GRAND at 8300 Wilshire                                                                         on 5/04/2017
                                                Boulevard on 5/06/2017                            THEFT/GRAND at 100 North Almont
IDENTITY THEFT at 200 N Almont                                                                    Drive on 6/13/2017                                 THEFT/GRAND at 100 Peck Drive on
Drive on 6/10/2017                              THEFT/GRAND at 1700 Tropical                                                                         6/13/2017
                                                Avenue on 5/26/2017                               THEFT/GRAND at 300 Reeves Drive
IDENTITY THEFT at 400 North                                                                       on 6/13/2017                                       THEFT/GRAND at 9500 Wilshire
Beverly Drive on 6/15/2017                      THEFT/GRAND at 300 North Oakhurst                                                                    Boulevard on 6/17/2017
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coverstory                                                                                       tive entrepreneurship, it actually has many life lessons about focusing on what’s
                                                                                                 most important,” said Hunt-Coffey.
                                                                                                    She also notes that by reading this book she can enter the Adult Summer Reading
                                                                                                 Club, which she highly recommends readers check out. “HA!” joked Hunt-Coffey.

Summer Reading
                                                                                                 “Is that a shameless plug or what?”

                                                                                                                      To kick off her summer, Beverly Hills PTA Council co-
What are your neighbors reading?                                                                                   president Rose Kaiserman has opted for Everything,
                                                                                                                   Everything by Nicola Yoon, a coming-of-age story her eleven-
By Olivia Anderson                                                                                                 year-old daughter requested to read. “I decided to read it first
                                                                                                                   to make sure the content was age appropriate,” she said. “I’m
                     Kids and Teens                                                                                 so glad I did!”
                          The Beverly Hills Library Summer Reading Club is officially                                  The book not only provides life lessons about love and sac-
                       in full swing. It is designed to encourage summer reading so as to                           rifice, says Kaiserman, but it also makes for a very enjoyable
                       avoid what Library Manager Marilyn Taniguchi calls the “summer                                read—at any age.
                       slide.” “The idea is simply to read for fun over the summer and
                       discover the joy of reading,” she said. Here’s how the club works:
                        Children and teenagers can sign up for free online or at the library
                        at any time up until the program ends on August 16. They are
                        encouraged to read for 25 hours or more. The city provides chil-                              El Rodeo parent Eric Maman is currently reading Al
                         dren with log books to track their hours, and teenagers will rely on                       Franken’s new book Giant of the Senate. In it, the Minnesota
     the honor system. After reaching a midpoint of 12.5 hours of reading, the younger                              senator works to expose the hypocrisy in the political world,
kids will receive a lanyard and the older kids will receive a multi-colored pencil, as this                         weaving in his own personal experiences with political leaders
year’s theme is “Reading By Design.” In line with the theme, the library will also be                               along the way.
                       orchestrating special programs that center on pop-art projects for                              “It’s an amusing read that describes our government from a
                        the kids. At the end, when they’ve read for 25 hours, every child                            satirist’s point of view,” said Maman. “I would strongly rec-
                        or teenager gets to choose a free book to bring home.                                        ommend it for summer reading.”
                           As for what books to read, Taniguchi has it covered. For young-
                         er kids, she recommends Dog Man and Dog Man Unleashed by
                         Dav Pilkey, the mastermind behind Captain Underpants. “He’s
                         got this humor that just resonates with 9-year-old and 8-year-old
                         boys,” she said. She also suggests Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier,
                         a graphic novel about a young girl whose family relocates to the
                          coast of North Carolina because of her sick sister. “Kids can’t                             For Beverly High parent Nina Kleinert, it’s been a
                          seem to get enough of [graphic novels],” said Taniguchi. For                              priority to read books that can best assist her in raising a boy
young adults, she says the most popular books right now are 13 Reasons Why by Jay                                   she adopted from Ethiopia. Of Beetles & Angels by Mawi
Asher and Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. She says that teenagers typically                                  Asgedom, Kleinert explains, follows the story of “a boy’s
gravitate toward anything being turned into a book or movie. The much-awarded “The                                  remarkable journey from a refugee camp to Harvard.” Her
Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas is another one Taniguchi says has recently gained great                                friend presented her with the book after meeting the author.
deal of traction. It follows an activist who witnesses the police shooting of her unarmed                            “So far so good!!” she said.
friend. “It’s very relevant now,” said Taniguchi.                                                                      Kleinert is also reading “The Wonder of Boys” by Michael
                                                                                                                     Gurian, Ph.D. which she hopes will help her parent her own
Adults                                                                                                               young boy.
   Kids are not the only ones permitted to join the Summer Reading Club. “We encour-
                      age grown-ups and other folks who are already established to be
                      good role models for the children in their lives and to read for
                      fun,” said Taniguchi. Although the library does not track adults                                  BHEA President Telly Tse is currently reading No
                       like it does the kids, they are still welcome to fill out reading logs.                        Shortcuts by Jane McAlevey, a story about how social move-
                       If adults write down three books they’ve read and/or listened to                               ments and labor unions can organize and accomplish their
                       over the summer, they will receive coloring postcards, which are                               goals.
                        intended to help alleviate stress.                                                              “I like it because it’s very relevant in today’s political
                          For adult readers, Taniguchi suggests Colson Whitehead’s                                    atmosphere,” said Tse.
                        much-awarded The Underground Railroad, even though it came
                         out last year. The novel tells the tale of Cora, a slave on a
                         Georgian cotton plantation who makes a getaway for the legend-
ary railroad. “It’s still really popular; it’s still really talked about,” said Taniguchi. She
also suggests Siracusa, whose author Delia Ephron recently stopped by the library to
promote her paperback edition of last year’s novel. The story follows two couples who
travel to Sicaly, Italy for a nice, relaxing summer vacation. “It turns out to be a major
trainwreck,” said Taniguchi.                                                                                            Health and Safety Commissioner MYRA DEMETER’s
   Additionally, adults can participate in the City’s Book Discussion Group, sponsored                                preferred genre is action novels. “I’m always reading at least
by the Friends of the Beverly Hills Public Library. This summer features a discussion                                 one and I follow a bunch of writers and characters,” she said.
of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, a book about the Russian Revolution                                          Her latest read is Lee Child’s Never Go Back, the eighth
that Taniguchi calls “a very charming story.” Facilitated by Judith Palarz, the sessions                              installment of the Jack Reacher series. In this one, former
                       will take place on July 11, 12, and 20. For more information, visit                            military cop Jack Reacher revisits his old unit headquarters
                       www.bhpl.org.                                                                                   near Washington D.C.
                                                                                                                         “I’ve read them all and recently saw one of the movies
                         What are you reading?                                                                         and thought it accurately portrayed the story,” said Demeter.
                         Director of Community Services Nancy Hunt-Coffey
                       has developed an affinity for time-management books.
                       Currently, she’s reading The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy
                       Ferriss. “While on the surface the book seems to be about effec-

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blotter cont. from page 8                                                                                                                                         BURGLARY at 700 North Palm Drive                                                 on 4/25/2017
                                                                                 ASSAULT at 9400 Wilshire Boulevard                                               on 5/21/2017
THEFT/GRAND at 600 Trenton Drive                                                 on 5/19/2017                                                                                                                                                      ROBBERY at 9300 Wilshire Boulevard
on 6/16/2017                                                                                                                                                      IDENTITY THEFT at 1700 Angelo                                                    on 5/15/2017
                                                                                 BURGLARY at 1100 Hillcrest Road on                                               Drive on 4/11/2017
THEFT/GRAND at 9400 South Santa                                                  5/15/2017                                                                                                                                                         THEFT/GRAND at 9200                                           Beverly
Monica Boulevard on 6/17/2017                                                                                                                                     IDENTITY THEFT at 300 Mccarty                                                    Boulevard on 5/15/2017
                                                                                 BURGLARY at Gregory Way/Tower                                                    Drive on 5/15/2017
THEFT/GRAND at 9500 Wilshire                                                     Road on 5/16/2017                                                                                                                                                 THEFT/GRAND at Angelo Drive/
Boulevard on 6/17/2017                                                                                                                                            IDENTITY THEFT at 400 North                                                      Chevy Chase Drive on 4/20/2017
                                                                                 BURGLARY at 300 North Canon Drive                                                Beverly Drive on 1/01/2017
THEFT/GRAND at 400 North Rodeo                                                   on 5/17/2017                                                                                                                                                      THEFT/GRAND at 100 Reeves Drive
Drive on 6/11/2017                                                                                                                                                IDENTITY THEFT at 300 South                                                      on 4/01/2017
                                                                                 BURGLARY at 200 South Linden Drive                                               Wetherly Drive on 5/11/2017
THEFT/GRAND at 600 Arden Drive on                                                on 5/18/2017                                                                                                                                                      THEFT/GRAND at 200 North Rodeo
6/18/2017                                                                                                                                                         IDENTITY THEFT at 300 South                                                      Drive on 5/15/2017
                                                                                 BURGLARY at 100 South Palm Drive                                                 Rexford Drive on 5/15/2017
ASSAULT at 100 South Canon Drive                                                 on 5/18/2017                                                                                                                                                      THEFT/GRAND at 9900 South Santa
on 5/17/2017                                                                                                                                                      IDENTITY THEFT at 2740 Deep                                                      Monica Boulevard on 5/20/2017
                                                                                 BURGLARY at 300 South Beverly                                                    Canyon Drive on 5/10/2017
ASSAULT at 600 North Rexford Drive                                               Drive on 5/19/2017                                                                                                                                                THEFT/GRAND at North Crescent
on 5/16/2017                                                                                                                                                      IDENTITY THEFT at 9600 South Santa                                               Drive/Lomitas Avenue on 5/21/2017
                                                                                 BURGLARY at 400 North Canon Drive                                                Monica Boulevard on 5/18/2017
ASSAULT at 100 South Clark Drive on                                              on 5/20/2017
5/17/2017                                                                                                                                                         IDENTITY THEFT at 200 Lasky Drive

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017136686. The follow-
ing person(s) is/are doing business as: LA NETWORKS RESEARCH.
606 N. Rodeo Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90120. ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS
SOLUTIONS, CORP. 606 N. Rodeo Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90120. This
business is conducted by: a Corporation. Registrant has begun to trans-
act business under the fictitious business name or names listed here on:
01/1999. Signed: Neda B. Shoumer, CFO. This statement is filed with
the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on: 05/26/2017. NOTICE - This
fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed on,
in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name state-                                                                                                                                                                            24-Hour
ment must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name
in violation of the rights of another under federal state, or common law
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Service
(see Section 14411, et seq., B&P) Published: 06/01/17, 6/8/17, 6/15/17,
6/22/17 1086                                                                     LOUNGE; MIDNIGHT BOBA; SAADY ROYAL HOOKAH LOUNGE;                                Company. Registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious          from the date it was filed on, in the office of the county clerk. A new
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017130387. The follow-                      SAADY ROYAL; BLACK MARKET VAPE CO. 8363 Reseda Blvd. #5                          business name or names listed here on: 03/2017. Signed: Jennie Hilliger,         fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The
ing person(s) is/are doing business as: THEDOGBEHAVIOREXPERT.                    Northridge, CA 91324. SHAFI QAZI INC. 4703 W. 161ST St. Lawndale,                President. This statement is filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles          filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of
COM; “I SAID SIT!”; I SAID SIT; “I SAID SIT!” SCHOOL FOR DOGS. 3368              CA 90260. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. Registrant has           County on: 05/16/2017. NOTICE - This fictitious name statement expires           a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under fed-
S. Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034. I SAID SIT SCHOOL FOR                  begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names           five years from the date it was filed on, in the office of the county clerk. A   eral state, or common law (see Section 14411, et seq., B&P) Published:
DOGS, INC. 3368 S. Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034. This busi-             listed here on: N/A. Signed: Mohammad Aseeid Asah Qazi, Secretary.               new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.         06/01/17, 6/8/17, 6/15/17, 6/22/17 1093
ness is conducted by: a Corporation. Registrant has begun to transact            This statement is filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on:          The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this        FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017131878. The following
business under the fictitious business name or names listed here on:             05/11/2017. NOTICE - This fictitious name statement expires five years           state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another        person(s) is/are doing business as: F & G INSURANCE SERVICES. 10471
04/2017. Signed: Elisha Stynchula, President. This statement is filed with       from the date it was filed on, in the office of the county clerk. A new          under federal state, or common law (see Section 14411, et seq., B&P)             Rabbit Rd. Sylmar, CA 91342. FERNANDO F. TORBIDO. 14071 Rabbit
the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on: 05/19/2017. NOTICE - This             fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The         Published: 06/01/17, 6/8/17, 6/15/17, 6/22/17 1091                               Rd. Sylmar, CA 91342; GLEN MORRIS SCHECTER. 5721 Topanga
fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed on,      filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of   FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017135819. The following                    Canyon Blvd. #2 Woodland Hills, CA 91367. This business is conducted
in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name state-         a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under fed-      person(s) is/are doing business as: GERARDO HARDWOOD FLOORS.                     by: a General Partnership. Registrant has begun to transact business
ment must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does         eral state, or common law (see Section 14411, et seq., B&P) Published:           6834 Independence Ave. #3 Canoga Park, CA 9303. GERARDO ISRAEL                   under the fictitious business name or names listed here on: N/A. Signed:
not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name      06/01/17, 6/8/17, 6/15/17, 6/22/17 1089                                          DEMEZA CRUZ. 6834 Independence Ave. #3 Canoga Park, CA 9303.                     Glen Morris Schecter, Partner. This statement is filed with the County
in violation of the rights of another under federal state, or common law         FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017125045. The following                    This business is conducted by: an Individual. Registrant has begun to            Clerk of Los Angeles County on: 05/22/2017. NOTICE - This fictitious
(see Section 14411, et seq., B&P) Published: 06/01/17, 6/8/17, 6/15/17,          person(s) is/are doing business as: DA SHEETS LADY. 7862 Apperson                transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed here        name statement expires five years from the date it was filed on, in the
6/22/17 1087                                                                     St. Sunland, CA 91040. REBECCA MATE. 7862 Apperson St. Sunland,                  on: N/A. Signed: Gerardo Israel Demeza Cruz, Owner. This statement               office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017125537. The fol-                         CA 91040. This business is conducted by: an Individual. Registrant has           is filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on: 05/25/2017.             be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself
lowing person(s) is/are doing business as: JCSA MANAGEMENT. 743                  begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names           NOTICE - This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date         authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation
Marine Ave. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. JAMES FURLAN. 743 Marine                  listed here on: N/A. Signed: Rebecca Mate, Owner. This statement is              it was filed on, in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious busi-       of the rights of another under federal state, or common law (see Section
Ave. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. This business is conducted by: an                filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on: 05/15/2017.                ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this         14411, et seq., B&P) Published: 06/01/17, 6/8/17, 6/15/17, 6/22/17 1094
Individual. Registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious       NOTICE - This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date         statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious     FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017131876. The following
business name or names listed here on: N/A. Signed: James Furlan,                it was filed on, in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious busi-       business name in violation of the rights of another under federal state,         person(s) is/are doing business as: RAZBANNIA CONSULTING. 18653
Owner. This statement is filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles              ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this         or common law (see Section 14411, et seq., B&P) Published: 06/01/17,             Ventura Blvd. #247 Tarzana, CA 91356. R.M.G. FUNDING GROUP, INC.
County on: 05/16/2017. NOTICE - This fictitious name statement expires           statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious     6/8/17, 6/15/17, 6/22/17 1092                                                    18653 Ventura Blvd. #247 Tarzana, CA 91356. This business is conduct-
five years from the date it was filed on, in the office of the county clerk. A   business name in violation of the rights of another under federal state,         FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017134386. The follow-                      ed by: a Corporation. Registrant has begun to transact business under
new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.         or common law (see Section 14411, et seq., B&P) Published: 06/01/17,             ing person(s) is/are doing business as: VVS QUALITY. 5759 Tujunga                the fictitious business name or names listed here on: 02/2016. Signed:
The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this        6/8/17, 6/15/17, 6/22/17 1090                                                    Ave. North Hollywood, CA 91601. VAGRAM BRUTYAN. 9787 Sunland                     Michel Razbannia, President. This statement is filed with the County
state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another        FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017125653. The follow-                      Blvd. Sunland, CA 91040. This business is conducted by: an Individual.           Clerk of Los Angeles County on: 05/22/2017. NOTICE - This fictitious
under federal state, or common law (see Section 14411, et seq., B&P)             ing person(s) is/are doing business as: WOODLAND HILLS IPHONE                    Registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious business          name statement expires five years from the date it was filed on, in the
Published: 06/01/17, 6/8/17, 6/15/17, 6/22/17 1088                               REPAIR; WOODLAND HILLS CELLPHONE SALES. 22750 Ventura Blvd.                      name or names listed here on: 03/2007. Signed: Vagram Brutyan, Owner.            office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: 2017122176. The follow-                      Woodland Hills, CA 91364. HILLIGER LLC. 28220 Agoura Rd. Agoura                  This statement is filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on:          be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself
ing person(s) is/are doing business as: MIDNIGHT BOBA HOOKAH                     Hills, CA 91301. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability              05/24/2017. NOTICE - This fictitious name statement expires five years           authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation
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