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Closing timeNeighbors unite in support of Pepy’s Galley, facing eviction in June after 44 years at AMF Mar Vista LanesBy Joe Piasecki

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oPinion Letters to the editor ...................................................................... 5

Wall Street is picking L.A.’s pockets ............................................. 6

neWs Bakery permit hits mystery snag ................................................. 8

Mother’s Beach gets bad marks for water quality .......................10

Knabe dials back fee hikes .........................................................10

FeatUre Mar Vista fixture Pepy’s Galley may be forced to close ...............12

this WeeK Festival explores Venice beats ................................................... 15

Kahamamoku Klassic returns .....................................................15

Westside Happenings .................................................................18

Santa Monica celebrates John Byers ........................................ 26

Meg Linton leaves the Ben Maltz Gallery .................................. 27

Food&drinK The Coffee Company makes a fine breakfast .............................17

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Butler the best choice for state Senate Re: Argonaut endorsement of

Sandra FlukeWe strongly support Betsy Butler

for the 26th California senate District seat. Quite simply, Betsy has a remarkable and proven record of accomplishments in sacramento and locally. Attention paid to local needs has been the hallmark of her service throughout the 26th state senate District. As in her previous campaigns, Betsy is running against opponents well funded by special interests. Gov. Jerry Brown signed 14 of

Betsy’s bills into law — bills that focused on protections for seniors, veterans and the environment as well as on consumer product safety. And all that happened over just two years! Betsy has demonstrated her effectiveness as a legislator and deserves our vote to return her to state government.Betsy has been a resident of

Marina del Rey and a leader in the area for over two decades, fighting against overdevelopment and working to maintain open space for healthy, sustainable communities. In our community, Betsy collaborated with former City Councilman Bill Rosendahl to clean up and increase the safety of the sepulveda Boulevard tunnel under Los Angeles International Airport. she has staunchly advocated against moving the

runways at LAX and for protecting our wetlands.As our state Assembly member,

Betsy introduced a resolution to create and place a Japanese American Memorial Marker in Venice, at the site where local Japanese American citizens were rounded up and sent to internment camps during World War II. Betsy has personally supported and participated in the Venice neighborhood Council’s annual BBQ and the Great Venice toy Drive. In torrance, Betsy led the

effort to turn fallow land into multi-use sports fields and, in

March of this year, dedicated 6.2 acres as sports fields which are now enjoyed by hundreds of people daily. Betsy also worked with Redondo Beach leaders to ensure the seaside Lagoon remained open and accessible to the community, and she personally led the effort to address ongoing water contamination affecting the lagoon.Betsy has been endorsed by

current and former elected leaders from across the district, including Bill Rosendahl, Howard Fishman, Jeff Duclos, Hany Fangary, George schmeltzer, steve sammarco, former Redondo Beach Mayor

Mike Gin, Bill Brand, Pat Furey, Gene Barnett, Kurt Weideman and Portia Cohen as well as the santa Monica firefighters, the Torrance firefighters, the Torrance Police Dept., the Redondo Beach Police Dept., the Los Angeles County Lifeguards Assoc. and the Los Angeles Airport Police Officers Assoc. Iconic leaders Dolores Huerta and Lilly Ledbetter have also endorsed Betsy’s candidacy. Betsy also received over 70%

of the votes cast at the West LA Democratic Club’s 26th senate District Candidates Forum in April, at which every candidate running participated, and has been

endorsed by the Beach Cities and torrance Democratic clubs. on June 3 we will be supporting

Betsy Butler, our neighbor and ally in fighting for the entire Westside. Linda Lucks, s. scott Mayers,

David Barish, West LA Democratic Club President Cara Robin, James evans , Daniel samikow, sylvia Aroth, Don novak, Dave Lumian, Marc saltzberg, Helen stotler, David ewing, Karen Wolfe

Lieu’s affirmative action stance a deal-breaker Re: Argonaut endorsement of Ted

LieuCalifornia campuses are


By david sirotaWhen a city is forced to spend more

on Wall street fees than on basic public services, it is a sign of trouble. When that city is one of America’s biggest population centers, it is a sign of a burgeoning crisis.that’s the key takeaway from a recent

report looking at Los Angeles city finances over the last few years. Published by the union-backed Fix LA Coalition, the report details how the city has slashed its spending in the wake of revenue losses from the Wall Street-engineered financial crisis. Yet, as the analysis shows, the city is nonetheless still being crushed by Wall Street — in this specific case, it is being forced to spend more than $200 million a year on financial fees. For some context, that’s more than the city spends each year maintaining all of its roads.So what specifically are these fees?

According to the data, more than $130 million worth of fees go to Wall street money managers who oversee some of the city’s pension investments. that’s only a conservative estimate, however,

gleaned from analyzing documents that are publicly available. Because there’s no single central accounting of the fees, and because other fees may be secret, the report notes that, just like in most locales, “neither the boards nor the investment staff employed by the boards know [exactly] how much they pay in total fees.”Moving forward, Los Angeles is now on

the hook for $65.8 million worth of new fees in the next 14 years, thanks to a 2006 interest-rate swap deal.“[those] deals were sold on the

assumption that they would save L.A. taxpayers money,” notes the report. “But after the banks crashed the economy, the federal government drove down interest rates as part of the bank bailout, and now the banks are reaping a windfall at taxpayers’ expense.”If this latter part of the story sounds

familiar, that’s because it is all too common. Indeed, as my PandoDaily colleague nathaniel Mott and I have reported, this particular scheme has plagued cities across the country.

For instance, a recent study by former Goldman sachs investment banker Wallace turbeville documented how an interest-rate swap deal was a big driver of Detroit’s fiscal crisis. In his report documenting Wall street’s demands for “upwards of $250 to $350 million in swap termination payments,” turbeville concluded that “a strong case can be made that the banks that sold these swaps may have breached their ethical, and possibly legal, obligations to the city in executing these deals.”Likewise, Rolling stone’s Matt taibbi

documented how interest-rate swaps in connection with a water treatment plant were at the heart of Jefferson County, Alabama’s infamous bankruptcy.Meanwhile, a 2010 front-page story in

The New York Times showed how a swap deal in Denver orchestrated by then-superintendent Michael Bennet blew a hole in the city’s school budget. In 2013, Bloomberg news reported that “Wall street banks collected $215.6 million that Denver’s public schools paid to unwind swaps and sell bonds” — a sum that

“is about two-thirds of annual teaching expenses.” Recounting all of this is enough to depress anyone, but there is at least some sliver of good news. Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz is proposing to exclude the banks at the center of the interest-rate scheme from any future business with the city unless those banks renegotiate the terms of their rapacious deal.While this may not be a comprehensive

solution — and may not work perfectly — it is a start. the proposal shows that there are still ways for cities to start combating Wall street’s most destructive schemes. The fight is certainly long overdue, but better late than never.David Sirota is a staff writer at

PandoDaily and author of the best-selling books “Hostile Takeover,” “The Uprising” and “Back to Our Future.” Visit davidsirota.com or follow @davidsirota on Twitter. A version of this column also appeared at AlterNet.org.

going backwards in terms of educational opportunity for black and Latino students. While rising costs are a factor, the shutdown of affirmative action has had a brutal effect on black and brown enrollment at UC and elsewhere. As the courts keep closing the already narrow window on equal opportunity in their wrong-headed affirmative action decisions, those of us who care about social justice need to be monitoring the political arena for chances to keep some windows open. the upcoming congressional race to

replace Rep. Henry Waxman turns out to be one place where affirmative action advocates could weigh in and make a difference.to rectify some of the damage done by

Proposition 209, minority legislators in sacramento, backed by other progressives, were shepherding through a proposed state constitutional amendment (sCA 5) to reinstate affirmative action in higher education. this seemed well on track to passage until a few Asian-American legislators — including state sen. ted Lieu, the leading contender among would-be Waxman successors — made a sudden U-turn and decided to pull their support, bringing these remedial efforts to a halt. In response to Lieu’s abandonment of the

cause, six minority legislators withdrew their endorsements of him, issuing a public statement citing “inclusion and diversity” as “core democratic values.” As educators and alumni/alumnae we strongly share that commitment to an inclusive educational system, reflective of the diversity of our minority-majority state. We hope you do too. While sen. Lieu has in several ways been a constructive and progressive legislator, we view the abandonment of this

goal as a deal-breaker.Review the stances of the various

candidates for Congress on these educational opportunity issues. Choose carefully, and vote June 3. natividad Vazquez, santa Monica College

facultysylvia Hurtado, Mignon Moore,

Concepcion Valadez, UCLA faculty erin Aubry Kaplan, Antioch University /

UCLA Black Alumni Assn. Devin Murphy, president, Associated

students UCLAConrado Contreras, vice president,

Associated students UCLAJohn seeley, Americans for Democratic

Action

Plenty of Riordan to go aroundRe: “The money behind the mailers,”

news, May 22Both Amy Howorth and Ben Allen,

candidates for the 26th state senate district, sent me political mailers.Howorth’s mailer quotes L.A.’s Republican

former Mayor Richard Riordan as saying, “I am pleased to endorse Amy Howorth for the state senate.” Allen’s mailer quotes Riordan as saying,

“I’m proud to support Ben Allen for California’s 26th state senate seat.”How can Riordan endorse both Howorth

and Allen?Lest you think Allen leans Republican,

yet another Allen mailer quotes Democratic state sen. Fran Pavley as saying, “I wholeheartedly endorse Ben Allen for the state senate.” the Riordan and Pavley endorsements are touted in separate mailers.As during every election season, voters

are being flooded with confusing and

contradictory political mailers. We’re just supposed to peruse the feel-good photos of candidates and their smiling families, note that they’ve been endorsed by powerful people, and not think too much beyond that.thomas M. sipossanta Monica

A vote for Williamson is a vote for EarthGreat news! Marianne Williamson supports

the full protection of the great blue herons and their nesting trees at Mariners Village, and she also supports the designation of Mariners Village as an historic site, perhaps part of an historic district — a designation that the national Park service can make. In addition, Marianne, when elected,

will immediately introduce a study bill for the national Park service to look at the possibilities for establishing a Los Angeles Coast national Recreation Area, which would have the Ballona Wetlands as a centerpiece and consider the possibility for other areas along the coast to be included. such a designation would not only bring the strongest possible protection for wildlife and native plant populations, it would also bring the possibility of federal funds for land protection in the coastal areas as well as funding for ecotourism-related transportation, such as ferry service and other transportation options that could assist in clearing up some of our gridlock.Vote for Marianne Williamson for

Congress. I have no question in my mind about Marianne Williamson's loyalty — she is loyal to you and me. that is everything in my book. What are you loyal to: a political party? Has it worked? I am not challenging any particular party’s values, but I am

questioning their loyalties. When do we begin voting for the person instead of the party? How many disappointments will it take? It is time for some common sense back in government. Yes, Marianne is spiritual. our country was

founded on spiritual principles. Marianne is non-partisan, and our Founding Fathers warned us about a two-party system. they said to get in and get out … take care of political business and then get back to work. Marianne is a self-made entrepreneur who is not running for a new career, she is running to make a difference. she is running to get special interest money out of politics. Marianne is a product of our free-enterprise system. Benjamin Franklin said, “We have given

you a democratic-republic … if you can keep it.” Mayer Amschel Rothschild said, "Give me control of a nation's currency, and I care not who makes the laws." Which path do you choose: Benjamin Franklin's or Mayer Rothschild's? Vote for Marianne Williamson and you vote for freedom and the democratic process; vote for a two-party system, and you vote for business as usual.

William R. HicksMarina del Rey

Know before you voteRe: Argonaut endorsements of Ted Lieu,

Sheila KuehlIn 2011, ted Lieu opposed a law which

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CORRECTIONSActivating previously approved bonds associated with Proposition 41 — a state ballot

measure that would replace underutilized mortgage subsidies for military veterans with rental housing supports for vets at risk of homelessness — would incur financing costs of about $50 million per year for 15 years, according to a secretary of state ballot summary. the photos that appeared with last week’s story on the Muscle Beach International Classic

should have been credited to Michael Hall.

tails off live sharks and dumping them back into the ocean to die. It’s a brutal, non-sustainable practice that’s decimating many shark species. ted Lieu also decided to investigate air

pollution emanating from the state’s airports. In november 2011, he held a senate select Committee on Air Quality hearing on airport air pollution in West L.A. According to a senate press release, the committee was to review issues of air pollution around the state, but Lieu’s taxpayer-supported “statewide study” covered one airport — santa Monica airport — and none of the general aviation airports in his district. obviously, Lieu was grandstanding for his West L.A. and Mar Vista constituents who’ve wanted to close the airport for years. In December 2012, after Lowe’s Home

Improvement centers pulled their ads from a tLC reality tV series about a Muslim family, Lieu sent a letter to their chief executive officer accusing him of “naked religious bigotry.” Lieu threatened legislative action, including a senate resolution asking for a boycott if Lowe’s didn’t apologize to Muslims and reinstate its ads. Worse yet, when interviewed about it on Fox 11 news, Lieu seemed totally unaware that 65 other national advertisers had also pulled their ads.Last year, Lieu broke a promise to seniors

at santa Monica College’s emeritus College to oppose a senate bill that would have banned state funding of emeritus college programs for older adults. Wendy Greuel or almost anyone else would

be a better choice than Lieu.In 2008, sheila Kuehl repeatedly misled

santa Monica voters about ballot Measure t, which would have placed an annual 75,000-square-foot cap on the city’s commercial development for 13 years. the measure failed at the polls in november 2008. Developers spent over $800,000 to defeat

it — a record for a local campaign at the time — and outspent t’s proponents by 10 to one. Kuehl was featured on a number of mailers

stating that Measure t would encourage landlords to demolish affordable apartments and displace renters. Measure t addressed only commercial development and specifically exempted residential property. It had nothing to do with renters and it didn’t encourage landlords to demolish affordable apartments.Kuehl’s a smart woman. she knew

better, and her statements completely misrepresented the measure. What else will Kuehl misrepresent if she

acquires Yaroslavsky’s seat? That’s why I’m supporting Bobby shriver. He won’t sell us out. the third District needs a supervisor with integrity. that’s shriver.

Bill Bauersanta Monica

Candidates promise more of the sameRe: “The Year of the Woman in Local

Politics,” feature story, May 15Really? Regardless of their sex, all the

women on the front page of the Argonaut are Democrats. they will continue to bow

to the state’s Democratic political machine that has seen California go down to 47th in the nation as the best place for businesses. It’s the same party that has run down the schools and presided over the underfunding of pensions while spending the money on pet projects. All they represent is more of the same failures and high taxes that have been heaped on citizens of this state for 20-plus years.sexual preference only matters to leftists.

I could care less what race, color or creed a candidate is. Give me candidates that will fight the political machine that ruined this state. Until that time, why bother going to the polls?

André BelottoWestchester

It’s about policy, not genderRe: “The Year of the Woman in Local

Politics,” feature story, May 15the Argonaut recently spotlighted the

many women running for office in the Santa Monica Bay.Former Los Angeles City Controller

Wendy Greuel claims that women making up 18% of congressional representatives is “not good enough.” However, her reasons for getting elected are not good enough, either. From blaming the tea Party for the ills of Washington, D.C., to replaying the tired and broken “War on Women” rhetoric about reproductive rights and the glass ceiling, Greuel ignores real policies and attacks straw men (or women?) to distract from her “not good enough” record.Marianne Williamson has a non-special-

interest following, yet for most supporters her “special interest” includes disaffected leftists who want someone to stand outside of both parties. At least Williamson is relying on individual donations with a commitment toward restoring civil liberties.Former Assemblywoman Betsy Butler

switched her campaigning from an Assembly race to the state senate seat. Contrary to the Argonaut’s description, she did not lose her Assembly seat by a “razor-thin” margin, but by 1,000 votes, in part because of her abstention on a key teacher reform bill, sB 1530, which would have expedited the process to terminate teachers guilty of misconduct.Manhattan Beach Mayor Amy Howorth

offered that a representative government should have “over 50% women.” Why? How is a war on men supposed to bridge a disconnect between elite politicians and everyday voters?Sandra Fluke’s campaign is a fluke (and a

joke). Claiming that ten years of legislative advocacy qualifies her, Fluke trumpets standing up to conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh that she has a right to demand the government pay for her birth control. Really?Why should voters evaluate anyone based

on gender? Based on the issues, policies and their views, none of the featured female candidates offered candid reasons for voters to support them.

Arthur Christopher schapertorrance


NEWS ArgonautNews.com

By Gary WalkerUnder most circumstances, a

restaurant seeking to expand by converting a nearby office building into a sister location would have resulted in a routine permit hearing at the local level.But this is Venice, and the

restaurant is Abbot Kinney hotspot Gjelina — a hip, high-end eatery that some welcome as an asset in maintaining the boulevard’s GQ-anointed “Coolest block in America” status, but that others see as part of a wave of gentrification threatening the sustainability of local heritage and culture. Gjelina is seeking permits to

launch a bakery concept that would also serve alcohol at 320 sunset Ave. and is already converting a former office duplex on Abbot Kinney Boulevard into a second Gjelina location. Let the drama and political

intrigue begin. Citing “perceptions of

impropriety” by neighborhood council Land Use and Planning Committee members during

the approvals process, Venice neighborhood Council President Linda Lucks took the unusual step of removing discussion of Gjelina’s sunset Avenue permit applications from a May 7 council committee agenda.“Due to a lot of complaints

from both the applicant and the community, with the perceptions of impropriety by certain [committee] members and after conferring with city attorney’s office, the Dept. of neighborhood empowerment and some key board members, I determined that I had the authority to pull the item from the [committee agenda] and take it directly to the board,” Lucks said. Lucks said Gjelina

representatives and several residents had questioned the integrity of more than one of the committee members. But whatever specific actions

may have triggered those perceptions of impropriety, Lucks and the city attorney’s office aren’t saying.

Lucks announced during the meeting that she would appoint a former committee member — “someone who is not tainted by the perceptions of impropriety,” she said — to craft a new staff report, but during a May 20 meeting the council voted to create an ad hoc committee to gather materials on the proposed bakery. the Land Use and Planning

Committee member who was previously in charge of the Gjelina staff report, contractor and Venice Farmers Market founder Jim Murez, naturally took umbrage with Lucks’ decision. “this is all being fabricated by

her to create a bleak picture of the committee,” said Murez, who acknowledged that he knows the project’s architect. “For her to come in and say that she has the authority to take an item off of the agenda is untrue.”Murez went on to say that he

suspected the move had more to do with the then-approaching May 18 neighborhood council

election than it did with the Gjelina project. “I think [Lucks] is quite the

politician. she’s trying to get Robin Rudisill elected [as chair of the land use and planning committee].”As it would turn out, Rudisill

defeated Murez for the committee leadership seat by a 646-490 margin.Lucks, who openly endorsed

Rudisill, denied that local politics influenced her decision. “When things are so

questionable and there are so many people from all sides questioning the process, I think it is in the best interests of the community is to remove it and send to the full board,” she said.For his part, Gjelina owner Fran

Camaj is staying clear of the political fray. He didn’t express a preference one way or the other about how the council handled the approvals process. “Whatever is best for the

community,” he said. Venice remains divided

on topics of growth and

development, and the council’s Land Use and Planning Committee has drawn criticism by residents who are critical of many larger commercial and residential projects that they claim are pricing others out of the neighborhood. Change-of-use petitions like

the one being sought by Gjelina for its planned sunset Avenue bakery are very common, but this one appears to have taken on the baggage associated with the wider gentrification debate. This is also not the first time

that Lucks and some members of the Land Use and Planning Committee have clashed over development issues over the past two years.“there have always been

controversial projects in Venice,” Lucks said. “this one, particularly because it came from all directions and there were a lot of strange things going on … it just seemed like the right thing to do to take it out of their hands.”[email protected]

Bakery permit hits mysterious snagVenice Neighborhood Council reboots approval process after ‘perceptions of impropriety’ emerge

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By Gary Walker

Parking rates will be increasing at several county-run lots in Marina del Rey in June, but not as much as officials had initially planned. Citing a need to adjust prices

stuck at 2009 levels, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Beaches and Harbors had proposed daily parking rate hikes of between $2 and $5 at several high-demand lots. Mother’s Beach adjacent Lot no. 10, for example, would have gone up from $8 to $10 on weekdays and from $10 to $15 on weekends, and other lots on Admiralty Way and Panay Way would have been similarly impacted. But thanks to the intervention of

Los Angeles County supervisor Don Knabe, those fee increases were sliced roughly in half. At the urging of Knabe, the

board voted unanimously on May 13 to cap this season’s parking fee increases for the marina at $2.50. “While I appreciate the need for

additional revenue for department operations, many of the proposed fees are big one-time jumps. … I understand that some surrounding communities charge as much or more as the proposed fees, but they didn’t get to those levels all at once,” Knabe told his colleagues on the board. “We need to remember it is our

residents and visitors who pay the price when we increase our fees to keep up with the Joneses, and for many of these residents and visitors the Great Recession is still a factor in their bottom line,” he continued. the Knabe compromise also

beat back fee hikes planned for youth recreational programs in the marina, but did not trim rate increases for boat docking and

storage. Dry stack storage prices for

motorized boats up to 21 feet, currently $110 per month, are set to go up to $150. For larger boats, fees may climb to between $250 and $500 depending on length.Docking rates for Basin H at

Burton Chace Park are also going up to $6 per foot for yachts over 100 feet long.Proposed fees for the Dept.

of Beaches and Harbors’ Water Awareness, training, education and Recreation youth outreach camps — being revived after they were discontinued in 2011 due to budget constraints — will see a flat increase of $35. that increase matches what

was proposed for some camp programs, all of which previously cost $165, but spared the popular sailing camp from going up to $375. Knabe said the proposed

hikes were “upwards of 127%, despite the fact that these programs specifically target the disadvantaged and inner-city youth who may not otherwise experience these ocean-related safety activities.” Beaches and Harbors had

proposed the increases as a way to help cover losses on equipment maintenance and labor costs as well as fund discounts for lower-income families, according to documents. In total, proposed fee hikes

would have raised an estimated $1.2 million per year for county coffers. the impact of Knabe’s revisions on the bottom line was not immediately clear. “I don’t want to do anything

to put a dent in tourism right when we are trying to improve the visitor experience,” Knabe said during his May 9 “state of the Marina” address at tony P’s

Dockside Grill. “It’s always a balance between covering our costs and my general dislike of fee increases because of the impact on businesses and visitors.”David Levine, president of

the association that represents those who hold county leases to maintain housing or do business within the county-run harbor, praised Knabe for softening what could have been a bigger blow to customers’ pocketbooks. “there were lessees who

were very concerned about the [proposed] significant proportional increase in parking and other fees. We were concerned that it could hurt many businesses in the marina,” Levine said. “Any reduction is likely to help maintain access to Marina del Rey, which is a good thing.”[email protected]

Knabe dials back marina fee hikesParking, boat storage and youth program prices are still going up in June, however

Mother’s Beach gets bad marks for water qualityHeal the Bay’s Beach Report Card ranks it as the third most polluted beach in the state

By Gary WalkerDespite general improvements

in coastline water quality up and down the state, pollution remains a “bummer” for two local beaches.Marina “Mother’s” Beach in

Marina del Rey and the shoreline near the santa Monica Pier ranked as some of the state’s most polluted beaches in Heal the Bay’s Beach 2014 Report Card, which analyzed water quality up and down the California coast.Mother’s Beach was no. 3 on

Heal the Bay’s “Beach Bummers” list of most polluted shorelines in the state, and santa Monica Pier ranked seventh.Heal the Bay analysts assigned

letter guides from A to F based on measurements of bacterial pollution at 92 beach monitoring

sites in Los Angeles County over several reporting periods.About 90% of L.A. County

beaches received A or B grades for the high-traffic summer period of April through october 2013, a 6% overall improvement from last year.Also on the brighter side, the

stretch of Venice Beach near Windward Avenue made the report’s Honor Roll, posting an A+ grade for water quality. Dockweiler state Beach in Playa

del Rey also had an excellent report card, posting all As.Kirsten James, Heal the Bay’s

science and policy director for water quality, attributed Venice Beach’s high score to storm water collection projects that the Los Angeles Bureau of sanitation has initiated in Venice over the past several years.

“one of the reasons that we’ve seen trends in improving water quality statewide is the low amount of precipitation over the last year, so in general I think we’re seeing upward trends. But I also think this speaks to the fact that the city of Los Angeles is doing some great work to basically capture [storm water runoff] before it gets into the ocean,” James said.James noted that decreased

rainfall levels during the statewide drought created less opportunity for urban runoff and may have been a factor in water quality improvements at many beaches. More than 95% of monitored California beach sites posted A or B grades.Mother’s Beach, a popular

destination for families with small children, has historically posted poor Beach Report Card grades due to a lack of water circulation, according to the report. Mother’s Beach is located at the back of Marina del Rey harbor, where it is susceptible to urban runoff but protected from waves and tides that can flush out toxins.“that’s a very sad story, because

there are so many children who go to that beach because it’s sort of protected from the tides. We see trends with enclosed beaches like that where there tend to be poorer grades because there’s less circulation,” James said.A water circulation device near

Mother’s Beach was apparently not functioning properly during

tests, which might have affected pollution levels, she said.Los Angeles County Dept.

of Beaches and Harbors spokeswoman Carol Baker confirmed that water circulators at Mother’s Beach were out of commission for a good portion of last year and didn’t come back online until fall. the water circulators “are like

two giant propellers located under the docks [around Mothers Beach] that basically circulate the water. on the surface you can see the tiniest movement because of them, but they’re circulating the water below,” Baker said. “We’re hoping that, with the circulators now functioning, the water quality will improve.”County flood control upgrades

underway at oxford Basin may also help filter storm water runoff before it flows into the harbor, she said. Infrastructure disrepair may also

be to blame for santa Monica Pier’s low score — specifically broken netting to prevent bird roosting on the pier, said James, which led to an accumulation of animal waste. Los Angeles Waterkeeper

executive Director elizabeth Crosson said she is optimistic that water quality improvements at locations such as Venice Beach are being driven by storm water collection efforts, but the next wet year will be the true test of their effectiveness. “I certainly hope the city’s

projects have yielded great results, but I would like to see how these projects behave when we have more precipitation,” Crosson said. “We don’t have any evidence that the pollution has stopped. At this point it looks like it’s not getting into the ocean.”City storm water collection

efforts are funded by Proposition o, a 2004 water bond supported by more than 70% of Los Angeles voters. the measure authorized the city to issue $500 million for water protection projects and beach pollution prevention. The first project to benefit

from those funds was the Grand Avenue tree Wells Project, installed near the corner of Rialto Avenue and Alhambra Court in 2008. A $14-million Proposition o

project at Penmar Park in Venice includes a storm water storage tank capable of retaining 2.75 million gallons and will be used to irrigate the baseball field and golf course. Bureau of sanitation Director

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A volunteer security patrol officer for the upscale Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey is recovering after being stabbed twice by a man he confronted for trespassing on the property.the stabbing occurred at around 11:30

a.m. on May 16 in the club’s parking lot area. earnie Barker, 64, was treated for knife

wounds to his abdomen and arm and has since been released from the hospital, wife Rikki Barker said. earnie Barker and club Rear Commodore

Josh Merel had approached a disheveled man and asked him to leave the property when the man physically attacked Merel, said Rikki Barker, formerly general manager of the Argonaut. “Both asked the man to leave. When the

man attacked Josh, earnie went to help Josh and the man turned his full attention to earnie,” Rikki Barker said. During the scuffle, the man used a shiv

A former Marina del Rey resident who penned several novels while living at a homeless shelter and struggling to recover from drug and alcohol addiction, author John stover died May 3 at his single room occupancy apartment in downtown Los Angeles. A celebration of stover’s life is set for

sunday — what would have been stover’s 64th birthday — at the santa Monica Windjammer Yacht Club in Marina del Rey. earlier this year, stover completed his

“Love Rescue Me” trilogy of quasi-autobiographical adventure novels, which he wrote two hours at a time on Los Angeles Central Library computers while living otut of downtown’s Midnight Mission. He signed his latest novel on April 10 at Book soup and had been set to participate in a library panel on homelessness in August. stover struggled with addictions to

heroin, pharmaceuticals and alcohol for much of his adult life and relapsed hard after a debilitating surfing accident, he explained during an April interview about his books. Prior to that he had operated a clothing

business and had donated some of its profits to the Midnight Mission. While homeless in 2012 and early 2013,

stover was resuscitated three times after overdosing on drugs but by early 2014 had been clean and sober for months, his adult daughter Katy stover said.

“He was the comeback kid. He was doing very well,” said stover, 23 and a teacher in Washington, D.C.stover said neighbors and others who

regularly interacted with her father believe he remained sober until the day he died, when authorities discovered an empty bottle of vodka in his apartment that stover believes her father had used for pain management. “that saturday he woke up in a lot of

pain and told his neighbor about it,” she said. “Pain meds had been what relapsed him the last time so he was afraid to take them. A lot of times he didn’t go to the doctor [for prescriptions] because he didn’t want to take the risk.”stover isn’t sure whether it was one last

drink that killed her father, but knows that he had been told that his fragile body could no longer handle alcohol and other substances. An autopsy was not preformed. Friends and family will scatter stover’s

ashes in santa Monica Bay on May 31. the saturday memorial is intended to be

a “joyous occasion,” said stover. “that’s what my dad would have wanted. that, and for people to read his books.” The memorial service takes place

from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Santa Monica Windjammer Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way. Call (818) 577-7655 for information.

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Despite his injures, Barker helped Merel pin the man to the ground until help arrived.

or dagger to stab Barker twice before Barker managed to free himself from the tussle by delivering a kick to the chest. Despite his injures, Barker helped Merel pin the man to the ground until help arrived. sheriff’s deputies arrested the man, but

information about his identity and the charges against him was not immediately available.

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By Joe Piaseckisome say it’s a sign of changing times.

others see it as a front line in the battle against continued gentrification of the Westside. For Joseph Gonzalez — better known as Pepy to patrons of his traditional neighborhood diner inside AMF Mar Vista Lanes — it’s simply a heartbreaker. After 44 years at the corner of Venice

and Grand View boulevards, Pepy’s Galley has been ordered to shutter for good on June 30 to make way for bowling alley renovations that would exclude a public restaurant. Also being evicted is Phil Yoakum, who

has operated a tiny bowling supply and ball-drilling shop inside the lanes since 1974. Reaction among Mar Vista residents has

been swift and resounding. In just a few days, a “save Pepy’s” group on Facebook ballooned to more than 5,100 members, and an online petition has received some 2,700 electronic signatures. on sunday afternoon, more than 200

people gathered outside the restaurant for a rally in support of the two longtime local businesses. Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin was among them. “every neighborhood has its special

spots — places that generations of residents have known and shared, places that feel iconic, places that are part of the heartbeat of the community,” Bonin said. “on the Westside, one of those spots is Pepy’s Galley, and I am standing with the neighbors who are asking the new owners of the Mar Vista Lanes to reconsider their decision and keep this special place in our neighborhood.”

'54 years of basic neglect’Following the 2012 bankruptcy of

AMF, the company merged last year with Bowlmor Lanes to create Bowlmor AMF Inc., a conglomerate in control of some 270 bowling centers in the United states

Closing timeNeighbors unite in support of Pepy’s Galley, facing eviction in June after 44 years at AMF Mar Vista Lanes

and Mexico. Renovations at AMF Mar Vista Lanes

are necessary to keep the location solvent, Bowlmor AMF Ceo tom shannon wrote in a letter distributed at the bowling alley on sunday. “AMF Mar Vista Lanes opened in 1960

and has not had a major upgrading since that time. the entire infrastructure is old, dated, unreliable and uneconomic. I can think of no other business that has operated with success after 54 years of basic neglect. the facility does not earn enough to pay a market rent,” shannon wrote.the company has rejected offers to sell

the expansive 28-lane facility and its large parking lot to developers who would build upscale condominiums, he added. In addition to untenable bowling

revenues, maintaining the lease for Pepy’s Galley since acquiring the building in July has also been a money-losing scenario, according to the company. “It is impossible to economically

maintain the current arrangement with Pepy’s Galley, as his rent is a small fraction of market rent and the restaurant space would need close to $1 million in upgrades to bring it to current code,” shannon wrote of the inadvertently retro diner, where a very narrow walkway

separates a plastic-laminate dining counter from a handful of cushioned window-side booths.the renovated bowling alley would not

feature a public restaurant, with food being brought in to serve only bowling patrons, according to the letter.

‘Don’t have the guts’Gonzalez, who broke down in tears as he

briefly addressed supporters last weekend, said that his most pressing concerns are the fates of his 20 longtime employees. “I treat my employees like my family,

and my employees treat the customers like family. this is what hurts me the most. All of a sudden my employees, who have been with me 20, 25, 30 years — they’re out on the street,” said Gonzalez, 74. Although public dialogue began little

more than a week ago, a representative for Bowlmor AMF said Gonzalez had been given a 60-day notice to vacate the property by June 30. Gonzalez said he was initially reluctant

to break the news to his employees and

is waiting until the last minute to issue official layoff notices: “I don’t have the guts to tell them, ‘My kids, we’re out. I’m sorry.’ What else can I say?” When completed, bowling alley

renovations are expected to create 20 to 30 jobs, according to shannon’s letter.But that’s little comfort to Milagros

Frausto, who — at 15 years — is one of Gonzalez’s newer employees. “I had a savings plan for my son’s

college. I can’t think about that now,” Frausto said. Yoakum, a league play organizer who

launched his Phil Yoakum’s Bowling supply in March 1974, depends on the shop to support his 11-year-old daughter and now may have to relocate 20 or more miles away to find another viable work location, he said. Yoakum’s humble shop — more of a

walled-in service counter behind the lanes — isn’t much bigger than some walk-in closets. A single door opens to a walkway not quite four feet wide that separates archaic wooden shelves and dead ends

“It is impossible to economically maintain the current arrangement with Pepy’s Galley, as his rent is a small fraction of market rent and the restaurant space would need close to $1 million in upgrades to bring it to current code.”

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“Things happen, and this place has a new owner. He has the right to do what he wants with the business that he owns, but we’re here today to say to him: We know this community, we live in this community, and there’s something very special that we love about this place.”

— Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin

after maybe 10 feet at a mounted ball-driller against fake wood panel wall. “I’m overwhelmed. I’m on my third

generation of drilling bowling balls for families,” said Yoakum, who maintains the shop with the help of his wife. “I’ll find a hole in the wall somewhere, but Pepy’s is the big one, with so many workers.”

‘The Cheers of Mar Vista’During the rally, Pepy’s regulars

recounted times that the omnipresent Gonzalez had gone out of his way to prepare them special dishes or let them slide on a check or two during lean financial times. Some said they ate at Pepy’s as children and returned over the years to introduce Gonzalez to their children and even their grandchildren. “Pepy’s is a true mom-and-pop diner, the

Cheers of Mar Vista, the heartbeat of the neighborhood,” said Mar Vista native Mia Duncans, who started the save Pepy’s petition and Facebook group. “Pepy’s has been here 44 years, and

I’m 46 years old. I’ve been coming here since I was in diapers. slowly you see gentrification taking place all over the Westside, but this place has been in everybody’s lives for so long,” said Duncans, who is calling on Bowlmor AMF to incorporate an updated version of Pepy’s into the new bowling alley footprint. Damien Perez, a Pepy’s regular over the

past 20 years, described the diner as Mar

Vista’s primary anchor for interaction among neighbors. “Part of our quality of life will be

missing when this place is gone,” Perez said. Local musician Chane o’Reilly, leader

of the band surgeon Marta, considers the loss of Pepy’s a threat to the community fabric of Mar Vista.“It’s spitting in the face of the

community,” o’Reilly said. “there’s no other word for it than disgrace.”Mar Vista native Zee Mannsur said

Bowlmor AMF’s Virginia-based leadership should consider Pepy’s vital role in the neighborhood carefully before making a decision from afar. “I understand all about changes in life

and changes in the neighborhood, but they don’t know what we have here,” she said.

Don’t say the ‘H’ wordothers at the rally expressed fears that

a more upscale bowling concept would price out families.“Just what we need — another place

for hipsters,” said Venice resident Cindy Howard. “the neighborhood is no longer family-friendly. the parks are jammed. the beach costs $15 to park. the ice skating rink has closed. there’s no place for kids anymore.”shannon’s letter directly refutes claims

that the AMF Mar Vista Lanes remodel will resemble upscale and often 21-plus facilities such as Lucky strike lanes at Hollywood & Highland. “There are all sorts of inflammatory

and inaccurate statements about what our intentions are and how we have acted being floated on social media,” wrote shannon. “We are not converting the property to a nightclub-type of bowling alley. It will remain a somewhat traditional, although very nice, family-friendly bowling center.” Bonin said during the really that while

some upgrades may be nice, the place won’t really be the same without Pepy’s. “things happen, and this place has a

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outriggers generally stretch about 40 feet in length and seat six people. the Kahanamoku Klassic draws

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Return of a KlassicMarina del Rey Outrigger Canoe Club keeps tradition alive with this weekend’s Kahanamoku Klassic Outrigger Race

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judged by quantity, variety and presentation, since there’s no real cooking involved. this one touched all the bases — lots of fish, along with shaved purple onion, lettuce, capers and a toasted bagel with cream cheese. though variety of coffee wasn’t an option, they do make the standard coffee drinks; my mocha was a bit too sweet, but the cappuccino was just fine, and the standard Americano was served hot and strong, which is all one can really ask. on a return visit for weekday

lunch I mulled over having a burger or sandwich, but on a server’s recommendation I ordered the “feast from the east.” this is a sampler of Arabic specialties: a Greek-style salad, hummus, sautéed spiced chicken and warm whole-wheat pita bread. Hummus comes in many varieties, and this one had a comparatively rough texture and little olive oil flavor, with plenty of garlic. I usually like the creamier versions a little better, but this was quite acceptable. the salad had cucumber, tomato, black olive and greens in a mild dressing but no cheese; I would have preferred it with some feta,

A breakfast in good companyThe Coffee Company, really a family restaurant, specializes in heavenly light waffles and richly flavorful morning meal standards

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Turtle Racing and The Mandrakes, 9 p.m. Listen to rock covers and race a turtle on thursdays at Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. no cover. 21+. (310) 821-6622; brennanspub-la.com

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Friday, May 30“Scarlet Street” and “Hangmen Also Die!” 7:30 p.m. A Fritz Lang double-feature pairs his 1945 film noir classic “scarlett street,” starring edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea, with his 1943 tense thriller “Hangmen Also Die!,” co-written by Bertolt Brecht, with an oscar-nominated score from Hanns eisler and cinematography by James Wong Howe. Aero theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., santa Monica. (310) 466-3456; aerotheatre.com

Fiesty Heart and The Terraplanes at TRiP, 9 p.m. Local duo Fiesty Heart kicks off a free show at tRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., santa Monica. (213) 300-8107; modernpanthiest.com

Saturday, May 31“The Wind in the Willows,” 11 a.m. the Los Angeles Children’s theater presents this tale of friendship, adventure, morality and camaraderie at the Little theater, 12420 santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles. $10. Also June 1. (310) 622-4482; theblackboxtheater.org

Venice Spring Fling 4, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. the free music and arts festival returns with a full day of live entertainment including Barry “the Fish” Melton, X cover band Rated X, local ska group Meet Me at the

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Venice Spring Fling After Party, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. More music and fun led by Venice’s own street smarts and Venice symphony orchestra. Danny’s Venice, 23 Windward Avenue, Venice. Venicespringfling.com

Orchestra Santa Monica’s Season Finale, 7:30 p.m. Conductor and artistic director Allen Robert Gross leads David Shostac on flute for Weber: overture to “oberon,” Ibert: Flute Concerto, and schumann: symphony no. 1 (“spring”). Mt. olive Lutheran Church, 1343 ocean Park Blvd., santa Monica. tickets: $20 general; $15 seniors; $10 students. (310) 525.7618; orchestrasantamonica.org

Sunday, June 1Bartels’ Harley-Davidson Chili Cook-Off, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bill Bartels and 15 challengers compete with their best chili recipes for this 11th annual contest featuring live music. Bartels’ Harley-Davidson, 4141 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 823-1112; bartelsharley.com

The Toledo Show, 8 p.m. “soul singer, jazz man, poet, dancer, choreographer” leads a cabaret show on sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th st., santa Monica. $10. 21+. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com

Monday, June 2Optimist Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Meets Mondays at the Coffee Bean, 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista. (310) 215-1892

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Mango & Coins Dance Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Directed by choreographer and artist educator Diana Cummins, the Mango & Coins troup performs an excerpt of “others…follow dreaming,” a whimsical presentation about the lives and works of selected surrealist artists and poets. the excerpt, titled “Women in Red,” draws inspiration from selected paintings and sculptures. tickets (includes post-show

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Jack Daniel’s Comedy Classic, 9 p.m. Comedy blends with specials on Jack Daniel’s drinks on Mondays at Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. no cover. 21+. (310) 821-6622; brennanspub-la.com

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Life Drawing Tuesdays, 7 to 9:30 p.m. YWCA offers uninstructed life drawing classes with diverse models each tuesday. $14 per week or buy 4 sessions at discount. YWCA santa Monica/Westside, 2019 14th st., santa Monica. (310) 452-3881; smywca.org

“Service Your Soul,” 9:30 p.m. Join Hunter and the Dirty Jacks with their energetic mix of soul, rock and blues every tuesday at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th st., santa Monica. $5 or 2 cans of food. 21+. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com

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Wednesday, June 4Westchester Life Story Writing Group, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. meets on Wednesdays at the YMCA Annex, 8020 Alverstone Ave., Westchester. Donation: $6 a semester. Call (310) 397-3967

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Saturday at Pammy’s Place in Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Ste. D3, Marina del Rey. Copies are $8.95. For more information, email [email protected] or visit marinadelrey-sellout.blogspot.com.

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House of Vibe All Stars, 8 p.m. Rock, jazz, hip hop and R&B every Wednesday at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th st., santa Monica. $7. 21+. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com

Nancy Luca and Friends, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Rock covers, half-priced burgers and $4 drinks every Wednesday at Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. no cover. 21+. (310) 821-6622; brennanspub-la.com

Galleries“Lost Horizons: Mural Dreams of Edward Biberman,” opens Friday, 5 to 9 p.m. exhibit in

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Allied Artists Spring Invitational Exhibit, through Saturday. see original landscapes and seaside paintings at Blue seven Gallery/ Artistic Frames, 3129 Pico Blvd., santa Monica. open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (310) 497-7048; allied-artists.com, blue7gallery.com

“Punk Photos B-Shots,” through Sunday. Curated by Kio Griffith, an exhibit of Giant Robot founder eric nakamura’s late-1980s/early 1990s rock photography continues at Balconi Coffee, 11301 W. olympic Blvd.,

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2014 Student Culminating Exhibition, through July 25. Youths exploring art through photography, film, comics, animation and visual and digital art show their year-long projects at Venice Arts, A Center for Media & Learning, 1702 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. (310) 392-0846; venicearts.org

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from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the after party at Danny's Venice runs from 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. –making for 14 ½ hours of fun. L.A. City Councilman Mike

Bonin provides the tables and chairs, which spring Fling in turn offers to local nonprofits (such as Venice Art Crawl), as well as seats for the 40 members of Palm springs senior travel Club bussed in for this event. the lengthy roster of sponsors

also includes Whole Foods Market Venice, sidewalk Café, Venice Beach suites & Hotel and Bartels’ Harley-Davidson.Dr. Bronner’s Magic soap is

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offshoot of the annual end-of-summer Venice Beach Music

(Continued from page 15)FestivaL... Festival (going on its ninth year).

Both events are the brainchildren of Marina del Rey resident Milton Rosenberg, who each year devotes himself to finding local and national sponsors when he’s not overseeing the research department at UsC’s Centers for Creative technologies. Rosenberg’s mission has

been “showcasing the best of Venice musicians, artists and dancers, as well as preserving Abbot Kinney’s vision for Venice of America as a place to enjoy world class arts and entertainment at the beach,” he said. His passion for rock, reggae

and ska has driven him to single-handedly raise the sponsorship and manpower — much of it volunteer — to mount these rock shows. Last year’s spring Fling 3

lineup included high-energy sets by the Untouchables and the Chuck Dukowski sextet, fronted by the Black Flag bassist himself. earlier events hosted performances by Fishbone and L.A. Guns. even bigger bands have taken

an interest in the event. there was talk of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing at spring Fling after the band filmed its 2011 video for “the Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie” on an

ocean Front Walk rooftop, but the logistical needs were too great. “We’re somewhat limited in

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Rosenberg said. nonetheless, Venice spring

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is showcasing Byers’ work with “John Byers: Master Architect, Adobe Builder,” a two-day event that begins sunday with a lecture on Byers by Ken Breisch, assistant professor with UsC’s Heritage Conservation Program and president of the national society of Architectural Historians. A tour of Byers’ buildings

follows next sunday, when participants can view the interiors of four homes and the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Christine emerson Reed Park. Many of Byers’ homes were

built in the 1920s and early 1930s and were based on the then-popular spanish Colonial Revival style. spanish Colonial buildings are typically clad in stucco and feature low-pitched red tile roofs and wrought iron decorations on patios, windows and roofs. Byers combined elements

of this style with features of Mexican- and Mediterranean-style architecture to design homes with adobe walls and decorative wood features. the curved red clay roof tiles and other tiles for these homes were made by his company, the John Byers organization for the Design and Building of Latin Homes, which employed Mexican craftsmen who followed traditional hand-sculpting methods. “He was really a leader in

the early 1920s, creating and popularizing the spanish Colonial Revival style,” said Ruthann Lehrer, an architectural historian and a member of the conservancy’s board of directors. “He came to [architecture] from construction, the craft of building. He had a tile factory at 26th and Colorado where he made his own tile.” the best place to view Byers’

work is on La Mesa Drive, located north of san Vicente Boulevard between 19th and 26th streets. In their book “Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide,” David Gebhard and Robert Winter proclaim La Mesa to be the most beautifully

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landscaped street in Los Angeles County, largely because of the Moreton Bay fig trees that line both sides of the street’s parkways. Byers built many homes on

La Mesa, including his third residence in santa Monica. His house was within walking distance of his office at 246 26th st., now the site of Villetta restaurant. Byers’ home and the adobe Zimmer House on La Mesa are included in the conservancy’s tour.Byers was born in Michigan in

1875. After completing a year of graduate study at Harvard University, he lived in europe and later in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he was a teacher and became fluent in Spanish, according to a KCET profile. Byers moved to santa Monica in 1910, where he taught spanish and French at santa Monica High school. He remained a santa Monica resident until his death in 1966.Although he had no formal

architectural training, in 1916 he was hired to design and build a home for W. F. Barnum, the principal of santa Monica High school, for whom the school’s auditorium, Barnum Hall, is named. In the late 1920s and 1930s,

Byers worked closely with architect edla Muir. “she became his associate and

also an architect,” said Lehrer. “there were not many women architects working at that time. she was a teenager who he hired to be his secretary and she worked her way up, getting an architecture degree.”In addition to his homes in

santa Monica, Byers created residences in Brentwood, Pacific Palisades Beverly Hills and other California cities. And while the majority of his

work is residential, two of his commercial buildings will be featured in the conservancy’s event.the Miles Memorial Playhouse

was commissioned by santa Monica businessman J. euclid Miles as a memorial for his daughter, Mary A. Miles. the playhouse, built in 1929, is owned by the city of santa Monica and will be open to visitors during the conservancy’s tour.Another Byers building —

the Unitarian Universalist Community Church at 18th street and Arizona Avenue — is the site of this sunday’s lecture. Ken Breisch’s lecture starts

at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Universalist Unitarian Community Church, 1260 18th St., Santa Monica. Tickets are $15 or $10 for Santa Monica Conservancy members. Call (310) 496-3146 or visit smcconservancy.org.The tour is from noon to 5 p.m.

on Sunday, June 8, starting at 2101 La Mesa Drive, and ending with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Byers-designed Carrillo House, 1602 Georgina Ave. Tour tickets are $35 to $45, and tickets for the tour and reception are $125 to $150. Allow three hours to see all of the buildings.editor’s note: the author is a

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After 55 exhibitions in a little over 10 years, earlier this month Meg Linton left her role as chief curator and director of galleries and exhibitions at otis College of Art and Design’s Ben Maltz Gallery to pursue writing a novel. Under Linton’s tenure the gallery has played

an important role in staging the work of professional artists for public audiences and as a platform for student interaction with the art world. In recent years, Linton developed several partnerships between the Ben Maltz Gallery and Loyola Marymount University’s Laband Gallery, also in Westchester. Linton, who had lived in Playa del Rey, is

currently unpacking her new home in a small town (population 905) between tucson and the Mexican border, where she has also relocated for family reasons. — Michael Aushenker

What kind of novel are you writing? An historical novel. I’m spending this year

getting my writing chops back, next year writing, and then editing. … My bachelor’s degree is in English literature. I finally found my story a year and a half ago [and began hatching ideas while at otis]. It’s kind of like throwing post-its in a file. Working at Otis, it was pretty much a 24/7 involvement. I always wanted to do really well by the artists.

How is running a gallery for an academic institution unlike supervising a commercial one? Academic museums and galleries are unique.

they kind of have two masters. You have a structure you have to work within. You also want to integrate into curriculum, find out what the themes are for the next semester. … on the other side, you’re supposed to attract a public audience. the student schedule and public schedule do not always match up.

Is there any aesthetic quality or theme that guarantees a successful exhibit? there’s no one [magic] hook. It’s about which

audience you want to bring into the gallery and how it will fit with the Otis curriculum. … [In 2005] we had our [famed lowbrow artist] Robert Williams exhibition, just shy of 10,000 visitors in eight weeks. It’s still the most successful in my history, and probably the history of the gallery.

What were some other highlights of the 55 exhibitions you organized? “From The Island of Misfit Toys,” in which a

group of fine artists used toys in their process. And the Freeway studies project, “this side of the 405” and “Inside the Quad,” an exhibition up right now. The big one was our Getty Pacific Standard

time exhibit, “Doin’ it in Public: Feminism and Art at the Woman’s Building” in 2011 and 2012. It featured the history of the Woman’s Building [a partnership among artists Judy Chicago, the late Arlene Raven and sheila De Brettville, who founded the graphic design program at otis]. that was a really remarkable project because of the topic and the research and the scholarship. We published two books with over 21 essays, plus five smaller publications. … The educational aspects were important, and I’m really proud of that.

How did the partnership with LMU begin?on [2013’s] “tapping the third Realm.” otis

has partnered with LMU in a lot of different areas through product design. Carolyn Peter, who manages the Laband Gallery — we immediately became friends. that project fueled my desire and my courage to step out from the art world a little bit.

Any parting advice for students transitioning into the art world?there are multiple art worlds to participate in.

I would have a hard time with artists focused on commercial galleries. I think they need to do the work first, develop a personal voice.

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The art of a graceful exitAfter leading Otis’ Ben Maltz Gallery for more than a decade, Meg Linton leaves the art world to write a novel

Meg Linton (left) and artists Judy Chicago and Sue Maberry at the opening reception for “Doin’ It in Public: Feminism and Art at the Woman’s Building.”

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By Michael aushenkerexplore a mix of portraiture,

figurative and abstract painting, multimedia installations, floral work and even some sculpture this weekend at Grand View Fine Art studios, which holds its next open studio event on saturday night and sunday morning. With 26 artist workspaces across

8,000 square feet, Grand View Fine Art studios has leased space to about 30 local artists at a time since opening in 1999. Artists range from their 20s to 80s. Located about a block and a half

south of the intersection of Grand View and Venice boulevards, the studio added a spring event to accompany its traditional fall open house on the calendar and has expanded both celebrations into sundays to coincide with bustling Mar Vista Farmers Market crowds. Al Walton, an abstract

expressionist, relishes the social boon that comes with being a part of Grand View Fine Art studios.“this semi-annual event is an

opportunity to cross pollinate,” said Walton, who has maintained a workspace at Grand View since 2011. “Artists come and go to their own schedules, so

it is common for me to not run into other colleagues for weeks at a time. so, twice annually, we open studios to the public and to each other. My invitees see [other artists’] work and theirs see mine, and I get to see what my fellow artists are up to.”Lee Ann Goya, who signs her

abstract paintings “Leebs,” said she will debut four of her latest palette-knife paintings along with some older works on saturday night. A Venice resident, she said that the camaraderie within years has helped introduce her to other artists and art institutions the space over the past three.“We’re not always there at

the same time but we have that community. out in Venice, I’m not one to go find a community,” Goya said.each artist’s studio is open

during this weekend’s open house, with some of the artists creating works in progress. “We’ve cleaned it up and made it

more of a presenting space,” said abstract painter Ken Marsh, who has managed Grand View Fine Art studios since 2007. A product of Cooper Union in

the 1960s who was inspired by the Abstract expressionism and Bauhaus movements, Marsh spent

the last few decades living in new York before moving to Mar Vista in 2003.He said joining Grand View

Fine Art studios has been a good outlet for artists to sell their work and gain exposure, despite some trying years in the wake of the 2008 recession when several artists had trouble maintaining studio space. However, since 2012, the rentals at Grand View have picked up again to near full capacity.With some exceptions, such as

thailand-born art teacher Zibul Wonprasat, few creators at Grand View are making a living solely from their art. Most are creating works for supplemental income or just for fun.“What I’m seeing,” Marsh said,

“are people who are sincere about their creative process. the tenor of this group is not about art world ambition. they’re doing it for the love of it, not commercial reasons.”The Grand View Fine Art Studios

open house event takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at 3871 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista. Call (310) 903-2173 or visit facebook.com/[email protected]

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Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to sec-tion 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling 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 (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: LTD Enterprises3401 Paci� c Ave. Unit 4, Marina Del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered own-ers: Nicole Lynch 7 Avenue A 2nd Floor, New York, NY. 10009. This business is conducted by a indi-vidual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � c-titious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed

one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Nicole Lynch. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 21, 2015. Argonaut published: May 15, 22, 29, and June 5, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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File No. 2014111231 The following person is doing business as: Spalding and Associates3681 Dunn Drive, Los Angeles, CA. 90034. Registered owners: Randolph P. Spalding 3681 Dunn Drive, Los Angeles, CA. 90034. This business is con-ducted by a individual. The regis-trant commenced to transact busi-ness under the � ctitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information

in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the reg-istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thou-sand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Randolph P. Spalding. Title: Owner. This state-ment was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 24, 2014. Argonaut published: May 15, 22, 29 and June 5, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Ameri-Care Drugs500 W. Willow Street, Longe Beach, CA. 90806. Registered owners: Bella

Youssef11942 Victoria Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dol-lars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Bella Youssef. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Aril 28, 2014. Argonaut published: May 15, 22, 29, and June 5, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT File No. 2014126648

The following person is doing business as: Haute Hope 1277 Barry Avenue #9 Los Angeles, CA. 90025. Registered owners: Jess Puccinelli 1277 Barry Ave. #9 Los Angeles, CA. 90025. This business is conducted by a indi-vidual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Jessica Puccinelli. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 9, 2014. Argonaut published: May 15, 22, 29, and June 5, 2014. NOTICE-In accor-dance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: BSL Production333 Washington Blvd #417, Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Richard Dana Harlow 333 Washington Blvd. #417 Marina Del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Richard Dana Harlow. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 9, 2014. Argonaut published on: May 15, 22, 29, and June 5, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Paroo 7742 Redlands St. #H1033 Playa Del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Jennifer Messick Pflaumer7742 Redlands St. #H1033 Playa Del Rey, CA. 90293. This business is conduct-ed by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and

Professions Code that the regis-trant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Jennifer Messick Pflaumer. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 12, 2014. Argonaut published: May 22, 29, June 5, and 12, 2014.. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Whats Your Tongue Up To1322 N. Curson Ave. #201 Los Angeles, CA. 90046. Registered owners: Kaitlyn Tarbert 1322 N. Curson Ave #201. This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the reg-istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thou-sand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Kaitlyn Tarbert. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 15, 2014. Argonaut published: May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Financial Services Bureau Interbank 8172 Manitoba Street #5 Playa Del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: John Jeffrey Howarth 8172 Manitoba Street #5 Playa Del Rey, CA. 90293. This business is conducted by a indi-vidual.The registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: John Jeffrey Howarth. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 19, 2014.Argonaut published:May 29, June 5, 12, and 19, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set

forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Hollywood Therapy: LA Creative Professionals & Media Careers 2001 Barrington Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90025. Registered owners: David Silverman 114 Northstar Mall, Marina Del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is con-ducted by a individual. The regis-trant commenced to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the reg-istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thou-sand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: David Silverman. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 23, 2014. Argonaut published: May 29, June 5, 12,19, and 26, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: Hollywood Help Housekeeping, Shayís Housekeeping, and Miraculous Housekeeping, 1626 N. Wilcox Ave. #256 Hollywood, CA. 90028. Registered owners: Mishayla Mosby 3205 W. Vernon Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90008 This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the reg-istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thou-sand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Mishayla Mosby. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 27, 2014. Argonaut published: May 29, June 5, 12, and 19, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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(3) HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS IN THE ESTATE OF BERTHA DAVID FOSTER, DECEASEDORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION On this day the Court con-sidwered Applicantís Motion for Substituted Service by Publication.The Court adopts the affidavits of DONALD LESLIE HALL and THAIS AMARAL TELLAWI as fact incorporates same as if set forth here at length. The Court � nds that Applicantís motion should be GRANTED and service of citation by publication in Los Angeles County, CA on heir DAMIEN BROWN is authorized. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall issue citations for ser-vice by publication in Los Angeles County, CA of heir DAMIEN BROWN, SIGNED on April 24th, 2014. Ray R. Olsen, JUDGE PRESIDING, Stan Stewart, County Clerk, Harris County, Texas. APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ THAIS AMARAL TELLAWI, Attorney for the Applicant, AMARAL TELLAWI LAW, 2519 South Blvd, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas 77098, Tel. (832) 295-0770/Fax: (713) 750-9044. PUBLISH: The Argonaut,05/15/2014.

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OF NAME Case No. 55024328 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of Kathleen Mary Martelli, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Kathleen M. Campbell � led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Kathleen M. Campbell to Kathleen Mary Martelli 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must � le a written objec-tion that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely � led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date:06/20/2014. Time: 9:00 AM. Dept.:K Room: A203. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA. 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four succes-sive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspa-per of general circulation, printed in this county:The Argonaut. Original � led:April 30, 2014.Gerald Rosenberg, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut 5/15/14, 5/22/14, 5/29/14,6/5/14.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 55024377 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of Shelly Leigh Bucklitzsch, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Shelly Leigh Bucklitzsch � led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Shelly Leigh Bucklitzsch to Sidney Morgan Malone 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must � le a writ-ten objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely � led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date:7/11/2014. Time:9:00AM. Dept.: K Room:A203. The address of the courtis 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA. 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Argonaut. Original � led: May 8, 2014.Gerald Rosenberg, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut May 22, 29, June 5, and 12, 2014.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE

OF NAME Case No. PL14C0038CA SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of Isla Grace Stewart, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Jason Brady Petitioner: Heather Dolan � led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Isla Grace Stewart to Isla Grace Dolan 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must � le a written objec-tion that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely � led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date:05/29/2014. Time:10:00 AM. Dept.: Room: . The address of the court is 52 Obery Street Suite 1130 Playmouth, MA 02360. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Argonaut. Original � led:April 29th, 2014. Catherin P. Sabaitis, First Justice of Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut, 5/8/2014, 5/15/2014, 5/22/2014, 5/29/2014.

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