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Residents who live nearOlympia Medical Centersubmitted a petition contain-

ing nearly 400 signatures toCouncilmember Tom LaBonge, 4thDistrict, last Saturday, hoping toensure that their concerns are heardas some of the hospital’s physicianscontinue to plan for a new residen-tial property.

The project has been proposed bya separate partnership of physiciansand non-physicians who collaborat-ed to support the hospital, Olympiapresident Dr. Shahram Ravan said.He said the hospital is not pushingthe project.

Originally, the physicians,including Ravan, sought to build a44-unit structure with small officeor retail space at a site on OlympicBoulevard between Alandele and

Spaulding Avenues that is currentlya parking lot. However, architectscontinue to refine the plans as resi-dents and neighborhood associa-tions call for changes.

“We are in the process of doing[the revisions],” architect ShahabGhods, of West Los Angeles-basedPlus Architects, said. “The scope of

In commemoration of the pris-oner exchange that led to therelease of Israeli soldier Gilad

Shalit after five years of captivity,the Jewish Federation of GreaterLos Angeles, the Israeli Consulateand the Israeli Leadership Councilheld a welcome home event in hishonor at the Beverly Hilton Hotelin Beverly Hills on Tuesday.

Approximately 1,000 peoplegathered to watch Shalit, impris-oned by the terrorist group Hamassince 2006, on a live feed fromIsrael with cameras following hisemotional return journey to hismountain hometown of MitzpeHila, just south of the Lebaneseborder.

“The event began the momenthis helicopter touched down, aswe sang the national anthem forboth countries,” Consul Generalof Israel David Siegel said.

As the moving images playedout on a large monitor, the crowdsang the hatikva, the Israelinational anthem and the U.S.national anthem.

“It was a remarkable day,” saidAssemblymember Mike Feuer(D-Los Angeles). “I think Shalit’srelease stands for hope at a time

when we all are looking for signsof hope…having been to Israeland met with his family…I knowthe anguish the families have feltand I know that it’s so importantto maintain that sense of hope andoptimism because in this case he’shome safely.”

Shalit, who was wounded at thetime of his capture and attack,

never received the appropriatemedical care during his imprison-ment, and appeared visibly gauntand malnourished on screen after1,942 days in isolation. In 2006,Shalit was captured byPalestinians who tunneled intoIsrael from Gaza, killed two othermembers of his tank crew, and

In a land with a complaint-dri-ven system, the man with gov-ernment contacts is king.

Some East Hollywood resi-dents are learning that lesson alltoo well, as one resident in a par-ticular neighborhood has called inmore than 100 complaints overthe last few years. Those callshave led to citation after citation,with some property ownersreceiving as many as 14 for ille-gal parking, fence height andlandscaping from the city’sBuilding and Safety Departmentand Parking Enforcement.

Last summer, ticketed residentsbegan to organize, and thismonth, the group visited city hallto ask for help from CouncilPresident Eric Garcetti, 13thDistrict, who has introduced amotion to create a fence heightdistrict for the neighborhood.

Clarence Cowan said he wasamong the first to receive a cita-tion, for a hedge on his propertythat he kept neatly trimmed. Thehedge, which had been on hisproperty for the last 25 years, wasapparently too tall, he said. Thecost: $200 or so.

“It just floored me,” Cowansaid. “I didn’t know what to do.”

He said he cut the hedge to fourfeet, and an inspector came out toverify that it was the appropriateheight. However, others in hisneighborhood began receiving

Abill that would allow pay-day loan lenders to raisetheir maximum loan from

$300 to $500 is expected to be dis-cussed during the Assembly’s nextsession, much to the dismay ofsome consumer advocacy organiza-tions. The bill, authored byMajority Leader Charles Calderon(D-City of Industry), is currently inthe Senate Judiciary Committee

after being introduced during the2011 session.

While AB 1158 has been lobbiedfor by a handful of payday loanbusinesses, it’s been opposed byconsumer advocacy organizationssuch as the CaliforniaReinvestment Coalition (CRC).

“If people are struggling to payoff a $300 loan, it’s highly likelythat they’ll struggle more with $500loans,” CRC organizer Liana

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n Residents SubmitPetition Against Parking Lot Development

n Citations for Parking,Fence and HedgeHeights Rile Homeowners

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Some residents are opposed to plans to convert a parking lot on OlympicBoulevard into housing and office space.

n Advocacy Groups Cry Foul; Loan CompaniesSay It Meets Demand

n Hundreds Gather toWelcome Gilad ShalitʼsRelease from Captivity

photo courtesy of Consulate General of Israel

Hundreds of people gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Tuesday towatch a live feed of the release of Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit.

Community Cheers Soldier’s Homecoming

Opposition Surfaces to Olympic Blvd. Project

Bill Could Mean BiggerHay Day for Payday Loans

Residents Turn to GarcettiTo Mend Fences


Payday Advance on Sunset Boulevard says customers are charged $15if the loan is not paid back by the next payday.

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20 Photo Exhibit

The Fahey/Klein Gallery presents

an exhibit by artist Ellen Von

Unwerth titled “Photographs”, and a

concurrent photo exhibit titled

“Melvin Sokolsky-Paris 1963/Paris

1965”, running Thursday, Oct. 20

through Nov. 26. A reception is sched-

uled on Oct. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. 148

N. La Brea Ave. (323)934-2250,

www.faheykleingallery.com.

21 ‘Happy, Happy’Cabaret

April Hava Shenkman will per-

form her live cabaret act, “The

Happy, Happy Show”, on Friday, Oct.

21 at 9:30 p.m. at the BANG Comedy

Institute and Theater. Shenkman is an

L.A.-based performance artist who is

constantly challenging herself to cre-

ate new avant-garde comedy perfor-

mances, and the show is part of the

“Monthly Birthday Special” series at

BANG. Tickets are $15. 457 N.

Fairfax Ave. (323)653 6886,

www.bangstudio.com.

22 Claude Pepper Day

The Claude Pepper Senior Center is

celebrating the 21st annual

“Claude Pepper Day” on Saturday,

Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pepper

is the late senator and congressman

from Florida who was a tireless advo-

cate for senior programs, including

Social Security. The fundraising event

features guest speakers, entertainment,

information on senior resources, a

bazaar, food, drawings and more. 1762

S. La Cienega Blvd. (310) 559-9677.

‘Vanishing of the Bees’

Park La Brea’s Clean & Green

Committee is hosting a free

screening of the documentary

“Vanishing of the Bees”, with direc-

tors George Langworthy and Maryam

Heinen, on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 7 to

9 p.m. in the theater at Park La Brea

Activities Center. Over one-third of

the food supply depends on bees for

pollination, and honeybee colonies

around the world are mysteriously col-

lapsing. The film addresses why the

bees are disappearing, what it means,

and what is being done to prevent the

problem. There will also be a honey

tasting. 475 S. Curson Ave., enter Park

La Brea from 6th or 3rd Streets.

(323)936-7643, 2betsyh@earth-

link.net.

Comedy Open House

Second City Hollywood is holding

an open house on Saturday, Oct.

22 beginning at 11 a.m. with free

workshops and shows. The two-hour

workshops cover comedy improvisa-

tion and writing, with different courses

starting at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m.

and 3 p.m. The comedy shows begin at

3 p.m., and run every hour, with the

“Main Event” beginning at 9 p.m.

6560 Hollywood Blvd. (323)936-

7643, www.secondcityhollywood-

shows.com.

‘All My Sons’

Amulti-ethnic production of

Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons”

runs from Saturday, Oct. 22 through

Dec. 18 at the Matrix Theatre.

Miller’s tale of corporate greed versus

social responsibility, first presented in

1947, is producer by Joseph Stern and

directed by Cameron Watson, with a

non-traditional cast as the third play in

a trilogy examining race in America

through the lens of different play-

wrights. Showtimes are at 8 p.m.,

Thursday through Saturday; 2 p.m.,

Sunday. Tickets are $25. 7657

Melrose Ave. (323)960-7773,

www.matrixtheatre.com.

Ceramics Exhibit

The Couturier Gallery on La Brea

Avenue presents an exhibit titled

“Gertrud & Otto Natzler: Form and

Glaze” running Saturday, Oct. 22

through Nov. 16. The exhibit will fea-

ture ceramic works by the artists cre-

ated from the 1940s to the 1970s, as

well as Otto Natzler’s individual work

of the 1970s, which he produced after

Gertrud’s death in 1971. Many of the

works are from Otto Natzler’s private

collection and have not previously

been exhibited. An opening reception

will be held on Oct. 22 from 5 to 8

p.m. 166 N. La Brea Ave. (323)933-

5557, www.couturiergallery.com.

23 Celebrity Play

The Westside Jewish Community

Center is holding a staged

celebrity play reading of “Adam

Baum and the Jew Movie”, by Daniel

Goldfarb, on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.

The play stars Alan Rachins, Donald

Sage Mackay and Ari Nissenbaum,

and is about a movie mogul who hires

a Gentile screenwriter to write about

the Jewish experience in America.

5870 W. Olympic Blvd. (323)556-

5225.

24 Health Forum

The Park La Brea Residents

Association is holding a forum

titled “Is Our Community’s Health At

Risk?” on Monday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.

at the Park La Brea Activities Center.

The forum will be moderated by E.

Richard Brown, Ph.D., director of the

UCLA Center for Health Policy

Research, and will feature State

Assemblymember Mike Feuer and

Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev

Yaroslavsky, 3rd District. 475 S.

Curson Ave., enter Park La Brea from

6th or 3rd Streets. Free admission;

RSVP requested. (323)934-1177.

Steve Lukather

The Grammy Museum presents

“Great Guitars: Steve Lukather”

on Monday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.

Lukather, a five-time Grammy-Award

winner who may be best known as the

guitarist for Toto, is also one of the

world’s top session musicians, having

played on over 1,500 records with

artists such as Paul McCartney, Miles

Davis, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones

and Cheap Trick. Tickets start at $20.

Clive Davis Theatre, 800 W. Olympic

Blvd., Ste. A245. (213)765-6800,

www.grammymuseum.org.

26 Senior Health Fair

The Hollywood Multipurpose

Senior Center is holding its 15th

annual “Senior Wellness Fair” on

Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1

p.m. The fair for people ages 60 and

older includes free flu shots, blood

pressure tests, vision tests, glucose

and cholesterol screenings, stroke

assessments, body fat readings and

more. 1360 St. Andrews Pl. (323)957-

3900 ext. 116.

27 Fred Hayman Book

The FIDM Museum and Galleries

is hosting a book signing and dis-

cussion with author Rose Apodaca on

her book, “Fred Hayman: The

Extraordinary Difference” on

Thursday, Oct. 27 from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

The biography focuses on Hayman,

co-founder of Giorgio Beverly Hills

and the marketing architect of Rodeo

Drive, and also includes information

on Hollywood history and the evolu-

tion of the perfume and beauty indus-

tries. FIDM Museum Shop, 919 S.

Grand Ave.

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Thirty thousand people walked10 kilometers through West

Hollywood and the Fairfax DistrictSunday, raising more than $3 mil-lion during the 27th annual AIDSWalk Los Angeles.

More than $3 million was raisedto fight the disease, with more than$72 million raised since the pro-ject’s inception, AIDS Project LosAngeles executive director Craig E.Thompson said. Celebrity support-ers, elected officials, and notableAIDS activists spoke before themassive crowd, assembled in andaround West Hollywood Park, setout on the 10-kilometer route.

“It was an incredible show ofsupport,” APLA director of com-munications Gabriel McGowansaid. “We hear sometimes in thecommunity that AIDS isover…there were over 30,000 peo-ple who raised more than three mil-lion dollars who were there to saythat AIDS still is an emergency andAIDS is still a crisis. We need toface it now.”

The day’s opening ceremony fea-tured Los Angeles Mayor AntonioVillaraigosa and West HollywoodMayor John J. Duran, who spokeabout the current HIV/AIDS crisisin Los Angeles and the importanceof community response.

Proceeds benefited APLA and 24other L.A. County AIDS serviceorganizations that offer care andtreatment for people living with the

disease and work to stop new infec-tions.

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Valet services without the valet.Park, swipe, leave. That’s the

plan for the new West HollywoodCity Hall Automated Garage andCommunity Plaza Project nowentering in its 21-day public com-ment period.

But whether or not this project isa veritable drive-through or des-tined to be stuck in traffic remainsto be seen. The Automated ParkingDesign Steering Committee meet-ing originally scheduled forThursday, Oct. 27 has been can-celled due to a lack of quorum, andmoved to Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6:30p.m. at West Hollywood City Hall’sCommunity Conference Room.When the public review periodends Nov. 10, the planning com-mission is expected to make adetermination regarding compli-ance with the city’s general plan onNov. 17.

The project’s automated parkingservice is slated to accommodate200 cars — which will be parkeddoor-to-door and bumper-to-bumper. Utilizing computer-con-trolled lifts, conveyors and shuttles,vehicles will be transported to andfrom the entrance to a parking

space in 90 seconds — all withouthuman assistance. Should theUnitronics-built project beapproved, it will be the first munic-ipal automated parking structure onthe West Coast.

On May 2, the West Hollywood

WeHo Seeks Input on Cityʼs Automated Garage

photo courtesy of city of West Hollywood

A rendering has been made available of the new automated parkinggarage at West Hollywood City Hall.

n Public CommentPeriod Runs Through Nov. 10

See Parking page 25

BY ADAM POPESCU

photo courtesy of APLA

Approximately 30,000 people came together last Sunday on San VicenteBoulevard for AIDS Walk Los Angeles.

AIDS Walk Raises $3 Millionfor Service Providers

ʻLove Your BodyDay ̓CelebratesSelf-AcceptanceHollywood NOW is holding its

6th annual “Love Your BodyDay” on Saturday, Oct. 22 in WestHollywood.

The annual event celebrates self-acceptance and promotes a positivebody image for women of all sizes.A festival hosted by MeghanMcCain will be held from noon to 4p.m. in the West Hollywood ParkAuditorium, 647 N. San VicenteBlvd. The community event willinclude performances by singers,actors, dancers, and spoken wordartists, as well as the “Real Women”fashion show, featuring styles fromplus-size designers and retailers.Also included is a launch party andbody image panel discussion ven-dors and more. For a completeschedule of events visitwww.loveyourbodyday.com.

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He’s been called the “Gay PreyBandit” for trolling the online

classified website, Craigslist, wherehe found gay male victims lookingfor sex, and later robbed them atgunpoint.

Angel Pena Ayala, 25, a reputedmember of the White Fence gang,targeted gay victims in WestHollywood, Hermosa Beach, BellGardens and Los Angeles. Ayalawas found guilty of 12 felonycharges last Friday, including first-degree robbery, carjacking, kidnap-ping for carjacking, kidnapping tocommit a robbery, first-degree bur-glary, escape by force or violence,and dissuading a witness fromreporting a crime.

The charges stemmed from a 20-day robbery spree in 2010. Already

On Tuesday Oct. 11, EzriNamvar, the man known as

the Bernie Madoff of BeverlyHills, was sentenced inDowntown L.A. Federal Court to7 years in prison, 3 years ofsupervised release, and $21 mil-lion in restitution after his con-viction for four counts of wirefraud.

Once a well-respected localcivic leader, Namvar, 60, usedhis power and influence todefraud, con and betray a slew ofWestside Iranian immigrants,said A. David Youssefyeh, anattorney representing numerousdefrauded investors.

Namvar’s downfall and result-ing conviction has rocked the

close-knit Persian-Jewish com-munity. Outspoken in their con-tempt, investors with claimsagainst Namco Capital Group,Namvar’s real estate company,claim he actually stole more than$500 million in connection towhat many have labeled a Ponzischeme: a $2.5 billion real estateportfolio before it collapsed inthe 2008 market crash.

Under the umbrella of Namco,Namvar took in investmentsfrom many who invested theirlife savings, funneling thatmoney into acquiring propertieslike the J.W. Marriott in down-town Los Angeles, hotels inNevada and Niagara Falls. Manyof these properties failed to gen-erate enough cash flow to coverthe interest that Namvar hadpromised to his investors. In2008, the investments turnedsour and in December 2008,Namvar was forced into involun-


A20-year-old reputed gangmember was shot and killed

on Oct. 14 in a mini-mall parkinglot in Hollywood, making it thethird shooting in three weeks onand around Hollywood Boulevard.

Two people have been killed,and another has been seriouslyinjured in the three separate inci-dents, which were all unrelated,according to Lt. Michael Oreb,head of detectives for the LosAngeles Police Department’sHollywood Division. The latestincident occurred around 12:40a.m. in the parking lot for theGower Plaza, at the corner ofGower Street and HollywoodBoulevard. The victim, identifiedas Hollywood resident FranklinMuñoz, 20, was reportedly walkingto a business in the mini-mall whenhe was confronted by an unknownsuspect and an altercation ensued.The suspect pulled a gun and shotMuñoz multiple times, and thenfled. Paramedics transported thevictim to the hospital, where helater died.

Oreb said despite there being

Detectives Seek Clues on Hollywood Homicide

photo by Edwin Folven

The latest homicide in Hollywood occurredat the Gower Plaza mini-mallat the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Gower Street.

n Incident is the Third Shooting in Past Three Weeksn Ezri Namvar

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See Ayala page 24

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ʻBernie Madoff of BeverlyHills ̓Gets Seven Years

ʻGay Prey Bandit ̓Found Guilty ofRobbing Victims Found Online

photo courtesy of the Hermosa Beach P.D.

The suspect, Angel Pena Ayala, isshown during questioning withDet. Mick Gaglia, of the HermosaBeach Police Department.

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From glitzy and glamorous toperiod pieces, a famous Fairfax

High alumna has donated thou-sands of costumes to its theatre pro-gram.

Anita Mann, a Fairfax graduatefrom the class of 1964 who ownsand operates Anita MannProductions, and a choreographerfor many celebrities and televisionshows, said she donated the cos-tumes as a way to give back to heralma mater, which she credits withinspiring her career in show busi-ness. Mann said she was involvedin the school’s drama departmentand performed in “Bye ByeBirdie”. After leaving high school,Mann pursued a career as a profes-sional dancer, appearing in produc-tions such as “West Side Story” and“Dark of the Moon”.

She said she began moving intochoreography while appearing as a

dancer in the Elvis Presley film,“Spin Out”, and was asked to helpcreate the dance routines. The rou-tines were so impressive that shewas asked to help choreograph all

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Religious Leader OffersBlessings for Sick Children


His Holiness Aram I, Catholicons of the Great House of Cilicia andspiritual leader of Armenian Diaspora communities in the Middle

East, Europe and North America, visited patients and staff atChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles on Oct. 13. Aram blessed some of thenewborns in the neonatal intensive care unit, and the Children’sHospital as a whole. The visit was part of a 20-day tour of SouthernCalifornia, where the His Holiness was sharing Pontifical blessingsand messages to throngs of faithful parishioners at various churches,events and venues. The $636 million hospital opened in July. The visitwas coordinated by Sen. Kevin De León (D-Los Angeles).

WeHo Issues Call for BestHalloween CostumesThink your Halloween costume

is one of a kind? The city ofWest Hollywood is challengingpeople to show off their frighteningfashion at its Project Masqueradecontest and annual Halloween car-nival on Santa Monica Boulevardon Oct. 31.

Three finalists will be selectedfor best costume, with each receiv-ing a stay at the London WestHollywood hotel on Halloweennight, where one winner will beselected to receive a $250 grandprize.

To participate in the contest,entrants must submit their costumedesign concepts to the West

Hollywood Facebook page byMonday, Oct. 24. Three finalistswill be selected and notified byWednesday, Oct. 26.

Entries can be made by individu-als or pairs. For pairs, the costumedesign must share a commontheme. Also, entrants must submit adetailed design concept consistingof a 100-word (maximum) writtendescription plus visuals; either pho-tos, sketches or drawings of theconcept. Costume design submis-sions will be judged on creativity,thoroughness, and clarity of con-cept. The designs can be outrageousand edgy, but should not exceed a“PG-13” rating.

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With the realignment planunderway, the Los Angeles

County Sheriff’s Department andlocal Los Angeles PoliceDepartment divisions are contin-uing to modify their proceduresfor supervising thousands ofparolees who will be transferredto their jurisdiction.

In January 2010, a federalcourt ordered California toreduce its inmate population to137.5 percent of design capacity.That resulted in the state needingto reduce its prison population by30,000.

“It’s been going really good[thus far],” Lt. Ken McWaid, ofthe sheriff’s department, said.“We’ve been getting the person-nel we’ve asked for.”

As the head of the parole com-pliance team for the sheriff’sdepartment, McWaid has beenresponsible for monitoring theparolees since they began to betransferred at the beginning ofOctober. He said the parolees arenow on “post-release communitysupervision”, which is basicallyprobation. The latest crimes com-mitted by the parolees are non-sexual, non-violent and non-seri-ous, though they may have hadmore serious convictions in thepast, McWaid said.

For the many parolees in itsjurisdiction, the team will verifytheir addresses, conduct compli-ance checks and seek out abscon-ders, he said. McWaid said theteam, comprised of 50 deputies,five sergeants, one lieutenant and13 professional staff members,has been doing some of that workin advance. He said the teamshould expand by 2013.

While the municipalities havenot received funding to supervisethe parolees, the county hasreceived $112 million from thestate. McWaid said that fundingis being broken into portions,

with part of it going to the proba-tion department, and a large por-tion going to the Los AngelesCounty Jail system.

“All those convicted after Oct.1 … will now be sent to countyjail [if eligible],” he said.

McWaid said the departmentlearned of the first planning phas-es in January, and had its firstplan ready in March. The sher-iff’s department resubmitted thatplan to the Los Angeles Board ofSupervisors in August. McWaidadded that the process has cer-tainly been unique.

“It’s a new paradigm shift forlaw enforcement,” he said.“There are a lot of different lev-els.”

He said the county will offerservices, and the department willwork with the municipalities.McWaid said his team had beenseparated into five smaller teamsthat will canvass the county.

“It’s a large area and it’s asmall team, but they’re going tohelp any way they can,” he said.

The lieutenant said the sher-iff’s department will have somenew resources at its disposal.That includes a network databasethat can access the parolees’names, addresses, probation offi-cers and other relevant informa-tion. He said there has also beena lot of communication betweenagencies.

McWaid said the Departmentof Corrections has been identify-ing the parolees who are sched-uled to be released and sendingpackets to probation officers. Theprobation department then cre-ates a master list that lawenforcement personnel canaccess.

As of Wednesday, approxi-mately 500 parolees had beenreleased, with about 25 morecoming in each day, McWaidsaid.

County Supervisor ZevYaroslavsky said the county doesnot have the capacity to handlethousands of more inmates, andits jail system isn’t equipped tohandle state prisoners.

The Los Angeles City Councilmet in closed session Tuesday

to consider how to move forwardwith the city’s medical marijuanaordinance, and is seeking furtherguidance from the City Attorney’sOffice.

The closed session was held inresponse to a ruling last Friday by

Los Angeles Superior Court JudgeAnthony J. Mohr upholding thecity’s ordinance in a series of law-suits filed by medical marijuanacollectives, which will clear theway for enforcement actions to beconducted. Also being consideredis an announcement on Oct. 7 thatthe U.S. Attorneys in California arelaunching a crackdown on medicalmarijuana dispensaries, because

they are illegal under federal laws. While closed session proceed-

ings are not made public, the citycouncil is specifically examining itsnext move in light of a preliminaryappellate court decision in Pack v.City of Long Beach, stating “thatcities may restrict and limit theactions of collectives, but citiesmay not regulate in a manner that

City officials’ love affair withOccupy LA may be grinding to

a halt. After passing a referendum insupport of the group last week, andmaintaining solidarity with theirdisenfranchised constituents, L.A.officials may pump their brakesnow that they know that severingties with the city’s financial institu-tions may grind city services to ahalt.

Breaking ties with major lenderswould cost the city upwards of $58million in losses to city services,according to City AdministrationOfficer Miguel Santana, and wouldsend borrowing costs through theroof.

On the other side, a banking pro-posal penned two years ago byCouncilmember Richard Alarcon(District 7), who along withCouncilmember Bill Rosendahl(District 11) authored the just-passed Occupy LA referendum, hasbeen gathering steam within theOccupy camp. The bill seeks to rate

banks based on social responsibili-ty, and would deny business to insti-tutions that fail to perform. Santanais calling on the city council to notrate banks based on social responsi-bility, given the city’s cash-strappedstatus. Santana has said he under-stands concerns, but countered thata cash-strapped city is not in a posi-tion to rate banks. In response,Alarcon has accused Santana ofpandering to the banking sector.

The city council is expected todiscuss the banking proposal nextmonth. Santana wants the council tosuspend any new bond financing toprevent losing money on fees asso-ciated with a new city banking poli-cy. That means cutting plans to issue$110 million in short-term debt topay for parking complexes andrefurbishing on the 6th Street Bridgein downtown L.A., and a new LosAngeles Zoo reptile exhibit.

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Hundreds of people are still camped out on the lawn of Los Angeles CityHall as part of Occupy LA.

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The Los Angeles City Councilpassed the Local Preference

Ordinance 12-0 on Oct. 14. Themeasure is intended to create jobsby helping local businesses com-pete for city government contracts.The ordinance, which was signedon Wednesday, will give businessesin Los Angeles County an 8 percentcompetitive advantage in bids andproposals for city government con-tracts.

“The Local Preference Ordinancehelps level the playing field, mak-ing it possible for local businessesto compete more effectively for citygovernment contracts,” MayorAntonio Villaraigosa said. In astatement, Villaraigosa commendedseveral council members, includingCouncilmember Richard Alarcon,7th District, for introducing a

motion that will help the citychange its charter, which will allowthe local preference to be targeteddirectly to businesses in the cityrather than in the county of LosAngeles, as currently required bythe charter.

The Local Preference Ordinancewas developed last year by themayor’s Office of Economic andBusiness Policy. In 2010-2011, thecity government contracted forgoods and services (including con-struction) in excess of $2.4 billion.A review of spending by eightmajor departments in 2008-2009showed that only 15 percent of con-tracts were going to businesseslocated in Los Angeles. The ordi-nance applies to all of the city’s gen-eral fund departments.

Villaraigosa announced on Friday

that he is writing to the heads of sixdepartments beyond the reach of theordinance — the Department ofWater and Power, the Port of LosAngeles, Los Angeles WorldAirports, Recreation and Parks, theCommunity RedevelopmentAgency and the Los Angeles PublicLibrary — urging them to adopt an8 percent competitive advantage forlocal businesses as well.

The Local Preference Ordinanceis part of an overarching strategy toget contracts and jobs to local com-panies and local residents. Localhire agreements that require at least30 percent of the workers to comefrom the city have been adopted atthe Department of Public Works,the Community RedevelopmentAgency, the Port of Los Angelesand Los Angeles World Airports.


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L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti (right), 13th District,welcomed Korean Consul General Yeon-Sung Shin to Los

Angeles City Hall on Oct. 14. The meeting was Shin’s first formalpresentation before the city council.

“A close relationship between L.A. and Korea is important, notonly to our city’s large Korean community, but also to our regionaleconomy,” Garcetti said. “I look forward to working with ConsulGeneral Shin and our local Korean community to strengthen our rela-tionship with Korea and improve the quality of life for allAngelenos.”

Coalition of Lawmakers Calls forFederal Law on Helicopter NoiseAcoalition of 17 members of Los

Angeles County’s Delegationin the California Assembly, includ-ing Assemblymember Mike Feuer(D-Los Angeles), has requested thatthe Los Angeles ResidentialHelicopter Noise Relief Act of 2011be included in the upcomingFederal Aviation Administration(FAA) reauthorization.

HR 2677, authored by U.S. Rep.Howard Berman and co-sponsoredby U.S. Reps. Brad Sherman,Henry Waxman and Adam Schiff,would require the FAA to issueregulations relating to helicopterflight paths and altitudes. Feuer

sent a letter to Sens. DianneFeinstein and Barbara Boxer call-ing for the Noise Relief Act to beincluded in the reauthorization onOct. 14.

“For far too long, residentialneighborhoods have had to dealwith increasing noise and otherburdens from helicopters,” Feuersaid. “This is a major quality oflife issue throughout our region. Ihope Congress will act this year.”

If Congress does not, Feuer saidhe will introduce a resolutionwhen the Assembly reconvenes inJanuary to enact legislation offi-cially in support of HR 2677.

Council Passes Measure to Create Jobs Locally

LAʼs BEST Honored for Boosting PerformanceAUniversity of California, Los

Angeles study on the effec-tiveness of LA’s BEST, thelargest non-profit elementary afterschool program in California, hasshown the program gives elemen-tary school students an advantage

in the classroom. The results of the study were

released Tuesday by MayorAntonio Villaraigosa and theCenter for Research on Evaluation,Student Standards and Testing atUCLA (CRESST).

The study also found that LA’sBEST participants demonstratedhigher California Stand-ardized Test (CST) scores in gen-eral math and algebra, and thatthey are more likely to take algebrain 8th grade.

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Senator Dianne Feinstein’sRespect for Marriage Act is one

step closer to becoming law and isnow headed to the Senate JudiciaryCommittee in November for furtherdebate.

Feinstein’s Respect for MarriageAct (S. 598) seeks to repeal theDefense of Marriage Act (DOMA)from federal law and provide legal-ly married, same-sex couples thesame federal benefits, rights and

privileges as all married Americans.“I’m very pleased to learn that

Senator Leahy, the chairman of theJudiciary Committee, will put therepeal of DOMA before the fullcommittee for a vote next month,”Feinstein said.

“Striking DOMA would allow alllegally married, same sex couples tohave the same rights that other mar-ried couples have. No more, no less.This is simply equal protectionunder the law.”

The Respect for Marriage Act isco-sponsored by 30 members of theU.S. Senate and supported byPresident Barack Obama.

The matter will be addressed at aNovember Senate markup session,

the process by which congressionalcommittees debate, amend andrewrite proposed legislation beforeit is considered by the full Senate.


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On Oct. 13, Ranking MemberU.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman

(D-California) sent a letter to theco-chairs of the Joint SelectCommittee on Deficit Reduction(the “Super Committee”) offeringviews on the policies the committeeshould pursue in its efforts to meetits deficit reduction goals.

In the letter, Waxman describesinitiatives that fall within the juris-diction of the Energy andCommerce Committee that in com-bination would drive short-termeconomic growth and job creation,while being fiscally responsibleover the long term. The suggestedmeasures could create more than560,000 jobs and save more than$150 billion for deficit reductionover the next 10 years, though itwould initially involve $16 billionin additional spending.

“These include policies forspurring economic growth by pro-viding more spectrum for contin-ued technological innovation, forensuring our nation can compete inthe clean energy economy of thefuture and for reducing health carecosts while preserving the viabilityof Medicare and Medicaid,”Waxman wrote.

For a full text of the letter, visitdemocrats.energycommerce.house.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Letter_Supercommittee_10.13.11.pdf.

Waxman PitchesJob Creation

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L.A. City Councilmember Tom LaBonge 4th District, at the annual L.A.Disability Mentoring Day at city hall, mentoring five men and women withdisabilities. From left Tyannah Nichols, Machele Jones, Lisa Schechter,Hector Arellano, Jose Madero, Isabel Mayfield, and Maria Elena Arellano.

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If you’re in the mood for someclassic monster madness, I sug-

gest you start with “The ThingFrom Another World” from 1952,then move on to John Carpenter’s1982 cult hit, “The Thing”. Finally,check out the latest remake of theAntarctic story about an alien witha likeness for humans as both afood source and camouflage. Withtwo great predecessors, the latesttake doesn’t fill those thick, sub-zero weather shoes, but it’s no dudeither.

Set in 1982, a Norwegianresearch team living in the planet’sgreat South uncover a downedU.F.O. and a creature frozen in theice. In place of Kurt Russell’s R.J.MacReady, we have paleontologistKate Lloyd (Mary ElizabethWinstead), who’s called upon toexamine the remains, which aredated at more than 100,000 yearsold. But as expected, the de-thaw-ing process turns science’s greatestdiscovery into a research facility’smost horrifying threat. One by one,bodies disappear.

Making matters worse, our dis-gusting little green man (you know,minus the little, the green and theman part of the E.T. cliché), prefersto take on human form before itmutates into quite the unnervingmonster. Just imagine a humanbody splitting open, tentacles pro-truding through the skin, and a veryhungry, very large mouth (complete

with enormous fangs and, youguessed it, a tentacle-like tongue)appearing where the stomach oncewas. The race is on as the mon-strous entity -— more like a highlyinfectious virus than a single bod-ied organism — tries to escape tomore populated areas. All thehumans have are some ineffectiveguns, a few blowtorches and grow-ing paranoia about their co-work-ers; anyone could be the thing.

Films like this owe their contin-ued appearance at the box office to“Alien.” Without its success, horrormovies wouldn’t bother to add sci-fi elements to the monster formula.But “The Thing” can’t function asan Abominable Snowman movie; ithas to be a sci-fi horror film. Itsgreatest strength is the combinationof special effects and genre appeal.The previous films were fantastic,but now graphics captured howdemented this alien —- this thing— really is. If you’re looking for afreak out movie this Halloweenseason, “The Thing” offers few sat-isfying moments. It’s scarier thanmost recent horror films, but it’sreally more suspenseful than cover-your-eyes terrifying. Of course,even the thrills, and the visualintrigue, owe much — if not all —to Carpenter and his twisted visionof the villain. Still, you’re in for agruesome ride as modern specialeffects function in the most dis-turbingly nostalgic way. The cre-

ativity of this 2011 remake lies inthe spectacle. The alien is over-the-top nasty and the spaceship looksfantastic. Winstead is a welcomechange to the hyper macho synony-mous with these movies: finally afemale lead who isn’t the damsel.She’s no Ripley but she can handlea blowtorch all the same, and herperformanc serves as yet anotherreason to keep an eye out for thisup-and-coming star. Joel Edgerton,as Braxton Carter, is as predictablea character as they come, but he’s acomforting face since his breakoutrole in “Warrior”.

The other characters are just asforgettable, save an unexpectedgem, Jørgen Langhelle, as Lars. Hecan’t speak a lick of English, buthe’s got plenty of Teddy-bearcharm. Director Matthisj vanHeijningen Jr. may be new to thefeature game, but this is a strongsign of thrills to come. Characterdevelopment and plot remain onthe surface, but Heijningen knowsexactly what a film like this shoulddo, though it desperately needsmore jump moments.

Rather than attempt the intellec-tual depth of its forebearers, “TheThing” has a far simpler goal: milkone last golden egg out of an oldconcept. For the most part, itworks. Thrilling and visuallyengaging, it’s a good way to “thrill-out” for a couple hours.

Third Remake Far From a Charm,but ʻThing ̓is Never Boring

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Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) knows itʼs kill or be killed in “The Thing”.In the thriller, paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a group ofresearchers as theyʼre infected, one by one, by a mysterious being fromanother planet.

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Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Sander (Ulrich Thomsen) dissectsomething very disturbing in “The Thing”. Paranoia spreads among agroup of researchers as they encounter something inhuman that hasthe ability to turn itself into an exact replica of any living being.


Ayoung mother’s nerves were frayed Wednesday afternoon as shepeered thruogh her car windoow at her 16-month-old son Logan

who was locked inside with the car keys and her cell phone.Los Angeles police and firefighters quickly came to her rescue as the

quick-thinking mom flagged down a passing black-and-white cruiser onMelrose Avenue.

The officers kept the mother calm as they awaited the arrival of AAAand the fire department. We are happy to report baby Logan was fineonce he was freed from the vehicle after less than 10 minutes of panicon mom Ange Maihorn’s part.

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All’s not well in the animalworld. These often lovable

species are under greater andgreater threat from the dreaded Lab,where nothing bodes well for theirfuture.

Despite the seeming worldlinessof their lives, when it comes rightdown to it, Sonny Bonobo (a fabu-lously creative Edward Tournier),desired by Brown Spot, the lovabledog (David Mauer alternating withJustin Okin), and the lisping hottie,Madeline Kahn, a prettily endowedpussycat (Amanda Mauer), there isgreater and greater cause for theiralarm as friends and relatives disap-pear, never to be seen again, orreturn in ways that can’t be reme-died.

The motherly waitress whoserves their coffee is Elaine Ostrich(an overwhelmingly voluptuousJennifer Taub), and the aging bus-boy, full of misplaced aphorisms, isthe perfect-to-a-tee Ron Bottitta, asPenguinito, whose maitre’d’sstuffed-shirt frontage replicates agreat starched penguin breast.

The animals are well aware thatexperimentation is rife and that it’sjust a matter of time before they arecalled to serve, without benefit ofrefusal. The threat hangs over theirheads like a black cloud or, evenworse, the executioner’s axe. Ittakes the scheming James Rat(Patrick Flanagan) to stir the ani-mals to rebellion.

George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”comes to mind from time to time,but after a few minutes, one doesn’tthink of Murray’s men as animals,possibly because they seem more

advanced in their thinking, and intheir actions than those earlierrebels. And based on methods of

rebellion in recent years, like self-immolation of one kind or another,their actions are self-destructive,similar to methods in practiceamong those of our enemies whoblow themselves up with their vic-tims.

As much as it is about repression,rebellion and revolution, “MonkeyAdored” is about love and lust, alle-gory and brutality, peace and pay-back, brutality and philosophy, tem-pered with plenty of humor and

some lightness hovering over thedark subject matter.

Director John Perrin Flynn helmsthe play with a very positive vibeand total control, aided pictoriallyby Adam Flemming’s upstage pro-jections — particularly the shadowof a dog sloping through the sceneoutside whenever the dog is men-tioned. David Combs’ and LindaHoag’s puppets are great and color-ful additions, and Stephanie KerleySchwartz’s always great set designand costumes make and help theday, and the play.

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Broadway L.A. presents “Come Fly Away,” a musical that bringstogether the vocals of Frank Sinatra and the choreography of TonyAward-winner Twyla Tharp, running from Tuesday, Oct. 25 throughNov. 6 at the Pantages Theatre. The show combines the seductivevocals of “Olʼ Blue Eyes” with the sizzling sound of a live on-stage bigband and the thrill of Tharpʼs choreography. Dancers includingRamona Kelley and Christopher Vo (above) tell the story of four cou-ples falling in and out of love, with audiences experiencing the exhil-aration of a first kiss, the excitement of a first dance, and the bitter-sweet moments of a first good-bye. “Some Fly Away” features Sinatraclassics such as “Fly Me to the Moon”, “My Way”, “New York, NewYork” and “Witchcraft.”

Performances are at 8 p.m., Tuesday to Friday; 2 and 8 p.m.,Saturday; and 1 and 6:30 p.m., Sunday. Tickets start at $25 and areavailable at the Pantages Theatre box office, 6233 Hollywood Blvd.,by calling (800)982-2787, or visit www.BroadwayLA.org.

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David Mauer (front-Brown Spot), Edward Tournier (Sonny Bonobo),Jennifer Taub (Elaine Ostrich), and Amanda Mauer (Madeline Kahn)make a terrific team of “Monkeys”.

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The following crimes occurred inWest Hollywood and the areaspatrolled by the LAPDʼs Wilshireand Hollywood Divisions betweenOct. 11 and Oct. 16, and werecompiled from www.crimemap-ping.com.

Oct. 11

At 5:25 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a robbery in the 1200block of N. McCadden.

An unknown suspect assaulted avictim near the corner of Wilshireand Fairfax at 10:50 a.m.

At noon, an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 400block of S. Willaman.

An unknown suspect stole a vehi-cle parked in the 800 block of N.Citrus at 4 p.m.

At 5:45 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked in the8900 block of Dicks.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 8200 block ofBlackburn at 7 p.m.

At 7 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked in the800 block of S. Curson.

An unknown suspect stole a vehi-cle parked in the 8600 block of

Melrose at 11:30 p.m.

Oct. 12

At 4:40 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 4400block of Olympic.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 5900 block of W.2nd at 1:30 p.m.

At 8:30 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked in the700 block of N. Alfred.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked near the corner ofLa Cienega and Beverly at 7:45p.m.

At 10:30 p.m., an unknown sus-pect committed a petty theft in the7900 block of W. Sunset.

An unknown suspect stole a vehi-cle parked near the corner ofOrange and Hawthorne at 11:45p.m.

Oct. 13

At 10:15 a.m., an unknown sus-pect burglarized a vehicle parkedin the 6800 block of Waring.

An unknown suspect burglarized aresidence in the 8900 block ofSanta Monica at 12:20 a.m.

At noon, an unknown suspectstole a bicycle in the 600 block ofSan Vicente.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 8900 block ofDicks at noon.

At 12:59 p.m., an unknown sus-pect assaulted a victim in the 600block of Robertson.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 1000 block ofHammond at 6 p.m.

Oct. 14

At 9:30 a.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a residence in the 700block of Westmount.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 6200 block ofWilshire at 1 p.m.

At 2:30 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 800block of N. Orlando.

Oct. 15

At 10:15 a.m., an unknown sus-pect robbed a victim in the 800block of N. La Brea.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 7100 block ofSanta Monica at 3:32 p.m.

At 3 p.m., an unknown suspectstole a vehicle parked near thecorner of Hollywood and Fuller.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 8100 block ofW. 3rd at 4:40 p.m.

Oct. 16

At 1:25 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted petty theft in the 7100block of Santa Monica.


The following information was reported to the West Hollywood Sheriff’sStation and the LAPD’s Wilshire Division between September 4 and

September 10, 2011. If you are a victim of a crime, here are the telephonenumbers of local law enforcement agencies; Los Angeles Police Department,

Wilshire Division (323)485-4022 and Los Angeles County Sheriff’sDepartment West Hollywood Station (310)855-8850.

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the arrest of a suspect who hasallegedly been burglarizing homesin the Hollywood Hills, West LosAngeles and parts of the SanFernando Valley.

The suspect, identified as anAfrican American man approxi-mately 25 to 35 years old, wascaught on surveillance tape bur-glarizing a home in Bel Air in the2000 block of Coldwater CanyonBoulevard. The burglary occurredon Oct. 3 around 9 p.m., and thesuspect can be seen smashing arear window and entering thehouse. The suspect stole jewelryand cash valued at $122,800. Thevideo footage is available atwww.LAPDTV.org.

The suspect, who is five-foot-sixto five-feet-eight inches tall andweighs 150 to 160 pounds, waswearing a shirt with the letters“FLYS” on the front.

Anyone with information isasked to call West Los AngelesDivision burglary detective JohnEum at (310)444-1565. Duringweekends and off-hours, call theLAPD’s 24-hour, toll-free hotlineat (877)LAPD247.

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This man allegedly has been bur-glarizing homes in parts of L.A.

Information Needed on Home Burglar

John Chiyuan Lee, who allegedlybilked several Los Angeles

County residents out of nearly$1.87 million in an investmentscheme, was arrested Friday by LosAngeles County Sheriff’sCommercial Crimes Bureau inves-tigators, with the assistance ofDeputy U.S. Marshals (USMS) andU.S. Immigration and Customsagents (ICE). The arrest was madeas Lee arrived at Los AngelesInternational Airport.

In 2005, a West Hollywood resi-dent reported being the victim ofgrand theft to the Los AngelesCounty Sheriff’s Department. Thevictim reported he gave money toLee to invest in the stock market,and identified other investors whohad allegedly lost money to Lee.

The case was assigned to Det.Simeon Plyler, of the Sheriff’sCommercial Crimes Bureau/FraudUnit, who discovered that morethan 29 victims had invested withLee, in what was described as alarge scale Ponzi scheme. Lee issuspected of stealing roughly $1.87million from investors.

Identified victims have been resi-dents of Culver City, Hancock Park,Hollywood, Hollywood Hills,Huntington Beach, Lakewood, LosAngeles, Marina del Rey, SanPedro, Shadow Hills, ShermanOaks, Studio City, Thousand Oaks,Valley Village, Van Nuys, Ventura,West Hollywood, West Los Angelesand Westwood. Victims were alsoidentified in Morgan Hill in SantaClara County, California, and St.George, Utah.

A 31 count felony complaint wasfiled against Lee for grand theft,including two criminal counts forCalifornia Corporations Code vio-lations. Lee’s bail has been set at$1.8 million.

According to passport records, hehad fled the United States to Taiwanin November 2006. For the nextfive years, Plyler followed up leadstrying to locate Lee. With the assis-tance of ICE agents, in the U.S. andabroad, he was able to track him toThailand. ICE agents enlisted theassistance of Thailand authorities,who were able to locate and arrestLee in Pataya, Thailand, on Oct. 4.

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Central Traffic Division are askingfor the public’s help in solving a hitand run traffic collision that seri-ously injured a female victim onOct. 16.

The collision occurred around2:30 a.m. near McKinley Avenueand 54th Street, and when the offi-cers arrived, they found the victiminside a car suffering from traumat-

ic injuries. Paramedics took the vic-tim to a local hospital, where shewas listed in serious condition, butis expected to survive.

Detectives believe the victim,who is in her mid-20s, was drivinga 2002 Ford Mustang southboundon McKinley Avenue when her carwas struck by a 2001 ChevroletTahoe that was traveling west-bound on 54th Street. The driver ofthe Tahoe left the scene of the colli-

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Tips can also be provided to theCentral Traffic Division watchcommander at (213)972-1853, orthrough the LAPD’s 24-hour, toll-free hotline at (877)LAPD247.

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The Fairfax Band and ColorGuard outscored HuntingtonBeach’s Ocean View High School,the 2010 1st Place winner of theCalifornia State BandChampionship. Judges gaveFairfax top scores for color guard,music performance, and visualeffect. Fairfax competed in theDivision 1 category for smallerbands, while still earning higherscores than many Division 2 and 3bands.

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“I am very proud of these stu-dents. They are very committed tothe success of our program andwork very hard, as Saturday’sresults demonstrate,” Vizcarra said.“While we are a small band, andfighting to overcome many obsta-cles, especially budget cuts, my stu-dents and I are determined to suc-ceed and continue to build a qualitymusic program at Fairfax.”

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The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood is holding a special engagementof Tim Burtonʼs “The Nightmare Before Christmas” from Friday, Oct.21 through 31. At every showing of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” at the ElCapitan, audience members also have an opportunity to win a pair ofVIP tickets to the Tim Burton exhibition at Los Angeles CountyMuseum of Art (LACMA). The El Capitan Theatre is located at 6838Hollywood Blvd. For information, call (800)DISNEY6, or visitwww.elcapitantickets.com.

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Theatre to Show Burton ClassicThe Skirball Cultural Center pre-

sents the exhibition, “WomenHold Up Half the Sky”, runningfrom Thursday, Oct. 27 throughMarch 11.

The exhibition is inspired by thecritically acclaimed book, “Half theSky: Turning Oppression intoOpportunity for WomenWorldwide” by Pulitzer Prize–win-ning journalists Nicholas D. Kristofand Sheryl WuDunn, and focuseson the worldwide oppression ofwomen and girls.

It explores the stories of womenwho have changed their livesthrough education, economics andself-determination, which are toldthrough documentary photographs,visual art, sound installations, andinteractive gallery experiences.“Women Hold Up Half the Sky” isalso a call to action, and providesan opportunity for viewers to pro-vide a microloan to a woman entre-preneur.

The exhibit explores sex traffick-ing, gender-based violence andmaternal mortality through storiesof perseverance, courage and hope.It focuses on women such as SaimaMuhammad, who lived in fear of

her abusive husband and whosecommunity ignored her sufferinguntil she received a $65 microloanand built an embroidery businessthat now supports 30 families in herPakistani village. The exhibitionalso spotlights visionaries like EdnaAdan Ismail, the former first ladyof Somalia, who used her life sav-

ings to build a maternity hospital inher war-torn Somaliland.

The exhibition opens with a lec-ture by Kristof on Tuesday, Oct. 25at 8 p.m. The Skirball CulturalCenter is located at 2701 N.Sepulveda Blvd. For information,call (310)440-4500, or visitwww.skirball.org.

Photo courtesy of Nicholas D. Kristof.

A $2 loan enabled Goretti Nyabenda to purchase fertilizer and begin abusiness making banana beer. She now supports her family of six.

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Emmy Award winning specialeffects artist Todd Masters,

founder of MASTERSFX, is host-ing the first “Aliens to Zombies”Convention” on Oct. 21 and 22 atthe Roosevelt Hotel inHollywood.

A highlight of the event will bethe revival of the “Monster-Makers Bash” costume party,which attracts the industry’s topspecial effects artists. Notablesfrom Hollywood’s “monster-mak-ing” industry, filmmakers,authors, journalists, actors will beon hand to give their expertadvice.

Confirmed participants includeBryce Zabel (producer of NBC’s“Dark Skies” and author of “A.D.After Disclosure: The People’sGuide to Life After Contact”);actor Michael Rooker of “TheWalking Dead” series; JamesGunn, writer/director “Slither”,

“Dawn of the Dead” and “Super”;and Oscar winning monster mak-ers/partners Alec Gillis and TomWoodruff, Jr., of ADI, Inc. (the“Alien” films, “Pumpkinhead”,“X-Files: The Movie” and the newversion of “The Thing”.

“After so many years of my col-leagues and I appearing at genreconventions and on panels aroundthe world talking about ‘monstermaking’ and our FX work, wethought, ‘why not have aMonstrous event right here, in ourown Hollywood backyard’, andpresent it just in time forHalloween 2011?” Masters said.“We truly hope the success of thisfirst ever Aliens to ZombiesConvention will result in itbecoming an annual Hollywoodtradition.”

The convention begins onFriday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m., followedby several panel discussions and

guest appearances beginning at11:45 a.m. The HollywoodRoosevelt Hotel is located at 7000Hollywood Blvd. For information,visit www.alienstozombies.com.

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Park La Brea resident, Mrs. Walter Monia, was pictured onthe cover of the October 16, 1969 issue of the Park LabreaNews receiving a proclamation from Los Angeles MayorSam Yorty. At the time, Monia was the president of Ebell ofLos Angeles, and received the proclamation in honor of theclubʼs 75th anniversary. The Ebell of Los Angeles, a philan-thropic organization that encourages educational, culturaland social growth in Los Angeles community, is still thrivingtoday, and offers college scholarships and programs help-ing those in need. The Ebell also maintains and preservesits art collections and its historic clubhouse and WilshireEbell Theatre, a 1,270-seat venue located at 743 S.Lucerne Blvd.

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The City of West Hollywood andthe National Council of Jewish

Women, Los Angeles (NCJWLA)are hosting a “Breast CancerEducational Forum” onWednesday, Oct. 26 from noon to 2p.m.

The panel discussion will bemoderated by West HollywoodCouncilmember Abbe Land, andwill feature panelists from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. They includeDr. Michelle Burnison, a radiationoncologist specializing in partialbreast irradiation; Dr. CatherineDang, a breast surgeon and associ-ate director of the Wasserman

Breast Cancer Risk ReductionProgram; Dr. Ora Gordon, directorof the GenRISK Adult GeneticsProgram; Dr. Dung Nyuyen, a plas-tic and reconstructive surgeon whospecializes in breast reconstructionfor cancer patients; Dr. DorothyPark, a hematology-oncologist atthe Tower Medical OncologyGroup; and Dr. BJ Rimel, a gyno-cologist-oncologist.

“It remains important that wetake the time, this month andthroughout the year, to continue toraise awareness and provide themost current information possibleregarding breast cancer,” Land

said. “Breast cancer remains one ofthe leading causes of death forwomen, and its impact on friends,families and communities cannotbe overstated.”

The event will be held atNCJW/LA headquarters, 543 N.Fairfax Ave. Information tables willbe located in the lobby, as willWasserman Breast Cancer RiskReduction Program survey kiosks,which can electronically administerbreast cancer risk surveys.Refreshments will be provided. Forinformation or to RSVP, contactRuth Williams at (323)852-8503,or e-mail [email protected].

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Lancôme invites customers toexperience the “Beauty of

Giving” on Friday, Oct. 21 by cele-brating “Genes Day”, a nationalevent Lancôme began in 2010 tosupport St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital. On Oct. 21,Lancôme will donate $7 from thesale of every bottle of GénifiqueYouth Activating Concentrate to St.Jude.

“The partnership betweenLancôme and St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital is a true celebra-tion of the beauty of giving,”Lancôme ambassador Julia Robertssaid. “I’m honored to be part of theLancôme family as it supports St.Jude’s mission of helping childrenwith cancer and other life-threaten-ing diseases.”

Lancôme is pledging to doublelast year’s donation and raise$300,000 to support the lifesavingresearch and treatment performedby St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital, which is at the forefrontof finding cures and treating chil-dren with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

“Lancôme is a partner that, likeus, understands the importance andvalue of research,” said Richard C.

Shadyac Jr., CEO of ALSAC, thefundraising organization of St.Jude. “The funds raised by GenesDay and other Lancôme programsthroughout October helps enable us

to continue the groundbreakingresearch that leads to cures for chil-dren in communities everywhere.”

For information, visit www.lan-come-usa.com.


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The inaugural “Autumn Garden Party” at Rancho Santa AnaBotanic Gardenʼs Grow Native Nursery Westwood is being held onSaturday, Oct. 22 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., offering lectures,gardening demonstrations, live entertainment, home and gardenvendors, and hard-to-find plant species.Lectures on “Native Grasses of California”, “Springtime Blues andFiery Falls, California Seasons of Color in the Garden”, “The NativeGarden: No Place Like Home” and “Clear Conscience Gardening”will be held. Grow Native Nursery Westwood, located at the Veteransʼ Garden,collaborates with VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System totrain veterans on the propagation, care and maintenance ofCalifornia native plants. The 12-acre garden and nursery is part ofa work therapy program to assist veterans in making the transitionback to civilian employment, and is located near Davis andConstitution Avenues. For information, call (909)625-8767, or visitwww.rsabg.org.

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An exhibition of works byGlenn Ligon, considered one

of the most important and influen-tial American artists to haveemerged in the past two decades,will be displayed at the LosAngeles County Museum of Art(LACMA) from Sunday, Oct. 23through Jan. 22.

Titled “Glenn Ligon: America”,the exhibit will examine 25 years ofLigon’s work, from his post-gradu-ate days in the Whitney

Independent Study Program untilthe present.

The exhibition is curated byFranklin Sirmans, LACMA’s Terriand Michael Smooke departmenthead and curator of contemporaryart, and it features approximately100 paintings, prints, photography,drawings, and sculptural installa-tions. It will also feature recentneon reliefs, one of which,“Rückenfigur” (2009), was addedto LACMA’s collection in 2010 and

was displayed on “Human Nature:Contemporary Art from theCollection”. The retrospective alsodebuts previously un-exhibitedearly works that examine Ligon’sartistic origins, and reconstitute hismajor series, such as the “Door”paintings, which launched theartist’s career.

Ligon is a leading member of ageneration of artists who came tothe forefront in the late 1980s andearly 1990s. He is perhaps bestknown for his series of text-basedpaintings referencing the writingsof noted authors such as Zora NealeHurston, Ralph Ellison, and JeanGenet.

The exhibition will also re-createthe bulk of his landmark multime-dia installation, “To Disembark”(1993), which explores the aftereffects of slavery in Americathrough a series of prints in whichLigon casts himself as an escapedslave, and which feature a group ofcrates playing music that allude tothe story of Henry Box Brown, aslave who famously shipped him-self to freedom. Another gallerywill feature “Notes on the Marginof the Black Book” (1991–93),Ligon’s reflection on the culturaldebates surrounding the photogra-phy of Robert Mapplethorpe.Another group of paintings reflecton Louis Farrakhan’s controversialMillion Man March.

LACMA is located at 5905Wilshire Blvd. For information, call(323)857-6000, or visitwww.lacma.org.

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Artist Glen Ligonʼs “Rückenfigur” (2009) is one of the neon pieces to bedisplayed in the exhibit at LACMA.

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Mapping Website LocateLA.org Has Launched

LocateLA.org, a mapping web-site designed to help companies

find available commercial andindustrial sites and incentives inLos Angeles, has formallylaunched.

The free site is the latest econom-ic development joint effort from theCommunity RedevelopmentAgency of the City of Los Angeles(CRA/LA) and the Los Angeles

Department of Water & Power. “LocateLA.org makes it easy for

businesses to get information aboutavailable sites, business data andfinancial incentives when consider-ing where to locate commercial orindustrial operations in LosAngeles,” CRA/LA chief executiveofficer Christine Essel said.

“We also expect communitygroups, real estate professionals,

urban planners and others will wantto use the rich information aboutLos Angeles real estate, businessincentives, demographics and busi-ness data to better understand theircity.”

The website, www.locatela.org,provides citywide property listingson more than 5,000 available com-mercial and industrial sites.

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St. Jamesʼ Episcopal School celebrated its new $150,000 art studioTuesday at a donor party with artists Joe Davidson (left), BethKawaja, Tim and Jessica Youd, and Jenny Hager. Despite reductions in arts education, St. Jamesʼ Episcopal School isworking to preserve its art programs. The studio was created withfunds raised by parents, and help from the Ahmanson Foundation.The art program revitalization is one of several changes at the 43-year-old school, which has a new head of school, director of advance-ment and director of lower elementary, as well as a new science laband future preschool building. St. Jamesʼ Episcopal School is locatedat 625 St. Andrews Pl. For information, call (213)233-0133, or visit www.sjsla.org.

The Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict (LAUSD) and the U.S.

Department of Education haveentered into an agreement toimprove educational opportunitiesfor English Learners and AfricanAmerican students.

The voluntary agreementbetween the LAUSD and thedepartment’s Office for CivilRights (OCR) concludes an OCRinvestigation launched in March2010.

It focused on the educationalopportunities of the district’s195,000 English Learner (EL) stu-dents, and a comparability ofresources for the district’s nearly60,000 African American students.

“Though we still have a long wayto go before we see that EnglishLearner students and AfricanAmerican students are consistentlygetting what they need to perform

up to their fullest potential, I amconfident today’s agreement willhelp address the causes of concernthat prompted our review,” U.S.Secretary of Education ArneDuncan said.

The agreement calls upon thedistrict to develop a master plan forEnglish Learners by September2012. The plan will include goalsfor the district’s program for ELstudents, a program implementa-tion and accountability structure todeliver English language instruc-tion and services to all EL students,including special education, and ELsecondary students who have com-pleted English language develop-ment instruction.

The district is also being taskedwith developing a district-widecomprehensive plan to address thedisproportionate participation ofAfrican American and Latino stu-

dents in the LAUSD’s Gifted andTalented Program (GATE), andensure that GATE identificationreflects the demographics of aschool.

“The Office of Civil Rights hasfinally moved to address seriousissues affecting over a quarter mil-lion of our district’s students,”LAUSD board president MónicaGarcía said. “While I commend thehard work in reaching this agree-ment, the voluntary agreement isjust a first step in ensuring that ourdistrict respects each student’s civilrights and their right to a qualityeducation. We must provide a fairopportunity to all students —including our nearly 200,000English Learner students and our60,000 African American students— so that they become productivemembers of this society.”

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Jewish Family Service of LosAngeles (JFS) has been honored

as the Agency of the Year by theAlliance for Children and Families,an international association repre-senting more than 350 child andfamily service organizations.

JFS was chosen for its excellencein board participation and support;impact through advocacy efforts onlocal and state issues; and innova-tive programming. JFS Board pres-ident David O. Levine and JFSCEO Paul S. Castro accepted theaward at the Alliance and UNCA2011 National Conference in

Washington, D.C.“It is a great honor for JFS to

receive the Agency of the YearAward from the Alliance,” Castrosaid.

“Our board of directors and ourstaff are deeply committed to creat-ing, developing, and securing sup-port for essential social services andprograms that improve the day-to-day lives of the thousands of fami-lies we serve each year.”

JFS addresses the needs of frailolder adults, victims of domesticviolence, and individuals facinghunger. The organization is also

heavily involved in advocacyefforts for at-risk segments of thepopulation.

“The Alliance and our nearly 350members benefit greatly from hav-ing JFS as a part of this network ofnonprofit human serviceproviders,” said Polina Makievsky,CEO of the Alliance for Childrenand Families. “This exceptionalorganization has proven its com-mitment to living its mission eachday.”

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the project hasn’t changed.”He said the physicians had with-

drawn their variance requests,though they are still seeking a zon-ing change. The lot currently hascommercial, multi-family residenceand single-family residence zoning,but they would like residentialaccessory zoning for a mixed-usestructure.

Ghods said architects plan tomake some cuts to the structure’s topfloors, specifically on the Alandeleside. Also, they are aiming to reducethe size of the project on the single-family site, he said.

“We put the bulk of the project onthe Olympic side,” Ghods said.

Some residents in the area,though, are more concerned aboutthe implications of having anotherresidential structure — such as con-gestion and parking issues — thanthe structure itself. Others are wor-ried about the rezoning setting aprecedent for the rest of the neigh-borhood.

“There’s already plenty of devel-opment in this area,” resident LizaGerberding said. “One could say it’soverdeveloped.”

She said the neighborhood is ahistorical part of Los Angeles, withnice apartments and commercialbuildings. If the Olympia physicianswere granted a rezone, other compa-nies could begin to do the same,Gerberding said.

“We don’t want [the existingstructures] razed and paved over,”she said. “Beautify? It’s alreadybeautiful.”

She referenced the city’s generalplan for the Wilshire area.Gerberding said city officials reex-amined those very lots in 2000 or2001, and opted not to alter the zon-ing, though several other zonechanges were made in nearby areas.

“It’s zoned for a reason,” she said.The signatures were presented to

LaBonge during the Miracle MileResidential Association’s annualmeeting. The association had previ-ously voted against the project, pres-ident Jim O’Sullivan said. He saidmembers felt that the project was toobig for the area.

“They couldn’t answer our ques-tions, and it seemed too big,”O’Sullivan said. “It’s too intrusive tothe neighborhood.”

Although O’Sullivan echoedsome of Gerberding’s comments, hesaid he hopes the developers willeventually present a project that the

association can support. He said heis a fan of the hospital and goes therefor treatment when necessary.

“They’re a great, great hospital,”O’Sullivan said, adding that lawsuitsshould be expected if the physiciansproceed and don’t refine the projectto fit the neighborhood’s needs.

Ghods said he will continue towork with the community, but someresidents are not interested in theproject whatsoever. He said the pro-ject received preliminary approvalfrom the Mid-City WestNeighborhood Council, but wasthen blindsided by opposition.

“We think it’s an exciting projectfor the site,” he said.

The physicians could legally build37 units at three different sites on thelot, but planners don’t want to exac-erbate the issues residents are pre-dicting for the planned project,Ghods said.

Ravan said the group is hoping tomake the neighborhood moreappealing, for residents and forpotential Olympia employees whomay relocate to the area. He saidcontractors are taking recommenda-tions into consideration.

“I think this is a good project forthe area,” Ravan said. “It willimprove the appearance of ourneighborhood. We are trying to cre-ate a win-win situation. We’ve done

everything possible to minimalizeany affect on the neighborhood.”

Renee Weitzer, chief planning andland use deputy for LaBonge’soffice, said no final decisions havebeen made, but she plans to set up ameeting between the developers andthe concerned residents to discussthe issues.

“It’s a project that is moving, andnothing is set in stone,” she said.

LaBonge confirmed that he hadreceived the petition and acknowl-edged the community’s concern.

“I accept the community’s con-cern that what is currently proposedat that property is not acceptable to alot of neighbors,” LaBonge said.

citations, such as his neighbor,whose fence was evidently toohigh, though it had been on theproperty for 21 years, Cowan said.

This was especially of concern ashe has another property in the areathat has a fence. Despite the amountof crime and vandalism in theneighborhood, residents had norecourse or way to express theirgrievances, Cowan said.

“We’re at our wit’s end with whatto do,” he said. “There’s nothingyou can do about it. It’s almost likeextortion.”

Resident Sun Yu felt similarly.After receiving a permit to build adriveway and park her car on herfront-yard setback in 2006, shebegan receiving citations and lettersthreatening to revoke her permit,she said. In all, Yu received 14 cita-tions for parking in her front yard,though many have been dismissed.

In 2008, the city did revoke her

permit, and during a “quasi-hear-ing,” city employees threatened tothrow her in jail if she didn’t com-ply, she said. The driveway had cost$7,000.

“How would I know there wassomething else I needed to do? Itwas just some man who was justyelling,” Yu said. “You lose yourright to due process.”

Everything seemingly settleddown after that, she said. But inJune, Yu said she received twomore parking warnings.

“That’s when I thought, ‘This isnot going to go away,’” she said.

Yu said she began meeting withthe East Hollywood NeighborhoodCouncil and learned that she wasnot alone. She said it appeared thatmostly minorities or those who did-n’t speak English were the main tar-gets.

“The complaint-driven system[the city] runs on is broken,” Yu

said. “It’s not appropriate any-more.”

Yusef Robb, the deputy chief ofstaff for Garcetti’s office, said thestaff has been working on the issuefor months.

“We sympathize with the folksreceiving citations,” Robb said.

He said the council was slated tovote on the fence height districtmotion Wednesday. Robb said thedistrict would be the first of itskind. In the interim, Garcetti hasasked the Department of Buildingand Safety to accept no new casesuntil the council acts.

Robb confirmed that one individ-ual had been responsible for almost150 complaints. He said if the com-plaint is legitimate, however, thecity must respond, and that the cityslips into “dangerous territory”when it allows staff members topick and choose when to write cita-tions.

“We think there’s, oftentimes, abetter way for neighbors to settletheir differences,” he said.

Robb said the office will contin-ue to work with East Hollywood

residents to ensure that they’re notcited excessively any more.

“It has taken some time, giventhat this has never been donebefore,” he said.


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A group of residents from East Hollywood recently met with CouncilPresident Eric Garcetti (left), to discuss the complaint process.

on parole for carjacking, Ayalaconfessed to crimes in HermosaBeach at the time of his arrest.

Now facing several life sen-tences, Ayala is now eligible forthe three strikes rule and willnever “walk as a free man out ofprison, ” Deputy DistrictAttorney Ethan Milius said.

Law enforcement officialsbelieve more victims exist; butbecause of the nature of thecrimes, it is possible that manydid not report them to police.

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“We’re going to have severalthousand [inmates] in our countyjail system who belong in the statepenitentiary,” Yaroslavsky said,adding that a significant amount ofthe parolees have violent back-grounds.

He is also concerned about thesustainability of the realignmentplan. Though the state has offeredfunding this year, there will be acontinued need to manage the pre-released parolees, Yaroslavsky said.

“It’s going to monitored verycarefully,” he said.

Yaroslavsky said the county maybe able to open an currently vacantfacility with 4,000 beds in the north-ern part of the county; however, thatmove will require additional statefunding.

“We’re overcrowded too,” hesaid.

Though it hasn’t received anyfunding to handle the fluctuation ofreleased parolees, LAPD’s Wilshire

Division does not anticipate takingany officers off patrol in order tomonitor the parolees, Det. MarkHolguin said.

He said four property crime offi-cers, who had assisted detectivesand conducted follow-up investiga-tions, have been placed in a newparole impact team.

“Should the need arise, this unitwill grow,” Holguin said. “It should-n’t affect response time or anythinglike that.”

He said that on Mondays, thedivision will get lists of parolees andaddresses that will be sent to thegang and narcotics division. TheWest Bureau coordinator will thendelegate which officers check onwhich parolees, Holguin said.

The information will include adescription of the residence, whatfamily members live there andmore. If the individual is a transient,it will be difficult for the division tofollow up, Holguin said. Also, a bad

address won’t necessarily keep aparolee from being released.

“Every situation is unique,”Holguin said.

Officers will have a case file onthe parolees, and some will still bemonitored through ankle bracelets.Holguin said officers are compilinga list of the parolees who pose themost risk, and the Wilshire Divisionwill work with other agencies aswell.

“We’re going to stay in contactwith probation and parole officers,”he said.

The LAPD’s field interview card,which officers fill out when theystop a person, will also be expanded,Holguin said. Overall, the divisionwill be more aware of parolees inthe area, he said, adding that five at-large parolees, who were not a partof the realignment, were arrested inthe last two weeks due to the newnetwork.

“A lot of it is going to intelligentgathering,” Holguin said.

He said the division doesn’texpect any kind of economic hard-ship as a result of the realignmentplan. So far, only two parolees havebeen released into its jurisdiction,Holguin said.

numerous shots fired, no one elsewas injured. There are approxi-mately 13 businesses in the mini-mall, including many that wereopen when the shooting occurred.

“It’s amazing that no one elsewas hurt,” Oreb added. “Theyinterviewed several people thatnight who were there, and theinvestigation is ongoing.”

The suspect was only describedas being a Hispanic man. No vehi-cle was observed and there was nofurther description, according toOreb. Police are considering themotive as gang-related. Anyonewith information is asked to callthe Hollywood Homicide Unit at(213)972-2910.

Although the three shootingshave occurred in a short period oftime, Oreb said the uptick in vio-lence is coincidental. The previousmurder occurred on Oct. 9 in the6700 block of Hollywood, aftertwo groups had an argumentaround 2:30 a.m., and a memberof one group pulled out a handgunand fired at the other group.

Hollywood resident Jesse Medina,19, was struck by the gunfire andwas later pronounced dead atCedars-Sinai Medical Center. Thealleged gunman, Jorge Tejeda,was arrested as he attempted toflee the area, and has been chargedwith murder. Tejeda pleaded notguilty on Oct. 12, and a prelimi-nary hearing has been scheduledfor Nov. 11 in Los AngelesSuperior Court. Oreb said themotive in that case appears to bethe argument, although he did notknow what it was about, and the

incident was not believed to begang related.

The first of the three shootingsoccurred around 1:20 a.m. onSept. 26 outside the Wonderlandnightclub at 1835 N. CahuengaBlvd. The hip hop group, CaliSwag District, was performing atthe club. An argument eruptedbetween two members of the audi-ence. One of the people involvedleft the nightclub and was walkingon the sidewalk on CahuengaBoulevard when a vehicle droveup and someone inside beganshooting. Officers located the vic-tim near the corner of CahuengaBoulevard and Yucca Street. Theunidentified victim, who wasreportedly a crew member for oneof the musical acts that were per-forming that night, was taken tothe hospital in stable condition.The suspect was described as anAfrican American man in his 20s,and the vehicle is believed to be aFord Mustang. Anyone with infor-mation about that shooting isasked to call (213)972-2967.


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permits or authorizes collectives”,because marijuana remains a feder-al Schedule One controlled sub-stance.

Frank Mateljan, a spokespersonfor the Los Angeles City Attorney’sOffice, said his office would con-tinue to crack down on collectivesthat are operating illegally, and thatwould not change unless a courtdecision specifically negates thecity’s ordinance. He said Mohr’slower court ruling that the ordi-nance is constitutional is the basisfor taking action.

“Enforcement actions to closedispensaries will continue,”Mateljan said. “Pot shops that havegenerated community complaints,that are engaged in illegal sales,and that are located near schoolswill receive priority closureaction.”

Matlejan added that he could notdisclose whether any imminentenforcement actions were pending

in the local area, but said the city iscurrently involved in a court caseagainst a dispensary that previous-ly operated at 7418 MelroseAvenue known as Buds onMelrose, and has filed a criminalcase against Melrose QPR, at 4906Melrose Avenue. He added that thecity’s approach is currently “unset-tled due to the recent court find-ings.”

The question of what to do nexthas also been clouded by a recentcall to legalize marijuana by theCalifornia Medical Association(CMA), which represents 35,000doctors and medical providers. TheCMA is pushing for complete fed-eral legalization so researchers canfurther study the effects of marijua-na on the human body. Althoughmarijuana was approved for med-ical usage in 1996, its affects havenot been fully studied, according toMolly Weedn, a spokesperson forthe CMA. Weedn said she did not

know how medical marijuanabecame approved for medicalusage without it being fully stud-ied. She added that a thoroughstudy of medical marijuana wouldonly be possible if the drug waslegalized and full legalization andaccess is granted.

“We are advocating for a re-scheduling of the drug so it can bere-studied,” Weedn said. “The waythe federal law is set up, you can’tdo studies and you can’t do clinicaltrials. Our physicians feel that ithasn’t been thoroughly studiedenough to determine the benefits orrisks. There is limited informationon dosage or effects if a patientuses medical marijuana. The med-ical and scientific evidence isn’tthere, which is why we are callingfor legalization.”

Weedn acknowledged that legal-izing the drug would obviouslymake it more widely available, butshe added that it is the only way to

determine the drug’s long termeffects. She added that physicianscan only recommend medical mar-ijuana, not prescribe the drug, andthey need more information to

make such decisions.“Currently, there is no control

over medical marijuana, and they(patients) have no way of knowingwhat they are getting.”

Judge Issues Ruling on Pot OrdinanceFrom page 7


The city is examining what to do next in enforcing its medical marijuanaordinance. Dozens of dispensaries, including this one on 3rd Street,opened throughout the city during the past few years.

“They interviewedseveral peoplethat night whowere there, andthe investigation

is ongoing.”

-Lt. Michael Oreb, LAPDʼsHollywood Division

City Council unanimously votedto build the automated vehicleand storage retrieval system(AVSRS). As part of that process,an environmental review wasconducted, finding no negativeimpacts. The public review peri-od, now underway, is the nextstep in approval, giving residentsa chance to voice their opinions.AVSRS is budgeted at approxi-mately $2.6 million, with theentire project slated for about$13.3 million, director of publicworks Oscar Delgado said inMay. Funds are derived from the

city’s parking improvement fund,with revenue generated from thecity’s parking operations.

City Hall currently offers free,limited outdoor parking, whichWest Hollywood Mayor JohnDuran has said will probably con-tinue once the system is opera-tional.

Project documents are avail-able for review at the CommunityDevelopment Department at8300 Santa Monica Blvd. Formore information, call associateplanner Adrian Gallo at (323)848-6475.


The automated parking structure is planned behind West HollywoodCity Hall.

tary bankruptcy and accused byinvestors of creating the aforemen-tioned $500 million ponzi scheme.Dozens of lawsuits have been filedagainst Namvar, his companyNamco, and other entities ownedby him and family members, alleg-ing breach of contract and contrac-tual fraud in a case that attorneysestimate involves hundreds of cred-itors.

On May 19, the trial of Namvarand co-defendant Hamid Tabatabaiconcluded after only 3 hours of

deliberation by the jury. The pairwere found guilty on four counts ofwire fraud in the theft of $21 mil-lion. While victims’ monies wereto be held in escrow until a transac-tion could be executed on newproperty purchase, Namvar andTabatabai instead used that moneyto pay off creditors and investors ofNamco Capital Group, Inc.

Since his guilty verdict, Namvarhas reportedly lived in his $8 mil-lion mansion while awaiting sen-tencing.

Molina said.Molina referred to payday loans

as a type of “predatory lending,” andsaid companies that offer them gen-erally target low-to-moderateincome communities. She saidmany consumers who use the prod-uct do so several times a year, asopposed to only using the loans foremergencies. According to aCalifornia Budget Project study,nearly half of California paydayloan consumers use the loans everymonth.

“It traps people in a cycle of debt,and that’s the main problem,”Molina said. “They strip assets fromcommunities.”

She said the form of credit isexpensive. If the fees were calculat-ed as an annual percentage rates,they would be around 459 percent,Molina said. While the companiesclaim that they generally do notcharge interest, the fees are usuallyapproximately $17 for every $100loaned.

“An APR is the only way a con-sumer can compare the cost of cred-it,” she added.

Tom White, Calderon’s chief ofstaff, said the legislator opted toraise the maximum loan limitbecause it had not been changedsince the mid-1990s. He said $300 isthe lowest rate in the country, andconstituents have expressed a needfor larger payday loans.

“It’s a matter of trying to keep upwith the times and the need,” Whitesaid.

He said payday loans are heavilyregulated and are fee-based, so con-sumers basically know what they’regetting into before conducting busi-ness with payday loan companies.White claims approximately 93 per-cent of payday loans are paid offwithin two weeks.

“If you don’t pay it off on time,they work with you,” he said.

At Payday Advance, 6767 WestSunset Blvd., customers are charged$15 if they don’t pay the loan backwithin about two weeks. If paymentis never received, the company filesa claim against the customer insmall claims court.

White said the bill was introducedin January and passed through theAssembly. He said AB 1158 passedthe Senate Banking and FinanceCommittee before the sessionended. Next year, the bill will beginin the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Assemblymember Mike Feuer(D-Los Angeles) voted against thebill in June, and said he and formerAssemblymember Karen Bass hadpreviously introduced a bill to capthe interest on payday loans. He saidthe bill “got clobbered” and didn’tpass committee as a result of inten-sive lobbying in Sacramento.

“This has been an issue I’ve beenconcerned with for a very longtime,” said Feuer, who once ran BetTzedek, a nonprofit organizationthat provides free legal advice. “Thecharge is enormous.”

According to the Secretary ofState’s website, several payday loancompanies lobbied for AB 1158 ear-lier this year. Advance Americaspent nearly $40,000, Ace CashExpress spent almost $50,000,California Check Cashing Storesspent $6,000 and Check Into CashInc. spent more than $17,000.However, the majority of thosecompanies also lobbied other bills.

Feuer said he doesn’t see the needto increase the maximum loanamount on a business model thatencourages consumers to get deeperinto debt.

“I don’t think there’s been an ade-quate explanation,” he said. “I thinkit’s a way to aggravate that prob-lem.”

When AB 1158 passed theAppropriations Committee 11-1,Assemblymember Holly Mitchell(D-Culver City) was the only legis-lator to vote against the bill. The billpassed through the committee dur-ing negotiations to balance the bud-get, when massive cuts were beingmade to “safety net programs,” shesaid. Mitchell said the bill wouldadd an incentive for the poorestCalifornians to mismanage theirincreasingly meager resources.

“Payday loans are often used bythose whose income won’t get themfrom this week to the next,”

Mitchell said. “Unfortunately, whilethey’re paying off Paul, they’re get-ting robbed by Peter — in the formof some payday lender’s steep fee.We’re already cutting safety net pro-tections for the most vulnerableamong us, so I couldn’t add thisinsult to that injury.”

Jamie Fulmer, the vice presidentof public affairs for AdvanceAmerica, said the company lobbiedfor the legislation to allow it to fur-ther meet its customers’ needs.

“The current amount allowed inCalifornia really doesn’t meet theneeds of consumers,” Fulmer said,adding that $500 is more suitable,especially when considering carrepairs and other emergency needs.“It makes it more applicable to theneeds of the consumers.”

He said the industry is transparentand well-regulated, “which we thinkis important.” Fulmer said there is astrong demand for AdvanceAmerica’s products, and fewoptions exist for consumers with animmediate need for funding. Theloans also keep their customers fromdipping into their savings, bouncingchecks, over-drafting their bankaccounts or using other lines ofcredit, he said.

“They choose the products weoffer for a variety of reasons,”Fulmer added.

He said Advance America dis-plays posters and other illustrationsto ensure that the fees and condi-tions are obvious. The companycharges fees as opposed to interestbecause fees are less complicated,Fulmer said.

“We go to great lengths to makesure the customers have that infor-mation,” he said.

Many of the company’s cus-tomers use the loans appropriately,Fulmer said. He said AdvanceAmerica has a free extended pay-ment option that allows customersto make payments in four install-ments.

“It’s up to them to evaluate thoseoptions … and make the best choicefor them or their families,” Fulmersaid, adding that 95 percent of thecompany’s customers pay theirloans back on time. “They shoulduse any credit option carefully.”

He also said it is uncommon forpayday loan companies to seekjudgments against their clients.


abducted Shalit.This was the first time in 26 years

that Israel was able to bring back alive soldier, Siegel said, calling it “amoment of hope.”

Siegel also served in the IsraelDefense Forces in the early 1980s,and said as part of Israel’s solemnpact between the state and its peo-ple whose army service is compul-sory, we “will do whatever it takesto bring back” lost soldiers.

Terms of the release includedfreeing 1,027 Palestinian prisonersin exchange for Shalit, which hasstirred controversy both domesti-cally and abroad, as statistically,“Sixty percent revert back to ter-ror,” Siegel said. This is not Israel’sfirst prisoner exchange — over thelast 30 years Israel has releasedabout 7,000 Palestinian prisoners togain freedom for 19 Israelis, andthe bodies of eight others.

“There is a deep Jewish value ofsanctity of life,” Siegel said, beforetouching on the moral dilemma offreeing known terrorists. “Withoutthis deal he would never bereleased…it’s not a happy situation,but it’s a careful balance.”

As per the deal, 27 Palestinianwomen prisoners were releasedfirst. After Shalit was moved fromGaza to Southern Israel, 450 maleprisoners were released to Gaza andthe West Bank, with a small num-ber sent to Turkey and other coun-tries throughout the Middle East.The remaining Palestinians are to

be freed in the coming weeks.Thousands of miles across the

ocean, as Israelis celebrated therelease of Shalit, thousands ofPalestinians gathered in the town ofRamallah in the West Bank, wavingPalestinian flags and holding pic-tures of prisoners, rejoicing overthe release of the 27 freed women.With the West Bank locked in apower struggle between Hamas andthe Fatah political party, the movecould shift dominance backtowards Hamas. Feuer summed upthe ethical conundrum at work inreleasing prisoners and explainedIsrael’s reasoning for doing so.

“I think the prisoner exchange,one for over 1,000, exemplifies thedeeply held belief in Israel thatevery life is precious. If you cansave a life, particularly of someonewho has put their life on the line forthe state of Israel, I think it is worthit,” Feuer said.

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Payday Loans Raise ConcernsFrom page 1

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Solid Gold dancers before launch-ing her own production company in1986.

Mann donated between 1,500and 2,000 costumes to the schoolthat were previously used in liveshows on cruise ships, in Las Vegasand at other venues. While some ofthe garments are being put aside forthe Fairfax High School dramadepartment, a majority of them arebeing sold to raise money for artprograms at the campus. Theyinclude glittering showgirl outfits,sequin gowns, rhinestone-coveredattire from the 1980s, and clothingreminiscent of the Roaring ‘20s, allof which will be sold at the MelroseTrading Post this Sunday, Oct. 23.

“I am not doing shows on cruiseships anymore, and I had a ton ofthese wonderful costumes,” saidMann, whose company is based inSanta Monica. “One of the greatestthings you can do is give back toyour mentors, with Fairfax beingmy high school. They don’t havethe type of funds they need for theirarts programs. The fact that I canleave something for them is great,and if it helps one child or one per-son, then it is a wonderful thing.”

Mann said the costumes shedonated had been in storage at herproduction company. In addition tothe donation to Fairfax HighSchool, Mann also donated cos-tumes to dancer and choreographerDebbie Allen’s performing arts pro-grams for children.

Mann made the donation toFairfax High through theGreenway Arts Alliance, whichoperates the Greenway Theatre andraises money for the school. TheGreenway Arts Alliance also holdsthe Melrose Trading Post, a weeklyflea market, and began the“Costume House Liquidation” salelast Sunday. Kim Little, aGreenway Board member whohelped oversee the sale lastSunday, said there has been a goodresponse.

“These are one-of-a-kind, spe-cial clothes,” Little said. “Thefunds they raise will go to theBoard, and will support all kinds ofprograms at the school.”

Little said the prices range from$5 to $175, and include full cos-tumes, as well as hats, shoes andaccessories.

“Anyone who has ever been on a

cruise ship will recognize thesetypes of clothes,” Little added.“They are very special costumes.”

Both Whitney Weston, co-artis-tic director for the Greenway ArtsAlliance, and Fairfax High Schoolprincipal Ed Zubiate said the dona-tion will make a difference.Zubiate added that it is an exampleof ways the school can worktogether with alumni and the com-munity for support during times ofbudget uncertainty.

“This is the type of thing we areinvolved with in general, becausethere are lots of people out therewith resources who are willing tohelp, and there are lots of ways tohelp us,” Zubiate said. “It’s greatwhen people think of us like that.She (Mann) had this resource andis helping us with the donation. Weare reaching out to our alumni andtrying to reestablish that kind ofrelationship with them.”

The sale will be held on Sunday,Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. atFairfax High School, 7850 MelroseAve.

For information, call (323)655-7679 ext. 103 or 107, or visitwww.melrosetradingpost.org.

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A significant portion of the donated clothing came from shows AnitaMann produced on cruise ships.

“That’s not representative of thenorm,” Fulmer said.

Molina, of the CaliforniaReinvestment Coalition, said thereare other avenues consumers cantake to help themselves when facedwith a financial emergency. Shesuggested using a credit card, bor-rowing from friends and family, ask-ing an employer for an advance,doing business with credit unions,delaying purchases, using social ser-vices and charities or creating anemergency savings account. Similarproducts offered by Wells Fargo andU.S. Bank are not much better,Molina said.

She said payday loan companieshave been trying to increase themaximum loan amount for years.The CRC suggested amendments tothe current bill, such as limiting theamount of loans a consumer cantake out in a given year, creating aminimum repayment period of atleast 31 days and increasing someunderwriting standards. The indus-try, however, was not willing to con-sider any of them, she said.

“Predatory lending is what got usto this point (economically),”Molina said. “Why would we con-tinue to allow that type of lending totake place?”


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