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SAVING WATER PEOPLE!MAyor oF tHe city oF beverLy HiLLs Joins 2020 nAtionAL wAter conservAtion cHALLenge

By Madelaine FloresBEVERLY HILLS—The Ninth Annual Wyland NationalMayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation has kicked off withBeverly Hills Mayor Lester Friedman joining the campaign.He encourages the city and residents to help save waterthrough August and beyond, as the annual competition runsthe entire month.

According to the city of Beverly Hills, up to 20 percent ofproperties currently experience water leaks, which can wasteup to 5,000 gallons a day.

In a press release announcing their participation in thecompetition, the city stated:

“Although the emergency drought is over, the Stage C wa-ter restrictions in place in Beverly Hills urge residents to:continue to conserve in order to achieve 20% water reduc-tion, prevent sprinkler runoff and adhere to the City’s wa-tering schedules, and report and correct leaks as soon as pos-sible.”

“Over the past few months, COVID-19 has changed the waywe live. Despite the challenges and constantly changing con-ditions, your city government has continued to function atthe highest level, and worked to provide critical, municipalservices. One of the most important of these, and one we takegreat pride in, is delivering clean, safe water. The City of Bev-erly Hills has also been a leader in water conservation throughour extensive community outreach programs and water track-

ing technology. As we continue to spend more time at home,please take this moment to join me and take the Wyland Na-tional Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. By mak-

ing a simple pledge to save water, you’re not only doing yourpart for our community, you can also win many excitingprizes,” said Mayor Friedman in a video message on July 28.

The mayor also mentioned that he and his family willpledge to wash only full loads of laundry as their effort totake part.

The annual challenge, called ‘My Water Pledge,’ bringscities nationwide in a friendly competition to conserve themost water, energy, and natural resources. Residents rep-resent their city as they take on a series of online pledges.Cities win if they have the highest percentage of participantsin their population category.

In 2019, more than $50,000 in prizes were awarded to near-ly 300 residents in cities across the United States, accord-ing to the pledge website. For 2020, the Community GrandPrize is a brand-new 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid towardsa winning charity.

The Wyland Foundation is a non-profit organizationfounded in 1993 by environmental artist Wyland. Thefoundation educates children and families on ocean and wa-terway preservation through public art programs, classroomscience learning, and live events.

To learn more about the challenge, visit mywater-pledge.com. Information about the city’s water conservationis available at bhsaves.org. The city provides a free WaterTracker program for residents and businesses to see their wa-ter use.

A Wyland Mural. Photo by @chantellemalarkey.

city counciL AMenDs eviction MorAtoriuMBEVERLY HILLS—The Bev-erly Hills City Council ex-tended the eviction morato-rium on Tuesday, August 4for small commercial busi-ness tenants until Septem-ber 30-regular rent pay-ments will commence onOctober 1. The vote wasunanimous (5-0) Tuesdaynight.

This changes to the evic-tion moratorium support ofGovernor Newsom’s orderand gives small businessesmore time to get their fi-nancial obligations in or-der, amid the impact ofCOVID-19. Newsom’s origi-nal eviction moratorium enddate was July 31—Thischange does not apply tolarge commercial tenants.

According to a press re-lease from the city of BeverlyHills, a large commercial

business tenant is a businessin association together withits affiliates, (1) employsmore than 100 employees,or (2) has average annualgross receipts of more than$15 million over the previ-ous three years, or (3) hasbusiness operations, otherthan sales conducted solely

through online channels, inthree or more countries, in-cluding the United States; or(4) a business whose pay-ment of rent is guaranteedby a business falling withinthe above list.

Small commercial busi-ness tenants and landlordswho have not reached an

agreement, the City Councilextended the date for payingback rent until March 1,2021.

Commercial tenants in-cluding property owners arerequired to meet and at-tempt to develop an agree-ment.

Any agreement deter-mined between commercialtenants and property ownerswill take precedence overthis ordinance and may ex-tend the time for repay-ment, but must be agreed byboth parties.

Anyone with questionsabout the city’s evictionmoratorium can visitwww.beverlyhills.org/coro-navrius or contact the city’sRent Stabilization Divisionat 310-285-1031.

By Anita BrownbrAnDi pArHAM sHot AnD kiLLeD At pArty

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—TheLos Angeles Police Depart-ment and Fire Departmentresponded to emergencycalls reported at the 13200block of Mulholland Drive at12:48 a.m. of shots firedduring a mansion party, re-sulting in the death of awoman and three others be-ing injured on Tuesday, Au-gust 4.

The initial report fromLAFD states, “LAFD re-sponded to a reported shoot-ing, where three adult vic-tims have been located,treated, and transported tolocal hospitals. Two of thoseare in critical condition. Afourth injury has been lo-cated nearby, reporting anon-firearm-related injury(wrist) sustained while flee-ing the scene.”

The woman who sufferedfatal wounds, identified asBrandi Parham, was a moth-

er of three and was pro-nounced deceased at thehospital. The other victimshave yet to be identified.

A party goer, Gabriel Cer-vantes, had been filming theparty during the incidentand caught moments of theshooting on camera beforeuploading it to his Insta-gram with the caption:

“Big Hollywood Hillsmansion party off Mulhol-land Drive shots fired peopleshot a lot of big Ballers weregambling lost a lot of mon-ey were pissed then a bunchof gangsters came in androbbed everybody and start-ed shooting everybody. a lotof people with money andguns and gangsters got crazy

I ran for my life it was crazy.”LAPD reported that they

had received several com-plaints on Monday, August 3around 6:30 p.m. in regardsto the house party havingover 200 guests. The de-partment began enforcingtraffic laws and ticketed carsfor blocking the streets butdid not evacuate the partydue to the Beverly Cresthome being private proper-ty. The guests had reported-ly been compliant and themusic never exceeded highvolumes.

Investigators have report-ed the mansion was beingrented out for the event.The crime is currently an ac-tive investigation with theLAPD reporting it could pos-sibly be gang-related. Nosuspects have been arrestedin connection to the shoot-ing.

By Haley Bartlett

Brandi Parham was fatally shot alongside 3 oth-er injured in a Beverly Crest mansion party.

Beverly Hills City Council Amends EvictionMoratorium.

MAn ArresteD For MetH At MALibu beAcHMALIBU—A man was ar-rested by the Malibu BeachTeam deputies at the MalibuBeach on Saturday, August1. He was in possession of aconcealed knife, suspectedmethamphetamine and drugparaphernalia.

The Los Angeles CountySheriff’s Department LostHills/Malibu station indi-cated they made contactwith the man and ap-proached him as he showedsigns of being under the in-fluence in public. After fur-ther investigating, authori-ties discovered a pipe, knife,and a small plastic bag en-compassing a type of sub-stance.

The unidentified man wasplaced in handcuffs and tak-en to a local jail. The indi-

vidual has black hair and waslast seen wearing a lightblue shirt and shorts. TheLost Hills Sheriff’s Stationnoted on their Facebookpage: “Deputies are out dai-ly to ensure the safety of allbeach goers.”

Along with the arrest thispast weekend, authoritiesassisted kids on the beach

who were separated fromtheir family. The childrenwere 7 and 9 years old. Thefamily was found 5 to 6 life-guard towers away.

The Lost Hills Station not-ed in an Instagram post:

“Make sure the kids knowyour name (not mom ordad) and telephone num-ber. It is a scary thought for

a parent when they realizetheir kids are nowhere to befound, but even scarier for achild when they can’t findtheir family.”

The Malibu Beach Teamplayed part in constant pa-trolling of beaches, acquir-ing motor deputies for traf-fic and holds a parking en-forcement team. They start-ed the annual summer en-forcement on Memorial Dayweekend and utilized lawenforcement systems pro-vided by the Los AngelesCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment. The goal for the BeachTeam is to eliminate con-sumption of alcohol anddrug usage to reduce thenumber of assaults, drown-ing, and injury accidentsmade on the highways.

By Tasnia Jubery

reporter sues HoLLywooD Foreign press AssociAtionBEVERLY HILLS—On Mon-day, August 3, Norwegianjournalist Kjersti Flaa suedthe Hollywood Foreign PressAssociation on accusationsof antitrust violations and a“culture of corruption.”

The Hollywood ForeignPress Association (HFPA) isa non-profit organization ofjournalists and photogra-phers. There are about 90members from over 50 dif-ferent countries. The HFPAconducts the annual GoldenGlobe Awards, which honorsfilm and television.

Flaa is a Los Angeles-basedjournalist who has repre-sented Norwegian outletslike TV2 and Dagbladet formore than a decade. In 2018and 2019, she applied formembership with the HFPAand was twice denied. Flaaalleges that the denial was

unlawful as she fulfilled allthe requirements for ad-mission.

The lawsuit stated: “TheHFPA is so focused on pro-tecting its monopoly posi-tion and taxfree benefits thatit has adopted Bylaw provi-sions that exclude frommembership all objectivelyqualified applicants whomight possibly compete withan existing member. There

are no standards or guide-lines for satisfying the sub-jective portions of the ap-plications process and re-jected applicants have noright to demand either thatthe applications procedurebe fair or that they be al-lowed to appeal an adversedecision made for obviouslyimproper and unlawful rea-sons.”

It also added: “Foreign

entertainment reporters inLos Angeles excluded frommembership in the HFPAare greatly impaired in theirability to report stories thatcan generate meaningful in-come for them.”

In addition to the HFPA,the suit names former andcurrent presidents MeherTatna and Lorenzo Soria,and members Aud BerggrenMorisse, Tina Johnk Chris-tensen and Aniko SkorkaNavai. Flaa claims that cer-tain members reject appli-cants from their home ter-ritories to avoid competi-tion.

Flaa is seeking to haveCalifornia enforce the rightof fair procedure to theHFPA, have the HFPA’s by-laws declared unlawful, andto recover economic dam-ages she suffered.

By Mariam Yeghikyan

Photo courtesy of TheNeoLife via Pinterest

MALibu continues FeMA FLooD MAps AppeALMALIBU—The city of Malibuannounced on Friday, July31 they are in the continuedprocess of appealing the re-vised FEMA preliminary floodmaps potentially impactingbeachside estates.

The issue the city has con-tested with FEMA’s revisedflood maps is the base floodelevations along Malibu’scoastline. The base flood ele-vation is the anticipated ele-vation that a base flood, aflood with a one percent an-nual chance will reach.

According to the city ofMalibu, the revised flood mapsbase flood elevation could po-tentially impact beachsideproperties.

“The proposed changescould have an impact to all ex-isting properties and any newdevelopment along thebeach,” the city wrote in astatement online from Friday,July 31.

The city of Malibu partici-pates in FEMA’s NationalFlood Insurance Programwhich provides subsidizedflood insurance to all propertyowners. One of the require-ments to be eligible for floodinsurance is that all propertiesand development projectswithin the local floodplaincomply with FEMA’s stan-dards.

After FEMA’s potential re-

vised flood maps were re-leased, Malibu submitted anappeal to FEMA describingchallenges to the proposedflood maps on November 6,2017, the last day of the pub-lic appeal period. After sub-mission of additional dataand analysis and extensionsfor additional comments, Mal-ibu submitted additional doc-uments to FEMA on April 8,2019.

Malibu’s consultant, Moffat& Nichol completed land sur-veys and re-calculated thedepth of flooding along Mal-ibu’s coastline. The consult-ants had many conferencecalls with FEMA regardingthe method Malibu would useto determine the base flood el-evation and have since foundin their analysis that, “Themajority of the sections ana-lyzed showed a lower baseflood elevation.”

Earlier in June, the revisedcalculations and analysis wassubmitted to FEMA for re-view, the review is expected tobe completed around No-vember 2020. After FEMA’s re-view is released, Malibu willconduct additional public out-reach.

For additional informationregarding the flood maps, vis-it Malibu’s Floodplain Man-agement page here.

By Jansen Baier

ADuLts FounD unresponsive AFter overDosesSTUDIO CITY—Three adultswere found unresponsiveand in grave condition belowVentura Freeway underpassin Studio City following pos-sible overdoses on Tuesday,July 28.

According to the Los An-geles Fire Department, threepulseless and non-breath-ing adult patients werefound in the 11138 W Moor-park St. at 1:28 p.m. Theywere sent to area hospitalsby LAFD paramedics and

CPR was performed.LAFD said in a statement

that it was an “apparentoverdose scenario,” but didnot release any additional in-formation. Firefighterssearched the nearby areas,including tents at the home-less encampment, and con-firmed that there was noother victim at the scene.

The LAPD is still investi-gating the case and threeadults have not been identi-fied.

By Annie Wei

Courtesy of Lost Hills Station Twitter.

Three adults were found unresponsive and inthe grave condition in Studio City followingpossible overdoses.

The city of Malibu's coastline.

LAFD HeLicopter HeLps exHAusteD pAciFic pALisADes HikerPACIFIC PALISADES—OnSaturday, August 1, theLos Angeles Fire Depart-ment had to air-lift an ex-hausted hiker from Pacif-ic Palisades. The call cameat 6:41 p.m. and alertedofficials about a person

who needed assistance be-cause of heat exhaustion.The incident took placeon 901 N. TemescalCanyon Road.

A Pacific Palisades pa-trol car was on the scenealong with the LAFD. The

hoist request arrived on aday when the temperaturepeaked at 82 degrees; thehottest day of the week.The helicopter transport-ed one patient who need-ed medical treatment.

Officials did not release

any information regard-ing the gender or age ofthe individual or the sta-tus of the hiker. The LosAngeles Fire Departmenttweeted an alert informingthe public about the inci-dent.

By Sebastian Ruiz