It’s summertime, but it is littlereprieve for the USC AthleticsDepartment, where athletic direc-tor Pat Haden continues managingbudgets, conducting reviews andcreating a game plan for the futureof USC athletics.

There is seemingly little time forinterviews, but he allows sometime to sit down with the ParkLabrea News and Beverly Press,the newspaper born out of his for-mer place of residence, Park LaBrea.

“It just never stops,” Haden saidfrom a temporary office inUniversity Village. The depart-ment’s typical home, HeritageHall, is being renovated, with acompletion date set for January.

However, the former LosAngeles Rams quarterback andUSC standout is pleased to be inhis current position, in his thirdyear managing an athletic depart-ment at “one of the world’s greatestuniversities” and working withsome of “the world’s best athletes.”

“It’s fantastic,” Haden said. “I’m

Three men who police identi-fied as transients have beenarrested for stabbing and killing a23-year-old woman on Tuesdaynight after she took their photo-graph near the intersection ofHollywood Boulevard andHighland Avenue.

The incident occurred atapproximately 8:30 p.m. as theunidentified victim and a malecompanion were walking near theintersection. The three suspects,whose names were being with-held while the investigation con-tinues, were allegedly holding up

signs that contained obscenities.Lt. Marc Reina, with the Los

Angeles Police Department’sHollywood Division, said one ofthe suspects demanded moneyafter one of the victims took aphotograph. An altercationensued, and the three men beganfighting with the victim and hermale companion. Reina said thefight spilled into the street, andthe female victim was stabbedonce in the torso. The male victimdid not sustain any injuries.Paramedics transported the victimto the hospital, where she waspronounced dead.

Two of the suspects werearrested approximately threehours later near HollywoodBoulevard and Highland Avenue.Reina said the third suspect was

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• Person assaulted in

Hollywood, pg. 4

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Irwin Held, who owned andoperated Barney’s Beanery onSanta Monica Boulevard in WestHollywood for approximately 30years, died on Monday at hisLaurel Canyon home. He was 87.

On Tuesday, Held’s son anddaughter sat down for an interviewat Barney’s Beanery, which origi-nally opened in the 1920s and hasa storied history of serving moviestars and rock ‘n’ roll icons.

When Held purchased Barney’sBeanery in the late 1960s, the busi-ness was already a landmark, butthe new owner retained its reputa-tion and helped expand the bean-ery into what it is today, his son,Phil, said.

“He was a strong guy, set in hisways,” he said. “He was a verysmart man — very smart man. Andhe knew how to build up a busi-ness.”

However, Held also built contro-versy by refusing to take down ananti-LGBT sign that was displayed

by the business’ previous owner,John “Barney” Anthony. The sign,which read, “FAGOTS – STAYOUT”, was a thorn in the side ofseveral LGBT advocates in thearea.

West Hollywood CityCouncilman Jeffrey Prang said thebusiness had a Hollywood appealthat was “poisoned” by the homo-phobia the sign represented,

A male driver who has beenpreliminarily identified as journal-ist Michael Hastings was killedTuesday morning when he lostcontrol of his car in the 600 blockof N. Highland Avenue and strucka tree, causing his vehicle to burstinto flames.

Hastings, 33, is well known forhis 2010 report in Rolling Stonemagazine that led to the resigna-tion of Gen. Stanley McChrystal,the former commander of U.S.forces in Afghanistan. LosAngeles County Coroner’s Officespokesman Ed Winter saidWednesday that authorities werestill in the process of identifyingthe body, and he could not con-firm whether it was Hastings.Because the body was badlyburned, investigators will have touse dental records for identifica-tion, Winter added. Investigatorswith the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment’s West TrafficDivision also declined to confirmthe report until the coroner’soffice officially identifies the

body.But Hastings’s employers at the

Rolling Stone and BuzzFeed, anonline social media and newswebsite, positively identifiedHastings as the driver who waskilled in the collision. BuzzFeededitor-in-chief Ben Smith issued astatement.

“We are shocked and devastatedby the news that Michael Hastingsis gone. Michael was a great, fear-less journalist with an incredible

instinct for the story, and a gift forfinding ways to make his readerscare about anything he coveredfrom wars to politicians,” Smithsaid. “He wrote stories that wouldotherwise have gone unwritten,and without him there are greatstories that will go untold.”

The collision occurred shortlybefore 4:30 a.m. just south ofMelrose Avenue. The cause andother details are not expected to be

n Irwin Held was a controversial figure inWest Hollywood

n Altercation startedwith a photograph,police say

photo by Aaron Blevins

Irwin Held owned and operated Barney’s Beanery for about 30 years.

n Former Park La Brea resident thriving as AD

n Collision causes carto explode, separatesengine from chassis

photo by Edwin Folven

A man died on Tuesday morning after his vehicle struck a tree and

burst into flames on Highland Avenue. Preliminary reports have

identified the driver as journalist Michael Hastings.

Man killed in Highland Avenue crash

Former Barney’s Beanery owner dies

USC’s Haden now tacklesjob of athletic director

Woman stabbed by transientnear Hollywood & Highland

photo by Aaron Blevins

USC athletic director Pat Haden has tackled several careers following his

pro football days — law, investments, broadcasting and now athletics

administration. Here, he is shown in his office with a photo of his grandsons.

By AAron Blevins By edwin folven

See Victim page 22

By AAron Blevins

By edwin folven

See Irwin page 21

See Haden page 22

21 Outdoor Jazz

Jazz lovers are invited to a free out-door performance by “The Jazz

Leaders” on Friday, June 21 at 6 p.m.at the Los Angeles County Museum ofArt. The group is a newly-formed sex-tet comprised of Dr. Bobby Rodriguezon trumpet and flügelhorn, RickeyWoodard on saxophone, Billy Mitchellon piano, Ryan Cross on bass, BobbyMatos on congas and Paul Kreibich ondrums. The ensemble recorded itsdebut album in May 2012. BP GrandEntrance, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.(323)857-6000, www.lacma.org.

‘The Last Days ofMary Stuart’

History and musical theatre fanswill enjoy “The Last Days of

Mary Stuart, An Electro-Opera” run-ning from Friday, June 21 through July20 at the Son of Semele Theatre onBeverly Boulevard. The show is writ-ten and directed by Becca Wolff, withmusic by Byron Kahr and John Nixon.It follows the story of Mary Stuart, thedisgraced and charismatic Queen ofScots in 16th Century England.Showtimes are at 8 p.m., Thursdaysand Fridays; 8 and 10 p.m., Saturdays.Tickets start at $15. 3301 BeverlyBlvd. (213)351-3507,www.sonofsemele.org.

Phil Norman Tentet

The Phil Norman Tentet performson Friday, June 21 and Saturday,

June 22 at 8:30 p.m. at the CatalinaBar & Grill. Tenor saxophonist andclarinetist Norman leads the 11-pieceensemble in a performance of musicby Grammy and Emmy Award-win-ning composer Bob Florence. Ticketsare $20. 6725 W. Sunset Blvd.(323)466-2210, www.catalinajaz-zclub.com.

22 Budget Forum

Tax reform expert Lenny Goldbergand Zocola city editor Joe

Mathews will lead a discussion titled“Take Back the Budget” on Saturday,June 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at theAmerican Civil LibertiesUnion/Southern California (ACLU)headquarters on 8th Street. TheACLU’s Economic Justice Committeeis hosting the forum, which will focuson ending budget gridlock in state

government. 1313 W. 8th St. RSVPto (213)977-5241, cwoo@aclu-sc.org.

Western Films

Western film buffs are invited to adouble-feature screening of

“Bells of Capistrano” (1942) and“Winning of the West” (1953) onSaturday, June 22 from noon to 2:30p.m. at the Autry National Center. Thecenter is spotlighting Western actionfilms starring Gene Autry during its“Saturday Matinee Series”, held on thefourth Saturday of each month.Admission is $10; $6 for students andseniors. 4700 Western Heritage Way.(323)667-2000, www.theautry.org.

Artist Dinner/Tour

Join artist Sonya Clark for dinnerand a walk-though of her exhibit

“Sonya Clark: Material Reflex”Saturday, June 22 from 7 to 10 p.m. atthe Craft and Folk Art Museum. Clarkutilizes the hair of African-Americanwomen and hair-braiding techniquesto create symbolic objects that addressthe complexities of race, diaspora andnotions of beauty related to African-American culture. Tickets start at $45.5814 Wilshire Blvd. (323)937-4230,www.cafam.org.

Outdoor MovieNight

Members of the public are invitedto Park La Brea for a free

“Outdoor Movie Night” on Saturday,June 22 at the Alandele Circle. A bar-becue, music and games start at 6p.m., followed by the movie screeningat 8 p.m. The movie is rated PG; thetitle will not be released until shortlybefore the screening. Enter Park LaBrea from 3rd or 6th street. (323)549-5458.

‘The Royal Family’

George S. Kaufman and EdnaFerber’s comedy “The Royal

Family” premiers at Will Geer’sTheatricum Botanicum, running fromSaturday, June 22 through Sept. 28.The play about a family dynasty ofactors is a thinly disguised parody ofthe Barrymore family. Showtimes areat 8 p.m., Saturdays; 7:30 p.m.,Sundays; with 4 p.m. Saturday mati-nees beginning on July 20. Ticketsstart at $25. 1419 N. Topanga CanyonBlvd. (310)455-3723, www.the-atricum.com.

Book Signing

Author Jim Gladstone will signand discuss his new book, “The

Man Who Seduced Hollywood: TheLife and Loves of Greg Bautzer”, onSaturday, June 22 at 2 p.m. atChevalier Books. The book chroni-cles the life of the attorney whoserved as long-time advisor toHoward Hughes and captured thehearts of Hollywood’s leading ladies,such as Joan Crawford, GingerRogers and Lana Turner. 126 N.Larchmont Blvd. (323)465-1334,www.chevaliersbooks.blogspot.com.

23 ‘Mary Poppins’

Families and film lovers can enjoya free outdoor screening of “Mary

Poppins” on Sunday, June 23 at 8p.m. in the Beverly Cañon Gardens inBeverly Hills. The screening is part of

the city’s “Sunday Movie Nights”,with additional installments sched-uled on July 14 and 28, and Aug. 11and 25. 241 N. Cañon Drive.(310)285-6830, www.beverly-hills.org.

Musical Gala

Vocalist Melissa Manchester per-forms during KindredSPIRITS’

concert and gala benefit on Sunday,June 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the WaltDisney Concert Hall. The LosAngeles Jewish Symphony, musicaltheatre performer Ilysia Pierce,gospel soprano Dr. “Dee” DianeWhite Clayton, and many others willalso perform. Proceeds benefitKindredSPIRITS’ humanitarian pro-grams around the world. Tickets startat $36. 111 S. Grand Ave. www.kin-dredspiritslive.org.

24 Playwriting Panel

Aspiring playwrights are invited to“Play Writing: It’s Not Just for

Kids Anymore” on Monday, June 24from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the VeteransMemorial Building in Culver City. TheIndependent Writers of SouthernCalifornia is hosting the discussionwith panelists Dan Berkowitz, PeterColley, Jon Dorf, Oliver Mayer andRobert Patrick. They will cover allaspects of writing a play, from gener-ating ideas to finding a venue.Admission is $15. 4117 Overland Ave.RSVP to (310)773-8075,info@iwosc.org.

25 ForeclosurePrevention

Homeowners facing foreclosure areencouraged to attend a

Foreclosure Prevention Fair onTuesday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. at the Wilshire United MethodistChurch. Attendees can learn about theHome Affordable ModificationProgram, the Keep Your HomeCalifornia Program and theHomeowner Bill of Rights, as well asshort sale and debt managementoptions. The Korean Churches forCommunity Development is hostingthe fair. 4350 Wilshire Blvd. RSVP to(213)985-1500, www.kccd.org.

27 Music Photos

View rare photographs of 1970smusic icons in “The Photography

of Allan Tannenbaum” exhibit openingon Thursday, June 27 at the Mr.Musichead Gallery. Tannenbaum doc-umented the New York music scene,covering well known artists from thejazz, R&B, punk and rock ‘n’ roll gen-res. 7511 Sunset Blvd. (323)876-0042,www.mrmusichead.com.

Coming Next Month

Mark your calendars for the “Tasteof Farmers Market”, a roving

feast with food samples provided bythe Market’s restaurants and grocers,scheduled on Tuesday, July 16 from 5to 9 p.m. Visitors can taste a worldtour of cuisines — from Philly to Paristo Peking — and enjoy entrées, salads,sandwiches, sides, snacks, beer, wineand dessert. Many of the Market’smerchants also join the party, offeringgifts and specials throughout the weekof the event. Advance tickets are $35;$40 at the door, and include access toall samples and two drink tickets fornon-alcoholic beverages. 6333 W. 3rdSt. (323)933-9211, www.farmersmar-ketla.com.

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Photo courtesy of the Alex Film Society

Film buffs will enjoy screenings of Stanley Kubrick’s classic film, “Dr.

Strangelove”, on Saturday, June 22 at 2 and 8 p.m. at the Alex Theatre

in Glendale. The film stars Peter Sellers (above), George C. Scott,

Sterling Hayden and James Earl Jones in a story revolving around the

nuclear arms race during the Cold War. “Munro”, the 1961 Academy

Award winner for best animation short, will open the program. Admission

is $15. 216 N. Brand Blvd. (818)243-7700 ext. 216,

www.alextheatre.org.

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South Dunsmuir Avenue residentBradley Davis said he has lived inhis current apartment for approxi-mately 10 years, and his LosAngeles Department of Water andPower (DWP) bill has almostalways been about $150 for twomonths of service.

That is why he was shocked toreceive an $875 bill from the utilityrecently for his March bill. Like hisneighbors, Davis had been payingestimated bills from the DWP forthe last 10 months because the util-ity couldn’t read the meter.

However, he said the utility hasconstant access to the metersthrough the property manager’slockbox, and that his electricalusage hasn’t changed much in the10 years he’s lived in the 600 blockof South Dunsmuir Avenue.

“This is just part of their institu-tionalized fraud,” Davis said,adding that meter readers fromother utilities have never had aproblem with gaining access.

Unsatisfied with the DWP’sexplanation of the issue, he said he

called customer service to file acomplaint, but the utility had to re-read the meter first. Davis said hespoke to a supervisor, who said hewould relay the matter to the fieldoffice and conduct an investigation.He said he has yet to hear back.

Joe Ramallo, director of commu-nications for the DWP, said resi-dents of the eight-unit buildingwere notified that they’d experi-enced a significant delay in theirbilling, which resulted in themreceiving estimated bills.

He said the building’s meterswere locked or otherwise inaccessi-ble, and that staffers sent a messageto the property manager or owneron record. Ramallo said he wasn’tsure what the initial problem was atthe property, but DWP workershave encountered just about everyissue possible when trying to readmeters. He said staff members

Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 3 June 20, 2013

Officials in West Hollywoodare still searching for a dog thatwent missing on Santa MonicaBoulevard after PRIDE weekend.It is large, pink, stationary andweighs between 120 and 150pounds.

The dog is part of a public artinstallation, “Cloned BulldogsWith Water Bottle”, by Belgianartist William Sweetlove.However, the animal appears to bemore boxer than bulldog.

Andrew Campbell, WestHollywood cultural affairs admin-istrator, said the sculpture wentmissing sometime between June 8and 9. Officials hope that themissing sculpture was taken as aprank, and that the culprits may bewilling to return the giant, pinkdog.

“Maybe people had a little too

much to drink that night andthought it would be a fun thing todo. …But the prank’s over, sendthe dog back,” Campbell said.

He said officials originallyopted to allow the perpetrators to

return the sculpture “no questionsasked,” but the longer it staysmissing, the more serious of anissue the theft becomes.

Campbell said Sweetlove had

n Sculpture was frompublic art installationon climate change

photo by Aaron Blevins

One of the sculptures from “Cloned Bulldogs With Water Bottle” was

stolen after the PRIDE Parade in West Hollywood on June 8. The

sculpture was taken from the third pink block in this photo.

Missing WeHo dog: massive and pink

See Lost page 20

n Estimated bills lead to $875 charge

Latest DWP bill makesMid-City resident see red

By AAron Blevins

See DWP page 21

By AAron Blevins

Garcetti hires

chief of staffMayor-elect Eric Garcetti

announced on June 17 that AnaGuerrero will serve as his adminis-tration’s chief of staff.

“I’m focused on creating jobsand solving problems in our neigh-borhoods, and there is no one moreexpert and experienced in makinggovernment work better for thepeople of L.A. than Ana Guerrero,”Garcetti said. “Ana was the keyplayer in my work to cut budgetcosts and revitalize neighborhoods.Together, we’re going to build onthis foundation with new solutionsto fix city hall and strengthen com-munities citywide.”

Guerrero is a first generationMexican-American and the daugh-ter of migrant farmworkers. Shebegan her career in NorthernCalifornia with the Sonoma CountyOrganizing Project, where she orga-nized low- and middle-income fam-ilies around job creation and afford-able housing issues. She came toLos Angeles in 1995 to become thelead organizer of the UnitedNeighborhoods Organization(UNO). While there, Guerrero led acampaign that helped more than5,000 immigrants become natural-ized, politically active citizens. Shealso provided technical assistanceto community-based organizationsthrough the Center for CommunityChange.

“I am honored and humbled forthis opportunity to serve the peopleof Los Angeles,” Guerrero said.“Mayor-elect Garcetti’s back tobasics agenda is what Los Angelesneeds to move forward, and I’mgoing to make sure he has the toolshe needs to get the job done.”

Guerrero has been with the officeof Councilman Garcetti since July2001. She was named district direc-tor in July 2003, after serving asorganizing director. She becamechief of staff in 2008.

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Four suspects are being soughtfor an attack on a transgenderwoman in Hollywood on May 31.Authorities announced Tuesdaythat a $25,000 reward is beingoffered, and are hoping it willprompt someone to come forwardwith information.

The attack occurred at approxi-mately 2:15 a.m. as the victimwas walking near the intersectionof Hollywood Boulevard andVine Street. One of the unidenti-fied suspects allegedlyapproached the victim, VivianDiego, and an argument ensued.The victim then proceeded towalk eastbound on HollywoodBoulevard. Moments later, thesuspect in the initial argument ranup from behind and struck thevictim in the back of the head.After Diego fell to the ground, allfour of the suspects began punch-ing and kicking her as she laymotionless. Lt. Marc Reina, withthe Los Angeles PoliceDepartment’s HollywoodDivision, said the victim suffered

multiple fractures and internalinjuries and was hospitalized for aweek. She is currently recovering.

“We have located video footagethat not only captured the inci-dent, but also captured images ofthe suspects,” Reina said. “Wewant people to know that if youcome to Hollywood to commitsuch a horrific crime, this kind ofcriminal activity will not be toler-ated.”

Reina said investigators areworking with representatives of

the transgender community tospread the word about the attack.Authorities believe there werewitnesses walking or driving inthe area that may be able to pro-vide new information. The LAPDhas posted video of the incident atwww.lapdonline.org, and anemail address has been estab-lished for tips at hollywood-crimetips@gmail.com.

Los Angeles Mayor-Elect andcurrent City Councilman Eric

n Transgender womanhospitalized for a weekfollowing attack

photo courtesy of the LAPD

These four suspects are wanted in connection with the assault of a

transgender woman at Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street on May

31. Officials have offered $25,000 for information.

Four wanted in Hollywood assault

By edwin folven

See Hollywood page 20

Officers from the Los AngelesPolice Department’s WilshireDivision have increased patrols inthe Park La Brea complex afternoticing an uptick in propertycrimes, and receiving complaintsabout traffic violations.

Capt. Lillian Carranza, thecommanding officer for theWilshire Area Patrol Division,said the security at the complex istaken very seriously.

“We have 24/7 resources dedi-cated to Park La Brea,” Carranzasaid. “We have special units andmaintain undercover resourcesthere.”

Senior lead officer Perry Jones,the division’s community liaisonfor Park La Brea and the sur-rounding area, said authoritiesincreased enforcement on crime

in the complex a couple of weeksago. Jones said typically therewere “four to five” incidents aweek reported, such as burglaries,auto break-ins and other non-vio-lent crimes. He said since officersbegan increased enforcement, “intwo weeks we had zero.”

“They’ve given me all theresources. We have patrol offi-cers, the bike patrol and special-ized units in there,” Jones said.“The residents have been good inworking with their neighborhoodwatch and the private security,and are reporting crime.”

Jones said he has also personal-ly observed traffic violationswithin the complex, which hasnumerous one-way streets androundabouts. He said he haspulled people over for speedingor driving the wrong way. Manytimes, he warns drivers about theproblem instead of issuing cita-tions.

“They have a lot of visitors. It’svery easy to get lost in there,” he

See Enforcement page 21

n Officials hope toreduce property crimesand traffic violations

Wilshire Division ramps upPark La Brea area patrols

By edwin folven

State senate approves communication access bill At the end of May, the State

Senate approved SB 380, a bill thatwould set standards to prevent thearbitrary shutdown or interruptionof cell phone service. The bill nowmoves to the Assembly for consid-eration.

“SB 380 establishes a frameworkto protect cellular service from arbi-trary shutdown,” said Sen. AlexPadilla (D-Pacoima), the author ofthe bill. “Cell service shutdownsdeprive people of the ability to call911, receive emergency wirelessalerts, find family and friends andimpair first responders’ ability tocommunicate. The recent tragicevents in Boston remind us of thevital importance of wireless serviceto first responders, victims andfamilies during emergencies.”

SB 380 is a revision of last year’s

SB 1160, which was in response tothe Bay Area Rapid Transit Agency(BART) shutdown of mobile ser-vices for three hours during publicprotests in August 2011. The BARTBoard subsequently adopted a poli-cy allowing a service interruptionunder certain circumstances, butwith no court review.

BART’s actions also led theFederal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) to open a pro-ceeding on wireless service shut-downs. Public comments filed bynumerous parties stated that innearly every case, a shutdown ofwireless service creates more pub-lic safety problems than it solvesbecause people in a crisis cannotcall 911 or receive emergencyalerts and first responders cannotcommunicate effectively.

Specifically, SB 380 maintainsa statewide standard allowing ser-vice interruption only as directedby a court order based on probablecause and preempts conflictinglocal policies. The bill’s provi-sions are technology neutral andapply to any service used for call-ing 911, including wireless andInternet-based services. The billwould add a process for a shut-down in exigent circumstancesfollowed by court review to deter-mine whether free speech andpublic safety standards are met.

Changes from last year’s billpreserve law enforcement tools toprotect public safety in hostageand barricade situations, and clar-ify the standard for when an emer-gency shutdown is allowed with-out prior court review.

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The last officer from the LosAngeles Police Department’sWilshire Division to be killed in theline of duty was honored Mondayat the intersection of FairfaxAvenue and Whitworth Drive. Hewas killed in 1996 while investigat-ing a theft from a 7-Eleven storenear the corner.

The intersection was dedicated asOfficer Mario Navidad Square dur-ing a ceremony attended by theofficer’s widow, son and daughter,as well as City Council PresidentHerb Wesson Jr., 10th District,Councilman Paul Koretz, 5thDistrict, and numerous LAPD offi-cers and community members.Navidad was remembered as a ded-icated law enforcement officialwhose childhood dream was tobecome a police officer. The 27-year-old Navidad had been with thedepartment for a little more thanone year when he was shot and

killed by a reputed gang member.Koretz said the idea for the dedica-tion came from Capt. Eric Davis,commanding officer of the LAPD’sWilshire Division.

“Mario Navidad was an officerassigned to the Wilshire Division,and on Dec. 22, 1996, he paid theultimate price,” Davis said. “It’s anhonor that is long overdue. MarioNavidad will never be forgotten.”

The fallen officer was patrollingon Fairfax Avenue south ofOlympic Boulevard in the LittleEthiopia District when a clerk at the7-Eleven store flagged him down toreport that a suspect had stolen twosix-packs of beer. Navidad and hispartner located the suspected thiefin an alley behind the store, and asthey were exiting their patrol car,the suspect pulled out a gun andstarted firing. Both officersreturned fire, but Navidad wasstruck in the armpit in an area thatwas not covered by his protectivevest. He later died at Cedars-Sinai

Medical Center. The suspect wasstruck numerous times and waspronounced dead at the scene.

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photo by Aaron Blevins

“Operation Splash”, an annual program initiated by Kaiser

Permanente and the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and

Parks in 2006, officially got its hair wet last Thursday at Pan Pacific

Pool. The program provides free swim lessons, junior lifeguard train-

ing and funding for extended pool season. “Operation Splash” sup-

ports 47 pools in Los Angeles, including those at Griffith Park and

Pan Pacific. Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, 4th District,

spoke during the event, and took a dip when the speakers were

finished.

‘Operation Splash’ commences

City officials, as well as repre-sentatives of Dwell Media, KleinFinancial Group and the AmericanSociety of Interior Designers(ASID) on June 14 celebrated therenovations at 1600 Vine inHollywood.

The 375-unit structure, original-ly built in 2009 by LegacyPartners, has been receivingupgrades since December 2012,when workers started revampingthe building’s units, commonareas and its skydeck. All of thework is expected to be completedby October.

Klein Financial Group had part-nered with Dwell Media andASID to renovate four units at twoof its properties, CEO Bob Kleinsaid. The interior designers werechallenged to redefine the qualitythat can be developed in a livingspace. All of the involved unitsreceived a different touch from adifferent designer.

“It’s a battle of brilliance herebetween the interior designers,”Klein said.

He said 1600 Vine was also cre-ating four new business centers, askydeck, event centers, a rooftopdeck and more. Klein said the newamenities are “phenomenal com-

mon area spaces.”“You’re going to understand the

real excitement of living inHollywood,” he added.

Los Angeles City CouncilmanTom LaBonge, 4th District, gavecommendations to the entities

n Renovated unitspraised at 1600 Vine

photo by Aaron Blevins

The renovation work at 1600 Vine will be completed this fall.

Officials celebrate Hollywood upgrades

By edwin folven

See Upgrades page 21

Fallen LAPD Wilshire Division officer honored

See Wilshire page 20

By edwin folven

http://www.tashmans.com/

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nemesis who can take the fullpower of his punches and a directorwith a budget willing to take a filmthis far over the top.

“Man of Steel” is far from per-fect, but it’s a promising start to anew series of “Superman” films,and most likely a first in DCComics’ interconnected cinematicuniverse to rival Marvel’s“Avengers” films. Treat this onelike “Batman Begins”, an originstory little concerned with chronol-ogy. Let’s just hope the next one(which I assume will reintroduceLex Luther with as much grandeuras the Joker in “The Dark Knight”)simplifies the story structure andadds some brains to this one’s over-the-top brawn.

We should be forever thankful to

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster for cre-ating a character in 1938 that hassuch resonance today. With theincreasing popularity of superherofilms and “Man of Steel’s” excep-tional opening weekend, we’re not

done with this once one-dimension-al savior we often confused withbirds and planes. Maybe justmaybe, he’s got a few more gooddays under the yellow sun that is thesource of all his power.

Superman soars again in ‘Man of Steel’

photo by Clay Enos, TM & © DC Comics

Henry Cavill stars as Superman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and

Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “Man of Steel”.

Why would they ever remake the1978 groundbreaking film starringthe perfectly cast ChristopherReeves? Sure, the recent success ofChristopher Nolan’s “Batman”films is cause for Warner Bros.Pictures to reopen another cashcow, but perhaps there’s somethingmore.

Yes, the original “Superman” wasa decent film, and any superherolover should thank director RichardDonner for jumpstarting whatwould become a very profitablefranchise. But what if that depictiondidn’t completely embody the Manof Tomorrow? After all, it didspawn several rather hokey sequels,so could it really be that influential?

Maybe it’s time the oldest super-hero finally got a serious treatment.And with “The Dark Knight” teamproducing and writing (Nolan andscreenwriter David S. Goyer), per-haps we’re on to something morethan a corny character flying aroundin what can only be described as amakeshift American flag. Finally, afilm 75 years in the making pre-mieres with the budget, cast andfilmmakers to provide the reverenceneeded. It sort of lives up to thehype, even if it replaces cohesionwith digital splendor.

Director Zack Snyder(“Watchmen” and “300”) deservescredit for his truly marvelous depic-tion of Krypton, Superman/ClarkKent/Kal-El’s (Henry Cavill) homeplanet. And Russell Crowe as“Supes’” pops, Jor-El, is just asinspired as his singing voice is flat.Rather than tame the science “fic-tion-ness” of the comics, “Man ofSteel” goes all out.

How’s the Man of Steel himself?Cavill is no Reeves, and that’s justfine. Reeves was a confident man intights and an insecure reporter forThe Daily Planet. Cavill is an emo-tionally reserved Christ-figure withthe weight of the world on hisshoulders, pre-journalism career.He’s a man of action, reserving hisfew lines of dialogue for thoseworth his time, like his mother,Martha Kent (Diane Lane), and acereporter Lois Lane (Amy Adams).He spends much of his time savingpeople behind the scenes while on aquest to discover the truth of hispast. Luckily, he learns of anAntarctic expedition of a mysteri-

ous object buried between 20,000-year-old ice. Replacing the Fortressof Solitude, this Kryptonian shipholds all the answers, including aconvenient caped costume (don’task, it makes no sense).

Now, let’s talk about that cos-tume. To start, it’s a vast improve-ment. Gone are the days of the redunderwear over blue tights –– just asubtle red belt and a blue rubber suitwith graphite texture here. For thehaters, crack a recent comic book;this change is old news.

The plotline includes quite a bitof narrative holes, but come thefinal showdown between Supermanand the last survivors of Krypton —the mutinous Zod (MichaelShannon) and his loyal soldiers —

prepare yourself for a near-exhaust-ing finale worthy of a near-invinci-ble superhero. Brief interlude: Zodis a competent foe, but his villainyis overshadowed by his first officer,Faora-Ul (Antje Traue), whosecryptic lines and spectacular com-bat abilities trip up our impenetrableprotagonist.

Oh, if you’re infuriated by kryp-tonite (that stupid green rock thatalways takes down big red andblue), it makes no appearance here–– just aerial assaults and a lot ofSuperman and baddies thrownthrough walls, bringing down asmall handful of skyscrapers. Itwould be easy to dismiss all theCGI mayhem of the last 45 minutesas cash-cow allure (and it mostassuredly is), but this is whatSuperman has been missing: a

“Man of Steel” is

far from perfect,

but it’s a

promising start to

a new series of

“Superman” films,

and most likely a

first in DC Comics’

interconnected

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Marvel’s

“Avengers” films.

The Hollywood Master Choralewill perform the Voices of L.A.Project’s “Songs of Experience”on Saturday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m.at the West Hollywood ParkPublic Meeting Room, 625 N. SanVicente Blvd.

William Blake was arguablyone of the world’s first straightLGBT allies. Though he himselfwas not gay, his poetry and artargued for freedom in love, andstrongly influenced many artistsand activists over the years.Similarly, the composers of newworks based on Blake’s poetry forVoices of L.A. are not gay, butsupportive.

One composer describes hispiece as “a love song, lookingtowards the future with opti-mism.”

The presentation is partiallyfunded by the city of WestHollywood through a grant fromits Arts and Cultural AffairsCommission.

General admission is $20; $15for seniors and students with iden-

tification. For information, call(323)960-4349 or visit

www.brownpapertickets.com/event/369622.

Music and dance lovers are invit-ed to a fundraiser celebrating the30th anniversary of the dance com-pany Keshet Chaim on Thursday,June 27 at 8 p.m. at the AmericanJewish University.

Guests will receive a behind thescenes tour of the Keshet Chaimconcert production. The concertwill support Keshet Chaim’s inter-active public school educationalprograms.

Israeli American actress YafitJosephson will host the event, andvocalist Meshi Kleinstein will per-form.

The American Jewish Universityis located at 15600 MulhollandDrive, Bel Air. Tickets start at $50.For information, call (818)986-7332, or visit www.kcdancers.org.

This isn’t about pretty pictures, rip-roaring farce, in-your-face shockand awe, or fun-fun-fun. It is farmore likely to grip your imagina-tion, attack your pre-conceptionsand send you home a different per-son from the one you were whenyou arrived at the theatre. A well-known writer, novelist IrisMurdoch, quiet after seeing adrama, once was asked by hercompanion if she was all right.“No, I’m not all right,” the womanreplied. “If the play is any good,one is never all right afterwards.”

That response could very well bemade after seeing Drury’s nervyplay. Daniel Bess, Rebecca Mozo,John Sloan, Phil LaMarr, Joe Holtand Julianne Chidi Hill bravelyand fully inhabit the roles of thetough victims and vile torturers ofthis unsavory, but stirringly rele-vant scene. Genocide is never fun,certainly not for the victims, ortheir families. Superb, mature per-formances may help the medicinego down, but the dark at the top of

the stairs, or the drop off a conti-nent into “disappeared-ness” is farfrom a good time being had by all.

Nevertheless, this play should beseen, heard and inwardly digestedby every sentient human being.

“We Are Proud to Present …”

runs through Aug. 11 at the MatrixTheatre, 7657 Melrose Ave.Showtimes are at 8 p.m., Thursdaythrough Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday.Tickets are $30. For information,call (323)852-1445, or visitwww.matrixtheatre.com.

Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 9 June 20, 2013

Mad AboutTheatre

by Madeleine Shaner

Play illustrates the toll of African genocide

photo by Jillian Armenante

Daniel Bess, Rebecca Mozo, John Sloan, Phil LaMarr, Joe Holt and

Julanne Chidi Hill star in “We Are Proud …” at the Matrix Theatre.

photo by Jillian Armenante

The cast of “We Are Proud …” tell the stories of victims of genocide in

the southern African country of Namibia.

photo courtesy of the Keshet Chaim Dance Company

“We Are Proud to Present aPresentation About the Herero ofNamibia, Formerly Known asSouth West Africa, From theGerman Sudwest Afrika Betweenthe Years 1884-1915”.

Yes, that is the title of this week’splay in review. Don’t be dismayedhowever, since the play itself isperfectly comprehensible, deadlyhonest, dreadfully disturbing, andwithin the bounds, unfortunately,of dramatic possibility.

This West Coast premiere is abrave, chilling and surprisinglysometimes graveyard humorousnew work by Jackie Sibblies Drury.And though I stole most of theabove from the press material, Ihave to say the play provides a

compelling evening of truth andconsequences as it represents agroup of actors who are attemptingto dramatize the genocide of the20th Century, by the Germans,until they lose control of their playand find out a whole raft of theirown hidden truths which are, asmost of us are aware, rarely amus-ing, in or out of hiding.

In the Matrix Theatre produc-tion, Jillian Armenante directs asterling cast in one or more of JoeStern’s, or the Matrix TheatreCompany’s, compelling grabs atrelevant theatrical display andcommentary on all, or most of whatis important, hard to stomach andattention grabbing in today’s the-atre or, indeed, in today’s world.

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The Los Angeles City Councilgave final approval Tuesday to aban on single-use plastic shoppingbags at grocery and conveniencestores, pharmacies and retail shops.

The city council tentativelyapproved a ban on single-use plas-tic shopping bags in 2012, but themeasure required an ordinance tobe drafted, and the council wasrequired to vote a second time onthe new law. Los Angeles is nowthe largest city in the U.S. to bansingle-use plastic bags.

The ordinance goes into effect onJan. 1 for grocery stores, pharma-cies and large retailers, and July 1,2014, for smaller stores. Nearly 2billion single-use plastic bags and400 million paper bags are current-ly distributed annually in LosAngeles.

“The community support behindthis effort has been remarkable,”said Councilmember Paul Koretz,5th District, who authored the mea-sure that led to the city’s single-useplastic bag ban. “Best of all, we’recreating good green jobs for worthyL.A.-based reusable bag makerslike Green Vets LA and HomeboyIndustries. It’s a win-win-win.”

Los Angeles City CouncilmanJose Huizar, 14th District, also sup-ported the ban.

“We’ve seen plastic bags clog-ging our gutters, polluting ourrivers and piling up on our beach-es,” Huizar said. “The time for thecity of Los Angeles to take action to

protect our environment is now.And every big city in the nation canfollow our lead.”

California municipalities spendnearly $25 million each year to col-lect and dispose of plastic bagwaste. Less than 5 percent of plas-tic grocery bags are recycled eachyear statewide, according to theenvironmental advocacy organiza-tion, Heal the Bay. Single-use plas-tic bags are already banned in unin-corporated areas of Los AngelesCounty, and in the city of West

Hollywood. Shoppers in LosAngeles will be able to purchasepaper bags for 10 cents each, butare encouraged to bring reusablebags when shopping.

“Our city [has become] a modelfor our state and the rest of thenation,” Heal the Bay’s science andpolicy director for water qualityKirsten James said. “The vote fur-ther emphasizes that the time hascome for us to move past the waste-ful convenience of a plastic bag tosustainable reusable bags.”

City Council gives final approval to bag ban

The implementation of theAffordable Care Act took a crucialstep forward on June 12 after theSenate Health Committee passedAssembly Bill 1X-1, authored bySpeaker John A. Pérez (D-LosAngeles). The legislation is expect-ed to expand Medi-Cal eligibility tomore than 1 million low-incomeand uninsured Californians.“With this bill, we will help ensureCalifornia remains the nation’sleader in health care reform, and

provide more Californians withaccess to affordable, quality healthcare,” Pérez said. “AB1X-1 is animportant vehicle for California tofully partner with the federal gov-ernment to expand health coverageto our lowest-incomeCalifornians.”

In addition to expanding eligibil-ity, AB 1X-1 also streamlines theeligibility and enrollment rules forMedi-Cal, creating new efficienciesand speeding the time by which

applicants can receive coverage.The federal government will fundthe health coverage expansion pro-vided in the bill for the first threeyears, and will continue to cover 90percent of the cost throughPresident Obama’s Affordable CareAct.

AB 1X-1 will next be heard inthe Senate AppropriationsCommittee.

For information, visitwww.asmdc.org/speaker.

Bill to expand Medi-Cal eligibility passes

Koretz recognizes rock ‘n’ roll icon

photo courtesy of the 5th District Council Office

Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz (right), 5th District,recently honored guitarist Dave Davies, co-founder of the rock ‘n’ rollband The Kinks and a member of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.Koretz presented Davies with a proclamation and declared June 9 asDave Davies Day in the city of Los Angeles. The guitarist was in LosAngeles for the first time in a decade as part of his current U.S. tour,and the councilman said he is a longtime fan. Davies later welcomedKoretz on stage at the Canyon Club on June 9 for a performance ofthe song, “Living on a Thin Line”.

As part of a one-year pilot pro-ject, the city of Beverly Hills willbegin installation of two bikeroutes on Burton Way and NorthCrescent Drive during the week ofJune 24. The eight to 10-day instal-lation will involve restriping theroads and placing signs to create adesignated route for bicycle use.

The Beverly Hills City Councilapproved the pilot bike route pro-ject in November 2012. Althoughall roads are legally open to bicy-cles, designated bike routes havebeen shown to increase both safetyand ridership. Over the next year,the bike routes will be monitoredfor use and impacts on local trafficand safety. The city will also beinstalling custom-made bike racksthroughout the business district.

A striped bike lane will be creat-ed on both sides of Burton Waybetween North Crescent Drive andthe east city limits — RobertsonBoulevard on the south side andOakhurst Drive on the north side ofthe street. The six-foot wide bikelane, consisting of two travel lanesin each direction, will be installed

next to the existing parking lane.The bike lane’s eastern end willconnect with bike routes in LosAngeles.

A combined bike lane and bikeroute with “sharrow” markings willbe installed on both sides of NorthCrescent Drive between Wilshireand Sunset boulevards. The stripedbike lane starts at Park Way andcontinues north to SunsetBoulevard. The bike route withsharrow markings is on CrescentDrive between Wilshire Boulevardand Park Way. A bike route doesnot have designated lane stripingbut has sharrow markings (a bicy-cle with chevrons) that announcethe shared use of the road by bicy-cles and vehicles.

Construction of the bike routeswill take place during low-traffichours from June 24 throughWednesday, July 3. Advance noticewill be given of any evening park-ing restrictions during the construc-tion period. Additional informationis available atwww.beverlyhills.org/bicycles.

Beverly Hills rolls out new bicycle route pilot program

The City of West Hollywood hasreleased its “WeHo Fast Facts”, asummary of its 2013 CommunityStudy, which is available online atwww.weho.org.

The Community Study updatedthe city’s demographics data andpriorities for allocations to localnonprofit organizations. Ninety per-cent of respondents rated their qual-ity of life as excellent or good; andresidents stated that they like thecity’s pedestrian orientation, centrallocation near amenities, and its safe-

ty and cleanliness. Eighty-two per-cent of survey respondents were sat-isfied with the city’s efforts to com-municate with residents, and 56 per-cent have lived in West Hollywoodfor 10 or more years. The 2010Census showed residents ages 25 to34 continue to make up the largestpercentage of the population, at 27percent, followed by 35 to 44 yearolds, at 20 percent of the population.

For information, call (323) 848-6510, or visit www.weho.org/com-munitystudy.

WeHo releases report on community study

photo courtesy of Heal the Bay

Environmental groups praised the Los Angeles City Council for approv-

ing the ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, and hope it will lead to

less pollution in the L.A. River (above) and coastal areas.

Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 11 June 20, 2013

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on

June 18 announced the completionthe largest light-emitting diode(LED) street light replacement pro-gram in the world. With the supportof the Clinton Climate Initiative andthe C40 Cities Climate LeadershipGroup, Los Angeles has retrofitted141,089 streetlights with LEDbulbs.

“Completing the largest LEDstreetlight retrofit project is a win-win-win,” Villaraigosa said. “Thisproject cuts L.A.’s energy use bymore than two-thirds, saves taxpay-ers millions of dollars and reducesL.A.’s carbon emissions by morethan 47,000 metric tons every year.”

Before the program, the city’sstreetlights consumed 168 gigawatthours of electricity at an annual costof $15 million, while emitting110,000 metric tons of carbon diox-ide. The new lights now reduce

energy use by 63.1 percent andreduce carbon emissions by 47,583metric tons a year.

“Individually, projects like theLED streetlights program can trans-form a community,” formerPresident Bill Clinton said.“Collectivity, they can set new glob-al standards for positive urbandevelopment.”

The carbon emission reductionfrom the LED program is a majorcontributor to Los Angeles’ nearly30 percent reduction in emissionssince 1990, according toVillaraigosa’s office. The programis also saving the city more than $7million dollars, and that numberwill continue to rise as the programmatures.

The project cost $57 million overfour years and was funded througha $40 million loan from the LosAngeles Department of Water andPower (DWP), which will be paidentirely through savings in energyand maintenance costs over the nextseven years. Once the loan is repaid,the city will begin to save $10 mil-lion per year. Additionally, $16.39million in DWP rebate funds and$3.5 million from the StreetLighting Maintenance AssessmentFund were used.

LA84 allocates funding to youth sports programsThe LA84 Foundation, which

continues to invest proceeds fromthe 1984 Games to support non-profit organizations in eight coun-ties in the Southern California area,has awarded $1.5 million this quar-ter to 38 youth sports programs.The foundation has invested morethan $214 million since its incep-tion, and is on track to award closeto $4 million in 2013.

As shrinking budgets continue toforce schools to cut back athleticprograms, the latest round of grantsfrom LA84 will provide more than37,000 children with the valuableopportunity to develop life skillsthrough sports.

It covers a wide variety of athlet-ic programs, including football,rowing, running, soccer, softball,speed skating, swimming, thera-peutic horseback riding, wrestling,basketball, cycling, boxing andgolf. While the majority of fundingis being awarded to Los Angeles-based organizations, several pro-grams throughout San Diego,

Ventura, Riverside, Orange and SanBernardino counties also receivedgrants.

In its sixth year of partnershipwith the LA84 Foundation, theLAUSD “Beyond the Bell Branch”program is the recipient of thelargest grant of nearly $500,000.These funds are used to provideyear-round organized sports afterschool at all 98 middle schools inthe district, reaching more than18,000 children who would other-wise have to pay to participate inathletics.

The renowned running programStudents Run LA received a grantfor $125,000. This organizationprovides mentorship and trainingfor approximately 3,000 middleand high school students enrolledin 165 schools to run the LAMarathon.

Another noteworthy recipient isthe Gang Reduction and YouthDevelopment (GRYD) Foundation,which applied for a $100,000 grantto finance its Summer Night Lights

program. For information, visitwww.LA84Foundation.org.

City completes streetlight replacement projectSt. Vincent Meals on Wheelsfounder celebrates a milestone

photo courtesy of the 4th District Council Office

St. Vincent Meals on Wheels founder Sister Alice Marie Quinn(second from right) recently celebrated her 78th birthday, and wasjoined at the celebration by Los Angeles City Councilman TomLaBonge, 4th District, Peggy Bartenetti (left) and Patricia Casado, ofMeals on Wheels.

The program, founded in 1977, provides nutritious meals for home-bound seniors and other vulnerable residents of Los Angeles. Goodnutrition and daily home visits improve the health and dignity of theclients, enabling them to remain independent in their own homes. St.Vincent Meals on Wheels is located at 2131 W. 3rd St. For informa-tion, call (213)484-7775, or visit www.stvincentmow.org.

With the goal of preparingtoday’s workers for skilled, well-paying jobs that are either neededor soon will be, a CaliforniaAssembly policy panel on June 12approved a Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) bill that seeks to helpprovide the necessary resources totrain and better prepare workers.

“Having residents willing towork is one thing, but making surethose residents are trained andready to do the jobs that are most inneed and pay decent wages issomething state policy makersmust focus on to continue growingCalifornia’s economy,” Lieu saidshortly before the Assembly Laborand Employment Committeeapproved SB 118.

The measure, which passed theSenate on April 22 on a bipartisanvote, would direct the CaliforniaWorkforce Investment Board(CWIB) to target job-trainingresources.

Lieu said California establishedthe California WorkforceInvestment Board to coordinateeducation, training and employ-

ment programs into an effectivesystem that supports economicdevelopment.

Existing law requires that theCWIB, in collaboration with speci-fied state and local partners, devel-op a strategic workforce plan that’supdated at least every five yearsand addresses the state’s latest eco-nomic, demographic and work-place needs.

SB 118 would help earmarktraining for our future workforceneeds through requirements thatwould establish workforce educa-tion and training principles that arecoupled with a statewide sectorstrategy focus for state board activ-ities; mandate the board conduct anannual skills-gap analysis identify-ing those industries facing short-ages of skilled workers or sectorswith job-growth potential; andensure the state workforce invest-ment plan be organized around theadoption of sector strategies thatuse the state-level skills-gap analy-sis as a guide. SB 118 next faces avote on the Assembly Floor; nodate has yet been set.

State Assembly panel approvesLieu bill to help train workers

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The following information was reported to the West Hollywood Sheriff’sStation and the LAPD’s Wilshire Division between June 11 and Jun 15, 2013.

If you are a victim of a crime, here are the telephone numbers of local lawenforcement agencies; Los Angeles Police Department, Wilshire Division

(213)473-0489 and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department WestHollywood Station (310)855-8850.

Police Blotter

The following crimes occurred inWest Hollywood and the areaspatrolled by the LAPD’s Wilshireand Hollywood Divisions betweenJune 11 and June 15, and werecompiled from www.crimemap-ping.com.

June 11

At 2 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 1800block of Canyon Drive.

An unknown suspect stole a bicy-cle from the 6300 block of Orangeat 9 a.m.

At 3:45 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 7100block of Santa Monica.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 9100 block ofSunset at 5:15 p.m.

At 6 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 5100block of Wilshire.

A burglary was reported in the9100 block of Sunset at 6 p.m.

At 6 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 7000block of Hollywood.

An unknown suspect stole a bicy-cle from the 7100 block of SantaMonica at 7:20 p.m.

At 8:30 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 1000block of S. La Jolla.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked near the corner ofHollywood and Cahuenga at 9p.m.

At 10 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 400block of Westmount.

A suspect assaulted a victim in the1200 block of Orange Grove at 10p.m.

At 11 p.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim in the 600 blockof Flores.

June 12

At 9 a.m., an unknown suspectrobbed a victim near the corner ofFairfax and 3rd.

An unknown suspect stole a vehi-cle parked near the corner of 2ndand Wilton at 9 a.m.

At 9:05 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 6800block of Hollywood.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 900 block of S.Muirfield at 9:15 a.m.

At 10 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 700block of Hollywood.

An unknown suspect committed agrand theft in the 700 block of S.Stanley at 11 a.m.

At 12:50 p.m., an unknown sus-pect stole a vehicle parked in the1500 block of N. Formosa.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft near the corner ofRobertson and Santa Monica at4:15 p.m.

At 4:30 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 8700block of Beverly.

An unknown suspect burglarized aresidence in the 7200 block ofFountain at 4:30 p.m.

At 6:20 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 8200block of Melrose.

June 13

At 2:10 a.m., an unknown suspectrobbed a victim near the corner ofSelma and Wilcox.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked near the corner ofFranklin and Gardner at 1 p.m.

At 2:15 p.m., an unknown suspectrobbed a victim near the corner ofHawthorn and La Brea.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 6800 block ofHollywood at 2:30 p.m.

At 7:30 p.m., an unknown suspectstole a vehicle parked in the 6100block of Lindenhurst.

An unknown suspect committed atheft in the 5900 block ofHollywood at 7:45 p.m.

At 8:57 p.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim in the 4500block of W. 3rd.

June 14

At 1:30 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 8400block of Melrose.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 6300 block of W.3rd at 2 a.m.

At 1 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 5600block of Wilshire.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 8400 block of W.3rd at 1:35 p.m.

At 6 p.m., an unknown suspectrobbed a victim in the 5600 block ofWilshire.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 7000 block ofHollywood at 6:10 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m., an unknown suspectrobbed a victim near the corner ofSunset and La Brea.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 8300 block ofMelrose at 7 p.m.

At 7 p.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim in the 8200block of Santa Monica.

An unknown suspect assaulted avictim near the corner of Martel andSanta Monica at 9:35 p.m.

June 15

At 2 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a grand theft in the 600block of Robertson.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft near Hollywood and LasPalmas at 2:15 a.m.

At 2:30 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 700block of Hollywood.

A vehicle theft was reported in the100 block of The Grove at 5:30p.m.

Hollywood couple sentencedfor disclosing court records

A former employee with thefederal district court clerk’s officein Los Angeles, and her husband,were sentenced on June 12 fortheir roles in a scheme to accessand disclose information con-tained in sealed court documentsin an attempt to tip off organizedcrime figures prior to arrests.

Judge Michael W. Fitzgeraldsentenced the former clerk, NuneGevorkyan, 36, to six months infederal prison, and her husband,Oganes Koshkaryan, 41, to 57months in federal prison for theirrole in the public corruptionscheme. Both defendants are res-idents of Hollywood.

Additionally, Fitzgerald sen-tenced Gevorkyan andKoshkaryan to three years super-vised release, a monetary assess-ment, and a condition that bothabstain from associating withmembers of Armenian Power, anestablished criminal gang. Gevorkyan and Koshkaryan werearrested last August after beingcharged in a federal criminalcomplaint with conspiracy toobstruct justice. A federal grandjury later returned an indictmentin United States District Court inLos Angeles charging Gevorkyanand Koshkaryan in connectionwith the scheme. Koshkaryanwas also charged with a varietyof violations relative to a healthcare fraud scheme.

On Jan. 7, Gevorkyan pleadedguilty to one count of conspiracyto obstruct an official proceeding.Koshkaryan pleaded guilty tomultiple counts of conspiracy toobstruct an official proceeding;health care fraud; possession ofunauthorized access devices; andaggravated identity theft.

Koshkaryan has remained in fed-eral custody since being arrested.Gevorkyan was ordered to reportto begin serving her sentence onAug. 7.

The Eurasian Organized CrimeTask Force in Los Angelesobtained evidence of the criminalactivity during an undercoverinvestigation. Koshkaryan, whohad been fraudulently providingMedicare beneficiary informa-tion to an undercover lawenforcement officer, advised hecould access confidential infor-mation from the federal courtsystem in exchange for a fee. Onmultiple occasions, Koshkaryandelivered the confidential infor-mation that had been obtainedfrom sealed court records to theundercover officer. Some of thecompromised records includedindividuals who were membersor associates of the ArmenianPower gang, and who were sub-jects of pending federal arrestwarrants. Checks of electroniccourt records confirmed that thatGevorkyan, who was employedas a clerk in the criminal intakearea of the district court’s clerk’soffice, had used her position toaccess the sealed court recordsand gave them to Koshkaryan.

During the sentencing hearing,Fitzgerald described the offensesas “unthinkable,” and that, “Thedefendant struck a serious blowto not just the court system, butalso the city of Los Angeles.”

Koshkaryan and Gevorkyanwere prosecuted by the UnitedStates Attorney’s Office for theCentral District of California andthe Department of Justice’sOrganized Crime and GangsSection.

‘Terminator 2’ actor charged forassaulting former girlfriend

“Terminator 2” actor EdwardFurlong was charged on June 18with assaulting his girlfriend andthreatening her if she called police,the Los Angeles County DistrictAttorney’s Office announced.

Furlong, 35, pleaded not guilty,said deputy district attorney LindaLoftfield. He was being held on$100,000 bail.

Furlong, who had two pendingmisdemeanor battery cases, alleged-ly violated a restraining order whenhe returned to the victim’s WestHollywood home on May 21 andassaulted her. He also allegedlydamaged a laptop and photo equip-

ment.He was charged with dissuading a

witness by force or threat, assault bymeans likely to produce great bodi-ly injury and vandalism over $400— all felonies — and disobeying adomestic restraining order, a misde-meanor.

The two pending misdemeanorcases from incidents on Nov. 21,2012, and Jan. 13 against the samevictim were dismissed after prose-cutors included the two charges inthe new case. If convicted, Furlongactor faces up to four years in stateprison. He returns to court on July 1to set a preliminary hearing date.

Bus driver killed after tow truckdriver allegedly runs red light

A Los Angeles CountyMetropolitan TransportationAuthority (Metro) bus driver waskilled in a collision on June 12 thatoccurred when a tow truck driverallegedly ran a red a light and col-lided with the bus.

The bus with no passengers wastraveling westbound on 5th Streetat approximately 5:05 a.m. whenthe tow truck driver, heading south-bound on Broadway, drove throughthe intersection on a red light. Theforce of the impact caused theMetro bus to run off the roadwayand collide with a fire hydrant. The

tow truck also ran off the roadwayand collided into a conveniencestore located on the southwest cor-ner of 5th Street and Broadway. Astore clerk was struck by debris,causing minor injuries. The uniden-tified tow truck driver remains hos-pitalized in critical condition.

An investigation revealed thatthe tow truck was traveling atapproximately 50 to 60 mph whenhe ran the red light. 

The investigation remains ongo-ing, and anyone with information isencouraged to call detectives at(213)972-1825.

A 40-year-old defendant plead-ed no contest on June 12 to felonydriving under the influence for anincident in which his BMWslammed into two victims, the LosAngeles County DistrictAttorney’s Office has announced.

The collision on March 10occurred at approximately 3:30a.m. after Terrence Conrad Meeksgot behind the wheel of his car ina parking lot at Olympic

Boulevard and McGarry Street.The two male victims were stand-ing near a parked Mini Cooperwhen Meeks’ vehicle slammedinto them, pinning them againstthe parked car. The force of thecrash severed both of one victim’slegs, and crushed the right leg ofthe other victim so badly it had tobe amputated.

Meeks entered his plea to onecount of driving under the influ-

ence causing injury before JudgeTerry Bork, and will be sentencedto five years, four months in stateprison when he returns to court onJuly 17 for sentencing. Inexchange for his plea, the prosecu-tor will ask that one count of dri-ving with .08 percent blood alco-hol level causing injury be dis-missed at sentencing. A restitutionhearing for the victims will be setfor a later date.

Defendant to get five years in prison for felony DUI

Two reputed gang members werecharged on June 13 with murderand attempted murder, and a thirddefendant was charged with beingan accessory to murder, in connec-tion with a shooting last week nearSanta Monica College.

Christopher Chonan Osumi, 19;Meliton Lorenzo Lopez, 23; andNoah Jason Farris, 32, have beencharged in the shooting, which

occurred at approximately 8:15a.m. on June 11. Osumi allegedlyopened fire on two men standing inthe 1500 block of MichiganAvenue, shooting both victimsmultiple times. Santa Monica resi-dent Gil Verastegui, 29, later died.The second victim remains hospi-talized. Osumi and Lopez arecharged with one count each ofmurder and attempted murder with

gang allegations. The complaintalleges Osumi personally dis-charged a handgun. Farris ischarged with being an accessory.Deputy District Attorney CynthiaBarnes with the Hardcore GangDivision is prosecuting the case. Ifconvicted, Osumi and Lopez faceup to life in state prison, and Farrisfaces up to seven years in stateprison.

Two suspects charged in gang-related homicide

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Former Los Angeles Rams quarterback and Park La Brea residentPat Haden was pictured in the Feb. 10, 1977 issue of the Park LabreaNews for his work supporting the Crippled Children’s Society, whichis now known as Ability First. Haden was the organization’s sportschairman at the time, and was pictured with 6-year-old George Vickas part of a campaign promoting the Crippled Children’s Society’sservices for 15,000 disabled children in Southern California. Beforehis successful career in the National Football League, Haden was thequarterback for the University of Southern California Trojans, andplayed on two national championship teams. After playing profes-sional football, he enjoyed a successful career as a sports broadcasterand attorney before becoming USC’s athletic director in 2010. Forinformation, see page 1.

Haden is still a standout at USC

The National Council of JewishWomen/ Los Angeles (NCJW/LA)recently installed its new boardmembers at a meeting held on June2. Pictured at the meeting areNCJW/LA executive directorHillary Selvin (left), incomingboard president Shelli Dodell,annual meeting chair SuzanneBuckholtz, outgoing president AmyStraus, installing officer TerriHernandez Rosales, and keynotespeaker Shulamit Nazarian.

NCJW/LA serves more than19,000 individuals each yearthrough its community service pro-grams and Council Thrift Shops.Additionally, awards were present-ed to outstanding volunteers. ThePresident’s Award, in recognitionof a member’s unique contributionsto the organization, was presentedby Straus to  Gail Cohen, of theorganization’s Women Helping

Women program. The LifetimeAchievement Award, acknowledg-ing an active member of the organi-zation who has been an officer or

board member and has made signif-icant contributions to NCJW/LA,was awarded to Leanore Saltz. Forinformation, visit www.ncjwla.org.

NCJW/LA welcomes new board members

Fairfax High School alumni, stu-dents and staff are invited to“Fairfax High Day at the Skirball”on Sunday, June 23.

The event is being held as part ofa celebration of the work of artist

and Fairfax High alumnus GaryBaseman (Class of ’78), whosework is currently being exhibited atthe Skirball Cultural Center.Admission to the Skirball will befree on June 23 for all members of

Skirball Cultural Center hosts Fairfax High Day

The MAK Center for Art andArchitecture presents the SchindlerHouse’s 2013 Architecture Tour onSunday, June 23 from 11 a.m. to 5p.m.

Participants will tour the SpillerHouse, designed by Frank Gehry;the Alan-Voo House, designed byNeil M. Denari Architects; thePeter Alexander Studio, designedby Peter Alexander; the PetalHouse, designed by Eric OwenMoss; and the 2-4-6-8 House,designed by Morphosis. The tourcorresponds with the MAKCenter’s current exhibition,“Everything Loose Will Land” andother shows in the Getty’s “PacificStandard Time Presents: ModernArchitecture in L.A.” initiative.

Tickets for the self-drive tour are$70, $60 for friends of the MAKCenter and students with I.D. Ashuttle option surcharge is $60. The

MAK Center for Art andArchitecture is located at 835 N.Kings Rd. in West Hollywood. For

tickets and information, call(323)651-1510, or visit www.mak-center.org.

MAK Center presents tour of L.A’s unique architecture

photo by Carrie Jacoves/NCJW/LA

photo courtesy of the MAK Center for Art and Architecture

Participants can view some examples of the unorthodox architectural

styles that can be found in Los Angeles on the tour.

the Fairfax High community andtheir families. Visitors can tourBaseman’s exhibit and attend areception and book signing withthe artist.  Baseman’s exhibit, titled“The Door Is Always Open”, runsthrough Aug. 18. The SkirballCultural Center is located at 2701N. Sepulveda Blvd. To RSVP, callBev Meyer at (714)932-9984, orvisit www.fairfaxhigh-alumninews.org.

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Edward Cella Art + Architecture presents “streetseasky”, an exhib-it with new works by artist R. Nelson Parrish, running from Saturday,June 22 through Aug. 3. The artist offers impression of the SouthernCalifornian landscape, showing the iconic elements of surf, sun andhighways through glass-like resin objects. The works blur the bound-ary between sculpture and painting, and transcend the possibilities ofart as an object. Edward Cella Art + Architecture is located at 6018Wilshire Blvd For information, call (323)525-0533, or visitwww.edwardcella.com.

‘Art Project Los Angeles’benefits HIV/AIDS programs

photo courtesy of APLA

The 4th annual “Art Project Los Angeles” art auction and red car-pet reception to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) is beingheld on Friday, June 29 through June 30 at Bonhams on SunsetBoulevard.

The art preview opens to the public on June 28, followed by the redcarpet reception and live and silent auctions on June 29, and art pick-up on June 30. The three-day event features works by Basquiat,Ruscha, Warhol and more. 

Bonhams is located at 7601 Sunset Blvd. For information and toRSVP, visit www.apla.org.

The Board of NeighborhoodCommissioners is accepting nomi-nations for the second annualEmpowerLA awards, which aregiven to neighborhood councilsthat best fulfill their city chartermandate of promoting more citizenparticipation in government, andmaking government more respon-sive to local needs.

The commission will present theawards at the Congress ofNeighborhoods in September.Seven of the city’s 95 neighbor-

hood councils will be recognized. The Board of Neighborhood

Commissioners was established bythe city charter in 1999 as a policy-setting and oversight commissionfor the neighborhood councils andthe Department of NeighborhoodEmpowerment.

Nominations must be submittedby July 12 to www.surveymon-key.com/s/empowerlaawards2013.For information, call (213)978-1551, or email to empowerla@lac-ity.org.

Nominations sought forEmpowerLA Awards

Celebritiesjoin SabanClinic pokertourney

Players are being sought for theSaban Free Clinic’s 10th annual“No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em” tourna-ment on Sunday, June 30 from12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at theCommerce Casino.

VIPS such as Hank Azaria, of“The Simpsons”, will join othercelebrities such as Tia Carrere,Camryn Manheim, Kenny Johnson,Bob Broder and James Brooks atthe tournament. The event helpsfund medical, dental and behavioralhealth services for more than 20,000uninsured patients in Los Angeles.

Initial entry fee is $300 per per-son, with unlimited re-buys startingat $100 during the first three levels.Cash prizes are given to the tourna-ment’s top finishers. The CommerceCasino is located at 6131 TelegraphRd., Commerce. For tickets, visitwww.thesabanfreeclinic.org/poker.

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‘Monsters University’debuts at El Capitan

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The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood presents a special engage-ment of Disney/Pixar’s “Monsters University” running from Friday,June 21 through Aug. 7. Audience members can take part in a peprally with cheerleaders and the MU Spirit Squad being held at the the-atre before each showing of the film, which is presented in “Real D3D”. Original clothing inspired by “Monsters University” and creat-ed by students at Otis College of Art and Design will also be dis-played. Additionally, the El Capitan Theatre will host a specialscreening on Tuesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. titled “Tiny Tot Tuesday”,where parents with young children can view the film with the lightsdimmed, rather than turned off, and with reduced sound levels. TheEl Capitan Theatre is located at 6838 Hollywood Blvd. For infor-mation, call (800)DISNEY6, or visit www.elcapitantickets.com.

Marionettes offer summerfun at Bob Baker Theatre

photo courtesy of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater

The Bob Baker Marionette Theater continues its 53rd season with“Bob Baker’s It’s A Musical World!” opening on Saturday, June 22.

Join the marionettes as they whisk the audience away to “the placewhere imagination dwells.” Candy Dandy, Chili Dog and more than100 of Baker’s whimsical creations embark on a wondrous journeywith numerous stops along the way. The Bob Baker MarionetteTheater is the oldest venue dedicated to puppetry in the United States.Showtimes are at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday through Friday; 2:30 p.m.,Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $15. The theatre is located at 1345W. 1st St. For information, call (213)250-9995, or visit www.bob-bakermarionettes.com.  

‘Beastly Ball’ gives boost toconservation programs

photo by Jamie Pham

More than 700 guests in safari attire attended the Greater LosAngeles Zoo Association’s (GLAZA) 43rd annual Beastly Ball lastSaturday at the Los Angeles Zoo. Actress Pauley Perrette (second fromright), of the CBS drama “NCIS”, and Wells Fargo, were recognizedfor their support of GLAZA’s conservation efforts. Perette was joinedat the event by Los Angeles Zoo director John Lewis (left); GLAZAco-chair Betty White; and GLAZA president Connie Morgan.

Guests celebrated the zoo’s forthcoming “Rainforest of theAmericas” habitat, and strolled through the grounds observing zoo ani-mals, watching feedings, chatting with keepers, and enjoying enter-tainment by Central and South American musical groups. Food wasprovided by some of L.A.’s most iconic restaurants. The “BeastlyBall” raised more than $1.1 million for GLAZA programs. For infor-mation, visit www.lazoo.org/about/glaza.

Olympia Medical Center CEOJohn Calderone, Ph.D., has beenawarded the HealthcareAdministrator Award, presented bythe Association for Professionals inInfection Control andEpidemiology (APIC).

The award was presented atAPIC’s 40th annual conference inFort Lauderdale, and is given annu-ally to a healthcare executive whohas made infection prevention andcontrol a top priority. With direc-tion from Calderone, the infectionprevention staff at OlympiaMedical Center revitalized a handhygiene campaign that engagedpatients through buttons and

posters with the message, “Ask UsIf We Washed Our Hands.” Theprogram, along with a coordinatedcampaign reminding staff about theimportance of regular hand wash-ing, led to a reduction in infectionrates.

“We are proud to recognize Dr.Calderone with this honor,” APIC2013 president Patti Grant said.“His persistent encouragement andsupport have given infection pre-vention and control a solid founda-tion at Olympia, enabling them toelevate the level of care provided topatients.”

For information, visitwww.olympiamc.com.

Calderone recognized for program limiting infections

The Los Angeles Department ofWater and Power (DWP) and gener-al manager Ronald O. Nichols areinviting members of the public on a3.4-mile walk around the LakeHollywood Reservoir on Saturday,June 22 at 8 a.m.

The event is a great opportunityfor our customers and stakeholdersto enjoy scenic Lake Hollywoodand get to know the DWP leaders.

In addition to Nichols, DWP seniorassistant general manager for thewater system James B. McDaniel,and other staff members, will dis-cuss water infrastructure and thecity’s future water supply.

Participants will meet at the cor-ner of Lake Hollywood Drive andMontlake Drive. RSVP by June 21to www.piersystem.com/go/sur-vey/1475/15091.

DWP hosts Lake Hollywood walk

ShakespeareFest returns toGriffith Park

Independent ShakespeareCompany (ISC) returns to the OldZoo at Griffith Park for the 2013season of the “Griffith Park FreeShakespeare Festival” beginningon Thursday, June 27.

The series is the largestShakespeare festival in the historyof the city of Los Angeles. In addi-tion to production, three “Playersin the Park/Teatristas en el Parque”pre-show workshops are scheduledon Saturday, July 20 at 5 p.m.,Saturday, August 17 at 5 p.m., andSunday, Aug. 25 at 5 p.m.

The festival will open on June 27with 18th century Irish playwrightOliver Goldsmith’s comedy “SheStoops to Conquer”, directed byISC artistic director MelissaChalsma. Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”opens on Friday, July 5, directed byISC managing director DavidMelville.

Luis Galindo appears in the titlerole, and Melissa Chalsma stars asLady Macbeth. One ofShakespeare’s most popular come-dies, “As You Like It”, opens onThursday, Aug. 1.

The “Griffith Park FreeShakespeare Festival” runsThursdays through Sundays at 7p.m. through Sept. 2. All perfor-mances are free. The Old Zoo islocated near 4730 Crystal SpringDr. for information, call (818)710-6306, or visit www.iscla.org.

Morgan Stanley and the WestHollywood Russian Advisory Boardare co-sponsoring the free “Savingfor College Education” seminar onThursday, June 27 at 7 p.m. at theWest Hollywood CommunityCenter at Plummer Park, 7377 SantaMonica Blvd.

The seminar is geared toward par-ents to help them understand whatthey need to do, and how much tosave, to avoid borrowing for college.Topics such as saving for future col-lege costs by using qualified tuitionplans, and tax advantages in estab-lishing plans, will be covered. Taxprofessionals will answer audiencequestions. For information, callMaria Shtabskaya at (323)285-4876, or email to maria.shtab-skaya@morganstanley.com.

WeHo offersseminar on saving for college

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photo courtesy of Lee Salem Photography

Actor Dustin Hoffman and Beverly Hills residents Hanna Kennedy

and Roger Mayer attended the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s

24th Annual Silent Film event at UCLA’s Royce Hall on June 8.

Hoffman served as honorary chairman and introduced Buster

Keaton’s “Our Hospitality”. Kennedy and Mayer were co-chairmen.

“Our Hospitality” (1923) was presented with music composed by Carl

Davis and conducted by Timothy Brock, and Walt Disney’s newly dis-

covered cartoon short “Hungry Hobos” (1928) was presented with

music composed and conducted by six-time Emmy-Award winning

composer Mark Watters. Both scores were performed live by Los

Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

Hoffman attends Silent Film gala

photo by John Shearer

Southern California Grantmakers, a membership association com-

prised of private sector grantmakers, welcomed newly appointed

president Christine Essel, left, during an event attended by more

than 200 philanthropic business and community leaders at the

Annenberg Space for Photography and Creative Artists Agency in

Los Angeles on May 13. Sherry Lansing, right, CEO of The Sherry

Lansing Foundation, introduced Essel during the celebration.

Grantmakers president appointedThe GrovelaunchesPrivileges

The Grove, located at ThirdStreet and Fairfax Avenue, hasannounced the launch of Privileges,an affinity program that offers ben-efits and access to guests —whether they are a fashionista, afoodie or a Hollywood enthusiast.

Featuring three levels of mem-bership, the program providesguests with exclusive perks insideand outside of The Grove.Privileges offers at The Groveinclude premium reserved parking,complimentary valet, private shop-ping and preview collection events,flash sales, personal styling ser-vices, exclusive access to celebritymeet and greets, seasonal restauranttastings, movie screening opportu-nities, VIP invitations to sought-after events, complimentary giftsand more.

“The Grove is dedicated to pro-viding guests with a five-star guestexperience, and we do this by set-ting new standards of sophisticationthat raise the bar to redefine theshopping experience,” said GalitShokrian, senior vice president ofmarketing and communications.

Other member benefits willinclude throwing the first pitch at aMajor League Baseball game, frontrow seats at Fashion Week, spa giftcards, access to 600 airport loungesworldwide, VIP invitations tosought-after LA events, compli-mentary hotel upgrades, access toLA’s coveted celebrity event plan-ners, hairstylists to the stars, privateyacht charters and partnerships withmajor film studios, sbeEntertainment Group and MalibuGolf Club.

For information, visit www.my-privileges.com.

Council passes Israel resolutionThe Los Angeles City Council on

June 12 unanimously passed a res-olution that delivers a significantblow to the anti-Israel BDS (boy-cott, divestment, sanctions) move-ment, and is the first resolution ofits kind in an American city. Theresolution was co-sponsored byCouncilmen Mitch Englander, 12thDistrict, and Paul Koretz, 5thDistrict.

According to the resolution, theanti-Israel BDS movement seeks toblock American cities from doingbusiness with or awarding contractsto companies doing business withIsrael. The resolution states thatmembers of the movement recentlytargeted the city in an attempt to

influence policy decisions in sup-port of BDS efforts.

The resolution was written withhelp from the executive committeeof The Jewish Federation ofGreater Los Angeles CommunityEngagement Council, led by ChairDaniel Gryczman, as well as pro-fessional staff of the federation,who met with council membersregarding the issue and the resolu-tion.

“This is a tremendous victory onbehalf of our community,” said JaySanderson, president and CEO ofThe Jewish Federation of GreaterLos Angeles. “This ends any possi-ble future attempts by the BDSmovement in Los Angeles.”

Zoning code reform site launchedMayor Antonio Villaraigosa on

June 12 announced the launch of anew zoning code reform website,“Re:Code LA”, which has been cre-ated in conjunction with the firstcomprehensive update of the exist-ing zoning code since 1946.

As a key component of the city’sDevelopment Reform Initiative, thewebsite is a step toward improvingLos Angeles’ zoning code to reflectthe needs of businesses and resi-dents.

“We need a zoning code that iseasy to understand and reflects thediversity of our neighborhoods,”Villaraigosa said. “This new web-site will get community membersinvolved in the reform process andhelp the city produce a zoning codethat will streamline the reviewprocess and get projects approvedfairly and efficiently.”

Re:Code LA is a five-year pro-gram that will create a modernizedand comprehensible zoning code forLos Angeles. The project aims toestablish a new code with clear, pre-dictable language that offers a wider

variety of zoning options and morecommunity planning tools to betteraddress neighborhood concerns andimprove the quality of life in everycommunity.

A simplified review process willreplace the outdated complicatedreview process and better facilitateprojects consistent with the visionfor Los Angeles’ neighborhoods andthe city’s general plan, makingdevelopment more predictablethroughout the city.

The website will allow Angelenosto stay involved during the five-yearzoning code reform process.Community members can use thewebsite to access public documentsregarding the zoning code reform,including project summaries and acalendar of events of meetings,hearings and workshops they canattend to be part of the process. Thepublic is also encouraged to use thewebsite to participate in the reformprocess using the commenting andposting features, and social mediaconnectivity for sharing throughFacebook and Twitter.

The Los AngelesPhilharmonic will receiveASCAP’s first place award forprogramming of contemporarymusic as part of the 2012-2013ASCAP Awards for AdventurousProgramming.

The award — the orchestra’s29th since the ASCAP Awardswere inaugurated — will be pre-sented at the League ofAmerican Orchestra’s 68thannual conference in St.Louis.  The LA Phil is one of 19orchestras to be honored with a2012-2013 ASCAP Award. TheLeague and ASCAP present theawards each year to orchestras ofall sizes for programs that chal-lenge the audience, build therepertoire, and increase interest

in music. Approximately$725,000 has been bestowed onorchestras since the awards wereestablished in 1947 “It is anhonor once again to be recog-nized by ASCAP and the Leagueof American Orchestras for ourlongstanding commitment tocontemporary music,” LA Philpresident and CEO DeborahBorda said. “During his fourthseason as Music Director,Gustavo Dudamel has continuedthe LA Phil’s tradition of cham-pioning new music. The LA Philthrives on embracing the musicof our time, and being recog-nized for this is extremely fulfill-ing.”

For information, visitwww.laphil.com.

LA Phil receives ASCAP award

Wesson commended Navidad forhis courage in serving as a policeofficer, particularly for his role inputting himself in harm’s way toprotect the pubic. He said althougheach officer faces danger on a dailybasis, it is always upsetting when apolice officer is killed over what hedescribed as a petty crime.

“Every day, these folks put on theuniform, and it could be their lastday,” Wesson said. “[OfficerNavidad] was like that. He workedso hard, and was able to accomplishhis dream and make his familyproud. To have your life taken overtwo six-packs of beer, I just can’tget over that.”

Navidad was born in SantaMonica and spent the early part ofhis life living in Sinaloa, Mexico.He later returned to the UnitedStates and graduated from VeniceHigh School in 1987. After work-ing for approximately 10 years as abox boy and grocery clerk, heearned an administration of justicedegree from Santa Monica College,and was accepted to the LAPD

Training Academy. Upon gradua-tion, he spent his initial trainingperiod at the LAPD’s RampartDivision before transferring to theWilshire Division.

Sandra Navidad, the officer’swidow, said she is grateful for thesupport from the LAPD. When herhusband was killed, their sonBrandon was four years old, andtheir daughter Melissa was aninfant.

“It was very hard,” she said. “It isvery nice how this came together,with all of the people who cameover to be here with us in this spe-cial time. It means a lot to me andmy children.”

Brandon Navidad, who is cur-rently attending Palomar College inSan Marcos, hopes to follow in hisfather’s footsteps in law enforce-ment and join the U.S. BorderPatrol. Melissa Navidad is current-ly attending high school.

“I appreciate everyone’s supportfor my family, and from the bottomof my heart, I want to say thankyou,” Brandon Navidad said. “It is

something you have to learn to livewith. You try to move on, but it issomething you never forget.”

As an LAPD bagpiper played,the Navidad family unveiled a newsign at the corner indentifying it asOfficer Mario Navidad Square.Koretz said he had been workingfor four years to get the dedicationapproved.

“It’s a bureaucratic process, andhaving the family be comfortablewith it, but its something we weretalking about for the last four years”Koretz said. “I think it means a lotfor the neighborhood, the policedepartment and for the family ofone of our fallen heroes. It’s impor-tant when someone makes the ulti-mate sacrifice, that he be remem-bered for that.”

Harry Gill, the owner of the 7-Eleven where the theft occurred,said he had met Navidad a fewtimes.

“He was a regular young manwho loved his job,” Gill said.“Everyone was shocked. When youhave someone killed like that, it is

very tough.”Berhanu Asfaw, president of the

Little Ethiopia Business Districtand co-owner of the MessobRestaurant, said the neighborhoodis undergoing a renaissance. Thearea is much safer now than it wasin the years leading up to Navidad’s

death, he added. “He was serving the community

and that was good,” Asfaw said.“There is much less crime now.There used to be a lot of graffiti,and you used to park close so youwouldn’t have to walk far to yourcar. These days, it’s very safe.”

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Wilshire Division officer rememberedFrom page 6

photo by Edwin Folven

Officers from LAPD’s Wilshire Division support the family of fallen officer

Mario Navidad — daughter Melissa, wife Sandra and son Brandon —

during the ceremony on Monday.

originally offered a frog sculp-ture to the individuals whoturned the dog in, though he was-n’t sure if that offer was still onthe table. Sweetlove could not bereached for comment by dead-line.

Workers installed the sculp-tures in the median on SantaMonica Boulevard nearHolloway Drive on June 5,Campbell said. He said it appearsthat the theft required multiplepeople, as it took a minimum oftwo men to install the sculptures.

“Subsequently, we have takensome additional security mea-sures [to protect the remainingsculptures],” Campbell added.He declined to state the cost ofthe sculptures, so as to not enticeothers to walk off with anotherone of the animals.

Sweetlove is known for hissculptures, some of which aremore than 10 feet tall. He’s creat-ed sculptures of humans, rabbits,elephants, antelopes, pigs, vari-ous kinds of dogs and more.

Campbell said the underlyingtheme beneath his works is cli-mate change. He said Sweetlovebelieves that water access willbecome more and more challeng-ing, so he provided the dogs in“Cloned Bulldogs With WaterBottle” with backpacks, shoesand water bottles.

“They’re also supposed to bevisual fun, I think, but there is aserious theme underlying them,”Campbell said.

The Santa Monica installationis the first time Sweetlove’s

sculptures have been publiclydisplayed on the West Coast.Campbell said the city wasapproached by someone whoknew the artist and saidSweetlove was interested indoing something for PRIDE.

“So, we’ve been working withthem for over a year to make thishappen,” he added.

Campbell said the city has anopen proposal policy for its “Arton the Outside” program, and thecity’s Arts and Cultural AffairsCommission reviewed the pro-posal and thought the sculptureswould be a “great addition toWest Hollywood.”

“We were very intrigued by thework,” he said. “We have just gotfantastic feedback from people.”

The city placed one of thesculptures at the corner of SantaMonica Boulevard and OliveDrive so that people could takepictures with the dog withouthaving to stand in the median.

“We hope that people enjoyour exhibits, but do not takethem,” Campbell said.

He said West Hollywood resi-dents love and embrace art, so itis rare for an installation to bedamaged or stolen.

“This is a first time for us,”Campbell said, knocking onwood. “We’ve had … very littlevandalism in terms of our publicart.”

Residents with informationabout the incident are advised tocontact the West HollywoodSheriff’s Station at (310)855-8850.

Garcetti, 13th District, andCouncilman Tom LaBonge, 4thDistrict, initiated the reward.LaBonge’s chief of staff, CarolynRamsay, said it offers an incentivefor someone to come forward.

“This is a crime that just makesyou sick to your stomach,” shesaid.

Reina said no similar attackshave occurred recently involvingtransgender women. The incidentis not currently being regarded as ahate crime because authorities donot have any specific informationthat the victim was targetedbecause of her race or sexual orien-tation. Reina said that couldchange, however, once investiga-

tors determine all of the details inthe case.

The primary suspect is describedas being a Caucasian man, 20 to 25years old. He was wearing a whiteT-shirt with a black “YSL” logoand black pants. The other threesuspects are also described asbeing Caucasian men approximate-ly 20 to 25 years old, and wearingblack T-shirts and black pants.

Jake Finney, project manager forthe Anti-Violence Project at theL.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, saidthe attack was very disturbing. Hesaid representatives from the centerreached out to the police depart-ment, the victim and her family tohelp in any way they could. Finney

said transgender women are fre-quently the targets of crime, butoften the incidents go unreportedor do not generate media attention.

“It’s not unusual at the gay andlesbian center. We regularly hearreports of violence against trans-gender women,” Finney added.“This is a problem the transgendercommunity faces in general. This isnot an isolated incident by anymeans.”

Anyone with information aboutthe incident is urged to contactdetectives with the HollywoodDivision’s Major Assault CrimesUnit at (213)972-2907, or thewatch commander’s office at(213)485-4328.

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Bill to protect bobcats passes California Assembly The California State Assembly

has voted to approve AB 1213, leg-islation by Assemblyman RichardBloom (D-Santa Monica) to pro-vide protections for bobcats fromunlimited commercial trapping.

Rising international demand forbobcat pelts in China, Russia andGreece has recently led to a mas-sive spike in pelt prices from $79 in2009 to more than $700 today. As aresult, trapping of bobcats inCalifornia has skyrocketed. In fact,in the 2011-2012 trapping season,the number of bobcat trappers morethan doubled over the previous sea-son, while the number of harvestedbobcats rose by more than 50 per-cent, according to Bloom’s office.In the region that includes JoshuaTree National Park, where much ofthe concern has been raised, bobcattrapping increased more than 800percent over the past two years.

“Current California laws treatbobcats with little regard,” Bloomsaid. “Allowing the unlimited takeby commercial trappers whose solepurpose is to convert them into highfashion coats is reprehensible andirresponsible, and we must put anend to it.”

Last year, bobcat trapping gener-ated significant public controversyafter private property owners foundtraps on their lands on the bound-aries of Joshua Tree National Park.Current law places the onus onproperty owners wishing to protectwildlife to place no-trapping signson their property rather than oncommercial fur trappers to demon-strate that they have permission totrap on such lands. As a result, trap-pers commonly line the boundariesof national parks with traps to catchbobcats.

Specifically, AB 1213 creates a

no-trapping zone around JoshuaTree National Park, directs thestate’s Fish & Game Commissionto create similar no-trapping zonesaround the state’s national and stateparks, conservancies and other pro-tected areas. The bill also requirestrappers to obtain the consent of aproperty owner to trap on privateproperty and directs the commis-sion to set trapping fees at the levelnecessary to recover state costsassociated with bobcat trapping.

“Bobcats are an irreplaceablepart of California’s natural heritage,playing an important ecologicalrole not just in the ecosystems theyinhabit, but also in the state’s recre-ation, tourism and wildlife viewingindustries,” Bloom added. “Wemust do all we can to protect one ofour last native predators.”

The measure will now head tothe senate for consideration.

added. “I try to do education instead of citing any-

body who jaywalks. It is something we are con-cerned about, and we are doing everything we can tosolve the problems.”

Jones said the enforcement efforts will continue,and encouraged anyone who has information aboutan ongoing problem to contact him at (213)473-0200or (213)793-0782.

Last week, the CaliforniaLegislature showed that higher edu-cation affordability is a priority forthe state by approving the MiddleClass Scholarship, which will slashstudent fees at UC and CSU cam-puses by up to 40 percent forCalifornia families making under$100,000 a year and 10 percent forfamilies making under $150,000.

The legislation, AB 94, passedunanimously in the Senate andpassed the Assembly with bipartisansupport.

“This has been an important weekfor the Legislature, higher educationand the future of California,”Speaker John Pérez, who wrote thelegislation, said. “For far too long,Californians have been squeezed

out of a higher education by the sky-rocketing tuition rates at the CSUand UC systems, forcing students todrop out of college or take on mas-sive student debt that will negative-ly impact them for years, possiblydecades, to come. That was puttingour state on a path to failure. IfCalifornia is to have a strong econ-omy in the future, it is crucial thatwe have the foresight to invest ineducation now.”

California universities have seenhistorically high fee hikes over thepast 10 years with tuition ratesincreasing by more than 190 percentat UCs and by about 145 percent atCSUs. Students at UCs and CSUscurrently pay an annual tuition of$12,192 and $5,472 respectively.

The legislation will dramaticallylower the college fees to $7,315 atUCs and $3,283 at CSUs beginningin the 2014-15 school year. Thestate will increase spending on theMiddle Class Scholarship each yearuntil it is fully implemented in2017-18.

The budget will also make col-lege more affordable by increasingfunding for UC and CSU by $250million, an increase that will growto more than $1 billion by 2016-17.The budget plan also includes addi-tional funding for community col-leges to improve programs andaffordability.

The Middle Class Scholarshipwill be paid for through GeneralFund revenues from Prop. 39,which voters approved in 2012 toclose a tax loophole that only bene-fitted out-of-state corporations.

involved in the projects. In refer-ence to the views offered by thesixth-floor skydeck, he beganspeaking by quoting The Drifters’“Up On The Roof”.

“Throughout the city, he hasmade a difference with housing,”LaBonge said of Klein.“Throughout our community, youhave made a difference.”

He said 1600 Vine is located in ahistorical spot, as the Cobb Saladwas created at the Brown Derby,which once sat at 1628 N. Vine St.LaBonge also referenced “TheWizard of Oz”.

“There’s no place like home hereat 1600,” he said, adding that thosein attendance should also thankMayor-Elect Eric Garcetti andMayor Antonio Villaraigosa fortheir work in making 1600 Vine apossibility.

Michela O’Connor Abrams,president of Dwell, also praised thepartnership with Klein Financialand ASID.

“It was more than a fine finish, a

color, a declaration,” she said. “Itwas about truly understanding howdesign changes the way people liveand the way they think about theircommunity, their neighborhoodand the greater area that they calltheir city. …It was something wefelt transcended a design project.”

Eight designers from ASID’s1,000 qualified members were cho-sen to revamp the units. Some ofthe units were themed; for example,one was decked out in Boston RedSox memorabilia.

“These eight were chosen for onereason and one reason alone —they earned it,” said KatherineFern, of ASID.

Leron Gubler, president andCEO of the Hollywood Chamber ofCommerce, said 3,500 housingunits have been built in Hollywoodin the last 10 years. He said the areais becoming an example of urbanliving in Los Angeles.

“We are delighted with whatyou’re doing at 1600 Vine,” Gublersaid.

Danielle Guttman-Klein, ofKlein Financial, said workers justfinished refurbishing the flooring,waterfalls, gym, resident center andleasing center. She is pleased withthe result.

“We’re doing quite a bit of recon-struction to make this really some-thing special for residents, becausewe want to entice people to comelive in Hollywood and live inL.A.,” Guttman-Klein said. “Thecommunity is just coming together,and we feel so lucky to be a part ofthat.”

She said the added communityspace was a necessary componentto the enhancements.

“We saw the importance ofbringing people together in thiskind of community, where peopleare so used to being in their ownrooms and working on their ownInternet,” Guttman-Klein said.“[The business centers] bring col-laboration together. That’s whatwe’re trying to foster here.”

She said similar work has been

ongoing at Klein Financial’s othertwo properties — the MetropolitanLofts at 1050 S. Flower St. and theWilshire Vermont.

At 1600 Vine, there are 78affordable housing units and morethan 32,000 square feet of retailspace. The Metropolitan Lofts have

266 market rate units, 53 affordablehousing units and more than 8,500square feet of retail space. WilshireVermont, constructed in 2007, has atotal of 449 units, with 90 of thembeing designated for affordablehousing. It has more than 36,000square feet of retail space.

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made at least six trips and were notable to get access.

Michael George, the manager atDoud Associates, which owns theproperty, was not aware of theissue. He said the lockbox is on aside gate, which has a phone num-ber for utility workers to call if theycannot gain access.

“They certainly don’t have anytrouble calling you if they have tosend you a bill,” George said.

He said the property had neverencountered any such issues with autility. George said the DWP hadcontact Doud Associates before,when they called to check on a newname on the route.

Ramallo said the bills clearlyindicated that they were estimated,and the utility did re-read the meter.Generally, when a customer files tohave a meter re-read, the utilitycharges a $30 fee. Ramallo said thefee was waived in this case.

“There’s really no question theelectricity was used,” he said,adding that new roommates or air

conditioners can contribute toincreased bills. Ramallo said theDWP also implemented a 5 to 6percent rate increase for electricitylast year. “We can’t not charge it.That would unfairly burden ourother customers.”

He said only one resident in thebuilding had expressed reservationsabout paying the bill. Ramallo saidthe charges would be “difficult forjust about anyone to pay at once,”so the DWP allows customers topay the amount due over the sameperiod of time that the bill wasdelayed. In this case, it would be 10months to a year. The $875 bill wasbased on the difference between theestimates made and the actualmeter read.

“We are very reasonable whenthese instances occur,” Ramallosaid, encouraging residents to con-tact the utility if they are concernedabout an estimated bill. “We getthose calls every day.”

Davis isn’t sold. He referenced a2011 Park Labrea News and

Beverly Press story in which cityofficials called for audits of theDWP’s billing after the utility sentlate bills to residential customers,requiring payments in the thou-sands of dollars.

“I find it to be no coincidencewhatsoever [that the issue is arisingagain],” Davis said. “They’ve gotmultiple ways to notify the proper-ty holder and the residents that theyfailed to read the meter.”

He said no customer serviceemployees notified him that his billcould be spread out over severalmonths. Davis also believes that theDWP failed to send notices to resi-dents or the property managerabout the lack of access.

He said he plans to file a com-plaint with the California PublicUtilities Commission and write tolocal officials. Davis said it is con-cerning that the utility’s system ofchecks and balances is solely man-aged by the DWP.

“There’s no independent verifi-cation,” he added.

photo by Aaron Blevins

City Councilman Tom LaBonge speaks during the event last Friday, as

Klein Financial CEO Bob Klein looks on.

spelling errors included. Protestsand demands for the removal ofthe sign ensued.

“It was shunned by the com-munity for many years,” Prangsaid. “Their presence in WestHollywood was deeply offen-sive.”

When the city of WestHollywood incorporated in1984, one of its first actions wasto adopt a non-discriminationordinance, Prang said. Soonthereafter, the anti-LGBT signcame down for good.

After Irwin Held sold the busi-ness in 1998, one of the newowners, David Houston, beganquietly “doing pro-LGBTthings,” Prang said. After meet-ing with Houston, Prang tried topromote the unsolicited acts ofkindness to the LGBT communi-ty.

“I made it a point to contactpeople and let them know … thisis a new guy and things are bet-ter,” he added.

Prang said Irwin Held’s argu-ment to keep the sign was akinto what some people now sayabout the Confederate Flag — itrepresents history. Phil Held saidhis father did not discriminateagainst the LGBT community.

“He didn’t have anythingagainst gays,” Phil Held said.“He didn’t have anything againstanybody.”

Irwin Held grew up in NewYork with a Russian/Austrianbackground, his daughter, LindaShabot, said. She said he workedat his family’s small grocerystore before moving toCalifornia.

He wanted to open a super-market in Long Island, whichwas then a growing area of NewYork, Shabot said. However, hergrandfather had lost money oninvestments before, and didn’twant to take the risk, she said.

Therefore, Irwin Held opted tomove to California to work withhis uncles, who were distributorsfor Manischewitz, Shabot said.In the late 1960s, he purchasedBarney’s Beanery from theAnthony family.

“His whole thing was reallygood beer and really good food,”his granddaughter, DanielleAdler, said, adding that hergrandfather was very proud ofthe business. “It was his and mygrandma’s pride and joy.”

When Irwin Held and hiswife, Sally, first bought Barney’sBeanery, they weren’t sure whatto do with the place, Shabot said.She said the couple experiment-ed with several different menusover the years.

“There were some times whenthey were wondering, ‘Is thisgoing to fly?’” Shabot said, as“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”played through the bar speakersoverhead.

The restaurant and bar has hadthe backing of several notablecelebrities over the years. JanisJoplin, Marilyn Monroe, JimMorrison, Steve McQueen,Peter Falk, Shelly Winters,Warren Oats, Jimi Hendrix andothers had been known to thefrequent the business.

Up until his retirement, IrwinHeld worked seven days a week,and helived just afew blocksaway fromthe restau-rant andbar, PhilHeld said.After hisretirement,his fatherbought anew carand went on vacations with hismother — until she died in 2006.

Shabot said her father was“extremely, extremely gener-ous” and was a strong supporterfor Israel, having been involvedwith The Jewish Federation.

“He wasn’t a lime-lighter,”she said.

Phil Held said his father didhis best to care for the business,the community and the family.

“He was a good father. …Hewas a good provider,” he saidafter finishing his meal atBarney’s Beanery.

Held

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Scholarship legislation approved

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available for a couple of days untilthe investigation is complete.LAPD spokesman Richard Frenchsaid it was a solo-vehicle collisionwith the driver being the only occu-pant in the car.

Firefighters quickly arrived andextinguished the flames, howeverthe driver was pronounced dead atthe scene. He appeared to havebeen travelling southbound at ahigh rate of speed, according toauthorities. The posted speed limitis 35 mph.

Highland Avenue was closed forhours between Melrose andRosewood avenues. Debris fromthe vehicle was scattered acrossboth sides of the median. The vehi-cle’s engine and transmission were

separated from the chassis andlanded approximately 100 feetsouth of the crash site, nearHighland Avenue and ClintonStreet.

Resident Avery Bell, who livesapproximately one-block west ofHighland Avenue, said he wasawakened by the sound of the colli-sion.

“It was a big bang. Boy it wasloud,” Bell said. “It’s disheartening,but not shocking. This kind of thinghas happened before.”

Bell said drivers routinely speedon Highland Avenue, particularlylate at night and during the earlymorning, and fatal crashes haveoccurred on Highland Avenuebefore. Last Aug. 29, a 25-year-old

mother and her 2- and 6-year-olddaughters were killed when theirvehicle collided head-on with a carthat crossed into oncoming trafficin the 800 block of HighlandAvenue. LAPD officials vowed toincrease traffic enforcement alongHighland Avenue following thefatal collision.

Avery said he frequently seespolice patrolling on HighlandAvenue, but drivers continue tospeed through the area.

“I’m not sure there is anythingthey can do,” he said. “People seethat open stretch and just floor it.”

Anyone with information aboutthe collision is asked to contactinvestigators with the LAPD’s WestTraffic Division at (213)473-0234.

at a university that I love. It’simportant to me. Obviously, Iwent to school here. I met mywife here. My kids went to schoolhere. …It’s been a big, big part ofmy life.”

He is happy with the currentstate of USC athletics. The uni-versity has won five nationalchampionships in the last threeyears, its graduation rates haveimproved and officials have builtsome “incredible” facilities,including the John McKay Center,a $70 million, 110,000-square-foot athletic and academic facility.

“We’ve actually done a lot inthe last three years,” Haden said.

However, the job is not withoutits challenges. The football pro-gram is still working its waythrough NCAA probation, operat-ing on scholarship limitations thatallow the Trojans fewer scholar-ships than any other school inAmerica, Haden said.

The basketball program nowhas two new coaches in AndyEnfield and Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, both of whom are trying toreturn to the teams’ winning ways.

“We’re trying to get them start-ed with a new mindset of turningaround our basketball [program],”Haden said.

He also noted that the depart-ment is striving for “continuousdevelopment.” However, Hadenwas only partially referring to theplethora of capital projects beingplanned or constructed at USC.Aside from Heritage Hall and theJohn McKay Center, theUytengsu Aquatics Center, thetennis courts and the Los AngelesMemorial Coliseum all are receiv-ing or could receive upgrades, hesaid.

The two-time national champi-on quarterback also hopes toimprove the fan experience forUSC supporters. He said the goal

is to entice fans to attend thegames as opposed to watchingthem from the couch.

“That’s a big challenge for any-body in athletics,” Haden said,adding that USC will continue torecruit athletes of “great charac-ter,” improve the facilities, recruitthe best coaches and create thebest learning environment possi-ble.

Since graduating from USCmagna cum laude in 1975, the 60year old has had “one fortuitouscircumstance after another.”Shortly after they married, he andhis wife, Cindy, moved to Park LaBrea. A Rhodes Scholar, Hadenlived in Europe for six months,but spent a fair amount of time atPark La Brea.

“We loved it,” he said. “It was afabulous place for us.”

After two years, the couple pur-chased a home in Orange County.Haden had been a seventh-roundpick for the Rams in the NFLDraft, and went on to play six sea-sons for Los Angeles. He madethe Pro Bowl in 1977.

In 1982, he began broadcastingcollege and pro football games forCBS. Haden went on to work forTNT, NBC, FOX and radio broad-casts. Also in 1982, he joined thelaw offices of Lillick, McHose &Charles.

From 1987 to 2010, Haden wasa partner and managing director atRiordan, Lewis & Haden, a pri-vate equity firm in Los Angeles.He has retired from the firm —now serving as an investor ratherthan doing the investing.

“The firm was a big part of mylife for 25 years,” Haden said.

He said he really doesn’t havemuch interest in broadcastingagain. In fact, Haden isn’t surewhat his next venture will be,though he plans to stay at USC forthe “foreseeable future.”

“I’m not sure how long I’mgoing to do this or what’s next,”he said. “I’m never going toretire.”

Haden said his athletic directorposition is considerably differentthan any other work he’s donebefore. He said he would not havetaken the job at any other univer-sity.

“But, because I know USC sowell … I know the people [who]run it,” Haden said, adding thathis familiarity with USC made thetransition easier. “I know the deci-sion makers. I know the goodnews and bad news about the uni-versity.”

He said he doesn’t come intocontact with his former Ramsteammates very often; unfortu-nately, most of their encountersare at funerals. Haden added thathe isn’t approached by Rams fansas much anymore either.

“There aren’t many Rams fanshere anymore,” he said. “I don’tsense any groundswell here forRaiders or Rams fans.”

Along those lines, Haden saidhe doesn’t anticipate the NFLcoming back to Los Angeles any-time soon, though he only gets hisupdates from media reports. Hesaid the league has lost genera-tions of fans with its absence inSouthern California.

“I like to think, between UCLAand USC, we’ve got a pretty goodfootball product, and that fans’appetites are taken care of bysome great college football here,”Haden added.

While the former Park La Brearesident stays busy — even whenschool is out — he hopes to takesome time off in July and August,when his son is getting married.Haden and his wife have twodaughters, Natalie O’Connor,Kelly Paulus; two sons, Ryan andTaylor; and six grandsons.

Victim dies in high-speed crash on HighlandFrom page 1

photo by Edwin Folven

The engine from the vehicle that burst into flames on Highland Avenue

was discovered nearly a block away at Clinton Street. Law enforcement

has not identified the driver.

Haden recalls Park La Brea yearsFrom page 1

taken into custody on Wednesdaymorning near HollywoodBoulevard and Ivar Avenue.

Det. Mark Morgan, with theLAPD’s West Bureau HomicideUnit, said Wednesday that investi-gators were in the process ofinforming the victim’s next of kinabout the death. The suspects weredescribed as being Caucasian menin their late 20s or early 30s. Thevictim and her companion live inthe Los Angeles area, and Reinadescribed them as a young couple“visiting Hollywood.”

The incident marked the secondtime in seven days that a transientallegedly stabbed and killed some-one in Hollywood. On June 11, asuspect identified as Lowell Taylorallegedly murdered a transient fol-

lowing a dispute at a recycling cen-ter near Wilton Place and YuccaStreet. Taylor was arrested a shorttime later and booked for murder.

Reina said numerous transientslive in an around Hollywood, andthey are frequently involved incrime. He added, however, that therecent stabbings are unusual.

“We regularly monitor the tran-sients. Some of them are involvedin various levels of crime, fromminor crime to violent crime,”Reina said. “This is the first time Ihave seen something like this occurnear Hollywood and Highland.”

Anyone with information aboutthe incident is asked to contactDets. Morgan or Skaggs, with theLAPD’s West Bureau HomicideUnit, at (213)382-9470.

Woman stabbed in HollywoodFrom page 1

photo by Gary Leonard

Councilman-elect Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District, was sworn intooffice this week in preparation for the beginning of his term, whichbegins on July 1.

“I’m feeling very optimistic,” O’Farrell said. “I’m feeling very excit-ed about continuing to serve in a greater capacity.”

He said he is eager to begin conducting city and district business, andis excited about being a part of the new “freshman” class of councilmembers. O’Farrell said he is ready to work with them to make posi-tive change to the city.

The newly-elected councilman said his priorities have not changedsince winning the May election. For one, he hopes to help solve thecity’s structural deficit, though the city’s finances appear to haveimproved.

Additionally, he hopes to reform the way the city deals with smallbusinesses, help create jobs, promote economic development, create anaffordable housing plan for the city, continue the city’s momentum inregards to public safety and address quality of life issues.

O’Farrell has hired Jeanne Min as his chief of staff. Min has workedin city hall since 2001, serving as a field deputy, legislative deputy andfinancial director for Councilman Tom LaBonge, 4th District, until sheascended to the post of chief of staff for LaBonge in 2010.

In those capacities, she managed major land acquisitions for openspace (Cahuenga Peak), engaged with neighborhood council and citi-zen leadership partners on community redevelopment projects, over-saw multi-million dollar public works projects, sought funding formajor capital improvement projects in public schools (John MarshallHigh School track and football field) and parks, advocated for addi-tional city services through the council’s annual budget process andadministered funds to community based organizations.

Newly-elected O’Farrell sworn in

City officials launch WehoDirectThe city of West Hollywood on

June 17 launched its newWehoDirect program, which pro-vides 24/7 access to city hall and isa one-stop-shop for residents to fileelectronic service requests, look upanswers questions and track thestatus of filed requests.

The service requests and FAQscover a wide range of topics fromnoise concerns, trash, and potholesto property maintenance issues andbroken parking meters (and every-thing in between). Residents can

file service requests throughWehoDirect at weho.org/wehodi-rect.

Filing service requests throughthe city’s website provides usersthe broadest range of assistance,however users can now also reportissues in the city by calling(323)848-6400; sending a textmessage to (323)979-1401; send-ing an e-mail towehodirect@weho.org; andthrough Twitter by tweeting photosand concerns to @WehoDirect.

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