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briefs • 9900 Wilshire demolition briefs • 12th annual Tower of Hope briefs • Measure E draft report shows phase schedule to begin in summer Page 2 Gala to honor Gold and Katz Page 6 the Board has spent over $32 million Page 7 Issue 760 • April 24, 2014 - April 30, 2014 A Weekly Exclusive Former students and friends share how the legendary choral teacher has influenced them Pages 6 - 7 CHIEF Former California Chief Justice Ronald George discusses 38 years on the bench and his new book cover story • pages 8-9 protective canopy will be along Santa briefs • Sooky Goldman briefs • Trousdale estate plans briefs • Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills passes at 91 Page 3 approved with 2-1 vote Page 4 to break ground in the summer Page 5 Monica and Wilshire Boulevards. Rudolph and Sletten is the construc- tion manager and general contractor for briefs the project, who also worked on Beverly Issue 759 • April 17, 2014 - April 23, 2014 High’s Science and Technology Center A Day in the Life of 9900 Wilshire demolition and Beverly Vista’s modernization proj- “Walk with the Mayor” phase scheduled to begin in ect summer Once permits are approved, abatement, which is removing leftover harmful mate- Former students and friends share how rials such as asbestos and lead paint, of the legendary choral teacher has influenced them the Robinson’s May building will occur Pages 6 - 7 Read this issue on your smart at the same time the fence is being con- phone by scanning the QR code. structed. The structure will be wrapped All you need is a QR scanner to contain any harmful materials and dust From City Hall to the Witch’s House, on the road with from contaminating the outside environ- Lili Bosse’s new program application. ment, and a filtration system will be in cover story • pages 8-9 place. Workers will be wearing protective 9900 Wilshire rendering gear. BHTV10 Commission Schedule Representatives for the 9900 Wilshire “The building itself is the envelope for WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? Planning Commission – April 24 at 1:30 project gave a presentation at the Board the natural protection of the employees p.m., April 28 at 8:00 p.m., and April 30 and the community,” Sisemore said. You can write us at: of Education meeting Tuesday to address at 5:00 p.m. The parking structure will be demol- 140 South Beverly Drive #201 community concerns on the upcoming City Council Study Session – April 24 at ished while El Rodeo is out of school in Beverly Hills, CA 90212 construction work projected to start in 7:00 p.m. May. early June. El Rodeo students will attend You can fax us at: Human Relations Commission – April 25 The 9900 Wilshire project is located summer session on another BHUSD 310.887.0789 at 12:00 p.m. between The Beverly Hilton and the Los campus while sewer improvements are City Council Formal Meeting – April 25 Angeles Country Club, with El Rodeo to being done, according to Principal Kevin email us at: at 3:00 p.m. the north and Beverly High to the south. Painter. [email protected] Recreation and Parks Commission – April The first stage includes construct- After the parking structure demolition 25 at 8:00 p.m., April 29 at 5:00 p.m., and ing a 12-foot high fencing barrier along and the abatement process is finished, the April 30 at 8:00 p.m. the project’s perimeter that will remain Robinson’s May building will be demol- Health and Safety Commission – April standing throughout the construction. ished. The demolition phase will be com- 28 at 4:00 p.m. and April 29 at 8:00 p.m. The fence is for safety and to minimize plete before El Rodeo returns to school sound, according to Rudolph and Sletten session, according to Sisemore. President Martin Sisemore. A lighted, “It’s our obligation to make sure that all SNAPSHOT demolition work is completed within that briefs cont. on page 3 WeeBeverly Hillskly Issue 760 • April 24, 2014 - April 30, 2014 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. Founded: October 7, 1999 Published Thursdays Delivered in Beverly HilIs, Beverlywood, Los Angeles ISSN#1528-851X www.bhweekly.com 1 year Publisher & CEO subscriptions Josh E. Gross are available. Reporter Sent via US Mail Nancy Yeang $75 payable in Sports Editor advance Steven Herbert Contributing Editor Rudy Cole Adjudicated as a (1925-2013) newspaper of general circulation for the County Advertising Representatives of Los Angeles. Case Jasmin Boodaie # BS065841 of the Los Legal Advertising Angeles Superior Court, Mike Saghian on November 30, 2000. Eiman Matian Mathew Mokhtarzadeh 140 South Beverly Drive #201 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310.887.0788 phone 310.887.0789 fax CNPA Member [email protected] All staff can be reached at: first name @bhweekly.com SHE SAID YES! Unsolicited materials will not be returned. MONTECITO ©2013 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. Planning Commission Chair Brian Rosenstein (left) and Brooke Milstein (right) announced their engagement on April 18. Milstein was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and currently resides in New York City. Her parents are Carl and Sandra Milstein. Page 2 • Beverly Hills Weekly briefs cont. from page 2 ferris wheel and eat cake,” Beverly Hills time frame,” Sisemore said. resident and 100 Years, 100 Stories film- During the summer window, a water maker Phil Savenick said. line along the LA Country Club will be The QR code will direct you immedi- rerouted down Santa Monica Blvd. and ately to the video link to watch on your up Merv Griffin Way and reconnecting smartphone. Postcards with the QR code Wilshire Blvd. to “avoid any issue with will be passed out during the Beverly breakage.” The utility will be shut down Hills Centennial Block Party on Sunday. during the summer session, and the new Visit www.beverlyhillshistoricalsoci4.92x11.7 - line is projected for use in Sept. While ety.org for more information. the water line along Merv Griffin Way is inside the fence line, traffic mitigation Hebroni meets life-saving measures will need to be in place for the donor Entz from Germany routes along Santa Monica and Wilshire Blvds. To address community’s concerns on traffic, construction parking will be on- site and truck entry and exit will only be on Santa Monica. Workers will direct / traffic appropriately. WESTSIDE CENTRAL The 9900 Wilshire project will have a 13-story building on the north, and a 16-story building on the south with Celebrate Union Station at 75 233 units, according to Richard Meier Historic LA Union Station has served Los Angeles County for and Partners Architects Principal Jim 75 years. Join Metro, in partnership with National Train Day, Crawford. Retail and restaurant space Amtrak and Metrolink for a fun->lled day of train exhibits, will be along Santa Monica with land- entertainment and other family activities on May 3 from scaping and a public park. Employee 10am to 4pm. More at metro.net/unionstation. and patron parking will be separate from Frank Hebroni and Peter Entz residential parking. Through the “Be the Match” program, Santa Monica Intersection Closed For Expo Track Laying Construction is projected to take place Frank Hebroni met his life-saving donor A full street closure is underway at Lincoln Boulevard and in January 2015, with final completion from Germany, Peter Entz, who visited in November 2017. The 9900 Wilshire California earlier this month. Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica through April 28 for Metro project will work in coordination with “Be the Match” is a global nonprofit Expo Line Phase 2 track installation. Plan your route and be the Waldorf Astoria construction project. organization that matches patients who prepared. See buildexpo.org for details. have life-threatening blood cancers, such Beverly Hills 100 Years, as leukemia and lymphoma, with a poten- Crenshaw Boulevard Closed May 2–3 tial bone marrow donor. About 1 in 500 A temporary closure of Crenshaw Boulevard between Martin 100 Stories smartphone donors will actually proceed with the Luther King Boulevard and Stocker Street will be in e=ect from preview donation process. Beverly Hills Weekly 10pm on Friday, May 2 to 1pm on Saturday, May 3. This closure has registered hundreds of potential bone is part of work on the future station at Martin Luther King marrow transplant donors in the past Boulevard on the 8.5 mile Crenshaw/LAX light rail line planned eight months through “Be the Match.” to open in 2019. For more information, visit metro.net/crenshaw. Hebroni was 10 years old when he was diagnosed with rabdomyosacrcoma, PCH Tra;c Improvements Begin In Malibu a type of cancer. Through treatment, the The City of Malibu has broken ground on two new tra;c cancer went into remission. When he was improvement projects along the Paci>c Coast Highway. 15 and 24, Hebroni was diagnosed with leukemia. At 24, the doctors told him that Signals at Big Rock Drive are being replaced and the truck his best chance for survival was to find a arrestor is being upgraded at Kanan Dume Road. These are bone marrow donor. the >rst Measure R funded roadway improvement projects for Hebroni was first told that he is more Malibu. For more information, visit metro.net/measurer. likely to find a compatible donor from the Persian-Jewish community. A bone Fossils Unearthed at Purple Line Test marrow donor drive was held at Nessah Ice Age fossils that could be up to 2 million years old have been Get a sneak peek at Beverly Hills: 100 Synagogue during the summer of 2011 discovered during pre-construction work on the Metro Purple Years, 100 Stories by scanning this QR where thousands of community members Line Extension to West LA.