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Gang Injunction Beachwood Ruling Has Gate Won’t Local Impact Reopen By Julia Wick By Erin Hickey Pinheiro Ledger Contributing Writer Ledger Contributing Writer

Echo Park resident Peter A judge ruled March 22nd Arellano’s father and uncle that the city was not required were once involved with a to reopen the controversial gang, a long time ago. Beachwood Drive entrance As such, for the last fve into Grifth Park after clos- years, something as simple as ing it last April following a sitting on his own front porch lawsuit by Sunset Ranch Hol- with family members could lywood Stables, a horse ride have made Echo Park resident and boarding business who Peter Arellano subject to ar- claimed people were trespass- rest. ing on their property to access In 2013, the now the gate. 23-year-old Arellano was After the April closure, served with what is known community groups Friends of as a gang injunction—a Grifth Park, the Grifth J. sort of group restraining Grifth Charitable Trust and order tied to a geographic the Los Feliz Oaks Homeown- area—limiting his move- ers Association fled a court ments, actions and associa- motion in July calling the tions, despite his claims that closure a “backdoor deal” be- he had never been a gang tween the city and the ranch member, according to an and claiming it violated local American Civil Liberties Hikers and tourists will still not be able to get this view from behind the Hollywood Sign, at least not from the Beachwood and state laws as well as the see GANGS page 13 Traihead entrance, which a judge ruled March 22nd should remain closed. Photo: Getty Images/Trekandshoot. see GATE page 17

Atwater Village Toys “R” Us Los Feliz Local High Schools Put Safety First Set To Close Sees Spate of By Erin Hickey Pinheiro, Ledger Contributing Writer By Julia Wick, Ledger Contributing Writer Break-Ins ATWATER VILLAGE—Te fail- record, said they had little in- By Allison B. Cohen ure of Toys “R” Us, the toy formation on when the store LOS FELIZ mega-retailer that recently an- would be closing, or when —Te Village has nounced plans to close or sell they would ofcially be losing seen a spate of burglaries over all of its U.S. stores, the last month, according to has been cast as a Los Angeles Police Dept. broad strokes tale data and reports from local of brick-and-mortar stores. casualties in the age McCall’s Meat and Fish of e-retailers, or the Company on Hillhurst Av- dangers of debt- enue reported its store had fueled fnancial re- a break-in the frst week of structuring. March. In a shopping “Tey smashed in the Immaculate Heart students protested March 14th, calling for more stringent Shoppers at the Atwater Village Toys R Us in March, front door and stole our safe,” center in Atwater gun laws in the wake of the February 14th school shooting in Parkland, FL. Village, however, days after the retailer announced it is going out of said co-owner Karen Yoo. business. the story is far more Photo: Julia Wick. Additionally, Yoo re- In the wake of February’s But some local high local, and much less certain. their jobs. ported Hillhurst Liquors and shooting at Marjory Stone- schools are already ahead of Employees at the Atwater “We’re literally waiting on Lassen’s Natural Food and man Douglass High School the curve. Village Toys “R” Us store on what corporate says,” one em- Vitamins, both on Hillhurst in Parkland, FL, calls for in- According to Immacu- Los Feliz Boulevard, who were ployee who works as a stocker Avenue were broken into in creased school security mea- late Heart President Maureen not authorized to speak on the see TOYS R US page 20 see CRIME page 5 sures are at an all time high. see SHOOTING page 11

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[LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER] Transparency Needed from LAPD Los Feliz Village stores will retire in June. As part of had 10 robberies or burglaries a search for his replacement, Visit us online at losfelizledger.com over a 30-day period, in Feb- I recently flled out an LAPD ruary and March, and sadly, questionnaire asking what to read this month’s Stargazing, Eastside Eye, the Los Angeles Police Dept. qualities were needed in fnd- (LAPD) ignored our request ing a new chief. I answered by High School Sports and Events Calendar and for updates for more information on this simply saying, “one that be- recent crime spree. lieves in transparency.” and new stories throughout the month. Tis is nothing new. Te public is invited to Nearly all of our requests for give feedback about the di- information are ignored by the rection of the LAPD under a LAPD and that’s by an entire new chief. Its Board of Com- department whose job is to missioners will met April 3rd only provide the public and at 6:30 p.m. at Grifth Park’s news media information. Friendship Auditorium. One important mission of “As the Police Commis- any newspaper, large or small, sion seeks a new chief for the is to keep its readers informed, LAPD, now is the time to especially of crime. We cannot speak up for the future direc- do that without the LAPD’s tion of the LAPD,” read an cooperation. announcement of the event LAPD’s Chief Charlie on Los Angeles City Council- Beck recently announced he member David Ryu’s website.

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Easter is Sunday, April 1st, which means Peter Cotton- tail is currently hopping down the bunny trail to Los Ange- les. Here are some fun ways to celebrate the season.

Big Bunny’s Spring Fling The L.A. and story time. Brunch with the Zoo will have a bunny petting Easter Bunny also available. zoo, crafts, photo-ops with Big Free. Brunch, $14 for children 4 Introducing our new hair stylist Bunny and a family dance party. to 14, $22 for ages 15 and older. Lauren Payne Free with zoo admission. L.A. The Rose Bowl, Sat. March Book an appointment with Lauren Zoo, Fri. March 30th to Sun. April 31st, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; brunch and receive 10% of! 1st, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 5337 Zoo seatings: 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. 1001 Dr. Information: (323) 644-4200, Rose Bowl Dr., Pasadena. lazoo.org Info: rosebowlstadium.com

Spring EGG-Stravaganza EasterFest 2018 This massive Burbank’s public egg hunt for egg hunt hosted by the New City children under 4, photos with Church of Los Angeles features the Bunny, games and bounce 15,000 plastic eggs scattered house. Online registration only. around DTLA’s Grand Park. Free for Burbank residents; $5, Face painting, games, bounce non-residents. McCambridge houses, storybook readings and Park, Sat. March 31st, 9:15 a.m. food vendors. Tickets, $5 per to 12 p.m. 1515 N. Glenoaks Blvd, person or $25 per family (up to 7 Burbank. Information: (818) 238- people). Kids two and under free. 5353, burbankparks.com Grand Hope Park, Sun. April 1st, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 919 Grand Ave. Egg Bowl Little ones can hunt Information: newcitychurchla. for eggs inside the iconic Rose com/easterfest Bowl and enjoy puppet shows

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Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A 2018 Coachella: Local Connections to Catch Butterfy. In 2015 he released By Michael Darling, Ledger Contributing Writer his acclaimed debut triple al- bum Te Epic, which was re- min Booker released website Te Fader. corded at Kingsize Soundlabs his second record in Silver Lake. Witness in July and Silver Lake natives Cherry as part of the pro- Glazerr take their name FIDLAR motional push for from KCRW host Cherry Silver Lake punks the record he gave Glazer, but if you’re expect- are currently working on a fol- Rolling Stone a tour ing sedate NPR newsvoice, low up to their 2015 release Too of his apartment in you’re out of luck. Cherry entitled . In 2012, they re- Echo Park. Glazerr plays grungy rock leased a tribute to Silver Lake’s and roll and released their infamous Cha Cha Lounge, Although born in second record, Apocalipstick, fttingly called “At Te Cha Syria, Azniv Korke- in January 2017. Cha.” jian now lives in Echo Park and per- SUNDAY While Magic Giant may be forms under the (April 15th and 22nd) an indie-folk band, they have name Bedouine. a metal spirit: they regularly Her folk–tinged Saxophonist Kamasi Wash- record and perform in a con- The Regrettes’ celebrated their “Feel Your Feelings Fool!” release in 2017 with a party at the self-titled debut was ington has collaborated with verted 1940s bomb shelter in Echo. The indie rock bank plays Friday April 13th and 20th at this year’s Coachella Valley Music released in last June everyone from Herbie Han- Silver Lake. Teir debut full and Arts Festival. and named a mas- cock to Snoop Dogg and length In Te Wind came out It’s that time of year again, cluding the summery KCRW terpiece by the music review played a prominent role on in May 2017. as music lovers head to the favorite “Hallucinating,” and desert for the twin weekends her self-titled debut record f- of the Coachella Valley Music nally comes out on April 27th. and Arts Festival. Every year sees many lo- Formed in 2015 when singer- cal Los Angeles artists per- guitarist Lydia Night was just forming, and this year 10 have 14, L.A.-based teen punks Te connections to the Los Feliz, Regrettes have quickly be- Silver Lake and Echo Park come indie rock stars. Tey’ve neighborhoods. played with Sleigh Bells and Here are some of the local Peaches and took the stage at heroes who will take the stage. Echo Park Rising. Te band’s debut record, Feel Your Feel- It’s more than a gym! Join TODAY! FRIDAY ings Fool! was released in Janu- (April 13th and 20th) ary 2017 and they celebrated Bring this add into the Hollywood with a release party at the YMCA and pay No Joining Fee! Perfume Genius is the alter Echo. ego of Mike Hadreas. While For more information contact the Y Hadreas is mostly Seattle- SATURDAY at 323.467.4161 or based, he also keeps a home in (April 14th and 21st) Silver Lake. Perfume Genius’s www.ymcaLA.org/how fourth record of lo-f pop, Sister trio HAIM grew up in 2017’s No Shape, made several the San Fernando Valley, but critics’ best of lists. got their start playing in clubs like the Satellite and the Echo. Te enigmatic Elohim in- Lead singer and guitarist Dan- tentionally obscures her bio- ielle Haim now lives in Silver graphical information in in- Lake. Teir second record, terviews, but we know she’s Something To Tell You, came from L.A. and has played the out in July. Echo. She’s released a few sin- gles over the last few years, in- Bluesy garage rocker Benja-

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[STREET LEVEL] Five Local Dispensaries Can Now CRIME from page 1 The Joke’s on You! Sell Recreational Pot March. Yoo added that Bru By Michael Darling, Ledger Columnist By Ethan Varian, Ledger Contributing Writer Cofee on Vermont Avenue, has also recently experienced April Fools’ Day is coming up. What’s the most memorable Nearly three months after the general public will be- a break-in. prank you’ve ever been involved with, either as a prankster California’s recreational mari- gin to be accepted at the Attempts to speak with or the pranked? juana law went into efect, department›s discretion. those owners were unsuccess- fve dispensaries in East Hol- Te department will also ful. A request for information “I once turned art show downtown, so I was lywood, Silver Lake and At- establish a “social equity” pro- from the Los Angeles Police my neighbor’s up for days straight without water Village have been issued gram prioritizing applicants Dept. (LAPD) was addition- hot tub into sleep. My best friend’s boy- temporary licenses to sell from communities that have ally not returned. Jell-O. It took friend calls me to tell me my recreational pot, according to historically been afected by Los Feliz Hi-Tech was 100 packets.” – friend’s been arrested for co- the newly formed Department “the war on drugs,” according also burglarized between Jason D., out- caine possession and she needs of Cannabis Regulation. to city documents. closing March 6th and the side Stories Books and Cafes my help. I’m freaking out be- Tey include Green- Los Angeles Mayor early hours of March 7th. In on Sunset Boulevard. cause I’m not in the best head- house Herbal Center in East Eric Garcetti’s ofce did not that instance, burglars forc- space and then she gets on the Hollywood; MOTA, Barr respond to inquiries about the ibly pried the Apple retailer’s “Someone once phone and says ‘April Fools…’ Corporation and Silver Lake application process on dead- front door. toilet papered I cursed her out for that. Ha Caregivers in Silver Lake; and line. Hi-Tech owner Diego my house. It ha.” – Madison K., outside Greenwolf in Atwater Village. Last year, the Los Ange- Tomas later said nothing was was actually Stories Books and Cafes on Te temporary approvals les City Controller’s ofce re- stolen from his shop during funny because Sunset Boulevard. are frst being issued to exist- leased data showing that 563 the break-in. it was during a ing medical marijuana dispen- marijuana businesses had been According to LAPD party.” – Chris W., outside “Tis isn’t real- saries that comply with regu- issued criminal complaints by crime statistics, there were Stories Books and Cafes on ly a prank, but latory measures set forward by the Los Angeles City Attor- fve burglaries on Hillhurst Sunset Boulevard. back in 1972, I Measure M, which voters ap- ney’s ofce. Four were in East and Vermont avenues in Los lived above a proved last year. Hollywood and Silver Lake Feliz Village and another fve “My friends veterinary clin- Tere are currently 129 along Sunset Boulevard. local robberies between Feb- were going to ic and my businesses in Los Angeles that At a February press con- ruary 22, 2018 and March throw a sur- roommate was in the National have been issued temporary li- ference, Los Angeles Police 21, 2018. prise birthday Guard. He had a simulated censes. Te approvals must be Dept. Deputy Chief John All but one of the bur- party for me, grenade, it wouldn’t explode, displayed in stores until per- Sherman estimated there were glaries occurred between but I knew but it would make loud noises. manent licenses are issued. between 200 and 300 mari- midnight and 3 a.m., ac- about it. Tey were going to One day, he says he’s going to Te submission period for juana businesses operating il- cording to the data, while watch for me on the security set it of. He throws it of the dispensaries to be approved legally in the city. most of the robberies oc- camera at my house. I got roof and it lands in front of the under Measure M expired on To report an illegal busi- curred in the afternoon or dropped of and faked an al- car of the doctor who runs the March 5th. ness, email: cannabiscom- early evening between 1:50 tercation with the driver. We clinic. It makes this loud noise Now, applications from [email protected] p.m. and 7:40 p.m. rolled around like we were and he found us and said ‘Lis- fghting and my friends didn’t ten, I did some stupid things know if they should come out back in the day, I know you’re and help me. Eventually I got young, but don’t do stupid up and walked into the house things.’ So, I guess that’s the and they were like ‘Surprise?” lesson, don’t do stupid things.” – Mick A., outside the Echo – Ruben T., outside Stories Park Time Travel Mart on Books and Cafes on Sunset Sunset Boulevard. Boulevard.

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[UNITED STATES CONGRESS] Working on Federal Funding For Early Earthquake Warning System By Rep. Adam Schiff

Living atop also known as “ShakeAlert,” We built on a successful pilot successful in obtaining federal to the public. the San An- will save lives and protect project conceived by the US. funding, which has grown in Congress recently passed dreas Fault, property and infrastructure. Geological Service, Caltech, the years since, bringing us a spending bill that continues Southern Californians have Imagine receiving a text mes- U.C. Berkeley, the University closer to a full roll out. ShakeAlert funding, despite come to expect the tremors sage or hearing an alarm in a of Washington and the Uni- Te construction of the President’s desire to elimi- that shake our homes. It is nate the program. largely without fanfare or pan- With the necessary invest- ic: perhaps we ask our neigh- Completing the earthquake early warning system, also known as ment, the system can be fully bors if the small quake woke built out within two years. them up and then we move “ShakeAlert,” will save lives and protect property and infrastructure. Hopefully, that will be in time. on. Tere is usually little to no Imagine receiving a text message or hearing an alarm in a public build- After all, the operational costs damage and no disruption to ing alerting you to an earthquake that will hit in 15 seconds. for continued maintenance are our daily lives. minuscule compared to what It’s the “big one,” like the will be saved if we have the one that struck Northridge in system ready to go before the 1994, or medium ones like the public building alerting you to versity of Oregon, demonstrat- “ShakeAlert” is coming along next big quake. earthquake that hit Napa in an earthquake that will hit in ing the technology was sound well, but we still have work to Te “ShakeAlert” tech- 2014, that we worry about the 15 seconds. Doctors would be and that building the system do to ensure we have enough nology is proven to save lives most and for good reason. able to pause their operations was feasible and afordable. sensors installed and that the and property. Te federal gov- For years, I have worked on patients and trains could be Tanks to bipartisan con- information can be dissemi- ernment should continue to to get California ready for slowed automatically. gressional support, we were nated quickly and efciently invest in it so we’re ready. the next big earthquake by We could also stop the working to see that we build fow of natural gas, preventing an earthquake early warning fres that often result from big system for the West Coast. We earthquakes. All of this could don’t know when the next big be accomplished with a warn- SILVERLAKE Optometry one will hit, but we are certain ing provided by “ShakeAlert.” it will and the only question is In 2014, I led the Congres- whether we will be prepared. sional efort to secure federal Dr. Michel N. Kahwaji Completing the earth- funding for a West Coast early Dr. Roxana De la Rosa quake early warning system, earthquake warning system. • Comprehensive Eye Exams [CA STATE ASSEMBLY] • Treatment of Eye Disease Addressing Our Rising • Vintage & Designer Eyewear • Contact Lenses Crime • Free Lasik Consultation By Assemblymember Laura Friedman • Retinal Photography for Diabetic When polled, & Hypertension Patients ing the overall crime rate and (323) 664-1996 there is one single issue that the types of crimes that are 2771 Rowena Ave. (corner of Glendale Blvd.) We accept VSP, Medi-Cal, Medicare & most other insurance the public—across demo- committed. Los Angeles, CA 90039 graphic, economic and geo- Crime is unfair to every- www.silverlakeoptometry.com graphic lines—consistently one, and if we do not help of- ranks as their top concern and fer quality rehabilitation op- that is public safety. For this tions for ofenders, then we reason, community safety is a are doing nothing but throw- top priority for me as an elect- ing them back into the cycle ed ofcial. of crime, whether we lock It is my belief that, as leg- them up for a few days, a few islators, we are doing our job months or a few years. best when we consider safety Tis year, there will be frst when proposing legisla- diferent eforts tackling this tion. issue from all sides, some Across the nation and here working in harmony and oth- in California, crime has been ers in isolation. At the same decreasing. However, the same time signatures are being col- cannot be said of our region, lected for a ballot measure that which has actually seen an would aim to roll back some of uptick in crime—especially the efects of Prop 47, 57 and property crimes. AB 109 there are also serious While there was a decrease eforts to entirely eliminate nationwide in the number of our state’s bail system. property crimes of 1.3% from Like all equally complex 2015 to 2016 and a decrease issues, there is no magic so- statewide of 2.9% during the lution to instantly resolve the same time period, Los Angeles issue. It’s my view that there County actually saw an overall needs to be a real path towards increase of 5.7%. rehabilitation with treatment Like many of the key is- that’s proven, coupled with se- sues we face at the local and rious penalties that truly hold state levels, rising crime is the criminals accountable. result of a wide variety of sys- Reducing crime is some- temic problems that all require thing everyone can agree on, addressing. but how we get there is up for Factors such as poverty, an honest debate. barriers to education, housing As always, I want to hear and mental health services and your thoughts. Please contact even well intentioned legisla- me at assemblymember.fried- tion, all play a role in infuenc- [email protected]

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[SENIOR MOMENTS] individuals as a means of help- news, managing medications Will AI Fend Off Senior Isolation? ing them to remain active, in- and connecting to family and By Stephanie Vendig, Ledger Columnist dependent, and most of all to friends. reduce isolation. So, onward to the future! As you are cars way beyond their usual less car, AI technology is also For example, the Google Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa/ p r o b a b l y ability to be safe drivers. In advancing very fast, particu- Advertise in the aware, ad- other words, seniors can con- larly in the personal assisting Echo and the Elli Q robot vances in technology are be- tinue to feel independent and area. It is becoming popu- all incorporate voice interac- Los Feliz Ledger tion. Tus, you can use these ginning to impact our every- not be home bound. And lar to use navigation apps, (323) 741-0019 day experience either on the your car can drop you of streaming services, smart- assistants for reminders, set- job or making our lives easier. right in front of where you phone personal assistants, ting alarms, playing music or “Artifcial Intelligence” (AI) is want to be and go park itself ride-sharing, home personal the broad category identify- to wait for the call to pick assistants and “smarthome” Sunset Hall - Curriculum and Advocacy ing many of these advances or you up. Of course, this may devices, all of which feature Thanks to our ad sponsor Sunset Hall. They offer: new products. Most of us refer mean Los Angeles’s infamous some element of artifcial in- to them as “robots,” meaning trafc congestion will con- telligence. Programs for free-thinking older adults (323) 660-5277 machines that imitate human tinue, because no one will Perhaps the biggest appli- Beginning Conversational Spanish behavior. want to give up their car. cation will be seen in the lives Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 & Advanced Thursdays 3:30-4:30 Te latest so-called “ro- Aside from the driver- of older adults and disabled Griffth Park Adult Community Center Calendar bot” is the driverless car. While we may think such technology Wednesday, April 18, 2018 is far in the future, it’s not. Free Local Education Event Lunch, General Meeting and program In April, the California for Seniors at Friendship Auditorium – 12:00pm to 2:00pm Dept. of Motor Vehicles will Doors open at 11:45am. You can sign up for lunch at GPACC between 10:30am and 11:30am. begin issuing permits for com- Te Foundation for Senior Services will host a free panies to test self-driving cars Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:30pm to 3:30pm: community workshop and complimentary lunch for seniors Learn about Diabetes and its implications: on public roads. or those with aging loved ones April 7th at Our Mother of Te idea that machines Catie Hill, RN, MSN, NP and Professor of Nursing at Azusa Pacifc Good Counsel Church. University will be our guest lecturer on Diabetes with an emphasis on can fully take over human Te workshop will cover various topics related to aging, Diabetes, Type 2. She will be discussing pre-diabetes states, prevention and activity is truly remarkable. including nutrition, medication management, care man- treatment for older adults. However, in the case of the car, agement, advanced care planning, stress relief and more. The Lunch Program: Lunch is served 5 days a week at the Center. full automation must come in $2 is the donation for those over 60 years. $4 for less than 60 years. stages, which will take time to Saturday, April 7th from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Daily lunch is served at 12:00pm. Come in for coffee and sign in at 10:30am. develop. Call (323) 644-5579 for more information or sign up. 2060 N. Vermont Ave. Contact Joyce Robertson Monty Sutherlin is the Facility Director. If the driverless car be- (323) 363-4316 or Mary Hickey (323) 664-2111 comes more of a reality, one for more information. Tose interested in attending can For Information on the Griffth Park Adult Community Club and getting a newsletter, call Stephanie Vendig at of the possible unintended register at foundationforseniorservices.site-ym.com/events benefts would be that older (323) 667-3043, or e-mail at [email protected] adults could retain their own GPACC is located at 3203 Riverside Dr., just south of Los Feliz Bl.

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[LOS FELIZ NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL] [SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL] All Politics is Local SLNC Hosts Notable Panel for By Luke Klipp, President #MeToo Discussion In a city like ofer feedback to the City on By Anne-Marie Johnson, Co-chair Los Angeles, these and other matters, and Te Silver issues. City Councilmember Da- with more we infuence outcomes. How- Lake Neighborhood Coun- Guest panelists include vid Ryu’s ofce will be in at- than 4 million residents but ever, our success depends on cil (SLNC) welcomes newly actresses Jenifer Lewis, Black- tendance and representatives only 15 City Council mem- your involvement. We have elected David Valdez as Re- ish; Amy Hill, Crazy Ex-Girl- from the Los Angeles Dept. bers, it can be tough to get the over a dozen stakeholder gion 5 representative. David friend; Melissa Sagemiller, of Water and Power will pres- ear of our elected ofcials. To committees, on topics rang- has lived in Silver Lake for 10 Law and Order SVU and Ziba ent renderings of the proposed further complicate things, Los ing from recreation to public years and was appointed to the Zehdar-Gazdecki, co-orga- path. Te meeting will take Feliz is one those few neigh- health and safety to trans- Los Angeles Arts Commission nizer of the Long Beach Zine place at Ivanhoe Elementary borhoods represented by more portation to business, any of in 2015. Fest. School Auditorium, from 6:30 than one City Council mem- which you can attend and join. On Tursday, March Te event will begin at p.m. to 7:45 p.m. ber. And while both of our Also, on May 12th at the 29th, in honor of Women’s 6:30 p.m. at the Silver Lake And on Sunday, April 8th, City Council members’ ofces Elysian Masonic Temple (on are very helpful, sometimes the northeast corner of Ver- you need to be able to talk lo- mont and Franklin), we will Guest panelists include actresses Jenifer Lewis, Black-ish; cal issues with your neighbors hold elections for our govern- and, together, to pressure City ing board, and we would love Amy Hill, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; Melissa Sagemiller, Law and Order Hall to take action. for you to come vote. Tat SVU and Ziba Zehdar-Gazdecki, Tat’s where the Los Feliz same day, outside our polling Neighborhood Council comes station, we will be hosting a co-organizer of the Long Beach Zine Fest. in. tree giveaway. For more in- We organize neighbor- formation, visit www.losfeliz- Month, the SLNC, in part- Library Community Room, the SLNC’s Green Commit- hood cleanups, sponsor com- votes.org. nership with the Silver Lake 2411 Glendale Blvd. All are tee will host a walking tour munity forums and events, Hope to see you there! Library, will present the fnal invited. of some of the glorious public and hold hearings on things And hope to see you around installment of the Words Can Also, on Wednesday, steps in Silver Lake. like alcohol permits. Often, at one of our many upcoming Help … And Hurt series of April 4th, the SLNC will Charles Fleming, notable we make specifc requests and meetings! community conversations. hold a community meeting author of the “Secret Stairs,” “Translating #MeToo regarding the proposed Sil- will lead the tour and share [OBITUARY] Into Action” will be a provoca- ver Lake/Ivanhoe Reservoir his unique knowledge of tive discussion of this global walking path, which will Silver Lake’s historic public Tamara Ghazarian movement and how to support precede the monthly board stairways. women who are experiencing meeting. For more SLNC informa- We are saddened to an- discrimination or harassment Staf from Los Angeles tion, visit silverlakenc.org. nounce the passing and loss of longtime Los Feliz resident Tamara Ghazarian. Tamara moved to Los Fe- liz in 1964 with her family and ANGEL CITY will always be remembered for her contagious smile and open ANIMAL HOSPITAL heart to all. Tamara always loved the fashion industry and worked Wellness Routine Dentistry in private design houses and Vaccinations Advanced Dentistry the motion picture studios, of fowers and nature. Mircrochips Radiology (x-rays) contributing her keen sense of Tamara passed away on Lab work Orthopedic Surgery style to fashion. February 24, 2018 from health Geriatric care In-house pharmacy She loved Los Feliz with complications. Nutritional care Soft Tissue Surgery a passion and always told her She was a loving wife and Health certifcate Emergency Surgery friends and relatives that she mother. She is survived by 50% OFF lived in an area of Los Angeles her children Nelly and Rafk 4364 Fountain Ave. FIRST TIME DENTAL that was pure magic and full Ghazarian. OR LA, CA 90029 OFFICE VISIT CLEANING 323.522.3134 designed by First time visit only, cannot be combined or with other ofers. Expires 4-30-18 HOLE PUNCH DESIGN the Hollywood / Los Feliz Kiwanis Club is hosting our ANGELCITYVET.com holepunchdesign.com 6TH ANNUAL POKER TOURNAMENT Close to Los Feliz! Tournament-style Texas Hold ‘em

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[REAL ESTATE] Southern California Sees Typical Post-Holiday Drop

Southern California real Logic. “Not everyone wants to January] mainly refects the estate sales in January 2018 buy and sell around the holi- ongoing mismatch between were down 23% from De- days, meaning there are fewer housing supply and demand, cember and down about 1.5% deals to record in January and especially in the lower price from January of the previous February—two relatively slow ranges.” year to a total of 15,247 homes months that tend not to be Locally, there were 50 sin- or condos sold in Los Angeles, predictive of the year.” gle-family homes and 7 con-

“A fairly sharp drop in recorded home sales between December and January The so-called “Ackermansion,” a fve-bedroom six-bathroom home at 2495 Glen- is normal,” said Andrew LePage, a research analyst with Core Logic. dower Ave. in the Los Feliz Hills that was the former home of science fction and horror legend Forrest J Ackerman sold for $3.475 million, less than one month “Not everyone wants to buy and sell around the holidays, meaning there after it was listed. Lyonel Katz of Lux Realty was the listing agent and Rodolfo are fewer deals to record in January and February—two relatively slow Anaya of Westmark Homes was the buyer’s agent. months that tend not to be predictive of the year.” vious January’s median. previous January. Te area’s Meanwhile, 17 homes condos, however saw a median Riverside, San Diego, Ventu- Te median price paid for dos sold in our coverage area sold in Silver Lake/Echo price increase of about 36% to ra, San Bernadino and Orange Southern California homes in this January. Park’s 90026 ZIP in January. $865,000 for the two sold. counties combined, according January was $507,000, down Of those, 17 single-family Te median price for the area Te 90039 ZIP code, to data from Core Logic, a real half a percent from December homes sold in the Hollywood was up more than 31% from which includes parts of Silver estate analysis frm out of La and up about 11% from last Hills’ 90068 zip code. Te the previous year to $1.003 Lake, Los Feliz and Atwa- Jolla, CA. January. median price for the area was million. No condos sold in the ter Village, had seven home “A fairly sharp drop in According to LePage, this down 12% from January 2017 area this January. sales in January for a median recorded home sales between January’s median price in- to $1.249 million. Five con- Los Feliz saw nine homes price of $865,000, about 14% December and January is nor- crease “was the largest since dos sold in the 90068 ZIP for sell in the 90027 ZIP code for lower than the previous year. mal,” said Andrew LePage, spring 2014. Te median’s a median price of $490,000, a median price of $2 million, No condos sold in 90039 this a research analyst with Core double-digit annual gain [in about 7% higher than the pre- roughly 10% lower than the January.

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On a construction site in investment in your the bottom of the hill,” said Many homes built in the Echo Park, an Alpha Struc- property. We can Lopez of her Mount Washing- 1950s and 1960s were con- tural worker was recently tell if there’s nothing ton home. structed with foundation sys- standing in a trench—up to to worry about, or if On a recommendation, tems that, at the time of con- his shoulders—prepping for a there are issues and she called Alpha Structural to struction, were believed to be steel cage to be lowered into what it may cost,” shore up and seismically retro- deep enough to withstand the the hole spanning the width of to repair, said Olivo. 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GANGS from page 1 ther or being seen in public he wants to, or the liquor store applied appropriately, as “a Corridor that includes parts Union (ACLU) lawsuit on with most of the people he is to go get his daughter some- valuable law enforcement tool of Silver Lake and Elysian Val- the matter. close to, even if they [were] thing. Tose are the moments intended to improve the safety ley—many critics argued that If law enforcement of- engaging in routine day-to- that came through my head. of Los Angeles neighborhoods the move had less to do with cials declare a gang’s public day activities, for fear that It’s freedom.” and stem the tide of drug deal- crime-fghting than aiding behavior to be a “nuisance” they [would] be stopped, Peter’s story is not unique, ing, assaults and other violent gentrifcation in the rapidly and obtain a court order, searched, and arrested for a according to Kim McGill of crimes associated with gangs.” changing neighborhood. they can add individuals violation of the injunction,” the Youth Justice Coalition, Various forms of gang “In the 1990s when we suspected of being part of according to the suit. a nonproft organization that injunctions are currently in did have crime rates and every- that gang to a list, subjecting Now, fve years later, Arel- joined the ACLU in bringing place across the country, but thing, it was never proposed them to rules that restrict lano’s injunction has fnally the suit. their use was pioneered here then,” Rio Contreras, a youth their activity and ability to been lifted, thanks to a federal “Peter Arellano is very in Los Angeles County in the educator and organizer, said at engage with one another. judge’s March 15th ruling or- typical of how people get early 1980s. a 2013 community meeting. Many individuals sub- dering the city of Los Angeles swept up into this system,” “We created gang injunc- “So why, all of a sudden when ject to such injunctions to stop enforcing nearly all ex- said McGill. “He had an tions and exported them to we have all this demographic have never been convicted isting gang injunctions. uncle and a father who had the rest of the state, the rest shift and new infux of devel- of a crime and have little Peter Arellano was not been gang involved way back of the nation, and even some opment, things are getting im- recourse for getting their available for comment, but his when they were young adults. other parts of the world,” said posed now?” names removed from such a aunt Veronica Arellano said Tere’s a lot of this kind of McGill. Te Youth Justice Coali- list, which many civil rights that the family was deeply sur- guilt by association and guilt Te city of Los Angeles tion’s McGill agrees. Gang advocates say is a violation prised when her nephew was by history, so even when your implemented its frst gang in- injunctions, she said, have of due process and dispro- served with the injunction in family members are no longer junction in 1987, which tar- aided gentrifcation since their portionately afects men of 2013. involved, you’re seen as, ‘Once geted the West L.A.-based inception. color. “Peter was working. He a gang member, always a gang “Playboy Gangster Crips” and “You can see this over and After the Echo Park in- had just graduated school and member,’ and that’s what hap- was obtained by then-City At- over again, not just in Echo junction was issued, Peter had been working ever since. pened with Peter.” torney James Hahn. Park,” she said. “For exam- Arellano “skipped neigh- Tere had not been a day that But while civil rights ad- Use of the tactic has ple, the injunctions for L.A. borhood gatherings, holiday this kid had a rest,” she said. vocates like the ACLU, who ballooned in the decades since. county and L.A. city weren’t parties and other social ac- Veronica Arellano said have long decried injunctions As of 2008, 15% of the city— put in place initially in the tivities out of fear of arrest” that she broke down in tears as unconstitutional, see the or 75 square miles—was cov- areas of Watts, South Central and underwent a lengthy when she learned of the judge’s March 15th ruling as a vic- ered by injunctions, according L.A. and East L.A. where the commute in order to work as decision last Tursday. tory, many law enforcement to the ACLU. violence was the highest. Tey far away as possible from the “It was tears of happiness, ofcials consider it a setback. In 2013—when the were put in place in communi- Echo Park designated zone, tears of the pain that we had to Te Los Angeles Police LAPD and the city attorney’s ties like West Covina and Po- according to the ACLU suit. go through with the harassing Protective League—the union ofce f rst sought to impose mona, where there were either Because his father was by the police,” she said. “Every that represents rank-and-fle its Echo Park gang injunc- majority white populations, or also subject to the injunc- emotion just hit. To know that police ofcers—pushed back tion against six rival gangs in brown or black people moving tion, Arellano was “afraid of my nephew can walk freely, against the decision, character- a 3.8-square-mile area known into a white community.” going anywhere with his fa- and go to the doughnut shop if izing gang injunctions, when as the Glendale Boulevard see GANGS page 23 Just Financed in the Neighborhood

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[IN CASE YOU MISSED IT] [HOUSE AND HOLMES] at the dry cleaners where you hang pot lids on a giant con- Tese are some of the sto- during a court hearing on the When Things Go to Pot By Rob Loos, Ledger Columnist veyor belt that rotates from ries we covered online only matter. the kitchen ceiling and deliv- last month. In case you missed When I told nothing matches. ers you the perfect top. As I them, you can read more at RYU FUNDS $50K FOR a friend I was One of the biggest prob- was seriously considering this losfelizledger.com ADDITIONAL SPRING BREAK having trou- option, my wife suggested that PATROLS AROUND lems is what to do with the ble fguring out how to make a pot tops – each “lid” only fts I do what I always do. CITY COUNCIL HOLLYWOOD SIGN good “pot shelf” in our kitchen one particular matching pot, So I phoned my amaz- COMMITTEE OKS FINDING Te Los Angeles City he gave me the strangest look. which is invariably the last ing contractor friend Dave. I WAYS TO HELP PROPERTY Council approved $51,320 It was only later that I realized choice in the very back of our reached him as he was swim- OWNERS PAY FOR to increase police patrols and he was thinking of legalized 1920’s-era super deep cabinets. ming in his lap pool after his MANDATED RETROFITS other security around the Hol- cannabis and I was talking I usually end up with six morning 20-mile jog. A Los Angeles City Coun- lywood Sign during spring about the kind of pots—and or seven tops that are close in I explained my situation. cil committee agreed March break between March 23rd pans—we use for cooking. size, until I fnally locate the “Do you want the pot lids 19th to explore ways of helping and April 2nd. Maybe I just blew my one that I think will work. on top of the counter or inside property owners fnance costly “cool factor,” but I’ve got a Like many, I’ve also dis- a cabinet?” asked Dave. seismic retrofts required by a ACTIVISTS PRESSURE CITY I was amazed that there 2015 law. TO LIMIT AIRBNB was a choice. Demonstrators held mul- We’ve accidentally created the kitchen “Inside,” I answered. INFORMATION NEEDED ON tiple rallies throughout Los “Ten you want a ‘Pull HIT AND RUN FATALITY ON Angeles March 8th demand- version of a fea market where every pot is out pot lid holder,’” he said. 5 FREEWAY ing city leaders pass laws reg- interesting, but nothing matches. “Check the hardware store or Authorities need help ulating the short-term, like online.” identifying a driver who fed Airbnb, rental industry. Dave explained that there after colliding with 25-year- Te city’s Planning and big problem with where—and covered there is no way to are various brands that line up old motorcyclist Emery Beck- Land Use Committee is re- how—to put our diverse accu- stack pot lids so they won’t fall the lids in a way that you can er around 2 a.m. March 18th portedly considering a city law mulation of pots and pans. when you pull one out of the slide them in and out of the on the 5 Freeway near the 2 limiting the number of rental When I got remarried a pile. No matter how carefully cabinet without the sound of a Freeway interchange. Becker days per host to 180 days a few years ago, my wife and you try to pry loose one lid, car crash. was then hit by another car year, which can be increased I merged our cookware col- inevitably, a sizeable portion I followed Dave’s advice, and died at the scene. Te through an appeals process. lection—combining big and of the pile crashes and creates installed it with a screwdriver second driver was arrested on small, wide and narrow, stain- a loud cacophony of noise that and now our pot problems are suspicion of DUI and vehicu- LOS FELIZ HI-TECH less steel and copper, tradition- sounds like a fve-car pile up over! lar manslaughter. Te hit-and- BURGLARIZED, BUT al and non-stick. We’ve ac- on Los Feliz Boulevard. Which once again goes to run vehicle was described as a NOTHING TAKEN cidentally created the kitchen Tere must be a way to prove: “If I can’t fgure it out— dark-colored sedan. Los Feliz Hi Tech, a Mac version of a fea market where solve this problem. I envi- and I know that I can’t—my Anyone with information computer authorized seller every pot is interesting, but sioned one of those devices friend Dave can.” is urged to call the CHP at and service provider, was bro- (213) 744-2331. ken into March 6th, its glass door forcibly pried open, ac- SCHIFF ASKS TRUMP TO cording to the Los Angeles UP 2019 FUNDING FOR Police Dept. PROJECTS, LIKE THE L.A. But according to store RIVER owner Diego Tomas, noth- Rep. Adam Schif (D- ing was taken from the store at Burbank) and other lawmakers 1805 Hillhurst Ave. March 19th urged the House Appropriations Committee to CITY RECEIVES MORE allocate at least $121 million FUNDING TO CLEAN in the 2019 budget to the U.S. HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS Army Corps of Engineers for With a backlog of requests engineering and design projects for homeless camp cleanups across the nation, including for mounting, a Los Angeles City the Los Angeles River. Council committee approved President Trump’s current March 6th the city’s Bureau of 2019 budget did not include Sanitation’s request for more specifc funding for the L.A. funding. River, only $82 million for Te number of cleanup Army Corps projects nation- requests for homeless encamp- wide. ments and illegal dumping sites nearly tripled between KING AND MARSHALL April 2016 and the end of AMONG 3,000 SCHOOLS 2017, according to the bureau, NATIONWIDE and the city fnished the year DEMANDING SCHOOL backlogged by nearly 4,000 SAFETY FROM GUNS requests out of almost 20,000 Students from Tomas requests it has received. Starr King Middle and John Marshall High schools partici- O’FARRELL TO RECEIVE pated March 14th in National LGBTQ LEADERSHIP AWARD Walkout Day calling for gun Equality Armenia, law reforms in the wake of a non-proft whose mis- Need help understanding the February 14th shooting at sion is to achieve marriage Marjory Stoneman Douglas equality in Armenia, will High School in Parkland, FL. honor Los Angeles City property taxes? Councilmember Mitch NUN IN KATY PERRY CON- O’Farrell with a Leadership VENT FIGHT DIES AT 89 Award at a red-carpet event Sister Catherine Rose honoring leadership in the John Chadbourne Holzman, one of two nuns LGBTQ community March Call me today! fghting a court ruling of the 29th in Glendale. (310) 892-3301 sale of a former Los Feliz con- O’Farrell is the frst open- vent to singer Katy Perry, col- ly gay councilmember to be lapsed and died March 9th elected to the CD13 seat. 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GATE from page 1 pletely contrary to the inten- there’s no infrastructure. It’s vid Ryu, who inherited the side contractor] and various city’s own charter, which states tion of Grifth Park,” said unsustainable,” she said. trailhead problem when he community groups to identify decisions on access to Grifth Los Feliz Improvement Assoc. Hollywood Estates resi- succeeded LaBonge in 2015, those solutions.” Park must be made through a Parks Committee Chair Chris dent Tony Fisch said while he shortly after the gate was frst public hearing process via the Laib “…We’re telling the folks supports people’s right to hike, opened, said he was commit- Read a longer version of Recreation and Parks Com- that bought homes in upper he also supports businesses’ ted to solving the problem. this story online at mission. Beachwood Canyon that they right not to have trespassers on “Te more time we losfelizledger.com “It was both shocking and can’t hike in their own neigh- their property. spend on costly litigation is disturbing to hear the city borhood. Tey have to drive “Tis damaged the less time we are spending on argue in court today that, in miles to a diferent entrance ranch’s business. Tat’s their fnding solutions that work their view, the general man- … when they have easy and right and that’s their property. for everyone,” said Ryu in a Advertise in the ager of the Recreation and readily avail hiking trails ad- Tere’s plenty of access to get prepared statement. “While Parks Department has the jacent to their neighborhood. up into Grifth Park already,” some choose to litigate, I have Los Feliz Ledger right to close every public ac- It’s ridiculous.” said Fisch. worked closely with the May- (323) 741-0019 cess point to Grifth Park at As for Sunset Ranch’s For his part, Los Ange- or’s Ofce, the Department of his/her discretion without any trespassing concerns, Laib les City Councilmember Da- Recreation and Parks, [an out- public notice or public input,” said, the city could easily build Friends of Grifth Park said in a new gate adjacent to the old a statement. gate that would not require Te Beachwood Drive gate pedestrians to trespass. was frst installed, opened and But some local residents publicized in 2015 by then Los were pleased by the decision. Angeles City Councilmember “I think the most impor- Tom LaBonge. Prior to that, tant thing to remember is that there was no ofcial public [prior to 2015] there never has entrance to the popular Hol- been an [ofcial] entry for the lyridge hiking trail—which public at the end of the Beach- provides close-up views of the wood [Drive] into the park,” Hollywood Sign—though said longtime Beachwood hikers could easily access it. Canyon resident Sarajane Since then, the gate has Schwartz. sparked confict between those According to Schwartz, who claim the Beachwood she doesn’t understand why Canyon community does not people keep suing to reopen have the infrastructure to sup- an entrance that she said was port the tourists it draws and never technically meant to be those who believe the access open. point is a public right. “People keep trying to “Tis ruling goes com- push this when it’s unsafe, and

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TOYS R US from page 1 Te Atwater Village store and Best Buy, was built on the Library to Host a “Look Under at the store said. “It’s day to is one of about 20 Toys “R” site of the former Franciscan the Hood” of Architecture day.” Us and Babies “R” Us stores in Ceramics plant. A store manager, who was the Los Angeles area. Te factory closed in 1984 Author/documentarian ca’s well-known and up-and- also not authorized to speak On Monday, March and the land was redeveloped Bernard Friedman will speak coming architects. on the record, said that an of- 19th—four days after the an- in the 1990s. on his new book, Te American “We’re giving people a fcial closing date had yet to be nouncement—shelves at the A representative from Fes- Idea of Home: Conversations look ‘under the hood,’ so to announced. Atwater Village store were still tival Companies, the commer- About Architecture and Design, speak, on how architects set Toys “R” Us, which got well-stocked and there were cial real estate frm that owns at the library’s Architecture and the stage for them to turn its start as a children’s furni- few visible signs of the im- and operates the shopping Beyond Lecture Series Turs- a house into a home,” says ture store some 70 years ago, pending closure. Many shop- center, said future plans for the day, April 19th, from 6:45 – 7:45 Friedman, who is founder and is the largest toy distributor in pers milling the aisles that soon-to-be-vacant big box retail p.m., at the Los Feliz Library, creative director of the docu- the country after Amazon and afternoon said they decided to space had yet to be decided. 1874 Hillhurst Ave. mentary production company, Walmart, according to online visit the store in the hopes of “It’s too soon to know Te compiled interviews Flying Mind. statistics and market research fnding bargains after hearing anything,” leasing assistant on wide-ranging topics give For more information, portal Statista. news of the closures. Denise Long said. readers insight on the design call the Los Feliz Branch Li- Te company fled a mo- Tey would have to wait process from some of Ameri- brary at (323) 913-4710. tion March 15th to liquidate its a few more days. Accord- U.S. business, meaning more ing to a manager, liquidation than 700 locations around the sales wouldn’t begin until that country will be closed or sold. Tursday. 4,754 sq ft Duplex For Sale - $1,165,000 An employee at the At- “We’re here to get rid of 9 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 2 dens, water Village location said he our gift card,” said Valerie Pu- and other employees received ente, a 36-year-old Eagle Rock large swimming pool plus 1,000 SQ FT basement letters informing them of the resident shopping with her and brand new 2 car garage. news that same week. partner and young daughter. Te toy giant, which Te company said they RedLine Rail Subway, hadn’t been proftable since plan to honor gift cards un- close to schools & library. 2013, fled for bankruptcy in til mid-April. After that, gift September 2017 and owed cards like the $45 one Puente Excellent variety of entertainment, more than $5 billion in debt. received for her now almost restaurants, walking distance Te eventual closures are three-year-old daughter’s frst from many businesses. “expected to mean the elimi- birthday, will be worthless. nation of thousands of jobs” Te Atwater Village Toys Quiet neighborhood. across the nation, according to “R” Us store opened in 1996, Contact owner directly for more U.S. News and World Report. A according to city records. details and to schedule a viewing: manager estimated that there Te 45-acre Los Fe- 4534 Kingswell Avenue 90027 (831) 251-1516 were roughly 50 employees at liz Boulevard shopping mall, [email protected] the Atwater Village location. which also contains a Costco Best Deal in Los Feliz!!!

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[THOMAS STARR KING] [OUR MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL] We can bring our own wa- Protect Students, Walk-a-Thon ter, and I suggest a light bag to hold the oranges and the wa- Not Guns By Hailey Caldera, 5th grade ter. It’s honestly really fun to By Sasha Ivanir, 7th grade Our Mother of the school designs a shirt ev- get out of the school for a little Good Counsel ery year and tells us to bring while. It’s a cool experience I am 12 years In 1791 when the right to is a Catholic sunglasses. that lasts about two hours. old and I am scared to come bear arms was passed, guns School in Los Feliz. We normally have bud- Tis is how we raise mon- to school. had to be reloaded after every Every year in April we dies from other classes while ey for our school every year. Tere have been several bullet and were not as danger- have a Walk-a-Ton fund- we walk. We might pass by It’s fun to walk outside and get school shootings in less than ous as they are today. Tat law raiser. We stop at locations some pretty cool stuf too. fresh air. a two month span since Janu- has not yet been updated. like the frehouse, Palermo’s, Maybe we’ll pass by your fa- Tis year’s Walk-a-Ton ary 1st, this year—fve that Schools need to be a nur- Yuca’s, and other local busi- vorite restaurant! will happen on April 27, 2018 occurred during school hours turing environment for chil- nesses. Te walk is about 3.2 starting at about 10:30 a.m. and resulted in physical ac- dren that will soon be the fu- Tere will be oranges and miles which is a pretty good Maybe you’ll stop by to cheer cording to a February 15th ture. Schools need to be safe, water to keep us going, and reason for all those stops. us on. Washington Post tally, though sacred places to learn and grow nonproft organization Every- intellectually—not battle- town for Gun Safety puts the grounds for psychopaths and number at 17, including in mentally deranged individu- their count any time a frearm als. It’s appalling that we have was discharged on a school to worry about heinous crimes campus, regardless of injury or within our own school. Te whether children were present. protection of us, the children, Regardless of which num- is more important than the ber you go by, innocent lives protection of the 2nd amend- have been taken because the ment. right laws haven’t been put in I advocated for gun con- place. It is crazy to me that you trol laws and school safety can legally buy a gun before on the KSNC News channel you can legally drink. at our school on Wednesday, A candy chocolate egg— March 14th. Europe’s “Kinder Surprise Egg”—was banned in Ameri- ca to keep children safe. But a Advertise in the frearm that can kill 17 people in less than 20 minutes can be Los Feliz Ledger placed legally into the hands (323) 741-0019 of an 18 year-old.

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[GLENFELIZ ELEMENTARY] our event. Tis event is always so Friday Night in the Garden We also have all of our much fun. We have free things teachers and teacher assistants like seed giveaways, crafts, in- By Lyana Monge, 6th grade helping out by volunteering at formation, and our succulent Our school year it will be on April 20th, Lovely, Atwater Farmer’s Mar- booths. Some of their booths plantings. We also have some is a Culinary from 4:30-6:30 pm at Glen- ket, USC Master Gardener include food sales like salads, things for sale, like food, T- Arts, Farm to feliz Elementary SAS. Dur- Christine Anthony, Bio Con- spa water, and parfaits, while shirts, totes, rafe tickets, and Table School for Advanced ing this event, we have special tractors, and of course both of other teacher booths include beverages. Studies. Tat means that we guests visit our school. We our parent groups. Our parent crafts tables, a rafe table, suc- We hope that people from focus a lot on gardening and have food samplings and a lot groups will host arts and crafts culent planting, T-shirt and our community will come and eating healthy all year long. of fun things to do. tables and sell food to support tote bag sales, and an informa- join us for our event. It will be Every year around Earth Some of the guests that tion booth. exciting and educational. Day, we also have an event will be at our event this year called Friday Night in the include Enrich L.A.’s Garden Garden held after school. Tis Ranger Farmer Ted, Chef

[HOLLYWOOD SCHOOLHOUSE] Dream Week By Lane S. Lee, 6th grade H o l l y w o o d these wonderful women talks Kids Rock! Kidchella Schoolhouse about her career and endeav- allows us chil- ors. Anna Gay was our most dren to learn in so many dif- recent speaker, and she was ferent ways. One of the most truly inspiring. I can honestly Featuring Live Music from exciting ways we learn new say from my classmates’ feed- intriguing concepts is during back that they are encour- Camelot Alumni Dream Week! Dream Week is aged by the life stories we get a week of having fun, learn- to hear and get a better un- ing new things, and bring- derstanding of what the real "The BellY Boys" ing the whole school together world is like. through lessons involving As part of our service and tunes from DJ Frank STEAM. For example, some learning program at Holly- classes are teaching how wood Schoolhouse, ffth and ALL FAMILIES WELCOME! weather works, how ice- sixth grade students volun- ($40 per Family) G cream is made, how to build teered with TreePeople. Tree- OODIE structures, and much, much People is a nonproft associa- Friday, April 20 S. more. I am looking forward tion that benefts both nature 3:30pm-5:30pm SN to this year’s Dream Week, as and people, as trees provide ACK 2880 Rowena Ave. S. I would consider it one of the air and other natural resourc- best events at school. es for us. We helped prepare WINE Speaking of recent over 100 pieces of greenery for . events, each month a special planting. Tis was a wonderful Sponsored by Silver Lake Wine guest speaker for the sixth opportunity for my peers and littleknightsla.com/disco-knights | 323.662.2663 grade comes to visit. Each of me to take part in.

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Hi, my name art, etc. I take fencing. is Max and I Tere are also team sports: am in 4th grade at LILA Los soccer, track, volleyball and Feliz. I enjoy studying at this basketball, but it’s not guaran- school because we do research teed that you will qualify, as reports. I love researching you have to try out. I’m on the people, animals, and places. track and soccer team. I especially love putting it to- Every season there are gether and making a poster, 10 soccer matches against “Educating the Hearts & Minds of Young Women Since 1906” slideshow or an article on other schools. Each team has google docs. a name. Ours is Lilalions. Recently I completed At lunchtime, after you eat, Middle School Summer Session ULATE C HE a report on the British ex- there are tournaments. You June 18 - July 13 A A plorer Captain James Cook, sign up with two teammates M R M T

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[LARCHMONT CHARTER SCHOOL] [IMMACULATE HEART] Larchmont Middle A School in Bloom Schoolers’ View on By Lauren Berger ’18 School Shootings In the spirit silently for 17 minutes along Over Spring Break, students By Mia Reid, 7th grade of Easter and Franklin and Western av- rest and renew, tour colleges, renewal, Im- enues, while other students and participate in school-orga- We are only four months said Da’nhunzio. maculate Heart continu- held a memorial service on nized trips to Japan and New into the year, and there have I also wanted to get a ally breathes new life into the quad for those who lost York City. Part of Immaculate already been several school teacher’s point of view. I de- its commitment to foster a their lives. Heart’s Pandas Explore pro- shootings in 2018. Ofcial cided to interview our sev- school community of com- Days later, IH hosted its gram, the bi-annual trips ofer tallies range from fve to 17, enth-grade science teacher, passion, awareness, and sis- annual community-building students a chance to experi- depending on factors such as Ms. Gina Taylor. “School terhood. luncheon and fashion show. ence new cultures and gain whether school was in session shootings are a horrible One such efort took Te Mother-Daughter Lun- new perspectives. or injuries occured, but any thing, and they are extremely place on March 14th when cheon honors the generations When classes resume fol- number is too many. Tere has unacceptable,” said Ms. Tay- our high school and middle of strong Immaculate Heart lowing Spring Break, Immac- to be a change. lor. “We can only have so school students participated women and the bonds they ulate Heart High School will I am going to share with many drills. A big thing that in the nationwide walk- forge—both maternal and invite incoming 9th graders you some of the ideas Larch- will help this issue the most out, protesting gun violence sisterly. and their parents to a welcome mont Charter School middle would be to have regular and showing solidarity with Following a Holy Turs- breakfast and reception on schoolers, teachers, and sub- check-ins with the students the victims of the Marjory day prayer service, Immacu- Saturday, April 14th. We look stitute teachers have about this to make sure everything is Stoneman Douglas High late Heart students began forward to meeting our new issue and how we can fx it. okay. When students are in School shooting in Florida. their Easter holiday, which Pandas and members of the “School shootings charge of these school shoot- Students and teachers stood continues through April 8th. Class of 2022! shouldn’t happen as frequently ings, it is usually because as they do now,” said 7th grad- they feel both isolation and er Avery Hipolito. “Te gov- self-hatred. I really think ernment has to have a stricter these check-ins would help.” law on gun control. Until that Te number of school happens, schools should have shootings happening now is Tai Chi from Chen Village more drills and more talks not okay—even one shoot- about this issue.” ing is wildly unacceptable. where Tai Chi was created Luciana Da’nhunzio, also Something has to be done. in 7th grade, has actually been We Larchmont students in a school shooting herself. don’t want to feel scared Los Feliz Tai Chi/ “It was extremely terrify- and worried every time we ing because you don’t know come to school. We encour- Chen Bing Taiji Academy USA what’s happening. You just age everyone to participate in 2724 Grifﬁth Park Blvd. hear loud noises and scream- marches and protests to fght ing. It feels like you are a for our schools and fght for Los Angeles, 90027 helpless little ball with no our community. Anything, (Right next to Gelson’s and above Starbucks) power. I hope no one else and even every little thing, 323.953.5908 ever feels this way again,” will help. Check out our website for class schedule: (Bookings through website only) www.ChenBing.org GANGS from page 13 had been a traditionally white As an example, McGill community.” cited the city’s frst gang in- Te March 15th court junction against the Playboy decision will afect the nearly 1,500 Angelenos whose names Gangster Crips in 1987. Open House: remain on gang injunction “Tat was not the neigh- April 26th - 6:00pm to 8:00pm lists. More than 7,000 addi- borhood experiencing the Parents and kids welcome most violence—not even tional names had already been RSVP to: close. But it was the neighbor- removed from injunction lists [email protected] hood that was right next door last year following an audit by to Culver City and Beverly the Los Angeles Police Dept. Hills and also the black com- (LAPD) and the city attor- munity was moving in to what ney’s ofce.

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