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City Council Candidates Discuss Eastside Issues BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • Beverly Hills reconfiguration moves forward. pg. 3 Rainy, with lows dropping • Oscars road to 50 closures. pg. 7 Volume 29 No. 7 Serving the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities February 14, 2019 City Council candidates WeHon mayor faces more allegations Duran says he discuss eastside issues will not resign from appear on the ballot gathered at the Gateway, near the intersection of La council, but his status Homelessness, public safety and Brea Avenue and Santa Monica as mayor is uncertain policing West Hollywood’s east side Boulevard, for the event, organized were the focus of last week’s candi- by the Eastside Neighborhood Watch date forum, with elections to fill three Group and moderated by City Council seats less than a month WeHoville.com’s Henry Scott. The Gay Men’s Chorus was gear- away. ing up for a performance at the fin- Eight of the 11 candidates who will See Candidates page 25 ish line of the AIDS/LifeCycle, an annual seven-day bicycle ride from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, in June 2015. Joey Fiberon, who joined the cho- rus a few months prior, heard laugh- ing behind him as he lined up to sing. He turned around and saw photo courtesy of the city of West Hollywood West Hollywood City Councilman John Duran, a longtime chorus West Hollywood Mayor John Duran faces allegations of sexual assault leader, with a few other members. from Gay Men’s Chorus members. Duran then allegedly made a sex- ually vulgar remark to the then-24- week, and have led to three West Not all the recent revelations year-old Fiberon, who recalled the Hollywood City Council members about sexual harassment accusa- exchange in a phone interview this calling for Duran to step down as tions within the chorus involve week. Duran apologized, but “it was mayor. Duran. Fiberon said his complaints very creepy and not genuine,” said Three years ago, West Hollywood within the organization about Duran Fiberon, who has since left the cho- paid a $500,000 settlement to a for- and another member who allegedly rus. mer city employee over sexual sexually harassed him in a physical His account is one of three sexual harassment claims against the manner were ignored. Asked about harassment allegations involving photo by Edwin Folven Duran. The newly released allega- Fiberon’s account of that 2015 per- Duran and Gay Men’s Chorus tions have renewed concerns about Three seats on the West Hollywood City Council will be decided in the members that emerged publicly last the attention he’s drawing to the city. See Duran page 25 March 5 election. Irmas Pavilion starts new era L.A. City Council approves law requiring for Wilshire Blvd. Temple contractors to disclose ties with NRA which will serve as an event n space and banquet hall, and a L.A. residents Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s place for special programs. The ‘deserve transparency’ domed sanctuary, a landmark on three-story building will have an when it comes to City Wilshire Boulevard since 1928, arched interior on its first and will soon be joined by a new second floors, and a rooftop ter- Hall, NRA eye-catching structure, the race. Plans call for the $85 mil- Audrey Irmas Pavilion. lion building to be completed in Construction is underway on late 2020 or early 2021. the new pavilion at Wilshire The Los Angeles City Council See Temple page 26 Boulevard and Harvard Street approved an ordinance on Feb. 12 requiring new contractors seeking to conduct business with the city to dis- close any ties they have with the National Rifle Association. The ordinance was spearheaded by Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District, who said the new law will photo by Edwin Folven “daylight” the NRA’s influence on pri- Councilman Mitch O’Farrell discussed the city’s ordinance requiring con- vate companies and organizations. O’Farrell’s motion cited a Center for tractors to disclose ties to the NRA at a rally with gun violence prevention Responsive Politics report stating, advocates at City Hall. “The NRA’s spending on political activities from 1998-2017 aggregated shooting at Marjory Stoneman transparency related to any ties the to over $200 million.” The law was Douglas High School in NRA may have to the city of Los approved two days before the 1-year Parkland, Florida, one year ago, we Angeles.” anniversary of a mass shooting at must continue to keep in mind that the O’Farrell joined anti-gun violence photo courtesy of Wilshire Boulevard Temple Marjory Stoneman Douglas High NRA spends millions of dollars at advocates at a rally outside City Hall The Audrey Irmas Pavilion will transform the landscape at the Wilshire School in Parkland, Florida, in which every level of government to block on Tuesday, prior to the council Boulevard Temple’s campus in Koreatown. This rendering shows how 17 people died. any type of gun safety legislation,” it will be juxtaposed next to the temple’s historic sanctuary. “As we remember the horrible O’Farrell said. “Our residents deserve See NRA page 26 2 February 14, 2019 CALENDAR Park Labrea News/Beverly Press songs of the open range. Event is free Senior dance with $14 adult admission. 4700 WeHo RSO Seniors ages 55 and older are invited to Western Heritage Way. (323)667-2000, dance the afternoon away at West the autry.org. workshop Hollywood’s 23rd annual Valentine’s West Hollywood is holding an install- Day Dessert and Tea Dance on ment of its Rent Stabilization Thursday, Feb. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ordinance Building Blocks series on Plummer Park’s Fiesta Hall. Admission Malcolm Le Grice Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in the is $2 per person with a two ticket max- Los Angeles Filmforum presents Plummer Park Community Center, imum. Priority will be given to West “Malcolm Le Grice, Here and Now,” Room 5. The Landlord Basics Hollywood residents. 7377 Santa on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Workshop will focus on unit re-regis- Monica Blvd. (323)848-6820, or email Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The trations, limits on rent increases, securi- [email protected]. ephemerality of existence has played an ty deposits, annual registration fees and ongoing role in Le Grice’s body of pass through, property management, work and he has used ever-changing minimum maintenance standards, technologies and strategies to explore housing services, the hearing process, Indie film films fans won’t want to miss subjectivity, the mediation of experi- rent reductions and rent overcharges, screenings of “The Maestro” and ence and the complex fragility of repairs, code compliance, temporary “Donnybrook” running from Friday, recording. The program at Los Angeles relocation, and Airbnb and short-term Feb. 15, through Thursday, Feb. 21, at Filmforum will span Le Grice’s career, rentals. Admission is free. 7377 Santa Arena Cinelounge. “The Maestro” fol- from his first film “China Tea” (1965) Monica Blvd. (323)848-6472, or email lows the life of film composer Jerry to the world premiere new edit of his [email protected]. Herst, who moves to Hollywood after piece “FINITI” (2010). Admission is $10. 6712 Hollywood Blvd. (323)377- World War II to study with master photo © 2019 Craig Schwartz Photography teacher Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. 7238, legrice.bpt.me. “Donnybrook” is a drama in which two Cora Vander Broek and Ian Barford star in the Steppenwolf Theatre men prepare to compete in a legendary Company production of Tracy Letts’ “Linda Vista” continuing through bare-knuckle fight with the winner get- Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Mark Taper Forum. Directed by Dexter Bullard, Petersen Museum ting $100,000. Admission is $16. the production tells the story of Wheeler, a 50-year-old man who is float- Showtimes vary; see schedule. 6464 ing in life. His marriage is over, his job is mundane and the best years of Sunset Blvd. (323)924-1644, are- cruise-inThe Petersen Automotive Museum his life appear to be behind him. A move from the cot in his ex-wife’s nacinelounge.com. invites auto enthu- garage to his own apartment opens up new possibilities for love, sex and siasts to the maybe a taste of redemption. Showtimes are 8 p.m., Friday and “Rosso-25 Years Saturday; 6:30 p.m., Sunday. Tickets start at $30. (213)628-277, cen- of FCASW The Groundlings tertheatregroup.org. Cruise-In” on open house Sunday, Feb. 17, Learn about The Groundlings improvi- Monologues” on Saturday, Feb. 16, and their best to overcome fears of jail and from 8 to 11 a.m. sation and sketch comedy theater group Sunday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. in the West deportation so that their children can The museum cele- at an open house on Saturday, Feb. 16, Hollywood Council Chambers. More have a better life. Playwright Boni B. brates 25 years of from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The than two decades ago, Eve Ensler’s Alvarez examines the promise of U.S. FCASW with the sixth annual Ferrari Groundlings School. The open house play gave birth to V-Day, a global citizenship asking, “How far would you cruise-in. Cars will be displayed on the offers potential new students learn activist movement to end violence go to give your child a better future?” third floor of the museum’s parking about school and enjoy fun, food and against women and girls. “The Vagina Showtimes are 8:30 p.m., Friday and structure. 6060 Wilshire Blvd. the community. Attendees are invited to Monologues” is performed during Saturday; 3 p.m., Sunday.
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