@losfelizledger #coronavirusLos Feliz Ledger Read by 100,000+ Residents and Business Owners in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Vol 15. No. 12 June 2020 Atwater Village, Echo Park & Hollywood Hills Summer Camp Garcetti: “Shame on Us,” If We Let People Return Still on for Some, Others to the Streets Post COVID-19 Opt to Close By Allison B. Cohen By Sorina Szakacs, LOS FELIZ—The COVID-19 Ledger Contributing Writer epidemic has afforded the city of Los Angeles an opportunity to house some of its 36,000 homeless residents, either in empty hotel rooms or in trail- ers, through a program offi- cials are calling “Project Room Key.” Forty such trailers, pro- cured in March by Gov. Gavin Newsom, are now housing as- ymptomatic homeless people in the parking lot at Friend- ship Auditorium, in an effort to keep them free from coro- Silverlake Beach Camp is still hap- navirus. pening this summer, but it won’t look The temporary solution like this. Photo courtesy Kari Druyen. has been welcomed by some as the right thing to do and With a COVID-19 vac- scorned by others who say cine at least a year and a half the temporary trailers were away, if scientists are able to Forty trailers moved into the Friendship Auditorium and Griffith Park Adult Community Center parking lot the first week of May to shelter COVID-19 asymptomatic homeless persons to help them avoid contracting and spreading the disease. the last-straw, becoming the make one at all, and several Locals are mixed about Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti’s choice of the Los Feliz parking lot as a homeless shelter is opening third homeless housing proj- recent incidents of youth Mul- soon across the street and another is planned a short distance away on Riverside Drive at Hyperion Avenue. Garcetti and ect along a half-mile stretch of see SUMMER CAMP page 12 homeless officials are promising to find the 40 or so individuals living temporary in the trailers permanent homes or shelter when the pandemic has passed. Photo: Allison B. Cohen Riverside Drive. “It really does sound like they are making an effort to create another skid row in a re- Schools Seek to Boost Seniors’ Re-Opened Griffith Park ally nice neighborhood,” said Graduation Spirits Trails Worry Gets More Land one poster on Nextdoor. No one is sure when the By Erin Hickey Pinheiro Beachwood city will be able to re-open such Residents Ledger Contributing Writer high-risk places for coronavi- By Sorina Szakacs GRIFFITH PARK—Friends of rus spread as senior centers and large event halls, both of which Ledger Contributing Writer Griffith Park and the Moun- tains Recreation and Conser- are located at the site. But one Things seemed to be vation Authority closed escrow thing is certain: the relocation calming down in Beachwood in May on just over an acre of of those living in the trailers Canyon—once a quiet neigh- land near the Bronson Caves, must occur before either the se- borhood nestled beneath the also known as the “Batcave,” nior center or Friendship Audi- Hollywood Sign in Griffith expanding public space in the torium can reopen. Immaculate Heart President Maureen Diekmann (left) and IHHS Principal Park, until the advent of GPS- popular hiking area just in “Shame on all of us collec- Naemah Morris greeted members of the class of 2020 on May 12th for a tively from the federal level all campus drive-on “Senior Sundae Party,” the seniors’ first visit to campus enabled phones brought a time for summer. since March 16th. crush of tourists to the area— The land, which was fea- the way down to the local [level] if we let people just return to By Erin Hickey Pinheiro, Ledger Contributing Writer thanks to hiking trail closures tured in the 1960s Batman tele- in March and April due to the vision series, will serve as a de- the streets when this is done,” With the coronavirus crisis ing unprecedented times. coronavirus pandemic. facto extension of Griffith Park, said Los Angeles Mayor Eric putting the kibosh on in-per- Franklin Avenue girls’ According to local resi- according to Friends of Griffith Garcetti during an April 29th son graduation ceremonies, lo- school Immaculate Heart has dents, the closures brought a Park President Gerry Hans. COVID-19 press briefing. cal school officials have found held their graduation ceremo- temporary reprieve, restoring According to Hans, the Finding permanent solu- creative ways to honor their ny at the Hollywood Bowl the area to its pre-smartphone land was on the non-profit’s ra- tions for the city’s stubborn upperclassmen and provide a since 1957, according to the calm—but that peace was dar for a long time, but when homeless problem has been small amount of normalcy dur- see GRADUATION page 12 see BEACHWOOD page 15 see BRONSON page 4 see TRAILERS page 14

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In Case You Missed It: Coronavirus Updates

We’ve been posting daily coronavirus updates online since March. Here are a few recent highlights:

• Los Angeles may find itself in a worse financial situation than envisioned in the mayor’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, city officials said on May 22nd. • Saying current restrictions unfairly hurt small businesses, while allowing big-box stores such as Target, Costco and Walmart to welcome customers inside, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn asked California Gov. Gavin New- som to allow all retailers in the state open their doors to cus- tomers with limited capacity, mandatory face coverings and social distancing. • Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the city would reassess previously denied applications for the city’s $11 mil- lion small business micro program, following a Los Feliz Led- ger story indicating only 3% of such loans had been approved as of May 13th. • Even though traffic collisions in the city have gone down almost 40% during the coronavirus pandemic, automobile- related fatalities have gone up during the pandemic, which LAPD officials say is due to increased speeding. • While the coronavirus pandemic has dominated headlines, November’s City Council District 4 election still looms. In- cumbent David Ryu has introduced a barrage of new legisla- tion aimed at helping renters, seniors and other vulnerable Angelenos, and challenger Nithya Raman recently released a policy proposal for rent forgiveness. • The Hollywood Bowl cancelled its 2020 summer season. • Local Angeles City Councilmembers reallocated some of their funding to areas of higher need during the coronavirus crisis. Council District 4 Councilmember David Ryu real- located $1.2 million in developer fees typically used to fund art festivals and other events to instead provide cash grants to Newly released documents show he knew all information, “I don’t recall anything being briefed struggling artists, while Council District 13 Councilmember along that there was no proof of Russia-Trump up to me.” Former Deputy AG Sally Yates concurred Mitch O’Farrell moved $1 million of his discretionary funds collusion. several weeks later: “We were at the fact-gathering stage here, not the conclusion stage.” to assist small businesses. Americans expect that politicians will lie, but • While some local restaurants have begun planning to reopen sometimes the examples are so brazen that they The same goes for the FBI agents who started the for dine-in service at a reduced capacity as coronavirus re- deserve special notice. Newly released Congressional collusion probe in 2016. Most remarkable, former testimony shows that Adam Schi spread falsehoods FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe admitted strictions start to loosen, others say they are firmly against shamelessly about Russia and Donald Trump for the bureau’s reason for opening the case was it, citing financial and safety concerns. Among those with three years even as his own committee gathered nonsense. Asked in December 2017 why the FBI reopening plans, outdoor space seems to be key. Both Rock- contrary evidence. obtained a secret surveillance warrant on former Trump aide Carter Page, rather than on George well and Alcove said they planned to offer patio dine-in once The House Intelligence Committee last week Papadopoulos (whose casual conversation with a it was allowed, while Palermo and Masa of Echo Park said released 57 transcripts of interviews it conducted foreign diplomat was the catalyst for the probe), in its investigation into Russia’s meddling in the they wouldn’t reopen until they could do so at full capacity. Mr. McCabe responded: “Papadopoulos’ comment 2016 election. The committee probe started in didn’t particularly indicate that he was the person January 2017 under then-Chair Devin Nunes and that had had—that was interacting with the Read more at losfelizledger.com, and check back daily for up- concluded in March 2018 with a report nding no Russians.” No one else was either. dates, charts and data. evidence that the Trump campaign conspired with the Kremlin. Most of the transcripts were On it went, a parade of former Obama ocials ready for release long ago, but Mr. Schi oddly who declared under oath they’d seen no evidence refused to release them after he became chairman of collusion or conspiracy—Susan Rice, Ben Rhodes, in 2019. He only released them last week when Samantha Power. Interviews with Trump campaign the White House threatened to do it rst. or Administration ocials also yielded no collusion evidence. Mr. Schi had access to these transcripts Now we know why. 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[SENIOR MOMENTS] ber of homeless people on our BRONSON from page 1 clearance that is going to need Features of a Pandemic streets not being able to “shel- it finally went on the market— to happen every year.” ter at home,” 43 trailers were By Stephanie Vendig, Ledger Columnist with an asking price of over $1 Hans said he was floored brought to the Friendship Au- million—a housing developer by people’s generosity in do- Containing cilities—and that we could ditorium parking lot in front quickly made an offer. nating to the campaign. the spread of expect to reopen on April 4th. of GPACC. Eventually, however, the “It was just amazing to me, this corona- That did not seem so bad. The Cheviot Hills and deal fell through. thinking that people would be virus throughout our country When the closing was lat- Westwood Recreation centers “It’s hard to imagine hous- hard-pressed to come up with is not so simple, as we are all er extended without a set end were also set up with trailers. es all along there, but that’s money [during the coronavirus finding out. Even if the ulti- date, that is when the sense of If a homeless person has health what may have happened,” crisis], but we had a total of 100 mate solution is a vaccine, we loss really started to be felt. conditions or is 65 or older, the said Hans. donors come in,” said Hans. have no idea how long it will Once the developer “What shocked me is the do- take to develop one, not to Since the older adult is identified as most dropped out, the Friends nations that came from far and speak of making sure that ev- group partnered with the wide through our membership,” erybody has access to it. vulnerable in this crisis, the city has to be Conservation Authority, a including from people who did All of us have been im- incredibly careful when deciding to open government entity that pur- not live near Bronson Canyon. pacted in one way or another. chases and preserves parkland Even local Los Angeles And for most of us, we were facilities promoting socialization—which, and wildlife habitats in South- City Councilmember David not prepared, nor did we have of course, is our basic mission. ern California, to buy it for a Ryu pitched in—his office a sense of how our lives would reduced price of $500,000. donated $15,000 towards the be turned upside down eco- According to Hans, while land purchase. nomically and medically. Since the older adult is goal is to provide them with the conservation group is “This purchase is an un- On March 4th, a Griffith identified as most vulnerable housing in individual trail- tasked with purchasing park- deniable win for the com- Park Adult Community Cen- in this crisis, the city has to be ers before eventually moving land, “they don’t have a lot of munity - and good news for ter (GPACC) Club Committee incredibly careful when decid- them into permanent housing. funding themselves for paying green space advocates ev- met to plan for our Spring Faire ing to open facilities promot- This project is considered tem- for it,” so the Friends group, erywhere,” Ryu said. “This in May. It was to be our usual ing socialization—which, of porary, although an end date along with local Oaks resident land was that close to being annual community event. course, is our basic mission. for the trailers is not set yet. Jason Greenwald, started a sold off to developers, and Because we had heard In spite of this uncertainty, Since GPACC and Friend- fundraising campaign. instead, it’s going to be- about a virus that could be our members began to come ship Auditorium are not open “Just in matter of days come a part of the cherished contagious, we postponed the up with ideas to keep us all at this time, the project is not we finished up making our and timeless open space of event out of concern. At that connected. From newsletters interfering with our operation. goal and actually surpassing Griffith Park. I’m so proud of time, we thought we would and email blasts to telephone But when senior centers reopen, it,” said Hans. “So we set up a the Los Feliz community for just wait until it passed. Little trees and teleconferencing, we look forward to GPACC fund for annual maintenance coming together and saving did we realize that the situa- GPACC did not disappear. once again being there for us, because there is some brush this piece of land.” tion was far more serious. Then at the end of April having in the meantime offered On March 13th, we were we were introduced to a new people who needed it temporary told to close our doors—as feature of the pandemic crisis. shelter on their way to some- were all other recreational fa- With an overwhelming num- thing more permanent.

[OBITUARY] Psychologist and Longtime Silver Lake Resident Larry Brooks, PhD By Kathy McDonald, Ledger Contributing Writer

mer Silver Lake Jewish Com- also the chairman of the Edu- munity Center, Ivanhoe El- cation Committee for the San ementary, Immaculate Heart, Gabriel Valley Psychological Thomas Starr King, John Association. Marshall High School and Brooks was a winning and Flintridge Preparatory School generous host, an avid barbe- parent. cue pit master, known for his

Brooks was a true family man who coached his son’s little league basketball team at the Silver Lake Recreation Center.

Psychologist Larry Brooks grew up in River- savory ribs, and a lifelong bas- Brooks, 68, died on May 4th dale, New York and was a ketball and tennis fan. when he was hit by a speeding 1969 graduate of Horace His friends recall his driver while walking on San- Mann School in the Bronx. quirky, barbed and often sar- ta Fe Avenue in Los Angeles’ He studied initially at castic sense of humor. Arts District. SUNY-Binghamton and Uni- He is survived by his wife Brooks practiced as a clin- versity of Colorado Boulder, of 34 years, Anna Marie Pier- ical psychologist for more than then trained, received his doc- simoni, an instructor in digital 25 years, serving the commu- torate degree at the California entertainment media at Cal nities of Northeast Los Ange- School of Professional Psy- State University, Northridge; les. He was a longtime Silver chology, Berkeley (now Alliant daughter Nina, a PhD Can- Lake resident before moving International University, San didate at Stanford University, to downtown in 2014 as an Francisco) and did post-doc- and son Marc, a graduate stu- empty nester along with his torate work at the Reiss-Davis dent at Duke University. wife Anna Marie Piersimoni. Child Development Center in His family asks that dona- Brooks was a true fam- Los Angeles. tions be made in his name to ily man who coached his son’s In 1996, he co-founded the ACLU or Amnesty inter- little league basketball team at the Glendale Area Mental national. the Silver Recreation Center Health Professionals Associa- and actively participated in tion (GAMPHA) serving on Read a longer version of this community activities as a for- the board until 2010; he was story at losfelizledger.com Page 4 SENIOR MOMENTS losfelizledger.com June 2020

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[U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES] [COUNCIL DISTRICT 4] After Coronavirus, We Fighting for Our Immigrant Communities Must Build Back Better By Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu By Rep. Adam Schiff We often ily from Korea, growing up and their work that makes the hear that the was a constant hustle. American Dream possible. At least now—President Franklin D. United States My parents worked hard It seems that the federal 85,000 Americans have died Roosevelt fought for the New is a country of immigrants, and struggled every day to keep government has forgotten, due to the coronavirus. These Deal to put people back to and nowhere is this more clear a roof over our head and food however. Many hardworking aren’t just numbers. They are work, provide financial secu- than in Los Angeles. Nearly on the table. They balanced immigrants were completely family members, loved ones, rity to the middle class to help 3.5 million immigrants live in multiple jobs, working from left out of the Federal CARES and members of our commu- survive the next economic ca- L.A. County, making up over dawn ‘til dusk to support our Act, passed in April to provide nities, and we cannot allow lamity, educate returning sol- 35% of the population. family, finally saving up enough relief during this unprecedent- ourselves to become numb to diers, and build our national Immigrants make Los to open our own little toy store. ed pandemic. the toll that grows day by day. infrastructure. Angeles the diverse, engaging, I saw firsthand how hard Undocumented immi- The virus itself does not During the Vietnam War and welcoming place that it is immigrants work to make it grants were denied stimulus discriminate, but the data and tumult of the sixties, the and form an integral part of in this country and to give support, and are ineligible for paints a devastating picture changes enacted were also our culture and society. opportunity to their children. programs like unemployment about who is bearing the brunt very important, as presidents As an immigrant who I’ve never forgotten the sacri- insurance, despite working in of this deadly disease: Angele- John F. Kennedy and Lyn- came to this city with my fam- fice that immigrants make, see RYU page 10 nos from low-income neigh- don B. Johnson established borhoods are dying of corona- the Great Society program, virus at a rate four times higher passed landmark civil rights than the rest of the county. legislation, and enacted the Disturbingly, it’s clear Voting Rights Act. [CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 13] that this virus has only exacer- Our number one job in Moving Funds Where They’re Most Needed bated deeply entrenched racial Congress is to address the cur- By Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and economic disparities in rent crisis and ensure support our society. And it’s clear that to keep people safe during the In the past to help 13th District residents Economic and Workforce De- this virus will change the way pandemic and help our econo- month, I re- cover their rent due to loss of velopment Department. we live our lives for the fore- my weather the storm. In the prioritized $2 income because of the COV- As emergency orders are seeable future. short-term, we need to provide million in funding intended ID-19 crisis. relaxed and we ramp up for At some of the most per- aid to states, local govern- for other uses within my dis- The other $1 million was a new normal of living in Los ilous moments in our na- ments, hospitals and doctors trict to help those struggling reallocated to the city’s Emer- Angeles, these financial assis- tion’s history, we have found and nurses, businesses, and to make ends meet during the gency Small Business Grant tance programs will help hun- that crises are the crucible in working Americans. COVID-19 pandemic instead. Program for businesses in the dreds of Angelenos across the which great change is possible, But in the coming months The first $1 million is for 13th District with 26 or fewer 13th District stay housed and change that reshapes our soci- and years, we must think big- renters. The city’s Emergency employees. employed. ety for the better. ger and ask, how do we begin Rental Assistance Subsidy This program will assist I will announce details As we battled through the to address the systemic in- (ERAS) Program is admin- small business owners dur- regarding the application pro- depths of the Great Depres- equality that has persisted for istered by the city’s Housing ing the public health emer- cess soon on my website and in sion—the only time of com- far too long in our communi- and Community Investment gency orders, and will be my e-newsletter. You can sign parable economic suffering ties and across the country? Department. administered and developed up for updates online at cd13. to what we are experiencing see SCHIFF page 10 It will provide a subsidy in partnership with the city’s lacity.org

[UPDATE FROM SACRAMENTO] [LOS FELIZ [LOS FELIZ IMPROVEMENT ASSOCATION] Ombudsman Helps NEIGHBORHOOD This Postman Went Viral COUNCIL] Nursing Home Concerns By LFIA Vice President, Lynne T. Jewell By Laura Friedman, California Assembly- 2020 Census: An LFIA Instagram post Osorio, who followed in his member Get Counted thanking Los Feliz mail car- father’s postal career footsteps, Before It’s rier Oscar Osorio for his dedi- said his daughters “see their It is strange to think how much Public Health (CDPH), nearly Too Late cation received a bundle of daddy as an essential worker has changed over the last three 6,000 patients in these fa- “likes” and brought the popu- who has a very important job months, with the COVID-19 cilities have contracted COV- By Sarah Tressler, LFNC lar postal worker some nation- to do.” And, as his seven-year- crisis having worked its way ID-19, with a staggering 1,150 al media attention. old nephew wrote in a school The handling of the coro- into every aspect of our daily dying from the virus or related The 22-year postal vet- report, frontline workers like his navirus pandemic has created lives. complications. That is almost eran serves 450 customers on uncle are “superheroes.” a growing divide among some Since the onset of the a 20% fatality rate and repre- the east side of 90027. Many LFIA not only appreciates factions and unified others. pandemic, I’ve spent every day sents just about 40% of all the of them know him by his first the more than 50 postal car- We register our disdain connecting with advocates, COVID-19 related deaths in name and for his friendly and riers in Los Feliz, but all the or agreement in comments, my colleagues at every level of California. thoughtful customer service. other frontline workers who in posts, in a digital thumbs- government, healthcare pro- It’s heartbreaking. Nursing “Oscar’s a treasure,” said are out there in our commu- up or thumbs-down. We un- fessionals and my constituents. homes are an integral part of one of his long-time custom- nity providing lifelines during friend people. We share the A recent conversation I our healthcare system, particu- ers and LFIA member Dora the coronavirus crisis. 140-character musings on had with a constituent high- larly for the elderly. Seeing them Brockway. We especially thank the politicians or celebrities or sci- lighted one area where this become a battleground of this By happenstance, follow- healthcare workers—doctors, entists. crisis has had a particularly pandemic is devastating. ing the recent LFIA Instagram nurses and support staff—sav- But while these online devastating impact—skilled California has responded post (@the_lfia), things took ing lives every day. expressions may be cathartic, nursing facilities. aggressively, forcing its health off and Osorio was in demand The First Responders from there are two things you can Skilled nursing facilities department to be more vigi- for media interviews. LAFD’s Fire Stations 35 and do that will actually count: often referred to as “nursing lant in terms of monitoring On Mother’s Day, this fa- 56, LAPD’s Northeast Divi- You can vote, and you can fill homes,” “rehabilitation centers” and nimble in how it responds ther of three girls had a cameo sion and the 911 operators; out the 2020 Census. or “convalescent hospitals” are including increasing the fre- appearance on NBC’s Com- the incredibly hardworking California Secretary the live-in facilities that provide quency of inspections, setting edy Festival. Comedian Ce- grocery store workers at our of State Alex Padilla un- nursing care for the chronically up infection control strike dric the Entertainer shouted local markets and the restau- derscored the importance ill or those recovering from a teams, providing PPE for out “Oscar, the mailman,” rants and specialty shops with of census participation via medical condition or surgery. workers and increasing fund- who was standing next to his take-out and curbside service, Zoom at our May Governing Our state is home to 1,224 of ing for such facilities. signature mail truck on New we thank you! Board meeting. these facilities. The crisis has also accentu- Hampshire Avenue garbed in All the delivery person- “It’s never been easier. According to a recent re- ated that the majority of resi- COVID-19 protective gear. nel who bring us our online port by the California Dept. of see FRIEDMAN page 10 see LFNC page 9 How good is that? see LFIA page 13

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[REAL ESTATE] Prices, Demand Both Up Despite Pandemic

Home prices were up in lion—the only local median April, locally and countywide, to go down from last year, by despite the coronavirus crisis, about a quarter. Two condos according to data provided sold in 90027 for a median of by CoreLogic, a data analysis $678,000, 19% higher than in firm based in La Jolla, CA. April 2019. Fourteen homes sold Atwater and Silver Lake’s in Silver Lake/Echo Park’s 90039, meanwhile had five 90026 ZIP code, for a median home sales, at a $1.7 million price of 1.308 million, nearly median, up about 8% from 40% higher than the previous the year prior. Only one condo year’s median. No condos sold sold in the area for $740,000, in the area. 13% above the previous April’s 1307 Maltman Ave., a 6-bedroom, 6-bath, 3,584-square-foot home in 90026 sold on April 19th for $1.45 million. Compass The Beachwood/Holly- median. agent Josh Brenner represented both the buyer and the seller. wood Hills’ 90068 ZIP saw According to data from nine home sales, for a median Redfin, a national real estate rock bottom in April, and that on listing their homes, partially the surge in demand, despite of $1.589 million, about 12% brokerage, housing demand uptick paired with a lack of sup- due to economic uncertainty record unemployment lev- above the previous year’s price. went up nationally in May, ply is a recipe for bidding wars,” and concerns of health risks. In els caused by the COVID-19 Six condos sold in the area, for while supply has continued to said Redfin lead economist Tay- some hot neighborhoods, there pandemic. a median of $741,000—about go down, resulting in an up- lor Marr. “Homebuyers are get- may only be one or two homes “With job losses dispro- 6% below the April 2019 me- tick in bidding wars for the ting back out there, searching for sale, with multiple home- portionately affecting people dian. few homes that are still on the for more space as they realize us- buyers vying for them.” with lower incomes, unem- In Los Feliz’s 90027 ZIP market. ing their home as an office and In a May 21st report, ployment hasn’t had much ef- code, seven homes sold for a “Demand for homes has school may become the norm. Redfin Chief Growth Officer fect on home-buying demand, median price of $1.775 mil- picked back up after hitting But sellers are still holding off Adam Wiener speculated on yet,” he wrote.

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LFNC from page 6 “California could potentially [HOUSE AND HOLMES] You can do it on paper, you lose a U.S. Representative Electric Umbrella can do it online, you can do because our population has By Rob Loos, Ledger Columnist it by phone. But it’s critical shrunk in California in the that we do it—that each and last 10 years.” Our dog like to eat around 8:00 PM maybe a few well-placed Tiki every community gets its share And while you’re at it, regis- thinks this is and the sun sets at 7:45 pm. torches? Too smelly. How of federal dollars for all the ter to vote. November elections the greatest There was a pretty pink af- about a fire pit? Too hot. things we care about.” are just around the corner— moment ever—nobody leaves terglow in the western sky for Or maybe I could use the Statewide, only about doesn’t it seem like February home for work or goes on about five minutes, but then it screen on my smartphone? 51% of Californians have re- was just a few weeks ago? any non-essential trip, which was just plain dark. Isn’t there an app that simu- sponded to the census. Every county will send means that “the pack” is to- We brought out candles, lates candlelight? There is, “We can’t remind each every registered voter a ballot gether nearly all the time. but the breeze created a but it seems way too cheesy. other enough: Do the census, in the mail in advance of the If we travel to the post of- waxy ooze that stuck to our So I did what I normally do the census, do the census,” election and in-person voting fice or pick up some curbside wrought iron patio table. do when I’m faced with an Padilla urged. will take place at multiple lo- take-out, our dog goes with I tried to save the day by insoluble home improvement Pam Marcello, of Con- cations over 11 days. us. He’s content to sit through wearing my headlamp—you problem: I called my super- gressman Adam Schiff’s office, Register online at vote. days of endless Zoom meet- know, one of those flash- contractor friend, Dave. also noted the importance of ca.gov and fill out your census ings and evenings filled with lights you wear on your fore- I figured he might have the census. form at mycensus2020.gov Turner Classic Movies. head when trekking through faced this issue when he was “That’s how states get ap- It shouldn’t take much But after three months of the Badlands—but for some adding a deck to his house in propriated money and mem- longer than it takes to write a “Safer at Home,” my wife in- reason my wife didn’t like a Sedona. bers of Congress,” she said Facebook post. sists that the dog and I have high-powered beam shining I explained the situation during the May meeting. to go outside for more than a directly in her face every time and Dave laughed, “Dude, walk around the block a few I looked at her. you’re working too hard. I Advertise in the times a day. I tried to get creative; I have the perfect solution for Her plan is to turn our strung three extension cords you—an electric umbrella!” Los Feliz Ledger small yard into an outdoor liv- together from the wall socket Dave went on to explain (323) 741-0019 ing space with a table, comfy in the living room, over the that we should get a patio chairs and a portable Blue- couch and out the window, umbrella that with built-in tooth speaker. hoping it would reach the pa- solar powered LED lights. We She envisions spending tio table and power a small bought a nine-foot red So- Is Real Estate Dead? evenings outside in the cool coffee table lamp to brighten lar Umbrella with 40 built-in ot at all! Coldwell Banker began by helping San Franciscans night air, eating dinner and our celebration—or at least LED lights that gently illu- survive the 1906 earthquake and fire by facilitating forward-moving sipping wine, while our play- help us see what we were eat- minate the table from above, N changes in their lives. Today we have a new crisis, but our need to ful pup gnaws on his favorite ing. But it fell short and a table which goes goes to prove: “If embrace constructive change remains. For this reason, California considers bone. lamp doesn’t look good in the I can’t figure it out—and I real estate to be an essential business. Now more than ever, the skill of This was a great plan until middle of an azalea bush. know that I can’t—my friend a seasoned real estate professional is paramount. Choose the help of a survivor to survive. The pandemic will pass. With every adversity comes our first al fresco dinner. We I started brainstorming: Dave can.” opportunity. Will you be ready for opportunity?

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FRIEDMAN from page 6 addressing issues, including RYU from page 6 immigration helps create immigrants dents in nursing homes do not publishing a guide for families many of the fields that have jobs—for both naturalized I recently held a virtual have the same access to tech- and developing inventive ways been most severely impacted and native-born Americans— Immigrant Rights Town nology to better cope with to maintain contact with resi- by this pandemic. especially when immigrants Hall with top advocates and stay-at-home orders and main- dents. In fact, our Ombuds- Recent tax data from move into economically de- specialists in the field to tain communication with man’s office sent out 76,000 2015 shows that undocu- pressed areas. ensure that our immigrant loved ones. As a result, visits post cards to residents in SNFs mented immigrants paid I will not stop fighting for neighbors know the rights that many residents rely on as in our region to assure them of about $23.6 billion in federal our immigrant communities. and resources available to their only form of connection their rights and to check in on taxes, and about $11 billion I’ve introduced legislation ask- them. to the outside world have been the care they are receiving. in local and state taxes. Even ing the City of Los Angeles to People from across the city halted. Given the extraordinary so, they are unable to utilize formally oppose any Federal called in to ask important and When I spoke with the impact of COVID-19 on Cali- many of the very programs action that seeks to suspend thoughtful questions. Their constituent with a family fornians in nursing homes, it that they pay into. or freeze immigration to the concerns ran the gamut, from member currently in a nursing is likely this is going to be the It is especially infuriating United States, and I’ve called young Angelenos worried home, this was their primary new normal for a long time. now to see the Trump admin- on the State of California to about college applications, to concern. I cannot imagine the Finding sustainable and istration using the coronavirus provide funding for undocu- parents trying to find resourc- pain and anxiety both resi- effective solutions will not be pandemic as an excuse to de- mented immigrants affected es for their families. dents and family members are easy to ensure quality care and monize immigrants. by the coronavirus pandemic. We can’t give up this fight. facing because of this issue. combat isolation for residents In addition to hateful I’m thrilled to see that Our work must continue. Im- I told her she is not alone. and their families. speech, the Trump adminis- California is leading the way migrants represent some of the Thousands across the state are Fortunately, there is an tration has taken steps to bar by providing financial relief for best among us—they are the dealing with these same chal- army of people working every immigrants from entering our undocumented immigrants. dreamers, the optimists, and lenges. day to ensure that residents country, under the guise of You can learn more about this the fighters—and they need Please know that there have access to the resources protecting American workers. relief and how to apply on my our support now more than is help. Under the Califor- and care they need. This ignores the fact that website: davidryu.lacity.org/ ever. nia Dept. of Aging, there is a If you or a loved one needs “Long-Term Care Ombuds- help navigating any circum- man Program,” which assists stance surrounding long-term residents and their families care, please know that my office with everything from commu- is there to help you. As always, I SCHIFF from page 6 go to college if they want to, These are massive changes nication and access to health- welcome your thoughts, experi- We must improve our na- without being saddled with to undertake. How do we be- care coverage, to ensuring resi- ence and concerns with this or tion’s healthcare system by debt for the rest of their lives. gin to make progress? One step dents’ rights and protections any other matter. ensuring that all Americans, And we must address at a time, first addressing the and addressing quality-of-care Please feel free to reach no matter where they’re born, wage inequality and make crisis in front of us, but always concerns. out to me at my District Of- their income level, or their sure every American, every looking ahead to a more pros- I’m in regular contact fice by calling (818) 558-3043 work, have reliable access to child and family, no matter perous and more just America. with our region’s Ombuds- or sending me an email at As- quality, affordable healthcare. what their circumstance, has a Now is the time to think man who has been especially semblymember.Friedman@ We must also ensure that roof over their head and food big, because after coronavirus, proactive during this crisis in Assembly.ca.gov. each and every American can on their table. we must build back better.

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SUMMER CAMP from page 1 old, rather than just preschool GRADUATION from page 1 faculty and staff waved and ap- their parents to be filmed re- tisystem Inflammatory Syn- and kindergarteners. school’s communications di- plauded from a distance, offer- ceiving their diploma. Then, drome linked to the coronavi- Plant said she has high rector Callie Webb. ing shouts of encouragement to she said, the school will edit rus, many summer schools and hopes for the Camelot’s sum- Until May 14th, when the graduating class. together the videos for their camps have been cancelled, mer camp, which will focus on the Bowl announced the can- Meanwhile, Los An- virtual ceremony in June. while others will look signifi- water play and outdoor explo- cellation of its entire summer geles Unified School Dis- In mid-May, Essman cantly different than they did ration. calendar, the school’s admin- trict (LAUSD) Supt. Austin said she and other staff drove last year. “We plan to spend time istration held out hope their Beutner recently announced around and hand-delivered At a May 22nd briefing, outside as much as possible,” ceremony could still take place all LAUSD graduation cer- eighth graders’ graduation California Gov. Gavin New- she said. at the outdoor venue, which is emonies would be virtual. medals, tassels and com- som said guidelines for re- According to Kari Druy- large enough to facilitate am- “We’ve explored drive-in, memorative yard signs as a opening schools and summer en, who runs Silverlake Beach ple social distancing. Now, ac- drive-by, drive-around and surprise. camps were pending, though Camp and operates Pinwheels cording to Webb, those hopes drive-through ceremonies. OMGC is additionally such had not yet been released Preschool in Los Feliz, she also have been dashed. We’ve even asked if we could highlighting each graduate on at press time. plans to operate both the camp Now, she said, school of- rent the Coliseum or Dodger the school’s social media pages, “My kids ask me as well,” and the school this summer. ficials are trying to figure out a Stadium and sit every partici- posting photos and announc- Newsom said, when pressed “[Children] need a place way to honor the 118-member pant far apart,” Beutner said ing where each student is going on whether camps would get to go and socialize because class of 2020. in a virtual districtwide May to high school, she said. the green-light this year. their mental health and social “A ceremony in some form 4th address. “Health authori- According to Essman, she Meanwhile, some facilities, skills are important,” Druyen is pending as plans develop,” ties tell us those are not pos- is trying to maintain as many which have been certified by the said. said Webb. Whether that will sible at this time.” traditions as possible—includ- state as childcare providers, are Pinwheels will reopen on be a virtual ceremony or a Beutner encouraged ing the school’s annual walk-a- considered essential businesses June 1st, Druyen said, but postponed in-person one re- schools to “be creative and thon, scheduled for May 29th. under stay-at-home orders and there will be no stuffed ani- mains to be seen, as the school hold the best virtual celebra- “I’ve been videotaping are allowed to operate before re- mals or soft toys allowed and has not yet finalized plans. tion you can,” saying in-per- segments, and we’re taking the strictions are lifted. children will bring their own In the meantime, the son ceremonies could be held kids on a virtual walk around Silver Lake’s Camelot food and won’t share snacks. school has been keeping stu- later, after schools reopen. los Feliz,” she said. “We are Kids, for example, has been Silverlake Beach Camp dent spirits up with events High schoolers aren’t the having to be so creative. It’s in- open since May 4th, according is scheduled to begin on July like a drive-through “Senior only ones missing out on a tra- sane. Because you want to give to owner, Rene Plant. 13th, albeit with lower enroll- Sundae Party” on May 12th, ditional graduation this year. them as similar an experience The preschool currently ment. what would traditionally be Eighth graders at Vermont as possible. You want them to has 16 children divided into “We are doing what is the school’s senior ditch day. Avenue’s Our Mother of Good have all that stuff.” three groups to minimize the manageable, with a lower Seniors lined up in cars Counsel (OMGC) will have Essman said she has tried risk of exposure to the coro- number of children. We have on the school’s ballfield, where their graduation moved online to show her eighth graders the navirus, said Plant, and the three teachers available, and Immaculate Heart President as well, according to the school’s bright side of the situation by school recently obtained a we plan to be outdoors most of Maureen Diekmann and Prin- principal Allison Essman. reminding them how historical “school age waiver” from the the time,” Druyen said. cipal Naemah Morris distribut- According to Essman, the and unique their situation is. state, which allows them to In addition to reducing ed bags with cups of ice cream school is making individual “I tell them, ‘No one will take in children up to 10 years see SUMMER CAMP page 15 and sundae toppings. Other appointments for students and see GRADUATION page 14

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[IMMACULATE HEART] [IVANHOE] Still Living in Corona Time How COVID-19 Restrictions Affect People By Stella Lissak ’22 Experiencing Homelessness And here it is. minimal at the start of quaran- By Nahla Bailey, 4th grade We’ve come to tine, but “as finals approached, On Mother’s out free masks and free CO- sources of food that people a close on the our teachers did their best to Day, my father was driving VID-19 tests for anyone who experiencing homelessness 2019-20 school year—or three help us prepare.” to a restaurant to pick up our would like to be tested. used to access are not available quarters of a school year. Most of her time, she said, dinner. On the restaurant “I am worried for the in- anymore,” said Raman. “One Truly, ever since March “was spent studying and work- door there was a sign that creased risks that people ex- way you can help: the Los An- 13th, it feels a bit like time has ing to maintain good grades.” said “all transactions must be pressing homelessness face at geles Coalition to End Youth stopped. As one of my teach- Teachers, she added, have placed through our app. No this time” said Nithya Raman, Homelessness has started a ers puts it, “We’re not living in been extremely helpful, ac- in-person transactions!” an urban planner, community fundraiser to get grocery cards measured time; we’re living in commodating, and under- On the way back he saw a advocate and current candidate to homeless youth.” Other corona time.” standing during this time, a man asking for money on the for Los Angeles City Council resources include SELAH This newfangled way of nice reprieve during the al- street corner. When my dad District 4. “I am also hopeful Neighborhood Homelessness “measuring” time—that feels ready challenging adjustment told us about the precautions that the public health emergen- Coalition, where handwritten like eternity—means that our to online learning. that stores were taking, and cy will mean that the city and notes of encouragement and method of learning has had to Meanwhile, Immaculate the man on the corner, I asked, county act with the urgency hygiene kits are made for our adapt to off-campus distance Heart students have found “What good would the cash do required to make more hous- unhoused neighbors. learning through virtual class creative ways to feel part of a if most stores aren’t accepting ing, camping sites, and services This goes to say that there meetings. school community. cash during the quarantine?” available to move people per- are other ways than just giving In last month’s column, Sophomore Ellie Kwon The choices that store manently off of the streets.” cash or food to help people ex- I mentioned how distance noted that our infamously low owners are making are affect- Raman went on to explain periencing homelessness dur- learning was going well for “sophomore school spirit” has ing lots of people who don’t that people who used to volun- ing this pandemic. There are me, but this month I asked risen to new extremes during have a credit card or bank ac- teer at homeless shelters can- many resources and organiza- other sophomores for their quarantine. count. So most people without not volunteer anymore. tions to support. Even kids can opinions on the quarantine, For example, our Sopho- a debit or credit card do not “Because of risks from the do their part because everyone as well as how they dealt with more Board helped to get stu- have access to most businesses. virus, many of the traditional has their own part to play. end-of-the-year AP tests and dents even more excited about Niall McCarthy from our Cumulative Assessment trying new activities from forbes.com wrote “California Period (CAP). home, especially during Spirit has more than half of all un- LFIA from page 6 thanks to the frontline’s es- The common consensus Week (when each day has a sheltered homeless people in packages and bags of food; sential workers with cheer- was that students were glad theme to follow and a partic- the country at 53% or 108,432, the schoolteachers who pro- ing, clapping and clanking AP tests were shortened and ular clothing choice, such as nearly nine times as many as vide lessons via virtual class- pots and pans. remote this year, as well as class color Tuesday). the state with the next highest rooms; the volunteers who One high schooler on open note. Ultimately, most students number. That’s Florida.” That buy groceries for our shut-in Waverly Drive entertains his I also asked classmates said that they were looking for- means that the state of Califor- seniors; the City Hall em- neighbors by playing a musical about their workload as we ward to summer vacation and nia has the largest population ployees; the sanitation crews; medley of “Amazing Grace” faced the end of the year. I enjoying the outdoors (while of people experiencing home- and let’s not forget the ani- and “Hector the Brave” on his found it quite calm at the be- being socially distant and safe), lessness in the United States. mal shelter workers and the bagpipes. ginning of quarantine, but picking up a new instrument, On Riverside Drive, in zookeepers. Our gratitude Sometimes it’s the small- recently it ramped up a bit as or exercising. And we are all front of the Friendship Au- list is endless. est of gestures that give the we stared down the barrel at anticipating the start of the ditorium there are 40 trailers We also salute the resi- biggest thanks to folks like school’s end date. 2020-21 school year (whether stationed in the parking lot, dents of Los Feliz for nightly Oscar Osorio and all the other Sophomore Class Presi- from home or on campus). housing asymptomatic home- serenading our heroes. It’s dedicated workers who take dent Daniela Salazar said her I’d like to say a quick less individuals. Some organi- become a ritual in sections extra-good care of us during workload had been “manage- thank you to everyone who has zations have also been giving of the community to give these trying times. able but challenging,” largely read my column over the past because distance learning year, even if only once. I’m ex- meant greater responsibility cited to see what the summer fell on each student as a result and next year will bring, and I of fewer group projects. am looking forward to writing Sophomore Grace Lorey again in the fall. Have a great said her workload felt fairly summer!

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TRAILERS from page 1 “It’s understandable this elusive for years. And now, ex- is happening,” said Stephanie perts say things will only get Vendig, who helped found worse. the senior center 12 years ago, Analyses released in May “but at the same time, we are by a Columbia University pro- worried about what will hap- fessor said COVID-19 will pen to the senior center . . . It’s throw another 30,000 Cali- been a second home to a hell fornians into homelessness and of a lot of people.” consultants McKinsey and Peter Bonerz, 81, the actor Company reported that 40% from the famed Bob Newhart of jobs in Los Angeles Coun- Show, who has moderated ty were vulnerable to unpaid the discussion group Socrates leave, furloughs, reduced hours Café at the club for the last 11 and layoffs due to the virus. years, said he is not concerned The June release of this and is a proud YIMBY. year’s homeless point in time “They are welcome to our count—which occurred in parking lot,” he said. “I don’t January before COVID-19 think we’re going to be using struck—has been delayed due it for a while . . . We geezers to the pandemic. Last year’s probably shouldn’t be get- numbers revealed over 36,000 ting together for another six homeless persons in the city of months or so.” Los Angeles and nearly 60,000 But there are others de- in the county. manding the city move the And by all measures the trailers now, saying there was numbers are going to get no process for public input on SAFETY. HEALTH. LEARNING worse. Still, officials say they the issue, the trailers will take are confident they can get away a grassy space where chil- those living in the trailers in dren often play and the area Los Feliz, as well as in seven will become inundated with ENROLLING other communities through- homeless people. out the city—including “Why should Riverside Woodland Hills, Westwood Drive be made into Los Feliz in-person & e-learning and Cheviot Hills—into some Skid Row?” said Christopher form of housing. Callen, a local resident for 26 “We are working . . . to years. transition everyone given emer- Callen wants the trailers community = strength gency shelter during the crisis moved to a Goodwill parking to a permanent home . . . after lot on San Fernando Road, the immediate crisis passes,” about two miles east from said Sarah Dusseault, Chair of where they are now. She says Los Angeles Homeless Services the location, across the 5 Free- Authority, the agency oversee- way and L.A. River, is in a more ing the program. commercial area, where those In fact, officials say the living in the trailers—which pandemic will make doing so have an 8 p.m. curfew—can easier than before. find services and food. “This is groundbreaking According to Callen, over because, thanks to Project 30 locals have contacted her Roomkey, we know exactly with concerns. where these individuals are “It’s like cockroaches,” she and we are breaking down ev- said. “For every person that ery barrier we can to make our contacts me there is probably system work faster and more a hundred others that feel the effectively,” said Amy Perkins, same way.” director of Housing Central For his part, Los Angeles Command, established by the City Councilmember David city and county in February Ryu didn’t decide to bring the to move people into housing trailers in. Garcetti did. faster. “We urgently need solu- But some members of the tions like these trailers to pro- senior center—which has a tect public health and bring roster of about 400—worry our un-housed neighbors into that moving the people out safe shelter and I’m proud to of the trailers might be diffi- support the mayor in bring- cult and create a new barrier ing these trailers to Council to finally reopening their club District Four,” he said in state- after COVID-19. ment April 28th.

GRADUATION from page 12 event, celebrating every class forget your class ever,’” she of 2020. said. Other speakers include Indeed, it will be hard former Secretary of State tele-therapy Condoleezza Rice and Nobel to forget a class whose com- mencement speakers include Peace Prize winner Malala learning never stops former President and First Yousafzai. Speech. Occupational. Behavior Therapy Lady Barack and Michelle “Graduate Together” will Obama. stream online and air on sev- YouTube announced last eral TV networks, including week the couple would head- ABC CBS, FOX and NBC, smileandwonder.com 323-644-9380 line its “Graduate Together” June 6th at 3 p.m.

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SUMMER CAMP from page 12 all three of her children, a sa dancing, Pilates and bak- painting and MyGym teaching ation and Parks Dept. spokes- enrollment from the usual 25 14-year-old boy and 12-year- ing, according to the school’s karate and dance, all via Zoom. person Rose Watson, including kids per week, Druyen said she old twin girls to Silverlake communications director Cal- But others have opted to Griffith Park’s Camp Holly- also made adjustments to the Beach Camp this year. lie Webb. cancel their summer program- woodland and the Silver Lake camp’s activities schedule. “My kids have been going “The only class that will ming, such as Ecole du Soleil, Recreation Center day camp. “We will go to the beach to the camp since they were not be offered is swimming,” LILA International School’s “We don’t anticipate three times per week instead of 5 and even though they are Webb said. summer camp, according to opening camps this summer, two and we will avoid the big adjusting well to the quaran- Los Feliz’s Wizard of Art information on the school’s but look forward to reopening museums [if they reopen], and tine, … they do want to go to and Atwater Village’s MyGym website. them as soon as it’s safe to do instead go to smaller ones, like camp,” Wick said. have also moved their summer All city-operated camps so,” Watson said. the LAX museum, so that we Meanwhile, many schools classes online, with Wizard have been cancelled as well, ac- don’t get in contact with other have moved their summer of Art teaching drawing and cording to Los Angeles Recre- people,” she said. classes online. Druyen also cancelled the Franklin Avenue girls’ ULATE C HE school Immaculate Heart A A camp’s typical weekly public M R M T

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I S A O IM virtually this year, with tradi- N will instead use the camp’s van M S Immaculate Heart A PE CU S for all transportation. tional academics, such as math L A TA A Catholic, Independent, College Preparatory School for Girls Grades 6 – 12 One mother, Meredith and language classes, as well as Wick, said she plans to send enrichment activities, like Sal- Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Our graduates have been accepted at universities and colleges across the country, including: American University Howard University Syracuse University Amherst College Loyola Marymount University The Catholic University of America Bard College Loyola University Chicago The George Washington University Bishop’s University Macalester College Tufts University Boston College Mount St. Mary’s University University of California, BEACHWOOD from page 1 lywood United Neighborhood Boston University New York University All Campuses short lived, as the city’s May Council Boardmember Sheila California State University, Oberlin College University of Chicago 9th reopening of public hiking Irani. All Campuses Otis College of Art & Design University of Michigan Cal Poly Pomona Pepperdine University University of Oregon trails brought visitors flooding With Hollywood’s popu- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Pomona College University of Portland back, creating new safety con- lar Runyon Canyon park Chapman University Purdue University University of Puget Sound cerns and rekindling old ones. closed, for example, Irani said Colgate University Rhode Island School of Design University of San Diego According to Lake Hol- she worries those hikers will Connecticut College Reed College University of San Francisco Cornell University Rollins College University of Southern California lywood resident Daniel Sav- be drawn instead to her neigh- DePaul University Saint Mary’s College of California University of St. Andrews age, while tourism has mostly borhood, offsetting any reduc- Emerson University Santa Clara University University of Washington stopped due to the pandem- tion in tourism caused by the Fordham University Sarah Lawrence College University of Wisconsin Madison ic, foot traffic in the area does pandemic. Gonzaga University School of the Art Institute of Chicago Vassar College Goucher College Seattle University Virginia Tech not seem to have gone down, “With the Runyon Can- Grinnel College Smith College Wellesley College and most of the hikers he has yon closure, [the] attractive- Spelman College Whitman College seen are flouting coronavirus ness of the trails, the Hol- safety orders. lywood sign and lake views “There is no social dis- make Lake Hollywood a very tance, no masks,” he said. vulnerable location for far Beachwood Drive resi- more visitors than recom- dent Sarajane Schwartz said mended with social distancing she has seen between 30 to 40 requirements,” said Irani. “We hikers per day along Beach- know from past experience 5515 Franklin Avenue ♥ Los Angeles, CA 90028 that people normally inun- wod Drive since the trails re- (323) 461-3651 ♥ www.immaculateheart.org opened, only a small fraction date the Lake Hollywood area of whom she recognizes as on weekends to hike Wisdom residents—and the majority Tree trail, and Dirt Mulhol- unmasked. land and Mt. Lee for exercise.” According to Schwartz, According to Irani, she the hikers have persisted, de- and her neighbors worry a few spite the city’s court-ordered careless rulebreakers might 2017 closure of the Beachwood ruin things for everyone. Drive trailhead after a judge “I would hate for the ruled it was causing hikers to opening of parks that should trespass on property owned by be a positive event for so Sunset Ranch stables. many, to be stopped by the Now, she said, hikers walk few who feel they are above “bootleg” trails to the sign and social distancing and wearing ignore safety postings—in a mask,” she said. some cases going so far as to Additionally, Irani said remove them. she worries about the ever- WESTRIDGE SCHOOL “People should walk present possibility an errant the legal, public trails,” said cigarette butt might start a Congratulations Schwartz. “We are very wor- fire—especially since annual ried. The signs that were tell- brush clearance by the Los Class of 2020 ing people to wear masks were Angeles Fire Dept. (LAFD) Members of the Westridge Class of 2020 will continue their educational pursuits stolen.” has not yet occurred. at the following institutions: According to Schwartz, According to LAFD spokesperson Margaret Stewart, Barnard College Hamilton College University of An independent, forward- most of the residents in her Boston University (2) Haverford College Pennsylvania (2) community are senior citi- brush clearance and fire inspec- Brandeis University High Point University Princeton University (3) thinking girls’ school zens. She said she is con- tions typically scheduled for Brown University Indiana University Scripps College committed to educating California Institute of Johns Hopkins University University of Southern intellectually adventurous cerned that hikers not wear- May were postponed until June Technology Lehigh University California (7) ing mandatory face coverings due to the pandemic. University of California: Loyola Marymount St. Olaf College thinkers, and courageous, In the meantime, Irani Berkeley University (2) The New School compassionate leaders. could spread the coronavi- Santa Cruz (2) University of Michigan Tufts University (3) rus, which disproportionately said, if hikers start following University of Chicago (3) University of Minnesota- Tulane University (2) kills people older than 65. COVID-19 safety guidelines, Claremont McKenna Twin Cities Vassar College (2) College (2) New York University (3) Washington State The city’s decision to re- it may kill two birds with one Columbia University & Northeastern University Trinity College Dublin University (3) University of open some trails and not oth- stone. 324 MADELINE DRIVE, Cornell University Oberlin College Washington ers has further complicated “Thankfully wearing a PASADNA, CA 91105 George Washington Pasadena City College Wellesley College 626.799.1053 EXT. 256 matters, according to Lake mask makes it impossible to University (2) Wesleyan University WESTRIDGE.ORG Hollywood resident and Hol- smoke,” she said.

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