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Friday Night Lights Shine Out Across the Palisades

Palisades Charter High School senior Felix Massey snapped this shot from 200 feet above Stadium by the Sea at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, when the football team took on Hamilton High School, winning 42-7. The next Pali High conference fixture is an away game on Friday, Oct. 13 against Fairfax. Go Dolphins! Photo courtesy of Felix Massey Not a Pretty, Pretty Story: Larry Packed House at Hearing for David’s Slave-Owning Roots Revealed Highlands Eldercare Facility By JOHN HARLOW and Alabama—I’ve got some of the circuit, where he first met fellow By MATTHEW MEYER Editor-in-Chief worst racist places in the world [in stand-up Jerry Seinfeld—and the Reporter my lineage],” David said. rest is comedy history. he return of comedian Larry Da- His mother’s family came from In “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” t was standing room only in vid with a new season of “Curb Poland and largely perished during he plays a more curmudgeonly a City Hall hearing room on TYour Enthusiasm” on HBO—once the Nazi pogroms: He learned that (“braver”) version of his Palisadian IWednesday, Oct. 4, with rows of again filmed in Pacific Palisades— his mother’s name was not Rose but golf-swinging, TV-writing, socially Palisadians vying to weigh in on has been greeted with, well, enthu- Regina. awkward self. the early permitting stages of a siasm. Larry David Photo courtesy of IMDB His paternal line came from the It won an array of awards but proposed eldercare and dementia In contrast to the PBS SoCal old dukedom of Hesse-Darmstadt, after a six-year absence, it was un- facility in The Highlands. The lot at 1525 Palisades Drive program “Finding Your Roots,” first also a Southern slave owner. today in Germany, before they em- certain whether David would really Associate Zoning Adminis- Photo courtesy of Chuck Larsen broadcast on Oct. 3, which dug into In the 1850s his great-grandfa- igrated to the United States in the return until last fall when filming trator Henry Chu presided over Lawrence Gene David’s ancestors ther, Henry Bernstein, of Mobile, Al- 19th century. started on Alma Real in The Hun- nearly three hours of public tes- Most aired grievances: leaving him, as he admitted on cam- abama, a devout member of Sha’arai David said he was raised in tington. timony, ultimately ruling to delay Neighbors were skeptical of the era, shocked yet enlightened. Shomayim Temple, was also record- Brooklyn during the 1950s, where The ninth season started on City Planning’s decision for 30 facility’s projected low traffic “You can see why my father did ed as owning a teenage female slave there was much shouting but little in- HBO on Oct. 1 and will run for 10 more days, allowing more time to impact, arguing that delivery not want to tell me about my family,” and a 4-year-old slave. The father of formation about the family journey. tumultuous episodes. gather input. trucks, ambulances, employees he cracked. the child was not recorded. They wanted him to be a mail- And is that it? “I don’t know, Chu heard first from Brent- and resident shuttles would con- The long-running genealogy Bernstein was one of just 3,000 man but he flunked the civil service I never look forward,” he said re- wood developer Rony Shram and tribute new troubles to the area. show, presented by Harvard profes- Jews, Gates said, who enlisted with exam. peatedly in a round of promotional his associates, and then from a Others, including two speak- sor Henry Louis Gates Jr., revealed the Confederate States Army during He said he only found his interviews. snaking line of public comment- ers who identified themselves as that David’s roots not only included the Civil War. “voice” when he escaped his family Yet looking forward might have ers, most of whom opposed the a patients’ advocate and elder- doomed Jewish communities in the “I am a little more exotic than at the University of Maryland and, proven more comfortable than look- project. care nurse, questioned the proj- old Austro-Hungarian empire but I thought. I am [from] Germany a few years later, on the stand-up ing back. Shram’s attorney Kevin Mc- ect’s safety, citing issues ranging Donnell opened the discussion by from Palisades Drive’s steep asserting that the project is a “by incline to the building’s ability right” use of the Palisades Drive to evacuate residents in a major site according to the city’s zoning earthquake. laws, and had been deemed a safe There were structural gripes location by consulting eldercare as well, from residents who facility operators and LAFD of- said that the facility was taller ficials. than surrounding townhomes, He added that because such clashed with the neighborhood’s facilities “unfortunately have in- architectural style and disrupted frequent visitors” and most of the the area’s natural beauty. residents do not drive, the traf- Many said they weren’t fic impact would be minimal in aware of the project in its current comparison to other commercial form until word of that day’s uses that the space is zoned for. hearing spread through The The project’s architect also Highlands through a city-issued addressed Chu, noting that the public notice. building’s pad was set below A few residents did make street-level on the sloped Pali- the trip downtown to voice their sades Drive in order to reduce the support, including a Palisadian practical height of the four-story, who said that he hoped to move 65,000-square-foot structure. his mother into the facility to Shram himself detailed the have her nearby. process that led him to pursue Another neighbor invoked an eldercare facility in the space, the concept of silent majority, including his previous efforts to saying that many Highlanders gain community support for a quietly supported the project, condo project on the lot. and called it “offensive” that But public comment domi- those who have voiced sup- Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer nated the bulk of the hearing, with port for the development were The first entry in this year’s Creep Your Crypt contest was Christopher and Azita Baffa’s home in The queues of Palisadians—many ral- deemed Shram “cronies” online. Highlands. Prizes will be awarded to the winning home in three categories: Creepiest Crypt, Best Theme lied by the newly formed High- Former and current mem- and DIY-Originality. For more information or to sign up, visit bit.ly/crypt_2017. landers United for Good group— bers of the Palisades Highlands taking their turn to speak. (Continued on Page 3) Page 2 Palisadian-Post October 12, 2017

WEB TALK

This week’s hottest topics on Palisadian-Post Facebook, Twitter & Instagram Police searched for a suspect after an armed robbery took Out of the Past place at the U.S. Bank branch at 15305 Sunset Blvd. in The Village on Tuesday, Sept. 26. LAPD Detective Chris Marsden June 25, 1970 2 told the Palisadian-Post that nobody was hurt during the inci- 2¢¢ Your Two Cents’ Worth dent, which occurred at approximately 3:20 p.m. The suspect, Little Gallery Stages Open House—Hosting an open house on Sunday, The Little Gallery on Via identified as a “white male in his 50s,” approximately 5’6 - de la Paz invites the community to the 2 to 4:30 p.m. event featuring gallery additions. Got something to say? Call 5’9 and 180 - 200lbs, escaped with an undisclosed amount of (310) 454-1321 or email 2cents@ money. #palisades #palipost palipost.com and get those kudos or concerns off your chest. Names will not be used. Marlene Schaffner I drove by there today and saw all the police cars and yellow tape around the parking lot on the corner of Sunset and Swarthmore. Pretty gutsy to do when surrounded by after school traffic and all of the Art construction workers. How did he get away, I could barely get down The Palisades is a beautiful town. the street in the traffic!! That said, one area due for an up- grade is the ugly, beige retaining Nicola Buck wall in Sunset opposite the Pali He was probably sitting in Starbucks High baseball field. It’s an eyesore. Marlene Schaffner How about we make it available to You’re right, he just walked across the street and waited for the Pali High art students, or local or police to leave! Brilliant !! inner city artists to paint murals? I think they could do something Dana Goldstein great with the space. It’d be a win- Nicola Buck you crack me up win for all! Jeremy Padawer If we can’t catch a 50-something year old, 5’6” 200 lb dude (think Art II Tom Arnold), we stand no chance against a younger, fitter thief (Chris This idea about having an art show Evans). Watch for the senior robbing tour to stay in session until we in the town: I like it, but I fear we have more police presence. Very thankful nobody was hurt. are more consumers than creators. We save all that creativity for the Sherrelle Kirkland-Andrews politics of work. From what I’ve read before about bank robberies, they usually get away. It’s baffling. Costume Auditor Regarding the person writing in LETTERS TO last week to ban kids with Trump costumes at his or her house: I THE EDITOR think we all need to lighten up and tone down the outrage. Halloween is supposed to be fun. Costumes Speaking for the Village are supposed to be silly or scary. Whether you like Trump or not Over 200 residents of the Alphabet Streets signed a petition to keep (full disclosure, I voted for Gary Swarthmore a two-way street, not two retired attorneys. Protect Our Do you know where the people in this photo are today? Contact [email protected]. Johnson), his appearance certainly Village discussed this and other important issues affecting the quality qualifies for at least one of those of life in our neighborhood, directly with Rick Caruso, who agreed to two. Let the kids enjoy their Hal- some things and did not agree to others. loween. Let’s relax and not be so It was an entirely civil and reasonable negotiation. The author of serious about everything! last week’s letter to the editor (“Protect Our Village”) continues to dis- parage a large group of people who actively pursued important issues that she just doesn’t agree with. She does not speak for the neighbor- Blowers Blow hood either. I read gas leaf blowers are illegal Patty Dobrowitsky within 500 feet of a residence but every contractor (including my own) use them. I was about raise hell but then I realized county Special Celebrations employees use them at the beach. To all our neighbors and friends in Pacific Palisades: You are Why are they illegal when gas warmly invited to join us at a joyous festival in celebration of the 200th lawn mowers and hedge trimmers anniversary of the birth of the prophet founder of the Baha’i faith, Ba- are legal? Should I care? ha’u’llah. The event will take place Saturday, Oct. 21, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and will feature a Persian dinner with music, storytelling, Guggenheim cake and dessert. Why do we care about the New Unity with diversity is the guiding principle of the Baha’i faith, York money fund Guggenheim whose six million members worldwide will celebrate the bicentenary Partners buying a $13 million of the birth of Baha’u’llah. house for an employee in the Pali- All over the world, festivities will reflect the diversity of the Ba- sades? I don’t care whether she is a hai’s while promoting a global unity based on the oneness of human- ity. Baha’u’llah (1817-1892), whose name in Arabic means “glory of blonde or not. All I want to know is God,” was a spiritual leader who announced his revelation in 1863 in how to get a job there. I am willing Persia (present day Iran). to change the color of my hair. Bahai’s believe that the vision of the unity of mankind is a necessary antidote to the current wave of prejudice and materialism sweep- I’ve Got Mine ing society. Now more than ever we need positive models of social My neighbors in The Highlands change that bring people together rather than divide them. are in an uproar over the proposed Celebrations are already taking place in local communities through- senior living development. Sounds out America and the world. In honor of the occasion, at the Bahai to me like a syndrome called “I’ve House of Worship on Lake Michigan in Chicago, a nine-week series of got mine, you can go to hell.” These programs on spiritual themes started in early September, applying the selfish people want to keep their principles related to social unity, including race relations, human rights, home prices up and streets less environmental justice and the harmony of science and religion. congested because it benefits them, There will also be an event planned at UCLA on Sunday, Oct. 22, Alex and Amanda Baxter took a two-week trip to travel around Australia with their daughter, Sophie, a Calvary Christian but they give zero consideration to at 4 p.m. in Royce Hall. Speakers at that event will include Mayor Eric School student. The Baxter family is pictured here in front of the Sydney Opera House. the needs of others in the commu- Garcetti, California State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, 46 Cali- fornia Assembly District. nity. Their feigned concerns over Want to see your photo in the Post? Take your Palisadian-Post on your next trip This joyful event promoting global unity is open to the public. senior safety in a disaster strike me (near or far) and email a photo to [email protected]. RSVP to the Pacific Palisades event by calling Hazel Butterfield as a cynical and insincere. They’re Tate at 310-382-0909 or emailing [email protected]. only looking out for themselves at RSVP for the Royce Hall event to Randolph Dobbs at 818-378-8272 or the expense of the greater commu- by email to [email protected]. nity. Hazel Butterfield Tate Palisadian-Post Published weekly since 1928 by the Palisades Post 881 Alma Real Drive, Suite 213, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 The Birds Tel: (310) 454-1321 • Fax: (310) 454-1078 • www.PaliPost.com The new Pali High track and foot- Enough Lash ball field looks great. However, I’m concerned that with so much deep Enough about Jeffrey Lash already. It’s been the same story each John Harlow Gina Kernan blue in the track and end zones so Editor-in-Chief Managing Director time. Lash was apparently a con artist, sociopath and pathological liar. close to the ocean, water birds will [email protected] [email protected] The big question is why Michelle Lyons continued to support him mistake the ground for ocean and and provide him with money long after he left her. Other women appar- EDITORIAL ADVERTISING dive full speed into the ground. ently acted in the same manner. Steve Galluzzo, Sports Editor [email protected] Nilanti Narain, Account Executive [email protected] Sarah Shmerling, Managing Editor [email protected] Lena Ford, Account Executive [email protected] This would cause a lot of unneces- It seems there is a fight going on about the distribution of Lash’s Matthew Meyer, Reporter [email protected] Lia Asher, Account Executive [email protected] sary bird deaths and be messy. We estate, but after two years, why has there been no mention of the size Gabriella Bock, Reporter [email protected] may have to revert to good old dirt of the supposed estate. Michael Aushenker, Contributing Writer brown and green grass colors! He never seemed to have a job so from where did he derive money? Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer [email protected] Probably from the women he conned. ADMINISTRATION Also, there has never been any mention of where he was born, who GRAPHICS Ashley Crocker, Receptionist/Classified Ads [email protected] Maniacs were his parents, where he attended high school and/or college. People Michael Dijamco, Graphics Director [email protected] Carolyn Morrison, Executive Assistant [email protected] Writing on behalf of all the “ma- who knew him years ago might have some thoughts about his behavior niacs that wander the streets” of when he was much younger. He was a bad guy to say the least. 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PALISADES Neighborhood News Sex Trafficking: Bringing it Home to Palisadians

El Medio Bluffs By GABRIELLA BOCK sadians Jessica Allen, Sky Brewer was when a brave, young survivor Reporter and Mila Diaz early this year. shared her story of being trafficked Pre-Halloween Pranking? “Although we’re pretty new, by her own father beginning at the n an effort to curb sex traffick- our campaign is united and pas- age of 4. Palisades Charter High School had quite a mess to clean on the ing in the United States, new sionate about making real change “The message she shared was Awareness Is Power founders morning of Sunday, Oct. 8, after pranksters snuck onto campus and I Palisadian human rights campaign and lowering statistics through strong,” Allen said. “She was un- Photo courtesy of Jessica Allen wreaked havoc with toilet paper, shaving cream, dish soap (for the ¢ Awareness Is Power is gearing up preventative education,” Bianca heard, unseen and unnoticed.” pool) and, in an apparent nod to the season, fake blood. to launch the first order on its agen- told the Palisadian-Post. Much to their delight, the eve- drugs and weapons trade. The vandals also allegedly pushed the school’s lifeguard tower da. On Thursday, Sept. 14, the ning’s garnered proceeds were In the United States, the Fed- into the pool. Working in alliance with the campaign celebrated a first victory generous, and will be enough to eral Bureau of Investigation esti- Pali High confirmed that they are reviewing security footage in nonprofit organization Together 1 after a fundraising event held at back the campaign’s pre-produc- mates that 100,000 children are pursuit of the culprits. Heart, the campaign is in the midst the Brewer’s Huntington residence tion of Bianca’s short film “Milk- current victims of sex trafficking, —MATTHEW MEYER of developing a trafficking aware- received a wide community turn- shakeGirls” by late October. with the state of California hous- ness and prevention platform that out. Based on the true story of two ing the highest number of reported The Village can be used as education material Soon-to-be-local sponsor Ohioan teenagers who were ab- human trafficking victims in the in middle and high schools across Sweet Laurel Bakery donated ducted, groomed and trafficked nation. Ruthless Ryderz Update the nation. cakes, centerpieces and flowers in 2008, “MilkshakeGirls” is po- Earlier this summer, the Los Sgt. Danny Eun of LAPD will update the Pacific Palisades Com- Spearheaded by Australian ac- for the event, and Canadian musi- sitioned to become a critical tool Angeles Sheriff’s Department un- munity Council at Palisades Branch Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, tress Viva Bianca, who may know cian Daniel Powter performed his in advancing the campaign’s goal earthed a massive sex trafficking Oct. 12, on policing the Ruthless Ryderz Motorcycle Club during about the roots of slavery after number one Billboard hit “Had a of using mixed-media resources ring that included 13 victims. its Wednesday night rides along Sunset Boulevard, and other traffic starring in Starz TV serial “Sparti- Bad Day.” to educate young people about the The girls, eight of whom were issues. cus: Blood and Sand,” Awareness The most moving portion of telling signs of trafficking. as young as 14, were sold in under- —JOHN HARLOW Is Power was co-founded by Pali- the evening, Allen told the Post, And the threat is much more ground brothels across California real and much closer to home than and Nevada. one might imagine. “While there is much to be El Medio Bluffs ‘Green-Heart’ Takes a Step Back Human trafficking is a $42 bil- done in America to abolish modern lion-per-year global industry and is day slavery and trafficking,” Allen Copa de Dillon to Be Held Oct. 22 By JOHN HARLOW considered to be the third most lu- concluded. “This is our first step at The Dillon Henry Foundation will host the fourth annual Copa Editor-in-Chief crative black market crime, behind making an impact.” de Dillon soccer tournament on Sunday, Oct. 22, at Palisades Char- ter High School’s Stadium by the Sea. It is the end of a green era. Eight co-ed teams will compete in five-against-five tournament At the age of 84, Barbara Mar- Polo Match Generates Style play, with a trophy awarded to the winning team and medals to run- inacci, the public face of many ners-up. environmental and beautification Clothing was “Western optional” but the Registration starts at 3 p.m. and games begin at 4 p.m. Pre-regis- projects around Pacific Palisades, Palisadian style was elegant: The 25th (or quar- tration is a $350 donation to the Dillon Henry Foundation. is walking away from the Temes- ter-centennial) annual Pacific Palisades Cham- Friends and family of Dillon Henry, a former Pali High honor cal Canyon Park garden and other ber of Commerce Polo Tournament, held at Will student who tragically lost his life in 2007, started the tournament tributes to her energy and vision. Rogers Historic State Park on Sunday, Oct. 9, to continue Henry’s legacy of spreading love and happiness and to No longer will the Palisadi- attracted players and a chukka-loving crowd support the foundation in his name. an-Post carry appeals for Tuesday from town, the Westside and beyond. And mak- All proceeds will go to the DHF college scholarship fund, aid at the N/E/X/T/Garden. ing sure that the polo teams played like gentlemen was chamber awarded to outgoing Pali High seniors each year. Volunteers will still be able Marinacci President Susan Payne (pictured). Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer —MATTHEW MEYER to help weed and plant with Mar- Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer inacci’s colleague Michael Terry Eldercare Facility munity Council meeting after Tahitian Terrace on the last Saturday afternoon of project she wanted to finish. (Continued from Page 1) the council’s newly formed Land the month. Marinacci is the author of sev- Use Committee considers the (But if there is another “super- eral respected volumes about the Presidents Council, a collection project (Chair Howard Robinson Burglaries Rattle Neighborhood bloom” next spring, one afternoon history of California. of roughly 20 homeowners asso- was among those at the meeting On Wednesday, Oct. 4, one or two individuals broke into a Ta- per month may not be enough to She was the force behind the ciation leaders, shared details of advocating for the extension). hitian Terrace home and stole documents and valuables from a safe keep the garden under control, town’s only community garden the group’s correspondence with Shram told the Palisadi- hidden inside a bedroom closet. Evading the home’s exterior cam- Terry admitted.) since 1988, when she dreamed of the Shram project, which dates an-Post that in addition to his eras, access into the Bali Lane residence was achieved by removing Marinacci was due to step a haven for native species. But it back three years to his initial ef- PPCC appearance, he’s sched- a security sensor from a window. back this month from the Pacific was not until May 29, 2010, that fort to win support for condos. uling meetings with Highlands The following night a neighbor is believed to have scared off Palisades Community Council, work began on the Temescal proj- But other speakers argued homeowners to share the project intruders. Residents have reported a rise in car thefts and are seeking where she held a seat that will be ect, sponsored by the city’s Recre- that consulting the council had during the extension. the installation of a guard gate. “rotated out”—to be replaced by a ation and Parks Department. not been an effective way of “If there are people who —GABRIELLA BOCK representative from Theatre Pali- “The professional planning reaching residents or represent- want to know about the project, sades, with a representative from came from Mike, but I was able to ing their interests. it’s our job to inform them,” he Upper Bienveneda Friends of the Palisades Library as weed and other such humble but In the end, Chu granted the added. “There were people in a back up. essential tasks,” she explained. 30-day extension, citing the re- [the hearing] who just wanted to Some admirers are shocked, “And many other volunteers, in- ported lack of public awareness hear what was what. To these 30 Palisadian Gets New Job however, with the speed with cluding students from Pali High, as reason to delay the permit de- days, I’m really focused on get- Michael Sitrick, the veteran PR crisis manager from Upper Bi- which she has, in her own words, have since joined us. There is no cisions (a Site Plan Review and ting in front of those people.” enveneda who has represented Halle Berry, Roy Disney, Paris Hil- “severed” her connections with other place like this in the Pali- Coastal Development Permit) Palisadians who wish to sub- ton and Guggenheim Partners, has a new client: Harvey Weinstein, her favorite green cause. sades.” and give the neighborhood more mit a comment for the record the movie mogul fired by his own board after allegations of sexual Terry, a professional land- And, when it comes to getting time for discussion. can email their thoughts directly misconduct. scape designer from Rustic Can- hands dirty, no other gardener like Shram will present at the to City Planner Courtney Shum —JOHN HARLOW yon, said she had another book Marinacci. Oct. 26 Pacific Palisades Com- ([email protected]). Castellammare Villa Leon Headlines Last Stand for Residents vs. Superhomes? Woman’s Club Home Tour By JOHN HARLOW town hall on Thursday, Oct. 11. ning commission: They judged opment on hillsides having more The Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club has Editor-in-Chief Both Akef and Bjornson are there were no insurmountable than a 15 percent slope is not a revealed the first home to open its doors for expected to drive nearly 300 miles geological issues that engineering [commission] policy. You have the fundraising 2017 Home Tour and Bou- Villa Leon he fate of the so-called “super- round trip to make their arguments could not fix. not demonstrated that building on tique. It will be the Villa Leon, which is Photo courtesy of Paradise Leased Thomes”—three 10,000-square- about the expansive homes. An appeal to the Coastal Com- a slope raises a significant geologic often mistaken from PCH for the Getty Villa—but may be more foot mansions named whimsically It is a mark of how deeply mission may prove to be a last roll hazard or significantly contributes romantic, as high ground was broken for the Italianate mansion in after Marvel comic superheroes some residents will fight for their of the dice or threaten a killer blow to landform alteration. 1926 as a promise by Austrian-born wool merchant Leon Kaufman that have infuriated some Potre- slice of Palisadian ‘blue heaven”— to the superhero scheme. “Overall the appeal had been that he would one day build his wife, Clemence, a castle by the sea. ro Canyon rim residents—was in and how determined developers Bjornson said that the project deemed patently frivolous.” Those joining the tour on Sunday, Nov. 12, will also have private the balance at a California Coastal are to transform it. does not conform to the Brent- Bjornson is worried because access to at least two other homes, one described as “mid-century Commission meeting held near the Akef hoped to start construc- wood-Pacific Palisades Communi- he has been told a landslide fault, with a touch of whimsy,” the other an eclectic modern home. Mexican border. tion on the three single-families ty Plan and argues that the canyon known as #5, runs through the —JOHN HARLOW Appeals against the homes, with pools and 3,500-square-foot rim is too steep to be stable enough canyon up into the middle of his under development by builder basements last June. for building. driveway and further building and Pacific Palisades Community Akef and his father Frank have Amrita Spencer, a CCC ana- could activate it. Spotted in the Palisadian-Post: Council representative Reza Akef, been seeking to develop the four lyst, did not mince words dismiss- Neighbors fume they will con- appeared to be on life support after lots since the 1990s, only to stum- ing such claims. sider quitting the area if Akef wins. October 30, 1969 a commission analyst rejected one ble into fierce residential objec- She also effectively spelled out But they admit that, right now, that key objection as “patently frivo- tions over the last year. the limits of the local community seems the most likely outcome Death Knell Tolls for Station 69 lous.” Objectors have claimed that plan, which is set to be reviewed from the meeting at Chula Vista. One influential objector, Brett the mansions, which will be deep- over the next few months. “It is a last stand for our way of The passing of Old Fire Station 69—yes, that is the official Bjornson of Earlham Street, who ly sunk with poles into the rim, “The plan is not used as a stan- life on Earlham,” a neighbor said. name—has been tolled by the Los Angeles Board of Public would be living next door to the could cause water and landslide dard of review under the California “These houses are four times as big Works in a call for bids to demolish the 40-year-old Span- mansions known as “Tony Stark,” issues in the neighborhood. Some Coastal Act,” wrote the analyst. In as the average home around here— ish-type structure at 15216 Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific “Peter Parker” and “Dr. Strange,” have raised the specter of an under- other words, the act trumps local once they are allowed through the Palisades and convert the site into an off-street parking lot. is believed to have paid a $300 fee ground lake rupturing. plans, which have limited legal door, there goes the neighborhood. to have issues discussed at a com- The plans, however, were ap- status. We will be the next Alphabet mission meeting at Chula Vista proved in August at the city plan- “The policy of limiting devel- Streets.” Page 4 Palisadian-Post October 12, 2017 CALENDAR OBITUARY THU 10-11 a.m. Tai Chi for all ages with Elliot Barden. Rustic Canyon Recreation Center, 601 Latimer William ‘Bill’ Road. 12 10-11:30 a.m. Tai Chi for Seniors. Loose, comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended. Pacific OCT Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave. Spaeter 5-8 p.m. Grand Opening Party of women’s clothing and accessory boutique Sunroom with Anna Sheffield Trunk Show. Malibu Country Mart, 3900 Cross Creek Road. March 8, 1924 - September 21, 2017 ur much loved father, grandfather, uncle, FRI 9:45 a.m. Community Chair Yoga with Alison Burmeister. Seated yoga and breathwork. $15 cousin and brother, William “Bill” Spaeter, suggested donation. Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave. Ojoined his parents, wife Gladys “DeeDee,” son 13 3:30-5 p.m. Needle Arts Circle, hosted by Margaret Hatfield.Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma William and sister-in-law Georgian “Jane” Spaeter OCT Real Drive. in heaven. 8 p.m. Concert. St. Matthew’s Music Guild opens its 33rd season with Pianist Inna Falks and the While he had the opportunity to travel the Chamber Orchestra. 310-573-7421. St. Matthew’s Church, 1031 Bienveneda Ave. world, he was a true Angeleno; born, raised, edu- cated, worked and resided for all of his 93 years in SAT 7-11 a.m. Temescal Canyon CLEANup. Hosted by the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness. Los Angeles, 52 years in the Palisades. [email protected]. Lower Temescal Canyon, east side, north of children’s playground. The son of LAFD firefighter Alfred Spaeter Sr 14 9 a.m. Paint Out. Hosted by Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore. 310-500- and homemaker Julia Agnes Foley Spaeter, Bill OCT 6584. Santa Monica Palisades Park, 201 Ocean Ave. played stickball in the streets of LA and rode his 1 p.m. Saturday Matinee Movie. “Wonder Woman,” with Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. Palisades Branch bike with friends and older brother Alfred Jr. due Library, 861 Alma Real Drive. west through the wide open spaces from down- he retired in 1984 as the vice chancellor of per- 6 p.m. Oktoberfest. Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset Blvd. town Los Angeles to the ocean. sonnel services. He reveled in 33 years of retire- One of his favorite stories—and he had many ment, travelling with DeeDee, family and friends, SUN of them—was, after spending all his money at and watching his precious grandchildren grow into Ocean Park Pier, hunger drove him to grab lima adulthood. He got to know grandson Matthew’s fi- 15 4 p.m. Exploding the Myth: There Is Abuse in Jewish Homes, led by a panel of experts. ourKI.org. beans from the fields on his way back home to ancée Margie McGregor (of Houston, Texas) and OCT Kehillat Israel, 16019 Sunset Blvd. 77th Street. His mother then presented him with will certainly be present at their wedding in spirit. his cold dinner: lima beans. Bill was also a cherished “Uncle Bill” to not MON He saw the effects of the Great Depression, only to the extended Spaeter clan but to the very 9:45 a.m. Community Yoga with Alison Burmeister. 60 minutes of Vinyasa Flow. $15 suggested enjoyed the Los Angeles-hosted 1932 Olympics special Whelan family. Bill was known for always 16 donation. Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave. (where his father purchased one of the athlete’s having a positive outlook and a smile on his face, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. “Fall Prevention.” Hosted by Palisades Alliance for Seniors, with expert Gretchen OCT housing huts as a club house for the boys) and especially when a USC football or Dodger game Swanson. Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real Drive. graduated from Fremont High School. was on. After his freshman year at USC and advent Bill is survived by his brother, Alfred Spaeter TUES 8:30-9:30 a.m. Community Yoga Class with Alison Burmeister. $15. Pacific Palisades Woman’s of WWII, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he Jr., daughter and son-in-law Diane and Richard Club, 901 Haverford Ave. trained as a Naval aviator, flying F4F Wildcat and Webb, son Kurt Spaeter, granddaughters Emily 17 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tai Chi for seniors with Elliot Barden. Rustic Canyon Recreation Center, 601 F6F Hellcat fighters, attaining the rank of Lieu- Spaeter and Ashley Grodnick, grandson Dr. Mat- OCT Latimer Road. tenant JG. After the war, the “Spaeter Boys” re- thew Webb, granddaughter Claire Webb, niece 3:30 p.m. Storytime for children ages 3 and up. Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real Drive. turned to USC, and continued with Sigma Chi fra- Lori Carlson and husband Doug, nephews Larry ternity life and Trojan baseball—Bill at first base Spaeter and Robert de la Vara, grandnieces Kelsey WED and Al at second. Their Trojan enthusiasm inspired Carlson, Courtney Harden and husband Jack, and 11 a.m. Chinese Tea Ceremony with Elliot Barden. Four-week program, through Nov. 2. Rustic a legacy of six family members who also attended cousins George and Joni Allen. 18 Canyon Recreation Center, 601 Latimer Road. USC—and Bill returned also to complete a mas- All the family thanks LaDonna Whitfield, El- 12-2 p.m. A Matter of Balance: Fall Prevention. An eight-week workshop, through Dec. 6. 310-394- OCT ter’s degree. vire “Rose” Preval and Dennis Babila of Always 9871 ext. 264. Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real Drive. His love of the game led him to a 10-year pro- Right Home Care for truly caring about and for our fessional baseball career, from the Durham Bulls beloved Bill. Deep thanks also go to Pastor Nathan THUR to the Roanoke Red Sox to the Salem Senators (of- Kilian of Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Santa Monica, 6:30 p.m. Read and Feed Book Club meets with local author Robert J. Baker to discuss “The Unlikely ten crossing paths with brother Al), until DeeDee for giving him true peace and a clear path on that 19 Diplomat.” [email protected]. got him to settle down in Pacific Palisades. final day. OCT He thoroughly enjoyed his time at University Funeral services were held at Pilgrim Lutheran High School as a basketball and baseball coach, Church, 1730 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica, at WANT TO MAKE An Announcement? winning multiple Western League titles. He moved 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 9. Graveside service will Post your events at palipost.com/submit-your-event. on to LAUSD administration and finally to the follow at Inglewood Park Cemetery. A reception Los Angeles Community College District where followed.

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OBITUARY The Seven Arrows Walk-A- James John O’Brien October 17, 1919 - August 16, 2017 Thon is Taken at a Dash

James (Jim) John O’Brien was born in Oakland Photos by Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer California on Oct. 17, 1919, to James John O’Brien and Sarah Mullins O’Brien. He attended St Mary’s Seven Arrows Elementary School hosted its annual Walk-A-Thon at Palisades Park on High School and University of San Francisco. Jim Friday, Oct. 6, and our Staff Photographer Rich Schmitt was there to capture all the frenetic was accepted into Stanford Law School but de- action. It was the school’s first fundraiser of the year and, as the school said, a great way to clined, against his father’s wishes, following Pearl kick off the beginning of school. Harbor and joined the Marines in January of 1942. Jim served two tours of duty in the South Pacific and was discharged as a Major with numerous commen- dations. As part of the Military Officer Placement Pro- gram, Jim accepted a job as a USDA agriculture inspector and in 1948, moved to Indio, California. In December of 1950, Jim purchased his own farm, growing carrots, corn, cotton and grapefruit. Working with a major seed company and Cal Poly, Jim developed the first natural hybrid corn seed focused on better taste, size and less kernel damage. His corn was featured in all Vons and many local gro- cery chains as “Jimmy O’Brien’s Sweet Corn,” and his carrots were purchased by Beech Nut Baby Food. Over the years, Jim transitioned from farmer to land chairman of the of the construction committee for developer. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, was an active While attending a friend’s wedding in the Bay member of the Knights of Columbus, and served Area, Jim met Navy nurse Cynthia Murray. In Sep- on numerous boards, including the United Way, the tember of 1952, they married and within five years, Farm Bureau, and the Blood Bank of the Desert. had four children together. Jim was a devoted hus- Jim passed away peacefully at home in Pacif- band and father, serving on school boards, spend- ic Palisades on Aug. 16, surrounded by his loving ing many years coaching his children’s little league family. He is survived by children James (Debbie), games and always making sure Cynthia, who for 62 Kathleen and Thomas (Ginny). Jim has seven grand- years he referred to as “his bride,” was well taken children, including Monica and Claire Sunderland of care of. the Palisades, and nine great-grandchildren. Jim was Once their children were grown, Jim and Cyn- preceded in death by his wife Cynthia (2014) and his thia purchased a home in Lake Arrowhead, Califor- youngest son John (1993). nia, where they spent their summer months. Follow- Jim O’Brien always had a smile on his face and ing Cynthia’s death in 2014, Jim moved to Pacific a funny story to tell. He was truly a selfless man who Palisades to live with his daughter, Kathy O’Brien lived to serve others. Sunderland, where he remained until his passing. Family and friends will gather to celebrate Jim’s Jim was passionate about giving back to his com- life on what would have been his 98th birthday: munity. Jim served as the mayor of Indio, was one of Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 4 p.m. at Corpus Christi Church, the original founders of the Boys & Girls Club of the 880 Toyopa Drive, Pacific Palisades. In lieu of flow- Coachella Valley (The Indio club bears his name.), ers, please make donations to The Boys & Girls Club was a member of the Indio City Council, was presi- of the Coachella Valley: 42-600 Cook St., Palm Des- dent of the Indio Chamber of Commerce, served as ert, CA 92211. Riviera Prepares for Olympic Glory By STEVE GALLUZZO Sports Editor

The Value of Oral Health ince it opened in 1926, Riviera Country Club has become one Do you love your mouth? Sometimes we underestimate the importance of our mouths. The mouth Sof the most famous golf courses in is the gateway to our body—it is how we eat the food that provides nourishment. It is how we smile the world, hosting the PGA Tour’s and make first impressions. And typically, it is our main mode of communication through speaking. annual LA event (currently called The mouth is extremely important and we need to do everything we can to take care of it which the Genesis Open), three major requires a team effort! An unhealthy mouth can lead to or worsen other systemic conditions because championships (the 1948 U.S. oral health is related to and plays an important role in our overall health. Associations have been Open and the 1983 and 1995 PGA made between having poor oral health and being at an increased risk for heart disease, diabetes, and Championships), the 1998 U.S. adverse pregnancy outcomes. Senior Open and, last month, the U.S. Amateur. Eleven years from Your quality of life is important to us here at Dentistry By Design. Since many problems that now, another prestigious tourna- occur in the mouth can be easily managed and prevented if caught in early stages, it is important ment could be added to the list. to regularly see the dentist and hygienist. Many people only need to come twice a year for hygiene On Sept. 13, the Internation- Riviera’s famed 18th green Photos by Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer appointments but for others, to maintain the proper level of oral health, more frequent recall al Olympic Committee officially appointments may be necessary. We always individualize treatment for our patients and work with awarded Los Angeles the 2028 sport has been approved for the presented a bowl, not a medal. you to get the best health outcomes. Please, call to schedule an appointment with us today! Summer Games, and Riviera 2020 Games in Tokyo, Japan and Four years later in St. Louis, has been chosen the designat- the 2024 Games in Paris, France. 77 competitors from Canada and 881 Alma Real Drive | Suite 205A 310.454.0912 ed venue for the golf competi- LA has hosted the Summer the U.S. competed in a match-play Pacific Palisades www.palisadesdentistry.com tion, should the sport be approved Olympics twice before, in 1932 format at Glen Echo Country Club, through 2028 as expected. The and 1984, though golf was not an with George Lyon of Richmond, event at either. Riviera did, how- Ontario, winning the individual ever, host equestrian events in the gold medal. 1932 Games. Riviera, famous for its kikuyu Golf returned to the Olympics greens and Poa annua meadow last summer in Rio de Janeiro af- grass fairways, is accustomed to ter a 112-year hiatus (the sport was holding major golf events and al- previously featured in the 1900 though the 2028 Games are more and 1904 Games). A total of 22 than a decade away, security and golfers from four nations compet- traffic issues are of paramount ed at the inaugural event in Paris in concern. 1900, when Charles Sands, a pro As part of the deal, LA is at the St. Andrews Golf Club in expected to receive at least $1.8 Yonkers, New York, was the men’s billion from the IOC. The 2028 gold medalist after firing rounds of Games will mark the first time a 82 and 85 at the Compiegne Club. U.S. city will host the Olympics The next day, Margaret Abbott since Salt Lake City hosted the of Chicago Golf Club shot a 47 Winter Games in 2002. The last over nine holes to become the first time the Summer Olympics were American female to win an Olym- held on American soil was 1996 pic gold medal, although she was in Atlanta. Page 6 Palisadian-Post October 12, 2017

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Pali High Football Team Enters Lions’ Den Friday he Palisades High football team hits the road for the first Ttime in Western League play on Friday when it faces Fairfax in a game both teams need to win to stay in first place in the standings. “We’ve played there twice before in my five years and both were incredibly tough games,” Pali High Coach Tim Hyde said. “The first time we lost by a point and the second time we won by three points, so I expect another Palisades linebacker Noah Karp (left) and defensive end Jack Stansell (right) wrap up Yankees linebacker Esau Pine (left) grabs the jersey of Palisades running back Dakotah close, physical game.” Hamilton’s Isaac Randall in last Friday’s league opener. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer Hamilton during the Dolphins’ win at Stadium by the Sea. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer Fairfax has one of the most versatile athletes in the league in quarterback Scott Harris, who has thrown for 947 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed 31 times for 110 yards and two scores. The Lions’ rushing attack is headed Opening Statement by Keivon Johnwell (531 yards, three TDs) and leading the re- Pali High Football Overcomes Slow Start to Beat Hamilton 42-7 in First Western League Contest ceiving corps is Andrew Cox (33 catches, 341 yards, three TDs). By STEVE GALLUZZO ilton at Stadium by the Sea which Junior quarterback Daniel Tailback Dakotah Hamilton were a few missed blocks, but we Kendrell Ross has 66 tackles and Sports Editor not only vaulted them into a tie for Hayes completed five of 10 passes was held to a season-low 40 yards have to patch things up and come one interception and Darryl Car- rington is, according to Hyde, the first place in the Western League for 167 yards—his second-highest in 13 carries, but sophomore Max out better next week.” league’s best inside linebacker. nspired by an emotional speech but kept them in contention for the total of the season—including a Palees picked up the slack, carry- Palisades has now won five of “It’s the fastest team we’ve Iby offensive line coach Johnny City Open Division playoffs. pair of touchdowns to his favorite ing the ball 12 times for 100 yards its first six games for the second faced, with the best quarterback Garcia, the Palisades High foot- “The first half was sloppy, we target, wide receiver Alex Vaupen. and three touchdowns. straight year (the Dolphins started and a huge and athletic offensive ball team took the field for the hurt ourselves with penalties and “Coach Garcia gave us a great Hamilton also played defense 7-1 last season before suffering line,” Hyde said. “We’re two Top second half of last Friday night’s mistakes,” Coach Tim Hyde said. talk about he and his family’s bat- and forced a fumble that team- their only league loss) and beat a 10 Division I teams fighting for a Western League opener willing “We just told the linemen to block tle with cancer and it fired us up,” mate Chris Howard recovered. squad that had given Palisades all spot in the Open Division.” to do whatever it took to win. your gap. We missed runs by one Hayes said. “The bye week gave “There was a little animosity it could handle the previous three The JV game will kick off Clinging to a three-point lead, step, so it was a matter of cor- me the opportunity to work on my because they didn’t want to shake meetings. at 4 p.m. Friday, followed by the the Dolphins put together their recting that. This was nothing to timing with our receivers. It was hands for the coin toss,” Pali High Isaac Randall, the Yankees’ varsity at 7 at Fairfax High (7850 best 24 minutes all season, scor- hoot and holler about, but we’re a our first league game, so everyone lineman Syr Riley said. “We’re a all-purpose back, was held to two Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles). ing 32 unanswered points on their good, solid team and we’re happy is 0-0. Our goal from here on is to second-half team. We fixed our er- catches and 60 yards in 18 carries. eway to a 42-7 victory over Ham- to open league with a big win.” be 1-0 after every Friday.” rors, we figured things out. There (Continued on Page 9)

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CONTESTCONTESTCONTEST ENTRY ENTRYENTRY DEADLINE:DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FRIDAY,FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 19, 13, 5, 2014, 2014,2017, 5 5 5P.M. P.M. P.M. NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: COLLEGECOLLEGE Junior qualifier Fernanda Contreras had to win eight matches in six days to become q FresnoClemsonAuburn State at q LSUUtahFlorida State Vanderbilt University’s first WAATC singles champion. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer q USCCaliforniaTexas A&M at q FloridaStanfordArizona at q MichiganMississippiOklahoma State State at q TexasOregonLSU In a week full of upsets, Aliona Bolsova (left) of Florida Atlantic did not face a seeded q Utah at q USC q MichiganUtah at q NotreMichigan Dame player on her way to the singles final at Riviera. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer q Texas Tech at q West Virginia q ColoradoOklahoma State at q BoiseWest Virginia State NFL PRO q BrownsChargersRams at q SteelersBillsJaguars at q Chiefs q RaidersPackersSteelers at q JetsLions q Packers at q Vikings q 49ers at q CowboysCardinals q Lions at q Saints at q DolphinsRams Storybook Ending q PatriotsCowboys at q Raiders q Chargers q BengalsBears at q RavensJets TIEBREAKER Vanderbilt’s Fernanda Contreras Wins Riviera Singles Title; Duke Takes Doubles TIEBREAKER q Boise St. at q San Diego St. q SaintsBroncos at q FalconsSeahawks By STEVE GALLUZZO qualifier Aliona Bolsova of Flori- Score: ______/______Sports Editor da Atlantic University, 6-3, 6-3, in OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES: Every week, the Palisadian-Post will have a selection of NFL and college football teams. one of the most improbable finals Check the teams you predict will win each game. The person with the most correct picks wins. In the case of a tie, the tie-breaker score will be used. The player who 1) picks the winning team and 2) comes closest to the total number of points scored by both teams wins. If nly minutes after capturing in the 34-year history of the event. one or more participants pick the winner and the same number of points, whoever is closer to the winning team’s score wins the contest. the singles title of the Wom- “It’s a dream,” Contreras add- All entries must arrive at the office of the Palisadian-Post, 881 Alma Real Drive, Suite 213, no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday before O game weekend. Entries received after that will be disallowed. en’s All-American Tennis Cham- ed. “It’s mind-blowing. My goal There is a limit of one entry per person. No photocopies, computer-generated or faxed entries are permitted. The contest is open to pionships at Riviera Country was to qualify for the main draw. everyone except for employees of the Palisadian-Post and their immediate families. Winners will be notified each week and their names will be printed in the subsequent edition of the paper. Winners must report to the offices of the Palisadian-Post to declare prizes. The Club, Fernanda Contreras was Eight matches later, here I am.” decisions of the editors of the Palisadian-Post are final. Winning certificates must be used by January 31, 2018. asked what it meant. “Thankful” Contreras, a junior from Mex- LAST WEEK’S WINNER: BRETT ELDER (+8) is the word that came to mind. ico City, earned second team All- “I’m thankful for my parents SEC honors last season, playing who made me a fighter, for my mostly in the No. 6 spot. Her fa- coaches who never gave up on me ther Javier played on the Mexican Pali High Golfers Improve to 8-0 and for my host family who drove Davis Cup team in 1984 and her us everywhere,” she said. “This is grandfather Francisco won two t was another match and another win last Friday for the Palisades the best birthday ever!” NCAA doubles titles at USC in the High girls golf team, which stayed undefeated with a 236-263 West- On the day she turned 20, 1950s. The family moved to Aus- Iern League victory over University at Penmar Golf Course. Contreras became the first player tin six years ago when her mother Sophomore Mariana Paleno made her uncle and head coach James from Vanderbilt University to win Magdalena started a PhD program Paleno proud by shooting a personal-best 43 to pace the Golfin’ Dol- the singles crown at the annual at the University of Texas. phins (8-0). Melanie Matayoshi fired a 45, Maliyah Flemmings shot a tournament regarded as the “jew- By late Friday it was anyone’s 48, Lillia Weissmuller shot a 49, Spencer Kellen shot a 51, Abby Brown el” of the college tennis circuit. guess who would win, as seven of Singles champion Fernanda Contreras with Pali High tennis twins shot a 53 and Sara Medernach shot a 57 to round out Palisades’ scoring. In a duel of hard-hitting left- the eight seeds had been eliminated, Sophia and Ireland Amato, who hosted the Vanderbilt players and Defending league individual champion Kara Temena of University handers, Contreras topped fellow (Continued on page 8) warmed Contreras up before Sunday’s final. Photo: Steve Galluzzo carded a 4-over par 38 to earn medalist honors. Page 8 Palisadian-Post October 12, 2017

All-American Athlete of the Week (Continued from page 7) including top-seeded Ena Shiba- hara of UCLA, the runner-up as a freshman last fall. She was upset PARKER by Contreras’ teammate Christina BARNES Rosca in the round of 16. After surviving a three-setter against Miami’s Anastasia Rycha- gova in the first round, Contreras knocked off fourth-seeded Karla Popovic of Cal in straight sets on Friday morning. That afternoon, she rallied from 5-6 down in the third set and fought off two match points in the tiebreaker to outlast Jessica Livianu of St. John’s in the quarterfinals. On Saturday, she beat No. 2-seeded Gabriela Talaba of Texas Tech in the semifinals. Bolsova, meanwhile, reached Sunday’s final without dropping a set and without facing a seeded opponent. Her closest match was a 7-5, 6-1 quarterfinal victory over Gabby Smith of USC. “Congratulations and Hap- py Birthday to Fernanda—she Duke juniors Kaitlyn McCarthy (left) and Ellyse Hamlin, won the Riviera doubles title, beating Texas played incredible and deserved to Tech’s Sarah Dvorak and Sabrina Federici in a tiebreaker in the finals. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer win,” said Bolsova, a sophomore transfer from Oklahoma State. took her to the Santa Monica Pier “They’re sweet and they’re a ten- Riviera member Robin Hursh, “It’s been a hard transition for me, after Saturday’s semifinal win and nis family so they knew when I who has hosted the Blue Devils

Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer changing schools and places, but even warmed her up for the finals. needed space and when I needed since 2004 and whose daughter I’m going in the right direction.” “We lucked out because the people to hang around. Mrs. Ama- Hollon is a 2010 Duke graduate. A sophomore quarterback and captain on the Brentwood One reason Riviera has grown Amatos went above and beyond,” to makes killer chicken marsala!” “They’re always our very best JV football team, Parker threw for three touchdowns, ran for so popular amongst the players is said Geoff Macdonald, the Com- The doubles draw was nearly guests and mom treats them like a touchdown and a two-point conversion and intercepted two because of the hospitality shown modores’ coach since 1994. “They as unpredictable as the singles. In her kids,” Hollon said while snap- passes at safety in the Eagles’ 42-2 rout of rival Harvard-West- by their host families. This year, were at every match and couldn’t the end, Duke juniors Ellyse Ham- ping photos of the champion duo. lake. Then, in the varsity homecoming game three days later Vanderbilt’s players stayed at the have been more supportive.” lin and Kaitlyn McCarthy ousted “I look forward to it every year.” against McAuliffe, he tossed a 48-yard scoring pass. Parker, Highlands home of Ron and Sa- Contreras plans to return next seventh-seeded Sabrina Federici Hamlin and McCarthy took a who captained the flag team at Calvary Christian School, lives in brina Amato, whose twin daugh- fall to defend her title and doesn’t and Sarah Dvorak of Texas Tech 5-1 lead in the tiebreaker and won the Highlands with his parents Annie and Kevin and his brother ters Ireland and Sophia play No. want to change a thing. 10-5 in a super tiebreaker after the it on Hamlin’s volley winner. Preston, a freshman at Loyola. To nominate your favorite Palisa- 1 and No. 2 singles for the girls “I want to live with the same teams had split the first two sets. “We love staying with Robin dian for Athlete of the Week, email [email protected]. team at Palisades High and are family, stay in the same room and The winners stayed in the up- and Hollon,” McCarthy revealed. now Contreras’ biggest fans. They sleep in the same bed,” she joked. per Bienveneda home of longtime “Oh, we love their dogs, too!” Dolphins Cruise in League Opener

By STEVE GALLUZZO been one of the JV program’s best ent skill sets, but they’re equally Sports Editor seasons ever. The Dolphins have effective leaders.” outscored their opponents 180-13. Gregory tackled the Yankees’ here was praise all around Jake Lyon recovered a fum- quarterback in the end zone for a for the Palisades High junior ble at the Yankees’ 3-yard line safety and on third play of the en- Tvarsity football team—and right- on the third play from scrimmage suing drive, Brock rolled right and fully so—after last Friday’s 50-0 and on Palisades’ first snap Ken- threw a strike to a wide open Eli rout of Hamilton. However, with neth Cline ran up the middle for a Manheim, who caught it at the 10 perhaps the most important game touchdown. Defensive end Mala- and trotted into the end zone for of the season looming, coach Ray chi Gregory’s sack forced a punt a 39-yard reception that made it Marsden reminded his players to and Jared La Violette returned the 30-0 late in the first quarter. celebrate over the weekend, but kick to the Hamilton 14. Kaalan Isaias Alegria’s one-yard come ready to practice Monday. Day swept around left end for the plunge on the final play of the first “Next Friday is a business Dolphins’ second touchdown just half made it 36-0. Forrest scored trip,” Marsden said, referring to over three minutes into the game. his second touchdown on a six- tomorrow’s game at Fairfax. “And After the defense forced an- yard run late in the third quarter we want to come back 7-0.” other three-and-out, Chandler and Matthew King recovered a Three minutes into the Ham- Hooks’ return set the Dolphins up fumble to snuff out Hamilton’s ilton game there was little doubt at the Hamilton 11 and three plays next possession. Lyon scooped the Dolphins would improve their later Brandon Forrest plowed over up a fumble and ran 19 yards for record to 6-0. They scored touch- the goal line from one yard out to a touchdown to close the scoring downs on their first two offensive make it 21-0. midway through the final quarter. plays and three of their first five en As they have all season, Nick Kicker Tommy Meek was a route to their most lopsided win Ghysels and Forrest Brock took perfect six-for-six on point-after since a 60-6 romp at Marshall to turns at quarterback. tries as the Dolphins’ defense lim- open the 2014 season. Ironically, “We didn’t throw a pass in the ited Hamilton to three first downs, the last time Palisades scored 50 second half... I even let the quar- two of which came on penalties. or more points in a shutout was terbacks call the plays,” Marsden “It’s all about Fairfax now,” also versus Hamilton—and by the said. “I have confidence in both Marsden said. “They scored with same score—back in 2010. guys so why not let them share the one second left to beat us last year Wide receiver Eli Manheim trots into the end zone after catching a 39-yard touchdown pass from Statistically speaking, this has responsibility? They have differ- and we want to pay them back.” Forrest Brock in the first quarter of Palisades’ 50-0 league victory over Hamilton. Photo: Steve Galluzzo

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Palisades receiver Cameron Bailey (right) is shoved out of bounds by Hamilton’s Dominic Dabney on Palisades safeties Will Janney (left) and Max Palees tackle Hamilton receiver Nick Robinson behind a 48-yard punt return during last Friday night’s Western League opener. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer the line of scrimmage in the second half of the Dolphins’ 42-7 victory. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

Pali High Football Campbell Geddes tried to salvage turn the Yankees away. “We have each other’s back. I (Continued from page 7) the drive with a 50-yard field Western League Football Standings Hayes ended the Dolphins’ have the attitude no one can han- Hamilton hung tough early. goal from the left hash mark, but first drive of the second half with dle me.” After Cameron Bailey returned a it was five yards short. Palisades a 52-yard strike to Vaupen that Hamilton coach Tony Ryan, punt 30 yards the Dolphins were started its next drive at midfield gave Palisades some breathing a JV assistant for the Dolphins poised to strike first, but three and marched inside the Yankees’ room. last year and still teaches at Pal- plays netted no yards. Kicker 5-yard line before settling for Palees ended the next drive isades: “It was awkward but I’m Geddes’ 21-yard field goal. with a 10-yard run—his second proud of my guys. We didn’t have Late in the second quarter, touchdown of the game—and a enough.” Hayes connected with Vaupen snap over the punter’s head led on a 40-yard pass play and two to a safety that tacked on two snaps later he hit Valentino Sterza points and gave Palisades the ball in the end zone, but a holding in- back. Another high snap led to fraction nullified the touchdown. a 22-yard field goal by Geddes No matter, Palees ran 22 yards that made it 29-7 late in the third for a score to make it 10-0. quarter. The Yankees needed only 20 On the first play of the fourth seconds to respond. On the first quarter, Noah Karp picked off a play of their ensuing possession, pass over the middle and returned receiver Esau Pine slipped be- it 24 yards to the Hamilton 21. hind the defense, caught a pass On the next play, Hayes rolled to from quarterback Shawn Wade his left and spiraled a pass to Vau- and ran 68 yards for a score to pen, who caught it in the corner pull the visitors within 10-7. of the end zone for a touchdown. Hamilton threatened to take Palees capped off his trifecta the lead moments later after a on an 11-yard scamper with 3:01 punishing blind side hit by line- 30. Two plays later, cornerback Hamilton recovered a fumble remaining in the fourth quarter. Daniel Hayes rolls to his left as backer Javier Rodriguez jarred Darion Robinson stepped in front on the second half kickoff, but “Dakotah and I are a one-two Campbell Geddes (right) boots he spots a receiver downfield. the ball from Hayes’ grip, giving of a sideline pass and kept his feet Baraka Beckett made a tackle on punch,” said Palees, who leads a 22-yard field goal. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer the Yankees the ball at Palisades’ inbounds for an interception. fourth down at Palisades’ 35 to the team with 10 touchdowns. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

Dolphins Advance to Pali High Football Players Commit Beach Volley Semis fter taking second place in fter watching Washington and his staff did such a great job I could barely talk on the phone be looking like one of the smaller Sallus (6-4, 270), a two-time All- Athe Bay Division of the In- State upset USC two weeks and that game was the cap on the but I told Coach Maguire if you guys they took, but they say they Leaguer, will continue his career terscholastic Beach Volleyball Aago, Palisades High lineman Syr bottle to seal where I wanted to have a spot available I’d love to like my footwork and I can handle at UC Davis. The Aggies, coached League, Palisades High’s boys Riley was so pumped up that he go,” Riley said. “I’m a USC fan, be a Cougar.” the edge. I’m so hyped. Washing- by Dan Hawkins, are members of team made the playoffs, beating called Washington State offensive but I found myself cheering for The 6-4, 325-pound Riley was ton State, UNLV and Hawaii were the Big Sky Conference. Oxnard and Arroyo Grande be- line coach coach Clay Maguire Washington State. Playing in the the Western League Offensive my top three. I told [Pali High “I love the campus and the fore falling to Loyola in the semi- and told him he was committing. Pac-12 was always my dream and Lineman of the Year last fall and head coach] Tim Hyde and he city,” Sallus said. “There’s a real finals. Miles Partain paired with “[Head coach] Mike Leach that was a big part of my decision. got multiple Division I offers after was like ‘Go for it!’ Not too many excitement around the football Akhil Tangutur at No. 1 and they impressing at summer camps. coaches can do what Leach did.’” program, the coaches were very finished the year unbeaten; Shane Selznick and Flaviano Winther “They’ve been trying to get Another Pali High lineman nice to me and Davis is No. 1 in played No. 2 and Justin Howard me on board since they offered also committed to a Division I the world in veterinary science and Jim Taylor played No. 3. me in February,” Riley said. “I’ll school last week. Senior guard Ari and I want to be a vet.”

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Falcons defender Mila Humby (left) blocks a shot by Katie Sakamoto of the Lady Bears in a Girls Rookie Division basketball game in the small gym at the Palisades Recreation Center. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer Goalie Michail Melnik deflects a point-blank shot against Costa Mesa. He had 10 saves but the Dolphins lost 11-9 Saturday to settle for eighth place at the South Bay Invitational. Photo: Steve Galluzzo October 12, 2017 Palisadian-Post Page 11

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Marko Wuchenich of the Honey Badgers (center) dribbles between Space Invaders defenders Luke Gavigan (left) and Charlie Rosen in an AYSO Region 69 Boys U12 game last Saturday at the Veterans Administration Field. The Honey Badgers prevailed 3-2 after Connor Chamberlain scored the winning goal off a cross from the Sophomore opposite hitter Caroline Kedeshian spikes for a kill in last right wing by Tomas Perea late in the fourth quarter. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer Thursday’s sweep of league rival Hamilton. Photo: Steve Galluzzo

Pali High Girls Volleyball Tennis Team Blanks Beverly Hills eadying for another City title Arvin won 8-4 at No. 3. Another Shows How West Is Won run, the Palisades High girls freshman, Halsey Hulse, won 8-3 n nine Western League matches this season, the Palisades High girls Rtennis team got a chance to test at No. 4 singles. volleyball team has dropped a grand total of one set—which came itself against an opponent outside Palisades also swept the three Iin its first league match at archrival Venice on Sept. 7. Since that blip, its own section—Beverly Hills. doubles pro sets. Alex Miller and it’s been 26 sets played, 26 sets won. The streak continued Monday In the end, however, the Nor- Caroline Ross won 8-2 at the No. in a three-set sweep at University—the Dolphins’ 84th straight league mans proved to be no match for 1 spot, Gigi Feingold and Sophia triumph dating back to Oct. 20, 2010. Palisades can clinch its seventh the Dolphins, who won 7-0 at the Amato won 8-0 at No. 2 and Tay- consecutive league title by defeating visiting Fairfax today. Palisades Recreation Center. lor Barfield paired with Maddy While the varsity kept its league streak alive, the JV squad won the Ireland Amato set the tone at Goore to win 8-2 at No. 3 doubles. Chatsworth Tournament on Saturday, defeating Taft and Sylmar in the No. 1 singles, winning her pro set, playoffs and host Chatsworth 25-21 in the final. 8-3. Playing No. 2 was freshman Right: Taylor Barfield hits a vol- Two days earlier, the JVs rallied from three points down late in the Noe Winter, who pulled out an 8-6 ley winner in her match against second set to complete a 25-8, 25-23 sweep of visiting Hamilton. victory, and sophomore Sophia Beverly Hills. Photo: Steve Galluzzo Four Pali High Wrestlers Take First Place at Glenn our Palisades High wrestlers went undefeated in dision, Joseph Velado won the 184-pound division, winning their weight classes last Saturday in an Aaron Galef won the 138-pound division and fresh- Fall-day meet at John Glenn High in Norwalk. man Lily Topputo won the girls 131-pound division. Reigning two-time City 197-pound champion The Dolphins are back on the mat Saturday for Hamzah Alsaudi took first place in the 212-pound another all-day meet at Paramount High. Off and Running

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By JOHN HARLOW sadian baby boomers—and there Editor-in-Chief are more Palisadians aged over 80 than between 20 and 35—not only he first thing you need to how to survive but thrive in a frag- know about “Gelson’s-adja- ile-boned new world where every Tcent” resident, writer and racon- step can trip one into disaster. teur Richard Angres is that he This is not the third act of a does not get hungry. Literally. As career imagined by his Chicago in he has to remind himself to eat. parents back in the 1940s (not His father had the same ge- that their courses were orthodox netic trait, maybe something to either). do with the appetite-inducing His mother emigrated from Angres today Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer hormones leptin and ghrelin, a Egypt and was working for the goldmine for the dieting industry OSS (the predecessor of the CIA), projects, it fell apart. It was an ev- around 10 suggestions, expressed if they could work out what was creating one of the first Egyp- eryday industry curse that afflict- in a short of poetic rhythms—and happening here. tian-American dictionaries when ed many of Angres’ writing proj- in big type, naturally. It has helped him tough it the Second World War ended. ects—or else the djinn has a long Its co-opted narrators are the out around the world on strange She was out of a job, but was reach. Mixed fortunes followed. celluloid gods of the Greatest days such as when he hitchhiked still cajoled into giving a visiting There was the day he persuad- Generation and early baby boom- around North Africa in pursuit of Harry S. Truman a belly dance ed a famous but work-shy scribe ers, from Robert Mitchum to Gene a South American girlfriend who when he arrived in town. to share an idea, which he instant- Kelly to Bette Davis who warned: had been smitten by the number The Midwesterner’s reaction ly pounded out as a spec submis- “Getting old ain’t for sissies.” one TV star in Morocco. to such exotica is, sadly, not re- sion. But the creature at the heart of Unfortunately, as he discov- corded in the presidential library. Exhausted, he left it in the this encroaching darkness is a su- ered in the desert, he still gets Playing a Djinn in the PBS "Pat Hobby Stories" She and Angres’ father, a lead- host’s typewriter. perhero alter ego called Old Man. thirsty. Photos courtesy of Richard Angres ing Freudian psychoanalyst, only Ten minutes later, a producer “Other superheroes come to But, metaphorically and pro- married to make him legitimate called in to see the famed scribe, him for advice,” Angres explained. fessionally, a lack of appetite— online in hip-hop rhythms. It’s called “Holding Together and started the amiable divorce an grabbed the script and made a for- “His powers aren’t what they used the need to devour—has its draw- But over the next few weeks, The Falling Apart,” with the pun- hour later. tune. to be, but he’s got a big new one: backs in the American Dream. before Angres turns 71 in Novem- ny subtitle (devised by his wife, But they both expected for Then there was the Mariah the power to know better.” It may be the reason why it’s ber, there will be a flurry of activi- Kate, who is in marketing, of young Angres to follow in mid- Carey picture, scuttled when her The first suggestion, or rule, is only today, after a lifetime of writ- ty from the man who jokes he may course) “Age: The Final Frontier.” dle-class steps by becoming a management changed. “It would “no sudden moves.” ing for Hollywood coin, that you be septuagenarian but “I still have The 26-page opus will be lawyer. have been great,” he mourned, but Angres, who has lived a fit and are hearing about Angres’ forth- a bloom of middle age.” promoted through all the modern He went along until at college not too deeply. outgoing life, recalled learning coming book. First up is the self-published interwebbery: There is the You- he visited a law library, saw the Not that he would have this painfully, when moving fast It’s about living well after the book: “There is an enormous mar- Tube channel, and the social me- massive rows of massive volumes held onto the money: A New caused parts to fracture and snarl age of 70. ket for children’s books, so why dia bursts on Facebook, Instagram of law (“and with such thin, thin York Times article highlight- up, and old wounds from younger Hopefully, if his friends have not for our second childhood?” he and other pretty places. paper, too!”) and fled to follow his ed him as an exemplar of bad years returned in fierce renewal. their way, he may be promoting it mused. The mission? To teach Pali- passion: to write in Hollywood. economic decision-making. “Taking your time is a good Like the vast majority of He confessed that, in 2008, at the way to avoid being sliced and would-be movie luminaries, he depth of the Great Recession and diced by the rough edges of this had moments of opportunity, but, the scriptwriters strike, he was world,” he warned. “Don’t fall as he said himself, grinning, there bulk-buying lilies and orchids at down. were a lot of near misses, “not the farmers market. “As we get older we don’t quite rights” and unfortunate tim- “On the one hand, I get a very necessarily get wiser, but we can ing. good price,” he said. “On the other learn to do things better. From Angres started out in film hand, I spent perhaps 10 times as now on, it’s all an extended Jap- distribution and then, in the mid- much on flowers as is appropriate anese tea ceremony, a constant 1970s, worked at Universal Pic- for a man of my means.” refinement,and polishing of every tures until he got distracted by the Maybe the lack of acumen, move and gesture. prospect of making a film on loca- ambition and appetite means he “Try to [approach] everything tion about the “aisha” or “aicha.” is not too bruised by fickle Holly- with elegance and dispatch. It She is a North African djinn wood fortunes? takes practice, but you’ve got the (or genie) who, perhaps aided by Yet as an often-uncredited time.” boasting the legs of a goat, seduc- writer and script-doctor, and occa- Rick lives his own adage: “Be es men with a terrifying vision of sional extra (with full beard in a cheerful while you are alive— sex. Yul Bryner picture), he has earned you’re still alive, make an effort.” She ruins them for any other the respect of directors from Ol- Although he admitted he is not female. iver Stone to Dutch-Palisadian making any promises about his It could have been epic, or Paul Verhoeven and made enough state of mind after that. epically terrible. money to buy in town a dozen The book is a work in evolu- But like 99 percent of film years ago. tion: The version that has been on And since then, this book, like sale on Amazon since last month a silver seed, has been growing in- is almost sold out and about to be side him. revamped with a different cover. “Holding Together The Fall- Yes, a second edition already. ing Apart” is a light-hearted show- It will be promoted on a Face- er of advice for the aging multi- book page, born three years ago as tudes: If you are under 70, says “Rick’s Tips.” the back page, you needn’t bother What will be on the promo- reading it. tional lifestyle YouTube channel? On the other hand, it’s always Mostly advice on staying alive good to prepare. or possibly staying balanced on an The large-format paperback is exercise ball—the one exception to his rules about staying elegant and graceful. There may be puff- ing ahead. And the rapping? “That’s what my friends want me to do, to put out a rap version on YouTube or something. But one thing you learn, as you grow golden, is that some risks are worth taking and others? Well, that’s the wisdom of age. Don’t stress about them.” Meanwhile, at 70, the de- lightful Angres is happy to have found harbor in Pacific Palisades, or, as he calls it, America’s sweet The first edition spot—a place where he does not A familiar pose, age 10 Father and baby son Nick have to make any sudden moves. Page 14 Palisadian-Post October 12, 2017 FOOD&STYLE Toscana & Bar Toscana

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Just two been with Toscana since this risto- The new Bar Toscana serves We can confirm that dessert weeks shy of his 80th birthday, rante opened its doors in 1989. authentic, craft-style Italian cock- here, side-kicked with a cappucci- tails, Negroni and stuzzichini (ap- no or a nice Moscato accompani- petizers or “nibbles”) inspired by ment, should not be overlooked, so Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Italy. save some appetite for the closing Bar Toscana now boasts a cos- festivities. mopolitan and urban-style restau- Prosciutto Pizza Pearbellini Between the flagship Toscana rant-bar with exposed brick, wood and the sparkling-new Bar Tos- ceiling rafters and ergonomic furni- ian plates such as Tagliere di Sa- quickly delved deep into the Pro- cana, the Gordons have indeed ture. Here, wood panels, accented lami, served here with homemade sciutto pizza as a starter, which infused Brentwood—and by ex- with a glaze of faux travertine, are bread sticks and giardiniera: Ital- worked out perfectly. Despite the tension, West Los Angeles—with complemented at night with time- ian Cheeses with homemade straw- size of this generous 12-inch pie, a formidable splash of Tuscan cul- based digital projections of floral berry and red onion jam, assorted the crust is so ultra-thin, light, airy ture. Bravissimo! art by Angeleno Jennifer Stein- breads, and grilled pear; Burrata and, well, crusty, we devoured it all camp, while another artist, Melis- e Speck, which comes with green but did not feel too full after. sa Wenke, has four of her original, heirloom tomato jam, smoked pro- Next came our pasta plate. colorful giclée collage works on the sciutto and grilled pretzel bread; Minimal and effective, Toscana’s walls to provide vivid focal points. Fagiolini with French green beans, off-menu pasta with sea bass did Born in Massa Cararra and celery root and roasted almonds; not come with any parmigiano or raised in Florence, Italy, Toscana Lasagnetta di Carne, a homemade heavy creams; rather, a simple ta- General Manager Sauro Mosti, a spinach lasagna with a beef ragu, gliolini dressed in a white wine tall, affable Italian with a big smile, besciamella sauce and parmigiano; sauce and lemon zest with thick makes you feel at home the minute and the decadent Hamburger Bar chunks of Mediterranean sea bass you settle into your chair. Toscana: two T-bone beef sliders to liven up the palate. We decided on some of the replete with truffle cheese and car- The show-stopping finale came signature cocktails and enjoyed amelized shallot. with our Bistecca con Fagigioli, a the summer special Napoleon Dy- Another way to go here is 20 oz. prime-cut rib chop cooked in namite, a synergistic martini glass the pizza. 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From left: Carmen Gia (Jack Esner) advises de Bris on Bloom and Bialystock’s tantalizing offer. Photos by Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer Liebkind (center) and his reluctant recruits

By MATTHEW MEYER young cast for delivering a gutsy, trast Jones’ unmitigated greed. Luke Rosa’s mocking portray- (Among myriad other strong a Brooks quote that concludes: Reporter riotous performance. The duo’s scheme to produce al of Nazi playwright Franz Lieb- ensemble moments, the show’s “It’s been one of my lifelong jobs At the center of “Producers” a Broadway flop and then make kind drew big laughs, particularly army of sex-crazed grannies de- to make the world laugh at Adolf pening night of “The Produc- are the greedy, washed-up Broad- away with their investors’ money as he led an unabashed Bialystock serves a shout-out here for con- Hitler.” ers” at Palisades Charter High way producer Max Bialystock and led them down a path filled with and horrified Bloom through an stant hysterics.) For one more weekend, the OSchool pulled no punches—and his uptight accountant Leopold characters that gave Pali’s deep, indoctrination ceremony that was Set designer John Ong brought Führer will have you rolling at Pali thankfully so. Bloom. diverse cast an extended showcase. equal parts furor and singsong. the story to life with colorful, de- High. It’s a musical written by one of At Pali, Ethan Jones soared in Jenna Ross emerged as a triple And Riley Kershaw, as the tailed pieces throughout, and Pali’s America’s great Jewish comedians his portrayal of Bialystock. From threat in her portrayal of Ulla, the flamboyant director-turned-actor live orchestra delivered once again “The Producers” plays at Pali for the express purpose of mock- his nasally snarl and repulsive hip producers’ captivating Swedish Roger de Bris, owned the second under the direction of Elizabeth High on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. and on ing Adolf Hitler. Along the way, gyrations to the impressive breath “secretary/receptionist.” act with his ridiculous portrayal of Stoyanovich. Oct. 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. Purchase Mel Brooks’ script also revels in control he displayed in his solos’ Ross (literally, at times) Hitler himself—bashful, breath- On the inside cover of the advance tickets at squareup.com/ caricatures of seedy showrunners, frantic crescendos, Jones hogged bounced around the stage, impress- less and very, very gay. musical’s playbill, Pali included store/palihighasb. flamboyant gay actors and show the stage all night in the way his ing with her singing and dancing biz starlets. character positively demands. ability, but also with her hysterical A credit to director Nancy In his portrayal of Bloom, delivery of heavily accented quips. Fracchiolla for leaning into these Charlie Hobert provided the per- She brought warmth and power to over-the-top characterizations; and fect foil, all hunched shoulders, a role that could play a bit flat in a standing ovation for the talented deep breaths and snivels to con- the wrong hands.

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I’m nervous that my the next great whatever. Sheeesh! comfortable as any teen can, to be My friend claims that, Alaska during the winter than in really the history that the per- daughter’s teen soccer And there are the kids who put the able to share her feelings. If that is now that we are in fall, Florida, this condition still oc- son’s mood changes with the coach is a little too in- pressure on themselves, taking it the case, I think you have to trust she is suffering from sea- curs here in Pacific Palisades. same season every year and then tense. She insists that to crazy extremes. that she would let you know if she sonal affective disorder. As she Yes, we still have many sunny improves as the season changes. she’s happy, but sometimes at prac- (Forgive my corniness, but wanted out or needed help. I can lives here in the Palisades, which days here during the fall and The treatment for SAD can tice the coach seems harsh with her what about playing just for fun? tell you for sure that typically, I is not exactly Alaska, I find it winter, but there are still fewer be as simple as a light box where criticisms of the players. I know But that’s a different topic.) come out against a parent getting strange. Is there an easy way to hours of daylight, and for those the sufferer exposes themselves tough coaching is part of playing I have no idea if your daugh- involved with a teen’s coach. tell the difference between phys- patients with the predisposition to 30 minutes of light from this on more competitive teams, but ter’s coach is too harsh or if your Beyond saying something ical and psychological or even and the brain chemistry, that is special box that generates a par- what are the red flags for a coach daughter is happy. You are right to like, “Wow! You sure have a tough neurotic disorders? all it takes. ticular wavelength of light daily. who might be going “too far?” ask what the signs might be. Con- skin to be able to take the pressure The reduced level of sun- Symptoms can remarkably im- sider the following: coach puts on you, to say nothing chool is in full swing, the light causes changes in the bio- prove within a few days to two or years, on our regular Sun- Is she having trouble sleeping? of the tough comments he makes. temperature is cooling off a logical clock, decreasing sero- weeks. The lightbox is generally day morning bike rides to the Are there any changes in her I know I would wither,” or “I trust Slittle and you are starting to see tonin levels, which affect mood, safe and very effective for this F(old) Rose Cafe, my husband and eating habits and appetite? you would let me know if soccer Halloween decorations in all the and changing melatonin levels, condition. I used to pass the same soccer Is she behaving normally, like gets too tough on you,” I suggest stores. With these changes, the which play a role in sleep pat- Other treatments include practice on a strip of grass along she always does? Any changes you stay close and be loving and sun is also setting a little earli- terns and mood as well. antidepressant medications or the bikeway. Each week we would there? more supportive of your daughter er and earlier each evening, and The answer to your question psychotherapy. Once a person is comment on how military-like and Is she unusually moody? (She than of soccer. soon daylight saving time will is that there is not an easy way diagnosed, you can even start the harsh the older coach seemed with is a teen, after all!) end. to determine whether a patient treatment just prior to the season the group of little boys, no older Is she unusually sensitive? Seasonal affective disor- is suffering from a physical or where it usually begins to head than 5 or 6. (She is a teen, after all!) Dana Rivera der (SAD), also called “winter psychological disorder like this. off the symptoms before they Each fall, a new batch of nov- Is she picking fights with you blues” or “winter depression,” First and foremost, see your pri- start. My patient does just that, ices gathered and was subjected, (more than she normally does? I Stroke is a real condition where people mary care doctor and give them and he is completely free of the it seemed to us, to this sergeant’s repeat, she is a teen!)? Survivor who have normal mental health a detailed history of symptoms. condition and stops his treatment rigorous, harsh practice routine. I Is she fighting more than nor- Support through most of the year devel- I will do a thorough physical in the spring. used to wonder if their mommies mal with her siblings? Group FREE! op recurrent depressive symp- exam and often do bloodwork to So, yes your friend may be and daddies knew what a bully the Is she having more than the Open to Family & Caregivers toms at the same time each year. exclude other medical causes of “neurotic,” but that doesn’t ex- coach was. They were nowhere in normal number of issues with Individual Meetings Upon Request I have a young, healthy, mood disorders, such as thyroid clude that they may also truly sight. peers? male patient who I have known conditions or vitamin deficien- have this interesting and po- But here’s what else we no- Does she ever resist or com- Brentwood for many years who figured cies. tentially debilitating condition. ticed: The boys seemed to be hav- plain about practice (besides the TBI/Stroke survivors ages 18-50's out there was something wrong The key to this diagnosis is Send them love … and light. ing a blast. They were all in. normal)? 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Catherine Kanner: An Artist’s Life … By ALEXANDRA PFEIFER A turning point for the young Special to the Palisadian-Post artist came when she submitted a series of lithographic prints on ur relationship began sole- the subject Le Morte d’Artur, ly as neighbors: a kind which captivated Rose. Oglance, cordial wave hello, and, “He called me into his of- of course, the frequent yet brief fice and suggested a course of run-in at our local Gelson’s gro- independent study supervised by cery store. The relationship was him,” Kanner said. simple and friendly, that is until The opportunity changed her about two years ago … life: “I received a one-on-one in- After living a stone’s throw dependent study on the history of away for over a decade, a fate- prints, books, drawing, sculpting filled business meeting between and painting.” Catherine Kanner, her architect Life in artsy Santa Cruz came husband Winston Chappell and to an end and Kanner made her myself would quickly reveal a way back to LA, landing a job as world of similarity, synchronicity an illustrator with the LA Times and serendipity—a simple bond where she worked for 15 years between neighbors that would before going freelance. She was soon become much greater than assigned to the Opinion Section, Catherine Kanner that. producing editorial art with plen- Two worlds intertwined: We ty of political punch. discovered we had very similar For the artistic Kanner, it was pasts. With a connected genetic a natural progression to move background, having grown up in into the arena of book publishing, the same Brentwood neighbor- incorporating her skills in cover hoods, with families that had at- design and illustration. tended similar local schools, our “My first book was ‘Ce- similarities were uncanny, no pun tus The Whale,’ a companion to intended. ‘Moby Dick’ from The Melville It is my pleasure to intro- Press,” she shared. “The edition duce you to my friend Catherine sold out, and I went on to produce Kanner: writer, artist, illustrator, other volumes, which have been neighbor, wife, mother and, sim- collected by individuals and fine ply stated, an all around incredi- press libraries across the U.S. and ble human being. internationally.” “Cetus The Whale” She is the epitome of kind “Madeline” Photos courtesy of Alexandra Pfeifer Career has not been the sole and understated. She is quiet, re- pursuit in the life of this art- served and modest. sprung from a rather ordinary My parents then transferred me ist. Kanner is most proud of her “Cat,” as I like to call her, childhood on an Air Force base in to the Oakwood School to pursue home and family life. Married has a gift: She is the true defini- Arizona where Kanner’s dad was my creative learning. for 30 years to Chappell, they are tion of an artist. Her editorial il- serving. Her parents had met and “At this point in my life, bal- the parents of two daughters, An- lustrations have been featured in then married while both attending let became extremely important nakate and Rebecca. The family the Los Angeles Times and syndi- USC. Her father was a student of to me. I had studied from age 7 to has lived in the Palisades for 28 cated in some 3,000 newspapers architecture; her mother was a age 18 through high school grad- years. worldwide. writer and designer in her own uation.” Kanner is often seen walking But her career is diverse and right. Both parents’ passion and Kanner then made a the Palisades Village: “Life is so widespread. As a writer, illustra- skill in the arts would be instilled life-changing decision: “I wanted ideal here,” she said. tor and all around artist, Kanner in a young Kanner. to go to college instead of follow- Kanner is in many ways the has penned more than 20 vol- Following her father’s two- ing ballet into a dance company.” poster child for “having it all.” umes, including “The Book of year commitment to the Air Kanner majored in fine arts Children, a career in the arts, a Bath, Beauty From a Country Force, the young family returned with a minor in art history at UC long-time marriage, and, most Garden.” to Los Angeles and settled in the Santa Cruz, where she got close importantly, the spirit to continue Her graphic design work in Brentwood area, where her moth- to inspiring professors, including growing, learning, traveling and the area of print has gained many er still resides. a gentleman named Jasper Rose, creating. 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Young Literati Lauded at Annual Writing Event “This Story is Called Once I Wanted to be a Bat” By GABRIELLA BOCK who won for his bone-chilling, buc- Reporter caneer-themed legend “Jolly Rog- er’s Cave.” he Palisades Branch Library Scrawler Hannah Lunkewitz of By RILEY KESTON was booked and brimming with Calvary Christian School won first Tyoung authors on Wednesday, Oct. place in the fifth- to sixth-grade 4, as the 2017 Children’s Summer category with her creative nonfic- Creative Writing Contest concluded tion story “One Swallow Made My with a live reading and awards cer- Summer,” which delicately details So, yesterday at school I was having so much fun at emony. a memorable summer spent in Ger- The competition, in its 27th edi- many. recess I decided I wanted to be a bat. tion, was organized by the Friends For grades seven and eight, I thought it was going to be fun. of the Palisades Library in 1990 as scribe Emma Kate Lindgren of a way to develop creative thinking Berkeley Hall School took first and writing skills among young Pal- place with her room-silencing poem isadians. “Rainy Days.” I thought I was a bat because I am nocturnal. Bats The winners were announced Rounding off the competition are nocturnal too. Nocturnal means you stay up all night. in five age categories, from first was Vistamas High School author through 12th grade, as dozens of Andrew Schwartz, who earned top I stay up all night, it’s true. hopeful entrants waited to hear if place for his politically driven poem their stories would be read aloud “The Game of Life.” by actors Bill Jones and Christine And to honor all of the cre- At the playground I was on a bar just like a bat. I only Kludjian. ative contestants, Sweet Rose Emerging as the first place win- Creamery delighted each entrant had my legs on the bar and I was upside-down. I put ner for first and second grade was with a gift certificate to their Vil- scribbler Riley Keston of Marquez lage parlor—giving this year’s my hands on the ground and lifted one of my hands up Charter Elementary School. Kes- writing contest one sweet ending. and I left one hand on the ground. And that was a bad ton’s entry, “This Story is Called Once I Wanted to be a Bat,” was a Over the next four weeks, the choice. clever and charming tale about com- Palisadian-Post will be publishing ing to terms with her true nature. the stories of this year’s top winners, The winner for third and fourth starting this week with Riley Kes- Being a bat is not wise. grade was Palisades Charter Elemen- ton’s “This Story is Called Once I tary School jotter Oliver O’Donnell, Wanted to be a Bat.” I am a cat not a bat. What makes me a cat is that I like making cat noises. Cats are my absolute favorite animal. I loved them from the second I was born. I like milk and cats like milk too.

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Rabbi and Rebbitzen Eli and Elka Baitelman authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business This statement was filed with the County Clerk of name in violation of the rights of another under fed- Los Angeles County on September 28, 2017. changing name as follows: Sunday School, 9:30-10:30, ages 3-K Present Name: Eva Milan Simpson There are services and programs daily for community eral, state or common law (see Section 14400 et NOTICE—THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATE- Elementary Religious Education, Mon. 3:30-5:00 p.m. seq, Business and Professions Code). MENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE Proposed Name: éva Milan Simpson Engel Adult Religious Education, RCIA, Tues. 7:15-9:00 p.m. members of all ages. September 21, 28, October 5 and 12, 2017. IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY Present Name: Ella Soleil Simpson 15100 Sunset Blvd. • Pacific Palisades • 310-454-1328 Please visit www.chabadpalisades.com for our CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Proposed Name: Ella Soleil Simpson Engel Visit us at: corpuschristichurch.com services & upcoming events. STATEMENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in No. 2017263414 DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself this matter appear before this court at the hearing in- Joy of All Who Sorrow Orthodox Church 17315 Sunset Blvd | 310-454-7783 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business dicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition Fr. John Tomasi, Rector www.chabadpalisades.com The following persons are doing business as: name in violation of the rights of another under fed- for change of name should not be granted. Any per- TOWNE BY ELYSE WALKER; 15257 Palisades eral, state or common law (see Section 14400 et 4145 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230 son objecting to the name change described above Village Lane, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 seq, Business and Professions Code). must file a written objection that includes the reasons Friday: Vespers 6 p.m. Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist TOWNE BY ELYSE WALKER; 15306 Antioch October 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2017. for the objection at least two court days before the Saturday: Matins 7:00 a.m., Divine Liturgy 8:30 a.m., Congregation of Pacific Palisades Street, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at Vigil 5 p.m. An inclusive, spiritual Jewish Community CAPRETTO LLC; 15306 Antioch Street, Pacific No. 2017271516 the hearing to show cause why the petition should Sunday: Divine Liturgy 10 a.m. Rabbi Amy Bernstein • Rabbi Nick Renner • Palisades, CA 90272 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, This business is conducted by a Limited Liability The following persons are doing business as: For a complete listing of services see: Cantor Chayim Frenkel the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Company TRACI BANK, PSY.D.; 2001 S. BARRINGTON NOTICE OF HEARING www.joyofallwhosorrow.org Friday Night Shabbat Services: 7:00 PM The registrant commemnced to transact business AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 Date: December 6, 2017, 8:30 a.m. The address 310-391-9911 Saturday Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat Services: under the ficticious name or names listed above: N/A TRACI BANK, PSY.D.; 3976 BLEDSOE AVENUE, 10:00 AM/4:30 PM (Signed) DAVID WALKER, LOS ANGELES, CA 90066 of the court is 1725 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401 Palisades Presbyterian Church Early Childhood Center: 424-214-7482 David Walker TRACI BANK; 3976 BLEDSOE AVENUE, Reverend Grace Park, Associate Pastor MANAGING MEMBER LOS ANGELES, CA 90066 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub- Jewish Experience Center: 310-459-1569 lished at least once each week for four successive 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship Service This statement was filed with the County Clerk of This business is conducted by an Individual For a complete calendar please visit: www.ourKI.org weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition (Sunday School and Child Care at Worship Service) Los Angeles County on September 14, 2017. 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1319 Marinette | 3 BedS | 2.5 BatHS | offered at $2,395,000 Guard-Gated MountainGate 2 4 Well-located just several blocks from the Palisades Village and North of Sunset on a quiet Gated BW eState street, this mid-century is situated on a large lot and has tremendous potential. Open offered at $1,700,000 2.5 offered at $16,000/month 4 living/dining with vaulted ceiling and massive rock wall with fireplace. Terrazzo flooring • Perfectly located between Westside & Valley • Beautiful Country English home leads from the entry to the kitchen/family room with high ceils and charming sun room • Beautiful home inside and out • Large living, dining + family rooms attached. Large master suite includes a sitting room/office. Two additional bedrooms with • Wood floors, high ceilings, skylights • Detached 1 bd, 1ba guesthouse a shared bath complete the one-level floorplan. Private grass yard with some city views • Over 3,000 sq ft with sunroom & private yard • Pool, view deck, sport court & playground wraps around to a generous patio/play area. Move-in, remodel or start over.

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start of the year, ranging from a lot on Posetano to $19 million for es done through the third quarter of one-bedroom, one-bath on Sun- a 33,000-square-foot lot on Corona 2017 (the exact same number as last $38M Home Remains on Market set, which sold for $540,000, to a Del Mar in The Huntington. There year), ranging from a one-bedroom, three-bedroom, three-bath on Pal- have been only two land sales this one-bath on Sunset, which leased By MICHAEL EDLEN as last year at this time. There are and Highlands areas currently isades Drive, which sold for $1.65 year. for $2,850 per month, to a five-bed- Special to the Palisadian-Post currently 24 escrows open in the have the largest number of homes million. The median sales price for There are currently 75 avail- room, seven-bath home on San Palisades, which is a 29 percent for sale in the Palisades (nine each). condos at the end of the third quar- able leases in the Palisades, starting Remo, which leased for $85,000 s of Sept. 30, 69 single-family decrease. The lowest sale price for the ter was $1,138,750, which is up 27 at $3,000 per month for a one-bed- per month. Pacific Palisades residences The lowest-priced residence third quarter of 2017 was on Rad- percent over 2016 third quarter me- room, one-bath on Sunset, and ask- Awere listed in the Multiple Listing available is a two-bedroom, two- cliffe ($1.5 million). The highest dian sales prices. ing as high as $100,000 per month Michael Edlen, an agent with Service. The current level of inven- bath home on Las Casas, which is sale ($32.5 million) so far this year There are currently 20 pieces for a five-bedroom, five-bath house Coldwell Banker, has been keeping tory is 25 percent lower than last being offered at $1.3 million. The was on Casale in The Riviera. of raw land available, ranging from on Posetano. statistics of Pacific Palisades hous- year’s Sept. 30 available inventory. highest-priced available property There are 13 condominiums/ $175,000 for a 3,700-square-foot There were 188 Palisades leasing prices for the last 31 years. A total of 204 homes were sold continues to be a seven-bedroom, townhouses on the market, which in the Palisades through the third 13-bathroom on San Remo listed at is about the same as what was avail- quarter of 2017, which is the exact $38 million. able at the end of the third quarter in tended to move in nine to 10 same as 2016. Median sale prices The most affordable areas so 2016. They range from a one-bed- When is a Good Time year cycles since the 1970s and were up 15 percent over 2016’s far in 2017 are the El Medio and room, one-bath on Sunset, offered the last downward moving peri- third quarter, and the price per upper Marquez neighborhoods, as at $570,000, to a four-bedroom, od began in 2008. In Pacific Pal- square foot was 8 percent higher. well as Sunset Mesa. The Riviera four-bath on Sunset for $1,649,000. to Sell a Home? isades, the average home price The median list price is current- had the highest median average Fifty-six condominiums were By MICHAEL EDLEN The most active sales peri- correction during those cycles ly $4,445,000, which is the same sales price. The El Medio Bluffs sold in the Palisades since the Special to the Palisadian-Post od in the Palisades in the second was about 29 percent. half of the year is from early Oc- Although statistically we Neighborhood by Neighborhood: How Much Is Property Worth? have talked with many people tober through mid-November. are still experiencing a “seller’s I recently who are considering During the slightly slow- market,” with less than a four- January 1, 2017 – September 30, 2017 when the best time would be to er period from Thanksgiving month level of inventory based get their property on the market. through the start of January, the on current Palisades sale rates, # Homes # Sold Median Sold Lowest Price Highest Price Most feel that it is better to wait supply of listings is lower, which there are some signs of a slow- Area # On Market # In Escrow In Area YTD Price Sold YTD Sold YTD until the spring, when they be- means less competition from ing down in process. Riviera 655 16 $8,498,000 $2,050,000 $32,500,000 7 2 lieve more homes are sold. Oth- other homes for sale. In reviewing our team’s ers believe that it would not be In the spring, the inventory sales over the last 20 years, we Rustic wise to be on the market during increases substantially, which have found that 80 percent of the Canyon/ 318 8 $3,700,000 $2,850,000 $16,500,000 1 1 the holiday season, so they will logically lowers the potential de- time, we have had transactions Will Rogers wait until at least February. mand for each home for sale. enter escrow during the holiday Many real estate agents discour- Buyers tend to be more seri- period. Also, we noted that mul- Huntington 493 12 $4,615,000 $1,650,000 $8,500,000 7 1 age home sellers from winter ous at this time of the year, with tiple offers have occurred in 50 Alphabets 881 30 $3,612,500 $1,700,000 $6,205,000 1 0 listings and often take homes off fewer people just looking at list- percent of the Palisades winter Above the market by mid-November ings. contracts over the last four years. 365 11 $3,205,000 $1,750,000 $7,500,000 4 1 Alphabets so they can re-list by spring as a Interest rates are still near The bottom line is that South of Village 662 24 $2,975,000 $1,500,000 $6,500,000 6 6 fresh start. all-time low levels and generally though it may seem to be count- El Medio Bluffs 748 22 $2,607,500 $1,550,000 $8,150,000 9 1 There are a number of rea- expected to increase soon, which er intuitive, it may well be that sons and advantages to putting will make our rather highly ap- the end of year is an excellent El Medio to a home on the market during preciated values more difficult time to be in the market place. Upper Marquez/ 1427 42 $2,434,000 $1,675,000 $13,250,000 8 5 the fall/winter period, however. for buyers to afford. Simply put, even though there Bienveneda Nearly all homebuyers are do- Owners who might decide may be fewer showings, because Lower 339 6 $3,193,000 $1,885,000 $4,035,000 4 1 ing their initial searching online to wait to sell until after January of less competition, there will Marquez/BABC and obviously can only look at because of not wanting to move probably be more qualified buy- Highlands 742 15 $2,950,000 $1,633,000 $4,750,000 9 3 homes currently on the market during holiday season could sell ers looking at your home. Castellammare/ when they are researching. now and negotiate a longer es- 392 8 $2,570,000 $1,849,000 $8,000,000 8 1 Paseo Miramar Even if they are out of town crow or extended occupancy un- Michael Edlen has provided Sunset Mesa/ on vacations, they all have inter- til January. real estate counseling services Pacific View 574 7 $2,150,000 $1,850,000 $4,135,000 4 2 net access. Any home withdrawn One advantage of selling to thousands of prospective sell- Estates from the market or not yet listed now is that it may enable buyers and buyers for 30-plus years. will be out of sight and therefore ing during the spring when more If you would like input about the This information only includes single-family residences and has been collected from sources deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. The “median” is the value of the middle home when the homes are arranged in an increasing order of prices. not considered by those buyers. houses are on the market. current market or any particular Based on information from the Association of REALTORS/Multiple Listing Service from (date to date) and/or other sources. Some of the reasons why it We never know when histo- property, call him at 310-230- Display of MLS data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS. The Broker/Agent providing the information may be a mistake to wait until ry will not repeat itself, but the 7373 or michael@michaeledlen. contained herein may or may not have been the Listing and/or Selling Agent. March or April of 2018 are: Westside real estate market has com. October 12, 2017 Palisadian-Post Page 23 Palisadian Modernists Have Another Global ‘Moment’ By JOHN HARLOW ery furnishing had a sense of pur- But wait, there’s more: If Editor-in-Chief pose. you are visiting Germany this The coffee table in question fall, you can see 500 original esigners Charles and Ray was crafted to fit a nook between Eames’ objects spread across Eames, whose massively in- the living room and the kitchen. four locations at the Vitra De- The Chautauqua home Photo courtesy of Eames Foundation Dfluential home in The Huntington Now the design has been sign Museum in Weil am Rhein draws culturally savvy visitors brought back to life in Herman near the Swiss border. from around the world, while re- Miller’s North Carolina factory, It is the first such show in maining unknown to many Pali- with its much-imitated signature Europe in 20 years and covers sadians, are having another mo- dowel legs and walnut and ash everything from 60 out of 100 ment of recognition around the surfaces instantly familiar from films made by the couple, plans world. later imitations. for some of their most influential The married couple, who “We looked at archival pho- houses and Eames-designed toys passed on the same summer day tos and blueprints that were orig- for the visitor to play with. in 1978 and 1988, respectively, inally used by the Eameses to Known as Play Parade, the helped shape modernist architec- ensure we stayed as true as pos- toys include an interlocking The reborn Eames table Photo courtesy of Herman Miller Charles and Ray Photo courtesy of Eames Office ture and furniture in the 1950s. sible to the original aesthetic,” house of cards, animal masks Through film and play, they Herman Miller product manag- and a puppet theater. created a philosophy that still re- er Christina Strobl said. “To the There will also be a proto- sounds around the world. untrained eye, it’s nearly exact.” type of the first chair the couple Home In Progress On Oct. 3, furniture maker By the time the table was made out of a crazy new materi- Herman Miller announced it is first seen outside the Palisades— al called “fiberglass,” even more releasing a reproduction of a cof- in the offices of Philip Dunne at bendy than the light woods they fee table that once resided in their 20th Century Fox in 1952—it twisted into elegant new shapes. home known as Case Study #8 at had already evolved, with a mar- It was recently unearthed by the 203 Chautauqua Blvd. ble finish. But the Herman Mill- Henry Ford Museum and will be When they moved into the er version, selling between $995 shown in public for the first time space in 1949, it was already and $2,565, is as authentically at the show, which opened on clear that there was no room for Eames as you can buy outside Sept. 30 and will run until Feb. fripperies or random clutter: Ev- the auction house. 25, 2018. Palisadian Helping Shape the Future of Retail

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REAL ESTATE Michael Edlen

Edlen: During school years I of tobacco residue throughout that to all of the local schools, the Pa- held a wide variety of jobs, includ- other agents were certain it was un- cific Palisades Woman’s Club and ing ice cream scooper at Thrifty, salable. its Home Tour, Chrysalis Palisades newspaper delivery, landscape I was pleased to find a young street and sidewalk maintenance maintenance, survey research assis- couple that wanted their child to program, and other organizations. tant, etc. After graduation, I joined be in Marquez Charter Elemen- We also are enthusiastic supporters the management of a family-owned tary School and had a very low of Women Helping Youth, Doctors drapery manufacturing firm and budget. We were able to meet the Without Borders, Meals on Wheels, helped grow it to become the largest seller’s minimum price: just below A Window Between Worlds, Smile West Coast supplier of window cov- $400,000, which, at the time, was Train, ORBIS and Heifer Interna- erings to the mobile home industry. the lowest price possible in the Pal- tional. After we sold the business, I isades. My most recent favorite or- took a year to research and consider ganization is DonorsChoose.org, a variety of alternatives that might Shmerling: What are some of which enables contributing to indi- satisfy my desire to be of greater the current trends in real estate? vidual teacher grants in thousands service to people. Real estate ap- Edlen: We are in a period of of schools and in support of a wide pealed to me because it provided rapidly increasing changes, includ- variety of programs that can help continual opportunities to bring a ing technological, demographic, where most needed. Photos by Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer By SARAH SHMERLING high level of professional services economic, generational and infor- Managing Editor to the public that were not available mational. I will only touch on a Shmerling: Do you have any p.m. or for one to two days off each Shmerling: How did you to my wife and me when we were few highlights since much could be special designations or types of real week. Quite the contrary, as it can come to have a team and does it ou know his name, but you seeking to purchase our first home. written about the changes currently estate that you specialize in? be nearly a 12- to 14-hour-a-day differ from other groups of agents? may not know his background. occurring. Edlen: Our team provides a availability every day of the week. Edlen: I was the first Palisades YThe Palisadian-Post sat down Shmerling: Which neighbor- A populace that has access to complete level of service to meet Also, I don’t think of my time agent to hire an assistant and then with Palisades-based real estate hood of the Palisades do you live an incredible amount of information the needs of sellers, buyers, land- late in the office as “work.” Since I to hire a second one a couple of agent Michael Edlen—the man who in? How did you pick your home? about housing markets, investors lords and tenants. We primarily was blessed to be able to go into real years later. Having come from doesn’t consider his late nights in Edlen: We live in the Marquez who compete against each other as focus on the Palisades and have estate to be of service, I use those a business background, I ap- the office as “work.” Knolls hills. Our main criteria, af- well as families trying to buy start- successfully represented more than hours to update clients, return calls, proached real estate as a service ter falling in love with the Palisades er homes, resistance to selling by 1,300 clients. write articles for various publica- business rather than one of sales. Shmerling: Tell us a bit about Village, was to set out to find our long-time owners wishing to avoid I am designated as Coldwell tions, stay on top of market trends Gradually, I evolved a system that your background. Where did you first home that had a superb view, paying taxes and an insufficient Banker’s local area global luxury and local statistics, etc. For years I was modeled more like a doctor’s grow up? What did you study? including ocean, canyon and city supply of homes due to low interest representative, and for many years, used the slogan “enthusiasm is the or attorney’s office. Edlen: I grew up in Alham- lights. We continue to be grateful rates all contribute to a significantly I have been one of only a few who secret of my success,” and it still is! Unlike other “teams,” who are bra in the San Gabriel Valley. Our that in the 35-plus years we have changing real estate landscape. have attained the company’s high- mostly loosely affiliated indepen- family moved to Los Angeles owned our home, we have only seen est level of Society of Excellence. Shmerling: What do you do dent agents, small family groups when I was just beginning school. a couple of properties that could Shmerling: You give back As an added benefit to the senior when you’re not working? Do you or an agent with a staff of assis- I attended UCLA for seven years, compare favorably to ours. through various organizations. citizens in our community, I have ever get around to reading any of tants, each of our team members partially through a National Merit What are some of the ones you been certified as a seniors’ real es- those books in your office? is a licensed professional who Scholarship and most of the bal- Shmerling: What is one of the work with and why? tate specialist. Edlen: Many of the books I specializes in a specific phase and ance through various jobs on cam- most memorable homes you’ve Edlen: I generally focus most read are in my home library, and I field. pus. My undergraduate major was sold? of our support in the community. Shmerling: For years people do enjoy late night reading at home. psychology, and I then obtained a Edlen: Two extremes come to I have always felt it was right to who don’t already know you have Walking, listening to podcasts, CDs Shmerling: Is there anything master’s in business administration, mind. The first was an incredible give back to the community that wondered, “Who is that guy in his and music are part of my daily rou- else you’d like the community to graduating with honors. three-story home with indoor pool, has been the source of most of our office window into late hours at tine. Some of my favorite authors know about you and your team? tennis court and a view that was success. night?” Why do you work such late include Robert Kiyosaki, Jim Rohn, Edlen: Yes—we really love Shmerling: What jobs did you quite remarkable. The other was a Since I began in real estate, I hours? Doesn’t real estate stop after Daniel Burrus, Wayne Dyer, Gary what we do, like each other, are work before your career in real es- dingy, fairly small place on Sunset have been pleased to be able to con- 6 p.m.? Keller, Ekhart Tolle, Seth Godin, passionate about helping people tate? What led you to a career in Boulevard that had no garage, a tribute more than $1 million. We in- Edlen: That’s a good question. Esther Hicks, Stephen Covey and and steadily strive to improve our real estate? steep driveway and such a build-up clude substantial annual donations No, real estate does not stop at 6 others. level of service. October 12, 2017 Palisadian-Post Page 25

CELEBRITY HOMES IN THE PALISADES Actress, Hollywood Star, Bisexual Pioneer Nazimova Brought Modern Life to the Methodist-Era Palisades

lin and Winston Churchill. Nazimova played a cabaret and her unique life of fame and She had a firmly middle-class singer in “Revelation,” a 1918 onetime fortune. Imperial Russian upbringing, release. That same year, she took Jon Ponder, co-founder of the moving from boarding school to on the part of a gypsy girl in a Alla Nazimova Society, offered a boarding school, until she burst film called “Toys of Fate.” glimpse of what the actress was onto the Moscow stage in a flurry More memorable films would like as a person. of controversial new playwrights follow a few years later. She co- “[Nazimova] was a small (5- such as Henrik Ibsen. From the starred with the “Latin Lover” foot-3) powerhouse of a person,” start, she was a scandalous girl. Rudolph Valentino in the 1921 Ponder summarized for the Pali- Her lifelong stream of mar- film, “Camille.” Nazimova was sadian-Post. “A genius. She was riages and gay romances added also famed for playing the title a perfectionist and a risk-taker. to her allure: She is credited with role in “Salomé,” a 1923 release. On a personal level, it seems she inventing the phrase “sewing cir- Ultimately, the decade of the was kind and generous. She gave cle” to refer to a discrete lesbian Roaring Twenties didn’t end well many people in Hollywood en- gathering. for Nazimova. Creditors took couragement and early breaks, In 1905, Nazimova came to her famous Sunset Boulevard including Dorothy Arzner, one of America with a Russian theater mansion, which she acquired in the early women directors.” By MICHAEL OLDHAM company to do stage work. Liv- 1918 and turned into a hotel in Ponder mentioned that Naz- Special to the Palisadian-Post ing in another country had its 1927, but would ultimately end imova offered assistance to oth- challenges for Nazimova. up as the Garden of Allah (sic) ers, including Natacha Rambova, he always knew how to make “It is not so difficult, your apartment villas. She lost further the artistic director on “Salomé.” an entrance, as well as an exit. language,” the foreign-born ac- financial assets in the 1929 stock Nazimova never learned of SStage and silent film actress Alla tress said about America, “but market collapse. her goddaughter Nancy’s move Nazimova moved into a house your slang is impossible. Never Nazimova decided to renew into the Palisades. She passed on Frontera Drive in The Hun- can I understand the American her stage career, with some suc- away from a coronary thrombo- tington in the mid-1930s, and the humor.” cess—enough to fund her move sis in 1945, several years before quiet Methodist village would Fast forward to 1917 and Na- to The Huntington. Nancy became a Palisadian. never be the same. zimova was signed to Hollywood Glesca Marshall, Nazimova’s The house Nazimova rent- She was a pioneer of the filmcontract by Metro Pictures, a partner at the time, shared the ed on Frontera Drive no longer town’s celebrity culture and some precursor to MGM. rental with the actress. She de- stands, having been replaced by of its more exotic values. “I saw then, as I see now, scribed the house as “charming” a new house in 2010. The sultry-looking actress that if the actor or actress hopes and, more helpfully, “furnished” But she lives on in film, both with dark brown eyes and black to live beyond the little span of when the couple moved in. in her own works and as por- hair landed in Pacific Palisades years in which they appear on the It was less than three miles trayed by other actresses, such some 17 years ahead of her future stage, they must place their art away from Nancy and Ronald as David Lynch’s favorites Laura famous goddaughter, then Nancy upon the screen,” she once was Reagan’s Palisadian starter home Haring and Isabella Rossellini. Davis, today known as Nancy quoted. “It is the only way that on Amalfi Drive, where they This month she will be Reagan. we can be saved from oblivion.” lived from 1952. played by Romy Nordlinger in a And after that, all the A-list- Nazimova’s salary at Met- Nazimova was firm friends multimedia show called “PLAC- ers had to check out the Pali- ro was a breathtaking $13,000 with stage actress Edith Luckett ES” at the Edinburgh Festival in sades. per week. With this salary, Na- and, following the birth of her Europe. Nazimova, who often zimova was earning more than daughter, Nancy, in 1921 became For a long-gone silent actress, dropped the use of her first name, “America’s Sweetheart” and then her godparent. But Nazimo- this Palisadian trailblazer still was born in the waning years silent-film star sensation, Mary va had left the Palisades before has a voice in the modern world. of the 19th century in Yalta in Pickford. Metro made Nazimova Nancy arrived. Crimea—a place made famous the highest paid screen actress in Nazimova’s stay in the Pal- Oldham, author of the novel half a century later for the meet- the world. isades was part of the final, 10- “The Valentino Formula,” can ing of Second World War leaders The studio quickly put its year fade-to-black chapter of be reached at hollywoodland- Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Sta- newly found star to work. both her film and stage career, [email protected]. Alla Nazimova Photos courtsey of Wikipedia

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On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Rick Caruso threw open a door at the Palisades Village project to the young winners of the Caruso/Palisadian-Post art competition, revealing many secrets—like how to fit 42 “doors” (outlets, ranging from Vintage Grocers and the Cinépolis-operated Bay Theatre to Towne by Elyse Walker) into a space as large as Nordstrom in The Grove. The Post and photographer Chuck Larsen were there to capture the moments.

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