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Los Feliz Ledger Read by 100,000+ Residents and Business Owners in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Vol 13. No. 1 July 2017 Atwater Village, Echo Park & Hollywood Hills

“Triangle” New Budget Makeover Targets Delayed Homelessness & By Erin Hickey, Infrastructure Ledger Contributing Writer By Michael Aushenker LOS FELIZ—Despite being Ledger Contributing Writer billed as an “immediate solu- Mayor Eric Garcetti’s tion” by its proponents when $9.2 billion city budget for it was approved in February, fiscal year 2017-2017, which there appears to have been lit- the city council approved tle movement on the redesign on May 18th, includes new of the “Vermont Triangle” funding from two critical median, which has housed a measures approved by voters steady rotation of homeless last November to fight home- encampments since its conver- lessness and to improve pub- sion to a mini-park in 2008 by lic transportation. then Los Angeles City Coun- In the budget—which cilmember Tom LaBonge. takes effect July 1st—$89 The proposed redesign million of the $176 million would include the installation approved by voters to fight of large planters to narrow the homelessness will come from sidewalk through the median Measure HHH for home- in order to deter encampments, lessness supportive housing and is estimated to cost under while another $35 million, $100,000—an eighth of what from Measure M, will go to- the 2008 renovation cost. ward transporation improve- According to Estevan SHAKESPEARE MEANS SUMMER—Lorenzo Gonzalez, as Trinculo, during last season’s Independent Shake- ments. Montemayor, a spokesperson speare Company staging of The Tempest in Griffith Park. Read about this summer’s free Shakespearean performances in Griffith Park on page 20. Photo: Gretel Cortes Photography. Los Angeles City Coun- see page 4 TRIANGLE see BUDGET page 10

LFNC Trades Gate Closure Los Feliz: The Podcast Celebrates Local Quirks Affordable Remains and Minutiae Housing For Conundrum By Michael Aushenker, Ledger Contributing Writer Height By Michael Aushenker LOS FELIZ—On these resi- purchasing what’s known as visit: Fancy Nails, Say Cheese By Erin Hickey Ledger Contributing Writer dential streets, size apparently matters. Morgan Murphy Ledger Contributing Writer BEACHWOOD CANYON—A and Robin Shorr, hosts of the Los Angeles Superior Court LOS FELIZ—After several brand-new Los Feliz: The Pod- Judge ruled June 13th against months of deliberation, the cast, are comparing home en- reopening a popular gate at Los Feliz Neighborhood tertainment centers. the end of Beachwood Can- Council (LFNC) voted to “Morgan’s T.V. is the size yon Drive prompting possible support the development of a of a football field,” Shorr says. litigation by a local non-profit five-story mixed-use project Shorr, it seems, has a and the promise by two other at the corner of Franklin and laughably small set. organizations to devise an al- Western avenues, called “the “It’s not the Katy Perry of ternate access point nearby, 1860,” provided the project T.V.s,” Shorr confesses. instead of having tourists and include more affordable units Katy Perry, as in, the hikers redirected to Canyon than currently proposed. neighborhood’s soon-to-be Drive, where residents there The 9-to-7 vote by the most famous rookie resident, are mounting their own chal- LFNC came with the condition if really, really protracted le- “Sadie,” Robin Shorr, “Jack,” and Morgan Murphy of Los Feliz: The Podcast. lenge on the issue. the developer, Dynamic Devel- gal hearings ultimately turn Photo: Steven Meiers. The city closed the gate in opment, increase the project’s out in the super-star singer’s April, which leads to a trail- affordable units from 16 to 22. favor. the Waverly Drive Convent, and Echo Park’s Blue Collar head and a path to the Holly- The LFNC had previously Riffing off a recent Los Fe- Murphy and Shorr suggest all Working Dog for her pooch. see HOUSING page 12 see GATE page 5 liz Ledger article about Perry the nearby places Perry should see PODCAST page 22

HOLIDAYS: COMMUNITY NEWS: HOMELESS: METRO DAYCATION: CALENDAR: What to do this 4th of July, Atwater Bridge OK’d despite Locally, we are outpacing the city This month we explore Writer Christine Pelisek at Skylight page 2 hefty new price tag, page 3 in homelessness growth, page 6 Culver City, page 7 Books, losfelizledger.com Los Feliz Ledger

Take Your Pick For a Memorable 4th of July

Pentatonix FOUNDED 2005 Available at these locations: The popular a cappella quintet Delivered the last Thursday of Atwater Library Pentatonix come to the Hol- each month to 34,500 homes and 3379 Glendale Blvd. lywood Bowl to celebrate the businesses in the Los Feliz, Bruce Q’s Barbershop & Salon 4th. Of course, this poses a fun Silver Lake, Atwater Village, 3013 W. Los Feliz Blvd. Echo Park and Hollywood Hills Casita del Campo philosophical quandry: Are communities. 1920 Hyperion Ave they still an a cappella group Alcove & Big Bar when they’re being backed by 1933 Hillhurst Ave. 1929 Hillhurst Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027 Courtney + Kurt Real Estate the Hollywood Bowl Orches- 3167 Glendale Blvd. (323) 741-0019 tra and the U.S. Air Force Dresden Restaurant Band of the Golden West? PUBLISHER/EDITOR 1760 N. Vermont Avenue Allison B. Cohen House of Pies These combined musical forc- 1869 N. Vermont es will perform patriotic songs ASSISTANT EDITOR Los Feliz Public Library as well as Pentatonix’s hits Erin Hickey 1874 Hillhurst Avenue ADVERTISING SALES Los Feliz 3 Theaters and it wouldn’t be Indepen- 1822 N. Vermont dence Day at the Hollywood Libby Butler-Gluck (323) 741-0019 Muddy Paws Coffee Bowl without fireworks! Tick- [email protected] 3320 Sunset Blvd. ets start at $27. Hollywood Steve Meek Newsstand Vermont and Melbourne Bowl, Sun. July 2nd through game with eye-popping special (323) 459-3471 fireworks display in Southern [email protected] Palermo Mon., July 4th, all shows at California. Tickets start at effects that make the dinosaurs Katy Tipton 1858 N. Vermont 7:30 p.m. 2301 Highland Ave. $15. Rose Bowl, 2 p.m. 1001 of the doomed wild life refuge (323) 741-0019 Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce [email protected] 1724 W. Silver Lake Drive Info: hollywoodbowl.com Rose Bowl Dr., Pasadena. still scary to this day. Sam Neil, Skylight Books Info: rosebowlstadium.com Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum GRAPHIC DESIGN & LAYOUT 1818 N. Vermont Grand Park Block Party: star in the classic tale of cloned Tiffany Sims The Village Bakery and Café Downtown’s Grand Park hosts Dodgers vs. Arizona dinosaurs, man’s hubris and the 3119 Los Feliz Blvd. Diamondbacks: a family-friendly block party ultimate case of Murphy’s Law. For more stories and updates: LosFelizLedger.com featuring two stages of music, Why throw a barbecue when Fireworks will follow the film. food trucks, games and a spe- you can enjoy a Dodger Dog Tickets are $35. Hollywood cial lights and fireworks show (or four)? There’s no better way Forever Cemetery, gates at on City Hall. Performers in- to celebrate the 4th than with 7:15 p.m., films start at 9 p.m. All Welcome! clude Breakestra’s Music Man an intense NL West showdown 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. Info: Miles, the Angel City All- between the Dodgers and the cinespia.org Star Brass Band and hip-hop D-backs. All attendees will re- spinner DJ Jedi. Fireworks ceive a patriotic star spangled Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake: will begin around 9 p.m. Dodgers t-shirt. Fireworks will The five-time MLS champions Free. Grand Park, 2 p.m., follow the game. Tickets start take on a Western Conference 200 North Grand Ave. Info: at $35. Dodger Stadium, 6:10 rival. After the match, the grandparkla.com p.m. 1000 Vin Scully Ave. In- Galaxy will launch pyrotech- formation: dodgers.com nics into the night sky. Tickets Americafest: start at $25. StubHub Center, The Rose Bowl’s 91st annual Jurassic Park 7:30 p.m. 18400 Avalon Blvd., patriotic show features mu- Celebrate the 4th of July with Carson. Info: lagalaxy.com sic, pampering for military one of the all-time great sum- spouses, a family fun zone and mer blockbusters. Steven Spiel- All events Tuesday July 4th, Fine Mexican Food what is allegedly the largest berg’s 1993 movie changed the except when noted. Thank You L.A.! 55 Years Serving the community! Since 1962 - Silver Lake Now Featuring Pratt & Lambert quality paints Updated Menu New Vegan Section Weekend Champagne Brunch Private Party Rooms

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[street level] Atwater Bridge a Go Despite 4x Original Cost Everyone Seems OK By Michael Aushenker, Ledger Contributing Writer With Last Call at 4 a.m. The North Atwater Bridge By Michael Darling, Ledger Contributing Writer received official approval from the city in May, but what was Last month, the California State Senate passed a bill that to be a nearly $4 million gift would allow bars and restaurants to serve alcohol until 4 a.m. to the city in 2011, fully-fund- How do you feel about this proposal? ed by a private philanthropist, is now going to cost Angelenos “I’m indifferent and people would leave work millions more, as total expect- to be honest. I and guzzle as quickly as posed expenses have surpassed think the pro- sible, so they changed it. $16 million. ponents think Also, you should lower your On May 26th, the Los businesses drinking age to 18. Ameri- Angeles City Council adopted would be open can teens come to Europe recommendations to move A rendering of the proposed Atwater bridge. Photo: City of Los Angeles. longer and would make more and just lie wasted in the construction on the bridge money, but maybe people streets because it’s the first forward, despite the heftier Additionally, another $75,000 from the California won’t go out until later and the time they can buy alcohol price tag. $12.25 million in public mon- Community Foundation and nightlife wouldn’t start until and they haven’t been re- Days later, Los Angeles ey will fund the project from $3.6 million in California Ac- later. I don’t know, I mean I sponsibly taught.” Mayor Eric Garcetti signed off the city’s Dept. of Water and tive Transportation Program couldn’t stay out so long.” – Claude M., outside the on the bridge’s construction as Power and Dept. of Public funding. –Laura A., outside Skylight Skylight Theater on Ver- part of his “Vision Zero” ini- Works, Los Angeles County River L.A., the nonprofit Books on Vermont Avenue. mont Avenue. tiative to reduce traffic-related and other public entities, entity that manages La Kretz’s fatalies to zero by 2025. The amounting to about 75% of gift, has secured additional con- “I’m cool with “I spend most bridge, after it is constructed, the cost. tributions, including nearly $3.7 it. I like the of the time at will be used by pedestrians The bridge is also eligible million in California Dept. of idea because home and I and bicyclists and will connect for several grants, including see BRIDGE page 5 that’ll allow don’t drink. Atwater Village’s horse stables more activity at But as long as with Griffith Park. night. Honest- people behave, The city’s Dept. of Public ly, I think downtown L.A. is it’s cool.” Works will oversee construc- S hop Local boring and dead at night. – Fabio B., outside the Sky- tion. According to Public There’s a huge homeless popu- light Theater on Vermont Works Project Division Man- lation there, which you don’t Avenue. ager Shirley Lau, the project really see in Los Feliz, caused is also necessary as part of the by our civic neglect and it “I just moved Los Angeles River Revitaliza- Los Feliz Village would be better to have people here from Seat- tion Master Plan. out at night.” tle and I’m a “This bridge will be safer – Tiffsea, outside Skylight bartender, so I for people and animals than Books on Vermont Avenue. think it could crossing through the river’s be a good channel or [crossing] major in- “I agree thing, could be a bad thing; tersections near Griffith Park,” 1000%. I come but it would definitely be a she said. from England. good thing for local bars.” Expenditures will now total Closing time – Seth W., outside Sacred $16.2 million, building on phi- used to be 7 in Light on Vermont Avenue. lanthropist Morton La Kretz’s the evening $3.67 million gift from 2011.

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TRIANGLE from page 1 Los Feliz Chabad Center Sign up for the Outgrows Hillhurst for Los Angeles City Council- member David Ryu, who rep- Los Feliz Ledger By Erin Hickey, Ledger Contributing Writer resents the district in which email newsletter the Triangle sits, paperwork to LOS FELIZ—After more than he said, will depend on any ear- purchase and install the plant- in between our regular a decade on Hillhurst Avenue, marked donations they receive. ers, which need to be custom publication dates. Chabad of Greater Los Feliz “If people donate to the made, has been filed and is To start receiving yours, please will relocate to a larger build- preschool, then the preschool working its way through city register at www.losfelizledger.com or ing in November, joining Kis- will be built first. Or maybe it channels. email us at: [email protected] met, Go Get Em Tiger and will be the synagogue first, or Once the purchase is fi- the Silver Lake Conservatory the mikvah,” he said. nalized, said Montemayor, of Music on a stretch of Holly- According to Rabbi Korf, “There will be outreach pro- wood Boulevard that has been the Hillhurst Avenue location vided to the people [living rapidly growing in profile over will remain open until No- in the Triangle who are] cur- the past year. vember 1st, when Chabad of rently experiencing homeless- According to Rabbi Leibel Greater Los Feliz will begin ness in the week prior and also Korf, who first started running operating out of the new Hol- during the entire installation the Los Feliz Chabad center out lywood Boulevard location. process.” of his Berendo Street home in Although Rabbi Korf said As for the timeline, 1998, the move to 4640 Holly- he expects construction on the Montemayor could not pro- wood Blvd. will allow the Jew- new building to take between vide a completion date, only ish outreach organization to a year and a year and a half, that the installation would expand their services and build the center will remain opera- begin “within the next few a new preschool, for which tional during renovations. months.” Rabbi Korf said there has been “We are never going to be A request for comment “overwhelming demand.” closed,” he said. from East Hollywood Busi- Additionally, Rabbi Korf Meanwhile, the build- ness Improvement District said, the new location will in- ing on Hillhurst Avenue will Vice Chair Jeff Zarrinnam, clude a hospitality center, a new continue to serve the commu- who has been spearheading synagogue and a mikvah—a fa- nity. It has been purchased by the redesign effort, was not re- cility where Jewish women take Cedars-Sinai, who will open turned on deadline. monthly ritual baths according an outpatient clinic there, a to the laws of the Torah. spokesperson confirmed. While the new building “We look forward to serv- Advertise in the itself has been paid for, Rabbi ing this amazing community,” Korf said the center is still said the spokesperson, but Los Feliz Ledger seeking community donations “plans have not been finalized” (323) 741-0019 for construction. The order in and an opening date for the which new facilities are built, clinic has yet to be decided. Our new ER waiting room. When you’re not feeling well, there’s no place like home. That’s why we’ve made it possible for you to wait at home until your estimated arrival time. Find out more at dignityhealth.org/glendalememorial.

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BRIDGE from page 3 while $4 million may have step toward achieving our vi- overruns.” expensive, community friend- Transportation funding. meant something in 2011 dol- sion for a community friendly Despite ballooning costs, ly” option costing around $10 “This is one of the first lars, project delays—includ- and environmentally responsi- River L.A. Creative Director million. bridge projects [for the city] ing a re-design to offset flood ble Los Angeles River,” he said Eli Kaufman said La Kretz’s Given the city’s advance- that [also] has private fund- risk—pushed back the 325- in an emailed statement. gift has become the neces- ment with the $16.2 million ing, and is an example of how foot span bridge’s construction River L.A. originally man- sary catalyst for what is now a version, Gilbert, an experi- public-private partnerships timeline. aged the design of the bridge. much more ambitious project. enced equestrian who keeps can accelerate infrastructure To preserve the project’s The project was then out- “This private philanthro- horses and runs a riding school development in Los Angeles,” state funding, Caltrans asked sourced to design firm Buro- py helped subsidize public in- in Atwater Village, said she Lau said. River L.A. to turn construc- Happold Engineering, which vestment. As the scope of the welcomed the move, despite it The idea for the bridge tion over to the city. finalized the cable-stayed bridge changed over time, so not being her first choice. dates to then Los Angeles City Despite the city council’s bridge to be constructed, Dept. did the budget,” he said. Such a bridge, she said, Councilmember Tom La- approval, several of the bridge’s of Public Works’ Lau said. Gene Gilbert, Council will “offer a safe equestrian ac- Bonge—who represented the supporters—including council- “The end product turned District 13 representative on cess into the park. Right now, river’s west end—and Garcet- members David Ryu (Council out to be somewhat more opu- the city’s Dept. of Recreation the only way to access it is ti, who then represented the District 4) and Mitch O’Farrell lent than many of us expect- and Parks’ Los Angeles Equine through the river.” east end as Los Angeles Coun- (Council District 13)—have ed,” O’Farrell said in an email. Advisory Committee, said she While experienced riders cil District 13 City Council- been critical of the project’s “Going back to the drawing and her group, as well as or- can manage crossing through member. mounting price tag. board at this point would only ganizations such as “Atwater water, “for the average rider, it Together, they authored At a May city council be more costly. On balance, Village Always,” a preserva- is unsafe. Sometimes the water a council motion to accept La hearing, O’Farrell said: “So whether we like it or not, it tion coalition of residents and is higher,” she said. Kretz’s initial $3.67 gift for the here we are, at this 11th hour, makes sense to move forward merchants, and the Atwater Construction for the bridge in 2011. with a $16.12-million bridge with construction on the proj- Village Neighborhood Coun- bridge will start next spring When originally proposed that the community didn’t re- ect. I will continue to do my cil, were united in their prefer- and be completed by early six years ago, the bridge’s ex- ally ask for.” part to keep tabs on any cost ence for a pre-fabricated “less 2019. penses were to be fully funded Ultimately, though, both by La Kretz and LaBonge, Ryu and O’Farrell voted to who had secured $300,000 to advance the project. offset the cost of fees and city Ryu said he believes this permits. investment amoutns to im- Then construction costs portant infrastructure im- rose as Los Angeles emerged provements and safe access to from the Great Recession and Griffith Park. “This is another important

GATE from page 1 close as possible” to it for pub- wood Sign, to settle a lawsuit lic access. After the ruling, no filed against it by the owners other entry way was opened, of Sunset Ranch Hollywood but instead, the city started Stables, who claimed in a 2015 re-directing tourists and hik- lawsuit that droves of tourists ers to nearby Canyon Drive, and hikers using the gate had the next closest entry point to trespassed on its property as Griffith Park. well as hurt its business. “The Beachwood closure The trailhead has served is a scary precedent if not re- as the ranch’s driveway since at versed,” said Gerry Hans, a least 1940, when an easement vice president with Friends of agreement was signed that Griffith Park. guaranteed the ranch the right According to Hans, his to use the trailhead, located in non-profit group will continue a public park, in perpetuity for working with the city to re- access to its privately owned, solve the situation, but would two-acre parcel inside Griffith not rule out litigation. Park. There is no other way to “Friends of Griffith Park access the ranch from public will likely pursue the matter roads. further, especially since Judge In the ruling last Febru- Feffer repeatedly referred to ary, Judge Elizabeth Feffer our ‘causes of action’ as seri- ordered the city to close the ous issues. She nearly encour- gate, but to reopen another “as see GATE page 24

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Local Areas Outpacing City in Homeless Surge ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES By Allison B. Cohen Both Los An- 45th Annual geles City Coun- cil districts 4 and 13 outpaced the Cancer Convention city in homeless population gains, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONALS according to data released in May Sept. 2, 3 & 4, 2017 • LECTURES by the Los Angeles Sat., Sun. & Mon. – Labor Day Weekend • MOVIES Homeless Services • Authority. council district is also outpac- GLENDALE HILTON HOTEL EXHIBITS In Council District 4 ing city homeless numbers in GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA (CD4), which includes the the areas of homeless unac- communities of Los Feliz, companied minors (up 550% Meet Recovered Cancer Patients with Encouraging Reports Silver Lake, East Hollywood, in 2017) compared to the LEARN ABOUT THE PREVENTION & CONTROL OF CANCER Larchmont Village, La Brea city’s increase in that category THROUGH NUTRITION, TESTS & NON-TOXIC CANCER THERAPIES SUCH AS and Hancock Park, the area of 152%. LAETRILE, GERSON, HOXSEY, POLY-MVA, ENZYMES & IMMUNOTHERAPY outpaced the city’s homeless Additionally CD4 saw an FROM MEDICAL DOCTORS, CLINICAL RESEARCHERS, epidemic in almost a third of increase of 480% for chroni- NUTRITIONISTS & AUTHORS. categories including the num- cally homeless veterans in the ALSO, LEARN ABOUT CHELATION, DMSO, OXYGEN, ber of homeless individuals latest count, which was con- HERBAL, CELLULAR & ELECTRO-MAGNETIC THERAPIES. overall. ducted in January. Citywide, IN ADDITION, NATURAL THERAPIES FOR HEART, DIABETES, According to the data, that number increased in the CEU’s ARTHRITIS, MS & EYE DISEASES. homelessness grew 20% city- 2017 count as well, but only for Nurses & Dentists $50.00/Day For All Events wide over 2016 according to by 137%. $55.00/Day data collected in January. But The number of transgen- For Doctor Referrals and Programs contact: in CD4, the growth this year der homeless people in CD4 CANCER CONTROL SOCIETY was 25%. increased by 427% compared (323) 663-7801 • www.cancercontrolsociety.com According to the report, to 3% citywide. CD4 now has an estimated In terms of race, the dis- See the movies: 783 homeless individuals liv- trict had an increase in Latino/ “Hoxsey Cancer Therapy,” “Nature’s Answer to Cancer” ing within its boundaries. Hispanic homeless individuals and “What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Cancer” Hosted by Eddie Albert “Increased supportive ser- of 215% from 2016, per the vices in 2016 resulted in over report, while the city saw an 14,000 people permanently increase of 41% for that eth- los feliz ledger color 2017.indd 1 6/13/2017 2:54:25 PM taken off the streets” citywide, nicity. You have a PC Expert in your neighborhood! said CD4 Los Angeles City Homeless individuals in Councilmember David Ryu the district over the age of in a statement. “However, we 25 also saw more dramatic must do more to house people increases in the 2017 count: at a faster pace.” ages 25-54 increased in CD4 In the statement, Ryu by 29%—compared to a city- said homelessness “needs to wide increase of 23%—and be tackled holistically,” and those aged 55-61 in CD4 pointed to recently passed bal- jumped 76% compared to a lot measures—Measure H and citywide increase of 12%. HHH—as going “a long way Another area of concern toward addressing our region’s for CD4 is the number of homelessness crisis.” homeless individuals who have According to the data, the see HOMELESS page 26 • Access your data everywhere, on your PC, • iPhone, iPad, Abdroid, tablets & more. smartphone, tablet or in the cloud. • Remote support & house calls available. • Migrate your data to a new computer. • Reasonable rates. • Troubleshoot computer/smartphone problems. • Plain, non-technical English. New Walkway for • Wi-fi & networking issues. • 20 years of experience. Reservoir [email protected] • 323-810-6453 • www.michaelmartin.net By Anne-Marie Johnson Co-Chair Silver Lake Neighborhood Council On May 22nd, be determined. Download Our New Pilates Metro App! the Silver Lake Neighbor- There is no definite date hood Council (SLNC) hosted for the opening of the pro- another town hall meeting posed walkway but an LAD- regarding the Silver Lake Res- WP representative did men- ervoir, where representatives tion December 2017. from the Los Angeles Dept. of On June 8th, the SLNC Go to your app store and search Water and Power (LADWP) Reservoir Complex Com- provided renderings of a pro- mittee held an informative Pilates Metro or scan the QR code. posed walkway at the crest of meeting at the Silver Lake the south dam walkway. Recreation Center, where the The LADWP confirmed highlight was a panel discus- the newly proposed public sion involving wildlife special- walkway was not originally ists, who educated those in in the Silver Lake Reservoir attendance regarding safe and Master Plan and it would only compatible existence between be open dawn to dusk; that it humans and wildlife in and would be fenced in; additional around the reservoir. 3178 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90039 lights would not be installed; For more information vis- 323.906.0088 www.pilatesmetro.com and allowing dogs was still to it silverlakenc.org

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Welcome to Metro Day- to the Metro Expo Line and cation, our new series ex- take it west to the Culver ploring Los Angeles’s Metro City station. system, presenting a host of entertainment and cultural BREAKFAST opportunities, all located within one mile of a Metro Bar Nine 3515 Helms Avenue stop. (310) 837-7815 This month, we explore barnine.us Culver City. Culver City was founded This surprisingly spacious coffeehouse is pleasantly by real estate developer Harry tucked away on a quiet side Culver and incorporated on street, allowing guests to work September 20, 1917, making peacefully both inside and on the The Museum of Jurassic this autumn its centennial. patio. The coffee is roasted in- house via a roaster that is visible Technology is perhaps Los standard warehouses into visually Society for Krishna Consciousness Its moniker, “the Heart of within the shop. Menu items Angeles’s most bizarre museum. complex curiosities. Check out the founder Swami Prabhupada went Screenland,” is derived from include espresso, tea, drip coffee The collection is vast and varied, twisting Samitaur and the Beehive to India to learn clayworking the fact that several notable and coffee sodas, and they offer with no real connecting threads Building. Another structure hoists before returning and building other than a sense of the surreal. potted cacti several feet in the air. the museum with their skills. The films, including The Wizard both cow’s milk and a house-made hazelnut milk. Breakfast foods Exhibits include portraits of While many of these buildings are museum, which bills itself as “the of Oz and Gone with the are available until 2 p.m. each day, Soviet-era space dogs; miniature currently offices, one undulating, first American transcendental Wind, were shot here. It is with options including avocado sculptures of historical figures two-story structure known as the exhibition,” is open daily from currently the home of Sony toast, egg sandwiches and yogurt as carved by artist Hagop Waffle Building is set to become 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and 4 p.m. Sandaldijan; and several sets chef Jordan Kahn’s restaurant to 7:30 p.m. Guests are advised Pictures Studios, on the site parfaits. Those who get coffee to-go will be given a glass mason of decaying dice submitted by Vespertine, which will offer a “four to call and make a reservation in of what was once Metro- jar with a well-sealed lid and will magician Ricky Jay. Open on act” tasting for $250 per person. advance. Individual tickets are $5. Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. receive 25 cents towards their Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Culver City has a robust, next drink should they return with and Friday through Sunday, noon The Bhagavad-Gita Museum Lunch the same jar. Open daily, 8 a.m. to to 6 p.m. 3764 Watseka Avenue walkable downtown area, (310) 845-9333 with plenty to see, eat and do, 5 p.m. Meet in Paris Hayden Tract bgmuseum.com 9727 Culver Boulevard including one of Los Ange- Begin at Hayden Avenue and ARTS & CULTURE 310 815-8222 les’s weirdest museums. National Boulevard Guests to this unique museum will meetrestaurantla.com experience a 45-minute guided Museum of Jurassic Stroll around Hayden Tract to see tour of the Bhagavad-Gita, an Get There: From the Metro Technology This eatery serves hearty French some of the oddest architecture ancient Hindu scripture found fare for brunch, lunch and Red or Purple line, head to 9341 Venice Boulevard Los Angeles has to offer. Architect in the Mahabharata, one of two (310) 836-6131 dinner. Expect all the classics: the 7th Street/Metro Center Eric Own Moss revamped several Sanskrit epic poems. In 1973, a steak tartare, escargot, French mtj.org buildings in the area from group of disciples of International station. Get off and transfer see DAYCATION page 21

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[california state assembly] Holding Youth Treatment The GAO made clear that Reaching Across the Aisle the lack of federal oversight Centers Accountable and patchwork of state regu- By Assemblymember Laura Friedman By U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff lations has failed to properly For many of members from all across the license and monitor residential There is a These treatment cen- you, of the political spectrum. This bill facilities which put an already multi-million ters operate in several forms words you passed with 65-5 votes. vulnerable population of chil- dollar industry of private resi- including boot camps and would ascribe to Sacramento Regarding public safety: dren at higher risk for abuse dential treatment programs wilderness programs. Some “bi-partisan” probably is not AB 41 (Chiu) which deals and even death. operating throughout the U.S. camps even claim to specialize one. with data collection on DNA Abusive facilities that claiming to treat “troubled in “modifying the behavior” of Of the 80 members of analysis of rape kits, as well operate under the guise of teens.” Whatever the issue— LGBT youth through discred- the Assembly, 55 are Demo- as AB 611 (Dababneh) which providing real therapy have whether it’s life-threatening ited and destructive conver- crats and 25 are Republicans. extends the requirement to re- no place in our society and addiction or simply being dis- sion therapy. Within those ranks, you port suspected elder abuse to families who turn to residen- obedient or rebellious—these In 2008, the U.S. Govern- have every shade of blue and powers of attorney both passed tial programs for help, often as camps market their programs ment Accountability Office red—running from the most with resounding support. a last resort, deserve to know to hopeful parents as a miracle (GAO) documented over 1,300 progressive to the most con- Believe it or not, we’ve that their children are safe and solution. reports of maltreatment by staff servative, and every point in found common ground on en- in the care of professionals. However, the quality of at programs spanning across 34 between. vironmental issues too. My concern for these fam- these programs varies widely. states, including substantiated Our Capitol tends to be Earlier this month, the ilies and their children is why I Some are caring and respon- accounts of starvation, exces- colored by a particular par- Assembly passed my AB 1414 am introducing the Stop Child sible while others are fly-by- sive use of physical restraints tisan tint, especially when it which caps fees local govern- Abuse in Residential Programs night operations that endan- and isolation, severe verbal comes to how we solve our ments can charge residents for Teens Act (SCARPTA), a ger the wellbeing of the young abuse and intimidation, and greatest challenges. However, and businesses for permits to bill to hold residential treat- people entrusted to their care. neglectful medical practices. the truth is, there is plenty of install solar energy systems. see SCHIFF page 10 great work being done in the Even bills to improve our Legislature through represen- business climate have seen tatives working with their col- consensus. leagues across the aisle. Just look at AB 657 (Cun- So I thought I would share ningham), which requires SILVERLAKE with you good news about a state agencies to have a small portion of the many bi-parti- business liaison on staff to help Optometry san successes from this year’s businesses navigate the con- legislative session that we’ve fusingly bureaucratic system. Dr. Michel N. Kahwaji seen so far. It passed on a vote of 76-0. Dr. Roxana De la Rosa In healthcare policy we The above examples are saw several bills receive bi-par- just a small collection of the tisan support. successful bills that will have • Comprehensive Eye Exams My bill, AB 1560, which a positive impact on the lives • Treatment of Eye Disease expands the number of nurse of people across the state if • Vintage & Designer Eyewear practitioners, physician as- they become law and which • Contact Lenses sistants and certified nurse- received overwhelming bi-par- midwives that can work in tisan support. • Free Lasik Consultation community clinics, hospitals Admittedly, I am not one • Retinal Photography for Diabetic (323) 664-1996 and other settings passed with to back down from working & Hypertension Patients 2771 Rowena Ave. (corner of Glendale Blvd.) 73-0 votes. towards the principles I was Los Angeles, CA 90039 www.silverlakeoptometry.com AB 148 (Mathis), which elected on: from protecting We accept VSP, Medi-Cal, Medicare & most other insurance will help rural areas recruit our environment to support- and retain physicians, passed ing rights for all people, access with 74-0 votes. to healthcare and programs AB 1665 (Garcia, et that lift up those in need. al.), which expands access to Yet, as a representative, broadband technology and it is my duty and pleasure to sets a goal of 98% access listen to and take to heart all statewide in five years, was perspectives from all sides. authored and co-authored by see FRIEDMAN page 17

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Is It Time to Protect Los Feliz From Itself? borhood Area Plan (SNAP) ers high rises to stop similar that was adopted in 2001 that development along Los Feliz By Nyla Arslanian, LFIA President offers some degree of protec- Boulevard. I’m hoping we can It’s impor- more to come. protection. Is it time to take tion, but there are loopholes be proactive and work togeth- tant to note Of course, it isn’t just stock of Los Feliz’ historic and occasionally the city’s er for the future of a Los Feliz some of what in Los Feliz, but we enjoyed homes and consider becoming planning department approves that preserves our quality of I write here is peace and quiet for many a historic preservation overlay variances to that plan, espe- life and makes room for others not the position of the Los Fe- years. When we first moved zone (HPOZ)? What about cially if developers include af- to join us. liz Improvement Association to the area, it was a very dif- going for a specific plan simi- fordable housing in their pro- The LFIA’s History Com- (LFIA). While I do have the ferent community. We used lar to the Hollywoodland Spe- posals. mittee has surveyed most president title, any opinions to joke about having to watch cific Plan? In 1964, it took the devel- single-family homes. To find or musings expressed are my out for the seniors who’d en- There is a Station Neigh- opment of the Los Feliz Tow- yours, go to LFIA.org own. joyed multiple martinis at As Los Angeles oldest resi- Michael’s Restaurant—now dents’ association, the LFIA’s MessHall—getting into their processes are finetuned. Each Cadillacs and driving some- individual board member has what unsteadily home. You’d opinions equally as valid as see very few young children my own. However, when we then. convene as a group, deliberate A lot has changed. Today, and take action, an official ac- my husband and I are seniors tion is validated. The process and it’s a delight to see so is occasionally unwieldy and many youthful faces, stroll- takes time. We may not agree ers and baby carriages. We’ve

The hills are alive with the sound of hammers or bulldozers.

100%, but once we formal- gone from staid to trendy and ize our position, we move on. everyone wants to live here. There is never a shortage of is- And, in the not-too-dis- sues. tant future, there will be many These days they seem to more places to live. Over 400 come in bunches—like grapes. units have been approved with Driving through almost another 200 waiting in the any part of Los Feliz, con- wings. Undoubtedly, more struction of some kind is are in the works. We’re see- happening. Additions, re- ing more and more remodels modeling, new construction, adding significant space with teardowns. The hills are alive single family homes built up with the sound of hammers or and out. This is true in the bulldozers. hills and below Los Feliz Bou- It hasn’t always been that levard. way. Oh, yes, remodeling, es- Is this a good thing or pecially if your home is 80 not? What about the integ- years old—like mine—is al- rity of a neighborhood when ways either planned or recent- a 1930s one-story bungalow is ly completed. Then, of course, demolished and a square mod- there’s the maintenance—new ern goes up—and I literally paint, a new roof or new gut- mean up—in its place? Do we, ters. or can we, have any say in the But what we’re now expe- matter of what happens to Los riencing is a lot more than that Feliz? and, I’m afraid, there’s a lot Currently, there is little DANCE REFUGE HIP HOP DANCE STUDIO Adults and Kid Classes Hip Hop & Bboying Beginner & Intermediate Open Sessions

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BUDGET from page 1 funds $7.1 million for tree- cilmember David Ryu said the trimming and $2 million for budget will greatly enhance graffiti removal. It was unclear city infrastructure, including at deadline if the city had cho- Expert care fixing roads, bolstering public sen specific neighborhoods for Expert care safety, increasing transporta- those services. when you tion options and enhancing Another $2.48 million when you commuter experience and will infuse the Neighbor- need us most quality of life. hood Empowerment Fund, “Our roads have been in which supports the city’s need us most a perpetual state of neglect 96 neighborhood councils, which will each receive a and disrepair for far too long Joung H. Lee, MD, and budget of $42,000 this fiscal and have been an incredible Sun H. Lee, MD, PhD cost to pedestrians, cyclists, year. motorists, alike. This budget Also, according to the Hollywood Presbyterian Neuroscience Institute will provide millions for road budget, the city’s Dept. of repair and public safety on our Cultural Affairs expects to streets, as promised to the resi- fund more than $19 million dents of Council District 4 as to Griffith Park’s Autry -Na part of Measure M,” Ryu said tional Center of the American in an email. West ($50,000), the Ford The- Regarding transporation, atre Foundation ($20,000), the budget devotes $14-mil- the Hollywood Arts Council Hollywood Presbyterian Neuroscience Institute is dedicated to providing lion for DASH bus expansion ($12,100), the American Film advanced neurosurgical treatment in a compassionate and caring and another $1 million for Institute ($12,500), the Echo environment. Our neurosurgeons are highly experienced in all aspects Metro’s Purple Line extension, Park Film Center ($12,250) of advanced neurosurgery, including skull base surgery, complex spine now under construction in and the mid-Wilshire based surgery, and minimally invasive surgery. In fact, they are the experts Mid-City Los Angeles. Craft + Folk Museum The new budget also see BUDGET page 17 who developed some of the newest treatment methods used by other surgeons worldwide. Led by distinguished neurosurgeons Joung H. Lee, MD, and Sun H. Lee, MD, PhD, Hollywood Presbyterian Neuroscience Institute will provide SCHIFF from page 8 of the “troubled teen industry” you with the experience, expertise, and personal attention when you ment programs accountable was long-championed by Rep. need us most. to a set of minimum health George Miller for nearly a de- and safety standards, includ- cade before his retirement, and ing strong anti-discrimination I’m looking forward to carry- protections for LBGT youth ing on his work to ensure that Joung H. Lee, MD and youth with mental illness. no more children are hurt in Joung Lee, MD, is an internationally renowned authority in the field of skull The bill will also crack down these programs. base surgery. Dr. Lee served as the Professor and Founding Director of the on offenders who attempt to There are hundreds of esteemed Cleveland Clinic Skull Base Surgery Center, where he established move abusive facilities across good residential treatment one of the largest skull base surgery programs in the world. A noted leader programs that provide ser- state lines by requiring all in the treatment of meningioma, Dr. Lee has accumulated one of the largest vices, which can truly help states to improve their licens- experiences in the world in meningioma surgery, having performed more than youth recover and transi- ing and oversight processes 1,200 cases. and help families weed out tion from serious behavioral bad programs by requiring problems or traumatic expe- they publicly disclose their li- riences. Sun H. Lee, MD, PhD censing status and any history But without stronger fed- of violations. eral regulation and oversight, Sun H. Lee, MD, PhD, is a fellowship-trained, board-certified neurosurgeon My bill is backed by a programs that engage in abu- specializing in complex spine and brain tumor surgery. Most notably, Dr. Lee large coalition of child-serv- sive practices will continue to served as Professor of Neurosurgery at Rutgers State University of New ing, mental health and dis- slip through the cracks, leav- Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Prior to that, he was on the ability rights, and LGBT ing behind traumatized and faculty at the prestigious Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, where abused children and families. rights organizations. Reform he completed a second full set of neurosurgical residency and spine fellowship. Dr. Lee’s extensive experience and training in complex spine and brain surgery has distinguished him as one of the leaders in this arena, performing more than WORRIED? 4,000 complex operations throughout his esteemed career. STRESSED? 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[real estate] [house And holmes] The Building the City Yearns For But the Owner’s Not Selling, Again Deja-Loo? By Michael Aushenker, Ledger Contributing Writer Drought Ends, In Hollywood, where les Tourism and Convention ports, he purchased Florentine easement for that building’s Flood Begins money is no object and power Board operates modest visitor Gardens for nearly $700,000 driveway was also owned by By Rob Loos players can make anything centers out of two “huts”— in 1979 and opened it as a MacKenzie and Starline could Ledger Columnist happen, Sheila Irani envisions one in the back of the Hol- nightclub a year later, which it not buy the building without the one thing missing in the lywood and Highland Center remains. negotiating with him. Our house heart of the world’s entertain- and another within down- But Irani envisions the “[Starline] saw the value was built in ment capital: a definitive visi- town’s Union Station. site as a perfect spot for tour- in it but there was definitely 1928, which tor’s center. Irani faults a lack of ambi- ists to learn about Hollywood egress issues so it died,” Irani keeps me In fact, Irani, president of tion and imagination among lore and as a hub for all-things said. c o n s t a n t l y the Lake Hollywood Home- municipal players as the rea- Hollywood and Los Angeles. Instead, MacKenzie wondering owners Assoc. and erstwhile son why a formidable visitor’s Bringing such a visitor’s bought the adjacent building. about my staffer for former Los Angeles center has yet to materialize. center to Hollywood was one MacKenzie also opted to next home repair. It’s like City Councilmember Tom “Everybody is so non- of Irani’s campaign promises not sell the Florentine Gardens playing a real-life game of Mo- LaBonge, has identified an visionary, in all honesty. They in her unsuccessful 2015 City property in 2005 to the city, nopoly where I always land on ideal site for it with a spot- want to do the minimum and Council campaign to repre- which had hoped to rebuild a Waterworks and have to pay on unobstructed view of the it doesn’t solve the problem,” sent LaBonge’s former district. fire station there. The city then 10 times the roll of the dice. Hollywood Sign—Floren- she said. Also in 2015, Irani bro- tried—and failed—to acquire My wife left on a busi- tine Gardens, the venerable For two years, Irani at- kered a meeting with the own- the building through eminent ness trip and I was reveling Gordon Kaufmann-designed tempted to reach Florentine er of a building adjacent to domain, citing it as possibly in a “man-feast” weekend—a nightclub at 5951 Hollywood Gardens owner Kenneth Florentine Gardens—which historic. celebration where chicken is Blvd. MacKenzie with no success. was on the market for $5 mil- At that time, MacKenzie banned from the menu, “sal- Hollywood remains un- MacKenzie could also not be lion—and Starline Tours, for estimated Florentine Gardens’ ad” is the lettuce and tomato derserved regarding a proper reached for comment for this the same purpose. worth at $29 million while on top of a burger and “chips” tourism center, according to story. Both parties, according to the county assessor, according are consumed with salsa, sour Irani, who said the Los Ange- According to media re- Irani, were interested, but the see BUILDING page 21 see HOLMES page 20

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HOUSING from page 1 “I’m mystified as to why, ment is committed to providing cil’s support for [t]he 1860 and as much low income housing as voted to oppose the project in when we’re facing an afford- much-needed low income hous- for low income housing. We’re possible while addressing the con- April over traffic and safety able housing crisis … the nit- ing in Los Feliz. We greatly appre- actively looking for ways to get cerns that some of our neighbors concerns, the project’s five- pickers and sticklers are trying ciate the [n]eighborhood [c]oun- a win-win solution that provides have expressed.” story height and the precedent to make this project smaller,” an approval might set for other said housing advocate Marcel potential developers in the im- Cote who spoke during public mediate area. comment in June. The vote came June 6th LFNC Boardmember Dan after Dynamic, in response to McNamara suggested that if community concerns, offered the developer was willing to to reduce the building’s height lose out on profit by reducing to four stories and the number the size of the building, they of apartments from 96 to 75 could afford to increase the in an effort to reach a “consen- number of affordable units in sus” among the neighborhood. a taller version of the building. But such a consensus Ultimately, the board agreed, We help proved elusive, as those op- with a majority voting that the posed to the original project need for affordable housing said the revised version was still outweighed height concerns. people buy too large, while those in favor Neighborhood council balked at the lower number of votes are advisory only, but affordable units in the new ver- carry much weight when is- and sell sion, which would need to be sues, such as developments reduced from 16 to 7 for the seeking zoning code exemp- smaller building to be profit- tions, are brought before the investment able, according to developer Los Angeles City Council. spokesperson Aaron Green. It’s not clear when the proj- Developers often offer af- ect will be voted on, as a Los property! fordable housing units in mar- Angeles City Planning Dept. ket rate developments in ex- hearing, originally scheduled change for the city’s relaxation for April, was postponed at the of zoning codes. In the case of developer’s request, and a new the 1860, the land is zoned for date has not yet been set. Call for a complimentary property evaluation a maximum height of just over A spokesperson would not 50 feet, about four stories. comment on whether the de- 4427 Santa Monica Blvd. [email protected] However, even with a re- veloper would be amenable to duction in height, the project increasing the number of afford- Los Angeles, CA 90029 www.ClintLukensRealty.com would still require several oth- able units, but offered this written Office: (323) 668-7500 BRE Lic #01367014 er zoning exemptions. statement: “Dynamic Develop-

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Summer Means Free Shakespeare in Griffith Park By Marilyn Tower Oliver, Ledger Theater Critic

Warm summer nights year ago, it’s theme—abuse for her brother’s life. are perfect times to enjoy live of power—resonates with Two Gentlemen of Verona theater outdoors. It’s also a today’s news, according to runs through August. Chals- great time to brush up on Chalsma. ma describes it as a story of your Shakespeare at one of the The story reflects a regime teenage rebellion. free classic plays presented by change in Vienna. The duke Two young men set out the Independent Shakespeare has disappeared, his leadership on journey and are followed Company in Griffith Park. taken over by Angelo, a joyless by two girls who want to write Onstage this summer are ruler who wants to invoke a their own destinies. The group Measure for Measure, a dark comedy with modern under- currents and Two Gentlemen Although the play was selected for of Verona, a story of teenage staging over a year ago, it’s theme—abuse rebellion set in a fantasy world reminiscent of the 1950s with of power—resonates with today’s news. live rockabilly music. Measure for Measure, runs strict moral code. encounters many trials before through July. Angelo’s first order is to the trip’s end. “This is one of Shake- kill Claudio whose girlfriend, The play is directed by Kaleean Ung as Isabella and Nikhil as Lucio in Measure for Measure. speare’s more serious comedies,” Julietta, is pregnant, which is David Melville, the company’s Photo: Mike Ditz. said Melissa Chalsma, one of against the new ruler’s strin- other co-founder. Live mu- adult themes. 24th to July 23rd. Two Gentle- the company’s co-founders and gent law. Actually the two are sic, swing dancing and a dog Wednesday through Sun- men of Verona, July 24th to the play’s director. “The wide married, but they haven’t ob- named Crab add to the fun. day, 7 p.m., Old Zoo, Griffith September 3rd. Information diversity of mood is exciting for served all the technicalities, There is ample free park- Park. for the disabled: (818) 710- the audience.” making their union illegal. The ing, but some lots entail a bit Measure for Measure: June 6306. Information: iscla.com. Although the play was plot thickens when Claudio’s of a hike. Children are wel- selected for staging over a sister Isabella comes to plead come, but the plays include Something for Everyone

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DAYCATION from page 7 (310) 883-5138 Entertainment 9400 Culver Boulevard BUILDING from page 11 onion soup, croque monsieur, platformla.com (310) 558-9400 to public records, placed it at crepes, and more, alongside Kirk Douglas Theatre culverhotel.com $5.4 million. modern favorites like burgers and It’s hard to miss this mixed-use 9820 Washington Boulevard breakfast wraps. They also have retail and restaurant development, (213) 628-2772 The historic Culver Hotel was The issue of a possible visi- an all-you-can-eat mussels options thanks to its trippy neon mural centertheatregroup.org built by Harry Culver in 1924. Due tor’s center is a hot-topic cur- Mondays through Wednesday, as by artist Jen Stark. Inside, find to its proximity to MGM—now rently as one of many possible Once a movie theater, this 317- Sony Pictures—the hotel has its solutions to help stem the in- seat playhouse is now home to place in movie history. The most the Center Theatre Group. The famous piece of local lore is that flux of tourists into residential Center Theater Group is active in the cast of The Wizard of Oz stayed areas to get near the Holly- several venues around town, but here during filming in 1938. Today, wood Sign. the Kirk Douglas is where they visitors can stop by the hotel’s Other remedies have in- show their new, edgier works. If Grand Lobby for cocktails and live you can’t get tickets to Hamilton jazz, which occurs daily at 7:30 p.m. cluded the possible construc- at the Pantages, you could check Happy hour, which is daily from 4 tion of a gondola that would out Spamilton at the Kirk Douglas p.m. to 7 p.m., offers $9 cocktails ferry visitors to the Hollywood this season. and deals on beer and wine. Sign, bypassing the residential community, Beachwood Can- Dinner The Wallace 3833 Main Street yon, which sits below the his- The Cannibal (310) 202-6400 toric landmark. 8850 Washington Boulevard thewallacela.com Whatever the concept, (310) 838-2783 Irani said it’s time for Los thecanniballa.com In addition to serving California cuisine for brunch, lunch and Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti The Cannibal is a New York import, dinner, The Wallace also has to knuckle down on devising well as daily happy hour form 3 numerous high-end shops offering a meat-centric menu and a strong selection of creative a viable plan to address Los p.m. to 5:30 p.m., featuring deals including Reformation (clothing), a solid selection of beers, wine cocktails, plus wine and beer. Angeles’s tourism industry, on small plates, beer and wine. Aesop (body products), and Poketo and cocktails. Despite the focus on Examples include the ET Foam (gifts, home goods). In addition to steaks, sausages and charcuterie, Home, made with gin, St. Germain, which, according to the Los Shopping Platform’s permanent shops, they there are also several seasonal lemon, marjoram and creme de Angeles Tourism and Conven- also host a rotating selection of vegetable dishes and seafood violette foam; or the Cowboy Killer tion Board, was over 47 mil- Platform food and retail pop-ups. options. During the day, guests with Griff’s Cowboy Whiskey, lion in 2016. chocolate chili bitters, tobacco 8850 Washington Boulevard may also stop by the Cannibal’s “The mayor’s office needs butcher shop for meats, salads, and hickory smoke. If that’s too vegetables, beer, wine, and take- rich for your blood, you can always to meet with the community away sandwiches. Open for lunch leave your mixology-obsessed [with a plan]. They will get op- and dinner during the week, and friends to their own devices and position but you can’t let that get the Chef’s Special: a shot of brunch and dinner on Saturdays stop you if you wish to be a and Sundays. The Butcher shop is Four Roses and “the champagne open Tuesdays through Sundays of beers.” progressive city,” Irani said. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Previously, representatives Read more about our stops for city councilmembers Da- Drinks in Culver City at vid Ryu and Mitch O’Farrell, losfelizledger.com Culver Hotel’s Grand Lobby see BUILDING page 22

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PODCAST from page 1 2005, and Studio City-raised listeners learn the true pro- live in,” Shorr said. their beloved so-called “nabe.” “Do you think she will Murphy, who arrived locally nunciation of “Baller”—pro- During a recent episode “People help each other. want to hang out with us?” in 2015, also discuss being Los nounced not like “ball” but the hosts compare notes on lo- It’s kind of small town-ish,” Shorr asks. Feliz single female homeown- instead like the beginning of cal pizzerias. Shorr says on the second in- “Not. At. All!” Murphy ers and all the things, places “allergy.” “It doesn’t mean we’re ex- stallment. responds. and people they know of their “It used to be a lumber- clusive to Tomato Pie, we do “You know what I think Welcome to Los Feliz neighborhood. yard,” Cowie says as podcast see other pizza places. I’m a the theme of this episode is?” Podcast, hosted by local gal- Like most podcasts, guest hosts gush about the corner- Cruzer’s girl,” says Morgan, Murphy asks, rhetorically. pals and sitcom writers Mur- stars drop by, such as Jonathan stone Hyperion Avenue busi- giving their gluten-free and “Sharing.” phy (2 Broke Girls) and Shorr Ames, creator of HBO’s Bored ness’s ample staff, handmade vegan BBQ chicken pie big (The Carmichael Show), with to Death. But the recent Los soap and battery disposal. props. fresh episodes posted Wednes- Feliz resident doesn’t plug his Morgan had long been When Shorr touts Panty days on Feral Audio (feralau- latest project—he discusses interested in starting her own Raid—which recently closed BUILDING from page 21 dio.com). taking jiu jitsu classes at Zenki podcast to showcase her come- in Los Feliz—Murphy chimes Bookended by a folksy Dojo on Hillhurst. dic skills. However, she knew in, “We’re Hillhurst gals!” both of whom represent ar- theme song written and per- “It’s all stuff we see and early on that it was not going They also nitpick Los Fe- eas affected by sign tourism, formed by Los Feliz-based hear about [locally] all the to just be about her. liz’s foibles. have indicated their respective musician Aimee Mann, Los time. But this is the place to sit “I thought about it for a “A lot of writers here,” councilmembers are eager to Feliz Podcast wallows in com- and talk about it,” Shorr said long time. What’s something Morgan says. establish a sign viewing center. munity minutiae. in an interview. that I could talk about, con- “Too many run ins,” Shorr “It’s not something that The two self-deprecating, Murphy briefly dated ceivably, for hours? I knew I says, in reference to the small will happen overnight, but it’s self-proclaimed “non-Jewish- Marc Maron, a comedy-cen- wanted to do a local podcast town-like tendency to run into something we’ll continue to looking Jews,” who host the tric podcast trailblazer whose about the neighborhood, I people you know in Los Feliz. work on to achieve over time,” show, crack each other up. aural show landed him a sit- knew I didn’t want to do it by “I love a run-in but there’s cer- said Ryu spokesman Estevan They tease their producer Mi- com on Independent Film myself,” Murphy said. “Cut to: tain people...” she says with a Montemayor. chael Jonathan Smith, also Channel which ran for four I meet Robin and we started pregnant pause. For a longer version of a local, while Murphy and seasons until last summer. talking about the neighbor- Casual vulgarities abound this story and to see current Shorr’s respective mutts, Jack Whereas Maron’s podcast hood in the way that I imag- and no topics are verboten as real estate home and con- and Sadie, bark in the back- may plug his guests’ projects, ined this podcast being and I Murphy and Shorr bask in dominimum sales, visit los- ground at random moments the talent on Murphy and thought, oh my God, I think I their podcast’s loose, unpre- felizledger.com during the podcast at their “re- Shorr’s podcast are simply Los found the person I need to do tentious vibe. cording studio”—one of their Felizians. the podcast with.” “What I wanted to do is area homes. For instance, the podcast Both Morgan and Shorr not something where I had Advertise in the They have also started re- recently featured Bill Petty, a had been fan of other pod- to be pressured to do comedy cording on location, such as a grip living on Rodney Drive casts. However, they sought to and write jokes. What I love is Los Feliz Ledger mid-June visit to the Gelson’s and Baller Hardware owner do something different. it’s just us being us,” Murphy (323) 741-0019 market wine bar on Hyperion. Craig Cowie. “We wanted our for- said in an interview. Woodland Hills-native Interviewing Cowie about mat to be organic and kinda Ultimately, Shorr and Shorr, a Los Feliz resident since his fourth-generation shop, unique—just like the town we Murphy want to give back to YOUR NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENTS

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[letter to the editor] GATE from page 5 wood’s problems to their pro- property. Griffith Park and Revoke Parking Restrictions in aged that we have our ‘day in verbial doorstep. its trailheads belong to the court,’ but not hers, where it In a May 15th let- people of our city and the Beachwood might jeopardize the sched- ter to Los Angeles Mayor gate at the Beachwood en- uled counter-claim against Eric Garcetti, a group of 55 trance was paid for by our Our historic building at small shopping area by the Sunset [Ranch Hollywood] Bronson Canyon residents tax dollars,” said Gatto, who 2560 N. Beachwood Drive was stone gates have already done. Stables,” Hans said. outlined the repercussions describes the city’s recent de- built in the 1920s as a neigh- We appreciate all efforts Meanwhile, the Holly- of directing “thousands of cisions as a “sad sequence of borhood silent movie theater being made to ease the situa- wood United Neighborhood tourists” to Bronson Park at events [representing] a com- and became Besant Lodge tion, including the closing of Council (HUNC) voted June the end of Canyon Drive—a plete failure of what good in 1955. It continues to be a access to the park and to the 19th to endorse the creation city imposed move they col- government should be. meeting place for our lodge, Hollywood sign, as well as a of a new path on city-owned lectively described as “utterly Gatto additionally ex- several community organiza- possible gondola plan of our property just right of the careless and unwise.” pressed frustration with what tions and is used on Sunday mayor. closed trailhead and a second “They have just kicked the he believes is the city’s lack of mornings for a small church Still, the only possible eas- party, the Griffith Park -Ad exact same problems over by a transparency with the public. frequented by several residents ing of the crisis could happen visory Board, has enlisted lo- canyon,” said petition signer “Instead of working to of Beachwood Canyon. if the weekend parking re- cal civil engineer Mike Kac- Kendra Richards, a 14-year solve the problems of all of our Since the onset of the very striction in upper Beachwood zynski, according to Curbed Canyon Drive resident. “It’s neighborhoods near Griffith large influx of tourists into could be revoked. It seems L.A., to design the alternative not a solution, it’s just a way to Park, the city chose to enter a Beachwood Canyon, these ac- extremely unjust to us that a trailhead, which may involve remove the problem from one backroom deal with a private tivities have suffered greatly. minority of residents in up- the installation of a modular area and dump it someplace party to close off access to a Many attendees of Be- per Beachwood Canyon can staircase. else.” cherished public trailhead. In- sant Lodge events have had force all the vehicles into lower “He’s a stakeholder who According to the petition, stead of being honest with an a very difficult time parking, Beachwood and destroy busi- came to our volunteer advisory Canyon Drive residents have engaged and caring electorate, which worsened when the nesses and our cultural activi- meeting to help. That’s what it seen significant upticks in traf- the city has piled up lie after streets in upper Beachwood ties here. takes, it takes neighbors,” fic since Beachwood’s closure. lie,” he said. Canyon were subjected to re- Those of us who—like my- HUNC President Susan Swan “Bronson Park and its at- Accordign to Gatto, the stricted parking on Saturdays self and the organization I head said of Kacynski. tendant parking lots have al- city should have done more to and Sundays. That action has have been living and active in According to Swan, Ka- ready been crowded to capac- restore quiet to the Hollywood forced all of the tourist park- lower Beachwood for several cynski is currently working ity during peak hours,” the Sign-adjacent neighborhoods ing into lower Beachwood decades—are in great distress with Los Angeles City Coun- letter read. by providing signs and side- Canyon where we are located. and are pleading anxiously for cilmember David Ryu’s office Petition-signer and walk and traffic controls. We find it increasingly redress in this desperate crisis on a survey of the location, Griffith Charitable Trust fam- “Instead, the city has act- difficult to maintain our ac- that has come to afflict one of which could take months. ily attorney Mike Gatto, the ed like a street hustler work- tivities and the community the most beautiful historic ar- Concurrently, residents former California Assembly- ing a shell game, shifting the organizations using our build- eas of old Hollywood. of Bronson Canyon launched member, supports re-opening problems from one neighbor- ing are similarly afflicted. We their own petition in May to public access to the trailhead. hood to another, until no one dread the possibility of hav- Stephan A. Hoeller protest what they feel has been “It is both illegal and is happy and just about every- ing to cease operations as sev- President, Besant Lodge a hasty re-direction of Beach- immoral to give away public one feels cheated,” Gatto said. eral businesses in the Village’s of Hollywood

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[mother of invention] High School Sports Roundup Suggested Summer Reads: From Stanford By Mike Guardabascio, Special to the Ledger By Rita Mauceri, Ledger Columnist Loyola High School First on the list is Home- thinking. And… each of these they beat en route to a fourth coming by Yaa Gyasi, a Stan- books offers a sense of hope and state title. ford grad. The story of two optimism amid extremely chal- Loyola once again proved Harvard-Westlake half-sisters in 18th century lenging circumstances.” it’s one of the best sports Ghana and their descendants Really good books do have high schools in all of South- in America depicts “how the a deep impact on us. The most ern California, when the CIF The Wolverines made memory of captivity has been recent novel that I completed Southern Section released its some noise in the Commis- inscribed on the soul of our was Counting by 7s, which my Commissioner’s Cup results at sioner’s Cup race as well, as nation.” 10-year-old daughter recom- the end of the 2016-17 school the Harvard-Westlake boys’ The second is The Sixth mended. I ended up not being year. The award is given to the program finished fourth place Extinction: An Unnatural His- able to put it down. In fact, best boys and best girls pro- in the final standings. tory, in which author Elizabeth some of the best books I’ve grams across all sports. The Wolverines girls’ Kolbert “details the evidence recently discovered have been There were other postsea- program has won three times that human activity is causing YA (Young Adult), so what’s son honors for Loyola as well, before, with the last Cup My family has never been what scientists call the sixth on Immaculate Heart middle as Stanford-bound J.P. Reilly coming in 2010, but it would more ready for summer. After mass extinction—the loss of and high school’s reading list from the volleyball team was have been a first win for the a head-spinning end to the as many as half of all living this summer? named first team All-CIF boys. H-W piled up 13 points school year we hit July ready species on Earth.” The 7th grade list includes along with teammate Will thanks to CIF championships for old-fashioned, lazy days. And finally: the national classics like Little Women and Bantle. in basketball and tennis, as We are ready to do a whole lot bestseller Salvage the Bones, A Wrinkle in Time and newer After a bitter and surprise well as a deep playoff run in of nothin’. which tells the story of the Ba- fare like The Hunger Games sweep loss in the CIF cham- water polo and a strong finish Except maybe, read. I tiste family as they await the and The Giver quartet. And pionship, the Cubs were able in cross country. grew up immersed in books— arrival of Hurricane Katrina. somehow it comforts me that to put a happy ending on the The Wolverines softball yes, the entire Nancy Drew It is “at its heart the story of Huckleberry Finn and Tom entire school year in the state team won an undefeated Sun- series and more—and while four motherless children, try- Sawyer are still on the list. playoffs. Qualifying by virtue shine League title this year I realize times have changed, ing to protect their home and This summer, don’t only of their runner-up finish in the and made it to the CIF-SS Di- I still think one of the best one another against unimagi- encourage your children to CIF bracket, Loyola was the vision 6 quarterfinals, blowing things in life is to get lost in nable disruption.” read, but parents: do the same. second seed in the State brack- out their first two opponents the pages of an amazing book. What ties the three tales The benefits of reading for et, and easily swept Buchanan, by a combined score of 29- Recently, I read “The 3 together, according to Stanford adults include mental stimu- then beat Oak Park in four 3, including a 12-0 second- Books Stanford is Asking In- professor Noah Diffenbaugh, lation, increased vocabulary, sets to set up a rematch with round win. coming Freshmen to Read who curated the trio, is this: “All stress reduction and stronger Corona del Mar, the team Campbell Hall Over the Summer,” on the three of these books have had analytical thinking skills. that beat them in the CIF title website Business Insider. a deep impact on me and my match. This time the day be- The 16-9 Vikings had a longed to the Cubs, as they season to remember in Divi- claimed a state title thanks to sion 5 of the CIF, making the Marshall Senior Read this month’s a 25-23, 25-20, 25-19 sweep of playoffs as a top five team and student columns the Sea Kings. then upsetting second-seeded Awarded LFIA Scholarship La Canada to advance to the online at It was sweet redemption By Erin Hickey, Ledger Contributing Writer for the Cubs, who finished the semifinals. They fell to even- losfelizledger.com year at 30-2. Their only two tual champion Katella 2-1 in a losses this year came to Oak nailbiter, but still saw All-CIF Park and CdM, both of whom honors to junior Jamis DeKay.

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[senior moments] HOMELESS from page 6 of measures HHH and H. geles City Council, and my Hopping on the Bus health issues. The district had “These funds, to be allo- district has hundreds of units a 200% increase, during the cated for the construction of of affordable housing and By Stephanie Vendig, Ledger Columnist 2017 count, for homeless per- permanent supportive hous- permanent supportive hous- Living in train rather than automati- sons with HIV or AIDS (coming, will be enough to house ing under construction, with L.A., I have cally jump in my car. I experi- pared to a citywide increase up to 10,000 people while many more on the way. The been part of mented recently to attend a of 86%); a 316% increase for providing on-site clinical latest results on the homeless a culture that Disney Hall concert by walk- those with developmental services,” O’Farrell said in a count serve to make me more regards the ing to nearby Sunset Boule- disabilities (compared to the statement. “I have champi- determined than ever to automobile vard and catching the #4 bus. city’s increase of 90%) and a oned many affordable hous- work toward a solution that as the only I got off on Hill Street walked 38% increase in homeless per- ing initiatives on the Los An- solves this crisis.” means of getting around—as two blocks without a glitch. sons with physical disabilities not only a convenience, but My efforts do not neces- (compared to the citywide in- Sunset Hall - Curriculum and Advocacy also a sign of independence. sarily have to include walking crease of 11%). Thanks to our ad sponsor Sunset Hall. They offer: Council District 13, Being in my eighties, I am to the station or bus stop. Programs for free-thinking older adults (323) 660-5277 aware of my vulnerabilities. Recently, for example, I which includes portions of However, a growing senior went to City Hall to attend Hollywood, Koreatown, East Beginning Conversational Spanish Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 & Advanced Thursdays 3:30-4:30 population could be isolated a Los Angeles City Council Hollywood, Atwater Village, Echo Park and Silver Lake, from cultural, commercial and committee meeting. I parked Griffith Park Adult Community Center Calendar public life, not because they my car in a parking lot near also outpaced city homeless are too fragile to get out of Wilshire Boulevard and Ver- numbers about 1/3 of the No General Meetings in July and August time, according to the new the house, but rather because mont Avenue and then hopped Swimming opportunities for adults only are at the Los Feliz of a lack of an integrated pub- on the Metro Red Line to data, including in the areas of swimming pool this summer: June 19th – Aug. 12th, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. lic transportation system. Los downtown’s Civic Center. It those identified as chronically Health Series: Presentations by nurse practitioner students from Angeles, unlike other great cit- couldn’t have been easier! homeless, those with veteran Azusa-Pacific University 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ies of the world, has tradition- Last month, at the Griffith status, transgender individu- Thursday, July 6th: When to the call the doctor or go to the emergency room ally relegated public transpor- Park Adult Community Cen- als, those who are white and Thursday, July 13th: Upper Respiratory Diseases tation to a minor role. ter in Los Feliz, we started those older in age. Tuesday, July 25th, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Book Talk: Local authors Michael But with the passage of “Riders on the Move Club,” CD13 also outpaced Locke and Vincent Brook will share their latest book, Silver Lake Bohemia, a History Measure M, the Vision Zero which organizes day trips us- citywide numbers in terms If you are interested in learning calligraphy, there is a sign-up sheet of homeless individuals with in the lobby to start a class on Mondays taught by Charles Ha Yoon. concept and the mayor’s proc- ing public transportation with Call GPACC (323) 644-5579 to sign up or get more information. lamation for an age-friendly the help of Metro. In June, health issues including sub- The Lunch Program: Lunch is served 5 days a week at the Center. city, things may be changing. trips to the Santa Monica stance disorders, brain injuries and those living with HIV/ $2 is the donation for those over 60 years. $4 for less than 60 years. Recently, I have begun to Farmer’s Market and the Walt Daily lunch is served at 12 pm. Come in for coffee and sign in at 10:30. use our public transportation Disney Concert Hall—with AIDS. system more. Now, lunch at downtown’s Grand Like Ryu, CD13 Los An- For Information on the Griffith Park Adult Community geles City Councilmember Club and getting a newsletter, call Stephanie Vendig at when I plan to go some- Central Market—reminded (323) 667-3043, or e-mail at [email protected] place, I check to see if it is us what a pleasant habit using Mitch O’Farrell said relief was practical to use the bus or public transportation can be. on the way due to the passage GPACC is located at 3203 Riverside Dr., just south of Los Feliz Bl.

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[restaurant review] Luckily, Wolfdown’s much Desserts are creative too, Overall, Wolfdown’s Perfectly Complex and Calibrated more nuanced dishes in- like the black and blueberry setting is relaxed and the clude plenty of tart notes to compote with dense, creamy cooking is perfectly cali- Wolfdown Quietly Revs Up Rowena balance the sweetness. peanut butter semifreddo. brated. By Pat Saperstein, Ledger Restaurant Critic In the four calamari with lemon and years since mayo. Coconut black rice Nicky D’s ($13) melds deeply flavored stopped serv- oil-roasted vegetables, nutty ing pizza on rice and fresh pea tendrils. Rowena Ave., Silver Lake That chicken and has changed a good bit. shrimp dumpling is not Restaurants have upped a plate of pot-stickers: it’s their game, and real estate more of a large pancake prices have climbed. Maybe with a delicious dumpling because of its understated filling on the inside. The Rowena location, the five- presentation is unexpected. month old Wolfdown, Vegetables are complex which replaced Nicky D’s, and fascinating in a way that has flown under the radar. completely escapes some of Wolfdown, comes from the local vegan restaurants. Jason and Chrissy Kim, the Main courses include owners of Forage, the Sun- Korean fried chicken with set Junction cafe that incor- spicy chili or soy honey porates produce fresh from butter and slaw ($25); noo- neighbors’ gardens. dles with beef cheeks; or a The Kims freshened up $45 Prime New York steak the funky bungalow and with herring butter. Braised the woodsy patio now spar- black cod ($25) arrives in a kles with twinkly lights. ceramic bowl in which piec- Like Forage, the menu es of buttery fish alternate highlights bright bits of with chunks of purple dai- acidity and crunch that put kon, swimming in a lightly the spotlight on startingly sweet and spicy sauce with a fresh produce. side of fragrant Mori’s rice. There are shareable plates Pan-Asian restaurants like tangy citrus and radic- often get a bad rep for cov- chio salad textured with ering everything in sickly crispy wontons, or grilled sweet soy-based sauces.

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