WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • New school board members in Beverly Hills. pg. 3 • Local Rainy, with “Nutcracker” temperatures production hits in the low 60s the state. pg. 6 Volume 28 No. 49 Serving the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities December 6, 2018 Settlement reached in Academyn Museum ready for its close-up Museum executives case against BHPD chief announce plans for the museum’s opening The city of Beverly Hills exhibitions announced on Nov. 30 that a $2.3 million settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit filed against the city by police Capt. After years of seeing the Italian Mark Rosen, who claimed he was gold tiles, Texas limestone and discriminated and retaliated spherical movie theater forming an against by Beverly Hills Police imposing exterior at the corner of Chief Sandra Spagnoli. Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax The lawsuit alleged Rosen was Avenue, executives of the Academy unfairly passed over for the chief Museum of Motion Pictures finally of police position in 2016 when gave a preview of what they have Spagnoli, a department outsider, BHPD Chief Spagnoli planned for the inside of the muse- was hired. um when it opens in about a year. Attorney Bradley Gage, who continues to deny allegations in “This museum has exceeded all rendering courtesy of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures the hopes of our forefathers,” Dawn represented Rosen, claimed the the Mark Rosen and other law- A rendering shows the concept for “The Studio System” gallery, featur- 45-year department veteran was suits, a decision was made by the Hudson, CEO of the museum, told ing stacks of scripts and pullout drawers with annotated scripts. later denied promotions and was city’s insurance company to settle reporters during a news conference subjected to anti-Semitic remarks. the lawsuit brought by Captain at the Petersen Automotive The city agreed to the settle- Rosen,” a statement from the city Museum on Dec. 4. “And fore- is to highlight the contributions the medium’s emergence to shortly ment on the advice of its insurance read. “The department has made mothers; can’t forget about Mary international filmmakers have after the civil rights era. company, and no further explana- excellent progress in implement- Pickford.” made to the medium. Other exhibitions will include a tion was given. It marked the con- ing the changes suggested in a One of the highlights will be its “You all will be able to walk into “major work” by teamLab, an inter- clusion of the first of multiple 2015 report by independent con- opening temporary exhibition, the that world with the anticipation you disciplinary art collective based in lawsuits filed by at least 20 other sultant, Management Partners. first U.S. retrospective of Japanese feel when you watch a movie,” Tokyo, in the museum’s 34-foot-tall members of the department with With increased staffing, improved filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, which Hudson said of what the museum project space, and “Making of: The similar allegations of discrimina- overall morale and a more diverse will include a closer look at “My hopes to achieve with all of its Wizard of Oz,” which will provide tion and retaliation. Gage repre- workforce, the department is look- Neighbor Totoro” and “Spirited exhibits. an in-depth look into the making of sents seven additional current ing to the future. The city of Away,” two films he directed, as The Miyazaki retrospective will the classic film. The script, produc- BHPD employees with similar Beverly Hills has always upheld well as more than 200 concept be followed by “Regeneration: tion design drawings and sketches, lawsuits pending in Los Angeles its unwavering commitment to sketches, character designs, story- Black Cinema 1900-1970” in fall costumes and Dorothy’s ruby slip- 2020, which will delve into African Superior Court. boards and immersive environ- See Academy page 30 “While the city of Beverly Hills See Beverly Hills page 30 ments. One of the museum’s goals American portrayals in film, from ‘Streets for people’ coming nWeHo bike sharing faces an uphill climb Low ridership, to the Sunset Strip lack of revenue forces between West Hollywood and council to end deal urban design and planning firm The city of West Hollywood has Gehl Studio and features three with CycleHop launched The Sunset Experience, components: light poles wrapped a pilot project aiming to celebrate in brightly colored vinyl, painted the history of the Sunset Strip and sidewalk extensions and new seat- to make the often traffic-saturated ing areas. In August 2017, one year after area more walkable. The colorful light poles will the launch of WeHo Pedals, West “Sunset is maybe one of the serve as wayfinding guides Hollywood City Hall staff touted most notoriously car-oriented throughout the Strip, with many the nearly 14,000 trips taken on the places in Los Angeles, but we all hoisting small posters providing bike share program totaling more know it as the place where we live directions to restaurants, shops than 20,000 miles, and saw poten- and hang out,” said Bianca Siegl, and famous spots within walking tial growth for its user base. long range and mobility planning distance, as well as detailing the But on Dec. 3, the West manager for the city of West history of the boulevard. The Hollywood City Council voted 4-1 photo courtesy of Jon Viscott/city of West Hollywood Hollywood. “We’re really excited hang-out spots of the female band to end to the program in its current Despite some initial signs of growth after its first year, West Hollywood to do these projects to really test The Go-Go’s around the San form, citing expenses that far will end its current bike share program due to lagging ridership. how we can make Sunset a better Vicente and Sunset intersection, exceeded revenues, a lack of riders place for people to hang out and to the “hippie riots” protesting and the bicycles themselves for not have liked it to be,” around the city, with the goal of feel comfortable and enjoy their against curfews in 1966, and the being “user-friendly.” The city will Councilwoman Lauren Meister forming a larger network through experience here.” former location of the Finlandia explore other possibilities, includ- said. the westside. After WeHo Pedals’ The six-month pilot project, Baths, a bathhouse frequented by ing a dockless bike share program. West Hollywood partnered with first year, operating expenses which began with a kick-off cere- “WeHo Pedals, as we know, has CycleHop in 2016 to offer 150 mony on Dec. 4, is a partnership See WeHo page 29 not been as successful as we would bicycles at 21 stations in and See Bike sharing page 30 2 December 6, 2018 CALENDAR Park Labrea News/Beverly Press UCLA’s‘Echo Centerin the for Valley’the Art of ‘Struggle’The Los Angeles County BH networking Performance presents Béla Fleck and Museum of Art will host a breakfast Abigail Washburn on Thursday, Dec. free screening of the docu- Join Beverly Hills Chamber of 6, at 8 p.m. at Royce Hall. The husband- mentary “Struggle” in the Commerce members, area professionals and-wife duo will perform songs from Bing Theater on Tuesday, and community leaders to collaborate, their new folk album, “Echo in the Dec. 11, at 6:30 p.m. The discuss business and learn about what is Valley,” a follow-up to their award-win- film, produced by Leonardo happening around town at the Paley ning self-titled debut album released in DiCaprio and directed by Center for Media on Friday, Dec. 14, 2014. Tickets start at $26. 10745 Irek Dobrowolski, focuses on from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Admission is $25 for Dickson Court. (310)825-2101, the Polish-American avant- chamber members and $35 for non- cap.ucla.edu. garde artist Stanislav members. 465 N. Beverly Szukalski in the last years of Drive.(310)248-1000, beverly- his life in the late 1980s. The hillschamber.com. interviews and archive Book lovers sale can find rarities and bar- footage tell the extraordinary gains at the John C. Fremont Library’s life story of a man who book sale on Friday, Dec. 7, from noon seemed to have been born for to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 8, from great things, but who lost vir- noon to 5 p.m. CDs, DVDs, audio books tually all his artwork in and videos will also be offered. 6121 World War II. Sculptures by Melrose Ave. (323)962-3521. Szukalski will be on display photo courtesy of Latino Theater Company for the screening. RSVP is photo by © Grant Mudford required. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323)857-6000, All Space La Virgen de Guadalupe lacma.org/event/struggle. GOYA Foods and the Latino Theater Company present the 16th annual La Virgen de GriffithConsidered Observatory is holding its Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Friday, Dec. 7, and monthly free All Space Considered pub- Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. This free Los Angeles holiday tradition tells the story of Indian lic astronomy program on Friday, Dec. peasant Juan Diego and his vision of the Virgin Mary, and stars renowned opera singer 7, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Leonard Suzanna Guzman as the Virgin. Over 100 actors, singers and indigenous Aztec dancers as Don’tVendors miss the freeExpo Vendors Nimoy Event Horizon theater. A discus- well as children and seniors from the community also feature in the city’s largest theatrical Expo at the Los Angeles Real sion will be held with Dr.