Beverly Hills City, Schools Reach Deal to Plug Oil Wells
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BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • Beverly Hills budget. pg. 3 Rainy, with • Anne Hathaway highs in the gets her star. upper 60s pg. 10 Volume 29 No. 20 Serving the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities May 16, 2019 Beverly Hills city, schools Bergin’s moves closer to designation n Supporters will reach deal to plug oil wells gather at L.A. City Hall for its next By luke harold one of the board’s liaisons who committee meeting worked with the city on the deal, The Beverly Hills Unified said he expects the school board to By cameron kiszla School District and City Council vote in favor of the agreement have reached an agreement over when it’s agendized. Proponents of a plan to desig- how to split the costs of plugging The agreement would cap the nate the Fairfax Avenue building 19 oil wells at the Beverly Hills city’s contributions to the wells pro- once home to Tom Bergin’s High School campus. ject, which the city estimates will Public House as a historic-cultur- The City Council approved the cost $23-28 million, at $11 million. al monument will make their agreement at its meeting last week. case again on May 21, this time School board member Mel Spitz, See Oil page 25 in front of the Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Ken Hixon, senior vice presi- dent of the Miracle Mile Residential Association, said he is optimistic the PLUM commit- photo by Maura Turcotte tee will agree with the Los On May 21, the Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Angeles Cultural Heritage Committee will consider a proposal to grant historic-cultural monument Commission, which unanimous- status to the Tom Bergin’s Public House building. ly recommended the 70-year-old building for landmark status on ignation, which is being led by tion of Bergin’s have been sent to March 7. If PLUM approves, the the MMRA and the Los Angeles City Hall from across the city historic-cultural monument des- Conservancy, will come out in and Angelenos who have moved ignation will go before the full large numbers to City Hall for across the country, Hixon said. City Council for a final vote. this meeting as they did for the “Tom Bergin’s is a touchstone “We’re two stops away from Cultural Heritage Commission for everyone in Los Angeles,” he reaching our goal,” Hixon said. meeting. In addition to the in- said. Hixon said he and the support- person support, more than 1,200 photo by Luke Harold ers of the push for landmark des- emails in support of the preserva- See Tom Bergin’s page 25 The city of Beverly Hills will contribute up to $11 million to plug oil wells at Beverly Hills High School under a new agreement. Melrose shoe store, local Opponents of SB 50 broach alternatives schools make quite a pair n The bill is pending in By edwin folven be a staff meeting and were surprised the Sen. Appropriations when Sportie LA owner Isaac Fadlon The Melrose Avenue store Sportie presented them with dozens of boxes Committee this week LA took steps to reward local educa- of new shoes from Taiwan-based tors on May 14 when it donated Ccilu Footwear, which supported the By luke harold dozens of pairs of shoes to teachers, donation. Fadlon, who grew up in the administrators and staff at Hancock Fairfax District and has a daughter With the fate of a controversial Park Elementary School. attending first grade at Hancock Park housing bill in the hands of the The school employees gathered in state Senate Appropriations the library for what was supposed to See Shoes page 26 Committee this week, local resi- dents and city councils are voicing their own suggestions for housing policies they think would best alleviate the homelessness and affordability issues throughout California. photo courtesy of Binary Los Angeles The bill, SB 50, was authored Residents in Carthay’s historic preservation overlay zones, including by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Carthay Circle, have opposed state Sen. Scott Wiener’s efforts to add Francisco), and would override local zoning laws to allow for density to the area through SB 50, a bill pending in the Senate. more units to be built near transit and jobs. It passed two committee alternatives by Brad Kane, presi- stock. hearings last month. dent of the PICO Neighborhood “This deep shortage is damag- The office of Los Angeles City Council and South Carthay ing California’s economy, envi- Councilman Paul Koretz, 5th Neighborhood Association earlier ronment and quality of life,” District, has begun preliminary this month at a town hall. Wiener said in a statement. “It’s research on a vacancy tax on resi- Wiener has been saying SB 50, pushing people into poverty and dential property similar to one that by changing zoning that has only homelessness, making it hard for photo by Edwin Folven went into effect in Vancouver, allowed for single-family homes, working families to gain a Hancock Park Elementary School Principal Ashley Parker (left) and third Canada. The idea was included in a will help reduce homelessness See SB 50 page 25 grade teacher Jill Kalbrosky showed off the shoes they selected as part presentation of 12 possible SB 50 over time by adding to the housing of a donation by Sportie LA and Ccilu Footwear. 2 May 16, 2019 CALENDAR Park Labrea News/Beverly Press ‘Pippin’ Cerullo on Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. Classical music in Los Angeles Central Library’s Taper Kentwood Players presents the award- Auditorium. Cerullo has created spe- concert winning musical “Pippin” running from cial photographic projects with leg- Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz welcomes Friday, May 17, through Saturday, June ends of cinema and music. The pro- the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra, 22, at the Westchester Playhouse. jected images and photo discussion is conducted by “Pippin” tells the organized by the LAPL Photo Maestro Carlo story of a young Collection and International Ponti, for a perfor- prince who longs Languages department, under the aus- mance on to find passion and pices of the Federico Fellini Archive Thursday, May 23, adventure in life. of the Comune del Rimini. Admission at 7:30 p.m. The The musical tells is free. 630 W. Fifth St. (213)228- concert includes his story using the 7000, lapl.org/branches/central- violin soloist premise of a magi- library. cal and mysterious YuEun Kim join- performance troupe. Showtimes are 8 ing the orchestra in a performance of p.m., Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m., works by Felix Mendelssohn, Erik Sunday. Tickets start at $27. 8301 ‘Bronco Billy- Satie and Sir Edward Elgar. Théâtre Hindry Ave. kentwoodplayers.org. Raymond Kabbaz is affiliated with Le The Musical’ Lycée Français de Los Angeles. Adult “Bronco Billy-The Musical” runs from tickets are $30; $15 for students. 10361 L.A. Theatre Works Saturday, May 18, W. Pico Blvd. (310)286-0553, Charles Busch will star as Angela through Sunday, trk.us.com. Arden when L.A. Theatre Works June 30, at the records “Die Mommie Die,” his camp Skylight Theatre. send-up of ‘60s The production is melodramas run- based on a book ning from Friday, by Dennis May 17, through Hackin, who Sunday, May 19, wrote the novel in UCLA’s James and the film version of “Bronco Billy.” Bridges Theater. Set in 1979 in America’s heartland, Ex-pop singer Bronco Billy struggles to keep his trav- Angela wants to be eling Wild West show alive. But when free of her suffocating marriage to Billy and his ragtag troupe of misfits sleazy film producer Sol Sussman. meet Antoinette, a Manhattan heiress What better way than poison? on-the-run, she turns Billy’s world Distraught by their father’s death and upside down. Showtime is 8:30 p.m., convinced of Angela’s guilt, her kids Friday; 2 and 8:30 p.m., Saturday; and plot to get the truth out of their mother 2 p.m., Sunday. Tickets start at $29. using any means necessary. The perfor- 1816 ½ N. Vermont Ave. (866)811- mances will be recorded live for future 4111, skylighttix.org. radio broadcast. Tickets start at $15. 235 Charles E. Young Drive. (310)827- 0889, latw.org. Holocaust photo by Christopher Ash survivor talk ‘The Professor’ Hershey Felder stars in “Claude Debussy: A Paris Love Story” running from Friday, May 24, through Sunday, June 9, in the Wallis Annenberg Holocaust survivor Albert Rosa will Indie films fans are invited to a screen- speak about his experiences on Center for Performing Arts’ Bram Goldsmith Theater. Doubling as play- ing of “The Professor” running from Sunday, May 19, Friday, May 17, through Thursday, wright and performer, Felder takes audiences on his personal explo- from 3 to 4 p.m. May 23, at Arena Cinelounge. The ration of the life and music of composer Debussy, bringing to life a at the Los comedy/drama was written and direct- visionary who proclaimed nature his religion and romance his milieu. Angeles Museum ed by Wayne Roberts and stars Johnny From the sweeping “La mer” to the evocative “Prélude à l’après-midi of the Holocaust. Depp, Zoey Deutch, Rosemarie d’un faune” and the mystical “Clair de lune,” Debussy created music of Rosa is one of the DeWitt, Ron Livingston, Danny beauty, color and compassion. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Tuesday fewer than 4% of Huston and Justine Warrington. It fol- Jews from Salon- through Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m., Sunday.