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Los Angeles Makes History with #Resistmarch
WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • L.A. all-in for Olympics. pg. 3 It’s a heat wave! Temps in • Two arrested for the mid to murder in upper 80s Hollywood. pg. 4 Volume 27 No. 24 Serving West Hollywood, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills and Wilshire Communities June 15, 2017 Los Angeles makes history Bomb threats target withn #ResistMarch threen Jewish temples 100,000 turn out Police say threats taken ‘very seriously’ with pride and as the University Synagogue. persistence Lopez said the threats were all Los Angeles Police Department made via email, and temple repre- officials determined that three sentatives called 911. bomb threats made last Saturday At the #ResistMarch rally last The first was reported at 8:06 morning targeting Jewish temples Sunday in Hollywood, Phill a.m. by representatives of the were hoaxes. Wilson, president and CEO of the University Synagogue in West Los However, the incidents illustrate Los Angeles-based Black AIDS Angeles. Approximately six min- the need for security and continued Institute, said, “there are moments utes later, representatives of the vigilance, and were taken “very in time when people of good will Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Erika seriously,” said LAPD spokesman have an obligation to speak, to J. Glazer Family Campus at 3663 Mike Lopez. stand in solidarity and to resist.” Wilshire Blvd. also reported a The threats were made to the “This is such a moment,” he threat. The third threat was made Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s said to more than 100,000 people Glazer and Irmas campuses, as well See Threats page 21 who marched from Hollywood Boulevard to West Hollywood Park. -
La Brea and Beyond: the Paleontology of Asphalt-Preserved Biotas
La Brea and Beyond: The Paleontology of Asphalt-Preserved Biotas Edited by John M. Harris Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series 42 September 15, 2015 Cover Illustration: Pit 91 in 1915 An asphaltic bone mass in Pit 91 was discovered and exposed by the Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science and Art in the summer of 1915. The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History resumed excavation at this site in 1969. Retrieval of the “microfossils” from the asphaltic matrix has yielded a wealth of insect, mollusk, and plant remains, more than doubling the number of species recovered by earlier excavations. Today, the current excavation site is 900 square feet in extent, yielding fossils that range in age from about 15,000 to about 42,000 radiocarbon years. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Archives, RLB 347. LA BREA AND BEYOND: THE PALEONTOLOGY OF ASPHALT-PRESERVED BIOTAS Edited By John M. Harris NO. 42 SCIENCE SERIES NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Luis M. Chiappe, Vice President for Research and Collections John M. Harris, Committee Chairman Joel W. Martin Gregory Pauly Christine Thacker Xiaoming Wang K. Victoria Brown, Managing Editor Go Online to www.nhm.org/scholarlypublications for open access to volumes of Science Series and Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Los Angeles, California 90007 ISSN 1-891276-27-1 Published on September 15, 2015 Printed at Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas PREFACE Rancho La Brea was a Mexican land grant Basin during the Late Pleistocene—sagebrush located to the west of El Pueblo de Nuestra scrub dotted with groves of oak and juniper with Sen˜ora la Reina de los A´ ngeles del Rı´ode riparian woodland along the major stream courses Porciu´ncula, now better known as downtown and with chaparral vegetation on the surrounding Los Angeles. -
349 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 [email protected]
349 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 [email protected] EDUCATION University of California at Santa Barbara, 1962-66, B.A. Rinehart School of Sculpture, Maryland Art Institute, 1966-68, M.F.A. Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2000, Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts AWARDS & HONORS Global Excellence Award, Urban Land Institute, 2018 Bedrock of New York Award, 2017 Institute of Library Science Award for Milwaukee: WaterMarks, 2017 Award of Merit, The American Institute for Architecture, 2015 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, 2013 National Science Foundation Award for Indianapolis: City As Living Laboratory, 2013 New York City Award for Excellence in Design for ‘The Passage: A Moving Memorial’, 2012 National 2012 Media/Outreach Award for ‘FLOW: Can You See the River?’, Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), 2012 National Science Foundation Award For Informal Science Education (ISE) for BROADWAY: 1000 STEPS, 2011 Anonymous Was A Woman, 2011 Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Grant, for ‘BROADWAY: 1000 Steps’, 2010 NOAA Environmental Literacy Grant for FLOW: An Innovative Educational Toolkit for Rivers Awareness, 2010 New York City American Society of Landscape Architects President’s Award, 2010 Tau Sigma Delta Gold Medal, Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society for Architecture and Allied Arts 2004. Centennial Medal, American Academy in Rome, 2001 The 2000 New York City Masterworks Award, The Municipal Arts Society and GVA Williams, 2000 Urban Design Award, in collaboration with Studio Works, Progressive -
2010-05 R&C Newsletter
Research & Collections Newsletter May 2010 re•search (rī-sûrch′, rē′sûrch) n. 1. Scholarly or scientific investigation or inquiry. See synonyms at inquiry. 2. Close, careful study. 3. When performed on collections, the raison d’être of all great natural history museums. Collection News Mineral Sciences The Margie and Robert E. Petersen Collection of gold nuggets recently was donated. This impressive collection, numbering 132 pieces with a total weight in gold of more than 1660 troy ounces, has actually been on loan to the Museum and on display in the Hall of Gems and Minerals for more than two decades. The most important specimen in the collection is the 156 ounce Mojave Nugget — the largest currently known gold nugget from California (right). It was found in 1977 by prospector Ty Paulsen using a metal detector in the Stringer district near Randsburg, California. History The Art of Hollywood Costume Design Over a dozen costumes, accessories, and sketches from the History division’s Hollywood collections are on loan to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art for their exhibition Sketch to Screen: The Art of Hollywood Costume Design, which explores the vital artistic contribution of costume design throughout the history of the American motion picture industry. The exhibition runs from May 6 to August 15, 2010. 1 Vertebrate Paleontology The new Age of Mammals exhibit hall is in the final weeks of installation. John Harris, Xiaoming Wang, Sam McLeod, Lawrence Barnes, Jackie Windus, Daniel Gabai, and Vanessa Rhue were busy with last minute details of the labels, illustrations, and the various audio/visual productions for the hall. -
May/June2018 Vol 53-3
Your Pension and Health Care Watchdog 60 Years of Dedicated Service to L.A. County Retirees May/June2018 Vol 53-3 President’s Message RELAC Urges State to Allow LACERA by Dave Muir to Correct Erroneous Denial of Public Pension Plans Now Reviewing Investments Disability Retirement Benefits in Gun Manufacturers The RELAC Board of Directors has endorsed state legislation sponsored by LACERA to allow the The recent killing of 17 students and teachers in payment of approximately $800,000 to more than Parkland, Florida has caused public pensions to come 85 L.A. County retirees who were erroneously under scrutiny for investing in gun companies. An denied retroactive disability benefits over a two- article in the March 5, 2018 Wall Street Journal reported year period. that 12 state teachers’ pension systems own shares of gun manufacturers. Two of the funds, New Jersey and Massachusetts, are under pressure to sell RELAC President Dave Muir led the effort to their stocks in the wake of the Florida school shooting. Florida’s gun holdings introduce Assembly Bill 2076 after discovering are relatively insignificant, totaling $2.64 million. as a member of LACERA’s Board of Retirement that LACERA’s Disability Litigation Office was The ability of a public pension plan to exclude investments for social purposes misinterpreting a provision of the Retirement Law, is difficult, and, many advise, ill informed. The trustees of public pension funds which led to the erroneous denial of benefits. owe a fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries of the fund to maximize investment Although the Board of Retirement agreed with earnings to assure that benefits promised to retirees can be delivered. -
UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, IRVINE 50 Years To
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE 50 Years to the Wilshire Subway: The Political and Social Discourse Surrounding the Development of the Purple Line Extension THESIS submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in Urban and Regional Planning by Olivia Harris Thesis Committee: Associate Professor Douglas Houston, Chair Assistant Professor Nicholas Marantz Associate Professor Walter Nicholls 2017 © 2017 Olivia Harris Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................................... v ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS ................................................................................................................ vi 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Background ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Megaprojects: Overview, History, and Urban Theory ....................................................... 4 2.1.1 Overview of Mega-projects ................................................................................................................ -
Transforming LA Mission Impact
CULVER CIT Y / VENICE — August 9, 2015 HEART OF LA — October 18, 2015 THE VALLEY — March, 2016 SOUTHEAST CITIES — May, 2016 Transforming LA Mission Impact CicLAvia transforms streets into car-free, CicLAvia catalyzes vibrant public spaces, CicLAvia is cited as a transformative force, linear parks for strolling, biking, playing and active transportation and good health through showing what is possible when people are exploring the city from a new perspective. car-free street events. CicLAvia engages with given the opportunity to engage transporta- Since it began in 2010, CicLAvia has quickly people to transform our relationship with our tion from a new perspective. Since its launch become Los Angeles County’s most popular communities and with each other. in October of 2010, CicLAvia has held nine public event, consistently attracting tens of events, covering nearly 90 miles of city streets. thousands of participants. Each event creates an opportunity for dif- ferent communities, economic classes and CicLAvia is free of charge and open to all ethnicities to interact and engage with neigh- interests, and every kind of non-automotive borhoods, cultures, businesses and each other transit imaginable. in a way that isn’t possible any other day in Los Angeles. CULVER CIT Y / VENICE — August 9, 2015 HEART OF LA — October 18, 2015 THE VALLEY — March, 2016 SOUTHEAST CITIES — May, 2016 SPONSORSHIP LEVELS $$$$$ - $$$ Branded Hub Zone at Seating Area or Branded Neighbor- CicLAvia Hub Stage hood Guide $100,000 per CicLAvia $25,000 per CicLAvia $25,000 -
History Department List of Internship and Volunteer Opportunities We
History Department List of Internship and Volunteer Opportunities We have attempted to compile a list of internships and volunteer opportunities at local museums, historical residences, and historical societies. All information should be confirmed with the specific institution. Thanks to Nathaniel Salvini (History ’21) for compiling this list. Institution Opportunity Description American Military Museum Volunteering Has a collection of 178 military vehicles on 1918 Rosemead Boulevard display from World War 1, World War 2, South El Monte, CA 91733 the Korean and Vietnam Wars, as well as (626) 442-1776 Operation Desert Storm. [email protected] Automobile Driving Museum Volunteering Preservation of historic automobiles and 610 Lairport Street the history of automobiles themselves, as El Segundo, CA 90245 well as interpreting historical trends of (310) 909-0950 automobiles and how they impacted society. Autry Museum of the American West Internships (incl. possibility of This museum has a focus on the history of 4700 Western Heritage Way paid internships) California, Native American culture, the Griffith Park Volunteering life of cowboys and of ranching, as well as Los Angeles, CA 90027 the environment of the American West (323) 495-4237 and the Western influence on popular culture. Banning Residence Museum Volunteering The house of Phineas Banning, who 401 East M Street founded the city of Wilmington. The Wilmington, CA 90744 museum specializes in telling the lifestyle (310) 548-7777 of Phineas Banning, his family, and those who lived during the 19th century. Battleship USS Iowa Museum Volunteering Located on the USS Iowa battleship, 250 South Harbor Boulevard Part-time employment which served during World War II, this Los Angeles, CA 90731 museum focuses on preserving the (877) 446-9261 battleship and telling its history. -
Press Release
^ press release W.M. Keck Foundation’s $50 Million Gift Pushes Building LACMA Campaign Toward $650 Million Mark to Launch Construction Project With Los Angeles County and City approvals complete, groundbreaking for the David Geffen Galleries is on track for early 2020 (Los Angeles, January 30, 2020)—Thanks to a leadership gift of $50 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation and gifts from other civic leaders, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced today that it is on track to raise $650 million for its Building LACMA campaign in support of its planned David Geffen Galleries. The goal to cover the $650 million cost of the building construction will be met by the end of February, with more than $640 million in commitments already made. Construction of the new building will begin at that time, as planned and on budget. In 2019, LACMA received unanimous approval for the building project and its environmental impact report from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and unanimous approval for the airspace vacation over Wilshire Boulevard from the Los Angeles City Council, clearing the way for construction. Early pre-construction site work, construction of temporary facilities, and abatement have begun, and groundbreaking for the David Geffen Galleries is on schedule for early 2020. With building costs covered, LACMA will now go out to the public to raise the final $100 million for additional needs. The mission of the W.M. Keck Foundation, a major supporter of education initiatives throughout Southern California, dovetails with LACMA’s dedication to engaging a wide and diverse audience through art. -
Museum Free Days Around Los Angeles
Museum Free Days Around Los Angeles Free Admission Days at Los Angeles Area Museums By Kayte Deioma, About.com Guide Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits Always Free California African American Museum, Exposition Park, Downtown Los Angeles California Science Center, Exposition Park, Downtown Los Angeles UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles The Getty Center, Brentwood, Los Angeles The Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades Hollywood Bowl Museum The Los Angeles Fire Department Museum, Hollywood, only open Saturdays 10-4 MOCA Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood Museum of Television and Radio, Beverly Hills Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton The Nethercutt Collection and Nethercutt Museum, Sylmar Santa Monica Museum of Art (Suggested $5 donation), Santa Monica STARS Center Sheriff’s Museum, 11515 Colima Rd. at Telegraph Rd., Whittier Weekly Free Museum Days Free Every Wednesday Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, Claremont Free Every Thursday Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Downtown Los Angeles - Free every Thursday from 5 to 8 pm MOCA Geffen Contemporary, Downtown Los Angeles - Free every Thursday from 5 to 8 pm Skirball Cultural Center - Free Thursdays noon - 9 pm UCLA Hammer Museum - every Thursday Japanese American National Museum, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles - Every Thursday 5 to 8 pm, and 3rd Thursday all day Free Every Friday Long Beach Museum of Art - Free Friday Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach - Free on Fridays, check website for Free Family Sundays Monthly Free Museum Days George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles - Free the first Tuesday of the month Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Downtown Los Angeles - Free the first Tuesday of the month Craft and Folk Art Museum, Mid Wilshire, Museum Row, Los Angeles - First Wednesday Huntington Library, Collections and Botanical Gardens, Pasadena - Free first Thursday of the month. -
The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles, a Series of Six Original Audio Plays, Each Set in a Different L.A
Celebrate the culture and history of the diverse neighborhoods of Los Angeles with The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles, a series of six original audio plays, each set in a different L.A. ZIP code. Featuring Bernard K. Addison, Tony Amendola, Gigi Bermingham, Jon Chaffin, Dawn Didawick, Nike Doukas, Bo Foxworth, Harry Groener, Veralyn Jones, Luis Kelly-Duarte, Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier, Adrian LaTourelle, Abby Marks, Catia Ojeda, Lloyd Roberson II, Marcelo Tubert, Marlow Wyatt Written by members of the Antaeus Playwrights Lab Nayna Agrawal, Angela J. Davis, Alex Goldberg, Deb Hiett, Steve Serpas, Khari Wyatt Directed by Julia Fletcher, Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx, Ann Noble, Carolyn Ratteray, Steven Robman, Bernadette Speakes Hosted by Ramón de Ocampo Audio Producer, Sound Designer, and Foley Artist Jeff Gardner Original Music by Ellen Mandel Sound Editor Adam Macias Dramaturg Ryan McRee The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles were recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement The Zip Code Plays series is generously supported in part by The Michael J. Connell Foundation. Sponsored in Memory of Mark C. Lambert A magical encounter with a celestial comet awakens a pair of downtown statues and a neighboring denizen of the La Brea Tar Pits. Historical accusations, social justice, and food truck cuisine lead to a fantasia of repentance, acceptance, and grace high above the City of Angels. Cast - 90012:DTLA - Clara and Serra and The Talking Bear Tony Amendola Luis Kelly-Duarte Abby Marks Artist Bios ACTORS TONY AMENDOLA (SERRA): At ANTAEUS: (Founding Member) Hedda Gabler (Stage Raw Award), As You Like It (Ovation Award nomination), Mrs. -
Please Click on the County of Los Angeles Seal to Return to This Page
PLEASE CLICK ON THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SEAL TO RETURN TO THIS PAGE CLICK HERE FOR THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADVISORY BODY’S REPORT DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2016 CLICK HERE FOR THE SHERIFF'S REPORT DATED JUNE 2, 2017 CLICK HERE FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORT DATED OCTOBER 10, 2017 Information Systems Advisory Body County of Los Angeles CHAIRMAN Jim McDonnell November 8, 2016 Sheriff CHAIR PRO TEM TO: Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Chair Ali Farahani ISAB Director Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Supervisor Sheila Kuehl ISAB Supervisor Don Knabe Ali Farahani Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Director (562) 403-6501 Fernando Angell FROM: Ali Farahani Assistant Director (562) 403-6505 ISAB Director Eugene Cabrera Director, Project Development SUBJECT: Developing a Countywide Digital Evidence Management Strategy (Item (562) 403-6513 No. 2, Agenda of July 12, 2016) Duane Nguyen Director, Integration Services (562) 403-6527 On July 12, 2016, your Board directed “the Information Systems Advisory Body in MEMBERS collaboration with the Executive Director of the Countywide Criminal Justice Coordinating Jim McDonnell Sheriff Committee, District Attorney, Public Defender, Alternate Public Defender, County Counsel, Sherri R. Carter Executive Officer/Clerk Chief Executive Officer, and other public safety and justice partners to develop an L.A. Superior Court Jackie Lacey implementation strategy for a Countywide Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) District Attorney based on open industry standards and report back to the Board of Supervisors in writing in 120 Janice Fukai Alternate Public Defender days.” Sachi Hamai Chief Executive Officer Ronald L. Brown Public Defender The Information Systems Advisory Body (ISAB) established a Committee that was comprised Cal Remington Interim Chief Probation Officer of representatives from the following agencies: Jim Smith President, Police Chiefs’ Association Sheriff’s Department Dr.