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Driver of fatal car accident City Manager BHHS Boys’ Swimmers • • • briefsin Levian case pleads not guilty Page 3 rudyResigns cole Page 6 sportsEdged By El Segundo Page 8 ALSO ON THE WEB Beverly Hills www.bhweekly.com WeeklySERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Issue 499 • April 23 - April 29, 2009 An Apple For The Teacher Ray Navarro looks back at 28 years with the Beverly Hills Fire Department AA looklook atat thisthis year’syear’s BHEFBHEF AppleApple AwardAward recipientsrecipients cover story • pages 9-11 Goldberg launches flyer BHHS Boys’ Golf Team Want To Serve • • • briefsto recruit BHUSD families Page 3 sportsRemains Undefeated Page 5 rudyOn The City cole Council? 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Betty Wilson, for- Despite a few concerns in execution, Board Driver of fatal car accident in Levian case The young men involved were dear friends. mer Board of of Education members were all in agreement pleads not guilty We hope we can reach a resolution so the fam- Education member, in moving forward with the Ethics Seminar, In his first formal court appearance since ilies and community can begin the healing passed away Monday formally known as the Beverly Seminar. the fatal car crash last year that killed Beverly process. Somehow we will reach a resolution night. She served two The curriculum committee, made up of resident Daniel Levian and severely injured in this case,” said Donald Wager, defense terms as president BHHS teachers and Principal J Guidetti, pre- Korosh Levian, Sam Moghimi pleaded not attorney for Moghimi. during her time on the sented the board members with a detailed guilty to three felony counts. Friends of Levian said coincidentally, 26 Beverly Hills Board presentation of the course outline at Tuesday’s Over 50 people gathered in support of was a number that Levian used very often in of Education from 1983-1991. She also Board of Education meeting to get approval Levian at the Beverly Hills Courthouse last many aspects of his life, including his compa- served on the Board of Directors for Jewish for the content of the course. Wednesday at the arraignment hearing. ny called Century 26. Vocations Services, a non-profit organization The Beverly Seminar had been approved Friends of Levian were dressed in black. The LEV Foundation is an organization assisting with job placement, training and last year, but the committee said they felt it Moghimi pleaded not guilty to gross vehic- founded by friends and family of Levian that scholarships. did not incorporate everything, and the new ular manslaughter while intoxicated, D.U.I encourages and promotes responsible Wilson was also Public Works name was more fit for the program. causing injury, and driving with a .08% blood lifestyles. Commissioner for two terms, and served as a The program is a course aimed at incoming alcohol causing injury. The foundation issued a statement that their director of the Maple Center Board of freshmen and sophomores, and will be a grad- The next hearing is scheduled for May 26. group “was created out of a great tragedy and Directors for over ten years. uation requirement. The curriculum focuses At that time, a probation report will be pre- its members continue to cope with the loss of Wilson was very active in managing and on life skills, ethical behavior and judgment. pared and a date will be set for a preliminary Daniel D. Levian. The LEV Foundation was leading political campaigns in Beverly Hills, Due to scheduling conflicts, the committee hearing. The report will include statements founded in Daniel’s honor and will continue including former mayor and friend Donna recommended that the class be taken as a from victims, Moghimi’s criminal history, and to work to keep his name alive.” Ellman-Garber and former Board of summer course, or in place of an elective. details on blood alcohol level. Education member Dr. Martin Prince. Although the board favored the project and Deputy District Attorney Steven Katz Road rage shooting in Beverly Hills “She was strong willed, opinionated, a great curriculum, they expressed concerns with the declined comment. Beverly Hills police detectives are conduct- woman, and my very best friend. She was short amount of time, if the course was taken According to court documents, Beverly ing an investigation to identify the shooter of like a sister to me,” said Ellman-Garber. as a summer class. Hills Police Department investigation was a road rage shooting that occurred on April 11 She was also a strong supporter of the WPC Board president Nooshin Meshkaty said completed last month, and the case was offi- on Wilshire Boulevard, near Gale Drive. (Women’s Political Campaign). Wilson changes with the bell schedule, or a decrease cially filed March 16. The original arraign- The victim, a 26-year-old Caucasian male received her BA degree from UCLA. Wilson in athletics time might make room for the ment date was scheduled for March 17, and whose name is not being released at this time, is survived by two children, Minda and Tim Ethics Seminar. was continued April 15 at the request of the was a passenger in a vehicle driving into Wilson, four grandchildren, Henry and She also recommended the course for the defense. Beverly Hills. Both the victim and suspect’s Michelle Velasquez, Matthew and Sari middle school level. She said that “labeling” Joshua Olander, associate attorney at the vehicles nearly collided, which resulted in an Wilson, and husband A.