Los Feliz Ledger Read by 100,000+ Residents and Business Owners in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Vol 11. No. 7 January 2016 Atwater Village, Echo Park & Hills

A Look Back at 2015 Los Feliz Ledger

[editorial] Housekeeping For The Homeless By Trey Harrison FOUNDED 2005 Available at these locations: Delivered the last Thursday of Atwater Library Silver Lake residents, city camp or brave the unpre- many times over the years. each month to 34,500 homes and 3379 Glendale Blvd. workers, and homeless indi- dictable dangers of walking What brought this en- businesses in the Los Feliz, Bruce Q’s Barbershop & Salon viduals camped beneath the through corridors littered campment together once Silver Lake, Atwater Village, 3013 W. Los Feliz Blvd. intersection of Sunset and with discarded beer cans, drug again, and what keeps it to- Echo Park and Hollywood Hills Casita del Campo Silver Lake boulevards find paraphernalia, razors, knives gether, is anyone’s guess— communities. 1920 Hyperion Ave Citibank themselves bound together in and trash of all sorts—human a 12% citywide increase in 1933 Hillhurst Ave. 1965 Hillhurst Avenue a complex problem with no waste included. homelessness from 2013 to , CA 90027 Courtney + Kurt Real Estate easy resolution. Foul smells waft up the 2015 may have something to (323) 741-0019 3167 Glendale Blvd. Between the concrete sup- street and into the homes of do with it, along with ongo- Dresden Restaurant PUBLISHER/EDITOR 1760 N. port arches of the Sunset Bou- nearby residents and rumors of ing gentrification downtown Allison B. Cohen House of Pies 1869 N. Vermont levard overpass, the homeless drug dealing concern neigh- pushing the homeless out into ASSISTANT EDITOR Los Feliz Public Library are becoming increasingly en- bors. Though violence is said surrounding neighborhoods. Sheila Lane 1874 Hillhurst Avenue trenched with a growing hoard to be less of a problem here After four months of rela- EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Los Feliz 3 Theaters of mattresses, bed frames, old than in other encampments, tively unhindered growth of Erin Hickey 1822 N. Vermont televisions, soiled clothing, a woman was stabbed in the the encampment, a cleanup ADVERTISING SALES Muddy Paws Coffee 3320 Sunset Blvd. suitcases and numerous shop- face here in late September. was organized last April by the Libby Butler-Gluck Newsstand ping carts full of items presum- Silver Lake residents have Silver Lake Improvement As- 323-644-5536 Vermont and Melbourne ably scavenged from around repeatedly filed complaints soc., the Council District 13 [email protected] Palermo the neighborhood. According about the encampment with Clean Team and the owners GRAPHIC DESIGN & LAYOUT 1858 N. Vermont Tiffany Sims Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce to reports obtained from the Los Angeles City Council- of Wood Pizza restaurant, lo- 1724 W. Silver Lake Drive Los Angeles Bureau of Sanita- member Mitch O’Farrell’s of- cated nearby. In May, another For more stories Skylight Books tion, food waste and debris are fice. A public records request city agency began a series of 1818 N. Vermont and updates: The Village Bakery and Café attracting rats, cockroaches revealed 21 complaints about cleanups. Seven months and LosFelizLedger.com 3119 Los Feliz Blvd. and other vermin, which must this very location filed just in seven cleanups later, the en- surely pose a health risk to 2015. Documents indicate that campment has repopulated anyone occupying or passing the encampment began over again and again. through the area. the holidays last year, but ac- City sanitation workers Pedestrians attempting cording to Jeremy Sidell, with made their most recent at- to walk beneath the overpass People Assisting The Homeless tempt to clean up the area on D • ART • MUS must detour off the sidewalk (PATH), encampments at this see EDITORIAL page 26 FOO IC into the street to avoid the location have come and gone

Ring in the New Year Complied by Michael Darling and Erin Hickey

NYE S**t Show High-priced fancy Rocky Horror and other favorites. dress New Year’s Eve parties got All tickets include dinner, dessert famous Egyptian Theater will you down? Dance your blues— buffet and a midnight champagne be transformed into the hottest and 2015—away this year at the toast. Tickets start at $80. Rockwell club west of the Nile. Midnight Echoplex’s Bootie LA NYE S**t Table & Stage, Thu., December will be marked by a balloon drop Show. Tickets are $20 for early 31st, 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. 1714 and confetti. Tickets start at $59. bird, $30 advance. Thu. December N. Vermont Ave. Information: Egyptian Theater, Thu. December 31st, 9:00 p.m. 1154 Glendale Blvd. rockwell-la.com 31st, 9 p.m. Entrance at 1625 N. Information: theecho.com Las Palmas Ave. Information: New Year’s Eve L. A. Grand Park californianightlife.com/cleo and Rapture NYE Ring in 2016 by hosts its third annual New Year’s (323) 604-6030. partying like it’s 1999. Groove Eve celebration. This community is in the heart at this ‘80s and festival will feature multiple stages Prohibition NYE Ring in 2016 like ‘90s inspired dance party at the of live music, food trucks and it’s 1926 with a special Prohibition Satellite in Silver Lake. Free before the event’s signature 3-D digital themed, KCRW hosted party at 10 p.m., $10 after. Thu. December video projections mapped onto Union Station. Performers include 31st, 9:00 p.m. 1717 Silver Lake Blvd. the side of City Hall. Grand Park, electronic musician Le Youth, Information: thesatellitela.com Thu. December 31st, 8:00 p.m., 200 jazz singer Jessie Payo and the North Grand Ave. Information: Dollhouse burlesque dancers. A Rocky Horror New Year’s Eve It’s grandparkla.org Formal attire required. Tickets are a unique dinner theater New Year’s $150. Union Station, Thu. December Eve party as a cast of film, TV and Cleopatra’s New Year’s Eve Ball On 31st, 9 p.m. 800 N. Alameda St. theater stars perform songs from New Year’s Eve, Hollywood’s Information: prohibitionnye.com

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[street level] Local BID Offers Candidates for Election 2015: Yeah, I Did That. . . LOS FELIZ—The Los Feliz sends ballots for their elec- approximately $70,000 annu- By Michael Darling Business Improvement Dis- tions in December with a ally, paid by local businesses, Ledger Contributing Writer trict (LFVBID) announced count of results in early Jan- as mandated by the city of Los As the New Year dawns, we should take a moment to reflect a call for candidates in De- uary. The timeline for this Angeles. on 2015. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions in 2015 and cember and, despite the quick year’s election, however, is According to the last did you follow through with them or break them? deadline for responses, three not on the LFVBID’s website known report authored by a days later received four new and requests for information group called the BID Con- “Both, but I’m “No, I gave up candidates for its upcoming by the Ledger did not receive sortium, Los Angeles BIDs, of trying to do resolutions 10 election. a response. which there are 39, collected better. This years ago. The Typically, the LFVBID The LFVBID oversees over $33 million in 2011. year, I tried to last one I made quit smoking was to lose and swearing, weight.” and I’m still working on that. –Valentine D. F., outside But I am going through with Skylight Books on Vermont my divorce, which is hard as Avenue hell, but worth it.” – Valerie P., outside the Skylight “I feel like I did Theater on Vermont Avenue do well with a few: like I kept “No, absolutely up with my not. I’ve been meditation, but working so I could have hard this year, eaten better.” seven days a – Michael R., outside week that I Skylight Books on Vermont didn’t make any resolutions.” Avenue – Elizabeth S., outside Good Greek Grill on Vermont “I can’t Avenue remember honestly. I’m “I made a pretty sure one resolution that was to eat we’d beat USC better and I in football, but did. In 2014, I ate a lot of apparently I chips and soda. This year, I broke it. But worked a lot more fruits and I’ll make it again next year.” veggies into my diet.” – Mike M., apparently a –Nicholas S., outside UCLA fan, outside Skylight Skylight Books on Books on Vermont Avenue Vermont Avenue

January Community Meetings

Atwater Village Neighborhood Council Governing Board January 14th at 7 p.m. 3852 Edenhurst Avenue

East Hollywood Neighborhood Council Governing Board January 18th at 6:30 p.m. 1559 North Kenmore Avenue

Los Feliz Improvement Association Winter Member Meeting February 22nd at 7 p.m. 4700 Western Heritage Way

Los Feliz Neighborhood Council Executive Committee January 19th at 7 p.m. Location TBD, check losfeliznc.org

Governing Board January 19th at 7:30 p.m. Location TBD, check losfeliznc.org

Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Governing Board January 6th at 7 p.m. 1511 Micheltorena Street

Urban Design and Preservation Advisory Committee January 13th at 6:30 p.m. 2450

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Local Suicide Prevention & the Myth of “Holiday Blues” By Mike Pallotta, Ledger Contributing Writer

For many, the New Year jokes about suicide or harm- most immediate resources for us about how they’re being port group members] under- brings hope for a fresh start, ing one’s self, which, in turn, those suffering from depres- sexually abused by a family stand the pain they’re in. The but for countless others, it is makes depression, seem more sion and their loved ones. member,” said Morris, “and the dark places they’ve been. The muddled in darker thoughts visible during the holidays. “Usually, we can de-esca- family member could be in the feelings about how they’ve of loneliness and unbearable “A way to help, first and late the crisis that they’re in, next room, and they’re chatting not necessarily wanted to end hopelessness. foremost is to ask [someone] if in the moment,” said Morris. and telling us about it.” their life, but they’re in so Many believe the holidays they’re suicidal and to let the “We’re not going to solve all The center also offers a -va much pain, they just didn’t are at fault, bringing sorrow person know that you’re con- their life issues in a phone call, riety of weekly support groups know what other options were rather than the expected cheer cerned about them,” said Mor- but what we will do is keep for those who prefer to meet in out there,” said Morris. “They and joy of the season and that ris. “It’s not an easy question them safe for that night. And person and talk openly about feel connected to people in a this seasonal depression results and people often feel they are if they need to call again to- suicide and depression. These different way. They can talk in a spike in suicides. intruding on someone’s priva- morrow, they can.” groups are open to anyone about their suicidal thoughts But, according to reports cy by asking such a bold ques- Another way to seek help over the age of 18 within the without being hospitalized.” from the Center for Disease tion, but it needs to be asked. is Didi Hirsch’s Lifeline Cri- Los Angeles area, but are typi- If you or someone you Control’s National Center for And often, when people are sis Chats at www.didihirsch. cally recommended for people know shows warning signs Health Statistics, the suicide asked, they feel cared about.” org/chat. This option can be already in treatment or seeing of depression and suicidal rate is actually the lowest dur- This first step can be dif- especially helpful for anyone a therapist. thoughts, please contact the ing winter months. ficult. A common mistake is uncomfortable with speaking “What we have found is Suicide Prevention Center at According to Lyn Mor- to remind a depressed person over the phone, or for those that for people who have at- (877) 727-4747, the National ris, the senior vice president how much they have to be in a living situation without tempted [suicide], they’re fi- Suicide Prevention Lifeline at of Clinical Operations at the grateful for. much privacy. nally in a place where people 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or go Didi Hirsch Suicide Preven- “Really as much as pos- “We’ve had teenagers tell understand. [The other sup- to didihirsch.org and get help. tion Center in Culver City, sible, and this is hard for peo- depression is often a sign of ple, but be non-judgmental mental illness or a chemical and just listen,” said Morris. imbalance in the brain rather “They need somebody to hear than a reflection of exterior the pain. They need somebody circumstances. not to be a cheerleader at that Morris also explains point.” that the fallacy of the “holi- Part of the National Sui- day blues” may stem from a cide Prevention Lifeline, Didi depressed person finally ex- Hirsch Mental Health Ser- pressing their feelings at this vices offers this type of non- time of year—a time when judgmental support via their social gatherings and family toll free Crisis Hotline at reunions are more common- (877) 727-4747, where trained place. professionals are available Often, she said, people 24-hours a day to listen and will use these types of gather- drastically reduce any chance ings to test the waters, making of self-harm. This is one of the

[2015 crime in review] Rapes Down, Rape Arrests Up

There were 12 homi- creased 14.3% from last year cides this year in our cover- to 36, but rape arrests were age area, a 71% increase over up over 40%. the previous year, according Assaults and robberies to the most recent Los Ange- were both up this year, 23.9% les Police Dept. data, dated to 493 and 8.6% to 302 re- through December 5th. Ho- spectively, while arrests for micide arrests, however, were assault were down 7.8% and only up 28.6%. arrests for robberies were up The number of rapes 14.5% in our area from the in our area for the year de- previous year.

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Walter DeLeon geles Times, filings with the run the venue, at least tempo- Attorneys representing Walter Secretary of State’s office indi- rarily, as doing so would gen- DeLeon filed in December a cate Gatto may be exploring a erate more revenue for the city. claim of intention to sue the run for lieutenant governor in city of Los Angeles, the Los 2018. LaBonge Angeles Police Dept. (LAPD), Discretionary Funds LAPD officer Cairo Palacios Los Angeles City Los Angeles City Council- and other unnamed defen- Council District 4 member David Ryu appointed dants over an officer-involved Election nine members of the com- shooting in Los Feliz that left Last year saw the first new Los munity to a newly created DeLeon permanently disfig- Angeles City Councilmember “Discretionary Task Force,” a ured and unable to care for for our local area in nearly 15 promise he made during his himself. If the LAPD does not years. campaign to replace termed- resolve the matter within 45 Former healthcare worker out Los Angeles City Council- days, it will trigger a formal and former aide to Los Ange- member Tom LaBonge. Valentine’s Day Ad Special! lawsuit. les County Supervisor Yvonne The task force first met FREE AD FOR FLORISTS, BAKERIES & RESTAURANTS* DeLeon is the unarmed Brathwaite Burke, David Ryu in October and immediate- man who was shot by LAPD succeeded termed-out coun- ly set out to reevaluate over Officer Palacios June 19th cilmember Tom LaBonge $600,000 in discretionary FEBRUARY 2016 EDITION DEADLINES: while walking along Los Feliz in 2015, beating LaBonge’s fund transfers LaBonge had Boulevard. According to po- former chief of staff Carolyn approved in his last days in JAN 14, 2016 JAN 28, 2016 lice, they feared he carried a Ramsay. office. However, as his first AD RESERVATION DEADLINE PAPER DELIVERY concealed weapon under a tow- Few could have imagined action in office, Ryu received el draped over this arm, and Ramsay not succeeding her council approval to have La- CONTACT he was acting in an aggressive boss when she first announced Bonge’s last minute transfers manner. Attorneys for DeLeon her campaign in 2013, but rescinded, in order to have Libby Butler-Gluck at [email protected] or (323) 644-5536 for ad rates! and family members said De- constituent disenchantment, more time to evaluate them. Leon often carried a towel to media reports of improper The issue of discretionary *Free ad with contract advertising wipe away perspiration. LaBonge discretionary spend- funds became a sore spot for Since the shooting, DeLe- ing and a whip-smart cam- LaBonge and his former Chief on—who was not expected to paign that brought out many of Staff Carolyn Ramsay, who live—has had nine surgeries. new Korean voters, put the lost to Ryu in a May runoff. WORRIED? About a quarter of DeLeon’s 40-year-old Ryu over the top. Last winter and spring, head is now caved in, and he Ryu is the first Korean-Amer- the Ledger first reported La- STRESSED? no longer can walk, has lost ican to ever be elected to the Bonge moved nearly $1.6 mil- sight in one eye and is nearly Los Angeles City Council. lion from discretionary funds, DEPRESSED? blind in the other and has lost On his first day in office, allocated to his office mostly There are answers in this book. most of his cognitive function. Ryu quickly put into action for infrastructure repairs, for The complaint seeks ac- one of his campaign promises: the purpose of salaries since BUY AND READ tion to hold the LAPD ac- to provide transparency in his 2006. The Ledger reported countable for its conduct, to spending. In doing so, he re- 80% of those transfers oc- change and reform LAPD scinded more than $600,000 curred since 2012. policy, procedures and train- in discretionary funds La- DIANETiCS ing and unspecified damages Bonge promised non-profits LaBonge Missing THE MODERN SCIENCE OF due to DeLeon’s “permanent and other agencies during his Documents MENTAL HEALTH and catastrophic injuries.” last days in office. Two retired city attorneys who THE #1 BEST SELLING BOOK ON THE HUMAN MIND At Ryu’s 100th day in of- live in Los Feliz are investigat- Gatto Murder fice mark, community leaders ing with the Los Angeles City BY L. RON HUBBARD Two years after California said they were mostly pleased Attorney and possibly other MAY YOU NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN State Assemblymember Mike with his performance but that agencies the possibility that Gatto’s father, Joseph, was the hard work of the district outgoing Los Angeles City PRICE: $25 murdered in his Silver Lake was still ahead of him. Councilmember, Tom La- home, there have been no ar- Bonge destroyed public docu- 4810 W. Sunset Blvd., LA CA 90027 rests in the case, despite a Greek Theater ments in the days and weeks Open daily: 9am - 10pm $50,000 reward. The city’s Dept. of Recreation before he left office June 30th. www.scientology-losangeles.org/books Shortly after marking the and Parks is currently under- see REVIEW page 6 November anniversary of his taking a $1.5 million renova- father’s death with a candle- tion of the Greek Theater, in- light vigil at the Silver Lake cluding stabilizing the safety Reservoir, Gatto (D-Glendale) of some of the venue’s seating issued a notice December and creating an open plaza for 2nd that he was abandoning pre-performance picnicking in his campaign for Carol Liu’s front of the venue. (D-La Canada Flintridge) The Greek was often in California State Senate seat the headlines in 2015 as the in 2016. In his statement, the city grappled with whether 41-year-old Gatto cited, in to award a contract for its part, the need to spend more management to longtime in- time with his family and the cumbent Nederlander, whose fact that his father’s murder contract expired October 31, was still unsolved. or Beverly Hills based Live “At this moment, my fam- Nation. ily needs me and they must be The city’s five panel Rec- my first priority,” he said in reation and Parks Commis- the statement. sion selected Live Nation. But Gatto will be termed out the Los Angeles City Council of the California State Assem- voted to overrule the commis- bly in 2016. sion and instead have the city’s According to the Los An- Dept. of Recreation and Parks

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REVIEW from page 5 Los Feliz Bank ing and the use of bikes and fic report and analysis of the struction of a 202-unit lux- If it is proven that La- Robber public transit over cars, was street—which is often used as ury apartment building with Bonge intentionally de- The suspect who robbed three passed by the Los Angeles throughway from Los Feliz to street level commercial space stroyed public documents, it banks in Los Feliz within an City Council in August, but Silver Lake and to the 2 and 5 at and would be a felony. To date, a hour in August is still at large, is now the subject of multiple freeways. Hillhurst Avenue. spokesperson for the city at- according to a spokesperson lawsuits. The half-mile long “road In response to a request by torney, said he can’t investi- for the Los Angeles Police The advocacy group Fix diet,” between Hyperion the Los Feliz Neighborhood gate the allegation criminal- Dept. the City has filed two lawsuits Avenue and Glendale Bou- Council, developers met with ly, as LaBonge is considered The man first attempted against the city regarding the levard, was installed on Ro- local architect Brenda Levin to a former client. to rob the Chase Bank on sweeping plan, as has another wena Avenue at the request revise the look of the develop- According to two city of- Vermont Avenue and then the non-profit organization. of Los Angeles City Coun- ment. Those revisions to the ficials, there is currently no Bank of America on Hillhurst The lawsuits stem from cilmember Tom LaBonge, to six-story development have yet formal process for the trans- Avenue. He left both locations the plan itself, which would improve safety after a fatal to be revealed. fer of documents from an empty handed, but was suc- remove car lanes for bicy- nighttime pedestrian acci- outgoing councilmember to cessful on his third try at the cle lanes in some locations dent in 2012. Los Feliz Six Point a successor. now vacated Citibank on Hill- throughout Los Angeles, and What was once a four-lane Intersection The issue of missing docu- hurst Avenue. what petitioners claim are road—two lanes in either di- Several solutions being con- ments in Los Angeles City All banks were closed with- procedural issues in the city’s rection—was changed to two sidered for the oft-called Council District 4 was first in a 10-mile radius of Los Feliz approval of the plan, after it lanes, with a center turning confusing intersection where published by the Ledger in Oc- the day of the crimes. No addi- included a handful of amend- lane and bicycle lanes on ei- Hollywood Boulevard, Sun- tober, after numerous sources tional robberies were reported. ments, by Los Angeles City ther side. set Boulevard, Virgil Avenue, indicated LaBonge left nothing Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, The road diet is seen by Hillhurst Avenue and Sunset for his successor, David Ryu, Homelessness Paul Koretz and David Ryu, to many as an example of future Avenue intersect include curb when he took office July 1st. This month, the city cleared the previously approved plan changes that may occur as islands, a roundabout and yet another homeless encamp- by the Los Angeles Planning part of the city’s Mobility Plan improved phasing of traffic O’Farrell Lawsuit ment that had sprung up ear- Commission and Mayor Eric 2035, which recommends lights. A trial that saw repeated delays lier in the Vermont Triangle Garcetti. such changes to streets city- Although it’s not a par- in 2015, involving Los Angeles Park, located at the intersec- wide from San Pedro to the ticular hot spot for accidents, City Councilmember Mitch tion of Vermont Avenue and Rowena Road Diet San Fernando Valley. a high percentage of area resi- O’Farrell and a contractor Hollywood Boulevard. The Silver Lake Neighborhood dents surveyed in a May 2015 hired during his 2013 cam- The Triangle, which un- Council (SLNC) has decided City Lights Luxury LFNC study said the traffic paign, has been delayed until derwent an $800,000 reno- to withhold taking a position Apartments flow at the intersection is con- April. vation transforming it from on the current status of the Despite a sizeable opposition fusing, full of delays and, in O’Farrell is one of a slab of concrete into a tiny so-called “Rowena Road Diet” organized through petition general, feels unsafe. three defendants being sued by park in 2008, was intended to until Los Angeles City Coun- websites and social media, According to a spokes- Kimberly Canody, a woman serve as a gateway to the Los cilmember David Ryu and the developers Hollyhill and person with Los Angeles City who was involved in a traffic Feliz community. 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REVIEW from page 6 man, an early pioneer of have been in a legal dispute when the church, under Kel- ans and bicyclists is ongoing. ering requesting a study be the sci-fi genre—an historic over the church and its hold- ley, voted to disaffiliate from But the outlook is not conducted for the intersection monument. ings for three years. the Anglican Church and join good for opponents of the by the Los Angeles Dept. of The community groups the Roman Catholic Church. plan—according to Citizen Transportation. Target that have been locked out of In doing so, the church was Advisory Committee member Construction the building since November placed in a holding area of and bicyclist’s rights activist Scientology Los Angeles City Council are the Los Feliz Neighbor- sorts, which made it unclear Don Ward. Antenna is expected to vote on a City hood Council, the Los Feliz whose jurisdiction it was un- “The latest phase did not The Church of Scientology has Planning Commission recom- Improvement Assoc. and the der. Around the same time, go in our favor,” said Ward, either abandoned or put on mendation to change city zon- Los Feliz Business Improve- the then governing body of the who along with the non-profit hold its plans to erect its logo ing laws, in part, to clear the ment Assoc. church—known as a vestry— organization Bikeable Com- on top of an existing 160-foot way for the construction of a Bush and the church’s cur- asked Kelley to resign, which munities, is a petitioner in the antenna at its newly owned Target store at Western Av- rent leadership have said they he refused to do, citing among suit filed July 10th. “There’s studios on , enue and Sunset Boulevard. cannot allow the meetings at other issues, improper use of only a few options left…peti- which formerly housed KCET. In a hearing Novem- the site, citing insurance issues church funds, which has since tions aren’t going to matter at The issue was a hot topic ber 12th, the nine-member and concern their opponents, been found legally to be un- this point.” over the summer after an ar- City Planning Commis- specifically Kelley and those substantiated. Ward said he could not chitectural firm presented a sion recommended chang- that side with him, may over- elaborate further as the issue is rendering of the church’s plan ing the zoning height where take the site if allowed in. Hyperion Bridge in active litigation. to the Los Feliz Neighborhood the Target would be to al- Meanwhile, Kelley and his A lawsuit challenging the A required seismic retro- Council. low construction up to 75 supporters have publicly stated Los Angeles City Council’s fit opened the door for other Many local residents feet. Currently, the area in community meetings can re- approval—and its lack of re- changes to the bridge, which spoke out against it, claiming question has a height limit sume at the site if they are victo- quiring an environmental became a contentious issue the illuminated signage would for commercial projects of rious in the legal actions. analysis—of a controversial in 2015 among locals, some- shine into their bedrooms at 35 feet. The store’s height is The legal dispute stems Hyperion Bridge redesign fa- times pitting drivers against night and citing ongoing con- currently set for construction from a complex timeline voring motorists over pedestri- see REVIEW page 26 troversies with the church. at 74 feet, which opponents The fate of the sign, have said is out of character however, is ultimately at the for the area and would block church’s discretion as build- views. Start the year off ing permits allowing it have During the hearing, com- already been approved by the missioners said the amend- freshly organized with city. ments would result in zoning rules that are better suited to

El Niño Preparations “retail superstores.” in Griffith Park A comment from attorney With potentially the biggest Robert Silverstein, the attor- ✣ El Niño in recorded history ney representing litigants over expected to begin in January, the store’s construction, was ✣ Griffith Park officials took not returned by deadline. precautions in 2015 to prevent The building of the Target flooding and landslides. was halted in August 2014 af- Into The Light Organizing Service The city’s Recreation ter a judge sided with project (213) 247-0611 and Parks Forestry Division opponents, including the La has installed concrete traffic Mirada Avenue Neighborhood [email protected] dividers and sandbags at po- Assoc. Working throughout the L.A. area since 2002 Member-National Association of Professional Organizers tential problem areas known The Target project was for flooding and mudslides originally approved by the Los near homes in Los Feliz. Ad- Angeles City Council in 2012, ditionally, areas in the park with construction beginning most affected by drought soon after. By the time the and fire in recent years have project’s approval was over- been stocked with the heavy turned in court and a judge equipment. had ordered construction to stop in 2014, much of the Tar- Bungalow get was already built. Demolition Gohar Afifi, owner of Celebrity St. Mary of the Cleaners on Russell and Hill- Angels/Citibank hurst avenues, worked in 2015 Community Space to get city approval to demol- The location where many lo- ish two adjacent bungalows he cal civic minded organizations purchased in 2012 on Russell meet, the second floor “com- Avenue for a parking lot. munity room” of the now Originally denied by the closed Citibank building on city’s planning and zoning de- Hillhurst Avenue, remains in partment, Afifi has appealed flux as the building’s official and a new hearing is set for owner as of this fall, St. Mary February 23rd. of the Angels, has not allowed According to a letter ad- access to its ongoing legal is- dressed to city officials from sues. Previously, the church Los Feliz Business Improve- only owned the land on which ment District President Chris the building sits. Serrano, Afifi’s strategy for In a final judgment re- his final appeal is to make the leased in December, a Los parking lot available to the Angeles Superior Court judge general public, not just for ruled in favor of Father Chris- parking at his dry cleaning topher Kelley and others, shop and the downsized Ci- ruling that they control the tibank that opened at the loca- church and its holdings. How- tion in October. ever, the church’s current ad- Meanwhile, locals are ministration—including Los pushing to have the one of Feliz resident Marilyn Bush— the bungalows—which was has appealed that ruling to a owned by Forrest Acker- higher court. The two sides January 2016 www.losfelizledger.com COMMUNITY NEWS Page 7 Los Feliz Ledger

[EASTSIDE EYE] Lyric-Hyperion Theatre & Café Debuts Local Galleries and Artists at New Artist Series Art Basel Miami Beach By Mike Pallotta, Ledger Contributing Writer By Kathy A. McDonald, Ledger Columnist Gasoil,” followed by an hour-long conversa- tion with Gondry and three panelists—writ- er/producer Mickey Bloom, writer/perfor- mance artist Devin O’Neill and local songwriter and musi- cian Jenny Long. The discussion, led by Sherman, revolved “Mickey & Minnie” by Mr. Brainwash, as seen at the 2015 Art Miami Art Fair. around Gondry’s cre- ative process, inspi- One of the world’s largest tures from Betty Gold and rations and previous gatherings of contemporary mixed media and silkscreened works, such as “Eternal art galleries, collectors, art fans prints from Mr. Brainwash. Sunshine of the Spot- and artists featured a strong Other fairs worthy to ex- Left to right: Michel Gondry, Mark Sherman and Mickey Bloom. less Mind” and “The Sci- representation from Los Ange- plore included NADA, Aqua, ence of Sleep.” les. Now in its 14th year, Art Design Miami, Art on Paper, SILVER LAKE—Last spring, as the new manager, began re- The barebones, 50-seat Basel Miami Beach brought Pulse, Untitled and Scope. The Lyric-Hyperion Theatre & vamping the venue. One of his black box theater gave at- 267 of the finest international Located on Chung King Café in Silver Lake came un- first goals was to form an art- tendees a unique opportu- galleries under one vast roof at Road in Chinatown, Project der new management. Mark ist series that would give locals nity to speak directly with the Miami Beach Convention Gallery’s Sarah Gough pre- Sherman, who was previously the chance to meet and speak Gondry in an intimate set- Center. Twenty or so satellite sented two L.A. artists at the writing and doing comedy in with talented filmmakers, per- ting, that Sherman said art fairs also popped up dur- gallery’s booth at Scope. Los Angeles, took over as op- formance artists, actors, co- elicited thought-provoking ing the first week of December “People who come to erator with no prior experience medians and more in a small conversation—just what he throughout Miami Beach and these fairs are legitimately in- or involvement with The Lyr- setting. had hoped for when he first across Biscayne Bay north of terested in art,” said Gough, ic-Hyperion, filling the duel In mid-December, The dreamed up the series. downtown Miami. who cited the exposure from role of booking manager for Lyric-Hyperion debuted “We explore ideas and “If you love art, it’s really the weeklong extravaganza as the theater and manager of the their series with a private thoughts that maybe a normal fun,” said Silver Lake’s Mar- an important reason for her coffee shop. screening of Michel Gon- interview wouldn’t,” said Sher- sea Goldberg, the director/ gallery’s participation. Upon arrival, Sherman, dry’s latest film “Microbe et see LYRIC page 16 owner of New Image Art. “It’s For art fans, Art Basel is the Cannes Film Fest for art a must. Save the date for next nerds,” she added. year: December 1st—4th. With approximately 77,000 in attendance, Art Ba- Eastside Eye Picks sel is know for its blue chip for January: galleries. Each of the other fairs also has its own personal- Wyatt Mills at Project ity and curatorial imprint. Gallery—Paintings and col- On the mainland in the lages in this solo exhibition Wynwood Arts District, Art examine the concept of “nor- Miami and CONTEXT are mal.” January 9th – March held in massive air-condi- 6th, 961 Chung King Rd., tioned tents on vacant lots. projectgallery.com Los Feliz-raised actor and col- LA Art Show at the Los lector Leonardo DiCaprio had Angeles Convention Center— his own private preview. Get a taste of the Art Basel- Los Feliz’s Shepard Fairey fair experience in downtown was represented by New York’s Los Angeles. More than 100 Jonathan LeVine Gallery. galleries will participate in the Other L.A. artists’ works fair showcasing modern and on display included prints contemporary art. January from Ed Ruscha, steel sculp- 27th -31st, Laartshow.com

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[real estate] [HOUSE AND HOLMES] Few Condos Sold, But at Higher Median Price The Steep Step of Mystery By Erin Hickey, Ledger Contributing Writer By Rob Loos, Ledger Columnist

There were 71 single-family A woman named Ashley The “stoop” from the homes sold in the Ledger’s cov- led us to this month’s mystery. driveway to the front porch erage area in November, a 6% That isn’t her real name, but was unusually high—about increase over the number sold in since she’s married and spent 18 inches tall. October, according to data from at least 20 minutes shame- Since it was the original Core Logic, a real estate research lessly flirting with my remark- construction, she was reluc- firm out of La Jolla, CA. ably handsome friend Dave, tant to change it. But every Of these homes, 27 were I think it’s best to give her a time she got out of her Prius, sold in the Hollywood Hills, pseudonym. she either had to hoist herself 21 in Echo Park, 12 in Silver We toured the interior of up the stoop, or jog down the Lake and 11 in Los Feliz. her beautiful house that was driveway to the sidewalk and The median price for 2424 Canyon Drive, a 3 bedroom 2 bath single family home in the Hollywood built in 1920—it still had the then back up the main path to homes sold increased slightly Hills, recently sold for $1.46 million—about $900 per square foot. original hardwood floors and her front door. for our coverage area this No- muted Ernest Bachelder Arts Why would anyone build vember, compared with the $1.2 million, respectively. across the board in our cover- and Crafts fireplace tiles—but a stoop so steep? same time last year, although According to Core Logic, age area, with the Hollywood her big question for us was Dave accepted Ashley’s of- Silver Lake’s 90039 area code there were eight condos sold Hills and Silver Lake both see- about the exterior. fer of fresh-baked scones and saw a significant 34% decrease in our coverage area for the ing whopping price increases Her front porch extended glass of Merlot. in median price to $923,000. month of November—three of over 60% to $607,000 and towards a one and a half story “Maybe the original own- Meanwhile, Echo Park each in Los Feliz and the Hol- $550,000 respectively. porte-cochere that sheltered er of the house was exception- saw the largest increase in me- lywood Hills and one each in Meanwhile, Echo Park the driveway. ally tall?” I asked. dian price last year—up 17% Silver Lake and Echo Park. and Los Feliz saw more mod- In the Midwest, we would Dave raised a quizzical to $833,000, and Los Feliz But despite the relatively est—but still notable—in- call it a “car-port,” but to be eyebrow and suddenly I felt and the Hollywood Hills both low number of condos sold, creases of 38.9% to $729,000 fair, it had beautiful stucco like a two-bit actor playing Dr. saw smaller increases of 8% median prices for condos were and 20.3% to $460,000 re- arches and a roof of terracotta Watson. to $1.16 million and 4.3% to up significantly from last year spectively. tile. see HOLMES page 13

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[KEEN TO BE GREEN] Local Council Gives Go-Ahead For New Resolutions for Ourselves Orchard Supply Hardware Store and the Planet By Meher McArthur, Ledger Columnist operating hours to a 9:00 p.m. When a new and don’t rest, relax and enjoy closing time and year begins, we get a clean slate our people that we turn to the meeting with lo- and a chance to start over. At coffee, alcohol, chocolate, po- cal law enforce- this time, many of us make res- tato chips and material posses- ment regarding olutions to ourselves and loved sions that we often consume to location security ones to consume less of some- make ourselves feel better. during and after construction. Additionally, At this reflective time of the year..., it’s worth the LFNC recom- remembering that it’s the non-material things mended sidewalks that enrich our lives the most... bordering the new store be left the same widths as thing—less food, less drink, less At this reflective time of others on adjacent coffee, fewer cigarettes. the year, as we open our new blocks. We rarely vow to consume calendars and dream about the According to more of anything, except year ahead, it’s worth remem- A rendering of the proposed OSH store on Hollywood Boulevard. Design Architect: Mark F. Mauceri, Ric Abramson AIA, Workplays studio*architecture, Los Angeles; Architect of Record: vice president of perhaps more healthy food. bering that it’s the non-material Dick Ansteth, NAOS Design Group LLC, Denver CO; Rendering: Bogza Studio, Portland OR. When we resolve to have more things that enrich our lives the administration for of something, these things most—good health, friend- the LFNC, OSH are typically less material and ships, laughter and nature. The Los Feliz Neighbor- city’s building code requires, representatives agreed to in- more intangible things—more These things tend to have hood Council (LFNC) unan- according to a post on the LF- corporate the board’s recom- exercise, more relaxation, more less packaging, need less stor- imously recommended in NC’s Facebook page. mendations and their plans sleep, more time with family, age space and don’t pollute the December the design and con- Previously, a sub-commit- will now go before the city’s more love. air. They are also better reso- struction for a new Orchard tee of the LFNC had recom- Dept. of Building and Safety To me, these resolutions are lutions for our over-burdened Supply Hardware store (OSH) mended conditions be incor- for final approval. almost counter-consumption. planet. be given the go-ahead. porated into the plan for the OSH previously had a lo- They often involve slowing As we move forward The new store is slated to hardware store after hearing cation at Western Avenue at down and taking time to ap- through this year, treating our- be located on the north side from nearby neighbors. Sunset Boulevard where the preciate oneself, one’s body and selves and our environment to of Hollywood Boulevard be- These include establish- WSS shoe store is now. health and family and friends. more of these intangibles and tween Kenmore and Edge- ing a “hotline” for residents According to Mauceri, From my own experi- fewer material things, hope- mont streets and will have to report any adverse con- pending other city approvals ence, it’s often when we break fully we will start to notice our subterranean parking that struction and operational and permits, construction is those promises to ourselves bad habits falling away, too. features more spaces than the impacts, limiting the store’s expected to begin in 2016.

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[out and about] HOLMES from page 9 Ledger Cover January 2016 “Then why aren’t the door- frames taller?” Dave asked. Photos from Compiled by Michael Darling He had me there. The 2015 doorframes were normal- ART (Left to right, by row): Fourteen sized. candidates lined up for a chance Mark Gleason & Robert Craig Ashley leaned in. to succeed outgoing Los Angeles Gleason’s Blood & Fire oil paintings “What do you think, City Councilmember Tom LaBonge; contrast the natural world with the After the Charlie Hebdo attacks in forces and symbols of destruction. Dave?” she gently cooed. January, local synagogues added Meanwhile, Robert Craig’s works Dave took a long pause, more security; David Ryu became include paintings that depict had another sip of wine, and the first Korean-American Los figures from 19th century paintings Angeles City Councilmember; then answered. Damien Kevitt, who nearly died transposed to contemporary New “When this house was in in 2013 in a hit and run accident York City and paintings of food that in Griffith Park, ran in the Los are so realistic you would swear built in the 1920s it was very Angeles 2015 Marathon; Members they were photographs. Free. La fashionable. So, it’s pretty ob- of the Rodney Drive Tenants Assoc. Luz de Jesus Gallery, Fri., January vious,” he said. protested their Ellis Act eviction; 8th to Sun. January 31st. 4633 Children had more time to play ball Hollywood Blvd. Information: (323) Dave dramatically at Silver Lake’s Tommy LaSorda 666-7667. laluzdejesus.com paused, now fully submerging Field of Dreams after the Los Feliz Jimmy Stewart Edmond O’Brien and John Wayne in “The Man Who Shot Liberty into his Sherlock Holmes-like Neighborhood Council worked to Valance” to screen in January at the Autry Museum. Credit Paramount Pictures. get the field open on Sundays last BOOKS demeanor. Ashley was spell- summer; Walter DeLeon’s family bound. demanded justice after he was Jake Gerhardt Gerhardt will read about frontier mythmaking. Free “The height on a running shot while walking on Los Feliz Boulevard, unarmed, last June; from his debut novel Me & Miranda with museum admission. The Autry THEATER board on the Ford Model A Erratic temperatures in July, brought Mullaly. The book is a delightful Museum, Sat., January 16th, 1:30 comedy of errors about three Forever House This new dark was about seventeen and a half muggy weather to Los Angeles p.m. 4700 Western Heritage Way. sending locals outside to cool off; school age friends and their first comedy by playwright Tony Information: theautry.org inches from the ground,” ex- Architect Frank Gehry was brought crushes. There’s just one small Abatemarco explores love, same- plained Dave, “so you could on board to help the city reimagine problem, they’re all crushing on sex marriage and of course, MUSIC just jump from your car onto the Los Angeles River; The reduction Miranda Mullaly, who doesn’t real estate. Tickets start at $20. of lanes on Rowena Avenue became realize any of them exist. Free. Skylight Theater Fri. January the porch.” a sort of case study for the city’s Skylight Books, Mon., January Part Time Punks “David Bowie 15th to Sun. February 28th. 1816 Another mystery solved. controversial Mobility Plan 2035, Nite” The music of David Bowie and 30th, 5:00 p.m. 1818 N. Vermont 1/2 N. Vermont Ave. Information: Thus, once again, prov- which currently has multiple Ave. Information: (323) 660-1175. his best known collaborators will skylighttheatrecompany.com lawsuits filed against it; Attorneys skylightbooks.com. be the focus of a special edition of ing my motto: “If I can’t fig- for Walter DeLeon, the unarmed the Echo’s Sunday night punk/post- pedestrian who was walking along SCIENCE & TECH ure it out —and I know that punk/indie/synth/new wave dance I can’t—my friend Dave can.” Los Feliz Boulevard, are seeking FILM party. Guest deejays will include reforms from the LAPD after he Sweet and Tender Hooligans lead Let’s Make A Comet Kids of all was catastrophically injured in June when an officer shot him; The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance singer Jose Maldonado and Andy ages can enjoy this 25-minute California State Assemblymember Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne Rourke, the legendary bassist of presentation about water and Advertise in the Mike Gatto announced in December star in John Ford’s masterpiece the Smiths! Tickets start at $10. The its important role both on about the slow taming of the wild the Earth and in space. Then, he is abandoning his campaign for Echo, Sun. January 17th, 9:00 p.m. Los Feliz Ledger State Senate. He is picture here at a west. Los Angeles Times film critic watch as common household 1822 Sunset Blvd. Information: (213) (323) 644-5536 press conference following a vigil in Kenneth Turan will introduce the 413-8200 and theecho.com see CALENDAR page 16 November for his murdered father, film and discuss what it has to say Joseph Gatto.

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LYRIC from page 8 a night. Things like that al- ing with the artist. Maybe we man. “I wanted to create a low us to go cheaper on the can cover your costs on the safe space for artists. Not just rates because we can get more theatre-side. We get producer performance-wise, but for people in on one night, rather credit. We curate your show a bigger, more creative minds than just one group and hope little bit to make sure it’s draw- to come in, have an intimate for the best.” ing in audiences.” place to showcase things And with food, beer and Writer/performance artist that maybe they wouldn’t do wine served in the theatre, the Devin O’Neill will also con- mainstream or get produced establishment has merged its tinue to be a prominent panel- elsewhere.” two halves. ist in the Artist Series. For years, the Upright “We do cabaret because, “I want to help make it Citizens Brigade (UCB) used really, audiences love that,” into something really special. the space as a training cen- Sherman said. “It’s a unique Mark seems interested in hav- ter. But once UCB’s location thing to not have to find ing me available to bounce on Sunset Boulevard opened, parking, go into a show, get off creative people and to Sold with 15 Offers’ Competing in One Week’s Market Time. the comedy classes moved to back in your car, drive to a open up nuts-and-bolts con- their new home base. Rather bar and eat. It’s one big pack- versations about process and than try to compete with age here.” inspiration,” he said. “We Let’s Shake Up the Market UCB and the countless other Sherman said he also want to partner with the art- improv comedy shows around plans to provide exposure to ists and give them the oppor- town, Sherman said The Lyric- burgeoning artists, along with tunity to try experimental in 2016! Hyperion is now aiming to re- panelists—carving out a space or unconventional ways of define itself and setting a new for The Lyric-Hyperion as a interacting with their fans. ant fast, smooth sales results that assure you tone for events that can’t be hub for the Los Angeles un- We’re making a controlled, top-dollar on your real estate investment? Let’s found elsewhere. derground scene. cozy space so that inside, all W work together in the New Year—as I have with With that shift in think- As far as future events are kinds of magical things will these December 2015 sellers. It’s true: the better the ing came the Artist Series, as concerned, the theatre will not be possible.” marketing; the shorter the market time; the more the well as a new monthly line-up only host, but also take a more offers; the higher the sale price. consisting of small film festi- hands-on approach and pro- To stay updated on up- vals, theatrical performances duce original material. coming events and an- and more. “That’s what the Lyric nouncements, follow The “We’re trying to turn ev- is all about, giving artists a Lyric-Hyperion on Facebook ery night into a performance chance to make it in a city that at facebook.com/LyricHy- night,” said Sherman. “I love doesn’t give you very many perion, and be sure to check UCB’s structure of slotted opportunities,” said Sherman. their website for more info formats—multiple shows in “We’re going to start work- at www.lyrichyperion.com.

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Local LAUSD Boardmember Focused on Middle Schools have parents and teachers who feel empowered in L.A. Uni- By Sheila Lane, Ledger Contributing Writer fied,” he said, “they are doing some of the most innovative Ref Rodriguez, the new- In the southeast—which the charter school movement to managed independently—can things that I’ve seen—even ly elected Los Angeles Uni- Rodriguez is less familiar with be impartial on the issue. be a great vehicle for the over- compared to charter schools.” fied School District (LAUSD) than the northeast where he Rodriguez says that is not all district to learn innovative Close to his heart are mid- School Board Member for Dis- lives—Rodriguez’s team is the case. educational and management dle schools, which typically trict 5, faced what he called “a working to better understand “I look at schools,” he said, approaches, but that there are serve students at an impression- sort of surreal” day on Decem- the area and “to help people able and often difficult age. ber 15th when all schools in the determine what are the best Rodriguez has spear- LAUSD were closed due to a approaches to do great work.” headed a proposal to create a perceived terrorist threat that In the northeast, it’s more team of educators, research- was later revealed to be a hoax. about helping to facilitate pro- ers and parents who, within “Ultimately, I felt that it grams and ideas already work- six months, will study cur- was handled really well,” said ing well and supporting new rent best practices and imag- Rodriguez. “If we had done ones, he said. ine new ones that will be the nothing and [the threat was As an example, Rodriguez most responsive to the needs acted upon,] parents would pointed to Silver Lake where of those in grades 6 through 8. have been thinking, ‘What some parents are considering Areas under study will include were you doing playing with starting a middle school. grade level configuration— our kids’ lives?’” “I love the fact the fact that is, which grades should be Rodriguez acknowledged that we have a parent initiative combined in a school, social that there were problems in that the district is supporting,” emotional supports and prac- alerting parents and teachers he said, “rather than a district tices that motivate and engage in a timely manner, but that initiative that we’re trying to middle schoolers. His proposal the LAUSD is working to im- get parents to support.” is on track to be passed by the prove that process. A native Angeleno who, in School Board in January. On more typical days, 1999, partnered with another But more recently, Ro- Rodriguez has been working educator to open the first pub- driguez and his fellow six with the schools in his district lic charter middle school in Los LAUSD school board mem- that includes Silver Lake and Angeles, Rodriguez went on to bers have been focused on the Los Feliz to the northeast, and create 15 more charter schools “through the lens of, ‘[Which] too many charter schools that search for a new LAUSD Su- to the southeast, Vernon and under the “Partnerships to Up- are the schools that are doing do not live up to that promise. perintendent. The new leader, South Gate. lift Communities” banner. the most innovative things Conversely, Rodriguez he said, will face a host of seri- “Because the needs and Elected to the school board and getting results?’” said, he has seen some out- ous challenges, but Rodriguez the communities and context last May, Rodriguez—who beat Rodriguez said that he be- standing models within the said he believes the first prior- are so different, we approach incumbent Bennett Kayser— lieves charter schools—which traditional LAUSD system. ity of the new superintendent [these areas] in different ways,” has been targeted by critics who are publically funded and ac- “What’s interesting to me Rodriguez said. say that he is too beholden to countable to the district, but are is that in places where you see LAUSD page 22

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Senator de León Skypes With LAUSD from page 21 things differently.” that the public may not have a is to address the hundreds of Rodriguez referred to the lot of faith in the district, but Marshall Students From Paris millions of dollars in budget powerful teachers’ union. that many people stood by its Climate Summit deficits the LAUSD will face “[L]abor has to think of decision to close schools on De- By Erin Hickey, Ledger Contributing Writer in coming years. themselves differently. The cember 15th, which caused a “The job requires a leader bottom line with our labor potential loss of $29 million for who sees the situation as an partners and all these folks the district, but which is expect- opportunity [and] knows how who have long-term commit- ed to be covered by the state. to bring people together,” said ments is, ‘Either we fix this to- “They’re not willing to Rodriguez. “Because when gether or there isn’t going to be give up on [the district] just there are financial issues, it anything to fix,’” he said. yet,” Rodriguez said. “That’s means that we need to do Rodriguez acknowledged an opportunity.”

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“Educating the Hearts & Minds of Young Women Since 1906” Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León addresses Marshall students from Paris via Skype.

FRANKLIN HILLS—John Mar- student government present shall High students recently got for the Skype call. “Regardless a window into the happenings of your political beliefs, he is at the December Paris COP21 supporting each and every one climate summit—a browser of you.” window, that is. Of the broad range of Senate President pro Tem- student questions, the one pore Kevin de León, who par- about climate change debate ticipated in the conference, between candidates in the up- spoke with about 50 Marshall coming presidential election students via Skype from Paris seemed to strike a particular December 10th, answering chord with de León. their questions about climate “Some of them, do not change and recounting his ex- believe in global warming,” periences at the summit. he said. “Scientists around According to Adrian the world have already agreed Immaculate Heart High School & Middle School Vazquez, a consultant for de that we need to do something • High School Exam for Admission & Merit Scholarships: León, when it comes to envi- about climate change and the Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. ronmental issues, the senator politicians who are not listen- often reaches out to Marshall ing are endangering everyone.” • Middle School Exam for Admission: specifically, thanks to the But the senator had more Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. school’s large and active Envi- optimistic words to offer when ronmental Club. students asked about Califor- 5515 Franklin Avenue • Los Angeles, CA 90028 • (323) 461-3651 • www.immaculateheart.org Last year, de León helped nia’s environmental policies. the school secure funding for “We have been able to energy conserving building de-link and de-couple carbon retrofits through Proposition from GDP,” he said. “We have 39, for which Marshall Assis- reduced our carbon emis- tant Principal Henry Flores sion while we have grown our expressed deep gratitude. economy.” “[De León] is invested This, de León said, proves directly in our school,” Flores it can be done and makes Cal- told the environmental sci- ifornia an excellent example ence class and members of for the rest of the world.

[Thomas Starr King] DISCOVER EDUCATION Banned Books and the First Amendment Early Childhood • Lower School • Middle School • High School By Zoe Zeelander, 8th grade The best education of my life was here at Pasadena Waldorf School. It shaped my love for learning and What does the novel, and prove that although spurred a desire for knowledge in my life. -PWS Alum First Amendment really mean? these books may have themes To be able to voice your opin- of racism and rebellion, they ions, or to have your opinions are in no way promoting them. JOIN US FOR A SCHOOL TOUR heard? This is what my Eng- After reading the books, High School Preschool-Grade 8 lish class has been discussing we filled out forms that cen- January 28, 2016 January 14, 2016 for the past few weeks. sors would have to deal with, March 12, 2016 February 11, 2016 At the beginning of No- to see the other perspective. March 10, 2016 vember, everyone got in groups Next, we made video presen- of four and chose a book to tations in support of our book Contact our Admissions office at (626) 794-9564 or [email protected] read and analyze. The only that our classmates would www.pasadenawaldorf.org criteria—it has to have been judge. All in all, this project challenged or banned. Since allowed us to expand our ho- AN AWSNA ACCREDITED MEMBER OF THE INDEPENDENT then, it has been our job to rizons on both literature and SCHOOLS OF NORTH AMERICA discover the true value of the our history.

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[Immaculate Heart] [Hollywood Schoolhouse] house, we have many diverse Embracing a New Year Holiday Time Again families with unique tradi- tions. Some people travel, By Ashley Conde ‘17 By Isabella Payne, 6th grade while others stay at home and T.S. Eliot attend the Close Up program Hello! It’s that so much more than that. This spend time with family mem- once said, in Washington D.C. from time again, time of year is about being bers. To me, this is the true “For last year’s January 16th to 22nd. On this and no I’m not talking about among family and friends, as meaning of this time of year. words belong insightful trip, students will Black Friday. It’s time for the these people provide love and Everyone should be ecstatic to last year’s be able to experience the won- holiday season! These cel- support when it is needed and grateful to spend quality language. And ders of our nation’s capital. ebrations are not about gifts most. time with loved ones. Happy next year’s The Close Up staff will guide and eggnog. They are about At the Hollywood School- Holidays! words await another voice. students during their visit and And to make an end is to facilitate discussions about the make a beginning.” government and American Plan for Summer now! We are reminded of new history. 25TH ANNUAL beginnings and opportuni- Students will visit na- 100+ CAMPS! ties with the beginning of tional monuments, including FOOD! the year rapidly upon us. Ford’s Theatre, Mount Ver- OPPORTUNITIES GAMES! Seizing upon the new year’s non, the National Basilica, Brought to you by the Westridge Parent Association ACTIVITIES! potential, Immaculate Heart the Smithsonian, Capitol Hill, LIVE MUSIC! students will continue to fo- and the White House. They um cus on academics and com- will engage in workshops ex- Exhibitors include 100+ local, national, & international o S me summer camps & programs for kids between the ages of 3-18. nt r! i munity. ploring domestic and foreign p a Students will return from issues and will have the oppor- e Christmas break on January tunity to interact with high FREE Admission L 4th, and following that return, school students from all over Saturday, February 6 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. we will all be busy preparing the country. WESTRIDGE SCHOOL for first semester exams. After The trip concludes with a 324 Madeline Drive, Pasadena, CA 91105 the crunch of studying for fi- farewell banquet and dance. WWW.WESTRIDGE.ORG/SOF WESTRIDGESCHOOLSOF WESTRIDGESOF nals, we will all enjoy a much Close Up is an exciting oppor- needed semester break starting tunity for students to experi- January 15th, with classes re- ence history and government LIVES OF IMPACT BEGIN suming January 20th. in action. AT WESTRIDGE. Meanwhile, both middle January is also a time of AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN GRADES 4-12 school and high school ad- community service at Im- mission activities are still maculate Heart. For exam- Learn how Westridge girls take on underway. On January 9th, ple, our Community Service academic challenges, are intellectually students interested in attend- Team has begun to work with adventurous, and are prepared to succeed. ing Immaculate Heart Middle Covenant House, planning School for grades six through new projects that involve all eight will take the entrance students. Recently, students exam. Prospective freshmen held a blanket-making ac- will take the high school’s en- tivity to benefit Covenant trance exam for admission and House Los Angeles, which FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WESTRIDGE: scholarships on January 16th. assists homeless teens. The 626.799.1053, EXT. 256 | [email protected] Eighth grade students can blankets students made will 324 MADELINE DRIVE, PASADENA 91105 | WESTRIDGE.ORG continue to visit the campus be distributed among teens BUS TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE FROM LOS FELIZ AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY and participate in our Shad- in need by Covenant House ow Days. We look forward to workers. We hope to further welcoming new students to help Covenant House with the Immaculate Heart school food projects and other sup- community. portive efforts in the coming Not everyone will be home weeks. relaxing during our semester On behalf of Immaculate break. About 30 juniors will Heart, Happy New Year!

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[RELIGION] ioners brought scarves, blan- a.m. followed by a reception. Editor’s Note: Columnist Los Feliz Priest Celebrates More kets, heavy socks and winter Deborah Crowe is a coats for distribution to local Our Mother of Good Counsel parishioner at Our Mother of Than 50 Years in Ministry homeless individuals and gath- 2060 Vermont Avenue Good Counsel Catholic By Deborah Crowe, Ledger Columnist ered formula, diapers and chil- 323-664-2111 Community. dren’s clothing for the Tijuana At age 76, Fr. Jim Mott, December. orphanage that parishioners the pastor of Our Mother of Mott has been spending have supported for years. Rep. Schiff Announces Annual Good Counsel Catholic Com- the Advent and Christmas sea- The St. Vincent de Paul Congressional Student munity, says his passion for sons overseeing initiatives to group continued its monthly hot lunch in the parish hall STEM Challenge for the needy and expanded assist them with their project. its weekday sandwich distri- Burbank, CA—Rep. Adam “There is a drastic short- bution to nearby homeless en- Schiff (D-Burbank) an- age of STEM graduates need- campments. nounced in December an an- ed to fill the over 8 million Mott also volunteered the nual congressional science, new STEM jobs projected parish as a neighborhood re- technology, engineering and over the next decade,” said cruiting station for the county’s math (STEM) academic com- Schiff. “This challenge aims annual Homeless Count on petition for the 28th Congres- to help meet that long-term Thursday, January 28th. Both sional District. need by encouraging students parishioners and other Los The competition aims to to develop an early interest in Feliz-area residents have been foster an early interest and en- STEM fields through creating Fr. Jim Mott, pastor of Our Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Community, is cel- encouraged to sign up for the gagement in STEM education their own app. Hopefully, we ebrating his 50th year as a priest. event in the church vestibule or and technology by challenging find some innovative entrepre- by calling the parish office. students to develop an applica- neurs within our community!” the ministry remains as fer- better engage Los Feliz Catho- The Augustinian friar has tion (“app”). The competition is open vent as ever. lics in worship and in works of served two tours of duty as pas- First established by the to all high school students who A Seattle native who at- charity toward the neighbor- tor of Our Mother of Good U.S. House of Representa- live in or attend high school in tended Catholic schools all his hood’s less fortunate. Counsel, the first for eight tives in 2013, the competition the 28th Congressional Dis- life, Mott recalls that he began “The Jubilee Year of Mercy years starting in the late 70s. invites high school students trict, which includes Los Feliz feeling a call to the priesthood proclaimed by Pope Francis, His current assignment began from all congressional districts and Hollywood. around the time he received which began December 8th, in 2007, when he returned after to compete by creating and ex- Students entering the First Communion at his fam- gives us a great opportunity to the church’s pastor was killed hibiting their software genius. competition must register and ily’s parish in Seattle. reach out to people in so many in an automobile accident. Throughout the competi- submit their apps by January “I was very much taken different ways,” Mott said. “I try Because of the parish’s tion, students can engage with 15, 2016. by the Catholic Mass—and it to use each opportunity where holiday schedule, Mott post- various STEM educational More details can be found probably didn’t hurt that I had people come together to be open poned a formal celebration of partners, tech entrepreneurs at http://www.congressio- an aunt who was a nun,” said and understanding, and encour- his ordination until Saturday, and tech experts located in the nalappchallenge.us/education- Mott, who celebrated his 50th age everyone to do the same.” January 23rd, when a Jubilee Schiff’s District to mentor and al-resources/. anniversary of ordination in At Sunday Masses, parish- Mass will be celebrated at 11

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[THEATER REVIEW] yearn for a tender love story “The Bridges of Madison “The Bridges of Madison County” Comes to Life as a that will take you away from County” at The Ahmanson today’s grim news, you will Theatre, 135 North Grand Musical at The Ahmanson probably love this musical. If Avenue; Tuesday-Friday at 8 By Marilyn Tower Oliver, Ledger Theater Critic you’re not, you may find it a p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and bit maudlin. 8 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m. and flicts that ensue is the enmeshed in a steamy affair. The enjoyable score rang- 6:30 p.m. through January 17. crux of the plot. The Francesca ponders leaving es from country to almost op- $25-$130 subject to change. musical ver- her life and marriage and tak- eratic. The staging which deft- (213)972-4400 or www.Cen- sion, now onstage at the ing off with Robert. All this ly changes the set from scene terTheatreGroup.org or in per- Ahmanson Theatre at the action is underscored with a to scene is also clever. son at the box office. Music Center, brings the number of pensive solos and story to life with a bevy love duets. Sunset Hall - Curriculum and Advocacy of lyrical songs written I particularly liked the by Jason Robert Brown depiction of life in the small Thanks to our ad sponsor Sunset Hall. They offer... who also conducts the Iowa town where everyone Programs for Conversational free-thinking older Spanish at GPACC on orchestra. knows what’s going on, but adults (323) 660-5277 Thursdays at 3:00-4:30 Set in 1965, the story also offers support. Neighbor opens with Francesca, Marge (Mary Callanan) is Griffith Park Adult Community Center Calendar an Italian war bride and curious, nosy, somewhat judg- Francesca (Elizabeth Stanley) and Robert (An- now an Iowa farm wife mental, but also helpful. Wednesday, January 20th, 2016, 12:00 – 2:30 pm, drew Samonsky) sing a love duet in “Bridges of (Elizabeth Stanley) sing- Marsha Norman, who Lunch, General Meeting at Friendship Auditorium, Madison County.” Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy ing a wistful “To Build a wrote the book for the musical, Program: Presentation by LA City Attorney Staff Home.” says that she wanted to focus on on cyber safety and resources. The story of “The Bridg- Soon her husband Bud the small town, taking some of You can sign up for lunch at GPACC between 10:30 and 11:30 am. es of Madison County” has (Cullen R.Titmas) and two her inspiration from Thornton been told in the blockbuster kids enter the scene and talk Wilder’s “Our Town.” Attend a Community Meeting on January 6, 2016, 6:30 novel written by Robert James about their upcoming trip to The conflict between -in at Friendship Auditorium, 3201 Riverside Drive, LA 90027 Waller and on screen in the the Indiana state fair where dividual desires and the pull of to discuss park needs for Hollywood, East Hollywood, movie starring Meryl Streep daughter Carolyn (Caitlin family life and community val- Los Feliz, Griffith Park, and Hollywood Hills in planning and Clint Eastwood. Houlahan) hopes to win a blue ues underlies the play’s tensions. for future funding. For more information: A disillusioned, middle- ribbon for her 4H club steer. Strong performances by www.LACountyParkNeeds.org or call (213) 351-5198. aged Iowa housewife and a Soon after they leave, the two principals bring the The Lunch Program: Lunch is served 5 days a week at the Center. worldly National Geographic Francesca meets Robert (An- story to life. I also enjoyed the $2 donation for those over 60 years. $4 for less than 60 years. photographer find love in a drew Samonsky) who is on interplay between Carolyn Daily lunch served at 12 pm. Coffee and sign-in at 10:30. long weekend while her hus- assignment to photograph the and her brother Michael who For Information on the Griffith Park Adult Community band and kids are away from covered bridges in the neigh- is pondering a future away Club and getting a newsletter, call Stephanie Vendig at home at a state fair. borhood. One thing leads to from the farm. (323) 667-3043, or e-mail at [email protected] How they resolve the con- another, and the two become If you’re sentimental and GPACC is located at 3203 Riverside Dr., just south of Los Feliz Bl.

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EDITORIAL from page 2 ly maintenance visits by the ready clogged court and jail REVIEW from page 7 of Los Angeles’s Recreation December 2 under the super- Council District 13 Clean system. cyclists. and Parks Dept. vision of Los Angeles Police Team. So the true ongoing CD4 Field Deputy The option the city chose The plan would bring Dept. (LAPD) Senior Leading cost of cleaning the encamp- Nicholas Greif described the keeps the bridge’s current four shuttles to an official view- Officer Lenning Davis. I live ment is higher. city’s newly rewritten Mu- car lanes and removes one of ing point for the sign located nearby and have kept a close Does it make sense for the nicipal Code 56.11, which its sidewalks to make way for near the Griffith Park Obser- eye on this situation since city to spend this much money governs the city’s ability to two bicycle lanes. Other op- vatory, which could ostensi- Thanksgiving after an uptick serving as little more than a remove possessions left on tions would have reduced the bly lessen tourists driving on in theft on my nearby street housekeeper for the homeless? public property. After court number of car lanes in favor of Beachwood Canyon’s resi- and a robbery at my home I’ll admit my cynical side decisions ended sweeps of en- more amenities for cyclists and dential streets in search of a led me to the encampment in first thought, “Why not sim- campments in 2012, the city’s pedestrians. close up of the iconic land- search of missing items. ply pay each person $1,000 new plans limit the amount of mark. I spoke with various city on the condition they never possessions anyone can main- Hollywood Sign If the plan were adopted, agencies that December morn- return?” For the yearly cost tain on public grounds. Any Homeowners on Beachwood park officials would also work ing and everyone seemed re- of maintaining this site, I possessions that violate the Drive United (HBDU), a with the city’s tourism board signed to the futility of their reasoned, some of the en- code will be removed and tak- group of Beachwood Canyon to funnel tourists to the new efforts. campment could be relocat- en to a storage facility where residents who filed suit with sign lookout location and I was told that the clean ed to Utah where that state’s the owner will have 90 days the city in July over safety is- other city-sanctioned view- ups have no lasting effect. “Housing First” program has to reclaim them. sues in their neighborhood points. When the cleaning is finished, boasted a 91% reduction in Los Angeles Mayor caused by tourists using Although parking re- the homeless move their be- “chronic” homelessness over Garcetti passed on the op- Beachwood Drive to access strictions were put in place longings right back where they the past eight years. But even portunity to veto this law, but a popular view of the Holly- in June on Beachwood Drive, were. if I were willing to lower my he did ask city departments wood sign, may find relief in the suit alleges that hundreds By now the people living bar of ethics that far, the not to enforce it. It’s not clear a plan to lessen traffic in and of pedestrians still use the there are aware that the city fact is another encampment he has the authority to block near Griffith Park that is cur- narrow street to access the comes around about once a would likely reappear within enforcement of the law and rently being developed by a sign daily. month to remove anything weeks, if not days. there was some hinting from consulting firm at the request see REVIEW page 27 they choose to leave behind— Homelessness is citywide. the panel that enforcement be it trash, unwanted posses- In Council District 13 alone of the new ordinance will in- sions, or buckets of fecal mat- there are five encampments crease in 2016. ter. I hesitate to include the (including the Sunset at Sil- CD13’s Mary Rodriguez last part of that sentence but ver Lake encampment) that mentioned plans to place bar- it is exactly what is going on, the L.A. Conservation Corps riers or fencing in the arches and it is documented—per Clean Team, PATH, LAPD below Sunset Boulevard to bucket—in city reports. and CD13 Field Officers visit effectively remove the living I was also told that the every Wednesday. spaces that have been created Los Angeles Homeless Ser- In Los Feliz, on the border there. But with those plans in vices Association (LASHA) of CD13 and CD4, the same very early stages, it is not clear and PATH routinely reach out pattern of cleanups and repop- how exactly that will play out, to those living at the encamp- ulation has existed for some or when and how it will be ment to offer assistance and time at the Vermont Trian- funded. shelter, but their help is almost gle—where Hollywood Bou- These measures seem always rejected. levard intersects with Prospect to have at least some poten- Because the ability of and Vermont avenues. tial to satisfy the concerns these organizations to provide During a recent meeting of residents who want the housing is so limited, they tri- on the issue with the Silver blight brought by homeless age available resources to those Lake Neighborhood Coun- encampments minimized or who need it most. For those cil Governmental Affairs eliminated. Unfortunately, who are willing to engage in Committee, police and city the effect they have on the conversation with representa- attorneys explained that law homeless will be to simply tives from PATH, assistance is enforcement is not effective push them into someone initially offered in the form of in reducing homelessness. else’s backyard. a 7-page hour-long question- Citing or arresting someone naire, which is used to nu- for the violations the home- Trey Harrison is a software merically rank each person’s less are frequently guilty of developer and resident of vulnerability. Those who are simply overwhelms an al- Silver Lake. most vulnerable, like the el- derly or those with substance abuse issues, are offered assis- tance first. Those less vulner- able are placed further back in the queue. This leaves Silver Lake residents facing the reality that efforts to keep the neigh- borhood clean and to help the homeless get off the street are failing. In fact, the cleanups ensure that this and other en- campments remain hospitable to the homeless who would rather stay there than accept help. Inquiries with the Bu- reau of Sanitation produced documents showing an aver- age minimum cost of $1,083 each time the city performs a cleanup at this location for a yearly total of $7,581. This amount does not account for the cost of police presence or city workers. It also does not include the cost of the week-

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[OBAB] REVIEW from page 26 months. Pilates Metro: Sustained Wellness in Atwater Village Cove Apartments Los Angeles City Coun- cilmember David Ryu wrote By Kimberly Gomez, Ledger Columnist Residents at Los Feliz’s Cove apartment complex, a 43- a letter to Ness in October, Pilates Metro, a studio that unit, rent controlled property condemning tactics he said focuses on wellness and creat- on Commonwealth Avenue amounted to “tenant intimi- ing a space where clients feel acquired by real estate invest- dation.” comfortable to challenge their ment firm Robhana Group The councilmember end- limits, is celebrating its 12th an- and Ness Property Manage- ed his letter with a warning niversary at its Atwater location. ment in May, have continued that his office would con- When co-owner and in- to fight Ness’s attempts to get tinue to closely monitor the structor Allison Harter first them to leave. situation. brought the practice of Pilates According to Larry Gross The Cove issue came on body conditioning to Glen- of the Coalition for Econom- the heels of two other high- dale Boulevard, the area was ic Survival (CES), a nonprof- profile tenant evictions in still very much under the ra- it Los Angeles tenants rights May, at 1655 Rodney Drive dar, and had yet to become organization, despite notices and Franklin Avenue’s Villa the hip enclave of restaurants, posted on residents’ doors in Carlotta apartments. The shops and creative spaces that August by the management owners of both buildings in- has attracted so many. company indicating it would voked the Ellis Act, a 1985 While much has changed Instructor Penny Collins works one-on-one with Katherine Tsina Bird. start a condo conversion of California law meant to allow outside its frosted glass win- or in small group classes, but lates. It’s something I’m work- the complex within 90 days, owners of rent stabilized prop- dows and red awning, inside, now there are more of both. ing on for me,” said Kather- no required paperwork has erties to evict tenants if they Pilates Metro has maintained “We definitely have grown ine Tsina Bird, who recently been filed with the city to want to retire from the rental its peaceful and relaxed en- with the neighborhood,” said opened a clothing store in At- carry out such conversion business. vironment. The studio, said Harter. “We’ve added more water Village. plans. Harter, is designed to reflect group classes where you can Penny Collins, an instruc- Ness, the management See more updates on 2015 the true nature of Pilates form. learn more from each other tor at Pilates Metro, feels that company has said the notices stories, including what for- Similar to the guiding prin- and the instructor can show- it’s their clientele that sets the were simply a misunderstand- mer candidates for Tom La- cipal of Pilates, which emphasiz- case students’ strengths as studio apart from others. ing and were posted by a man- Bonge’s seat are doing now, es the balanced development of teaching opportunities.” “We have down-to-earth, ager without approval from the final outcome of the Led- the body through core strength Many clients at Pilates nice people that want to feel the company. But members of ger’s Sister Cities public re- and flexibility, Pilates Metro has Metro have been taking class- better,” she said the Cove Tenants Assoc. said cords request, rent increases maintained the foundation of es throughout its full dozen Harter agrees. as of December the manage- on Hillhurst Avenue, the what makes it strong while be- years, but there is also a steady “We have such lovely peo- ment company is still trying possible annexation of homes ing responsive to its clientele. influx of new faces who are ple who come here,” Harter to convince residents to move. from Los Feliz to Franklin As it has been from its drawn in by the neighborhood said. “We are grateful to have Some residents have reported Hills, speeding issues on Avo- start, instructors work sepa- and discover the studio. been in this neighborhood as dilapidated areas of the com- cado Street in Los Feliz and rately one on one with clients “I look forward to my Pi- long as we have.” plex have not been repaired for more at losfelizledger.com

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