The Glenite Spring 2014
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Spring 2014 News and Noteworthy Goings-on in the Glen In This Issue Holiday Party Filled with Food, Fun and Friendship Holiday Party Recap ...................... 1 by Sharalee Flesche, Social Chair President’s Message...................... 2 he evening of the Annual Residents mark your calendars and save the date for of Beverly Glen holiday party was June 1st from Noon-5pm. Board Reports ............................ 3-4 Ta chilly one but the warmth of the A very very special thank you to News and Notices ....................... 5-6 community prevailed as it was standing Jadon Friedberg for all of his hard work room only on Sunday providing the At Your Service ............................. 7 December 8th. sound equip- Membership Application ................ 8 The tables over flowed ment and with generous and deli- his technical cious food items from savvy for our what appeared to be enjoyment of just about everyone that the movies, attended. I would like to the music, extend a warm thank you and all of the to all of you that took the entertainment. Steven Foonberg shares some holiday spirit with time to attend and partici- his daughters, Talia (l) and Maya (r) along with In closing I pate in the community Michelle Vannoy. want to thank event. everyone that Hold thefor Dates A special thank you came early and to Vinnie and Emil of stayed late for The Garden Walk Fabrocinis for the pasta the set-up and Sunday March 30th platter, Barry and Loretta clean up. It From 12:30-3:00 pm Coleman of Beverly Glen takes a lot of Meet at LDRCC at 12:30 pm Deli for the deli platter, work to put on Joe of Beverly Glen the events big The Annual Fair Market for the platter or small. The Sunday June 1st of sliders and Abe, Lisa community From Noon-5pm and Adam of the Glen participation market for donating all of Jadon Friedberg gets a bit of lovin’ in Beverly Beverly Glen Place from Janine Gershon. the non-alcoholic bever- Glen is impres- ages. The wine tasting Photos: Sharalee Flesche sive and it’s a table hosted by Steven Foonberg and wonderful place to live. generously poured by Michelle Vannoy The next event is the Annual All Beverly Glen residents are was a big hit and not a drop was left in Garden Walk on Sunday March 30th invited to attend the Board Meetings any bottle. from 1pm-3pm. We will meet at the A highlight of the evening was a Community Center at 12:30 for lunch. held the 2nd Monday of each month, performance by our local talents Shayne If you would like to showcase your from 7:30 – 9:00 pm at the LDRCC. Warnken and Noah Harris. They toughed property as an architectural gem or Come join in the discussion and let out the cold and warmed the air with their showcase your garden or both please us hear your views and concerns. beautiful music and holiday songs. They contact me at [email protected]. promise to perform again at the 54th Happy New Year, Residents of Beverly Glen Annual Fair so Sharalee Flesche www.beverlyglen.org The Glenite Spring 2014 Letter from the President The Glenite Founded 1953 Winter in Los Angeles is so different of people have spent countless hours than places north and east. They look protecting these trees. We are walking Published by The Residents of Beverly Glen, Inc. at us and see sunshine, dry, warm air, a fine line between protecting the 10409 Scenario Lane • Los Angeles, CA 90077 no snow, and no ice – paradise. We community from Fire and protecting www.beverlyglen.org see it a little differently. We are in the the trees as law requires. Everyone has middle of a winter with little to no rain. done an excellent job in this endeavor. I RBG Board of Directors Roster and Contact Info: We need water, especially in The Glen. would like to personally thank everyone President Tensie Palmer We have hillsides that are dry, trees that involved, but especially this group that [email protected] are stressed and watering is needed put their lives aside, through health to keep things green. Green does not problems, jobs, and family: Richard Vice President Gillian Calof stop wild fires, but it does not burn as Renaldo, Pam Cooke, Jane Curry, [email protected] quickly. We have had quite a month Travis Longcore, Ron Rosenblatt, Susan Treasurer Karen Simonson here in The Glen. I have learned so Armenti, Rhoda & Chris Holabird, and I [email protected] much about protected species of trees am sure I am missing someone. (forgive in Los Angeles. Do you know which me) Secretary Hildreth Simmons [email protected] ones they are? Oak trees (California The bottom line is we love where we Live Oak, Valley Oak, and all other oaks live. We are a community, a neigh- Board Member at Large Barbara Rapoport indigenous to California, except Scrub borhood that is in a canyon, with a [email protected] Oak), Western Sycamore, Southern traffic corridor street running through Emergency Dan Palmer California Black Walnut, and California it. We want to keep our quality of life Preparedness [email protected] Bay. These are all protected by the City protected. We would like peace here in of Los Angeles in Ordinance 177404. the Glen. Please join with your leaders Glen Fair 2014 Check out your property so you know here and help in any way possible. Coordinator Sharalee Flesche which trees are protected. You can We are unpaid, caring people from all [email protected] read the ordinance at http://cityplan- walks of life. We need you to be part of Hillside Federation Rep Stephen Benson ning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/Other/ the team. Membership is inexpensive, [email protected] ProtectedTreeOrd.pdf. We have many events are fun and your time is invalu- of these trees in Beverly Glen and they able! LDRCC Representative Janine Gershon offer people, birds and animals a great See you at one of our monthly meetings [email protected] benefit. They offer us beauty, shade, (2nd Monday at 7:30 p.m.) or at the Membership Bob and Elaine Grunauer fresh air, and so much more. Have Garden Walk! you noticed all the yellow ribbons and [email protected] bows on several trees up and down Tensie Palmer Neighborhood Council Robert Ringler & Ramin Kolahi North Beverly Glen? A valuable group President, ROBG [email protected] Playgroup Representative Heidi Miller [email protected] Social Sharalee Flesche [email protected] Traffic Lawrence Imel [email protected] Website Jeff Schroeder [email protected] Zoning & Development Chuck Buell [email protected] Representative-at-Large Jim Earnhardt [email protected] The Glenite Staff Editors: Sally and Frank Krasne [email protected] Photos: Marc Olevin & Sharalee Flesche Graphic Design by Bacall:Creative Please submit articles and notices to: [email protected] (electronic versions only please!) Glenite Summer 2014 deadline: Friends of The Glen Submissions needed by April 15, 2014 Page 2 The Glenite Spring 2014 Board Reports BEL AIR BEVERLY CREST get more than its fair share of pothole repairs, is supportive of more open transparency but NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL thanks to all of those who took time to fill out disagree with City about holding elections. (BABCNC) the forms. The last time we did that, three people voted on two positions. RoBG and other asso- by Ramin Kolahi, Neighborhood Council Rep. Emergency Preparedness Committee - The BABCNC’s Emergency Preparedness/Public ciations do get good turnout at their annual September, October, November, Safety Committee is going strong coming up meetings; so we are trying to convince the December 2013 on its first year of holding regular meetings. City to use those powerful processes. & January 2014 Meetings Besides staying in touch with LAFD and LAPD, Contact [email protected] with any the committee has set up an emergency phone questions... The former Four Oaks Restaurant has been system to communicate to Board members so closed for many years. Though the prop- that we can communicate to you! Speaking of TRAFFIC erty has a Zoning Variance granted in 2005, which, you can sign up for a County run program RoBG believes many of those provisions (in By Lawrence Imel, Traffic Committee Chair called SNAP, especially good for elderly and particular continued operations of the restau- Over the past several weeks, the traffic others, snap.lacounty.gov. Check out what the rant) are in violation and thus require a public committee has received several e-mails from committee is up to by going to babcnc.org. hearing process so that the public can review residents expressing their concerns about the proposed operation plans as they impact Transit Motion - BABCNC approved a motion various traffic-related issues in the Glen. traffic, parking, noise and in particular across calling on Metro to prioritize the San Fernando It appears that, with each passing week, from our Community Center and our cherished Valley Connector as a transit project and not more and more residents are reaching their Playgroup preschool. Working with the folks a bus project. We approved Measure R some tolerance for the many perils that naturally at Councilman Koretz’s office, we were able years ago and are seeing much needed transit stem from the heavy volume of traffic in the Glen. We have all experienced commuters to track some letters and information about improvements in LA (Expo Line, Orange Line traveling at excessive speeds, running red the new owners and their plea to maintain etc.). However, Metro seems to have completely lights, crossing the double yellow line to the variance in place. At issue is if the owner- ignored the most congested and trafficked pass those driving within the speed limit and ship allowed necessary licenses to expire, highway segment in the nation, 405 from 101 to 10 (yes its true, even Metro acknowledges the traffic congestion caused by sanitation thereby abandoning the variance granted use trucks picking up trash during the morning it).