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Los Feliz Ledger Read by 100,000+ Residents and Business Owners in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Vol 15. No. 2 August 2019 Atwater Village, Echo Park & Hollywood Hills

Does Building Some Schools Boom Mean Behind on Chain Stores? Vaccines By Ethan Varian By Sarah Favot Ledger Contributing Writer Ledger Contributing Writer

With five new “mixed- Amid a recent measles use” retail developments cur- outbreak in Los Angeles rently planned for Los Feliz, County the likely tightening the area might see an influx of state law regarding immu- of chain stores in favor of the nizations, the latest state data mom-and-pop shops and cafes show that several local schools for which the neighborhood is fall below the 95% threshold known. required to reach so-called A Los Feliz Ledger analy- “herd immunity” for diseases sis of available retail listings when it comes to kindergarten in Los Feliz and surrounding vaccinations. neighborhoods found that When students enroll in rents are generally higher at school, they must show proof these newer, mixed-use devel- that they were vaccinated opments—which can include against diseases such as po- a combination of retail, res- lio, chickenpox and measles, taurant, office or residential though a doctor may exempt space—when compared to them if there is a medical rea- older, mostly traditional com- son to do so. mercial properties. HOT AUGUST NIGHTS: Theresa Wayman headlined last year’s Echo Park Rising music festival. Wayman, like Both public and private The pricier rents could dis- the festival, is a staple of the local music scene. Her band Warpaint got its start playing at small venues in Silver Lake and Echo Park, and held a 2015 benefit to fund music programs at Los Feliz’s John Marshall High schools are required to report courage local businesses with School. This year, Echo Park Rising takes place August 15th - 18th. Read more about Echo Park rising in this how many students have been smaller budgets from moving month’s Eastside Eye column on page 2. Photo by Zane Roessell. vaccinated to the state Dept. see RETAIL page 14 see VACCINES page 21

New City Budget Brings More Discretionary Atwater Braces SLNC Reaches Enforcement to Beachwood Windfall for Fletcher Out to Latinx By Daniel Langhorne, Ledger Contributing Writer Spent by Ryu Road Diet Residents HOLLYWOOD HILLS—After to the city budget. Previously, By Allison B. Cohen By Carl Robinette By Daniel Langhorne intensive lobbying by resi- the area’s city councilmember, Ledger Contributing Writer Ledger Contributing Writer Los Angeles City Coun- dents, the Los Angeles Police David Ryu, had to cobble to- cilmember David Ryu gave ATWATER VILLAGE—Lane SILVER LAKE—The Silver Dept. staffed additional pa- gether funding for enforce- out nearly $3 million in dis- reductions, tightened intersec- Lake Neighborhood Coun- trols and traffic enforcement in ment from his discretionary cretionary funds to over 180 tions and other changes aimed cil (SLNC) has made several the Hollywood Hills over the funds, resulting in a “patch- community groups, organiza- at increasing safety by slow- recent overtures to the area’s recent 4th of July long holiday, work” or “band-aid” approach tions and for various improve- ing traffic may be coming to Latin American community, including in the residential to security in the area, accord- ments in the fiscal year end- Fletcher Drive between River- including the July formation neighborhood of Beachwood ing to Ryu spokesperson Mark ing June 30th throughout his side Drive and San Fernando of its Latinx Representation Canyon—sometimes known Pampanin. district, which spans portions Road, raising concerns among Committee—named for a as “Hollywoodland”—which Just over $1 million in of mid-city Los Angeles, the some residents. gender-neutral alternative to sits in the shadow of the Hol- Hollywood Sign funding was eastside and the San Fernando The stretch has been ear- “Latino” or “Latina”—which lywood Sign. added to the budget for the Valley. marked to receive safety up- will hold its meetings in Span- The additional presence 2018-19 fiscal year, which Each of the city’s 15 coun- dates in fiscal-year 2019-20 ish; an upcoming town hall was made possible by more than ended June 30th. That fund- cilmembers split funds an- as part of Los Angeles Mayor meeting on immigrant rights $1 million in year-round funding was upped to $1.3 million nually from three primary Eric Garcetti initiative Vision during ICE interactions; and ing earmarked for traffic -en for this year’s budget. sources of income the city re- Zero, which aims to end traf- the printing of a new Spanish- forcement in the neighborhoods “[Last year] was actually ceives, like earned advertising fic deaths in the city by 2025, language banner for display at surrounding the Hollywood the first time the Hollywood revenue on city park benches according to a January Report neighborhood council events. sign in this year’s city budget. Sign has ever received a line and kiosks. Councilmembers from the Los Angeles Dept. of The SLNC’s governing Hollywood Sign enforce- item in the budget in city his- ment funding is relatively new see BEACHWOOD page 22 see FUNDS page 15 see FLETCHER page 20 see LATINX page 19

COMMUNITY NEWS: POLITICS: REAL ESTATE: Infamous site of FOOD & DINING: SCHOOL NEWS: City seeks to tighten e-scooter David Ryu on opening Rowena Silver Lake Manson murders sells Northern Thai Food Club is one LAPD clears Silver Lake preschool regulations, page 4 Reservoir as a park, page 6 for nearly $2 million, page 9 you’ll want to join, page 18 of wrongdoing, page 23 Los Feliz Ledger

[EASTSIDE EYE] Echo Park Rising: Dancing and Music in the Streets By Kathy A. McDonald, Ledger Columnist FOUNDED 2005 Available at these locations: Parking lots, side streets Reservoir streets, behind Taix artist Ted Feighan’s OVER- Delivered the last Thursday of Atwater Library and many of the storefronts restaurant. There will be food GROWN: New Works along each month to 34,500 homes and 3379 Glendale Blvd. of Echo Park will welcome the trucks and a beer garden in the with a musical performance businesses in the Los Feliz, Casita del Campo 1920 Hyperion Ave city’s largest free music festi- Taix parking lot, with smaller by Feighan, who performs un- Silver Lake, Atwater Village, Echo Park and Hollywood Hills Alcove & Big Bar val, Echo Park Rising (EPR) stages at American Barber, der the alias, Monster Rally on communities. 1929 Hillhurst Avenue throughout the weekend of Baby Blues BBQ restaurant, August 17th. Courtney + Kurt Real Estate August 15th – 18th. Produced Blue Collar Working Dog and According to Garo, Echo 1933 Hillhurst Ave. 3167 Glendale Blvd. by the Echo Park Chamber other locations. Park Rising began as a modest Los Angeles, CA 90027 Dresden Restaurant (323) 741-0019 1760 N. Vermont Avenue of Commerce with curato- New this year is an ex- neighborhood venture when House of Pies rial guidance and sponsorship panded day of family friendly now-iconic neighborhood PUBLISHER/EDITOR 1869 N. Vermont from Spaceland Presents, EPR programming on Saturday on venue the Echo was still a rela- Allison B. Cohen Los Feliz Public Library 1874 Hillhurst Avenue will once again take over ap- a pop-up stage at Echo Park tively new enterprise. ASSISTANT EDITOR Los Feliz 3 Theaters Erin Hickey Pinheiro proximately 60 businesses Lake, which will dovetail into Change—as seen in the 1822 N. Vermont throughout Echo Park and the local council district’s free area’s gentrification, new busi- GRAPHIC DESIGN George & Eileen Moreno, Realtors transform them into show- outdoor film screening that nesses, retail and commercial & LAYOUT 2150 N. Hillhurst Ave. Tiffany Sims cases for up-and-coming local night of Beatles movie Hard Muddy Paws Coffee development and rising prop- 3320 Sunset Blvd. bands and indie headliners. Day’s Night, also at the lake. erty values—has since come to For more stories Palermo “It’s a community effort Performers from the Bob Baker Echo Park. Notably, the Echo/ and updates: 1858 N. Vermont and neighborhood event that Marionette Theater will appear, Echoplex and its parent com- Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce LosFelizLedger.com celebrates creativity and the as well as other kid friendly art- pany Spaceland Presents were 1724 W. Silver Lake Drive Skylight Books diversity of Echo Park,” said ists and children’s groups. sold to live entertainment gi- 1818 N. Vermont Spaceland Presents vice-presi- According to Spaceland ant Live Nation in May. The The Village Bakery and Café .dent of talent, Elizabeth “Liz” Presents’ Garo, “Te appeal sale has not impacted this 3119 Los Feliz Blvd Garo. and focus [of EPR] has always year’s festival. Now in its 9th year, at- been on local talent: neigh- Also in May, Sunset Bou- tendance varies but Garo pre- borhood favorites performing levard’s Lot 1 Cafe—a fixture dicts about 7,000 people per [this year] include Cosmo- of the local music scene and day with Saturday expected to nauts, Healing Gems, French longtime EPR stage—closed be the busiest. In 2018, there Vanilla, Cat Scan and The En- without warning after an 11- were 600 performances and trance Band.” year run. activities, from music to read- Not every business has According to Garo, Savor the glorious days of summer ings, across dozens of venues. the space or manpower to host the festival is used to adapting with friends, family, and Gelson’s “Over the years the event a stage; others support the to changes in the neighbor- has stretched out and now goes festival with extended hours hood. magnificent offerings down Sunset Boulevard as far (Ostrich Farm, Bar Calo) and “In the early years, EPR as [the restaurant] Winsome,” food and drink specials (Brite was under the radar and a shortly before the street be- Spot). At Sunset Boulevard’s pretty scrappy. It’s always a comes Cesar Chavez Avenue, El Prado Bar, look for DJ sets magical four days. Everybody Garo said. and a relief spot with robust air comes to it with a good and This year it will extend conditioning and cold wines, flexible attitude and rolls with further west too, close to Silver per new owner Nick Fisher. the changes,” she said. Lake Boulevard, according to Subliminal Project, also on organizer KarmanV, who co- Sunset Boulevard, is official- The complete schedule of founded Echo Park rehearsal ly participating for the first bands and venues will be posted and recording studio Bedrock. time and will present visual at epr.la. LA and is also president of the Echo Park Chamber of Com- merce. “It’s an open house for Corrections & Amplifications the neighborhood,” said Kar- Last month’s “People in My Neighborhood” feature about manV, who noted the festival Barrel of Monkeys creator Milton Dinhofer incorrectly is produced mostly by volun- indicated the department store Woolworth’s carried teers. “Everyone is making ab- an early version of Barrel of Monkeys called Chimp-to- solute efforts to make it work.” Chimp. The store actually carried a different invention of The main stage will be on Dinhofer’s, the Sip-n-See straw. We regret the error. closed-to-traffic Liberty and At Gelson’s, you’ll discover ripe, flavorful produce that’s pretty as a picture, premium-quality meat and seafood, and an unparalleled selection of gourmet and grocery items as well as top-rated wines, spirits, and beers. We’re a food lovers paradise and we love sharing the very best of California’s natural bounty.

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[STREET LEVEL] How Do You Get Your H2O? By Michael Darling, Ledger Contributing Writer Who’s the Summer’s here and you need to stay hydrated. How are you getting your water? Filtered, bottled, or straight from the tap?

“I use the tap. I but how do I stay hydrated? I don’t like drink wine.” – Terry M., wasting plastic outside Sumi’s on Vermont Best of Silver Lake? bottled water and I’m too “I drink it from lazy to install a the tap a lot, filter.” – Alex S., outside but my room- Skylight Books on Vermont mate and I have a 5-gallon water “I use a Britta jug that we filter that you refill from a water supply on attach to the the westside.” – Caitlin A., NOMINATIONS faucet.” outside the Skylight Books – Dean K., Annex on Vermont outside Sky- light Books on Vermont “I drink tap ARE OPEN! water, drink “We have a bottled water, fridge with an but I usually try in-door filter. I not to use like having ice plastic and I and water on filch water from the office hand. It’s easier water cooler for my tea.” than having to install a faucet – Joseph K., outside Sumi’s filter that could fall off and I on Vermont don’t want to use bottled water because the plastic’s not I have a ther- good for the environment.” mos that I fill – Mike A., outside Skylight from the Books on Vermont faucet.” – Annie M., “I actually don’t outside Sumi’s August like water! I on Vermont Nominate your favorite businesses at have a whole house Pelican “It’s faucet BestOfSilverLake.com water filtration water, but it’s system in my run through a home so I have fresh water Britta pitcher. when I bathe or drink water. I My roommate don’t really drink water got it, so we use September though. I’ll get bottled water, it.” – Jahtm F., outside La La Vote for the best Silver Lake Chamber businesses the pH balanced alkali water, Ling on Vermont

[CRIME BLOTTER] October 23 Recent activity in our coverage areas. BEST OF SILVER LAKE GALA: LOS FELIZ Stolen Vehicle: 2116 Valentine St., Comedians, Government reps and Business reps Assault: 2740 Griffith Park Blvd, July 23rd, 1:48 a.m. July 24th, 2:18 p.m. Burglary: 2100 Kent St., July 22nd, Phone Snatched: 2942 Hollywood 4:01 a.m. honor the greater Silver Lake community’s finest Blvd., July 25th, 5:39 a.m. Shooting: 1864 Morton Ave., Man Attempting Break In: 2049 July 20th, 1:08 a.m. N. Berendo St., July 22nd, 11:53 p.m. Break In: 1111 W. Sunset Blvd. Shots Heard: 3900 Tracy St., July 19th, 4:55 a.m. BUSINESSES: July 22nd, 1:49 a.m. Man with Gun: Echo Park, July 19th, Bicyclist Struck by Vehicle: 2066 1:03 a.m. Hillhurst Ave., July 19th, 10:36 a.m. Join the Chamber by August 31 Armed Off-Duty Officer Following ATWATER VILLAGE Car Burglary Suspect: 3264 Rowena Break-in: 3520 Hollydale Dr., to be on the ballot! Ave., July 19th, 4:41 a.m. July 23rd, 9:46 p.m. Car Crash with Injuries: 5059 Man Throwing Rocks at Passing Hollywood Blvd., July 18th, 3:06 a.m. Cars: Glendale Blvd. at Hyperion Ave., July 23rd, 8:00 a.m. SILVER LAKE Man Exposing Himself: 3207 Los Burglary: 1119 Sanborn Ave., Feliz Blvd. July 22nd, 9:37 a.m. July 20th, 9:46 a.m. Woman Assaulted: 1033 Sanborn HOLLYWOOD HILLS Ave., July 18th, 9:36 a.m. Burglary: 6420 ½ Pinehurst Rd., July 25th, 4:33 a.m. ECHO PARK Battery: 2039 No. Las Palmas Ave., Stabbing at Rite Aid: 1433 Glendale July 25th, 12:42 a.m. Blvd., July 23rd, 12:26 p.m. Hit and Run Collision with Injuries: Shots Fired: 1820 Echo Park Ave., Franklin Ave. at Tamarind Ave., Chamber Founder, Dr. Cheryl Revkin DC accepts award L-R: Emcee Richy Leis of Comic Cure, President Natalie July 25th, 12:59 a.m. July 23rd, 12:42 a.m. for Friends of Silver Lake Library. Freidberg, Comedians James P. Connelly and Fritz Coleman, Group Fighting: 923 Laguna Ave., Hit and Run with Injuries: Franklin Leslie Knauer of Sunset Junction Band. July 24th, 7:05 p.m. Ave., and Garfield Pl., July 19th, Woman Assaulted with Chair: 1010 12:26 a.m. Laguna Ave., July 24th, 7:25 a.m. Hiker Injured: Along Tree of Life silverlakechamber.com Man Armed with Wrench: Trail, 6300 Forest Lawn Dr., July 21st, Echo Park, July 23rd, 6:42 p.m. 11:01 a.m. (323) 250-9902 Attempted Burglary: Sunset Blvd. & N. Boylston St., July 23rd, 4:16 a.m. Source: Citizen app. [email protected]

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City Aims to Wrangle “Wild, Wild West” of Scooters by Carl Robinette, Ledger Contributing Writer

Riders of app-rented e- improperly parked in pedes- scooters permitted to operate on some, dockless mobility devic- veloping a list of fines related scooters and bicycles may soon trian paths and traffic lanes the streets in that district. es like scooters have been laud- to dockless infractions, which see tighter regulations and create safety risks. Others be- Council District 13 ed for increasing accesses to will need to be approved by stiffer penalties after the Los moan scooters left on private (CD13)—which includes Sil- transportation in underserved the full City Council. Angeles City Council recently property, including in front ver Lake, Atwater Village, communities and decreasing In 2018 the Beverly Hills called for tighter regulations of yards of homes. East Hollywood and Echo reliance on cars in the city. City Council voted to ban such dockless vehicles, which “I’ve seen or experienced Park—saw just over 100 ser- Councilmember Mike scooters for six months and are owned by private compa- violations of the entire spec- vice requests for its 3,300 per- Bonin, who chairs the city’s later extended the ban for an nies, but stored and operated trum of prohibitions set out in mitted scooters. transportation committee, additional year, while Santa on public property. the rules and guidelines,” said Los Angeles City Council- defended the push to regulate Monica has prohibited app- The council action comes local resident Mark Steinberg member Gil Cedillo, who pre- the devices, which he said will rented devices from its pier, on the heels of a June report 3rd Street Promenade and on scooter usage in the city About 17,500 app-rented vehicles are deployed citywide, and the bike paths since April. from the Los Angeles Dept. In June, Burbank City of Transportation (LADOT). city received over 3,000 service requests in the first half of the year, Council voted to uphold a ban According to the agency, the majority of which were for improperly parked scooters, on dockless mobility compa- the Los Angeles Fire Dept. according to an LADOT report. nies. The council is now in- (LAFD) responded to 160 vestigating options to regulate emergency calls involving scooters that spill into its streets scooter accidents during the in a letter to City Council. viously filed a motion aimed give the city more control over from surrounding neighbor- first five months of 2019, 59 of “I’ve seen scores of illegally at banning dockless vehicles the devices and step-up en- hoods like North Hollywood which required an ambulance. parked and illegally operated from his district, which in- forcement against violators. and Atwater Village. The Los Angeles Police scooters.” cludes a portion of downtown Local Councilmember Da- According to a recent Dept. (LAPD) also reported 52 About 17,500 app-rented Los Angeles, said the rise of vid Ryu echoed Bonin’s com- UCLA Medical study, 249 traffic collisions involving dock- vehicles are deployed citywide, scooters has created a lawless, ments, saying the city’s move to people were treated for scoot- less vehicles in the same time and the city received over “wild, wild west” situation. tighten enforcement will help er-related injuries in UCLA period, according the report. 3,000 service requests in the “One day, these scooters prevent the aforementioned emergency room facilities The city currently requires first half of the year, the major- just showed up in my district “wild, wild west” situation. from September 2017 to Au- dockless riders to be at least 18 ity of which were for improp- and disrupted it,” Cedillo said “The bikes and e-scooters gust 2018. years old and have a driver’s erly parked scooters, according at a June City Council meeting. are coming at us full steam,” “There are thousands of license. Riding on sidewalks, to the LADOT report. “There’s no rules and regula- Ryu said at the June meeting. riders now using these scoot- carrying additional passengers City Council District 4 tions, and [senior citizens] are “This [proposal] is one of those ers, so it’s more important and exceeding 15 miles per (CD4)—which includes Los very concerned about this. We puzzle pieces to make sure [en- than ever to understand their hour are prohibited. Feliz, the Hollywood Hills and have incredible density on some forcement] happens.” impact on public health,” the Additionally, some have Silver Lake—had nearly 200 of the most dangerous streets.” Currently city agencies, study’s lead author, Tarak voiced concern that devices such requests, with nearly 4,000 Despite resistance by including the LAPD are de- Trivedi, said in a statement.

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[CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY] including the Hollywood Hills, [COUNCIL DISTRICT 4] Are We Prepared? most of the Crescenta Valley, Unlocking the Rowena and all of the City of La Cañada By California Assemblymember Flintridge are in zones deemed Reservoir Laura Friedman the most at risk for wildfires By Los Angeles City Councilmember and severe ones at that. The hottest, Experts say defensible David E. Ryu It is not a question of if, driest season space is essential to improving but when a wildfire will strike. When I was growing up, we lived in or how big our of the year has just begun and the likelihood a home will sur- Communities like ours that my siblings and I didn’t have a apartment was—all that mat- it’s almost guaranteed to be a vive a wildfire, as evidenced by have extensive vegetation that yard to play in. tered was that we got to play. long one. With extended pe- areas hit hardest by wildfires, dries out in the summer heat, From the small apart- Parks don’t ask about riods of hot, dry weather and where neighborhoods are al- are extraordinarily vulnerable. ment that we shared with our your immigration status. They our record vegetation bloom most completely destroyed ex- But true wildfire resilience parents and grandmother just don’t care how much money this past spring, we have the cept for one home. requires community involve- south of Los Feliz, we had ac- your parents make or what ingredients for a potentially This year I authored AB ment. It only takes one out- cess to a sidewalk on one side language you speak at home. rough wildfire season. 1516, a measure that will im- of-compliance property to put and a concrete wall on the They are simply an invitation: Considering many com- prove defensible space require- entire an entire neighborhood other. To play, to rest, to enjoy the munities devastated by the ments for property owners. at risk. The good news is we Space to play was not simple pleasures of a sun-dap- most recent fires are still strug- The measure has passed the already have a culture of aware- something my parents, who pled walk and fresh-cut grass. gling in their recovery efforts, Assembly and is making great ness, togetherness and collective juggled many jobs at once There are mountains of I cannot help but ask myself: progress in the Senate. I also responsibility. Our community to keep a roof over our head, research showing the benefits what can we do to be as pre- secured $5 million in this has proven time and again to could really afford to give my that parks and open spaces pared as possible? year’s budget to assist low-in- place safety as a priority of para- There are many factors come households, the elderly, mount importance. that determine whether a and other Californians with I am challenging all of us home survives a wildfire, in- defensible space compliance. The Rowena Reservoir sits on busy to educate ourselves on the cluding when it was built and I know for homeowners the best practices and to make our Hyperion Avenue, just steps away from a variety of home-hardening task of making their property community as fire-resilient techniques, such as installing more resistant to wildfires can John Marshall High school students and and prepared as possible. For ember resistant vents. be challenging. But we have to my part, I will continue to fo- plenty of homeowners and renters, yet its However, we learned from consider where we are: over 100 cus my work in the legislature recent wildfires, like the Wool- Californians have died from beauty serves none of them. This serene to make communities safer sey and Camp fires, that one of wildfires over the last two years and to ensure that everyone environment, lush with trees and water the most effective techniques and in 2017 and 2018, over has the resources and informa- is “defensible space,” defined three million acres burned in features, is closed to the public. tion necessary. by Cal Fire as “the buffer you high-severity wildfires, destroy- Reach me at my District create between a building on ing over 30,000 structures. Office at (818) 558-3043 or by your property and the grass, Communities like ours sending an email to Assembly- brother, sister and I. have on mental health, espe- trees, shrubs, or any wild land should be the most concerned. member.Friedman@Assembly. What we did have were cially the health of children. area that surrounds it.” A large portion of our district, ca.gov. city parks. But I don’t need research—I So many of my child- just need to visit a Los Angeles hood memories were made City Park to see those benefits [UNITED STATES CONGRESS] in Griffith Park, where my in action. Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis grandmother would take us on Investing in our parks, as weekends to run, play—to feel well as expanding park access At Our Southern Border like kids. When we bounded and equity, is personal for me. By Rep. Adam Schiff, U.S. House of Representatives down the trails or across an It’s why I have been fo- open meadow, it no longer cused on improving parks in No showers. are clean, safe and humane. immigration system is woe- mattered what neighborhood see RYU page 15 Standing room only cells. And once they are processed, fully unprepared to process Outbreaks of scabies, shingles we should invest in proven this influx of asylum cases in and chickenpox. Foul-smell- monitoring systems that allow a manner that prioritizes both ing water and inedible food. asylum seekers to be released national security and human [LOS FELIZ IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION] Allegations of sexual assault, as they await a court hearing. rights, which need not be mu- abuse and retaliation. Last month, Congress tually exclusive. Meet the LFIA Board Officers What’s happening at our passed a bill to provide emer- The deeply disturbing im- By Lynne T. Jewell, Second Vice President border is a national tragedy gency funding to improve ages and reports from deten- and we must address it im- conditions at these detention tion centers along the border A North Carolinian When the archivist relocated mediately. The inhumane and centers. This bill alone is not don’t mark the beginning of a transplanted from San Fran- from New York, she researched dangerous conditions at mi- enough and I voted for an crisis. They highlight the grave cisco to the Franklin Hills is and found a perfect fit with grant detention facilities shock alternative offered by House consequences of an immigra- the newly minted president the LFIA’s History Commit- the conscience, particularly Democrats that would have tion system that has been bro- of the LFIA. Amy Gustincic tee. Haberle joined the board when it comes to children de- attached stricter requirements ken for years, exacerbated by and the other 2019-2020 of- several years ago. nied adequate hygiene, nutri- to the funding. But it is an an Administration that has ficers were elected and seated Mica Campbell, who works tion and care. important step to help alle- brought unprecedented cruel- at a recent board of directors in real estate, will serve as re- There is a pressing need viate the suffering while we ty into the equation. It is long meeting. cording secretary. She moved to for additional funding to continue to hold the Trump past time for Congress to enact The community-minded Los Feliz a decade ago by way of house and care for the large Administration accountable compassionate, comprehensive Gustincic, who moved to Los New York and Ohio. Campbell number of migrants arriving for its cruel and incompetent immigration reform—and it is Feliz six years ago, almost also heads the LFIA’s member- at our border seeking refuge or treatment of migrants. my hope that the urgency of instantly became involved ship committee. asylum. The President has re- We must continue to this moment will inspire my in the LFIA and ultimately Los Angeles native Don peatedly cast these migrants as shine a bright light on the con- colleagues across the aisle to joined the board. She served Seligman, who’s lived in Los dangerous criminals, but his ditions at the border and con- find the political will to do so. as its first vice president last Feliz for nearly four decades, characterization couldn’t be front the broader issues in our For a nation that pro- year. Originally, she said, she was on the LFIA’s zoning and further from the truth: these immigration system, which claims: “Give me your tired, thought she and her husband history committees before are among the most vulnerable have brought us to this break- your poor, your huddled mass- would move back to the Bay joining the board and eventu- people on the planet. ing point. es yearning to breathe free,” area. ally being elected president. Furthermore, seeking This Administration has we have fallen tragically short “But luckily we moved to The retired dentist, author of asylum is an internationally created more problems than of our promise to those seek- Los Feliz, which is friendly two of the LFIA’s bestselling protected human right—not solutions by cutting aid to ing a better life on our shores. and walkable and includes history books, is the board’s a crime—and the families Central American countries, The Trump Administration’s Griffith Park. That made all new treasurer. and children fleeing poverty, worsening the domestic prob- treatment of migrants has the difference,” said Gustincic, Donna Kolb, a contem- violence and disaster in their lems that cause so many peo- been appalling—this is not who is a design strategist. porary artist who worked for home countries deserve to ple to flee to the United States. who we are as a nation, and it This year, the first vice many years in the entertain- await processing in spaces that And once they arrive, our must come to an end. president is Mary Haberle. see LFIA page 14 Page 6 POLITICS losfelizledger.com August 2019 Los Feliz Ledger

[OUT AND ABOUT] [SENIOR MOMENTS] August 2019 Moving to A Different Compiled by Michael Darling , Ledger Contributing Writer Lifestyle By Stephanie Vendig, Ledger Columnist ART

Offal The Los Angeles Municipal Art As you have make friends through work or Gallery hosts Offal, a group show probably heard, the older pop- are at least engaged with oth- focused on the concept of offal— ulation is growing fast. People ers. Your daily schedule is like- the eating of internal organs. As are living longer and healthier ly to be prioritized by your job offal is often stigmatized, this exhibit will explore themes like than in previous generations. or responsibilities, which also organs, waste, cultural retention As late as 1930, America’s old- gives you purpose. But when and shame. Forty-three Los Angeles er population numbered less you retire, that lifestyle is artist will participate in this than 7 million—only 5.4% gone. Now you have to change exhibit, which includes sculpture, of the population. Today, one gears. For a new lifestyle you painting, video and mixed-media presentations. Free. Los Angeles in three Americans is now 50 will have to find new ways to Municipal Art Gallery, Thurs. or older. With approximately connect with others. You will August 15th to Thurs. September 77 million Baby Boomers— have to decide how you will 29th. 4800 Hollywood Blvd. Information: lamag.org Energetic lifestyles in older ages are more BOOKS the norm, something not seen in previous Ed Brubaker Acclaimed comic book writer Ed Brubaker (Captain generations. Think of living 20% to 25% of America, The Fade Out, Criminal) Los Angeles-based Kolars played last year’s Echo Park Rising festival. our lives in active retirement. discusses his new graphic novel Photo by Zane Roessell. Bad Weekend—created with longtime partner Sean Phillips— start at $8. The Autry Museum of Pass Over won the Off-Broadway those born between 1946 and use your time, and you will with actor-comedian Paul Scheer the American West, Sat. August 3rd, League’s 2019 Lucille Lortel Award 1964—quite a few of us are need to find a new purpose. and filmmaker Nicolas Winding 7:30 p. m. 4700 Western Heritage for Outstanding Play. Tickets start now moving through the gates Even before you retire you Refn. Free. Skylight Books, Thurs. Way. Information: eatseehear.com at $20. Atwater Village Theater, Fri. of retirement. can explore possibilities. Con- August 1st, 7:30 p.m. 1818 N. July 13th to Mon. August 19th. 3269 Vermont Ave. Information: (323) 660- In addition to the dramat- sider looking into retirement MUSIC Casitas Ave. Information: (310) 307- 1175. skylightbooks.com 3753 and echotheatercompany.com ic growth in numbers, life ex- living communities where op- Elvis Costello & The Imposters and pectancy has increased. Ener- portunities for social activities MOVIES Blondie Join two New Wave legends FOOD AND DRINK getic lifestyles in older ages are and learning new hobbies or under the stars at the Greek. Each Filmmobile Summer Screening more the norm, something not skills are conveniently avail- band has forty years of music to Barnsdall Friday Night Wine seen in previous generations. able. Plus, there’s the advan- Series Every summer the Echo Park draw upon, so expect to hear lots Tastings Now in its 11th summer, Film Club takes their filmmobile on of hits, like “Alison,” “One Way or DJs spin music and Silverlake Wine Think of living 20% to 25% of tage of having meal prep and the road for a series of classic films Another,” “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) curates wines for you to sip on in our lives in active retirement. housing maintenance done for at “cinematic locations” around Peace, Love, and Understanding,” the shadow of Frank Lloyd Wright’s town. For the tenth season, the With these statistics in you, so you can free your time and “Heart Of Glass.” Tickets start Hollyhock House at this unique mind, most of us have to be and energy for other things. theme is “Valley Teens” featuring at $29.50. Greek Theatre, Mon. wine tasting series. Each night classic teen films set in the San August 5th, 7:00 p.m. 2700 N. will feature different food trucks more thoughtful about what You can also seek out Fernando Valley, like The Bad News Vermont Ave. Information: (323) 665- and this year’s event has wines we do beyond work and child what your neighborhood or Bears, Karate Kid, Fast Times at 5857, lagreektheatre.com from around the world paired raising responsibilities. We community has to offer in Ridgemont High and La Bamba. with cuisine from their native can’t just retire and go to the the form of a hang-out place Each screening takes place at a Echo Park Rising Now in its ninth lands. Tickets: $35. Barnsdall Art different outdoor location around year, the free festival features Park, every Friday night through “rocking chair.” Some of us such as the Griffith Park L.A., which will be announced 24 local bands and comedians at September 6th, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. may have to seriously con- Adult Community Center hours beforehand. Free. Secret venues along Sunset Boulevard 4800 Hollywood Blvd. Information: sider staying in the job market (GPACC), where you can seek locations around Los Angeles, and Glendale Boulevard. At press barnsdall.org longer than the normal stated out new hobbies or discover Tues. July 30th to Sun. August 4th, time, the line up hadn’t yet been all screenings, 8 p.m. Information: retirement age, not only for what others are doing with announced, but it’s sure to be an HISTORY echoparkfilmcenter.org, locations exciting and eclectic one. Free. maintaining access to income, their newfound time. Lately will be announced at https:// Various venues around Echo Park, but to maintain a lifestyle that GPACC has been looking at twitter.com/epfcfilmmobile Hooray For Hollywood: The 95 Fri. August 15th to Sun. August 18th. Year History Of The Hollywood has been positive. fresh ways to improve, such Information: epr.la North By Northwest Summertime’s Sign You probably see it every For others, retirement may as longer hours and activities the perfect time to take a day, but do you know the history mean creation of a new life- that might attract people who THEATER of the iconic Hollywood Sign? cross-country trip and in Alfred style. In your work or parent- are moving into retirement Hitchcock’s 1959 crowd pleaser, Join Hollywoodland author Mary Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) finds Pass Over Antoinette Nwandu’s Mallory as she discusses how ing life, there is a social milieu but still working. 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[LOS FELIZ NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL] Griffith Park Adult Community Center Calendar Who Says You Can’t Fight City Hall? No General Meetings in August By Jon Deutsch, President Check out the Movies: What do the for new municipal ordinances day limit on short-term rentals Mondays, 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., New Releases – Rowena Reser- and through Community Im- for individuals who want to 8/5 The Mule, 8/12 The Bookshop, 8/19 Showdogs, voir, gas-fired pact Statements—official reso- rent a spare bedroom in their 8/26 The Upside power plants, and Airbnb have lutions expressing support, op- primary residence, such as a in common? They all are the position, or suggestions about single parent or empty-nester. Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. Classics – subjects of current or pending any matter pending before the • The introduction of a va- 8/6 Enchanted, 8/13 The Princess Bride, 8/20 Stardust, 8/27 Willow legislation shaped, in part, by city council, its committees, or cancy tax on unleased luxury How about Dancing? the Los Feliz Neighborhood city commissions. apartments, designed to incen- Hula Dancing, Latin Dancing, Line Dancing, Folk Dancing Council. In the past fiscal year, tivize landlords to lower rents Empowered by the city the Los Feliz Neighborhood and raise funds for affordable The Lunch Program: Lunch is served 5 days a week at the Center. charter to advise the city Council submitted 60 of these housing. $2 is the donation for those over 60 years. $4 for less than 60 years. council and mayor, neighbor- statements, more than any • The commissioning of a Daily lunch is served at 12:00pm. Come in for coffee and sign in at 10:30am. hood councils play an impor- other council, and several of feasibility study to open part For more information on the Griffith Park Adult Community tant role in bringing the voice our recommendations have or all of Rowena Reservoir as Center and getting a newsletter, call GPACC at (323) 644-5579. of everyday Angelenos to city been adopted, including: a public park. You can also go to our website: site.gpacclub.com hall. They do this by calling • An exemption to the 180- see LFNC page 10 GPACC is located at 3203 Riverside Dr., just south of Los Feliz Bl.

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Briefs on stories we’ve published online since our last edition.

UBER SUED OVER ALLEGED LAPD SPIED ON more parks in Los Angeles gallery, theater and year-round parking spaces than what is BEATING AFTER LOS FELIZ ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS county, Los Angeles City art classes. required for residents. PICKUP AT ECHO PARK CHURCH Councilmember David Ryu MEETINGS called on the city to investigate ROWENA BUILDING THE END OF AN ERA: A Burbank resident is su- opening the Rowena Reservoir POISED FOR DEMOLITION HAPPY FOOT/SAD FOOT ing Uber, alleging he was at- A Los Angeles Police to the public in a motion in- FOR NEW APARTMENTS SIGN TO LEAVE SILVER tacked by a driver for the ride- Dept. (LAPD) informant se- troduced in early July. LAKE hailing company, resulting cretly recorded meetings held The council’s Energy, Cli- The commercial build- in a broken wrist and other by the Los Angeles chapter of mate Change and Environ- ing that houses Silver Lake Silver Lake’s iconic “Hap- injuries, for attempting to eat Refuse Fascism, an activist or- mental Justice Committee will Optometry and Shag hair py Foot/Sad Foot” sign mark- French fries in the driver’s car ganization behind several an- review the motion after the salon may be demolished for ing Sunset Boulevard’s nearly after he was picked up from ti-Trump protests, including council returns from their July a six-story mixed-use apart- 40-year-old Sunset Foot Clin- Los Feliz’s Tiki Ti bar. two that shut down a portion recess. ment building with 39 units- ic will relocate, along with the of the 101 Freeway in 2017, -including five earmarked for business it advertises, to Ram- ENGINEERING FIRM the Los Angeles Times reported HOLLYHOCK HOUSE low-income earners—and is part Village in September. INVESTIGATING GONDOLA July 19th. NAMED UNESCO WORLD now in the pipeline for city The sign has become an FOR GRIFFITH PARK According to court docu- HERITAGE SITE approvals. The project also indelible part of the neigh- ments, the LAPD informant proposes 1,180 square feet of borhood over the last four de- The city has hired an en- attended four of the organiza- Hollyhock House, ar- street level retail space. cades, inspiring the nickname gineering consulting firm tion’s meetings at Echo Park chitect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dr. Michel Kahwaji, who “HaFo SaFo” for its area of to study the feasibility of an United Methodist Church 1921 modernist creation runs an optometry business at Silver Lake. aerial transit system in and with a hidden recorder in 2017 at Barnsdall Art Park, was the location, bought the build- According to local lore, around Griffith Park, in the to see if the group posed a named a UNESCO World ing in 1978, according to his which side you see of the ro- hopes that ferrying passengers threat to public safety leading Heritage site July 7th, the first son, George, whose company tating sign—happy or sad— could lead to improved mobil- up to the one year anniversary time modern American archi- Premium Triangle Group, is will determine your luck for ity and decreased traffic. of President Donald Trump’s tecture has been recognized by the developer. According to the day, and the sign has been Several tramway lines will election. the United Nations cultural the younger Kahwaji, his fa- immortalized in novels by lit- be analyzed, including vari- organization. ther will relocate during con- erary greats David Foster Wal- ous locations for starting and ROWENA PARK? RYU ASKS Hollyhock House was struction. lace and Jonathan Lethem. landing stations and viewing CITY TO INVESTIGATE built for oil heiress Aline In exchange for the low- areas, which could include the OPENING LOS FELIZ AREA Barnsdall. It is now owned income units, the Kahwajis are Visit losfelizledger.com Hollywood Sign. The firm will RESERVOIR TO THE PUBLIC by the city of Los Angeles seeking to build beyond the throughout the month for breaking news and also study potential effects on and operated by the Dept. of four-stories allowed by local other stories you won’t the surrounding wildlife and Citing a 2016 voter-ap- Cultural Affairs as part of the zoning codes to 60-feet—or find in print. community. proved tax measure to fund art park, which also includes a six stories--and to have fewer

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[REAL ESTATE] Sale of Infamous LaBianca Home Marks L.A. County Property Values Reach 50th Anniversary of The Couple’s Murder All-Time High; Los Feliz Median By Erin Hickey Pinheiro, Ledger Contributing Writer

Breaks $2 Million Again the sale had not yet closed at press time, and a listing for Los Angeles County prop- the local real estate market the home on real estate web- erty values were at an all-time for the ninth consecutive year site Redfin.com indicated high of $1.6 trillion this tax will have a positive impact on the realtor was still accepting year, according to a July 15th services for L.A. County’s 10 backup offers. announcement by County As- million residents,” Prang said The pending sale coincides sessor Jeff Prang. in his July 15th statement. with the 50th anniversary of The 2019 tax assessment “From education, healthcare the August 1969 murders, and roll grew by a record $94.4 and mental health services, to Bagans, who hosts the real- billion, or 6.25% over the public safety, transportation ity television show Ghost Ad- prior year, representing record and alleviating the homeless ventures, told TMZ that the highs in real estate and busi- crisis, our schools, cities and home’s gruesome history was ness property values across the county programs will have ap- a key factor in his decision to county, according to Prang. proximately an additional $1 3311 Waverly Dr., the site of the infamous Manson “family” murder of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, sold in July. Photo: Redfin.com purchase the property. He said new records also billion for vital local public The 1,655-square-foot include total tax savings for services.” Fifty years after local The property, located at two-bedroom, two-bath homeowners and charitable Just over half the growth grocer and clothier Leno and 3311 Waverly Dr. listed for home sits on a 31,000-square- organizations, and $84.8 bil- came from the reassessment Rosemary LaBianca were $1.98 million in mid-July ac- foot property, which features lion in assessed business prop- of properties that were sold. murdered at their Waverly cording to online property a pool, covered patio, and erty—such as boats, aircraft, Proposition 13, a 1978 state Drive home by the so-called records, and according to a sweeping views of the San Ga- machinery and equipment— law that limits property tax Manson “family,” followers of July 25th TMZ report, sold briel Mountains. representing a $3.9 billion up- increases, allows properties to serial killer Charles Manson, almost immediately to Trav- It previously sold for tick from 2018. be reassessed at their sale price their former home has sold for el Channel star Zak Bagans $375,000 in 1998, according “The strong growth in see PROPERTY page 19 nearly $2 million. for “close-to-asking,” though to public records.

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[HOUSE AND HOLMES] [KEEN TO BE GREEN] A White Glove Approach Reducing Wasteful By Rob Loos, Ledger Columnist Workplace Coffee and Tea I’m convinced buffet line at Clifton’s Caf- a great doctor: everywhere you By Meher McArthur, Ledger Columnist the two tiny eteria. These new lights cost go your friends are asking you There’s noth- these pods can be cleaned, sent spotlights il- about 15 bucks each and made for free advice about your sore ing like a nice back to the manufacturer and luminating our gas cook top the cooktop into a bright stage hip, bad back, or those mali- cup of coffee or tea to get you recycled, but, honestly, how are possessed. I had them ful- for my famous cheesy rendi- cious lights over the stove. going at work in the morning. many people take the time to ly functional last month and To Brie or tion of “Omelet”— At any rate, Dave’s re- But increasingly, the drinks clean out, store and recycle now they’ve returned to the not to Brie? That is the question. sponse seemed to echo my that wake us up at work are these pods? Most end up in dark side. Last month, I not But on day four, the wife’s earlier assessment that I weighing down the environ- the trash—or even messily in only solved the baffling way lights began to sputter like a somehow bungled the instilla- ment. the blue bin. these high intensity lights are broken transporter beam in tion. Dave asked if I installed Not so long ago, office I have been researching installed, but I didn’t have to the Starship Enterprise. Fi- the bulbs with white gloves. kitchens were equipped with sources of coffee with com- destroy our grill hood to do it. nally, on day five, they sizzled Of course not. I thought he a pot of coffee, ceramic cups postable K-cups for my work- and milk in the fridge. But place and found several, in- for the last 20 years, thanks in cluding Tayst, Glorybrew and I’ve written animated sagas where toasters come to life, part to Starbucks and the cus- the San Francisco Bay Coffee tom coffee trend, more offices Company, to suggest as al- lemons and limes dance the conga and cartons of eggs provide Nespresso, Keurig and ternatives. And we just don’t spell out warnings to visitors of the fridge. But I swear other similar coffee makers need tea pods. Tea bags are with their individual plastic already easy, convenient and these expensive little ‘hood’ bulbs have made it their mission pods of coffee and tea. create minimal waste. to torment me. Although I appreciate the Though we may not be convenience of being able to at our most alert as me make make a quick, delicious cup of our morning brew, we need to coffee first thing in the morn- remember that adding more Now, I’m thinking that I treat- out completely. What went was kidding—I assumed he ing, I am shocked at the num- trash to our landfills is too ed these expensive little bulbs wrong? They were the perfect white glove touch meant with a . ber of pods that fill workplace high a price to pay for the per- too kindly—for they are clearly size, shape and wattage. I con- But no, he literally meant trash cans. In theory, some of fect cup of Morning Joe. harbingers of evil. templated returning the dead white cloth gloves, like the My wife thinks I relate too malevolent beings to the hard- kind that the scientists in JPL’s easily to inanimate objects, as ware superstore—since they clean room would use to repair if they have a life of their own must have been defective. But a NavCam on a Mars Rover. Katy Perry Allows Convent and a fiendish intent to be- before I defrauded the hard- Apparently these tiny high Purchase Rights to Lapse fuddle. She could be right. I’ve ware giant, my wife suggested intensity bulbs cannot come in By Allison B. Cohen written animated sagas where that it might have been some- contact with the natural oils toasters come to life, lemons thing that I did wrong. that are on human hands—or LOS FELIZ—Despite multiple geles Superior Court judge and limes dance the conga and So I broke down and something akin to that rule media reports, the Waverly ruled was invalid in 2016, cartons of eggs spell out warn- called my super contractor that everyone knows but me. Drive convent at the heart of a because the sisters, the judge ings to visitors of the fridge. friend Dave, who was a bit At any rate, wearing ac- now resolved long legal battle said, had no authority over the But I swear these expensive frustrated to hear my problem tual white gloves, I reinstalled between singer Katy Perry and property and that addition- little ‘hood’ bulbs have made for a second time. new bulbs and they are now local businesswoman Dana ally, any such sale would have it their mission to torment me. Perhaps that’s because his working perfectly, which once Hollister is not for sale, ac- needed to be approved by the For the first three days, fiancée was waiting for him in again goes to prove: “If I can’t cording to Los Angeles Arch- archdiocese and the Vatican. the bulbs were super bright— the hot tub, or maybe because figure it out—and I know that diocese spokesperson Adrian “The property is still like the warming lamps in the a good contactor is kind of like I can’t—my friend Dave can.” Marquez Alacron. owned by the IHM Institute The New York Post reported and has not been relisted,” in June that the property was Alarcon said in an email, re- on the real estate market for ferring to the Immaculate $25 million, and other media, Heart of Mary Sisters of the including Elle magazine, archdiocese. picked up the story. According to Alarcon, af- The Post’s story sourced ter a judge cleared the way for an attorney for Sister Rita Cal- the sale to Perry, the archdio- lanan, a nun with the Sisters of cese and the pop star agreed the Most Holy and Immacu- to a timeline for Perry to pur- late Heart of the Blessed Vir- chase the property, which has gin May, an order that lived at expired. the property until 2011. “With that said,” Alarcon The nuns purchased the said, “the Archdiocese and property in 1971 for $600,000 Ms. Perry continue to be in with the help of its then owner communication concerning Daniel Donohue, according to her continued interest in the the New York Times. Donahue property.” died in 2014. Neither Hollister nor the Callanan and Sister Rose lawyers who represented her Holzman—who is also since during the Perry lawsuit re- deceased—sold the property sponded to a request for an to Hollister, which a Los An- interview.

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RETAIL from page 1 available rents at these and last 10 years. velopers will continue build- LFIA from page 6 into the new units. other newer mixed-use de- Scott Blakeslee, a vice ing mixed-use projects across ment industry, is the LFIA’s In addition, the Ledger velopments in Los Feliz, president at DLJ Real Estate Los Angeles. coordinating secretary. Origi- found that at large mixed-use Echo Park, Silver Lake and Capital Partners, which has In addition to Holly- nally from the Central Coast, complexes in nearby Holly- Hollywood were on aver- begun accepting applications wood, downtown L.A. and she’s lived in Los Feliz for wood, a substantial major- age over $13 more expensive for retail tenants at its re- the Westside have in recent over 20 years. Kolb also co- ity of retail tenants are chain per-square-foot per year than cently finished mixed-use El years experienced a surge in chairs the communications brands such as Shake Shack or retail properties built before Centro apartments in Hol- new residential-retail proper- committee. Dunkin Donuts, a trend that 2010, according to data from lywood at 6200 Hollywood ties. I’m currently the board’s could repeat at new develop- the realty site Loopnet. Blvd., declined to specify “We are seeing develop- second vice president. For- ments in Los Feliz. Available retail units at whether the firm prefers ers looking for a mix of expe- merly from Florida, I moved “[Mixed-use] developers over 50 older buildings the chain tenants. riential retail, such as gyms to Los Feliz in 1985 and have look for tenants who can pay Ledger analyzed averaged “It’s crucial that our re- or restaurants, as well as re- a great passion for the history the rent,” said Donegan Mc- $45.75 per-square-foot-per- tailers fit within the live- tail that can contribute to- of the community, serving as Cuaig, founder of Quixotic year, while space at the nine work-play lifestyle that El ward the mixed-use develop- co-chair of the history com- Realty Inc. in downtown Los newer or in-development Centro affords, while also ment, including convenience mittee. Angeles. “They prefer larger properties averaged about adding value and conve- stores [and] dry-cleaning Gustincic replaces Stan- established national brands $60. nience for residents,” he said. services,” said George Pino, dolyn Robertson who remains because they are strong finan- The averages are not a “We also look for businesses chief executive at L.A.-based on the board as ex-officio pres- cially.” complete snapshot of retail that provide products or ser- Commercial Brokers Inter- ident, hails from Massachu- In Los Feliz, the planned listings in the area. But they vices the neighborhood may national. setts and, like her fellow board developments include a four- do appear to illustrate recent currently lack.” Just last month in Silver members, lists volunteering as to six-story, 202-unit resi- changes in the local retail real Even with Hollywood as Lake, a six-story mixed-use a top priority. dential and retail complex estate market, particularly an example, there’s reason to apartment building was pro- As the new president, at the former Auto Zone in central Hollywood, where believe that mom-and-pop posed to replace Silver Lake Gustincic encourages and in- property at Hollywood Bou- large-scale development has business can still find a home Optometry and Shag hair sa- vites all Los Feliz residents to levard and Hillhurst Avenue; been underway for about a at the new developments in lon on Rowena Avenue. The become involved in LFIA ac- a 17-room hotel and two decade. Los Feliz. 39-unit project with 1,180 tivities. restaurants at the now va- There, the Ledger found “Some landlords don’t square feet of retail space “I’ve experienced first- cated site of Action Vacuum that of the 31 retail tenants want [chains] because [those would be developed by George hand how the efforts of [the] and Good Luck Bar; a five at five major mixed-use apart- tenants] want long term leas- Kahwaji, whose father owns LFIA make an impact in the story, 87-unit residential-re- ment complexes, 27 were es,” said Quixotic Realty’s the property. community—from street and tail project at Franklin and chain brands. McCuaig. “That affords the “The Kahwaji family have river cleanups to advocacy Western Avenues; and two All of those properties— landlord less flexibility, as well been long time residents of with the city—and welcome 100-plus unit residential-re- which include Eastown, Sun- as the possibility of not being Silverlake since 1938 and are others to join us.” tail developments near Barn- set and Vine, 1600 Vine, the able to raise the rent to market committed to the future de- sdall Park at 4900 and 4850 Camden and the Gershwin value.” velopment of the area,” Kah- Interested in becoming in- Hollywood Blvd. Apartments—appear to have One thing that seems waji said in a statement to the volved in the LFIA? Contact The Ledger found that been built or renovated in the certain, however, is that de- Ledger. [email protected].

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FUNDS from page 1 ceived $95,000 in discretion- of discretionary funding be- RYU from page 6 The nearly 10-acre space, can spend these funds at their ary funds; Los Feliz, $65,000; tween 2006 and 2015 to pay Council District 4 since my owned & operated by the De- discretion. and Griffith Park, another for staff salaries. first day in office, completing partment of Water & Power According to Ryu spokes- $50,000. Regarding the $2.3 mil- a $4 million dollar improve- (DWP), also contains two person Mark Pampanin, Ryu The Hollywood Hills re- lion in CRA funds, Ryu used ment project in Pan Pacific beautiful above ground ponds, received about $700,000 last ceived only $15,000 in funds, those dollars for six big ticket Park, upgrading the athletic waterfalls, landscaping, and fiscal year in discretionary reve- but according to Pampanin items in his district, includ- fields in Van Nuys-Sherman open space to stroll. nue to spend, as well a one-time that is partly because some ing $1.1 million for improve- Oaks Park, and building three The Rowena Reservoir sits windfall of $2.3 million from issues that were previously ments along Vermont Avenue, new playgrounds in the Los on busy Hyperion Avenue, just the city’s Community Redevel- funded through discretionary between Franklin Avenue and Feliz and Central Hollywood steps away from John Mar- opment Agency (CRA), which funds—like traffic and law Sunset Boulevard; $400,000 neighborhoods this year alone. shall High school students was dissolved in 2011. enforcement around the Hol- to make his district’s portion It’s why, as chair of the and plenty of homeowners and According to a report lywood Sign—are now part of of Western Avenue more ap- committee overseeing our city renters, yet its beauty serves parks, I have been focused on none of them. This serene en- expanding park access and vironment, lush with trees and …the funds were used for a wide variety of things like for green spaces across our city— water features, is closed to the permits and equipment for block parties, community meetings, so that every child, no matter public. who they are or where they Opening it will not all be events and fairs; speed bumps, traffic control, the creation of live, can have a quality place easy. Measures must be taken street medians and the beautification of utility boxes. to play. to ensure that the reservoir can It’s also why I have been continue to function safely working to open up the Ro- while welcoming visitors. The provided by Ryu at the re- the city’s overall budget. pealing for pedestrians adding wena Reservoir to the com- power stations on site must quest of the Ledger, the funds Ryu ran on a platform new painted murals, planting munity of Los Feliz as a con- be secured and operations be- were used for a wide variety in 2015, in part, to take the trees and installing crosswalks; templative park—a place to tween the Recreation & Parks of things like for permits and mystery out of discretionary building a new playground step away from the hustle and Dept. and the DWP must be equipment for block parties, fund spending by creating an at DeLongpre Park, which is bustle, slow down, and enjoy hashed out. community meetings, events online portal for community near Highland Avenue and the landscape. I introduced a But opening the Rowena and fairs; speed bumps, traffic members to make funding Sunset Boulevard; improving motion in July to achieve this, Reservoir to the public is nec- control, the creation of street requests and creating a com- the Durant Library—at Sun- and I look forward to hearing essary, because parks and open medians and the beautifica- munity based “discretionary set Boulevard and La Breat it in my committee. spaces are vital resources to tion of utility boxes. funds task force”—which Avenue; creating a walkway The Rowena Reservoir is our health, our families and The community of Sher- meets about six times a year— on Vineland Avenue; and for unique in that it contains a our city. man Oaks had the most fund- to help him decide how the operational costs at the LGBT functioning reservoir—with Spaces like these can ing requests approved at 27, dollars are spent. Center, now seen as a flagship a 10 million gallon under- transform neighborhoods, for a total of about $65,000, He took these steps af- homelessness housing center. ground tank—responsible for bring communities solace and while Silver Lake had the least: ter it was revealed in the me- “That’s what CRA dollars providing drinking water to kinship, and provide refuge just two for about $7,000. dia that his predecessor, Tom are for,” said Pampanin. “En- many Los Angeles businesses for a kid just looking to be a The Hollywood area re- LaBonge, used $1.6 million hancing communities.” and households. kid for a while.

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[RESTAURANT REVIEW] [THEATER REVIEW] hope. Poverty, religious con- Northern Thai Food Club Dancing At Lughnasa Now Onstage trol and society’s conventions make escape almost impos- By Pat Saperstein, Ledger Restaurant Critic at Atwater Village Theatre sible. One of the most intrigu- and pickled By Marilyn Tower Oliver, Ledger Theater Critic Director Barbara Scho- ing things about North- bamboo shoots. Don’t forget field directs an able cast. Da- Humor and sadness min- get ready for the festival, ern Thai Food Club is the an order of the popular sai vid Shofner as Michael ties gle in Dancing at Lughnasa, there is an undercurrent of name—the sense you’ve been oua, brightly-flavored home- the story together through his Open Fist Theatre Company’s despair. Creeping industrial- invited to a private dinner in made sausages bursting with narration. Lane Allison’s Mag- current production at the At- ization threatens to make the an accomplished chef’s dining green herbs. gie captures the character’s water Village Theatre. Noted sisters’ glove making obso- room that just happens to be a The spiciness level is mild humor and humanity. Sandra Irish playwright Brian Friel’s lete. Kate, the only gainfully Kate Burck delivers as the de- evocative masterpiece won the employed family member, velopmentally disabled Rose. Tony and the Olivier awards worries about keeping her Scott Roberts’ characteriza- for best play in 1991. job as a parish teacher while tion of the vagabond salesman Best described as a mem- Uncle Jack’s admiration of Gerry and Christopher Cappi- ory play, Dancing at Lughnasa native religious practices has ello’s Father Jack add humor- takes place in 1936 in the rural raised eyebrows in the strict ous notes. Irish countryside in County Catholic community. Designer James Spencer’s Donegal during the Celtic In spite of the looming set charmingly recreates the harvest festival of Lughnasa. problems, the sisters enjoy mu- Mundy’s kitchen where much Michael Mundy, now an sic from their temperamental of the action takes place. adult, narrates the story as he wireless radio and from time This is a play in which reminisces about a significant to time they burst out in exu- nothing much happens, but summer when he was 7 when berant dancing with uninhib- where everything ultimately he lived with his unmarried ited whirling, stomping and changes. My only complaint mother, Chris, and her four yelling. was that I had a bit of trouble sisters, all in their 30’s. Excitement comes when understanding some of the ac- Kate is a devout Catholic Michael’s father Gerry, a glib tors’ thick Irish accents. schoolteacher and Rose is de- traveling salesman, makes Dancing at Lughnasa, velopmentally disabled. The an unexpected visit and an- through August 18th. Atwater pair, along with sister Agnes, nounces plans to enlist in the Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas knit gloves to bring in a little International Brigade to fight Ave. Fridays, Saturdays, Mon- Tom kha from Northern Thai Food Club. Photo by Jonathan D., via Yelp. extra money and Maggie tends in the Spanish Civil War. days, 8 p.m.; Sundays 4 p.m. the house. Uncle Jack, a Catho- As the sisters’ lives un- $20 to $30. Free parking in lic priest, suffers from an undis- former mini-mall donut shop. to moderate, a far cry from Jit- ravel, we feel their desperation the Atwater Xing lot one block closed illness and memory loss. The other thing, of course, lada’s searing southern curries. to survive in an environment south of the theater or on the As the sisters bustle to is the food. Get some sticky rice to help where there is little promise of street. Just as Los Angeles din- scoop up the saucy dishes and ers were stunned to discover a try one of the nam prik dips, whole new kaleidoscope of Thai like the tomato version, in flavors when Jitlada’s famous which ground pork is pounded Southern Thai menu hit the together with chilis and spices. city 12 years ago, now northern Northern Thai’s version of Thai food—as distinguished Khao soi gai, the mild chicken from Isaan fare, from the north- curry noodles showered with eastern part of the country—is green onions, cilantro and finally getting more attention. fried shallots, is one of the best Chef Amphai “Nancy” in the city. Dunne started out making This isn’t the place to look food at local Thai fairs before for pad thai and satay, but rather moving into the Sunset Bou- a chance to experience less fa- levard mini-mall that also miliar preparations and ingre- houses Pa-Ord, a solid noodle dients like the sweet flowers of shop. It’s still a somewhat im- the ceiba or kapok tree, morn- provisational affair: there’s ing glory stems and cha-om or Your Best only seating for about a dozen, acacia. Along with the frequent Real Estate and well-priced dishes—most use of musky bamboo shoots, bryantreichling.com everything is $7—are served these herbs and vegetables give Decision 323.854.1780 in plastic takeout containers. many of the dishes an only-in- That makes it easy to have Thailand quality. a feast at home if there’s no Pork has the starring role seats, since dual articles in the on the menu, but the vegetables Los Angeles Times and Los An- are equally compelling. Jack- geles magazine brought North- fruit salad plays up the fruit’s ern Thai a big increase in busi- substantial qualities combined ness a few months ago. with a rainbow of flavors from Start by checking out the curry paste, makrut lime leaves steam table dishes on display and fried garlic. Eggplant salad Looking for and don’t be hesitant to ask is an instant new favorite: the what’s in each one. There’s server explains that the mashed usually an earthy pork larb, eggplant gets its intensely a good fragrant with Northern spices smoky flavor from spending a and much less tart than the long time on the grill. Isaan version. Also showing With its broad command Real Estate App? up on the steam table are a of traditional dishes and down- variety of stews and curries to-earth approach, Northern like Gaeng pak plang, with Thai feels like a market stall a healthy dose of spinach, thousands of miles away. And John Chadbourne rounding out chunks of pork isn’t that what we love about 31 Years of Title Expertise Call me today! swimming in a deeply flavored L.A.—the ability to be trans- (310) 892-3301 broth, and Northern speciali- ported in a former donut shop? ties like Kang ho—vermicelli 5301 Sunset Blvd., #11, noodles with eggplant, curry Los Angeles, CA 90027.

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PROPERTY from page 9 Locally, There were 83 prior. The median price for in the area were also down. of the year for that area, fol- when they change hands. single-family homes and 19 the area was up about 15% Three condos sold in 90026 lowing April’s $2.325 million Other properties can be condos sold in our coverage month-over-month from in June for a median price of median. reassessed 2% a maximum. area in June 2019, five more May, but down 12% year- $660,000, about 17% lower Meanwhile, nine homes About 10% of properties were homes and one more condo over-year from June 2018 to than May, and 7% below last sold in 90039—which in- subject to more than the 2% than in May, according to data $1.49 million. Condo prices June. cludes parts of Silver Lake, boost this year, Prang said. from CoreLogic, a real estate were up, with five selling in A total of 15 single-fam- Los Feliz and Atwater Vil- The increases added about analysis firm based in La Jolla, the area for a median price ily homes sold in Los Feliz’s lage—in June, 11 fewer than $27.7 billion in new value, in May. The median price about 30% of the total in- for the area was down about crease, while new construction 2% from May but up about added an additional $11.1 bil- In Los Feliz, 15 homes sold for a staggering $2.05 million median, 26% from the previous year lion, Prang reported. a 44% jump month-over-month, a 17% increase year-over-year, to $1.272 million. Six con- The largest single reas- and the second highest median price of the year for dos sold in the area for a sessment was for the NFL median of $826,000—about stadium being built on the that area, following April’s $2.325 million median. 36% higher than in May and site of the former Hollywood about 47% above the previ- Park racetrack in Inglewood. ous June’s median condo The $1.954 billion added for price for the area. the portion of the project California. of $705,000, about a percent 90027 ZIP code in June, one Countywide, the me- completed through June 30th Comparatively, there were above the previous month, and less than in May, while five dian home price for June was boosted that city’s overall tax 4,638 homes and 1,585 con- nearly 30% above June 2018’s condos sold in the area, one $650,000, an increase of about base 25.7%, by far the high- dos sold in all of Los Angeles median. more than in May. The homes 2% month-over-month and est percentage increase in the County in June, down from Silver Lake/Echo Park’s sold for a staggering $2.05 less than a percent year-over- county. 5,044 homes and 1,743 con- 90026 ZIP code had 28 home million median, a 44% jump year. County condo prices saw The change will provide dos sold countywide during sales in June, 15 more than month-over-month and a 17% a 4% jump month-over-month an additional $276,000 to the the previous month. the month prior. The median increase year-over-year—the and a 1% jump year-over-year city, $463,000 to the Ingle- In the Hollywood Hills’ price for those homes was second highest median price to a median of $535,000. wood Unified School District 90068 ZIP code, 31 single- $1.005 million, the same as in and $580,000 to the county, family homes sold in June— May, but 4% lower than June according to the assessor. three fewer than the month 2018’s median. Condo prices

LATINX from page 1 board as an “at-large” repre- formation around the rights board approved the new com- sentative in 2019. of immigrants when facing mittee, spearheaded by board- According to Stein, the potential ICE interactions,” member Dulce Stein, at its Latinx Representation Com- per the July 10th agenda. The July 10th meeting. mittee plans to forge part- meeting was approved, but its An estimated 30 to 40% nerships with local churches, time and location have yet to of Silver Lake residents identi- schools, clinics, businesses, be announced. fy as a Latino or Latina, Stein and other organizations that “Something we’re trying said. already serve the area’s Latin to be mindful of is the ten- “The Latinx Representa- American community. sion of the current [immigration Committee will take con- Ideally, she said, those tion enforcement] situation in crete steps, small and large, relationships will help make general and making sure that Ready for Your Inspection to ensure that the Silver Lake neighborhood events more our community members even Neighborhood Council be of accessible and inviting to feel safe to come to this work- he Sparks-McLaren House; Arthur Kelly, service to all Latinx stakehold- Latin American constituents, shop or town hall, said SLNC T A.I.A., architect; 1930. Rarely does one of ers, encouraging empower- Stein said. boardmember Nicholas Fox the finest homes in Laughlin Park come onto ments though participation,” The SLNC also agreed July Robbins. “So we have some the market, as here. This grand Mediterranean Stein said at the SLNC meet- 10th to spend up to $150 on work to do.” estate was built for an extended family of world ing. purchasing a new Spanish lan- This is the second recent- travelers by the esteemed architect of the Stein was born in Mexico guage banner that will be dis- ly-formed SLNC committee “Playboy Mansion” and other notable public City and immigrated to the played at future neighborhood geared towards traditionally and private architectural works of Los Angeles’s United States when she was council events and town halls. underrepresented groups. between-the-Wars golden era. Sited on a cul- 20. An art teacher who lives in One upcoming town hall In June, the council vot- de-sac at the highest point in celebrity-favored, Hawthorne, Stein is the chief tentatively titled “Living in a ed to create its LGBTQIA gated Laughlin Park, the home enjoys wrap- curator of Silver Lake’s Neutra Sanctuary City” would bring Advocates Committee, rep- around city, hills and Griffith Park views. All Institute Gallery & Museum. staffers from city hall and resenting Silver Lake’s queer rooms are impressively-scaled. The floor plan is She was elected to the SLNC other agencies to “present in- community. flawless. The original, elegant details are intact thanks to just two family owners over the past 90 years. Not on the market since 1970, the home Water Smart - Specializing in Hillside & Canyon Homes for 30 Years has always been carefully maintained.

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FLETCHER from page 1 way capacity to simply choose serious injuries per mile from rides on Fletcher Drive. ing forward, including a new Transportation (LADOT). the next street,” Lopez said. 2013 to 2017. According to Meredith, website expected to launch in In addition to road di- Further community con- The city has already up- when his girlfriend recently August that will update the ets, Vision Zero projects may cerns have been raised about graded all crosswalks on this road her bike from South Pas- public on the progress of all include flashing crosswalks, retrofitting the Glendale-Hy- stretch of Fletcher Drive for adena to visit him in Los Feliz, Vision Zero projects. speed radar signs and median perion Bridge, a project which higher visibility. she did not tell him she would “Community engagement islands designed specifically is expected to start next year. While the 2017 proposal be taking Fletcher Drive on is of the highest priority for for pedestrian safety. The bridge is among Atwa- for Fletcher Drive included her route. LADOT,” spokesperson Patri- As one of few routes go- ter’s main access points to the bike lane buffers and other “She didn’t want me to be cia Restrepo said in an email. ing east and west over the Previously, road diets in Los Angeles River and the 5 other areas of the city have freeway, some residents have As one of few routes going east and west over the Los Angeles proved divisive. raised concerns that reducing River and the 5 freeway, some residents have raised concerns In 2017, a road diet in Pla- lanes on the proposed section that reducing lanes on the proposed section of Fletcher Drive will ya del Rey was removed in re- of Fletcher Drive will be detri- sponse to community outrage. mental to the community. be detrimental to the community. Closer by, a controver- “We’re not against Vision sial road diet implemented in Zero, we’re not against pe- 2013 along Rowena Avenue destrian safety and we’re not rest of the city along Glendale changes to reduce car lanes, no scared for her,” he said. in Silver Lake created a split against safety along Fletcher Boulevard. official road diet plan has been While Meredith said he among residents. Those lane Drive,” said Luis Lopez, presi- “If they close Hyperion implemented for the street. knows there are limited car reductions were ultimately up- dent of the Atwater Village bridge for construction and However, as a priority corridor routes in and out of Atwater held by a City Council vote in Chamber of Commerce who bring Fletcher down to one it is eligible for such changes. Village, he also said there are June, following a city-funded owns an automotive shop on lane it’s going to be a big prob- LADOT said new plans equally few routes for bikes study indicating the change Fletcher. “We are for safety, lem,” said one resident in a will be released publicly in and pedestrians. had decreased traffic accidents but for this section of Fletcher Facebook post when the proj- 2020. Additionally, he said, in the area. Drive, lane reduction doesn’t ect proposal was first made Despite resistance from it would be “unacceptable” A spokesperson for Los make sense.” public in 2017. “The busi- some commuters, many road to leave Fletcher Drive as is, Angeles City Councilmember Glendale Boulevard and nesses there will suffer and no safety advocacy groups in the considering LADOT has des- Mitch O’Farrell, who repre- Los Feliz Boulevard are the one will want to [walk or bike] city support the plan, includ- ignated it as one of the most sents Atwater Village among other two main arteries in and anyway because the road rage ing the Los Angeles Bicycle dangerous corridors in the other areas, said the council- out of Atwater Village from driving will be insane.” Coalition and Los Angeles city. member has made safety and western areas of the city. They LADOT listed Fletcher Walks, who submitted a joint “I don’t want to see any accessibility along major traffic are also main freeway exits for Drive as a “priority corridor” letter of support to the city in kids getting hurt. I don’t want corridors and around schools commuters on the 5. among 24 others in the Janu- January. to see any senior citizens get- his “top transit priority.” According to Lopez, those ary report. Priority corridors “It’s obviously unsafe,” said ting hurt,” Meredith said. “Any fatality is one too roads are already severely con- are stretches of road at least Los Feliz cycling enthusiast and According to LADOT, many, O’Farrell spokesper- gested on a daily basis. a half mile long, which have road safety activist, Sean Mer- “robust” outreach will be part son Tony Arranaga said in an “We don’t have the road- had at least 15 traffic deaths or edith who said he frequently of Vision Zero projects mov- email.

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VACCINES from page 1 well, Bedrossian said, such as school’s low vaccination rate. above the state average such flects a rise in the number of of Public Health. students who are ineligible for Citizens of the World as Atwater Avenue Elemen- cases occurring nationally. A review of that data vaccines due to health condi- Silverlake, which is part of tary and Los Feliz STEMM A measles outbreak has been shows several area schools tions like cancer. a network of charter schools (Science, Technology, Engi- declared in 30 states during are below the state average of Additionally, some chil- across Los Angeles, reported neering, Math and Medicine) the same time period, accord- about 95% of kindergarten- dren who have already con- a 73% vaccination rate with Magnet, which both topped ing to the Centers for Disease ers who have been vaccinated, tracted certain diseases, like no students receiving medical 98%; Glenfeliz Boulevard El- Control and Prevention. while some schools dipped be- the chicken pox, for example, exemptions. A school official ementary, which had a 97% Measles, a highly con- low a 75% vaccination rate. would not be given that vac- did not respond to requests for vaccination rate; and Ivanhoe tagious viral infection that Franklin Village’s Cher- cination, because they are now comment. Elementary School, which had spreads from person-to-per- emoya Avenue Elementary immune, and are also reported Los Feliz Charter School a 96% vaccination rate. son, was previously declared School reported a 76% vac- as unvaccinated. for the Arts reported an 87% When students enter 7th “eliminated” in the country in cination rate for the 2018-19 “Most schools will never vaccination rate. Six of the grade, an additional set of vac- 2000. school year, according to the be 100%,” Bedrossian said. school’s 61 kindergarten stu- cinations is required. The Los Angeles County state data. One student had “We want to make sure every- dents received a medical ex- Per state data, Silver Lake exposures may have occurred a permanent medical exemp- one’s who’s healthy and can emption. and Los Feliz’s Thomas Starr at Los Angeles International tion. get [vaccinated does], so the Varina Bleil, the school’s King Middle School had a Airport, at several buildings However, according to limited population who can’t executive director, said the vaccination rate of 98%, while on the University of Califor- Los Angeles Unified School will also be protected.” school follows the state law re- Washington Irving Middle nia Los Angeles campus, at District (LAUSD) officials, the According to Bedrossian, garding vaccinations. School, located between At- a library on the campus of rates reported by the state may data entry errors can also lead “Being a school, we’re al- water Village and Glassell California State University not reflect the most current to underreporting. ways trying to stay on top of Park, had a rate of 94%. Los Angeles and at restaurants statistics because reporting The Hollywood School- the safety and well-being of Recently, there has been near Glendale. takes place in the fall, when house, a private school located our students,” she said. heightened attention to vacci- Typically, California has some kindergarteners are still near Highland and Fountain Bleil declined to answer nations across the country. high immunization rates due 4 years old and may not have avenues, reported a 69% vacci- why the school’s proportion of In April, public health it is strict vaccination laws, received certain vaccinations nation rate, with five students students who received medical officials declared a measles which were tightened in 2016, before turning 5. who received a permanent exemptions is among the high- outbreak in Los Angeles when the state eliminated a “Throughout the year the medical exemption. est in the area, citing student County. Since the beginning “personal-belief” exemption number changes,” Sosse Bed- “At Hollywood School- privacy laws. of the year, 16 cases of the for schoolchildren. However, rossian, the district’s director house we comply with all “We are given the reason disease have been reported the number of students who of nursing services, said. immunization requirements by their doctor but it is per- among county residents, ac- have medical exemptions has Cheremoya officials said mandated by the State of sonal information we cannot cording to the Los Ange- increased by nearly 70% since updated totals now reflect the California,” Tina Harris, the share,” she said. les County Dept. of Public the personal belief exemption school’s vaccination rate for school’s director of adminis- She said the exemptions Health. An additional eight was abolished, according to the last school year stands at trative operations, said in an for each student were given by cases have been reported by state data. about 94%. emailed statement. different physicians. non-residents who have trav- A new bill, which is still Other factors can lead Harris declined to com- Some schools, mean- eled through the area. pending in state legislature, to lower vaccination rates as ment further or explain the while, had vaccination rates The local outbreak re- see VACCINES page 22

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[STARGAZING] The moon starts the The best weekends to do this Dark Sky Preserves Offer Stunning Milky Way month as waxing crescent, and come at the beginning and it reaches first quarter on the the end of the month, close to Views 7th. After the full moon on the new moons. Joshua Tree By Anthony Cook, Griffith Observatory the 15th, the moon will rise af- National Park, and many ter sunset. It is last quarter on other National Parks now The annualunder dark skies. Jupiter, and it is in the south- the 23rd and new on the 30th. serve as dark sky preserves in summer Perseid meteor shower Gleaming planet Jupiter east sky in the early evening. August is a great month order to conserve the rapidly reaches its peak before dawn in the sprawling constellation It appears similar to a bright for viewing the tattered glow vanishing view of the Milky on the 13th. Unfortunately, the Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer, golden star to the eye, but a of the Milky Way by travel- Way’s beautiful glow as the moon is full on the 15th, and on is highest and to the south as telescope can reveal Saturn’s ing to a wilderness spot, far increasing glow of artificial the 13th it will set at 4:25 a.m. darkness falls. Use binoculars incomparable system of rings. from urban light pollution. lights hides the night sky. This provides only 16 minutes to find its four largest moons of viewing without its interfer- clustered near the brilliant ence until the start of dawn. As planet. A more powerful tele- a result, viewing on the 11th and scope will allow you to observe 12th might be more rewarding, Jupiter’s changing storms, in- even though the meteors will be cluding the Great Red Spot. fewer than the two per minute Saturn, in Sagittarius the that they sometimes produce Archer, is located to the left of

BEACHWOOD from page 1 lic still tries to access it. tory,” Pampanin said. “Two years after the clo- Los Angeles had another sure, still over 90% of Beach- record setting year of tourism, wood traffic is pedestrians clocking 50 million visitors to and vehicles going to the end the region in 2018, according of Beachwood and turning to the Los Angeles Tourism & around and going back down Convention Board. And many the street,” she said. “If [the of those visitors yearn to take entrance] was reopened—for a selfie with the sign, even example, for tour vans—all trampling through residential of the dangerous conditions neighborhoods—on foot and and gridlock the judge ruled in cars—along the way. against would return.” Since social media and For his part, Ryu’s staff said GPS became ubiquitous, he’s been working improve- homeowners near the sign ments, not only for homeown- have complained of car- ers, but for visitors alike. One clogged narrow streets, smok- strategy, first raised by former ing tourists trampling hedges councilmember Tom LaBonge and some folks even knocking and re-introduced by Ryu in on homeowners’ front doors to 2018 was running electric shut- use a restroom. And those are tles from the Hollywood/Vine the nice ones. Residents have and Hollywood/Highland also reported people relieving Metro stations to the easement themselves sometimes wher- road at the end of Beachwood ever they can. Drive, presumably along with Hollywood Sign neigh- a new public access point into the park. bors told Ryu’s office they were /1 pleased with the extra enforce- That issue, according to ment over the July 4th holiday. city staffers is still being re- “We have heard from the viewed. eserve by 9 nearby community that this But many in the area R for 10% off past July 4th weekend was aren’t fond of the idea. one of the best they’ve seen in “Putting an entrance into S c h o o l G u i d e 2 0 1 9 years,” Pampanin said. Griffith Park at the end of Sarajane Schwartz, a former Beachwood to be used by the COMING IN OCTOBER president of the Hollywoodland public, would be considered Homeowners Assoc. said the creating a brand new park extra 4th of July weekend pa- entrance and would there- trols were a good start but a lot fore require a full and very more work needs to done to find costly,” environmental review, a year-round solution to many Schwartz said. traffic concerns. Also being considered is Schwartz cites tourist con- a plan to build a visitors’ cen- gestion on Beachwood Drive ter in the hills—on the Glen- as one such concern. The dale side—and an aerial tram street terminates at the former that would ferry people to the entrance to a popular Griffith Hollywood Sign. The city an- Park hiking trail, which of- nounced in July it had hired an fered close-up views of the engineering consulting firm to Hollywood sign. undertake the study. A judge ordered public ac- Regarding the recent long cess to that trailhead closed in weekend, LAPD’s Brian White 2017, as part of a settlement be- said officer’s focus was to keep tween the city and the owners of traffic moving on Beachwood private equestrian facility Sun- Drive. For editorial consideration: For advertising inquiries: set Ranch, who claimed hikers “The stuff that’s happening [email protected] [email protected] were trespassing on their private up there is minor but it causes property to access the site. But back up because of the small (323) 741-0019 while the trailhead has now streets,” he said. “I just focus on been closed for over two years, the things I can enforce.” Read by 100,000 Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Hollywood Hills, according to Schwartz the pub- see BEACHWOOD page 23 Atwater Village and Echo Park residents & families Page 22 SCHOOL NEWS losfelizledger.com August 2019 Los Feliz Ledger

Police Close Preschool Investigation BEACHWOOD from page 22 fed by hot Santa Ana winds. He argues that the ongoing traffic By Allison B. Cohen He said officers will assur- edly crack down on no smok- and parking problems continue SILVER LAKE–After respond- article on the website LAist, of site, which tracks inspections, ing laws if they see people to pose a public safety risk and ing to a call for a “child abuse alleged improper discipline at citations and complaints at lighting up in hillside com- Ryu should bear the blame for investigation” at P.L.A.Y. the preschool, according to de- childcare centers through- munities. And with authorities not putting a stop to them. Preschool June 10th, the Los partment spokesperson Adam out the state, P.L.A.Y., which warning about the high risk of “Councilmember Ryu Angeles Police Dept. (LAPD) Weintraub. opened in 2017, has received fires through the remainder of broke every campaign prom- said July 11th that no crime The two agencies work no complaints. The site is up- the summer and into the fall, ise he made for shutting il- was committed at the facility closely together on such inves- dated weekly. many are still concerned that legal parcels and finding safe and the department has closed tigations. The preschool has, howev- safety is being sacrificed. areas for tourism,” Fisch said. its investigation, according to “If they discover any ad- er, received one inspection cita- According to Lake Hol- “He promised so he could get LAPD Officer Jesse Aispuro. ditional information pertinent tion, from last January, for not lywood resident Tony Fisch, elected only.” Meanwhile, the Califor- to the investigation, they will labeling some children’s belong- there have been seven fires in Ryu was elected in 2015 nia Dept. of Social Services is notify us,” said Aispuro. ings from home, including food his neighborhood since 2011. and will be up for reelection reviewing three separate alle- According to the state’s and food containers. Luckily, he said, they weren’t in 2020. gations, including a June 21st Dept. of Social Services web-

VACCINES from page 21 The bill also reduces the but which Gov. Gavin New- list of medical conditions that som said he supported, is would qualify for an exemp- Dr. Michel N. Kahwaji, O.D. aimed at punishing doctors tion. who improperly issue medical The bill has drawn oppo- exemptions. The state Dept. nents to the Capitol, including of Public Health, which over- parents, anti-vaccination ad- sees vaccinations, would be vocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allowed to bar certain doc- and actress Jessica Biel. tors from writing medical ex- They argue medical deci- Designer Eyewear 20% oﬀ emptions for up to two years sions should be made between if they are deemed to pose a a patient and doctor without public health risk. interference by government The departmental reviews agencies. would only occur at schools LAUSD students and with immunization rates of their siblings who do not have $78 frame & lens (single vision) less than 95% or for doctors health insurance can receive who grant five or more medi- free immunizations at school- We accept VSP, Medi-Cal, Medicare & most other insurance. cal exemptions in a year. based clinics.

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