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WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • Alarcon to stand trial, pg. 3 Partly cloudy, • Police seek temps in the copper thieves, 70s pg. 4 Volume 22 No. 40 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities October 4, 2012 GLAZA ceases bid to privately manage zoo n Organization is still open to the possibility By AAron Blevins long-term — mostly because the Talks between the city of Los city couldn’t provide policies and Angeles and the Greater Los regulations that allowed for a “com- Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) munity partnership model,” to have GLAZA privately manage GLAZA president Connie Morgan the zoo have stopped, but it is possi- said. ble that the discussions are just in “For us, right now, we’ve closed hibernation. the door … but we haven’t locked Representatives of the organiza- it,” she said. tion announced last week that they Morgan said GLAZA was look- had halted the discussions with the See Zoo page 20 photo by Aaron Blevins city to manage and operate the zoo Although the Hollywood Sign doesn’t look a day over 50, officials say that the paint is bubbling and crack- ing on the 89-year-old landmark. Yet another starlet getting work done Sign Trust, said although it is dif- with.” n Hollywood Sign to ficult to see any problems with the Baumgart said workers are get a little TLC sign from far away, a closer look scraping off the old paint by hand reveals bubbling and cracking in and taking the sign down to the By edwin folven the paint. Paint manufacturer bare metal. Although the sign was Sherwin-Williams is donating 275 last repainted in 2005, the current It’s wonderful what a coat of gallons of paint and is paying for a project is the first full restoration paint will do. And like any old portion of the work — for a total of the sign since 1978, when house, the Hollywood Sign can of approximately $140,000, Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner benefit too. according to Baumgart — and the raised $275,000 to have a new Crews began removing the Hollywood Sign Trust is covering sign installed. Hefner held a paint on the landmark on Tuesday, the additional $35,000 in costs. fundraiser that year at the Playboy and the work is expected to last “We expect it to be [completed] mansion, and celebrities such as eight to 10 weeks. Workers will sometime after Halloween,” Gene Autry, Andy Williams and remove three coats of paint dating Baumgart said. “There were a lot Alice Cooper donated to the pro- photo by Edwin Folven back to 1978, when the current of bubbles and chips and paint ject. Baumgart said Hefner played Much like the chimpanzees at the zoo, privatization talks between sign was installed, and will fix any falling off. There was some rust an additional critical role in 2010, damage to the metal frame. Chris on some cross bars. It was some- GLAZA and the city are just laying around. Baumgart, chair of the Hollywood thing that needed to be dealt See Sign page 20 LA Weekly owner parts Project to turn up heat at Hollywood pool ways with Backpage.com n Wider pool, diving By AAron Blevins the time. “It’s easier to sell a girl board coming tentatively hundreds and hundreds of times in summer 2014 Backpage.com is no longer a than to sell a drug once.” part of LA Weekly, as the publi- With the sale of LA Weekly, By AAron Blevins cation has been sold and the new which also included 12 other pub- owner, Voice Media Group, opted lications in other cities, As much as area residents may not to keep the controversial clas- Backpage.com will become its have wanted to take a dip recently, sifieds website. own company with separate own- the Hollywood Pool on Cole Backpage.com has been under ership, according to a press Avenue is closed, and will remain fire for its postings of ads with release. The website had been so until at least 2014, when renova- underage girls who were human owned by Village Voice Media. tions are expected to be complete. trafficking victims in its adult Voice Media Group will no In about two weeks, workers will section, which advertises body longer have any connection with demolish the pool and its bathhouse rubs and massages. Backpage.com, Scott Tobias, to bring them up to code, making Representatives of FAIR Girls, Voice Media Group CEO, said. them more energy efficient and which provides resources to vic- He said the company would be improving their surroundings. The tims of human trafficking, better served focusing exclusive- $4 million project, which also claimed that some of the women, ly on journalism and providing includes gym renovations, will be though advertised as being 19 information. financed through the State Quimby years old, were actually minors. “Backpage was a distraction, Act and Prop. K funds. “Like everyone using the but what ultimately spurred this “It will be back better than ever,” photo by Aaron Blevins Internet for marketing, so are the decision was a realization that said Trish Delgado, who oversees pimps,” Andrea Powell, execu- The Hollywood pool will be closed next summer as contractors complete See Backpage page 20 See Pool page 21 a $4 million project to bring the facility up to code. tive director of FAIR Girls, said at 2 October 4, 2012 Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 6 Comedy at the “Life History Class” being held on Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. Park La Brea C a l e n d a r at the West Hollywood Library. he Park La Brea Theatre will Members share stories they have writ- Tcome alive with laughter during ten, and receive critiques. The weekly “Comedy in the Park” on Saturday, 9 LGBT Stories uthor Paul Vitagliano will dis- class is led by Bea Mitz and is held Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Comedians Jason cuss his new book, “Born This every Wednesday in the library’s Love, Paul Morrissey, Katsy A Way: Real Stories of Growing Up WeHo Room. 625 N. San Vicente Chappelle, K-Von and Pete Correale Gay” on Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 8 to 10 Blvd. (310)858-8330. will perform. Tickets are $12. 475 S. p.m. at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Curson Ave.; enter the Park La Brea Center’s Renberg Theater. “Born This complex from 6th or 3rd streets. 11 Modern Ballet Way” is a collection of more than 100 (323)549-5470, parklabrea.event- he 11-member Aspen Santa Fe short stories and childhood pho- brite.com. TBallet company brings a new tographs of people who have known generation of American contemporary they were gay since childhood. ballet performers to Southern Kids Fun at the Contributors to the book will share California with a performance on Petersen their experiences, such as actor and Thursday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. in ids can have fun making a activist, Miss Coco Peru; actor Frank Pepperdine University’s Smothers KHalloween craft during DeCaro; and comedian Patrick Theatre. Tickets are $20 to $40. 24255 “Discovery Days: Haunted Cars” Bristow. There will also be musical Pacific Coast Hwy. (310)506-4522, being held on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 1 performances by Jackie Beat, John www.arts.pepperdine.edu. to 4 p.m. Participants can build a mini Quale and Kristian Hoffman. Tickets wooden monster car, and at 2:30pm, are $10. Village at Ed Gould Plaza, actors from L.A. BookPALS will read 1125 N. McCadden Pl. www.lagay- Rape in the Military stories. 6060 Wilshire Blvd. center.org. free screening of the documen- (323)930-CARS, www.petersen.org. Atary “The Invisible War” will be held on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at 10 Rock ‘n’ Roll the National Council of Jewish Author Readings Women, Los Angeles. The investiga- riters Mark Haskell Smith, Book Talk ock ‘n’ roll fans will enjoy a book tive documentary by Oscar and Jennine Capó Crucet, David W signing and discussion with Emmy-nominated filmmaker Kirby Von Behren, Marissa Landrigan, R author Ken Scott, one of the five main Dick exposes the problem of rape Jenny Johnson and Natashia Deón engineers for The Beatles and co-pro- within the military. Guests can discuss will read from their works during ducer of Bowie’s “The Rise And Fall the film with producer Amy Ziering “Dirty Laundry Lit: Hungover” on photo by Rosalie O’Connor of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders following the screening. 543 N. Saturday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at The Violinist Augustin Hadelich (above) debuts in the Los Angeles Chamber From Mars”, on Wednesday, Oct. 10 Fairfax Ave. (323)852-8503, Virgil. The readings will be held dur- Orchestra’s performance of Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto in D major, at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble at The www.ncjwla.org. ing the fourth installment of reading Op. 61” on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Alex Theatre, and on Grove. Joe Benson, of KLOS, will series, which is hosted by Jeff Eyres Sunday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in UCLA’s Royce Hall. Music director Jeffrey moderate a discussion with Scott. 189 and blends spoken word with live 12 Senior Fraud Kahane conducts and performs as a soloist in Ravel’s jazz-infused The Grove Dr. (323)525-0270, music. Tickets are $5. 4519 Santa eniors can learn how to protect “Piano Concerto in G major”, and the orchestra will also perform Andrew www.barnesandnoble.com.