Health Officials Warn of Meningitis Outbreak

WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • City attorney outlines initiatives Sunny with at Hollywood temps in the town hall • p. 3 high 80s Volume 26 No. 28 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills and Wilshire Communities July 14, 2016 Health officials warn Drivingn public transit into next generation L.A., WeHo back Beverly Hills driverless n ofCounty meningitis calls on LGBT men tooutbreak get vaccinated car ambitions By GreGory Cornfield By GreGory Cornfield L.A. County so far this year due to the infections. Officials with the Los Angeles By comparison, 12 people were Imagine the next time you need County Department of Public diagnosed with IMD in 2015 and to go to the grocery store or to Health and the Los Angeles LGBT one of them identified as gay or work, that you pull up your Center are telling gay and bisexual bisexual. iPhone instead of searching for men and transgender women to get “The reason for the high propor- your keys. At the touch of a but- vaccinated for invasive meningo- tion of cases occurring among men ton, you request a car which coccal disease (IMD). who are gay or bisexual is appears right in front of your dri- IMD is “very serious” and poten- unknown,” Gunzenhauser said. veway. But when you get in the tially deadly, and health officials “There have been no social link- vehicle, it’s empty. said that gay and bisexual men rep- Garyson Brulte, with the ages identified among any of the courtesy of Google resent a “disproportionate” number cases in L.A. County or the cases in Beverly Hills Mayor’s of the 17 cases in the county and in our neighboring jurisdictions.” Autonomous Vehicles (AV) Autonomous vehicle public transportation could remove 90 percent of Long Beach in 2016. Eight of the The Centers for Diseases and Committee, described it as sub- vehicles on city streets. 17 people infected with IMD this Control Preventions’ declares an scribing to a car – a phenomenon year are self-identified gay or outbreak when there is one case for that could remove 90 percent of Hills Mayor John Mirisch, which cars. bisexual men between 20-45 years every 10,000 people. It has not vehicles on city streets and 80 per- was co-sponsored by West “I was delighted that the other old. Dr. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, Los become that serious in L.A. cent of off-street parking accord- Hollywood Mayor Lauren mayors overwhelmingly support Angeles County Department of County, but last week, public health ing to a recent study. Meister, to adopt policies that the concept of autonomous vehi- Public Health interim health officer, officials met at the LGBT Center at Beverly Hills is betting that dri- encourage the testing and devel- cles as public transportation,” said there have been no deaths in See meningitis page 22 verless cars are the solution to Los opment of AVs in municipal tran- Mirisch said. “AVs could be a Angeles County’s mind-numbing sit, bringing hundreds of other game changer for cities. They will traffic problem, and now many cities more closely in line with provide solutions to perennial other city leaders are anting up as Beverly Hills’ ambitions. The res- urban issues such as traffic con- well. olution also called for legislative gestion, parking and air pollution. The U.S. Conference of Mayors changes at the national, state and [The resolution’s approval] shows at the end of June unanimously local levels to support research that this is a technology that, if approved a resolution by Beverly and development of driverless See AVs page 21 Interns fight crime in Wilshire Division n Model program to expand to other divisions By edwin folven photo by Gregory Cornfield The police officers of tomor- row are getting on-the-job train- Officials with county health departments and the LGBT Center requested ing today in an internship pro- that all gay and bisexual men get vaccinated for a meningitis outbreak. gram at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division. The program was launched last fall by Lt. Julius J. Guay, Ph.D., and it has grown from approxi- n mately 15 to 43 current partici- Rockin’L.A. band sings against of tragedies gun around violence U.S. pants. The internships are offered By GreGory Cornfield year-round and follow the spring, summer and fall calendars used by colleges and universities in photo by Edwin Folven At any rock concert hall in L.A., Los Angeles. The interns learn Lt. Julius J. Guay discussed crime maps with Susanna Amad, who is Australia or the U.K., fans might about problem solving and com- participating in the Wilshire Division’s internship program. see Clem Burke, Glen Matlock, munity policing, and they help James Stevenson and Gary Twinn officers and detectives track of view,” he added. “By involv- California State University, Los take the stage as The International crime trends. They earn credit ing them in the process, it creates Angeles; California State Swingers – an L.A.-based group toward school community service a ripple effect in the community University, Long Beach; that quickly makes it apparent why requirements, and the police when they go out and tell people University of California, Irvine; all of four of them have spent sig- department gets a “force multipli- about their experience.” and Mount Saint Mary’s nificantly more time on the charts er” that helps law enforcement The internship program is the University, among other schools, than the average Angeleno. work more efficiently, Guay said. only one of its kind among the are currently participating. The But midway through the head “We want to support learning. LAPD’s 21 community police LAPD also plans to expand the banging and dancing, fans might The point of that is it’s not just stations, but plans call for it to program to include high school notice a lyric that’s more stark than student learning, but we want to launch this fall at the Hollywood, students in the future. Guay has courtesy of The International Swingers others, mixed in with the rock ‘n’ Olympic and South Traffic been in contact with administra- roll beats. learn from them as well. They Gary Twinn rocks out with The help us by giving us a new point Divisions. Students from the See interns page 21 International Swingers. See Gun Control page 22 2 July 14, 2016 Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 15 Summer Cinema The gals take back America through estfield Culver City invites the sharp-witted original songs and biting public to the return of the parodies. Tickets are $20. 1125 N. W“Summertime Cinema” series running C a l e n d a r McCadden Place. www.event- brite.com/e/the-kinsey-sicks-in-electile- Fridays from July 15 through Aug. 12. Hollywood Women’s Advisory Board dysfunction-tickets-25608687273. “Enchanted” will be shown on July 15, is hosting the discussion with univer- followed by “Inside Out” on July 22, sity students participating in the U.S. “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation” State Department program WeHo Planning on July 29, “Star Wars: The Force “Consciousness Raising of Pakistani Awakens” on Aug. 5 and “Lilo & Women on Contemporary Academic Pop-Up Stitch” on Aug. 12. Seating opens at 6; and Social Issues.” The students will est Hollywood’s Community movies start at 8 p.m. Pre-screening discuss Pakistani society and culture Development Department will entertainment and raffles will be held. to dispel misconceptions and stereo- Wprovide information on “Shaping Our 6000 Sepulveda Blvd. types. 625 N. San Vicente Blvd. Multifamily Neighborhoods,” an www.westfield.com/culvercity. (310)652-5340, www.colapublib.org. upcoming study and community engagement project on Monday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the lobby of the city ‘Space’ ‘Church & State’ council chambers. Planning department pace,” a dark two-act comedy mmy-nominated writer Jason staff members will provide information on outer space, a dysfunctional Odell Williams’ production and answer questions. 625 N. San “Sfamily and surviving life in the mod- E“Church & State” runs Saturday, Vicente Blvd. (323)848-6357, or email ern world runs Friday, July 15 through July 16 through August 14 at the [email protected]. Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Stella Adler Skylight Theatre. The play follows a Main Stage. Having spent the last 30 U.S. Senator who, three days before years of his life in a mental institution, his bid for re-election in North 20 Film on Kurt Finge is now back in the “real Carolina, makes an off-the-cuff com- Gun Violence world” trying to adjust to modern life ment to a blogger that calls into oin the National Council of Jewish and fix his relationship with his ailing question his belief in God. The sena- Women, Los Angeles at screenings mother. With the help of his hospital tor’s devoutly Christian wife and lib- Jof “Making A Killing: Guns, Greed, appointed “facilitator” Ann, Finge is eral Jewish campaign manager try and the NRA” on Wednesday, July 20 forced to face long-buried familial desperately to contain the damage. at 12:30 and 7 p.m. The film tells the truths. Showtimes are 8 p.m., The play sheds light on how religion, stories of how guns and the billions of Thursday through Saturday. Tickets gun control and social media influ- dollars made off of them affect the are $25. 6773 Hollywood Blvd., ence elections. Showtimes are 8:30 lives of American citizens. It features Second Floor. (747)777-2878, p.m., Saturday; 3 p.m., Sunday. personal stories from people through- www.spacetheplay.com.

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