Inside Los Feliz's Bridge Home Shelter Ryu and Raman on Police

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Inside Los [CD4 ELECTION] Feliz’s Bridge Ryu and Raman Home Shelter on Police By Allison B. Cohen Reform By Allison B. Cohen Inside, the ceiling soars, and Erin Hickey Pinheiro creating soft diffused light. In- side, it is cool too, on an espe- The November 3rd elec- cially hot summer afternoon. tion is just around the corner, And inside, there are clean, and while the presidential race heavy wood tables, a vending may be making most of the machine and a couch near a headlines, a key local race is large television hung on the on the line too: Los Angeles wall. City Council’s District 4 seat. Inside is where 62 men Join us over the next three and 38 women who have been months as we take a deep dive living on the streets of Los An- into the policy positions of in- geles can rest for a little while cumbent David Ryu and chal- in the 10,800 square feet of lenger Nithya Raman. This space they call home for now. month: public safety and po- Inside is where homeless lice reform. men and women can stabi- Both candidates support lize, “where they can strategize reallocating a portion of police about their future and get funding to other public safety into permanent housing. And services, known commonly when that bed lets up, we can as “defund the police,” and have another 100 people and both agree that a non-armed another 100 people and an- CD 4 ELECTION CANDIDATES: Top: David Ryu marches with Pastor Charles R. Johnson of the Cochran Avenue Baptist Church response is needed for certain other,” said Los Angeles May- during protests over the police killing of George Floyd in May. Bottom: Nithya Raman speaks at a July 19th rally at Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake calling for police reform in memory of store manager Melyda Corado, who was killed by a police bullet types of calls—such as noise see SHELTER page 8 during a 2018 hostage situation at the store. see ELECTION page 16

[REAL ESTATE] 1918 and Now: Two Fires In As Many Days Near COVID-19 Changes Real Estate How the New Shelter Business Pandemics By Sorina Szakacs, Ledger Contributing Writer By Erin Hickey Pinheiro, Ledger Contributing Writer Compare As the local coronavi- probably go for over asking By Erin Hickey Pinheiro rus shut down enters its sixth price.” Ledger Contributing Writer month, leaving many indus- But while homes are back tries with reduced cash flow to selling at pre-COVID-19 The ongoing coronavi- and uncertain futures, the real levels, Uriarte said, “the show- rus crisis has drawn many estate market is stronger than ing of homes has changed tre- comparisons to the last ma- ever, and significant changes mendously.” jor global pandemic: the 1918 to the way homes are sold have Gone are the days of open flu outbreak. But while there been a boon, local realtors say. houses, when realtors would are significant similarities be- According to Edward sit in an empty home for tween the two health crises, Uriarte of Compass, after an hours each weekend waiting there are also major differ- initial slowdown when stay-at- for drop-ins. Instead, Uriarte ences. home orders first went into ef- said, the model has moved to While both pandemics fect, the market has boomed. paperwork and private show- hit the United States hard, the “The market is pretty ac- ings—with plenty of masks coronavirus originated in Wu- The fire shown above started August 20 at about 6:30 p.m. at the unoccupied L.A. tive right now,” said Uriarte. and sanitizing wipes. han, China, while the 1918 Shares building on Riverside Drive. Photo: Jack Litka. “I think it’s more active than “It’s helped out the indus- flu began here, according to anyone expected. . . . We have try in a sense, where an indi- Harvard Global Health In- Two fires broke out in Los Feliz near the Mulhol- a home in Los Feliz that went vidual has to have an agent to stitute fellow Olga Jones. The as many days on a one-block land Fountain and a recently on the market a week ago, and even make an appointment so-called “Spanish Flu,” she stretch of Riverside Drive, opened “Bridge Home” home- it’s had multiple offers and will see REAL ESTATE page 6 see 1918 page 6 including one August 21 in see FIRE page 16

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TOPIC: PUBLIC SAFETY/DEFUND THE POLICE TOPIC: AFFORDABLE HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS

• Calls for a “universal restructuring of the cy public safety calls (9-1-1 alternative) • “FEMA-like response” to homelessness, vate partnerships LAPD from the ground up” and to reallo- • Work with the LAUSD School Board to re- allowing the Mayor to take executive city- • Change how the Ellis Act is enforced to re- cate some funding to non-punitive, pre- evaluate the Los Angeles School Police wide action to address the crisis duce abuse of the law ventive and restorative programs Department (can they be replaced with • Public-private partnerships to convert mo- • Lobby Sacramento to repeal Costa- • Expand community-based policing counselors, social workers, etc.?) tels or abandoned properties to affordable Hawkins • Require LAPD to exhaust all other means • Unarmed response to issues such as noise housing • Provide more living wage jobs, affordable before using deadly force complaints or loitering • Make it easier for building owners to con- health care, mental health programs and • Harsher discipline for officers who don’t • Create a database of officers who were vert office buildings into housing other vital social services (does not speci- activate body cameras fired for misconduct to prevent other • Build more shelters and permanent home- fy how this will be accomplished at the city • Create a 3-digit number for non-emergen- agencies from hiring them less housing projects through public-pri- level)

• Supports the “People’s Budget,” which health care, and other support • Homeless “access centers” in each neigh- rary rental assistance (currently only those redirects a large portion of LAPD funding • Partner with and supplement state and borhood, where people can walk in, talk to at the very bottom of the income spectrum to community safety initiatives, homeless county funding for nonprofits and commu- caseworkers who know them by name, take qualify) services, mental health services, public nity organizations, which have proven to a shower, or get other assistance • Revise planning code to legalize “first school funding, public transportation, etc. reduce violence and increase public safety. • Provide temporary storage facilities all step” housing—basic dorm-style units with • Create and fund a program of unarmed • Remove armed officers from routine traf- over the city for bulky items instead of one shared kitchens, bathrooms and common “Community Safety Advocates” who can fic enforcement and collision response centralized facility in Skid Row to help keep rooms. respond to crisis calls and staff evidence- • Decriminalization of crimes of poverty sidewalks clear during the day • Allow affordable housing to be built in com- based violence reduction programs mod- which disproportionately impact com- • Planned encampment sanitizations with mercial zones eled on Chicago’s CURE Violence or New- munities of color, such as those related to advance notice instead of random sweeps • Change zoning codes to allow for more ark’s Community Street Team model experiencing homelessness where people’s belongings and important units in a smaller footprint (no buildings • “Community Access Centers”—neighbor- • Deduct police misconduct settlements, paperwork are often thrown out. No police that tower over everything else in the neigh- hood hubs staffed by case managers and currently paid for by the city, from the presence during cleanups, only outreach borhood) health and mental health care providers, LAPD budget workers, to build trust • Subsidized senior, teacher and nurse hous- which will serve as gateways to county • Candidates should not accept donations • Temporary rent freeze—no yearly increase ing near hospitals, schools, etc. and state services like mental health care, from police unions on RSO units (this has since been imple- • Make buildings with 100% affordable units mented due to COVID, but was in Raman’s “by-right” (no lengthy permitting process primary platform). After the freeze ends, tie required) with century-long covenants to TOPIC: REFORM CITY CHARTER/EXPAND CITY COUNCIL RSO rent increases to real wage inflation— keep those units affordable for at least 100 the currently allowed 3% annual increase is years. double the average increase in L.A. house- • Establish a city fund to purchase and refur- hold income level bish affordable apartment buildings that go • Increase the number of City Council dis- based solely on representation and geog- • Right to counsel for tenants facing eviction up for sale to reduce Ellis Act abuse tricts to reflect population, like New York, raphy • Lower the threshold to qualify for tempo- which has 51 councilmembers and Chi- • Reform City Atty.’s office to eliminate con- cago which has 50 aldermen flicts of interest • Public financing for city elections (use 1% • Reform city commission appointments. of LAPD budget to pay for it) Require a public application process. Re- TOPIC: IMMIGRATION • Establish an independent redistricting quire a certain number of commissioners committee, drawing district boundaries to have relevant experience • Not in platform • Public financing for city elections (slightly motion and to explain her rationale behind increase city’s existing matching funds each vote budget to pay for it) • Improve public meetings and listen to • Pledges if elected not to always vote those speaking in public comment instead unanimously—will not defer to the council- of pre-determining how to vote before the member whose district it is, but will assess meeting. Change City Council schedule to • Pass legally binding sanctuary city protec- fenses) how a motion or project affects the city allow for one of the three weekly meetings tions. City has currently only made a sym- • Translation services at City Hall, especially as a whole (a 2015 Ledger analysis found to occur on a weeknight or weekend so bolic declaration for issues that disproportionately affect City Council votes unanimously more than working people can attend. Will hold bi- • Fund and expand the L.A. Justice Fund (le- non-native English speakers, like the re- 99.9% of the time) weekly town halls for CD4, rotating neigh- gal defense for Angelenos facing deporta- cent street vending legislation meetings • Push to get rid of “automatic yes” votes borhoods tion) • Create a public bank to allow undocument- for councilmembers who leave their chairs • Make district offices open-door commu- • Create a municipal ID program (like Chi- ed and unhoused Angelenos to open bank during meetings nity centers cago and New York) so undocumented accounts (use existing post office and • Promises transparency in council deci- • “Horizontal management” structure for residents have a form of identification LADWP infrastructure and enter partner- sions: will use social media and public field deputies, so each deputy is allowed to • Criminal justice reform (civil tickets rather ships with credit unions) meetings to explain to the public what is take action on a problem or answer ques- than criminal summonses for petty of- going on behind closed doors with each tions without getting permission first

TOPIC: COVID-19 EVICTION PREVENTION TOPIC: CLIMATE CHANGE

• Supports L.A. Green New Deal • Expand alternative modes of transpor- • Extend the eviction moratorium and ask the federal government for rent and mortgage re- • Make the DWP’s energy portfolio 100% re- tation such as transit, bike-share, and lief (does not specify forgiveness, deferred payment, subsidies, etc.) newable (does not set deadline) micro-mobility. Increased bike lanes and • Improve stormwater capture pedestrian-friendly open streets. • Endorsed by Sierra Club and LA League of • Plant more trees and protect existing ones Conservation Voters • Incentivize affordable housing near transit • Incentivize telecommuting to improve air • Work with the fire department to prevent • Rent forgiveness at the city level. Establish a rental unit registry (currently only exists for quality and reduce greenhouse emissions wildfires RSO units) to prevent landlords from hiding behind shell companies. Reimbursing landlords for missed rent will encourage them to register with the city. Cash reimbursements for small landlords, transferrable tax credits for corporate landlords • Supports L.A. Green New Deal high fire-risk areas so DWP can shut off • Get DWP power grid to 100% clean renew- equipment during high winds to prevent able energy by 2030 by investing in energy fires without interrupting service efficiency and solar power. Create new • End cap-and-trade, which allows compa- TOPIC: PUBLIC BROADBAND jobs in solar power and energy efficient nies that can pay for it to pollute more retrofitting industries • Free energy efficiency upgrades to homes • Improve stormwater capture in low-income communities (city already • Not in platform • Endorsed by Sunrise Movement has $100 million set aside for home energy • Stop reliance on natural gas (solar is upgrades) cheaper once the infrastructure is built) • Pay consumers and businesses for reduc- • Protected bus and bike lanes on major ing energy consumption streets, bus shelters at every stop, pedes- • Pay homeowners to replace grass with trian-friendly street design drought-tolerant landscaping (reinstate • Competitively priced public option for high-speed fiber internet citywide with additional • Plant more trees and reinstate previous re- previous DWP program) discounts for low-income residents—allows students who cannot afford internet to access quirement for developers to plant two new • Implement dual-metering to distinguish digital learning and prevents current monopoly by internet providers. Chattanooga, Ten- trees for each one they remove instead of indoor from outdoor water use and charge nessee has successfully implemented this program. Broadband infrastructure would be allowing them to pay a fee to “opt-out” more for outdoor use city-owned • Build out solar grids/battery storage in

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REAL ESTATE from page 1 properly, you’re going to get a outbid by people paying cash,” never once being a top bidder pression and we won’t be able to see a house,” said Uriarte. lot of attention,” said Eileen. said Delaney. “And they were for four years,” said Stradal. to afford to stay here?’ And “You can’t just walk into a “The ones that need more work, bidding $200,000 over ask- But while this was the did we really want to stay in a home anymore.” they’re taking a bit longer to sell ing.” couple’s first chance at home- place like Los Angeles? We’re Another change, accord- . . . because, I think, you’re not In February, they put of- ownership, Delaney said she here for the community [and ing to husband and wife real maybe getting the investor or fers on two more homes but had some doubts. now can’t see anyone due to estate team George and Eileen flipper type as much.” were again outbid, until both “I didn’t think at the be- COVID-19].” Moreno of Keller Williams, is According to Richard buyers dropped out of the run- ginning of a global pandemic Ultimately, they decided that buyers now have to be pre- Stanley, a Realtor at Coldwell ning in March due to COV- . . . if this was the time to be to take the leap after several approved for mortgage loans Banker, homes at the high-end ID-19 related job losses. making a purchase like this,” other tenants in their build- before they can make an ap- of the market are also selling “Suddenly we were the she said. “I thought, ‘Is this ing had groups of guests over pointment to see a house, which slowly. top bidder on two homes after going to be the next Great De- see REAL ESTATE page 7 means homes are now only be- “The market has broken ing shown to serious buyers. down into a couple of dif- “I think that getting the ferent echelons, if you will,” pre-approval before showings said Stanley. “Things under is the new norm,” said Eileen. $2 million are still very, very “It just makes so much more hot—competing offers, all 809 S. Mansfield Avenue |S YCAMORE SQUARE sense, especially if everybody cash, 12-day close—but when within the real estate commu- you get above $2 million, I do nity follows it.” think the market gets more According to Eileen, discretionary. And I think a home sales came to a standstill lot of the people who are going in March and April as people above $2 million want a house adjusted to new buying prac- with a pool. They’ve been tices, “but now, the reality is cooped up and want a mini- the market is as hot as one country club.” could ask for. . . . We just had And while the pandemic 17 offers on one of our listings has brought additional paper- in Los Feliz.” work to the homebuying pro- According to George, cess, Stanley said, it has also that level of demand is noth- brought upsides. ing new, but it has only grown “I do think that right now, since the pandemic began. the market has an appeal to se- “We’ve had a shortage of rious players only,” he said. inventory for two years in Los According to Stanley, he Feliz and Silver Lake—now used to spend all of his week- New Listing | Offered at $3,149,000 | Visit: 809Mansfield.com even more so, since some sell- ends sitting at open houses ers have not wanted to put full of “looky-loos.” But now, Trophy Duplex with over 5,800 sq.ft. of elegant living space. Both units are he only shows homes to people 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and have formal dining rooms. Each has its own their homes on the market entrance and 2 car garage. Both will be delivered vacant. because of COVID,” he said. who plan to buy. “Now it’s a matter of supply “If I never do another and demand. There are buy- open house, it will be too ers who were looking to buy soon,” he said. Chris Laib Michael Remacle in the area back before anyone Some buyers have also 323.854.1820 | ChrisLaibLA.com 310.902.1564 | RemacleGroup.com benefitted from the new nor- [email protected] [email protected] had ever heard of coronavirus Los Feliz Brokerage | 1801 North Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027 © Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material is based upon information which we consider reliable but because it has been supplied by third parties, we cannot represent that it is accurate or com- plete and it should not be relied upon as such. This offering is subject to errors, omissions, changes including price or withdrawal without notice. If your property is listed with a real estate broker, please disregard. 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Chris Laib Dre#1202400, Michael Remacle Dre#01383766 of buyers with pent up de- Ryan Stradal said they have mand as a result.” been looking to move out of One caveat, said the pair, their Los Feliz apartment and is that homes now need to be into a home for years, but prior in tip-top shape to sell quickly. to the coronavirus pandemic, “I think if you’ve got a their offers were never accepted. house that is being presented “We were almost always YOUR LOCAL EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIALISTS

1918 from page 1 a May 11th Washington Post said in a recent interview with article, WWI contributed to the Harvard Gazette, actually the flu’s spread, despite 1918’s originated in New York. smaller population with less Because World War I was mobility. Traveling soldiers ongoing when the pandemic sleeping in tight quarters and, struck, many countries in- like today, large public gather- ings both contributed to the volved suppressed media re- JUST SOLD JUST SOLD ports on the virus, according pandemic. 3843 BOYCE AVENUE 2794 ESTARA AVENUE to Jones. Spain, meanwhile, “A two-mile parade on ATWATER VILLAGE | $1,250,000* GLASSELL PARK | $751,000 was neutral, “which meant it Sept. 28 to boost morale and was free to report on the se- funds for the war attended by verity of the pandemic, while 200,000 citizens in Philadel- countries that were fighting phia left the city with the un- tried to suppress reports on enviable record of one of the how influenza impacted their highest death tolls among U.S. population to maintain mo- cities,” the Post article reads. rale and not appear weakened Wartime efforts also in the eyes of the enemies,” meant hospitals were short Jones said. staffed, per the Post, with JUST LEASED JUST LEASED As a result, the majority many doctors and nurses de- 2254 MORENO DRIVE 3362 MADERA AVENUE SILVER LAKE | $6,250/MO ATWATER VILLAGE | $5,000/MO of news reports and updates ployed in military hospitals. on the virus came from Spain, This was echoed in images of leading civilians to assume overwhelmed hospitals at the start of the COVID-19 pan- JOHN KOSTREY KATHARINE DEERING Spain was its country of ori- 323.785.7545 | dre#: 01729039 310.382.4908 | dre#: 01934262 gin. demic, though shortages this [email protected] [email protected] Additionally, according to see 1918 page 18

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REAL ESTATE from page 6 are one factor that has made Airbnb Bans Parties Amid Pandemic or refused to wear masks in the market even hotter than it By Erin Hickey Pinheiro, Ledger Contributing Writer common areas. The couple, was pre-coronavirus. who had a baby in December, “Buyers who sat through Home sharing platform But such action was too results, Heade said hiring a didn’t want to take any risks the later part of March and Airbnb announced August little too late for Los Feliz resi- “very expensive” attorney was with their family’s health. April with pent up demand are 20th it was banning all par- dent Jeff Heade, who said he their last option, despite the “We realized, living in now wanting to take advan- ties and events from its listings and his neighbors had to pool home being in clear violation this apartment complex, the tage of these incredible inter- until further notice, a move their money and hire a law- of the city’s 2018 homesharing value of having space from est rates that in some cases are that may finally bring some yer to stop large parties at an ordinance, which limits the others and their reckless deci- under 2%,” Tressler said. reprieve to local residents who Airbnb in their neighborhood types of eligible homes and sions,” said Delaney. But in order to be success- say so-called “party house” in July. More than just a noisy the amount of days they can Space was also a factor ful, said Tressler, Realtors have rentals have gotten out of con- nuisance, he said, the un- be rented out. in the home they ultimately to be willing to adapt to the trol during the coronavirus masked, non-distanced par- For now, the parties have chose to purchase—a fixer- new circumstances, in some pandemic. ties posed a clear public health stopped, but Heade said he upper with acres of land in the cases spending more money up The announcement came threat. was frustrated that the city Burbank hills. front than they are used to. For one day after Los Angeles “It really picked up when was not enforcing their own “It wouldn’t have been example, she said, she hired a Mayor Eric Garcetti made the lockdown happened, be- ordinance. my first choice before, but professional videographer to good on his promise to curb cause there were no night- At issue, according to now there isn’t another house film a virtual tour of one of her “flagrant violators” of coro- clubs to go to,” said Heade. Mark Pampanin, a spokesper- I would rather live in because homes—more expensive than navirus restrictions, when he “I’m talking about parties of son for local Los Angeles City this one is so private,” said the photographer-and-open- authorized utility shutoffs at more than 100 people, eas- Councilmember David Ryu— Delaney. house combo that was previ- a Tik-Tok influencer’s Holly- ily, crowding into the house who first suggested the util- Another boon, said the ously the norm. wood Hills party house. over the weekend, and then it ity shutoffs implemented by couple, was the unusually low “We also have a virtual “Parties like these can started to bleed into the week Garcetti in an August 5th mo- mortgage they were able to se- reality walkthrough that you quickly and easily spread the as well.” tion—is that part of the 2018 cure due to coronavirus delays. can do,” said Tressler. “Those virus and put our communi- After countless calls to law has not yet gone into effect According to Realtor Sar- have become increasingly pop- ties at risk,” Garcetti said in a the city, the police and a pri- due to delays from Airbnb. ah Tressler, of Berkshire Hath- ular. They’re basically essential statement. vate security firm yielded no see AIRBNB page 18 away, those low mortgage rates right now.”

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SHELTER from page 1 Assoc., to store their precious Jeff brings up the wedding or Eric Garcetti of the new items. ring a lot. At one point, he shelter on Riverside Drive. The cubicle ledges tell a bit cries about it. The shelter is the 19th about the personalities of those He says he’s been in and to open, since 2018, as part already staying there: flowers out of prison his entire life and of Los Angeles Mayor Eric in vases—donated along with when not behind bars, he’s Garcetti’s “Bridge Home,” ini- other perishables from Trader been homeless up and down tiative to build such shelters Joe’s Silverlake—Christian California and in Colorado in each of Los Angeles’s 15 crosses and books, mostly fic- and Utah. council districts, as an interim tion. A framed pencil drawing He pulls out a Samsung step between the street and an of the Louvre in Paris hangs in smartphone from his shorts’ apartment of one’s own. one woman’s space. pocket. He said he receives a The Los Feliz structure Some residents are outside social security check and even cost just under $7.1 million smoking in a designated area. a recent COVID-19 stimu- and was funded primarily Others are watching a televi- lus check at a nearby church through state grants. sion show. One woman is ti- in Silver Lake. He uses his After opening July 24th, dying up her space—cubicles phone to mostly stay up on the shelter today is about half and beds are inspected often. the news and there’s a part full. Even at that capacity, the One woman in bed #15 has a of him, he says, that thinks enormous space—nestled in note on her bed with a “way to COVID-19 was meant to between trees on the edge of go” emoji indicating her space weed out people from an Griffith Park at Los Feliz Bou- “passed” and is neat and tidy. overpopulated planet. levard near the Mullholland During coronavirus, Other than homelessness, Jeff, who has been at the shelter for about a month, with his dog “Ace.” Fountain—is respectfully PATH Senior Director Steve drugs and prison, few things Photo: Allison B. Cohen quiet. Fiechter says guests can eat in Jeff’s life have been con- On a recent day, workers in their cubicles, but the goal stant, but for “Ace” his black stayed there and then moved senior and community cen- from PATH, an acronym for of the inspections is to keep and white Pit Bull-Labrador on to permanent housing. ter if local Los Angeles City People Assisting the Home- food—and therefore bugs—to mix. Jeff rescued the playful And then the heavy tarp- Councilmember David Ryu less, were taking in two new a minimum. and obedient dog a handful of like structure will become a has his way. male residents. They both Temperature checks are years ago from the pound, and looked relieved and fearful, mandatory, twice a day, and thanks to a designated pet area possibly unsure of what was COVID-19 testing is free and at the Bridge Home, Jeff was What Don’t I Do? to come. available if wanted. If anyone able to bring Ace with him to Residents must be referred tests positive, they are moved the shelter. represent my listings as though I owned them myself. What I do to the site—they can’t just to a quarantine/isolation site. “I like this place,” he said. is comprehensive—except for a couple of big “don’ts.” I don’t I represent buyers on my own listings for sale. Doing so is a confl ict walk in off the street, but in- Jeff has been at the shel- “They’re trying to help us. of interest. If I fi nd a buyer, I refer that buyer to a colleague for a referral stead arrive with an outreach ter for about a month. After They are helping us.” fee—and then I leave them alone. worker who has determined living in a tent along the Los Workers at the shelter Another thing I don’t do: I don’t hold listings off the market. The best Angeles River for years, he called Jeff their ambassador. way to get top dollar for a property is to expose it to the widest possible the shelter is a good fit for ev- number of prospective buyers. Doing less is a breach of the Realtor’s® eryone involved. said, he decided a few weeks They say he has returned to Code of Ethics and just plain wrong. I want to do the right thing— After checking in, resi- ago enough was enough. Liv- the riverbank lately and con- always! dents receive a donated “care ing along the river is unsafe, vinced others to take a chance My last 90 days’ activity: bag” filled with snacks, toi- he said, with drugs, thefts on the new nearby shelter. letries, sometimes even a and beatings. “Some walk in and once 5724 Green Oak Drive He is a large, bruiser type they see Jeff’s here, they know $3,450,000 crossword puzzle book. They L.A. Times’ “Home of the Week”! Open- are introduced to the private of man with lots of tattoos— it’s okay,” said Awade Khan- plan; triple-lot, canyon views; immaculate. 4 shower areas, bathrooms and even a swastika on his back. Variba, a PATH program BR; 3.5 BA; den.www.5724greenoak.com beautiful brand-new washing He said he can’t wait to have manager. 5432 Red Oak Drive and drying machines, no coins the tattoos removed someday. Sadly, Khan-Variba shakes $3,450,000 needed. Jeff says he’s been home- his head no when a reporter Authentic Spanish Colonial; Los Feliz Oaks; double lot. 3 BR; 3.5 BA; den. And then inside the large less since he was 13. He is now asks to confirm if Jeff will be www.5432redoak.com tent they are shown their own 54. moving into his own apart- His troubles began when ment next week like he told 5370 Los Feliz Boulevard numbered cubicle, a modu- $2,657,000 lar design that provides some he was a kid and his mother her. Romantic 1920s hacienda; 5,500 sq. ft on privacy, USB charging, a twin had him institutionalized. “No,” he says. “He’s not 1/3 acre lot. He’s been in prison lots of quite ready for that.” bed—sometimes with a color- 3500 Griffith Park Boulevard ful blue and white paisley or times. It’s unclear if one of The shelter will be in ser- $2,250,000 multi-striped comforter—and those stints had to do with his vice for three years. After that, Classic Mediterranean; 2-story, GH or ADU? their own lockable storage stealing his mother’s wedding it is the hope of everyone that 4 BR; 3.5 BA; den. unit, with locks donated by ring, which he hocked for $20 hundreds of formerly home- www.3500griffi thpark.com the Los Feliz Improvement for drugs. less men and women will have 2511 Mount Beacon Terrace $1,600,000 Los Feliz Oaks 1940s California Colonial fi xer; 4 BR; 3.5 BA; family room; pool. 6225 Temple Hill Drive $1,295,000 Vine Hills Mid-Century Ranch with sweeping views of downtown and the Observatory; 2 BR; 2 BA. www.6225templehill.com 2420 Aspen Drive $950,000 Los Feliz Oaks pied-à-terre; 1 BR; 2 BA; den; views. Adorable! www.2420aspen.com

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[SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD [LOS FELIZ NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL] Questions for Rep. Schiff can COUNCIL] District C Gets New Rep; be submitted in advance to Updates and Highlights [email protected] Youth Seat Announced Speaking of elected rep- By Dulce Stein By Sarah Tressler resentatives, the LFNC will Recent actions port of the elected Secretary be holding elections in Spring At the August “Over the last 4 years, by the Silver • Motion approved to make 2021. Nine Governing Board meeting of the Governing I have learned a lot serving Lake Neighborhood Council: mandatory the recording seats are up for grabs: one for Board, Amanda Blide was ap- on several committees for of all virtual committee each District (A-E), and one pointed to a vacant District C the LFNC and I’m excited to • Motion approved to create meetings, the archiving of for each of the special inter- Representative seat. Nine can- make the jump into a bigger the SLNC Ad Hoc Committee those recordings, and the est positions (Business, Recre- didates sought the appoint- role,” she said in an email. on Police Reform distribution (posting) of ation, Public Health & Safety, ment. The Board will make two • Motion approved to adopt those recordings on the Silver and Education). the Silver Lake Neighborhood Lake Neighborhood Council more position ap- Interested parties should Council Anti-Racism website effective immediately pointments at the attend our Governing Board Resolution • Motions approved to pro- September 15th meetings on the 3rd Tuesday • Motion approved to vide Neighborhood Purpose meeting—Dis- of each month and any of our file Community Impact Grants for local public schools trict E Represen- regularly scheduled commit- Statement (CIS) from the to distribute grocery or cash tative and Youth tee meetings. The deadline for Homelessness Committee cards to low-income families Representative, a candidates to file will be this supporting an unarmed model during the pandemic. Over the newly created po- winter, date TBD. of crisis response in non- last several months, split be- sition for young Since we’ve started hold- violent calls for service using tween two fiscal years, SLNC people. ing our meetings via Zoom, non-law enforcement agencies, has approved a total of $21,150 The Youthwe’ve had an incredible spike specifically requesting that the to Micheltorena, Ivanhoe and Representative in constituent engagement. For city move away from using Mayberry elementary schools will have all the example, we’ve never before had rights and privi- so many applicants for a vacant LAPD as first responders in and Camino Nuevo Cisneros Amanda Blide was appointed to a vacant District C Rep- homeless outreach K-8th. resentative seat at the LFNC’s August meeting. leges of other District Representative seat. We • Motion approved to send Governing Board want to thank each of you who letter to city council and Our committees are ac- members, with the heeded the call. mayor endorsing the People’s tive, especially the Housing & Blide has been a regular at exception of voting on funding And to everyone who has Budget Tenants Rights Committee, LFNC meetings and events, motions and casting tie-break- tuned in to our meetings to • Appointed Cameron Green Committee and newly and serves on the Outreach ing votes. Those interested in make your voice heard, or sub- Bard as a new Region 7 created Ad Hoc Committee Committee, Cultural Affairs either position should email mitted a public comment on representative on the SLNC on Police Reform. Committee, Public Health & [email protected] the array of issues our council Governing Board Please learn more about all Safety Committee, Lyman & We’re also excited to an- covers, you are part of the in- • Appointed Albert An- of our work at silverlakenc.org. Berendo Ad-Hoc Committee nounce that Congressman fluencing force of democracy drade and Dulce Stein both To read this column in Span- and the Homelessness Com- Adam Schiff will be joining that we cherish so much—es- as Assistant Secretaries in sup- ish, visit losfelizledger.com mittee. us at our September meeting. pecially at times like these.

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Welcome home to this Star above the Blvd. A beautiful 1925 Spanish home that transports you back to the Golden Age of Hollywood. This home is inviting, has character and detail with a great floor plan to match, and has not been on the market in over 40 years! This spacious Spanish home was owned by acclaimed actress Julie Adams, who appeared in 50 films and hundreds of television episodes. She co-starred alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest names (Jimmy Stewart, Elvis Presley, Rock Hudson & many others), and is best-remembered for her iconic role as “Kay Lawrence” in CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. You enter the home into a stunning living room with a tray ceiling and magnificent arched windows. The hardwood floors throughout the house catch the afternoon light, giving the four bedrooms, formal dining room, and hallways an inviting glow. The home features three full bathrooms and an open floor plan with a dramatic staircase. The home is perfect for entertaining and provides plenty of space for visiting with family or friends from out of town. It’s just a short walk to attend a concert at the Greek Theatre or head two blocks up the hill to enjoy a hike on one of the many trails of Griffith Park! Living area 2,974± SF; Lot 7,685± SF Offered at $1,795,000 EDWARD URIARTE SARAH ROGERS Realtor® Executive Director, Estates Division MBA, GRI, e-PRO 626.817.3238 626.390.0511 [email protected] [email protected] EdwardUriarte.com SarahRogersRealEstate.com Professional Real Estate Services since 1994 Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdraw without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate. DRE 01201812 | 01102702

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1422 E. Palm Street, Altadena View Virtually: 3D Tour, Video + Photos at 1422eastpalm.com

Tucked below the street, at the end of a cul-de-sac, is this romantic 1928 Spanish Colonial Revival Style estate, designed by noted architect Kenneth Gordon. Rich in original architectural details, this home has been authentically restored and updated for today’s living. It unassumingly unfolds into a 3 story estate with 4 bedrooms upstairs and 5 bathrooms, on what feels like an acre with secluded gardens overlooking an extensive private lawn. The dramatic two-story entry sets the tone for this special home, with its coffered ceiling, original crystal and bronze chandelier, and original flooring with Malibu tile. The step-down living room features large arched windows. The dining room features a Juliette balcony and an adjoining balcony for outdoor dining. The large updated chef’s kitchen was designed for entertainment. On the lower level, there is a spacious family room, library, updated bath, laundry room & spacious garden room. Resort-like property features an original fountain, waterfall at the koi pond, tiled pool, spa, bridge to the additional parcel with large grassy yard, patios, outdoor kitchen, vegetable garden & outdoor workroom. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a hidden gem of privacy, an architectural beauty & lush gardens. Interior: 5,187± S.F. Measured | Lot: 3 Parcels Offered at $3,500,000 SARAH ROGERS Executive Director, Estates Division MBA, GRI, e-PRO 626.390.0511 [email protected] Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein SarahRogersRealEstate.com is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdraw without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy Professional Real Estate Services since 1994 of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate. DRE 01201812 Los Feliz Ledger

[COUNCIL DISTRICT 4] [COUNCIL DISTRICT 13] The Looming Eviction Crisis Cannot Wait Eviction Protections By Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu Will Remain in Place for This pandem- tion seeks to tap a new Federal save us from untold human L.A. Tenants ic has meant Reserve program called the misery and homelessness By Los Angeles City a lot of chal- Municipal Liquidity Facility, down the road. Furthermore, Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell lenges for a lot of people. It which is essentially a lending helping renters pay back their has closed our favorite res- program for American cities. debts will help small landlords Across Los Angeles, one of back their rent for up to taurants and community Under this program, cities are and property owners from los- the top concerns among resi- 12 months after the emer- centers. It has put millions able to borrow up to 20% of ing the money they need to dents is their ability to pay rent gency order is lifted. out of work, stuck children their gross revenues: for Los pay mortgages. This is a bail- and mortgage during the pan- • Waiving late fees. at home and left parents with Angeles, that’s between $2 and out for the people. demic while the Safer at Home • Prohibiting landlords few options for childcare. $4 billion. At the start of this pan- orders are in place. from evicting residential For some of us, it has meant I warned of a coming debt demic, I called for national Although the Judicial tenants under the Ellis the loss of a loved one. crisis on April 1st, the first rent and mortgage forgive- Council of California Courts Act until 60 days follow- My most urgent priority date rent was due during this ness, knowing that if we voted to end its temporary ing the end of the local these past few months has unprecedented pandemic. I didn’t step in to help work- emergency rules on eviction emergency. been the health and safety knew that if this crisis wore ing people now, it would on September 1, 2020, the ac- • Prohibiting landlords of of our city’s people. That on, families would quickly cost our economy down the tion does not impact the City’s Rent Stabilized units from includes keeping people in become buried under unman- road. Despite numerous bills COVID-19 tenant protection raising the rent until 12 their homes even if they’ve ageable debt, and that once introduced in the House of ordinances. months after the emer- lost their jobs and can no eviction protections expired, Representatives and incred- The city’s ordinances will gency ends. longer pay the rent. As this we would see a wave of evic- ible organizing across this remain in place and afford pandemic wears on, we must tions unlike any other time in country, Donald Trump and protections to the city’s ten- For more information do everything in our power our history. Senate Republicans have flat- ants during the pandemic. on these protections, visit the to keep vulnerable, low-in- A recent study by the out refused to consider the Earlier this Spring, the Housing Department website come and middle-class fami- UCLA Luskin Institute on needs of regular people. In Los Angeles City Council at hcidla.lacity.org lies from losing their homes. Inequality and Democracy fact, while unemployment took action to provide eviction This pandemic has meant a estimates that without action reached levels not seen since protections to renters impact- Keeping people housed lot of things, but one thing it to address this debt crisis, the Great Depression, their ed by the coronavirus. These and fed continues to be my top cannot mean is homelessness 120,000 households in Los focus has been on shielding include: priority as we deal with CO- for struggling families. Angeles County could end corporations from lawsuits. VID-19. I’m working with my I have introduced a plan up on the street, including Los Angeles can’t afford • Barring landlords from colleagues on the City Coun- to the Los Angeles City Coun- 184,000 children. to wait for the federal govern- evicting residential and cil, as well as the local and cil to forgive rent and utility Finding a way to relieve ment. We need to act now, and commercial tenants who federal level, to provide even debt for households impacted the debt burden facing Los address this debt crisis before are unable to pay rent. further assistance and protec- by COVID-19. This legisla- Angeles households now will it becomes an eviction crisis. • Allowing tenants to pay tions.

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[U.S. CONGRESS] [CA STATE ASSEMBLY] Protecting Vote by Mail The Clock is Ticking on By Rep. Adam Schiff Coronavirus Legislation America has incapable of putting the na- new idea. In California, and By Laura Friedman, faced great tion’s interests above his own. every state in the country, vot- California Assemblymember crises be- Foreign actors pose a sig- ers can cast ballots by mail, We have now entered Among my most press- fore, from the Civil War to nificant threat, but the risk of and in some states elections are the sixth month of the CO- ing concerns as a legislator is the Great Depression, and voters being disenfranchised conducted entirely through VID-19 pandemic, which has the looming rent and mort- two World Wars. Yet during by domestic forces is even the mail. In May, I voted for hugely impacted our society gage crisis. On top of record each cataclysm, nothing has greater. As Americans pre- the Heroes Act, which would and lives and also our work in unemployment in the state, a stopped Americans from vot- pare to cast their ballots in provide $3 billion to prepare the legislature, when several of major increase in our popu- ing. As November approaches the midst of a pandemic, it is state and local governments my colleagues contracted the lation of unhoused residents and the pandemic continues, essential that we protect and for mail-in ballots, put in illness. In response, the Capi- would be a crippling blow to we must ensure that all Amer- expand secure vote by mail place long overdue standards tol was shut down for weeks to our economy and a humani- icans can safely exercise their options. No one should have for voting machines and re- protect the health of staff and tarian disaster. Over 100,000 right to vote and we must pro- to choose between protecting quire audits after elections are tect that vote from threats, their health and their vote. conducted to detect any fraud both foreign and domestic. And yet, rather than gear- or tampering with votes. Russia interfered in the ing up for the largest vote by As my dear colleague, the From my perspective, it would be 2016 presidential election to mail-in history, Trump and his late Congressman John Lewis unacceptable for the legislature to adjourn help Donald Trump and hurt handpicked postmaster general once said, “the vote is the most Hillary Clinton. And Russian are gutting the postal service. powerful nonviolent tool we until January, and for legislators to return efforts to interfere continue; Certain that significant voter have.” to their districts, if critical housing security the Intelligence Community turnout will hurt his campaign, I am committed to do- has now publicly confirmed Trump has waged a crusade ing everything in my power measures and other COVID-19-related issues that Russia is seeking to dam- against the very form of voting to make sure Americans can have not been resolved. age Joe Biden’s candidacy. that he uses—vote by mail. safely cast their vote in No- We need a whole-of-gov- USPS will deliver millions vember—without fear of in- ernment effort to deter, disrupt of ballots to voters this fall and terference—and that every the public. Californians are already living and expose foreign election in- collect them after they’ve been ballot is counted. Since returning, we have on our streets. Countless more terference. But instead, Trump filled out. We can’t conduct a been working at a breakneck are only one missed paycheck refuses to raise the subject with safe, secure election without NOTE TO READERS: As pace to continue to fulfill our or unemployment check away Putin, or take aggressive action the USPS, and millions of the Ledger went to press, the duties to the people of our state. from falling into homeless- to protect our elections. Americans rely on the mail for Postmaster General said he We have a lot on our plate and ness. The housing crisis started He evidently believes that their medications, their busi- would suspend funding de- it is essential we do everything long before COVID-19 and any acknowledgement of the nesses and so much more. creases and other changes to we can to ensure this important the pandemic has greatly ac- truth in front of him dele- Yet just at the moment it the USPS until after the No- work is completed. celerated its impacts. gitimizes his 2016 election or is needed most, the USPS is vember election. However, The legislature is strug- Every day I hear from con- worse—he does not want to struggling with delays in de- he has not indicated whether gling to address issues with stituents about their struggles to discourage the Russians from livery across the country and he will reverse those chang- unemployment; help our small pay their rent or mortgage, and intervening in a manner that reduced services. This is by de- es that have already been businesses; secure resources as eviction moratoriums come would help his campaign. sign: the President has explic- implemented, such as mail- and protective equipment for to an end, I believe the legisla- After all, Trump was im- itly said he will reject funding collection boxes and mail- first responders and essential ture needs to take swift, bold peached for trying to coerce for the Postal Service because sorting machines that were workers; and provide schools and decisive action to keep Cali- a different country, Ukraine, it would help them deliver bal- removed from several cities and students with the tools fornians in their homes. into helping him cheat in the lots in a timely fashion. and post office branches in they need. next election. He seems utterly Voting by mail is not a August. see FRIEDMAN page 16

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Nathan Aivazian is al- to get noticed this year, for a ready looking forward to the potential scholarship. end of football season. “A lot of us on the team March 12, 2021 to be ex- would have a hard time pay- act. ing full tuition,” he said. “So That’s when the Marshall a scholarship would come in Barristers Varsity Football handy for a lot of us. I am team will play Eagle Rock hoping we do have a season, so High School on Marshall’s that me and my fellow seniors SAFETY. HEALTH. LEARNING home field. can get noticed by several col- The 6-foot tall, 175-pound leges at least. We’re not a very defensive lineman had hoped well-known football school, OPEN / ENROLLING to take on his biggest rival this but that’s not going to stop fall, but due to COVID-19, us from applying ourselves Marshall’s schedule has been 110%.” moved to start January 7, Coach is quick to point 2021. out that only a tiny fraction of community = strength Aivazian is one of four high school athletes actually captains for the Varsity squad get such an offer. this year—a year like no other. But Chew said he’s hop- The team found out in ing to be one of the lucky ones. June that fall ball would be He said he wants his parents to cancelled. not have to worry financially “It was a bit alarming,” about college. A scholarship, said Beckett McNally, a wide he said, would take care of receiver who wears the num- that worry and that he would ber 80. “This is our last year. be assured to go to college, get Me and Miguel, we’ve been on an education and succeed in the team since our freshman life. year, putting all of our time, “I’ve been reaching out to our work into it. . . . This is five or six colleges,” he said, what we’ve been working to- “just trying to see if they could wards.” look at [my] film, look at [my] Miguel is Miguel Galin- grades to help get me noticed.” do, the team’s 260-pound With or without foot- tackle. He’s not happy the ball, now or later, Coach fall season has been post- Gomez is upping the ante for poned, but he’s taking each his team off the field. Players bump on the COVID-19 now have to have a 3.0 GPA road in stride. average to be on the team, “We are taking our steps well above the state’s require- to get prepared and get ready ment of a 2.0. [for the winter] . . . and if they “This is one thing I preach say that we won’t have a sea- the most,” Coach said. “You’ve son [then], we’ll take another got to be students first. If they route,” he said. want to play football, being COVID-19 has not just expected to be average is not delayed the Barristers fall sea- right.” son, but quite possibly, some student athletes’ hopes to play VARSITY FOOTBALL college ball. SCHEDULE Both Aivazian and Ken- neth Chew, a linebacker, were Jan. 8 vs. Village Christian @ selected as All-City Division Burbank High School 7 p.m. II, last year, a designation for Jan. 15 @ South Pasadena 7 only the best players in Los p.m. Angeles. Jan. 22 vs. Hollywood 3 p.m. tele-therapy “They’ve already been Jan. 29 @ View Park 7 p.m. somewhat noticed,” said Feb. 5 vs. Fremont 3 p.m. Coach Manny Gomez, “but Feb. 12 vs. Franklin 3 p.m. learning never stops definitely this season is going Feb. 19 @ Lincoln 7 p.m. Speech. Occupational. Behavior Therapy to be even more crucial . . . for Feb. 26 @ Torres 7 p.m. their value to rise.” Mar. 4 @ Wilson 7 p.m. Aivazian said he is hoping Mar. 12 vs. Eagle Rock 7 p.m. smileandwonder.com 323-644-9380

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ELECTION from page 1 Raman’s platform is decrimi- Ryu admits that’s a novel FIRE from page 1 under investigation. complaints, loitering, traf- nalizing crimes of poverty. For idea, but one he said won’t less shelter. That fire occurred shortly fic violations or responding example, she said, people expe- make much difference, since According to a Los An- after 6:30 p.m., according to to homeless encampments or riencing homelessness are sig- both settlement money and geles Fire Dept. (LAFD) em- the LAFD, and a crew of 63 someone experiencing a men- nificantly overpoliced, which the police budget come out of ployee at the scene, who spoke fully extinguished the heavy tal health crisis. she has witnessed firsthand the city’s “general fund.” on condition of anonymity flames in 31 minutes. Additionally, both agree during her work with SELAH, “Technically, [Raman’s as he was not an authorized There were no reported police are performing tasks the homeless outreach organi- idea] is a perception issue,” spokesperson, a man who is injuries, as the building was that overwhelm the depart- zation she co-founded. Ryu said. “It’s coming from believed to have started the unoccupied. ment, and for which they are “We often have police the same pot of money.” August 21 fire, which involved According to David Jour- not properly trained. called to encampments not But Raman disputes Ryu’s setting fire to trees, was taken dan, who lives behind the “When we talk about because of a threat of vio- interpretation of her policy into custody shortly after- L.A. Shares building, he and transforming the police, it’s lence, but just because of the proposal, citing that the gener- wards for arson. his wife packed their impor- because our police have be- encampment existing,” said al fund pays for other depart- Paul Breakfield, who lives tant documents, laptops and come counselors and outreach Raman. ments and city services beyond in a home overlooking the area, cats and got ready to leave at a workers for the homeless. As Her solution to that issue police. said he saw a man running from moment’s notice if the flames much as we train them, a four- is to build dedicated “access “If settlement money the scene shortly after the fire spread. day workshop is not enough,” centers” in every neighbor- comes out of the general fund, started about 11 a.m. He called “The flames were about said Ryu. “They are not quali- hood, where unhoused people that means it eats away at the police, gave them a descrip- 30 feet high. It was scary,” said fied and trained to do so, so we can come in off the street to funds available for other ser- tion and was later asked to iden- Jourdan. “I started to hose have no other choice. . . . We seek help and social work- vices,” she said. “If [the] LAPD tify the suspect. down the trees in my backyard need to free up police so they ers can get to know them by were forced to find budget cuts “People say he is not from and we were ready to leave, but can respond to violent crime.” name. to make up for misconduct the shelter, that he lives by the we were lucky because there One of Ryu’s ideas is to “Part of the vision of that settlements, the department river and he’s been starting was no wind and the fire was give the city more control over model is if there’s someone would have a greater incen- other fires,” said Breakfield. contained.” helping those in need of men- that’s having a mental health tive to eliminate such miscon- Another fire broke out on Requests for comment tal health or social services. crisis at that time, you’d duct.” the same block the previous from L.A. Shares and the city’s Currently, he said, the city has be able to call the outreach Additionally, she said, night, August 20th, in Silver Dept. of Recreation and Parks, police that may respond to a worker who knows them best, elected officials should not ac- Lake at a storage building, home which owns the land where call but if other services are who’s developed a relationship cept any funding from police to nonprofit organization L.A. the August 21st fire broke out, needed, those come from the with them over time,” said Ra- unions. Shares. Fire department officials did not respond to requests for county, and “it’s not enough.” man. “To me this is not just Public records indicate said the cause of that fire is still comment. Recently, Ryu, along with a vision for the future that is Ryu received donations of Los Angeles Councilmem- purely based on compassion. $800 from the city’s police ber Mike Bonin of the 11th It is, of course, more compas- union and $800 from an in- District, introduced a motion sionate than what we’re doing, dividual police officer, both of asking the city to study the but it is also a more effective which he returned. FRIEDMAN from page 13 districts—communities with feasibility of creating an Of- response to what that person is Additionally, police Earlier this month, I unique needs and challenges. fice of Violence Prevention, facing” than an armed police unions and interest groups joined a group of my col- While we need to act fast, we which, as envisioned, would response. spent $45,000 to support leagues to introduce AB must be certain that those ac- deploy “mediators,” “conflict Police, she said, would Ryu’s campaign through in- 1436, legislation that will tions are effective and benefi- interrupters,” and “restorative then be freed up to respond to dependent expenditures—ad- allow small landlords, home- cial to all the people we were justice teams,” instead of uni- the violent crimes for which vertising unaffiliated with his owners and tenants in finan- elected to serve. formed LAPD officers to non- they were trained. campaign and over which he cial distress due to the pan- Whether through legis- life threatening conflicts or For calls that do warrant has no control. demic to temporarily defer lative oversight hearings or a situations. police intervention, Ryu’s plat- But while Ryu may not their rent or mortgage pay- special session called by Gov. In addition, the motion form would require that offi- have a say in that spend- ments until the worst of our Newsom, it is imperative that seeks input from individual cers exhaust all options before ing, Raman said, his record public health and economic we move forward with our ef- neighborhoods on what could using deadly force, including prompted it. crisis is over. This is an un- forts to address the impact of strengthen their respective providing a verbal warning “Special interests give precedented measure, but COVID-19 in California and communities to hopefully and reporting each time they money to candidates who will one that I will be fighting for our recovery. stave off conflicts and violence have pointed a firearm at a support their priorities,” she in Sacramento so constitu- In the meantime, we are to begin with. These solutions, citizen. said. “In 2017, Councilmem- ents can go to sleep at night continuing to work to connect according to the motion, could Some of those require- ber Ryu endorsed a [police knowing they won’t lose their constituents with the services be things like more afterschool ments already exist, but Ryu union] ballot measure, Char- homes due to a crisis that is they need. Whether it’s help- programming, expanding wants to add more teeth to ter Amendment C, designed to outside their control. ing someone break through family and community pro- penalties for violators. For ex- make the disciplinary process In addition to this mea- the backlog at the Employ- grams, housing upgrades, even ample, an officer not turning more favorable to officers.” sure, I will continue to work ment Development Dept. to better street lighting. on their body camera current- Additionally, Raman said, on essential housing produc- access benefits or assisting a Raman, too, thinks police ly carries a penalty and warn- Ryu supported major increases tion legislation to add new small business with navigat- should be deployed only for ings. in salary and overtime budgets units while also providing eco- ing the regulations to reopen violent crimes. “I want to make it rough- for LAPD officers. nomic stimulus in the form of safely, my office is open, and I “Traffic accidents, loud er,” he said. “After a third “That’s how he earned the community investments and am happy to help. parties, loud noises. There time,” of not activating a body [police union’s] investment in jobs. This is a big job with a are so many things for which camera, “it’s expulsion, per- this election,” she said. The clock is ticking. We lot of responsibility, and I am armed officer response is not haps.” For Ryu’s part, he says he have a constitutional deadline grateful every day to have the the most effective nor does it Meanwhile, Raman wants to reform police “from to pass legislation by midnight opportunity to serve my dis- produce the most appropriate would discourage police mis- the ground up,” especially fol- August 31st. While the 2019- trict. results,” she said. conduct by hitting violators lowing the George Floyd pro- 20 session will officially end, While we continue this To address this, Raman where it hurts—in the budget. tests that straddled his district our work must not. From my work, I’d love to know what wants a coalition of unarmed Her platform calls for po- and Councilmember Paul Ko- perspective, it would be unac- you think about my proposal “community safety advocates” lice misconduct settlements, retz’s District 5 at the end of ceptable for the Legislature to to save homeowners and rent- with specialized training to currently paid for by the city, May. adjourn until January, and for ers from the impacts of this “respond to crisis calls related to come out of the police bud- During those protests, legislators to return to their crisis. What do you think of to behavioral health, partner get, a practice already em- Ryu said, peaceful protesters districts, if critical housing my suggestion that the gover- violence, sexual assault, suicide ployed by Los Angeles Coun- were arrested while looters security measures and other nor call a special session? risk, drug overdose, homeless- ty, which deducts settlement were allowed to ravage parts of COVID-19 related issues have As always, if you or some- ness, and mental health cri- payments from the budget of Fairfax, Melrose and Beverly not been resolved. one you know requires help, or ses.” Additionally, she said, the the offending department. avenues as well as The Grove. I believe it is crucial that if you have an idea or question, city should invest in violence According to data from He said he is awaiting an in- we make sure it is the legisla- please reach out to me with reduction programs,such as the Los Angeles City Atty., vestigation into how that hap- ture, not solely the executive any comments, questions, or those that have proven effec- police misconduct settlements pened. branch that is putting forward concerns through my District tive in Chicago, Illinois and totaled more than $190 mil- According to Ryu, at solutions to the many chal- Office at (818) 558-3043 or Newark, New Jersey. lion between July 2005 and least one of his staffers was on lenges we are facing. As legisla- Assemblymember.Friedman@ Another key element of 2018. see ELECTION page 18 tors, we represent a diversity of Assembly.ca.gov Page 16 SCHOOL NEWS losfelizledger.com September 2020 Los Feliz Ledger

SENIORS from page 4 Local Restaurants Get Creative, Make Their Case at DNC Staying within the con- By Pat Saperstein, Ledger Restaurant Critic fines of our homes is good for our physical health but not so The restaurant industry were allowed to briefly reopen Echo Park’s Ostrich quarters in the small kitchen. good for our mental health. has been among the hardest for indoor dining in June, only Farm has fewer tables but “Basically it’s just been a Thus, we have to figure out hit sectors during the corona- to be closed down again a few was able to add more far- matter of waiting for every- new routines for ourselves virus pandemic, with favorite weeks later when cases began ther up the sidewalk, while thing to stabilize,” he said. so we’re not just sitting and Los Angeles spots like Broken to rise. across the street Bar Calo Starting with takeout and snacking (I’ve experienced that Spanish, Trois Mec and Pa- Though infection rates remains closed. Bar Calo’s delivery in August, Silverman problem firsthand). Reaching tina closing permanently. But have started to fall once again, sister restaurant the Brite said he expects Salazar to be out to friends and family by though the industry employs Ta said, “I think it would be Spot recently reopened its open for onsite dining—and phone or text, getting outside 11 million people—many unwise to open inside right patio after a fundraising ef- accepting reservations for the for a walk if possible (don’t more than cruise ships or air- away.” fort made it possible to keep first time—by early Septem- forget your mask!) or taking a lines—the government hasn’t Some businesses have sur- some of its employees on ber. Zoom class are all ways to stay been as generous with finan- vived on bustling takeout and staff by having them supply “The urgency for the staff connected. cial support. delivery operations—along meals to charities. is greater because unemploy- Of course, we look for- That’s why Lien Ta, own- with a dose of imagination— L&E Oyster Bar also in- ment is expiring,” he said. “I ward to the vaccine, the ul- er of All-Day Baby in Silver like Los Feliz’s HomeState. creased sidewalk seating de- wouldn’t be doing it if I didn’t timate tool to control this Lake, appeared at the Demo- From bottled margaritas spite a tragic accident in front think it had improved.” virus. However, when it will cratic National Convention to tacos benefiting organiza- of the building that shut down According to, getting ac- be ready and how much time with Los Angeles Mayor Eric tions like the Watts Empow- the restaurant for a week in curate information from the it takes to make sure that Garcetti to talk about how erment Center to a virtual June. In Los Feliz, Atrium has city and state has been diffi- everybody has access to it is hard the COVID-19 crisis margarita showdown benefit been shuttered for the dura- cult. still uncertain. So, we need to has hit the restaurant busi- planned for September 5th, tion of the pandemic but is ex- “It’s been chaos and con- keep plugging on. ness. Ta had to close her the Tex-Mex spot was able to pected to reopen when indoor fusion,” he said. Here is a quote from a Koreatown restaurant Here’s pivot when faced with a poten- dining is approved. But no matter how quick- song written by country singer Looking at You when the tially disastrous scenario. But even with creative ly restaurants can get back to Gary Allen that seems relevant shutdown began, and has Tacos and takeout are a solutions, the pandemic “is a a semblance of normalcy, All- to this hard time and our won- been able to keep just six of natural combo, but the situ- horrendous time for all,” said Day Baby’s Ta said, it would derings about when it will end: the original 65 employees of ation is more challenging for one restaurant insider. be unrealistic to rely on con- All Day Baby. high-end restaurants that are Salazar in Elysian Valley sumers alone to sustain busi- Every storm runs, “At this point, I don’t even scrambling to put more out- would seem to be the perfect nesses. runs out of rain see myself in business next door seating in place. spot for the al fresco dining “I really do believe we Just like every dark night month,” said Ta in the conven- Silver Lake’s Bar Restau- mandate, but owner Billy Sil- need all forms of federal aid,” turns into day tion video. rant expanded into the park- verman made the decision to said Ta. “Congress needs to Every heartache will fade away Los Angeles business ing lot, dubbing the spacious keep the all-outdoor restau- vote on the Restaurants Act. Just like every storm runs, owners were caught complete- new patio “Bar Restaurant Va- rant completely closed un- We can’t take on any more runs out of rain ly off-guard when restaurants let Parking.” til mid-August, due to close debt.”

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1918 from page 1 That may explain the low very little impact on older peo- ELECTION from page 16 police reform, Raman said time around were in protec- U.S. death toll at the time— ple,” reads a recent article in the ground that day. He said that while “these changes are tive equipment and ventilators Americans made up about 1% Oxford’s Our World in Data. protesters were starting to go enormously important to be rather than staff, per the US of global deaths in 1918, com- “…This is at odds with what home, when suddenly police making right now,” the ideas Centers for Disease Control pared with 22% percent today, we would expect: older popu- formed a line blocking them. are not new. and Prevention (CDC). per CDC data. lations tend to be most vulner- “Young teens were run- “I think that the murder According to CDC data, Also like today, the vast able to influenza outbreaks ning away,” he said, “and [the of George Floyd at the hands an estimated 50 million peo- majority of American cities and respiratory infections.” police] were shooting [rubber of law enforcement awakened ple worldwide and 675,000 opted to close schools during Research suggests this is bullets] at them.” an entire country to the argu- U.S. residents died during the the 1918 pandemic, according likely because the elderly had The issue, he said, is with ment that black activists have 1918 flu, while about 810,000 to the CNN report. Unlike been exposed to the flu dur- the “institutional culture of been making for so many people worldwide and 177,000 today, however, the three U.S. ing previous outbreaks—like policing.” years, that criminal justice re- in the U.S. had died from CO- cities that chose to keep schools the Russian flu pandemic It goes, “way back to formers have been making for VID-19 at press time. open—New York, Chicago of 1889—and therefore had proper training at the [Police] years,” she said. “The costs of Aside from modern ad- and New Haven, CT—did so more immunity. Academy,” including ensur- policing are too high and are vancements in medical care, because classrooms were often Other notable similari- ing officers are trained in psy- borne disproportionately by one major reason 1918 had a safer than homes. ties between then and now: chology and ethics “and even black people.” higher death toll, despite the Of the nearly 1 million both pandemics occurred dur- before that . . . what type of Ryu agreed the problem era’s smaller and less dense schoolchildren in New York at ing election years, in which person are we recruiting,” said with policing has always exist- population, was a reticence to the time, 75% lived in crowd- incumbent U.S. presidents Ryu. ed and said “everything comes implement stay at home orders ed and unsanitary tenement were seeking second terms— Ryu said he envisions down to poverty.” due to the war, according to a buildings, according to a 2010 Woodrow Wilson won his— a more approachable police “I was here in 1992. What recent article in Oxford Uni- report from the U.S. Surgeon and both saw portions of the force—one with less “milita- happened recently is an exten- versity’s Social History of Medi- General. Schools, meanwhile, population resisting mask or- ristic” uniforms, and one, he sion of 1992 and 1992 was an cine journal. had more space, regular clean- ders, according to history.com said that someday won’t carry extension of the Watts riots” Public officials in many ings and on-site medical staff. “Newspapers printed in- guns at all. in 1965, he said. “It’s because European countries, including “[Children] leave their structions for how people “I want to ban all weap- of poverty, a lack of jobs, edu- Great Britain, decided quar- often unsanitary homes for could make their own masks ons, period,” he said. “The less cation and housing equity.” antines—at the time the only large, clean, airy school build- at home,” per the website. arms we have,” the better. Ryu, who is Korean, said effective method to contain ings, where there is always a “People who didn’t comply He also said he wants to he counts himself fortunate the flu—would have been det- system of inspection and ex- might face prison time, fines work with Los Angeles Uni- that he took a different path rimental to the war economy amination enforced,” then or having their name pub- fied School District’s Board than some of his childhood and instructed citizens instead New York Health Commis- lished in the paper, revealing of Education to evaluate if the friends—many of whom, he to “carry on.” sioner Dr. Royal S. Copeland they were a ‘mask slacker.’” pros of having police on cam- said, joined a gang and some Many American cities, told the New York Times in And, in both pandemics, pus—for instance in the case of whom went to jail. meanwhile, “implemented November 1918. California cities who ended of a school shooting—out- “I used to get mugged quarantining and isolation, Notably, during the 1918 restrictions too early experi- weigh the cons. once a month,” he said. “My school closures and bans on flu, the young had far worse enced second surges. “The long-term effects of family was on food stamps. I public gatherings,” and research outcomes than the old—the In November 1918, “San police in schools, compared was lucky enough to go to col- showed those cities fared best, opposite of today’s pandem- Francisco ended its mask order,” to the shorter term, like what lege. My friends were just as medical historian Dr. Howard ic—according to data from per history.com. “A spike in Jan- happened in Parkland and smart, but not lucky enough. Markel told CNN in an August Oxford University. uary 1919 led the city to imple- other schools,” is important, . . . When I fight for these is- 19th interview. The 1918 “pandemic had ment a second masking order.” he said. “It goes to the psyche sues . . . I fight because I was that schools are a place of almost there.” learning, not a juvenile de- tention camp. That is the Find a side-by-side comparison of Ryu and Raman’s platforms AIRBNB from page 7 heart of it.” “If we can just de-plat- tions of its new no-party pol- Regarding recent calls for on page 5. According to Pampanin, form them overnight, we have icy: (855) 635-7754. a key part of the city’s ordi- a really effective tool to dis- nance requires homesharing rupt their business,” said Pam- hosts to register in a city da- panin. “We hope that system CAMELOT KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER tabase. Eventually, Airbnb is online at some point later will match its listings against this year.” the database and remove vio- For now, Airbnb offers a lators from the site. 24/7 hotline to report viola-

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With so much uncertainty in the world, many homeowners have been holding off on their pre-Covid plans to sell. As a result, the number of homes currently for sale is extremely low. So, with less homes on the market and low interest rates there are an abundance buyers still wanting to buy a home. Our listings are continuing to sell with multiple offers at record high prices. If you are thinking about selling, this is a great time to do so. In order to navigate today’s market, you need a real estate team with a wealth of experience and a track record of success. We hope y o u ’ l l fi n d w e fi t t h a t b i l l ! W e l o o k f o r w a r d t o s p e a k i n g w i t h y o u. - George, Eileen, & Laura Moreno and Dunia Handy Gill

(323) 668-7600 • [email protected] • GEORGEANDEILEEN.COM • @GEORGEANDEILEENREALESTATE

LOS FELIZ • SILVER LAKE • FRANKLIN HILLS • ATWATER VILLAGE • ECHO PARK BEACHWOOD CANYON • HOLLYWOOD HILLS • WEST HOLLYWOOD • GLENDALE

COMING SOON in Los Feliz JUST LISTED in Pasadena IN ESCROW in Glassell Park

3927 Prospect Avenue • Los Feliz • Call For Price 188 Sierra Madre • Spanish • $1,345,000 3895 Aguilar Street • Traditional • $780,000

Gated and tucked away 2+2 Mid-Century charmer Spacious 4+4 on highly coveted Cedarhurst Circle. 1930s Traditional home in trendy Glassell Park! Super with sweeping views of the hills & Observatory. Freshly with sweeping downtown views. Gracious living rm & sweet 2bd/1ba + studio. Freshly painted interior. painted. Newly landscaped front & rear yards. Living formal dining rms with hardwood floors that lead out Hardwood floors. Newly landscaped front yard and room with fireplace & built-in bookcases. Hrdwd flrs. to charming terrace overlooking lovely backyard. Well spacious backyard with patio. Finished garage + Master with private full bath. Spacious deck that’s appointed kitchen. Great home office space. 3-car parking in the driveway. Great proximity to Eagle Rock, perfect for dining and enjoy the view. Franklin Elem. garage. Franklin Elementary School. Central AC/Heat. Highland Park, and downtown Los Angeles.

SOLD in The Los Feliz Hills SOLD in Silver Lake LEASED in Los Feliz

3704 Prestwick Drive • Traditional • $2,550,000 1312 Occidental Blvd • Cal Bungalow • $900,000 4310 Cedarhurst Circle • Traditional • $8,000

Located in the coveted Los Feliz Hills is this gated 4+5 You’ll fall in love with the open floor plan and renovated Spacious 4+4 on highly coveted Cedarhurst Circle. Traditional view home. Fabulous updated kitchen kitchen in this 1920’s 2+1 bungalow with separate home with sweeping downtown views. Gracious living rm & that leads to scenic view deck. Large dining room. office retreat on the hill. Beautiful drought tolerant formal dining rms with hardwood floors that lead out Master suite with seating area, en-suite bath landscaping. New flooring. Low E windows. Great to charming terrace overlooking lovely backyard. Well and wonderful views. Spacious family room. Stunning location that’s minutes to the Silver Lake dog Park, appointed kitchen. Great home office space. 3-car grounds. Patio and possible room for a pool. reservoir, Lamill L&E, Sawyer and more on Sunset! garage. Franklin Elementary School. Central AC/Heat.

You can expect more from the Moreno Team. Over 1000 Homes Sold

“Your teamwork, wisdom, and never faltering energy are truly amazing.” - Jon and Emily Boyle

George, Eileen, Laura, and Dunia Keller Williams Realty Los Feliz 2150 Hillhurst Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027 323.668.7600 [email protected] georgeandeileen.com @georgeandeileenrealestate

DRE#’s George Moreno 00560275 | Eileen Moreno 01194455 | Laura Moreno 01950438 | Dunia Handy Gill 01262913