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alisades News has learned that a well- used public trailhead and parking Parea in the Highlands has been closed and is in danger of being developed as a residential property. The property, at 16701 Via La Costa, was dedicated for public use in 1989 as part of an agreement between Headland Proper- ties Associations, LLC, the developers of the Highlands, and the Coastal Commission. According to the agreement, Headland was required to build a restroom and parking spaces to make it easier for Los Ange- les residents to access the Temescal Ridge Trail, which connects to Temescal Canyon and the Backbone Trail and also serves as a firebreak. The agreement also lays out ownership rules: “The trailhead may be transferred to the City of Los Angeles Department of Recre- ation and Parks for purposes of maintenance and liability, or other public or non-profit agency approved by the Execu- tive Director [of the Coastal Commission].” (Continued on Page 26) The trailhead’s bathroom and parking are closed off to public use. Photo: Sarah Stockman Movies in the Park Proposal to Take Away Downhill Opens on Saturday Temescal Lane he town’s 13th annual Movies in the ter employees, are paid for by Mike Skinner, he downhill side of Temescal Can - Park will return this Saturday, Au- who was a key leader in the local campaign yon Road from Sunset Boulevard to Tgust 6, at sundown with a showing to fund and build the Field of Dreams. TPacific Coast Highway will be down- of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, rated This year, get ready for the 1989 action/ sized to one lane in order to accommodate PG-13. adventure Indiana Jones, starring Harrison a buffered bike lane, if Jessie Holzer’s plan The movie is sponsored by Marc Michele Ford and Sean Connery, directed by Pali - goes through. Eyewear on Antioch. sadian Steven Spielberg, by brushing up on Holzer, Councilman Bonin’s mobility Every Saturday night in August on the some trivia questions: deputy, spoke to the Pacific Palisades Com- Field of Dreams at the Palisades Recreation 1.) In what language did Indiana have to munity Council on July 28 and explained Center, 851 Alma Real, residents can enjoy count to 20 before his father would listen that although there is a bike line on either a free movie, free hot dogs and fun at the to him? 2.) What does Indiana fear? 3.) In side of Temescal Canyon Road, “We’re look- park. Please, no alcohol, no smoking, no Raiders of the Lost Ark, what kind of fruit ing to upgrade our bike lanes and make stick chairs and no pets. did Indiana almost eat, but later found out them better.” The hot dogs, served by Recreation Cen- was poisoned? 4.) How did Indiana get his In addition to taking away a downhill name? and 5.) In Last Crusade, what trans- traffic lane, she is also proposing a pro- port did Indiana and his father use to es- tected bike lane on the uphill side: the

Postal Customer Postal cape the Nazi Control Center? bike lane would be next to the curb, next Movies in the Park, a nonprofit founded a barrier and then car parking next to the in 2004 by David Williams and John Wirth, moving vehicles.

**************ECRWSSEDDM************* and joined by Andy Frew and Brad Lusk, Holzer said Department of Transporta-

has led fundraising efforts, selected movies, tion had counted 684 cars from 7 to 8 a.m.,

Permit #422 Permit created the on-screen and audio ads, an- which is below the 700 count that would Pasadena, CA Pasadena,

PAID nounced and advised youth volunteers. trigger a CEQA analysis.

U.S. Postage U.S. Working with them as a volunteer since She said DOT had looked at taking out Presorted Standard Presorted MITP’s inception is Marilyn Crawford, parking along the road, but felt it was (Continued on Page 11) (Continued on Page 5) Page 2 Palisades News August 3, 2016

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At least 10,000 homes checking and saving account numbers (and had to be evacuated. any other valuable documents that are not As fire officials worked towards contain- in your save-deposit box). ment, in almost every interview with the In addition to important paperwork, news media, at least one official reiterated your safe-deposit box should have inven- that residents should be aware of, and fol- tory and photographs of valuable posses- low, the Ready, Set, Go program. sions for insurance purposes. Many Palisades homeowners live close to the Santa Monica Mountains. Wildfires SET. Make sure each family member has have raced through the hills north of the a sleeping bag/blankets and a change of Village, and even destroyed the church clothing. Put your pets in carriers to make building at St. Matthew’s (in 1978). It is not sure they are not frightened and run away. a question of if there will be a brush fire Make sure your elderly neighbor has a in our area, it is a question of when. way out. READY. Residents should have a pre- GO. When asked to evacuate, do. Don’t packed bag that may include will/trust put your life or that of firefighters in dan- documents, power of attorney, insurance ger, by staying. Asilomar Bluff Stabilization Alternatives to be Discussed Council District 11 and the City of Bu- to the existing sewer system. The studies also reau of Engineering (BOE) will host a pub- presented three alternatives for a retaining lic meeting to discuss ways of stabilizing wall along the south side of the street. the Asilomar Landslide Area from 7 to 8:45 Last April, engineering geologists con- p.m. on Wednesday, August 24, at the Pal- ducted exploratory borings to obtain ad- isades Library community room. ditional information about the subsurface The Asilomar Landslide Area extends soil. Various alternatives for wall design from the middle of Asilomar Boulevard have also been analyzed and will be dis- down to the Palisades Mobile Home Park. cussed at the meeting. Palisadian Jim Kenney took this photograph at 4 p.m. on July 23 in the Palisades. After conducting studies in 2008, 2013 and The wall design phase is expected be “With smoke from the fire in Sand Canyon, the brilliant red of the sun only lasted 2015, the BOE ultimately recommended a completed by fall 2017 and construction about 20 minutes; when the wind shifted, it became much less dramatic,” Kenney told de-watering system consisting of five pump- of a retaining wall should be completed in the Palisades News. Photo: Jim Kenney ing wells and a collector pipe to convey water winter 2020. Blood Drive on August 10 he second annual community- and gave platelets to a friend’s uncle who wide blood drive hosted by Amalfi had cancer.” TEstates and the Pacific Palisades Marguleas, a Pacific Palisades resident, Chamber of Commerce will take place also had cancer as a young adult and from noon to 6 p.m.on Wednesday, Au- needed blood. “In college I helped organ- gust 10, at the Palisades Library commu- ize blood drives as well,” he said. “It is one nity room, 861 Alma Real. of the truly selfless things one can do and Last year, Amalfi hoped to reach 37 don - directly save lives.” ors, but only 26 people were able to give According to the American Red Cross, blood. “This year our target is 37 to 50,” said a person donating blood could save three Jade Devot’e, executive assistant. “We’d real - lives. ly like to reach 50.” “Giving blood is very easy to do and has Amalfi Estates owner Anthony Margu- the biggest impact in making a difference in leas and assistant Sarah Knauer organized the world,” Marguleas said. “To be able to the first event last August. save a life is truly the best gift one can give.” “Sarah came up with the idea because Anyone donating will receive free ice she has given blood every year since she cream from the King Kone truck that will has been eligible—and she also has given be parked in the library parking lot. platelets,” Marguleas said. “She helped or- Sign-up: redcrossblood.org and enter (Front) K.C. Cord, 22, and her sister Lexi, 20, were two of 30 people who donated blood ganize blood drives during high school sponsor code: Palisades. during last year’s Community Blood Drive. Photo: Sue Pascoe Page 4 Palisades News August 3, 2016 City to Study Hydraugers on Via Bluffs By SUE PASCOE Editor f residents living south of Sunset Boule - vard, east of Temescal Canyon and west Iof Potrero failed to check the Nextdoor Palisades online site on Sunday night, July 17, they would have missed this notice: “ATTENTION—Bluffs area residents and Palisadians in Areas 4 & 6: The Bureau of Engineering (BOE) will be holding a community meeting on Monday the 18th at 10:30 a.m. at the Palisades Library, regarding Via de las Olas. They will be dis- cussing a project to assess the hydraugers installed many years ago to see how they are working, clean them out, etc.” That 12-hour notice might explain why there were only four residents, two newspaper reporters and four people representing the City and Ninyo and Moore, a geotechnical firm, at the meeting. Ninyo and Moore has been hired by the City for $150,000 to inspect the existing 22 hydraugers (a way to drain water from the hillside before it saturates the face of the Via de las Olas, which was taken out of public use, may be reopened by the City if slope movement can be gauged. slope) below Via de las Olas. Typically, hy- land below Via de las Olas in the late 1980s, ment, and why now. Kunesh said he would owners from Via de las Olas, and represen- draugers are constructed by drilling a hole asked two City officials—Councilman Mike find out. tatives from the Bureau of Street Services into a slope and installing a slotted pipe, with Bonin’s field deputy Sharon Shapiro and In a July 26 email to the Palisades News, and the Bureau of Engineering.” the outlet connected to a discharge area. 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S PECIALIZING IN PACIFIC PALISADES, BRENTWOOD, SANTA M ONICA CalBRE #01147391 August 3, 2016 Palisades News Page 5 condition and possible repair of Via de las pose of Rec and Parks.” to sink up to 60 wells on a two-acre site Olas, the City’s Geotechnical Engineering At the hydrauger presentation, Diamond across Pacific Coast Highway from Will Division and Bureau of Street Services have told Shapiro and Kunesh that as part of the Rogers State Beach.” Bike Lane submitted preliminary reports that I am Proposition O victory (in 1988), Occiden- Diamond said at the July 18 meeting, (Continued from Page 1) making available to you and your neighbors.” tal Petroleum was required to maintain “The agreement made with Oxy and the needed for beach goers. Also considered In Miscikowski’s letter, three options were the hydraugers. City is still enforceable.” Shapiro and Kun - was taking out the middle lane, which is there were presented for Via de las Olas, esh said they would investigate. hapiro and Kunesh were not aware of used as a turn lane. Instead, the decided which was described as “in poor condition Diamond, an attorney who lives along solution was to take out a traffic lane. the existence of such a contract. But, ac- and was ‘withdrawn from Public Use’ in the S Via de las Olas, recalled that he became in- Several people in the audience urged the cording to an L.A. Times story (“Digging 1950s due to public safety concerns follow- volved in No Oil! after he happened to read lane to stay and said the real need was for for Facts in the Palisades Oil Dispute,” by ing a significant landslide.” a small legal notice in the Times and at- a sign that allowed three lanes of traffic to Bill Boyarsky, September 18, 1988): Originally, Via de la Paz street connected tended a public meeting held by the City. turn off Temescal Canyon onto Pacific “Occidental has agreed to install a system to Pacific Coast Highway prior to March “There was no one there but me,” Diamond Coast Highway during rush hour. of drains in the slide area. These would be 17, 1958, when a landslide at the west end said. “This is déjà vu.” Holzer was asked if the traffic count had of Via de las Olas brought tons of dirt onto 2 1/2-inch tubes, called ‘hydraugers,’ to carry At that meeting, Diamond said, “They been when Palisades High School (2,800 a 200-yard section of PCH, closing the road. water out of the landslide mass. Two engi- wanted to change the zone below the bluff students) were in session. Holzer said she In the efforts to reopen the road, Vaugh O. neering firms have assured Occidental and from R-I to SL Ocean (submerged land would find out. She was asked if the num- Cheff, highway superintendent of the Cal- city officials that the hydrauger system zone).” Since oil drilling isn’t allowed in a ber of bikes using the road had been ifornia Department of Transportation, was would be effective in draining the landslide.” residential zone, the change would have counted, but she did not know. buried and died in a subsequent slide. With The Times later reported that in the No- made the land drillable. Area 4 Representative Rick Mills urged that slide, access to PCH from Via de la Paz vember election that year, “Los Angeles vot- Diamond’s lonely attendance at that ob- her to speak to Palisades High School be- was permanently closed. ers handed Occidental Petroleum a stun - scure meeting led to a 20-year legal battle cause they work with the traffic congestion Shortly after the 2004 letter went to home- ning defeat by narrowly approving Propo- that ended with Proposition O. at Bowdoin and Temescal. owners, a new bulkhead was built on the bluff sition O, which repeals three ordinances “When you come to a meeting that isn’t Area 6 Rep Stuart Muller suggested that near Friends Street, below Via de las Olas, and authorizing the oil giant to drill in Pacific publicized, you’re naturally a little suspi- a buffered bicycle lane be examined at some a portion of the street re paved. The road Palisades. cious,” Diamond said. other site in the City, not here. (There are between Via de la Paz and Mount Holyoke “At the same time, voters by a 2 to 1 mar- In the meantime, Ninyo and Moore will only three ways in and out of the Palisades remained closed to all but local residents. gin turned down Occidental’s counter-ini- began locating the existing hydraugers that and Temescal Canyon Road is one.) In Miscikowski’s letter, Option 3 (“Full tiative, Proposition P. The vote, coming after were installed in the bluff by Occidental Service Club Alternate Rep Kevin Niles Improvements”) was to reconstruct the en- the most expensive campaign in city history, and clean them if necessary. Three borings asked about the food trucks that park along tire street at an estimated cost of $560,000. could mean the end of Occidental’s decades- will also be done at the top of the hill to fur- Temescal, and where people would stand— The News asked Nemick, “Why is the old attempt to drill in Pacific Palisades. ther evaluate the landslide area, and four most likely in the bike lane. City following up 12 years later?” She had “Killed by passage of Proposition O inclinometers will be installed to measure One rep told Holzer, “Please do not do not responded by press time. But Craig were ordinances narrowly approved by the slopes. anything further without consulting the stated late in the meeting that the City the City Council and Mayor Tom Bradley The work was scheduled to begin on July PPCC.” wants to “open up the street for the pur- in 1985 that granted Occidental authority 25 and will take about four weeks. —SUE PASCOE

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Heard ANN CLEAVES About Town A Parking Suggestion I read the letters in the paper (July 20) about parking issues in the Village over the next two years. Why not allow all the people who work in the Village and now park in the Swarthmore lot to park on both sides of Pampas Ricas in both direc- tions? (I realize certain Huntington home - owners might object, but couldn’t they be persuaded to be civic-minded until the new parking structure is completed?) The Chamber of Commerce could hire a van driver, who could serve on Pampas Ricas as a “parking concierge” to help workers get back and forth into the Village. A CVS Parking Idea Maybe CVS could offer monthly parking on their under-utilized rooftop parking lot, which is generally only full when parents are picking their kids up from Village School or Seven Arrows. Deer on Temescal Last week, I was taking a taxi to the airport early in the morning. The driver was going down Temescal Canyon and VIEWPOINT Thought to Ponder suddenly had to slam on the brakes. A deer had run right in front of his car. The “America has the best deer was tapped by the car, stopped for politicians money can buy.” a second and then ran off. We continued Positive Parenting Support Will Rogers to the airport, but I just wanted to warn By KANE PHELPS opment and behavior: The Whole Brain Child ― everyone driving on Temescal Canyon Special to the Palisades News and No Drama Discipline. Road to go slow when it’s dark—there Siegel and Bryson posit that discipline, the are deer that live in the canyon. ola Coffey’s Viewpoint, “Understanding word itself, means “teaching” and hence, not Founded November 5, 2014 How to Parent,” in the July 20 Palisades News “punishment.” ——————— Hit-and-Run Driver 869 Via de la Paz, Ste. B On June 24, around 8:30 a.m., I stopped Lprovides a profound statement about our Teaching is ineffective when children are in a Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 at the service station at the corner of PCH culture and the challenges facing parents today. reactive (upset) state. Teaching is a skill. These (424) 744-8497 www.PalisadesNews.com and Sunset. I went in to pay for my gas Thankfully, Lola discovered the wisdom of researchers demonstrate how to build the “yes” ——————— and a black SUV Mercedes, partial license Dr. Alison Gopnik that was expressed in the brain, with core strategies that range from Owner Wagenseller Publishing plate 7S--155, put her car into reverse and metaphor of the garden (the child) and the playfulness (involving whole body, such as gardener (the parent). The core principle of jumping, dancing, or just acting silly, using Publisher hit my driver’s side door, causing exten- Scott Wagenseller sive damages. An eyewitness states that love as the highest value is indisputable. accents, etc.) to reflective listening and “attuning.” [email protected] the female driver was aware of what she Here in Pacific Palisades, my fellow therapist, The idea is for the parent not to stifle but Editor had done but just took off. I reported the Jordan Marks, and I have observed the intense rather to shift the reactive (upset) state to one Sue Pascoe hit-and-run to the police, but they don’t pressure that children experience due to their that is more receptive to dialogue and reflection. [email protected] parents’ high expectations. 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A man in his Contributing Writers There is one statement that Lola quotes that parents, our goal will be to impart some of the 50s wanted to turn right on red off Bow- Laura Abruscato, Debbie Alexander, Jordan and I would take exception to: “The idea strategies enumerated in the two excellent Laurel Busby, Libby Motika doin and screamed at my daughter, be- that parents can learn special techniques that books by Siegel and Bryson. Contributing Photographers cause he didn’t want to wait for her to finish will make their children turn out better . . . is (Editor’s note: Kane Phelps, MA, LMFT has 30 Wendy Price Anderson, Lesly Hall, crossing. He should be ashamed about the Bart Bartholomew, Shelby Pascoe fundamentally misguided.” years of experience working with parents and ——————— vulgar language he used in public. This is A bi-monthly newspaper mailed on the first the kind of explosive nastiness that we The past 10 years has rendered extraordinary families. 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VIEWPOINT Mansionization Ordinance Is about Fairness By SUE PASCOE space around a home and even property values has development standards.” Editor nothing to do with my current anger. This means that while families in the San Fernando The two paragraphs below, inserted by Councilman Valley and other areas of Los Angeles will have to observe ’ve been obsessed with fairness since I was little. Mike Bonin’s office on page 6 in the proposed 179-page the new ordinance regarding home sizes, we, the people Maybe it has to do with growing up on the Rosebud zoning ordinance that was passed by the City Planning of privilege in the Palisades, will be exempt. IIndian Reservation in South Dakota or maybe it has Commission on July 14, makes me ill with its inherent Many of you were probably required to read George to do with being one of six kids in a family fighting for privilege. Orwell’s Animal Farm. The book, published in England parents’ attention. Or maybe it has to do with cod liver oil. “In the course of introducing the proposed changes of in 1945, was the tale of how animals, led by the pigs, take So many kids in my first grade class had health issues the BMO/BHO to the public, the Department encoun- over the farm. In liberating themselves from the drunken that it was decided all had to line up at recess time to take tered varying opposition to the prospect of more restric- farmer, all animals were initially created equal. a tablespoon of the vile tasting ointment—unless your tive single-family development provisions, especially in I remember thinking, what a cute little story about parents could afford to buy vitamins. Mine couldn’t and the Pacific Palisades area of the City. As a result, a range the animals. But as I read, I became more and more I choked the cod liver oil down. Unfair. of zones from re:code LA will be considered for portions horrified about the treatment of those who were not How I feel about mansionization doesn’t have a lot to do with this Viewpoint. If you want to read an opinion of Pacific Palisades as if they were one of the Interim defended or could not stand up for themselves. piece about that challenge, I’d suggest Ryan Bradley’s essay Control Ordinance (ICO) neighborhoods. I later learned that this “cute” story was written to in the Los Angeles Times (“L.A.’s Growing Mansionization “This will provide residents a choice of more per- reflect events leading up to the 1917 Russian revolution Problem,” July 28, page A-13). He cites a study which missive or more restrictive regulations. The portions of and into the Stalin era. found that even with added space in a house, families Pacific Palisades covered by the new re:code LA zones One quote in the book has stuck with me: “All animals tended to use the kitchen and family room all the time, will not be subject to the BMO/BHO development are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” but the living room, porch and more than 50 percent standards addressed by the new zones; however, resi- In political terms, as Orwell implied then, and as we of the rest of the first-floor communal spaces remained dents of specific sections of Pacific Palisades could opt see today, while some governments might proclaim the almost entirely unused. He notes that the average size to retain the BMO/BHO regulations or to become part equality of their citizens, they actually give power and of a house has grown from 983 sq. ft. in 1950 to more of a different re:code LA zone from the rest of Pacific privileges to a small elite. than 2,660 sq. ft. today. Palisades. In addition, specific plans that regulate sin- Yes, Palisades residents, here in Los Angeles we are How I feel about house size, view rights, lack of green gle-family development are not subject to BMO/BHO “more equal than others.” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Need More Mansionization Control It is your job to protect the people you represent. Not Clarifying the Chabad’s Landscaping (Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Vince the builders, not the realtors, not the construction (Editor’s Note: We received a second Heard About Town workers. Please do your job and stop the destruction of Bertoni, Tom Rothman and Christine Saponara at the about the lack of landscaping around the Chabad walls the Palisades by people who do not live in the Palisades L.A. City Planning Commission about the proposed new on Sunset and Los Liones Drive: “I was glad to see the and only care about the money they can make here. city ordinance regarding house-size regulations. It was comment [July 20 News] about landscaping the Chabad. Please, please, stop this from happening in my hometown! shared with the Palisades News.) I also live in Castellammare and would like to see the Chris Van Hook I have lived at Friends Street and Via de la Paz for area outside the walls of Chabad landscaped. It boggles more than 30 years. My neighborhood is slowly being my mind that the owners of the Chabad school walk past Disappointed in Bonin’s Action this unsightly mess every day and ignore it.”) erased. I have lived in basically a construction zone off Dear Councilman Bonin, and on for years, but never as intensely as the last two I was deeply disappointed to read in the Palisades News Rabbi Zushe Cunin of the Chabad JCC Pacific Palisades years. I am totally 100 percent in favor of stopping these that you were instrumental in getting Pacific Palisades responded: mansions from being built. exempted from proposed amendments to the BMO/BHO. “We, too, are eager to implement our thoughtfully I am more than willing to suffer losses in my property I have lived in the Palisades for 31 years, and am tired planned landscape design for the area surrounding our value if I have to, but I don’t believe this argument at all!!! of seeing huge houses built on smallish lots. There is Chabad campus, a sketch of which has already been It is perpetuated by real estate brokers and builders who little or nothing that an individual can do about this. informally presented to the Design Review Board. see the Palisades as their cash cow. I care about where I Neighbors are not given adequate or timely notification “Our challenge has been that the DWP has, as of yet, live!! I have no peace and quiet during the day. of projects, developers prevaricate, Building & Safety is not finished its work on the electrical boxes located both Luckily, I work so I am not home during the day, but largely a rubber stamp. If you want evidence of what I above and underground at Sunset and Los Liones. As Saturdays are now the same. Since I am 67 I would like am writing about, look at the new house on Marinette soon as their work is complete, we look forward to to retire one day, but I could not stand being at home. Road just north of Paskenta (6,000-sq.-ft. house on a immediately beautifying our surroundings and our Construction is constant and I have no say in the fact street of 2,000-sq.-ft. residences), or look at the huge community with new landscape designs.” that they are building monster houses, ruining the house with a tower just off Bestor near Chautauqua. neighborhood, building high hedges and walls so no The BMO/BH0 might have helped put a brake on Bob Benton Applauded one can see each other, creating an entirely different this sort of rampant building, but you listened only to I am writing to acknowledge Bob Benton for his place to live, and most of these are “spec” houses. some vocal, greedy constituents who somehow think it amazing generosity and support of our Palisades Builders and realtors are reaping the benefits and they is their right to build virtually as high and as big as they (Continued on Page 8) don’t live here. We get nothing out of this deal. I don’t want without regard to the character of the neighborhood plan on selling my house. I don’t look at it as just a place or the concerns of their neighbors. Palisades News welcomes all letters, which may be emailed to to make money. I want to live here like I did for many As a result, I don’t see how I could vote for you in the [email protected]. Please include a name, address years in peace and quiet with neighbors who actually next election, but I am sure the developers and realtors will! and telephone number so we may reach you. Letters do not know and care about each other. Betsy Handler necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Palisades News. Page 8 Palisades News August 3, 2016

After all, Professor Gopnik points out, we don’t “wife,” Tim Tyson (Urban Forestry) and Ron Lorenzen (Public we don’t “husband,” and we don’t, in our day-to-day Works). Letters cyberfree lives, “friend” people either. They informed that the two ficus trees on Sunset (Continued from Page 7) By viewing your parenting as a job, she asserts, you Boulevard [by the Mobil station] will be destroyed community. Bob has immersed himself in a variety of naturally expect a certain product or a certain result. because Caruso’s underground parking will be using the events throughout his many years as owner of Bentons And as any parent will tell you in great glorious detail, space under them. The Sport Shop on Swarthmore. Many local charities that is certainly not always the case. I was also informed that the right turn lane from Sunset have benefited from his kindness and donations. In our competitive contemporary society, we are taught to Swarthmore will be taken away or greatly modified. The closing of his store on July 10 was bittersweet for that with the right set of techniques, or with the right set I asked the two gentlemen why Caruso could not his family and friends, as we toasted this truly amazing of instructions, we can produce the highest-quality child. modify his underground parking lot to keep away from man and his awesome manager, Dottie Henkle. But what this philosophy does is take the parent farther these two trees. They could not give me an answer. The following day, Bob donated sports shoes, dance away from his or her natural intuition and instinct. And To say the least I am beyond being upset about this. shoes, clothing, sporting equipment and so much more with the “how to parent” industry booming, parents have Caruso could modify it if he wanted to, and that’s the to St. Anne’s Home in Los Angeles. become less confident in just being a parent, but instead plain truth. He could start his lot from the alley east to Opened in 1908 as a safe refuge to unwed mothers, are consumed with doing the right kind of parenting. the existing parking lot and leave these beautiful trees St. Anne’s programs have evolved into comprehensive As Professor Gopnik astutely points out, “The most alone, but he won’t. services and housing for children and families. Bob’s important rewards of being a parent aren’t your children’s Ron Lorenzen said to me that he gets the impression generous and thoughtful “gifts” will help to enrich the grades or trophies . . . They come from the moment-by- that Palisades residents do not have a problem with lives of thousands of children, teenage mothers and moment physical and psychological joy of being with Caruso’s plan because no one has called to complain. low-income families that St. Anne’s serves each year. this particular child, and in that child’s moment-by- So, I say to you, Palisades residents, if you are upset We look forward to celebrating the grand reopening moment joy in being with you.” with the above plan and want it rethought before it is too of Bentons in 2018, and the chance to support Bob There are no guarantees in being a parent, other than late, and you care enough to voice your concerns, please Benton and Caruso’s new Palisades Village. it will be a glorious, unpredictable, wonderful, exhausting get in touch with Ron Lorenzen and voice them. Joyce Walter and unforgettable ride. There will be a public works hearing in the next 50 or St. Anne’s Guild I wanted again to applaud Lola Coffey for bringing so days. Have him inform you of the date and come to this important article to our attention and commend the the hearing and show you care. His phone number is Not Parenting, But Being a Parent Palisades News for always bringing such high-quality, (213) 847-3333 and his email is [email protected]. well-researched and relevant news to our community. I wanted to applaud Lola Coffey’s Viewpoint in the You can also c.c. [email protected]. July 20 Palisades News in which she reviewed an excellent Alisa A. Bromberg, M.D. I am giving you a heads up because I care. I have lived article in the Wall Street Journal written by UC Berkeley (Editor’s note: Bromberg is a Palisades pediatrician and in the Palisades 60 years, since I was 11 years old. My dad Professor Alison Gopnik entitled “Against Parenting.” parent.) (Vince) owned the Palisades Barber Shop for 41 years. While the title actually sounds counterintuitive, it Please take the time to show you care. Thanks. was an excellent piece encouraging parents to avoid the Ficus Trees and Hearing (Editor’s note: We contacted Public Works to verify a pitfalls of viewing parenting as “a kind of job” and to My name is Rosanne Mangio (the person who cares public hearing would be held and spokesperson Tonya get back to the idea of just BEING a parent. about our Palisades Village trees). On July 26, I spoke to Durrell said a meeting has not been set at this point.) Seeking Ferociously Curious Cece Healy Webb Broker Associate | BRE #: 01510746 310.463.0302 Teens [email protected] www.cecewebb.com

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SUE KOHL; current Candidate for Area 5 3OHDVHFKHFNWKHER[QH[WWRWKH$UHDUHSUHVHQWDWLYHIRUZKRP\RX¶GOLNHWRYRWH based on your area of residence in the Palisades, and one box for At-Large. August 3, 2016 Palisades News Page 11 Zar Heads Palisades Community Council By LAUREL BUSBY Outgoing council president Chris Spitz Staff Writer said Zar’s “skills, judgment and work ethic are unsurpassed. I greatly relied and con- ew Palisades Community Council tinue to rely on her, and I am thrilled not President Maryam Zar is an avid only that she agreed to be nominated, but Nvolunteer who has donated time was unanimously elected and will be serv- to local schools, the council and the Pacific ing as Pacific Palisades Community Coun- Palisades Task Force on Homelessness. cil’s president in the coming term. [The This work is vital to her. “I love to do it,” council] is fortunate indeed to have a per- Zar said. “I enjoy the freedom to be able to son of her caliber guiding this organization work towards issues that I believe in, pur- as we continue to address the many serious suing them for a gain other than monetary issues impacting our community.” and for the benefit of someone other than Before coming to the Westside, Zar had me. I think I really thrive on that. If I didn’t traveled widely. At 9 years old, her parents have volunteer work to frame my day and left Iran before the revolution, and she lived frame my life, I’d feel lost.” in Paris and New Jersey before attending Zar, who has three children attending college at Boston University, where she local public schools, donates her time to graduated in 1990. She worked for a few Marquez Elementary, Palisades High School years in Iran as a news correspondent for and Paul Revere Middle School, where she an English language newspaper, and later, will be the president of the Parent Teacher she and her husband, who married in New Student Association in the fall. In 2014, Zar York City, began a retail business involving came to the community council as an ed- shopping trips to Italy for goods that they ucational representative, appointed by Paul sold in the United States, eventually oper- Revere. Her role expanded later that year ating six stores. The couple now owns a when she agreed to chair the council’s Task manufacturing company that produces ac- Force on Homelessness, and in April, she cessories, such as shoes and belts, for var- Maryam Zar is the new Community Council president. Photo: Bart Bartholomew was honored as a Volunteer of the Year by ious national brands. L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. homeless population. The task force inves- through the Ocean Park Community Cen- Zar is looking forward to her new posi- For the homelessness task force, Zar tigated what similar communities had done ter, whose two outreach workers connect tion on the council and treasured her time formed sub-committees to look into as- to address the varied issues that stem from with the local homeless population and as a council vice president this past year pects of the issue, such as fire danger, police homelessness. work to find homes for them (including 50 working with Spitz. Spitz “spearheaded a enforcement, and simply counting the local A strategy emerged to: 1.) provide services of the roughly 200 local homeless popula- great deal of innovation and stood staunch - tion who are now engaged or enrolled in ly against some encroachments into Pali - services with 15 already off the streets— sadian quality of life issues that would have three of them in permanent housing), 2.) re- had repercussions for years to come,” said duce fire danger by posting signs designating Zar, who noted that she particularly valued URBIN areas as high fire zones, which meant camp- Spitz’ intellect and strength. ing was not permitted and a 72-hour notice In addition, Zar is anticipating an inter- would no longer be required for arrests of esting tenure of service as the council pres- campers, and 3.) increase police enforce- ident. “I look forward to working with eve- ment not only through the changes that the ryone, old and new, and hearing all points PECTOR signs allowed, but also via collaborating with of view as we tackle new issues and grapple the L.A. Police Department and applying with ongoing projects that will surely affect community pressure through the task force. our town,” Zar said. “We will continue to be In the process, Zar, who also writes for an important voice in the West LA Regional the Huffington Post, learned deeply about Alliance of Councils (WRAC) as well as the homeless population. among elected officials who have always “Homelessness is not this one big pot that lent us their ear due to the hard won cred- we think of,” she said. The homeless might ibility of the PPCC over the years.” be current or former foster kids, victims of abuse, people who divorced to escape hor- rible marriages without an adequate way Movies in the Park to support themselves, people with mental (Continued from Page 1) health issues, or “some people who can’t Palisades Chamber of Commerce admin- matriculate with society. Homelessness isn’t istrative assistant. homelessness. It’s mental health. It’s pov - The movies are possible because of sup- erty. It’s lack of support. People don’t just port from Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club; pop out of the ground homeless. To get Gelson’s Market; Dan Urbach Real Estate; FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS them off the street requires a whole host of Jody Fine Estates; SEIA–Estate & Invest- services. There’s no magic wand.” ment Advisors; Botham Plumbing & Heat- Steve Durbin Joyce Spector Zar, who on June 30 stepped down from ing; PPBA–Pacific Palisades Baseball Asso- 310.612.9190 310.749.8827 chairing the task force, was initially hesi- ciation; Bambino–Babysitting App; Opti- [email protected] [email protected] tant to take on the role of council president mist Club; Areté–Preparatory Academy; because she was a relative newcomer to Kehillat Israel; Amalfi Estates; and Horu- both the council and Pacific Palisades. She sicky Construction Company. had moved to the Palisades in 2014 after Coming up on August 13 is the 1937 ver- 14 years in Brentwood. But other council sion of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” members nominated Zar and encouraged sponsored by Marquez Knolls Property her to accept the position. Owners Association. Page 12 Palisades News August 3, 2016

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Palisades News August 3, 2016 Page 13 Learn to Sew with Shane LaLonde By LAUREL BUSBY and we have it here.” Staff Writer The lessons are also fun for both girls and boys. “It’s a great skill that everybody can hane LaLonde offers her young kids use,” LaLonde said. Boys at lessons “have play dates with a twist. After school had the greatest time. It’s not just a female Sor camp at Palisades Elementary, her skill. There’s machines involved,” which she daughter, Sierra, 9, and her son, Avery, 7, has found often intrigue boys, and she has can go across the street to her small shop, varied fabrics, including Star Wars pieces The Sew Chateau, where they and their that have appeal for both genders. friends might create anything from a deco- LaLonde’s own interest in sewing grew rative pillow to a skull zipper pouch to bold out of her modeling career, which began at Legos. Sometimes a friend might join them, 9 years old when she became an Adidas and they all relish the creative results. model. She later hosted a kids show on Fox “Kids love to sew,” LaLonde said. “They Sports and was one of the Barker Beauties come in with an idea and leave with some- on the game show The Price Is Right. thing they created. It’s empowering for them. During these years, she was regularly fit- I like seeing them have fun and the sense of ted for costumes, and so she worked closely accomplishment that they leave with.” with the wardrobe department, clothing These play dates have been transformed designers and stylists. “Being around that, into a business where up to three kids at a it’s an easy buzz to catch,” LaLonde said. time can visit The Sew Chateau to learn to Shane LaLonde with her son Avery and daughter Sierra. Photo: Lesly Hall When her first child was born, she sew. For $25 per child, which includes the have a creative spot to produce projects for provide more space. Because of her current started sewing, and it became a hobby that cost of any materials they might use during her Etsy shop, also called The Sew Chateau. space constraints, she can only accommo- grew. “Anyone who sews knows it’s a rabbit a 1-1/2-hour session, the young creators “I needed a space to be creative and have all date only three children at a time. hole,” LaLonde said. “You can make this can make a variety of items, such as totes, my fabrics and notions and machines,” she However, for those kids, she has an ample and this and this. Before you know it, you’re pillowcases and apparel. noted. amount of supplies and four machines— making everything. It’s just a fun hobby, “Anything you can think of, we can pretty However, her kids’ play dates soon ex- three sewing machines and one serger. and now it’s growing into something else much make,” said LaLonde, who also has two panded to paid lessons, and she has now “It’s small, but definitely efficient,” said and I’m really loving it.” older sons, Sage, 20, and Elijah, 19. “Emoji been busier with those than her online LaLonde, who moved to Pacific Palisades To contact The Sew Chateau, call (310) pillows have been a big hit. It’s an endless store. Eventually, she imagines enlarging the with her husband, Larry, seven years ago. 508-9940 or email thesewchateau opportunity for the kids to be creative.” operation to a bigger storefront that would “Kids can think of anything they want, @gmail.com LaLonde never intended to open a sew - ing shop for kids. The former model and cable show host originally rented her space at 855 Via de la Paz in January so she would Riviera Palisades Street Names By MICHAEL EDLEN Amalfi: a town south of Naples considered the southern Mediterranean coast of France California Incline Special to the Palisades News one of the most beautiful resorts in Italy. and Italy. Capri: a picturesque island in the Gulf Romany: named after the collective (In 1990 Randy and Betty Lou Young pub- of Naples. name for gypsies and their language. To Reopen by lished a limited edition book titled Street Casale: named after Casale Monferato, San Onofre: derived from the Spanish Names of Pacific Palisades & Other Tales. an old town near Florence. “St. Humphrey,” a 4th century hermit in Labor Day Weekend This short series of summaries of these names Corsica: a large French island in the northern Egypt for 70 years. is based on that book.) The California Incline, which was closed Mediterranean. San Remo: named for either “St. Remis” in April 2015, will reopen on September 2, n 1927, the Riviera Country Club was D’Este: a famous villa and water garden (Spanish) or “St. Remus” (Italian), it is a before the Labor Day weekend, according opened for play by the Los Angeles at Tivoli. popular winter resort in northern Italy. to Santa Monica officials. IAthletic Club. The Club had wanted a Fermo: an ancient town in central Italy. Sorrento: named for one of the best- Initially, replacement construction on “country home” in the Santa Monica Can - Lucca: a famous Italian walled city west known resort towns along the Amalfi the seismically unsound bridge, built in yon area large enough for a golf course and of Florence, from where most of the olive Drive, near Naples. 1930, was supposed to be completed last other sports facilities. oil is imported into the United States. Spezia: the chief naval harbor for Italy. May. That opening was delayed after offi- As part of the arrangement made with Minorca: an island in the Spanish Medi - Spoleto: historic town near Rome which cials discovered the aging pedestrian over- Alphonzo Bell to obtain that land, two Riv- terranean. is known for its summer arts festival. pass needed to be replaced. iera tracts were subdivided and residential Monaco: a small principality and resort Toulon: a major seaport and city on the Later, City of Santa Monica principal en- lots were sold. on the French Riviera with the famous French Riviera. gineer Rick Valte told the Palisades News, “The The Riviera was designed to be an exclu- Monte Carlo Casino. Umeo: not technically in the Riviera tract, completion date was pushed back [to Sep- sive community with European charm and Napoli: an Italian port city, also known this short street may be named after a tember] due to the complexities of the bridge Mediterranean-style estates. The street as Naples. town in Sweden. that were only fully realized during construc- names were drawn from the Bell family’s Parma: an Italian city, province and river, tion. The falsework and formwork design travels to Italy and Spain, with most of the known for its Parmesan cheese Michael Edlen has been ranked in the top and installation were more intricate and names being inspired by the Amalfi Coast Pavia: a city near Milan, in northern Italy. one percent of all agents in the country with time-consuming than originally anticipated.” near Naples. Ravoli: although not technically in the over $1.5 billion in sales. He has tracked Pa- The new street, connecting PCH with Alta Mura:“high wall” or “lookout point” Riviera tract, it was named after the town cific Palisades sales and historic events for 30 Ocean Avenue, will be five feet wider and in Spanish. This is appropriate as it is above of Rivoli in northern Italy. years. Call Michael at (310) 230-7373 or will be joined by a 16-ft.-wide bike lane. the Riviera tract. Riviera: the narrow strip of land along email [email protected]. Page 14 Palisades News August 3, 2016 Fourth of July Snafus ven though residents of Pacific Pali - sign, two were posted on each pole, at three ing up Chautauqua as the runners were sades know the Fourth of July rou- and four locations in a block—on either lining up. DOT had not closed off Chau- Etine—a race in the morning, a side of the street. One signed warned “No tauqua at PCH. parade in the afternoon and a concert/fire- Parking from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.” and a second When Wilken drove on Sunset Boule- works show in the evening (and these “No Parking from 1 p.m. to 4 a.m.” vard to Amalfi he found that the street events are communicated to the City well Race organizer Brian Shea spoke to had also not been closed to westbound in advance)—there were still some snafus Councilman Mike Bonin’s West L.A. Field Sunset traffic. He dragged a barrier onto this year. Deputy Sharon Shapiro, who responded Sunset, found a police officer and asked Signs that state “No Parking from 4 a.m. on July 3 by email: “Unfortunately, it seems him to watch it. to 1 p.m.,” and cost the race organizers $15 that they did not post the parade correctly DOT is paid by race organizers to make apiece, are posted along the 5/10K course— or even on time this year. Signs for the pa- sure streets are closed and no vehicles get generally several in a one-block area. rade were posted two days after the race- through on the race route. Race officials are Since the parade route shares some of the route signs. now withholding their $11,000 check for streets with the race, PAPA (Palisades Amer- “While I know it seems annoying to you, lack of services. icanism Parade Association) and race offi- believe me it is just as frustrating for me The race could have used the one over - cials asked the city if instead of two signs at working yesterday in a scramble to reach zealous DOT person who was working the each location, just one sign could be posted, DOT staff on a three-day weekend since parade-route closures. closing the street from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. This they had not posted the [parade] route at Stationed at Haverford Avenue and Tem- would save the race organizers money. (The all,” Shapiro said. escal Canyon Road, the man refused to let Double posting of City signs cost Will Rogers parade is considered a celebration of First In an even bigger surprise, PAPA board people turn up Haverford (a half block race organizers extra money. Amendment rights and does not have to member Rich Wilken, who normally makes before Sunset). The street allows access to throwing up. He said he lived near Via las pay for DOT personnel or signs.) sure there are barricades to close off streets the residential streets below Via de la Paz, Olas but the guard wasn’t letting anyone Unfortunately, instead of posting one along the race route, discovered cars com- which is closed off for the parade, and to through,” Heffner said. Swarthmore down to the bluffs. PAPA President Daphne Gronich re- According to an eyewitness report from sponded, “Just bad luck. They [traffic Kyle Heffner of Culver City, who was trying guards] were trying to do their job to keep City National Will Move to make his way to a party on Radcliffe people safe. We will provide ‘briefing’ next around 2 p.m., cars were backed up on year to all DOT folks who are assigned for To Via de La Paz in 2017 Temescal Canyon from Sunset to Palisades the holiday so it doesn’t happen, since the High School. City information they received was insuf- ity National Bank, currently located National’s full range of financial capabilities, “In the car in front of us, the driver was ficient and workers frequently don’t know at 1012 Swarthmore Ave., will move including preferred banking, business bank- trying to get through because his dog was the area. Cto 843 Via de la Paz in early 2017. ing and wealth management ser vices for in- The new 1,500-sq.-ft.location (next to dividuals and their businesses. It will be Rodeo Realty) was formerly used for of- open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through fice space. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday. “City National Bank is committed to City National Bank, which has $41.2 bil- serving our clients in Pacific Palisades,” said lion in assets, has 74 offices in Southern Cal - Scott Witter, executive vice president and ifornia, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, division manager of the company’s Core New York City, Nashville and Atlanta. In Banking Division. “We are thrilled to sign addition, the company and its investment a new lease that will enable us to continue affiliates manage or administer $55.7 bil- meeting the financial needs of local small lion in client investment assets. and mid-sized companies, entrepreneurs, It is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada professionals and their families in the area.” (RBC), one of North America’s leading di- City National Bank, which opened in versified financial services companies, serv- 2011, will remain at Swarthmore Avenue ing more than 16 million personal, business, through 2016, providing valet parking to public sector and institutional clients customers during current construction of through offices in Canada, the United States the Palisades Village. and 36 other countries. The Via branch will continue to offer City Visit: cnb.com.

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August 3, 2016 Palisades News Page 17 Bocce Courts Proposed for Rec Center By SUE PASCOE week,” he said, and there are courts at the Editor Hillcrest Country Club and even in a Whole Foods store in downtown Los Angeles. want this to be the living room of the After seeing the game in France, Dunne park,” said Jimmy Dunne, who is spear- has tried it and now plays in a league at the Iheading a project at the Palisades Recre- local Bel-Air Bay Club. ation Center that could include three courts “What’s amazing about bocce is it is one for bocce and a re-designed picnic area. of the oldest games in the world, played “We want to make this a beautiful place so back by the early Egyptians,” he said. that instead of people saying ‘Let’s meet at “George Washington was a lover of bocce.” Starbucks,’ they say ‘Let’s meet at the park.’” The standard ball diameter is 4.2 inches The Pacific Palisades resident presented and the ball weighs about two pounds. his plans to the Park Advisory Board (PAB) “This is a game you can play in 15 minutes, at its quarterly meeting in the small gym but it takes a lifetime to master,” Dunne said. on July 20. A small white ball (pallino) is thrown to “The minute there are courts here, there the opposite end of a court. Each member will be players and leagues,” Dunne told the of a team tries to throw, toss, bounce or roll PAB, noting that bocce is one of the fastest his/her ball so it lands closest to the pallino. growing sports in the world because of its The team that achieves that goal gets one Rendering of the bocce courts proposed for Palisades Recreation Center. accessibility for all ages and all abilities. point. The game continues until 12 points Dunne, an award-winning songwriter have been scored by one team. $400,000, which also includes mainte- Another PAB member asked if the the and president of the Palisades-based com- The three proposed bocce courts (reg- nance for three years. upper lawn area closest to Alma Real would pany Inspire Entertainment, first saw bocce ulation-size bocce ball courts are about 13 Dunne, PAB member Bob Harter and still be open for kids who play soccer and played in France when he was biking feet by 91 feet) at the Rec Center would be Bill McGregor, a Brentwood architect and other recreational activities. through Saint-Tropez. “There was every age placed where the picnic tables are currently developer, pitched the idea of a bocce court “Yes” was the answer to both questions. imaginable gathered in the park playing,” located near the maintenance yard. Those before commissioners of the Department The bocce project has been approved to he said. “The game seemed such a good ve- tables would be moved nearer Alma Real of Recreation and Parks in August 2015. go forward in “concept by Rec and Parks hicle to create a great sense of community.” and divided into five smaller areas sepa- Harter said, “The project in concept was commissioners,” Harter said. enthusiastically approved and they asked Back in the United States, Dunne has fol- rated by indigenous plants. If the money can be raised by Palisades if we could create a template that could be lowed the growth of the sport. “There’s a The estimated cost of redoing the pic- residents, the project could open on May used by other Park Advisory boards who public park in San Rafael in Marin County nic area, installing three bocce courts, and 1, 2017. Rec and Parks does not have the where 2,200 people play in leagues every adding new park furniture and plants is might also be interested introducing the sport in their parks.” budget to provide any funding. Dunne added that the commissioners Funds will be raised and spent by the re- felt that this project “could be a poster child cently formed nonprofit Your Palisades Park Celebrating 12 Years! for other parks.” Improvement Corporation, in conjunction From my family to yours, One PAB member wondered if there with the PAB. This allows funds to be used would still be room for a bounce house for locally. Contact: Dunne at (310) 529-1400 THANK YOU for your continued support. those who hold a birthday party at the park. or email [email protected]. Volunteers Sought at PaliHi Volunteers are needed to help with pre- needed for newly registered and make-up registration at Palisades High School from students from 1 to 3:30 p.m. August 8 to 12, on August 15, and on the A minimum of 10 volunteers is needed first day of school, August 16. per shift. On Monday, August 8, seniors will be reg- “Pre-registration has been a success in istered from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the past thanks to library volunteers,” said from 1 to 3:30 p.m. August 9, juniors will be PaliHi Librarian Andrea King, who prom- registered at the same hours. On August 10, ised that her fellow librarian Sherry Martin same hours, sophomores will be registered. Freshman orientation will be August 11, would provide coffee and snacks for volunteers. “If you can’t make those dates, then Ramis Sadrieh, MBA • Personal Technology Consultant from 9 a.m. to 2:30. Chamber President 2009-2010 • PAPA President 2011, 2012 On August 12, volunteers are needed to sign up for the first day of school—we help process new books in the library from need help from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.” ® 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Email King telling her your shift pref- Technology for You! On Monday, August 15, volunteers are erence: [email protected]. Solutions from Us! Dependable, Quality Service • In Home or Office Consulting • Sales • Installation • Maintenance Just Like Dancing With The Stars (Almost) You have watched the Dancing With the This class takes you through various styles (310) 597-5984 Starsprofessionals teach people how to dance. such as ballroom, rumba, salsa and bachata. www.technologyforyou.com Now Pacific Palisades residents can learn the It’s for all fitness levels and there is no expe- basic dance moves at a Dance Fitness Class rience needed. Dancing reduces stress and MAC and PC Hardware/Software Installation, Repair and Training for Adults from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Mon- increases coordination, flexibility and bal- Setup Wireless/Wired Networks and Home-Theater Systems days through August 29 at the Pacific Pali - ance. Newcomers are welcome. The class is Authorized Dealer of and Computers and Electronics Configure Smartphones, Tablets, and Other Gadgets sades Woman’s Club. Everyone is welcome hosted by the Jewish Family Service of Los ($15 per class for non PPWC members). Angeles. RSVP to Roberta at (310) 454-9012. Palisades News Page 18 August 3, 2016 Rookie PaliHi Diver Went to State By LAURA CARR judged by officials who know nothing about Palisades News Intern diving. They automatically see the high degree of difficulty and their ears perk up and sa Tatro steps onto the light-blue they’ll want to give it a good score. Asa would diving springboard at Palisades do an easier dive and he did it very well, but AHigh’s Maggie Gilbert Aquatic Cen- because it doesn’t have a high DD they were ter with a glint of determination in his eye. less inclined to give it a high score.” Without a second thought, Tatro jumps Davidson, who is also a coach for the forcefully off the board and catapults him- Bruin Dive club team at UCLA, added, self into the air. He executes a series of mas- “Last year, I went up to the state meet and terful twists and turns, and then completes it was more club coaches like myself [judg- his dive with barely any splash once he hits ing]. Judging there was a lot more fair, a lot the water’s surface. more realistic.” Tatro, a rising sophomore from Topanga With three more years of high school, who also competed on the JV water polo Tatro has ample time to improve. Davidson team and the swim/dive team this past said that if Tatro begins to train more fre- school year, only began his diving career in quently with the Bruin Dive team, “the sky’s early March, and yet he qualified for the state the limit.” The club has a trampoline and diving championships in Fresno in May. other training opportunities that are not The Topanga resident also had no prior available at Palisades High. While Pali’s div - experience in gymnastics—a sport that is ers train for one hour every day at school, known for creating excellent divers due to Asa Tatro tried diving for the first time this spring and qualified for the state meet. the club team has a diving board with a har- the exceptional body awareness and strength Photo: Lesly Hall ness, which minimizes the fear factor that that the sport demands. However, Tatro has new dive,” Tatro said. “You kind of just have city, and it was just something about that accompanies the idea of defying gravity. taken Parkour classes, something that his to go for it and hope for the best. If you day,” Tatro said. “I did really well and I In addition to practice at Pali, Tatro also coach, Tom Davidson, learned about after mess up, you can back flop or belly flop, moved on to State. I was really happy.” works out by himself. He says that his goal the diving season ended. and it can just be so painful.” In Fresno in the 1-meter dive, he faced for the next three years is “just to progress “I didn’t know that he did Parkour, but He added, “I remember the first time I 23 other divers, including three other fresh- and go to State every year and try to get a that explains a lot of his body awareness,” tried a front flip and a half at my old school men. Although he placed 24th, Tatro gained better ranking there, and if I do well Davidson said. “Going forward and train- (Malibu Middle School), I was just messing valuable experience watching the other, enough, maybe I can get into college for it, ing with him this summer that will be to around, and I landed on my face and my older divers compete. and that would definitely be an achieve- my advantage. He has a bright future.” skin started to peel off. If you don’t know “When I went to State I saw this guy do a ment for me. So, just trying to get better. Tatro, now 15, started diving only 10 what you’re doing, it can really go wrong.” double reverse dive—it’s two gainers and Self improvement, that’s my goal.” weeks before the state CIF championships. Tatro’s best meet this season was at the then you do a reverse dive—and that was the “I am incredibly proud of Asa’s accom- “When I used to start swimming, I would Los Angeles City Section Finals, where he most impressive dive I’ve ever seen in my life. plishments in dive this year,” said his mother, run on the pool deck and then jump onto qualified for the CIF championships. He If I learn how to do that, I could win State.” who competed in the 100 butterfly and 200 the swimming blocks and I’d front-flip off came in third behind two senior athletes The judging at the CIF meet was also individual medley at Pali. “It has been such it, and my coach would yell at me,” Tatro who had far more experience in the sport fairer than what Tatro normally encoun- a pleasure to see his growth in so short of recalled. “He was like, ‘You should just go than he did. tered at a City Section dual meet. a time. I am so grateful to all the coaches dive,’ to get me out of swimming. So I gave “I was up against the best people in our Davidson noted, “A normal dual meet is at Pali for their dedication and support.” it a try, and I ended up going to state.” Tatro said that at his first meet, “I felt very nervous but I remember completing all of my dives and feeling so happy.” Aside from diving being “pretty fun,” Tatro also admires the beauty of the sport. “There’s ways that you can dive, and you make the movement, but the really good people have a way to make it look so effort- less and they fly through the air,” he said. “I think it’s a really beautiful sport and I really respect it.” Tatro is the first in his family to try diving. His sister, Ocean, a 2013 PaliHi grad, and his mother, Jax Bernes (class of ‘94), both swam for the Dolphins. His sister, who also played water polo, attends the Univer- sity of Colorado. The most difficult part for Tatro has been to learn new dives without having trampo- lines and other training apparatuses, which are lacking at Pali. Restricted to only a diving board, “there’s Asa Tatro maintains his focus as he practices a dive at the Maggie Gilbert Aquatic Center at Palisades High School. Tatro gains points not really a good way you can practice a from dives that includes twists and somersaults in the tuck and pike postions. August 3, 2016 Palisades News Page 19 Junior Lifeguards Program Teaches Ocean Safety By LAURA CARR 17 year olds) needs to finish in under 1:30. Palisades News Intern Former JG and Palisadian Jordan Wili - movsky, who did not make the C-time cut f you drive by Tower 15 at Will Rogers when he first tried out for JGs, will be State Beach on any given weekday dur- swimming the 1500-meter freestyle and the Iing the month of July or August, you’ll open water swim at the Olympic Games in notice a large group of beachgoers clad in Rio de Janeiro this month. matching navy swimsuits. The sight is sim- The JG program, which has locations ilar to a typical summer beach camp, except at 12 different beaches across LA County, for the fact that the young men and women includes a competition aspect. Each beach who are on this particular stretch of sand has the opportunity to compete against are Junior Lifeguards (JGs). other beaches. JGs is a youth program for children ages Assistant Director Brian Murphy, who 9 to 17 that the Los Angeles County Fire helps organize the competitions, said, “Ju- Department offers during the summer. JG nior Lifeguard competitions are intended Director Jeffrey Little said that the program to reflect the skills the kids learn in a typical started “at least 50 years ago” but that it fell summer. These skills include ocean swim- into obscurity for a while until the program ming, rescue paddle boards, and beach saw a resurgence in the 1980s. The program running. Occasionally the JGs will compete has grown progressively ever since. This in a rescue race, in which one JG is a com- Junior lifeguards are taught all aspects of ocean safety. Photo: Laura Carr year there are more than 4,000 individuals pliant ‘victim’ and the other is the ‘rescuer.’” participating in the program. JGs culminates with the Taplin Relays on people, capable of self-reliance in the ocean.” a lot of our lectures and lessons around those Little said, “It was started to equip the July 29. “This is a multi-discipline relay con- Little described a typical day at Junior things and doing the right thing,” Little said. community and youth with ocean safety sisting of six runners, six paddlers and six Lifeguards as, “comprised of a physical The program in Pacific Palisades is based awareness and also to teach up the youth swimmers. The event takes about 45 minutes warm-up, the focus on the JG program is at Will Rogers State Beach. “I would say in with the hope of them becoming lifeguards. to complete depending on the size of the swimming in the water, and so that’s really the last 10 years, they’ve seen a lot more It really exposes them to what lifeguards do.” waves that day,” Murphy said. “Like their life- the main focus. They’ll do at least one growth at Will Rogers,” Little said. “We don’t New JGs must pass a 100-yard swim guard role models who have been competing water event, they’ll be in the water at least do any advertising, it’s all word of mouth. test in order to qualify for the program. A in the adult version since the 1940s, the JGs 2-3 times minimum. That might be a buoy That’s a testament to the fantastic job that C-group swimmer (9 to 11 year olds) must negotiate the ocean conditions as efficiently swim, paddle boarding, surfing. the instructors have done there.” swim a time of 1:50 or under, a B-group as possible. These skills are taught, drilled and “We have land-based activities,” Little There are two sessions of JGs. The first swimmer (12-13 year olds) must finish in executed every day at Junior Lifeguards to said. “There are some beach games, but we session runs from June 27 to July 29, while under 1:40 and the A group-swimmer (14- help ensure we produce ocean savvy young don’t do that as much, but like running, cal- the second begins on August 1 and ends on isthenics, pushups, sit-ups, usually there’s August 27. This is the third year that JGs has some type of lesson on life guard operations offered an August session. 631 or a CPR lecture. It’s only three hours, so The A group, led by Chuck Locko and Las Lomas Ave. it usually goes very quickly.” Lance Keene, had 90 kids in this session. Before all of the activities begin the JGs Kelci Barnes, Sarah Burris and Sara Gul- Pacific Palisades do a safety check of the ocean. “We call it a lickson lead a group of 120 B’s, and Mara New Listing bottom check,” Little said. “JGs and the in- Silka, Cheri Ellington and Lacey Beattie 3 Bedroom structors go and walk in the water and look guided a group of 120 C’s. 3.5 Bath for holes on the ocean contour and they Most JGs say that their favorite part about start looking and feeling for the rip currents the program is being around friends. Ava Sa- Offered at and which way the currents are running, hebi, 15, said, “I like the swims and being with $2,595,000 getting a gauge on the strength of the swell my friends. I’m not really a runner or a swim- and the surf. 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He had lived in Pacific Palisades round the lake, the famously secular author since 1966. painfully accepts the imminent death of her Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Septem- life partner, John Espey. There she can feel ber 29, 1915, Mitchell attended Grove City the magnificence of life—all life, small and College as a pre-med major, but switched large—poking up in the universe. to chemical engineering. Midway through “A single human death may be no more his fourth year, he had completed his re- than a fall of one flower, one tweaked leaf” quired courses, so he took metallurgy, she wrote. “There are so many more! And which helped him land a job at U.S. Steel. Life itself may be no more than a play toy, Mitchell took his first flying lesson when a few Burma-Shave signs in the universe. he was 23. He flew for fun before World But blazing, amazing, for all that. You can War II, but following the bombing of Pearl see it at the Lake Shrine. I know I did.” Carolyn See in 1995. Harbor, he was one of the people respon- Carolyn See met the end of her magnif- Photo: Marilyn Sanders/Random House sible for starting the Civil Air Patrol, which icent life after a battle with cancer on July fers information from practical character and augmented the Army Air Force. In 2014, 14 in Santa Monica. She was 82. plot development tips to dealing with rejec- he received a Congressional Gold Medal A Californian in residence and heart and tion and planning your first trip to New York. for that effort. bone, See wrote of her world, Southern “Getting published is all courtship,” she Mitchell had tried to enlist, but U.S. Steel George Mitchell Photo: Bart Bartholomew California, capturing the hopefulness of said, “and you’re engineering your own fail- wouldn’t release him. “I was working in a dreamers, seekers and the wild hairs who ure. Instead of thinking of rejection as a life- critical position in off-grade steel—making bring POW’s home. They were too thin, populate the region. blighting event, make it into a dating game.” sure there was no scrap because of the war had sunken eyes and were in terrible shape. Born January 13, 1934, in Pasadena, See After high school and finally extracting effort,” Mitchell said in an interview with When we landed, they would get off the wrote about what she knew, recounting in herself from her dysfunctional family, See the News. plane and go down and kiss the earth.” her 1995 memoir, Dreaming, Hard Luck pursued her education, earning her under- In 1944, he applied at Pan Am and was After the war, Mitchell’s first commercial and Good Times in America, her parents’ graduate degree from Cal State L.A. and accepted, but wasn’t given a start time. A airline job was flying a DC-3 out of Tulsa as drinking binges and her own wild life. In later a Ph.D. in English at UCLA. buddy told him he should fly for American a co-pilot. “There was this pretty little stew- Rhine Maidens she channeled the fraught See was married twice, first to Richard Airlines instead. He applied and was hired ardess [Alicia Judge],” he said, remember- relationship with her own mother, lacing See in 1954. The couple had a daughter, on June 6, 1944—“the day the invasion the novel with her customary comic touch. Lisa, who is a best-selling novelist. Her sec- started.” The author of over a dozen books, See ond marriage, to Tom Sturak, lasted for a Mitchell worked with the Air Transport was a disciplined writer who filled her days decade and produced daughter Clara. Command, flying people back and forth writing fiction, but also book reviews (for Her deepest and most enduring relation- between Europe, North Africa and the both the Los Angeles Times and Washington ship was with John Espey, a UCLA English United States. “We’d take supplies over and Post) and teaching. professor, 21 years her senior. He joined See bring the wounded back,” he said. “We’d She committed to writing 1,000 words a and Lisa See in co-writing two popular nov- day or four double-spaced pages, five days els using the pseudonym Monica Highland. a $100,000 endowment at UCLA for the SUMMER a week; advice she suggested to all would- After she and Espey moved from Topanga study of Southern California literature. be writers. Canyon, they lived in Castellammare until With her passing, the literary world lost a Making A Literary Life: Advice for Writers See, fearful of losing her sight, moved to grande dame of Southern California writers PROGRAMS and Other Dreamers (2002) was, she said, Santa Monica to be able to get around by but has been left with See’s vivid, insightful “the hardest thing I ever wrote.” In it, she of- bus. Before she retired in 2004, See created dissection of her beloved Los Angeles world.

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He was selected to sew an outfit included people from the entertainment, at American, rising to the position of chief for Queen Elizabeth in the early 1950s. sports and medical industries. Joe enjoyed pilot. Even after retiring as a pilot he con- Shortly afterwards, he moved to Canada. working on commercial sets, making sure tinued with the company, helping to estab- He taught a sewing class there, which is the suit on the model outshined the fancy lish American Airlines Training in the Unit- where met his first wife, Helen. They were car he or she was standing next to. ed Kingdom and later serving as an instruc- married in November 1957. Some may remember the commercial tor training U.S. Air Force pilots assigned Joseph’s immigration to this country was “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” The to the KC-135 during the Gulf Wars. sponsored by a brother who lived in Michi- lady standing in the forest would create a Joseph Vella After officially retiring in 2003, Mitchell gan. He discovered Pacific Palisades when he thunderstorm when she was upset. The continued flying a Cessna 310 for Angel and Helen came to California on vacation. dress she was wearing was made by Joe. and made a calendar for all the parishioners. Flight out of Santa Monica, working for While sitting on Will Rogers beach, he He divorced his first wife in 1977. In the Joe loved to cook and took great pride in the volunteer service that helps people liv- looked up at the bluffs and told his wife, “I late 1980s, Joe fell in love with Ramona Ren - his Palisades yard. His daughter remembers ing in remote areas reach urban areas for want a house on the other side of that hill.” teria and they married in September 1989. that “we had the most beautiful yard, full of major medical care. They bought their home on Embury They enjoyed traveling and volunteering at trees and flowers.” She found a newspaper Every year after he turned 75, Mitchell Street on July 11, 1959. Their daughter, Car- St. Augustine’s parish in Culver City together. clipping about her dad winning second and marked his birthday by piloting a plane out oline, was born later that year and then at- Joe had many passions, which included third place for his sweet peas in a contest of the Santa Monica Airport with a good tended Corpus Christi School. She remem- singing in the church choir. He was a tenor sponsored by the Palisades Woman’s Club. friend. He did that for 25 years, piloting his bers that she lived closest to the school of in the Corpus Christi Parish Choir. In the Joe is survived by his wife, Ramona; his last flight on his 100th birthday. all the students and never had an excuse for 1980s, he joined St. Augustine’s Parish daughter, Caroline Fausett (husband Rich ard) Mitchell is survived by his three chil- being late. She also never had an excuse for Choir and the Marina City Choir. and granddaughter Amanda; and his broth- dren, George, Joni (husband Tom Hiller) the length of her skirt, since her dad was In addition to singing at Disney Concert ers, Emmanuel and Rene, and sister Joyce. and Jennifer, and a grandson, Michael. a tailor. “It was always exactly three inches Hall, Joe also was in the choir when Pope There will be a viewing on August 5 from He was an active member of Beverly above the knee,” she remembers. John Paul II said a mass at Dodger Stadium, 4 to 8 p.m. and rosary from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Hills Presbyterian Church, serving on the Joe’s first job in California was in the on September 16, 1987. at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City. Session and as a Deacon. He passed peace- men’s alterations department at Seibu, a He will also be remembered for the elab- A Funeral Mass is planned on August 6 fully at his home in the Riviera neighbor- Japanese department store located at Wil - orate flower arrangements he made to dec- at 10 a.m. at St. Augustine Parish, 3850 Jas- hood on June 22, surrounded by family. shire and Fairfax in 1962. He later worked orate the church altars at Corpus. One year mine Ave., in Culver City. After the service, A private celebration of life will be held at Caruso Men’s Clothing in Santa Monica, at Christmas time, Monsignor Cotter took Joe will be laid to rest at Holy Cross Ceme- this month. Giorgio’s in Beverly Hills, J. Hampton Tai- a picture of the beautifully decorated altar tery. A reception will follow.

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The Cleveland Community Service very interesting person—but about other I glanced at the time, then looked over at A half hour later, I was sitting in a diner Award went to Acasia Tyler, the Poetry people. I wrote about the soon-to-be-di- the window. The curtains were still closed, about twelve blocks from the motel. I was prize went to Zaire Armstrong, the Fiction vorced man. I wrote about the homeless but I could see sunlight seeping in around one of three customers, and the only one prize was given to Talia D’Amato, and the man I’d seen that morning, and the one I’d the edges. It was almost eleven, so I saved under sixty. As I stared out the window Scholar of the Year was Nick Christman. sat next to while waiting for the bus, and the document, shut off the computer. I slid counting the cars and pedestrians and dogs, Talia D’Amato, who will attend UC Dav- the two I’d seen asleep when I got off the off the bed and walked to the bathroom, I heard the waiter behind me. “Do you is, received an honorable mention in the bus on this side of town, and the three more where I stared at my gaunt reflection in the know what you’d like to order?” National Youth Poet Laureate contest, held I’d walked past on my way to the motel. grimy mirror. My skin was pale and there I looked up and said, “Yes, I’ll just have at the L.A. Public Library in June. She shared I wrote about my friends, and the kid were bags under my bloodshot eyes. I ran a a coffee and a turkey sandwich. 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urton Fredericksen’s book The Bur- dens of Wealth is a Bildungsroman, Bdescribing the author’s growing up but more intentionally the maturing of J. Paul Getty’s eponymous museum. As Fredericksen begins the chronology of the museum, where he was an employee from its inception, he appropriately keeps the focus on the development of the institution, while he takes himself out of the lead. With an eye on the birth of one man’s mission, Fredericksen forgoes a biograph- ical summary of Getty’s business life, and includes just enough to remind readers that Getty was a very rich oil man. “I wrote a long chapter which started with his life, but it was too long and there are already books related to his life,” Fred- ericksen told the Palisades News. Fredericksen was involved with the Getty Museum from the time he was a graduate student in art history at UCLA in the late 1950s, working part-time as a guard at the small museum (Getty’s home, known as the Malibu Ranch House), tucked away in Envisioned in the early 1980s as a way to bring together the Getty’s programs, properly exhibit the collection that had outgrown its the hills of Pacific Palisades. previous home in Pacific Palisades, and create an inspiring public setting for the study and enjoyment of the visual arts, the Getty In 1965, in a surprise promotion, he be- Center was designed by architect Richard Meier, and features the Central Garden created by artist Robert Irwin, as well as sweeping came the first curator at the age of 31. At views of Los Angeles and the Pacific coast. Photo copyright J. Paul Getty Trust the time, Getty was living in London full hazard, it illustrated Getty’s view of the mu- time and relied on his accountant based in seum, which at the beginning maintained Los Angeles to make the offer, preferably to a decidedly low profile. The enormously someone near at hand rather than search wealthy businessman, while knowing little for a more qualified candidate. about art, was nevertheless in control and While the selection process seemed hap- averse to taking the advice of “experts.” “Getty, like most strong-willed people, was prone to trust those who confirmed his view of himself as a skilled connoisseur and man of taste,” Fredericksen writes. Not to downplay his own background, which he describes as minimal, Frederick- sen did have a master’s degree in studio art, had studied in Munich on a Fulbright fellowship and had worked on compiling an inventory of the pre-19th-century Ital- ian paintings in American museums. The young curator did not meet Getty until the old man was in his 80s, at which time he was able to form a more accurate portrait of the boss. “I didn’t realize how personable he was, and how nearsighted he was when it came to building his collection,” Fredericksen says. “He was fairly laid back, which made a great contrast with Norton Simon; unlike Simon, he was never somebody who hired and fired.” On his visits to London, Fredericksen J. Paul Getty with lioness cub Teresa at his was encouraged to lodge at Getty’s man- Malibu Ranch House. sion, Sutton Place. “Getty wanted to talk to The J. Paul Getty Museum, opened in 1974, was modeled after the Villa dei Papiri, the Photo courtesy Institutional Archives, me about pictures, and would at times drop largest and most luxuriously furnished seaside villa that had been found during the The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (Continued on Page 25) early excavations at Herculaneum in Italy in the 1700s. Photo copyright J. Paul Getty Trust August 3, 2016 Palisades News Page 25 Wealth (Continued from Page 24) business obligations to do so. We would sit down, after dinner and the BBC News, and talk till midnight or later.” During his stays, Fredericksen observed the comings and goings at Sutton Place and enjoyed chats with the butler, who was only too happy to gossip with him about the mistresses who would come and go, and other juicy details, no doubt enlivened somewhat with a tip. Despite his lack of experience in the art world, Fredericksen made modest purchase recommendations in the $5,000 range, Burton Fredericksen in front of the Musée knowing Getty’s famous parsimony full well. Condé at the Chateau de Chantilly. By the end of 1969, Getty set in motion Photo courtesy of the author plans for a new building adjacent to the president, who took up his duties in 1981 ranch to house his ever-expanding collec- and, as Fredericksen says, “focused on tion of antiquities, European paintings and housecleaning, getting lesser art out.” As 18th-century French furniture. In planning he began to set the direction of the Getty for the new museum, he moved from wish- Trust, Williams’ plans included an ex- ing to recreate his Tudor mansion Sutton panded museum that would be part of a Place to a Roman villa, no doubt influenced larger complex bringing together the trust by Federico Zeri, a connoisseur of Italian administration and the new institutes paintings who played an increasingly active (conservation, research, education). role in Getty’s evolution as a collector. The Williams oversaw the completion of the Getty Villa opened in 1974. Getty Center on 16 acres in the hills behind Brentwood, which despite its vastly bloated etty’s final years as a collector are budget and years of construction, was his Gmeticulously recalled, displaying Fred- dream come true. ericksen’s thorough recollection of paint- Fredericksen says that for the most part, ings considered, the price tag on each and he relied on his memory and talking to col- the wins and the losses. leagues in writing the book. “I also went Getty’s death in 1976 opened a new and through the archives to see if there was uncharted course for the museum, which anything I missed. was the recipient of stock worth about “But I could not have written a book had $700 million. Suddenly the museum was it not been for Munitz,” he adds, referring the wealthiest museum in the world. to Barry Munitz, president and CEO of the The second half of The Burdens of Wealth J. Paul Getty Trust from 1997 to 2006. Found in 1790 near the ruins of the villa of the Roman emperor Hadrian at Tivoli focuses more directly on this very conun- With the Munitz years, Fredericksen outside Rome, this statue was one of numerous copies of Greek sculpture commissioned drum. With vast resources came a need for began to take notes, quantifying the man’s by Hadrian, who loved Greek culture. One of J. Paul Getty’s most prized acquisitions, the a more serious and professional approach despotic and vindictive management style. statue gets its name from Lord Lansdowne, who once owned the Herakles and displayed to buying art and professionalizing the Munitz’s leadership became increasingly it in his home in London. Photo copyright J. Paul Getty Trust leadership by appointing a president and questionable as the Trust was embroiled in nitz, who, he says, almost destroyed the ues to do research, and thinks of his job as CEO to oversee the resources of the heavily numerous controversies relating to the institution. the greatest. endowed institution. provenance of various antiquities and Mu- Throughout the Getty saga, Frederick- “What a thrill to buy fantastic paintings Fredericksen keeps the narrative going, nitz’s expense accounts. As the net tight- sen adheres to a steady telling of events as and bring them to California. In so many mixing fascinating details about the hunt ened in the midst of an investigation by the he saw them—calling out missteps and ways, California is the frontier and most for good paintings with the drama sur- California Attorney General, Munitz re- poor choices on the part of the players— wonderful part of the world.” rounding the parade of personnel that signed and was forced to forgo his sever- but also refrains from sensationalism or The Burdens of Wealth is available came and went. ance package of more than $2 million. scurrilous gossip. through Archway Publishing in hardcover, He highlights Harold Williams, the first Fredericksen devotes a chapter to Mu- He loves the Getty, for which he contin- softcover and E-book formats. 201 Aderno Way www.201aderno.com

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According to the agreement, the looking into the issue, according to his com- would maintain and operate the facility, property should not have been auctioned munications director, David Graham-Caso. but taxes and ownership would not neces- and instead should have gone to the Depart- The Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club sarily be the Department’s problem. ment of Recreation and Parks or to a non- is also investigating the closure of the rest- From the very beginning of construc- profit approved by the Coastal Commission. room and parking lot. Their concern is that tion, Headland Properties went against The third issue is that the property can- if a house is built on the property, access to the Coastal Commission agreement. not be sold as a residential property. The the Temescal Ridge Trail could be cut off. June Miller, formerly June Perez, who property is currently a recreational prop- “The history of trails in the Santa Mon- lived in Pacific Palisades for 20 years and was erty, according to the Coastal Commission. ica Mountains NRA [National Recreation an active member of the Temescal Canyon In order to have the property changed to Area] is rampant with stories of developers Association (TCA) board, kept tabs on the a residential property, there would have to buying land and blocking off adjacent construction, including the bathroom and be an amendment to the current Coastal trailheads to keep hikers far away from the parking lot. Commission agreement. houses,” Mary Ann Webster, chair of the “My father was a real estate developer,” The TCA found out about the closing Santa Monica Mountains Task Force, said. of the restroom and parking facility three Palisades News reported the closure of Miller told the News. “I loved the Highlands, Photo: Sarah Stockman so I loved driving the streets and . . . ob- weeks ago. the property to the California Coastal serving what was happening.” their plan and issued a Cease and Desist “[The TCA] is just an environmental Commission. As of July 21 they were inves- One day in 1992 she noticed that a metal Order in 2001. It took until 2004 for Head- group that’s trying to keep an eye on the tigating the issue. gate was being built around the facility. land to admit defeat, undo their work and community because the community works The sale of the property is on hold, pend- Concerned that the gate would cut off pub- pay the Coastal Commission’s fine. when people keep their eyes open on what’s ing the Coastal Commission’s findings. lic access, she made a formal complaint. It seems that Headland gave up on the going on,” Dembo said. “We are doing our due diligence with the “I was the one who took [this issue] to property or, more likely, decided to get rid Outraged that this is happening, the TCA Coastal [Commission] . . . and extending the Coastal Commission . . . but that was of it because they stopped paying their is fighting to get the facility reopened, in- escrow until we know the final legal use,” only the beginning,” Miller said. “Going property taxes. The County of Los Ange- cluding sending a letter to Councilman Mike realtor Krief said. through the Coastal Commission was easy. les Treasurer and Tax Collector seized the Bonin that is CC’ed to the Santa Monica When asked whether his client (Levy) They swung their magic wand and said property and sold it at public auction in Mountains Conservancy, the Mayor’s Office, would be reopening the facility, Krief re- they must come down, but [the gate] didn’t October 2013 to Henri Levy for $350,000. the City Attorney’s Office, the California sponded that he neither had the keys to come down.” Levy, who could not be reached for Department of Parks and Recreation, and the property nor was in charge of making After many phone calls and Coastal comment before our press deadline, owns the Pacific Palisades Community Council. the decisions. Commission threats, the gate around the at least 10 properties in the Los Angeles property was taken down. area, according to public records. He trans- Place Your Ad NOW in the “They took the gate down, but they left ferred the property in January 2014 to the pylons up. I was positive they had inten- 1205-1207 Wooster Street, LLC, a company tions to put the gate back up,” Miller said. owned by him. She was right. The gate was later recon- The site remained opened to the public structed, although the property remained under Wooster Street, LLC, ownership until open to the public, allowing a short uphill this past January when a heavy padlock was Special Section – August 17, 2016 hike to a ridge that offers a dramatic view placed on the fence gate. In July, a “For Sale” of the Pacific coastline. sign was zip-tied to the property. Full-Color Pages, After the completion of the bathroom Realtor Marc Krief of Sunset Loans & and parking lot, the deed to the land was of- Virtual Real Estate is attempting to sell the Full-Color Ads SPECIAL SECTION • AUGUST 19, 2015 fered to the Department of Recreation and property for residential use. If he succeeds, Parks, but officials chose not to accept it. it would prove very profitable for Mr. Levy. Distribution to the The reasoning behind this refusal is un- Homes in The Enclave, which abuts the entire 90272 clear, but it meant that Headland remained property, are selling for upwards of $4 mil- Palisades Community the owner of the facility. Headland was lion. The property is not currently listed on (by US Mail to 13,300 none too happy about this and tried to turn any sites, and Mr. Krief did not respond to addresses & 1,200 distribution the area into a more lucrative investment queries about the listing price. The only in- around town) by extending the size of the property and dication that the lot is for sale is the sign on planting non-native grass and palm trees. the gate, which states: “Sale Pending.” Special Section Pricing The Coastal Commission caught onto There are at least three troubling aspects (call for details) Make Your Free Senior Exercise Class Ad Reservation Residents 50 years or older are invited to participate in a free exercise class Today! from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Fridays, August 5, 12, 19 and 26 and September Photo courtesy of Paul Revere Charter Middle School 2, 9, 16 and 23, at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave. Sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club, in cooperation with the Ad Space Reservation Deadline Camera-ready Ad Artwork Deadline Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles, routines will include gentle range-of- August 5 August 9 motion exercises that are suitable for every fitness level. Research shows that a Contact for Information: basic four-week program is safe for sedentary older individuals with arthritis and that exercising actually relieves symptoms. Reservations are preferred, but Jeff Ridgway Grace Hiney Don Silk walk-ins are welcome. (424) 744-8497 (424) 744-8497 (424) 744-8497 Contact: Danny Vasquez (818) 984-1380, ext.108. [email protected] [email protected] August 3, 2016 Palisades News Page 27 Health Class Addresses Teen Issues By LAUREL BUSBY electives to graduate, while the University Staff Writer of California and California State Univer- sity A-G entrance requirements necessi- potential change in the health class tate four years of college preparatory graduation requirement inspired English without naming specific classes. Asome intense public comment at If Pali’s requirements were adjusted to the May 17 Palisades Charter High School match the university requirements, then board meeting. the school could offer a more varied Health teacher Susan Ackerman spoke menu of English classes, including more for two minutes about the importance of than two electives, while still preparing her class, which teaches skills to combat sui- students for college. cide, depression, sexual assault, relationship In addition, one semester of health and violence, obesity, food disorders, anxiety/ two semesters of applied technology are stress, child abuse, chronic disease, HIV/ required by Pali, but not the UC/CSU sys- AIDS, drunk driving, and tobacco use. tems. Hartman said that for health, about “In closing, are the potential competing 430-450 students each year pay to take an factors in PCHS’s academic program online version of the course, while about worth their lives?” Ackerman asked. The 470 take Ackerman’s course. leading causes of deaths for adolescents Ackerman said later in an interview are all behavior-related: accidents, suicide that about a decade ago the school had a and homicide. In addition, she said half second health teacher, Kelly Loftus, who of HIV infections occur in people under has since become a dean of students. A 25, while the United States has the highest new teacher was not hired to teach health teen birth rate among industrial nations. at that time, so the online course became “Thank goodness these are all addressed an option. Ackerman also noted that the in my health class.” California Education Code requires Assistant Principal Jeff Hartman dis- teaching a number of subjects taught in Susan Ackerman teaches the health class at Palisades High School, which allows students cussed Pali’s graduation requirements her class, such as sex education. access to a sympathetic ear about complex problems. during his presentation and cited poten- Currently, students may pay $144 for tial changes the school could consider. For the one-semester class through Brigham extra year-long academic class. Students self physically, mentally, and emotionally.” example, currently Pali requires six se- Young University’s online high school and who take Ackerman’s health class have She learned to look at her classes “through mester English courses and two semester can then free up their schedules to take an about 10 options of single semester a different filter,” which has improved her courses to pair it with, but most electives focus and enhanced her interest in her are year-long, according to Hartman. classes. She said she also is able to view her Principal Pam Magee said during a emotions in a new way and see others’ Youth Summer Writing meeting break that the administration is perspectives more easily, which has en- concerned that this is creating a two-tier hanced her friendships and family rela- Contest Is Underway system where students who pay for the tionships. The Friends of the Palisades Library are now receiving entries for their annual online course get an academic advantage Another student fought through tears Children’s Creative Writing Contest. over their classmates who take Acker- to express how essential the course was for This year’s theme, in keeping with the LA Library’s citywide theme and the man’s popular class. her. Before joining the course, she suffered upcoming Olympics, is “Dream the Possible Dream.” Local residents entering Board member Ellen Pfahler men- from an eating disorder and depression. grades 1 through 12 are invited to submit original stories, poems and essays. tioned that one of her children took the “I took out all my anger and sadness on Winners in five age categories will be awarded gift certificates to Diesel Books: online class, while another took Acker- my arms,” she said, adding that Ackerman first place, $100; second place $50, third place $25. All participants will receive man’s class, which Pfahler found to be had helped her find a therapist. “I’m so gift cards. Winning entries will be performed by actors at the awards ceremony much more beneficial. “I don’t know if much better. I would be nowhere without this fall and posted to YouTube. kids would choose [health as an elective], this class.” The deadline for submission is Tuesday, September 6. Entry forms are available but I think they need it,” Pfahler said. Principal Magee said that changes, if at the Palisades Library information desk on Alma Real, and online at Student Calia Hunter, 10th grade, said any, in graduation requirements would friendsofpalilibrary.org. the course had taught her “a lot of valu- most likely take place before the 2017-18 able things about how to take care of my- school year. Did you miss an issue of the News? Don’t worry—You can always TEEN DIVER DEBUTS AT STATE See Page 18 $1.00 Circulation: 15,000 • catch up with your favorite local Uniting the Community with News, Features and Commentary Vol. 2, No. 19 • August 3, 2016 Palisades Hikers Illegally Locked Out By SARAH STOCKMAN paper online. All our issues Reporter Palisades News well- has learned that a alisades News and parking used public trailhead Parea in the Highlands has been closed and is in danger of being developed as a residential property. The property, at 16701 Via989 La as Costa, part ofwas are available on our website, dedicated for public use in 1 d Proper- RLB an agreement between the Headlan developers of the ties Associations, LLC, Highlands, and the Coastal Commission. architecture According to the agreement, Headland was required to build a restroom and parking spaces to make it easier for Los Ange- les residents to access the Temescal Ridgenyon Trail, which connects to Temescalalso serves Ca as www.PalisadesNews.com. and the Backbone Trail and a firebreak. The agreement also lays out ownership rules: “The trailhead may be transferred to the

City of Los Angeles Department of Recre- Photo: Sarah Stockman ation and Parks for purposes of maintenance and liability, or other public or Just click on the “Our Newspaper” link pproved by the Execu- non-profit agency a ].” tive Director [of the Coastal Commission The trailhead’s bathroom and parking are closed off to public use. (Continued on Page 26) Proposal to Take Away Downhill Movies in the Park Temescal Lane and go to “Current and Past Editions.” he downhill side of Temescal Can - yon Road from Sunset Boulevard to Opens on Saturdayter employees, are paid for by Mike Skinner,aign Pacific Coast Highway will be down- he town’s 13th annual Movies in thewho was a key leader in the local camp T sized to one lane in order to accommodate Park will return this Saturday, Au- to fund and build the Field of Dreams. a buffered bike lane, if Jessie Holzer’s plan gust 6, at sundown with a showing, rated This year, get ready for, starring the 1989 Harrison action/ T adventure Indiana Jones goes through. of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade “The on-line edition of your complete Holzer, Councilman Bonin’s mobility PG-13. Ford and Sean Connery, directed by Pali- sadian Steven Spielberg, by brushing up ondeputy, spoke to the Pacific Palisades Com- The movie is sponsored by Marc Michele munity Council on July 28 and explained Eyewear on Antioch. some trivia questions: 1.) In what language did Indiana have to that although there is a bike line on either Every Saturday night in August on the side of Temescal Canyon Road, “We’re look- Field of Dreams at the Palisades Recreationcount to 20 before his father would listen anes and make to him? 2.) What does Indiana fear? 3.) In ing to upgrade our bike l newspaper is one of the most helpfully Center, 851 Alma Real, residents can enjoy , what kind of fruit them better.” a free movie, free hot dogs and fun at the Raiders of the Lost Ark away a downhill did Indiana almost eat, but later found out In addition to taking park. Please, no alcohol, no smoking, no traffic lane, she is also proposing a pro- was poisoned? 4.) How did Indiana, what trans-get his stick chairs and no pets. Last Crusade tected bike lane on the uphill side: the t The hot dogs, served by Recreation Cen- name? and 5.) In port did Indiana and his father use to es- bike lane would be next to the curb, nex accessible and readable versions I cape the Nazi Control Center? a barrier and then car parking next to the

Movies in the Park, a nonprofit founded moving vehicles. in 2004 by David Williams and John Wirth, Holzer said Department of Transporta-

, tion had counted 684 cars from 7 to 8 a.m., and joined by Andy Frew and Brad Lusk, has led fundraising efforts, selected movies which is below the 700 count that would created the on-screen and audio ads, an- trigger a CEQA analysis. have ever seen—from either a large

nounced and advised youth volunteers. She said DOT had looked at taking out

Working with them as a volunteer since parking along the road, but felt it was (Continued on Page 5)

MITP’s inception is Marilyn Crawford,

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newspaper or small.” —J.R. www.palisadesnews.com Page 28 Palisades News August 3, 2016 ‘The Georgian’ on My Mind By BOB VICKREY atmosphere that now exists. I admitted that Special to the Palisades News I had been repeatedly drawn to the CNN website several times a day just to discover doubt if Ray Charles had the Georgian what newsworthy quote Candidate Trump Hotel in Santa Monica on his mind had uttered since last checking in. Our nor- Iwhen he recorded his classic hit song mally opinionated group was unusually in 1960, but I found myself humming his timid about speculating on the ultimate famous tune as our monthly lunch group outcome of the fall election. This ambiva- made its way through the canyon to our lence certainly represented a first for us. destination on Ocean Avenue. After lunch, we toured the lobby and ad- When we began our lunch club venture jacent rooms as Barry busily snapped pic- last year, our intention was to visit some of tures of the grand old hotel’s charm and the most famous Los Angeles restaurants, beauty. The historic photos that adorned the but somewhere along the way, legendary hallway walls recalled earlier times in the Southern California hotels became an in- once-sleepy little town of Santa Monica. tegral part of our itinerary. We’ve visited We decided to hustle Josh to the car before the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, hotel management discovered he had left his the Bel-Air Hotel, the Chateau Marmont, wallet at home. They might become suspi- and most recently, the Culver Hotel, cious that we had shorted them on the bill. which all occupy splendid chapters of Los Besides, Arnie had to return to work at Angeles history. the Palisades Chamber of Commerce of- The Georgian opened its doors in 1931 fice, and we faced the always-daunting task when Santa Monica was a little-known The distinctive color of The Georgian makes it easy to notice. Photo: Barry Stein of navigating our way through the village beach community, and the colorful Art Barry ordered the grilled chicken ciabatta collected donations to help pay his way at the exact time local schools were being Deco hotel became a seaside getaway for sandwich, while Josh decided on the roast - back home to Louisville. The story re- dismissed. Hollywood A-listers. It became one of L.A.’s ed salmon filet. I ordered the seared Ahi minded us that amateur athletes in earlier first speakeasies during Prohibition and tuna tower with won tons, and if you’ve times did not have their pockets lined with Bob Vickrey is a longtime Palisadian whose hosted the famous and the infamous, such read our previous lunch club columns, you cash from sports equipment companies like columns appear in several Southwestern news - as Gable and Lombard, Fatty Arbuckle, already know what Arnie ordered. (Hint: Nike—they were truly on their own. papers including the Houston Chronicle. and Bugsy Siegel, who enjoyed martinis It comes wrapped inside a bun.) Speaking of brash characters, we couldn’t He is a member of the Board of Contributors and jazz on the hotel veranda. During lunch, we shared our memories help but discuss the Presidential election of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a regular The ornate lobby features arched door- about the colorful life of Muhammad Ali primaries and the surrounding carnival-like contributor for the Boryana Books website. ways, marble floors, and a crown-molded and the ever-evolving perception by his- ceiling. The hotel underwent a major ren- torians of his true cultural significance. ovation in 2000, and added lavish ameni- Josh told us the story of meeting Cassius ties to the 84 rooms and 28 suites. Clay in New York shortly after the young As we settled into our seats on the veranda boxer had returned with his gold medal overlooking Palisades Park and hundreds of from the 1960 Olympics. At the time, Josh tourists parading by us on the sidewalk, Josh was book editor of Newsweek magazine informed us that he had left his wallet at and accompanied sportswriter and broad- home. Despite the raised eyebrows among caster Dick Schaap to a local tavern where his fellow diners, we decided to allow him he was introduced to the brash and dash- to eat with us anyway. We trusted that he ing young champion. would pay us back, but nevertheless, we Clay was receiving significant attention drew up a hastily written I.O.U. on a napkin, from the excited patrons of the pub as he and had him initial several key clauses that we felt solidified the contract. If that didn’t work out, we would volunteer his dish- Join the washing services at our next destination. Origami Club No Book Donations The Palisades Branch library is host- ing an origami club, led by Travis Taft. In August/September The group will meet at 1 p.m. on Sat- urday, August 27, September 17, Octo- The Friends of the Palisades Branch Li- ber 22 and November 19. The group brary regret that its volunteers will NOT be meets in the community room, 861 able to accept ANY book donations during Alma Real. August and September. Taft will teach the basics of this art Donations on Tuesdays or Thursdays that involves folding paper in a variety between 12:30 and 5 p.m. will resume on of ways to make intricate designs. He Tuesday, October 4, at 861 Alma Real Dr. has been folding for nearly 25 years The Friends of the Library thank you for and teaches private lessons, attends your cooperation. If you have book dona- national and local origami conven- tions that cannot wait until October, please tions and has said “I can fold nearly take the books to other locations. any design you give me instructions If you would be interested in volunteering for.” He adds “Attentive folding is very to receive donated items in the library once much a meditative act.” the program resumes, call (310) 962-8313. Visit: travistaft.com Visit: Friendsofpalilibrary.org. August 3, 2016 Palisades News Page 29 Bentons Is ‘In;’ Caruso Construction Starts aruso Affiliated announced on July we are bringing back to the community.” away. The outdoor parking was also closed. summer 2018. 28 that Bentons The Sports Shop Caruso noted that his company is having A Caruso press release noted that “As of Hours of Operation: Per LAMC, 7 a.m. Chas signed a “letter of intent” to re- conversations with other displaced tenants early August, Swarthmore will be closed to to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 8 turn to Swarthmore when Palisades Village on Swarthmore and “we are hoping they vehicular traffic starting 100 feet past the a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and national opens in the summer of 2018. will rejoin.” Additional tenants will be an- alley to Monument. Caruso plans to begin holidays. “We are incredibly excited to have Bob nounced this summer/fall. demolition of all buildings on the north Type of Work: July through October— on board as our first tenant,” said Rick With storm-drain construction resum- side of the street in late August.” fencing, demolition, storm-drain reloca- Caruso, CEO and founder of Caruso Affil- ing, an 8-foot fence along Monument went A July 15 letter from Caruso Affiliated tion. November through March 2017—site iated. “We are creating a place that reflects up on July 18 and street parking along to some Palisades residents revealed the excavation and grading. April through De- the heart and soul of the Palisades, and Monument, Swarthmore and a portion of following timetable: cember 2017—parking structure construc- Bentons captures the very essence of what Sunset (near the Mobil station) was taken Duration of Work: August 2016 through tion. January through August 2018—building construction. Meanwhile, during storm-drain construction, one lane of westbound Sunset Boulevard Senator Boxer to be Honored (in front of Mobil) will be closed from 9 a.m. enator Barbara Boxer will receive the tives from 1983-93, announced in January Farrell, who is best known for his role as to 3:30 p.m. daily, Monday through Friday. Froehlich Award for political courage 2015 that she would not be seeking reelec- Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television se- Said one Palisades News reader in a Heard Sfrom the Pacific Palisades Democratic tion this year. She is the ranking member of ries M*A*S*H, has been a social activist for About Town posting, “I was just stuck in Club on Monday, August 22, at the Fair- the Environment & Public Works commit- years including serving as co-chair of the one lane on Sunset during the day headed mont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. All tee, vice chairman of the Select Committee Human Rights Watch California commit- west. It was a bad backup. Did anyone ask are invited. on Ethics and a member of the Foreign tee and president of Death Penalty Focus. Caruso if they could work at night, so as The reception starts at 6 p.m. and the Relations committee. He also serves on the advisory board of the not to disrupt traffic during the day?” awards ceremony at 7 p.m. The cost is $125 Comedian Paula Poundstone will emcee Military Religious Freedom Foundation. David Kaplan, head of the Community per person for the reception, a light dinner the awards ceremony. Dr. Paul Song and The evening’s proceeds will fund the Council’s Village Land Use Committee, who and a wine and beer bar. The VIP ticket actor/author Mike Farrell will receive the 2016 Westside Democratic Headquarters served as the liaison between Caruso and the ($250) also includes a VIP reception, pho- Berke Award for Human Rights, given in and support Democratic candidates and PPCC, responded: “Noise and lights at night? tos with honorees, a signed copy of Senator memory of former club president Bob causes in the November election. Seems implausible. It’s hard to imagine im- Boxer’s memoir The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Berke. The event is not tax deductible. To pur- mediate neighborhood people want that.” Facing Politics and Life, free parking and re- Song is a physician, progressive activist chase a ticket(s) visit palidems.org or send The construction zone on Sunset, from served seating at the awards ceremony. and biotechnology executive. The Los An- a check to P.O. Box 343, Pacific Palisades the pedestrian crossing to Swarthmore, has Boxer, 75, who has been a Senator since geles resident serves as co-chairman of the 90272 or call (310) 230-2084 or email no residential housing in its vicinity. 1993, and was in the House of Representa- Campaign for a Healthy California. [email protected]. Visit: palisadesvillageca.com. Page 30 Palisades News August 3, 2016 DINING WITH GRACE DIVINO 11714 Barrington Court, Brentwood • (310) 472-0886

ivino in Brentwood Village has I splurged on the crostini di prosciutto of been a favorite dining spot for toasted bread topped with excellent Dlunch or dinner on weekdays, prosciutto and melted mozzarella and or for brunch on Saturday and Sunday. sprinkled with fresh sage. Scrumptious and It was the place I decided to take my delicious, but a bit much for me. Richard visiting Irish great-nephew (yes, my sister was delighted to help finish it off. The lived in Ireland for more than 50 years, appetizers are all priced from $16 to $19. until her death two months ago). The eight pasta dishes each sounded Unlike my sister’s other grandchildren, enticing, but linguine with fresh clams, who are all into horses—breeding, racing, mussels, calamari and shrimp all in a zesty riding—this young man is a dessert chef tomato sauce was (happily) my selection. and an expert in food. He seemed very It was an excellent dish filled with fine happy with my dining selection! flavor and good fresh seafood. Another Of course, a warm greeting from owner Goran Milic pasta that intrigued me was the ravioli filled with ri- always starts the evening off well, as does the setting, with cotta cheese and spinach, topped with a fresh zucchini its white-linen clad tables and simple black-and-white sauce. The pastas are all priced between $22 and $24. all loved the pizza. photos adorning one wall. These photos are of Goran Richard very much enjoyed the risotto with pungent Naturally, Richard and I had to share a dessert of and his young friends enjoying the seaside in his porcini mushrooms, which was delectably creamy and tiramisù, the light, airy mélange of ladyfingers dipped in homeland of Montenegro. tasty ($25). There was also a non-dairy risotto with a coffee-marsala mixture and layered with mascarpone The atmosphere is so pleasing that you can actually seasoned vegetables ($24). and grated chocolate. Delicious! And with it, of course, hear what your dining partner is saying. And, for the other entrée dishes: there’s a boneless coffee. We sipped a glass of white wine and studied the menu whole-roasted chicken with herbs and balsamic sauce Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays while hearing about the specials of the day. Richard very ($33), grilled boneless chicken breast with tomato, capers and the same hours for Saturday and Sunday brunch. much enjoyed nibbles of the crusty bread dipped in and olives ($31), a veal medallion ($38), baked whitefish Dinner is from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. nightly. Valet parking good olive oil with a touch of balsamic vinegar. surrounded by clams, calamari and shrimp in a wine is $7. I was impressed that the valet locks your car while Everything on this elegant Italian menu sounds so sauce ($34), and a market price sliced prime rib-eye steak. he runs around to park another, or to retrieve another. compelling that it is hard to make a selection. Eventually, If you are in the mood for pizza, they have a variety In addition to wines and beers there are cocktails. Richard decided to begin with the capesante of pan- to choose from in the $16 to $18 price range. When I This is a very happy spot at any hour seared scallops served on a bed of wild mushrooms, while took some of my grandchildren there for dinner, they — GRACE HINEY

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