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INSIDE • Arrest made in murder of theatre Sunny and director. pg. 3 clear, with • Elvis at 75 temps around pg. 4 68º Volume 20 No. 1 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities January 7, 2010 City Shines Residents Win Fight a Light on Over Cellular Towers the Arts n Zoning Administrator Rules Against Plan to Put in January Equipment on Apartment Building BY AMY LYONS Commission upheld an appeal by n Carthay Circle residents seeking to Special Programs are group of local neighbors prevent cellular phone antennas Featured at Museums and community activists from being placed on top of an Aachieved a victory on office building at 6330 San Vicente and Cultural Venues Tuesday, when a Los Angeles zon- Blvd., in close proximity to Carthay ing administrator denied an applica- Center Elementary School. BY AMY LYONS tion by T-Mobile to place wireless Community activist Ari Bussel phone telecommunications equip- said that until the science is clear on he thriving arts community ment at 8901-8903 Burton Way. the impacts of cellular phone equip- in Los Angeles features peo- The equipment would have been ment on children, no equipment Tple producing work in big, placed on top of an apartment should be placed in residential areas well-known venues, and at count- building in a residential neighbor- or within close proximity to a less small museums, theatres and hood, across the street from Temple school. art galleries. In Hollywood, the 78- Emanuel of Beverly Hills, a day “We must err on the side of cau- seat Fountain Theatre regularly school for children. tion,” Bussel said. “Children’s wins awards and accolades, while photo by Edwin Folven The application’s denial by zon- immune systems are not well devel- the more than 15,000 seats at the Doug Bousselot and “”Brady” the Dalmation guide the team of horses. ing administrator Maya Zutler oped. We didn’t know the damages Hollywood Bowl provide people echoes another win in July, when of smoking or sun exposure many with spectacular concerts by every- the Los Angeles Planning one from the Los Angeles See Cell Towers page 22 Philharmonic to The Eagles. Clydesdales Kick-Off During the month of January, Los Angeles residents have a chance to discover the ins and outs of the local art world as the City of Los BCS Festivities Angeles celebrates the second annual L.A. Arts Month. Dozens of BY EDWIN FOLVEN Parade, Rose Bowl Game and the venues across Los Angeles will add BCS Championship Game in low cost and free shows and events he Budweiser Clydesdales Pasadena. Eight of the to their rosters for the month. made an appearance at the Clydsdales, which are part of a “This is just a small taste of what TFarmers Market on traveling team based in St. Louis, awaits Angelenos and visitors Tuesday as part of the weeklong Missouri, tour the country as part festivities surrounding the Rose See Arts Month page 20 See Clydesdales page 20 Catch a Cab, Not H1N1 n Hundreds of Taxi Drivers Get Swine Flu Vaccine from Tuesday through Thursday this week at the taxi holding lot at photo by Ian Lovett BY EDWIN FOLVEN flu, which is also known as “Swine the Los Angeles International Sister Jeanette DeYoung, of the Queens Care Health & Faith Flu”. Airport. Michael Calin, general Partnership, assists a client at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament. axi drivers and passengers The program was a private manager of Bell Cab Company, can breathe a little easier now endeavor arranged between the nine organized the effort and said it is a Tthat a program was launched taxi companies licensed to operate precautionary measure for both the this week to vaccinate the city’s in the City of Los Angeles. The vac- drivers and their passengers. Angels Among Us 3,700 cab drivers against the H1N1 cinations have been taking place “The drivers themselves are rou- tinely exposed to the public, and the public is in close contact with the n RNs Donate Time to People in Need of Healthcare drivers, so it was something we wanted to do to keep everyone safe. BY IAN LOVETT ond.” A lot of the cab drivers also take DeYoung whispered with him people to hospitals and clinics, or n Tuesday, Sister Jeanette for a moment, leaning across the pick them up, so it is for the safety DeYoung sat at a desk in folding table as he spoke in her of both,” Calin said. “All cab dri- Othe foyer of the Social ear. Then she picked up the phone vers in Los Angeles get messages Services building at the Church of beside her and began to dial. “If I sent to them through a computer the Blessed Sacrament, make you an appointment, you system in the taxis, so we have been Hollywood, as she has every promise you’ll go, won’t you?” sending the message out for the last Tuesday for almost two years. she said. He promised he would. four or five days to let them know People went in and out, most of “I haven’t been to the doctor in that this is available.” them homeless, passing through a long time,” Willie said. He helps Calin said the program is volun- the foyer to the food pantry. out at Blessed Sacrament doing tary, but many taxi drivers have Many said hello to DeYoung on janitorial work. “I’ve been having expressed interest in getting vacci- their way in, and she beckoned problems with my feet.” nated. As of Tuesday afternoon, one to come talk to her. “Willie,” A registered nurse (RN), photo by Amy Lyons more than 100 drivers had received she said. “Come here for a sec- See Healthcare page 21 Nine taxi companies are participating in the flu shot program. See Taxi page 22 www.samys.com New Year’s BLOW OUT SALE! Since 1976 LOS ANGELES CULVER CITY PASADENA WATCH YOUR 431 S. Fairfax 4411 Sepulveda Bl. 41 E. Walnut FAVORITE TEAM ON A (323)938-2420 (310)450-4551 (626)796-3300 BIG SCREEN! Digital Cameras • Film Cameras • Video • Lenses • Digital Media PLUS NO TAX HURRY! Sale ends Sat. Studio Lighting Accessories • Professional & Amateurs Welcome 2 January 7, 2010 Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 8 Crosby and is free. The event will be held at the Calendar Hall of Liberty, 6300 Forest Lawn Dr. Jolson Tunes Call (800)204-3131. ntertainer Michael Sherman will Eperform “Songs of Al Jolson and $20 for children, are available by call- 13 Awake and Sing! Bing Crosby” in a free concert at the ing (310)506-4522. Pepperdine portrait of a Jewish family in Fairfax Senior Center on Friday University, 24255 Pacific Coast Depression-era New York, January 8 at 1:00pm. Refreshments Highway, Malibu. A will be served. Call (323)654-6505. “Awake and Sing!”, will be per- The Fairfax Senior Center, 7929 formed on Wednesday, January 13 for Melrose Ave. Shakespeare a radio spot on L.A. Theatre Works’ Unscripted “The Play’s The Thing”. Mark Ruffalo, Ben Gazzara, Jonathan 9 Renaissance Faire mpro Theatre and Combined Hadary and Peter Kybart, stars of the Artform will present “Shakespeare in Hollywood I 2006 Tony Award-winning Broadway Unscripted” at Theatre Asylum begin- he Egyptian Courtyard will be revival, reprise their roles for L.A. ning January 10 at 8:00pm. Using a transformed into an Elizabethan Theatre Works. Also in the L.A. T few suggestions from the audience to village with food and merchants, per- Theatre Works cast is Jane kick off the show, Impro Theatre formers and craft demonstrations on Kaczmarek. All performances are attempts to create a completely origi- Saturday, January 9, courtesy of the recorded to air on the radio. Skirball nal Shakespearean story every original Renaissance Pleasure Faire. Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda night. Poetry, comedy and new twists Shop for clothes from Muscovy Blvd. Call (310) 827-0889. Tickets on familiar characters take center Trading Co. on site, and get games are $20 to $48. stage. Theatre Asylum, 6320 Santa and toys from another on-site vendor, Monica Blvd. Tickets are $20. Call Hallowed Tree. Traditional music (323)401-9793. from Brigid’s Daughters, Sportive 14 New Works Tricks, Ad Hoc Consortium, and Festival Willie Banger will be part of the fun. Beethoven at heatre West will kick off its “New This mini-faire is a sampling of what TYear New Works Festival”, a the Faire offers during its regular sea- LACMA series of five rehearsed readings of n Sunday, January 10, pianist son in April. The Egyptian is located new plays, on Thursday, January 14 at Inna Faliks will perform at 6712 Hollywood Blvd. Call O 8:00pm. The first play, “Grandma “Beethoven: Eroica Variations, and (323)466-3456. Good”, Written by Arden Teresa Schumann: Fantasie, Opus 17” as part Photo courtesy of Glendale Philharmonic Lewis, follows a troubled young boy The inaugural concert of the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring of the Los Angeles County Museum’s who is befriended by a reclusive iPhone Photos (LACMA) Sundays Live program. n opening reception for an cellist Maksim Velichkin, will take place on Saturday, January 9 at elderly widow who wants to save him 7:30pm at First Baptist Church of Glendale. The repertoire for the The series offers free chamber music from his dysfunctional parents. The Aexhibit of photos taken on an concerts at the museum on Sundays at iPhone will take place Saturday, January 9 concert will include “Prelude from Violin Partita No. 3 in E festival ends on Sunday, January 17; Major” by J.S.