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Palisadian-Post Serving the Community Since 1928 20 Pages Thursday, August 17, 2017 ◆ Pacific Palisades, California $1.50 Caruso’s Latest Tenants are Sweet and Italian— But Community Wants More Diversity By JOHN HARLOW It will be, Caruso said on Editor-in-Chief Monday, Aug. 15, “amid street- front retail, including contem- ith little more than 12 porary leading fashion, indepen- months to go before Rick dent retailers and first-to-market WCaruso opens the Palisades Vil- shops.” lage project, controversy has The revelation prompted so- largely shifted from whether it cial media kickback from Palisa- should exist—doom-mongers dians who felt there were already predicted it will turn the town into enough “Italian” restaurants in a traffic-clogged urban waste- the area, even if there is great va- land—to more mouth-watering riety in styles from Northern to issues such as “What can we eat Southern Italy. there?” There is pent-up demand for Last week’s announcement something spicier and cheaper. Gone, but not forgotten: The former site of Mort’s Deli on Swarthmore, close to the home of the forthcoming Italian restuarant FdeiM by Madeo. that Madeo, a famed Italian Caruso is playing his retail The Palisades Village project was photographed by drone at around 135 feet on Saturday, Aug. 12. Photo courtesy of Chuck Larson Photography restaurant, and Sweet Laurel Bak- cards close to the corporate chest, ery will be setting up shop in The but with at least half a dozen other Village inspired a flurry of chat- restaurants under discussion, out- ter about what dishes the town siders expect to see a more bal- Palisadian School Remains an Outlier in Vaccination Debate should be tasting next—a world anced palate to emerge before the away from past worries about grand opening next summer. By MATTHEW MEYER mon Raskin told the Post of high exemption added: “On the first day of school, each child parking and invading tourists. Palisadians are also curious Reporter rates. will be exposed to many, many germs in the More details about the choic- about the Sweet Laurel Bakery, And of the anti-vaccine movement, classroom … We can protect our children es are emerging. which will offer healthy, grain- s students flock back to the classroom which has linked immunizations to every- from many severe diseases using vaccines.” Madeo, known for traditional and sugar-free treats and cakes this week, a Palisadian school is once thing from gastrointestinal disorders to au- Boston recommends consulting a pedia- Northern Italian fare at its origi- for special occasions. Aagain among those that medical experts tism, Raskin urged parents to consult the trician to determine which vaccines are ap- nal Beverly Boulevard location, The founding partners, Laurel deem at increased risk of disease outbreak science. propriate for a child and at what time. which opened in 1985, will be Gallucci and Claire Thomas, are due to low immunization rates. “There are no studies at all that show The Centers for Disease Control lists the launching a “concept” to be called spearheading a once-unexpected Statistics released by the California De- that any recommended childhood vaccine risks of common vaccines as including fe- “FdeiM by Madeo.” social change: starting on the net, partment of Public Health reveal that 23 can cause any disease,” he said. “If the rates ver, rash, temporary pain and stiffness, and, It will cover a substantial achieving global fame and then percent (six of 26) of the kindergartners at remain too low, then we’re putting all these in some cases, severe allergic reactions, but 4,000 square feet on Swarthmore, setting up an old-school, brick- Westside Waldorf School on Sunset Boule- kids at risk of diseases that should be pre- states that “based on more than 50 years of near the site of the beloved Mort’s and-mortar shop to keep the dis- vard lack full immunization ahead of this ventable, things like whooping cough [and] experience with vaccines, the likelihood that Deli, and, unlike the mothership cerning customer satisfied. school year. measles.” [they] cause unanticipated long-term prob- in West Hollywood, will be open In this case, they say, it will The Waldorf School was also highlight- Palisadian physician Dr. Bren Boston lems is extremely low.” for breakfast as well as lunch and be the curious chocoholic, which ed in a 2015 report by the Palisadian-Post dinner. describes quite a few Palisadians. on local schools with low vaccination rates. A state law enacted that year disallowed Back to School parents from citing religious or personal be- Solutions Incoming for liefs as a reason for not having children vac- cinated, but a clause waiving the requirement for students with a medical exemption—usu- West Channel Traffic Woes ally for a severe allergy—leaves a route for right up Chautauqua, not a right bypassing immunizations. Previous exemp- By MATTHEW MEYER onto northbound PCH. tions are also grandfathered in. Reporter Uninformed—or simply self- Kindergartners at other Palisadian ish—drivers often fail to make schools are in line with medical recommen- he campaign for safer streets that turn, waiting instead for the dations: Palisades Charter Elementary and in Pacific Palisades has a new light to turn green so they can St. Matthew’s Parish schools had zero medi- Ttarget this month: the dreaded dodge back into the lanes of traffic cal exemptions this year, and Canyon Charter right-turn lane from West Chan- turning legally onto the highway. Elementary, Marquez Charter Elementary, nel Road onto Chautauqua Bou- All the while, traffic clogs be- Corpus Christi Elementary and the Village levard. hind the driver as they wait out a schools had less than 5 percent exemptions. Palisadian traffic crusader prolonged light cycle to a chorus State health experts say the ideal rate of Lou Kamer is collaborating with of beeps and jeers. immunization is 95 percent or higher in order community groups and city en- Kamer, a member of the Pa- to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. gineers to thwart a build-up that cific Palisades Community Coun- The Los Angeles Times reported this affects traffic from the Palisades’ cil who’s spearheaded other traffic week that more than 700 California schools canyon communities all the way projects, is now pitching a simple had 90 percent or fewer kindergartners fully to The Village. solution: wall in the far-right lane vaccinated. It’s been a problem spot for with traffic bollards, so drivers Physicians say that number is at odds Two eager students make their way to class at Marquez Charter Elementary School on Tues- years: Drivers on West Channel have no choice but to turn up with the number of children with legitimate day, Aug. 15. Their peers all over the Palisades did the same last week, as the major elementa- Road approach PCH from the Chautauqua once they’ve reached medical reasons to bypass the shots. ry, middle and high schools each kicked off fall semester. Photos by Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer street’s furthest right lane, which the intersection. “They don’t add up,” Palisadian Dr. Da- can only be used to make a sharp (Continued on Page 3) Alcohol-Fueled SWAT Standoff Ends in Tragedy By GABRIELLA BOCK ters into the sprawling residence, which Reporter prompted LAPD to evacuate some nearby neighbors. he suspect who barricaded himself Residents and reporters standing out- into a Riviera home and engaged in side were given gas masks to wear. Ta 12-hour-long standoff with police on Shortly after 5:20 a.m. on Thursday Wednesday, Aug. 10, had been “struggling morning, a single shot rang out from inside with alcoholism for his entire life” his fa- the home. Police then fired multiple rounds ther told the Palisadian-Post. into the estate. Identified as 49-year-old Eric Paul Bo- Tensions fell by 6 a.m. and remained gart of West Hollywood, the suspect was quiet until Bogart was found dead on the found dead from a gunshot wound inside home’s second floor just before 11 a.m. the 1600 block of Alta Mura residence No officers were injured during the Thursday morning. shootout, but questions still remain on The fatal incident began the night be- whether Bogart shot himself or fell in the fore at approximately 10:50 p.m., when line of police fire. homeowner Tamme McCauley ran from Bogart is the grandson of classic tele- the estate, calling on local security guards vision director Paul Bogart who earned ac- to contact police. claim for his work on “All in the Family.” McCauley later told authorities that Bo- His father, Peter Bogart, later told the gart had shown up at her home intoxicated After the siege: The house on Alta Mura Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer Post that news of his son’s passing comes and took several shots at her with a gun tak- as a “shock” to the family. en from her mother’s collection. the Indiana Pacers, and her daughter, Tasha, set up a security perimeter and called in a “He seemed okay the last time we Bogart’s father confirmed that McCau- is married to actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. SWAT team. spoke,” Bogart said. “He wasn’t a violent ley and her son had been in a “very private” The 56-year-old woman escaped from her Crisis negotiators attempted to rea- person, I’d hate for him to be remembered relationship. home unharmed while Bogart locked him- son with Bogart, but he refused to come that way.” McCauley is the adopted daughter of late self somewhere inside the 9,000-square- out from the home, inciting an hours-long Bogart, an only child, is survived by real estate and shopping mall magnate Mel- foot residence.