BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • SB 50 opponents Partly cloudy, meet. pg. 3 with highs in • L.A. decides on the low 70s Measure EE pg. 5 Volume 29 No. 22 Serving the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities May 30, 2019 Vote on Bergin’s historic L.A. puts pedal to the metal on La Brea status again postponed n New traffic signal By cameron kiszla the City Council. designed to improve The motion to designate the for- safety for cyclists After two delays, the decision to mer home of Bergin’s at 840 S. grant historic-cultural monument Fairfax Ave. as a landmark will By cameron kiszla status to Tom Bergin’s Irish pub expire on June 5 unless the council will be before the Los Angeles votes to grant a 15-day extension, New pedestrian- and bicycle- City Council’s Planning and Land said Rita Moreno, legislative assis- friendly traffic signals replaced Use Management Committee on the stop signs at the corner of June 11, pending a Friday vote by See Bergin’s page 22 Rosewood and La Brea avenues on May 28. The signals, which resemble traditional traffic signals but have bicycle-shaped lights, stop cars and allow bicyclists and pedestrians to cross the street. The move might add a minute or two to some commutes, but Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz, 5th District, said he knew the signals were needed when he came to the intersection on a Saturday morning and saw children crossing the street by looking for breaks in traffic, then running across. photo by Cameron Kiszla “I was just thinking, ‘Sooner New signals at the intersection of Rosewood and La Brea avenues or later, this is definitely an acci- aim to make crossing safer for cyclists and pedestrians. dent waiting to happen,’” Koretz said. tive, which aims to eliminate all Injury Network, which “spot- The city and its data backed traffic deaths by 2025. La Brea lights streets with a high concen- photo by Maura Turcotte him up. The new signals are part and Rosewood avenues are See Signal page 21 Tom Bergin’s was last open on Saint Patrick’s Day 2018. of the city’s Vision Zero initia- included in Vision Zero’s High Construction on Hollywood Target resumes No turns on Olympic gets n Following a lengthy a no vote in Beverly Hills legal battle, permits n City Council hopes to would have added traffic circles and have been issued for turning restrictions to the neighbor- the project to continue address issues in new hood. Complete Streets Plan Concerned that the proposal was By edwin folven a “piecemeal” solution that might By luke harold only divert the same traffic issues to Construction has resumed at the other streets, council members said unfinished Target store at the cor- Despite concerns that cut-through they want to use the city’s Complete ner of Sunset Boulevard and traffic and cars speeding through Streets Plan, still being drafted, to Western Avenue in Hollywood. southwestern Beverly Hills are get- take a more holistic approach. However, the company has ting worse, the Beverly Hills City “It makes sense to look at poten- declined to release details about Council rejected a pilot program tial solutions using Complete the scope of work occurring at the proposed by the Southwest site and when the store will open. Homeowners Association that See Traffic page 21 Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety spokesman Jeff Napier said permits to resume work were issued in March, and records show the permits were for photo by Edwin Folven work involving exterior stairs on Scaffolding has gone up and work has resumed at the unfinished the three-story structure. Target store on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. No details are avail- Scaffolding has also gone up able about an opening date. around the exterior, and workers can be seen at the site. Records mation about what type of work is that will serve the surrounding show the Building and Safety occurring. Hollywood neighborhood,” Department was in the pre-inspec- Target said it is in the process of spokeswoman Liz Hancock said tion process for work as of May completing the store at 5500 in a statement. 17. Sunset Blvd. but offered no further Los Angeles City Councilman “Inspectors have verified that information. Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District, work has re-commenced and is “Target continues to work who worked to bring the Target graphic courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills ongoing,” said Napier, adding that toward resuming construction and A proposed plan by the Southwest Homeowners Association would have he also did not have specific infor- we look forward to opening a store See Target page 22 added no-turn restrictions and traffic circles to the neighborhood. 2 May 30, 2019 CALENDAR Park Labrea News/Beverly Press ‘Der Zwerg’ opera idency in the inland Pico Neighborhood Grammy and Tony Award-winning of Santa Monica will hold its fourth actress Lily Tomlin with the Julie Numi Opera is holding its inaugural “Pico Block Party” community festival. Harris Award for Artistic production, Alexander Von Art workshops, entertainment and per- Achievement at Zemlinsky’s “Der Zwerg,” based on a formances will be offered at the event, the 23rd annual story by Oscar which also includes food trucks. 1639 “Tony Awards Wilde, on 18th St., Santa Monica. (310)453-3711, Viewing Gala” on Thursday, May 30 18thstreet.org. Sunday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m., and from 3:30 to 9 Sunday, June 2 at p.m. at the 2 p.m. at the Chamber music Skirball Cultural Theatre at Ace Le Salon de Musiques is holding a Center. The gala Hotel. The rarely concert of the Masters Rediscovered fundraiser will include red carpet performed opera chamber music series on Sunday, June arrivals, a cocktail hour, dinner, live stars sopranos Shana Blake Hill (pic- 2, at 4 p.m. at the Dorothy Chandler performances, a silent auction and the tured) and Oriana Falla, baritone Pavilion, Fifth Floor. The concert will West Coast’s exclusive live feed of the Roberto Perlas Gómez and tenor Rodell feature works by Beethoven and 2019 Tony Awards broadcast from Rosel. Tickets start at $35. 929 S. Brahms. Guests will also enjoy New York City. Tickets are $300. Broadway. (888)929-7849, theatre.ace- French Champagne and a high tea 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd. (323)330- hotel.com. buffet catered by Patina. Tickets are 2428, or email cmccurry@actors- $85; $45 for students. 135 N. Grand fund.org KCCLA art exhibit Ave. (310)498-0257, lesalonde- musiques.com. Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles presents “Four Artists: Nature, Line & Life,” an art exhibit running from Friday, May 31, through Thursday, LACMA’s June 20, in the center’s gallery. The 25th annual juried exhibition features Sundays Live works by Caleb Lee, David Music lovers are encouraged to attend D’Agostino, Karrie Ross and Valerie a 29th anniversary celebration of Wilcox. Their work makes visual state- LACMA’s Sundays Live series on ments about their creative process and Sunday, June 2, from 6 to 7 p.m. in lives. Prize-winners will be announced the museum’s Bing Theater. An at an opening reception on May 31 at 7 ensemble of past and present per- p.m. 5505 Wilshire Blvd. (323)936- formers, alumni and emerging musi- 3014, kccla.org. cians, with soloists Althea Waites (piano), Phillip Levy (violin), and Douglas Masek (saxophone), per- Indie films forming. The program will include Indie films fans are invited to screen- works by Bloch, Mozart and a sur- ings of “The Cook, The Thief, His Wife photo by Michael Lamont prise symphony by Haydn led by and Her Lover,” “Amazing Grace” and Max E. Williams and Susan Priver star in a production of Tennessee Neal Stulberg. Admission is free. “Relaxer” running from Friday, May 5905 Wilshire Blvd. lacma.org. 31, through Thursday, June 6, at Arena Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” running from Saturday, May 25, Cinelounge. “The Cook, The Thief, His through Sunday, July 7, at the Odyssey Theatre. Dance On Productions, Wife and Her Lover” is a crime drama in association with Linda Toliver and Gary Guidinger, present Williams’ ‘Anne Frank play about a crime boss’ wife who engages Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Passions flare and cultures collide in The Simon Wiesenthal Center presents in a secret romance with a gentle book- the sultry streets of New Orleans. Blanche DuBois, a fading relic of the “Anne,” a new play based on the life of seller between meals at her husband’s Old South, searches for refuge at her sister’s home, only to collide with Anne Frank, running from Wednesday, restaurant. “Amazing Grace” is a musi- reality in the form of Stanley Kowalski, her brutish brother-in-law. June 5, through Monday, July 22, at the cal documentary about Aretha Showtimes are 8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Museum of Tolerance. The new adap- Franklin’s performance with the choir tation of the immortal Holocaust story Tickets start at $40. 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd. (310)477-2055, ext. 2, at the New Bethel Baptist Church in follows a 13-year-old Frank imagining Watts in 1972. “Relaxer” is a comedy odysseytheatre.com. her life as a young woman, safe in a and fantasy film following a man seek- post-war world. When she meets a ing to reach an unbeatable level on Pac- publisher interested in her story, Frank Man as Y2K approaches. Admission is Hills Bar Association Barristers will Theatricum Botanicum’s production of remembers the two years she and her $16.