Palisadian-Post Serving the Community Since 1928 28 Pages Thursday, October 12, 2017 ◆ Pacific Palisades, California $1.50 Friday Night Lights Shine Out Across the Palisades Palisades Charter High School senior Felix Massey snapped this shot from 200 feet above Stadium by the Sea at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, when the football team took on Hamilton High School, winning 42-7. The next Pali High conference fixture is an away game on Friday, Oct. 13 against Fairfax. Go Dolphins! Photo courtesy of Felix Massey Not a Pretty, Pretty Story: Larry Packed House at Hearing for David’s Slave-Owning Roots Revealed Highlands Eldercare Facility By JOHN HARLOW and Alabama—I’ve got some of the circuit, where he first met fellow By MATTHEW MEYER Editor-in-Chief worst racist places in the world [in stand-up Jerry Seinfeld—and the Reporter my lineage],” David said. rest is comedy history. he return of comedian Larry Da- His mother’s family came from In “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” t was standing room only in vid with a new season of “Curb Poland and largely perished during he plays a more curmudgeonly a City Hall hearing room on TYour Enthusiasm” on HBO—once the Nazi pogroms: He learned that (“braver”) version of his Palisadian IWednesday, Oct. 4, with rows of again filmed in Pacific Palisades— his mother’s name was not Rose but golf-swinging, TV-writing, socially Palisadians vying to weigh in on has been greeted with, well, enthu- Regina. awkward self. the early permitting stages of a siasm. Larry David Photo courtesy of IMDB His paternal line came from the It won an array of awards but proposed eldercare and dementia In contrast to the PBS SoCal old dukedom of Hesse-Darmstadt, after a six-year absence, it was un- facility in The Highlands. The lot at 1525 Palisades Drive program “Finding Your Roots,” first also a Southern slave owner. today in Germany, before they em- certain whether David would really Associate Zoning Adminis- Photo courtesy of Chuck Larsen broadcast on Oct. 3, which dug into In the 1850s his great-grandfa- igrated to the United States in the return until last fall when filming trator Henry Chu presided over Lawrence Gene David’s ancestors ther, Henry Bernstein, of Mobile, Al- 19th century. started on Alma Real in The Hun- nearly three hours of public tes- Most aired grievances: leaving him, as he admitted on cam- abama, a devout member of Sha’arai David said he was raised in tington. timony, ultimately ruling to delay Neighbors were skeptical of the era, shocked yet enlightened. Shomayim Temple, was also record- Brooklyn during the 1950s, where The ninth season started on City Planning’s decision for 30 facility’s projected low traffic “You can see why my father did ed as owning a teenage female slave there was much shouting but little in- HBO on Oct. 1 and will run for 10 more days, allowing more time to impact, arguing that delivery not want to tell me about my family,” and a 4-year-old slave. The father of formation about the family journey. tumultuous episodes. gather input. trucks, ambulances, employees he cracked. the child was not recorded. They wanted him to be a mail- And is that it? “I don’t know, Chu heard first from Brent- and resident shuttles would con- The long-running genealogy Bernstein was one of just 3,000 man but he flunked the civil service I never look forward,” he said re- wood developer Rony Shram and tribute new troubles to the area. show, presented by Harvard profes- Jews, Gates said, who enlisted with exam. peatedly in a round of promotional his associates, and then from a Others, including two speak- sor Henry Louis Gates Jr., revealed the Confederate States Army during He said he only found his interviews. snaking line of public comment- ers who identified themselves as that David’s roots not only included the Civil War. “voice” when he escaped his family Yet looking forward might have ers, most of whom opposed the a patients’ advocate and elder- doomed Jewish communities in the “I am a little more exotic than at the University of Maryland and, proven more comfortable than look- project. care nurse, questioned the proj- old Austro-Hungarian empire but I thought. I am [from] Germany a few years later, on the stand-up ing back. Shram’s attorney Kevin Mc- ect’s safety, citing issues ranging Donnell opened the discussion by from Palisades Drive’s steep asserting that the project is a “by incline to the building’s ability right” use of the Palisades Drive to evacuate residents in a major site according to the city’s zoning earthquake. laws, and had been deemed a safe There were structural gripes location by consulting eldercare as well, from residents who facility operators and LAFD of- said that the facility was taller ficials. than surrounding townhomes, He added that because such clashed with the neighborhood’s facilities “unfortunately have in- architectural style and disrupted frequent visitors” and most of the the area’s natural beauty. residents do not drive, the traf- Many said they weren’t fic impact would be minimal in aware of the project in its current comparison to other commercial form until word of that day’s uses that the space is zoned for. hearing spread through The The project’s architect also Highlands through a city-issued addressed Chu, noting that the public notice. building’s pad was set below A few residents did make street-level on the sloped Pali- the trip downtown to voice their sades Drive in order to reduce the support, including a Palisadian practical height of the four-story, who said that he hoped to move 65,000-square-foot structure. his mother into the facility to Shram himself detailed the have her nearby. process that led him to pursue Another neighbor invoked an eldercare facility in the space, the concept of silent majority, including his previous efforts to saying that many Highlanders gain community support for a quietly supported the project, condo project on the lot. and called it “offensive” that But public comment domi- those who have voiced sup- Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer nated the bulk of the hearing, with port for the development were The first entry in this year’s Creep Your Crypt contest was Christopher and Azita Baffa’s home in The queues of Palisadians—many ral- deemed Shram “cronies” online. Highlands. Prizes will be awarded to the winning home in three categories: Creepiest Crypt, Best Theme lied by the newly formed High- Former and current mem- and DIY-Originality. For more information or to sign up, visit bit.ly/crypt_2017. landers United for Good group— bers of the Palisades Highlands taking their turn to speak. (Continued on Page 3) Page 2 Palisadian-Post October 12, 2017 WEB TALK This week’s hottest topics on Palisadian-Post Facebook, Twitter & Instagram Police searched for a suspect after an armed robbery took OUT OF THE PAST place at the U.S. Bank branch at 15305 Sunset Blvd. in The Village on Tuesday, Sept. 26. LAPD Detective Chris Marsden June 25, 1970 2 told the Palisadian-Post that nobody was hurt during the inci- 2¢¢ Your Two Cents’ Worth dent, which occurred at approximately 3:20 p.m. The suspect, Little Gallery Stages Open House—Hosting an open house on Sunday, The Little Gallery on Via identified as a “white male in his 50s,” approximately 5’6 - de la Paz invites the community to the 2 to 4:30 p.m. event featuring gallery additions. Got something to say? Call 5’9 and 180 - 200lbs, escaped with an undisclosed amount of (310) 454-1321 or email 2cents@ money. #palisades #palipost palipost.com and get those kudos or concerns off your chest. Names will not be used. MARLENE SCHAFFNER I drove by there today and saw all the police cars and yellow tape around the parking lot on the corner of Sunset and Swarthmore. Pretty gutsy to do when surrounded by after school traffic and all of the Art construction workers. How did he get away, I could barely get down The Palisades is a beautiful town. the street in the traffic!! That said, one area due for an up- grade is the ugly, beige retaining NICOLA BUCK wall in Sunset opposite the Pali He was probably sitting in Starbucks High baseball field. It’s an eyesore. MARLENE SCHAFFNER How about we make it available to You’re right, he just walked across the street and waited for the Pali High art students, or local or police to leave! Brilliant !! inner city artists to paint murals? I think they could do something DANA GOLDSTEIN great with the space. It’d be a win- Nicola Buck you crack me up win for all! JEREMY PADAWER If we can’t catch a 50-something year old, 5’6” 200 lb dude (think Art II Tom Arnold), we stand no chance against a younger, fitter thief (Chris This idea about having an art show Evans). Watch for the senior robbing tour to stay in session until we in the town: I like it, but I fear we have more police presence. Very thankful nobody was hurt. are more consumers than creators. We save all that creativity for the SHERRELLE KIRKLAND-ANDREWS politics of work. From what I’ve read before about bank robberies, they usually get away. It’s baffling. Costume Auditor Regarding the person writing in LETTERS TO last week to ban kids with Trump costumes at his or her house: I THE EDITOR think we all need to lighten up and tone down the outrage.