WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • Retail project in the works. pg. 3 Hot, with • Extra Hollywood highs of more Sign security. than 100 pg. 6 Volume 28 No. 27 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills and Wilshire Communities July 5, 2018 Walk in the park in Beverly Hills n feedback for La Cienega Park City Council votes to nMetro awards bid for Phase 3 of subway improvements. Metro ‘pleased to begin public outreach Addressing the city’s needs at process for La Cienega La Cienega Park was one of the take this major step’ in priorities the Beverly Hills City the Purple Line Ext.’s Park improvements Council had adopted for fiscal year 2017-18. construction By luke harold The budget for the park will be By edwin folven approximately $8-9 million, city Beginning in the middle of July, staff told the council during its The Los Angeles County the city of Beverly Hills will begin final June study session. Metropolitan Transportation a public engagement plan to gather See Beverly Hills page 25 board of directors on June 28 selected the joint development firm Frontier-Kemper/Tutor Perini Corp. to design and build the tunnels in Phase 3 of the Purple Line Extension project. The third and final phase will run between Century City and photo courtesy of Metro Westwood, and will include twin Metro has selected a contractor for tunneling work on Phase 3 of the tunnels linking to the first two Purple Line Extension project from Century City to Westwood. segments of the subway under construction between Wilshire Boulevard/Western Avenue and Frontier-Kemper/Tutor Perini ject is a signature national project Century City. Corp. $410 million for the tunnel- in size, complexity and benefits The Metro board approved an ing and associated work on Phase that it will provide to the commu- approximately $1.3 billion budget 3. Final approval on the remainder nity,” Metro spokesman Dave for the tunneling portion of the of the Phase 3 expenditures is Sotero said in a statement. “We photo courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills 2.9-mile extension to Westwood. pending. are pleased to take this major step The board voted to award “The Westside Purple Line pro- Community outreach that will be conducted over La Cienega Park See Metro page 26 improvements this fall. Councilman arrested during nProtesters call for family reunification More than 50,000 ICE protest downtown joined Families Belong By luke harold immigration policy. Bonin, 11th District, and a group Together March at Following last weekend’s of parents, immigrants and commu- Grand Park Families Belong Together marches nity leaders blocked the entrances to that drew hundreds of thousands of the U.S. Immigration and Customs By luke harold protesters nationwide, Los Angeles Enforcement office in downtown City Councilman Mike Bonin was L.A. to protest the policy, which has Born in Guatemala, Melody among a group of protesters arrested resulted in more than 2,300 children Klingenfuss traveled to the U.S. on July 2 as they continued the local being separated from their families on a tourist visa at age 9. When the effort to oppose President Donald J. after crossing the border. Police visa expired after six months, she Trump’s “zero tolerance” illegal remained with her mother in Los See ICE page 26 Angeles. “I cried almost every day because I was separated from my family,” said Klingenfuss, whose mother left her as an infant to trav- el to the U.S. with the hope of photo by Luke Harold eventually bringing her. “I can’t Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and his family joined approximately 55,000 imagine being in a cage, being people in Grand Park on June 30 for L.A.’s Families Belong Together judged by the color of our skin.” She joined thousands of protest- March. ers at the Keep Families Together March in Grand Park on June 30 to they illegally crossed the border. Washington, D.C., and 30,000 in oppose President Donald J. Organizers announced on Monday San Francisco. There were more Trump’s “zero tolerance” immi- that approximately 55,000 attend- than 750 events nationwide. gration policy that has resulted in ed the Los Angeles march along The Department of Homeland more than 2,300 children being with 30,000 in New York City, Security said it has begun reunit- photo courtesy of the 11th Council District office separated from their parents after 60,000 in Chicago, 35,000 in Councilman Mike Bonin was arrested by LAPD and detained for two hours See March page 25 after blocking an entrace to an ICE facility in downtown L.A. on July 2. 2 July 5, 2018 CALENDAR Park Labrea News/Beverly Press WatchWorld free Cup screenings of the final Standup“Night Coffee,” Comedy a new monthly FrenchCelebrate the FrenchStreet street Art art move- World Cup matches from Friday, standup comedy show, debuts on ment with a “Bastille Day Kickoff July 6 through Sunday, July 15 at the Sunday, July 8 at the Bigfoot Lodge. Reception” on Thursday, July 12 Hammer Museum. The quarterfinals Comedians Allen Strickland Williams from 6 to 9 p.m. at 5 Art Gallery in games will be shown on Friday, July 6 and James Fritz will host the comedy West Hollywood. The gallery will dis- and Saturday, July 7 at 11 a.m. performance. Doors open at 9:30 play new work by French street and Semifinals matches will be shown on p.m.; show is at 10 p.m. 3172 Los pop artists. 8250 Melrose Ave. Tuesday, July 10 and Wednesday, July Feliz Blvd. facebook.com/bigfoot- (323)297-3717, 5-art.com. 11 at 11 a.m., with the final match lodge. being shown on Sunday, July 15 at 8 a.m. 10899 Wilshire Blvd. (310)443- Superman 7000, hammer.ucla.edu. The Alex Film Society presents a 40th Bernstein anniversary screening of “Superman,” at the Bowl starring Christopher Reeves, on Actress, singer and dancer Sutton Thursday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Book lovers Sale can find rarities and bar- Foster will make her Hollywood Bowl Alex Theatre. The event includes spe- gains at the John C. Fremont Library’s debut in a performance with the La cial guest actor Jack O’Halloran, who book sale on Friday, July 6 from Phil celebrating Leonard Bernstein on portrayed the villain Non, and produc- noon to 4 p.m., and Saturday, July 7 Tuesday, July 10 at 8 p.m. The per- er Ilya Salkind. General admission is from noon to 5 p.m. CDs, DVDs, formance is part of the LA Phil’s $17. 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. audio books and videos will also be “Bernstein 100” celebration. Tickets alexfilmsociety.org. offered. 6121 Melrose Ave. (323)962- start at $1. 2301 N. Highland Ave. 3521. (323)850-2000, hollywoodbowl.com. Lynell George Country music artistConcert Eileen Carey will Author Lynell George will sign and share the stage with Raelyn Nelson, discuss her book “After/Image: Los granddaughter of Willie Nelson, on Angeles Outside the Frame” on Friday, July 6 at Wednesday, July the Whisky A Go 11 at 7 p.m. at Go on the Sunset Book Soup in Strip. Carey is West Hollywood. promoting her lat- As a staff writer est single “That for the Los Town.” The show Angeles Times also includes and L.A. Weekly, Wayne Garner, George explored Justin Amen & The Hybrids, The many of the places that make the city photo by Paul Dimalanta Jones Gang, Anthony Spirito, Alesia, tick and encountered the cumulative The Barefoot Family Caravan and Troy Kotsur and Deanne Bray star in the world premiere of “Arrival & heart of the city. Her collection of Michael Annotti. Doors open at 5:45 Departure” running from Thursday, July 10 through Sunday, Sept. 30 essays, evocative photographs, pro- p.m. Tickets start at $15. 8901 Sunset at the Fountain Theatre. The production written and directed by Stephen files and reportage focuses on Los Blvd. whiskyagogo.com. Sachs is a modern-day, reimagined stage adaptation of the classic 1945 Angeles beneath-the-surface. 8818 Sunset Blvd. (310)659-3110, book- British film, “Brief Encounter.” Two married strangers, a deaf man and a soup.com. hard-of-hearing woman, meet accidentally in a New York City subway All Space station. As their casual friendship develops into something deeper, each Considered is forced to confront how their relationship could forever change their Art of Tom Griffith Observatory will hold a new lives, and the lives of those they love. The play is performed simultane- “All Space Considered” free public ously in English and American Sign Language, with additional open cap- WesselmannGagosian Beverly Hills is opening a lecture on Friday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. tioning. Showtimes are 8 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday in the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon solo exhibition of work by the late and Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Tickets start at $40. 5060 Fountain Ave. Theater. The monthly program exam- influential pop artist Tom ines some of the most talked-about (323)663-1525, fountaintheatre.com. Wesselmann on Thursday, July 12. subjects in astron- “Wesselmann: 1963-1983” will omy, space sci- Hollywood. In Jim Henson’s puppet- “Pan’s Labyrinth,” a young girl is include seven paintings created over ence and explo- powered fantasy “Labyrinth,” Jennifer drawn into a fantasy world in 1940s two decades. It is the first time the ration. Topics Connelly must recue her little brother Spain. General admission is $12. 6712 group of works will be shown on the include martian from Goblin King David Bowie.