WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM ELECTION 2016 Cloudy with temps in the VOTE NOV. 8 high 70s Volume 26 No. 43 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills and Wilshire Communities October 27, 2016 L.A.: how do Reduced 8150 project passes committee n Townscape agrees to Ryu’s you feel conditions to reduce number of units and overall size about race in One of the city’s most scrutinized develop- your city? ments proposals – 8150 Sunset – received rec- n ommendation for approval on Tuesday after its Elected officials seek owners agreed to reduce its tallest building by Angelenos’ input on 24 percent and increase affordable housing. Councilman David Ryu, 4th District, was not sensitive issues present at the Planning and Land Use (PLUM) Committee meeting Tuesday, but he was com- mended more than a dozen times for working There are approximately with the developer Townscape Partners to cre- 3,972,000 of them, which is a lot ate an agreement that also includes community more than before. benefits and additional traffic mitigations. They’re black, Hispanic, white, The project at the southwest corner of Asian, American Indian, Pacific Crescent Heights and Sunset Boulevards was Islander or from the Middle East. designed by architect Frank Gehry. His plans Some identify as Jews, Buddhists, feature five structures for commercial and res- Courtesy of Marathon Communications Catholics, Muslims or Protestants. idential space over approximately 334,000 New renderings for the 8150 Sunset project have not been created yet, but the tallest building There are those who don’t believe in square feet, and will take the place of two com- is set to be 24 percent smaller. God, and others who aren’t sure. mercial buildings and parking space if Some are heterosexual, some are approved. also be reduced from 249 units to 229, while for additional traffic, pedestrian or bike gay, some are both, and some are fig- But after facing 10 appeals and pressure increasing affordable units to 38. improvements. uring that out. Most were born in the from Ryu to address community concerns, the Ryu also secured additional parking and PLUM Committee member and Councilman United States, but 40 percent were developers agreed to meet the councilman’s not. increased pedestrian access with 15-foot side- Gil Cedillo, 1st District, said Ryu, the develop- conditions. walk widths on Sunset Boulevard, and the ers and Gehry should be commended for mak- They’re all Angelenos – from the The tallest structure was set to be 234 feet top grossing film executives in developers also agreed to work with Metro to ing the accommodations, especially consider- tall, but developers agreed to Ryu’s request and Hollywood to the 22 percent living relocate current bus stops to improve access reduced it to 178 feet. The project’s density will and safety. Developers will also pay $2 million See 8150 page 26 See embRACE LA page 25 Signs show Schiff sitting pretty in 28th District HHH puts housing first n Foreign policy and n The city’s best solution? Opponents question Proposition HHH – a property economy are key issues how it will affect tax increase over the next 10 in reelection campaign years. property owners The measure is on the Nov. 8 ballot. Los Angeles voters will Congressman Adam Schiff, who consider a $1.2 billion bond to was first elected in 2000, believes One of the few things that all pay for 8,000-10,000 permanent unrest in the Middle East and city leaders agree on is that supportive housing units over the uncertainty about the economy are homelessness will be an issue in next decade. It will be split – 80 major challenges still facing the upcoming elections in Los percent for homeless housing, United States. That is why he is Angeles for the foreseeable and 20 percent for affordable running for a ninth term as the future, and that the housing crisis housing aimed at people at risk. Democratic representative in the needs to be addressed immediate- “People in the grip of home- 28th Congressional District. ly. But they don’t all agree on lessness can’t and shouldn’t have Schiff, who is regularly involved how. to wait another moment for the with issues involving national secu- The Los Angeles City Council permanent supportive housing rity as ranking member of the photo courtesy of Congressman Adam Schiff’s Office earlier this year developed a plan those dollars would provide,” House Intelligence Committee, said to create housing for people expe- said Mayor Eric Garcetti. he has been honored to represent Congressman Adam Schiff joined Democratic colleagues in the U.S. riencing homelessness and indi- “Everyone in Los Angeles is the district, which stretches from House of Representatives for a sit-in to demand action on gun control viduals who are in danger of touched by the homelessness cri- West Hollywood to Pasadena. He is legislation in June after the mass murder at the Pulse Nightclub in becoming homeless. They said it sis impacting our city and this running against Lenore Solis, a Orlando, Florida. could make the first significant November’s ballot offers a way Republican candidate and Glendale dent in the growing homeless pop- for voters to support lasting resident who ran a quiet campaign. California National Guard reclaim- announced he is asking the ulation. But then they had to figure change. By voting for Schiff remains at the forefront of ing enlistment bonuses for military Pentagon to suspend efforts to out how to pay for it. City leaders Proposition HHH, local residents foreign policy and military issues. members who served in Iraq and reclaim the military bonuses – considered a billboard tax, a mari- Earlier this week, he expressed Afghanistan. On Wednesday, U.S. See HHH page 26 See Schiff page 25 juana tax and a parcel tax. anger about the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Ash Carter NIKON Samy’s Camera SHARE THE MOMENT WWW.SAMYS.COM EVENT 4K 4K CLEAN & CHECK CLINIC 431 S. 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Special guest speakers includes candy, arts and crafts, a $20. 6773 Hollywood Blvd. will be Sam Grundwerg, Consul bounce house, music, street entertain- www.townestreetla.org. General of Israel, and Beverly Hills ers and scary films. Enter Park La Mayor John A. Mirisch. 9300 block of Brea from Third or Sixth Streets. 29 Halloween Stories Civic Center Drive. www.beverly- (323)549-5458, or email heatre Forty of Beverly Hills will hills.org/farmersmarket. [email protected]. present a literary Halloween show Ton Saturday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. at the Westwood Library. Hear chilling and ‘Bead Bazaar’ Halloween Organ he Bead Society presents its amusing stories from authors such as “Bead Bazaar” on Sunday, Oct. and Film Charles Dickens, William Fryer rgan virtuoso Clark Wilson will 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Harvey and Jean Rhys. Performers T perform during “Horror in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in include Theatre Forty actors OHall” on Monday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. at Culver City. The event includes wear- Katherine Henryk, Daniel Leslie and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Wilson able art and custom jewelry, antique Melanie MacQueen. Actress and will improvise a score on the Walt and contemporary beads and col- author LeeAnne Rowe will also read Disney Concert Hall’s pipe organ dur- lectibles, as well as free jewelry-mak- from her work. Admission is free and ing a screening of the 1920 silent film, ing demonstrations. Admission is $5. Halloween candy will be offered. “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” Tickets 4117 Overland Ave. Email 1246 Glendon Ave. (310)474-1739. start at $31. 111 S. Grand Ave. [email protected], or visit www.laphil.com. www.beadsocietyla.org.