Palisadian-Post Serving the Community Since 1928 20 Pages Thursday, May 31, 2018 ◆ Pacific Palisades, California $1.50 New 5G Wi-Fi Caruso Reveals Flagship Restaurant Wave Speeds Up the Town–But at a Street Cost By JOHN HARLOW Editor-in-Chief t is a truth universally acknowl- edged that the matrix of tele- Iphone masts and underground ca- bles around town is not adequate to deal with current Wi-Fi needs, Michael Cintron and transmitter never mind the future. Photo by Christian Monterrosa Brown outs and dropped calls are part of the unique Palisadian - 15321 West Friends St. experience. It remains unclear whether this But a glimpse of a more use- 5G network—top speed 20 GB per ful web called 5G was unveiled at second rather than the current 100 the Pacific Palisades Community MG per second—would saturate Council meeting on Thursday, May “outlier” areas such as The High- 24, by one of the nation’s largest lands. internet infrastructure companies, Area representative David Ka- Texas-based Crown Castle Interna- plan, who represents residents be- tional Corp. tween Temescal and Chautauqua, It came with a vision not only of said he would be leading a party refrigerators addressing cars about to the locations to check out their future shopping stops (aka “the suitability. internet of things”) and more reli- Area Representative Reza able streaming and data services, Akef, who worked as a telecoms but also a vista of poles popping up “location scout” before he became on picturesque streets, played out a family home developer, asked Captains of the flagship: Marissa and Matt Hermer and family at the site of the future Draycott Photo courtesy of Caruso against a dark background of mul- whether the Crown Castle poles tinational telecom rivalries. could be shared with 5G rivals. Michael Cintron, Crown Cas- If not, Akef warned, a plan- By JOHN HARLOW The Draycott will be one of city folk.” Caruso opening up, and coffee tle government relations executive, ning precedent was being set for Editor-in-Chief eight businesses in the project Hermer made tabloid head- shops arriving, it felt there was said he was speaking to the council many more duplicate poles across with a liquor license. lines with Bijous, a discreet an opportunity to join something to take the temperature of the com- the Palisades in the future as they he British are coming—and The couple moved from Lon- nightclub in west London, which new,” Matt said. munity about a new generation of caught up. this time, they are bringing don to The Riviera with their became famous for attracting “And because Rick has made sidewalk transmitters on behalf of Federal legislation urged infra- TPimm’s and Shepherd’s Pie. three young children in December Hollywood talent (Leo DiCaprio, it so easy for us,” Marissa added. its client AT&T. structure builders to consider shar- Matt and Marissa Hermer, 2016. Denzel Washington) and younger “We wanted to create some- This would involve five new ing, but not mandate it, and, Akef Anglo-Palisadian restaurateurs They considered opening a members of the royal family who thing family-centered, afford- poles and three additions to exist- feared, AT&T is unlikely to want to famed in London for trend-set- bar or restaurant in Beverly Hills felt safe on its tiny dance floor. able and relaxed—the kind of ing LADWP poles probably being throw away potential commercial ting food and royal hospitality, or West Hollywood. There are stories he will never place I could visit with the kids erected next year, after planning advantage in the Palisades by play- are setting up their first Califor- But then they met Rick Caru- tell. for breakfast, with our puppy [a processes. ing nice with others. nian restaurant—and it will be the so at a social event, and the couple Marissa and Matt met at a Bernese Mountain Dog] leashed Cintron showed the council a Cintron said they would look at flagship eatery in the Palisades was won over by the opportunity London dinner party, went on in the park, lunch with my girl- small, suitcase-sized radio receiver, the issue, but such a decision might Village project. of a fresh frontier in the Palisades. a first date to the famed races at friends and then share a cocktail which would be paired with a larg- rest with their client AT&T. The 200-seat restaurant, the The former Marissa Anschutz Goodwood and, after three years at night,” she said. er, bucket-shaped omni-directional Crown Castle won plaudits largest in the project, will be feels like a classic Californian punctuated by visits to her New “It will be blending the best of transmitter that could be remodeled from the council for sharing blue- called The Draycott after the cou- mom, she told the Palisadi- York base, got married on June Californian cuisine—fresh farm- to blend into local architecture: The prints amid a recognition that Pal- ple’s previous home street in the an-Post, and she has known the 20, 2010. They will be celebrating ers market ingredients and healthy examples in Mission Hills looked isadians are going to want more Royal Borough of Kensington Palisades for years: Her godmoth- their eighth anniversary sampling drinks. I am not a health nut, but I aesthetically different from the ar- from the internet—but that will and Chelsea in London. er, Kim Cleary, lives here. food in Italy. have to be healthy to keep up with rays proposed for Palos Verdes, come with a cost. It will be sited on the project’s Marissa is from Orange Their London life seemed the kids, and this will reflect what even if they did the same job. park next to Elyse Walker towne County, the daughter of a piano pretty enviable: Marissa even we enjoy and want to share as a The exact locations have not and close to Jennifer Meyer’s teacher and a real estate profes- starred in a Bravo reality TV family.” been buttoned down, but these jewelry store, the couple told the sional, who learned about hospi- show about expats living the posh Although there will be Brit- are the general locations for the Palisadian-Post last week. tality PR working with business life called “Ladies of London.” ish favorites—Pimm’s #1 Cup for new poles under consideration by An outdoor patio will provide leaders such as Ian Shrager, the So why return to California? summer cocktails and Black Vel- Crown Castle: space to offer picnics in the park, creator of Studio 54 in New York “It was about time, about vet (champagne and Guinness), - 14959 Camarosa Drive as well as a specialty kid menu, and the “boutique” hotel fashion. blues skies rather than very lamb Shepherd’s Pie, a Sunday - 741 Ocampo Drive culinary showcases and afternoon Her future husband Matt was crowded city, and we had to make roast of beef with Yorkshire pud- - 14901 Ramos Place music classes. born in Cardiff, the capital of choices for the kids,” she said. dings (if they can find a suitable - 600 N Toyota Drive It will be a brasserie menu, Wales, where his father Julius was Marissa also wanted to eat chef) and a tea service—it will be - 14801 PCH Blue: New aerial fiber on DWP poles with dishes changing from break- lord-mayor (the family traveled a lot more avocados and write a a Californian restaurant based on And the LADWP additions Red: New underground Fiber fast through lunch to dinner cock- by official Rolls-Royce). cookbook, published last year as local farmer and fresh-caught in- would be at: Yellow: Existing aerial fiber tails. There will be a Bloody Mary He was destined to become “An American Girl in London: gredients simply prepared. - 14721 Bestor Blvd. Pink: Existing underground fiber trolley at weekends. a Euro-banker before the lure 120 Nourishing Recipes for Your “We are not seeking to rein- - 1290 Monument St. Map courtesy of Crown Castle of the hospitality business drew Family from a Californian Ex- vent the wheel,” Matt added. “We him into opening a series of bars pat.” have not completed the menu but called Eclipse in hotels around So why open a restaurant in if we offer a steak, it should be the the world and an early “farm-to- the Palisades? best, unfussy but with great taste.” Two Injured in Marquez table” restaurant called Bumpkin, “Because there were not They should fit right in with which offered “country food for many places to eat here, but with the Palisades, then. Knolls Crash sympathetic than the city of Los Angeles, which doesn’t really PPRA Joins Fight Against care much about the coast and doesn’t care much about the Pal- isades.” Eldercare Facility PPRA President Sarah Con- ner, who has been urging local By CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA PPRA, an all-volunteer nonprof- leaders to stand against the proj- Reporter it organization focused on the ect from the beginning, said she protection of environmental and felt the PPRA had to take the lead. he Pacific Palisades Resi- coastal resources. “We hired the attorney and dents Association has joined Represented by attorney we filed the appeal,” Conner said, Tthe fight against a proposed el- Thomas Donovan, a former com- “because this is an issue for all dercare facility in The Highlands, missioner of WLAAPC, PPRA Palisadians. claiming it is in violation of the is submitting 170 signatures of “If allowed, it will set a dan- California Coastal Act. neighbors opposing the project. gerous precedent for the entire Photo courtesy of Tiffany Hu The move comes after devel- The fight has gone beyond coastal zone of Southern Califor- oper Rony Shram won an appeal The Highlands.