WWW.BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • Cahuenga Peak benefactors Mostly sunny, honored. pg. 3 with temps • Local API scores around 88º improve. pg. 4 Volume 21 No. 39 Serving the West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities September 29, 2011 Obama Appeals for Support in 2012 WeHo Library to Open n President Makes Campaign Stop in Amid Much Fanfare West Hollywood n Dedication Ceremony Saturday to be Followed by Book Fair on Sunday BY AARON BLEVINS BY EDWIN FOLVEN and expanded children’s facilities resident Barack Obama vis- when the long-awaited library ited West Hollywood on n true West Hollywood style, opens. Located near the corner of PMonday, speaking at the best-selling author Jackie San Vicente Boulevard and House of Blues to garner addition- ICollins, who just released her Melrose Avenue, the library is part al support for his 2012 re-election 28th novel, “Goddess of of the city’s West Hollywood Park campaign. Vengeance”, will be the keynote Master Plan, and replaces a much During his speech, Obama cele- speaker at Saturday’s dedication of smaller library located in the park. brated the successes of his first the city’s new library. The library, which will also house term, but said his vision for Thousands of new books, educa- the city council chambers, is a state- America has yet to be realized. tional materials and computers of art facility that will be the center- “This election is about whether await ardent readers who will enjoy piece of the revitalized West everyone gets a fair shake and new reading areas, meeting space, See Library page 20 whether everyone does their fair share,” he said. “And that’s what I’ve been fighting for since I got to Washington.” The majority of the president’s speech centered on the American Dream, which has become a nightmare for some people. “The idea of America was cap- tured by this notion that if you photo by Aaron Blevins tried hard here you could always President Barack Obama appeared at a campaign fundraiser Monday win — that you were only bound by the size of your dreams,” he at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. said. “For the last decade, it felt like that bond, that contract we fragmented, politicians in hard times,” Obama said. “But the made with each other had been Washington, D.C., did not act, and question is, where are we going to broken. That too many people this culminated in the recession, go next?” were not being treated fairly. That Obama said. He said the crisis He said the regulations and the rules had changed.” took years to create; therefore, it policies his administration has put While the American economy will take years to overcome. into place over the last four years and securities were becoming “So yes, we’ve gone through See Obama page 21 photo by Edwin Folven The new library is the centerpience in phase one of plans to revitalize West Hollywood Park. Establishing Order in the Wild West Community Steps Up to n Tour Bus Code of Conduct Takes Help Homeless Students Baby Steps n 16,000 LAUSD Education Program links these BY AARON BLEVINS students and families with the Pupils are Considered resources they need to keep the hen it comes to the tour to be Transient children in school. bus operators in the “We can provide a lot of Hollywood area, resi- W BY AARON BLEVINS resources to help them, but if dents and tourists hope city officials they’re not at school, it doesn’t rein in the untamed horse that is the ore than 16,000 stu- matter,” said Melissa tour bus business. dents in the Los Schoonmaker, the district’s pupil Hollywood Boulevard has been MAngeles Unified School services and attendance coordina- called the Wild Wild West, with an District have been deemed home- tor. array of companies trying to take less or transient for the 2011- In her sixth year in the position, advantage of the recent increase in 2012 school year, according to Schoonmaker said the district has out-of-towners seeking an after- district officials. seven counselors who work with noon of leisure near the homes of These students must manage eligible students and families to stars and starlets. social problems as they solve ensure that education is a top pri- The Los Angeles City Council is photo by Aaron Blevins Tour buses in Hollywood compete for space to pick up customers. math problems or write English ority. Four do “macro work”, considering a motion to explore the essays, sometimes without the coordinating with 200 schools possibility of creating a tour bus proper supplies to do so. apiece, while the remaining coun- code of conduct, and last week, some things out. Look at this as a Hollywood sign, parking, business Nationally, statistics suggests that selors target schools with high Councilmember Tom LaBonge, 4th first step in the dialogue we must ethics, noise and more. About six approximately 25 percent will homeless populations or focus on District, met with managers and have.” companies were represented at the drop out. specialized populations, she said. owners of tour bus companies. The group mulled over street meeting. In hopes of ending the cycle of “It’s a very transient popula- “I do support tourism,” LaBonge weight limits, road conditions, In addition to the code of conduct poverty, the district’s Homeless See District page 22 said, “but I think we need to figure potential areas to get photos of the See Tour Bus page 21 2 September 29, 2011 Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 30 Japanese Art Moreno Dr. (310)364-0535, www.the- Classes Calendar atre40.org. he Los Angeles County Museum 4 Autism Benefit Tof Art is holding a series of art codes, solve puzzles and uncover lit- classes titled “Japanese Book Arts” tle-known facts while racing against Concert running on five Fridays from Sept. 30 other teams to be first to the finish with he Miracle Project is hosting a through Nov. 4. Participants will the most correct answers. Cost is 35 Tfree benefit concert titled explore the current exhibition, “Washi per person. Pre-registration is “Autism is Awesomism” on Tuesday, Tales”, and will learn about the cen- required. The race’s starting location Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at The Grove. turies-old Japanese art of papermak- will be provided after registration. Comedian Jack Black and Stephen ing, origami, printmaking and book www.racela.com. Stills will perform with the stars of binding. Fee is $170 for LACMA HBO’s Emmy-winning documentary members; $180 for non-members, 2 Diabetes Walk “Autism: The Musical”. Actress Holly materials are included. 5905 Wilshire Robinson Peete will be honored for he American Diabetes Association Blvd. (323)857-6010, www.lacma.org. her support of the autism community. is holding the annual “Step Out T 189 The Grove Dr. (323)900-8080, Los Angeles Walk to Fight Diabetes” www.themiracleproject.org. L.A. Phil on Sunday, Oct. 2 at Media Park in usic director Gustavo Dudamel Culver City. Walkers can join celebrity Mand the Los Angeles guests, Jillian Rose Reed, of MTV’s 5 Tarantino’s Music Philharmonic begin the 2011/12 sea- “Awkward”, and her brother Robbie how At Barre in Los Feliz pre- son with a performance featuring Tucker, from “Little Fockers” and Ssents “For The Record-Tarantino soloists Janine Jansen, Yefim Disney’s “Prom”, at the event. The In Concert”, featuring music from the Bronfman, Johannes Moser and three-mile walk features a movie and movies of Quentin Tarantino, running Richard Goode from Friday, Sept. 30 television theme, and donations fund Wednesday, Oct. 5 through Nov. 9. through Oct. 2 at the Walt Disney research to prevent, cure and manage The show takes audiences on a musi- Concert Hall. The performance will diabetes, and provide services to indi- cal journey through 25 years of movie include the U.S. premiere of Esteban viduals who are afflicted. Registration magic, featuring songs and scenes Benzecry’s “Rituales Amerindios”, as begins at 7:30 a.m., and the walk starts from “Reservoir Dogs”, “Pulp well as Enrico Chapela’s “Magnetar”. at 9:30 a.m. 9070 Venice Blvd. Fiction”, “Jackie Brown”, “Four 111 S. Grand Ave. (323)850-2000, (888)DIABETES, www. Rooms”, “Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2”, photo by Agathe Poupeney www.laphil.com. StepOutLA.com. “Death Proof” and “Inglourious The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) presents Basterds”. Showtimes are at 9 p.m., Congolese director and choreographer Faustin Linyekulaʼs “More More Book Sale Thursday through Saturday; 3 p.m. on he Friends of the John C. Fremont More...Future” running Wednesday, Oct. 5 through 8 at 8:30 p.m. The Latin Jazz atalina’s Jazz Club in Hollywood select Wednesdays an Sundays. Library is holding its monthly performances feature Linyekula and two other dancers, with an on- T presents a performance by Louie Tickets are $35. 1714 N. Vermont book sale on Friday, Sept. 30 from stage band directed by legendary Kinshasa guitarist, Flamme Kapaya. C Cruz Beltran and his Latin Jazz Ave. (323)661-6163 ext. 20, 12:30 to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 1 The performances are in the pop genre of “ndombolo”, which includes Ensemble on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 www.showatbarre.com. from noon to 5 p.m. The sale will also lurid fantasies of easy fame and riches and vivid stories of economic p.m. The show is a CD release party include compact discs, audio books, hardship and social injustice experienced by the Congolese.