Check Out The Courier On The Web bhcourier.com BEVERLYBEVERLY HILLSHILLS VOLUME XXXXVI NUMBER 30 $135 PER YEAR - $1.25 PER COPY • www.bhcourier.com SINCE 1965 JULY 23, 2010 COURIER WEB Love Triangle Gone Wrong: VIDEOS Murder In Beverly Hills BH Resident By Adam Popescu after a search that lasted through Releases Novel Twenty-one-year-old Katsu- the night. toshi Takazato was found slain “Our detectives, through at the 1800 block of Carla dogged determination and po- Ridge in Trousdale Estates, early lice work, worked tirelessly Tuesday morning, the victim of throughout the entire night to an apparent stabbing in a love make this arrest,” Beverly Hills triangle gone wrong. Sgt. Shan Davis told The Couri- At 6 a.m., Beverly Hills er. Murder Interview paramedics responded to a 9- Scott Joseph Barker, 23, and With BHPD 11 call from an unidentified Chie Alexandra Coggins John- caller, finding Takazato’s body son, 20, were each charged with face down on the front lawn of one count of premeditated mur- 1860 Carla Ridge. der and were arraigned Thurs- Upon responding to the day afternoon in Beverly Hills call, members of the depart- Superior Court. They are being ment's SWAT Team and its Bear held on $1 million bail. If con- Cat unit secured the area, bar- victed, they face life in prison. Zsa Zsa Gabor ring traffic and limiting access A third suspect was arrested and subsequently released after Surgery Success to the neighborhood. Support from Santa Monica, Glendale the investigation concluded. He was not involved in Takazato’s Maxine Picard photo for The Courier and Culver City K-9 units, as well as an air unit from the L.A. slaying. Sheriff's Department assisted Johnson had allegedly dated ABT Performs ‘Midsummer local officers apprehending the victim until she started dat- three suspects in the early ing Barker. Prosecutors allege Night’ Celebration Of Dance morning hours on Wednesday, (see ‘MURDER,’ page 7) MLB All Stars Visit The City By Steve Simmons “An Evening in San Mari- Will We Prohibit Medical It was a midsummer night no—Stars Under the Stars” was celebration of ballet. The Amer- a chance for supporters to gath- ican Ballet Theatre concluded er, hear of the company's ac- Marijuana Dispensaries? its 30th Los Angeles season complishments and plans, and By Adam Popescu Jimmy Delshad said he was not Monday night with a special get one last chance to see the The Beverly Hills City in favor of dispensaries, because performance at the San Marino beauty of classical dance. Council is considering an inter- it damages the brand of Beverly home of hosts Avery and Andy “We’re grateful for the im ordinance to prohibit med- Hills. Barth in front of an audience of Barths’ generosity and the chance Tasty New Xooro ical marijuana dispensaries “It's not the brand that we supporters from the West Side to thank our L.A. supporters,” from operating within city lim- want Beverly Hills to be,” Delights and East Side of town. said ABT Executive Director its. Delshad told The Courier. “Bev- “Tonight is a chance to in- Rachel Moore. “We’re building Council members met late erly Hills has very distinctive troduce ballet to more of our friends and a base here.” Thursday evening, shortly after clientele, very distinctive peo- friends, and encourage Ameri- The week-long string of The Courier’s deadline to vote ple. Having marijuana or any- can Ballet Theatre to come and performances of Tchaikovsky's whether or not to place a mora- thing like that would definitely visit,” said Andy Barth, who has Sleeping Beauty that made up torium on the establishment of be contrary to that image, con- been on the ABT board of the troupe's L.A. season, were these stores, creating a veritable trary to the safety issue. My trustees for nine years. His popular because of their acces- pot prohibition. function is to function for the For these videos mother studied ballet and his sibility, Moore said. “Children In a pre-interview before entire city, and the branding of and more see sister was a dancer with ABT. loved it." the council meeting, Mayor (see ‘ABT,’ page 15) (see ‘POT,’ page 18) bhcourier.com Measure E City To Moratorium Celebrate Lifted 9.02.10 Day By Amanda Peabody By Adam Popescu School construction will re- “I long to be where the sun sume for projects slated for re- is shining in 90210 Beverly George Christy, pair in the Measure E bond, the Hills.” –Hal David and Charles Page 6 Board of Education announced Fox's “90210 Beverly Hills” One Hundred Tuesday. On the second day of the Elephants; Following a presentation by ninth month of the year, Bever- The Crowd At Director of Facilities Nelson ly Hills will celebrate its famous Locanda Cayabyab, the Beverly Hills zip code with 9.02.10 day on Portafino; Unified School District Board of September 2, 2010. Big Dog News. Education voted to unanimous- “Sept. 2 matches our zip Editorial from ly lift the moratorium on the SIX KIDS AND GOING STRONG—Salt’s Angelina Jolie bares her tat- code, so I thought ‘What can I Rabbi Pressman toos at Columbia’s Hollywood premiere. More in George Christy’s col- (see ‘MEASURE E,’ page 8) (see ‘90210,’ page 21) AND MORE umn on Page 6. Janet Gough/Celebrity Photo 2 BEVERLY HILLS COURIER JULY 23, 2010 The Best Read Newspaper in Beverly Hills BEVERLY HILLS • BEL AIR • HOLMBY HILLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will hold a public hearing to consider: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING SECTION 10-3-2868 C. OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE MAXIMUM SEATING CAPACITY OF RESTAURANTS IN HOTELS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE BUSINESS TRIANGLE. The proposed ordinance would allow hotels located outside the Business Triangle to apply for a Conditional Use Permit to allow up to one and one-half (1.5) restaurant seats per hotel guestroom. Current code requirements allow a maximum of one (1) restaurant seat per hotel guestroom. This ordinance has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The City has A Discreet Oasis in the determined that the ordinance will not have a significant environmental impact and is exempt from the CEQA pursuant to Section 15305 of Title 14 of the Heart of Beverly Hills California Code of Regulations. At the public hearing, the City Council will hear and consider all comments, and may introduce the ordinance. All interested persons are invited to attend and speak on this mat- Exclusively elegant, The Peninsula Beverly Hills delivers ter. Written comments may also be submitted and should be addressed to the City award winning service and cuisine prepared Council, c/o City Clerk, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The comments by Executive Chef James Overbaugh. should be received prior to the hearing date. 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Registered trade/service marks are the property of OneWest Bank, FSB, and/or its subsidiaries. 4 BEVERLY HILLS COURIER JULY 23, 2010 The Best Read Newspaper in Beverly Hills BEVERLY HILLS • BEL AIR • HOLMBY HILLS Church Fights For Reinstatement At YMCA By Brenton Garen never in the original agree- ing drafted and would be sent A Beverly Hills Pastor who ment. The church’s lawyers say to them soon. claims her church was kicked YMCA evicted them on Horowitz will host a com- out of the YMCA Brentwood fa- grounds that violated various munity collaboration event at cility on grounds of racial and state and federal civil rights 7:30 p.m.