briefs • Sophomore dies after col- briefs • Beverly Hills to send employees rudy cole • Bigotry lapsing on Beverly High campus Page 3 to Bell on City’s dime Page 3 and history Page 6 ALSO ON THE WEB Beverly Hills www.bhweekly.com WeeklySERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Issue 624 • September 15 - September 21, 2011 What’s All The NOISE About The Noise Ordinance? City Council forges a compromise, but is anyone really happy? cover story • pages 8-9 School I can tell you that we have no bet- wants a subway built that would put lives briefs • Kolin offers City employees briefs • Current BHUSD enrollment rudy cole • Police to Bell Page 3 around 4,600 Page 3 yes Page 6 ter advocate for our schools and students at risk. There is absolutely no consider- ALSO ON THE WEB Beverly Hills www.bhweekly.com letters than Dr. Goldberg. Mr. Cole knows that ation given by Beverly Hills to those who the school board members are not elected live in Westwood under whose homes to represent one school or one area of the there will be tunneling. If there is danger, WeeklySERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Issue 623 • September 8 - September 14, 2011 city. does this mean it’s okay for us to the west, & email Our School Board members are elected but not okay for those who occupy the Tribute to 9/11 by the voters at large to represent the school and the few properties in south entire unified school district. Mr. Cole’s Beverly Hills? And please consider this: “Police Yes” [Issue #623] column was a back-handed attempt to We endured the construction of the Santa I was disappointed to read in Rudy further divide our city between North and Monica Boulevard Transit Parkway for Cole’s column [last] week that he believes South and East and West, that may have more than five years as the entire configu- Brad Burlingame on this [Board of Education Vice President] Brian worked thirty years ago but those tactics ration changed from all-way to one way. Sunday’s Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden dedication Goldberg’s strong support is only in the won’t work today. Shame on you Mr. Cole Businesses on the Santa Monica Boulevard Horace Mann community and even fur- for attempting to divide our city and our frontage road failed as a result of this mess. ther disturbed in the implication that Dr. schools. Dr. Goldberg has and continues If the new routing is to be on Santa Monica Goldberg has that limited base because to represent the entire district and all our Boulevard, just the excavation alone for a cover story • pages 8-9 he has shown favoritism to one particular students’ best interests and that is why he station will take five years and all the newly school. Nothing could be further from the enjoys broad based support throughout our placed underground utility lines will have WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? truth, Dr. Goldberg has represented all five City. to be moved. Once again Santa Monica schools equally and his record of success is Boulevard will be torn up for at least You can write us at: district wide. As a parent at Beverly Vista Mitch Schwartz seven years. And it seems that nobody in 140 South Beverly Drive #201 Beverly Hills Beverly Hills wants to address the fact that Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Corrections [Issue #623] there is a mapped earthquake fault running The Weekly omitted credit for last “Robinsons-May tear down” [Issue under Santa Monica Boulevard. You can fax us at: week’s snapshot, which was taken by #622] Keep in mind that a new middle school 310.887.0789 Jackson Prince. I appreciate [Rudy Cole’s] sane pre- has been built right on top of the sub- email us at: sentation of the subway extension issue way at Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont. [email protected] that has divided the Beverly Hills City Universal Studios is planning an expansion Cover Photo Council and its BHUSD representatives right on top of the subway. A new down- Mark Hayes, dreamstime.com with its neighbors to the west. No one town museum will be built with several layers of subterranean parking under the Inside Beverly Hills—BHTV10 subway. So why is Beverly High so spe- The Beverly Hills public affairs show Inside Beverly Hills: Then and Now, moder- cial? I can see that it would be good for ated by columnist Rudy Cole, will next air on Sept. 15 at 9 p.m., Sept. 16 at 7 p.m., Beverly Hills businesses to have all the Sept. 19 at 8 p.m., Sept. 20 at 10 p.m. and Sept. 21 at 3:30 p.m. on BHTV10, with stations located in Beverly Hills, especially SNAPSHOT former mayors Donna Ellman Garber, Chuck Aronberg and Ed Brown as guests. letters cont. on page 3 WeBeverlye Hillskly Issue 624 • September 15 - September 21, 2011 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. Founded: October 7, 1999 Published Thursdays Delivered in Beverly HilIs, Beverlywood, Los Angeles ISSN#1528-851X www.bhweekly.com 1 year Publisher & CEO subscriptions Josh E. Gross are available. Reporter Sent via US Mail Melanie Anderson $75 payable in Sports Editor advance Steven Herbert Contributing Editor Rudy Cole Adjudicated as a newspaper of gen- Advertising Representatives eral circulation for the Tiffany Majdipour County of Los Angeles. Negin Elazari Case # BS065841 of the Candace Massachi Los Angeles Superior Court, on November 30, Legal Advertising Mike Saghian 2000. Eiman Matian 140 South Beverly Drive #201 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310.887.0788 phone 310.887.0789 fax CNPA Member [email protected] All staff can be reached at: first name @bhweekly.com Unsolicited materials will not be returned. ©2011 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. REMEMBERING ELENA MORENO DRIVE Hundreds of students gathered Sunday at a memorial for sophomore Elena Natanzadeh on the front lawn of Beverly High. Natanzadeh died last Friday after collapsing on campus. See more on page 3. Page • Beverly Hills Weekly the memorial was set up Sunday after- it is a question that is equally important.” $50,000 worth of Darth Vader masks and noon. Many dressed in purple, Natanzadeh’s Mirisch said he brought up the topic give them to Toys For Tots, that’s okay?” favorite color. Around 4 p.m., students were because it appeared Kolin planned to offer Kolin said common sense should be asked to light a candle in Natanzadeh’s assistance to Bell without city council applied. When Mirisch asked if it would briefs honor. A rabbi encouraged students to per- approval. The ensuing discussion not only be okay to give money to worthy causes Sophomore dies after collapsing on form an act of kindness in her name. addressed whether councilmembers thought such as Jerry’s Kids for muscular dystrophy Beverly High campus The memorial was interrupted when a sending employees to Bell was a good without city council approval, Kolin said, “I Hundreds of woman collapsed on the sidewalk in front idea, but also whether it was within Kolin’s think I would come to the council to ask for Beverly High of the high school. She was transported from purview to decide. Three councilmembers direction in those examples.” students gath- the high school in an ambulance. believed the decision was within Kolin’s Mirisch said he agreed Kolin had the ered on the “We have a number of students that were authority, but Mirisch and Bosse disagreed. authority within the city to provide services school’s front really impacted by this event,” Woods said. Mirisch asked Kolin what he meant when to residents, but when it comes to providing lawn Sunday “So we’re working with parents, working he told the Weekly in issue #623 that the services for external customers that would afternoon to with kids, working with staff in trying to decision was within his authority in terms of be a policy issue. Bosse agreed. light candles, help with the grief right now.” the fiscal impact, which the staff report stat- “We absolutely do entrust you with our lay flowers and Grief counselors have been available to ed was “not expected to exceed $10,000.” community and our city, $50,000, $100,000 join together in students on campus since last Friday, and “My author- every day, but I think from my perspective, remembrance Woods said they would be available as long ity currently it should be in our city,” Bosse said. as necessary. is $50,000 for Mirisch and Bosse also expressed concern Elena Natanzadeh of sopho- more Elena Natanzadeh’s funeral took place on contracts, for about sending Beverly Hills’ employees to N a t a n z a d e h , Tuesday at Eden Memorial Park. On a public works Bell when Beverly Hills had its own chal- who died Friday after collapsing on campus. Facebook memorial page devoted to Elena, c o n t r a c t s , lenges. Both supported sending employees The cause of her death remains unknown. her brother Omid Tony Natanzadeh encour- $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ” who wanted to volunteer their time. According to a BHUSD press release, aged all family, friends and loved ones to Kolin said. “I think we have our own PR issues to Natanzadeh collapsed on campus Friday attend. Woods, Paysinger, Staser, Board “ Y o u ’ v e deal with in our community right now in morning “due to what appeared to be a med- member Myra Lurie and several other fac- entrusted me terms of salary issues and frustration at how ical condition.” Superintendent Gary Woods ulty and staff members attended the funeral, with the alloca- some of our departments are functioning.