BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • L.A. officials talk homelessness Partly cloudy, pg. 3 with highs in • Fire in Hollywood the 70s Hills pg. 4 Volume 29 No. 46 Serving the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities November 14, 2019 Hope for homeless Beverly Hills lights up for BOLD! n Third annual BOLD rising one unit at a time Holiday lighting n Homeless housing project fast-tracks construction ceremony tonight BY EDWIN FOLVEN affordable housing to be built faster. BY CAMERON KISZLA The project, known as Hope on A new 5-story, 84-unit residential Alvarado and being built under The third annual BOLD building under construction at 166 partnership between Aedis Real Holidays kicks off on Rodeo S. Alvarado St. will give hope to Estate Group, KTGY Group Drive from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight, formerly homeless individuals Architects and HBG Construction Nov. 14. The free event is open to when it opens in January, and has visitors and residents alike. others hoping it will enable more See Project page 25 To celebrate the start of BOLD, which stands for Beverly Hills Open Later Days, the Holiday Lighting Celebration will feature remarks from city leaders, live photo courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills performances, fireworks and a The Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting celebration will be held tonight. visit from Santa Claus. “I am filled with anticipation Morrison, who will perform holi- this year’s BOLD Holidays and and gratitude as BOLD Holidays day songs and a preview of his the Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting returns to our city,” Beverly Hills upcoming album. Due out next celebration was inspired by the City Councilwoman Lili Bosse year, Morrison’s newest release sunshine-filled Southern said. “Beverly Hills is truly magi- will cover classic Disney songs. California holiday season. cal at this time of year, and we Attendees will also get to see Saturated colors and lush strokes can’t wait to welcome everyone to BOLD’s new visual identity, reflect the magic of this unique Rodeo Drive on Thursday night which is designed by WRAPPED holiday spirit,” Ryland Arnoldi and throughout the city all season Studios based on the work of said. long.” renowned Los Angeles artist Another new addition to this Headlining tonight’s event is Chuck Arnoldi, father of year’s BOLD is the Scenario photo by John Bare Tony-, Emmy- and Golden Globe- WRAPPED co-founder Ryland Studio, which will present a pop- Modules that resemble shipping containers were hoisted into place to nominated television actor and Arnoldi. create the living quarters in the Hope on Alvarado project. Broadway performer Matthew “The artwork we created for See City page 26 Laurel Span added to potential sites Caruso helps police cadets for West Hollywood middle school stay ‘Bound for Blue’ n Parents concerned n Program sustains ment, learning tactics and tech- niques that are beneficial when about future of magnet, teens until they they enter the police academy. elementary schools become sworn officers Many people may not be aware, however, that the cadet BY CAMERON KISZLA BY EDWIN FOLVEN program now ends at age 17, and prospective new law enforce- Laurel Span School has been Many young people join the ment officers cannot become added as a potential site for a new Los Angeles Police Department’s sworn police officers until they middle school to serve West cadet program to prepare them- Hollywood students. selves for careers in law enforce- See Developer’s page 25 Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member Nick Melvoin, 4th District, said Laurel Span was identified as an option after the school’s principal, Brian Wisniewski, told him some Laurel photo courtesy of Google Maps parents were interested in their Laurel Span School will become Laurel Cinematic Arts and Creative school joining the six elementary Technologies Magnet for the 2020-21 school year. schools that are expected to feed into the new middle school. West Hollywood, Rosewood and mentary schools. Wisniewski did not respond to Gardner elementary schools in “A very small but vocal minority requests for more information. helping craft the new middle of folks at Laurel made it clear they Initially, Melvoin said, school school. LAUSD is seeking to cap- didn’t want to be part of the conver- district officials did not think Laurel ture students who leave the school sation, and they wanted to be left photo by Edwin Folven parents wanted to join parents from district for charter and private LAPD cadets support officers at community events and gain experi- Melrose, Wonderland, Cheremoya, schools after attending those ele- See LAUSD page 26 ence that helps them transition to careers in law enforcement. 2 November 14, 2019 CALENDAR Park Labrea News/Beverly Press Real Estate expo rent landlord/tenant information, her traditional jazz album. Tickets are answer questions and meet with partic- $25. 6725 W. Sunset Blvd, Ste. 100. Join the Los Angeles Real Estate ipants one-on-one. Resource materials (323)466-2210, catalinajazzclub.com. Investors Club for a vendors expo on will also be provided. 471 S. Roxbury Thursday, Nov. 14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Drive, Beverly Hills. bhba.org. in the Third Floor Ballroom at the ‘Comedy and Olympic Collection. Over 40 real estate professionals will offer services includ- ‘Navigating Cocktails’ ing lenders, contractors, building sup- Comedian Bill Devlin brings his pliers, landlord services, experts on Uncertain Markets’ “Comedy and Cocktails” show to the Airbnb, property insurance agents, Peter Lazaroff, co-chief investment offi- Ice House in Pasadena on Thursday, credit repair consultants, home inspec- cer of Plancorp, will lead a presentation Nov. 21, at 7:30 tors, mortgage brokers, private lenders, titled “Navigating Uncertain Markets” p.m. Devlin’s out-of-state investors, data services on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 9 a.m. at the show mixes some experts and others. Admission is free. Skirball Center. The presentation will of the hottest 11301 W. Olympic Blvd. (310)792- stand-up comedi- cover the bull market cycle and implica- 6404, lareic.com. tions for portfolios, the best predictors ans with surprise of future market returns and investment celebrity guests. strategies for approaching volatile and The blue grass WeHo ‘Water Wise’ uncertain markets. Tickets are $18. band Hollywood Forever opens the 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. aaiila.org. show at 7:30 p.m. 24 N. Mentor Ave. workshop (626)577-1894, icehousecomedy.com. Property owners are invited to the city of West Hollywood’s “Water Wise photo by Mariana Maltoni Textile exhibit Landscaping Workshop” on Thursday, Portuguese fado artist Carminho will perform on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 8 The Loft at Liz’s is holding an opening Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the West p.m. at the Broad Stage. Carminho, daughter of the renowned fado reception for an exhibit of contempo- Hollywood Library Community singer Teresa Siqueira, began singing in public at age 12. “Fado,” her rary and vintage ethnic rugs, textiles Meeting Room. Learn how to beautify first album, was released in 2009. Her current release “Maria,” which and tribal arts on Saturday, Nov. 16, a landscape and use water wise tech- from 7 to 10 p.m. Curated by Liz was released in September, contains many of her own compositions. niques, apply for turf replacement Gordon and presented in conjunction rebates and detect and fix leaks. 625 N. Carminho will be accompanied by four musicians performing traditional with Galerie Lakaye and Jamal’s Rug San Vicente Blvd. (310)285-2467, fado instruments (Portuguese guitar, acoustic guitar and acoustic bass) Collection, the exhibit includes exam- weho.org. as well as pedal steel guitar. Tickets start at $45. 1310 11th St., Santa ples from the Americas, Morocco, Monica. thebroadstage.org. Mongolia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Papua New Guinea and Haiti. The exhibit runs Hammer through Jan. 14, 2020. 453 S. La Brea ativity and enables them to enhance Petersen Automotive Museum. The Ave. theloftatlizs.com. Conversations their competitive skills in a fun and documentary tells the story of Lella UCLA assistant art professor and artist exciting environment. Performances on Lombardi and the women of Formula Vishal Jugdeo will discuss his work and Nov. 15-16 will be followed by a gala Racing. Lombardi made history and Adrienne Rubin concert and awards ceremony on Nov. became the first and only woman to career on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 Beverly Hills author Adrienne Rubin 17. Showtimes are 5 p.m., Nov. 15; 10 score in Formula One at the Spanish p.m. at the Hammer Museum. Jugdeo will sign and discuss “Diamonds and a.m., Nov. 16; and 11 a.m., Nov. 17. Grand Prix in 1975. The screening will uses video, installation, performance Scoundrels: My Life in the Jewelry Admission is free. 7377 Santa Monica include a cocktail hour and a Q&A ses- and sculpture to construct experimental Business” on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7 Blvd. (323)848-6826, weho.org. sion with the filmmakers and drivers. approaches to narrative. The interdisci- p.m. at Book Soup. A former owner of 6060 Wilshire Blvd. petersen.org. plinary artist is a Guggenheim Fellow Avanti Jewelry in Beverly Hills, Rubin and will speak as part of the Hammer broke into the male-dominated jewelry Conversations series. Admission is free. Big Brothers Big business 35 years ago. 8818 Sunset 10899 Wilshire Blvd. (310)443-7000, ‘Hitler in Los Blvd. (310)659-3110, booksoup.com. hammer.ucla.edu. Sisters gala Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles’ Angeles will host its annual Big Bash Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Piano Spheres ‘Colibri’ in WeHo Gala on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Beverly USC Casden Institute and Beverly Hills Piano Spheres opens its 26th season The International Arts Competition for Hilton Hotel.