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Contents VOL 45, NO 7Local News & Culture

Reading, Writing and Rock Guns ‘N’ Roses drummer brings music classes to Westminster Avenue Elementary ........................................... 6

FeatuReOutbreak 2015 Low vaccination rates at many Westside schools put students at risk for measles .............................. 12

this Week

ellis’ island Venice is a creative oasis for singer- songwriter Matt Ellis .......................... 26

three Cheers for ‘triple Bill’ Barak Ballet delivers for a packed house at The Broad ...................................... 30

aCROss the COunteRsweet Rose Creamery’s Shiho Yoshikawa on the politics of ice cream ...................................... 17

WestsiDe haPPeninGsValentine’s Day ideas aplenty ............ 27

at hOMeA Cape Cod beauty in Westchester’s North Kentwood neighborhood ......... 19

On the COVeR: A nurse in Westchester draws measles vaccine from a vial. Photo by Jorge M Vargas Jr. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.

Join the krewe Mardi Gras parade continues a century- old Venice Beach tradition ................15

From Liverpool with Love Sir Paul McCartney’s stepmom is selling tea out of her Playa del Rey garage .....16

OPiniOnLetters to the editor ......................... 4

Death by internet Let’s be thankful Vidiots didn’t go the way of our favorite book and record stores .. 9

Poetic Justice Giving Venice’s powerful but underappreciated literary scene its due .......10

neWsLaPD truck strikes, kills pedestrian in Playa del Rey .................................6

City sticks to sewer Route Residents facing extended construction along Via Marina say the plan stinks .............................. 8


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By Michael aushenkerThere they were last Thursday

on the field at Westminster Avenue Elementary School: 30 shiny brand-new guitars, 25 keyboards, microphones, a drum kit, and one drummer formerly of the legendary hard rock group Guns ‘N’ Roses.The instruments were made

possible by Fender Foundation, Casio, Yamaha, Zildjian Cymbals and a roster of music-industry donors. Drummer Matt Sorum was there as ambassa-dor of Adopt the Arts, a nonprofit organiza-tion he co-founded with designer Abby Berman.Adopt the Arts will pay for a

music teacher to work four to five days per week at the Venice school, refurbish a classroom and invite Sorum’s musician brethren in as mentors or guest speakers. “They really don’t have a clue

who I am. They’re so young,” Sorum said as he surveyed the hundreds of elementary school children waiting on the field to hear him speak. “But their parents may have heard of me.”Sorum was the second person

behind the drum kit during Guns ‘N’ Roses’ heyday. He followed founding drummer Steve Adler in time to record with singer Axl Rose and lead guitarist Slash on

the seven-times-platinum “Use Your Illusion I & II,” the double-album release that spawned early 1990s hits “You Could Be Mine” and “November Rain.” After the L.A. rockers’ dissolu-

tion in the mid-1990s, Sorum, Slash and GNR bassist Duff McKagan joined Velvet Revolv-er, fronted by Scott Wieland, in 2002. Sorum currently tours with Kings of Chaos, a super-group featuring McKagan, GNR’s

Gilby Clarke, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and former Extreme frontman Nuno Bettencourt.A response to drastic cuts in

LAUSD arts education programs, Adopt the Arts formed five years ago when a neighbor asked Sorum to find a way to help Rosewood Avenue Elementary School in West Hollywood. Westminster Avenue Elementary

is Adopt the Arts’ second school. “I can’t believe they let me in

the building,” said Sorum, who does not have kids of his own. “Ten years ago, I wouldn’t be allowed in this building.”Artist Carter Lay, whose Carter

Lay Charitable Foundation is

underwriting the program at Westminster Avenue Elementary for the next five years, stood beside Sorum during the Feb. 5 assembly. Also there were Berman, Adopt the Arts’ teacher Abby Loces and El Segundo musician Gary Cahill. The second music instructor to

be hired by Adopt the Arts, Cahill began teaching music classes at Westminster Avenue Elementary on Tuesday. Lay credits a fine arts magnet

program he attended while growing up in Texas with helping him get through his struggles with dyslexia and the loss of his brother at a young age. After helping Oscar-winning film-maker Paul Haggis and his Embrace Haiti Now program, Lay was looking for another way to give back — this time, locally.Loces, who helped build the

Adopt the Arts curriculum in West Hollywood, stressed how it keeps children engaged in school and even improves their perfor-mance in math, science and social studies — all of which are incorporated into her lessons. Cahill crossed paths with Sorum

as the drummer became a fan of Cahill’s rock group, Illumination Road.Last month Sorum raised

$106,000 for Adopt the Arts through a benefit concert at the Roxy featuring Slash, McKagan, Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi, and Toto’s Steve Lukather.During the assembly at West-

minster Avenue Elementary, Sorum got kids excited about the

program with a few words of encourage-ment.“You can create!

What do you think of that?! Is that fun or

what?!” he exclaimed just before Loces led her Rosewood Avenue Elementary student choir into an R&B number.Westminster Avenue Elementary

Principal Barry Cohen praised Sorum for his enthusiasm and dedication.“I watched in amazement as

Matt tuned all 30 of the acoustic guitars himself,” Cohen said.If the donated instruments

seemed more rock ‘n’ roll than classical, consider the source.“Violins, they don’t sound great

when they’re out of tune,” said Sorum, laughing.

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— Matt Sorum

Matt Sorum, center, and donor Carter Lay get the rock star treatment at Westminster Avenue Elementary School

N E W S i N b R i E f

Albertsons is leaving the busiest strip mall in the universe, leaving Costco Wholesale Corp. an opportunity to expand its store on Washington Boulevard just east of Lincoln Boulevard, part of the Culver City panhandle that extends through Mar Vista to Marina del Rey.Culver City Community

Development Deputy Director Todd Tipton said

his office is processing an application that would extend the 13463 Washing-ton Blvd. Costco into the space currently occupied by Albertsons.A Costco spokesman

declined to speak about the move. Signs posted at Albertsons say the store will close at the end of the month.

— Gary Walker

Washington Boulevard Costco to expand

A Los Angeles police officer driving a bomb squad utility truck struck and killed a pedestrian early Monday morning near the intersec-tion of Culver and Jefferson boulevards in Playa del Rey, an area surrounded by the Ballona Wetlands. The victim has been

identified as Dean Joseph Bucheit, 64. He is believed to be homeless and was pronounced dead at the scene after the officer, a 20-year veteran of the force, attempted CPR. Investigators believe

Bucheit was walking along the shoulder area of Culver Boulevard when he was struck by the officer’s vehicle at about 12:15 a.m., LAPD officer Norma Eisenman said.The darkly lit area was

under dense fog at the time.The officer was reportedly

driving home from duty at the time of the crash, which Eisenman said remains under investigation.Bucheit’s is not the first

traffic-related death on Culver between Lincoln Boulevard and the commer-cial center of Playa del Rey.Marina del Rey resident

Brigitte Burndine was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver near Culver and

Nicholson Street in Decem-ber 2010. The city later temporarily deployed a speed feedback sign, a device that warns drivers who are exceeding posted speed limits, at the intersec-tion of Culver and Vista del Mar. Neighborhood Council of

Westchester-Playa Vice President Mark Redick, who lives in Playa del Rey, suffered a concussion when a motorist attempting a left turn from Culver onto Jefferson struck his vehicle in December 2013. Redick said he was driving

westbound along Culver on Sunday night, hours before Bucheit was struck, when a man suddenly emerged from the wetlands and ran in front of his car.“The problem is visibility.

That area has very poor lighting and it was very foggy that night,” Redick said.The stretch of Culver west

of Lincoln is maintained by Caltrans, and state officials also oversee the Ballona Wetlands. Redick said the area could use more lighting and “on a property that size, the state should have more patrols so that homeless people aren’t living there.”

— Gary Walker

LaPD truck strikes, kills pedestrian in Playa del Rey

Virginia Bortin, who as a Los Angeles County employee founded the annual Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series at Burton Chace Park, died on Jan. 17 after a brief illness. She was 78.

Bortin, who retired to Pennsylvania, also co-au-thored two books and produced a series of radio documentaries. The Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series completed its 14th season last year.

— Joe Piasecki

Virginia Bortin, 1936 – 2015

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understanding the local commu-nity. I am very happy with what I see: a friendly, diverse commu-nity supporting an enriched curriculum. We are creating equity of opportunity for all students across the district, and we are raising the quality and standards of our educational system at the same time. As the saying goes, “la union hace la fuerza” — “together we are stronger.”I am grateful to live in a place

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FROM the WeB:Re: Legado del Mar Opposi-

tion Grows,” news, Feb. 5Amen! It seems any lot larger

than a postage stamp gets developers to drool at the prospect of building residential

and retail so they can line their pockets with cash. Some are very short-sighted people who don’t seem to think further than their own selves or lifetimes. How about the novel idea of beautifying downtown Playa del Rey with native flowering plants? Use The Triangle to beautify. Same could be done with that ugly traffic triangle at Culver and Jefferson. No reason that empty space has to be forsaken.

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By Gary Walker Despite opposition from many

Marina del Rey residents, the city Bureau of Sanitation is moving ahead with plans to tunnel under a portion of Via Marina for the installation of a new sewer main.The $60-million effort will lay

pipe under Via Marina from Marquesas Way to the mouth of Marina del Rey harbor, then continue across Ballona Creek to resume along Pacific Avenue and part of Vista del Mar in Playa del Rey. Construction is expected to last

about two years, occurring between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. Residents expressed worry

about traffic congestion, limited access for first responders and the lengthy construction time-table during a Jan. 21 public hearing in Westchester.Marina Peninsula resident Beth

Holden-Garland said she worries

about evacuating her family in case of an emergency. “I have two kids and I think

every night about what if there was a disaster and how would we get out of here,” she told city sanitation representatives.Like many of the 20 or so

residents who spoke out during the meeting, Holden-Garland urged officials to consider taking

the new sewer line down Pacific Avenue.“We have all of this new

construction going on in the marina, and now this. Things are at a critical mass,” she said.Pacific Avenue is also congest-

ed and has only two traffic lanes as opposed to Via Marina’s three, but the Los Angeles County Small Craft Harbor

City sticks to controversial sewer routeMarina del Rey residents facing extended construction along Via Marina say the plan stinks

Commission submitted a request — read during the meeting by commissioner and marina resident David Lumian — also asking the city to use Pacific Avenue instead of Via Marina. “Many of the 9,000 residents

and businesses of Marina del Rey have voiced their feelings that the two-year traffic diver-sion plan proposed by the city is an unreasonable burden on their travel to and from their homes and businesses,” the letter states. The new 48-inch pressurized

sewer line will buttress the 54-inch Venice Main Line built in 1960 during the initial construction of Marina del Rey. Officials worry the current main

won’t last much longer without springing leaks and plan to take it offline for repairs as soon as the new sewer line is installed. The need to act quickly — and

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By tony PeyserOct. 6, 1967, marks a major

event in the tumultuous decade that was the 1960s.This one didn’t involve an assassination, a war or riots. To be fair, its impact was only here in Southern California — mostly Santa Monica’s Ocean Park neighborhood, to be specific. This was the day that Pacific Ocean Park closed. Figuring out the world back then

was hard enough for most Baby Boomer adolescents, and this was especially dumbfounding for yours truly: How could this incredibly enjoyable place (a Disneyland on the Westside, for chrissake!) go belly-up? Obviously, it wasn’t fair. Some

naïve pals and I even wondered how it was legal. The only upside would be that the ruins of the amusement park eventually became ground zero for the Z-boys to pioneer the soon-to-be burgeoning skateboard culture. Apart from losing a destination we begged our parents to take us to, for kids in 1967 the end of Pacific Ocean Park — known to

one and all as POP — also marked a loss of innocence and the beginning awareness that things don’t last. This reality has become all the

more conspicuous in the past 20-or-so years, as fallout from the Internet era has reverberated throughout our culture. The holy trinity of record, book and video stores has been hit with particu-larly destructive results. The music business, like a fading ingénue, is a shell of its former self, with downloads of songs replacing the buying of actual records. The selling of books in stores has been strangled by the rise of Amazon and eBooks. The ubiquity of Netflix has led to the decline of once prospering video retailers.As a result of all of these

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Despite our being surrounded by show business itself and the Tinseltown state of mind, there is a distinct shortage of real-life Hollywood endings. A small digression, but near

with me: This was my favorite bit from the storied career of Monty Python. A guy in some ancient era is about to be hanged when heads turn to a man in the distance shouting, “A message from the Governor!” The condemned man’s face brightens. This bedraggled messenger heads toward the crowd of people gathered to watch the man be put to death. The messenger clearly has been running for some time. When he finally arrives, he’s so out of breath he can’t talk. When he eventually catches his breath, he slowly unrolls a scroll and announces, “Proceed with the execution!” This clip is surely found

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In late 1968 the first issue of beyond baroque hit the streets. though it was far

from the break-even success I had hoped for, I persisted.

sity Long Beach professor, Mohr’s book presents a unique personal view of the scene. He and early Beyond Baroque as-sociate director Jim Krusoe, now a creative writing instructor at Santa Monica College, will be among partici-pants at Friday’s program.Rachmuhl’s book is based on her Ph.D.

dissertation written in Los Angeles as she observed the poetry scene during the 1980s — “a scene that I am not a part of … an art I do not practice, in a city where I lived three years,” she writes. “Being an ‘outsider’ was very useful,

too, for it enabled me to write with some kind of neutrality and serenity about a poetry that was both intensely personal and intensely public, yet mostly ignored by the literary establish-ment (universities and the East Coast literary world) and the entertainment industry that so dominated Los Angeles culture, where fame and power were so significant that they could blind the players to certain aspects of the scene,” the book continues. Rachmuhl has a keen grasp of the

overall dynamics of the Los Angeles literary scene and enhances her book with scores of poetry and interview excerpts. She devotes a great amount of space to the Venice literary scenes — the Venice West Beats of the 1950s and those later involved in Beyond Baroque through the 1970s into the ’90s — but also discusses various black poets and organizations, the Chicano and Latino scene, and the gatherings of women poets at the Woman’s Building. For anyone curious about Venice’s

powerful but under-recognized literary history, this is a must-read.

Smith, author of the novel “The slant hug o’ time,” helped translate Rachmuhl’s book and will also be participating in this weekend’s events. For more information, visit beyondbaroque.org.

$12.95 and includes a DVD of the 93-minute documentary “Innerscapes: 10 Portraits of L.A. Poets,” which was produced and directed by Rachmuhl and screens at 7 p.m. that night. Although Rachmuhl’s book covers

essentially the same period as Bill Mohr’s “Hold-Outs: The Los Angeles Poetry Renais-sance,

1948-1992” (published about three years ago by University of Iowa Press), the two books are very different and complement one another. A poet and Cal State Univer-

several upcoming events at Beyond Baroque. At 8 p.m. Friday, Rachmuhl will lead

“Poets L.A.: the ‘70s Decade,” a discus-sion focused on what was happening at Beyond Baroque at the time. Rachmuhl,

a professor of English at France’s Bordeaux/Montaigne University, launches her book with a talk and signing at 4 p.m. Sunday. Published by Otis College of Art and Design/Seismicity Editions and the Beyond Baroque Foundation, the book will be on sale for

By George Drury smithWhen I moved to Venice in the mid-

1960s I had hoped to find and perhaps even join the Beat poetry scene I had read about, but the last public remnant of that Beat era — activist and poet John Haag’s Venice West Café on Dudley Avenue — would soon close, and I couldn’t seem to find any poets.This was a time before social media and

meet-up websites, so I decided to start a literary magazine. A small inheritance allowed me to buy an abandoned building at what is now 1639 Abbott Kinney Blvd., and in late 1968 the first issue of beyond baroque hit the streets. Though it was far from the break-even success I had hoped for, I persisted. The building provided space for more

than just an office, so poet John Harris and the late poet and mystery writer Joe Hansen began a poetry workshop. Soon Beyond Baroque was not only a magazine but also a gathering place for poetry readings, art shows and musical perfor-mances. Although my money had run out, I quit

teaching and tried to make a living with the printing equipment I had bought to produce my magazine. I also started work-ing part-time for The Argonaut, where I became associate publisher and worked for more than three decades.Meanwhile, poets and writers came to

Beyond Baroque from all over Southern California to take part, learn and listen, and eventually we provided typesetting equipment for some of them to become poetry publishers themselves. I’m sometimes given credit for what hap-pened, but it is those who helped in the beginning and those who persisted after I moved on who deserve praise for the fact that Beyond Baroque has survived and is now more vital than ever.Two recent books chronicle a lot of

Venice literary history. The latest of these, Sophie Rachmuhl’s “A Higher Form of Politics: The Rise of a Poetry Scene, Los Angeles, 1950-1990,” is the focus of

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Poetic justiceNew book is a Valentine for Venice’s powerful but underappreciated literary scene

Sophie Rachmuhl’s “A Higher Form of Politics” speaks for and about the poets of Venice


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Low vaccination rates at many Westside schools put students at risk for measlesOutbreak

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rates of lower than 75% for measles and other communicable diseases.Concern is especially high in Santa

Monica, where a Santa Monica High School baseball coach was diagnosed with measles last month and a campus child care center was shut down last week after an infant tested positive for the disease. The child care center reopened last Friday to admit children whose parents provided proof that they weren’t at risk of catching measles. According to the school district, 11.5%

of students in the Santa Monica – Malibu Unified School District, including 7% of SaMo High students, have parents who filed personal belief exemption waivers to opt them out of required immunizations.Freshman state Sen. Ben Allen (D- Santa

Monica), a former Santa Monica – Malibu

school board member, announced last week that he is co-sponsoring legislation to repeal state immunization waivers for reasons other than medical necessity. “We’ve triggered the tipping point where

public health is in jeopardy,” Allen told NBC 4 reporter Conan Nolan during a televised interview. In a statement about his legislation, Allen said “the high number of unvaccinated students is jeopardizing public health not only in schools but in the broader community. We need to take steps to keep our schools safe and our students healthy.”Gail Pinsker, a spokeswoman for the

Santa Monica – Malibu Unified School District, said schools have sent letters urging parents to get their children vaccinated and are fully behind Allen’s effort.

“We’re absolutely supportive of any action that legislators can take to get more students immunized,” Pinsker said. “We continue to reach out to families to encourage them to get immunized.”Vaccinations don’t guarantee protection

from measles — the Los Angeles Times reported that five out of 42 confirmed measles patients with a known immuniza-tion status had been fully vaccinated — but are extremely effective at preventing the spread of the disease when enough of the population is immunized. “Measles is highly contagious and highly

preventable through vaccinations. Therefore, the Department of Public Health recommends that anyone not already immunized against measles gets immunized at this time. Two doses of measles-containing vaccine known as the

by Gary WalkerWith state public health officials desig-

nating the 107 confirmed cases of measles in California as “a large outbreak” of the disease, more than two dozen Westside primary schools have kindergarten vaccination rates low enough to be considered at serious risk for the spread of measles.The California Department of Public

Health describes schools with immuniza-tion rates below 95% as at least somewhat vulnerable to measles and other communi-cable diseases.Department records for the 2013-14

school year, however, identify numerous schools in Santa Monica, Venice, Playa Vista, Westchester, Marina del Rey, Mar Vista, Del Rey and surrounding neighbor-hoods as having kindergarten vaccination


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MMR vaccine are more than 99% effective in preventing measles,” said Dr. Gil Chavez, an epidemiologist who is deputy director of the California Depart-ment of Public Health’s Center for Infectious Diseases.

Opting out of the safe zonePersonal belief exemptions are in many

cases the driving force behind low vaccination rates at area public, private and charter schools. Ocean Charter School in Del Rey had a

personal belief exemption rate of 52% among its 77 kindergarteners for the 2013-14 school year, according to state statistics. In a letter sent home with students last Friday, school officials urged parents to consider vaccinations “given the high percentage of students [school-wide] not vaccinated against measles at all — 36.9%.” Playa Vista Elementary School had

67.3% of its 110 kindergarteners vacci-nated for measles and 60.9% up-to-date with all other vaccines last year. Playa Vista Elementary School Principal

Rebecca Johnson said vaccination rates are higher this year throughout the K-5 school, with the subject more at the front of parents’ minds. “We think our immunization rate is

closer to 88% this year,” Johnson said. “We are having people ask about our rate. The people who are the most concerned are those who will have children in kindergarten next year. We encourage our parents to vaccinate their children, but

“We’ve triggered the tipping point where public health is in jeopardy. …

We need to take steps to keep our schools safe and our students healthy.”

— state Sen. Ben Allen, former president of the Santa Monica – Malibu school board

state law allows personal belief exemp-tions.”State health officials suspect that

children are often enrolled in schools on the condition that they receive required vaccinations but don’t ever get them because schools lack resources to track the paperwork. LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer,

who represents Westside neighborhoods, said the school district should do all it can to inform families about the importance of vaccinations and direct funding for nurses to schools that need them if lack of follow-up is contributing to lower immunization rates. “We not only have to target resources to

vulnerable school communities, we must also be prepared in case of an outbreak. Because this does have epidemic potenti-ality,” he said. Coeur d’Alene Avenue Elementary in

Venice had a 66.7% rate of measles vaccinations and 50.9% immunization rate for other diseases among its 108 kindergarten students this past school year, according to state statistics. Canyon Elementary Charter in Santa

Monica posted similar numbers — 63.1% of 65 kindergarteners vaccinated for measles, 58.5% for all other vaccines. On the other end of the spectrum, St.

Monica Catholic Elementary School in Santa Monica posted a 96.7% immuniza-tion rate among its 30 kindergarteners last year, and 95% of the 40 kindergarteners at the private Carlthorp School in Santa Monica were vaccinated. “To be honest, I think our parents

understand the importance of vaccines

and they seem to be very like-minded on this issue,” said Calthorp Head of School Dee Menizies. “Of course we encourage them to get their children vaccinated, but we’re just fortunate that we have parents who seem to understand the importance of keeping children healthy,” Menzies said.

‘breaking up’ with anti-vax patientsThe measles outbreak that began in

December at Disneyland in Anaheim has brought renewed attention to parents who oppose immunizing their children. In recent years, actress Jenny McCarthy

and other celebrities have argued against inoculations for children based on beliefs about pharmaceuticals or fear that vaccines have been linked to autism. The anti-vaccine movement began after a 1998 study — now thoroughly discredited as

Kindergarten Vaccination Rates2013-14 School Year MOST VULNERABLE SCHOOLS (Less than 70% of students fully vaccinated)

SCHOOL (enrollment)AND LOCATION

RECEIVEDALL VACCINES

RECIEVEDMEASLESVACCINE

(PERSONAL BELIEF EXEMPTIONRATE)

Early Start (37 students)2505 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica

10.8% 10.8% (13.5%)

Charnock Road Elementary (41) 11133 Charnock Road, Palms

41.5% 53.7% (0.0%)

Ocean Charter (77)12606 Culver Blvd., Del Rey

48.0% 48.0% (52.0%)

Garden of Angels School (10)1009 18th St., Santa Monica

50.0% 50.0% (30.0%)

Coeur d’Alene Avenue Elementary (108) 810 Coeur d’Alene Ave., Venice

50.9% 66.7% (3.7%)

Canyon Elementary (65)421 Entrada Drive, Santa Monica

58.5% 63.1% (33.9%)

Playa Vista Elementary (110)13150 West Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista

60.9% 67.3% (11.8%)

Turning Point School (37)8780 National Blvd., Culver City

62.2% 73.0% (18.9%)

The Willows Community School (46) 8509 Higuera St., Culver City

63.0% 67.4% (15.2%)

St. Jerome Elementary (19)5580 Thornburn St., Westchester

63.2% 63.2% (5.3%)

Westside Global Awareness Magnet (19) 104 Anchorage St., Marina del Rey

63.2% 63.2% (0.0%)

Santa Monica Alternative (25) 2525 5th St., Santa Monica

64.0% 68% (28.0%)

Wildwood School (45) 12201 Washington Blvd., Mar Vista

66.7% 66.7% (31.1%)

Cowan Avenue Elementary (21) 7615 Cowan Ave., Westchester

66.7% 66.7% (0.0%)

Palms Elementary (96) 3520 Motor Ave., Palms

67.7% 79.2% (1.0%)

MORE VULNERABLE SCHOOLS (Between 70% and 79% of students fully vaccinated)

SCHOOL (enrollment)AND LOCATION

RECEIVEDALL VACCINES

RECIEVEDMEASLESVACCINE

(PERSONAL BELIEF EXEMPTIONRATE)

PS1 Pluralistic School (37) 1225 Broadway, Santa Monica

70.3% 75.7% (24.3%)

Brockton Avenue Elementary (51) 1309 Armacost Ave., West L.A.

70.6% 74.5% (3.9%)

Broadway Elementary (141)1015 Lincoln Blvd., Venice

72.3% 78% (3.5%)

New Horizon School Westside (15) 1819 Sawtelle Blvd., West L.A.

73.3% 73.3% (13.3%)

Westside Neighborhood School (65) 5401 Beethoven St., Del Rey

73.8% 73.8% (23.1%)

Open Charter Magnet (43) 5540 W. 77th St., Westchester

74.4% 76.7% (23.3%)

Kentwood Elementary (68) 8401 Emerson Ave., Westchester

75.0% 94.1% (1.5%)

Echo Horizon (33) 3430 McManus Ave., Culver City

75.8% 75.8% (24.2%)

Stoner Avenue Elementary (59) 11735 Braddock Drive, Del Rey

76.3% 81.4% (1.7%)

Will Rogers Elementary (126) 2401 14th St., Santa Monica

77% 77% (23%)

Clover Avenue Elementary (142) 11020 Clover Ave., Palms

78.2% 81.7% (4.2%)

Center Street Elementary (147) 700 Center St., El Segundo

78.2% 82.3% (1.4%)

Nora Sterry Elementary (46) 1730 Corinth Ave., West L.A.

78.3% 91.3% (0.0%)

Richland Avenue Elementary (47) 11562 Richland Ave., West L.A.

78.7% 78.7% (2.1%)

Grant Elementary (93) 2368 Pearl St., Santa Monica

79.6% 81.7% (16.1%)

Complied by Emily Barnett from California Department of Public Health data at shotsforschool.org.(Continued on page 14)

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is 99%-effective, health officials say.

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bunk science based on falsified data — claimed a causational relationship between vaccinations and childhood autism. Dr. Danelle Fisher, a Westchester

pediatrician, said she no longer accepts young patients whose parents do not want them to be vaccinated. “I’ve learned over the years that if we

have a philosophical difference about vaccines, we probably won’t agree on other treatment methods. While I respect their opinion, I recommend that they find another pediatrician,” said Fisher, who has practiced at Westchester Pediatrics on La Tijera Boulevard for the past 12 years. Fisher recalled a parent who told her “I

saw Jenny McCarthy talk about it on ‘Ophra’ and I believe it because Oprah is my god” during a visit about three years ago. “There was nothing I could say to answer that,” Fisher said. While wealthier neighborhoods tend to

produce more parents who are skeptical of vaccinations, lower-income parents appear to be very likely to ensure that their kids receive them. Venice Family Clinic Associate Medical

Director Karen Lamp says the clinic has seen an increase of patients seeking vaccinations since the Disneyland out-break. “There’s a lot more concern about the

measles,” said Lamp. “As a physician, it’s very frustrating to hear that some families aren’t getting vaccinated.”The clinic has a vaccination rate of 94%

among the children it serves, Lamp said, and the vast majority of the families that use the clinic for their health needs are lower-income families. Many are children of immigrant parents who have seen infectious diseases spread quickly in their native countries, she said. Debate over vaccines has ignited fierce

debate in online social media parenting groups.“We’re seeing a lot of activity, pro-vac-

cine and anti-vaccine, on our Facebook page. It’s a very hot topic,” said Mar Vista resident Sarah Auerswald, co-founder of momsla.com and the founder of marvista-mom.com blog. Parents who expressed opposition to

Allen’s bill limiting personal belief exemptions did not respond to requests for interviews. Auerswald, who said she was mortified

by the thought of her sons attending a school at risk for the spread of communi-cable diseases, is a supporter of vaccina-tions for children and recalled falling out with a friend who brought a child with chicken pox to a PTA meeting.“I told her that she was putting everyone

who brought their children to the meeting at risk. I was livid,” Auerswald said.State Assemblywoman Autumn Burke

(D- Marina del Rey) has not yet fully reviewed Allen’s legislation but believes school-age kids should be vaccinated.“As the mother of a seven-month-old,

my choice will be to vaccinate for health and public safety,” she said.

[email protected]. Danelle Fisher examines a young patient at Westchester Pediatrics. Fisher is no longer treating children whose parents refuse vaccinations.

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•This Week•

Join the kreweMardi Gras parade continues a century-old Venice Beach tradition and a Brazilian Carnival is bornBy shanee edwardsLove may be in the air, but romantic

Valentine’s Day strolls aren’t going to be the only thing drawing couples to the beach this weekend.Expect a cacophony of parading revelers

led by an authentic New Orleans brass band to drown out the sappy love songs wafting from cheap car stereos on Saturday as the 14th annual Venice Beach Mardi Gras Parade hits the boardwalk. The party begins at 11 a.m. at the Venice

Alehouse (Rose Avenue and Ocean Front Walk), where warm-up libations lead into an outdoor group photo shoot of costumed revelers about a half hour later. At noon the Mudbug Brass Band and hula

hoop entertainers will lead a Bourbon Street-worthy dance procession for about a mile down the boardwalk to Windward Circle, then loop back toward Rose Avenue for an after-party featuring Creole- and Cajun-style music by the Gumbo Brothers from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Venice Bistro.The theme of this year’s parade, chosen

by King Marc William Sloan and Queen Michelle Van Vliet, is “One Love.”Perhaps there’s room for two.The inaugural Venice Brazilian Bloco

Carnavalesco launches at 1 p.m. Saturday as a companion to the New Orleans-style celebration, taking off from Rose Avenue and Ocean Front Walk about an hour behind the other parade.

tous Venice songstress Jessica Long, frontwoman of Sugar Shack Attack, organized a Fat Tuesday celebration in her Grandview Boulevard neighborhood to celebrate the New Orleans roots of her Gumbo Brother boyfriend Johann Stein. Intended to inspire creative energy and

help create community, the parade quickly took on a life of its own as a revival of a Venice tradition that started a century ago under Venice of America builder Abbot Kinney and his celebrated town decorator, Arthur Reese. Reese designed floats and massive

papier-mâché masks to help draw revelers to early Venice, and the event became a local tradition that roared through the

‘20s, danced through the Great Depres-sion but was cut short by World War II. “There are amazing photos from the

1920s and ‘30s of really elaborate processions with soldiers carrying spears, floats, go-carts and all that wonderful nonsense. Like people drawn to the Venice Beach Mardi Gras Parade today, it was all for the love of foolish, old-time Venice shenanigans,” said Venice histo-rian Todd von Hoffmann. He and wife Theo reigned over last year’s parade as king and queen. In true N’awlins style, many of revelers

in past parades marched as either mem-bers of Long’s Krewe of Grand View or the Windward Krewe. This year’s royal family is introducing a third to the mix, the Krewe of Kinney. A rolling cart of about a dozen drums

will bring up the rear of the parade with the new krewe, von Hoffmann said. If a wild Mardi Gras cavalcade with

feathered costumes, jazz musicians and bead-tossing sounds like an ironic hipster pursuit, Long says it really shouldn’t. “The parade is part of a strong regenera-

tion of Venice traditions that started with Abbot Kinney. There were bungalows on the canals and people didn’t live there, they just went there on the weekends to get away from the city,” Long said.


Carnavalesco founder Sergio Mielnic-zenko, a cultural attaché for the consulate general of Brazil in Los Angeles, said he’s been able to line up Brazilian musicians, samba dancers and performers of capoeira (martial arts that integrates dance) in short order.“In New Orleans you have the African-

American and French presence. In Brazil, it’s the same thing. The first Carnival in Brazil started as very European, then spilled out into the streets. The African influence on music in Brazil is very, very important. The mix of that gave birth to the Brazilian Mardi Gras,” Mielniczenko said. The contemporary Venice Beach Mardi

Gras Parade started in 2002 when ubiqui-

Saturday’s Venice Mardi Gras Parade features elaborate costumes, live music and plenty of beads

“there are amazing photos from the 1920s and ‘30s of really elaborate processions with soldiers carrying spears, floats, go-carts and all that

wonderful nonsense. Like people drawn to the Venice Beach Mardi Gras Parade

today, it was all for the love of foolish, old-time Venice shenanigans.”

— local historian Todd von Hoffmann

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By Michael aushenkerWith “50 Shades of Grey” poised to be

the hot ticket at this weekend’s box office, there’s a Playa del Rey local by way of Liverpool who’d like you to try something really hot (perhaps with a bit of cream and sugar): a blend of tea she’s calling “50 Shades of Earl Grey.”Angie McCartney, 83, recently launched

the online retailer Mrs. McCartney’s English Tea. With her line of flavors including Strawberry Green Fields (a fruity green tea) and Blueberry Meanie (black tea with organic blueberries), it’s safe to say she may have some relation to Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles.In fact, she’s Paul’s stepmother. After

Paul’s mother died, father Jim remarried in 1964. And McCartney entered their inner circle in time to witness Paul, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr at the peak of Beatlemania. “Being connected to Paul McCartney, I

have many Facebook friends. They’ve all started drinking tea. But the world headquarters is in my garage,” she says.

And that garage is located in Playa del Rey, where McCartney resides with daughter Ruth McCartney and son-in-law Martin Nethercutt, who co-run her other business, McCartney Multimedia.McCartney Multimedia may never have

happened had it not been for the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. McCartney was a secretary for a USA Today advertising manager in the Valley when the notorious 6.7 quake hit.“We lost almost everything,” she recalls.Urging her employer to relocate her to a

Gannett newspaper in Nashville, she relocated to Tennessee with Ruth and Martin, where they remained for three years. Soon her daughter and son-in-law began to learn code and design websites.“That’s where we started our McCartney

Multimedia [in 1998],” McCartney says. “[Singer] David Cassidy was our first website client.”Projects that followed have involved

The Clinton Foundation, Paula Abdul, John Cleese, the neighborhood group saveplayadelrey.org and, currently, Nando

di Stefano’s The Good Pizza shops in Playa del Rey and Westchester.Five years ago, a good friend of McCart-

ney’s and reformed alcoholic refused an offered libation and instead requested tea, planting the seed for McCartney’s latest enterprise.“What’s more British than tea? What’s

more famous than McCartney?” she remembers him telling her.That advice steeped. In addition to the

aforementioned flavors of organic and fair-trade teas imported through an Arizona supplier, McCartney offers Golden Slumbers (green tea with a “cheeky little toasted puffy rice”), Rockstar Rescue (named for its throat-soothing properties; “great for after a show”), and the strong tea McCartney says she starts every morning with, British Breakfast. The company contributes 10% of sales proceeds to the Linda McCartney Breast Cancer Research Centre in Liverpool.Prior to the Beatles’ game-changing

appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the Liverpool quartet had already made a name for themselves locally at The Cavern and in Hamburg, Germany. McCartney, as Jim’s wife, was privy to many casual moments when young Paul visited home. Of his band mates, she saw

From Liverpool with love Angie McCartney, stepmother of Sir Paul McCartney, launches a line of tea from her Playa del Rey garage

“50 Shades of Earl Grey” is the newest flavor in a line of teas by Angie McCartney

John the most “because after he had moved to London, he bought a home at Dorset. If he came to Liverpool, he stayed with us. I loved him. He was very edgy, flied off the handle at the drop of a hat but he was very artistic,” she says.“George didn’t visit very often,” she

adds, but “always loved my husband’s custard. He’d ask Jim, ‘How do you make it without skin on the top?’ ‘Aw, that’s my little secret,’” she says, adding with a chuckle: “I know how to make it without the skin, but I’ve never told the secret.”McCartney, who in 2013 authored “My

Long and Winding Road” (its title paraphrasing Paul’s famous Beatles composition), only remembers Paul and John collaborating “in an offhand way,” she said. “I’d be in the kitchen making pots of tea. There was a dining room and the two would be at a piano and talk and argue and strut things down. A few lines or a few chords. They had scraps of paper everywhere.”Of course, whether it was Lennon’s

famously misconstrued Beatles/Jesus Christ quote, scandals involving drugs and women, or the iconic band’s 1970 break-up, Paul and his mates were always fueling headlines. McCartney recalls

“I’d be in the kitchen making pots of tea. there was a dining room and

[John Lennon and Paul McCartney] would be at a piano and talk and argue and strut

things down. A few lines or a few chords. they had scraps of paper everywhere.”

— Angie McCartney

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By Richard [email protected]

Sweet Rose Creamery826 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica

(310) 260-2663 sweetrosecreamery.com

the politics of ice cream Sweet Rose Creamery founder Shiho Yoshikawa on serving a summer treat in February

It’s everybody’s favorite refresher in summer — ice cream, cool comfort food that drops your temperature as it mellows your mood. Why write about it in February? Because those who really love ice cream are eating it when the weather outside is as close to cold as L.A. gets.Shiho Yoshikawa was celebrat-

ed as a baker at Tartine and Slanted Door before she opened Santa Monica’s Sweet Rose Creamery with partners Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan. Since then, she and her frozen confec-tions have been celebrated in the pages of Food & Wine, Great Taste and other culinary publica-tions.

I assume you sell more ice cream in summer, but how do people’s flavor preferences evolve with the seasons? We sell about twice as much in

summer, and the flavors people like change. In summer we sell lots of peach and plum ice creams — any fruit flavor really. In wintertime it’s heavy on chocolate, and also on citrus because that’s the season when it’s best.

Are there any other flavors that we might not expect that are popular during winter? I make a lot of herb ice creams

— bay leaf and sage — during the winter. Mint, of course. There’s a difference in flavor between summer mint and winter mint. I have offered multiple varieties of mint — chocolate mint, pineapple mint, and the spearmint — at the same time so people could taste the difference. I go to certain farmers who grow different types of mint and work with them.

I notice that you make veg-etable ice creams… Pumpkin in fall, because

everyone loves it. I’ve made ice cream with sweet potatoes, soy,

black sesame, and those are definitely Japanese-inspired. I love corn ice cream; it has a vegetable sweetness and works wonderfully.

The classic ice cream flavors are vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Do you always serve those? Chocolate and vanilla, yes.

Strawberries are available all year, but the season really begins in March or April and ends in summer. That’s when they’re really good, and that’s the only time I buy strawberries. I make them into a puree and reserve some of it to extend the season, but when that’s gone, I stop.

You shop at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market and have been known to get things just

to try them out. Any unlikely successes? Peas work great. We make

mint-and-pea ice cream in April. I’ve also had excellent results with beets and carrots, but those weren’t very popular. Also, in fall, when the first crop of pistachios comes, they have a layer of fruit around them. I used it to make marmalade — it has a pungent taste — and combine it with oranges and a little bit of cinnamon. I believe in using the fruit as a whole, when it’s available. I’ve made ice cream using both the marmalade and the pistachio nuts.

Any spectacular failures? The one I’ll probably never do

again is strawberry guava. Guava tastes amazing fresh, but

Shiho Yoshikawa flavors her ice cream with unusual ingredients, including herbs and peas


“there are no rules for ice cream — that’s

the fun of it.” — Shiho Yoshikawa


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you have to cook it to make ice cream, to pasteurize it, and when you do that the flavor loses all its brightness. It has lots of seeds too, so it’s hard to work with. There are other types of guava, like pineapple guavas, that taste great in ice cream.

Californians seem to like Sriracha sauce on everything. Have you ever made Sriracha ice cream? Somebody asked me to do

that, but I haven’t yet. I’ve made Szechuan peppercorn ice cream, and it’s so spicy that it numbs your tongue. Only a few people really liked it, and I totally understand why. I’ve made spicy chocolate ice cream, like a Mexican mole using nine different herbs, and it was delicious. I’ve made curry ice cream, with raisins in it, and some people loved it.

I’ve seen beer-flavored ice cream. Do you like it, and is there still alcohol in it? Right now we have Old

Rasputin Stout ice cream. It has this very distinctive flavor, with

molasses, honey, wheat and chocolaty flavors. I’ve worked with many different stouts, and with each stout I’ve developed a different recipe. When we pasteurize the ice cream, it heats the alcohol out. I’ve also made hop ice cream, using Simcoe hops infused in water like a tea. I add sugar and lemon juice and it makes a great hoppy sorbet.

How long will ice cream last in a home freezer? Not as long as some people

think. It makes me go crazy when somebody tells me, “I love your ice cream. I still have some from last year.” To store ice cream without it degrading, it must be kept at minus-10 degrees Fahrenheit. Your freezer at home is probably between zero and plus-10, and all of the fats and sugar are slowly separating. The water separates out, and the flavor and texture become mushy, brittle, more icy. If it was untouched, in the very back, the coldest part of your freezer, maybe it’s OK. If you’re storing it right at the front, you should eat it within three days.

Anything else we should know about serving or eating ice cream?

If it’s good ice cream you should let it sit a few minutes to get soft. If you’re eating it straight from the freezer, dead hard, you’re not really tasting the flavor. It also matters how dense your ice cream is. If you go to a supermarket, you can feel the difference between premium and cheap ice cream by the weight. The premium ice cream will be denser because it has less air in it, and if you buy cheap ice cream you are paying for air. When it comes out of your freezer, the lighter ice cream you can eat right away because it’s soft already, and it melts faster. Denser ice cream, you have to let it sit, let it soften a little bit so it melts in your mouth.

When you eat ice cream, do you have it in a bowl or a waffle cone? Any toppings? By itself in a bowl. I do like it

in ice cream sandwiches — when you pair classics like vanilla ice cream in chocolate wafers, it just works. That doesn’t mean you have to have it that way. Eat it as is, add things, do what you like. There are no rules for ice cream — that’s the fun of it.

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Belmont Heights Home“Built by contractor Harry Broner in 1929, this home has its original design perfectly in place,” say agents Barbra Stover and Josh Flagg. “Light streams through the grand window to the living area, which has stenciled wood beams, a stone fireplace and a custom mantle. The kitchen has upgraded appliances, and there is a separate dining area with a balcony. The rotunda has built in seating, and a decorative hallway leads to four upstairs bedrooms. This one-of-a-kind home is close to 2nd Street shops, restaurants, and the beach.” The property is offered at $2,995,000. Information, Barbra Stover (310) 902-7122, and Josh Flagg (310) 720-3524, Rodeo Realty.

City Lights and Treetop Views This delightful one bedroom, one bath home has marble floors, floor-to-ceiling windows to take advantage of the view, and a large patio with dual entrances,” says agent Charles Lederman. “The extensively renovated open kitchen features custom cabinetry, stainless appliances, and granite counters. Enjoy Marina City Club's amenities: pools, gym, free classes, courts, a gourmet restaurant and bar, room service, cafe, 24-hour guard-gated security, a car wash, spa, beauty salon and much more, all within walking distance of shops and restaurants.” The property is offered at $365,000. Information, Charles Lederman, Marina City Realty, (310) 821-8900.

Osage Area Home “This California Mediterranean is set on a large corner lot,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “The family room has a cathedral ceiling, and the gourmet kitchen overlooks the outdoor living space with a pergola-covered patio, a fire pit, and a barbecue area surrounded by lush foliage. The upstairs master suite has walk-in closets, a spa tub and dual vanities. There are two additional bedrooms and baths on the first floor, plenty of storage space, and a three-car garage, all within miles of the beach and the exciting Playa Vista Runway development.” The property is offered at $1,379,000. Information, Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties, (424) 203-1828.

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By Michael aushenkerAmericana by way of Australia?Venice is teeming with musicians and

their stories, and this happens to be the shorthand for singer-songwriter Matt Ellis.The curator of the locals-only lineup for

last year’s Abbot Kinney Festival, Ellis takes the stage at The Townhouse’s Del Monte Speakeasy on Tuesday to perform original songs — most of them from “The Greatest Escape,” his fifth album, released in October.“In many ways, it’s a coming-of-age

album. I was turning 40 and dealing with the loss of my father,” Ellis says of “The Greatest Escape.” “It’s kind of a multi-layered, onion-skinned title for me. It

harkens back to what brought me here. And music is my greatest escape. It’s also my most L.A. album in a way. It was all written in or around L.A.”He means that quite literally: “Most of the

lyrics I wrote while driving around Los Angeles,” says Ellis, an indictment of the constant traffic congestion in his adopted home. “We’re always headed somewhere.”Ellis and wife Vavine Tahapehi (a singer

in his band) moved from Sydney to Venice in 2005. Attending the Abbot Kinney Festival was one of his first experiences here, which he says pretty much sealed the deal on his new address.For Ellis, “The Greatest Escape”

represents something of a return to his rock roots.

Back in his native Australia, Ellis’ interest in music evolved from skate-boarding, when he’d listen to 1980s punk bands such as The Dead Kennedys and The Cramps.“My passion went from skateboarding

more to music as I grew and became a more proficient guitar player,” Ellis says of the path that put him on the road to discovering some of rock and country’s greatest songsmiths: Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Tom Petty, Bruce Spring-steen and Michael Stipe.Ellis says it was “basically the quality of

life” that drew him here. “There’s nothing exactly like Venice any-

where in the world,” he’s quick to add. “It’s definitely sinking into my writing.”

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This year Ellis plans to continue writing new songs and touring behind “Greatest Escape” as well as editing down several music videos, including one for the lead single “Thank You, Los Angeles,” which opens with a reference to Venice. For now he’s eager to play at Townhouse

again, where he and Tahapehi will be joined by band mates Josh Norton (lead guitar), Grant Fitzpatrick (bass), Kim Walker (pedal steel guitar) and Fernando Sanchez (drums). Opening for Ellis is another Venetian,

Lacey Kay Cowden, whom Ellis discov-ered during one of her shows at the WitZend on Lincoln Boulevard. Ellis, his wife and a friend were so

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“The Judge”/ “To Kill a Mocking-bird,” 7:30 p.m. It’s a double shot of courtroom dramas as actor Robert Duvall appears in person to discuss “The Judge,” the 2014 film also starring Robert Downey Jr., Vera Farmiga and Billy Bob Thornton, screened here with Robert Mulli-gan’s 1962 classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” featuring Gregory Peck and Duvall’s motion picture debut as the maligned Boo Radley. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com

Latin Jazz Night, 8 p.m. Fausto Cuevas Band performs. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com

The Mandrakes, Turtle Racing, 8 p.m. Every Thursday theMan-drakes perform ‘70s pop hits followed at 10 p.m. by the storied turtle races at Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 821-6622; brennanspub-la.com

Friday, Feb. 13Munifisense LOVE, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. (also Saturday and Sunday) A convergence of art, music, yoga and dancing with programming running day and night throughout Valentine’s Day weekend at the former 585 Boardriders space, 585 Venice Blvd., Venice. $30 per day; $80 for a weekend pass. entfocus.com

20 QuestionsTrivia, Rocket Chirac, Nasty Habits, 7 p.m. Friday night team trivia followed by the bands at 9:30 p.m. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; trip-santamonica.com

“Beauty and the Beast,” 7:30 p.m. The Santa Monica Playhouse’s 20th anniversary re-telling of the classic fable happens each Friday through Feb. 27. $15 to $19.50. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com

“The Philadelphia Story,” 7:30 p.m. George Cukor ‘s classic screwball comedy featuring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart in this zany love triangle between socialites. Actor Stewart and screenwriter Donald Ogden Stewart earned Oscars for this classic gem, later remade into the musical “High Society.” Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com

“Leaving Home,” 8 p.m. Ruskin Group Theatre presents opening night of one of the “1,000 Essential Plays in the English Language,” a play focused on immigration challenges. Continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 14. 3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. $25. (310) 397-3244, ruskingrouptheatre.com

“The Memory of Water,” 8 p.m. (Also at 8 p.m. Sat.) Dark comedy features story uniting three turbulent sisters at their mother’s funeral. Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica. $20. (310) 960-7785; plays411.com/memoryofwater

“The Maltese Falcon,” 8:15 p.m. (Also at 2:30 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday) The home of the mighty Wurlitzer presents John Huston’s 1941 classic film noir starring Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet and Elisha Cook Jr. and adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s legendary

novel. $10; $8, seniors. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. (310) 322-2592; oldtown-musichall.org

Jim Doyle, 9 p.m. The drummer/vocalist returns to the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey; (310) 823-9826; princ-eowhales.com

saturday, Feb. 14Sweetheart Run, 7 a.m. Conquer Our Run offers couples a chance to run a 5K, 10K, 15K or 20K surface-road run at Dockweiler State Beach’s Surface Road and Beach Path, Playa del Rey. $21 to $37, depending on length of race. Check in by 6:30 a.m. conquerour-run.com

Kidical Mass Family Bike Ride, 9 a.m. to noon. Bike ride and courtesy bike safety checks followed by snacks and family activities. Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. RSVP by Friday to [email protected]; santamonicasaferoutes.org

Higher Ground, 1 p.m. Band’s free outdoor concert includes covers of popular vintage R&B and dance songs. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com

Working With Home Remodeling Contractors Seminar, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Learn critical home remodel information, such as 12 best practices and signs of trouble, at Ocean Park Library, 2601 Main St., Santa Monica. Free. RSVPs suggested. (818) 883-5555; [email protected]

Santa Monica READS “Long-bourn” Kickoff Celebration, 2 p.m. Celebrate the launch of Santa Monica READS 2015 program with Regency Period music and English country dancing at the Santa Monica Main Library’s north entry court-yard, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org

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live with lyrics projected above the stage to encourage audience participation. WitZend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. (310) 305-4790; witzendlive.com

DJ Ray, 9 p.m. Records spin at The Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey; (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com

sunday, Feb. 15Jimi Nelson & the Drifting Cowboys, 1 p.m. The L.A. band covers classic country-western tunes in a free concert at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmari-nadelrey.com

Living in Harmony, 2 to 3 p.m. International speaker and Christian Science practitioner Josh Niles makes a free community presenta-tion at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 505 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 396-1411

“A Higher Form of Politics,” 4 p.m. Sophie Rachmuhl’s compre-hensive history of the Los Angeles poetry scene from the 1950s to the 1990s launches at 4 p.m., followed by a screening of the documentary “Innerscapes: 10 Portraits of L.A. Poets” at 7 p.m. at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. beyond-baroque.com

Sunday Jazz Suppers, 7 p.m. Local bands create a lounge atmosphere on the patio of Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-4522; whiskeyreds.com

“Harold and Maude,” 7:30 p.m. The Valentine’s Day weekend programming continues with Hal Ashby’s beloved 1971 offbeat romance between two unlikely soul mates: a suicidal teen (Bud Cort) and an eccentric 80-year-old lady (Ruth Gordon).

Re-LAX Saturdays with TG3, 2:30 to 8 p.m. Deejays and live music at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-01994; melodylax.com

Hornblower Valentine’s Day Cruise, 6:30 p.m. boarding. A DJ spins music as guests enjoy a multi-course meal and a romantic Valentine’s night cruise around Mother’s Beach. Leaves from Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $135 per person plus taxes and fees. (310) 301-9900; hornblower.com

Create: Fixate, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. The 13th anniversary event for the formerly downtown-centric art event (“I Art You” is the official theme) hits the Westside with a musical lineup headed by Adam Freeland, cocktails, a love letter writing station and more. All proceeds go toward nonprofit work helping emerging artists and at-risk youth. 585 Venice Blvd., Venice. $15 to $20. eventbrite.com/e/createfixate-presents-i-art-you-tick-ets-15611890585

“Casablanca,” 7:30 p.m. Introduc-tion by Monika Henreid, daughter of actor Paul Henreid (Victor Laszlo). Appropriately programmed on Valentine’s Day, Michael Curtiz’s 1942 World War II-set classic, starring Humphrey Bogart as the iconic Morocco expatriate club owner Rick and Ingrid Bergman as his long-lost love, is surely one of the most romantic movies ever made, and by many film critics’ standards one of the best. “Here’s looking at you, kid.” Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com

Nick Josephs, Johnny Lightning & the Apocalypse, Sweet Relish, Anna Huff, 8 p.m. Live music at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com

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Trulio Disgracious, 8 p.m. Every Tuesday, Norwood Fisher of Fishbone fame leads guest musi-cians in a jam concert. Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $5. (310) 395-1676; harvelles.com; trulio-disgracias.com

The Deltaz, Roses and Cigarettes, 9 p.m. The Deltas are joined by Roses and Cigarettes for the third night of their February residency. No cover. The Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. (310) 390-1328; thecinemabar.com

Wednesday, Feb. 18Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Club, 7:15 a.m. Meets Wednesday mornings at the third floor restaurant of the Marina City Club, 4333 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 916-3648

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Westchester Life Story Writing Group, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Memoir-writing workshop meets Wednesdays at the YMCA Annex, 8020 Alverstone Ave., Westchester. Donation: $10/semester. (310) 397-3967

Unkle Monkey, 6 to 9 p.m. The local duo plays Jimmy Buffet-style beach tunes at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com

Santa Monica READS “Long-bourn” Book Discussion, 7 p.m. Discuss Jo Baker’s historical fiction novel with trained volunteer facilitators and the community at the Montana Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. All ages. (310) 458-8600 or visit smpl.org

“Free Angela and All Political Prisoners,” 7 p.m. Celebrate Black History Month with a screening of the documentary “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” at Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8600, smpl.org

Mystic Knights Trio, 7 to 10 p.m. Blues, roots and rock tunes at Danny’s Deli, 23 Windward Ave.,


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Jorma Kaukoken, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday’s appearance is sold out; tickets left for this second pair of shows. McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $36. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com

Acoustic Night, 8 p.m. The night begins with Roger! and continues with Alec Reid, Anson Krekeler, and headliners The Neighbors. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsanta-monica.com

The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. A cabaret show held on Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; santamonica. harvelles.com

Tocadisco featuring DJ Creepy, 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. Ambient and dance vibes light up the evening’s soundscape at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; barmelodylax.com

Monday, Feb. 16GED classes, various times Mondays through Thursdays. Free high school completion classes at Emerson Adult Learning Center, 8810 Emerson Ave., Westchester. (310) 258-2000; VeniceService Area.org

Optimist Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Club meets on Mondays at the Coffee Bean, 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista. (310) 215-1892

Hot Club of L.A., 6:20 p.m. Gypsy jazz at Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. No cover. 21+. (310) 390-1328; thecinemabar.com; hotclubofla.com

Comics on the Spot, 7 p.m. Weekly stand-up comedy event begins with an open mic before the pros take the stage at 7:45 p.m. at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. $10. (310) 823-5451; mdrware-house.com

Swim Sessions, 7:30 p.m. Southern California Aquatics leads evening pool workouts Mondays and Wednesdays at Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $69 to $109 per month. (310) 458-8700; swim.net.

Jack Daniel’s Comedy Classic, 9 p.m. Comedy showcase each Monday at Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey, No cover. 21+. (310) 821-6622; brennanspub-la.com.

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MuniFisense LOVeCall it a community party with a conscience. Billed by organizer Jeff Murell as “a transformational festival” aimed at your mind, body and soul, this heart-of-Venice bohemian event spans the entire Valentine’s Day weekend.By day, attend yoga, dance and

self-improvement workshops. By night, party to a roster of DJs dropping sick beats as El Segundo resident Murell and his Focus Entertainment reprise a successful New Year’s Eve/Day two-nighter at this 17,000-square-foot space and up the ante by adding a third day.“The workshops are geared

toward building community, respecting your partner, how to give more to your mate. Building respect, trust, love, generosity,” said Murell, crediting Burning Man with spiritual inspiration. Meanwhile, each night’s

musical entertainment takes on a different tenor. Friday is led by KCRW musical tastemaker Jeremy Sole and Coachella veteran Henry Pope. On Saturday (Valentine’s Day), bass music dominates with Phutureprimitive headlining. Sunday night invites

deep house and techno sets by Ben Seagren, Eduardo Castillo and Tara Brooks.

Munifisense LOVE runs from 10 a.m. through 2 a.m. Friday through Sunday at 585 Venice Blvd., Venice. $30 per day; $80 for a weekend pass. entfocus.com

hORnBLOWeR VaLentine’s DaY DinneR CRuiseCruise ship operator Hornblower offers the Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner Cruise aboard the good ship Dream On. A DJ spins music as guests enjoy a multi-course meal and a romantic night cruise around Mother’s Beach.

Dream On departs at 7 p.m. from Fisherman’s Village 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $135 per person, plus taxes and fees. (310) 301-9900; hornblower.com

the LOVe uninhiBiteD ORChestRaIf a cruise is too much for you landlubber love birds, consider catching the 17-piece The Love Uninhibited Orchestra live on Lincoln Boulevard as they play an array of popular music’s most requested love songs. Audience participation is appreciated and

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The music begins at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, WitZend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. (310) 305-4790; witzendlive.com

sWeetheaRt Run“Once I ran to you/Now I’ll run from you” went the doomed-romance lyrics to Soft Cell’s 1981 hit “Tainted Love.” On this Valentine’s Day, Conquer Our Run splits the difference, offering couples a chance to run together, in the literal sense. The Sweetheart Run, with a choice of 5K, 10K, 15K and 20K paved-surface runs, makes for a unique way for adrenaline addicts in love to bond.The Sweetheart Run begins at 7 a.m. Saturday at Dockweiler State Beach, Playa del Rey. $21 to $37, depending on length of race. conquerourrun.com

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Galleries & Museums “Picturing When” and “Divine Journey,” through Saturday. Photograph-like paintings by Beth Parker and detailed oils by Kimberly Merrill, respectively. Lora Schle-singer Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., B3, Santa Monica. (310) 828-1133; loraschle-singer.com

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“Carbon,” through Mar. 2. Latest works by Li-Hill, the Canadian-born artist working out of Brooklyn. CAVE Gallery, 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 450-6960; cavegallery.net

“One Person Crying: Women & War,” through March 12. This global photo essay by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Marissa Roth covers 12 conflicts and addresses the lingering effects of war through moving black-and-white photographs. Artist talk at 2 p.m. on Mar. 8. Venice Arts, 1702 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. (310) 392-0846; venicearts.org

“Landscape Paintings,” through Mar. 14. James Urmston shows his latest works. First Independent Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., G6, Santa Monica. (310) 829-0345

“My American Experience,” through Mar. 29. Originally from Mexico, Venice resident Dennis Miranda, 21, presents a solo show of his large paintings at In Heroes We Trust, 300 Westminster Ave., Venice. (310) 310-8820; inheroeswetrust.com




By Michael aushenkerRising Westside ballet choreographer

Melissa Barak premiered her confident and compact “Triple Bill 2015” to a packed house last Friday at the 499-seat Broad Stage in Santa Monica.With Barak Ballet creative director Maya

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third, the audience seemed primed and wanting more.Second came “Left Unsaid,” choreo-

graphed not by Barak but by Brooklynite Nicolo Fonte and set to a J.S. Bach medley. The work at times appeared to capture a romantic triangle between its female and two male dancers. With “Left Unsaid,” the devil was truly

in the details. The male dancers, dressed in fine-tailored suits (later they doff the blazers down to shirtless vests), emitted a stylish, urbane vibe. The evolving piece culminates with three couples onstage: Sadie Black, Jesse Campbell, Coreen Danaher, Nick Peregrino, Jessica Gadzin-ski and Evan Swenson. Further echoing the bill’s name perhaps, Fonte incorpo-rates a trio of folding chairs into the storytelling and has the male dancers facing in different directions, the chairs collapsing underneath them, and, toward the end, the ballerina crawling across the laps of three seated male dancers. Small touches, such as synchronized gestures in which the males direct the position of the lead ballerina’s face, made the proceed-ings sparkle.Barak’s closing “Middle of Somewhere,”

with music by Ezio Bosso, was arguably the least distinctive of the triptych. The three pairs of magenta-clad couples — headed by Villanueva and Jennifer

three cheers for ‘triple Bill’Barak Ballet’s latest production delivers for a packed house at the Broad Stage

Drake (also in “Yueh Fei”) and rounded out with Season De Angelis, Sean Rollofson and “Yueh Fei” dancers Megan Dickinson and Brian Gephart — were undeniably athletic and entertaining. But this presentation hemmed the closest to the more traditional music, visuals and moves that one may expect from a contemporary ballet show. As the mind wandered, this writer

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Dancer Sadie Black performs during the complex second act, “Left Unsaid”

Barak’s “Yueh Fei” featured Adrianna de Svastich, Mauro Villanueva and Jen Drake-Feltner

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“Tattoo: The Shamrock Social Club,” through Mar. 29. A photo-graphic look at Mark Mahoney’s legendary West Hollywood tattoo shop “where the elite and the underworld meet.” California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., Santa Monica. (310) 392-8537; californiaheritagemuseum.org

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“Relief,” through Mar. 7. A solo exhibition by sculpture and mixed media artist David Abir. Young Collectors night takes place 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19. Shulamit Gallery, 17 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 281-0961; shulamitgallery.com

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2015010587

The following person is doing busi-ness as: Lotus Estate Properties 3121 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Lighthouse Properties Real Estate Services INC. 3121 Washington Blvd. Marina del Rey, CA. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � ctitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the regis-trant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thou-sand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Debbie Sutz. Title: President. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 13, 2015. Argonaut published: January 22, 29, February 5, and 12, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement gen-erally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to sec-tion 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in

violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Hobart & Smyth, Creative Partners 10521 Valparaiso St. Registered owners: Richard B. Spitznass 10521 Valparaiso St. Los Angeles, CA. 90034. This business is conducted by an indi-vidual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � cti-tious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Richard B. Spitznass. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 20, 2015. Argonaut pub-lished: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The

� ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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File No. 2015018353

The following person is doing business as: Calvary Plumbing 12405 Venice Blvd. Ste. 402. Registered owners: Joey Leonel Chavez 3939 Globe Ave. Culver City, CA. 90230. This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pur-suant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Joey Leonel Chavez. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 22, 2015. Argonaut published: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change

in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Lo Hedge Press 3806 Paci� c Ave. APT. F Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered own-ers: Lori Elizabeth Hedges 3806 Paci� c Ave. Apt. F marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pur-suant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Lori Elizabeth Hedges. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 22, 2015. Argonaut published: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: H & R Catering 8415 Pershing Dr. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Christina Reyes 8821 Wiley Post Ave. los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by an indi-vidual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � cti-tious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Christina Reyes. Title:Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 22, 2015. Argonaut published: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: education Marketing Group 5573 Village Green Los Angeles, CA. 90016. Registered owners: Derrick Anthony Banks 5573 Village Green Los Angeles, CA. 90016. This business is con-ducted by an individual. The regis-trant commenced to transact busi-ness under the � ctitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the reg-istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thou-sand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Derrick Anthony Banks. Title: Owner. This state-ment was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 27, 2015. Argonaut published: January 29, February 5, 12, and 19, 2015. NOTICE-In accor-dance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: STOW 1933 North Bronson Avenue Apt. #204 Los Angeles, CA. 90068. Registered owners: Claire Ellen Flannery 1933 North Bronson Avenue Apt. #204 Los Angeles, CA. 90068. This business is conducted by a indi-vidual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � cti-tious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the reg-istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dol-lars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Claire Ellen Flannery. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 29th, 2015. Argonaut pub-lished: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing business as: Onward Source 8512 Tuscany Ave. #303 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 and 8117 W. Manchester Ave. #636 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: David Baer 8512 Tuscany Ave. #303 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. This business is conduct-ed by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � ctitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dol-lars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: David Baer. Title: Founder. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 30, 2015. Argonaut pub-lished: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Bay Cities Tile 5710 W. 83rd St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Marcelo Reynoso 5710 W. 83rd St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dol-lars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Marcelo Reynoso. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 30th, 2015. Argonaut published: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Cosmos Engineering and Linux Beach 116 Rose Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Clay Claiborne 116 Rose Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the reg-istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thou-sand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Clay Claiborne. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 30, 2015. Argonaut published: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of

the County Clerk, except, as pro-vided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a reg-istered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Westchester Plumbing 8416 lilienthal Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Ramon Angelo Hernandez 8416 Lilienthal ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conduct-ed by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � ctitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dol-lars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Ramon Angelo Hernandez. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 30, 2015. Argonaut published: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).


The following person is doing busi-ness as: Nexus Realty 4316 Marina City Dr. #1027 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Eileen V. Seidlin 4316 marina City Dr. #1027 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a indi-vidual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the � cti-tious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the reg-istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a � ne not to exceed one thousand dol-lars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Eileen V. Seidlin. Title: Owner. This statement was � led with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 2, 2015. Argonaut pub-lished: February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of � ve years from the date on which it was � led in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursu-ant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be � led before the expiration. The � ling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in viola-tion of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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The following person is doing business as: Dreamslate Publishing 3221 Carter Ave. #357 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Rachel Schoenbauer 3221 Carter Ave. #357 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Rachel Schoenbauer. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 3, 2015. Argonaut published: February 12, 19, 26, and March 4, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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The following person is doing busi-ness as: APEX Investments 201 Ocean Avenue #1709B Santa Monica, CA. 90402. Registered owners: APEX Investments Group LTD 311 West Third Street Carson City, NV. 89703. This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material mat-

ter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Mark Ascar. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 10, 2015. Argonaut published: February 12, 19, 26, and March 4, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Of buLK SaLe(Division 6 of the Commercial Code)Escrow No. 101344-JC(1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described.(2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: BEAUTY SHACK INC, 8113 W. MANCHESTER AVE, PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293(3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is:(4) The name and business address of the Buyer(s) are: JW TRUCKING DISTRIBUTION, INC, 3303 CERRITOS AVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755(5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, TRADENAME, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS of that certain business located at: 8113 W. MANCHESTER AVE, PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293

(6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: BEAUTY SHACK(7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is MARCH 3, 2015, at the office of ESCROW WORLD INC, 1055 WILSHIRE BLVD, STE 1555, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017, Escrow No. 101344-JC, Escrow Officer: JANICE CHEON(8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above.(9) The last date for filing claims is: MARCH 2, 2015(10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.(11) As listed by the Seller, all other busi-ness name(s) and addresses used by the Seller within three years before such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONEDATED: FEBRUARY 10, 2015TRANSFEREES: JW TRUCKING DISTRIBUTION, INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONLA 1502845 ARGONAUT 2/12/15

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SaTurDay, february 28, 2015Address: 11213 Washington Pl. Contact: Hana Devata or Laurie Davidson 310-838-1828 Items for sale include: Office furniture, office supplies, window cleaning supplies, ladders, vacuums, floor cleaning machines etc.

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Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Board of police Commissioners for a permit to conduct a Bath and Massage [Type Of Business] Name of Applicant: Zheng, Lian Hua[Name of Owner, Partners, Corporation, As Applicable]Doing Business As: Green Health Spa Located At: 11726 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90064 [Business Address]Any person desiring to protest the Issuance of this permit shall make a writ-ten protest before March 5, 2015 to the Los Angeles police Commission100 West First StreetLos Angeles, CA. 90012Upon receipt of written protests, protest-ing persons will be notified of date, time and place for hearing.BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS

ObituariesJohn Charles ConternoIn Loving Memory:John Charles Conterno, 91, passed away peace-

fully in his Venice home while surrounded by fam-ily members, on January 30th, 2015. He was born on May 22, 1923, to Carlo and Domenica Conterno. John was a lifelong resident of Venice, CA, a Venice High class of 1941 graduate, a World War II veteran, and a hardworking and wonderful husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by Jennie, loving wife of 62 years, children Mike, Chuck, Joni and Nancy, their spouses, nine grandchildren, eight and counting great grandchildren and a boat load of family and friends. John loved fishing and garden-ing, but most of all, he loved his family.

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