Step Up on Vine, a three-storybuilding on Vine Street providinghousing for homeless people inHollywood, received clearance onMarch 1 to begin allowing resi-dents to move in.

Located just south of SantaMonica Boulevard, the structureunderwent a year-long renovationproject. Formerly a hotel known asthe Galaxy Inn, the site was pur-chased a couple of years ago by theSanta Monica-based nonprofit

organization Step Up on Second,who renovated it into a transitionalhousing facility for homeless indi-viduals with mental illness. Thebuilding has 34 units — 32 for res-idents and two for managers. Therewill be an on-site case managerwho will assist residents with theirdaily needs, and steer them on apath to retain permanent housing.The building was renovated withLEED–certified amenities such as arooftop garden, where residents cangrow fruits and vegetables, and

And then there were two.Tuesday’s Primary Nominating

Election revealed few outrightwinners, but now Los Angeles canfocus on deciding between justtwo candidates for some of thecity’s highest leadership posts.

In the mayoral race, LosAngeles City Councilman EricGarcetti, who received almost 33percent of the vote, will face CityController Wendy Greuel (withmore than 29 percent) in a run-off.Attorney Kevin James, with morethan 16 percent, came in third, andCouncilwoman Jan Perry (almost16 percent) placed fourth.

Former Assemblyman MikeFeuer led the city attorney candi-dates with almost 44 percent ofthe vote. He will face incumbentCarmen Trutanich (more than 30percent) in the General MunicipalElection on May 21.

“I think we’re very much on theright path here,” Feuer said. “Theresults were terrific and I’m reallylooking forward to the run-off.”

He said it was “never realistic”to obtain the city attorney seat onTuesday, as he was facing twoother candidates and an incum-bent. Feuer said the campaign has“great momentum” and expressedgratitude to his supporters.

“We have much more work todo, but we’re looking forward togetting it done,” he added.Trutanich could not be reached forcomment by deadline.

In the city controller race, busi-nessman Ron Galperin (37.12 per-cent) barely edged outCouncilman Dennis Zine (37.03percent). The two will compete

for the position again in May.Councilman Paul Koretz won

re-election in the Council District5 race. He defeated neighborhoodcouncil board member MarkMatthew Herd with almost 74 per-cent of the vote.

“I’m feeling good. I enjoyed myfirst four years. Hopefully, most

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A recent finding that a two-year-old girl from Mississippi born withHIV has been “functionally cured”using an aggressive medicationregimen has generated optimism inthe local HIV community that doc-tors are on the right path to a cure.

The finding was announced lastSunday at the Conference onRetroviruses and OpportunisticInfections in Atlanta. The girl,whose mother is HIV-positive, wasadministered anti-retroviral drugswithin 30 hours after birth.Researchers said that two yearslater, there is no trace of the virus

in the girl’s system. “It’s extremely encouraging.

Every new piece of scientificinformation that brings us closer toa solution is something to cheer,”AIDS Healthcare Foundation(AHF) president MichaelWeinstein said. “But we need morestudies to determine what the sig-nificance is. We are urging theU.S. government to put more focuson research for a cure.”

Researchers are now focusingon whether the outcome for theinfant in Mississippi can be suc-cessfully replicated in other babiesborn with HIV. Mothers with HIVgenerally transmit the virus duringbirth, as opposed to in utero, sodoctors commonly aggressivelytreat the mother shortly beforethey give birth to limit the amount

Due to federal and state law, theLos Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict (LAUSD) is workingtoward integrating students in spe-cial education to traditional, generaleducation classrooms.

Frances Blend School is amongfour special education centers toessentially merge with general edu-cation schools. The school and VanNess Avenue Elementary Schoolwill merge to become a fully inte-grated campus by 2015.

The district also plans to reducethe number of students in specialeducation centers by 33 percent by2015, and eliminate preschool pro-

n LAUSD pushing forgeneral education forspecial ed students

n Officials say moretests are needed to determine significance

photo courtesy of Frances Blend School

Van Ness Elementary and Frances Blend students explore a crus-

tacean in December, when the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium visited the

schools.

n Koretz, Zimmer winre-election bids

photo by Aaron Blevins

Mid-City resident Bill Korstick casts his vote Tuesday at Wilshire

Private School.

Primary whittles down the candidates

Special education move raises concerns

Group steps up to houseHollywood’s homeless

Mississippi child cured ofHIV fosters hope locally

photo by Edwin Folven

A vacant hotel has been renovated into a transitional housing facility on

Vine Street, just south of Santa Monica Boulevard.

By AAron Blevins

By AAron Blevins

By edwin folven

See Officials page 21See District page 20

7 LA Phil

LA Phil music director Gustavo

Dudamel leads the philharmonic

in performances of John Adams’ “The

Gospel According to the Other Mary”

on Thursday and Friday, March 7 and

8 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 10

at 2 p.m. at the Walt Disney Concert

Hall. The Los Angeles Master

Chorale and six soloists — mezzo-

soprano Kelley O’Connor, contralto

Tamara Mumford, tenor Russell

Thomas and countertenors Daniel

Bubeck, Brian Cummings and Nathan

Medley — return for Adams’ large-

scale, LA Phil-commissioned work.

111 S. Grand Ave. (323)850-2000,

www.laphil.com.

8 Judy Blume Parody

Fans of Judy Blume novels will

enjoy a parody by the Magnum

Opus Players of her novel “Forever”

running Friday, March 8 through

April 13 at the Actors Circle Theater.

The plays stars Marianne Davis,

Jonas Dickson, Sheila Karls, Marty

Yu, Julia Carpenter, Dana DeRuyck,

Jennifer Kenyon, Joel Scher and

Gregory Guy Gorden in a staging of

one of the most controversial books

of the 1970s. Showtimes are at 8

p.m., Friday and Saturday. Tickets are

$15. 7313 Santa Monica Blvd.

www.magnumopusplayers.org.

Rock Musical

“Stay On the Line: A Rock

Musical”, a musical play that

addresses social rejection, peer pres-

sure, drugs, bullying, mental and phys-

ical abuse and other issues youths face,

runs from Friday, March 8 through 31

at Theatre 68 on Sunset Boulevard. Set

inside a crisis hotline center, the story

focuses on a new volunteer who strug-

gles through a 24-hour shift to prove

he has the strength to be a phone coun-

selor. Each gut-wrenching story brings

him closer to self awareness,

Showtimes are at 8 p.m., Friday and

Saturday; 7 p.m., Sunday. Tickets are

$30. 5419 W. Sunset Blvd. www.stay-

onthelinethemusical.com.

Anti-Fracking Concert

Enjoy an evening of music for a

cause at a concert organized by

Food & Water Watch on Friday,

March 8 at the Joint on Pico

Boulevard. The Los Angeles-based

bands, Dúo del Sol and Magnolia

Memoir, will perform to raise aware-

ness about hydraulic fracturing, also

known as fracking. Tickets are $10.

8771 W. Pico Blvd.

www.fwwat.ch/FrackingConcertLA.

‘Songs of Bilitis’

How did a flamboyant heterosex-

ual Parisian novelist successful-

ly impersonate a lesbian Greek poet

in one of the most elaborate erotic lit-

erary hoaxes the world has ever

known? Learn the story in the Rogue

Artists Ensemble’s, “Songs of

Bilitis”, running Friday, March 8

through 30 at the Bootleg Theatre.

Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m., Friday

and Saturday. Tickets are $25. 2220

Beverly Blvd. (213)389-3856,

www.bootlegtheater.org.

9 Chamber Music

Chamber music aficionados are

invited to a performance by the

Salastina Music Society on Saturday,

March 9 at 8 p.m. in Thayer Hall at

the Colburn School, and on March 10

at 3 p.m. at the Edye Second Space at

the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.

Salastina Music Society artistic direc-

tors and violinists Kevin Kumar and

Maia Jasper will be joined by soprano

Adrienne Pardee (soprano), clarinetist

Moran Katz, cellist Linor Katz, violist

and Pacific Symphony assistant prin-

cipal, Meredith Crawford, bassist

Thomas Harte and harpist Alison

Bjorkedal. Advance tickets are $28;

$35 at the door. Colburn School, 200

S. Grand Ave., downtown; Broad

Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica.

www.salastinasociety.org.

LGBT Comedy

Comedienne Michele Balan will

keep the laughs coming during a

show on Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m.,

and Sunday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at the

L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s

Renberg Theatre. The former comput-

er exectuive now moonlights as a

Bette Midler impersonator, and was

celebrated as a finalist on NBC’s

“Last Comic Standing”. Tickets are

$25. The Village at Ed Gould Plaza.

1125 N. McCadden Pl. (323)860-

7300, www.lagaycenter.org/theatre.

10 Classical Concert

Classical music fans are invited to

the sixth concert of Le Salon de

Musiques’ 3rd season on Sunday,

March 10 at 4 p.m. at the Dorothy

Chandler Pavilion. Violinist Phillip

Levy, cellist Andrew Shulman and

pianist Rina Dokshistky will perform

music by Ravel and Debussy. ’Tickets

are $65. 135 N. Grand Ave. (310)498-

0257, www.lesalondemusiques.com.

WeHo CityRace

Search for clues throughout West

Hollywood during Race/LA’s

“CityRace Urban Adventure Hunt:

Santa Monica Boulevard to the Sunset

Strip” on Sunday, March 10 at 11 a.m.

Discover little-known secrets and fun

facts on a fast-paced adventure

through the heart of WeHo. Teams of

two to four players embark on a three-

hour clue-solving adventure, racing

against other teams to be the first to

the finish line. Location will be pro-

vided upon RSVP; cost is $40.

www.racela.com.

13 Healthcare Forum

Learn about the latest in healthcare

at a free forum sponsored by the

National Council of Jewish Women,

Los Angeles titled “The Future of

Healthcare in California … How to

Build on the Affordable Care Act” on

Wednesday, March 13 from 11:30 a.m.

to 1:30 p.m. The guest speakers will be

California Insurance Commissioner

Dave Jones; and Dr. Paul Song and

Molly Tavella, MPH, of Physicians for

a National Health Program California.

543 N. Fairfax Ave. (323)852-8503,

www.ncjwla.org.

Book on Betty White

Author Mike Pingel will launch

his newest book, “Betty White

Rules the World”, on Wednesday,

March 13 from 8 to 10 p.m. at Eleven

Nightclub in West Hollywood. Pingel

celebrates White’s extraordinary

entertainment career, her beloved

characters and love of animals. 8811

Santa Monica Blvd. www.mikepin-

gel.com.

14 CD 4 Meeting

Residents can discuss the issues

affecting Council District 4 dur-

ing a community meeting being held

by Councilman Tom LaBonge on

Thursday, March 14 from 4 to 6 p.m.

at the Los Angeles Fire Museum,

1355 N. Cahuenga Blvd. RSVP to

(213)473-7004, Jeanne.min@la-

city.org.

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C a l e n d a r

photo courtesy of Tena Clark

Muse/ique’s “Uncorked Series” returns with “Powerhouse from the

Firehouse: The Legendary Tena Clark Backstage” on Monday, March 11

at 7 p.m. on the stage deck of the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The

Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter takes the audience inside

the process of building a song from scratch. The event will be highlight-

ed by performances by some of the artists who have been a part of

Clark’s career, such as guests Patti Austin, Mary Wilson, Shelea Frazier

and Sara Niemietz, who played young Carol Burnett in the Broadway

show, “Hollywood Arms”. The “Uncorked Series” provides an intimate,

close-up musical conversation with participants. Tickets are $60. 300 E.

Green St. (626)539-7085, www.muse-ique.com.

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At 1:30 p.m. on Election Day, itwas the calm before the storm formany campaign staffers in LosAngeles. Months of work had cul-minated in a single day, and formany, it was time for a break beforethe 3 to 8 p.m. rush to the polls.

Kerman Maddox, the managingpartner of DakotaCommunications, knows themoment well. His company hasmanaged several local campaigns,and he has personally beeninvolved in President BarackObama’s two successful bids forthe presidency.

“Today is the most importantday,” Maddox said. “Becauseeverything you did before todayreally doesn’t matter if you don’tget people out to vote.”

He said staffers likely spent themorning making phone calls andwalking districts “like crazy.” Withabsentee voters out of the way,staffers were looking to push theirsupporters to the polls.

“You know who’s going to votefor you,” Maddox said. “The onlychallenge is, can you get them fromthat couch to that polling locationto vote for you?”

In his 17th year with the full ser-vice strategic communicationscompany, he was one of the origi-nal members of the ObamaNational Finance Committee,which began operating prior toObama’s formal announcementabout his candidacy for president.

Maddox said he was responsiblefor raising “a lot” of money andhelping in key battleground states— Iowa, South Carolina, Indiana,Texas and others — during the“very contentious” primary againstHillary Clinton.

“In our mind, the big battle wasalways the primary,” he said.

Maddox specifically remembersthe campaign’s big national meet-ing in Iowa in September 2007,when less than 75 people attended.The Des Moines Register had print-ed a poll that showed that Obama

was third in the Iowa caucus. Yet, when the campaign held ral-

lies, thousands would attend; mean-while, the attendance of the oppo-nents’ rallies could be measured inthe hundreds, Maddox said.Despite a lack of diversity in Iowa,there was obvious support for then-Senator Obama.

“Even though the newspapersaid, according to the polls, wewere losing, we knew somethingwas happening on the groundbecause we had so much enthusi-asm,” he added.

Maddox said the campaign knewthe rules: To win the caucus, candi-dates had to reach a 20 to 25 per-cent threshold through caucusvotes. When the candidates were“whittled down,” their supporterswould be up for grabs. So cam-paign staffers lobbied for delegatesto pick Obama as their secondchoice, if not their first, Maddoxsaid.

“We outsmarted the others, andwe got those people to come ourway,” he said, adding that the groupwon Iowa by being “incrediblyorganized” and passionate. “Ifyou’re not passionate, you’re notgoing to win a caucus.”

While Clinton had plenty of sup-porters, Obama’s were younger and

were willing to “hang out” all night,Maddox said. The effort paid off,and Obama would eventually winthree consecutive caucuses fromMarch to April 2008.

“For me to see it grow from anational meeting of seventy-fivepeople — we’re deep in third, man,deep in third — to this incrediblenational phenomenon, where hebecame the most recognizable per-son on the face of the Earth, wasjust astonishing,” Maddox said.

He said 2012 was easier, as therewas no primary. Maddox said hestayed on the West Coast, helpingraise money, recruit volunteers andspread Obama’s message throughColorado and Nevada.

“We just killed [Romney] inearly voting, and I don’t think theyever realized what hit ‘em,” he said.

Park Labrea News/Beverly Press 3 March 7, 2013

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa onFeb. 28 announced the appoint-ment of his lawyer and advisor,Brian Currey, to head the city’sOffice of Economic and BusinessPolicy. Currey will serve both ascounsel to the mayor and deputymayor for economic and businesspolicy.

“Brian is an outstandinglawyer and trusted advisor,”Villaraigosa said. “He also is astrategic thinker, problem-solverand capable manager. I havetremendous confidence in hisability to advance our businessand economic developmentagenda.”

Currey came to city hall inJanuary 2010 after almost 30years at O’Melveny & Myers,LLP, where he represented busi-nesses and government agencies

in litigation. Since joining themayor’s office, Currey hasadvised on a broad range ofissues, including job creation andeconomic development.

“I look forward to serving themayor in this additional capaci-ty,” Currey said. “We need to doall we can to help businessesthrive and create new jobs in LosAngeles. This includes making iteasier to do business here. We’vemade progress, but we can domore to make our own processesclearer and faster. And we can domore to use the enormous talent,creativity, and energy of our busi-ness community to help makeLos Angeles a better place foreveryone.”

Currey replaces Matt Karatz,who is leaving to rejoin the pri-vate sector.

photo by Aaron Blevins

Kerman Maddox, the managing partner of Dakota Communications, was

a member of the Obama National Finance Committee during Obama’s

first bid for the presidency.

Viewing elections from the inside-outn Consultant detailsroutine for campaignstrategists

By AAron Blevins

See Strategy page 22

Currey appointed as economicand business policy director

LAUSD launches recipe contestIn honor of National School

Breakfast Week, which began onMonday, the Los Angeles UnifiedSchool District (LAUSD) haslaunched its Breakfast RecipeContest in search of the next stu-dent-inspired dish to start the morn-ing right.

Sponsored by the district’s “I’MIN” campaign, an all-inclusive pro-gram designed to raise awarenessabout the district’s healthy meals tohelp fight childhood obesity and toencourage student attendance, therecipe contest is one of the district’sefforts to engage students in thecreation of tasty and nutritiousmenu items.

Research shows that studentswho eat a nutritious breakfast earnhigher test scores, have lower rates

of tardiness and absenteeism andtend to make healthier food choicesthroughout the day.

The student with the winninghealthy breakfast will win $500,and the recipe will inspire a newbreakfast item for the 2013-2014cafeteria menu. Ten finalists willalso each receive $100 and theirrecipes will be printed in an online“I’M IN” Breakfast RecipeBooklet, which will also beunveiled at the start of the 2013-2014 school year.

The contest is open to all LAUSDstudents, and a favorite healthybreakfast recipe must be submittedby March 29. The official LAUSDBreakfast Recipe Entry form, aswell as contest rules, can be foundby visiting www.iminlausd.com.

Los Angeles City AttorneyCarmen Trutanich on March 4 fileda proposed ordinance that, ifpassed, would make large-capacityammunition magazines subject toconfiscation and destruction by theLAPD.

In a report delivered to the cityclerk, the proposed municipal ordi-nance would provide for high-capacity ammunition clips of morethan 10 rounds to be taken off thestreets by law enforcement, confis-cated and destroyed as a public nui-sance that threatens the public’shealth, safety and welfare.

“We have an obligation to ensurethat our residents remain safe fromthe fear, threat and devastation ofsenseless gun violence,” Trutanichsaid. “There can be no doubt, high-capacity ammunition clips have noplace in our society, as they pose agreat threat to public safety andshould be removed from ourstreets.”

Under California law, the manu-facture, sale or exchange of large-capacity ammunition magazines ofmore than 10 rounds is prohibited.The law allows for large-capacitymagazines to be treated as a publicnuisance, confiscated by lawenforcement and destroyed as animmediate threat to the publichealth, safety and welfare.

Trutanich filed the ordinance inresponse to a motion by CityCouncilman Paul Krekorian and atthe request of the city council’sPublic Safety Committee on Feb.22 to draft a municipal law thatwould authorize a ban on large-capacity magazine clips.

While California law could be

seen as preempting the possessionof large-capacity magazine clips,under the proposed ordinance, statelaw would declare the clips a publicnuisance and authorize LAPD toconfiscate and destroy high-capaci-ty ammunition magazines.

Under the ordinance, a new sec-tion, Article 6.7, would be added toChapter IV of the Los Angeles

Municipal Code in accordance withCalifornia Penal Code provisions.The Penal Code identifies anylarge-capacity ammunition maga-zine of more than 10 rounds as anuisance and an immediate threat topublic health, safety and welfare,authorizing municipalities to con-fiscate and destroy large-capacitymagazines.

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The Los Angeles City Councilannounced a $25,000 reward onMonday for information leadingto a conviction in a hit and run col-lision in Griffith Park on Feb. 17in which a bicyclist was struckand dragged under a vehicle ontoa freeway on-ramp.

The cyclist, Damien Kevitt, 36,survived the incident, but was crit-ically injured. He suffered severeabrasions, multiple broken bonesand one of his legs had to beamputated. The reward was initi-ated by Councilman TomLaBonge, 4th District, who calledthe incident a “tragedy.”

“It was a beautiful day inGriffith Park and the gentlemanwas taking a bike ride past the zoowhen someone struck the cyclist,”LaBonge said. “It was a terribleaccident.”

The collision occurred atapproximately 11:30 a.m. asKevitt was riding northbound onZoo Drive, parallel to the GoldenState (5) Freeway. As he rode pastthe southbound on-ramp for thefreeway, a driver in a mini-vanheading the opposite direction

suddenly turned left and struck thecyclist. Kevitt was trapped underthe van, and was dragged approx-imately 600 feet before becomingdislodged. The mini-van drivernever slowed down or stopped,according to authorities.

“It’s bad, no matter how youlook at it,” California HighwayPatrol spokesman Officer KevinDenmon said. “Anytime you havea pedestrian or a cyclist struck andthey suffer that type of injury, Iwould consider it egregious.”

Witnesses described the vehicleas an older-model gray mini-van— possibly a Toyota Sienna —with a “For Sale “ sign in one ofthe rear windows.

“Based on the severity of theaccident, there should be somephysical damage to the vehicle,”Denmon added.

Kevitt, who authorities said wasan avid cyclist who often rode inGriffith Park, is still recovering.

“Somebody knows something,and they have to speak up,”LaBonge said. “We hope thisreward will provide an incentivefor someone to come forward.”

Anyone with information aboutthe incident is asked to contact theCalifornia Highway Patrol’sAltadena Station, which has juris-diction over the area where thecollision occurred, at (626)296-8100.

n Avid cyclist loses legafter being dragged for600 feet

Reward offered for GriffithPark hit-and-run information

By edwin folven

photo courtesy of the 4th District Council Office

City Councilman Tom LaBonge announces the $25,000 reward at the

site of the crash on Monday.

Police seek two suspects inspree of Hollywood robberies

Two suspects are being soughtfor a robbery spree in Hollywoodon Monday night, when the sus-pects allegedly threatened victimswith a hammer and otherweapons.

The incidents occurred during a40-minute period between 10:20and 11:30 p.m. In three of the rob-beries, the suspects allegedlyapproached victims walking aloneand demanded property. Duringanother incident, the suspectsattempted to carjack a victim whowas getting into a vehicle.

“We are hoping someone sawsomething and will give us a call,”said Det. Gary Kukaua, head ofthe Los Angeles PoliceDepartment’s HollywoodDivision Robbery Unit. “They alloccurred over a short period oftime.”

The first robbery occurred atapproximately 10:50 p.m. nearYucca Street and CherokeeAvenue, followed by a secondrobbery 15 minutes later atSchrader Boulevard and SelmaAvenue. The third incident atapproximately 11:20 p.m. was anattempted carjacking at WaringAvenue and Cahuenga Boulevard,followed by a street robbery at11:30 p.m. at Lexington andWilcox avenues.

Kukaua said some of the vic-tims also reported that the sus-pects were armed with knives andpossibly a Taser, but none of thoseweapons were used. One victimreported that one of the suspects

struck him, but he refused medicaltreatment, Kukaua said.

“They were apparently usingvarious types of weapons, andthey were dangerous,” he added.“The victims were three men andat least one woman.”

The detective said the suspectstargeted victims walking alone,and demanded personal property.In the attempted carjacking, thesuspects were apparently scaredoff by a passer-by. Along withpersonal property such as cash,wallets, purses and cell phones,the suspects reportedly stole asaxophone from one victim.

The suspects are described as

Hispanic men in their late teens orearly 20s, approximately 5 feet 8inches to 6 feet tall and 160 to 180pounds. The suspects were wear-ing hooded sweatshirts and darkclothing. Kukaua said no getawayvehicle was seen.

Anyone with information aboutthe robberies is asked to contactrobbery detectives with theLAPD’s Hollywood Division at(213)972-2932. During weekendsand off-hours, call the LAPD’s24-hour hotline at(877)LAPD247.

n Incidents occurred in40-minute span onMonday night

By edwin folven

City attorneyproposes large-capacity ammoordinance

“They were

apparently using

various types of

weapons, and

they were

dangerous.”

Det. Gary KukauaLAPD Hollywood Division

“High-capacity

ammunition clips

have no place in

our society.”

Carmen TrutanichCity Attorney

www.99only.com

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Speaker John A. Pérez (D-LosAngeles) on Feb. 28 joined with 22legal scholars from across thenation to file an amicus brief in thecase of Hollingsworth V. Perry, inopposition to Prop. 8, which tookaway equal marriage rights in thestate of California. The brief statesthat Prop. 8 also eliminated the abil-ity of those seeking equal marriagerights to pursue those rights throughtheir elected representatives.

“Proposition 8 eliminated morethan the equal right to marry,” Pérezsaid. “Proposition 8 also eliminatedthe ability of those seeking equalmarriage rights to pursue thoserights through their elected repre-

sentatives. That deprives a histori-cally disadvantaged group — agroup of which I am a member —of access to traditional representa-tion in a representative democracy.And that deprivation violates theConstitution.”

The group was among severalentities to submit or sign amicusbriefs in the Prop. 8 case recently.President Barack Obama reportedlyfiled one last week, and actor ClintEastwood, a Republican, signedone as well.

Pérez’s brief argues that if a voterinitiative can deny gay peopleaccess to traditional representativedemocratic processes, then in the

state of California, any other small,historically disadvantaged minoritygroup can also be denied the right torepresentation.

“Proposition 8 clearly inhibits mylegislative role, preventing me andmy peers from moving forward leg-islation on marriage equality,although clearly we would likely doso if it were allowed,” he said.

The brief argues that this wouldundermine our most basic system ofchecks and balances by ensuringthat the only power to seek equalrights is through the courts or anexpensive and unwieldy initiativeprocess. The framers of theConstitution regularly cited the pro-tection of the rights of the minorityas a justification for representativegovernment.

Officials file Prop. 8 oppositionBill to benefit transgender studentsAssemblyman Tom Ammiano

(D-San Francisco) has introducedthe School Success andOpportunity Act, which aims toensure that California publicschools understand their responsi-bility for the success and well-beingof all students, including transgen-der students, and allow transgenderstudents to have access to all schoolactivities, programs and facilities.

California law already prohibitsdiscrimination in education, buttransgender students are still unfair-ly excluded from physical educa-tion, athletic teams and other schoolactivities and facilities. The exclu-sion negatively impacts students’ability to succeed in school andgraduate with their class. For exam-ple, physical education classes helpstudents develop healthy fitnesshabits and teach values like team-work and fair competition — andcount toward graduation as much asany other course.

“We have heard from scores ofparents concerned that their chil-dren are at risk for dropping out ofschool merely because they aretransgender,” said TransgenderLaw Center executive directorMasen Davis. “It breaks my heart tosee our youth excluded from activi-ties at school simply because ofwho they are. This bill is urgentlyneeded to ensure that every studenthas a fair chance to fully participateand graduate.”

The bill, AB 1266, would make itclear to school districts, teachers,parents and students thatCalifornia’s nondiscrimination lawrequires public schools to respect atransgender student’s identity in allschool programs, activities andfacilities.

“Transgender students shouldhave a fair chance at graduating.

They shouldn’t be singled out andexcluded,” said Joel Baum, a for-mer middle school science teacher,principal and district administratorwho is currently the director of edu-cation and training at GenderSpectrum. “Students I’ve workedwith who have been excluded fromappropriate school programs andfacilities have encountered medicalissues as well as humiliation, sig-nificantly impacting their educa-tional experience.”

The Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict, which serves more than670,000 students, successfullyimplemented a related policy toensure that no one is left out,according to the district.

Bass denouncessequestration

Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Assemblywoman HollyMitchell (D-Los Angeles) and LosAngeles citizens impacted by budgetcuts on March 1 held a press confer-ence at St. John’s Well Child &Family Center and discussed themillions of dollars California standsto lose because Washington failed toreach a deal avoiding the devastatingsequestration cuts that are now set totake effect.

Just as California’s economy hasstarted to recover, the state will nowface additional hurdles as millions ofdollars in federal funding supportinghealthcare, education, child care,military readiness and senior ser-vices will be cut. Officials havewarned of airport delays and the clo-sure of air traffic control towersbecause Congress has failed to act,in addition to 64,000 civilianDepartment of Defense employeesbeing furloughed across California.

“Instead of being in Washingtonworking to find common ground andavoid these unnecessary and arbi-trary cuts, Republicans who controlthe House of Representatives senteveryone home, content to let thesedamaging cuts take effect that willhurt California,” Bass said. “Thesaddest part about this entire debateis that it doesn’t have to be this way.President [Barack] Obama andDemocrats in Congress have put for-ward numerous balanced approach-es to avoid sequestration and paydown the nation’s debt without hurt-ing programs most important toCalifornians.”

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The U.S. House ofRepresentatives on Feb. 28 voted toreauthorize the Violence AgainstWomen Act (VAWA), a bill origi-nally passed in 1994 that ensuresprotections for victims of domesticviolence, dating violence, sexualassault and stalking.

“After an unnecessary delay ofmore than 500 days, the Housetoday finally did the right thing andpassed common sense legislationprotecting battered women fromtheir abusers,” Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) said. “Protections wereextended to those most in need of ahelping hand, including batteredwomen who are Native American,immigrants and LGBT.”

She said that reauthorizingVAWA states — once and for all —that violence against women iswrong and should not be toleratedin society, regardless of immigra-tion status, residence, or sexual ori-entation. Under VAWA, states willbe given more funding to vigorous-ly prosecute sexual and domesticviolence offenders and can alsoqualify for money to provide keyservices to victims. The bill also

reauthorizes theTrafficking Vic-tims ProtectionAct, providingcritical supportfor traffickingvictims andhelping toensure traffick-ers are broughtto justice.

Los AngelesMayor AntonioVi l l a r a igosapraised the pas-sage of the bill,saying thatCongress “pla-ced their bicker-ing aside” tosuccessfully reauthorize the law.

“The passage of this bill is morethan just a bipartisan success,” hesaid. “It is a reassurance to womenacross the country that no matter theeconomic climate, protecting theirsafety and the safety of allAmericans is top priority.”

Villaraigosa said that in LosAngeles, VAWA funding has helpedexpand the city’s Domestic Abuse

Response team, a collaborative cri-sis intervention effort betweenLAPD and victim advocates.

“Today’s vote continues the stepswe took over two decades ago toreduce domestic violence andimprove the treatment of rape andtrafficking victims,” he added.“This act is a reminder for countlesswomen that they do not need to livein fear.”

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House reauthorizes Violence Against Women ActMember of The Miraclesmemorialized in Hollywood

photo by Edwin Folven

Flowers were placed Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame starof singer Bobby Rogers, a member of the Motown group, TheMiracles, who died on March 3 at age 73. Rogers was a childhoodfriend of The Miracles’ front man, Smokey Robinson, and was withthe group for hit songs such as “You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me”,“I Second That Emotion”, “Tracks of My Tears” and “Tears of aClown”. He stayed with The Miracles after Robinson left in the early1970s, and was also with the group when the song “Love Machine”became a hit in 1976. The flowers were placed on the Walk of Famestar for The Miracles, which is located at 7060 Hollywood Blvd.       

Gov. Jerry Brown has reappointedYvonne Burke, 80, of Los Angeles,to the California TransportationCommission, where she has servedsince 2010. Burke formerly servedas a Los Angeles County supervisorfor the 2nd District from 1992 to2008. She was also formerly a part-

ner at Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue,and Burke, Robinson and Pearman.Additionally, Burke served in con-gress from 1972 to 1978, and was amember of the California StateAssembly from 1967 to 1972. Theposition requires Senate confirma-tion.  

Governor reappoints formersupervisor to commission

photo courtesy of the 37th District Office

Congresswoman Karen Bass praised the reauthoriza-

tion of the Violence Against Women Act.

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‘Oz the Great and Powerful’begins special screenings

Disney’s latest adventure, “Ozthe Great and Powerful”, will beshown in Disney Digital 3Dthrough April 20 at the El CapitanTheatre. The film imagines theorigins of L. Frank Baum’sbeloved wizardly character.Audience members can view a

display of costumes from themovie, and those attendingthrough March 31 can experienceDisney’s “Mysteries of Magic”show. The El Capitan Theatre islocated at 6838 Hollywood Blvd.Call (800)DISNEY6, or visitwww.elcapitantickets.com.

photo ©Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Gift will givestudents achance tomake music

The Grammy Museum at L.A.LIVE has been chosen to receive a$1 million gift from the CurbFoundation to fund educational ini-tiatives such as the Mike CurbCareers in Music Fund.

The gift will enable the museumto provide access to music pro-grams in underprivileged commu-nities, and will allow disadvan-taged youth an opportunity to learnfrom music industry mentors.“Youth mentorship has alwaysbeen something that’s been impor-tant to us here at the CurbFoundation,” Founder and CEOMike Curb said. “Mentors provideguidance, leadership, self-esteem,career advice and so much more toyoung people who turn to them forhelp. Because of their marked his-

tory in this area, The GrammyMuseum was the obvious choice toreceive this gift.”

Currently, The Curb Foundationsupports 10 colleges around thecountry, including programs atClaremont McKenna and the CurbCollege at Cal State University inLos Angeles.

“The struggle to find your way isa challenge for any youth, and wesee that every day here at TheGrammy Museum,” GrammyMuseum executive director BobSantelli said. “This generous giftfrom the Curb Foundation willallow us to further our mission byproviding resources to disadvan-taged students who are interestedin pursuing careers in the musicindustry, as well as reach addition-al students through our other edu-cational programs.”

The Grammy Museum is locatedat 800 W. Olympic Blvd.   Forinformation, visit www.grammy-museum.org.

but his latter films — like“Superman Returns” and“Valkyrie” — proved to be majorset backs for a once criticallyacclaimed filmmaker.

Don’t expect a film with “Slayer”in the title to eloquently portraylove and serious drama (unless“Buffy” precedes “Slayer”), but doexpect more from action films withcasts that include amazing nameslike Tucci, McGregor, McShaneand Hoult, and a proven directorlike Singer.

What we have here is a new typeof folktale that proves the best ofHollywood’s horses and the best ofHollywood’s men can’t put aHumpty-Dumpty-of-a-screenplaytogether again.

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The following information was reported to the West Hollywood Sheriff’sStation and the LAPD’s Wilshire Division between Feb. 26 and March 3,

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The following crimes occurred inWest Hollywood and the areaspatrolled by the LAPD’s Wilshireand Hollywood Divisions betweenFeb. 26 and March 3, and werecompiled from www.crimemap-ping.com.

Feb. 26

At 12:15 a.m., a vehicle burglarywas reported in the 6300 block ofLindenhurst.

An unknown suspect stole a vehi-cle parked in the 400 block of N.Sierra Bonita at 2 a.m.

At 11 a.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked in the5300 block of Olympic.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 1300 block ofHavenhurst at 5 p.m.

At 6:50 p.m., an unknown suspectsnatched a purse from a victim inthe 600 block of Robertson.

An unknown suspect robbed a vic-tim near the corner of Melrose andFairfax at 7 p.m.

At 8 p.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked in the800 block of N. Kings.

An unknown suspect committed agrand theft in the 8500 block ofBeverly at 8:45 p.m.

Feb. 27

At 12:30 a.m., an unknown sus-pect physically assaulted a victimnear the corner of Robertson andSanta Monica.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 1200 block ofSweetzer at 1 a.m.

At 7:10 a.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim in the 6200block of Hollywood.

An unknown suspect committed agrand theft in the 6300 block of W.Sunset at 9:30 a.m.

At 11 a.m., an unknown suspectburglarized a vehicle parked nearthe corner of Hollywood and Vista.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 400 block ofWestminster at 11:15 a.m.

At 12:20 p.m., an unknown sus-pect robbed a victim near the cor-ner of Edinburgh and 3rd.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 1200 block of N.Olive at 4:15 p.m.

At 5:20 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a petty theft in the 7900block of W. Sunset.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 1100 block ofDetroit at 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 28

At 8:45 a.m., an unknown suspectrobbed a victim near the corner ofWhitley and Hollywood.

An attempted burglary was report-ed in the 100 block of S. Croft at 2p.m.

At 2:15 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a theft near the cornerof Las Palmas and Santa Monica.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 900 block of S.Highland at 2 p.m.

At 6:15 p.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 1400block of Tamarind.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 800 block of N.Martel at 8 p.m.

At 8:13 p.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim near the cornerof Schrader and Hollywood.

An unknown suspect committed aburglary in the 6400 block ofLindenhurst at 10 p.m.

March 1

At 10 a.m., an unknown suspectstole a vehicle parked in the 7900block of Beverly.

An unknown suspect burglarized avehicle parked in the 5900 block ofWilloughby at 10:45 a.m.

At 12:50 p.m., an unknown sus-pect committed a petty theft in the8000 block of W. Sunset.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 7200 block of W.Sunset at 7:15 p.m. A second pettytheft was reported in the samearea around 8 p.m.

At 10:30 p.m., an unknown sus-pect committed a burglary in the1400 block of Stanley.

An attempted burglary was report-ed in the 1300 block of N. Cursonat 11 p.m.

At 11 p.m., an unknown suspectstole a vehicle parked in the 300block of Plymouth.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft near the corner ofSunset and Havenhurst at 11 p.m.

March 2

At 2:30 p.m., an unknown suspectassaulted a victim in the 800 blockof N. Fuller.

An unknown suspect committed apetty theft in the 8500 block ofBeverly at 5 p.m.

At 11 p.m., a vehicle was reportedstolen from the corner of LasPalmas and Hollywood.

March 3

At 4:40 a.m., an unknown suspectcommitted a burglary in the 400block of N. Poinsettia.

Multiple suspects arrested forinvolvement in stock fraud

Federal authorities recentlyarrested several people named infederal indictments who allegedlydefrauded more than 20,000investors out of more than $30million.

The arrests were made pursuantto two grand jury indictments thatdetail two separate, large-scalefraud schemes. The conspiratorsallegedly gained control of themajority of the stock of publiclytraded companies, often enlistingcompany management to assist inthe efforts. They then concealedtheir control of the stock by pur-chasing and transferring shares tooffshore accounts and to otherentities; fraudulently inflated theprices and trading volumes of thecompanies’ stocks through mar-keting campaigns, misleadingpress releases, payments to stockpromoters and “cross-trading”among co-conspirators that madeit appear the stocks were beingactively traded; and coordinatedthe sale of the companies’ sharesat the peak of the fraudulentlymanipulated market.

One indictment alleges ascheme led by Sherman Mazur, ofWestwood, and his nephew, AriKaplan, of Venice, involved twobusinesses: GenMed, which pur-

ported to develop, manufactureand distribute generic pharmaceu-ticals; and Biostem, which pur-ported to develop and licenseregenerative stem cell treatments,including hair regrowth technolo-gy. Additional charges were filedagainst Grover Henry Colin NixIV, of the Los Feliz District; RegisPossino, of Pacific Palisades;Edon Moyal, of Carlsbad; MarkHarris, of Scottsdale, Arizona;Joey Davis, of the Los FelizDistrict; Curtis Platt, of Sarasota,Florida; and Dwight Brunoehler,62, of Maitland, Florida. Thedefendants allegedly all conspiredto commit securities fraud andwire fraud. The scheme generatedat least $13 million in illegal pro-ceeds

“The defendants’ alleged com-bination of celebrities, pressreleases, gimmicks and lies wassimilar to how a magiciandeceives unsuspecting believersinto an illusion,” said Bill Lewis,assistant director in charge of theFBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.“While operating the schemesalleged in the indictments, thedefendants kept their audiencecaptive until stock prices peaked,while investor money vanishedinto defendants bank accounts.”

Suspects convicted for trying to smuggle weaponsThree Philippine nationals were

convicted in Los Angeles onMarch 4 of illegally importing mil-itary grade weapons into theUnited States after being caught ina sting operation.

Sergio Syjuco, 26, CesarUbaldo, 27, and Arjyl Revereza,26, were convicted of conspiringto illegally import the weapons,and aiding and abetting the impor-tation of weapons. They werecharged in an indictment filed onJan. 12, 2012.

According to evidence present-ed at trial, the defendants con-spired to sell high-powered mili-tary and assault weapons to abuyer interested in bringingweapons into the United States toarm drug dealers in Mexican drugcartels, and Mexican Mafia gangmembers. In Nov. 2010, Ubaldomet with a prospective weaponsbuyer who was actually an under-cover FBI agent, and offered tointroduce the agent to suppliers ofhigh-powered firearms. Ubaldosubsequently introduced theundercover agent to Syjuco, whosupplied the weapons, andRevereza, who was a police officerin the Philippines Bureau ofCustoms who facilitated the trans-fer of the weapons through

Philippines customs and eventuallyinto the United States. Theweapons supplied were a rocketpropelled grenade launcher, a mor-tar launcher, an M203 single-shotgrenade launcher, and 12Bushmaster machine guns, as wellas explosives, mortars andgrenades. The defendants also ille-gally imported high-quality mili-tary body armor. The weaponswere tracked by the FBI duringtheir shipment and were seized by

law enforcement authorities whenthey arrived in the United States.

Sentencing is scheduled for June9. Each defendant faces a maxi-mum of five years in prison and a$250,000 fine for the conspiracycharges, as well as 20 years inprison and a $1 million fine foractually importing the weapons.The investigation was conductedby the FBI, the U.S. Secret Serviceand the Philippine National Bureauof Investigation.

A 28-year-old defendant who for-merly worked as a 911 operator forthe Los Angeles Police Departmenthas been sentenced to 72 months infederal prison for receiving childpornography.

Brandon Simpson was sentencedon Feb. 28 by United States DistrictJohn A. Kronstadt, who said thechild pornography found in the case— which included images of infantsbeing sexually assaulted — werebeyond “repugnant.”

Simpson was arrested inSeptember 2011 following an inves-tigation into a peer-to-peer network.Following a search of Simpson’sresidence in 2011, investigatorsreviewed computer files and found

hundreds of images of child pornog-raphy. He pleaded guilty last June toone count of receiving child pornog-raphy.

As part of the plea agreement,Simpson admitted that his collectioncontained more than 600 images.

“The charges against [Simpson]are serious and involve the exploita-tion of the most vulnerable people inthe community, children,” accordingto a sentencing memorandum filedby prosecutors.

Simpson was terminated from theLos Angeles Police Department in2012. The investigation was con-ducted by the Internet CrimesAgainst Children Task Force and theLAPD.

Former LAPD operator getssix years in child porn case

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Cathedral Chapel excels in academic decathlon The Academic Decathlon Team

from Cathedral Chapel School fin-ished second overall in theArchdiocese of Los Angeles’s 2013Junior High Academic Decathlonon March 2. The students compet-ed against teams from 113 Catholicelementary schools throughout LosAngeles, and studied withCathedral Chapel School teachersBarbara Moldavon, Roman delPozo, Long Pham and Juliet Zita toprepare them for the rigorousevent.

In addition to earning secondplace overall, team members, LisaEun, 8th grade, and Benjamin Huh,7th grade, took first place in the

Super Quiz section, and eleventhplace in the Logic Quiz. In individ-ual tests, 7th grader Justin Kimearned first place in the CurrentEvents section; 8th grader HannahYi received second place in theEnglish portion; and 8th graderLaura Zita was awarded fourthplace in the Fine Arts section.Additionally, 8th grader NikkiBellon finished in fourth place inthe Literature section; 8th graderJaymee Suh received fifth place inthe Science section; 7th grader AllyHong earned sixth place in theSocial Studies portion; 8th graderMatthew Fontila garnered seventhplace in the Religion section; and

8th grader Andrew Choi placed inthe Math section. Pictured at theevent are (top row, left) Huh,Fontila, Choi, Yi and Bellon; and(bottom row, left) Eun, Hong, Suh,Kim and Zita.

The team will compete next onMay 4 in the statewide competitionat St. Anthony of Padua School inFresno. They will face teams fromCatholic schools that placed firstand second in their localArchdiocese junior highdecathlons. Cathedral ChapelSchool is located at 755 S. CochranAve. For information, call(323)938-9976, or visitwww.cathedralchapelschool.org. photo by Danny Gonzalez, Cathedral Chapel School

WeHo presentsworkshop onRent Stabilization

The city of West Hollywood isholding a free Rent StabilizationOrdinance Building BlocksSeminar titled “Evictions andRelocations: A Primer” onTuesday, March 12 at 7 p.m.

The discussion will be led bystaff members from the city’s RentStabilization Department, and anattorney specializing in landlordand tenant issues.

The seminar will take place inthe West Hollywood CommunityCenter at Plummer Park, 7377Santa Monica Blvd.

For information or to RSVP forthe workshop, call Tom Trevor at(323)848-6472 or LauraSchoonover at (323)848-6323, oremail to ttrevor@weho.org orlschoonover@weho.org.

Tour raises$95,000 for ‘It Gets BetterProject’

Sub City, a non-profit organiza-tion that has raised more than $2million dollars for charity duringthe past 11 years, concluded its2013 “Take Action Tour” onMarch 1 at the Wiltern Theatre.  

The tour raised $95,000 for theIt Gets Better Project, a nationalorganization created to showyoung LGBT youths that theirlives will improve when theybecome adults. A portion of thetour proceeds also benefited TheLiving The Dream Foundation.

“The 2013 tour may be over, butwe and the music community willnot stop taking action until teasing,bullying and victimizing youngpeople for being themselves comesto an end,” Sub City founder LouisPosen said.

The tour featured the alternativerock band, The Used, with supportfrom We Came As Romans,Crown The Empire and Mindflow.

“Working with The Used andeveryone involved on the ‘TakeAction Tour’ was a pleasure,” saidStephanie Laffin, of the It GetsBetter Project. “It is great to col-laborate with such a passionategroup who support young peopleand are working to make a differ-ence.”

For information, visitwww.itgetsbetter.org.

As the Los Angeles City Councilconsiders a motion to prohibit per-forming elephants with traveling cir-cuses in the city, Animal DefendersInternational (ADI) has launched anationwide initiative about the use ofelephants giving rides or makingappearances at public events. At the

heart of the campaign is a DVD nar-rated by Emmy Award-winning TVhost Bob Barker entitled “No FunFor Elephants”, featuring harrowingundercover footage from inside ele-phant training facilities in California,as well as abuse of an elephant ontour by a Texas-owned company.

The new video will be sent to all citycouncil members.

“To many, it looks like harmlessfun, but elephants pay a heavy pricefor the few minutes of entertainment

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they provide when performing incircus shows, giving rides, or mak-ing appearances at parades, wed-dings or other events,” Barker saidin the video.

In addition to the Los AngelesCity Council, the “No Fun ForElephants” DVD is being mailed toevent organizers across the U.S.,

including board members of countyfairs and renaissance fairs, urgingthem to adopt a humane “no ele-phant rides or performances” policy,in view of the suffering these ani-mals endure. ADI also highlights therisks to public safety. For informa-tion or to view the video, visitwww.ad-international.org.

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City attorney honors localsenior care facility

The city of West Hollywood’sArts and Cultural AffairsCommission and the MAK Centerfor Art and Architecture are spon-soring “Q.E.D. II: The Presence ofAbsence” on Wednesday, March13 from 7 to 9 p.m.

The event is part of a series ofperformances centering on the top-ics of affinity, influence and provo-cation. There will be a discussion

with “Les Figues” author MatiasViegener, writer Tisa Bryant andartist Catherine Lord. The perfor-mance will be followed by a town-hall style discussion moderated byAnna Joy Sprinter. Admission is$7. The event will be held at theMAK Center’s Schindler House,835 N. Kings Rd. For information,call (323)651-1510, or emailoffice@makcenter.org.

MAK Center hosts ‘Q.E.D. II’

Former Israeli soldiers ‘stand with’ studentsUniversity of Southern

California’s Hillel recently hosteda discussion by former Israeli sol-diers Kinneret and Adam, whoshared their experiences in servingin the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

The soldiers, whose full nameswere withheld due to security con-cerns, visited the university as partof “Israeli Soldiers Stories”, anationwide  tour sponsored by theinternational Israel education orga-nization, StandWithUs.

Kinneret was born in CulverCity and later moved to Israel,where she was raised in a kibbutzin Golan Heights, Israel that wasfounded by her father. Kinneret’scompulsory IDF service was in2006 during the Second LebanonWar against Hezbollah.   She wasdispatched to northern Israel,which she recalled looked like abattlefield with rockets constantlyraining down. People hid in bombshelters, afraid to leave, and thearmy improvised a crisis center.While assisting people, Kinneretpromised a widow with  childrenthat she would bring them food.Her dedication saved Kinneret,because as she carried supplies totheir shelter, a rocket  hit the spotwhere she had stood just a few sec-onds earlier. Kinneret is currentlyfinishing her B.A. in political sci-

ence in Tel Aviv.Adam was drafted in 2000, and

served in COGAT, an IDF unitresponsible for Palestinian civilianneeds in Gaza. Adam dealt directlywith members of the Palestinian-Arab populations, coordinatingefforts between the Israeli govern-ment and international representa-tives. During  Israel’s battlesagainst the terror group Hamas inGaza in 2009 and 2012, COGATensured that the border crossingswere kept open and that humanitar-

ian aid continued to flow in to helpcivilians. Adam stressed that manyIsraelis do not view the Palestinianpeople as their enemy, instead rec-ognizing that it is the Palestinianleadership who are responsible forthe lack of progress on peace.

“There are terror groups, andthere are normal Palestinians whoare just our neighbors that maybesomeday, will be our partners forpeace,” he said.

For information, visitwww.standwithus.com.

photo courtesy of City View Villa

Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich presented a procla-mation Monday recognizing City View Villa Senior Independent andAssisted Living on La Brea Avenue for its contributions to the com-munity. Trutanich presented the proclamation to Emily Chen, market-ing director and manager for City View Villa.

The facility serves Hancock Park and the surrounding areas, pro-viding seniors with services such as medication management, trans-portation, wheelchair transfer and assistance, housekeeping, dailymeals and planned activities. City View Villa also serves as a pollingsite for the general election and the Los Angeles municipal elections.Trutanich, the incumbent candidate for L.A. City attorney, also spokewith residents at the facility prior to the March 5 primary election. CityView Villa is located at 515 N. La Brea Ave. For information, visitwww.cityviewvilla.com.

Voters selected the candidates Tuesday who will compete in theMay 21 general municipal election, including the frontrunners formayor, city attorney, the Los Angeles School District Board, and sev-eral city council districts. This photo from the March 20, 1958 issue ofthe Park Labrea News shows the former representative for 4th CouncilDistrict— the late Councilman Harold Henry — reading a copy of thePark Labrea News to keep abreast of local issues. Complete informa-tion on the March 5 primary election is available in today’s paper. Forinformation, see page 1.

Keeping an eye on local races

Rose Bowl Flea Market offerstreasure trove of discoveries

photo courtesy of R.G. Canning Entertainment

Haruyo Morgan’s Boutique brings whimsy, character and style tothe Rose Bowl Flea Market, held the second Sunday of each month inPasadena. Guests will find a large selection of handbags, greetingcards and jewelry. The unique, hand crafted pieces appeal to all ages,and Morgan collaborates with customers to create custom pieces.Haruyo Morgan’s Boutique, located at Space 816, is one of hundredsof vendors at the Rose Bowl Flea Market, located at the Rose Bowl inPasadena. For information, call (323)560-SHOW, or visit www.rgc-shows.com.

PreservationAlliance formsin WeHo

A group of residents has estab-lished the West HollywoodPreservation Alliance (WHPA),and will hold its first meeting onMonday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. inRoom 4 at the Community Centerat Plummer Park.

The meeting will focus onrecruiting new members, establish-ing committee members and goals,developing strategies for currentpreservation issues, and planningfor future events.

“I submitted the nomination ofLong Hall/Great Hall of PlummerPark for listing on the national reg-ister at the local level. In doing so,I realized there was a need fororganized advocacy of historicstructures in West Hollywood,”WHPA president Jennifer Dunbarsaid. “It seems that at every citycouncil meeting, there is an issuewith yet another significant build-ing. It’s time to develop strategiesthat will nurture an ongoing lovefor our built environment.”

WHPA is a non-profit organiza-tion working to identify, protectand preserve our historic, architec-tural, and cultural resourcesthrough education, advocacy andassistance.

Plummer Park is located at 7377Santa Monica Blvd. For informa-tion, visit www.westhollywoodp-reservationalliance.org.

photo courtesy of StandWithUs

Former Israeli soldiers, Kinneret (left) and Adam, discussed their expe-

riences in serving in the Israeli military.

The Hammer Museum presentsan exhibit on the work of thegroundbreaking painter and musi-cian Llyn Foulkes running throughMay 19.

One of the most influential yetunder-recognized artists of his gen-eration, Foulkes creates work thatstands out for its raw, immediateand unfiltered qualities.

Foulkes paints landscapes,mixed-media constructions, por-traits and narrative tableaux. ArtistEvan Holloway will be leading vis-itors on a walkthrough of the exhi-bition on Saturday, March 9 at 3:30p.m. in the musuem’s galleries.

“A retrospective for LlynFoulkes is long overdue and we are

exceptionallypleased to beo rgan iz ingit,” Hammerdirector AnnPhilbin said.“The work israw, haunt-ing, and attimes shock-ing butdeeply mov-ing and per-sonal.”

The Ham-mer Museumis located at10899 Wil-shire Blvd.

For information or to RSVP , call

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The Los Angeles CountyMuseum of Art (LACMA) presentsan exhibit titled “MingMasterpieces from the ShanghaiMuseum” running through June 3in the museum’s Hammer Building.

Ten early Ming dynasty courtpaintings created in the 15th andearly 16th centuries will be dis-played. The exhibit marksLACMA’s first exhibitionexchange with the ShanghaiMuseum as part of an ongoing part-nership exploring the role of imper-ial patronage in Ming dynastypainting, the uses of paintings aspolitical propaganda, Daoistthemes of transcendence, and therevival of Song dynasty paintingstyles. The exhibition is organizedby Stephen Little, head curator ofChinese and Korean Art atLACMA.

Daoism is an ancient Chinesephilosophy focused on balance andharmony with nature. In the 2ndCentury, Daoism transformed into areligion that combined the cosmol-ogy of yin and yang and belief in avast pantheon of gods, goddessesand immortals, with sophisticatedrituals and alchemy. All of thepaintings are exhibited in onegallery, and highlight the stylisticconnections between pieces pro-duced for the imperial Mingdynasty court and those painted byindependent professional artistsworking in Beijing, Nanjing, andKaifeng.

LACMA is located at 5905Wilshire Blvd. For information, call(323)857-6000, or visitwww.lacma.org.

LACMA presents masterpieces of Ming Dynasty

photo courtesy of the Shanghai Museum/LACMA

Artist Li Zai’s “The Daoist Adept Qin Gao Riding a Carp” is on the art-

works from the Ming Dynasty that will be displayed at LACMA.

Proof Inc., a film industry pre-visualization company based in theMiracle Mile, has named KatieWells as its executive producer.

Wells will help manage the com-pany’s ongoing expansion and willwork closely with visual effectssupervisors and producers, as wellas commercial clients. She willhelp tailor Proof’s services todefine and enhance creative con-tent.

“Katie has an extensive back-ground and long-established rela-tionships with countless directors,VFX supervisors, and visual effectsexecutives at the studios,” Prooffounder and creative director RonFrankel said. “Her deep under-standing of the A-Z process of visu-al effects and ‘pre-vis’, combinedwith her live-action experience, willbe invaluable to Proof as technolo-

gies continue toblur the linesbetween produc-tion and postpro-duction.”

Wells hasworked as a lineproducer/U.P.M.for directors suchas Ridley Scott,Joe Pytka, DavidFincher, David Lynch and JakeScott.  She also worked atPropaganda Films, was head ofcommercial production for DigitalDomain, and served as executiveproducer/managing director forBackyard Productions, 525 Studiosand CREO.

Proof’s headquarters is located at5150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite # 300.For information, visit www.proof-inc.com.

Local film company brings in newproducer to guide expansion

‘Catch Me If You Can’comes to Pantages Theatre

photo by Carol Roseg

BroadwayLA presents the Broadway musical, “Catch Me If YouCan” running from Tuesday, March 12 through 24 at the PantagesTheatre. The musical captures the astonishing true story of FrankAbagnale, Jr., a con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, lawyerand jet pilot — all before the age of 21. With straight-arrow FBI agentCarl Hanratty hot on Abagnale’s trail, audience members take off ona jet-setting, cat-and-mouse chase as a swinging-1960’s score keepsthis adventure in motion.

Showtimes are at 8 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 2 and 8 p.m.,Saturday; and 1 and 6:30 p.m., Sunday. Tickets start at $25. ThePantages Theatre is located at 6233 Hollywood Blvd. For information,call (800)982-2787, or visit www.BroadwayLA.org.

Seniors enjoy musical sabbath

photo courtesy of Country Villa Terrace

Country Villa Terrace recently held a Sabbath service with musicby Cantor Kenneth Jaffe (third from left). The cantor was joined byCecille Hoffman, Yaghou Pourrabbani, Evelyn Pearlman, SaltanatAzizi, Margaret Yefsky, Sylvia Spiro and Marshall Yefsky. CountryVilla Terrace hosts the musical celebration each Friday at 11 a.m., andthe public is invited. Jaffe also offers sermons on spirituality, andchocolate chip and dried fruit challah (traditional Jewish egg bread)is provided. Country Villa Terrace is located at 6050 W. Pico Blvd.For information, call Linda Goldfinger at (323)653-5565.

Katie Wells

photo courtesy of the Hammer Museum

The Hammer Museum is currently exhibiting works by

artist Llyn Foulkes.

Hammer Musuem hosts artist tour of exhibit

(310)443-7000, or visit www.ham-mer.ucla.edu.

LA Phil offersclasses for music lovers

The Los Angeles PhilharmonicAssociation has announced thatregistration is now open for its “LAPhil Inside the Music” classes onTuesday, March 26 and 27.Participants can register on a first-come, first-served basis atwww.laphil.com.

The two 90-minute sessions willexplore topics illustrated by musi-cal examples from the current LAPhil season. The courses are led byKUSC host Alan Chapman.

The class for beginners will beheld on March 26 from 7:30 to 9p.m.; the intermediate class will beheld on March 27 from 7:30 to 9p.m. at the Walt Disney ConcertHall, 111 S. Grand Ave. Cost is $3.For information, visitwww.laphil.org. 

grams at all of the centers, accordingdistrict documents. To accommo-date, LAUSD officials are creatingclasses for students with moderate tosevere disabilities at general educa-tion schools.

According to LAUSD officials,the district has 82,765 students inspecial education, and just 2,190learn in segregated settings.Currently, the district has no plans toclose any of its special educationcenters.

Frances Blend Principal DoreneRubin said it’s a misconception thatthe district is closing the centers. Shesaid the LAUSD is integrating stu-dents with their peers to the maxi-mum extent appropriate. At FrancesBlend, students have been learningfine arts with students from VanNess.

Last week, the students werelearning to make spheres and littleclay creatures. Four of five teachersand aides were in the classroomthroughout the class.

“We are enriching the lives of allof our students by doing this,”Rubin said, adding that FrancesBlend students need exposure to theworld and the community at large,and Van Ness students need to learnabout individuals who are “differ-ently-abled.”

“We all have our own gifts, andwe all need to learn acceptance andtolerance.”

The push to integrate studentswith special needs comes from a1996 court case — the ChandaSmith case — that required theLAUSD to identify and educate spe-cial education students in a way thatis consistent with state and federallaw.

Now referred to as the ModifiedConsent Decree, the commitmentpromotes the integration of studentswith special needs, said KarenGilman, of the ExceptionalChildren’s Foundation, which pro-vides early education programs forstudents with special needs.

“This is going to happen no mat-ter what,” she said, adding the dis-trict must respect the individualrights of parents throughout theprocess.

Gilman has been working withseveral mothers who fear that thepush for integration will adverselyimpact their children. At the homeof Ana Rivera, who lives just northof Koreatown, four of the parentsvoiced their concerns about theeffort, primarily in Spanish.

Rivera said her daughter, who hasa rare and unpredictable genetically-occurring disease, can not speak orwalk. In December, while in schoolat the Sophia T. Salvin SpecialEducation Center near WashingtonBoulevard and Normandie Avenue,her daughter had trouble breathing.The nurses reacted quickly and pro-vided assistance. However, if forcedinto a general education school, shefears that such quick responses tomedical issues will not be prevalent.

“So, I really want to be on a cam-pus that has nurses and all the phys-ical accommodations,” Rivera saidthrough a translator.

Marina Maldonado, another par-ent who has a child enrolled atSophia T. Salvin, is worried that thecenter will close. She said four pre-kindergarten classes were eliminat-ed last year, and the remaining sixwill be eliminated this year.

“Where are the other kids goingto come from if they’re not puttingkids in our school? We know thattheir environment is perfect forthem. Perfect in a way that the

school was made for them and theirneeds,” Maldonado said. “Theteachers and staff, they know how tohandle the kids.”

She fears that the district is under-estimating how different her four-year-old son is from the rest of thestudent body. Maldonado is con-cerned that other students will bullyher son due to those differences.

“That is our main concern — thebullying,” she said. “They won’t getthe same kind of attention.…They’re going to end up closingthe school, and that is the onlyschool within our community.”

Maldonado said she is also wor-ried that her son, who has anextremely rare disease and can notspeak, will not get the same level ofservices at a general educationschool. She said she isn’t sure shewants her son in a general educationenvironment.

“[They’re] our kids. We’re theones who know them best. They’recomfortable where they are,”Maldonado said, adding that if herson is hurt or molested, he won’t beable to tell her.

Another concerned parent, KarinaLopez, who is a member of the dis-trict’s English Learner AdvisoryCommittee, said her integrated stu-dent was bullied at MalabarElementary School in East L.A.Afterward, her student said shewanted to die, and Lopez supplieddocuments of the mental health hos-pital visit that followed.

“This is what happens whenthere’s bullying and there’s no inter-vention and there’s no plan,” shesaid through a translator.

Victorina Martinez, whose sonattends an Amino Charter Schooland has a severe learning disability,said he didn’t thrive in a regularcampus. However, in a charterschool with plenty of resources, heis seeing success, she said.

“He was out of his classes morethan he was in them,” Martinez saidthrough an interpreter.

Gilman said the LAUSD may beforced to make accommodationsthat they may not be able to affordfor students with disabilities. Shesaid such accommodations caninclude ramps, nurses and one-on-one sessions.

“They’re talking about movingsome classes lock, stock and barrel,”Gilman said, adding that the fourconcerned parents were “just the tipof the iceberg.”

“They’re trying to raise aware-ness.”

Sharyn Howell, the executive

director of the LAUSD Division ofSpecial Education, said the districtcontinues to establish programs thatall students need in general educa-tion classes.

“We have been pushing for thatfor a long time,” she said.

Howell referenced the move tomerge four special education centercampuses that share a geographicsite with a general education school.

“We have been working with theparents, and the staff and the parentsat those sites,” she said, adding thatthe schools have hosted fun eventsand also pushed for “meaningful”participation in science and physicaleducation. Howell said there is a lotof research that shows that integrat-ing can be helpful for students withspecial needs. “It’s also good for thegeneral education population.”

She said the district is concernedabout the safety of all students, espe-cially those who are most vulnera-ble. Howell said the district will pro-vide additional anti-bullying train-ing at integrated schools.

“We are not going to put our stu-dents in an environment where wedo not believe they are safe,” shesaid, adding that the district willalways have a lot of preparation todo in advance of an integratedschool adding students with specialneeds.

Howell said the district will needto ensure that the proper training isin place for administrators and spe-cial education aides, and instill alevel of understanding in studentsthat all of their peers have strengths.

She said the district does not planto close special education centers;however, some of the programscould be eliminated through attri-tion. While the LAUSD has elimi-nated some preschool programs,others may cease due to populationshifts that disallow the district tosustain them, Howell said.

She said the LAUSD has 15 spe-cial education centers, and enroll-ment is low at all of them.

“More parents are actually inter-ested in having their students withdisabilities educated at their homeschool,” Howell said, adding thatadditional programs — such ascharter school programs — couldmove to special education centers.

She stressed that parents are notrequired to move to a general educa-tion school, but special educationcenters will not be the “offeredplacement for students being identi-fied from here on in this district.”Howell said parents can tour tradi-tional classrooms and see if they

might be interested in having theirstudent attend. They can contactadministrators and the division ofspecial education for information.Parents can also seek legal recourseif they do not agree with the dis-trict’s recommendations.

Howell said the LAUSD wouldensure that all of the same servicesare available at general educationschools, and that teachers have theproper support.

“There will be support there,” shesaid. “Everything that a student canget at a special education center,they can get those things else-where.”

Chris Arroyo, of DevelopmentDisabilities Area Board 10, said thelaw requires that students are edu-cated as much as possible in tradi-tional classrooms. He said the lawalso states that the district take theneeds of the students into account inwhatever they do. Arroyo said that,generally, the district can eliminateprograms if students’ needs are metthrough a different program. Hesaid the key question is whether theLAUSD is conductingIndividualized Education Programmeetings for all students affected bythe programs that were eliminated.

“If people appeal, then what hap-pens?,” Arroyo said. “How do youappeal something if the program isgoing to be terminated?”

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District promoting integration in special edFrom page 1

photo courtesy of AJC

Thirty members of the leadership of AJC Los Angeles recently visited

the Glory Church of Jesus Christ as part of a growing partnership

between the Jewish Community, Korean Churches for Community

Development and the Korean American community.

The program focuses on building a deeper understanding and greater

awareness of the different facets of each community, and has allowed

representatives of the two communities to unite based on shared con-

cerns and similar goals. While past programs have focused on inter-

national and domestic political engagement, the new program will

allow for interfaith and intercultural exchange. In February, Korean

American leaders and Korean diplomats visited a cultural exhibit

focused on the history of Iranian Jews. For information, call (310)282-

8080, or visit www.ajc.org.

Groups uniting in AJC partnership

Linder honoredThe Greystone Demonstration

Garden, designed to educateabout sustainable gardeningpractices, has received recogni-tion from the California Parksand Recreation Society.

Beverly Hills resident BarbaraLinder has been honored withthe organization’s Champion ofthe Community Award for herwork implementing the garden,a volunteer-run sustainable gar-den that benefits the local com-munity.

Linder worked with donors toobtain materials to create thecommunity garden, a place forlocals and students to learn aboutsustainable gardening, earn com-munity service credits and pro-duce food for donation to localfood banks and meal programs.

The California Parks andRecreation Society’s Championof the Community Award recog-nizes outstanding public serviceby individuals or organizationswho unselfishly give their timeand resources in support of pro-moting parks and recreation’srole in creating healthy commu-nities.

The garden is located at 905Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills.

of HIV that is transferred to thebaby. The case of the baby inMississippi suggests that alsoaggressively treating the child assoon as possible after birth couldlead to a functional cure, which isa situation where the presence ofthe virus is so microscopic that itcannot be detected. Doctors in

Mississippi gave three anti-retro-viral drugs to the infant, a regimenoften used as a long-term treat-ment for infants as opposed to a

treatment right after birth. Dr. Otto Yang, the scientific

director for research for AHF andthe associate chief of the divisionof infectious diseases at the UCLASchool of Medicine, agreed thatmore research needs to be con-ducted to identify whether thetreatment can cure the disease. Hesaid it needs to be determined howmuch of the virus was present inthe baby at the time of birth, sodoctors can decide when and howthe treatment should be applied tocontrol the disease in future cases.

“It is important in that it is proofof concept that an establishedinfection can be cleared with veryearly treatment,” Yang said. “Itsays under certain circumstances,a cure is possible.”

If further research determinesthat the treatment is effective incuring the disease in HIV-positivebabies, it could have dramaticimplications for populationsworldwide. Although prenataltreatment of pregnant women inthe United States who are HIV-positive dramatically reduces therisk of transmission, it is not thecase in Africa, where up to400,000 HIV-positive babies areborn each year, and many later diefrom the disease. Weinstein said1.7 million people died of AIDSworldwide last year.

“People like me and AHF havebeen through the ups and downs ofthe epidemic, through the triumphsand the disappointments,”Weinstein said. “Our hope is it will

cause people to remain committedand patient until it’s over. Thisdoesn’t mark the beginning of theend, but it is another step along theway to finding a cure.”

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there will also be a café.“It is very exciting for us,” said

Steven Spielberg, project managerfor Step Up on Second. “We arebringing our presence toHollywood, and we want to repli-cate the world-class model we havefor supportive housing for thehomeless that we started in SantaMonica.”

Spielberg said the total cost forthe project was $15.1 million, and itwas paid for through federal taxcredits, and contributions from theLos Angeles Housing Department,the Los Angeles CountyDepartment of Mental Health, andpublic and private donors. LosAngeles County Supervisor ZevYaroslavsky, 3rd District, con-tributed $250,000 for the project aspart of the county’s effort to addresshomelessness.

“This is a project that providespermanent supportive housing inHollywood for the homeless, and itis part of the long-term strategy. It isthe only way we can permanentlyaddress and solve the homelessproblem in Los Angeles County,”Yaroslavsky said. “It is designed toget people off the street and give

them the tools they need to functionin society. It serves to remedy theissues that led to them becominghomeless in the first place.”

Spielberg said a “lifestyle man-ager” at Step Up on Vine will helpresidents get used to living indepen-dently, and will provide assistancein getting to doctor’s appointments,counseling sessions and obtainingemployment. He said many resi-dents need a period of adjustmentwhen they move in.

“Some of them have not livedindoors for several years, and theyneed to learn how to live indoors. Ittakes some time for them to getused to it. We have had some peo-ple who slept on the floor for a yearbecause they were not used to hav-ing a bed,” Spielberg said. “We helpthem with everything they need,from paying the bills to laundry andcooking. It’s all the skills you and Itake for granted.”

Step on Second currently pro-vides approximately 140 units ofhousing at its different facilities.The organization partners with theLos Angeles Department of MentalHealth to identify potential resi-dents, and has a team of employees

who regularly drive around theHollywood and Santa Monica areasto find homeless individuals whomay qualify for assistance. Oncethe residents begin receiving coun-ty assistance and are vetted andapproved by Step Up on Second,their housing is subsidized throughthe Section 8 public assistancehousing program. The section 8subsidies, along with Step Up onSecond, fund the staff and pro-grams at the site.

Spielberg said Step Up on Vineshould be fully occupied within thenext couple of weeks, and addedthat the waiting list for the 32 unitshad nearly 100 names. It is estimat-ed that there are more than 500homeless individuals living on thestreets in Hollywood at any giventime.

“There is definitely a need forthis in Hollywood,” he added. “Thecounty helps us identify the clients,and I believe the waiting list wastriple the number of units we have.”

Step Up on Vine is the third pro-ject the organization has opened inthe Hollywood area. A buildingcalled “Michael’s Village” providesapproximately 30 units near the cor-

ner of Sunset Boulevard andFormosa Avenue, and “The Tammy”provides 10 units of housing in the1100 block of Tamarind Avenue.Spielberg said the organizationhopes to build more than 200 unitsof housing in the future.

Yaroslavsky said Step Up on Vineis one of many housing projects forthe homeless he hopes can be com-pleted in the near future. In additionto projects in Hollywood, his office

is currently working with theVeterans Administration to launch atransitional housing program inWest Los Angeles, and is seekingother opportunities.

“Hopefully, we will be able totake it to 600 units,” Yaroslavskysaid. “We are trying to bring thismodel into different communities,because it has been very successful.”

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Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has introduced the HealthInsurance Rate Review Act of2013 to allow the Secretary ofHealth and Human Services toblock or modify unreasonablehealth insurance rate increases.Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)introduced companion legislationin the House of Representatives.

Earlier this year, the CaliforniaInsurance Commissioner found arate increase by Anthem BlueCross to be unreasonable, butlacked the authority to stop it. Theincrease affected nearly 250,000policyholders whose ratesincreased by up to 10.6 percent;when combined with previousincreases, the average rate hikefor those policyholders over twoyears reached 19.5 percent. 

“In California and 14 otherstates, consumers continue to faceunreasonable health insurancerate hikes,” Feinstein said.“Regulators in these states lackthe authority to block or modifythese unjustified increases in theindividual and small group mar-kets, even when they are found tobe excessive.  This is unaccept-able. I tried to include regulatoryrate review in the health reformlaw that passed Congress in 2010,but without further legislativeaction, consumers will continueto be at the mercy of health insur-ance companies as their premi-ums grow beyond the rate ofmedical inflation.”

Schakowsky also stated thatthere needs to be more regula-tions in place to prevent insurance

rate hikes.“When individuals, families

and small business owners pur-chase health insurance, theydeserve to know that the premi-ums they pay are reasonable. Theevidence shows that health con-sumers benefit if they live instates where insurance regulatorshave and use the authority to pre-vent unreasonable price hikes,”Schakowsky said.

“Unfortunately, in too manystates, that authority is missing.This bill is a common-sense solu-tion that gives the Secretary ofHealth and Human Servicesbackup authority to preventexcessive premiums becauseeveryone – no matter where theylive or do business — deservesreasonable insurance rates.”

Feinstein introduces insurance rate review act

The Larchmont Village residentsaid the campaign sought threedemographics for early voting:African-Americans, Latinos andyoung people. He said the plan wasto get people who wouldn’t likelyvote to the polls, and then worryabout those who are likely to vote.

Although Republican candidateMitt Romney used the press tomake the race seem closer,Obama’s supporters felt the victorywas assured, Maddox said. In a TVinterview, Maddox correctly pre-dicted that Obama would receive asmany as 300 electoral votes, whichwas met with surprise.

“The campaign was over in ourmind,” he said. “We kind of knew.…We were supremely confident.”

This year, Maddox and his com-pany were involved in a handful ofcity races. Dakota Communicationshas represented Dennis Zine sincehis original bid for Los AngelesCity Council, and the company ishelping former Assemblyman GilCedillo battle for the CouncilDistrict 1 seat. On a personal level,Maddox is assisting mayoral candi-date Wendy Greuel, and staffers atDakota Communications often helpwith friends’ campaigns.

He said his company advisesclients in all forms of communica-tion. They teach message points,target points, what a candidateshould and shouldn’t say and howto effectively use the media.

Maddox said his recommenda-tions to candidates are based ontheir strengths. Some are good forTV, while others have a good voicefor radio. He said newspapers tendto be a much safer arena for spread-ing a candidate’s message.

Maddox used the Expo Line asan example. One month before

workers were set to close ColoradoAvenue between 4th and 5th streetsin Santa Monica, Expo Line offi-cials requested help in spreadingthe word about the closure.

Dakota Communications sentdirect mail to residents within ahalf-mile of the closure, contactedhomeowners associations, spoke tothe local press, talked to city hallstaffers and used the morningmedia to get the word out.

“By the time the closure actuallyhappened, we were so far ahead ofthe game,” Maddox said, addingthat the company could have han-dled things differently. “We didn’tdo a press conference early. We didall this stuff early to educate peo-ple, and then the day of the closure,we were pretty confident that theword had got out so we then had apress conference that day.”

He said campaigns often changeduring run-offs. Using Greuel as anexample, Maddox said Tuesdaywas the most difficult day of hercampaign. She was competingagainst another woman — JanPerry — and Kevin James, whopulls from Greuel’s “base” — mod-erate Democrats and conservativevoters in the Valley, Maddox said.

“Then it’s one on one — Greuelagainst Garcetti,” he said, addingthat Greuel’s bid to become the firstfemale mayor of Los Angelesshould further benefit her withPerry out of the race. “So yourstrategy changes quite a bit. Andwhen it’s one on one, it’s a lot morefocus on just the two. Now, theproblem is you can’t make any mis-takes [because they are amplified].”

In terms of attack ads, candi-dates have to be careful, Maddoxsaid. Staffers must research poten-tially-harmful issues — such as

Clinton’s vote for the war in Iraq— and ensure that if the ad forcesthat candidate to lose supporters,those supporters land in theircamp.

“So the strategy is, sometimesyou want to go on the attack, butyou have to be careful about whatthe attack is and who you attack,because it might backfire on you,”Maddox said, adding that directmail can sometimes be a betteropportunity for attack ads. “Youcan do things with mail that youcan’t do on TV, because you can bemeaner, frankly.”

He said campaigns sometimes“crank up the negativity” to pushvoter turnout even lower, benefit-ting their candidate. He said it’simportant to talk issues and supplysolutions, but at the end of the day,the job is to get the candidate intooffice.

“[A low voter turnout] will obvi-ously be to the advantage of some-body,” Maddox said.

He correctly predicted that thisyear’s election would result in a 15to 18 percent turnout. Maddox saidthat’s a frequent occurrence after alarge presidential or gubernatorialelection.

“It’s not a very exciting election.…But obviously, if it were excit-ing, we wouldn’t be talking about15 to 18 percent turnout,” he said.“People aren’t excited. It’s kind ofboring.”

Maddox suggested that the cityhold its elections when the presi-dential or gubernatorial electionsare held. He speculated that itwould result in a better turnout.

“I just wish more people wouldparticipate in local elections,”Maddox said. “It would save a lotof money.”

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residents of the fifth districtenjoyed having me as their councilmember,” Koretz said. He said thathe took only having one opponentas a good sign. “That’s somewhatunusual in Council District 5 andwas a sign that we worked closelywith [the community]. I was prettyoptimistic from that point.”

With 12 candidates running forCouncil District 13, only councilmember senior advisor MitchO’Farrell (18.44 percent) and com-missioner/community organizerJohn Choi (16.47 percent) emergedfrom the pack. Neighborhoodcouncil board member SamKbushyan (12.03 percent) placedthird.

In the race for Los AngelesUnified School District Board ofEducation District 4 seat, incum-bent Steve Zimmer (52.10 percent)defeated parent/child advocateKate Anderson (47.89 percent)despite New York City MayorMichael Bloomberg supplyingfunding to his opponent.

In West Hollywood, incumbentsJeffrey Prang and John Duran werere-elected. Attorney Steve Martin(1,393 votes) and consultant/safetycommissioner Sam Borelli (787)were the next leading vote-getters.

Measure C, an effort to imposeterm limits on the city council thatare not retroactive, was approved2,690 to 1,653.

“I’m tired. It’s been a longnight,” Prang said. “I’m reallythrilled and really humbled to con-tinue being of service to the com-munity.”

The mayor of West Hollywoodnow, with the approval of term lim-its, has a total of 12 more years hecould serve on the council. ThoughPrang doesn’t agree with term lim-its, he said he supports the will ofthe voters. He said he couldn’tanticipate any problems term limitscould impose on the city.

“Who knows? I suspect therewill be some natural turnover in thenext few years, with or withoutterm limits,” Prang said, addingthat he wished voter turnout wouldhave been higher.

Duran said he was pleased withthe election results.

“I’m very excited and grateful tohave another four years serving thepeople of West Hollywood,” hesaid. “It was a really brutal cam-paign, as West Hollywood cam-paigns can be, but the in the end Iam just very happy that both JeffPrang and I were re-elected.”

As for term limits, Duran said heunderstands why people wanted topass them, but he hopes that it was-n’t for retribution on the currentcouncil. He said it could impact

future council members, who maybe less willing to cast votes onpolarizing issues.

“I guess it remains to be seen,”Duran said.

In all, roughly 17 percent of WestHollywood’s 26,394 registered vot-ers participated in the election.However, the clerk’s office has toverify the signatures for 750 to 800remaining provisional and vote-by-mail ballots. Clerk Corey Schaffersaid it’s “very unlikely” that theremaining ballots will affect theelection.

In Los Angeles, more than 1.8million people were registered tovote, and less than 300,000 ballots— or 16.11 percent — were cast.

As for L.A.’s ballot measure,Prop. A, the proposed half-centsales tax increase to offset statebudget cuts, was defeated.Approximately 55 percent of votersopted against the increase.

“I was disappointed, and I wassurprised,” Koretz said. “I think alot of that had to do with the turnoutand the fact that it was a very lowturnout. I think more conservativevoters tend to turn out regardless ofthe circumstance.”

He said the city should not waituntil next year to address the $220million budget deficit. Koretz sug-gested halting or slowing the hiringof Los Angeles Police Departmentofficers to prevent future layoffs.

“We should do that right now,ideally,” he added. “We’ll have tomake the best of it and find moreefficiencies and make cuts as intel-ligently as we possibly can andhopefully do the least harm.”

Charter Amendment B passed.The amendment alter the city char-ter to allow sworn police personnelwho are transferred from theDepartment of General Services tothe LAPD to purchase, at their ownexpense, retirement credit for priorsworn city service after theybecome members of the Fire andPolice Pension Plan.

“I don’t think anyone viewed itas any great controversy,” Koretzsaid.

Bill to protect genetic informationSen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima)

has introduced SB 222, whichwould establish the CaliforniaGenetic Information Privacy Act.The bill would prohibit the unau-thorized collection, analysis, trans-fer or storage of an individual’sgenetic information.

“I strongly support and believein the promise of genomic researchto improve public health and ourquality of life,” Padilla said. “I alsobelieve that stronger privacy pro-tections should be in place to guardagainst the unauthorized access andillegitimate use of genomic dataand information.”

Genomic sequencing and testing

is fast approaching the point whereit will be widely affordable to thegeneral public and an integral partof health care. What took years ofinternational effort to produce inthe mid-1980’s can now be com-pleted in days. Analysis of geneticmaterial can allow for early detec-tion of disease long before symp-toms become apparent.

Genetic markers can also sug-gest propensity for diseases thatmay or may not ever develop.Genomic information can make itpossible to identify an individualand discover the private healthinformation of an individual andthat individual’s relatives.

Marathon course to weave through West HollywoodThe City of West Hollywood

will again welcome runners com-peting in the Honda Los AngelesMarathon “Stadium to the Sea”course on March 17.

The marathon will begin atDodger Stadium and will finish atOcean Avenue in Santa Monica,and in between will tour a collec-tion of historical points throughoutthe city of Los Angeles as well assurrounding cities, including WestHollywood. An estimated 25,000runners will go through the city ofWest Hollywood between miles 13and 15 of the 26.2-mile course.

The Honda Los AngelesMarathon “Stadium to the Sea”

route enters West Hollywood atSunset Boulevard and HavenhurstDrive on the city’s eastside, andheads west on Sunset Boulevard.Runners will then turn left ontoSan Vicente Boulevard and rightonto Santa Monica Boulevard, pastthe Troubadour, before exitingWest Hollywood at Doheny Drive,where they will enter BeverlyHills.

To accommodate the marathon,several West Hollywood streetswill be closed on Sunday, March17, between the hours of 4 a.m. and2 p.m. They are Sunset Boulevardbetween North Havenhurst Driveand Clark Street/North San Vicente

Boulevard; North San VicenteBoulevard between SunsetBoulevard and Melrose Avenue;Santa Monica Boulevard betweenLa Cienega Avenue and NorthDoheny Drive; and North DohenyDrive between Santa MonicaBoulevard and Beverly Boulevard.

Parking will not be allowedalong the race course. Vehicles inviolation will be ticketed andtowed at the owner’s expense.Public parking in West Hollywoodwill be available at the severallocations for a fee.

For information, call (213)542-3000 or (323)848-6307, or send anemail to info@lamarathon.com.

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