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Shaggy Dog Story Grows Toxic
How “Improvement Fatigue” and Bad
Manners Have Inflamed a Neighborhood
By JOHN HARLOW and
GABRIELLA BOCK
W hen Alexander Vallin de-
cided to clean the air con-
ditioning ducts at his rental home
last summer, he little realized
it would lead to an 18-month
nightmare that has set neighbor
against neighbor and resulted in
dawn police calls, vulgarity and
broken friendships.
And the possible establish-
ment of a new community coun-
cil committee to calm neighbor-
hoods when constant building
leads to “improvement fatigue,”
when not even the prospect of
higher home prices feels worth
the problem of living with con-
struction.
There are also demands for
a tougher “builder’s code” to en-
sure they follow the rules.
This reflects the negative
feeling on Las Lomas where
Vallin has owned a single-family
residence on the 600 block for 33
years.
Ruthless Ryderz Return
At 11 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8, around 40 members of the Ruthless Ryderz motorcycle club congre-
gated at the intersection of Sunset and Chautauqua boulevards to leave tributes for David “Babyface”
Babalyan of Reseda. He died in a collision with a teenage driver at the intersection on Sunday, April 2,
since when, LAPD officers say, the numbers of Ryderz driving at high speed through the Village on Sun-
day and Wednesday nights has fallen.
Serving the Community Since 1928
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Last summer he discovered
that removing canine hair from
air ducts in between tenants was
escalating into a major rebuild-
ing project.
A year later, delayed by bad
weather and over-runs, Vallin
claims he is facing mob anger.
“The neighbors ambush me,
they want to cut my head off,
they call the police all the time,
this is madness,” he told the Pal-
isadian-Post on Monday, Aug. 7.
Some of the clashes are fa-
miliar tales of Angeleno rede-
velopment: blurred property
lines, industrial noise and frayed
nerves. This is the new normal.
But on Las Lomas, civili-
ty became an early casualty of
conflict between neighbors and
Vallin’s contractor, Russian-born
Vladimir Barashkov. A break-
down that had not happened
during six recent redevelopments
on the street, neighbors said.
It escalated last month when
Barashkov cut down a venerable
Eugenia hedge shared with an
Voices from the Street
By GABRIELLA BOCK
Purcy Glove
You know, I think Sansa’s go-
ing to take Westeros. People un-
derestimate how smart she is.
◆ Pacific Palisades, California
elderly neighbor, Mary Hagerth,
much to her distress.
Vallin’s surveyor ruled it was
on his property. That has been
challenged.
The hedge was replaced with
plywood spray-painted with the
words “cameras in use, bitches.”
Vallin confirmed he now has
CCTV trained on the property
line in case, he said, of trespass.
A jackhammer has been used
to remove concrete up to the le-
gally permitted limit of 9 p.m.,
and, according to neighbors, lat-
er than that.
Vallin has been cited for a
dumpster in the street.
He has declined requests
to erect a noise-buffering,
dust-shielding fence around the
house: It’s not legally required.
It was not always thus. Thir-
ty years ago, Vallin recalled,
he gave sanctuary to Hagerth’s
mother as her home was fumigat-
ed. Hagerth said more recently
she allowed his renters to shower
at her home when his sub-pump
Photo courtesy of Drew Jackson
As the powers that be quarrel endlessly amongst themselves, a vast and sprawling continent sits in disarray. In light
of these troublesome times, the Palisadian-Post asked locals the one question left on everybody’s mind: Who will win the
“Game of Thrones?”
Reporter
Ned Hardy
I’m going to have to go with
the dragons. Just the dragons.
The reporter and the contractor Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
overflowed with raw sewage.
When a reporter from the
Post approached the contractor
on site, he swore at her and spat
at her feet. She beat a hasty re-
treat.
The Polish-born Vallin apol-
ogized but defended his contrac-
tor, saying that he was “good
man but very Russian. He does
not know how to deal with peo-
ple being hostile to him very
The Palisades’ Forgotten ‘Torso Murder’
And the Remarkable Young Woman Whose Killer Remains Unknown
By MATTHEW MEYER
Reporter
Research by
ALEKSANDAR PAVLOVIĆ
Special to the Palisadian-Post
I t was a sense of adventure—or
at least a disinterest in attending
class that day—that landed three
Palisadian teenagers on PCH on
Nov. 2, 1973.
The ditching teens had skirted
Palisades High School to check out
what was left of a raging Malibu
brush fire just down the road.
Juniors Gale Cruse and Eliz-
abeth “Liz” Taylor hopped into
James Levesque’s Jeep. One year
older than the girls, Levesque was
the admitted “lead troublemaker” of
the gang.
When his car blew a tire just
past the Chart House restaurant on
PCH, he set to work on the Jeep
while the girls gazed out over the
ocean.
That’s when they spotted some-
thing bobbing in the water near
shore.
At first Cruse thought it might
be a doll. But as she and Taylor
scrambled closer along the rocks,
they realized with horror that it was
a woman’s torso—separated from
head and limbs.
“It was surreal,” Cruse told the
Palisadian-Post last month. “We
were freaked out.”
Levesque scrambled down
alongside the girls to get a better look.
Mike Minky
Okay, I’ve never actually
watched “Game of Thrones.” I
wish I had more time, but now I’m
too far behind to start.
well.”
Vallin insisted that Barash-
kov has always operated with-
in the law and had 30 permits
to prove it, but admitted that
he could have negotiated with
neighbors in a more diplomatic
style.
Now, with six months of
work to go, Vallin promised that
the heavy work is over, and he
hopes to rebuild old relationships
The site of the haunting discovery.
“[It was] frightening,” he lat-
er recalled. “How evil, and how
ugly and how sad … Who the heck
would do something like this?”
The teens knew they had to re-
Toni Goman Coverage of the incident was
Photo courtesy of the Amos family
Emily Rishwain
Daenerys and Jon are going to
team up and take it all.
$1.50
in the future.
Neighbors remain uncon-
vinced.
The conflict has been brought
to the attention of the Pacific Pal-
isades Community Council as
another example of a perceived
rise in “bad manners” and short
cuts being taken by contractors
in a hurry across the town.
This includes public urina-
tion, abandoned trash and work-
ing beyond permitted hours.
Maryam Zar, PPCC chair,
said she is considering establish-
ing an ad hoc committee to deal
with issues that the city fails to
address through its 311 reporting
app.
Neighbors are encouraged to
collect evidence, such as video
of active code violations.
They have raised the issues
with CD11 Councilmember
Mike Bonin. His area represen-
tative, Lisa Cahill, said it was le-
gally tricky if the contractor was
following city permits.
“Unfortunately,” she added,
“we can’t regulate kindness.”
Photo courtesy of Aleksandar Pavlović
port their haunting discovery, but
feared that calling the police might
reveal their truancy. They settled on
an anonymous telephone hotline at
the local radio station, KHJ.
By the time they returned to the
beach from a pay phone down the
road, police had descended on the
area.
Cruse called that day her “big
secret”—a vivid memory that re-
played constantly in her head, but
one that she hardly spoke to anyone
about, aside from passed notes to
Taylor in class.
She scanned what limited ac-
cess she had to news reports, but
never discovered much more about
what was later called the “tor-
so murder” at Will Rogers State
Beach.
(Continued on Page 3)
Photos by Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
Julie Stumpus
I want it to be Jon Snow, but
that seems a little too obvious. I
think it might be Littlefinger—
mostly because he’s a cockroach
and I think George R.R. Martin
may just be that cruel.
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Chipotle, Beer and Freedom
I’ve lived in the Palisades for
15 years. Last week, I went to a
neighborhood council meeting
for the first time. A Chipotle that
opened here a few months ago and
applied for a beer license which
has been strongly opposed. Since
it’s common for adults to drink
beer with dinner, I was curious.
Chipotle gave a presentation
on the history of their successful
25 years in business. They want
to simply offer adults the option
to have beer with dinner. They are
known as family friendly and a step
above the average fast food restau-
rant. They specially train employ-
ees to identify discreet markers on
IDs from each state to determine
legitimate proof of age for alcohol
consumption. They’ve never had a
problem with underage drinking in
their years of operating in Los An-
geles, even at their popular location
in Westwood near UCLA, which is
impressive. The beer is kept under
lock and key, and there’s always an
employee over 21 years of age at
every location.
There were immediate ob-
jections about teenagers stealing
bottles of beer. Or even seeing
alcohol being sold at restaurants.
A man stood up and said he was
concerned if he was sitting with
his kids at a communal table, his
kids would drink from someone’s
nearby beer bottle. Members of
the council sympathized and it be-
came clear the license wouldn’t be
passed.
I was shocked. How could this
man not notice his children drink-
ing someone else’s beer while they
sat 6 inches away from him? It’s
considered normal parenting for
adults to watch and supervise their
children when out in public. Peo-
ple don’t watch their kids?
I would understand that if Chi-
potle did not run a run a very tight
ship in regards to alcohol.
A few people stood up during
the time allotted for community
members in the audience to speak.
I said I was thrilled because if I
want to have dinner and a beer at
the end of the day without paying
$30, I have to leave town and drive
Palisadian-Post
Torino Johnson has resigned
as head coach of the Pali-
sades High girls basketball
program and will be join-
ing the women’s basketball
staff at Cal State LA as an
assistant under head coach
Cheryl Miller. Johnson won
203 games in 10 seasons at
Palisades, where he led the
Dolphins to four City Section
championships and earned
four City Coach of the Year
awards. #palisades #palipost
to Santa Monica or Malibu.
So, when I heard Chipotle
applied to serve beer, it meant I
might not have to leave anymore
and could relax with a good burrito
and beer after work.
The chair cut me off mid-sen-
tence. I was shocked as others had
been allowed to speak for longer.
I continued, adding briefly
that I had lived as a teenager in the
Palisades and teens just don’t try to
buy alcohol in restaurants because
it’s too difficult. She cut me off
again mid-sentence. I didn’t feel I
was given a right to speak or that
my voice was allowed to be heard,
even as a Palisadian.  judging by their jackets. Or
It’s ridiculous such restriction
of rights is even possible in Los
Angeles, much less the United
States which is built on freedom of
choice. It should be up to the com-
pany to decide what they can and
can’t serve as long as it’s legal.  on Earth.
Beer is part of our culture and
not detrimental to health if con-
sumed in moderation. We seem to
share the Iraqi government’s views
on alcohol in the Palisades.
This kind of thinking is a very
serious parenting issue.  I have
been an educator, teacher and ther-
apist for teens and children, in-
cluding at-risk kids with emotional
disturbance and special needs, for
more than 10 years, and so I know
kids.  If parents don’t trust their
teenage children to not steal, that
is a huge problem with a long list
of negative implications.
The fact that in the Palisades
parents consider it normal to ques-
tion whether their teenagers have
the willpower to steal or not steal
is outrageous to me. The most dis-
turbing implication here for me is
these parents don’t trust their own
abilities to supervise or effectively
educate their kids. Parents should
be able to morally influence their
children and watch them while in
public. That is not the responsibil-
ity of Chipotle or any other com-
pany.
I am writing because this is a
serious issue that needs to be given
some attention in the Palisades.
Julia Richardson
August 10, 2017
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January 30, 1969
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Parking
I will never understand why
that guy insists on using a dis-
abled parking spot at the Pali
park every time he parks for
his tennis game.   Seems like
just another self-entitled jerk
in PP.
Tourists
I got stuck behind a tourist
bus up in Amalfi, just invent-
Do you know where a person in this photo is today? Contact mypost@palipost.com. ing names and addresses of
people who live up there. I
do not even think that Keanu
Reeves has ever lived in the
Vatican music: Three Palisadian members Palisades, although he may
of the National Children’s Choir—pictured, have spent time in Topanga.
from left: Nellie Mullane, mezzo-soprano, If I was those tourists I would
Christopher O’Brian, bass, and Lilliana Zar, be asking for my money back.
soprano—traveled to Rome with their Post
to perform “Joyful, Joyful,” “Hail Holy Queen”
and the Gregorian melody “Ubi Caritas” in St. Shard
The car-ripping shard is back
Peter’s Basilica.
on PCH, just after you turn
Want to see your photo left from Chautauqua. Am I
in the Post? Take your
Palisadian-Post on your next trip allowed to thank the unfortu-
(near or far) and email a photo to
MyPost@palipost.com.
nate who sliced it clean away
(at the expense of their paint-
work, I am sure)? And also,
(Letters To The Editor continued)
those yellow plastic flipper
flapper things down the mid-
The Gelson’s Cover-Up dle of the road—knocked flat,
I was interviewed on NBC-11 news about Gel- When I asked Gelson’s why it was censored, too. And yet Caltrans does
son’s censoring the August edition of Vanity Fair whether it was a customer or corporate decision, they
because of a cover image of a naked and pregnant said it was a corporate decision. So, I phoned them to
not seem to learn from design
Serena Williams. make some noise. I went off at them. errors—a definition of mad-
This is the worst kind of body shaming and I do My impression was that they listened to us and ness.
not think the naked body is anything to be ashamed the cover was put back on the shelves.
of in 2017—there is a lot more material around to be The idea that a pregnant woman might offend
offended by.
Having been brought up in Saudi Arabia where
“family values” was just wrong, this was body sham-
ing. So, if you see something like this, challenge it. Ryderz Replacements?
the female body—including mine—was censored all And I am so happy that the entire community of I know there are fewer Ry-
the time, it was shocking and upsetting to see this in Pacific Palisades rallied around this issue and we are
derz on a Wednesday night
the Palisadian-Post and I felt very strongly that this not dominated by a few.
was wrong. Michelle Villemaire down Sunset, but I have seen
speeding motorcycles from
other gangs taking their place,
Heaven on Earth
are these Ryderz in disguise?
I recently addressed an audience in the Palisades fulfillment, justice, harmony and peace; avoiding
Library about transitioning to a new society of heav- competition resulting in winning and losing, being
en on earth.
I showed how, with Arpi, my wife of 52 years,
civil and being morally right.
I believe in deserving, success, joy, happiness,
Ryderz II
I have learned, as everybody can, to live in Heaven wealth, abundance. I have heard from a friend
Continual learning and sharing; creativity, inno-
up in the Valley that the Ry-
There are aims at meeting common needs. vation, integration, evolution, growth and multipli-
These include loving, thanking, forgiving, being cation; contribution to the community. derz are finding other ways to
positive, avoiding criticism, being negative, trusting, I believe that what one sows one reaps; doing rumble and ride up there. One
respecting, praising, honoring, encouraging, worth things in small steps and slowly for success with
giving, high esteeming, coordinating, cooperating, gladness, confidence, without anxiety, depression, has even put a sound-baffler
collaborating to solve common problems and needs. anger, hatred, violence or revenge. on his rice rocket bike. Could
This results in common winning, satisfaction, Dr. Simon J. Simonian
this be a sound of silence to
come? I hope so.
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PALISADES Neighborhood News ‘Torso Murder’
(Continued from Page 1)
The Village limited—but newspaper archives
paint a clearer picture of the in-
Gelson’s Reveals Serena vestigation that followed.
The LA Times reported that a
Gelson’s supermarket has removed “modesty sheets” from the pair of shoes and a purse found
cover of the August edition of Vanity Fair magazine. It showed a near the body were the focus of
pregnant and naked Serena Williams. Management had covered a “massive effort” to identify the
it up after a “handful” of local people suggested the image would woman, said to be between 20 and
hurt children. Gelson’s uncovered it again after the issue flared on 30 years old.
local television and national social media, where the supermarket LAPD Detective Sgt. John
was accused of treating the black tennis champion differently from Edwards told reporters that he sus-
white celebrities who have adopted the same magazine cover pose pected the woman was from out
without being censored. – JOHN HARLOW of town, and that she was likely
killed elsewhere and dead for sev-
Pacific Palisades eral hours before she was taken to
the beach.
Back to School The front cover of the Pali-
sadian-Post that week featured
Another summer has sped by for students at Palisades Charter a lead story about the incident,
High School, with registration starting this week for the 2017-18 noting that local lifeguards had
school year. assisted in gathering evidence for
Twelfth-grade registration and orientation started Aug. 8, with the detective.
juniors, sophomores and freshmen reporting on Aug. 9, 10 and 11, In the Valley News of Van
respectively. Nuys, an officer likened the killing
The first day of school is Aug. 16—reflecting the Pali High to the horrors of the Black Dahlia
Board of Trustees’ recent decision to start classes in mid-August for murder, a still-vivid memory for
at least the next three years. many Angelenos at the time.
—MATTHEW MEYER Then the news went quiet, as
detectives searched for identifica-
The Village tion, and life and crime continued
in one of the country’s most pop-
Doctors Set Sail ulous cities.
In December, police used sur-
The Floating Doctors, an Optimist Club-sponsored nonprofit gical scars and dental records to
organization, boarded their boats and set sail to Bocas del Toro, finally identify the woman as Toni
Panama on July 31. Elinor Brown Goman, a 28-year-
Founded by Palisadian Ben LaBrot, the organization is respon- old who had traveled to LA from
sible for providing free acute and preventative health care services Ohio with a male friend about a
to people living in isolated areas. week prior to her death.
This year, the Optimist Club of Pacific Palisades helped a re- Police told the LA Times that
cent Optimist Youth Home graduate named Victor Solorio achieve their investigation “would now be
his goal to intern for the philanthropic organization. concentrated on her activities and
Now one week into the program, LaBrot told the Palisadi- associates” since her arrival.
an-Post that Victor has been an “asset” to his team as they hike A few leads emerged, but ulti-
through remote mountain villages and fulfill their mission to pro- mately led nowhere.
vide fundamental health services for all who need them. Goman’s companion had re-
—GABRIELLA BOCK ported her missing on Nov. 4, af-
ter attempting to pick her up from
Pacific Palisades a Beverly Hills hotel known for
seedy dealings. He had dropped
her off at the hotel a few days pri-
Refreshed Optimists Board or, he told police.
Kane Philips, of the Optimist Club of Pacific Palisades, named The man, identified only as
the new board, which will run from October 2017 to October 2018. a former Ohio State University
It is: President Ann Vogel, Immediate Past President, Jody Margu- student, had a record with Colum-
lies, 1st Vice President Jed Peters, 2nd Vice President David Hen- bus police of assault and battery
wood, 3rd Vice President Sue Pascoe, Treasurer Al Greene, Peter charges.
Scolney, Naidu Permaul, Lester Wood, Dan Ackerman and Mike While police sought to ques-
Kafka. ––JOHN HARLOW tion him upon his return to Ohio,
they never gathered the evidence
The Village to issue a warrant for his arrest.
And that’s where national cov-
erage left off—detectives never
Perini to Construct Caruso convicted a killer, and Goman’s
Tutor Perini, one of the largest construction giants in the world, death slowly faded from the pub-
will be building Rick Caruso’s Palisades Village project over the lic memory, as so many victims
next 12 months. The contract value has not yet been revealed. The tragically do.
$4.2 billion-a-year firm is run by USC graduate Ron Tutor, a yacht But her memory didn’t fade
enthusiast who was also briefly a Hollywood mogul. The compa- for her family; nor her peers.
ny’s battles with Californian cities over billing questions have been And outreach by Post re-
well-documented: Tutor Perini is embroiled in a $228 million dis- searcher Aleksandar Pavlović
pute over costs racked up prepping the LA-San Francisco bullet this month has uncovered more
train route. —JOHN HARLOW about Goman than the details of
her unfortunate end: a picture of
a free-spirited revolutionary, with
Riviera impassioned ideals.
Sisters Vicki and Bobbie
Abrams Reconnects with Obama Amos, cousins of Goman whose
Palisadian film director and “Bad Robot” television produc- family raised her after Toni’s
er J.J. Abrams and his wife, Irish TV actress Kate McGrath, have
each donated $125,000 to the National Democratic Redistributing
Committee, a group backed by former president Barack Obama to
challenge Republican redistricting changes that disadvantage Dem-
ocratic Party election candidates. ROBBERY
Both parties do it, but, critics said, in recent years, the Repub- Sunset/Temescal Canyon,
licans have proven more effective with the legal but controversial August 5 at 3:40 p.m. A 28-year-
tactic. —JOHN HARLOW old male was arrested for attempt-
ed robbery after he attempted to
forcefully pull a cell phone from
victim’s hand.
Spotted in the Palisadian-Post:
March 19, 1970 GTA
700 block of El Medio, July
Center Will Receive Exercise Parcourse 28 between 2:30 and 3 p.m. The
suspect took victim’s vehicle us-
“Malibu Canyon should be a magnificent park, not a wall-
ing key left in the truck.
to-wall concrete gutter.”
Pacific Coast Hwy/Sunset,
With that expression as its rallying thought, the Save Malibu
July 30 between 2 and 3 p.m. The
Canyon Committee this week increases its campaign for dele-
suspect took victim’s vehicle us-
tion of the Malibu-Whitnall Freeway from state blueprints.
ing key left in the car.
August 10, 2017 Palisadian-Post Page 3
Sgt. Edwards in the Times
Photo courtesy of LA Times
And without ever seeing Go-
man again, there was always a
flicker of doubt: “We would al-
ways look for her face in a large
crowd of people.”
The Amos sisters grew up alongside Goman. Photo courtesy of Amos family
The Amos family raised Go-
man’s son, who went on to attend
University of Utah and serve 20
mother gave her up for adoption, She and Vicki recalled the years as a Navy pilot.
shared their memories with the pain of her failure to return, and Questions surrounding her
Post for the first time. the days of wondering before den- murder will always weigh heavily
“Toni was a special cousin,” tal records provided by their father on the family.
Vicki said. “She always made ev- finally proved Goman’s death. But their fond memories shed
erything more fun. “It took my sister Bobbie and light on a certain truth—Goman
“When Toni was a teenager, I about 20 years to get over most left the world too soon, but the
she spent time in her attic bedroom of the trauma of our loss, of our lives she touched while living
listening to her radio and her 45 special cousin,” she later told the have assured that she’s far from
LP records. She also liked to draw Post. forgotten.
and sketch … she was a very good
artist.”
Bobbie, too, recalled Toni as a
fun-loving creative.
Sign of the Times
“Toni was like the rest of us
cousins until she turned 12, 13,
14,” she said. “She then start-
ed blooming into being a free
spirit. She would take walks in
our woods—take off her top and
[quote] poetry or sing.
“Once she met a hunter com-
ing towards her and she tells me he
turned tail and got out of there. She
laughs saying he probably thought
she was a crazy person.”
Toni’s carefree youth gave
way to an at-times troubled young
adulthood.
She battled with anorexia and
depression for some time as a teen.
Later she became pregnant with a
son, Arthur, in an ill-fated marriage
to a man named Ron Birchum.
She attended Ohio State Uni-
versity, where her free mind led
her to the frontline of pacifist and
feminist movements. Goman was
a founding member of the campus’
Women’s Action Collective and an
active member of a peer counsel-
ing service for women.
In a letter to the Columbus
Dispatch newspaper after her
death, a group of Goman’s fem-
inist peers called her a beloved
friend, and named a women’s
center in the area the Toni Goman
Feminist Rape Crisis Center, in
honor of her contributions to their
burgeoning movement. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
Goman’s association with the
New direction: After five years at 881 Alma Real Drive, the
day’s political movements was a
Palisadian-Post—like so many historic and deeply rooted com-
distant and somewhat abstract pur-
munity newspapers—has its own building identification sign in
suit to family back home.
the blue and white colors of the Pacific Palisades flag. Now read-
But she remained deeply loved
by all.
ers, visitors and friends can find the town’s only weekly newspa-
per more easily in the heart of The Village. And there are many
Bobbie said that Goman was
considering moving to California
more changes on the way! —JOHN HARLOW
when she left on her trip.
CRIME REPORT
BURGLARY/THEFT FROM VEHICLE The suspects (#1-2 male, NFD) VANDALISM
1300 block of Avenida De entered victim’s home through a 700 block of Lachman Ln,
Cortez, between July 26 at 8 p.m. window and took a purse. August 1 at 10:30 p.m. The sus-
and July 27 at 8:30 a.m. The sus- 17800 block of Tramonto, pect possibly fired a “BB” gun at
pect entered victim’s vehicle and between July 26 at 12 p.m. and victim’s window causing damage.
took money and sunglasses. July 30 at 9:30 a.m. The suspect 500 block of Mt Holyoke,
18000 block of Sandy Cape smashed a glass door to enter vic- July 18 at 11 p.m. The suspect
Dr, between July 30 at 9 p.m. and tim’s home. It was unknown what poured brake fluid into victim’s
July 31 at 7:20 a.m. The suspect property was stolen at the time of car engine.
entered victim’s vehicle and took the report.
a briefcase and a surgical loop.
14700 block of Whitfield,
THEFT
16700 block of Livorno,
Provided by LAPD
Senior Lead Officer
between July 25 at 6 p.m. and July July 28 at 10:30 p.m. The suspect
Michael Moore. In case of
26 at 10 a.m. The suspect entered (a 20-year-old Hispanic female,
emergency, call 911.
victim’s vehicle and took a watch. black hair, 5’6” 130 lb, driving a
To report a non-emergency,
BURGLARY dark blue, four-door Nissan Alti-
call 877-275-5273.
800 block of Brooktree Rd, ma) took a package from victim’s
July 27 between 12 and 2:45 p.m. front porch.
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AUG clothing and shoes are recommended. Pacific Palisades
Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave.
3:30 p.m. New Teen Volunteer Orientation for teens ages 14-18
R obert “Bob” Revere Eier-
mann was born and raised
in Brooklyn, New York to Frank
who are interested in getting involved—while earning volunteer Robert Eiermann and Blanche
service hours. Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real Drive. Karr Eiermann.
An interest in STEM subjects
FRI 9:45 a.m. Community Chair Yoga with Alison led to his being selected to attend
11 Burmeister. Seated yoga and breathwork. $15 suggested Brooklyn Technical High School
where he was an active participant
AUG donation. Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 in intramurals, school clubs and
Haverford Ave.
3:30-5 p.m. Needle Arts Circle, hosted by Margaret Hatfield. other organizations. After grad-
uation, Bob served in the Army,
Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real Drive.
stateside, during World War II.
While stationed in Florida,
SAT 7:30-12 a.m. CLEANup Event. Anyone 18 years and he met Stella Henrietta Pederson
12 over are invited to help clean up the abandoned homeless
encampments. Via Mesa Bluffs, Hiking Trails.
of Wilmar, Minnesota. They mar-
ried in March 1945 and had two
AUG 12-3 p.m. Summer Block Party. A street fair with face daughters, Susan and Lynda.
painting, petting zoo, hair braiding and more. Malibu Country After his discharge, they
Mart, 3835 Cross Creek Road. moved back to New York and Bob was active in a computer club
1 p.m. Saturday Movie Matinee. “A Street Cat Named Bob,” lived in Queens. Through the GI as well as the Planetary Society, Laura Dadea Kuper passed and at Santa Monica Emeritus
starring Luke Treadway and Bob the Cat. Palisades Branch Bill, he earned an engineering de- and spent time working on the away at her home surrounded by College exhibits. She learned to
gree in electrical engineering at family genealogy. her family on June 17 at the age play bridge and played all over
Library, 861 Alma Real Drive.
Brooklyn Polytechnic, now a part Family was important to Bob of 87. the Westside. She was a long time
8 p.m. Movies in the Park presents “The Little Mermaid.” of NYU Tandon School of Engi- and he was a strong provider and Laura was born in Milan, It- subscriber to the Disney Music
moviesintheparkpacpal@gmail.com. Palisades Recreation neering. supporter of his wife and daugh- aly where she met and married Center and attended as many live
Center, 851 Alma Real Drive. In 1955 he and the family were ters. When he finished with the Polish Harry Kuper. They moved shows at the Hollywood Bowl and
moved to California by Hughes service, he earned his degree in to New York in 1949. She raised other venues around town. She
MON 9:45 a.m. Community Yoga with Alison Burmeister. Aircraft Company. He worked at the evening while working during two children and then returned to loved going to the shows at the
14 60 minutes of Vinyasa Flow. $15 suggested donation.
Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave.
the Culver City facility and for the
aerospace division for 30 years
the day.
There were always family
school to earn a master’s degree.
She was a math teacher and coun-
Palisades Theater.
Laura loved living in the Pal-
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Adults: What Should Seniors Be Doing?” Presented by time, he had the opportunity to to learn about the United States as system for 20 years. heart condition since she was a lit-
observe a satellite launch at Cape they drove across country to their Harry and Laura moved to tle girl; she underwent numerous
Palisades Alliance for Seniors, featuring guest speaker George
Canaveral, Florida. new home in California, and later Pacific Palisades in 1994. Laura heart surgeries and treatments,
Salem. Palisades Branch Library - Community Room, 861 When the family moved to visited the national parks and Cal- immediately became active in nu- but would always be a fighter and
Alma Real Drive. California they lived in Mar Vista ifornia missions. Bob always had merous organizations, including came back stronger and more de-
and then in 1963 moved to Pacif- his camera out to document fami- the Palisades’ “Newcomers,” Red termined than ever. She is also a
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spent the rest of their years. After
retirement, Bob was active with
Stella predeceased him. He
leaves a sister, Norma Burton of
B’nai Birth and Hadassah.
But she never stopped learn-
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Sports Thursday, August 10, 2017 Page 5

Nothing but Net

Torino Johnson Steps Down After 10 Seasons as Pali High Girls Hoops Coach
By STEVE GALLUZZO In March, the Dolphins reached their third straight Open Division
Sports Editor final but lost to Fairfax by two points in overtime.
Under Johnson’s guidance Palisades posted a stellar 92-28 record

T
here are no regrets for Torino Johnson, who has stepped down
as head coach of the Palisades High girls basketball program
after 10 seasons.
While fulfilling his annual camp duties at Michael Jordan Flight
School last Wednesday afternoon, Johnson confirmed that he will be
joining the women’s basketball staff at Cal State Los Angeles as an
assistant under head coach Cheryl Miller.
“I’m so grateful to the Palisades community and the booster club,
Charlotte Atlas who hired me and all of the families that have come
through our program,” Johnson told the Palisadian-Post. “There are
big things going on in my life, a lot of different projects, and I’m very
excited about this new opportunity.”
Johnson took the Dolphins’ program to new heights, racking up
203 victories against 123 defeats and piloting Palisades to four City
Section championships: back-to-back Division II titles in 2011-12 and
back-to-back Open Division crowns in 2015-16.
Torino Johnson, shown instructing guard Kayla Williams, notched
his 200th victory at Westchester in February. Photo: Steve Galluzzo
in Western League play and won four league titles. He earned the
City Coach of the Year Award four times and was name Division I
State Coach of the Year by Cal-Hi Sports in 2016. He also grew the
Dolphins’ own Palisades Beach Invitational into one of the best high
school tournaments in California.
“None of my accomplishments would’ve been possible without
the help of others,” Johnson added. “The credit goes to George Rav-
eling, Gary Colson, Jamallh Clark, Randy Aguirre, Jerry West, Ron
Adams, Chip Engelland, Kevin Lorick, Metta World Peace, Lisa Sax-
on, James Paleno, Sheldon Crowley, the Palisades Booster Club, my
family, all of my players and all of my coaches. I’m thankful to all
the people who helped me build the program like the maintenance
crew that kept our gym clean and all the programs that supported our
tournament throughout the years.”
The decision to leave a program he poured his heart and soul into
was a difficult one, but Johnson felt the time was right.
“Walking away from all of that wasn’t easy, but I’m a growth-ori-
ented person and this is a chance to work with one of the greatest bas-
ketball minds ever. Cheryl Miller is a Hall-of-Famer and I’m looking
forward to adding value to Cal State LA.”
Miller is an icon in women’s basketball, winning two NCAA titles
at USC and leading the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team to the gold medal.
Before taking over at Cal State LA, she coached at USC, the Phoenix
Mercury of the WNBA and Langston University in Oklahoma and
was a sideline reporter for 17 years with TNT. A four-time high school
All-American at Riverside Poly, she once scored 105 points in a game.
Johnson not only made a difference at Pali High, but in the summer
of 2015 he was hired to head the Los Angeles sector of USA Basket-
ball’s Youth Development program. He organized Saturday pick-up
games through an endeavor called “Open Court LA and coached USA
Basketball’s U16 girls team.
“The program was the first of its kind and I was honored to be able
to host it at Palisades,” Johnson said.
Palisades has posted the job opening on its school website and is Torino Johnson led Palisades to four City titles and earned four
accepting applications to fill the position. Coach of the Year awards in 10 seasons. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

Offensive linemen (left to right) Baraka Beckett, Syr Riley, TJ Michel, Ari Sallus and Cole Aragon will open up plenty of holes for Palisades High running backs this season. Photo: Steve Galluzzo

Work in Progress
Palisades High’s Offensive Line Will Be the Key to the Dolphins’ Success on the Gridiron
By STEVE GALLUZZO 4, 310 pounds), Baraka Beckett had in my six years here. Don’t in April, being bumped from un- Palmer understands that senior returner, and junior Daniel
Sports Editor (6-4, 285), TJ Michel (6-1, 260), get me wrong, we have tons of rated to three stars after taking games are won and lost in the Hayes, a transfer from Loyola.
Cole Aragon (6-3, 270) and Ari work to do, but if these guys get reps at guard and tackle. trenches and success is predicated “It’s all about us getting better

H
ow far will the Palisades
High football team go
this season? Well, for of-
fensive line coach Larry Palmer,
the answer is simple: however
far the five up front take it.
The Dolphins boasted one of
the best offensive lines in the City
Section last fall--a group that al-
lowed tailback Innocent Okoh to
gain a school-record 1,965 yards.
The scary thing is Palisades
might be even better this year be-
hind the likes of Syr Riley (6-foot-
Sallus (6-4, 285), who will give
opposing defensive coordinators
nightmares.
“If you were a defensive line-
man, would you want to come to
the line of scrimmage seeing those
guys?” Palmer asked. “I doubt it.”
Once a prep lineman himself,
Palmer knows how intimidating
size can be. Combine that with
speed and agility and you have a
formula for success.
“I’m very optimistic,” Palmer
added. “This is the best group I’ve
on the same page... look out.”
Although two of their best
linemen from last year graduat-
ed (Brandon Castro and Nathan
Campos), back is Riley, the West-
ern League Lineman of the Year,
and added to the mix is Beckett,
a junior transfer from Windward.
Both have received scholarship
offers from numerous Division
I schools. Riley, who made the
All-City second team as a junior
in 2016, impressed at the Rivals
3-Stripe Camp at Citrus College
Michel has looked good at the
center spot in camp and Jack Esta-
brook and guards Frank Viramon-
tes and Jonathan Molina will also
get snaps under head coach Tim
Hyde’s “next man in” mentality.
Palisades amassed more than
3,400 rushing yards in 12 games
and reached the City Section Di-
vision I quarterfinals last season.
The Dolphins have loftier goals
this year: the outright league title
and a berth in the City’s inaugural
Open Division playoffs.
on protecting your quarterback. In
That was his primary job in 1978
when he was the starting left tack-
le at Granada Hills High, where
he blocked for a gunslinging sig-
nal-caller named John Elway.
“I was a 6-foot-1, 185-pound
senior when John was a junior,”
Palmer recalled. “I protected his
blind side.”
This year, Palisades’ front line
will be assigned with protecting
and providing ample time to throw
for quarterbacks Jared Dodson, a
each and every practice,” said Sal-
lus, a first-team All-League selec-
tion last year. “If there’s one thing
I learned from last season it’s to
stay humble and don’t brag. I
think we’re better than last year at
this time, but we’re not satisfied.”
Sallus is comfortable at right
tackle, right guard or left guard
and will also start at noseguard.
“I like to hit and in football
you get to hit on every play,” he
said.
(Continued on Page 6)
Page 6 Palisadian-Post August 10, 2017

Athlete of the Week

Coming Full Circle
Former Post Cup Winner Danny Westerman Now Coaches Tennis at His Alma Mater
By STEVE GALLUZZO “Denver was a green pro-
Sports Editor gram and a great place to get my
start,” Westerman said. “I loved

I
t isn’t often someone can say living there, I inherited a good
they have found their “dream team and I was able to keep the
job,” but Danny Westerman momentum going.”
is one of the lucky ones. During his nine-year tenure
Not only is he coaching ten- at Denver, Westerman led the Pi-
nis, the sport he loves, but the oneers to the NCAA tournament
Palisades High alumnus is do- five times, posting a 123-83-1
ing so at the University of Wis- record and earning ITA Moun-
consin, the school he loves and tain Region Coach of the Year
played for. honors.
DIEGO “This University holds a Westerman earned his bach-
HUTTEPAIN special place in my heart for me
and my family,” Westerman said
elor’s degree in marketing and
management in 2002 and his
after returning to Madison from MBA in 2005. He and his wife,
a recruiting trip last weekend. Elizabeth, a Madison native and
“There aren’t many coaches that Wisconsin men’s tennis coach Danny Westerman (center) fires his former Wisconsin women’s ten-
get the chance to coach at their team up before a match last season. Wisconsin Athletics nis letterwinner, have two boys,
alma mater and I want to give James (4) and Thomas (2).
back to the tennis program that the prestigious Ojai Tournament. strings, it’s all more advanced. “Yes, talent is important but
gave me so much.” “When I first got to Pali we The players are a lot bigger and I want someone who is going to
Westerman became Wiscon- hadn’t won City in a few years, faster. Even in my best shape I be a positive competitor,” Wes-
sin’s 17th men’s head coach in so winning it as a freshman [in wasn’t as well-conditioned as terman said. “You may be hard
A senior-to-be at Palisades High, Diego captured the singles 2015 and piloted the Badgers to 1995] was big, then trying to see these guys are now.” on yourself but can you stay
title of the New Balance High School Tennis Championships at their winningest season in six if we could do it four times in a Westerman enjoyed a stellar positive throughout the match?
Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai. Seeded No. 2, he dropped only years. His sophomore campaign row. That was the motivation.” playing career at Wisconsin, be- I want someone who is not go-
two sets in five matches, upsetting No. 1-seeded Adam Sraberg was even better and he begins Westerman, who lived in coming only the fifth three-time ing to bring anyone else down.
from Harvard-Westlake (ranked in the top 20 in Southern Cali- his third season at the helm with West Hollywood but attended All-Big Ten selection at UW Every college match is like the
fornia), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, in the final. Diego won back-to-back City eyes on the Big Ten title. Palisades through the magnet and earning the Big Ten Medal final of a junior event. When I’m
Section Individual double titles (with different partners) before “It’s a constant grind—not program, was ranked No. 8 in of Honor in 2002. He finished in the living room, do you say
reaching the singles final last spring. He has helped Palisades a day goes by that I’m not out Southern California when he his career fourth in Badgers his- ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your
win the last three City team titles. To nominate your favorite recruiting,” Westerman said. “I graduated with a 4.2 GPA. tory with 92 singles wins and parents? Do you look me in the
Palisadian for Athlete of the Week, email sports@palipost.com. look in the Midwest first but we “I still keep in touch with his .634 winning percentage eye? Will you be respectful to
have a good mix of kids from all Coach [Bud] Kling, Artin and a ranked eighth in school annals me and your teammates? Those
over, including Florida, Ireland few other teammates,” Wester- at the time of his graduation. He things matter.”
and Spain. Half the players next man said. “In fact, Artin went to reached No. 16 in the national Westerman’s parents moved
Inexperience Is Concern for season will be my recruits, so
I’m excited to see how we do.”
my wedding and I went to his.”
A left-hander with a nasty
singles rankings and went 63-47
in doubles in his four seasons.
to Westwood in the fall of his
freshman year at Wisconsin and
Pali High JV Football Coach It’s coming up on 20 years
since Westerman won the Post
kick serve who liked to attack
and volley, Westerman was used
Even before his own career
was over, thoughts of coaching
his younger sister Julie, who was
captain of the girls team at Pali
Cup Award as the outstand- to being No. 1 in high school, but had entered his mind. High and went on to play No.
By STEVE GALLUZZO ing senior athlete at Palisades quickly discovered the college “At the end of my junior year 1 singles at UC San Diego, got
Sports Editor and yet that remains one of his game was a whole new level. I started paying close attention married in May.
proudest accomplishments. “It was very humbling once to what was going on,” Wester- “I think my [Post Cup] is at

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very season presents its own unique challenges and one of the “That was really amazing,” I got to Wisconsin,” he said. “I man said. “Half my teammates my parent’s place,” Westerman
biggest ones facing the Palisades High junior varsity football he said, remembering his days in was playing No. 5 and No. 6 sin- were predicting I’d coach some said. “I still have all the newspa-
team this fall is inexperience. the blue and white. “To be rec- gles my freshman year. It was day and was like ‘You guys are per clippings from high school.
The Dolphins have only three starters returning and two of them ognized by your peers and your another step up the pyramid. The crazy!’ At that time I wanted to My sister made me a scrapbook
will line up in new positions, so head coach Ray Marsden knows his school is great and it meant all mountain keeps getting steeper. go pro.” in college. Madison is a fabu-
boys have their work cut out for them if they want to win their league. the hard work paid off. As far as The biggest change for me was Following his college ca- lous place to live. It was a cul-
“I’m hesitant to set unrealistic goals right now,” Marsden said. high school goes, I was able to the physical part.” reer, Westerman attained a world ture shock at first, but the people
“We have 57 kids, which is about the same as last year, but we have check off all the boxes.” According to Westerman the ranking in both singles and dou- here are amazing and everything
a ton of new guys. I’m pretty happy with the line, we have enough Westerman played varsi- game has changed dramatically bles as well as a Top 100 rank- revolves around the university.
coming back who know the sysetm, but we have some holes and the ty singles all four years at Pali since his Pali High days. ing in the United States. He had LA is great too, just different.
core guys are goijng to have to play both ways. High and helped the Dolphins “The athleticism is so much ankle surgery after he graduated It’s neat that Coach Kling is still
The returning starters are center Pedram Zamanpour, left guard win four City Section team ti- better now,” he said. “I was over and his prolonged recovery pro- at Pali. His son Ryan went to
Joe Huff and fullback/linebacker Will Clifford. Adam Cravens will tles. He won the City Individ- six feet, which is above average vided him ample time to weigh Wisconsin and I’d see Bud every
be the fullback and three sophomores (Tayari Gloster, Kalaan Day ual singles title his junior year height, but I’d be the shortest guy his options. He served as an as- year at the NCAAs.”
and Jared La Violette, each of whom saw action last year, will rotate and was the center piece of one on my team now. I was trying to sistant coach for three seasons at Will his boys follow in dad’s
at tailback. of Pali High’s best teams ever get to net a lot where now most Wisconsin, which led to his first footsteps? He said they already
Four newcomers will bolster the defense: ends Immanuel Newell in 1998, teaming with Artin Ta- guys stay back. From the tech- head coaching position at the are: “They watch all the sports
and Malachi Gregory and cornerbacks Alec Barron and Chandler fazoli to win the doubles title at nology to the equipment to the University of Denver. and they love Bucky Badger!”
Hooks. Palisades will have two varsity-caliber kickers in Tommy
Meek and Sebastian Conway-Burt and taking over at quarterback
is Nick Ghysels, who ran the scout team last year, although he’ll be
pushed by ninth-graders Forrest Brock and Sloan Senofsky.
“Every game this year will be close, defensive battle--I don’t see
any blowouts,” Marsden predicted. “We’re not taking anyone light-
ly, that’s for sure. We have two dates circled as revenge games--at
Granada Hills and Fairfax--and the Western League is always tough.”
Mary Lu Tuthill
home of the week
why take a chance with anyone else?

Offensive line coach Larry Palmer believes this is the best group
he’s worked with in his six seasons at Pali High. Photo: Steve Galluzzo

second-teamer who will also back

Work in Progress
(Continued from Page 5)
“The biggest guy on my high
school team was Blanchard Mont-
gomery, who played in the NFL,”
up Beckett at defensive tackle.
“Consistency is the key. We just
need to find our rhythm, whether it
be running up to the line , our ca-
dence or putting our hands down

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Palmer said. “He was 6-3 and about
235 pounds. That shows how much
things have changed. We couldn’t
use our hands as much back then so
there was less we could do.”
Aragon likes left guard but will
play wherever the team needs him.
Although he sees unlimited poten-
tial in his unit, he isn’t about to fall
prey to complacency.
“I’d say that last year we were
more experienced, but Baraka is a
great addition and he’s learning the
plays,” said Aragon, an All-League
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In Good Hands

Sean Steele Courtesy of Don Steele

Sean Steele Swims to

NCAA Title at Emory
Campbell Ford recorded six
outs on 12 pitches in Palisades’
Caden Abraham had two hom-
ers and seven RBIs against the F ourteen months ago, Sean
Steele graduated from Pal-
isades High having helped the
opening game. Photo: Steve Galluzzo Potter Pirates. Photo: Steve Galluzzo
Dolphins win two City Section

PPBA 12U All-Stars Start swim titles.

Now the native Palisadian
has done the same thing at Emo-
Red Hot in Cooperstown ry University in Atlanta. The 2016
Pali High graduate swam distance

A ll summer the long ball has been the trademark of the Pacif- this year for the Eagles, who won
ic Palisades Baseball Association’s Bronco 12U All-Stars and the men’s NCAA Division III na-
they were back at it Sunday in the first two games of the Dreams tional championship for the first
time in the program’shistory.
Tournament in Cooperstown, New York.
Following a strong showing in the skills competition, where it Steele, who attended Calva-
ry Christian School from kinder-
finished seventh and missed the finals by one slot and three-tenths
of a second, Palisades opened pool play Sunday morning doing garten through 8th grade, was on
what it does best. Tommy Farmer led off with a home run and Troy
Winkenhower, Caden Abraham, Davis White, Jack Richman and
the Pali High swim team for two
years and trained for four years
Sean Nguyen all followed with round-trippers in the first inning. with Team Santa Monica (TSM).
Later, Winkenhower homered again, Finn Johnson belted a grand He was recruited by Emory and
slam and Abraham, Farmer, Winkenhower and Richman combined the rest is history.
to pitch a one-hitter with Richman inducing a game-ending triple Now entering his sopho-
play in a 16-1 victory over the Ramsey Renegades of New Jersey. more year, Steele just flew to
Afterwards, the father of a player from another team presented Thailand to begin training and to
Palisades with a Marine Corps challenge coin for its “classy” play take part incommunity service at
and sportsmanship. the ViengPing Children’s Home.
In its second game Sunday afternoon, Palisades racked up 25 Among the cities the Emory
runs in four innings against the Potter Pirates of Maryland. Abraham team will visit are Bangkok, Chi-
went three-for-three with two homers and seven RBIs, Jake Gross- ang Mai and Phuket. Included in
man went three-for-three with four RBIs and a two-run homer and the trip will be a boat tour of the
Nguyen blasted a grand slam. Richman pitched the first two innings legendary Chap Phraya River, a
and Campbell Ford pitched the last two, recording six outs on 12 guided trek through the hill coun-
pitches (all strikes), including back-to-back strikeouts to end it. All try of Chiang Mai and canoeing
12 players got a hit, drove in a run and scored a run. and scuba diving in Phuket.
Monday was more of the same, as Palisades cruised past the Steele chose Emory for its
West Chester Dragons from Pennsylvania 15-3, then blanked Pap- strong academics, particularly in
pi’s Pride of Maine, 15-0. In the first game, Abraham had two hits biology, medicine and liberal arts.
and five RBIs, Richman added two hits and three RBIs and Rowan He clocked a personal-best
Jen pitched two shutout innings with two strikeouts. In the second 4:45.51 in the 500 freestyle Dec. 1
game, Jen, Winkenhower and Abraham each had two hits while Jen, at the Miami Invitational. His PR
Nugyen and White each had three RBIs. Johnson, Davis and Farmer of 10:07.11 in the 1000 freestyle
combined on a four-hitter. came in January in a meet against
Palisades improved its record to 27-7 after Tuesday morning’s Delta State; his PR of 16:28.18 in
17-1 triumph over the Eagan Wildcats of Minnesota. Its power was
again on display as Winkenhower and White had three hits apiece,
the 1650 freestyle was achieved
in December at the SCAD Invita-
Nuguyen had two hits and six RBIs and Grossman added four RBIs. tional; his PR of 2:08.71 in the 200
Nguyen was equally stellar on the mound, striking out four batters backstroke came Jan. 14 against
in three innings. Birmingham-Southern; his PR
Palisades wrapped up pool play Tuesday afternoon against the of 2:35.06 in the 200 breastroke
Pine Bush Bombers of New York. The playoffs began Wednesday. came in October against Queens
Head coach Jim Ford’s talented Pony squad entered its final University; and he recorded his
tournament having hit 52 homers with 256 runs scored in 29 games personal-best time of 4:17.17 in
(an average of 8.8 runs per contest) and seemed intent on capturing the 400 individual medley in De-
its fourth championship since the All-Star season started in May. cember at the SCAD Invitational.
Last year, Palisades’ 12U team won six of seven games to place In the summer of 2013, Steele
in the top 16 and two years ago, under Coach Joe Collins, the 12Us joined Sunset Mesa resident and
won nine straight games to reach the semifinals, tying for third out 2016 Olympian Jordan Wili-
of 104 teams--Palisades’ best finish ever in Cooperstown.  movsky at the Flowers Sea Swim
in the Cayman Islands, com-
peting in the one mile and 10K
Chris Conte Back at Safety for Buccaneers events. The one-mile featured 900
Ten-year-old Jesse Ettus catches a pass on Monday during youth coach Tharen Todd’s Summer Football Camp at Calvary
Christian School. Among the alumni of Todd’s annual academy are former Palisades High quarterback P.J. Hurst, now at
Tulane, and former Harvard-Westlake High linebacker Michael Mapes, now at UCLA. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
U.S. Amateur Tees Off Monday at Riviera
A
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Southern California on the fairways with the players
Monday when Riviera Country and watch the action from an
Club and Bel-Air Country Club “inside the ropes” perspective.
host the oldest golf competition in On Monday and Tuesday,
the country, the U.S. Amateur. each player tees off for 18 holes
The field of 312 players of stroke play (one round on
will contend for the title won each of the two qualifying cours-
by some of the sport’s greatest es), after which the field is cut to
players such as Bobby Jones, the low 64 scorers. Six rounds
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, of match play begin Wednesday,
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods ending with a 36-hole final Sun-
for the first time in Los Angeles day, Aug. 20.
since 1976, when Bel-Air Country Club hosted it. The USGA is returning to Riviera for its third
Among the 65 exempt players will be 2017 championship, the first being the 1948 U.S. Open
U.S. Open low amateur Scottie Scheffler of Dal- (won by Ben Hogan) and the second being the
las (who also won the 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur); 1998 U.S. Senior Open (won by Hale Irwin). In
Maverick McNealy, of Portola Valley, who just addition to the 1976 U.S. Amateur, Bel-Air hosted
finished a decorated career at Stanford and played the 2004 U.S. Senior Amateur.
last week’s British Open at Royal Birkdale after Tickets are available online at www.2017us-
making the cut at the John Deere Classic the week amateur.com. Prices are $20 per day or $75 for a
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Gerry Blanck’s Dojo Keeps on Kicking
W
hen he opened his dojo in
Pacific Palisades 35 years
ago, Gerry Blanck had no idea
he’d still be kicking in 2017.
Since opening his martial
arts center in the summer of
1982, Blanck has embraced the
community, sponsoring a PPBA
team every year, marching in the
Fourth of July Parade and teach-
ing Yoshukai karate to hundreds
of local children.
On Saturday, he’ll celebrate
his 35th anniversary in style, be-
ginning with a seminar featuring
World Yoshukai Karate Kobu-

P erhaps the two biggest defensive plays last swimmers and Steele placed 11th do Organization Directors and
season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were overall with a time of 18:35.99. 8th-dregree blackbelts Hiroaki Yoshukai karate blackbelt Gerry Blanck celebrates his 35th year in
made by Palisadian Chris Conte. His interception In the 10K, he was ninth out of 30 Toyama and Mike Culbreth, lo- Pacific Palisades on Saturday night at the Pearl Dragon.
return for a touchdown keyed a 36-10 victory swimmers in 2:19:55.30. cal kickboxing champion Baxter Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
over the Bears, his former team, and the next One month earlier, Steele Humby and Grand Master Kat-
week he picked off an Alex Smith pass in the took second in the 500-yard free- suoh Yamamoto’s wife, daugh- two and $100 for three or more. The celebration culminates
end zone in a win against the Kansas City Chiefs. style with a time of 4:49 for Pal- ter and grandkids. The seminar is from 10 a.m. to with dinner and dancing at Pearl
Conte, 28, is eager to begin his third year isades in the City swim finals at Kids are welcome to par- 1 p.m. after which donors are Dragon (15229 Sunset Blvd.),
at safety for the Buccaneers after agreeing to a East Los Angeles College. ticipate in the workout and will invited to pay their respects to beginning at 7:30 p.m.
two-year, $5 million deal in March. The former Steele also swam in the 2015 receive karate medals. Tradi- Master Yamamoto at the Martial Those attending the museum
Loyola High standout played in 14 games in each Speedo  Sectional Champion- tional white gis must be worn. Arts History Museum in Bur- event can email Sensei Blanck
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Pali Life
By GABRIELLA BOCK
Reporter
T his summer has been sweet to Palisadian bee-
keeper Eli Marck.
Last winter’s uncharacteristically wet season
brought more plant life to bloom this spring, and
with the extra rainfall came more food for the busy
workers of Marck’s business, Eli’s Bees.
“Last winter was good to all of us,” Marck told
the Palisadian-Post. “When the bees are happy,
humans are happy.”
Bees—nature’s tiniest farmhands—are respon-
sible for pollinating the planet’s rich variety of pro-
duce. Without them, humans would feed solely on a
nutritionally deficient diet of mostly rice, soybeans
and wheat.
In the state of California, our booming almond
industry, alfalfa-fed cattle and sprawling fruit or-
chards require billions of bees to produce much of
the food consumed by hungry people all over the
nation.
From farmers to ranchers, bees are a natural
wonder.
But for Marck—who studied architecture at
New York’s Columbia University—the interest in
the flying insects came not by necessity, but by pure
happenstance.
After traveling to Chile for an extended surf
trip in 2010, Marck exchanged labor for room and
board with a South American beekeeper.
It was there that he stumbled upon a fascination
that would eventually lead to his livelihood.
“I didn’t plan to become a beekeeper,” Marck
told the Post. “At first it was just a hobby that I
had picked up during my travels. But after my dad
asked me to remove a swarm from his home, I kept
the bees and began growing my hives right here in
Pacific Palisades.”
Marck, who lives in the backcountry near Will
Rogers State Park, explained that the Palisades’ cli-
mate is a “godsend” for beekeeping.
Just on his property alone, Marck is able to
keep hives in multiple different micro-climates.
Nearby, attractive toyon berry—also known
as California holly or the Christmas berry—plants
grow naturally beside a perennial creek while tow-
ering trees create a natural canopy that provide
shade for just one of Marck’s many apiaries.
“This area has a rich botanical history,” Marck
told the Post. “If you just look around you’ll see na-
tive plants—like the California pepper tree—grow-
ing right next to multi-story stalks of bamboo.”
Although a few feet from his property line, the
creek area was gifted to Marck by the late and loved
Palisadian environmentalist Ethel Haydon.
Marck later explained that the land was once
used for the Haydon family nursery and had been
instrumental in providing the landscaping for Disn-
eyland’s 1955 opening.
If you venture a few hundred feet uphill to the
Marck residence, the sun sits closer to land with
arid features that feel reminiscent of an old Athe-
nian olive grove.
Apiculture’s long and celebrated history spans
all the way to Ancient Greece (and Rome, Egypt,
Mesopotamia, etc.) and has played a substantial
role in the diets of our ancestors.
Described as the “food of the gods” in Homer’s
“Hymns to Hermes,” philosophers Aristotle and
Democritus both maintained that people should
nourish the body with honey to keep themselves
long-lived and immune to disease.
Back in the Palisades, Marck produced 1,200
pounds of the sweet stuff last year—a quantity he
believes his bees will surpass this summer.
“The average harvesting season lasts Febru-
ary through June,” he noted. “But last winter’s wet
season has our production year running well into
August.”
But like in any specialized industry, Marck’s
yellow thumb didn’t come overnight.
“There was a period of a few years where I
killed every bee I had,” Marck told the Post. “Bees
Thursday, August 10, 2017 Page 9
are very temperamental creatures and one false
move can cause an entire hive to perish.”
Marck explained that such factors—along with
pesticides and the pervasive Varroa mite—play a
large role in colony collapse, a phenomenon that
occurs when the majority of a colony’s worker bees
disappear and leave the queen behind.
Such tribulations brought Marck to seek out
Nevada County bee biologist Randy Oliver.
Oliver, who runs 1,000 to 1,500 hives in Cali-
fornia and is a long-time contributor to the Amer-
ican Bee Journal, agreed to take Marck under his
wing under one condition: He wasn’t allowed to
wear protective gloves.
It was a stipulation that Marck continues to
adhere to even four years after their lessons have
concluded.
“I still get stung every day, but after awhile
you just get used to the feeling,” Marck said with
a laugh. “Randy taught me that good management
leads to healthy bees—so I’m sticking with it.”
In operation since 2013, Marck’s business has
seen exponential growth after starting out small
with 16 hives.
To date, Marck keeps 140 hives throughout the
Palisades, Malibu and Topanga Canyon, with each
hive playing home to an average of 55,000 honey-
bees.
A simple calculation revealed that the 31-year-
old tends to an estimated 7.7 million bees—mean-
ing Marck provides a home to 1.9 bees per every
Angeleno.
And those numbers continue to grow every
time the young beekeeper performs a removal ser-
vice for another Palisadian apiphobic.
“Our company exclusively uses one-way traps
to perform live bee evacuations for people all
around the Westside,” he said. “We remove the fe-
ral bees from the undesired location and then incor-
porate them into our own hives here.”
With so many able-bodied bees comes an ev-
er-flowing supply of nature’s candy.
After years of trial and error, Marck has finally
found his “sweet spot” and is operating his person-
al honey factory at peak performance—a nearby
restaurant has already purchased 1,000 pounds.
He’s even preparing to set up shop at the Pacific
Palisades Farmers Market, where he can offer Pal-
isadians a varietal taste of the unique honeys made
right here in our own backyard.
“Honey makes people happy,” Marck said with
a smile. “I like making people happy. ”
For more information on Marck and his bees,
visit elisbees.com.
Harvesting the sweet stuff Photos by Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
Busy workers The finished product
Page 10 Palisadian-Post August 10, 2017

FOOD & STYLE

The Tuck Room Tavern

10850 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-307-7004
thetuckroom.com
Price: $$

By MICHAEL AUSHENKER
Contributing Writer

Photos by RICH SCHMITT

Staff Photographer

U pbeat and social, The Tuck

Room Tavern creates atmo-
sphere on a large scale and then fans
out from there, providing a tasty
menu that finds its greatest strengths
in its cocktail and dessert programs.
Located adjacent to the iPic
movie theaters (formerly the Avco
Westwood) along prime Wilshire
and Westwood boulevards, The
Tuck Room has only been open for
a year and yet, entering the restau-
rant, you feel as if it’s been around
forever.
Replete with relaxing atmo-
sphere and lounge spaces, this tav-
ern delivers a familiar and inviting
vibe, despite its vast square footage
and its existence as one-fourth of a
high-end chain, with other outlets
found in New York City, Houston
and Miami Beach.
The entire enterprise can be
credited to Chef Sherry Yard, a
James Beard-winning pastry chef
and cookbook author who worked
with Wolfgang Puck for nearly two
decades and crafted desserts at the
iconic Spago before bringing her
experience and expertise here.
Yard and company keep the
menu tight on options yet varied.
In terms of starters, there’s a great
range of appetizers here, and all the
plates that we sampled were better
than average to excellent.
On the fair side, we enjoyed our
Mac N Cheese “Fries” platter—
four fried sticks filled with maca-
Seared Atlantic Salmon and
Crispy Chicken Schnitzel
for you to stuff with delicious cuts
of pork, radish, jalapeño and cilan-
tro. This is a bang-up way to launch
your meal—very savory, satisfying
and definitely something that I
would personally order again.
If you feel like having a salad,
enjoy the Grilled Gulf Shrimp +
Beet, an excellent chevre-accented
bowl of greens brought to life by
big, bulbous shrimp, naval oranges,
hazelnut and shaved fennel—all of
it flavored with a white balsamic
vinaigrette.
Entrees here average between
$22 and $26 per plate. Don’t come
here if you’re not packing a big ap-
petite because portions run rampant
here, and no matter how hungry you
are, chances are high that you’ll be
taking leftovers home.
For instance, the Wagyu Beast
Burger lives up to its monstrous
name: a hulking pile of quality
beef with aged cheddar, bacon jam,
crispy shallots, smoked ham, Ap-
plewood bacon and aioli. Accompa-
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Mango + Habanero Baby Back
Ribs
nied by a dollop of hand-cut French
fries and catsup, this gourmet ham-
burger definitely constitutes a meal,
both in intersecting flavors and in
portions.
Beyond the burger, try the
Seared Atlantic Salmon, which ar-
rives on a bed of coconut jasmine
rice, flanked by garden vegetables
and tomato ginger curry. It’s a tasty,
healthy way to go here.
Poultry-wise, you can order
Herb Roasted Jidori Chicken, with
sweet corn, button mushrooms,
cherry tomatoes, bacon lardons
and jus. However, we went the
quasi-Viennese route and opted for
Crispy Chicken Schnitzel, a big cut
of pounded chicken breast served
with mixed greens, pee wee and
purple potato salad, shaved cucum-
ber, and red onion.
The hearty Mango + Habane-
ro Baby Back Ribs, which come
with spicy tangy coleslaw and hon-
ey-glazed cornbread topped with
whipped goat cheese, is simulta-
Wagyu Beast Burger
Old Fashioned, Sugie’s Original at the late, great Ambassador Hotel comes in a pewter container, and
Gimlet and The Tuck Mule in LA’s Koreatown. an Old Fashioned, a reliable bour-
Also on the sweet side is Su- bon-based favorite that arrives with
neously sweet and spicy. The rack gie’s Original Gimlet, named af- orange bitters and makes for a solid
of ribs is tender and plentiful but ter Howard Sugarman, owner of hard-liquor experience.
you’ll want to order a beverage to the Polynesian-influenced Tropics Hospitality here is also top-
go with it because these glorious Supper Club during Hollywood’s notch, from our hostess and our bar-
flavors will set your mouth on fire. Golden Age. This libation mixes tender to the general manager and
Inevitably, all culinary roads your choice of gin, rum or vodka our servers. What The Tuck Room
led to us partaking in Chef Yard’s with passion fruit juice and house excels at is creating an environment
signature specialty: the sweets. sour to excellent effect. where to bring a group of friends
We enjoyed Red Velvet Pav- We also enjoyed The Tuck space, quirkiness and unpretentious
lova—a vivid volcano of red vel- Mule, a Moscow Mule, which whimsy are all in abundance.
vet shortbread cake, raspberries,
whipped cream and chocolate
sauce—and Chocolate Hot + Cold,
chocolate gelato, chocolate pearls
and cake croutons that comes with
a deep dark chocolate sauce pour.
Cocktails are strong here, both
in alcoholic potency and in creativ-
ity. A pineapple-y drink housed in a
shaved coconut called the Coconut
Grove packs a tropical punch with
its blend of Bacardi 8 Year Rum and
El Dorado 8 Year Demerara Rum,
Balsam American Amaro, and fresh
coconut water. This exotic, visual-
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Intern
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ummer break is the perfect
time to explore your interests.
If you’re in college, this often
takes the form of interning, work-
ing to gain experience in a partic-
ular field.
This summer, I had the op-
portunity to intern at the Palisa-
dian-Post and explore journalism.
After writing for The Heights
newspaper at Boston College, I
knew journalism was something I
wanted to explore further. At the
Post, I have been able to write
about a myriad of topics, includ-
ing a local artist, a Palisadian li-
brarian, stroke activists, the de-
bate over high school start times,
a concert and a Palisadian educa-
tional business. Journalism is a
field that doesn’t get old—you’re
always learning and writing about
something new.
Many internships consist of
going on coffee runs, making cop-
ies and filing papers. While there
is nothing wrong with interns
doing such tasks, I am extremely
grateful that my internship was
not made up of these things.
I spent my time at the Post
writing stories, conducting inter-
views, attending meetings and
helping proofread the paper. It was
a unique and hands-on experience
for an intern that allowed me to
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RABBI STEVEN REUBEN
Retired Rabbi, Kehillat Israel
Palisades resident since 1996
I can’t live without my Palisadian-Post
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experience journalism much more
fully. As a result, I have become
a stronger writer, and am able to
write faster and more efficiently.
As my internship comes to a
close, I want to say a big thank
you to everyone at the Post for
this opportunity. Everyone was
incredibly friendly and support-
ive, which made my experience
enjoyable and fun.
I want to say thank you spe-
cifically to Sarah Shmerling, John
Harlow, Matthew Meyer and Ga-
briella Bock for their guidance,
humor and support.
REEL
Palisades Connections
to Film and TV
Bridges Plays ‘Wise Alky’
in New Indie Flick
By GABRIELLA BOCK
Reporter
J ust like the Simon and Gar-
funkel song, Marc Webb’s
upcoming familial drama “The
Only Living Boy in New York”
follows a young, drifting New
Yorker named Tom.
Played by Callum Turner,
Thomas Webb is a 25-year-old
aspiring writer with a lovely
girlfriend—and a chip on his
shoulder.
Living next door to Thom-
as is an eccentric author named
W.F. Gerald—played by Pal-
isades Charter High School
alumnus Jeff Bridges—a man
who is one-part shrewd men-
tor, three-parts alcoholic.
Through their love of
books and bellyaching, a
quirky friendship between
Thomas and Gerald soon blos-
soms over shots of aged whis-
key.
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What We Are Doing This Summer
Young Palisadians Find Their Own Camps
By AVA KERKORIAN
Intern
N o two people are the same …
so why should any two sum-
mer camps be the same?
According to the American
Camp Association, there are more
than 14,000 summer camps in the
United States, covering a diverse
assortment of interests, from a typ-
ical sports sleepaway to a full-on
circus camp.
Palisadian teens joined the
summer camp madness and found
camps that best fit their interests.
Judy Zhang, a soon to be soph-
omore at Palisades Charter High
School, attended a camp at Stan-
ford University to showcase her
debate and public speaking skills.
The camp was part of Junior State
of America Summer Programs, and
the course she attended was about
speech and political communica-
tions.
A typical day was filled with
classes and debate workshops,
which she said made it hard to
complete the large amount of
homework assigned, which includ-
ed reading a 500-page textbook,
writing a 12-15-page paper, a mid-
term and a final.
But all of the work didn’t
seem to dampen the experience
for Zhang.
“At the beginning of this
camp, the director said that it was
going to be the best summer of my
life,” Zhang said. “I didn’t believe
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him. However, three weeks later, I
would not give up the memories I
experienced in this time for all the
money in the world.”
Harrison Garff, a few weeks
away from his senior year at Pali
High, attended a two-week, in-
tensive music camp in the moun-
tains of Idyllwild, California. The
camp was called Idyllwild Arts,
and while there, Garff played as a
part of a talented orchestra and got
advice from top notch coaches and
conductors.
A day at the camp consisted
of multiple practices, lessons and
rehearsals, all of which Harrison
said he enjoyed and that he felt he
“was able to excel musically and
socially.”
Palisadian Aina Adewumni
traveled the country over her sum-
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traveling she did was for soccer
camps. Adewumni, who will be a
junior at Pali High, enrolled in soc-
cer camps at Cal, USC, Georgia,
Alabama, North Carolina, Con-
necticut, New York, New Jersey,
UCSB, Princeton, Dartmouth and
Brown.
“I 110 percent enjoy these
camps,” explained Adewumni,
whose average day at one of the
camps is jam-packed with soccer
from around 8 a.m.-9 p.m. “It’s
exactly what I want to be doing—
honing my craft, getting ahead of
my competition while they’re tak-
ing their days off.”
Another soon-to-be sopho-
more at Pali High attended a sleep-
away summer camp, this one out
of state. Joey Pollack went to the
Leadership Institute at Brown Uni-
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The two-week camp was de-
signed to help participants become
more involved in their own par-
ticular community and help make
it an overall better place. The
coursework at the camp generally
covered the broad concepts of the
economic, social and political de-
velopments of the world.
“I loved the camp so much, but
because of the people I met, not the
course itself,” Pollack recalled.
“I came home, and I now have
a completely different perspective
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Photo courtesy of Aina Adewumni
on the world,” he revealed. “The
things we learned were meaningful
to the point that they changed me.
But more than that, I was changed
by the people I met.”
His last summer before his
senior year of high school, Jake
Greanias, a member of Pali High’s
track and cross country teams,
spent a week of his summer at the
Air Force Summer Sports Camp in
Colorado Springs.
“I would definitely rather it
lasted longer!” declared Greanias.
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The purpose of the camp was for
attendees to experience Air Force
Academy life while partaking in
their particular sport.
While he did have workouts
and some time to train for running,
Greanias had even more fun hang-
ing out with kids from all over the
country, as well as some from out-
side of the U.S.
“Don’t get me wrong, the
camp itself was awesome,” Grea-
nias proclaimed, “but every day at
4 p.m., we were released and were
allowed to do pretty much whatev-
er we wanted until 11.”
Because the camp was located
at a military base, Greanias said
that it was fairly strict during his
stay.
“But the officers weren’t as
soulless as some would expect,”
he shared. According to Greanias,
the supervising officers could be
surprisingly easy going and hu-
morous.
“My experience was over-
whelmingly positive,” Jake con-
cluded. “Hearing planes piloted by
students and drills all around was
actually a really cool experience.”
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The Happy Faces That Say it All

A Photo Essay Around Palisadian Camps
by Palisadian-Post Staff Photographer
Rich Schmitt—As Promised Last Week, Week Two!
The pictures that need no words were taken at Perfect Day Surf Camp, Learn to Surf Camp, LA
Clippers Basketball Camp, Sportsmania Summer Camp, Gerry Blanck Summer Camp, Fitness By The
Sea, ATAM Summer Camp, Jr. Lifeguards, Sandy Day Beach Camp, Iverbe Sports Camp, Pali Tennis
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LOW INVENTORY DRIVES

purchase has steadily diminished. It may be interesting to note between supply and demand. ly repeat itself, it could be expect-
For example, as of Aug. 1, 2016, that an even greater impact has Two particular areas are ex- ed that another cycle would begin
there were 108 Palisades homes been experienced in the local con- periencing the greatest degree of within the next six to 12 months.

PRICES EVEN HIGHER

By MICHAEL EDLEN
Special to the Palisadian-Post
been the relatively low cost of
money for a remarkably long time.
Although an increase in the cost of
available for purchase, whereas
this year there are only 68 avail-
able.
The inescapable economic law
of supply and demand will almost
always result in higher prices un-
dominium market. Because it is
almost impossible to find a home
in the Palisades for under $1.5
million, many prospective buyers
have elected to purchase a town-
home/condominium. As a result,
upward pressure: The Alphabet
Streets and above, and the Rustic/
Santa Monica Canyon area. Con-
versely, the areas currently expe-
riencing the least upward pressure
are the Marquez and Castellam-
Some factors that could initiate
this cycle include significantly
higher interest rates, higher inven-
tory available for purchase and/or
changes in government regulations
or tax code, or major international

A lthough it may be difficult for

most people to conceptualize,
the median cost of a Pacific Pali-
money has been long anticipated,
interest rates still remain well be-
low the more typical six to 11 per-
der such circumstances. Overall,
median sale prices are 19 percent
higher than at this time last year
the market demand for condos has
proportionately been greater than
that for single-family homes. This
mare areas.
One obvious observation is
what could be termed the “Caruso
events. Only time will tell.

Michael Edlen has been care-

sades home has increased to nearly
$3.2 million. This equates to more
than $1,100 per square foot, with
an average home size of 3,670
square feet and lot size of 8,560
square feet. The unprecedented
price level is clearly due to a few
well-identified factors.
The greatest fuel for the con-
tinuing escalation of prices has
cent. As a result, a large number
of buyers have been able to obtain
loan approval at higher prices than
they would otherwise have.
The major reason for prices
increasing as much as they have
is that while the number of Palisa-
dian sales has remained relatively
constant for the past few years,
the number of homes available for
and the price per square foot is 12
percent higher.
Of course, there are various
reasons why fewer people are
listing their homes today. These
include reluctance to pay capi-
tal gains taxes, uncertainty as to
where they would live next and
family pressure to retain the fam-
ily home.
has produced a relative shortage
of condos which has led to an in-
crease in median average prices by
27 percent.
The general numbers dis-
cussed above pertain to the Pali-
sades community as a whole. As
in most market areas, different
sections of neighborhoods may
have greater or lesser imbalances
effect.” Properties closest to The
Village tend to have the greatest
demand, and therefore have the
greatest pressure on inventory.
Since the 1970s, Westside
real estate price movement has
tended to be in nine- to 10-year
cycles. Considering that the last
downward moving cycle began in
2008, while history may not exact-
fully tracking and analyzing each
neighborhood within the Palisades
for more than 20 years. He and
his team have an unprecedented
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Condo Sales 27% Bump Pacific Palisades Home Sales

By MICHAEL EDLEN
Special to the Palisadian-Post
A s of Aug. 1, there were 68
single-family Palisadian resi-
dences listed in the Multiple List-
ing Service, which is and aston-
ishing 37 percent lower than at the
start of August 2016. So far this
year, 150 Palisadian homes have
sold, which is slightly lower (two
percent) than last year. There are
now 38 homes in escrow in Pacific
Palisades.
The average price per square
foot ($1,142) is up by 12 percent
over this time last year, and the
median sale price ($3.165 million)
is up by a significant 19 percent
now. Low inventory continues to
be the strongest driving force be-
hind the increased market perfor-
mance.
The lowest-priced available
home is a three-bedroom, three-
bath on Sunset at $1.695 million.
The highest-priced property is a
seven-bedroom, 13-bath on San
Remo, asking $38 million.
The lowest sale price so far
this year was a two-bedroom, one-
bath on Radcliffe, which sold for
$1.5 million. The highest sale so
far this year was an exquisite new
home on Casale in the Riviera,
which sold privately for $32.5 mil-
lion.
There are now 11 condomini-
ums/townhouses on the market.
They range from one-bedroom,
one-bath on Sunset, offered at
$589,500, to a four-bedroom,
four-bath penthouse on Sunset for
$1.675 million. Seven condos are
currently in escrow.
There have been 41 condo
sales so far this year. The lowest
was a one-bedroom, one-bath on
Sunset, which sold for $589,000
and the highest was a three-bed-
room, three-bath townhome in Sea
Ridge on Palisades Drive, which
sold for $1.65 million. The median
condo sales price is $1.13 million,
which has increased by an amaz-
ing 27 percent from this time last
year.
There are currently 14 pieces
of raw land available, ranging from
3,700-square-foot lot on Posetano,
offered at $175,000, to $5.95 mil-
2017 vs. 2016
lion for several acres on Via Santa
Ynez. Two lots have sold this year.
There are now 61 available
January 1st – July 31st
leases in the Palisades. They range Brought to you by Michael Edlen
from a one-bedroom, one-bath on
Sunset, asking $3,200 per month,
to a five-bedroom, six-bath home
Number Median Price per Average # Active as
on Posetano, asking $100,000 per Year Sold Sales Price Square Foot D.O.M. of July 31st
month.
There have been 143 leases 2017 150 $3,165,000 $1,142 58 68
so far this year. The highest lease
so far this year was a five-bed- 2016 153 $2,675,000 $1,019 62 108
room, seven-bath on San Remo
for $85,000 per month and the
lowest was $2,850 per month for
a one-bedroom, one-bath on Sun- Statistical comparisons for 2017 vs 2016
set. The median was $7,950 per
month. This is eight percent higher Number of Sales ............................................................................................................ 2 % lower
than the median lease price at this Median Sale Prices .......................................................................................................... 19 % higher
time last year. Price per Square Foot ...................................................................................................... 12 % higher
Average Days On Market ................................................................................................ 6 % shorter
Michael Edlen, an agent with Active Inventory .............................................................................................................. 37 % lower
Coldwell Banker, has been keep-
ing statistics on Pacific Palisades Statistics based upon M.L.S. records of Palisades single family residences only
housing prices for the last 31 (Including Sunset Mesa)
years.

Back from the Dead: The Land Use Committee Kicks Off
By JOHN HARLOW
Editor-in-Chief
F rom commercial cannabis lo-
cations to “granny flats,” from
California Coastal Commission
woes to Airbnb conflicts: The
newly revived Land Use Com-
mittee of the Pacific Palisades
Community Council covered the
waterfront at its first meeting on
Thursday, July 27.
The nine-strong committee,
chaired by property law expert
Howard Robinson, raced through
seven items on the agenda that
have all caused friction in the Pal-
isades over the last year.
They were guided by Ezra
Gale, who has been, for the last
two years, a planning special-
ist employed by Councilmem-
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of The Hollywood Reporter
Palisades resident since 2010
ber Mike Bonin. He was able
to sketch out the political back-
ground to many of the town’s in-
frastructure complaints.
Gale said that re:code LA, the
city’s bid to rationalize building
codes that date back to the 1940s,
was in full swing, changing how
planning rules regulate neighbor-
hoods.
“It is moving on from Euclid-
ean spots on maps to modeling
the types of buildings wanted in
an area,” Gale said. “Rules regu-
lating R-1 (single-family homes)
structures will be subject to up-
dated community plans. That is
being rolled out area by area, and
that will be your opportunity to
say what you want to see in the
future in your neighborhood.
“There is no specific timeta-
SINCE 1996
ble here, but the 35 community
plans will roll out over six years.
They will be looking at the Valley
before the Westside, so it’s some
time away.”
He said these may be con-
nected with prospective Coastal
Commission plan changes, which
since the 1970s, has laid down the
law on properties within 1,000
yards of the beach—and saved
many beaches and other sensitive
areas. But the plans are overdue
change.
He said there will be new “lo-
cal coastal plans,” also known as
“applicable zones,” but that pro-
cess will reach hyper-gentrifying
Venice before the Palisades.
It could speed up planning
hearings from the current nine
months, closer to the old expecta-
tion of three to six months.
Gale said the long-running de-
bate about granny flats will reach
the city’s Planning and Land Use
Management committee later this
year, when new standards could
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be proposed. Right now planners,
dealing with a housing shortage,
are authorizing the safer additions
in return for developers building
more affordable housing.
The tangled issue of short-
term rentals, as through Airbnb,
will also come up at PLUM in a
bid to prevent the mass eviction
of the poor and the creation of de
facto mini-hotels, he said.
The question is how long can
an owner rent out a house before
it becomes a hotel—180 days per
year, or 90 or 60? And how can
such rules be enforced?
Gale also referenced a city
map highlighting where canna-
bis clinics could be built in the
Palisades after Jan. 1, 2018, only
indicated two locations in Los Li-
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But, as both are near the
Westside Waldorf School, which
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What Is the Land
Use Committee?
I f you are building or redevel-
oping in Pacific Palisades, you
already have to deal with city
planners and their ever-chang-
ing re:code LA rulebook, maybe
the California Coastal Commis-
sion down in Long Beach, the
Design Review Board, which re-
views architectural changes in the
commercial areas, and the Civic
League, which looks over build-
ing ambitions in the central area
known as Tract 9300.
And now comes along the Pa-
cific Palisades Community Coun-
cil, which as of July 1, has revived
its long-dormant Land Use Com-
mittee.
It will meet once per month,
just before the full PPCC meet-
ings in the Palisades Branch Li-
brary, and under chair Howard
Robinson, will set out to take a
more-lofty than nitty-gritty view
of property developments in the
tapestry of concrete and drywall
that makes up the Palisades.
Officially this means it wants
to “help standardize and pro-
fessionalize the PPCC Board’s
consideration of zoning and land
use-related issues by offering
thorough, well researched and
consistent analysis and recom-
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mendations to the board.”
The ambition of consistency,
deplored by Ralph Waldo Emer-
son, prompted the only flare-up at
the LUC’s inaugural meeting on
Thursday, July 27.
LUC member and Save the
Bluffs campaigner Sarah Conner
requested that the LUC should
bake in a commitment to the
Coastal Commission guidelines
protecting the Palisades.
LUC members, some of
whom are also professional plan-
ning consultants, fretted about
how building law evolves and
baulked at the Conner amendment
as potentially restrictive. The LUC
kicked that can down the road, to
be considered in due course.
And so, the first bid to be truly
consistent already appears to re-
semble Emerson’s hobgoblin. But
planning is nightmarishly slippery
and there will be other monsters
down the road.
Members of the commit-
tee include: Howard Robinson
(chair), Reza Akef, Richard Blu-
menberg, Sarah Conner, Gilbert
Dembo, Rick Mills, Chris Spitz,
George Wolfberg and (ex-officio)
Maryam Zar.
—JOHN HARLOW
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The Young Eye

Growing Up in The Bluffs

By CLAIRE MEYLAN houses are within a mile of the northern side. The view includes
Intern Palisades Village, making late- a stretch of coastline until First
night Yogurt Shoppe runs an al- Point at the Malibu Pier.

I f you were to draw a map of

Pacific Palisades, the most stra-
tegic way to break it up would
be into its characteristic neigh-
borhoods. After all, the Palisades
has 25-30,000 residents, a not-
so-small community with a small
town feel.
A Palisadian describing
where they live is as easy as nam-
ing a neighborhood such as The
Alphabet Streets, the Riviera or
the Highlands. Each neighbor-
hood has its perks, such as the
secluded, wooded vibe of Rustic
Canyon or the larger-sized lots
of the Riviera. And almost ev-
ery Palisadian believes their own
neighborhood is the best.
But I’m going to make the
case for mine: the Village Bluffs.
The Village Bluffs—some-
times referred to as the Via
Bluffs—has been my home for 19
years. The neighborhood is quiet
and relaxing, especially as you
move farther away from the Vil-
lage toward the bluffs.
By 9 p.m., a surprising num-
ber of lights are out. Yet, the
most effortless possibility.
As is a theme in the Palisades,
the Village Bluffs contains a mix
of older, small homes and remod-
eled, larger homes. As a result,
the neighborhood feels authentic
and quirky, with its fair share of
one-way streets, traffic islands,
canyons and ocean views.
Warm relationships with
neighbors? Check.
On my street, dog sitting and
babysitting for neighbors are
common, as well as sharing flow-
ers with sick neighbors and giv-
ing graduation gifts. When a fire
broke out on the bluff, neighbors
watched the blaze together in the
middle of the street and shared
updates.
For years, my family has
gifted zucchini bread and choc-
olate star cookies with neighbors
during the holidays. These are the
relationships that make the Pali-
sades feel like home.
My favorite of the neighbor-
hoods perks is the stunning view
from The Point at the Bluffs, a
small park on the neighborhood’s
Facing the other way, you
can see the neon-flashing Ferris
wheel on the Santa Monica Pier,
as well as local Will Rogers State
Beach. Words do the view no
justice, especially at sunset, so I
highly recommend checking it
out for yourself.
As I head back east to Boston
for college, I can’t help but feel
bittersweet about leaving sum-
mer on the bluffs. Boston, with its
American historical significance
and charming brownstones, is a
pleasant place to be.
But the Village Bluffs—full
of ocean views, wildflowers, dogs
and breezy weather—is difficult
to leave behind. No matter how
long I’m gone, it still feels like
home.
Each Palisades neighborhood
brings its own charm—so why
not take the time to explore dif-
ferent areas in your own commu-
nity?
This not-so-small town is full
of quirky neighborhoods and hid-
den gems, but the Village Bluffs
will always be closest to my heart.

Deep flowering Photo courtesy of Claire Meylan

Ocean views Photo courtesy of Claire Meylan

Natural beauty Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

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WORSHIP DIRECTORY
CHURCHES
Calvary Church of Pacific Palisades
Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Children & Youth Programs: ages 0-18
Wednesday Evening Children & Youth Programs: ages 3-18
Weekly Small Groups and Service Opportunities
701 Palisades Drive • Pacific Palisades • 310-454-6537
www.calvarypalisades.org
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Community United Methodist Church
Pastor Wayne B. Walters, Pastor
Worship: Sundays, 10 a.m., Sunday School, Childcare
Weekly Children and Youth Programs for all ages
www.palisadesmethodist.org
Preschool — Enroll now: 310-454-4600
801 Via de la Paz • Pacific Palisades • 310-454-5529
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Rev. Msgr. Liam Kidney, Pastor
Fr. Dennis P. Mongrain, Associate Pastor
MASSES
Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 5:30 p.m. (Vigil Mass)
Sunday, 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Holy Days, 8:00 a.m., 12 noon and 6:00 p.m.
Confessions every day at 5:00 pm.
Sunday School, 9:30-10:30, ages 3-K
Elementary Religious Education, Mon. 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Adult Religious Education, RCIA, Tues. 7:15-9:00 p.m.
15100 Sunset Blvd. • Pacific Palisades • 310-454-1328
Visit us at: corpuschristichurch.com
Palisades Presbyterian Church
Reverend Grace Park, Associate Pastor
10:00 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship Service
(Sunday School and Child Care at Worship Service)
Preschool - Enroll now at 310-454-0737
For complete information and upcoming events see:
www.palipres.org
15821 Sunset Blvd. 310-454-0366
Palisades Lutheran Church
Reverend Kenneth Davis, Pastor
Traditional Worship, 9:00 a.m. (Childcare)
Adult Bible Study, Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.
Contemporary Worship, 11:00 a.m.
Communion – 1st and 3rd Sundays
5th Sundays – 10:30am Combined Worship
Preschool: Enroll now! (310) 459-3425
15905 Sunset Blvd • 310-459-2358 • www.plc.cc
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
The Reverend Bruce A. Freeman, Rector
The Reverend Christine Purcell, Associate Rector
Sunday Services: 8:00 am Holy Eucharist,
10:15 am Choral Eucharist
and Children’s Education
Nursery/Toddler Care available
Weekday worship: Wednesdays, 10:00 am
1031 Bienveneda * Pacific Palisades * 310-454-1358
www.stmatthews.com
SYNAGOGUES
Chabad Jewish Community Campus
A Warm & Welcoming Community For All!
"Judaism Done Joyfully"
Rabbi and Rebbitzen Zushe and Zisi Cunin
Rabbi and Rebbitzen Eli and Elka Baitelman
There are services and programs daily for community
members of all ages.
Please visit www.chabadpalisades.com for our
services & upcoming events.
17315 Sunset Blvd | 310-454-7783
www.chabadpalisades.com
Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist
Congregation of Pacific Palisades
An inclusive, spiritual Jewish Community
Rabbi Amy Bernstein • Rabbi Nick Renner •
Cantor Chayim Frenkel
Friday Night Shabbat Services: 7:00 PM
Saturday Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat Services:
10:00 AM/4:30 PM
Early Childhood Center: 424-214-7482
Jewish Experience Center: 310-459-1569
For a complete calendar please visit: www.ourKI.org
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The following persons are doing business as:
REALLY ROTTEN MUSIC; 833 Brooktree Rd.,
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
KAREY KIRKPATRICK; 833 Brooktree Rd., Pa-
cific Palisades, CA 90272
This business is conducted by an Individual
The registrant commemnced to transact busi-
ness under the ficticious name or names listed
above: 06/2015
(Signed) KAREY KIRKPATRICK,
Karey Kirkpatrick
Owner
This statement was filed with the County Clerk
of Los Angeles County on June 10, 2017.
NOTICE—THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATE-
MENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE
IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUN-
TY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
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THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not
of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious
business name in violation of the rights of another
under federal, state or common law (see Section
14400 et seq, Business and Professions Code).
August 3, 10, 17 and 24 2017.
No. 2017189119
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing business as:
BG CONSULTING; 1266 Calle De Sevilla, Pacific
Palisades, CA 90272
PARTNERSHIPWORKS LLC; 1266 Calle
De Sevilla, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
This business is conducted by a Limited Liability
Company
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ness under the ficticious name or names listed
above: 04/2017
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing business as:
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Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
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business name in violation of the rights of another
under federal, state or common law (see Section
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The registrant commemnced to transact business
under the ficticious name or names listed above:
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(Signed) JOAQUIN STEVE SERRANO,
Joaquin Steve Serrano
President
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Local Realtors ‘Tell All’ Street was up for sale, I looked at

Wallace and said, ‘Well, that’s the
one.’”
By GABRIELLA BOCK El Medio Bluffs area after getting Just like that, the couple
Reporter married in late ’80s, are integral bought the house on De Pauw
faces at Rodeo’s Pacific Palisades where they have remained resi-

T he relationships between real

estate agents can often seem
marred by competition and mar-
ket slumps.
But behind the “sold” signs
of Rodeo Realty’s Wallace Leifer
and Francesca Muller is a Pali-
sadian couple who hold the keys
to marriage, moon missions and
working together in a cutthroat
industry.
The couple, who moved to the
Muller and Leifer Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
office.
There, the two are a dynamic
sales force who delight in helping
families find the right Palisadian
place to call home.
And surprisingly,
wasn’t the market that moved
them into the neighborhood.
“I had attended DePauw Uni-
versity in Indiana,” Muller told
the Palisadian-Post, “and when
I saw that a house on De Pauw
dents ever since.
Stepping away from their role
as real estate agents, Leifer and
Muller are a true renaissance cou-
ple.
it Before entering the world of
residential real estate—or “retire-
ment,” as he called it—Leifer was
a civil engineer who focused more
on commercial construction rather
than on homes.
Such focuses even took one
Leifer to new heights.
As an engineer, Leifer de-
signed the Grumman Lunar Ex-
cursion Module landing gear used
by astronauts Buzz Aldrin and
Neil Armstrong during the 1969
Apollo 11 moon mission.
“I hid a photograph of my
daughter, Lorin, in the inside of
the landing gear,” he revealed with
twinkling eyes. “And [because]
the equipment was left behind,
my daughter’s face has remained
on the moon ever since.”
Besides helping to ensure that
America’s first-ever moon land-
ing was a success, Leifer is an
accomplished landscape and por-
trait artist whose paintings hang
in galleries and homes all across
California.
He’s even painted a fam-
ily portrait of American rap-
per-turned-actor/author LL Cool J
and his wife.
And as for Muller, she’s got
roots right here at the Post.
Her grandfather, Herman R.
“Doc” Klauser III, was an original
publisher of the Pacific Palisades
Post before the newspaper merged
with the long-standing Palisadian
periodical.
Muller, who grew up in Los
Angeles, has a celebrated history
in consulting and sales negotia-
tion—a quality that her husband
said gives her an edge over the
competition.
Talking business Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
“She really knows how to surroundings. another.
talk to people and cater to their When asked if there was a “With that being said,” she
emotional needs,” he explained. “secret” to working together as a continued, “it also helps that we
“Francesca is a true asset to have couple, Muller shrugged. both love the industry and the
on board.” “For us it comes pretty nat- community we work in.”
Together, Leifer and Muller urally,” she explained. “After “It’s a win-win for all of us,”
synergize their analytic and cre- 20-something years of marriage Leifer added. “There’s really no
ative strengths to cater to the we know what to expect from one other place like the Palisades.”
needs of their clients.
And, according to Muller,
some of those needs can change
overnight.
“Right now people want a
large kitchen, a home theater in
the basement and an instant re-
sponse from their Realtor,” Muller
told the Post. “Like in any indus-
try, real estate has been changed
dramatically by technology.”
Other client needs are time-
less—like a well-maintained
backyard with ample space to en-
tertain.
“Palisadian families love be-
ing outdoors,” Leifer noted before
mentioning that he’d previously
served on Potrero Canyon Park’s
advisory board. “You can tell that
the people who live here hold a lot
of appreciation for our beautiful Admiring a Leifer original Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

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The Young Eye

Historic Bradbury House Sold for $12 Million
Childhood on Sunset Blvd. By SARAH SHMERLING
Managing Editor
The four-bedroom, four-bath-
room, 5,198-square-foot home on
counters and cabinets in quar-
ter-sawn oak.
By ERIC SEGALL Ocean Way features a two-story The property includes an at-
Intern
T he Bradbury House, located at
102 Ocean Way in the Santa
entry hall, exposed beam/hand
stenciled ceilings in most rooms,
tached two-story garage/guest
house, which was built in the

I lived on Sunset Boulevard for

six years. It is on the outskirts of
Pacific Palisades next to Malibu.
There I hear rushing traffic, but
that white noise is the same that
helps me fall asleep.
I lived in a small apartment
building that many of my friends
lived in. I was able to jump across
the hedge or head upstairs in order
to hang out with some pals.
Neighbors were friendly and I
was often invited in to sit and chat,
or allowed to conduct a water bal-
loon fight all over the building.
Upstairs, Nancy was constantly
working on her jewelery and next
door, Trish was playing with her
yorkie.
People were friendly and un-
derstanding that I was a child. It
was a community.
One block over on Mar-
quez Boulevard, my friends and
I would play at Marquez Charter
Elementary School. There was a
huge playground where I rode my
bike, played on the equipment and
walked my dog.
It was a place that felt so dif-
ferent because I never went to
school there, but I knew it so well.
The school was empty and I often
would adventure to see other kids
Pointing home Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
and play.
On the same road, there was
Ronny’s Market & Liquor, where I
would purchase candy and a tea to
relax outside.
Next there was Vittorios,
where there was my favorite Ital-
ian food. Sometimes we would get
delivery to our house when I was
sick and other times we would
have birthday dinners there.
On the other hand, my grand-
mother’s house was a little far-
ther down on Sunset Boulevard.
I walked there with my mom and
my dog to visit her. I climbed up
the long steps to greet her and I am
warmly welcomed with open arms.
We would make our way in-
side and exchange our greetings,
but my favorite part was her back-
yard. There is a koi pond, in addi-
tion to a wonderful birdbath that is
always filled with hummingbirds.
They flutter about, drinking nectar
and relaxing in a haven. My sec-
ond dog, Foxy, loved the backyard
and would play chase with me.
It was—and still is—a place
of family. I am always excited to
go there because I know I am go-
ing to see my favorite people.
Monica Canyon neighborhood,
sold for $12 million.
On April 26, 1994, the house
a grand staircase with custom
tile work and carved oak mantel,
and a vintage chef’s kitchen with
1970s by architect Wallace Neff.
The 7,649-square-foot lot also
boasts a pool and ocean views.
was declared Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 594 by the city
of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage
Commission Cultural Affairs De-
partment—which means the city
recognizes the building as im-
portant to the history of the city,
state or nation. The designation
also makes the property eligible
for property tax reductions and
allows the commission to object
to the issuance of a demolition
permit for 180 days, among other
conditions.
A Spanish Colonial Revival
residence, the Bradbury House
was built in the 1920s by re- Exterior Photos courtesy of MLS
nowned architect John W. Byers
for Lewis L. Bradbury, Jr., the son
of Los Angeles-based real estate
developer and mine owner Lewis
L. Bradbury.
The elder Bradbury commis-
sioned the construction of the
Bradbury Building in downtown
LA—which in 1962 became the
sixth ever building to be declared
a Historic-Cultural Monument.

Interior

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