Ruling clears way for Entrada Office Tower

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CULVER CITY
Star
VOL.18 NO.15
Serving Greater West L.A.
Thursday April 9, 2009
Copyright © 2009
Sharp
words
in city
attorney
debate
City looks to tighten
public nuisance laws
New restrictions
on lawn height,
establishment of
“neutral hearing
officer” among leading
proposals that could
come to a vote in May.
BY ARIN MIKAILIAN
STAFF WRITER
The Culver City Council
on Monday approved key
modifications to a proposed
overhaul of the city’s public nuisance laws.
Enacted in 1965, the current regulations define various
commercial and residential
property owner violations
— such as allowing too many
weeds to grow, or leaving
certain discarded materials in
the public right of way — as
public nuisances.
Under the proposed new
rules, which are expected to be
the subject of a council vote
next month, regulations would
tighten. For example, the law
now in place considers “fallen, dead, decayed or diseased
trees, weeds or other vegetation in accumulated or bulky
quantities” to be violations; but
the proposed new regulations
would ban lawns with grass in
excess of six inches, and require
the removal of all vegetation
that might pose a fire hazard.
Still, despite the more than 30
revisions to date, several members of the council believe the
Protest
targets
Expo Line
plans
Demonstrators demand
stimulus funds be used
to increase safety at
intersections used by
students.
Wave Staff Report
Opponents of a project to
extend light rail service across
intersections used by thousands
of schoolchildren marched and
rallied in Jefferson Park Saturday
to request that federal stimulus
funds money be used to build a
bridge or tunnel.
Plans to extend the Expo Line
on a city street next to two large
schools have concerned activists who worry that crowds of
students cross streets frequently. Metropolitan Transportation
Authority officials plan signals,
gates, zig-zag railings and other
pedestrian traffic controls to lessen the risk.
Members of the Citizen’s
Campaign to Fix the Expo Rail
Line marched from the Foshay
Learning Center at Western
Clipper
arrested for
DUI near
Del Rey
From City News Service
Los Angeles Clippers player
Zack Randolph was arrested early
Monday for allegedly driving
under the influence of alcohol on
the southbound San Diego (405)
Freeway near the Del Rey area of
Los Angeles, authorities said.
California Highway Patrol
officers stopped a white Rolls
Royce that Randolph was driving
proposed ordinance needs to be
more detailed.
Councilman
Christopher
Armenta said it should provide
more information to the public
on how the citation process
works. Public nuisance proceedings are complaint-driven,
involving official warnings
and citations. But Armenta said
this aspect of the process is
mentioned nowhere in the ordinance, an inclusion he said
would facilitate a more “transparent” process.
“I still get a sense that if we
have a process we should say
it,” Armenta said, later asking
“if it takes one person to call
and make a complaint, why
not say it? Would it require
two complaints to get a verbal
warning? Why is it not included
in the ordinance?”
That recommendation and
one modifying the lawn height
rules — “I don’t want to see
enforcement officers putting their hand over the fence
and checking the height of the
grass much like a mechanic
would do with a dipstick,” said
Councilman Mehaul O’Leary
— were among those agreed
upon Monday. Others include
the hiring of a “neutral hearing
officer” to oversee enforcement,
and a proposal by Councilman
Andrew Weissman to include
a statement permitting droughttolerant and ocean-friendly landscaping.
See LAWS on page A4
Avenue west on Exposition
Boulevard to Dorsey High School,
at Farmdale Avenue, where construction is well under way on
light rail tracks.
The group is demanding that
federal economic stimulus package funds, or recently approved
county transportation bond
money, be used to build pedestrian overpasses or a subterranean
train route at Dorsey High School
and Foshay Junior High School.
The Expo Line is an MTA project to construct a light rail line to
connect downtown Los Angeles
to Santa Monica. The eastern
8.6 miles in length, from Culver
City through Jefferson Park and
Exposition Park, will reach the
7th Street and Figueroa station
and start operations in 2010.
Friday, the MTA board approved
an alignment for the western section of the light rail line, from
Culver City west to Santa Monica.
The board unanimously voted to
send the trains down an abandoned, MTA-owned freight rail
track parallel to the Santa Monica
(10) Freeway, through Cheviot
Hills and West Los Angeles, and
into Santa Monica via Colorado
Boulevard.
Some Cheviot Hills residents
had asked for the trains to avoid
their neighborhood by detouring
down Venice and Sepulveda boulevards, but the MTA opted for
the direct route, which was used
by Southern Pacific freight trains
from the 1920s until 1989.
about 2:25 a.m. near Washington
Boulevard, the CHP reported.
The vehicle was being operated
“at approximately 60 miles per
hour and weaving in and out of
the No. 4 lane,” the CHP reported
in a statement.
“Upon contacting Randolph,
the officers noticed an odor of an
alcoholic beverage emitting from
within the vehicle,” the statement
continued.
Officers determined that
Randolph was “under the influence of alcohol,” according to the
statement.
Randolph, 27, was booked for
DUI and bail was set at $5,000,
the CHP reported. Randolph was
released on bail about 9 a.m., and
was scheduled to appear April
27 in LAX Municipal Court, the
sheriff’s department reported.
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Weiss, Trutanich
trade barbs but agree
on some issues raised
in a heated forum.
BY ARIN MIKAILIAN
STAFF WRITER
Gensler Architects
This artist’s rendering of the Entrada Officer Tower shows how its developer envisions
the coming addition to the Culver City skyline.
Ruling clears way for
Entrada Office Tower
BY ARIN MIKAILIAN
STAFF WRITER
An L.A. County Superior
Court judge has ruled in favor
of the Culver City Council’s
approval of the hotly debated
Entrada Office Tower project.
The March 25 ruling came
10 months after the United
Neighbors of the Westside filed
a lawsuit to block the 12-story,
342,000-square-foot
structure poised for construction in
Corporate Pointe. UNOW’s
main argument: The height of
the Entrada project exceeds
a building height maximum
allowance of 56 feet, a restriction approved by city voters in
1990.
The lawsuit was what is
known as a writ of mandamus,
which would have required
the developers to modify the
project accordingly if Judge
Thomas McKnew gave his
approval. But McKnew reject-
Long walk
Photo by Gary McCarthy
Mayor Scott Malsin calls the
project “a benefit to the city
economically and it’s a sensible, compatible use in the
context of its surroundings.”
ed UNOW’s claims, ruling that
Entrada’s height exception is in
accordance with an amended
municipal code that allows for
taller structures in certain redevelopment areas.
In his ruling, McKnew
concurred with a finding last
spring by the council and
Redevelopment Agency that
alternatives to the approved
proposal “would not meet the
city’s redevelopment goal to
stimulate development.”
“The court must resolve
conflicts in evidence in favor
of administrative decision,”
wrote McKnew. He later cautioned that property owners in
“California … do not have a
right of access to air, light and
view over adjoining property.”
The proposed site for the
Entrada is situated adjacent to
the Radisson Hotel in Corporate
Pointe, right next to the 405
Freeway.
A near record number of
local residents, most of them
opponents of the development,
attended a two-night meeting
dedicated to the issue last April
that went past 2 a.m. on both
See LAWSUIT on page A4
In a Saturday debate hosted
at the Hollywood Community
Center, the two remaining candidates for Los Angeles city attorney traded harsh words, accusing
each other of unethical practices
and devotion to special interests.
L.A. City Councilman Jack
Weiss and attorney Carmen
Trutanich continually criticized
each other during the 90-minute
forum, during which they also
fielded questions from the audience.
Calling his opponent “a
walking, talking conflict of
interest,” Weiss demanded that
Trutanich, a former deputy district attorney, make public the
list of clients represented by his
private law firm. He predicted
that with Trutanich in office,
the city would too often be
forced to retain outside counsel because Trutanich’s clients
— which he said have included
the National Rifle Association
and various oil companies — are
likely to have legal claims before
the city.
“We don’t know the full extent
of those clients,” said Weiss,
who won 35 percent of the vote
in last month’s primary election.
“Each and every one of those
clients needs to be disclosed to
the public. ... If Mr. Trutanich
is city attorney, that will raise
serious questions of conflict of
interest.”
Trutanich, who placed second
with 27 percent of the primary vote, responded by invoking his 31-year career as a
lawyer. “When you don’t have
any legal experience, you talk
about something else,” he said.
“You talk about disclosures
when you don’t have any knowledge of the law. You attack your
opponents. … If you don’t know
See FORUM on page A5
Singer Chris Brown walks into a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday to face charges that beat his girlfriend, pop star Rihanna,
during an argument in February. After pleading not guilty, Brown’s next court date — which he is not required to attend in person
— was set for April 29. STORY - A5. ONLINE - the latest news and exclusive photo gallery at www.wavenewspapers.com
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APRIL 9, 2009
LOS ANGELES WAVE - CULVER CITY EDITION
CALENDAR
Compiled by
Marisela Santana
MUSIC
■ Stick Fly
An upper-class African-American family wrestles
with parental expectations, sibling rivalry, and
issues of class and race. Shirley Jo Finney directs
Chris Butler, Avery Clyde, Tinashe Kajese, Terrell
Tilford, John Wesley and Michole Briana White.
Directed by Shirley Jo Finney, playwright Lydia R.
Diamond opens a portal onto life in the AfricanAmerican upper middle class. April 4 through May
31. The Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave., Los
Angeles. (323) 960-7740
■ Lila Downs
Vibrant singer Lila Downs, whose musical embrace stretches outward from her
Oaxacan roots to encompass the globe,
brings her band La Misteriosa to UCLA
Live for an unforgettable concert. Downs,
a Grammy nominee and Latin Grammywinner, has earned accolades as a world
music leader since the mid-’90s, when she
began reinventing the Mexican ranchera
traditions and exploring an array of pop,
rock and folk styles. April 9. UCLA
Royce Hall, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles. (310) 873-7777
■ Lydia
Written by Octavio Solis, “Lydia” is a
powerful and passionate new play that
portrays with a deep, emotional impact
the lies and secrets that both bind a family
together and create heartbreaking fissures. In
the Texas border town of El Paso during the
1970s, a Mexican-American family struggles
with the aftermath of an accident that has injured the beloved young daughter
Ceci, and has deeply affected her mother, father and two brothers. April 15
through May 17. Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles.
(213) 628-2772
■ Travis
The Scottish alternative rock band
from Glasgow, featuring Fran Healy,
Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop and
Neil Primrose is in town for a KCRW
show at the Anaheim HOB. Their
sixth album, “Ode To J Smith” is
Travis’s loudest, edgiest and most
arresting record since their debut.
Written in five weeks and recorded
in just 14 days, it is the sound of a
band re-born, re-inspired and reenergized. The Republic Tigers open
for the band. April 9. House of Blues
Anaheim, 1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim. (714) 778-2583
■ India.Arie
The Grammy Award-winning neo-soul
artist makes her way into town for a few
shows promoting her fourth studio album,
“Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics.”
The album debuted as “Hot Shot” on the
Billboard 200 recently at No. 3, selling
76,000 copies in its first week. April 15.
Club NOKIA, 777 Chick Hearn Court,
Los Angeles. (213) 763-6000
■ Freeway
Part of the Jay Z’s RocA-Fella family under
Def Jam Recordings,
Freeway is making his
way back to Los Angeles
for a few shows at the
Knitting Factory in
Hollywood. Freeway is still celebrating the success of his second album, “Free At
Last,” and several recent mixtape collaborations, including one with James Blunt
on his “Month of Maddness” mixtape. There’s no word on the release of his third
album, “Freedom of Speech.” April 15. Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood
Blvd., Hollywood. (323) 463-0204
■ Back to Bacharach and David
The Off-Broadway hit “Back to
Bacharach and David” begins a 23performance run in L.A. next week.
Directed by Kathy Najimy with musical
arranger Steve Gunderson, “Back
to Bacharach and David” is a night of
amazing voices, comedy, and a tribute to
the brilliant songs that Burt Bacharach
and Hal David wrote from 1960 to 1970.
The cast includes “American Idol” and
Broadway star Diana DeGarmo, West
End musical actor and “American Idol”
contestant Tom Lowe, Broadway actress
and original “Back to Bacharach and David” cast member Susan Mosher, and
musical and film actress Tressa Thomas. April 15 through May 17. The Music
Box @ Fonda, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. (323) 464-0808
FILM
■ The Soloist
Part of Stephen Farber’s annual film series,
“Reel Talk Film Series,” where the film guru
presents the public with screenings of up-andcoming films before they hit the big screen
— along with discussions with their creators
or talent from the films — this week’s film
is “The Soloist,” based on the best-selling
book by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve
Lopez about his encounters with a homeless
man living on Skid Row who turned out to
be a musical prodigy. The film stars Jamie
Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. Farber’s
guest speakers for the screening are Lopez,
screenwriter Susannah Grant and producer Gary Foster. April 13. Wadsworth
Theatre, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., West Los Angeles. (310) 479-3636
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■ Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia collects a group of hit songs by the Swedish supergroup ABBA and
shapes them around the story of a single mother coping with her young daughter’s
marriage on a picturesque Greek isle. While the daughter plans her future with
the love of her life, her mother is haunted by three different men who may or may
not be her daughter’s father. April 9-19. Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood
Blvd., Hollywood. (323) 468-1770
THEATER
■ Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara
Written and performed by Vanessa Claire
Smith and Jake Broder, with Nick Cagle and
Erin Matthews, this production was inspired
by the birth of Las Vegas and the lounge acts
that made the Strip a legendary breeding ground
for entertainers. Louis and Keely is a vintage
love story set to the beat of jazz that examines
the hard-won career of 20th century music
icon Louis Prima and how he turned 16year-old Keely Smith into a star. April 9-26.
Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Los
Angeles. (310) 208-5454
■ Beneath Rippling Water
Written and performed by Sybyl Walker — directed
by Gregg T. Daniel — “Beneath Rippling Water”
is a compelling, hilarious, disturbing trilogy about
navigating the maze of secrets, life and love.
Utilizing drama, comedy, song and spoken word,
Walker creates unforgettable portraits of three unique
and fascinating women in love. As we meet them
and 12 other men and women that inhabit their
worlds, audiences are taken on a rollercoaster ride
of emotions. Journey into the depths of what lies
beneath the surface of their lives; the joys and the
vulnerabilities, and experience a very human story
about hope, love and reclaiming oneself. April 17 through May 17. Fremont
Centre Theatre, 1000 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena. (866) 811-4111
FOR THE KIDS
■ Sesame Street: The Bod
Kids can get to know what’s under their
skin with Sesame Street’s latest attraction,
“The Body,” an amazing new educational
show featuring Elmo, Oscar, Grover and
the rest of the Sesame Street troupe. This
new interactive exhibition teaches children
how their bodies work and how to keep
them healthy as they hop, jump, run and
dance their way through this hands-on
adventure. April 9-26. Hollywood &
Highland Center, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. (323) 817-0200
STAGE
■ Any1Man
Alexia Robinson (pictured) brings to
the stage the story of any man’s choice;
every man’s choice. The story begins with
Adam’s choice to bite the apple in the Garden of Eden and follows the journey of six
men as they make choices that lead them to
triumph via tragedy. “Any1Man” is a conversation about choices. April 9-19. Alexia
Robinson Studio, 2811 W. Magnolia
Blvd., Burbank. (310) 825-5562
■ Mauritius
Ray Abruzzo, John Billingsley,
Kirsten Kollender, Monette
Magrath and Chris L. McKenna
star in the West Coast
premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s
“Mauritius,” the 2007 smash hit
Broadway mystery explores the
depths that two half-sisters will
go to in order to maintain control over a dazzling valuable stamp collection. April
3-26. Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. (626) 792-8672
■ Photograph 51
Who really discovered the secret of
life? Rosalind Franklin was a brilliant
and passionate young scientist whose
groundbreaking study led to the historic
discovery of DNA. But did her male
colleagues steal her data and claim
credit for themselves? Based on a
true story, Simon Levy directs Anna
Ziegler’s moving and compelling drama
about scientific intrigue and competition — and a woman’s life in a man’s
world. April 9 through May 3. Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave.,
Los Angeles. (323) 663-1525
■ Slow Children Crossing
Slow Children Crossing brings its
unique brand of sketch comedy
with a distinctly African-American
sensibility to Hollywood. The troupe
has already conquered New York,
Boston, Seattle and Austin. Among
the story lines: Three middle-aged
church ladies find heavenly inspiration
from a couple of the young men of
their congregation; Supermodel Naomi
Campbell tries to get decent service in
a restaurant; A race horse discovers
that superior intelligence alone doesn’t
guarantee that one will beat the odds;
A fellow has been warped by seeing
the Brian De Palma movie “Scarface”
too many times; Women scientists
attempt to unravel the mysteries of
the male-designed technology that
keeps them subjugated; Substanceabusing celebrities behave badly on
national television; Working women
lust after a revived national obsession:
cupcakes; There’s a retelling of the
Goldilocks fairy-tale, updated for the
21st Century; and two of America’s
favorite aging curmudgeons embark
upon a new phase of their careers.
April 9-14. The Lounge Theatre,
6201 Santa Monica Blvd., Los
Angeles. (323) 960-7745
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ENTERTAINMENT
REVIEW
The Escapist
Roadside Attractions
Eric McCormack and Jenni Baird are Earth’s last hope when voracious extraterrestrials arrive in “Alien Trespass.”
Resident ‘Alien’
Working together
in a silver-screen
throwback, two
television stars find
thrills on a breakneck
shoot.
BY OLU ALEMORU
STAFF WRITER
“Alien Trespass,” an indie
homage to the classic, low-budget sci-fi movies of the 1950s,
enters theaters with audience
moods in a much different place
than they were in the optimistic
post-war period that spawned
this particular brand of escapist
entertainment.
At the same time, some things
haven’t changed all that much:
as the growing threat of nuclear
annihilation helped legitimize
the themes explored in those Bmovies from another time, this
week’s hysteria over a North
Korean rocket launch proves that
filmmakers can still win over
audiences by tapping into those
fears.
Thus, “Trespass,” directed
and produced by R. W. Goodwin, a writer-producer-director
on the hit “X-Files” series, plays
it straight as we travel back to
1957, where a meteor shower
lights up the night sky over a noname town in California’s Mojave desert.
There, the dashing noted astronomer Ted Lewis (Eric McCormack of “Will & Grace”) is
preparing an anniversary dinner
for his wife (Jody Thompson).
Meanwhile, in another part of
town, Tammy (Jenni Baird), the
blonde waitress at the local diner who harbors artistic dreams,
thinks the shooting stars are a
portent to an exciting future.
However, what they are witnessing is a fiery spacecraft hurtling towards Earth, which crashlands on a ridge in the desert.
Through a series of twists, Ted
and Tammy end up as Earth’s
last hope in a fight against the
Ghota — a rubbery, one-eyed
creature with an insatiable appetite for human flesh.
As they discussed the shoot in
a recent session with entertainment journalists, McCormack
and Baird seemed to have a blast
— particularly when recalling
a scene in which an alien that
has invaded Ted’s body begins
to have unexplained humanoid
feelings for Jenny.
“We have one of those classic
movie moments when we kiss
on the side of the mouth,” joked
Baird who said she bonded with
her co-star over a bottle of wine
before the cameras rolled. “I
loved doing it. Period pieces are
so much fun.”
McCormack, who as Ted affects a stilted, matinee-idol style
of acting, ran with the part and
had no problems with a breakneck 15-day shoot. “Honestly, I
love a director who has the confidence to print the first take,”
said McCormack, 45, a classically-trained actor from Toronto. “Coming from television, I
don’t need all day to shoot two
pages.”
The Australian-born Baird,
who makes her feature debut in
“Alien Trespass” and became
a fan favorite as Dr. Meghan
Doyle on the USA Network’s
“The 4400,” agreed.
“Even though I was also classically trained, it’s weird that Australian actors only seem work in
television and films,” she said.
“So I was used to the fast pace.”
Added Baird, whose character
discovers a saline weapon that
proves effective when battling
the Ghota: “I threw the salt in the
wrong place once and we had to
do a couple takes.”
Her co-star chipped in with
mock anger: “Thanks a lot. We
lost eight minutes there,” said
McCormack.
As for their own favorite classic films of the period, Baird
cites the original “War of the
Worlds,” whereas McCormack
favors “The Day the Earth Stood
Still,” remade recently with Keanu Reeves in the starring role.
“I think that movie has probably aged the best, but as for the
remake,” quipped McCormack,
“that probably hasn’t aged well
even in the last few months.”
PAPARAZZI
Give that girl another ‘Hannah’
J
ust because “Hannah Montana” has made the transition to the big screen, don’t
think star Miley Cyrus (above,
far left, at the L.A. premiere of a
new film based on the hit Disney
Channel series) is done with television. Already signed for a third
season of the show, Cyrus told
an interviewer recently that “I
don’t know if I would do another
film, but I would love to do another [TV] season.” Meanwhile,
other boldfaced names making
the celebrity rounds (clockwise
from above, second from left):
Vin Diesel, star of the box office
sensation “Fast & Furious, at the
movie’s red carpet premiere. He’ll
attempt a another sequel reboot
by lending his voice to the movieinspired “The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena”
video game; America Ferrera,
whose ABC series “Ugly Betty”
returns to primetime later this
spring, is currently working on
the big-screen drama “American
Tragic” as both star and executive producer; Michelle Rodri-
guez (at the “F&F” premiere),
who can be seen later this year in
James Cameron’s highly-anticipated “Avatar;” American Idol”
judge and home shopping sensation Paula Abdul; and The Jonas Brothers, whose new Disney
Channel musical comedy series
bows May 2.
BY ARIN MIKAILIAN
STAFF WRITER
It’s been a while since there
was a good prison break movie
that stuck to the basics: a group
of condemned cons plotting their
escape to freedom while trying
not to arouse suspicion.
For what turns out to be its
dream team of anti-heroes, “The
Escapist” fills the void.
Set to open Friday, the film has
already received well-deserved
praise at the Sundance Film Festival and the British Academy of
Film and Television Arts in Scotland.
First-time director Rupert
Wyatt drops audiences into an
overcrowded and dingy British
prison. The first inmate you meet
is the aging Frank (Brian Cox), a
lifer who becomes determined to
break out after receiving a letter
informing him that his daughter
has become a junkie.
To formulate and execute a
plan, Frank rounds up his two
most trusted friends in the joint:
Brodie (Liam Cunningham),
who’s the brains of the operation
and Drake (Joseph Fiennes), the
muscle.
One of the most refreshing elements of “The Escapist” is that
it doesn’t attempt to develop its
characters in any great detail
— avoiding incessant, clichéd
voiceovers and refusing to establish any reason why you should
feel anything for these characters.
Wyatt keeps reminding you
why these people are in jail, as
opposed to Frank Darabont, for
example, who humanized his
characters in the beloved “The
Shawshank Redemption.”
This film speaks a language of
subtlety that allows the audience
to share the tension experienced
by the escapees. With amazingly
minimal dialogue, we are able to
share in the strengthening bond
between these characters — it’s
a powerful type of on-screen
chemistry you don’t see very often. Wyatt successfully meshes
the actual jail break sequence
with the events that lead up to the
escape attempt, keeping viewers
on edge the entire time, almost
like mini-cliffhangers.
Of course, none of this could
have been achieved without terrific performances all around —
especially by Cox and Fiennes,
who lose themselves entirely in
their roles.
In addition, the climax —
which plays like something out
of an M. Night Shyamalan movie
— will keep audiences debating
long after “The Escapist” has left
the screen.
Thinkfilm
Frank (Brian Cox, left) is the leader of a band of prisoners plotting a daring escape from a British penitentiary.
Photos by Bill Jones
PAGE 4
APRIL 9, 2009
Beautiful day
Dancing beneath clear and sunny skies, a young girl basks in the pleasant spring weather on a Tuesday outing to Culver City Park.
Opponents
take shots
in race
Participants in a recent town hall meeting at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center appeared resigned
to the belief that the California Supreme Court with rule in favor of same-sex marriage rights.
Gay rights advocates plan
for life after Prop. 8 fight
Sensing an unfavorable
ruling by the California
Supreme Court, activists
discuss future strategies
at a Hollywood town
hall meeting
BY ARIN MIKAILIAN
STAFF WRITER
Perhaps sensing a growing
unlikelihood that the California
Supreme Court will restore
marriage rights stripped by voters in November, gay rights
activists took part in a frequently somber town hall meeting
last Wednesday on moving forward after Proposition 8.
In contrast to the cries for
protests and rallying that immediately followed the ban on
same-sex marriage, leaders of
the equal marriage movement
gathered at the Los Angeles
Gay & Lesbian Center to discuss
the next chapter of their cause.
Robin Tyler, one-half of a
couple that filed suit against
the state to overturn Prop. 8,
urged gay marriage proponents
to remain civil should the state’s
high court denies the appeal.
She cautioned against actions
that might turn off moderate
supporters of gay rights.
“We’re all going to be in the
streets and we’re all going to
be very angry, but we have to
make sure when we express
the anger, we don’t turn off
the 48 percent of voters that
supported us,” Tyler said. “As
angry as we are going to be,
we should not be doing things
that are going to hurt our community.”
Tara Borelli, an attorney
at Lambda Legal, a law firm
specializing in gay and lesbian
rights that represented some
of the plaintiffs in the appeal,
said if the state Supreme Court
rules to keep Proposition 8
in place, the decision should
not be appealed to a federal
court. A defeat for gay rights in
California should stay within the
state, she said.
“The consequence of a
potential loss would be devastating, it would set us back,”
Bolero said, adding that a
defeat at the federal level
would set a precedent for the
entire country. “A loss would
make it difficult to win in other
states. … We have to be careful
because everybody’s future is
in our hands when suits like
this are considered.”
A coalition of equal marriage
rights organizations sent representatives to the town hall, with
each sharing their own view of
what could be done to change
the minds of same-sex opponents in the next few years.
Marc Solomon, marriage
director for Equality California,
a non-profit civil rights organization for gays and lesbians,
said an approach that worked
for
Massachusetts
could
work for California. In 2003,
Massachusetts became the first
state in the country to recognize same-sex marriages, which
Solomon attributed to a different type of movement by the
state’s gay community. He said
many same-sex couples went
into communities throughout
the state and shared their love
stories, creating thousands of
positive images to serve as the
face of equal marriage rights.
“Gay and lesbian couples
went out and told their stories,”
Solomon said. “They talked
to legislators, friends, family and to people who weren’t
with us yet. That’s what moved
people.”
Solomon said he believes
adapting that approach could
result in a victory for the gay
community in the Golden
State. “I have a huge amount
of confidence that we’re going
to be able to turn this around,”
he said.
Vote for Equality Project
Manager Regina Clemente said
she has already begun to do
that in California, and wants
others to do the same before
same-sex marriage returns to
the ballot.
“We have to go out and talk
to voters to hear what they’re
saying about being undecided
or unsupportive,” she said.
“We have to be analyzing
what they’re saying and what
message we can say that could
resonate with voters.”
FORUM from page A1
the facts, you argue the law, if
you don’t know the law you
argue the facts and if you don’t
have either one, you attack the
other side. That’s exactly what
you’re getting right now.”
Trutanich did not disclose
the names of his clients during
the forum and gave no indication that he ever planned to do
so. However, he did welcome
voters to scrutinize his list of
campaign contributors.
He then blasted Weiss for
what he said was overdevelopment of the Fifth District
the councilman represents.
Said Trutanich: “Here’s a guy
who is in the back pocket of
almost every developer in
the city telling me to disclose
something.”
When not engaged in negative attacks, the candidates
appeared to agree on a number
of citywide issues.
Both said they wanted
tougher rules and regulations
against billboard companies
and their executives. “The only
acceptable way to pass it is to
have one with teeth that will
put a visual end to blight in the
city,” Weiss said.
Trutanich offered a more
aggressive approach, saying that he believes billboard
company executives deserve
Photos by Gary McCarthy
Jack Weiss, left, and Carmen Trutanich exchanged harsh words
in a city attorney candidates forum in Hollywood last week.
more than fine of a few thousand dollars for putting up
signs that can bring in millions
in revenue. “How about we
put them in county jail for 12
hours,” he said, “then they’ll
have a different view.”
Sending legal liaisons from
the city attorney’s office to
neighborhood council meetings,
for the purpose of empowering
civic organizations, is a proposal also strongly favored by
both Weiss and Trutanich.
“The city attorney’s office is
kind of the glue behind what
happens behind the city, nothing happens without the lawyer
signing of on it or modifying it,”
Weiss said. “The city attorney
needs to provide more aggressive legal assistance to [the
Department of Neighborhood
Empowerment.]”
Trutanich added that his
support for stronger legal ties
between the city attorney’s
office and with neighborhood
councils in order to make
obtaining legal advice an easier and affordable process.
“Homeowners
associations
have more power than neighborhood councils, you are a voiceless concern,” he said, later
adding: “If you want to speak to
the council so you could appeal
a council decision, which one of
you is going to write the check
to hire the lawyer?”
In a closing statement, Weiss
offered a brief summation of his
accomplishments as a councilman since 2001, saying that
the city has “grown the LAPD,
we’ve seen crime dip to all time
lows.”
Trutanich emphasized his
determination to combat gang
violence by strengthening antigun laws. “In this city I don’t
want you to feel safe,” he said.
“I want you to be safe.”
Public nuisance rules may change
LAWS from page A1
The recommended changes
passed the council 3-1, with
Vice Mayor Gary Silbiger
dissenting
and
Armenta
abstaining after saying that
he lacked sufficient information to cast an up or down
vote. Silbiger expressed concerns about the entire process,
believing that public nuisance
proceedings should be prioritized based on “health and
safety issues.” If the city “had
ten code enforcement officers,
we would worry about those
other things,” said Silbiger.
But Mayor Scott Malsin, a
leading advocate of the stricter
ordinance, said the new language would eliminate wording
that is “so incredibly broad.”
“What we have in this new
ordinance is something that’s
much less open to interpretation,” Malsin said. The new
ordinance has been drafted
not to create an army of code
enforcement officers, he added,
but rather to combat “chronic
abusers of the patience of neighbors.”
Judge backs officer tower project
LAWSUIT from page A1
nights and witnessed a rare
filibuster by then Councilman
Gary Silbiger who sought to
defeat the item.
Mayor Scott Malsin, who cast
one of the four votes in favor
of the project, said developing the project in other area of
Culver City would “not make
any sense at all.”
“It’s an office building in an
area filled with office buildings of varying heights, some
of them taller than the Entrada
proposal itself,” he said. “It’s
adjacent from the freeway
and quite a distant from any
homes. It’s served well by trans-
portation. ... It will be a benefit
to the city economically and it’s
a sensible, compatible use in the
context of its surroundings.”
Susan
Brandt-Hawley,
UNOW’s attorney, said the
group is considering filing an
appeal and that in her opinion,
the “56 foot limit applies to this
project.”
APRIL 9, 2009
PAGE 5
Chris Brown pleads not guilty to alleged attack on Rihanna
BY TERRI VERMEULEN
KEITH
CITY NEWS SERVICE
R&B singer Chris Brown,
who allegedly assaulted his
pop star girlfriend Rihanna
in Hancock Park after a preGrammy
Awards
party,
pleaded not guilty Monday to
two felony charges.
The 19-year-old entertainer
faces one felony count each
of assault by means likely to
produce great bodily injury and
making a criminal threat.
Los Angeles Superior Court
Judge Patricia Schnegg scheduled another hearing in the
case for April 29, when a date
will be set for a hearing to
determine if there is enough
evidence for Brown to stand
trial. The singer signed a waiver
at his initial court appearance
March 5, meaning he is not
required to be present for procedural hearings — such as the
next court date.
Rihanna’s attorney, Donald
Etra, told reporters outside
court that his client will do
everything the law requires of
her.
“If she is asked to testify,
she will do so,” he said. Etra
said his client will be “pleased”
if the case is over quickly.
Brown is accused of assaulting and threatening Rihanna
during an argument that began
around 12:30 a.m. Feb. 8 inside
a rented Lamborghini on North
R&B star Chris Brown enters a Los Angeles courthouse on Monday, where he pled not guilty to assault charges stemming from allegations that he beat his girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.
June Street near First Street,
as the two were en route to a
home in the Hancock Park area.
The criminal complaint identifies the alleged victim as
“Robyn F.” Rihanna’s full name
is Robyn Rihanna Fenty.
Police, who never identified
Rihanna as the victim, said
Brown stopped the vehicle,
the pair got out of the car, and
the argument escalated.
‘Fast & Furious’ notches
2009’s biggest opening
Moviegoers flock to
Universal sequel as it
earns $72.5 million over
last weekend.
Wave Staff Report
Universal’s action movie
“Fast & Furious” won the weekend box office marathon, generating $72.5 million in its North
American debut — making it
the best opening weekend of
the year thus far, according to
estimates released this week.
The fourth version of the “Fast
& Furious” franchise stars Vin
Diesel.
“Monsters vs Aliens,” a
Paramount animation release,
finished in second place with
$33.5 million in estimated sales
this weekend and a $105.7
million total over the last two
weeks.
In its second week in release,
Liongate’s “The Haunting in
Connecticut” pulled in $9.6
million, placing third in
estimated sales for a total
of $37.7 million over the last two
weeks.
WESTSIDER/CULVER CITY PUBLIC NOTICES
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAMES
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20090460427
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:
1. Fetch Pet Care of Miracle Mile, 2. Fetch Pet
Care of Playa del Rey, 1515 S. Holt Ave., Los
Angels, CA 90035, County of Los Angeles
Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number:
AI #ON: 3192546
Registered owner(s):
Life of Riley, Inc., California, 1515 S. Holt Ave., Los
Angels, CA 90035
This business is conducted by a Corporation
The registrant commenced to transact business
under the fictitious business name or names listed
above on 4/1/09
I declare that all information in this statement is
true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true
information which he or she knows to be false is
guilty of a crime.)
Life of Riley, Inc.
S/ J. Payman, President
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of
Los Angeles on March 31, 2009.
NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of
Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement
generally expires at the end of five years from
the date on which it was filed in the office of the
County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision
(b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after
any change in the facts set forth in the statement
pursuant to section 17913 other than a change
in the residence address of a registered owner. A
New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be
filed before the expiration.
The filing of this statement does not of itself
authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious
Business Name in violation of the rights of another
under Federal, State, or common law (See Section
14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Original
4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30/09
WES-1563855#
THE CULVER CITY STAR
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20090371702
1. American Utility Construction, 2. American
Line Construction, 4253 Don Tomaso Dr.
Unit 1, Los Angeles, CA 90008, County of Los
Angeles
Sam L. Lewis, 4253 Don Tomaso Dr. Unit 1, Los
Angeles, CA 90008
This business is conducted by an individual.
above on N/A.
guilty of a crime.)
S/ Sam L. Lewis
Original
4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23/09
WES-1555996#
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20090406249
MMPI, 1933 South Broadway, Suite 542, Los
Angeles, CA 90007, County of LA
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., Delaware, 222
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 470, Chicago,
Illinois 60654
This business is conducted by a Corporation.
above on N/A.
guilty of a crime.)
S/ Randall F. Clark SVP, Genearl Counsel &
Secretary
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Original
4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23/09
WES-1555914#
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20090365210
Subway #46128, 3895 Overland Ave., Culver
City, CA 90232, County of Los Angeles
18200 Sheffield Lane, Northridge, CA 91326
Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number:
AI #ON: 2459472
Arman Group, Inc., CA., 18200 Sheffield Lane,
Northridge, CA 91326
This business is conducted by a Corporation
above on N/A.
guilty of a crime.)
Arman Group, Inc.
S/ Surjit Multani, President
Los Angeles on March 13, 2009
Original
3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16/09
WES-1551826#
TRUSTEE SALES
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale
No.: 20080159909792 Title Order No.: 080158276
You are in Default under a Deed of Trust, dated
05/23/2006. Unless you take action to protect your
property, it may be sold at a public sale. If you need
an explanation of the nature of the proceeding
against you, you should contact a lawyer. NDEx
West, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under
and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on
06/01/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1202854 of
official records in the office of the County Recorder
of Los Angeles County,State of California.
Executed By: Jaquelyn Monteiro, Will sell at
public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s
check/cash equivalent or other form of payment
authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale
in lawful money of the United States). Date of
Sale: 04/29/2009 Time of Sale: 10:00 AM Place
According to an affidavit
filed by police in support of a
search warrant, the argument
began when the victim —
again identified only as “Robyn
F.” — read a three-page text
message on Brown’s cell phone
from a woman with whom he
reportedly had a “previous
sexual relationship.”
According to police, the
victim “suffered visible inju-
ries and identified Brown as
her attacker” in response to
questioning by officers dispatched in response to a 911
call made by an area resident.
Brown had already left by the
time police arrived.
Brown surrendered later that
day to police and was released
on bail. His attorney, Mark
Geragos, has refused to comment on the case.
On Feb. 15, Brown issued
an apology. “Words cannot
begin to express how sorry and
saddened I am over what transpired,” he said. “I am seeking
the counseling of my pastor,
my mother and other loved
ones and I am committed,
with God’s help, to emerging a
better person.”
After Brown’s initial appearance on March 5, Etra declined
to discuss any of the facts of
the case or rumors that the two
singers had reconciled.
“This is not the time to
discuss the relationship,” Etra
told reporters.
If convicted as charged,
Brown could face a sentence
ranging from probation to
nearly five years in state prison, according to the District
Attorney’s Office.
Rounding out the top 10
films are: “Knowing,” Summit
Entertainment, $8.1 million
this weekend, $58.2 million
over three weeks; “I Love You,
Man,” Paramount, $7.9 million
this weekend, $49.2 million over
three weeks; “Adventureland,”
Miramax, $6 million this
weekend, its first in release;
“Duplicity,” Universal, opening
with $4.3 million this weekend,
$32.4 over three weeks; “Race
to Witch Mountain,” Disney,
$3.4 million this weekend,
$58.4 million over four weeks;
“12 Rounds,” Fox, $2.3 million
this weekend, $9 million over
2 weeks; and “Sunshine
Cleaning,” Overture, $1.9 million
Universal
this weekend, $4.8 million over Vin Diesel stars in “Fast & Furious,” which steered box office totals to near record numbers in multiplexes last week.
four weeks.
of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles
County Courthouse, Southeast District, 12720
Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA. Street Address
and other common designation, if any, of the
real property described above is purported to be:
13700 Marina Pointe Unit 1415, Marina Del Rey
Area, California 90292 APN#: 4229-020-076
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for
any incorrectness of the street address and other
common designation, if any, shown herein. Said
sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding title, possession,
or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal
sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,
with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s),
advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust,
fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of
the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total
amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation
secured by the property to be sold and reasonable
estimated costs, expenses and advances at the
time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale
is $676,213.78.The beneficiary under said Deed
of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the
undersigned a written Declaration of Default and
Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default
and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused
said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be
recorded in the county where the real property
is located. NDEx West, L.L.C. may be acting
as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt.
Any information obtained will be used for that
purpose. For Trustee Sale Information Please Call:
Residential Services Validated Publications, 2600
Stanwell Drive, Suite 200, Concord, CA 94520
(925) 603-7342. www.rsvpforeclosures.com NDEx
West, L.L.C., as Authorized Agent Dated:
04/09/2009 (RSVP# 146634) (04/09/09, 04/16/09,
04/23/09)
4/9, 4/16, 4/23/09
WES-1562184#
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG No.:
3940847 TS No.: 20089134005952 You are in
Default under a Deed of Trust, dated 02/18/2004.
Unless you take action to protect your property,
it may be sold at a public sale. If you need an
explanation of the nature of the proceedings against
you, you should contact a lawyer. On 4/22/2009 at
10:00 A.M., First American LoanStar Trustee
Services, as duly appointed Trustee under and
pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 3/8/2004, as
Instrument No. 04 0539176 of Official Records
in the office of the County Recorder of Los
Angeles County, State of California. Executed
by: Charles E. Green, Will sell at public auction
to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash
equivalent or other form of payment authorized by
2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money
of the United States) At the West side of the
Los Angeles County Courthouse, Southeast
District, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA
All right, title and interest conveyed to and now
held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property
situated in said County and State described as: As
more fully described in the above mentioned Deed
of Trust APN# 4134-010-114 The street address
and other common designation, if any, of the real
property described above is purported to be: 5650
Cambridge Wy #3, Culver City, CA 90230 The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for
advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of
Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee
and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The
total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation
is: $296,386.76. The beneficiary under said Deed
and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said
Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded
in the county where the real property is located.First
American LoanStar Trustee Services may be acting
as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any
information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Date: 3/27/2009 First American LoanStar
Trustee Services, 3 First American Way, Santa
Ana, CA 92707 Original document signed by
Authorized Agent, Chet Sconyers - For Trustee’s
Sale information please call 925-603-7342 (RSVP#
145904)(04/02/09, 04/09/09, 04/16/09)
4/2, 4/9, 4/16/09
WES-1556063#
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG No.:
3944041 TS No.: 20089134006042 FHA/VA/PMI
No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST, DATED 04/14/06. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 15, 2009 at
11:30 AM, First American LoanStar Trustee
Services, as duly appointed Trustee under and
pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 04/24/06,
as Instrument No. 06 0882887, in book , page
, of Official Records in the Office of the County
Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of
California. Executed by: DEE ANN KRIEBS,
ROBERT KRIEBS. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC
AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH,
CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or
other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b),
(Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the
United States) AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO
THE POMONA SUPERIOR COURTS BUILDING,
350 W. MISSION BLVD. POMONA, CA.. All right,
title and interest conveyed to and now held by it
under said Deed of Trust in the property situated
in said County and State described as: AS MORE
FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED
DEED OF TRUST APN# 4217-028-004. The street
address and other common designation, if any, of
the real property described above is purported to
be: 5016 SOUTH SLAUSON AVENUE, CULVER
CITY AREA, CA 90230. The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the
street address and other common designation,
if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but
without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,
regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to
pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)
secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon,
as provided in said note(s), advances, under the
terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created
by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the
unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the
property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of Sale is $553,521.81.
The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore
executed and delivered to the undersigned a written
Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and
a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.
The undersigned caused said Notice of Default
and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County
where the real property is located. Date: 03/23/09,
First American LoanStar Trustee Services,
3 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707
Original document signed by Authorized
Agent, Chet Sconyers -- FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE
INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 530-672-3033.
First American Loanstar Trustee Services May be
Acting as a Debt Collector Attempting to Collect
a Debt. Any Information obtained will be used for
that purpose. NPP0135700 03/26/09, 04/02/09,
04/09/09
3/26, 4/2, 4/9/09
WES-1552830#
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale
No.: 20080025304734 Title Order No.: 1164774
You are in Default under a Deed of Trust, dated
01/11/2005. Unless you take action to protect
your property, it may be sold at a public sale.
If you need an explanation of the nature of the
proceeding against you, you should contact
a lawyer. NDEx West, LLC, as duly appointed
Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust
Recorded on 01/24/2005 as Instrument No.
05 0166446 of official records in the office of the
County Recorder of Los Angeles County,State
of California. Executed By: Maria Ramirez, Will
sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash,
cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other form of
payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time
of sale in lawful money of the United States). Date
of Sale: 04/15/2009 Time of Sale: 10:00 AM Place
of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles
County Courthouse, Southeast District,
12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA. Street
Address and other common designation, if any,
of the real property described above is purported
to be: 4033 4033 1/2 Lincoln Avenue, Culver
City, California 90232 APN#: 4207-010-009
is $856,968.13.The beneficiary under said Deed
said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be
recorded in the county where the real property
is located. NDEx West, L.L.C. may be acting
as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt.
Any information obtained will be used for that
purpose. For Trustee Sale Information Please Call:
Residential Services Validated Publications, 2600
Stanwell Drive, Suite 200, Concord, CA 94520
(925) 603-7342. www.rsvpforeclosures.com NDEx
West, L.L.C., as Authorized Agent Dated:
03/25/2009 (RSVP# 144967) (03/26/09, 04/02/09,
04/09/09)
3/26, 4/2, 4/9/09
WES-1550984#
Title No. 3723001 ALS No. 2008-4370 NOTICE
OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
OF A LIEN, DATED March 26, 2008. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that: On 4/16/2009,
at 11:30AM, Association Lien Services, as duly
appointed Trustee under and pursuant to a certain
Lien, recorded on March 26, 2008, as Instrument
Number 20080519104, of the Official Records of
Los Angeles County California. WILL SELL AT
PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR
LAWFUL MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR
A CASHIERS CHECK at: At the front entrance to
the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West
Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA The street address
and other common designations, if any, of the
real property described above is purported to
be: 4060 Glencoe Ave. #303, Marina Del Rey,
CA 90292 Assessor’s Parcel No. 4230-007-098
The owner of the real property is purported to be:
Manuel Rodenas Javier The undersigned trustee
disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the
street address and other common designations,
if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but
without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,
regarding title, possession or encumbrances,
to pay the remaining principal sum of a note,
homeowner’s assessment or other obligation
secured by this Lien, with interest and other sum
as provided therein: plus advances, if any, under
the terms thereof and interest on such advances,
plus fees, charges, expenses of the Trustee and
Trust created by said Lien. The total amount of the
unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the
property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice Of Sale is $10,761.95.
Payment must be in cash, a cashier’s check drawn
on a State or National Bank, a check drawn by a
State Bank or Federal Credit Union, or a check
drawn by a State or Federal Savings & Loan
Association, Savings Association, or Savings Bank
specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in this state. The real
property described above is being sold subject to
the right of redemption. The redemption period
within which real property may be redeemed ends
90 days after the sale. The beneficiary of said Lien
hereto executed and delivered to the undersigned,
a written declaration of Default And Demand For
Sale, and a written Notice Of Default And Election
To Sell. The undersigned caused said notice of
default and election to sell to be recorded in the
County where the real property is located. Date:
3/12/2009 Association Lien Services, as Trustee
P.O. Box 64750, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (310) 2072027 By: Alma Pelayo, Trustee Officer P548219
3/26, 4/2, 04/09/2009
3/26, 4/2, 4/9/09
WES-1550775#
TSG No.: 3946206 TS No.: 20089070810820
FHA/VA/PMI No.: 79243876 Notice Of Trustee’s
Sale YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST, DATED 11/15/2007 UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER. On 4/15/2009 at 11:30 AM
First American Loanstar Trustee Services, as duly
appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed
of Trust recorded 11/21/2007, as Instrument No.
20072587550, in book , page , of Official Records
in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles
County, State of California. Executed by: PASI
SCHALIN, will sell at public auction to highest
bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent
or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b),
(payable at time of sale in lawful money of the
United States) At the front entrance to the Pomona
Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd.,
Pomona, CA All right, title and interest conveyed
to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust
in the property situated in said County and State
described as: As more fully described in the
above mentioned Deed of Trust APN# 4229020-047 The street address and other common
designation, if any, of the real property described
above is purported to be: 13700 MARINA POINTE
DR #1217 , MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292 The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for
is $683,158.93 The beneficiary under said Deed
and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said
Notice of Default and Election to sell to be recorded
in the County where the real property is located.
Date: 3/24/2009 First American LoanStar Trustee
Services 3 First American Way Santa Ana, CA
92707 First American Loanstar Trustee Services
may be acting as a debt collector attempting to
collect a debt. Any information obtained will be
used for that purpose. Original document signed
by Authorized Agent For Trustee’s Sale Information
Please Call (714) 573-1965 P544629 3/26, 4/2,
04/09/2009
3/26, 4/2, 4/9/09
WES-1547838#
Trustee Sale No.: 20080134014709 Title Order
No.: 20863951 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER
A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 6/17/2005. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDex
West, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and
pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/23/2005
as Instrument No. 05 1477876 of official records in
the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles
County, State of California. Executed By: JACK
WILKINS AND WANDA WILKINS, will sell at
public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s
check/cash equivalent or other form of payment
authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale
in lawful money of the United States). Date of
Sale: 4/15/2009 Time of Sale: 11:30 AM Place
of Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona
Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd.,
Pomona, CA Street Address and other common
designation, if any, of the real property described
above is purported to be: 7907 HANNUM AVENUE
CULVER CITY, CA 90230 APN#: 4203-026-177
is $667,038.88. The beneficiary under said Deed
said Notice of Default and Election to sell to be
recorded in the County where the real property is
located. For Trustee Sale Information Please Call:
Priority Posting & Publication 17501 Irvine Blvd.,
Suite One Tustin, CA 92780 714-573-1965 www.
priorityposting.com NDex West, LLC as Authorized
Agent Dated: 3/24/2009 NDex West, LLC may be
acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a
debt. Any information obtained will be used for that
purpose. P543165 3/26, 4/2, 04/09/2009
3/26, 4/2, 4/9/09
WES-1547791#
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