CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 26, 2011

May 26, 2011

OUR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, MAY 30, FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. THE CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE WILL BE THURSDAY, MAY 26, AT 11 A.M.

HOMES FOR SALE 1

2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH HOUSE + GUESTHOUSE in the Alphabet Streets. $934,000. Agent, (310) 454-5519

RARE PALISADES TOWNHOME * 822-B Haverford Av. 2434+ sq ft. PVT 2 car garage. Remodeled. 3+3.5+storage rm & lg bonus rm. 2 lev master w/ huge WIC, workout room. BA w/ DBL sinks, spa tub, bidet, etc. Call Gable Carr, (424) 477-2277

UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a

GORGEOUS CUSTOM BUILT HOME with 5 bd plus guest in sought-after Huntington Palisades. Rich wood floors, high ceilings, lagoon-like pool, paneled library and complete home theater. $17,000/mo. Dolly Niemann, Prudential California Realty, (310) 230-3706. Lic. #00416255.

HUNTINGTON PALISADES. 3 bedroom 2 bath on Alma Real. Park-like yard, hardwood floors, fireplace, 2-car garage, gardener included. $4,500/mo. Minimum 1 year lease. (310) 459-1839

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

PET FRIENDLY! 1 BD IN PAC PAL! ‘ 1/2 block from Gelson’s & the Village. Wood floors, laundry room, quiet building, on site manager, swimming pool & parking space. Avail May 10th. $1,895/mo. * Move-In Special: 3rd month free! Call Jeff at (310) 573-0150

BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED 1 BDRM APARTMENT. Best ocean views in town. Stainless steel appliances, wood floors, fireplace, pool, laundry on site & parking. Small pets ok. Please call (310) 227-9612. Equal housing opportunity.

GUEST HOUSE. In Pacific Palisades, quiet, very nice, close to Village, available now. $1,300/mo. (310) 266-5609, (310) 459-2913

CHARMING 2 BR, 1 BA DUPLEX. Quiet El Medio Bluffs neighborhood. Ample parking, private deck, AC, newer appliances, W/D, storage unit. Close to bluffs, Village, hiking, trails, and beach. $2,495/mo. (310) 454-4825

CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d

GEM IN THE PALISADES, Sunset & Almar. 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath townhouse. Hardwood, tile, carpet, W/D, dishwasher, large roof deck, parking. $3,300/mo. (310) 395-1073

ROOMS FOR RENT 3

BEAUTIFUL HOUSE TO SHARE * 1 bdrm overlooking garden, attached BA (w tub), prvt entrance, grmt kitchen, lg beautiful home, skylites, hardwood flrs, fireplace, backyard & garden, parking, 8 min walk to village. $1,000/mo + util. Avail. 6/1. (310) 308-6772

RENTALS TO SHARE 3a

HUGE 4 ROOM MASTER SUITE. Ocean views, walk to beach, 2 fireplaces, chefs kitchen, full house privileges, shared washer/dryer, pets ok. $2,000/mo. (310) 454-1956

WANTED TO RENT 3b

PEACE-SEEKING MATURE WOMAN looking for room in quiet Palisades home. Private bath preferred. Please call Dee, (310) 454-4114

WITTY, HUMOROUS, NATIONALLY-known, responsible doctor with a Real Estate License available for house-sitting assignments, and showing appointments. I have meticulous personal habits, and am available to house sit in a vacant house that is currently on the market for sale, and pay upkeep expenses (gardening, power, etc.). Call (310) 463-7826.

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

OFFICE FOR LEASE. Professional building in Pacific Palisades Village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available. Reasonable rent price. Excellent tenant improvements. 850 square feet. Please call Tracy Rasmussen at (310) 459-8700 for more details.

PSYCHOTHERAPY OFFICE TO SUBLET: Office available in a light, bright, recently remodeled 4 office suite. Private waiting room, kitchenette and bath to share. Patient parking available. 10’x12′, available immediately. Call Nicole, (310) 230-2236

LARGE PRIVATE OFFICE for rent in Pac. Pal. It’s part of an existing office suite but has a separate door entry. $1,250/mo. Small office is $795/mo. Both available 5/1. Internet included. Call (310) 230-8335

SMALL PVT OFFICE W/ BATHROOM. Perfect for those working from home, built in maple desk, cabinets & fridge, microwave & internet access. Pvt bthrm w/ shower. $425/mo. (310) 454-1844

ATTORNEYS 7a

WHY GIVE IT ALL TO UNCLE SAM? Use an Attorney/CPA who is ‘with it.’ Wills and trusts, probate, trust and estate administration, audit representation, income taxes. Longtime resident of the Palisades. John R. Ronge, Attorney at Law, (310) 441-4100

COMPUTER SERVICES 7c

MARIE’S MAC & PC OUTCALL. I CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE WITH: ‘ Consultation on best hard/software for your needs ‘ Setting up & configuring your system & applications ‘ Teaching you how to use your Mac or PC ‘ Upgrades: Mac OS & Windows ‘ Internet: DSL, Wireless, E-mail, Remote Access ‘ Key Applications: MS Office, Filemaker, Quicken ‘ Contact Managers, Networking, File Sharing, Data backup ‘ Palm, Visor, Digital Camera, Scanner, CD Burning ‘ FRIENDLY & PROFESSIONAL ‘ BEST RATES. (310) 262-5652

YOUR OWN TECH GURU * EXPERT SET-UP, OPTIMIZATION, REPAIR. Problem-Free Computing Since 1992. Work Smarter, Faster, More Reliably. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! ALAN PERLA, (310) 455-2000

THE DETECHTIVES’. PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE MAC SPECIALISTS. PATIENT, FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE. WE COVER ALL THINGS MAC ‘ Consulting ‘ Installation ‘ Training and Repair for Beginners to Advanced Users ‘ Data recovery ‘ Networks ‘ Wireless Internet & more ‘ (310) 838-2254 ‘ William Moorefield, www.thedetechtives.com

USER FRIENDLY’MAC CONSULTANT. User friendly. Certified Apple help desk technician and proud member of the Apple consultant network. An easy approach to understanding all of your computer needs. Offering computer support in wide variety of repairs, set-ups, installs, troubleshooting, upgrades, networking, and tutoring in the application of choice. Computer consulting at fair rates. Ryan Ross: (310) 721-2827. email: ryanaross@mac.com ‘ For a full list of services visit: http://userfriendlyrr.com/

EXPERT COMPUTER HELP ‘ On-site service’no travel charge ‘ Help design, buy and install your system ‘ One-on-one training, hard & software ‘ Troubleshooting, Mac & Windows, organizing ‘ Installations & upgrades ‘ Wireless networking ‘ Digital phones, photo, music ‘ Internet ‘ Serving the Palisades, Santa Monica & Brentwood ‘ DEVIN FRANK, (310) 499-7000

DECORATING 7d

FINE ART INSTALLATION. Confused about where or how to hang your art collectibles? Rick Strauss has been installing fine art for years in homes and offices throughout the Westside. Reasonable rates. (310) 459-8212

GARAGE, ESTATE SALE SERVICES 7f

PLANNING A GARAGE SALE? * an estate sale? a moving sale? a yard sale? Call it what you like. But call us to do it for you. We do the work. Start to finish. ‘ BARBARA DAWSON ‘ Estate/Garage Sale Specialist ‘ (310) 454-0359 ‘ barbdawson@roadrunner.com ‘ www.bmdawson.com ‘ Furniture ‘ Antiques ‘ Collectibles ‘ Junque ‘ Reliable professionals ‘ Local References

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

EXTRAORDINARY NANNY * Reliable, kind, capable, experienced w/ taking care of families, driving, shopping, organizing schedules & household. Great w/ kids. Nancy, (818) 209-6024

HOUSEKEEPERS 9a

EUROPEAN CLEANING SERVICE. Reliable, local references. Experienced. Own supplies. Call today. (818) 324-9154

HOUSECLEANING ‘ Avail Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. References, experience & driver’s lic. Call Alicia, (323) 394-5901

EXCELLENT HOUSEKEEPER. Available Mon-Sat. Good refs. Own transportation. CDL. Over 19 yrs exper. in Malibu & Palisades. Speaks English. Call Yolanda, (h) (323) 731-6114, (c) (323) 580-2859

SISTERS HOUSECLEANING. Would you like your home and business so clean they shine? Call us, we have good references. Serving the community for over 20 years. We offer final cleaning. Bonded. For free estimate, call Flora at (310) 720-7751. www.sistershousecleaning.com, cleaning411@gmail.com

PAULA’S HOUSEKEEPING. Paula is looking to work as a housekeeper Monday, Thursday and Friday. She has 10 years experience and references. Please call Paula at (323) 219-6984

HOUSEKEEPER * Available Monday through Friday. Has own car, CA DL & insurance. Local references. 8 years experience. Daisy, (323) 732-8192 or (323) 793-8287

ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a

MOORECARE HOME CARE SERVICES, LLC ‘ Personal care ‘ Transportation ‘ Meal preparation ‘ Light housekpg ‘ Companionship ‘ Dementia care ‘ Ask us about our birthday & holiday specials!! www.moorecarebb.com, (310) 590-6441

HOME HEALTH AIDE seeking work in Pac Pal. CNA certified, 15 years experience, great local refs. Pac Pal resident, live-out, schedule flexible. Please call Maria at (818) 804-7151

HOME HEALTH CARE: Dependable, honest, loving female caregiver seeking employment. Lived with and cared for Mom in home 1 1/2 yrs. Over 4 yrs experience. Live-in or out. Westside/PP references. Call (530) 342-7303 or (310) 838-4496 for referral.

GARDENING/LANDSCAPING 11

PALISADES GARDENING ‘ Full Gardening Service ‘ Sprinkler Install ‘ Tree Trim ‘ Sodding ‘ Sprays, non-toxic ‘ FREE AZALEA PLANT ‘ Cell,(310) 701-1613, (310) 568-0989

GARDENING SERVICES * Landscape, planting, maintenance, sprinkler systems, cleanup, low voltage lights. Everything your garden needs! Many years exp. Free estimates. Call Efren, (310) 733-7414

FORTINO MARTINEZ GARDEN SERVICE ‘ Maintenance, clean-up, tree trimming, seed planting, sprinkler systems, wood fencing. 24 hours/7 days a week. 19 years experience. Free fertilizer, low prices, FREE ESTIMATES! Call (310) 256-0734, (310) 838-2429

HEALING ARTS 12

HIGHLANDS PILATES & MASSAGE. 15+ years experience, my peaceful private studio or your home/office. Please call Eden: (646) 245-6848

NUTRITION 12d

IS YOUR BODY ACIDIC? ‘ Alkalete promotes body alkalization using 3 simple minerals combined in a process so unique it is patented! Try it FREE! $40 value (pay only $9.95 S&H + tax). Eva Baez, (310) 221-0210, http://Acid-Blaster.com

POOL & SPA SERVICES 13e

PALISADES POOL SUPPLY. SWIMMING POOL SERVICE & REPAIR. 15415 Sunset Blvd., P.P. 90272 (310) 459-4357. www.PalisadesPool.com

STEREO, TV, VCR SERVICES 13g

1 REMOTE CONTROL THAT WORKS! Is your entertainment system not entertaining you? We can tune up your system, bring it up to date, hide wires, mount TVs, install speakers, etc. We can even reprogram or replace your remote control so it is easy to use. Call us, we can help! Lic. #515929. Stanford Connect, (310) 829-0872

WINDOW WASHING 13h

THE WINDOWS OF OZ. Detailed interior/exterior glass & screen cleaning. High ladder work. Solar panels/power washing also avail. Owner operated. Lic., bonded & insured. Free estimates. (310) 926-7626

MR. CRYSTAL WINDOW CLEANING. Please call Gary: (310) 828-1218 Free estimate, friendly service, discounts. Licensed & Insured.

HOUSESITTING 14b

HOUSESITTING/PETSITTING services available mid May through October. Experienced Palisadian local women, great references, affordable prices. (805) 482-0900, lizzykaboom23@gmail.com

HOUSESITTING/PETSITTING ‘ Available for short or long term. Sharp, reliable, recently retired professional. References. Susi, (310) 454-1457, susi824@aol.com

PERSONAL SERVICES 14f

GET FIT AND LOSE WEIGHT NOW! Certified Personal Trainer for WOMEN. Affordable rates. www.ilovemybodyfitness.com. Call today! (310) 383-7852

WORLD’S BEST WORKOUT. The best workout of all time is the one you’ll want to stick with. I’ll create a customized workout for you that is enjoyable and produces the results you want. Consultation and first one hour session are free. Palisades Personal Trainer. (310) 403-1849

DOMESTIC EXTRAORDINAIRE. Personal chef/assistant and/or nanny! Professional, polished, and reliable. High-profile family experience, can cater to dietary needs, run personal & business-related errands. Great with kids. Olga, (801) 209-5165

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

PRIVATE DOG WALKER/housesitter, Palisades & Santa Monica. S.M. Canyon resident. Please call or email Sherry, (310) 383-7852, www.palisadesdogwalker.com

PERSONAL TOUCH DOG & CAT SERVICE. Available outings, walks, petsitting. Palisades resident 30 yrs +. References available. Jacqui, (310) 691-9893 or (310) 454-0053

SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d

IN-HOME MUSIC LESSONS! * Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute & more! The At Home Music Academy. Free intro lesson. (310) 968-1843. www.athomemusicacademy.com

TUTORS 15e

INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. Children & adults. 20+ years teaching/tutoring exper. MATH, GRAMMAR, ESSAY WRITING & STUDY SKILLS. Formerly Sp. Ed. teacher. Call Gail, (310) 313-2530

MS. SCIENCE TUTOR. Ph.D., Experienced, Palisades resident. Tutor All Ages In Your Home. Marie, (310) 888-7145

PROFESSIONAL TUTOR. Stanford graduate (BA and MA, Class of 2000). Available for all subjects and test prep (SAT & ISEE). In-home tutoring at great rates. Call Jonathan, (310) 560-9134

SPECIALIZING IN MATH! All math subjects thru calculus, incl. standardized test prep. Students w/ ADD and other learning challenges welcome. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Local office in Palisades Village. Jamie, (888) 459-6430

EXPERIENCED SPANISH TUTOR ‘ All grade levels ‘ Grammar ‘ Conversational ‘ SAT/AP ‘ Children, adults ‘ Great references. Noelle, (310) 273-3593, (310) 980-6071

SCIENCE & MATH TUTOR. All levels (elementary to college). Ph.D., MIT graduate, 30 years experience. Ed Kanegsberg, (310) 459-3614

GROZA LEARNING CENTER. Tutoring K-12, all subjects & reading. SAT, ISEE, HSPT, ACT, ERB, STAR. Caring, meticulous service. GrozaLearningCenter.com ‘ (310) 454-3731

TUTORING: ALL SUBJECTS. Credentials in general ed. & special ed. 30 years of teaching / tutoring experience. Offering individual / small group sessions. Elaine Noll, (310) 454-6070

MATH, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS TUTOR * All math through AP calculus, AP chemistry and AP physics. Specializing in Pali High math, science. www.clc90272.com or (310) 459-3239

FRENCH TUTOR. Need help building confidence through practical French conversation? Have tutoring needs to improve your skills, native French can help you. Call Francois @ (310) 804-1650

SPANISH: Palisades resident from South America, patient & friendly, offers Spanish tutoring to all student levels. Learn, improve & gain self confidence at school, traveling, work, etc. (310) 741-8422

CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c

MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 40 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. New Construction & Remodels. Hardscapes, landscapes, custom stone, stamped concrete, brick, driveways, retaining walls, BBQs, outdr kitchens, fireplaces, foundations, drainage, pool & spas, water features. Exlnt local refs. Lic #309844. Bonded, ins, work comp. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 ‘ WWW.HORUSICKY.COM

CONSTRUCTION 16d

ALAN PINE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR ‘ New homes ‘ Remodeling ‘ Additions ‘ Kitchen & bath ‘ Planning/architectural services ‘ Insured ‘ Local refs. Lic. #469435. (800) 800-0744 or (818) 203-8881

PALISADES CONST. SERVICES. All phase construction and remodeling. All interior and exterior construction. Additions, concrete, tile, wood work (all), brick, patios, bathrooms, fences, bedrooms, permits. We have built (2) new 2,500 sq. ft. Palisades homes in the last 3 yrs. Please contact us to schedule your FREE CONSULTATION and FREE ESTIMATE. ALL JOBS WELCOME! Please call Kevin, Brian Nunneley, (310) 488-1153. Lic. #375858 (All Palisades referrals available)

KANAN CONSTRUCTION * Custom Homes * Remodeling * Additions * Local Refers. BONDED * INSURED, St. Lic. #554451. (310) 451-3540, (800) 585-4DAN

ELECTRICAL 16h

PALISADES ELECTRIC. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. All phases of electrical, new construction to service work. (310) 454-6994. Lic. #468437 Insured Professional Service

LICHWA ELECTRIC. Remodeling, rewiring, troubleshooting. Lighting: low voltage, energy safe, indoor, outdoor, landscape. Low voltage: telephone, Internet, CCTV, home theatre, audio/video. Non-lic. Refs. LichwaElectric@gmail.com, (310) 270-8596

FENCES, DECKS 16j

THE FENCE MAN. 22 years quality work. FENCES: Wood, chainlink & iron. DECKS, PATIO OVERHANGS, GATES. Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996

FLOOR CARE 16m

GREG GARBER’S HARDWOOD FLOORS SINCE 1979. Install, refinish. Fully insured. Local references (310) 230-4597 Lic. #455608

CENTURY HARDWOOD FLOOR. Refinishing, Installation, Repairs. Lic. #813778. www.centurycustomhardwoodfloorinc.com. centuryfloor@sbcglobal.net ‘ (800) 608-6007 ‘ (310) 276-6407

HANDYMAN 16o

HANDYMAN ‘ HOOSHMAN. Most known name in the Palisades. Since 1975. Member Chamber of Commerce. Non-Lic., but experience will do it. Call for your free est. Local refs available. Hooshman, (310) 459-8009, cell (310) 433-4720, 24 hr.

LABOR OF LOVE carpentry, plumbing, tile, plaster, doors, windows, fencing & those special challenges. Work guaranteed. License #B767950. Ken at (310) 487-6464

LOCAL RESIDENT, LOCAL CLIENTELE. Make a list, call me. I specialize in repairing, replacing all those little nuisances. Not licensed; fully insured; always on time. 1 Call, 1 Guy: Marty, (310) 459-2692

DJ PRO SERVICES ‘ Carpentry, Handyman, Repairs. ALL PROJECTS CONSIDERED. See my work at: www.djproservices.com. Non-lic. (c) (310) 907-6169, (h) (310) 454-4121

ALL JOBS WELCOME!! Water drains, French drains, all drainage problems, block walls new and repair, all concrete, brick, tile and stone work, excavation of dirt and hillsides, stucco new and repair, all drywall work, painting exterior and interior walls, moldings etc. All wood work interior and exterior, patios, decks, all fencing and gates, roofing new and repairs. We have built (2) new construction custom 3,500 sq ft homes over the last 4 years in the Pacific Palisades. Please contact us for a free estimate. Kevin, Brian Nunneley, (310) 488-1153 Lic. #375858. Bonded and insured.

PALISADES HOME REPAIR ‘ Best prices ‘ Best service ‘ Best references ‘ 30 years in the Palisades ‘ Local resident. Lic. #294-272 ‘ Call: MARK (310) 622-2773

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16p

SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686

PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16r

PAUL HORST ‘ Interior & Exterior ‘ PAINTING ‘ 57 YEARS OF SERVICE. Our reputation is your safeguard. License No. 186825 ‘ (310) 454-4630 ‘ Bonded & Insured

TILO MARTIN PAINTING. For A Professional Job Call (310) 230-0202. Refs. Lic. #715099

J W C PAINTING. Residential & commercial. Years of experience. Affordable & reliable. Local references. Lic. #914882. Free estimates. jwcpnc@yahoo.com. Call Jason Childs (Charlie), (310) 428-4432

PALISADES PAINTING. Best price, best service, best references. 30 years in the Palisades. Local resident. Lic. #294272. Call Mark, (310) 622-2773

PAINTER ‘ Interior & exterior, plaster, drywall, tile, carpentry, small concrete jobs. 25 years of experience and good references. Call Mario at (310) 837-8933

SQUIRE PAINTING CO. Interior and Exterior. License #405049. 33 years of local service. (310) 454-8266. www.squirepainting.com

REMODELING 16v

KANAN CONSTRUCTION * Custom Homes * Remodeling * Additions * Local Refers. Over 20 years in the Palisades. BONDED * INSURED * St. Lic. #554451. DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540, (800) 585-4DAN

COMPLETE CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION ‘ Kitchen+bath ‘ Additions ‘ Tile, carpentry, plumbing ‘ Quality work at reasonable rates guaranteed. Large & small projects welcomed. Lic. #751137. Call Michael Hoff Construction, (310) 774-9159

MISCELLANEOUS 16z

FULL SERVICE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION TEAM. From simple affordable to extensive overhauls. Please contact Kathy or Danny @ (310) 874-6007

HELP WANTED 17

THE SKI CHANNEL & SURF CHANNEL located in the Palisades Village have immediate openings for interns in programming, production & marketing. (310) 230-2050

HOMEWORK HELPER/FAMILY AIDE * Hours: 3-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Help with Spanish, math, English for 15 year old son. Excellent references required. Outgoing, fun college student/grad & great role model preferred. Available immediately. Email: mwtaylor234@aol.com, (805) 448-7007

FAMILY HELPER. Need evening help starting 5-6 p.m. until 8-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Responsibilities include help getting dinner for the kids (2 & 5 yo) and clean up, help tidying up kids toys and laundry/light cleaning, help getting kids to bed when needed. Prefer also babysitting every other weekend Fri. or Sat., 4 hours. Prefer live-out, but live-in considered. Excellent references, good with kids. Available immediately. Email: wlpalm@gmail.com; (310) 633-4006.

ANTIQUES 18

WANTED TO BUY: Old original Rolex wristwatch. Any condition. (310) 534-5452

AUTOS 18b

1990 VOLVO 240. White, tan interior, great condition, original owner, no accidents, reliable. $3,000. (310) 387-7722

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL! Loads of collectibles! Clothes/jewelry! Books/Cds. Furnishings, clerk’s desk. Orig. art/prints. Lots of ‘fun’ stuff! 16620 Merivale Ln. (off Lachman). Fri-Sat. May 27-28; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Details: www.bmdawson.com

MISCELLANEOUS 18g

SCHWINN 140 UPRIGHT EXERCISE BIKE. NEVER USED, fully assembled. $300. (310) 454-7062

L.A. City Council Shuts Down Engine 69

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May 26, 2011

Despite vociferous protests from Pacific Palisades residents, the Los Angeles City Council approved shutting down the engine company at Station 69 during its meeting last Wednesday. ’They are playing Russian Roulette with our lives,’ Pacific Palisades Council Chair Janet Turner told the Palisadian-Post on Monday. ‘We are a high-risk fire area, but because we haven’t had any major fires in the last three years, we are considered a low risk.’ Faced with a projected $457-million deficit, the City Council approved a redeployment plan that shuts down engines and ambulances at one forth of the city’s 106 fire stations. The four-man engine company at Station 69 was chosen because it ranks near the bottom of the department’s incidents generated by 911 calls, according to a computer program (Apparatus Deployment Analysis Module) that analyzed data over a three-year period. L.A. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, representing Pacific Palisades as part of District 11, voted against the motion after giving an impassioned plea to City Council for full staffing. He argued that the Palisades is geographically isolated and expressed concern that traffic construction on Pacific Coast Highway and the 405 Freeway would slow down response time from outside agencies. With the closure of the engine company, a total of 12 firefighters (four firefighters per 24-hour shift) will be reassigned to other stations within LAFD on July 5. Right now, Station 69 has a total of 12 firefighters per shift for 18 days of the month and eight firefighters per shift for nine days of the month. On those nine days, the four-man engine company is shut down as part of LAFD’s modified coverage plan or ‘brownouts.’ LAFD instituted ‘brownouts,’ where services are temporarily reduced on a rotating basis citywide, in 2009 to help the department save money. Under the new plan, the station will be reduced to eight firefighters per shift every single day except on Red Flag Days, when the weather indicates that there is a high threat of a brush fire. On these days, the engine, which will remain at the station, will once again be staffed with reserve firefighters. Turner, however, argues that Pacific Palisades has a history of small brush fires that occur on non-Red Flag Days, which can easily spread without fast containment. She added that the loss of the engine company could affect response time, thereby endangering lives. If there is a car accident, there may not be enough manpower to operate the hook-and-ladder truck/pump truck containing the Jaws of Life equipment, which is used to extricate crash victims from vehicles. When an accident occurs, the hook-and-ladder truck/pump truck (called the light force) and an ambulance respond. The hook-and-ladder truck/pump truck requires six firefighters to operate and the ambulance requires two firefighters, according to Frank Lima, a captain at Station 69. As part of the redeployment plan, LAFD is giving Station 69 a second ambulance, which will be on reserve for when there is a surge of incidents. If that second ambulance (with two firefighters) is out answering a call when a car accident occurs, there will be only four firefighters left to operate the hook-and-ladder truck/pump truck, which is not enough. The other closest hook-and-ladder truck/pump trucks are located at stations on Shell Avenue in Venice and on Veteran Avenue in Westwood, which are 6 to 9 miles away or 12-18 minutes without traffic, according to Google maps. ’We all know we have enormous traffic problems, and any emergency room doctor will tell you there’s a golden hour [the time period in which prompt medical attention will prevent death],’ Turner said, adding that the LAFD cutbacks will affect all Los Angeles residents who come to the beach and have an accident on PCH. According to Turner, LAFD Planning Section Commander Trevor Richmond told her after the City Council meeting that he plans to approach the LAFD Foundation to ask for funds to purchase a battery-run Jaws of Life that can be used on an engine. Station 69 will always have four firefighters, enough to operate the spare engine. Lima told the Post on Monday that ‘It doesn’t hurt adding it, but it is sure not a replacement for the hydraulic Jaws of Life and the manpower.’ Lima compared it to swapping a chainsaw with a handsaw to cut down a tree. Last Wednesday, the City Council agreed that any concession from the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City will be used to help restore service. ’Our members have given up a lot of concessions over the years; it’s like squeezing blood out of a turnip,’ Lima said. Lima, vice president of the firefighters’ union, noted that the firefighters have not asked for raises for several years and contribute more to their pensions than other government employees. The City Council directed Chief Millage Peaks to report back every quarter on how the plan is working, so that it can be reevaluated, and Turner intends to keep the public informed about any problems that arise. ’I will be vigilant and in constant contact with Station 69,’ she said. ‘I will be at City Hall screaming if our lives are being put in jeopardy.’

Actor Jeffrey Tambor Is Parade Grand Marshal

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May 26, 2011

Pacific Palisades resident and Emmy award-nominated actor Jeffrey Tambor will ride as grand marshal of the town’s Fourth of July parade. Tambor may be best known for comic roles in popular television shows such as ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘The Larry Sanders Show,’ but the versatile performer has also exhibited his gift for drama in feature films like ‘And Justice for All’ and ‘Meet Joe Black.’ He started his career in theater, making his Broadway debut in the comedy ‘Sly Fox’ (1976) opposite George C. Scott, and has remained active on the stage, directing Lanford Wilson’s ‘Burn This’ at the Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2005, he returned to Broadway as George Aaronow in David Mamet’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. From 1992-98, Tambor had one of television’s most memorable roles as Hank Kingsley, the self-centered sidekick to talk show host Larry Sanders on HBO’s critically acclaimed ‘The Larry Sanders Show.’ He later starred for three seasons (2003-6) in the Emmy Award-winning Fox sitcom, ‘Arrested Development,’ as twin brothers George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth. He has received six Emmy nominations and two Screen Actors Guild awards. Tambor continues his recurring role on the HBO hit series ‘Entourage,’ and can be seen in the feature films ‘Paul,’ ‘Win Win’ (which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival) and ‘Meeting Spencer,’ as well as a number of upcoming releases, including ‘The Hangover: Part II.’ He lives in the Palisades with his wife Kasia and their four children.

PaliHi to Cut LAUSD Busing Ties This Fall

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May 26, 2011

Desiring more reliable busing services, Palisades Charter High School officials are looking to hire a private busing company. ‘Los Angeles Unified School District has not necessarily felt, in my opinion, a crucial need to get our kids here on time or notify us when buses break down,’ Interim Executive Director Michael Smith told the PaliHi board at its May 17 meeting. In addition, two busing companies are servicing the school right now, LAUSD (which is transporting the sophomores, juniors and seniors) and Global Transportation (which is transporting the freshmen). The busing companies have similar routes and siblings are required to take separate buses, which creates problems for families, Smith reported. Some buses are operating half full and could be combined to save money. Therefore, the board directed Smith to attempt to terminate the school’s busing agreement with LAUSD, and if successful in that negotiation, pursue a new contract with a single private busing company, Tumbleweed. Until this school year, LAUSD had paid to transport all students from communities throughout Los Angeles to PaliHi. But in February 2010, the district faced a $640-million budget deficit and proposed eliminating transportation this school year for a savings of about $2 million annually. Subsequently, PaliHi’s former Executive Director Amy Dresser-Held and LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in April 2010. According to that agreement, LAUSD would pay to transport the seniors this school year and charge PaliHi $1,000 per student for the sophomores and juniors. Freshmen would pay for their own busing through the private company, Global Transportation. The MOU further called for PaliHi to cover the costs for transporting the juniors and seniors in the 2011-12 school year, and the seniors in the 2012-13 school year. All incoming PaliHi students would pay for their busing. Cortines and Dresser-Held consented that the magnet program would also be gradually phased out each year. PaliHi’s magnet program focuses on math, science and computer technology. Smith now plans to renegotiate that MOU, so that PaliHi can maintain the magnet program, but use its own private provider for transportation. PaliHi receives about $200,000 from LAUSD for the program. Smith and his staff received bids from Global, Durham and Tumbleweed. Smith suggested that the board hire Tumbleweed, under a one-year agreement, because the company offers the cheapest rate. Tumbleweed can also provide smaller buses at a cheaper rate for routes with fewer students. Eric Hinders, Smith’s assistant, projects that it will cost the school about $480,000 to transport the juniors and seniors in 2011-12. The freshmen and sophomores will be required to cover their costs. LAUSD charged PaliHi about $500,000 to transport the sophomores and juniors this school year, Smith reported. Although the freshmen are required to cover the cost of their transportation, PaliHi has paid Global upfront for some of these students, Hinders said. The 135 freshmen riding on the Global buses are required to pay $800 each for a total of $108,000. So far, PaliHi has collected $54,923 of that $108,000, Smith later told the Palisadian-Post. To reimburse the school, some parents have agreed to pay through the summer, while others plan to participate in fundraisers. At last Tuesday’s meeting, board member Susan Frank said that she was unaware that the freshmen parents owed the school and that it was her understanding they were paying Global directly through PayPal. She said that the board had voiced in the past that it did not want the school indebted to Global. Hinders explained that Global was having difficulty with PayPal and was charging some parents twice. In addition, the company was not keeping track of which parents paid. Therefore, the school took over collecting the payments. For those parents who have not paid, ‘we stepped up and paid for them to maintain our diversity and minimize the financial impact on this school,’ Smith explained. According to PaliHi’s charter with LAUSD, the school must have an ethnically diverse campus. In addition, the state pays PaliHi about $6,500 per student, so it is more advantageous for PaliHi to pay upfront and then help the parents repay the school later, Hinders said.

Palisadian Schreiber Honored for Supporting ‘Scottsboro Boys’

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May 26, 2011

Pacific Palisades resident Catherine Schreiber received the key to the city of Scottsboro, Alabama, for her support to educate the public about the Scottsboro Boys civil-rights case. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

Pacific Palisades resident Catherine Schreiber received the key to the city of Scottsboro, Alabama, in March for her support of the Scottsboro Boys Museum. Last year, Schreiber learned about the Scottsboro Boys when she attended a musical at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. The musical retells the true story of the nine African-American youth who were falsely accused of rape by two white girls in Alabama in 1931. The boys received hasty trials before all-white juries and were sentenced to death or life in prison. Their plight received national and international media attention that helped spark the civil-rights movement. The incident also led to landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings, giving defendants the right to effective counsel and a trial that does not exclude jurors by race. ’It’s such a painful subject and John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote such beautiful music,’ Schreiber said. ‘It was one of the most extraordinary musicals I have ever seen, and Susan Stroman’s direction was brilliant.’ Schreiber (a producer/actress/ writer) immediately decided to become one of the show’s producers. She has also produced the Tony-nominated ‘Next Fall’ and will produce ‘The King’s Speech,’ set to open in London this summer and then on Broadway. As producer, Schreiber invests or recruits investors and promotes the shows. Shortly after Schreiber became one of the producers for ‘The Scottsboro Boys,’ the musical moved from the Guthrie Theater to Broadway, where it ran from October to December. Last week, the show garnered 12 Tony nominations. In December, Schreiber organized a panel discussion after one of the performances with Shelia Washington, the founder of the Scottsboro Boys Museum; Garry Morgan, the museum’s historian; Lecia Brooks, director of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama; and Kathy Horton Garrett, the granddaughter of James E. Horton, the judge who risked his life and career when he refused to impose the death sentence on one of the Scottsboro boys. Schreiber paid for the guests, flights, accommodations and food. ‘John Kander said to me that it was one of the highlights of his life,’ Schreiber said of the panel discussion. ‘That was pretty profound for me ‘first, to be working with Kander and then for me to be able to do something that was so meaningful to him.’ Schreiber then donated money to the Scottsboro Boys Museum and became a lifetime member. ’I continue to help Shelia Washington give talks around the nation to help the museum and to keep the story alive because it really does affect people,’ Schreiber said. ‘It really resonates with kids because these boys were just kids themselves ‘ 12 to 19 years old ‘ and their lives were destroyed.’ To honor Schreiber, the Scottsboro City Councilman Matthew Hodges presented her with the key to the city during an 80th anniversary event on March 25, commemorating the date when the Scottsboro Boys were arrested. At the event, Schreiber met Eric Arnall, a teacher at Westcott School in Chicago. Arnall showed a video of his students sharing their reactions to the Scottsboro Boys case. Many of his inner-city students live in poverty and have family members in prison. Deeply moved by their presentations, Schreiber arranged for eight students and three teachers to see ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ cast perform songs on Monday at Alice Tully Hall in New York as part of a charity event benefiting the state of Israel. She also arranged for the students to watch a video of the musical at the Lincoln Center and to see her new show, ‘Desperate Writers,’ a comic farce she co-wrote with Joshua Grenrock. In the play, screenwriter Ashley wants to get married and have children, while her lover and screenwriting partner David wants to get his ‘ducks in a row’ first. Schreiber, a Yale graduate whose acting credits include ‘Rat Race,’ ‘Jane Austen Book Club,’ and ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,’ will also perform in the show, which previewed Monday at the Union Square Theater in New York. To advertise her play, Schreiber drags a rubber duck, sporting a ‘Desperate Writers’ sign, on a leash around the city. ’People get a big kick out of it, and I give them these little rubber ducks,’ Schreiber said. ‘I’m the duck lady. It’s a little insane; I embarrass my family to no end.’ With her husband Miles Ruthberg (a partner with Latham & Watkins), she has two children: Jeremy, 19, a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, and Stephanie, 22, a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. The Westcott students had the chance to meet Schreiber and the rest of her cast after her show. ’They were very excited and bought rubber ducks for their trip,’ she said. ‘They put the ‘Desperate Writers’ signs on them and walked them through the airport.’

Thursday, May 26 – Thursday, June 2

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May 26, 2011

THURSDAY, MAY 26

Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. Acclaimed novelist and short-story writer Aimee Bender discusses her latest book, ‘The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.

SATURDAY, MAY 28

Gallery g169 will host an opening reception for Peter Bussian and his exhibit, ‘The Afghans: Pictures of Resilience,’ a collection of photographs from the region taken over the last decade, at 5 p.m., 169 W. Channel Rd. in Santa Monica Canyon.

TUESDAY, MAY 31

The weekly Temescal Canyon Association hike starts in the Palisades Highlands and goes along the Temescal Ridge Trail. Meet at 6 p.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot. Expect to be back about 8 or 8:30. Visit temcanyon.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1

Storytime, a lap-sit mix of songs, finger plays, stories and flannelboards for babies and toddlers under the age of 3 and their grown-ups, 10:15 a.m., Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2

Storytime for children 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Palisades High students will stage five performances of the musical ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,’ today, tomorrow and Saturday, plus June 10 and 11, at 7 p.m. in Mercer Hall. Tickets at the door are $10-$15. Pacific Palisades resident Dan Caldwell discusses his latest book, ‘Vortex of Conflict,’ a study of the relevant historical, political, cultural and ideological elements related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3

Theatre Palisades presents the Stephen Sondheim comic musical ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’ 8 p.m., at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd., through July 10. Performances, suitable for all ages, will be 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For tickets ($20-24) call (310) 454-1970 or visit theatrepalisades.org.

Girls Win City Title, Boys Take Fourth

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May 26, 2011

The Palisades High girls 400-yard freestyle relay team celebrates following their first-place finish at Friday's City championships. Left to right: sophomore Alli Vitous, senior Hannah Kogan and juniors Tatiana Fields and Mara Silka. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer — The Palisades High girls 400-yard freestyle relay team celebrates following their first-place finish at Friday’s City championships. Left to right: sophomore Alli Vitous, senior Hannah Kogan and juniors Tatiana Fields and Mara Silka. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

The Palisades High swimming teams put on a show last Friday afternoon at the John Argue Swim Stadium, closing out the day with a second-place overall finish, something all the more impressive considering the Dolphins lack a diving team (which helped boost Cleveland’s winning point total to 770 ahead of Pali’s 731). Ultimately, the Dolphin girls team prevailed as champions with 458.5 points, well ahead of Cleveland (385) and Granada Hills (223). Meanwhile, the Pali boys finished fourth with 272.5 points, behind Cleveland (385), Granada (311) and Birmingham (305). With the stadium walls plastered with school posters and hundreds of spectators roaring, the Championships began swimmingly for the Dolphins. In the opening race, the 200-yard medley relay, the Pali girls team of Soheila Kamjou, Mara Silka, Sabrina Giglio and Zoe Fullerton finished second in 1:57.33. Immediately after, the boys team of Andrew Hacker, J.J. Amis, Henry Siegel and Anton Pronichenko won their 200 medley relay in 1:44.02, beating Cleveland. Late in the day, the Pali girls 400 freestyle relay team of Silka, Hannah Kogan, Tatiana Fields and Alli Vitous put together a wire-to-wire victory with a 3:44.91. Moments later, the boys team (Amis, Hacker and freshmen Michael Lukasiak and Tristan Marsh) closed out the meet with a thrilling second-place finish, where Marsh went neck-and-neck with Granada’s Grant Richman before touching at 3:22.54, just moments behind Richman’s 3:22.03. In between the beginning and end, there were numerous impressive individual performances that contributed to Pali’s solid final results. ’It was amazing,’ coach Maggie Nance said of the City finals. ‘We had a great year, the girls are so strong and so deep and almost everyone made it into top 16, which was a real feat.’ ’For the boys, I was hoping they would do better as a group,’ said Nance, who thought they could take second. ‘But everyone individually had a great season. And I was really impressed with how much faster everyone got as the season progressed.’ For the girls, one of the most impressive team results came in the 200 freestyle, where the Dolphins placed four girls in the top eight. Vitous was the winner in 1:58.39 with Fields second, Samantha Rosenbaum sixth and Ellen Silka seventh. Vitous, a sophomore, followed up by winning the 500 freestyle, where her time of 5:15.48 outpaced runner-up Marie Alderman of Cleveland by 15 seconds. Then, Vitous swam the first-leg of Pali’s winning 200 freestyle relay team (along with Kogan, Evelina VanNordan and Jayme Rossie) for another win. In all, she took first in all four of her events. (Continued on Page 10) Meanwhile, Kogan, a senior who swam with Vitous in both winning relays, also added an individual win in the 100 freestyle, winning comfortably in 54.14. In all for the girls, the Dolphins placed two or more swimmers in the top eight in every event (with the exception of the 100 backstroke, where Kamjou still finished second), a true testament to the team’s depth. ’Our team really pulled together during the finals,’ senior and team captain Rosenbaum said. ‘I was so impressed about how the team supported each other (throughout the year). In the end, everything worked out and everybody did their absolute best.’ For the boys, Amis nearly matched Vitous’ feat. Individually, the junior swept the freestyle sprint events, winning the 50 free (where his time of 22.19 tied San Pedro’s Christian Diehm) and the 100 free (swimming 48.89 to Diehm’s 50.24). He added a first in the 200 medley relay and a second in the 400 free relay. Hacker, who also swam on both those relay teams, added individual second-place results in both the 200 and 500 free finals. Meanwhile, freshman Tristan Marsh (who swam in the 400 free relay with Hacker and Amis) also finished second twice, in the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. Despite the strong showings from the Dolphin boys, there was a feeling that the team could have placed higher. ’I’m certainly disappointed with the fourth-place finish,’ said Pronichenko, a sophomore. ‘I feel that we didn’t have the depth that our girls and the other teams did. Hopefully, this year’s frosh-soph swimmers will step it up and fill those gaps next year. By next year, I’m also hoping that we’ll have a dive team, which will help us achieve our goals.’ Nance, for one, sounded ready to keep things going next season’for both teams. ’The future is bright,’ she said, also citing a crop of younger swimmers who will head to PaliHi in the coming years to augment the already talented and youthful core. ‘The girls look great and the boys are just going to get stronger.’

Records Fall at YMCA Optimist Meet

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May 26, 2011

Three young Paliasadians push themselves to the limit in the seven- and eight-year old, 50-meter event. Justin Becker (center) won with a record-time of 7.1 seconds. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

In the 39th annual Palisades Optimist-YMCA Track Meet, kids of all ages came out to PaliHi’s Stadium by the Sea on Sunday to compete. Participants set multiple meet-records. In the boys 3-4 division, Braun Levi stole the show, setting records in the 25-meter (5.5 seconds) and 100 (22.8). He also won his heat in the 50-meter, but Lucas Brumbach’s time of 11.2 just outpaced him. In the girls 3-4 division, Tess Hubbard sprinted to three records of her own, as she won the 25 (5.8), 50 (11.0) and 100 (22.1) James Rockwell then set three records in the boys 5-6: 4.5 in the 25, 8.6 in the 50 and 17.0 in the 100. Meanwhile, Duke Massey won his heats in the 25 and 50, while Jack Richman won his 25 heat and had the second fastest times in the 50 and 100. It was more of the same in the girls 5-6, as Hailey Hubbard claimed records in the 25 (4.84), 50 (8.5) and 100 (17.1). Kendall Wilken also won heats in both the 25 and 100, while Adelle Levi took first in her 50 heat. In boys 7-8, Justin Gilbert won both his heats in the 50 and 100, setting a record with 7.1 in the 50. In the 100, he tied for first with Dominc Greco at 16.9, while Lane Johnson and Preston Barnes each won their heats, finishing a hair behind at 17.0 Meanwhile, Molly Hastings posted the fastest time for the girls 7-8 in both the 50 (8.1 seconds) and 100 (17.0). Noelle Winter also won both of her heats in 8.2 and 17.2, respectively. In boys 9-10, Anderson Bleak set the pace with low times in the 100 (16.0), 200 (34.8) and 400 (1:25.6). Parker Barnes came in second in the 100, while Aaron Simon claimed runner-up in both the 200 and 400. For the girls 9-10, Ashley Henderson’s 16.1 time took first in the 100 (Brook Hardson and Andrea Campos also won their heats), Erin Muldoon and Ryann Mackston won their heats and tied for the fastest time in the 200 (36.6) and Muldoon took first in the 400 at 1:25.6. In the boys 11-12, Michael Carner swept the 100 (14.4), 200 (29.9) and 400 (1:14.9). For the girls, Mila Danton took first in the 100 (14.8) and 200 (31.1) and finished second to Whitney Yost’s first-place time (1:16.3) in the 400. The record-breaking continued in the boys 13-15 division, as Chase Cobbs set new marks in both the 100 (12.0) and 400 (58.3), while also winning the 200 (25.5) For the girls 13-15, Hannah De Silva took first in the 100 (14.2) and 200 (29.7), while Natalie Wiegand finished second in both. De Silva also won the 400 at 1:07.6, holding off Elizabeth Goodman’s 1:08.0 finish. The winners of the field events were as follows: Long jump: Marshall Logan (boys 7-8, 9’4”); Molly Hastings (girls 7-8, 9’9”); Andrea Campos (girls 9-10, 9’5”); Michael Carner (boys 11-12, 13’5”); Geneviene Whitell and Bailey Kirshner (girls 11-12, 10’11”); Briton Fitzmaurice (boys 13-15, 16’11”) and Elizabeth Goodman (girls 13-15, 12’8”). Shot put: Ben Holmes (boys 11-12, 31’9”); Bailey Kirshner (girls 11-12, 19’6”); Briton Fitzmaurice (boys 13-15, 30’7”) and Isabel Kelley (girls 13-15, 22’4”).

PaliHi Volleyball Falls to Granada in City Final

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May 26, 2011

Junior Chance Earnest (white) shows his disappointment following the Dolphins straight-set loss to Granada Hills in the City finals on Saturday at Venice High. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

Saturday’s City championship final against Granada Hills represented a chance for revenge for the Palisades High boys volleyball team’but the Dolphins just couldn’t capitalize. From the outset, Pali fought hard but seemed to have trouble finding its rhythm offensively, ultimately falling to the Highlanders in straight sets, 25-20, 25-21, 25-17. In the end, head coach Chris Forrest was left comparing Pali’s potential to be great to that another talented L.A. area team that fell short in the postseason. ’Our season kind of mirrored that of the Lakers,’ he said. ‘All season, we talked about needing to clean a lot of things up, how we were just scrapping by in so many games. ’I told them, ‘When you get to your biggest challenge, if you bring you’re ‘C’ game against Granada, you’re going to lose. And when I gave an exit interview to our seniors, [middle blocker] Jayant Subrahmanyam came up to me and said, ‘You were right. We were just like the Lakers.” In the first set of the final, Pali stayed sharp early, as a pair of Grant Pugatch kills gave the Dolphins a 6-5 lead. But Pali soon dug a hole, falling behind 14-11 and forcing Forrest to call timeout. Alex Frapech came out and used a dunk to win the next point, but from there, it was mostly Granada. Trailing 21-14, the Dolphins fired back with four straight points on Chance Earnest’s jump-serve to make it 21-18’igniting the Pali cheering section and forcing Granada coach Tom Harp to call a timeout to settle his team down. It worked. The Highlanders won the next point, before a Palisades net violation at 24-20 handed Granada the first set. In the second, Pali came out with more energy and fire, taking an early 7-4 lead as senior captain Jack Scharf started to get into a rhythm serving. From there, though, Dolphin mistakes and violations piled up, turning a 15-15 tie into a 24-18 edge for the Highlanders. Pali staved off four set points until a Victor Carson kill closed out the set, 25-21. In the third, the Dolphins again took an early 5-3 lead, but Granada battled back for a 7-6 lead. Pali tied it up again at 12-12 following a big serve from senior Denton Van Duzer, but would never take the lead, as the Highlanders went on a 5-0 run. Granada’s Robert Docter’s kill closed out the match. ’We definitely played tentative, out of sync,’ Forrest said. ‘Nerves were a big part of it. We didn’t execute anything we worked on and our offense was way out of whack. ’This year it was clear, Granada came to play and we didn’t.’

Pali Baseball Loses City Opener to San Fernando

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May 26, 2011

PaliHi junior catcher Cary Jacobson drives the ball during an April 25 game against University. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

The Palisades High baseball team proved they could fight back at No. 6 San Fernando in the first round of the City playoffs Tuesday. Unfortunately for the Dolphins, that fight didn’t translate into a victory. After spotting the Tigers a 6-0 lead after two innings, No. 11 Pali started its comeback in the third. Senior Brad Schaeffer led off with a single, junior Jason Barnett bunted for a hit and sophomore lead-off hitter Sam Wasserman drove them in with a triple to right-center. Spencer Simon then singled in Wasserman to make it 6-3, and later in the inning, Chase Holmes came to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded. The senior drilled the first pitch he saw down the third-base line and the ball looked destined to be a base-clearing double, but San Fernando third baseman Will Vazquez calmly backhanded the grounder and stepped on third to end the inning. The Dolphins added runs from Schaeffer and Wasserman in the fourth, but would never get any closer. San Fernando’s five-run outburst in the fifth put the game away for good and the Tigers went on to an 11-5 victory. In the end, Pali exhibited great determination in support of starting pitcher Dylan Jeffers (who exited in the second) and relievers Nick Poulos and Harrison Simon’though there remained a feeling of what-might-have-been on Holmes’ based-loaded groundout that ended the third. ’We came back, scored (in the fourth) and kept it going,’ said Dolphins coach Mike Voelkel of Holmes’ potential game-tying hit, ‘but that would have made the game different. It was a heck of a play.’ Voelkel added, ‘More than anything, San Fernando earned it.’ Pali graduates seven seniors: Schaeffer, Holmes, Jeffers, Poulos, Phillip Joseph, Jake Green and Adam Levin.

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