The quiet summer idle in Pacific Palisades shifted to overdrive as the nine private and public elementary schools, Paul Revere Middle School and Palisades High started school this week with most schools filled to capacity. Corpus Christi and Calvary Christian School students returned to classes on Tuesday. The following day, students from St. Matthew’s, Village, Westside Waldorf, Palisades, Marquez, Canyon, Revere and PaliHi started their first day. The last school to open was Seven Arrows, which resumed classes today. Calvary Christian celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and Teresa Roberson returns for her 11th year as head of school. St. Matthew’s Head of School Les Frost returns for his 26th year. At Village School, Nora Malone marks her 11th year. Canyon Elementary welcomed a new principal, Joyce Dara, after long-time principal Carol Henderson retired last spring. Significant administration changes also occurred at PaliHi, which lost both a principal and director of instruction. Marcia Haskin, who served as interim principal in 2007-2008, will return this year and be joined be Richard Thomas, who will serve as director of instruction.
Low-Flow Diversion Projects to Begin on PCH in October
Starting in October, the five low-flow diversion (LFD) structures located along Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades will be simultaneously upgraded. About $30 million from Prop O funds will be spent for the upgrades, which will allow the structures to operate year-round during dry weather, as well as for the installment of a new sewer line. All five LFDs (Santa Monica Canyon, Palisades Park at Potrero Canyon, Temescal Canyon, Bay Club Drive and Marquez Avenue) will require traffic disruptions. Construction will occur Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. During the dry season (April to October), water run-off funnels into these structures before traveling to the Hyperion Water Treatment Plant near El Segundo, where it is cleaned and released into the ocean. To date, the five LFDs have been successful in helping three Will Rogers beaches earn high marks from Heal the Bay during the dry season this past year. A fourth beach, Sunset (near Gladstone’s) nabbed the highest grade possible, A+, and a spot on the honor roll as being one of the cleanest beaches statewide. The fifth beach, the Santa Monica Canyon drain by Chautauqua, received an A for dry-season weather and a D for dry-weather days from October through April. With such high grades, some residents are wondering why the LFD structures need to be upgraded. ‘That may translate to a more consistent ‘A’ from Heal the Bay instead of an ‘A’ average,’ said Department of Public Works Public Information Officer Michelle Vargas. ‘With increased capacity and system reliability, we will have the LFD structures function year-round, and we can prevent any kind of dry-weather flow, summer or winter, from going to the ocean.’ Heal the Bay President Mark Gold said, ‘The LFDs historically have had operation and maintenance problems with undersized pumps that often break. And we haven’t had a wet year since 2005. The new diversions can capture some small fraction of storm flow.’ Last year, pumps shut down six times, five of which occurred because of Department of Water and Power electrical outages. The sixth, near the Bel-Air Bay Club, occurred because of an explosive gas monitor, which shut down that LFD for nearly three hours.. The first structure slated for construction is the Marquez Avenue LFD, built in 2006 near the road that leads into Malibu Village, a 29-unit condominium mobile home park. Work will be on the inland side of PCH with no anticipated lane closures; the estimated construction time is three to six months. At the Bay Club LFD, Arno Way will be closed from Trino Way to Bay Club Drive. Motorists accessing Trino Way must take alternate routes, with construction time placed at six months. Temescal’s LFD construction, budgeted at $3.4 million, will last 10 to 12 months. There will be temporary lane reductions, but at least one lane in each direction will be maintained at all times. There will be sidewalk closures along the canyon and a temporary removal of street parking along Temescal. Santa Monica Canyon and Palisades Park LFD construction is also slated for this fall at a cost of $5.3 million. The Los Angeles County Flood Control District will install an air-inflatable rubber dam (6 ft. high by 40 ft. wide) in the Santa Monica Canyon flood channel, and an adjacent control building (about 10 ft. x 10 ft.), which will house the rubber dam’s air compressor and control panel. The dam will be inside the channel between PCH and the bike path near Parking Lot 1 (just south of West Channel Road) at Will Rogers State Beach. The dam will capture and redirect the water into the LFD. The existing LFD will be used as a backup to the new system. With LFD structures working year-round during dry weather, a new sewer, the Coastal Interceptor Relief Sewer (CIRS), is planned along PCH in 2010 to accommodate the added dry-weather flow. The cost is estimated at $13.3 million, with a projected 18-month construction time. The 4,500-foot-long CIRS will run from the parking lot adjacent to the Will Rogers lifeguard headquarters (across from Potrero Canyon) to Santa Monica’s existing sewer. The remaining portion of the sewer that is not built under the parking lot would lie within the PCH right of way.
‘Friends’ Release Temescal Pool Plan
With hopes of resurrecting the Temescal Canyon swimming pool, a group of about 70 community members and political aides gathered at Aldersgate Retreat Center last Wednesday evening to hear the details of Friends of Temescal Pool’s business plan.   Friends, a nonprofit organization formed in August 2008 with the goal of preserving the pool for the community to enjoy, is hopeful that the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the property’s owner, will consider its proposal.   ’The Conservancy has said that it has not made a final decision on what to do with the pool,’ Friends President Jane Albrecht told the Palisadian-Post. ‘It has also consistently said to Friends and the Pacific Palisades Community Council that, if presented with a viable business plan and a qualified operator, it would consider reopening the pool.’   The Palisades YMCA-operated pool was initially closed in February 2008 because of leaky pipes, the repair of which would cost an estimated $400,000. In the following months, the YMCA and the Conservancy were unable to reach a lease agreement.   Last December, the Conservancy board decided to develop a long-term plan for Temescal Gateway Park before possibly offering a new pool lease to the YMCA or any other entity. The board also chose to temporarily fill in the empty pool with gravel and dirt, declaring liability concerns.   Friends, along with a group of 12 elderly and/or disabled residents, filed a lawsuit against the Conservancy and its partner, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, demanding the pool be reopened and that the Conservancy pay the costs. This spring, the Conservancy filed a motion to dismiss the case, and L.A. Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen White ruled in the Conservancy’s favor on June 30. Friends appealed the ruling to the California Court of Appeals.   Friends invited the Conservancy’s Executive Director Joe Edmiston to Wednesday’s meeting, but he declined to attend. In an e-mail to Friends on August 30, he wrote that ‘the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is many steps away from being able to consider your proposal.’ He noted that the lawsuit between Friends and the Conservancy must be settled first and that the Conservancy has not even started work on an overall plan for Temescal Gateway Park. The planning process is halted because state legislators froze all bond-funded expenditures. (See Edmiston’s complete comments in the Editorial, page 2.)   ’I very much appreciate Mr. Edmiston’s reply, and the information he provided on the process,’ Albrecht said, noting that she will send Edmiston a copy of the plan. ‘I hear with open ears his concerns. We are willing to work with the Conservancy and are genuinely interested in finding a solution that works for, and will benefit, the Conservancy as well as the people.’ In the living room at Aldersgate last Wednesday, Friends presented a 12-minute documentary created by Palisadian Lee Kovel, a partner in the advertising agency Kovel/Fuller in Culver City. Kovel told the crowd that he decided to make the film because he used to swim at the pool and he wanted to give community members a chance to explain what the pool meant to them.   Then, Albrecht presented the business plan to representatives from the offices of L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, State Senator Fran Pavley, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and L.A. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl.   According to the plan, the pool will be open year-round, seven days a week. There will be masters swimming, swimming lessons, aquatics fitness programs, lifeguard training and physical therapy. Unlike when the YMCA operated the pool, access will not be based on membership.   Friends estimates it will cost about $700,000 to renovate the pool’$70,000 to remove the fill from the pool; $60,000 for engineering services; $400,000 to repair the leaky pipes; $45,000 to remodel the locker rooms to conform with the Americans with Disabilities Act; $58,000 for equipment to improve the ecology and energy efficiency of the pool; $60,000 to paint, clean, and replace furniture and equipment that was lost or discarded when the pool closed; and $7,000 for a modern card scanner and laser counter to keep track of the number of people using the pool.   According to the plan, ‘The money for repairing the facility and returning it to operation will be provided from public and private sources rather than the operating revenue of the pool.’   Friends is asking the Conservancy to pay about $555,000 of those repairs. ‘Assuming the Conservancy wants the pool, we think it’s only fair,’ Albrecht said. ‘The Conservancy will benefit from the pool financially and otherwise,’ as detailed in the business plan.   However, Friends is prepared to raise the entire $700,000 from other sources if the Conservancy is not willing or able to contribute to the costs, Albrecht added.   The organization predicts the pool will have 20 to 30 more years of life after the repairs and recommends a minimum 11-year lease with a 10-year option to renew.   ’The lease needs to be long enough to make it possible to raise the $700,000 needed to repair and reopen the pool,’ according to the plan. ‘Whether it be donors or investors, people will not give significant sums of money if a short-term lease is involved.’ The Conservancy was proposing a five-year lease to the YMCA or another entity last year, in order to provide flexibility for the Conservancy following completion of its long-term plan. The Friends plan also proposes that the lessee pay $1 a year in rent and assume all costs for maintenance, liability insurance, utilities and daily operation of the pool. The YMCA operated the pool under these terms. Friends assumes it will take six months after a lease is signed to repair the pool, with private fundraising covering start-up costs. The organization suggests that the pool will be staffed by a full-time executive director (who will also serve as an aquatics director), part-time employees and independent contractors. Friends forecasts that the pool will operate at a loss during the first year, but will be profitable by the second year. The plan projects a net profit before taxes of about $126,000 on gross revenues of approximately $930,000 in the second year.   Friends proposes offering the Conservancy 10% of the net operating profits each year, meaning about $12,600 the second year (if projections hold true), and $24,240 in year three (based on net income of $242,400).   According to the business plan, the pool will be profitable because it will offer varied aquatics classes, provide food concessions and house a swim shop that sells specialty swim equipment. Friends will also help seek grants from government and private organizations, as well as host two annual fundraisers.   After Albrecht’s presentation, she introduced Palisades Tennis Center owner Steve Bellamy as the pool’s potential operator. The Palisades resident, who help found cable’s Tennis Channel, told the audience he was eager for the challenge and opportunity.   ’I am an evangelist for lifetime sports,’ Bellamy said, adding that he doesn’t think Pacific Palisades has enough sports facilities.   ’I have gone over the whole plan, and it’s a sustainable, viable, reasonable plan,’ Bellamy told the Post afterwards. ‘I also have no issue with the financial situation,’ referring to the proposed annual payout to the Conservancy if the pool makes a profit.   The Friends plan also seeks to help the Conservancy meet its obligations to provide programs for at-risk youth. The Conservancy purchased the park with Proposition A funding, which requires the government agency to provide at-risk youth programming. The plan calls for summer camps and five Swim-For-Life programs, which will teach children (including at-risk youth) how to swim.   Overall, Albrecht thinks that Friends has developed a sound plan, and she is hopeful the organization can now work with the Conservancy.    ‘When the government and the people put their minds and efforts together, hurdles dissolve and wonderful things happen,’ she said. ‘There is almost no limit to what can be achieved.’
CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
FURNISHED HOMES 2
PICTURE PERFECT LEASE, Huntington Palisades. Beautifully decorated 3 bd, 3 ba, LR w/ FP, FR w/ FP, FDR, den, lovely garden, pool. Furn or unfurn at $11,000/mo. Contact Dolly Niemann, (310) 230-3706
LIGHT, AIRY, SPACE IN THE TREE-TOPS. 1 bed/bath, huge living areas for 1-2 non-smoker, no pets. Laundry, spa, cable, internet, dishes . . . Avail. October. Monthly with 3 mo. min. $2,800/mo. includes all. (310) 454-2568
UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a
OCEAN VIEW near Pali schools. 4 BDRM, 3 BA, LR & master BDRM w/ frpls. W/D, 2 car garage. Jacuzzi bath. Gardener incl. 1 yr lease min. $6,400/mo. (310) 908-8390
FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b
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UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c
RARE, CHARMING FIND in lovely neighborhood. Large, upper unit, 2 bd + bonus room, 1 ba. Plantation shutters, fireplace, ceiling fan, balcony, garden, garage, light & airy. 1 yr lease. Cooperates w/ brokers. N/P, N/S. $3,500/mo. (310) 804-3142
PALISADES SINGLE/STUDIO, remodeled, full kitchen, new carpet, gas stove, refrigerator, laundry, covered parking, storage. Non-smoker. No pets. One year lease. $1,085/mo. (310) 477-6767
BRENTWOOD ‘ITALIAN VILLA’ QUIET & SERENE. $2,450/mo. Spacious 2 bedroom 2 bath on Montana Ave. overlooking GOLF COURSE. Near Santa Monica shops and coffeehouses. Gorgeous style building with a sense of character. Beautifully maintained with a sense of ‘ZEN.’ HAS EVERYTHING! * Security building * Spacious terrace overlooking garden courtyard * Wood-burning fireplace * French doors, shutters and crown moldings * Designer carpets * New stainless steel appliances and washer-dryer in unit * Air conditioning * Enclosed garage. Unlimited street parking (no permit required). No pets, one year lease. Call (310) 826-7960
LIVE IN BEAUTIFUL RUSTIC CANYON. Two rooms, bath, quiet, woodsy setting. Nice. $1,500/mo. 1 person only. Call (310) 454-6781
CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d
WALK TO P.P. VILLAGE. WOODSY VU, 2 br, 2 ba, open den, AC, WD in unit, security bldg. 2 car parking, storage, pool, jacuzzi, gym. $2,850/mo. Avail 9/1/09. Nancy, (310) 454-5257
ROOMS FOR RENT 3
$900/MO. ROOM IN CONDO on Albright St. Utilities and cable included. Pool. Walk to village and shops. (310) 890-2961
GARDEN VIEW: Master bedroom & bath. Private entrance, patio, fireplace, cable, WIFI, w/d. $950/mo. Available now. (310) 459-8751
OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c
OFFICE TO SHARE, $950/MO. Two treatment rooms in Holistic Chiropractic Center in village on Sunset. Light filled, cheerful, healing environment. Includes use of large reception, front office, kitchen. Utilities included. Convenient parking. (310) 612-9111
THE SKI CHANNEL in the 881 Alma Real building has 2 offices and 2 cubes for sub-lease featuring shared use of many amenities. (310) 230-2050
PALISADES OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE, $900/MO.: In the heart of the Village. Single room office with large window & private restroom. Building amenities include high speed internet access, elevator & covered parking garage. Office has a/c, beautiful hardwood floors & is professionally cleaned on a regular basis. Call Catherine at (310) 573-4245 x104, please leave your contact info.
OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT. Individual offices for rent in Pacific Palisades Village. $750 to $1,250/mo. Call (310) 230-8335
IN VILLAGE QUIET UPSTAIRS OFFICE with soft natural lighting. Available September 1, 2009 at $849/mo. $2,300 security deposit. (310) 991-9434
PROFESSIONAL BUILDING in Pacific Palisades village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available. Lease hold improvement allowance. 850 square feet conveniently located in the village. Please call Ness, (310) 230-6712 ext. 105, for more details.
VACATION RENTALS 3e
THREE FULLY SELF-CONTAINED trailers for rent across from Will Rogers State Beach & about 2 miles from Santa Monica Pier. $1,195/mo. & $995/mo. (310) 454-2515
BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b
PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER TO GO! * F/C bookkeeper specializing in small businesses & private individuals. QB, Quicken & Peachtree proficient. PC or MAC. Refs upon request. Call (310) 486-1055
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
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
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/
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 ‘ Garage Sale Specialist ‘ (310) 454-0359 ‘ bmdawson@verizon.net ‘ www.bmdawson.com ‘ Furniture ‘ Antiques ‘ Collectibles ‘ Junque ‘ Reliable professionals ‘ Local References
ORGANIZING SERVICES 7h
ORGANIZE IT! Clean your clutter. Organize your home, office, playroom, garage, and closets. Garage sales. Shopping. Create your space without clutter. (310) 245-5002, Courtney
SOLAR/WIND ENERGY 7l
SOLAR ENERGY with ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING SOLAR. Go green, save 40% to 50%! Huge rebates and tax incentives! Call for free estimate or questions. Local Palisades contractor. Lic. #912279. (877) 898-1948. e-mail: sales@alternativeengineering.net
MESSENGER/COURIER SERVICES 7n
MESSENGER & COURIER SERVICES (S. Cal.). Direct, same day or overnite, PU & Del. 24/7 guaranteed, on-time service. All major credit cards accepted. Santa Monica Express Inc. ‘ Since 1984 ‘ Tel: (310) 458-6000 www.smexpress.com
NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a
FULL-TIME NANNY/CAREGIVER 20 years experience, plus newborns. Speaks English, safe driver, employer references available. Kind, reliable, and punctual. Call Blanca, (323) 770-3600
ADORING, CARING, & LOVING GRANDMA available to babysit your precious little one. For more information, please call Grandma Ellen at (310) 459-8670 (local resident).
HOUSEKEEPERS 9a
PROFESSIONAL MAID SERVICES In Malibu! We make your home our business. Star sparkling cleaning services. In the community over 15 years. The best in house-keeping for the best price. Good references. Licensed. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419. professionalmaidinmalibu@google.com
MY FABULOUS HOUSEKEEPER is seeking employment. Speaks English. Naturalized citizen. Excellent cleaner. Honest. Cooks. Drives. Wonderful with children and pets. Call Mary, (310) 230-0503
HIGH & MIGHTY CLEANING & MAINTENANCE for homes, apts. & offices. Construction, painting, elec., gen. maintenance. Honest, reliable. Refs. Teresa, (323) 823-8947, or Jose, (310) 713-1250
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE every Friday and every other Monday. First day is free! Good references, experience, own transportation, speaks English. Call Zoila or Francisca, (323) 336-1649
HOUSECLEANING or HOUSESITTING. Experienced, own transportation, local references. Please call Delmy, (323) 708-4327
PROFESSIONAL CHILDCARE/HOUSEKEEPING. M/W/F, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., flexible hours. Great references. CPR certified. Own transportation. Call Sandra at (310) 449-0170
HOUSEKEEPER looking for a job. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Speaks English, has references, drives her own car. Call Francis, (818) 472-8119
HOUSEKEEPING, EXPERIENCE, REFERENCES, has own transportation. Available Monday through Friday. Call anytime. (323) 979-6853
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE for 1 or 5 days of the week. Good references. Drivers license & own transportation. 15 years experience. For more information, call Marina, (562) 408-2068
ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a
GOOD COMPANY Senior Care. A premiere private duty home care agency. Provides in-home care and companionship to help people remain independent and happy at home. If you are a caring individual who would like to join our team, please call (323) 932-8700. joni@goodcopros.com
ELDER CARE EXERCISE W/ DEBORAH STERN. Certified personal trainer with positive attitude & smile. Offers companionship along w/ walking, gentle stretching & movement. Refs avail. (310) 623-0361
WE OFFER COMPASSIONATE CARE to clients in their home, hospital, or residential facility. Live-in or hourly caregivers will provide hygiene & grooming, light housekeeping, transportation. (213) 368-3880
NURSING CARE 10b
CAREGIVER/MAID. Young, energetic, experienced nurse. Great references. Have car. Zula, (323) 812-3135
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
GARCIA GARDENING * Landscape, planting, maintenance, sprinkler systems, cleanup, low voltage lights. Everything your garden needs! Many yrs exp. Free estimates. Call Efren, (310) 733-7414
WINDOW WASHING 13h
THE WINDOWS OF OZ. Detailed interior/exterior glass & screen cleaning. High ladder work. 10% new customer discount. Next day service available. Free estimates. Lic. & bonded. Insured. (310) 926-7626
PERSONAL SERVICES 14f
HOUSEMAN/DRIVER. BODYGUARD. Personal contact for all your needs including catering, plumbing, electrical. Excellent references. 10 years experience. Full time, part time. Salary negotiable. Call Big John Mueller, (310) 709-9143
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
PUPPY HEAVEN ‘ TRAINING/WALKING ‘ Play groups and hikes. 30 years Palisades resident. References. Call (310) 454-0058 for a happy dog!
FITNESS INSTRUCTION 15a
HAVE FUN! GET FIT! NORDIC WALKING CLASSES. Certified Advanced Nordic walking instructor, Palisades resident teaches private/group classes in the Palisades. Weekends. (310) 266-4651
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
CLEARLY MATH & MORE! Specializing in math & now offering chemistry & physics! Elementary thru college level. Test prep, algebra, trig, geom, calculus. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Math anxiety. Call 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. SAT, ISEE, HSPT, ACT, ERB, STAR. Caring, meticulous service. GrozaLearningCenter.com ‘ (310) 454-3731
MUSIC THEORY TUTOR ‘ AP Music Theory ‘ MTAC all levels ‘ MTAC Guild Artist. (310) 454-8276
HSPT/ISEE PREP CLASSES. Central Palisades Location. Small class size, 12 classes. September 25th Start. (310) 459-3239
EXPERIENCED TEACHER AVAILABLE FOR TUTORING. Reading, math, social studies, science, high school french, swimming, and piano. References available. Mrs. Davis, (818) 880-8178
MUSIC LESSONS & INSTRUCTION 15h
SAXOPHONE LESSONS By professional. All levels and ages welcome. Call (310) 283-9975
CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c
MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 39 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. New Construction & Remodels. Hardscapes, custom stone, stamped concrete, brick, driveways, retaining walls, BBQs, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, foundations, drainage, pool & spas, water features. Excellent 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. (310) 457-5655 or (818) 203-8881
ELECTRICAL 16h
PALISADES ELECTRIC. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. All phases of electrical, new construction to service work. (310) 454-6994. Lic. #468437. Insured. Professional Service
ELECTRICIAN HANDYMAN. Local service only. Non-lic. Please call (310) 454-6849 or (818) 317-8286
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
ELECTRICAL WORK. Over 25 yrs experience, All phases of electrical. 24 hrs, 7 day service. (310) 621-3905. Lic. #695411
FENCES, DECKS 16j
THE FENCE MAN ‘ 18 years quality work ‘ Wood fences ‘ Decks ‘ Gates ‘ Chainlink & patio ‘ Wrought iron ‘ Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996
INDEPENDENT SERVICE CARLOS FENCE: Wood & Picket Fences ‘ Chain Link ‘ Iron & Gates ‘ Deck & Patio Covers. Ask for Carlos, (310) 677-2737 or fax (310) 677-8650. Non-lic.
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
JEFF HRONEK, 40 YRS. RESIDENT. HARDWOOD FLOORS INC. ‘ Sanding & Refinishing ‘ Installations ‘ Pre-finished ‘ Unfinished ‘ Lic. #608606. Bonded, Insured, Workers Comp. www.hronekhardwoodfloors.com (310) 475-1414
HANDYMAN 16o
HANDYMAN ‘ HOOSHMAN. Most known name in the Palisades. Since 1975. Member Chamber of Commerce. Lic. #560299. Call for your free est. Local refs available. Hooshman, (310) 459-8009, 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
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
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Spikers Aim for Three-Peat
Chasing history is nothing new at Palisades High. Especially when it comes to the girls volleyball program. Since he took over the reins, head coach Chris Forrest has restored the proud tradition of a team that has been synonymous with winning ever since the sport was sanctioned by the City Section in 1973. Palisades has lifted the trophy 25 times, including two straight under Forrest. This fall, Palisades will pursue its third consecutive City title–a feat last accomplished from 1997-99 under then coach Dave Suarez, who now heads the Dolphins’ boys soccer program. The challenge is similar to the one the Dolphins faced heading into last season: filling the void left by the graduation of key starters and the City’s Most Valuable Player. Last year, Lauren Gustafson replaced three-year starting setter Jenna McAllister–a major reason Palisades was able to repeat. Another major reason was the spiking of Laura Goldsmith, who was the unanimous choice as MVP and, like McAllister the previous fall, won the Palisadian-Post Cup Award as the school’s outstanding senior athlete. Also graduating were defensive specialist Sam Jaffe, outside hitter Chelsea Scharf and starting middle blockers Kelly Yazdi and Kelsey Keil. The Dolphins, however, have a solid group returning, led by Gustafson (now a senior and team captain), senior liberos Tait Johnson and Danielle Wolff, senior middle blocker and opposite hitter Hannah Fagerbakke, sophomore middle blocker Meghan Middleton and senior outside hitters Emily Cristiano, Bonnie Wirth and Christine Frappeche. Up from the junior varsity are middle blocker Maddie Grey (a sophomore) and junior Hannah Gross, junior outside hitter Kasey Janousek (her brother Wylie played for the boys in the spring) and junior Nicole Savage (her brother Taylor also played for the boys squad). Rounding out the roster is junior newcomer Yanise Joseph, a middle blocker, and four incoming freshmen: setter Laura Lemoine and outside hitters Molly Kornfiend, Kaitlin Kaufman and Shanna Scott. No girl who has played in the program all four years has graduated without experiencing the thrill of winning a City title. The Dolphins have a demanding schedule that includes nonleague matches against San Pedro and Sylmar and three tournaments: the La Jolla Beach Invitational in San Diego, the Venice Invitational and the Redondo Power Classic. The Dolphins open the season at San Pedro against a Pirates squad that Palisades beat twice in 2007 and swept in the season opener last fall. 2009 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 17 JV/V @ San Pedro 2:30/4 p.m. Sept. 19 JV @ Redondo Tour. All Day Sept. 23 JV/V @ Hamilton* 2:30/4 p.m. Sept. 24 JV/V vs. Westchester* 2:30/4 p.m. Sept. 25-26 V @ La Jolla Tourn. All Day Sept. 29 JV/V @ University* 2:30/4 p.m. Oct. 1 JV/V vs. Fairfax* 2:30/4 p.m. Oct. 3 V @ Venice Tourn. All Day Oct. 5 JV/V vs. Venice* 2:30/4 p.m. Oct. 8 JV/V @ LACES* 2:30/4 p.m. Oct. 14 JV/V vs. Hamilton * 2:30/4 p.m. Oct. 15 JV/V @ Westchester* 2:30/4 p.m. Oct. 19 JV/V vs. University* 2:30/4p.m. Oct. 21 JV/V @ Fairfax* 2:30/4 p.m. Oct. 28 JV/V vs. Venice* 2:30/4 p.m. Oct. 29 JV/V vs. LACES* 2:30/4 p.m. Oct. 30-31 V @ Redondo Tourn. All Day Nov. 2 JV/V vs. Sylmar 2:30/4 p.m. * Western League match
Football Kicks Off Season Friday
After a productive zero week scrimmage against Washington, the Palisades High football team kicks off the season Friday at Hollywood High. It will be the fourth year in a row that Palisades has opened the season against Hollywood. Palisades beat the Sheiks 28-6 at home last year, won 22-2 at Hollywood the year before (the Dolphins later had to forfeit the victory for using an ineligible player) and won 20-13 at Stadium by the Sea in 2006. Hollywood won its first game, 14-10, over Manual Arts and is led by quarterback Steven De Guzman, running back Sergio Sibrian and wide receivers Miguel Navarro and Bryan Silva. The Sheiks went 5-5 last season and finished third in the Southern League. “This is a very important game,” Palisades Coach Kelly Loftus said. “Not only does it set the tone for the season, but it’s one we really need to have. We have probably our toughest opponent [Santa Monica] the next week and I’d like for us to go into that game with confidence and momentum.” Kick-off for the junior varsity game is 4 p.m., followed by the varsity at 7 p.m. Directions to Hollywood High: Take PCH south to I-10 East. Exit off the La Brea Avenue North ramp. Merge onto S La Brea Ave. Turn right onto Edgewood Place. Turn slight left onto S Highland Ave. School is on the left at 1521 N Highland Ave. Estimated distance: 18 miles.
Leaving His Options Open
His Legs Are His Biggest Asset but PaliHi QB Preon Morgan Will Look to Pass First
The future was looking bright for the Palisades High football program last spring. The Dolphins were coming off a 5-5 season (four more wins than the season before) and looked forward to more production from an offense seemingly on the verge of flourishing under the leadership of returning quarterback Conner Preston. The scenario changed in a flash when Preston unexpectedly transferred to Gardena Serra, leaving Head Coach Kelly Loftus wondering who would step in and be his starting quarterback. Well, he didn’t have to wonder for long. It was pretty clear who Preston’s successor should be: none other than Preon Morgan, the back-up signal caller last year and maybe the most versatile athlete on the varsity team. Morgan gets his first opportunity to show that versatility when the Dolphins play under the lights at Hollywood on Friday night, a game he has looked forward to, and diligently prepared for, since winning the job in May. “He’s a different style quarterback than Conner,” Loftus said. “Conner is extremely accurate when you give him time in the pocket, while Preon is more of an instinctual runner. He makes things happen with his legs and we like him doing that.” Though he’s not shy about tucking the ball away and scampering for the sticks, the 6′ 0,” 175-pound senior insists he will look to pass first. “One of my individual goals is to have more passing yards than rushing yards,” Morgan said. “Hopefully, being a threat to run will make the defense have to keep a linebacker home to guard that, which should free up a receiver down the field. The key is to take what the defense gives me.” Little did he know it back then, but playing wide receiver himself last year was invaluable experience for Morgan, who learned the importance of running precise patterns and now has a better understanding of when and where to deliver the ball. He wound up with 19 receptions for 217 yards and, by the end of the season, was a reliable target for Preston, who threw for 2,026 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore. Morgan’s arm strength has always been there (he routinely throws 60-yard spirals in practice) but it is his improved timing on shorter throws that has surprised Loftus and new offensive coordinator Kris Hawkes most over the last four weeks. “Preon throws a real catchable ball and I think he’s going to surprise people with his arm,” Hawkes said. “He can get it there on the money, where it needs to be, and if the other team stacks the box he’s got the green light to air it out.” Morgan is no stranger to the position. He played quarterback for his Pop Warner team, the Inglewood Jets, and he took his share of reps in the back-up role last season. Now, the spotlight is squarely on him and he wants to make the most of his time on center stage. One of the first battles he won was earning the respect of the teammates charged with protecting him–Palisades’ offensive linemen. “Preon loves football and he is one of the hardest working guys out here,” said guard Juan Climaco, one of the Dolphins’ “Three Amigos” along with center Devyn Reyes and tackle William Goldberg. “We definitely have his back and I’m excited to see what he does when we protect him like we should.” Preston was not the only player to leave Palisades for another school. Starting wideout/defensive back Tyquion Ballard and tight end/linebacker Deandre Nelson also departed, meaning several Dolphins–Morgan included–will be asked to play ironman football this season. Despite Preston’s desire to play defense, Loftus was hesitant to play him both ways. This year, it’s a different story. “We don’t have a choice,” Loftus admitted. “Preon is one of the best athletes we have and we need him out there. He knows the situation and he’s a competitive kid. He understands the risks but he wants to be on the field any chance he gets.” Morgan proved himself at cornerback last season, making 53 tackles (including a team-high 11 solo tackles in a 21-0 shutout of Granada Hills), then intercepting a pass and blocking a punt in Week 5 against Reseda. He hopes to play 50 percent on offense and 50 on defense. Even though it was only a scrimmage, Morgan looked sharp running Palisades’ spread offense last Friday against Washington. He directed the first team on several long drives that likely would have ended in scores had the Dolphins not run out of downs (teams were allowed four sets of 10 plays, starting at their own 20). Varsity assistant coach Al Heath liked what he saw in the practice game and is confident that Morgan will display the same poise and execution under center in tomorrow’s season opener: “He made some nice reads, some nice throws, and moved the chains.” Whether throwing quick slants or long bombs, Morgan is eager to show he is not merely a one-dimensional quarterback. If it means pitching the ball on an option, standing his ground in the face of a blitz or putting his head down and running, he will do whatever it takes to win. “I can’t wait to get the season started,” he said. “I believe we can go 7-3 and make the playoffs. Being a good quarterback is about making the right decision. Whatever the situation calls for I’ll do.”
Judi Johnson, PaliHi Graduate
A memorial service will be held on September 4 at 11:30 a.m. for Judith Simili (Judi Johnson) who grew up in Pacific Palisades and was a 1974 graduate of Palisades High School. The service will be held in Thousand Oaks at the Saint Paschal Baylon Catholic Church located at 155 E. Janss Rd.
Owen Signs and Discusses Her ‘Way Back to Eden,’ Sept. 11
Author Zo Owen notes that the concept of paradise has been with people since the earliest days, and that every religion mentions it. ‘We were thrown out of paradise and we have to find it again,’ says Owen, explaining the title of her book of poems, ‘Finding Our Way Back to Eden.’ She will read from her book on September 11, 7:30 p.m., at Village Books on Swarthmore. ‘Paradise is the home we long for, but we need to know that it has never left us,’ says the 14-year Pacific Palisades resident, who also serves as a spiritual counselor. One of the poems, ‘The Black Queen,’ has become a favorite among the women who have read it. The poem goes, ‘Psyche visited last night. She says the Black Queen would have her due./This is not the loving mother or compassionate friend./ This is the unforgiving warrior who takes no prisoners,/who remembers transgressions and omissions.’ Owen explains that, like most women, she sees herself as a good mother and person. But there is another side, the part of her personality that can be demanding and won’t back down; an asset she considers necessary to grow and survive. ’If we go for wholeness, we must look at all aspects of a person,’ Owen says, explaining that there is power to owning your dark side and that, on occasion, it is good to know you can call on it’especially when you’re going eyeball-to-eyeball with a nasty person. ‘Our humanity is as blessed as our spirituality,’ Owen adds. Another poem, ‘The Cocktail Party,’ is based on an interaction between a husband and wife that Owen observed. She writes, ‘The shame of it, lay/not in his withholding from her,/small kindnesses and courtesies,/nor in his thinly veiled attacks on/her opinions in the company of others,/no, anger, would have at least been honest.’ Owen thought about the couple, and the poem’s conclusion was based on her insight: ‘The shame lay in his not being courageous/enough to own, he envied her ability to feel.’ Her work has won praise from Louisa Calioco, the director of Poets Piazza, who notes: ‘Owen writes with depth, compassion and patience.’ The mother of three grown children, Owen says her poems reflect her own journey, which began as a registered nurse and medical administrator for Cond’ Nast wellness programs in Manhattan. Owen, a divorce’ at the time, was sent to a 10-day conference in Arizona. While waiting in the Phoenix airport to fly to Prescott, before driving to the final destination at Pauldin, she met Palisades resident James Owen, a personal injury attorney, who was going to the same conference. They struck up a conversation, which continued on the plane, the car ride and then at the seminars. It was the start of a year-long courtship between Los Angeles and New York, at the end of which they decided to live in same town in order for their relationship to continue. They decided that it was easier for Owen to relocate. ‘I gave up my job, put my furniture in storage, and left my mom, daughter and granddaughter on the East Coast,’ Owen says. A year later, she married Jim in Kona, on the big island of Hawaii. After moving to the Palisades, Owen received her master’s degree at the University of Santa Monica, which offers degrees in soul-centered education. She began work as a spiritual counselor. ’I don’t do [typical] therapy,’ she says. ‘I work with people who have started to look at self-realization, and ordinarily it is not a long period of interaction between us. We talk, look at where the person is at and then the person moves on.’ Owen has noticed that whenever she works with someone, she also finds out something about herself, which brings us back to her poetry. She has written more than 500 poems and, after the first line drops in, she says that something happens. ‘I know it’s an overused expression, that I was born to do something, but that’s how it feels,’ Owen says. ‘When I write, I lose time, I look up and hours are gone. I feel that this has allowed me to know myself.’ The author is already working on another book of poems titled ‘Blessings of an Ordinary Life.’
Wendy Graf Ponders Strict Orthodoxy in One-Act Play
By LIBBY MOTIKA Senior Editor In June 2008, playwright Wendy Graf made a long anticipated trip to Israel, a country that not only had become palpable in her imagination, but whose history has informed so much of her work, including ‘The Book of Esther’ and ‘Lessons.’ Her two weeks in the country stirred strong emotions that prompted a new play in which she explores these feelings. ‘This play reflected my feelings about Israel,’ Graf says, struck by the weight of its history. ‘This is where David fought Goliath, where Jesus was condemned. Some people suffer Jerusalem fever, where they actually get physically ill because of the extreme emotionality and religious fervor that exists around such sacred sites.’ Graf wrote the play in October of 2008. In January, she noticed a call for submissions to the Attic Theatre’s One Act Play Festival. ‘I hadn’t workshopped the rest of the play, so I sent off the first act and forgot about it,’ she says. Now, a year later, Graf is a finalist with three other playwrights whose one-act plays will be given fully staged performances from September 11 through October 3 at the Attic Theatre, 5429 W. Washington Blvd. The festival, known as the Denis Ragan Wiesenmeyer One Act Play Festival, was co-founded by Wiesenmeyer and James Carey. The Attic’s Theatre’s Literary Committee screened over 150 plays for this year’s contest, rating each on plot, character, theme and quality. The winners this year include two West Coast playwrights and two East Coast writers. The winners will be announced at the closing night celebration on October 3. Graf calls this first act of a full-length play, ‘Behind The Gates,’ she expects to produce in 2010, controversial, mainly because of the strong feelings people have about Israel, both inside and beyond its borders. While in the country, both Wendy and her husband Jerry learned as much as they could about the political and social history, especially from their guide, who escorted them around the country. ‘I’d ask him about politics and what he thought the most pressing issues were,’ Graf says. ‘He became a symbol for me of the guy who loves Israel.’ Steeped in the discovery of the country, Graf nevertheless avoids polemics, guided instead by her strong sense of narrative and her continuing search for self-awareness. Her one-act is, in fact, a 25-minute monologue that traces the journey of a 17-year-old Palisadian girl who is floundering in the confusion and alienation of the material world of the 21st century. Bethany Leiberman is appropriately pierced and reckless, numbing herself with drugs and sex, cutting school, and driving her parents to their wits’ end. They finally decide to send her to a summer program in Israel, which results in her radically turning away from her rebellious life but, equally alarming to her parents, also losing herself in the hermetic world of the ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem. Bethany becomes completely absorbed into this world, changing her name to the Hebrew name Bakol, adopting a new identity, cutting off all contact with her parents, and ultimately disappearing into the haredi (Ultra Orthodox Jews) community. That is the first act. The play asks questions, says Graf, who is a confirmed Brechtian, believing that theater should contribute towards social change, rather than merely reflect or portray society. That theater should be experimental, progressive and dynamic, not normative, reactionary and static. ‘My play asks questions about orthodox communities, whether it be Muslim, Catholic or Jewish. In Israel, these communities have locked themselves away from the outside world. But when Bethany is invited by a rabbi she meets at the Wailing Wall and accepts his invitation to Shabbat dinner, she feels the relief of absolutes. She is reborn in this haredi society; feeling honored and revered as a woman, a shayna maidel (‘pretty woman’) in this new community. She discovers that these things speak to her,’ Graf says. ‘She is a part of a family, relieved to be seen for herself instead of what she wears or owns.’ In the course of the monologue, Bethany undergoes her transformation, symbolized by slowly shedding her ‘Goth’ attire in favor of the long-sleeved, modest clothing for women. ‘This is a story about the coming of age of a young girl and the emotional journey of a family,’ Graf says. Graf, a Mandeville Canyon resident, grew up in Brentwood and graduated from Palisades High. Her Jewishness was dormant, as her parents felt it was more important to be an American than a Jew. Through her work, Graf has used the journey of discovering her own identity to explore the questions of identity. ‘The story is about a family,’ she says. ‘The context is identity.’ Performances will be on Friday and Saturdays at 8 p.m. For tickets ($20) call The Attic box office at 323-525-0661 or visit attictheatre.org/tickets.