Former Pacific Palisades resident Curtis Dixon Anderson passed away from natural causes on February 17 at his home in Santa Rosa, California. He was 86. Born and raised in West Los Angeles, Anderson was employed at North American Aviation during World War II. He also had a strong creative spirit which drew him toward music, writing and composing. An accomplished pianist and author of a number of songs, he played with small dance bands in the early 1940s while a student at UCLA. Anderson and his wife, Mary Sue, moved to the Palisades in 1952. His community spirit reached out to the local Christian Science church, where he served as First Reader for three years, board chairman and Sunday School teacher (where he frequently played piano). With his three sons, Anderson was also active in Little League, Indian Guides and Boy Scouts. A letterman in cricket at UCLA, he later built on his love of athletics and the out of doors, and involved his family in sailing to Catalina Island, hiking in the Sierras, biking and photographing nature. This love actively enriched two of his sons–Craig, who is director of LandPaths, a conservation nonprofit in Sonoma County, and Brooks, a painter of land and seascapes. Son Scott, a freelance author and editor, inherited his father’s love of good writing. Anderson was an active landscape architect, whose design work still stands in homes, churches, commercial spaces and schools throughout Los Angeles County. He was equally at home with celebrities and plain folk as clients, and was a great aficionado of Los Angeles’ diverse cultural landscape. For a time, he was International President of the American Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) and was also a president of Palisades Beautiful. After moving to a home above Mandeville Canyon in 1964, he became the first chairman of Brentwood Hills Property Owners Association, where he was credited for initiating the movement for open-space preservation in that part of the Santa Monica Mountains. He moved to Santa Rosa in 2004. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Sue Anderson; his sons, Scott of Kingston, New York, and Brooks and Craig Anderson (wife Lee Hackeling), both of Santa Rosa; and grandchildren Emily Tokheim, Jenner and Barrett Anderson, and Kai and Iris Anderson, all of Santa Rosa.
Councilman Rosendahl: His Plate is Full
What does Bill Rosendahl know about Los Angeles real estate? Plenty. Ask him about affordable housing, view ordinances, Proposition H, why there needs to be a moratorium on condo conversions and the push for mixed-use development (combined retail/residential space) in a town such as Pacific Palisades, and he will be happy to engage you–for hours. Then there’s his personal real estate portfolio. Buying property ‘is the best investment I’ve ever made,’ said the District 11 councilman in an interview in his Westchester district office last week. In 1986 he bought a fixer-upper on a small lot in Venice a few blocks from the ocean for $160,000. After putting in some skylights, a new kitchen and turning the garage into a guest room he sold it in 1991 for $300,000 “which gave me the down payment I needed to buy a house with more land, which was very important to me.’ After searching for months in Brentwood, Santa Monica and the Palisades, Rosendahl said he found exactly what he was looking for and in his price range in Mar Vista for just over $600,000. He purchased a house on a double lot with an ocean view which was 15 minutes away from Adelphia Cable in Santa Monica, where he worked as an executive and on-air host at the time. The Mar Vista house was also a fixer. Rosendahl estimates he spent about $200,000 on improvements, putting in new plumbing, electricity, windows and opening up three small rooms. ‘Now I have a big stove is the middle of the kitchen,’ he explained, ‘which I like because people can gather around while I cook.’ His specialties? ‘I make a great leg of lamb, turkey stuffing, also spare ribs.’ Rosendahl, who does not eat sweets as he is diabetic, lives with his German shepherd Lulu, who is expecting a litter in December, and two cats, Rocky and Black Lady. They share the large garden with several chickens who provide a steady stream of fresh eggs. White or brown? He didn’t say. While the councilman “has heard” that his property in Mar Vista, which happens to be not only the largest community in the 11th District but almost in the center of it geographically, is currently worth ‘from $1.5 million to $ 2 million’ to him ‘it’s monopoly money” and doesn’t really matter unless you’re ready to cash in, which he does not see doing any time soon. In fact, he enjoys his property so much that ‘I have no intention of leaving until I die!’ Rosendahl, 61, said that it was at his home in Mar Vista that he made the decision to enter politics shortly after he was laid off in March 2003 from Adelphia, where he had worked for 22 years. He said that one day as he was pondering what he would do next (he had 10 months to decide, which is how much severance he was given) he looked out at the view from his balcony and it hit him. ‘I thought that instead of just talking about the issues that maybe I could help do something about them.’ His timing could not have been better. Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski was termed out and he had only one serious opponent: Flora Gil Krisiloff, who was endorsed by the Los Angeles Times. Rosendahl kicked off his campaign at a fundraiser held at Bill and Cindy Simon’s home in the Huntington Palisades. At the time a lot of people didn’t quite know what to make of Rosendahl, who is a great glad-hander, knows how to smile for the camera, and announced at the private gathering that he was gay. ‘NOT IN MY BACKYARD’ Since taking office in July 2005 Rosendahl has focused on limiting the expansion of LAX (favoring regional airports), promoting mass transit, improving public safety, and giving neighborhoods a greater say in decision-making through his Empowerment Congress. Asked whether he thought the Palisades Community Council should remain independent or become an official neighborhood council (there are currently 88), Rosendahl conceded that PPCC ‘would give more than it would get, given the amount of experience it has. On the other hand, Palisadians would learn some things too. It’s not just about what happens in their backyard.’ Rosendahl said that even if the community may not want it, there needs to be more discussion on affordable housing in the Palisades, which currently represents only 2 percent of the 9,600 households. ‘How it is going to happen there is the challenge. But the reality is, where are all the service workers going to live–the nannies, gardeners, waiters and clerks? That’s why there’s no place to park in the village anymore because these people have to drive there from somewhere to work.’ When asked about the plan to locate the 20 affordable housing units required as part of the Tramonto 82-condo hillside project (slated to be built above PCH and Sunset starting next year) offsite, Rosendahl said he was opposed to such a practice. ‘Affordable housing needs to be in the same community where the condos are being built. When developers say it doesn’t pencil in, I say get new pencils.’ When asked about the failure to save Lincoln Place in Venice–which was once the largest complex (800 units) providing affordable housing on the Westside–Rosendahl said that ‘at the point where I came in there were only 240 families left. We did, I think, the best we could for them by getting Amoco, the owner who does in fact have the right to go out of the rental business, to offer more generous settlements and we have been able to get several extensions for the remaining tenants. Now there are only six or seven tenants left. It will be a sad day when they go.’ After an 18 year-battle, the last of the tenants at Lincoln Place are expected to be evicted by the end of the month. Rosendahl said that even though he tried to help even before he was elected to City Council, ‘I felt the deck was stacked against me.’ CAMPAIGN PROMISES ‘This job is 24/7,’ said Rosendahl, who spends half his time on L.A. City Council business (attending meetings and serving on committees) and half at community events, ranging from ceremonial ribbon-cuttings to block parties to participating in Town Hall meetings, a format he enjoys. The councilman is chairman of the Public Works Committee, which is responsible for most essential city services such as tree-trimming, street repair, street lighting, street beautification projects and capital improvements. Does he really care that much about potholes? ‘When the rubber hits the holes in the road we have to be ready to respond. That’s our job, the city’s job. But all we can really do is go out there and fill them in,’ he explained. ‘The problem we have right now is that our roadways have been so neglected that it would take 80 years to do just what needs to be done to clean them up. Eighty years! So I’m going to be introducing a bond measure for the 2008 ballot to accelerate that process. It’s time we cleaned up our streets.’ Asked how a rookie Council member like him got to chair the PWC, Rosendahl said it was a case of quid pro quo. ‘When Eric Garcetti asked me to vote for him as Council president I said I would, and that if he won I wanted him to appoint me chair of that committee which he did.’ Besides serving on three ad hoc committees (Public Debt, Gang Violence and Homelessness, which he helped initiate), Rosendahl also serves on the Budget & Finance committee, as well as Transportation. During his campaign for office, he promised to work on traffic issues. Two weeks ago he participated in the groundbreaking of the Exposition Light Rail Line, which will connect downtown Los Angeles with Culver City. ‘This is the first baby step in getting real mass transit extended to the Westside,’ Rosendahl said in a press release. ‘The next step is extending the Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica. This second phase will really help to alleviate the gridlock plaguing the Westside.’ LITTLE GREEN ARROWS Although mass transit is still years away, Rosendahl is not the least bit deterred. To his delight, City Council just approved $250,000 to study intersecting the Green Line (from LAX) with the Expo Line in Santa Monica. The councilman, who often finds himself in gridlock as he bombs around town between his two district council offices (one in West L.A., the other in Westchester) and City Hall downtown in his electric-blue Ford Hybrid SUV, has another reason to be pleased. Acting on a central promise of his campaign, one of the first things he did was get the Department of Transportation to work on left-turn signals at 12 of the most congested intersections in his district (which he refers to as the ‘Dirty Dozen’), including one at Sunset and Via de la Paz. “I was fed up with the paralyses. Making a left turn in L.A. had gone from hard to nearly impossible,’ said Rosendahl, who pointed out that there were either too few left-turn arrows or arrows that don’t stay green long enough ‘and are emblematic of the traffic crisis that grips our city. We can’t tolerate the gridlock any longer.’ Now, in discussing DOT’s progress, you’d think Rosendahl invented the left-turn, even though there is still no left-turn arrow at Via and Sunset. (Editor’s note: The 11th District includes the communities of Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Mar Vista, Palms, Marina del Rey, Playa del Ray, Playa Vista, Venice, West L.A. and Westchester.)
CLASSIFIED ADS FROM THE OCTOBER 12, 2006 ISSUE OF THE PALISADIAN-POST
HOMES FOR SALE 1
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WE BUY HOUSES, APTS & LAND! ALL CASH, AS-IS, FAST CLOSE. David, (310) 308-7887UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a
EUROPEAN CHARM. Gated traditional surrounded by lush landscaping, 4 bdrm, 3 ba, light & open, large mstr w/ treetop and peek-a-boo views. $7,150/mo. Agent, (310) 230-7317 2+2 WITH 2 CAR GARAGE located in the Palisades village. Available month to month or short term lease $4,000/mo. Call (805) 795-0555 DUPLEX, 863 HAVERFORD. $3,150/mo. Pets welcome. 2 bdrm, 1 ba, all app., gardener, garage & yard included near beach & village center, quiet street. Call Linda Taylor, agent, (310) 994-0168UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c
TEMESCAL VIEW APARTMENTS. Walk to village, canyon view. Large 1 bdrm. Gated parking, laundry. Walk-in closet, private balcony. 1 year lease. (310) 454-7743 SUNSET IN THE VILLAGE. Spacious 2 bdrm, 2 ba, newly renovated, walk-in closets. Gated parking, laundry. 1 yr lease. (310) 454-7743 CHARMING 12 SQ. FT. UPPER APT in Mediterranean triplex near bluffs. 3 bdrm, 1 ba, tiles, wood floors, plantation shutters, frplc, ceiling fans, garden. $3,500/mo. Available 11/15 N/S, no pets. (310) 804-3142WANTED TO RENT 3b
GUESTHOUSE WANTED: Longtime Palisades resident, mature film professional, desires quiet guest house or private guest apartment. (310) 230-1853 WANTED: GARAGE TO STORE CAR with access once or twice a week in the Pacific Palisades, Castellammare area preferred. (310) 729-3301 ACTIVE MATURE WOMAN, semi-retired Adm., seeks transitional house-sitting/sharing/rental arrangement, Nov. Loves biking, tennis, spiritual practice, friends. Cherishes beauty, peace. (310) 699-8900OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c
MEDICAL SPACE: UPSCALE busy medical bldg. – 300 sq.ft – 3 office suite. Call (310) 273-8700CONDOS/TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 3f
PACIFIC PALISADES FOR LEASE. Stunning totally remodeled townhome, granite kit, 2+2 1/2 + den, mtn view, hdwd flrs, high ceilings, pool, tennis, 2car pvt garage $3,695/mo. (310) 260-7764 EDGEWATER TOWERS 1 BDRM, large patio, ocean view. Pools, gated security, covered parking, tennis, gym & more. Available Oct. $2,300/mo. Utils incl. Telephone and fax: (310) 454-5652 QUEEN’S NECKLACE VIEW! 1 bdrm, 1 ba, hdwd flrs, Berber carpet, stainless steel refrigerator & cooktop, 24-hr staff sec. gate, tennis ct, 2 swimming pools, incl elec/water/gas. $2,600/mo. Call (310) 446-0135, cell (310) 592-2079BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 5
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PLANNING A GARAGE SALE? a moving sale? a yard sale? a rummage sale? an estate 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 – Furniture – Antiques – Collectibles – Junque – Reliable professionals Local ReferencesORGANIZING SERVICES 7h
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, ORGANIZATION & BOOKKEEPING. Superior services provided with discretion & understanding Palisadian resident. Local references. Call Sarah, (310) 573-9263NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a
VIP NANNY AGENCY. “Providing very important people with the very best nanny.” (818) 907-1017, (310) 614-3646 NANNY 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Loves kids, energetic, responsible, excellent refs. DMV, clean record. Bilingual Spanish/English. Available Tuesday-Saturday, P/T. Live out. Call Mirna, (323) 937-2323 BABYSITTER OR HOUSEKEEPER available M-F. Very good references. Many years experience. Call Rosa, cell, (323) 240-8642HOUSEKEEPERS 9a
“PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.” We make your home our business. Star sparkling cleaning services. In the community over 15 years. The best in housekeeping for the best price. Good references. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419 HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED IN LARGE HOMES looking for part time work. Available Thursdays and weekends. Will do errands, light cooking and housesit. Pet friendly. References available. Call (310) 736-0455 HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER available immediately. Monday-Friday. Experienced. Call Olga, (323) 750-4534 CLEANING LADIES, PART-TIME. Mother-daughter team. Excellent cleaners. Speak English. Have car. References. Call Yolanda, (310) 488-8526 BABYSITTER/HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Own transportation. CDL. Babysitting license. References. Call Rosibel, (213) 675-2092 HOUSEKEEPERS READY TO WORK Monday-Friday, own car, experienced, good references. Call Jessica or Magdelena, (310) 650-4119 or (310) 838-1706 HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED 17 YEARS, reliable, local references, own car, CDL, insurance, Available Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Please call Rufina, (310) 836-8853 or (310) 663-4853 HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE – Local references – Own transportation – Avail Thursdays. Call Marta, (213) 365-6609 or leave a message, please HOUSECLEANING LOCAL REFERENCES, 8 years experience, English speaking, pleasant, reliable. Available Monday, Wednesday, Saturday. Please call Lorena, (213) 386-0870 HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Monday & Saturday, own transportation, references, responsible and neat. Call Olga, (213) 738-7307 COOK ITALIAN STYLE, take care of pets, light housekeeping, speak English/Spanish/Portuguese, understand Italian. Local references. Call Margaret, (310) 403-1845 HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER available M-F, own transportation, CDL, references. Call Maria, (310) 907-6520 HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Thurs., Sat., Sun. Fluent English. Excellent references. Call Anna, (323) 445-3679 or (818) 442-9416ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a
CAREGIVERS/COMPANIONS Live in/out. Minimum 2 years experience. 3 work related references required. CNA’S/CHH’S welcomed. Bondable. Call (323) 692-3692 HOUSEKEEPING – CHILD & ELDERLY CARE, experienced CPR, First Aid certified with medical background L/I or L/O Fluent English, references available. Call (888) 897-5888 ENERGETIC, FUN-LOVING smart young lady seeking employment as assistant/companion/nanny. Available until 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, flexible Fri.-Sat. Valid driver’s license. Call Lee-Ann, (310) 390-5308 EXPERIENCED, ENTHUSIASTIC ELDER CARE. Sunny disposition & very professional. Local experience w/ local refs as both nanny & elder care provider. Live-out, fluent English, excellent driver w/ CDL, clean record, & own (new) car. 3 days per week minimum. Call Berta, (818) 434-4498 MATURE, RELIABLE CAREGIVER available with car. Flexible hours. Experienced, excellent references. Please call (310) 383-6593GARDENING, LANDSCAPING 11
PALISADES GARDENING – Full Gardening Service – Sprinkler Install – Tree Trim – Sodding/Seeding – Sprays, non-toxic – FREE 10″ Flats, Pansies, Snap, Impatiens. (310) 568-0989 WATERFALLS & POND CONSTRUCTION: Water gardening. Japanese Koi fish. Filtration pond service, repair & maintenance. Free estimates. Cell, (310) 498-5380, (310) 390-1276. www.TheKingKoi.com GARCIA GARDENING SERVICE – Maintenance – Sprinkler Systems – Planting – Clean-up – Landscape – (310) 733-7414 TINO’S GARDEN SERVICE – General cleanup – Gardening service – Tree trimming – Landscaping – 6 days a wk – Sprinkler timer – Tree removal – Hauling – Ground cover – Free est. – Refs. (310) 391-2063MOVING & HAULING 11b
HONEST MAN SERVICES. All jobs, big or small. Hauls it all. Homes and businesses. 14 foot van/dollies. 15th year Westside. Delivers to 48 states. (310) 285-8688HEALING ARTS 12
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EYELASH EXTENSIONS BY GIGI. Beautiful, natural, long-lasting. In your home by licensed esthetician. Aromatherapy and reflexology treatments also available. (310) 633-1028MASSAGE THERAPY 12b
AWARD WINNING MASSAGE by Natalie. Deep tissue specialist. Call (310) 993-8899. www.massagebynatalie.faithweb.comWINDOW WASHING 13h
HAVING A PARTY? SELLING some real estate or just want to do some spring cleaning? Get those WINDOWS SHINING by calling No Streak Window Cleaning, where we offer fast friendly quality service you can count on! For a free estimate call Marcus, (323) 632-7207. Lic. #122194-49. Bonded EXPERT WINDOW CLEANER 20 years Westside. Clean and detailed. Free estimates, sills and screens included. Up to two stories only. Brian, (310) 289-5279PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g
BE HAPPY TO COME HOME! Trusted house/pet care in & around Palisades since 1986. Educated, responsible. (310) 454-8081 PET HEAVEN – TOTAL PET CARE. Training. Walking. Playgroups and hikes. 30 years Pali resident. References. Call (310) 454-0058 for a happy dog. HAPPY PET – Dog Walking – Park Outings – Socialization. Connie, (310) 230-3829 FOR ALL YOUR PET NEEDS! Daily doggie walks – Overnight stays in my WLA home. Call Rosa, (310) 779-8643 TRUSTED HOUSE/PET CARE in Palisades area. Retired teacher with 3 golden retrievers. Walking, playgroup pet therapy. References. Call Chris, (310) 454-4768SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d
PIANO INSTRUCTION. Give the life-long gift of music! Very patient, creative teacher. Music degree, USC. Qualified, experienced, local. Lisa Lukas, (310) 454-0859. www.palisadesmusicstudio.com MUSICAL TRAINING IN YOUR HOME. Piano – Voice – Guitar – Drums – Percussion. “Genius Without Education Is Like Silver In The Mine” -Franklin. Call Cathleen, (310) 390-1969 LOCAL CREDENTIALED TEACHER. Experienced tutor specializing in math & science. Works well with students with special learning needs. Call Carole at (310) 749-3378 PROFESSIONAL PIANIST with UCLA degree & 30 years experience with children & adults. Offers PIANO & HARPSICHORD lessons. Call (310) 453-1064TUTORS 15e
INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. EXPERIENCED TUTOR 20+ YEARS. Children & adults, 20+ yrs teaching/tutoring exper. MATH, GRAMMAR, WRITING & STUDY SKILLS. Formerly special ed teacher. Call (310) 313-2530. SCIENCE & MATH TUTOR, All levels (elementary to college). Ph.D., MIT graduate, 30 years experience. Ed Kanegsberg, (310) 459-3614 MS. SCIENCE TUTOR. Ph.D., Experienced, Palisades resident. Tutor All Ages In Your Home. Marie, (310) 888-7145 EXPERIENCED SPANISH TUTOR – All ages – All levels – Local refs – Flexible hrs. Noelle, (310) 273-3593 READING SPECIALIST – Master of Education-Reading and Learning Disabilities – Special Education Teaching Certificate: K-12 – Regular Education Teaching Certificate: K-9 – Elementary Education Teaching experience: 12 yrs – Services provided for special & regular education students of all levels – Academic areas taught include reading (phonics and reading comprehension) writing and spelling – Private tutoring includes accessing the student’s needs, developing an individualized education program and implementation of that program. Palisades resident. Call Brandi, (310) 230-9890 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 TUTORING. Specializing in math! Elementary thru college level. Test prep, algebra, trig, geom, calculus. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Math anxiety. Call Jamie, (310) 459-4722 WRITER/TUTOR/EDITOR: Middle school college. Excellent time to complete college application essays. FARE FEES References available. Call Karen, (310) 230-7856 MATH & SCIENCE TUTOR, Middle school-college level. BS LAUSD credentialed high school teacher. Test Prep. Flexible hours. Available to help NOW! Seth Freeman, (310) 909-3049 SCIENCE & MATH TEACHER for hire. SUPER ORGANIZER. Start on the right foot! B.S. Biochemistry, SUNY Stony Brook, M.A. Columbia Univ. Teachers College. Certified New York, (Westchester) public school teacher, now teaching in LA! Prefer students 7th grade to College. Practice tests available! SAT II subject test coaching! Academic progress monitoring & notebook organization! Alex Van Name, (310) 295-8915 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LESSONS IN THE PALISADES. Energetic and experienced school band teacher provides positive instruction for students of any age. Piano, flute, saxophone, clarinet and oboe. I come to you. Karen, (310) 454-2747 PROFESSIONAL ACTING COACH: for you, your son or daughter. On-camera coaching in your home for film & TV auditions, school plays or to improve skills. www.OurCommon.com/PrimeTimeCoaching. Justin, (310) 874-5765CABINET MAKING 16
CUSTOM WOODWORK AND CABINETS. Craftsmanship quality, 20 years experience, local resident. Local references available. General Contractor Calif. License #402923. Ron Dillaway, (310) 455-4462. rondillaway@yahoo.comCONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c
MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 36 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. Custom masonry & concrete, stamped, driveways, pools, decks, patios, foundations, fireplace, drainage control, custom stone, block & brick, tile. Excellent local references. Lic. #309844. Bonded/insured/ workmen’s comp. Family owned & operated. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 – www.horusicky.comCONSTRUCTION 16d
CASTLE CONSTRUCTION. New homes, remodeling, additions, fine finish carpentry. Serving the Westside for 20 yrs. Lic. #649995. Call James, (310) 450-6237 ALAN PINE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR. New homes – Remodeling – Additions – Kitchen & bath. Planning/Architectural services – Licensed & Insured. #469435. (800) 800-0744 or (818) 203-8881ELECTRICAL 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 (Not lic.). Please Call (310) 454-6849 or (818) 317-8286FENCES 16j
THE FENCE MAN. 14 years quality workmanship. Wood fences – Decks – Gates – Chainlink & overhang. 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 16l
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 HART HARDWOOD FLOORING. Best pricing. Senior discounts, quality workmanship. Bamboo, maple, oak and laminate. Installation & refinishing. Call for free quote. Lic. #763767. Ron, (310) 308-4988 GOLDEN HARDWOOD FLOORS. Professional installation & refinishing. National Wood Flooring Association member. Lic. #732286 Plenty of local references. (877) 622-2200. www.goldenhardwoodfloors.comHANDYMAN 16n
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) 455-0803 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 THE HANDY GUY. Any job, big or small. Over 16 years experience. Lic #B-858574. We’re proud to donate our services to Habitat for Humanity. (310) 216-9034 PETERPAN – Quality home repair. Serving entire Westside. (Not lic.) Ask for Peter, (310) 663-3633 LOCAL ENGLISH HANDYMAN serving the Palisades 10 years. You can trust me to do the job right. Hourly rates/bids. Not lic. (310) 454-3838 – (310) 367-6383 HANDYMAN – PAINTING – DRYWALL REPAIRS – Water damage repair – Small carpentry work – molding & crown molding. 17 years EXCELLENT service & experience. FREE ESTIMATES! Call (310) 502-1168. Non-lic.HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16o
SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16q
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WANTED: Old tube guitar amplifiers, ’50s, ’60s, etc. Tommy, (310) 306-7746 – profeti2001@yahoo.comSchool Cop Explains Actions; Record Cost Him Promotion
A recently released police report details the motives of a Los Angeles School Policeman currently under investigation for a violent confrontation with students on September 19 at the back of Sav-on Drugs on Swarthmore Ave in Pacific Palisades. Still undisclosed is the complete record of Officer John Taylor, which has been a cause of concern and debate within the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) in previous years. In late 2002, a superior officer at the LASPD blocked Taylor’s promotion to become a training officer. The officer cited ‘a series of excessive-force incidents which would have made him ineligible to train anyone, much less continue his tenure as a police officer.’ Following a complaint, Taylor’s superior officers announced on September 28 at a Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting that LASPD’s office of Internal Affairs would review the September 19 confrontation, in which Taylor used pepper spray to subdue youths near Sav-on’s loading dock. LASPD representatives will also appear tonight at 7 p.m. at the Palisades Community Council to discuss the investigation with concerned community members. According to LASPD officials, Taylor has been investigated before for his use of ‘excessive’ force. He has not, however, been found guilty of abusing his power by any previous Internal Affairs investigation. Taylor is already facing lawsuits alleging he used excessive force. One was filed in 2005 related to his use of force at Hamilton High School in 2001. That case was dismissed but is currently being appealed. Another lawsuit, filed this year, charges him with using an unnecessary amount of force to detain a 15-year-old female student at Crenshaw High in 2005. In addition, the family of a Paul Revere Middle School student who was arrested and sprayed with pepper spray on September 19 is expected to file a lawsuit this year. According to a former high-ranking official with decades of experience in the LASPD, Taylor’s police reports have also been the target of criticism before. The City Attorney’s office has complained to the LASPD on several occasions that Taylor’s reports have lacked the ‘elements of a crime’ necessary to bring charges against alleged perpetrators and have cited subjects “without cause and with exaggerated circumstances,” said the official. To the frustration of parents and other community members, Taylor remains a patrol officer in the area despite an ongoing investigation, and he monitors local public schools and areas throughout the Palisades where students congregate. According to the former LASPD official, it has been standard practice to reassign investigated officers until an investigation is complete. But LASPD officials defended their decision to keep Taylor in Palisades based upon the “totality of circumstances.” A long list of outstanding internal investigations could delay a decision by Internal Affairs beyond the original projection of nine weeks, said Lt. Tim Anderson, who is overseeing 73 internal investigations with six full-time detectives. Anderson insisted that an LASPD investigation would work to examine both sides of the complaint impartially and thoroughly. At this point, it is unclear how much more time than nine weeks will be needed. In recent years at the LASPD, large backlogs have sometimes led to embarrassing consequences. In 2004, an officer was recommended for dismissal after an investigation for his ‘excessive use of force,’ but he could not be fired because the investigation took longer than District law allowed. That officer continues to work at the LASPD. In 2005, Internal Affairs received more resources from a new chief of police. No officers recommended for dismissal have kept their jobs through a similar technicality since then, Anderson said. In his report, which the Palisadian-Post recently acquired through the Los Angeles Unified School District, Taylor defended his use of force as necessary to preserve his authority in the face of a disobedient and ‘irate’ crowd of local juveniles. According to the report, Taylor was in the middle of interviewing several male students riding skateboards on the loading dock behind Sav-on when ‘Subject 1’ (identified in eyewitness accounts as a 14-year-old male Palisades Charter High student) directed an obscenity at Taylor. When the officer asked the boy to approach him, the student allegedly continued using obscenities and ‘stiffened [his] body in an aggressive posture as if [he] was going to strike’ the officer. Taylor describes grabbing Subject 1’s wrist and holding him in a ‘rear wrist lock.’ He was then handcuffed and placed in the rear of the police car. During this time, Taylor wrote that a crowd of 60 to 70 juveniles began to gather around him. ‘Subject 2’ (identified as a 13-year-old male Revere student in eyewitness statements) asked why his friend was handcuffed in Taylor’s car. When the officer refused to answer Subject 2’s question, the boy shouted obscenities at Taylor and allegedly turned toward the right rear passenger door of Taylor’s patrol vehicle. ‘Believing that Subject 2 might attempt to free Subject 1, I grabbed onto [Subject 2’s] shoulders and turned [him] around 180 degrees,’ Taylor wrote. The officer then told Subject 2 to leave the scene. The boy allegedly walked around Taylor and toward the vehicle. At that point, Taylor began struggling to place Subject 2 in handcuffs. As he fought to arrest the juvenile, Taylor wrote that the crowd increased to 100 or more juveniles and ‘began closing in on’ him. He ordered the crowd to get back, but he alleges they did not obey his commands. Fearing that several members of the crowd (which he said had grown to as many as 200 people) could jump on top of him, injure him and possibly steal his gun, Taylor sprayed Subject 2 with ‘one short burst’ of the chemical spray. The boy immediately fell to the ground and was handcuffed. Taylor admits deploying the chemical spray on someone else (identified in eyewitness statements as a female PaliHi student) who approached Subject 2 while the Subject was on the ground because he initially suspected the person of trying to take his ‘prisoner.’ It was later discovered that the girl was trying to administer first-aid to Subject 2 who lay screaming in pain on the ground. Taylor radioed for immediate backup to keep the crowd away from the crime scene. Subject 1 was cited for using “offensive words most likely to cause an immediate and violent reaction/challenging to fight based on his words and physical aggressive behavior.’ And Subject 2 was cited for ‘disobedience to a police officer’ and taken by paramedics to the hospital. Eyewitness accounts reported to the Post conflict with some of the main facts asserted by Taylor, mainly the scope of the danger and the need of his use of the chemical spray. According to the officer’s report only two individuals were affected by the spray. In a statement received by the Post, one witness said that the officer unnecessarily used the spray at close range toward a non-threatening crowd that encircled the scene. The witness said that between five to seven people were affected by the spray, including himself, innocent juveniles and an elderly man. LASPD officials said that Officer Taylor would not speak to the Post. Taylor’s lawyer did not respond to several requests for an interview.
Waldorf School Opens on Sunset in November
If all goes well, 100 Waldorf School students in grades 1 through 8 will be moving out of their temporary classrooms in a Santa Monica church and into their new school in Pacific Palisades next month. Executive Director Jeffrey Graham told the Palisadian-Post this week that the new campus, located on Sunset just north of Pacific Coast Highway, will open in two phases. ‘We are focusing on completing the courtyard for the grades, and have applied for a temporary certificate of occupancy for that portion, and we expect to be through that process in November,’ Graham said. ‘The kindergarten and early childhood education wing will be completed by January.’ The facilities, which sit on an acre and a half of land, were originally constructed as a motel and restaurant (the Santa Ynez Inn) in 1946, and then converted into a Transcendental Meditation Center in 1976. Many of the 24 guest rooms surrounding the courtyard have been converted into classrooms and offices, said Graham. The former kitchen has been converted into a theater for dance and music productions, to which the public will be invited. Construction on the $3-million remodeling incorporates green technology where possible. There are cork floors throughout the building, and denim material has been used for insulation. The wood siding on the facade maintains the feeling of the former Santa Ynez Inn, and there is redwood fencing around the perimeter of the property, which is owned by the adjacent Self-Realization Fellowship (and leased to the school for 25 years). Planners also envision eco-friendly landscaping and a biodynamic garden that sustains a diversity of plant and animal life. The school, located at a particularly busy section of Sunset between Los Liones Drive and PCH, will be operating on an interim transportation plan approved by the City of Los Angeles until a traffic signal is installed at the intersection of Los Liones and Sunset. Those entering the school from Sunset will turn into a two-lane entrance cut out at the shopping mall (Kentucky Fried Chicken), drive in, drop off children and exit from the north exit, which is currently used by residents at the SRF. Waldorf has been meeting with the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Department of Transportation and Castellammare homeowners on the traffic light. ‘The Getty is willing to pay a share of the cost, but we are still talking with the city about streamlining the design, to cut down on the cost,’ Graham said. ‘We want to make it safe and look right, but also to accommodate the needs.’ The Waldorf School is part of an association of Rudolf Steiner/Waldorf schools with 1,200 campuses worldwide. The educational program integrates the arts and sciences within an art-based curriculum that addresses all learning styles: logical, linguistic, spatial, kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal and intrapersonal.
Bill Overpeck: Architect, 52-Year Local Resident
Warren Frazier (“Bill”) Overpeck, a wide-ranging architect who had lived in Santa Monica Canyon and Pacific Palisades for the past 52 years, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 6. He was 81. Bill was born on September 26, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in Westwood, loved track and football, and attended Emerson Junior High School and University High School. During World War II, Bill was a cadet in the Army Air Corps. After the war, he attended UCLA and graduated from USC’s School of Architecture. Bill’s first date with his future wife Margie was all thanks to Margie’s mother, who thought Bill was terribly handsome and very polite. She suggested that Margie invite him to join them at the family home in Palm Springs for Desert Circus week. The romance blossomed and Bill and Margie were married in 1952. Bill loved being an architect and continued to work until the day he died. Locally, he designed two Overpeck residences, the Gowland house, the Willis house, 25 townhouses in the Palisades Highlands and classroom buildings at St. Matthew’s, and remodeled the Jonathan Beach Club, the Bel-Air Bay Club and The Beach Club. In Marina del Rey, Bill designed the Marina City Club, the Promenade restaurant, and the Second Story restaurant. In Malibu, his buildings include the Zukin residence and the Malibu Professional Park. In Hollywood, he created the Kahse residence, the Sproule residence, the Gorst/Blackwell residence, and Wallach’s Music City. He designed hospitals and convalescent centers all over California, the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village and Agoura Hills, Church of the Oaks in Thousand Oaks, the Beverly Hillcrest Hotel, the Santa Monica Medical Building, the Beta Theta Pi House at USC, the Delta Gamma House at USC, the Friendly Woods Cluster Housing in Whittier, the John Thomas Dye School in Bel-Air and Ontario Motor Speedway. As a volunteer member of the Bel-Air Homeowners’ Association Architectural Review Board, Bill enjoyed conferring with his fellow architects. Bill’s greatest joy was his wife Margie, to whom he was married for 54 years. He also leaves behind two children, Peter and Destie; son-in-law Tom Isley; and two granddaughters, Alice and Lisa Isley. The entire family often traveled together to Yosemite, Mexico, Hawaii, England, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, sometimes with art supplies so that they could paint pictures together. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Palisades Bowl Residents Fight Conversion
As Palisades Bowl owner Eddie Biggs continues the process to convert the mobile home park above PCH into resident ownership, the residents are enlisting help from state and city officials to prevent the conversion. On Tuesday, three members of the Palisades Bowl Residents’ Association met with government officials, including Laurie Newman (State Senator Sheila Kuehl’s office), Norm Kulla (Bill Rosendahl’s office), Sal Poidonmani and Kim Strange (California Housing and Community Development–HCD) and Pam Emerson (Coastal Commission). The focus of the meeting was the instability of the hillside below Asilomar and above the Bowl and the liability that the owners would have to assume if the conversion were allowed to proceed. Although the land in the mobile park is under state jurisdiction, part of the hill directly below Asilomar is under city jurisdiction. Additionally, the entire hill is under the domain of the Coastal Commission. The dueling jurisdictions have left the residents with numerous unresolved maintenance issues. Last Friday, Palisades Bowl residents recalled the recent history of the hill. They told the Palisadian-Post of the fire that burned the mountain behind them in January 2004 and how L.A. Firefighters stopped it from progressing up the hill, saving houses on Asilomar. They remembered how the then owner of the Bowl was cited by the city because there wasn’t adequate water pressure (which was discovered while the firemen were fighting the fire). To the residents’ knowledge, the problem was never fixed. They recalled how, during the rains in 2005, the hill slid once again and the Fire Department ordered the evacuation of 12 tenants. Some were still without gas nine months later. Some units were without electricity, but that was eventually “fixed” by hanging an electrical wire between the park’s laundry room and a palm tree and then stringing it to another tree close to the hillside. When a city official was asked Tuesday who would be responsible if the wire fell during an earthquake and started another fire on the hill, the official, who did not want to be quoted, told the Post that the Fire Department would put it out, but that one problem with the Bowl was that no single government agency was responsible for that area. Glen Bell of Neighborhood Friends, which advocates for mobile home parks, said that although the state is responsible for conducting inspections in the Palisades Bowl, HCD is grossly underfunded. “Less than 5 percent of mobile parks will ever be seen,” Bell said. “Parks could go 30 years without ever having been inspected.” In the Bowl, the street has been dug up numerous times and been filled in unevenly; some of the roads are surfaced with gravel. The sewage pipes have been replaced, but the city and Coastal Commission did not conduct any inspections. Some Bowl residents have asked to replace their older homes on the pads with newer ones, as well as other construction, but the owner has issued a moratorium on building and construction. Biggs’ lawyer David Spangenberger explained that the reason the streets have been dug up is that new water, gas and sewer lines were installed connecting the mobile homes to the street. Currently, the main lines connecting to the laterals are being replaced. When asked about the electrical wire hanging between palm trees, Spangenberger said, “The electric system is owned by DWP. We are working with them to improve the system.” In terms of new buildings and construction, that is tied up with the electrical system as well, according to Spangenberger. The current system can’t handle the requirements of newer homes. Other construction is also stopped until it can be determined where the drainage systems will go. “We may have to transverse someone’s lot,” Spangenberger said. “We don’t want to have to dig up something they may have just built.” Councilman Rosendahl has said, “I’m very concerned about Palisades Bowl residents and the diminishing affordable housing stock which includes the Bowl.” He will meet with residents and the press at the Bowl on Monday to look at issues first-hand.
Calendar for the Week of October 12
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 Campfire program “Nighttime Tricks to Find Treats,” 6:30 p.m. in Temescal Gateway Park. Meet at the campfire center and discover what tricks the park animals use to find their food and survive. Celebrate the campfire tradition with stories, songs and marshmallows. Bring a blanket and jacket. Parking: $5. Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Melissa Clark signs her novel, “Swimming Upstream, Slowly,” 7:30 p.m., Village Books on Swarthmore. Sasha hasn?t slept with anyone in more than two years, but her body has unwittingly hosted a medical anomaly known as ?lazy sperm.? Now she must summon the courage to revisit her past loves as her future takes shape within her. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Flu shots at Knolls Pharmacy on Marquez Avenue, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. First come, first served. Immunizations are $25 for customers 9 years of age and older. Medicare Part B patients (non-HMO) are welcome to participate at no charge. Onsite Wellness Service, Inc. bills Medicare directly. Palisades author Carolyn See discusses her new work of fiction, “There Will Never Be Another You: A Novel,” 2 p.m., Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. The story, which takes place primarily at the UCLA Medical Center in the spring of 2007, addresses ways in which we have been transformed by the events of September 11, 2001. This public event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 Praise Anthem Sunday, featuring three powerful anthems by Rossini, Ashford and Gary Murphy, with Ayana Haviv as soloist, 8:30 a.m. traditional service, Calvary Church of Pacific Palisades, 701 Palisades Dr. Public invited. “This will be an awesome musical praise to God,” said choral director Gary Murphy. Monthly Temescal Canyon Association Sunday hikes resume today with a hike in Hondo Canyon from Old Topanga Road to Fossil Ridge. This hike is about 8 miles round-trip with moderate elevation gains. Meet at 9 a.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot for carpooling. Wear hiking boots or sturdy shoes. Bring lunch and water. No dogs. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 Storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. Orchid specialist Harold Koopowitz will be the featured speaker at the Malibu Orchid Society meeting, 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. “If These Walls Could Talk: The Story of the Pacific Palisades Chautauqua,” a talk by local author and historian Betty Lou Young, 7:30 p.m. in the dining hall in Temescal Gateway Park. Free admission and parking. (See story, page 18.) Chamber Music Palisades? season-opening concert, 8 p.m. in the sanctuary at St. Matthew’s Church, 1031 Bienveneda. (See story, page 15.) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Monthly meeting of the Potrero Canyon Community Advisory Committee, 7:15 p.m., in the old gym at the Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real. Public invited. David Mark signs “Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning,” 7:30 p.m., Village Books on Swarthmore. This is a history of negative campaigning in American politics and an examination of how candidates and political consultants have employed this often controversial technique. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 An Evening with Editors as Writers, featuring Gina Frangello, Stacy Bierlein, Leelila Strogov and Cheryl Alu, 7:30 p.m., Village Books on Swarthmore. Frangello serves as executive director of Other Voices magazine and will read from “My Sister’s Continent,” an edgy, compelling, first novel. Stacy Bierlein’s fiction has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies. Strogov and Alu are editors at Swink Magazine. Annual Country Bazaar tonight and all day tomorrow at the United Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. (See story, page 20.) _______________________________SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE______________________ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 “Understanding November’s Ballot Measures,” a presentation by Palisadian Iris Kaphan of the League of Women Voters, hosted by the Palisades Democratic Club, 7 p.m., Mort’s Oak Room on Swarthmore. Public invited. Food available at Mort’s. Gala opening concert for the Music at St. Matthew’s season, featuring the St. Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra and the Men and Boys Choir of Hereford Cathedral, England, 8 p.m., in the sanctuary, 1031 Bienveneda Ave. Admission at the door: $25. (See story, page TK.) The Friends of the Library and the local AARP chapter will present the 1939 comedy ?Midnight,? starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Mary Astor and John Barrymore, 2 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. _____________________________________ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Monthly storytime program for babies and toddlers (under age 3), and their parents and caregivers, 10:15 a.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. The new program, which combines stories, songs and fingerplays, will continue December 6. Contact: 459-2754.
Elie Enjoys Field Day
Raymond Elie is not just a quarterback. He is an athlete. All of his skills were on display Friday night at Stadium by the Sea, where the Palisades High senior put on a show for the home fans in the Dolphins’ 35-14 intersectional victory over St. Monica. Elie was involved in four of Palisades’ five touchdowns. He finished with 64 yards rushing in nine carries, including touchdown runs of eight and 16 yards and he completed five of 11 pass attempts for 83 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown toss to wide receiver Sudsy Dyke. To cap it all off, Elie scored the Dolphins’ final touchdown on a 13-yard interception return with 37 seconds remaining. Robert Gillett rushed nine times for 65 yards and opened the scoring on a two-yard run early in the second quarter. Deonte Baker caught two passes for 29 yards and Milton Strausberg added two receptions for 21 yards in Pali’s final tune-up before the start of league play. For the fourth time in five games, Palisades (3-2) had at least one touchdown called back on a penalty–this time negating a 50-yard run by Gillett. In all, the Dolphins were whistled for 12 infractions totaling 100 yards, but it did little to deter them against the winless Mariners (0-5). St. Monica, a Southern Section school barely one-fifth the size of Palisades, pulled to within 21-7 on James Wright’s 84-yard kick-off return midway through the third quarter, but Pali responded on the ensuing drive with Elie’s scoring pass to Dyke. St. Monica quarterback David Aiello was intercepted three times–twice by Elie and once by Dyke, although Elie was not credited with a diving grab because the referee mistakenly ruled that the ball had touched the ground. Backup quarterback Michael Latt played the last several offensive series for Palisades, completing two of his four pass attempts for 17 yards. Tailback Dajuan Cofield, who re-injured an ankle against Granada Hills, was cleared to play against St. Monica but was held out of the game in order to be 100 percent for Palisades’ Western League opener against L.A. University (4-1) this Friday night. Palisades is 0-10 in league games under current Head Coach Leo Castro. To earn a playoff berth, the Dolphins will likely need to win at least two league games. Their first opportunity will be tomorrow at Stadium by the Sea against a Wildcat squad that beat Palisades 36-19 last year and 52-14 in 2004. The frosh/soph game will be at 4 p.m. followed by the varsity game at 7 p.m.
Babos Wins Singles Title at Riviera
Suzy Babos picked the right time to get hot. Entering last week’s Women’s All-American Tennis Championships at Riviera Country Club, the University of California junior had won 10 consecutive singles matches. Her streak reached 15 on Sunday afternoon when she outlasted Fresno State’s Melanie Gloria, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (8) in the final–the first time in the history of the event that the championship match was decided in a tiebreaker. Babos took a 4-0 lead in the third set before holding off a determined Gloria. With the victory, Babos became the first player in 11 years to reach the finals of all three national collegiate events. Her trifecta began when she won the NCAA singles championship in May and continued with her run to the finals of the ITA National Indoor Championships as a freshman in 2004. Prior to Riviera, Babos won the Cal Invitational singles title, so she arrived in Pacific Palisades on a wave of confidence. She won five matches in four days at the All-American Championships, including victories over four players ranked in the top 40 nationally. Babos, whose hometown is Sopron, Hungary, became the second Golden Bear ever to win the singles title at Riviera, joining Raquel Kops-Jones who won it in 2003. Babos will be one of the favorites in the second leg of the women’s “Triple Crown”– the National Indoor Championships, held November 2-5 in Columbus, Ohio. In Thursday’s first round Babos defeated Jenna Long of North Carolina, 6-3, 6-4. In the second round, Babos beat second-seeded Kristi Miller of Georgia Tech, 6-4, 6-4, and in the third round she beat Caitlin Burke of Wisconsin, 6-3, 6-2. In the semifinals, Babos rallied to beat South Florida’s Shadisha Robinson, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and Gloria ousted top-seeded Audra Cohen of Miami, who won the Riviera event as a qualifier while she was a freshman at Northwestern in 2004. In the doubles draw, fourth-seeded Roxanne Clarke and Kady Pooler of Arizona State knocked off defending champions Catrina and Christian Thompson of Notre Dame in a pro set, 8-4, to claim their school’s first All-American doubles championship. Seeded No. 3, the Thompsons were playing in their third consecutive final at Riviera yet they found themselves down 5-0 early to the Sun Devils’ senior duo. Clark (who hails from South Africa) and Pooler (Laguna Niguel) won four matches in four days, with three of their victories over teams ranked in the top 30 nationally. The ASU partners opened with a 8-1 victory over Brook Buck and Kelcy Teft of Notre Dame. In the round of 16, Pooler and Clarke beat Benik and Sukvak of FLorida, 8-6. In the quarterfinals, they beat Buck and Teft 8-1 and in the semifinals they edged Daniela Bercek and Elizabeth Plotkin of Duke, 9-8, by dominating the tiebreaker 7-2. Babos partnered with Cal teammate Zsuzsanna Fodor and the pair was seeded second in the doubles draw. After winning their first match, however, they fell 8-4 to Megan Moulton-Levy and Katarina Zorcic of William & Mary. Qualifying matches started last Tuesday. Over 100 of the top collegiate players representing 45 schools competed in the 23rd annual event. Riviera has hosted the tournament every year since 1988. Three players have won back-to-back WAATC singles titles at Riviera. The first was Stanford’s Sandra Birch, who lost the 1988 final to Cardinal teammate Tami Whitlinger, then won the next two years, each time beating a Stanford teammate in the finals. Paloma Collantes of Mississippi won in 1991 and repeated in 1992 and San Diego’s Zuzana Lesenarova won back-to-back in 1998-99. Nicole Leimbach of Texas Christian defeated Bercek 6-3, 6-4 to win the 2005 singles title. Palisades High graduate and 1989 Palisadian-Post Cup winner Heather Willens and Stanford teammate Laxmi Poruri won the doubles title in 1992, beating Alabama’s Marouschka van Dijk and Titia Wilmink. Six years later, Santa Monica’s Marissa Irvin paired with Stanford teammate Teryn Ashley to win the doubles championship over Vanessa Catellano and Marissa Catlin of Georgia. For complete tournament results, log on to the official ITA website is www.itatennis.com.