This spring, the Palisadian-Post published a letter from Dennis Richardson asking if we could find out who was responsible for using heavy equipment at the beach to lay down “tons and tons of black rock where water runs off at Santa Monica Canyon at Chautauqua. Last summer it was very difficult swimming and tough for kids to play in the water because all of the black sharp rocks washed out of the channel and spread down the beach along the water line. If they do this year after year, the build-up of rocks will be so great that it will completely ruin our sandy beaches along the waterfront.” Richardson insisted that the county has “again put tons and tons of these rocks at the mouth of the runoff, I imagine to stem the erosion of sand. But for years and years this was never an issue. Sand runs out into the bay and the tides bring it back up. I think there are simply men who like to play on the heavy equipment, moving around the sand and rocks, not giving a care to the millions and millions of beachgoers who frequent the beach during the summer. Even if it were round rocks, they should not fill up the bay and beaches with rocks.” According to Joe Chesler, division chief, County Beaches and Harbors, the black rock which straddles both sides of the trench at the base of the channel which leads directly into the ocean at Will Rogers State Beach is simply “natural runoff that comes down from the canyon and flows through the channel and accumulates there.” However, to stop the accumulation of black rock from blocking the channel it apparently was dredged out sometime in February and then dumped on both sides of the trench to “to keep the sand from filling up the channel,” added Chesler. Mark Gold, head of Heal the Bay, said he would “prefer to see the trench filled with sand during the summer months instead of the filthy runoff that usually accumulates there due to the faulty low-flow diversion system at the base of the canyon.” Because of the faulty system, water and debris “routinely” escape from both the berm and the drain, earning the water at that beach an F, “making it the second most polluted beach in California,” explained Gold. “We met with the county recently and again suggested filling in the channel with sand, thereby eliminating the nuisance flows during the dry season. They will look into this.” Efforts have been stepped up in recent weeks to divert the flow of polluted water and debris coming down the channel as both the city and the county are under the gun to meet water-quality standards by July 15, after which both will be susceptible to fines’up to $32,500 a day’under the Clean Water Act. “When the diversion works like it is supposed to, this beach should get an A,” said Gold, who told the Palisadian-Post in an e-mail that “The County Department of Public Works swears that it [black rock] is from upstream in the watershed and it washed down.”
PaliHi Names New Executive Director
When Amy Dresser Held begins her new job as executive director at Palisades High School on August 1, she will take over a district. Although she’s familiar with the monolithic Los Angeles School District which administers over 700 schools, Held’s district will be the sum of one, but the tasks are in many ways identical. Palisades High School is an independent charter school, which has been detached from its parent LAUSD for the past three years. While the school is exempt from the centralized governance and its one-size-fits-all policies, PaliHi remains tied to the state for educational guidelines and funding, but is on its own for all the back-office operations the district used to control. The job, as Held sees it, is a good fit for her, with her background not only in instruction, but also budget, Internet technology, contracts and communications. “I see seven areas that are involved in this job,” Held says. “These include IT, budget and finance, communications (including marketing), fundraising, personnel and legal issues.” The executive director’s position was created by the board of directors when Pali became fiscally independent in 2003. At the apex of the administrative triumvirate, the executive director works with the management team, including the principal and chief financial officer in running the school, which currently has an enrollment of 2,700 students and a $20-million budget. The former executive director, Jack Sutton, saw the school through its first year of fiscal independence, and shepherded it through charter renewal last year. But Sutton was only part-time and had no office on the PaliHi campus. Held will have a presence on campus, where she plans to be when not attending meetings downtown and elsewhere. At 30 years old, Held has followed a professional path that has wound in and around education, offering experiences from both private and public, and from day-to-day operations to overseeing policy. A K-12 public school student from Gloucester, Massachusetts, Held attended Georgetown, where she received her B.A. in the humanities in international affairs in 1997. Her stirrings of altruism strengthened during college; she volunteered in the Catholic student ministry and tutored, but in her senior year her focus settled on Teach for America, a national teacher corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools. Held spent her two years teaching a 5th grade bilingual class in a mixed-race 4th-8th grade school in south Phoenix. Following her move to Arizona, she decided to come all the way West, partially to be closer to her boyfriend (now husband of four years) Brian, who teaches AP history and economics at Loyola High School. Her first job in Los Angeles was with Score Educational Centers, a computer-based math and reading program for ages 4 to 14. As assistant director, she worked on opening the center in Ladera Heights, doing initial sales and marketing, building a base of students and hiring and training tutors (mostly high school and college students). “I found the work inspiring because I could see how the resources of the private sector, training and good management could be brought to the public schools,” she says. An intense training year followed as Held completed her fellowship with CORO, which offered her hands-on training in public affairs. Her CORO “rotation” serendipitously turned out to be with LAUSD, under the mentorship of then school board president Caprice Young. The relationship turned out to be key, for Young offered Held a position working as her field deputy and policy advisor. “At that time, in 2002, Caprice’s central city district was redrawn, to include most of the West San Fernando Valley,” Held says. “There were 100 schools in her new region, including continuation schools and early education centers, and it was my job to build a relationship with those new schools.” Held jumped to the superintendent’s side for a year, working as special assistant for Maria Ott, senior deputy superintendent. “I was her lead on policy, including the student information tracking system, which keeps tabs on students’ attendance, grades and discipline online.” This system is currently scheduled to be implemented at PaliHi. For the past year, she went over to the governance side, working with Marlene Cantor, who assumed her position as LAUSD president in 2004. It was almost inevitable that with all her experience and professional relationships Held would be drawn to the PaliHi position. “I heard about the position several months ago, while I was attending a charter schools association conference. I saw a lot of different charter leaders there, and later my father-in-law, who is on the PaliHi board, encouraged me. I talked to him about the school, and could see that the school has a lot of latitude to act freely on many issues. He suggested that I might apply for the job, and the more I learned, the more I was convinced to apply.” Held joins another young professional, Gloria Martinez, PaliHi’s principal, who has guided the school in its first chapter as an independent high school, and Greg Wood, chief financial officer. While her experience and energy are important in navigating the currents of her new job, equally valuable will be her intelligence in seeking out information, insight and experience from her colleagues in education. “I know how to access information, and I feel that I’ve got a great network here with the charter school association, with Caprice Young, who is now CEO of California Charter Schools, Brian Bower (executive director at Granada Hills Charter, the only other fiscally independent charter in LAUSD), Merle Price, former deputy superintendent and former PaliHi principal, and Maria Ott. “It’s exciting to see how engaged the parent community is, their high expectations and expertise.”
Beglaris Again Ordered to Vacate Home
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Within 24 hours of an Orange County judge’s finding that there is “probable cause” that the City of Los Angeles is “in contempt” regarding its handling of a controversial case in Rustic Canyon, the Department of Building and Safety revoked the building permits and certificate of occupancy at 909 Greentree and ordered all work stopped at 921 Greentree, two doors down the street. Both properties are owned by Mehr and Vickey Beglari, who have been embroiled in a five-year battle with several neighbors who filed suit in Superior Court in May against both the couple, the City of L. A. and its Department of Building and Safety for failure to comply with a Court of Appeal order issued in April 2005. At that time, the court called for the building permits and certificate of occupancy to be revoked, as well as a portion of the Beglaris’ principal residence at 909 Greentree Rd. to be demolished. However, it took the City nine months to issue the order to comply. Finally on January 5, Building and Safety ordered the Beglaris to vacate their residence at 909 by February 20. The Beglaris were also ordered to either demolish the house or “submit plans and obtain approvals to remodel the home to comply with the required front yard setbacks, height and all other requirements of the Los Angeles building code.” Building and Safety then rescinded the order on February 7, to the surprise of the neighbors. According to public records, a request was submitted to the department by the Beglaris asking the department to “reinstate building permits to document correct prevailing setbacks, ” which the department did. Exactly what that entailed was unknown at the time. What was known is that the existing house was 14 feet closer to the street (Greentree) than permitted by the governing sections of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. The Beglaris had obtained a building permit in January 2001 to build a 6,550-sq.-ft., two-story addition to their existing 2,000-sq.-ft. ranch-style house at 909 Greentree Rd. Their problem began in April of that year when they started excavating the front of their 10,000-sq.-ft. lot to build an underground garage. The neighbors thought the Beglaris were digging too close to the curb and suspected that the setback was not in accordance with the municipal code. In October 2002, Associate Zoning Administrator Lourdes Green concluded that not only did the setback violate code but that Building and Safety had erred in calculating the “prevailing” front-yard setback for the Beglari house’which was measured from the Beglaris’ next-door neighbor’s detached garage to the curb, instead of from the neighbor’s house to the curb, as required by law. However, the City Planning Commission overruled Green in February 2003. The legal wrangling on both sides finally ended last spring, with the Court of Appeal ordering Building and Safety to revoke all permits issued to the Beglaris, as well as their 2002 certificate of occupancy. The neighbors were elated until they discovered in early February that Building and Safety had not only rescinded the order but reinstated the Beglaris’ building permits “to reflect the revised front-yard prevailing setback based on the current circumstances.” Even more startling was the revelation that the “revised” setback that allowed for the reinstatement had nothing to do with the Beglaris’ residence at 909 Greentree’the subject of the protracted dispute’but from a property the couple owns at 921 Greentree, two doors down the street. There, the couple built a 5-foot addition to the front of the three-bedroom, two-bath ranch-style house they purchased in 2004. The addition’which was attached to the chimney and consisted of a sloped composite roof supported by two wood pillars (four-by-fours)’not only served the purpose of decreasing the house’s setback from the street, but, in doing so, altered the “prevailing” setback for the entire block’which consists of four residences. “The addition at 921 Greentree is built to code, and even though it extends out five feet beyond the house, there is still enough distance between the addition and the curb to comply with the required front-yard setback for this property,” Building and Safety spokesman Bob Steinbach told the Palisadian-Post in February. What surprised neighbor John Rosenfeld about the February ruling was how the city now appeared to have” inappropriately altered one setback to try and justify what is their obvious blunder on another.” Then in May, the Beglaris demolished the canopy and the house at 921 Greentree and had started construction on a 7,000 sq-ft. house on the lot before Friday’s stop work order was issued. Charging all three parties with engaging in a “subterfuge,” the neighbors, who have to date spent close to $500,000, are questioning in their latest suit why it took Building and Safety nine months to finally order the Beglaris to comply. “It is impossible to review these facts without coming to the conclusion that respondents [the City] and Beglari engaged in a willful scheme… to violate a binding decision by the Court of Appeal,” the neighbors stipulate in the May filing. The Beglaris’ response was that they had, in their view, acted both “legally and properly” in submitting new permit applications “based on new circumstances,” an argument which was rejected by Judge David C. Velasquez, who in an unusual move ordered Andrew A. Adelman, head of Building and Safety since 1997, to answer to the contempt charges at a hearing set for July 13. “Everything is on hold until we hear what the court has to say,” Steinbach told the Post on Tuesday.
CLASSIFIED ADS FROM THE JUNE 15, 2006 ISSUE OF THE PALISADIAN-POST
HOMES FOR SALE 1
LEXINGTON REAL ESTATE PRESENTS AN UNUSUAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: 17,000 + sq. ft. view lot in the Huntington Palisades with plans for 10,000 sq. ft. estate home and 2,000 sq. ft. guest house. For more details contact Dennis Martin or Jeff Gunn, (323) 936-9449 ACROSS FROM THE BEACH in sought-after Tahitian Terrace. Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath manufactured home. Each bdrm has its own bath with open floor plan including fireplace in livingroom. Private backyard. Low space rent of $630/mo. Rent control, pets ok. Offered at $325,000. SC Realty, cell (818) 577-7116, office (818) 346-6601, ask for FranklinHOMES WANTED 1b
WE BUY HOUSES, APTS & LAND! ALL CASH, AS-IS, FAST CLOSE. David, (310) 308-7887HOME EVALUATION 1d
COMPLIMENTARY EVALUATION OF YOUR HOME. It’s fast, easy and it’s free! Visit www.WhatsmyHomeWorth.comFURNISHED HOMES 2
FURNISHED CHARMING HOUSE near bluffs. 3 bdrms, fireplace, garden, hardwood floors. Available short term. $5,500/mo.+security. Call (310) 459-0765UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a
PACIFIC PALISADES WONDERFULLY UPDATED ’60s style house on the Castellammare bluffs. 3 bdrms, 2 ba, newly refinished hdwd floors, all white modern kitchen w/ all appliances, central heating and a/c. 2 car garage, pvt yd with lap pool and bonus rooftop jacuzzi with sunset views of the Pacific. $7,500/mo. 17929 Castellammare Pacific Palisades, 90272. Call Gary C. at the Beaumont Co., (323) 466-9761 (M-F, 8:30-5), (323) 314-7143 (evenings and weekends) LOVELY OCEAN VIEW 4 bdrm, 3 ba, 2 fireplaces, jacuzzi tub, yard, patio, coastline view. Available now. (310) 459-4441 or (310) 393-1165 PACIFIC PALISADES. BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED home on mountain edge of alphabet streets, within walking distance to village, 3 bdrms, 2 ba in main house, modern kitchen, Subzero, Viking, granite countertops, hardwood floors, extensive mouldings, updated bathrooms, separate guesthouse with bathroom and kitchen area, 2-car garage, big flat tastefully landscaped yard. Can come partially furnished. $8,000/mo. Call Lisa at (310) 203-7952 or (310) 454-9274 SUNSET MESA. BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED 4 bdrm, 3 ba, ocean views throughout, outdoor kitchen, private yard with jacuzzi, decks. $9,500/mo., short or long term lease. Call (310) 592-2817 EL MEDIO BLUFFS AREA 3 bdrm, 2 ba plus bonus rm, lrg mstr bdrm. All appliances. Corner home w/ mtn view. Priv bkyrd. Gardener incl. Avail 8/1/06-4/30/07. $4,300/mo. Call (310) 454-1669UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c
EDGEWATER TOWERS 1 BDRM, large patio, ocean view. Pools, gated security, covered parking, tennis gym and more. Available May. $2,300/mo. Telephone and fax: (310) 454-5652 PACIFIC PALISADES. S.M. BAY OCEAN VIEWS on private drive, gdn style. Pool, private garage, huge patio, 2 bdrm, 2 ba. $2,900/mo. 2 lease until Feb 07. No extension. (310) 459-6369 ONE ROOM, 1 BA APT, kitchenette, carpet, close to village, secluded, bus at corner, 1 car garage, W/D. Available early July. $950/mo. Call (310) 454-9894 NEAR OCEAN: 1 BDRM, 1 BA, Like new, patio, 2 parking, st. level. Walk to shops & rest. $1,300/mo. MUST BE OVER 62. Tel: (310) 454-0846 $1,600/MO. ALL UTIL INCL. CHARMING, self contained 1 bdrm, private entrance, deck and garden. Great ocean view. No pets, N/S. Call (310) 454-5444RENTALS TO SHARE 3a
QUALITY LIFE, HEART OF PAC PAL village, mtn view, Sunday market, restaurants, shops, activities. Beautiful 3 bdrm, 2 ba condo w/ vaulted ceilings, hdwd flr, balcony, W/D, parking space. Seek considerate, responsible, active, professional like myself. Female preferred. No drugs, smokers, pets, negative thinkers. Ideal for someone on a project here and goes home weekends. $900 + 1/2 util. Call (310) 890-6687 SEEKING ELDERLY WOMAN roommate to share expenses. Beautiful ocean view apartment in the Palisades. Call Martha, (310) 459-8072WANTED TO RENT 3b
PEDIATRIC L.V.N. A 53-yr widow w/o children/pets. R.N. student seeking 1 bdrm, 1 ba, 1-car garage on the westside in exchange for healthy baby/child care weekends/nights N/S. Miss R., (310) 621-7781 LOOKING TO RENT A ROOM in an apartment or house. Will not be used 95% of the time. Call Sheldon, (310) 721-9090OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c
$950/mo. 15115 1/2 Sunset Blvd. #B. LITE & BRITE 2 room office suite. 2nd floor. Call agent, (310) 459-3493RENTAL SPACE, STORAGE 3d
ENCLOSED STORAGE GARAGE in village. Available 1 July. $300/mo., $750 security deposit. (310) 454-4668VACATION RENTALS 3e
PRIVATE FURN APARTMENT IN PARIS. Services available. 24-hour hotline. Starting at $75 a night for 2 persons (studios to 4 bedrooms). Privacy, economy, convenience as you live like a Parisian. 5 day minimum. Established in 1985. PSR 90, Ave Champs-Elysees. PSR, Inc. (312) 587-7707. Fax (800) 582-7274. Web address: www.psrparis.com. Email: Reservations@psrparis.com DO YOU HAVE FAMILY or friends coming in town? Our beautiful 2 bdrm apt will be available 8/10-9/5. Pool, yard. Call (310) 279-8968BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b
BOOKKEEPER BY THE DAY. Need help with getting your books in order? Help is near! Call Joanie, (310) 486-1055 BOOKKEEPER/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. QuickBooks, Ouicken, Word processing, Excel spreadsheets, Business Management. Professional, detail-oriented Palisades resident. Exlnt refs upon request. Victoria, (310) 454-2705COMPUTER SERVICES 7c
PUT YOUR COMPUTER TO WORK – PC BASED CAMERA SURVEILLANCE-Featuring: Live Viewing via Internet & Record to Hard Drive. Easy to Use Low Cost Solutions-4 to 16 Cameras – FRANKEL CONSULTING – 310.454.3886 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 – Set-up, Tutoring, Repair, Internet. End Run-around. Pop-up Expert! Satisfying Clients since 1992. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! COMPUTER WORKS! Alan Perla, (310) 455-2000 COMPUTER CONSULTANT, MAC SPECIALIST. Very Patient, Friendly and Affordable. Tutoring Beginners to Advanced Users. Wireless DSL internet. MAC/PC SET UP – Repair – Upgrade – OS X. Senior discounts! Home/Office. William Moorefield, (310) 838-2254. macitwork.comGARAGE, ESTATE SALES 7f
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) 573-9263 HOME & HOME OFFICE MANAGEMENT. Do you need regular assistance, but not full time help? 15 yrs exper, exclnt refs. Website: www.paulapopins.com. (310) 455-4281WORDPROCESSING/EDITING 7i
TRANSCRIPTION & WORD PROCESSING * General transcription * Medical * Psychology * Psychiatry * Academic * Manuscripts * Mailing Lists * Labels. Quality & Accuracy. Hedy Wolf, (310) 451-7548NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a
BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Mon.-Sat. References, own transportation. Loves kids! Call Rocio, (310) 703-2591 HOUSEHOLD ORGANIZER! Cook, kids, after school, pets, plants, office, light cleaning, errands, laundry, ironing. 20 years experience. Local references. Ruth, (310) 429-2459 EXPERIENCED BABYSITTER available M-F. Very good references. Own transportation. Call Sheila, (310) 270-6761HOUSEKEEPERS 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 AVAILABLE, Local references, own transportation. Available Thursday & Saturday. Call Marta, (213) 365-6609, or leave message, PLEASE. HOUSECLEANING/OR BABYSITTING Available Mon. thru Fri., 7 a.m.-4 p.m. L/I or L/O References, experienced with children. Own transportation. Please call Imelda, (323) 752-5244 HOUSEKEEPER WITH WONDERFUL references. Avail Mon.-Fri. Call Nydia, cell, (323) 346-7003 HOUSEKEEPER READY TO WORK now. Mon-Fri. Great references. Many years experience. Please call Camilla, (323) 296-4410 or (310) 955-7471 HOUSEKEEPER WANTS TO WORK 3 days, Sun, Mon, Tues. Excellent references. Call Marcelina, (310) 902-1976 or (310) 398-4952 HOUSEKEEPER/EXCELLENT references, own transportation. Available Monday-Friday. Please call Virginia, (310) 287-0186, (310) 384-3418 HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER I am available Friday and Saturday. Day/Night. Excellent references. Call Irma, (213) 383-7675 HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE MON.-FRI. Good references. Own transportation, honest & reliable. Over 15 yrs experience, good prices, responsible. Please call Jazmina, (213) 381-5924 or (323) 839-599ELDER 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) 692-3692GARDENING, 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 TREE AND LANDSCAPE EXPERT. Horticulturist, arborist, landscape manager/designer. Tree diagnosis, trimming, removal, appraisal/donation for tax deduction. Lawn diagnosis, repair. Sprinklers, drip systems. Expert maintenance. Greenhouse/veggie/herb gardens Comprehensive plant & landscape consulting. Darren Butler, (818) 271-0963 POND CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN: Water gardening. Japanese Koi fish. Filtration pond service, repair & maintence. Free estimates. Cell, (310) 498-5380, (310) 390-1276. Visit us at www.TheKingKoi.com GARCIA GARDENING SERVICE – Maintenance – Sprinkler Systems – Planting – Clean-up – Landscape – (310) 733-7414MOVING & HAULING 11b
HONEST MAN SERVICES. 14″ van & dollies. Small jobs to 2 bedrooms. Hauls it all. California/Nevada. Over 12 years. Westside experience. (310) 285-8688HEALTH & BEAUTY CARE 12a
NEED A PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINER? I can customize a workout program just for you! Please call Karen, (818) 368-1205WINDOW 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) 289-5279MISCELLANEOUS 13i
PRESSURE WASHING. Superior cleaning, driveways, walkways, patios. Craig, (310) 459-9000HOUSESITTING 14b
HOUSE/PETSITTER AVAILABLE: Currently sitting for Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. Looking for next job. Has house/pet sat $2M home in BH. References: well known actor, exec producer. (917) 754-6735PARTY ENTERTAINMENT 14e
LA’S PREMIER EXOTIC PARTY & event staffing firm. Theme parties available. Bartenders, servers, etc. domesticdesires.com. (323) 969-0840PET 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 yrs Pali resident. References. Call (310) 454-0058 for a happy dog. HAPPY PET – Dog Walking – Park Outings – Socialization. Connie, (310) 230-3829SCHOOLS, 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 APPLYING TO COLLEGE? Need help? A. Bartle, experienced college counselor. (310) 594-1833 PRIVATE PIANO INSTRUCTION IN YOUR HOME: Customized learning made FUN! Classical – Modern – Jazz – See results. KIDS & ADULTS. Palisades Chamber member. Sandra, (310) 666-4149 PALISADES LEARN AND PLAY creative & nurturing Pre-K program. Crafts, music and educational curriculum. All staff CPR certified. Openings for summer/fall. Full or P/T. (310) 459-0920TUTORS 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 grade levels, conversational & all ages. Local refs, flexible hours. Please call Noelle at (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 & AP). In-home tutoring at great rates. Call Jonathan, (310) 560-9134 PIANO TEACHER IN PACIFIC PALISADES! 20 years experience. I teach in your home. Great with children and adults returning to the piano. Call Karen Rae, (310) 383-0200 CLEARLY MATH TUTORING. Specializing in math! Elementary thru college level. Test prep, algebra, trig, geom, calculus. Fun, caring, creative, indivdualized tutoring. Math anxiety. Call Jamie, (310) 459-4722 PROFESSIONAL PRIVATE TUTOR (Mathematics, Science, SATs, ACTS) 9+ years experience, UCLA graduate w/ degree in Mathematics. First lesson half off! Janice, (949) 351-5717; www.TheLATutor.com TOP TUTOR. Harvard-Westlake “A” Student: History, Algebra I & Latin I, for enrichment or getting ahead, summer is a great time to become the student you want to be. $25 per hour. Ryan, (310) 663-2317CABINET MAKING 16
CUSTOM CARPENTRY – Entertainment Units – Cabinets – Libraries – Bars – Wall Units – Custom Kitchens – Remodeling – Designed to your Specifications – Free Estimates – CA Lic. #564263 – (310) 823-8523 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.comCARPENTRY 16a
QUALITY CRAFTMANSHIP. Skylights, windows, doors, fencing, decks, kitchens, bath, etc. (310) 428-3822CONCRETE, 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) 450-6237ELECTRICAL 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) 706-1996FLOOR 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, Since 1975. Call for your free est. Local ref. Lic. #560299. Member, Chamber of Commerce. 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 HANDYMAN SERVICES. No job too small. 10 years experience in the Palisades. Please call (310) 454-3838 for prompt, friendly service. Not licensed. PETERPAN – Quality home repair. Serving entire Westside. (Not lic.) Ask for Peter, (310) 663-3633 AVALON ESTATE MAINTENANCE. Specializing in all aspects of home repair. Reasonable rates. Refs available. Prompt service. Non-lic. Call Dustin, (310) 924-2711HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16o
SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16q
PAUL HORST – Interior & Exterior – PAINTING – 52 YEARS OF SERVICE – Our reputation is your safeguard. License No. 186825 – (310) 454-4630 – Bonded & Insured TILO MARTIN PAINTING. For A Professional Job Call (310) 230-0202. Ref’s. Lic. #715099 SQUIRE PAINTING CO. Interior and Exterior. License #405049. 25 years. Local Service. (310) 454-8266. www.squirepainting.com SPIROS PAINTING, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR. Painting on the Westside since 1980. Lic. #821009. Fax and phone: (310) 826-6097. NO JOB is too small or too big for Spiro the Greek ZARKO PRTINA PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. 35 years in service. License #637882. Call (310) 454-6604PLUMBING 16s
BOTHAM PLUMBING AND HEATING. Lic. #839118. (310) 827-4040 JLK PLUMBING. Re-pipe and sewer specialist & all plumbing repairs. Mention this ad & receive 10% off. Lic. #722414. Call (310) 678-6634 WHITTLE’S PLUMBING – Drain & sewer problems – Garbage disposal & H2O heaters – Copper repiping & gas lines – Fixtures remodels – General construction. #1 PLUMBING. Mobile, (310) 429-7187. Lic. #668743REMODELING 16u
KANAN CONSTRUCTION – References. BONDED – INSURED – St. Lic. #554451 – DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540 / (800) 585-4-DAN LABOR OF LOVE HOME REPAIR & REMODEL. Kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, tile, doors, windows, decks, etc. Work guar. Ken Bass, General Contractor. Lic. #B767950. (310) 455-0803 BASIX DESIGNS & REMODELING, INC. WE DO IT ALL – Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling Specialist – Room Additions – Interior/Exterior Paint – Windows/Doors – Custom Carpentry – Plumbing – Electrical – Call For Free Estimate – Toll Free: (877) 422-2749 – Lic. #769443HELP WANTED 17
DRIVERS: EARN MORE AT WERNER ENTERPRISES. Western region runs. Also seeking inexperienced and seasonal drivers. (800) 346-2818 ext 123 FURNITURE SHOWROOM on Abbot Kinney is hiring full time sales associate. Retail experience, 1 year minimum. Must be self-motivated, ambitious, work well with others, customer service oriented and have PC skills. One weekend day a must. Fax resume & salary history, (310) 450-7687 RECEPTIONIST/ADMIN. Fast-paced, upscale office in Pacific Palisades. Will train & reward. PT/FT. Call (310) 454-0317 BACK OFFICE. Fast-paced, upscale office in Pacific Palisades. Will train & reward. Call (310) 454-0317 RECEPTIONIST FOR CONST. CO. Exp. required. $10 to start. Avail. immed. Fax Res.: (310) 573-1686 MEDICAL OFFICE, Santa Monica. Part-time position. Front and back office. Experienced, or we will train the right motivated person. (310) 829-3303 or fax resume to (310) 829-3301 LOOKING FOR BRIGHT, energetic, dependable receptionist w/ excellent communication skills. Responsibilities: Answering phones, greeting clients, data entry, filing & mail distribution. Great working environment & benefits package. Email resume to: Robert.chapman@leoindus.com or fax: (310) 573-9507 RECEPTIONIST/OFFICE assistant full time for Pacific Palisades travel agency. Excellent phone skills required and general office experience. Call Pat or Geri at (310) 459-9891AUTOS 18b
2004 GLS CONVERTIBLE Volkswagen Beetle Turbo. 15,000 miles, leather heated seats, tiptronic xmission. Please call (310) 592-2817FURNITURE 18c
ALL ITEMS UNUSED. Queen mattress set, cost $595, sacrifice $195. Dinette set, cost $495, sacrifice $195. Sofa sectional, cost $1295, sacrifice $695. Chest of drawers, cost $595, sacrifice $295. (310) 451-2319 BDRM SET, DINING, MIRRORS, lawn furniture and much, much more. Moving in 2 weeks. Call (310) 573-9622 or (310) 993-0670GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d
YARD SALE: SATURDAY, 6/17, 9 a.m.-12 noon. 958 Hartzell St. (corner of Hartzell & Bashford). Furniture, plants, office and mailing supplies, kitchen appliances, gardening tools, electronics (including satellite TV boxes), sporting equipment. Good prices, everything must go! SANTA MONICA CANYON Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Vintage 1920s-’80s, art, antiques, beads, Christmas, frames, quilts, china, glass, linens, books. 694 San Lorenzo St. in backyard. W. H’WOOD-LA BREA. INCREDIBLE MOVING SALE! High-end contemp furn/furnishings/Swed. Pine DR table (c. 1800s) Cabinets/ent.cent/glass chrome coffee table/2teak tables/Uphols’d beds/TV’s/stereos/new fridge/office/comput equip/Baccarat, Limoges/books/lots more. Don’t miss it! 355 La Brea (bet. Bev Blvd./Oakwood [TG 593 D-7]). FRI.-SAT., June 16-17, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.WANTED TO BUY 19
WANTED: Old tube guitar amplifiers, ’50s, ’60s, etc. Tommy, (310) 306-7746 – profeti2001@yahoo.comCLASSIFIED ADS FROM THE JUNE 8, 2006 ISSUE OF THE PALISADIAN-POST
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LEXINGTON REAL ESTATE PRESENTS AN UNUSUAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: 17,000 + sq. ft. view lot in the Huntington Palisades with plans for 10,000 sq. ft. estate home and 2,000 sq. ft. guest house. For more details contact Dennis Martin or Jeff Gunn, (323) 936-9449 ACROSS FROM THE BEACH in sought-after Tahitian Terrace. Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath manufactured home. Each bdrm has its own bath with open floor plan including fireplace in livingroom. Private backyard. Low space rent of $630/mo. Rent control, pets ok. Offered at $325,000. SC Realty, cell (818) 577-7116, office (818) 346-6601, ask for Franklin SPACIOUS GRANADA HILLS 5 bdrm, 3 ba home in prime Knollwood estates, charming backyard w/ pool. Has view and access to golf course. $949,000. Agent, Silvia, (818) 326-3373LOTS FOR SALE 1a
LEXINGTON REAL ESTATE PRESENTS AN UNUSUAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: 17,000 + sq. ft. view lot in the Huntington Palisades with plans for 10,000 sq. ft. estate home and 2,000 sq. ft. guest house. For more details contact Dennis Martin or Jeff Gunn, (323) 936-9449 ACROSS FROM THE BEACH in sought-after Tahitian Terrace. Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath manufactured home. Each bdrm has its own bath with open floor plan including fireplace in livingroom. Private backyard. Low space rent of $630/mo. Rent control, pets ok. Offered at $325,000. SC Realty, cell (818) 577-7116, office (818) 346-6601, ask for Franklin SPACIOUS GRANADA HILLS 5 bdrm, 3 ba home in prime Knollwood estates, charming backyard w/ pool. Has view and access to golf course. $949,000. Agent, Silvia, (818) 326-3373HOMES WANTED 1b
WE BUY HOUSES, APTS & LAND! ALL CASH, AS-IS, FAST CLOSE. David, (310) 308-7887HOME EVALUATION 1d
COMPLIMENTARY EVALUATION OF YOUR HOME. It’s fast, easy and it’s free! Visit www.WhatsmyHomeWorth.comFURNISHED HOMES 2
IMPECCABLE 3 BR, 3.5 BA HM w/ oc/mt/cyn vus. Apx 5 min to town & beach. Available for 3 mos. min. Master suite w/ pvt study, cook’s kit, fam rm, vaulted ceilings, FR doors thruout open to patios, BBQ area & gdns. This home has it all. $12,000/mo. Adele Carlson, Prudential CA Realty, (310) 230-3747. ADELLE.MC@verizon.net FURNISHED CHARMING HOUSE near bluffs. 3 bdrms, fireplace, garden, hardwood floors. Available short term. $5,500/mo.+security. Call (310) 459-0765UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a
PACIFIC PALISADES WONDERFULLY UPDATED ’60s style house on the Castellammare bluffs. 3 bdrms, 2 ba, newly refinished hdwd floors, all white modern kitchen w/ all appliances, central heating and a/c. 2 car garage, pvt yd with lap pool and bonus rooftop jacuzzi with sunset views of the Pacific. $7,500/mo. 17929 Castellammare Pacific Palisades, 90272. Call Gary C. at the Beaumont Co., (323) 466-9761 (M-F, 8:30-5), (323) 314-7143 (evenings and weekends) 3 BDRM, 2 BA, FURN/UNFURNISHED. 533 Lombard Ave. Separate bonus room with bath. Liv rm w/ F/P, private pool. Available 7/1-12/31. Close to village. $6,200/mo. Call Katy, (310) 230-3708 LOVELY OCEAN VIEW 4 bdrm, 3 ba, 2 fireplaces, jacuzzi tub, yard, patio, coastline view. Available now. (310) 459-4441 or (310) 393-1165 PACIFIC PALISADES. BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED home on mountain edge of alphabet streets, within walking distance to village, 3 bdrms, 2 ba in main house, modern kitchen, Subzero, Viking, granite countertops, hardwood floors, extensive mouldings, updated bathrooms, separate guesthouse with bathroom and kitchen area, 2-car garage, big flat tastefully landscaped yard. Can come partially furnished. $8,000/mo. Call Lisa at (310) 203-7952 or (310) 454-9274 SUNSET MESA. BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED 4 bdrm, 3 ba, ocean views throughout, outdoor kitchen, private yard with jacuzzi, decks. $9,500/mo., short or long term lease. Call (310) 592-2817FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b
BRENTWOOD GUEST QUARTERS. Private entrance, 3 rooms plus bath. N/S, biweekly cleaning, util, inclu. No pets. $1,600/mo. Call 8 a.m.-9 a.m. or after 5:30 p.m. (310) 472-3079UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c
EDGEWATER TOWERS 1 BDRM, large patio, ocean view. Pools, gated security, covered parking, tennis gym and more. Available May. $2,300/mo. Telephone and fax: (310) 454-5652 PACIFIC PALISADES. S.M. BAY OCEAN VIEWS on private drive, gdn style. Pool, private garage, huge patio, 2 bdrm, 2 ba. $2,900/mo. 2 lease until Feb 07. No extension. (310) 459-6369 ONE ROOM, 1 BA APT, kitchenette, carpet, close to village, secluded, bus at corner, 1 car garage, W/D. Available early July. $950/mo. Call (310) 454-9894 NEAR OCEAN: 1 BDRM, 1 BA, Like new, patio, 2 parking, st. level. Walk to shops & rest. $1,300/mo. MUST BE OVER 62. Tel: (310) 454-0846ROOMS FOR RENT 3
2 ROOMS+BATH in Brentwood home. Private entrance. Util incl. N/S. $900/mo. Eve, (805) 696-6765WANTED TO RENT 3b
PEDIATRIC L.V.N. A 53-yr widow w/o children/pets. R.N. student seeking 1 bdrm, 1 ba, 1-car garage on the westside in exchange for healthy baby/child care weekends/nights N/S. Miss R., (310) 621-7781 GUESTHOUSE WANTED. We are a professional, clean, very handy, married couple. ISO a nice quiet, spacious guest house with private entrance. Westside preferred. Excellent credit & references! (310) 712-1959 or veryhandycouple@aol.comOFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c
$950/mo. 15115 1/2 Sunset Blvd. #B. LITE & BRITE 2 room office suite. 2nd floor. Call agent, (310) 459-3493 OFFICE FOR RENT: Time-share a 2-room furnished suite in the heart of the village. $500/mo. (310) 459-2757 GREAT BACK OFFICE SPACE: $800/mo. Via de la Paz. Two interconnected rooms with shower, possible stove, get great afternoon light Parking. 450 sq. ft. Call (323) 388-7207RENTAL SPACE, STORAGE 3d
ENCLOSED STORAGE GARAGE in village. Available 1 July. $300/mo., $750 security deposit. (310) 454-4668VACATION RENTALS 3e
PRIVATE FURN APARTMENT IN PARIS. Services available. 24-hour hotline. Starting at $75 a night for 2 persons (studios to 4 bedrooms). Privacy, economy, convenience as you live like a Parisian. 5 day minimum. Established in 1985. PSR 90, Ave Champs-Elysees. PSR, Inc. (312) 587-7707. Fax (800) 582-7274. Web address: www.psrparis.com. Email: Reservations@psrparis.com DO YOU HAVE FAMILY or friends coming in town? Our beautiful 2 bdrm apt will be available 8/10-9/5. Pool, yard. Call (310) 279-8968 SEEKING APT SWAP in Palisades. 2 bdrm NYC UWS. Furnished, doorman apt, approx 7/1-15 or adjustable week. Numerous local references. (212) 662-3111LOST & FOUND 6a
FOUND: SET OF KEYS in crosswalk in front of Corpus Christi church. Call to identify: (310) 741-1576BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b
BOOKKEEPER BY THE DAY. Need help with getting your books in order? Help is near! Call Joanie, (310) 486-1055COMPUTER SERVICES 7c
PUT YOUR COMPUTER TO WORK – PC BASED CAMERA SURVEILLANCE-Featuring: Live Viewing via Internet & Record to Hard Drive. Easy to Use Low Cost Solutions-4 to 16 Cameras – FRANKEL CONSULTING – 310.454.3886 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 – Set-up, Tutoring, Repair, Internet. End Run-around. Pop-up Expert! Satisfying Clients since 1992. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! COMPUTER WORKS! Alan Perla, (310) 455-2000 COMPUTER CONSULTANT, MAC SPECIALIST. Very Patient, Friendly and Affordable. Tutoring Beginners to Advanced Users. Wireless DSL internet. MAC/PC SET UP – Repair – Upgrade – OS X. Senior discounts! Home/Office. William Moorefield, (310) 838-2254. macitwork.comGARAGE, ESTATE SALES 7f
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) 573-9263 HOME & HOME OFFICE MANAGEMENT. Do you need regular assistance, but not full time help? 15 yrs exper, exclnt refs. Website: www.paulapopins.com. (310) 455-4281WORDPROCESSING/EDITING 7i
TRANSCRIPTION & WORD PROCESSING * General transcription * Medical * Psychology * Psychiatry * Academic * Manuscripts * Mailing Lists * Labels. Quality & Accuracy. Hedy Wolf, (310) 451-7548NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a
GREAT PRE-SCREENED Nannies available. Let us help you with your nanny search. We are a dedicated, professional agency and we will find the right match for you. Whether you are looking for full time or p/time, L/I or L/O help, we can help you. Call Sunshine Nannies at (310) 614-5065 or (310) 801-8309 BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Mon.-Sat. References, own transportation. Loves kids! Call Rocio, (310) 703-2591 HOUSEHOLD ORGANIZER! Cook, kids, after school, pets, plants, office, light cleaning, errands, laundry, ironing. 20 years experience. Local references. Ruth, (310) 429-2459 BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Mon.-Fri. Very good references. Call Carmen, (323) 373-0781HOUSEKEEPERS 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 EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER SEEKING employment. Excellent personality plus extremely efficient w/ outstanding skills. Have own car. Can speak English. Excellent references. Please call (323) 299-1797 HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Mon.-Thurs. Very Good! References. Call Divuvina, (323) 422-2419 HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE, Local references, own transportation. Available Thursday & Saturday. Call Marta, (213) 365-6609, or leave message, PLEASE. HOUSECLEANING/OR BABYSITTING Available Mon. thru Fri., 7 a.m.-4 p.m. L/I or L/O References, experienced with children. Own transportation. Please call Imelda, (323) 752-5244 HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE NOW! Great references. Own transportation. CDL. Call Evila, (323) 997-9157 HOUSEKEEPER WITH WONDERFUL references. Avail Mon.-Fri. Call Nydia, cell, (323) 346-7003 HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER AVAILABLE NOW! Tuesday or Friday Experienced, references. Please call Elizabeth after 7 p.m., (818) 679-1549 HOUSEKEEPER READY TO WORK now. Mon-Fri. Great references. Many years experience. Please call Camilla, (323) 296-4410ELDER 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) 692-3692GARDENING, 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 TREE AND LANDSCAPE EXPERT. Horticulturist, arborist, landscape manager/designer. Tree diagnosis, trimming, removal, appraisal/donation for tax deduction. Lawn diagnosis, repair. Sprinklers, drip systems. Expert maintenance. Greenhouse/veggie/herb gardens Comprehensive plant & landscape consulting. Darren Butler, (818) 271-0963 POND CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN: Water gardening. Japanese Koi fish. Filtration pond service, repair & maintence. Free estimates. Cell, (310) 498-5380, (310) 390-1276. Visit us at www.TheKingKoi.com GARCIA GARDENING SERVICE – Maintenance – Sprinkler Systems – Planting – Clean-up – Landscape – (310) 733-7414MOVING & HAULING 11b
HONEST MAN SERVICES. 14″ van & dollies. Small jobs to 2 bedrooms. Hauls it all. California/Nevada. Over 12 years. Westside experience. (310) 285-8688HEALTH & BEAUTY CARE 12a
NEED A PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINER? I can customize a workout program just for you! Please call Karen, (818) 368-1205WINDOW 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) 289-5279MISCELLANEOUS 13i
PRESSURE WASHING. Superior cleaning, driveways, walkways, patios. Craig, (310) 459-9000COOKING/GOURMET 14a
MASTER CHEF AND FARMERS MKT MGR avail as private chef for homes and businesses. Direct access to affordable, locally grown, organic produce straight from the grower to your table. Delicious and nutritious menu can be customized to your preferences. Aaron, (310) 487-4495. http://www.farmersmarketchef.comHOUSESITTING 14b
HOUSE/PETSITTER AVAILABLE: Currently sitting for Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. Looking for next job. Has house/pet sat $2M home in BH. References: well known actor, exec producer. (917) 754-6735PET 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 yrs Pali resident. References. Call (310) 454-0058 for a happy dog. HAPPY PET – Dog Walking – Park Outings – Socialization. Connie, (310) 230-3829SCHOOLS, 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 APPLYING TO COLLEGE? Need help? A. Bartle, experienced college counselor. (310) 594-1833TUTORS 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 grade levels, conversational & all ages. Local refs, flexible hours. Please call Noelle at (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 & AP). In-home tutoring at great rates. Call Jonathan, (310) 560-9134 PIANO TEACHER IN PACIFIC PALISADES! 20 years experience. I teach in your home. Great with children and adults returning to the piano. Call Karen Rae, (310) 383-0200 CLEARLY MATH TUTORING. Specializing in math! Elementary thru college level. Test prep, algebra, trig, geom, calculus. Fun, caring, creative, indivdualized tutoring. Math anxiety. Call Jamie, (310) 459-4722 PROFESSIONAL PRIVATE TUTOR (Mathematics, Science, SATs, ACTS) 9+ years experience, UCLA graduate w/ degree in Mathematics. First lesson half off! Janice, (949) 351-5717; www.TheLATutor.com PRIVATE PIANO INSTRUCTION IN YOUR HOME: Customized learning made FUN! Classical – Modern – Jazz – See results. KIDS & ADULTS. Palisades Chamber member. Sandra, (310) 666-4149 TOP TUTOR. Harvard-Westlake “A” Student: History, Algebra I & Latin I, for enrichment or getting ahead, summer is a great time to become the student you want to be. $25 per hour. Ryan, (310) 663-2317CABINET MAKING 16
CUSTOM CARPENTRY – Entertainment Units – Cabinets – Libraries – Bars – Wall Units – Custom Kitchens – Remodeling – Designed to your Specifications – Free Estimates – CA Lic. #564263 – (310) 823-8523 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) 450-6237ELECTRICAL 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) 706-1996FLOOR 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, Since 1975. Call for your free est. Local ref. Lic. #560299. Member, Chamber of Commerce. 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 HANDYMAN SERVICES. No job too small. 10 years experience in the Palisades. Please call (310) 454-3838 for prompt, friendly service. Not licensed. PETERPAN – Quality home repair. Serving entire Westside. (Not lic.) Ask for Peter, (310) 663-3633 AVALON ESTATE MAINTENANCE. Specializing in all aspects of home repair. Reasonable rates. Refs available. Prompt service. Non-lic. Call Dustin, (310) 924-2711 HOWESWORKS. General contractor. Improve – Build – Install – Repair. Professional reliable service. Happiness guaranteed. Lic. #858904. Daniel Howe, (310) 877-5577HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16o
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Palisades High coach Ron Brumel did not bring a huge contingent to last Friday’s state track and field finals at Cerritos College. In fact, his team consisted of just three athletes–a distance runner, a pole vaulter and a high jumper. Just making it that far, however, is an accomplishment. “They are going to experience a whole new level at the state meet,” Brumel said before the two-day competition began. Junior Bryan Greenberg seemed to have Palisades’ best chance to make it out of Friday’s preliminary round. He won the City Section pole vault title May 25 with a winning height of 12 feet, six inches. Greenberg’s personal best of 13 feet came in the Rotary Invitational Meet at Birmingham High in April. Despite having no place to practice on campus, Greenberg won the Western League finals by clearing 11 feet. At the state meet, however, Greenberg was unable to place in the top nine Friday and qualify for Saturday’s finals. The winning height was 16-11 by a vaulter from Granite Bay High. Also qualifying in a field event was sophomore high jumper Tukeha Huntley. After clearing 4-10 in the preliminaries, Huntley finished tied for second at the City finals with a personal-best height of five feet. The winner, from El Camino Real, cleared 5-3. As one of the top three finishers in the City, Huntley qualified for Friday’s state preliminaries. There, however, she failed on three attempts to clear her first height and was eliminated from the competition. On the track, junior Kristabel Doebel-Hickok qualified for the state meet in both the 1600 and 3200 meter events. Running in the first heat of the girls’ 1600, she ran the mile in 5:09.60, three seconds behind City champion Katia Goldring of Hamilton. The winning time for her heat was 4:51.13. In the 3200, Doebel-Hickok finished 14th overall, clocking a personal-best 11:12.23. The winning time was 10:13.55. Doebel-Hickok’s fastest time previously was 11:14.83 at the City finals, where she finished second behind Goldring.
Surjue, Safii Second at All-City Individuals
Having already proven their mettle in team competition, Palisades High’s Stephen Surjue and Sepehr Safii began the All-City Individual Tennis Tournament determined to show that they are also the best doubles pair in the City Section. By the time last Thursday’s final ended, however, there was no disputing that the best doubles pair this year is Granada Hills’ Jeremy Choo and Vinnie Amor, who beat the Dolphins’ duo 6-2, 6-4, at Balboa Sports Center in Encino. Seeded No. 1 out of 60 teams, the Highlanders’ duo lost 12 games in eight sets en route to the finals and were never in danger of losing a set until the finals, when Surjue and Safii threatened to steal the second set and level the match. The Pali pair, seeded No. 2, had three chances to take a 5-3 lead with Amor serving at 15-40 in the eighth game, but Amor won two long baseline rallies and Surjue hit an overhead wide on the winner-take-all deuce point. “That was our chance right there,” Safii said. “If we win that game we’re right back in the match.” Instead, Surjue was broken in the next game and Choo then served out the match. The two top seeds did not play each other in the team finals May 12, when Palisades beat the Highlanders 19 1/2-10. Surjue and Safii swept their three sets in that match, but Amor was moved to singles and Choo played with a different partner. Amor said Surjue and Safii were the best team he and Choo played this season. “They are definitely the best team. We’ve won all of our matches very easily but these guys gave us a scare in that second set. We had to come up with some big shots to pull it out.” Palisades’ Seth Mandelkern and Michael Light, who had lost to Choo and Amor in the semifinals the day before, won the third place match, 6-2, 7-5, over Noushad Simno and Naseef Ayon of Woodland Hills Taft and also made the All-City team. Granada Hills became the first team to win the City Individual singles and doubles titles in the same season since Palisades completed a trifecta in 1999, winning the team title, the singles title with Ricky Rollins and the doubles title with Peter Shirley and Blake Baumgarten. Palisades’ No. 1 singles player, Ben Tom, lost in the quarterfinals to J.R. Sarmiento of Carson but was awarded the Sportsmanship Award for demonstrating exemplary conduct throughout the tournament.
A May to Remember
Walker Kehrer has won plenty of tournaments so far in his young tennis career. Yet even he did not expect the success he enjoyed in May, when he won two USTA junior events, took third at another, then won a CIF championship with his high school team. Kehrer began the month by winning the 16s division of the 22nd annual Anaheim Tennis Center tournament, one of the largest junior events in Southern California. The 15-year-old Palisadian did not lose more than three games in a match on his way to the finals of the 256-player draw, but there he needed three sets to beat his friend and doubles partner, Alex Brigham of Culver City. Days later, Kehrer traveled north to Sacramento for a National Open event and finished third, earning him an automatic berth at the National Clay Court championships in July in Washington, D.C. Four days after the Sacramento event ended, Kehrer was back on the court at the Quiksilver Junior Championships in Newport Beach. Playing against many of the top 16-year-olds in the nation, Kehrer did not lose a set on his way to the title May 30. With the victory, Kehrer’s singles ranking rose to No. 41 in the nation and No. 12 in Southern California. He and his former partner, Michael Lin, were the top-ranked doubles team in the nation in the 14s last year. “It’s been an amazing month,” Kehrer admitted. “I thought I had a good shot at winning Anaheim but I wasn’t really sure about Quiksilver. I had to play some of my best tennis to win that.” There was still one more May title in store for Kehrer, however. The final day of the month produced perhaps his most satisfying win of all as Brentwood School captured its second consecutive Southern Section Division IV championship. Not surprisingly, the freshman swept his three doubles sets with Matt Plonsker as the top-seeded Eagles routed second-seeded Beverly Hills, 16-2, in Claremont. “I loved playing high school tennis and especially on such a fantastic team,” said Kehrer, who played both doubles and singles during the season. “It’s too bad we weren’t in a higher division so we would have the chance to prove ourselves against bigger schools.” Kehrer got to share his CIF victory with two other Palisadians–junior Aiden Lloyd and freshman Casey Grindon–who paired up to win two out of their three doubles sets in the finals. Under the tutelage of private coach Ross Loel, Kehrer is practicing for the Southern California Sectionals in Fullerton, which begin June 17.
A Mustang Victory Still in the Cards
PPBA PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Looking to rebound from last Wednesday’s loss to the Cubs, the Cardinals handed the ball to ace pitcher Paul Kirkpatrick, hoping he could slow down the red hot Phillies. Kirkpatrick did just that, allowing only one run and two hits in two and two-thirds innings and going two-for-two at the plate with two runs scored as the Cardinals won 11-6 and got to where they expected to be all along: the Mustang Division championship series. The Cardinals (15-4) finished first in the National League and earned the top seed in the playoffs before being upset by the third-seeded Cubs, dropping them to the loser’s bracket and a must-win situation against the fourth-seeded Phillies. The Cardinals took a 9-1 lead into the fourth but the Phillies scored three runs to tighten the score. With the Cardinals threatening to add to their lead in the bottom half, Phillies short stop Tyler Newman fielded a two-hopper, stepped on second base and threw to first for an inning-ending double play. Remi Bisharat’s two-out double scored the Cardinals’ final two runs in the fifth inning and gave closer Justin Ruder a cushion. The Phillies, however, rallied on a walk, a single by Alec Dodson, and a groundout by Tommy Collins that advanced the runners to second and third. Ruder struck out the next batter, then Jonathan Sington singled down the third base line to score the Phillies’ final run. The Cardinals advanced to the finals needing to beat the Cubs Wednesday to force a winner-take-all game today at 4:30 p.m. on Diamond 3 at the Field of Dreams complex. The Cubs finished behind the Cardinals in the National League standings despite winning both regular season meetings. Bronco The top-seeded Red Sox (16-3) shook off last Tuesday’s 15-5 loss to the second-seeded Cardinals with a 10-6 victory over the Tigers in an elimination game to determine who would play the Cardinals for the championship. Harrison Wolman and Sam Wasserman each pitched three innings for the Red Sox, who broke the game open with six runs in the bottom of the second inning. Wasserman scored twice and went two-for-two, including a single with the bases loaded that plated three runs. The Red Sox needed to beat the National League champion Cardinals (13-5) Wednesday to force a decisive game today at 4:30 p.m. on Diamond 2. The teams met only once in the regular season, with the Red Sox winning 3-2 on a walk-off home run by Daniel Gurvis. The Cardinals entered Wednesday’s contest on a nine-game winning streak. Pinto The Tigers’ offense picked a perfect time to get into a groove. Moving base to base with one single after another, the underdog Tigers pounded out 14 hits in a 13-3 victory over the second-seeded Yankees Tuesday that earned them a second chance at the fourth-seeded Red Sox, who had dealt the Tigers a 7-4 defeat in the finals of the winner’s bracket one week before. Shane Stoklos doubled to leadoff the game, William Winkenhower followed with an RBI single, PJ Hurst singled to score Winkenhower and Dane Morrow singled to score Hurst as the sixth-seeded Tigers (9-10) jumped ahead 3-0. The Yankees (10-9) answered in the second inning with runs by Daniel Furman and Shayan Soltanie. The Tigers increased their lead in the top of the third when Stoklos scored on a high fly ball to center by Matthew Stockman, who then scored on a fielder’s choice. Hunter VanDuzer’s double scored Morrow and VanDuzer scored on an error to increase the Tigers’ lead to 7-2 in the top of the fourth. Soltanie singled to score Jack Brue with the Yankees’ last run in the bottom of the inning. Stockman doubled to ignite a five-run Tigers rally in the sixth inning that put the game out of reach. The Red Sox entered Wednesday’s game undefeated in the double elimination tournament, meaning the Tigers needed to win Wednesday to stay alive in the double elimination tournament. A second game, if necessary, will be today at 4:30 p.m. on Diamond 3.
Local Students Talk Politics with Clintons and Governor
You don’t have to be of voting age to be involved in politics. Some young Palisades students are already meeting local and national politicians and learning about activism. Joshua Corwin, a student at The Willows in Culver City, “has been bitten by the political bug” since attending the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston when he was 11, according to his father, Scott. In April, Joshua got the chance to meet former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton in Beverly Hills. “I have always wanted to meet President Clinton because of his work now around the world helping fight AIDS,” Joshua said in an e-mail to the Palisadian-Post. “He really seems to care about the children who are suffering, and that made an impact on me. Along with former president George Bush, he also worked to raise money to assist the survivors tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 1994 and Hurricane Katrina.” Joshua, who donated half of his allowance money to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, said: “I felt like [Clinton and I] cared about the same things in this world’helping people who were not as fortunate as ourselves and making the world a more equal place with opportunity for everyone. “When my dad told me that I could finally have a chance to meet [the Clintons], I said, ‘Count me in’ before he finished his sentence,” Joshua continued. “Of course, when I met Sen. Clinton, I told her that I look forward to seeing her husband as the first gentleman in the White House. She laughed.” In his e-mail, Joshua, 13, described himself as “a strong debater” who often takes the side of the underdog. “I guess it’s just in my nature to fight for the issues that only a few people care about passionately.” A member of The Stop Global Warming Virtual March, Joshua is interested in the effects of global warming on our planet. “This is a subject that more people and companies should focus on instead of avoiding,” he said. “It seems smart to work on this now so that, in the future, we will be a healthier world and new jobs will be created to assist against global warming. “Politics, to me, means a way to change things for the better.” o o o Bernadette Zimmermann, a fourth grade student at Palisades Elementary Charter School, traveled with her class last month to the state capital and met Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Everybody was very excited!” Bernadette, 10, wrote in a letter to the Post. “When we got to the capitol at Sacramento, we had no idea that we would meet our state’s governor. This was such a surprise for everyone in my class! “Fourth graders from our school have been visiting the capitol for many years,” Bernadette continued. “However, this is the first time a group of students from our school actually spent personal time with the governor.” Bernadette’s father, Bernd, who is a longtime friend of Schwarzenegger, had helped arrange the visit. The students also toured the rest of the capitol, including the legislature and other parts of the state government. In a follow-up letter to Bernadette, Schwarzenegger wrote, “Thanks for coming to see me today in Sacramento! I hope you and your class enjoyed the tour of my office. I was very impressed by all of them, and you can tell them that, too.”
