Westside Today Headlines http://www.westsidetoday.com/news-s20/1/local-hero.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:09:39 -0700 en-us Copyright 2013, Westside Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/U-nTCgPnjRo/late-ucla-professor-honored.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9628/late-ucla-professor-honored.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:09:39 -0700 On June 24th, the late Antronette K. Yancey, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M. of Los Angeles--a professor in the department of health services and cofounder of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity at UCLA—will be honored with a $25,000 Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award from The California Wellness Foundation. Dr. Yancey is being honored posthumously for her legacy as a trailblazer who taught and mentored graduate students from underrepresented minority populations in health-rel...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9628/late-ucla-professor-honored.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/BKRYGayfDxQ/los-angeles-police-foundation.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9468/los-angeles-police-foundation.html Sat, 18 May 2013 14:09:39 -0700 On May 2 the Los Angeles Police Foundation (LAPF) honored L.A. developer, Rick Caruso, at the 15th Anniversary True Blue Gala. Rick J. Caruso, Founder and CEO of Caruso Affiliated, was presented with the prestigious True Blue Award for his extraordinary commitment to public safety, the community and those in need. As president of the Police Commission, Caruso was responsible for bringing former Police Chief Bill Bratton to Los Angeles. Caruso has built four outdoor lifestyle properties in Sout...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9468/los-angeles-police-foundation.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/omSqAmJGZsA/jerry-oppenheimer-91-honored.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9508/jerry-oppenheimer-91-honored.html Sat, 18 May 2013 14:09:39 -0700 WWII veteran, Jerry Oppenheimer, was recently honored at the VA Rose Garden by his friends in the veteran community. Oppenheimer has made substantial contributions to veterans’ health research. Artists for Trauma’s Laura Sharpe described a new program that matches up artists with recuperating veterans. Veterans who take up art can see their healing accelerate. The event was co-sponsored by the Veterans Park Conservancy, which has raised money for the purpose of beautifying the VA campus.http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9508/jerry-oppenheimer-91-honored.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/Wejxf6wYr7s/two-friends-on-a.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9340/two-friends-on-a.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:09:39 -0700 On Sunday, March 17, two longtime friends and law enforcement colleagues met up in the dark A.M. hours to join several thousand others at Dodger Stadium. The occasion?…To run the largest marathon on the west coast - the Los Angeles Marathon – from the stadium all the way to the sea, and do it to raise funds for charity. Scotty Devereaux ran for the Foundation for Second Chances, while Alex Fernandez ran for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and the L.A. Phantoms b...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9340/two-friends-on-a.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/Ll9u6siP3_o/boy-scout-troop-117.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9344/boy-scout-troop-117.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:09:39 -0700 During March, Boy Scout Troop 117- Brentwood held its 27th Annual Food Drive. The residents of Brentwood generously donated approximately 2000 grocery items along with $850 to replenish the shelves of the Westside Food Bank.This major effort by the Troop involved 30 Scouts, 10 Adult Leaders, parents, siblings and friends who put forth approx 340 man-hours in prep, collection and delivery of non perishable food. These hardworking young people are currently devising a plan for a “new and improve...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9344/boy-scout-troop-117.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/qwHbTdp_fMA/meet-the-new-directions.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9348/meet-the-new-directions.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:09:39 -0700 I am so pleased to announce that the New Directions Veterans Choir will be performing for us at our South Brentwood Residents Association Annual Meeting April 18 at the Tenth Church of Christ, Scientist at 1133 So. Bundy Dr. (Be sure to be there at 7:30!)The New Directions Veterans Choir is an award winning a cappella group that sings renditions of doo-wop, soul, traditional gospel and popular music. The men in the group all served proudly in the United States Military. Following their service t...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9348/meet-the-new-directions.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/yUMJckZ8cq0/new-directions-inc-.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9349/new-directions-inc-.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:09:39 -0700 New Directions, Inc. has provided services to homeless veterans for more than two decades. The organization has helped thousands of U.S. military veterans here in the County of Los Angeles to transform their lives. Los Angeles has the largest population of homeless military veterans in the nation and New Directions is making a difference. Since 1992, New Directions has provided comprehensive services to veterans right here in our backyard. Services are tailored to each individual veteran –...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9349/new-directions-inc-.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/nBA1VRIUKCY/rally-held-for-disabled.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9224/rally-held-for-disabled.html Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:09:39 -0700 The Veterans Old Guard recently held a gathering outside the VA to celebrate the original deed granting the land to the government for the purpose of providing a home for disabled veterans. Anneke Barrie, a descendant of one of the families that gave the original land to the government, weighed in on the side of those wanting the VA to do more on the campus to house homeless veterans.http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9224/rally-held-for-disabled.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/lFWc6IaHA1A/ http://www.westsidetoday.com/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:09:39 -0700 http://www.westsidetoday.com/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/mPlxR_Fz0mM/las-madrinas-concludes-its.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9204/las-madrinas-concludes-its.html Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:09:39 -0700 At the Las Madrinas Annual Meeting held on February 13, Leslie Wilson, President, announced that over $600,000 will be donated to the Las Madrinas Pediatric Simulation Research Laboratory Endowment.Under the direction of Dr. Theodora A. Stavroudis, the simulation laboratory provides a controlled environment that recreates real-life patient care settings such as a pediatric operating room, emergency department, neonatal delivery room, or even the interior of a helicopter or ambulance. Within thi...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9204/las-madrinas-concludes-its.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/cA1hPPs9_ZA/heroes-among-us.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9211/heroes-among-us.html Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:09:39 -0700 On March 20, 2013, at the LUXE Hotel in Brentwood, University Synagogue’s “2013 Heroes Among Us Gala” annual fundraiser will honor Palisadians Janet and Tom Unterman, and Donna Shapiro, as well as Michelle and Gary Schoenfeld of Brentwood.The festivities will celebrate a wonderful and worthy group of honorees while raising vitally necessary funds to continue the Temple’s mission to bring Jewish values and traditions to all of the youth in our Synagogue community.The honorees have been in...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9211/heroes-among-us.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/TfpxT9NljS8/do-you-know-wendell.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9012/do-you-know-wendell.html Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:09:39 -0700 Everybody knows him, and he’s a local celebrity. There are many famous people in Brentwood, but there was nobody that I wanted to interview more than a man you all know and see everyday. He has been at the corner of San Vicente Boulevard for the past 25 years. I came out of Pharmaca the other day and was crossing over to Brentwood Presbyterian (where I used to go to preschool) and one of all of our favorite people handed me a Valentine poem. From Wendell Brown’s outgoing personality to his i...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-9012/do-you-know-wendell.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/M1pmRMHMq8k/trimmer-rescued-from-tree.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8956/trimmer-rescued-from-tree.html Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:09:39 -0700 It took 32 Los Angeles firefighters to rescue a tree trimmer from a eucalyptus tree, after he got stuck in a tree outside a Brentwood home. The identity of the man was not released, though he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. He was also said to be toting a half-full bottle of tequila when he was lowered to the ground after a delicate operation that was complicated by the fact that the tree was on a hillside – making it hard for firefighters to use ladders get to the man. The tree...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8956/trimmer-rescued-from-tree.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/-X4lFu_kSug/brentwood-coral-trees-need.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8874/brentwood-coral-trees-need.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:09:39 -0700 The Brentwood Coral Trees on the San Vicente median require yearly trimming which used to be done by the City. With cuts to the budget, it will be done rarely by the City...maybe every 17 years. Therefore, an endowment is building to provide yearly cuts. The investments will help throw off needed funds so that the money does not have to be raised yearly. It is opportune to have businesses help raise some of this endowment money. Coral Tree Cafe has had special offers and now Whole Foods is ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8874/brentwood-coral-trees-need.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/5fJgNfJOihY/dr-sharon-s-nazarian.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8853/dr-sharon-s-nazarian.html Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:09:39 -0700 Dr. Sharon S. Nazarian of Brentwood was recently elected to her first three-year term on the Board of Directors of HIAS, the global migration agency of the American Jewish community. Guided by Jewish values and 130 years of expertise, HIAS protects vulnerable refugees worldwide, helping them build new lives and reuniting them with their families in safety and security.Dr. Nazarian is the President of the YS Nazarian Family Foundation, with a regional office in Israel named the Ima Foundation. A ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8853/dr-sharon-s-nazarian.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/NishCTRX3dU/coronet-debutante-ball.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8843/coronet-debutante-ball.html Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:09:39 -0700 Twenty three 2012 Coronet Debutantes stepped through a huge floral-covered Coronet center stage in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel Saturday evening, November 24. This was the sixty-third year that the Coronet Debutante Ball Board presented teenage girls who have distinguished themselves as Community Service Volunteers. Many of the girls who were debuting were legacies. Megan Riordan’s mother was a Deb as was Jessica Lord’s, Brooke Rhoden’s and Julia Robinson’s mot...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8843/coronet-debutante-ball.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/8SyYRyPWhfc/5-tips-for-teachers.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8844/5-tips-for-teachers.html Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:09:39 -0700 Each day in America, it is estimated that 160,000 students stay home from school to avoid being bullied. If you take a look at the media headlines in any given week, it’s easy to see that bullying is a growing problem in our schools. The good news is that it is a problem that many teachers can help tackle by creating a bully-free classroom, something that is easier to do than one might think.“We all know that bullying is a major concern in our schools,” explains Peter J. Goodman, author of...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8844/5-tips-for-teachers.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/Ng3sjm-FdUU/for-want-of-electricity.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8850/for-want-of-electricity.html Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:09:39 -0700 A frustrated, overweight and tearful woman struggled in her battery-operated wheelchair. Her arm was outstretched toward a corner inside the Santa Monica AMC Theater. The angle of her arm seemed as if she were pointing toward a wall with posters promoting future movies. This area of the theater was not heavily trafficked and served primarily as an overflow for people wanting to see a popular movie. Unable to turn her heavy wheelchair around and with her back to theatergoers rushing to find seats...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8850/for-want-of-electricity.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/8J614yAFZ4U/veterans-holiday-celebration.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8583/veterans-holiday-celebration.html Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:09:39 -0700 On the first Sunday of every December, the VA Greater Los Angeles, VA Voluntary Service, over 100 restaurants and local businesses and the community at large, along with over 900 volunteers, come together as one to provide a memorable meal, gifts, and entertainment -- as well as much needed appreciation – for our veterans. This year’s celebration – the 20th in a row -- took place on Sunday, December 2nd. The Veterans' Holiday Celebration organized the event. See you next year!http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8583/veterans-holiday-celebration.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/1jqJdiPO6Qo/westwood-transitional-village-adopt.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8573/westwood-transitional-village-adopt.html Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:09:39 -0700 Most of us have seen the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” Released in 1946, with film star James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams in order to help others… Helping others, that is the core of the business at The Salvation Army – Westwood Transitional Village (TSA-WTV). TSA-WTV was created in 1994 through the leadership and shared vision of The Salvation Army, Judge Harry Pregerson, government agencies, community leaders and countless volunteers. It was establ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8573/westwood-transitional-village-adopt.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/E1IkJipD-d0/hurricane-sandy-how-brentwood.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8467/hurricane-sandy-how-brentwood.html Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:09:39 -0700 Nick Samaniego of Red Cross urges Southern California residents to donate blood to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Video by Brentwood News Video Editor Chip Dornell.1.800.Red.CrossRedCrossBlood.orghttp://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8467/hurricane-sandy-how-brentwood.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/C2P5nkO_GOs/descendent-of-land-deed.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8437/descendent-of-land-deed.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:09:39 -0700 Brentwood resident Carolina Barrie grew up next door to the VA and is an eyewitness to the changes there. In 1888, Ms. Barrie’s great, great aunt, Arcadia Bandini Stearns de Baker, worked with Senator John Percival Jones to donate 800 acres of land to the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS). “It was a gift, but I think others wanted to sell the property,” said Barrie.Barrie recalled that “In 1887 the government requested that the National Home...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8437/descendent-of-land-deed.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/yGTMZLngXHc/brentwood-s-marathon-machine.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8432/brentwood-s-marathon-machine.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:09:39 -0700 Brentwood accountant Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010 to Pancreatic Cancer. That set Weiss off on a series of events, which led her to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks to raise money and awareness for The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Her father was her biggest fan and most challenging critic. Their greatest dream was for him to see his daughter qualify and run the Boston Marathon. Weiss ran her first marathon in 2008. She attempted to qualify 18 times. Her father would have been so proud...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8432/brentwood-s-marathon-machine.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/_3WZkcRaAts/my-mandeville-canyon-status.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8434/my-mandeville-canyon-status.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:09:39 -0700 I guess you would call us early adopters of car technology. When the EV-1 came out my husband and I were one of the first to get it. It was a gem; it flew like a rocket and drove like a Ferrari. When oil prices rose after 9/11, we couldn’t care less as we breezed right past the gas stations. It was all great until General Motors recalled all electric cars and that was the end of that. So, we eagerly awaited the arrival of hybrid cars. Japan had been driving them for a decade and hybrids...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8434/my-mandeville-canyon-status.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LocalHero-WestsideToday/~3/SaNYRhSDB5Y/happy-anniversay-brentwood-library.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8430/happy-anniversay-brentwood-library.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:09:39 -0700 Mary Ann Garvey and Glorya Kaufman at The Friends of the Kaufman Brentwood Branch Library, which commemorated the accomplishments of the “Friends” oganization since 1972.http://www.westsidetoday.com/s20-8430/happy-anniversay-brentwood-library.html