Help keep production local

By: Caitlin Lassen

On set production work is typically adored by all, but with the recent shift of prolonged filming jobs outside California, production workers are speaking up. Michael Kehoe, a studio city resident, spent 5 months filming in Louisiana while his family stayed home. His kids were loosing it, he explained. Upon return, his baby didn’t recognize him.

Ed Gutentag, a longtime friend of Kehoe’s, helped establish shootmoviesincalifornia.com in order to support the mission of keeping television production in California. Their facebook group has nearly 6,000 fans. But they haven’t stopped there. They’ve also lobbied a bill that would require state-funded commercials to be shot and produced entirely in California. It’s called AB 1778, or the “Happy Cow Bill.”

According to the Milken institute, our state has lost 10,600 entertainment industry jobs, 25,000 related jobs and 2.4 billion in wages since 1997 due to production moving out of state. But Kehoe commented, “it’s not the studios fault, it’s the producers fault.”

For more information: go to shootmoviesincalifornia.com

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Caitlin Lassen specializes in residential sales throughout the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles area. As a lifelong resident of the San Fernando Valley, Caitlin offers the local and regional perspective that clients need to invest with confidence.

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Julius Shulman 1910 – 2009

By: Joan Duffy

Known as one of the world’s finest Architectural photographers, Julius Shulman’s 100th birthday will be celebrated on 10.10.10 at Woodbury University (click for map). There will be a symposium featuring 2 provocative panels hosting architects and photographers in conversation and an exhibition showcasing distinct artistic visions.

The $15 symposium takes place on Saturday, October 9th, 2010 at the Fletcher Jones Auditorium at Woodbury University. The 2 panels of architects and photographers will be moderated be Neil Denari and historian Kazys Varnelis. This event will fill up as seating is limited – prepare to come early for the 3pm – 6pm event.

From 6pm-9pm the free exhibition opens to the public at the Ahmanson Space. You’ll see works from Julius Shulman, James Welling, Iwan Baan and Aze Tsung Leong to name a few. The exhibition was designed by Victor Jones and the event will be curated by Audrey Landreth.

For more information go to: Shulman’s 100th Birthday

The next evening’s celebration will take place at Union Station. Starting at 6pm on 10.0.10, cocktails will be serve with hors d’oeuvres and music followed by a dinner and entertainment by Janelle Sadler and band. The winner of the live auction will go on a weekend trip with private helicopter ride.

818.394.3360

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Hosted by Maximilians Restaurant

By: Tina Stern

Adjacent to Valley Village and Studio City, the increasingly hip NoHo is home to one of my favorite restaurants in LA, Maximilians. On September 19th from 11am – 5pm, Maximilians will host the 1st annual Hungarian Fest. This family friendly event will host authentic Hungarian food, folklore dances, merchants, pastries, art show and a raffle. First place will receive a $300 gift certificate and second will go home with a large gourmet Hungarian gift basket.

Actor and winemaker Bela Lugosi Jr. along with Emmy winner Cynthia P. Romo will host the event to help this first year become a success. All you have to do is show up at Maximilians Rose Garden on September 19th and pay $5. Don’t miss it.

Maximilians Restaurant Rose Garden and Lot
5270 Tujunga Ave. North Hollywood, 91601
818.760.1300

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A isn’t quite the wine capital of California…

By: Deena Nissley

…but that hasn’t stopped more than 50 vineyards in the Santa Monica Mountains from producing delicious bottles of vino.

Malibu Family Wines
The wines featured here represent the bounty of the grapes harvested from the Semler family’s 1,000 acre estate in the SM mountains. There’s often an event here in addition to the standard tasting so whether you’re looking for a movie night or live music, make sure to check the schedule before you go.
31740 Mulholland Hwy., Malibu (818-865-0605)

Sip Malibu
At the Cielo Winebar, grab a seat at one of the shaded hillside tables and enjoy one of four wine flights for between $10 and $15. Some flights are Napa-focused, so if you want to try the local flavor, choose the reds.
2598 Sierra Creek Rd., Agoura (818-865-0440)

Rosenthal Estate Wines
Though the sprawling vineyard is closed to the general public, stop by the tasting room just off the PCH to try the estate’s wines and Surfrider wines for between $12 and $15. If you’re on your way North, make sure to snap up a bottle to prove to your NorCal buddies that SoCal can compete.
26023 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu (310-456-1392)

Cornell Winery and Tasting Room
Despite the name, there isn’t actually a winery here. Instead, they rotate the wineries they feature which gives you a reason to keep coming back. For $15, you’ll get to taste eight different wines while you browse the peacock-inhabited grounds and the gallery.
29975 Mulholland Hwy., Cornell (818-735-3542)

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Help clean up the San Fernando Valley

By: Ron Viola

Living in our consumer society can be a bit tiresome. Constantly being bombarded with sales pitches and hooky advertisements. When you used to be able to take a peaceful walk down the boulevard to escape the blaring television and radio, now we are being sold to in another capacity – people are unhitching trailers and leaving them around the San Fernando Valley.

They’re unsightly, unwanted and occasionally sleazy. There’s bill out trying to stop this.

For more information, please call the Assembly District Office at: (818) 904-3840

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Provisions Dinner at Sowden House

By: Deena Nissley

The 1926 landmark is now taking reservations for a 5 course feast each paired with wine from the Melrose shop Domaine. Lloyd Wright designed this 6,000 square feet of Old Hollywood glamor on Franklin avenue.This is the same place Scorsese shot parts of The Aviator.

Make your way to Los Feliz and enter through the front, exploring the various nooks and crannies of the place and eventually making your way back to a courtyard that resembles a Mayan ruin (only less ruin-y).

Provisions Dinner at Sowden House
5121 Franklin Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90039
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Want to see 2 iconic LA homes?

The Stahl House in Los Angeles

By: Deena Nissley

Case Study House Tour
Saturday, August 28
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This Saturday’s case study house tour looks at the practical avant-garde home in the pacific palisades, built and lived in by world renowned designer, Charles and Ray Eames. Then you’ll go to The Stahl House, an iconic Hollywood Hills home that basically invented the infinity edge pool. For $100 you’ll be transported between the Eames House and the Stahl house plus receive a little inspiration for your home. The views, however, might be a little hard to replicate.

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Bing offers taxi fare’s

By: Deena Nissley

Bing Maps is adding a Taxi Fare search. Just like a map search, you can plug in 2 address and find the fare of the taxi. The app determines the cost of the cab by factoring best routes and publicly available rates. The initial cost is displayed and the distance estimated waiting times as well.

Plug in your location and destination — just like on Google Maps — and the app determines how much a cab will cost, by factoring best routes and publicly available rates.

Bing Maps requires Silverlight (another add-on, like Flash), so anyone not on a Mac or PC is SOL.

Other cool selections from the King of Bing Maps include a roadside attraction finder and a gas price list, making for a crucial roadtrip tool.

Here’s an example: bing taxi fare

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In the name of helping cyclists

By: Kenny Melcombe

After the Los Angeles Mayor had a bone breaking accident on his bicycle, Villaraigosa begun a campaign to widen streets in our city. The Mayor says that roughly $3.2 million will be set aside for bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the 2011 fiscal year.

The city is also updating its bicycle plan, which envisions 1,633 miles of bike lanes, paths and routes. But the last plan called for 526 miles of bikeways, but so far only 354 miles exist.

Villaraigosa says the city needs to invest in bicycling infrastructure and focus on traffic safety enforcement to make streets safer for cyclists.

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Robots that clean

By: Deena Nissley

Quite possibly the best gift for a college student, Roboscooper will lift beer cans, magazines and any other medium weight items. While Roomba scurries around sucking up dirt off your carpet, Roboscooper uses his hands to lift stuff out of the way. The robot runs on six AAA batteries which means it can’t pick up heavy items but it does have an infrared sensor to detect if the object is too big.

Like the Star Wars duo, they’ll be able to work in tandem when Roboscooper lands on Earth (it ships in a few weeks).

Roboscooper
wowwee.com
$70.
Ships at end of month.

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