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PENINSULA 

Volume XXII, Issue 8 

March 2018 

P A L O S V E R D E S P E N I N S U L A M O N T H L Y 

ON THE COVER 

Golf course designer 

David McLay Kidd 

at Rolling Hills Country Club. 

Photo by David Fairchild 

(DavidFairchildStudio.com) 

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Peninsula Outlook: 2018 

by Stuart Chaussee Peninsula Realtors Darin DeRenzis, 

Les Fishman and Heidi Mackenbach and financial analyst Joe 

Gagnon share their thoughts on real estate and the economy. 

Scottish links 

by Kevin Cody Golf course designer David McLay Kidd 

shares his thoughts on his newly opened, homeland-inspired 

Rolling Hills Country Club course. 

Career carom 

by Richard Foss Framroze “Fram” Virjee left a high powered 

law firm and become president of Cal State Fullerton, by 

way of Rwanda. 

Good design 

by Robb Fulcher A round of golf at the Palos Verdes Golf 

Club ends with architect Gary Houston volunteering his firm’s 

services to expand the Richstone Family Center. 

Thai arts 

by Bondo Wyszpolski Peninsula gallery owner Peggy Zask 

hosts Thai artist Sudrak Khongpuang at her Peninsula home 

and her Los Angeles gallery. 

The Last Frontier 

by Stephanie Cartozian Art and photographs from Africa’s 

“Last Frontier,” are among the items that will be on display at 

collector Lynn Doran’s home during the Palos Verdes Art Center 

Home Tour. 

HIGHLIGHTS 

12 Rolling Hills Country Club reopens 

26 Las Madrecitas 

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52 Peninsula calendar 

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Kidding’s over 

RHCC reopens 

After being closed for two years, Rolling Hills Country 

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Peninsula outlook 2018: 

Stocks and 

real estate 

Peninsula Realtors Darin DeRenzis, Les Fishman and Heidi Mackenbach with financial analyst Joe Gagnon. Photo by Brad Jacobson (CivicCouch.com) 

by Stuart Chaussee 

Peninsula finance and real estate experts weigh in 

on the bull market and housing appreciation 

Until about a year and a half ago this was one of the most hated stock 

bull markets in history – few wanted to believe. We had fears of deflation, 

recession, Brexit and plenty of political uncertainty. The fear 

of losing money, still fresh in the minds of many investors pummeled during 

the 2008-2009 crash, kept enthusiasm relatively low. But, over the past year 

or so we have witnessed a change in investor behavior that is reminiscent 

of late-stage bubble action – we saw a melt-up in prices. More recently, 

however, markets have come under pressure as investors come to grips with 

a fairly substantial uptick in interest rates and the prospect of an accelerating 

economy. 

The sharp rise in the market since late 2016 has pushed stocks to the second 

highest valuation in history. With the CAPE Ratio (cyclically-adjusted 

price-to-earnings) now sitting at 32, even when factoring in the February 

declines, the only more expensive market in history was the 2000 Dot-Com 

Bubble, when valuations hit about 30 percent higher than where they currently 

stand. So, there shouldn’t be much debate about whether or not 

stocks are back in bubble territory. But, when will the party end? Well, if 

we get through this current volatility and stocks find a floor, and if the bubble 

once again starts to exhibit euphoric investor behavior, then we may 

well see another 20 percent to 30 percent increase over the next couple of 

years. It sounds ridiculous and quite optimistic I know, but this would be 

fairly typical price action of a bubble. If this plays out as history would suggest, 

it would take the Dow Jones up over 30,000 in what could be one last 

flurry of price acceleration as speculators embrace greed and throw money 

blindly at the market. Jeremy Grantham (the well-respected institutional 

money manager at GMO) recently wrote about investor behavior when 

markets are in bubble territory and others, including Robert Shiller (Yale 

economist) and Bill Miller (well-known fund manager) have echoed similar 

thoughts about the current market exhibiting signs of speculative behavior. 

It is important to note that the euphoria that had been missing during this 

long bull market finally started to show in 2017. And, it’s worth noting that 

any temporary weakness we may get, may indeed be fleeting. We are in a 


midterm election year , when we often see the worst pullback in the market 

of the four-year presidential cycle. History has shown that short-term declines 

in midterm election years have averaged nearly 17 percent since 

1950, so any significant pullback may be a nice buying opportunity. And, 

for those who can hang on for the ride, the subsequent 12-month gains 

(2019) from the lows could be impressive with average historical returns of 

32 percent. 

Assuming we get through the recent correction in stock prices and the 

bull market resumes its upward trend, I certainly hope the scenario laid 

out by Grantham comes true (He sees potential for another 30 percent rise 

in the broad market over the next couple of years). But, as I have written 

about on many occasions, it's impossible to predict the catalyst for the bursting 

of a bubble and it's also impossible to predict the duration of any bull 

market (bubble or not), so there is no denying that risks are elevated at this 

point. If the upward trend persists and prices push further into nosebleed 

territory, my intention will be to reduce stock exposure significantly at that 

time. We have no way of knowing if we'll experience a crash following such 

a steep final leg higher (if we get it) or simply a garden-variety bear market 

(decline of 20 percent or so), but I think the probability of a pretty severe 

decline will be high. 

I checked in with local Registered Investment Advisor and Chartered Financial 

Analyst Joe Gagnon, to get his take on the current market and the 

economy. Why Joe? Well, I can count on one hand the advisors and money 

managers I know of who predicted both the Dot-Com Bubble and subsequent 

crash in 2000-2002 and the Housing Bubble and collapse of 2008- 

2009, and Joe is one of them. I heard Gagnon warn of the risks of both of 

these bubbles before they popped. Gagnon has more than 30 years of experience 

navigating the markets and is a longtime Palos Verdes Estates resident. 

Revenue growth no longer enough 

Chaussee: What’s your outlook for the markets? 

Gagnon: Given elevated valuations and high profit margins, total returns 

for stocks will be well below average, likely in the 0 to 5 percent range annualized 

over the coming 5 to 10 years. 

Chaussee: Do you anticipate a recession and/or bear market in the next 

year or two? 

Gagnon: I don’t see a recession on the horizon because the corporate tax 

cut will likely have a positive impact on the economy. But, if we get through 

the current drawdown and the melt-up in stocks continues, we could very 

well follow that at some point with a bear-market correction of greater than 

20 percent. 

Chaussee: Are there any places left to find value in the stock market? 

What would you avoid? 

Gagnon: There is some value left in the energy and retail sectors. I'd 

avoid the hot momentum stocks, in particular, Amazon, Netflix, Tesla, etc. 

where valuations are surreal and expectations are very high. 

Chaussee: What should investors do if they are concerned? 

Gagnon: As the market trends higher, raising cash and being patient is 

the best bet. 

Chaussee: What's your take on the bond market? 

Gagnon: The bond market is overvalued and has been for years. Interest 

rates have stayed low much longer than most investors have expected. The 

economy, due to high debt levels, is very sensitive to interest rate changes. 

So, if rates were to rise too quickly it likely would cause economic growth 

to stall and rates would fall back. 

Chaussee: How about real estate? 

Gagnon: Because of low interest rates, real estate values in some markets 

have hit all-time highs. There are pockets of overvaluation, but real estate 

is not as crazy as in the last financial crisis. It remains to be seen how the 

change in tax law will affect real estate in the high tax states like California. 

On the margin it is negative. Certainly, if rates were to rise, real estate could 

come under substantial pressure. 

Chaussee: What similarities do you see between the current market and 

the exuberance of the Dot-Com Bubble in 2000 and the Multi-Asset Bubble 

that burst in 2008? 

Gagnon: The current high valuations of the large momentum stocks certainly 

are similar to the Dot-Com Bubble and the Nifty-Fifty Bubble of the 

early 1970s. The Amazon phenomenon has become so great that it seems 

every day the company disrupts another industry. Indeed, Amazon has disrupted 

many businesses already, but with a $700 billion market value, the 

company will, at some point, have to deliver profits sufficient to justify that 

valuation. Currently the market only cares about revenue growth for these 

companies. It's mindful to remember that Microsoft's revenue per share 

has grown over five times in the last seventeen years since the Dot-Com 

Bubble burst, yet it was only in the last year that Microsoft's stock price 

surpassed its 2000 high. 

Chaussee: Any comment on Bitcoin? 

Gagnon: That is one thing that is unique to this market -- the Bitcoin 

Bubble – and it looks like it may have just popped. It is certainly very frothy 

and it’s hard to believe that world governments are going to give up control 

of their monetary policies to cryptocurrencies. 

Peninsula Real Estate holding steady 

Stocks aren’t the only asset class pushing back into bubble territory – the 

U.S. housing market, while lacking some of the euphoria present in 2006, 

still shows prices that are higher, relative to household income, than any 

other time in history. So, perhaps the Housing Bubble of 2006 makes today’s 

prices seem relatively tame, since we don’t have the same level of enthusiasm 

in the market, but in my humble opinion, real estate appears to be on 

the cusp of another bubble. 

I touched base with some real estate professionals to weigh in on the local 

market and trends on the Peninsula. Here’s what they had to say. 

Heidi Mackenbach is part of the Fountain-Mackenbach team at Re/Max Estate 

Properties. She is a Realtor and Senior Sales Associate with 28 years of experience. 

Chaussee: Give me your take of the current market on the Peninsula? 

Mackenbach: We’ve been on an upward trend over the past seven years. 

Going forward, I still see real estate on the Peninsula holding strong. You 

could argue we have plateaued in some areas, but it’s very difficult to generalize 

about prices in Palos Verdes. Palos Verdes is very neighborhood or 

area-specific. 

Chaussee: Which areas have been the strongest in the past year or so? 

Mackenbach: Palos Verdes Estates, for sure, has been the strongest. 

Leading the way would be Lunada Bay, followed closely by Malaga Cove. 

And, any property that has a feature that is highly sought after – a big flat 

lot or an outstanding view, for example. We have seen so many buyers and 

such demand for these types of properties that some listing prices have 

been driven from $2.6 million to perhaps $3.4 million. 

Chaussee: Has the demand come from move-up buyers or has it been 

more from out-of-state or out-of-country buyers? 

Mackenbach: The demand has mainly come from move-up buyers with 

families moving in from the Beach Cities or perhaps the West Side. 

Chaussee: What do you think the percentage appreciation was in 2017 

for 90274 and 90275? 

Mackenbach: In Lunada Bay we saw appreciation of perhaps 10 percent 

last year. In Valmonte, appreciation was around 8 percent and Malaga Cove 

was up around 10 percent. But other areas, in the same zip code, like Rolling 

Hills, was flat. Rolling Hills is a different market and in some cases I think 

there was no appreciation at all last year. In 90275, most areas of Rancho 

Palos Verdes, I would think appreciation averaged 5 percent. 

Chaussee: Would you define the market as still a “seller’s market?” Are 

homes moving pretty fast? 

Mackenbach: Yes, if priced reasonably they are selling within 30 days. 

If the price is set too high or there is some feature that is disagreeable, then 

it can take over 90 days to sell and that may involve a price cut. For desirable 

homes that are priced correctly, we are still seeing multiple offers. We 

aren’t seeing the same level of high activity we saw last spring (March- 

May), but for good properties we can see several strong bids. One thing that 

will keep demand high is that inventory is very low and it appears to be 

trending down too. 

Chaussee: What do you think will be the average price appreciation over 

the coming 5 to 10 years? 

Mackenbach: I think 3 percent or so averaged annually. I don’t see a 

heated market from here that would push prices up much more. At the 

same time, I don’t see a potential price drop on the horizon either. We have 

good job growth,low inventory and plenty of demand. Also, I think the 

bump up in interest rates hasn’t hurt the market much because it was anticipated. 

Chaussee: Are there any areas or neighborhoods that have been over- 


looked where you see an excellent opportunity for potential buyers? 

Mackenbach: The strongest area may be Rolling Hills Estates because 

of the improvements at the Country Club. The Country Club should really 

boost home prices near the Club and Rolling Hills Estates. 

Chaussee: Do you know the median sale price for 90275 in the past year 

and the same for 90274? 

Mackenbach: I think in Rancho Palos Verdes you’re probably looking at 

$1.4 million and perhaps $2 million in 90274. There is rarely a home sold 

in Palos Verdes Estates under $1.5 million and that might be a small home 

or a fixer. We are definitely at all-time highs in pricing on the Peninsula. 

Chaussee: Does it make sense to wait to purchase a home? 

Mackenbach: When you are buying a home for your family it is an investment 

and it is typically a long-term purchase too, it would be better to 

go ahead and buy. If you’re looking at short-term,it would be better to rent. 

Darin DeRenzis is a partner at Vista Sotheby’s International Realty. Darin has 

13 years of experience in real estate. 

Chaussee: What’s your take on the local real estate market. Is it healthy? 

DeRenzis: The market remains a seller’s market and the reason for that 

is the low inventory. There is about two months of inventory on the market. 

A neutral market would show inventory of perhaps four to five months. 

But, what’s interesting about this is that despite the low inventory, which 

should favor sellers and price appreciation, the median home sale on the 

entire Peninsula last year only showed an increase of a couple percentage 

points. But, if you look at specific neighborhoods on the Hill, the median 

prices are all over the place. Valmonte, Lunada Bay and Malaga Cove have 

all been very strong, but there are other areas, Rolling Hills, for example, 

that have been slow and haven’t appreciated much in the past year. 

Chaussee: What do you see as forward-looking appreciation potential in 

the coming years? 

DeRenzis: We have not seen such extreme price appreciation that it 

would lead me to think we are in a bubble. I think the economy in the 

South Bay is as strong as it has ever been. I would tell a client buying at 

today’s prices to hope, if not assume, that price appreciation would equal 

the average annual return that we have seen historically, which would be 

approximately 4 percent. I would hope we stay in that range. I would not 

want to see much more than that because I don’t think anyone wants to 

see the euphoria that led to the recent Housing Bubble – it didn’t end well. 

Chaussee: What could throw off your forecast? 

DeRenzis: An economic event on the national level could affect us. Perhaps 

a substantial increase in interest rates. Loans are still around 4 percent, 

but the Federal Reserve is on a path to higher rates for sure. If we saw a 

significant jump in rates then it certainly could affect the market. Another 

consideration is the change in tax policy. We have some of our write-offs 

going away like limits as to how much mortgage interest we can deduct, 

but if income tax brackets drop, perhaps that will offset the mortgage interest 

deduction cap. I don’t think any of the tax policy changes we will 

see this year will affect the high-end real estate market – the homes that 

are priced at $3 million and up. 

Chaussee: Do you see any areas that have been overlooked or that offer 

a good opportunity? 

DeRenzis: I think Silver Spur may fall into that category. The area has 

improved with the quality of the remodels. Overall, Palos Verdes is a very 

mature market and buyers know it well. But, I do think that some of the 

value on the east side of the Hill is overlooked as opposed to the west side. 

So, from that perspective I think you could say it has been overlooked somewhat. 

Chaussee: The buyers you are seeing now, are they move-up buyers? 

DeRenzis: Yes, they are coming in from the Beach Cities. They see they 

can get a lot more house for their money on the Peninsula now. From a median 

home price perspective per square foot, Hermosa and Manhattan 

Beach are more expensive than Palos Verdes. But, Palos Verdes is huge, so 

I am grouping the entire Hill and somewhat generalizing. If you take certain 

neighborhoods like Lunada Bay or Malaga Cove versus Hermosa or Manhattan 

Beach, you might not see such a difference in price per square foot. 

Chaussee: What would you guess would be the median price on the 

Peninsula right now? 

DeRenzis: If you factor in every home on the Peninsula, condos and 

townhouses included, I would think approximately $1.35 million. But again, 

this includes everything on the Hill. I think the bottom of the market was 

around 2011 and we hit $850,000 as a median price and we’ve come up 

substantially from there. 

Les Fishman is part of the Butler-Fishman Team at Coldwell Banker. He is a 

Realtor and Associate Broker with 40 years of experience. 

Chaussee: Les, what’s your outlook on the local market here in Palos 

Verdes? 

Fishman: I think we can characterize it by low inventory and high buyer 

demand. It’s been that way for the past couple of years. What is happening, 

unlike in the past, is that properties are now coming on the market and 

they aren’t sitting there for very long, so we don’t have an accumulation of 

properties for sale. Properties are selling quickly. In 2017 we saw a pretty 

good uptick in appreciation too. 

Chaussee: What percentage appreciation did Palos Verdes get last year? 

Fishman: It depends on the area, but I’m guessing it probably averaged 

4 percent or five percent. We are definitely in a seller’s market. That’s evident 

given the inventory and we’re also seeing multiple bids. We list, possibly 

with a price in the low-end range of what we believe the value is, and 

most of the time they will sell over the list price. It’s all about pricing a 

property correctly at the outset. 

Chaussee: What does the inventory look like? 

Fishman: For single-family homes, it’s probably under three months. 

There are 102 single-family homes on the market right now. As recently as 

November there were 122. In prior years, when it was tougher to sell a 

property we used to see the inventory at six or seven months, but now it’s 

pretty low. The median home price in Rolling Hills Estates as of November 

2017 was $1,493,000. The median in Rancho Palos Verdes was $1,512,000 

and Palos Verdes Estates had a median price of $1,903,000. 

Chaussee: What’s your forecast for price appreciation over the coming 

years? 

Fishman: My gut tells me maybe 2 percent to 3 percent average annual 

price appreciation. I’d want to be fairly conservative with my projection. 

Chaussee: If buyers are going to see at least some price appreciation over 

the coming years, albeit nothing too spectacular, would you still recommend 

buying versus renting right now? 

Fishman: Yes, real estate has been a very good investment over a long 

period of time. The people who have been hurt in real estate have been 

those who were forced to sell during a downturn. There are a lot of reasons 

to purchase too that aren’t necessarily financial – pride of ownership and 

the ability to make improvements to a property that might not be possible 

as a tenant. If one is looking to rent right now on the Peninsula it is very 

tough to find a single-family home under $3,000 per month. And, that is 

probably a three-bedroom, two-bath, 1600 square foot home. For a more 

desirable property you would have to pay at least $4,000 monthly. 

Chaussee: Given the appreciation we have seen in the past 7 years, are 

there areas on the Peninsula that have been overlooked? Any bargains left? 

Fishman: Maybe in East View – that side of Rancho Palos Verdes. It’s 

tough to find hidden value. There are buyers who want fixers to invest in 

and perhaps flip, but those homes are rarely on the market for long and 

tough to find. The buyers from the Beach Cities have been moving to the 

Peninsula in recent years because you get so much more for your money. 

And, the schools are some of the best in California too. 

Chaussee: Do you see any evidence that we are back in a Housing Bubble 

or that we will have one again? 

Fishman: I don’t think there is a bubble at all despite prices having risen 

quite a bit. There is healthy demand and people want to live on the Peninsula 

for various reasons. If we had a glut of inventory because of a really 

steep increase in price, then maybe we’d have a problem. But, the desirability 

of living here and the lack of inventory has kept the market healthy, 

without overheating. 

Chaussee: What could change your mind, what would be a warning sign 

that the real estate market could be in trouble? 

Fishman: A serious rise in interest rates would have a numbing effect 

on the market. It appears they will be rising and that should keep a lid on 

prices. The other unknown out there is how the recent tax changes will 

play out. If our mortgage deductions are limited that could put a damper 

on the market, but it doesn’t change the fact that this is a really desirable 

place to live. 

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the professionals interviewed are their 

own and do not necessarily reflect those of the organizations or companies they 

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Number 8 green, Rolling Hills Country Club. 

Photo by Embrace Life Photography 

by Kevin Cody 

David McLay Kidd 

calls on his Scottish roots 

for the design of 

Rolling Hills Country Club’s 

new course 

The day before David McLay Kidd was to hit the ceremonial tee shot, celebrating 

the opening of the new Rolling Hills Country Club golf course, 

he and wife Tara Dayer-Smith dove over the course in their single engine 

Cirrus SR22 with the stylized Scottish flag on the tail. 

“Like a Stuka,” Kidd said, referring to the World War II German dive bomber. 

“We had flown in from our home in Bend and had to be at 5,000 feet to clear 

the LAX air space. But when we approached the Torrance airport, their air controller 

told us we were a little high,” he explained. 

With the opening of the new Rolling Hills course on January 14, Torrance 

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airport near Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, which the new Rolling Hills course is 

being compared to. Since Bandon Dunes opened in 1999, its nearby airport has 

become one of the the busiest in Oregon. 

Like Bandon Dunes, Rolling Hills was designed by Kidd and is a links course, 

in the untamed style of Scotland’s St. Andrews and Gleneagles, where Kidd’s 

father was the course superintendent. 

Unlike Bandon Dunes, Rolling Hills’ tee times are restricted to the club’s 

roughly 400 equity members and their guests. Bandon Dunes, though privately 

owned, is open to the public. 

The most significant similarity between Bandon Dunes and Rolling Hills is 

their underlying design philosophy. 

“It took me until I was 45,” the 49-year-old Kidd said, “to rediscover what I 

knew instinctively when I was 25, when I designed Bandon Dunes. 

Kidd described his mid life epiphany, during an interview in the Greenside 

Grill, one of Rolling Hills Country Club’s four new restaurants, overlooking the 

course, the Los Angeles Basin and the San Gabriel Mountains. On a clear day, 

the Hollywood sign is visible. 

“Harder is not better. Fun is better. Why did people love the early courses I 

designed, when I knew so little? And why weren’t they returning to play the 

courses I did 10 years later when I knew so much more?” he said. 

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prevailing wisdom that a golf designer’s job was to “defend par.” 

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he said of the course he designed in 2008. “Ego reigned. Harder was better. 

Every golf designer wanted to brag about how hard their courses were, making 

them 8,000 yards long with 24 yard wide fairways and a slope ratings of 148. 

(Slope rating is a measure of a course’ difficulty, with 155 being the maximum 

difficulty.) 

“We were doing what clients wanted and that was generate a maximum 

amount of media attention because most were selling houses. 

“Designers talked about ‘Tiger proofing’ courses because Tiger made the game 

look too easy. 

“But golf is already one of the hardest sports there is, and you want me to 

make it harder? Imagine if tennis had to be played with wooden rackets and 

skiers had to use straight skis. 

“We’ve been taught that golf is all about intimidation and playing defense. 

I’m turning that on its head. I want my courses to breed confidence. Then golf 

becomes fun.” 

“If you hit a rank shot, out of bounds, I can’t help you. But keep it in bounds 

and I’ll do my best to keep you playing golf with one ball.” 

“Confidence translates into a confident swing. If you play a great round at 

Bandon Dunes, it’s not because it’s an easy course. It’s because you played confidently.” 

Kidd traced the divergence between the Scottish links courses he grew up 

with and America’s beautifully manicured, less forgiving parkland courses to 

the 1933 opening of Augusta National, the Churchill Downs of golf, with its 


colorful flower boxes, tree lined fairways and sparkling white, egg-shaped 

bunkers. (Rolling Hills’ bunkers are the yellowish brown of South Bay 

beach sand.) 

“Never was the iron gauntlet of challenge more skillfully concealed in 

velvet,” legendary golfer Bobby Jones said of Augusta, which he helped 

design. "The architect assumes the role of defender against the golfer attacking 

the course," he wrote in “Golf by Design.” 

“Every April, golfers watched the Augusta Masters on their color TVs 

and dusted off their clubs,” Kidd said. “Groundskeepers looked at Augusta 

and thought, ‘That’s my benchmark.’” 

“Then Bandon Dunes opened and American golfers were able to experience 

the golf I grew up with — its wiry grasses, multiple colors, imperfect 

nature.” 

“When you stand at the first tee here,” he said, speaking of the new 

Rolling Hills, “you see acres of grass. It inspires confidence. You can be aggressive 

without fear of execution by the course architect. The punishment 

matches the crime. 

“I’m expecting the average Rolling Hills member to say the course is a 

blast and the few exceptional members to say I know I can shoot par, I’ve 

just not done it yet. The course is very playable, but requires precision to 

score well.” 

The new Rolling Hills course is 7,150 yards long from the back tees and 

just over 5,000 yards from the front tees. The course’s biggest challenges 

are on the large, contoured greens. The 18th green is 60 yards across, with 

a bunker. 

The roughs are fescue, the tall golden grass that gives color to coastal 

courses like St. Andrews. California Pepper, Eucalyptus, Stone Pine and 

Brisbane Box trees, all common to Palos Verdes, are widely spaced down 

the fairways, allowing for open vistas across the 160 acre course, nearly 

double the size of the old Rolling Hills course. Even at maturity, the trees 

will not block views of the LA basin, the San Gabriels and South Bay 

beaches, which are visible from the 17th Green, “if you crank your neck,” 

Kidd conceded. 

“I want it to look like it’s been here 100 years,” he said. 

Oddly coupled to the course’s 15th Century St. Andrews inspiration is 

the Internet of Things. Golf cart monitors display hole distances, green 

sizes, pin placements (which change daily) and, during tournament play, a 

leader board. While many golf clubs prohibit smartphones usage, Rolling 

Hills offers a golf application that can also be used to make dinner and 

massage reservations. 

The indoor practice facility opens on to the 400 yard deep driving range 

and includes a video system that analyzes a golfer’s clubhead speed, body 

Opening day party in the new club house’s Greenside Grille, overlooking the 

Los Angeles basin. Photo by Kevin Cody 

and head movement and changes in heel and toe pressure. 

The putting greens have soil sensors that measure moisture and salinity 

and control watering. For membership play, moisture is maintained at between 

14 and 20 percent. For tournaments, the moisture level will be reduced 

to a firmer, 12 percent to make the balls bounce more when they 

land. 

The moisture sensors are linked to the course’s 2,100, individually programmed 

sprinkler heads. 

Despite being 1,000 yards longer than the old Rolling Hills course, the 

new course uses 30 percent less water, superintendent Bob Vaughey said. 

Vaughey studied agronomy at Cal Poly. After college, while working at a 

golf course in Valencia, he received a call from the water district. They 

needed his golf course to use more water because their recycling plant was 

over capacity. 

“That’s when I realized that golf courses are the most environmentally 

friendly parks on the planet,” he said. 

Most golf courses use municipal or recycled water. Rolling Hills uses its 

own well water and captured runoff that washes down two canyons, west 

of the golf course. The runoff used to flow through barrancas that crossed 

the old course and emptied into a cavernous, 150-foot deep, 1,000 yard 

Rolling Hills Country Club Opening Day ceremonial tee off golfers (left to right) construction committee chair Bruce Steckel, communications chair Kurt Gunderlock, finance 

chair Matt Pope, Chadmar Group president Chuck Lande, RHCC president Aubie Goldenberg and course architect David McLay Kidd. Photos by Kevin Cody

wide sand quarry east of the course. There, the water was trapped by a 

faultline until it could percolate down to the water table. Kidd’s design 

called for capping the course with sand from the quarry and then scraping 

6.5 million cubic yards of dirt (the equivalent of 6.5 Rose Bowls) from the 

course’s namesake hills into the quarry. The hills became fill for eight new 

holes. 

Because there would no longer be a quarry to capture the runoff, 

Vaughey supervised the installation of nine, 5-foot in diameter, 240 foot 

deep pipes to carry the water down to the water table. To irrigate the 

course, the water is pumped back to the surface, and into a pond between 

the 16th and 17th holes, at the rate of 600 gallons a minute. The water 

comes up a 640-foot deep shaft with a propeller at the bottom, driven by 

a 100 horsepower electric motor. In the pond, six more, 80-foot deep wells 

pump water to the 2,100, sprinkler heads. 

“Golf courses are almost always built in flood zones,” Vaughey said. 

Kidd, who favors flight metaphors, said of the club’s new technology, 

“At the 100,000 foot level, I think anything that makes golf more fun is 

good. Looking at it from ground level, I’d hate it if everyone had to take a 

cart and use a phone app.” 

Kidd’s least favorite technical advance isn’t digital. It’s the golf cart. 

“I like thinking about the next hole as I walk. I like the exercise. I like 

talking with members of my foursome. None of that happens in a cart,” 

he said. 

“But carts and all this tech stuff are optional,” he emphasized. “You can 

still play the game with a hickory stick and gutty ball.” 

In comparing the new Rolling Hills to the venerable Los Angeles Country 

Club and Riviera Country Club, Kidd said, “I’d love it if someone said this 

is their third favorite LA course, because at least they’d be putting Rolling 

Hills in that company. To be spoken of in the same breath as Gil Hanse 

(designer of LA North) would be cool.” 

“We’re sitting in a basin with some of the finest golf courses on planet 

earth,” he added. 

Then he dropped the modest pretense to disclose his true aspirations. 

“This style of course takes a few years to mature. When it does, it stands 

a chance to be one of the best courses not only in Los Angeles, but maybe 

in the world,” he said. 

Kidd’s dream is shared not only by club members, who routinely describe 

the new course as “surpassing expectations,” but by the Pac 12 Conference, 

which selected Rolling Hill as the site of its 2018 Championships, 

being held in April. 

“USC golf coach Chris Zambri called out of the blue last November,” 

Rolling Hills Country Club general manager Greg Sullivan recalled. “He 

said it was his responsibility to select a course. and he was looking at Riviera, 

LA and us. He had run into some of our members at the airport and 

they had told him Kidd was redesigning our course.” 

Zambri and USC associate head coach Justin Silverstein walked the 

Rolling Hills course last December with Sullivan, Kidd and Vaughey. 

“Only seven of the holes had been grassed. But Kidd was able to explain 

what it will be like to play. They were impressed by how long it is. USC 

has some long hitting players,” Sullivan said. 

“Hosting the Pac 12 is as big an honor as Bandon Dunes hosting the U.S. 

Amateur in 2020. Pros will play in a parking lot if you put up enough 

money. But for top flight amateurs, it’s all about the course,” Kidd said. 

Rolling Hills Country Club president Aubie Goldenberg views the Pac 

12 tournament as validation of the club’s controversial, 2014 decision to 

redo the course. Over 100 of the club’s 465 members resigned rather than 

pay the $40,000 assessment and the substantial monthly dues during the 

two years the course would be closed. 

As the new golf course and new clubhouse neared completion, membership 

fees skyrocketed from $40,000 when work began, to $175,000, 

prompting the club to cap the fees to prevent them from becoming commoditized. 

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Las Madrecitas Honorees 

Las Madrecitas held its 52nd annual Evergreen Ball in the Grand Ballroom of the 

Beverly Wilshire Hotel on January 6. This year’s event honored 19 high school 

girls for their volunteer service to the Orthopædic Institute for Children (OIC). 

The honorees were: (Front row, left to right) Julia Davis, Madeline Babros, Emily 

Warter, Adelaide Brannan and Emily Levin; (Second row) Catherine Mihm, 

Marissa Hong, Michelle Renslo, Mia Daly, Mia Gioiello and Julia Cotter; (Third 

row) Melia Harlan, Helena Ruzic, Tate Robinson, Natalie Watts and Hanalei Emnace. 

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Julie and Fram Virjee in Kigali, Rwanda, where 

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Fram and Julie Virjee 

follow their callings, from 

‘success to significance’ 

by Richard Foss 

When Palos Verdes resident Framroze “Fram” Virjee retired from 

the high-powered law firm O’Melveny and Myers, his partners 

asked his wife Julie what to get him as a parting gift. Her answer 

probably wasn’t what they expected, and…well, let’s let him tell it. 

“My wife was asked, ‘What would Fram like as a retirement gift?’ I think 

most people get a set of golf clubs or a new fishing rod. Julie said, ‘I know 

what he wants – a 501c3 that will allow us to do what we need to do in 

Rwanda.’ My partners incorporated it, which is no small endeavor, and on 

top of that, they kicked in seed money to start Yambi Rwanda.” 

Virjee had been integrating philanthropy and social justice issues 

throughout his professional career. He credits that passion to his upbringing 

in San Pedro and Palos Verdes, where he stood out both because of his 

heritage and early life experiences. 

“My father was a ship captain from India, my mom is Swedish-American, 

and for the first seven years of my life we sailed around the world. 

We moved to California in 1966 because my parents wanted to be near my 

mom’s family in the South Bay. We moved to San Pedro first, where I grew 

up with folks from the Azores, Croatia, Serbia, Mexico, and all over the 

world. Then we went to PV and I went to Dapplegray for the last year of 

junior high and spent four years at Miraleste. I would be less than candid 

if I didn’t say that as someone used to diversity who grew up in a family 

with progressive values, I was a bit of an outlier. I think that may have 

made me a better negotiator later in life. I am comfortable communicating 

and collaborating in both a culturally rich environment and one that is 

more homogenous like Palos Verdes was.” 

College in Santa Barbara and law school in San Francisco followed, with 

the eventual payoff of a position at O’Melveny & Myers. Contrary to the 

public image of large law firms being ruthless and highly competitive, Virjee 

found working at the firm to be spiritually uplifting. He was mentored 

by former Secretary of State Warren Christopher and former Secretary of 

Transportation Bill Coleman, one a Democrat and the other a Republican, 


ut both committed to public service. 

“The firm has a rich tradition of 

civic-minded lawyers from both 

sides of the political spectrum. The 

question there was ‘Where will 

you serve as a lawyer, and how will 

you provide benefit to your community?’ 

What prepared me for 

what I’m doing now was pro bono 

work. I represented indigent defendants 

at criminal trials, tenants 

in landlord disputes, and dealt with 

domestic violence cases. I also represented 

public education, particularly 

K-12 school districts. The 

interactions with educators led me 

to decide to teach, so I taught in 

the Business school at Claremont 

Graduate School and then taught 

law at Chapman, and that caused 

me to discover how much I loved 

post-secondary education.” 

Legal work and teaching filled 

his life for 30 years. Then Virjee 

read a book, Halftime by Bob Buford. 

The book is about mid-career 

professionals moving, in the words 

of the cover blurb, “from success to 

significance.” Virjee decided to 

leave the legal profession and 

move to Africa. 

And then things changed again, 

thanks to a call from the chairman 

of the Board of Trustees at the Cal 

State University system. Might he 

be interested in being their new 

General Counsel? No, he explained, 

he was getting ready to 

move to Africa. Okay, might he be 

willing to meet with the Chancellor 

and give him advice about how 

to fill the position? 

“I met with Tim White, the chancellor 

for the 23-campus system, 

and we had a great conversation. I 

told him all about Rwanda, he told 

me about the CSU. I shared my 

thoughts for how he might reorganize 

the General Counsel’s office, 

he gave suggestions for how 

we could improve the organization 

of the nonprofit, and we shook 

hands and went our separate 

ways.” 

Virjee and Julie went to Rwanda 

and started working on a series of 

projects, among them a school for 

the deaf, a community center and 

library, an art school, and a project 

to provide eggs for student meals 

so that children weren’t too hungry 

to focus on their studies. And 

then the call came on his cellphone 

from a job recruiter with an offer: 

not the expected job of general 

counsel, but executive vice-chancellor 

of the state university system. 

“I told him, I’m in Rwanda, 

Fram Virjees at Cal State University Fullerton. Photo courtesy of CSUF 

that’s not going to happen. He said, 

‘We’ll wait, talk with us the next 

time you’re back in California.’ The 

next thing I knew I was meeting 

trustees and talking to people. 

What put me over the top was 

when the chancellor said, ‘I want 

you to think about vision and strategic 

planning. We have this 23 campus 

system with almost 500,000 

students – how can we break down 

barriers, improve communication, 

and increase access for students 

while improving the quality?’ And 

I thought, oh my gosh, here I am, 

about to move to Africa, where I 

feel this connection and have this 

calling, and at the same time there’s 

a need in my own community, and 

I’m being called to help. He had 

me, I was hooked.” 

Fram and Julie came up with a 

plan to keep their charity in 

Rwanda going. Julie took the lead in 

running the organization, an ironic 

twist given that she originally set 

the whole thing up as a project for 

Fram. As he explains it, “My wife 

Julie is the primary driver of Yambi 

Rwanda. In our hearts this is a joint 

effort but she is the leader of it. My 

focus is the university, but my heart 

is in what we’re doing. She goes 

there once or twice a year, and she 

spends four to six weeks each time. 

She is the love of my life and center 

of my universe, but I give her up 

because I know the work that we 

do is impactful.” 

Fram Virjee’s university office 

was in Long Beach. But, as he saw 

it, he wasn’t hired to sit in an office. 

He needed to visit each of the 23 

campuses and learn what was going 

on. This is not the way a Vice-Chancellor 

usually does their job. All the 

same, he had loved teaching and 

having day-to-day relationships 

with the people that the whole enterprise 

was supposed to be focused 

upon. 

“That’s what was missing for me, 

the students. The energy, the vitality, 

the promise you get when you 

walk onto a college campus is palpable. 

So when the chancellor 

called me and offered me the 

chance to be president at Cal State 

Fullerton I just about jumped out of 

my skin. It was an amazing opportunity 

and even more in line with 

my desire to directly affect the lives 

of students in the state of California.” 

Virjee became Cal State Fullerton’s 

president in January, and is 

still marveling at the enormity of 

the job and the difficulty of doing it 

the way he believes it needs to be 

done. 

“We have 40,000 students at Cal 

State Fullerton, the largest university 

in California. I could sit in my 

office and have everyone come to 

me, but when I meet with deans, 

faculty, or anyone else I schedule 

them so I can see where they live 

and work. The first thing I did 

when I got here was meet with the 

custodial staff and maintenance 

crews. They are the front line of the 

university, the ones who meet our 

students where they are every day. 

I carve out time to spend with students 

where they’re learning. 

That’s the best part of my job. I 

want every decision to be influenced 

by what I know about my 

students, faculty, and staff. I want a 

collaborative process with them, 

and the only way that will happen 

is if I go to talk to them.” 

Though partisans of online learning 

sometimes claim that it will 

make the classical campus obsolete 

except for courses that require special 

tools, Fram Virjee defends traditional 

learning methods. 

“Online learning does create access 

for students who might not 

otherwise have it. It is an amazing 

tool, and we will use it. On the 

other side of the coin, it isn’t a replacement 

for the academy, the 

learning you get in the physical 

presence, or a panacea for issues of 

infrastructure and access for students. 

You have to understand 

what the purpose of a post-secondary 

education is, at least from 

my perspective. It is very important 

that we prepare our students, 

both from a knowledge-based perspective 

and a problem-solving 

perspective, to get out in the world 

for purposes of professional development 

and career. But if we stop 

there, which is what online learning 

does, we would be doing a disservice. 

The purpose of a 

university education is also to create 

citizens for the state of California, 

the United States, and the 

world, who are civic-minded, engaged, 

and caring about their communities. 

They need to be able to 

interact and collaborate to move 

the communities, the state, and the 

nation forward. In order to be that 

kind of multi-dimensional learners 

and participants in democracy, the 

best way for them to do that is live 

at our campus. We bring our students, 

our community, and our faculty 

to this place so they learn to 

interact and collaborate, and we 

haven’t figured out how to do that 

online.” 

While Fram Virjee spends an increasing 

amount of time with his 

work in Fullerton, he still is part of 

the community on the Peninsula. 

“All three of our sons went to PV 

schools, just like I did. My social 

net is there, and the people who 

shaped me and support me are 

there. Of course my parents 

shaped me, but they decided that 

that’s where I would grow up. The 

Palos Verdes Peninsula is our family, 

and anything I do, anywhere I 

go, I do on behalf of, in the name 

of, and with the imprint of my 

community. I love Fullerton, but I 

want people to know about the 

support PV provided to me and to 

generations going forward.” 

To learn more about Yambi 

Rwanda, visit YambiRwanda.org. 

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by design 

Houston/Tyner CFO and principal architect Gary Houston. Photo by Brad Jacobson 

(CivicCouch.com) Inset: A lean, modern 6,000 square foot expansion of the Richstone Family 

Center designed by Houston. 

Architect Gary Houston balances work on the Manhattan Beach Marriott 

with pro bono work for Richstone Family Center 

by Robb Fulcher 

Torrance-based architects Houston/Tyner have built an impressive 

portfolio with the design of large-scale developments, such as luxury 

resort hotels and theme park attractions. But much of their more important 

work is little known, and done free of charge. 

The beneficiaries of that work include the Richstone Family Center. The 

local provider of services for the prevention and treatment of child abuse 

is undertaking a 6,000 square-foot expansion of its Hawthorne facilities. 

Houston/Tyner was instrumental in securing a $1 million grant for the expansion, 

and is undertaking its design. 

Gary Houston, who is heading up his firm’s pro bono work for Richstone, 

will be honored by Richstone at its yearly gala on March 10. 

Roger Van Remmen, president and CEO of Richstone, praised Houston 

and the firm’s co-founder, Russel Tyner, for creating a “culture and chemistry 

that really stands as a testament to who they are.” 

“We are honored to be partners with them,” Van Remmen said. 

Distinguished design 

Houston was born in Scotland, and moved with his family to the Los Angeles 

area when he was 11 years old. He graduated from Cal Poly San Luis 

Obispo in 1983, and co-founded Houston/Tyner in 1988. 

The partners moved into a former furniture store on Pacific Coast Hwy. 

in Torrance, created a large, open design studio within its two stories, and 

went on from there. 

“We’ve been full tilt since 1990. Our clients are long-term clients who 

call us with projects. Fortunately, we have a great clientele,” Houston said. 

“We’ve been at our current size for a long period of time,” he said. “We 

decided not to grow larger than this, in keeping with the principle of handson 

design and construction. If we grew larger, we would become administrator/architects, 

as opposed to hands-on design architects.” 

Houston serves as principal architect and CFO of the firm, and enjoys a 

reputation as an expert in code research, through his mastery of complex 

community, city, and state regulations, permits, codes and variances. 

Large-scale appeal 

For the past 20 years, Houston/Tyner has designed luxury resort hotels, 

from Hawaii to Florida. Among the firm’s recent triumphs is a “rebranding” 

of the Marriott hotel in Manhattan Beach, elevating it to the status of the 

hotelier’s “Autograph Collection” properties. 

The site-wide redesign of the hotel – set to reopen under the new name 

Westdrift – was performed with the beach-community feel in mind, Houston 

said. The result is a “boutique hotel, but at a larger scale,” making use 

of natural materials such as driftwood for an “upscale coastal” appeal. 

The firm also designs rides and other attractions for the Universal Studios 

theme parks, including those fashioned after the motion pictures “Transformers,” 

“Despicable Me” and “The Mummy.” 

“Each attraction took two to four years to develop, utilizing a group of 

very talented contributors with a variety of engineering and artistic backgrounds,” 

Houston said. 

“We’re trying to change the guests’ perception of where they are, and 

alter their perception of reality,” he said. 

Tyner said the most significant trends in architecture are being driven by 


technological advances. For instance, the lobbies of luxury hotels are now 

designed around automated check-in for guests, freeing up the hotel employees 

to perform more personalized, concierge-like duties. 

And developments of all types are being built with more attention to the 

environment. 

“Clients are more aware of that social responsibility,” calling for the use 

of permeable pavements, regionally sourced building materials and limited 

waste. Contractors are collecting wastewater and runoff, and recycling leftover 

materials. 

“Clients are much more sophisticated than they used to be, and they are 

accepting that it costs more [to protect the environment]. That enlightenment 

is good for the community. It’s good for everybody,” Houston said. 

Helping hands 

Houston/Tyner’s involvement with nonprofit organizations goes back to 

near the time of its founding, when Tyner was providing pro bono architectural 

services for the Venice Family Clinic and serving on its board of 

directors. 

Along the way, the primary beneficiaries of Houston/Tyner’s philanthropic 

efforts have been healthcare organizations, including Didi Hirsch, 

Pacific Clinics, Saban Community Clinics, JWCH Wellness Centers, Oceanside 

Christian Fellowship, and most recently the LGBT Los Angeles clinic. 

A touchstone with Richstone 

Richstone’s Van Remmen said the roots of Houston/Tyner’s involvement 

with his organization dates to back to when the daughters of Houston and 

his wife, Ginny Houston, were growing up. Ginny and the daughters – 

Shelby, now 25, and Courtney, now 27 and an architecture intern at Houston/Tyner’s 

San Francisco office – used to do volunteer work at Richstone. 

More than a decade after the volunteer stints began, Gary Houston attended 

a Richstone event, got updated about the organization’s activities 

and, along with Tyner, pledged to perform Richstone’s architectural work. 

Van Remmen and Houston began golfing together at Palos Verdes Golf 

Club. As they walked the course, Houston learned that Richstone was hoping 

to expand its facilities, adding more classrooms and therapy rooms to 

keep pace with the needs of the community. 

To realize the expansion, Richstone needed to get a $1 million grant. To 

get the grant, Richstone needed a conceptual design from architects, showing 

how the 6,000 square-foot expansion would be done. 

Houston and his firm stepped in to guide UC Berkeley architecture students 

who already were undertaking that task. Once the grant was secured, 

Houston/Tyner took on the rest of the architectural work. 

“The good news for us, and the bad news for Gary, is that we were very 

successful with the grant,” Van Remmen said with a laugh. “He and Russell 

told us they would handle all the architectural needs we have, and help us 

build this 6,000 square-foot expansion. 

“They saved us a tremendous amount of money, and they and their staff 

invested tremendous time and effort.” 

Van Remmen said the architects “make sure everything is correct and 

on time, and they use a lot of creative thinking.” 

“They are completely hands-on,” he said. “Last Friday Gary called me 

from the Hawthorne City Hall,where he was getting our building permits 

approved.” 

On another recent day, Van Remmen looked in on the work being done 

by volunteers from JetBlue and Kaboom! to build a playground at the family 

center. A Houston/Tyner associate was working with the volunteers. 

“One of their architects was out there throwing cement, helping build 

the playground,” Van Remmen said. 

Another golf partner of Van Remmen and Houston is Chuck Stain of 

One10 Marketing. Stain is the Torrance marketing company’s sales and 

operations manager. He is also being honored at the Richstone Gala for 

his help in organizing their special events. 

“Chuck and his people invest so much time and energy. They are an incredible 

assets to our organization,” Van Remmen said. 

The Richstone Family Center’s annual Affair of the Heart, themed a “Moonlight 

Masquerade Gala,” will be March 10 at Audi Pacific in Torrance. For more 

see www.RichstoneFamily.org. PEN 


Allyson & Alexander Shen and family 

PENINSULA EDUCATION FOUNDATION HELPS CREATE 

STRONG SCHOOLS WHICH CREATES STRONG COMMUNITIES 

Peninsula Education Foundation, one of the oldest and most respected 

education foundations in the nation, was created in 1979 when school 

funding formulas changed dramatically. A group of concerned parents got 

together to help save programs that were being cut and today, the same types 

of dedicated parent volunteers like Alex Shen, serve on the PEF Board of 

Trustees to serve all children and all schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula 

Unified School District. 

“Both Allyson and I firmly believe that Palos Verdes public schools are 

outstanding, in large part, because of the wonderful families who support the 

community. The volunteerism, the engagement, and the philanthropy of our 

community sets PV apart as one of the most special places to live in the country,” 

said Alex. “We feel it is our responsibility to be active in giving back to 

the community that we both grew up in. This year I became a new trustee of 

PEF and I have been so impressed with the dedication of this group of leaders. 

It is an honor to help support one of the most important values of our community, 

the education of our children.” 

Like the many donors and volunteers who work tirelessly to raise the funds 

that are otherwise not available to PV schools, the Shen family learned when 

their kids were very young that programs like elementary choral and 

instrumental music, P.E., and STEM programming were not possible 

without all families participating. They also learned that the school librarian 

and many teaching positions were made possible by PEF. 

They were proud that when students get to middle school, there is a focus 

on safe schools and student wellness by having a Safe School Counselor in 

place, Parent University, as well as continued STEM programming and more 

teaching positions. At the high school level, the award-winning STEM 

programs are funded by PEF, counseling, teaching positions and the College 

& Career Center are made possible by the donations from families all across 

the hill to PEF. 

Many are surprised to learn that Palos Verdes continues to receive less money 

per student than surrounding school districts, based on an archaic school 

funding formula. Rather than wait for the state to fix this situation, school 

families, as well as supportive Alumni business and volunteers all over the 

hill work tirelessly to ensure these programs that make PV schools stellar 

stay in place. 

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Giving a helping hand where it is needed most 

he Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor (BGCLAH) might 

be 80 years old, but they are pulsing with contemporary vitality. In 

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with crime and poverty, BGCLAH is energetically helping at-risk kids 

succeed in school, go to college, and explore a wide range of opportunities 

in the arts and the working world. 

BGCLAH emphasizes a “Triple A” approach to their services, augmenting 

the Clubs’ traditional Athletics with Academics and the Arts. 

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but BGCLAH programs have especially excelled. They have partnered 

with corporate donors to provide science and technology labs with 

3D printers and a laser cutter, taught budding musicians chart reading 

and music theory, and helped 96 percent of the kids in their “College 

Bound” program graduate from high school. 

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youth – first of all to the youth who need us most – with comprehensive 

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said. “We provide daily and year-round services and facilities, and a 

commitment to service the growth of the youth, and to aid their ability 

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"Lakeside Walk" (2017), by Sudrak Khongpuang

"The Transplanting, Rice Cultivation" (2017), by Sudrak Khongpuang 

I’m on my knees and leaning over the large canvas oil paintings of Sudrak 

Khongpuang as the artist herself uncovers and displays one picture after 

another. We’re on the floor in the Portuguese Bend home of Ben and 

Peggy Zask, where Sudrak is in residence for one month, a stay which concludes 

with a reception at South Bay Contemporary/SoLA Gallery in Los 

Angeles. 

Sudrak lives in Thailand and the majority of her paintings depict the rural 

countryside outside of Bangkok. The pictures are vibrant and lush, saturated 

with color, and yet the tones are earthy and cool. They are often filled 

with gentle hills, sprawling rice fields, quiet ponds with water lilies and 

lotus flowers, a water buffalo or two and a few billowing clouds in a blue 

sky. They are Edenic and one would not be afraid to step into them, for 

there are no crouching tigers or hidden dragons. 

Childhood memories brought to life 

Sudrak Khongpuang has been described as a naive Surrealist, and in art 

this might imply someone without an academically-trained background 

such as Henri Rousseau, Grandma Moses, or even Maudie Lewis (depicted 

in last year’s film “Maudie” with Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke). However, 

since Sudrak has a pair of university degrees that definition travels 

only so far in this case. As for the Surrealist handle, one could point to René 

Magritte (if we regard Sudrak’s floating islets with their tethered rowboats 

dangling in the aether), but the undulating ridgetops and the smooth pastures 

also recall the American regionalist painters, mostly of the Midwest, 

such as Roger Medearis, Grant Wood, and Thomas Hart Benton. 

In Sudrak’s painting, though, with its more intense hue, the work springs 

from the fond memories of her youth, when she would spend time every 

summer with her grandparents, away from the big cities. Those were pleasant 

days for her, and she often uses the word “happy” when referring to 

what she felt or in describing what she hopes to convey through her art. 

I would probably substitute the word peaceful, or maybe soothing and 

"Childhood" (2017), by Sudrak Khongpuang 

Thai artist Sudrak Khongpuang returns to the peninsula 

contemplative, because if we mention “happy” paintings others might think 

we’re really saying saccharine instead, and these pictures are anything but 

that. 

The landscapes do contain people, as well, but they are often tiny figures, 

usually seen in the distance and trudging through a path in the rice fields. 

The meaning is clear: Sudrak is expressing her reverence for nature and 

this ties in with a Buddhist tenet that says S/he who knows nature, knows 

life. 

Bridging an ocean through art 

This isn’t the first time Sudrak has come to the United States. Two years 

ago she was given a solo show called “Grown Up” at the Loft in San Pedro. 

That show, like the present one, was under the auspices of Peggy Zask and 

South Bay Contemporary. It was also before Zask moved her gallery out of 

the harbor and farther north. 

Peggy Zask isn’t known for luring artists from other countries, so how 

did she and Sudrak first connect? 

It started with a mutual friend of Peggy’s and Ben’s named Matthew 

Thomas, who was an artist at Angels Gate, above Point Fermin. He participated 

in an art show in Thailand that was organized by Kamol Tassananchalee, 

who is among Thailand’s most respected artists (he represented his 

country in 2015 at the Venice Biennale). That was when Thomas met Sudrak, 

they became friends, and later Sudrak mentioned her desire to exhibit 

her art elsewhere. She’d already been shown throughout Thailand, and so 

Thomas reached out to Peggy and Ben. 

It’s clear that they were instantly smitten by Sudrak’s work. 

Enlarging her repertoire 

This time, though, she’s expanding her palette, her artistic horizon, by 

trying something different: Sudrak is moving from 2D to 3D. Or, as Peggy 

explained it to Alyssa Wynne, “Ben and I work with found objects in order 



to not consume so much. Sudrak 

has been influenced by that attitude 

so, rather than do sculpture 

since she’s a painter, she’s taking 

objects and painting on them, dimensionalizing 

the format she’s 

painting on.” 

In her studio on the grounds of 

the Zask residence, Sudrak shows 

the first fruits of her endeavor: 

She’s already painted on the rear 

casing of a guitar and on a galvanized 

washboard. She’s also attached 

small stones and pieces of 

wood to other canvases (a few 

lengths from a toy railroad track 

now serve as a vertical ladder in 

one picture). While hard to roll up 

into a mailing tube, the works are 

impressive in that what’s been incorporated 

doesn’t seem out of 

place or merely applied in a moment 

of whimsy. No, each addition 

is carefully weighed, and contributes 

to the overall effect. 

Accompanied by her hosts, Sudrak 

has made several trips to the 

tide pools at the base of Portuguese 

Bend, and with Ben Zask has gone 

to estate sales and other places 

where intriguing objects have been 

acquired. It’s not the way that Sudrak 

has approached her art all 

these years, but it’s a branching out 

that’s bound to throw open new 

Sudrak Khongpuang at Sand Cove in Rancho Palos Verdes. 

Photo by Peggy Zask 

doors and become a part of her 

artistic vision once she’s returned 

to Thailand. 

When we stand before Sudrak’s 

paintings it’s more than merely 

looking into a bucolic landscape. 

It’s also looking into work that 

sidesteps anger or confusion or 

confrontation, whether political, 

sociological, or ecological. Instead, 

her pictures radiate harmony and 

whisper to us what’s possible on a 

balanced planet. This is art to 

nourish the soul. 

Sudrak Khongpuang: A Tale of 

Two Shores is just that, work 

brought from Thailand and work produced 

here, on the Peninsula or at 

South Bay Contemporary/SoLA 

Gallery, where the artist is currently 

painting, Thursday through Saturday, 

11 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the gallery is 

also open to the public. A reception 

takes place on Saturday, Feb. 24, 

from 4 to 7 p.m. 3718 W. Slauson 

Ave., Los Angeles. A few days after 

that, Sudrak returns to Thailand, but 

always with the prospect of returning 

and sharing more of her rich and vibrant 

work. (310) 429-0973 or go to 

southbaycontemporary.org. PEN 

Destination: Art presents a 

Designer Forum and Gallery Talk 

Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 - 8:30pm 

Richard McKinley, President of the International Association of 

Pastel Societies and Signature Master Pastelist will lead 

the Panel Discussion on art, decor and design. 

Forum Speakers: 

Konni Tanaka - Konni Tanaka Design Group, RHE 

Michelle Gainer - Architect, South Bay 

Dot Butler - Dot Butler Design, PVE 

Stay for the Gallery Talk by Richard McKinley! 

Reserve your space at the event by purchasing $10 tickets at 

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y Stephanie Cartozian 

Photos by Tony LaBruno 

In 2013, Lynn Doran visited the 

Omo Valley in Ethiopia to document 

six endangered tribes. 

National Geographic has called the 

valley “Africa's last Frontier.” The 

result of that trip was a coffee table 

book titled, simply, “OMO.” 

The Omo River is critical to the 

survival of the Omo Valley tribes. 

But the river is drying up as a result 

of the massive, governmentbuilt, 

hydroelectric dam Gibe III. 

The dam was built to provide 

power and irrigation for large 

commercial plantations, which 

have forced tribes from their lands. 

“These are photographs taken by 

the eye but are also from the heart 

of a woman whose love of people 

Traveler Lynn Doran opens her Portuguese Bend home, 

Doran’s Portuguese Bend cottage is in the typical 1950s ranch style, with a 

wrap around patio and expansive ocean views. 

and culture knows no limits,” Dr. 

Davis Wade, a National Geographic 

explorer, and professor of 

anthropology at the University of 

British Columbia, wrote of Doran’s 

book. 

The art Doran has collected on 

her Ethiopian visit and other travels 

will be on display during the 

popular Palos Verdes Art Center 

Homes Tour on Friday, April 20 

and Saturday, April 21. 

An eight-foot Papuan replica of 

an Asmat canoe with rowers 

carved out of a single piece of 

wood hangs by her home’s entrance. 

Doran, who grew up in Palos 

Verdes, attributes her love of travel 


This drone shot looking out over the Palos Verdes coastline was taken from the patio. 

with its extensive folk art collection, for the Art Center Home Tour 

to her parents, who often took her 

on dirt roads through little towns 

in Mexico, trailer in tow. They didn’t 

speak Spanish, which added to 

their sense of adventure. 

“This book is dedicated to my 

parents who early on introduced 

me to both travel and adventure, 

encouraging me to explore the 

world with an open heart and 

mind. Travel smart and with respect 

for the places and people you 

visit. A lesson well learned at an 

early age,” she writes in the introduction 

to “OMO.” 

“Although I graduated from college, 

I’ve never had a traditional 

job,” she said. In the 1970s, Doran 

worked with a heavy duty sewing 

A Frank Romero print, above the mantle, with a menorah and rabbis seated inside 

a car embarking on an expedition. Doran’s living room is filled with art 

from some of the most remote spots on the planet. 

machine in her garage. “I’d strip 

leather and sew tapestry onto it 

and sell belts and leather helmets 

with fleece to all the specialty 

sports shops in the best ski resorts. 

I would ski until I’d run out of 

money, and then I’d make more 

belts and hats and ski more. I 

wanted to stay around the sports I 

loved.” 

As the business grew, Doran expanded 

into tennis and golf wear 

with a company named Natty. 

“Tennis was really coming into 

fashion in the mid to late 1970s” 

Doran said. She knew Natty was a 

success when The Tennis Lady in 

New York began carrying her designs. 

But then, she explained, only 

half jokingly, in the mid and late 


The guest bedroom has handmade Mexican tiles and an alcove built especially 

for the candelabra over the tub. 

The newly renovated master bathroom with open shelving, has Sonoma Forge 

bath fixtures throughout and built-in alcoves to house folk and tribal art from 

Doran’s travels. 

Artifacts throughout the home were collected by Doran during her travels. 

Doran’s private patio offers beach and ocean views. 

1980s people's elbows and knees started hurting and tennis players joined 

the golf craze. 

“I took the practical art of sewing and combined it with my art degree to 

create something different in the sports world,” she said. During the boom 

years she invested in real estate to cushion the inevitable apparel industry 

downturns. 

The 2013 trip that resulted in her book began with a flight to Addis 

Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and then a biplane flight to the Omo River 

Valley. The trip was organized by Steve Turner, a white, second generation 

Kenyan and safari guide. During the two-week trip, she found the tribes 

to be happy and with a strong sense of community. The villagers subsist 

on crops and cow blood. 

“Their joy is in decorating everything, including themselves” Doran said. 

Tribes are distinguishable by their body paint, piercings and facial manipulations, 

including lip plates. The tribes also make distinctive beads. 

Doran fears that with the Omo River being redirected, the tribes will 

move to the slums on the outskirts of cities and their culture will disappear. 

“Extraordinary tribes and vanishing cultures pulled me to the Omo Valley 

in the Great Rift Valley of Southwest Ethiopia – one of the world’s last 

extensive tribal lands,” she writes in her book. Doran hopes the book will 

motivate people to help preserve the tribes and their culture. 

Visit pvhomestour.org to buy tickets to the 32nd Annual Palos Verdes Homes 

Tour – Legends by the Sea: A Tale of Three Homes. Visit lynndoran.com to 

learn more about the Omo Tribes. OMO is also available on Amazon. PEN 

Doran on location in Tulgit, Ethiopia. 

(Photo by Andy Curry) 

There’s levity and emotional power in 

the art found throughout this 

Portuguese Bend cottage. 

50 Peninsula People • March 2018

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Compiled by Teri Marin 

You can email your event to our address: penpeople@easyreadernews.com 

All submissions must be sent by the 10th of each month prior to event taking place. 

Saturday, February 24 

Capturing Rain Water 

Learn how easy it is to conserve and use water in your home with Denise Epport. 

White Point Nature Education Center, 1600 W. Paseo del Mar, San 

Pedro, 11 a.m. RSVP at https://pvplc.org/_events/WhitePointWorkshopRSVP.asp. 

Women’s Empowerment 

Palos Verdes Intermediate School is staging “Mulan, Jr.”, a story of a young 

girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to take her father’s place in the 

army. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for students, seniors, and military. 

Show dates are Feb. 24, and March 2, 3 at 7 p.m. Matinees Feb. 24 and 

March 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets available at the PVIS main office (310) 544-4816, 

or seakingdrama@gmail.com. Multipurpose Room, 2161 Via Olivera, PVE. 

Sunday, February 25 

Organ concert 

The Neighborhood Church hosts French-Canadian organist Isabelle Demers. 

A graduate of the Juilliard School, Ms. Demers is Organ Professor and Head 

of the Organ Program at Baylor University. 4 p.m. in the ocean view sanctuary. 

Tickets are $20 and may be purchased in the Church Office Monday 

thru Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. or by calling (310) 378-9353 ext. 1005. 415 

Paseo del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates. 

Cirque by the Sea 

Vistas for Children’s annual fashion show, boutique and luncheon to make a 

difference in the lives of special needs children and their families. Coral Ballroom, 

Crowne Plaza, 300 N. Harbor Dr., Redondo Beach, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Buy tickets at: vistasforchildren.org. 

Monday, February 26 

Spring Docent Program 

Teach school children about local marine life using puppets, props, dances 

and enthusiasm. Today is deadline for applications for volunteers in Cabrillo 

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with the City of Los Angeles and are subject to a background check and fingerprinting. 

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Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro. 

Wednesday, February 28 

Birding with Wild Birds Unlimited 

At George F Canyon presented by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, 

8:30 a.m. Explore the birds in nesting season making a home in the 

canyon. Free, all ages welcome. 27305 Palos Verdes Drive East, Rolling Hills 

Estates. RSVP at: www.pvplc.org, Events & Activities. 

Senior Lecture 

Ed Nakamura will share experiences of being a Japanese-American living on 

the west coast and forcibly removed from his home and sent away to internment 

camps. Born in Auburn, Washington, to parents of immigrants from Hiroshima, 

Japan, his life changed dramatically after the attack on Pearl Harbor. 

10:30 a.m. Hesse Park, 29301 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes. 

Thursday, March 1 

New Neighbors meeting 

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women’s organization open to all new and current residents of the Peninsula. 

10 a.m. followed by lunch at 12:15 p.m. Peninsula Library Community Room, 

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Friday, March 2 

Strunz & Farah 

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Saturday, March 3 

Monthly Beach Cleanup 

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium invites the 

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8 to 10 a.m. Learn about coastal 

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Randy Roche, SJ, Dir. Ignatian Spirituality 

at LMU leads a 3-part retreat. 

Fr. Randy will offer comments that relate 

a Gospel passage with Ignatian 

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Questions? Contact Mary & Joseph 

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30 Year Anniversary 

The Palos Verdes Flower Talking Clock donated by 

Michel Medawar and his family, celebrated its 30th 

Year on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. 

Your clock reminds you of its presence every time 

you wind it. If the accuracy of the clock is not 

what it used to be, or the chimes are not as 

strong or rhythmic, or maybe it just stops; that means 

your clock is talking to you and telling you that its endless 

life is in jeopardy. 

It is imperative to maintain and service your clock 

regularly. Oil gets old and dry forcing the train of gears 

to work twice as hard to accomplish their goal. This results 

in damage that drastically shortens the life of a 

fine timepiece. 

Michel Medawar has been extending the lives of 

timepieces for over sixty years as his father did sixty 

years before. He is the inventor of the first talking clock 

in the world. He is a graduate from Patek Philippe in 

Geneva, Switzerland, The Theod Wagner Clock Co. in 

Wiesbaden, Germany, and the Howard Miller Clock 

Co. in Zeeland, Michigan. Call him so that he may 

come to your home and offer you a free estimate for 

servicing your clock. Or bring your wall or mantel 

clock to our store to see our showroom and receive the 

same complimentary diagnosis. 

We are located at 810C Silver Spur Rd., in Rolling Hills Estates, Ca. 

90274. Or call us at (310) 544-0052 

“Time Is Not A Factor In Your Life” 

Free lecture with Q&A 

David Hohle, CSB 

TEACHER, LECTURER, HEALER 

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1st Saturday Family Hike 

Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy at George F Canyon, 27305 Palos 

Verdes Dr. E. Rolling Hills, 9 a.m. Bring your family and join our naturalist 

guide to discover habitat, wildlife and more on an easy hike up the canyon 

with amazing views of the city. Free. All ages welcome. For more information, 

contact (310) 547-0862 or RSVP at:www.pvplc.org, Events & Activities. 

Reach for the Stars Benefit Gala 

The Reach for the Stars Gala honors long-time supporter Sandra Sanders, who 

will receive the Kenneth T. Norris Jr. “Key to Our Heart” award. This year’s 

annual fundraiser commemorates the 35th anniversary season of the Norris 

Theatre. The festivities include a gourmet dinner, entertainment, dancing and 

a silent and live auction. 5:30 p.m. Limited number of tables and single tickets 

remain. For more information or to purchase tickets call the box office at (310) 

544-0403 or go to palosverdesperformingarts.com. Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion, 

27570 Norris Center Drive in Rolling Hills Estates. 

Sunday, March 4 

Music in the Garden 

The Peninsula Committee Los Angeles Philharmonic hosts Music in the Garden. 

Young musicians will be showcased with performances by Peninsula High, 

Palos Verdes High, Redondo Union High, Ridgecrest Intermediate, South High 

and Narbonne High students, to name a few. Festivities will also include Philharmonic’s 

Music Mobile, face painting, drum circle, food for purchase and 

more. Noon to 4:30 p.m. Great musical fun for all ages. Tickets are $25 for 

a Family Pack (up to two adults and five children), or $15 per adult and $5 

for youth. Benefits music youth education. South Coast Botanic Garden, 

26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes Peninsula. For more information, 

please visit pclaphil.org or email pclaphil@gmail.com. 

Time is not a Factor 

David Hohle, CSB, leads a free lecture and Q & A about taking a break -- 

from time! Time is a constant in physics, but totally disappears in metaphysics. 

This talk encourages freedom from mortal limitations associated with time by 

understanding the spiritual nature of life. 2 p.m. First Church of Christ, Scientist, 

Palos Verdes Drive North at corner of Via Campesina. (310) 375-7914, 

cschurchpvp@gmail.com. 


The Seaside Beaders 

At this meeting, continue work on a theme bracelet that you design and use 

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March 4, 2018 2pm 

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TIME FOR A BREAK - FROM TIME! 

Time is a constant in physics, but totally disappears in metaphysics. This talk encourages freedom 

from mortal limitations associated with time by understanding more about the spiritual nature of 

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Act II, a support group of Palos 

Verdes Performing Arts, will stage its 

annual community variety show at the 

Norris Theatre Friday and Saturday. 

DAVID FAIRCHILD PHOTOGRAPHY 

"Its Like You’re There All Over Again" 

Complimentary wine served opening 

night; proceeds will benefit Palos 

Verdes Performing Arts. Show times 

are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. 

and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. $25 for 

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adults and $15 for youth aged 18 

and under. (310) 544-0403 or 

palosverdesperformingarts. com. 

27570 Norris Center Drive in 

Rolling Hills Estates. 


Guided walk 

Experience the impressively restored 

28-acre Linden H. Chandler Preserve, 

home to the rare Palos Verdes 

blue butterfly. Led by PVP Land Conservancy. 

Moderate walk. Free and 

open to the public. 9 a.m. Empty 

Saddle Club, 39 Saddle Rd, RHE. 

Park in the lot. For more information, 

(310) 541-7613 ext. 201 or sign up 

at www.pvplc.org/_events/ Nature- 

WalkRSVP.asp. 

Affair of the Heart 

Join Richstone Family Center for a 

very special evening! Wine, martinis, 

dinner and more! Silent and live 

auction with unique experiences and 

an array of must-haves! 6:30 p.m. 

Proceeds support Richstone’s child 

abuse treatment and prevention programs. 

Individual tickets $250, Underwriting 

& Sponsorship Packages 

available $2,500 - $50,000. Contact 

RichstoneGala.org or (310) 

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Zmed Brothers 

This charming young band recaptures 

the iconic music of the Everlys 

with authentic arrangements, vintage 

instruments and evocative harmonies. 

Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th 

St., San Pedro, 8 p.m. (310) 833- 

4813 or grandvision.org. 


St. Patrick’s Celebration 

Mass followed by appetizers in the 

lounge with Lyons Academy of Irish 

Dance. Enjoy traditional Irish favorites 

and a wee bit of Irish Coffee 

with traditional Irish music. Sponsored 

by the Mary and Joseph 

League. 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Reservations 

required by March 6. Cost: 

$55 ($50 if paid in full by March 2). 

Mary & Joseph Retreat Center, 5300 

Crest Rd., RPV. (310) 377-4867 or 

maryjoseph.org. 

COSB concert 

Under the direction of Frances 

Steiner, the Chamber Orchestra of 

the South Bay presents "Fabulous 


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March 17, 2018 – 8:00pm 

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Flautists" and will feature principal flautist of the LA Phil, Denis Bouriakov. Preview 

Talk by Chuck Klaus starting at 6:45 pm. Concert 7:30 p.m. Single tickets 

are $63 (includes PVPA facility fee) and will be available through the Norris 

Theatre Box Office, (310) 544-0403, ext. 221 or online at www.palosverdesperformingarts.com. 

Further information on COSB and its future concerts can 

be found by visiting www.mycosb.org. Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center 

Dr., Rolling Hills Estates. 


Mad Hatter High Tea 

Seated high tea party for a maximum of 20 people in the dining room followed 

by viewing of the sunset with a flute of champagne. 4 p.m. The sun 

sets at 6:58 and the view over the Pacific and Catalina is unforgettable seen 

from the Villa Narcissa terrace. Superb fancy headgear required. $100. RSVP 

Katrina Vanderlip –katrinavanderlip@yahoo.com. Proceeds to be used for repairs 

at Villa Narcissa. 


Capturing a Vision 

Opening reception for a special exhibit showcasing never before shown vintage 

sketches by the Vanderlip family’s grandparents presented by Katrina 

Vanderlip. Long before cameras were ubiquitous, travelers carried sketchbooks 

to document experiences in both black and white and color. These refined, 

antique texts are often masterful works of art. 6-9 p.m. In addition, Portuguese 

Bend Art Colony preparatory sketches will be shown alongside their respective 

finished oil paintings. Jewelry sketches by artist Marianne Hunter will be on 

display as well as works by Steve Shriver, Bill Hunter and sketches by Albert 

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tions. Through April 22. For more information email Katrina 

vanderlip@yahoo.com. Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 Crestridge Rd., RPV. 

Inhabit 

In the early twentieth century, the celebrated Olmsted brothers were commissioned 

to design a new city on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. In INHABIT, at the 

Palos Verdes Art Center, the Olmsteds’ creation is given a multidimensional 

perspective, exploring the firm’s organic design strategies incorporating nature 

and vista, and the unique opportunity it had to structure a landscape that fostered 

artistic and civic virtues. The exhibition will feature original studies of 

the area, planning documents, sketches, historical photographs, plant lists, 

and examples of indigenous plant material—all presented with an emphasis 

on the artistic value of these artifacts. 6-10 p.m. Opening night tickets: $125. 

Exhibit runs through May 27. 5504 Crestridge Rd., RPV. Pvartcenter.org. 


Spring Into Fitness 

The Luminaries and NOVAs of Torrance Memorial Medical Center host Spring 

Into Fitness 5K Walk/Run at the South Coast Botanic Gardens, 26300 Crenshaw 

Blvd., PVP. Proceeds support renovations at the Torrance Memorial Pediatric 

Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Registration is $30. 

Participate as individuals, teams, or virtually. All participants receive a t-shirt, 

goodie bag, post-event refreshments and opportunities to enter to win raffle 

prizes. 7:30 a.m. registration begins. 8:30 a.m. walk/run begins. 9:30 a.m. 

raffle drawing 11 a.m. walk/run ends. To register or for more information, 

visit www.springintofitnesstmmc.org. 

Symphonic Winds concert 

New music director Dr. Berkeley Price. 3 p.m. Salvation Army facility, 4223 

Emerald Street, Torrance. $10 for adults; children 12 and under are free with 


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Save the date-April 26, 2018 Spring Fundraising Event-“Celebrate the Spirit of Ireland” at Catalina View Gardens 

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an adult. Plenty of parking is available across the street from the facility. 

www.pswinds.org. 

A Black & Gold Affaire 

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Athletic Booster Club (ABC) announces 

its 27th annual Black & Gold Affaire, 6 p.m. at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. 

Public bidding available March 1 to March 13, at the following url: penblackandgold.com. 

For event information, tickets, sponsorship & donations, 

visit pvphsabc.com. Julia Parton Rosas, PVPHS Athletic Club Co-President, 

julia.parton@pbbla.com or (310) 613-4085. 3301 Via Campesina, PVE. 

Irish eyes 

Palos Verdes Symphonic Band presents Irish-inspired entertainment at the Norris 

Theatre. Dancers from the Kelly School of Dance will perform. 7:30 p.m. 

$25 (adults) and $15 (18 and under). Available from the box office (310- 

544-0403 X 221 or in person) or the website palosverdesperformingarts.com. 

For further information call the band at 310-792-8286, 310-373-2442 or visit 

pvsband.org. 27570 Norris Center Drive, RHE. 

palosverdesperformingarts.com. 


High Tea and Opera 

Seated high tea party for a maximum 

of 20 people in the dining 

room of Villa Narcissa followed by 

viewing the sunset with a flute of 

champagne. $175 per person. Sun 

sets at 7:04 and the view over the 

Pacific and Catalina is unforgettable 

seen from the Villa’s terrace. Concert 

of operatic arias in the living room, 

prepared by Peter Karazaz, director 

of Opera, UCLA and sung by his 

very talented singers. Coat and tie 

and cocktail dresses. RSVP katrinavanderlip@yahoo.com. 

Chorale classical concert 

Los Cancioneros Master Chorale 

shares songs through the ages that 

open ears and hearts to the gift of 

music. 7 p.m. General admission is 

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TRUSTS, WILLS, PROBATE 

After practicing law in the 

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over 28 years I'm pleased to announce the 

relocation of my offices to Palos Verdes. 

Please call for a free consultation. 

RPV Residents 

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PALOS VERDES PENINSULA 

REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED 

Meeting ~ Tuesday, February 27th 11:00 a.m. 

Palos Verdes Golf Club 

Featured Speaker – Susan Shelley 

“Blithering Idiocy” 

Examining the self-inflicted policies that are 

destroying California and what to do about it. 

Meeting ~ Tuesday, March 27 11:00 a.m. 

Featured Speaker – Mark Meuser 

Candidate for Secretary of State 

“Election Integrity” 

Cleaning up the corruption 

in the voting process. 

RSVP (310) 544-9810 

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call EDCO your trash/recycling hauler and arrange for a 

free pickup. Then, place your used oil in a tightly sealed 

container and your filter in a sealed ziplock bag. EDCO 

will pick them up and drop off a free oil recycling kit that 

contains a 15-quart drip pan, empty 1-gallon container, 

funnel, shop rag, cardboard floor mat and information 

on used oil and filter recycling. Call EDCO at 310-540- 

2977 or go to www.rpvrecycles.com. 

Composting Workshop 

Sat. April 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 

Hesse Park, Fireside Room 

Document Shredding Event and 

Electronic Waste Roundup plus 

Free Mulch Giveaway 

Sat. April 21 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. 

RPV Civic Center, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd 

(for RPV Residents Only) 

Household Hazardous Waste Roundup 

Sat. April 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

RPV Civic Center 

For More information on Used Oil Recycling, go to: 

1-800-CLEANUP 

For Weekly Household Hazardous Waste Disposal 

(including Sharps, Used Oil and 

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Phone: 800.988.6942 

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$25, students $15; parking is free. Purchase tickets in advance by contacting 

Diana (310) 779-3072 or buy tickets from the Theater Box office (310) 781- 

7171. Special Buy-One-Get-One offer if you are attending for the first time! 

Contact an LC member or Diana. LCMasterChorale.com. Armstrong Theater 

Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Dr., Torrance. 

Tuesday, March 20 

Free Garden Admission 

Monthly free admission day held every third Tuesday of the month. 9 a.m. - 5 

p.m. Open to all ages. South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., 

Palos Verdes Peninsula. southcoastbotanicgarden.org. 


Gathering for the Grand 

Gala fundraiser celebrating art, inspiration and education. This year's event, 

The Beatles: All You Need is Love, features a cocktail reception, extensive silent 

auction, elegant dinner, live entertainment, dancing and engaging speakers 

and guests. ‘60s attire suggested! 5 p.m. This year GVF will honor Andrew 

and Adela Silber of The Whale & Ale British Pub & Restaurant in San Pedro. 

Advanced payment and RSVP required. (310) 833-4813 or grandvision.org. 

Palos Verdes Golf Club, 3301 Via Campesina, Palos Verdes Estates. 

Yahweh’s Irish Gala 

House of Yahweh’s first fundraising gala! Sit down dinner, entertainment, live 

auction including two wonderful trips, and a silent auction with many bargains 

donated by local businesses. 5:30 to 10 p.m. $150 per person. Norris Pavilion, 

501 Indian Peak Rd., RHE. For more information please call Kathy Bradford 

at 310-265-9812. PEN 

Lisa Houlé 

MADE TO ORDER FOR THE DEFENSE 

If TV producers were creating the perfect defense attorney, 

they might envision a dynamic and determined trial lawyer, a 

former prosecutor who knows in advance all that her client 

might face, and enjoys the respect of the law enforcement and 

legal communities. 

In other words, they might imagine Lisa Houlé. 

Houlé (pronounced Hoo-LAY) spent 15 years as a deputy district 

attorney for Los Angeles County, prosecuting violent crimes 

from homicide and rape to stalking. Despite her success, she 

was ready for a change in 2015, and “jumped to the other 

side,” continuing to specialize in sex crimes and domestic violence. 

Houlé said a good defense attorney must pick apart the prosecution’s 

case for errors or inconsistencies to prevail in court, or 

head off prosecution altogether when that is possible. 

Among her clients was a young man who found himself accused 

of rape following a one-night stand, Houlé said. 

“The police did not vet that claim as we would hope they 

would,” Houlé said. “My client had to go all the way to trial to 

be acquitted by a jury and finally exonerated.” 

Houlé said that the woman testified that her trust in others had 

been damaged, 

and she was reduced 

to hiding out 

inside her home. 

“We had photo 

upon photo, and 

video upon video 

from social media 

showing quite the 

opposite,” a flirtatious 

woman dancing poolside in a bikini and so forth, Houlé 

said. 

“We were not trying to ‘dirty her up,’ as claimed by the prosecution, 

we were trying to show the jury that she was lying to 

them,” Houlé said. 

Houlé’s holistic approach to her work includes getting to know 

each client, “how he got to this place,” and how to avoid legal 

trouble in the future. 

“It’s not my job to be a mill, to push cases and clients through, 

and get to the next client,” she said. "It's about the greater 

good." 


HOULÉ LAW APC | 1230 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 300, Manhattan Beach | 424-274-7204 | Houlé-law.com 

68 Peninsula People • March 2018

BB&L team photo by David LeBon 

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The Law Offices of Baker, Burton & Lundy, P.C. 

Expanding to Serve the Legal Needs of the South Bay 

aker, Burton & Lundy, the local law firm with a nationwide reputation 

and billions of dollars won for its clients, continues to expand 

both its practice and its physical presence in the heart of 

Hermosa Beach. 

The firm has won more than $4 billion in verdicts and settlements. The 

attorneys have argued twice before the U.S. Supreme Court and have 

won an unanimous opinion in the California Supreme Court making 

new law that encourages resolution and helps reduce litigation. 

Never content to stand still, BB&L has been growing its probate and 

employment law divisions, while energetically maintaining its core 

practices that include business, real estate, estate planning and personal 

injury. 

People walking and driving down Pier Avenue will see changes taking 

place. To house the growing practice, the 42-year-old firm is making 

its third expansion along Hermosa’s iconic Pier Avenue, adding new 

offices and a “lifeguard tower-esque” roof deck to its storefront. The 

shape is symbolic to the firm – just as local lifeguards keep beach-goers 

safe, BB&L seeks to help safeguard the legal rights of their clients and 

stands by to help when injuries of all kind occur. 

Employment Law – Advising Employers and Employees 

BB&L offers employment law services to a variety of clients in Southern 

California from small start-up businesses to Fortune 500 companies. 

Understanding the rights of both sides, BB&L represents both employers 

and employees in discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination 

cases. They also are experts in analyzing wage and hour issues and 

employment and employee requirements under the current California 

laws, which are technical and difficult to comply with. 

Navigating Probate Litigation 

The area of probate litigation has been growing as the Baby Boomer 

generation ages. When conflicts arise concerning questionable documents 

or how money and estate assets are being managed and/or 

distributed, people find themselves needing an expert attorney. The 

BB&L probate litigation team helps clients navigate through the complex 

probate court system and reach equitable resolutions. 

Protecting Sexual Harassment Victims 

BB&L has been actively defending the rights of women long before 

the #MeToo movement started. The firm spearheaded prosecution of 

a doctor who, like Larry Nassar, was using his position and authority to 

sexually abuse multiple patients during examinations and who was 

convicted in criminal court of four felonies and lost his license. BB&L 

also just won several million dollars for an employee who was a victim 

of sexual harassment and discrimination. One of the most healing 

things for these victims is helping them have their day in court and confront 

the person who abused them. 

Helping Clients with Brain Injuries 

Unfortunately there are many ways people receive serious injuries to 

their brain – from vehicle accidents to playing football or even dangerous 

falls while walking. These brain injuries can drastically alter a 

person’s ability to work and take care of his or herself. It is critical for 

head injury victims to seek legal help when an injury occurs due to another’s 

negligence so patients can get the resources needed for their 

long-term care. BB&L has helped a wide range of clients injured from 

falls, horse-riding accidents, and car and motorcycle accidents win 

millions of dollars for their long-term medical needs. 

Long Term Commitment 

As the longest operating business on Pier Avenue, Baker, Burton & 

Lundy remains committed to being there for their clients and the South 

Bay community. Partner Brad Baker says, “Few professions provide the 

opportunity to help people as much as the legal profession. We take 

this mission very seriously. From the moment clients walk in our front 

door, they know their experience is going to be unique.” 

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or more than 35 years AgnewBrusavich has 

represented seriously injured victims and 

families of those wrongfully killed. 

Gerald Agnew and Bruce Brusavich are well 

known jury trial lawyers working on behalf of victims 

of defective products, all types of vehicle 

crashes, elder abuse, dangerous roads, medical 

malpractice and negligence. 

Both are members of the prestigious American 

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on strict criteria. The International Academy limits 

active U.S. members to 500. They are members 

of the Consumer Attorney Association of 

Los Angeles (CAALA) and California (CAOC) 

and the South Bay Bar Association. Both have 

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and each has been named Trial 

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AgnewBrusavich applies experience and trial 

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an increasing number of bicyclists injured and 

killed in Southern California over the past several 

years. "Angry, distracted and negligent drivers 

and dangerous conditions on our streets have 

led to an epidemic of injured or killed bicyclists," 

AGNEWBRUSAVICH 

Trial Lawyers serving cyclists 

says Agnew. "Worse yet, we are the hit and run 

capital of the nation," says Brusavich. 

"A common problem is that law enforcement, 

insurance companies and governmental entities 

tend to look at the cyclist victim with a negative 

bias. Time and again our investigation, 

expert accident reconstruction and securing 

testimony of witnesses, proves the opposite: the 

bicyclist was injured because of someone else's 

fault and generally because the bicyclist's rightof-way 

was violated, including violations of the 

Three-Foot Safety Rule," reports Agnew. 

AgnewBrusavich proudly sponsors numerous 

cycling clubs, including South Bay Wheelmen, 

LaGrange, Ironfly, Peninsula Cycle Club, 

Pasadena Athletic Association, Beach Cities Cycling 

Club, The Los Angeles Velodrome Racing 

Association and supports the VELO Sports Center 

in Carson. Agnew is an avid cyclist himself, 

competing at the Masters level in velodrome 

track cycling. He has competed in numerous 

State, National and World competitions and recently 

secured a gold medal at the UCI Masters 

Track Cycling World Championships 

"The carnage on our roads requires cyclists to 

financially protect themselves. Most do not realize 

uninsured motorist coverage under their automobile 

policy provides coverage if hit by a 

car while riding a bicycle or as a pedestrian. It is 

critical to have as much uninsured motorist coverage 

as possible," says Agnew. "I can't stress 

enough how important it is in this hit and run 

capital to have as much uninsured motorist coverage 

as your carrier will allow," emphasizes 

Brusavich. 

Agnew and Brusavich are preparing for trial 

this summer for a local resident who suffered 

brain damage as a result of a crash on Pacific 

Coast Highway near Malibu. The traffic collision 

report was negative because the investigating 

officer failed to take information from an eye 

witness cyclist who saw the crash. Brusavich is 

confident he will prove the motorist violated the 

"Three Foot Safety Rule" and caused the crash. 

They are also preparing for arbitration for a cyclist 

severely injured in Palos Verdes rear-ended 

by a young motorist with limited insurance coverage. 

The cyclist, knowledgeable about insurance 

matters, protected herself against a 

financial disaster by securing maximum UM coverage. 

"Injust the past five years, we have represented 

almost 100 injured or killed cyclists," says 

Agnew. Bad things happen: rear-enders, 

opening of car doors, potholes, disrupted asphalt 

around manhole covers, raised roadways 

from longstanding root issues, right or left turns, 

defective equipment, distracted drivers, unlawful 

lane changes, hit and run, right-of-way violations 

and more. We are proud of our efforts to 

make cycling safer, says Brusavich. 


AGNEWBRUSAVICH | 20355 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503 | (310) 793-1400 | ab@agnewbrusavich.com 


W 

Nigel Villanueva 

Excellence in defense 

ith more than 50 jury trials and arbitration hearings under his 

belt, accomplished defense attorney Nigel Villanueva approaches 

so-called minor cases with the same dedication 

with which he defends a homicide suspect, the owner of an NBA team, 

or in some cases, other attorneys. 

“I have the same zeal for a drunk-in-public defense as I do for a client 

facing a charge of first-degree murder. I have a great belief in criminal 

defense. People are counting on you to protect their rights,” said Villanueva, 

who is currently in preparation for an upcoming homicide 

trial. 

Villanueva represents clients in a wide range of violent crimes, drug 

crimes, sex crimes and driving offenses. On the civil law side, he runs a 

small but successful personal injury practice, recovering more than $1 

million for clients, most of whom were injured in vehicle, motorcycle or 

bicycle accidents. 

Villanueva’s excellence in preparing a case, and arguing it before 

a judge and jury, were exemplified in an eight-day domestic violence 

trial in Lancaster. 

“One of the deciding factors in the case was that his wife had made 

allegations that he was in a rage, and he had punched multiple holes 

throughout the house, that he shattered windows, broke tables,” Villanueva 

said. “We were able to catch her in a lie. We found witnesses 

who had been told by her that she caused some of holes, and some 

of the damage was caused by roommates.” 

“We used two investigators and started speaking with people she 

knew, did searches on Facebook, it was just a lot of good investigation,” 

he said. “The jury acquitted our client in under an hour.” 

Villanueva’s successes have prompted other attorneys to turn to him 

when they are in trouble, including a prosecutor who found himself 

under criminal investigation. Villanueva dug into the matter, with the 

result that no charges were ultimately filed. 

“I felt real pride that some of our colleagues, when they have had 

legal issues, have allowed me to defend them,” Villanueva said. 

The case of the pro basketball team owner was another one that Villanueva 

stopped in its tracks before it could go to trial. He declined to 

identify the owner because the matter did not come to the public’s 

attention. 

“There are many criminal lawyers who advertise as criminal trial attorneys, 

but their experience might be limited. The prosecutors are 

aware of this, and it affects how they make pre-trial offers,” Villanueva 

said. 

Another of Villanueva’s clients, a 52-year-old man, was charged with 

elder abuse in the case of an injured 70-year-old man. Prosecutors 

claimed that the defendant caused a large hematoma to the skull of 

the older man and gave him two black eyes. 

At the preliminary hearing, the magistrate ruled that the older man 

was the catalyst in the incident, and had forced Villanueva’s client to 

respond in self-defense. 

“In many similar cases dealing with fighting and aggressive behavior, 

the parties can have vastly different stories,” Villanueva said. “Many 

times, it can be law enforcement or prosecutors who determine the 

victim based on sympathy, or political correctness, and not the facts.” 

Villanueva’s careful attention to changes in law proved decisive in 

his successful representation of a schoolteacher who was trying to get 

her criminal record expunged of felony drunk driving, assaulting a police 

officer and driving with a suspended license. 

“She had applied for expungement, and it had been denied. She 

hired our office to re-litigate the matter,” Villanueva said. 

He won the case by finding a then-recent change in expungement 

law that had been overlooked in the previous proceedings. 

“She would have lost her job,” Villanueva said. 

It is also important to Villanueva to make himself fully available to 

each client. 

“I try to be as open to my clients as possible,” he said. “I run an opendoor 

policy. I am happy to meet my clients in late hours, or on weekends. 

I want my clients to be able to simply walk into my office any 

time. They will always find that my door is open.” 


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