Page 2 March 17, 2016 EL SEGUNDO HERALD OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE WINE&DINE WORK&PLAY ALONG THE ROSECRANS CORRIDOR IN EL SEGUNDO/MANHATTAN BEACH • Amenity Rich Location • Convenient Access to Metro Rail System, 405 & 105 Freeways • 10 minutes to LAX • Professional Property Management on Site • It’s Not Just a Location; It’s a Lifestyle! CONTINENTAL PARK A project of C O N T I N E N TA L D E V E L O P M E N T C O R P O R AT I O N 2041 Rosecrans Av e . , E l S e g u n d o , C A 9 0 2 4 5 www. c o n t i n e n t a l d e v e l o p m e n t . c o m For Leasing Information, call 310.640.1520 Letters Obituaries Donald Joe Shepard, 79 Don Joe passed away on January 15, 2016 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born in Minden, LA 1937, to Lena May and Burney Cecil Shepard and was the youngest of five children. A few years later, the family moved to El Segundo, where Don Joe spent his formative years, graduating from El Segundo High School in 1955. He then entered the U.S. Army where he served for two years, after which he began his career working in the gaming business in Las Vegas. In 1965, while in Tahoe to open the new Sahara Hotel, he met Nancy Lee Thoma, a school teacher. They soon married and began their family. In addition to Nancy, he is survived by daughters Robyn, Holly and April, and son, Dan, four grandchildren and a great grand-daughter. • Coupon Code: ESH-SRS-10OFF Coupon Code: ESH-SRS-50OFF ©2016 Mattel. All Rights Reserved. 17 EL SEGUNDO 333 Continental Blvd. El Segundo, CA 90245 Mon. - Sat. 10am to 6pm 310-252-3384 Text Location Code: KK167 Likes Small Town Feel? I read with some interest the city council discussions in the March 3 issue of El Segundo Herald regarding mansionization and perhaps amending the City’s single family residence code. I confess I am not familiar with the details of the code but support the intent of the code. Many of the reported comments seem to be from individuals with some financial interest in loosening of the restrictions. Alex Abad seems to feel we are falling behind Manhattan Beach in building “spec homes”. Alex, do we really want El Segundo to look like Manhattan Beach’s tree section with wallto wall homes. Mr Rafiee reportedly said “it’s not about building big homes but useable ones”. However if it has to be big to be useable then it’s o.k.? Mr. Glynn seems to feel that restricting mansionization would “hamper sensible design plans (can’t a smaller home be designed well?). As to “damaging property values” how would restricting oversize homes diminish the value of current homes? Lastly, Councilwoman Fellhauer, while “government’s job isn’t to tell people what their homes should look like” it should be o.k. to tell them what it should not look like. One of the many benefits of El Segundo is the “small town feel”. I feel that restricting property line to property line homes contributes to that atmosphere. I hope there will be more voices to support this opinion. – Charles Fisher Appreciates the Professionalism I so appreciated the professionalism of the Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters candidate forum on Monday March 7. – Liz Garnholz Elect Brann and Pirsztuk I led the successful grassroots campaign against Measure P, the firefighters’ union initiative to hijack our fire department and contract with Los Angeles County for a significantly reduced level of service, all to lock-in and protect their excessive and unsustainable total annual compensation of $150,000 to more than $350,000 per year. I also led the successful grassroots campaign against the residential See Letters, page 18 People Alvin “Bud” Webster Baer Longtime El Segundo resident, “Bud” Baer, celebrates his 100th birthday on March 20th! Alvin Webster Baer was born in Washington, DC, only two short blocks from the White House. Bud is a proud Navy veteran who served as an electrician’s mate on a submarine in the Panama Canal and on the Battleship Pennsylvania from 1934-1938. Following his time on the water, he served our country designing planes during the war and enjoyed a career as an engineer for over 30 years in the Air and Space Program. His 51-year marriage to his sweetheart, Betty, produced three El Segundo High School graduates, Cynthia, Georgina and Douglas, all of whom raised their families in and around El Segundo. Bud has seven grandchildren, three who graduated from ESHS, two who currently teach in the district, one who is an El Segundo business owner, and three great-grandchildren who currently attend El Segundo schools! Bud is an avid reader, lifelong learner, a devoted Padres fan, and has most recently authored Rum Runner, a book centered around the prohibition. This respected citizen has lived a long, meaningful life and his contributions to his country and his community are deeply appreciated. •
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