The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo Herald Publications - El Segundo, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 104, No. 42 - October 15, 2015 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................16 Classifieds............................4 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Film Review..........................4 Legals............................ 14,15 Pets......................................18 Police Reports.....................8 Real Estate.....................9-12 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 78˚/69˚ Saturday Partly/ Cloudy 77˚/69˚ Sunday Mostly/ Sunny 75˚/66˚ Raytheon Sponsors Boys and Girls’ Club Sustainability Poster Contest L-R (front row) Contest winners Kevin Sweet, Danielle Crosthwaite, Chizitelum Oranu, Isabella Yanes, and Charlie Medina were part of Raytheon’s seventh annual 2015 Youth Sustainability Poster Contest. 104 children at the Boys and Girls Club of Los Angeles Harbor submitted poster ideas for a sustainable school, home or community. Raytheon leaders judged the posters based on creativity and message, and the top winners in each category received prizes. Back row (L-R) are Greg Link, Stormy Carter, Justina Graham, Jennifer Prindel, Scott Pozza, Emmanuel Brady, Chanea Banks, and Lupe Villanueva (all are Raytheon employees except Carter and Graham). Photo courtesy of Raytheon. Keeping the “Real” in Real Estate By Nancy Peters As with most things in the universe, everyone goes through various cycles in life. In the past, many people found one career and worked at that or even had the same job for decades. In recent years individuals may start a new career following a successful business or other career. When Alex Abad was first married and raising his young family (his youngest, a son Alex, currently a private pilot; and his daughter Amie, the oldest, his current business associate), the livelihood at that time was derived from one of the largest commercial and residential janitorial businesses in the South Bay. “We had a very large client base. We cleaned 500-600 homes per month. The bulk of our business in commercial buildings, hospitals, medical care stations, city offices, and residential general cleaning. Another of our specialties is residential construction cleaning wherein every detail is cleaned, polished, from the baseboards to the ceilings, the inside of drawers, all the shelves of the cabinets. New construction residential cleaning is labor-intensive, requiring an extremely thorough job. When the showings begin, it must be spotless. We would sometimes have five brand-new construction home cleanings a week, not to mention those 150 weekly residential home cleanings on the books. We provided the janitorial service for medical care stations for Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance Memorial Hospital, and several other medical facilities/offices throughout the South Bay. “Our commercial clients include Skechers offices, the Guess offices, the various City of El Segundo offices, and many other offices among the various commercial buildings that exist in the South Bay. We had hundreds of employees and we were floating a huge payroll base. “We just knew when it was time to downsize from that business and sell much of it off to have more family time, and preserve our health. Working many hours, supervising many employees, worrying about all those clients, and making sure the jobs were perfect…WOW! That began to take a toll on us and our quality of life. We wanted to enjoy life, our kids, and our grandchildren.” Over the years, Alex and Doreen owned income properties and real estate is an interest that Alex finds very fascinating, not just the opportunities, but the people involved and how one can provide a service via a real estate relationship. “I don’t think of myself as a salesperson because I don’t ever want to be ‘sold’ anything. To me, real estate is about helping someone find the place they will call ‘home,’ the place where long-lasting memories are created, where celebrations take place and special events, unique holidays, birthdays, all experienced for the first time in their very own home. Security and privacy will also be enjoyed like never before. I keep all of this in mind as I help buyers. In actuality, it is about the relationships you build with your clients, an area I have extensive experience with via the janitorial company and all the customers we satisfied with our services for many years. “I studied for the real estate exam and got my license and began to work with South Bay Brokers. I knew that it was my responsibility See Alex Abad, page 17 Presentation Detailing Expanding Enrollment at Da Vinci High School By Duane Plank Four special presentations were on the agenda at Tuesday night’s meeting of the El Segundo Unified School District School Board, including presentations about the proposed expansion of the neighboring Wiseburn District’s Da Vinci Charter School; recognition of High School National Merit Scholarship Program winners; podium time for the District’s Technology Information Coaches; and the once-a-month presentation by Ed! Foundation CEO Carol Pirsztuk. The Da Vinci expansion presentation was made by Matthew Wunder, the CEO of the Da Vinci Schools, in concert with the Superintendent of the Wiseburn School District, Tom Johnstone and Principal Nathan Barrymore. The new Da Vinci campus, to be located at 201 N. Douglas St., will host Davinci’s three independent charter high schools. Scheduled to open in August of 2017, the facility is being built with a combination of funding, including local monies and state matching funds provided by the Charter School Facilities Program. In an email sent prior to the meeting, ESUSD Superintendent Melissa Moore said that the proposed enrollment expansion and possible agreement with the City of El Segundo would increase Da Vinci High School enrollment from 1,200 to 1,500 students. She noted that students who “choose to attend a charter school do not need to obtain a release from their school district of residence.” She said that the ESUSD is concerned about this request, citing the need to “maintain student enrollment at the See School Board, page 14
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