Page 8 August 10, 2017 City Council from front page because they can get away with some lower rent units that they don’t repair,” real estate agent, developer and property manager Amie Shepard said. “That’s not going to fly in Ramona Tract. Nobody would allow a landlord to look like a slumlord because we just wouldn’t pay to live on that side of town.” Shepard, who lives in Ramona Track, added that she realizes there are pros and cons to the topic and that some people can’t afford higher rent housing. “If you look at some of the older 1950s buildings in Moneta Gardens, the rents are only $800, $900 for a one-bedroom and I think that’s reasonable,” she said. “I’m one of the guilty ones. I have some of the highest rents in the city, but I also have some of the cleanest properties because I take care of them and I think we need to encourage the landlords that are doing a good job and continue to allow them to collect rents at the market rate.” Shepard did echo agreement with Patterson’s call to penalize slumlords and getting code enforcement involved. “We need to start punishing the slumlords and getting code enforcement to really cite these guys that don’t have running water or utilities and that are allowing criminals and people with bad credit to plague our neighborhoods,” she said. Spiraling out of the rent control discussion was also the ongoing issue with parking. “Part of the problem is all of the development we’re having. Developers come in and they build and then they leave, they make their money and we pay the price,” resident James Raddick said while also noting that a company came in during a recent Planning Commission meeting to request additional units be added to a property currently under construction. “They don’t take the traffic, the congestion, the parking, the added density of the neighborhood into consideration. That’s part of our problem. We’re letting developers come in, tell us what they’re going to do and leave us with the parking problem.” The City Council did vote unanimously in favor of drafting a letter asking for all Hawthorne landlords to voluntarily enter into an agreement with Los Angeles Air Force Base to provide residential rental units to military personnel at “attainable rental rates.” Attainable rental rates would be those agreed upon by standards already set by the military. Additionally, service members would be exempt from paying security deposits, application fees, and credit check fees. The arrangement would also allow the military tenant if deployed to be excused from the lease with no obligation other than 30 days rent. “One of the components that I was excited about is the break that tenants get from landlords because sometimes there’s sudden deployments,” Vargas said. “There are changes in assignment that happen without warning and it becomes a burden for military personnel to deal with. We want to support our military personnel however we can.” Vargas added, “I think this is a good thing. It’ll be voluntary--but probably be contagious… once the landlords out there see that this is something where they’re going to be getting some great tenants, support from the City and the L.A. Air Force Base. • E. Shaughnessy 7.0 be a dad today. Take time to Cal l 877- 4DAD411 o r v i s it www. f a t h e r h o o d . g o v 0015_Half_MagBW Bill to: REQ 09CVZ0015 91655 Executive CD: 09/15/09 13:41 Creative Director:Art Director: Writer: Account Executive:Production Supervisor:Coordinator: Notes: Title: Market: Run/Disk Date: Color/Space: Live: Trim: Bleed: CE: Production Artist: Task: Spell checked 09CVZ0015 — Paper Doll 09CVZ0015 — Paper Doll 08-21-09 BW/magazine 08-21-09 BW/magazine 7 4.875 Notes: Page 1 of 2 3/0 fix, print Dodgers Fill Team’s Few Holes at the Trade Deadline Executive CD: Creative Director: Art Director: Writer: Account Executive: Production Supervisor: Coordinator: Ext. BK 7 4.875 overpowering their statistics may seem, a World Series victory is never something that can be called a certainty. The Dodgers were the World Series favorites before they won at the trade deadline. The acquisition of Darvish and Watson cements that favoritism, but also puts a certain level of pressure on a team to win when it counts for the first time in 29 years. — Asixlion@earthlink.net • By Adam Serrao Though it may be hard to follow a baseball team that is blacked out from most television sets in its own city, it’s not hard to realize that the Los Angeles Dodgers are having what might wind up being the absolute best season by any team to ever play the game of baseball. When last week’s trade deadline passed, that “best team” got even better. The Dodgers might not have had to make any moves at all to improve a team that already has a better record than any other team in the game this year. By acquiring Yu Darvish from the Texas Rangers and Tony Watson from the Pittsburgh Pirates, though, the Dodgers may have just cemented themselves a spot in this year’s World Series. Fans deserve to be somewhat skeptical of the Los Angeles Dodgers, especially since the team has made it to the postseason with World Series aspirations for what seems like an eternity now. Yet still, every single year the Dodgers disappoint their fans and fall short of what is, of course, the team’s ultimate goal of bringing a World Series banner back to Los Angeles for the first time since 1988. While a roster that may go down in history as one of the best ever is certainly no guarantee of a world title, enjoying the history being made along the way is certainly something that should not be taken for granted. New Dodgers starting pitcher Yu Darvish will undoubtedly become a part of that history and he immediately got off to a great start with his new team by pitching a seven inning shutout while striking out 10 batters last Friday night against the Mets. Acquiring Darvish was not a necessity for the Dodgers. However with Clayton Kershaw’s absence from the rotation, Darvish’s presence immediately gave the team another ace to lean on in the postseason. The four-time All Star was acquired by the team just seven minutes before the deadline--again highlighting the Dodgers’ flare for the dramatic that has followed the team around all season long. The Dodgers didn’t give up much for Darvish, either. Willie Calhoun was the biggest name to join the Rangers in the deal, but parting with a player in the farm system who wasn’t even a top three prospect was a small price to pay for someone of Darvish’s stature. “We got our Ferarri,” Dodger closer Kenley Jansen said of the deal. That Ferrari has increased the Dodgers’ odds of winning the National League West from 100 percent---where they already stood--to, well, more than 100 percent. The arrival of Darvish has also drastically increased L.A.’s chances of finally bringing home a World Series title. Another player who strengthened Los Angeles’ World Series odds was left-handed reliever Tony Watson. If the Dodgers had any holes on their roster whatsoever, it was at the number two spot in the starting rotation and in the bullpen with the need of a shutdown left-handed specialist. Darvish fills the void of the former, while Watson has stepped in to fill the void of the latter. Watson has been one of the best setup men in the league since entering the majors in 2011. In limited action thus far with the Dodgers, he has already shown an impressive ability to get the best hitters on other teams out--a skill that will certainly be needed come playoff time when the Dodgers look to eat innings in order to bridge the gap between their starting pitcher and Jansen. Darvish’s addition does more than just add another ace to an already loaded pitching staff. He also brings a right-handed quality pitcher to a rotation that is otherwise filled with lefties. “He seems like he just fits in perfect,” Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal said. “I was just happy that we got a horse--another horse--that we could fit into the rotation, so now you’re not seeing three lefties in a row. We knew we needed a righty starter.” Grandal wasn’t the only Dodgers player excited about Darvish’s arrival. “Just electric stuff,” Justin Turner gushed. “He’s got five great pitches. We’re excited to have him.” Jansen echoed Tuner’s sentiments. “Everyone was excited,” the Dodgers closer said. “Our goal is to win the World Series, ownership wants to win the World Series, so we’re all happy to have him here and see him pitch.” Absolutely nothing is guaranteed when it comes to playing the game of baseball in the month of October. 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