Playa Vista People 3/20/2020

*PLAYA PEOPLE – MEET MEIRA:

Meira G. is an animal rights activist & model living in Marina Del Rey.

*PLAYA – NEWS: CEDARS-SINAI INSTALLS TENTS OUTSIDE MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL FOR CORONVIRUS PATIENTS:

Cedars-Sinai has installed temporary tents outside of the emergency departments at area hospitals to provide additional capacity for an expected increase in patients with symptoms potentially related to COVID-19. The hospital said the move was made following guidance from local, state and national public health authorities. The temporary quarters, located in a parking garage at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in a parking lot at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, will give physicians and nurses the ability to assess multiple patients. Cedars-Sinai encouraged patients experiencing fever, cough or other respiratory symptoms to call their primary care physicians and not visit an emergency room.

*PLAYA – NEWS: CULVER CITY FARMERS MARKET CANCELED

In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Culver City has temporarily canceled its farmers markets. According to a notice sent out by the City, the Culver City Farmers Market will be temporarily closed until April 14, 2020, due to public safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. On Wednesday, Los Angeles County health officials announced the first death from the virus. The individual (a non-resident visiting friends) was an older adult who traveled extensively over the past month, including a long layover in South Korea. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health), the total number of cases in Los Angeles County is 27 as of Wednesday. While Culver City schools are continuing under normal operations as of Thursday afternoon, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, Santa Monica College, and Crossroads school have all canceled classes until further notice.

*PLAYA–NEWS: WHEN TAX TITANS ATTACK – H&R GOES UP AGAINST TURBO TAX

H&R Block features a blues musician singing the tweets of disgruntled TurboTax users. H&R Block agency Deutsch Los Angeles created eight 20-to-30 second spots of tax filer beefs for the campaign which launches this week and will appear on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook until filing day, April 15th. What makes the spots so charming and memorable is blues musician Greg Lawrence, who puts some passion into his delivery and removes the sting by ending each song with a big smile.”We’re always listening and monitoring all tax conversations on social,” said Doris Chung, executive vice president and executive creative director at Deutsch. “And the loudest of them all are tax woes, frustrations, anxiety, anger. So, we wanted to not only recognize their frustrations but empathize and provide a solution to their qualms. “By utilizing blues music as a vehicle for storytelling, we wanted to create a campaign that people actually wanted to watch and hear.”

About half of the spots are tweets from college students who get vocal about TurboTax double-dipping fees for home and university states of residence and student loan interest deductions. Lawrence soulfully pleads one TurboTax customers tweet: “Recent graduates. @TurboTax will charge you $40-$80 for the student loan interest deduction, but @HRBlock will do it for free. Learn from my mistake. (Yeah.)” The campaign was shot at Deutsch’s own production facility at its Playa Vista offices.

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*PLAYA – IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD:

Photography by: Stephanie Tabor

Culver Studios – Where movies like E.T. , Gone with the Wind, King Kong, Armageddon, and A Few Good Men were made. – Culver City.

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*PLAYA VISTA PEOPLE–Only Originals Allowed!:

*PLAYA–INTERVIEW:

Amanda Goldman

Playa Vista Moms Group Inc. | President

Q: Where were you born?—I was born in Los Angeles (Beverly Hills).

Q: Where do you work, and where did you go for your job training?—I am currently a stay at home mom serving on the Playa Vista Moms Group board as the President after 4 years of being the event coordinator. We are a nonprofit 501c3 with 700 members. I also serve on the Playa Vista Elementary School board as an event coordinator. They are also a 501c3. Prior, I was a talent manager. Representing actors.

Q: How did you end up in Playa Vista?— I live in Playa Vista. I moved to Playa Vista from playa Del Rey. I ended up here because it’s very family-friendly and a great place for kids to grow up

Q: Where are your favorite places to go on weekends?—On weekends I like to relax with my kids. We enjoy the many pools and parks Playa Vista has to offer. And for adult time I and mama friends like to unwind at a favorite place in Playa Vista called Gulp. It’s a restaurant/bar very much like Cheers. A small community with lots of regulars. Amazing staff and the food and drinks are great. It makes you feel like family.

Q: Do you visit Playa Vista often?—I live in playa vista and spend most of my time here.

Q: Any local traffic shortcuts that you would choose to share?—Haha I love this question. I am from Beverly Hills and still have family and friends there along with doctors and the kids hair salon. I go there often. I take Culver to Venice. Venice to Robertson and Robertson straight into BH. Or I would take Culver to Sawtelle and take Sawtelle to Olympic and use Olympic to take me into BH.

Q: Do you have family in Playa Vista?—I have no family in Playa Vista but my mama squad is like my family. We are a close-knit bunch here.

Q: Are there any community events you go to in Playa Vista?—Haha! Community events? We throw most of them so yes, I go to them. I enjoy our events along with community events. Runway throws some great stuff. Along with the community events thrown. Us mamas throw some pretty great ones too.

Q: There are so many great people and businesses in the Playa Vista community. Are there any of particular interest you would like to share?—Anyone who knows me knows I’m a die-hard fan of The Studio MDR. It’s a large studio (think Pilates but bigger and better). The studio is located at the runway shopping center. I refer to it as my MDR family. I don’t know what I’d do without them. It’s the greatest workout for your body and mind. And another favorite of mine is Gulp as mentioned above. For food, I enjoy Sweet Fish which is a few steps away from my home. Dangerous!

Q: What does the perfect day in Playa Vista look like to you?—Oh my. A perfect day is getting in a morning studio mdr workout and then taking the kids to the Saturday farmers market and seeing Giggles the face painter which brings smiles to my kids faces. Then swimming at the resort or centerpointe club. Dinner at sweet fish on the outside patio, and ending my night at Gulp for a nightcap (and a skillet cookie).

Website: pvmomsgroup.com

Email: playavistamomsgroup@gmail.com

*PLAYA – PEOPLE:

Photography by: Stephanie Tabor

A woman enjoying a bike ride at dusk – Del Rey Beach.

*PLAYA – READER COMMENT:

“I love your brilliantly refreshing, new digital weekly magazine, Playa Vista People. It captures the spirit of the area I love and reflects the attitude of a special time for Playa Vista. There is a reason why every major tech company in the world is located here and your magazine does an inspired job capturing it. Proud of be a passionate reader.” —— Pauline D., Playa Vista.

*PLAYA–BULLETIN BOARD:

1. ***”I didn’t believe there was such a thing as an honest mechanic until I went to Marina Shell on Fiji and Lincoln.” – Linda P., Marina Del Rey.

2. ***This year I voted on Election Day at an elementary school in Marina Del Rey. The whole experience was a disaster. Waited in line for over an hour and a half. How these idiots who organize this all year round can’t seem to get it right is an embarrassment. Yet, there are still people who want to enlarge our government bureaucracy. – Nancy India, Culver City.

3. ***The Starbucks in Playa Vista continues to be messy every time I stop in. Time for a new Manager? – Pricilla P., Culver City.

4. ***I just hired a new tech consultant, Sean Story of Sean Story Technological Solutions. He is the best I ever had by far and I passionately recommend him. -Ronald Lowinn, Playa Del Rey.

5. ***I feel terribly for all the poor people living in the Runway apartments above all that endlessly noisy construction. Poor souls. I hope they are getting a rent rebate. – Melinda Starr, Marina Del Rey.

6. ***Do you have a message for your neighbors in Playa Vista? Post on the Playa Vista People Bulletin Board for FREE. Send your 50-word message to us at: Aurora411@TimeWire.net

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