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Delson Investment Company
9735 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 122
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Ph: 316/550-1020
FAX: 310/530-7082
mdelijani@hotmail.com
Represented by Michael D. Delijani
Referred by Andrew Adelman

Bousquet Dennis & Associates
6834 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 402
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Ph: 323/960-2777
FAX: 323/960-2776
Represented by Laura Doerges,
Kevin Dennis, Jack Bousquet, Carla
Romero
Referred by Ian Curtis

Haverford Capital, Inc.
400 Continental Blvd., Suite 160
El Segundo, CA 90245
Ph: 310/416-1130
FAX: 310/416-9950
dfeingold@haverford-capital.com
Represented by David Feingold, David Blenko, Chris Grey

IN MEMORIAM

John Argue was a deserving recipient of our Spirit of Los Angeles Award for his role in bringing the 1984 Summer Olympics
to Los Angeles.

He was the chairman of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games and with Peter Ueberroth (another LAHq Spirit of Los Angeles Award Recipient) became part of the Amateur Athletic Foundation which used the surplus from the successful games for Southern California youth sports.

John was a five term Board Chair of the USC Board of Trustees among his many civic and philanthropic endeavors. The Los Angeles Daily journal listed John as one of the top 100 most influential attorneys in California.

He was very supportive of LAHq and a good friend of many on the Board of Directors. He will be missed.

Excerpts from the
Frank Gehry Introduction
by Chris Modrzejewski

The Spirit of Los Angeles Award is given annually to one person or organization that embodies the leadership, innovation and entrepreneutial spirit and attitude that has defined Los Angeles for more than a century.

Whether it has been the development of amazing public works projects such as the California Aqueduct and City Hall in the early part of the 20th Century, or our ability to continually redefine the "new" economy as Los Angeles did with aerospace during the middle and late 20th Century and technology and entertainment today, Los Angeles and its leaders have continued to set the standard.

Today, I have the honor of recognizing an individual that has established the highest standard throughout his career and has brought Los Angeles spirit and innovation to the cities throughout the word with his ability to redefine architecture and the way that we view our buildings. He has also proven that amazing builidngs have the ability to generate economic revitalization - a point relevant in Downtown Los Angeles today as we continue to debate community redevelopment and the need for a vibrant urban core.

Frank Gehry, and his world-renowed architecture firm - Gehry Partners are long-time residents of Los Angeles. He and His firm have designed and developed many of the most architecturally significant buildings of the 20th Century including Spain's Guggenheim Museum Bilboa and the DZ Bank Building in Berlin.

As you all know, accross the street we are witnessing the creation of one of Franck Gehry's latest Masterpieces - the Walt Disney Concert Hall. If you are like me, you drive by it and look up and wonder how all of the pieces are fitting together and regret that Los Angeles is not a hub for the steel industry, because he has kept thousands of workers busy over the past couple of years.

... and we have had the priviledge of watching an historic structure be erected - and it will be one that will continue the revitalization of downtown and the fine arts for our city.

Specific public/private development possibilities with the Veterans Affairs, MTA, CRA and County of Los Angeles were presented at the Regency Club recently by David Farrar (second l.), Real Estate Attorney and Chairman, Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency; and John Infantino, (r.) Managing Partner, Federal Development LLC; with cooperation from (from l.) Alice Wilson, Board Member; John Stern, past president; and Sharon Kaplan, President.

The U.S. Government is one of the world's largest property, owners with over 435,00 buildings and over half a billion acres of land.

Now is the time to take advantage of prime development opportunities on public properties. This generated much discussion among the attendees.