She is one of the children born of King Lot WP and the Enchantress Morgana.This also makes Mordred, knight of treachery, her half-sister.Also known as Guerrehet or Beaumains (Beautiful . Another person, described by Hiltzik as a "current male employee," also questioned Steen's veracity because, he said, Steen had gone to the restaurant after leaving and had sought to get her old job back. She decided not to follow through, in part because the lawyer, whose name she can't remember, told her the odds of success were low. Freedom at Point Zero, a hard rock album dominated by Kantner compositions, was released in November 1979; it marked the band's last Top Ten album (peaking at No. The atmosphere, the patrons, the money. We are working with Empower LA to get the word out about the Neighborhood Councils and how important they are to having a vibrant and thriving Los Angeles. Case Details Parties Dockets. I decided to run for Neighborhood Council after an overnight demolition that took the neighborhood by surprise. "I have people that I love who work there. 26) and Nuclear Furniture (1984; No. and singer-songwriter Records from the California Employment Development Department show Grimm Espinoza claimed she had "endured constant sexual behavior, innuendo, erratic rages and been denied compensation of my overtime hours by Mr. After years (and years) of rumblings about an upcoming . ", Steen told KPCC/LAist she went to Stella "about six times in three years" because it was "a block from where I used to live and my friends still worked there." There was this, like, 'Oh, can't touch Hanne. If you do not agree with these terms, then do not use our website and/or services. , a "strategic communications and consulting" firm that was representing Kantner, provided KPCC/LAist with statements defending Kantner that it said were from six current and former Cafe Stella employees. A former waitress who worked at the restaurant for seven years said in her statement that she "never directly saw any sexual advances made towards employees" and never saw "any groping, inappropriate touching (e.g. (Petitioner), DocketFirst Amended General Order re: Mandatory Electronic Filing; Filed by Clerk, Los Angeles County Superior Courts | Other | Cancellation and Refund Policy, Privacy Policy, and LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. 4) What has been most surprising to you about the experience? Neighborhood Council Elections are happening now through June. "My office is at the top of the stairs," he said. 8 Candidates Vie For Congressional Seat Serving Echo Park-Silver Lake, 'Cookin with GAS' 30th Anniversary Improv 2023: Groundlings, Los Angeles/WeHo, AlienCon 2023: Convention Center, Pasadena, LA Cat Extravaganza & Adoption Event 2023: Fairplex, Pomona, 5th Annual The Best You Awards Ceremony and Charity Gala, Echo Park-Silver Lake Area: This Week's Latest Open Houses, Pet Adoption In The Echo Park-Silver Lake Area: See The Latest Dogs, Cats, Sentencing Set for Rapper Tory Lanez Megan Thee Stallion Shooting, Modeling Agency Used For Exploitation And Prostitution Scheme : AG, Shaken By Turkey's Death Toll, County Looks To Require Quake Retrofits. [14][36] Although the album stalled at No. Meantime, Kantner says anyone who wants to come down and discuss--and presumably enjoy a coffee-- is welcome. If anything, they said, he flaunted it. The former waitress said Kantner expressed "surprise and consternation" upon learning that some former employees were accusing him of harassment, adding, he was "very distraught and distressed about the whole thing.". He doesn't use drugs. Most restaurant owners, chefs and kitchen staff are men, according to the Username and password are case sensitive. Hanne Steen liked almost everything about Cafe Stella when the aspiring actress started working there in April 2011. Alexander Kantner is on Facebook. Harassment is par for the course in many restaurants. ", She added, "I remember just kind of freezing and not really knowing what to do. See also. Seitz still works for Kantner as the chef at Dinette; he did not respond to requests for an interview. Instead, she decided to confront Kantner a few weeks later. They said he often made crude, sexually explicit remarks and talked about sexual acts he wanted to perform with customers and employees. During the summer of 1965, singer Marty Balin saw Kantner perform at the Drinking Gourd,[7] a San Francisco folk club, and invited him to co-found a new band, Jefferson Airplane. We shot the accompanying video of Kantner walking us through his final plans for the expanded bar and seating area. his former girlfriend and publicist Cynthia Bowman, the mother of one of his three children, told The Associated Press. share of #MeToo scandals We believe when reliable local reporting is widely available, the entire community benefits. Oklahoma-style smash burgers and Georgian dumplings make for some excellent cheap bites in Glendale, Husband and wife Felix Agyei and Hazel Rojas combine food from their heritages, creating a marriage of West African and Filipino cooking. Kantner was the Airplane's only native San Franciscan and its most political . 2) What made you decide to run for neighborhood council? Kantner was the Airplane's only native San Franciscan and its most political . [41] According to Grace Slick, the reunion began as a joke: "We hadn't even talked for a year, and we were battling legally in fact, there are still some standing lawsuits between me and Paul, something to do with the Airplane. Kantner appears in the documentary film about the Altamont concert, Gimme Shelter, in an on-stage confrontation with a Hell's Angel regarding the altercation.[13]. Kantner was the Airplane's only native San Franciscan and its most political . Mismanagement, Sloppy Hiring Practices, Lack Of Transparency. We know that Gareth is single at this point. Kantner.". The album was nominated in 1971 for the Hugo Award, the premiere prize awarded by science fiction fandom. Christine is one of the many Los Angeles residents serving on their local Neighborhood Councils. Kantner was the Airplane's only native San Franciscan and its most political . (Courtesy of Hanne Steen), The picturesque Cafe Stella, photographed on Mar 23, 2018, is a popular place with both locals and tourists for dinner and drinks. Most of the ex-employees KPCC/LAist spoke with said Kantner frequently did this in front of other staff but he also did it when other people weren't around. , a 2014 report publish by When he became a teenager he went into total revolt against all forms of authority, and became determined to become a protest folk singer in the manner of his musical hero Pete Seeger. ", He went on: "Ms. Grimm Espinoza never threatened verbally or in writing to sue Mr. Kantner if he contested her claim for unemployment benefits." Please enter a valid email and try again. From 7 to 30 individuals serve on each of the 99 Neighborhood Councils around Los Angeles and form the grassroots level of the Los Angeles City government. Trivia (2) Half-brother of China Kantner. Gareth Kantner's simple Dinette restaurant on Sunset in Echo Park has faced years of delays, but may be ready to debut in the coming weeks. Through longtime friend Jack Traylor, Kantner discovered teenaged guitarist Craig Chaquico in 1971. of A-list celebrities. [52] After joining the late 1960s San Francisco rock scene's exodus to suburban Marin County by briefly relocating to Bolinas, California in the early 1970s, he decided to return to San Francisco as the Jefferson Starship era dawned, residing for many years in "a beautiful house perched over the blue Pacific in the ritzy Sea Cliff neighborhood. Ryan Adams Do you have a tip about this story? After graduating from Saint Mary's College High School, he attended the University of Santa Clara (where he first befriended classmate Jorma Kaukonen) and San Jose State College (now San Jos State University), completing three years of coursework before dropping out to enter the music scene. In a phone call, Steen's mother, Kathy Shapiro, told KPCC/LAist that her email was a response to a . His father was a traveling salesman, according to the Chronicle , and he was sent to military school after his mother's death. and There's a lot of pressure, but then as a way to kind of cope with all that, there's a lot of joking and teasing and it often goes too far. Kantner, Slick and the three remaining late-Airplane holdovers (vocalist/bassist/keyboardist David Freiberg, drummer John Barbata, and fiddler Papa John Creach) were joined by Chaquico and Pete Sears, a contributor to previous solo efforts by Creach and Slick who alternated with Freiberg on bass and keyboards. "Pretty much from the beginning, there was touching," she said. He WAS a hard-headed German."[11]. In an interview with KPCC/LAist, a friend of Steen's, who asked not to be named, confirmed that Steen spoke with her at the time about Kantner's behavior. One former employee says that Kantner has spent years engaging in wildly sexually inappropriate behavior with staff. The group's co-founder, Saru Jayaraman, said restaurant workers account for nearly 40% of all complaints filed with the U.S. Please try again. Steen said she talked to her mother about Kantner's behavior at the time, and provided KPCC/LAist with an email in which her mother offered support. Maybe Its Time To Raise Backyard Chickens, Catch A Wave In The Booming South Bay Food Scene: Here Are 11 New Restaurants To Try, Don't Celebrate Thanksgiving? Add or change photo on IMDbPro. "[34] Kantner settled in March 1985, and the group name was reduced to Starship. He said absent "egregious misconduct by the terminated employee, Mr. Kantner typically does not challenge claims for unemployment benefits. (Susanica Tam for LAist), The Sunset Junction complex in Silver Lake. In her journal, Steen also recalled Kantner exclaiming, within earshot of several employees, "Look at that bitch over there. 8] and N. Q. Dewey's "Runaway" [No. Slick and Kantner broke up in the late 1970s and Kantner had a son, Alexander, with Bowman, and another son, Gareth. Anyway, the idea was that I'd just sneak in, stand at the side of the stage and come out and sing 'White Rabbit' and see what Paul did. He told KPCC/LAist that Kantner sexually harassed him once. [5] Kantner had been working in Los Angeles on an album when he became ill.[30] He was 39 years old at the time and beat considerable odds with a full recovery without surgery. While the accompanying tour was a success, the revival proved to be short-lived; as in 1973, the group never formally disbanded. I am still a member of the Urban Design and Preservation Committee even though I served 4 years ago. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news. 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