Email: kelly.hartog@patch.com
Hometown: I have several. I was born in London but was raised in Australia. I consider Sydney just one of my home towns, along with Jerusalem, Israel, where I lived for 11 years, and I also consider Los Angeles home too.
Birthday: June 13.
Bio: I received my Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, History and Media Studies at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia before moving to Jerusalem where Ispent 10 years as a reporter and editor for The Jerusalem Post for both the daily paper, the local weekend section and as the radio news director. I covered local politics, arts, entertainment and wrote a weekly op-ed column on the city. I spent 2000-2004 covering the height of the Palestinian Intifada. After surviving an Al Qaeda suicide bombing attack on November 28, 2002, while on assignment for The Jerusalem Post in Mombasa, Kenya, I moved to Los Angeles in 2004. I spent time covering the City of Beverly Hills for the Beverly Hills Courier and freelancing for a variety of publications before taking on a job as a stringer for The New York Post and the Daily Mail.
On Nov. 28, 2010 (8 years to the day of the Al Qaeda attack), my adorable Golden Retriever puppy Bronte (named after Charlotte, not Emily)was born, and helped me get over the loss of my precious Golden Retriever, Bridget, who passed away in the summer of 2010 at the age of 13 and a half.
Before becoming a journalist, I trod the boards as an actress and theatre director and established and ran Israel's only professional English Language theatre company.
My Beliefs
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Politics
How would you describe your political beliefs?
Depends which country I'm in. Definitely more right leaning in Israel, but more left leaning in America.
Are you registered with a certain party?
No. As a non-American citizen, I'm unable to. However, if I could, I would register as a Democrat.
Religion
How religious would you consider yourself? (casual, observant, devout, non religious)
I was raised in a traditional Jewish home, attended an Orthodox Jewish day school and lived in the most Orthodox Jewish city in the world - Jerusalem. I consider myself an involved, committed, observant Jew. I am an active member of my Jewish community, IKAR, and I believe in the Jewish value of "tikkun olam" - repairing the world through social justice through a basic understanding that all people - no matter their religion or creed are created equal, and that religious values and helping the community must go hand in hand. There cannot be one without the other.
Come to the Mar Vista Post Office and Farmers' Market at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning and take part in an international event to help promote community solar projects.
Paris Baird, Imani Stafford and Nick Stover signed their letters for San Jose State, University of Texas and Loyola Marymount University respectively in front of friends, family and faculty in the school’s gym.
Make sure your holiday cards and packages arrive at their destination on time with this information from the United States Postal Service.
The Mar Vista resident clocked in at 7:03:30.
The shooting occurred Saturday night in what police say may have been a gang-related incident.
Moby is healthy, energetic and loves long walks. All he needs is a wonderful owner at the other end of his leash.
The shooting occurred Saturday night in what police say may have been a gang-related incident.
Police have arrested a man from a home on McLaughlin Avenue in Mar Vista where he had barricaded himself in and initially had refused to surrender.
The shooting occurred Saturday night in what police say may have been a gang-related incident.
Three people are shot Saturday night in what police say may have been a gang-related incident, after a shooting in Venice on Thursday.
This traditional house on Thermo Street is located on a quiet cul-de-sac.
Rethink recycling, salsa dancing and Ballona Wetlands tour.
LAPD Pacific Division is reporting that three suspects were arrested on Wednesday after they were seen breaking into a home on Preston Way.
"...the real issue here is that Yvette Molinaro has been rejected for the board seat because of the manipulations of a board member who is unwilling to let the process work as it should."
"In the end, this is all about a group of individuals that care enough about their community to generously invest an enormous amount of time, talent and energy."
A Mar Vista Community Council board member tells Patch the combination of the eligibility question and a “broken process” led to the council losing Albert Olson as its chairman.
A special meeting will be held of the Executive and Finance Committee tonight at 5:45 p.m. to officially accept Mar Vista Community Council Chair Albert Olson's resignation. There will also be an opportunity for public comment.
The motion will next be presented to the Los Angeles City Council.
The following letter was sent to several community members by former MVCC Chair Albert Olson, explaining why he resigned in the middle of Tuesday night's Mar Vista Community Council Board of Directors meeting.
In a completely unexpected move at the monthly MVCC Board of Directors meeting Tuesday night, Olson walked out mid-meeting.