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Lois Stone Erburu
October 26, 1930 - August 30, 2019
Lois Stone Erburu, a noted civic and arts patron in Southern California, died
August 30, 2019 at her home in Santa Barbara. She was 88. Lois was incredibly
devoted to her family, as wife of 65 years to her late husband Robert F. Erburu,
former Chairman and CEO of the Times Mirror Corporation, and mother to her
two daughters Susan Erburu Reardon and Dr. Lisa Erburu.
Born in Los Angeles to Dr. Fred Stone and Lois Litchfield Stone, Lois was a
graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned a bachelor’s
degree in Botany and where she met her husband Bob. Save from one year living
in Boston, where Lois worked as a teacher while Bob finished at Harvard Law
School, she lived the majority of her adult life in Southern California, where she
devoted much of her time and effort to the arts.
Her interest in art was heightened by travel associated with Board trips with the
National Gallery of Art, the J. Paul Getty Trust, The Huntington Library, the San
Francisco Federal Reserve Board, and the American Newspapers Association of
America, where her husband served, including as Board Chairman.
In LosAngeles, Lois was actively involved with the Music Center for over twenty-
five years. She became a member of the Music Center Board of Governors
in 1991 and served on its Development and Board Activities committees, was
Benefactors’ Ball Chairman in 1988 and vice president of the Founders. She was
a member of the Blue Ribbon Executive Committee and an Honorary Member
of the Blue Ribbon Board of Directors. She had been a Children’s Festival
supporter and worker since its inception forty years ago and member of the
Junior Philharmonic Board in 1986.
She was most recently involved in establishing a new five-room art gallery
at the Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens in the Lois and
Robert F. Erburu Wing of the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art.
Her other affiliations include board member, vice chairman and member of the
Executive Committee of the Don Bosco Technical Institute, Costume Council of
the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, board member of the Luminaries of the
Doheny Eye Institute, Social Service Auxiliary, Dame of the Sovereign Military
Hospitaller order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Dame of
St. Gregory, and Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a member of Villa I Tatti, the
Huntington Society of Fellows, Art Collectors’ and Library Collectors’ Councils,
The Getty Conservation Institute Council and the Getty Villa Council.
Former community services include Beverly Hills Catholic School Parent Club
President, Daniel Freeman Hospital Advisory Board, Officer and Member of the
Ebell Juniors Board, President of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Juniors,
Marlborough Parents’ Council, Muses (Museum of Science and Industry),
National Charity League, board member and officer of Social Service Juniors,
vice president of Town and Gown Juniors, Trojan Guild and board member of
United Way Corporate Awards.
Lois and Bob were longtime Hope Ranch homeowners and began spending
more time in Santa Barbara in later years with the goal of retiring in that
community. For the past eight years, Lois was a full-time Santa Barbara resident,
where she immersed herself in many local organizations. She served as a
Trustee for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and also enjoyed supporting the
Music Academy of the West. She was also a member of the La Cumbre Country
Club, Little Town Club, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Art,
Design & Architecture Museum Council at UCSB.
Lois was a world traveler, as her and Bob’s love and appreciation for art took
them on many trips, most frequently to Italy. Lois especially cherished family
gatherings and vacations, including an annual tradition for more than 50 years
to the Big Island of Hawaii. She had a quick wit, a bulletproof memory, and a
story for everything. In her free time, she was an expert needlepointer and loved
classic movies.
Lois was steadfastly devoted to her husband Bob, who predeceased her in- She was also extraordinarily proud of her family, most notably her two
accomplished daughters and four grandchildren. She is survived by daughter
Susan Erburu Reardon and husband George of South Pasadena, daughter Dr.
Lisa Erburu and husband Dr. Mark Cocalis of Orinda; grandchildren Luke Erburu
Cocalis (Hilary), Laura Reardon-Childs (Ken), Rachel Cocalis Gregory (Jon),
and Daniel Erburu Reardon; and three precious great-granddaughters.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, September 16 at 10
AM at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 21 E Sola Street, Santa Barbara,
CA 93101, with a reception following from 11:30am to 2pm at La Cumbre Country
Club, 4015 Via Laguna, Santa Barbara, CA 93110.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Lois’ memory to the Santa
Barbara Museum of Art or Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Santa
Barbara.
Lois lived her life to the fullest, she is now at peace.
Norman Barasch, a three-time
Emmy-nominated comedy writer
and Broadway playwright, died at
age 97 at his home near Greenwich,
Connecticut. He enjoyed a decades-
long career writing for many of
the most celebrated TV and radio
personalities, including Carol Burnett,
DannyKaye,ValerieHarper,and
numerous others. A film adapted
from his Broadway play, “Send Me
No Flowers,” written with longtime
partner Carrroll Moore, starred Doris
Day and Rock Hudson. He is survived
by eight children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren whom he adored
and who will always adore and cherish
his loving legacy.February 18, 1922 - August 13, 2019BARASCH, NormanMount Sinai Memorial Parks -
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away in his sleep on June 24, 2019
in Ojai, California, with his wife of 15
years, Laura Loebe Reynolds, by his
side. He was 86 years old. Nat was
born on May 12, 1933 in Los Angeles.
He attended Harvard School in North
Hollywood, graduating in 1951 and
excelling in football and wrestling.
His most happy childhood memories
were visiting his Uncle Telfer’s farm in
Canada. Nat’s high school headmaster,
theRev. WilliamScottChalmers,
encouraged him to attend college. He
did: UCLA for a brief while, then two
years in the Army, then back to UCLA
(B.A. History, 1959) where he truly fell
in love with learning and particularly
admired Professors Donald B. Meyer
and Page Smith. At UCLA, he met Sallie
Gilmore and they were married – for
over 30 years – and had three children
(Greg, Adam, and Elizabeth). After
UCLA, Nat spent one year at Johns
Hopkins University as a Woodrow
Wilson Fellow. He then returned to
L.A. (1960) to teach at his alma mater,
Harvard School (1960 – 1966). Nat’s
10th Grade English classes soon took
on a legendary status and to this day
a decade of Harvard School students
refer to his classes as life-changing. In
1966, he was appointed headmaster
ofWestlakeSchool.He brought
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effect themergerwithHarvard
School: 1990 – 1992. Nat then did
two consulting projects: four years at
Chadwick School (1993 – 97) and then
helped found Shalhevet High School
(1997 – 2004) where he met Laura
Loebe. They were married in 2004 and
moved to Ojai, where he was Head of
The Monica Ros School in 2004-2006.
The last few years presented Nat with
many physical setbacks which he
and Laura managed with grace and
dignity. For many, Nat was a larger
than life figure; he was, as Melville said
of a character, “Quite an original.”Nat was preceded in death by his
mother, Dorris, and his sister Jean.
A Celebration of Life is planned for
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Hill was the pastor of The Mount Zion
Missionary Baptist Church in Los
Angeles, CA, and The Spirit of Zion
Fellowship Church in North Hollywood,
CA. He attended Pilgrim High School,
USC, and Talbot Theological Seminary.
He is survived by his wife of 28 years,
Tisa Atchison Hill, and his son, Edward
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By James Queally
Day op-ed column in the
Sacramento Bee.
A handful of changes
were made to the bill on Fri-
day, a legislative effort to
align state law with a 2018
ruling by the California
Supreme Court that signifi-
cantly expanded the num-
ber of workers who must be
provided benefits as busi-
ness employees. But in seek-
ing to codify how the court
ruling will affect scores of
professions, AB 5 has
sparked an intense battle
between two of the state’s
most powerful political
forces: organized labor and
big business.
It has also given rise to
tough questions for Newsom
and legislative leaders about
whether traditional employ-
ment rules should govern
the kind of part-time work
on which California’s shar-
ing — or “gig” — economy
has come to rely.
For weeks, the focus was
on what kinds of jobs would
be exempt from the new em-
ployee mandates under AB
- A variety of industries
have tried to cajole lawmak-
ers to keep their businesses
out of the bill, to varying de-
grees of success. Insurance
brokers and some who work
in real estate professions,
marketing and the arts
would remain subject to the
rules that existed before the
2018 court ruling.
The latest amendments
added referral agencies for
just three professions to the
list: educational tutors, tow
truck drivers who work with
the American Automobile
Assn. and dog groomers.
Assemblywoman Lorena
Gonzalez (D-San Diego),
the bill’s author, said a pa-
rade of individuals and inter-
est groups have come to her
looking for deals. She has
told some, including an inde-
pendent golf tutor who won-
dered if he could still go to a
course to teach his lessons,
that the bill wouldn’t apply
to them. Others, such as
members of the recording
industry, are still working on
finding a compromise with
performers and their
unions.
“Some people we had to
say no to,” Gonzalez said.
Among those left out is
the newspaper industry.
The trade group represent-
ing California newspapers
urged lawmakers to exclude
delivery workers from being
classified as employees, say-
ing the move could further
weaken the fiscal health of
some publications. Manage-
ment of the Los Angeles
Times, as well as the paper’s
editorial board, supported
the failed effort for a carve-
out.
Gonzalez argued that the
workforce of newspaper
carriers is largley immi-
grants and those from low-
income families who use
their own vehicles to deliver
papers.
“It’s a classic case of mis-
classification,” she said. “I’m
sorry. You just have to fix it.”
Of the occupations left off
the list of those exempt from
the legislation, none was
more noticeable than driv-
ers and delivery workers for
tech companies such as
Uber, Lyft, Postmates and
Doordash. In spite of the
companies’ lobbying efforts
and a series of attempts to
sway public opinion with in-
app campaigns sent out to
riders and drivers, Gonzalez
and organized labor groups
refused to back an exemp-
tion for the tech companies.
For much of the spring
and summer, those compa-
nies worked on a possible
compromise with labor that
would create a third catego-
ry for their workers, allowing
them to keep operating as
contractors while being af-
forded some employee perks
such as portable benefits
that can be carried from job
to job. The companies then
asked for a separate piece of
legislation to address their
concerns, and plan to do so
again in coordinated events
in Sacramento, Los Angeles
and San Diego. That effort,
though, looks to be futile.
“I don’t see that happen-
ing,” Senate President Pro
Tem Toni Atkins (D-San
Diego) said last week in an
interview with The Times.
Last month, a trio of Sili-
con Valley companies an-
nounced a $90-million ballot
measure effort to address
their demands for worker
flexibility.
The companies are work-
ing on ballot language and a
coalition strategy, with the
goal of collecting voter sig-
natures by the fall of this
year for a proposal to appear
on next November’s state-
wide ballot. In the mean-
time, the companies plan to
continue their marketing ef-
forts, hoping to bring aware-
ness to how an employee
model would affect their
businesses.
Uber’s chief legal officer,
Tony West, told The Times it
would be harder to meet cus-
tomer demand while main-
taining drivers’ flexibility
under AB 5.
“It would not be ‘choose
when you want to work,’ it
would be shift work,” he said.
The provisions an-
nounced Friday were the
sixth series of amendments
made to AB 5 since its intro-
duction last December.
They are also likely to be the
last — Friday marked a key
legislative deadline for most
bills.
Unlike most negotiations
at the Capitol, the bill’s op-
ponents in the business
community started off at a
significant disadvantage.
Labor groups and other ad-
vocates for enhanced worker
rules often pointed out that
AB 5 wasn’t a do-or-die issue
for them, that they could
simply walk away and leave
the court ruling to deter-
mine who must be treated as
an employee.
That included a new
three-part test to determine
a person’s correct employ-
ment status, one that could
ultimately affect more than
a million California workers,
a number of whom work in
low-wage jobs.
Gonzalez said she’s opti-
mistic the bill will pass, cit-
ing the recent court decision
in arguments to her col-
leagues for why they should
support it.
“What we keep coming
back to and explaining is we
could do nothing,” she said.
“We could continue to have a
murky law that’s been in ex-
istence for a year and a half
or we could add some clar-
ity.”Who’s a contractor, who’s an employee?
LYFT DRIVERTyler Sandness of Los Angeles gathers with fellow members of Rideshare Drivers United-Los
Angeles outside City Hall to show support for AB 5, which would reclassify many contractors as employees.Christina HouseLos Angeles Times[Employees,from B1]