
Ron Radziner and
Leo Marmol of
Marmol Radziner,
voted Best Architects
Photo by Tim Melideo
Best Accountant
1st Place
David Stern Wind & Stern LLP
6100 Center Drive, Ste. 600, Westchester
(310) 342-6400 wscpas.com
2nd Place
Jeanine Young & Associates
1750 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 399-1556
3rd Place
David E. Lazarus
10801 National Blvd., West L.A.
(310) 474-5108 dlazaruscpa.com
Best Architecture Firm
1st Place
Marmol Radziner
12210 Nebraska Ave., West L.A.
(310) 826-6222 marmol-radziner.com
2nd Place
Robert Sawyer Architects
8116 Gonzaga Ave., Westchester
(310) 822-7137 rsarch.org
3rd Place
David Hertz
57 Market St., Venice
310-829-9932 davidhertzfaia.com
Best Auto Body Shop
1st Place
Marina West Auto Body
12415 W. Jefferson Blvd., Del Rey
(310) 827-4292 marinawestautobody.com
2nd Place
Piper’s Body Shop
3568 Overland Ave., Palms
(310) 836-1740
3rd Place
Platinum Auto Refinish and Collision Center
4065 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey
(310) 577-6118
Best Auto Repair Shop
1st Place
Playa West Automotive
8145 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey
(310) 822-9115 playawestautomotive.com
2nd Place
Modesti’s Car Care Center
12121 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City
(310) 827-2400 modestis.com
3rd Place
Marina Shell Service
4770 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 823-2330 marinashellservice.com
Best Car Wash or Auto Detailing Service
1st Place
Handy J Car Wash and Lube
12681 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 398-6211 handyj-carwash.com
2nd Place
Playa Vista Car Wash
6900 S. Centinela Ave., Culver City
(310) 915-0303 playavistacarwash.com
3rd Place
Westchester Hand Wash
8801 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 348-9677 westchesterhandwash.com
Best Child Care Center
1st Place
Loyola Marymount University Children’s Center
1 Loyola Marymount University Drive, Westchester (310) 258-8900
admin.lmu.edu/lmucc
2nd Place
Ecole Claire Fontaine
352 Westminster Ave., Venice
(310) 314-9976 laclairefontaine.org
3rd Place
Carousel Preschool
& Infant Center
7899 La Tijera Blvd, Westchester
(310) 645-9222 carouselschool.com
Best College or University
1st Place
Loyola Marymount University
1 Loyola Marymount University Drive, Westchester (310) 338-2700 lmu.edu
2nd Place
Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 434-4000 smc.edu
3rd Place
Otis College of Art & Design
9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester
(310) 665-6800 otis.edu
Best Dry Cleaners
1st Place
Hangers Cleaners and Laundry
800 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 827-9565 hangerscleaners.com
2nd Place
The Cleaning Baron
566 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 823-8003 cleaningbaron.com
3rd Place
Hollyway Cleaners
13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista
(310) 862-5790 hollywaycleaners.com
Best Elementary or Middle School
1st Place
Playa Vista Elementary School
13150 W. Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista
(424) 228-1800 playavistaschool.com
2nd Place
Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
1715 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 828-1196 xrds.org
3rd Place
Westchester Lutheran Church & School
7831 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 670-5422 wlcs.org
Best Financial Institution
1st Place
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
8601 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester
(310) 410-9672 3027 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (800) 854-984 kinecta.org
2nd Place
One West Bank
13405 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 577-6142 2827 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 399-9262 1630 Montana Ave., Santa Monica (310) 829-4478 1750 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 452-3802 11310 National Blvd., West L.A.
owb.com
3rd Place
First Bank & Trust
– Marina del Rey
4519 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-4545 firstbanks.com
Best High School
1st Place
Venice High School
13000 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 577-4200 venicehigh.net
2nd Place
Santa Monica High School
601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 395-3204 samohi.smmusd.org
3rd Place
St. Monica Catholic High School
1030 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 394-3701 stmonicachs.org
Best Interior Design
1st Place
Tim Clarke Design
2110 Main St., Santa Monica
(310) 452-8374 timclarkedesign.com
2nd Place
Bridgid Coulter Design
1419 5th St., Santa Monica
(310) 963-5360 bridgidcoulter.com
3rd Place (TIE)
Cynthia Marks Interiors
2701 Airport Ave., Santa Monica
(310) 391-6190 cynthiamarksinteriors.com
Velvet Hammerschmidt Design
1512 11th St., Santa Monica
(310) 828-7900 v-hdesign.com
Best Law Firm
1st Place
Voss & Associates
4640 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 306-0515
2nd Place
Bryan Cave
120 Broadway, Santa Monica
(310) 576-2100 bryancave.com
3rd Place
Joseph C. Girard Law Offices
4560 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-3943 laelderlaw.com
Best Library
1st Place
Santa Monica Main Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 458-8600 smpl.org
2nd Place
Playa Vista Library
6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista
(310) 437-6680 lapl.org
3rd Place
Westchester Library
7114 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester
(310) 348-1096 lapl.org
Best Local Public Servant (Elected)
1st Place
Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin
7166 W Manchester Ave., Westchester
(310) 568-8772 11thdistrict.com
2nd Place
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles
(213) 978-0600 lamayor.org
3rd Place
Congressman Henry Waxman
5055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
(310) 652-3095 waxman.house.gov
Best Moving Company
1st Place
Starving Students
11934 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City
(800) 441-6683 ssmovers.com
2nd Place
Delancey Street Movers
(323) 662-4888 delancystreetfoundation.org
3rd Place
REAL RocknRoll Movers
(323) 254-7625 realrocknroll.com
Best Nonprofit Organization
1st Place
Heal the Bay
1444 9th St., Santa Monica
(310) 451-1500 healthebay.org
2nd Place
Venice Family Clinic
905 Venice Blvd., Venice
(310) 392-8636 venicefamilyclinic.org
3rd Place
Best Friends NKLA Pet Adoption Center
1845 Pontius Ave., West L.A.
(424) 208-8840 nkla.org
Best Oil Change
1st Place
1st Place Handy J Car Wash and Lube
12681 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 398-6211 handyj-carwash.com
2nd Place
Playa Vista Car Care
6900 S. Centinela Ave., Culver City
(310) 915-0303
3rd Place
Marina Shell Service
4770 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 823-2330 marinashellservice.com
Best Pet Boarder/Groomer
1st Place
Healthy Spot
4718 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 827-8500 1100 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 458-2004 healthyspot.com
2nd Place
Dogromat
12926 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 306-8885 venicedogromat.com
3rd Place
Doggie Central
11818 Teale St., Culver City
(310) 390-3645 doggiecentral.com
Best Picture Framing
1st Place
Sherman Gallery
4039 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 305-1001 shermangallery.net
2nd Place
Mittel’s Art Center
2499 Lincoln Blvd., Venice
(310) 399-9500 mittels.net
3rd Place
Universal Art Gallery
2001 Lincoln Blvd., Venice
(310) 302-8909 framegallery.com
Best Plumbing Services
1st Place
Gerhard Weise Plumbing
5534 W. 78th St., Westchester
(310) 641-5404 gerhardweiseplumbing.com
2nd Place
Rick Campos Plumbing & Heating Inc.
5600 Venice Blvd., West L.A.
(310) 837-8852 rickcamposplumbing.com
3rd Place
Russell’s Plumbing
7607 Midfield Ave., Westchester
(310) 670-5537
Best Real Estate Agent
1st Place
Susan Williams
330 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 990-5686 susanwilliamsproperties.com
2nd Place
Stephanie Younger
444 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(424) 203-1828 stephanieyounger.com
3rd Place
The Bizzy Blondes
3516 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista
(310) 301-2323
bizzyblondes.com
Best Shoe Repair
1st Place
Quality Shoe Repair
8730 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 641-8656
2nd Place (TIE)
Miracle Shoe Repair
324 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey
(310) 823-3055 miracleshoerepair.com
Maya Shoe Repair
6206 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester
(310) 670-2467
3rd Place
Buster’s Shoe Repair
2209 Main St., Santa Monica
(310) 393-2239
Best Travel Agency
1st Place
Travel by J & R
2554 Lincoln Blvd., Venice
(310) 827-8101 travelbyjr.com
2nd Place
E-Z Travel Services
10200 Venice Blvd., Culver City
(310) 836-1477 e-ztravels.com
3rd Place
Aakash Travel
3638 Overland Ave., Palms
(310) 838-6786 aakashtravelusa.com
Best Veterinary Services
1st Place
Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
3850 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 391-6741 marvistavet.com
2nd Place
Dr. Shane’s Veterinary Medical Center
4816 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 305-7297 shanevet.com
3rd Place
The Cat Practice-Westside
4716 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 773-9286 thecatpracticela.com
Thank you so much for awarding us Best Moving Company! Everyone here at Starving Students Movers really appreciates the recognition!
Evi Yeh
Head of Marketing
Starving Students Movers, Inc.