Michael Rich

Los Angeles Conservancy

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Research astronomer at the University of California, Los Angeles; member of the Los Angeles Conservancy and collector of mid-century art, including Japanese design

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Residents of Bel Air aren't known for community activism, but they'll hold a meeting tomorrow night on UCLA's planned sale of the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, donated by a former…

UCLA and the Sale of a Cultural Treasure

Residents of Bel Air aren't known for community activism, but they'll hold a meeting tomorrow night on UCLA's planned sale of the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, donated by a former…

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