Saturday, March 4, 2023

Jackie Robinson Memorial, Mack Robinson brother, Pasadena, California, by Mary Cummins


Beautiful bronze statues of Jackie Robinson and his brother Matthew Mack Robinson who both grew up in Pasadena, California. They were both amazing athletes and people. Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Mack was an Olympic athlete who won a medal in track and field. 

These ten foot tall sculptures are open to the public 24/7. They're amazing sculptures! So much artistic talent and detail by Ralph Helmick. 95 N Garfield Ave, Pasadena, CA across from City Hall. Mack is on the left and Jackie is on the right. These are some of the most beautiful bronze sculptures I've ever seen. 

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Huntington Museum, Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California by Mary Cummins

 

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The Huntington is a Museum, Library and Botanical Garden in San Marino, California. It's so huge you should really visit it over a few days. Take advantage of the free museum days and you can see most museums in California. These are just some photos of the gardens taken March before the flowers started blooming.

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Friday, February 17, 2023

Miyoko's Creamery lawsuit, Miyoko Schinner by Mary Cummins Investigative Reporter

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UPDATE: March 1, 2023 Miyoko Schinner hired Lisa Bloom to represent her in the lawsuit.

https://breakthesilence.substack.com/p/miyoko-schinner-retains-lisa-bloom

Here is the complaint against Miyoko Schinner. It's a public document.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ZG7FpuwJdODjByVl11i-9hMt_5b_UrX/view?usp=sharing 

Summary of lawsuit: Miyoko Schinner started Miyoko's, Miyoko's Kitchen, Miyoko's Creamery in 2013. It was incorporated in California and merged into a new Delaware corporation in 2019 as Miyoko's Kitchen Inc and Miyoko's PBC. Miyoko Schinner is an award-winning Vegan celebrity chef who developed the best vegan butter and cheeses while writing vegan cheese cookbooks. Through her many years of very hard work she made her company into a $250,000,000 company getting her product in all the major grocery stores and markets. She is a well respected business woman in her field. She also runs Rancho Compasion.

Miyoko's sought out venture capital starting in 2016 in order to expand production due to high demand. When you accept venture capital they expect a few seats on the board of directors. Miyoko's Creamery is a B Corporation and a Public Benefit PBC corporation. June 2022 the board voted to fire Miyoko Schinner as the CEO of Miyoko's. She was demoted to another position and stayed with the company and on the board as Chairman of the Board. There was expected to be negotiations on a separation, rearrangement with the company. That didn't happen and then the company fired Miyoko outright. 

February 2023 the company sued Miyoko for allegedly taking trade secrets and records. Later that month Miyoko hired Lisa Bloom to represent her. There will most likely be a counter suit. 

My personal opinion is that the finance guys on the board just wanted to make more profits. I think this had to do with Miyoko discontinuing the shreds and slices March 2022. "She would never approve an oil and starch product with no nutritional value. She admitted that the corporation had done so in order to “play the game.” She described the items as “compromises to the brand’s values and product guardrails.” " "In deciding to pull the product off the marketplace, we had to make the decision to take a hit to our revenues in order to re-establish our brand values.” I don't know anyone on the inside so this is just my speculation based on timing. She was fired, demoted three months later at the next board meeting.

Whatever the case the company should not have sued Miyoko. At the very minimum they should not have put everything they did in writing in the public lawsuit including her working agreement. They should have filed a vague suit then both parties could have agreed to keep all discovery, exhibits under seal. Sounds like some young finance guys thinking they're the Wolves of Wall Street making big mistakes. They are harming profits more than eliminating shreds and slices.

Company press release February 16,2023 about the lawsuit.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230216005343/en/Miyoko%E2%80%99s-Creamery-Announces-Executive-Transition

This list may not be up to date. I'm trying to verify.

Employees
  
Louis Kanganis is the company President.
Jon Blair CFO and acting CEO
Deborah Foster Co-Chief Executive Officer
Emad Halaka Co-Chief Executive Officer
May Ethan President
Pete Cohen President
René Weber Chief Operating Officer

Board of Directors

Christopher Kerr Unovis Asset Management Board Observer
Chuck Muth Self Board Member
Daniel Gluck PowerPlant Partners Board Member
James Joaquin Obvious Ventures Board Member
John Kenney Cult Capital Board Member

Investors

Bruce Friedrich Angel (individual) Minority
CPT Capital Venture Capital Minority
Ellen DeGeneres Angel (individual) Minority
Portia de Rossi Angel (individual) Minority
PowerPlant Partners Venture Capital Minority

ORIGINAL: U.S. District Court California Northern District (Oakland) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:23-cv-00711-DMR

Miyoko's, PBC v. Schinner

Assigned to: Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu
Cause: 18:1836(a) - Injunction against Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Date Filed: 02/16/2023
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Nature of Suit: 880 Defend Trade Secrets Act (of 2016)
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Plaintiff

Miyoko's, PBC, a Delaware Corporation represented by Mike Costes Flesuras Mintz
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd Ste 300
San Diego, CA 92130
951-551-4557
Email: mcflesuras@mintz.com

LEAD ATTORNEY

Nicole M Rivers 858-314-1897 Email: NMRivers@mintz.com

Micha Danzig Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC 858-314-1500 Fax: 858-314-1500 Email: mdanzig@mintz.com

V.

Defendant

Miyoko Schinner represented by Alan Goldstein The Bloom Firm 26565 Agoura Road Suite 200 Calabasas, CA 91302 818-914-7319 Email: Avi@thebloomfirm.com

Lisa Bloom The Bloom Firm

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DOCKET BELOW. 

Date Filed # Docket Text

02/16/2023 1 COMPLAINT (with jury demand) against Miyoko Schinner (Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ACANDC-17999346). Filed by Miyoko's, PBC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Danzig, Micha) (Filed on 2/16/2023) Modified on 2/17/2023 (cjl, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/16/2023)

02/16/2023 2 Proposed Summons. (Danzig, Micha) (Filed on 2/16/2023) (Entered: 02/16/2023)

02/16/2023 3 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by Miyoko's, PBC (Danzig, Micha) (Filed on 2/16/2023) (Entered: 02/16/2023)

02/16/2023 4 Certificate of Interested Entities by Miyoko's, PBC (Danzig, Micha) (Filed on 2/16/2023) (Entered: 02/17/2023)

02/17/2023 5 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu.

Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.

Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 3/3/2023. (jrs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/17/2023) (Entered: 02/17/2023)

02/17/2023 6 Summons Issued as to Miyoko Schinner. (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/17/2023) (Entered: 02/17/2023)

02/17/2023 7 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 5/10/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/17/2023 01:30 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 4, 3rd Floor. (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/17/2023) (Entered: 02/17/2023)

02/27/2023 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Alan Goldstein for Defendant Miyoko Schinner (Goldstein, Alan) (Filed on 2/27/2023) (Entered: 02/27/2023)

02/27/2023 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Alan Goldstein for Lisa Bloom for Defendant Miyoko Schinner (Goldstein, Alan) (Filed on 2/27/2023) (Entered: 02/27/2023)

02/28/2023 Electronic filing error. Attorney Alan Goldstein Must Update ECF Profile with Current Contact Information. [err102] Re: 8 Notice of Appearance filed by Miyoko Schinner. (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/28/2023) (Entered: 02/28/2023)

02/28/2023 Electronic filing error. Each attorney of Record Must file Their Own Notice of Appearance Using Their Own ECF Sign on. Additionally, the Document Should Reflect the Correct Jurisdiction. [err102] This filing will not be processed by the clerks office. Please re-file in its entirety Re: 9 Notice of Appearance filed by Miyoko Schinner. (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/28/2023) (Entered: 02/28/2023)

03/01/2023 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa Bloom for Defendant Miyoko Schinner (Bloom, Lisa) (Filed on 3/1/2023) (Entered: 03/01/2023)

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Hollywood Forever Cemetery Dia de Muertos Day of the Dead October 29 2022 by Mary Cummins

 

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23rd Annual Dia de los Muertos Day of the Dead Noche de los Muertos celebration at Hollywood Forever Cemetery October 29, 2022. This year's theme is Mayahuel the Maguey Goddess.Ofrenda, 82 altars, altar contests, Catrinas, Catrina contest, music, dancing, folklorico, Aztec, food vendors, childrens center, three stages.

Address: Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038
@hwdforever ladayofthedead.com 

Talent, Entertainment, singers, dancers: Tradicion Dance Company, Las Mijas Danza Micana, Neiya Arts, Grupo Folklorico Sabor de Mexico, Folklor Mexicano Cielo Rojo, Estevie, Grupo Folklorico Cielito Lindo. 

Sponsors: AT&T , ABC7 , UNAM Los Angeles , @mayahuelasg , Estrella Jalisco, Tito'sVodka, Northgate Market.

Producers: Tyler Cassity, Yogu Kanthiah, Jay Boileau, Celine Mares & Daisy Marquez co founders.

Event information: https://www.ladayofthedead.com/event-info

Catrina contest. A woman named Janan from Australia won this year. She said she was inspired by Christina Sanchez from Riverside. Catrina Camilla from Ventura County, Kimberly Bueno? from El Serreno, Jose from San Diego, April from San Bernardino, Charito Fernandez were some of the other contestants.

Below are some photos I took at Dia de los Muertos. 
















































































Jackie Robinson Memorial, Mack Robinson brother, Pasadena, California, by Mary Cummins

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