Her statement did not address the harassment allegations, but it said Kantner "provided a fun and safe work environment for me, and encouraged camaraderie amongst the staff." If anything, they said, he flaunted it. (Susanica Tam for LAist), The Sunset Junction complex in Silver Lake. Cancellation and Refund Policy, Privacy Policy, and She is American and has had a career as a singer. his former girlfriend and publicist Cynthia Bowman, the mother of one of his three children, told The Associated Press. 6) How do balance raising kids with your work on the council? Claire Cochran, a labor lawyer who specializes in women's rights and employment claims, said Steen's actions were not uncommon. The only problem, she said, was Kantner. We know that Gareth is single at this point. "[58], Belying his reputation as a near-teetotaler during the commercial heyday of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, Kantner began to use alcohol more frequently in his later years, with bandmate Jude Gold ultimately characterizing Kantner's vodka intake as an "on-again/off-again love affair. takeaway counter in Echo Park Gareth is shown to be an articulate . VS KENT LAWSON, WASSER, COOPERMAN & MANDLES P.C. "I feel so vulnerable! "It's in all restaurants, all kinds of food service, because of the intensity of the job. Gareth Alexandrkantner, Kantner Alexander, Gareth A Kantner, Gareth Alexandr-kantner and Gereth A Kantner are some of the alias or nicknames that Gareth has used. He said absent "egregious misconduct by the terminated employee, Mr. Kantner typically does not challenge claims for unemployment benefits. I first heard of the Neighborhood Council via Small Business owners on Sunset Junction. Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites. KPCC/LAist determined the man's identity, but he did not respond to requests for an interview. Kantner was the Airplane's only native San Franciscan and its most political and experimental thinker. An error has occured while loading the map. Case Details Parties Dockets. hair pulling), or lewd conduct.". For starters, she wasn't really . Slick and Kantner broke up in the late 1970s and Kantner had a son, Alexander, with Bowman, and another son, Gareth. Please enter a valid email and try again. January 29, 2016. [52] After joining the late 1960s San Francisco rock scene's exodus to suburban Marin County by briefly relocating to Bolinas, California in the early 1970s, he decided to return to San Francisco as the Jefferson Starship era dawned, residing for many years in "a beautiful house perched over the blue Pacific in the ritzy Sea Cliff neighborhood. The son of Paul and Cora Lee (Fortier) Kantner, Paul had two much older half-siblings: a half-brother and a half-sister. Two persons, including Gareth A Kantner, Christine M Kantner, listed the phone number (323) 428-8865 as their own, various documents indicated. Kantner was the Airplane's only native San Franciscan and its most political . Grimm Espinoza declined to be interviewed for this story but said via email that the statement in her EDD filing "is an abbreviated summary of a certified letter sent to Cafe Stella which detailed the ways I felt mistreated by Gareth Kantner. Kantner, who drew upon his passion for politics . Eve Sturges, a former server who worked at Cafe Stella for about a year starting in 2006, wrote broadly about Kantner's behavior on social media before talking to KPCC/LAist. 2022-09-08, Los Angeles County Superior Courts | Family | Dear reader, we're asking you to help us keep local news available for all. Tuesday evening Cafe Stella owner Gareth Kantner invited the community to stop by to learn more about the new wall and other changes at 3932 Sunset Blvd. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Stanley Mosk Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. When she went to the restaurant and its wine bar, he wrote, "At no time did Ms. Steen indicate that Mr. Kantner ever acted inappropriately towards her, nor would her desire to spend so much time at the restaurant indicate that Mr. Kantner ever mistreated her, or that she felt uncomfortable or unsafe in that environment. He WAS a hard-headed German."[11]. "[45], In early 1992, Kantner reformed Jefferson Starship, with Balin joining a year later. Take care of yourself. She said she was once Kantner's target. Our neighborhood is still facing major issues such as Ellis Act Evictions a rent control loophole, rising rents, demolitions, displacement and homelessness. Slick and Kantner broke up in the late 1970s and Kantner had a son, Alexander, with Bowman, and another son, Gareth. Can't get too close to Hanne. 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Another person, described by Hiltzik as a "current male employee," also questioned Steen's veracity because, he said, Steen had gone to the restaurant after leaving and had sought to get her old job back. Steen said she talked to her mother about Kantner's behavior at the time, and provided KPCC/LAist with an email in which her mother offered support. . She decided not to follow through, in part because the lawyer, whose name she can't remember, told her the odds of success were low. [5][14][17][18] This earliest edition of Jefferson Starship included members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (David Crosby and Graham Nash) and the Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart) alongside some of the other members of Jefferson Airplane (Grace Slick, Joey Covington and Jack Casady). Slick and Kantner broke up in the late 1970s and Kantner had a son, Alexander, with Bowman, and another son, Gareth. Kantner let him stay in the Airstream in Cafe Stella's lot. Former Cafe Stella waitress Eve Sturges at her home in Los Angeles. "He would grab her butt, or he would run his finger on her neck, or he would sniff her neck," Demaray said, adding that he advised Grimm Espinoza when she was writing her resignation letter. We shot the accompanying video of Kantner walking us through his final plans for the expanded bar and seating area. If you can dream it, they're probably mixing it somewhere on property. While no attempt was made to replace Slick, Balin was soon replaced by Mickey Thomas, who had previously achieved success as a member of the Elvin Bishop Group.[28][29]. A former waitress who worked at the restaurant for seven years said in her statement that she "never directly saw any sexual advances made towards employees" and never saw "any groping, inappropriate touching (e.g. (Petitioner), DocketMotion re: (ON PETITION TO COMPEL BINDING REFERENCE AND FOR COURT APPOINTMENT OF A REFEREE); Filed by WASSER, COOPERMAN & MANDLES P.C. .) 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", The former hostess, who talked to KPCC/LAist but did not want her name used in this story, said she recalls Kantner "pressing his body into mine that sort of breathing down the neck thing like whispering something in my ear from behind me, like [a] provocative comment.". Kantner was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of two Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship bandmembers, singer Grace Slick (born Grace Wing) and guitarist Paul Kantner. (Susanica Tam for LAist). "He'd [be] holding me as if he was my boyfriend, caressing my body. There was this, like, 'Oh, can't touch Hanne. 11, better than any Jefferson Airplane-related effort in three years. [2][16][21] In 1969, they began living together publicly as a couple. Sunfighter was an environmentalism-tinged album released in 1971 to celebrate China's birth. in San Francisco, California, USA , United States (52 years), This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: China KANTNER (1971), Copyright Wikipdia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. Kantner and Slick's daughter China Wing Kantner was born in 1971.[22][23][24]. In the report, former server Hanne Steen says that Kantner would kiss my neck, breathe on her, and whisper things to her, in addition to giving unsolicited hugs from behind. The aspiring actress began working at Cafe Stella in 2011, and showed alleged dated journal entries to LAist from her time there that discuss the alleged harassment. The 2014 Restaurant Opportunities Center report found that nearly two-thirds of female restaurant workers and nearly half of male staffers reported that sexual harassment was an "uncomfortable aspect of work life." Multiple sources go on the record to speak out against Gareth Kantner. 7) What do your children think of mom being in the council? filed on behalf of Red Lobster employees in Maryland and Contact us Gareth has 1 job listed on their profile. 14 "Jane", a collaboration between Freiberg, musician Jim McPherson, Kantner and Chaquico. Kantner also owns Dinette, a Sunset Blvd. I'm strong as a bull.' Cancellation and Refund Policy, Privacy Policy, and '", Jayaraman added, "Later in life, when she experiences something similar but maybe not as extreme, she thinks, 'Well, this is bad but it's not as bad as it was when I was working in restaurants.'". WASSER, COOPERMAN & MANDLES P.C. The album, which peaked at No. At times, he was the only founding Jefferson Airplane member to remain in Jefferson Starship. See also. But when a nearby building was demolished - a surprise to her and many neighbors - she knew she had to take action. Mario Batali Do you have a tip about this story? "Sometimes he would pull my hair really roughly, like the way that someone would pull someone's hair when they were having sex," she said, "and he would kiss my neck. She is one of the children born of King Lot WP and the Enchantress Morgana.This also makes Mordred, knight of treachery, her half-sister.Also known as Guerrehet or Beaumains (Beautiful . He doesn't use drugs. Paul Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane who stayed with the seminal San Francisco band through its transformation from 1960s hippies to 1970s hit makers as the eventual leader of . She served on her Silver Lake Neighborhood Council from 2014 to 2016 and currently volunteers on the Urban Design & Preservation Committee. In an email, Kantner's attorney called the allegations "false and defamatory" and warned that reporting on them will subject KPCC/LAist "to significant liability for defamation.". His mother died when he was eight years old, and Kantner remembers not being able to attend her funeral, having been sent to the circus instead. Paul never got the joke, but he liked it, the audience liked it, and that's how it started. He continued these roles as a member of Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Airplane's successor band. "It means that person is able to ignore it to a certain extent, but it still affects them mentally and emotionally.". With its dimly lit bar and indoor-outdoor patio, the French bistro was a harbinger of the neighborhood's gentrification when it opened in 1998. In his written statement, James Seitz, described as a "former chef" at Cafe Stella, said no one ever suggested to him that Kantner had behaved inappropriately. and a Kantner was the Airplane's only native San Franciscan and its most political . NEW YORK (AP) Paul Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane who stayed. "He passed today at 2:22 p.m. PT," Gareth Kantner said. , the parent company of Olive Garden, Yard House and a half dozen other well-known chains, They have come to neighborhood clean ups with me and even braved a meeting or two. ", She added, "I remember just kind of freezing and not really knowing what to do. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news. spokesman for Harvey Weinstein From 7 to 30 individuals serve on each of the 99 Neighborhood Councils around Los Angeles and form the grassroots level of the Los Angeles City government. When she responded "maybe a touch too coldly for his liking," Kantner looked at her "almost angrily" and asked, "'What's up with you?'" (Company founder Matthew Hiltzik was the Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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