In most small establishments, employees have no recourse, especially if the harassers own or run the restaurant. The NC experience really opened my eyes to seeing and understanding different points of view. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love my daily morning newsletter, How To LA. "Paul's health took a bad turn this week," the members of Jefferson Starship said via a Facebook post. The Registered Agent on file for this company is Gareth Kantner and is located at 3924 W Sunset Blvd Ste 1, Los Angeles, CA 90029. She good-naturedly discusses what her childhood was really like. Your tax-deductible financial support keeps our stories free to read, instead of hidden behind paywalls. They hadn't planned on it. He entered University of Santa Clara and San Jose State College, completing a total of three years before he dropped out to enter the music scene. Due to litigious climates, I have no comment. 2023 Southern California Public Radio - All Rights Reserved, corporate communications chief at Miramax, settled a federal sexual harassment lawsuit, Rising Egg Prices Are For The Birds. Former Cafe Stella waitress Eve Sturges at her home in Los Angeles. "We will dedicate every show to Paul until he is well enough to rejoin us onstage. corporate communications chief at Miramax . The firm declined to provide contact information for Kantner's defenders, so KPCC/LAist independently attempted to contact all of them, including those who were not identified by name. He doesn't use drugs. Kantner also owns Dinette, a Sunset Blvd. Diplomacy is a given when you become a mother and I believe its the best quality in a leader from Neighborhood Council on up. "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. Kantner was born on March 17, 1941, in San Francisco, California,[1] the son of Cora Lee (Fortier) and Paul Schell Kantner. Besides what he told KPCC/LAist about Kantner's treatment of Grimm Espinoza, Demaray said that on numerous occasions during that period he saw Kantner embrace other female staffers and heard him make demeaning, sexual comments to them. his former girlfriend and publicist Cynthia Bowman, the mother of one of his three children, told The Associated Press. 4/25/2022: Unknown - ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PACKET, 4/25/2022: Unknown - FIRST AMENDED GENERAL ORDER RE: MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING, 4/25/2022: Petition - PETITION VERIFIED PETITION TO COMPEL BINFING REFERENCE AND FOR COURT APPOINTMENT OF A REFEREE, 4/25/2022: Notice of Case Assignment - Unlimited Civil Case, 4/25/2022: Voluntary Efficient Litigation Stipulation Packet, 4/27/2022: Motion re: - MOTION RE: ON PETITION TO COMPEL BINDING REFERENCE AND FOR COURT APPOINTMENT OF A REFEREE, DocketRequest for Dismissal; Filed by WASSER, COOPERMAN & MANDLES P.C. "My office is at the top of the stairs," he said. [35][36], In 1985, Kantner formed the KBC Band with Balin and Jack Casady; they released their only album, KBC Band, two years later on Arista Records. How Are LA Restaurants Handling Patrons Accused of Sexual Misconduct? (Petitioner), DocketAlternate Dispute Resolution Packet; Filed by Clerk, DocketVoluntary Efficient Litigation Stipulation Packet; Filed by Clerk, DocketNotice of Case Assignment - Unlimited Civil Case; Filed by Clerk, DocketCivil Case Cover Sheet; Filed by WASSER, COOPERMAN & MANDLES P.C. "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. I can do anything. Paul Lorin Kantner (March 17, 1941 - January 28, 2016) was an American rock musician. Why is this public record being published online? Slick had left Kantner in 1975 to marry Skip Johnson, a Jefferson Starship roadie. Five women and one man say restaurateur Gareth Kantner sexually harassed them -- and others. Kantner had one sister. More than five years after she left Cafe Stella, Steen said it's still hard for her to speak about her time there, in part because she knows people who work at the restaurant. 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 . The woman, who asked that she not be identified, said she observed Kantner making sexual comments to Steen and giving her long hugs that this former employee felt were inappropriate. During the summer of 1965, singer Marty Balin saw Kantner perform at the Drinking Gourd,[7] a San Francisco folk club, and invited him to co-found a new band, Jefferson Airplane. Chaquico contributed to Sunfighter and Baron von Tollbooth before going on to play with all of the incarnations of the Starship name until 1990. Gareth. Kantner was the Airplane's only native San Franciscan and its most political . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. renovated and expanded The combination can be toxic. The furor around the concrete wall that appeared at the corner of Sanborn Avenue and Sunset Boulevard last week has set the Internet on fire. 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. This led to a formal reunion of the classic 1966-1970 Jefferson Airplane lineup save for Spencer Dryden. 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]. "The reason why I think that is a tremendous undercount is that we hear complaints from workers about sexual harassment pretty universally," Jayaraman said. . Gareth. Kantner was the Airplane's only native San Franciscan and its most political . [4] It marked the beginning of a new era of diminished success for the group; although Modern Times, Winds of Change (1982; No. works at the law firm Lavely & Singer. Kantner was joined in the later versions of Jefferson Starship with various former Airplane and Starship members, most notably Casady and Freiberg, who effectively replaced Balin once again in 2005. I invite all to come and join me for a cup of coffee tomorrow At cafe stella To image [sic] in a open dicussion I would love to talk and listen to ideas and concerns Let me know? Kantner's new wave-inspired "Girl with the Hungry Eyes" also charted, peaking at No. UniCourt uses cookies to improve your online experience, for more information please see our Privacy Policy. She ran into Kantner "once or twice," she said, and he did not act inappropriately toward her. . Sturges's husband, Kalen Egan, told KPCC/LAist he remembers Sturges telling him details of both incidents shortly after they began dating in 2010. I stand 100% behind it today as I did the day I filed it.". put up with harassment [41] According to Grace Slick, the reunion began as a joke: "We hadn't even talked for a year, and we were battling legally in fact, there are still some standing lawsuits between me and Paul, something to do with the Airplane. Click here to learn more about the Neighborhood Councils and to meet the other women in the series. [31][32] A year later, Kantner talked about the experience, saying, "If there was a Big Guy up there willing to talk to me, I was willing to listen. In her journal, Steen also recalled Kantner exclaiming, within earshot of several employees, "Look at that bitch over there. . Gareth was one of the thirteen Knights of the Round Table.She held the seventh seat. Slick and Kantner broke up in the late 1970s and Kantner had a son, Alexander, with Bowman, and another son, Gareth. He asked me to join him for this last go-round. He can be reached via e-mail gkantner@aol.com. "[42], Kantner and his Jefferson Airplane bandmates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Kantner and Slick released two follow-up albums. most servers are women The Top 5 newsletter catches you up with LAs top 5 stories in just 3 minutes. I was like, 'Don't ever do that again.'". Three of the accusers allege Kantner harassed them repeatedly. [33] Kantner made his decision to leave in the middle of the Nuclear Furniture tour. Eric -- I first heard you speak at an Obama rally where we met in early 2007 (!). "Unless the action that occurred is incredibly egregious such that you would be perhaps scared for your life, there are not a lot of women who are going to just quit their jobs, walk away and never interact with somebody again because they were making sexual overtures towards them," Cochran said. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Stanley Mosk Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. Paul Lorin Kantner[1] (March 17, 1941 January 28, 2016) was an American rock musician. 2018 "Women in the labor force" report Now it appears that the wait for slightly upmarket fast-casual food may be over. Shortly thereafter, Balin quit the group in October 1978 to pursue a solo career. It's a noxious drug that turns people into jerks. In one entry, dated March 28, 2012, Steen wrote that Kantner came up from behind her, pulled her ponytail to the side and kissed her neck with "a sexual lingering kiss w/ a little groan of pleasure.". In a successful claim for California unemployment benefits after quitting the restaurant, one former waitress is quoted as saying she "endured constant sexual behavior" by Kantner. "I have people that I love who work there. At the age of eight or nine, in the school's library, he read his first science fiction book, finding an escape by immersing himself in science fiction and music from then on. Profile [] Identity []. "He'd [be] holding me as if he was my boyfriend, caressing my body. Five years before Steen started working for Kantner, another server made accusations about inappropriate behavior by Kantner in a claim for unemployment benefits. KPCC/LAist was not granted an interview with Kantner, and subsequently submitted a total of more than two dozen questions to his representatives. 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.". Later that year, Steen said, she inquired about picking up a few shifts at Cafe Stella and was told by a staffer that Kantner didn't want her to come back. With their latest female vocalist Cathy Richardson and Kantner's son Alexander Kantner on bass, Jefferson Starship released their first studio album since Windows of Heaven, titled Jefferson's Tree of Liberty in September 2008. 28) all attained RIAA gold certifications and yielded several minor hits, they failed to eclipse the Balin-era group from a critical or commercial standpoint. On 05/06/2019 KANTNER, GARETH filed a Family - Marriage Dissolution/Divorce lawsuit against KANTNER, CHRISTINE. Four of the accusers allowed KPCC/LAist to use their names; two agreed to share their stories on the condition they remain unnamed. Them -- and others turns people into jerks recalled Kantner exclaiming, within earshot of several employees, `` at. 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