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Sep 25, 2025
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GOODS & SERVICES • The Nines

Personal trainers

The Nines are FOUND’s distilled lists of the best. Additions or subtractions? Hit reply or found@itsfoundla.com. Access the full archives.

  • William Wardlow (Fairfax), former Scottish rugby player who’s no-nonsense when it comes to changing body composition

  • Justine Kennedy (Mid-Wilshire), rebounding and strength training make killer combo

  • Andi Heckler (Grove), former NYC ballerina who uses Pilates-based strength training for leading ladies

  • Grant Roberts (Beverly Hills), he trained Malin Akerman for “The Hunting Wives”

  • Dan Adair (Fairfax), Australian trains everyone from Victoria’s Secret models to tech bros

  • Hannah LeBoff (Sunset), whether it’s Lagree or lifting that you’re after, she’ll work out muscles you never knew you had

  • Amy Rosoff Davis (house calls), get your training with a side of health and wellness coaching for full-spectrum tune-up

  • Valerie Waters (San Vincente), beloved by action actresses, this trainer has a gift for changing women’s bodies into lean, screen-ready machines

  • Justin Fortune (Melrose, above), enjoy a Pacquiao sighting while boxing with the owner of this legendary boxing gym


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REAL ESTATE • First Mover

Three properties on the North Shore of O’ahu that have come to market in the past 40 days.

→ 66-471 Pikai St (Haleiwa, HI) • 5BR/3BA, 2856 SF • Ask: $2.75M • 2-story beachfront home in Fresh Airs community • Annual tax: $1939 • Days on market: 9 • Agents: David Sterman and Alexander deMurias, Sterman Realty.

→ 59-130 Kekiliohulani St (Haleiwa, HI) • 3BR/1BA, 850 SF • Ask: $4.45M • small house plus attached studio on 4-acre property across the street from Pipeline Beach • Annual tax: $3873 • Days on market: 35 • Agent: Matty Liu, Coldwell Banker.

→ 59-338 Wilinau Rd (Haleiwa, HI, above) • 6BR/6BA, 10,592 SF • Ask: $28.8M (reduced from $35.8M) • 5-acre Sullivan Estate suitable as family compound • Annual tax: N/A • Days on market: 37 • Agent: Marco Schlesser, Engel & Völkers.


WORK & PLAY LINKS: Renderings revealed for One Beverly Hills, including west coast’s first Aman hotel • Erewhon confirms location for downtown store • Inside the Richard Neutra-designed Pacific Palisades house on the market for $10.5M • The rush to return to the office is stalling.


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  • Who’s your favorite hairdresser?

  • Which fall restaurant opening are you most excited about?

  • What’s your go-to LA spot for steak frites?

Hit reply or email found@itsfoundla.com with more answers or questions.


WORK • Thursday Routine

Rebel rebel

OLIVIA NKOMI • screenwriter & actress
Neighborhood you work in: Culver City
Neighborhood you live in: Playa del Rey

It’s Thursday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
I’m in a coffee shop, sipping a cup of green tea, going over what I wrote the day before, making some rewrites, and setting my objectives for the day. I rotate between Westside coffee shops depending on which stage I’m in: treatment, script, or rewrites. Right now, I’m in the middle of a script and I need to be hyper-focused, so I’m working at Village Well in Culver City, a bookstore/café that serves food and offers free parking: a dream.

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