I found some useful bus routes:
#2 goes out Sunset (to the Pacific Coast Highway) but more importantly, stops near an In and Out Burger just past Highland. The Dash goes nearby that one, too but the #2 can be boarded near Sunset and Edgemont, near the Base and Serenity House.
#180-181 go out to Costco in Glendale, about 4 blocks north of Dr. Cindy Clayton's office. If you stay on it long enough, you can get to the Glendale Galleria Mall. Whole Foods is not far off the route (not to be confused with Whole Food for Life which is on the way) I pick it up at Hollywood and Edgemont.
#175 to Trader Joe's can be boarded on Sunset, just east of Vermont but it only runs during the week and not every hour during the day.