For a decade now, Mayor John Mirisch, now in his third term as mayor, has been thick in local politics. Originally elected to the Beverly Hills City Council in 2009, a hallmark of Mirisch’s tenure has been his commitment to maintaining the city’s small town feel.
At this past Thursday’s “State of the City” address in the Greystone Mansion’s formal gardens, Mirisch, who grew up in Beverly Hills, was unabashedly proud of the city and his role on the council. From busting out the ukulele at the Centennial singalong during his first term as mayor in 2014 to his push to revitalize the Southeast part of the city to helping create the Historic Preservation Commission seven years ago to his recent emphasis on strengthening arts and culture in the city, Mirisch is clearly passionate about the city and his role in it.
