With operating revenues expected to decrease by 20 percent, the Beverly Hills City Council is considering ways to balance next year's budget. The Council must approve the fiscal year 2020/21 (FY 2020/2021) budget by the end of June to maintain operations. Total operating revenue for the
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has established Hope @ The Wallis, a resiliency fund to support the organization and arts during the challenges of COVID-19. May 19 also brought the announcement from Artistic Director Paul Crewes that British virtuoso violinist Daniel Hope
The Beverly Hills City Council stopped short of amending its COVID-19-related Urgency Ordinance for a fifth time on May 19 following a robust Study Session discussion. The Council is expected to adopt a new replacement Urgency Ordinance which will focus on commercial eviction protections in
Molecular mixologist and liquid chef Rob Floyd soldiered through 4,000 live stage performances last year of his enormously popular "Cocktail Theatre," while also filming "Bar Rescue" for Paramount Television and shows for the Sprits Network, but Floyd's real goal is to make the home bartender
The Beverly Hills City Council continued its new tradition of meeting virtually at this week's May 19 City Council meeting, approving a bevy of items including a contract for Dominick Rivetti to begin work as Interim Chief of Police. Welcome Back Chief Rivetti The City Council unanimously
One local businessman decided to take action when he realized that front-line officers were not wearing masks that were protecting them in the style they deserved. Gary Gagossian is a bespoke tailor whose shop has been located on Brighton Way since 1986. "I saw the
These days, every member of the household is online for extended periods of time. Netflix streaming, endless Zoom conference calls, FaceTime and YouTube sessions are over- taxing the bandwidth on our home systems. According to reports from NCTA, the Internet and Television Association, Wi-Fi data traffic
On May 18, U.S. District Judge George H. Wu granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and against the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD). The case, BHUSD v. Federal Transit Administration, et al, involved
During a time when many people are introspective, Generation-Z (those born in the late 1990's and early 2000s) is taking action. In between home learning classes, high school students throughout the City are channeling an entrepreneurial spirit to meet philanthropic ends. Feeling helpless in the
Temperatures are forecast to reach 80 degrees this Memorial Day Weekend in Beverly Hills. The unofficial launch of the summer season would, in most years, include backyard pool parties, cookouts at the beach with friends and shopping excursions for Memorial Day sales. At this time
