As leaders across the globe struggle to help economies rebound from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Beverly Hills is taking steps to help businesses thrive. In anticipation of the City slowly reopening, the COVID-19 Business Recovery Assistance Task Force held its
The Beverly Hills City Council voted 4-1 to allow elective surgeries to resume on April 28, following last week's move by Gov. Gavin Newsom allowing hospitals and health care systems to resume delayed medical care for Californians. The decision, which amends portions of the City's March
The 93rd Oscars, currently set for Feb. 28, 2021, will now include films that debut on a streaming or video-on-demand (VOD) service. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has its headquarters in Beverly Hills, announced on April 28 that it would make
Beverly Hills Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli will retire from the department effective May 15, 2020.The announcement came today in a statement by City Manager George Chavez. Spagnoli joined the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) in February of 2016 from the City of San Leandro, where she
The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the form, but not the spirit of events commemorating Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, this year. On April 19, the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust continued its tradition of Yom HaShoah programming by presenting its first virtual Holocaust Remembrance
In this multi-part series, "COVID-19 and Our Community," the Courier is profiling healthcare professionals at the frontlines of the current crisis. Anthony Cardillo, M.D. is CEO and Medical Director of MEND Health, Inc., the company that operates MEND Urgent Care Facilities throughout Southern California. A Board-Certified
The capping of the oil wells located on the Beverly Hills High School (BHHS) campus is on track for completion this fall, according to Director of Public Works, Shana Epstein. Epstein made the statement at the April 21 City Council Study Session. The completion of
On April 2, a temporary full closure of Wilshire Boulevard between Crescent Drive and Beverly Drive took effect after the Beverly Hills City Council approved an accelerated construction timeline for the Metro Purple Line Extension Project. The decision was made in an effort to expedite
The Beverly Hills City Council is seeking qualified residents to fill upcoming vacancies on the Arts and Culture Commission, Charitable Solicitations Commission, Design Review Commission, Human Relations Commission, Planning Commission, Public Works Commission, and Traffic and Parking Commission. The City Council recommends that interested participants first
With large corporate restaurant chains receiving emergency small business loans, the national restaurant community is in an uproar. Ruth's Chris Steak House, subsidiary of Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. received $20 million in SBA loans for COVID-19 crisis-relief and now Shake Shack, which received a $10
