The Beverly Hills City Council welcomed its newest member, Sharona Nazarian, who was sworn in on July 12 along with incumbents Lester Friedman and John Mirisch. The ceremony also included the installation of incumbent City Treasurer Howard Fisher and departing statements from former City Councilmember and Mayor Robert Wunderlich.
An excited audience of a few hundred gathered on the steps of City Hall for an outdoor ceremony bedecked with flowers. The event began with a color guard salute followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Beverly Hills Police Department Chief Mark Stainbrook and Beverly Hills Fire Department Chief Greg Barton. Former City Clerk Byron Pope returned to the city to perform a stirring rendition of “God Bless America,” as requested by Mirisch.
