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October 2026

The Beverly Hills Unified School District has launched a districtwide Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force, bringing together students, educators, parents, community members, members of the Board of Education, and district leadership to help shape how artificial intelligence is taught and used across BHUSD.

Ellen Kwon, a fourth-grade teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School, was recognized at the Los Angeles County Office of Education’s (LACOE) annual Teachers of the Year celebration on Sept. 25. 

Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed legislation to strengthen local journalism and support the reporters who hold those in power accountable, establishing a new funding mechanism to help qualifying local news organizations hire and retain journalists working in California.

The Health and Human Relations Commission met on Sept. 28 to hear presentations about online safety in honor of Social Media Safety Day and vote on a nominee for the Embrace Civility Award. 

The city of Beverly Hills has begun implementing a new ordinance that establishes lower speed limits on select streets.

The title of Josef Kubota Wladyka’s new film, “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty,” is as absurd, funny and joyful as this ridiculous title would imply.

Following lengthy discussions during its Sept. 22 Study Session and Regular Meeting, the Beverly Hills City Council voted 4-1 to reopen applications for two empty Planning Commission seats.

After hearing nearly two dozen comments from residents, the Beverly Hills Planning Commission at its Sept. 24 meeting approved a request to amend the Beverly Hills Municipal Code (BHMC) to allow a solid wall, fence or hedge up to 6 feet tall within the required

The late Arizona Senator once famously cut short an audience member who was spewing an untruth about then-Senator Barack Obama at a town hall meeting.

Members of the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD), elected officials and residents joined together on Sept. 30 to honor the BHPD at the Beverly Hills Police Gala, hosted annually by the Beverly Hills Police Officers Benevolent Fund.