After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a host of new after-school enrichment opportunities and early education programs are picking up again in Beverly Hills.
Hundreds lined up outside the former Museum of Television and Radio on Jan. 26 for a complimentary tour of the Mr. Brainwash Art Museum and pop-up exhibit, "Enter Through The Museum" with the artist himself as part of the latest installment of Business with Bosse.
Presented by the Teen Advisory Committee in partnership with Mayor Lili Bosse's Mental Wellness Series, the co-founders of the new and popular Madhappy Podcast will hold a special conversation about mental health on Jan. 29 from 12-3 p.m.
The agenda included concerns about the new permit by plate system introduced by the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD); petitions to reconsider the Cheval Blanc Beverly Hills hotel project and persistent power outages.
Officers took suspects into custody for two separate robberies that occurred on Jan. 21 as well as an auto theft on Jan. 23. BHPD also arrested two suspects on a stolen vehicle charge on Jan. 24.
City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey has announced that Stephanie Harris has been named Interim Community Services Director for the City of Beverly Hills, effective immediately.
The Beverly Hills Planning Commission shot down a potential extension of allowable wall, fence and hedge heights for private residences after determining there were more public safety risks than benefits to such a change.
Community Assistance Grant Funding allows Beverly Hills to extend its social safety net to vulnerable individuals whose needs aren't met by the city's existing services and the Jan. 24 deadline to apply for this year's fund is approaching.
The board's diverse agenda included updates from Superintendent Dr. Michael Bregy regarding new kosher meal options available for students in the district, an increasing demand for electric vehicle chargers on campus, and the nationwide search for a new Beverly Hills High School (BHHS) principal.
The next installment of Mayor Lili Bosse's Mental Wellness Series is billed as a "youth" event. But actually, it is designed for every age and the age we live in now.