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Few local races have attracted as much national attention as the Los Angeles District Attorney race. The New York Times has described it as the most important D.A. election in the country.  Incumbent D.A. Jackie Lacey is seeking a third term in a hotly contested battle

About 1,200 trees in the Trousdale area are slated for removal following a unanimous vote by the Beverly Hills City Council to establish street tree fuel management standards north of Sunset Boulevard at its Feb. 4 formal meeting.  The vote followed a robust discussion during the

What brings Mayor Eric Garcetti to Beverly Hills these days? Apparently, it's a book launch about one of the most celebrated cartoon characters in animation history, Betty Boop. The Mayor joined the authors Susan Wilking Horan and Kristi Ling Spencer last week at local Italian

On Jan. 25, the 17th annual G'Day USA Los Angeles dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel brought together prominent Australian and Americans from film, television, music, business, sports, and culture to support relief and recovery efforts in response to the Australian bushfires. The evening saw

There's a saying in the sobriety community, recovery happens every day.  At the "Log Cabin" in West Hollywood, 29 meetings each week offer those searching for sobriety or reaffirming their commitment to a sober life a place to gather and grow stronger. However, that may soon

Just one day after the 75th anniversary commemorating the liberation of the most deadly concentration camp during the Holocaust, Auschwitz, the Beverly Hills City Council unanimously adopted a definition of anti-Semitism. Historians estimate that six million Jews were systematically murdered during the Holocaust.  In response to

Beverly Hills will soon welcome a new 154- room boutique hotel to the southeastern edge of the City at the former Gibraltar Square site following the 5-0 vote by the Planning Commission on Jan. 23 to move the project forward.  The site originally functioned for 40

L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey is the first woman and first African-American to ever hold that position. She was elected to the post in 2012, after spending most of her professional life in the D.A.'s office. Four years later, she was re-elected without opposition.  This

Beverly Hills City Council candidates engaged in the first of five planned debates on Jan. 21, offering voters insight into how they might behave if seated on the dais at City Hall.  Five candidates are running for two open seats, including incumbent Councilmembers Lili Bosse and

Thirteen Aleppo pine trees in Trousdale are slated for removal after City arborists finished a week-long assessment of 188 trees along Carla Ridge and adjacent streets.  Director of Public Works Shana Epstein said City arborists determined that the trees slated to be removed were "unstable or