The Beverly Hills City Council continued its new tradition of meeting virtually at this week's May 19 City Council meeting, approving a bevy of items including a contract for Dominick Rivetti to begin work as Interim Chief of Police. Welcome Back Chief Rivetti The City Council unanimously
One local businessman decided to take action when he realized that front-line officers were not wearing masks that were protecting them in the style they deserved. Gary Gagossian is a bespoke tailor whose shop has been located on Brighton Way since 1986. "I saw the
On May 18, U.S. District Judge George H. Wu granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and against the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD). The case, BHUSD v. Federal Transit Administration, et al, involved
During a time when many people are introspective, Generation-Z (those born in the late 1990's and early 2000s) is taking action. In between home learning classes, high school students throughout the City are channeling an entrepreneurial spirit to meet philanthropic ends. Feeling helpless in the
For Beverly Hills Ambassador Jonathan Leon, his job has been anything but "business as usual" since the COVID-19 outbreak forced most people inside their homes. These days, educating people about the need to appropriately social distance or wear a face covering (a Beverly Hills law),
Had it not been for COVID-19, hundreds of people would be enjoying some of Beverly Hills' most gorgeous environs on Saturday, May 16, at the Virginia Robinson Gardens' 2020 Garden Tour. The annual tour of private estates and a luxurious garden luncheon evocative of Gatsby
The dangers of a fraudulent COVID-19 test can potentially mean the difference between life and death. It's one of the reasons that both the City and County of Los Angeles are tackling a bounty of false claims now being made by businesses attempting to capitalize
Beverly Hills' retail market showed signs of coming back to life this week as many of the 200 local businesses that qualified to reopen for curbside pick-up did just that on May 8. In addition to Gov. Gavin Newsom allowing clothing stores and other specified
While businesses slowly begin to reopen in the City, the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) remains closed, without a definitive plan for the fall. On May 12, the district held a regular board meeting, with a school reopening plan on the agenda. "This is
The Consul General of Israel for the Pacific Southwest, Hillel Newman, joined volunteers with IsraAid at their Los Angeles distribution center in Boyle Heights on May 11. IsraAid is an Israel-based humanitarian organization that provides disaster relief around the world. Distribution centers were set up
