Workers with the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, which represents about 2,000 employees at Cedars-Sinai, voted overwhelmingly to authorize the strike on April 9.
If the measure passes, it would bar Councilmember John Mirisch, Mayor Lili Bosse, and Vice Mayor Julian Gold from seeking reelection (though Mirisch would be allowed to serve out his fourth term if reelected to the Council this June).
On May 11, Rotary Interact and Teen Beverly Hills Education Foundation (BHEF) held a student run City Council candidate forum at the Cherney Hall Auditorium at Beverly Hills High School (BHHS).
Stainbrook said that raising the base salary by 14% over three years would achieve parity with the fire department and "make the city and the department more competitive in the recruitment marketplace."
During the forum, Beverly Hills resident TJ Wilk agreed with Reiss. "I live on Reeves and she's right," Wilk added. "There's a smoking issue, and it would be amazing if there was a way we could eliminate that somehow."
Formed in 1996, Team Beverly Hills provides residents with a hands-on look at the operations of local government.
The committee, which was established in 2015 and open to all ages, engages younger residents through programs that address the lifestyle needs of those in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
City staff presented findings from a survey in which the majority of 148 respondents indicated interest in seeing the space occupied by a new café, market, health food store, or a police substation.
The letter was provided exclusively to the Courier in the hopes of "spreading the message for civility and positive human relations."
Multiple suspects armed with weapons entered the victim's home and forced the residents to hand over their property.
