The Beverly Hills City Council liaisons heard a number of updates from members of the Small Business Assistance Task Force Committee at its Dec. 13 meeting.
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On Dec. 14, the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) Board of Education held an Organizational Meeting during which Mary Wells was installed as the president of the board and Noah Margo as vice president for 2022-2023.
Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) Chief Mark Stainbrook has made multiple recent community appearances in an effort to introduce himself to the city and address anxiety about an uptick in crime.
Aariel Maynor, 29, of Los Angeles pleaded not guilty on Dec. 16 to murder and other counts arising from the shooting death of beloved Beverly Hills resident and philanthropist Jacqueline Avant.
The winter "season of giving" is the season of taking for many lawbreakers.
"I'm sorry to disagree with you," said Bronte to Gohlich, "but I know that living expenses for a two or three bedroom or even a four bedroom apartment [are] not even close to $1,000."
"This is effectively the removal of single-family zoning in the state," said Director of Community Development Ryan Gohlich.
"I don't really feel like a big hero. I just did what I had to do. That's all," said Wolff, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday.
"I understand that there is a desire to give more people access to the beauty and the history of Virginia Robinson Gardens and a house which is a treasure," said Councilmember John Mirisch. "But parties, events, commercial uses – that's really going overboard."
While the city already has a thorough network of CCTV cameras, Stainbrook told the Council that the department was working with the Public Works Department "to increase and ensure proper camera coverage for the city."