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
Dominick Rivetti has been selected as Interim Chief of the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD), according to City Manager George Chavez. The Beverly Hills City Council is scheduled to vote on the Rivetti appointment at its May 19 meeting. Rivetti is a familiar figure in the
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, 4.2 percent of the population is living in nursing homes, congregate care, assisted living and board-and-care homes. In California, more than 400,000 people are cared for in licensed long-term care facilities every year. There are roughly 400
Every year, the Beverly Hills Fire Department (BHFD), in conjunction with the Beverly Hills Firefighters Association (BHFA), hosts an open house on the second Saturday during the month of May. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fire Service Day is going on tour. On
If you miss the day-to-night action in the City of Beverly Hills along with the shops, restaurants and local people of the community, here is an update on a few things that have transpired during the Safer at Home order. Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura opened
In a much anticipated press conference on May 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced detailed guidelines for how some businesses could begin to reopen with modifications as early as Friday, May 8. "At the end of the day, these are meaningful modifications (to the Stay at Home
Commercial landlords and tenants presented opposing views during a special City Council study session on May 5. The topic at hand: revisions to the Urgency Ordinance enacted by the City in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Landlords will likely get a reprieve when an amended ordinance
The Beverly Hills City Council met May 4 to discuss testing measures the City could enact as it prepares to reopen further in the wake of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. "The virus has taken a dramatic toll on our community and has changed lives forever," Mayor
