In the coming decade the City of Beverly Hills will be required to build hundreds of new housing units as mandated by State Housing Law. While the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has yet to determine just how many new units Beverly Hills must build
The World Health Organization estimates that by the year 2025, half of the world's population will be living in water-stressed areas. And in fact, when Beverly Hills helped co-found the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) almost a century ago – from which the city now derives
Just three weeks into the anticipated three-year closure of Canon Drive north of Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills businesses around the area are taking a hit when it comes to patron response. Cognizant of the negative impacts of closing that intersection while the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
The Courier attended the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) Board of Education meeting on Sept. 25. An agenda highlight was Beverly Vista Middle School teacher Lauren Stuart's selection as one of Los Angeles County's Top 16 Teachers of the Year for 2019- 2020. The Board
Beverly Hills residents and other community stakeholders weighed in on the scope of the environmental review process for the proposed Westside Purple Line Wilshire/Rodeo Station North Portal during a Sept. 19 "scoping" meeting at City Hall. As part of the environmental review process, the city
On Tuesday evening, the Beverly Hills City Council unanimously shot down a request by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to permit work during the holiday moratorium. The City Council had approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Metro in February for the design-build
In an effort to improve itself, on Tuesday the City of Beverly Hills introduced the Trust & Innovation Portal (TIP) at www.beverlyhills.org/tip. An online tool designed to encourage residents and employees to share innovative ideas about improving city services and report suspected cases of improper
The City Council unanimously voted to remove the existing new hotel room cap from the Beverly Hills Municipal Code at Tuesday's formal meeting. The ordinance, No. 84-0-1937, was created in 1984 and established regulations for hotel development in the city, including the prohibition of building more
The warm summer nights provided the perfect accompaniment to two extraordinary galas held this month at Beverly Hills' first estate, the historic Virginia Robinson Gardens. Built in 1911, the onetime residence of Virginia and Harry Robinson contains a breathtaking array of gorgeous flora stretching across
In an exclusive interview with the Courier, the Honorable Lili Bosse has announced her candidacy for the March 2020 City Council Election and her intention to run a grassroots campaign. Beverly Hills is Bosse's hometown and she has served the community in many positions over her
