Gone are the days of building multifamily projects sans consideration for those who can't afford market rate housing in Beverly Hills. On Jan. 28 the City Council reaffirmed its commitment to affordable housing with a 5-0 vote to extend the Interim Inclusionary Housing Ordinance through
Few local races have attracted as much national attention as the Los Angeles District Attorney race. The New York Times has described it as the most important D.A. election in the country. Incumbent D.A. Jackie Lacey is seeking a third term in a hotly contested battle
About 1,200 trees in the Trousdale area are slated for removal following a unanimous vote by the Beverly Hills City Council to establish street tree fuel management standards north of Sunset Boulevard at its Feb. 4 formal meeting. The vote followed a robust discussion during the
What brings Mayor Eric Garcetti to Beverly Hills these days? Apparently, it's a book launch about one of the most celebrated cartoon characters in animation history, Betty Boop. The Mayor joined the authors Susan Wilking Horan and Kristi Ling Spencer last week at local Italian
On Jan. 25, the 17th annual G'Day USA Los Angeles dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel brought together prominent Australian and Americans from film, television, music, business, sports, and culture to support relief and recovery efforts in response to the Australian bushfires. The evening saw
The Board of Trustees of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce Leadership Political Action Committee (PAC) has endorsed Julian Gold and Lili Bosse for Beverly Hills City Council for the upcoming March 3 municipal election. In a press release, the PAC Board stated that it had
There's a saying in the sobriety community, recovery happens every day. At the "Log Cabin" in West Hollywood, 29 meetings each week offer those searching for sobriety or reaffirming their commitment to a sober life a place to gather and grow stronger. However, that may soon
Just one day after the 75th anniversary commemorating the liberation of the most deadly concentration camp during the Holocaust, Auschwitz, the Beverly Hills City Council unanimously adopted a definition of anti-Semitism. Historians estimate that six million Jews were systematically murdered during the Holocaust. In response to
Beverly Hills will soon welcome a new 154- room boutique hotel to the southeastern edge of the City at the former Gibraltar Square site following the 5-0 vote by the Planning Commission on Jan. 23 to move the project forward. The site originally functioned for 40
L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey is the first woman and first African-American to ever hold that position. She was elected to the post in 2012, after spending most of her professional life in the D.A.'s office. Four years later, she was re-elected without opposition. This
