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A seven-story mixed-use development at 55 N. La Cienega Blvd. has taken another step forward following an approval issued by the Architectural and Design Review Commission on Sept. 17. 

The Beverly Hills Police Department is expected to provide an update within the next few days about the incident in which a swastika was drawn on the sidewalk outside of El Rodeo Elementary School.

The Beverly Hills Planning Commission at its Sept. 25 meeting unanimously approved a Development Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit and Rooftop Dining Use Permit for a three-story Louis Vuitton flagship store and exhibition space project.

The City Council at its Study Session on Sept. 16 provided direction on the 9800-9900 S. Santa Monica Boulevard Street Tree Master Plan, which recommends that Mexican fan palm trees replace lost ficus trees on that block.

A new design proposal for the La Cienega Park playground has been approved following a unanimous vote taken by the Beverly Hills City Council at its Sept. 16 meeting. 

Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) officers and community members celebrated outstanding service at the annual Beverly Hills Police Gala at Espelette at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Sept. 17. 

On Sept. 12, 2025, the California Legislature approved Senate Bill 79, the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act.

Beverly Hills Mayor Sharona Nazarian recently visited Australia’s Gold Coast as a speaker at the 2025 Australian Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism, where she shared her perspectives as a local government leader and a theme she’s championed as mayor: Never Again is Now. 

A family has sued the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) alleging that district employees did not properly respond to repeated sexual harassment and assault of students at El Rodeo Elementary School at the hands of another student, constituting a Title IX violation. 

North Canon Drive will remain closed at Wilshire Boulevard for an additional five and a half months following a vote taken by the Beverly Hills City Council at its Sept. 9 meeting.