Southwest Beverly Hills Homeowners Association to Host Candidate Forum

On March 5, the Regular Municipal Election will decide two open city council seats.

In the wake of a tentative labor agreement, a union-led effort to add a measure to the ballot in 2024 that would have raised the minimum wage of hotel workers in Beverly Hills has fallen flat.

At its Jan. 23 meeting, the Beverly Hills Unified School District Board (BHUSD) of Education unanimously accepted three audits that showed improved management of the district’s finances and construction projects. 

At the Jan. 24 installment of “Office Hours with Dr. Gold,” the monthly community forum hosted by Beverly Hills Mayor Dr. Julian Gold, discussion topics ranged from affordable housing issues to the future financial success of the city, upcoming events and the March 5 City

The restoration of the historic Darrow Office Building designed by master architect John Lautner will proceed at 9884 S. Santa Monica Blvd., much to the chagrin of its next-door neighbor The Peninsula Beverly Hills, which spent five months fighting the project.

There’s so much out there, it’s a Sisyphean task to keep current.

The Board of Trustees of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce Leadership Political Action Committee (PAC) has endorsed Craig Corman for the upcoming March 5 municipal election.

The City of Beverly Hills is under pressure from Sacramento to facilitate a massive amount of new housing development and in its Jan. 23 meeting, the City Council passed a zoning update to move a step closer to that goal. 

Since the Oct. 7 attacks when more than 1,200 people were killed and hundreds were taken hostage, the city of Beverly Hills has shown strong support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

“Driving Madeleine” is a gift to all of us, old and young.