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08/29/2024

Chris Erskine takes reads to Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters in his latest column:

LAGUNA BEACH – Some men get old, they get cranky. Some men get old, they become gentle old...

08/29/2024

Bike lanes, streetscapes and parking loss remain at the focal point of controversy in the City of West Hollywood:

Proposed bike lanes are causing consternation among some West Hollywood residents. On Aug. 22, the city hosted a...

08/29/2024

The is seeking information and solutions for copper wire thefts:

The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion on Aug. 27 seeking information on potentially converting streetlights to...

08/29/2024

California Department of Housing & Community Development said that the City of Beverly Hills has violated state housing laws:

After the Beverly Hills City Council denied a 19-story mixed-use development with affordable housing from moving forward with...

08/29/2024

The 8850 Sunset project was narrowly approved on Monday by City of West Hollywood Government:

After more than four hours of public input and deliberation, the West Hollywood City Council approved the controversial...

08/22/2024

Chris Erskine's latest is an ode to a home:

There’s a tangle of woods out back, the kind you don’t normally see behind a mid-’50s ranch. First...

08/22/2024

The 8850 Sunset Blvd. project that includes The Viper Room will go before the West Hollywood City Council on Monday:

The 8850 Sunset Blvd. project that has long been a subject of controversy in the city of West...

08/22/2024

Refurbished signposts help to illustrate its illustrious history:

  While visitors along the Hollywood Walk of Fame look down to see the stars on the sidewalk,...

08/22/2024

Ahead of the 2024 election, City of Beverly Hills is considering implementing 'free speech zones'

As the 2024 presidential election nears and political tension rises across the nation, the city of Beverly Hills...

08/22/2024

Mayor John M. Erickson Ph.D, Lindsey Horvath and more are in Chicago for the :

The Democratic National Convention is rocking Chicago this week, bringing in delegates, party members and influencers from around...

08/15/2024

Chris Erskine goes for the metaphor this week... as he does every week:

A little about me: I’m a velvet Elvis. I’m a metaphor for metaphors. I walk aimlessly through the...

08/15/2024

It would appear that the wires have been cut on City of Beverly Hills's :

After the Beverly Hills Planning Commission denied the conditional use permit for a luxury car dealership on Wilshire...

08/15/2024

Metro LA hosted a public comment meeting regarding the forthcoming :

Metro hosted a public meeting on Aug. 13 discussing the K Line Northern Extension, the subway expansion that...

08/15/2024

celebrated its grand reopening in City of Beverly Hills:

More than 2,000 Beverly Hills residents – including families, teachers, administrators, students and local leaders – descended upon the...

08/15/2024

Mayor Karen Bass returned to LA with the Olympics flag, ahead of LA28:

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass brought the Olympic Flag to Los Angeles on Aug. 12, following the previous...

08/08/2024

Summer musings from Chris Erskine in his latest column:

  Summer is swimming off the breakwater. Summer is Prometheus running barefoot. Summer is yanking dirty Band-Aids off...

08/08/2024

The in City of West Hollywood received $3 million from Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for its forthcoming renovation:

  On Aug. 5, representatives from the city of West Hollywood gathered to receive a $3 million facsimile...

08/08/2024

has been granted historical designation from California:

The Citrus Square neighborhood, comprised of Spanish colonial, French Renaissance, Tudor and Mediterranean revival, art deco, chateauesque and...

08/08/2024

City of Beverly Hills did not submit acceptable screen shots of text messages in Dupont case:

In the ongoing DuPont Clinic lawsuit against the city of Beverly Hills, court documents reveal that the city...

08/08/2024

National Night Out brought community and public safety leaders together in City of West Hollywood, City of Beverly Hills and LosAngeles:

Thousands of community members joined law enforcement officials in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and West Hollywood on Aug....

08/01/2024

Chris Erskine should almost certainly head up the planning for the L.A. 2028 Olympics Games. Read his suggestions here:

  Been thinking lately how the stock market is America’s dirty little secret. It soars based on the...

08/01/2024

OutLoud Sports (OutLoud Sports: Los Angeles) is an inclusive community in which all can compete. Read here:

  While it’s not quite the Olympic Games, OutLoud Sports Los Angeles gives LGBTQ+ athletes and allies the...

08/01/2024

City of West Hollywood Government is crafting its vision for the next 15 years:

  West Hollywood last crafted a strategic plan in the early-2000s, setting forth a vision for what the...

08/01/2024

Fairfax High is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Read here:

On Sept. 8, 1924, Fairfax High School first opened its doors. The school’s alumni association is ensuring that...

08/01/2024

As the Olympics continue is Paris, Los Angeles looks ahead to the 2028 Games:

  As the world turns its attention toward Paris, where almost 11,000 Olympians complete feats of athletic achievement,...

07/26/2024

City of Beverly Hills’ Burton Way project is smoothing out the street:

Resurfacing of Burton Way is underway in Beverly Hills. The project will re-pave and refurbish the 1.2-mile stretch...

07/25/2024

A LA County Board of Supervisors expansion plan is moving closer to being on the November ballot, and new governance ethics reforms have passed, too. Read here:

07/25/2024

LA heads to the Olympics:

Los Angeles has a unique stake in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, since Paris will be passing...

07/25/2024

Kamala Harris has secured the support of local LA leaders:

United States Vice President and Los Angeles resident Kamala Harris has received the support of local Democratic delegates...

07/18/2024

Some of Chris Erskine's favorite things:

I like the way the setting sun lights up the tops of trees – like birthday candles –...