Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Holmby Hills.
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Holmby Hills.
Business
Bel Air sellers paid $98M in mansion tax as fire exemption nears ballot
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 on Aug. 5 to put a Measure ULA fire-victim exemption on the November ballot, while new data shows Bel Air and Holmby Hills sellers have paid $98 million under the tax — the second-highest total of any ZIP code in LA.
Education
BHUSD discrimination suit heads to mediation after deal collapses
A jury trial in former BHUSD Assistant Superintendent Laura Collins-Williams' discrimination lawsuit against the district has been continued to Oct. 12 to allow mediation, after a tentative settlement reached in May apparently fell through without board approval.
Business
Bel Air sellers paid $98M in mansion tax as fire exemption nears ballot
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 on Aug. 5 to put a Measure ULA fire-victim exemption on the November ballot, while new data shows Bel Air and Holmby Hills sellers have paid $98 million under the tax — the second-highest total of any ZIP code in LA.
Education
BHUSD discrimination suit heads to mediation after deal collapses
A jury trial in former BHUSD Assistant Superintendent Laura Collins-Williams' discrimination lawsuit against the district has been continued to Oct. 12 to allow mediation, after a tentative settlement reached in May apparently fell through without board approval.
Business
Bel Air sellers paid $98M in mansion tax as fire exemption nears ballot
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 on Aug. 5 to put a Measure ULA fire-victim exemption on the November ballot, while new data shows Bel Air and Holmby Hills sellers have paid $98 million under the tax — the second-highest total of any ZIP code in LA.
Education
BHUSD discrimination suit heads to mediation after deal collapses
A jury trial in former BHUSD Assistant Superintendent Laura Collins-Williams' discrimination lawsuit against the district has been continued to Oct. 12 to allow mediation, after a tentative settlement reached in May apparently fell through without board approval.
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Beverly Hills commission to preview Olympic, World Cup cultural plans Aug. 11
The Beverly Hills Arts and Culture Commission meets Aug. 11 with a packed agenda including World Cup and Olympic cultural programming updates, a youth artist recognition, fine art acquisition news and the ArtWalk program.
Local Government
Canyon residents could lose wildfire legal protections as utilities pressure Sacramento
California's two largest utilities are threatening shareholder-protective actions if Sacramento doesn't pass wildfire liability limits by Aug. 31, a move that could restrict legal recourse for Bel Air, Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills canyon residents living in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones served by Edison.
Local Government
Beverly Hills council approves pediatric cancer 5K, $10,000 Israeli Consulate donation for Oct. 7 Memorial
The Beverly Hills City Council approved four community items at its Aug. 4 meeting: a permit fee waiver for Not Today Cancer's Oct. 18 pediatric cancer 5K, a $10,000 Israeli Consulate donation for the October 7th Memorial, a $2.2 million plan-review contract for One Beverly Hills, and a $233,035 Will Rogers Park fountain replacement.
Local Government
Beverly Hills planners approve 15-story Camden Drive tower after legal settlement
The Beverly Hills Planning Commission unanimously approved developer Max Netty's 15-story, 27-unit Builder's Remedy tower at 140 S. Camden Drive on July 23, following a legal settlement that forced the city to reverse its earlier denial — Netty's second such victory in Beverly Hills after his 19-story Rodeo Drive tower was approved in 2025.
Education
Education
Education
Education
BHUSD discrimination suit heads to mediation after deal collapses
A jury trial in former BHUSD Assistant Superintendent Laura Collins-Williams' discrimination lawsuit against the district has been continued to Oct. 12 to allow mediation, after a tentative settlement reached in May apparently fell through without board approval.
Education
BHUSD vice president lawsuit headed to depositions as settlement talks collapse
Settlement talks in the BHUSD vice president lawsuit collapsed at the board's July 28 Closed Session, sending three sitting board members to sworn depositions by early August as the November election approaches.
Education
BHUSD board rejects settlement in vice president lawsuit; depositions begin week of July 28
The BHUSD Board of Education rejected a proposed settlement that would have ended the vice president lawsuit for $5,379.20 in costs, meaning three board members must now sit for sworn depositions beginning the week of July 28.
Education
Three candidates file for two BHUSD board seats in contested November race
Three Beverly Hills residents — attorney Jackie Kruger, paralegal Kim Lifschitz, and teacher Jared Gonzales — have filed for two open seats on the BHUSD Board of Education ahead of the Tuesday, November 3, 2026, election, with the filing period closing Friday, August 7.
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
FBI probe of Beverly Hills mansion tied to Chinese influence investigation
The FBI's July 28 search of a Beverly Hills mansion on North Canon Drive is part of sealed federal investigations into alleged public corruption and Chinese government influence on Southern California officials, with no arrests made and the warrant affidavits still under seal.
Public Safety
LAPD's bone-rattling Rumbler siren eyed for Bel Air patrol cars
The LAPD is deploying a low-frequency "Rumbler" siren that drivers can physically feel, starting downtown and expanding to 2,000 vehicles including the West LA Division that patrols Bel Air and Holmby Hills, though no timeline for local deployment has been set.
Public Safety
North Santa Monica Boulevard drops to one lane this weekend for One Beverly Hills construction
North Santa Monica Boulevard narrows to one lane each way from Friday, Aug. 7, at 4 p.m. through Sunday, Aug. 9, at 9 a.m. for One Beverly Hills construction, the latest in a series of closures tied to the $10 billion development.
Public Safety
Measles exposure at Universal Studios puts BHUSD families on alert days before school starts
A confirmed measles case tied to an 11-hour Universal Studios Hollywood visit on July 26 has a symptom-monitoring window that extends through Aug. 16, four days after BHUSD classes begin, prompting health officials to urge families to verify MMR vaccination records before the first day of school.
Community
Community
Community
Community
Dîner en Blanc draws 1,200 to Beverly Hills City Hall after seven-year absence
Dîner en Blanc returned to Los Angeles on Aug. 1 after a seven-year hiatus, transforming Beverly Hills City Hall into an open-air French-inspired dining spectacle for 1,200 invitation-only guests, with four-time James Beard Award winner Todd English providing a curated menu for the first time in the event's LA history.
Community
Rodeo Drive wraps weeklong fashion celebration marking 50 years as luxury destination
The Rodeo Drive Committee's fourth annual Celebrates Fashion event wraps up Sunday, Aug. 9, after a week of exclusive boutique experiences marking the luxury district's 50-year evolution, with CELINE banners lining the street and a tribute to founder Fred Hayman.
Community
Beverly Hills seeks nominees for 16th annual Embrace Civility Award
The Beverly Hills Health and Human Relations Commission is accepting nominations through Aug. 31 for the 16th annual Embrace Civility Award, with the winner to be recognized by the City Council in October.
Community
Beverly Hills wraps first National Night Out under new Police Chief Subin
Beverly Hills held its annual National Night Out block party on the 400 block of North Rexford Drive on Tuesday, Aug. 4, marking Police Chief Max Subin's first major community event since taking command in June.
Business
Business
Business
Business
Bel Air sellers paid $98M in mansion tax as fire exemption nears ballot
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 on Aug. 5 to put a Measure ULA fire-victim exemption on the November ballot, while new data shows Bel Air and Holmby Hills sellers have paid $98 million under the tax — the second-highest total of any ZIP code in LA.
Business
Mercedes-Benz opens experiential studio steps from Rodeo Drive
Mercedes-Benz Studio Los Angeles opened Aug. 5 at 242 N. Beverly Drive with a Maybach GLS world premiere and Suki Waterhouse performance, bringing the brand's first U.S. experiential showroom and bespoke customization hub to the Golden Triangle.
Business
Clueless sequel series headed to Beverly Hills with Silverstone reprising Cher
Paramount+ has ordered a six-episode Clueless sequel series starring Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz, set in present-day Beverly Hills with production slated to begin in Los Angeles in 2027.
Business
LA's mansion tax reshapes luxury real estate, and Beverly Hills sits outside it
Beverly Hills sellers owe nothing under LA's Measure ULA transfer tax, a distinction that grows more conspicuous as the three-year-old levy drives luxury homeowners in surrounding neighborhoods to delay sales or spend millions on renovations instead.
Sports
Sports
Sports
Sports
Beverly Hills hosts first combined tennis and pickleball celebration Wednesday
Beverly Hills hosts its first combined tennis and pickleball celebration Wednesday, July 29, at La Cienega Tennis Center, showcasing the PlaybyPoint reservation app and newly resurfaced courts after months of infrastructure upgrades.
Sports
Beverly Hills pitches Olympic torch run, street concerts for 2028 Games
Beverly Hills city staff presented more than a dozen proposals to activate Rodeo Drive and the Golden Triangle during the 2028 Olympics, including an Olympic torch run application, a large ticketed street event, and Rodeo Drive photo installations, at a special LA28 Standing Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 28.
Sports
Beverly Hills caps 'Summer of Soccer' as Spain wins World Cup at Roxbury watch party
Beverly Hills closed out its five-week "Summer of Soccer" watch party series at Roxbury Park Community Center on Sunday, July 19, as residents gathered to watch Spain defeat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
Sports
Beverly Hills explores Roxbury Park as Olympic gathering site for 2028
Beverly Hills' new LA28 Standing Committee directed staff on June 29 to explore Olympic programming at city parks, with Roxbury Memorial Park emerging as a leading candidate after its successful run as a World Cup watch-party hub this summer.
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