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About 40 residents pack first public forum on Beverly Hills senior housing plan

About 40 residents attended Beverly Hills' first community input meeting on the proposed 62-unit Robertson Sunflower affordable senior housing project at 327–335 S. Robertson Blvd. on Tuesday, July 28; no vote has been scheduled.

July 31, 2026 · 2 min read

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Local Government

Beverly Hills launches nexus study to charge developers new infrastructure fees

Mayor Craig Corman is advancing a development impact fee nexus study, a transit-oriented housing plan near the La Cienega Metro station, a policing model for Beverly Hills' two subway stops, and an Olympic activation strategy that together will shape the city's growth and budget for the next two decades.

July 30, 2026 · 3 min read

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LA County supervisors put ethics commission, jail-alternatives funding on November ballot

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 on Tuesday, July 28, to place a charter amendment creating an independent Ethics Commission and restoring $288 million in annual jail-alternative funding on the November 3 ballot, a measure Bel Air and Holmby Hills voters will decide.

July 29, 2026 · 2 min read

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Beverly Hills now requires 12 specific grounds for any rent-stabilized eviction

Beverly Hills' updated Rent Stabilization Ordinance, effective July 1, requires landlords to cite one of 12 enumerated just-cause grounds before evicting tenants, mandates a three-step notice-and-mediation process for disruptive-tenant cases, and incorporates Ellis Act rules for withdrawing units from the rental market.

July 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Beverly Hills sets new relocation fees for no-fault evictions, effective July 1

Beverly Hills has posted updated CPI-adjusted relocation fees that landlords must pay tenants in certain no-fault evictions under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, ranging from $8,636 for studios to more than $17,000 for two-bedroom units, with an extra $2,000 for households with seniors, disabled persons, or minors.

July 28, 2026 · 3 min read

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Local Government

Beverly Hills holds special meeting Tuesday on 62-unit senior housing proposal

The Beverly Hills City Council holds a special public meeting Tuesday, July 28, at La Cienega Park Community Center for residents to hear plans and comment on the proposed 62-unit Robertson Sunflower affordable senior housing project on South Robertson Boulevard.

July 28, 2026 · 2 min read

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Beverly Hills Gale Yard affordable housing plan on hold pending environmental review

Beverly Hills' plan to develop affordable housing at the city-owned Gale Yard site at 8401 Wilshire Blvd. remains paused five months after the City Council directed staff to complete additional environmental study and outreach before issuing a developer RFP.

July 27, 2026 · 2 min read

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Beverly Hills council upholds 55-unit Tower Drive apartment project, adds construction limits

The Beverly Hills City Council voted 4-0 on July 21, 2026, to reject a neighborhood appeal against the Builder's Remedy apartment complex at 232 Tower Drive, clearing developers Beachside Suites LLC and Oak Investment Co. LLC to proceed with the 55-unit project while imposing new conditions on construction hours and public notification.

July 27, 2026 · 2 min read

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State finalizes 55-and-older restriction, 24-hour security for Cheviot Hills interim housing site

California's housing department finalized a binding agreement restricting the Project Homekey interim housing site at 3340 Shelby Drive in Cheviot Hills to adults 55 and older, with 24-hour security and a community grievance process, according to Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky's office.

July 24, 2026 · 2 min read

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LA County's first Ethics Commission seeks applicants through Sunday, July 26

Los Angeles County residents, including those in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Holmby Hills, have until Sunday, July 26, 2026, to apply for the county's inaugural seven-member Ethics Commission, created after voters approved Measure G in 2024 and the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in May 2026 to establish it.

July 21, 2026 · 2 min read

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Mayor Corman to deliver State of the City address at Greystone Mansion on Sept. 23

The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce announced that Mayor Craig Corman will deliver the annual State of the City Address at Greystone Mansion on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, with networking, live music, and refreshments from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

July 15, 2026 · 2 min read

Local Government

Langham Hotels pays $320,000 to settle LA County's first wildfire price gouging case against a hotel

Langham Hotels Pacific Corporation will pay $320,000 in penalties and at least $216,795 in guest refunds to settle the first hotel price gouging case from the January 2025 wildfires, a precedent that applies to every hotel in Los Angeles County, including Beverly Hills properties operating under the same state law.

July 15, 2026 · 2 min read