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BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • Beverly Hills evaluates budget. pg. 3 Partly cloudy, • Sprouts projects with highs in moves forward in the mid 60s WeHo. pg. 5 Volume 29 No. 2 Serving the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities January 10, 2019 Miraclen Mile demonstrators march along Wilshire Another Grassroots group Indivisible is now looking death at ahead to 2020 election home of Chanting “this is what democra- cy looks like” and “whose House, Edn Buck our House,” approximately 50 Victim’s name has demonstrators marched two blocks from U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu’s office at not been released yet 5055 Wilshire Blvd. to U.S. Rep. Karen Bass’ office at 4929 Wilshire Blvd. on Jan. 3 to show Los Angeles County Sheriff’s support for Democratic lawmakers Department homicide detectives on the first day of the 2019 con- are investigating the second gressional session. death in less than two years at The demonstration was orga- the West Hollywood home of nized by Los Angeles-area mem- Ed Buck, a prominent bers of Indivisible, a nationwide Democratic donor. movement of regional groups that Deputies from the West engage in progressive advocacy Hollywood Sheriff’s Station and support political campaigns. and paramedics responded to The demonstrators, primarily from Buck’s home at 1234 N. Laurel the South Bay, which is in Lieu’s Ave. shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 33rd Congressional District, con- 7. They found an unidentified gratulated Lieu and Bass for their man unconscious and pro- work in winning back the House of nounced him dead at the scene. photo by Edwin Folven Representatives in the 2018 elec- The cause of the death is tion. Duane Bindschadler, a Venice Demonstrators marched near the offices of U.S. Reps. Ted Lieu and Karen Bass on Jan. 3 to show support for unknown and no arrests have resident who organized the the new Congress that had been sworn in that day. been made, according to a sher- demonstration on behalf on iff’s department press release. Indivisible CA-33, said people “This was a planned event coin- say thank you and let our represen- office are so close,” Bindschadler The Los Angeles County coro- must come together to start plan- ciding with other demonstrations tatives know they have our sup- said. “The goal is to move the pro- ning for the next presidential elec- outside the offices of lawmakers port. It was coincidental because See WeHo page 21 tion. around the country. We wanted to Ted Lieu’s office and Karen Bass’ See House page 21 Third time might be the Beverlyn Hills mixed-use project advances The project is located at 9908 Santa Monica ncharm for 4 a.m.duced it last bar year, limiting bill it to a Vetoed last year, a bill group of cities including Los Blvd., at the former site allowing L.A., WeHo, Angeles, West Hollywood and of the Friars Club Long Beach. It passed the other cities to extend Legislature, but Gov. Jerry nightlife hours returns Brown vetoed the bill, writing that “we have enough mischief The Beverly Hills City Council from midnight to 2 without cleared the way for a zoning adding two more hours of may- change to accommodate a new The effort to keep bars open hem.” mixed-use project at the former until 4 a.m. in several California This year, if the bill is approved site of the Friars Club on Santa cities returns to the Legislature again by the Senate and Monica Boulevard, rejecting an this year, and the debate in Los Assembly, newly sworn-in Gov. appeal by the owners of the near- Angeles over economic benefits Gavin Newsom will have the by Peninsula Hotel over traffic, versus public safety concerns will final say. noise and other potential adverse photo courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills continue. The complete list of cities effects. When Sen. Scott Wiener (D- Beverly Hills’ general plan does not allow mixed-use projects, requiring included in the bill is Cathedral The proposed four-story project San Francisco) introduced the bill the City Council to make a zoning amendment for the plot of land. City, Coachella, Long Beach, Los would include 25 condominium two years ago, when it would Angeles, Oakland, Palm Springs, units and 13,000 square feet of five members on the city’s become more common for cities have applied to the whole state, it Sacramento, San Francisco, and ground-floor retail space. The Planning Commission, which in the Los Angeles region to revise died in committee. He reintro- See Bar bill page 22 Beverly Hills general plan doesn’t voted 3-2 to recommend approval zoning regulations to allow for currently allow for mixed-use pro- of the project to the City Council. buildings with street-level com- jects, so the project requires a zon- Andy Licht, another member of mercial and multifamily housing ing amendment from the City the Planning Commission, said on floors above. Some neighbor- Council. The applicant is 9908 the proposed project is located in ing cities, such as West Santa Monica Blvd., LLC, repre- “a sleepy part of town [that] needs Hollywood, Los Angeles, Santa sented by Thomas S. Levyn, a reg- some pizzazz,” and it would add Monica and Culver City have istered legislative advocate. It was more options to the local housing rezoned commercial corridors to first filed in 2015. supply. allow for this typology of build- During the council’s Jan. 8 “There aren’t many options in ing.” meeting, the representatives of the Beverly Hills other than beautiful The City Council voted 4-1 to applicant said they’ve followed homes,” he said. “This would be a affirm the Planning Commission’s the city’s feedback and completed great option.” recommendation. Vice Mayor the necessary revisions. But repre- It also has implications for the John Mirisch was the only vote sentatives from the Belvedere identity of Beverly Hills. against it. Hotel Group, which owns the “The proposed change in land “It kind of sends a message that Peninsula, filed an appeal to pre- use from commercial to mixed- there’s no zoning, it’s all about vent the council from making an use would result in lasting money,” he said. amendment to the general plan for changes to the character of this The project has undergone mul- photo by Luke Harold this project. Planning commis- existing commercial corridor,” tiple revisions since it was first If SB 58 passes, local bars and other venues that serve alcohol sioners were also in attendance. read a report from the assistant introduced as a five-story building director of community develop- might be able to stay open as late as 4 a.m. “It’s an area that needs a See Beverly Hills page 22 facelift,” said Alan Block, one of ment. “In recent years it has 2 January 10, 2019 CALENDAR Park Labrea News/Beverly Press Sunday. Tickets are $30. 6476 Santa grand mansions. 126 N. 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