Beverly High Alumni Inducted Into Hall of Fame Honorees Discuss How Beverly High Influenced Their Lives
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briefs • Councilmembers debate briefs • City Council may modify briefs • Fire damages lobbyist disclosure forms Page 2 how it collects development fees Page 3 Wallace Ridge home Page 4 Issue 731 • October 3 - October 9, 2013 OUR 14th Anniversary Beverly High Alumni Inducted into Hall of Fame Honorees discuss how Beverly High influenced their lives cover story • pages 8-9 Beverly Hills Safe Surrender Sites briefs • L.A. Times reports D.A. briefs • District looks to receive briefs • Christiansen’s name expunged to investigate sports academy Page 2 state funding for seismic upgrades Page 4 by court; civil suit with BHUSD to return Page 5 letters briefs Issue 730 • September 26 - October 2, 2013 A Weekly & email Councilmembers debate exclusive lobbyist disclosure forms Lobbyists who appear before the Beverly Hills City Council will soon have to fill out “Happy Birthday Rudy” a more “robust” form and enter an online Just wanted to send a note [as Sept. 30 database, according to direction given by the was] Rudy Cole’s birthday. We became city council at a study session on Sept. 24. Read this issue on your smart great friends after I sold him his cell phone. “I think the bottom line for me is that the phone by scanning the QR code. We had a very unique relationship and form we have now is embarrassing and in Zev’s World All you need is a QR scanner I treasured our friendship. I saw him a looking at 30 cities, we were on the low With 14 months left in office, L.A. County Supervisor few times a month until I moved back to totem pole of what we’re asking people to Zev Yaroslavsky talks subway, and the future application. Pages 8-10 Arizona five years ago, and then I just sign,” said Vice Mayor Lili Bosse. “I’m hop- called on his birthday. I am so saddened to ing that we can all at least agree that what see of his death without speaking since last we’re asking for now needs to be changed.” WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? year. He was a great man. Revising the lobbyist disclosure form is a Advertise Beverly Hills Weekly Jody LaMorte recommendation from the Mayor’s Sunshine You can write us at: in Arizona Task Force, created by Mayor John Mirisch 140 South Beverly Drive #201 earlier this year in an effort to promote trans- Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Members of the public are invited to parency. phone: 310.887.0788 attend a dedication ceremony for Rudy Cole The task force had suggested that informa- You can fax us at: on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2:45 p.m. at Greystone fax: 310.887.0789 tion from the revised form be available for 310.887.0789 Mansion. public view in an internet database. Other CNPA Member distinctions from the city’s current form is email us at: that the proposed revised form would require [email protected] the lobbyist sign that the information is true Commission BHTV10 schedule under penalty of perjury and that he or she Traffic and Parking Commission meeting (10/3) will air on Oct. 3 at 9 a.m. and may be fined $500 for knowingly violating replay on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. provisions. Design Review Commission meeting (10/3) will air on Oct. 3 at 1:30 p.m. and replay Additionally, lobbyists would be required on Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. and Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. to disclose all lobbying activities in the City All City Commission meetings from the week of Sept. 29 will replay back-to back of Beverly Hills for the prior year, including on Oct. 5 beginning at noon. outcomes. Charitable Solicitations Commission meeting (10/9) will air on Oct. 9 at 9 a.m. SNAPSHOT The deadline for lobbyists to submit the Cultural Heritage Commission meeting (10/9) will air on Oct. 9 at 1:30 p.m. form would be within 10 days of starting WeeBeverly Hillskly Issue 731 • October 3 - October 9, 2013 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. Founded: October 7, 1999 Published Thursdays Delivered in Beverly HilIs, Beverlywood, Los Angeles ISSN#1528-851X www.bhweekly.com 1 year Publisher & CEO subscriptions Josh E. Gross are available. Reporter Sent via US Mail Andrea Aldana $75 payable in Sports Editor advance Steven Herbert Contributing Editor Rudy Cole Adjudicated as a (1925-2013) newspaper of general circulation for the County Advertising Representatives of Los Angeles. Case Saba Ayinehsazian Chloe Majdipour # BS065841 of the Los Jasmin Boodaie Angeles Superior Court, on November 30, 2000. Legal Advertising Mike Saghian Eiman Matian Mathew Mokhtarzadeh 140 South Beverly Drive #201 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310.887.0788 phone 310.887.0789 fax CNPA Member [email protected] All staff can be reached at: DEMOCRAT OF THE YEAR first name @bhweekly.com Unsolicited materials will not be returned. WILSHIRE BOULEVARD ©2013 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. Former Beverly Hills Mayor Steve Webb was honored with the Gerda Spiegler Member of the Year Award at the Beverly Hills/West Hollywood Democratic Club’s Democrat of the Year Awards on Sept. 28 at the Beverly Hilton. L to R: Steve Webb, Club President Lillian Raffel Page 2 • Beverly Hills Weekly Beverly Hills Safe Surrender Sites lobbying services for that year. The lobbyist we’ve had fees associated with projects that he has since changed his mind and no longer the city change permit designation only would need to identify his or herself as a lob- are first actually payable to the city once the supports a modification. on the 300 block to address permit park- byist and the name of his or her client during project takes off,” said Mayor John Mirisch, “If we want to park on any of the streets ing misuse. According to the report, staff presentations or meetings. who requested the discussion. “I wanted to between here and Spalding to park and go conducted counts on the block at 10 a.m., 1 Fred Fenster, a member of the Mayor’s look at perhaps maybe having the fees pay- see a friend, our permit will not allow us p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sept. 19. Of 25 vehicles Sunshine Task Force, presented the revised able once the agreements are made. That to do that and that’s a big, big problem,” recorded, 12 vehicles displayed Zone “C” form to the city council for review. way the city has the public benefit up front said Rosen, who also said that half a dozen permits assigned to the 300 block of South Fenster said the current form was missing as opposed to having to wait on the con- residents on the block did not drive. “It’s too El Camino and two displayed C permits information. Fenster looked at about 30 dif- tingency of whether the project happens or limiting.” assigned within the C quadrant. Three dis- ferent websites to see how cities, counties doesn’t happen for whatever reason.” Residents of the 300 block have requested briefs cont. on page 4 and states dealt with lobbyist registration, Development agreements are contracts he said. between a local jurisdiction and a developer “What we want to do is basically the fol- or landowner. Sometimes, these agreements lowing: identify them, identify their client, require payment of fees to the city. identify what the goal is of their lobbying The staff report showed two recent devel- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING activities so that anybody that is listening to opment agreements: the Robinson’s May site them will know what efforts they are mak- at 9900 Wilshire Boulevard and the Beverly NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Beverly Hills, at its ing to influence an outcome that is brought Hilton Hotel Suite as examples. The 9900 meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council before the city council,” said Fenster. building has a public benefit contribution Chambers of the City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, will Councilmember Julian Gold said he of $30 million and the Beverly Hilton has a hold a public hearing to consider: agreed with the goals to identify lobbyists, public benefit contribution of $10.2 million. their clients and their goals, but found the All councilmembers agreed that fee col- An ordinance of the City of Beverly Hills creating the Commercial form as it had been proposed was “overly lection should be looked at on a case by case Planned Development Gateway Overlay Zone (C-PD-G) for three broad” and “unworkable.” basis. parcels of former railroad right-of-way property located at 9900 Gold pointed out that the form proposed “I don’t think we need a particular policy Santa Monica Boulevard, 9848 Wilshire Boulevard and 9817 Wilshire required a “detailed summary specifically that says well we’re going to do it all this Boulevard currently zoned Transportation (T-1) and all immediately describing each lobbying act in which your way or we’re going to do it all a different adjacent parcels currently zoned Commercial (C-3) and General Plan employer engaged.” way,” said Councilmember Julian Gold. land use amendment for future commercial developments of these “Well how do I get that and what if they “But I think that to the extent that we can parcels. Development under the proposed overlay zone would be don’t want to tell me? And under penalty of maximize the benefit to the community both consistent with the objectives and development standards associated perjury of not being accurate for that?” said in terms of the amount of money we col- with the proposed overlay zone.