Controversial Calle Vista Project Gets Commission Support
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briefs • Marvin Winans Jr. Files for briefs • T&P Supports New Per- briefs • BOE Candidates To Host Board of Education Page 3 mit Zone on Crescent Drive Page 3 Campaign Kick Offs Page 4 Issue 985 • August 16 - 22, 2018 Controversial Calle Vista Project Gets Commission Support Preferential Parking Permit Zoning Consolidation Supported for Southwest cover stories • pages 6-7 raise complaints registered with CE for the four-year period through March 30, 2017. Of these, CE found no violation in letters two cases. In four cases, where there was a potential violation, and CE investigation BHTV City Council and led to reversal of rent raises. In one case, Commission Schedule email it is not clear whether a rent raise wa re- versed. In other words, one rent rise case • Human Relations Commission: per year over four years. lettersAugust cont. 16 at from 9:00 page a.m. 2 Summary re: evictions: Over the same • Fine Art Commission: August 16 at “Council Hears Draft Rent four-year period, there were eighteen al- 4:00 p.m. Stabilization Report” legedly “eviction related” complaints. • Beverly Hills This Week: August 17 [Issue 984] Most of these eviction-related complaints at 6:00 p.m. The City Council met last week to dis- really dealt with other issues such as • Mayor’s Cabinet Meeting: August cuss the Rent Stabilization Ordinance whether the new tenant was paying the 20 at 5:00 p.m. (“RSO”). Last night was the first of three same rent as the evicted tenant; whether • City Council Study Session: August meetings to discuss various aspects of the there was an on-site manager; whether 21 at 2:30 p.m. RSO. the RSO applied to a condo (it didn’t); • City Council Formal Meeting: Au- We wrote a letter to Mayor Gold and whether a new owner was responsible for gust 21 at 7:00 p.m. Councilmember Wunderlich as well as to paying an administrative penalty of $500 all other Councilmembers.. We had been for the prior rental property owner’s fail- WHAT’S ON informed that the RSO was enacted be- ing to provide Special Notice to tenants cause of ineffective regulations, rapid rent (re: tenant rights etc.). It appears from the YOUR MIND? rises, and tenant displacement. None of data that of the eighteen eviction-related Receive Beverly You can write us at: these reasons was true. We obtained and complaints, just three resulted in rescis- 140 South Beverly Drive analyzed four years of data (2013-2017) sion of eviction notices. Hills Weekly in from Beverly Hills Code Enforcement If there actually is other data that shows #201 (“CE”). The two attachments are the uni- evictions/rent rises for the four-year peri- your e-mail inbox Beverly Hills, CA 90212 verse of real data (as opposed to anecdotal od prior to and including the enactment of “evidence” presented to the Human Re- the RSO (2013- 2017), we haven’t ever every week! You can fax us at: sources Commission). Here are the sum- seen it. 310.887.0789 maries of the data we found: Summary re: allegedly rapid rent ris- Elia Weinbach email us at: es: There were a total of seven “rental” Los Angeles Sign up here: [email protected] http://eepurl.com/zfU-L SNAPSHOT WeBeverlye Hills kly Issue 985 • Aug 16 - 22, 2018 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. 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CONGRESSIONAL BRUNCH BENEDICT CANYON From left: Vice Mayor John Mirisch, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), Planning OUR DATA SPEAKS Commissioner Lori Greene Gordon, City Councilmember Robert Wunderlich, and Andrea Spatz at VOLUMES brunch at Gordon’s house in Beverly Hills on Sunday. Page 2 • Beverly Hills Weekly as part of the Winans Family Tour. holds on the block was submitted to the New Cartier Building Gets Winans attended college at Michigan commission in April 2018 requesting a Go Ahead from Planning State for a short time before signing a re- permit parking regulation to address com- cord deal with Epic Records. He later re- muter parking impacts and trash generat- Commission On August 9, the Beverly Hills Planning briefs leased a solo album, Image of a Man, in ed by Business Triangle employees and Commission unanimously adopted a reso- 2008. visitors. “I attended Michigan State for a while “Our street is packed Marvin Winans Jr. Files for and then my career came calling,” he said. every night with cars that Board of Education “I did stick with some online schooling for block our driveways so that As of August 9, Marvin Winans Jr. will a bit, but didn’t stay all the way through. I we can’t find our houses,” be battling it out with Rachelle Marcus did finish learning outside of that. My life Rosalyn Rothman, who lives and Tristen Walker for a seat on the Bev- took me to a lot of different places and I at 516 North Crescent Drive, erly Hills Board of Education in the Nov. have seen a lot of things. I’m always read- said in a letter submitted 6 general election. ing and learning.” with the petition. “There is The three candidates are running to fill He moved to California in February trash on the street from emp- seats left vacant by current Board Presi- 2013 and moved to Beverly Hills last ty food containers, and we dent Lisa Korbatov and five-year board August, just in time for his son Marvin can’t tell if parked cars with member Howard Goldstein, both of Winans Jr. III to begin first grade at Bev- drivers sitting for a while are 370 North Rodeo Drive erly Vista. His young- watching our houses. If we er daughters Miranda have evening guests, there is (4) and Marissa (2) no room for them to park… will also attend BHU- It would enhance our day to SD schools in the fu- day lives if you would vote ture. Winans’ wife, for no parking any time after Monique, joined Ro- 8 p.m. every day.” deo Realty in April The preferential parking 2018. permit zone supported by Since moving the commission does just to Beverly Hills, that. Winans has served on If approved by the City Proposed building rendering the Future Focused Council at its September 17 Schools team and is meeting, the current non-permit regula- lution conditionally approving a develop- currently the Exec- tion of ‘2-Hour Parking, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., From left: Marvin Winans III, Marvin Winans Jr., Miranda ment plan review and in lieu parking to utive Vice President Except Sunday’ on the block would be Winans, Marissa Winans, and Monique Winans allow the construction of a new three-sto- of the PTA at Bever- changed to the following: ‘2-Hour Park- ry commercial building for Cartier at 370 whom have announced they will not seek ly Vista. ing, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Sat- re-election. “I just want to make people aware of urday, and No Parking 8 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., Winans was born in Detroit and is the what’s happening, how they can be en- Daily, Permit ‘BT’ Exempt.’ briefs cont. on page 4 son of Marvin L. Winans Sr., leader of the gaged and excited about the opportunities gospel cross over group “The Winans,” that exist,” Winans told the Weekly in and gospel songstress Vickie Winans. At April after first being named to the PTA the age of 16, Winans formed the singing board. group “One Way” with his cousin Michael Winans Jr. and friends, Karl Jackson and Traffic & Parking Lance Bennett. He and Michael later Commission Supports New Parking Permit Zone on TRISTEN joined their cousins Carvin Jr. and Juan to form “Winans Phase 2.” 500 Block of North Crescent “Winans Phase 2” debuted at #1 on Drive WALKER-SHUMAN the Gospel Billboard charts, sold over At its meeting on August 9, the Traffic 250,000 records, and performed shows & Parking Commission voted unanimous- in the United States, Germany, Holland, ly in support of establishing a preferential Campaign Kick-Off! London, and Amsterdam. They also per- parking permit zone on the 500 Block of formed on The Oprah Winfrey Show, North Crescent Drive. Please join me to learn about my Donnie & Marie, and the Queen Latifah A petition signed by 17 of the 23 house- show. In 2002, the group toured the U.S. platform and the growth I plan to help achieve for our students and district. NOTICE OF COMMISSION VACANCIES Sunday The Beverly Hills City Council is seeking qualified candidates to llfi vacancies August 19, 2018 on the following Commissions: 3-5pm ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION – Two Vacancies (One for Landscape Designer) CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS COMMISSION – One Vacancy FINE ART COMMISSION – One Vacancy Beverly Hills Tennis Club PLANNING COMMISSION – One Vacancy 340 N. Maple Drive RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION – One Vacancy Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Please note that you can only apply to one vacancy per application cycle.