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BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • WeHo State of the City pg. 3 Partly cloudy, • L.A. Al Fresco with highs in to become the 60s permanent? pg. 5 Volume 30 No. 46 Serving the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities November 12, 2020 Metro station’s north portal BH approves mixed-use ordinance n Despite Mirisch’s planned for Beverly Drive objections, council n BH council also approves work during holidays gives OK BY LAURA COLEMAN side of Wilshire Boulevard. BY CAMERON KISZLA A draft environmental impact The Beverly Hills City Council report had proposed three viable After multiple meetings and unanimously voted to have Beverly options for a second entrance to the months of discussions and debate, Drive become the location of the station in addition to one on the the Beverly Hills City Council Wilshire/Rodeo Metro Purple Line south side of Wilshire Boulevard at officially approved a mixed-use subway station’s north portal at its Reeves Drive, which the council overlay zone on Nov. 10. formal meeting on Nov. 10. The first discussed at its formal meeting City Council discussion of the north portal will be essential, accord- on Sept. 22. The Beverly Drive loca- topic had spanned the Oct. 13 and ing to the city’s staff report, for tion was the westernmost alternative 27 meetings without a resolution, allowing subway users direct access but now with the ordinance to the Business Triangle on the north See Portal page 22 approved, mixed-use projects will be allowed on portions of Wilshire Boulevard, La Cienega photo by Cameron Kiszla Boulevard, Robertson Boulevard, Mixed-use projects are now allowed on all four corners of Wilshire Olympic Boulevard, South and La Cienega boulevards. Doheny Drive, San Vicente Boulevard, South Santa Monica recapture, as he claimed that the Mirisch also referred to a letter Boulevard and South Beverly ability to build mixed-use projects from Santa Monica-based attor- Drive with only Planning without City Council approval ney Frank Angel, who wrote to the Commission approval instead of a would make properties more valu- City Council on behalf of his full City Council vote. Appeals of able and the city should be com- clients, the Save Beverly Hills mixed-use projects will still be pensated through the inclusion of Committee and Beverly Hills res- heard by the City Council. open space, public parking and ident Darian Bojeaux, a vocal The one dissenter in the 4-1 other perks in mixed-use projects. opponent of the mixed-use ordi- vote was Councilman John “Not engaging in land-value nance. photo courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills Mirisch, who raised multiple recapture … it’s a form of corpo- “The ordinance allows more The City Council voted to select Beverly Drive as the location for the issues with the ordinance. Mirisch rate welfare and it’s a developer north portal of the Wilshire/Rodeo subway station. expressed support for land-value giveaway,” Mirisch said. See Ordinance page 21 New West Hollywood council members set priorities Raman prepares to hit the n Shyne and Erickson Both council members-elect said that given the recent election and they support the City Council’s rising number of COVID-19 infec- seek progress on plans to offer rental assistance, as tions, decisions could be made at affordable housing, state law now requires tenants pay the state or national level that would ground running in L.A. transit, homelessness 25% of their rent to keep the evic- preempt the city’s efforts. n Councilwoman-elect had a significant lead over Ryu and tion moratorium in place. “Depending on what happens is first woman to by last Friday, the outcome was BY CAMERON KISZLA “We need to engage our commu- with the fall and winter, are we clear. Ryu acknowledged the elec- nity and see where people are,” looking at another shutdown? We represent 4th District tion results on Nov. 6 and wished As of Nov. 11, unofficial election Shyne said. “I see [that] people still finally have a president who is the challenger success. Raman, results show challengers Sepi desperately need help.” going to hopefully get this pandem- BY EDWIN FOLVEN who will be the first woman to rep- Shyne and John Erickson unseating Shyne also noted that the failure ic under control. Are we looking at resent the district, said she has incumbents John Heilman and John of Proposition 21, which would a nationwide mask mandate, a Nithya Raman has taken the since spoken with Ryu and he has Duran. If the results hold, Shyne have given cities the ability to enact nationwide shutdown like we see in first steps to represent the Los offered his support. and Erickson will take office in local rent control, will likely ham- Britain and France? Who knows Angeles City Council’s 4th Raman and newly elected 10th December, and both acknowledge per West Hollywood’s long-term what that would also mean for District after defeating incum- District Councilman Mark that their top priorities will be relat- efforts to keep rents affordable. emergency actions that the state bent David Ryu on Nov. 3. ed to the ongoing coronavirus pan- “The fact that Prop. 21 didn’t would take at the statewide level, Early vote totals showed Raman See Raman page 22 demic. pass is really a shame, and we have would [Gov.] Gavin Newsom issue “That goes into every issue, to work harder to protect our a new shutdown, and if so, does keeping people safe in their homes, renters,” she said. [the 25% rent payment require- getting our business community In an effort to create more afford- ment] pause?” Erickson said. back on track [and] making sure able housing, Shyne said the city In the meantime, Erickson also people are staying safe, public should address the “housing afford- expressed support for the creation health-wise,” Erickson said. ability crisis” by “doing what we of more affordable housing in the “Big picture, the most important can creatively to make sure we have city. He added that he’d like to see thing we need to focus on is eco- more affordable housing for all.” the City Council drop efforts to nomic recovery because of the pan- “One thing we need to do is look fight the Regional Housing Needs demic [and] making sure people at our inclusionary housing policy Assessment from the Southern stay housed. Seventy-one percent and look at where we can shift California Association of of our city are renters, so we need to some of the numbers to create more Governments, which would require make sure they continue having the affordable housing,” she said. West Hollywood to plan for nearly services that they need and perhaps Erickson believes the city needs 4,000 new housing units by 2029. expanded services to keep them “to continue these programs that are “It is a waste of city resources to photo courtesy of Nithya Raman housed and stronger protections,” helping people get the rental relief Councilwoman-elect Nithya Raman, shown at a protest before the Shyne said. that they need,” though he noted See WeHo page 21 coronavirus pandemic, defeated incumbent Councilman David Ryu. 2 November 12, 2020 Park Labrea News/Beverly Press CALENDAR many traditions are still offered. An Hindu New Year exhibition featuring fan art celebrat- ‘Reclaiming Our In honor of Diwali, the “festival of ing the 35th anniversary of “Back to lights” that celebrates the beginning the Future” will be livestreamed from Humanity’ The Inner Theater Group, a compa- of the Hindu New Year, scholar Art Share LA. Participants can also ny of senior actors, writers and Lakshika Senarath Gamage will enjoy live illustration battles with a directors, is holding the Zoom pre- explore the origins of the holiday and virtual makeover from Secret Walls. mieres of its video “Reclaiming Our its manifestations in contemporary A VIP program will be held on Nov. Humanity” on Saturday, Nov. 14, faith communi- 13, from 5 to 9 p.m. Hours are 9 a.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. Join ties on to 6 p.m., Nov. 14, and 10 a.m. to 5 members afterwards for a discus- Thursday, Nov. p.m., Nov. 15. Tickets start at $10. sion of the video. For a link to the 12, from 5 to 6 designercononline.com. p.m. She will Zoom meetings, call (310)614- also offer her 1821. perspective on the design, con- Celebrating struction and use of the bronze oil photo courtesy of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office Kimchi ‘The Anonymous lamps in the collection of the Fowler The Culinary Historians of Southern Mayor Eric Garcetti was joined by LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas on May 26 Museum at UCLA, which is hosting California welcomes Korean food Lover’ when he announced the opening of the COVID-19 testing site at Dodger the program. Such oil lamps would lovers to view “Kimjang Kimchi, a The Colburn School has partnered Stadium. Hours at all city testing sites, including Dodger Stadium, were have been used in Diwali celebrations Korean Tradition,” with Hae Jung Cho, with LA Opera for the premiere on to symbolize the victory of light over Saturday, Nov. 14, at 5 p.m. of “The extended on Tuesday. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:30 a.m., via darkness, good over evil and knowl- Zoom. The host will discuss and Anonymous Lover (L’Amant edge over ignorance. Viewing is free; demonstrate the Anonyme),” a 1780 opera by RSVP is required for a link. making of kimchi, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de fowler.ucla.edu/at-home/november- Saint-Georges (1745-99), who is the national food Expanded testing offered 2020.

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