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• This year G&L Realty sues over two- rudy cole Page 6 • Page 2 and next Arraignment postponed, briefs briefs • Page 2 hour free parking initiative filing Christiansen taken into custody ALSO ON THE WEB Beverly Hills www.bhweekly.com WeeklySERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Issue 587 • December 30 - January 5, 2010 briefs • Jimmy Delshad Sworn in sports • BHHS Girls’ Basketball rudy cole • as Beverly Hills Mayor Page 2 Team Loses In State Tournament Page 5 School Super Out Page 6 ALSO ON THE WEB Beverly Hills www.bhweekly.com • Heartless rudy cole Page 6 in Beverly • Corman, Egerman, OstromPage 4 Permit briefs • Inducted to BHHS Hall of Fame ALSO ON THE WEB Page 3 www.bhweekly.com city & schools WeeklySERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Saga Continues Beverly Hills Issue 546 • March 18 - March 24, 2010 2010 - If You Build It, If You Build It, WeeklySERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Issue 537 • January 14 - January 20, 2010 TheyThey WillWill ComeCome AA FarewellFarewell toto briefs • Kobor Files Lawsuit sports • BHHS Softball Team rudy cole • Food PParksarks Against City Page 3 Edges Inglewood Page 5 For Thought Page 6 BHHS Boys’ Soccer PageTeam 8 • ALSO ON THE WEB We Get sports • Wins League Opener Beverly Hills www.bhweekly.com rudy cole Page 6 Beverly High Grade-Change Mail ALSO ON THE WEB The Weekly’s interview briefs • Page 3 www.bhweekly.com Scandal Continues A Year in with Architectural Beverly Hills Commission Chair Zale Richard Rubins WeeklyZale RichardSERVING Rubins BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Issue 553 • May 6 - May 12, 2010 TThehe Weekly’sWeekly’s exclusiveexclusive viewview withwithSERVING retiringBEVERLYretiring HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES interinter Jersey Shore: The Persiancover stor Versiony • pages 8-9 WeeklyCommunityCommunity ServicesServices DirectorDirector The hit reality TV show spins off, Issue 538 • January 21 - January 27, 2010 SteveSteve MillerMiller but will it be good for Beverly Hills? cover story • pages 10 -11 Review briefs • Former Beverly Hills Mayor briefs • BHUSD Prevailing in Most rudy cole • Mayor Maxwell Salter Passes at Age 90 Page 3 Recent Permit Appeals Page 3 Max Passes Page 6 ALSO ON THE WEB The Weekly looks Beverly Hills www.bhweekly.com • BHHS Boys’ Soccer TeamPage 8 • Award sports rudy cole Page 6 Ends Scoring Drought Show Benefits Kobor Denied Appeal to ChangePage 3 ALSO ON THE WEB briefs • www.bhweekly.com Wilshire/Robertson Project to Medical Use back at some of the WeeklySERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Beverly Hills Issue 562 • July 8 - July 14, 2010 y V T M erl : v o t o h P view with year’s headline Bleeding BeverlyBe enton SERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES cover story • page 9 WeeklyThe Weekly’s exclusive interviewinter with ATY’S All in the IssueBoard 540 • February of Education 4 - February 10, 2010 President Stevenco verFFenton storyM •E pagesSHK 10 -11 All in the LAWYERS N THE stories THREATE WEEKLY FFamilyamily See Page 4 briefs • G&L to launch initiative to briefs • BHUSD teachers get rudy cole • Off And secure two-hour parking in city lots Page 3 reassigned as enrollment settles Page 3 Maybe Running Page 6 rudy cole • Keep • Proponents of two-hour free Page 6 briefs Page 3 Douglas on job • Christiansen and parking submit ballot statement ALSO ON THE WEB briefs Page 2 www.bhweekly.com Hubbard face felony charges ALSO ON THE WEB Beverly Hills • Playoff Opener Tonight At Swim-Page 9 www.bhweekly.com • sports rudy cole Page 6 Gym For BHHS Girls’ Basketball Team Beverly Hills Around The Village Teachers Usually Favored Over Page 3 ALSO ON THE WEB briefs • ts www.bhweekly.com Administration in Grade-Change Scandals Says CTA TThehe WWeekly’seekly’s interview with WeeklyincomingSERVING B BEVERLYHEF HILLS President • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Beverly Hills incoming BHEF President Street Smar Issue 567 • August 12 - August 18, 2010 Street Smarts Annette Saleh WeeklySERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Issue 585 • December 16 - December 22, 2010 TheThe WWeekly’seekly’s interviewarking raffic and P with TTraffic and ParkingSERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Commission Chair RotaryRotary ManMan cover story • page 9 WeeklyCommissionriedman Chair Ira F Issue 542 • February 18 - FebruaryIra Friedman 24, 2010 cover story • page 10 FineFine TuningTuning ArtArt The Weeklly’’s iintterviiew wiitth new Rottary Cllub off Beverlly Hiilllls Presiidentt JJoe Bryantt The Lexus Dilemma Lexus dealership has proposed a $14 million renovation and expansion project. The Weekly’s interview But is it too big for the neighborhood? with incoming Fine Art cover story • page 9 Commission Chair cover story • page 9 CurCurtt Shepard cover story • pages 8-9 cover story • pages 8-9 Christiansen at Strategic Concepts. lion by the school district between 2006 briefs • Last minute AYSO donation briefs • City Council passes rudy cole • Branding keeps library open during furloughs Page 2 ordinance to limit medical usage Page 3 the village? Page 6 Christiansen and Hubbard were charged and 2009, officials said. ALSO ON THE WEB Beverly Hills www.bhweekly.com with two counts of misappropriation of According to Beverly Hills criminal funds and Christiansen was charged with defense attorney Ron Richards, who does six counts of conflict of interest, Thursday not represent any of the parties in the WeeklySERVING BEVERLY HILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES briefs Issue 586 • December 23 - December 29, 2010 Arraignment postponed, Christiansen December 9 said Deputy District Attorney case, $2 million is a high bail. taken into custody of the Public Integrity Division Juliet “It’s what you’d give someone for Your Tax Dollars at Work Although the arraignment of former Schmidt. a murder case,” Richards said. “When BHUSD Facilities Manager and Strategic Hubbard, who has served as Newport- you’re accused of a theft, they make the Concepts CEO Karen Christiansen and Mesa Unified School District since 2006, bail close to the theft amount. If she has to former BHUSD Superintendent Jeff was released of his own recognizance and return the money, usually they make you Hubbard was postponed until January 3, is scheduled to be booked by the District post the money you stole as bail.” Christiansen was taken into custody, with Attorney’s Office within the next two Being accused with conflict of interest, a bail set at $2 million. Christiansen was weeks. the criminal charges allege Christiansen taken into custody after appearing before As of press time, Christiansen was being brokered contracts for the school district held at the Century Regional Detention so she could benefit financially. Five former Mayors speak out against Judge Cynthia Rayvis at the LAX Airport taxpayer subsidy for the Rose Parade float Facility. “If you know the government is going cover story • pages 8-9 Courthouse. According to According to the felony complaint to get a big contract and you’re working Rayvis, since filed by the Los Angeles County District for the government and you go into the WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? Christiansen Attorney, Hubbard allegedly gave private sector, it’s like you awarded the has no cur- Christiansen a $20,000 stipend and contract to yourself,” Richards said. “You You can write us at: rent ties to the increased her auto allowance from $100 can’t use your role in the government to 140 South Beverly Drive #201 c o m m u n i t y to $500 in 2006. Christiansen, while then enrich yourself in the private sector Beverly Hills, CA 90212 and because director of Planning and Facilities for the in the same transaction, otherwise it’s a BHUSD, allegedly committed six acts of conflict of interest. Are you approving the You can fax us at: she was liv- conflict of interest between April of 2006 contract to benefit yourself or the people 310.887.0789 ing in a friends spare bed- and August of 2008. you represent?” email us at: room, Rayvis Christiansen served as the BHUSD’s Christiansen and Hubbard will be [email protected] Karen Christiansen said she was facilities manager from 2004 until 2006, arraigned on Monday January 3 at 8:30 Booking photo concerned the at an annual salary of $113,000. In 2006, a.m. in the Beverly Hills courthouse, court did not Christiansen formed a private consult- Department 1 by Judge Eldon Fox. have assurances Christiansen would ing company, Strategic Concepts, which return for additional hearings. According the district hired to oversee the $92 mil- G&L Realty sues over two-hour free to Christiansen’s lawyers, Christiansen lion Measure K bond and then the $334 parking initiative filing moved from Las Vegas two months ago Measure E bond, from which she were Proponents on Yes on Measure 2P, the and had been staying with architect Tim ultimately fired due to contractual irregu- two-hour free parking initiative, have SNAPSHOT Morneau, who reportedly worked with larities. Christiansen was paid $5.2 mil- sued the five ballot signatories for the WeBeverlye Hills kly Issue 587 • December 30 - January 5, 2010 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. 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