Smile! More Security Cameras Are Coming to Beverly Hills
BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • Death in WeHo investigated. pg. 4 Partly cloudy, • Pink’s Hot Dogs with highs in reopens pg. 7 the 90s Volume 30 No. 33 Serving the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities August 13, 2020 Smile! More security cameras More LACMA buildings come down n The museum’s are coming to Beverly Hills transformation continues n Council works toward ‘ubiquitous’ coverage By edwin folven By cameron kiszla Major changes have occurred On Aug. 4, the Beverly Hills City in the Miracle Mile over the last Council voted unanimously to week as the Los Angeles County move forward with installing an Museum of Art continues demo- additional 200 security cameras in lition for its project transforming the city. the museum campus. The new cameras, which will The Art of the Americas join the city’s existing 1,515 cam- Building, which fronted Wilshire eras, are part of the city’s camera Boulevard and served as the project that started in 2005. main entrance to LACMA, has The new cameras will cost the been razed, with demolition city $1.2 million, which will be scheduled to be completed by included in the capital improve- the end of the week. The Leo S. ment project budget for fiscal year Bing Theatre and Hammer 2020-21, which was supposed to be Building have already been considered on Aug. 4. Instead, only demolished and work continues the camera portion of the budget this week on the Ahmanson was approved, and the rest of the Building, where hazardous CIP budget discussion was delayed materials abatement and demoli- until Aug.
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