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Connie Martinson Talks Books

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:49:00 EST

Book reviewer Connie Martinson writes about coffee-table book, Marilyn: Intimate Exposures by Susan Bernard, and Stephen Maitland-Lewis� latest novel, Emeralds Never Fade.
  

Very Important People

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:50:00 EST

The Horace Mann Elementary Student Council designated Wednesday as Horace Mann V.I.P. Day. Students went to school wearing V.I.P. outfits and the entire elementary staff surprised Principal Steve Kessler by dressing up like him complete with fake moustaches. Pictured is the elementary staff sporting their fake moustaches and Principal Kessler with his real moustache.

HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS (020312)

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:39:00 EST

HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, February 3, 2012

Complete Exponent Review of MTA Study - Independent Experts Rip MTA as "Simplistic, Inadequate, Failed"

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:46:00 EST

This link will take you to the complete Exponent - Failure Analysis Associates' 70-page evaluation of the Metropolitan Transit Authority's two studies that purport to assess the risks associated with the proposed Westside Subway Extension stations on Constellation and Santa Monica Boulevard in Century City. MTA, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Century City developers and the Century City Chamber of Commerce support the Constellation station location. Exponent - Failure Analysis Associates were retained by the City of Beverly Hills to conduct a 'peer review' of the MTA studies that favored the Constellation location that requires a tunnel under Beverly Hills High School. These independent experts' report is devastating to the position of the MTA and its supporters.

Independent Experts Rip MTA BHHS Tunnel Study Completely

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:44:00 EST

In a stunning setback to the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the independent experts retained by the Beverly Hills City Council, Exponent � Failure Analysis Associates, report in their assessment to be released today that MTA�s study for the Westside Subway Extension fails to consider the risks of the project properly, employs a �simplistic� methodology inadequate for the purpose, fails to consider methane risks at the Constellation location as opposed to the Santa Monica Boulevard location, gives inadequate data to recommend either site, fails to consider the impact on existing homes and buildings, states that no tunneling can be conducted with students present at Beverly High due to safety concerns, and concludes MTA�s claims of safety based on other operations in the Los Angeles Basin cannot be supported due to inadequate data.

Former Mayor Shares Visit With Aung San Suu Kyi

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:15:00 EST

The invitation to adventure came by e-mail from the Metropolitan Museum in New York: �Golden Stupas, Ancient Temples: The Treasures of Ancient Burma.�

Repairing The World, One Coin At A Time

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:13:00 EST

Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries�hoping to shift consciousness toward helping others in a time when the world desperately needs it �has gone to a new level in social responsibility by going back to the basics. In a nod to Jewish tradition, they are distributing �Tzedakah��or charity�boxes throughout Calif-ornia, Arizona and Nevada.

They Are Out And About

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:09:00 EST

Michael Jackson�s children Blanket, Paris and Prince (whose mom is rumored to be Debbie Rowe) attended Michael Jackson (The Immortal) premiere presented by Cirque du Soleil at the Staples Center.

Bosse Demands Transparency On Roxbury Center Revisions

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:04:00 EST

Reform Councilmember Lili Bosse posted a promise on her Facebook to community members still feeling anxious about the proposed massive Roxbury Park project promoted by Mayor Barry Brucker, Vice Mayor Willie Brien and Councilmember Julian Gold.

Brucker Bans Bosse, Mirisch From Roxbury Committee

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:03:00 EST

Mayor Barry Brucker again refused to place either of the City's two reform councilmembers, Lili Bosse or John Mirisch, on the council's important 'ad hoc' liaison committee for the Roxbury Park project. Instead, he continued with Vice Mayor Willie Brien, M.D., and Julian Gold, M.D. Both Brien and Gold support Brucker's plans for the massive expansion which has attracted much community opposition.

Banker Gould�A Success Legacy, As Told By His Family

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:01:00 EST

When 14-year old Joe Gould embarked on his cross country trek from Chicago to Los Angeles during the depression, driving his widowed mother and siblings to California, he never imagined that one day, he would rise to establish a bank in Beverly Hills. Gould�s story is chronicled in Remembering Joe, which could have been lost when he died at age 83 in 2005. With the help of legacist Loren Stephens, Gould�s memoir was written by his wife, Dorothy, who completed the book together with her sons Marc and David Gould, and her grandchildren, Sarah and Justin.

Whole Foods Partners With El Rodeo For Garden

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:59:00 EST

Winter harvest of organic vegetables is well on its way in the El Rodeo Green Community Garden. More than 200 K-3 students harvested four varieties of winter lettuce, snap peas, carrots, turnips, parsley, rosemary, mint, peppers, and planted a new crops over the last week. They are part of a school wide, PTA sponsored, green garden program which was started in 2010.

Preservationists Meet To Discuss How To Save The Hannah Carter Japanese Garden

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:57:00 EST

Bel Air residents and garden lovers met at the Community Magnet School auditorium to discuss what they could do to save the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, which UCLA is making plans to sell, Tuesday.

The Peninsula Celebrates Valentine�s Day

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:56:00 EST

At The Peninsula Beverly Hills, Valentine�s Day 2012 can be celebrated in one of three romantic settings, with special menus available in The Belvedere and Roof Garden restaurants and in the private Pool Cabanas.

Survivor Mitzvah

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:53:00 EST

The Museum of Tolerance played host to the Survivor Mitzvah Project�s humanitarian effort to help the last survivors of the Holocaust as a part of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 26. The project, founded by Zane Buzby, is an effort to bring emergency aid to holocaust survivors. Hollywood stars read letters and testimonies from elderly Holocaust survivors as a part of dramatic readings called In Their Own Words. Pictured is: Liebe Geft, Zane Buzby, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper and Frances Fisher. Courier Photo By David Murphy

Botanical Beauties

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:51:00 EST

Former B.H. Mayor Jimmy Delshad (left) represented the City at the Cherry Blossom Centennial ceremony at the Huntington LIbrary, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens. He is pictured here with Jun Niimi, consul general of Japan (right). Delshad arranged for Beverly Hills to receive 10 Cherry Blossom Trees, to be planted later this year.

Technological Advances

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:42:00 EST

Hawthorne School celebrated the opening of its new Mac Lab on Wednesday. The lab was sponsored by the Hawthorne PTA and Friends of Hawthorne. Pictured (from left): Principal Kathy Schaeffer, Assistant Principal Christian Fuhrer, Hawthorne PTA Co President Lorraine East- man, Hawthorne PTA Co President Dana Gilbert and Superintendent Garry Woods.

Stupendous

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:00 EST

LA Phil Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and Elmo will demonstrate the word �stupendous� by conducing sheep playing a violin, an octopus playing the drums and a chorus of penguins singing opera when he guests on PBS� Sesame Street Monday.

George Christy Talks About Elizabeth The Queen, Tom Brokaw, the Diamond Jubilee, The Screen Actors Guild Awards And More!

No Author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:36:00 EST

Queen Elizabeth likes her martinis neat. Only one during dinner. Prince Philip prefers his shaken. At lunch, she likes equal parts gin and Dubonnet. Again, one drink. She favors simple foods, and isn�t happy with spaghetti and its messy sauces. She's known to serve lunch to friends, and clear the table herself.

DUI Checkpoints Coming Super Bowl Sunday

No Author — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:00 EST

Law enforcement officers around the county today will begin patrolling to look for drunk drivers in the days leading up to Super Bowl Sunday.