Joey Waldinger

A group of bereaved Israeli teens whose siblings were killed during Israel’s war in Gaza toured Beverly Hills as part of a trip to the Los Angeles region last weekend, said Vice Mayor Sharona Nazarian, who accompanied the teens on a walking tour with Councilmember Craig Corman.

P ickleball arrived in Beverly Hills only four years ago, but as more than a dozen avid players who attended the Aug. 27 Recreation and Parks Commission meeting made clear, the country’s fastest-growing sport is here to stay.

W ith the 2024/25 school year underway, Beverly Hills Unified School District staff and educators updated the BHUSD Board of Education on the district’s 2024/25 strategic plan during the Aug. 27 board meeting.

W hen most people think of Beverly Hills, they think of the Golden Triangle. South Beverly Drive can sometimes get overshadowed by the glitz north of Wilshire Boulevard, but with the South Beverly Merchants Association, a group of retailers are banding together to boost the shopping street’s profile.

A n investment group behind the Mandarin Oriental Residences Beverly Hills have defaulted on a loan of more than $200,688,474, putting the property at risk of foreclosure, according to a notice of default filed last month with the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

T he Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education on Sept. 10 unanimously approved the 2024-25 Strategic Plan, roughly two weeks after staff reviewed a draft version of the plan at an earlier board meeting.

S upporters of Israel gathered in front of Beverly Hills City Hall on Sept. 5 to call for the release of the hostages still held by Hamas. The rally took place days after six hostages were killed by the terrorist group, and almost one year since the brutal attack on Oct. 7, 2023.

T he Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) was one of nine districts across the country accepted to the News Literacy District Fellowship, a two-year program that helps educators bolster media literacy training.

T he Beverly Hills City Council on Sept. 17 unanimously approved the removal of three heritage trees at 1001 North Roxbury Drive and denied an appeal of a prior Planning Commission decision approving the project.

The Beverly Hills City Council on Sept. 17 voted 4-1 to oppose measure G, an upcoming ballot measure in the November general election to expand the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.