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Natalie Wood’s Death Now A Homicide Investigation – Robert Wagner The Suspect?
Amazing news has broken: what was ruled the accidental death of Natalie Wood 30 years ago has been re-opened as a homicide investigation and her husband Robert Wagner could be the prime suspect! Wood spent Thanksgiving 1981 at her Beverly Hills home with her husband, parents, sister Lana and secretary Mart Crowley. See original here: Natalie Wood’s Death Now A Homicide Investigation – Robert Wagner The Suspect?
New Board of Ed Members Ready to Assume Office
With the results of the Nov. 8 Board of Education election finally clear, the winners are making plans to assume their new roles next month. According to the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s semifinal results , incumbent Brian Goldberg received the most votes in the race for three available seats on the Beverly Hills Board of Education. Beverly Vista parent Noah Margo came in second and educator/producer Lewis Hall came in third. The new members will join Goldberg at the Dec. 6 board meeting. Goldberg, the board vice president, is expected to assume the presidency at that time, while current board member Jake Manaster is expected to become the new vice president. Other board members Myra Lurie and Steven Fenton will attend their last official meeting on Nov. 22. Goldberg said he plans in his second term to continue the “cultural change in the way we operate as a district” that began during his first term. “My overarching goal is to ensure that this culture change takes root and becomes the norm for our community so we can protect against the mismanagement that led to our academic decline the past two decades,” he told Patch. “I [want to] continue to provide accountability, oversight and transparency to the district so we can ensure that our resources and efforts are focused on providing the best education for all our students.” Margo said he hoped his victory as a write-in candidate, which was only the second time in Beverly Hills history of such a success, demonstrates how hard he plans to work on the board. “I look forward to serving our schools and our community with the same fervor on which I ran,” he told Patch. On his campaign website, he thanked supporters and noted, “I’m driven more than ever to reach our mission of bringing Beverly Hills Unified back to national prominence.” Lewis Hall said he looks forward to introducing new ideas that he has been developing while attending meetings of the three main school board subcommittees. Since declaring his candidacy in August, Hall has been to most meetings of the Finance Committee (which advises on BHUSD financial issues), the Citizens Oversight Committee (which monitors district bond programs) and the Facilities Advisory Committee (which advises BHUSD on construction and maintenance issues). He was at the Nov. 14 Finance Committee meeting when he heard that he had been elected. “I learned a lot by attending these meetings and I have some ideas on how to improve the way things are done in the district,” he told Patch, adding that he will wait to offer specific advice until he takes office. Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Read the original post: New Board of Ed Members Ready to Assume Office
Friday’s DUI Checkpoint Canceled
A Beverly Hills Police Department DUI checkpoint at Sunset Boulevard and North Alta Drive scheduled for 6-10 p.m. Friday has been postponed due to a chance of rain in the weather forecast. “It is cost prohibitive to set up and pull down a DUI checkpoint in the rain,” Lt. Mark Rosen said. “It is also a danger to those operating it.” The date and location of the next BHPD DUI checkpoint is yet to be determined. “We look at where we’re having the most arrests and accidents because of DUIs,” Sgt. Mike Foxen said when asked how checkpoint locations are planned. When operating a DUI checkpoint, officers cone off a lane of traffic and typically stop three cars at a time at 15-car intervals, Foxen said. “We make sure there is no drinking and driving, and check driver’s licenses,” he said. The number of cars stopped may vary based on how busy the roads are. “We don’t want to hold up traffic,” Foxen said. Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . View post: Friday’s DUI Checkpoint Canceled
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Application Fee Established for Mills Act Pilot Program
The City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to set $1,500 as the application fee for property owners who want to participate in the city’s newly established Mills Act Pilot Program , which seeks to preserve historic architecture in Beverly Hills. “The city’s cost to process each application to the Mills Act Pilot Program would be approximately $15,000 … which is comparable to other commission-level applications,” according to a staff report by Susan Healy Keene, director of community development. “However, establishing a full cost recovery application fee would diminish the value gained from participating in the program and may deter some property owners from applying.” Keene reported that the application fee amounts to 10 percent of the program’s total cost to the city. “To cover the remaining cost of processing applications, the city will need to divert approximately … $75,000 … from other programs,” the report states. The Community Development Department will begin accepting applications Jan. 16, Associate Planner Peter Noonan said. “This is a two-year program through which the city council can enter into Mills Act contracts with up to six property owners,” according to the staff report. Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Continued here: Application Fee Established for Mills Act Pilot Program







