Jim Falk Lexus on Wilshire Boulevard is rebuilding and expanding, and a drug sweep of the Beverly Hills High School campus resulted in the arrest of two students. Read about that and more in the top stories from Dec. 18-24. 1. The Beverly Hills Unified School District is taking a much smaller budget cut from the state than it had projected, eliminating the need for teacher furloughs this school year. 2. The City Council has rejected bids from contractors seeking to build a decorative street median and install signs that will mark the city’s main eastbound entry point as part of the “Gateway Project.” 3. In more council news, Jim Falk Lexus has received approval to demolish its existing facility and construct a new, larger dealership . 4. Two BHHS students were arrested Wednesday when the Beverly Hills Police Department conducted a drug sweep of the campus .  5. The school district is spending $15,000 a month to persuade federal officials to oppose Metro’s proposal to tunnel under BHHS. Also, the Beverly Hills Education Foundation  earned more than $28,000 from a partnership with The Taste food and wine festival. Be sure to follow  Beverly Hills  Patch on  Twitter  and “Like” us on  Facebook . See more here: Week in Review: Gateway Project, Jim Falk Lexus and BHHS Drug Sweep