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After offending all kinds of Hollywood sensibilities for the past two years, Ricky Gervais is coming back to host the Golden Globes for a third time. The awards show is scheduled for January 15 of next year. NBC Los Angeles reports that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which oversees the event, had this to say about re-extending the invite to Gervais… more › Go here to see the original: Ricky Gervais Will Host 2012 Golden Globes
The Walt Disney Concert Hall was packed to the brim on Sunday night for a concert by the Los Angeles Master Chorale . The evening’s main draw (for the mostly Baby Boomer and older audience) was a performance of post-minimal composer David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning the little match girl passion , but the evening also featured the U.S. Premiere of renowned jazz flutist James Newton’s Mass . more › Link: LA Master Chorale Tackles a ‘Mass’ and ‘passion’
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
