GWNC Candidate Forum on Monday Night at 6 PM
As they say, “all politics is local,” and there is nothing more local than the neighborhood council. While it’s advisory and everyone serves as an [more…]
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Additional LAUSD Strike Survival Resources
As we mentioned in our previous story about the SEIU Local 99 strike, which is keeping local LAUSD schools closed yesterday, today, and tomorrow, [more…]
Support Staff Strike Shuts Down LAUSD Schools for Three Days
After contract talks stalled yesterday between LAUSD and the SEIU Local 99 union, which represents a wide variety of school support staff, the union [more…]
Filming on Larchmont This Week
The television show “Loot” will be filming on Larchmont Blvd. on Wednesday, and Thursday at Chevalier’s Books. Sidewalks will be clear for passing, but [more…]
Announcements from City Council Districts 5 and 13
Over the weekend, we saw a couple of noteworthy announcements from our local city council districts. First, from CD 5, which generally represents the [more…]
Windsor Square Robbery Alert
Update While the robbery didn’t take place in Windsor Square, the victim lived in Windsor Square. Sunday afternoon, we heard from her mom, Jackie Martinez, that the [more…]
Rossmore Avenue Flooded
Rossmore Avenue, between Muirfield Avenue and Beverly Blvd., is flooded due to last night’s heavy rain. Brian Hannan, a Rossmore resident whose front yard [more…]
City Councilmembers Yaroslavsky and Soto-Martinez (and Other Guest Presenters) Visit GWNC Meeting
In addition to its regular administrative business at its March meeting last Wednesday, the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council welcomed two Los Angeles City Councilmembers, [more…]
Public Health Update: What Changes When COVID-19 Emergency Orders Expire
In her now bi-weekly public health update yesterday, LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer provided an update on COVID-19 numbers and status, and [more…]
Brookside HOA Spotlights CIM Development, Crime
At its first in-person meeting since 2019, the Brookside Homeowners Association met last night at Memorial Library for an update from CIM Group and [more…]
Free Donuts and Fun for Holey Grail Donuts’ Grand Opening Saturday
If you haven’t already been, (though we know lots of you have, judging from the lines we’ve seen) Saturday is your day to stop in [more…]
February Motions from City Councilmembers Yaroslavsky and Soto-Martinez
Each month, we track the city council motions introduced by our local City Council representatives Katy Yaroslavsky (CD5) and Hugo Soto-Martinez (CD 13). Motions [more…]
Town Hall on Recent Power Outages Focuses on Community Anger, LADWP Responses
After hundreds of local residents were left without power for as long as 56 hours after the worst of our recent winter storms, the [more…]
GWNC Land Use Committee Explores Future for “Upper” Larchmont
At its monthly meeting last week, the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council’s Land Use Committee spent the majority of its time hearing and discussing a [more…]
Street “Takeover” at Larchmont and Beverly Blvd Friday Night
It happened quickly between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m. Friday night. Dozens of cars pulled up to the intersections of Larchmont Blvd. and Beverly Blvd., coming [more…]
Credo Beauty Open on Larchmont
Credo, the clean beauty retailer, has officially opened its shop at 136 N. Larchmont. Staff members were busy setting up product in the newly refinished [more…]
Power Outage Response Sparks Questions
Earlier this week, Yaroslavsky and Raman introduced a motion to the Los Angeles City Council calling on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to [more…]
City and Restaurants at Odds Over Legalizing Outdoor Dining Spaces
All over Los Angeles, outdoor dining spots sprouted like mushrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to relaxed city rules that allowed struggling restaurants to [more…]
Power Outages Continue for Some Residents
Shortly after we posted our story about several power restorations this morning, we heard from residents who were still without power. We have seen crews [more…]
Power Restored, Clean Up Continues
Power was restored to most Hancock Park residents Sunday evening around 9:30 p.m. In Windsor Square, residents told the Buzz their power came back on [more…]