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Gubernatorial recall election is on ballot
Local voters beware — there are three recall elections in the works. Gavin Newsom This month, voters in the state will cast ballots by Tues., Sept. 14 for the California Gubernatorial Recall Election. “Shall Gavin Newsom be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” reads the first question on the ballot. The second question asks […]
On the Boulevard: Family Fair update, and changes afoot
100 years! Excitement mounts as our local community prepares to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Larchmont Boulevard shopping district. Special activities are planned for Sun., Oct. 24. More on that in a bit. In the meantime, as has been happening for the past 100 years, there are changes afoot in […]
Police Beat: Burglar takes toiletries, and a rash of grand thefts auto
OLYMPIC DIVISION BURGLARIES: A man woke up and noticed his bedroom door had been closed, on July 31 at 11:30 a.m. Upon further inspection, the screen to his bathroom window had been removed, and a suspect was found hiding in a ditch outside the man’s bathroom window on the 400 block of S. Norton Ave. […]
Theatre recognized, but fight to save site continues
The Fairfax Theatre was recently nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, but because the owner objects to the designation, the battle to preserve the 1929 theater continues. The California State Historical Resources Commission (SHRC) voted unanimously July 30 to nominate the Fairfax Theatre to the National Register following a presentation by Steven Luftman. […]
Larchmont ’21 conversations continue
Last month, the Larchmont 2021 group hosted its second of three planned “community conversations” about the future of Larchmont Boulevard. The first event, hosted June 28, was focused on retail trends, while the July 12 meeting topic was “Main Street Placemaking,” or how to enhance a street to meet the needs of its neighboring community. […]
Britain has a new Consul General in Hancock Park
British Consul General Emily Cloke is the latest representative from her country to call the 1928 Wallace Neff house in Hancock Park home. “I feel privileged to live in a house that has been a symbol of the U.K.-U.S. relationship,” Cloke said of the June Street property purchased by the British Government in 1957. In […]
