Archive for April, 2015
Development on the LVNA meeting agenda May 12
Property development and a potential Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) are on the agenda when the Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association (LVNA) meets on Tues., May 12, at 7 p.m. The semi-annual meeting will be held in the auditorium of Van Ness Elementary School, 501 N. Van Ness Ave. Councilman Tom LaBonge and/or his field deputy […]
Residents debate ‘copter noise, laud complaint system
Residents are pleased to learn their complaints about helicopter noise will be addressed through the new Automated Complaint System (ACS). The ACS—which began operations on March 31—collects information to help identify patterns and trends in helicopter operations, and determine community reaction. Officials say the information gained will assist the development of noise abatement measures in […]
John Welborne takes reins as Chronicle publisher, owner
For the first time in the 52 years since its founding in 1963, the Larchmont Chronicle has a new owner. On May 1, the ownership of the paper will be passed to lifelong resident, John H. Welborne. I could not be more pleased than to have John Welborne lead the next decades of the Chronicle. […]
Sycamore Square on the road to historic preservation
Following on the heels of its neighbors, the Sycamore Square Neighborhood Association is poised to start the process to protect its area from McMansions. The group’s board voted last month to look into an Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) to prevent further tear downs of single-family homes to be replaced with ones too large for […]
7-Eleven? Not in their Sycamore neighborhood
Schools and alcohol don’t mix, says the board of the Sycamore Square Neighborhood Association. Wilshire Crest Elementary and Yeshiva Gedolah High are within blocks of a proposed 24-hour, 7-Eleven at the north-east corner of Olympic Blvd. and La Brea Ave. Cathedral Chapel of St. Vibiana Church is less than half a block north on La […]
Save water: manage runoffs, try Dymondia, it’s Pepsi proof
In 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought state of emergency and asked the state to cutback water use by 20%. We failed in every month except December, because it was the only month that had decent rainfall. On April 1, 2015, after the lowest snowpack on record, Governor Brown directed the first ever […]
