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Council OKs, but bill still is a threat

Suzan Filipek · August 28, 2025

Last month the Los Angeles City Council voted 8-5 against Senate Bill 79, a state measure that would allow multistory buildings to be built near transit sites. Opponents of the […]

Third Street Elementary turns 100!

Casey Russell · September 26, 2024

Block party, time capsule are planned by students, parents, faculty and alumni Hancock Park’s Third Street Elementary School celebrates its centennial this year, and volunteer parents and staff have been […]

A City Planning Department ‘out of touch’ with neighbors

Suzan Filipek · May 30, 2024

A big push from City Hall to build affordable housing fast has left many communities perplexed and angry. Including ours. Called ED 1, the mayor’s executive directive to speed construction […]

Neighborhoods seek removal of another proposed upzoning

Suzan Filipek · November 30, 2023

Score one for Hancock Park, Brookside, La Brea Hancock and single-family neighborhoods everywhere in Los Angeles. “We are taking a quick victory lap together, but we need to stay vigilant!” […]

Traffic slows on Rossmore after striping

Helene Seifer · March 30, 2023

Increased speeds led to new lane striping In February, without warning, residents of Rossmore Avenue found their street painted with new traffic mitigation lines, including dashed stripes indicating spaces for […]

Electrical outages spark meeting on problems’ solutions

Casey Russell · March 30, 2023

Residents ‘deserve a resilient… power grid’ Major storms in January and February left many residents in Windsor Square and Hancock Park without power for multiple days. Those affected dealt not […]

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