LA City Council Makes It Official: Tom Bergin’s is an Historic Cultural Landmark
In a voting process with no new comments by either Council Members or the public, the City Council this morning approved the Historic Cultural Landmark [more…]
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Tom Bergin’s Landmark Application Wins PLUM Support
The City Council Planning and Land Use Management Committee voted yesterday to support an Historic Cultural Monument application for Tom Bergin’s Bar and Restaurant – [more…]
Tom Bergin’s HCM Application on PLUM Agenda Tomorrow
Back on May 21, the City Council Planning and Land Use Management Committee was supposed to vote on an application to declare Tom Bergin’s Bar [more…]
42-Story Residential/Retail Development to Replace Staples at 5411 Wilshire Blvd.
As the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday, the family that owns the property at 5411 Wilshire Blvd. (the NE corner of Wilshire and Cochran, currently [more…]
City Council Update: Ryu’s Ethics Reform Motion Passes…Tom Bergin’s HCM Nomination Continued to Next Week
City Council Passes Ethics Reform Package… When City Council Member David Ryu ran for office four years ago, it was on a platform largely dedicated [more…]
LACMA Redevelopment Update: Viewing Room, New Renderings…and Continued Opposition
It’s been less than three weeks since the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed [more…]
New Voices Join the LACMA Re-Design Discussion
As tomorrow’s vote by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors looms on the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the proposed major redesign of [more…]
Miracle Mile Residential Association Annual Meeting Covers Hot Topics
Crime, trees, densification, development, zoning, housing, homelessness…combine, stir, lather, rinse and repeat. The topics on the agenda at our local homeowners’ associations annual meetings in [more…]
Weekend Buzz – Events for March 16-17, 2019
This is St. Patrick’s Day weekend, so there will be at least a couple of good opportunities to celebrate locally (yes, we’ve got your green [more…]
Tom Bergin’s Landmark Effort Gains Another Supporter…But May Face Other Challenges
On Wednesday, October 10, the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council became the newest community organization to sign on as an official supporter of the efforts to have [more…]
Metro’s Use of Detroit St. Gate Angers Neighbors
At its quarterly Purple Line subway construction update meeting last week, Metro didn’t seem to announce any major new developments in the project, but when [more…]
Weekend Buzz – March 24-25, 2018
Lots of art on tap in the area this weekend…and it starts early on Saturday, with an 8:30 a.m. talk at LACMA on “Rembrandt and [more…]
City Council Member David Ryu Addresses Sixth Street Safety Plans
For the last few years, the question of what to do about safety on the portion of W. Sixth Street between La Brea and Fairfax [more…]
Two Local Neighborhoods Mobilize Against Crime
As all of our local LAPD representatives will tell you, crime is up all over the city this year, in every category…and, unfortunately, some of [more…]
MMRA Withdraws Landmark Application for 744 S. Ridgeley Dr.
Back in March, the Buzz reported on efforts of the Miracle Mile Residential Association and residents of the apartment building at 744 S. Ridgeley Dr., [more…]
SayNoHPOZ Ramps Up Opposition to Miracle Mile HPOZ
Last week, after City Council Member David Ryu’s office issued a statement saying he’s “inclined to support” a proposed Historic Preservation Overlay Zone for the [more…]
CD4 Updates Miracle Mile HPOZ Query Letter…and Schedules Town Hall Meeting
Last week, the Buzz reported that – because of ongoing disputes regarding a proposed Historic Preservation Overlay Zone for the Miracle Mile neighborhood, and claims from both [more…]
Renters Protest Buildings’ Removal from Proposed Miracle Mile HPOZ
On Monday, February 6, more than 30 renters who live on the blocks between Wilshire Blvd. and 8th Street in the Miracle Mile area met with [more…]
Miracle Mile HPOZ Discussions Ramp Up as PLUM Hearing Nears
In anticipation of a critical City Council Plum Committee hearing on the proposed Miracle Mile HPOZ, which could be scheduled at any time, both pro- [more…]
City Attorney’s Office Rejects Challenge to CPC’s Miracle Mile HPOZ Vote
On December 17, the SayNoHPOZ group, which opposed a proposed Historic Preservation Overlay Zone for the Miracle Mile neighborhood, filed a protest with the City [more…]