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Women of the Year in Beverly Hills Courier's Campaign Corner BY SAMUEL BR ASLOW

City Council candidate Vera Markowitz (R) poses with City Clerk Huma Ahmed after returning her signed nomination papers.

Kerry Washington and Katie Couric speak onstage during TIME Women Of The Year at Spago L'extérieur on March 8. Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for TIME Time's Women of the Year were honored at a gala in Beverly Hills on March 8, coinciding with International Women's Day. Honorees included Tracy Chou, a co-founder of Project Include; human rights attorney Amal Clooney; Afghan journalist Zahra Joya; Grammywinning country singer Kacey Musgraves; Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, the first transgender woman to earn an Emmy Award nomination in a major acting category; actress Kerry Washington and poet Amanda Gorman. This is the first year Time has released a Women of the Year list.

MARCH 11, 2022

Councilmember Lester Friedman celebrated the 50th anniversary of the undefeated 1972 UCLA NCAA chapionship team. Friedman served as team manager of that team and now serves as a referee.

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