VOL . LVI NO. 36
SEPT. 4, 2020
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On Nov. 3, Beverly Hills voters will cast ballots in the Special Municipal Election for Ballot Measure RP, the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) school board election, and of course, the national Presidential General Election. In preparation for the voting process, the City Clerk’s office has presented possible locations for vote centers that meet COVID-19 restrictions and vote-by-mail (VBM) Drop Boxes. The discussions during the Sept. 1 City Council Study Session also addressed concerns from the public regarding
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COVID-19 is affecting voting procedures for the Nov. 3 General Election. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder
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Voters will have three specific ways to cast their ballots: vote-by-mail via USPS, in-person voting and secure Drop Boxes, where voters can deposit their ballots to be collected later by election officials. All registered voters in Los Angeles County will receive a vote-by-mail ballot via UPS that they can fill out and mail back beginning Oct. 5, with postage already included. (Voting Procedures continues on page 12)
Councilmember Mirisch Calls for COVID-19 Social Justice Numbers Continue to Improve
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the reliability of the United States Postal Service (USPS), measures being taken to ensure a fair election, resources for voters, protections against voter fraud and how to safely vote this November. “While we really can't say for sure what our situation will be in November, we have no choice but to plan based on information we have today,” said City Clerk Huma Ahmed. “And that is, we are still in a global pandemic due to COVID-19 and that there is still a declared emergency in place.”
Councilmember John Mirisch Councilmember John Mirisch made an unscheduled call for social justice during the Sept. 1 City Council Regular Meeting. In
response to the recent shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin of Jacob Blake, Mirisch made a statement outlining three policy suggestions for improving oversight of the Beverly Hills Police Department and ensuring equitable treatment of people of color within the City. Additionally, he also took issue with the City Prosecutor’s recent decision to prosecute 25 protesters for misdemeanor curfew violations on June 26. Near the start of the meeting, as Mayor Lester Friedman asked for any City Council member or committee reports, Mirisch’s hand rose inside his square Zoom window. “I don’t know if you saw my text,” Mirisch told the Mayor. “I wanted to make a few comments, if I might, of my own, on the Jacob Blake case.” “I didn’t see your text, but I’m looking for it now. Go ahead,” responded Friedman. ( John Mirisch continues on page 7)
BY SAMUEL BR ASLOW
Los Angeles County continues to log positive numbers in the battle against COVID-19. Even while it remains in the state’s restrictive category, L.A. will begin allowing limited, on-campus operation for schools, as well as limited inside operations of hair salons and barbershops. As of Sept. 3, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 61 new deaths and 1,193 new cases of COVID-19. The total number of cases in the County now stands at 244,999, with a total of 5,932 deaths. The number of confirmed cases in Beverly Hills is 618. (COVID-19 continues on page 7)
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