Larchmont Chronicle
vol. 54, no. 4
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IN THIS ISSUE
PLUM okays historic zone for Miracle Mile
Re-elections for mayor, CD5, CD13
Original boundaries mostly intact
Measure S fails
SUMMER CAMPS, Schools and more. 11
By John Welborne None of the 10 challengers, including Windsor Square neighbor Mitchell Schwartz, was able to force Mayor Eric Garcetti into a run-off election. Garcetti received 81 percent of the votes cast in the March election. In Council District 5, incumbent Paul Koretz won with 66 percent of the vote. In Special Election April 4 for Congress for voters east of Gower, Plymouth and Crenshaw
WINDSOR SQUARE, election central. 10
CALLING high school girls. 19
adjoining Council District 13, Mitch O’Farrell won with 59 percent of the vote. The Los Angeles County plan to prevent and combat homelessness (Measure H) won with 69 percent of the vote. The biggest surprise was the See Election, p 10
Parents protest possible charter at Third Street LAUSD seeks space
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By Billy Taylor The Hollywood chapter of a national network of charter schools is considering an offer from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to relocate some of its programming to Third Street Elementary School. Under Proposition 39, approved by California voters in 2000, school districts are required by state law to share public school facilities “fairly” among all public school pupils, including those in charter schools. Elvia Perez Cano, a spokeswoman for LAUSD, confirmed to the Chronicle that the disSee Third Street, p 3
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APRIL 2017
RESIDENT ADVOCATES on both sides filled the Council Chambers to support and oppose Miracle Mile HPOZ.
Volunteer opportunities open to all at Big Sunday Locals to be honored at April 27 gala at Paramount By Sondi Toll Sepenuk Big Sunday, an independent nonprofit organization, is gearing up to host its biggest event of the year, A Month of Big Sundays (also known as MoBS), which hosts and/or sponsors charity projects every single day of the month of May. One of the hardest things about volunteering is getting started. There are thousands of nonprofit organizations, schools, nursing homes, pet rescue foundations, etc. that are in desperate need of volunteers. Many of them don’t know how to reach out to find volunteers. And many volunteers don’t know how to find them. Enter Big Sunday. Started in 1999 by Hancock Park resident David Levinson, the charity started out with about 300 people from his synagogue, Temple Israel of
Hollywood, who volunteered for a single day of service in May to tackle fix-up projects throughout the city of Los Angeles. Now in its 19th year, Big Sunday has morphed from a single-day event to a weekend event to a monthly event to a See Big Sunday, Sec. 2, p 4
By John Welborne The Los Angeles City Council was scheduled to consider its 35th Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) for the Miracle Mile area south of Wilshire Boulevard after the Chronicle went to press. Council consideration follows three years of money spent, city hearings, and community outreach — from neighbor to neighbor and also from Councilmembers Tom LaBonge and David Ryu. Most of the debate on the proposed ordinance occurred seven days prior to the Council action, at the Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee hearing that almost filled the City Council chambers. Following the staff presentation, PLUM chairman José Huizar allocated 15 minutes each for public comments pro and con. Scores of comment cards See PLUM, p 2
Amended McMansion law has 'sound foundation' Exclusive zones for Larchmont, La Brea-Hancock By Suzan Filipek A new and improved antiMcMansion ordinance passed last month by the City Council will make major improvements in neighborhoods near and far — throughout Los Angeles, according to advocates for the measure. “Great news!” is how the
Los Angeles Conservancy called the “final push to curb mansionization and tear downs.” “It was such a grass roots movement,” said Bob Eisele, vice president of the La BreaHancock Homeowners Assoc., which, while a relatively small See McMansion, Sec. 2 p 8
Summer is a time for camps and schools Annual special section inside The Larchmont Chronicle 2017 Guide to Summer Camps and Schools starts on page 11 and includes a centerfold list of camps and programs on pages 16 and 17. Included are overnight camps and day camps, and the latter embrace a wide variety of experiences, including ones oriented to art, dance, drama, gardens, museums, music, sports and more. The special section tells how summer in and around our community has a wealth of opportu- CAMPERS at TIOH liked the experience so nities for fun and learning and often both. much, that, today, they are counselors.
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