Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 61, NO. 4
APRIL 2023
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IN THIS ISSUE
Progress, challenges in Bass’ first 100 days
Electrical outages spark meeting on problems’ solutions
n Nearly 4,000 housed
SUMMER CAMPS & PROGRAMS
TEACHING one-on-one.
RACING and pandemonium.
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By Suzan Filipek Mayor Karen Bass gave an overview of the progress and challenges of battling homelessness at a discussion at City Hall on March 15 in her offices. Joined by her team, she told a group of reporters, “We want to do a deep dive to let you know all that is being done… I’m very proud of the team we’ve assembled, not just to show for 100 days, but to solve this problem.” The mayor said that approximately 4,000 formerly unhoused people would be sheltered by her 100th day, March 21. She was confident she is on target to shelter a total of 17,000 homeless people in her first year. Much of what the mayor told the group echoed what she had told the Larchmont Chronicle in a conversation we had with her shortly after her election and move into the mayoral residence at GetSee Mayor, p 12
Traffic slows on Rossmore after striping CELEBRATING new food at NHM. 2-9 For Information on Advertising Rates, Please Call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11 Mailing permit:
n Increased speeds led to new lane striping
By Helene Seifer In February, without warning, residents of Rossmore Avenue found their street painted with new traffic mitigation lines, including dashed stripes indicating spaces for driveway access. “The new traffic lines on Rossmore were added as a design feature to reduce speeding, which is a major concern of mine and many residents in the community,”
n Residents ‘deserve a resilient... power grid’
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS. Pancakes and all the fixings were on the menu. See more photos, page 20, Sec. 1.
Boys and girls leagues celebrate with pancakes
n Larchmont Charter basketball teams won titles By Jim Kalin Hancock Homes Realty (HHR) hosted a pancake breakfast on Sunday morning, March 12, to celebrate Larchmont Charter School’s girls’ and boys’ basketball teams. “It gave me an excuse to finally buy a griddle,” said HHR chief executive officer John Duerler, whose sons Liam and Jackson played basketball for Larchmont this season. In attendance were all five
teams — two boys,’ grades five and six; girls’ grades five and six; girls’ grades seven and eight; and boys’ grades seven and eight. Both boys’ and girls’ grades seven and eight teams won their league titles. The breakfast took place in the parking lot of the Hancock Homes Realty offices at 501 N. Larchmont Blvd. and was attended by players, siblings, parents, coaches, teachers and pets.
By Casey Russell Major storms in January and February left many residents in Windsor Square and Hancock Park without power for multiple days. Those affected dealt not only with the extended outages but also with confusing messaging as to when power would be restored. Banding together to try to get answers and to put pressure on Dept. of Water and Power (DWP) and city officials to ensure the recent experiences aren’t repeated, residents organized a Zoom meeting on March 6. The meeting was attended by Council District 5’s Katy Yaroslavsky and members of her team, Council District See Electrical, p 30
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Top players to play for $3 million purse
n Wilshire Country Club to host LPGA tournament April 27-30 By Suzan Filipek The world’s top female golfers soon will descend upon the historic course at Wilshire Country Club (WCC) for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tournament. They will be competing for a
$3 million purse at the tournament, being held Thurs., April 27, through Sun., April 30. “We’re looking forward. We’re very excited and ecstatic,” said John Shipka, chair of the WCC LPGA Committee. “The [sponsors] have stepped
up” to double the size of the purse — the largest for an LPGA event outside of the majors. The 72-hole tournament will feature 144 women golfers “from all over the world. See LPGA, p 20
See Traffic, p 13
Design for Living
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LPGA TOURNEY at Wilshire Country Club features top women players from around the world.
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