Larchmont Chronicle
vol. 52, no. 2 • delivered to 76,439 readers in hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • Miracle Mile • Park La Brea • Larchmont •
IN THIS ISSUE
FEBRUARY 2015
Residents urged to start preservation process Miracle Mile seeks to halt mansionization
NEIGHBORHOOD sweep. 25
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By Jane Gilman Miracle Mile will be requesting the city for an Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) to protect their 80 and 90-year-old properties from McMansionization. Nearly 65 residents learned the steps necessary to create an HPOZ at a morning meeting sponsored by the Miracle Mile Residential Association on Jan. 10 at Leonardo’s
PLUM hears Bungalow zone appeal Hearing Jan. 27
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By Suzan Filipek City officials were expected to report back to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee with a list of the number of licensed restaurants and take-outs on Larchmont Blvd. at a hearing on Jan. 27 as the Chronicle went to press. “Building and Safety is checking on certificates of occupancy… to see who is permitted as a restaurant and who is not,” said city planner Debbie Lawrence. At an appeal hearing last month PLUM members Jose Huizar and Gilbert Cedillo asked for the kinds of permits and also any businesses othSee Bungalow, p 18
nightclub. Board member Mark Zecca chaired the meeting. Sharon Ryan from the city Planning Dept. and Robbie O’Donnell, a Wilshire Park resident who coordinated that area’s HPOZ, were on hand to answer questions. “We are pleased by the show of support this meeting reflects,” said Ken Hixson, an MMRA vice president. “This was our first step in going forward.” Zecca conducted a PowerPoint presentation, covering the process, its positive and negative aspects, qualifications, as well as interim zoning to require a 75-day waiting period before a house can be demolished. Another tool is a Residential Floor Area Overlay district [RFA], a zoning tool to tailor citywide size and height development regulations to the particular needs of the community. See Preservation, p 2
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UCLA ASSISTANT COACH and three-time Olympic gold medal winner Lisa Fernandez shows Wilshire Softball players how to get ready to field a ground ball. Story on page 23 Photo by Danette Mitchel Photography
Meet the candidates on the ballot for District Four Second on our two-part election series All 14 of the candidates seeking a seat in the Fourth Council District have confirmed attendance at a forum on Sun., Feb. 8 sponsored by the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council and the MidCity West Community Council. The forum will be at John Burroughs Middle School, 600 S. McCadden Pl., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
New movie museum stars in area drama
On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane
By Suzan Filipek Premieres, galas and exhibits are expected to draw celebrities, tourists and cars, cars and more cars once the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opens at 6067 Wilshire Blvd. The impact of the six-story movie museum and “entertainment center“ is not being addressed in a draft Environmental Impact Report on the 208,000 square foot project, said James O’Sullivan, presi-
The long month of January gives us time to recoup from holiday flurry, but February is a short month, filled with places to go and people to see…. Super Bowl parties and the Academy Awards, for starters. *** Yes, it was “Let It Be” and other Beatles’ songs heard at a recent Sunday service at First Congregational Church. Libbie Jo Snyder performed on the flute accompanied by organist Christoph Bull, we learned from Libby as she was on her way to Center for Yoga.
See Museum, p 19
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Draft EIR expected
ACADEMY PRESIDENT Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Hancock Park, laid out plans for the "entertainment center" recently to the Wilshire Rotary Club. Planning Dept. officials are expected to release a final environmental impact report this month for the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Discussion will focus on the Fourth District community. Stakeholders will have the opportunity to submit questions. Last month the Chronicle featured seven of the candidates seeking the seat to be vacated by Councilman Tom LaBonge. Following are the remainSee Candidates, p 6
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