Community Corner

New Beverly Hills Mayor, Vice Mayor Vow to Fight Constellation Station

Dr. William Brien became the new Beverly Hills mayor in a meeting Tuesday night.

The new mayor and vice mayor of Beverly Hills promised to fight a Century City subway stop that would require tunneling under Beverly Hills High School after they were installed in their new offices Tuesday night.

Former California Governor Gray Davis swore in Dr. William Brien as the new mayor and John Mirisch as the vice mayor. 

In remarks that followed, Brien said he was “extremely disappointed and concerned" at the that a Century City subway stop will be constructed at Avenue of the Stars and Constellation Boulevard. Putting a subway stop there .

Find out what's happening in Westwood-Century Citywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

“Metro chose to overlook the scientific analysis provided by the city’s experts. Our technical analysis and data shows that there are serious safety concerns that Metro has not addressed,” Brien said. “As mayor, I plan to vigorously defend our high school. This issue will be taken up by the council at the earliest opportunity, which will be our next closed-session meeting. At that time we will be evaluating our options, including legal action.”

Like Brien, Mirisch was .

Find out what's happening in Westwood-Century Citywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

“I promise you I will do whatever I can to stand by our schools, and protect them against this unconscionable bait-and-switch and against those who would put the interests of well-heeled developers above those of our schoolchildren,” he said. “It’s not right and this community will not stand for it.”

To read more articles about the Westside Subway Extension, click here.

Stay on top of local news by subscribing to our daily email newsletter and follow Westwood-Century City Patch on Facebook and Twitter


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Westwood-Century City