Thursday, May 17, 2012
In a post titled "Jimbo and Me—In Search of the Elusive Professor Dolan" on CityWatch, Mirisch calls on Metro to be more forthcoming with its scientific data.
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Thursday, May 17
The following post first appeared on the website CityWatch and is being republished with permission from the author. WHAT’S METRO HIDING? - James Francis Dolan, PhD. Professor of Earth Sciences at USC’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. The guy may be tone-deaf, for all I know, but he is literally one of the region’s true geology rock stars. The go-to guy when it comes to faults, tectonics and all that jazz. I have no idea if his friends call him “Jim” or “Jimmy” or “J. F.” Somehow with all his contagious enthusiasm and dry sense of humor, I imagine that he’s a Jimbo, but it’s just a hunch. Jimbo Dolan, USC rock star. His rock star qualities became apparent at Metro’s Oct. 19 presentation when, as a member of a panel paid …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A Beverly Hills resident's video depicts the possible danger of routing a subway under the city's high school, which sits above an oil field.
Patch accepts and publishes emails to the editor regarding any relevant local issue. The views expressed in the following commentary do not reflect the opinion of the publication, its editor and/or its writers. Emails may be edited for length and clarity. Have an opinion? Write to the Beverly Hills editor at mariec@patch.com and the Westwood-Century City editor at saraf@patch.com. Commentary submitted by Beverly Hills resident George Vreeland Hill. I care about the future of Beverly Hills. That means our children and the fact that they are in harm's way because a tunnel under Beverly Hills High School puts them in real danger. The facts are that a methane gas explosion is a very real danger. History proves that. There are documented cases …
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Gridlock traffic on the Westside has some residents ready to move.
This was written and submitted by Lisë Davis. Patch accepts opinion pieces on any relevant local topic. Your submission may be edited for length and clarity. To submit a piece to Patch, email it to the site editor. My husband and I moved from two miles east of the 405 Freeway to two miles west of the 405 Freeway nearly four years ago. In the past three years, the traffic situation in our new neighborhood has only steadily gotten worse, and to the point where we are thinking of leaving Los Angeles. I was born here. My husband has lived here for over 40 years. I cannot imagine leaving, but I cannot imagine staying here if something does not change for the better. To travel east from our home in Brentwood after 2:30 p.m. is beyond painful and…
Thursday, April 19, 2012
April 19 marks Holocaust Remembrance Day. As we remember those who perished, the president of Jewish World Watch notes that despite the adage “Never Again,” there have been 46 genocides since the Holocaust.
A few years ago, my father-in-law, David, stood on a corner in the small Ukrainian village of Tuchin and pointed to the spot where he last saw his mother, Chaya, his sister, Rachel, and her three small children in November 1941. The Nazis had invaded the Ukraine in June and by November it was clear that they were advancing on Tuchin. Chaya sent David off by foot to outrun the Nazis; as bad luck would have it, her daughters' children were suffering from the measles and had high fevers. The plan was for Chaya, Rachel and the children to join David on the eastward trek a few days later. Chaya waved goodbye to David, knowing that they would only be separated for a few days. Within hours of David's departure, the Nazis invaded. David's family…
Beverly Hills resident and UCLA student Tina Yaghoubi urges people to stand by the subway.
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Thursday, April 19
Patch accepts and publishes emails to the editor regarding any relevant local issue. The views expressed in the following commentary do not reflect the opinion of the publication, its editor and/or its writers. Emails may be edited for length and clarity. Have an opinion? Write to the site editor at mariec@patch.com or saraf@patch.com. Commentary submitted by Beverly Hills resident Tina Yaghoubi, a BHHS alumna and senior at UCLA studying political science. “How can you support the subway?” yelled one woman at the last Beverly Hills Metro meeting, “Don’t fix what’s not broken!” said another. Of all the heated rhetoric, it’s surprising to hear arguments attacking the subway project in its entirety when we’re home to some of the worst traffic…
Friday, April 13, 2012
George Vreeland Hill writes that Metro's plans for the Westside Subway Extension would not only adversely affect BHHS, but many Beverly Hills businesses as well.
Beverly Hills Patch accepts and publishes emails to the editor regarding any relevant local issue. The views expressed in the following commentary do not reflect the opinion of the publication, its editor and/or its writers. Emails may be edited for length and clarity. Have an opinion? Write to the site editor at mariec@patch.com. Commentary submitted by Beverly Hills resident George Vreeland Hill. Metro seems to have caused a divide between the citizens of Beverly Hills and those outside the city in regards to a subway plan that would run under Beverly Hills High School and the city. Some people have accused us (the people of Beverly Hills) of being greedy, self-centered and selfish for not wanting a subway that would help others. We and …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Letter to the editor submitted by Carol Spencer, a Westwood resident and member of the Westwood Community Council.
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Tuesday, April 10
Westwood-Century City Patch accepts and publishes letters to the editor from readers on any relevant local topic. The views expressed in the letter do not indicate the opinion of the publication, its editor and/or its writers. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Have an opinion you'd like to share? Email your letter to the editor of your local Patch site. Letter submitted by Carol Spencer, a Westwood resident and member of the Westwood Community Council. Each time I read yet another alarming headline in the Beverly Hills Patch or the Beverly Hills Courier, I wonder if the entire dream of a Subway to the Sea will only remain a dream. Beverly Hills Councilmembers Bosse and Mirisch have stamped their collective feet and said there …
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Enjoy Passover with these easy recipes for gelfite fish, charoset, prime rib, pizza and even a seven-layer cake.
There are another seven days to get through before the end of the Passover holiday and you can't just eat matzah. Here are five different suggestions to help you survive the week. Gelfite Fish An Asian twist to the traditional dish. Ingredients For Garnish: Directions Traditional Charoset Traditional dish with no added sugar. Ingredients Directions Garlic Prime Rib Scrumptious entree for the holiday. Ingredients Directions Passover Pizza An easy and tasty snack for kids and adults. Ingredients Directions Passover Seven Layer Cake A no-bake, Kosher cake for the holidays. Ingredients Directions Thanks to AllRecipes.com and Holiday Eats for Passover recipes.
Friday, April 6, 2012
In sum, Passover is a great weeklong Jewish festival of freedom that points to our universal longing for a better, freer, and more just world.
This year the Jewish festival of Passover begins at sunset April 6 and lasts until Sunday night, April 15. The holiday is meant to be seven days, but there is a long-standing tradition for Jewish holidays celebrated outside of Israel to add a day. This is because, in ancient times, the Jewish year was not set according to a calculated calendar but rather simply by observing the status of the new moon in the sky, and there was some doubt as to when the holidays were. So, Passover outside of Israel is eight days long. The roots of the holiday are found in the biblical Book of Exodus, and tells the story of where God sends Moses to liberate the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Telling and retelling the story is in fact central to …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Where do you like to grab your eggs, pancakes and toast?
French toast, eggs, bacon, coffee, oatmeal, a giant cinnamon roll... When it comes to breakfast, some restaurants are simply better than others at getting your morning started. We want to know where you think is the best place in Westwood and Century City to grab the first meal of the day. Please nominate your favorite breakfast stop in the comments and let us know why it's the best. You can also nominate your favorite place on our Facebook page or on Twitter. We will take nominations this week and open the polls for voting on Monday. Stay on top of local news by subscribing to our daily email newsletter and follow Westwood-Century City Patch on Facebook and Twitter.
John Mirisch
6:55 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Mirisch can't make it to the Metro hearings because Mirisch works for a living, Minoter. Try it for a change. Also: the good professor is a Dolan, not a Nolan. On the other hand, the director of Dark Knight is a Nolan not a Dolan. And while I'm a fan of Nolan, I don't have any obsession with Dolan, though I do have a passion for good, transparent government. And, yes, I'd love to sit down with … more ›