Community news and information for Beverly Hillshttp://bhcnp.org/Westside residents, who turned out in force to the Metropolitan Transport Authority's board meeting in downtown Los Angeles on June 26, breathed a sigh of relief after the board voted to delay committing any funds to the extension of Pasadena's Gold Line until after the November elections.http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=19http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=19Despite the Beverly Hills City Council's approval of the $500 million Hilton revitalization project, a referendum petition opposing the project that was submitted by the Citizens Right to Decide Committee, has garnered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=18http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=18Local police are urging senior citizens to be on the alert for scam artists who prey on the elderly by telephoning them, claiming to be their grandchild and needing financial assistance to bail them out of a jam.http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=17http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=17Following the California Supreme Court's 4-3 decision in May allowing same sex couples to legally marry, thousands of Californians will be flocking to their local city hall and courthouses on June 17. However, local Jewish woman Robin Tyler and her partner Diane Olson, were allowed to receive their marriage license at 5:01 p.m. on June 16.http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=16http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=16On May 21 at 10 a.m. on Moreno Drive in front of Beverly Hills High School, junior and senior students witnessed a staged car crash with a drunk teenage driver. Part of the Every 15 Minutes campaign to motivate students to make the right decisions about drinking and driving, the crash may not have been real, but the visceral reactions certainly were.http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=15http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=15Following weeks of delays and strenuous protests from residents, the Beverly Hills City Council officially approved the $500 million Beverly Hilton Revitalization Project, in a 4-1 vote on May 12.http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=13http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=13He's only been in office six weeks, and Mayor Barry Brucker has already been faced with some major decisions, but he's taking them all in his stride. http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=12http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=12Beverly Hills residents, officials and businesses breathed a collective sigh of relief when a Los Angeles court judge temporarily nixed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plans to turn Olympic and Pico Boulevards into one-way streets.http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=11http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=11It has taken almost five months of active campaigning by animal rights organizations, but on May 7, the doors of the Posh Puppy pet store in Beverly Hills were shuttered and a 'For Lease' sign was placed in the window. http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=9http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=9The Westside is joining with the whole of Los Angeles to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel. The city is celebrating 60 hours of programs and performances with world-renowned artists, culminating in a massive concert at the Kodak Theatre on Saturday May 10. http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=8http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=8Last week, the Entertainment Industries Council gave out its Prism Awards for the "accurate depiction of addiction and health issues" at the Beverly Hills Hotel. http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=7http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=7Last night as the sun set on the Beverly Hills residence of the French consulate general, Charles Durning recounted his desparate, bloody fight with a young German soldier that took place over 60 years ago. http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=5http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=5At the April 9th City Council meeting, the Beverly Hills Council voted 4-1 in favor of the construction of a mixed-use high-rise condominium project at 9900 Wilshire Blvd., the former site of the Robinsons-May department store. http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=4http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=4When Creative Artists Agency (CAA) pulled the plug on Beverly Hills and moved to Century City at the beginning of 2007, with International Creative Management (ICM) shortly following suit, there was a genuine fear that the city of Beverly Hills would lose a great deal of income, due to the fact that many of these big agencies represent even bigger stars who ultimately spend big when they dine at local restaurants. After all, everyone knows that in this town some of the biggest deals are made over lunch, drinks and dinner. http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=3http://bhcnp.org/article.php?articleid=3