Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 63, NO. 1
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Activities heralded holidays on Larchmont
Strides made in housing homeless, mayor says n Bass marks her first two years in office By Suzan Filipek On her first day as mayor, Karen Bass declared the city’s homeless crisis a state of emergency, and she and her team got to work. As part of her two-year anniversary report to the city last month, she talked about the results of those efforts. To date, in the mayor’s first two years in office, she reports that more than 23,000 Angelenos have moved into temporary housing, while the number of people moving into permanent housing has nearly doubled compared to when she was sworn into office in Dec. 2022. “Last year we had our first decline in homelessness in six years and a 10 percent reduction in street homelessness,” she added. And, while there is still a lot more work to be done, “the days of managing the probSee Mayor Bass, P 13
JANUARY 2025
n Snowfall, photo ops with Santa, Mrs. Claus
WINTER WONDERLAND. Gift baskets, snow and romping dogs transformed the parking lot of Tailwaggers.
Become a candidate for your neighborhood council n GWNC and Mid City West filing periods end Jan. 27 By Nona Sue Friedman Want to become more involved in your neighborhood? Being a volunteer board member on your neighborhood council allows you the opportunity to have input on decisions that affect your quality of life and the services you receive from the City of Los Angeles. Neighborhood councils are the most local form of government. To become a candidate in the 2025 election, you must file an application online at tinyurl.com/5b5uuwy3
(where you will need to create an account). Candidate filing began Dec. 13, and it continues through Mon., Jan. 27. It’s a free, straightforward, five-step process. There’s also an easy-to-follow video with instructions. The two neighborhood councils in the Larchmont Chronicle distribution area are the Greater Wilshire (GWNC) and the Mid-West City (MCWNC) Neighborhood Councils. The qualifications to vote and to run for office differ for the See Candidates, P 2
By Casey Russell A plethora of holiday activities on the Boulevard brought the community together in December. Tailwaggers’ Santa Paws and Mrs. Claws pet photo event took place on Dec. 7 and was very popular this year. Smiling people and dressedup pets waited in line to get their photos taken. Then, dogs rolled and played in the 10,000 pounds of snow that store owner Todd Warner brought to the Boulevard. A multitude of booths proSee Activities, P 3
TVC Project HOLIDAY-CLAD PETS await expected at their photos with Santa Paws and Mrs. Claws. City Council Loyola’s Father Goethals to move on this month By Suzan Filipek The Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote as early as the first week of this month on the TVC 2050 Project proposed at the historic CBS Television City property at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue. The upcoming vote would be the final step in a five-year entitlement and approval See TVC Project, P 8
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n Principal Adams to take helm July 1 By Casey Russell Loyola High School’s president of nearly 20 years, the Rev. Greg Goethals, will step down Tues., July 1. Goethals, who turns 70 this month, has a long history with the school and told us that this has been a dream job. Like his father and his three brothers, Goethals graduated from the all-boys Jesuit Catholic college-preparatory school (he, in 1973). His family resided in Windsor Square, and he attended St. Brendan School prior to Loyola. Goethals received his bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University and went on to study law for one year at Loyola Law School. Goethals had been thinking about becoming a Jesuit priest for a long time. Realizing that
PRINCIPAL Jamal Adams with Father Greg Goethals at a Mass celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Photo by Jordan Ball
he hated law school, he decided to try his heart’s desire and see if becoming a Jesuit priest would be a good fit. That was 40 years ago, so apparently, it was. “It is who I am. It’s deep in my bones and in my soul,” he said. The Jesu-
it priest added, “It gives me direction, hope in myself and hope for the world. It’s what makes me happy . . . I think it saved my life and made it into something it wouldn’t otherwise have been.” See Fr. Goethals, P 20
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