Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 62, NO. 11
NOVEMBER 2024
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IN THIS ISSUE
DINING & Entertainment Guide. 13
SPOOKY TIMES.
30
TRICK OR TREAT at Pumpkin Patch. 32
Larchmont Fair is coming to town ELECTION By Casey Russell The 59th Larchmont Family Fair comes to the Boulevard this Sun., Oct. 27, from noon to 5 p.m. Gather the family together, bring a friend or simply stroll along with other locals at this fun fall event. Activities will include bounce houses, rides, slides, bungee swings, a rock wall, a children’s costume contest and a small train parents can ride with their kids and that will keep the young crowd happy. Adults and children can enjoy some classic carnival games as well as musical entertainment by The Eight One Eights, soul singer Mijan Owens and the Black Canyon Band. Keeping in line with the fair’s last two years, a beer garden will open at noon featuring the beers of Downtown Los Angeles brewery Audio Graph Beer Co. Boulevard closed to traffic Local studio, Sophie Dance, will be performing, and nonprofit booths will replace cars on the street, as Larchmont Boulevard will be closed to traffic from Beverly BouleSee Larchmont Fair, P 33
Windsor Square annual meeting
n Mayor Bass attending town hall on Nov. 14
AIA/LA opens new headquarters. 2-5 For information on advertising in the paper, please call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11 Mailing permit:
By John Welborne This year’s Windsor Square Association (WSA) annual meeting, held at The Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., will start earlier than usual. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. Among the guests participating in the “Town Hall“ meeting will be the resident of Windsor Square’s Getty House, Mayor Karen Bass. Getty House The WSA dates back to 1925. Among the association’s historic land use battles See Windsor Square, P 26
Holidays and Museums
Light up your holidays with the Larchmont Chronicle’s special section featured in the December issue. Advertising deadline is Mon., Nov. 11. For more information, contact Pam Rudy, 323462-2241, ext. 11.
Candidates, 19 propositions are on ballot
FAIRGOERS strolled the Boulevard during 2023’s Larchmont Family Fair.
Family festival at ‘Collide’ n PST ART to come to LACMA, La Brea Tar Pits
By Suzan Filipek Explore the intersection between art and science at several programs offered this and the next several months in what is among the largest art events in the world, PST ART: Art + Science Collide. LACMA A two-channel film and sculptural installation, “American Artist: The Monophobic Response,” recreates a pivotal 1936 rocket engine test that initiated the United States’ ventures into space. The piece is on view from
Fri., Nov. 1, to Mon., Nov. 4, at BCAM at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACSee Art, Science, P 9
Homeless count calculated for Chronicle area
By John Welborne and Nona Sue Friedman Ever since the 2024 homeless count was conducted in the Greater Wilshire community on the evening of Jan. See Homeless count, P 28
By Suzan Filipek For local readers, the most interesting and contentious runoff election races probably are two — the U.S. Congress 30th District seat long held by U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (now running for U.S. Senate) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney race, where Nathan Hochman is challenging incumbent George Gascón. Some Larchmont Chronicle readers also get to vote for a city councilmember for Council District 10. Significantly, there also are 19 ballot propositions (county, city, school district and state) asking local voters for permission to enact numerous new laws and, in some cases, taxes. And, of course, there is a U.S. President election. See our full election coverage on Pages 6 and 7.
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Veteran officer, executive named chief n Jim McDonnell to take helm at LAPD, pending vote by City Council
By Suzan Filipek A seasoned policeman and former Long Beach police chief and Los Angeles County sheriff, Jim McDonnell, has been selected to be the new chief of police for the City of Los Angeles. Mayor Karen Bass selected McDonnell, 65, last month after a monthslong search. His appointment requires confirmation by the Los Angeles City Council. In a press conference announcing her decision, Bass said she was guided in her choice by her resolution to make the city a safer place and to be prepared for challenges ahead, notably the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games.
MAYOR KAREN BASS with her pick for Los Angeles police chief, Jim McDonnell, and Beverly Pink-Wolfe at the legendary Pink’s hot dog stand.
McDonnell will be the 59th chief of the Los Angeles Police Department upon confirmation. He already has the support of Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, Council District 5.
Yaroslavsky wrote in her recent newsletter: “With more than 40 years of experience in public safety… his track record of reducing crime and improving police-community See Jim McDonnell, P 33
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