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Ladies pro pro golf golf Ladies is coming coming to to is WCC in in April April WCC By John Welborne Excitement mounts for the return of the Ladies Professional Golf Association championship tournament at Wilshire Country Club. Scheduled this year for Thurs., April 25 to Sun., April See LPGA, P 7
Homeless are are Homeless tallied in in GWNC GWNC tallied
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By John Welborne Homeless counters in Greater Wilshire’s census tracts on the night of Jan. 25 included (pictured below) Federal Prosecutor (and D.A. candidate) Jeff Chemerinsky (second from left) and Windsor Square residents (from left) Gary Gilbert, Christine Lennon and Andrew Reich.
Candidates for for Schiff’s Schiff’s seat seat in in Candidates U.S. Congress Congress spar spar at at debate debate U.S. n Super Super Tuesday Tuesday is is March March 55 — — Vote! Vote! n By Suzan Filipek and John Welborne Super Tuesday is here! Technically, the presidential primary election is Tues., March 5, but for many residents, their choices have been made, with ballots marked and in the mail. For everyone else, there are still a few days to ponder critical electoral contests — by March 5, including the conclusion of the presidential primary in California. For local readers, the most interesting and contentious races probably are two — the one for the 30th District U.S. Congress seat long held by U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (now
running for U.S. Senate) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney race, where
Vote on or before Tuesday, March 5 11 candidates are challenging the incumbent, George Gascón. Some Larchmont Chronicle readers also get to vote for a city councilmember for Council District 10 and/ or a Los Angeles County See Debate, P 67
By John Welborne Forand years, there have been Patty Lombard discussions For years, about there the havefuture been of Larchmont Boulevard and discussions about the future improving landscape and cusof Larchmont Boulevard and tomer amenities. A stimulus improving landscape and cusfor a renewed focus on this tomer amenities. A stimulus question was the 2020–2021 for a renewed focus on this COVID-19was pandemic, which question the 2020–2021 brought temporary COVID-19 pandemic,outdoor which dining platforms replace brought temporaryto outdoor some of the angle parking dining platforms to replace spaces of up the and down Bousome angle the parking levard, up between First spaces and down theStreet Bouand Beverly Boulevard. levard, between First Street Called “parklets” by some and Beverly Boulevard. people, these dining platCalled ”parklets” by some forms really were just private people, these dining platforms acquisitions of private public acquispace really were just for adjoining private sitions of public spacebusifor nesses, and they businesswere a adjoining private welcome necessity reges, and they were awhen welcome ulations prohibited eating necessity when regulations indoors at restaurants and prohibited eating indoors parking demandandon parking Larchat restaurants mont was reduced demand on greatly Larchmont was because most retail stores greatly reduced because most were closed. retail stores were closed. permanently expandexpandBut permanently space for for outdoor outdoor dining dining ing space to serve serve all all Larchmont Larchmont — to including takeout takeout businesses, including food establishments establishments that are are not allowed to have their their own own tables and chairs — was an that has has kept kept percolating. percolating. idea that one of of the the many many ideas ideas It was one discussed in the the Larchmont Larchmont 2021 Community Community ConverConversations convened by the Larchmont Boulevard Boulevard AssociAssoation (LBA) ciation (LBA)and and overseen overseen by See Park(let), P 18
Neighborhood Council Council opposes opposes Larchmont Larchmont project project Neighborhood n ‘Bait ‘Bait and and switch’ switch’ n housing is is not not 100 100 housing percent affordable percent affordable
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By John Welborne Why are so many local residents up in arms about a proposed seven-story apartment building on a narrow lot at 507 N. Larchmont Blvd.? Concern about this project generated a huge turnout of concerned residents at the Jan. 23 meeting of the Land Use Committee of the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council (GWNC). Committee chair Brian Curran managed the very civil discourse of comments pro (the distinct See ‘Bait and switch’, P 8
507 507 N. N. LARCHMONT LARCHMONT BLVD. BLVD. BLVD. apartment apartment project project proposed proposed as as “100 “100 percent percent affordable” affordable” has has outraged outraged neighbors neighbors because because itit also also appears appears designed designed to to include include six six floors floors with with higher-priced higher-priced “market-rate” “market-rate” units, units, all all with with no no on-site on-site parking. parking.
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