Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 62, NO. 4
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IN THIS ISSUE
Officials back from Paris after summit on Olympics
‘Sweet Lady Jane’ back on the Blvd.
By John Welborne Mayor Karen Bass returned to Los Angeles from Paris on March 10, having led a delegation of members of the Los Angeles City Council and other civic leaders as part of her efforts to ensure that Los Angeles is prepared to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028. “The reason for this trip was to really see behind the curtain about how a city prepares to host one of the biggest events in the world, and we See Olympics, P 6
By Casey Russell Sweet Lady Jane has been in the news quite a bit in recent months. First, because new stores were in the works, then because all locations were suddenly closed. The latest news is that new owners have swept in to bring the beloved bakery back. Now, as the Larchmont Chronicle is going to print, the upscale bakery is scheduled to open at the end of See Sweet Lady Jane, P 10
n CatBird opens, Larchmont Jewelers plans for early April
n Readying to host Olympic Games 2028
SUMMER CAMPS & PROGRAMS 13
PASSOVER rituals. 26
EASTER egg hunts and other traditions. 26
BOB BAKER DAY is coming. 2-13 For information on advertising in the paper, please call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11 Mailing permit:
APRIL 2024
REBECCA ROSS, right, the U.S. Attaché for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, welcomes City of Los Angeles Councilmembers Traci Park and Katy Yaroslavsky and Mayor Karen Bass to the U.S. Embassy in Paris on March 7.
Ladies golf readies to tee off
By John Welborne Tickets are on sale for this year’s Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) championship tournament at Wilshire Country Club. The tournament is four days, April See Ladies Golf, P 2
Design for Living
Our annual home and lifestyle section will be featured in the May issue of the Larchmont Chronicle. Advertising deadline is Mon., April 8. For more information, contact Pam Rudy, 323-462-2241, ext. 11.
BURROUGHS MIDDLE SCHOOL looks as picturesque today as when it opened in the 1920s. But a closer look at the $208 million Modernization Project shows many upgrades and new buildlings are in store. Some are just around the corner.
Rendering by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
Modernization on track at Burroughs School
Election 2024 n Final phase is estimated to be complete in 2027 winners and of a three-story “shop” build- Nov. runoffs By Suzan Filipek
John Burroughs Middle School (JBMS) in Hancock Park is celebrating its 100th year during a growth spurt. The campus in many ways looks as charming as it did when it opened a century ago. A welcoming brick façade showcases its historic buildings and landscaped grounds at the southeast corner of Sixth Street and McCadden Place. This idyllic scene is interrupted with the construction
ing just south on McCadden Place. Further on, toward Wilshire Boulevard, the former Wilshire Warriors baseball field now serves as a temporary construction staging area. “We are currently on track to finalize the renovations to the shop building by this summer, with plans to complete the new three-story building comprising 24 classrooms, along with food service and See Modernization, P 8
By Suzan Filipek and John Welborne While some City of Los Angeles candidates’ seats were secured for another term on Super Tuesday, the remainder — who ended in the “top two” of their respective statewide races — will be on the ballot in the General Election on Tues., Nov. 5, 2024. Voters have a long stretch ahead — seven months — to See Election, P 6
Coffee brews with cops and captains
n Concerns on tap
By Nona Sue Friedman A large contingent of officers from the Wilshire Community Police Station interacted with members of the community on March 5 at a Coffee with a Cop event at the Target on La Brea Avenue at Fourth Street. In attendance were both of the station’s new captains, Cliff Humphris and Julie Rodriguez, along with Larchmont’s new interim Senior Lead Officer (SLO), Joshua Parker. Capt. Humphris commented, “It’s nice to put names and faces together and know each other.” The officers listened to residents’ concerns, which focused primarily on safety. Humphris admitted that Wilshire Division is not meeting its goal of decreasing violent crimes yet, but it is meeting its goal for
TALKING WITH ONE of Wilshire Division’s new captains, Cliff Humphris, (second from left) are (left to right) Larry Guzin of Windsor Square, Marty Beck of Hancock Park and Sam Uretsky of Larchmont Village last month on the rooftop of Target on La Brea Avenue.
reducing property crimes. He is looking at different strategies to improve the situation. Sam Uretsky, a 25-year resident of Larchmont Village, took the opportunity to compliment SLO Parker: “SLO
Parker has singularly been the most responsive officer, outside of commanding officers, I ever have worked with. He’s remarkably easy to deal with. He’s everything you want in an SLO and more.”
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