Political Accountability Takes a Holiday in Beverly Hills
The usual mechanism for holding officials accountable in a representative democracy is the ballot: if we don’t like how we’re
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Beverly Hills Civics 101
Last we checked, power flows from the people. We the people stand astride the machinery of government. We sit atop
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Time to Review the Department Head Hiring Process
Have you wondered why Beverly Hills has taken none of the steps toward safer for cyclists that other cities have?
Read moreCity Manager Performance: Worthy of a Bonus Necessary?
Our recent election made an issue of City Hall performance. Mayor Mirisch said at installation, “If local government doesn’t listen,
Read moreNew Mayor Talks Multimodal Mobility at City Council Installation
Beverly Hills pulled out all of the stops to celebrate the installation of the new City Council this past Wednesday
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Beverly Hills City Hall on Cable TV
Did you know that Beverly Hills broadcasts a cable TV television station with its own talk show called Inside Beverly
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BH Small Business Task Force: Not Asking the Obvious Questions
It’s one of the regular Beverly Hills approaches to a problem: appoint a ‘task force’ that meets behind closed doors
Read moreCity of Beverly Hills Transparency? #FAIL!
Did you know that City of Beverly Hills blocks all search engines from indexing the city’s public website? We noticed
Read moreWhy COGs Matter
Since last Fall, Better Bike been pressing the Westside Cites Council of Governments (COG) to take a more active role
Read moreWestside COG Appointments
At the May 19th Westside Cities Council of Governments meeting, the current fiscal year was closed out with some business
Read morePlebis Power!
Richard Risemberg talks truth in Power to the People over on Flying Pigeon LA when he says: “One thing everyone
Read moreCOG Puts Bikes on Agenda
The Westside Council of Governments (COG) is a voluntary cooperative effort to exchange information and coordinate policy across the cities
Read moreWestside COG Wades into the Bike Issue
The Westside Council of Governments sustainability committee surprised the only community member in attendance this past week by discussing bike
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About the Westside Cities COG
Better Bike Beverly Hills attended the Westside Cities Council of Governments sustainability subcommittee meeting last week to check on the
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