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LOL

December 11, 2014 Mark Elliot Jeff Kolin

LOL: “Under the leadership of the City Manager, Jeff Kolin, Beverly Hills City employees aspire towards a performance environment of

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What We Can Do Today About Santa Monica Boulevard

June 3, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Beverly Boulevard, Jeff Kolin, safety, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Traffic and Parking Commission, Wilshire Boulevard

Beverly Hills City Council may have punted on Santa Monica Boulevard, but they can’t turn their back on street safety

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Council Slaps Back: No Bike Lanes for SM Blvd [Recap]

March 5, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Aaron Kunz, blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Jeff Kolin, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, Marilyn Gallup, Nancy Krasne, Psomas, Robert Tanenbaum, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Susan Healy-Keene, Thomas White, Victor Bardack, Willie Brien

Beverly Hills City Council Disses Road Safety, Slaps Riders in Santa Monica Boulevard Session A split Beverly Hills City Council

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Small Town Advocacy in BH: Opportunities & Constraints

September 6, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot Alan Grushcow, Andy Licht, editorial, Jeff Kolin, Jeff Levine, Julie Steinberg, Lester Friedman, public participation, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

If you want to advocate for a policy change in Beverly Hills,  take some comfort that we’re a small town

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Beverly Hills Civics 101

August 18, 2013August 20, 2013 Mark Elliot City Manager, governance, Jeff Kolin, John Mirisch, Lili Bosse, organization chart

Last we checked, power flows from the people. We the people stand astride the machinery of government. We sit atop

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Setting the City’s Agenda

August 9, 2013July 15, 2015 Mark Elliot agenda-setting, Jeff Kolin, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, Nancy Krasne, Willie Brien

The Beverly Hills Courier ran a cover article last week titled, ‘Mirisch Says City Manager Kolin “Usurped” Authority.’ Attention-grabbing headlines

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Time to Review the Department Head Hiring Process

July 19, 2013August 3, 2013 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills Public Works, good government, governance, Jeff Kolin, John Mirisch, Mahdi Aluzri, Nancy Krasne

Have you wondered why Beverly Hills has taken none of the steps toward safer for cyclists that other cities have?

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Human Relations Commission July 18, 2013 [Recap]

July 18, 2013 Mark Elliot Embrace Civility, Human Relations Commission, Jeff Kolin, safety

The Beverly Hills Human Relations Commission has been considering an expansion of its ‘Embrace Civility’ initiative to address uncivil conduct

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City Manager Performance: Worthy of a Bonus Necessary?

April 11, 2013 Mark Elliot governance, Jeff Kolin

Our recent election made an issue of City Hall performance. Mayor Mirisch said at installation, “If local government doesn’t listen,

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Guest Starring: the City Manager!

March 11, 2013May 26, 2015 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills TV, Jeff Kolin

Last year the Courier dumped city salary data obtained though a long-stalled freedom of information request, and the immediate response

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Beverly Hills City Hall on Cable TV

March 11, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot governance, Jeff Kolin, Julian Gold, Linda Briskman, Rudy Cole

Did you know that Beverly Hills broadcasts a cable TV television station with its own talk show called Inside Beverly

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