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A ll lo c a l p e ts a r e w e lc o m e in o u r a n n u a l P e ts o f L a r c h m o n t s e c tio n in th e J u ly is su e . S e n d a p h o to a n d y o u r a n d y o u r p e t ’s n a m e a n d a d d r e s s (n o t fo r p u b lic a tio n ) to s u z a n @ la r c h m o n tc h r o n ic le .c o m . D e a d lin e is M o n ., Ju n e 1 0 .
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J u n e 2 fr o m 1 1 a .m . t o 3 p .m . T h e p a r ty c e le b r a te s 5 0 p e rc e n t c o m p le tio n o f th e P u r p le L in e E x te n s io n s to W ils h ir e a n d L a C ie n e g a b o u le v a r d s . G u e s t s p e a k e r s w ill in c lu d e M a y o r E r ic G a r c e tti, fo r m e r C o u n ty S u p e r v is o r Z e v Y a r o s la v s k y , D is tr ic t 4 C o u n c ilm a n D a v id R y u , M e tr o C E O P h il W a s h in g to n a n d N a tu r a l S e e M e tro , p 8
B y J o h n W e lb o r n e T h r o u g h th e le a d e r s h ip o f s ta te S e n . A n th o n y P o r ta n tin o , r e s id e n t a n d fo r m e r m a y o r o f L a C a ñ a d a F lin tr id g e , a n d w h o re p re se n ts a b ro a d sw a th o f L o s A n g e le s C o u n ty , c o n s id e r a tio n o f S B 5 0 , p ro p o se d b y sta te S e n . S c o tt W ie n e r o f S a n F r a n c is c o , h a s b e e n d e la y e d te m p o r a r ily . A s c h a i r o f t h e s t a t e S e n a t e ’s A p p r o p r ia tio n s C o m m itte e , S e n . P o r ta n tin o a n n o u n c e d M a y 1 6 th a t th e b ill w o u ld b e d e s ig n a te d a “ tw o -y e a r b ill” th a t c o u ld b e c o n s id e r e d in J a n u a r y o f 2 0 2 0 , b u t n o t u n til. H o w e v e r, th in g s in th e S ta te L e g is la tu r e a r e n o t a lw a y s a s th e y se e m , a n d th e re a re p ro c e d u re s th a t o th e r S e n a te le a d e r s h ip m e m b e r s c o u ld u s e to s u d d e n ly b r in g th e b ill b a c k u p fo r r e v ie w . It ta k e s ju s t 2 1 C a lifo r n ia n s (a m a jo r ity o f th e 4 0 -m e m b e r sta te S e n a te ) to m o v e th e b ill fo r c o n s id e ra tio n b y th e 8 0 -m e m b e r s ta te A s s e m b ly . P r e s s u r e fr o m th e m o n e y e d s p e c ia l in te r e s ts p u s h in g th e S e e S B 5 0 , p 4
Tom Bergin’s historic status up in the air — stay tuned Surprise delay May 21 B y J o h n W e lb o r n e In a c le v e r p a r lia m e n ta r y m a n e u v e r, th e la n d -u s e la w y e r fo r th e c u r r e n t o w n e r s o f T o m B e r g i n ’s , t h e r e s t a u r a n t a n d ta v e r n lo c a te d a t 8 4 0 S . F a ir fa x A v e . s in c e 1 9 4 9 , th r e w a m o n k e y w r e n c h in to th e p r o c e s s to d e c la r e th e p r o p e r ty a c ity
H is to r ic -C u ltu r a l M o n u m e n t. F o llo w in g a u n a n im o u s r e c o m m e n d a tio n m a d e in M a r c h b y th e C u ltu r a l H e r ita g e C o m m is s io n (C H C ), th e d e s ig n a tio n m u s t b e r e v ie w e d a n d a p p r o v e d b y th e C ity C o u n c il. A p p r o x im a te ly 5 0 s u p p o r tS e e B e r g in ’s , p 4
American muscle cars at 25th Gilmore Auto Show Lowriders, hotrods on display June 1 S e e m o r e th a n 1 0 0 c la s s ic c a r s o n d is p la y a t th e 2 5 th a n n u a l G ilm o r e H e r ita g e A u to S h o w a t th e O r ig in a l F a r m e r s M a r k e t S a t ., J u n e 1 fr o m 1 1 a .m . t o 5 p .m . T h i s y e a r ’s t h e m e , “ A m e r i c a n M u s c l e C a r s , ” w i l l f e a t u r e lo w r id e r s , h o tr o d s , tr u c k s a n d o th e r c la s s ic c a r s fr o m p r iv a t e c o lle c t o r s , in c lu d in g t h e 1 9 5 7 L in c o ln o r ig in a lly o w n e d b y J a y n e M a n s fi e ld n o r m a lly o n d is p la y a t th e P e t e r s e n A u t o m o t iv e M u s e u m . O t h e r c a r s fr o m t h e m u s e u m w ill a ls o b e fe a tu r e d . A t t e n d e e s w h o a r e a t t h e a u t o s h o w a t 5 p .m . c a n w a t c h t h e c e r e m o n ia l “ d r iv e o ff.” S e e A u to S h o w , p 1 4 AUTO SHOW takes place at the Original Farmers Market.
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