Larchmont Chronicle
vol. 51, no. 9 • delivered to 76,439 readers in hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • Miracle Mile • Park La Brea • Larchmont
IN THIS ISSUE
SEPTEMBER 2014
Groundbreaking set for January for The Mansfield More construction due in Sycamore Square
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A six-story, 138-unit, mixeduse project has been given the okay at City Hall, and neighbors are bracing themselves for more construction in Sycamore Square. The Mansfield, at 5100 Wilshire Blvd., will replace an Art Deco theater built in 1931. Construction is set to begin in January and finish in late
Marijuana shop will not lease in Larchmont The owner of a marijuana dispensary has changed plans to open in a second floor space on Larchmont Blvd. The 1,600 square foot office space above Burger Lounge at 215 N. Larchmont Blvd. is now for lease. Ever since the plans for the shop, Canto Diem, were announced in September 2013, residents and Larchmont Blvd. business owners campaigned against the opening of a dispensary. Attorneys for Canto Diem said the Larchmont site would include 20 security cameras and a full-time guard, and credit card processing. But protestors were not impressed, and rallied their councilman and city attorney to try and block the move. The dispensary has opened in a North Hollywood location instead.
2016, according to the developer’s website. A Burger King fast food chain will also be demolished. “So far they have showed good faith in their dealings with us,” Ann Eggleston, president of the Sycamore Square Neighborhood Association, said of family-owned developer the Korda Group. “Of course we’re not thrilled about more construction on top of the Metro Subway Project and the [Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit] BRT lanes,” she added. The impact will especially hit “neighbors on Mansfield and Orange getting onto their streets from Wilshire.” There will be “noise and dust, and impact on local small businesses… “We hope to just keep the lines of communication and partnership open” with the developer. Metro staging sights for the See Mansfield, p 4
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ONE OF MANY community events Capt. Eric Davis attends is “Night Out Against Crime,” here with cadets, staff on Larchmont.
Capt. Davis praised by residents for area outreach Community barbecue set at Wilshire Division
A barbecue at the Wilshire Police Station on Thurs., Sept. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. will give community members a chance to say goodbye to Captain Eric Davis. Davis, who has been Wilshire commanding officer since 2008, will be retiring in October. Noted for his community outreach, Davis has earned the gratitude of the Hancock Park Home Owners Assoc. for his service to our area during his tenure, said Cindy Chvatal, association president. Peter Gorelick, security chairman of HPHOA, said
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Construction update at Metro meeting
PATRICIA GORDON WITH PATIENTS at the CureCervicalCancer clinic in Borgne, Haiti where she will be establishing a new clinic in that same region in six weeks. See story page 17
Learn what streets will be impacted during the next few months at the Metro Purple Line Extension meeting on Thurs., Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Brown Auditorium at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. The agenda will include construction schedule and future activities. For immediate concerns, call the hotline at 213-9226934.
Capt. Davis has done an outstanding job working with all members of the Wilshire community. He has always been a strong supporter of community policing and has been a great commanding officer for the Wilshire Division. Jim O’Sullivan, president of the Miracle Mile Residential Assoc., agrees. “We were lucky to have such a dedicated officer head up the Wilshire division. He was always there when we needed him, returnSee Capt. Davis, p 20
On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane Residents and their friends ate up the boulevard at the annual “Taste of Larchmont” last week, and our thanks to donors and to the 23 food services who donated to HopeNet for its 14 food pantries. *** Dr. Joanne Genewick recently completed her residency in family medicine at the University of Minnesota, Mankato where she was chief resident and osteopathic eduSee BLVD., p 20
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