has been covered here on Beverly Hills Weekly before, but now it is election time. Metro must be stopped. The only reason Metro wants more money will be to support its own greed, self interest and financial gain. Metro has a history of doing that and even after they made promises to the voters the last time, Metro went and turned their backs on them. We have already given Metro a blank check because of Measure R in 2008. We have not seen the advances in transportation since then, and there is no reason to think that Metro will keep its word and focus on doing what is right. Wake up and look at Metro for what it is and the progress it has not made. The only tunnels and roads that Metro is interested in are the ones that lead to their own banks. Believe me, Metro is not interested in our community or you. To give them even more money and another 30 years to 2069 would be insane and is the same as putting a rope around our own necks. We all know what Metro wants to do in Beverly Hills. Do you really want to support their efforts and agendas both now and in the future? That is exactly what you will do if you vote yes on Measure J. I care about the future of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. I also care and worry about what our children and grandchildren will have to deal with in the years to come. The years leading to 2069 are too far ahead for us to be spending money on something that others will eventually have to pay for. That would be unfair and wrong. Dont act the way Metro wants you to. Do the right thing. Vote no on Measure J. George Vreeland Hill Beverly Hills Page 2 Beverly Hills Weekly WHATS ON YOUR MIND? You can write us at: 140 South Beverly Drive #201 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 You can fax us at: 310.887.0789 email us at: editor@bhweekly.com Weekly Beverly Hills ALSO ON THE WEB www.bhweekly.com SERVING BEVERLY HILLS BEVERLYWOOD LOS ANGELES Issue 682 October 25 - October 31, 2012 rudy cole Food and politics Page 6 briefs City Council adopts resolution to not take a position in support of Measure J Page 3 cover story pages 8-9 briefs Specialty Surgery Center wins appeal hearing on 2-1 vote Page 3 Beverly Hills First Lady Dr. Connie Brien discusses politics, family and life in Beverly Hills SNAPSHOT letters & email Inside Beverly HillsBHTV10 Inside Beverly Hills, moderated by columnist Rudy Cole, will next air on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. about former mayors; Nov. 1 at 9:30 p.m. about BHFD Paramedics; Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. about City government; Nov. 2 at 10 p.m. about Beverly Hills Theatre Guild; Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. about the BHUSD Board; Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. about an update of Roxbury; Nov. 5 at 8 p.m., Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. and Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m. about Active Adults; Nov. 6 at 3:30 p.m. about Public Safety; and Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. about BHEF. briefs Jrcc !|cO 8^|| w||u||t 8|v!. Jne z0iz uonoree: Iroo ne 8eer|) u|gn c|u:: oI io14 nre::en u: ne v|||uge Peor|e. |eI o r|gn. !eII |ur|n. !erorun 8u:| <u|||:|. !onn !uoe:on. cu|| r|||er r|||un unn ru:on oooer:. Issue 683 November 1 - November 8, 2012 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. Founded: October 7, 1999 Published Thursdays Delivered in Beverly HilIs, Beverlywood, Los Angeles ISSN#1528-851X www.bhweekly.com Publisher & CEO Josh E. Gross Reporter Andrea Aldana Sports Editor Steven Herbert Contributing Editor Rudy Cole Advertising Representatives Tiffany Majdipour Saba Ayinehsazian Chloe Majdipour Legal Advertising Mike Saghian Eiman Matian 140 South Beverly Drive #201 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310.887.0788 phone 310.887.0789 fax CNPA Member editor@bhweekly.com All staff can be reached at: first name @bhweekly.com Unsolicited materials will not be returned. 2012 Beverly Hills Weekly Inc. 1 year subscriptions are available. Sent via US Mail $75 payable in advance Adjudicated as a newspaper of gen- eral circulation for the County of Los Angeles. Case # BS065841 of the Los Angeles Superior Court, on November 30, 2000. Weekly Beverly Hills Lease negotiations ongoing between Beverly Hills hardware store and City After fearing closure, Pioneer Hardware, the only hardware store in Beverly Hills, may soon reach an agreement with the City. The City-owned building leased to Pioneer Hardware in 1988 was intended for stores that were meant to provide services to the com- munity who would not be able to afford the market rate. The hardware store and each of the other stores in the City-owned parking structure are there for one purpose: to provide what they called convenience commercial stores, said former mayor Joe Tilem who opened the store with his late brother. That meant that the kind of stores that they wanted there were stores people in Beverly Hills needed to function