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Save Coldwater Canyon board member
and real estate agent Alex Izbicki recommended implementing cameras to alleviate the speeding problem.
When I travel to the U.K., its really
simpleyou just put a speed camera and
warn the drivers that theyre being nailed
if they go above a certain speed, Izbicki
said.
Koretz said that he would like to see the
speed bump programterminated due to
budgetary restrictions restored.

BHUSD backs down following

Weeklys PRA request
The Board
of Education
finally disclosed billing
information
pertaining to
Tim Bureshs
involvement
in producing
three videos
with KBEV
on the Metro
issue after
Shaheen Manshoory
a December
2014 Public
Records Act (PRA) request by Beverly
Hills Weekly.
Attorney Shaheen Manshoory, who
represented the Weekly in this action, sent
a second letter to the District on January
22. In his letter, Manshoory stated that

there is solid legal precedent for disclose of any payment made by any local
agency which includes school districts.
In his letter response to Manshoory,
BHUSD General Counsel Vincent Ewing
wrote that the District wishes to settle
this matter amicably and avoid a legal
dispute. Ewing enclosed the requested
documents, which outline 18 separate
payments totaling $7,260 made to Buresh
from September 6, 2014 to October 28,
2014 for his contribution to the videos.
We knew our position was correct and
were glad that the District decided to
reveal information that we knew would be
revealed under the Public Records Act,
Manshoory said.
As of press time, part one of the purportedly student-produced Why We
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26, 2014, has been viewed 2,799 times
on YouTube. Published on December 3,
2014, part two has been viewed 1,358
times on YouTube. Part three, published
on December 4, 2014, has been viewed
1,281 times on YouTube. Based on the
fees paid to Buresh and the videos total
number of views, each view cost the
District $1.33.
Although the District did disclose the
fees paid to Buresh, it chose to withhold a considerable amount of the billing
information contained in the two separate
invoice files, arguing it is covered by
attorney-client privilege.
(See adjoining chart).

Fees Paid by the BHUSD to Tim Buresh for his

involvement in Why We Fight videos
Date

Rate

Hour

Amount

9/06/2014

$440.00

0.25

$110.00

9/07/2014

$440.00

0.5

$220.00

9/08/2014

$440.00

1.75

$770.00

9/09/2014

$440.00

$440.00

9/12/2014

$440.00

2.25

$990.00

9/13/2014

$440.00

0.5

$220.00

9/15/2014

$440.00

1.75

$770.00

9/22/2014

$440.00

0.75

$330.00

9/22/2014

$440.00

0.5

$220.00

9/23/2014

$440.00

$440.00

9/26/2014

$440.00

$440.00

10/03/2014

$440.00

0.5

$220.00

10/07/2014

$440.00

1.25

$550.00

10/08/2014

$440.00

0.75

$330.00

10/15/2014

$440.00

0.5

$220.00

10/22/2014

$440.00

0.5

$220.00

10/26/2014

$440.00

1.25

$550.00

10/28/2014

$440.00

0.5

$220.00

Total
$7,260
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Source: Invoices provided by BHUSD General Counsel Vincent Ewing

(Left to Right): Savannah Cerizo of Beverly Hills Girl Scout Troop 215, Vice Mayor
Julian Gold, Councilmember Nancy Krasne, Mayor Lili Bosse, Councilmember John
Mirisch and girl scout Elise Knebel.

City concludes Centennial celebration

City Councilmembers, commissioners, Centennial Committee members, dignitaries
and residents rounded out the Citys Centennial celebration on Sunday afternoon at
Will Rogers Memorial Park with a Time Capsule Dedication. More than 30 items were
included in the Centennial Time Capsule, which will be buried at the historic park for
the next 100 years.

Kessler says Horace Mann

construction is on track
According to Horace Mann Principal
Steve Kessler, the middle schools
construction project is on schedule
and slated for a spring 2016 completion date. The general contractor is Pro
West Constructors and the construction
management firm is Totum Program
Management.
The project is 25 percent complete,
Kessler said. The structural steel

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which will be a big part of the job is

scheduled for delivery in late February or
early March, which is on schedule.
Every Friday morning at 8:30 am since
the projects inception 25 weeks ago,
Kessler has attended a construction meeting with BHUSD Superintendent Dr.
Gary Woods, PTA President Tina Wiener
and Citizens Oversight Committee member Bradley Gibbons.
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