Butler, Bloom advance to run- off; Osborn next runner-up in Assembly race In a close race for Assembly, Democrats Betsy Butler and Richard Bloom were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s prima- ry election. Based on semi- final results from the Los Angeles Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk, Butler and Bloom received 12,519 and 12,417 votes respectively. Democrat Torie Osborn was the third-place finisher, with 11,744 votes. The only Republican in the race, Brad Torgan, received the fewest votes, with 11,730 votes. Many had predicted Butler and Osborn would make it to November’s general election, since Butler was running as an incumbent and also had the sup- port of Assembly Speaker John Perez and the California Democratic Party, and Osborn picked up the support of local democratic clubs, including the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills Democratic Club. Osborn’s Beverly Hills supporters included Planning Commission Vice Chair Brian Rosenstein and former Mayor Linda Briskman. Butler, who currently represents the 53rd Assembly District covering part of Los Angeles and the South Bay, had the support of Mayor Willie Brien. Councilmember Barry Brucker endorsed Bloom. In an e-mail to her supporters, Osborn said her work will be taking a different course than she had hoped, but thanked her supporters for building “ an insurgent campaign that was vibrant, grassroots, people-powered.” iPic proposes scaled back movie theater for Canon Drive The Planning Commission and City Council planning liaisons got a fresh look last week at “City, BHUSD file CEQA lawsuits challenging Metro tunnel under Beverly High” [Issue #661] Metro wants to tunnel under Beverly High in order to arrive at Avenue of the Stars and Constellation Boulevard. Maybe a better way to go is along Olympic Boulevard. From Wilshire and La Cienega proceed south to Olympic, then to Avenue of the Stars and north to the desired location. This avoids many potential earthquake zones and tunneling under a very old structure with unknown problems. This may be a bit more expensive but maybe not in the long run. It also avoids protracted lawsuits by Beverly Hills. Paul Bernstein Beverly Hills Page 2 • Beverly Hills Weekly WHAT’S 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: [email protected] Weekly Beverly Hills ALSO ONTHE WEB www.bhweekly.com SERVINGBEVERLYHILLS • BEVERLYWOOD • LOS ANGELES Issue 661• May 31- June 6,2012 rudy cole • Osborn forAssembly Page 6 briefs • Metro boardmay vote on subway tunnel today Page 2 cover story • pages 8-9 photos • Beverly High Prom Page 10 Moving Forward Former Board of Education member Myra Demeter discusses her husband Dan’s recovery 20 months after a serious stroke SNAPSHOT letters & email Inside Beverly Hills—BHTV10 Inside Beverly Hills, moderated by columnist Rudy Cole, will next air on June 7 at 5:30 p.m., June 8 at 10 p.m., June 11 at 3 p.m., and June 13 at 9 p.m. about Theatre 40; June 7 at 10:30 p.m. about BHUSD Board of Education; June 11 at 9 p.m., June 12 at 6 p.m., and June 13 at 7:30 p.m. about Design Review; and June 12 at 10 p.m. about Information Technology. brief s Issue 662 • June 7 - June 13, 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 Melanie Anderson Sports Editor Steven Herbert Contributing Editor Rudy Cole Advertising Representatives Tiffany Majdipour Saba Ayinehsazian Negin Elazari 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 [email protected] 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 Betsy Butler Richard Bloom