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Author: Jeff Hall


Brentwood Beat: The West L.A. VA Campus: So Far, So Terrific

February 19, 2016

February 19, 2016

It was a great day over at the West L.A.VA Campus on January 28. It was a year almost perfectly...

Brentwood Beat: The Importance Of Neighborhood Hangouts

January 23, 2016

January 23, 2016

At the last Brentwood Community Council meeting, a representative of a restaurant called Bottlefish spoke about his company’s plans to...

Rep. Loretta Sanchez Visits Brentwood

December 12, 2015

December 12, 2015

Loretta Sanchez, congresswoman from Orange County now running for U.S. Senate, paid a visit to Brentwood Sunday, Nov. 15 at...

Brentwood Beat: Progress In The Air

December 11, 2015

December 11, 2015

I bumped into Flo Chapgier a few days after the Paris attacks.  Flo, as many in Brentwood know, is Brentwood’s...

Brentwood Beat: Fly Catching

November 13, 2015

November 13, 2015

Last month I wrote a column in which I asked why people get so upset about Archer School’s expansion plans,...

Brentwood Beat: Tight Traffic Standards For All Brentwood Schools, Not Just Archer

October 16, 2015

October 16, 2015

Brentwood School is close to releasing a DEIR (draft environmental impact report) discussing its plans to expand its East Campus...

Brentwood Beat: Give Peace A Chance

October 7, 2015

October 7, 2015

There is a new team in town that’s trying to do something about addressing the needs of homeless veterans. Things...

Brentwood Beat – Proposal for the VA in West L.A.: Build 5,000 Units

August 21, 2015

August 21, 2015

The West L.A.VA has been hosting some community meetings recently in order to receive feedback about how the VA might...

Brentwood Beat: All the excitement in Brentwood

July 24, 2015

July 24, 2015

It’s summer and things feel a bit slow in Brentwood. I suppose that’s as it should be. It’s summer. But...

Brentwood Beat: Here’s to the agitators

June 12, 2015

June 12, 2015

I come from the “let’s all get along” school, figuring if people of good will are willing to sit down...