“Fine Art Commission looks at library

for public art installation” [Issue #656]

I am thrilled that the Millard Sheets

murals that were previously on display at

the Beverly Wilshire might be once again

up to greet us at the entrance to the Civic

Center parking structure. I heard a rumor

that the original tile mural depicting books

that graced the old library was also out there

in storage somewhere. If that’s true I think

it would be lovely if it could be incorporat-

ed somehow into the building. It would be

a nice reminder of a past well remembered

by residents.

Tom Pease

 Beverly Hills

 LIBRARIAN NANCY HUNT-COFFEY 

 RESPONDS:

 My understanding is that the mosaic was

demolished when the library renovation

took place in the late 1980s/early 1990s.

The tiles were not set into panels, so there

wasn’t a way to retain them. There are

 pieces of the mosaic in the Beverly Hills

 Library Historical Collections Room and 

we have photos of the mosaic in our col-

lection.

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Corrections [Issue #656]

The article “Board of Education approves Woods’ district office reorganiza-

tion plan” incorrectly stated Dawnalyn Murakawa-Leopard was promoted to chief 

academic officer. Murakawa-Leopard was named chief administrative officer and

Jennifer Tedford was named chief academic officer.

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LA Marathon’s run throughBeverly Hills to continue nextyear

Following a three-year run of the Honda

LA Marathon through the City of Beverly

Hills, the City Council unanimously agreed

Tuesday afternoon to allow the marathon to

pass through the City at least one more time

next March.

The race has been controversial in years

past because of street closures that divide the

City in half for the preparation and duration of 

the marathon.

“I think the question for me is does this

benefit our city and clearly we have had the

last three years to try it out and this past year

was definitely better than the two years prior.

To me it’s impossible to ignore that our city

is definitely cut in half in terms of access,”

Councilmember Lili Bosse said. “I do feel that

it really comes down to balance and weigh-

ing the pros and cons. I am willing to try this

another year. I think given the fact that there’s

been a lot of analysis and a lot of fixing on

everybody’s part, I feel pretty confident that it

can be a better event.”

Bosse, who is on the liaison committee for

special events with Councilmember Barry

Brucker, said she was initially not supportive

of extending the agreement with the marathon

because of its impacts. One thing that helped