by Kim Cooper | Jul 11, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
In his 1946 will, the silent film actor William S. Hart left his 254-acre Horseshoe Ranch in Newhall, personal possessions and a trust account “for the benefit of the American public of every race and creed,” to be maintained and administered as a free...
by Kim Cooper | Jun 27, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
The following is a guest post by Beverly Hills city councilmember John Mirisch, which originally appeared on the Vintage Los Angeles Facebook page. We believe his observations on the June 21, 2022 Beverly Hills city council hearing, during which the way was cleared...
by Kim Cooper | Jun 18, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
In April, on the occasion of publication of the Los Angeles City Planning Department’s Draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report) for a proposed redevelopment of the Morrison Hotel (Morgan, Walls and Morgan, 1914) and surrounding parcels in Downtown Los Angeles, we...
by Kim Cooper | Jun 18, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
We were curious about membership numbers for the Los Angeles Conservancy through the pandemic, so looked up their their 990 tax filings on the California Charities Registry. Although we have viewed their page in the past, the Los Angeles Conservancy didn’t come...
by Kim Cooper | May 16, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
It’s election season in Los Angeles, and with Eric Garcetti termed out, the fight for the chief executive slot—a race which was Jose Huizar’s to lose and did he ever—has attracted a predictable mix of deep pockets, political lifers and idealistic long...
