In Los Angeles, developers of Beverly West, a 22-story condominium with 35 residences, allotted some of the homes' premium space for closets, giving them glass walls with views of the city's skyline and green space surrounding the building.
Some of the area's most politicised inhabitants cannot vote because they are technically citizens of Santa Monica, Beverly Hills or West Hollywood.
It rumbled through Beverly Hills and West Hollywood like it owned the place, and the long hood, angular fenders and taunt haunches have become icons of American motor history.
And various independent cities, such as Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, have taken large chunks out of what looks, on the map, as if it ought to be the mayor's territory.
But until the dust settles downtown, when it comes time to make deals, do lunch (or dinner) and bed down for the night, business travellers will likely head to stylish west side haunts in Beverly Hills, Century City, Santa Monica and West Hollywood.
The L.A. house, nestled between West Hollywood and Beverly Hills and blessed with terrific views, is by far his most modern creation, but it retains a classic Romualdez mix: High-gloss white terrazzo floors and flokati-upholstered Ricky Clifton settees share space with an Italian olive wood pyramid from Carlton Hobbs, one of his favorite dealers.
Even the office flies below the radar, tucked behind unmarked frosted windows on a nondescript block of West Olympic Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
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Not to mention that, from downtown LA, one is only about 8 miles from Hollywood, 10 miles from Beverly Hills, and 15 miles due West to the Pacific Ocean and its assortment of beaches and tourist traps in Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, and the like.
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Beverly Anderson, whose husband owns the property where West has lived for several years, said she was stunned by the violence in what's generally known as a safe neighborhood where children walk to school and families are frequently outdoors.
First there was the original Ponzi schemer of the modern era, Bernard Madoff, then came Philip Barry (aka the Bernard Madoff of Brooklyn), now the name has made it to the west coast with the Bernard Madoff of Beverly Hills, Ezri Namvar.
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Last week, Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon Andre Aboolian said through his publicist that Donda West consulted him in June about a procedure.
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On Monday, Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon Andre Aboolian said through his publicist that Donda West consulted him in June about a procedure.
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Another local business owner, Thomas Blumenthal of Geary's Beverly Hills, said there are still signs of life in the West Coast mecca of the well-to-do.
But another Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon said he had recently refused to perform a procedure on West until she had medical clearance for a condition he feared could lead to a heart attack.
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