page_title: Beverly Hills, California
section_title: Municipal government
hierarchical_section_title: Beverly Hills, California / Government / Municipal government
caption_attribution_description: English: Trousdale Estates neighborhood in Beverly Hills, CA.
context_page_description: Beverly Hills is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Located within 5.7 square miles and surrounded by the cities of Los Angeles and West Hollywood, it had a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census and an estimated population of 33,792 in 2019.
  The city is home to many celebrities, luxury hotels, and the Rodeo Drive shopping district.
  Originally a Spanish ranch where lima beans were grown, Beverly Hills was incorporated in 1914 by a group of investors who had failed to find oil, but found water instead and eventually decided to develop it into a town.
context_section_description: Beverly Hills is a general law city governed by a five-member City Council including the mayor and vice mayor. The City Council hires a city manager to carry out policies and serve as executive officer. Until 2017, every odd-numbered year, either two or three members were elected for four-year terms. However, in 2017, the Council changed its cycle to conform with statewide elections; the first such election will be held in March 2020. Each March the City Council meets and chooses one of its members as mayor and one as vice-mayor. As of April 2020, Lester Friedman is Mayor, Robert Wunderlich is Vice Mayor, and Lili Bosse, Julian Gold, and John Mirisch are members. George Chavez serves as City Manager.
  In 2007, Jimmy Delshad became the city's first Iranian-born mayor.
caption: Trousdale Estates in Beverly Hills, CA
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