John A. Mirisch
[4][7][8][9][10] During his tenure as mayor, Mirisch established the Sunshine Task Force to improve local governmental transparency and public participation.[4] He has also spearheaded the Beverly Hills Cultural Heritage Commission to honor the city's rich history and architectural legacy.Mirisch opposes increases in housing supply in Beverly Hills and has criticized YIMBY activists who he says wants the "elimination of single-family neighborhoods.[17] In 2023, he opposed the construction of a luxury hotel on Rodeo Drive that was estimated to contribute $725 million in tax revenue to Beverly Hills.[4] In 2016, the city of Beverly Hills was ordered to pay $9,357 in legal fees to a journalist who filed suit for release of police records related to alleged domestic abuse by Mirisch.