Fewer jobs have meant fewer tax dollars even for well - funded Beverly Hills . 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 . City officials expect tax revenues to drop by about $ 100 million over the next 16 years . High - end pawnshop owner says loans are growing and bigger than ever . Restaurant owner says she has cut prices by as much as 85 percent .
Fewer jobs have meant fewer tax dollars even for well - funded Beverly Hills . City officials expect tax revenues to drop by about $ 100 million over the next 16 years . High - end pawnshop owner says loans are growing and bigger than ever . Restaurant owner says she has cut prices by as much as 85 percent .