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The Beverly Wilshire Homes Association is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to represent the interests of homeowners and residents in a subarea of the Fairfax District of Los Angeles.

The group was founded in the 1950s to fight oil drilling under area homes. Neighborhood activist Milton Rubin was elected president in 1957, soon after which he and property tax activist Howard Jarvis formed the United Organization of Taxpayers, through which the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association helped run the campaign that led to the passage of 1978 California property tax reform measure, Proposition 13.

In the 1980s, the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association, under its current president, Diana Plotkin, fought efforts to extend the Los Angeles Red Line Subway through the Fairfax District. The resulting 1985 federal ban on tunneling in the area stayed in effect for more than 20 years until it was repealed in 2007.

Plotkin and the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association have since mounted legal challenges to numerous developments in the area, ranging from large projects such as The Grove at Farmers Market, a development the group eventually supported, to small restaurants and bars.

The group has been cited for winning sizable legal settlements in these challenges, including one worth $1.05 million for dropping its opposition to a liquor license at Ma Maison Sofitel, an area hotel and nightclub.