This enclave of movie-star glamour—famous for its tree-lined boulevards and manicured yards—is starting to turn heads for another look: dying grass and ripped-out lawns. Beverly Hills has been identified by state officials as among California’s biggest urban water guzzlers and, under rules expected to be approved this week, ordered to cut its consumption by 36% or face fines up to $10,000 per violation. Anticipating the crackdown, the city in mid-April stopped watering its grassy medians. On April 21, the City Council adopted tough new restrictions that include a limit on lawn watering to two days a week, and a ban on draining and refilling swimming pools under penalty of maximum $1,000 fines. […]