Jeff Prang

Will California Officials Derail West Hollywood's Plans to Tear Down Great Hall-Long Hall?

It's been ongoing saga for a while now, and West Hollywood City Council's plans to demolish the WPA-era Great Hall-Long Hall buildings in Plummer Park may be derailed -- one way or another. It brings back memories of when the West Hollywood City Council pushed hard to mess with the old Tara mansio ... More >>

West Hollywood Municipal Election Results: Voters Defy Political Establishment and Approve Term Limits for City Council

In one of those odd twists on election night, West Hollywood voters gave City Council incumbents Jeff Prang and John Duran another four years, but then solidly approved a term limits ballot measure for the City Council by more than 1,000 votes. The passage of Measure C is a major blow to the West H ... More >>

West Hollywood City Council and Term Limits Races Turn Political Scene Upside Down But Voters Get Last Word on Election Day

After months of political contention, West Hollywood voters will decide today if term limits for City Council members should be approved and if incumbents Jeff Prang and John Duran should be re-elected. Former Councilman Steve Martin, a front-running challenger, wants to replace either Duran or Pran ... More >>

More Political Intrigue in West Hollywood City Council Race, But Will Voters Care on Election Day?

Every two years, West Hollywood residents often get a startling look at how their government is actually run via City Council elections, and every two years West Hollywood residents almost always vote for the same people -- if they show up at the voting booths at all. Will this year be any different ... More >>

Humongous Mall Project Sparks Controversy in West Hollywood City Council Race

WEHOville recently broke a jaw-dropping story that's causing a major stir in West Hollywood and could possibly impact any driver passing through that city on Santa Monica Boulevard, which is already a rush hour nightmare. Developer Charles Cohen, who owns the Pacific Design Center and recently adde ... More >>

Are Term Limits Good For West Hollywood? Voters to Decide in Upcoming Election

The Los Angeles Times ran a piece about West Hollywood terms limits today. It's filled with the usual, and very simplified, arguments by City Council members John Heilman and Jeff Prang about why terms limits are bad. "The people in West Hollywood are smart enough to know that if there's a council ... More >>

Iconic Irv's Burgers In West Hollywood Again Under Redevelopment Threat

WeHo News reported yesterday that Irv's Burgers, the iconic hamburger stand on Santa Monica Boulevard across the street from West Hollywood City Hall, is under threat of redevelopment changes that could possibly force out longtime owners Sonia, Momma, and Sean Hong. Irv's Burgers owner Sonia Hong s ... More >>

West Hollywood City Council: Sam Borelli and Steve Martin Kick Off Campaigns to Unseat Incumbents John Duran and Jeff Prang

Election season is once again upon the good folks in West Hollywood, where politics is often played as a contact sport. With an exception or two, it's almost always liberal Democrats fighting against liberal Democrats, and the infighting can be quite a hoot. This year, former West Hollywood City Co ... More >>

West Hollywood City Council Finally Makes Deal with El Mirador Owner Jerome Nash

West Hollywood City Council members avoided a longtime controversy from blowing up in their faces on Tuesday night, approving a development agreement that would prevent the historic El Mirador building from being torn down. Without the agreement, El Mirador owner Jerome Nash threatened to demolish ... More >>

West Hollywood Activists Take First Step in Placing Term Limits on City Council

West Hollywood community activists Elyse Eisenberg, Scott Schmidt, and Sheila Lightfoot made it official this week: They've filed the paperwork at City Hall to start the process of getting a term limits initiative placed on the March 2013 ballot. "We are asking the City Council to let the voters h ... More >>

West Hollywood's New Fur Ban Could Be a Model for the Nation. But Opponents Are Still Trying to Strike It Down

West Hollywood Activists 'Fed Up,' Look to Pass Term Limits For City Council Members

In a town where City Council members are almost never voted out of office, West Hollywood community activists have reached a boiling point -- and they're pushing hard to place a term limits initiative on the March 2013 ballot. "It's very hard for a grassroots activist to raise over $100,000 and bea ... More >>

Future of West Hollywood's Historic El Mirador Apartment Building Still Uncertain

The future of one of the most iconic buildings in West Hollywood -- and possibly in Los Angeles County -- is still uncertain. On Monday night, West Hollywood City Council members John Heilman, Abbe Land, John D'Amico and John Duran were unable to agree on plans for the historic El Mirardor apartmen ... More >>

Community Activists Spar Over Walgreens Project in West Hollywood

Update, Tuesday, May 8: West Hollywood City Council approved the Walgreens project on Monday night. Read reaction from those who opposed it after the jump. For years, West Hollywood community activists were united in their fight to stop the construction of a proposed Walgreens at Santa Monica and C ... More >>

WeHo News Editor Ryan Gierach Talks About Struggles and Return to West Hollywood

For years, WeHo News, a spunky online community newspaper, has been a must read for anyone interested in all things West Hollywood, with major news outlets often picking up its breaking stories. Recently, the operation shut down for several weeks, but started up again on Monday. Readers have wonde ... More >>

West Hollywood City Council: Will John Duran and John D'Amico Bring Change in 2012?

Ted SoquiWeHo City Council member John D'Amico​We're all for protecting bicyclists, the humane treatment of puppies, reasonably guarding the health of restaurant and bar workers against second-hand smoke, and many of the other feel-good, headline-grabbing ordinances the five members of the We ... More >>

With Cultural War Brewing in West Hollywood, Will Mayor John Duran Shake Up Status Quo?

Ted SoquiWest Hollywood Mayor John Duran​Will John Duran, who was installed last night as the new mayor of West Hollywood, shake up the status quo with the help of recently elected City Councilman John D'Amico? That's the big question in West Hollywood political circles these days -- in 2010 ... More >>

West Hollywood City Hall Unconvinced to Name Street After AIDS Activist Elizabeth Taylor?

Movie star and AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor​West Hollywood City Hall appears unconvinced that the gay mecca should name a street after movie star and AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor, according to WeHo News. The online newspaper reports that none of the City Council offices "reported the 'ca ... More >>

Will West Hollywood Name A Street After Movie Star and AIDS Activist Elizabeth Taylor?

HIV/AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor​West Hollywood City Council members are known for their dedications, proclaiming such things as "Ozzy Osbourne Day," "Slash Day," and the list goes on. Those rock legends are great (both of them happen to be gay-friendly, by the way), but WeHo council memb ... More >>

Despite Controversy, No Children Harmed at Tom of Finland's West Hollywood Erotic Art Fair

Issues of "Physique Pictorial" were sold at WeHo-LA Erotic Art Fair​The 16th Annual West Hollywood - Los Angeles Erotic Art Fair went off without a hitch this past weekend, and the kids, as far as we know, are perfectly alright. Earlier in the year, members of the West Hollywood Arts and Cult ... More >>

West Hollywood 2011 City Council Election: John D'Amico Sworn In, Says WeHo Starts 'New Spring'

Ted SoquiWest Hollywood City Councilman John D'Amico​John D'Amico, the challenging candidate who placed first in the hotly contested West Hollywood City Council election two weeks ago and ousted incumbent Lindsey Horvath, was sworn into office on Monday night at West Hollywood Park Auditorium ... More >>

West Hollywood City Manager Paul Arevalo Appears To Be Second Big Spender in City Credit Card Scandal

City of West HollywoodWeHo City Manager Paul Arevalo made $309,186 in 2009 -- apparently not enough to cover meals​Updated after the jump: Fran Solomon, the other cardholder, was so not having us at last night's City Council meeting. Also, the candidates' final words! Update: West Hollywood e ... More >>

West Hollywood Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath Invokes Arizona Shootings To Win Votes?

West Hollywood City Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath​West Hollywood City Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath apparently thinks that West Hollywood's lively political culture is destined for a major tragedy if she's not elected and can help tone things down. During a West Hollywood candidate's forum on ... More >>

West Hollywood City Council's Big Dreams of Subway-Oriented Development Goes Down in Flames, Traffic Destined to be a Nightmare

West Hollywood City Councilwoman Abbe Land​When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority shot down a subway route through West Hollywood a few weeks ago, it probably shook up no group of people harder than West Hollywood City Council members John Heilman, Abbe Land, Lindsey Horvath, Jeff Pra ... More >>

West Hollywood's John Heilman and Abbe Land Beg Voters To Keep Gerrymandered Districts in 'Yes on 27' TV Ad

Ted SoquiWest Hollywood City Councilman John Heilman​West Hollywood City Council members John Heilman, Abbe Land, Lindsey Horvath, and Jeff Prang star in a "Yes on Prop. 27" TV ad, begging voters to maintain the supremely shady practice called "gerrymandering." Few, if any, major politicians ... More >>

West Hollywood Ballot Proposal Would Allow More 'Tall-Wall' Billboards

​A West Hollywood city councilman is warning residents to think twice before they sign a petition that seeks to place a billboard measure on a city ballot in March. Councilman Jeff Prang says the the proposal, if approved by voters, would actually allow property owners to install "tall-wall" b ... More >>

Has Teen Sasha Rodriguez's Death Following 'Electric Daisy Carnival' Put A Chill On L.A. Raves? One Venue Pulls The Plug

​Operators of a public venue pulled the plug on an Eastside rave this weekend, ostensibly as a result of unruliness at the massive Electric Daisy Carnival event at the Los Angeles Coliseum -- and the subsequent death of a 15-year-old girl who had attended the party. The Whittier Daily News re ... More >>

Does West Hollywood Want Wide-Sweeping Smoking Ban?

While West Hollywood City Council members have been considering such highly-publicized measures as boycotting Arizona due to its controversial immigration law and taking a stand against commercial whaling, some of those same politicians seem to be quietly pushing a wide-sweeping, anti-smoking agenda ... More >>

Will West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Need A Bail Out?

In the WeHo News yesterday, columnist and former West Hollywood City Councilman Steve Martin predicts the Creative City may need to "bail out" the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce with taxpayer dollars.WeHo NewsFormer West Hollywoood City Councilman Steve Martin​Why? Martin writes that it all st ... More >>

West Follywood

How a progressive town founded on renters' rights and diversity ended up gridlocked, angry and elitist

A Changing of the Guard at the Westwood March

Fore more photos, view Ted Soqui's Westwood protest slideshow. Related Posts: Patrick Range McDonald's "The Last, Passionate Rant of a Long Night in West Hollywood" Patrick Range McDonald's "The Long March to the Mormon Temple" Joe Donnelly's "Election 08: What Happens To A Dream Deferred? Prop ... More >>

Queer Town: Good Craziness in West Hollywood

At West Hollywood Park, across the street from the Pacific Design Center, Mayor Jeff Prang stood underneath the shade of a palm tree in a navy blue suit with a gold-and-blue striped tie. He had been talking to journalists from all over the world and needed to take a breather before the press confere ... More >>

No Wedding Bells in WeHo

West Hollywood struggles to keep up with San Francisco

Living With AIDS

Helping people is never quite as easy as it seems

The Graying of West Hollywood

Election could chart course as city matures