Mito Aviles

Fashion's Night Out 2011: A Ferris Wheel on Rodeo Drive, Annie Flanders at Bar Marmont

Patrick Range McDonaldMannequins at Prada in Beverly Hills​Fashion's Night Out 2011 came to the Los Angeles area last night, with retail stores open later than usual and lots of champagne flowing for shoppers and invited guests. In Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive was blocked off to car traffic and ... More >>

Mito Aviles and ChadMichael Morrisette of CM Squared Designs: Mannequin Men

Fashion Issue 2011: Does L.A. Have a Fashion Identity?

Starlets, surf bums, shagsters, scarecrows, rocker vampires, and more: Our fashion issue explores L.A. style from the streets up

ChadMichael Morrisette and Mito Aviles To Star in Reality TV Show?

Jennie WarrenMito Aviles (l) and ChadMichael Morrisette​TV showcases the skills and antics of scheming survivors, struggling fashion designers, and kooky apprentice celebrities, so will television execs give the green-light to an ultra-talented window display artist who consistently knocks th ... 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 >>

Chaos at the West Hollywood Polls: 'Rough Guesstimates' Fly on Election Night, Provisional Ballots Overestimated by 130 Votes

California Progress ReportShady democracy in L.A.'s land of the gays​The polls may be closed, but West Hollywood City Hall is once again shielding a rain of rage from angry activists and City Council candidates who want to know why the City Clerk's office announced that approximately 930 provi ... More >>

West Hollywood 2011 City Council Election: Vote Not Completed, Abbe Land, John D'Amico and John Heilman in Lead

​Update: New figures and analysis on WeHo City Council race. Since approximately 930 provisional ballots still need to be verified and counted, the hotly contested West Hollywood City Council race cannot be called tonight. So far, 522 votes separate first place Councilwoman Abbe Land from ... 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 2011 City Council Election: Challenging Candidates Cast Ballots, Urge Voters To Do Same

​UPDATE: Voter turnout may be much higher than in 2009. Polls in WeHo are closed. More after jump. UPDATE: Steady flow of voters at WeHo polling stations, with turnout expected to pick up after 5:30 p.m. More after jump. West Hollywood City Council candidates Mito Aviles and Scott Schmidt h ... More >>

West Hollywood 2011 City Council Election: Street Artist Plasters Warhol-inspired 'Vote Mito' Stickers on Santa Monica Boulevard

Unknown artist"Vote Mito" sticker in WeHo, photos by Patrick Range McDonald​In 2008, there was the iconic Obama "Hope" poster by L.A. street artist Shepard Fairey. Three years later, there's the "Vote Mito" stickers (as translated into English) by an unknown, apparently Russian-speaking arti ... More >>

West Hollywood: Political Ad Tells WeHo Residents to Read, Vote & Kick Out Incumbents

Park LaBrea News/Beverly Press advertisement​Someone sure wants change in West Hollywood, taking out a quarter page advertisement in the March 3 issue of the Park La Brea News/Beverly Press that features two L.A. Weekly cover stories. But there's no need to Google. You can find the exposes r ... More >>

West Hollywood Incumbents Dig In

A surprisingly pitched City Council battle for control of a town without term limits

Steve Martin, West Hollywood Candidate: Former Councilman Promises Change, Says Voters Feel 'Heilman Fatigue'

Jennie WarrenWeHo City Council candidate Steve Martin​Attorney and community activist Steve Martin loves a good fight, and, this year, he's sticking himself smack in the middle of one -- the highly contested race for West Hollywood City Council, which features six challengers and longtime inc ... More >>

Mito Aviles, West Hollywood Candidate: Overcoming Adversity, Aviles Seeks to Open Up Government to Residents

Jennie WarrenWeHo City Council candidate Mito Aviles​Update, 11:50 a.m.: Aviles, who hung a Sarah Palin mannequin in effigy from his rooftop in 2008, has received an endorsement from the gay Republican web site GayPatriot.net. More after the jump. For West Hollywood City Council candidate Mi ... More >>

Starting To Look a Lot Like Egypt: West Hollywood City Council Candidates Try To Oust Stubborn Dictator With Social-Media Uprising

PHOTO BY JENNIE WARRENWeHo City Council candidate Mito Aviles wants to send the Mubarak -- er, mayor -- packing on a private jet​In this week's cover story, "Dethroning West Hollywood's Martinets," Patrick Range McDonald documents three underdog WeHo City Council candidates who are taking a st ... More >>

Dante Atkins, WeHo City Council Campaign Manager, Spotted Texting Answers to Candidate Lindsey Horvath During Debate

Atkins Research Group IncDante Atkins dutifully oils the incumbency machine​Updated after the jump: Mito Aviles, another candidate, says he noticed the same damn thing. This makes yesterday's LA Weekly cover, on which two West Hollywood City Council incumbents hang from puppet strings, so muc ... More >>

Dethroning West Hollywood's Martinets

Can five intriguing gay men upset the City Council's 26-year dynasty?

West Hollywood City Council Candidates Debate Again, Challengers Seek to Unseat Longtime Incumbents

Ted SoquiWest Hollywood candidate John D'Amico​West Hollywood candidates meet up for another debate tonight at the West Hollywood Park Auditorium, where hard-charging challengers seek to unseat longtime incumbents John Heilman, Abbe Land, and Lindsey Horvath. Heilman and Land have served a c ... 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 >>

Term Limits Hot Button Issue at West Hollywood City Council Debate, Incumbents Oppose Them

West Hollywood City Council candidate Mito Aviles​Term limits for West Hollywood City Council members was the hot button issue at a candidates' forum held at the West Hollywood Park Auditorium last night. Nearly all challenging candidates supported term limits while incumbents Abbe Land and ... More >>

West Hollywood City Council Candidates Square Off in First Debate, Challengers Say Time for Change

Ted SoquiWest Hollywood Mayor John Heilman​A long-anticipated debate will take place in West Hollywood tonight between all of the candidates running for City Council, including several hard-charging challengers and incumbents John Heilman, Abbe Land, and Lindsey Horvath. The challengers will ... More >>

West Hollywood City Councilmember Lindsey Horvath, Appointed By Friends On Council, Illegally Used City Stamp, Listserv To Beg 2011 Campaign Support

WeHo NewsSilly ethics laws don't apply to the WeHo City Council's golden girl​New: Horvath's campaign manager explains that the listserv was a private (albeit gigantic) one. Updated after the jump with Horvath's public Facebook profile pic and more juicy links from the over-zealous editor of ... 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 Councilman John Duran Slams Colleagues, Says There's a 'Cultural Battle' for City's 'Soul'

Ted SoquiWest Hollywood City Council John Duran​West Hollywood Councilman John Duran wrote a whopper of an op-ed piece in the WeHo News on Thursday, describing himself as the "lone dissenting voice" on a City Council that's engaged in a "cultural battle" for the city's "soul." Whoa! Duran d ... More >>

2011 Political Candidates Already Battling in West Hollywood

E. DunnA cartoon on the web site of political canddiate Mito Aviles​ The municipal election doesn't arrive in West Hollywood until March, 2011, but candidates looking to defeat City Council incumbents John Heilman, Abbe Land, and Lindsey Horvath are already gearing up for a major battle. Form ... More >>

West Hollywood 'Art Attack' Ringleaders Revealed

Who were those masked men and women?Sky Yim"Art attack" protesters assemble near the Pacific Design Center on Monday night.​That's been the question of the week in West Hollywood, where some 20 people, wearing masks of longtime City Council members John Heilman and Abbe Land, and holding placards ... More >>

Alexander McQueen Tribute Window at Madison on Melrose

Mito Aviles and ChadMichael Morrisette, rooftop installation artists extraordinaire, have created a tribute window to designer Alexander McQueen. The window is viewable at the shop Madison on Melrose. McQueen committed suicide last week. He was only 40 years old. ​ If you are unfamiliar with ... More >>

Tits the Season: Naughty Santa's Grotto & A Giant Christmas Vagina at Coco de Mer

ChadMichael Morrisette and Mito Aviles, Los Angeles's infamous rooftop installation artists, have struck again. They are doing an x-rated winter wonderland piece at the lovely little Victorian sex shop Coco de Mer. Here are some photos from the opening last week. The boys will be doing a repeat perf ... More >>

Justice for Luis Santos, and the Prop. 8 Aftermath

Proposition 8: Fuck That! Mito Aviles and ChadMichael Morrisette's Subtle West Hollywood Rooftop Installation

What do you say to Prop. 8? Mito Aviles and ChadMichael Morrisette, the two West Hollywood designers who hung Sarah Palin in effigy on their roof, have another installation up in protest of the California Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold Proposition 8, which bans gays from getting married. ... More >>

Sarah Palin Mannequin Ebay Auction: Inauguration Shenanigans Begin Early

The Obama Inauguration Day shenanigans are beginning early with Mito Aviles and ChadMichael Morrisette's Ebay auction of their infamous Sarah Palin mannequin. They strung her up last Halloween, much to the dismay/delight of their West Hollywood neighborhood. (For the backstory, go here.) The auctio ... More >>

WeHo Couple Who Hung Sarah Palin Mannequin at Halloween Now Want Gay Designers to Boycott Straight Weddings

A Wedding Day Without Gays: "Good luck trying to find a designer who's not gay!"