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July 30, 2010
Will More West Hollywood News Outlets Mean Increased Scrutiny for Local Politicians?
The Sunset Strip in West HollywoodLAist noted the other day that West Hollywood now has three "media outlets" training their eyes exclusively on the small, 1.9-square-mile city. It's the kind of thing that makes one wonder if West Hollywood politicians will now come under more scrutiny? At ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
CNN To Televise West Hollywood Rally for Prop. 8 Ruling
WeHo NewsThe Abbey in West HollywoodAs expected, national and local news outlets are setting up in West Hollywood, ready to televise reactions to today's ruling for the Proposition 8 federal trial. The ruling will be handed down sometime between 1 and 3 p.m. this afternoon. A CNN truck as w ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Prop. 8 Stay Messes With Big Wedding Day in West Hollywood
Patrick Range McDonaldWest Hollywood officials celebrate gay weddings in June, 2008.Unlike the summer of 2008, the city of West Hollywood doesn't plan to hold a major ceremony if U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker lifts his stay on the Proposition 8 ruling, which would allow gay and les ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
Same-Sex Marriages To Resume In California Next Week: Federal Judge Lifts Stay On Decision Overturning Prop. 8
Via TwitpicCelebration earlier this month at San Francisco City Hall. By Dennis Romero and Patrick Range McDonald, with reporting by Steve La from Norwalk Updated with reporting from the county clerk's office. First posted at 12:40 p.m. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker on Thursday mo ... More >>
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August 30, 2010
Harold Yong Park Arrested In Connection With West Hollywood Triple Homicide: Medical Marijuana Might Have Been Motive
A man who was allegedly in possession of pounds of marijuana possibly taken in a shocking triple homicide in West Hollywood Thursday night was arrested in connection with murder-robbery case, sheriff's officials announced Monday night. Sheriff's authorities said thirty-one-year-old Harold Yo ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
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 >>
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September 23, 2010
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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 >>
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September 28, 2010
'West Hollywood Cowboy' Don Leach, Wanted In Canada For Alleged Manslaughter, Nabbed From Barstool (For 'Public Intoxication')
Beverly Press / WeHo NewsWest Hollywood Cowboy Don Leach.A man known as the "West Hollywood Cowboy" was arrested last week after Canadian officials said he was wanted for alleged manslaughter there. The man told sheriff's deputies who came to retrieve him from his favorite stool at the Gold C ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
AOL Patch Plagiarizes Content From L.A. Blogger Alissa Walker, No Apology
Corrected, with note after the jump. This was bound to happen: AOL Patch, the series of hyper-local news sites in Los Angeles and across the land, has been caught ripping off content. If that's not bad enough, the regional editor didn't apologize to the pilfered author directly, instead asking f ... More >>
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October 4, 2010
Deputy Shoots At Innocent West Hollywood Liquor Store Clerk Lincoln Amara Following Robbery
CBS2A West Hollywood liquor store clerk was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday only be shot at by at least one responding sheriff's deputy. Bad day, yes, but the uninjured man told TV news reporters he was not mad at the law officers and was actually glad to see them -- even with guns blazing. ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
GENTLEMEN, START YOUR LADY SCHICKS!
CBS2A West Hollywood liquor store clerk was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday only be shot at by at least one responding sheriff's deputy. Bad day, yes, but the uninjured man told TV news reporters he was not mad at the law officers and was actually glad to see them -- even with guns blazing. ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Fat Salaries Of West Hollywood City Council, Manager And Employees: Now Available For Your Viewing Pleasure
City of West HollywoodWeHo City Manager Paul Arevalo made $309,186 in 2009The state Controller's new salary-tracking website is already coming in handy. Drooling for some more Bell scandals, we stumbled upon the public-official salary listings for West Hollywood -- a relatively small L.A.-ar ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
WEST HOLLYWOOD AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE
City of West HollywoodWeHo City Manager Paul Arevalo made $309,186 in 2009The state Controller's new salary-tracking website is already coming in handy. Drooling for some more Bell scandals, we stumbled upon the public-official salary listings for West Hollywood -- a relatively small L.A.-ar ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
L.A. Advertisers And Anti-Billboard Activists Pissed Over City Council's Bright Idea To Slap Billboards With A 12 Percent Tax
PHOTO BY TED SOQUIThe Weekly has long had an eye on sketchy billboard deals throughout Los Angeles. In 2008, we reported that 4,000 of the city's 11,000 billboards were illegal, built without permits or earthquake regulations. Then came the Westside "Mad Men," fat-cat entrepreneurs who were ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
West Hollywood Sees 20 Robberies In 30 Days: Three Possibly Connected Heists Reported Over The Weekend
LAPDThis suspect robbed a place in downtown L.A., not Weho. We just liked the photo.Ah, West Hollywood: Swimming pools, movie stars, and lots of robberies. In fact, with 20 take downs in 30 days, it just might be the robbery capital of Southern California. Weho Daily reports the robbery surg ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Wanna Be a West Hollywood City Council Member? Get 20 or 30 Signatures and You Can Sling Mud All Day on Campaign Trail
West Hollywood City Councilwoman Lindsey HorvathWest Hollywood's campaign season officially begins today, with a nomination period for City Council candidates that lasts through December 10. Apparently, you don't need millions of dollars to get your name on the ballot. According to official ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
Quick Bite: Sai Krok Isaan (Sour Sausage) at Night Market
Guzzle & NoshSai Krok Isaan sausage at Night Market in West Hollywood.A splash of hot sauce. A sprinkling of crushed peanuts. A prisoner stabbing his cellmate to death. Which of these doesn't go well with pad thai? Opened in early December, Night Market is the more "adventurous," more st ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Will West Hollywood Become 'Fur Free' Capital of the United States?
Ted SoquiWest Hollywood City Council candidate John D'AmicoIt was probably only a matter of time that the "fur free" movement would come to West Hollywood, and now it's officially here, with West Hollywood City Council candidate John D'Amico making it an issue on the campaign trail. "West H ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Would Proposed West Hollywood Fur Ban Survive a Court Challenge?
SoniaT 360This fur is faux.In ultra-liberal West Hollywood, which already operates as a "Cruelty Free Zone for Animals," one City Council candidate is going for left-wing gold with a proposal to ban fur at retailers. As the Weekly's Patrick Range McDonald reports, John D'Amico wants the West ... More >>
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February 8, 2011
West Hollywood City Council Tries to Ban Public Restaurant Smoking Once and for All
Life MagazineWeHo starlets with cigarettes: a fading graceUpdated after the jump: The outdoor smoking ban passed last night, even after some awesome characters in bondage and mohawks (apparently not too convincing) showed up for public comment. Oh, West Hollywood. That fabulous little town o ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
West Hollywood City Council Candidates Square Off in First Debate, Challengers Say Time for Change
Ted SoquiWest Hollywood Mayor John HeilmanA 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 >>
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February 16, 2011
West Hollywood City Council Candidates Debate Again, Challengers Seek to Unseat Longtime Incumbents
Ted SoquiWest Hollywood candidate John D'AmicoWest 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 >>
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February 22, 2011
Lucas John, West Hollywood City Council Candidate: Meth Addiction More Pressing Issue Than Banning Fur
Jennie WarrenWeHo candidate Lucas John, with his pet poodle Forget all that talk on the campaign trail about a "fur free" West Hollywood... City Council candidate Lucas John wants to ban the sale of crystal meth pipes. If elected, the 28-year-old challenger tells L.A. Weekly, "I'm going to ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Scott Schmidt, West Hollywood Candidate: Gay Republican Tried to Stop Prop. 8, Now Aims to Unseat Incumbent John Heilman
WeHo City Council candidate Scott SchmidtIn West Hollywood, City Council candidate Scott Schmidt is apparently getting the reputation as the guy who worked harder to try to defeat Proposition 8 than incumbents John Heilman, Abbe Land, and Lindsey Horvath -- combined. Schmidt sent out a camp ... More >>
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March 6, 2011
Big Billboards Equal Big Issue for West Hollywood Elections: Watch Out For Measure A
BanBillboardBlight.orgMeasure A: the Trojan Horse of tall wall billboards for WeHoOriginally posted 3/2/11: See update at the end of the post: Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Congressman Henry Waxman both oppose Measure A. Measure A is expected to bring several hundred new voters out to the p ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Mark Gonzaga, West Hollywood Candidate: Renters' Rights Advocate Seeks to Pull Off Major Upset Victory
WeHo City Council candidate Mark GonzagaRead the latest L.A. Weekly news story about WeHo's hotly contested City Council race: "West Hollywood Incumbents Dig In." As an apartment renter in West Hollywood, City Council candidate Mark Gonzaga knows what it's like to deal with difficult landlo ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
West Hollywood: Political Ad Tells WeHo Residents to Read, Vote & Kick Out Incumbents
Park LaBrea News/Beverly Press advertisementSomeone 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 >>
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March 8, 2011
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 >>
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March 9, 2011
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 >>
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March 28, 2011
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 FairThe 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 >>
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April 13, 2011
West Hollywood vs. Lakeview, Chicago: Will the Real 'Boystown' Please Stand Up?
WeHo NewsCan we out-rainbow Chicago?There's a battle of the gayborhoods going down between West Hollywood and Lakeview, and we're all invited! The territorial blog-off started when West Hollywood resident Larry Block proposed that the city officially designate the stretch of Santa Monica Bou ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Despite Claims By 'Family-Friendly' Forces, West Hollywood is Getting Older (Older!), Not Younger
Ted SoquiWeHo City Councilman John HeilmanUpdate: NBCLosAngeles.com runs with WeHo Patch billboard story with no hard facts. More after jump. We keep hearing how West Hollywood needs to be more "family-friendly" -- from WeHo's Arts and Cultural Affairs commissioners to West Hollywood City C ... More >>
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May 9, 2011
West Hollywood City Hall, With Severe Case of New York Penis Envy, Pays $2.6 Million for Space-Age Stacked Parking (VIDEO)
Car, meet Robot.The suave, sophisticated WeHo aesthetic is about to get even sillier -- with a $2.6 million Unitronics parking garage. According to City News Service, it uses "computer-controlled lifts and conveyors to move vehicles into parking spaces." Yay for robots! Mayor John Duran is a ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Yes, Madonna, You Can Legally Vogue at The Abbey in West Hollywood
Madonna can now "vogue" at The AbbeyWest Hollywood still ain't quite Calabasas yet, at least not after last night's decision by the city's planning commission to allow dancing at the world's best gay bar, The Abbey. After the West Hollywood Planning Commission failed to act in May to grant ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
O Bar Closing in West Hollywood
Anne FishbeinA dish at O Bar.After eight years in business, popular West Hollywood restaurant O Bar will close. Located on Santa Monica Boulevard near Crescent Heights in the heart of West Hollywood, the popular Mediterranean restaurant will close after Sunday, July 3. It will be replaced ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Venice Bar Report: Roosterfish
Katherine Sheehan The Place: Roosterfish, 1302 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice; 310-392-2123. The Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Daily. The Digs: A 2009 LA Weekly Best of Award entitled "Best Escape From West Hollywood" put it well: "Sometimes it's good, even necessary, to take a break from the glam ... More >>
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July 26, 2011
West Hollywood is California's Most Walkable City?
Nichole O'Connor.Walking in WeHo.West Hollywood was named the "Most Walkable" city in California. It's 89 out of 100 score for walkable amenities even beat out San Francisco and New York, the two major cities that duked it out for top honors (New York won). Makes you wonder if the company th ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Burger Lounge Looks to Culver City
Guzzle & NoshBurger Lounge in West Hollywood.San Diego chain Burger Lounge, which is preparing to open its first Los Angeles location, is looking at opening a second location, possibly in the Santa Maria Barbeque space in Culver City. The first L.A. outpost, located on the sunset Strip in We ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Fashion's Night Out Los Angeles: A Tacky Evening at the Mall?
Why is L.A.'s Fashion's Night Out event at the Beverly Center? Starting tomorrow, September 8, Fashion's Night Out is making a return to Los Angeles, where retailers will keep their doors open late and the fashion forward crowd will be out to party and shop. It's a big deal in New York City a ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Go-Go Dancer Appreciation Day is Official in West Hollywood
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September 20, 2011
West Hollywood Fur Ban Passed by Council: WeHo to Become Nation's First Fur-Free City
Oh no you didn't.Fancy L.A. ladies looking to add some baby seal to their fall collections, or hipsters sniffing out their own clip-on foxtail in the Burning Man/Wiz Khalifa tradition, won't be welcome in West Hollywood anymore. The city tentatively approved an ordinance last night that will ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
West Hollywood Library, an Edward Fickett Artifact, Demolished Days Before Grand Opening of New $64 Million Version
vokoban via FlickrPoor library. If only Fickett could see you now.West Hollywood City Councilmembers and their right-hand planning staff have a history of imposing their own architectural desires on the LGBT townspeople. You'd think, in a town of gays, you could find someone with a little ta ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
West Hollywood's Fur Ban: Is it Unlawful?
Reily T. BatesThough banned in WeHo, fur at this L.A. boutique is readily available. The West Hollywood City Council banned the sale of fur the other week to worldwide headlines, and now the politically correct city is feeling the backlash. Animal rights activists cooed over the new ordinanc ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
The More the Scarier!
Reily T. BatesThough banned in WeHo, fur at this L.A. boutique is readily available. The West Hollywood City Council banned the sale of fur the other week to worldwide headlines, and now the politically correct city is feeling the backlash. Animal rights activists cooed over the new ordinanc ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
Kitchen 24 West Hollywood Opening
Courtesy of SpacecraftA CG rendition of Kitchen 24 in West Hollywood.A few more details about the new Kitchen 24 outpost in West Hollywood. Co-owned by Dave Dickerson, who's also a partner in Fairfax coffee shop Commissary (one of our favorite mid-summer affogato stops), the newest Kitchen 24 ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
West Hollywood City Council: Will John Duran and John D'Amico Bring Change in 2012?
Ted SoquiWeHo City Council member John D'AmicoWe'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 >>
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December 29, 2011
Hamburger Hamlet, a West Hollywood Institution, Closes for Good
Nanette GonzalesDean Martin used to drink here.They ran out of beer the last night the Hamburger Hamlet in West Hollywood was open. They ran out of a lot of things in the final hours on Dec. 19, after 51 years in business.The original Hamlet, a rarity at which African-Americans were hired ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Abigaile, Kitchen 24 to Open Monday
Courtesy of AbigaileCrispy pork belly confit, bacon-green lentil ragout, poached farm egg (left), Fletcher from Pennywise spray-painting a Black Flag stencil.Monday, February 6th sees two restaurant openings: Abigaile in Hermosa Beach and Kitchen 24 in West Hollywood. Like a Phoenix, Abigail ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Prop. 8 Ruling: Los Angeles, West Hollywood to Host Celebration Rallies Tonight
PHOTO BY TED SOQUIPartytime.Surely you've heard the good news by now: Proposition 8 was just overturned by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. And, though the religious zealots at ProtectMarriage will inevitably appeal that decision, it's definitely time to take this Internet party to the ... More >>
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