Tuesday, November 29, 2022, marks 38 years of cityhood. The City invites the community to celebrate its 38th anniversary on West Hollywood Day at two events highlighting West Hollywood’s community spirit and civic pride.

Community Meet & Greet

Time: 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Location: City Hall Plaza - 8300 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069

Join members of the West Hollywood City Council along with City staff in the courtyard plaza to connect over coffee and snacks. This is a free event and RSVPs are not required. Councilmember remarks begin at 8:30; join us for a group photo immediately after.

Validated parking is available at the City’s Automated Parking Structure adjacent to City Hall.

State of the Community Reception & Mixer

Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Location: West Hollywood Aquatic and Recreation Center - 8750 El Tovar Pl., West Hollywood, CA 90069

Join the City’s executive management team, city officials, and staff to celebrate cityhood and engage in conversation about new initiatives, upcoming workplans, and major projects in West Hollywood. This festive event will include light appetizers, beverages, live entertainment, and a formal program.

RSVPs are required at: Celebrate-WeHo.eventbrite.com

Parking is available at the City’s 5-story Parking Structure adjacent to the West Hollywood Library. To access the ARC from the 5-story parking structure,

• Take the elevator to the 3rd floor, walk to the foot bridge on the third floor, cross the foot bridge to the park, turn left and walk to the end of the pathway to the main entrance of the Aquatic & Recreation Center.
• Alternatively, take the parking structure elevators to the ground floor, exit the garage and walk left to El Tovar Way elevators. Take the elevators to the main level (2nd floor) of the Aquatic & Recreation Center.

Nearly forty years ago, West Hollywood’s Cityhood was proposed by an unlikely coalition of LGBT activists, seniors, and renters — these groups came together to form a City like no other with progressive policies and strong tenants’ rights protections. Through tireless determination, the City of West Hollywood was officially incorporated as an independent municipality on November 29, 1984. Previously, West Hollywood had been an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County.

West Hollywood continually sets new standards for other municipalities, not only as a leader in many critical social movements — including HIV and AIDS advocacy; affordable and inclusionary housing; LGBT rights, civil rights, and human rights; women’s rights; protection of our environment; and animal rights — but also in fiscal responsibility; city planning; infrastructure; social services programs; wellness and recreation programs; senior services and aging-in-place programs; public and community arts; community engagement; and innovation.