
West Hollywood News
WeHo Council Hears Appeal on Another Mixed Use Housing Project
The West Hollywood City Council heard another appeal of a large, mixed-use housing project Monday evening. The project, which would span a six parcel area – specifically, 8527-8555 Santa Monica Boulevard and 8532-8552 N. West Knoll Drive – would mean the following: Approximately four acres 111 apartments, 17 of which will be designated as affordable 15,494 square feet of commercial live/work use (12 units) 14,488 square feet of retail space 6,711 square feet of office space 3,938 square feet of restaurant use 3,643 square feet of personal use/hair salon use 347 parking spaces
West Hollywood Council Hears Update on Short-Term Rentals; Rejects Expansion
In 2017, the City of West Hollywood passed an ordinance establishing a home-sharing business license. The license allowed homeowners the right to register and rent either a room or a portion of their home for a period of fewer than 31 days while remaining in the home with the renter. The city contracted with an agency called Host Compliance to monitor the home share registry and to manage the legal application of the program.
WeHo Council Denies Appeal, Approves New Housing Development at 8500 Santa Monica Blvd
On Monday evening, the West Hollywood City Council heard an appeal to a Planning Commission approval of a mixed-use development at 8500 Santa Monica Blvd, at the corner of La Cienega. The proposed building would come after the demolition of an existing, one-story commercial building and a billboard, and include, according to the staff report, “approximately 33,159 square-foot, six-story, mixed-use building containing 30 dwelling units above approximately 3,627 square feet of ground floor commercial space over a two-level subterranean garage with 31 parking spaces.”
We Applaud West Hollywood’s Drag Laureate Program
If some of the nation’s more reactionary Republican governors are to be believed, one of the greatest threats to children in the United States right now is drag shows. You read that correctly. The thought would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous. Because we all know that not only are drag shows not a threat to children, nor an indicator of how they will identify as they mature, but they are also hardly the last stop for the extreme right-wing that is more and more emboldened in the MAGA era.
WeHo Council Hears Appeal on Another Mixed Use Housing Project
The West Hollywood City Council heard another appeal of a large, mixed-use housing project Monday evening. The project, which would span a six parcel area – specifically, 8527-8555 Santa Monica Boulevard and 8532-8552 N. West Knoll Drive – would mean the following: Approximately four acres 111 apartments, 17 of which will be designated as affordable 15,494 square feet of commercial live/work use (12 units) 14,488 square feet of retail space 6,711 square feet of office space 3,938 square feet of restaurant use 3,643 square feet of personal use/hair salon use 347 parking spaces
West Hollywood Council Hears Update on Short-Term Rentals; Rejects Expansion
In 2017, the City of West Hollywood passed an ordinance establishing a home-sharing business license. The license allowed homeowners the right to register and rent either a room or a portion of their home for a period of fewer than 31 days while remaining in the home with the renter. The city contracted with an agency called Host Compliance to monitor the home share registry and to manage the legal application of the program.
WeHo Council Denies Appeal, Approves New Housing Development at 8500 Santa Monica Blvd
On Monday evening, the West Hollywood City Council heard an appeal to a Planning Commission approval of a mixed-use development at 8500 Santa Monica Blvd, at the corner of La Cienega. The proposed building would come after the demolition of an existing, one-story commercial building and a billboard, and include, according to the staff report, “approximately 33,159 square-foot, six-story, mixed-use building containing 30 dwelling units above approximately 3,627 square feet of ground floor commercial space over a two-level subterranean garage with 31 parking spaces.”
We Applaud West Hollywood’s Drag Laureate Program
If some of the nation’s more reactionary Republican governors are to be believed, one of the greatest threats to children in the United States right now is drag shows. You read that correctly. The thought would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous. Because we all know that not only are drag shows not a threat to children, nor an indicator of how they will identify as they mature, but they are also hardly the last stop for the extreme right-wing that is more and more emboldened in the MAGA era.