Week in Review: City Salaries, Weho App and Same-Sex Marriage

This week brought a lot of coverage of gay-rights issues and the latest developments on the Sunset Strip. Tuesday, our coverage also included our city manager's salary information. Residents and visitors got to see the unveiling of the Sunset Strip with Guitar Town and a block party. Thursday brought gay-rights issues to the table with Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling on same-sex marriage. Here's a recap of what happened in West Hollywood, including the launch of the new West Hollywood mobile app.

MONDAY

Find out what you need to know about the Sunset Strip Music Festival on Aug. 26-28. Our story has information about tickets and venues.

Discover how the housing market performed in July in our West Hollywood Real Estate Report.

TUESDAY

If you're a fan of Weho's farmers market, then you've probably seen Beth Smith around talking to vendors and visitors. Check out her Q & A.

Do you know how much Weho's city manager makes? Find out why Paul Arevalo is among the most highly paid in L.A. County.

Check out the opinion column the Art of Politics by Mito Aviles as he weighs in on city salaries.

WEDNESDAY

We feature a story about West Hollywood's Stay Puft Dodgeball League.

Check out the photo gallery of the 1st Annual Drag Pageant at Rage with Melissa and Joan Rivers as celebrity judges.

Discover West Hollywood's new mobile app, Weho Key, which offers great deals from hotels, restaurants, bars and shops and is available now. Weho Patch was at the launch party this week as the marketing and visitors bureau unveiled the mobile service. 

THURSDAY

Judge Vaughn Walker lifts his stay of his ruling on Proposition 8, but says same-sex marriages won't resume until at least Aug. 18.

Check out our photo gallery of community members who gathered at Kings Road Park to hear the announcement of Walker's ruling. And read Mito Aviles' column on same-sex marriage.

Find out about a billboard tax initiative that proposes to bring in $4.2 million a year to the city.

FRIDAY

Log Cabin Republicans, a national gay and lesbian grassroots organization, is seeking to overturn the military's policy of "." The group is asking its members and allies to come to the City Council meeting Aug. 16  to show their support for its lawsuit.

Check out our coverage of the unveiling of Guitar Town and the grand reopening of Sunset Boulevard.

SATURDAY

Find out which new condo developments saw a major price reduction.

West Hollywood City Council members are considering an across-the-board ban on digging through trash bins for recyclables, but some people rely on the redemption money for necessities. Read all about it here.

Gay-rights activists gathered outside Target on Santa Monica Boulevard and La Brea Avenue on Saturday afternoon to protest the recent donation the store's parent company made to a political group.

Check back next week for our coverage of the City Council meeting and court rulings on same-sex marriage.