Community Corner
Week in Review: Rainbow Crosswalks and Gay Pride
The city paints the crosswalks at a major Boystown intersection rainbow colors for Gay Pride month. Meanwhile Gay Pride weekend arrives with plenty of activities and business in town. Plus the election results are in.
Miss some of the headlines for West Hollywood last week? Here’s a review of what happened.
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The City Council approved at the intersection of San Vicente Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard rainbow colors in honor of gay pride. The and will remain painted through the end of June. Cost of the project is $13,000.
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LA Pride weekend arrived in West Hollywood, starting off with a on Friday night, followed by the . On Saturday, the LA Pride Festival officially began in West Hollywood Park, including concerts by rapper Lil’ Kim and rocker Belinda Carlisle. The Boystown area of West Hollywood was some stores reporting record business. The entire weekend is estimated to bring in .
Election Day arrived on Tuesday with the four-way race for the 50th Assembly district seat proving surprising. . Currently, Betsy Butler is in the top spot while Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom is in second place, only 135 votes behind her. Weho resident Brad Torgan came in third place with Torie Osborn behind him in fourth place by only 21 votes.
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The City Council approved , a high-end luxury brand owned by Marriot. In approving the modifications, council seemed most concerned with noise coming from the bar area of the rooftop pool disturbing nearby residents. Council seemed unconcerned about approving the plan with 112 less parking spaces than the city’s zoning code requires.
A portion of the former on Thursday. The area that housed the bar of the 47 year old restaurant saw the wrecking ball. Most of the rest of the building will also come down in this “remodel” as city officials are classifying it. The Silver Spoon has been closed since Dec. 31, 2011 as new owners have purchased the business.
Local Voices
Blogger Steve Martin , examining the implications of the 50th Assembly District race. He called the race a “blood bath” between Butler and Osborn and examined West Hollywood’s roll in the entire thing, focusing on Councilman John Duran’s outburst during the West Hollywood Democratic Club’s endorsement meeting.
Blogger Tracey Paleo told readers about new while relationship blogger Meghann Novinskie offered
Finally, transgender blogger Marie Fairman discussed the .
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