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Week in Review: World AIDS Day, 'Occupy West Hollywood' and a Windstorm

In other city news, the convicted rapist-killer of a Weho boy agrees to a continuance on his parole and the Planning Commission rejects Rainbow Bar & Grill's proposal for a 'creative' billboard.

This week in West Hollywood, the city commemorated —a day dedicated to uniting in the fight against HIV/AIDS, uprooted trees and knocked electricity out, and local LGBT marched in solidarity with the movement.

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For the second night in a row, a scheduled city meeting was cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice. Some regarding Monday's meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission and Tuesday's meeting of the design committee for the automated parking garage project being scrapped.

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—the rapist-killer of a 14-year-old West Hollywood boy 32 years ago—agreed to postpone Wednesday's parole hearing until 2014. Miley was an accomplice of serial murderer William Bonin, who was known as the "Freeway Killer."

West Hollywood commemorated World AIDS Day, a day dedicated to uniting in the fight against HIV/AIDS, in many ways Thursday, including taking time to remember those individuals lost to the disease. Check out the video here.

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Scattered power outages and falling trees hit West Hollywood overnight Wednesday. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, locals reported the traffic signal was out at the La Cienega and Beverly boulevards intersection, creating a four-way stop. On the other side of town, a fallen palm tree was blocking all westbound lanes on Sunset Boulevard at Formosa Avenue.Take a look at photos submitted by some of our readers here.

As the sun on World AIDS Day, The Abbey continued to commemorate the day of observance over Bevedere (RED) cocktails and holiday tunes at their 2nd annual Tree Lighting. Scroll through the and some dancing elves as the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles rang in the season through song.

About 50 LGBT people marching down Santa Monica Boulevard Saturday in the name of "." The rally began in Plummer Park, travelled to Matthew Shepard Triangle (Santa Monica Blvd. at Crescent Heights) and back to demonstrate LGBT solidarity with the Occupy movement.

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A City Council Regular Meeting is set for Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Council will hear a parking deck request for the Iranian American Jewish Center located at 1317 N. Crescent Heights Blvd. Learn more about the center .

A Community Development Director’s Special Meeting is taking place Tuesday at 5 p.m. in City Hall. On the agenda is a public hearing for . The eatery located at 8539 Santa Monica Blvd. is looking to extend hours and sell alcohol.

Hamburger Mary's is dedicated Wednesday's 9-11 p.m. Legendary Bingo to , a meth outreach organization offering options for people in need of recovery. The event features 10 rounds of bingo with prizes from The Pleasure Chest, Power Zone, ChiChi LaRue, Starbucks and more. Suggested donation is $20.

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