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Byers Deleted 42 Posts (so far). Read Them Anyway.
In the days around West Hollywood’s decision to refer Councilmember Chelsea Byers to the state’s political-ethics regulator, 42…
July 8, 2026
Byers Told SCAG Her Employer Takes No Position on Housing Bills. Then Its SB 79 Posts Disappeared.
On Monday night, the West Hollywood City Council voted to refer Chelsea Byers’s conflict of interest to the…
July 2, 2026
Council Votes to Refer Byers to State Ethics Agency. What’s Next?
Something rare happened in West Hollywood on Monday night: the City Council referred one of its own members…
June 30, 2026
Chelsea Byers Is Paid to Lobby Against Single-Family Homes and Parking
Byers is a paid staffer for a national network whose member groups co-sponsored SB 79, the state law…
June 28, 2026
EQCA Calls Erickson’s Travel Attacks Anti-LGBTQ. Its Board President Works for Lindsey Horvath.
Equality California has endorsed John Erickson and is now intervening in his State Senate race by accusing his…
May 23, 2026
Whose Lawyer Is She? Why West Hollywood’s City Attorney Doesn’t Work for You
When residents complain about a councilmember, they write to the City Attorney expecting a referee. They have misunderstood…
May 23, 2026
The Victim Machine: Erickson Can’t Answer an Ad, So Equality California Cried Bigotry for Him
It’s the same move every time. When John Erickson can’t win on the facts, he finds an institution…
May 22, 2026
Does Erickson Have a Problem with People of Color?
Does West Hollywood City Councilmember John Erickson have a problem with people of color who don’t know their…
March 24, 2026
West Hollywood’s New Wisconsin Majority
Here’s something nobody’s mentioned yet. John Erickson, the West Hollywood City Councilmember currently running for State Senate, was…
March 22, 2026
A Question for Brian Holt
Editor’s Note: Brian Holt is the Managing Editor of WEHOonline, West Hollywood’s most widely read hyperlocal news outlet.…
March 21, 2026