Is Cottrell West Hollywood’s Erickson 2.0?
A damaging story about Kyle Brazeal came out of his rival Jonathan Cottrell’s bar. Councilmember John Erickson says…
Investigate the Activist Mayors of West Hollywood Who Are Cashing In
Lindsey Horvath, John Erickson and Chelsea Byers each took a paycheck from an employer whose business ran through City Hall, and each employer signed them on as Mayor or as the incoming Mayor. We are calling for an investigation.
The Parking Playbook: Why Byers Must Recuse on Monday’s Fountain Item F.5
Nearly four months after the Council asked the state whether Chelsea Byers should vote on housing, she takes her seat for a vote on Fountain Avenue parking. Her employer has a script for exactly this fight.
Beware the Block-Erickson Alliance
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Play Brick Break: Gavel Byers, Hang and Erickson Off the Dais Before the Item Passes
Byers, Hang and Erickson are throwing council motions from the dais. You have three minutes and a rolled-up agenda packet. Play West Hollywood City Council: Brick Break.
Political Escape Velocity: How Lindsey Horvath Monetized a Part-Time Council Seat into a Full-Time Supervisor
For seven years a billboard executive sat on the West Hollywood City Council and voted fifty-nine times on the city billboards, while a billboard agency was the only outside employer paying her. She never once stepped aside. West Hollywood residents are paying the price, while Erickson and Byers employ the same model and play the same game to get ahead politically.
UPDATED Tick-Tock: Is Langer Pushing the Byers FPPC Question Past the Election?
On June 29 the City Council stopped a housing vote, said the question of whether Councilmember Chelsea Byers…
Erickson Leverages Council Business for Illegal Campaign Cash in Senate Race
State law bars a councilmember from accepting more than $500 from anyone with business before the council, and keeps barring it for a full year after the vote. John Erickson accepted $16,300 from three of them while running for State Senate. The law does not bar them from giving. It bars him from taking.
Erickson & Byers Support Krieger for Council. Krieger’s Family Sold ICE Its AR-15s and then Funded Her Campaign.
Helen Krieger is locked and loaded for National Night Out. What she won’t tell you is that her…
Chelsea Lee Byers Conflict: The Full Paper Trail to Date
In late June, a straightforward question landed on the West Hollywood City Council: can a councilmember who is…