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WeHo Residents Hit with Threatening Robocall Blitz Against Flock Cameras
West Hollywood residents are getting bombarded with phone calls from Councilmember John Erickson. The unsolicited outreach comes from…
March 13, 2026
Byers & Erickson Panic Over Flock. Proudly Vote to Deploy ICE-Linked Guards.
Councilmembers Chelsea Byers and John Erickson want to turn off every license plate camera in West Hollywood because…
February 18, 2026
Your City Council Has Been Lobbying Against You
One of them led the effort. The rest knew — or should have. None of them told you.…
February 15, 2026
The Bike Lane Reality the Council Wants You to Ignore
If you’ve ever crept down Fountain Avenue at rush hour, you know the street isn’t “dangerous” because it…
September 2, 2025
Abbe Land: The Godmother of West Hollywood
Abbe Land is no stranger to West Hollywood’s corridors of power. First elected in 1986, she spent a…
September 1, 2025
The Myth of a Free Press in West Hollywood
It’s the Permission Press in West Hollywood. The press print what is permitted by the authoritarian grip emanating…
August 31, 2025
Email: Questions for Erickson Regarding 2024 Campaign and Z. Wright
We sent the following email to Councilmember John Erickson and Captain Fanny Lapkin last night. If you happen…
August 19, 2025
Bicycles Are Not Popular in West Hollywood – But Bike Lanes Are Sacred
After giveaways, rentals, and free rides all flopped, the Erickson-Hang-Byers council majority pivots to unfalsifiable dogma dressed as…
August 17, 2025
Bike Lanes Over Safety Killed Ackerman
West Hollywood’s City Council spent Aug. 4 talking about how to make Fountain Avenue safer after the July…
August 15, 2025
Updated: Erickson’s Campaign Prop Appointment Raises Conflict of Interest Concerns
Most residents don’t spend much time thinking about the city’s boards and commissions, but these groups quietly play…
August 13, 2025