The most recent Field Poll, conducted in early July, shows that only 42 percent of the state’s likely voters are likely to support the take-away of civil rights from gays and lesbians.

By a slight majority, however, Californians appear to support the No On 8 campaign, which would leave the historic CA Supreme Court decision allowing gays and lesbians the same civil rights as others intact.

According to their findings, 51 percent of Californians would vote no on the measure, which would define marriage as only between a man and woman.

Forty-two percent of voters support the November ballot measure ... [full story]

Wednesday night at 6:30 pm interested parties will attend a scoping meeting on the controversial ten-story development on West Hollywood’s Eastside named Movietown Plaza.

The meeting will focus on the scope of the Environmental Impact Report, allowing the public to weigh in on the issues inherent in building over half a million square feet of commercial/residential space on the property now anchored by a Trader Joe’s grocery store.

The property, which stands next door to an already entitled creative office space due to be built on The Lot (formerly Warner Bros. Studio) totaling over 300,000 sq ft ... [full story]

WeHo News proudly welcomes a daily video horoscope to its pages – enjoy, West Hollywood.

Updated daily, SoulGarden TV develops and promotes "Mind, Body and Soul Improvement."

Founder Christopher Witecki anchors the content with his daily online video horoscopes "Soul Horoscopes," as well as hosting and producing the daily Astroweather forecasts, Soul 360 talk show and upcoming Weekly Love Horoscopes ... [full story]

Beauty and tranquility saturated and celebrated with vibrant colors and texture; I am referring to West Hollywood’s bungalow apartments and hidden courtyards. The fountains, each one unique to its setting, statuary spewing water into quite ponds filled with fish, colorfully tiled staircases and brick walkways. A treasure trove of a colorful past, they bespeak a Spanish Revival influence and our need for aesthetic surroundings ... [full story]

Special interests have successfully placed Prop 8 on the state ballot this November, a proposed amendment to the California State Constitution that would legally limit recognized marriages to those between a man and a woman.

We in West Hollywood must now organize, rally our friends, family and neighbors to the cause and Beat the Marriage Ban this November.

To kick off our campaign to protect marriage equality and keep institutional discrimination out of our State Constitution, I would like to invite you to a town hall meeting where we will discuss strategy and what we can all do to get involved ... [full story]

More and more, California judges are deciding against flawed environmental impact reports.

Now comes news that the Echo Park’s proposed new elementary school might not be built at the current proposed location.

LAUSD acted, according to LA County Superior Court Judge John A. Torribio, in bad faith by assembling a shoddy EIR; no other feasible alternatives to the site and on the site were realistically explored.

Can anyone miss the connection between this and West Hollywood’s Tara? ... [full story]

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On tonight’s West Hollywood City Council agenda stands a potentially controversial issue – whether to pass increased trash recycling costs onto the businesses that support WeHo 41 percent over four years.

At the same time, the city will also decide whether or not to extend Athens Services’ contract for trash removal for another four years – to 2016.

The sharp price increase stems from “changed conditions causing rising costs for provision of the food waste composting program,” according to the staff report ... [full story]