A federal judge today declined to temporarily block enforcement of Proposition 8, but placed the federal legal challenge over California's anti-gay marriage Constitutional amendment on the court’s fastest track to trial.

All sides in the battle seek to take the fight to the U.S. Supreme Court; the judge told a packed courtroom that his job is to establish as full a record as possible on the issue of gay marriage because his will not be the final word in the case.

"What happens here is only a prelude to what is going to happen later,''... [full story]

West Hollywood Independence Day Parking Enforcement, Saturday, July 4, 2009.

In observance of Independence Day, Saturday July 4, 2009, Parking Meters and associated time limits, as well as Peak Hour Towing Restrictions, will not be enforced. In addition…... [full story]

While Michael Jackson fans are reminiscing about the King of Pop with tear-filled tributes and mushy memorials, pet lovers are remembering the Gloved One’s apparent addiction to exotic animals and the controversy his home-grown “zoo” created over the years.

As his nose became noticeably smaller over the years, the music mogul’s menagerie expanded in size to include a lion, an elephant, giraffes, pythons, alligators and even tarantulas.

Which begs the question: Where are all these animals now?... [full story]

What do you do when you die and go, well, who knows, and find yourself, a straight guy, among the icons making up the gay canon?

Coming south to Los Angeles after a successful San Francisco run, “Carved In Stone,” a play pitting the overtly gay wits of Quentin Crisp, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams and Oscar Wilde, attempts to answer that query at Theater Asylum in the Hollywood Theater District.

Hilarious while intellectually engaging, the play posits a contemporary straight writer, Gryphon Tott, discovering himself taken by his normal subway route directly to a well appointed den containing the abovementioned literary lions and an abundant supply of spirits.... [full story]

The Wehoans who brought you a hanging Sarah Palin effigy return with an Independence Day installation atop their Orange Grove and Fountain Avenues house – this time crucifying Lady Liberty and sodomizing Uncle Sam.

Mito Aviles’ and ChadMichael Morissette’s message? Prop 8 and America’s oil addiction means America is no longer the land of the free, but in distress.... [full story]

West Hollywood suffers from an incredible deficit when it comes to open space and recreational space. Too often the City has simply looked to the parks as land banks to build municipal structures.

Given that eighty five percent of our residents live in condos or apartments with limited green space, our major parks are subject to intense use, but to exchange trees for parking? Come on.... [full story]

WeHo News prints every letter it receives and verifies through phone contact, printing them all unedited except for brevity, grammar & spelling. We publish the letters as a group on Thursdays.

This Week: City Trades Super-Sized Billboards For Parking, WeHo City Atty. DID NOT Call Sal A Liar, Tom Packard’s Letter re: WeHo News’ Bad Writing, Healthcare Should Be Free For All Americans. ... [full story]

EDGE Publications, the world's largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) news and entertainment network, today announced that William Kapfer has joined the company as its new Executive Vice President of Community Marketing.

As EVP of Community Marketing, Kapfer will act as the primary liaison between EDGE and the LGBT community, overseeing innovative new online and ground marketing initiatives... [full story]