By Larry Gross, Coalition for Economic Survival (CES), Los Angeles, California (November 27, 2009) On November 29, 1984, CES members joined with other residents to pack the auditorium in West Hollywood\'s Plummer Park, as media from around the world covered the swearing in of West Hollywood\'s first City Council.
Four out of the 5 being elected were on CES\' Renters\' Right Slate of Candidates, and while the news-media reported on that this was the first City Council with a majority of gay and lesbian elected officials, which was significant in itself, the real story was that the main reason this new city was created was to save and strengthen rent control.
