We have yet to force ourselves to sit and watch Ryan Seacrest's latest reality television venture, "Shahs of Sunset," but the few clips we've (unfortunately) caught of the cast members have made us want to sit them down and chat about the meaning of life. Apparently, WeHo would like to have a similar chat, only a bit more proactively. more ›

West Hollywood Major John Duran practiced little restraint during Wednesday's Democratic Club endorsement meeting in WeHo, furiously exiting the room and yelling a few choice words after his choice candidate for California's 50th Assembly District lost. more ›

West Hollywood's annual gay pride festival may be world-famous, but some locals are calling the 42-year-old parade and event "lame" and "tired," reports WeHo Patch. For the 2013 festival, organizers and the City of West Hollywood are looking to do a major overhaul. more ›

To show solidarity with the Occupy LA movement and the 99% of Americans the movement asserts is a majority unrepresented by the political and financial power of the 1%, a group of members of the LGBT community will stage a march in West Hollywood tomorrow. more ›

After months of hairy debate, West Hollywood has become the first U.S. city to ban the sale of fur apparel products. City Council voted 3-1 in favor of the fur-free ordinance on Monday night. The vote was the last step in banning sales of clothing made from the skin or pelt of animals with hair, wool or fur. more ›

Halloween revelry is about to hit West Hollywood with its usual force of costumed madness. The party is on Halloween proper, and to accommodate what will surely be city streets packed with fun-seekers decked out to the nines, WeHo will have street closures and special parking considerations on October 31. more ›

AIDS Walk Los Angeles, as you know, was a great success. It drew 30,000 people and raised about $3,005,014. There to help kick the festivities into gear was Mayor Antonio VIllaraigosa, and according to West Hollywood Patch, he had some inspiring words for walkers... more ›

The stretch of Santa Monica Blvd. between Doheny Drive and Almont Drive is regularly strewn with art, displayed in the grassy median that separates the traffic going east and west. Now, the city of West Hollywood will play host to seven sculptures along the same few city blocks, as part of an agreement between the city and non-profit organization The Sculpture Foundation. more ›

The theme to this year's Christopher Street West's LA Pride event is "Power. Passion. Purpose." For many, the highlight is the big parade, which takes place Sunday morning in the heart of West Hollywood. more ›

The Great California Smokeout continues with a state Senate-approved anti-smoking bill that has Weho apartment dwellers concerned about the power of prohibition that may be granted to landlords under California law. Notes Weho Patch, the bill passed last week could have a "major impact in West Hollywood by giving landlords ammunition to evict smokers." more ›

The plastic cameras at the Lomography store in West Hollywood may look innocent, but spend a little time with one and it may quickly become an obsession. This Friday, the store will celebrate the beauty of Los Angeles as captured through a Lomography lens with the opening reception for the "10 Prophecies of the Analogue Future" competition. There will be an open bar, free food, tarot card readings, stunning photos, and the chance to buy one of three new cameras with proceeds benefiting the relief efforts in Japan. more ›

When 150,000 to 200,000 people show up for a huge Halloween party, you're going to get some of the best of the best when it comes to costumes. As always, that's West Hollywood's annual Halloween Carnival. more ›

Hundreds of thousands of costumed revelers will gather on the streets of West Hollywood tonight for the annual Halloween Costume Carnaval. Here's what to expect: more ›

Hundreds of thousands will descend upon West Hollywood on Sunday night, clad like Lady Gaga, zombies or a plethora of other costumes (read LAist's 2010 trendy predictions) for the annual West Hollywood Halloween Carnival. But such a massive event means a multitude of street closures and parking issues. more ›

What's a West Hollywood Halloween season without some political displays? Couple ChadMichael Morrisette and Mito Aviles, who made national headlines when their 2008 display included an effigy of Sarah Palin, are at it again and this year it's about the Catholic church. more ›

Transit planners at Metro today released their recommendations (.pdf) for the Westside Subway extension, and for many, the preferred alternative is no surprise. A nine-mile route from Koreatown to the Veteran's Administration, just west of the 405 Freeway, was chosen, but preference for some hotly debated sections, such as tunneling under Beverly Hills, were carried forward for further study. Ultimately, the decision will be in the hands of Metro's Board of Directors, who are expected to decide upon the issue at their October 28th meeting. more ›

The L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy who shot at a just-robbed store clerk eight times and missed Sunday morning was in training. Not only that, the deputy's training officer had responded to an armed robbery call at the same store just three weeks earlier, according to the LA Times. more ›

A just-robbed store clerk who was trying to get the attention of responding sheriff's deputies soon found himself in danger again. One deputy who thought the clerk was a suspect and pointing a gun at them fired eight shots at him, luckily missing and hitting a building across the street and breaking windows, according to WeHo News. more ›

Sheriff's Deputies locked down the Equinox gym on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood this evening after a female was found inside not breathing. It was unknown if her condition was caused medically or by another person, but deputies treated the area as a crime scene, according to Sgt. Z. Conner of the West Hollywood station. more ›

In 2009 when West Hollywood gave Sunset Strip business owners the blessing to close it down for a rock festival, 10,000 people came shelling out $50 to access numerous stages and tons of music acts. It was a big step in the comeback of famous artery that once was the rock and roll mecca, and before that in the 30s and 40s, a Hollywood hangout. more ›

Last month, DMV employees conducted a "sting" of sorts that nabbed 18 people in the Van Nuys civic center area abusing handicap placards in order to get free or closer parking. Now comes news, via AOL's Patch West Hollywood, that the city's parking division will be cracking down on scofflaws. more ›

There are a plethora of events, including LAist's five picks, taking place across the city tonight for Fashion's Night Out. In Los Angeles, there five areas that will have a good amount of couture concentration. Those neighborhoods are Venice's Abbot Kinney Boulevard, downtown, Los Feliz Village, Melrose Avenue, Robertson Boulevard and West Third Street. Maps, schedule of events and trolley information can be found on the city's webpage. more ›

It's a national holiday and in Los Angeles city limits, that means relaxed parking rules. Obvious things like parking in red zone, handicap areas and on sidewalks will still be enforced, but most meters and preferential parking districts will not. The following is via LADOT's website: more ›

Remember when 63 workers were arrested for blocking traffic on Sunset Boulevard back in July? Well, the group came back this morning. About 100 began protesting at 4 a.m., but deputies reported no problems or arrests, according to West Hollywood Patch on Twitter. more ›

Detectives investigating the Thursday night slaying of three men inside a West Hollywood apartment are calling it "a drug deal that didn’t go well." That's Homicide Lt. Pat Nelson speaking to the LA Times about motive in the murder case. “He came for the drugs and decided he didn’t want to pay for them and took them by killing these three men.” more ›

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left three men dead inside a West Hollywood apartment Thursday night. 31-year-old Harold Yong Park, a Korean man from East Hollywood, was taken into custody this morning by Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies this morning. more ›

Two separate news stories citing anonymous sources this afternoon are indicating possible motives in the murder of three men Thursday night in West Hollywood. The LA Times says the deaths may be a result of a "robbery confrontation" and WeHo News says it could be related to medical marijuana. more ›

The Sunset Strip Music Festival began Thursday and continues tonight with a series of concerts at venues in West Hollywood. But Saturday is the big day. Over 60 bands will play on a handful of outdoor and indoor stages when organizers shut down Sunset Boulevard for the day long street festival. more ›

The three men found shot dead in a West Hollywood apartment Thursday night have been identified, coroners officials announced today. The victims include brothers 27-year-old Pirooz Moussazadeh and 38-year-old Shahriar Moussazadeh, according to the LA Times. The third victim was 27-year-old Bernard Khalili. more ›