Note: Due the regional fires, the City of West Hollywood postponed the 2025 Mayoral Reorganization & Installation Ceremony and City Council meeting, which had been scheduled for Monday, January 13, 2025. The Mayoral Reorganization & Installation Ceremony is rescheduled to take place as part of the West Hollywood City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 5 p.m. Additional updated information is provided at www.weho.org/calendar and www.weho.org/news. 

At the regular meeting of the West Hollywood City Council on Monday, December 16, 2024, John M. Erickson and Danny Hang were sworn-in to new terms on the West Hollywood City Council. Erickson’s oath of office was administered by Brian Sonia-Wallace and Hang’s oath of office was administered by former Mayor and Councilmember John D’Amico. City Councilmembers serve for a term of four years and are elected at large. Photos from this City Council meeting are available on the City’s Flickr page at www.flickr.com/photos/weho/albums/72177720322628377.

John M. Erickson, who serves as the City’s current Mayor, was first elected to the West Hollywood City Council on November 3, 2020 with the commitment to uphold the city’s founding vision for a forward-thinking, diverse, and tolerant community. Detailed biographical information is available on the City’s website at www.weho.org/city-government/city-council/councilmembers/mayor-john-m-erickson.

Danny Hang was elected to the West Hollywood City Council on November 5, 2024. His legislative priorities include getting unhoused neighbors off the streets and into housing with supportive services; building more affordable housing while protecting and expanding renters’ rights; protecting workers and marginalized groups; uplifting local businesses; and creating a safer and healthier West Hollywood community. Detailed biographical information is available on the City’s website at www.weho.org/city-government/city-council/councilmembers/councilmember-danny-hang.

Additionally at its December 16 meeting, the West Hollywood City Council nominated and elected Chelsea Lee Byers to serve as the City’s next Mayor and John Heilman to serve as the City’s next Vice Mayor. The City Council selects Councilmembers each year to serve as Mayor and Vice Mayor; these positions rotate annually among the Councilmembers.

Incoming Mayor Byers and Incoming Vice Mayor Heilman will be sworn-in to their new roles at the City’s upcoming annual City Council Reorganization and Installation meeting and oath of office ceremony, which will take place on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6 p.m. at the City’s Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. A reception will immediately follow at the adjacent West Hollywood Park Aquatic and Recreation Center Respite Deck. The meeting, ceremony, and reception are free and open to the public. Limited validated parking will be available at the West Hollywood Park five-story structure.

Chelsea Lee Byers was elected to the City Council in November 2022. Her priorities include social service delivery, climate-change mitigation strategies, and emergency resiliency efforts; creating more affordable housing and resources for renters; enhancing the streetscape for improved pedestrian and cycling experiences while reducing vehicle-dependency; and community building and policy implementation to ensure an inclusive community for all. Detailed biographical information is available on the City’s website at www.weho.org/city-government/city-council/councilmembers/vice-mayor-chelsea-lee-byers.

John Heilman was active in the incorporation of the City of West Hollywood. He was elected to the City’s first City Council in November 1984 and he was chosen as the City’s second Mayor in 1985. After having served several terms, he was re-elected to the City Council in November 2022. He is one of the longest-serving openly gay elected officials in the United States. Detailed biographical information is available on the City’s website at www.weho.org/city-government/city-council/councilmembers/councilmember-john-heilman.

The City Council Reorganization and Installation meeting and oath of office ceremony will be live-broadcast and streamed as part of the regular City Council meeting and will be available by tuning into Channel 10 on Spectrum within West Hollywood, by visiting the City of West Hollywood’s website at www.weho.org/wehotv, or by visiting the City’s WeHoTV YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/wehotv. In addition, City Council meetings can also be viewed on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku streaming platforms by searching “WeHoTV” within the search functions of these services.

For additional information about the City of West Hollywood’s City Councilmembers, please visit www.weho.org/city-government/city-council.

For more information, please call the City of West Hollywood’s City Council Offices at (323) 848-6460. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or slunn@weho.org.