The City of West Hollywood invites the community to its annual City Council Reorganization and Installation Meeting and Oath of Office Ceremony. John Heilman will become the next Mayor and Danny Hang will become the next Vice Mayor.

The meeting and ceremony will take place on Monday, January 12, 2026 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 Library. 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.

At its regular meeting on Monday, December 15, 2025, the West Hollywood City Council voted on the selection of the City’s next Mayor and Vice Mayor. West Hollywood City Councilmembers serve for a term of four years and are elected at large. The City Councilmembers annually select members to serve as Mayor and Vice Mayor; these positions rotate among the Councilmembers.

The meeting and 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.

Incoming Mayor 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 selected as the City’s second Mayor in 1985. After having served several terms as Mayor and Councilmember, 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/john-heilman.

Incoming Vice Mayor Danny Hang was elected to the West Hollywood City Council in November 2024. Hang is a Southern California native who was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley. He is the proud son of Chinese-Vietnamese refugees who fled the Vietnam War in search of hope, freedom, and the American dream. A first-generation college graduate, Hang graduated from Loyola Marymount University. He received master’s degrees in social work and gerontology from the University of Southern California. He now works in disability retirement for Los Angeles County. Detailed biographical information is available on the City’s website at www.weho.org/city-government/city-council/councilmembers/danny-hang.

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.

For up-to-date information about City of West Hollywood news and events, follow @wehocity on social media, sign-up for news updates at www.weho.org/email, and visit the City’s calendar of meetings and events at www.weho.org/calendar. Receive text updates by texting “WeHo” to (323) 848-5000. West Hollywood City Hall is open for walk-in services at public counters or by appointment by visiting www.weho.org/appointments. City Hall services are accessible by phone at (323) 848-6400 and via website at www.weho.org.

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.