The Real West Hollywood: Tackling Need for Affordable Housing

Beginning of article

This is the eighth in a series of articles on the topics and issues that will be presented at the "Finding Solutions for the Challenges Facing Cities Today" Leadership Training Institute seminar scheduled for January 29-31 in Los Angeles.

When I tell people that I'm a councilmember in the City of West Hollywood, Calif., it usually invokes images of the Academy Award parties that are held annually in our city. Or maybe people think of the trendy hotels, nightclubs and restaurants that grace the Sunset Strip. Some people might even think of our Avenues of Arts and Design, featuring the hottest trends in home and office furnishings. People in the know might even visualize our exciting center of gay and lesbian nightlife. And sometimes people think of the swimming pools that adorn the large homes in our neighboring city, Beverly Hills.

Rarely, when people think of West Hollywood, …