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David speaks with George Nickle, a candidate for City Council in West Hollywood, CA.A West Hollywood Public Safety Commissioner  George fought for the rehiring of Sworn Deputies, who had previously been cut by Council majority, at his very first commission meeting. He continues to push for a fully funded and fully staffed West Hollywood Sheriff's Station to meet the city's growing public safety needs. George's goal is to make West Hollywood more Affordable, to get us Back to the Basics, and redirect our focus on Community Livability and Safety. He understands that the issues we face are complex and that simple black and white thinking does not solve problems — it usually makes them worse, while dividing the community. A 19-year resident of West Hollywood, George is originally from a small town in rural Pennsylvania (near Gettysburg). He has a BFA in Filmmaking from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the first public arts conservatory in America.George trained as a talent agent, has been a manager for actors and Japanese visual artists, worked in home video distribution, and is now Director of Sales & Business Development for an Over-The-Counter pharmaceuticals company specializing in international distribution. His extensive professional experience working with governments and regulatory agencies around the world has given him a deep understanding of how government works and how to get the necessary done.Public safety and resilience are important to George. In addition George started a neighborhood watch group on the east side of West HollywoodGeorge is building a true grassroots campaign, and he is not taking money from big developers. He is running to serve on the West Hollywood City Council, not as a steppingstone to higher office, or to impose his personal ideology on anyone. George simply loves West Hollywood.

NOTE: This interview first aired last summer, before the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas.Sepi Shyne is an Iranian-born American attorney, civil rights advocate, and member of the West Hollywood City Council who has been serving as West Hollywood's mayor until last month. Shyne is the first LGBTQ+ Iranian-American to be elected to office as well as the first woman of color elected to the West Hollywood City Council.As an elected official, she has fought for support and incentive programs for locally owned businesses working to rebound after the pandemic. She worked to increase rental assistance and address homelessness. She  worked to raise the minimum wage to the highest in the nation,Shyne served on the City of West Hollywood's LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, on the City of West Hollywood's Business License Commission, and on the Los Angeles County Assessor's Advisory Council on which she continues to serve. She has also led many boards and organizations, including the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles, and as a Board of Governor and Steering Committee leader with the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles. Mayor Shyne is a Co-Organizer of WeHo Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a community group that was created during the pandemic to help provide resources for seniors, people with disabilities, and people in immunosuppressed households via social media and volunteer check-in calls. You can learn more at her campaign website here: https://www.sepishyne.com/

Lucien Tudor comes on the show to talk about why he is going to close his restaurant whenever the West Hollywood City Council meets so he and his staff can let their displeasure in the rise in crime be heard.  Carl DeMaio comes on the show to talk about AB665.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who should you vote for for Los Angeles County Supervisor? That's an easy one. If you care about ending homelessness or combating climate change, if you care about transportation and public safety, and protecting a woman's right to choose, the right choice is Lindsey Horvath.A member of the West Hollywood City Council endorsed by the Democratic Party, the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood and the Los Angeles Times, Lindsey joins me on this week's edition of What's Next, Los Angeles to discuss her campaign and talk about why LA County government is so important.

This week on Redefining Family Jonathan opens the episode talking about the very scary state of our country and worries for our future.  Jonathan then interviews Robert Oliver, LGBTQ advocate, political organizer, and is also running for the West Hollywood City Council.  Robert opens up about always knowing he was gay but also feeling like an outcast.   Robert was raised in a reform, Jewish family, that was very accepting, and he explains the amazing values that were bestowed upon him, like doing a Mitzvah.Jonathan and Robert then talk about the fact just because you are related to someone, it does not mean that you should accept abuse from them.  Robert explains that self-esteem comes from estimable acts, it comes from within.******About Robert OliverRobert is a passionate activist and political organizer. Coming from a family of immigrants who fled persecution, Robert has always felt a personal responsibility to fight injustice against anyone. After coming out at 14, Robert took to the streets, organizing for marriage equality and LGBT rights, and against the Bush-era wars. As a student, he worked full-time on the No on Proposition 8 campaign, as well as Pacific Pride Foundation, Santa Barbara's LGBTQ Center. His professional career also includes working for a U.S. Senator, a Los Angeles City Councilmember, and the LA Jewish Federation. Along with his husband and their adopted bulldog-mix, Robert lives in West Hollywood, where he previously served on the West Hollywood Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board, and represented West Hollywood on the LA County West Vector Control District Board. Robert currently serves on the city's Public Safety Commission, where he has been an advocate for reimagining policing and public safety, as well as underrepresented members of the community. Robert is running for West Hollywood City Council in the November 2022 election.

Marquita Thomas is a speaker with her own TED talk, she is an award-winning marketing and brand consultant and an event developer who knows her way around Hollywood.  She is the owner of Out and About events.  Deeply understating the world of marketing, pr, creating tv, radio and multimedia campaigns as well as red carpet even productions, Marquita walks the red carpet every day.  As a leader in her community, she is running for West Hollywood City Council and is currently the Executive Director of the Los Angles LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce.   What You Will Hear: Marquita's upbringing before coming to Los Angeles. Going to parochial school and cleaning to pay off her tuition. Marquita's determination to go to Occidental College. Humility and tenacity. The impact the Rodney King beatings on Marquita. How being a public persona has impacted Marquita's personal journey. Clarifying “coming out”. Being on the planning commission. Affordable housing for marginalized communities. Inclusionary procurement. Thriving minority businesses. The pillars of Marquita's campaign for the West Hollywood City Council. Mental health crisis awareness. The most important thing to know about Marquita. Change the narrative by filling the gap and getting involved. Quotes: “I lived in red states for 17 years.  I moved to West Hollywood and within 4 months I got called the N world for the first time in my life.” “Racism is a societal problem.” “If you have more businesses run communities of color they'd be more inclusionary.” “Until all of us are free, none of us are free.” Mentioned: https://www.marquita4weho.com/ (Marquita4Weho.com)

It's time to Lead With Your Brand…New Year! It's week 4 of the #LeadWithYourBrandChallenge! Each week, Jayzen is breaking down the Lead With Your Brandtm system into its five steps. This week, the Challenge is focused on Step Three: Refine Who You Want to Be. Now it is time to take your brand attributes and turn up the volume to be the best you you can be. I don't just say, “I'm a good presenter.” I say, “I'm a showman!” I don't just say, “hey I'm well networked and have great relationships with people.” I say, “I'm a super connector!” Why just be analytical when you can be a Data Guru? If you are organized, are you really a Precision Executor? If you are innovative, are you really a First-Mover who is the first to jump onto new ideas and trends? Log onto LeadWithYourBrand (dot) com and click through for your free downloadable worksheet! Jayzen is also thrilled to welcome Sepi Shyne to the show. Sepi has had an incredible career as an attorney and in November, 2020, she was elected to the city council of West Hollywood, CA. In doing so, she became the first out LGBTQ Iranian elected anywhere globally and locally became the first woman of color elected to West Hollywood's City Council. Guest Bio Sepi Shyne Mayor Pro Tempore, City of West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tempore Sepi Shyne made history in November 2020 when she was elected to the West Hollywood City Council. She became the first out LGBTQ Iranian elected anywhere globally and locally became the first woman of color elected to West Hollywood's City Council. Her election also ushered in West Hollywood's first female-majority City Council. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne's priorities include advocating for affordable housing, protecting renters and social service programs, social justice, small business revival, and bringing the people's voices to City Hall. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne currently serves on the following City Council Subcommittees: Homelessness Subcommittee, West Hollywood Pride Subcommittee, Finance & Budget Subcommittee, Events Ad Hoc Subcommittee, and the 1343 Laurel Avenue Ad Hoc Subcommittee. She also represents the City of West Hollywood on the Westside Cities Council of Governments and is currently serving as its Chair. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne received her Bachelor of Science from San Jose State University with a double concentration in Accounting and Management Information Systems and a Minor in Drama with an emphasis in Directing. She received her Juris Doctorate with a specialization certificate in litigation from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. As an LGBTQ+ and civil rights leader for more than 20 years, her leadership has helped secure equal rights for all. Before her election to the West Hollywood City Council, Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne served on the City of West Hollywood's Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board, on the City of West Hollywood's Business License Commission, and on the Los Angeles County Assessor's Advisory Council on which she continues to serve. Additionally, she has led many boards and organizations, including the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles and as a Board of Governor and Steering Committee leader with the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne is a Co-Organizer of WeHo Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a community group created during the pandemic to help get resources to seniors, people with disabilities, and people in immunosuppressed households via social media and volunteer check-in calls. In every board and organization she has led, she has recruited and elevated women and people of color to leadership positions to create more diversity, inclusion, and equity. Mayor Pro Tempore Shyne lives in the Mid-City area of the City of West Hollywood with her wife and their fur-babies. Links To learn more about Lead With Your Brand system, please visit: LeadWithyYourBrand.com To book Jayzen for a speaking engagement or workshop at your company, visit: JayzenPatria.com

West Hollywood City Council has passed a wage hike for workers in that city, bumping up minimum wage to $17.64 an hour, with plans to reach $18.77 an hour by July of 2023. What are the implications of such a move for employers? What are the implications of such a wage hike to employees? We discuss.To learn more about Daggerfinn's employer branding and growth strategies practice, visit us at https://daggerfinn.com.

This is a special edition podcast episode with Keith Kaplan, one of the founding trustees of the The Pandemic Recovery Coalition, a 501 ( c ) 6 organization that was created to advocate against unreasonable regulations and ordinances introduced by the West Hollywood city council creating burdens that threaten the survival of local businesses already struggling to recover from the losses incurred as a result of both the COVID pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. Keith is joined in conversation with several West Hollywood business owners about an ordinance that the West Hollywood City Council will deliberate on Monday, November 1, that would create a city-wide $17.64 minimum wage for all employees​,​ across all sectors - not just for hotel workers effective July 1, 2022. In addition, this ordinance requires that all businesses provide compensated and uncompensated sick time, equally over 4.5 weeks in time off. This ​will be a sudden 35% (approximate) increase in wages which impacts West Hollywood, restaurants, and retailers, many of which operate on very small profit margins. West Hollywood City Council Meeting General Information - https://www.weho.org/city-government/wehotv/city-council-meetings West Hollywood City Council Meeting Agenda Packet (item 4.a)

Following the March theme of Women's History Month, We Know WeHo welcomes Mayor Lindsey P. Horvath to the show. Mayor Horvath has a long history of civic and social justice advocacy and was elected to the West Hollywood City Council on March 3, 2015. She is widely known for her leadership on women's issues and serves as a Global Coordinator for One Billion Rising, a global campaign of the V-Day movement to end violence against women and girls. She is also an Advocate for A Window Between Worlds, UN Foundation, and CARE. She was first appointed to the West Hollywood Women's Advisory Board in 2007, focusing on the issues facing women and families in West Hollywood, and has collaborated with community leaders and organizations in successfully advocating for the full funding of the backlog of untested rape kit evidence in the City and County of Los Angeles. Lindsey is also a champion of LGBTQ rights, has served as a Board member of the Victory Fund, and is a founding Board member of the NOH8 Campaign. Show Notes & Links: West Hollywood Mayor LIndsey Horvath Twitter @LindseyPHorvath Instagram @LindseyPHorvath Craig's V Wine Room La Boheme Cavatina at the Sunset Marquis Weho Bistro Voda Spa American Lung Champions Unite Talent Show Fundraiser Olivetta at La Peer Hotel Gelato Festival The Pendry West Hollywood Luxe Nails on La Brea Le Labo Fragrances on 3rd Street Polkadots & Moonbeams Hungry Root Food Delivery

This week We Know Weho kicks off the Food & Fashion segment with an overview of West Hollywood Eat and Drink Week kicks off on October 23rd with an impressive list of local restaurants that are offering specials including a rooftop patio dining experience at the secretly exclusive Petit Ermitage. If you are a BBQ fan, you will want to take notes on the review from We Know Weho on Bludsoe's and the variety of savory proteins available for take out, delivery or curbside pickup. With the closing of Tortilla Republic, Tracy is elated to share the opening of famed chef Enrique Olvera's restaurant, Damian, in the Arts District downtown who brings his cooking talents from Pujol in Mexico City that has been featured on Netflix Chef's Table series. Menu items she can recommend from her culinary excursions to his two NYC restaurants include the gaucamole, ceviche and the hibiscus meringue. This week's guest feature is the one and only Larry Block from Blockparty Weho who is also on the ballot as a candidate for the upcoming West Hollywood City Council election. Larry is a 35 year West Hollywood resident who has owned a few shops in West Hollywood since 1985 after his move West from New York. Larry has been a long time city advocate and has served as the Chairman of the Public Facilities Commission from 2019-2020 and the Chairman of the Disability Advisory Board from 2013-2014. He has been active in local city issues including founding the term limit initiative and CrossSafeWeho, which led to the crosswalk updates. It was his idea to create the West Hollywood Green City Awards, and he founded the Disability Health Fair that brings free flu shots to residents each year. When Covid hit, Larry utilized his sourcing talents to acquire hard to find masks and led the masks for residents program. The BlockParty, his "mini gay department store", is celebrating its eleven year business anniversary on October 24th and was the winner of the 2019 Creative City Best Weho Attraction Award bestowed by the Chamber of Commerce. Be sure to check out the list of upcoming list of movies at the Andaz Drive-In for Halloween, and the huge pink spider dangling from the room of Pretty Little Things on Melrose Avenue is worth a walk or drive-by for your West Hollywood Halloween plans.

Join me as I have my 1st ever political guests on Noemi Torres who is running for West Hollywood City Council. As a 20 year resident of West Hollywood I can assure you that we need new blood and new direction and Noemi is the person to do it. Follow her on Instagram @iamnoemitorres Twitter @exito98155 and www.noemi4weho.com to get an idea of where she stands. Follow me @EarlSkakel on everything including Tik Tok!! Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts as it helps me!

The dystopian landscape gets more and more challenging, and this week, Trump faced a few fresh scandals thanks in part to Bob Woodward. West Hollywood City Council candidate Dr. John Erickson joins Jonathan Welch, Alex Mohajer and guest host Mackenzie Hussman of Stonewall Spotlight to discuss the events of the week!

This week John Erickson, local West Hollywood resident with life-long activism and advocacy from an early age joins We Know Weho to discuss his (first-time) candidacy run for a seat on the West Hollywood City Council. Erickson first planted roots in West Hollywood in 2010. While completing his Ph.D. at Claremont Graduate University in American Religious History, he was selected as an intern for the West Hollywood City Council and moved into the city. The internship set him on a path to connect decades of work for social and economic justice with his passion for public service. After the internship, Erickson went on to become Council Deputy to former Councilmember Abbe Land and then the City's Community Affairs Technician where he worked directly with West Hollywood residents, civic leaders, and organizations across Southern California. At City Hall, Erickson advanced policies and programs to increase awareness around LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights, the environment, and civic engagement. While at City Hall, served as the President of West Hollywood Municipal Employees (WEHOME) American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local Union No. 3339, AFL-CIO. He learned to bring residents and local businesses together so that City Hall works for everyone, to take forward-thinking policies from white paper to law, and to provide exceptional constituent services. Currently, Erickson is the Director of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, a Planning Commissioner for the City of West Hollywood, and President of the Board for the ACLU of Southern California. Show Notes & Links: John Erickson https://erickson4weho.com/ Hollywood Food Coalition https://hofoco.org/ SOVA https://www.jfsla.org/SOVA Jone's https://joneshollywood.com/ Salt's Cure Breakfast https://www.breakfastbysaltscure.com/ Madison & Park Coffee https://www.instagram.com/madisonandparkcoffee/?hl=en Astro Burger http://www.astroburger.com/ Fred Segal (the real Fred Segal on Sunset) https://www.fredsegal.com/ Mauro's Cafe http://mauroscafe.com/#ad-image-2 Pace Joint https://pacejoint.com/ Harold's Chicken Shack https://www.haroldschickenla.com/ Cavatina at the Sunset Marquis https://sunsetmarquis.com/cavatina-restaurant/ Pink Taco https://pinktaco.com/ Carrie's Pilates outdoor studio on La Brea https://www.carriespilatesplus.com/ Harmony Pilates https://harmonystudiospilates.com/ Annie Lennox https://www.annielennox.com/ Capitol Drugs https://capitoldrugs.com/locations/west-hollywood/ Pampered Hands https://pampered-hands.com/ West Hollywood City Council Meeting

Sepi Shyne join us this week to discuss her platform for the upcoming West Hollywood City Council race in November. Sepi is a West Hollywood resident who is business law attorney and a small business owner of a Reiki practice and has been a long-time advocate for women's rights. Her activism career over the past 20 years includes fighting for LGBTQ rights locally and across the nation. When the COVID crisis hit, Sepi cofounded the community group "Weho Neighbors Helping Neighbors" to help assistance local residents. Lauren and Tracy have lots to share this week including more new outdoor patio concepts that are popping up, 4th of July BBQ boxes galore from your favorite West Hollywood restaurants, Soulcycle and Drybar are open and the carwash burrito has some fierce competition from the Dialogue Cafe after last week's breakfast trek!

Weekly tips for West Hollywood residents. We are in week three of our podcast and are excited to announce that we are getting picked up for distribution by Wehoville! This week hear us talk about Craig's, Traktir, Blackbird Pizza in our weekly food segment. Health and Wellness this week we talk about IV drips from The Hydration Room, Drip Doctors, Next Health, The Solution and Youth Haus and Burn60 instagram workouts. This week's Neighborhood segment features a wrap up on the West Hollywood City Council meeting on April 20th and Block Party and Yogurt Stop who are now open and selling masks. Craig's is featured in the weekly DoGood segment as well as an offer from The Change Up Group to provide free financial analysis and recommendations to non-profits.

In this episode, we are joined by Iranian American, West Hollywood politician Sepi Shyne. We discuss the Crazy Story of the month, gratitude, getting your ass out and vote, Fake News, and some political drama that made Jesus weep. #SepiShine2020 https://www.sepishyne.com Bio: Sepi Shyne is an Iranian-American business and trademark Attorney, Energy Healer, Animal Communicator and an LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Advocate. Sepi has been featured on radio shows, tv shows and internet blogs as one of the best alternative healers in Los Angeles. Sepi serves as an appointed Business License Commissioner for the City of West Hollywood and an appointed Member of the LA County Assessor's Advisory Council. She is a past co-president of the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles during which she was interviewed on CNN on the Jane Valez Mitchell show about Hate Crimes. She currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Human Rights Campaign LA as Co-Chair of Community Engagement. Sepi ran for West Hollywood City Council in March of 2019 and came within 141 votes of beating a two-term incumbent and plans to run again for the November 2020 election. She lives in West Hollywood with her wife and their fur-babies.

We document the outcome of a hearing on cannabis licensing for the 'Four Originals' after a visit to the West Hollywood City Council, discuss the various ways to power up your joints & ponder whether the outdoor challenges facing cannabis farmers have ever resulted in a winery growing their vines indoor under controlled settings. Remember to check us on Instagram, for live updates from the 2G1B garden & other cannabis related hijinx @2guys1blunt #2guys1blunt #cannabisconversations #cannabispodcast #cannabisoriginals #2guys1blimp #bloints #turducken #moonrocks #cannabiscommunity #cannabisculture #compassionincannabis

PETE SANTILLI MORNING NEWS BREAKEpisode #1630 - Wednesday - September 18, 2019 - 9AM Live Broadcast Link -  https://youtu.be/S67M7tYZRtE  Ed Buck, NXIVM, Epstein & Weinstein - Democrat Sex Cult/Trafficking Enterprise In Full Collapse -1630-9AHillary Clinton Campaign Supporter Ed Buck, a prominent Democratic donor and political activist, was arrested Tuesday and charged with operating a drug house and providing methamphetamine to a 37-year-old man who suffered an overdose at Buck's West Hollywood apartment last week. Prosecutors said Buck injected the victim with methamphetamine at his apartment in the 1200 block of Laurel Avenue in West Hollywood on Sept.11. The victim suffered an overdose, but survived. Buck is known as an animal-rights and LGBTQ activist who has donated to Democratic politicians and once ran for West Hollywood City Council, however past incidents strikingly similar to Wednesday's overdose have put Buck at the center of investigations. E-Militia Article: Ed Buck, NXIVM, Epstein & Weinstein – Democrat Sex Cult/Trafficking Enterprise In Full Collapse http://ow.ly/za8W30pyH0Q

In episode 419, Jack and special guest host Laci Mosley are joined by comedian Tiff Stevenson to discuss some Bachelorette drama with super producer Anna Hossnieh, how the Dominican Republic is canceled, a new member of the hundred billion club, the new scammer in charge of the Department of Transportation, the new Beatles movie, how to get a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. The Bachelorette Contestant Jed Wyatt's Ex Says He 'Ghosted' Her After Filming Ended 2. Your questions about the Dominican Republic tourist deaths, answered 3. The World Now Has Three People Worth More Than $100 Billion Each 4. House Dems Fear Retaliation as They Ready Investigation of Elaine Chao 5. A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet 6. Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell’s potential conflict of interest, explained 7. Transportation Secretary Still Owns Stock She Pledged to Divest 8. Watch The Trailer For Musical Comedy Yesterday About The Only Guy Who Remembers The Beatles 9. Trump Buys Himself a Star on the Walk of Fame 10. West Hollywood City Council votes to have Trump's Walk of Fame star removed 11. How to Get a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 12. Why the heck does Donald Trump have a Walk of Fame star, anyway? It’s not the reason you think 13. Donald Trump’s Vandalized and Abused Hollywood Star: A Brief History 14. WATCH: Billie Eilish - bad guy Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The West Hollywood City Council has voted to remove President Trump's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I head down to Hollywood Boulevard to gauge people's reaction. Then, Hollywood calls me racist for pointing out that “Sorry To Bother You” is terrible. Ocasio-Cortez says stupid things, Candace Owens stops by, and finally the Mailbag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The West Hollywood City Council has voted to remove President Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I head down to Hollywood Boulevard to gauge people’s reaction. Then, Hollywood calls me racist for pointing out that “Sorry To Bother You” is terrible. Ocasio-Cortez says stupid things, Candace Owens stops by, and finally the Mailbag!

The Pox Lover: An Activist's Decade in New York and Paris (University of Wisconsin Press)www.thepoxlover.com The Pox Lover is a personal history of the turbulent 1990s in New York City and Paris by a pioneering American AIDS journalist, lesbian activist, and daughter of French-Haitian elites. In an account that is by turns searing, hectic, and funny, Anne-christine d'Adesky remembers "the poxed generation" of AIDS—their lives, their battles, and their determination to find love and make art in the heartbreaking years before lifesaving protease drugs arrived.D'Adesky takes us through a fast-changing East Village: squatter protests and civil disobedience lead to all-night drag and art-dance parties, the fun-loving Lesbian Avengers organize dyke marches, and the protest group ACT UP stages public funerals. Traveling as a journalist to Paris, an insomniac d'Adesky trolls the Seine, encountering waves of exiles fleeing violence in the Balkans, Haiti, and Rwanda. As the last of the French Nazis stand trial and the new National Front rises in the polls, d'Adesky digs into her aristocratic family's roots in Vichy France and colonial Haiti. This is a testament with a message for every generation: grab at life and love, connect with others, fight for justice, keep despair at bay, and remember. Praise for The Pox Lover  “Reminiscent of the luscious lesbian literature of the Parisian past, but propelled into the era of AIDS, ACT UP, and the Lesbian Avengers. D'Adesky's memoir also reveals her family's role in French colonialism, raising compelling questions about privilege, survival, homophobia, and dislocation.”—Sarah Schulman, author of The Cosmopolitans “A haunting contribution to the record of the AIDS era.”—Laura Flanders, author of Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species “A necessary book. We need such a chronicle.”—Felice Picano, author of Like People in History “In a voice both powerful and cool, The Pox Lover takes on a sprawling personal history, deeply aware throughout that it is the politics of anyone's day—and how we respond to it—that shapes a life. Never far from the mad joy of writing, loving, and being alive, even as it investigates our horribly mundane capacity for horror, this book is a masterpiece.”—Michelle Tea, author of Black Wave Anne-christine d'Adesky is an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker who reported on the global AIDS epidemic for New York Native, OUT, The Nation, and The Village Voice. She received the first Award of Courage from amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. She was an early member of ACT UP and cofounder of the Lesbian Avengers. Her books include Beyond Shock: Charting the Landscape of Sexual Violence in Post-Quake Haiti, Moving Mountains: The Race to Treat Global AIDS, and a novel set in post-Duvalier Haiti, Under the Bone. Councilmember Lindsey P. Horvath was elected to the West Hollywood City Council on March 3, 2015. She previously served as a Councilmember for two years from 2009-2011. Councilmember Horvath has a long history of civic and social justice advocacy. She has spearheaded policies to make West Hollywood an “Age-Friendly Community” to better serve residents of all ages. She also champions LGBTQ rights, and has led initiatives to denounce discriminatory legislation against LGBTQ individuals. Councilmember Horvath is also known for her leadership on women’s issues and served as a Global Coordinator for One Billion Rising, a global campaign to end violence against women and girls. Additionally, Councilmember Horvath has worked on a range of transportation and mobility issues. Most recently, she engaged in community advocacy to promote light rail and subway service to West Hollywood and is committed to making West Hollywood both pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly. In addition to her service as an elected official, Councilmember Horvath works as an entertainment advertising executive, and has created award-winning campaigns for both movies and television.

Mayor Duran was elected to the West Hollywood City Council on March 6, 2001. Throughout his legal career he has worked to defend human rights, including the prominent legal case Kolcum v. L.A. County, where he successfully sued Los Angeles County for denying medication to inmates with HIV/AIDS. Mayor Duran was identified as one of the 20 most influential members of the gay community by "In Los Angeles Magazine." Besides leading the effort for marriage equality in California, he also serves as a role model for HIV positive people as one of four HIV-positive elected officials in the United States. Mayor Duran has been a gay activist since 1985 and is currently writing a history of the gay rights movement in Southern California.