West Hollywood City Councilman John Heilman speaks during a council meeting on Feb.19, 2019. He’d been on the council since the city was founded in 1984.

Vandals defaced West Hollywood LGBTQ portraits of drag queens from a Halloween street celebration in the 1980s, bringing the artist to tears.

West Hollywood is one of L.A.’s most historic and lively neighborhoods, from the iconic Sunset Strip to the spirited and diverse Rainbow District. Spanning less than two square miles of space ...