The San Diego county medical examiner's report on Steven Hirschfield, the victim of an officer-involved shooting at a San Diego Gay Pride event, says that he had trace amounts of methamphetamine, ketamine and doxylamine in his blood the night he died.

The toxicology report and the autopsy, released on Tuesday, showed that Mr. Hirschfield was shot in the back, with an exit wound in his chest, contrary to original police reports that described his fatal wound as to the chest.

Attorney for the bereaved family, Brian Claypool, asserted that the trace levels of drugs in Mr. Hirschfield’s system resulted from use of diet pills, cold medicine and from another person “spiking his drink that night,”... [full story]

Gloria Allred, one of the local attorneys that won the California Same-Sex Marriage lawsuit and an elected Hillary Clinton delegate, walked the Democratic Convention floor with a gag in her mouth Tuesday.

The sight “gag” was a device she used to call attention to her wish “to have all of Hillary’s votes counted,” and the DNC’s wish to keep her mum on the subject.

“I wanted to speak at the breakfast meeting,” she said, “to inform the delegates on the law regarding their votes for Hillary. They denied me ... [full story]

West Hollywood City Council will consider a potentially controversial issue – whether to pass increased trash recycling costs onto the businesses that support WeHo 41 percent over four years- at their next meeting on Monday, September 15.

At the same time, the city will also decide whether or not to extend Athens Services’ contract for trash removal for another four years – to 2016.

The sharp price increase stems from “changed conditions causing rising costs for provision of the food waste composting program,” according to the staff report ... [full story]

West Hollywood City Council will consider a potentially controversial issue – whether to pass increased trash recycling costs onto the businesses that support WeHo 41 percent over four years- at their next meeting on Monday, September 15.

At the same time, the city will also decide whether or not to extend Athens Services’ contract for trash removal for another four years – to 2016.

The sharp price increase stems from “changed conditions causing rising costs for provision of the food waste composting program,” according to the staff report ... [full story]

Ouch! Pretty unusual, I thought, especially when you consider that Miss Bella isn’t quite four years old (her birthday is tomorrow, in case you’d like to send gifts).

So last week, I wrestled poor Miss B. into the dreaded cat carrier for another trip to the veterinary clinic ... [full story]

WeHo News proudly welcomes a daily video horoscope to its pages – enjoy, West Hollywood.

Updated daily, SoulGarden TV develops and promotes "Mind, Body and Soul Improvement."

Founder Christopher Witecki anchors the content with his daily online video horoscopes "Soul Horoscopes," as well as hosting and producing the daily Astroweather forecasts, Soul 360 talk show and upcoming Weekly Love Horoscopes ... [full story]

Del Martin, age 87, passed away yesterday in San Francisco with Phyllis Lyon, her lifelong partner and recently wed wife, at her side.

Ms. Martin was one of the nation’s very first LGBT rights activists; she dedicated her life to combating homophobia, sexism, violence and racism.

Her passing is mourned by an entire community... [full story]

Omaha is located just 180 miles north of Kansas City and you will be pleasantly surprised how wonderful it is.

We have been going to Omaha both on business and personal trips for over 30 years and it really does just keep getting better and better.

It is a city that has a very lively downtown which, sadly to say, most cities do not have... [full story]

It was an unprecedented affront.

The City Council’s recent rebuff of a request by City Staff and the Sheriff’s Department for a minimal forty five day moratorium on applications to extend business hours after 2:00 a.m., is a reflection of just how far the Council will go to pander for campaign contributions and shows just how little regard they have for the public’s welfare.

When the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Department makes a simple request that City Council refrain from granting any further “after hours” requests so that the Department can evaluate the impact of the applications granted to date, it would seem that City Council would defer to the Sheriff’s professional expertise... [full story]

From you, our readers:

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We publish the letters as a group on Thursdays (WeHoNews publishes TWICE-WEEKLY NOW, so sign up for free E mail delivery to keep up with the latest breaking West Hollywood news), however, in certain cases where a letter has become a stand alone op-ed piece, we'll treat it as such, with your permission.

WeHoNews is West Hollywood's public square; that place where all can come to gather news and information, market or buy goods and services, give voice to political opinions or proclaim to all the world (we are West Hollywood's ONLY Newspaper - ONLY ONLINE!) the City's splendors and virtues ... [full story]

Porsche makes some of the best sports cars on the planet. The depth of engineering combined with meticulous attention to every build detail, makes Porsche's unique combination of sports and luxury one of the most satisfying driving experiences money can buy.

Unfortunately, if you've ever shopped for a Porsche sports car (I'm specifically excluding the heavy-weight Volkswagen-derived Cayenne SUV), you will know that there is a reason Porsche proudly trumpets that it's the most profitable car manufacturer on the planet ... [full story]

The glitter will glow and the sequins will fly on Saturday, September 6, as the City of West Hollywood, mecca of the ultimate Gay lifestyle, will be continuing gay ballroom classes.

Former semi-professional dancer and publicist, Steve Valentine and dance enthusiast Lisa Marie Belsanti will produce Gay Ballroom.

"We feel this M2M and W2W action on the dance floor is an opportunity to support our city and to have fun,” says Valentine. Joining them will be dance champion and instructor, Kirsten Miller, taking the couples from beginning... [full story]

Obama Has 58 Point Lead over McCain among GLBT Registered Voters - Obama Also Maintains Eight Point Lead over McCain among All Registered Voters.

Among gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) registered voters, 68 percent of GLBT adults favor Obama while 10 percent favor McCain.

Three percent of GLBT adults favor Ralph Nader, while one percent chooses Bob Barr... [full story]

We all teach the kids the magic trouble numbers – 911 – and have come to rely on the help we receive after punching those precious keys in time of need.

Wanting to reach people when trouble is brewing and before they need to request it, West Hollywood has granted a contract to try a “Reverse 911” service.

Its objective is to do what air sirens of old did – notify the general public of a disaster or emergency. If the circuits are not busy. If your phone is on. If the ringer is… ... [full story]

Catch the newest way to view the Crime Blotter – by map!

Just click here - CRIME BLOTTER.

Be the first to see the Crime Blotter (our publication of it is first each week), and see it by Google map.

You can now track the neighborhoods in which the crimes were reported by satellite.

Remember, you can call in a crime news tip to 323.650.2879.

Crimes reported last week. Example: August 13 @ 7:45 am, 1000 block of Sweetzer. During the night, an unknown thief entered an unlocked vehicle at an apartment building and stole a while 20gb IPod, a Tekner Bluetooth headset, a Samsung wireless headset and a black Persols sunglasses in a black case... [full story]

Because I know I’m going to report to you all, I have been diligent and working at meeting men as if this was a job.

It is a job. This is real work.

Finding Mr. Right takes patience, timing and a sense of humor – plus I’ve been willing to grow up as an adult. What, you may ask, am I talking about?... [full story]

In my last article I discussed how easy it is to become overwhelmed, particularly while juggling multiple projects, whether personal or professional.

When overwhelmed one is often never present where they really are, which is right where they are.

Rather, at any given moment they are already onto their next item on the "to do" list and not fully engaged with what is in front of them... [full story]

WeHo News proudly welcomes a daily video horoscope to its pages – enjoy, West Hollywood.

Updated daily, SoulGarden TV develops and promotes "Mind, Body and Soul Improvement."

Founder Christopher Witecki anchors the content with his daily online video horoscopes "Soul Horoscopes," as well as hosting and producing the daily Astroweather forecasts, Soul 360 talk show and upcoming Weekly Love Horoscopes ... [full story]

David Bellamy did not expect to suffer a stroke at age 26.

When he did, he had no idea where to turn for support to get on with his life because most stroke recovery support groups are geared toward and populated by older stroke victims whose expectations and needs may be very different.

“I drive, I take care of myself and I do whatever I want, but I was looking to see if there was anyone else in my situation going through the same struggles I am,” he said ... [full story]

Finding the right balance between helping someone and encouraging the person to do for him or herself can be challenging.

The tendency is to want to be compassionate and help make life easier, especially for someone who is aging or ill.

The reality is that when doing things for people that maybe we shouldn’t do, we run the risk of enabling... [full story]