Lindsey Horvath: Last News

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has taken a step toward what could be a major economic package to boost local film, TV and digital production.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to send a letter to the major studios urging them to return to the bargaining table with striking actors.

Robert Gamboa attends the unveiling of the two Pride-painted lifeguard towers at Ginger Rogers Beach on Saturday in Santa Monica. Photo: Robert Gamboa.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors formally threw its support behind the Writers Guild of America today, as the strike by more than 11,500 WGA members against the AMPTP continues.

Drag March LA, a rally in West Hollywood to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation. The event, which kicked off at West Hollywood Park at 10 a.m. PT, included remarks by Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendonor, Los Angeles county supervisor Lindsey Horvath and West Hollywood Mayor Sepi Shyne. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Kerri Colby and Honey Davenport also performed. In response to growing rhetoric supported by the Christian Nationalist movement calling LGBTQ+ people “unsafe” for families, Drag March was organized to take place on Easter Sunday, with members of faith groups joining to show their support of the LGBTQ community.

Drag March LA will take place Sunday in West Hollywood to protest the more than 400 pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation lawmakers have proposed or passed in 2023. Photo: Provided

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor The Los Angeles LGBT Center is organizing a rally on Easter Sunday, April 9, in Los Angeles to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation. Billed as Drag March LA, the event kicks off at 11 a.m. PT at West Hollywood Park. “The center’s Drag March is a nod to the origins of the LGBTQ+ movement, when the very first demonstrations started in opposition to moral policing and anti-crossdressing laws designed to impose a singular ideal of gender and sexuality onto citizens,” center CEO Joe Hollendonor said in statement Wednesday. “It is no mistake that today’s ‘Drag Bans’ are accompanied by a sweeping movement to ban access to gender-affirming care; we are fighting for our right to privacy, bodily autonomy, self-determination, and freedom of expression.” 

Actor and activist Woody Harrelson has been a proponent for the legalization of marijuana and hemp, long before it gained the support of many elected officials and skeptical citizens.So it seems fitting that the Cheers star would be on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of The Woods WeHo retail cannabis dispensary on Friday in West Hollywood.In fact, it was Harrelson himself who helped cut the ribbon as a symbol that the establishment, located at 8271 Santa Monica Boulevard,is open for business. Long time coming: Woody Harrelson, 60, and West Hollywood Mayor Lauren Meister shared the honor of cutting the ribbon marking the grand opening of The Woods WeHo retail cannabis dispensary on Friday, May 13, in West HollywoodDressed in a blue-patterned shirt and tan slacks, Harrelson, 60, shared the scissors during the ceremony with West Hollywood Mayor Lauren Meister.Council member Lindsey Horvath and West Hollywood Chamber CEO, Genevieve Morrill were also among those who attended the event, along with Harrelson's wife Laura Harrelson and friend/actor Steve Guttenberg.

Antonio Ferme authorThe filmmakers behind the Netflix documentary “Disclosure” were presented with an official proclamation from the City of West Hollywood by Mayor Lindsey Horvath on Wednesday night. Director Sam Feder and executive producer Laverne Cox received the honor during the City of West Hollywood’s Human Right Speakers series.In addition to Feder and Cox, other panelists included Drian Juarez, the vice president of TransCanWork and vice president of the City of West Hollywood Transgender advisory board.

A large trans flag painted at the culmination of the All Black Lives Matter march on June 14 was removed by the West Hollywood Public Works Department. The surprise art work at the  intersection of San Vicente and Santa Monica Blvds was power-washed off the street as part of “routine maintenance and ongoing graffiti removal efforts,” a source told the Los Angeles Blade.