Sepi Shyne, the city s first LGBTQ councilmember, led a 3-2 vote to cut the current force of around 60 sheriff s deputies by four, while also hiring 30 unarmed security ambassadors.
A series of protests were planned throughout the weekend after Supreme Court justices announced the decision to end nearly 50 years of constitutionally protected abortion rights for women by overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Last year, Mayor Pro Tempore Sepi Shyne made history when she became the first lesbian and first woman of color elected to West Hollywood’s City Council, ushering in their first female-majority City Council.