LOS ANGELES — In November 1984, the newly formed city of West Hollywood grabbed the world's attention when it seated the nation's first City Council with an openly gay majority.
During that first meeting — with an overflow crowd and national news media on hand — the council passed a slew of progressive policies: a law that rolled back soaring rents to an earlier level, a limit on evictions, a ban on housing and employment discrimination against gay people.
"The City Council is one of the most liberal in the state," the Los Angeles Times reported.
