Contact Vice Mayor Chelsea Byers
cbyers@weho.org
(323) 848-6460

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Vice Mayor Chelsea Lee Byers was elected to the West Hollywood City Council on November 8, 2022.

Vice Mayor Byers first became connected to the City of West Hollywood through the Women’s Leadership Conference. This connection led to many program partnerships with the City, including Women Manifest (2016), the Cannabis Education Forum (2015-2018), and collaborative film screenings, panels, and more. While working with United Way’s Everyone In campaign, Vice Mayor Byers engaged with City Social Services and Strategic Initiatives to bring educational programming to the community on homelessness and housing solutions.

Vice Mayor Byers’ priorities on the City Council include social service delivery, climate-change mitigation strategies, emergency resiliency efforts, creating more affordable housing and resources for renters, enhancing the streetscape for improved pedestrian and cycling experiences while reducing vehicle-dependency, and community-building and policy implementation to ensure the City of West Hollywood is an inclusive community for all.

She serves on the Board of Directors for the National Women’s Political Caucus as the Vice President of Education and Training for NWPC California. She was also appointed as an alternate by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Chair, Lindsey P. Horvath, for the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA). In addition, Vice Mayor Byers serves on the League of California Cities Transportation, Communications, and Public Works Committee and the National League of Cities Federal Transportation, Infrastructure, and Services (TIS) Federal Advocacy Committee.

She currently serves on the West Hollywood City Council Subcommittees for Finance and Budget, West Hollywood Pride, Homelessness, Sunset Gateway/Wayfinding, and Playhouse Design. She also represents the City of West Hollywood on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 4 and the League of California Cities.

Vice Mayor Byers has participated in a number of fellowships including the Housing Policy Leadership Institute, New Leaders Council, Art for LA Activate Program, National Council for Jewish Women’s Advocacy Program, and the James Lawson Institute.

Vice Mayor Byers studied at Universidad Internacional Cuernavaca and Franklin University Switzerland, and received her B.A. in Political Science and Women’s Studies from Northern Arizona University.

You may contact West Hollywood City Council offices via email at council@weho.org or by phone at (323) 848-6460.

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