In local government, strategic planning is a systematic process through which a community, in conjunction with City staff, anticipates and then plans for its future. This process provides the opportunity for a City to control its own destiny rather than allowing foreseeable future events to dictate its course of action.

• Introduction to the Strategic Plan 
  In 1990, the West Hollywood City Council directed staff to develop its first strategic plan, Vision 2000, which specified the projects, programs and services the... 
• Mission Statement and Core Values 
  The foundation of our Strategic Plan. 
• Primary Strategic Goals 
  Our primary goals address the most important issues facing the City. 
• Ongoing Strategic Programs 
  Ongoing strategic programs that the City has already established as having great enough importance to be part of its work plan.