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In today's newsletter:

  • How West Hollywood’s new AIDS Monument invites reflection and remembrance
  • How a West Hollywood Ralphs reveals America’s split holiday economy
  • How did 2025’s crises and big decisions reshape West Hollywood?

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📰 News we're reading

1. The West Hollywood AIDS Monument Ensures the AIDS Crisis is Honored by the Next Generation (printmag.com) — West Hollywood’s new AIDS Monument is now open as a public space for remembrance, reflection, and education about the AIDS crisis. Built over many years with city and community collaboration, the 147 bronze “Traces” pillars honor lives lost while highlighting West Hollywood’s historic role in LGBTQ+ activism and care. Visitors are encouraged to explore the engraved words and experience the site as a safe, contemplative refuge.
   

2. Holidays highlight U.S.'s K-shaped economy (columbian.com) — Holiday shopping at the Ralphs in West Hollywood shows how some neighbors are hunting for discounts and cutting back, even as wealthier Angelenos splurge at luxury retailers nearby. The story uses this contrast to illustrate America’s widening “K-shaped” economy, where higher earners thrive while others struggle with rising prices.
   

3. 2025: A year like no other (beverlypress.com) — West Hollywood residents spent 2025 recovering from devastating regional wildfires while rallying through the city’s WeHo Responds relief network and major policy shifts on homelessness and federal funding. New local leaders, a heated Fountain Avenue safety debate, and the opening of STORIES: The AIDS Monument reshaped civic life, setting up even more change as 2026 brings new transit links, cultural landmarks, and political decisions nearby.
   

4. Out Athlete Fund Tries To Fill The Gap As Athletes Say Sponsorship Money Is Drying Up (wehoonline.com) — West Hollywood played a key role in boosting the new Out Athlete Fund, with a recent local fundraiser raising over $15,000 for openly gay speedskater Conor McDermott-Mostowy. The story explains how shrinking corporate sponsorships for LGBTQ+ athletes are forcing a return to grassroots support, with this locally backed nonprofit stepping in to cover training and living costs as Olympic dreams hang in the balance.
   

5. Patricia Heaton mourns ‘The Middle' co-star Pat Finn after his death at 60 (nypost.com) — West Hollywood briefly figures into the life of actor Pat Finn, who attended ABC’s 200th episode celebration for “The Middle” here back in 2017. Now, co-star Patricia Heaton and his family are mourning him after his death from cancer at 60, remembering his warmth, faith, and long TV career.
   

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