West Hollywood City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Helen Krieger

Candidate for City Council

14 candidates · 3 seats6 sourced positions

Helen Krieger is running for West Hollywood City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 14 candidates are running for 3 seats.

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Today

Screenwriter and TV producer who served on the West Hollywood Transportation Commission.

Occupation (from candidate statement): Screenwriter

Seven candidates took part in the Sept. 15 Streets For All debate: Chelsea Byers, Larry Block, Kyle Brazeal, Jonathan Cottrell, Helen Krieger, Stephen Post and Tanya Tsikanovsky. John Duran could not attend because of scheduling conflicts. Beverly Press · Sep 16, 2026

Where Helen Krieger stands: positions on the record

Priorities1 sourced position

Her statement lists more housing, filming in WeHo, safer streets and faster permitting among her goals.
“create more housing, to bring filming back to WeHo, to create safer, more connected streets, and to streamline permitting for all our businesses”
Own statementHelen Krieger candidate statement (City of West Hollywood)

Flock Safety cameras1 sourced position

Answered "No" when asked about renewing West Hollywood's contract with Flock Safety.
“We need to end the contract and physically take down the cameras.”
Own statementLos Angeles Blade · Oct 1, 2026

Fountain Avenue streetscape1 sourced position

Answered "Yes" when asked about a bike lane or sidewalk extension on Fountain Avenue.
“I support widening the sidewalks to make them ADA accessible, and I support building a bike lane as part of that project to finally connect the Eastside to our micromobility infrastructure.”
Own statementLos Angeles Blade · Oct 1, 2026

TODAP and SB 791 sourced position

Answered "Maybe" when asked about creating a TODAP for West Hollywood.
“I’m supportive of creating our own plan as long as it practically allows for at least as much housing as SB-79, and I would want SB-79 to remain in place until that TODAP is agreed upon, voted on, and approved by SCAG.”
Own statementLos Angeles Blade · Oct 1, 2026

Security ambassadors1 sourced position

Answered "No" when asked about renewing the city's contract with Allied Universal for the security ambassador program.
“Allied Universal is an ongoing vendor for ICE, and WeHo has a policy of not working with ICE vendors.”
Own statementLos Angeles Blade · Oct 1, 2026

Vacancy tax1 sourced position

Answered "No" when asked about a vacancy tax on empty storefront properties.
“In most commercial leases the tenant has to pay the taxes, so this would just make rent more unaffordable for small businesses.”
Own statementLos Angeles Blade · Oct 1, 2026

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