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How West Hollywood's budget works — where the money comes from, where it goes, and the FY2026-27 choices Council adopted. Source-locked to official West Hollywood City Council documents.
Adopted with amendments
Council adopted the budget on June 15, 2026. The signed minutes were approved on June 29, 2026.
WeHo Loves Locals
Increased funding.
Rainbow District Marketing
Increased funding.
Eastside Marketing
Added funding.
Cannabis Marketing / Emerald Village
Restored funding to prior levels.
Russian Library
Increased funding.
Mishka Festival
Increased funding.
Cannabis tax rebate
Extended the 2% rebate, reducing projected revenue.
Sunset Strip Music Festival contingency
Reduced the proposed $4.6M contingency to $3.6M.
Special council program funding
Reduced funding.
Why totals are not recalculated here: The City still labels the online FY27/FY28 budget book as preliminary. The amendment amounts below come from the approved minutes; revised citywide totals will remain pending until the City publishes the final budget book.
Source: Approved City Council minutes, June 15, 2026, Item E.1.
The approved FY2026-27 special-events budget, by share, free for everyone. The full interactive breakdown is in the analysis below.
| Event | FY27 budget | % |
|---|---|---|
| WeHo Pride | $7.7M | 68.5% |
| Halloween Carnaval | $2.0M | 17.8% |
| WeHo Winter Ice Rink | $711K | 6.4% |
| WeHo Mishka Festival | $112K | 1.0% |
| WeHo Pride Arts Festival | $85K | 0.8% |
| National Night Out | $60K | 0.5% |
| West Hollywood Day/State of the Community | $40K | 0.4% |
| WeHo Reads | $37K | 0.3% |
| Other (49 events) | $481K | 4.3% |
Source: Agenda Item E.1, Attachment C — Approved Budgeted Special Events List FY 2026-27 (with FY26 comparison) (approved 06.15.26; minutes approved 06.29.26). Approved FY2026-27 special-events budget, by share of the $11.2M total.
West Hollywood entered its FY2026-27 / FY2027-28 two-year budget with revenue nearly flat while planned spending climbed sharply. Council adopted the first-year budget on June 15, 2026; this is the pressure behind the recorded amendments below.
Grounded in the approved May 18, 2026 meeting record and the SS.1 staff report. Meeting-record figures remain labeled when they do not also appear in the filed staff report.
~$5.0M†
Projected General Fund deficit, current year (FY2025-26)
1% vs 37%
Revenue growth vs. Year-1 budget-plan growth
$3.6M
Approved Sunset Strip Music Festival contingency after the $1M reduction
The City Manager told Council revenue is growing about 1% a year off post-pandemic highs, while the budget plan grows 37% in year one and 45% in year two. That distance is the structural shortfall.
The five budget pressures on the record, the balance-the-budget scenario tool, how the City's biggest events compare to money for residents, and the full event-by-event explorer. Subscribe for the adopted budget analysis, included with Active Civic Participant.
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The budget pressures on the record, the balance-the-budget tool, events vs. resident services, and the full event explorer.
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Data sourced exclusively from official West Hollywood documents. Historical data (FY17-21) from Open Data Portal. Ask ARIA for more detailed financial questions.