Annual Westside Mayors Forum

Thursday, February 23, 2023

8:30 am - 9:30 am PST

Helms Design Center

Doors open at 7:45 for registration, breakfast and networking before the panel begins

WUF is pleased to present the annual Mayors Forum, bringing together mayors of the Westside cities for a discussion of priorities for 2023 from a land use perspective and the ways cities are responding to pressing and long-term issues. 

In 2023, our mayors will face a myriad of issues, including the central conflict of land use and social & racial equity.  We’re sure to discuss a variety of topics and touch on each cities’ efforts to:

• Balance economic development with the need for workforce and affordable housing;
• Implement lessons learned from pandemic-related changes to retail businesses and land use, including strategies to address excess office space, work-from-home trends, vacant commercial spaces, and conversion of under-utilized commercial spaces for new commercial models;
• Implement recent state laws to allow increases in density and reductions in parking, while trying to maintain local land use control;
• Meet state-required Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) housing numbers and win state certification of housing elements;
• Focus on local sustainability, including reducing emissions, addressing water insecurity and stormwater management, and ensuring recycling efforts result in material reuse;
• Improve transit and ridership, as well as the outlook and commitment to public transit in light of decreased ridership;
• Address historic inequity and supporting communities displaced by freeways and urban renewal; and
• Collaborate with the City of Los Angeles and the new Bass administration.

Join us to hear directly from our mayors on these and other 2023 Westside land use topics.

Panelists:

Mayor Gleam Davis, City of Santa Monica

Mayor Sepi Shyne, City of West Hollywood

Mayor James T. Butts, Jr., City of Inglewood

Mayor Albert Vera, City of Culver City

Moderator:

Jeff Hall, Founder of Westside Today and Brentwood News

Registration Fees
$50 Members
$65 Non-Members
$10 Student Members
$15 Student Non-Members

Pre-registration closes on Wednesday, February 22nd, at 4:00 PM.  After Wednesday, February 22nd, onsite registration will be available at the cost of an additional $10.  No refunds or credits will be provided after this day. 

Event Time
7:45 am - 9:30 am
7:45 am - Registration & Light Breakfast
8:30 am - Panel Discussion

Location
The Helms Design Center is located at the Helms Bakery campus at 8745 Washington Boulevard in Culver City.  Google map and directions

COVID UPDATE
Please note that while the use of a face mask will not be mandated, we highly encourage all of our attendees to wear a mask at all times while indoors.  

Transportation & Parking
The garage at 8711 Washington Blvd. will be open for this event. There is also ample street parking, or you can arrive via the Expo Light Rail line that is located one block to the west of Helms Bakery. Parking Map

Thanks to the generosity of our annual Sponsors, WUF has a small number of free tickets available to members of the community.  If you are not able to join as a member or purchase a ticket for this month's panel presentation, but would like to join us, please write us at info@westsideurbanforum to inquire if we have any remaining sponsor provided tickets. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS…

As a non-profit organization we are dependent upon donations in order to continue our monthly programming.  Please keep this in mind when registering for this event; we appreciate contributions of any amount.