DH

Danny Hang

Vice Mayor2024-12-16 – 2028-12-01 (sworn in December 16, 2024 at the regular City Council meeting per City of West Hollywood release; month-level end: December 2028 four-year term, seat not on the November 2026 ballot per Beverly Press and WeHo Online)

No biography on file yet.

At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Dec 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
19
Total speaking time
2:47:04
Avg per meeting
8:48
Segments
2006

Want every word Hang has said?

The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has Hang said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.

Filtered to Development

Top issues during term (20)(Development)

high↑Nov 2026[10]

Affordable Housing Accessibility — Redundant Elevators

Adds construction costs to future city-funded affordable projects; no immediate city expenditure.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

RH Estates expansion in the Design District

RH is making a major private investment expected to create hospitality, design, and retail jobs; no city cost identified.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Appeal of 8760 Shoreham Drive Apartment Project

critical↓Feb 2026[9]

Bond Hotel and Residences at 7811 Santa Monica Blvd

A 161,000-square-foot private development with 20 affordable units; no direct city cost, though school-safety mitigation may follow.

high↓Aug 2026[8]

Proposed six-story project at 1238 Larrabee Street

high↓Oct 2026[6]

1000 N. La Brea tower and billboard financing

The DA pays the city 20% of adjusted net billboard revenue, but critics say undefined costs could zero it out over the 55-year term.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Demolition notice cards lack key information

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

San Vicente Streetscape/Sky Sanctuary Project

Roughly $30 million ultimate build-out estimate plus ~$150,000/year maintenance, though phases to date are grant-funded ($510,000 to date plus ~$600,000 incoming).

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust

Loan recycling could generate roughly $150,000 per year in additional housing funding, about $8 million over 55 years.

medium↓Jun 2026[4]

Community land trust homeownership strategy

A pilot would need roughly $202,000 per unit in subsidy before pencils, so no city money is committed yet.

high↓Apr 2026[3]

Anti-Displacement Strategies and RSO Duplex Protections

$631,449 in new county Measure A revenue, with $350,000 going directly to client assistance in phase one.

high↓Jun 2026[2]

Storage-space loophole in affordable housing

Each dodged conversion means a lost affordable unit the city would otherwise require.

high↓Jul 2026[2]

City Now Subject to SB 35/SB 423 Ministerial Approvals

Unknown; may reduce review timelines and fees but also local discretionary oversight of projects.

high↓Feb 2026[1]

946-948 N. Hayworth Avenue housing project

Replaces four rent-stabilized homes with a building that's only about 16% affordable, in a city whose stated goal is 20%.

high↓Feb 2026[1]

Affordable housing loan at 1006 & 1010 N. Edinburgh Avenue

$4.245 million loan from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund plus $4.445 million from the General Fund.

high↓Apr 2026[1]

RHNA compliance shortfall

Falling short of RHNA can expose the city to state penalties and loss of permitting control.

high↓Feb 2026[1]

2025 California Building Code adoption

Up to $90,000 in City funds if federal grant approvals are delayed past October 9, 2026.

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Corporate ownership of rental housing

None directly; the study is informational.

high↓May 2026[1]

833 Westbourne Drive builder's remedy project

Three rent-stabilized units are demolished for a net gain of 22 units, only one of which is genuinely new affordable housing; litigation risk from denial could cost the city significant fees.

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Eastside hotel adaptive reuse at 7494 Santa Monica Boulevard

The hotel will generate transient occupancy tax revenue for the city, enforced through Finance Department audits.

Decisions during term (16)

Recorded while Hang was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved5-0Nov 2, 2026

ACCEPT AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES ALONG THE GENESEE AVENUE AND HAMPTON AVENUE FRONTAGES OF THE ZAVERI GROSVENOR & CONDE LLC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 7740 HAMPTON AVENUE [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:

approved5-0Nov 2, 2026

ACCEPT AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES ALONG THE OGDEN DRIVE FRONTAGE OF THE EMILION CAPITAL REO, LLC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 1008 OGDEN DRIVE [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:

approved5-0Nov 2, 2026

ACCEPT AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES ALONG THE OGDEN DRIVE FRONTAGE OF THE CHURCHILL MRA FUNDING SPV, LLC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 1016 OGDEN DRIVE [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:

approved5-0Nov 2, 2026

ACCEPT AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES ALONG THE OGDEN DRIVE FRONTAGE OF THE EMILION CAPITAL REO, LLC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 1020 OGDEN DRIVE [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:

approved5-0Aug 31, 2026

AWARD OF MAINTENANCE CONTRACT TO FUSION DEVELOPMENT FOR ON-CALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE CITY WELCOME SIGNS [H. COLLINS, P. TICUN, P. HERTZ]

tabledVoted no3-2Jun 29, 2026

C.4. Housing development permit streamlining ZTA/SPA

approved5-0Jun 29, 2026

E.2. Eastside economic development directives

approved5-0Jun 29, 2026

QUARTERLY UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, S. QURESHY, B. GALAN]:

tabledJun 15, 2026

C.6 — Streamlined development permit review for housing

approved5-0Apr 20, 2026

9039 Sunset Boulevard Billboard and Development Agreement (The Stand Project)

approved5-0Apr 6, 2026

Developer background requirements for Development Agreements and Specific Plans (F.3)

approved7-0Mar 19, 2026

7428 Santa Monica Boulevard — subdivision into common interest development

approved4-1Mar 16, 2026

Adopt Ordinance No. 26-04 — Development Agreement, 8222 Sunset Boulevard billboard

approved3-1-1Feb 2, 2026

Adopt Ordinance No. 26-02 — Development Agreement for 9200 Sunset Boulevard billboard

approved5-0Jan 20, 2026

AWARD OF 2025-26 AGENCY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES WITH PATHWAYS LA AND HEALTHCARE IN ACTION [C. SAFRIET, T. CARTER, J. IVANOVA, F. GOMEZ]

approved5-0Jan 20, 2026

RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PROGRAM PLANNING SUMMARY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 [O. JONES, A. RUIZ, C. DUNCAN, C. SAFRIET, T. CARTER, F. GOMEZ, H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, J. RICO]