John Erickson Wants a Promotion. Read the Record First.

John Erickson is asking West Hollywood to send him to Sacramento. Before you give him a promotion, The Westside Record has uncovered the sources, records, and what his colleagues say about him.

Public Safety

Crime Spiked 137% - John Erickson votes to Slash public safety Funding

Taxpayer spending

John Erickson Spent Taxpayer Dollars on Multiple Trips to Europe

Corruption Report

Erickson Threatened a City Commissioner Over Endorsement of Potential First Black West Hollywood Councilmember

Court Records

Debt Collectors Sued Erickson Twice Over Unpaid Credit Cards

Erickson Voted to Slash Public Safety Funding While Crime Spiked 137%

While West Hollywood residents were living through the worst crime numbers in years, Erickson voted to cut public safety measures that protected them. It took a "rash of crime" and public outcry from residents before he backtracked and voted to restore public safety measures.

Spending

Inside: John Erickson Used Taxpayer Dollars on Multiple Trips to Europe

Erickson’s 2022 trip to Italy cost taxpayers thousands. His 2024 Paris trip cost taxpayers thousands more.

Conduct

Corruption Report: Erickson Threatened City Commissioner Over Endorsement

John Erickson told city commissioner Tod Hallman, "If you do this, you can no longer be my commissioner," after he endorsed who could have been the first Black city councilmember in West Hollywood history. Assemblymember Rick Zbur didn't mince words: "This conduct is textbook public corruption.”

Court Records

Erickson Was Sued Twice Over Unpaid Credit Card Debt

Records show Erickson was sued not once, but twice over unpaid credit card debt. A court ordered him to pay it back in 2021. It took until 2024, three years later, for him to finally settle up.

The record leaves an open question – if he couldn't manage $3,000, what makes him qualified to vote on the state budget of $349 billion?

Six years in office was six years too long.
On his watch: a 137% crime spike, a rise in homelessness,
and multiple trips to Europe on taxpayers’ dime.

It’s time to MOVE ON from DECEPTIVE JOHN.