West Hollywood City Councilman John Duran said Ed Buck once hung an effigy of him in a park. Buck was tolerated more than beloved, said some of those who took his money while looking past his caustic behavior. AdvertisementThat attitude has become the subject of much consternation in West Hollywood and local Democratic circles after he was federally charged in connection with the overdose deaths of two black men in his West Hollywood apartment. Ed Buck, left, former West Hollywood City Council aide Hernan Molina and West Hollywood City Councilman John Duran at a candlelight vigil in 2010. On Jan. 5, the club was holding its annual holiday party at the V Wine Room in West Hollywood.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 17, 2019 12:00 UTC