The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is a strong proponent of business improvement districts (BID). The Chamber was the creator of the Hollywood Entertainment District, which became Hollywood’s first BID, and was very supportive of the formation of the other Hollywood BIDs. A business improvement district is a voluntary assessment district where the businesses or property owners vote to assess themselves a fee in order to achieve a common goal. Such goals typically include such things as: cleaning sidewalks, beautification, security patrols, and marketing the area. The assessment funds are collected by the City of Los Angeles and returned to the BID, which has a board of directors that administers the funds. Here are Hollywood’s four BIDs, and links where you can go for further information:
East Hollywood BID
When formed: 2007
Annual budget: $90,000
Phone: 323-469-8311
Contact: [email protected]; Jeff Zarrinnam, Chair, East Hollywood Business Improvement District: [email protected]
www.ehbid.org
The Hollywood Partnership
When formed: 1996
Annual budget: $3.4-million
Address: 6922 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 925, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: 323-463-6767
Fax: 323-463-1839
Contact: [email protected]
www.hollywoodbid.org
Hollywood Media District BID
When formed: 2000
Annual budget: $1.1-million
Address: 925 N. La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Phone: 323-371-7438
Fax: 323-460-6488
Contact: [email protected]; Dianna Eisenberg, Executive Director: [email protected]
www.mediadistrict.org
