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 Business Improvement District
When formed: 2007
Annual budget: $90,000
Address: 6255 Sunset Blvd Suite 150, Los Angeles CA 90028
Phone: 323-469-8311
Fax: 323-469-2805
Contact: Lily Weiner, coordinator@ehbid.org
www.ehbid.org
Hollywood Entertainment District
When formed: 1996
Annual budget: $3.4-million
Address: 6562 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: 323-463-6767
Fax: 323-463-1839
Contact: Devin Strecker, Communications Manager, devin@hollywoodbid.org
www.hollywoodbid.org
Sunset & Vine BID
When formed: 2006
Annual budget: $1.26-million
Address: 6562 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: 323-463-8845
Fax: 323-463-1839
Contact: Devin Strecker, Communications Manager, devin@hollywoodbid.org
www.sunsetandvinebid.org
Hollywood Media District BID
When formed: 2000
Annual budget: $1.1-million
Address: 948 N. Sycamore Avenue, Suite 217, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Phone: (Office) 323-371-7438
Fax: 323-460-6488
Contact: Dianna Eisenberg, Executive Director, bidadmin@mediadistrict.org
