WEST HOLLYWOOD—On December 3, the city of West Hollywood announced on its Facebook page that the West Hollywood City Council of announced its selection of Jackie Rocco to serve as the City’s next City Manager. The announcement was made during the regular meeting of the City Council on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Rocco, who currently serves as Assistant City Manager for West Hollywood, will take over for David Wilson, who announced that he will be retiring from the position of City Manager in January 2026.
The City Council will consider approval of an employment agreement at the Monday, December 15, 2025, regular meeting of the City Council. Rocco was selected following an extensive recruitment process conducted by the City Council.
“The selection of Jackie Rocco as our next City Manager is especially meaningful for all of us in West Hollywood who have had the joy of knowing her and working with her,” said West Hollywood Mayor Chelsea Lee Byers. “Over the past several months, the city conducted a comprehensive national search and screened more than 70 talented candidates. In the end, it was clear that Jackie brings not only exceptional expertise, but also an unmatched commitment to the West Hollywood community. We are confident that we’ve chosen the very best person to help guide our city forward.”
Rocco has over 27 years of executive and management experience in both the private and public sectors, and nearly 18 years of local government service to the West Hollywood community and currently serves as the City’s Assistant City Manager, a role in which she provides leadership, executive direction, and oversight of City operations and services; ensures that City government responds to the needs of the community in a timely and effective manner; and enables City management and staff to work collaboratively and creatively in addressing the issues and concerns of West Hollywood’s constituency.
Before becoming Assistant City Manager, Rocco was the City’s Deputy City Manager focused on development impacts and the oversight and coordination of the efforts of the Departments related to private and public infrastructure and development in the city. The development impacts team is comprised of the departments of Economic Development, Public Works, Community Development, and related to this, the Property Development Division and Urban Design & Architecture Studio Division.
Rocco served as the City’s Director of Public Works and was responsible for leading the Department’s three Divisions at that time: 1) Engineering; 2) Neighborhood & Business Safety (Code Enforcement); and 3) Parking Services.
Her tenure in West Hollywood in 2008 as the City’s Parking Operations Manager overseeing parking enforcement, on-street and off-street parking, permit parking, and taxi operations. She transitioned to the Economic Development Department as its Business Development Manager responsible for managing programs and services to support the West Hollywood business community, before joining the Department of Public Works.
Rocco holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and a Master of Arts in Urban Planning from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
For more details contact Andi Lovano, West Hollywood Assistant to the City Manager, at alovano@weho.org or at (323) 848-6333. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.
By Danny Jones