One of country's most liberal cities takes moderate turn after election, pushes back on 'Defund the Police'

West Hollywood, California, which has long been known as one of the most progressive cities in the country, has taken a more moderate turn after the midterm elections.

Levinson's comments come as the city's ultra-progressive city council has seemingly faced pushback from voters in this month's midterm elections, most notably on issues of criminal justice. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee

John Heilman was a city councilman for 36 years and was once part of what the Times called "one of the most liberal in the state" of California. He helped usher in a new era of progressive politics for the city in the mid-1980s as a member of the nation's first city council with an openly gay majority, passing rent control policies, limits on evictions, and bans on discrimination against gay residents.