This post was updated Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council held a selection at John Wooden Center Thursday to determine the members of its interim board. The NWWNC was formed following a May election to subdivide the jurisdiction of Westwood. Westwood Forward, the group behind the subdivision, ran on a platform […]
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UCLA obtains historic theater with donations from Susan Bay Nimoy, unnamed donor
UCLA recently acquired a historic theater in Westwood. The UCLA School for the Arts and its performing arts program, the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, announced its acquisition of the Crest Theater in Westwood on Thursday. The Crest will be renamed to the UCLA Nimoy Theater, in honor of the late actor […]
Title IX Office releases 31 cases of employees committing sexual misconduct
This post was updated Feb. 3 at 12:08 p.m. This article contains descriptions of sexual violence. The UCLA Title IX Office released 31 cases of UCLA employees found in violation of University of California Policy for Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment on Friday. The documents, which were released to several media outlets following a California […]
Kiwi Bots roll into the Westwood area’s food delivery scene
Students can now order food via robot delivery in Westwood. Kiwi Campus, a startup that originated at UC Berkeley, began operating in Westwood at the beginning of October. Users of the service can download a mobile application to order food and drinks from local restaurants to be delivered via robot for a fee. Stephanie Falla, […]
UCPD searching for three women who allegedly attempted to rob a UCLA student
This post was updated Oct. 23 at 8:51 p.m. University police are searching for three women in a Monday burglary and attempted robbery. Three women were seen stealing mail from the mailroom on the 3100 block of Sepulveda Boulevard at around 9 p.m., according to a UCPD crime alert. When confronted by a UCLA student, […]
NWWNC reaches out to voters in lead-up to first council selection Thursday
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council formation committee plans to reach out to voters using social media, email and an online advertising campaign. The NWWNC formation committee met Thursday to approve an official outreach budget for the council’s selection Thursday, Oct. 25. The committee approved $500 to spend on a Facebook promotion of the NWWNC Facebook […]
Two run independently for neighborhood council, sharing goals of Westwood Forward
Two candidates for the North Westwood Neighborhood Council selection are running as independents, separate from the Westwood Forward slate. The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment released an official list of candidates for the NWWNC on Oct. 16. DONE, which oversees neighborhood councils in Los Angeles, published an official list of candidates for the NWWNC council selection […]