A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a UCLA student turned himself in to university police Saturday. Nima Bendavood, 21, surrendered himself to UCPD for the alleged sexual assault of a student between midnight and 12:30 a.m. at an off-campus party on the 600 block of Gayley Avenue on Oct. 12. UCPD initially released a crime […]
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Westwood Village Improvement Association recap – Oct. 18
The Westwood Village Improvement Association is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide the Village with functions the city of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Andrew Thomas, the association’s executive director, said Route 18 […]
800 Degrees shutters Lindbrook location after six years in Westwood
This post was updated Oct. 18 at 12:04 p.m. 800 Degrees Woodfired Kitchen closed its Westwood location Monday. 800 Degrees, a Neapolitan pizza and rotisserie chicken restaurant chain, closed after six years in Westwood. A new Italian restaurant will be opened in 800 Degrees’ former location in December, said Andrew Thomas, executive director of the Westwood […]
Westwood Forward’s meet-the-candidates events emphasize grassroots campaigning
A coalition of candidates running for positions on the new North Westwood Neighborhood Council plans to campaign using social media and personal contacts to connect with stakeholders before the election. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, homeowners and local stakeholders, spoke about their campaign strategies at two events the group hosted Wednesday and Thursday at […]
Westwood Forward hosts event introducing slate of NWWNC candidates
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 2:29 p.m. A coalition running for positions on the new North Westwood Neighborhood Council hosted an event to introduce the candidates of their new slate Wednesday. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, homeowners and local stakeholders, hosted the event at Skylight Gardens in Westwood to let community stakeholders […]
Lyft gets approval to launch e-scooter fleet upon the streets of Santa Monica
Rideshare company Lyft has debuted a new line of electric scooters in Santa Monica, adding to the long list of scooter companies competing in the region. Last month, the Santa Monica City council allowed four electric scooter companies – Bird, Lime, Uber’s Jump and Lyft – to operate in the city as part of their […]
Election for NWWNC’s inaugural board set to take place in John Wooden Center
Westwood Village will soon have its first neighborhood representatives since its subdivision from the Westwood Neighborhood Council. The North Westwood Formation Committee met Sunday night to determine the details of the North Westwood Neighborhood Council’s first board selection. In a 4-0 vote, the committee set the selection for Oct. 25 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. […]