City officials have rescheduled a meeting with student leaders that would determine whether they can hold an election for a new neighborhood council for Westwood. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students and community members proposing a new neighborhood council, is now scheduled to meet with the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners and the Department of Neighborhood […]
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UCPD searches for man who allegedly sexually battered woman near UCLA
University police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually battered a woman early Monday morning. The woman was near the 600 block of Levering Avenue around 4 a.m. when a man grabbed her inappropriately, according to a UCPD alert. When the woman yelled, the man entered a white Bentley with dark tinted windows and […]
UCLA student dies after fall from Tiverton Avenue building
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:54 p.m. A 23-year-old UCLA student died Monday morning after falling from a building on Tiverton Avenue. The student jumped from a building on the 900 block of Tiverton Avenue, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Chris Ragsdale. University police officers initially responded to a call about the […]
Fire breaks out on balcony of Gayley Avenue apartment
Firefighters put out a fire in an apartment on Gayley on Saturday. Fire officials extinguished the fire on the balcony of 415 Gayley Ave. around 8:21 p.m., before it could spread to other parts of the building, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire broke out around 8:06 p.m. There were no reported […]
WWNC asks to delay approval of Westwood Forward’s subdivision proposal
The Westwood Neighborhood Council requested the city to delay approving an application to create a new neighborhood council at its monthly meeting Thursday. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, business owners and homeowners, submitted a subdivision application in December to split up the Westwood Neighborhood Council. At its February meeting, the Westwood Neighborhood Council requested […]
City to review Westwood Forward application at town hall
Students may soon be able to vote to approve a new neighborhood council for Westwood. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, business owners and homeowners, submitted an application in December to subdivide the current Westwood Neighborhood Council. The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, which oversee neighborhood councils, asked Westwood Forward […]
UCPD searches for man who attempted a Culver City apartment break in
University police are searching for a man who attempted to break into a UCLA student’s apartment near Culver City on Thursday. The student was in his apartment on Mentone Avenue when he saw a man outside his window attempting to break in at 2:13 a.m., according a UCPD alert. When the student confronted the man, […]