New restaurant Audrey opens inside Hammer Museum, offers full bar

A new restaurant and bar opened inside the Hammer Museum on Tuesday. Audrey at the Hammer opened its doors as part of a 4-year project to expand the museum. The restaurant features a full bar and a menu emphasizing European flavors. Soa Davies Forrest, restaurateur and Audrey’s co-founder, said in an email statement the restaurant […]

Plans for Sepulveda Pass rail station near UCLA are en route for completion by 2035

Los Angeles Metro representatives discussed plans to launch a station on UCLA’s campus for a proposed rail line at a community meeting Wednesday. Metro discussed the feasibility of different transportation concepts for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, a proposed rail line intended to connect the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles International Airport and the Westside. […]

Environmental group gains support for regulating oil drilling in LA communities

An environmental advocacy group is trying to end oil drilling near neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling Los Angeles, an environmental group advocating against oil drilling in Los Angeles, was endorsed by the North Westwood Neighborhood Council at their January meeting. STAND-LA plans to urge the Los Angeles City Council to enact […]

Plans for The Agora housing development filed with city planning department

Two physicians are planning to build a new apartment complex for UCLA students in Westwood. The plan for the new apartment complex, which would be built on Hilgard Avenue, was filed with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning on Nov. 19. The developers’ plan for the 16-story building, referred in the plan as The […]

Lawsuit filed against Expo Line densification plan cites public safety concerns

A nonprofit organization filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles’ plan to densify areas in Los Angeles near Metro Expo line stations. Fix the City, a nonprofit public safety advocacy group, initiated the lawsuit to halt the Exposition Corridor Neighborhood Transit Plan, a development plan that would allow for more dense housing and […]