Police find bodies in car on Veteran Avenue, suspect murder-suicide

This post was updated on March 15 at 2:30 p.m. Police discovered the bodies of a man and a woman in a parked car on Veteran Avenue on Wednesday morning. Authorities are investigating the death of the man and woman, who were in their 80s, as a murder-suicide, said a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson. […]

LA County municipal elections see reduced voter turnout rate

About 6 percent of registered voters in Westwood and on campus voted in Los Angeles County municipal elections Tuesday. Out of 13,081 registered voters on campus, the Hill, the North Village and Westwood Village, only 810 cast ballots. About 7.5 percent of students registered on the Hill voted. The county’s total voter participation rate was […]

LAFD conducting chemical investigation at Glendon parking structure

This post was updated March 10 at 1:45 p.m. A hazardous materials squad is investigating chemical agents at an apartment complex on Weyburn Avenue. Ten people complained of illness after being inside an underground parking structure at 1010 Glendon Ave., according to a Los Angeles Fire Department alert. An LAFD spokesperson said no one on the […]

Mayor Eric Garcetti, LA City Councilmember Paul Koretz re-elected

Incumbent Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz was re-elected for a third term against challengers Jesse Creed and Mark Herd. Koretz, whose district includes Westwood, made the issue of homelessness a central part of his platform, helping allocate $138 million in city funds to homelessness services. He also supports transportation improvements and environmental preservation. Koretz […]

Los Angeles residents vote against Measure S, pass Measure M, H

About 11 percent of Los Angeles County residents voted in municipal elections Tuesday, deciding the future of several ballot initiatives. Measure S failed. The measure would have put a two-year moratorium on development that increases housing density, banned projects from amending the city’s general plan, required city staff rather than developers to complete environmental impact […]

Questions about campaign funding raised in city council race

Companies with financial ties to a $1.2 billion development project in South Los Angeles contributed to a political action committee supporting the re-election campaign of Westwood’s city council member. A Feb. 16 campaign mailer for Councilmember Paul Koretz lists Sunset Health Realty, Elizabeth Place Holdings and Rosco Capital as contributors of $100,000 to the Progressive […]

LAUSD Board of Education candidates dispute platforms at UCLA forum

Candidates for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education debated the role of charter schools, protections for undocumented students and the district’s budget at a UCLA forum Wednesday. Candidates Allison Holdorff Polhill, Greg Martayan, Nick Melvoin and incumbent Steve Zimmer discussed their positions for the District 4 school board seat, which includes Westwood. […]