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. Lisa Chapman, president of the Westwood Neighborhood Council, recommended […]
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Westwood Village association to approve new farmers market management
This post was updated on May 18 at 7:40 p.m. The Westwood Village Improvement Association said it may approve a new manager for its farmers market, despite recent protests from farmers and market vendors to keep current management in place. Andrew Thomas, executive director of the association, recommended that a farmers market-operating company called Farmer Mark […]
UCLA students choose BruinBus and ride-sharing apps for transportation
Most mornings, you can find at least a few students on Veteran Avenue waiting for the car pictured on their phones to pull up. Many UCLA students use ride-sharing apps such as Uber and Lyft to get to campus, which gives them more options for navigating around Westwood and campus. Some use the apps more […]
Los Angeles will not desert water regulations despite wet year
Los Angeles does not have any plans to rollback water conservation policies following recent rainfall. During the drought, the city of Los Angeles and Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced new regulations to conserve water, including limiting water usage for landscaping and irrigation, and adopting more water-efficient plumbing in homes. People who don’t obey the regulations are […]
New app aims to make bus travel in Los Angeles easier for riders
Students can now use a mobile app to pay for bus fares on the Big Blue Bus. Token Transit is a mobile app that allows users to purchase bus fare on their devices. The app partnered with Big Blue Bus, which has several stops in the Westwood area and runs throughout Los Angeles. The app’s users […]
Students and faculty give blunt opinions on passing of Measure M
The impacts of a city ballot initiative that would tax and regulate marijuana are still unclear. Measure M, a ballot initiative that will allow city officials to tax and regulate recreational and medicinal marijuana, passed Tuesday with about 80 percent of the vote. Measure M will implement a 10 percent gross receipts tax on all […]
Kelton Avenue’s fallen trees raise student concerns about street safety
Students living on Kelton Avenue said they have concerns about the street’s safety, following a number of fallen trees this winter. At least three trees have fallen on Kelton Avenue since the beginning of the 2016-2017 academic year. Jerry Markham, a UCLA facilities management director, said trees may fall because of weather conditions. Periods of […]