Several roads around Westwood will be closed Thursday and Friday while President Barack Obama visits West Los Angeles, police said. He will stay at the W Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills hotel in Westwood Village for one night. Obama is traveling to the area to attend Democratic fundraisers, including an event at Walt Disney […]
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Cheaper Metro bus passes may be on the way for UCLA students in August
Los Angeles college students may be able to buy cheaper Metro bus passes in August through a partnership between LA County Metro and Los Angeles universities. Metro spokesperson Dave Sotero said officials will collaborate with Los Angeles colleges to subsidize bus passes for students, but was unsure how much the new passes would cost. UCLA […]
Water main break to cause temporary water reduction in North Village
Water service to apartments in the North Village and some buildings on campus will be reduced following a water main break Tuesday afternoon. A crew is currently fixing a 12-inch pipe that burst underneath Veteran Avenue and Strathmore Drive, said Kim Hughes, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. She said she […]
UCLA Center for Policing Equity to relocate to New York
UCLA’s research center that works with police departments to reduce racial profiling and other issues will relocate to New York following an endowment of $2.5 million. UCLA psychology professor Phillip Atiba Goff, who helped start the center in 2007, will also move to the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York to occupy […]
Metro officials announce funding plan, including Westwood extension
County transportation officials announced a potential sales tax measure Friday that would fund the completion of the Purple Line by 2024 and build a train that runs from Westwood to the Los Angeles International Airport, among other transportation projects. LA County Metro officials expect the proposal, which would increase sales tax by 0.5 percent for […]
Fire reported in Perloff Hall
Students and faculty evacuated Perloff Hall Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out in the building. UCLA Fire Marshal Dana Johnson said a machine overheated in the lower shop causing filters in the building’s ventilation system to catch fire. Firemen put out the fire in about 30 minutes. No further information was immediately available. Contributing […]
Westwood BID recap – March 17
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Andrew […]