Firefighters put out a small fire in a North Village apartment Saturday night. The Los Angeles Fire Department arrived at the apartment complex at 901 Levering Ave. about 9:30 p.m. Captain Jim Holland, who was on scene, said a towel was left on a radiator and caught fire. He added no one was in the […]
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Local retirement home residents no longer face eviction for renovations
More than 100 residents at a Westwood retirement home will no longer have to leave the building, according to a letter released Friday. Watermark Retirement Communities told its residents in the letter they will be able to stay in their unit while the building undergoes an extensive renovation. The company originally argued the construction would […]
Westwood Village Improvement Association recap – Feb. 16
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the city of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Executive director Andrew Thomas […]
Q&A: Associate Vice Chancellor Mark Gold discusses water conservation
California has seen one of its wettest seasons this winter – Los Angeles experienced more than 8 inches of rain last month, more than twice as normal, according to the National Weather Service. But last week, the State Water Resources Control Board voted to extend emergency drought regulations until May, which call for water agencies […]
Iranian business owners in Westwood discuss effects of immigration ban
Fred Papen’s late grandfather immigrated to Westwood from Iran in the 1970s, hoping to create his own business. “My grandfather had one of the first Persian businesses on Westwood Boulevard,” said Papen, whose family runs Saffron and Rose. A large number of Iranians immigrated to Westwood south of Wilshire Boulevard following the Iranian Revolution in […]
Westwood improvement association board experiences high turnover rate
About half of the board members of the Westwood Village Improvement Association resigned or left the association’s board of directors over the past year. The 13-member board leads Westwood’s business improvement district, which collects assessment fees from property owners in Westwood Village to provide services such as street maintenance and events. The board is comprised […]
Westwood Village Improvement Association recap – Jan. 19
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the city of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Executive director Andrew Thomas […]