Westwood BID recap – Oct. 15

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. Executive […]

LA Metro releases report on possible 2016 tax increase initiative

Los Angeles County Metro officials announced Monday several projects that could be funded by a half-cent sales tax increase, including an extension of the Purple Line from Westwood to Santa Monica and a train on Sepulveda Boulevard among others. The announcement comes after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last Wednesday which allows Metro officials […]

LAPD finds no threat after alleged hostage incident on Tiverton Avenue

Police said Tuesday night they found no threat after a five-hour long search for a man who allegedly had a woman held hostage earlier that day. A woman called police about 3:30 p.m. reporting her roommate was being held hostage by her former boyfriend, said Tina Nieto, captain of the West Los Angeles Division of […]

Officials propose turning part of Broxton Avenue into community plaza

Westwood officials announced Wednesday that they will propose turning a portion of Broxton Avenue, including the block that houses Diddy Riese, the Regency Bruin Theater and the Regency Westwood Village Theater, known as the Fox Village Theater, into a plaza for community events. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, will apply […]

UCPD arrests man for allegedly making threatening Facebook post

Editor’s note: The following story contains language that may be offensive. University police arrested a man Friday who allegedly made a threatening Facebook post that claimed he would be a mass school shooter. David Williams, 31, made a Facebook post Thursday afternoon in which he shared an article about the “Kanye Western” themed raid held […]

Court rules UCLA not liable for criminal acts among students

A state appeals court concluded Wednesday public universities and community colleges are not responsible for protecting students from criminal acts by other students. The decision is a response to a lawsuit a UCLA student filed against the University of California Board of Regents and UCLA officials in 2010, after another student attacked her with a […]

Officials install signs to help visitors navigate Westwood

Westwood officials installed their first wave of wayfinding signs last week in an attempt to help visitors navigate Westwood Village. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, spent about $200,000 to add 26 small signs meant for pedestrians, 42 larger signs meant for cars and three directories, said Andrew Thomas, executive director […]