A crowd erupted with cheers after witnessing a narrow basketball game win, filling a Westwood bar shoulder-to-shoulder. Sports memorabilia and brightly lit signs lined the green walls, with customers crowding tables for a better view of the numerous television screens. Warm lights illuminated the bar, emanating out to the streets. Guests have packed Sepi’s, a […]
Author Archives: Stephanie Lai
After strike, Daily Bruin staffers meet with Communications Board
This post was updated April 15 at 2:32 p.m. The Daily Bruin editorial staff met with The Bruin’s publishing board Wednesday to call for reforms in the policies governing the appointment of future editors in chief, after several Bruin staff members announced a strike Tuesday. Forty-three staffers, consisting of editors and contributors, drafted and signed […]
Tree falls on Kelton Avenue, damaging apartment building
A tree fell onto an apartment on Kelton Avenue early Wednesday morning, damaging the exterior of the building. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call on the 500 block of Kelton Avenue at 12:44 a.m. The tree broke through the scaffolding on the outside of the building and broke through an apartment window. […]
Candidates announced for second North Westwood Neighborhood Council election
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council released a list of candidates for its upcoming election. The council represents Westwood Village, the North Village and UCLA campus. The NWWNC elected an interim board in October following a vote to subdivide Westwood. Twenty-six candidates are running for 19 two-year term seats. Among the list, 11 candidates do not […]
California senate bill proposes extended alcohol service hours in urban areas
Los Angeles residents may be able to buy alcohol later at night if a California senate bill is passed. Senate Bill 58, which would extend alcohol serving hours for businesses to 4 a.m., received support and opposition from local governing bodies. California businesses are currently not allowed to serve alcohol between 2 and 6 a.m. […]
Alumni couple receives highest university honor UCLA Medal
Two UCLA alumni were awarded the UCLA Medal, the university’s highest honor, at the chancellor’s residence Tuesday. Ralph and Shirley Shapiro received the honor from Chancellor Gene Block at a medal ceremony. The Shapiros have endowed over 12 faculty chairs through the Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation, according to a university press release. The UCLA Medal […]
Westwood Village Improvement Association recap – March 28
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 will meet next May 16. Erin Schneider, a field deputy for […]