Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – June 13

This post was updated June 25 at 3:47 p.m. Comments by public officials Gibson Nyambura, a representative of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, said the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners will decide at a meeting in August whether jurisdiction of the business district in Westwood Village will fall under the Westwood Neighborhood Council or the new […]

UCPD searches for suspect of alleged assault, robbery attempt near UCLA

University police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted and attempted to rob a UCLA student Thursday. The student was near the corner of Strathmore Drive and Gayley Avenue at about 11:25 p.m. when a man grabbed his arms and tried to steal his property, according to a UCPD alert. The man then entered […]

Alumna awarded Medal of Courage for aiding victims of Las Vegas shooting

Brittany Speer and her family visited Las Vegas in October expecting to attend a country music concert. Instead, they found themselves in the midst of an unrelenting hail of gunfire. On Oct. 1, a lone gunman shot and killed 58 individuals attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas and wounded over 800 […]

UCLA launches improved mobile app to request rides from campus van service

Students can now use an improved mobile application when requesting rides from the campus van service that picks them up in the evening. UCLA Transportation launched Safe Ride, an app that allows students to arrange rides with the Community Service Officers’ Evening Van Service, on Monday. Students can use the app to request vans in […]

Westwood Village Improvement Association recap – Nov. 16

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. Jessica Dabney, chair of the association’s board of directors, […]

Los Angeles City to possibly hire homeless individuals to collect trash

The city of Los Angeles may soon pay homeless individuals to collect garbage. The Los Angeles City Council Public Works and Gang Reduction committee approved a motion earlier in November to hire homeless individuals to collect garbage. The motion, which was written by city councilmembers Bob Blumenfield and Joe Buscaino, also aims to address the […]