About 30 protesters marched around campus and in Westwood Monday to protest a grand jury’s non-indictment of a Ferguson, Mo., police officer who shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown. The protesters, many of them students, called for reform of the criminal justice system, which they perceive to be biased against racial minorities. They took […]
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Board considers several proposals to improve business in Westwood Village
Westwood Village business and property owners are considering several proposals that they hope will improve business in the district, including dismantling multiple six-way crosswalks, adding a new crosswalk on Westwood Boulevard and revamping the Broxton Avenue parking structure. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the Business Improvement District, met Thursday to discuss recommendations […]
New stores, restaurants open in Westwood Village
In the coming months, several new stores and restaurants will open their doors in Westwood Village. The Village is now home to a new European clothing store, and students will soon be able to choose from new dining options at The Boiling Crab, a seafood restaurant, and Koala Tapioca, an Asian fusion restaurant. The Boiling […]
Councilmember considers plan to create bike lanes on Westwood Boulevard
A city councilmember is considering a new plan that aims to construct bicycle lanes on Westwood Boulevard without affecting traffic and parking. The proposal, which has garnered community support through an online petition with about 500 signatures, would install bike lanes between Santa Monica Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue. In those areas there is enough […]
Midterm election contributions the largest seen in years
The six candidates running for seats representing Westwood have raised more than $15 million combined for the midterm election, the most expensive the community has seen in years. Before this year, the seats in Congress, the California Senate and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors had not been seen as competitive because incumbents had […]
State Senate candidate Sandra Fluke holds Reddit Ask Me Anything
With the midterm election a week away, Sandra Fluke said Monday that students should participate in politics more if they want to address the growing cost of higher education.
Website sets goal to conserve the amount of water lost in UCLA flood
A brother-and-sister team recently built a website designed to encourage people to conserve 20 million gallons of water, the amount lost during the July water main break that flooded UCLA. Hilary Kraft, an alumna of the UCLA Anderson School of Management, worked with her brother Richard Kraft to build Make It Up LA!, which they […]