Marie Scampini glanced across the courtyard of her Veteran Avenue apartment building into the parking lot next door, where a man acting suspiciously caught her eye. It was 5 a.m. on a February morning, and the man peered intently into the windows of the apartment building next door, wobbling back and forth as if he […]
Category Archives: Westwood
Food truck lot under fire from city officials
City officials recently ordered the owners of the food truck lot on Gayley and Le Conte Avenues to comply with city codes or to shut down later this month. The dirt lot, which opened to customers in July, would need to obtain a parking lot permit and make several physical changes to its site to […]
12-inch pipe on Sunset Boulevard bursts less than a mile from UCLA
A water pipe on Sunset Boulevard burst Sunday evening less than a mile from UCLA, sending water into the street and affecting about 20 nearby homes. Sunset Boulevard is closed between Charing Cross Road and South Mapleton Drive and is expected to reopen about 3 a.m. Monday, according to a Los Angeles Department of Water […]
University Village apartment crimes prompt calls for increased security
In response to a series of crimes near their homes, a group of students living in a UCLA apartment complex south of Wilshire Boulevard are asking officials to increase security measures and to consider forming a neighborhood watch. The University Village houses thousands of UCLA graduate and professional students on two strips of land south […]
Q&A: Candidates Ted Lieu, Elan Carr elaborate on platforms
For the first time since 1974, no incumbent is running to represent UCLA and Westwood in the U.S. House of Representatives. Henry Waxman, a Democratic legislator who represented Westwood in the 33rd Congressional District for 40 years, announced in January that he will retire after the end of his term this year. In June’s primary […]
New express bus line to connect Westwood, the Valley in December
UCLA students and staff will have a new option for commuting to the San Fernando Valley starting in December when a Metro bus line begins service through the Sepulveda Pass. Line 788, which city officials announced Thursday, will offer express nonstop service from UCLA to the Orange Line before continuing to several other stops in […]
LA County’s 3rd District candidates discuss their vision at forum
At a forum on Tuesday at UCLA, the two candidates running to represent L.A. County’s 3rd District stressed the importance of having experience while in office, but clashed on the types of experience they considered most valuable. While candidate Bobby Shriver, a former mayor of Santa Monica, said his previous work leading the city will […]