Category Archives: Westwood

Westwood demonstrators pray for end to Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip

A couple hundred demonstrators rallied in front of the Federal Building in Westwood Friday afternoon, the third protest in three weeks calling for an end to Israel’s occupation of and attacks on the Gaza Strip. While the conflict has been going on for years, Israel’s latest major offensive on the Gaza Strip amid Hamas’ rocket […]

Protesters rally in Westwood against recent Israeli airstrikes

This post was updated on July 20 at 7:47 p.m. More than a thousand protesters, including several UCLA students and faculty, marched to the Israeli consulate from Westwood’s Federal Building Sunday afternoon urging Israel to stop launching airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, in the latest in a series of local demonstrations from both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine […]

Four men shot at by DHS officer, arrested for assault at rally

This post was updated on June 14 at 3:10 p.m. A Department of Homeland Security officer fired a shot at pro-Palestinian counter-protesters in a truck during a pro-Israel rally in Westwood early Sunday evening. Four men in the vehicle were later arrested. The shooting took place around 5:45 p.m. near the Federal Building on Wilshire […]

LA judge, UC reach $500,000 settlement over $10M damages claim against UCPD

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge reached a $500,000 settlement with the University of California over a $10 million claim for damages he filed against university police in February in which he said two UCPD officers used excessive force after stopping him in Westwood for a seatbelt violation.

First food truck lot opens in Westwood amid support, backlash

An empty lot across the street from UCLA on Gayley Avenue officially opened to the public Monday as Westwood’s only food truck parking lot. The lot was met with an outpouring of support from hungry customers and backlash from Westwood business leaders who question its legality. The Westwood Village Food Truck Lot, on the corner […]