Category Archives: Westwood

UCLA alumus Rep. Henry Waxman to retire from Congress

After four decades as one of the most prominent liberal voices in the House of Representatives, UCLA alumnus Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) announced Thursday that he will retire from his office at the end of the year. “It’s time for someone else to have the chance to make his or her mark,” said Waxman, […]

Study lists Westwood buildings at risk for earthquake damage

Thirteen Westwood buildings near UCLA could be vulnerable to collapse in a high-magnitude earthquake based on the findings of a larger study of old, concrete buildings in Los Angeles. A team of UC Berkeley researchers released a list this month of about 1,500 concrete structures in Los Angeles built before 1976, the year the city […]

Researchers to release list of earthquake at-risk LA buildings

UC Berkeley researchers are expected to give Los Angeles a list this week of more than a thousand older concrete buildings that may be at risk of collapse in an earthquake. The list includes about 1,500 buildings in the city of Los Angeles, said Jack Moehle, a UC Berkeley engineering professor who helped compile the […]

Westwood Village aims to promote businesses through social media

The Westwood Village Improvement Association recently added a new staff member to bring businesses and customers to the Village, following years of empty storefronts. The new marketing and communications manager position was filled this year with the aim to draw people to the Village through social media and community outreach, said Andrew Thomas, the executive […]

Float Lab location to open in Westwood

Students and Westwood residents will soon be able to relax and float in simulated zero gravity chambers at an incoming Westwood business. Float Lab, which allows customers to use their flotation chambers, recently began construction and is going to open in the coming months. This will be the second location for the business, which began […]

Ike’s Place owner no longer affiliated with unopened Westwood location

A sign for Ike’s Sandwiches sign has been hanging in Westwood Village for months but the restaurant’s opening date and ownership remains unclear. Ike Shehadeh, the founder of 10 Ike’s Place chain sandwich shops in Northern California, said he is no longer affiliated with the Ike’s Sandwiches on Westwood Boulevard near Wilshire Boulevard. Shehadeh said […]