Westwood Village is in the final stages of gaining approval for a program that will allow the Village to receive part of the revenue generated from its parking meters. In May, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation selected the Westwood Village Improvement Association, a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of the Village, as […]
Category Archives: Westwood
North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Dec. 5
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to LA City Council. Council meetings are open to the public and held monthly. The next meeting will be held on Jan. 9 in Weyburn Terrace from 7-10 p.m. Comments by public officials Jasmine Shamolian, a field representative for Councilmember […]
Students learn to cultivate community through cooperative housing
When Scott Mulligan and two other UCLA students moved into their room, they noticed the room’s window was surprisingly dirty. “When we got to our room, the window was super dirty, and then (Andrew), Jared and I just cleaned … and then it was super clean by the end of it,” said Mulligan, a fourth-year […]
LA Metro may introduce alternative ride-sharing service to Westwood
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 10:31 a.m. A new transportation service through LA Metro may allow people to schedule on-demand car rides in Westwood. Metro on Demand, also known as MicroTransit, is a pilot project LA Metro is developing to provide car transportation at the beginning and end of trips taken on public transportation. […]
Plans for The Agora housing development filed with city planning department
Two physicians are planning to build a new apartment complex for UCLA students in Westwood. The plan for the new apartment complex, which would be built on Hilgard Avenue, was filed with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning on Nov. 19. The developers’ plan for the 16-story building, referred in the plan as The […]
Meat Your Seoul brings Japanese-Korean fusion dining to Westwood
A new restaurant in Westwood is fusing Japanese- and Korean-style food customers can cook themselves. Meat Your Seoul, a Japanese-Korean Fusion restaurant, opened in early November on the corner of Gayley Avenue and Kinross Avenue, where KONY Pizza closed earlier this year. John Chung, co-owner of Meat your Seoul and previous co-owner of KONY Pizza, […]
Man arrested on charges of trespassing, vandalism and prowling in De Neve Plaza
University police arrested a man after receiving reports of trespassing inside De Neve Dining Hall. UCPD arrested Winston Ekpo, 18, outside De Neve Commons on Nov. 19 charges of vandalism and telecommunications harassment. After being released, Ekpo was arrested again on Nov. 24 on a charge of attempting to gain access to a building outside […]