NWWNC seeks to increase student engagement following low turnout in May election

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council saw a low voter turnout in its first official election. Voters elected the NWWNC’s first full-term council May 16. Voter turnout peaked at 270 votes for the highest-voted candidate, which is a decline from the council’s October 25 election to determine interim board members. The council’s October election saw 851 […]

Game of Zoning: How Steve Sann’s appeals have obstructed businesses in Westwood

This post was updated June 10 at 1:30 p.m. Businesses in Westwood have experienced difficulty operating due to appeals and protests – and 61% of the appeals in the last 20 years have been lodged by three community members: Steve Sann, Sandy Brown and Wolfgang Veith. Appeals are requests to change a project proposal that […]

Michael Skiles to graduate from UCLA, has no plans to retire from Westwood

Michael Skiles was at a meet-the-candidates event in 2017 while running unopposed for Graduate Students Association president when he heard a new brewery wanted to open in Westwood. It started a chain of events that would see him help subdivide Westwood into two. Skiles, a graduate student in philosophy, former three-time president of the GSA, […]

Homelessness increases 12% in past year despite policy allocating funding for relief

Homelessness in Los Angeles County increased by 12%, according to a report released jointly by the city and county Tuesday. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found the county homeless population grew from 52,765 to 58,936 between January 2018 and January 2019. The number of people affected by homelessness is the highest since 2007, when […]

Sedan crashes through front of Pinches Tacos in Westwood, injures 3

This post was updated June 4 at 4:08 p.m. A car crashed into a Westwood restaurant Tuesday, injuring three people. A dark blue sedan drove through the entrance of Pinches Tacos on Glendon Avenue, sending glass into the restaurant. Three people were transported to the hospital from the scene, including the driver, but none were […]

Newly opened Baja California Tacos brings Ensenada-inspired cuisine to Westwood

A new taco restaurant is now open in Westwood. Baja California Tacos opened on Broxton Avenue, across from Diddy Riese, on May 16. It is located in the storefront previously occupied by The Poke, which opened in 2017. The restaurant serves Mexican cuisine with a focus on fish and fresh ingredients and offers a range […]

Metro will partially cover Westwood businesses’ revenue losses during construction

Los Angeles Metro will offer local businesses compensation for lost revenue during construction of the Purple Line Extension into Westwood. Metro authorized the expansion of the Business Interruption Fund, which provides funds to locally owned small businesses impacted by transit construction, to compensate businesses for revenue lost during construction of the third and final section […]