Rideshare company Lyft has debuted a new line of electric scooters in Santa Monica, adding to the long list of scooter companies competing in the region. Last month, the Santa Monica City council allowed four electric scooter companies – Bird, Lime, Uber’s Jump and Lyft – to operate in the city as part of their […]
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New legislation may allow street vendors to operate without fear of repercussions
Street vendors can now sell food and drinks legally across the state of California. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 946 into law Monday, allowing vendors to operate without any criminal prosecutions starting Jan. 1. The bill, which was introduced by Sen. Ricardo Lara, also authorizes those who have been subjected to previous penalties to […]
New law allows student riders to use electric scooters without helmets
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 7:56 p.m. Students over the age of 18 riding electric scooters will no longer be required to wear a helmet or have a driver’s license. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2989 into law Sept. 19, allowing riders to use electric scooters on roads with speed limits under […]
Election for NWWNC’s inaugural board set to take place in John Wooden Center
Westwood Village will soon have its first neighborhood representatives since its subdivision from the Westwood Neighborhood Council. The North Westwood Formation Committee met Sunday night to determine the details of the North Westwood Neighborhood Council’s first board selection. In a 4-0 vote, the committee set the selection for Oct. 25 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. […]
Residents may lack neighborhood council representation in interim before election
Locals in some parts of Westwood will have to wait at least a month to receive representation on a neighborhood council. Michael Skiles, president of the Graduate Students Association and member of the Formation Committee in charge of establishing the North Westwood Neighborhood Council, said the neighborhood council’s first election is scheduled for mid-October. Skiles […]
New automatic online voter registration system introduced at UCLA
UCLA is one of the first universities in the nation to offer automatic and completely online voter registration to its students. MyUCLA will autofill a California voter registration form with each eligible student’s name and information and send it to the California Secretary of State’s office beginning in fall quarter. Students will be prompted to […]
Westwood Forward slate to run in NWWNC election in mid-October
Westwood stakeholders will run for positions on the new North Westwood Neighborhood Council in an October election. The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved the borders and bylaws for the NWWNC at an Aug. 27 hearing, certifying the district as the 98th Los Angeles neighborhood council. An election is planned for some time in mid-October to […]