The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved new rules and regulations for electric, dockless scooters Tuesday after months of debate and confusion regarding monitoring their usage. The council approved a one-year pilot program that would cap the number of scooters to 3,000 in LA from companies like Bird and Lime. According to the new regulations, […]
Category Archives: Westwood
Board of Neighborhood Commissioners certifies bylaws and boundaries for NWWNC
The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved the borders and bylaws for the North Westwood Neighborhood Council at a Monday hearing, thereby certifying it as the 98th neighborhood council in Los Angeles. The NWWNC’s borders will include the UCLA campus, the North Village and Westwood Village. The new council will oversee local policies and neighborhood planning […]
WWNC requests for LA council member’s veto of new neighborhood council’s borders
The Westwood Neighborhood Council wants a Los Angeles City council member to veto the decision on the official borders of a new neighborhood council. The WWNC created a motion Aug. 8 requesting Councilmember Paul Koretz of District 5 to veto a motion on the decision of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners hearing Monday. The BONC, […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Aug. 8
Comments by public officials Samee Park, the director of Neighborhood Council Operations from the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, said program applications for IgniteLA, an organization that teaches girls ages from 14 to 24 how to get involved in politics, are now open and available online. Park added there will be a gathering opportunity Aug. 20 […]
Electric scooters may face enforced regulations to continue operation in LA
An Los Angeles city council member proposed banning electric scooters at the end of July until the city begins issuing permits to companies that make them. City Councilman Paul Koretz proposed a motion July 31 to ban dockless electric scooters and asked transportation officials to issue cease and desist letters to companies that operate them, […]
Fallen tree injures driver on Westwood Plaza, blocks roadway
A tree fell on the roadway between Sunset Boulevard and Westwood Plaza on Tuesday afternoon, blocking the roadway while damaging a vehicle and injuring a driver. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said the tree fell around 2:50 p.m. and struck a vehicle stopped at the traffic light on Westwood Plaza between Sunset Boulevard and Charles E. […]
Thousands of Angelenos experience power outages related to high temperatures
Thousands of Los Angeles residents lost power Saturday after high temperatures resulted in increased electricity use, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. About 34,500 LADWP customers had lost power as of 8 a.m. due to heat-related outages. The National Weather Service reported Thursday that record high Los Angeles temperatures would last […]