Students now have an additional boba place to choose from in Westwood Village. Sip, which serves matcha boba and other matcha desserts, opened a new location Friday on Weyburn Avenue. Co-owner June Quan said she thinks her restaurant stands out from other boba options in Westwood because it specializes in matcha and offers tea imported […]
Category Archives: Westwood
City to review Westwood Forward application at town hall
Students may soon be able to vote to approve a new neighborhood council for Westwood. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, business owners and homeowners, submitted an application in December to subdivide the current Westwood Neighborhood Council. The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, which oversee neighborhood councils, asked Westwood Forward […]
New bill could allow street vendors to legally sell their goods
A new bill could allow street vendors to peddle their goods across California. Senate Bill 946, proposed by state Sen. Ricardo Lara, would require cities to create a permitting process for street vendors to legally sell their goods. The bill would also prohibit nongovernmental institutions, such as brick-and-mortar businesses, from requiring street vendors to seek […]
Westwood business owners consider recycling program inefficient, expensive
Some business owners in Westwood said they think a new city recycling program costs too much and has neglected to pick up their trash. RecycLA, a program launched in July 2017 to promote recycling and reduce waste within the city, provides commercial properties with opportunities to recycle, which includes additional recycle bins and rebate systems […]
Fire breaks outs in Bel-Air home, visible from Janss Steps
This story was updated Feb. 8 at 9:15 p.m. A fire that broke out in a Bel-Air home near campus was partially contained Thursday evening. Firefighters reduced the flames of an attic fire in a large two-story home at 10835 W. Bellagio Rd. by 8:01 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The home, […]
Alumna awarded Medal of Courage for aiding victims of Las Vegas shooting
Brittany Speer and her family visited Las Vegas in October expecting to attend a country music concert. Instead, they found themselves in the midst of an unrelenting hail of gunfire. On Oct. 1, a lone gunman shot and killed 58 individuals attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas and wounded over 800 […]
Westwood bars see increase of students after alcohol ban at fraternity parties
This article was updated May 3 at 12:25 p.m. Westwood bars have been serving more UCLA students following a recent alcohol ban at fraternity parties. The Interfraternity Council banned UCLA fraternities indefinitely from hosting in-house parties with alcohol on Jan. 16. The ban followed an alleged sexual assault that took place in the North Village […]