The Westwood Village Improvement Association is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide the Village with functions the city of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Andrew Thomas, executive director of the association, said the […]
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Panelists discuss potential Westwood improvements at UCLA event
Los Angeles experts and city officials said students should continue advocating for Westwood issues at a panel Thursday evening. The undergraduate student government office of the external vice president, the Graduate Students Association and Abundant Housing LA, a group that advocates for more housing, held “How Westwood got trapped in time (and what to do […]
LA Police Commission votes to begin testing unmanned drone system
This post was updated Oct. 17 at 9 p.m. The Los Angeles Police Department will start testing an unmanned drone system over the course of a year after the first drone receives federal approval. The Los Angeles Police Commission, the civilian board that oversees the department, voted 3-1 Tuesday to begin a one-year trial period […]
Students increase presence in Westwood Neighborhood Council meetings
Students have had more of a say in Westwood politics since the Westwood Neighborhood Council created a committee to address student issues in July. The Student Advisory Committee moved three action items to the council’s agenda at Wednesday’s meeting. The council approved two of the items, which called on the city of Los Angeles to […]
LA proposes limiting who can appeal marijuana dispensary licenses
The city of Los Angeles may make it more difficult for residents to challenge marijuana dispensary business licenses. The Los Angeles City Council is considering legislation that would only allow individuals who work, live or own property within 500 feet of a marijuana dispensary business to appeal the dispensary’s license. The policy may affect Westwood, […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Oct. 11
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Stephen Resnick, council secretary, read a statement from Janet Turner, a representative for Congressman Ted Lieu. Turner, who could not attend the meeting, said in the statement that a new post office will open […]
UCPD searching for Gayley Avenue apartment burglary suspect
University police are searching for a man who allegedly burglarized UCLA students’ off-campus apartment on Oct. 1. The man entered an apartment on the 600 block of Gayley Avenue from its rear entrance at 2:40 a.m. and stole two laptop computers from a bookshelf while its residents slept, according to a UCPD alert. The man […]