Graduate students may get more housing opportunities in a few years, after UCLA administrators decided to change their proposal for new housing projects. Michael Skiles, Graduate Students Association president, said officials plan to modify an existing construction proposal to include housing for 300 graduate students. In their updated proposal, officials reserve one building in the […]
Category Archives: Westwood
Community experts debate county’s proposals for reducing homelessness
UCLA experts and community leaders have opposing views on the effectiveness of strategies Los Angeles County is considering to combat homelessness. The county is discussing Thursday its 2017-2018 budget proposal and how it will allocate revenue from Measure H, a measure that implemented a .25 percent sales tax to fund homeless services. The budget proposal […]
Westwood Village plans to offer affordable evening parking program
Westwood visitors will soon receive discounted parking rates in the evening as part of a two-year pilot program. The Westwood Village Improvement Association is collaborating with UCLA to offer the “$5 after 5 p.m.” parking program at Lot 36 and on 924 Westwood Blvd. in the Village. UCLA owns and operates both lots. The program, […]
American Apparel in Westwood Village closes
The clothing manufacturer American Apparel closed its Westwood location Wednesday. The company, which gained popularity with its “Made in USA – Sweatshop Free” policy, provocative advertising campaigns and simple designs, filed for bankruptcy in 2015. Gildan Activewear, a Canadian wholesale apparel company, acquired American Apparel’s intellectual property and equipment for $88 million in January. Gildan […]
Vendors speak against potential change to Westwood farmers market staff
Local farmers and business owners held posters bearing the messages “Respect our farmers!” and “No farmer thief!” at a meeting earlier this month to protest the replacement of the current Westwood Village Farmers Market manager. In March, the Westwood Village Improvement Association decided to replace the current manager Emmanuel Bautista after his contract ends in […]
New MAC Cosmetics store opens in Westwood
This post was updated on April 24 at 2:55 p.m. Rows of colorful lipsticks and eye shadows now line display shelves at a new MAC Cosmetics store that opened on Westwood Boulevard. MAC, a high-end makeup store, opened in a previously empty property across the street from Urban Outfitters and Victoria’s Secret on Friday. MAC […]
Los Angeles will not desert water regulations despite wet year
Los Angeles does not have any plans to rollback water conservation policies following recent rainfall. During the drought, the city of Los Angeles and Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced new regulations to conserve water, including limiting water usage for landscaping and irrigation, and adopting more water-efficient plumbing in homes. People who don’t obey the regulations are […]