The Los Angeles City Council voted Sept. 7 to change the location of a planned Westwood bike lane to the region of Gayley and Midvale avenues that is between Le Conte and Ohio avenues. Councilmember Paul Koretz, who represents Westwood and surrounding neighborhoods, proposed to amend the Mobility Plan 2035, which included Westwood Boulevard in […]
Category Archives: Westwood
A new school year, a new set of businesses for Westwood Village
Westwood Village’s storefronts may look different to students than they did last spring. As Noodle World, the Glendon Bar and Kitchen and others closed during the summer, new restaurants and stores like Tender Greens, KazuNori and Sur La Table opened, but many recently vacated spaces are still looking for tenants. Many businesses closed because they […]
The Westwood Ambassador Program has left a safer, cleaner Village
In 2011, a small group called the Westwood Ambassador Program picked up 80 to 90 bags of garbage off the streets of Westwood Village on an average day. “I remember picking up receipts in 2011 that were dated a year prior,” said Michael Gonzalez, the Westwood Ambassador Program operations manager. “That’s how long the trash […]
Westwood BID recap – Sept. 15
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 Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Executive director Andrew Thomas said the association distributed new […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Sept. 15
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Janet Turner, a field representative for Congressman Ted Liu’s office, said the city will rename Barrington Park to “Veteran’s Barrington Park,” and will move an existing dog park off its land if an alternate […]
UCPD on the lookout for cellphone thieves
University police are searching for two women who stole a UCLA student’s cell phone last week. The student reported she was walking on Ophir Drive about 2:15 a.m on Sept. 9. when two women approached her from behind. One of the women asked her for the time and grabbed the cellphone when the student produced […]
New BruinTAP card system allows access to two transportation systems
UCLA students and employees can now use one card for two transportation services. UCLA Transportation officials launched the BruinTAP for Transit program Thursday, which will allow students to load their Go Metro passes and BruinGO! Flash passes on a TAP card, a reusable bus and Metro fare card. A BruinGO! Flash pass allows students to […]