Niki Svara walked the streets of Westwood with a pen and clipboard, noting damaged infrastructure she would later report to city officials. Svara, the new operations manager at the Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, said she plans to focus on attracting businesses and visitors, improving property values and helping the Village’s […]
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One student stranded, another reimbursed after Porter Ranch gas leak
Charlie Jackson was looking forward to marrying his fiancee and graduating in the spring, but a gas leak in his hometown induced allergies and asthma symptoms that sidelined his plans. More than 3,000 residents of the LA neighborhood of Porter Ranch have relocated to hotels and condominiums since the Southern California Gas Company natural gas […]
Community members volunteer to count Westwood’s homeless population
Volunteers walked the streets of Westwood to count the homeless population, as most residents left the Village’s restaurants and hookah bars. More than 50 Westwood community members counted 115 individuals, vehicles and shelters in the area bordered by Santa Monica Boulevard and Highway 405, up by 31 from last year. Westwood officials organized the count, […]
UCLA signs lease with VA for continued use of Jackie Robinson Stadium
UCLA signed a $300,000 lease with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to continue its use of Jackie Robinson Stadium, officials announced Thursday. In addition to the new lease, UCLA officials agreed to provide an annual $1.15 million to the VA department’s West L.A. campus. UCLA’s baseball team has been using the stadium on Constitution […]
Stolen car, smashed windows reported at Gayley Avenue apartment garage
Students living in an apartment building on Gayley Avenue near Le Conte Avenue woke up Thursday morning to find their car windows smashed and personal items stolen. An unknown number of people broke into the parking garage at 747 Gayley Ave. sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning and stole a car, said Nancy Greenstein, […]
Council member’s emails show inconsistencies with stance against bike lanes
Email correspondence between a city council member’s staffers and Westwood residents shows inconsistencies in his stance on the proposed Westwood Boulevard bike lane. L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz, who represents Westwood Village and surrounding areas, consistently told community leaders he did not support bike lanes on Westwood Boulevard. However, his staff members sent several emails […]
Westwood Village bar O’Hara’s closes, to be replaced by Rocco’s Tavern
Westwood Village bar O’Hara’s will close Saturday, and an Italian bar and tavern will move in at the corner of Gayley and Weyburn avenues. Rocco’s Tavern, which has three locations throughout the Los Angeles area, will replace the bar, said Joshua Trifunovich, the new owner of the property. He added he closed the deal on […]