Category Archives: Westwood

UCLA faculty call LA homelessness plan a start, not permanent solution

A recent city council plan to spend $100 million to alleviate homelessness in Los Angeles sparked criticism from several UCLA experts who don’t think the funding can provide a permanent solution. Seven Los Angeles City Council members and Mayor Garcetti said Sept. 22 they would declare a “state of emergency” and spend $100 million to […]

Suspects plead not guilty to murder of UCLA student

Eric Marquez and Alberto Medina both pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon to the murder of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco, and to other charges including burglary. Judge Keith Schwartz said Medina is being held without bail because he was charged with capital murder with a special circumstance of murder during a robbery. Schwartz added Medina […]

Wells Fargo opens second Westwood branch closer to UCLA

Wells Fargo opened its second Westwood Village location Monday in an effort to bring more banking services closer to campus. The new branch is located in the Holmby Hall clock tower building at Le Conte Avenue and Westwood Boulevard, about half a mile closer to campus than the branch on the first floor of the […]

Westwood Neighborhood Council contests removal of vote-by-mail option

Westwood residents might only be able to vote for neighborhood council board members in 2016 by going to the polls, rather than voting by mail or online. The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment decided to remove the vote-by-mail option for all neighborhood council elections throughout Los Angeles because data revealed only a small percentage of votes […]

New Westwood receptacles to reduce cigarette waste

Westwood officials have placed 13 cigarette recycling receptacles around Westwood Village to decrease the amount of cigarette litter on sidewalks. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, installed long gray TerraCycle receptacles on street poles earlier this month. The program cost the BID about $1,000, but the recycling company TerraCycle will send […]