A new hotel on the southeast side of Westwood Village aimed at long-term guests will become the only hotel in the area to require a 30-night minimum stay once it opens in December. Indivest, the real estate developer that built the Center West building on Wilshire Boulevard, has been working on the project since 2008. […]
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Accident involving overturned truck closes portion of Sunset Boulevard
This post was updated on Sept. 2 at 5:56 p.m. Three people were sent to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a cement truck overturned on Sunset Boulevard. A portion of the road was closed in both directions for about three hours. UCLA officials had recommended drivers avoid the area. The cement truck was traveling northbound […]
Los Angeles selected as official US bid city for 2024 Summer Olympics
The United States Olympic Committee selected Los Angeles to be its official bid city for the 2024 Summer Olympics Tuesday, after the city council unanimously voted to authorize the bid earlier that day. The event, if hosted in Los Angeles, would use four UCLA venues and several residence halls on the Hill. Olympic organizers are […]
UCPD searching for suspects in fraternity house burglary
University police are searching for a group of people who entered a UCLA fraternity house on Landfair Avenue on Aug. 23 and stole a UCLA student’s cell phone. The group entered the Sigma Phi Epsilon house at 522 Landfair Ave. at about 1 a.m., according to a UCPD statement. The student reported the incident the […]
LA City Council to vote on proposed 2024 Olympic bid
The Los Angeles City Council will vote Tuesday on authorizing Mayor Eric Garcetti and an independent committee tasked with organizing the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, an event that would make use of four UCLA venues and residence halls on the Hill. The city council was scheduled to vote on the bid […]
Metro bus crashes into tree, leaves five with minor injuries
A Metro bus crashed into a tree early Saturday in Westwood after the bus driver fainted, sending the driver and four passengers to local hospitals to be treated for minor injuries. The bus swerved off the street at 2:10 a.m. on Wilshire Boulevard between Westholme and Thayer avenues, and crashed into a tree, said Los […]
Los Angeles City Council approves Mobility Plan 2035
The Los Angeles City Council approved the Mobility Plan 2035 Tuesday, which calls for hundreds of miles of bike lanes, bus-only lanes and well-maintained sidewalks throughout a car-centric city. While UCLA officials and bikers support the plan, some Westwood residents said they doubt the plan’s effectiveness and its concept of complete streets – streets that […]