University police are searching for a man with a knife who tried to sexually assault a UCLA student while she was jogging on Veteran Avenue early Thursday. The man grabbed the student from behind at about 4:50 a.m. on the stretch of Veteran Avenue between Gayley Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, according to a UCPD statement. […]
Category Archives: Westwood
UCLA alum, students open Chinese restaurant Top Leaf in Westwood
Chun Lin Tang decided to open a Chinese restaurant in Westwood Village after three years at UCLA with unfulfilled cravings for authentic Chinese food. The new restaurant, Top Leaf, opened Monday at 952 Gayley Ave., a few doors down from In-N-Out Burger. Tang, a UCLA alumnus, is one of the restaurant’s four owners, two of […]
New water pipes to be installed under Sunset Boulevard, Hilgard Avenue
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will begin installing new water pipes under Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue next month, causing reduction of lanes on both streets and some other traffic-related changes. The new pipes are part of LADWP’s plan to continue water delivery to communities affected by the installation of a cover […]
Westwood BID recap – May 21
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with services the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Board […]
Westwood Community Council – May 20
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Susan Pollack, senior vice president of development for the Special Olympics World Games committee, asked for councilmembers’ support to help fundraise and increase attendance for the World Games, which will be hosted in Los […]
Professors, businesses divided on effect of potential minimum wage hike
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by July 2020, but UCLA professors said they don’t think the Westwood community will experience severe problems with the increase. Chris Tilly, a professor in urban planning at UCLA and director of the UCLA Institute of for Research […]
Effectivity of campaign to make UCLA bike-friendly
UCLA’s got a new bike lane on Westwood Boulevard. This is a part of a campaign by UCLA Transportation to create a more bicycle-friendly campus. Currently many students feel that UCLA is difficult to navigate by bicycle. Reporter David Gauch explores how UCLA hopes to change this reputation among students and if their plans will […]