The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. As a result of the 14-1 vote, City Attorney Mike Feuer will write an ordinance for the proposal and submit it to the city council later this year. The first wage increase would mandate a minimum […]
Category Archives: Westwood
LA Metro begins testing Expo Line extension to Santa Monica
Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority officials sent test trains to Westwood Boulevard earlier this month as part of the ongoing clearance testing of the Expo Line. Metro spokesman Rick Jager said the line, which is set to open in 2016, will connect Downtown Los Angeles with Santa Monica. The Expo Construction Authority is in […]
Metro Rapid tests all-door TAP card boarding on Westwood Boulevard stops
To reduce bus delays, Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority officials started testing all-door boarding with newly installed TAP card technology on Monday at 720 Metro Rapid line stops on Westwood Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. Metro officials recently added three TAP card validators at the two bus stops so passengers can pay their bus fares […]
Westwood Gardens Park to undergo renovations by end of summer
The Westwood Gardens Park south of Wilshire Avenue is planned to undergo renovations by the end of this summer, adding exercise equipment, a playground, picnic tables and other enhancements. The new park on Glendon Avenue will also include trees that provide shade, a shade structure and a water fountain, according to the Los Angeles Department […]
Business improvement district to apply for Great Streets Challenge Grant
The Westwood Business Improvement District announced Friday it would apply for a $10,000 grant to improve Westwood infrastructure, said Andrew Thomas, the executive director. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the Great Streets Challenge Grant on Tuesday, a program that would award up to $200,000 in grants from city funds to community groups and up to $20,000 […]
UCLA alumna opens high-end candy shop
UCLA alumna Rosie O’Neill and her now-fiance Josh Resnick went to an outdoor screening of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” on their third date. Afterward, they fantasized about creating a candy store for adults. When the two realized that no such shop existed near them, they launched the website for Sugarfina, a gourmet confections […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – May 13
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. The council approved plans for a new fraternity house for the empty lot next to 613 Gayley Ave. The building will house a UCLA chapter of a national fraternity within four years of its completion. The council voted […]