University police are searching for two men wanted for stealing a laptop and wallet from two Westwood apartments last week. According to a UCPD statement, a student told police that a laptop was stolen from his apartment at 512 Glenrock Ave. about 4 a.m. on March 13. Another student reported that about an hour later, […]
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Westwood Community Council recap – March 17
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer answered questions from councilmembers about the duties of the city attorney’s office, as well as issues regarding food truck parking, illegal billboards and homeless encampments. Feuer said the […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – March 11
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Discussion Several public commentators expressed their desire to pursue discussions about establishing bike lanes in Westwood Village. The council pushed the discussion of a proposed fraternity project on Gayley Avenue to their April meeting. Motions The council passed […]
Smart meters to improve parking, decrease traffic in Westwood
Los Angeles transportation officials plan to launch a new pricing system for Westwood’s parking meters in the coming months, allowing meters to change their prices depending on the time of day. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation project aims to improve parking availability and distribution as well as decrease traffic congestion, according to a meeting […]
Panera Bread to open location in Westwood Village
Panera Bread plans to open a location in Westwood Village at the start of May, following a years-long battle to open the restaurant’s doors. The location on Westwood Boulevard has had a “Coming Soon” sign on its storefront windows since early 2013, but has postponed its opening because of complications with a Westwood land-use plan. […]
UCLA community members gauge interest in new late-night ride service
Two UCLA community members are looking for student feedback as part of a potential project to start a new late-night ride service for students. Nihal Satyadev, a Westwood resident and former UCLA student, and Ian Cocroft, a third-year political science student, recently released an online survey to gauge the need for an additional ride-service program […]
LADOT installs bicycle corral on Broxton Avenue
The curbside of Broxton Avenue has a new accessory – a bike corral installed earlier this month to make bicycle parking easier for workers and customers in Westwood Village. The bicycle corral, added by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, is an on-street bicycle parking facility that can accommodate more bicycles than a typical sidewalk […]