The 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count will be conducted in person in Westwood by two local organizations on Jan. 26, following a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Two local organizations will execute the city’s annual homeless count in Westwood on Jan. 26 for the first time since 2019 after a cancellation last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Dec. 14 at 2:46 p.m. Apartments in Westwood experienced power and wireless internet service outages Tuesday morning. At approximately 8:16 a.m., both private and university owned apartments across Strathmore Avenue, Levering Avenue, Glenrock Avenue, Kelton Avenue and Landfair Avenue lost power. Read more...
Photo: Power and internet service outages impacted both private and university apartments Tuesday morning. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
The Los Angeles Metro launched Metro Micro, a zoned ride-hailing service for short trips, in the Westwood area Sunday. Similar to other ride-hailing services like Uber, Metro Micro provides an on-demand ride through the Metro Micro app, online or by phone within 15 minutes, according to LA Metro. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Metro launched a ride-hailing service in the Westwood area. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Editor’s note: The crimewatch map omitted two reported incidents for which the locations were unclear. UCPD recorded 558 unique entries in its November daily crime log. Read more...
More than 60 people gathered outside the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday to protest masking and vaccine requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles public schools. Read more...
Photo: Parents, children and other protestors outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood on Sunday wave signs criticizing the Los Angeles Unified School District and its COVID-19 policies. The protest came amid ongoing lawsuits against the district, which previously announced that it would relax masking and COVID-19 testing protocols beginning in the second semester. (Courtesy of Victoria Li)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing UCLA, Westwood Village and the North Village to the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are held each month and open to the public via Zoom. Read more...
Los Angeles City Attorney and 2022 mayoral candidate Mike Feuer is pushing for a ballot measure to double the size of the LA City Council. Under Feuer’s proposal, the number of city council members would increase from 15 to 30. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles may see its city council doubled in size under mayoral candidate Mike Feuer’s plan to increase the number of council members from 15 to 30. If the proposal receives enough signatures, voters will consider it on the November 2022 ballot. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
