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A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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February 9, 10:22 pm

New taco restaurant brings authentic Mexican food to Westwood

A Tijuana-inspired taco franchise launched its second Los Angeles storefront in Westwood with a free taco promotion Friday evening. Victor Delgado and Jorge Alvarez-Tostado, the owners of Tacos 1986, created the franchise back in 2018 as a taco stand traveling around Los Angeles, making stops in Venice, Smorgasburg and Koreatown. Read more...

Photo: Clients eat tacos on the white counters in front of Tacos 1986, a Tijuana, Mexico, inspired taco joint that opened in Westwood Village on Friday. The red-and-white shop features an open kitchen and no seating. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Athletics News, Los Angeles, Men's Basketball, National, News, Sports

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January 26, 4:07 pm

Students react to death of former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant

This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:16 a.m. As a lifelong basketball player, Mert Gulen said he always felt a deep connection to Kobe Bryant. Read more...

Photo: A man holds a poster of Kobe Bryant, a Los Angeles Lakers legend who died in a helicopter crash Sunday, at a memorial dedicated to Bryant at L.A. Live. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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January 24, 12:30 am

Students turn out in increased numbers as volunteers for LA 2020 Homeless Count

This post was updated Jan. 28 at 7:13 p.m. Westwood community members walked the neighborhood to count the number of people experiencing homelessness Wednesday night. The 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, an annual, countywide census of people experiencing homelessness, covers a total area of 4,000 square miles in three days. Read more...

Photo: The 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is a county-wide census of people experiencing homelessness that occurred over 3 days. Westwood community members partook in the census Wednesday night. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Los Angeles, News, Transportation

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January 23, 12:28 am

Metro on road to better bus system, utilizing community input in redesign plan

Los Angeles Metro aims to update its bus network and service for the first time in decades by December. The bus system, which carries 70% of all Metro transit riders in LA, was last updated 25 years ago. Read more...

Photo: Metro is planning to update its bus network and service by December and will continue to seek out community feedback to inform its changes. This will be the first time in 25 years that Metro has updated its network. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood

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January 22, 1:47 am

NWWNC proposes removal of dividers on nontransit benches

A local neighborhood council may call for the removal of nontransit bench dividers in Westwood Village, following a transportation and safety committee vote Jan. 14. The committee, which is a part of the North Westwood Neighborhood Council, recommended the Westwood Village Improvement Association, Westwood’s business improvement district, remove the dividers. Read more...

Photo: Benches with dividers are present throughout Westwood Village and are an example of hostile or defensive design. Some of the benches are city-wide and some are district specific. A potential resolution targeting district-specific nontransit benches could be issued at the Feb. 5 North Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)

Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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January 19, 12:38 pm

Commission approves synthetic turf field at Westwood Park after months of debate

The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks commissioners unanimously approved a plan Thursday for a new synthetic turf field in Westwood Park. Tommy’s Field, named after Tommy Mark, a local youth soccer player who died in 2018, will replace the open grass area in the park without removing any adjacent tennis courts. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks commission voted to approve a plan for a synthetic turf field at Westwood Park on Thursday. The move ended a long-running community debate about how and in what way such a field should be built. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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