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 functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
News, Westwood
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July 16, 2:24 pm
Westwood BID recap – July 16
Campus, News
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July 15, 5:28 pm
Hillel at UCLA executive director seeks to help students find identity
Aaron Lerner knew for years he wanted to be a Jewish rabbi, but never expected it would happen at the age of 35. After attending college at USC, he worked in commercial real estate finance and said he enjoyed his career, but wanted to communicate with other people to answer larger questions and to fulfill his love of Jewish learning. Read more...
Photo: Aaron Lerner became the new executive director of Hillel at UCLA last month. He has worked to increase the leadership training program develop skills such as public speaking. (Courtesy of Aaron Lerner)
Crime, News, Westwood
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July 15, 11:02 am
LAPD looking for man stealing cosmetics from CVS Pharmacy in Westwood
Police are searching for a man who shoplifted about $200 worth of cosmetic items from CVS Pharmacy in Westwood Village Friday morning. The man entered the CVS Pharmacy at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue about 9:35 a.m. Read more...
Photo: (LAPD)
Campus, News, Westwood
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July 14, 3:32 pm
Explosion in electrical vault causes UCLA, Westwood power outage
An explosion in an electrical vault near Parking Structure 8 Tuesday afternoon caused a power outage on campus and in Westwood. Power was restored to the area at about 1:35 p.m. Read more...
News, Westwood
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July 13, 8:05 am
Hotel W Los Angeles unveils $25M renovations, adds STK steakhouse
The W Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills hotel, located on Hilgard Avenue a block from UCLA, recently completed its $25 million renovation and now includes the STK Los Angeles steakhouse that opened in June. Read more...
Photo: The STK Los Angeles was relocated into W Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills as part of a top-to-bottom $25 million renovation. The renovations also included 39 new guest suites and redecoration of the existing 258 guest rooms. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
News, Westwood
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July 13, 8:05 am
NextBus site allows Big Blue Bus riders to track arrivals in real time
Commuters are now able to digitally track real-time arrival times for the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus. Big Blue Bus officials announced the new service on the NextBus site Wednesday, after making it available to users July 1, said Suja Lowenthal, a spokeswoman for Big Blue Bus. Read more...
Photo: Real-time arrival times for the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus became available on the NextBus site, nextbus.com, July 1 and on Google Maps last month. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, Crime, News
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July 11, 8:27 pm
Small electrical fire reported at UCLA engineering school, no injuries
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a small electrical fire at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on Saturday afternoon. The LAFD responded to a report of a structure fire at 4:01 p.m. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a small electrical fire at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on Saturday afternoon. (Daily Bruin file photo)