A new restaurant will open in place of Madison’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill in Westwood at the end of fall quarter or the beginning of winter quarter. Read more...

The fight isn’t over. One week after Proposition 54 was defeated, opponents of the initiative say they have a long way to go before they can claim victory on the fight against racial inequality. Read more...

“Please respect our picket lines,” dozens of Ralph’s employees requested as they lined Le Conte Avenue on Sunday in an attempt to discourage shoppers from entering the supermarket. Read more...

The strip clubs are striking back. In response to the Los Angeles City Council’s unanimous vote to ban lap dances, signature gatherers ““ backed by the city’s adult club industry ““ descended upon UCLA late last week, stirring discussion and debate about the increasingly contentious issue. Read more...

The interests of UCLA students don’t always coincide with the interests of Westwood homeowners ““ but this time, they do. Homeowners often want a quiet, peaceful neighborhood, while students want a college town, complete with loud music, dancing and bars. Read more...

On Friday afternoon, with a surprising lack of opposition, UCLA became the first college in California to hold a gay marriage on campus. Peter Lopez, a former chairman of La Familia (a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender organization for Chicano/a students) married Willie Romero, his boyfriend of seven months, in Bruin Plaza before hundreds of onlookers. Read more...

When high school math teacher Marty Romero accepted the UCLA math department’s offer to teach classes in Westwood for a year, he thought it would be a lot easier than the 40-hour weeks at Wilson High School in Los Angeles. Read more...