If UCLA football player Asi Faoa makes it to the NFL anytime soon, he will have to pay for it, and the cost will be $100,000. Read more...

Diners looking for healthy eats, artistic flavor and a chic political scene should head for the Luna Tierra Sol Café. Those interested in fatty burgers and a mindless eatery should stick around, too ““ they will be surprised at how good a meal they would otherwise miss. Read more...

RJD2 “Dead Ringer” Definitive Jux DJ Shadow’s “Endtroducing”¦” gave the hip-hop world a much needed jolt when it was released in 1996, but the genre it pioneered, “instrumental hip-hop,” will keep losing its luster if artists like RJD2 can’t go beyond using that seminal album’s technique to advance their own musical visions. Read more...

I must respond to Fadi Nazeeh Kablawi’s misleading column. I get the impression Mr. Kablawi believes that if he throws around accusations such as “apartheid”, “racist” and “ethnic cleansing” often enough, people will believe him. Read more...

Local merchants believe the public’s perception of Westwood having little available parking and only a few retail stores is driving many potential visitors elsewhere. As many retail outlets leave Westwood and large, corporate chain stores favor more popular and accessible shopping promenades like those of Santa Monica and Century City, merchants worry the public will have even less reason to come to Westwood. Read more...