Students can now slurp up ramen at another restaurant in Westwood. Kopan Ramen, a restaurant that serves Japanese-style noodles with meat broth, opened its 10th location in Westwood on March 27. Read more...
Photo: Kopan Ramen, a new restaurant in Westwood, specializes in tonkatsu, or pork broth ramen. The restaurant specifically caters to teenagers and college-aged people. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
City officials have approved an election for students and Westwood community members to create a new neighborhood council. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students and Westwood community members, submitted an application to subdivide the Westwood Neighborhood Council in December because they felt the current council did not adequately represent students or address their concerns. Read more...
Photo: Michael Skiles, an organizer for Westwood Forward, said students and some Westwood community members want to create a new neighborhood council that better represents their interests. The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment will host an election May 22 to decide whether the current Westwood Neighborhood Council should be split apart. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Jasmine Shamolian, a field representative for Councilmember Paul Koretz, said the Los Angeles Planning and Land Use Management Committee will soon vote to cap short-term rentals in Los Angeles at 180 days. Read more...
UCLA students and Westwood community members are one step closer to voting on the creation of a new neighborhood council. The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, which oversees neighborhood councils in Los Angeles, held a special town hall meeting Tuesday to take public comment about Westwood Forward’s proposal to separate UCLA and Westwood Village from the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Read more...
Photo: If the city approves the proposal, stakeholders in Westwood will be able to vote to break UCLA, Westwood and North Village away from current council boundaries. (Ryan Leou/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Westwood Village Improvement Association voted to support Westwood Forward at a meeting Thursday. Westwood Forward, a coalition of business owners, students, renters and homeowners, is advocating to separate UCLA, Westwood Village and North Village from the current Westwood Neighborhood Council. Read more...
Photo: Michael Skiles, Graduate Students Association president, said the student-led Westwood Forward coalition wants to create a new neighborhood council to better represent their interests. The Westwood Village Improvement Association voted 6 to 4 on Thursday in support of the coalition’s proposal. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Westwood community leaders are attempting to address homelessness locally amid countywide efforts to alleviate Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis. The Westwood Neighborhood Council’s Homelessness Task Force held a meeting Thursday to discuss ways to improve resources currently available to Westwood’s homeless population. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Village, along with other areas in Los Angeles, is working to utilize funds from measures H and HHH to improve the lives of the Village’s homeless population. In the meantime, the Westwood Neighborhood Council’s Homelessness Task Force is considering more local approaches. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The intersection of Landfair Avenue and Strathmore Drive has been blocked off following a water main leak in the area. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power received a report of a water main leak at noon, said LADWP spokesperson Sylvia Beltran. Read more...
Photo: A water main break on Landfair Avenue led to the closure of the intersection of Landfair Avenue and Strathmore Drive. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin senior staff)
