This post was updated May 23 at 7:10 p.m. A planned subway extension to Westwood will begin construction in 2018, nine years ahead of its original schedule, according to a schedule Metro distributed at a community meeting Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Construction of the Metro Purple Line Extension to the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center will begin in 2018 using funds provided by the Measure M sales tax approved by voters in November 2016. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Proposition 64 passed in November, legalizing recreational marijuana use in California. When it goes into full effect on Jan. 1, 2018, anyone 21 or older, including UCLA students, will be able to buy marijuana from stores with retail licenses. Read more...
The Westwood Village Improvement Association is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide the Village with functions the city of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
This post was updated on May 18 at 7:40 p.m. The Westwood Village Improvement Association said it may approve a new manager for its farmers market, despite recent protests from farmers and market vendors to keep current management in place. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Farmers Market, held every Thursday on Broxton Avenue, will soon be under new management that hopes to expand the market and add vendors. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The next Westwood Neighborhood Council election will take place in 2019 instead of 2018 to accommodate a citywide change. The council voted May 10 to approve the change after the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment said the city clerk will no longer hold neighborhood council elections on even-numbered years. Read more...
The Hammer Museum plans to open its cafe to the public, expand the cafe’s hours and sell a greater variety of liquor in the near future. Read more...
Photo: The Hammer Museum plans to open its cafe to the public rather than restricting it to museum visitors. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 11 at 11:29 p.m. Police arrested a suspect Thursday after a carjacking and collision at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue. Read more...
