This post was updated Jan. 23 at 9:32 p.m. Power in Westwood Village went out around 9:30 p.m. Sunday near Broxton Avenue and was restored Monday morning. Read more...
Photo: Starbucks and other businesses near Broxton Avenue are without power. (William Thorne/Daily Bruin senior staff)
If local workers want to get cocktails at happy hour after work, they have limited options in Westwood Village. The Westwood Neighborhood Council, which advises the city on alcohol permit applications, imposes conditions on businesses’ alcohol sales because state guidelines restrict the number of businesses that can sell alcohol in the district. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Neighborhood Council originally recommended not allowing SpireWorks an alcohol permit, but then voted to allow it to sell beer and wine. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)
About 250 protesters flooded the streets of Westwood after President Donald Trump took the oath of office Friday. The crowd gathered in front of Powell Library before marching down Westwood Boulevard to its intersection with Wilshire Boulevard. Read more...
Photo: A crowd of about 250 walked in the middle of Westwood Boulevard in protest of President Donald Trump. Protesters called on students to walkout of class on Inauguration Day. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Westwood residents and visitors will soon be able to use a new crosswalk on one of the longest blocks in Westwood Village. A new pedestrian crosswalk is under construction on Westwood Boulevard between Weyburn and Kinross avenues, after the Westwood Village Improvement Association approved it last year. Read more...
Photo: A new crosswalk will be available to pedestrians on Westwood Boulevard between Weyburn and Kinross avenues in mid-February. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
A UCLA shuttle will transport students from the Hill to the Hollywood area this quarter. UCLA Office of Residential Life changed the free Saturday BruinBus shuttle’s destination from Santa Monica to two different locations: Hollywood and Highland, and The Grove. Read more...
Photo: The Saturday BruinBus shuttle will take students to Hollywood and Highland, and The Grove this quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the city of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Discussion Janet Turner, field representative and constituent services of Congressman Ted Lieu, said the post office recently improved training for mail carriers and the Enterprise Customer Care system, which helps accurately locate packages. Read more...
