The city council member representing Westwood is running for re-election March 7 with platforms on homelessness, environmental preservation and improving the Westwood community. Paul Koretz, who has represented Los Angeles City Council District 5 since 2009, grew up in the district, which includes the majority of West Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Councilmember Paul Koretz is seeking a third term representing District 5, which includes Westwood. (Courtesy of Paul Koretz)
Candidates for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education debated the role of charter schools, protections for undocumented students and the district’s budget at a UCLA forum Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education candidates Allison Polhill, Gregory Mantayan, Steve Zimmer and Nick Melvoin debated their positions on charter schools, undocumented students and budget issues at a panel Wednesday. (April Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Candidates for the Los Angeles City Council District 5 seat debated homelessness, business development and other Westwood issues Tuesday night. Challengers Jesse Creed and Mark Herd attacked incumbent Councilmember Paul Koretz’s record on city council items, while Koretz emphasized his experience and successes working with the city. Read more...
Photo: Jesse Creed and Mark Herd (left), candidates for LA City Council District 5, debated Westwood issues, including homelessness and business development, with incumbent Councilmember Paul Koretz (right) at a community forum Tuesday. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin) Photo credit: Jacob Preal
More than 100 residents at a Westwood retirement home will no longer have to leave the building, according to a letter released Friday. Watermark Retirement Communities told its residents in the letter they will be able to stay in their unit while the building undergoes an extensive renovation. Read more...
Photo: (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
A tree fell and damaged a Kelton Avenue apartment shortly after noon Friday. Los Angeles Fire Department deployed crews to 617 1/2 Kelton Ave. at about 12:15 p.m. Read more...
Photo: A tree fell through an apartment unit on Kelton Avenue early Friday afternoon. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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 Village Improvement Association may hire a new operator for the Village’s farmers market. The Westwood Village Farmers Market, which operates Thursdays from 12 p.m. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Farmers Market, held each Thursday, may see new management. (Daily Bruin file photo)
