Editor’s note: This article was updated Nov. 12 at 3:22 p.m. to replace a 2022 statistic cited from the Los Angeles Department of City Planning on storefront vacancy rates in Westwood that put the figure at nearly 40% with a November report – which was not available at the time of this article’s publication – from the Westwood Village Improvement Association that lists Westwood Village’s vacancy rate as being 13% as of October. Read more...

Photo: A report published this June urged the Westwood Village Improvement Association to make Westwood appeal to a broader audience beyond students. It said, although businesses stay in Westwood to be close to UCLA, owners can benefit from a diverse customer-base. (Daily Bruin file photos. Design by Armaan Dhillon/Daily Bruin staff)