UCLA’s commuting population is opting to carpool, bike or walk to campus at increasing rates, according to a new university study. Only 51 percent of UCLA commuting employees drive by themselves to campus, a 2 percent drop from last year and an almost 10 percent drop from a decade ago, said Renée Fortier, the executive director of UCLA Events and Transportation. Read more...
Photo: A new university study found that more people are choosing to walk, bike and carpool when commuting to UCLA.
The Westwood Brewing Company will close its doors sometime between Aug. 30 and Sept. 15, the restaurant’s management announced Saturday on Facebook. Read more...
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
Westwood's CityTarget will begin selling alcohol in the fall, after a yearlong battle with the Westwood community and neighborhood councils to get a license to sell liquor. Read more...
Photo: After obtaining a license from the state, Westwood’s CityTarget will start selling beer, wine and liquor this fall.
The Westwood Business Improvement District, a non-profit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village, was renewed last month for another three-year term. Property owners who pay fees to support the organization voted last month for the renewal, approving it by more than 75 percent, said Andrew Thomas, executive director of the BID. Read more...
Police arrested 25 people in Westwood Friday during a protest organized by unionized University of California patient care workers against the UC. About 200 people were protesting the University’s decision to implement its last contract offer without reaching a settlement with the workers’ union. Read more...
Photo: Union workers and supporters blocked traffic at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard on Friday to protest the University’s recent contract offer.
Bins of used books attract the eyes of curious readers in a room generally reserved for late-night karaoke and stand-up comedy routines. The 700-volume collection, which fills the upstairs room of the Westwood Brewing Company, is the beginning of two friends’ quest to open their own fully functioning bookstore in Westwood Village. Read more...
Photo: Two Westwood residents are hosting a book sale in the upstairs room of the Westwood Brewing Company until July 29.
