The Los Angeles City Planning Department is considering easing restrictions for outdoor dining on private property for local restaurants. The city planning department and former Mayor Eric Garcetti created the Al Fresco ordinance in 2020 to allow for outdoor dining options during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: A restaurant is pictured. City leaders are considering a proposal that would revise Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Al Fresco ordinance. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
Two candidates running for the worker stakeholder position in the North Westwood Neighborhood Council election will face the voters next month in the council’s only contested race. Read more...
Photo: Raag Agrawal and Jacob Wasserman, both candidates for the North Westwood Neighborhood Council’s worker stakeholder seat, are pictured. The race is the only contested seat in the council’s May 4 election.
More than 3,800 Bruins and Westwood community members gathered for an artistic take on the First Thursdays block party to kick off spring quarter. Live music, interactive community projects, food trucks and immersive art installations turned Broxton Avenue into Arts Avenue for April’s edition of the community-oriented celebration. Read more...
Photo: Community members paint on a canvas as part of the Community Collaboration booth at First Thursdays’ Arts Avenue. (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is set to return to in-person meetings April 19 after three years of online meetings. California reinforced the Ralph M. Brown Act – which requires all public commissions, councils and governmental bodies conducting business to meet in person – on Feb. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Weyburn Terrace. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is set to return to in-person meetings April 19 after three years of conducting meetings over Zoom. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Lane access around Wilshire Boulevard between Westwood Boulevard and Gayley Avenue will be restricted from Monday through Friday as construction for the Los Angeles Metro continues. Read more...
Photo: Construction of the Purple (D-Line) Extension Transit Project is pictured. Los Angeles Metro will restrict lane access around Wilshire Boulevard between Westwood Boulevard and Gayley Avenue through Friday as construction crews service a conduit and duct bank. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Expanded hours of UCLA SafeRide will run during finals week, offering students on-demand rides between 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. from campus to the Hill and nearby residential areas. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA SafeRide app is pictured. The transportation program will run extended hours during finals week to bring students from campus to the Hill and neighboring residential areas. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCPD is searching for two suspects reportedly involved in an off-campus hot prowl burglary Friday morning. The incident took place on the 500 Block of Landfair Avenue around 8 a.m., according to a UCPD crime alert sent Monday morning. Read more...
