This post was updated Dec. 14 at 2:46 p.m. Apartments in Westwood experienced power and wireless internet service outages Tuesday morning. At approximately 8:16 a.m., both private and university owned apartments across Strathmore Avenue, Levering Avenue, Glenrock Avenue, Kelton Avenue and Landfair Avenue lost power. Read more...
Photo: Power and internet service outages impacted both private and university apartments Tuesday morning. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
The Los Angeles Metro launched Metro Micro, a zoned ride-hailing service for short trips, in the Westwood area Sunday. Similar to other ride-hailing services like Uber, Metro Micro provides an on-demand ride through the Metro Micro app, online or by phone within 15 minutes, according to LA Metro. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Metro launched a ride-hailing service in the Westwood area. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Westwood Village Improvement Association held a virtual merchant meeting Tuesday with the LAPD to discuss crime and safety. Local business representatives, stakeholders and WVIA executive director Andrew Thomas attended the meeting. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association co-hosted a crime and safety meeting for business representatives and stakeholders with the LAPD. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Editor’s note: The crimewatch map omitted two reported incidents for which the locations were unclear. UCPD recorded 558 unique entries in its November daily crime log. Read more...
More than 60 people gathered outside the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday to protest masking and vaccine requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles public schools. Read more...
Photo: Parents, children and other protestors outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood on Sunday wave signs criticizing the Los Angeles Unified School District and its COVID-19 policies. The protest came amid ongoing lawsuits against the district, which previously announced that it would relax masking and COVID-19 testing protocols beginning in the second semester. (Courtesy of Victoria Li)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing UCLA, Westwood Village and the North Village to the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are held each month and open to the public via Zoom. Read more...
Single-use plastic utensils and napkins will no longer be offered at restaurants in Los Angeles unless customers directly ask for them. A Los Angeles City Council ordinance took effect Nov. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance requiring most food service providers and restaurants in LA to only offer disposable utensils at customers’ request. (Photo illustration by Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
