A tree fell near the intersection of Gayley Avenue and Landfair Avenue on Tuesday night, blocking pedestrians. The tree blocked a city crosswalk just off campus in North Village. Read more...
Photo: Students had to evade a tree that fell on the sidewalk near the intersection of Gayley Avenue and Landfair Avenue. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Electric bike company Wheels showcased a new bike model with an integrated helmet during a North Westwood Neighborhood Council committee meeting Jan. 14. The transportation and safety committee of the NWWNC, which represents Westwood and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council, met with Wheels representatives to discuss the new model. Read more...
Photo: Electric bike company Wheels is one of three companies that is permitted to park on campus, according to an agreement with UCLA. Representatives from Wheels informed a committee of a new model with an integrated helmet system Jan. 14. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 28 at 7:13 p.m. Westwood community members walked the neighborhood to count the number of people experiencing homelessness Wednesday night. The 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, an annual, countywide census of people experiencing homelessness, covers a total area of 4,000 square miles in three days. Read more...
Photo: The 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is a county-wide census of people experiencing homelessness that occurred over 3 days. Westwood community members partook in the census Wednesday night. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A local neighborhood council may call for the removal of nontransit bench dividers in Westwood Village, following a transportation and safety committee vote Jan. 14. The committee, which is a part of the North Westwood Neighborhood Council, recommended the Westwood Village Improvement Association, Westwood’s business improvement district, remove the dividers. Read more...
Photo: Benches with dividers are present throughout Westwood Village and are an example of hostile or defensive design. Some of the benches are city-wide and some are district specific. A potential resolution targeting district-specific nontransit benches could be issued at the Feb. 5 North Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)
The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks commissioners unanimously approved a plan Thursday for a new synthetic turf field in Westwood Park. Tommy’s Field, named after Tommy Mark, a local youth soccer player who died in 2018, will replace the open grass area in the park without removing any adjacent tennis courts. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks commission voted to approve a plan for a synthetic turf field at Westwood Park on Thursday. The move ended a long-running community debate about how and in what way such a field should be built. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Westwood Village Improvement Association is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide the Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
A new shop on Lindbrook Drive aims to offer frozen yogurt, Italian-style gelato, crepes and waffles to Westwood Village. Frozenland Ice Cream & Yogurt was opened in November by Joseph Yoush, a local businessman who believes that his store offers a diverse variety of dessert options that other frozen yogurt and ice cream specialty shops do not. Read more...
Photo: Frozenland is a new dessert joint on Lindbrook Drive that occupied a spot vacated by Yogurtland. The shop aims to entice students with a variety of desserts such as frozen yogurt, gelato, waffles and crepes. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
