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A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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March 11, 11:56 pm

WVIA to consider whether it should change how it approves business signage

A local business district committee is looking to amend a costly and slow storefront signage process. The Westwood Village Improvement Association planning and mobility committee met with Los Angeles City planning assistant Julia Duncan on March 4 to relay complaints from prospective businesses about storefront signage. Read more...

Photo: New businesses in Westwood Village must go through an extensive approval process for their storefront signs. In the meantime, many businesses opt to put up banners. Some stakeholders have called the process unnecessarily cumbersome. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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March 8, 11:36 pm

NWWNC approves grants to provide library aide, compost program, Access Day

The local neighborhood council approved three grants for neighborhood projects during a board meeting Wednesday. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council, an organization that represents Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council, granted neighborhood purpose grants for a computer aide at the Westwood Library, a compost program at the Farmers’ Market and a homelessness outreach event. Read more...

Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved three grants during its Wednesday meeting to fund a computer aide at the Westwood Library, a compost program at the Westwood Farmers’ Market and a homelessness outreach event by the local business improvement district. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Westwood

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March 6, 1:03 am

NWWNC advocates for changes to Westwood specific plan to stimulate business

Some Westwood Village zoning regulations may be reduced or eliminated if the city follows recommendations from a local neighborhood council. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council, a body representing UCLA and the Village to the Los Angeles City Council, recommended changes to food and parking regulations in the Village’s 1989 zoning and regulatory framework known as the Westwood Village Specific Plan. Read more...

Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council recommended Los Angeles City Planning reduce or remove food and parking regulations in Westwood Village during a board meeting Wednesday. The council hopes the changes will attract more businesses to the Village. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, News, Westwood

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March 5, 12:42 am

WVIA discusses renovations allowed for buildings with historic designations

The local business improvement district is exploring potentially altering historic buildings in Westwood Village. The planning and mobility committee of the Westwood Village Improvement Association met with Los Angeles City Planning staff Wednesday to discuss the extent to which some historic buildings could be altered. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles City Council designated the Kelly Music Building a Historic-Cultural Monument in December. The Westwood Village Improvement Association explored the possibility of altering historic buildings such as this one at a committee meeting Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Westwood

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February 25, 10:50 pm

Westwood’s Qwench Juice Bar remains closed for unknown reasons

A Westwood juice bar remains closed after locking its doors at least two months ago. Qwench Juice Bar, located at the intersection of Gayley Avenue and Weyburn Avenue, opened its doors in June but quietly went dark by the new year. Read more...

Photo: Qwench Juice Bar, which located at the intersection of Gayley Avenue and Weyburn Avenue closed its doors around the new year after opening in June. The reason for the close remains unclear, but some stakeholders attributed it to business cycles in a competitive market. (Emmy Shaw/Daily Bruin)

Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood

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February 25, 12:56 am

Metro, other transit services to offer free transportation on state election day

Anyone in Los Angeles can use public transportation for free on election day. LA Metro is offering free rides on its bus and rail network for all of March 3, according to a Metro press release. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Metro and other transit agencies will offer free service on election day, March 3. Locals can use public transit to reach three voting centers in Westwood, including Ackerman Union at UCLA, the Hammer Museum in Westwood Village and Warner Avenue Elementary School on Holmby Avenue. (James Schaap/Daily Bruin)


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