When it comes to lighting the streets of Westwood’s North Village, many students are in the dark. Improving poorly lit areas of Westwood is an issue that has cycled in and out of Undergraduate Students Association Council elections and local government meetings for decades. Read more...
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February 12, 12:41 am
North Village remains poorly lit despite safety concerns
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February 11, 3:24 am
Graphic: Counting Westwood’s homeless population
Crime, News, Westwood
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February 6, 7:18 pm
UCLA employee robbed at Westwood ATM
University police are looking for a man who robbed a UCLA employee at a Westwood ATM on Thursday. The employee told police a man approached him from behind at a Bank of America automated teller machine at 6:15 p.m. Read more...
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February 6, 1:57 am
Family brings Italian flavors to Westwood with Nik Nik Grill
One of the brothers mans the cash register as customers chat in a room designed by his two sisters. Meanwhile, their brother prepares drink orders as the father stands in the kitchen, watching over the food from grill to table. Read more...
Photo: Roberto Marino, owner of Nik Nik Grill, works in the kitchen of his new restaurant in Westwood. The restaurant, which Marino’s four children were involved in starting up, is named after his 2-year-old grandson. Marino said he chose Westwood because he loved its youthful vibe. (Monica Jeon/Daily Bruin)
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February 2, 11:40 pm
Obama’s 2016 budget plan expands funding for Pell Grants, Metro line
President Barack Obama released a $4 trillion budget proposal on Monday for the 2016 fiscal year, which includes funding for the Los Angeles County Metro Purple Line and for several higher education items, including an increase in the federal Pell Grant program. Read more...
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January 28, 6:00 pm
Future of Jackie Robinson Stadium unclear after court settlement
The future of Jackie Robinson Stadium, home to UCLA baseball, is unclear after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs settled a lawsuit Wednesday that alleged the baseball stadium and other facilities on the West Los Angeles VA campus are misuses of the land. Read more...
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January 28, 1:58 am
Pieology to take a slice of Westwood’s competitive pizza market
Lucio Lopez dances at 8 p.m. on a Friday to bass-heavy music and shouts to students about 99-cent pizza slices, while the Westwood eatery he works for sits empty behind him. Read more...