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Report urges Westwood Village to expand commercial appeal beyond students

This post was updated Feb. 21 ay 7:55 p.m. Editor’s note: This article was updated Nov. 12 at 3:22 p.m. to replace a 2022 statistic cited from the Los Angeles Department of City Planning on storefront vacancy rates in Westwood that put the figure at nearly 40% with a November report – which was not available at the time of this article’s publication – from the Westwood Village Improvement Association that lists Westwood Village’s vacancy rate as being 13% as of October. Read more...

Photo: A report published this June urged the Westwood Village Improvement Association to make Westwood appeal to a broader audience beyond students. It said, although businesses stay in Westwood to be close to UCLA, owners can benefit from a diverse customer-base. (Daily Bruin file photos. Design by Armaan Dhillon/Daily Bruin staff)


UCPD temporarily blocks parts of Westwood Village following reports of robbery

UCPD temporarily blocked off streets in Westwood Village following reports of a robbery Tuesday night.  About eight police vehicles were stopped near the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue at about 9:50 p.m. Read more...

Photo: UCPD cars sit at the intersection of Weyburn Avenue and Westwood Boulevard. UCPD temporarily blocked off parts of Westwood Village following reports of a robbery Tuesday night. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Couple beautifies Westwood by painting murals of flora and fauna on utility boxes

John Park and Julie Hunter are electrifying Westwood for years to come. Park, a muralist for nonprofit organization Beautify Earth who is married to Hunter, painted 14 utility boxes stretching from around Charles E. Read more...

Photo: A utility box with an illustration of a bird is pictured in front of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. UCLA Transportation and the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center oversaw a mural project in Westwood in preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Historic Holmby Hall sold for $32,675,000 with new potential for local businesses

Westwood’s historic Holmby Hall sold for $32,675,000 in early October, marking one of the largest Westwood Village real estate sales in the past decade. The building, sold Oct. Read more...

Photo: The Holmby Hall clock tower is pictured. The building, which spans an entire city block between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue, was sold in October. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)



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