A new falafel restaurant is now open in Westwood Village. Crazy Falafel opened on the corner of Lindbrook Drive and Westwood Boulevard on Jan. 20 after replacing Mesa Brazilian Eatery. Read more...
Photo: The restaurant offers a wide range of Middle Eastern food options including falafel burgers, shawarma paninis and rice bowls. Westwood is Crazy Falafel’s third location, with two others in Tarzana and Granada Hills. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles Metro representatives discussed plans to launch a station on UCLA’s campus for a proposed rail line at a community meeting Wednesday. Metro discussed the feasibility of different transportation concepts for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, a proposed rail line intended to connect the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles International Airport and the Westside. Read more...
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 1:22 p.m. Westwood community members oppose a proposed housing project because they think it will replace existing affordable housing and cause traffic congestion. Read more...
Photo: The Agora is a proposed 16-story housing project on Hilgard Avenue. It has faced opposition from multiple community organizations for traffic and lack of affordable housing. (Courtesy of Aaron Green)
Los Angeles Metro is considering charging drivers for using LA roadways during peak traffic hours. The Metro Board of Directors proposed implementing a congestion pricing policy at their January meeting. Read more...
Photo: The Metro Board of Directors proposed implementing a congestion pricing policy that would charge drivers in the most traffic-dense areas of Los Angeles. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
Three UCLA alumni won delegate positions in the California Democratic Party. Isaac Bryan, Elina Antoniou and Wayne Liebman are three of 14 delegates who were elected Sunday to represent Assembly District 54, which includes Westwood Village, Culver City, Palms and other areas in west Los Angeles. Read more...
Local officials and volunteers walked through Westwood to count the homeless population in order to provide governing agencies with data on areas of growth and improvement. Read more...
Photo: Westwood officials and volunteers walked through Westwood to count the homeless population as part of the annual Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Five UCLA alumni are running for Assembly District 54 delegate positions with the California Democratic Party. Andrew Lewis, Lindsay Carlson, Isaac Bryan, Naomi Goldman and David Bocarsly are all candidates on the Grassroots Progressives slate, which endorses nine other candidates. Read more...
Photo: (Left to right) Andrew Lewis, Lindsay Carlson, David Bocarlsy and Naomi Goldman are all UCLA alumni running for the running for Assembly District 54 delegate positions with the California Democratic Party. (Daily Bruin staff)
