Nearly two-thirds of appeals against Westwood businesses and properties in the last 20 years were made by the same three community members. A document compiled by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning listed 72 appeals made since 1998. Read more...
Photo: Three Westwood community members are listed as filing 44 of 72 appeals against Westwood businesses and properties since 1998. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Westwood business owners expressed concerns that movie premieres in the Village may negatively impact their businesses. At a Westwood Village Improvement Association committee meeting April 18, merchants raised concerns about the effect movie premieres may have on their businesses by closing streets and limiting parking. Read more...
Photo: Movie premieres at theaters in Westwood may be affecting businesses due to closed streets and lack of parking. Business owners have also said theaters give inadequate notice on when premieres will be held. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Westwood and Los Angeles community groups and government organizations connected homeless individuals with needed services at an event Wednesday. Westwood Connect Day, held at the Westwood Recreation Center, featured over 40 city, state, county and nonprofit organizations that provided free services such as food, haircuts and clothing to homeless individuals. Read more...
Photo: Members of Westwood and Los Angeles hosted a Connect Day at the Westwood Recreation Center on April 24 to help homeless people get access to essential services. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)
A crowd erupted with cheers after witnessing a narrow basketball game win, filling a Westwood bar shoulder-to-shoulder. Sports memorabilia and brightly lit signs lined the green walls, with customers crowding tables for a better view of the numerous television screens. Read more...
Photo: Sepi’s, a sports bar on Le Conte Avenue, announced it would close at the end of the month after 50 years in Westwood. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Several students said they support continuing a boycott of two hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei after the country instituted anti-LGBTQ laws. The Sultan of Brunei announced a new penal code based on Sharia law which included punishment of homosexuality and adultery by stoning or whipping to death April 3, prompting calls for boycotts of hotels owned by the Sultan in the United States. Read more...
Photo: The Hotel Bel-Air, less than two miles from campus, is owned by the Sultan of Brunei. Several students have said they are boycotting the hotels after recent controversy. (Courtesy of Hotel Bel-Air)
A brush fire broke out near the J. Paul Getty Museum area early Sunday afternoon, less than two miles from campus. The Los Angeles Fire Department received a call about the fire 1:34 p.m. Read more...
A Westwood organization may help improve the infrastructure and appearance of Westwood Boulevard if a grant from the city of Los Angeles is approved. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village, submitted an application to the 2019 Great Streets Challenge on April 1. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association submitted an application to receive a grant to improve Westwood Boulevard. If the application is fully approved, the street may see improvements to infrastructure and appearance.(Daily Bruin file photo)
