Park rangers resumed sweeps of Westwood Park after a pause in cleanups led to an increase in homeless encampments over the last two months. Following the death of Albert Torres, the former senior park ranger, park cleanups lulled. Read more...
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Campus, Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood
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February 20, 1:08 am
Upgrades to LA Metro’s bus system could provide faster travel times for students
Getting around Los Angeles may become quicker and easier for some UCLA students, according to drafts of planned changes to Metro’s bus system. Los Angeles Metro released draft proposals of changes to its bus network Feb. Read more...
Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood
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February 18, 3:40 pm
NWWNC proposes plan to get rid of required parking minimums in North Village
A local neighborhood council committee is calling for the removal of required parking minimums from North Westwood Village zoning regulations. Parking minimums are requirements for a certain number of parking spaces based on the number of residents or guests expected by the developer. Read more...
A Closer Look, News, Westwood
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February 14, 12:46 am
Westwood Village Farmers’ Market hosts a wide variety of vendors
One block away from UCLA, one day a week, vendors line up under shaded booths on Broxton Avenue to sell everything from salmon to skin care products. Read more...
Los Angeles, National, News, Transportation, Westwood
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February 14, 12:26 am
Westwood-Downtown LA subway megaproject receives over $1B in funding
Over $1 billion in federal funding will finance the last section of a subway line extension to Westwood. The United States Department of Transportation granted $1.3 billion on Tuesday for Section 3 of the Purple Line extension, a subway line that will connect Westwood to Downtown Los Angeles by 2027. Read more...
News, Westwood
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February 13, 12:08 am
Former sports bar Sepi’s is demolished, to be replaced with medical offices
This post was updated Feb. 17 at 3:18 p.m.? Developers demolished the former location of popular sports bar, Sepi’s, to make way for medical office space. Read more...
A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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February 9, 10:22 pm
New taco restaurant brings authentic Mexican food to Westwood
A Tijuana-inspired taco franchise launched its second Los Angeles storefront in Westwood with a free taco promotion Friday evening. Victor Delgado and Jorge Alvarez-Tostado, the owners of Tacos 1986, created the franchise back in 2018 as a taco stand traveling around Los Angeles, making stops in Venice, Smorgasburg and Koreatown. Read more...