The North Westwood Neighborhood Council elected two board members and passed a community impact statement in support of taxing future Olympic ticket purchases at its July meeting.

Second-year English student Scout Knight is one of many students who bring their car to campus during the school year.
However, Knight said she has not been able to secure a parking permit for the past two years and pays parking fees out of pocket multiple days a week.

Xibei Eatery, a Chinese hand-pulled noodle chain, opened in Westwood this spring.
With more than 380 locations across China, Xibei Eatery’s Westwood location is the fourth to open in the Los Angeles area.

Community members documented the number of people experiencing homelessness in Westwood as part of a larger Los Angeles wide count Jan. 22.
Both first-time volunteers and returners – including UCLA students and faculty – participated in the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, an annual three-day count of the amount of people experiencing homelessness within different LA communities.

This post was updated Dec. 3 at 9:51 p.m.
UCPD stopped more than 100 people this fall for speeding on scooters or riding them dangerously.
Unsafe riding practices have been a significant issue for UCPD in the past year, said Jeffrey Chobanian, the captain of UCPD’s operations bureau.