The North Westwood Neighborhood Council funded a nonprofit organization Wednesday to help veterans experiencing homelessness move into housing.
The NWWNC voted to provide up to $5,000 to Village for Vets, a nonprofit organization that supports veterans in the Los Angeles area, to distribute 160 moving kits to veterans transitioning to permanent supportive housing, said Andrew Lewis, vice president of the NWWNC.

This post was updated Nov. 28 at 11:02 p.m.
Westwood leaders are working to transform Broxton Avenue into a pedestrian-only plaza for community gatherings and events.

The University Council-American Federation of Teachers hosted informational pickets on campus about its ongoing bargaining with the University of California on Wednesday and Thursday.
The UC-AFT is a labor union that encompasses lecturers and other part-time faculty across all UC campuses, representing more than 6,800 lecturers.

The University of California and University Council-American Federation of Teachers reached an agreement on COVID-19 working conditions after nearly a year of negotiations.
UC-AFT, which represents more than 7,000 faculty members, and the UC reached a finalized agreement March 4, and UC-AFT submitted a demand to negotiate fall 2021 reopenings April 7.

Many UCLA faculty and students refused to work Monday in protest of campus policing.
Cops Off Campus Coalition, a national organization advocating to abolish campus policing, called on faculty and students to withhold academic labor Monday as part of May Day.

A Los Angeles-based healthy food chain opened a new location in Westwood Village on Friday.
Kreation Organic Juicery, which specializes in healthy smoothies, acai bowls and juices, is located on Westwood Boulevard, occupying a space previously occupied by the sandwich chain Jimmy John’s.