Los Angeles Metro plans to add more trains to the Expo Line by December to meet growing ridership.
In August, 43,015 people rode the line daily, reaching about 70 percent of the daily ridership Metro planners projected for 2030, according to a report.

In 2011, a small group called the Westwood Ambassador Program picked up 80 to 90 bags of garbage off the streets of Westwood Village on an average day.

Adrian Vela lost his chance to play for the UCLA football team and attend his dream college after an injury. With college no longer an option, Vela took a job washing dishes.

Five taxi drivers waited in the taxi parking zone in front of the Hammer Museum for an hour Thursday afternoon, but nobody used their services.
The section of Lindbrook Drive in front of the Hammer museum is reserved for taxi parking, but some business owners have advocated getting rid of the area and using the space for parking.

UCLA appointed a psychiatry and neurology professor to serve as the new senior associate dean of the UCLA Health System and associate vice chancellor of precision medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.

City officials have funded a project that aims to improve lighting in North Village by the end of the year, Westwood council members announced at a meeting Wednesday.

UCLA signed a $300,000 lease with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to continue its use of Jackie Robinson Stadium, officials announced Thursday.
In addition to the new lease, UCLA officials agreed to provide an annual $1.15 million to the VA department’s West L.A.

Years ago, Marco Carvalho biked into an abruptly opened car door. Last month, he almost hit a bicyclist on Wilshire Boulevard late at night, and at the end of this year, he will debut a documentary about problems bicyclists face.

Morgan and Company, a Westwood business framed with lush green vines and tucked into a 1929 brick and mortar building, has served customers for almost half a century.