Westwood Village associations and a Los Angeles city official are fighting vacancies in the Village by collaborating to potentially amend its business regulations.
A survey distributed in part by the Westwood Village Improvement Association found that of the 2,519 respondents, most of whom were from Westwood, around 60% supported some degree of changes to the Westwood Village Specific Plan, a document that regulates the entrance of new businesses into Westwood Village.

This post was updated Aug. 6 at 7:59 p.m. to include the NWWNC’s vote in support of renaming Campbell Hall.
UCLA community members are calling on the UCLA administration to rename Campbell Hall to honor two Black activists who were killed inside the hall in the 1960s.

John Sungkamee’s Westwood restaurant Emporium Thai was on the cusp of its 20-year anniversary when Los Angeles restaurants were ordered to switch to delivery and takeout only.

Los Angeles Metro aims to update its bus network and service for the first time in decades by December.
The bus system, which carries 70% of all Metro transit riders in LA, was last updated 25 years ago.

This post was updated Jan. 10 at 11:35 a.m.
A recent action by the Los Angeles City Council may lead to a minimum wage for ride-hail drivers and potentially increased prices for consumers in the city.

This story was updated Nov. 14 at 10:58 p.m.
Campus and Westwood leaders have recently called on UCLA to create safe parking spaces for students experiencing homelessness.