Students now have an additional boba place to choose from in Westwood Village.
Sip, which serves matcha boba and other matcha desserts, opened a new location Friday on Weyburn Avenue.

Future Westwood businesses may have an easier time serving alcohol in their restaurants.
The Westwood Neighborhood Council voted to remove its 32 sample alcohol conditions, which new businesses must agree to when they apply for an alcohol permit, at its Jan.

The city of Los Angeles may make it more difficult for residents to challenge marijuana dispensary business licenses.
The Los Angeles City Council is considering legislation that would only allow individuals who work, live or own property within 500 feet of a marijuana dispensary business to appeal the dispensary’s license.

The Westwood Village Improvement Association increased the fees businesses need to pay Thursday, for the second time since the organization’s creation.
Businesses operating in Westwood Village pay assessment fees to the association to fund services, such as cleaning the streets and repairing lighting.

The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas.
Comments by public officials

Chris Ragsdale, Los Angeles Police Department officer for Westwood, said overall crime in Westwood, except for burglaries, has decreased by 13 percent.

UCLA experts and community leaders have opposing views on the effectiveness of strategies Los Angeles County is considering to combat homelessness.
The county is discussing Thursday its 2017-2018 budget proposal and how it will allocate revenue from Measure H, a measure that implemented a .25 percent sales tax to fund homeless services.

Jessica Schroeder organizes every minute of a child’s day when she babysits, planning activities such as homework, napping and cleaning the house.
When she babysat in high school, her organization skills earned parents’ trust.

International and out-of-state student enrollment could be capped at 20 percent under a proposal the University of California Board of Regents will debate next week.
UC President Janet Napolitano proposed the cap to satisfy a provision in last year’s budget that required UC to adopt a nonresident limit by May 1.

Jerry’s Famous Deli, a black building with a wide awning, has stood empty on Weyburn Avenue since 2013.
When its original owner died, a Japanese management company bought the building and tried to renovate it, but abandoned the project halfway, said Steve Sann, chair of the Westwood Community Council.