Andrew Lewis and Elizabeth Brady, two UCLA alumni, were reelected to the North Westwood Neighborhood Council in March and began their two-year terms in July.
Lewis is the council’s vice president and chairs the community health, homelessness and safety committee.

The Los Angeles City Council adopted an anticamping resolution in May that seeks to limit homelessness in Westwood, despite pushback from the North Westwood Neighborhood Council.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new measures to combat homelessness Feb. 24.
Newsom said in a press release that the state will allocate $920 million in funding to local municipalities so they can clear out encampments and combat homelessness.

This post was updated April 4 at 1:10 a.m.
The David Geffen School of Medicine handed out awards March 14 to celebrate student and staff organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to the medical school’s mission.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to take action on the county’s local emergency declaration on homelessness.
The board will adopt the recommendations of District 3 Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, whose district includes UCLA and Westwood, and District 5 Supervisor Kathryn Barger.

Law enforcement officers began an encampment sweep of people experiencing homelessness near the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus on Monday morning.
Dozens of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies cleared the encampment on San Vincente Boulevard, near Westwood Park.

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 3:40 p.m.
Local officials held an in-person outreach and service event for people experiencing homelessness at the Westwood Recreation Center on Tuesday.