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Los Angeles
Feb. 22, 2026 8:40 p.m.
A Westwood storefront is pictured. The fast-food chain Jollibee may be moving into a Weyburn Ave. building, according to the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s annual report. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
Fast-food chain Jollibee will tentatively be coming to Westwood in 2026, according to the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s annual report.
Jollibee, which started in the Philippines and has since opened international locations, – serves fried chicken, hamburgers, spaghetti and other fast-food items.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
Campus
Feb. 20, 2026 6:18 p.m.This post was updated Feb. 20 at 9:46 p.m.
The UCLA Civil Rights Office is responding to a hate crime motivated by racial bias that occurred at University Apartments North Tuesday.
Two residents reported a racial slur written in permanent marker on their whiteboard to UCLA Residential Life on Tuesday at 6:31 p.m., according to a Clery Act Timely Warning sent by UCPD Friday afternoon.
UCPD said in the warning that neither resident had filed a report with the police department about the property vandalism as of 4:18 p.m.
By Phoebe Huss
News
Feb. 17, 2026 7:57 p.m.UCLA students anticipate new apartment complex following construction delays
Several UCLA students were supposed to move into an off-campus apartment on Glenrock Avenue for the 2025-26 school year. The building’s developer, however, told them weeks before the start of fall that the property was not ready – the students would have to find another building to live in for the school year.
By Jennifer Michel
News
Feb. 12, 2026 8:53 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Feb. 4
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council elected a new at-large board member at its monthly meeting Feb. 4.
The council, which represents UCLA and Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Lauren Nguyen
Fire
Feb. 5, 2026 2:21 p.m.Car crashes into 99 Ranch Market, killing at least 3 people, injuring at least 6
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 11:36 p.m.
A car crashed into the 99 Ranch Market on Westwood Boulevard on Thursday, killing three people and injuring at least six.
Two blocks of Westwood Boulevard – from Wilkins Avenue to Wellworth Avenue – were completely blocked off as of 1:50 p.m., along with the intersecting block of Rochester Avenue.
By Maggie Konecky and Zimo Li
International
Feb. 1, 2026 5:58 p.m.Thousands of people protest in Westwood for Iranian regime change
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:59 p.m.
Thousands of people blocked off streets and protested in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change.
Protesters – who chanted “we want freedom” and “Trump, act now” – blocked off parts of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m.
The Islamic Republic, Iran’s incumbent government, has killed more than 6,000 people since protests broke out in the country in December amid an economic crisis, according to the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
By Alexandra Crosnoe and Amanda Velasco
Los Angeles
Jan. 31, 2026 8:18 p.m.Students, community members participate in Westwood homeless count
Community members documented the number of people experiencing homelessness in Westwood as part of a larger Los Angeles wide count Jan. 22.
Both first-time volunteers and returners – including UCLA students and faculty – participated in the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, an annual three-day count of the amount of people experiencing homelessness within different LA communities.
By Avital Abramov
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