This post was updated March 24 at 4:22 p.m.
UCPD arrested a Santa Monica man Friday after he allegedly trapped two UCLA students in his vehicle and threatened them earlier this month. 
The man allegedly drove half a mile through Westwood while refusing to let the students leave his vehicle, according to a Tuesday UCPD press release.

This post was updated March 19 at 1:15 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents’s Finance and Capital Strategies Committee recommended a budget of $351 million to build new UCLA student housing on Levering Ave.

Hundreds of Westwood residents celebrated Lunar New Year with an afternoon of cultural activities in Broxton Plaza on Feb. 21.
The Westwood Village Improvement Association hosted the inaugural celebration from noon to 5 p.m.

Bella Pita – a Mediterranean sandwich restaurant run by a retired UCLA adjunct professor – closed in Westwood on March 4.
Bella Pita, which opened on Gayley Avenue in 2007, was founded and run by Medy Sanadidi – a retired UCLA adjunct professor – with the help of his son.

This post was updated March 11 at 10:24 p.m.
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved an updated design for a bike lane project intended to reduce cycling accidents for cyclists in West Los Angeles, including in Westwood and Santa Monica.

Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Maggie Konecky, Assistant News Editor. Interactive by Ayushi Kadakia, Data Editor.
UCPD recorded 594 unique entries in its Feb. 1 to Feb.

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:42 p.m.
Fast-food chain Jollibee will tentatively be coming to Westwood in 2026, according to the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s annual report.