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.

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.

The People’s Climbing Crew’s Westwood meetups seek to make climbing accessible and inclusive.
The Westwood chapter of the Crew – a group for climbers who are people of color – celebrated its one-year anniversary Feb.

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 10:26 p.m.
UCPD is investigating an alleged burglary by a man who posed as a delivery worker at Levering Terrace on Monday.