Westwood merchants turned Village watchdogs will now be on the lookout for the well-being of each other’s businesses as part of the upcoming Business Watch. The Business Watch will rely on the active participation of local merchants and their unified cooperation with each other and with law enforcement to reduce crime and make the area more comforting for both merchants and shoppers. Read more...

As state legislators begin reviewing Gov. Gray Davis’ budget proposal, lobbyists representing all types of groups will try to ensure that they get a larger piece of the pie. Read more...

Today Bruins will be able to frolic and play in the Eskimo way as the Student Alumni Association brings snow into Bruin Plaza. Although snow in Los Angeles has not occurred since a half-inch trickle in 1962, SAA is breaking that trend in its own way by giving campus a touch of what real winter is like for a day. Read more...

Raised by a Vietnamese Buddhist mother, Amie McCampbell never felt alienated from Buddhism. An altar with the Buddha’s likeness permanently sat in her parents’ home, she attended pagodas and wore a necklace with a tiny gold Buddha for years during high school. Read more...

In elementary school, one of my classmates, Eddie, became the laughingstock of Mrs. Takata’s second grade class when we found out that his mom wouldn’t let him watch “The Little Mermaid.” Being the immature brats that we were, my classmates and I teased him to no end. Read more...

“Little Radio” Stephen Clair BMI Stephen Clair’s musical formula is simple enough. He throws together an album’s worth of tracks that are straight ahead rock ‘n’ roll. Read more...

Merchants and community organizers have pushed for the presence of foot police in Westwood, but their desires are prissy and excessive. The impetus behind the requests were two attempted burglaries in the Westwood Professional Building last month, along with merchants’ continued distaste for the homeless. Read more...