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New businesses continue to open in Westwood following pandemic-related challenges

This post was updated Aug. 14 at 2:16 p.m. New businesses are opening their doors in Westwood Village following a year of pandemic-related business closures and hardships. Read more...

Photo: New businesses are coming to Westwood with at least five new ones since April. The recent openings followed a year of pandemic-related hardships and closures for operators. (Daily Bruin file photo)



LA City Council candidates address homelessness ordinance at NWWNC forum

This post was updated Aug. 10 at 3:50 p.m. Los Angeles City Council candidates discussed their platforms on addressing homelessness and housing insecurity at a public forum Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Candidates for LA City Council District 5 discussed homelessness and housing insecurity over Zoom on Thursday. The public forum was hosted by the North Westwood Neighborhood Council. (Courtesy of Furkan Yalcin)


UCLA community members express concerns about access to rent relief programs

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 9:51 p.m. Applications for California’s COVID-19 rent relief program remain closed for Westwood and some parts of the greater Los Angeles area despite an increase in financial assistance to the program. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom increased assistance to California’s $5.2 billion rent relief program. Despite being the largest rent relief program in the nation, applications are still closed for Westwood residents. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)