Friday, June 27

Los Angeles officials postpone meeting with Westwood Forward

City officials have rescheduled a meeting with student leaders that would determine whether they can hold an election for a new neighborhood council for Westwood. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students and community members proposing a new neighborhood council, is now scheduled to meet with the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment on March 13. Read more...

Photo: A meeting between city officials and Westwood Forward, a student-led coalition calling for the creation of a new neighborhood council, was rescheduled to March 13. If the application to subdivide the Westwood Neighborhood Council is approved, students may be able to vote for a new council May 22. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Fire breaks out on balcony of Gayley Avenue apartment

Firefighters put out a fire in an apartment on Gayley on Saturday. Fire officials extinguished the fire on the balcony of 415 Gayley Ave. around 8:21 p.m., before it could spread to other parts of the building, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Read more...

Photo: Firefighters extinguished a balcony fire on 415 Gayley Ave. on Saturday evening. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


WWNC asks to delay approval of Westwood Forward’s subdivision proposal

The Westwood Neighborhood Council requested the city to delay approving an application to create a new neighborhood council at its monthly meeting Thursday. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, business owners and homeowners, submitted a subdivision application in December to split up the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Read more...

Photo: Students and other community members spoke about Westwood Forward’s plans to subdivide the Westwood Neighborhood Council during its monthly meeting Thursday. If the proposal is approved, a new council will be formed for UCLA’s campus, Westwood Village and the North Village. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)


State law strives to facilitate development of affordable housing

A new state law plans to streamline the development of affordable housing in California and could potentially lead to more housing development in Westwood. Senate Bill 35 requires cities, such as Los Angeles, that have not met state-set affordable housing targets to approve projects where 10 percent or more of the units are set aside for affordable housing. Read more...

Photo: (Ludi Zhu/Daily Bruin)




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