The Westwood Village Improvement Association’s new chair plans to make the Village a more welcoming place for visitors. The association’s board elected Jim Brooks, president of the TOPA Management company – a property management company that leases spaces to businesses in the Village – as the new board chair at its November meeting. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association elected Jim Brooks, president of TOPA Management Company, as its new board chair. Brooks, who previously served as the association’s vice chair, said he wants to make the Village more presentable to visitors. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Street vendors may soon be able to legally peddle their goods in Los Angeles, but some vendors and activists think the regulations that would govern street vending would be too strict. Read more...

Photo: The City of Los Angeles is considering legislation to legalize street vending and requiring vendors to apply for business permits. However, under proposed regulations, local businesses may be able to remove street vendors from their storefronts. (Sharon Zhen/Daily Bruin senior staff)