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...
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LA Metro is working to increase ridership following recent studies showing that the number of riders using public transportation has been falling for more than a decade. Read more...
Students now have an additional boba place to choose from in Westwood Village. Sip, which serves matcha boba and other matcha desserts, opened a new location Friday on Weyburn Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Sip, the newest boba shop in Westwood, offers matcha boba tea and desserts, and serves tea made from handpicked leaves from China, Japan, Taiwan and India. (Manpreet Grewal/Daily Bruin)
Students may soon be able to vote to approve a new neighborhood council for Westwood. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, business owners and homeowners, submitted an application in December to subdivide the current Westwood Neighborhood Council. Read more...
A new bill could allow street vendors to peddle their goods across California. Senate Bill 946, proposed by state Sen. Ricardo Lara, would require cities to create a permitting process for street vendors to legally sell their goods. Read more...
Some business owners in Westwood said they think a new city recycling program costs too much and has neglected to pick up their trash. RecycLA, a program launched in July 2017 to promote recycling and reduce waste within the city, provides commercial properties with opportunities to recycle, which includes additional recycle bins and rebate systems for businesses that recycle. Read more...
Photo: RecycLA provides commercial properties with opportunities to recycle including with additional recycle bins and rebate systems for businesses that recycle. However, the program received more than 28,000 complaints about missed pickups as of January. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This story was updated Feb. 8 at 9:15 p.m. A fire that broke out in a Bel-Air home near campus was partially contained Thursday evening. Firefighters reduced the flames of an attic fire in a large two-story home at 10835 W. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Fire Department is working to contain a fire in a large two-story home in Bel-Air. The fire is about one mile from campus and flames from the fire were visible from Janss Steps. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
