Volunteers walked the streets of Westwood to count the homeless population, as most residents left the Village’s restaurants and hookah bars. More than 50 Westwood community members counted 115 individuals, vehicles and shelters in the area bordered by Santa Monica Boulevard and Highway 405, up by 31 from last year. Read more...

Email correspondence between a city council member’s staffers and Westwood residents shows inconsistencies in his stance on the proposed Westwood Boulevard bike lane. L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz, who represents Westwood Village and surrounding areas, consistently told community leaders he did not support bike lanes on Westwood Boulevard. Read more...

Photo: L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz has taken a stance against a bike lane on Westwood Boulevard. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Westwood Village bar O’Hara’s will close Saturday, and an Italian bar and tavern will move in at the corner of Gayley and Weyburn avenues. Rocco’s Tavern, which has three locations throughout the Los Angeles area, will replace the bar, said Joshua Trifunovich, the new owner of the property. Read more...

Photo: O’Hara’s will close on Saturday and will be replaced by Rocco’s Tavern. (Daily Bruin file photo)