The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with services the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
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May 21, 6:45 pm
Westwood BID recap – May 21
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May 20, 2:20 am
Westwood Community Council – May 20
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Susan Pollack, senior vice president of development for the Special Olympics World Games committee, asked for councilmembers’ support to help fundraise and increase attendance for the World Games, which will be hosted in Los Angeles in about two month. Read more...
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May 20, 1:17 am
Professors, businesses divided on effect of potential minimum wage hike
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by July 2020, but UCLA professors said they don’t think the Westwood community will experience severe problems with the increase. Read more...
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May 20, 12:00 am
Effectivity of campaign to make UCLA bike-friendly
Effectivity of campaign to make UCLA bike-friendly
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"Effectivity of campaign to make UCLA bike-friendly"
UCLA’s got a new bike lane on Westwood Boulevard. This is a part of a campaign by UCLA Transportation to create a more bicycle-friendly campus. Currently many students feel that UCLA is difficult to navigate by bicycle. Read more...
Photo: Kimberly Ann Striegel|Daily Bruin
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May 19, 3:45 pm
Los Angeles City Council votes to raise minimum wage to $15
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. As a result of the 14-1 vote, City Attorney Mike Feuer will write an ordinance for the proposal and submit it to the city council later this year. Read more...
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May 19, 12:45 am
LA Metro begins testing Expo Line extension to Santa Monica
Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority officials sent test trains to Westwood Boulevard earlier this month as part of the ongoing clearance testing of the Expo Line. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority officials sent test trains to Westwood Boulevard earlier this month as part of the testing of the new phase of the Expo Line. (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)
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May 19, 12:44 am
Metro Rapid tests all-door TAP card boarding on Westwood Boulevard stops
To reduce bus delays, Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority officials started testing all-door boarding with newly installed TAP card technology on Monday at 720 Metro Rapid line stops on Westwood Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority officials installed three TAP card validators at two 720 Metro Rapid line stops in Westwood on Monday to reduce bus delays. (Daily Bruin file photo)