Students and community members will help the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority in Westwood determine the number of homeless individuals in the area Wednesday, as part of the organization’s survey of L.A. County’s homeless population and demographics. Read more...
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January 27, 12:32 am
LA Homeless Services Authority to survey Westwood homeless population
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January 26, 1:53 am
Phi Kappa Psi continues to rebuild after chapter’s re-establishment
Almost two years after jackhammers tore down the remains of the Phi Kappa Psi house on fraternity row, a newly built $7.5 million fraternity house stands in its place, ready to house a chapter with a fresh focus on service. Read more...
Photo: Phi Kappa Psi re-established its UCLA chapter in September. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
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January 23, 9:24 am
CoCo Fresh Tea and Juice boba shop causes stir in Westwood
CoCo Fresh Tea and Juice, a boba shop brand with locations across Southern California, held its Westwood soft opening Wednesday, creating lines of thirsty customers out the door. Read more...
Photo: Neil Deramchi, a second year biochemistry student enjoys a drink at newly opened Coco Fresh Tea.
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January 21, 5:43 pm
Westwood Community Council recap – Jan. 20
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. A spokesman for Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) said Lieu is negotiating with Robert McDonald, secretary for Veteran Affairs, about issues regarding the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center campus. Read more...
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January 16, 10:42 am
Westwood Neighborhood Council approves design for new fraternity house
The Westwood Neighborhood Council approved a possible design Wednesday for a new fraternity house on Gayley Avenue, the latest step in the multiple-year project to develop the empty lot. Read more...
Photo: A possible design of a new fraternity house on Gayley Avenue passed through the Westwood Neighborhood Council Wednesday with a 13-0-2 vote. The project is expected to cost about $6 million. (Westwood Neighborhood Council)
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January 15, 5:01 pm
UCLA chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity rescinds charter
The UCLA chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha stopped operating as an official campus fraternity Wednesday because of financial problems. The fraternity internally decided to pull its charter because it could not pay off its debts of between $10,000 and $25,000 to the national Pi Kappa Alpha organization, said Matthew Li, president of the chapter and a third-year geology/engineering geology student. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, at 555 Gayley, rescinded its charter Wednesday. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)
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January 15, 12:45 am
North Village heavily ticketed for parking during street sweeping hours
Kelton Avenue is empty and quiet at 8 a.m. on a Friday morning. But in Westwood, this is one of the busiest times for city parking enforcement. Read more...
Photo: A truck makes its way through North Village as street sweeping continues, causing many students to either move their cars or face parking violations. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)