Westwood residents and commuters are now able to buy tickets for the Commuter Express bus system on California’s first mobile ticketing app for public transportation. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation launched the LA Mobile app, which allows bus riders to check schedules and purchase tickets for the Commuter Express and DASH bus systems, at a public event Tuesday. Read more...
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February 18, 1:13 am
New LA Mobile app incorporates technology with public transportation
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February 12, 3:50 pm
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Feb. 11
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Outreach and communications chair Lisa Chapman said the council helped with the Westwood homeless count on Jan. Read more...
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February 12, 12:47 am
Westwood Adaptation 101 helps international students adjust to UCLA
Firat Uran struggled to find housing and set up his insurance and bank account when he moved to UCLA from Istanbul, Turkey. A student in the UCLA Extension program, Uran said he found it difficult to adjust to Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Extension student Firat Uran juggles the demands of his Westwood Adaptation 101 company and his schoolwork with poise, including tours of Westwood that begin at the Hammer Museum. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
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February 12, 12:41 am
North Village remains poorly lit despite safety concerns
When it comes to lighting the streets of Westwood’s North Village, many students are in the dark. Improving poorly lit areas of Westwood is an issue that has cycled in and out of Undergraduate Students Association Council elections and local government meetings for decades. Read more...
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February 11, 3:24 am
Graphic: Counting Westwood’s homeless population
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February 6, 7:18 pm
UCLA employee robbed at Westwood ATM
University police are looking for a man who robbed a UCLA employee at a Westwood ATM on Thursday. The employee told police a man approached him from behind at a Bank of America automated teller machine at 6:15 p.m. Read more...
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February 6, 1:57 am
Family brings Italian flavors to Westwood with Nik Nik Grill
One of the brothers mans the cash register as customers chat in a room designed by his two sisters. Meanwhile, their brother prepares drink orders as the father stands in the kitchen, watching over the food from grill to table. Read more...
Photo: Roberto Marino, owner of Nik Nik Grill, works in the kitchen of his new restaurant in Westwood. The restaurant, which Marino’s four children were involved in starting up, is named after his 2-year-old grandson. Marino said he chose Westwood because he loved its youthful vibe. (Monica Jeon/Daily Bruin)