Saturday, February 7

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...


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)


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Photo: The UCLA chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, at 555 Gayley, rescinded its charter Wednesday.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)



Westwood sees changes in restaurant, business locations

In recent months, business owners have spent millions of dollars making changes to their stores in Westwood, from renovating California Pizza Kitchen to building a new UPS Store to moving the apparel store 901Westwood.com to a larger space. Read more...

Photo: The new space for 901Westwood.com, a UCLA apparel and accessory store at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Kinross Avenue, is twice as big and has a larger selection of blue and gold merchandise for UCLA students. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Santa Monica Big Blue Bus to introduce TAP cards for instant fare payment

Instead of showing IDs or digging through pockets for quarters, students and commuters will soon be able to board the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus by using Transit Access Pass, or TAP, cards. Read more...

Photo: The Big Blue Bus line that runs to Santa Monica will be the first to adopt the TAP card system, allowing passengers to pay for their ride without cash. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Broxton garage sees welcome increase in short-term parking spaces

The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion last month to reduce the number of long-­term parking spots in the Broxton Avenue public parking structure, increasing the availability of free short-­term parking in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: The Broxton Avenue parking garage will have more short-term parking spots available starting in the spring. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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