This post was updated Dec. 1 at 10:32 a.m. When Tara Radmard arrived in Westwood as an incoming first-year student, her first stop was not UCLA. Read more...
Photo: The outside of the Westwood Village Theater is pictured. The nearly 100-year-old theater is slated to reopen in 2027 after over a year-long hiatus from operation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Nov. 18 at 11:12 p.m. Bread Head – a sandwich shop known for its custom focaccia bread – opened in Westwood Village on Nov. Read more...
Photo: The exterior of Bread Head’s Westwood location is pictured. The sandwich shop, which has two other locations, opened in Westwood in November. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 16 at 10:14 p.m. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council appointed a new secretary and passed a community impact statement supporting the construction of new UCLA student housing on Levering Avenue at its November meeting. Read more...
Students, industry leaders and government officials gathered at UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute to learn about the future of biotechnology on Nov. 8. Biotech Connection Los Angeles – a volunteer-based organization run by students and industry professionals – themed its 11th annual biotechnology summit around the year 2030, bringing together academics, industry leaders and government officials to discuss the next five years of the biotechnology industry, according to its press release. Read more...
Photo: Dino Di Carlo speaks during the symposium discussing the future of biotechnology in Los Angeles.(Courtesy of Leah Kim)
UCLA community members said a new California housing bill has the potential to increase affordable housing, but may bring little change to Westwood. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 893 into law Oct. Read more...
Photo: Apartment buildings in Westwood are pictured. A bill signed into law October aims to streamline development near college campuses. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editor’s note: This article was updated Nov. 12 at 3:22 p.m. to replace a 2022 statistic cited from the Los Angeles Department of City Planning on storefront vacancy rates in Westwood that put the figure at nearly 40% with a November report – which was not available at the time of this article’s publication – from the Westwood Village Improvement Association that lists Westwood Village’s vacancy rate as being 13% as of October. Read more...
Photo: A report published this June urged the Westwood Village Improvement Association to make Westwood appeal to a broader audience beyond students. It said, although businesses stay in Westwood to be close to UCLA, owners can benefit from a diverse customer-base. (Daily Bruin file photos. Design by Armaan Dhillon/Daily Bruin staff)
UCPD temporarily blocked off streets in Westwood Village following reports of a robbery Tuesday night. About eight police vehicles were stopped near the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue at about 9:50 p.m. Read more...
Photo: UCPD cars sit at the intersection of Weyburn Avenue and Westwood Boulevard. UCPD temporarily blocked off parts of Westwood Village following reports of a robbery Tuesday night. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
