The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are open to the public and held monthly. Read more...
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May 7, 4:20 pm
North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – May 6
A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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May 1, 9:43 pm
Good Things are Bruin: Four stories of community support amid COVID-19 restrictions
Some Bruins have made efforts to give back to their communities despite social restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. This series of articles, each made of several short stories, aims to remind us “Good Things are Bruin” and provide some hopeful news during a difficult time. Read more...
Photo: Paul Kurek, a Germanic languages graduate student, said he tries to help out the community by donating still-useful items students that have been discarded in North Westwood Village. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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May 1, 4:25 pm
5 Westwood Village Ralphs workers test positive for COVID-19
This post was updated May 2 at 2:09 p.m. Five workers at the Westwood Village Ralphs on Weyburn Avenue have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Ralphs employs five workers who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of Thursday. The grocery store declined to comment. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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April 24, 8:32 pm
Donations help Westwood businesses feed the frontline of health care workers
A local business improvement organization is distributing over 1,200 meals to hospital workers with the help of Westwood establishments. The Westwood Village Improvement Association purchased discounted meals from local restaurants using donations in order to provide them with a business opportunity and chance to support hospital workers at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Several Westwood-area restaurants including Bella Pita, a casual Middle Eastern restaurant, provided food to health care workers at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center starting Thursday. The Westwood Village Improvement Association used donations to purchase and distribute the food. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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April 20, 8:56 pm
Small businesses discuss difficulties, adjustments under safer-at-home order
John Sungkamee’s Westwood restaurant Emporium Thai was on the cusp of its 20-year anniversary when Los Angeles restaurants were ordered to switch to delivery and takeout only. Read more...
Photo: Sequential government orders have limited restaurants and bars in Westwood Village to takeout and delivery options. The economic toll of the limits and the coronavirus pandemic has even forced some to close and has left others on the edge. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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April 16, 8:24 pm
Los Angeles County approves new tenant protections, relief amid growing rent woes
Los Angeles County will subsidize rent and expand tenant protection using emergency funding, according to a plan approved Tuesday. The program aims to provide subsidies of a maximum of $1,000 per month for up to three months for families whose income is impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Students in on-campus housing can simply end their housing contract, but students living in off-campus apartments may not have an easy way out of their leases. Given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, state and local governments have enacted some protections and support for tenants. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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April 15, 10:07 pm
Community rises to express support and nostalgia for Stan’s Donuts after closure
For 55 years, Stan’s Donuts stood at the heart of Westwood Village, providing comfort and memories to generations of students and residents who lived in the neighborhood. Read more...
Photo: Stan’s Donuts served its last doughnuts April 9, leaving a gaping hole in the Westwood community. For 55 years, the doughnut shop touched the lives of generations of Westwood residents and workers from its location at the intersection of Weyburn and Broxton avenues. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)