A Closer Look
Aug. 11, 2021 2:27 p.m.New businesses continue to open in Westwood following pandemic-related challenges
This post was updated Aug. 14 at 2:16 p.m.
New businesses are opening their doors in Westwood Village following a year of pandemic-related business closures and hardships.
By Emmi Deckard
Los Angeles
June 22, 2021 12:16 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council seeks reforms to business appeals process
This post was updated June 27 at 8:06 p.m.
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council voted in mid-May to recommend reforms to the business appeals process that would discourage serial appellants.
By Justin Jung and Emmi Deckard
Connection
May 9, 2021 6:10 p.m.Students enjoy the positive benefits of nature amid a time of social isolation
When days in isolation turned into months at the beginning of lockdown, Shannon Vo felt trapped in her own home.
“I was starting to go crazy,” said Vo, a second-year psychology student.
By Annika Sial, Emmi Deckard, and Sophia King
News
April 21, 2021 3:34 p.m.Advocates, attorneys inform James Heaps’ former patients of their options
One of James Heaps’ former patients, attorneys and advocates gathered outside of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday to inform former patients of their options regarding UCLA’s $73 million class action settlement.
By Emmi Deckard and Alexandra Guadagno
A Closer Look
Dec. 8, 2020 9:16 p.m.Co-op housing association provides cheaper alternative to apartments, dorms
Cooperative housing offers students an affordable, community-oriented housing option during the COVID-19 pandemic, students and alumni said.
The University Cooperative Housing Association was established by students in 1936 to provide nondiscriminatory and less expensive housing for other students after the Great Depression.
By Emmi Deckard
A Closer Look
Nov. 3, 2020 10:43 p.m.Los Angeles cities enact precautionary safety measures ahead of Election Day
This post was updated Nov. 4 at 1:22 a.m.
The LAPD declared a citywide tactical alert Tuesday in preparation for potential unrest after Election Day.
The citywide alert was not made in response to a specific event, according to a tweet from the LAPD.
By Emmi Deckard
Opinion
Nov. 2, 2020 9:57 p.m.Opinion: Political candidates should address issues specific to disability community
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 7:16 p.m.
This year’s presidential debates were surprising in many ways but remained the same in one particular way – the lack of discussion around the disability community.
By Emmi Deckard
A Closer Look
Oct. 6, 2020 7:40 p.m.Prince of Venice to bring royally delicious, authentic Italian food to Westwood
A piece of home-cooked Italian cuisine will make its debut in Westwood this month despite a rising vacancy rate in the Village.
The restaurant, called Prince of Venice, is set to open at 1091 Broxton Ave.
By Emmi Deckard
News
Sept. 4, 2020 4:36 p.m.Survey finds most Westwood stakeholders favor easing Village Specific Plan restrictions
Westwood Village associations and a Los Angeles city official are fighting vacancies in the Village by collaborating to potentially amend its business regulations.
A survey distributed in part by the Westwood Village Improvement Association found that of the 2,519 respondents, most of whom were from Westwood, around 60% supported some degree of changes to the Westwood Village Specific Plan, a document that regulates the entrance of new businesses into Westwood Village.
By Emmi Deckard
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