Community members and public officials have criticized Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for her approach to the recent fires in LA.
Funding for the LA Fire Department is $17.6 million lower than last year, with respect to a nearly $820 million total budget, according to the City of LA website.

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:18 a.m.
Community members and public officials criticized Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ approach to recent fires.
Bass signed off on the city’s nearly $13 billion 2024-2025 budget in June.

This post was updated Nov. 14 at 11:31 p.m.
A draft LAPD report Nov. 5 found policing agencies failed to coordinate in response to the UCLA Palestine solidarity encampment.

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 11:13 p.m.
This November, Los Angeles County voters will vote on raising the LA County sales tax to increase funding for services targeted at people experiencing homelessness and affordable housing initiatives.

Summer brought significant change to Westwood, as several businesses were welcomed to the community, while others said their temporary and permanent farewells.
While many undergraduate students were away, Westwood saw the openings of Danny Boy’s Pizza, a New York-style pizza restaurant, as well as Le Phant Milk Tea Co., a specialty milk tea shop.

Throughout his tenure, Chancellor Gene Block has expanded UCLA’s reach with numerous acquisitions that span beyond the hills of Westwood and into greater Los Angeles.
Block, who was in office for 17 years, replaced former interim Chancellor Norman Abrams, who had held the position since 2006.

This post was updated May 22 at 6:57 p.m.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released her city budget proposal April 22 for the upcoming 2024-2025 fiscal year, which allocates $12.8 billion to various city services such as homelessness reduction programs and policing.

UCLA announced the creation of a new Unhoused Task Force on March 20 to explore strategies to address homelessness on campus and in Westwood.
The task force includes administrators, faculty members, members of student governments and a representative of the UCPD, according to a press release.

This post was updated March 1 at 12:22 a.m.
Climbing gym Sender One opened to the public Wednesday, making it the first of its kind in the area.

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:25 p.m.
After just over one year in office, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has centered her administration on mitigating the impacts of homelessness and climate issues.