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May 8, 2026 1:52 p.m.
Confetti rains down during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for section one of the LA Metro D-Line extension. Three new stations opened May 8, connecting Koreatown to Beverly Hills. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
LA Metro opened the D-Line subway extension Friday, connecting downtown to Beverly Hills.
Hundreds gathered at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Wilshire/Fairfax at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the three new stations – Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
Los Angeles
April 18, 2026 4:26 p.m.The North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed a community impact statement calling on UCLA to designate itself as a sanctuary campus at its April meeting.
The council, which represents UCLA and Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Charlotte Martling
Los Angeles
Jan. 21, 2026 6:06 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Jan. 7
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved a community impact statement supporting automated parking enforcement and smart loading zones at its January meeting.
The council, which represents UCLA and the Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Mya Ward
Homelessness
Nov. 16, 2025 8:45 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Nov. 5
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.
By Julian Duaybis
Los Angeles
Oct. 19, 2025 10:23 a.m.Students and politicians gather at a rally advocating for a UCLA metro stop
This post was updated Oct. 23 at 11:23 a.m.
Around 10 student leaders and elected officials held a rally in support of creating a UCLA stop for the future Sepulveda Transit Corridor on Oct.
By Victor Simoes
Los Angeles
Oct. 14, 2025 6:43 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Oct. 8
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved a Community Impact Statement supporting parking rate and permit fee increases at its October meeting.
The council, which represents UCLA and the Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Anthony Folsom II
Los Angeles
Sept. 20, 2025 1:18 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Sept. 9
The Westwood Village Improvement Association announced that it found housing for its first unhoused client through the Midvale Housing Program at the North Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting Sept.
By Alisha Hassanali
Los Angeles
June 10, 2025 8:34 p.m.LA City Council’s $30 minimum wage boost for tourism sector draws Westwood support
Westwood hotel workers said they supported the Los Angeles City Council’s motion to increase minimum wage for tourism workers.
The LA City Council voted May 7 to increase minimum wage for some workers in the tourist industry to $30 an hour.
By Grace Timan
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