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.

The Los Angeles City Council adopted an anticamping resolution in May that seeks to limit homelessness in Westwood, despite pushback from the North Westwood Neighborhood Council.

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.

The Los Angeles City Council finalized and approved a revised version of Mayor Karen Bass’ $13.9 billion budget proposal Friday for this coming fiscal year.
The city currently faces a nearly $1 billion budget deficit caused by overspending, liability payouts, lower tax revenue, labor contracts, scheduled city official raises and fire recovery, among other factors, according to ABC7 LA.

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council requested a budget increase from the city of Los Angeles during its March meeting to enhance its ability to allocate money to the Westwood community.

Government officials explored sustainable ways of responding to the Los Angeles fires at the seventh annual UCLA Luskin Summit on April 16.
The event was held at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.

The Los Angeles City Council honored graduate students at the Luskin School of Public Affairs on Friday for their studies in public policy, urban planning and social welfare.