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Church/Eldercare Project Moves Forward In Westwood
Church/Eldercare Project Moves Forward In Westwood

by William Fulton on Jul 30, 2024

CEQA, Eldercare, Westwood, Zoning

Neighbors have challenged in the project, located along a high-rise corridor, in two different lawsuits -- one challenging the city's application of an eldercare zoning deviation and the other challenging the city's use of a Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment. So far the church is winning.

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YIMBYs in Westwood
YIMBYs in Westwood

by Josh Stephens on Nov 13, 2017

Los Angeles, NIMBY, UCLA , Westwood, YIMBY

Will UCLA students get their own Neighborhood Council? >>read more

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UCLA cityLAB Tries to Lift Westwood's Curse
UCLA cityLAB Tries to Lift Westwood's Curse

by Josh Stephens on Oct 7, 2011

citylab, Denari, Los Angeles County, Roger Sherman, Westwood

The first article I ever wrote for CP&DR concerned the generationally decrepit state of Los Angeles' Westwood Village (see CP&DR Vol. 23, No. 6 June 2008). In the three years that have passed since then--despite my blistering expose (of one of the city's most open secrets)--it's only gotten worse. Storefronts are vacant. Bars are sad. Only the Trader Joe's seems to be making any money, and that's because, well, it's Trader Joe's.

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