News & Alerts

Over the last few weeks, WSSM residents have likely noticed the closure of curb lanes along westbound Pico Boulevard and its intersection at Overland.  The great news is that the initial phase of the long anticipated Walk Pico! street improvement program is finally underway. After several years of planning in partnership with our community through the Westside Neighborhood Council (WNC), the ...

Stolen Catalytic Converters Recovered Last Month in Phoenix The plague of catalytic converter theft is most highly publicized in L.A. -- but is experienced in equally astounding rates nationwide.  Easily removed by thieves within a couple of minutes, they are readily resold on the black market.  Scrap metal dealers will pay several hundred dollars each for these devices, which contain ...

This is a FREE virtual event on March 7, 2021, 11AM - 3PM for West Los Angeles residents to learn from local experts how to prepare for and survive a major disaster.  Learn how to "prepare, survive and thrive".  All presentations are virtual and each will be followed by live Q & A sessions.  Keynote speakers: Dr. Anne Rimoin, PhD ...

Here is the WSSM area COVID-19 report for the week ending September 4. The dramatic improvement in case rates continues for the Westside and all of LA County.  In the past week, LA County's new infection rate dropped to 8 per 100,000, which if maintained (or improved) will permit more loosening of current restrictions. Locale New cases week ending Sep ...

While reported crimes are up a bit from the past two months, crimes remain well below what we saw last year.  For the entire West LA area, there's been a significant increase in car thefts and an unfortunate increase (from a very low number) in homicides.  However, all other crimes - both violent and property - have significantly reduced over ...

As you read articles and hear statistics about the number of cases in California, you should understand that we have NO IDEA of the actual number of cases to date because of the lack of testing in our state (and across most of the U.S.).  Until there is widespread testing, many cases will have gone uncounted and we will have ...