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Sacramento Continues its Efforts to Dismantle R1 neighborhoods, the latest attempt being SB-79 Over recent years, WSSM has been actively engaged in advocacy to protect R1 ( single family home) neighborhoods from California State legislative efforts to upzone them via government mandated one-size-fits-all legislation that would allow developers to build apartment buildings in the midst of single family communities. While ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has started work on the Interstate 405 (I-405) Pavement Rehabilitation Project. This project will extend the pavement life along I-405 in Los Angeles from Van Nuys to Westwood along with other upgrades and improvements. Construction will continue through winter 2028/2029.   Once complete, the approximately $143.7 million project will rehabilitate pavement, enhance safety features, and ...

WSSM residents may not know that contacting the City of Los Angeles by calling 311 -- or even better, downloading and utilizing the My311 mobile phone app -- is the quickest and most efficient method of reporting concerns and issues that need to be addressed.  

  March 14, 2024 Mr. Ray Fukuda LA City Planning Associate Department of City Planning 221 N. Figueroa Street, Room 1350Los Angeles, CA  90012 VIA EMAIL:  ray.fukuda@lacity.org   RE:  ENV-2023-1819-EIR,  FOX FUTURE Project 10201-10275 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064 Dear Mr. Fukuda: This letter is submitted on behalf of the board and stakeholders of Westwood South of Santa ...

Case Number: ENV-2023-1819-EIR Council District: 5 - Yaroslavsky Community Plan Areas: West Los Angeles Project Location: 10201-10275 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 9006 The Fox Studio has begun the process for seeking approval of a new land use development plan for the studio property between Pico and Olympic Blvds. which they refer to as “Fox Forward.” As the proposed project involves ...

Media from throughout the State came to cover the press conference held by UCLA to announce the purchase of the former Westside Pavilion property to be the future site of the UCLA Research Park.  The facility, a 700,000 square-foot property lies two miles south of the Westwood campus. A short video with highlights of the media event can be viewed ...