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WSSM Welcomes New Boutique Hotel to Neighborhood

When I walked into the new Olivia Hotel for their open house celebration on June 26th , I was welcomed by the fashionable décor, inviting dining area, and comfortable courtyard. This was no longer the modest Travel Lodge that clung to the corner of Overland and Santa Monica for so long. This hotel, according to its website, aspires to be ...
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Use My311 to Report Neighborhood Issues

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.  
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LETTER TO CITY – FOX DEVELOPMENT

  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 ...
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FOX FUTURE PROJECT SUMMARY UPDATE

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 ...
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WESTSIDE PAVILION PURCHASED BY UCLA

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 ...
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Sidewalk Repair

In December of 2016, the City of Los Angeles launched Safe Sidewalks LA, a 30-year, $1.4 billion program to make sidewalks accessible to everyone. The program was forged as the result of a settlement agreement in response to litigation brought against the City by advocates for the disabled. Following the litigation and settlement agreement, the City designed a program under ...
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