News & Alerts

Concerned about zoning issues, housing availability and local control of city planning decisions? Join your fellow neighbors to address these issues and more. WSSM is excited to be holding it's first in-person Annual Meeting since the onset of the pandemic, on Tuesday evening, November 14th at Saint Timothy's Church at the corner of Pico and Beverly Glen.  Free parking is ...

CD5 Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky recently introduced a proposal to create a 30-bed interim housing facility on L.A. City Parking Lot #707, located at the northwest corner Pico and Midvale Ave. The proposal, while addressing the urgent need for interim supportive housing in CD5 (CD5 currently has no interim housing for homeless individuals in development) has been controversial.  Many residents in ...

It is often said that to make wise decisions about the future, it is important to understand your past – your history. As we embark upon writing the West Los Angeles Community Plan, therefore it may be helpful to look back to the origins of the communities that now make up this western region of the City of Los Angeles ...

The LA City Sanitation and Environment Department (LSAN) has widened the scope of its curbside green bin composting program --  it now includes mandatory organics recycling of most kitchen food scraps and waste. As of January, Los Angeles City residents served by LSAN, who currently place yard trimmings into their green waste bin, must also recycle their food waste.  The ...

Our neighborhood has a great new locally-owned dining/take out option!  Jennifer Pennifer Bakes recently opened on Pico Blvd. --  just east of Midvale on the north side. Owned and operated by West L.A. native Jennifer Saltzman. the cafe menu includes breakfast and lunch items  -- such as omelettes, sandwiches and salads -- featuring organic/locally sourced ingredients and vegan options.  In ...

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 ...