With so many of us sheltering in place to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, it is encouraging to know that the trend of relatively low report crime rates in our area continues to hold. Full report HERE. Stay safe everyone.
News relating to the WSSM as an association: WSSM meetings, appointments, social media, palace coups, etc.
2301 Westwood: PROJECT ABANDONED
The proposed 6-story apartment building project at 2301 Westwood Boulevard has been abandoned by the owner, which means that any and all previous approvals for development on the site are now null and void. Read the official notice HERE. WSSM understands that the owner’s decision to abandon the project was in response to a lawsuit …
How to keep our street trees alive
One of the great treasures of our neighborhood is our tree-lined streets. Apart from looking beautiful, we all benefit from the shade and oxygen provided by our street trees – especially the mature specimens. But to keep our street trees healthy, we need to take care of them. And as so many of us transition …
AB 725: Bad Bill Alert!
The fight against Sacramento overreach and statewide one-size-fits-all land use legislation continues… Although SB 50 was killed in January, it is not resting in peace. SB 50 author State Senator Scott Weiner and his allies continue to take elements of the bill and push them forward in other pending bills. The latest of these proposals …
COVID-19: A powerful message from Italy
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 …
COVID-19: Stay at Home Orders
As a result of the high number of potential/projected cases of Corona Virus in California, the Governor and Mayors of local municipalities (including Los Angeles) are ordering unessential businesses to close to the public and for Californians to remain at home for all but essential activities (which are clearly defined in the government orders). Whenever …