Schools in the area, such as Wildwood School, are well-respected and of generally high quality.
University High School, a
secondary school named for nearby
UCLA, is in the district. "Uni" is one of very few older high schools in Los Angeles that have not had to be completely rebuilt following earthquakes over the years, and still has a traditional look to it featuring weathered brick walls and arched entries. As a result, it is a popular with film producers as a shooting location, even when school is in session, much to the chagrin of the students and faculty. The campus also contains within its bounds an
artesian well (claimed by the
Tongva people as their ancestral home) which has never failed, even in the driest years. Junipero Serra's party is said to have camped there in the course of their journey up and down the state.
West Los Angeles is the home of a Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). It is part of an initiative by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mail order prescriptions to veterans using computerization at strategic locations throughout the United States.[3]
The area is also the home of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, located in the federal building on Wilshire Boulevard next to the 405 Freeway.
West Los Angeles has a large Hispanic community evident by the authentic Mexican restaurants and a few Mexican shops. Among the area's Latino residents are a large number of immigrants from Oaxaca.[4]
Despite having the city's lowest crime statistics,[5] West Los Angeles houses a small dwindling gang problem which can be seen by graffiti taggings "sotel 13
The above information was from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Los_Angeles,_Los_Angeles,_California
