Friday, July 4

LA ramps up transit preparations ahead of hosting its 3rd Olympic Games

After the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics in August, the countdown began for the Los Angeles Games. In August, Mayor Karen Bass announced the LA 2028 Olympics will be a car-free event, meaning visitors and spectators are encouraged to use public transportation to get to the venues. Read more...

Photo: Mayor Karen Bass holds the Olympic flag as she steps off a plane after the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Los Angeles will host the next Summer Olympics in 2028, with several transportation projects already underway. (Courtesy of Mayor Karen Bass)


Federal court ruled UCLA’s lease of baseball stadium on VA property illegal

This post was updated Sept. 25 at 11:41 p.m. A federal court ruled Friday that several private interest leases on United States Department of Veterans Affairs property – including on UCLA’s Jackie Robinson baseball stadium – are illegal. Read more...

Photo: Jackie Robinson baseball stadium, which was deemed as being the site of an illegal lease Friday, is pictured. The court found that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was leasing land in West LA that does not primarily serve veterans. (Daily Bruin file photo)



LA County LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Association holds inaugural member installations

This post was updated Aug. 26 at 12:03 a.m. The Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Association held their inaugural installation of members Aug. 16, following the initial establishment of the board in April. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. The Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Association held their inaugural installation earlier this month where they swore in members of the association. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Man detained at UCLA Medical Plaza on suspicion of rape, robbery

A man suspected of sexual assault was taken into custody outside UCLA Medical Plaza on Thursday evening.  The suspect, originally from Boston, drove a dark Lincoln SUV through the 405 Freeway and along surface streets in Inglewood. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Medical Center is pictured. A man was detained outside UCLA Medical Plaza today after a car chase throughout Los Angeles. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Community members talk transit benefits, issues at TransportationCamp LA

This article was updated June 30 at 8:16 p.m. Transportation professionals, scholars and students shared their concerns about transit issues at a conference June 8. The structure of TransportationCamp Los Angeles – hosted by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies at the Luskin School of Public Affairs – differed from formal conferences, as session topics were not decided by the organizers, according to the program’s website. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies held TransportationCamp Los Angeles this month. The conference gave students, community members and transportation professionals a chance to learn and educate each other on global transportation issues. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)


BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse to close the doors of its Westwood location July 2

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse is closing its Westwood location July 2. According to a notice posted on the BJ’s website, the Broxton Avenue restaurant – which has been open since 1996 and serves Chicago style pizzas and pizookies – will close in early July. Read more...

Photo: BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse is closing its Westwood location July 2. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)



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