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Potential plans for UCLA-based rail station presented in LA Metro report

A transit rail station is likely to be built at UCLA in an upcoming project, according to a Los Angeles Metro feasibility report. The report, which was released in early November, indicates plans for either a heavy rail or monorail transit service extending from the Metro Expo Line in the south to the Metrolink Van Nuys Station in the north. Read more...

Photo: All current proposals for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project – a Los Angeles Metro service that will connect the San Fernando Valley with the Westside – include a connection to the planned Westwood station for the Purple Line Extension, according to a feasibility report released in early November. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


LAX sponsors free bus rides throughout LA during week of Thanksgiving

Students flying to Los Angeles International Airport can take a free bus back to UCLA during Thanksgiving week. The option to take free public transportation started Nov. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles International Airport is sponsoring free public bus rides for travelers arriving to LAX during the Thanksgiving week. Students returning to LA can avoid using ride-hailing services and taxis during peak traffic hours by taking a free bus ride to UCLA up until Dec. 2. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Los Angeles controller releases report about LADWP wildfire prevention plan

The Los Angeles controller recommended new measures to monitor and prevent wildfires with causes related to power utilities. Ron Galperin, the LA controller or chief accounting officer, released his report assessing the fire safety efforts of the LA Department of Water and Power, the largest publicly owned utility company in the country, on Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: The Getty fire was sparked when high Santa Ana winds blew a tree branch onto power lines along the 405 Freeway. Incidents of utility-related wildfires was the focus of a new report released by Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin on Wednesday. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Westwood stakeholders call on Metro to compensate businesses for expansion impacts

Westwood stakeholders are pushing for the Los Angeles Metro to expand compensation funds for businesses impacted by a planned subway line expansion. The third section of the Purple Line Extension project will bring significant construction to Westwood’s segment of Wilshire Boulevard starting mid-2020. Read more...

Photo: A planned Metro subway expansion is making its way to Westwood along Wilshire Boulevard. Local stakeholders expressed concern that the construction for the Purple Line Extension will obstruct customers from driving into Westwood Village, and are calling for Metro to extend a business compensation fund to the Village. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bernie Sanders presents progressive platform to 5,200 supporters at East LA rally

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he would cancel student debt and make college free at a rally in East Los Angeles on Saturday. Sanders held the rally in the predominantly Latino Eastside to mobilize voters in the area. Read more...

Photo: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke at a rally in East Los Angeles Saturday. Over 5,200 people came to support the Vermont senator, despite a last-minute venue change. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)



NWWNC asks UCLA to offer safe parking to students experiencing homelessness

This story was updated Nov. 14 at 10:58 p.m. Campus and Westwood leaders have recently called on UCLA to create safe parking spaces for students experiencing homelessness. Read more...

Photo: Students experiencing homelessness may resort to sleeping in vehicles on and around campus. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved a resolution Nov. 6 calling on UCLA to create a safe parking space for these students. The resolution followed a similar proposal by the Undergraduate Students Association Council. (Photo illustration by Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin)



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