Unusually vacant aisles and a closed bakery station at the Westwood Ralphs grocery store have confused and frustrated some shoppers as they stock up for the quarter. Read more...

Completion of the UCLA Westwood Replacement Hospital is being delayed three to four months in order to accommodate recent advancements in medical technology. Originally scheduled for completion in 2004, construction of the hospital, which will be named after former President Ronald Reagan, is expected to be finished in the spring of 2005. Read more...

As a new state law requiring hospitals to hire more nurses per patient took effect on New Year’s Day, reaction in the medical community was deeply divided over the implementation of the new legislation. Read more...

Students living in Sproul Hall do not need an alarm clock in order to wake up in the morning. The sounds of jackhammers do it for them. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Faced with a critical cutback in state support in the wake of a statewide fiscal crisis, the University of California Board of Regents is ready and willing to come to the table with Gov. Read more...

California community college officials say their system may be unable to accommodate the governor’s plans to temporarily send thousands of next year’s incoming UC and CSU freshmen to community colleges. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Drastic cuts to an already lean University of California may soon force the UC regents to raise fees and cut enrollment in order to keep the university running. Read more...