Pedestrians reclaimed parking spaces at three separate locations in Westwood on Friday. Park(ing) Day is a global movement that transforms vehicle spaces into walkable areas and is observed globally every year on the third Friday of September. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association turned the parking spaces in front of the Ministry of Coffee into a parklet with games and refreshments Friday. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 26 at 5:42 p.m. Rare-earth elements are used in everything from smartphones to missiles, but are scarcely mentioned in general conversation, which scientists discussed in an event Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: “Rare Earth Elements: The Intersection of Science and Society” brought together academics to discuss challenges caused by rare-earth elements at the Hudson Loft in Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday night. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 9:17 p.m. A UCLA medical professor pleaded no contest to child pornography charges at a Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Guido Germano (right), a professor at The David Geffen School of Medicine, will serve five years of probation and register as a sex offender for possessing and distributing child pornography. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The governing board of the University of California met for the first day of its September meeting at UCLA on Tuesday. The Board of Regents discussed UCLA’s partnership with Mann UCLA Community School, the UC endowment’s divestment from fossil fuels and the UC’s use of the CalFresh program. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents met at UCLA on Tuesday to discuss UCLA’s partnership with Mann UCLA Community School, the UC endowment’s divestment from fossil fuels and the UC’s use of the CalFresh program. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Thousands of students and activists walked out of class and onto the streets Friday, joining over four million people worldwide in a strike calling for action on climate change. Read more...
Photo: Thousands of activists – many of them middle and high school students cutting class – filled the streets of Downtown Los Angeles to join millions others worldwide protesting climate change. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A fire broke out in an office building across the street from Rocco’s Tavern in Westwood early Friday morning. Firefighters responded to an attic fire at 1015 Gayley Avenue and extinguished it in 37 minutes by accessing the roofline of the building, according to a 7:27 a.m. Read more...
Photo: A fire was reported at 4:03 p.m. in the Sepulveda Basin at the intersection of Woodley Avenue and Burbank Boulevard. Ground teams and helicopters are responding. Residents are advised to standby for potential evacuation orders.
Students who sleep in their vehicles are once again prohibited from doing so in certain areas by the Los Angeles City Council. The policy extension, which passed the council July 30, directly affects homeless residents, students and commuters who live in cars, trucks and camper vans across the city of Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: LA City Council prohibited vehicle dwelling in certain areas around the city July 30. The restrictions may affect students who are forced to sleep in their cars. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
