Los Angeles Department of Water and Power workers closed a portion of Westwood Boulevard on Tuesday morning after a water break flooded the area. LADWP received a notification about flooding in Westwood Village at 7:44 a.m. Read more...
Photo: A waterline break in Westwood Village caused the closure of Westwood Boulevard on Tuesday morning. (Stephen Liu/Daily Bruin)
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Brian Wendling, captain of the West Los Angeles Community Police Station, said Westwood Village saw an increase in robberies at the beginning of the year, but the numbers have since died down. Read more...
This post was updated Sept. 14 at 8:30 a.m. A 26-year-old female UCLA student was found dead in Westwood campus housing by university police Wednesday night. Read more...
Los Angeles is now officially set to host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, following a vote by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday. Los Angeles, which will be using UCLA campus facilities during the games, declared candidacy for the 2028 Olympics in July. Read more...
Photo: Athletes will be using UCLA campus facilities, including Pauley Pavilion, during Los Angeles’ 2028 Summer Olympic Games. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to remove Columbus Day from the city calendar and made the second Monday in October a holiday to honor indigenous people. Read more...
Photo: Herb Wesson, president of the Los Angeles City Council, voted Wednesday to support replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Los Angeles will keep seeing high temperatures through most of the weekend, weather officials said. The National Weather Service issued an extreme weather alert Thursday, warning Los Angeles residents of excessive heat expected to continue through 10 p.m. Read more...
This post was updated Sept. 1 at 11:10 a.m. California residents are advised to continue conserving electricity Friday afternoon as extreme heat continues. The California Independent System Operator, a nonprofit that oversees much of the state’s electric power system, issued a statewide Flex Alert for consumers to reduce their electricity usage from 1 p.m. Read more...
Photo: The California Independent System Operator issued a statewide Flex Alert for consumers to reduce their electricity usage from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Residents are advised to set their thermostats to 78 degrees Fahrenheit and above, and use electrical appliances later in the evening. (Daily Bruin file photo)
