Friday, February 27

On-demand hauling service Buddytruk moves forward with LA launch

Priyanka Tripuraneni needed a way to move her box spring and mattress to her new apartment down the street for the summer. The two items were impossible to fit in her small car. Read more...

Photo: Five associates, including UCLA alumnus Adam Jacobs, created Buddytruk, an on-demand moving, hauling, delivery and courier service, which launched on Aug. 1 in West Los Angeles. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Water main break may have resulted from outdated engineering practices

City officials cited outdated engineering practices as the cause of last week’s water main burst in several statements this week. There was an extensive amount of corrosion both inside and outside of the pipes that burst on July 29 near UCLA, said Jim McDaniel, senior assistant general manager for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, at Tuesday’s Board of Water and Power Commissioners meeting. Read more...



CityTarget closed for part of Friday because of sprinkler leak

This post was updated at 9:28 a.m. Westwood’s CityTarget on Weyburn Avenue has closed for part of Friday because of water leaking from a half-inch pipe on the store’s ceiling early this morning. Read more...

Photo: Westwood’s CityTarget experienced a water leak from one of the pipes in its sprinkler system Friday. (Justin Chang/Daily Bruin)




Students, staff still without cars after parking structures flood

Raven was the car of Sina Famenini’s dreams. Famenini had saved his money from summer and work study jobs to lease the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro, which he affectionately named Raven because of its smooth black finish. Read more...

Photo: Raven, a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro, was Sina Famenini’s dream car. A tow truck removed Raven from the lower level of Parking Structure 4 on Sunday, though it was visibly damaged. (Courtesy of Sina Famenini)



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