City officials cited outdated engineering practices as the cause of last week’s water main burst in several statements this week.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...
News, Westwood
|
August 5, 4:38 pm
Water main break may have resulted from outdated engineering practices
News, Westwood
|
August 2, 7:09 pm
Arrests made at pro-Palestine protest in Westwood
More than a thousand pro-Palestine protesters marched down Wilshire Boulevard once again Saturday afternoon, drawing verbal conflicts with about 30 pro-Israel supporters who walked across the crowd. Read more...
Photo: (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
News, Westwood
|
August 1, 9:18 am
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)
Campus, News, Westwood
|
August 1, 8:37 am
Repairs on water pipe expected to end Friday night
Workers are expected finish replacing a water pipe Friday night that broke and caused flooding at UCLA Tuesday, after removing the damaged portion of the pipe from the ground this morning, officials said. Read more...
Photo: Repairs on the water pipe continue. (Jessica Zhou / Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Westwood
|
July 30, 7:24 pm
Six people exposed to carbon monoxide during flood cleanup
This post was updated on July 30 at 8:26 p.m. Six adult male workers at UCLA were exposed to carbon monoxide on Wednesday evening during the cleanup of Tuesday’s flood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Read more...
Campus, News, Westwood
|
July 30, 7:07 pm
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)
Campus, News, Westwood
|
July 30, 5:27 pm
City councilmembers urge LADWP to report cause of water main break
This post was updated at 8:08 p.m. Two Los Angeles city councilmembers are demanding that the L.A. Department of Water and Power report the cause of the water main break that flooded campus Tuesday and possible infrastructure problems that led to the break, in a motion released Wednesday evening. Read more...
Photo: City councilmember Paul Koretz spoke at a press conference near UCLA about the water main break Wednesday. (Brandon Choe / Daily Bruin)