Straightening the tortoise shell-rimmed glasses over the bridge of her nose, she eases herself onto the seat in front of her work table and picks up the scalpel with her fair, wrinkled hands to cut the sheet of wax. Read more...
Photo: Muriel Chastanet shapes a wax prototype of a jewelry piece with a crafting tool, as she has been doing for the past 50 years.
Two UCLA students were arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a discarded Christmas tree outside a building in the North Village Monday morning, police officials said. Read more...
A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge recently filed a $10 million claim for damages against university police, claiming two UCPD officers used excessive force after stopping him in Westwood for a seatbelt violation. Read more...
After four decades as one of the most prominent liberal voices in the House of Representatives, UCLA alumnus Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) announced Thursday that he will retire from his office at the end of the year. Read more...
Thirteen Westwood buildings near UCLA could be vulnerable to collapse in a high-magnitude earthquake based on the findings of a larger study of old, concrete buildings in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Theater, Landmark Regent Theatre and CVS Pharmacy are among about 1,500 old, concrete buildings on a list compiled by UC Berkeley researchers. They are currently conducting a larger study about earthquake risk assessment.
UC Berkeley researchers are expected to give Los Angeles a list this week of more than a thousand older concrete buildings that may be at risk of collapse in an earthquake. Read more...
The Westwood Village Improvement Association recently added a new staff member to bring businesses and customers to the Village, following years of empty storefronts. The new marketing and communications manager position was filled this year with the aim to draw people to the Village through social media and community outreach, said Andrew Thomas, the executive director of the Westwood Village Improvement Association. Read more...
Photo: Megan Furey is the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s new marketing and communications manager, a new position created this year. Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff
