Thursday, February 5

UCLA to operate remotely for initial weeks amid rising COVID-19 cases due to omicron variant

UCLA will return to remote instruction for the first two weeks of winter quarter amid a rise in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant in Los Angeles County, according to a campuswide announcement from UCLA administrators​​ Tuesday.  UCLA is the sixth University of California campus to announce that they will return to remote instruction for the first two weeks of winter quarter as of Tuesday.  Additionally, all students and staff in the UC system will be required to receive the COVID-19 booster shot, according to the message from President Michael V. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will be operating remotely from Jan. 3 to Jan. 18 amid a rise in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


(Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)

Power, internet service outages affect Westwood apartments

This post was updated Dec. 14 at 2:46 p.m. Apartments in Westwood experienced power and wireless internet service outages Tuesday morning. At approximately 8:16 a.m., both private and university owned apartments across Strathmore Avenue, Levering Avenue, Glenrock Avenue, Kelton Avenue and Landfair Avenue lost power. Read more...

Photo: Power and internet service outages impacted both private and university apartments Tuesday morning. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)

(Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)

LA Metro expands rideshare service Metro Micro, adds Westwood zone

The Los Angeles Metro launched Metro Micro, a zoned ride-hailing service for short trips, in the Westwood area Sunday. Similar to other ride-hailing services like Uber, Metro Micro provides an on-demand ride through the Metro Micro app, online or by phone within 15 minutes, according to LA Metro. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Metro launched a ride-hailing service in the Westwood area. (Daily Bruin file photo)


LAPD discusses crime, safety with Westwood Village business representatives

The Westwood Village Improvement Association held a virtual merchant meeting Tuesday with the LAPD to discuss crime and safety. Local business representatives, stakeholders and WVIA executive director Andrew Thomas attended the meeting. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association co-hosted a crime and safety meeting for business representatives and stakeholders with the LAPD. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Protesters demonstrate against masks, vaccine mandates in LA public schools

More than 60 people gathered outside the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday to protest masking and vaccine requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles public schools. Read more...

Photo: Parents, children and other protestors outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood on Sunday wave signs criticizing the Los Angeles Unified School District and its COVID-19 policies. The protest came amid ongoing lawsuits against the district, which previously announced that it would relax masking and COVID-19 testing protocols beginning in the second semester. (Courtesy of Victoria Li)




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