Preliminary plans by the U.S. General Services Administration to expand the Westwood Federal Building have been met with opposition by local officials and community groups. The proposed project would expand the federal building, located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue, by adding two new buildings, contributing over 900,000 square feet of new space for offices, storage and parking. Read more...

The University of California-operated Los Alamos National Laboratory, which is currently being considered for new management, has seen another series of mishaps this summer that could be potentially damaging to the university’s bid position. Read more...

It was a hot summer night 40 years ago when an urban uprising was just beginning to be quelled in South Central Los Angeles, a six-day event that led to 34 deaths, more than 1,000 injuries and over $40 million in property damage. Read more...

University police took Compton resident Ricky Lee Owens, 47, into custody Thursday in connection with the vandalism of four sculptures in Rolfe Courtyard last week. The sculptures, made by Venice artist Robert Graham, were toppled from their pedestals and damaged during late evening Aug. Read more...

A prominent UCLA cancer researcher may face investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission after he was accused last week of selling confidential information about two potential new cancer drugs to a group of Wall Street investors. Read more...

A graduate of the UCLA School of Law, a former union organizer and, most recently, staff director at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center, one UCLA professor is continuing his mission as a community advocate with a new post at the mayor’s office. Read more...

Las Cruces, NEW MEXICO “”mdash; Hundreds gathered at the UC-managed Los Alamos National Laboratory on Saturday, the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to call for nuclear disarmament. Read more...