This post was updated Aug. 15 at 7:21 p.m. University police are looking for a suspect who reportedly attempted to rob and attack an individual Tuesday afternoon. Read more...
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Homelessness, Los Angeles, News
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August 7, 3:46 pm
LA City Council candidates address homelessness ordinance at NWWNC forum
This post was updated Aug. 10 at 3:50 p.m. Los Angeles City Council candidates discussed their platforms on addressing homelessness and housing insecurity at a public forum Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Candidates for LA City Council District 5 discussed homelessness and housing insecurity over Zoom on Thursday. The public forum was hosted by the North Westwood Neighborhood Council. (Courtesy of Furkan Yalcin)
California, News
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August 6, 6:47 pm
UCLA community members express concerns about access to rent relief programs
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 9:51 p.m. Applications for California’s COVID-19 rent relief program remain closed for Westwood and some parts of the greater Los Angeles area despite an increase in financial assistance to the program. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom increased assistance to California’s $5.2 billion rent relief program. Despite being the largest rent relief program in the nation, applications are still closed for Westwood residents. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, International, News
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August 6, 5:12 pm
Students discuss benefits, drawbacks of Tokyo’s hosting Olympics during pandemic
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 10:07 p.m. When Kakeru Iwabuchi learned the 2020 Summer Olympics would be held in Tokyo, he was ecstatic. Iwabuchi, a fourth-year sociology student from Japan, said he even applied to be an Olympic volunteer, hoping to support the Games. Read more...
Photo: Japanese international students have mixed feelings about Tokyo’s decision to proceed with hosting the Olympic Games in July despite an ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and record numbers of daily infections. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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August 5, 3:36 pm
UCLA researchers to study effects of wastewater spill in Santa Monica Bay
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 9:46 p.m. UCLA researchers tested water for environmental hazards affecting ocean life following a recent sewage spill in the Santa Monica Bay. Read more...
Photo: Seventeen million gallons of untreated sewage spilled from the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant into Santa Monica Bay in July, prompting the closure of several beaches and some UCLA researchers to take action. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, National, News
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August 2, 2:15 pm
UCLA alumnus bridges barriers with cooking, takes passion to ‘Top Chef Amateurs’
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 10:01 p.m. An 11 p.m. leap-of-faith decision took Sharila Stewart, a UCLA alumnus, to the first season of “Top Chef Amateurs.” Premiering July 1, “Top Chef Amateurs” is a spinoff of the American reality show “Top Chef” and features home cooks instead of professional chefs as contestants. Read more...
Photo: (From left: Sharila Stewart’s Angolan inspired peanut sponge cake, Stewart in her home kitchen, and Stewart’s lamb roast with haricot vert and potatoes.) UCLA alumni Sharila Stewart is a contestant on the first season of “Top Chef Amateurs” this year. Stewart said the diversity of dishes in UCLA dining halls helped develop her love for learning about other cultures and bringing people together through food. (Courtesy of Sharila Stewart)
Homelessness, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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July 31, 5:14 pm
Westwood Connect Day for people experiencing homelessness to be held in-person
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:17 p.m. Local officials are co-organizing an in-person outreach event at the Westwood Recreation Center for people experiencing homelessness. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Connect Day will be held in-person this September, organizers said, following last year’s cancellation because of COVID-19. (Daily Bruin file photo)