This post was updated June 27 at 8:06 p.m. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council voted in mid-May to recommend reforms to the business appeals process that would discourage serial appellants. Read more...
Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council recommended reforms to the city business appeals process. If approved by the LA City Council, the recommendations would discourage repeatedly filing appeals. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 27 at 9:01 p.m. UCLA held in-person graduation processions for the class of 2021 from June 10 to June 15 at Drake Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Graduating students walked across the stage at Drake Stadium from June 10 to June 15. Although commencement remained virtual, many were able to celebrate in-person processions with proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
Fully vaccinated workers can stop mask-wearing and physical distancing in the workplace, according to new guidelines approved Thursday. The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved revised COVID-19-related worksite guidelines Thursday with a 5-1 vote. Read more...
Photo: The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted Thursday to allow fully vaccinated individuals to stop wearing masks and physical distancing in the workplace. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
UCLA professor Cynthia Ann Telles was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica on Tuesday. Telles is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine. Read more...
This post was updated June 15 at 11:10 p.m. California ended limits on business capacity and eased mask requirements for fully vaccinated individuals Tuesday in the final stage in the state’s reopening plan. The California Department of Public Health issued a health guidance effective Tuesday stating that fully vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear masks in most public settings such as gyms, restaurants and stores. Read more...
Photo: (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 12 at 6:36 p.m. Wireless internet service in Westwood was affected Saturday after a fiber-optic cable was damaged. UCLA Housing’s internet service provider Spectrum announced in an automated message to users that it is working to repair the fiber-optic cable damage, which affected video, internet and phone service. Read more...
Neil Bedi, a UCLA computer science alumnus, and fellow Tampa Bay Times reporter Kathleen McGrory were jointly awarded the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting on Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus and former Tampa Bay Times reporter Neil Bedi received the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting on Friday. Bedi was awarded the Pulitzer alongside fellow reporter Kathleen McGrory for their yearlong investigation into the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office’s targeting and harassment of local residents who they identified with computer software as people they believed were at risk of committing crimes. (Daily Bruin file photo)
