University police are looking for a suspect reportedly involved in two off-campus attempted hot prowl residential burglaries Thursday morning. Both incidents occurred in the same building at the 11000 block of Venice Boulevard, according to a UCPD crime alert sent Thursday. Read more...
Westwood
Crime, Graphics, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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January 19, 2:30 pm
Crimewatch: December 2021
This post was updated Jan. 24 at 10:26 a.m. UCPD recorded 536 unique entries in its December daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Justin Jung, city and crime editor. Read more...
Campus, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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January 17, 7:10 pm
Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count experiences delay amid rising COVID-19 cases
The 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count was postponed to late February because of health and safety concerns regarding the omicron variant. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced Friday that the countywide count would be moved to Feb. Read more...
Photo: The annual Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count in Westwood has been postponed to Feb. 23 because of the omicron variant. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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January 6, 12:23 am
Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count resumes in Westwood, seeks volunteers
The 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count will be conducted in person in Westwood by two local organizations on Jan. 26, following a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Two local organizations will execute the city’s annual homeless count in Westwood on Jan. 26 for the first time since 2019 after a cancellation last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News, Westwood
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December 21, 9:10 pm
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)
Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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December 14, 1:24 pm
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)
Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood
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December 12, 4:37 pm
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)