UCPD recorded 669 unique entries in its Jan. 1 to Jan. 31 daily crime log. The department received 148 crime reports from Jan. 1 to Jan. Read more...
Westwood
Fire, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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February 5, 2:21 pm
Car crashes into 99 Ranch Market, killing at least 3 people, injuring at least 6
This post was updated March 2 at 4:45 p.m. A car crashed into the 99 Ranch Market on Westwood Boulevard on Thursday, killing three people and injuring at least six. Two blocks of Westwood Boulevard – from Wilkins Avenue to Wellworth Avenue – were completely blocked off as of 1:50 p.m., along with the intersecting block of Rochester Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Firefighters and police officers stand outside of 99 Ranch Market. A vehicle crashed into the grocery store Thursday, killing three people. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
International, News, Westwood
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February 1, 5:58 pm
Thousands of people protest in Westwood for Iranian regime change
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:59 p.m. Thousands of people blocked off streets and protested in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change. Protesters – who chanted “we want freedom” and “Trump, act now” – blocked off parts of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m. The Islamic Republic, Iran’s incumbent government, has killed more than 6,000 people since protests broke out in the country in December amid an economic crisis, according to the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Read more...
Photo: People protest in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change. Protesters blocked off part of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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January 31, 8:18 pm
Students, community members participate in Westwood homeless count
Community members documented the number of people experiencing homelessness in Westwood as part of a larger Los Angeles wide count Jan. 22. Both first-time volunteers and returners – including UCLA students and faculty – participated in the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, an annual three-day count of the amount of people experiencing homelessness within different LA communities. Read more...
Photo: A sign reads, “Welcome to the 2026 Homeless Count!” Volunteers helped document the amount of people experiencing homelessness within different LA communities throughout the annual count. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
A Closer Look, California, Fire, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health, Westwood
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January 30, 4:50 pm
LA Fires Research Conference fosters discussion on fire survivors’ experiences
More than half of tested homes in Los Angeles county fire-impacted communities had unsafe contaminant levels one year after the January 2025 fires, a survivor advocacy group said at the first annual LA Fires Research Conference on Jan. Read more...
Photo: A professor in the department of environmental health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is pictured speaking at the event. The conference centered on the experiences of fire survivors from the January 2025 Los Angeles county fires. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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January 29, 12:23 am
Q&A: North Westwood Neighborhood Council Secretary talks local goals
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 10:21 p.m. Sailasya Munamarty was appointed as the secretary of the North Westwood Neighborhood Council in October after being appointed as an at-large board member on the council in August. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace, where the North Westwood Neighborhood Council holds meetings, is pictured. A Daily Bruin writer sat down with the NWWNC secretary to discuss her work and plans for the council. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Westwood
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January 21, 6:06 pm
North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Jan. 7
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved a community impact statement supporting automated parking enforcement and smart loading zones at its January meeting. The council, which represents UCLA and the Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace. Read more...