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Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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April 23, 11:36 pm

Westwood sidewalk repairs will start this year, city says

Long-awaited sidewalk repairs are coming to Westwood this year, according to documents from the Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering. The city will repair sidewalks in areas in Westwood, including parts of Veteran Avenue, Levering Avenue, Landfair Avenue and Gayley Avenue, according to a pending request document from the bureau. Read more...

Photo: Cars are parked along a street in North Westwood. Parts of sidewalks in areas including Gayley Avenue and Veteran Avenue are set to be repaired in 2026 and 2027. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)

Crime, News, Westwood

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April 21, 6:56 pm

LAPD responds to hot prowl burglary reported on Westholme Avenue

LAPD received a report of two masked people breaking into a home on Westholme Avenue shortly after midnight Tuesday. Multiple police vehicles responded to the break-in, which occurred less than three blocks from campus at 12:09 a.m. Read more...

Photo: A LAPD car drives down a Westwood street. LAPD responded to a break-in on Westholme Avenue in the early hours of Tuesday morning. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Westwood

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April 14, 11:13 pm

Big Play Date draws local families, community to Broxton Plaza

Families gathered in Broxton Plaza on Saturday for the Big Play Date – an event featuring face painting, story reading, a petting zoo and other children’s activities. Read more...

Photo: A child paints at the Big Play Date event in Westwood Plaza. The event included family-oriented activities like art projects and a petting zoo. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Campus, News, Westwood

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April 11, 9:19 pm

Data shows UCPD disproportionately stops Black, Hispanic people, raising concerns

This post was updated April 12 at 9:32 p.m. Together, Black and Hispanic people make up less than a quarter of Westwood’s population – and 27.5% of UCLA’s student body – yet more than half of the people UCPD stopped between July 2024 and July 2025 were reported to be those ethnicities. Read more...

Photo: A line of UCPD cars is shown in a parking lot. More than half of the people UCPD stopped between July 2024 and June 2025 were Black or Hispanic, data showed. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Crime, News, Westwood

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April 6, 12:28 am

Roebling Avenue fire put out following UCLA women’s basketball championship win

This post was updated April 6 at 12:41 a.m. UCPD and the Los Angeles Fire Department put out a fire on Roebling Avenue at around 10:35 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Firefighters extinguish a fire on Roebling Avenue Sunday night. A crowd of people lit a pile of objects – including branches and furniture – on fire at around 10:25 p.m. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


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