Tuesday, May 12

Why drive when you can bike? CicLAvia closes Westwood Boulevard for Sunday event

Three miles of Santa Monica Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard closed to cars Sunday, creating a temporary park for cyclists and pedestrians. CicLAvia – a nonprofit that temporarily closes streets to cars across the city – hosted the event. Read more...

Photo: Pedestrians and cyclists gather in Westwood. Parts of Santa Monica Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard were closed to cars on Sunday. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin)



Climate Justice Forum speakers weigh AI environmental cost, sustainability outlook

While artificial intelligence can damage the environment, it also has the potential to promote sustainability, climate experts said during a Wednesday forum at Kerckhoff Grand Salon. Read more...

Photo: Panelists speak at the 2026 Climate Justice Forum, which aimed to raise awareness and foster dialogue about current environmental justice issues, especially with the rise of AI. (Charlie Hamilton/Daily Bruin)


On ‘equitable care’: LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference targets access, education

Healthcare providers emphasized the importance of supporting LGBTQ+ patients amid federal rollbacks on the community’s access to care at an April 19 UCLA conference. The 11th annual LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference brought together UCLA physicians, medical students and community members to discuss gender-affirming care, mental health and policy issues in the LGBTQ+ community. Read more...

Photo: The organizers of the event are pictured. The 11th annual LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference brought together UCLA physicians, medical students and community members to discuss gender-affirming care, mental health and policy issues in the LGBTQ+ community. (Courtesy of Ruchi Agashe and Anne d’Aquino)


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)


Demonstrators protest UCLA event hosting DHS General Counsel James Percival

This post was updated April 23 at 10:52 a.m. More than 150 demonstrators protested an event with the United States Department of Homeland Security’s head lawyer at the UCLA School of Law on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Demonstrators hold posters as they listen to law student Maahum Shahab in Shapiro Courtyard. Shahab condemned the DHS and the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind refugee from Myanmar who died of hypothermia and dehydration in upstate New York after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents left him outside, during her speech. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)