This post was updated Aug. 10 at 3:50 p.m. Los Angeles City Council candidates discussed their platforms on addressing homelessness and housing insecurity at a public forum Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Candidates for LA City Council District 5 discussed homelessness and housing insecurity over Zoom on Thursday. The public forum was hosted by the North Westwood Neighborhood Council. (Courtesy of Furkan Yalcin)
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 9:46 p.m. UCLA researchers tested water for environmental hazards affecting ocean life following a recent sewage spill in the Santa Monica Bay. Read more...
Photo: Seventeen million gallons of untreated sewage spilled from the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant into Santa Monica Bay in July, prompting the closure of several beaches and some UCLA researchers to take action. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:17 p.m. Local officials are co-organizing an in-person outreach event at the Westwood Recreation Center for people experiencing homelessness. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Connect Day will be held in-person this September, organizers said, following last year’s cancellation because of COVID-19. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:09 p.m. A UCLA fund manager pleaded no contest to a grand theft charge after stealing more than $300,000. Read more...
Photo: UCLA fund manager Diana Fonseca pleaded no contest in stealing $336,000 from the history department. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Aug. 6 at 3:25 p.m. The rate of new COVID-19 cases is increasing in Los Angeles County, largely because of the spread of the delta variant among unvaccinated populations. Read more...
Photo: LA County experienced a seven-fold increase in new daily COVID-19 cases in the month after California’s June 15 reopening, a trend driven by slowed vaccination progress and the delta variant. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:07 p.m. UCLA Health hospitals were ranked as the third best in the country by the U.S. News & World Report, up from being ranked fourth best nationally last year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health hospitals ranked first in Los Angeles and California and third nationally, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-2022 America’s Best Hospitals report. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated July 28 at 9:45 a.m. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti accepted his nomination to be the next ambassador to India. President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti to the office July 9. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has accepted his nomination to be the next U.S. ambassador to India. (Daily Bruin file photo)
