The association that represents Westwood businesses is hoping to expedite amendments to regulations in the Westwood Village Specific Plan that would make it easier for businesses to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association calls on LA City Planning to speed up the process of easing restrictions for businesses operating in the Westwood Village. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The University of California Board of Regents, the governing body of the UC, met for their bimonthly meeting from Tuesday to Thursday via teleconference. The board discussed federal and state funding, the possibility of a new test in admissions and campus diversity. Read more...
Photo: The Board of Regents met for its bimonthly meeting from Tuesday to Thursday. The board discussed the possibility of using a new test for admissions starting in 2025 and federal and state funding. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This article was updated to reflect new information from Los Angeles County officials. California Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the state’s regional stay-at-home order Monday, which will allow Los Angeles County to resume outdoor dining by Friday. Read more...
Photo: California rolled back its stay-at-home order Monday, allowing most counties to return to the previous color-tier system. LA County will return to the purple tier, which would let the county reopen outdoor dining and indoor, though the county may still implement additional restrictions. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed the reopening of campus in the fall, options to respond to students who defy COVID-19 safety protocols and the proposal of a new scholarship. Read more...
This post was updated Jan. 24 at 2:31 p.m. Members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council spoke with The Bruin about how much of their platforms they accomplished in summer and fall. Read more...
Photo: How many times have members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council missed council meetings?
The intersection of Kelton Avenue and Ophir Drive now has a four-way stop sign. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council unanimously voted in December to support setting up a four-way stop sign after a student living on Kelton Avenue expressed concern about the intersection’s lack of a stop sign. Read more...
Photo: A four-way stop sign was installed on Kelton Avenue and Ophir Drive to promote safer traffic flow at the intersection. (Kristian Sabatino/Daily Bruin)
Amrik Johal spoke Punjabi growing up, but he never learned how to read or write in the language. “Many of us could speak Punjabi at home, but there’s very few who understand how to read and write,” said Johal, an education graduate student. Read more...
Photo: The University of California is offering Punjabi for the first time to all campuses through the UC cross-campus enrollment system. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
