Power outage affects 1,100 LADWP customers in and around Westwood

This post was updated March 11 at 11:36 a.m. Residents across Westwood lost power Saturday afternoon. A power outage occurred around 1 p.m. in Westwood, affecting around 1,100 Los Angeles Water and Power customers in the area, an LADWP spokesperson said. Power is expected to return by 10 p.m. The LADWP spokesperson said they did […]

Police investigate suspicious package found in Westwood

This post was updated March 9 at 5:01 p.m. Police investigated a suspicious package reported in Westwood on Saturday afternoon. UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez said in an email statement that a suspicious package was dropped off at the UCLA SAFE Collection Center at 550 Charles E. Young Drive West, which accepts drop-offs of household hazardous […]

Student charged with assault with deadly weapon and resisting a police officer

University police arrested a student Monday for assault with a deadly weapon and resisting a police officer with violence on campus. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said in an email that Mario Balderrama, a 23-year-old student, was reported to have yelled at staff at the UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center and refused to leave a meeting […]

Lightning strike causes structural damage, evacuation at Sunset Canyon Rec Center

This post was updated Jan. 31 at 5:13 p.m. The Sunset Canyon Recreation Center was evacuated due to structural damage caused by a lightning strike Thursday morning. Lightning struck a structural wooden beam outside the recreation center’s building, causing the building to be evacuated and restricted to emergency personnel until the structure is deemed safe, […]

UCLA alumni, employees elected as delegates to California Democratic Party

Three UCLA alumni won delegate positions in the California Democratic Party. Isaac Bryan, Elina Antoniou and Wayne Liebman are three of 14 delegates who were elected Sunday to represent Assembly District 54, which includes Westwood Village, Culver City, Palms and other areas in west Los Angeles. Two UCLA employees were also elected. Assembly delegate election […]

Freezer leak in Neuroscience Research Building prompts LAFD response; area now clear

A hazardous materials leak at a south campus building was reported by the Los Angeles Fire Department this morning. LAFD reported a hazardous materials incident at 7:14 a.m. after originally responding to an automatic fire alarm at the Neuroscience Research Building. Multiple chemicals were spilled, but were later determined noninfectious by an LAFD HazMat squad, […]